JP6727412B2 - Elevator input device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an elevator input device, and more particularly to an operation touch panel mounted in an elevator car.

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 1, by arranging a plurality of touch panels 1a to 1e to form a module 1, for example, a display panel 1a in the destination direction, destination floor buttons 1b to 1d, and a door open/close button 1e. There is an elevator input device that realizes the above function (for example, see Patent Document 1).
As a result, the user can register the destination floor and open/close the door by pressing the corresponding button.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, one touch panel 1 is divided into a plurality of areas 2, and an elevator landing can be realized by touching and sliding an upper call, a lower call, a door reopening, and the like. There is an operating device (for example, refer to Patent Document 2).
As a result, it is possible to operate the landing with a single device without functionally or visually distinguishing the upper call button, the lower call button, the wheelchair button, and the like.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, there is an elevator call registration device that displays floor information 3 in the area of one touch panel 1 and registers the destination floor according to the touched position (for example, Patent Document 3). ..
As a result, the user can quickly find and touch the destination floor and input the destination floor in a short time.

Japanese Patent No. 5856236 JP, 2011-037570, A Japanese Patent No. 5159723

In the case of Patent Document 1 described above, it is possible to search for a break between touch panels by arranging a plurality of touch panels. However, since a plurality of touch panels are required, the input device becomes expensive, and since touch panels are assigned for each function, a desired function does not always operate when touching with a finger.

Further, in the case of the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, by performing a predefined function according to the movement of the finger by sliding the finger on one touch panel, for example, call registration is realized. A visually handicapped person does not know where he or she touches on the touch panel, or the function works just by touching it, and it works by the movement of the finger, so it is not intuitive.

Further, in the case of the above-mentioned Patent Document 3, the destination floor is announced by touching the defined place on the touch panel, and the desired floor is searched according to the announcement. It works by movement, so it is not intuitive.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an elevator input device capable of registering a destination floor without arranging buttons or the like on the screen of the touch panel in advance. And

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a housing and a touch panel mounted on the housing and divided into two screens, each of which starts selecting a destination floor of an elevator. edge portion is provided in order to, one selection area for selecting the destination floor is provided in the screen to the other, for determining the destination floor selected by the selection area When a touch panel provided with a confirmation area and the user touches the edge portion, the selection area is started to select the destination floor, and the destination floor selected by touching the selection area is selected. Provided is an input device for an elevator, which is provided with a computing device that causes the user to recognize and thereby stop the elevator at the destination floor when the user touches the confirmation area to confirm the destination floor. It

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a housing and a touch panel mounted on the housing and divided into two screens, each of the screens selecting a destination floor of an elevator. A touch panel provided with an area for selecting the destination floor on each of the screens and a touch panel for starting the destination , and the area when the user touches the edge area. to start the destination floor selection by, one said to recognize the destination floor to the user together with advances upward or downward the destination floor from the current floor by touching the said screen, whereby said user said There is provided an elevator input device including a computing device that stops the elevator at the destination floor when the destination floor is set to a desired floor.

According to the present invention, a touch panel divided into two screens is mounted on a housing, and each of those screens is provided with a hem part for starting registration of a destination floor of an elevator. Has a selection area for selecting the destination floor, and the other has a confirmation area for confirming the destination floor selected by the selection area. When the user touches the edge, , The destination floor is started to be registered, the user is made to recognize the selected destination floor by touching the selection area, and the user touches the confirmation area to confirm the destination floor. By utilizing the shape of the housing (front surface), it is possible to select the vertical direction or the horizontal direction by feeling. Furthermore, by utilizing the shape of the housing that mounts the touch panel, the destination floor of the elevator can be determined by groping without preparing a special button. Therefore, even a visually impaired person or a hearing impaired person can intuitively operate. Further, since it is not necessary to combine a plurality of touch panels, the cost of the input device will not be higher than that of the conventional touch panel type input device.

It is the figure which showed roughly patent documents 1 as a prior art document. It is the figure which showed roughly patent document 2 as a prior art document. It is the figure which showed roughly patent document 3 as a prior art document. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of Embodiment 1 of the input device of the elevator which concerns on this invention. 5 is a flowchart showing a process executed by the arithmetic device shown in FIG. 4. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of Embodiment 2 of the input device of the elevator which concerns on this invention. 7 is a flowchart showing a process executed by the arithmetic device shown in FIG. 6. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of Embodiment 3 of the input device of the elevator which concerns on this invention. 9 is a flowchart showing a process executed by the arithmetic unit shown in FIG. 8. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of Embodiment 4 of the input device of the elevator which concerns on this invention. 11 is a flowchart showing a process executed by the arithmetic device shown in FIG. 10.

Various embodiments of an elevator input device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a touch panel 1 shown by a dotted line is mounted on a housing 4, and a screen 5 of this touch panel 1 is divided into an upper portion 6 and a lower portion 7 at the center thereof. Has been done. The lower part of the upper part 6 of the screen 5 is provided with a rim (shaded part) 6a, and the upper part of the lower part 7 of the touch panel 1 is provided with a rim (shaded part) 7a. The upper part 6 and the lower part 7 may be reversed.

For example, a user who is a visually handicapped person touches at least one of these edge portions 6a and 7a, for example, the edge portion 6a, to select the “advance” selection area 20 or the “return” of the upper portion 6. The destination floor is selected in the selection area 21 and the confirmation is made in the confirmation area 22 of the lower part 7. The elevator will stop at this fixed destination floor.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5 executed by the arithmetic unit 100.

In step S1, the user touches the edge portions 6a and 7a of the screens 6 and 7 in the screen 5 of the housing 4 on which the touch panel 1 is mounted, so that the arithmetic device 100 starts registration of the destination floor. Then, it is assumed that the user detects that the upper screen 6 is touched.

In step S2, the arithmetic device 100 displays the “advance” selection area 20 on the upper part of the touched upper screen 6 and the “return” selection area 21 on the lower part of the upper screen 6.

In step S3, when the user touches the "advance" selection area 20, the arithmetic unit 100 advances the destination floor upward from the current floor, and when touches the "return" selection area 21, the destination Move down from the current floor. For example, if the player is currently on the 7th floor, the process proceeds to 8, 9, 10... In the “advance” selection area 20, and proceeds to 6, 5, 4... In the “return” selection area 21.
As the method of this selection, the method disclosed in Patent Document 2 or 3 can be used.

At this time, the computing device 100 informs the user of the destination floor through a speaker or the like.
If the user is a hearing impaired person, the destination floor may be notified by using, for example, the area between the selection area 20 and the selection area 21 on the screen 6.

In step S4, when the desired floor is reached, the user presses the confirmation area 22 on the lower screen 7 to confirm the destination floor. The arithmetic unit 100 stops the elevator on the determined destination floor.

In the above example, FIG. 4 deals with the case where the upper screen 6 is first touched by relying on the edge portions 6a and 7a of the housing 4, but the case where the lower screen 7 is touched first is also shown in FIG. The destination floor can be determined in the same manner as in the flowchart of FIG.
In this manner, by displaying the traveling direction of the destination floor separately in the upper area 20 and the lower area 21 on the side selected first, even a disabled person can intuitively operate.

Embodiment 2.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, screen 8 of touch panel 1 shown by the dotted line is divided into upper screen 9 and lower screen 10 in housing 4. Further, the lower part of the upper screen 9 is provided with a rim (shaded part) 9a, and the upper part of the lower screen 10 is provided with a basin (shaded part) 10a. The upper screen 9 and the lower screen 10 may be reversed.

Then, the user relies on the edge portion 9a or 10a to select an upper floor above the current position by touching the area 23 of the partitioned upper screen 9 and touching the area 24 of the lower screen 10 to lower the floor. It is designed to select the floor.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 6 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7 executed by the arithmetic unit 100.

In step S11, the computing device 100 starts registration of the destination floor by touching at least one of the edge portions 9a and 10a of the screens 9 and 10, and the user touches the area 23 of the upper screen 9. Is detected.
In step S12, the destination floor is advanced from the current floor in the upward direction (↑). At this time, the computing device 100 informs the user of the destination floor through a speaker or the like.
In step S15, when the user long presses the area 23 of the screen that was touched last, the arithmetic device 100 determines the destination floor.

On the other hand, when the process proceeds from step S11 to step S13, the arithmetic device 100 detects that the user has touched the area 24 of the lower screen 10.
In step S14, the destination floor is moved downward from the current floor. At this time, the computing device 100 informs the user of the destination floor through a speaker or the like.

In this way, by dividing the traveling direction of the destination floor into the area 23 of the upper screen 9 and the area 24 of the lower screen 10, it becomes possible to operate intuitively.

Embodiment 3.
As shown in FIG. 8, the present embodiment corresponds to the above-described first embodiment rotated by 90 degrees, and a screen 11 constituting the touch panel 1 is divided into a left side portion 12 and a right side portion 13 at the center. ing. The user relies on at least one of the edge portions (dotted line portions) 12a and 13a of the screens 12 and 13 to select the "advance" selection area 20 and the "return" selection area of the left-side screen 12 that is touched first. At 21, the destination floor is selected and confirmed in the confirmation area 22 on the right side screen 13 on the opposite side. The left-side screen 12 and the right-side screen 13 may be reversed left and right.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 8 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 9 executed by the arithmetic unit 100.

First, in step S21, when the user touches at least one of the edge portions 12a and 13a of the screens 12 and 13, the computing device 100 starts registration of the destination floor and further touches the left screen 12. Detect that.
In step S22, the arithmetic device 100 displays the "advance" selection area 20 on the right part of the left-side screen 12 that was touched first and the "return" selection area 21 on the left part.

In step S23, if the user touches the "advance" selection area 20, the destination floor is advanced from the current floor, and if the "return" selection area 21 is touched, the destination floor is moved downward from the current floor. Proceed. For example, if the player is currently on the 7th floor, the process proceeds to 8, 9, 10... In the “advance” selection area 20, and proceeds to 6, 5, 4... In the “return” selection area 21. At this time, the computing device 100 informs the user of the destination floor through a speaker or the like.
For this selection method, the method disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2 or 3 may be used.
In step S4, the arithmetic device 100 determines the destination floor when the user presses the confirmation area 22 on the right screen 13 on the assumption that the floor has become the desired floor.

In the above operation example, the left side screen 12 is first touched by relying on the edge portion (dotted line portion) 12a of the screen 11, but similarly when the right side screen 13 is touched first, the flowchart of FIG. Can determine the destination floor.

In this way, the right-side area 20 and the left-side area 21 on the first selected side are displayed separately in the traveling direction of the destination floor, so that the user's intuitive operation can be prompted.

Fourth Embodiment
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the screen 14 constituting the touch panel 1 is divided into a display screen 15 and a ten-key screen 16. Further, in the example of FIG. 10, the area around the numeric keypad 17 corresponding to "5" for barrier-free support is also formed in a protruding shape so that the location of "5" can be seen in the screen shape. The display unit 15 has an area 25 that can be used for display or the like.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 11 executed by the arithmetic unit 100.

In step S31, the arithmetic device 100 starts registration of the destination floor by detecting that the user touches anywhere on the ten-key pad 16.
In step S32, the arithmetic device 100 displays a ten key on the screen 16.
In step S33, the displayed ten-key pad 17 is operated to confirm the destination floor.

Therefore, the numeric keypad 17 around the portion corresponding to the numeric keypad "5" can be intuitively operated by making the location of "5" in the shape of the housing 4.
A known technique can be used to confirm the destination floor by operating the ten keys.

1 touch panel, 4 housings, 5 to 15 screens, 16 numeric keys, 17 numeric keys, 20, 21, 23, 24 to 25 selection area, 22 confirmation area, 6a, 7a, 9a, 10a, 12a, 13a edge part.

Claims (6)

A housing,
A touch panel mounted on the housing and divided into two screens, each of which has a rim for starting selection of a destination floor of an elevator. a touch panel is provided in the selection area for selecting the destination floor to the other, which determine the area for determining the destination floor selected by the selection area is provided,
User, to the touch the edge portion, wherein to initiate destination floor selection by said selection area, the destination floor selected by touching the selection area is recognized by the user, the usage by this An input device for an elevator, comprising: a computing device that stops the elevator at the destination floor when a person touches the confirmation area to confirm the destination floor. A housing,
The mounted to the housing, a touch panel that is divided into two screens, each of said screen, the edge portion is provided for starting the destination floor selection elevator, each of said screen Is a touch panel provided with an area for selecting the destination floor ,
When the user touches the edge, the selection of the destination floor by the area is started, and by touching one of the screens, the destination floor is moved upward or downward from the current floor and An input device for an elevator, comprising: an arithmetic unit that recognizes the destination floor and stops the elevator at the destination floor when the user determines the destination floor as a desired floor. The touch panel is divided into upper and lower or left and right of the screen, the edge portion, the elevator of the input device according to claim 1 or 2 is provided on the opposite part of the previous SL two screens. The elevator input device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the arithmetic unit causes the speaker to output the destination floor in order to make the user recognize the destination floor. The elevator input device according to claim 1, wherein the arithmetic unit displays the destination floor on one of the screens in order to make the user recognize the destination floor. The elevator input device according to claim 2, wherein the arithmetic device determines that the destination floor has been fixed to a desired floor when the user long presses one of the screens.

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