JPH09315710A - Elevator push-button device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To securely prevent invasion of rainwater, in an elevator push-button device without any sacrifice of its operating ease. SOLUTION: This elevator push-button device is provided with a push-button part 2 on a landing side wall surface and a protruding frame body part 8 protruding from the push-button part 2. A protective cover part 4 constituted of a waterproof and dust-proof outer edge part 6 and a transparent protective filter 7 is glued onto a plate 3 to form a sealed space including the push-button part 2 and the protruding frame body part 8. A gap charging member 5 for transmitting pressure given to the transparent protective filter 7 to the push- button part 2 is disposed between the push-button part 2 and the transparent protective filter 7 in the sealed space described above so that the view of the push-button part 2 may not be interrupted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator push button device, and more particularly to an elevator push button device installed in a place where rainwater easily enters.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a push button device for an elevator operated by a passenger in a hall is an indicator for displaying the current position of a car, a push button used for raising and lowering a command for the car, and the push button being held in a movable state. Has a plate to
These are buried on the wall facing the hall side.

[0003]

In recent years, the number of cases where an elevator is installed outdoors or in a place similar to the outdoors, such as an elevator for a vehicle in a multi-storey car park and an elevator for a disabled person in a station building, is increasing. In the case of an elevator in such a place, since the push button device of the elevator buried on the side wall surface of the hall is always exposed to the outside air, rainwater penetrates into the inside of the elevator push button device, causing contact failure, which makes it impossible to register the push button operation. There is a problem that many failure cases that cause lighting failure are likely to occur.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and provide an elevator push button device capable of reliably preventing rainwater from entering without impairing the operability of the push button device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a push button portion installed on a side wall surface of a landing, and a projection protruding from an upper surface of the push button portion and arranged around the push button portion. In an elevator push button device having a frame body,
An outer edge body made of a waterproof member and closely fixed to the periphery of the protruding frame body portion, and a waterproof member, so as to form a closed space including the push button portion and the protruding frame body portion. The transparent protective filter closely attached to the outer edge body is disposed between the transparent protective filter and the push button portion so that the visibility of the push button portion is not hindered, and the pressing force applied to the transparent protective filter is applied to the push button. And a transmission body that transmits the same to at least one portion, and at least one of the transparent protection filter and the outer edge body is made of a flexible member. Due to the above, rainwater is blocked by the transparent protective filter and the outer edge body made of a waterproof member,
It does not penetrate into the closed space including the push button portion and the protruding frame portion formed by these. Further, the state of the push button portion can be visually recognized through the transparent protective filter, and the pressing force applied to the transparent protective filter for operation is transmitted to the push button portion by the transmission body. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent rainwater from entering without impairing the operability of the push button device.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a push button device for an elevator according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view for explaining an embodiment of an elevator push button device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view for explaining the elevator push button device shown in FIG. In both figures, 1 is an indicator that is installed on the side wall surface of the hall and displays the floor on which a car (not shown) is located. 2 is a push button part for instructing the raising and lowering of the car. 3 is a hall where the push button part 2 is movable. A plate held on the side wall surface, 4 is a protective cover portion which is a feature of this embodiment, 5 is a gap filling member arranged between the protective cover portion 4 and the push button portion 2, and 5a is a gap filling member 5.
It is the back side adhesive surface. 6 is the outer edge of the protective cover 4,
Reference numeral a denotes a front side adhesive surface of the outer edge body 6, and reference numeral 6b denotes a back side adhesive surface of the outer edge body 6. 7 is a transparent protective filter of the protective cover portion 4, 8
Is a protruding frame portion that is provided to prevent malfunction of the push button portion 2, protrudes from the upper surface of the push button portion 2, and is arranged around the push button portion 2. The gap filling member 5 described above
Applies the pressing force applied to the transparent protective filter 7 to the push button unit 2
It constitutes a transmitter that conveys to.

The above-mentioned protective cover portion 4 is set to have a shape and size capable of covering the entire push button portion 2 and the protruding frame portion 8, and is an outer edge body made of synthetic resin, which is a member having waterproofness and dustproofness. A transparent protective filter 7 which is also made of a member having waterproofness and dustproofness is adhered to the front side adhesive surface 6a of 6 to be integrated. Then, the back side adhesive surface 6b of the outer edge body 6 is attached to the surface of the plate 3 by using a double-sided adhesive tape (not shown) or the like to form a closed space including the push button portion 2 and the protruding frame body portion 8. In this embodiment, for example, the protruding frame body portion 8 is formed integrally with the plate 3. Further, in the gap filling member 5 made of a synthetic resin transparent member, the back side adhesive surface 5a is attached to the upper surface of the push button portion 2 by a double-sided adhesive tape or the like (not shown) so that the gap between the push button portion 2 and the transparent protection filter 7 is increased. To make up for. The shape and dimensions of the outer edge body 6 of the protective cover portion 4 described above are, for example, 2 mm in thickness and 60 mm in outer dimension.
The dimensions are 52 mm and the opening size is 52 mm 42 mm. Further, the transparent protective filter 7 of the protective cover portion 4 has, for example, a thickness of 0.1 mm and outer dimensions of 58 mm × 50 mm, and the gap filling member 5 of the protective cover portion 4 has, for example, a thickness of 2 mm.
mm, external dimensions are 26 mm x 18 mm.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the assembly process of this embodiment shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, first, the plate 3 to which the protective cover 4 and the gap filling member 5 are to be adhered and the upper surfaces of the push button 2 are cleaned to remove dust and the like adhering to them (step S1).
Then, the gap filling member 5 in which the double-sided adhesive tape is previously attached to the back side adhesive surface 5a is adhered to the upper surface of the push button portion 2.
After fixing (step S2), the transparent protective filter 7 is adhered to the front side adhesive surface 6a of the outer edge body 6 in advance, and the protective cover portion 4 in which the double-sided adhesive tape is attached to the back side adhesive surface 6b,
It is adhered to the plate 3 so that a closed space including the push button portion 2 and the protruding frame body portion 8 is formed (step S3). Finally, after the protective cover portion 4 is fixed to the plate 3, the transparent protective filter 7 is pushed to try whether or not the input operation to the push button portion 2 is normally performed, thereby degrading the function of the elevator push button device. It is confirmed that is not generated (step S4).

As described above, foreign matter such as rainwater is blocked by the transparent protective filter 7 and the outer edge body 6 made of a waterproof and dustproof member, and the push button portion 2 and the protruding frame body portion 8 formed by them are hermetically sealed. Do not enter space. Further, the state of the push button portion 2 is visible through the transparent protective filter 7 and the gap filling member 5, and the pressing force applied to the transparent protective filter for operation is transmitted to the push button portion 2 by the gap filling member 5. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the entry of foreign matter such as rainwater without impairing the operability of the push button device.

In this embodiment, the gap filling member 5 corresponding to the transmission member is made of a transparent material and has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this, but a circular shape. The shape of the push button portion 2 can be visually recognized (for example, a frame shape).
If it is, you may comprise with an opaque member. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the transparent protective filter 7 and the outer edge body 6 are made of a member having waterproofness and dustproofness has been described. Invasion can be reliably prevented.

[0012]

As described above, according to the elevator push-button device of the present invention, it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering the push-button portion by the transparent protection filter and the outer edge body which are made of a waterproof material. It is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of various failures related to the push button operation that may occur due to the intrusion of rainwater.

Further, by providing the transparent protective filter for visually recognizing the state of the push button portion in the closed space and the transmission body for transmitting the pressing force for operation given to the transparent protective filter to the push button portion, the push button device Good operability can be ensured.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an embodiment of an elevator push button device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a push button device for the elevator shown in FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an assembly process of the elevator push button device shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Indicator 2 Push Button Part 3 Plate 4 Protective Cover Part 5 Gap Filling Member 5a Back Adhesive Surface 6 Outer Edge Body 6a Front Adhesive Surface 6b Back Adhesive Surface 7 Transparent Protective Filter 8 Projection Frame Body Part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A push button device for an elevator having a push button portion installed on a landing side wall surface and a projecting frame body projecting from an upper surface of the push button portion and arranged around the push button portion, which is waterproof. An outer edge body made of a member, which is tightly fixed to the periphery of the protruding frame body portion, and a waterproof member, which is in close contact with the outer edge body so as to form a closed space including the push button portion and the protruding frame body portion. A fixed transparent protective filter and a transmission that is arranged between the transparent protective filter and the push button portion so that the visibility of the push button portion is not hindered, and transmits the pressing force applied to the transparent protective filter to the push button portion. A push button device for an elevator, comprising: a body, wherein at least one of the transparent protective filter and the outer edge body is made of a flexible member. 2. The elevator pushbutton device according to claim 1, wherein the outer edge body and the transparent protection filter are made of a dustproof member.