JP2009173381A - Elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator capable of precisely securing a sufficient space necessary for a wheelchair user to get on and off at a position required when information of the wheelchair user to get on and off the elevator is informed to passengers in an elevator car and at an elevator hall and for the wheelchair user to smoothly get on and off. <P>SOLUTION: This elevator is furnished with a switch device for car call registration provided at the elevator hall and for the passenger using the wheelchair to exclusively use, a face type luminous panel 21 to display a region of the space required when the passenger using the wheel chair gets on in the passenger car 10 on a floor surface of the passenger car 10 when the switch device is operated and a liquid crystal display panel 16 to inform the passengers in the passenger car 10 to make the region of the space displayed on the face type luminous panel 21 when the switch device is operated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator that can be used by a passenger in a wheelchair together with a general passenger.

In recent years, in buildings such as public facilities and medical facilities, elevators that can be used by wheelchair users as well as general passengers have been installed, as can be seen, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-72282. It is coming.
In such an elevator, a switch device dedicated to a wheelchair user is provided together with a normal push button type switch device for general passengers in a passenger car and an elevator hall on each floor. Furthermore, in the elevator car and the elevator hall on each floor, an informing means for informing in advance that a passenger using a wheelchair actually gets in and out of the elevator car or the elevator hall is provided.

That is, when a passenger using a wheelchair registers a car call in the elevator hall and waits for the car, a large number of passengers in the car are informed in advance, and based on this notice, passengers in the car The passengers who use the wheelchairs can get into the car smoothly when the car arrives at the elevator hall by waiting for a space where the wheelchair can be boarded.
In addition, when a wheelchair user in the car registers for the destination floor, the passenger waiting for the arrival of the car in the elevator hall on the destination floor is informed in advance, and based on this notification, the elevator hall By waiting for passengers to walk away from the wheelchair so that they can get out of the wheelchair, when the car arrives at the elevator hall, the passengers in the wheelchair can get off the elevator smoothly from the car I am doing so.
JP-A-4-72282

However, even if a large number of passengers in the car or elevator hall are informed in advance of wheelchair users' getting on / off information, the passengers in the car can be secured in which area and how wide. In many cases, it is difficult to determine whether or not it is necessary, and in fact, the passengers are trapped and the wheelchair user cannot get on and off smoothly.
The present invention has been made paying attention to such points, and the purpose of the present invention is when information on getting on and off of a wheelchair user is notified in advance to passengers in a car or an elevator hall. It is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator that enables a wheelchair user to get on and off smoothly because it is possible to accurately secure a sufficient space necessary for the wheelchair user to get on and off.

  The invention of claim 1 is provided in an elevator hall, and a switch device for car call registration that is specially operated by a passenger using a wheelchair, and an area of a space required when the passenger using a wheelchair gets into the car, Display means for a car to be displayed on the floor of the car at least when the switch device is operated, and a space displayed by the display means for passengers in the car when the switch device is operated. It is characterized by comprising a notification means for a car for notifying so as to open the area.

  The invention of claim 2 is a switch device for registration of a destination floor, which is provided in a car and is operated exclusively by a passenger using a wheelchair, and an area of a space required when a passenger using a wheelchair gets off the elevator from the car Is displayed on the floor surface of the elevator hall at least when the switch device is operated, and on the display means for passengers in the elevator hall when the switch device is operated. And a notifying means for a hole for notifying so as to open a space area.

  The invention of claim 3 is provided in an elevator hall, and a switch device for car call registration that is specially operated by a passenger using a wheelchair, and an area of a space required when a passenger using a wheelchair gets into the car, At least display means for a car to be displayed on the floor of the car when the car call registration switch device is operated, and passengers in the car when the car call registration switch device is operated. In contrast, a notification means for a car for notifying a space displayed by the display means for the car, and a switch device for registering a destination floor, which is provided in the car and is operated exclusively by a passenger using a wheelchair. When a wheelchair passenger is operated, at least when the destination floor registration switch device is operated, the area of the space required when getting off the elevator from the car Hall display means for displaying on the floor of the elevator hall, and a space area displayed on the hall display means for passengers in the elevator hall when the destination floor registration switch device is operated. It is characterized by comprising notifying means for a hole for notifying so as to be opened.

  The invention of claim 4 is provided in the elevator hall according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the presence of the wheelchair is detected when a passenger using the wheelchair is located in the vicinity of the switch for operating the car call registration. Wheelchair detection means for detecting, and control means for operating the car display means and car notification means only when the wheelchair detection means detects a wheelchair.

  The invention of claim 5 is provided in the car according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the presence of the wheelchair is detected when a passenger using the wheelchair is positioned in the vicinity thereof in order to operate the switch device for registering the destination floor. A wheelchair detection means for detecting, and a control means for operating the hall display means and the hall notification means only when the wheelchair detection means detects a wheelchair are provided.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the load amount detecting means for detecting the load amount of the car when the car call registration switch device is operated in the elevator hall according to claim 1 or 3, and the load amount detecting means. When the car loading amount is detected to exceed the predetermined amount, the car call registration by the operation of the car call registration switch device is canceled, and the car loading amount is less than the predetermined amount. Only when it is detected that there is a car call, a control means for controlling the operation of the car according to the car call registration by operating the car call registration switch device is provided.

  According to the present invention, when information on getting on and off of a wheelchair user is notified in advance to passengers in a car or in an elevator hall, sufficient space necessary for getting on and off of the wheelchair user is provided at a predetermined position. It is possible to secure the vehicle accurately and the wheelchair user can get on and off smoothly.

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

FIG. 1 is an external view of an elevator hall on each floor of a building, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view in plan view. A doorway 2 is provided in the elevator hall 1, and a door device 3 is provided at the doorway 2. The door device 3 includes, for example, a pair of door panels 3a and 3b, and the doorway 2 is opened and closed by moving the door panels 3a and 3b to the left and right.
A switch device 4 for registering a normal car call used by general passengers is provided on the wall of the building beside the entrance / exit 2 and a switch device 5 for registering a car call dedicated to a passenger using a wheelchair. Is provided. Further, for example, a liquid crystal display panel 6 is provided on the side wall of the entrance 2 as a notification means.

FIG. 3 is an external view of the car 10 as viewed from the inside rear, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the car 10 in plan view. The car 10 has an entrance 11 on the front surface, and a door device 12 is provided at the entrance 11. The door device 12 includes, for example, a pair of door panels 12a and 12b, and the doorway 11 is opened and closed by moving the door panels 12a and 12b to the left and right.
A switch device 14 for registering a normal destination floor used by general passengers is provided on the wall of the car beside the doorway 11 and a switch device 15 for registering a destination floor used exclusively by passengers using a wheelchair. Is provided. Further, for example, a liquid crystal display panel 16 is provided on the side wall of the entrance / exit 11 as a notification unit. Each of the switch devices 4, 5, 14, 15 for car call registration and destination floor registration has a push button lighting type structure.
When the car 10 moves up and down in the hoistway of the building and reaches the predetermined elevator hall 1, the door device 12 of the car 10 and the door device 3 of the elevator hall 1 open in conjunction with each other. This makes it possible to get into the car 10 from the elevator hall 1 and to get out of the elevator hall 1 from the car 10.
The floor surface of the elevator hall 1 is provided with display means for displaying the extent of the area in a space area required when a passenger using a wheelchair gets out of the car 10. This display means is comprised by the planar light emission panel 20 which used organic EL, LED, etc. as a light source, for example. The planar light emitting panel 20 is provided flush with the floor of the elevator hall 1 so as to extend forward from the edge of the entrance 2. The planar light-emitting panel 20 is visually a member having the same texture as the floor surface of the elevator hall 1, and the entire area is illuminated uniformly to display the size of the area.
The floor surface of the car 10 is provided with display means for displaying the extent of the area in a space area required when a passenger using a wheelchair gets into the car 10 from the elevator hall 1. . This display means is constituted by a planar light emitting panel 21 using, for example, an organic EL or LED as a light source, like the display means of the elevator hall 1. The planar light emitting panel 21 is provided flush with the floor surface of the car 10 so as to extend from the edge of the doorway 11 in the depth direction of the car 10. The planar light-emitting panel 21 is visually a member having the same texture as the floor surface of the car 10, and the entire area is illuminated uniformly to display the size of the area.
The switch devices 4, 5, 14, 15, the liquid crystal display panels 6, 16, and the planar light emitting panels 20, 21 are control panels as control means for controlling the operation of the elevator as shown in FIG. The liquid crystal display panels 6 and 16 and the planar light emitting panels 20 and 21 are controlled via the control panel 25 in accordance with the operation of the switch devices 4, 5, 14 and 15. Yes.
The elevator hall 1 and the car 10 are provided with optical indicators 27 and 28 for displaying the operation status of the elevator, respectively.
Next, the operation will be described.

  When a passenger using a wheelchair operates the dedicated switch device 5 to register a car call in the elevator hall 1 on the second floor, for example, the signal is sent to the control panel 25, and the car 10 is based on the signal. The floor light-emitting panel 21 on the floor of the car is turned on and emits light. For example, “There is a wheelchair on the second floor. ] Is displayed, and the passengers in the car 10 are notified in advance of the wheelchair boarding.

In response to this notification, the passenger in the car 10 opens the light-emitting portion of the planar light-emitting panel 21, that is, the space portion necessary for the wheelchair, and waits for the wheelchair to enter.
Then, when the car 10 arrives at the elevator hall 1 on the second floor where the car 10 is called and registered, the door devices 3 and 12 of the elevator hall 1 and the car 10 are opened, the entrance 2 and the entrance 11 are opened, In response to this, a wheelchair passenger in the elevator hall 1 gets into the car 10.
At this time, a sufficient space necessary for getting into the wheelchair is secured in advance in the car 10, so that the wheelchair can be smoothly moved into the car 10 without coming into contact with passengers in the car 10. The area where the wheelchair should be placed is clearly divided by the light emission by the planar light emitting panel 21, so that it is possible to enter without worry.

On the other hand, when a general passenger in the car 10 is informed in advance of the wheelchair boarding via the display panel 16, the surface light-emitting panel 21 on the floor of the car 10 shines and there is a space necessary for boarding the wheelchair. The area is clearly displayed, so that the general passengers in the car 10 can wait for the wheelchair to enter the area without leaving the space and be confused. Passengers using wheelchairs can get into the car 10 with peace of mind when they step on the floor.
After the passenger using the wheelchair enters the car 10, the passenger using the wheelchair operates the dedicated switch device 15 in the car 10 to register the destination floor. For example, when the fourth floor is registered, the signal is sent to the control panel 25, and the planar light emitting panel 20 on the floor surface in the elevator hall 1 registered on the basis of the signal is turned on and emits light. For example, on the display panel 6 in the elevator hall 1 "Please open a light-emitting area for wheelchair customers to get off. ] Is displayed, and passengers in the elevator hall 1 are notified in advance of getting off in a wheelchair.

In response to this notification, general passengers waiting for the arrival of the car 10 in the elevator hall 1 leave the light emitting part of the planar light emitting panel 20, that is, the part of the space necessary for getting out of the wheelchair, and take out the wheelchair. Come to wait.
When the car 10 arrives at the registered elevator hall 1 on the fourth floor and arrives at the floor, the door devices 3 and 12 of the elevator hall 1 and the car 10 are opened, and the entrance 2 and the entrance 11 are opened. In response, a passenger using a wheelchair in the car 10 gets down to the elevator hall 1.
At this time, the elevator hall 1 has a sufficient space necessary for getting out of the wheelchair in advance, so that the elevator hall 1 can get out of the passenger car 10 smoothly without contacting the passengers in the elevator hall 1. Moreover, since the area to be dismounted by the wheelchair is clearly partitioned by the light emission by the planar light emitting panel 20, it is possible to get off without worry.

On the other hand, when a general passenger in the elevator hall 1 is informed of getting out of the wheelchair via the display panel 6, the planar light emitting panel 20 on the floor of the elevator hall 1 shines and the space necessary for getting out of the wheelchair is clearly defined. Therefore, when the passengers in the elevator hall 1 land in the elevator hall 1 without waiting for the wheelchair to get out of the space area without being confused or confused. Passengers using wheelchairs can get down to elevator hall 1 with peace of mind.
In the above embodiment, the liquid crystal display panels 6 and 16 are used as the notification means for notifying that the passenger using the wheelchair uses the elevator in advance. 6 and 7, as shown as the second embodiment, speakers 30 and 31 as notification means are provided in the elevator hall 1 and the car 10, respectively, and these speakers 30 and 31 are used to notify by voice. May be.
Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 as a third embodiment, optical indicators 27 and 28 provided in the elevator hall 1 and the car 10 are used as notification means, and these indicators 27 and 28 are used. It may be a case where notification is made by changing the blinking state of or changing the emission color.
In the above embodiment, the display means is displayed by optical means using the planar light emitting panels 20 and 21 as the display means for displaying the area necessary for getting in and out of the wheelchair. However, the present invention is not limited to such a case. For example, the display may be performed by means such as color-coding or bordering using paint.

  By the way, the wheelchair-dedicated switch devices 5 and 15 may be operated accidentally or by mischief by passengers other than those using wheelchairs. In this case, the notification means and the display means operate unnecessarily, There is a risk of confusion.

Therefore, in the fourth embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, load sensors 40 and 41 as wheelchair detection means are provided on the floor surface of the elevator hall 1 and the floor surface of the car 10, respectively. , 41 are connected to the control panel 25 as shown in FIG.
These load sensors 40 and 41 have a panel shape that allows a wheelchair to get on, and have a certain spread, and when the wheelchair gets on the load sensors 40 and 41, the load is detected to detect the presence of the wheelchair. It is supposed to be.
The load sensor 40 of the elevator hall 1 is disposed in the vicinity of the wheelchair-specific switch device 5 provided in the elevator hall 1, and the load sensor 41 of the car 10 is a switch dedicated to the wheelchair provided in the car 10. It is disposed in the vicinity of the device 15.
In the case of this embodiment, when a passenger using a wheelchair operates the dedicated switch device 5, 15, the wheelchair is brought close to the vicinity of the switch device 5, 15 and gets on the load sensors 40, 41. Therefore, in this case, the presence of the wheelchair is detected by the load sensors 40 and 41, and the signal is sent to the control panel 25. When a signal generated by the operation of the switch devices 5 and 15 is sent to the control panel 25 together with this signal, it is determined that the switch devices 5 and 15 are operated by a wheelchair passenger and the control panel 25 Control is performed so that the notification means and the display means operate.

  On the other hand, when the operation signal of the switch devices 5 and 15 is sent to the control panel 25 without detecting the wheelchair by the load sensors 40 and 41, the operation is performed by a passenger other than the passenger using the wheelchair. The control on the notification means and the display means is stopped after determination.

  According to such an embodiment, when the switch devices 5 and 15 dedicated for the wheelchair are operated by a passenger other than the wheelchair passenger by mistake or mischief, the notification means and the display means do not operate, and therefore the elevator General passengers waiting in the hall 1 and general passengers in the car 10 are not confused.

As the wheelchair detection means, in addition to the case where a load sensor is used, as shown in FIG. 13, a large number of light emitting elements 45 are provided in a region where the wheelchair is placed, and light emitted from the light emitting elements 45 toward the wheelchair A is emitted. It is also possible to use an optical detection means for detecting the presence of the wheelchair A based on the degree of reflection.
On the other hand, if a passenger who uses a wheelchair makes a car call in the elevator hall 1 when a passenger is seated in the passenger car 10 or close to the capacity, the passenger car 10 arrives in the elevator hall 1. However, it is impossible to get on the car 10 in terms of space, and the movement of the car 10 to the elevator hall 1 becomes useless.
Therefore, in the elevator shown as the fifth embodiment in FIG. 14, a load detection sensor 50, which is a load detection means generally provided in a car, is connected to the control panel 25, and the load detection sensor 50 is The car is controlled according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 15 based on the output signal. In this case, the capacity of the car is 20 people, for example, and the allowable load capacity is 1300 kg (20 people × 65 kg).
The flow of control of the car will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 15. First, for example, when a passenger using a wheelchair operates a dedicated switch device 15 in an elevator hall on the N floor and registers a car call (S1), load detection is performed. The loading capacity of the car is confirmed based on the signal output from the sensor 50 (S2).
Next, it is determined whether or not the current loading amount of the car is, for example, 75% or less of the allowable amount (S3). That is, it is determined whether or not the number of passengers actually boarding the passenger car is limited to 15 or less, that is, the number of persons capable of boarding a wheelchair.

Next, when the loading capacity is 75% or less and a wheelchair can be boarded, it is determined whether or not the current moving direction of the car is toward the Nth floor elevator hall where passengers using wheelchairs wait. (S4). When it is in the direction toward the elevator hall on the Nth floor, the car moves toward the elevator hall (S5), stops at the elevator hall (S6), and is used for wheelchair use in the car. Passengers board (S7). At this time, since only the number of people who can get in the wheelchair is in the car, the wheelchair can be put in with a margin.
In S3, when the loading amount of the car exceeds 75%, the registration of the car call by the operation of the switch device 15 in S1 is canceled, the lighting display of the switch device 15 is turned off, and the re-operation is prompted (S8). ). Then, the car is normally operated (S9).
In S4, when the moving direction of the car is opposite to the elevator hall where the passenger using the wheelchair waits, the registration of the car call by the operation of the switch device 15 in S1 is canceled, and the lighting display of the switch device 15 is displayed. It disappears and re-operation is prompted (S10). Then, the car is normally operated (S11).
Thus, according to this embodiment, when a certain number of passengers are in the car and it is difficult to enter the wheelchair, even if the passenger using the wheelchair calls the car in the elevator hall, It is canceled and the inconvenience that the car moves wastefully to the elevator hall is prevented.

The external appearance perspective view of the elevator hall which shows 1st Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing of the entrance / exit of the elevator hall. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The external appearance perspective view of the entrance / exit part of a passenger car which shows 1st Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing of the entrance / exit part of the passenger car. The block diagram which shows the structure of the control circuit in 1st Embodiment of this invention. The external appearance perspective view of the elevator hall which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The external appearance perspective view of the entrance / exit part of a car which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The external appearance perspective view of the elevator hall which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. The external appearance perspective view of the entrance / exit part of a passenger car which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. The external appearance perspective view of the elevator hall which shows 4th Embodiment of this invention. The external appearance perspective view of the entrance / exit part of a passenger car which shows 4th Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the control circuit in 4th Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the modification of the wheelchair detection means in 4th Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the control circuit in 5th Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the flow of control in 5th Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Elevator hall 2 ... Entrance / exit 3 ... Door apparatus 4.5 ... Switch apparatus for car call registration 6.16 ... Liquid crystal display panel (notification means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Car 12 ... Door apparatus 14.15 ... Switch apparatus for destination floor registration 20.21 ... Planar light emission panel (display means)
25 ... Control panel (control means)
40.41 ... Load sensor (wheelchair detection means)
50 ... Load detection sensor (loading amount detection means)

Claims (6)

A switch device for car call registration that is provided in an elevator hall and is operated exclusively by a wheelchair passenger,
A display means for a car that displays a region of a necessary space when a passenger using a wheelchair enters the car at least on the floor of the car when the switch device is operated;
Informing means for a car for informing a passenger in a car to open a space area displayed by the display means when the switch device is operated;
The elevator characterized by comprising. A switch device for registering a destination floor, which is provided in a car and is operated exclusively by a wheelchair passenger,
A display means for a hall that displays an area of a space required when a passenger using a wheelchair gets off the elevator from the car to the elevator hall, at least when the switch device is operated;
Informing means for a hall for informing the passengers in an elevator hall to open an area of the space displayed by the display means when the switch device is operated,
The elevator characterized by comprising. A switch device for car call registration that is provided in an elevator hall and is operated exclusively by a wheelchair passenger,
A display means for a car that displays an area of a space required when a passenger using a wheelchair enters the car at least when the car call registration switch device is operated;
Informing means for a car that informs a passenger in a car when the switch device for car call registration is operated to open a space area displayed by the displaying means for the car;
A switch device for registering a destination floor, which is provided in a car and is operated exclusively by a wheelchair passenger,
Hall display means for displaying a space area required when a passenger using a wheelchair gets out of the car to the elevator hall, at least when the destination floor registration switch device is operated. ,
Informing means for a hall for informing an elevator hall passenger to open an area of a space displayed by the display means for the hall when the destination floor registration switch device is operated,
The elevator characterized by comprising. Wheelchair detection means provided in an elevator hall for detecting the presence of the wheelchair when a passenger using a wheelchair is positioned in the vicinity thereof to operate the switch device for car call registration;
Control means for operating the display means for the car and the notification means for the car only when the wheelchair detection means detects the wheelchair;
The elevator according to claim 1, further comprising: A wheelchair detection means provided in the car for detecting the presence of the wheelchair when a passenger using the wheelchair is positioned in the vicinity thereof to operate the switch device for registering the destination floor;
Control means for operating the display means for the hall and the notifying means for the hall only when the wheelchair detection means detects the wheelchair,
The elevator according to claim 2, further comprising: A load detection means for detecting the load of the car when the car call registration switch device is operated in the elevator hall;
When the loading capacity detecting unit detects that the loading capacity of the car exceeds a predetermined value, the car call registration by the operation of the car call registration switch device is canceled, and the loading capacity of the car Control means for controlling the operation of the car according to the registration of the car call by operating the switch device for car call registration only when it is detected that the vehicle is below a predetermined amount;
The elevator according to claim 1, wherein the elevator is provided.

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