JP2002211851A - Elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator system that can prevent a person who carries a portable telephone left on and a person who holds a medial device such as a pacemaker from riding together. SOLUTION: A hazardous radio wave detector has an antenna 1A positioned on a ceiling portion in a car 3. When the hazardous radio wave detector detects a hazardous radio wave, a cautioning means 2 is actuated. The cautioning means 2 comprises a display 2B arranged in the car 3, displays arranged in floor landings 4 and a speaker 2C, and cautions that the portable telephone should be switched off or the person with the pacemaker or the like should refrain from using an elevator concerned.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to an elevator apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Elevator devices are widely installed in department stores, condominiums, hospitals, and the like as means for vertical transportation used by an unspecified number of people. Recently, a growing number of people have mobile phones, including personal handy horn systems (PHS), which may raise general precautions regarding turning off power, but special considerations must be given to individual elevator systems. Mostly, they use the elevator system with the mobile phone turned on.

[0003]

However, in the conventional elevator apparatus, since no special consideration is given to the mobile phone, the position information radio wave is transmitted while the mobile phone is turned on even if the user is not talking. Therefore, if a person carrying a mobile phone and a person wearing a medical device such as a pacemaker ride in the same car, there is a possibility that the medical device such as a pacemaker may malfunction, for example.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator apparatus capable of preventing a person carrying a portable telephone with a power supply on and a person wearing a medical device such as a pacemaker from riding on each other. .

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an elevator apparatus having a car,
It is characterized in that harmful radio wave detection means having an antenna for capturing harmful electromagnetic waves and warning means which operates when the kidnapping radio wave detection means detects harmful electromagnetic waves are installed.

In the elevator apparatus of the present invention, when there is a person carrying a mobile phone while the power is on, an electromagnetic wave transmitted from the mobile phone is detected by a harmful radio wave detecting means, and a warning signal is activated to activate a predetermined signal. People who carry a cell phone or other device with the power on can be turned off or a person with a pacemaker can be prevented from stepping in by calling attention to the display or broadcasting And a person with a medical device such as a pacemaker.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an elevator apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the hoistway 5, a car 3 and a counterweight 6 are connected by a main rope 8 and arranged, and these are operated by a hoisting machine 7 in which the main rope 8 is wound around a sheave. The harmful radio wave detection means 1 is mounted on the upper part of the car 3, and the harmful radio wave detection means 1 has an antenna 1 </ b> A arranged on the ceiling in the car 3. Alerting means 2 that operates when the harmful radio wave detection means 1 detects harmful radio waves via the antenna 1A is disposed in the car 3 and at each floor landing 4, respectively. This alerting means can be constituted by a display device or a broadcasting device as described later.

FIG. 2 shows a front view of the inside of the car, in which a display device 2B as a warning means is arranged in the car 3, and when looking at each floor landing 4 side from inside the car 3, A car door 9 is provided, an operation panel 10 is provided on a side portion of the car door 9, and a display device 2 </ b> B as a warning device is disposed above the car door 9.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a floor landing, in which a display device 2B as a warning means is disposed at the floor landing. Each floor landing 4 has a landing door 11, and a display device 2 </ b> B as a warning means is provided on a side portion of the floor landing 4 near a display such as a call registration button.

If the display device 2B is already installed to display various information and provide an information service to the user, the display device 2B can also be used as an alerting means.

If a person carrying a mobile phone with the power turned on is already in the car 3, harmful radio waves such as position information radio waves and transmission completion information radio waves emitted from the mobile phone are transmitted to the antenna 1A. And the harmful radio wave detection means 1 detects it. As a result, the harmful radio wave detecting means 1 activates the display device 2B as a warning means installed in the car 3 and displays a letter requesting that the power of the mobile phone be turned off, thereby calling attention.

Further, when the car 3 stops at a certain floor platform 4, if a user at the floor platform 4 carries a mobile phone with the power turned on, the passenger is issued from the mobile phone. Harmful radio wave detection means 1 through the antenna 1A
Is detected. As a result, the harmful radio wave detecting means 1 is operated, and a message requesting that the power of the mobile phone be turned off is displayed on the display device 2B as an alerting means installed at the floor landing 4 to call attention. .

In this manner, the harmful radio wave detecting means 1 detects that the portable telephone is kept powered on, and displays the display device 2B in the car 3 and the display device 2B installed in the open hall 4. In order to alert the user by displaying a message requesting that the power of the mobile phone be turned off, the power of the mobile phone is turned off. If there is a wearer, medical equipment can be prevented from being affected by harmful radio waves by refraining from using the elevator.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of the above-described elevator apparatus.

The harmful radio wave detecting means 1 includes an antenna 1A mounted on the ceiling in the car 3, a receiving section 1B installed on the car 3, a receiving hold section 1D, and an alerting means 2
And The receiving unit 1B has a receiving main unit 1C, a receiving main unit 1B1, a frequency selecting unit 1B2 for selecting a frequency of a radio wave to be detected, and a sensitivity slice level adjusting unit for adjusting a sensitivity level (not shown). The alerting means 2 includes a message transmission unit 2A and a display device 2 disposed in at least one of the car 3 and each floor hall 4.
B and the speaker 2C, and the display device 2B and the speaker 2C may be provided as a pair, or may be selectively provided according to the situation.

The frequency selecting section 1B2 of the receiving section 1B is a section for setting the frequency of the target radio wave in advance or when necessary so that the receiving main body section 1B1 receives the signal. When the frequency of the radio wave or the position information radio wave is selected, the radio wave of the selected frequency is captured by the antenna 1A and is received by the receiving main unit 1B of the receiving unit 1B.
1 is output. The sensitivity slice level adjustment unit (not shown) of the reception unit 1B adjusts the sensitivity of the received radio wave. When the power-on radio wave that causes a malfunction in a medical device or the like is higher than a predetermined level, the reception main unit 1B1 The reception can be set in advance or when necessary. In this way, it is possible to limit the distance before bringing in a mobile phone with the power on within a predetermined range, and to prevent detection of a mobile phone of a person passing through a floor landing. Can be.

The receiving main unit 1C receives radio waves of a predetermined frequency and sensitivity level or higher set by the frequency selecting unit 1B2 and the sensitivity slice level adjusting unit. It receives and outputs a harmful radio wave reception signal to the reception hold unit 1D. The reception hold unit 1D outputs a target signal for a predetermined time, and when receiving a harmful radio wave reception signal from the reception unit 1B, outputs a harmful radio wave reception warning signal to the message transmission unit 2A for a predetermined time. Thereafter, when a predetermined time has elapsed, the reception hold unit 1D releases the hold and stops outputting the harmful radio wave warning signal. The message transmitting unit 2A that has received the harmful radio wave warning signal activates the warning unit 2 including the display unit 2B and the speaker 2C, and the speaker 2C transmits a message indicating that the power of the mobile phone is to be turned off, and transmits the harmful radio wave. At the same time, the person carrying the mobile phone is notified and the same is displayed on the display unit 2B to visually notify the user.

When a passenger stops at a floor on a floor and a passenger at the floor landing 4 carries a mobile phone with the power on, positional information output from the mobile phone is provided. The radio wave and the reception completion information radio wave are captured by the antenna 1A and received by the receiving unit 1B, and a harmful radio wave reception signal is output to the reception holding unit 1D. Thereby, the reception hold unit 1D outputs the harmful radio wave reception warning signal to drive the message transmission unit 2A, and displays and informs the display unit 2B of the request to turn off the power and a letter of wish, and also, from the speaker 2C. Sends a similar message to alert people who have mobile phones.

When a person carrying a mobile phone with the power turned on is in the car 3, harmful radio waves are captured by the antenna 1A as in the case described above. After that, the display 2B and the speaker 2C inform the hall 4 that if any of the users of the hall 4 have a pacemaker or the like, medical equipment etc. can be controlled from harmful radio waves by refraining from using the elevator. You can avoid being affected.

As described above, since the strengths of the electromagnetic wave and the radio wave are inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the launching place, the radio wave emitted from the vicinity is much stronger than the radio wave emitted from the base station, and the sensitivity slice level is adjusted. As a result, it is possible to receive in response to only harmful electromagnetic waves and radio noise generated from the vicinity of the elevator, and to detect the existence of the source of the electromagnetic waves and radio noise within a limited range from the installation location of the antenna 1A. A message or an alarm, and quickly take measures to prevent malfunction of the electronic device due to electromagnetic waves and radio noise.

[0023]

As described above, in the elevator apparatus according to the present invention, when a harmful radio wave causing malfunction of a medical device or the like is received by an antenna provided near the car, a source of the harmful radio wave is present. Alerts are provided in the car and / or at the landing to alert people who have a mobile phone or to have a mobile phone with the power on. When a passenger who is in the car is in a car, the passengers with a pacemaker etc. among the passengers at the hall can refrain from using the elevator, preventing medical equipment from being affected by harmful radio waves. And keep it safe.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an elevator apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the inside of a car in the elevator apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a landing in the elevator apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of the elevator apparatus shown in FIG.

[Explanation of Signs] 1 Harmful radio wave detection means 1A antenna 2 Warning means 2B Display device 2C Speaker 3 Riding car 4 Floor floor

Claims (3)

[Claims] In an elevator apparatus having a car, a harmful radio wave detecting means having an antenna for capturing harmful electromagnetic waves and a warning means which operates when the harmful radio wave detecting means detects the harmful electromagnetic waves are provided. Elevator equipment characterized. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the antenna is arranged near the car, and the warning means has a display device arranged on at least one of the car and a floor hall. An elevator apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. The elevator apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said alerting means has said display device and a speaker.