JP3202179U - Elevator car operation buttons - Google Patents

Abstract

An operation button for an elevator car that improves the visibility and operability of an operation button with low illuminance while having a low cost burden and being easy to handle. A phosphorescent sheet 15 is provided between a button top 11 of an operation button and a light source unit 163. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation button for an elevator car.

  Conventionally, various proposals have been made to improve the visibility and operability of operation buttons in an elevator car with low illuminance.

  In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-310751, a passenger is detected by a car passenger detection device. When a car call is not generated, the car call device emits light to inform the position of the car call device so that the car call button is pressed. Techniques configured as described above have been proposed.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-143994 proposes a technique in which a fluorescent agent is mixed into a transparent material forming a button top in a technical proposal for illuminating and sterilizing the button top using ultraviolet light as a light source.

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  Illumination (brightness) setting in the elevator car varies greatly depending on the use of the building. For example, in office buildings, condominiums, commercial facilities, etc., the illuminance is set high in order to emphasize practicality. On the other hand, in buildings such as hotels where the atmosphere is important, the illuminance is set low. For this reason, the user may feel inconvenience in operating the buttons on the operation panel in the car.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a general elevator car 3 from the inside. The car 3 includes a ceiling 31 in which lighting 311 is incorporated, a side plate 32, a door 33 through which a user enters and exits, a floor 34, an operation panel support plate 35 that supports the operation panel 2, and the like. The operation panel 2 includes an operation button 1 for operating a reservation for the destination floor, a floor display unit 21 for displaying the number of floors on which the current car 3 is located on a monitor, etc. An opening button 22 and a closing button 23 that control opening and closing are provided.

  When the user gets into the car 3 from the entrance / exit of an elevator hall (not shown) via the door 33, the user indicates the destination floor that the user wants among the operation buttons 1 on each floor arranged on the operation panel 2. Select and press the operation button 1. The selected operation button 1 performs control so that the car 3 is landed on a predetermined destination floor.

  FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of the operation button 1 according to the prior art. The operation button 1 includes a button top 11, an operation element 12, a film group 13, a transparent acrylic plate 14, a base 16, a cover 17, a box 18, and the like that are molded from a transparent material. The base 16 incorporates a switch 161, a connector 162, a light source unit 163 such as a light emitting diode (LED), and the like.

  In addition, the button top 11, the operation element 12, the film group 13, and the transparent acrylic board 14 operate | move integrally. In other words, the film group 13 and the transparent acrylic plate 14 are sandwiched between the button top 11 and the operation element 12 and are fixed by a screw or the like (not shown). The film group 13 includes a milky white film, a diffusion plate, a color film, and the like.

  When the user depresses the button top 11 of the operation button 1 on the intended destination floor, the operator 12 integrated with the button top 11 slides along the inside of the box 18, and the switch provided in the base 16 161 is turned on. As a result, the connector 162 transmits a signal to the control unit (not shown) of the car 3 that controls the car 3 to stop the car at the destination floor, and the light source part 163 such as an LED emits light. Since the button top 11 is molded from a material having transparency, the button top 11 is turned on in response to irradiation from the light source unit 163 to inform the user that the car 3 has been reserved for landing on the destination floor. The operator 12 integrated with the button top 11 is returned to its original position by a spring or the like (not shown) after the switch 161 is turned on.

  Thereafter, when the car 3 arrives at the destination floor, a signal for turning off the switch 161 is sent from the control unit (not shown) of the car 3 to the connector 162, and the light emission of the light source unit 163 is stopped to stop the button top 11. Is not lit. As a result, while the user is in the car 3, even if the car 3 is an elevator car such as a hotel where the illuminance is set low, the button top 11 is turned on so that the brightness around the operation panel 2 is constant. Is secured.

  However, when the user rides in the elevator car 3 where no user is present, since all the operation buttons 1 on the destination floor are normally not lit, the illuminance around the operation panel 2 is low, and the target destination floor There is a problem that it is difficult to visually recognize when the operation button 1 is selected.

  For this reason, as described above, various proposals have been made to improve the visibility and operability of the button operation on the operation panel in the car with low illuminance, but it has not been solved yet.

  In Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-310751), an operation panel is used to detect a passenger entering the car by a car passenger detection device provided in the elevator car and to press a push button on the operation panel. We are proposing a technology that emits light around. However, it is necessary to newly install a car passenger detection device and a device for emitting light around the operation panel in the elevator, and there is a problem that the burden of cost is large.

  In patent document 2 (Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2011-143994), it is supposed that the visibility and operativity of button operation will be improved by mixing a fluorescent agent in the transparent material of a push button. However, in order to mix the fluorescent agent into the molding material of the button top, a certain amount has to be molded, which is expensive. In addition, when increasing variations in color, there is a problem that each color must be molded and cannot be easily handled.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and by providing a phosphorescent sheet in the middle of the button top of the operation button and the light source unit, the cost is small and the handling is easy. It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation button for an elevator car with improved visibility and operability of the operation button in an elevator car with a low elevator.

  The operation buttons of the elevator car of the present invention are a button top indicating a destination floor molded from a light-transmitting material, and until the user presses the button top until it reaches the destination floor. An elevator car operation button configured to include a light source unit that irradiates the button top, and a phosphorescent sheet is provided between the button top and the light source unit. To do.

  As a result, the phosphorescent sheet is stored by the light source unit until landing on the destination floor, so the button top continues to be lit by the phosphorescent sheet after landing on the destination floor and the light source unit turns off. In addition, the illuminance around the operation buttons of the elevator car can be secured.

  In the elevator car operation button according to the present invention, the luminous color of the phosphorescent sheet is light green, and an orange and milky white film is provided between the phosphorescent sheet and the button top. The luminescent color of is orange.

  Furthermore, in the operation button of the elevator car of the present invention, the luminous color of the phosphorescent sheet is light green, and two gray films and one milky white film are provided between the phosphorescent sheet and the button top. In addition, the light emission color of the button top is white.

  In addition, in the operation button of the elevator car according to the present invention, the phosphorescent sheet is located on the button top side from the plurality of films.

  As a result, while the lighting by the light source unit for reservation of landing is transmitted through the film and the emission color is orange or white, the lighting by the phosphorescent sheet for securing the illuminance around the operation buttons is Therefore, it is possible to easily determine which light is emitted from the button top.

  As described above, according to the elevator car operation button of the present invention, the provision of the phosphorescent sheet between the button top of the operation button and the light source unit reduces the cost burden and facilitates handling. However, it is possible to improve the visibility and operability of the operation buttons on the operation panel in an elevator car with low illuminance.

It is sectional drawing explaining the structure of the operation button 1 in 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the button top 11 and the film group 13 of the operation button 1 in 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the button top 11 and the film group 13 of the operation button 1 in 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing explaining the structure of the operation button 1 in 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the elevator car 3 of the common elevator which is a prior art from the inner side. It is sectional drawing explaining the structure of the operation button 1 by a prior art.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the operation buttons of the elevator car according to the present invention will be described. The elevator in the present embodiment is an elevator installed in a facility such as a hotel where importance is placed on the atmosphere, and the illumination 311 provided in the car 3 shown in FIG. 5 is set to have low illuminance in order to place importance on the atmosphere. The operation button 1 according to the present embodiment is attached to the operation panel 2 of the operation panel support plate 35.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of operation buttons of an elevator car according to the first embodiment. The operation button 1 includes a button top 11 formed of a transparent material, an operation element 12, a film group 13, a transparent acrylic plate 14, a phosphorescent sheet 15, a base 16, a cover 17, a box 18 and the like. The base 16 incorporates a light source unit 163 such as a switch 161, a connector 162, and a light emitting diode (LED).

  The button top 11, the operator 12, the film group 13, the transparent acrylic plate 14, and the phosphorescent sheet 15 operate as a unit.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration. From the button top 11 side, the film group 13, the phosphorescent sheet 15, the transparent acrylic plate 14, and the operation element 12 are positioned in this order, and are fixed by screws or the like (not shown). In the present embodiment, the button top 11 has a structure in which a destination floor display unit 111 formed of a transparent acrylic plate is sandwiched between two spacers 112 formed of a white acrylic plate. The film group 13 includes three layers of a milky white film 131, a diffusion plate 132, and a color film 133.

  In the operation button 1 according to the present embodiment, when the user presses the button top 11 of the operation button 1 on the destination floor, the operator 12 integrated with the button top 11 extends along the inside of the box 18. By sliding, the switch 161 provided in the base 16 is turned on. Accordingly, the connector 162 transmits a signal for landing on the destination floor to a control unit (not shown) of the car 3 that controls the car 3, and the light source unit 163 such as an LED emits light. Since the destination floor display unit 111 of the button top 11 is formed of a transparent acrylic plate, it is lit by receiving light from the light source unit 163, and the car 3 reserves the user to land on the destination floor. Inform you that The operator 12 integrated with the button top 11 is returned to its original position by a spring or the like (not shown) after the switch 161 is turned on.

  Thereafter, when the car 3 arrives at the destination floor, a signal for turning off the switch 161 is sent from the control unit (not shown) of the car 3 to the connector 162, and the light emission of the light source unit 163 is stopped.

  The operation button 1 on the predetermined destination floor selected by the user is provided with a phosphorescent sheet 15 between the light source unit 163 and the button top 11, and arrives at the destination floor after selecting the operation button 1 on the destination floor. In the meantime, the light is stored by irradiation from the light source unit 163.

  Therefore, even after the car 3 arrives at the destination floor and stops the light emission of the light source unit 163, the button top 11 continues to be lit by the light emission of the phosphorescent sheet 15 that has accumulated the light for a certain period of time. Specifically, since the destination floor display unit 111 of the button top 11 is formed of a transparent acrylic plate, a state in which the light stored by the phosphorescent sheet 15 is transmitted and maintained is maintained.

  The phosphorescent sheet 15 used here may be a commercially available high-luminance phosphorescent sheet, but JIS Z9107 (safety sign performance analysis performance standard and test method) subclass JC standard or higher is preferable. JIS Z9107 (safety sign, performance analysis, performance criteria and test method) If it is a sub-class JC standard phosphorescent sheet, it will emit light for about 60 to 120 seconds after phosphorescence of about 30 seconds estimated to be the average working time of the elevator Will continue. More precisely, after about 10 minutes have passed while gradually reducing the illuminance (brightness), the light is not lit.

  Here, in this embodiment, as the phosphorescent sheet 15, a commercially available light green light emitting element is used, and the color of light transmitted through the button top 11 is adjusted by providing the film group 13. In the present embodiment, a color film corresponding to the film group 13 is disposed in order to obtain a light yellow (orange) employed for a general elevator operation button.

  Specifically, in order to realize light yellow (orange) light emission, an orange film such as “Tokyo Stage Lighting Polycolor No. 34” is disposed on the color film 133 of the film group 13. For the milky white film 131, for example, “Toray Milky White Polyester Film X21” is used, and for the diffusion plate 132, for example, “Nitto Resin Industry Clarex DR-85C” or the like is used.

  In addition, the lighting state of the operation button 1 by the light source unit 163 and the lighting of the operation button by the phosphorescent sheet 15 are different. That is, since the light emission of the phosphorescent sheet 15 is due to the phosphorescence, its illuminance (brightness) is lower than the irradiation by the light source unit 163 such as an LED. As a result, the user can determine whether the lighting is due to the reservation of landing on the destination floor or whether the lighting is to secure the illuminance around the operation panel 2. In addition, since a new user gets on after landing on the destination floor reserved with the operation button 1, the operation button 1 indicating the boarded floor is normally lit. Therefore, it is not mistaken for lighting for reservation of landing.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described. The overall configuration of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, except that the light emission of the button top 11 is not light yellow (orange) but white.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the configuration. In this embodiment, in order to realize white light emission, gray and milky white films are arranged by additive color mixture. Specifically, two gray films such as “Tokyo Stage Lighting Polycolor No. 925” are arranged on the color film 133 of the film group 13.

  Thereby, the light emission of the button top 11 can be made into the white employ | adopted as the operation button of a general elevator similarly to light yellow (orange) color.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment will be described. The overall configuration of the third embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment, except that the positions of the film group 13 and the phosphorescent sheet 15 are opposite.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration. In the present embodiment, the phosphorescent sheet 15 is located closer to the button top 11 than the film group 13. Therefore, in lighting for reservation of landing, light emitted from the light source unit 163 passes through the film group 13, but light emitted from the phosphorescent sheet 15 does not pass through the film group 13.

  If it does so, light emission from the light source part 163 will be correct | amended by two gray films etc. which are arrange | positioned at the color film 133 of the film group 13, and the button top 11 will light-emit white. On the other hand, the light emission by the phosphorescent sheet 15 is not corrected by the color film 133 of the film group 13, so the button top 11 emits light in the original color (for example, light green) of the phosphorescent sheet 15.

  As a result, the user can more clearly determine whether the light emission of the button top 11 is lighting for reservation of landing or lighting for securing the illuminance around the operation panel 2.

  In addition, the light emission from the light source part 163 can also be made light yellow (orange) by arrange | positioning an orange film in the color film 133 of the film group 13. FIG.

  As described above, according to the elevator car operation buttons of the present embodiment, the phosphorescent sheet is provided between the button top of the existing operation buttons and the light source unit, thereby reducing the cost burden and easy handling. However, the visibility and operability of the operation buttons in the elevator car with low illuminance can be greatly improved.

  Further, since the emission color can be freely changed by changing the type of the color film 133 to be used, it is possible to flexibly cope with refurbishment and the like in the car.

  In the present embodiment, the light emission color is adjusted to white or light yellow (orange) by the combination of the color films 133, but the light emission diode (LED) color of the light source unit 163 can also be adjusted.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation button 2 Operation panel 3 Car 11 Button top 12 Operator 13 Film group 14 Transparent acrylic board 15 Luminous sheet 16 Base 17 Cover 18 Box 21 Floor display part 22 Opening button 23 Closing button 31 Ceiling 32 Side board 33 Floor 111 Display button 112 Spacer 131 Milky white film 132 Diffusion plate 133 Color film 161 Switch 162 Connector 163 Light source 311 Illumination

Claims (4)

A button top indicating a destination floor molded from a translucent material;
A light source unit that detects the pressing of the button top by a user and irradiates the button top until landing on the destination floor;
An elevator car operation button comprising:
An elevator car operating button comprising a phosphorescent sheet between the button top and the light source unit.   The luminous color of the phosphorescent sheet is light green, and an orange film and a milky white film are provided between the phosphorescent sheet and the button top, and the luminous color of the button top is orange. The operation button of the elevator car according to claim 1.   The luminous color of the phosphorescent sheet is light green, and comprises two gray films and one milky white film between the phosphorescent sheet and the button top, and the luminous color of the button top is white. The operation button of the elevator car according to claim 1, wherein the operation button is an elevator car.   The operation button of the elevator car according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the phosphorescent sheet is located closer to the button top than the plurality of films.

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