Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
  • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
  • B66B1/00—Control systems of elevators in general
  • B66B1/34—Details, e.g. call counting devices, data transmission from car to control system, devices giving information to the control system
  • B66B1/46—Adaptations of switches or switchgear
  • B66B1/461—Adaptations of switches or switchgear characterised by their shape or profile
  • B66B1/462—Mechanical or piezoelectric input devices
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
  • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
  • B66B1/00—Control systems of elevators in general
  • B66B1/34—Details, e.g. call counting devices, data transmission from car to control system, devices giving information to the control system
  • B66B1/46—Adaptations of switches or switchgear
  • B66B1/468—Call registering systems

Definitions

• the present invention relates to an elevator car operation panel, and more particularly to an elevator force operation panel using a non-self-illuminating touch panel.
• Examples of conventional elevator car operation panels include a projector that projects a virtual image including at least one virtual control element that can be recognized by a driver on a projection surface of a wall of an elevator room, It is equipped with a control sensor for detecting the operation of the virtual control element by the user and correspondingly starting the operation of the elevator, so that a mechanical destination button corresponding to the stop floor is unnecessary.
• a car operation panel having a simple structure that does not require complicated wiring in the force operation panel (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
• Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-26033 (first page, Fig. 1)
• An elevator force operation panel includes a non-self-lit touch panel and an operation panel surface sheet displaying a destination button removably provided on the top surface of the non-self-lit touch panel, A car call registration light provided at a position different from the control unit, and a control device for detecting the operation position for the non-self-illuminated touch panel and lighting the power call registration light according to the detection result. Is.
• the operation panel surface sheet displaying the destination button is detachably provided on the upper surface of the non-self-illuminating touch panel to configure the operation unit, and is arranged at a position different from the car call registration lamp.
• FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of an elevator force operating panel according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, in which (a) is a front view and (b) is a right side view.
• FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of an elevator force operating panel according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, in which (a) is a front view and (b) is a right side view.
• FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of an elevator force operating panel according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, in which (a) is a front view and (b) is a right side view.
• FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a touch panel detection device / display device as a control device of the force operation panel shown in FIG. 1.
• FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a touch panel detection device / display device as a control device of the force operation panel shown in FIG. 1.
• FIG. 3 is a flowchart schematically showing an operation example of the touch panel detection device / display device shown in FIG. 2.
• 21a touch panel detection unit 21b floor conversion information, 21c storage device, 21d arithmetic unit, 21e directional light display unit, 2 If floor display unit,
• FIG. 1 (a) is a front view schematically showing the overall configuration
• FIG. 1 (b) is a right side view thereof.
• FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a touch panel detection device / display device as a control device
• FIG. 3 is a flowchart schematically showing an operation example of the touch panel detection device / display device shown in FIG. Note that the same reference numerals denote the same or corresponding parts throughout the drawings.
• the force operation panel 1 is integrally formed in a form connected to the lower part of the display means 2, and is attached to a wall surface 3 such as a central portion of a sleeve wall inside the car not shown. .
• the operation part of the destination button surrounded by a broken line is a single operation panel surface printed with regularly arranged shapes of a plurality of destination buttons (25 in this example, 1 to 25) indicating destination floor names.
• the operation panel surface sheet 11 is composed of a sheet 11 and is detachably attached to the upper surface of the non-contact type touch panel 12 disposed on the lower layer side (the right direction in FIG. 1B).
• a display cover 22 incorporating a touch panel detection device / display device 21 as a control device is attached to the display means 2. Note that the electrodes of the non-self-lit touch panel 12 are electrically connected to a touch panel detection unit 21a inside the touch panel detection device / display device 21 shown in FIG. 2 (both not shown).
• the touch panel detection device / display device 21 is linked to an elevator control panel (not shown). As shown in FIG. 2, in addition to the touch panel detection unit 21a, information including floor conversion information 21b, etc. Is stored in the storage device 21c, and can be written and read out at any time, and the arithmetic device 21d and the direction light 211 are composed of a CPU that performs various calculations based on the detection results of the touch panel detection unit 21a and the storage information of the storage device 21c.
• the computing device 21d is configured to perform display control of each display unit in conjunction with the elevator control panel (not shown).
• the car operation panel 1 includes an operation panel surface sheet 11, a non-self-illuminating touch panel 12, a door open button 13, a door close button 14, and an elevator managing an elevator.
• a call button 15 for contacting a person a force call registration lamp 214 that also serves as a part of the display means 2, and the like.
• the force call registration lamp 214 is provided in a matrix on the surface of the touch panel detection device / display device 21, and a light emitting element such as LED or EL, which is not shown in detail, and a light emitting element on the upper surface of the light emitting element. It consists of a transparent (translucent) sheet (not shown) that shows the name of the destination floor that is detachably attached by printing.
• the transparent sheet can be preferably used, for example, one that shows the name of all destination floors on one large sheet, or one that is printed on an independent sheet for each destination floor. Are arranged in the same arrangement as that of the destination buttons on the operation panel surface sheet 11 constituting the.
• step S1 the touch panel detection device / display device 21 starts step S1 in the flow of FIG. 3, and in step S2, the touch panel detection unit 21a It will be in the state which always determines whether was pressed.
• the user of the elevator presses an arbitrary destination button portion on which the operation panel surface sheet 11 is printed, the non-self-illuminating touch panel 12 installed on the back side is also pressed.
• the touch panel detection unit 21a detects this (step S3) and transmits it to the arithmetic unit 21d.
• the computing device 21d refers to the floor conversion information 21b in the storage device 21c (step S4), and is the pressed position valid? (Step S5), and if it is valid (“YES”), the pressed position on the touch panel 12 is converted to the destination floor (Step S6), and the data is omitted from the elevator control panel. (Step S7), and in response to a command from the elevator control panel, a predetermined light emitting element of the car call registration lamp 214 is turned on. If the determination in step S5 is invalid (“No”), control returns to step S2.
• the display of the call of force registered by the operation of the destination button is performed when the lamp built in the conventional destination button is turned on or a liquid crystal display device is provided on the back of the touch panel.
• the image of the button is displayed by illuminating it.
• the force operation panel 1 is provided at a position different from the operation panel 1, that is, the upper part of the car operation panel 1 and the display means 2 are integrally provided. This is done by turning on a light-emitting element such as an LED on the back of a transparent sheet that shows the name of the corresponding destination floor of the car call indicator lamp 214. For this reason, the first embodiment According to this, the following effects can be obtained.
• the structure of the non-self-illuminating touch panel 12 can be manufactured at low cost due to the simp nore.
• the car call registration lamp 214 is a force provided in the display means 2 integrally provided directly above the force operation panel 1.
• the present invention is not limited to this.
• it can be separated from the operation panel 1 by disposing it separately from the operation panel 1, such as the upper part of the car operation panel 1 or the upper part of the door (not shown), or by providing it at multiple locations. , And visibility of passengers who are short or short.
• the operation panel 1 can be installed in multiple locations.
• the operation panel surface sheet 11 is configured by using one large sheet that covers the entire destination button.
• the operation panel surface sheet 11 is an independent sheet for each destination button, or a sheet that is grouped for a plurality of destination buttons. It is also good. With one large sheet, shells can be easily seized, and with an independent sheet, there are advantages such as easy response to changes, so it can be used arbitrarily as needed.
• the material of the operation panel surface sheet 11 can be either opaque or transparent.
• the door opening button 13, the door closing button 14, and the like use general mechanical buttons according to the prior art. However, like the destination button, the door opening button 13, the door closing button 14, etc. may be detected by the non-self-illuminating touch panel 12. good. However, since the structure and number of doors are not greatly changed for each elevator in connection with the opening and closing operation of the door, it is desirable to use a mechanical button similar to the conventional one as in the first embodiment. Good.
• the call button 15 constituting the intercom, safety switch, etc. is a circuit independent of other buttons so that it operates even when the power of the car operation panel 1 is turned off. It is desirable to have a configuration according to the technology.
• light emitting elements such as LEDs and EL are exemplified as the light source of the car call registration lamp 214, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to these.
• a liquid crystal display device having a backlight may be used.
• the operation panel surface sheet on which a plurality of destination buttons are displayed is provided on the upper surface of the non-self-illuminating touch panel, and the operation position with respect to the non-self-illuminating touch panel Because the car call registration lamp is lit at a different position from the operation unit according to the detection result, it is easy to change the number of stops, change the floor name, change the operation buttons, etc. In addition, the structure is simple and easy to see, and the cost can be reduced.

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