Elevator control panel, elevator, and bracket

Abstract

The present invention provides an elevator control panel, elevator, and bracket that prevent the emergency battery from easily falling out of the bracket when attaching or detaching the emergency battery. [Solution] The elevator control panel comprises control components for controlling the elevator, a panel body housing the control components, a rectangular emergency battery detachably attached to the panel body and having a long side and a short side in a front view, and a bracket for fixing the emergency battery to the panel body. The bracket comprises a first member and a second member facing a first side and a second side of the emergency battery in the direction of the short side, respectively. The first member comprises a first support portion that supports a part of the first side and an opening that exposes a part of the first side. The second member comprises a second support portion that supports a part of the second side at a position facing at least a part of the opening in the direction of the short side.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This specification relates to an elevator control panel, an elevator, and a bracket.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, an emergency battery is removably attached to an elevator control panel (for example, Patent Document 1). The emergency battery is for supplying power to the elevator control panel for external notification and alarm reporting in an emergency such as a power outage.

[0003] The emergency battery is attached to the elevator control panel via a bracket, for example. When the elevator control panel is fixed inside the hoistway as in Patent Document 1, the removal and attachment of the emergency battery are performed inside the hoistway. Therefore, when removing or attaching the emergency battery, there is a risk that the emergency battery may fall off the bracket and be lost or damaged.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] Therefore, the problem is to provide an elevator control panel, an elevator, and a bracket in which the emergency battery is unlikely to fall off the bracket when being removed or attached.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The elevator control panel includes control components for controlling the elevator, and a panel body for housing the control components, A rectangular emergency battery, which is detachably attached to the panel body and has a long side and a short side when viewed from the front, The system includes a bracket for securing the emergency battery to the main body of the panel, The bracket comprises a first member and a second member facing each other on a first side and a second side of the emergency battery that are opposite each other in the short-side direction, The first member comprises a first support portion that supports a part of the first side surface and an open portion that exposes a part of the first side surface. The second member includes a second support portion that supports a portion of the second side surface at a position opposite to at least a portion of the open portion in the short-side direction.

[0007] Also, the elevator, It is equipped with the elevator control panel described above.

[0008] Also, the bracket is It is used in the elevator control panel mentioned above. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0009] [Figure 1] Schematic diagram of an elevator according to one embodiment [Figure 2] Plan view of an elevator according to the same embodiment [Figure 3] Front view of the elevator control panel according to the same embodiment. [Figure 4] Perspective view of the emergency battery and bracket according to the same embodiment. [Figure 5] Front view of the bracket according to the same embodiment. [Figure 6] Left side view of the bracket according to the same embodiment. [Figure 7] Right side view of the bracket according to the same embodiment. [Figure 8] Plan view of the bracket according to the same embodiment [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0010] In each drawing, the dimensions of components may be enlarged or reduced from their actual dimensions for the sake of clarity, and the dimensional ratios between drawings may not be consistent. Furthermore, in each drawing, some components may be omitted for the sake of clarity.

[0011] Terms including ordinal numbers such as "1st," "2nd," etc., are used to describe various components, but these terms are used solely for the purpose of distinguishing one component from others, and the components are not particularly limited by these terms. Furthermore, the number of components including ordinal numbers is not particularly limited; for example, there may be only one. Also, the ordinal numbers used in the following specification and drawings may differ from the ordinal numbers described in the claims.

[0012] The following description will explain one embodiment of the elevator, elevator control panel, and bracket with reference to Figures 1 to 8. Note that the following embodiment is provided as an example to aid in understanding the configuration of the elevator, elevator control panel, and bracket, and does not limit the configuration of the elevator, elevator control panel, and bracket.

[0013] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the elevator 1 may include, for example, a car 2 for people (passengers) to ride in, a car drive unit 3 for moving the car 2, a car rail 1a for guiding the car 2, and a processing unit 1b for controlling each part of the elevator 1. The processing unit 1b includes an elevator control panel (hereinafter also simply referred to as "control panel") 4 located inside the hoistway X1.

[0014] The drive method of the car drive unit 3 is not particularly limited. For example, as in this embodiment, the elevator 1 may be configured to include a counterweight 1c, a car rope 1d connected to the car 2 and the counterweight 1c, and a counterweight rail 1e that guides the counterweight 1c, while the car drive unit 3 may be configured to include a sheave 3a around which the car rope 1d is wound, and a drive source 3b (for example, a motor) that rotates the sheave 3a.

[0015] That is, the car drive unit 3 may be a hoist, and the elevator 1 may have a rope drive system. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the car drive unit 3 may be a hydraulic device, and the elevator 1 may have a hydraulic drive system. Further, for example, the car drive unit 3 may be a linear motor, and the elevator 1 may have a linear motor drive system.

[0016] In the present embodiment, both ends of the car rope 1d are fixed to the upper or lower part of the hoistway X1, and the car rope 1d is wound around the sheave 2a of the car 2 and the sheave 1f of the counterweight 1c, so that the car rope 1d is connected to the car 2 and the counterweight 1c, respectively. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the first end of the car rope 1d may be connected to the car 2, and the second end of the car rope 1d may be connected to the counterweight 1c.

[0017] In the elevator 1 according to the present embodiment, the hoist, which is the car drive unit 3, is arranged inside the hoistway X1. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. For example, a machine room may be provided above the hoistway X1, and the elevator 1 may have a configuration in which the hoist is arranged inside the machine room.

[0018] In each figure, the first direction D1 is the first lateral direction D1, the second direction D2 is the second lateral direction D2 which is a lateral direction orthogonal to the first lateral direction D1, and the third direction D3 is the vertical direction D3 which is orthogonal to each of the lateral directions D1 and D2 and is the up-and-down direction in which the car 2 and the counterweight 1c move up and down.

[0019] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the control panel 4 may include a panel body 40 fixed inside the hoistway X1 and a cover body (not shown) detachably attached to the panel body 40.

[0020] The control panel 4 may, for example, house electrical components (not shown) inside the panel body 40. While not particularly limited, the electrical components may include, for example, control components that control the movement of the car 2 (e.g., inverter, CPU, etc.), or, for example, accessory components of the control panel 4 (e.g., a fan for supplying and exhausting air to the panel body 40, lighting to illuminate the inside of the panel body 40, etc.).

[0021] The control panel body 40 may be fixed to the elevator shaft X1 by, for example, a bracket (not shown) connected to the side wall X2 of the elevator shaft X1 or rails 1a, 1e. Alternatively, the control panel body 40 may be positioned between the elevator car 2 and the side wall X2 of the elevator shaft X1 in the first lateral direction D1 when viewed in the vertical direction D3, as in this embodiment. This ensures that when the elevator car 2 is in a predetermined position (for example, the landing on the top floor), the control panel body 40 faces it in the first lateral direction D1.

[0022] As shown in Figure 3, the panel body 40 has an opening 41a that opens the interior in the first lateral direction D1. For example, as in this embodiment, the panel body 40 may be configured such that it comprises a housing 41 having a front portion 41b, side portions 41c, 41d, a rear portion 41e, a top portion 41f, and a bottom portion 41g, and the front portion 41b of the housing 41 has an opening 41a that opens the interior of the housing 41 in the first lateral direction D1.

[0023] The control panel 4 is equipped with an emergency battery 5 that is removablely attached to the panel body 40. The emergency battery 5 is for supplying power to the control components of the elevator control panel 4 in the event of an emergency, such as a power outage, in order to notify the outside or issue an alarm.

[0024] The emergency battery 5 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The emergency battery 5 may be mounted on the panel body 40 so that it is elongated in the vertical direction D3, as shown in Figure 3. Therefore, in a front view (in this embodiment, a first horizontal view D1), the emergency battery 5 has a rectangular shape with a long side 5L and a short side 5W. The long side 5L is along the vertical direction D3, and the vertical direction D3 is the direction of the long side D3 of the emergency battery 5. The short side 5W is along the second horizontal direction D2, and the second horizontal direction D2 is the direction of the short side D2 of the emergency battery 5.

[0025] As shown in Figure 4, the emergency battery 5 comprises a first side surface 51 and a second side surface 52 facing the short side direction D2, a third side surface 53 and a fourth side surface 54 facing the long side direction D3, and a front surface 55 and a rear surface 56 facing the first lateral direction D1.

[0026] The emergency battery 5 is fixed to the panel body 40 by a bracket 6. The bracket 6 may be configured to cover five of the six sides of the rectangular emergency battery 5. Specifically, as shown in Figures 4 to 8, the bracket 6 may include a first member 61 and a second member 62 facing the first side 51 and second side 52 of the emergency battery 5, respectively; a third member 63 and a fourth member 64 facing the third side 53 and fourth side 54 of the emergency battery 5, respectively; and a front member 65 facing the front surface 55 of the emergency battery 5. The rear surface 56 of the emergency battery 5 faces the panel body 40 and is supported by the panel body 40.

[0027] The first member 61 is connected to the front member 65. The first member 61 includes a first support portion 61a that supports a part of the first side surface 51, and an open portion 61b that exposes a part of the first side surface 51 (for example, the hatched portion in Figure 6).

[0028] The first member 61 may include a pair of first support portions 61a, 61a. The first support portion 61a is a long, plate-like shape extending from the front member 65 in a first lateral direction D1. As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the length of the first support portion 61a in the first lateral direction D1 is approximately the same as the length of the first side surface 51 of the emergency battery 5 in the first lateral direction D1. The pair of first support portions 61a, 61a are spaced apart in the long side direction D3, and the gap between the pair of first support portions 61a, 61a forms an open portion 61b.

[0029] The first member 61 may have a projection 61c extending away from the emergency battery 5 from the tip of the first support portion 61a, that is, from the end of the first support portion 61a adjacent to the back surface 56 of the emergency battery 5. The projections 61c are provided at the tips of the pair of first support portions 61a, 61a, and are arranged on both sides of the long side direction D3 of the open portion 61b.

[0030] The protruding portion 61c may have a keyhole 61d through which a bolt (not shown) is inserted, as shown in Figure 5. The keyhole 61d comprises a first through-hole having a diameter larger than the head of the bolt, and a second through-hole extending upward from the first through-hole and having a width approximately the same as the diameter of the shaft of the bolt. The protruding portion 61c is fixed to the panel body 40 by a bolt inserted through the keyhole 61d.

[0031] As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the vertical length D3 of the first member 61 may be shorter than the vertical length D3 of the first side surface 51 of the emergency battery 5. This allows a portion of the first side surface 51 to be exposed, resulting in good heat dissipation for the emergency battery 5.

[0032] The second member 62 is connected to the front member 65. The second member 62 extends from the front member 65 in a first lateral direction D1. The second member 62 has a second support portion 62a (hatched portion in Figure 7) that supports a portion of the second side surface 52 at a position opposite to at least a part of the opening 61b of the first member 61 in the short side direction D2. As a result, when attaching or detaching the emergency battery 5, the first side surface 51 of the emergency battery 5 exposed by the opening 61b and the second support portion 62a of the bracket 6 can be grasped by hand in the second lateral direction D2, allowing the emergency battery 5 and the bracket 6 to be grasped simultaneously, making it difficult for the emergency battery 5 to fall out of the bracket 6.

[0033] The opening 61b and the second support portion 62a may, as in this embodiment, face each other on the side of the first side 51 and the second side 52 that is closer to the front surface 55 in the first lateral direction D1. This makes it easier to grasp the first side 51 of the emergency battery 5 exposed by the opening 61b and the second support portion 62a from the front.

[0034] As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the length of the first lateral direction D1 of the second member 62 may be shorter than the length of the first lateral direction D1 of the second side surface 52 of the emergency battery 5. As a result, a portion of the second side surface 52 is exposed, which improves the heat dissipation of the emergency battery 5.

[0035] The third member 63 and the fourth member 64 are connected to the second member 62. The third member 63 and the fourth member 64 extend from the second member 62 in a second lateral direction D2. As shown in Figures 5 and 8, the length of the third member 63 and the fourth member 64 in the second lateral direction D2 may be shorter than the length of the third side 53 and the fourth side 54 of the emergency battery 5 in the second lateral direction D2. Also, as shown in Figures 6 and 7, the length of the third member 63 and the fourth member 64 in the first lateral direction D1 may be shorter than the length of the third side 53 and the fourth side 54 of the emergency battery 5 in the first lateral direction D1. In other words, the area of ​​the third member 63 and the fourth member 64 may be smaller than the area of ​​the third side 53 and the fourth side 54. As a result, parts of the third side 53 and the fourth side 54 are exposed, which improves the heat dissipation of the emergency battery 5.

[0036] The front member 65 is connected to the first member 61 and the second member 62. Also, the length of the second member 62 in the first lateral direction D1 is shorter than the length of the first member 61 in the first lateral direction D1. Therefore, as shown in Figure 8, the first member 61, the front member 65, and the second member 62 have a roughly J-shape when viewed in the vertical direction D3. As a result, only the protruding portion 61c of the first member 61 is fixed to the panel body 40, so the emergency battery 5 is not strongly pressed against the panel body 40 by the bracket 6.

[0037] As shown in Figures 5 to 7, the vertical length D3 of the front member 65 may be shorter than the vertical length D3 of the front surface 55 of the emergency battery 5. This allows a portion of the front surface 55 to be exposed, resulting in better heat dissipation for the emergency battery 5.

[0038] The first member 61, the second member 62, the third member 63, the fourth member 64, and the front member 65 are made of plate material with a thickness of approximately 1 mm. The bracket 6 is formed as a single unit by bending, for example, a steel plate with a thickness of approximately 1 mm.

[0039] [1] Based on the above, the elevator control panel 4 is configured as in this embodiment. Control components for controlling elevator 1, The control panel body 40 houses the aforementioned control components, A rectangular emergency battery 5 is detachably attached to the panel body 40 and has a long side 5L and a short side 5W when viewed from the front. The system includes a bracket 6 for fixing the emergency battery 5 to the main body 40 of the panel, The bracket 6 comprises a first member 61 and a second member 62 facing the first side surface 51 and the second side surface 52 of the emergency battery 5, respectively, which are opposite to the short side direction D2. The first member 61 includes a first support portion 61a that supports a part of the first side surface 51, and an open portion 61b that exposes a part of the first side surface 51. The second member 62 includes a second support portion 62a that supports a portion of the second side surface 52 at a position opposite to at least a part of the open portion 61b and the short side direction D2. This configuration is preferable.

[0040] With this configuration, when attaching or detaching the emergency battery 5, the first side surface 51 of the emergency battery 5, which is exposed by the opening 61b, and the second support portion 62a of the bracket 6 can be gripped by hand in the second lateral direction D2, thereby allowing the emergency battery 5 and the bracket 6 to be grasped simultaneously, making it difficult for the emergency battery 5 to fall out of the bracket 6.

[0041] [2] Furthermore, in the elevator control panel 4, as in this embodiment, The bracket 6 is connected to the first member 61 and the second member 62, and has a front member 65 that faces the front 55 of the emergency battery 5, The emergency battery 5 comprises a third side surface 53 and a fourth side surface 54 facing each other in the long side direction D3, and a third member 63 and a fourth member 64 facing each other, respectively. The rear surface 56 of the emergency battery 5 is supported by the main panel 40. This configuration is preferable.

[0042] With this configuration, five of the six sides of the emergency battery 5 are covered by the bracket 6, and one side is supported by the panel body 40, so that the emergency battery 5 can be securely attached to the panel body 40 by the bracket 6. Also, because five of the six sides of the emergency battery 5 are covered by the bracket 6, the emergency battery 5 is less likely to fall out of the bracket 6 when it is removed.

[0043] [3] Furthermore, in the elevator control panel 4, as in this embodiment, The first member 61 includes a projection 61c extending away from the emergency battery 5 from the end of the first support portion 61a adjacent to the back surface 56 of the emergency battery 5, The protruding portions 61c are arranged on both sides of the long side direction D3 of the open portion 61b and are fixed to the panel body 40. This configuration is preferable.

[0044] With this configuration, it is easy to position the protruding portion 61c of the bracket 6 relative to the main body 40 while simultaneously gripping the emergency battery 5 and the bracket 6.

[0045] [4] Furthermore, in the elevator control panel 4, as in this embodiment, The opening 61b and the second support portion 62a face the side of the first side surface 51 and the second side surface 52 that is closer to the front surface 55, respectively. This configuration is preferable.

[0046] With this configuration, the first side surface 51 of the emergency battery 5, exposed by the opening 61b, and the second support portion 62a can be easily grasped from the front.

[0047] [5] Furthermore, elevator 1, as in this embodiment, The elevator is equipped with one of the elevator control panels 4 described in [1] to [4] above. This configuration is preferable.

[0048] With this configuration, the emergency battery 5 is less likely to fall out of the bracket 6 when attaching or detaching it.

[0049] [6] Furthermore, the bracket 6 is used in any one of the elevator control panels 4 described in [1] to [4] above.

[0050] With this configuration, the emergency battery 5 is less likely to fall out of the bracket 6 when attaching or detaching it.

[0051] It should be noted that the elevator control panel 4, elevator 1, and bracket 6 are not limited to the configuration of the embodiment described above, nor are they limited to the effects described above. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the elevator control panel 4, elevator 1, and bracket 6 can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, one or more of the configurations and methods described below may be arbitrarily selected and adopted in the configurations and methods of the embodiment described above.

[0052] (A) In the elevator control panel 4 according to the above embodiment, the bracket 6 is connected to the first member 61 and the second member 62 and comprises a front member 65 facing the front 55 of the emergency battery 5, and a third member 63 and a fourth member 64 facing the third side 53 and fourth side 54 of the emergency battery 5 which are opposite the long side direction D3, respectively, and the rear 56 of the emergency battery 5 is supported by the panel body 40. However, the elevator control panel 4 is not limited to this configuration. For example, the bracket 6 may be configured to cover only four of the six sides of the emergency battery 5. Specifically, the bracket 6 may be configured to cover the first side 51, second side 52, fourth side 54, and front 55 of the emergency battery 5, but not the third side 53.

[0053] (B) In the elevator control panel 4 according to the above embodiment, the first member 61 has a projection 61c extending away from the emergency battery 5 from the end of the first support portion 61a adjacent to the back surface 56 of the emergency battery 5, and the projections 61c are arranged on both sides of the long side direction D3 of the open portion 61b and fixed to the panel body 40. However, the elevator control panel 4 is not limited to this configuration. For example, the two projections 61c, 61c may be arranged on one side of the long side direction D3 of the open portion 61b and fixed to the panel body 40. With such a configuration, it is easy to grasp the emergency battery 5 and bracket 6 with one hand and fix the two projections 61c, 61c to the panel body 40 with bolts or the like with the other hand.

[0054] (C) In the elevator control panel 4 according to the above embodiment, the opening 61b and the second support portion 62a face each other on the side of the first side 51 and the second side 52 that is closer to the front 55. However, the elevator control panel 4 is not limited to this configuration. For example, the opening 61b and the second support portion 62a may face each other on the side of the first side 51 and the second side 52 that is further from the front 55. With this configuration, when grasping the emergency battery 5 and bracket 6 by hand, the front 55 of the emergency battery 5 or the front member 65 of the bracket 6 is more likely to come into contact with the palm of the hand, so that even if the emergency battery 5 is heavy, the emergency battery 5 and bracket 6 can be grasped stably.

[0055] (D) In ​​the elevator control panel 4 according to the above embodiment, the emergency battery 5 is mounted on the panel body 40 so as to be elongated in the vertical direction D3. However, the elevator control panel 4 is not limited to this configuration. For example, the emergency battery 5 may be mounted on the panel body 40 so as to be elongated in the second horizontal direction D2. In this case, the second horizontal direction D2 is the direction of the longer side of the emergency battery 5, and the vertical direction D3 is the direction of the shorter side of the emergency battery 5. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0056] 1...Elevator, 1a...Cage rail, 1b...Processing unit, 1c...Counterweight, 1d...Cage rope, 1e...Weight rail, 1f...Sheave, 2...Cage, 2a...Sheave, 3...Cage drive unit, 3a...Sheave, 3b...Drive source, 4...Elevator control panel, 5...Emergency battery, 5L...Long side, 5W...Short side, 6...Bracket, 40...Panel body, 41...Housing, 41a...Opening, 41b...Front view, 41c...Side view, 41d...Side view, 41e...Rear view, 41f...Top surface, 41g...Bottom surface, 51...First side, 52...Second side, 53...Third side, 54...Fourth side, 55...Front, 56...Back, 61...First member, 61a...First support part, 61b...Open part, 61c...Protruding part, 61d...Dagger hole, 62...Second member, 62a...Second support part, 63...Third member, 64...Fourth member, 65...Front member, D1...First lateral direction, D2...Second lateral direction, D3...Vertical direction, X1...Elevator shaft, X2...Side wall

Claims

1. Control components for controlling the elevator, A panel body housing the aforementioned control components, A rectangular emergency battery, which is detachably attached to the panel body and has a long side and a short side when viewed from the front, The system includes a bracket for securing the emergency battery to the main body of the panel, The bracket comprises a first member and a second member facing each other on a first side and a second side facing each other in the short-side direction of the emergency battery, The first member comprises a first support portion that supports a part of the first side surface and an open portion that exposes a part of the first side surface. The elevator control panel comprises a second support portion that supports a portion of the second side surface at a position opposite to at least a portion of the open portion in the short-side direction.

2. The bracket is connected to the first member and the second member, and has a front member facing the front of the emergency battery, The emergency battery comprises a third member and a fourth member facing each other on the third and fourth sides that are opposite each other in the direction of the long side, The elevator control panel according to claim 1, wherein the rear of the emergency battery is supported by the panel body.

3. The first member has a projection extending away from the emergency battery from the end of the first support portion adjacent to the back of the emergency battery, The elevator control panel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the protruding portions are arranged on both sides in the direction of the long side of the opening and are fixed to the panel body.

4. The elevator control panel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the opening and the second support face each other, the first side and the second side that is closer to the front.

5. An elevator comprising the elevator control panel described in claim 1 or 2.

6. A bracket used in an elevator control panel according to claim 1 or 2.

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