JP2011111282A - Auxiliary operation panel of elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an auxiliary operation panel of an elevator, with excellent in design allowing short users such as old persons and children unable to reach the main operation panel and wheelchair users to perform an operation without hesitation by quickly finding the auxiliary operation panel, when they get on a car. <P>SOLUTION: This auxiliary operation panel 11 is installed on a side plate 9 of the car for short users such as old persons and children who cannot reach the main operation panel and wheelchair users. The auxiliary operation panel 11 includes an operation panel main body 14 mounted on the side plate 9, a light guide member 25 provided to be exposed in the car around the operation panel main body 14, and an LED 27 capable of emitting light to the inside of the car through the light guide member 25. The operation panel main body 14 is constituted of a face plate 12 and a cover box 13 mounted on a rear face of the face plate 12. The face plate 12 is projected to an internal part side of the car from a surface of the side plate 9. The light guide member 25 is arranged in the gap 22 between a peripheral edge of the face plate 12 and the surface of the side plate 9. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sub operation panel provided in an elevator car, and more particularly, to an elevator sub operation panel provided outside the vicinity of the entrance of the car.

  In the elevator car, a sub operation panel for operation by a wheelchair user is provided separately from the main operation panel for general passengers, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-323157 (Patent Document 1). There was a case. For example, the door opening time of the car door due to the operation of the sub operation panel is set longer than the door opening time due to the operation of the main operation panel in consideration of getting in and out of the wheelchair user. In this way, the sub-operation panel is installed at a relatively low position on the side plate in the car, and it is easy for elderly people and children who are not tall, such as those who do not reach the main operation panel or wheelchair users to get on the wheelchair. Can be operated with good convenience.

JP 2004-323157 A

  The conventional sub-operation panel is simply attached to the side plate of the car, and it is difficult to stand out. When a user who cannot reach the main operation panel, such as an elderly person or a child who is short, or a wheelchair user gets into the car In some cases, the sub-operation panel cannot be found promptly. In particular, when a passenger who does not reach the main control panel, such as an elderly person or a child who is short in the car, or when a plurality of general passengers get on board with a wheelchair user, the general passenger is behind the sub-control panel. Is more difficult to find.

  In recent years, there has been a growing demand for elevators with a relatively dark lighting atmosphere by reducing the illumination intensity in the car in order to enhance the luxury and calmness of the car. Sub-operating panels installed in such elevators become even more difficult to understand, such as elderly people and children who are short, users who cannot reach the main operating panel, wheelchair users, etc. Was confused.

  On the other hand, since the sub operation panel is simply mounted flush with the side plate of the car, there is also a difficulty in lack of design in the car for the purpose of satisfying convenience.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made by paying attention to such points, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide users who cannot reach the main operation panel, such as elderly people and children who are short, or wheelchair users to the car. An object of the present invention is to provide a sub-operating panel for an elevator that can be quickly found and operated without confusion when riding, and that is excellent in design.

  In order to solve such a problem, the invention of claim 1 is an elevator installed for a user who does not reach the main operation panel such as an elderly person or a child who is short on a side plate of a car or a wheelchair user. An operation panel main body attached to the side plate, a light guide member provided in a part or the whole of the periphery of the operation panel main body and exposed inside the car, and the light guide member And a light source capable of emitting light into the cage.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the operation panel body includes a face plate and a cover box attached to the back surface of the face plate, and the face plate protrudes from the surface of the side plate to the inside of the car. The light guide member is disposed in a gap between a peripheral portion of the face plate and the surface of the side plate.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the operation panel main body includes a face plate and a cover box attached to the back surface of the face plate, and the back surface of the face plate and the surface of the side plate are flush with each other. And the light guide member is arranged on the outer periphery of the face plate so as to be flush with the surface of the side plate.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the operation panel main body includes a face plate and a cover box attached to the back surface of the face plate, and the face plate and a part of the cover box extend from the surface of the side plate. It protrudes to the inside of the car, and the light guide member is arranged at a position facing the car of the cover box.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the operation panel body includes a face plate and a cover box attached to the back surface of the face plate, the light guide member is attached to an outer peripheral portion of the face plate, and the face The surface of the plate, the surface of the light guide member, and the surface of the side plate are flush with each other.

  According to the present invention, when a user whose main operation panel does not reach, such as an elderly person or a child who is short, or a wheelchair user gets on the car, he / she can quickly find the sub-operation panel in the car without being confused. It can be operated and the design of the sub operation panel can be improved.

The perspective view which shows the inside of a cage | basket provided with the sub operation panel which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. The front view of the sub operation panel. Sectional drawing of the sub operation panel. Sectional drawing of the sub operation panel which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing of the sub operation panel which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing of the sub operation panel which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing of the sub operation panel which concerns on 5th Embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the interior of an elevator car 1 as viewed from the rear (non-entrance) to the front (entrance). The car 1 has an entrance 2 at the front, and a door device 3 for opening and closing is provided at the entrance 2. The door device 3 has, for example, a double-open structure that opens and closes the doorway 2 by moving a pair of door panels 3a and 3b to the left and right.

  Inside the car 1, a main operation panel 4 for general passengers is attached to a wall surface on one side of the entrance 2. The main operation panel 4 includes a door opening / closing button 5 for opening / closing the door device 3, a destination floor button 6 for registering the destination floor of the car 1, and a destination indicator for displaying the up / down destination direction of the car 1. 7 etc. are arranged.

The car 1 has side plates 9 and 10 on both sides of the inside thereof. For example, a user who cannot reach the main operation panel 4 such as an elderly person or a child who is short on one side plate 9 or a sub-operation panel for a wheelchair user. 11 is attached. The sub operation panel 11 is attached to a relatively low position of the car 1.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the sub operation panel 11, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view. The sub operation panel 11 has an operation panel body 14 including a face plate 12 and a cover box 13 (see FIG. 3) attached to the back surface of the face plate 12, and a door opening / closing button is provided on the surface of the face plate 12. 15, a destination floor button 16 for registering the destination floor of the car 1, a destination indicator lamp 17 for displaying the up-and-down destination direction of the car 1 and the current position of the car 1, and the like. The destination indicator lamp 17 is composed of a liquid crystal display panel, for example.
On the back surface of the face plate 12, a control element including an illumination light source such as a switching element and a button that responds to the operation of the buttons 15 and 16, a drive circuit that drives the destination indicator lamp 17, and an illumination light source thereof. 20 is attached, and the control component 20 is covered by the cover box 13. The cover box 13 is smaller than the face plate 12, and the peripheral edge of the face plate 12 protrudes outward from the peripheral edge of the cover box 13.

  The cover box 13 is fitted into the opening 9 a formed in the side plate 9 from the inside of the car 1 and is fixed to the side plate 9. The face plate 12 is exposed to the inside of the car 1, and a gap 22 is provided between the peripheral edge of the face plate 12 and the surface of the side plate 9.

  A light source unit 24 and a light guide member 25 that guides light from the light source unit 24 are disposed in the gap 22. The light source unit 24 is formed by attaching a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) 27 as light sources to a substrate 26. The LEDs 27 are attached to the substrate 26 so as to be arranged in a line along the longitudinal direction at equal intervals. The issue color of the LED 27 may be any color such as white, red, and blue. The light guide member 25 is made of a light-transmitting material such as an acrylic resin.

  The board 26 including the LEDs 27 is attached to the outer surface on both sides and the upper and lower outer surfaces of the cover box 13 so as to face the gap 22, and the light guide member 25 covers the board 26 and faces each LED 27. 22 is arranged. The light guide member 25 is formed in, for example, a rectangular ring shape, and is fitted on the outer periphery of the cover box 13 so as to surround the outer periphery of the cover box 13 and to face each LED 27. In addition, the board | substrate 26 of each light source unit 24 is fixed to the cover box 13 with screwing, an adhesive agent, etc., and each light guide member 25 is being fixed to the side plate 9 or the face plate 12 with an adhesive agent.

  In such a sub-operation panel 11, the light emitted from each LED 27 is diffused and radiated toward the outside of the periphery of the face plate 12 in the sub-operation panel 11 through each light guide member 25. For this reason, for example, when a wheelchair user gets into the car 1, the presence and position of the sub-operation panel 11 can be found quickly and accurately, and the sub-operation panel 11 can be operated without confusion. Convenience for the user will increase.

The LEDs 27 are equally arranged on the outer surface on both sides and the upper and lower outer surfaces of the cover box 13 so as to surround the periphery of the sub-operation panel 11, and for this reason, light is guided from the entire periphery of the sub-operation panel 11. Light is diffused through the member 25, so that the sub-operation panel 11 can be clearly recognized from any direction, and a general passenger gets into the car 1 together with a wheelchair user so that a part of the sub-operation panel 11 is hidden. Even in this case, the sub-operation panel 11 can be easily found and operated without confusion.
Further, since the face plate 12 of the sub operation panel 11 protrudes one step from the surface of the side plate 9 of the car 1 and light is emitted from the projecting peripheral surface of the face plate 12, the sub operation panel 11 is viewed as a whole. A unique taste occurs in the visual sense, and the design of the sub-operation panel 11 can be enhanced. In particular, in the case of an elevator in which the illumination illuminance in the car 1 is set low, higher designability is obtained, and the illumination atmosphere in the car 1 can be enhanced by indirect illumination with the light.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part corresponding to the structure of the said 1st Embodiment, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.
In the second embodiment, only a light guide member 25 made of acrylic resin or the like having light guide characteristics is fitted in the gap 22 between the face plate 12 and the surface of the side plate 9 of the car 1. A light source unit 24 is attached to the back side of the side plate 9 so as to face the light guide member 25. The side plate 9 is formed with a through hole 9b in a portion of the light source unit 24 facing the LED 27, and the light for lighting the LED 27 is diffused to the inside of the car 1 through the light guide member 25 through the through hole 9b. It has become.
The light guide member 25 is formed in, for example, a rectangular ring shape, is fitted into the outer periphery of the cover box 13, and is attached to the back surface of the side plate 9. It arrange | positions so that it may line up continuously along an outer surface.

Also in the sub operation panel 11 according to the second embodiment, light from the lighting of each LED 27 passes through each light guide member 25 and the outer periphery of the face plate 12 in the sub operation panel 11 as in the first embodiment. Therefore, when the wheelchair user gets into the car 1, the presence and position of the sub-operation panel 11 can be quickly and accurately detected and operated without confusion. The design can be enhanced by the illumination effect of the light.
FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part corresponding to the structure of the said 1st Embodiment, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.
In the third embodiment, a light guide member 25 is disposed on the outer periphery of the cover box 13 so as to contact the back surface of the face plate 12. The light guide member 25 is formed in a rectangular ring shape, for example, and is fitted into the outer periphery of the cover box 13. The light guide member 25 has an L-shaped cross section of the annular portion, the back surface is a wide incident surface 25a, and the front surface is a narrow output surface 25b.
The light exiting surface 25b of the light guide member 25 is substantially flush with the surface of the side plate 9, and the back surface of the peripheral edge of the face plate 12 is in contact with the surface of the light exiting surface 25b. The light source unit 24 is attached to the incident surface 25 a of the light guide member 25. The light source unit 24 is disposed so as to be continuously connected along the annular shape of the light guide member 25 so that each LED 27 faces the incident surface 25 a of the light guide member 25.

In the sub operation panel 11 according to the third embodiment, the light emitted from each LED 27 is diffused and radiated from the periphery of the face plate 12 of the sub operation panel 11 into the car 1 through each light guide member 25, and thus a wheelchair user. When entering the car 1, it is possible to quickly and accurately find the presence and position of the sub-operation panel 11 and operate it without any confusion, improving the convenience for wheelchair users, The design property can be enhanced by the illumination effect.
FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part corresponding to the structure of the said 1st Embodiment, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.
In the fourth embodiment, the peripheral edge of the face plate 12 does not protrude toward the outer peripheral side of the cover box 13, and the outer peripheral surface of the face plate 12 and the outer peripheral surface of the cover box 13 are substantially flush with each other. is there. An annular light guide member 25 is attached to the peripheral surface portion of the cover box 13 adjacent to the face plate 12, and a light source unit 24 is attached to the inner surface of the light guide member 25. The light source unit 24 is disposed so as to be continuously connected along the annular shape of the light guide member 25 so that each LED 27 faces the inner surface of the light guide member 25.

The peripheral surface portion of the cover box 13 to which the light guide member 25 is attached protrudes from the surface of the side plate 9 toward the inside of the car 1, and thus the light guide member 25 faces the inside of the car 1.
In the sub-operation panel 11 according to the fourth embodiment, the light emitted by the LEDs 27 is diffused and radiated to the outside of the periphery of the face plate 12 of the sub-operation panel 11 through the light guide members 25. When the user boarded the vehicle 1, the presence and position of the sub-operation panel 11 can be quickly and accurately detected and operated without confusion, and the convenience for wheelchair users can be improved. The design can be improved.
FIG. 7 shows a fifth embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part corresponding to the structure of the said 1st Embodiment, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.
In the fifth embodiment, an annular light guide member 25 is attached to the outer peripheral portion of the face plate 12, and a light source unit 24 is attached to the back surface of the light guide member 25. The light source unit 24 is arrange | positioned so that it may continue continuously along the cyclic | annular form of the light guide member 25 so that each LED27 may oppose the back surface of the light guide member 25. FIG.

The sub operation panel 11 is attached to the side plate 9 so that the surface of the face plate 12, the surface of the light guide member 25, and the surface of the side plate 9 are flush with each other.
In the sub operation panel 11 according to the fifth embodiment, the light emitted from each LED 27 is diffused and radiated from the periphery of the face plate 12 of the sub operation panel 11 into the car 1 through the respective light guide members 25, so that a wheelchair user is used. When entering the car 1, it is possible to quickly and accurately find the presence and position of the sub-operation panel 11 and operate it without any confusion, improving the convenience for wheelchair users, The design property can be enhanced by the illumination effect.
In each of the above embodiments, the brightness of light radiated from the four directions around the operation panel main body 14 may be the same brightness or different brightness. For example, the brightness of the light radiated downward from the lower edge portion of the face plate 12 may be made brighter than the brightness of the light radiated from the other edge portion to form a foot lamp type illumination. .
As the light source for light emission, in addition to the case where the dedicated LED 27 is used as in the above embodiments, for example, the door opening / closing button 15, the destination floor button 16, the destination indicator lamp 17, etc. disposed on the face plate 12. It is also possible to use a light source that illuminates the light as a light source for the light emission.

  The light emission (lighting) may be always performed, but may be a case where the light is turned on only when the door of the car 1 is closed and the inside of the car 1 becomes relatively dark.

  In each of the above embodiments, the light guide member 25 is provided so as to surround the entire periphery of the operation panel body 14 so that light is emitted from the entire four sides of the operation panel body 14. The light guide member 25 may be provided only in a part of the periphery of the light source, and light may be emitted only from the part of the part.

  In addition, the sub-operation panel 11 is used as a power failure lamp that lights up with a secondary battery in the event of a power failure and illuminates the interior of the car, or is used as an alarm light that lights or flashes in an emergency to notify passengers in the car of an emergency. It is also possible to do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Car 2 ... Entrance / exit 3 ... Door apparatus 4 ... Main operation panel 9.10 ... Side plate 11 ... Sub-operation panel 12 ... Face plate 13 ... Cover box 14 ... Operation panel main body 15 ... Door opening / closing button 16 ... Destination floor button 17 ... Destination indicator lamp 20 ... Control component 22 ... Gap 24 ... Light source unit 25 ... Light guide member 26 ... Substrate 27 ... LED

Claims (5)

An elevator sub-operation panel installed on the side plate of the car,
An operation panel body attached to the side plate;
A light guide member provided in a part or the whole of the periphery of the operation panel main body and exposed inside the cage;
A light source capable of emitting light into the cage through the light guide member;
An elevator sub-operation panel characterized by comprising:   The operation panel main body includes a face plate and a cover box attached to the back surface of the face plate, the face plate protrudes from the surface of the side plate to the inside of the car, and the light guide member is the face plate. The elevator sub-operation panel according to claim 1, wherein the elevator sub-operation panel is disposed in a gap between a peripheral portion of the elevator and a surface of the side plate.   The operation panel main body includes a face plate and a cover box attached to the back surface of the face plate, and the back surface of the face plate and the surface of the side plate are flush with each other. 2. The elevator sub-operation panel according to claim 1, wherein the second sub-operation panel is disposed on an outer peripheral portion of the face plate so as to be flush with a surface of the side plate.   The operation panel body includes a face plate and a cover box attached to the back surface of the face plate, and a part of the face plate and the cover box protrudes from the surface of the side plate to the inside of the cage, The auxiliary operation panel for an elevator according to claim 1, wherein the light guide member is disposed at a position facing the inside of the car of the cover box.   The operation panel main body includes a face plate and a cover box attached to the back surface of the face plate. The light guide member is attached to an outer peripheral portion of the face plate. The surface of the face plate and the light guide member The sub-operation panel for an elevator according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the side plate and a surface of the side plate are flush with each other.

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