JPH07267540A - Elevator cage - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To control a human function of photo-sensing and generate a sense of expansion by furnishing a light source inside of the side wall of an elevator cage, and installing a panel covering the light source at a certain spacing to the side wall. CONSTITUTION:A lighting fixture includes a plurality of fluorescent tubes 22 installed on the inside of an illumination panel 21, which is in a plate form made of a non-phototransmissive material such as acrylic resin or polycarbonate resin, wherein the fluorescent tubes 22 are enclosed so as not to be visible from the front, provide that the left and right sides and the over and under are left open. The illumination panel 21 is attached by its two ends to the side wall 2a through fixtures 23a, 23b while a certain gap reserved, and secured by the fixture 23a and a fastening tool 24 mounted on the panel 21, while the other fixture 23b is borne by the panel 21 with the aid of a metal piece 25. The tubes 22 are located 5mm apart from the side wall 2a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator cab, and more particularly to an elevator cab with improved lighting equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the lighting equipment in the elevator cab is
It is provided along the ceiling or side wall. Akira Kaikai
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-183482 describes a lighting device provided along a side wall surface of an elevator cab.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above-mentioned conventional techniques are limited in the purpose of use to illuminate the cab, and have not improved the feeling of closing or oppressing the cab in a narrow space.

An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator car having a comfortable space in which a sense of light of a person is controlled and a feeling of closure or pressure is visually reduced while providing an appropriate light source for a user. To provide a room.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention arranges a light source inside the side wall of the elevator cab and covers the light source in an elevator cab equipped with a lighting device in the room. The panel was spaced from the sidewall.

[0006]

According to the above construction, a high illuminance can be provided to the side wall surface near the light source, and a low illuminance can be provided to the side wall surface distant from the light source. Therefore, it is possible to control the human sensory function of light and give a sense of spread.

Further, by changing the position and arrangement of the lighting device, the height of the cab in the vertical direction can be felt high,
You can feel the lateral spread.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIGS. 1 to 6 show an embodiment according to the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the elevator cab is provided with a substantially square floor plate 1 and adjacent side walls 2a, 2b which are erected from three sides of the peripheral edge of the floor plate 1.
2c, a pair of side walls 2d forming the doorway 4, a ceiling 3 attached to the tops of these side walls, and the pair of side walls 2
and an operation button 5 provided on one side of d.

The lighting fixture 20 is installed substantially horizontally in the vicinity of the floor plate 1 on the side wall 2a facing the doorway 4. Also,
The lateral dimension w2 of the entire lighting fixture 20 is the lateral dimension w of the side wall 2a.
The dimension is slightly smaller than 1, and the vertical dimension h2 is the horizontal dimension w.
The size is less than half of 2. In addition, the height h1,
The lateral dimension w1 of the car room and the depth dimension d1 of the car room change depending on the number of elevators and the size of the building in which the elevator is installed.

Next, details of the luminaire 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. The lighting device 20 includes a lighting panel 21,
Straight tube fluorescent tube 22, fixture 23, and stopper 24
And a mounting bracket 25, and a plurality of fluorescent tubes 22 are supported inside the lighting panel 21.
The illumination panel 21 has a plate-like surface shape made of, for example, a resin such as acrylic or polycarbonate, or a non-light-transmitting material such as cloth or paper, and is fluorescent so that the fluorescent tube 22 cannot be directly seen from the front. Although covering the tube 22, the left and right and up and down directions of the fluorescent tube 22 are open. Also, the lighting panel 2
1 has a structure in which both ends thereof are attached to the side wall 2a with a gap through attachments 23a and 23b,
The fixture 23a and a fixture 24 attached to the lighting panel 21 are used as a system stop, and the fixture 23b is axially fixed to the illumination panel 21 with a fixture 25. In addition, the fluorescent tube 22
Are installed 5 mm apart from the side wall 2a.

Next, details of the lighting operation will be described with reference to FIG. Since the fluorescent tube 22 shown in FIG. 4 is installed apart from the side wall 2a, light leaks from the gap between the lighting panel 21 and the side wall 2a, and the side wall 2a and the floorboard 1 of the floor panel 1 which are exposed in the vertical direction of the lighting panel 21. It is possible to provide the illuminance having a particularly high brightness in the vicinity of the light source, and sequentially provide the illuminance having a low brightness as the distances A2 and A3 from the light source increase.

Next, a method of replacing the fluorescent tube 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. The lighting panel 21 shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.
The stopper 24 engaged with the fixture 23a when the 2 is replaced
When the opening is opened, the mounting bracket 2 provided on the fixture 23b
The illumination panel 21 can be rotated about the fulcrum 5 in the direction of the two-dot chain line arrow. By rotating, the fluorescent tube 22 provided inside the illumination panel 21 is exposed and can be replaced. After replacing the fluorescent tube 22, the lighting panel 21 is returned to its original position and the stopper 24 is attached.
3a is engaged and fixed.

According to the present embodiment, the light beam directly emitted from the fluorescent tube 22 changes the illuminance distribution developed on the floor plate 1 and the side wall 2a in the vertical direction to control the human sensory function of light. , It is possible to provide an effect of light with a space extending in the vertical direction. This phenomenon makes the user visually feel the height of the elevator car in the vertical direction to be high, and as a result, can be recognized as a space higher than it actually is.

In particular, the side wall 2a is a surface which the user directly looks at when getting into the elevator, and the effect of this embodiment, in which the effect of light in which the sensory function of human light is controlled is applied, is great. Furthermore, since the lighting fixture 20 is arranged in the vicinity of the floor plate 1, the feet can be illuminated particularly brightly, and the user can feel secure.

Further, the lighting device 20 directly or indirectly illuminates the floor plate 1 or the side wall 2a, so that the floor plate 1 or the side wall 2 is illuminated.
The effect of making the material of “a” look better can be obtained, and the effect of the material devised for the purpose of design change can be improved. Furthermore, since the user is illuminated by the soft indirect light rays from the side wall 2a, it is possible to obtain the effect of being beautifully seen by other passengers as well as the antiglare effect.

Further, since the illuminating panel 21 having the fluorescent tube 22 inside is rotatable, the fluorescent tube 2
2 can be easily exchanged from the car room in a short time, and can be exchanged by a building manager without calling a specialized maintenance staff.

In the present embodiment, the position of the lighting fixture 20 is shown as being arranged in the vicinity of the floor plate 1 of the side wall 2a, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the installation position is the side wall 2a, 2b ,. It may be installed in any of 2c or may be installed in all. The mounting height is side walls 2a, 2
It may be near the central portion of b and 2c or near the ceiling 3.

In addition, a plurality of lighting fixtures 20 are used and the side wall 2
The effect obtained in the present embodiment can be obtained in a plurality of surfaces by arranging them on a plurality of surfaces, so that it is possible to create an even better indoor situation than this embodiment.

The number of the fluorescent tubes 22 may be increased or decreased according to the size of the elevator cab, and the light source is the straight fluorescent tube 22, but the annular fluorescent tube, the incandescent bulb, or the surface emitting light source. However, the color of the fluorescent tube may be white, red, blue or yellow.

Further, the gap between the fluorescent tube 22 and the side wall 2a is 5
Although it is shown as mm, it suffices to have a gap to the extent that the heat radiation generated from the fluorescent tube 22 does not affect the side wall 2a such as a heat change.
The illuminated area of the side wall 2a is small, and the vicinity of the light source provides a high-luminance illuminance, and if the side wall 2a illuminated by the light source is far, the illuminated area of the side wall 2a is large and the vicinity of the light source provides a low-luminance illuminance. However, the same effect as that of the present embodiment can be obtained in either embodiment. Further, the larger the gap between the fluorescent tube 22 and the side wall 2a, the smaller the effective floor board area in the car room, so the maximum gap is about 100 mm.

Besides, the fluorescent tube 22 is attached to the inside of the illumination panel 21, but the fluorescent tube 22 may be attached to, for example, the side wall 2a covered with the illumination panel 21, and in this case also, the illumination panel 21 is attached to the side wall 2a. It is necessary that the fluorescent tube 22 can be exchanged so that the fluorescent tube 22 can be replaced.

(Embodiment 2) The embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 to 10 shows the luminaire 30 installed at the corner of a cab, which is the same as or equivalent to the members and parts shown in FIGS. Are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

The lighting fixture 30 is installed substantially vertically from the vicinity of the floor plate 1 so as to straddle the side walls 2a and 2c, and has a lateral dimension w3.
Is smaller than the vertical dimension h3, and the vertical dimension h3 is slightly smaller than the elevator cab dimension h1.

Next, details of the luminaire 30 will be described. The lighting panel 31 that constitutes the lighting fixture 30 includes the side wall 2
The fluorescent tube 22 has a curved shape so as to project to the corners of a and 2b and covers the fluorescent tube 22 so that the fluorescent tube 22 cannot be seen directly from the front. It is open.

Also in the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, B1 near the light sources on the side walls 2a and 2c provides a particularly high illuminance, and as the distance becomes B2 and B3 farther from the light source, the brightness gradually decreases. Luminous illuminance can be provided, and the light directly emitted from the fluorescent tube 22 controls the sensory function of human light by changing the illuminance distribution developed on the side walls 2a and 2c in the left-right direction. It is possible to provide an effect of light that has a lateral spread of space. This phenomenon makes the user visually feel the lateral spread of the elevator cab, and as a result, can be perceived as a space with a sense of depth greater than it actually is.

Particularly, in this embodiment, the lighting fixture 30 is installed on the floorboard 1.
Since it was installed by using the dead space at the corner between the side wall and the adjacent side wall, the floor space of the cab can be effectively used.

In the present embodiment, the position of the lighting fixture 30 is shown as a corner portion of the side walls 2a and 2c, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the side wall 2 is not limited to this.
a, 2b corners or side walls 2b, 2d and side walls 2c,
It may be a 2d corner. In this case, since the operation button 5 is installed on the side wall 2d, the operability can be improved because the operation button 5 is irradiated in addition to the feeling of space expansion.

Further, the lateral dimension w3 of the lighting panel 31 is smaller than the vertical dimension h3, and the vertical dimension h3 is set to be slightly smaller than the cab room dimension h1, but it is sufficient if the lateral dimension of the lighting panel 31 is smaller than the vertical dimension. .

The side walls 2a, 2b, 2c may be installed not on the corners but on the smooth surfaces of the side walls 2a, 2b, 2c approaching the corners.

Further, a plurality of lighting fixtures 30 may be arranged on one surface of the side wall at different mounting heights, or may be arranged at a plurality of corners of the side wall so that the mounting heights are aligned. Well, it may be installed on multiple surfaces of the side wall.

Further, although the illumination panel 31 has a plate-like curved shape, it may have a smooth plate-like shape.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 11 shows another embodiment of the present invention. The same or equivalent members and parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a duplicate description will be omitted. Further, the lighting fixture 40 is different from the lighting fixture 20 of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6 only in the configuration, and the other conditions such as a configuration and a mounting method are the same.

In FIG. 11, the lighting fixture 40 is installed substantially horizontally near the center of the side wall 2a facing the entrance / exit 4, and the lighting panel 41 of the lighting fixture 40 is smaller than the lateral width dimension of the side wall. The vertical dimension h4 is the same as w4.

According to this embodiment, the side wall 2a is exposed around the luminaire 40, and the light beam directly emitted from the fluorescent tube 22 has a high brightness illuminance at a position near the light source on the side wall 2a. Since the illuminance of low brightness can be sequentially provided as the distance from the light source increases, the illuminance distribution developed on the side wall 2a is changed in the up, down, left, and right directions to control the human sense function of the light, and the vertical direction of the space. And, it is possible to provide the side wall 2a with an effect of light having a radial spread in the lateral direction.
This phenomenon makes the user visually perceive the height of the elevator cab in the vertical direction to be high, and makes it feel the width of the elevator cab in the horizontal direction. be able to.

Although the lighting panel 41 of the lighting device 40 is illustrated as a square in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the side wall 2a is provided around the lighting device 40.
Need only be exposed, and the horizontal dimension w4 and the vertical dimension h4 have the same size, and for example, may be a shape such as a true circle or a regular polygon.

Further, the installation position of the lighting fixture 40 is set to the side wall 2a.
Although it is illustrated as a side wall, it may be a side wall, and the side walls 2b and 2c.
The mounting height may be near the floor plate 1 of the side wall or near the ceiling 3.

Further, a plurality of lighting fixtures 40 may be used, and the mounting heights may be changed on one surface of the side wall, or the mounting heights may be aligned on the plural surfaces of the side wall. , And the mounting heights may be changed respectively. In this case, the effect obtained in this embodiment can be obtained on a plurality of surfaces, so that it is possible to create an even better indoor situation than in this embodiment.

(Embodiment 4) The lighting equipment 50 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 12 is different from the lighting equipment 20 of the embodiment 1 shown in FIGS. It is the same. The lighting fixture 50 shown here is installed substantially horizontally in the vicinity of the floor plate 1 of the side wall 2a facing the doorway 4. The lighting panel 51 of the lighting fixture 50 is smaller than the lateral width dimension of the side wall, and the lateral dimension w5 is the vertical dimension. It has a horizontally long shape larger than h5.

According to the present embodiment, the side wall 2a and the floor plate 1 are exposed around the luminaire 50, and the light beam directly emitted from the fluorescent tube 22 is near the periphery of the light source of the side wall 2a and the floor plate 1. Since a high brightness illuminance can be provided at a position and a low brightness illuminance can be provided sequentially with increasing distance from the light source, this embodiment can also achieve the same effect as that of the third embodiment.

In this embodiment, the lighting panel 51 of the lighting device 50 is illustrated as a horizontally long rectangle, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the side wall 2a is exposed around the lighting device 50. It is sufficient that the vertical dimension h5 is larger than the horizontal dimension w5, and the shape may be, for example, an ellipse or a rhombus.

Although the lighting fixture 50 is smaller than the lateral width dimension of the side wall 2a and the lateral dimension w5 is larger than the vertical dimension h5, it is sufficient that the side wall 2a is exposed around the lighting fixture 50. Even if the horizontal dimension of the illumination panel 51 of 50 is smaller than the vertical dimension, the same effect can be obtained.

Although the position of the lighting fixture 50 is near the floor plate 1 of the side wall 2a, it may be at any of the side walls 2a, 2b and 2c, and the mounting height thereof is near the center of each side wall and near the ceiling 3. Is also good.

Further, a plurality of lighting fixtures 50 may be used and one of the side walls 2a, 2b, 2c may be arranged with different mounting heights, or the mounting heights may be arranged on a plurality of surfaces. Well, the mounting height may be changed for each.
In this case, the effect obtained in this embodiment can be obtained on a plurality of surfaces, so that it is possible to create an even better indoor situation than in this embodiment.

(Embodiment 5) In the embodiment according to FIG.
The same or equivalent members and parts as those shown in FIG. 6 are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate explanations are omitted. The illumination panel 61 shown here has a configuration in which the end portion 61E on the ceiling 3 side of the illumination panel 21 shown in the first embodiment is bent by approximately 90 degrees toward the side wall 2a so as to cover the fluorescent tube 22. .
There is a gap between the bent end portion 61E and the side wall 2a so that the light source directly irradiated from the fluorescent tube 22 leaks.

According to the present embodiment, the light source emitted from the fluorescent tube 22 can achieve the same effect as the effect shown in the first embodiment, and the user cannot directly see the light source. An antiglare effect can be obtained. Furthermore, the fluorescent tube 2
The prevention of tampering in No. 2 and the illumination panel 61 having higher strength than that of the flat illumination panel 21 shown in the first embodiment can be obtained.

In the present embodiment, the upper edge of the illumination panel 61 is bent at a right angle to the side wall 2a so as to cover the fluorescent tube 22, but the upper edge of the illumination panel 61 covers the fluorescent tube 22. With such a configuration, the refraction angle may be smaller or larger than 90 degrees. Further, the refraction does not need to have an angle and may be curved.

Further, the bent portion may be bent not only at the end portion 61E of the upper edge of the illumination panel 61 but also at two or more edge portions or the entire peripheral edge portion.

(Embodiment 6) Illumination panel 71 shown in FIG.
Is different from the first embodiment in that it is made of a light-transmissive material having an illuminance equivalent to the illuminance A2 near the light source on the side wall 2a, and other configurations are almost the same as those in the first embodiment. Is. Since the lighting panel 71 is made of a light-transmissive material, the lighting panel 7 is turned on when the fluorescent tube 22 is turned on.
1 leaks from the gap between the side wall 2a and the side wall 2a, and A1 near the light source of the side wall 2a provides a particularly high brightness illuminance, and the illuminance of low brightness can be sequentially provided as A2 and A3 are separated from the light source. Along with the side wall 2a
Since the illuminance can be made almost equal to the illuminance A2 expressed in,
It is possible to provide an appropriate light source for passengers. In the present embodiment, the entire illumination panel 71 is made of a light-transmissive material having an illuminance substantially equal to the illuminance A2 near the light source on the side wall 2a, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a single A part of the illumination panel 71 made of a member may be made non-light transmissive by coating or another non-light transmissive member may be attached to the lighting panel 71, or the light transmissivity may be changed.

(Embodiment 7) Illumination panel 21 shown in FIG.
Is an installation / removal hinge 26 attached to the back side (fluorescent tube 22 side), and a fixture 23b for inserting / removing the insertion / removal hinge 26 is provided on a side plate facing the extraction / insertion hinge 26. The fluorescent tube 22 can be detached from the fixture 23b by moving the lighting panel 21 upward, so that the operation can be easily performed in a short time without requiring any special tool.

Further, by preparing an illumination panel according to the environment of the building and conditions such as four seasons and time, it is possible to provide an effective design change at low cost.

In this embodiment, the lighting panel 21 and the fixture 23b are connected to each other by the insertion / removal hinge 26, but may be hinges, cam lock fasteners, bush latches or screws as long as they can be attached / detached.

The same effect can be obtained by applying the present embodiment to the lighting panels illustrated in the first to fourth embodiments.

Although the illumination panel has been described as a plate-like or curved configuration in Examples 1 to 7 above, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIGS. A bent plate-shaped lighting panel 81 having an angle of 90 degrees or more, a wavy plate lighting panel 82,
The illumination panel 83 having a plurality of strip-shaped plates may be stacked.

The back side of the lighting panel (the fluorescent tube 22 side)
May be colored, and in this case, the light beam emitted from the fluorescent tube 22 reflects the chromatic color on the back side of the lighting panel, and the same effect as that using the fluorescent tube 22 having the chromatic color is obtained. You can

Further, the lighting panels shown in the first to sixth embodiments may be combined, and the illuminance change expressed by each lighting panel can be expressed on the side wall surface. Can be provided.

[0058]

As described above, according to the present invention, the lighting equipment installed in the cab of the elevator provides a change in the illuminance distribution on the side wall surface, and the height of the cab of the elevator in the height direction is increased. You can feel the feeling and provide lateral expansion,
It is possible to obtain an elevator cab capable of controlling the human sensory function of light and visually reducing the feeling of closure and pressure.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a first embodiment of an elevator cab according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a rotating state of the lighting panel.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a mounting portion of a lighting panel.

FIG. 7 is a schematic front view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG.

9 is an enlarged view showing a rotating state of the illumination panel in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a relationship between irradiated light and reflected light in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a schematic front view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic front view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a relational diagram of irradiated light and reflected light in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the relationship between irradiated light and reflected light in the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a state in which an illumination panel is removed.

FIG. 16 is a partial perspective view showing another embodiment of the lighting panel.

FIG. 17 is a partial perspective view showing still another embodiment of the lighting panel.

FIG. 18 is a partial perspective view showing another embodiment of the lighting panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Floor board, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d ... Side wall, 3 ... Ceiling,
4 ... Doorway, 5 ... Operation buttons, 20, 30, 40, 50
... Lighting equipment 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71 ... Lighting panel, 22 ... Fluorescent tube, 23a, 23b ... Fixture,
24 ... Stoppers, 25 ... Mounting brackets, 26 ... Inserting / removing hinges, A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3 ... Illuminance.

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. In an elevator car room having a lighting device in the room, a light source is arranged inside a side wall of the elevator car room, and a panel covering the light source is arranged at a distance from the side wall. Elevator cab room. 2. The size of the panel is substantially the same as the lateral width dimension of the side wall surface, the vertical dimension is smaller than the lateral dimension, and the substantially irradiated portion of the side wall surface near the light source extends in the vertical direction of the panel. The elevator cab according to claim 1, wherein the elevator cab is formed. 3. The size of the panel is substantially the same as the height of the indoor ceiling of the elevator car room, the lateral dimension is smaller than the vertical dimension, and the substantially irradiated portions on the side wall surface near the light source are the left and right sides of the panel. The elevator cab according to claim 1, wherein the elevator cab is formed in a direction. 4. The size of the panel is smaller than the lateral width dimension of the side wall surface, the lateral dimension and the vertical dimension are substantially the same, and the substantially irradiated portion of the side wall surface near the light source is the panel. The elevator cab according to claim 1, wherein the elevator cab is formed vertically and horizontally. 5. The elevator cab according to claim 1, wherein a size of the panel is smaller than a lateral width dimension of the side wall surface and a longitudinal dimension is smaller than the lateral dimension. 6. The elevator cab according to claim 1, wherein a size of the panel is smaller than a lateral width dimension of the side wall surface and a longitudinal dimension is larger than the lateral dimension. 7. The elevator cab according to claim 1, wherein an end portion of the panel is bent toward the side wall surface side. 8. The elevator cab according to claim 1, wherein the panel is light-transmissive having an illuminance smaller than that of a side wall surface in the vicinity of the light source which is directly illuminated by the light source. 9. The elevator cab according to claim 1, wherein the panel includes a plurality of panels having different light transmittances. 10. The elevator cab according to claim 1, wherein the panel is removably attached to the side wall surface. 11. The elevator cab according to claim 1, wherein the panel is composed of a plurality of divided panels, and each panel has a peripheral edge portion thicker than a central portion. 12. The elevator cab according to claim 1, wherein the panel includes a support portion for the light source.