JP2006232446A - Group supervisory operation elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a group supervisory operation elevator capable of performing service according to the number of waiting passenger. <P>SOLUTION: The group supervisory operation elevator is provided with a plurality of hall call buttons 2, 3 for registering landing call and response lamps 4-6 for informing that the landing call is registered on a landing 1 of elevator at each floor and selects and allots a predetermined elevator for performing service from a plurality of elevators A-C according to the landing call. The group supervisory operation elevator is provided with passenger detection means 7-9 provided on the landing 1 and detecting the number of waiting passenger of the elevator; and allotting means, for example, MPU 10 for determining the number of waiting passengers by the passenger detection means 7-9 according to the landing call registration and determining the number of elevators allotted to the landing call registration floor according to the number of waiting passenger. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a group management elevator that selects and assigns predetermined elevators that provide services to a hall call registration floor from a plurality of elevators.

  As a conventional technology of this type, for example, in the case of a group management elevator that is serviced by, for example, three elevators, one is put on standby in the middle floor of the building, one is abandoned, and one is the elevator There is something that is made to stand by at the doorway floor with high use frequency.

  However, in the case of the group management elevator described above, since one elevator is assigned to the hall call registration floor in response to the hall call registration, there is a waiting customer exceeding the capacity of one elevator on the hall call registration floor. In such a case, a waiting customer who could not get into the assigned elevator has to operate the hall call button again to register the hall call, which gives a sense of frustration.

  The present invention has been made from the actual situation in the prior art described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a group management elevator capable of providing services according to the number of waiting customers.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention notifies a plurality of hall call buttons for registering hall calls to the halls of elevators on each floor and that the hall calls are registered. In a group management elevator that includes a response light and selects and assigns a predetermined elevator that performs service from a plurality of elevators according to the hall call, passenger detection means that is provided at the hall and detects the number of waiting passengers in the elevator, According to the hall call registration, the passenger detecting means determines the number of waiting passengers, and according to the number of waiting passengers, there is provided an assigning means for judging the number of elevators assigned to the hall call registration floor.

  In the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention configured as described above, when the hall call button is operated and the hall call registration is performed, the allocating means determines the number of waiting passengers by the passenger detecting means, and the number of waiting passengers is one. When the number of waiting passengers is less than the number of elevators, one elevator is assigned to the landing call registration floor, while when the number of waiting passengers is equal to or more than one elevator, the number of elevators corresponding to the number of waiting passengers is assigned. wear. Thereby, an efficient service according to the number of waiting passengers in the elevator can be provided.

  In the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention, the passenger detecting means is provided for each elevator, and the assigning means assigns priority to an elevator with a large number of waiting passengers to the landing call registration floor. It is characterized by.

  In the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention configured as described above, at the time of hall call registration, the allocating means determines which elevator hall has a large number of waiting passengers via the passenger detection means provided for each elevator. The elevator is preferentially assigned to the hall call registration floor. As a result, smooth boarding of the elevator can be promoted.

  Further, the invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the response lamp is continuously lit until service completion of a plurality of elevators assigned to the hall call registration floor.

  In the invention according to claim 3 of the present invention configured as described above, when the allocating means judges waiting passengers more than one elevator and assigns a plurality of elevators to the landing call registration floor, the landing call registration floor The floor answering lights are continuously lit from the time of landing call registration until the completion of service for all elevators. As a result, even if multiple elevators arrive at the landing call registration floor with a time difference, the waiting passengers at the landing can grasp that other elevators have already been registered on the landing call registration floor. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an uncomfortable situation that the waiting customer repeatedly operates the hall call button.

  Since the present invention determines the number of elevators assigned to the hall call registration floor according to the number of waiting passengers in the elevator, it is possible to realize an efficient service and shorten the waiting time at the hall.

  In addition, since the response lights are continuously lit until the service of the elevators assigned to the hall call registration floor is completed, even if multiple elevators arrive at the hall call registration floor at a time difference, The waiting customer can grasp that another elevator has already been registered on the hall call registration floor, and therefore, it is possible to prevent an uncomfortable situation that the waiting passenger repeatedly operates the hall call button. .

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a group management elevator according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a group management elevator according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the group management elevator.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the group management elevator according to this embodiment, which is serviced by three elevators, that is, No. 1 elevator A, No. 2 elevator B, and No. 3 elevator C, is provided at the elevator hall 1 and is called a hall call. A plurality of hall call buttons 2 and 3 to be registered, response lights 4, 5 and 6 provided at hall 1 for notifying that a hall call has been registered, and provided at each hall in the hall 1 and waiting for an elevator Passenger detection means 7, 8, 9 for detecting the number of passengers and the number of elevators assigned to the hall call registration floor according to the number of waiting passengers by determining the number of waiting passengers according to the passenger call registration means 7 to 9. Allocating means, for example, MPU 10 is provided.

  The passenger detection means 7 described above is provided with a plurality of detection bodies that output detection signals when a waiting passenger is located, for example, six detection bodies 7a to 7f in this example. Similar detection bodies are also provided in the other passenger detection means 8 and 9, respectively.

  In the group management elevator of this embodiment configured as described above, when the hall call button 2 is operated, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the hall call is registered and the response lights 4 to 6 are turned on as step S1. To do. And MPU10 judges whether the number of waiting passengers is less than the capacity | capacitance of one elevator via passenger detection means 7-9 as procedure S2, and judges that the number of waiting passengers is less than the capacity of one elevator at this time. Then, as shown in step S3, it is determined via the passenger detection means 7-9 which elevator hall has a large number of waiting passengers, and for example, the first elevator A having a large number of waiting passengers is assigned to the hall call registration floor. Thereafter, when the first elevator A arrives at the hall call registration floor, the response lights 4 to 6 are turned off as shown in step S4.

  If it is determined in step S2 that the number of waiting passengers is equal to or greater than the capacity of one elevator, the MPU 10 determines in step S5 whether the number of waiting passengers is less than the capacity of two elevators, and waits at this time. If it is determined that the number of passengers is less than the capacity of two elevators, as shown in step S6, it is determined via the passenger detection means 7-9 which elevator hall has the most waiting passengers. Allocate Unit 1 elevator A and Unit 2 elevator B to the hall call registration floor. Thereafter, when each of Unit 1 elevator A and Unit 2 elevator B arrives at the hall call registration floor, response lights 4 to 6 are turned off as shown in step S7.

  Further, if it is determined in step S5 that the number of waiting passengers is not less than the capacity of the two elevators, that is, the number of passengers is equal to or greater than the capacity of the two elevators, the MPU 10 Allocate Unit 2 elevator B and Unit 3 elevator C to the hall call registration floor. Thereafter, when each of the No. 1 elevator A, No. 2 elevator B and No. 3 elevator C arrives at the hall call registration floor, the response lights 4 to 6 are turned off as shown in step S9.

  According to the present embodiment, since the number of elevators assigned to the hall call registration floor is determined according to the number of waiting passengers in the elevator, an efficient service can be realized and the waiting time at the hall 1 can be shortened. . In addition, since elevators with a large number of waiting passengers are preferentially assigned to the hall call registration floor, smooth boarding into the elevator can be promoted. Furthermore, since the response lights 4 to 6 are continuously lit until the service of the plurality of elevators assigned to the hall call registration floor is completed, the elevators arrive at the hall call registration floor at a time difference. However, the waiting customer at hall 1 can grasp that other elevators have already been registered on the hall call registration floor, and therefore, the situation in which the waiting passenger repeatedly operates the hall call button is accompanied by an unpleasant situation. Can be prevented.

  In this embodiment, three group management elevators, ie, a first elevator A, a second elevator B, and a third elevator C are described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. Moreover, although this embodiment demonstrated as a passenger detection means 7-9 mentioned above as what detects the number of waiting passengers, this invention detects not only this but the load of the waiting passenger of a landing, and the number of waiting passengers based on this detected load May be determined.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the group management elevator of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a group management elevator.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 hall 2, 3 hall call button 4, 5, 6 response light 7, 8, 9 passenger detection means 7a-7f detection body 10 MPU

Claims (3)

The elevator hall on each floor has a plurality of hall call buttons for registering hall calls and a response light for notifying that the hall call has been registered, and services are provided from the elevators according to the hall calls. In the group management elevator that selects and assigns a given elevator,
Passenger detection means provided at the hall for detecting the number of waiting passengers in the elevator, and according to the hall call registration, the number of waiting passengers is determined by the passenger detection means, and assigned to the hall call registration floor according to the number of waiters A group management elevator comprising an allocation means for determining the number of elevators.   2. The group management elevator according to claim 1, wherein the passenger detection unit is provided for each elevator, and the allocation unit preferentially allocates elevators having a large number of waiting passengers to the landing call registration floor. 3.   2. The group management elevator according to claim 1, wherein the response lamp is continuously lit until service completion of a plurality of elevators assigned to the hall call registration floor.

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