Elevators Improved in User-friendliness and Comfortability

摘要

Today, the concept of universal design in public facilities has spread worldwide. Society desires elevators designed under this concept. Some users with access difficulties, however, might feel inconvenience accessing operation panels. To improve convenience, we have modified our standard model SPACEL-GR on the basis of the state-of-the-art universal design concept and realized the optimal arrangement of operation panels and handrails in cars. We built a mockup-cage with two wheelchairs capacity and positioned the operation panels within users' reach; then verified and reviewed the User-friendliness and Comfortability. This paper presents a brief summary of the design process.