JPH02239080A - Elevator position indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily estimate the relative position of an elevator by indicating it on a floor indicating means, a direction indicating means, and floor indicating pieces. CONSTITUTION:A digital floor indicating means 2 and a direction indicating means 3 provided in an indication box indicate the position and operating direction of an elevator. The indicating portion of the whole stopping floors formed by floor indicating pieces 14 and guides 15 indicates the whole stopping floors of the elevator. This indicating portion, together with the floor indicating means 2 and direction indicating means 3 indicates on which floor the elevator exists, to enable users to estimate the waiting time of the elevator. The floor indicating pieces 14 are slided on the guides 15 to be easily alignedly housed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an elevator position indicator installed on the wall of a structure such as an elevator landing or a car room, and particularly relates to an elevator position indicator that is installed on the wall of a structure such as an elevator landing or a car room. This invention relates to an elevator position indicator that also displays floors.

[Prior art] Elevator position display methods include an analog method in which a position display board that displays the floor names of all the floors at which the elevator is stopped illuminates the corresponding floor according to the operating floor of the elevator, and a digital floor display method. There is a digital type in which a display means displays the floor corresponding to the elevator position.

When the digital floor display means is used to display the position of an elevator, the entire floor at which the elevator will stop is unknown, so waiting customers cannot know how long it will take them to arrive, which can be frustrating. As a solution to this problem, there is an elevator position indicator that not only displays the position using a digital floor display means but also displays the positional relationship of the entire stopped floor.

Examples of conventional elevator position indicators of this type include those shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 and the technique disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 52-55575.

First, the technology shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 will be explained.

3 is a front view showing a conventional elevator position indicator, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3.

In the figure, (1) is the wall of the elevator landing, (21)
is a display box made of metal or plastic material embedded in the position display part of the wall (1), and this display box (21)
is the same surface as the wall (1). The display window opening on J2 (
2 1 a).

(22) is a face plate attached to the front surface of the display window part (21a), and this face plate (21
A) is made of metal or plastic material with the display portion punched out. (2) is a floor display means that is housed in the display box (21) and has a letter-shaped display tube and the like for displaying the position of the engineering L nonovator. (3) is a direction indicating means that is housed in the display box (21) together with the floor display means (2) and displays the operating direction of the elevator.

(23) is a display glass attached to the display window portion (21a) of the display box (2l). (24) is engraved or printed within the lower frame of the face plate (22), and in the illustration, it is a stop floor name that displays the entire stop floor formed by engraving.

Next, the operation of the conventional elevator position indicator configured as shown in L will be explained.

Digital floor display means (
In step 2), the elevator position is displayed, the direction of operation is displayed by the direction indicating means (3), and the entire stopped floor is displayed by the floor name engraved in the lower frame of the face plate 1 (22).

These three displays allow the waiting customer to estimate how long it will take for the elevator to arrive at the floor where he or she is waiting.

Next, the technique described in Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 52-55575 will be explained based on FIG. 5.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a hall of a conventional elevator and an elevator equipped with a position display device.

In the figure, (31) is a display board of an arbitrary shape provided on each floor corresponding to the operating floor of the elevator, and (32) is a digital display.

That is, this elevator position display device is a combination of a linear display board (31) and a digital display (32).

This elevator position display device operates as follows.

The display board (31) illuminates the corresponding floor according to the movement of the elevator. A digital display (32) displays the corresponding floor according to the movement of the elevator. These two displays allow waiting customers to know which floor the elevator is on and in which direction it is moving.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above conventional elevator position indicator, the stop floor name is formed inside or outside the digital display window by engraving, printing, etc. It has to be processed for each property, which requires a considerable amount of time and effort, and it has not been possible to reduce the cost.

Furthermore, similar to the above, it takes time and effort to produce a system that uses analog floor display means in addition to digital floor display means, and it has not been possible to reduce the cost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator position indicator that can display positional relationships in an easy-to-understand manner using a digital display, and that can be formed in a short time and at low cost.

[Means for Solving the Problems] An elevator position indicator according to the present invention includes a display box embedded in an elevator landing or wall, and a digital floor display means and direction indicator arranged in the display box. and a holding means for holding a floor display piece displaying a stop floor name.

[Function] In the present invention, in addition to the digital floor display means and the direction indicating means, the floor display piece is held in the display box, so the positional relationship of the elevators is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner, and the floor display Since the pieces are prepared in advance as standard products and can be used in combination, the production process is time-consuming and the cost is low.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an elevator position indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1. In the drawings, the same reference numerals and symbols as in the conventional example indicate the same or equivalent parts as in the conventional example.

In the figure, (11) is a display box made of metal or plastic material embedded in the wall (1), and has a display window (11a) that opens on the same plane F as the surface of the wall (1). There is. A face plate (12) is attached to the front surface of the display section (lla.), and is formed by punching out a display portion from a metal or plastic material. (13) is a display glass attached to the display window portion (1.1a) of the display box (11). (l4) is the display box (11)
) The number of floor display pieces corresponding to the number of stop floors provided at the bottom of the floor is made of plate-shaped metal or plastic material. On the front side of the floor display piece (14), the name of the stop floor corresponding to the stop floor is displayed in paint or the like. (15) is a guide provided horizontally at the bottom of the display box (11) into which the floor display piece (14) can be inserted, and is made of metal or plastic and has a substantially C-shaped cross section; This opening is located in front of the display window.

The floor display pieces (14) are held between a pair of guides (15) and inserted in order of the floors. This floor display piece (14) and guide (5) form a display section for the entire stop floor.

It should be noted that the configuration of this embodiment other than those described above is the same as the conventional configuration shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, so the explanation thereof will be omitted.

Next, the operation of the elevator position indicator of this embodiment configured as shown in -L will be explained.

The digital floor display means (2) and direction indicating means (3) provided in the display box (11) are similar to the conventional example shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. Display.

In addition, the entire stop floor display section formed by the floor display piece (14) and the guide (15) displays the entire stop floor of the elevator. and the floor display means (2)
In addition to the direction indicator 1000 steps (3), it also displays which floor the elevator is on, allowing waiting customers to estimate how long it will take for the elevator to arrive. Note that the floor display pieces (14) are easily stored side by side by sliding on the guide (15).

In this way, the elevator position indicator of the above embodiment has a display box (11) embedded in the wall (1) of the elevator hall.
and a digital floor display means (2) installed in this
and a direction indicating means (3). It consists of a floor display piece (14) on which the name of the floor to be stopped is displayed, and a guide (15) as a holding means for holding the piece.

Therefore, according to the above embodiment, the digital floor display means (2), the direction indicating means (3) and the floor display piece (1
By displaying 4), the positional relationship of the elevators can be easily estimated.

Furthermore, floor display pieces (14) on which the stop floor names are individually displayed are prepared as standard products in advance, and these pieces are combined and inserted into the guide (15) to display the entire stop floor. Eliminate the hassle of stamping or printing for each property,
There is no need to use expensive analog floor display means. Therefore, the elevator position indicator can be manufactured in a short time and at low cost.

By the way, floor display piece (14) and guide (15)
It is also possible to make the display panel from a transparent or translucent plastic material and to illuminate the entire back surface.In this case, it is possible to display the display clearly even at night, and also to make the appearance appear opposite.

Further, fluorescent paint may be used to display the floor display piece (14), and in this case as well, the display can be made clear.

Although the guide (15) in the above embodiment is arranged horizontally, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the guide (15) may be arranged vertically, and the guide (15) may be arranged in a horizontally long manner, depending on the design of each property. Just place them together.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the elevator position indicator of the present invention includes a display box embedded in the elevator hall or the wall of the car;
This display box is composed of a digital floor display means and a direction indicating means, a floor display piece displaying the stop floor name, and a holding means for holding it. The positional relationship of the elevators can be easily estimated by the display using the floor display means, the direction indicating means, and the floor display piece.

Furthermore, by creating standard floor display pieces in advance and combining them when necessary, floor display pieces can be manufactured in a short time and at low cost.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an elevator position indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line B--B in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a front view of an elevator hall equipped with a conventional position display device. In the figure, 1: wall, 2: digital floor display means, 3 one-way indicating means, 11. ．． 21: display box, 14: floor display piece, 15: guide. Note that in the drawings, the same reference numerals and symbols indicate the same or equivalent parts. Agent: Patent attorney Masuo Oiwa and 2 others: Digital floor display means 15: Guide t. -A 1: Wall number i-A Figure 3-B [l4 11B Figure 4 21: Display box

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A display box embedded in a wall of a structure, a digital floor display means and a direction indicating means disposed in the display box, and a floor display piece displaying a stop floor name. An elevator position indicator comprising: and a holding means for holding the floor display piece.