JPH08259159A - Door of elevator for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To avoid collision of a panel with a protruding object, etc., in an elevator shaft, by making a driver of an automobile conscious of contact of a bumper while avoiding a breakage accident and a bending accident at the time when the bumper of the automobile collides against the panel attached on a door of an elevator for the automobile and preventing vibration of the panel at the time when the door is opened and closed and the elevator travels. CONSTITUTION: An opening part 3a is provided on the central part in the lateral direction of a car door 3 facing a bumper 2a of an automobile 2 to be an elevating object, a panel 4 to cover the opening part 3a is arranged on the outside of this opening part 3a (that is the opposite side of the side of the automobile 2), the other end part of a spring 5 one end part of which is installed on an installation part 3b in the circumference of the opening part 3a is installed on an installation part 4a of the panel 4 and the panel 4 and the car door 3 are connected to each other.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle elevator door for raising and lowering a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Elevators for automobiles are elevators exclusively for automobiles that elevate and lower a car that has been placed in a car. However, when a large-sized automobile that can be installed gets into the car, the bumper in the front or rear of There was a risk of collision and damage.

Therefore, conventionally, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-72677, an opening is provided in the center portion in the width direction of the car door, and a panel arranged in the opening is provided through a plurality of springs to the car door. By adopting the configuration supported by the above, there is proposed a technique intended to avoid a damage accident by moving the panel even if the bumper of the automobile collides with the panel. Further, the publication also discloses a configuration in which a car door is provided with a projecting wall surface facing the opening, and a panel arranged in the opening is attached to the projecting wall surface via a plurality of springs. There is.

[0004]

However, in the former prior art described above, since the panel is always elastically supported, the panel vibrates quickly when the car door is opened or closed or when the bumper collides with the panel. However, there is a danger that the panel may collide with the car door when the car door is opened or closed, or the panel may collide with a protrusion or the like in the hoistway while the elevator is traveling.

Further, in the latter prior art described above, since the stroke of the spring connecting the protruding wall surface and the panel is as small as the thickness of the car door, when the bumper of the automobile actually collides with the panel, only the spring is used. However, the impact could not be absorbed, and there was a risk that the projecting wall surface would be impacted and bent.

The present invention has been made to solve the deficiencies of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide an elevator door for an automobile which is highly safe and can prevent damage accidents and bending damage accidents. To do.

[0007]

The above-described object of the present invention is to provide an opening at the center portion in the width direction of a door that faces a bumper of a vehicle to be lifted and which is opposite to the opening on the side of the vehicle. A panel for closing the opening is disposed on the side, and the other ends of a plurality of springs having one end attached to a plurality of places around the opening are attached to the panel to attach the panel and the door. This is achieved by connecting

[0008]

In the door (car door or landing door) of the automobile elevator having such a structure, when the bumper of the automobile collides with the panel that closes the opening, the spring stretches the panel quickly. Since the vehicle can be moved to the opposite side of the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle can be made aware of the bumper contact while avoiding a damage accident or a bending damage accident. Also, since this panel is normally pressed by a spring to the peripheral area of the door opening, it does not cause unnecessary vibration, so this type of panel and door and door It is possible to avoid a collision with a protrusion or the like in the hoistway. Furthermore, if the driver can see the inside of the hoistway through the opening, he or she may feel uneasy, but since this opening is covered by the panel, there is no concern.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is an explanatory view showing a lower car door of an automobile elevator according to an embodiment of the present invention and its vicinity, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an entire car of the automobile elevator shown in FIG.

In these drawings, reference numeral 1 is a car of an automobile elevator, 2 is a car which is in the car 1 and which is to be moved up and down, 3 is a pair of upper and lower car doors facing the front side of the car 2, 4 Is a panel attached to the center portion of the lower car door 3 in the width direction, 5 is a plurality of springs connecting the panels 4 to the lower car door 3, 6 is a landing, and 7 is a rear side of the automobile 2. A pair of upper and lower car doors facing each other and a landing door 8 are shown. The car doors 3 and 7 are hung by a chain (not shown) to be stored above the car 1 or moved downward to move the car 1. The front and back can be shielded. In addition, a car stop 1b is installed on the floor 1a of the car 1.
Is fixed and defines the allowable range of the riding position of the automobile 2 in the car 1.

Further, in the central portion in the width direction of the lower car door 3, an opening 3 is provided at a position facing the bumper 2a of the automobile 2.
a is provided on the outside of the opening 3a (on the side opposite to the side of the automobile 2) and is larger than the opening 3a.
The panel 4 for closing the cover is arranged. Then, one end of the spring 5 is attached to the mounting portion 3b around the opening 3a.
The car door 3 and the panel 4 are connected to each other by attaching the other end to the mounting portion 4a of the panel 4, and normally, the panel 4 is lowered by the pulling force of each spring 5. It is pressed against the peripheral portion of the opening 3a of the side car door 3.

Now, assuming that the automobile 2 is smaller than the one shown in the figure, the driver of the automobile 2 who gets into the car 1 from the landing 6 contacts the car stop 1b on the car door 3 side with the front wheels 2b at the latest. Since the automobile 2 is stopped at that time, there is no risk of the bumper 2a colliding with the car door 3, but when the automobile 2 is relatively large as shown in FIGS. The bumper 2a collides with the panel 4 before coming into contact with the car stop 1b on the third side. However, in this embodiment, when such a collision occurs,
Since the spring 5 extends and the panel 4 quickly moves to the outside, the driver of the automobile 2 can be made aware of the contact of the bumper 2a while avoiding a damage accident or a bending damage accident of the car door 3 or the panel 4. it can.

Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, the panel 4 is normally pressed against the peripheral portion of the opening 3a of the lower car door 3 by the pulling force of the spring 5, and this panel 4 causes unnecessary vibration. Since it does not occur, there is no risk that the panel 4 will collide with the car door 3 or the protrusions in the hoistway, etc., resulting in noise or a serious accident when the door is opened or closed or while the elevator is traveling.

Since the car door 3 is provided with the opening 3a, the state of the hoistway can be seen by the driver in the car 1 through the opening 3a, causing anxiety and fear. Although it is possible that the panel 4 is
However, since the opening 3a is closed, the state of the hoistway cannot be visually observed from the inside of the car 1, thus providing the driver with a sense of security.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a lower car door of an automobile elevator according to another embodiment of the present invention, and the portions corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the opening 3a is provided outside the lower car door 3.
The present embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in that a plurality of reinforcing ribs 3c having inclined surfaces 3d are provided around the circumference of the. Therefore,
In the case of the present embodiment, the mechanical strength of the car door 3 is increased, and the panel 4 which has moved outward against the spring 5 at the time of collision with the bumper is moved to a predetermined position along the inclined surface 3d when returning. Therefore, there is no fear that the restored panel 4 will be displaced and a gap will be formed in the opening 3a.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the car door 3 has been described. However, the car door 7 and the landing door 8 have the same structure to prevent damage accidents and improve safety. Needless to say, it can be achieved.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When the bumper of a car collides with a panel that closes the opening of the car door or landing door of a car elevator, the spring stretches and the panel can be quickly moved to the opposite side of the car, resulting in damage accidents and This has an excellent effect that the driver of the automobile can be made aware of the contact of the bumper while avoiding a damage accident. Further, since this panel is normally pressed against the spring, there is no possibility that the panel will collide with the door, the protrusion in the hoistway, etc. during opening / closing of the door or during traveling of the elevator, which is an excellent safety feature. Moreover, since the opening is covered by the panel, the inside of the hoistway is not exposed to the driver in the car, and thus the user may feel anxiety and fear. There is also the effect that there is no.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a lower car door of an automobile elevator according to an embodiment of the present invention and its vicinity.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an entire car of the automobile elevator shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a lower car door of an automobile elevator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Car 2 Car 2a Bumper 3 Car door 3a Opening 3c Reinforcing rib 3d Inclined surface 4 Panel 5 Spring 7 Car door 8 Landing door

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An opening is provided in a central portion in the width direction of a door facing a bumper of an automobile to be lifted and lowered, and a panel for closing the opening is arranged on the opposite side of the opening from the automobile. The other end of a plurality of springs having one end attached to a plurality of places around the opening is attached to the panel to connect the panel and the door to each other. door. 2. The panel according to claim 1, wherein the panel, which has moved against the spring, is guided to a predetermined position on the side of the door opposite to the automobile side around the opening. An elevator door for an automobile, characterized in that a guide member having an inclined surface is additionally provided. 3. The door of an elevator for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the door is a car door. 4. The door of an automobile elevator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the door is a landing door.