KR20160064522A

KR20160064522A - Elevator call button and the control method thereof

Info

Publication number: KR20160064522A
Application number: KR1020140168220A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 황승학
Original assignee: 현대엘리베이터주식회사
Priority date: 2014-11-28
Filing date: 2014-11-28
Publication date: 2016-06-08

Abstract

The present invention relates to an elevator lift call button and a control method thereof using hand motion detection, and a proximity sensor is attached to a lift call button of an elevator to detect that a passenger's hand is moving up and down, The present invention provides an elevator lift call button and a control method thereof.
To this end, the elevator lift call button using the hand motion detection according to the present invention includes an upper proximity sensor and a lower proximity sensor arranged on the front face of the panel constituting the lift call button; And a rising call registration lamp and a descending call registration lamp, respectively, provided at a position adjacent to the upper proximity sensor and the lower proximity sensor, for indicating a call registration state.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an elevator lift call button and a control method thereof,

[0001] The present invention relates to an elevator lift call button and a control method thereof, and more particularly to an elevator lift call button and a proximity sensor mounted on a lift call button of an elevator to detect a movement of a passenger's hand up and down, And an elevator lift call button using hand motion detection so that descending call registration can be performed, and a control method thereof.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, elevator devices are installed in various types of high-rise buildings constructed by residential and commercial roads for smooth movement of passengers looking for buildings in the vertical direction.

The elevator device includes an elevator car for moving a passenger while moving up and down along a hoistway formed in a vertical direction inside a building with a passenger on the inside thereof, and a motor unit and a hoisting machine for generating a predetermined power And an elevator control unit for controlling the elevator car so as to smoothly and stably operate the elevator car while controlling the mechanical unit according to the button operation of the passenger, .

To this end, each floor platform of the building is equipped with a lift call button for the passenger to call an elevator car to move to a specific floor, and in the elevator car, a passenger can open / close the door and move to the destination floor A door opening / closing button, a destination layer input button, and the like so as to perform a predetermined button operation.

[0004] Conventionally, the lift call button provided on each floor platform includes an up button and a down button for operating by a passenger. The pass call button is operated by a passenger directly pressing the corresponding button. The button of the push button and the down button are embedded in the fixed position of the platform so as to produce a unique aesthetic feeling through the call button A problem of difficulty has also arisen.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator system for an elevator, And to provide a method of controlling elevator lift call using one hand motion detection and control method thereof so that descending call registration can be performed.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an elevator lifting call button using hand motion detection, comprising: an upper proximity sensor and a lower proximity sensor disposed on an entire surface of a panel constituting a lift call button; And a rising call registration lamp and a descending call registration lamp, each of which is provided at a position adjacent to the upper proximity sensor and the lower proximity sensor, for indicating a call registration state.

Preferably, the portable terminal further comprises a charge / discharge sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a passenger at the platform at a certain point of the platform where the charge call button is provided.

Meanwhile, a method of controlling an elevator lift call button using hand motion detection according to the present invention includes: a step of operating a lift sensor when a passenger is located on a platform; Determining whether the upper proximity sensor is operated in a state in which the charging sensor is operated; Determining whether the lower proximity sensor has been operated within a predetermined time as the upper proximity sensor is operated; The down call registration lamp is lit and the down call is registered as the lower proximity sensor is operated within a predetermined time after the upper proximity sensor is operated; Determining whether the lower proximity sensor is operated when the upper proximity sensor is not operated in a state where the charging sensor is operated; Determining whether the upper proximity sensor has been operated within a predetermined time as the lower proximity sensor is operated; And the rising call registration lamp is lit and the rising call is registered according to the operation of the upper proximity sensor within a predetermined time after the lower proximity sensor is operated.

Preferably, the control is performed such that when the other proximity sensor operation is performed within 0.1 to 1 [second] after any one of the upper proximity sensor and the lower proximity sensor is operated, an ascending or descending call is registered .

According to the present invention as described above, the proximity sensor is attached to the elevator call button of the elevator so that the upward / downward movement of the passenger's hand is detected, so that the elevator call or the descending call registration of the elevator can be performed. It is possible to implement a call registration without contact, thereby preventing contaminants and pathogens from being transmitted through the push button.

In addition, when the visually impaired person manipulates the elevator call button, conventionally, the elevator wall call must be manipulated by touching the wall surface of the platform to find the call button for elevation, It is possible to register a call for a landing by simply moving the hand from the top to the bottom or from the bottom to the bottom, thereby providing convenience to the visually impaired.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a schematic configuration of an elevator lift call button using hand motion detection according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an elevator lift call button using hand motion detection according to the present invention;
FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are diagrams showing a use state of an elevator call-up button using hand motion detection according to the present invention;
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering a call-up call using an elevator call-up call button using hand motion detection according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an elevator lift call button using hand motion detection according to the present invention, and Figs. 3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating a configuration of an elevator lift call button using hand movement detection according to the present invention. FIG. 3B is a view illustrating a use state of an elevator call button using hand motion detection according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering a call connection invitation through an elevator call button using hand motion detection according to the present invention to be.

First, an elevator lift call button using hand motion detection according to the present invention is configured such that a proximity sensor is attached to a lift call button 10 provided at each platform of a building in which an elevator is being operated, So that the elevator call or elevator call of the elevator is registered.

To this end, an upper proximity sensor 20 and a lower proximity sensor 22 are disposed on the front face of the panel 12 of the lift call button 10 mounted on the landing wall surface, A rising call registration lamp 30 for indicating the call registration state of the elevator via the pair of proximity sensors and a down call registration lamp 30 for indicating a call registration state of the elevator through the pair of proximity sensors are provided at an upper side of the upper proximity sensor 20 and a lower side of the lower proximity sensor 22, (32).

3A and 3B, when the movement from the upper proximity sensor 20 to the lower proximity sensor 22 is sensed, the registration of the descending call register lamp 32 corresponding to the lowering call of the elevator And when the movement from the lower proximity sensor 22 to the upper proximity sensor 20 is sensed, the ascending call register lamp 30 corresponding to the elevator call is registered.

If another proximity sensor is not operated within a predetermined time after any one of the upper proximity sensor 20 and the lower proximity sensor 22 is operated, it is determined that it is a joke and the call registration is canceled. The time is configured to be variable within a range of approximately 0.1 to 1 [sec].

The load sensor 40 senses the presence or absence of a passenger on the platform at a certain point on the platform where the charge call button 10 is provided. Or may be integrally provided on the entire surface of the panel 12 of the elevator call button 10.

Reference numeral 50 denotes a control unit for receiving a sensing signal from the charging sensor 40, the upper proximity sensor 20 and the lower proximity sensor 22 and selectively transmitting the rising call registration lamp 30 and the descending call registration lamp 32 And transmits a signal corresponding thereto to the elevator control panel 60 via a communication unit (not shown), thereby controlling the overall operation of the elevator call button 10.

Next, a process of controlling the elevator call button using hand motion detection according to the present invention will be described in detail.

First, in a state where a passenger's motion is sensed through a passenger sensor 40 provided at a certain point on the landing platform in a corresponding landing platform to which an elevator landing call button using hand motion detection according to the present invention is applied (step 100) The process of determining whether the upper proximity sensor 20 is operated is performed at step 200. If it is determined that the upper proximity sensor 20 is operated, The process of determining whether the operation has been performed is performed.

If it is determined that the lower proximity sensor 22 is operated within a predetermined period of time while the upper proximity sensor 20 is operated, the controller 50 determines that the lower call registration lamp 32 is turned on Control is performed so that the descending call is registered (step 220).

If it is determined in step 200 that the upper proximity sensor 20 is not operated, the process proceeds to step 300 to determine whether the lower proximity sensor 22 is operated. If it is determined that the lower proximity sensor 22 is operated, the process of determining whether the upper proximity sensor 20 has been operated within a predetermined time period in step 310 is performed.

If it is determined that the upper proximity sensor 20 is operated within a predetermined period of time while the lower proximity sensor 22 is operated, the controller 50 determines that the rising call registration lamp 30 is turned on Control is performed so that the rising call is registered (step 320).

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the scope of the appended claims.

10: a call button for a lift, 12: a panel,
20: upper proximity sensor, 22: lower proximity sensor,
30: rising call registration lamp, 32: descending call registration lamp,
40: a charge sensor, 50: a control unit,
60: Elevator control panel.

Claims

An upper proximity sensor and a lower proximity sensor disposed on the front face of the panel constituting the lift call button;
And a lower call registration lamp provided at a position adjacent to the upper proximity sensor and the lower proximity sensor, respectively, for displaying a call registration state, and a descent call registration lamp.

The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a wake-up sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a passenger on the landing platform at a certain point on the landing platform provided with the wake up call button.

A step in which the passenger sensor is operated according to the presence of the passenger at the platform;
Determining whether the upper proximity sensor is operated in a state in which the charging sensor is operated;
Determining whether the lower proximity sensor has been operated within a predetermined time as the upper proximity sensor is operated;
The down call registration lamp is lit and the down call is registered as the lower proximity sensor is operated within a predetermined time after the upper proximity sensor is operated;
Determining whether the lower proximity sensor is operated when the upper proximity sensor is not operated in a state where the charging sensor is operated;
Determining whether the upper proximity sensor has been operated within a predetermined time as the lower proximity sensor is operated;
Wherein the elevation call registration lamp is lit and the elevation call is registered according to the operation of the upper proximity sensor within a predetermined time after the lower proximity sensor is operated, Control method of the call button of the lift call.

The method of claim 3,
Characterized in that control is performed such that when the other proximity sensor operation is performed within 0.1 to 1 [second] after any one of the upper proximity sensor or the lower proximity sensor is operated, an upward call or a down call is registered. A method of controlling an elevator lift call button using an elevator.