JP2011179219A - Method for controlling opening/closing of automatic door - Google Patents

Abstract

In the air conditioning management of a building, when a person moves away from the door, the door is quickly closed and the opening time of the door is made as short as possible.
SOLUTION: A plurality of optical sensors 20 for detecting the presence or absence of an object (person) existing on a passage surface F on which a door 1 is installed, and an output signal of object detection / non-detection output from each optical sensor 20 Control means 30 for giving a control signal for opening and closing to the door 1 based on the above, each sensor 20 sets a plurality of monitoring rows L1 to L5 parallel to the door 1 on at least one side passage surface of the passage surface F, When the time series of the object detection signals output from the respective optical sensors 20 is in the order in which the person leaves the door 1, the control means 30 is in a state in which the door 1 is open when the closing signal is given to the door 1. Thus, after the output signal of the optical sensor 21 that monitors the monitoring row L1 closest to the door 1 turns from ON of object detection to OFF of object non-detection, a close signal is given to the door 1.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic door opening / closing control method, and more particularly, to an automatic door opening / closing control method in which a door is quickly closed when an object (person) moves away from the door. .

  The automatic door has a sensor that detects an object (here, “person”) that moves on the passage, and automatically opens and closes the door according to the sensor output. An automatic door opening / closing control method having a directionality detecting function capable of discriminating between a direction approaching and a direction away from the door has been proposed.

  An example of this will be described with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. 10. On the passage surface F on which the door 1 is installed, a plurality of rows parallel to the door 1, in this example, five monitoring rows (row-shaped monitoring areas) L1 to L5. Is set. In FIG. 10, only the passage surface on one side of the door 1 is provided, but a similar monitoring row may be set on the other passage surface side.

  Each monitoring row | line | column L1-L5 is set by the optical sensor which is not shown in figure provided in the door 1, for example. The optical sensor includes a pair of a light emitting element that emits light (infrared rays) toward the passage surface F and a light receiving element that receives reflected light from the passage surface F. In this example, five optical sensors are provided for each monitoring row L1. The light irradiation angle is changed for each L5 to be arranged invisible.

  The amount of light received by the light receiving element varies depending on whether the person A is detected in the monitoring line or not detected when the person A is not present. Therefore, a signal corresponding to the amount of light received is output from the optical sensor (light receiving element). The For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the output signal at the time of detection that the person A is in the monitoring row is ON, and the output signal at the time of non-detection that the person A is not present is OFF.

  The output signal of the optical sensor is given to control means (not shown). The control means detects the direction of the person A with respect to the door 1 and opens and closes the door 1 based on how the output signals (ON, OFF) from the respective optical sensors appear.

  That is, if the time series of the ON signal output from each optical sensor is in the order of the monitoring train L5 → L4 → L3 → L2 → L1, it is determined that the person A is moving in the direction approaching the door 1, A door open signal is output to a door engine (not shown).

  On the other hand, if the time series of the ON signals output from the respective optical sensors are in the order of the monitoring rows L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5, as shown in FIGS. It is determined that the person A is moving in a direction away from the door 1, and a door close signal is output to the door engine.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-311060

  By the way, in the air conditioning management of a building, it is preferable that the opening time is as short as possible especially in the entrance door of the building.

  However, in the conventional directionality detection function, when it is determined that the person A is moving in the direction away from the door 1 and the door close signal is output, the person A is at the maximum as shown in FIG. Since the door closing signal is output after passing through the outer monitoring row L5 and confirming that there is no person A in all the monitoring rows L1 to L5, the door opening time is increased accordingly. End up.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to quickly close a door and make the door open time as short as possible when a person moves away from the door.

  In order to solve the above problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a pair of a light emitting element that emits light toward a passage surface on which an automatic door is installed and a light receiving element that receives reflected light from the passage surface. Including a plurality of optical sensors for detecting the presence or absence of an object present on the passage surface, and a control signal for opening and closing the automatic door based on an output signal of object detection / non-detection output from each of the optical sensors. And a plurality of monitoring rows parallel to the automatic doors are set on at least one side of the passage surface by the sensors, and the control means detects object output from the optical sensors. When the time sequence of the signals is in the order in which the object is away from the automatic door, the first door closest to the automatic door is open when the automatic door is open to give a closing signal to the automatic door. Monitor column After the first output signal of the first light sensor to monitor is turned to the object non-detection of object detection is characterized by providing a close signal to the automatic door.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the control means first monitors a first monitoring row closest to the automatic door in a state where the automatic door is open. Only the output signal is validated, the output signal of each optical sensor that monitors the second and subsequent monitoring columns is treated as invalid, and after the first output signal of the first optical sensor changes from object detection to object non-detection, the next column The second output signal of the second photosensor that monitors the second monitoring row is validated, and when the second output signal is in an object detection state, a closing signal is given to the automatic door.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, after the second output signal of the second optical sensor has changed from object detection to object non-detection, the control means monitors the third monitoring column in the next column. The output of the third light sensor is validated, and this is sequentially repeated up to the outermost light sensor that monitors the outermost monitoring row farthest from the automatic door, and finally the output signal of each light sensor of all the monitoring rows is validated. It is characterized by being treated as.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, when the control means sequentially validates each of the output signals from the first optical sensor to the outermost optical sensor, the optical sensor of the preceding monitoring column When the output signal changes from non-object detection to object detection, an open signal is given to the automatic door.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the second to fourth aspects, when the output signal for detecting the object of the predetermined optical sensor continues for a predetermined time, the control means is configured to detect each optical sensor in all the monitoring rows. The output signal is treated as valid.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 6, in any one of claims 2 to 5, when the output signal of the optical sensor that monitors the outermost monitoring row is object detection, the control means It is characterized in that the output signal of each optical sensor in the monitoring row is treated as valid.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the first output signal of the first optical sensor that monitors the first monitoring row closest to the automatic door is changed from the object detection to the object non-detection while the automatic door is open. Later, by giving a closing signal to the automatic door, the door is closed when a person starts to move in a direction away from the door, so that the opening time of the door can be shortened. it can.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the state where the automatic door is open, first, only the first output signal of the first optical sensor that monitors the first monitoring row closest to the automatic door is validated, and the second monitoring is performed. The output signal of each photosensor that monitors the subsequent columns is treated as invalid, and the second light that monitors the second monitoring column in the next column after the first output signal of the first photosensor changes from object detection to object non-detection. By enabling the second output signal of the sensor and giving the closing signal to the automatic door when the second output signal is in the object detection state, the door opening time is shortened while ensuring safety. It can be time.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, after the second output signal of the second optical sensor changes from object detection to object non-detection, the output of the third optical sensor that monitors the third monitoring column in the next column is validated. By repeating this until the outermost optical sensor that monitors the outermost monitoring column farthest from the automatic door, and finally treating the output signals of each optical sensor in all the monitoring columns as valid, For example, even if a person enters from the side of the monitoring line that has passed, the person can be detected reliably.

  According to the invention of claim 4, when the respective output signals are sequentially validated from the first optical sensor to the outermost optical sensor, the output signal of the optical sensor in the front monitoring row changes from object non-detection to object detection. In this case, by providing an open signal to the automatic door, safety is ensured when a person moving away from the door makes a U-turn and returns to the door side.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the output signal for detecting the object of the predetermined photosensor continues for a predetermined time, the output signal of each photosensor in all the monitoring rows is treated as valid. When there is a person approaching, the person can be detected by the outermost optical sensor, and safety for the person approaching the door is enhanced.

  According to the invention of claim 6, when the output signal of the optical sensor that monitors the outermost monitoring column is object detection, the output signal of each optical sensor in all the monitoring columns is treated as valid. Thus, as in the case of claim 5, the safety for a person approaching the door is enhanced.

The schematic diagram which shows the structure of embodiment of this invention. The typical perspective view which shows each monitoring row | line | column set on a door channel | path surface. The schematic block diagram which shows the control system of the door opening and closing with which embodiment of this invention is provided. The schematic diagram for demonstrating the basic operation | movement in embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram for demonstrating the safety measure in embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram for demonstrating the safety measure in embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram for demonstrating the safety measure in embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram for demonstrating the safety measure in embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the effect of this invention. The schematic diagram for demonstrating the directionality detection function of a prior art.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  First, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, according to the present invention, as a basic configuration, on the passage surface F of the door 1 in order to detect the moving direction of the object (person) with respect to the door 1 (direction detection). Multiple monitoring columns are set in Although it depends on the column width of the monitoring column, the number of monitoring columns is preferably three or more.

  The door 1 is a sliding door type, and in this embodiment, for example, five monitoring rows L1 to L5 are set in parallel to the door 1. The monitoring row L1 is closest to the door 1, and the monitoring row L5 is farthest from the door 1 on the outermost side. For the sake of explanation, the monitoring columns L1 to L5 are collectively referred to as the monitoring column L when it is not necessary to distinguish them.

  1 and 2 show a state in which the monitoring row L is provided only on one side of the passage surface F of the door 1, but the other passage surface is also used for detecting directionality. The monitoring line L may be provided, or the door sensor on the other passage surface side may be a touch sensor or a mat sensor. Although not shown, a safety beam for detecting a person on the door rail is provided between the doors 1.

  In order to set the monitoring rows L1 to L5 on the passage surface F, five optical sensors 21 to 25 are used. That is, the optical sensors 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 correspond to the monitoring columns L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5, respectively.

  In addition, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the optical sensors 21 to 25 for the sake of explanation, the optical sensor 20 is collectively used. In FIG. 1, the optical sensors 21 to 25 are individually shown for the convenience of drawing. However, actually, the optical sensors 21 to 25 are integrally stored in the sensor box and are, for example, from the door 1 such as the invisible la or the ceiling surface. Also installed at a high position.

  Referring to FIG. 3, each optical sensor 20 is a reflection type sensor, and includes a light emitting element 210 that emits light (infrared rays) toward passage surface F and a light receiving element 220 that receives reflected light from passage surface F. Prepare as a pair.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when each monitoring row L includes 8 spots, as an example, a combination of two light emitting elements and a four-divided lens is employed on the light emitting unit side of each optical sensor 20. A combination of two light receiving elements and a four-divided lens is also adopted on the side of the unit.

  The door opening / closing control system of FIG. 3 includes a control means 30. As the control means 30, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a microcomputer or the like is used. The light emitting element 210 is driven by the control means 30 via the light emitting element driving circuit 211.

  On the other hand, a signal corresponding to the amount of received light is output from the light receiving element 220 and provided to the control means 30. The amount of light received by the light receiving element 220 varies depending on whether a person is present in the monitoring row L and when no person is detected.

  Also in the description of this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the output signal when a person is present in the monitoring row L is turned ON, and the output signal when no person is present is turned OFF. The output signal of the light receiving element 220 may be referred to as the output signal of the optical sensor 20.

  The control means 30 controls the relay switch 12 of the door engine 11 based on the output signal of each optical sensor 20. In this example, when the relay switch 12 is on, a door open signal is output to the door engine 11, and when the relay switch 12 is off, a door close signal is output to the door engine 11.

  Further, the control unit 30 detects the directionality based on how the ON signals from the optical sensors 21 to 25 appear. That is, as described in the prior art example, the time series of the ON signals output from the respective optical sensors 20 are the optical sensor 25 (monitoring column L5) → the optical sensor 24 (monitoring column L4) → the optical sensor 23 ( If the order of the monitoring row L3) → the optical sensor 22 (the monitoring row L2) → the optical sensor 21 (the monitoring row L1), it is determined that the person is moving in the direction approaching the door 1, and the relay switch 12 is turned on. The door opening signal is output to the door engine 11.

  On the other hand, the time series of the ON signal output from each optical sensor 20 is the optical sensor 21 (monitoring column L1) → the optical sensor 22 (monitoring column L2) → the optical sensor 23 (monitoring column L3) → the optical sensor 24. If the order is (monitoring line L4) → light sensor 25 (monitoring line L5), it is determined that the person is moving away from the door 1, the relay switch 12 is turned off, and the door engine 11 is closed. Output a signal.

  In the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 4A to 4G, when the person A moves in a direction away from the door 1, the control means 30 detects that and shortens the opening time of the door 1. Therefore, the following control is performed.

  In each of FIGS. 4A to 4G, it is assumed that the right side of the door 1 is the indoor side and the left side of the door 1 is the outdoor side. And as demonstrated in FIG. 1, the optical sensor 20 (21-25) is provided in the outdoor side, and each monitoring row | line | column L (L1-L5) is set on the channel | path surface F. To do.

  First, FIG. 4A shows a state where the person A is on the indoor side of the door 1 and is about to go out of the door 1 (outside of the outdoor side). At this time, the control means 30 treats all output signals from the respective optical sensors 20 provided on the outdoor side as valid.

  Here, “effective” means to be included in the control factor of door opening and closing. Therefore, “handle all as valid” means that if any one of the output signals from each optical sensor 20 has an ON signal, a door open signal is output.

  In FIG. 4A, when the person A approaches the door 1 and is detected by an indoor door sensor (not shown), the control means 30 opens the door 1 and monitors the monitoring row L1 closest to the door 1. Only the output signal from the sensor 21 is treated as valid, and the output signals from the optical sensors 22 to 25 in the other monitoring rows L2 to L5 are treated as invalid.

  That is, the control means 30 ignores the output signals from the optical sensors 22 to 25 without including them in the door opening / closing control factors. In each of FIGS. 4A to 4G, the detection light beam treated as valid is added with a matte texture (smudged), and the detection light beam treated as invalid is indicated by a broken line.

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the person A goes out of the room and enters the first monitoring row L1, the output signal of the optical sensor 21 is turned on. Maintain the door open signal.

  Next, when the person A further moves toward the outdoor side and enters the second monitoring row L2 shown in FIG. 4C, the output signal of the optical sensor 21 becomes an undetected OFF signal. 30 treats the output signal of the optical sensor 22 monitoring the second monitoring column L2 as valid in addition to the output signal of the optical sensor 21 of the first column, and the output signal of the optical sensor 21 is OFF. When the output signal 22 is ON, it is determined that the person A is traveling to the outside of the room, and at this time, a door closing signal is output.

  Next, when the person A further moves and enters the third monitoring row L3 shown in FIG. 4 (d) and the output signal of the optical sensor 22 is turned OFF, the control means 30 moves to the first and second rows. In addition to the output signals of the optical sensors 21 and 22 of the eyes, the output signal of the optical sensor 23 that monitors the third monitoring row L3 is treated as valid.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 4E to 4G, the control unit 30 sequentially validates the output signals of the remaining photosensors 24 and 25 as the person A moves, and outputs the output of the photosensor 25. When the signal is turned OFF, it is determined that the person A has left the last monitoring row L5, and the direction detection operation is canceled.

  As described above, when the person A tries to return to the door 1 by making a U-turn on the way by sequentially making the output signals of the optical sensors 21 to 25 incrementally effective as the person A moves. Safety can be ensured. This will be described with reference to FIG.

  After the person A moves to the first monitoring column L1 to the fifth monitoring column L5 as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) to (d), as shown in FIG. 5 (e), U Since the output signal of the optical sensor 24 changes from OFF to ON when it turns and enters the fourth monitoring row L4, the control means 30 issues a door opening signal. For example, when the U-turn is performed in the second monitoring row L2, the control unit 30 similarly issues a door opening signal.

  That is, when the photosensor 20 that has been turned from ON to OFF is turned ON again during the direction detection operation, it is assumed that a person has made a U-turn in the middle, and a door opening signal is output to ensure safety. .

  Also, as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 8, even when a person enters from the side of the monitoring row L, any one of the optical sensors 20 that has been turned from ON to OFF is turned ON again. Output to ensure safety. The direction detection operation is canceled together with the output of the door opening signal.

  Further, in order to ensure safety, when a person stops for a predetermined time in the middle, the direction detection operation is canceled and the output signals of all the optical sensors 20 (21 to 25) are treated as valid. This will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, when the person A moves to the third monitoring row L3, for example, and stops there, the output signals of the photosensors 24 and 25 in the fourth and fifth rows are invalidated, Accordingly, the detection area remains narrow, and when there is a person trying to approach the door 1, the detection is delayed.

  Therefore, when the output signal of the optical sensor 23 that monitors the monitoring row L3 remains ON for a predetermined time (for example, about 5 seconds), the control means 30 stops the person A in the monitoring row L3. The direction detection operation is canceled and the output signals of the optical sensors 21 to 25 are treated as valid as shown in FIG.

  According to this, as shown in FIG. 6 (d), the person B trying to approach the door 1 can be detected by the fifth monitoring row L 5 farthest from the door 1.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the door 1 is opened, only the output signal of the optical sensor 21 that monitors the first monitoring row L1 is effective, and the second to fifth rows. Each of the output signals of the optical sensors 22 to 25 that monitor the monitoring rows L2 to L5 is treated as invalid and the detection area becomes the narrowest state. Therefore, when there is a person approaching the door 1, the detection is considerably delayed. .

  Therefore, for example, when only the output signal of the optical sensor 21 that monitors the first monitoring row L1 is valid, the control means 30 outputs the output signal of the optical sensor 25 that monitors the fifth monitoring row 5. When ON, the output signals of all the optical sensors 20 (21 to 25) are treated as valid without entering the direction detection operation.

  According to this, as shown in FIG. 7B, the person B who is about to approach the door 1 can be detected by the fifth monitoring row L5 farthest from the door 1, and the safety is improved.

  In the direction detection operation, for example, when a person is present in the second monitoring row L2, the output signal of the optical sensor 25 that monitors the fifth monitoring row 5 is turned ON. May cancel the direction detection operation and treat the output signals of all the optical sensors 20 (21 to 25) as valid.

  Next, the effect of the present invention will be verified with reference to FIG. FIG. 9A1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration around the automatic door. FIGS. 9A2 to 9A4 are schematic diagrams illustrating a situation where a person moves. FIG. 9B is a graph showing the transition of the door closing time when the sensor installation height is 2 m and FIG. 9C is the sensor installation height 3 m (vertical axis; door opening, closing, horizontal axis; Time (s)). All numerical values are theoretical values.

  In FIG. 9 (a1), the front door 1 is 1800 mm, and the closing time of the door 1 is about 3 seconds with a closing speed of 0.35 m / s. Sensors SA and SB are installed on both sides of door 1. The sensors SA and SB are both provided with five optical sensors as in the above embodiment, and monitoring rows L1 to L5 are set on each passage surface. The sensor SA is on the indoor side, and the sensor SB is on the outdoor side.

  The distance from the door 1 to the rear edge of the first monitoring row L1 is 0.4 m when the installation height is 2 m, and 0.5 m when the installation height is 3 m. The distance from the door 1 to the rear edge of the fifth monitoring row L5 is 2.4 m when the installation height is 2 m, and 3.3 m when the installation height is 3 m. The walking speed of a person is about 1.0 m / s.

  In each graph of FIGS. 9B and 9C, the solid line is the one of the present invention that outputs a door closing signal at the time of FIG. 9A3 when the person passes through the first monitoring row L1, 9 is a conventional example that outputs a door closing signal at the time of FIG. 9 (a4) when it passes through the fifth monitoring row L5.

  As can be seen, according to the example of the present invention, compared to the conventional example, the time from door opening to door closing is 2.0 seconds when the sensor installation height is 2 m, and the sensor installation height is In the case of 3 m, it can be shortened by 2.8 seconds. Therefore, the load of air conditioning management of the building can be greatly reduced, which greatly contributes to energy saving.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Door 1a Seamless 11 Door engine 20 (21-25) Optical sensor 210 Light emitting element 220 Light receiving element 30 Control means F Path surface L (L1-L5) Monitoring line

Claims (6)

A pair of a light emitting element that emits light toward the passage surface on which the automatic door is installed and a light receiving element that receives reflected light from the passage surface, and detects the presence or absence of an object present on the passage surface A plurality of optical sensors, and control means for providing an opening / closing control signal to the automatic door based on an output signal of object detection / non-detection output from each of the optical sensors. Set a plurality of monitoring rows parallel to the automatic door on at least one side passage surface,
In the case where the time series of the object detection signals output from the respective optical sensors are in the order of the direction in which the objects are separated from the automatic door, the control means gives a closing signal to the automatic door.
In a state in which the automatic door is open, the first output signal of the first optical sensor that monitors the first monitoring row closest to the automatic door is changed from object detection to object non-detection, and then the automatic door is closed. An automatic door open / close control method characterized by:   In the state where the automatic door is open, the control means first validates only the first output signal of the first optical sensor that monitors the first monitoring row closest to the automatic door, and performs the second monitoring row and the subsequent steps. The output signal of each optical sensor to be monitored is treated as invalid, and after the first output signal of the first optical sensor shifts from object detection to object non-detection, the second optical sensor that monitors the second monitoring sensor in the next column 2. The automatic door opening / closing control method according to claim 1, wherein when the second output signal is validated and the second output signal is in an object detection state, a closing signal is given to the automatic door.   The control means validates the output of the third photosensor for monitoring the third monitoring column in the next row after the second output signal of the second photosensor has changed from object detection to object non-detection, 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the output signal of each photosensor in all monitoring rows is treated as valid finally until the outermost photosensor for monitoring the outermost monitoring row farthest from the automatic door. Automatic door opening and closing control method.   When the control means sequentially validates each of the output signals from the first optical sensor to the outermost optical sensor, the output signal of the optical sensor in the front monitoring row has changed from object non-detection to object detection. 4. The automatic door opening / closing control method according to claim 3, wherein an opening signal is given to the automatic door.   5. The control means according to claim 2, wherein when the output signal for detecting an object of a predetermined optical sensor continues for a predetermined time, the output signal of each optical sensor in all monitoring rows is treated as valid. The automatic door opening / closing control method according to Item 1.   3. The control unit according to claim 2, wherein when the output signal of the optical sensor that monitors the outermost monitoring column is object detection, the output signal of each optical sensor in all the monitoring columns is treated as valid. 6. The automatic door opening / closing control method according to any one of claims 5 to 6.

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