passenger conveyor system

Abstract

To provide a passenger conveyor system which allows a worker to further reliably use operation information stored in a control panel of a passenger conveyor which is a target to be subjected to maintenance inspection of the passenger conveyor when the maintenance inspection is carried out.SOLUTION: This passenger conveyor system comprises multiple passenger conveyors 1 and a notification device 3, each of the multiple passenger conveyors 1 includes a safety device 102, and a control panel 103 which stores operation information of the safety device 102 therein, each control panel 103 of the multiple passenger conveyors 1 is configured to input, to a maintenance inspection terminal device 2 used when carrying out the maintenance inspection, the operation information stored in the control panel 103 by wireless communication carried out between the control panel and the maintenance inspection terminal device 2, and the notification device 3 notifies the worker of a connection destination passenger conveyor 1E of the passenger conveyor 1, among the multiple passenger conveyors 1, which has the control panel 103 carrying out the wireless communication with the maintenance inspection terminal device 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to passenger conveyor systems. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a passenger conveyor system including a plurality of passenger conveyors and a maintenance and inspection terminal device has been known. Each of the plurality of passenger conveyors has a safety device and a control panel in which operation information of the safety device is stored. The maintenance and inspection terminal device is used by workers when performing maintenance and inspection of each of the plurality of passenger conveyors. Each control panel inputs operation information stored in the control panel to the maintenance and inspection terminal device via wireless communication with the maintenance and inspection terminal device (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-43861 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, with the configuration described in Patent Document 1, it is difficult for an operator to determine whether the control panel communicating wirelessly with the maintenance and inspection terminal device is the control panel of the passenger conveyor that is the target of maintenance and inspection among multiple passenger conveyors. This poses a problem in that an operator may perform maintenance and inspection of a passenger conveyor using operation information input to the maintenance and inspection terminal device from a control panel of a passenger conveyor that is not the target of maintenance and inspection.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a passenger conveyor system that allows workers to more reliably use the operating information stored in the control panel of the passenger conveyor being inspected when maintenance and inspection of the passenger conveyor is performed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The passenger conveyor system according to the present disclosure comprises a plurality of passenger conveyors and an alarm device, each of the plurality of passenger conveyors having a safety device and a control panel in which operational information of the safety device is stored, and the control panel of each of the plurality of passenger conveyors inputs the operational information stored in the control panel to a maintenance and inspection terminal device used when performing maintenance and inspection by wireless communication with the maintenance and inspection terminal device, and the alarm device notifies an operator of a connected passenger conveyor which is a passenger conveyor among the plurality of passenger conveyors having a control panel with which wireless communication is performed with the maintenance and inspection terminal device. The notification device has a plurality of sound generating devices provided corresponding to each of the plurality of passenger conveyors, and the sound generating device provided on the destination passenger conveyor among the plurality of sound generating devices generates a sound, so that the notification device notifies the worker of the destination passenger conveyor. do. The passenger conveyor system of the present disclosure comprises a plurality of passenger conveyors and an alarm device, each of which has a safety device and a control panel in which operational information for the safety device is stored, and the control panel of each of the plurality of passenger conveyors inputs the operational information stored in the control panel to a maintenance and inspection terminal device used when performing maintenance and inspection via wireless communication with the maintenance and inspection terminal device, and the alarm device notifies an operator of a connected passenger conveyor, which is a passenger conveyor among the plurality of passenger conveyors having a control panel that has wireless communication with the maintenance and inspection terminal device, and the alarm device has a plurality of light-emitting devices, one for each of the plurality of passenger conveyors, and the alarm device notifies an operator of the connected passenger conveyor by the light-emitting device among the plurality of light-emitting devices that is provided on the connected passenger conveyor emitting light. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the passenger conveyor system of the present disclosure, when maintenance and inspection of a passenger conveyor is performed, workers can more reliably use the operating information stored in the control panel of the passenger conveyor being inspected. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a passenger conveyor system according to a first embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a front view of the multiple passenger conveyors of FIG. 1. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a side view of the multiple passenger conveyors of FIG. 1. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a passenger conveyor system according to a second embodiment. [Figure 5]FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the under-handrail lighting device of the lighting device in FIG. 4. [Figure 6] 5 is a perspective view showing the balustrade panel lighting device of the lighting device of FIG. 4. FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a passenger conveyor system according to a third embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Embodiment 1 1 is a block diagram showing a passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 1. The passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 1 includes a plurality of passenger conveyors 1, a maintenance and inspection terminal device 2, and a notification device 3. Examples of passenger conveyors 1 include escalators and moving walkways.

[0010] FIG. 2 is a front view showing the plurality of passenger conveyors 1 of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the plurality of passenger conveyors 1 of FIG. 1. In the passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 1, the number of passenger conveyors 1 is four. The four passenger conveyors 1 include one passenger conveyor 1A that operates upward between the first and second floors, and one passenger conveyor 1B that operates upward between the second and third floors. The four passenger conveyors 1 also include one passenger conveyor 1C that operates downward between the third and second floors, and one passenger conveyor 1D that operates downward between the second and first floors. The number of passenger conveyors 1 is not limited to four, and may be any plural number.

[0011] Each of the multiple passenger conveyors 1 has a passenger conveyor body 101, a safety device 102, and a control panel 103. In each passenger conveyor 1, the passenger conveyor body 101, the safety device 102, and the control panel 103 correspond to one another.

[0012] Each passenger conveyor body 101 includes, for example, a motor, a drive sprocket, a driven sprocket, a step chain, steps, and a moving handrail.

[0013] Each safety device 102 is provided on a corresponding passenger conveyor body 101. Each safety device 102 operates based on the operation of the corresponding passenger conveyor body 101. Each safety device 102 includes, for example, a skirt guard safety device, a comb safety device, and an emergency stop button.

[0014] Operation information of the safety device 102 is input to each control panel 103 from the corresponding safety device 102. Each control panel 103 has a control unit 104, a storage unit 105, and a communication unit .

[0015] Operation information of the safety device 102 input from the safety device 102 to the control panel 103 is input to both the control unit 104 and the memory unit 105. The control unit 104 controls the corresponding passenger conveyor main body 101 based on the operation information of the safety device 102 input to the control unit 104. The memory unit 105 stores the operation information of the safety device 102.

[0016] The maintenance and inspection terminal device 2 is used by a worker when performing maintenance and inspection. An application for performing maintenance and inspection on the passenger conveyor 1 is installed in the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2.

[0017] The maintenance and inspection terminal device 2 performs wireless communication separately with the communication unit 106 of the control panel 103 of each of the multiple passenger conveyors 1. FIG. 1 shows how the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2 performs wireless communication with the communication unit 106 of the control panel 103 of the passenger conveyor 1A. Operation information of the safety device 102 stored in the memory unit 105 of the control panel 103 is input to the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2 through wireless communication between the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2 and the communication unit 106 of the control panel 103.

[0018] Among the plurality of passenger conveyors 1, the passenger conveyor 1 having the control panel 103 with which wireless communication is performed with the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2 is defined as the connected passenger conveyor 1E.

[0019] The alarm device 3 has a plurality of sound generating devices 301, one for each of the plurality of passenger conveyors 1. Each sound generating device 301 is connected to the communication unit 106 of the control panel 103 of the corresponding passenger conveyor 1.

[0020] Each sound generating device 301 is attached to a corresponding passenger conveyor 1. Therefore, when one of the plurality of sound generating devices 301 generates a sound, a worker is notified of the corresponding passenger conveyor 1 among the plurality of passenger conveyors 1. Note that each sound generating device 301 may be installed away from the corresponding passenger conveyor 1, as long as the sound generating device 301 is configured to notify a worker of the corresponding passenger conveyor 1 by generating a sound.

[0021] When the communication unit 106 performs wireless communication with the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2, the communication unit 106 performing wireless communication causes the corresponding sound generating device 301 to generate a sound. An example of the sound generated by the sound generating device 301 is a buzzer sound.

[0022] The sound generating device 301 generates a sound, and the notification device 3 notifies the worker of the destination passenger conveyor 1E. In other words, the sound generating device 301, among the multiple sound generating devices 301, that is provided corresponding to the destination passenger conveyor 1E generates a sound to notify the worker of the destination passenger conveyor 1E.

[0023] Next, a description will be given of the operation of the passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 1. First, a worker carrying the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2 arrives at the installation location of the passenger conveyor 1 that is the target of maintenance and inspection.

[0024] Thereafter, the worker operates the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2 to select one passenger conveyor 1 from the plurality of passenger conveyors 1. As a result, wireless communication is established between the control panel 103 of the selected passenger conveyor 1 and the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2.

[0025] When wireless communication is established between the control panel 103 of the passenger conveyor 1 and the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2, a sound is generated by the sound generating device 301 provided on the passenger conveyor 1 having the control panel 103 that is communicating wirelessly with the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2. As a result, the alarm device 3 notifies the worker of the connected passenger conveyor 1E, which is the passenger conveyor 1 having the control panel 103 that is communicating wirelessly with the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2, among the multiple passenger conveyors 1.

[0026] If the passenger conveyor 1 to be inspected for maintenance and inspection does not match the connected passenger conveyor 1E, the worker newly selects one passenger conveyor 1 from the multiple passenger conveyors 1 that is not communicating wirelessly with the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2. This enables wireless communication between the control panel 103 of the newly selected passenger conveyor 1 and the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2. The worker continues to select a passenger conveyor 1 until the passenger conveyor 1 to be inspected for maintenance and inspection matches the connected passenger conveyor 1E.

[0027] On the other hand, if the passenger conveyor 1 to be inspected for maintenance and inspection matches the connected passenger conveyor 1E, the worker inputs the operation information of the safety device 102 from the memory unit 105 of the control panel 103, with which wireless communication is established, into the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2.

[0028] Thereafter, the worker performs maintenance and inspection of the passenger conveyor 1, which is the target of maintenance and inspection, using the operation information of the safety device 102 input into the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2. When the maintenance and inspection of the passenger conveyor 1 is completed, the operation of the passenger conveyor system is completed.

[0029] As described above, the passenger conveyor system according to the first embodiment includes a plurality of passenger conveyors 1 and an alarm device 3. Each of the plurality of passenger conveyors 1 includes a safety device 102 and a control panel 103 in which operation information for the safety device 102 is stored. The control panel 103 for each of the plurality of passenger conveyors 1 inputs the operation information stored in the control panel 103 to the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2 used when performing maintenance and inspection via wireless communication with the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2. The alarm device 3 notifies an operator of a connected passenger conveyor 1E, which is a passenger conveyor 1 among the plurality of passenger conveyors 1 that has a control panel 103 with which wireless communication is established with the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2. According to this configuration, when the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2 establishes wireless communication with the control panel 103, the alarm device 3 notifies an operator of the connected passenger conveyor 1E. This allows the worker to easily determine whether the control panel 103 that is communicating wirelessly with the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2 is the control panel 103 of the passenger conveyor 1 that is the target of maintenance and inspection among multiple passenger conveyors 1. As a result, when maintenance and inspection of the passenger conveyor 1 is performed, the worker can more reliably use the operation information of the safety device 102 stored in the control panel 103 of the passenger conveyor 1 that is the target of maintenance and inspection.

[0030] The alarm device 3 also has a plurality of sound generating devices 301, one for each of the plurality of passenger conveyors 1. The sound generating device 301 provided on the destination passenger conveyor 1E among the plurality of sound generating devices 301 generates a sound, causing the alarm device 3 to alert the worker to the destination passenger conveyor 1E. According to this configuration, the sound generating device 301 generates a sound, causing the alarm device 3 to alert the worker to the destination passenger conveyor 1E. This allows the worker to visually check the installation position of the sound generating device 301 that is generating the sound, thereby identifying the control panel 103 that is communicating wirelessly with the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2.

[0031] Embodiment 2 4 is a block diagram showing a passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 2. In the passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 2, the notification device 3 has a plurality of light-emitting devices 302, one for each of the plurality of passenger conveyors 1. Of the plurality of light-emitting devices 302, the light-emitting device 302 provided on the destination passenger conveyor 1E emits light, causing the notification device 3 to notify an operator of the destination passenger conveyor 1E.

[0032] Each of the plurality of light-emitting devices 302 includes a plurality of lighting devices 303, one for each of the plurality of passenger conveyors 1. Examples of the lighting devices 303 include an under-handrail lighting device and a balustrade panel lighting device.

[0033] Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing an under-handrail lighting device of lighting device 303 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a balustrade panel lighting device of lighting device 303 of Fig. 4. When any one of the plurality of lighting devices 303 flashes, notification device 3 notifies the worker of the connected passenger conveyor. Note that the lighting method of each light-emitting device 302 is not limited to flashing, and other lighting methods may be used as long as the corresponding passenger conveyor 1 is notified to the worker by emitting light.

[0034] Other configurations of the passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 2 are the same as those of the passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 1. Note that, like the configuration of the passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 1, the alarm device 3 may be configured to have multiple sound generation devices 301.

[0035] As described above, in the passenger conveyor system according to the second embodiment, the notification device 3 has a plurality of light-emitting devices 302, one for each of the plurality of passenger conveyors 1. The light-emitting device 302 provided on the destination passenger conveyor 1E among the plurality of light-emitting devices 302 emits light, causing the notification device 3 to notify the worker of the destination passenger conveyor 1E. According to this configuration, the light-emitting device 302 emits light, causing the notification device 3 to notify the worker of the destination passenger conveyor 1E. This allows the worker to visually check the installation position of the light-emitting device 302 that is emitting light, thereby enabling the worker to identify the control panel 103 that is communicating wirelessly with the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2.

[0036] Furthermore, each of the plurality of light-emitting devices 302 includes an illumination device 303. The illumination device 303 of the light-emitting device 302 that is provided on the destination passenger conveyor 1E among the plurality of light-emitting devices 302 flashes, causing the notification device 3 to notify the worker of the destination passenger conveyor 1E. According to this configuration, the illumination device 303 flashes, causing the notification device 3 to notify the worker of the destination passenger conveyor 1E. As a result, by visually checking the installation position of the flashing illumination device 303, the worker can identify the control panel 103 that is communicating wirelessly with the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2. Furthermore, by visually checking that the illumination device 303 flashes, the worker can inspect the lighting of the illumination device 303.

[0037] Embodiment 3 7 is a block diagram showing a passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 3. The passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 3 further includes an information center 4 and a monitoring device 5.

[0038] The information center 4 stores information indicating the installation positions of each of the plurality of passenger conveyors 1.

[0039] When the operation information of the safety device 102 includes information indicating that an abnormality has occurred in the passenger conveyor main body 101, an abnormality occurrence signal indicating that an abnormality has occurred in the passenger conveyor main body 101 is input to the monitoring device 5 from the control unit 104 of the control panel 103. The abnormality occurrence signal includes information identifying the passenger conveyor main body 101 in which the abnormality has occurred.

[0040] The monitoring device 5 transmits the abnormality occurrence signal input to the monitoring device 5 to the information center 4. In other words, when an abnormality occurs in the passenger conveyor main body 101, the monitoring device 5 notifies the information center 4 that an abnormality has occurred in the passenger conveyor main body 101.

[0041] When wireless communication is being carried out between the communication unit 106 of the control panel 103 and the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2, information identifying the connected passenger conveyor 1E is input to the monitoring device 5 from the communication unit 106 of the control panel 103 that is communicating wirelessly with the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2.

[0042] The monitoring device 5 transmits to the information center 4 the information that identifies the destination passenger conveyor 1E that has been input to the monitoring device 5.

[0043] The information center 4 transmits information indicating the installation location of the destination passenger conveyor 1E to the notification device 3 based on the information identifying the destination passenger conveyor 1E transmitted from the monitoring device 5 to the information center 4. The transmission of the information indicating the installation location of the destination passenger conveyor 1E from the information center 4 to the notification device 3 is performed by wireless communication.

[0044] The notification device 3 has a display device 304. Examples of the display device 304 include a display device provided in a portable terminal device carried by the worker, and a display device provided in the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2. The display device 304 displays information indicating the installation location of the destination passenger conveyor 1E transmitted from the information center 4 to the notification device 3, thereby notifying the worker of the destination passenger conveyor 1E. Examples of the information indicating the installation location of the destination passenger conveyor 1E displayed by the display device 304 include a map showing the destination passenger conveyor 1E within a building in which multiple passenger conveyors 1 are installed.

[0045] Other configurations of the passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 3 are the same as those of the passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 1. Note that, like the configuration of the passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 1, the notification device 3 may be configured to have a plurality of sound generation devices 301. Also, like the configuration of the passenger conveyor system according to embodiment 2, the notification device 3 may be configured to have a plurality of light-emitting devices 302.

[0046] As described above, the passenger conveyor system according to the third embodiment includes the information center 4 and the monitoring device 5. The information center 4 stores information indicating the installation positions of each of the multiple passenger conveyors 1. The monitoring device 5 receives information specifying the destination passenger conveyor 1E from the control panel 103, which communicates wirelessly with the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2. The monitoring device 5 transmits the information specifying the destination passenger conveyor 1E input to the monitoring device 5 to the information center 4. The information center 4 transmits information indicating the installation position of the destination passenger conveyor 1E to the notification device 3 based on the information specifying the destination passenger conveyor 1E transmitted from the monitoring device 5 to the information center 4. The notification device 3 includes a display device 304. The display device 304 displays the information indicating the installation position of the destination passenger conveyor 1E transmitted from the information center 4 to the notification device 3, thereby causing the notification device 3 to notify the worker of the destination passenger conveyor 1E. According to this configuration, the display device 304 displays information indicating the installation location of the destination passenger conveyor 1E, and the notification device 3 notifies the worker of the destination passenger conveyor 1E. As a result, by the worker visually checking the information indicating the installation location of the destination passenger conveyor 1E displayed by the display device 304, the worker can identify the control panel 103 that is communicating wirelessly with the maintenance and inspection terminal device 2. Furthermore, by the worker visually checking the information indicating the installation location of the destination passenger conveyor 1E displayed by the display device 304, the worker can confirm that there are no abnormalities in the communication between the monitoring device 5 and the information center 4. As a result, the worker can inspect the monitoring device 5 to notify the information center 4 that an abnormality has occurred in the passenger conveyor main body 101.

[0047] Although the passenger conveyor systems according to the preferred embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the passenger conveyor systems according to the above-described embodiments. Various modifications and alterations can be made to the passenger conveyor systems according to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0048] 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D passenger conveyor, 1E connected passenger conveyor, 2 maintenance and inspection terminal device, 3 alarm device, 4 information center, 5 monitoring equipment, 101 passenger conveyor main body, 102 safety device, 103 control panel, 104 control unit, 105 memory unit, 106 communication unit, 301 sound generating device, 302 light emitting device, 303 lighting device, 304 display device.

Claims

1. a plurality of passenger conveyors; An alarm device; Equipped with Each of the plurality of passenger conveyors has a safety device and a control panel in which operation information of the safety device is stored, the control panel of each of the plurality of passenger conveyors is configured to input the operation information stored in the control panel to a maintenance and inspection terminal device used when performing maintenance and inspection by wireless communication with the maintenance and inspection terminal device; the notification device notifies an operator of a connected passenger conveyor, which is a passenger conveyor having the control panel with which wireless communication is established between the maintenance and inspection terminal device and the plurality of passenger conveyors, the notification device includes a plurality of sound generating devices provided one for each of the plurality of passenger conveyors, A passenger conveyor system in which the alarm device notifies an operator of the destination passenger conveyor by having one of the plurality of sound generating devices, that is provided on the destination passenger conveyor, emit a sound.

2. a plurality of passenger conveyors; An alarm device; Equipped with Each of the plurality of passenger conveyors has a safety device and a control panel in which operation information of the safety device is stored, the control panel of each of the plurality of passenger conveyors is configured to input the operation information stored in the control panel to a maintenance and inspection terminal device used when performing maintenance and inspection by wireless communication with the maintenance and inspection terminal device; the notification device notifies an operator of a connected passenger conveyor, which is a passenger conveyor having the control panel with which wireless communication is established between the maintenance and inspection terminal device and the plurality of passenger conveyors, the notification device has a plurality of light-emitting devices provided one for each of the plurality of passenger conveyors, A passenger conveyor system in which the notification device notifies an operator of the destination passenger conveyor by emitting light from one of the plurality of light-emitting devices that is provided on the destination passenger conveyor.

3. the notification device has a plurality of light-emitting devices provided one for each of the plurality of passenger conveyors, 2. The passenger conveyor system according to claim 1, wherein the notification device notifies an operator of the destination passenger conveyor by emitting light from one of the plurality of light-emitting devices that is provided on the destination passenger conveyor.

4. each of the plurality of light emitting devices includes an illumination device; A passenger conveyor system as described in claim 2 or 3, wherein the notification device notifies an operator of the destination passenger conveyor by flashing the lighting device of the light-emitting device provided on the destination passenger conveyor among the plurality of light-emitting devices.

5. an information center in which information indicating the installation positions of each of the plurality of passenger conveyors is stored; a monitoring device that receives input of information specifying the destination passenger conveyor from the control panel that is wirelessly connected to the maintenance and inspection terminal device, and transmits the input information specifying the destination passenger conveyor to the information center; Equipped with the information center transmits information indicating an installation position of the destination passenger conveyor to the notification device based on information identifying the destination passenger conveyor transmitted from the monitoring device to the information center; The notification device has a display device, 4. A passenger conveyor system as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notification device notifies an operator of the destination passenger conveyor by displaying information indicating the installation location of the destination passenger conveyor transmitted from the information center to the notification device on the display device.

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