JP2009249108A - Elevator pushbutton integrated position indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an elevator pushbutton integrated position indicator capable of certainly preventing a user from pushing a pushbutton during an elevator unavailable period, and enabling the user to certainly recognize that the elevator is in a pausing state. <P>SOLUTION: The elevator push button integrated position indicator provided on a landing floor wall surface of the elevator comprises a pushbutton portion having the pushbutton for registering a landing call; a position indicating portion provided between a normal position adjacent to the pushbutton portion and exposing the pushbutton portion and a shielding position superimposed with a front surface of the pushbutton portion and shielding the pushbutton portion, and indicating operation information; a position indicating portion movement driving means driving the movement of the position indicating portion; and a position indicator control device controlling the position indicating portion to move from the normal position to the pushbutton shielding position by driving the position indicating portion movement driving means, on the basis of a management signal from an elevator control device during the elevator unavailable period. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator push button integrated position indicator.

In a conventional elevator push button integrated position indicator, a direction indicating the direction of operation of the elevator is shown in FIG. 11 in order to notify the user when the elevator cannot be used because it is being inspected. When the elevator is not available on the position display unit 2 having the lamp 2b, the floor indicator lamp 2c indicating the floor where the elevator is currently located, and the push button 4 for registering the hall call by pressing. There has been known one provided with an operation stop indicator lamp 7 which is turned on and informs the user accordingly.
In addition, a display device that is provided at the elevator landing and displays the operation status of the elevator car, a landing call button provided in the vicinity of the display device, a display member provided in the vicinity of the landing call button, Moving means for moving the display member from a first position overlaid on a part of the display device to a second position overlaid on the hall call button, the display member comprising: The display device is reversibly attached via a moving means, and has a display character that is the same as a part of the display device on the front side, and a work display character that indicates that work is being performed on the back side. The display device covers a part of the display device at the position 1 and displays the display character. When the inspection is performed, the display character is reversed when moving from the first position to the second position. That is configured to display the work display character is known covers the hall call button in a second position (e.g., see Patent Document 1).

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  However, in the conventional elevator push button integrated position indicator provided with the operation indicator as described above, the push button is exposed as it is even when the elevator operation is stopped. There is a problem that the push button can be pressed, and a problem that the size of the pause operation indicator light for notifying the pause is small and is not easily recognized by the user. For this reason, there is a risk that a user who is not aware that the elevator cannot be used will continue to press the pushbutton and wait for the arrival of the elevator, especially if the elevator becomes unavailable during a disaster such as an earthquake. The person who evacuates using the elevator does not realize that the elevator is already in a state where it cannot be used, and may continue to wait for the elevator and induce an evacuation delay.

Further, in the conventional elevator push-button integrated position indicator shown in Patent Document 1, the operation of the hall call button is prevented by manually moving and inverting the display member to a position covering the hall call button during inspection work. However, since this display member is not fixed at a position covering the hall call button, it is possible for the user to lift the display member and operate the hall call button. There is a problem that the operation cannot be reliably prevented.
Furthermore, when the elevator becomes unavailable, it is necessary to manually move the display member to a position that covers the landing pushbutton, so it is very complicated to manually perform this movement at all landings on each floor. There is a problem that it takes time and it is difficult to promptly display that the elevator is unavailable. This point can be a major problem especially when the elevator becomes unavailable during a disaster such as an earthquake.

This invention was made in order to solve the problems as described above, and the first object is to reliably prevent the user from pressing the push button when the elevator becomes unavailable, An elevator push-button integrated position indicator that allows a user to reliably recognize that the elevator is in a suspended state (unusable) is obtained.
The second purpose is that an elevator push-button integrated position indicator that does not take a troublesome time to display to that effect when the elevator becomes unusable, and can quickly display that effect. Is what you get.

  In the elevator push button integrated position indicator according to the present invention, the elevator push button integrated position indicator provided on the elevator wall surface, the push button having a push button for registering a hall call when pressed. And a normal position where the push button part is exposed adjacent to the push button part, and a push button concealing position which overlaps the front surface of the push button part and hides the push button part. A position display unit that displays operation information of the elevator, a position display unit movement drive unit that drives movement between the normal position of the position display unit and the push button concealing position, and the elevator is not usable. The position display unit movement drive means is driven based on a predetermined management signal output from the elevator controller when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Configuration to that and a position indicator control device for controlling so as to move to the push button concealed position the position display unit from the normal position Te.

The present invention relates to an elevator push button integrated position indicator, an elevator push button integrated position indicator provided on a landing wall surface of the elevator, and a push button portion having a push button for registering a hall call when pressed. The push button portion is adjacent to the push button portion, and is provided movably between a normal position where the push button portion is exposed and a push button concealment position which overlaps the front surface of the push button portion and conceals the push button portion, A position display unit that displays operation information of the elevator, a position display unit movement driving unit that drives movement between the normal position of the position display unit and the push button concealing position, and a predetermined value that makes the elevator unusable Based on a predetermined management signal output from the elevator control device when the above condition is satisfied, the position display unit movement driving means is driven before And a position indicator control device that controls to move the position display unit from the normal position to the push button concealed position, so that the push button by the user when the elevator becomes unavailable There is an effect that the pressing can be surely prevented and the user can be surely recognized that the elevator cannot be used.
Moreover, when the elevator becomes unusable, there is an effect that the display of the fact does not take a troublesome time and the fact can be displayed quickly.

  The present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts, and redundant description thereof will be simplified or omitted as appropriate.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 to 4 relate to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a normal state of a push button integrated type position indicator, and FIG. 2 is cut along a section AA in FIG. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view, FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state where the push button portion is concealed by the position display portion of the push button integrated type position indicator, and FIG. 4 is a side sectional view cut along a section BB in FIG. .
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a pushbutton-integrated position display body installed on the elevator wall surface. The pushbutton-integrated position display body 1 has a position display section 2 on the upper side and a pushbutton section on the lower side. 3 is arranged.
A display panel 2a is covered on the surface of the position display unit 2, and a center lamp of the display panel 2a has a direction light 2b indicating the operation direction of the elevator and a floor indicating the floor position where the elevator is currently located. An indicator lamp 2c is provided.
A push button 4 is provided at the center of the push button portion 3 to be pressed to register a hall call. The portion of the push button portion 3 excluding the push button 4 is formed by a face plate 3a. Covered.

On the side of the hall of the pushbutton-integrated position indicator main body 1 is provided a position indicator box 1a that is embedded in the hall and has a box shape with an open front surface. A box front plate 1b is detachably covered on the opened front surface.
A long hole 1c is formed in the vertical direction at the center of the box front plate 1b in the left-right direction, and a sawtooth is provided on the back side of the box front plate 1b in the vertical direction along the left and right sides of the long hole 1c. A pair of gear rails 5 having a tooth shape are attached so that the tooth side faces the landing wall side.
Further, a prismatic connecting bracket 6a is provided near the upper part on the back side of the front surface of the position display portion 2 so as to protrude toward the landing wall side, and the connecting bracket 6a is the long hole of the box front plate 1b. It is arranged at a position passing through 1c.
A pair of gears 6 that mesh with the pair of gear rails 5 and are driven to rotate by the gear motor 6b are rotatably provided near the landing walls on the left and right sides of the connecting metal 6a. ing.

In this way, the position display unit 2 has the normal position where the push button unit 3 is exposed adjacent to the upper side of the push button unit 3 and the push button unit 3 overlapping the front surface of the push button unit 3. It is supported so as to be movable between the push button concealing positions to be concealed.
When the elevator is not available, the display panel 2a is turned on when the elevator is not available at a position substantially in front of the push button 4 when the position display unit 2 is in the push button concealed position. An operation stop indicator lamp 7 for informing the person is provided. The operation stop indicator lamp 7 is lit, for example, with the word “pause”.

A position indicator control device 8 for controlling the operation of the position indicator is housed in the position indicator box 1a. The position indicator control device 8, the direction light 2b, and the floor display. The lamp 2c, the push button 4, the gear motor 6b, the operation stop display lamp 7, and the elevator control device 9 that controls the overall operation of the elevator are electrically connected by wiring or the like.
The long hole 1c of the box front plate 1b is provided with a wiring cover 1d made of a flexible material such as rubber or vinyl, and provided with a cut across the vertical direction at the center in the left-right direction. When the position display unit 2 moves to the push button concealing position, wiring, equipment, and the like housed in the position display box 1a are prevented from being exposed to the outside.

In a normal state, that is, when the elevator is available, the position display unit 2 is in the normal position, the push button unit 3 is exposed, and the push button integrated position indicator main body 1 is in a normal state. The direction lamp 2b and the floor indicator lamp 2c display the current operation direction and floor position of the elevator, and when the push button 4 is pressed, a hall call is registered in the elevator controller 9 (FIGS. 1 and 2).
When it is detected that a predetermined condition that makes the elevator unusable, for example, when the elevator is inspected, when the elevator cannot be used due to a failure, during a disaster control operation due to an earthquake, etc. The elevator control device 9 outputs a predetermined management signal to the position indicator control device 8. Upon receiving the management signal, the position indicator control device 8 turns off the direction lamp 2b and the floor indicator lamp 2c.
Next, the gear motor 6b is driven by the control of the position indicator control device 8, the gear 6 rotates in a direction to move the position display unit 2 downward, and the position display unit 2 is moved downward. Move to. When the position display unit 2 has finished descending to the push button concealing position and the push button unit 3 is concealed, the position indicator control device 8 stops driving the gear motor 6b and stops the operation. The indicator lamp 7 is turned on (FIGS. 3 and 4).

Then, the elevator control device 9 that has detected that the predetermined condition is not satisfied outputs a release signal to the position indicator control device 8. In response to the input of the release signal, the position indicator control device 8 drives the gear motor 6b so that the gear 6 moves in the opposite direction, that is, the position indicator 2 moves upward. And the position display unit 2 moves upward.
When the position indicator 2 finishes moving up to the normal position and the push button portion 3 is exposed, the position indicator control device 8 stops driving the gear motor 6b and the operation stop indicator lamp. 7 is turned off, the direction lamp 2b and the floor indicator lamp 2c are turned on, and the normal operation is restored.

Here, for example, when the predetermined condition is when checking the elevator, the condition is satisfied by the start of the operation by the worker, and the elevator control device 9 is a door after all passengers using the elevator have exited. Is closed, the elevator is moved to a specific floor, for example, the top floor, and then the elevator is controlled to be in a resting state, and the management signal is output to the position indicator control device 8.
Further, for example, when the predetermined condition is a disaster control operation due to an earthquake, the condition is satisfied by detection of a sensor such as a seismometer (not shown), and the elevator controller 9 stops the elevator at the nearest floor and After opening all the passengers and lowering all passengers, the doors are closed to control the elevator to be in a resting state, and the management signal is output to the position indicator control device 8.
In any case, when the operation stop condition is no longer satisfied, the elevator is controlled to return to the normal operation state, and the return signal is output to the position indicator control device 8.

In the elevator push-button integrated position indicator configured as described above, when a predetermined condition is satisfied and the elevator becomes unusable, the position display unit moves downward, and the push button concealment position In this case, it is possible to reliably prevent the user from pressing the push button when the elevator becomes unusable by overlapping the front face of the push button portion and concealing the push button portion.
In addition, the operation stop indicator lamp provided in the position display unit is arranged so as to come to a position almost in front of the push button when the position display unit is in the push button concealment position. If there is a push button, if the operation stop indicator lamp is lit, the user can be surely recognized that the elevator is in a stop state (unavailable).
Furthermore, the movement of the position display unit from the normal position to the push button concealment position is automatically performed by the position indicator control device based on the management signal output from the elevator control device, so that the elevator becomes unusable. In such a case, it is possible to quickly display the fact that there is no troublesome trouble in displaying the fact.

  In this case, the direction display, the floor display lamp, and the operation stop display lamp are separately provided on the display panel of the position display section, respectively, but a display section composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display is provided at the center of the display panel, You may make it display the operation information of an elevator, ie, the content which should be displayed of a direction light, a floor display lamp, and an operation stop display lamp in the appropriate position of this display part.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
5 to 8 relate to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a front view showing a normal state of the push button integrated type position indicator, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line CC in FIG. 7 is a front view showing a state in which the push button portion is concealed by the position display portion of the push button integrated type position indicator, and FIG. 8 is a side sectional view cut along a section DD in FIG. .
In the configuration of the first embodiment described above, the gear 6 (including the connection fitting 6a and the gear motor 6b) is provided in the position display portion 2, and the gear rail 5 meshed with the gear 6 is provided. The position indicator box 1a (of the box front plate 1b) is provided, but in the second embodiment described here, the gear 6 and the gear motor 6b are moved to the position by changing the arrangement relationship. In addition to being provided in the indicator box 1 a, the gear rail 5 that meshes with the gear 6 is provided in the position display portion 2.
That is, a pair of gear rails 5 having serrated teeth are attached so that the tooth side faces the landing wall side in the up-down direction on the back side of the front surface of the position display unit 2. A pair of gears 6 that mesh with the pair of gear rails 5 and are rotationally driven by a gear motor 6b are rotatably provided in the display box 1a.
Guide grooves 2d are provided on the back side edges of both side surfaces of the position display portion 2 in the vertical direction, and are slidably engaged with the guide grooves 2d in the vertical direction of both side edges of the face plate 3a. The mating guide part 3b is provided in a projecting manner.
In this way, the position display unit 2 has the normal position where the push button unit 3 is exposed adjacent to the upper side of the push button unit 3 and the push button unit 3 overlapping the front surface of the push button unit 3. Between the push button concealing position to be concealed, it is guided by the engagement of the guide groove 2d and the guide portion 3b and is supported movably.
Here, the gear 6 meshes with the vicinity of the lower end of the gear rail 5 when the position indicator 2 is in the normal position in the position indicator box 1a, and the position indicator 2 Is located at such a position that the gear 6 meshes with the vicinity of the upper end of the gear rail 5 when the push button is in the push button concealing position.
Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, but the box front plate 1b (including the long hole 1c and the wiring cover 1d) provided in the first embodiment is necessary in the second embodiment. Because there is no, it is not provided.

In the second embodiment configured as described above, the operation is almost the same as that of the first embodiment described above.
That is, during normal times (when the elevator is available), the position display unit 2 is in the normal position and the push button unit 3 is exposed, and the push button integrated position indicator main body 1 is That is, the direction light 2b and the floor indicator light 2c display the current operation direction and floor of the elevator, and when the push button 4 is pressed, a hall call is registered in the elevator control device 9. (FIGS. 5 and 6).
When it is detected that a predetermined condition that makes the elevator unusable is satisfied, the elevator control device 9 outputs a predetermined management signal to the position indicator control device 8. Upon receiving the management signal, the position indicator control device 8 turns off the direction lamp 2b and the floor indicator lamp 2c.
Next, the gear motor 6b is driven by the control of the position indicator control device 8, the gear 6 rotates in a direction to move the position display unit 2 downward, and the position display unit 2 It is guided by the engagement between the guide groove 2d and the guide portion 3b and moves downward. When the position display unit 2 has finished descending to the push button concealing position and the push button unit 3 is concealed, the position indicator control device 8 stops driving the gear motor 6b and stops the operation. The indicator lamp 7 is turned on (FIGS. 7 and 8).

Then, the elevator control device 9 that has detected that the predetermined condition is not satisfied outputs a release signal to the position indicator control device 8. In response to the input of the release signal, the position indicator control device 8 drives the gear motor 6b so that the gear 6 moves in the opposite direction, that is, the position indicator 2 moves upward. The position display part 2 is guided by the engagement of the guide groove 2d and the guide part 3b and moves upward.
When the position indicator 2 finishes moving up to the normal position and the push button portion 3 is exposed, the position indicator control device 8 stops driving the gear motor 6b and the operation stop indicator lamp. 7 is turned off, the direction lamp 2b and the floor indicator lamp 2c are turned on, and the normal operation is restored.

  In the elevator push button integrated position indicator configured as described above, in addition to being able to achieve the same effects as in the first embodiment, a gear and a gear motor for driving the movement of the position indicator are provided. By providing in the position indicator box, the gear and the gear motor do not move together with the movement of the position display section, and the configuration of wiring and the like can be simplified.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
9 and 10 relate to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a front view showing a normal state of the push button integrated type position indicator, and FIG. 10 is cut along a section EE in FIG. It is a sectional side view.
In the configuration of the second embodiment described above, the position display unit 2 is guided by the engagement between the guide groove 2d provided in the position display unit 2 and the guide unit 3b provided in the face plate 3a. However, in the third embodiment described here, guide pins 10 are provided in the position indicator box 1a in place of the guide portion 3b.
That is, in the position indicator box 1a, a guide pin 10 slidably engaged with a pair of guide grooves 2d provided on the back side of the position display portion 2 in the vertical direction is provided as one guide groove. A total of four are provided for each 2d, and the other configuration is the same as that of the second embodiment except that the face plate 3a is not provided with the guide portion 3b.

  In the third embodiment configured as described above, the operation is exactly the same as that of the second embodiment described above, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the elevator push button integrated position indicator configured as described above, in addition to being able to achieve the same effects as in the second embodiment, the structure of the face plate can be simplified, Since it is not necessary to engage the guide groove of the position display portion with the guide portion of the face plate, the required installation accuracy is reduced, and the installation work can be easily performed.

It is a front view which shows the normal time of the pushbutton integrated position indicator in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a sectional side view cut | disconnected by the cross section AA in FIG. 1 in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a front view which shows the state which concealed the pushbutton part in the position display part of the pushbutton integrated position indicator in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a sectional side view cut | disconnected by the cross section BB in FIG. 3 in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a front view which shows the normal time of the pushbutton integrated position indicator in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a sectional side view cut | disconnected by the cross section CC in FIG. 5 in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a front view which shows the state which concealed the pushbutton part in the position display part of the pushbutton integrated type position indicator in Embodiment 2 of this invention. FIG. 8 is a side sectional view cut along a section DD in FIG. 7 in Embodiment 2 of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the normal time of the pushbutton integrated position indicator in Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is the sectional side view cut | disconnected by the cross section EE in FIG. 9 in Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a front view which shows the position indicator in the past.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Push button integrated type position indicator main body 1a Position indicator box 1b Box surface board 1c Long hole 1d Wiring cover 2 Position display part 2a Display panel 2b Direction light 2c Floor indicator lamp 2d Guide groove 3 Push button part 3a Face plate 3b Guide part 4 Push button 5 Gear rail 6 Gear 6a Connecting bracket 6b Gear motor 7 Operation stop indicator 8 Position indicator controller 9 Elevator controller 10 Guide pin

Claims (7)

An elevator push button integrated position indicator provided on the elevator wall surface,
A pushbutton part having a pushbutton for registering a hall call by being pressed;
The elevator is provided movably between a normal position where the push button part is exposed adjacent to the push button part and a push button concealing position which overlaps the front surface of the push button part and conceals the push button part. A position display section for displaying the operation information of
Position display unit movement driving means for driving movement of the position display unit between the normal position and the push button concealing position;
The position display unit is moved from the normal position by driving the position display unit movement driving means based on a predetermined management signal output from the elevator control device when a predetermined condition that makes the elevator unusable is satisfied. An elevator push-button integrated position indicator, comprising: a position indicator control device that controls to move to the push button concealment position. The position display unit includes operation stop display means for notifying the user of the fact that the elevator is not usable,
The position indicator control device drives the position display unit movement driving means on the basis of a predetermined management signal output from the elevator control device when a predetermined condition that makes the elevator unusable is satisfied. 2. The position display unit is controlled to move from the normal position to the push button concealing position, and is controlled to display that the elevator is not usable by the operation stop display means. The elevator push button integrated position indicator as described in 1. A position indicator box that is embedded in a hall wall of the elevator and has a box shape with an open front;
A box face plate covering the open front of the position indicator box,
The position display unit movement driving means includes:
A long hole drilled in the vertical direction of the box front plate,
A gear rail that is provided over the back side of the box front plate, has serrated teeth, and is arranged with the serrated teeth side facing the landing wall,
A connecting fitting provided on the back side of the front surface of the position display portion so as to protrude toward the landing wall side and disposed in a position passing through the elongated hole of the box front plate,
A gear that is rotatably provided near the landing wall of the connection fitting, and that meshes with the gear rail;
The elevator push-button-integrated position indicator according to claim 1, further comprising: a gear motor that is provided on the connection fitting and rotationally drives the gear.   Wiring that is provided in the long hole of the box front plate and prevents the wiring and equipment stored in the position indicator box from being exposed to the outside when the position indicator moves to the push button concealing position. The elevator push button integrated position indicator according to claim 3, further comprising a cover. A position indicator box that is embedded in a hall wall of the elevator and has a box shape with an open front surface,
The position display unit movement driving means includes:
A gear rail that is provided over the top and bottom of the surface of the position display portion, has serrated teeth, and is arranged with the serrated teeth side facing the landing wall,
A gear rotatably provided in the position indicator box and meshing with the gear rail;
A gear motor that is provided in the position indicator box and rotationally drives the gear;
3. The elevator push button according to claim 1, further comprising guide means for guiding movement of the position display unit between the normal position and the push button concealment position. Body position indicator. The push button portion includes a face plate provided so as to cover a portion excluding the push button on the surface of the push button portion,
The guide means is provided with a guide groove provided in the vertical direction on the back side edge of both side surfaces of the position display part, and is provided in a vertical direction on the side edge part of the face plate so as to be slidable with the guide groove. The elevator push button integrated position indicator according to claim 5, further comprising a guide portion to be engaged.   The guide means includes a guide groove provided in the vertical direction on the back side of the position display unit, and a guide pin provided in the position indicator box and slidably engaged with the guide groove. The elevator push-button integrated position indicator according to claim 5.

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