KR100981846B1 - Call button assembly for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An elevator call button assembly, which rapidly performs the assembly and disassembly tasks of a call button assembly, is provided to increase the marketability of a product by reducing malfunctions using screen touching method. CONSTITUTION: An elevator call button assembly comprises a front panel(110), a base panel(120), a frame(130) and a back panel(140). A button part(114) and a direction indication part(112) are formed on the front panel. The base panel is combined on the back side of the front panel. A switch element, a light emitting member, and a printed circuit board(150) are formed on the base panel. The frame surrounds the girth of the base panel and front panel and is connected with the panels. The back panel is combined in the back side of the base panel. The surface of the front panel is even and flat like a touch screen.

Description

Call Button Assembly for elevator

The present invention relates to an elevator call button assembly, and more particularly, to prevent malfunction due to a touch (touch) that acted as a disadvantage of the existing touch screen operation method while maintaining the excellent appearance design which is an advantage of the existing touch screen method. The elevator call button assembly can be made, and at the same time can be quickly and easily performed assembly and disassembly of the call button assembly.

In general, an elevator system is used to move an elevator cage loaded with a person, a cargo, etc. up and down along a pair of guide rails installed inside a vertical passage inside a building. Say the device.

The elevator system is provided with elevator up and down buttons for conveying the waiter of the elevator and the intention of the passenger to the control circuit in the elevator door wall and elevator cage of each floor.

Here, as shown in Figure 1, the elevator call button 10 according to the prior art installed on the elevator door wall of each floor is an upward input for moving the elevator cage vertically up and down on the elevator door wall The key 11 and the downward direction input key 13 are comprised.

On the other hand, in the case of the elevator button installed in the elevator cage, it is configured to include a floor number input key (not shown).

As described above, the elevator call button 10 is formed in a push or touch manner when the elevator boarding person presses the upward input key 11 or the downward input key 13 directly. The contact sensors provided inside the downward input keys 11 and 13 are switched to transmit the intention of the occupant or the waiting person to the control circuit.

On the other hand, the elevator call button 10 is attached to the braille plate 15 is a protruding braille for the blind. That is, the up and down input keys 11 and 13 or the number of floor input keys of the elevator call button 10 for calling an elevator vertically moved up and down installed on each floor wall of an apartment, an office and a common house, etc. The braille plate 15 on which one side of the braille for the blind is protruded is attached by an adhesive member or an adhesive liquid.

Here, braille is a special protective letter that allows the visually impaired to read with a finger, and is a letter made by reading a dot protruding from the ground so that it can be read by the touch of a fingertip.

In the case of the elevator call button with the braille plate marked with braille for the visually impaired, the upper and lower directions are recognized on a braille plate of a predetermined size (approximately, 2 cm wide and 1.5 cm long) made of metal. Braille for the visually impaired by punching the braille with a punching machine (Punching Machine), and the braille plate is attached to the side of the elevator call button, but when punching with a punching device, a braille plate made of metal punched In the case of attaching to the elevator call button, there is a problem that it is difficult to accurately attach to the correct position when the operator's skill level is low, and there is a problem that the braille plate made of metal falls off the surface of the elevator call button.

In addition, the conventional push-type elevator call button has a structure in which the button portion protrudes as a separate structure in the front part of the panel, so that the user presses the button portion mechanically to operate it. In addition, the touch-type elevator call button has a flat structure in which the button part is integrated with the front panel, and the design is beautiful and luxurious, while the user's fingertip touches the button part. Because of the operation, if you do not touch the button portion (touch) accurately, the problem that can cause the malfunction of the elevator.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, the object of the present invention was to operate by pressing the touch button operation method and the fingertips of the conventional push button operation by pressing a button mechanically Combining the advantages of the touch screen operation method, it is possible to prevent malfunction due to touch, which is a disadvantage of the existing touch screen operation method, while maintaining the excellent appearance design which is the advantage of the touch screen. The present invention provides an elevator call button assembly for easily assembling and disassembling a button assembly.

In order to achieve the object as described above, the present invention, in the elevator call button assembly for calling the elevator is installed on each floor wall, such as apartments, offices and apartments, the user can select the direction of movement of the elevator A front panel including a button unit input by the display unit, and a direction display unit for visually displaying a moving direction of the elevator to the user according to the input of the button unit; Is coupled to the rear side of the front panel, the light emitting means for providing light to the direction display portion, a switch element for switching operation according to the input of the button unit, and the printed circuit board is connected to the light emitting element and the switch element is provided Base panel; A frame coupled around the edge of the front panel and the base panel; And a rear panel coupled to the rear side of the base panel, wherein the front panel has a smooth flat state as a touch screen, and the button portion of the front panel is elastically deformed. It is formed in a thin film form so as to enable, the rear switch element is pressed when the input through the button portion is characterized in that configured to make the call operation of the elevator.

In this case, in the present invention, a braille indicating the moving direction of the elevator may be integrally formed on the surface of the button unit.

Alternatively, a braille plate having a braille indicating a moving direction of the elevator is provided between the button portion and the switch element, and a braille hole through which the braille can pass is formed in the button portion, so that the braille is located at the front side of the button portion. As the part is pressed, the braille plate may be configured to operate the switch element so that the call operation of the elevator is performed.

In addition, the present invention can be configured by applying an LED as the light emitting means.

The direction display part of the present invention may be formed on the button part.

In addition, the present invention is coupled to the housing surrounding the printed circuit board to cover the rear cover of the rear panel, the fixing plate having a cross-sectional structure of the 'c' shape inserted into the interior of the upper and lower portions of the rear panel Combining the above, it can be configured by installing a spring spring fixture for fixing the fixing plate inserted into the interior of the housing to the upper and lower portions of the housing by elastically pressing.

On the other hand, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention, in the elevator call button assembly for calling the elevator is installed on each floor wall, such as apartments, offices and apartment houses, so that the user can select the movement direction of the elevator A front panel including a button unit input by the display unit, and a direction display unit for visually displaying a moving direction of the elevator to the user according to the input of the button unit; Is coupled to the rear side of the front panel, the light emitting means for providing light to the direction display portion, a switch element for switching operation according to the input of the button unit, and the printed circuit board is connected to the light emitting element and the switch element is provided Base panel; A frame coupled around the edge of the front panel and the base panel; And a rear panel coupled to the rear side of the base panel, wherein the surface of the front panel has a smooth flat state as a touch screen, and an elevator moves between the button unit and the switch element. A braille plate having a braille indicating a direction is installed, and a braille hole through which the braille can pass is formed in the button portion, and the braille plate operates the switch element as the braille portion is pressed in front of the button portion. Characterized in that configured to be called operation of the elevator.

Here, the present invention is coupled to the housing surrounding the printed circuit board to cover the rear of the rear panel is coupled, the upper and lower portions of the rear panel fixed plate having a cross-sectional structure of the 'c' shape inserted into the enclosure Is coupled, the upper and lower inside of the housing may be installed a spring spring fixture for elastically pressing and fixing the fixing plate inserted into the inside of the enclosure.

At this time, the present invention can be configured by applying an LED as the light emitting means.

Elevator call button assembly of the present invention having the configuration as described above is a conventional push button (Push Button) operation method was operated by pressing a button mechanically and touch screen (Touch screen) operation method was operated by touching the fingertips to the screen Combination can prevent malfunctions caused by touch, which has been a disadvantage of the existing touch screen operation method, while maintaining the excellent appearance design, which is an advantage of the touch screen, thereby greatly improving the product's marketability. .

In addition, the user, in particular, the visually impaired, can easily select the moving direction of the elevator by pressing the braille portion protruding in front of the button portion of the front panel by hand, and pressing the braille plate by pressing the braille protruding from the button portion region. By operating the switch on the rear side there is an effect that it is easy to call the elevator and turn on the direction display.

In addition, by forming the material of the braille plate portion formed with the direction display portion and the braille made of an opaque material so that light can be transmitted well, it is possible to produce a soft and colorful lighting effect by the LED light illuminated from the rear.

In addition, the upper and lower portions of the rear panel is coupled to the fixed plate having a cross-sectional structure of the 'c' shape is inserted into the inside of the enclosure, the inner and upper sides of the enclosure by elastically pressing the fixed plate inserted into the interior of the enclosure By installing a plate spring fixture for fixing, when the assembly of the enclosure, the user performs a simple operation of pushing the housing forward or pulling the housing forward after the fixing plate portion of the housing is fitted to the plate spring fixing portion, thereby allowing the housing to be easily moved to the rear panel side. There is an advantage that can be combined and separated easily.

In addition, the present invention is because the fixing plate consists of a 'c' cross-sectional structure, the plate spring fixture is stably guided to the inside of the 'c' shaped fixing plate in the process of coupling and separation of the enclosure can be combined and separated, the enclosure Since the plate spring fixture is completely enclosed inside the 'c'-shaped fixing plate even when the coupling is completed, there is an advantage in that the left and right flow of the enclosure is suppressed to maintain a stable and stable bonding force.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the present embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but is presented by way of example only, and various modifications may be made without departing from the technical gist of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of an elevator call button assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

The elevator call button assembly according to the present invention is used to call an elevator that is installed and moved on each floor wall of a typical office, apartment, and common house where an elevator is installed, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Elevator call button assembly of the invention is largely composed of the base panel 120, the frame 130, the back panel 140 and the housing 160.

The front panel 110 is a flat plate made of a synthetic resin material, and its front portion has a smooth flat shape without a protruding structure such as the surface of a touch screen. At this time, the material of the front panel 110 can be configured using a variety of materials, such as tempered glass according to the purpose used, can be used by adopting a variety of materials that can cause a more luxurious texture in terms of design have.

Two button portions 114 which are areas in which the user can selectively press the moving direction of the elevator in the up or down direction so that the elevator can be called on the front and the bottom of the front panel 110. ) Is provided, and the upper and lower sides adjacent to the button unit 114 is formed with an arrow-shaped direction display unit 112 that can visually display the moving direction of the elevator to the user.

In the button 114 region, a braille ball 115 is formed to form a braille indicating a moving direction of an elevator, which is displayed as a content for recognizing the upward and downward directions for the visually impaired for the convenience of the visually impaired. do.

That is, the braille hole 115 represented by the braille corresponding to "up" or "UP" is formed in the upper button portion 114 area, and the lower button portion 114 is formed in the "down" or "DOWN" area. A plurality of braille holes 115 represented by the corresponding braille are formed through.

Each of the upper and lower braille holes 115 penetrates the braille 155 formed on the front portion of the braille plate 154 coupled to the rear side of the front panel 110 and is fitted into the braille ball 115.

When the braille plate 154 is coupled at the rear side of the front panel 110, the braille 155 formed in the braille plate 154 penetrates through the braille hole 115 and protrudes toward the front of the button 114 region. Because of this structure, the user, in particular, the visually impaired, can easily select the moving direction of the elevator while checking the protruding Braille part 155 by hand, and the braille 155 protruding from the button part 114 area. By pressing, the rear switch 156 is operated through the braille board 154 to call the elevator and simultaneously turn on the light of the selected direction indicator 112.

At this time, the arrow-shaped direction indicator portion 112 is made of an opaque material so that the light from the LED (not shown) located in the rear side can be transmitted through, bar light to the user by the LED light emitted from the back It offers beautiful and elegant visual effects.

The base panel 120 is an injection molded product made of synthetic resin, and is coupled to the rear side of the front panel 110. The base panel 120 provides light to the direction display unit 112 of the front panel 110. And a switching device for switching according to the input of the button unit 114 formed on the front panel 110, and a printed circuit board 150 to which the LED and the switching device are circuit connected.

In addition, a plurality of installation holes 122 having elliptical shapes are formed in upper and lower portions of the base panel 120 corresponding to the area of the button portion 114 and the direction display portion 112 of the front panel 110. The light generated from the LED through the installation hole 122 may be provided as a part of the braille 155 of the direction display unit 112 and the button unit 114 of the front panel 110, and the braille plate 154. ) And the switch element can be installed.

The braille plate 154 is a plate-shaped structure located between the button portion 114 and the switch element, the front portion is formed with braille 155 indicating the moving direction of the elevator. That is, the braille 155 corresponding to "up" and "UP" is displayed on the upper braille plate 154, and the braille 155 corresponding to "down" and "DOWN" is formed on the lower braille plate 154. do.

In this case, the braille plate 154 may be separately manufactured by plating chromium on ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadien Styrene Plastic) material and then inserted into each braille hole 115 of the front panel 110.

In addition, the portion of the braille plate 154 in which the braille 155 is formed is also made of an opaque material through which light can pass, such as the direction display unit 112, so that the portion of the braille 155 is illuminated by the LED light emitted from the rear side. It can be configured to produce a lighting effect.

The rear side of the braille plate 154 is provided with a switch element that is electrically on (ON) / off (OFF) in accordance with the input of the button 114, the switching operation. The switch element is a support piece 152 made of a plastic material to be seated and fixed to the rear portion of the mounting hole 122 of the base panel 120, and the PCB board 153 is connected and fixed to the front portion of the support piece 152 ) And a switch 156 electrically connected to the front surface of the PCB substrate 153.

The operation of the switch element is as the user presses the part of the braille 155 protruding from the front side of the front panel 110, the braille plate 154 moves elastically to the rear side and contacts the switch 156 on the rear side of the elevator While the call operation is performed, the LED is emitted to provide the LED light to the direction display part 112 and the braille 155 forming part.

The edge portion of the front panel 110 to which the base panel 120 is coupled is wrapped through the frame 130, and the rear panel 140 made of steel is coupled to the rear side of the base panel 120. do.

The inner side of the rear panel 140 is formed with a relatively large drilling hole 142 of a rectangular shape so that a plurality of installation holes 122 formed in the base panel 120 can be exposed to the rear side.

In addition, a rectangular printed circuit board 150 connected to a switch element and an LED is installed through the inner hole 142 of the rear panel 140, and the printed circuit board 150 is a base panel 120. The bolt 151 is fixed to the boss 123 protruding from the rear side thereof.

The enclosure 160 is a case of a rectangular parallelepiped shape made of steel, and is coupled to the rear side of the rear panel 140 to cover and cover the printed circuit board 150. At this time, the housing 160 is made to be easily attached and detached through the fixing plate 170 and the plate spring fixture 162 which will be described later.

4 is an enlarged detailed view of a portion A of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view illustrating a coupling structure of the fixing plate 170 and the leaf spring fixture 162.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper and lower rear surfaces of the base panel 120 are coupled to a fixing plate 170 having a cross-sectional structure of a 'c' shape for coupling the enclosure 160. The lower two fixing plates 170 are fastened and fixed through the bolts 126 in a state where the lower two fixing plates 170 are perpendicular to the boss 125 protruding from the rear of the base panel 120. In addition, the upper and lower ends of the housing 160 may be fixed to the upper and lower wall surfaces of the housing 160 to correspond to the fixing plate 170. The plate spring fixture 162 for forcibly elastically pressing and fixing is installed.

The leaf spring fixture 162 is formed of an elastic body made of a steel material having a rectangular plate shape, the center portion of the bow is convexly convex to form a bent structure, the rear end of the inner side of the housing 160, The lower end is fixed through the bolt 163, and the front end thereof has a structure that is opened upward to facilitate initial entry when sliding the fixing plate 170.

Therefore, when assembling the enclosure 160 to the rear panel 140 in the front, the plate spring fixture 162 of the enclosure 160 to the fixed plate 170 fixed to the upper and lower portions of the base panel 120 The housing 160 is pushed to the rear panel 140 by the force in the state facing the part. In this case, the fixing plate 170 is inserted between the upper and lower surfaces of the housing 160 and the leaf spring fixture 162 while the leaf spring fixture 162 presses the fixing plate 170 to enclose the enclosure 160. It is fixed to the upper and lower surfaces of.

As such, when assembling the enclosure 160, the user performs a simple operation of pushing the enclosure 160 forward or pulling backward after the user fixes the fixed plate 170 of the enclosure 160 to the plate spring fixture 162. By doing so, the housing 160 can be easily coupled and separated on the rear panel 140 side.

In addition, in the present invention, the fixing plate 170 is formed of a 'c' shaped cross-sectional structure, the plate spring fixture 162 is the 'c' shaped fixing plate 170 in the process of coupling and separating the enclosure 160. ) Stably guided to the inside and can be coupled and separated, and the plate spring fixture 162 is completely wrapped inside the 'c'-shaped fixing plate 170 even when the coupling of the enclosure 160 is completed. Since the state is maintained in the left and right flow of the enclosure 160 is suppressed there is an advantage that it is possible to maintain a stable and strong bonding force.

Meanwhile, in the above-described exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the braille 155 formed in the area of the button unit 114 of the front panel 110 is configured to perform a substantially input button function. When manufacturing in a flat structure without the button portion 114 itself should be configured to perform the input button function.

To this end, the thickness of the portion of the front panel 110 on which the button portion 114 is formed is formed in a thinner film form than the other portion so that the button portion 114 can be freely pressed by the user while releasing the pressed hand. It is preferable to form a structure that is elastically returned to its original state.

In addition, the rear side of the button unit 114 is configured such that there is no braille plate 154 and the switch element is positioned immediately as in the above-described embodiment, so that the rear side switch 156 is inputted through the button unit 114. On (ON) it is possible to make the call operation of the elevator and the light emitting of the direction display unit 112 by the LED.

In such a structure, when it is necessary to form braille for the visually impaired, the braille may be integrally formed on the surface of the button portion 114 region or the braille may be integrally formed on an adjacent side surface of the button portion 114. Can be.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the structure in which the direction display unit 112 is disposed above and below the upper and lower button units 114 is different. However, the direction display unit 112 is positioned within the button unit 114 region. Formed so as to position the pressing of the arrow-shaped direction display portion 112 may be configured so that the button key is operated so that the call operation of the elevator and the light emitting action of the direction display portion 112 by the LED.

As described above, the elevator call button assembly of the present invention combines the conventional push button operation method that was operated by pressing a button mechanically and the touch screen operation method that was operated by touching a fingertip to the screen. By constructing, it is possible to prevent malfunction due to a touch, which has been a disadvantage of the existing touch screen operation method while maintaining the excellent appearance design, which is an advantage of the touch screen, thereby greatly improving the merchandise of the product.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to particular embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as indicated by the appended claims. Anyone can grow up easily.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing an elevator call button according to the prior art,

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the elevator call button assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

4 is an enlarged detailed view of a portion A of FIG. 3;

Figure 5 is a partial perspective view showing a coupling structure of the fixing plate and the leaf spring fixture according to the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

110: front panel 112: direction display

114: button portion 115: braille ball

120: base panel 122: installation hole

130 frame 140 rear panel

142: punched hole 150: printed circuit board

152: support piece 153: PCB substrate

154: braille board 155: braille

156 switch 160 housing

162: leaf spring fixture 170: fixed plate

Claims (9)

In the elevator call button assembly for calling a moving elevator installed on each floor wall of an apartment, an office, a common house, etc., A front panel including a button unit input by a user to select a moving direction of the elevator, and a direction display unit visually displaying the moving direction of the elevator to the user according to the input of the button unit; Is coupled to the rear side of the front panel, the light emitting means for providing light to the direction display portion, a switch element for switching operation according to the input of the button unit, and the printed circuit board is connected to the light emitting element and the switch element is provided Base panel; A frame coupled around the edge of the front panel and the base panel; And It comprises a rear panel coupled to the rear side of the base panel, The surface of the front panel is a smooth flat state as a touch screen (touch screen) as a whole, and the button portion of the front panel is formed in a thin film form so as to be elastically deformed, when the input through the button portion Elevator call button assembly, characterized in that configured to make the call operation of the elevator by pressing the rear switch element The elevator call button assembly according to claim 1, wherein a braille indicating a moving direction of the elevator is integrally formed on the surface of the button unit. According to claim 1, Between the button portion and the switch element is provided with a braille plate formed of braille indicating the movement direction of the elevator, The button portion is formed with a braille hole through which the braille can pass, the front side of the button portion Elevator call button assembly, characterized in that configured to make the call operation of the elevator by operating the switch element by the braille plate in accordance with the braille portion. The elevator call button assembly according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the light emitting means is an LED. The elevator call button assembly according to claim 4, wherein the direction display part is formed on the button part. According to claim 1, The rear side of the rear panel is coupled to the enclosure surrounding the printed circuit board and covers, The upper and lower portions of the rear panel are combined with a fixed plate having a cross-sectional structure of the 'c' shape inserted into the enclosure, Elevator call button assembly, characterized in that the upper and lower parts of the housing is installed a spring spring fixture for elastically pressing and fixing the fixing plate inserted into the interior of the housing In the elevator call button assembly for calling a moving elevator installed on each floor wall of an apartment, an office, a common house, etc., A front panel including a button unit input by a user to select a moving direction of the elevator, and a direction display unit visually displaying the moving direction of the elevator to the user according to the input of the button unit; Is coupled to the rear side of the front panel, the light emitting means for providing light to the direction display portion, a switch element for switching operation according to the input of the button unit, and the printed circuit board is connected to the light emitting element and the switch element is provided Base panel; A frame coupled around the edge of the front panel and the base panel; And It comprises a rear panel coupled to the rear side of the base panel, The surface of the front panel has a smooth flat state as a touch screen (touch screen), A braille plate is formed between the button portion and the switch element to form a braille indicating a moving direction of the elevator. A braille hole through which the braille is formed is formed in the button portion, and the braille portion is pressed on the front side of the button portion. Elevator call button assembly, characterized in that configured to make the call operation of the elevator by operating the switch element. According to claim 7, The rear side of the rear panel is coupled to the enclosure surrounding the printed circuit board and covers, The upper and lower portions of the rear panel are combined with a fixed plate having a cross-sectional structure of the 'c' shape inserted into the enclosure, Elevator call button assembly, characterized in that the upper and lower parts of the housing is installed a spring spring fixture for elastically pressing and fixing the fixing plate inserted into the interior of the housing The elevator call button assembly according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the light emitting means is an LED.

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