JPH04217575A - Emergency communicator for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a passenger hard up for hearing and speaking to inform the occurrence of something wrong with promptitude. CONSTITUTION:This system is provided with a second call button 7 for making a passenger, who is hard up for hearing and speaking, inform the occurrence of something wrong, a display unit 8 lighting and displaying trouble contents, and a floor button capable of selecting the displayed contents. With this constitution, the passenger hard up for hearing and speaking selects the trouble contents from the display unit 8, thereby operating the floor button corresponding to the contents. Thus, prompt rescue activities are made achievable.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an emergency notification device for an elevator.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an elevator has a communication device that communicates between the inside of the car and the outside of the car, such as a monitoring center of the elevator, and a communication device that is installed inside the car and communicates with the above-mentioned communication device. An intercom response device having a call button depending on the enabled state is provided, and the call device and the call button arranged on the side of the car are arranged, for example, at the operation panel position. In the case of such an intercom answering device, if a passenger is trapped in the car,
The passenger can notify the monitoring center by pressing the call button and calling the monitoring center via the car's communication device.

However, with such conventional intercom answering devices, if a passenger in the car is a hearing-impaired person, an abnormal situation occurs in which the passenger presses the above-mentioned call button in the car. In such cases, even if the passenger makes a call to the outside from inside the car, the person cannot hear the voice from outside, and as a result, it is impossible to confirm whether or not what the passenger is saying has been communicated to the outside. It's easy to feel anxious.

[0004] In order to solve the above-mentioned inconvenience, the applicant of the present application previously proposed a method as described in Utility Model Application No. 1805/1983.
We have proposed an intercom response device that is equipped with a display means for displaying the contents of a response from the outside inside the car.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The device previously proposed by the applicant is effective for people who are deaf but can speak, but the device is effective for people who are deaf and can speak, but it Free people cannot report the details of the abnormality that has occurred to the outside world, and it is difficult to take appropriate relief measures quickly.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned actual state of the prior art, and its purpose is to enable passengers with hearing and oral disabilities to quickly report the fact of abnormality and its contents to a monitoring center. An object of the present invention is to provide an emergency notification device for an elevator.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a communication device that communicates between the inside of an elevator car and a monitoring center of the elevator, and a communication device that is provided in the car and that communicates with the monitoring center of the elevator. In an elevator emergency call device that is equipped with a call button that enables the device to make a call, a second call is provided near the call button for a hearing-impaired passenger to report the occurrence of an emergency to the monitoring center. button, a display means that displays a plurality of contents of the emergency situation in conjunction with the operation of the second call button, and a passenger selects one of the display contents displayed on the display means and returns to the monitoring center. The configuration includes a selection switch for issuing an alarm.

[0008]

[Operation] Since the present invention is configured as described above, the second
By pressing the call button, it is possible to report to the monitoring center the fact that an abnormality has occurred and that the passenger is deaf or hard of hearing. Furthermore, by pressing the selection switch, the details of the abnormality can be reported to the monitoring center without waiting for a response from the monitoring center. Therefore, prompt relief operations are possible.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An elevator emergency notification system according to the present invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 3 are explanatory diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the inside of the car, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing display means provided in the car shown in FIG. , FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a circuit constituting this embodiment.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a car door, 2 is an operation panel provided inside the car, 3 is a communication operation section provided in a part of the operation panel 2, 4 is a communication device, and 5a to 5d indicates a floor button.

As shown in FIG. 2, the call operation section 3 includes
A call button 6 that puts the communication device 4 that communicates between the inside of the car and the monitoring center into a callable state, and a second call button 7 that allows a hearing-impaired passenger to report the occurrence of an abnormality to the monitoring center. A display device 8 is arranged to display the details of the abnormality, for example, ``I am trapped inside'', ``the elevator is not working'', ``the door will not close'', and ``I feel unwell''.

In FIG. 3, symbols P and N are the positive and negative terminals of the DC power supply, and 11 is the second call button 7.
Relays 11a to 11e are connected in series with relay 1.
1 contact, 12 to 15 are relays connected in series with contacts 11a to 11e, respectively, and 12a to 15a are relays 12
- 15 contacts, 8a to 8d are an abnormality content display section corresponding to the content of the abnormality displayed on the display device 8, 16 is an alarm connected in parallel with the display device 8, and 17 is connected in series with the call button 6. The relay connected to 17a is the contact point of relay 17, 1
Reference numeral 8 indicates an alarm device connected in parallel with the communication device 4, and other parts corresponding to those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Furthermore, each floor button 5a to 5d is displayed on a display device 8.
It is assigned in accordance with the display number of the abnormality displayed. That is, the floor button 5a for indicating the first floor is a first abnormality content display section 8 that displays the first of the above-mentioned abnormality contents.
It is connected in series with the contact 11b and the relay 12 corresponding to the point a. Below, in the same manner, the floor buttons 5b to 5 for each floor
d are connected in accordance with the content of each abnormality.

Of course, the abnormality content display sections 8a to 8d and alarm devices 16 and 18 are installed in the monitoring center.

Next, the operation of the emergency notification device according to the above embodiment will be explained.

[0017] When a passenger with hearing and oral disabilities is trapped in the car, the passenger presses the second call button 7. The button 7
When is pressed, the relay 11 shown in FIG. 3 is energized, and contact 1
1a is turned ON, the display device 8 in the car lights up, and the alarm 16 is activated to notify the monitoring center that an abnormality has occurred.

[0018] Next, the passenger selects the content of the relevant abnormality from the content displayed on the display device 8, and presses one of the floor buttons 5a to 5d assigned the floor number corresponding to the content of the display. When is selectively pressed, one of the relays 12 to 15 connected in series to the button is energized, one of the corresponding contacts 12a to 15a is turned ON, and the abnormality content display parts 8a to 8d indicate that , the details of the abnormality are reported to the monitoring center.

[0019] If a able-bodied person who is not disabled in hearing or mouth is trapped in the car, the call button 6 is pressed. As a result, the relay 17 is energized, the contact 17a is turned ON, the alarm 18 is activated, and the fact that an abnormality has occurred is reported to the monitoring center, and the communication device 4 is enabled to communicate with the passenger. You can contact the monitoring center.

Note that in this embodiment, each floor button 5a to 5d is also used as a selection switch for the abnormality content, so
Although it has the effect of simplifying the configuration of the operation panel 2, it is not necessarily the gist of the present invention to use the floor buttons 5a to 5d also, and if there is sufficient space on the operation panel 2, it is possible to simplify the structure of the operation panel 2. A selection switch can also be provided separately.

[0021]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention,
By pressing the second call button, the fact that an abnormality has occurred and that the passenger is deaf or hard of hearing can be reported to the monitoring center, and by pressing the selection switch, the monitoring center can be notified. Since the details of the abnormality can be reported to the monitoring center without waiting for a response from the center, prompt rescue operations are possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the interior of a car showing an embodiment of an emergency notification device for an elevator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the display means shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram configuring this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Operation panel 4 Communication devices 5a to 5d Floor button 6 Call button 7 Second call button 8 Display sections 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d Abnormality content display sections 11, 12
, 13, 14, 15, 17 relays 11a, 11b,
11c, 11d, 11e, 12a, 13a, 14a, 1
5a, 17a Relay contacts 16, 18 Alarm device

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: An emergency call for an elevator, comprising: a communication device that communicates between the inside of an elevator car and a monitoring center of the elevator; and a call button that is installed in the car and puts the communication device into a state where it can make a call. The device includes a second call button located close to the call button for hearing-impaired passengers to report the occurrence of an emergency to the monitoring center, and an emergency call button that is linked to the operation of the second call button. An elevator characterized in that it is provided with a display means for displaying a plurality of contents of the situation, and a selection switch for allowing a passenger to select one of the display contents displayed on the display means and notifying the above-mentioned monitoring center. Emergency notification device.