JPH0680319A - Elevator also serving as wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve serviceability for a wheelchair user by actuating an ITV camera when a wheelchair-exclusive landing push button is pressed, making the ITV camera project the state of the landing to a monitor TV in a cage and having an elevator driver change over to wheelchair-exclusive operation. CONSTITUTION:At the time when a wheelchair user presses a wheelchair- exclusive landing push button 2 for exclusive use for a wheelchair provided at an elevator landing, interlocked with it, an ITV camera 3 is actuated and made to project the state of the landing to a monitor TV 5 in a cage 4. When the wheelchair user is confirmed by an elevator operator, for a passenger in the car, an indicating lamp 6 to inform that it is changed over to wheelchair- exclusive operation is switched on. At the time of changing over to the wheelchair-exclusive operation, an elevator is operated while letting passengers off and made to go direct to a floor where the wheelchair-exclusive landing push button 2 is pressed. In the meantime, at the elevator platform, when it is changed over to the wheelchair-exclusive operation, an indicating lamp to inform it is switched on, and passengers at the landing are warned to refrain from boarding.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional wheelchair-equipped elevator will be described.

In recent years, some stations and the like have been equipped with elevators exclusively for wheelchairs, but commercial buildings such as department stores and station buildings,
Wheelchair-operated elevators are installed in public halls, halls, hospitals, general buildings, and other places where an unspecified number of people use. In a wheelchair-equipped elevator, a wheelchair-dedicated hall button is provided at a lower position in the elevator hall in addition to a hall button for general passengers so that a wheelchair user can easily use it. Inside the car, on the side plates on the rear side of the car at the same low position as above, in addition to the operation panel for general customers, there are two main and sub operation panels dedicated to the wheelchair so that they can be operated when riding in a wheelchair.
The surface is provided.

With the wheelchair-dedicated hall button and the main and sub-dedicated operation panels in the car, when the car is landed on the destination floor, the opening time of the door is slightly extended in consideration of the time required for the wheelchair users to get on and off. ing.

Elevators installed at places used by an unspecified number of people such as commercial buildings such as department stores and station buildings, public halls, halls, hospitals and general buildings are often installed as wheelchair-equipped elevators.

[0006]

In such an elevator, a wheelchair-dedicated hall button is provided in the hall, and a wheelchair-dedicated main and sub-operation panel is provided in the car, and when the car is operated by them, the car When landing on the destination floor, wheelchair users have slightly extended the door opening time for getting on and off the elevator. However, when using such a general elevator as a dual purpose, a wheelchair user does not always get in when getting on the elevator. That is, when the car is full or when the general customer is waiting at the same time, the general customer may get in first, so it may be necessary to wait several times. Even in commercial buildings such as department stores and station buildings, passengers who push the baby buggy may see the sight of the passengers pushing the baby buggy several times even in an elevator with a dedicated driver.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wheelchair-equipped elevator in which wheelchair users and passengers pushing a baby buggy can preferentially use the elevator. It is what

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A wheelchair-dedicated hall pushbutton is installed at a low position in an elevator hall, and an ITV camera 3 is provided on a ceiling, a wall, a three-way frame, or the like of the hall. A monitor TV 5 is provided in the car so that the state of the elevator hall can be displayed in conjunction with when the wheelchair-dedicated hallway push button is pressed.

In addition, an indicator light 6 is provided in the car and at the hall to inform that the operation has been switched to the wheelchair-only mode, and the switching of the operation is displayed. Alternatively, a speaker 7 may be provided in place of the indicator light in the car and an automatic announcement 8 may be made to broadcast that switching to wheelchair-only operation has been performed.

Further, in consideration of the case of driving without a driver, a detector 9 (metal detector) for detecting a wheelchair is provided below the wheelchair push button dedicated to the wheelchair in the elevator hall, so that the wheelchair user can certainly use it. It should be possible to detect that the dedicated hall push button has been pressed.

[0011]

[Operation] When the dedicated hall push button of the hall is pressed, I
When the TV camera is activated and the appearance of the landing is displayed on the monitor TV in the car, and the wheelchair passengers can confirm it, the passengers in the car are informed that they have switched to the wheelchair-only operation, and the passengers will operate while lowering the passengers. Go straight to the floor where the dedicated hall push button 2 was pressed. If the wheelchair passenger cannot be confirmed on the monitor TV in the car by pressing the dedicated hall push button due to mischief or the like, the call is canceled.

In the case of not a driver-equipped elevator, when a detector for detecting a wheelchair pushes the wheelchair-dedicated hall button and the detector operates for a predetermined time or longer, the mode is switched to wheelchair-dedicated driving, and a display provided in the car and at the hall. Turn on the light.
If no wheelchair passenger is detected, the call is canceled.

In either case, no response is made to the general passenger hall push button, only the passenger in the car is lowered, and the passengers waiting at the hall are announced not to board the car. .

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described based on the embodiments shown in FIGS.

The elevator hall 1 is provided with a wheelchair-dedicated hallway push button 2, and the ITV camera 3 is provided on the ceiling, wall, or three-way frame. A monitor TV 5 is provided in the car 4. In the car and in the elevator hall, there are provided indicator lights 6 and 6 for transmitting the fact that the operation has been switched to the wheelchair only, and the indicator lamp 6 is turned on when the operation is switched to the wheelchair only.

Further, a speaker 7 is provided in place of the indicator light 6 in the elevator car, and an automatic announcement 8 is made to broadcast that the operation has been switched to a wheelchair-only operation. The present embodiment is premised on an elevator with a dedicated driver.

When the wheelchair user with the above-mentioned structure pushes the wheelchair-dedicated hall pushbutton 2 provided in the elevator hall, the ITV camera 3 operates in conjunction with it, and the monitor T in the car 4 operates.
When the state of the landing is displayed on V5 and the wheelchair passenger is confirmed by the elevator driver, the passenger in the car is informed that the operation has been switched to wheelchair-only driving. If the dedicated hall push button 2 is pushed by mischief or the like and the wheelchair passenger cannot be confirmed on the monitor TV 5 in the car, the call is canceled. When the elevator is in operation when switched to wheelchair-only operation, the elevator operates while dropping passengers and goes straight to the floor where the dedicated hall push button 2 is pressed.

At the elevator hall, when switching to wheelchair-only operation, the indicator light 6 for notifying the person is turned on.
At this time, the car in operation will only unload passengers,
Avoid getting passengers on board.

An indicator light 6 may be provided in the elevator car for lighting, or a speaker 7 may be provided for broadcasting an announcement by the auto announcement 8 that the operation has been switched to a wheelchair-only operation.

When switching to wheelchair-only operation, the car is emptied and goes straight to the floor where the wheelchair-dedicated push button is pressed, so that wheelchair users can easily get into the car.

As another embodiment of the present invention, in the above case, the ITV camera at the landing is used to determine that there is a passenger using a wheelchair artificially. A detector 9 for detecting a wheelchair, such as a metal detector, is provided below the wheelchair, and if it stays in the place for a certain period of time or more, it is determined to be a wheelchair, and the operation is automatically switched to a wheelchair-dedicated operation. You can also do it. Also in this case, an indicator light 6 is provided in the elevator hall or the elevator car to indicate that, or a speaker 7 is provided in the elevator car to broadcast the fact that the operation has been switched to the wheelchair-only operation by the automatic announcement 8 .

[0022]

According to the present invention, since wheelchair users are given priority to wheelchair-only driving, it becomes possible for wheelchair users to easily get into a car without having to see the elevator that arrived. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an elevator car and a hall according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of the present invention,

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... Pushbutton for wheelchair 3 ... ITV camera 4 ... Basket 5 ... Monitor TV 6 ... Indicator 9 ... Wheelchair detector

Claims (2)

[Claims] [Claim 1] Wheelchair dedicated pushbuttons and ITVs on each floor
A camera and a wheelchair-only driving display device are installed, a wheelchair-only car operation panel, a monitor TV interlocking with the ITV camera, and a wheelchair-only driving display device are provided in the car. An elevator for wheelchairs, characterized by comprising a control means for switching to a dedicated operation and a control means for activating an ITV camera at a landing floor. 2. The wheelchair according to claim 1, further comprising a control means for confirming the wheelchair by a wheelchair detector provided at the hall and switching to the wheelchair-only operation when the wheelchair-only hall button call registration is performed. Combined elevator.