JP2022106397A - Operating device and elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

To prevent a visually-impaired person from making a non-contact type sensor for a destination floor which is different from a desired destination floor detect a hand and a finger of the person by mistake, in a car operation panel equipped with non-contact type sensors for designating destination floors.SOLUTION: A car operation panel provided in an elevator car has: a plurality of contact type destination floor buttons arranged along a vertical direction; a plurality of non-contact type sensors arranged along the vertical direction, corresponding to the plurality of destination floor buttons respectively; and salient parts formed between the destination floor buttons and the non-contact type sensors corresponding to the destination floor buttons, in the destination floor buttons. All of the non-contact type sensors undertake roles as the destination floor buttons corresponding to the non- contact type sensors, which register floors corresponding to the non-contact type sensors as destination floors when detecting the floors, and which are arranged closer to the door side than the destination floor buttons corresponding to the non-contact type sensors.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention generally relates to a car operating panel provided in an elevator car.

Generally, the car operation panel of an elevator is provided with a destination floor button for passengers to specify a destination floor. A non-contact button can be adopted as the destination floor button (for example, Patent Document 1). The adoption of non-contact buttons can contribute to infectious disease control and hygiene maintenance.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-142686

When the car operation panel is provided with a non-contact sensor (non-contact button) for designating the destination floor, the visually impaired person touches the car operation panel to search for the destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor.

However, it is difficult for the visually impaired to accurately grasp the position of the non-contact sensor. Therefore, a visually impaired person may mistakenly detect a hand or a finger by a non-contact sensor corresponding to a destination floor different from the desired destination floor.

In an operation device having a car operation panel provided on at least one of the left and right sides of the door when viewed from the inside of the elevator car, the car operation panel is arranged along the vertical direction, and each has a plurality of contact-type destination floor buttons and up and down. A plurality of non-contact sensors arranged along the direction and corresponding to a plurality of destination floor buttons are provided between the destination floor button and the non-contact sensor corresponding to the destination floor button for each destination floor button. It has a convex portion. Each non-contact type sensor plays a role as a destination floor button corresponding to the non-contact type sensor, and when detection is performed, the floor corresponding to the non-contact type sensor is registered as the destination floor, and the non-contact type is used. It is located on the side opposite to the door side from the destination floor button corresponding to the sensor.

According to the present invention, a visually impaired person mistakenly puts his or her hand or finger on a non-contact sensor on a destination floor different from the desired destination floor on a car operation panel provided with a non-contact sensor for designating a destination floor. It is possible to prevent the detection.

The schematic diagram in the car which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The schematic diagram of the car operation panel which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a system including an operation device including the car operation panel shown in FIG. The schematic block diagram of the system including the operation apparatus provided with the car operation panel which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the common code among the reference codes may be used when the same type of elements are not distinguished, and the reference code may be used when the same type of elements are described separately. be.
[First Embodiment]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the inside of the car according to the first embodiment.

A car operation panel 10 is provided on the right side of the door 5 when viewed from inside the car of the elevator. The car operation panel 10 may be provided on the left side of the door 5 in place of or in addition to the right side of the door 5. Regardless of whether the car operation panel is provided on the left or right side of the door 5, the arrangement described later, that is, the non-contact sensor is arranged on the side opposite to the door 5 side (farther side from the door 5) than the destination floor button. It is maintained that the Braille part is arranged on the door 5 side from the destination floor button. Regardless of whether the car operation panel 10 is provided on the right or left side of the door 5 when viewed from the inside of the car, the relative positional relationship between the Braille portion and the destination floor button is in Braille for each destination floor. It is not limited to the relationship that the part is arranged on the door 5 side from the destination floor button. For example, the Braille portion may be arranged on the side opposite to the door 5 side from the destination floor button, or may be arranged on the upper side or the lower side of the destination floor button.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the car operation panel 10.

The car operation panel 10 includes the monitor 30, a plurality of contact-type destination floor buttons 20 arranged along the vertical direction, and a plurality of non-contacts arranged along the vertical direction corresponding to the plurality of destination floor buttons 20, respectively. It has a formula sensor 40 and a plurality of Braille portions 25 arranged along the vertical direction and corresponding to a plurality of destination floor buttons 20. That is, for each floor that can be designated as the destination floor, there are a destination floor button 20, a non-contact sensor 40, and a Braille portion 25 (for example, a Braille board). In the present embodiment, there are five floors that can be designated as destination floors, and therefore, destination floor buttons 20a to 20e, non-contact sensors 40a to 40e, and Braille portions 25a to 25e are provided. Further, the car operation panel 10 has a contact-type door closing button 51 that is pressed for the operation of closing the door 5, and a contact-type door opening button 52 that is pressed for the operation of opening the door 5. For each of the door close button 51 and the door open button 52, a non-contact sensor may be provided in place of or in addition to the button, but at least the door open button 52 is of contact type. Buttons may be employed and no contactless sensor may be provided as an alternative or additional. In the present specification, the "contact" of the "contact type" may be a contact in a narrow sense, but is a contact in a broad sense including pressing.

Each of the non-contact type sensors 40 plays a role as a destination floor button 20 corresponding to the non-contact type sensor 40, and when detection is performed, the floor corresponding to the non-contact type sensor 40 is registered as a destination floor. It is arranged on the opposite side (right side) of the door 5 side from the destination floor button 20 corresponding to the non-contact type sensor 40. The non-contact type sensor 40 may be a proximity sensor such as an infrared ray, an induction type, a capacitance type, an ultrasonic type, or a magnetic type. For example, if a sensor having a narrow directivity is adopted as the non-contact type sensor 40, it can be expected to avoid the need to increase the distance between the sensors 40. In the present embodiment, the non-contact sensor 40 detects the object by irradiating the light and detecting the reflected light from the object that has received the light.

On the other hand, each Braille portion 25 is arranged on the door 5 side of the destination floor button 20 corresponding to the Braille portion 25. The Braille contained in the Braille portion 25 represents at least the destination floor.

In the present embodiment, the non-contact type sensor 40 is adopted for the designation of the destination floor for the purpose of countermeasures against infectious diseases on the destination floor or maintenance of hygiene, but the non-contact type sensor 40 is prepared in addition to the destination floor button 20. Will be done. As a result, even if the detection accuracy of any of the non-contact sensors 40 deteriorates (or even if any of the non-contact sensors 40 fails), the destination floor button 20 is used to specify the destination floor. be able to.

Further, for each floor that can be designated as the destination floor, the destination floor button 20 is arranged between the Braille portion 25 and the non-contact sensor 40 along the horizontal direction (horizontal direction). Therefore, when a visually impaired person is placed on the car 5 and extends his / her hand toward the car operation panel 10 to specify the destination floor, the finger touches the Braille portion 25 and the destination floor represented by the Braille portion 25 can be grasped. .. In addition, if the visually impaired person moves his / her hand from the position of the Braille portion 25 to the right along the horizontal direction while touching the surface of the car operation panel 10, the hand reaches the button on which the destination floor can be specified. Can be expected. In the present embodiment, the destination floor button 20 is arranged on the door 5 side (left side) of the non-contact type sensor 40, and the destination floor button 20 is a contact type button, so that it is higher than the surface of the car operation panel 10. Have a height. Therefore, it is highly possible that the button that the visually impaired person touches after touching the Braille portion 25 is the destination floor button 20 that the visually impaired person can touch and recognize. As a result, even if the car operation panel 10 is provided with the non-contact sensor 40 for designating the destination floor, it is possible to support the visually impaired person to accurately specify the desired destination floor.

When there are many floors that can be designated as destination floors, in general, the rows of destination floor buttons along the vertical direction are two or more rows arranged in the horizontal direction, but in the present embodiment, the car operation panel 10 is used. Expanded in the vertical direction, the row of the Braille portion 25, the row of the destination floor button 20, and the row of the non-contact sensor 40 are all maintained to be one row. As a result, even in the case where the elevator is installed in a tall building or many floors can be designated as destination floors in one car for another reason, the above-mentioned improvement in operability can be expected to be maintained.

For each destination floor button 20, a convex portion is provided between the destination floor button 20 and the non-contact sensor 40 corresponding to the destination floor button 20. The convex portion is a member having a height higher than that of the car operation panel 10. A visually impaired person will touch the convex portion if he / she does not touch the destination floor button 20 or moves his / her hand further to the right beyond the destination floor button 20. The convex portion means that the non-contact sensor 40 exists behind the convex portion (on the side far from the door 5). For this reason, the convex portion urges the visually impaired person who touches the convex portion to stop moving his / her hand behind the convex portion, and thus is a non-contact type corresponding to the wrong floor. It is possible to prevent the sensor 40 from detecting a hand or a finger.

The convex portion may be provided for each destination floor button 20 (for example, a plurality of convex portions separated in the vertical direction may be provided), but in the present embodiment, the convex portion is provided for the destination floor button 20. The partition wall 110 is an example of a member that is interposed between the row of the sensors 40 and the row of the non-contact sensor 40 and is continuous in the vertical direction. As a result, even if the visually impaired finger touches the Braille portion 25 and then advances to the right beyond the position of the destination floor button 20 (for example, the finger passes through the gap between the destination floor buttons 20). Since the partition wall 110 is continuous along the vertical direction (because there is no gap along the vertical direction) because it goes to the right without touching the floor button 20), the finger touches the partition wall 110. To reach. Therefore, the certainty of avoiding having the non-contact sensor 40 corresponding to the wrong floor detect the hand or finger is increased.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. In the explanation of FIG. 3, it is assumed that the destination floor of the visually impaired person is the 5th floor.

From the left side (door side) to the right side (opposite side to the door side), the Braille portion 25e, the destination floor button 20e, the partition wall 110, and the non-contact sensor 40e are lined up along the horizontal direction.

As shown in the figure, when the non-contact sensor 40e is flush with the surface of the car operation panel 10, if there is no destination floor button 20e (the non-contact sensor 40e replaces the destination floor button 20e, the destination floor (5th floor). ) If it is adopted as a button for designation), it is difficult to accurately estimate the position of the non-contact sensor 40e even if a visually impaired person touches the Braille portion 25e, but in the present embodiment, the Braille portion 25e Since there is a destination floor button 20e between the non-contact sensor 40e and the non-contact sensor 40e, it can be expected that a visually impaired person can accurately specify the fifth floor as the destination floor.

Further, even if the finger of the visually impaired person does not touch the destination floor button 20e and the finger advances to the right beyond the position of the destination floor button 20e, the finger hits the partition wall 110, and thus exceeds the partition wall 110. It is possible to prevent the non-contact sensor 40 corresponding to the floor other than the 5th floor from detecting the hand or finger. The height of the partition wall 110 (an example of the convex portion) may be any height. For example, the partition wall 110 is higher than the destination floor button 20.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a system including an operation device including a car operation panel 10.

The operation device 300 includes at least a car operation panel 10. The operation device 300 further includes a non-contact sensor controller 60, a destination floor display controller 70, a monitor controller 80 connected to the monitor 30 and controlling the display on the monitor 30, and an operation control device 90 in the car. You may be prepared. An elevator control device 100 that controls the raising and lowering of the car 5 is connected to the operation device 300. The elevator may include the car 5 itself, the elevating mechanism of the car 5, and the like, in addition to the operation device 300 and the elevator control device 100.

The non-contact sensor controller 60 is electrically connected to each non-contact sensor 40. For example, the signal from each non-contact sensor 40 becomes a predetermined level or higher when the non-contact sensor 40 detects an object. The non-contact sensor controller 60 identifies the non-contact sensor 40 whose signal is at a predetermined level or higher, and outputs the floor number corresponding to the non-contact sensor 40 to the in-car operation control device 90.

The destination floor display controller 70 is electrically connected to the destination floor button 20. When the destination floor button 20 is touched (for example, pressed), the destination floor display controller 70 lights the destination floor button 20 and sets the floor number of the destination floor button 20 in the car operation control device 90. Output to.

The monitor controller 80 is electrically connected to the monitor 30 and displays information (for example, destination floor, advertisement, etc.) from the in-car operation control device 90 on the monitor 30.

When the floor number is input (that is, when the destination floor is specified), the in-car operation control device 90 outputs the floor number to the monitor controller 80 and the elevator control device 100. The elevator control device 100 registers the input floor number as the destination floor and controls the raising and lowering (operation) of the car.

When the input source of the floor number is the non-contact type sensor controller 60, the operation control device 90 in the car outputs the floor number to the destination floor display controller 70. The destination floor display controller 70 receives the input of the floor number from the operation control device 90 in the car, and when the destination floor button 20 corresponding to the floor number is not lit, the destination floor button 20 is lit.
[Second Embodiment]

A second embodiment will be described. At that time, the differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the common points with the first embodiment will be omitted or simplified.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of a system including an operation device including a car operation panel according to the second embodiment.

In the second embodiment, a predetermined event is at least one of the fact that the partition wall 110 is touched by a hand or finger and the hand or finger crosses the partition wall 110 to the side opposite to the door 5 side. Is detected, and at least a part of the non-contact sensor 40 is temporarily disabled when the predetermined event is detected.

For example, the operating device 300A further includes a convex checker 130. By adopting at least one of the following, the convex checker 130 may detect the predetermined event.
-The convex checker 130 is electrically connected to the partition wall 110, and the hand or finger is shaken to the partition wall 110 from the level of the electric signal when the hand or finger touches the partition wall 110. To detect. For example, at a plurality of positions along the vertical direction of the partition wall 110, a signal line extending from the position may be connected to the convex checker 130, and the convex checker 130 may be connected to the convex checker 130 in the vertical direction on the partition wall 110. It is possible to detect which position of a plurality of positions along the line is touched by a hand or a finger.
A detection device (not shown) for detecting that an object such as a hand or a finger has crossed (crossed) a position higher than the partition wall 110 to the right side is provided, and the convex checker 130 is the detection device. Is electrically or communicably connected to. The detection device may be a camera (for example, a camera installed in the car), or may be located between the row of destination floor buttons 20 and the row of non-contact sensors 40 and vertically along the partition wall 110. A plurality of sensors provided at a plurality of arranged positions (each sensor may be a type of sensor that emits light and detects an object from the reflected light of the object) may be used. Regardless of which device is adopted as the detection device, it is detected that an object such as a hand or finger exceeds the position higher than the partition wall 110 to the right side, and the convex checker 130 partitions based on the input from the device. It is possible to detect that the object exceeds the position higher than the wall 110 to the right and the position that the object exceeds.

When the convex portion checker 130 detects a predetermined event and its position as described above, the detection of the predetermined event and the detected position are detected by the non-contact sensor controller via the in-car operation control device 90A. Notify 60A. When the non-contact sensor controller 60A receives the detection of a predetermined event, at least a part of the non-contact sensors 40 is temporarily disabled. The “temporary” may be a fixed time, or may be until a specific event different from the above-mentioned predetermined event is detected. “Invalidation” may mean that the state of the non-contact sensor 40 makes it impossible to detect an object, or even if the non-contact sensor 40 detects an object, the detection may be ignored.

According to the present embodiment, the detection of a predetermined event is regarded as a sign that the hand or finger is detected by the erroneous non-contact sensor 40, and in such a case, the non-contact sensor 40 is invalidated. , It is possible to prevent the wrong destination floor from being registered. Further, since the non-contact sensor 40 to be invalidated is a part of the non-contact sensor 40, it is possible for passengers other than the visually impaired to continue to use the non-contact sensor 40.

Further, the "at least a part of the non-contact type sensor 40" may be a non-contact type sensor within a predetermined range from the position of the predetermined event. This makes it possible to effectively maintain the non-contact sensor 40 located at a position far from the position of a predetermined event, in other words, the non-contact sensor 40 at which the hand or finger is unlikely to be accidentally held over.

Although some embodiments have been described above, these are examples for explaining the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. The present invention can also be implemented in various other forms.

10 ... Car operation panel, 20 ... Destination floor button, 25 ... Braille, 40 ... Non-contact sensor, 110 ... Partition wall

Claims (8)

In an operation device having a car operation panel provided on at least one of the left and right sides of the door when viewed from inside the elevator car.
The car operation panel
Multiple destination floor buttons arranged along the vertical direction and each contact type,
A plurality of non-contact sensors arranged along the vertical direction and corresponding to the plurality of destination floor buttons, respectively.
Each destination floor button has a convex portion provided between the destination floor button and the non-contact sensor corresponding to the destination floor button.
Both non-contact sensors
It plays the role of a destination floor button corresponding to the non-contact sensor,
When detected, the floor corresponding to the non-contact sensor is registered as the destination floor, and
It is located on the side opposite to the door side of the destination floor button corresponding to the non-contact sensor.
Operating device. The convex portion is a member that is interposed between the row of destination floor buttons and the row of non-contact sensors and is continuous in the vertical direction.
The operating device according to claim 1. The car operation panel is arranged along the vertical direction and has a plurality of Braille portions corresponding to the plurality of destination floor buttons.
The operating device according to claim 1. Each Braille part is arranged on the door side of the destination floor button corresponding to the Braille part.
The operating device according to claim 3. The Braille row, the destination floor button row, and the non-contact sensor row are all in one row.
The operating device according to claim 3. A convex checker that detects a predetermined event, which is at least one of touching the convex portion and crossing the convex portion to the side opposite to the door side.
The operating device according to claim 1, further comprising a non-contact sensor controller that temporarily disables at least a part of the non-contact sensors among the plurality of non-contact sensors when the predetermined event is detected. .. The at least some non-contact sensors are non-contact sensors within a predetermined range from the position of the predetermined event.
The operating device according to claim 6. An elevator provided with the operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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