Elevator spraying device

The elevator spraying device addresses the issue of incomplete floor coverage by using a storage section, pump, and spray units to deliver liquid only when users are absent, ensuring effective and comfortable operation.

JP7613258B2Active Publication Date: 2025-01-15MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC BUILDING SOLUTIONS CORP
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Application Number
JP2021085384
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-05-20
Publication Date
2025-01-15
Estimated Expiration
2041-05-20

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Technical Problem

Existing elevator spray devices fail to effectively spray liquid onto the floor surface of the elevator car, leading to incomplete coverage.

Method used

An elevator spraying device with a storage section, pump, pipe parts, and spray units is designed to deliver liquid onto the floor surface of the elevator car, utilizing detection units to ensure safe operation when users are not present.

Benefits of technology

The device ensures thorough coverage of the elevator floor with liquid, reducing dust and odor, and operates without user discomfort by spraying when the car is unoccupied.

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Abstract

To provide a spray device of an elevator capable of spraying liquid to a floor surface part of an elevator car.SOLUTION: A spray device of an elevator includes a storage part which is provided in an elevator car, stores liquid, and has a pump for delivering the liquid, a plurality of pipe body parts which is provided outside the elevator car, has one ends connected to the storage part, and permits the liquid sent from the storage part to pass, and a plurality of spray parts which is connected to the other ends of the plurality of pipe body parts, provided on side surface parts of the car in the vicinity of the floor surface part of the car so as to spray the liquid having passed through the pipe body parts to the floor surface part of the car.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to elevator spray systems. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses an elevator spray device that sprays liquid into the inside of an elevator car. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2006-96483 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the elevator spray device described in Patent Document 1 sprays liquid into the space inside the elevator car, so the liquid may not reach the floor surface of the car.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. An object of the present disclosure is to provide an elevator spray device that can spray liquid onto the floor surface of an elevator car. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The elevator spray device according to the present disclosure comprises: a storage section provided in an elevator car, storing liquid, and having a pump for pumping out the liquid; a plurality of tubular sections provided on the outside of the elevator car, one end of which is connected to the storage section, and which allow the liquid pumped out from the storage section to pass through; and a plurality of spray sections connected to the other ends of the plurality of tubular sections, provided on a side portion of the car near the floor of the car, and which spray the liquid that has passed through the tubular sections onto the floor of the car; A detection unit that is provided to detect a user inside the car and has its own detection area set as a spray area of ​​a corresponding spray unit; Equipped with The storage unit delivers liquid to a spray unit corresponding to a detection unit that has not detected a user in its detection area among the plurality of detection units. . The elevator spray device of the present disclosure comprises a storage section provided in an elevator car, storing liquid and equipped with a pump that discharges the liquid, a plurality of tubular sections provided on the outside of the elevator car, one end of which is connected to the storage section and which allow the liquid discharged from the storage section to pass through, and a plurality of spray sections connected to the other ends of the plurality of tubular sections and provided on a side portion of the car near the floor portion of the car, which spray the liquid that has passed through the tubular sections onto the floor portion of the car, each of the plurality of spray sections being provided on a baseboard provided along the outer periphery at the lower part of the side portion of the car, and one of the plurality of spray sections that is located toward the center of the car is provided on the upper part of the baseboard, and one of the plurality of spray sections that is located at any of the four corners of the car is provided on the lower part of the baseboard. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present disclosure, the elevator spray device sprays liquid onto the floor surface of the car from a side portion of the car near the floor surface of the car. Therefore, the liquid can be sprayed onto the floor surface of the elevator car. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a configuration diagram of an elevator system to which an elevator spray device in a first embodiment is applied. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a spray device for an elevator in the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] 1 is a detailed cross-sectional view of an elevator car to which the elevator spray device in the first embodiment is applied. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a detailed cross-sectional view of an elevator car to which a first modified example of the elevator spray device in the first embodiment is applied. [Diagram 5] 10 is a detailed cross-sectional view of an elevator car to which a second modified example of the elevator spray device in embodiment 1 is applied. FIG. [Figure 6] 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of a spray device for an elevator to which a third modified example of the spray device for an elevator in embodiment 1 is applied. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] The embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each drawing, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Duplicate descriptions of the parts will be appropriately simplified or omitted.

[0010] Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an elevator system to which the elevator spray device according to the first embodiment is applied.

[0011] In the elevator system of Fig. 1, a hoistway 1 passes through each floor of a building (not shown). A machine room 2 is provided directly above the hoistway 1. Each of a plurality of landings 3 is provided on each floor of the building. Each of the plurality of landings 3 faces the hoistway 1.

[0012] The hoisting machine 4 is provided in the machine room 2. The main rope 5 is wound around the hoisting machine 4.

[0013] A car 6 is provided inside the hoistway 1. The car 6 is hung on one side of the main ropes 5. A counterweight 7 is provided inside the hoistway 1. The counterweight 7 is hung on the other side of the main ropes 5.

[0014] The ventilation device 8 is provided on the ceiling of the car 6. The spray device 9 is provided in the car 6.

[0015] The control device 10 is provided in the machine room 2. The control device 10 is electrically connected to the hoist 4, the ventilation device 8, and the spray device 9. The control device 10 is provided so as to be able to control the elevator as a whole. The control device 10 determines whether or not a passenger is present in the car 6 by a known method. For example, the known method is a load sensor.

[0016] Next, the configuration of the elevator spray device 9 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the elevator spray device in the first embodiment.

[0017] As shown in Fig. 2, the car 6 has four side surfaces, a ceiling, and a floor. The upper part of each of the four side surfaces of the car 6 is a panel. The lower part of each of the four side surfaces of the car 6 is a baseboard 11. The baseboard 11 is provided along the outer periphery of the lower part of the side surfaces of the car 6. The panel and the baseboard 11 are in contact with each other via a gap.

[0018] The spray device 9 includes a storage section 12, a plurality of tubular sections 13, and a plurality of spray sections .

[0019] The storage unit 12 is provided on the upper part of the cage 6. The storage unit 12 stores a liquid. For example, the liquid is a deodorant. For example, the liquid is an antibacterial agent. For example, the liquid is a disinfectant. The storage unit 12 includes a pump. For example, the pump is provided so as to be able to pump the liquid at regular intervals using a timer.

[0020] For example, each of the multiple tubular parts 13 is a tube. For example, each of the multiple tubular parts 13 is a resin tube. The multiple tubular parts 13 are provided on the outside of the cage 6. One end of each of the multiple tubular parts 13 is connected to the storage part 12.

[0021] For example, each of the multiple spray units 14 is a nozzle. Each of the multiple spray units 14 is provided on a side surface of the cage 6. Each of the multiple pipe units 13 and each of the multiple spray units 14 are provided to correspond to each other. Each of the multiple spray units 14 is connected to the other end of each of the multiple spray units 14.

[0022] In the spray device 9, the storage unit 12 receives a signal from the control device 10 (not shown). For example, the storage unit 12 does not operate the pump when it receives information from the control device 10 (not shown) indicating that a user is in the car 6. For example, the storage unit 12 operates the pump when it does not receive information from the control device 10 (not shown) indicating that a user is in the car 6. At this time, the storage unit 12 performs a preset operation. For example, the storage unit 12 adjusts the pump pressure according to the length of each of the multiple tube parts 13. For example, the storage unit 12 switches between spraying and not spraying for each of the multiple tube parts 13.

[0023] Each of the multiple tube sections 13 passes the liquid delivered from the storage section 12. Each of the multiple tube sections 13 delivers the liquid to each of the multiple spray sections 14.

[0024] Each of the multiple spray sections 14 sprays the liquid delivered from the multiple pipe sections 13 onto the floor surface of the car 6.

[0025] 2, the ventilation device 8 blows air from the top to the bottom of the car 6. After reaching the bottom of the car 6, the air is discharged to the outside of the car 6 through a gap between the panel and the baseboard 11.

[0026] Next, the elevator spray unit 14 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a detailed cross-sectional view of an elevator car to which the elevator spray device in the first embodiment is applied.

[0027] 3, the spray unit 14 is provided so as to penetrate the baseboard 11. The spray unit 14 is provided on an upper portion of the baseboard 11. For example, on the central side of the cage 6, the spray unit 14 is provided on an upper portion of the baseboard 11.

[0028] According to the above-described first embodiment, the spray device 9 sprays the liquid onto the floor surface of the car 6 from the side surface of the car 6 near the floor surface of the car 6. Therefore, the liquid can be sprayed onto the floor surface of the car 6.

[0029] In addition, the air discharged from the ventilation device 8 is exhausted to the outside of the cage 6 through the gap between the panel and the baseboard 11. For this reason, dust tends to accumulate on the floor of the cage 6. Also, dust on the shoes of users tends to accumulate on the floor of the cage 6. The spray device 9 can spray a deodorizer on the floor of the cage 6 where dust tends to accumulate. The spray device 9 can reduce the odor inside the cage 6. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the inside of the cage 6 from becoming an unpleasant space.

[0030] Furthermore, the liquid stored in the reservoir 12 is pumped out at regular intervals, so that spraying can be performed before the effect of the liquid to be sprayed wears off.

[0031] Further, each of the plurality of tubular portions 13 is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of spray portions 14. Therefore, the liquid can be sprayed reliably.

[0032] Note that a plurality of tubular sections 13 may be provided corresponding to the side surface of the cage 6. The other end of the tubular section 13 may be branched and connected to a plurality of spray sections 14 at the corresponding side surface of the cage 6. In this case, the tubular section 13 sends liquid to a plurality of spray sections 14 at the corresponding side surface of the cage 6. In this case, the number of tubular sections 13 can be reduced.

[0033] Furthermore, the reservoir 12 adjusts the pump pressure in accordance with the length of each of the multiple tubular portions 13. This can improve the accuracy of liquid spray.

[0034] Moreover, the reservoir 12 delivers the liquid when the user is not in the car 6. Therefore, the liquid can be sprayed without causing discomfort to the user.

[0035] In addition, the spray unit 14 is provided on the upper part of the baseboard 11. Therefore, the liquid can be sprayed over a longer distance. In particular, when the spray unit 14 is provided on the upper part of the baseboard 11 on the central side of the car 6, the liquid can be sprayed on the central part of the floor surface of the car 6.

[0036] Next, a first modified example of the spray device 9 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a detailed cross-sectional view of an elevator car to which a first modified example of the elevator spray device in the first embodiment is applied.

[0037] 4, the spray unit 14 is provided below the baseboard 11. For example, the spray unit 14 is provided below the baseboard 11 on each of the four corners of the cage 6.

[0038] According to the first modification of the first embodiment described above, the spray unit 14 is provided below the baseboard 11. Therefore, the liquid can be sprayed onto the corners of the floor surface of the car 6.

[0039] Note that the first embodiment and the first modified example of the first embodiment may be applied at the same time. Specifically, the spray unit 14 may be provided on the upper part of the baseboard 11 at the center side of the car 6. The spray unit 14 may be provided on the lower part of the baseboard 11 at the four corner sides of the car 6. In this case, the liquid can be sprayed onto the entire floor surface part of the car 6.

[0040] Next, a second modified example of the spray device 9 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a detailed cross-sectional view of an elevator car to which a second modified example of the elevator spray device in the first embodiment is applied.

[0041] As shown in FIG. 5 , the spray portion 14 penetrates the baseboard 11 so as to descend toward the inside of the car 6 .

[0042] According to the second modification of the first embodiment described above, the spray unit 14 is provided below the baseboard 11. Therefore, the liquid can be sprayed onto the corners of the floor surface of the car 6.

[0043] Next, a third modified example of the spray device 9 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of a spray device for an elevator to which a third modified example of the spray device for an elevator in the first embodiment is applied.

[0044] In the third modified example, the spray device 9 includes a detection unit 15. The detection unit 15 is provided so as to be able to communicate with the storage unit 12. For example, the detection unit 15 is an infrared sensor. The detection unit 15 is provided corresponding to the spray unit 14. The detection unit 15 has a spray area of ​​the corresponding spray unit 14 as its detection area. The detection unit 15 detects a user of the car 6.

[0045] The storage unit 12 sends liquid to the spray unit 14 corresponding to the detection unit 15 that has not detected a user in its own detection area among the multiple detection units 15. Each of the multiple spray units 14 sprays the liquid sent from the storage unit 12 onto the floor surface of the car 6.

[0046] According to the third modification of the first embodiment described above, the storage unit 12 sends liquid to the spray unit 14 corresponding to the detection unit 15 that has not detected a user. Therefore, even if a user is present in the car 6, the liquid can be sprayed in an area where no user is detected.

[0047] In particular, in elevators installed in commercial facilities, there are few times when a user is not in the car 6. The spray device 9 can spray liquid only in areas where a user is not detected. Therefore, even if a user is in the car 6, the spray device 9 can spray liquid without making the user feel uncomfortable.

[0048] In addition, in elevators that do not have a machine room 2 and in which the hoist 4 and control device 10 are provided at the top or bottom of the elevator shaft 1, the spray device 9 of embodiment 1, first modified example, second modified example, and third modified example may be applied. [Explanation of symbols]

[0049] 1 elevator shaft, 2 machine room, 3 landing, 4 hoist, 5 main rope, 6 cage, 7 counterweight, 8 ventilation system, 9 spray system, 10 control system, 11 baseboard, 12 storage section, 13 pipe section, 14 spray section, 15 detection section

Claims

1. A storage unit provided in the elevator car, storing liquid and including a pump for pumping the liquid; a plurality of pipe sections provided on the outside of the elevator car, one end of which is connected to the storage section, and which pass the liquid discharged from the storage section; a plurality of spray units connected to the other ends of the plurality of tubular units and provided on a side surface of the car near a floor surface of the car, the spray units spraying the liquid that has passed through the tubular units onto the floor surface of the car; A detection unit that is provided to detect a user inside the car and has its own detection area set as a spray area of ​​a corresponding spray unit; Equipped with The storage unit sends liquid to a spray unit corresponding to a detection unit that has not detected a user in its detection area among the plurality of detection units. Elevator spraying device.

2. 2. The elevator spray device according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of spray sections is provided on a baseboard provided along the outer periphery of a lower portion of a side section of the car.

3. 3. The elevator spray device according to claim 2, wherein one of the plurality of spray units is provided on the center side of the car and above the baseboard.

4. 3. The elevator spray device according to claim 2, wherein one of the plurality of spray units is provided below the baseboard on one side of one of the four corners of the car.

5. A storage unit provided in the elevator car, storing liquid and including a pump for pumping the liquid; a plurality of pipe sections provided on the outside of the elevator car, one end of which is connected to the storage section, and which pass the liquid discharged from the storage section; a plurality of spray units connected to the other ends of the plurality of tubular units and provided on a side surface of the car near a floor surface of the car, the spray units spraying the liquid that has passed through the tubular units onto the floor surface of the car; Equipped with Each of the plurality of spray units is provided on a baseboard provided along the outer periphery of the lower part of the side surface of the cage, Among the plurality of spray units, the one arranged on the central side of the basket is provided on an upper portion of the baseboard, Among the plurality of spray units, those arranged at any of the four corners of the basket are provided at the lower part of the baseboard. Elevator spraying device.

6. The elevator spray device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the storage section delivers the liquid at regular intervals.

7. The elevator spray device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein each of the plurality of pipe portions is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of spray portions.

8. 7. The elevator spray device according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of tubular portions is provided corresponding to a side portion of the car, is connected to a plurality of spray portions at the corresponding side portion of the car, and delivers liquid to the plurality of spray portions.

9. The elevator spray device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the storage section adjusts the pressure of the pump in accordance with the length of each of the plurality of pipe sections.

10. The elevator spray device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the storage unit delivers liquid when no passenger is in the car.

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