EP3915914A1 - Aufzugbedienfeld, aufzugsystem und verfahren - Google Patents

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EP3915914A1
EP3915914A1 EP20176805.8A EP20176805A EP3915914A1 EP 3915914 A1 EP3915914 A1 EP 3915914A1 EP 20176805 A EP20176805 A EP 20176805A EP 3915914 A1 EP3915914 A1 EP 3915914A1
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Tommi Huotari
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B1/00—Control systems of elevators in general
    • B66B1/34—Details, e.g. call counting devices, data transmission from car to control system, devices giving information to the control system
    • B66B1/46—Adaptations of switches or switchgear
    • B66B1/461—Adaptations of switches or switchgear characterised by their shape or profile
    • B66B1/462—Mechanical or piezoelectric input devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B1/00—Control systems of elevators in general
    • B66B1/24—Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration
    • B66B1/2408—Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration where the allocation of a call to an elevator car is of importance, i.e. by means of a supervisory or group controller
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B1/00—Control systems of elevators in general
    • B66B1/34—Details, e.g. call counting devices, data transmission from car to control system, devices giving information to the control system
    • B66B1/46—Adaptations of switches or switchgear
    • B66B1/468—Call registering systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B2201/00—Aspects of control systems of elevators
    • B66B2201/40—Details of the change of control mode
    • B66B2201/46—Switches or switchgear
    • B66B2201/4607—Call registering systems
    • B66B2201/4638—Wherein the call is registered without making physical contact with the elevator system

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  • the present invention relates in general to elevator systems.
  • the present invention concerns elevator operating devices, such as related to car operating panels, landing call devices, and/or destination control panels, and methods for providing an elevator call or command.
  • Typical elevator operating devices require a passenger to push a button either on a car operating panel, on a landing call device or a destination control panel in order to give an elevator call.
  • the touching will also expose the passenger to get pathogens, such as viruses or bacteria, from the button since in many cases the touch surface of the button can be regarded to be a high-touch surface.
  • An objective of the present invention is to provide an elevator operating device, an elevator system, and a method. Another objective of the present invention is that the elevator operating device, the elevator system, and the method at least reduces the risk of getting a pathogen when making the elevator call.
  • an elevator operating device comprises an elevator button comprising a touch surface and configured to generate an elevator call or command in response to operation of the elevator button.
  • the elevator operating device further comprises a radiation device arranged to emit radiation to affect the touch surface, wherein the radiation is adapted to be suitable for causing an antipathogenic effect on the touch surface.
  • the elevator operating device comprises an electronic switch operable by the elevator button, wherein the electronic switch and the radiation device are arranged to a common base member, such as a circuit board.
  • the elevator operating device may be arranged to detect external motion based on the emitted radiation and received radiation, such as reflected radiation. Furthermore, the elevator operating device may be configured to generate the elevator call or command based on the detected external motion.
  • the external motion may be arranged to be detected at most one-meter or preferably at most 10 centimeters distance away from the touch surface, that is, close to the touch surface.
  • the radiation device may be a radiation transceiver.
  • the elevator operating device may comprise a radiation transmitter or emitter, and a radiation receiver.
  • the radiation device may be arranged at least partly on opposite side of the elevator button with respect to the touch surface.
  • the radiation device may be arranged to emit radiation from a position which is a distance away from the touch surface in the perpendicular direction with respect to a normal of the touch surface.
  • the radiation device may be based on emitting ultraviolet radiation.
  • the radiation device may be based on emitting ultrasound waves.
  • the frequency of the ultrasound waves may be at the range from about 200 kilohertz to about 1200 kilohertz, preferably, from 500 kilohertz to 900 kilohertz.
  • the elevator operating device may comprise at least two said elevator buttons and corresponding radiation devices.
  • at least adjacent ones of the radiation devices may be arranged to emit radiation in a substantially non-overlapping manner, such as in turns.
  • an elevator system comprises at least one elevator car movable in at least one elevator shaft between landings, and the elevator car or the landing comprises the elevator operating device according to the first aspect.
  • a method is provided.
  • the method is preferably suitable for generating an elevator call or command.
  • the method comprises emitting radiation to affect a touch surface of an elevator button, wherein the radiation is adapted to cause an antipathogenic effect on the touch surface, receiving radiation, such as reflected radiation, detecting external motion based on the emitted radiation and the received radiation, and generating an elevator call or command based on the detected external motion.
  • the present invention provides an elevator operating device, an elevator system, and a method.
  • the present invention provides advantages over known solutions in that the risk of getting a pathogen when making the elevator call by operating the elevator operating device is reduced. This applies whether the passenger touches the elevator button or not.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an elevator system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the elevator system 100 may comprise a plurality of elevators or be an elevator group, that is, having several, in this case three, elevator shafts along which elevator cars are movable to serve landings 19 of the elevator system 100.
  • the elevator system 100 preferably comprises at least one, preferably several, elevator operating devices 5.
  • the elevator operating devices 5 may be, for example, car operating panel(s) inside the elevator car(s), landing call device(s) at the landing(s) 19, and/or destination control panel(s) at the landing(s) 19.
  • the elevator operating device(s) 5 may comprise at least one, preferably several, elevator buttons 6 comprising a touch surface and configured to generate an elevator call or command in response to operation of the elevator button 6.
  • the elevator call or command may then be provided to an elevator control system for controlling the movement of one or several of the elevator cars in response to the elevator call or command.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates schematically an elevator operating device 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the elevator operating device 5 may comprise the elevator button 6 comprising a touch surface 7 and configured to generate the elevator call or command in response to operation of the elevator button 6.
  • the touch surface 7 may, preferably, be movable so that when being pushed, the touch surface 7 moves, and in response to that the elevator call or command is being generated.
  • the elevator operating device 5 comprises a radiation device 8 arranged to emit radiation to affect the touch surface 7, wherein the radiation is adapted to be suitable for causing an antipathogenic effect on the touch surface 7.
  • the radiation device 8 is arranged on opposite side of the elevator button 6 relative to the touch surface 7.
  • the emitted radiation thus affects to touch surface 7 by penetrating through the surface 7 or moving around the surface 7 by reflections, for instance.
  • the elevator operating device 5 may comprise at least two said elevator buttons 6 and corresponding radiation devices 8.
  • the radiation device 8 may be based on emitting ultraviolet radiation.
  • the touch surface 7 may preferably be of material which is substantially transparent to the ultraviolet radiation.
  • the wavelength of the ultraviolet radiation may be from about 100 nanometers to about 380 nanometers, preferably from 100 nanometers to 280 nanometers, essentially corresponding to ultraviolet C (UVC) radiation. In the frequency ranges these correspond to about 789 THz to about 3000 THz, preferably from 1070 THz to 3000 THz, respectively.
  • the radiation device 8 may be based on emitting ultrasound waves.
  • the frequency of the ultrasound waves may be, for example, at the range from about 200 kilohertz to about 1200 kilohertz, preferably, from 500 kilohertz to 900 kilohertz.
  • the ultrasound waves may be conducted to the touch surface 7 by the physical structures of the elevator operating device 5 or may be emitted thereto via a layer of air therebetween, if any.
  • FIG 3 illustrates schematically an elevator operating device 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the elevator operating device 5 may comprise an electronic switch 4 operable by the elevator button 6 and the radiation device 8 being arranged to a common base member, such as a circuit board.
  • the electronic switch 4 may be, for example, electrodes which are connected to each other when the elevator button 6 is operated, such as when the touch surface 7 is pushed to its extreme position.
  • the electronic switch 4 may, alternatively, have some other known structure and/or operating principle.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates schematically an elevator operating device 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a normal 50 of the touch surface is shown.
  • the touch surface 7 have been shown as a plane or planar element, it may, however, exhibit other shapes as well.
  • the normal 50 may then be defined to be parallel to the movement direction of the touch surface 7 when being pushed.
  • the radiation device 8 is attached to the opposite side of the elevator button 6 comprising the touch surface 7.
  • the corresponding portion of the elevator button 6 defining the touch surface 7 may be a film or other relatively thin element in the direction of the movement of the touch surface 7.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates schematically an elevator operating device 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the radiation device 8 may be arranged to emit radiation from a position which is a distance away from the touch surface 7 in the perpendicular direction with respect to a normal 50 of the touch surface 7 as shown in Fig. 5 .
  • the radiation device 8 is thus arranged to the side so that a portion of the emitted radiation may travel parallel to the touch surface 7, however, another portion of the emitted radiation hits the touch surface 7.
  • the radiation device 8 arranged to the side may be directed so that substantially all emitted radiation hits the touch surface 7 at least first although would then reflect or pass through the touch surface 7.
  • the touch surface 7 is shown in its normal position, that is, not operated or pushed.
  • the elevator button 6 may thus define a flange to the side to which the radiation device 8 is arranged to.
  • the elevator operating device 5 may be arranged to detect external motion based on the emitted radiation and received radiation, such as reflected or passed radiation.
  • the external motion may refer to, for example, movement of passenger's finger towards the elevator button 6.
  • the external motion may refer to any motion which is not part of the elevator operating device 5.
  • the radiation device 8 may be a radiation transceiver.
  • the elevator operating device 5 may be configured to generate the elevator call or command based on the detected external motion.
  • the elevator operating device 5, or specifically the radiation device 8, may be configured so that the external motion is detected at most one-meter or preferably at most 10 centimeters distance away from the touch surface 7.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates schematically an elevator operating device 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the elevator operating device 5 may comprise, such as be comprised in the radiation device 8, a radiation transmitter or emitter, and a radiation receiver 9.
  • the radiation receiver 9 may be arranged, for example, close to the transmitter or emitter. They may be, such as shown in Fig. 3 , arranged to a common base member, such as a circuit board.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates schematically an elevator operating device 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the elevator operating device 5 may be substantially similar to the one shown in Fig. 5 , however, it may additionally comprise the radiation receiver 9.
  • the detection of the external motion may be based on the emitted radiation, and the reflected radiation or the passed radiation such as visible in Fig. 7 .
  • the radiation transmitter or emitter may be configured to emit radiation towards the radiation receiver 9 on the opposite side of the touch surface 7. If an object, such as passenger's finger, blocks a portion of the emitted radiation, this can be detected as the external motion, and, thus, the elevator call or command may be generated.
  • Figure 8 shows a flow diagram of a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Step 800 refers to a start-up phase. Suitable equipment and components may be obtained and systems assembled and configured for operation.
  • Step 810 refers to emitting radiation to affect a touch surface 7 of an elevator button 6, wherein the radiation is adapted to cause an antipathogenic effect on the touch surface 7, such to inactivate viruses and/or bacteria.
  • Step 820 refers to receiving radiation, such as reflected radiation or passed radiation.
  • Step 830 refers to detecting external motion based on the emitted radiation and the received radiation.
  • Step 840 refers to generating an elevator call or command based on the detected external motion.
  • the method may be ended at step 899.
  • the method may preferably be performed continuously. However, the method may be configured to be performed on demand so that it can be started or stopped by a command via the elevator control system.
  • FIG 9 illustrates an elevator system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the elevator system 100 may comprise an elevator car 10 arranged to be moved or movable in an elevator shaft 12.
  • the moving of the elevator car 10 may be implemented, preferably, by a hoisting rope or belt 13 in connection with a traction sheave 14 or the like.
  • the elevator 100 comprises an electric motor 20 arranged to operate, such as rotate by the rotor thereof, the traction sheave 14 for moving the elevator car 10, if not essentially directly coupled to the hoisting rope 13.
  • the traction sheave 14 may be connected, via a mechanical connection 22, directly or indirectly via a gear to a shaft of the motor 20.
  • the elevator 100 may comprise a machine room or be machine roomless, such as have the motor 20 in the elevator shaft 12.
  • the elevator 100 may preferably comprise landings 19 or landing floors and, for example, landing floor doors and/or openings, between which the elevator car 10 is arranged to be moved during the normal elevator operation, such as to move persons and/or items between said landings 19.
  • the elevator 100 may preferably comprise at least one, or at least two, hoisting machinery brake(s) 16 configured for resisting or, preferably, preventing the movement of the motor 20, that is the rotor thereof, directly or via the traction sheave 14 or components thereof and/or therebetween. Furthermore, the elevator 100 may comprise a brake controller 25 configured to operate at least one of the at least one hoisting machinery brake 16. The brake controller 25 may further be in connection with other elements of the elevator 100, such as an elevator control system 1000. The brake controller 25 may comprise an actuator (not shown) for operating the brake 16 or at least be in connection with such an actuator.
  • the elevator 100 may additionally comprise a guide rail 17 or rails 17 arranged into the elevator shaft 12 for guiding the movement of the elevator car 10.
  • the elevator car 10 may comprise rollers or the like in moving in contact with the guide rails 17.
  • the elevator system 100 may comprise one or several elevator operating devices 5 such as illustrated in Figs. 2-7 and/or described hereinbefore.

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