JP2005263378A - Register button of elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that in the case of register buttons of an elevator touched directly by the fingers of a user, the user sometimes becomes offensive in the elevator of public facilities. <P>SOLUTION: A button panel 2 is provided with an opening 3. A non-contact type distance sensor 4 is provided in the rear of the button panel 2, laser light L1 emitted from the distance sensor 4 is passed through the opening 3 and reflected on the finger F of the user to return to the distance sensor 4 through the opening 3. Thus, the finger F of the user is recognized to reach a position at a predetermined distance from the front of the button panel 2, so that a car call is registered. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a registration button for a user to register a destination floor, a car call, and the like in an elevator hall and a car.

  FIG. 8 is a front view of an example of a hall operating panel provided with a conventional car call registration button, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG.

  When the elevator user's fingertip F presses the button panel 102, the switch 103 disposed behind the button panel 102 operates, and the registration information is transmitted to the control panel (not shown) via the wiring 104. Yes.

  As described above, the conventional registration button has a structure in which the user's finger F directly touches the button panel 102. Therefore, in the case of an elevator installed in a public facility, the user is uncomfortable from the viewpoint of public health such as adhesion of foreign matter. I have a bad feeling.

  The problem to be solved is that the elevator registration button having a structure in which the user's finger touches directly may make the user feel uncomfortable in the elevator of the public facility.

  In order to solve the above problems, the registration button of the elevator according to the present invention includes a registration button main body, and a non-contact type detection means for detecting that a user's fingertip has reached a predetermined position separated from the registration button main body. It is characterized by comprising.

  The elevator registration button of the present invention registers a car call, a destination floor, etc. without direct contact with the user's finger, so that even if the elevator is installed in a public facility, the user feels uncomfortable. There is nothing to do.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a hall operating panel equipped with a car call registration button according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

  In FIG. 1, a car call registration button 1 includes a button panel 2 as a registration button body formed of metal or the like, and an arrow indicating a destination direction (up or down) is formed on the surface thereof. The button panel 2 has an opening 3 penetrating in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a distance sensor 4 is provided behind the button panel 2 as a non-contact type detection means. The distance sensor 4 is configured to emit a laser beam L1 and measure the distance to the object to be measured.

  A lens 5 is provided between the distance sensor 4 and the button panel 2, and the laser light L 1 emitted from the distance sensor 4 passes through the lens 5, passes through the opening 3, and is positioned in front of the button panel 2. Reflected by hitting the fingertip F of F, returns to the distance sensor 4 through the opening 3 and the lens 5.

  According to such a configuration, when the user's fingertip F reaches a position a predetermined distance away from the front surface of the button panel 2, the distance sensor 4 recognizes it and transmits it to the control panel via the wiring 6. Car call registration is made.

  In this way, registration is performed without the user's fingertip F touching the button panel 2 directly, so that the user does not feel uncomfortable even when the elevator is installed in a public facility.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a front view of a hall operating panel equipped with a car call registration button according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. In the following embodiments, the same reference numerals are used for the same or similar parts as those in the first embodiment, and duplicate descriptions are omitted.

  In the car call registration button 7 of the present embodiment, a temperature sensor 8 that measures the temperature of the user's fingertip F is used as a non-contact detection means. The temperature sensor 8 is configured to detect the temperature of the object to be measured by emitting infrared rays L2.

  The infrared light L2 emitted from the temperature sensor 8 passes through the lens 5 and passes through the center of the opening 3, strikes and reflects the user's fingertip F located in front of the button panel 2, passes through the opening 3 and the lens 5, and reflects the temperature sensor 8. Return to.

  According to such a configuration, when the fingertip F of the customer F reaches a position spaced a predetermined distance forward from the front surface of the button panel 2, the temperature sensor 8 recognizes it and transmits it to the control panel via the wiring 6. Then, a car call registration is made.

  In this way, registration is performed without the user's fingertip F touching the button panel 2 directly, so that the user does not feel uncomfortable even when the elevator is installed in a public facility.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a front view of a hall operating panel equipped with a car call registration button according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

  In the car call registration button 9 of the present embodiment, a photoelectric tube that detects a user's fingertip by blocking light rays is used as a non-contact type detection means.

  The button panel 2 is formed in a box shape with an open front surface, and an arrow indicating the destination direction is formed on the inner surface of the rear wall. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, the opening 10 penetrated to an up-down direction is formed in the upper wall and bottom wall of the button panel 2. As shown in FIG.

  Photoelectric tubes 11 as non-contact detection means are provided above and below the button panel 2, and a lens 5 is provided between each photoelectric tube 11 and the button panel 2. A light beam L3 between the phototubes 11 and 11 passes through the lenses 5 and 5 and the openings 10 and 10 and passes through the button panel 2 vertically.

  According to such a configuration, when the user's fingertip F reaches a position separated from the inner surface of the rear wall of the button panel 2 by a predetermined distance forward, the light beam L3 is blocked by the fingertip F and this is controlled via the wiring 6. Is sent to and registered for car call registration.

  In this way, registration is performed without the user's fingertip F touching the button panel 2 directly, so that the user does not feel uncomfortable even when the elevator is installed in a public facility.

  The present invention can be applied not only to the car call registration button on the hall operation panel but also to the destination floor registration button 12 and the door opening / closing button 13 on the operation panel in the car as shown in FIG. In addition to these buttons, the present invention can be applied to all buttons that operate when a user presses them in a conventional elevator.

  In addition, various modifications can be made to the above embodiment without departing from the gist of the present invention.

The front view of the hall operating panel equipped with the car call registration button of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. AA sectional view taken on the line AA of FIG. The front view of the hall operating panel equipped with the car call registration button of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. BB sectional drawing of FIG. The front view of the hall operating panel equipped with the car call registration button of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. The CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG. The front view of an example of the operation panel in a cage | basket | car. The front view of an example of the platform operating panel provided with the conventional car call registration button. The DD sectional view taken on the line of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Car call registration button (registration button)
2 Button panel (registration button body)
4 Distance sensor (detection means)
7 Car call registration button (registration button)
8 Temperature sensor (detection means)
11 Photoelectric tube (detection means)

Claims (4)

  A registration button for an elevator, comprising: a registration button main body; and a non-contact type detecting means for detecting that a user's fingertip has reached a predetermined position separated from the registration button main body.   2. The elevator registration button according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit is a distance sensor that detects that a fingertip of a user has approached the registration button body within a predetermined distance. 3.   2. The elevator registration button according to claim 1, wherein the detecting means is a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the fingertip of the customer or a photoelectric tube that detects the fingertip of the user by blocking light. The elevator registration button according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the elevator registration button is a car call registration button or a destination floor registration button.

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