CN216945727U - Elevator with a movable elevator car - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of elevator decoration, and particularly discloses an elevator, which comprises a car and a display panel arranged on the inner surface of the car, wherein the display panel comprises a surface layer, a pattern layer, a light guide part, a main body layer and a light source which are sequentially arranged from outside to inside, the light source projects light rays to the pattern layer through the light guide part, so that patterns defined by the pattern layer are displayed on the surface layer, and the surface layer is a light-transmitting and opaque veneer layer with the same texture structure as the inner surface of the car around the display panel. The elevator provided by the utility model can enable the display panel to be matched with the decoration style of the inner surface of the elevator, and the light source can effectively attract the attention of people after emitting light, thereby being beneficial to improving the display effect of the display panel.

Description

Elevator with a movable elevator car

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of elevator decoration, in particular to an elevator.

Background

The interior surface of the car of an elevator will typically be provided with a display panel for displaying information to a person entering the elevator car, which display panel may be in the form of a poster, electronic screen or other form.

The display panels of prior art elevator cars generally do not match the decorative style of the interior surface of the elevator car, and the display panels appear more obtrusive within the elevator car. Therefore, how to make the display panel and the inner surface decoration style of the elevator car uniform becomes a problem to be solved.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The elevator comprises a car and a display panel arranged on the inner surface of the car, wherein the display panel comprises a surface layer, a pattern layer, a light guide part, a main body layer and a light source which are sequentially arranged from outside to inside, the light source projects light rays to the pattern layer through the light guide part, so that patterns defined by the pattern layer are displayed on the surface layer, and the surface layer is a light-transmitting and opaque veneer layer which has the same texture structure as the inner surface of the car and is positioned around the display panel.

According to the technical scheme, the elevator is provided with the display panel on the car, and the display panel can be used for displaying advertisements and also can be used for controlling the elevator. The surface layer of the display panel is the same as the texture structure of the inner surface of the car, so that the display panel can be matched with the decoration style of the inner surface of the car. The surface layer is light-transmitting and non-transparent, so that when the light source of the display panel does not emit light, the display panel and other parts of the inner surface of the car visually form a whole; when the light source emits light, the attention can be effectively attracted, and the display effect of the display panel is favorably improved.

Preferably, the main body layer has a notch portion through which light emitted from the light source enters the light guide portion.

According to above-mentioned technical scheme, the notch portion makes the light that the light source sent can not be blocked by the bulk layer, and light can get into the light guide portion through notch portion. Besides, the notch part can also be used for arranging components such as a light source and a circuit board, and is beneficial to reducing the thickness of the display panel and improving the space utilization rate.

Preferably, the pattern layer includes a light-transmitting region capable of transmitting light and a non-light-transmitting region capable of blocking light.

According to the technical scheme, the pattern or the character information is formed by combining the light-transmitting area and the non-light-transmitting area, and the light rays penetrating through the light-transmitting area form luminous patterns or characters, so that the effect of displaying information is achieved.

Preferably, the display panel further comprises a circuit board disposed on a side of the light source facing away from the body layer.

According to the technical scheme, the circuit board can control the light-emitting state of the light source, so that the light source can emit light, be extinguished, change in brightness and change in color as required.

Preferably, the elevator car further comprises a sensor, the sensor can detect whether a person enters the car, and the sensor is in communication connection with the circuit board.

According to the technical scheme, the sensor is in communication connection with the circuit board, so that information detected by the sensor can be sent to the circuit board, and the circuit board controls the light emitting state of the light source according to analysis and judgment of the information detected by the sensor. Through the communication connection of the sensor and the circuit board, the automation and the intellectualization of the display panel are improved.

Preferably, the display panel includes a plurality of keys and a plurality of capacitive switches embedded in the display panel corresponding to the keys.

According to the technical scheme, the capacitive switch can sense the touch of a user on the display panel, convert the touch into a sent switch signal and control the running state of the elevator according to the switch signal.

Preferably, the main body layer has a plurality of openings formed on a side thereof adjacent to the pattern layer, and the light guide portion is embedded in the openings.

According to the technical scheme, the opening part is arranged on the main body layer and used for embedding the light guide part, so that the light guide part can fully utilize the occupied space of the main body layer, the space utilization rate is improved, and the thickness of the display panel is reduced.

Preferably, the top surface of the light guide part is flush with the surface of the body layer, and the pattern layer is attached to the surface of the light guide part and/or the surface of the body layer.

According to the technical scheme, the top surface of the light guide part is flush with the surface of the main body layer, so that the surface of the pattern layer is smooth when the pattern layer is attached to the light guide part and the main body layer, the light entering the pattern layer is uniform, and the luminous effect is improved.

Preferably, the display panel is disposed on an interior surface of a door, wall or ceiling of the car.

According to the technical scheme, the display panel is not arranged at a unique position in the car, and when the display panel is arranged on the car door, the display panel can be used as an operation panel of the elevator, and the operation state of the elevator can be controlled through the operation of the display panel; when the display panel is arranged on the car wall or the car top, the display panel can be used as a panel for displaying advertisements, and can display patterns and character information to people entering the elevator, so that the display effect is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a car according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a display panel of a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a front view of a pattern layer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a front view of a display panel according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

1, a lift car; 11 car walls; 12 car door; 13, a car roof; 2 a display panel; 21 a surface layer; 22 a pattern layer; 221 a light-transmitting region; 222 a non-light-transmitting region; 23 a light guide part; 24 a body layer; 241 an opening part; 242 notch parts; 25 light source; 26 a circuit board; 27 a sensor; 28 keys.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

First embodiment

The utility model provides an elevator, figure 1 is a perspective view of a car 1 of a first embodiment of the utility model, as shown in figure 1, the elevator comprises the car 1 and a display panel 2 arranged on the inner surface of the car, and the display panel 2 can be used for displaying advertisement and information. In the present embodiment, the display panel 2 is provided on the inner surface of the car wall 11 of the car 1, and has a good display effect.

The position of the display panel 2 in the car 1 is not exclusive, and in some other embodiments of the present invention, the display panel 2 may be disposed on the inner surface of the car door 12, the car roof 13, or other positions of the car 1, and is not limited in particular.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a display panel 2 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 2, the display panel 2 includes a surface layer 21, a pattern layer 22, a light guide portion 23, a main body layer 24, and a light source 25, which are sequentially disposed from outside to inside, where the outside is a side facing a user and the inside is a side facing away from the user, the light source 25 projects light to the pattern layer 22 through the light guide portion 23, so that a pattern defined by the pattern layer 22 is displayed on the surface layer 21, and the surface layer 21 is a light-transmitting and opaque veneer layer having the same texture structure as an inner surface of the car 1 located around the display panel 2.

The surface layer 21 of the display panel 2 is the same as the texture structure of the inner surface of the car 1, so that the decorative style of the inner surface of the car 1 can be matched. The surface layer 21 is transparent and transparent, so that when the light source 25 of the display panel 2 does not emit light, the display panel 2 and other parts of the inner surface of the car 1 are integrated; when the light source 25 emits light, the attention can be effectively attracted, which is beneficial to improving the display effect of the display panel 2. The image presented by the outer layer 21 is such that it scatters light into the eye, advantageously reducing the glare of direct light.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of opening portions 241 are opened on the side of the main body layer 24 close to the pattern layer 22, and the light guide portion 23 is fitted in the opening portions 241. The light guide portion 23 can make full use of the space of the main body layer 24, which is advantageous for improving the space utilization rate and reducing the thickness of the display panel 2. The light guide part 23 in this embodiment is made of an organic glass material, and the light guide part 23 and the opening part 241 are matched more closely by molding organic glass to the opening part 241. The organic glass material has high light transmittance and aging resistance, and is easy to thermally form, so that the organic glass material is suitable for manufacturing the light guide part 23.

The top surface of the light guide part 23 is flush with the surface of the main body layer 24, and the pattern layer 22 is attached to the surface of the light guide part 23 and/or the surface of the main body layer 24, where the top surface is the side of the light guide part 23 facing the user. The top surface of the light guide part 23 is flush with the surface of the main body layer 24, so that the surface of the pattern layer 22 is flat when the light guide part 23 and the main body layer 24 are attached, thereby being beneficial to the uniformity of light rays entering the pattern layer 22 and improving the luminous effect.

The main body layer 24 has a notch portion 242, and light emitted from the light source 25 enters the light guide portion 23 through the notch portion 242. The notch portion 242 prevents the light emitted from the light source 25 from being blocked by the main body layer 24, and the light can enter the light guide portion 23 through the notch portion 242. In addition, the notch 242 may also be used to arrange the light source 25, the circuit board 26, and the like, which is beneficial to reducing the thickness of the display panel 2 and improving the space utilization rate.

The light source 25 corresponds to the light guide portion 23, so that the light emitted by the light source 25 can enter the light guide portion 23 more uniformly and directly, which is beneficial to improving the light guide effect of the light guide portion 23. The light source 25 may change color or change the light gradually, in addition to the light-on and light-off states. The light source 25 in this embodiment is an LED (light-emitting diode), which has the advantages of fast response speed, long service life and being not easy to be damaged, and is beneficial to prolonging the service life of the display panel 2. In other embodiments of the utility model, other types of light sources 25 may be used.

The display panel 2 further comprises a circuit board 26, the circuit board 26 being capable of controlling the lighting state of the light source 25. In the present embodiment, the circuit board 26 is disposed in the notch portion 242, so that the circuit board 26 is not exposed outside the display panel 2, which is beneficial for protecting the circuit board 26. In other embodiments of the present invention, the circuit board 26 may be disposed at other positions, and is not limited herein.

The light source 25 is arranged on the circuit board 26, so that the circuit board 26 and the light source 25 can be integrated together, the space occupied by the light source 25 is reduced, and the integration level and the space utilization rate are improved. The circuit board 26 can control the lighting state of the light source 25 so that the light source 25 can emit light, be extinguished, change in brightness, change in color, as desired.

The elevator further comprises a sensor 27, the sensor 27 being in communication with the circuit board 26 so that information detected by the sensor 27 can be transmitted to the circuit board 26, the circuit board 26 controlling the lighting state of the light source 25 in dependence on the evaluation of the information detected by the sensor 27. The communication connection between the sensor 27 and the circuit board 26 is beneficial to improving the automation and the intelligence of the display panel 2.

In the present embodiment, the sensor 27 is a distance sensor capable of detecting the distance between a person in the external environment and the display panel 2. The distance between the person and the display panel 2 is detected by the distance sensor, and the light emitting state of the light source 25 is changed when the distance between the person and the display panel 2 reaches a preset threshold value. For example, when the threshold is set to 0.5 m and the distance sensor 27 detects that the distance between a person and the display panel 2 is 0.5 m or less, the light source 25 is controlled to be turned from the off state to the on state, so that the information on the display panel 2 can be displayed thereto.

In the present embodiment, the sensor 27 is provided in the display panel 2, and the sensor 27 is provided in the display panel 2 to improve concealment of the sensor 27. The position of the sensor 27 shown in fig. 2 is a schematic representation, and the actual position of the sensor 27 needs to be determined in connection with the material of the actual situation presentation panel 2 and the specific type of the sensor 27. In other embodiments of the present invention, the sensor 27 may be disposed at a location external to the display panel 2.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the sensor 27 is not limited to a distance sensor, but may be other types of sensors, such as one or a combination of temperature sensor, humidity sensor, air sensor, photosensitive sensor, microwave sensor, acoustic sensor, and image sensor, and is not limited herein.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the pattern layer 22 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 3, in this embodiment, the pattern layer 22 includes a light-transmitting region 221 capable of transmitting light and a light-non-transmitting region 222 capable of blocking light. The arrangement of the transparent region 221 and the non-transparent region 222 can form patterns or characters, and light passing through the transparent region 221 can form luminous patterns or characters. The light-transmitting region 221 and the non-light-transmitting region 222 shown in fig. 3 are merely illustrative, and actually, the shapes, sizes, and ranges of the light-transmitting region 221 and the non-light-transmitting region 222 are not limited to the form shown in fig. 3.

Second embodiment

The present invention also provides an elevator, fig. 4 is a front view of a display panel 2 of a second embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 4, the elevator of the present embodiment is different from the elevator of the first embodiment in that the display panel 2 provided on the inner surface of the elevator car 1 can be used for controlling the running state of the elevator in the present embodiment, in short, the display panel 2 of the present embodiment is an operation panel.

In this embodiment, the display panel 2 comprises a plurality of keys 28, which keys 28 are touch-sensitive and represent different functions, such as selecting a floor of an elevator, opening the car door 12, closing the car door 12, etc. Specifically, the patterned layer 22 forms a pattern, or alphanumeric, of the function represented by the keys 28. For example, "1", "2", "> <", and "< >" shown in fig. 4, when the light source 25 emits light and passes through the light guide part 23 and the pattern layer 22, luminous "1", "2", "> <", and "< >" are formed on the surface layer 21, thereby forming the keys 28 of the display panel 2.

In the present embodiment, the display panel 2 further includes a plurality of capacitive switches (not shown) embedded inside the display panel 2 corresponding to the keys 28. The capacitive switch can sense the touch of the user on the display panel 2, convert the touch into a sent key 28 signal, and control the running state of the elevator according to the key 28 signal. For example, when a user touches "> <", the capacitive switch senses the user's touch and sends a corresponding signal, and the elevator control door 12 closes.

The touch keys 28 and the corresponding capacitive switches make the keys 28 relatively flush with each other in the display panel 2, and the keys 28 are not particularly obtrusive, which is favorable for matching the keys 28 with the decoration styles of the display panel 2 and the inner surface of the car 1.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the keys 28 are not limited to touch type and are not limited to use of capacitive switches. For example, the key 28 may be a press type key 28, and a mechanical switch may be correspondingly provided.

The following is a description of a usage scenario when the display panel 2 is used as an operation panel, when a user enters the car 1, the sensor 27 detects that a person enters the car 1 and sends detection information to the circuit board 26, and the circuit board 26 controls the light source 25 to emit light. The keys 28 are presented as keys 28 with backlighting to facilitate the user's attention to the keys 28 and operation of the keys 28. When the user touches the button 28, a button 28 signal is transmitted to the control unit of the elevator, and the control unit of the elevator adjusts the operation state of the elevator, such as the floor of the elevator, the open/close state of the door 12, and the like, based on the button 28 signal.

Those of skill in the art will appreciate that the specific features of the various embodiments may be adaptively separated or combined. Such splitting or combining of specific features does not cause the technical solutions to deviate from the principle of the present invention, and therefore, the technical solutions after splitting or combining will fall within the protection scope of the present invention. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

The present invention is not limited to the above preferred embodiments, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. The utility model provides an elevator, its characterized in that, the elevator include the car and set up in the display panel of car internal surface, display panel includes surface course, pattern layer, light guide part, main body layer and the light source that sets gradually from outside to inside, the light source via the light guide part to pattern layer projection light, thereby will the pattern display that the pattern layer was injectd is in on the surface course, the surface course be with be located around the display panel the same printing opacity and the opaque veneer of the internal surface texture structure of car.

2. The elevator according to claim 1, wherein the body layer has a notch portion through which light emitted from the light source enters the light guide portion.

3. The elevator as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pattern layer includes a light-transmitting region capable of transmitting light and a non-light-transmitting region capable of blocking light.

4. The elevator of claim 3, wherein the display panel further comprises a circuit board disposed on a side of the light source facing away from the body layer.

5. The elevator of claim 4, further comprising a sensor capable of detecting the presence of a person entering the car, the sensor communicatively coupled to the circuit board.

6. The elevator of any of claims 1-5, wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of keys and a plurality of capacitive switches embedded within the display panel corresponding to the keys.

7. The elevator according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of openings are formed in a side of the body layer adjacent to the pattern layer, and the light guide portion is embedded in the openings.

8. The elevator according to claim 7, wherein the top surface of the light guide portion is flush with the surface of the body layer, and the pattern layer is attached to the surface of the light guide portion and/or the surface of the body layer.

9. The elevator of claim 1, wherein the display panel is disposed on an interior surface of a door, wall, or ceiling of the car.

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