JP2003063748A - Guide indication device for two-direction door elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a guide indication device for a two-direction door elevator with a high convenience for a user. SOLUTION: The guide indication device 10 is provided by disposing a floor information indication unit 13 for indicating information regarding each floor at which a car is landed; and a door opening indication unit 14 for indicating that any one of the cars at a front side and a back side is opened for the user, in adjacent to an outer frame 11 as one body. This guide indication device 10 is installed above the door in the car of the two-direction door elevator.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a guide display device installed in a two-way door elevator in which doors are provided in two directions, namely, a front side and a rear side of a car.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are two front and rear sides of a car.
A two-way door elevator has been proposed in which each door is provided in one direction. This two-way door elevator can set the direction in which the car door opens for each floor,
This is especially effective when installed in a building with a different layout on each floor.

Examples of buildings having different layouts on each floor include a store building such as a department store in which various sales floors are mixed. An elevator installed in such a store building is usually provided with a floor information display device called an in-store guide panel that displays a sales floor guide for each floor to users. This floor information display device is one in which a translucent guide plate on which sales floor guidance for each floor is written is held by a frame, and a fluorescent lamp illumination lamp disposed inside the frame is used. By illuminating the guide plate, the sales floor guide on each floor described on the guide plate is displayed so that the user can easily see it. Further, this floor information display device is generally arranged above the door in the car so that even if a large number of users get into the car, the floor information display device can be easily seen by the car. Is.

By the way, when the above-mentioned two-way door elevator is installed as an elevator of a store building, not only the customer is guided to the sales floor of each floor, but also whether the door is on the front side or the back side of the car for each floor. It is required to indicate whether to open. For this reason, in addition to the floor information display device, it is required to provide a door-opening display device inside the car to display which door is open, the front side or the back side of the car. The door-open display device is configured to selectively illuminate two display units, such as "front side" or "rear side", on which characters indicating the direction of a door to be opened are written by a light emitting body such as an LED. , Which will tell the customer which door will open.

[0005]

The floor information display device and the door-opening display device as described above have generally been configured as separate devices. When the above-mentioned two-way door elevator is installed as an elevator in a store building, the floor information display device is arranged above the door in the car, so the door-opening display device indicates that the door in the car is In many cases, it was arranged on a side plate at a position different from the front side and the back side provided.

However, when the door opening display device is arranged on the side plate at a position different from the front side and the back side where the door in the car is provided, the door indicated by the door opening display device is the door of either car. There is a problem that it is difficult to instantly determine whether there is any.

If the door-opening display device is arranged at a position distant from the floor information display device, a customer who pays attention to the sales floor guidance of the floor information display device may overlook the display of the door-opening display device. In many cases, users often felt inconvenient.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a guide display device for a two-way door elevator, which is convenient for users.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems As a result of intensive studies for achieving the above-mentioned object, the present inventor found that a floor information display device and a door-opening display device are highly convenient for users. It has been found that it is most effective to configure these as an integrated guide display device and dispose the integrated guide display device above the door in the car.
That is, up to now, the floor information display device and the door opening display device are configured as separate devices, and it is difficult to place these devices together above the door in the car due to the installation space. It was thought that these devices were integrated as a guide display device, and if this guide display device was arranged by effectively utilizing the space above the door in the car, it would become a floor information display device. It has been found that both the function of (1) and the function of the door-opening display device can be sufficiently exerted, and a highly convenient display can be performed for the user.

The present invention was devised on the basis of the above-mentioned findings, and it has two features, that is, a front side and a rear side of a car.
A guide display device installed in a two-way door elevator in which doors are provided in each direction, and an outer frame fixed above the door in the car, and information on each floor on which the car is landed. A floor information display unit having a display unit for displaying, the display unit being arranged in the outer frame so that the display unit can be visually recognized from the inside of the car, and which of the doors on the front side and the back side of the car A door opening display unit disposed on the outer frame adjacent to the floor information display unit so that the display unit can visually recognize from the inside of the car. It is characterized by.

In this guide display device for a two-way door elevator, the floor information display unit and the door opening display unit are housed in the outer frames and integrated with each other, and are arranged above the door in the car. Even if a large number of passengers are boarding in
In addition, the direction in which the door opens can be easily recognized by the user, and the inconvenience that the user who pays attention to the floor information overlooks the display of the door open display unit can be effectively prevented.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The inside of the car of a two-way door elevator is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, a car 1 of a two-way door elevator is provided with a front door 2 that opens and closes on the front 1a side and a rear door 3 that opens and closes on the back 1b side. A curtain plate 4 is provided above the front door 2 and above the rear door 3, respectively. The guide display device 10 according to the present invention is applied to the curtain plate 4.
Is stuck.

An example of the guide display device 10 to which the present invention is applied is shown in FIGS. 2 is a front view of the guide display device 10 to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

The guide display device 10 shown in FIGS.
Has an outer frame 11 fixed to the curtain plate 4 above the front door 2 or the rear door 3. The outer frame 11 is provided with a front frame 11 a projecting from the front side of the curtain plate 4 and a back frame 1 embedded in the curtain plate 4 through an opening provided in the curtain plate 4.
1b is combined. The front frame 11a is the hinge 1
It is attached to the edge of the opening of the curtain plate 4 by 2,
It is rotatable with respect to the curtain plate 4 and the back frame 11b.
The outer frame 11 can be inspected from the inside of the car 1 by rotating the outer frame 11a with the hinge 12 as a fulcrum.

Inside the outer frame 11, a floor information display unit 13 and a door open display unit 14 are arranged adjacent to each other.

The floor information display unit 13 is for displaying information about each floor on which the car 1 is landing, specifically, for example, sales floor guidance for each floor. It has a guide plate (display part) 15 on which floor information such as is displayed, a position indicator 16 showing the current position of the car 1, and an illumination lamp 17 for illuminating the guide plate 15 from its back side. .

The guide plate 15 is made of a light-transmissive plate material made of, for example, acrylic resin and the like, and floor information such as sales floor guides is described therein. The guide plate 15 closes the opening provided in the front frame 11a. Cage 1 joined to the front frame 11a
It is visible from the inside.

The position indicator 16 is formed by arranging a plurality of light emitting portions, on each of which a number indicating each floor is described, at a position corresponding to information such as a sales floor guide written on the guide plate 15. The current position of the car is presented to the user by selectively causing these light emitting units to emit light according to the current position of the car. This position indicator 16
Is adjacent to the guide plate 15 so that the opening provided in the front frame 11a together with the guide plate 15 is closed.
It can be seen from the inside of the car 1.

The illumination lamp 17 is made of, for example, a fluorescent lamp, is attached to the socket 18 attached to the back frame 11b, and is disposed on the back side of the guide plate 15. And
When the illumination lamp 17 is turned on, the guide plate 15 can be illuminated from the back side.

In the floor information display unit 13 configured as described above, the lighting lamp 17 is turned on, and the lighting lamp 17 illuminates the guide plate 15 from the rear surface side. It is possible to display floor information such as guidance so that the passengers of the car can easily see it.
In addition, the present position of the car is presented to the passenger by the position indicator 16 so that the passenger can get in and out of the car appropriately.

The door-opening display unit 14 is for presenting to the customer which door of the front door 2 and the rear door 3 of the car is to be opened. The display board (display section) 19 described, a circuit board 20 on which a light emitting body such as an LED is mounted, and the circuit board 2
0 is supported on the back surface side of the display plate 19 and a supporting member 21.

The display plate 19 is a translucent plate material made of, for example, acrylic resin or the like, and is a character indicating the direction of the door to be opened, such as "this door opens" or "the rear door opens". Is displayed on the display unit 19a
And a metal frame portion 19b joined to the outer peripheral side of the display portion 19a and holding the display portion 19a. The display unit 19 is a floor information display unit 13
Adjacent to the guide plate 15 and the position indicator 16 of the above, it is fastened to the table frame 11a by a screw member 22 or the like so as to close the opening provided in the table frame 11a together with the guide plate 15 and the position indicator 16. ing.

The circuit board 20 determines which of the front door 2 and the rear door 3 of the car 1 is to be opened based on the information from the position detector for detecting the position of the car, and in response thereto. The light-emitting body such as the LED mounted as described above is caused to selectively emit light. The circuit board 20 includes a support member 21.
Is supported on the back side of the display board 19 and selectively emits light from a light-emitting body such as an LED, thereby displaying a part of the display board 19 on which the character "This door opens" and "the rear The part with the word "Open the door" and the back side can be selectively illuminated.

The support member 21 is disposed on the back surface side of the display plate 19 with its end joined to the frame portion 19b of the display plate 19. The circuit board 20 is attached to the support member 21 so as to face the display plate 19. In addition, in a substantially central portion of the support member 21, there are a portion of the display plate 19 on which the letters "This door opens" and a portion on which the letters "Rear door open" are written. There is provided a partition plate 21a for partitioning. This allows the LED to emit light selectively
The light of the light-emitting body such as illuminates only the portion of the display plate 19 to be illuminated.

In the door-opening display unit 14 configured as described above, the light-emitting body such as the LED mounted on the circuit board 20 is selectively made to emit light, and the characters "This door opens" on the display board 19 are displayed. Either the front door 2 or the rear door 3 of the car can be selected by selectively illuminating from the back side the part marked with "" and the part marked "The back door opens". It is possible for the customer to properly recognize whether the door of the door opens.

In the guide display device 10 to which the present invention is applied, the floor information display unit 13 and the door open display unit 14 as described above are arranged inside the outer frame 11 so as to be adjacent to each other. 13 and the door opening display unit 14 are integrated, each unit 13,
Of course, it is possible to display the highly useful display to the user by fully exhibiting the function as 14, and for example, paying attention to the floor information such as the sales floor guide displayed on the floor information display unit 13. Opening door display unit 1 for existing users
It is possible to visually recognize the display of No. 4 and recognize the opening direction of the door, and it is possible to perform the display that is extremely convenient for the user.

Further, the guide display device 10 to which the present invention is applied.
Is located above the front door 2 and the rear door 3 in the car 1, so even if a large number of passengers board the car 1, various information can be provided to the user. It can be displayed easily. Further, since the door opening display unit 14 for displaying the door opening direction is arranged near the front door 2 and the rear door 3 together with the floor information display unit 13, the user can easily recognize the door opening direction. Can be made.

By the way, when the floor information display unit 13 and the door-opening display unit 14 are adjacent to each other and integrated, when the light of the illumination lamp 17 of the floor information display unit 13 enters the door-opening display unit 14 side, the door-opening display unit 14 is opened. The display of the display unit 14 becomes very difficult to see. Therefore, in the guide display device 10 to which the present invention is applied, it is desired that the light of the illumination lamp 17 of the floor information display unit 13 be blocked on the side of the door open display unit 14.

As a method of shutting off the light of the illumination lamp 17 of the floor information display unit 13, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the back side of the open door display unit 13 is provided with a light-shielding cover made of a metal material or the like for shutting off the light. It is effective to cover with 23.

As a method of shutting off the light of the illumination lamp 17 of the floor information display unit 13, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the back side of the door-opening display unit 13 has a light-shielding property such as colored silicon 24. It is also effective to apply a light-shielding treatment such as applying a material and sealing.

As a method of shutting off the light of the illumination lamp 17 of the floor information display unit 13, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, light is applied to the boundary portion between the floor information display unit 13 and the door open display unit 14. It is also effective to dispose a light shielding plate 25 made of a metal material for shielding.

If the light of the illumination lamp 17 of the floor information display unit 13 is prevented from entering the door open display unit 14 side by the above method, the floor information display unit 13 and the door open display unit 14 are integrated. Also in the guide display device 10 that is constructed, the floor information display unit 13
The display by the door-open display unit 14 can be performed extremely clearly without being affected by the illumination lamp 17 of FIG.

In the guide display device 10 described above, the display plate 19 of the door open display unit 14 is attached to the screw member 22.
The door-opening display unit 14 is attached to the outer frame 11 by fastening the door-opening display unit 14 to the outer frame 11, but when the screw member 22 causes a deterioration in the aesthetics of the guide display device 10, the door-opening display unit 14 is opened. The display unit 14 may be attached to the outer frame 11 from inside the outer frame 11.

As a method of attaching the door opening display unit 14 to the outer frame 11 from the inside of the outer frame 11, for example, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the elastically displaceable leaf spring member 26 is provided on the back surface side of the display plate 19 of the door opening display unit 14 or in the vicinity of the opening of the table frame 11a, so that the door opening display unit 14 can be displayed.
There is a method in which the leaf spring member 26 is elastically displaced when being pushed into the outer frame 11 through the opening of 1a and the door opening display unit 14 is attached to the outer frame 11 by the elastic return force.

Further, as a method of attaching the door opening display unit 14 to the outer frame 11 from the inside of the outer frame 11, for example, as shown in FIG.
The magnet 27 is provided on the back surface side of 9 or near the opening of the front frame 11a.
And the door opening display unit 14 is attached to the outer frame 11 by the magnetic force of the magnet 27.

Further, as a method of attaching the door opening display unit 14 to the outer frame 11 from the inside of the outer frame 11, for example, as shown in FIG.
The fastening metal fitting 28 is joined to the back side of the
For example, a method of fastening a member fixed to the outer frame 11 such as the light-shielding cover 23 inside the outer frame 11 with a screw member 29 or the like can be given.

Further, as a method of attaching the door opening display unit 14 to the outer frame 11 from the inside of the outer frame 11, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, the back side of the display plate 19 of the door opening display unit 14 and the front frame are shown. A method of fastening the inner surface side of 11a with the hinge 30 may be used. In this case, since the door opening display unit 14 can be pivotally operated inside and outside the outer frame 11 with the hinge 30 as a fulcrum, only the door opening display unit 14 should be inspected from the inside of the car 1. Will also be possible.

The door opening display unit 14 is constructed by the above method.
When the door is attached to the outer frame 11 from the inside of the outer frame 11, the guide display device cannot be seen from the outside because the attaching means such as the screw member 22 for attaching the door opening display unit 14 to the outer frame 11 cannot be seen. The aesthetics of 10 can be improved.

In the guide display device 10 described above, the floor information display unit 13 and the door open display unit 1 are also provided.
4 are laterally adjacent to each other and are arranged inside the outer frame 11, but the positional relationship between the floor information display unit 13 and the door open display unit 14 in the guide display device 10 to which the present invention is applied is different. However, the present invention is not limited to the above example, and for example, as shown in FIG.
May be located above the floor information display unit 13, or as shown in FIG. 12, the door open display unit 14 may be located below the floor information display unit 13. .

Further, in the guide display device 10 described above, as the door open display unit 14, a display plate on which a light emitting body such as an LED mounted on the circuit board 20 emits light and a character indicating the opening direction of the door is described. A guide display device 10 to which the present invention is applied is used, which is configured to illuminate 19 to present the opening direction of the door to the user.
The door open display unit 14 in is not limited to the above example, and may be, for example, a liquid crystal display or a dot matrix display. When a liquid crystal display, a dot matrix display, or the like is used as the door-open display unit 14, FIG. 13 (a) and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the display contents can be switched, so that the utilization efficiency of the space above the front door 2 and the rear door 3 can be improved.

In the guide display device 10 described above, the front frame 11a of the outer frame 11 is rotated around the hinge 12 as a fulcrum so that the inside of the outer frame 11 can be inspected from the inside of the car 1. However, the guide display device 10 to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the above example,
For example, as shown in FIG. 14, a part of the back frame 11b may be detachable so that the inside of the outer frame 11 can be inspected from the outside of the car 1.

[0043]

The guide display device for a two-way door elevator according to the present invention has a structure in which a floor information display unit and a door opening display unit are arranged adjacent to each other in an outer frame, and these are integrated. Therefore, it is of course possible to properly display the original functions of the floor information display unit and the door-opening display unit to provide a highly useful display to the customer. It is possible to make the display of the door-opening display unit visually recognized by the user who is paying attention to the displayed floor information and recognize the opening direction of the door, and it is possible to perform the display extremely convenient for the user.

Further, since the guide display device of the two-way door elevator according to the present invention is arranged above the door in the car, it is a situation in which a large number of passengers are in the car. However, various kinds of information can be displayed so that the user can easily see the information, and the user can easily recognize the opening direction of the door.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the inside of a car of a two-way door elevator.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of a guide display device to which the present invention is applied.

3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the guide display device in which the back side of the door-opening display unit is light-shielded.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view showing a part of a guide display device in which a light shielding plate is arranged at a boundary portion between a floor information display unit and a door open display unit.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the guide display device in which the door-opening display unit is attached from inside the outer frame by a leaf spring member.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the guide display device in which the door-opening display unit is attached from inside the outer frame by a magnet.

FIG. 9 is a top view showing the inside of the guide display device in which the door-opening display unit is attached from the inside of the outer frame by a fastener and a screw member, as seen through.

FIG. 10 is a top view showing the inside of the guide display device in which the door opening display unit is attached from the inside of the outer frame by a hinge as seen through.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a guide display device in which a door-opening display unit is arranged above a floor information display unit.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a guide display device in which a door opening display unit is arranged below a floor information display unit.

FIG. 13 is a front view of a guide display device that uses a liquid crystal display, a dot matrix display, or the like as a door-open display unit, and is a diagram showing how the display content of the door-open display unit is switched.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 car 2 front door 3 Rear door 10 Guidance display device 11 outer frame 13 Floor information display unit 14 Door open display unit

Continued front page    F term (reference) 3F303 DA01 DA07 DC24 DC25 DC32                 3F306 CB04 CB17 CB18                 3F307 EA44

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A guide display device installed in a two-way door elevator in which doors are provided in two directions of a front side and a rear side of a car, the guide display device being fixed above the door in the car. An outer frame, and a floor information display unit that has a display unit that displays information about each floor on which the car is landing, and the display unit is arranged in the outer frame so that the display unit can be visually recognized from the inside of the car, It has a display part for displaying which of the front side door and the rear side door of the car is opened, and this display part is adjacent to the floor information display unit so as to be visible from the inside of the car. A guide display device for a two-way door elevator, comprising: a door-opening display unit arranged on the outer frame. 2. The door open display unit according to claim 1, wherein the door open display unit is arranged inside the outer frame in a state where a portion other than a display portion is covered with a light shielding cover.
Directional door elevator guidance display device. 3. The two-way door elevator according to claim 1, wherein the door-opening display unit is arranged in the outer frame in a state where a portion other than a display portion is light-shielded. Guidance display device. 4. The two-way door according to claim 1, wherein a light-shielding plate is disposed on the outer frame and located between the floor information display unit and the door open display unit. Elevator guidance display device. 5. The two directions according to claim 1, wherein the door-opening display unit is attached to the outer frame by a mounting means provided inside the outer frame. Door elevator guidance display device. 6. The attachment means has a hinge mechanism,
The guide display device for a two-way door elevator according to claim 5, wherein the door opening display unit is rotatably attached to the outer frame by the attaching means.