WO2005097658A1

WO2005097658A1 - Passenger conveyor

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Publication number: WO2005097658A1
Application number: PCT/JP2005/006985
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hidehiro Horiai
Original assignee: Toshiba Elevator Kabushiki Kaisha
Priority date: 2004-04-06
Filing date: 2005-04-05
Publication date: 2005-10-20
Also published as: CN1938215A; TWI281456B; JP4619030B2; JP2005298072A; TW200536771A

Abstract

A passenger conveyor comprises an entrance preventing section which, in order to prevent entrance of passengers onto a deck outside a handrail, is disposed on the deck outside the handrail in the vicinity of an area for getting on and off, and an information display section disposed on the entrance preventing section for displaying information for the passengers getting on and off.

Description

Specification

Passenger conveyor technology

The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor such as an escalator and a moving walkway, and more particularly, to a passenger conveyor having a technology for displaying various types of information to passengers. Background art

As shown in Fig. 1, a pair of left and right photoelectric poles 2 L 2 R are erected in front of the doorway 1 of the passenger conveyor (man conveyor) such as the escalator and moving sidewalk. L, 2 R photoelectric switch 3 L

An optical axis 4 is formed between the 3 Rs, and when a passenger heading for the escalator 5 blocks the optical axis 4, there is an automatic driving that activates or accelerates the escalator 5, for example, a Japanese patent publication, There is Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-280709.

In such an escalator 5, information is transmitted to the passengers heading to the entrance 1, for example, information indicating that the escalator 5 is operating automatically, or that the escalator 5 is operating in the opposite direction and entry is prohibited. However, the information display section (means) 6 L and 6 R used for that purpose can be provided on the photoelectric pole 2 L 2 R. Some passenger conveyors have an information display on the outer deck of the balustrade for transmitting information to passengers. For example, Japanese Patent Publication No. JP-A-7-27 There is 7 6.55.

However, some passenger conveyors in recent years have eliminated the above-mentioned photoelectric poles 2 L and 2 R in order to enhance the design of the entrances and exits, and it is not possible to install an information display section on the photoelectric pole 2 L 2 R. .

Therefore, as disclosed in the latter patent gazette, display means are installed on the outside deck of the balustrade or on the front end face of the deck, but since the position for displaying information is low, the visibility of passenger side power is poor. There is no room for further improving the design of the entrance. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems of the conventional technology, improve visibility from the passenger side, and reliably transmit various information to the passenger, and at the same time, improve the design of the entrance and exit. Another object of the present invention is to provide a passenger conveyor provided with an information display unit capable of further improving the passenger conveyor. Disclosure of the invention

In order to achieve the above object, a passenger conveyor of the present invention has the following configuration. That is,

An intrusion prevention section provided on the above-mentioned balustrade outer deck in the vicinity of the entrance to prevent passengers from entering the outside of the balustrade;

An information display section provided in the aforementioned intrusion prevention section for displaying information to passengers getting on and off;

It is characterized by having.

That is, the intrusion prevention part provided on the outer deck of the balustrade is, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 10-36653, the upper end of which is a handrail beret. It is common to configure to reach approximately the same height. Therefore, by providing the information display section in the intrusion prevention section, not only can the position of the information display section be raised to improve the visibility from the passenger side, but also the conventional plate-shaped or rod-shaped In addition to improving the appearance of the intrusion prevention part, which was a member, it is possible to further improve the design 1 "life of the entrance.

In addition, only one information display section is provided in the intrusion prevention section that is provided between a pair of left and right passenger conveyors, and this one information display section allows the passengers on the left passenger conveyor And a plurality of pieces of information such as information for passengers on the right passenger conveyor.

In other words, by providing only one information display section in the space between the pair of left and right passenger conveyors, the information display section can be made as large as possible to further enhance the visibility from the passenger side. The design of the entrance can be further enhanced. In addition, by providing the information display sections on the left and right balustrade outer decks, it is possible to further improve the visibility of the passenger who has proceeded toward the left end side and the right end side of the passenger conveyor, respectively.

At this time, if different information is displayed on the left and right information display sections, more information can be provided to the passenger.

In addition, information display sections are provided at multiple locations in one intrusion prevention section, and their directions are determined according to the passenger's moving state, so that not only passengers approaching the entrance / exit, but also from the entrance / exit Information can also be provided to passengers getting off.

At this time, if the direction of the information display is determined so that information can be provided to passengers through the balustrade made of transparent body, passengers on the escalator from the lower floor to the upper floor will The information display provided in the intrusion prevention section near the exit can be seen through the transparent balustrade.

Furthermore, a passenger detection sensor for detecting the approach of a passenger to the entrance / exit is provided on the information display unit, and the information to be displayed can be changed according to a signal from the passenger sensor.

It is also possible to control the operation of the passenger conveyor according to the signal obtained from the passenger detection sensor provided on the display unit.

That is, if a passenger detection sensor is attached to the information display section provided in the intrusion prevention section, the passenger detection sensor can be arranged at a much higher position than that provided on the front end surface of the deck.

This allows the passenger sensor to face the passenger approaching the entrance in the horizontal direction, so that it is possible to reliably detect the approach of the passenger.

In addition, since the passenger sensor can be directed obliquely downward to the passenger approaching the entrance, it is prevented from being affected by light sources such as lighting equipment installed above the entrance, and detection accuracy is improved. be able to.

Jinkai

In addition, since dust that moves on the floor surface as the passenger moves does not adhere to the passenger sensor, a reduction in detection accuracy can be prevented. Te

Further, since the passenger detection sensor can be arranged somewhat ahead of the handrail belt at the entrance at the entrance, the passenger detection sensor can be prevented from misoperation due to tampering. Brief Description of Drawings

Fig. 1 shows the entrance of a conventional conveyor.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the passenger conveyor of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the entrance of the passenger conveyor of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of the passenger conveyor of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front sectional view of the passenger conveyor of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a front sectional view of the passenger conveyor of the third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a front sectional view of the passenger conveyor of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a passenger conveyor of a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a front sectional view of a main part of a passenger conveyor according to a sixth embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a front sectional view of a main part of a passenger conveyor of a seventh embodiment. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the passenger conveyor according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 10.

In the following description, the same portions will be denoted by the same reference numerals and overlapping description will be omitted, and the direction of movement of the steps will be the front-rear direction, the vertical direction will be the vertical direction, and the direction orthogonal to these directions. Is called the left-right direction.

(First embodiment)

First, the passenger conveyor of the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG.

The passenger conveyor 100 shown in FIG. 2 is an escalator installed between the entrance 11 on the lower floor and the entrance 12 on the upper floor, and includes a number of endlessly connected Step 13, a pair of left and right decks 14 L, 14 R installed on both sides of these steps 13, respectively, and transparent thick plates erected on these decks 14 L, 14 R respectively A pair of left and right balustrades 15 L, 15 R made of glass (transparent body). A pair of left and right hand belts 16 L, which move endlessly along the outer periphery of these balustrades 15 L, 15 R, 1 6

It has R.

The outer deck 14a of the pair of left and right decks 14L and 14R also functions as an intrusion prevention section (means) near the entrances 11 and 12 of the lower floor and the upper floor. A pair of left and right information display devices 20 L and 20 R are provided, respectively.

The pair of left and right information display devices 20 L and 20 R are composed of an intrusion prevention member (intrusion prevention part) 21, which is formed by bending a glossy pipe material into an inverted U-shape and hanging vertically on the outer deck 14 a. A box-shaped main body 22 attached to a lower portion of the intrusion prevention member 21 and containing a control unit (means) (not shown); and an information display unit (information display) provided on a front surface of the main body 22. Means) 23.

The information display section 23 of the left information display device 200L has an upward or downward `` arrow '' indicating the direction of travel of the escalator 100, and a `` similar to road traffic sign to prevent passengers from entering. '' The “No entry mark” flashes.

On the other hand, the information display section 23 of the information display device 200R on the right side displays information indicating the operating state of the escaping force sensor 100, for example, "automatic driving" or "operation stopped", and passengers. Information such as "Can advance" or "Do not enter" is displayed.

That is, the escalator 100 of the first embodiment is suspended from the outer deck 14a of the balustrades 15L and 15R to prevent intrusion of passengers onto the outer deck 14a. Since the prevention member 21 and the information display section 23 are integrally provided, the information display section 23 can be provided at a higher position than when the information display section 23 is provided on the front end face 14 b of the deck, and the passenger Not only can the visibility from the side be improved, but also the design of the entrance can be further improved.

In addition, since information display sections 23 are provided on the outer decks 14a on the left and right sides of the balustrade, visibility from the passenger side that has proceeded along the left end and right end of the escalator 100 can be improved. Can be improved.

Furthermore, since different information is displayed on the left and right information display sections 23, more information can be provided to the passenger. (Second embodiment)

The escalator 110 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is different from the escalator 100 of the first embodiment in that the information display device 20 is provided only on the right outer deck 14. And that the information display section 23 alternately displays a large number of pieces of information.

In other words, the information display section 23 is controlled by the control means housed inside the main body section 22 so that an arrow indicating the operation direction of the escalator 100, an intrusion prohibition mark, and an automatic operation A large number of character information such as "medium" or "operation stopped" are displayed alternately.

In addition, the information display section 23 has a large vertical length, which further enhances the visibility from the passenger side.

That is, according to the escalator 110 of the second embodiment, the information display device 20 is provided only on one of the left and right outer decks 14 due to the structure of the building. In addition, it is possible to provide a large amount of information to passengers while improving the visibility from the passenger side.

(Third embodiment)

The escalator 120 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 6 includes an intrusion prevention member 31 provided between a pair of left and right escalators 120 L and 12 OR arranged side by side. It has a box-shaped main body part 32 provided below the member 31 and containing a control unit (not shown), and an information display part 33 provided on the front surface of the main body part 32.

The information display section 33 is operated by a control section housed in the main body section 32 to operate the escalator 120 with an arrow indicating the driving direction, an intrusion prohibition mark, "in automatic operation" or " A large number of character information such as "Operation stopped" are displayed alternately.

That is, according to the escalator 120 of the third embodiment, a large information display section 33 is provided in the space between the set of left and right escalators 120L and 120R.

Accordingly, a large amount of information can be provided to the passengers while further improving the visibility from the passenger side. (Fourth embodiment)

The escalator 130 of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is obtained by adding a pair of left and right information display devices 20 L and 2 OR to the escalator 120 of the third embodiment described above. .

This makes it possible to provide more information to passengers while further improving the visibility from the passenger side.

(Fifth embodiment)

The escalator 140 of the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 8 is different from the escalator 100 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. A point provided with a plurality of information display sections 42, 43, 52, 53, and two information display sections 43, 53 are disposed so as to face the center of the escalator 140 in the longitudinal direction. Is different.

More specifically, the first information display section 42 on the upper floor is oriented so as to face the entrance 12 side.

The orientation of the second information display section 43 on the upper floor is determined so that passengers coming from the lower floor can be visually recognized through the transparent glass balustrade 15. The direction of the first information display section 52 on the lower floor is determined so as to face the entrance 11 side. '

Further, the orientation of the second information display section 53 on the lower floor is determined so that passengers descending from the upper floor can be visually recognized through the handrail belt 16.

As a result, when the escalator 140 is running uphill, passengers entering from the lower floor entrance / exit 11 can obtain information by visually recognizing the information display section 52 as indicated by the arrow A. Can be.

Passengers who get off from the entrance 12 on the upper floor can obtain information by visually checking the information display section 43 through the transparent glass balustrade 15 as shown by the arrow B. Conversely, when the escalator 140 is driving down, passengers entering from the entrance 12 on the upper floor can see the information display section 42 as indicated by the arrow C and view the information. Can be obtained. Further, passengers who get off from the entrance 11 on the lower floor can obtain information by visually recognizing the information display ¾ 53 over the handrail beret 16 as shown by the arrow D.

That is, according to the escalator 140 of the fifth embodiment, not only passengers trying to get into the escalator 130, but also passengers trying to get off from the escalator 140 to the entrances 11 and 12 are shown. On the other hand, for example, it is possible to provide information such as information on a sales floor provided on the floor at which a department store or the like is going down.

(Sixth embodiment)

The information display device 60 of the escalator 150 of the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 9 is different from the information display device 20 of the escalator 100 of the first embodiment described above in the main body 6 1 And an information display section 62 is provided above the intrusion prevention member 63, and a passenger detection sensor 64 is provided adjacent to the information display section 62. .

The passenger detection sensor 64 detects the approach of the passenger to the entrance using infrared light. Then, control means (not shown) housed inside the main body portion 61 switches information to be displayed on the information display portion 62 in accordance with a signal obtained from the passenger detection sensor 64. For example, when there is no passenger approaching the entrance, the information display unit 62 displays character information such as “stopped”.

Then, when the passenger detection sensor 64 detects that the passenger is approaching the entrance, the information display section 62 blinks character information such as "automatic driving start".

Further, when the passenger arrives immediately before the entrance, a blinking upward arrow is displayed to indicate that it is possible to get into the escalator 150.

Bubble

At the same time, the operation control device that controls the automatic operation of the escalator 150 controls the operation of the escalator 150 according to the signal obtained from the passenger detection sensor 64. For example, if there is no passenger approaching the entrance, the operation control device stops the escalator 150.

Then, when the passenger detection sensor 64 detects that the passenger is approaching the entrance, the operation control device activates the escalator 150 to gradually increase the traveling speed of the steps 13. That is, since the escalator 150 of the sixth embodiment is provided with the information display section 62 on the upper part of the intrusion prevention member 63, the visibility from the passenger side can be further improved.

Linsetsu

In addition, since the passenger detection sensor 64 is located adjacent to the information display section 62, the passenger detection sensor is located at a much higher position than when a passenger detection sensor is provided on the front end surface 14b of the deck 14. Sensors 64 can be provided.

As a result, the passenger detection sensor 64 can be made to face the passenger approaching the entrance in the horizontal direction, and the passenger can be accurately detected.

In addition, since the passenger sensor can be directed obliquely downward toward the passenger approaching the entrance, the accuracy of detecting passengers is prevented by preventing the lighting equipment installed above the entrance from being affected. Can be further increased.

Jinkai

In addition, since dust that moves on the floor surface as the passenger moves does not adhere to the passenger detection sensor 64, it is possible to prevent a reduction in detection accuracy.

Furthermore, the passenger detection sensor 64 is located slightly forward of the portion where the handrail belt 16 is curved in the vertical direction at the entrance and exit, so that children and the like cannot easily mischief. .

Therefore, by using the passenger detection sensor 64, it is possible to switch the information displayed by the information display device 60 and to control the automatic operation of the escalator 150 with higher precision and accuracy. Become.

(Seventh embodiment)

The information display device 70 of the escalator 160 of the seventh embodiment shown in FIG. 10 is different from the information display device 30 of the escalator 100 of the third embodiment described above in terms of a main body part. 1 in that the information display section 72 is provided above the intrusion prevention member 73, and a passenger detection sensor 74 is provided adjacent to the information display section 72.

The passenger detection sensor 74 detects the approach of the passenger to the entrance using infrared light.The part that detects the passenger's approach to the entrance of the escalator 160 L on the left and the right The escalator 16 is equipped with a part that detects the approach of passengers to the entrance of the 16 OR. That is, since the escalator 160 of the seventh embodiment is provided with the information display section 72 on the upper part of the intrusion prevention member 73, the visibility from the passenger side can be further improved.

In addition, since the passenger detection sensor 74 is arranged side by side on the information display device 70 provided between the pair of left and right escape force lakes 160 L and 160 R, the left and right escalators 160 L and 160 R It is not necessary to provide a passenger detection sensor every time, and the external appearance of the information display device 70 can be further enhanced.

As described above, each embodiment of the passenger conveyor according to the present invention has been described in detail. However, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the upper end of the intrusion prevention member is located at a position lower than the handrail belt 16, but the intrusion prevention member is extended further upward so that the information display unit and the passenger detection sensor can be further displaced. It can also be provided at a position. Industrial applicability

According to the present invention, not only can the information display section be provided at a high position to improve the visibility from the passenger side, but also the appearance of the intrusion prevention section which has conventionally been a simple plate or rod-shaped member has been improved. As a result, it is possible to further improve the design of the entrance and exit, and to provide a passenger conveyor that can save the trouble of separately installing the intrusion prevention section and the information display section.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. An intrusion prevention part provided on the balustrade outer deck near the entrance to prevent passengers from entering the balustrade outer deck;

An information display unit provided in the intrusion prevention unit for displaying information to passengers getting on and off;

Passenger conveyor equipped with.

2. The information display section is provided only once in the intrusion prevention section provided between a pair of left and right passenger conveyors, and information for passengers on the left passenger conveyor and the right side. The passenger conveyor information display device according to claim 1, wherein information for a passenger on the passenger conveyor is displayed.

3. The information display device for a passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the information display units are provided on the intrusion prevention units provided on the left and right balustrade outer decks, respectively, and display different information.

4. The information display unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information display unit is provided at each of a plurality of locations of the one intrusion prevention unit, and the direction of the information display unit is determined according to the moving state of the passenger. Information display device for passenger conveyor.

5. The balustrade of the outer balustrade deck is formed of a transparent body,

2. The information display device for a passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein an orientation of the information display unit is determined so that a passenger can see the information display through the balustrade.

6. The information display device for a passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information display unit displays a plurality of pieces of information in order.

7. The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the information display section has a passenger sensor for detecting an approach of the passenger to the entrance, and displays information according to a signal from the passenger sensor.

8. It is further equipped with an operation control unit that controls the operation of the passenger conveyor,

8. The passenger conveyor according to claim 7, wherein the operation control unit controls the operation of the passenger conveyor based on a signal obtained from the passenger sensor.