JPH09227063A - Escalator for wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a passenger on a wheelchair from getting on independently completely without a guide by a man or woman in charge of escalator by fitting a photocell device which detects the passage of the wheelchair and a wheelchair detection means which detects the approach of the wheelchair a passage position to this side of the entrance of an escalator body, detecting the approach of the wheelchair and operating an annunciating means. SOLUTION: When an wheelchair approaches and a wheelchair sensing means 6 embedded in a road operates, announcing is made from a sound generating device fitted in parallel to a push-button 3 for calling a man or woman in charge of escalator in an annunciating means, which tells him or her to go to a passenger on the wheelchair 4. If the wheelchair 4 travels toward a landing plate L without waiting for his or her approach and passes a photocell device 2a, only the first detection part 21 operates and an electromagnet 7a is excited. As a result, a locking member 7 retreats, and a locking condition for a key part 5a is released, therefore, a plate member 5 protrudes onto the landing plate L, and respective exciting plates 51 and 52 holds the releasing condition of the plate member 5, thus prohibiting the wheelchair from entering the entrance E.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wheelchair escalator device (hereinafter, also simply referred to as "escalator") which is activated by an operation of a photoelectric device in a normal operation mode and is activated by an operator in a wheelchair operation mode, and more particularly, The present invention relates to an escalator device for a wheelchair, which prevents only passengers in the wheelchair from boarding independently.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 14 is a side view schematically showing a conventional wheelchair escalator device, and here shows a case of an uphill escalator. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an escalator body for a wheelchair, which has a shallower inclination angle than a general escalator, and is provided with a wheelchair-specific step in addition to a normal handrail and moving steps.

[0003] E is a boarding port for a user to get into the escalator body 1, L is a landing plate for guiding passengers to the boarding port E, and M is a surface of a moving step located immediately before the boarding port E. A comb plate 1a having comb teeth that meshes with is a wheelchair mode operation button provided on the side surface of the escalator body 1 near the entrance E.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a photoelectric device provided at a passage position in front of the entrance E, and when a detection signal is generated due to passage of a wheelchair (described later) or a general passenger, the escalator main body 1 is activated and a predetermined operation is performed. It is designed to drive only the amount of movement equivalent to the floor. Reference numeral 3 is a staff call button provided on the side wall at a passage position in front of the photoelectric device 2, and 4 is a wheelchair on which a disabled person P is placed to move.

Next, the operation of the conventional wheelchair escalator device shown in FIG. 14 will be described. Normally, the escalator main body 1 for wheelchair is stopped and in a standby state before use (when the photoelectric device 2 is not operating),
When an ordinary passenger passes in front of the photoelectric device 2, the passenger is activated to convey the passenger to the upper floor.

On the other hand, when a passenger in the wheelchair 4, that is, a disabled person P uses the escalator main body 1, first, before approaching the entrance E, the disabled person P himself / herself pushes the clerk call button 3 at the front passage position. Operate to call an attendant (not shown).
The staff member called in this way operates the driving button 1 near the entrance E.
By operating a, the escalator main body is driven in the wheelchair mode, and a dedicated step (not shown) for mounting and fixing the wheelchair 4 is moved to the entrance E and arranged.

[0007] Next, the staff member sits on the wheelchair 4 on the dedicated step.
Is guided to and placed on the escalator main body 1 while being accompanied by the disabled person P in the wheelchair 4, and the operation button 1a is operated again to drive the escalator main body 1 by a predetermined floor amount.

When the dedicated step reaches the destination floor by driving the escalator body 1, the clerk dismounts the wheelchair 4 at the exit (not shown) of the destination floor, and then, for example, to the side of the destination floor. By operating the wheelchair driving button provided, the escalator body 1 is returned to the standby state of the normal driving mode.

However, when the disabled person P has no knowledge of using the escalator and the attendant call button 3 is not operated, or when the attendant is absent, the disabled person P can be kept waiting on the passage in front of the landing plate L. . Also,
When the physically handicapped person P proceeds freely and passes the photoelectric device 2, the escalator body 1 is activated in the normal operation mode.

Further, when the wheelchair 4 enters the entrance E as it is, the wheelchair 4 normally passes through the landing plate L and the comb plate M without a dedicated step for the wheelchair being provided at the entrance E. You will be riding on the moving step. As described above, when the disabled person P gets into the escalator body 1 by himself, a problem occurs that the stability of the wheelchair 4 on the escalator body 1 becomes poor.

[0011]

As described above, in the conventional wheelchair escalator device, when the passenger in the wheelchair 4 uses it, the disabled person P himself / herself operates the staff call button 3 to call the staff. Therefore, when the wheelchair 4 is arbitrarily advanced without calling an attendant and passes by the photoelectric device 2, the escalator body 1 automatically starts moving, and the disabled person P on the wheelchair 4 moves to the escalator body 1 without the attendant. There is a problem that there is a risk of getting in the vehicle, the dedicated step for the wheelchair 4 is not used, and the state becomes unstable, causing various problems.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and reliably prevents a passenger (person with a physical disability) in a wheelchair from getting on alone without an attendant, and ensures stable use. The purpose is to obtain an escalator device.

[0013]

An escalator device for a wheelchair according to claim 1 of the present invention is installed at an escalator body including a dedicated step for a wheelchair and a passage position in front of a boarding port of the escalator body. A photoelectric device for detecting passage of a wheelchair, a wheelchair sensing means for detecting approach of a wheelchair installed at a passage position farther from the entrance than the photoelectric device, and responding to a detection signal of the wheelchair sensing means. And a notifying means for notifying the approach of the wheelchair.

The escalator device for wheelchairs according to claim 2 of the present invention is the escalator device according to claim 1, wherein the notification means is
It is arranged at least in the waiting place of the staff.

The wheelchair escalator device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the wheelchair escalator device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the informing means includes a voice generating device arranged near the entrance. The announcement is made to encourage the calling action.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the wheelchair escalator device according to any one of the first to third aspects, between the entrance and the photoelectric device in response to the detection signal of the photoelectric device. Equipped with car stop means formed in the passage of
The car stop means includes a movable member that is arranged so as to project in the passage and a drive member that projects the movable member, and the movable member has a configuration in which the operating state is released by an operation of a staff member. .

The escalator device for wheelchairs according to claim 5 of the present invention is the escalator device according to claim 4, wherein the movable member is
It is embedded in a landing plate located at the loading port so as to project, and projects vertically from the landing plate during operation.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the wheelchair escalator device according to the fourth aspect, the movable member is
It is embedded in a skirt guard located at the entrance so that it can project, and projects horizontally from the skirt guard during operation.

The escalator device for wheelchairs according to claim 7 of the present invention is the wheelchair escalator device according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the movable member faces at least a part of the protrusion in the approaching direction of the wheelchair. The light emitting means for emitting the light is included.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the wheelchair escalator device according to the seventh aspect, the light emitting means comprises a reflecting plate, and the photoelectric device emits light toward the reflecting plate. Is included.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the wheelchair escalator device according to any one of the fourth to eighth aspects, the photoelectric device is erected at a passage position in front of the entrance. The car stop means is driven in response to a detection signal of the first detection unit of the photoelectric device, and the escalator body is located at a position higher than the first detection unit. It is driven in response to the detection signal of the provided second detector.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the wheelchair escalator device according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, in which the wheelchair sensing means is a metal embedded in a passage position before the photoelectric device. It consists of a detector.

[0023]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Embodiment 1. Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a side view schematically showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a landing plate L in FIG.
It is a top view which expands and shows the circumference | surroundings. FIG. 3 shows A in FIG.
FIG. 3B is a side sectional view of the vehicle stopping means taken along the line A, in which FIG.
Shows the released state stored in the landing plate L, respectively.

In each of the drawings, 2a and 3a correspond to the photoelectric device 2 and the staff call button 3, respectively.
a, 4, E, L, M and P are the same as described above (see FIG. 14).

In this case, the photoelectric device 2a includes detectors 21 and 22 which are erected at the passage position before the entrance E and are divided into a plurality of stages in the height direction. The first detection unit 21 located on the lower side of the photoelectric device 2a detects the passage of the wheelchair 4, and the second detection unit 22 located on the higher side detects that the detection signal of the first detection unit 21. The intersection of general passengers is detected by the logical product. Also, call button 3
The a includes an announcement function as a notification means (described later).

A plate member 5 is embedded in the landing plate L located at the entrance E so as to project therefrom, and is a vehicle stopping means formed at the entrance E in response to a detection signal from the first detector 21. Of the movable member. The plate member 5 is configured to be releasable as will be described later, but once it is projected, the plate member 5 is prohibited from entering the entrance E of the wheelchair 4 until it is released by the operation of a staff member. . 6
Is a wheelchair sensing means for detecting the approach of the wheelchair 4, and is composed of a metal detector embedded at a passage position farther from the entrance E than the photoelectric device 2a.

In FIG. 3, the plate member 5 is rotatably attached to the landing plate L so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis Q, protrudes above the landing plate L during operation (see FIG. 3A), and landing during release. It is stored in the plate L (see FIG. 3B).

Reference numeral 5a denotes a key portion projecting from the inside of the front end portion of the plate member 5 to function as a locking member during storage, and 5b denotes the plate member 5.
The springs 5c for urging the blades 5 in the opening direction (projection direction) are support substrates for supporting the plate member 5 via the rotating shaft Q and the springs 5b. The spring 5b functions as a driving member for rotating the plate member 5 and projecting it onto the landing plate L.

Reference numeral 51 is a first urging plate, one end of which is pivotally attached to the landing plate L, and the other end of which is urged in a direction projecting from the landing plate L. Reference numeral 52 denotes a second urging plate pivotally attached to the plate member 5, and the other end is urged in a direction projecting from the plate member 5. 53 is the first urging plate 5
It is a rotary shaft that pivotally supports the other ends of the first and second urging plates 52, and as shown in FIG. 3A, holds the urging plates 51 and 52 at a position where they are aligned. Has become.

Each urging plate 51 and 52 and the rotary shaft 5
3 makes it possible to release the operation of the plate member 5 of the car stop means, and when the operator pushes the plate member 5 in the direction of arrow R in FIG. 3 (a), as shown in FIG. 51 and 5
2 is folded and housed in the landing plate L together with the plate member 5.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a lock member that is embedded in the landing plate L so as to be expandable and contractible, and when the plate member 5 is stored, the key portion 5a is locked to hold the stored (released) state. Reference numeral 7a is an electromagnet that drives the lock member 7 in the unlocking direction during excitation, and 7b is a spring that biases the lock member 7 in the protruding direction.

The escalator body 1 has only the detection signal from the first detector 21 (the state in which the wheelchair 4 has passed).
Is not activated, and is automatically activated in response to a detection signal (when a general passenger passes) from the second detection unit 22 arranged at a position higher than the first detection unit 21. It has become.

The attendant call button 3a, which functions as an informing means, includes a voice generator and responds to a detection signal of the wheelchair sensing means 6 indicating the approach of the wheelchair 4 to call an attendant (ie, the attendant call button). 3a) operation is announced. The notification means includes not only the call button 3a provided near the entrance E, but also a buzzer or a lamp provided at least at a waiting place (not shown) for the attendant. May be automatically notified to the staff.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, in the normal state, the plate member 5 forming the car stopping means is
It is stored in the landing plate L as shown in (b). At this time, the electromagnet 7a is demagnetized, and the key portion 5a is locked by the lock member 7 extended by the urging force of the spring 7b.

In this state, when a general passenger approaches the landing plate L, the wheelchair sensing means 6 does not operate and the normal waiting state is continued. Therefore, when the general passenger further advances through the passage and passes through the photoelectric device 2a, the escalator body 1 receives the first detector 21 and the second detector 2.
In response to each of the detection signals of No. 2, it is automatically activated, the passengers are conveyed by a predetermined amount, and then the passenger enters the standby state again.

Here, when the wheelchair 4 approaches the passage position in front of the landing plate L and reaches the buried position of the wheelchair sensing means 6, the wheelchair sensing means 6 operates and the detection signal from the wheelchair sensing means 6 informs the user. The means are driven. That is, an announcement "If you use a wheelchair, please operate the staff call button 3a" is announced from the voice voicing device arranged in parallel with the staff call button 3a, and prompts passengers in the wheelchair 4 to call the staff. . At the same time, the notifying means arranged at the waiting place for the staff member is also driven to notify the staff member of the approaching state of the wheelchair 4.

Further, when the wheelchair 4 advances toward the landing plate L and passes the photoelectric device 2a, the first
Of the electromagnet 7a is activated by a switch (not shown) that operates in response to the detection signal from the first detection unit 21.

At this time, the magnetic attraction force of the electromagnet 7a causes the lock member 7 to retreat against the urging force of the spring 7b, and the locked state with respect to the key portion 5a is released (FIG. 3).
(A)). As a result, the plate member 5 has the spring 5b.
The urging plates 51 and 52 are rotated by the urging force of the slab and project onto the landing plate L, and the urging plates 51 and 52 hold the plate member 5 in the released state to prohibit the wheelchair 4 from entering the entrance E.

On the other hand, when the person P with disabilities on the wheelchair 4 operates the staff call button 3a upon hearing the above-mentioned announcement from the voice utterer, or is automatically called by the notification means at the staff waiting place, the passenger is called to the entrance E. The clerk operates the operation button 1a to set the wheelchair operation mode, as described above. That is, by driving the escalator body 1, the dedicated step for the wheelchair 4 is moved to the entrance E.

Subsequently, the staff member turns the rotary shaft 53 in the direction of arrow R.
Is pressed to store the plate member 5 in the landing plate L, and after releasing the operating state of the car stop means as shown in FIG. 3B, the wheelchair 4 is guided to the dedicated step. Hereinafter, as described above, the escalator body 1 while accommodating with the wheelchair 4
After driving to the target floor, it is returned to the standby state of the normal operation mode.

In this way, by providing the notification means (the staff call button 3a etc.) responsive to the wheelchair sensing means 6,
The clerk can be surely called, and the disabled person P can wait for the arrival of the clerk.

Further, even if the handicapped person P tries to enter the entrance E alone, the car stop means (plate member 5) projects in the passage between the entrance E and the photoelectric device 2a in response to the photoelectric device 2a. Therefore, it is possible to prevent only the passenger in the wheelchair 4 from getting on the escalator body 1 without permission.

Therefore, until the staff arrives at the entrance E of the escalator body 1, it is possible to surely prevent the disabled person P of the wheelchair 4 from riding on the escalator body 1 and causing a problem.

Here, as the release operation of the car stop means,
Although the urging plates 51 and 52 and the rotary shaft 53 are pressed, the plate member 5 may be stored by remote control using, for example, a motor that responds to a switch operation of a staff member.
Further, the plate member 5 is arranged on the landing plate L,
As long as it is a position before the entrance E, it may be arranged at an arbitrary passage position.

Embodiment 2 In the first embodiment, the plate member 5 rotatably accommodated is used as the movable member protruding from the landing plate L, and the spring 5 for urging the plate member 5 in the rotation direction is used as the driving member of the plate member 5.
Although b is used, a rod that can move in the vertical direction may be used as the movable member, and a motor may be used as the driving means for the rod. Further, the presence of the vehicle stop means may be visually recognized.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the present invention in which a bar member and a motor are used as the movable member and the driving member and the car stopping means can be recognized. FIG.
4A and 4B are side cross-sectional views of the vehicle stopping means taken along the line BB in FIG. 4, where FIG. 4A shows a released state stored in the landing plate L, and FIG. 4B shows an operating state projected from the landing plate L. . In each figure, 1, 2a,
E, L, and M are the same as those described above (see FIGS. 2 and 3), and the configuration not shown is as shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 8 is a motor embedded in the landing plate L, 8a is a rotating shaft of the motor 8, and 9 is a bar member made of a screw rod which meshes with the rotating shaft 8a and expands and contracts from the floor surface of the landing plate L. The motor 8 is the photoelectric device 2
a drive member that responds to the detection signal from a,
The rod 9 is landing plate L by the operation of the motor 8.
A movable member protruding upward is configured.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a screw portion formed at the tip of the rotary shaft 8a and meshed with the rod member 9. The rod member 9 may be meshed with the screw portion 10 via a rack structure. 11 is a bar material 9
Is a lamp provided at the tip of the protrusion of the wheelchair 4, and constitutes a light emitting means for emitting light so as to face the entrance direction of the wheelchair 4.

In the apparatus shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the photoelectric device 2a detects the entry of the wheelchair 4 (see FIG. 1), the motor 8 is driven in response to the detection signal and the rod 9 is moved from the landing plate L. Make it protrude. At this time, since the bar 9 projects smoothly at a constant speed, the disabled person P in the wheelchair 4 is not surprised.

Further, the light emitted from the lamp 11 can visually inform the disabled person P of the existence of the vehicle stopping means, and it is possible to prevent the person from trying to approach the bar 9. In this case, the clerk arriving at the entrance E operates the motor 8 by operating a switch (not shown).
Is reversed to store the bar 9 in the landing plate L, and the operating state of the car stop means is released.

Embodiment 3 FIG. In the second embodiment described above, the lamp 11 provided on the protrusion is used as the means for visually recognizing the vehicle stop means, but a reflector may be used. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a third embodiment of the present invention in which a reflector is used as a visual recognition means of the vehicle stop means, and FIG.
FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view showing an operating state of the car stop means taken along the line C-C in FIG. 6.

In each figure, 1, 2a, 5, 5b, 5
c, E, L and M are the same as those described above (see FIGS. 2 and 3), and the configuration not shown is as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. Here, a case is shown in which the plate member 5 is used as the movable member of the car stop means, as in the first embodiment.

Reference numeral 5d is a reflecting plate provided on the surface of the plate member 5, and constitutes a light emitting means for emitting the reflected light in the approaching direction of the wheelchair 4 when the plate member 5 projects. Also in this case, not only the entry of the wheelchair 4 is prohibited, but also the operation state of the vehicle stopping means can be instantly recognized visually by the reflected light from the reflector 5d, as in the case described above.

Embodiment 4 In the third embodiment described above, in order to visually recognize the vehicle stop means, the reflection plate 5d is used.
Although only the photoelectric device 2a is used, the reflection plate 5 is positively used.
Light may be emitted to d. 8 and 9 show an operating state of the fourth embodiment of the present invention in which a light emitting means for emitting light to the reflecting plate is provided, FIG. 8 is a plan view, and FIG. 9 is a side view.

In each figure, 1, 2a, 5, 5d and L are the same as described above (see FIGS. 6 and 7).
Reference numeral 12 denotes a light emitting means, for example a light emitting diode, provided at the lower end of the photoelectric device 2a, which emits light (see the broken line) toward the reflector 5d.

In this case, the light from the light emitting means 12 is reflected by the reflector 5d (see the broken line in FIG. 8), so that the disabled person P (see FIG. 1) in the wheelchair 4 can move the plate 5 more quickly. Can be recognized.

Embodiment 5. It should be noted that the first to the first embodiments
Although the vehicle stopping means is provided on the landing plate L located in front of the entry port E in No. 4, it may be provided on the comb plate M closer to the entry port E. Alternatively, the skirt guard may be provided on the side surface of the escalator body 1 near the comb plate M.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention in which the vehicle stopping means is provided on the skirt guard, and shows a state where the vehicle stopping means is in operation. FIG. 11 is an enlarged plan view showing the housed (released) state of the vehicle stopping means in FIG. In each figure, 1, E and M are the same as described above.

Reference numeral 13 designates skirt guards provided on both sides of the moving step in the escalator body 1, reference numeral 13a designates a car stopper plate which is provided on a part of the skirt guard 13 located just before the entrance E so as to be openable and closable, and 13b. Is a reflection plate provided on the back surface of the car stop plate 13a, and 13c is a key portion provided at the tip of the car stop plate 13a. 14 is a car stop plate 13a
Is a hinge provided at the center of rotation of the
Is biased in the opening direction. Reference numeral 15 is an angle serving as a support substrate for the car stop plate 13a and the skirt guard 13.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a lock member for locking the key portion 13c of the car stop plate 13a, which is provided in the skirt guard 13 so as to be extendable and contractible. Reference numeral 16a is an electromagnet that attracts the lock member 16 in the contracting direction, and is excited by a detection signal of the photoelectric device 2a (see FIG. 1). Reference numeral 16b is a spring that biases the lock member 16 in the extension direction, and normally holds the locked state between the key portion 13c and the lock member 16.

In this case, when the photoelectric device 2a detects the passage of the wheelchair 4, the electromagnet 16a is excited by the detection signal, and the lock member 16 is resisted against the biasing force of the spring 16b.
Is sucked, the lock member 16 is disengaged from the key portion 13c. As a result, the car stop plate 13a is released by the urging force of the hinge 14 and protrudes into the passage immediately in front of the entrance E to prohibit the wheelchair 4 from entering.

Further, the car stop plate 13 facing the wheelchair 4 side
Since the reflection plate 13b is provided on the back surface of a, the disabled person P of the wheelchair 4 can immediately recognize the operating state of the vehicle stopping means.

Embodiment 6 FIG. Although only the reflecting plate 13b is provided in the fifth embodiment, the light emitting means may be provided in addition to the reflecting plate 13b as in the case of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention in which a light emitting means for irradiating light to the reflecting plate 13b is provided, and shows a state in which the car stop means is operating. FIG. 13 is an enlarged plan view showing the vehicle stopping means in FIG.

In each figure, 1, 2a, 12 to 16,
E, L and M are the same as described above. Also in this case, the light emitted from the light emitting means 12 (see the broken line) increases the reflected light from the reflection plate 13b, so that the disabled person P of the wheelchair 4 promptly and surely recognizes the operation state of the car stop means. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a main part of the first embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are side sectional views of the vehicle stopping means taken along the line AA in FIG. 2, where FIG. 3A shows a state when the vehicle stopping operation is performed, and FIG. 3B shows a state when the vehicle stopping is released.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a main part of a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a side cross-sectional view of the car stop means taken along the line BB in FIG. 4, (a) showing a state when the car stop is released, and (b) showing a state when the car stop is operating.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a main part of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state during operation of the vehicle stopping means by the line C-C in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a main part of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a main part of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a main part of a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged plan view showing a part of the vehicle stopping means according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a main part of a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing, in an enlarged manner, a part of the vehicle stop means according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a side view schematically showing a conventional wheelchair escalator device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Escalator main body, 1a Operation button, 2a Photoelectric device, 21, 22 Detection part, 3a Personnel call button (sound generation device), 4 Wheelchair, 5 Plate material (movable member), 5a, 1
3c key part, 5b spring (driving member), 5d,
13b reflector (light emitting means), 51, 52 biasing plate,
6 Wheelchair sensing means, 7, 16 Lock members, 7a, 1
6a Electromagnet, 7b, 16b Spring, 8 Motor (driving member), 9 Bar (movable member), 11 Lamp (light emitting means), 12 Light emitting means, 13 Skirt guard, 13a Car stop plate, 14 Hinge, E entrance , L
Landing plate, M comb plate, P Disabled person.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An escalator main body including a dedicated step for a wheelchair, a photoelectric device for detecting passage of the wheelchair installed at a passage position in front of an entrance of the escalator main body, and a photoelectric device Also, a wheelchair sensing means installed at a passage position away from the entrance to detect the approach of the wheelchair, and an alerting means for alerting the approach of the wheelchair in response to a detection signal of the wheelchair sensing means. An escalator device for wheelchairs characterized by being provided. 2. The wheelchair escalator device according to claim 1, wherein the notification means is arranged at least at a waiting place for an attendant. 3. The notification device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the notification device includes a voice generation device arranged near the entrance, and makes an announcement for urging a call to an attendant. Wheelchair escalator device. 4. In response to a detection signal of the photoelectric device, there is provided car stop means formed in a passage between the entrance and the photoelectric device, wherein the car stop means is arranged so as to project into the passage. 2. A movable member provided and a drive member for projecting the movable member, wherein the movable member is configured to be released from an operating state by an operation of a staff member. Three
The escalator device for wheelchairs described in any of the above. 5. The wheelchair according to claim 4, wherein the movable member is embedded in a landing plate located at the entrance so as to project therefrom and projects vertically from the landing plate during operation. Escalator device. 6. The wheelchair according to claim 4, wherein the movable member is embedded in a skirt guard located at the entrance so as to project therefrom and projects horizontally from the skirt guard during operation. Escalator device. 7. The movable member includes light emitting means for emitting light to at least a part of the projecting portion so as to oppose the approaching direction of the wheelchair.
An escalator device for a wheelchair according to any one of claims 1 to 6. 8. The wheelchair escalator according to claim 7, wherein the light emitting means comprises a reflecting plate, and the photoelectric device includes a light emitting means for emitting light toward the reflecting plate. apparatus. 9. The optoelectronic device includes a plurality of detectors which are provided upright at a passage position in front of the entrance and divided in the height direction, and the car stop means is a first optoelectronic device. Is driven in response to a detection signal of the detection unit, and the escalator body is driven in response to a detection signal of a second detection unit disposed at a position higher than the first detection unit. The wheelchair escalator device according to any one of claims 4 to 8. 10. The wheelchair detector according to claim 1, wherein the wheelchair sensing means comprises a metal detector buried in a passage position in front of the photoelectric device. Escalator device.