JP2014034449A - Console panel of elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a console panel of an elevator enabling a short user such as children to easily perform button operation while holding down the cost.SOLUTION: A console panel of an elevator includes: a destination floor button signal input change-over device 23 for setting the destination floor buttons out of destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, 14C that are disposed at the lower positions to input signals of the destination floor buttons to the lower floors when the operation direction designated from a controller 5 is the descent operation direction, and setting the destination floor buttons out of the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, 14C that are disposed at the lower positions to input signals of the destination floor buttons to the upper floors when the operation direction designated from the controller 5 is the ascent operation direction; a display device 15 for displaying the destination floors of the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, 14C; and a display switching device 22 for switching the destination floor of the destination floor button displayed by the display device 15 to the destination floor set by the destination floor button signal input change-over device 23.

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation panel provided in an elevator car.

  An elevator installed in a building such as an apartment is used by various users such as adults, children, tall people, and low people. For example, in a high-rise apartment, when a child or a short user designates a destination floor to a higher floor, for example, if a destination floor button for a higher floor is located at the top of the operation panel, the child or the height is low The user's hand may not reach the destination floor button, and a child or a user with a short height may not be able to press the destination floor button. Therefore, some buildings have an elevator in which a button push bar is installed in the car at the request of the user.

  In order to solve such a problem, in addition to the hall call button, there is provided a switching button for setting the arrangement of a child button operated on the building landing and a destination floor button of the operation panel for the child. An elevator has been proposed in which the button layout of the operation panel is changed by pressing the operation button (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-51712 A

  However, in the elevator of the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 1, even a short user such as a child can perform a button operation by pushing down a child button. In addition to the normal hall call button, a switch button for setting the arrangement of the child button and the destination floor button of the operation panel is required in addition to the normal hall call button, so that it is a problem that it is costly to install these buttons Yes.

  Moreover, since the operation method is complicated in the prior art elevator, it is assumed that the elevator user knows how to use the switch button. For this reason, for example, when entering the elevator of a building where a button for children and a switch button are installed for the first time, a user such as a child may not know or know how to use the installed button. There is a possibility that the effect of the switching button for children cannot be exhibited.

  The present invention has been made in view of the actual situation of the prior art as described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator operation panel that can easily execute a button operation even by a short user such as a child while suppressing cost. It is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, an elevator operation panel according to the present invention is provided in an elevator car having a car that moves up and down in a hoistway of a building and a control device that controls the raising and lowering operation of the car. In an elevator operation panel provided with a plurality of destination floor buttons that are arranged above and below and specify the destination floor of the car, when the driving direction indicated by the control device is a downward driving direction, When the destination floor button disposed below the plurality of destination floor buttons is set to the input signal of the destination floor button to the lower floor, and the driving direction instructed from the control device is the rising driving direction, A destination floor button arranged below a plurality of destination floor buttons, a destination floor button signal input switching device set as an input signal of a destination floor button to an upper floor, and a display for displaying a destination floor of the destination floor button Device and the control device And a display switching device for switching the destination floor of the destination floor button displayed by the display device to the destination floor set by the destination floor button signal input switching device according to the driving direction instructed by the display device. It is a feature.

  According to the operation panel of the elevator of the present invention, it is possible to easily execute a button operation even for a short user such as a child while suppressing cost. Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will become apparent from the following description of embodiments.

It is a figure which shows the structure of one Embodiment of the operating panel of the elevator which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of this embodiment.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the form for implementing the operating panel of the elevator which concerns on this invention is demonstrated based on figures.

  One embodiment of an elevator operation panel according to the present invention is provided in an elevator installed in a building, for example, as shown in FIG. Specifically, the elevator includes a car 1 that moves up and down in the hoistway 1A, for example, and the operation panel 10 according to the present embodiment is used for operation by a user who rides in the car 1, for example. It is installed on the side wall in the car 1. In the present embodiment, the building where the elevator is installed has a four-story structure, for example.

  The elevator includes, for example, a traction machine 4 provided in a machine room 1B located above the hoistway 1A, a main rope 2 attached to the car 1 at one end and wound around the traction machine 4, and the main The other end of the rope 2 is attached, and has a counterweight 3 suspended in the hoistway 1A, and a control device 5 provided in the machine room 1B for controlling the raising / lowering operation of the car 1. The control device 5 rotates the traction machine 4 in accordance with the operation of the operation panel 10 so as to raise and lower the car 1 relative to the counterweight 3.

  The operation panel 10 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of destination floor buttons that are arranged one above the other and that specify the destination floor of the car 1. The plurality of destination floor buttons are composed of, for example, four push buttons arranged in a line in the vertical direction. For convenience, the first destination floor button 11C and the second destination floor button are sequentially arranged from bottom to top. 12C, the third destination floor button 13C, and the fourth destination floor button 14C.

  When the first destination floor button 11C, the second destination floor button 12C, the third destination floor button 13C, and the fourth destination floor button 14C are pressed, a destination floor designated as will be described later. The control device 5 receives the input signal of the destination floor button to the designated destination floor and rotates the traction machine 4.

  In addition, the operation panel 10 according to the present embodiment shows the display device 15 that displays the destination floors of the above-described destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, and 14C, and lights up the ascending driving direction among the driving directions of the elevator. Ascending direction lamp 16, descending direction lamp 17 indicated by lighting the descending driving direction of the elevator operating direction, opening button 18 for opening the door (not shown) of the car 1, and the car And a closing button 19 for closing the door of the first door.

  The display device 15 is separately disposed at a position adjacent to, for example, the first destination floor button 11C, the second destination floor button 12C, the third destination floor button 13C, and the fourth destination floor button 14C. By displaying numbers indicating 1 to 4 at positions adjacent to the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, and 14C, the destination floors of the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, and 14C are displayed. Yes.

  Here, at the landing on the first floor, which is the lowest floor of the building, a rising landing call button 11U that calls the car 1 to go to the upper floor is installed. In addition, ascending landing call buttons 12U and 13U that call the car 1 to go to the upper floor are respectively installed at the second and third floors of the building, and the car 1 is called to go to the lower floor. Lower landing call buttons 12D and 13D are respectively installed. Furthermore, a descending hall call button 14D that calls the car 1 to go to the lower floor is installed at the hall on the fourth floor, which is the top floor of the building.

  The operation panel 10 according to the present embodiment incorporates, for example, an operation panel control device 20 that controls the operation of the operation panel 10 itself. The operation panel control device 20 has a driving direction that is instructed from the control device 5 lowered. When the direction is driving, the destination floor buttons arranged below the plurality of destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, and 14C are set as the input signals of the destination floor buttons to the lower floor, and are instructed from the control device 5. The destination floor button arranged below the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, and 14C, and the destination signal set to the input signal of the destination floor button on the upper floor when the driving direction to be performed is the upward driving direction A floor button signal input switching device 23 is provided.

  Further, the operation panel control device 20 displays the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, and 14C displayed on the display device 15 in accordance with the driving direction instructed from the control device 5, and the destination floor button signal input switching device. A display switching device 22 for switching to the destination floor set by 23 is provided. In the present embodiment, for example, communication means 21 for performing communication is connected between the destination floor button signal input switching device 23 and the display switching device 22, and this communication means 21 is connected to the control device 5 and the communication line ( (Not shown) to transmit and receive necessary control signals.

  That is, when the user who stands by at the landing on each floor of the building presses the rising landing call buttons 11U, 12U, 13U and the falling landing call buttons 12D, 13D, 14D and performs call registration, this call is performed. Based on the registration, it is determined whether the elevator driving direction is an ascending operation direction or a descending operation direction, and a signal indicating the determined operation direction, that is, an ascending operation direction signal or an ascending operation direction indicating the ascending operation direction Is transmitted to the operation panel control device 20. When the operation panel control device 20 receives the upward operation direction signal from the control device 5, the upward direction light 16 is turned on. When the operation panel control device 20 receives the downward operation direction signal from the control device 5, the downward direction is displayed. The lamp 17 is turned on.

  Further, when the operation panel control device 20 receives the upward driving direction signal from the control device 5, the destination floor button signal input switching device 23 of the operation panel control device 20 is arranged in order from the bottom to the top. The destination floor button 11C, the second destination floor button 12C, the third destination floor button 13C, and the input signal of the fourth destination floor button 14C are input signals of the destination floor button to the fourth floor which is the top floor, Destination floor button input signal to the 3rd floor, lower floor than the 4th floor, Destination floor button input signal to the 2nd floor, lower floor, 3rd floor, destination floor to the 1st floor, the lowest floor The input signal is set.

  When the operation panel control device 20 receives the ascending driving direction signal from the control device 5, the display switching device 22 of the operation panel control device 20 includes the first destination floor button 11C, the second destination floor button 12C, The floor display of the display device 15 is displayed as 4, 3, 2, 1 in order from bottom to top so as to correspond to the input signals of the third destination floor button 13C and the fourth destination floor button 14C. I am doing so.

  On the other hand, when the operation panel control device 20 receives the descending operation direction signal from the control device 5, the destination floor button signal input switching devices 23 of the operation panel control device 20 are arranged in order from bottom to top. The destination floor button 11C, the second destination floor button 12C, the third destination floor button 13C, and the fourth destination floor button 14C are used as input signals for the destination floor button to the first floor, which is the lowest floor. Destination floor button input signal to the second floor, which is higher than the first floor, Destination floor button input signal to the third floor, which is higher than the second floor, Destination floor input to the fourth floor, which is the top floor The input signal is set.

  When the operation panel control device 20 receives the descending operation direction signal from the control device 5, the display switching device 22 of the operation panel control device 20 includes the first destination floor button 11C, the second destination floor button 12C, The floor display of the display device 15 is displayed as 1, 2, 3, 4 in order from the bottom to the top so as to correspond to the input signals of the third destination floor button 13C and the fourth destination floor button 14C. I am doing so.

  In addition, when the elevator user wants to go to a floor higher than the currently waiting floor, the elevator car 1 is operated by operating the ascending landing call buttons 11U, 12U, and 13U. The elevator goes up and down in the hoistway 1 </ b> A toward the floor where the call registration of 12 </ b> U and 13 </ b> U is performed, and the elevator performs an ascending operation after the car 1 arrives. Further, when the user wants to go to a floor below the floor on which the user is currently waiting, the user operates the descending landing call buttons 12D, 13D, and 14D so that the car 1 is lowered to the descending landing call buttons 12D, 13D, The elevator goes up and down in the hoistway 1 </ b> A toward the floor where the call registration of 14 </ b> D was made, and the elevator performs a descending operation after the arrival of the car 1.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail based on the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, first, as shown in FIG. 2, the control device 5 determines whether the ascending landing call buttons 11U, 12U, 13U and the descending landing call buttons 12D, 13D, 14D are operated, that is, ascending landing call buttons 11U, 12U. , 13U, whether or not the call registration of the descending hall call buttons 12D, 13D, 14D has been made (step (hereinafter referred to as S) 10).

  At this time, the control device 5 does not operate the ascending landing call buttons 11U, 12U, 13U and the descending landing call buttons 12D, 13D, 14D, that is, the ascending landing call buttons 11U, 12U, 13U, the descending landing call button 12D, If it is confirmed that 13D and 14D call registration has not been performed, the operation of step S10 is repeated.

  On the other hand, in step S10, the control device 5 operates the ascending landing call buttons 11U, 12U, 13U and the descending landing call buttons 12D, 13D, 14D, that is, the ascending landing call buttons 11U, 12U, 13U, the descending landing call button 12D. , 13D and 14D are confirmed, the car 1 is made to travel to the floor where the ascending landing call buttons 11U, 12U and 13U and the descending landing call buttons 12D, 13D and 14D are operated (S11).

  Next, the control device 5 confirms whether or not the car 1 has arrived at the floor where the ascending landing call buttons 11U, 12U, 13U and the descending landing call buttons 12D, 13D, 14D are operated (S12). At this time, when the control device 5 confirms that the car 1 has not arrived at the floor where the ascending landing call buttons 11U, 12U, 13U and the descending landing call buttons 12D, 13D, 14D are operated, the operation of step S12 is performed. Repeatedly.

  On the other hand, when the control device 5 confirms in Step S12 that the car 1 has arrived at the floor where the ascending landing call buttons 11U, 12U, 13U and the descending landing call buttons 12D, 13D, 14D are operated, Since it stops (S12x), the elevator driving direction is the ascending operation direction or the descending operation direction based on the call registration of the ascending landing call buttons 11U, 12U, 13U and the descending landing call buttons 12D, 13D, 14D Is determined, and an ascending operation direction signal or a descending operation direction signal is transmitted to the operation panel control device 20 and the door is opened. Then, the user who has been waiting at the landing gets into the car 1 and operates the operation panel 10 to designate the destination floor.

  Next, the operation panel control device 20 confirms whether or not it has received an ascending operation direction signal or a descending operation direction signal from the control device 5 (S13). At this time, when it is confirmed that the operation panel control device 20 has received the ascending operation direction signal from the control device 5, the operation of the elevator is set to the ascending operation (S14a), and the ascending direction lamp 16 is turned on. Normally, when the car 1 stops in response to the call registration of the ascending landing call buttons 11U, 12U, and 13U and the descending landing call buttons 12D, 13D, and 14D, the car 1 travels in the driving direction of the call registration. Prepare and stop.

  Next, the destination floor button signal input switching device 23 of the operation panel control device 20 includes each first destination floor button 11C, second destination floor button 12C, and third destination arranged in order from the bottom to the top. The input signal of the floor button 13C and the fourth destination floor button 14C is input signal of the destination floor button to the fourth floor which is the top floor, and the input signal of the destination floor button to the third floor which is the lower floor than the fourth floor The destination floor button input signal to the second floor, which is lower than the third floor, and the destination floor input signal to the first floor, which is the lowest floor, are set.

  Further, the display switching device 22 of the operation panel control device 20 receives input signals from the first destination floor buttons 11C, the second destination floor buttons 12C, the third destination floor buttons 13C, and the fourth destination floor buttons 14C. The floor display of the display device 15 is displayed as 4, 3, 2, 1 in order from the bottom to the top (S15a).

  If the user who has entered the car 1 presses the first destination floor button 11C at the bottom of the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, 14C of the operation panel 10 (Yes in step S16a). Since the fourth floor is designated as the destination floor, the communication means 21 of the operation panel control device 20 transmits to the control device 5 a destination floor signal indicating that the fourth floor is designated as the destination floor. When receiving the destination floor signal, the control device 5 sets the destination floor to the fourth floor (S20a).

  When the user who has entered the car 1 presses the second second destination floor button 12C from the bottom of the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, 14C of the operation panel 10 (No in step S16a). Since the third floor is designated as the destination floor in step S17a), the communication means 21 of the operation panel control device 20 transmits to the control device 5 a destination floor signal indicating that the third floor is designated as the destination floor. When receiving the destination floor signal, the control device 5 sets the destination floor to the third floor (S21a).

  When the user who has entered the car 1 presses the third third destination floor button 13C from the bottom of the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, 14C of the operation panel 10 (No in step S16a). No in step S17a, Yes in step S18a), the second floor is designated as the destination floor. Therefore, the communication means 21 of the operation panel control device 20 sends a destination floor signal indicating that the second floor is designated as the destination floor to the control device 5 Send to. When receiving the destination floor signal, the control device 5 sets the destination floor to the second floor (S22a).

  When the user who has entered the car 1 presses the uppermost fourth destination floor button 14C among the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, 14C of the operation panel 10 (No in step S16a, step S17a). No, in step S18a, No in step S19), since the first floor is designated as the destination floor, the communication means 21 of the operation panel control device 20 outputs a destination floor signal indicating that the first floor is designated as the destination floor. It transmits to the control apparatus 5. When receiving the destination floor signal, the control device 5 sets the destination floor to the first floor (S23a).

  If none of the first destination floor button 11C, the second destination floor button 12C, the third destination floor button 13C, and the fourth destination floor button 14C is operated (No in step S16a). No in step S17a, No in step S18a, No in step S19a), any of first destination floor button 11C, second destination floor button 12C, third destination floor button 13C, and fourth destination floor button 14C The next operation will not be performed until is operated.

  On the other hand, when it is confirmed in step S13 that the operation panel control device 20 has received the downward operation direction signal from the control device 5, the operation of the elevator is set to the downward operation (S14b), and the downward direction lamp 17 is turned on. Let The destination floor button signal input switching device 23 of the operation panel control device 20 includes a first destination floor button 11C, a second destination floor button 12C, and a third destination floor arranged in order from the bottom to the top. The input signal of the button 13C and the fourth destination floor button 14C is the input signal of the destination floor button to the first floor which is the lowest floor, and the input signal of the destination floor button to the second floor which is higher than the first floor The destination floor button input signal to the third floor, which is an upper floor than the second floor, and the destination floor button input signal to the fourth floor, which is the top floor, are set.

  Further, the display switching device 22 of the operation panel control device 20 receives input signals from the first destination floor buttons 11C, the second destination floor buttons 12C, the third destination floor buttons 13C, and the fourth destination floor buttons 14C. The floor display of the display device 15 is displayed as 1, 2, 3, 4 in order from the bottom to the top (S15b).

  If the user who has entered the car 1 presses the first destination floor button 11C at the bottom of the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, 14C of the operation panel 10 (No in step S19b). No in step S18b, No in step S17b, Yes in step S16b), and the first floor is designated as the destination floor. Therefore, the communication means 21 of the operation panel control device 20 designates the first floor as the destination floor. The floor signal is transmitted to the control device 5. When receiving the destination floor signal, the control device 5 sets the destination floor to the first floor (S20b).

  When the user who has entered the car 1 presses the second second destination floor button 12C from the bottom of the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, 14C of the operation panel 10 (No in step S19b). No in step S18b, Yes in step S17b), the second floor is designated as the destination floor. Therefore, the communication means 21 of the operation panel control device 20 sends a destination floor signal indicating that the second floor is designated as the destination floor to the control device 5. Send to. When receiving the destination floor signal, the control device 5 sets the destination floor to the second floor (S21b).

  When the user who has entered the car 1 presses the third third destination floor button 13C from the bottom of the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, 14C of the operation panel 10 (No in step S19b). Since the third floor is designated as the destination floor in step S18b), the communication means 21 of the operation panel control device 20 transmits a destination floor signal indicating that the third floor is designated as the destination floor to the control device 5. When receiving the destination floor signal, the control device 5 sets the destination floor to the third floor (S22b).

  When the user who has entered the car 1 presses the uppermost fourth destination floor button 14C among the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, 14C of the operation panel 10 (Yes in step S19b), the destination Since the fourth floor is designated as the floor, the communication means 21 of the operation panel control device 20 transmits to the control device 5 a destination floor signal indicating that the fourth floor is designated as the destination floor. When receiving the destination floor signal, the control device 5 sets the destination floor to the fourth floor (S23b).

  If none of the first destination floor button 11C, the second destination floor button 12C, the third destination floor button 13C, and the fourth destination floor button 14C is operated (No in step S19b). No in step S18b, No in step S17b, No in step S16b), any of first destination floor button 11C, second destination floor button 12C, third destination floor button 13C, and fourth destination floor button 14C The next operation will not be performed until is operated.

  The control device 5 sets the destination floor in steps S20a, S21a, S22a, S23a, S20b, S21b, S22b, and S23b, then closes the door and travels to the destination floor where the car 1 is set (S24). It is confirmed whether 1 has arrived at the destination floor (S25). At this time, when it is confirmed that the car 1 has not arrived at the destination floor, the control device 5 repeatedly performs the operation of step S24.

  On the other hand, in step S25, when the control device 5 confirms that the car 1 has arrived at the destination floor, the car 1 stops (S26). The direction light 17 is turned off. Then, the user gets off from the car 1 to the destination on the destination floor, and the operation of the present embodiment ends.

  According to this embodiment configured as described above, when a user standing by at the landing heads to the upper floor using the elevator, the landing landing call buttons 11U, 12U, and 13U on the landing are operated. At this time, the first destination floor button 11C, the second destination floor button 12C, the third destination floor button 13C, and the fourth destination floor button 14C arranged in order from the bottom to the top on the operation panel 10 are displayed. Because the input signal is switched to the input signal to the fourth floor of the end floor, the third floor, the second floor, and the first floor of the next floor by the destination floor button signal input switching device 23, a user who is short in height, such as a child Even so, it is possible to sufficiently reach the destination floor button toward the upper floor.

  Moreover, when the user who is waiting at the landing heads to the lower floor using the elevator, the landing landing call buttons 12D, 13D, and 14D of the landing are operated. At this time, the first destination floor button 11C, the second destination floor button 12C, the third destination floor button 13C, and the fourth destination floor button 14C arranged in order from the bottom to the top on the operation panel 10 are displayed. Since the input signal is switched to the input signal to the first floor of the farthest floor, the second floor, the third floor, and the fourth floor of the next floor by the destination floor button signal input switching device 23, users such as children who are short in height Even so, it is possible to sufficiently reach the destination floor button toward the lower floor.

  At that time, the destination floor is indicated on the display device 15 arranged adjacent to the first destination floor button 11C, the second destination floor button 12C, the third destination floor button 13C, and the fourth destination floor button 14C. Since the numbers 1 to 4 are displayed in accordance with the destination floor switched by the destination floor button signal input switching device 23, it is easy for users including children and adults to specify the destination floor on the operation panel 10. It can be grasped and used without a sense of incongruity. As described above, since the operation panel 10 according to the present embodiment does not add a special button, even a short user such as a child can easily execute the button operation while suppressing cost.

  In addition, this embodiment mentioned above was described in detail in order to demonstrate this invention easily, and is not necessarily limited to what is provided with all the demonstrated structures. Further, a part of the configuration of an embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of an embodiment.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the first destination floor button 11C, the second destination floor button 12C, the third destination floor button 13C, the fourth destination floor button 14C, and the display device 15 However, the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, the destination floor buttons 11C, 12C, 13C, and 14C and the display device 15 are combined with a liquid crystal having a touch panel function. Alternatively, it may have a display function using LEDs capable of displaying numbers and characters at the top of each destination floor button 11C, 12C, 13C, 14C.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Passenger car 5 Control apparatus 10 Operation panel 11C 1st destination floor button 11U, 12U, 13U Ascending hall call button 12C 2nd destination floor button 12D, 13D, 14D Ascending hall call button 13C 3rd destination floor button 14C 1st 4 destination floor buttons 15 display device 20 operation panel control device 21 communication means 22 display switching device 23 destination floor button signal input switching device

Claims (1)

A plurality of elevators that are provided in an elevator car having a car that moves up and down in a hoistway of a building and a control device that controls the raising and lowering operation of the car, and that are arranged above and below to designate the destination floor of the car In the elevator operation panel with the destination floor button,
When the operation direction instructed from the control device is a descent operation direction, the destination floor button disposed below the plurality of destination floor buttons is set as the input signal of the destination floor button to the lower floor, When the driving direction instructed from the control device is the ascending driving direction, the destination floor button disposed below the plurality of destination floor buttons, the destination set to the input signal of the destination floor button to the upper floor A floor button signal input switching device;
A display device for displaying a destination floor of the destination floor button;
A display switching device for switching the destination floor of the destination floor button displayed by the display device to the destination floor set by the destination floor button signal input switching device according to the driving direction instructed from the control device. An elevator operation panel characterized by that.

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