KR200386162Y1 - Apparatus of Touch Screen Elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention outputs the normal button and floor display information on the monitor as an image, attaches a touch screen on the front of the monitor, and provides text and image information using the characteristics of the monitor so that the elevator can be used more conveniently. By using the touch screen, the elevator operation switch and floor display function are satisfied, and various text information and image information are additionally provided, and digital functions that are difficult to implement in the past are added, so that the user can use the elevator more conveniently. Provides a touch screen elevator control for use.

Description

Touch screen elevator controller {Apparatus of Touch Screen Elevator}

The present invention relates to an elevator control device, and more specifically, to output a normal elevator button and floor display information to the monitor as an image, and attaches a touch screen on the front of the monitor, using the characteristics of the monitor to display text and image information It relates to a touch screen elevator control device to provide a more convenient use of the elevator.

1 is a view showing a conventional elevator control apparatus.

As shown, a face plate (enclosure) 8 is disposed on one side of the interior of the elevator. In addition, on the sign plate 8, the floor direction display unit 1, the interphone speaker 2, the call button 3, the floor selection button (4), the door closing button (5), the door opening button (6), manual switch Box 7 and the like are provided. The buttons 3, 4, 5 and 6 consist of a lamp, a switch and a cover.

In this way, the conventional elevator control device by installing the buttons (3, 4, 5, 6) consisting of a lamp, a switch and a cover detects the pressing signal of the button switch and transmits the signal to the main controller of the elevator and turns on the lamp. Signal was confirmed.

As the output signal, the direction of the road and the current elevator position are displayed using the lighting of the bar lamp or the LED through the floor direction display unit 1, and the information of the inspection or the over garden is indicated by the lighting of the lamp.

However, such a conventional elevator control device, not only has a high probability of failure of a switch and a lamp having a mechanical contact point, but also has poor visibility. There is a inconvenience, and because the type of the button to produce a variety of production was uncomfortable and there was a problem that the cost increases.

In addition, when an emergency occurs, there is a problem that may be exposed to the risk of secondary safety accidents because they do not know how to handle or fear when the elderly are trapped inside the elevator because there is no separate guide device inside the elevator.

Therefore, the present invention is devised to solve the above-described problems, and satisfies the functions of elevator operation switch and floor display through a touch screen, and additionally provides various character information and image information. The object of the present invention is to provide a touch screen elevator control device that enables users to use the elevator more conveniently by adding digital functions that are difficult to implement.

Touch screen elevator control apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object, is installed in the ultrasonic method using a tempered glass on the front of the liquid crystal monitor display, and provided with floor buttons, door open and close buttons of each floor, volume of the speaker A touch screen input unit including buttons for adjusting and adjusting brightness, contrast, etc. of the LCD monitor display; A main memory and an auxiliary memory for storing basic information necessary for control and a captured video or a still image; Through the internal communication device, the elevator operation information and the information from the touch screen input unit are input to implement the necessary image on the liquid crystal monitor display unit, and the image information to be displayed on the liquid crystal monitor display unit through communication with an external device through the external communication device. A controller for inputting and outputting an error code from an elevator main control panel to display an error code on the LCD monitor and transmitting an emergency signal through an external communication device when a failure occurs; Installed in the central part of the signboard (enclosure), and displays information such as the number of floors and elevators currently operating, current time, building information on each floor, notices in the building, precautions for boarding the elevator, and user guides in text and video. A liquid crystal monitor display unit; An external communication device which connects the external Internet with the LCD monitor and transmits weather information and news to passengers in real time, and directly connects an internal interphone with an elevator management company in an emergency or automatically notifies the elevator management company of a failure; An internal communication device for inputting and outputting power and communication information from an elevator main control panel to a control unit; A camera input unit including a surveillance camera for viewing an elevator internal situation, and for capturing a still image every time a specific button is registered and transmitting and storing it to an auxiliary memory device; A moving picture reproducing unit for reproducing moving picture information stored in an auxiliary memory device or moving picture information input from the external communication device on the liquid crystal monitor display unit under control of a controller; And an interphone including an interphone speaker.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a touch screen elevator control apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in the present invention, the touch screen input unit 100, the manual switch input unit 110, the main memory device 120, the auxiliary memory device 130, the control unit 140, the liquid crystal monitor display unit 150, external communication device 160, an internal communication device 162, a camera input unit 170, a video playback unit 180, and an interphone 190.

The touch screen input unit 100 is installed in an ultrasonic method using tempered glass on the front of the liquid crystal monitor display unit 100, and includes floor buttons, door open and close buttons on each floor, and is pre-registered for a while while pressing the floor buttons. A button for briefly displaying information on the corresponding layer and adjusting the volume of the speaker 191 and the brightness, contrast, etc. of the screen of the liquid crystal monitor display unit 100 is provided.

The main memory device 120 and the auxiliary memory device 130 store basic information necessary for control and a captured video or a still image.

The controller 140 receives the driving information of the elevator and the information from the touch screen input unit 100 through the internal communication device 162 and implements an image required for the liquid crystal monitor display unit 150, and controls the external communication device 160. Input and output image information to be displayed on the liquid crystal monitor display unit 150 through communication with an external device, and control the liquid crystal monitor 150 to be turned off with the indoor lighting off when the elevator is not in use for a certain period of time. When a failure occurs, an error code is input from the elevator main control panel to display the details of the failure on the liquid crystal monitor display unit 150, and an emergency signal is transmitted through the external communication device 160.

The liquid crystal monitor display unit 150 is installed at the central portion on the sign (enclosure) 201, the number of floors currently being moved and operation information of the elevator, the current time, each floor building information, notices in the building, precautions for boarding the elevator, use Display information such as a guide letter in a text and an image, press the floor button of the touch screen input unit 100 according to the control on the control unit 140 and at the same time briefly display the information of the corresponding floor registered in advance, When the door is opened, it displays the remaining time until the door is closed and when the door is registered in a button outside of the same direction as the driving direction, it can be recognized by part of the floor button. The display of the floor button of the floor that has passed is deleted while expressing the trajectory according to the movement of the elevator.

The external communication device 160 connects the external Internet with the liquid crystal monitor display unit 150 to deliver weather information, news, and the like to the passengers in real time, and directly connects the internal interphone 190 with an elevator management company in case of an emergency, or fails. Automatically notify the elevator management company.

The internal communication device 162 inputs and outputs power and communication information from the elevator main control panel to the controller 140.

The camera input unit 170 includes a surveillance camera 171 for viewing the interior of the elevator, and transmits and stores the still image every time a specific button is registered to the auxiliary memory device 130.

The video player 180 reproduces video information stored in the auxiliary memory device or video information input from the external communication device 160 on the liquid crystal monitor display unit 150 under the control of the controller 140.

The interphone 190 includes an interphone speaker 191.

3 is a front view showing an embodiment of a touch screen elevator control apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a side view of FIG.

Looking at the appearance of the present invention as shown, the present invention installs the liquid crystal monitor display unit 100 in the central portion on the sign (box) 201 disposed on one side of the inside of the elevator and reinforced on the front of the liquid crystal monitor display unit 100 An ultrasonic touch screen input unit 150 using glass is installed.

The liquid crystal monitor display unit 150 displays information on the number of floors and elevators that are currently moving, as well as information on the current time, each floor of the building, announcements in the building, precautions for boarding the elevator, and a user guide using text and images.

The touch screen input unit 100 includes floor buttons, door open and close buttons on each floor, and simultaneously presses the floor button to briefly display information on the corresponding floor registered in advance for a first visit to the building. Make it useful for people and department stores.

The material of the plate 201 may be made of aluminum or plastic-based products as well as stainless steel, and is not limited to a specific material.

The manual operation switch box 200 and the interphone speaker 191 may be installed outside the touch screen input unit 150, and a surveillance camera 171 may be built in the upper part of the elevator.

The call button 192 and the door open button 103 may be disposed in the touch screen input unit 150, but it is preferable that the call button 192 and the door open button 103 be disposed outside of the elevator.

 The panel of the monitoring camera 171 and the liquid crystal monitor display unit 100 is inclined as necessary to allow the elevator passengers to conveniently press the button and view information at the most appropriate angle.

Looking at the hardware configuration of the present invention in detail, there is an internal communication device 162 that can input and output power and information from the elevator main control panel, the communication device 162 is a monitor 150, touch screen 100 In addition, the input / output signals of the manual switch 110 and the interphone 190, the door open button 103, and the voice guidance device (not shown) are compressed into digital signals to communicate with the elevator main control panel.

The touch screen input unit 150 adopts the most stable and impact-resistant ultrasonic method among the current methods, but may be applied to other methods. A typical touch screen receives a signal generated at each coordinate and outputs it to a communication device.

Since the liquid crystal monitor 100 is limited in thickness due to the characteristics of the elevator, it uses an LCD system.

The control circuit board 202 is formed on the back of the cover plate (201) of the present invention.

On the control circuit board 202, a main memory 120, a hard disk 130, a controller 140, an external communication device 160, an internal communication device 162, and the like. A power supply and the like are arranged. The control circuit board 202 enables itself to perform the functions of operation and storage required for the monitor and the touch screen alone.

The control circuit board 202 receives a driving information of the elevator and coordinate information of the touch screen through a communication device to implement an image required for the monitor. In addition, the external communication device 160 enables direct communication with an external storage device and an external computer, and enables internet communication to directly access from a remote storage computer using a mobile storage device, a notebook computer and the Internet, and display on a monitor. Allows input and output of phase information.

Surveillance camera 171 installed on the upper is not only output the image to the outside as a digital camera, but also can record the still image every time the button registration and transfer to the storage device (HARD DISK) 130 to preserve the record Make sure

The present invention allows to adjust the volume of the speaker 191 and the brightness, contrast, etc. of the screen of the LCD monitor 150, the adjustment may be made by the touch screen 100, the volume installed inside the manual switch box 200 It can also be set as a switch (not shown).

The present invention is set in such a way that the liquid crystal monitor 150 is turned off when the indoor lighting is turned off when there is no use for a predetermined time in conjunction with a power saving function added by a conventional elevator control panel to prevent unnecessary power consumption. The indoor lighting and simultaneous monitor 150 is configured to be turned on together.

The software for implementing the monitor image of the present invention is preferably configured to be divided into a general basic operating program and a dedicated program.

The present invention configured as described above will be described in more detail by function and effect as follows.

1) Breakage prevention function

Conventionally, there were many damages to buttons and floor display lamps due to impact, but the present invention uses a special tempered glass on the front and adopts an ultrasonic touch screen input unit 100 to prevent the liquid crystal monitor 150 from normal impact and moisture. Protect. In addition, in order to further increase the strength of the tempered glass coating a damage prevention film on the back of the tempered glass.

2) Standardization of the product

The overall product size (box size) is the same according to the number of floors of the elevator, which can reduce the production and management costs of related parts.

3) Simplify the Circuit

In the related art, each of lamps, switches, and digital signal devices of buttons is provided with power and input / output wires, and a communication device for sending all the signals to the control panel is required for each type. However, the present invention controls all the switches and input and output with one touch screen input unit 100 and the liquid crystal monitor display unit 150 to communicate with the elevator control panel by one internal communication device 162 without the need for a separate wire.

4) Function of providing various information

The liquid crystal monitor display unit 150 displays information on the elevator, as well as information on the current time, building information on each floor, notices in the building, precautions for boarding the elevator, and use instructions in text and video. In addition, by pressing the floor button of the touch screen input unit 100 at the same time it is possible to briefly display the information of the pre-registered floor for a short time to be useful in the first visit to the building or department stores.

5) If a passenger is trapped

When an abnormality occurs in an elevator and a passenger is trapped, a countermeasure instruction may be immediately displayed on the LCD monitor 150, and related characters and images may be continuously provided to alleviate anxiety of the passenger. In addition, in the case of a failure due to a power failure, the emergency light is conventionally turned on in the upper part of the ceiling, but it may not be turned on due to a lamp failure. In this case, by using the built-in emergency power battery, the backlight of the liquid crystal monitor display unit 150 emits light, and automatically outputs an auto guide letter so that the passenger's anxiety can be solved.

6) When a failure occurs, the error code is input from the elevator main control panel to display the details of the failure on the LCD monitor 150 so that accurate information of the failure can be notified when the failure is reported to the elevator management company.

7) Delete unnecessary buttons

When installing the elevator for the first time, all the buttons of all floors should be installed, but it is often used for the operation of two floors or only for specific floors depending on the needs of the building. In this case, by adding a function to delete the floor button displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal monitor display unit 150, the user can easily know the driving floor.

8) Screen change function according to operation mode

During emergency operation (fire fighting) or manual operation of the machine room, the default buttons are deleted on the LCD monitor 150, text information and buttons related to the special operation are displayed to prevent the use of general passengers, and the firefighters pay more attention during the fire driving. To operate the elevator.

9) Security function 1

When selecting a specific layer by setting the specific layer as a security layer, a password input window (not shown) is generated on the LCD monitor 150 to add security by receiving registration of the layer only when a password is input.

10) Security function 2

When the camera input unit 170 registers a button with image information through the digital surveillance camera 171, the camera input unit 170 captures a still image, stores the time and the selected layer information in the auxiliary memory device 130, and connects to the Internet. The data should be transferred to an external computer so that a separate surveillance camera is not required.

11) Integrated interphone with voice guidance device

Conventionally, only the interphone switch is installed, and a device for informing the operation information of the elevator by voice is separately installed on the ceiling of the elevator. However, the product digitizes all the information and receives the information from the elevator main control panel to output the voice using the interphone speaker 191 to provide voice information without the need for additional equipment. In addition, when the floor button is touched, the touched button immediately broadcasts the number by voice so that the user can easily know whether the floor selected by the user and the floor input by the elevator are the same.

12) Door Closed Alarm

When the door is opened, the remaining time until closing is displayed on the LCD monitor 150 to warn the user of the door closing, and when the number is touched by outputting the remaining time display and the close button alternately, the number immediately returns to "0". Change the door to close and act as a close button.

Outputs the door open button 103 on the LCD monitor 150 screen, and when this button is touched, it automatically increases the remaining time of the door by a certain time, inducing the user to press the open button in advance before the door is closed. By preventing the door from driving, it helps to save power and extend the life of the equipment.

13) Passenger waiting floor display function

When a call is registered on an external button in the same direction as the driving direction, a part of the floor button of the internal liquid crystal monitor display unit 150 is displayed so that it can be known. Make sure you know which floor you are stopping.

14) Advertising attraction effect

By using characters and images on the liquid crystal monitor display unit 150 to express the advertisement, the owner of the elevator can expect the advertising revenue.

15) Internet communication function

By connecting the external Internet with the LCD monitor 150 through the external communication device 160 to deliver the weather information, news, etc. to the passengers in real time, and when the passengers are trapped by directly connecting the internal interphone 190 with the elevator management company. Make it possible to receive trouble-shooting faster. In addition, it provides a function to automatically notify the elevator management company whether a failure occurs.

16) Various design change function

The arrangement and design of the buttons, floor display, etc. of the LCD monitor 150 may be variously changed to suit the user's taste, and the size of the buttons may be changed according to the frequency of use and the characteristics of the building.

17) Prank registration prevention function

Conventionally, when the driving in one direction is finished, there is a function of erasing the call in the opposite direction at the same time, but it could confuse the user by registration of unnecessary buttons during the operation, but the present invention, the liquid crystal monitor display unit 150 is the movement of the elevator By showing the trajectory along, disappearing the buttons on the past floor, it is possible to block the registration of buttons in the opposite direction with the enjoyment of viewing, thereby preventing unnecessary registration of the buttons.

In addition, when multiple button touch signals are input at the same time, the input time of each button is calculated to filter out button signals registered within a predetermined time interval, thereby preventing unnecessary operation by registering multiple buttons at once.

18) Program change function

In case of newly developing software, upgrade existing software so that new functions can be applied immediately to existing products.

In the above described and illustrated with respect to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, it is common in the field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the present invention claimed in the claims. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and such modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

As described above, according to the touch screen elevator control apparatus according to the present invention, it satisfies the functions of the elevator operation switch and floor display through the touch screen, and additionally provides various character information and image information, and is conventionally implemented. By adding digital functions that are difficult to do, there is an effect that a user can use an elevator more conveniently.

1 is a view showing a conventional elevator control apparatus.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a touch screen elevator control device according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a front view showing an embodiment of a touch screen elevator control device according to the present invention.

4 is a side view of FIG. 3;

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: touch screen input unit 110: manual switch input unit

120: main memory 130: auxiliary memory

140: control unit 150: liquid crystal monitor display unit

160: external communication device 162: internal communication device

170: camera input unit 180: video playback unit

190: Interphone 200: Manual Switch Box

201: plate (enclosure) 202: control circuit board

Claims (7)

It is installed in the ultrasonic method using tempered glass on the front of the LCD monitor, and includes floor buttons, door open and close buttons on each floor, and buttons for adjusting the volume of the speaker and brightness, contrast, etc. of the screen of the LCD monitor. A touch screen input unit; A main memory and an auxiliary memory for storing basic information necessary for control and a captured video or a still image; Through the internal communication device, the elevator operation information and the information from the touch screen input unit are input to implement the necessary image on the liquid crystal monitor display unit, and the image information to be displayed on the liquid crystal monitor display unit through communication with an external device through the external communication device. A controller for inputting and outputting an error code from an elevator main control panel to display an error code on the LCD monitor and transmitting an emergency signal through an external communication device when a failure occurs; Installed in the central part of the signboard (enclosure), and displays information such as the number of floors and elevators currently operating, current time, building information on each floor, notices in the building, precautions for boarding the elevator, and user guides in text and video. A liquid crystal monitor display unit; An external communication device which connects the external Internet with the LCD monitor and transmits weather information and news to passengers in real time, and directly connects an internal interphone with an elevator management company in an emergency or automatically notifies the elevator management company of a failure; An internal communication device for inputting and outputting power and communication information from an elevator main control panel to a control unit; A camera input unit including a surveillance camera for viewing an elevator internal situation, and for capturing a still image every time a specific button is registered and transmitting and storing it to an auxiliary memory device; A moving picture reproducing unit for reproducing moving picture information stored in an auxiliary memory device or moving picture information input from the external communication device on the liquid crystal monitor display unit under control of a controller; Touchscreen elevator control device comprising a; interphone including an interphone speaker. The method of claim 1, The touch screen input unit is a touch screen elevator control device, characterized in that configured by the ultrasonic method. The method of claim 1, The control unit is a touch screen elevator control device, characterized in that when the elevator is not used for a certain time to control the LCD monitor to turn off with the lights out of the indoor lighting. The method of claim 1, And the liquid crystal monitor display unit presses a floor button of a touch screen input unit under control and simultaneously displays information on a corresponding floor registered in advance for a while. The method of claim 1, The liquid crystal monitor display unit emits a backlight in an emergency and outputs its own character, and when the door is opened, the touch screen elevator control device, characterized in that for displaying the remaining time until closing. The method of claim 1, Wherein the LCD monitor display unit touch screen elevator control device characterized in that if the call is registered in the button in the direction different from the same direction as the driving direction to recognize the part of the floor button. The method of claim 1, And the liquid crystal monitor display unit deletes the display of the floor button of the floor that has passed while expressing the trajectory according to the movement of the elevator.