Non-contact operation device for elevator

Abstract

To provide a non-contact operation device for an elevator, which can be realized at low cost and post-fitted to an existing operation panel.SOLUTION: A non-contact operation device 40 for an elevator 10, which enables a user of the elevator 10 to operate an operation panel 30 in a non-contact manner in a car 11, comprises a bar code reader 41 that is provided in the operation panel 30 to read bar codes 71 presented by the user. The bar code 71 contains a bar code for registering a destination floor of the car 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a non-contact operation device that enables elevator passengers to operate an operation panel inside an elevator car without contact. [Background technology]

[0002] A destination floor button for registering a destination floor is arranged on an operation panel inside the elevator car. A destination floor is registered on the operation panel when an elevator user presses the destination floor button. In recent years, devices that allow users to register destination floors without contact (hereinafter, non-contact operation devices) have been proposed as a measure against infectious diseases. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an operation panel on which a non-contact touchless panel is arranged as a non-contact operation device. In the non-contact touchless panel, a destination floor is registered when a user brings a finger close to a button displayed on a display panel. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2023-096371 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the non-contact operation device disclosed in Patent Document 1 may be difficult to realize because the cost of the non-contact touchless panel is high. Also, the non-contact operation device disclosed in Patent Document 1 requires replacing an existing operation panel with an operation panel equipped with a non-contact touchless panel, and the replacement work takes time, so it may be difficult to realize.

[0005] In addition, there are contactless operation devices that allow passengers to register their destination floors using their smartphones, but this can be difficult to implement due to the high cost of communication devices that can communicate with smartphones. In addition, there are contactless operation devices that use a camera to read a code showing the destination floor information that a passenger presents on their smartphone, but this can be difficult to implement due to the high cost of the camera.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a non-contact operating device for an elevator that can be realized at low cost and can be retrofitted to an existing hall button panel. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The non-contact operation device for an elevator according to the present invention is a non-contact operation device for an elevator that allows elevator users to operate an operation panel inside the elevator car without contact, and is characterized in that the operation panel is provided with a barcode reader that reads a barcode presented by the user, and the barcode includes a barcode for registering the destination floor of the elevator car.

[0008] With the above-mentioned configuration, the non-contact operation device can be realized at low cost, and the non-contact operation device can be retrofitted to an existing operation panel.

[0009] In the non-contact operation device for an elevator according to the present invention, it is preferable that the barcode reader reads the barcode only while the elevator car is stopped.

[0010] With the above-mentioned configuration, the barcode reader does not emit a laser beam all the time, which is a hassle for the customer.

[0011] In the non-contact operation device for an elevator according to the present invention, it is preferable that a speaker is provided in the elevator car, and the speaker emits a confirmation sound when the barcode reader reads the barcode.

[0012] With the above configuration, the customer can confirm that the bar code he or she presented has been read.

[0013] The non-contact operation device for an elevator according to the present invention is a non-contact operation device for an elevator that allows an elevator user to operate a hall button at a hall without contact, and is characterized in that it is provided with a barcode reader that is located near the hall button and that reads a barcode presented by the user, and that the barcode includes a barcode for calling a car.

[0014] With the above-mentioned configuration, the non-contact operation device can be realized at low cost, and the non-contact operation device can be retrofitted to an existing hall button panel. Effect of the Invention

[0015] The non-contact operating device for an elevator of the present invention can be realized at low cost and can be retrofitted to an existing operating panel. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an elevator according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a control panel according to the embodiment. [Diagram 3] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a non-contact operation device according to an embodiment; [Figure 4] 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit of a non-contact operation device according to an embodiment; FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a non-contact operation device according to another embodiment of the present invention; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0017] An example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below. In the following description, specific shapes, materials, directions, values, etc. are merely examples for the purpose of easily understanding the present invention, and can be appropriately changed according to the application, purpose, specifications, etc.

[0018] [Elevator] An elevator 10 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0019] The elevator 10 is installed in, for example, an office building. The elevator of the present invention may also be installed in a department store, a shopping mall, a public facility, etc. The elevator 10 is equipped with a non-contact operation device 40, the details of which will be described later. The non-contact operation device 40 allows a passenger to register a destination floor without directly touching, for example, the destination floor button 31. This makes it possible to implement infection control measures.

[0020] The elevator 10 is an elevator that carries passengers in a car 11, raises and lowers the car 11 in response to the passenger's request, and stops the car 11 at a landing 12 on each floor. The elevator 10 includes a hoistway 13 that is formed so as to penetrate each floor of the office building and raises and lowers the car 11, and a machine room 14 that is provided above the hoistway 13.

[0021] The elevator shaft 13 accommodates the car 11, which is the box-shaped structure for carrying the above-mentioned passengers, a guide rail 15 for guiding the car 11 in the vertical direction, a wire rope 16 for suspending the car 11, a counterweight 17 suspended from the wire rope 16, and a counterweight guide rail 18 for guiding the counterweight 17 in the vertical direction.

[0022] With the above configuration, the car 11 and the counterweight 17 are suspended from both ends of the wire rope 16 to maintain balance, and the car 11 and the counterweight 17 can be raised or lowered by the frictional force acting on the pulley 27 connected to the hoist 22 installed at the midpoint of the return of the wire rope 16.

[0023] A car door 19 for opening and closing the car 11 is provided on the side of the car 11 facing the platform 12. An operation panel 30 is provided inside the car 11 (see FIG. 2). Buttons and the like that are operated by passengers inside the car 11 are arranged on the operation panel 30. The operation panel 30 will be described in detail later.

[0024] A shock absorber 20 is provided at the bottom of the guide rail 15 to absorb the impact when the car 11 collides with the bottom of the hoistway 13. In addition, a shock absorber 21 is provided at the bottom of the counterweight guide rail 18 to absorb the impact when the counterweight 17 collides with the bottom of the hoistway 13.

[0025] The machine room 14 houses a hoist 22 that winds up or pays out the wire rope 16 to raise and lower the car 11, a control panel 23 that controls the operation of the car 11 by controlling the rotation of the hoist 22, and a speed governor 24 that detects when the speed of the car 11 exceeds a specified value and stops the car 11.

[0026] The landing 12 is provided with a jamb 25 that covers the opening of the elevator shaft 13. The opening is also provided with a landing door 26 that opens and closes in conjunction with the car door 19. A landing button 50 that calls the car 11 to the landing 12 is provided near the landing door 26.

[0027] [Operation panel] The operation panel 30 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0028] As described above, the operation panel 30 is a panel on which are arranged buttons and the like operated by passengers in the car 11. On the operation panel 30, destination floor buttons 31 for each floor for performing an operation to register a destination floor, a car door opening / closing button 32 for performing an operation to open and close the car door 19, and a non-contact operation device 40, the details of which will be described later, are arranged.

[0029] [Non-contact operation device] A non-contact operation device 40 as an example of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG.

[0030] The non-contact operation device 40 is a device for operating the operation panel 30 of the car 11 of the elevator 10 in a non-contact manner. The non-contact operation device 40, which will be described in detail later, can be realized at low cost and can be retrofitted to an existing operation panel 30.

[0031] The non-contact operating device 40 is provided on the operation panel 30 inside the car 11 of the elevator 10, and has a barcode reader 41 that reads the barcode 71 presented by a passenger using the elevator 10, a speaker 42 that outputs voice, etc. inside the car 11, and a control unit 43 that controls the operation of the barcode reader 41.

[0032] The barcode 71 is presented, for example, on the screen of a smartphone 70 carried by a user. The user can display the barcode 71 on the screen, for example, from an app on the smartphone 70. The barcode 71 includes a barcode for registering a destination floor, a barcode for opening the car door 19, and a barcode for closing the car door 19. In other words, the barcode 71 includes barcodes corresponding to the destination floor buttons 31 and the car door opening / closing buttons 32 of the operation panel 30 for each floor. Moreover, the barcode 71 is preferably a barcode corresponding only to the elevators 10 provided in the same elevator shaft 13, for example. Furthermore, the barcode may be different for each elevator 10.

[0033] The barcode reader 41 is provided, for example, below the car door opening / closing button 32 of the operation panel 30. The barcode reader 41 is, for example, a laser type, and reads the barcode 71 by irradiating the barcode 71 with laser light and capturing the reflected light with a sensor (laser light receiving element). Note that the barcode reader of the present invention is not limited to the laser type, and may be a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) type that reads the barcode using a semiconductor element that converts optical information into an electrical signal.

[0034] When the barcode reader 41 has normally read the barcode 71, the speaker 42 emits a confirmation sound to confirm the reading of the barcode 71. It is preferable that the confirmation sound be a single "beep." The speaker 42 is preferably provided on the operation panel 30, for example, near the barcode reader 41. The speaker 42 may be a speaker that outputs sound and the like inside the existing car 11.

[0035] As shown in Fig. 4, the control unit 43 controls the operation of the barcode reader 41. The control unit 43 is connected to the barcode reader 41 and the speaker 42. The control unit 43 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) which is an arithmetic processing unit, and storage units such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory), and performs signal processing according to a program stored in advance in the ROM while utilizing the temporary storage function of the RAM. The control unit 43 may be incorporated into a part of the control panel 23 of the elevator 10.

[0036] The control unit 43 has a laser irradiation unit 44 and a confirmation sound transmission unit 45. The laser irradiation unit 44 and the confirmation sound transmission unit 45 are realized by the CPU executing a program stored in the ROM or RAM.

[0037] The laser irradiation unit 44 irradiates laser light from the barcode reader 41 to read the barcode 71 only while the elevator car 11 is stopped, for example. With the laser irradiation unit 44, the barcode reader 41 does not irradiate a laser all the time, which is not bothersome to passengers.

[0038] The laser irradiation unit of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned laser irradiation unit 44. For example, an obstacle sensor may be provided near the barcode reader 41, and the obstacle sensor may detect that a customer holds the smartphone 70 in front of the barcode reader 41, causing the barcode reader 41 to irradiate laser light.

[0039] When the barcode reader 41 has normally read the barcode 71, the confirmation sound transmitting unit 45 transmits a confirmation sound for the reading of the barcode 71. The confirmation sound transmitting unit 45 allows the customer to confirm that the barcode 71 presented by the customer has been read.

[0040] Conventional non-contact operation devices include a device that allows a user to register a destination floor via a communication means such as a smartphone, and a device that uses a camera to read a code showing destination floor information presented by a user via a smartphone. However, the non-contact operation device 40 of this embodiment is composed of a barcode reader 41, and is less expensive than a device composed of a camera, communication means, etc.

[0041] Moreover, the non-contact operation device 40 can be realized simply by providing the barcode reader 41 on the operation panel 30 and connecting the barcode reader 41 to the existing control panel 23. This allows it to be retrofitted to an existing operation panel 30.

[0042] Furthermore, according to the non-contact operating device 40, the barcode reader 41 reads in a primary direction, so there is a greater tolerance for misalignment between the smartphone 70 and the barcode reader 41 compared to a configuration that reads, for example, a QR code (registered trademark), thereby improving the operability for the user.

[0043] [Other embodiments] A non-contact operation device 60 as another example of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0044] The non-contact operating device 60 is provided near the hall button 50 of the hall 12 of the elevator 10, and has a barcode reader 61 that reads a barcode 71 presented by a passenger using the elevator 10, and a speaker 62 that outputs voice, etc. inside the car 11.

[0045] The hall button 50 is a button that a passenger at the hall 12 operates to call the car 11. The hall buttons 50 include a hall button for calling the car 11 to go to an upper floor and a hall button for calling the car 11 to go to a lower floor.

[0046] The barcode 71 is presented, for example, on the screen of a smartphone 70 carried by a user. The user can display the barcode 71 on the screen, for example, from an app on the smartphone 70. The barcode 71 includes a barcode for calling the car 11 to go to an upper floor, and a barcode for calling the car 11 to go to a lower floor. In other words, the barcode 71 includes a barcode corresponding to a hall button for calling the car 11 to go to an upper floor, and a hall button for calling the car 11 to go to a lower floor. In addition, it is preferable that the barcode 71 is a barcode corresponding only to elevators 10 provided in the same elevator shaft 13, for example.

[0047] The barcode reader 61 is provided, for example, below the hall button 50. The barcode reader 61 is, for example, the above-mentioned laser type, but may be the above-mentioned CCD type.

[0048] When the barcode reader 61 reads the barcode 71, the speaker 62 emits a confirmation sound to confirm the reading of the barcode 71. It is preferable that the confirmation sound be a "beep." The speaker 62 is preferably provided near the barcode reader 61, for example.

[0049] The non-contact operation device 60 can be realized at low cost, similar to the non-contact operation device 40, and can be retrofitted to an existing hall button panel.

[0050] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and its modified examples, and various modifications and improvements are possible within the scope of the matters described in the claims of this application. [Explanation of symbols]

[0051] 10 elevator, 11 car, 12 landing, 13 elevator shaft, 14 machine room, 15 guide rail, 16 wire rope, 17 counterweight, 18 counterweight guide rail, 19 car door, 20 buffer, 21 buffer, 22 hoist, 23 control panel, 24 governor, 25 jamb, 26 landing door, 27 pulley, 30 operation panel, 31 destination floor button, 32 door opening / closing button, 40 non-contact operation device, 41 barcode reader, 42 speaker, 43 control unit, 44 laser irradiation unit, 45 confirmation sound transmission unit, 50 landing button, 60 non-contact operation device, 61 barcode reader, 62 speaker, 70 smartphone, 71 barcode

Claims

1. A non-contact operation device for an elevator that allows elevator users to operate an operation panel in the elevator car without contact, A barcode reader is provided on the operation panel and reads the barcode presented by the customer. The barcode includes a barcode for registering a destination floor of the elevator. A non-contact elevator operating device.

2. The non-contact operation device for an elevator according to claim 1, The barcode reader reads the barcode only while the elevator car is stopped. A non-contact elevator operating device.

3. The non-contact operation device for an elevator according to claim 1 or 2, The elevator car is provided with a speaker, The speaker emits a confirmation sound when the barcode reader reads the barcode. A non-contact elevator operating device.

4. A non-contact operation device for an elevator that allows an elevator user to operate a hall button at a hall without contact, A barcode reader is provided near the boarding button and reads the barcode presented by the customer. The barcode includes a barcode for calling a car. A non-contact elevator operating device.

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