Operating button device for elevator
AssigneeToshiba Elevator Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKyouichi Ikeda, Kazuhiko Nakao, Toshiyuki Yamanouchi, Kenji Ido, Takashi Abe, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
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Abstract
An operating button device, includes a button top to be operated by a person, and a light emitting element, provided at the rear side of the button top. The button top includes a basement and a tactile symbol provided in the basement, the basement is made of a non-light transmissible synthetic resin material and the tactile symbol is made of a light transmissible synthetic resin material. A ridge tactile character representing the character corresponding to the tactile symbol is formed integrally on the tactile symbol.
Claims19
An operating button device, comprising:
- a button top to be operated by a person;
- and
- a light source provided at a rear side of the button top,
- wherein the button top includes:
- a basement;
- and
- a tactile symbol portion provided in the basement, wherein the basement is made of a non-light transmissible material;
- said tactile symbol portion including a tactile symbol and a ridge shaped tactile character corresponding to the tactile symbol formed on a center portion of the tactile symbol portion, with a line width of the tactile character formed narrower than a line width of the tactile symbol;
- and
- wherein both the tactile symbol and the ridge shaped tactile character are made of a light transmissible material.
An operating button device, comprising a button top to be operated by a person,
- wherein the button top includes:
- a basement;
- and
- a tactile symbol portion provided in the basement, wherein the basement is made of a non-light transmissible material;
- said tactile symbol portion including a tactile symbol and a ridge shaped tactile character corresponding to the tactile symbol formed on a center portion of the tactile symbol portion, with a line width of the tactile character formed narrower than a line width of the tactile symbol;
- and
- wherein both the tactile symbol and the ridge shaped tactile character are made of a light transmissible material.
An operating button device, comprising:
- a button top to be operated by a person;
- and
- a light source, provided at a rear side of the button top,
- wherein the button top includes:
- a basement;
- and
- a tactile symbol portion provided in the basement and including a tactile symbol, a ridge shaped character or mark is formed on a center portion of the tactile symbol portion,
- wherein the ridge shaped character or mark projects beyond or is recessed below an outermost surface of said tactile symbol, and
- wherein both the tactile symbol and the ridge shaped tactile character are made of a light transmissible material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.