KR20110022139A - Multi functional input device of elevator and communication system by using that - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A multifunctional input device of an elevator and a remote communication system using the same are provided to remotely communicate with an external control room. CONSTITUTION: An additional button(202) is mounted by corresponding to a button(102) on an operation panel of an elevator. An illumination sensor(208) is mounted on the additional button and senses light around the button on the operation panel corresponding to the pushed additional button. A display unit(210) is turned on by corresponding to a sensing signal according to the sensing of the illumination sensor. An actuator(212) controls the pushing operation of the additional button according to an external remote control signal.

Description

Lift-integrated input device and communication system using same {MULTI FUNCTIONAL INPUT DEVICE OF ELEVATOR AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BY USING THAT}

The present invention relates to an input device of an elevator, and in particular, it is possible to add various additional functions without structural change of an existing input device, and an integrated function input device of an elevator suitable for remote service of the added additional functions through a network and using the same It relates to a communication system.

The present invention is derived from the research conducted as part of SK Telecom's IT growth engine technology development project [subject: u-Robot cognitive infrastructure technology development].

In an elevator input device provided with an input panel for inputting the number of floors, an existing elevator panel when additional functions such as a camera function, a microphone function, a speaker function, a display function, and a communication function are added to an existing panel of the elevator. The structural change of is required, and this will incur additional costs.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, without the structural change of the input device of the existing elevator, a multi-function input device of the elevator that can add a number of additional functions, such as camera function, microphone function, speaker function, display function, communication function, etc. To prepare.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, to provide a communication environment that can be remotely communicated with the external control room using a function-integrated input device added with a number of additional functions.

According to one embodiment for solving the problems of the present invention, an additional button mounted to correspond to a button on the operation panel of the elevator, and each mounted in the additional button, when the additional button is pressed corresponding to the additional button An illumination sensor for sensing light around the button on the operation panel, display means turned on in response to a sensing signal according to sensing of the illumination sensor at a position corresponding to the illumination sensor, and in the additional button, respectively It is possible to provide a function-integrated input device of an elevator including an actuator which is mounted and controls an pushing operation of the additional button by an external remote control signal.

Here, the illumination sensor may sense light generated when the button on the operation panel mounted corresponding to the additional button is pressed when the additional button is pressed.

In addition, the function-integrated input device, a button support portion for fixing the additional button, one side is connected to the button on the operation panel, the other side is connected to the button support portion by the elastic force when the button is pressed on the additional button It may include a spring for allowing the additional button to be restored again, and a pressing portion which is located adjacent to the actuator and is operated by driving of the actuator to press one side of the button support.

In addition, the additional button may be a push type button.

According to another embodiment for solving the problems of the present invention, an actuator for controlling the pressing operation of the additional button mounted to correspond to the button on the operation panel of the elevator, and formed on the operation panel, and the additional function in the elevator At least one additional function means for implementing and a control unit for controlling the actuator and the at least one additional function means in response to a remote control signal from the control room via an external communication network.

Here, the additional button may be a push type button.

According to another embodiment for solving the problems of the present invention, an additional button mounted to correspond to a button on the operation panel of the elevator, and each of the additional button is mounted in the additional button, by the touch operation of the additional button to the additional button An illuminance sensor for sensing light around the button on the corresponding operation panel, a display means turned on in response to a sensing signal according to sensing of the illuminance sensor at a position corresponding to the illuminance sensor, and Each of the additional buttons may include a charge controller configured to control a touch operation of the additional button by an external remote control signal.

Here, the illumination sensor may sense light when electric charge is generated in a button on the operation panel corresponding to the additional button so that the button on the operation panel is turned on.

In addition, the additional button is formed on the first electrode for the user's primary touch, and the button on the operation panel is electrically connected to the first electrode by a connecting line, the touch operation of the first electrode It may include a second electrode is generated by the charge.

The charge controller is also connected to the second electrode and can generate charge on the second electrode by an external remote control signal.

According to another embodiment for solving the problems of the present invention, a charge controller for controlling the touch operation of the additional button mounted corresponding to the button on the operation panel of the elevator, and formed on the operation panel, the addition in the elevator At least one additional function means for implementing a function, and a control integrated input device including a control unit for controlling the charge controller and the at least one additional function means in response to a remote control signal from a control room via an external communication network. It is possible to provide a communication system using.

According to the present invention, it is possible to add additional functions without a structural change of the input device (operation panel, etc.) of the existing elevator and to implement a network environment that can remotely communicate with the external control room, thereby reducing the cost of adding the functions. . In addition, various functional devices can be easily attached to an input device of an existing elevator, thereby reducing the time required for adding a function.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various different forms, and only the embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and the general knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

In describing the embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the embodiments of the present invention, which may vary according to intentions or customs of users and operators. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

Combinations of each block of the accompanying block diagram and each step of the flowchart may be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be mounted on a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment such that instructions executed through the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment may not be included in each block or flowchart of the block diagram. It will create means for performing the functions described in each step. These computer program instructions may be stored in a computer usable or computer readable memory that can be directed to a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to implement functionality in a particular manner, and thus the computer usable or computer readable memory. It is also possible for the instructions stored in to produce an article of manufacture containing instruction means for performing the functions described in each block or flow chart step of the block diagram. Computer program instructions may also be mounted on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, such that a series of operating steps may be performed on the computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer-implemented process to create a computer or other programmable data. Instructions that perform processing equipment may also provide steps for performing the functions described in each block of the block diagram and in each step of the flowchart.

In addition, each block or step may represent a portion of a module, segment or code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing a specified logical function (s). It should also be noted that in some alternative embodiments the functions noted in the blocks or steps may occur out of order. For example, the two blocks or steps shown in succession may in fact be executed substantially concurrently or the blocks or steps may sometimes be performed in the reverse order, depending on the functionality involved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a function-integrated input device of a lift according to an embodiment of the present invention, for example, a push button type input device.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the function-integrated input device of the elevator according to the present embodiment has a structure in which an additional panel 200 is formed on an existing panel 100 of the elevator.

The additional panel 200 includes a structure in which the additional button 202 is mounted at the same position as the existing button 102, so that the user can press the button in the same manner as pressing the existing button 102 of the elevator. It is supposed to be.

In more detail, the additional panel 200 may include an additional button 202, a button support 204, a spring 206, an actuator 212, a pressing part 214, and the like.

The additional button 202 is mounted corresponding to the existing button 102, and when the additional button 202 is pressed by the user, the existing button 102 may be simultaneously pressed. This additional button may be secured by the button support 204.

The button support 204 serves to fix the additional button 202 and may be connected by a spring 206.

One side of the spring 206 is connected to the existing panel 100, the other side may be connected to the button support 204. This spring 206 is an elastic force means that when the existing button 102 is pressed by the additional button 202, the additional button 202 can be restored again by the elastic force.

On the other hand, in the additional button 202, the illumination sensor 208 and the display means 210 may be provided.

When the display means (not shown) of the existing button 102 is turned on, that is, the existing button 102 is pressed by the pressing operation of the additional button 202, the illuminance sensor 208 displays the display means of the existing button 102. When it is turned on, it can sense the light of the display means of the existing button 102 and generate a sensing signal accordingly.

The display means 210 may be, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and may be turned on in response to a sensing signal of the illuminance sensor 208.

The actuator 212 is driven remotely according to a control signal from an external control device, for example, a control device of a control room via a wireless communication network as described below, and may be mounted at a predetermined position in the additional panel 200. have.

The pressing unit 214 is positioned adjacent to the actuator 212, and may be operated by driving the actuator 212 to press one side of the button support unit 204.

In this manner, in addition to the user pressing the additional button 202 directly, the control device associated with the external communication device may control the actuator 212 so that the additional button 202 is automatically pressed.

FIG. 2 illustrates a communication system using the push type integrated function input device of FIG. 1, and provides an environment for automatically controlling the actuator 212 and the like.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, a plurality of additional buttons 202 provided in the additional panel 200 of FIG. 1 may be provided on the operation panel of the elevator, and for convenience, n additional buttons 202/1 to 202. / n).

Any one of the n additional buttons 202/1 to 202 / n, for example, additional button 1 202/1, includes an actuator 1 212/1 for automatically pressing the additional button 202/1. The illumination sensor 1 208/1 controlled by the controller 216 to be described later may be provided.

In the additional panel 200 having such n additional buttons 202/1 to 202 / n, means for performing various additional functions according to the present embodiment, for example, the controller 216, the camera 218, The microphone 220, the speaker 222, the display unit 224, and the like may be included.

Herein, the controller 216 may perform driving control corresponding to a control signal from the control room 10 through the wireless communication network 230 to be described later, for example, actuator driving control, camera driving control, display driving control, and the like.

The camera 218, the microphone 220, the speaker 222, the display unit 224, and the like are formed outside the function-integrated input device of the elevator, and may be controlled by the controller 216.

The wireless communication network 230 may include, for example, a local area wireless communication network, a broadband wireless communication network, or the like.

Here, the short range wireless communication network includes a communication environment such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), Bluetooth, Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID), Zigbee (Zigbee), etc. Control environment of a push-in function integrated input device of an elevator of a control environment, for example, a control environment for remotely controlling an actuator (e.g., an actuator 1 (212/1) in an additional button 1 (202/1)) Can be provided.

In addition, the broadband wireless communication network may include, for example, a communication environment such as code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA), and the like. It is possible to provide a control environment for remotely controlling the control environment of the integrated input device, for example, the actuator in each additional button (eg, the actuator 1 212/1 in the additional button 1 202/1).

Such a broadband wireless communication network may include a base station and a base station controller, and may support both synchronous and asynchronous. Here, in the case of synchronous, the base station will be a base transceiver station (BTS), the base station controller will be a base station controller (BSC), in the case of asynchronous, the base station is a Node B (Node B), and the base station controller is a Radio Network Controller (RNC). Will be. Of course, the broadband wireless communication network is not limited thereto, and may include a GSM network other than a CDMA network and an access network of all mobile communication systems to be implemented in the future.

3 is a diagram illustrating an application form of a push button function integrated input device of the elevator of FIG. 1.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the additional panel 200 including the additional button 202 may be installed on the existing panel 100 on which the existing button 102 is formed, without additional structural changes.

On the additional panel 200, additional function devices such as the camera 218, the microphone 220, the speaker 222, the display unit 224, and the like, may be provided as described above. An operation button 226 may be provided.

In addition, on the additional panel 200, a control signal from the control room 10 transmitted through the wireless communication network 230 is transmitted to the control unit 216, or operation signals of additional function devices are transmitted through the wireless communication network 230. Communication means 228 may be further provided for delivery to 10.

The communication means 228 may be, for example, a short-range communication means to which a wireless communication technology such as wireless LAN, Bluetooth, RFID, Zigbee, etc. is applied, or a broadband communication means to which a wireless communication technology such as CDMA or W-CDMA is applied. .

As can be seen from the application form of FIG. 3, the function-integrated input device of the elevator according to the present embodiment has an advantage of easily adding additional functions of the elevator by mounting an additional panel without structural changes of the existing elevator panel. There is this.

4 is a diagram illustrating a function-integrated input device of an elevator according to another embodiment of the present invention, for example, a touch button type input device.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the function-integrated input device of the elevator according to the present embodiment has a structure in which an additional panel 300 is formed on an existing panel 100 of the elevator.

The additional panel 300 includes a structure in which the additional button 302 (touch button) is mounted at the same position as the existing button 104 (touch button) of the existing panel 100. The button can be pressed in the same manner as the button 104 is touched.

In more detail, the additional panel 300 may include an additional button 302, a charge controller 312, and the like, and the additional button 302 is mounted corresponding to the existing button 104 and added by the user. When the button 302 is touched, a structure in which the existing button 104 is simultaneously touched may be applied.

In general, the touch method can be divided into the electrostatic method (靜電 方式) and the decompression method (感 壓 方式). Since most of the elevator touch button operation method employs the electrostatic touch technology, in the present embodiment, the existing button ( 104 and the additional button 302 will be described as an example of the electrostatic touch button.

The additional button 302 is formed on the first electrode 304a for the primary touch of the user and the existing button 104 and is electrically connected to the first electrode 304a by the connection line 306. It may include two electrodes (304b). Therefore, when the user touches the first electrode 304a of the additional button 302, the second electrode 304b electrically connected to the first electrode 304a generates charge, and thus, the existing button 104. ) Is recognized as being touched so that the internal display means (not shown) can be turned on.

In this case, the second electrode 304b may be further provided with a charge controller 312, which is not only directly touched by a user, but also by an external control device, for example, as described below. In response to a control signal from a control device of a control room via a wireless communication network, the second electrode 304b may be remotely generated and may be mounted at a predetermined position in the additional panel 300.

In addition, the illumination button 308 and the display means 310 may be provided in the additional button 302.

The illuminance sensor 308 recognizes that the existing button 104 has been touched when the display means (not shown) of the existing button 104 is turned on, that is, by the touch operation of the additional button 302. When the display means is turned on, it may sense light of the display means of the existing button 104 and generate a sensing signal accordingly.

The display unit 310 may be, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and may be turned on in response to a sensing signal of the illuminance sensor 308.

As such, in addition to the user directly touching the additional button 302, a control device associated with an external communication device may control the charge controller 312 to automatically recognize that the existing button 104 has been touched. .

FIG. 5 illustrates a communication system using the touch type integrated function input device of FIG. 4 and provides an environment for automatically controlling the charge controller 312 and the like.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, a plurality of additional buttons 302 provided in the additional panel 300 of FIG. 4 may be provided on the operation panel of the elevator, and for convenience, n additional buttons 302/1 to 302. / n).

An additional button among the n additional buttons 302/1 to 302 / n, for example, additional button 1 302/1, generates charges automatically on the second electrode 304b of the additional button 302. The charge controller 1 312/1 and the illumination sensor 1 308/1 controlled by the controller 316 to be described later may be provided.

In the additional panel 300 having such n additional buttons 302/1 to 302 / n, means for performing various additional functions according to the present embodiment, for example, the control unit 316, the camera 318, The microphone 320, the speaker 322, the display unit 324, and the like may be included.

Herein, the controller 316 may perform drive control corresponding to a control signal from the control room 10 through the wireless communication network 330, which will be described later, for example, charge controller drive control, camera drive control, and display unit drive control. .

The camera 318, the microphone 320, the speaker 322, the display unit 324, and the like are formed outside the function-integrated input device of the elevator, and may be controlled by the controller 316.

The wireless network 330 may include, for example, a local area network, a broadband wireless network, and the like.

Here, the short range wireless communication network includes a communication environment such as a wireless LAN, Bluetooth, RFID, Zigbee, etc., and the control environment of the elevator touch type function-integrated input device in a space with a limited use distance, for example, each addition. It is possible to provide a control environment for remotely controlling the charge controller in the button (eg, charge controller 1 312/1 in additional button 1 302/1).

In addition, the broadband wireless communication network may include, for example, a communication environment such as CDMA, W-CDMA, and the control environment of the elevator touch type integrated function input device of the elevator according to the present embodiment, for example, each addition without a large limitation on the use distance. It may provide a control environment for remotely controlling the charge controller in the button (eg, charge controller 1 312/1 in additional button 1 302/1).

Such a broadband wireless communication network may include a base station and a base station controller, and may support both synchronous and asynchronous. Here, in case of synchronous, the base station will be BTS, and the base station controller will be BSC. In case of asynchronous, the base station will be Node B, and the base station controller will be RNC. Of course, the broadband wireless communication network is not limited thereto, and may include a GSM network other than a CDMA network and an access network of all mobile communication systems to be implemented in the future.

In such a touch-type function integrated input device, the camera 318, the microphone 320, the speaker 322, the display unit 324, etc., are mounted on the operation panel similarly to the application form of the push-type function integrated input device shown in FIG. It may be provided, the rest of the configuration and functions are the same as the application form of Figure 3, detailed description will be omitted to avoid duplication.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a lift function capable of adding various additional functions such as a camera function, a microphone function, a speaker function, a display function, a communication function, and the like without structural change of an input device of an existing elevator. An integrated input device was provided, and a communication environment capable of remotely communicating with an external control room was implemented using a function integrated input device to which various additional functions were added.

1 is a view illustrating a function integrated input device of an elevator according to an embodiment of the present invention, for example, a function integrated input device of a push button method;

2 is a diagram illustrating a communication system using the integrated function input device of FIG. 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating an application form of the integrated function input device of FIG.

4 is a diagram illustrating a function integrated input device of an elevator according to another embodiment of the present invention, for example, a function integrated input device of a touch button type;

5 illustrates a communication system using the integrated input device of FIG. 4 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (11)

An additional button mounted corresponding to the button on the operation panel of the elevator, An illuminance sensor mounted in each of the additional buttons and configured to sense light around the button on the operation panel corresponding to the additional button when the additional button is pressed; Display means turned on in response to a sensing signal according to sensing of the illuminance sensor at a position corresponding to the illuminance sensor; An actuator mounted in each of the additional buttons, the actuator controlling a pressing operation of the additional button by an external remote control signal; Elevator-integrated input device. The method of claim 1, The illuminance sensor, When the additional button is pressed to sense the light generated by pressing the button on the operation panel mounted corresponding to the additional button Elevator-integrated input device. The method of claim 1, The function integrated input device, A button support for fixing the additional button; One side is connected to the button on the operation panel, the other side is connected to the button support and the spring to allow the additional button to be restored by the elastic force when the button is pressed on the additional button, It is located adjacent to the actuator, including a pressing portion which is operated by the driving of the actuator to press one side of the button support portion Elevator-integrated input device. The method according to claim 1 or 3, The additional button is characterized in that the push method button Elevator-integrated input device. An actuator for controlling the pushing operation of the additional button mounted corresponding to the button on the operation panel of the elevator, At least one additional function means formed on the operation panel and configured to implement additional functions in the elevator; A control unit for controlling the actuator and the at least one additional function means in response to a remote control signal from a control room via an external communication network; A communication system using an input device integrated with a lift function. The method of claim 5, The additional button is characterized in that the push method button A communication system using an input device integrated with a lift function. An additional button mounted corresponding to the button on the operation panel of the elevator, An illuminance sensor mounted in each of the additional buttons and sensing light around the button on the operation panel corresponding to the additional button by a touch operation of the additional button; Display means turned on in response to a sensing signal according to sensing of the illuminance sensor at a position corresponding to the illuminance sensor; A charge controller mounted in each of the additional buttons, the charge controller controlling a touch operation of the additional button by an external remote control signal; Elevator-integrated input device. The method of claim 7, wherein The illuminance sensor senses light when a charge is generated on a button on the operation panel corresponding to the additional button to turn on a button on the operation panel. Elevator-integrated input device. The method of claim 7, wherein The additional button, A first electrode for the primary touch of the user, A second electrode formed on a button on the operation panel and electrically connected to the first electrode by a connection line, the second electrode generating charge by a touch operation of the first electrode; Elevator-integrated input device. The method of claim 9, The charge controller is connected to the second electrode and generates charge on the second electrode by an external remote control signal. Elevator-integrated input device. A charge controller controlling touch operation of an additional button mounted corresponding to the button on the operation panel of the elevator; At least one additional function means formed on the operation panel and configured to implement additional functions in the elevator; A control unit for controlling the charge controller and the at least one additional function means in response to a remote control signal from a control room via an external communication network; A communication system using an input device integrated with a lift function.

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