JPH0657585B2 - Double deck elevator equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a double-deck elevator device that is a high-speed mass continuous transportation device, and more particularly, to a double-deck elevator device that can effectively guide passengers boarding the vehicle. Regarding the device.

[Prior Art] As one of high-speed mass continuous transportation devices, for example, a double deck elevator device is known. Further, generally, not only this type of elevator device but also most transportation devices have not conventionally been actively guided.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining how passengers board the double deck elevator system.

As shown in FIG. 6, the passengers are
In order to get into one of the upper and lower cars, the conventional method as shown in the figure requires people to gather near the entrance / exit to the inside of the car, which requires a lot of time for passengers to get on and off. Further, in a transportation device having a plurality of cars that are simultaneously moved by the same mechanism, such as a double deck elevator device, when each car is controlled so that it does not start unless each car has a fixed number of passengers, one car The delay of the passengers getting on and off the train affects the departure of all the cars and reduces the transportation capacity of the entire transportation device.

As a conventional technique relating to such a high-speed mass continuous transportation device, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 59-153773 and 61 are available.
The technology described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 188384 is known.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above-mentioned conventional technology, no consideration is given to guiding the passengers, and the passengers get on and off the transportation device at their own discretion. In the continuous transportation device, there is a problem that it is difficult to efficiently operate the transportation device because it is not possible to reduce the boarding / alighting time, which is a large proportion of the required transportation time as a whole.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and enable effective guidance for passengers boarding,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a double-deck elevator device which is a high-speed mass continuous transportation device capable of improving transportation efficiency.

[Means for Solving the Problem] According to the present invention, the above-mentioned object is to provide a congestion degree detecting means for detecting the congestion degree in each car inside or outside each car, and to determine the congestion degree according to the detected congestion degree. It is achieved by providing a boarding amount control means for urging, limiting or prohibiting passengers getting on and off the car artificially or voluntarily.

[Operation] Since the passenger's entry / exit to / from the car is independently reminded, restricted, or prohibited for each car, the present invention is, as in the case of the prior art, the entry / exit time of the passenger to / from one car. It is possible to prevent the passengers from getting bigger and to prevent other cars from waiting, and because many passengers do not gather near the entrance / exit and the boarding time does not become large, the total boarding time can be significantly increased. It can be reduced. Moreover, this can greatly improve the transportation efficiency of the double-deck elevator device.

An embodiment of a double deck elevator device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the outline of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining its operation. In FIG. 1, 1 is a double-deck elevator device, 2 is a boarding / alighting platform, 3 is an escalator, and 4 is a car.

An embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 uses an escalator 3 as a means for controlling the passenger boarding amount into a double deck elevator system.

In FIG. 1, an escalator 3 is arranged near the boarding / alighting platform 2 for each car 4 of the double deck elevator system 1. The escalator 3 is provided for each car 4 in a one-to-one correspondence, and is provided for each car 4 even when a plurality of double deck elevator devices 1 are provided. . With such an arrangement, the passenger cannot get on or off the car 4 without using the escalator 3.

In the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, an in-car passenger congestion degree detection device is provided inside or outside the car 4, for example, above the boarding / alighting platform 2. The escalator 3 is controlled so that its speed is changed or stopped in accordance with the congestion degree detected by the passenger congestion degree detection device in the car, whereby the passengers in the respective cages 4 are always controlled. It is designed so that a certain number of people will be crowded within a certain period of time.

The operation of the escalator 3 will be described below with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

(1) First, at a certain time before the double-deck elevator device 1 arrives at the boarding / alighting platform 2, the escalator 3 as a passenger guiding device starts to operate, and the boarding / alighting platform 2 for the car 4 does not become crowded. , Carry passengers to the platform 2 in advance (steps 10 and 11).

(2) When the transportation device 1 arrives at the boarding / alighting platform 2,
The door of the car 4 is opened and passengers are guided by the escalator 3 one after another to get on and off the car 4 (steps 12 and 13).

(3) While guiding passengers to get in and out of the car 4, the degree of congestion in the car in the car 4 is detected, and the degree of congestion of another car is compared with the degree of congestion of the car ( Steps 14 and 15).

(4) If the degree of congestion of the car in question is higher than the degree of congestion of the other car in the judgment in step 15, the car has more passengers than other cars. The control for reducing the speed of 3 is performed to reduce the number of passengers transported to the car so that the congestion levels of other cars and the congestion level of the car become the same (step 16).

(5) Contrary to the above, in the determination of step 15, when the congestion degree of the car concerned is smaller than the congestion degree of the other car, only the passengers in the car concerned are smaller than those of the other cars. Since it is not connected, the speed of the escalator 3 is controlled to increase and the number of passengers transported to the car is increased so that the congestion degree of other cars and the congestion degree of the relevant car are the same. (Step 1
7).

(6) The above-mentioned steps 14 to 17 are repeatedly executed until the congestion degree in the car reaches a constant level, that is, the capacity level (steps 18, 14 to 17).

(7) When the congestion level in the car reaches a certain level,
The escalator 3 is stopped so that passengers cannot enter the car 4, the door of the car 4 is closed, and the double-deck elevator device 1 is started (steps 19 to 21).

According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, passengers who get on and off the car 4 of the double-deck elevator device 1 are evenly used by the escalator 3 so as not to be crowded at the boarding / alighting platform 2 and without wasted time. It can be guided and any car can be loaded with a certain number of passengers in the same time.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 5 is a doorway, 6 is a voice speaker, and 7 is a display.

This embodiment of the present invention promotes, restricts, and prohibits passengers from getting into and out of the double-deck elevator device without using an escalator or the like.

As a method of forcibly prohibiting getting on and off the transportation device, there is a method of providing an independent passage and an entrance / exit 5 corresponding to the entrance / exit of the car of the transportation device.
In this method, the entrance / exit 5 is closed when the congestion degree in the car reaches a predetermined value without special guidance to the passengers. In this case, the congestion degree in the car can be controlled while allowing the passengers to walk freely without using a guide device such as an escalator.

In addition, as another method, it is possible to control the entry / exit to / from the transportation device by informing the passengers of the entry / exit promotion, the restriction, and the prohibition by the voice speaker 6, the display 7, and the like. It is more effective when used together with the installation of the entrance / exit 5. As an example of voice guidance or guidance display in this case, "please go forward", "please hurry", "do not press", "please go forward slowly", "departure" Please hurry. "," We have started. Please wait. "," Please stop. "

FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are diagrams for explaining various methods for detecting the congestion degree in the car used in the above-described embodiment of the present invention.

The example shown in FIG. 4 is for detecting the congestion degree in the car by using the load detector 8 of the known car. In addition, the example shown in FIG. 5 shows a method using a known ultrasonic device 30, a method of counting the number of people boarding using a known photoelectric device 31, and a method of detecting the number of people by image recognition processing from an image by ITV32. Shows. The method shown in FIG.
In any case, it can be used both in the car and in the car, and the congestion degree in the car can be detected.

Although the above-described embodiments of the present invention have been described as applying the present invention to a double-deck elevator device in any case, the present invention can be applied to any other type of transportation device.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to guide a fixed number of passengers into a plurality of cars in the shortest time and within a fixed time without crowding. It is possible to significantly shorten the time required for passengers to get on and off, which takes up a lot of time, and thereby to improve the transportation efficiency of the double-deck elevator device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the outline of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation thereof, and FIG. 3 is a view for explaining another embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining various methods for detecting the congestion degree in the car, and FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the conventional technique. 1 ... Double deck elevator system, 2 ... Embarkation platform, 3 ... Escalator, 4 ... Car, 5 ... Exit, 6 ... Voice speaker, 7 ... Display.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Toshihiko Nara 1070 Imo, Katsuta City, Ibaraki Prefecture Mito Plant, Hitachi, Ltd. (72) Inventor Jun Kagawa 1070 Ichimo, Katsuta City, Ibaraki Hitachi Mito Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hideaki Takahashi 1070, Moe, Katsuta-shi, Ibaraki, Hitachi, Ltd. Mito Factory (72) Inventor Shinji Kagami 1-6, Kandanishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Hiritate Elevator Service Co., Ltd. ( 56) References Kokomi Sho 56-2307 (JP, Y2)

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A double deck elevator system in which an upper car and a lower car are connected to each other, and congestion degree detection means for detecting the congestion degrees of the upper and lower cars, respectively.
A double-deck elevator device comprising: a boarding amount control means for promoting or controlling boarding of passengers so that the congestion degree of the upper and lower cars becomes constant according to the detection result. 2. The boarding amount control means is an escalator, and the speed of the escalator is changed or stopped in order to promote or control passengers getting on and off the car. Double-deck elevator device according to item 1. 3. The boarding amount control means is an entrance / exit provided near each of the upper and lower cars, and opens / closes the entrance / exit to promote or limit passengers getting on and off the car. The first claim
Double-deck elevator device described in the item. 4. The guide device according to claim 1, wherein the boarding amount control means is a guide device for giving a voice guidance for urging or prohibiting passengers getting on and off the car.
Double-deck elevator device described in the item. 5. The boarding amount control means is a display means for visually observing a guide for urging or prohibiting passengers getting on and off the car.
Double-deck elevator device described in the item. 6. The double deck elevator apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising an independent passage for each of the upper and lower cars, the passage being independent for each car. 7. The congestion degree detecting device is a car load detecting device, a photoelectric device or an ultrasonic device provided at an entrance of a car, and the device is an ultrasonic device. Double-deck elevator device according to item 1. 8. The congestion degree detecting device is a photoelectric device or an ultrasonic device for detecting the number of passengers in a car outside the car, according to one of claims 1 to 6. Double-deck elevator device described in the item. 9. The congestion degree detection device is an ITV device provided inside or outside the car, and detects the number of people in the car by image recognition. 1 out of 1st to 6th terms
Double-deck elevator device described in the item.