JP7116900B2 - Operating device for elevator and elevator - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to elevator operating devices and elevators.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an illuminated push-button switch disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, has been used as an operating device for elevators.

On the other hand, there is known a non-contact elevator registration button that can be operated without touching the elevator operating device for sanitary reasons (for example, Patent Documents 2, 3 and 4). These non-contact elevator registration buttons detect call registration operations by passengers in a non-contact manner using a distance sensor or a photoelectric sensor.

By the way, for users with visual impairments, an elevator operating device composed of push buttons or the like is less likely to be erroneously operated than the non-contact elevator registration button as described above, and is easier to use.

Due to these circumstances, when both elevator operation devices for non-contact elevator registration buttons and push buttons are installed side by side in the hall or in the car, compared to installing only one of the elevator operation devices It may be difficult to install because it requires a large installation space.

Therefore, there is provided a contact elevator push button provided with a registration notification unit that receives an operation for registering a destination floor and notifies that the destination floor has been registered by pushing the elevator car and landing. , contact-type elevator push buttons, and non-contact detection means for receiving destination floor registration by detecting a predetermined operation in a non-contact manner. .

JP 2016-004767 A JP 2005-263378 A JP 2013-124166 A JP 2015-151253 A

However, even in an elevator equipped with a conventional contact elevator push button switch and a non-contact detection means arranged adjacent to the contact elevator push button switch, there is a limit to space saving. For example, when the number of stops is large, there are cases where the contact type elevator push button switch and the non-contact type detection means cannot be arranged due to space constraints.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to improve user convenience while suppressing an increase in the size of a control panel when an elevator is provided with push buttons and non-contact detection means.

An elevator operation device according to the present invention includes a movable push button, a movable mechanism for moving the push button, a switch body operated in accordance with the operation of the push button, and a back surface of the push button. non-contact detection means for detecting that a user's fingertip has reached a predetermined position spaced apart from the push button at a position that is not movable by the operation of the push button, and the switch body is operated or detected. An elevator operating device capable of registering an elevator by any of the detection means, wherein the detection means suppresses detection by the detection means due to contact of a customer's fingertip with the push button. In addition, arrival of a user's fingertip is not detected in a space area up to a position separated by a first predetermined distance in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the push button, and the space area extends to the first distance in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the push button. It is detected that the user's fingertip has reached the space from the position separated by the predetermined distance to the position separated by the second predetermined distance in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the push button.

Further, the elevator operating device according to the present invention may further include a substrate facing the back surface of the push button, and the switch body and the detection means may be attached to the substrate.

Moreover, the elevator which concerns on this invention is equipped with the said operating device for elevators.

According to the elevator operating device and the elevator equipped with the elevator operating device according to the present invention, when the push button and the non-contact detection means are provided, user convenience is achieved while suppressing an increase in the size of the operation panel. can be improved.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an elevator that is an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration inside a car of an elevator that is an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a figure showing composition of an operating device for elevators which is one embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a front view of an elevator push button switch used in an elevator operating device that is an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is an end view of an elevator push button switch used in an elevator operating device according to an embodiment of the present invention, with a partial configuration omitted; FIG. 1 is a schematic circuit diagram of an elevator push button switch used in an elevator operating device that is an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

Hereinafter, an elevator 1 that is an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each figure, "X" indicates the horizontal direction X perpendicular to the axial direction of the drive sheave 180, "Y" indicates the vertical direction Y, and "Z" indicates the horizontal direction X and the vertical direction. Let horizontal directions Z, each orthogonal to Y, be indicated.

As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator 1 is a traction elevator having a machine room 140 at the top of a hoistway 120, and is installed in public buildings such as hospitals and nursing homes, for example. A main rope 200 is hung on a driving sheave 180 of a hoisting machine 160 installed in a machine room 140. One end of the main rope 200 is connected to the elevator car 5, and the other end is connected to a counterweight 240. Concatenated. A control device 110 that controls the operation of the elevator 1 is provided in the machine room 140 .

Rotational power from the motor 170 of the hoisting machine 160 is transmitted to the drive sheave 180 via a power transmission mechanism (not shown), and when the drive sheave 180 is rotationally driven, the main rope 200 travels accordingly, An elevator car 5 suspended by a main rope 200 is guided by guide rails 210 and moves in the vertical direction Y on the hoistway.

The building in which the elevator 1 is installed is provided with landings 260A and 260B for different floors. 260B) to the next destination floor (for example, the landing 260A).

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration around the car doors 3, 3 inside the elevator car 5. As shown in FIG. Side walls 4, 4 are provided on the left and right sides of the car doors 3, 3. An elevator operating device 2 is provided on one side wall 4 . A user of the elevator 1 operates the car operation panel 2 to determine the destination floor of the elevator car 5 .

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the configuration of the elevator operating device 2. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the elevator operation device 2 has a destination floor registration push button switch 8 having a function of performing an input operation to determine the destination floor of the elevator car 5, provided near the center of the front plate 21. . Further, below the destination floor registration push button switch 8, an open push button switch 9 for opening the door, a close push button switch 10 for closing the door, and an emergency call push button switch 11 for notifying the outside in an emergency are provided. ing. In the present invention, these destination floor registration push-button switch 8, open push-button switch 9, close push-button switch 10, and emergency call push-button switch 11 are collectively referred to as elevator push-button switches 7.

An information display section 6 for displaying the traveling direction of the elevator car 5 and the position of the elevator car 5 is provided on the top of the front plate 21 . A switch box 12 containing a switch (not shown) for turning on/off the operation of the elevator 1 and a switch (not shown) for turning on/off the lighting is provided below the top plate 21 . A speaker 24 for outputting sound is built in the back side of the front plate 21 of the elevator operating device 2 .

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of the push button 13 portion of the elevator push button switch 7. As shown in FIG. A display unit 22 is provided on the surface of the push button 13 to display a destination floor, an open mark, a close mark, and an emergency call mark (telephone, bell, SOS, etc.). Further, the push button 13 has a detection area for detecting a user's finger or the like located at a predetermined distance from the push button 13 . The detection area is the entire surface or a partial area of the push button 13 .

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the elevator push button switch 7 with a partial configuration omitted. The elevator push button switch 7 has a button guide 14 fitted in the opening of the front plate 21 and a push button 13 operated by the user.

The elevator push button switch 7 also has a printed circuit board 16 at a position facing the back surface of the push button 13 . On the surface of the printed circuit board 16 facing the back surface of the push button 13, there are a switch body 17 that is turned on by the operation of the push button 13, and detection means for detecting a user's finger or the like located at a predetermined distance from the push button 13. 18 and a plurality of LEDs 19 for notifying by emitting light that the switch body 17 has been turned on or that the detection means 18 has detected is attached.

According to such a configuration, the switch body 17, the detection means 18, and the LED 19 that lights up when the switch body 17 or the detection means 18 is turned on are mounted on the same printed circuit board 16. The thickness of the push button switch 7 can be reduced.

FIG. 6 is a schematic circuit diagram of an elevator push button switch used in an elevator operating device that is an embodiment of the present invention. The switch body 17 and the detection means 18 are connected in parallel.

According to such a configuration, since the switch body 17 and the detection means 18 are connected in parallel, it is possible to output a signal that one of them is conducting, and the wires for signals can be reduced.

In FIG. 5, the switch body 17 is a tact switch, but it may be another known switch such as a microswitch, a rubber contact, or a leaf switch. In FIG. 5, the detection means 18 is a photoelectric sensor (PHS). Other known sensors such as sound wave sensors may be used. For example, the detector 18 may be a sensor that is not easily affected by obstacles between the object to be detected and the transmitter, such as a transmitter that emits millimeter waves. According to such a configuration, even if the display unit 22 is a convex character (mark), it is possible to prevent a decrease in detection accuracy due to the convex character (mark).

The elevator push button switch 7 also has a movable mechanism 20 on the back side of the push button 13 for moving the push button 13 in the X direction. In FIG. 5, the movable mechanism 20 is a plurality of compression springs. The movable mechanism 20 may be another known mechanism, such as a link mechanism or rubber, as long as it can move the push button 13 in the X direction.

Further, in the case of an infrared photoelectric sensor, the detecting means 18 in FIG. 5 is configured such that the whole or a part of the surface of the push button 13 can transmit infrared rays.

In this embodiment, the sensitivity of the sensor is adjusted so that an object in a preset detection area P can be detected. Here, FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the push button 13 and the detection area P. As shown in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 5, the detection area P is indicated by hatching.

As shown in FIG. 5, the detection area P is set to a spatial area that includes a position separated by a first predetermined distance L1 in the horizontal direction X from the front plate 21 and a position separated by a second predetermined distance L2 in the horizontal direction X. be done. Further, the detection area P is a spatial area within the range of the projection plane of the push button 13 in the horizontal direction X. As shown in FIG. As a result, even when the plurality of push button switches 7 of the elevator operating device 2 are installed at narrow intervals, erroneous reactions of the detection means 18 can be reduced.

It is preferable to set the first predetermined distance L1 so that 2 cm≦L1≦3 cm. As a result, when a visually impaired user gropes for the position of the push button, it is possible to prevent erroneous registration of the destination floor due to the sensor reacting to the user's finger or the like.

Moreover, it is preferable to set the second predetermined distance L2 so that 4 cm≦L2≦10 cm. This makes it difficult for the detection means 18 to erroneously detect a part of the passenger's body or belongings when the inside of the elevator car 5 is crowded. As a result, when the inside of the elevator car 5 is crowded, it is possible to prevent a part of the passenger's body or belongings from approaching the detection area 23 and erroneously registering the destination floor.

When the detection means 18 detects light blocking for a preset time by the user performing a predetermined action such as placing a fingertip or the like over the detection area P, a detection signal is transmitted to the control device 110 (see FIG. 1). The destination floor is registered. Then, when the destination floor is registered, the LED 19 lights up. As a result, the user can be notified that the destination floor has been registered.

The elevator operating device 2 configured as described above is electrically connected to the control device 110 installed in the machine room 140 (see FIG. 1). The control device 110 is a computer that performs overall operational control of the elevator 1, and includes a CPU (not shown), a memory, and a storage device (not shown) such as an HDD. The storage device stores, for example, various control programs for controlling the driving of the hoisting machine 160 and controlling the opening and closing of the car doors 3,3. The smooth operation of the elevator 1 by the control device 110 is realized by the CPU reading out and executing these programs.

In the elevator 1 having the above configuration, the control device 110 also controls the destination floor registration of the elevator car 5 . A control program relating to destination floor registration of the elevator car 5 is stored in the memory of the control device 110 , and the CPU reads out the control program from the memory and controls the destination floor registration of the car 22 .

As described above, the elevator operating device 2 according to the present invention includes a movable push button 13, a movable mechanism 20 for moving the push button 13, a switch body 17 operated in accordance with the operation of the push button 13, and a non-contact detection means 18 for detecting that the user's fingertip has reached a predetermined position (detection area) P separated from the push button 13 at a position facing the back surface of the push button 13 .

According to such a configuration, when the push button 13 and the non-contact detection means 18 are provided, the elevator push button can be improved in convenience for the user while suppressing the enlargement of the elevator operating device 2. A button switch 7 can be provided.

Further, the elevator operating device 2 according to the present invention may have the detection area of the detection means 18 on the whole or a part of the surface of the push button 13 .

According to such a configuration, the user can register the destination floor or the like by holding the fingertip or the like over the entire surface or a part of the detection area of the push button 13. Therefore, the size of the elevator operation device 2 can be increased. It is possible to provide the elevator push button switch 7 capable of improving the convenience of the user while suppressing the

Further, in the elevator operating device 2 according to the present invention, the detecting means 18 may be a photoelectric sensor.

According to such a configuration, the user can reliably detect that the infrared ray or the like transmitted through the detection area of the entire surface or a part of the push button 13 is blocked, and register the destination floor. It is possible to provide the elevator push button switch 7 capable of improving user convenience while suppressing the enlargement of the elevator operating device 2 .

Further, in the elevator operating device 2 according to the present invention, the whole or part of the surface of the push button 13 may transmit light emitted from the photoelectric sensor (detection means 18).

According to such a configuration, since the whole or part of the surface of the push button can transmit light such as infrared rays, it is possible to reliably register the destination floor.

Further, in the elevator operating device 2 according to the present invention, the switch body 17 and the detection means 18 may be connected in parallel.

According to such a configuration, an ON signal can be output when either the switch body 17 or the detection means 18 is turned ON. As a result, the elevator pushbutton switch 7 can have two signal lines, and the size of the elevator pushbutton switch 7 can be reduced.

Further, the elevator 1 according to the present invention includes the elevator operating device 2 .

According to such a configuration, when the push button 13 and the non-contact detection means 18 are provided, the elevator 1 can be improved in convenience for the user while suppressing the enlargement of the elevator operating device 2. can provide.

It should be noted that the elevator operating device 2 provided with the elevator push button switch and the elevator 1 provided with the elevator operating device according to the present invention are not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and the above-described operation is possible. It is not limited to effects. Further, the elevator operating device 2 provided with the elevator push button switch and the elevator 1 provided with the elevator operating device can be modified variously without departing from the gist of the present invention.

(1) Although the elevator operating device 2 according to the above embodiment has been described as a car operating panel, it goes without saying that the same effects can be obtained with a hall operating panel.

(2) Further, the elevator 1 according to the above-described embodiment has been described as an elevator with a machine room, but it goes without saying that the same effect can be obtained even if it is an elevator without a machine room.

(3) Further, the elevator operating device 2 according to the above embodiment has a configuration in which the display section 22 is shown at the same height as the surface of the push button 13 . However, the elevator operating device 2 is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the display section 22 may be convex characters (marks).

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 elevator 2 elevator operating device 3 car door 4 side wall 5 elevator car 6 information display unit 7 push button switch 8 destination floor registration push button switch 9 open push button switch 10 close push button switch 11 emergency call push button switch 12 switch box 13 push button 14 button guide 15 case 16 printed circuit board 17 switch body 18 detection means 19 LED
20 movable mechanism 21 front plate 22 display unit L1 first predetermined area L2 second predetermined area P detection area 110 control device 120 hoistway 140 machine room 160 hoisting machine 170 motor 180 drive sheave 200 main rope 210 guide rail 240 counterweight 260A , 260B platform

Claims (3)

a movable push button;
a movable mechanism for moving the push button;
a switch body operated in accordance with the actuation of the push button;
non-contact detection means for detecting that a customer's fingertip has reached a predetermined position spaced apart from the push button, which is opposed to the back surface of the push button and is not movable by the operation of the push button. ,
An operating device for an elevator capable of registering an elevator by either operating the switch body or detecting by the detecting means,
The detection means is
In order to suppress detection by the detection means due to contact of the user's fingertip with the push button, a space area up to a position separated by a first predetermined distance in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the push button is provided for the user. does not detect the arrival of the fingertip of
A space from a position separated by a first predetermined distance in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the push button to a position separated by a second predetermined distance in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the push button indicates that the user's fingertip has reached. Sensing operating device for elevators. further comprising a substrate facing the back surface of the push button,
2. The elevator operating device according to claim 1, wherein said switch body and said sensing means are attached to said substrate. An elevator comprising an operating device for an elevator according to claim 1 or 2.

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