JPH07257828A - Elevating and sinking device for observation and observation elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance the observation effect of an observation elevator by furnishing an operation control device which elevates and sinks the elevator car at the rated sad in the specified rated-speed operating division and also elevates and sinks the car at a speed lower than the rated in the low-speed operating division. CONSTITUTION:An operation control device 21 works while the applicable elevating/sinking distance of an elevator car 5 for any specified floor P is divided into the rated-speed operating division T and the low-speed operating division K, and the car 5 is elevated and sunk at the rated speed in the division T and at a speed lower than the rated speed in the division K. For example, higher floors having favorite landscaping ability (for example, 6th floor and over if the building is a 10-storeyed) is specified as the low-speed operating division K. A balance device 13 is connected with the control device 21 to serve for judging which operation should take place only when passenger(s) is in the car 5, and the rated-speed operation should be carried out in the whole elevating/sinking distance when the car 5 is with no passenger.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a view elevator and a view elevator, and more particularly to improving the view effect thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional view elevator. In the figure, 1 is a hoistway, 2 is a hoisting machine installed in a machine room above the hoistway 1, 3 is a deflector, and 4 is a sheave of the hoisting machine 2 and a deflector 3. The rope, 5 is a car room suspended at one end of the rope 4, 6 is a counterweight suspended at the other end of the rope 4, and 7 is installed in a machine room. A control panel for controlling, 8 is a hall of each floor facing the inside of the hoistway 1, and 9 is a hoistway outer wall made of transparent glass facing the hall 8.

10 is a transparent glass window provided on the side wall of the car room 5 for viewing, 11 is an indoor lighting device provided on the ceiling of the car room 5, and 12 is the outer periphery of the car room 5. The exterior lighting device 13 attached to the part is a scale device provided under the floor of the car room 5 and detecting the load in the car room 5.

In the conventional observation elevator as described above, the hoisting machine 2 is driven by a command from the control panel 7 in response to a passenger's call, and the cab 5 moves up and down in the hoistway 1. At this time, the passengers in the car room 5 are
Through, you can see the surrounding scenery.

Further, the ascending / descending speed of the car room 5 is controlled so as to be the rated speed in the entire ascending / descending stroke except during acceleration / deceleration. The rated speed varies depending on the height of the building and the purpose of use, but is generally determined by the operating efficiency within the building. Further, the indoor lighting device 11 is lit at a constant illuminance both day and night, and the observatory elevator has a slightly lower illuminance setting than elevators of other specifications.

[0006]

In the conventional elevator for observing constructed as described above, the cab 5 is moved up and down at the rated speed determined at the time of design, so that the observing time is short and the passengers can fully enjoy the scenery. There was a problem that I could not see. Further, since the illuminance of the indoor lighting device 11 is bright, there is also a problem that the illumination is reflected on the transparent glass of the window portion 10 to be reflected, particularly at night, and it is difficult to see the outside scenery.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a view elevator and a view elevator capable of sufficiently improving the view effect. To do.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the ascending and descending device for a observatory divides the ascending / descending process of the cab into a rated speed operation area and a low speed operation area, and the cab is rated speed in the rated speed operation area. The operation control device is used to raise and lower the car room in the low speed operation area at a speed lower than the rated speed.

According to the invention of Claim 2,
The operation control device distinguishes between the rated speed operation and the low speed operation only when there are passengers in the cab.

According to a third aspect of the invention, there is provided an elevator apparatus for viewing,
The brightness of the indoor lighting device is changed by the lighting control device between the rated speed operation and the low speed operation.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an elevator apparatus for viewing,
The setting positions of the rated speed operation area and the low speed operation area of the operation control device can be changed.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, there is provided an elevator apparatus for viewing,
An automatic announcement device is used to make an announcement about the scenery when driving at low speed.

In the elevator for observation according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the brightness outside the car is detected by the illuminance sensor, and the illuminance control device changes the brightness of the indoor lighting device according to the information from the illuminance sensor. It is the one.

According to the seventh aspect of the elevator for observation, the switch device turns on / off the exterior lighting device according to the information from the illuminance sensor.

According to the eighth aspect of the elevator for observation, an auxiliary window for observation is provided on at least a part of the ceiling and the floor of the cab.

[0016]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the view time is lengthened by elevating the cab at a low speed in a low speed operation area.
In the rated speed operation area, the operation efficiency is suppressed from decreasing by operating at the rated speed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, by distinguishing between the rated speed operation and the low speed operation only when the passenger is in the cab, it is possible to eliminate the waste of the low speed operation when there is no passenger and to reduce the operation efficiency. Suppress.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the brightness of the indoor lighting device is reduced during low-speed operation, thereby preventing the indoor lighting device from obstructing the view.

According to the invention of claim 4, the setting positions of the rated speed operation area and the low speed operation area can be changed so that the optimum area setting can be easily selected in consideration of the operation efficiency and the prospective effect. it can.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the view effect is further improved by issuing an announcement about the scenery during low-speed driving.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the brightness of the indoor lighting device is changed according to the brightness outside the car to prevent the indoor lighting device from obstructing the view.

According to the invention of claim 7, the exterior lighting device is turned on and off by utilizing the information from the illuminance sensor, thereby preventing the exterior lighting device from being unnecessarily turned on and improving the economical efficiency. Let

According to the invention of claim 8, an auxiliary window portion for the view is provided on at least a part of the ceiling and the floor of the cab, so that the view of passengers from the cab can be widened and the view effect can be improved. Let

[0024]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a view elevator according to an embodiment of the present invention. The same or corresponding parts as in FIG.

In the figure, 21 is an operation control device provided in the control panel 7, and this operation control device 21 is
The raising / lowering stroke of the car room 5 is divided into a rated speed operation area T and a low speed operation area K at an arbitrary set floor P, the car room 5 is moved up and down at the rated speed in the rated speed operation area T, and the car room in the low speed operation area K. 5 is moved up and down at a speed lower than the rated speed. For example, in this embodiment, the low-speed driving area K is an upper floor (for example, if the building is the 10th floor, a floor above the 6th floor) that is advantageous for the view.

Further, the operation control device 21 includes a weighing device 13
Is connected and there are passengers in the cab 5,
Make a distinction between the above rated speed operation and low speed operation
When there are no passengers inside, the vehicle is operated at the rated speed during the entire up / down stroke. Further, the operation control device 21
The set positions of the rated speed operation area T and the low speed operation area K can be changed. For example, in the case of an elevator stopped on the 10th floor, the changed floors are set to the 5th, 7th, and 8th floors, and the speed-changed floors can be changed by switches or jumper lines.

Reference numeral 22 is an illuminance sensor attached to the outer peripheral portion of the car room 5 for detecting the brightness outside the car room 5, 23 is provided on the control panel 7, and is connected to the indoor lighting device 11 and the illuminance sensor 22. The lighting control device 23 changes the brightness of the indoor lighting device 11 according to the information from the illuminance sensor 22. For example, at night, the illuminance of the indoor lighting device 11 is reduced to about half of the daytime.

In such an elevator for observing, since the cab 5 is moved up and down at a speed lower than the rated speed in the low speed operation area, passengers in the cab 5 can slowly observe the scenery, and the observing effect is obtained. improves. In addition, since the lower speed floor where sufficient views cannot be expected is set as the rated speed operation area T and the cab 5 is moved up and down at the rated speed, the waiting time for passengers is large compared to the case where low speed operation is performed during the entire lifting process. There is no effect, and a decrease in operating efficiency will be suppressed.

When there are no passengers in the cab 5, since the rated speed operation is performed during the entire ascending / descending stroke, the decrease in operating efficiency can be further suppressed. Further, since the setting floor P can be easily changed, it is possible to set the optimum setting in consideration of the perspective effect and the driving efficiency, and it is possible to sufficiently meet the needs of the user.

Furthermore, when the surroundings are dark such as at night, the brightness of the indoor lighting device 11 is sufficiently lowered, so that the light of the indoor lighting device 11 is prevented from obstructing the view and the view effect is obtained. Further improve.

In the above embodiment, the upper part of the floor P is set as the low speed operation area K. However, the present invention is not limited to this. And it is sufficient. Therefore, in some cases, the low speed operation area K may be divided into a plurality of areas. Further, the low speed operation area K and the rated speed operation area T do not have to be separated at the floor, and may be separated at any position between the floors.

In the above embodiment, the presence or absence of passengers in the cab 5 is detected by the weighing device 13, but it may be detected by another sensor. Furthermore, an automatic announcement device may be provided in the cab 5 for automatically issuing an announcement such as an explanation of the scenery at low speed operation, and the view effect is further improved.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the illuminance sensor 2
The indoor lighting device 11 was controlled according to the information from 2.
A switch device (not shown) for turning on / off the exterior lighting device 12 according to the information from the illuminance sensor 22 may be provided. In this case, for example, by automatically turning off the exterior lighting device 12 in a bright daytime, the exterior lighting device 1
It is possible to more reliably prevent wasteful lighting of the second lamp and improve the economical efficiency. Further, the illuminance of the indoor lighting device 11 may be changed by a command from the operation control device 21. For example, the brightness of the interior lighting device 11 may be reduced during low-speed operation, and the view effect can be improved.

Further, in the above embodiment, the elevator for observation is shown as the elevator for observation, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is also applied to a cable car for observation installed in a mountain or the like. it can. In this case, the housing of the vehicle on which the passengers ride is the cab.

Further, the window elevator 10 is provided only on the side wall portion of the cab 5 in the observation elevator of the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, an auxiliary window portion made of reinforced glass or reinforced plastic is provided on the ceiling or floor. May be provided, which will increase the view of passengers and improve the outlook effect, as well as the thrills of the upper floors.

If the cab 5 is full,
The low speed operation may be canceled and the improvement of the operation efficiency may be prioritized. In this case, the control of the indoor lighting device 11 may be continuously executed.

[0037]

As described above, in the elevator for observation according to the first aspect of the invention, the ascending / descending process of the car room is divided into the rated speed operation area and the low speed operation area, and the car room is rated in the rated speed operation area. Since the operation control device is used that moves up and down at a speed and moves up and down the car room at a speed lower than the rated speed in the low speed operation area, it is possible to suppress the decrease in operation efficiency and sufficiently improve the perspective effect. .

Further, in the elevator for observation according to the second aspect of the invention, the operation control device is provided only when the passenger is in the car room.
Since the rated speed operation and the low speed operation are distinguished from each other, in addition to the same effect as that of the invention of claim 1, the waste of the low speed operation when there are no passengers is eliminated to further reduce the operation efficiency. The effect that it can be suppressed is produced.

Furthermore, in the elevator apparatus for viewing according to the third aspect of the invention, the brightness of the indoor lighting device is changed by the lighting control device between the rated speed operation and the low speed operation. In addition to the same effect as the invention, there is an effect that the interior of the car can be darkened at the time of low speed operation, which can prevent the indoor lighting device from obstructing the view.

Furthermore, the prospecting lifting device of the invention of claim 4 can change the set positions of the rated speed operation area and the low speed operation area of the operation control device, so that the same effect as the invention of claim 1 can be obtained. In addition, it is possible to easily select the optimum area setting in consideration of the driving efficiency and the prospective effect.

In addition, since the view lifting device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention makes an announcement about the scenery by the automatic announcement device during low speed operation, in addition to the same effect as the first aspect of the invention, the view effect is also provided. The effect of being able to further improve is obtained.

Further, in the elevator for view according to the invention of claim 6, the brightness outside the car is detected by an illuminance sensor,
Since the illuminance control device changes the brightness of the indoor lighting device according to the information from the illuminance sensor, it is possible to prevent the indoor lighting device from obstructing the view and further improve the view effect. There is an effect that can be.

Furthermore, in the view elevator according to the invention of claim 7, the switch device turns on and off the exterior lighting device according to the information from the illuminance sensor. In addition to the effect, it is possible to prevent the exterior lighting device from being unnecessarily turned on and improve the economical efficiency.

Further, in the elevator for observation according to the invention of claim 8, since the auxiliary window portion for observation is provided on at least a part of the ceiling and the floor of the cab, the view of passengers from inside the cab is widened. , The effect of being able to improve the perspective effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outlook elevator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a conventional view elevator.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Car Room 10 Window 11 Interior Lighting Device 12 Exterior Lighting Device 21 Operation Control Device 22 Illuminance Sensor 23 Lighting Control Device T Rated Speed Operation Area K Low Speed Operation Area

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A car room having a window for observation and for moving passengers up and down, and an ascending / descending process of the car room is divided into a rated speed operation area and a low speed operation area. An elevator control device for raising or lowering a car room at a rated speed, and an operation control device for raising or lowering the car room at a speed lower than the rated speed in the low speed operation area. 2. The operation control device distinguishes between the rated speed operation and the low speed operation only when there are passengers in the cab, and when there are no passengers in the cab, the operation control device performs the rated speed operation in the entire ascending / descending stroke. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein
Elevating device for outlook described. 3. An indoor lighting device provided in a car room, and an illumination control device for changing the brightness of the indoor lighting device at a rated speed operation and a low speed operation. The elevator apparatus for viewing according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The view elevator apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation control device is capable of changing the set positions of the rated speed operation area and the low speed operation area. . 5. An elevating device for observation according to claim 1, further comprising an automatic announcement device for issuing an announcement about the scenery at low speed driving. 6. A car room which has a window for observation and which moves up and down to carry passengers, an interior lighting device provided in the car room, and an illuminance sensor for detecting the brightness outside the car room. An elevator for observation, comprising: a lighting control device that changes the brightness of the indoor lighting device according to information from the illuminance sensor. 7. An exterior lighting device mounted on an outer peripheral portion of a cab, and a switch device for turning on / off the exterior lighting device according to information from an illuminance sensor. The elevator for observation according to item 6. 8. An elevator for observation, wherein a window for observation is provided on a wall of a car room, and an auxiliary window portion for observation is provided on at least a part of a ceiling part and a floor part of the car room. An elevator for observation that is characterized by that.