JP2000001281A - Elevator car - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain comfortable environment for a car by covering the surface of a mirror fitted to the side plate of a car with glass which can be electrically made opaque, whereby when a function as a mirror is not needed, the glass is made opaque. SOLUTION: A rear side plate constituting this elevator car comprises a central mirror part and both side plates 2a, 2b. The central side plate is a stainless-steel mirror finished material, and the inside of the car is a mirror finished surface. The inside of the central side plate 5 has glass 6 which can be switched to be transparent or opaque. Only when an elevator conducts wheelchair operation and a user of a wheelchair is present in the car, the glass 6 is made transparent and the rear central side plate 5 exhibits a function as a mirror. When the material made of glass is used for the mirror, the glass itself of the mirror is made of the material which can be switched to be transparent and opaque to achieve the similar object.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator car, and more particularly, to providing a comfortable environment for a wheelchair elevator having a mirror in the car.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an elevator having a mirror in a car, a mirror made of glass is mounted on a side plate of the car.
Alternatively, a stainless steel mirror-finished material is generally used for the side plate, but there is no prior art particularly similar to the present invention.

[0003] As an embodiment in which the technology for making transparent glass electrically opaque is applied to an elevator car, there is a window glass of a viewing elevator. This embodiment is a single piece of window glass for viewing the outside of the hoistway, and is not based on a combination with other materials as in the present invention.

[0004]

In a wheelchair elevator, it is necessary to install a mirror in the car in order to secure the field of view of the wheelchair user when the wheelchair is rotated in the car.

[0005] However, when there is no wheelchair user in the passengers, this mirror is unnecessary and may cause discomfort due to the reflection of the mirror.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a use of a mirror to a wheelchair user and, when only a normal passenger is using the car, cover the mirror with opaque glass to provide a comfortable car environment. Is to provide.

[0007]

The object of the present invention is to cover the surface of a mirror attached to the side plate of a car with glass which can be made electrically opaque, and to make the glass opaque when the function as a mirror is not required. Is achieved.

The switching timing for making the glass transparent and providing the function of a mirror is performed by a signal of a wheel call button or a destination floor button dedicated to a wheelchair provided for a wheelchair user to use an elevator.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a schematic overall view showing the entire car according to the present invention, and FIG.
It is -A sectional drawing. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing switching between transparent and opaque glass.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a ceiling of a car, and 3 denotes a floor of the car. The rear side plate constituting the car includes a central mirror portion 4 and side plates 2a and 2b on both sides.

In FIG. 2, the central side plate 5 is made of a mirror-finished material of stainless steel, and is configured such that the inside of the car has a mirror-finished surface. A glass 6 that can be switched between transparent and opaque is provided inside the central side plate 5.

In the car constructed as described above, according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the elevator 5 performs wheelchair driving and the glass 5 is made transparent only when the wheelchair user enters the car, and the rear center side plate 5 Exhibits the function as a mirror.

When a glass material is used for the mirror, the object can be similarly achieved by using the switchable material for the glass itself of the mirror.

[0015]

According to the present invention, the mirror provided in the elevator car can be switched to opaque glass as appropriate, so that the mirror can be used for wheelchair users and only healthy passengers can ride. When using a car, the mirror can be covered with opaque glass to provide a comfortable car environment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic overall view showing an entire car according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 showing details of a mirror mounting structure;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing switching between transparent and opaque glass.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Car ceiling, 2a, 2b ... Car rear panel, 3 ... Car floor, 4 ... Car rear mirror, 5 ... Car rear car center panel, 6 ... Glass.

Claims (3)

[Claims] An elevator car provided with a mirror on one or more sides of a side plate of the car, wherein a mirror using glass which can be electrically switched from transparent to opaque is provided. . 2. An elevator having a mirror provided on one or more surfaces of a side plate of a car, wherein the surface of the mirror is covered with glass, and the glass can be electrically switched from transparent to opaque. And the elevator car. 3. The elevator car according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the glass is switched between transparent and opaque by a method such as a signal or a manual signal according to the operating conditions of the elevator. Basket.