JP2018118844A - Elevator control panel and elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator control panel which can improve a degree-of-freedom of layout.SOLUTION: An elevator control panel comprises: a textile which is provided at an entrance of an elevator or in a cage, and which is made from a fiber which changes a voltage when receiving a pressure; a position detector which detects a position of the textile at which a pressure is applied thereto based on a change in the voltage of the fiber of the textile; and a determination device which determines control content of the elevator according to a position of the textile at which a pressure is applied thereto when the position detector detects the position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator operation panel and an elevator system.

  Patent document 1 discloses the operation panel of an elevator. The operation panel determines the control content of the elevator based on the contact position with the touch panel display.

Japanese Patent No. 4312722

  However, in the operation panel described in Patent Document 1, there is a restriction on the shape of a component such as a display. For this reason, the degree of freedom of operation panel layout is low.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator operation panel and an elevator system that can increase the degree of freedom of layout.

  The operation panel of the elevator according to the present invention is provided in the elevator hall or in the car, and is based on a cloth made of a fiber that changes a voltage when pressure is applied, and a change in the voltage of the fiber of the cloth. A position detection device that detects a position where pressure is applied to the fabric; and a determination device that determines the control content of the elevator according to the position when the position detection device detects a position where pressure is applied to the fabric. , With.

  The elevator system according to the present invention includes a control device that controls the elevator based on the determination result of the operation panel.

  According to these inventions, the control content of the elevator is determined according to the position where pressure is applied to the fabric. For this reason, the freedom degree of the layout of an operation panel can be raised.

It is a block diagram of the elevator system to which the operation panel of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention is applied. It is a front view of the car operation panel to which the operation panel of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention is applied. It is a front view of the principal part of the car operation panel to which the operation panel of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention is applied. It is an enlarged front view of the principal part of the car operating panel to which the operation panel of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention is applied. It is an enlarged front view of the principal part of the car operating panel to which the operation panel of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention is applied. It is a side surface of the principal part of the car operation panel to which the operation panel of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention is applied. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the car operation panel to which the operation panel of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention is applied. It is a hardware block diagram of the 1st position detection apparatus of the car operation panel to which the operation panel of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention is applied. It is a front view of the principal part of the car operation panel to which the operation panel of the elevator in Embodiment 2 of this invention is applied. It is a front view of the principal part of the car operation panel to which the operation panel of the elevator in Embodiment 3 of this invention is applied.

  A mode for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part which is the same or it corresponds in each figure. The overlapping explanation of the part is appropriately simplified or omitted.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a configuration diagram of an elevator system to which an elevator operation panel according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the building includes a plurality of floors. The building is equipped with an elevator.

  For example, the hoistway 1 penetrates each floor of a building. For example, the machine room 2 is provided immediately above the hoistway 1. For example, each of the halls 3 is provided on each floor of a building. Each of the plurality of landings 3 faces the hoistway 1.

  For example, the hoisting machine 4 is provided in the machine room 2. For example, the main rope 5 is wound around the hoisting machine 4. For example, the car 6 is provided inside the hoistway 1. The car 6 is supported on one side of the main rope 5. The balance weight 7 is provided inside the hoistway 1. The counterweight 7 is supported on the other side of the main rope 5.

  For example, each of the plurality of hall button devices 8 is provided in each of the plurality of halls 3 as an operation panel. For example, the car operation panel 9 is provided inside the car 6 as an operation panel. For example, the car station 10 is provided on the ceiling of the car 6. For example, the control device 11 is provided in the machine room 2.

  When the hall button device 8 is operated in the elevator, a hall call is registered. When the car operation panel 9 is operated, a car call is registered. The control device 11 rotates the hoisting machine 4 based on the registered hall call or car call. The main rope 5 moves following the rotation of the hoist 4. The car 6 and the balancing weight 7 move up and down in opposite directions following the movement of the main rope 5. As a result, the car 6 moves according to the hall call or the car call.

Next, the outline of the car operation panel 9 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a car operation panel to which the elevator operation panel according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the car operation panel 9 displays images of a plurality of buttons on the front side. The car operation panel 9 outputs a control signal corresponding to the type of the button when the button image is pressed.

  For example, when the image of the button “1” is pressed, a control signal corresponding to the car call on the first floor is output. For example, when the image of the button “2” is pressed, a control signal corresponding to the car call on the second floor is output. For example, when the image of the button “3” is pressed, a control signal corresponding to the car call on the third floor is output. For example, when the image of the button “4” is pressed, a control signal corresponding to the car call on the fourth floor is output. For example, when the image of the button “5” is pressed, a control signal corresponding to the fifth floor car call is output. For example, when the image of the button “6” is pressed, a control signal corresponding to a car call on the sixth floor is output.

  For example, when the image of the “open” button is pressed, an elevator door open signal is output. For example, when an image of a “close” button is pressed, an elevator door closing signal is output.

Next, the principal part of the car operation panel 9 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part of a car operation panel to which the operation panel of the elevator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the car operation panel 9 includes a fabric 12, a pair of first position detection devices 13, a pair of second position detection devices 14, and a pair of determination devices 15.

  The fabric 12 includes a plurality of first fibers 12a and a plurality of second fibers 12b. Each of the plurality of first fibers 12a has conductivity. The plurality of first fibers 12a have a longitudinal direction as a vertical direction. The plurality of first fibers 12a are parallel to each other. Each of the plurality of second fibers 12b has conductivity. The plurality of second fibers 12b have a longitudinal direction as a horizontal direction. The plurality of second fibers 12b are parallel to each other.

  One of the pair of first position detection devices 13 is provided on one side of the upper portion of the car operation panel 9. The other of the pair of first detection devices 13 is provided on the other side of the upper portion of the car operation panel 9.

  One of the pair of second position detection devices 14 is provided on one side of the car operation panel 9. The other of the pair of second detection devices 14 is provided on the other side of the car operation panel 9.

  One of the pair of determination devices 15 is provided outside one of the pair of second position detection devices 14 in the upper part of the car operation panel 9. The other of the pair of determination devices 15 is provided outside the other of the pair of second position detection devices 14 in the upper part of the car operation panel 9.

  Each of the plurality of first fibers 12a changes voltage when pressure is applied. The plurality of second fibers 12b change voltage when pressure is applied.

  One of the pair of first position detection devices 13 detects the first fiber 12a whose voltage has been changed on one side of the car operation panel 9. The other of the pair of first position detection devices 13 detects the first fiber 12 a whose voltage has been changed on the other side of the car operation panel 9. One of the pair of second position detection devices 14 detects the second fiber 12b whose voltage has been changed on one side of the car operation panel 9. The other of the pair of second position detection devices 14 detects the second fibers 12b whose voltage has been changed on the other side of the car operation panel 9.

  One of the pair of determination devices 15 determines the control content of the elevator based on one detection result of the pair of first position detection devices 13 and one detection result of the pair of second position detection devices 14. The other of the pair of determination devices 15 determines the control content of the elevator based on the other detection result of the pair of first position detection devices 13 and the other detection result of the pair of second position detection devices 14.

Next, a method for detecting a position where pressure is applied will be described with reference to FIGS.
4 and 5 are enlarged front views of the main part of the car operation panel to which the elevator operation panel according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the plurality of first fibers 12a and the plurality of second fibers 12b are coordinated. For example, alphabets such as “a”, “b”, “c”, and “d” are assigned to each of the plurality of first fibers 12a. For example, numbers such as “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, and the like are assigned to each of the plurality of second fibers 12b.

  As FIG. 5 shows, the 1st position detection apparatus 13 detects the 1st fiber 12a from which the voltage changed among the some 1st fibers 12a. The 2nd position detection apparatus 14 detects the 2nd fiber 12b from which the voltage changed among the some 2nd fibers 12b. When the position of the circle is operated, the first position detection device 13 detects that the voltage of the first fiber 12a of “b” has changed. The second position detection device 14 detects that the voltage of the “2” second fiber 12b has changed.

Next, the display method of the button image will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 6 is a side view of a main part of the car operation panel to which the operation panel of the elevator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the car operation panel 9 includes a display device 16. For example, the display device 16 includes a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in an array. The display device 16 is provided on the back side of the fabric 12.

  The display device 16 emits light corresponding to the button image toward the fabric 12. The light passes through the fabric 12. As a result, an image of the button corresponding to the control content is displayed on the surface of the fabric 12. For example, a numerical image corresponding to the floor is displayed in the button frame.

Next, the operation of the car operation panel 9 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the car operation panel to which the elevator operation panel according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

  In step S1, the car operation panel 9 determines whether or not the voltages of the first fibers 12a and the second fibers 12b have changed. When the voltage of the first fiber 12a and the second fiber 12b has not changed in step S1, the car operation panel 9 repeats the operation of step S1. When the voltages of the first fibers 12a and the second fibers 12b change in step S1, the car operation panel 9 performs the operation of step S2.

  In step S <b> 2, the car operation panel 9 detects a position where pressure is applied on the fabric 12 based on a change in voltage of the first fiber 12 a and the second fiber 12 b. Thereafter, the car operation panel 9 performs the operation of step S3. In step S <b> 3, the car operation panel 9 determines the control content of the elevator based on the position where the pressure is applied on the fabric 12. Thereafter, the car operation panel 9 performs the operation of step S4.

  In step S4, the car operation panel 9 wirelessly transmits a control signal corresponding to the control content of the elevator determined in step S3 to the car station 10. The control signal is transmitted to the control device 11 via the control cable. Thereafter, the car operation panel 9 performs the operation of step S1.

  According to Embodiment 1 demonstrated above, the control content of an elevator is determined according to the position where the pressure was applied in the fabric 12. For this reason, even if the car operation panel 9 is installed on a curved surface or an uneven surface, the control content of the elevator can be determined. As a result, the degree of freedom between the layout and design of the car operation panel 9 can be increased.

  In addition, there is no structure inside the fabric 12. For this reason, the design, production, and assembly of the car operation panel 9 can be simplified.

  The fabric 12 is light. For this reason, the car operation panel 9 can be lightened. As a result, the weight of the car 6 can be reduced. Furthermore, the fabric 12 has flexibility. For this reason, the fabric 12 can be stored in its entirety. As a result, the burden of transportation and assembly of the car operation panel 9 can be reduced. Furthermore, it is possible to suppress damage to the object during the transportation of the car operation panel 9. In addition, the burden on updating the car operation panel 9 can be reduced. For this reason, the construction period of an elevator can be reduced. As a result, the burden on the owner of the elevator can be reduced.

  Further, the display device 16 transmits the button image corresponding to the control content of the elevator to the surface side of the fabric 12. For this reason, the position to be operated can be reliably shown to the user.

  Note that an image of a button corresponding to the control content of the elevator may be projected from the surface side of the fabric 12 onto the surface side of the fabric 12 using a projection device. Also in this case, the position to be operated can be reliably shown to the user.

  Further, the display contents may be changed to various contents according to the situation by the display device 16 or the projection device. For example, the size or display position of the button may be freely changed. For example, when the control content corresponding to the button is not performed, the image of the button may not be displayed. For example, an image indicating an emergency may be displayed in an emergency.

  Further, a sticker on which an image of a button corresponding to the control content of the elevator is drawn may be attached to the surface side of the fabric 12. Also in this case, the position to be operated can be reliably shown to the user.

  Further, an image of a button corresponding to the control content of the elevator may be printed on the surface side of the fabric 12. Also in this case, the position to be operated can be reliably shown to the user.

  Further, the control device 11 controls the elevator based on the determination result of the car operation panel 9. For this reason, an elevator can be appropriately controlled according to a user's request.

Next, an example of the first position detection device 13 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 8 is a hardware configuration diagram of a first position detection device for a car operation panel to which the elevator operation panel according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

  Each function of the first position detection device 13 can be realized by a processing circuit. For example, the processing circuit includes at least one processor 17a and at least one memory 17b. For example, the processing circuit comprises at least one dedicated hardware 18.

  When the processing circuit includes at least one processor 17a and at least one memory 17b, each function of the first position detection device 13 is realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. At least one of software and firmware is described as a program. At least one of software and firmware is stored in at least one memory 17b. At least one processor 17a reads out and executes a program stored in at least one memory 17b, thereby realizing each function of the first position detection device 13. The at least one processor 17a is also referred to as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a central processing unit, a processing unit, a calculation unit, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, and a DSP. For example, the at least one memory 17b is a nonvolatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, an EPROM, or an EEPROM, a magnetic disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a compact disk, a mini disk, a DVD, or the like.

  If the processing circuit comprises at least one dedicated hardware 18, the processing circuit can be, for example, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC, FPGA, PLD, CPLD or a combination thereof It is a thing. For example, each function of the first position detection device 13 is realized by a processing circuit. For example, each function of the first position detection device 13 is collectively realized by a processing circuit.

  About each function of the 1st position detection apparatus 13, a part may be implement | achieved by the hardware 18 for exclusive use, and another part may be implement | achieved by software or firmware. For example, the function of detecting the voltage change of the first fiber 12a is realized by a processing circuit as the dedicated hardware 18, and at least one processor is used for functions other than the function of detecting the voltage change of the first fiber 12a. 17a may be realized by reading and executing a program stored in at least one memory 17b.

  As described above, the processing circuit realizes each function of the first position detection device 13 by the hardware 18, software, firmware, or a combination thereof.

  Although not shown, each function of the second position detection device 14 can also be realized by a processing circuit equivalent to the processing circuit that realizes each function of the first position detection device 13. Each function of the determination device 15 can also be realized by a processing circuit equivalent to the processing circuit that realizes each function of the first position detection device 13. Each function of the control device 11 can also be realized by a processing circuit equivalent to the processing circuit that realizes each function of the first position detection device 13.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a front view of the main part of the car operation panel to which the operation panel of the elevator according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention is applied. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as Embodiment 1, or an equivalent part. The description of this part is omitted.

  The position of the second position detection device 14 of the first embodiment is fixed. On the other hand, the position of the second position detection device 14 of the second embodiment is not fixed. In Embodiment 2, the dimension in the height direction of the second position detection device 14 is set in accordance with the dimension in the height direction of the button image. The second position detecting device 14 is provided so that the arrangement can be changed according to the position of the button image.

  According to the second embodiment described above, the second position detection device 14 is provided so that the arrangement can be changed according to the position of the button image. For this reason, it is not necessary to arrange | position the 2nd position detection apparatus 14 with respect to the height direction of the cage operating panel 9 entirely. As a result, the second position detection device 14 can be made smaller.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
FIG. 10 is a front view of an essential part of a car operation panel to which an elevator operation panel according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention is applied. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as Embodiment 1, or an equivalent part. The description of this part is omitted.

  In the third embodiment, the position of the second position detection device 14 is fixed. The image of the button is displayed corresponding to the position of the second position detection device 14.

  According to the third embodiment described above, the button image is displayed corresponding to the position of the second position detection device 14. For this reason, the amount of the 1st fiber 12a and the 2nd fiber 12b can be reduced by limiting the position which should detect that pressure was applied. As a result, the price of the fabric 12 can be suppressed.

  In the first to third embodiments, the configuration of the landing button device 8 may be the same as that of the car operation panel 9. In this case, the degree of freedom in layout of the hall button device 8 can be increased.

  1 hoistway, 2 machine room, 3 landing, 4 hoisting machine, 5 main rope, 6 car, 7 balancing weight, 8 landing button device, 9 car operating panel, 10 car upper station, 11 control device, 12 fabric, 12a 1st fiber, 12b 2nd fiber, 13 1st position detection device, 14 2nd position detection device, 15 determination device, 16 display device, 17a processor, 17b memory, 18 hardware

Claims (6)

A fabric made of fiber that is installed inside the elevator hall or in the car and changes voltage when pressure is applied;
A position detection device for detecting a position where pressure is applied to the fabric based on a change in the voltage of the fabric fibers;
A determination device that determines the control content of the elevator according to the position when the position detection device detects a position where pressure is applied to the fabric;
Elevator operation panel. A display device that is provided on the back side of the fabric and transmits the image of a button corresponding to the control content of the elevator to the front side of the fabric;
The operation panel of the elevator according to claim 1 provided with. A projection device which is provided on the surface side of the fabric and projects an image of a button corresponding to the control content of the elevator on the surface side of the fabric;
The operation panel of the elevator according to claim 1 provided with. A sticker that is pasted on the surface side of the fabric and on which an image of a button corresponding to the control content of the elevator is drawn;
The operation panel of the elevator according to claim 1 provided with.   The elevator operation panel according to claim 1, wherein an image of a button corresponding to the control content of the elevator is printed on a surface side of the fabric. A control device that controls the elevator based on the determination result of the operation panel according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Elevator system equipped with.

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