JPH0873171A - Guide device for escalator terminals - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a guide device for escalator terminals having the capability of pertinently guiding a passenger in response to passenger's condition at the terminals. CONSTITUTION: Photoelectric devices 1 to 4 are provided in the vicinity of upper and lower terminals 5 and 6, and when a beam between a projector section and a light receiving section is shaded over the preset time, a guide device facilitates the movement of a passenger from the terminal 5 or 6 to a step board 8, or vice versa.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an escalator entrance / exit guidance device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, since an escalator controls transportation while a passenger is placed on a step, various precautions have been taken to the safety of the passenger, but the passenger still falls at the entrance / exit of the escalator. , The injury accident has not been refused. In order to prevent such an accident, a guidance device for displaying moving illumination at the passenger entrance of the escalator at a speed synchronized with the step is provided in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 57-96160, and similarly a buzzer synchronized with the movement of the step, A guidance device for guiding passengers with a chime or the like is disclosed in Published Technical Report 92-2851.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, since the passengers are always guided in synchronism with the steps regardless of the passengers getting on and off, the passengers who are normally getting on and off the escalator feel uncomfortable. There was a problem of giving.

The present invention has been made in view of this problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an escalator entrance / exit guidance device that appropriately guides a passenger in response to a passenger getting on and off the passenger.

[0005]

A feature of the present invention is that in an escalator entrance / exit guidance device for an escalator that moves passengers by moving steps connected endlessly, a passenger entrance to the step. A photoelectric device that operates a light emitting and receiving unit in the vicinity or in the vicinity of an exit from which the passenger descends from the step by the passenger blocking the light between the light emitting and receiving unit, and means for detecting the operating time of the photoelectric device And a guide means for urging passengers to get in and out of the vehicle in conjunction with detection of an operation time of a predetermined time or longer by the detection means.

[0006]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to detect a passenger who does not move for a predetermined time or more at a position near the entrance or the exit, and guide the passenger to prompt the passenger to get in or out of the position. it can.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the installation positions of the photoelectric device and the guiding means used in the present invention. FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG.

Numerals 1 and 2 are photoelectric devices which can be operated when the escalator is in the ascending operation, and 1 is provided in the vicinity of the lower entrance / exit 5 for passengers when the light 11 between the light projecting section 1a and the light receiving section 1b is blocked. It is detected that the passenger is moving from the lower entrance / exit 5 to the step 8. 2 is provided in the vicinity of the upper entrance / exit 6 and detects the movement of the passenger from the step 8 to the upper entrance / exit 6 when the light 11 between the light projecting unit 2a and the light receiving unit 2b is blocked as in the case of 1. .

3 and 4 are optoelectronic devices which can be operated when the escalator is descending, and 3a and 3b detect that a passenger is about to get off the step 8 like 2a and 2b, and 4a and 4b are 1a. Like 1b, it detects that the passenger is about to get on the step.

Reference numeral 7 is a guide device for urging passengers to get on and off when the passenger detection time of any one of the photoelectric devices 1 to 4 exceeds a predetermined time, for example, a speaker for outputting a guidance sound or an announcement by voice. Conceivable.

The guiding device 7 is installed inside the balustrade 10. In addition, 9 is a handrail.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing the operation of an escalator entrance / exit guiding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the operation when the escalator is in the on-off operation will be described. The passenger moves from the lower entrance / exit 5 to the boarding step 8. At this time, the photoelectric devices 1a, 1
The optoelectronic device 1 operates by blocking the light 11 between b (STEP 1). STE if no passengers are detected
It returns to P1 and repeats until it is detected (STEP2).

When the optoelectronic device 1 operates, a timer (not shown) is activated, and when the optoelectronic device 1 is not counting, STEP
Return to 1 (STEP 4).

When the photoelectric device is in continuous operation after operating for a predetermined time or longer, an induction sound or the like is emitted from the speaker 7 to prompt passengers to get on and off (STEP 7). If the continuous operation is not performed here, this series of operations is ended (STEP
6). If the photoelectric device 1 is still operating after the induction sound is emitted, the induction sound is emitted as it is (STEP 9), and if it is not in operation, a series of operations is terminated (STEP 1).
0).

The other optoelectronic devices 2, 3 and 4 operate in the same manner to encourage the passengers to get on and off.

[0019]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, when the passenger does not move from the vicinity of the entrance / exit for a predetermined time or more, it is possible to appropriately guide the passenger to get on / off the passenger, and accordingly the dangerous state of the passenger It is possible to avoid the above, and to ensure the safety of passengers who follow.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing the operation of an escalator entrance / exit guidance device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an escalator showing installation positions of a photoelectric device and a guiding means used in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 to 4 photoelectric device 5 and 6 entrance / exit 7 guidance device 8 steps 11 light

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An entrance / exit guidance device for an escalator that moves passengers by moving steps connected endlessly, and throws in the vicinity of an entrance where passengers move to the steps or near an exit where passengers descend from the steps. An optoelectronic device that operates a light and light receiving part by blocking light between the light projecting and light receiving parts by a passenger, a means for detecting an operating time of the photoelectric device, and an operating time of a predetermined time or more of the detecting means. An escalator entrance / exit guidance device, characterized in that the escalator entrance / exit guidance device is provided with a guidance means for promoting passengers getting on and off.