JP2001048432A - Elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator requiring no exclusive telephone device and having more simple telephone function. SOLUTION: This elevator is provided with operation buttons 3 consisted of 10 numerical buttons of at least from 0 to 9, # and * mark buttons, a switch 5 for switching the function of this operation button 3 to a car call function or telephone function and an outside calling device 6 with the function of a speaker and microphone on a control board 2. Thereby, when a telephone number is pushed by the operation button 3 after switching the switch 5 to the telephone function, the calling by the telephone is carried out by the outside calling device 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator, and more particularly to an elevator having an external telephone call function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an example of a method of making an external call using a telephone set on an operation panel in an elevator car,
In the one using a finger touch type display for the elevator operation panel, when the passenger presses a telephone call button, the display content of the display is switched from a normal car call button to a telephone number button and displayed, whereby the telephone There is a device which makes it possible to make a telephone call outside without having a dedicated device in the operation panel, and its disclosure is found in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-96273.

[0003]

The operation panel of the conventional elevator is limited to the one using a finger touch type display, so that there is a problem that a large cost is required for parts. In addition, since the display content of the display is switched from the normal car call button to the telephone number button and displayed, the normal elevator cannot be operated while the telephone is in use, and the telephone cannot be used during the normal elevator operation. There was an inconvenience that it would not be possible.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned inconveniences, and an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator having a simpler telephone function without requiring a dedicated telephone device.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator having an operation panel in a car having a function of communicating with the outside by telephone.
An operation button composed of up to ten numeric buttons and symbol buttons of "#" and "*"; a switch for switching the function of the operation button between a car call function and a telephone function; and functions of a speaker and a microphone This is achieved by providing an external communication device having a function of selecting a car call function and a telephone function by switching the changeover switch.

According to the present invention, a changeover switch is provided on the operation panel in the elevator car, and a telephone call can be made to the outside by using this switch and the operation button on the operation panel.
A dedicated telephone device can be dispensed with, and the telephone function of the operation panel can be simplified.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an elevator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an elevator car, and 2 denotes an operation panel in the car 1. The operation panel 2 has a total of twelve operation buttons 3 including numbers from 0 to 9 and symbols “#” and “*”.
Is attached. Above the operation button 3, a display device 4 for displaying the operated operation button 3, a changeover switch 5 for switching the function of the operation button 3, and a communication device 6 serving as a speaker and a microphone are provided.

The changeover switch 5 can be turned on at two positions, "driving" and "telephone". When the changeover switch 5 is turned on to the “run” position, the operation button 3 of the operation panel 2 can be used as a car call button. For example, when the passenger 13 gets into the car 1 and wants to go to the eighth floor, switches the changeover switch 5 to “driving” and presses the number “8” of the operation button, a car call to the eighth floor is given to the elevator. be registered. At this time, "8" is displayed on the display device 4.
Is displayed, the passenger 13 can confirm that the car call to the eighth floor has been registered. At this time, the operation panel 2
An operation input signal 7 is transmitted to a signal discriminating device 9 in the elevator control panel 8. The signal discriminating device 9 that has received the operation input signal 7 discriminates that the content of the signal is for driving the elevator toward the eighth floor, and sends the car 1 to a driving device such as a motor (not shown). A command is issued to move to the target floor, the eighth floor. When the vehicle arrives at the destination floor, the eighth floor, the display content “8” displayed on the display device 4 disappears.

On the other hand, when the changeover switch 5 is turned on to the "telephone" position, the operation buttons 3 of the operation panel 2 can be used as telephone number buttons. For example, when the passenger 13 wants to make a telephone call to his / her home, switches the changeover switch 5 to “telephone” and presses the home telephone number with the operation button 3, the display device 4 displays the number of the home telephone number. You. At this time, the operation panel 2 transmits the telephone input signal 10 to the signal discriminating device 9 in the elevator control panel 8. Operation panel input signal 7
Receives the signal and determines that the signal is not for elevator operation but for making a call, and transmits the signal to the telephone office 12 through the telephone line 11. When the telephone is connected by the telephone office 12, the passenger 13 can talk with the communication device 6.

Note that, even during a telephone call, when the changeover switch 5 is turned on to the "drive" position, the operation button 3 of the operation panel 2 can be used as a car call button without disconnecting the telephone. Similarly, when the changeover switch 5 is turned on to the "telephone" position even during the elevator operation, the operation button 3 of the operation panel 2 can be used as a telephone number button without canceling the registered car call. .

With the above-described configuration, a dedicated telephone device is not required, and the telephone function of the elevator operation panel can be simplified. In the above embodiment, the specifications of the telephone line 11 are not specified, but any type may be used regardless of wireless or wired as long as the same or higher effects can be obtained. Further, the communication device 6 in the car may be used also as an external communication device such as an intercom provided in a normal elevator operation panel to further reduce the cost. Further, as long as the display device 4 has at least a function of confirming registration of a car call, for example, a lamp or the like corresponding to each floor of a building may be applied.

[0014]

According to the present invention, an exclusive telephone device can be dispensed with, and an elevator having a simpler telephone function can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an elevator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 car 2 operation panel 3 operation button 4 display device 5 changeover switch 6 communication device 7 operation input signal 8 elevator control panel 9 signal discrimination device 10 telephone input signal 11 telephone line 12 telephone office 13 passenger

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An elevator having an operation panel provided with a function of being able to communicate with the outside by telephone inside a car, wherein the operation panel has at least ten numeric buttons from 0 to 9 and "#"
And an "*" symbol button, a changeover switch for switching the function of the operation button between a car call function and a telephone function, and an external communication device having speaker and microphone functions. An elevator characterized in that a car call function and a telephone function can be selected by switching a switch.