JP2013224204A - Car - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that there is a room for a further improvement in points of improving operability for a wheelchair user or the like in a conventional technology.SOLUTION: A car of an embodiment includes a car body of an elevator, and an operation object area. The car body is constituted of side plates, a car floor and a ceiling. The operation object area is arranged in the car body, and becomes an object of operation to the elevator. The operation object area is arranged on a back face being a surface opposed to a doorway to the car body in an inside of the car body.

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a car.

  Conventionally, an elevator moves a car to an arbitrary floor by moving the car in a hoistway. Such an elevator is provided with various operation panels in a car or at a landing.

JP 2012-056726 A

  By the way, in the prior art, there is room for further improvement in terms of improving operability for wheelchair users and the like.

  The car according to the embodiment includes an elevator car body and an operation target area. The car body includes a side plate, a car floor, and a ceiling. The operation target area is provided in the car body and is an operation target for the elevator. The operation target area is provided on a back surface which is a surface facing the entrance / exit to the car body inside the car body.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a schematic configuration example of a car according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the car according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of the car according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the inside of the car according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the inside of a car according to a modification. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the inside of a car according to a modification. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the inside of a car according to a modification. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the inside of a car according to a modification. FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a schematic configuration example of a car according to the second embodiment.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a schematic configuration example of a car according to the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the car according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the car according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a typical partial cross-sectional view, FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the inside of the car according to the first embodiment, and FIGS. 5 to 8 are schematic views showing the inside of the car according to the modification.

  The car 1 of this embodiment is applied to an elevator 2 as shown in FIGS. The elevator 2 to which the car 1 is applied is capable of moving to a landing on an arbitrary destination floor when the car body 3 moves up and down in the hoistway.

  Specifically, the car 1 includes a car body 3, a door device 4, an operation panel 5 and an operation panel 6.

  The car body 3 includes a side plate 7, a car floor 8 and a ceiling 9. The car body 3 is formed in a substantially box shape surrounded by a side plate 7 that divides the horizontal direction, a car floor 8 that divides the lower side in the vertical direction, and a ceiling 9 that divides the upper side in the vertical direction. In the car body 3, an entrance / exit 10 is formed on one surface of the side plates 7 surrounding the four sides. In the car body 3, a door device 4 is provided at an entrance 10 and an operation panel 5 is provided on a return panel (door pocket or sleeve wall) 11 on the side of the entrance 10.

  The door device 4 opens and closes the doorway 10. The door device 4 is opened when the car body 3 is stopped at a predetermined landing position, and enables the passenger car body 3 to get on and off.

  The operation panel 5 and the operation panel 6 are provided in the car body 3. The operation panel 5 and the operation panel 6 receive various operations of the user in the car body 3. The operation panel 5 and the operation panel 6 perform call registration of the so-called car body 3 according to an operation input by the user. The operation panel 5 and the operation panel 6 receive, for example, a call operation that is an instruction operation on the destination floor of the car body 3 and an opening / closing operation of the door device 4. The operation panel 5 and the operation panel 6 are provided with various push buttons, a touch panel, or the like for instructing the destination floor of the car body 3 and performing the opening / closing operation of the door device 4. The operation panel 5 and the operation panel 6 are electrically connected to the control panel 12, respectively, and the elevator 2 includes a call registration signal and an opening / closing signal for the car body 3 in accordance with a user's operation input. Send to.

  Here, the operation panel 5 is a main operation panel provided mainly for use by general standard users, while the operation panel 6 is provided mainly for use by wheelchair users. This is a secondary operation panel. The operation panel 5 is provided on the return panel 11 as described above. Here, the operation panel 5 is provided on the return panel 11 on the right side toward the entrance 10. The arrangement of the operation panel 6 will be described later in detail.

  The elevator 2 to which the car 1 as described above is applied is, for example, a call operation by the user via the operation panel 5 provided in the car body 3, the operation panel 6, the operation panel provided at the landing, or the like. Is performed, a call registration signal is input to the control panel 12. In the elevator 2, the control panel 12 performs call registration of the car body 3 in response to the call registration signal. Then, the control panel 12 moves the car body 3 rationally based on the call registration, outputs from various sensors and detectors, the current moving direction (lifting direction) of the car body 3 and the like. The landing order of the car body 3 is determined so as to answer each call. Then, the control panel 12 drives and controls a lifting drive unit 13 including a hoisting machine and the like, and moves the car body 3 to a target floor. As a result, the elevator car 2 moves the elevator car body 3 up and down in the vertical direction in the hoistway and moves to a landing on an arbitrary destination floor. When the elevator 2 detects that the car body 3 has landed at the landing on the destination floor and has landed at a predetermined landing position, the control panel 12 then opens the door device 4. As a result, a user standing by at the landing can get into the car body 3, and a user inside the car main body 3 can get off at the landing.

  The car 1 according to the present embodiment is provided on the back surface 14 inside the car body 3 and includes an operation target area 15 that is an operation target for the elevator 2, thereby improving operability for wheelchair users and the like. I am trying.

  The operation target area 15 receives a call operation by the user and an opening / closing operation of the door device 4, so that “destination floor” which can be selected by the user in these operations, “open”, “close” of the door device 4. ”And the like (hereinafter referred to as“ operation selection target ”). In other words, the operation target area 15 is an area representing options when the user performs various operations on the elevator 2. In the operation target area 15, the operation selection target is displayed by various display methods such as display by printing, display by a 7-segment display or LED lamp, and image display by a liquid crystal panel combined with a touch panel.

  The operation target area 15 of the present embodiment is provided on the back surface 14 inside the car body 3. Here, the rear surface 14 inside the car body 3 is a surface facing the doorway 10 with respect to the car body 3 inside the car body 3.

  More specifically, the operation target area 15 is disposed on the surface of the operation panel 6 on the entrance / exit 10 side as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3.

  As described above, the operation panel 6 is a sub-operation panel provided mainly for use by wheelchair users. Therefore, the operation panel 6 is provided on the back surface 14 in the car body 3 at a relatively low position where the wheelchair user can operate in the vertical direction. Typically, the operation panel 6 is provided at a position lower than the operation panel 5. Further, the operation panel 6 is provided on the rear surface 14 in the car body 3 at a substantially central position with respect to the horizontal direction.

  The operation panel 6 is provided so as to protrude from the back surface 14 inside the car body 3 toward the doorway 10. Here, the operation panel 6 is fixed to a take-out member 16 provided on the back surface 14. The take-out member 16 is a box-like structure, and the base end surface is fixed to the back surface 14 and the operation panel 6 is provided on the front end surface.

  The operation target area 15 is provided on the surface of the operation panel 6 on the doorway 10 side. When the user performs various operations on the elevator 2, the user touches the operation selection target displayed in the operation target area 15 and presses the push button corresponding to the operation selection target, or handles the operation selection target. Touch the area on the touch panel. In response to this, the operation panel 6 accepts various operations on the elevator 2 by the user in the car body 3.

  In addition, the car 1 according to the present embodiment further includes a display 17 provided on the back surface 14 inside the car body 3 as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4. The indicator 17 represents the state on the doorway 10 side. Here, the display unit 17 includes a mirror member 18. The mirror member 18 represents a state on the entrance / exit 10 side by reflecting the state of the entrance / exit 10 as a mirror image. The specular surface is typically a surface that reflects the main visible light. The mirror surface member 18 of the present embodiment is formed in a rectangular shape, and is provided so as to cover almost the entire surface of the back surface 14 with one sheet.

  The mirror member 18 is formed with a rectangular cutout 19 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) at a relatively low position where a wheelchair user can operate the vertical direction and at a substantially central position with respect to the horizontal direction. ing. In other words, the notch 19 is an area surrounded on four sides by the mirror surface member 18 main body. The take-out member 16 is assembled to the back surface 14 exposed from the notch 19. That is, the operation target region 15 is provided in the region of the notch 19, that is, the region partitioned by the mirror member 18 that is the display device 17 on the back surface 14. Here, the take-out member 16 and the operation panel 6 are structures arranged in a region partitioned by the mirror member 18 on the back surface 14. The operation target area 15 is provided on the operation panel 6 fixed to the take-out member 16. Accordingly, the car 1 appropriately arranges the operation target area 15 with respect to the back surface 14 on which the mirror member 18 is provided, and the operation target area 15 is provided at a position protruding from the back surface 14 to the entrance 10 side. Can do.

  In the car 1 configured as described above, the operation target region 15 is provided on the back surface 14 facing the entrance 10 inside the car body 3. Thereby, for example, when a wheelchair user or the like gets into the car body 3, the car 1 enters without changing the direction or the like and operates the elevator 2 as it is through the operation target area 15. It can be carried out. As a result, the car 1 can improve operability for wheelchair users and the like.

  Here, in the car 1, the operation target region 15 is disposed on the surface on the doorway 10 side of the operation panel 6 provided to protrude from the back surface 14 toward the doorway 10 side. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the car 1 can bring the operation target region 15 close to the wheelchair user side, for example, for a user sitting in a wheelchair. As a result, the car 1 can easily accept an operation by a wheelchair user on the operation panel 6.

  Further, the car 1 is provided with a mirror member 18 on the back surface 14 inside the car body 3 as an indicator 17 indicating the state of the doorway 10 side. Therefore, when the wheelchair user or the like gets out of the car body 3, the car 1 has a state on the rear side, that is, the entrance / exit 10 side, by the mirror image reflected on the mirror member 18 without changing the direction or the like. You can get off safely while grasping.

  In the car 1, the operation target area 15 and the mirror member 18 that forms the display 17 are both provided on the back surface 14. For this reason, the car 1 corresponds to the wheelchair user or the like, for example, the car body 3 that is not provided with the operation target region 15 (operation panel 6) or the mirror surface member 18 for use by the wheelchair user or the like. When the car body 3 is renewed, the number of replacement parts and work man-hours can be reduced. That is, in this case, the car 1 removes the existing side plate 7 of the back surface 14 and assembles the side plate 7 in which the operation target area 15 (operation panel 6) and the mirror member 18 are assembled as the newly installed back surface 14. The car body 3 corresponding to wheelchair users can be renewed. Accordingly, the car 1 can be renewed to the car body 3 corresponding to a wheelchair user or the like by exchanging the side plate 7 on the back surface 14 without exchanging the side plate 7 on the side surface. In addition, the number of replacement parts and work man-hours can be reduced. As a result, the car 1 can reduce, for example, work time and renewal cost. In addition, since the car 1 can continue to use the side plate 7 on the existing side face as it is, waste and the like can be reduced during renewal, and deterioration of the global environment can be suppressed. In addition, since the rear surface 14 of the car 1 is almost covered with the operation target area 15 (operation panel 6) and the mirror member 18, it is necessary to match the design of the new rear surface 14 itself with the existing side surface design. Therefore, the design can be facilitated.

  Further, the car 1 is not limited to the renewal as described above, and when the car body 3 corresponding to a wheelchair user or the like is newly manufactured, the operation target area 15 (the operation panel 6) and the mirror member 18 are provided. The side plate 7 in the assembled state can be integrally built as the back surface 14. As a result, the car 1 can reduce the number of parts to be assembled and the number of work steps. For example, the work time can be shortened and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  The car 1 according to the embodiment described above includes the car body 3 of the elevator 2 and the operation target area 15. The car body 3 includes a side plate 7, a car floor 8 and a ceiling 9. The operation target area 15 is provided in the car body 3 and is an operation target for the elevator 2. The operation target area 15 is provided in the back surface 14 which is a surface facing the entrance / exit 10 with respect to the car body 3 inside the car body 3. Therefore, since the operation target area | region 15 is provided in the back surface 14 which opposes the entrance / exit 10 in the inside of the car body 3, the car 1 can improve the operativity with respect to a wheelchair user.

  The car 1 described above may further include a handrail 20 on the back surface 14 inside the car body 3 as shown in the modified example of FIG. The handrail 20 is provided along the horizontal direction, for example, below the operation panel 6 in the vertical direction. As a result, the car 1 can improve safety for users such as elderly people and pregnant women. Also in this case, the car 1 is provided with the handrail 20 on the back surface 14 together with the operation target region 15 and the mirror surface member 18 (indicator 17). It is possible to reduce the number of parts to be assembled and the number of work steps.

  Further, the car 1 described above may have a mirror-finished surface on the entrance / exit 10 side of the operation panel 6 as shown in a modification of FIG. In other words, in this case, the surface of the operation panel 6 on which the operation target area 15 is provided has a mirror finish. Thereby, since the car 1 can make the operation panel 6 an integrated design with the mirror member 18 which is the indicator 17, the design can be improved.

  Further, the car 1 described above may be configured such that the indicator 17 includes a plurality of mirror surface members 18 as shown in the modified examples of FIGS. 7 and 8. In the example of FIG. 7, the display device 17 is composed of two upper and lower mirror members 18 formed in a rectangular shape. In this case, the region where the operation target region 15 is provided on the back surface 14 is divided into two upper and lower sides in the vertical direction by two upper and lower mirror members 18. In the example of FIG. 8, the display unit 17 includes a total of four mirror surface members 18, two upper and lower mirror surface members 18 formed in a rectangular shape, and two right and left mirror surface members 18 formed in a substantially square shape. Has been. In this case, the region where the operation target region 15 is provided on the back surface 14 is divided into two upper and lower sides in the vertical direction by two upper and lower mirror members 18, and two horizontal sides in the horizontal direction are divided by two left and right mirror members 18. Is done. In this case, the car 1 can simplify the shape of each mirror surface member 18, for example, without performing a process of providing a notch 19 (see FIG. 4) or the like on the mirror surface member 18. A shaped mirror surface member 18 can be used. As a result, the car 1 can further reduce the manufacturing cost.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a schematic configuration example of a car according to the second embodiment. The car according to the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that it includes a detection device, an imaging device, a display device, and the like. In addition, about the structure, operation | movement, and effect which are common in embodiment mentioned above, the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted as much as possible.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the car 201 according to the present embodiment includes a car body 3 and an operation target area 15. The car 201 does not include the operation panel 6 (see FIG. 1 and the like) and the take-out member 16 (see FIG. 3 and the like), and the operation target area 15 is provided directly on the back surface 14.

  The car 201 according to the present embodiment further includes a display 217, a detection device 221, and an imaging device 222. The display device 217 according to the present embodiment includes a display device 223.

  The detection device 221 detects an operation performed by the user on the operation target area 15 before contacting the operation target area 15. The detection device 221 can use, for example, various three-dimensional motion sensors that capture and detect an operation on the operation target region 15 in three dimensions. The detection device 221 is provided on the ceiling 9 and is installed toward the vicinity of the operation target area 15 so that the user's movement in the vicinity of the operation target area 15 can be detected. When the user performs various operations on the elevator 2, for example, when the user performs an operation such as moving his / her hand toward the operation selection target represented in the operation target area 15, Motion capture of your hand movements. Then, the detection device 221 identifies and accepts various operations on the elevator 2 by the user in the car body 3 according to this. The detection device 221 is electrically connected to the control panel 12 and transmits a call registration signal and the like of the car body 3 and an opening / closing signal to the control panel 12 in response to a user's operation input. As a result, the car 201 detects the movement of the user on the operation target area 15 by the detection device 221 before the user touches the operation target area 15. The operation can be performed.

  The imaging device 222 images the entrance / exit 10 side of the car body 3. As the imaging device 222, for example, various imaging devices such as a CCD camera can be used. The imaging device 222 is provided on the ceiling 9 and is installed toward the vicinity of the entrance 10 so that the vicinity of the entrance 10 can be imaged. The imaging device 222 is electrically connected to the control panel 12 and transmits the captured image or video on the entrance / exit 10 side to the control panel 12.

  The display device 217 is provided on the back surface 14 inside the car body 3 and represents the state on the entrance / exit 10 side, and here includes a display device 223. As the display device 223, various image display devices such as a liquid crystal display can be used. Here, a single display device 223 or a combination of a plurality of display devices 223 is provided so as to cover almost the entire back surface 14. Here, the operation target area 15 is provided in an area partitioned by the display device 223 on the back surface 14. The display device 223 is electrically connected to the control panel 12, and displays an image or video on the entrance / exit 10 side that is captured by the imaging device 222 and transmitted from the control panel 12.

  Thus, the car 201 is provided with a display device 223 on the back surface 14 inside the car body 3 as a display 217 indicating the state of the entrance 10 side, so that a wheelchair user or the like gets out of the car body 3. It is possible to get off safely while grasping the state of the entrance / exit 10 side. Further, since the car 201 has both the operation target area 15 and the display device 223 forming the display 217 provided on the back surface 14, the number of replacement parts and work man-hours for renewal and assembly parts for new manufacture are as follows. The number and work man-hours can be reduced.

  In the car 201 according to the embodiment described above, the operation target area 15 is provided on the back surface 14 facing the entrance 10 inside the car body 3, so that the operability for wheelchair users and the like can be improved. it can.

  For example, when the operation is performed on the operation target area 15, in other words, when it can be estimated that the operation is performed by a wheelchair user or the like, the car 201 is on the entrance / exit 10 side imaged by the imaging device 222. The image or video may be displayed on the display device 223. In addition, the car 201 may include, for example, a plurality of imaging devices 222, and appropriately display and display on the display device 223 the images or videos on the doorway 10 side captured by the plurality of imaging devices 222.

  In addition, for example, when the car 201 includes two doors 10 and two door devices 4, and one of them is provided on the back surface 14, an image or video on the other door 10 side is displayed on the door on the back surface 14 side itself. You may make it project. In this case, the car 201 includes a projection device that projects an image or video on the other entrance / exit 10 side imaged by the imaging device 222 on a door or the like, instead of the display device 223, and the projection device projects the image on the other entrance / exit 10 side. By projecting an image or video onto the door, the door itself on the back surface 14 side may be used as a display device that represents the state on the other doorway 10 side.

  The car according to the above-described embodiment is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes can be made within the scope described in the claims. The car according to the present embodiment may be configured by appropriately combining the constituent elements of the embodiments and modified examples described above.

  The side plate 7 of the back surface 14 described above may be divided into a plurality. In this case, the mirror surface member 18 and the like may be divided into a plurality of parts in accordance with the side plate 7 of the back surface 14.

  According to the car which concerns on embodiment described above and a modification, operativity can be improved.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,201 Car 2 Elevator 3 Car body 4 Door device 5, 6 Operation panel 7 Side plate 8 Car floor 9 Ceiling 10 Entrance 11 Return panel 12 Control panel 13 Elevating drive unit 14 Rear surface 15 Operation target area 16 Take-out members 17, 217 Display 18 Mirror surface member 19 Notch 221 Detection device 222 Imaging device 223 Display device

Claims (5)

An elevator car body comprising a side plate, a car floor and a ceiling;
An operation target area that is provided in the car body and is an operation target for the elevator;
The operation target area is provided on a back surface that is a surface facing an entrance to the car body inside the car body,
Ride car. Provided on the back surface, comprising an indicator that represents the state of the entrance / exit side,
The operation target area is provided in an area partitioned by the display unit on the back surface.
The car according to claim 1. The indicator includes a mirror member whose surface is a mirror surface and the mirror surface reflects the state of the entrance / exit as a mirror image.
The passenger car according to claim 1 or claim 2. The operation target region is provided on the surface on the entrance side of the operation panel that protrudes from the back surface to the entrance side and receives an operation on the elevator.
The car according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A detection device for detecting an operation on the operation target area by a user before contacting the operation target area and receiving an operation on the elevator;
An imaging device for imaging the entrance / exit side,
The display includes a display device that displays an image or video on the entrance / exit side imaged by the imaging device,
The car according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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