JP-2026076372-A - Automatic door system, control method for automatic door system, control program for automatic door system

Abstract

[Problem] One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a technology for an automatic door device that can reduce the burden on the user during use. [Solution] An automatic door device 100 in one aspect of the present invention includes: an open instruction output unit installed outside the private room that outputs an open instruction when the user of the private room operates the door 20 of the private room to open it; a door drive control unit 50 that controls the opening operation of the door 20 based on the open instruction from the open instruction output unit; a room occupancy detection unit 28 that detects a person inside the private room; and a determination unit that determines whether a person is active inside the private room. The door drive control unit 50 prohibits the opening operation of the door 20 based on the open instruction from the open instruction output unit when the door 20 is fully closed and the room occupancy detection unit 28 is in a detection state and the determination unit determines that a person is active. [Selection Diagram] Figure 1

Inventors

• 松永 絢一
• 友弘 真実

Assignees

• ナブテスコ株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260511

Application Date

20260220

Priority Date

20210218

Claims (17)

1. An open instruction output unit is provided outside the private room and outputs an instruction to open the door of the private room, A door drive control unit controls the opening operation of the door based on the opening instruction from the opening instruction output unit, A room occupancy detection unit that detects a person inside the aforementioned room, A determination unit that determines whether or not a person is active in the aforementioned private room, Equipped with, Automatic door device, wherein the door drive control unit prohibits the opening operation of the door based on an opening instruction from the opening instruction output unit when the door is fully closed and the occupancy detection unit is in a detection state and the determination unit determines that a person is active.
2. The automatic door device according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines whether a person is active based on at least one of the person's position, the person's movements, the load change the room's equipment receives from the person, the operation the room's equipment receives from the person, and the flow of water in the room's equipment.
3. The automatic door device according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit includes an object detection sensor having a detection area consisting of a plurality of detection spots, and determines whether a person is active based on the position of the detection spot among the plurality of detection spots that is in a detected state.
4. The automatic door device according to claim 3, wherein the detection area is set within a predetermined range from the outer edge of a predetermined piece of equipment.
5. The automatic door device according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined equipment is at least one of a toilet, a washing station, a washbasin, a changing table, a handrail, a child's chair, and a bed.
6. The door to the private room, An instruction output unit is provided outside the private room and outputs an instruction to open or close the door of the private room, A control unit that controls the opening and closing drive of the door based on an open or close instruction from the instruction output unit, A room occupancy detection unit that detects a person inside the individual room, The user detection unit has a detection area within a predetermined range from the outer edge of the equipment in the aforementioned private room and detects people, A determination unit that determines whether a person is active in the private room based on the detection result of the user detection unit, Equipped with, The determination unit determines that a person is active in the private room when there is a change in the detection result of the user detection unit within a predetermined time. Automatic door device, wherein the control unit prohibits the opening operation of the door based on an open command from the instruction output unit when the door is fully closed, the occupancy detection unit detects an occupant, and the determination unit determines that a person is active.
7. A step to detect whether there is a person inside the private room, The steps include determining whether a person is active in the aforementioned private room, A step of determining whether the door of the private room is fully closed, The steps include: prohibiting the opening of the door based on an instruction from the open instruction output unit that outputs an instruction to open the door, while the door is fully closed and it is detected that a person is inside the room and it is determined that a person is active inside the room; A method for controlling an automatic door system, including the following:
8. A step to detect whether there is a person inside the private room, The steps include determining whether a person is active in the aforementioned private room, A step of determining whether the door of the private room is fully closed, The steps include: prohibiting the opening of the door based on an instruction from the open instruction output unit that outputs an instruction to open the door, while the door is fully closed and it is detected that a person is inside the room and it is determined that a person is active inside the room; A control program for an automatic door system that causes a computer to execute it.
9. An open instruction output unit is provided outside the private room and outputs an instruction to open the door of the private room, A door drive control unit controls the opening operation of the door based on the opening instruction from the opening instruction output unit, An estimation unit that estimates the purpose of use of the individual room, A time determination unit that determines the usage limit time based on the estimated purpose of use, Equipped with, The door drive control unit prohibits the opening operation of the door based on the opening instruction of the opening instruction output unit from the time the door is fully closed until the determined usage restriction time has elapsed. Automatic door system.
10. The unit includes a user detection unit that detects the location of a person inside the private room. The estimation unit estimates the purpose of use based on the position of the person inside the private room at a predetermined time after the door has been fully closed. The automatic door device according to claim 9.
11. The unit includes a user detection unit that detects the location of a person inside the private room. The estimation unit estimates the purpose of use based on the position where the person spent the longest time inside the private room from the moment the door is fully closed until a predetermined time has elapsed. The automatic door device according to claim 9.
12. The user detection unit includes an infrared detection sensor having an infrared detection area consisting of multiple infrared detection spots, and detects the position of a person in the private room based on the position of the infrared detection spot that is in a detected state among the multiple infrared detection spots. The automatic door device according to claim 10 or 11.
13. The unit includes an acquisition unit that acquires at least one of the following: human movement, changes in load on the indoor equipment of the private room from the person, operations on the indoor equipment from the person, and the flow of water in the indoor equipment. The estimation unit estimates the purpose of use based on the acquisition results of the acquisition unit. The automatic door device according to any one of claims 9 to 12.
14. The aforementioned usage restriction time is set to a different time for each estimated purpose of use. The automatic door device according to any one of claims 9 to 13.
15. The system includes a notification unit that notifies the person inside the private room that the usage restriction time has elapsed at a predetermined timing before the usage restriction time has elapsed. The automatic door device according to any one of claims 9 to 14.
16. Steps to estimate the purpose of use of the individual in the room, The steps include determining the usage time limit based on the estimated purpose of use, The steps include: prohibiting the opening operation of the door based on the open instruction output unit from the time the door of the private room is fully closed until the determined usage restriction time has elapsed; A method for controlling automatic doors, including the control method for automatic doors.
17. Steps to estimate the purpose of use of the individual in the room, The steps include determining the usage time limit based on the estimated purpose of use, The steps include: prohibiting the opening operation of the door based on the open instruction output unit from the time the door of the private room is fully closed until the determined usage restriction time has elapsed; A control program for an automatic door system that causes a computer to execute it.

Description

This invention relates to an automatic door system, a control method for an automatic door system, and a control program for an automatic door system. Automatic door systems for toilet stalls are known. For example, Patent Document 1 describes an automatic door installed in a relatively spacious public toilet stall accessible to wheelchair users, intended for people with disabilities and the elderly. This automatic door uses a human body detection sensor installed inside the public toilet stall to detect the presence of a person, and controls the automatic door and other ancillary equipment in the toilet stall based on the sensor output. This automatic door locks itself upon detection by the human body detection sensor, preventing external opening. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2002-188204 This is a schematic plan view showing a room equipped with an automatic door device according to the first embodiment.Figure 1 is a front view showing a room equipped with an automatic door system.Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the automatic door device.This flowchart shows a second example of the operation of the automatic door device shown in Figure 1.Figure 1 is a flowchart showing a third example of operation of the automatic door device.Figure 1 is a plan view showing an example of the detection area of an automatic door device.This is a block diagram showing the configuration of the automatic door device according to the fourth embodiment.This is a flowchart showing the processing of the automatic door device according to the fourth embodiment.This is a plan view showing an example of the infrared detection area of an automatic door system. The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, based on preferred embodiments. In embodiments and modifications, the same or equivalent components and members are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations are omitted as appropriate. Furthermore, the dimensions of the members in each drawing are enlarged or reduced as appropriate for ease of understanding. Also, some members that are not important for explaining the embodiments are omitted from the drawings. Furthermore, separate components sharing common characteristics are distinguished by adding "First," "Second," etc., to the beginning of their names, and these prefixes are omitted when referring to them collectively. While terms including ordinal numbers such as "First," "Second," etc., are used to describe diverse components, these terms are used solely to distinguish one component from others and do not limit the components themselves. [First Embodiment] An automatic door device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1, 2, and 3. Figure 1 is a schematic plan view showing a room 10 equipped with the automatic door device 100. Figure 2 is a front view showing the room 10 equipped with the automatic door device 100. Figure 2 shows a part of the front wall 101 of the room 10 cut away. For convenience of explanation, as shown in the figures, a certain horizontal direction will be called the X direction, a horizontal direction perpendicular to the X direction will be called the Y direction, and a vertical direction perpendicular to both will be called the Z direction. The X direction may also be called the left-right direction, the Y direction the front-back direction, and the Z direction the up-down direction. Such directional notation does not restrict the orientation of the automatic door device 100, and the automatic door device 100 can be used in any orientation. Room 10 is an example of a private room. Figure 3 is a block diagram of the automatic door device 100. Each block shown in Figure 3 can be implemented hardware-wise using components such as a computer processor, CPU, and memory, as well as electronic circuits and mechanical devices. Software-wise, it can be implemented using computer programs, etc. Here, however, the diagram depicts functional blocks realized through the coordination of these components. Therefore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that these functional blocks can be implemented in various ways through combinations of hardware and software. The automatic door device 100 is a device that opens and closes a door for opening and closing an opening. The automatic door device 100 can be applied to openings of various partitioning means, such as walls that divide spaces. In this embodiment, the automatic door device 100 opens and closes an opening 102 provided in the front wall 101 of room 10 using a door 20. The opening 102 in Figure 2 is located slightly to the right of the center of the front wall 101. The door 20 in this example is a sliding door that moves left and right. Room 10 can be installed in various facilities such as train stations, hotels, department stores, hospitals, and elderly care facilities. There are no restrictions on