WO2008018767A2

WO2008018767A2 - A elevator calling foot button

Info

Publication number: WO2008018767A2
Application number: PCT/KR2007/003840
Authority: WO
Inventors: Nak Gyu Ha; Yeon Ho Kim
Original assignee: Nak Gyu Ha; Yeon Ho Kim
Priority date: 2006-08-11
Filing date: 2007-08-10
Publication date: 2008-02-14
Also published as: WO2008018767A3; KR200430655Y1

Abstract

In an elevator call button for calling an elevator for moving a user to a desired floor instead of using steps, there is provided an elevator call foot button characterized in that an up button and a down button connected with a call button are provided below the call button positioned on one wall of the elevator door, and the up button and the down button are positioned at a certain height so that they can be touched with a foot, and when the up button or the down button is pushed down when it is touched by the foot, and when the pushing foot is removed, it comes back to its original position.

Description

Description A ELEVATOR CALLING FOOT BUTTON

Technical Field

[1] The present invention relates to a call foot button for an elevator, and in particular to a call foot button in which a call foot button is provided at a lower side of an ordinary call button so that a user can touch a desired button with a foot in an elevator which allows a user to move to a desired floor instead of using steps, and a call foot button is connected in parallel with the call button. So, a user can control an opening and call operation of an elevator by touching a desired button with a foot.

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Background Art

[4] In a call button installed in an elevator able to move a user to a desired floor instead steps, an elevator call button installed in a high rise building is provided at a certain waist height, so that a user touches the button at a waist height. However, since an elevator call button installed in a high rise building is touched by many people, it is contaminated with bacteria and pollutants. In recent years, an elevator system able to prevent the above problems is urgently needed.

[5] The conventional art of the application number 10-2004-0101834 discloses a method for manufacturing a functional elevator button in which a nano silver and perfume material are inputted into a material of an elevator button made of a metallic material such as stainless or titanium, a mineral material, a synthetic resin, a rubber, a silicon or a plastic resin. So, the elevator buttons are disinfected and prevented from bacteria, and far infrared radiation or silver ions are outputted.

[6] The application number 10-2004-0101834 also provides an apparatus for inputting a nano silver and perfume material into a button material. With the inputs of the above special additives, the work process increases, and a facility cost increases. So, its applicability is not so good. A disabled person or a shopping customer or a kid cannot call an elevator easily when they have baggage. So, it is urgently needed to develop an elevator call button which is able to overcome the above problems.

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Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem

[9] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a call foot button for an elevator in which there is provided a call foot button at a portion below an ordinary call button of an elevator, and the call foot button is connected in parallel with the call button, so that a user can touch a desired button with his foot for calling a certain elevator car.

[10] It is another object of the present invention to provide a call foot button for an elevator which is able to prevent an infection of bacteria or disease when a lot of people use the call button, and a disabled person or a patient or a person who carries baggage can easily touch a call button.

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Brief Description of the Drawings

[16] The present invention will become better understood with reference to the accompanying drawings which are given only by way of illustration and thus are not limitative of the present invention, wherein;

[17] Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a call foot button for an elevator according to the present invention;

[18] Figure 2 is a view of a use of a call foot button for an elevator according to the present invention; and

[19] Figure 3 is a view of a cable connection of a call foot button for an elevator according to the present invention.

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Mode for the Invention

[25] In the present invention, a call foot button 20 is provided at a lower side of an ordinary call button 40 of an elevator used for calling an elevator which is located in an upper floor or a lower floor with a user s foot. The call foot button is connected in parallel with the call button 40, so that it is possible to control a call and opening and closing operation of the elevator by touching a desired button with his foot.

[26] Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a call foot button for an elevator according to the present invention. Figure 2 is a view of a use of a call foot button for an elevator according to the present invention. Figure 3 is a view of a cable connection of a call foot button for an elevator according to the present invention. [27] The construction and operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[28] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the present invention comprises a call button 30 installed in an elevator, a call foot button 20 formed of a up button 20a and a down button 20b, and an elevator door 10. The up button 20a and the down button 20b are provided below the call button 30 installed on one side of the elevator door. The up button 20a is used when a user wants to move to upper floors, and the down button 20b is used when a user wants to move to lower floors. The above functions can be performed by the feet. Since the feet feel less sensitive as compared to the hands, the size of the call foot button is larger than the call button 30 used with hands. The up button 20a and the down button 20b are separated by a certain distance for thereby minimizing the error touch. It is not easy to control the touching force with a foot in a state that a user has baggage or the user is a kind, so that the call foot button 20 is formed to be pushed and to be come out for preventing damages occurring when the button is forcibly pushed. In order to indicate the pressed state of the call foot button 20, it is preferred to manufacture the call foot button in a blinking shape. It may have various colors so that the elevator looks nice.

[29] The call foot button 20 operates with the touch of the foot. So, when it is installed at a much lower position, the user of the elevator may touch in mistake, so that it may operate. In addition, it may be polluted with dusts or water when the floor of the elevator is cleaned. In order to prevent the above problems, it is needed to install at a substantially higher position in which the button can be touched by the foot.

[30] As shown in Figure 3, the wiring structure of the call foot button 20 is implemented by connecting in parallel the call foot button to the call button 30 which operates with hands. When it is connected in series, since both the call button 30 and the call foot button 20 do not work, it is needed to connect in parallel, not in series. When the call foot button 20 or the call button 30 is connected in parallel, even when either one is damaged and does not work, the remaining one, which is not damaged, may work for thereby calling the elevator.

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Industrial Applicability

[33] The present invention relates to an elevator call foot button. Since the elevator is called with the foot with a shoe, not with the hand, it is possible to prevent a contamination of bacteria. A disabled person or a patient or a person with baggage may easily call the elevator with the foot, not the hand.

[34] As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be understood that the above-described examples are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified, but rather should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.

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Claims

[1] In an elevator call button for calling an elevator for moving a user to a desired floor instead of using steps, an elevator call foot button characterized in that an up button 20a and a down button 20b connected with a call button are provided below the call button 30 positioned on one wall of the elevator door 10, and the up button 20a and the down button 20b are positioned at a certain height so that they can be touched with a foot, and when the up button 20a or the down button 20b is pushed down when it is touched by the foot, and when the pushing foot is removed, it comes back to its original position.

[2] The button of claim 1, wherein said up button 20a and down button 20 are connected in parallel with the call button 30 which operates when it is touched with the hand.