WO2013178285A1 - Car panel and elevator - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
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- 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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
- B66B1/00—Control systems of elevators in general
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Abstract
The invention relates to an elevator comprising at least one elevator car wherein at least one car panel (10; 34) for the input and display of call information is provided, which car panel comprises a first touchscreen field (12; 38), characterised in that the car panel comprises a second touchscreen field (20) or a display field (44) and that the elevator comprises a monitoring and activation device which monitors the function of the first touchscreen field and activates the second touchscreen field or the display field and an existing input button (40) in the elevator car if the monitoring and activation device evaluates the function of the first touchscreen field being defective.
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Car panel and elevator
The present invention relates to an elevator according to the preamble of claim 1 as well as to car panel according to the preamble of claim 10. Further, the invention refers to a method according to claim 15.
Currently elevators with car panels are used which comprise a first touch screen field for inputting and displaying issued car calls given in the elevator car. Usually this is done by showing all the available floors at a number field and by highlighting the stop floors in this number field. A car call is given by pushing on the respective floor number.
The problem of the touch panel technology is that these panels are sensitive to mechanical impact occuring via its location in the elevator car, i.e. the touch panel is always subjected to vibrations and the accelerations which usually occur in the operation of the elevator.
Another danger of mechanical impact is an undue use of the touch screen field, i. e. by vandalism or by accidental crushing with parts loaded into the elevator car, for example during move of a resident or office from or to a location within the building. Therefore it may happen that the first touch screen field breaks or its operation is seriously damaged. Furthermore, it is popssible that the operation or function of the first touch screen field is hampered by some internal failures, for example short circuit within the touch screen field electronics.
It is object of the present invention to provide an elevator as well as a car panel which still allow the input and display of car call data even if the first touch screen field does not work properly. According to the invention this object is solved with an elevator according to claim 1 and a car panel according to claim 10.
A further object of the invention is the provision of a method for maintaining the possibility of input and display of car call data if a first touch screen field of the car panel usually used for said purpose does not work properly. This object is solved with a method having the method steps of claim 15.
Advantageous embodiments of the invention are subject matter of the corresponding dependent claims.
According to the invention the car panel comprises a second touch screen field or a display field. Furthermore, the elevator comprises a monitoring and activation device which monitors the function of the first touch screen field and activates the second touch screen field or display field and an existing input button in the elevator car if the monitoring and activation device evaluates the function of the first touch screen field being defective.
Accordingly, the invention provides a functional unit, i. e. the monitoring and activation device which reacts to the functional status of the first touch screen field. This monitoring can be done actively or passively. In the case of active monitoring the monitoring and activation device monitors the function based on its own functionality. Thus the monitoring and activation device may for
example comprise a self-diagnosis program for the first touch screen field which is executed in certain intervals. Via this self-diagnosis program the monitoring and activation device is actively able to check the function of the first display field.
Another possibility of passive monitoring is the receipt of a message or signal from a passenger or from maintenance personal of the elevator or from a remote control center of the elevator that the function of the first display field is faulty. In this case the monitoring and activation device simply monitors the input of such a message or signal and switches off the first touch screen field and activates a second touch screen field which has not been activated beforehand in case of obtaining said message/ signal.
During activation of the second touch screen field by the monitoring and acti- vation device it is preferably illuminated to show the possible destination floors in the same manner as the first touch screen field. Of course, the second touch screen field may also be a decade keyboard or it may have any other design generally used for destination floor input devices. Preferably the second touch screen field is much smaller than the first touch screen field to allow the second touch screen field to be places in the car panel without delimiting the area for the normally used first touch screen field unduly. Preferably, the size of the area of the second touch screen field is at the most half the size of the first touch screen field. This enables the hiding of the second touch screen field during the normal operation of the first touch screen filed and further leads to the fact that the dimensions of the car panel has not
to be essentially enlarges to comprise the second touch screen filed additionally to the first touch screen field.
Preferably the second touch screen field is located at a border area of the car panel, particularly at the lower border area of the car panel so that it does not disturb the visual operation interface of the first touch screen field during normal operation of the car panel.
Preferably during normal use only the first touch screen field is illuminated and the second touch screen field is not illuminated whereas with the activation of the second touch screen field the first touch screen field and also its illumination will be shut off whereas the second touch screen field together with its illumination will be switched on. Via this measure the elevator user will immediately know which touch screen field is active for inputting and displaying car call data, e. g. destination and stopping floors.
Another alternative of the invention does not use a second touch screen field but a display field and an existing input button in the elevator car. This alternative only provides a very rudimental operation interface for the elevator user but it can be realized with less hardware effort and also the car panel can be kept smaller. An input button in an elevator car is always present as e. g. the alarm button which is a hardware push button to be used in emergency cases. In case the function of the first touch screen field is deemed faulty the functionality of the alarm button is increased. Thus, the alarm button also provides the function to input car call data, i. e. the destination floor. The monitoring and activation device of the elevator does not only activates this input button for the input of call data but also activates a display field which
can be used to indicate the destination floor input via the alarm button as well as to display a text referring to the use of the alarm button as a call input means. The modified use of the alarm button could e.g. comprise short push operation for its use as a call input means or a longer push operation which indicates that the alarm button is indeed used as alarm button in case of any emergency. Preferably, the passenger gets instructions about the use of the alarm button as a call input means and about the use of the display field to indicate the input destination floors. Finally, both alternatives provide a reliable means of maintaining the operation of the elevator even if the first and main touch screen field of a car panel has lost its functionality.
Of course, preferably the car panel also comprises a display area for the cur- rent floor number of the elevator car, so that no separate display area has to be provided in the elevator car.
The monitoring and activation device, which may have active or passive monitoring function may be comprised in a control unit of the car panel provided in connection with the car panel or in a car control of the elevator or in connection with the general elevator control or elevator group control. Furthermore, the different functions of the monitoring and activation device, i. e. the monitoring and activating function may be provided in one single unit or in separate units which may also be provided in one or different of the above mentioned control units.
It is preferable, that all functions of the monitoring and activation device are provided in connection with the car panel control which car panel control is preferably arranged in connection with the car panel. In this case the car control or elevator control has not to be configured to provide certain functionali- ty of the car panel control of the functionality of the monitoring and activation device.
It is further preferable, that the first and second touch screen field or the first touch screen filed, the input button and display field are provided within the car panel so that no separate input or display modules have to be mounted in the elevator car. Via this measure a unit all input and output information for the elevator car is provided in the car panel of the elevator. This reduces the installation and maintenance work in the car equipment essentially. In case the monitoring and activation device has an active monitoring function the monitoring can also be provided by statistical observation of the input data input of the first touch screen field. If for a certain time no call has been input although the statistical data show that a high probability of such call is present this could be used as an indication for a fault of the operation of the first touch screen field.
If the monitoring and activation device comprises a passive monitoring function the determination of a malfunction of the first touch screen field can be provided by human observation. As soon as a passenger or a maintenance person detects a faulty touch screen and tells this to responsible person the necessary fault signal for the monitoring and activation device can be issued,
for example via the maintenance person or via a remote maintenance - and/ or - monitoring center.
One further possibility for active monitoring of the monitoring and activation device comprises continuous or periodic measurement of the capacitive and/ or resistance values of the touch-sensitive elements in the first
touchscreen field.
Another possibility for detecting a fault function is the detection of passengers entering the car with a sensor and monitoring the input of a car call. If for example one or more passengers arrive into an empty car but no car call is registered within a certain period, this would indicate breaking of the touchscreen (the passenger sensor could e.g. is in this case be the load sensor of the car). The above mentioned preferred embodiments may be combined arbitrarily as long as this is technically feasible.
A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described schematically by the aid of the enclosed drawings, in which:
Figure 1 shows a car panel with a first touch screen field in function
Figure 2 shows the car panel of Fig. 1 with a second touch screen field in function in case of malfunction of the first touch screen field, and
Figure 3 shows a schematic drawing of an elevator with an elevator car having a car panel with a first touch screen field, an input button and a display field. Figure 1 shows a car panel 10 with a fist touch screen field 12 and a display area 14 for the current position of the elevator car.
The first touch screen field 12 comprises a number of illuminated numbers 16 which show the available floor number and also symbols 18 which show func- tions or services which are available on the floors indicated by the corresponding floor number 16. The provision of the symbols is optional and not necessary. A call is given by pressing on the desired floor number 16 which is highlighted when the call is registered. Accordingly, the passenger will recognize that his car call to a desired floor has been registered.
The display area 14 shows the current floor position of the elevator car.
Figure 2 shows the car panel 10 of figure 1 in case a monitoring and activation device (not shown) in the car panel control (or in the car - or elevator control) has deactivated the first touch screen field 12 and has activated a second touch screen field 20 located in the lower border area of the car panel. This second display field is preferably much smaller than the first display field 20. Furthermore, in the present example the second touch screen field only comprises digits 22 for the floor numbers but no additional symbols for space saving rea- sons. The passenger has the possibility to issue a car call by pressing the digit 22 which corresponds to his desired destination floor. After pressing the digit, the digit can be highlighted to signal the registration of the car call. Accord-
ingly, the present invention according to figures 1 and 2 provides and maintains the car call functionality also if the function of the first and main touch screen field is faulty. The normal operation of the elevator car can be maintained until the faulty first touch screen field is replaced when the car panel is repaired.
Another embodiment of the invention is shown in Figure 3. Figure 3 shows an elevator 30 in very schematically manner. All the essential parts of the elevator as e.g. drive machine, elevator guide rails etc. are not shown in this figure for clarity reasons. The figure shows the wall 32 of an elevator car, a car panel 34 mounted in said car wall 32, which car panel 34 comprises a smooth glass surface 36 which covers a first touch screen field 38, a physical alarm button 40, a display area 42 for the current floor number as well as a display field 44 comprising a number field 46. Behind the car wall and therefore not visible to the passenger is a car control unit 48 as well as an elevator control 50. Of course, all the connection lines between the car panel 34, the car control unit 48 as well as the elevator control unit 50 are not visible to the passenger so that the passenger will only recognize the smooth elevator car wall 32 with the car panel 34 mounted therein. From the glass surface 36 of this car panel 34 only the alarm emergency button protrudes as physical hardware button 40.
The first touch screen field 38 of the car panel 34 works in the same way as the first touch screen field 12 of the embodiment in figures 1 and 2. The monitoring and activation device is in this embodiment located either in a control unit of the car panel 34 integrated in the car panel (not shown) or in the car control unit 48. As soon as the monitoring and activation has determined device the function of the first touch screen field as being faulty the display field 44 is lit
up which comprises on the left side instructions for the passenger as how to use the alarm button 40 as a call input device as well as the number field 46 for displaying the destination of the passenger. The faulty status of the car panel 34 can be transferred from the car control unit 48 to the elevator control unit 50 to initiate a soon maintenance or repair of the call panel 34. Accordingly the monitoring function of the monitoring and activation device can also be used to output a fault signal to the elevator control or to a remote monitoring center for initiating any maintenance or re- pair action.
The invention is not restricted to the enclosed embodiments but may be varied within the scope of the patent claims as listed below.
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1. Elevator comprising at least one elevator car wherein at least one car panel (10; 34) for the input and display of call information is provided, which car panel comprises a first touchscreen field (12; 38), characterised in that the car panel comprises a second touchscreen field (20) or a display field (44) and that the elevator comprises a monitoring and activation device which monitors the function of the first touchscreen field and activates the second touchscreen field or the display field and an existing input button (40) in the elevator car if the monitoring and activation device evaluates the function of the first touchscreen field being defective.
2. Elevator according to claim 1, characterised in that the monitoring and acti- vation device is provided in a car control unit (48) or in a car panel control unit.
3. Elevator according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the input button (40) is the alarm button of the elevator car
4. Elevator according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the display field (44) comprises a text field and a number field (46) for the destination floor of the car call.
5. Elevator according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the second touchscreen field (20) is comprised in the car panel.
6. Elevator according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the area of the second touchscreen field (20) is at the most half the size of the area of the first touchscreen field (12).
7. Elevator according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the area of the second touchscreen field (20) is located adjacent to a border area (23) of the car panel (10).
8. Elevator according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the car panel (10; 30) comprises a display area (14; 42) for the current floor number of the elevator car.
9. Elevator according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the monitoring and activation device comprises a self-diagnosis program for the first touchscreen field.
10. Car panel (10; 30) of an elevator car provided for the input and display of call information, which car panel comprises a first touchscreen field (12; 38), characterised in that the car panel comprises
- a second touchscreen field (20) or a display field (44) and an input button (40), and
- a monitoring and activation device which monitors the function of the first touchscreen field and activates the second touchscreen field or the display
field and an the input button if the monitoring and activation device evaluates the function of the first touchscreen field being defective.
11. Car panel according to claim 10, characterised in that the car panel (10; 30) comprises a display area (14; 42) for the current floor number of the elevator car.
12. Car panel according to claim 10 or 11, characterised in that the area of the second touchscreen field (20) is at the most half the size of the area of the first touchscreen field (12).
13. Car panel according to one of the preceding claims 10 to 12, characterised in that the area of the second touchscreen field (20) is located adjacent to a border area (23) of the car panel, particularly to its lower border area.
14. Car panel according to one of the preceding claims 10 to 13, characterised in that the monitoring and activation device comprises a self -diagnosis program for the first touchscreen field.
15. Method for providing call data in an elevator car, in which method a car panel (10; 30) with a first touchscreen field (12; 38) is used to input and display call data of the elevator car, in which method the function of the first touchscreen field is monitored, and when the function is found being defective a second touchscreen field (20) or another input button (40) in the elevator car and a display field (44) of the car panel is activated for the input and output of the call data.
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