JP2015151206A - elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator system, which can rescue a passenger by moving the passenger from one car to the other car of two cars whose back faces opposite to doorways face each other.SOLUTION: An elevator system 10 comprises: two cars 14 whose back faces 22 opposite to doorways 20 face each other; and rescue devices 36 that are respectively stored in the two cars 14 in a folded state at a usual time and expanded from the folded state to be hung across a rescue zone between the back faces of the two cars 14 at the time of emergency.

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator system.

  In an elevator system, a passenger may be trapped in a car due to a failure of equipment constituting the system. In this case, it is required to rescue the passenger trapped in the car. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a rescue device that rescues a passenger trapped in a car in an elevator system that includes two cars whose side surfaces face each other in one hoistway. Here, a technique is disclosed in which a rescue exit is provided on each side of two cars, the two cars are stopped next to each other, and rescue passages that straddle the two cars are installed to rescue passengers.

JP 2007-153540 A

  There is also a demand for passenger confinement and rescue for an elevator system in which two passenger cars facing opposite sides of the entrance and exit are installed.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator system that allows a passenger to be moved and rescued from one car among the two cars facing opposite sides opposite to the entrance and exit. That is.

  The elevator system according to the present invention is accommodated in a state in which the rear surfaces opposite to the entrance / exit are facing each other, normally folded in the two cages, and deployed from the folded state in an emergency. And a rescue device constructed over a rescue zone between the backs of the two passenger cars.

  Moreover, the elevator system which concerns on this invention WHEREIN: It is preferable that the counterweight connected via the main rope connected to the said car is arrange | positioned in areas other than the said rescue zone in a hoistway.

  Further, in the elevator system according to the present invention, each of the cars includes an image pickup unit that picks up an image of a car on the other side facing each other in a hoistway, and position information on the car on the other side captured by the image pickup unit. And a display unit for displaying.

  Moreover, the elevator system which concerns on this invention WHEREIN: It is preferable that the said rescue apparatus has a bridge part constructed over the said rescue zone in the said emergency, and a handrail part installed on the said bridge part.

  Moreover, the elevator system which concerns on this invention WHEREIN: It is preferable that the said rescue apparatus has a blindfold part installed so that the periphery of the movement path for the said passenger to move on the said bridge part may be covered in the said emergency.

  According to the above configuration, in the event of an emergency in which a passenger is moved from one car to the other car of the two cars facing opposite sides of the entrance / exit, the rescue device rescues between the backs of the two cars It is built over the zone. Thereby, the passenger confined in the car can be rescued.

It is a figure which shows the normal time in the elevator system of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the normal time in the elevator system of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the emergency in the elevator system of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line in FIG.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Also, in the following, corresponding elements in all drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1A is a diagram illustrating a normal time in the elevator system 10. FIG.1 (b) is a figure which shows a mode that the passenger car 14 was seen from the arrow A direction of Fig.1 (a). The elevator system 10 includes passenger cars 14 and 15 that move up and down in one hoistway 12, two main ropes 16 connected to the passenger cars 14 and 15, and the passenger cars 14 and 15 via the two main ropes 16. And two counterweights 18 connected to each other.

  The elevator system 10 is normally accommodated in a folded state in the cars 14 and 15, and is rescued by being deployed from the folded state in an emergency and extending over a rescue zone between the rear surfaces of the cars 14 and 15. 36. The landings 8 and 8a are not components of the elevator system 10, but are areas set on each floor where the cars 14 and 15 stop.

  In the following description, the configuration of the car 14 will be used. However, since the cars 14 and 15 have the same structure, the description of the configuration of the car 15 is omitted.

  The car 14 carries passengers 7 and moves on each floor. The car 14 includes a boarding gate 20 for the passenger 7 to enter the car 14 from the boarding place 8 or get off from the car 14 to the boarding hall 8, and a back surface 22 opposite to the boarding board 20. The two cars 14 are installed so that the back surfaces 22 face each other in one hoistway 12.

  The car 14 has a peep hole 24 for peeking at the car 15 on the opposite side, and a reference mark 26 that serves as a reference for aligning the height positions of the cars 14 and 15 when peeked from the peep hole 24 of the car 15. With. The car 14 includes an operation lever 28 that manually raises or lowers the car 14 when the heights of the cars 14 and 15 are aligned.

  The car 14 includes an imaging unit 30 that images the car 15 and a display unit 32 that displays position information of the car 15 imaged by the imaging unit 30. The car 14 includes an illumination unit 34 that illuminates the hoistway 12 when the imaging unit 30 captures an image.

  On the rear surface 22 of the car 14, a rescue door 25 that opens to the inside 14 of the car when the passenger 7 confined in the car 15 is rescued, and a car 14 on the other side when the car 15 is escaped. An escape door 27 that opens toward is attached.

  Here, the “rescue zone” is a space that vertically penetrates between the rear surfaces of the cars 14 and 15 in the hoistway 12. In the rescue zone, there are no obstacles such as intermediate beams and counterweights 18 that are structures that reinforce the interior of the hoistway 12.

  The main rope 16 has one end connected to the car 14 and the other end connected to the counterweight 18.

  The counterweight 18 is set in advance to a weight that allows the car 14 to move up and down while maintaining a balance even when a predetermined number of passengers get on the car 14. The counterweight 18 is disposed in a region other than the rescue zone in the hoistway 12. Specifically, it is preferably arranged between the side surface of the car 14 other than the side surface including the entrance / exit 20 and the side surface including the back surface 22 and the wall constituting the hoistway 12.

  The imaging unit 30 is a digital video camera attached to the outer wall of the car 14 so as to take an image of the car 15 on the opposite side. The imaging unit 30 can perform an imaging operation with an operation button in the car 14. Data captured by the imaging unit 30 is transmitted to the display unit 32.

  The rescue door 25 is a door attached to the right side of the back surface 22 of the car 14 when the back surface 22 is viewed from within the car 14. When the rescue door 25 is opened, an opening appears and the worker 9 and the passenger 7 can pass through this opening.

  The escape door 27 is a door attached to the left side of the back surface 22 of the car 14 when the back surface 22 is viewed from within the car 14. When the escape door 27 is opened, an opening appears and the worker 9 and the passenger 7 can pass through this opening. The rescue door 25 of the car 14 and the escape door 27 of the car 15 face each other, and the escape door 27 of the car 14 and the rescue door 25 of the car 15 face each other.

  The peep hole 24 is a through hole formed in the central portion of the rescue door 25 of the car 14. The peephole 24 is used for fine adjustment while looking at the reference mark 26 of the opposing car 15 facing the other car 15 when aligning the height positions of the cars 14 and 15.

  The reference mark 26 is a cross-shaped or single-letter mark drawn at the center of the outside of the escape door 27 of the car 14.

  The operating lever 28 is an operating element that is movably attached up and down, and can raise or lower the car 14 manually in conjunction with the movement of the operating element. The operating lever 28 is normally stored in a storage section with a key, and can be operated only in an emergency.

  The illumination unit 34 is attached to the outer wall of the car 14 so as to illuminate the car 15 in the hoistway 12 when the imaging unit 30 takes an image.

  The display unit 32 has a monitor installed in the car 14. The display unit 32 has a function of processing data transmitted from the imaging unit 30 and displaying it on a monitor. The monitor of the display unit 32 may be shared with a monitor provided on the car operation panel 29 having a destination floor setting button, or may be separately installed on the back surface 22 side.

  The rescue device 36 covers the periphery of the bridge portion 38 installed over the rescue zone in an emergency, the handrail portion 40 installed on the bridge portion 38, and the movement path for the passenger 7 to move on the bridge portion 38. And a blindfolded portion 42 installed on the screen. The rescue device 36 includes a receiving portion 39 that receives the bridge portion 29 of the car 15 and a receiving portion 41 that receives the handrail portion 40 of the car 15.

  The bridge portion 38 is a plate-like member having substantially the same length as the rescue zone. The bridge portion 38 is folded and stands up normally. In an emergency, the bridge portion 38 is brought down to the opponent's car 14 side, and the tip is supported by the receiving portion 39 of the opponent's car 14.

  The handrail portion 40 is a rod-like member having substantially the same length as the rescue zone. The handrail portion 40 is folded and standing in a normal state. In the event of an emergency, the handrail portion 40 is tilted to the opponent's car 14 side, and the tip is supported by the receiving portion 41 of the opponent's car 14.

  The blindfolded portion 42 is a bellows-like member having substantially the same length as the rescue zone. The blindfolded part 42 is in a folded state during normal times. The blindfold 42 has a magnet whose tip can be in contact with the magnet attached to the car 15 in an emergency. The blindfold portion 42 has a height that is greater than the state in which the passenger 7 stands on the bridge portion 38.

  The operation of the elevator system 10 having the above configuration will be described. When the car 15 out of the two cars 14 and 15 breaks down and the passenger 7 is trapped, the worker 9 gets on the car 14 that is not broken.

  The worker 9 operates a switch (not shown) to turn on the illumination unit 34 and images the car 15 by the imaging unit 30. Then, the operation lever 28 is operated to raise or lower the car 14 until the car 15 is displayed on the display unit 32.

  Thereafter, the operator 9 raises or lowers the car 14 while looking at the reference mark 26 of the car 15 from the peephole 24, and performs fine adjustment so that the heights of the two cars 14, 15 are aligned.

  The rescue door 25 of the car 14 is opened, and the bridge part 38 and the handrail part 40 are brought down to the car 15 side. The bridge portion 38 and the handrail portion 40 are supported by corresponding receiving portions 39 and 41, respectively. Then, the blindfold 42 is extended toward the car 15 and the magnet attached to the tip is brought into contact with the magnet of the car 15.

  The worker 9 walks along the bridge portion 38 and moves to the car 15 side to open the escape door 27 of the car 15. Then, the passenger 7 is guided to move to the car 14 by walking on the bridge portion 38.

  After moving the passenger 7 into the car 14, the worker 9 closes the escape door 27 of the car 15 and folds the blindfold 42. Further, the bridge portion 38 and the handrail portion 40 are folded, and the rescue door 25 of the car 14 is closed. Then, rescue is completed by moving the passenger car 14 to the nearest floor and lowering the passenger 7.

  As described above, according to the configuration of the elevator system 10, two emergency rescue devices 36 are provided in an emergency in which the passenger 7 is moved from one of the two cars 14, 15 facing each other to the other car. It is installed across the rescue zone between the backs of the two cars 14,15. Thereby, the passenger 7 confined in the cars 14 and 15 can be rescued.

  In the elevator system 10, obstacles such as the intermediate beam and the counterweight 18 are not arranged in the rescue zone. For this reason, it does not become a hindrance when the passengers 7 are rescued by matching the height positions of the two cars 14 and 15.

  Further, in the elevator system 10, the moving path formed by deploying the rescue device 36 is covered with a blindfold 42. For this reason, since it becomes a state where the passenger 7 cannot confirm the height of the cars 14 and 15 visually, the anxiety at the time of the passenger 7 moving the bridge part 38 can be suppressed.

  7 Passengers, 8 and 8a landings, 9 workers, 10 elevator systems, 12 hoistways, 14, 15 passenger cars, 16 main ropes, 18 counterweights, 20 boarding gates, 22 backs, 24 peepholes, 25 rescue doors, 26 Reference mark, 27 Escape door, 28 Operation lever, 29 Bridge part, 30 Imaging part, 32 Display part, 34 Illumination part, 36 Rescue device, 38 Bridge part, 39, 41 Receiving part, 40 Handrail part, 42 Blindfold part, 44 Safety hook part.

Claims (5)

Two ride cars facing the entrance and the opposite side,
A rescue device that is normally housed in a folded state in the two car cages, deployed in a folded state in an emergency, and spanned over a rescue zone between the back surfaces of the two car cars;
An elevator system comprising: The elevator system according to claim 1,
The counterweight connected via the main rope connected to the said car is arrange | positioned in areas other than the said rescue zone in a hoistway, The elevator system characterized by the above-mentioned. In the elevator system according to claim 1 or 2,
Each car is
An imaging unit that images the opposite car in the hoistway;
A display unit for displaying position information of the opponent's car taken by the imaging unit;
An elevator system comprising: The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The rescue device includes a bridge portion constructed over the rescue zone in the emergency,
A handrail part installed on the bridge part;
An elevator system comprising: The elevator system according to claim 4,
The rescue system has a blindfold installed so as to cover the periphery of a moving path for the passenger to move on the bridge in the emergency.

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