JP2011131942A - Elevator control device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator control device and method for improving the security of a building by issuing a warning in the case that an entry-exit time (a residence time) from when a visitor enters into the building till when he exits therefrom is not shorter than an available time to prevent the long-time residence of the visitor. <P>SOLUTION: The elevator control device includes an issuing machine 2 for issuing an authentication means 40 having usage permission information to a visitor, an information reading part 4 for reading the usage permission information of the issued authentication means, a control part 10 for permitting the usage of an elevator in the building in accordance with the usage permission information read by the information reading part, a collecting machine 3 for collecting the authentication means 40 when the visitor exits from the building, and a warning issuing means 23 for issuing a warning in the case that the collecting machine 3 reads a time when the authentication means is issued and finds a time when the residence time of the visitor in the building exceeds an available time which the usage permission information of the authentication means 40 includes. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator control device and an elevator control method, and more particularly, to an elevator control device and an elevator control method capable of preventing a suspicious person from entering a building where a large number of users such as apartment buildings such as apartments and hotels enter and exit. .

  In an apartment house such as a condominium or a building such as a hotel, the operation of the elevator is linked to auto-locking in order to prevent a suspicious person from entering.

  In the elevator control device described in Patent Document 1, a reader is installed in the hall, the validity of the passenger's room key is judged, and if the passenger's room key is valid, the elevator can be used. Further, in the elevator security driving system described in Patent Document 2, the authentication device reads information together with the unlocking of the entrance by using a card in which “use permission time” is input in advance, and only within the use time recorded on the card. The restriction that “the elevator can be used” is set.

JP-A-2005-170541 JP 2005-206357 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since use of only the elevator is restricted, a suspicious person can enter the apartment, and the suspicious person can move using the stairs even if the elevator is not usable. If you can get out of the entrance, there is a problem with the security of the apartment. Further, in the technique described in Patent Document 2, it is important that information on usage time is input to a card and an unlocking operation by an interphone is unnecessary at the entrance. If the delivery work in the building takes time and the available time recorded on the card is exceeded, the delivery person cannot use the elevator, which is inconvenient. In addition, after a delivery person has completed delivery work, running costs will be incurred if a new card is issued each time so that the residence floor of the building can be moved around by soliciting.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and its purpose is to restrict the use of a visitor's elevator by the use permission information of the authentication means, and to enter from the time when the visitor enters the building until the exit. To provide an elevator control device and an elevator control method capable of improving the security of a building by preventing a visitor from staying for a long time by issuing an alarm when the leaving time (stay time) is longer than the available time It is.

In the elevator control device of the present invention, an issuing machine that is installed at the entrance of a building and issues an authentication means having use permission information for a visitor,
An information reading unit for reading the use permission information of the authentication means installed and issued in the building;
A control unit that permits use of an elevator in the building based on the use permission information read by the information reading unit;
A collecting machine installed at the entrance of the building and collecting the authentication means when the visitor leaves the building;
The collection machine reads the issuance time of the authentication means, and issues a warning if the visitor stays in the building exceeds the use permission time included in the use permission information of the authentication means. And a reporting means.

Moreover, in the elevator control method of the present invention, the authentication means having the use permission information is issued to the visitor by the issuing machine installed at the entrance of the building,
Read the use permission information of the issued authentication means by the information reading unit installed in the building, permit the use of the elevator in the building by the read use permission information,
When the visitor leaves the building, the authentication means is collected by a collecting machine installed at the entrance of the building,
When the collection machine reads the issuance time of the authentication means, and the staying time of the visitor in the building exceeds the use permission time included in the use permission information of the authentication means, the notification means alerts It is characterized by reporting.

  According to the present invention, the use of the elevator of the visitor is restricted by the use permission information of the authentication means, and the entry / exit time (stay time) until the visitor leaves the building is longer than the available time. In some cases, by issuing an alarm, it is possible to provide an elevator control device and an elevator control method capable of preventing a visitor from staying for a long time and improving building security.

It is a block diagram which shows Embodiment 1 of the elevator control apparatus of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the elevator control method by the elevator control apparatus of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows Embodiment 2 of the elevator control apparatus of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the elevator control method by the elevator control apparatus of FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing Embodiment 1 of the elevator control device of the present invention.

  An elevator control device 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes an issuing machine 2, a collecting machine 3, a hall bar code reader 4, and a control unit (also referred to as a control panel) 10. The motor M is controlled by the elevator control device 1. The elevator control device 1 is a device that controls the operation of the elevator 11.

  The elevator 11 shown in FIG. 1 is, for example, a vine elevator system installed in a building 20. The elevator 11 has a car 12 and a counterweight 13, and the car 12 and the counterweight 13 are connected by a main rope 14. The electric motor 5 is connected to the main shaft 16 of the sheave of the hoisting machine 17 via a speed reducer (not shown), and the main rope 14 is hooked on the sheave of the hoisting machine 17.

  A building 20 shown in FIG. 1 is an apartment house such as a condominium, for example. In the vicinity of the entrance 21 on the first floor F1, which is an example of an entrance of the apartment house, the issuing machine 2, the recovery machine 3, and the interphone are provided. 22 is provided.

  The issuing machine 2 is a device for issuing, for example, a card 40 having a bar code 39 as an authentication means to a visitor, and the collection machine 3 is used by the visitor when the visitor leaves the entrance 21. This is a device for collecting the card 40 having the barcode 39 that it possessed. As the card 40, for example, a card made of paper or plastic can be used. As a result, the card 40 can be produced at low cost, can be easily disposed of after use, and can be easily reissued.

  An interphone 22 is electrically connected to the issuing machine 2. The interphone 22 is electrically connected to the room interphone 36 of each room 35. The recovery machine 3 is electrically connected to a speaker 23 which is an example of an alarm issuing means for issuing an alarm. The speaker 23 is installed in the manager room 45 as an example. The speaker 23 is an example of a reporting unit that issues a warning to a manager.

  On the other hand, a hall bar code reader 4 is provided in the elevator hall (elevator hall) 24 on the first floor F1. The hall bar code reader 4 is an example of an information reading unit for reading use permission information corresponding to a visitor recorded in a card 40 having a bar code 39 as an authentication means.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, hall calling means 31, 32, and 33 are arranged at the elevator landings on the first floor F1, the second floor F2, and the third floor F3, respectively. The hall calling means 31, 32, 33 on each floor, the issuing machine 2, the collecting machine 3, and the hall bar code reader 4 are electrically connected to the control unit 10. The interphone 22 is electrically connected to a room interphone 36 in the room 35 on the second floor F3, for example. The hall call means 31, 32, 33 have an upward call button and a downward call button.

  By the way, when the visitor enters the building 20 through the entrance 21 shown in FIG. 1, the visitor operates the issuing machine 2 installed near the entrance 21 and receives the card 40 having the barcode 39. For example, specifically, “building use permission ID (identification)” information (an example of use permission information) is recorded in the barcode 39 of the card 40. The “building use permission ID (identification)” information includes, for example, “elevator available time”, “elevator use count”, “elevator car unique number information”, and the like.

  The “building use permission ID (unique identification)” information that is the use permission information includes information on the unique number of the elevator car 12 as described above, and the recording unit 34 in the control unit 10 stores a hall bar code. The usage history of the unique number of the car 12 used by the visitor read by the reader 4 is recorded. That is, the recording unit 34 of the control unit 10 can read the unique number of the car used by the visitor from the bar code information read by the hall bar code reader 4 and record the usage history of the elevator 11. Yes.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 1, the elevator control method by the elevator control apparatus 1 mentioned above is demonstrated.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an elevator control method performed by the elevator control apparatus 1, and includes steps S1 to S8.

  In step S1 of FIG. 2, when a visitor enters the building 20 through the entrance 21, which is an example of the entrance shown in FIG. 1, the visitor operates the barcode issuing machine 2 installed near the entrance 21 to visit the visitor. The person receives the card 40 having the issued barcode 39. In the bar code 39 of the card 40, “building use permission ID (personal identification)” information is recorded. The “building use permission ID” information is information including at least one of, for example, “elevator available time” and “elevator use count”.

  In step S2 of FIG. 2, the visitor proceeds from the entrance 21 of FIG. 1 to the elevator landing 24 on the first floor F1, and the visitor brings the card 40 close to the hall bar code reader 4 installed in the elevator landing 24, The “building use permission ID” information is read from the bar code 39 of the card 40 to the hall bar code reader 4 side. The result of reading the “building use permission ID” information by the hall bar code reader 4 is sent to the control unit 10, and the control unit 10 performs steps S3 and S4 for valid “building use permission ID” information. The use of the elevator 11 can be performed by permitting the visitor who has passed through.

  In step S3 in FIG. 2, whether the visitor stays in the building 20 in FIG. 1 and uses the elevator 11 and uses the visitor's elevator 11 is equal to the “elevator available time”. If it is less than that and it is not necessary to check the past approval history of the visitor in step S4, the process proceeds to step S6. In this step S6, since the control part 10 permits utilization of the elevator 11 with respect to a visitor, the visitor can utilize an elevator.

  In step S8, when the visitor finishes the work in the building 20 of FIG. 1 and goes out of the entrance 21, whether the visitor has put the card 40 shown in FIG. That is, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the used card 40 has been collected. If the card 40 is not collected by the collecting machine 3 even after the “elevator available time” has passed, the collecting machine 3 is sent to the manager by the speaker 23 of the manager room 45 according to a command from the control unit 10. An alarm is issued for this.

  If it is necessary to return to step S4 and check the past approval history related to the visitor, in step 5, the past approval history related to the visitor is equal to or less than the “number of times the elevator can be used”. In step S6, the control unit 10 in FIG. 1 permits the visitor to use the elevator 11. Otherwise, in step S5 of FIG. 2, when the past approval history exceeds “the number of times the elevator can be used”, the control unit 10 issues an alarm through the speaker 23 of the manager room 45.

  In step S8, when the visitor finishes the business in the building 20 and goes out of the entrance 21 of the building 20, the visitor puts out the card 40 shown in FIG. Thus, the card 4 can be collected. At this time, if it takes too much time for the card 40 to be collected after the collection machine 3 reads the bar code 39 of the card 40 and issues the visitor's card 40, Thus, the collection machine 3 issues an alarm to the manager through the speaker 23 of the management room 45.

  In Step S3, when the time during which the visitor stays in the building 20 and uses the elevator 11 exceeds the “elevator available time”, the control unit 10 An alarm is issued to the manager through the speaker 23.

  Thus, when a visitor leaves the building 20, it takes too much time (time between entry and exit) from issuing the card 40 having the bar code 39 to collecting it, and the “elevator available time” is calculated. If it is too long, a warning is always issued to the manager to prevent a visitor from moving around the building 20 as a suspicious person. In addition, when the visitor uses the elevator 11 too many times, an alarm can be issued to the manager. For this reason, a suspicious person can be prevented from moving in the building 20. Security can be improved by preventing visitors from staying in the building for a long time.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, a card 40 having, for example, a paper barcode 39 is used as the authentication means. For this reason, since the card 40 is an inexpensive authentication means, the running cost is low.

  For example, even if a newspaper delivery person who is a visitor takes a long time to deliver a newspaper, if the available time is not reached and the number of times the elevator can be used is less than the number of times the elevator can be used, an alarm is issued to the administrator. First, an elevator is available.

  Furthermore, the “building use permission ID” information, which is the use permission information, can preferably include information on the unique number of the elevator car 12 as described above. The usage history of the unique number of the car 12 used by the visitor is recorded in the recording unit 34 of the control unit 10 in FIG. That is, the recording unit 34 of the control unit 10 reads the unique number of the car used by the visitor from the information of the bar code 39 read by the hall bar code reader 4 and records the use history of the elevator 11 of the visitor. . Thereby, when a visitor is a suspicious person, the usage content of the elevator 11 which the suspicious person used in the building 20 can be analyzed after the fact from the recording content of the recording unit 34.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing Embodiment 2 of the elevator control apparatus of the present invention.

  When the elements of the elevator control apparatus 1A of the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3 are substantially the same as the elements of the elevator control apparatus 1 of the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. The explanation will be used.

  The elevator control device 1A shown in FIG. 3 is different from the elevator control device 1 shown in FIG. 1 in that the issuing machine 2 and the collection machine 3 are installed at the entrance 21 and also in the living room 35. The barcode issuing machine 102 and the barcode collecting machine 103 are installed. The issuing machine 102 and the collecting machine 103 are electrically connected to the control unit 10.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an elevator control method by the elevator control apparatus 1A of FIG. 3, and includes steps S1 to S10. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, steps S9 and S10 are further added to the flowchart shown in FIG. The operations in steps S1 to S8 in FIG. 4 are the same as the operations in steps S1 to S8 in FIG.

  In step S6, after the control unit 10 permits the visitor to use the elevator 11, the visitor who has permitted the use in step S9 is, for example, a friend of the resident in the room 35 shown in FIG. When staying in the living room 35 for a long time, the card 40 having the bar code 39 held by a visitor who stays for a long time is first collected in the living room 35 by another collecting machine 103.

  As described above, the collection unit 103 notifies the control unit 10 that the visitor's card 40 has been collected by another collection unit 103. However, for example, when this card 40 is not collected within the time from when the card 40 is issued to another collection machine 103 until it is collected (time between entry and exit), the “elevator available time” has passed. Preferably, the control unit 10 can issue an alarm to the manager through the speaker 23 of the management room 45.

  In step S9, when the card 40 is collected within the time from when the card 40 is issued to another collecting machine 103 until the card is collected (time between entry and exit) and the “elevator available time” has not passed. The control unit 10 does not issue an alarm to the manager.

  In step S10, when the visitor who has stayed in the living room 35 shown in FIG. 3 finishes staying home, the resident of the living room 35 receives another issuing machine in the living room 35. The card 40 having a new bar code 39 is issued to the visitor using the card 102, and is given to the visitor. After that, in step S8, when the visitor who is going home returns from the entrance 21 of FIG. 3, he / she puts the card 40 having the new barcode 39 into the collecting machine 3 near the entrance 21. To collect. As a result, even if a visitor such as a friend stays in the living room 35 for a long period of time, there is no possibility that an alarm is erroneously issued in the management room 45, and it is possible to prevent a security confusion from occurring. Can do.

The elevator control device of the present invention is an issuing machine that is installed at an entrance of a building and issues an authentication means having use permission information for a visitor,
An information reading unit for reading the use permission information of the authentication means installed and issued in the building;
A control unit that permits use of an elevator in the building based on the use permission information read by the information reading unit;
A collecting machine installed at the entrance of the building and collecting the authentication means when the visitor leaves the building;
The collection machine reads the issuance time of the authentication means, and issues a warning if the visitor stays in the building exceeds the use permission time included in the use permission information of the authentication means. And a reporting means. With the above configuration, when the visitor's use of the elevator is restricted by the use permission information of the authentication means, and the entry / exit time (stay time) until the visitor leaves the building is longer than the available time By issuing an alarm, visitors can be prevented from staying for a long time and building security can be improved. In addition, visitors can be prevented from moving around in buildings such as apartment houses as suspicious individuals, and security is improved.

  In the elevator control device of the present invention, the use permission information records in advance the number of times the elevator can be used, and the notification means issues a warning when the number of times the elevator is used exceeds the number of use. It is characterized by reporting. With the above configuration, since an alarm can be issued, the number of times the visitor uses the elevator can be limited, so that the visitor can be prevented from moving around in a building such as a housing complex as a suspicious person, and security is improved.

  Furthermore, in the elevator control device according to the present invention, the living room of the building includes a collecting machine for collecting the authentication means possessed by the visitor who is a resident of the living room, and the resident of the living room. And a room issuing machine that newly issues an authentication means having use permission information to a visitor. With the above configuration, when a visitor is a long-term resident in a certain room, an alarm can be prevented from being issued when the visitor leaves the building to return home.

  In the elevator control device of the present invention, the use permission information includes information on a unique number of the elevator car, and the use of the unique number of the car used by the visitor read by the information reading unit. It has a recording part which records history. With the above configuration, when a suspicious person is found, the use contents of the elevator used by the suspicious person in the building can be confirmed after the fact.

Further, in the elevator control method of the present invention, the authentication means having the use permission information is issued to the visitor by the issuing machine installed at the entrance of the building,
Read the use permission information of the issued authentication means by the information reading unit installed in the building, permit the use of the elevator in the building by the read use permission information,
When the visitor leaves the building, the authentication means is collected by a collecting machine installed at the entrance of the building,
When the collection machine reads the issuance time of the authentication means, and the staying time of the visitor in the building exceeds the use permission time included in the use permission information of the authentication means, the notification means alerts It is characterized by reporting. With the above configuration, when the visitor's use of the elevator is restricted by the use permission information of the authentication means, and the entry / exit time (stay time) until the visitor leaves the building is longer than the available time By issuing an alarm, visitors can be prevented from staying for a long time and building security can be improved. In addition, visitors can be prevented from moving around in buildings such as apartment houses as suspicious individuals, and security is improved.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the card 40 having a barcode for authenticating a visitor is used as an authentication means that can be read in a non-contact manner, for example, an authentication card having an IC chip or the like. This is because the cost can be reduced compared to the above. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a card having an IC chip or another type of card may be used, and a card that can read usable information optically or magnetically without contact can be adopted. The speaker 23 is an example of a reporting unit that issues a warning to a manager, but a buzzer, a light-emitting lamp, or a combination thereof may be used instead of the speaker.

  1 and 3, one elevator 11 is installed, but two or more elevators 11 may be installed. The building 20 shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 is exemplified by an apartment house such as a condominium, for example. However, the building 20 is not limited to this and may be a building where many other types of people enter and exit.

  Furthermore, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention. For example, you may delete some components from all the components shown by embodiment of this invention. Furthermore, you may combine the component covering different embodiment suitably.

1,1A Elevator control device 2 Issuing machine 3 Collection machine 4 Hall bar code reader (an example of information reading unit)
10 Control Unit 11 Elevator 12 Car 21 Entrance (Example of Entrance)
23 Speaker (an example of reporting means)
24 elevator hall 34 recording section 35 room 39 bar code 40 card with bar code (authentication means)
102 Room issuing machine 103 Room recovery machine

Claims (5)

An issuing machine that is installed at the entrance of the building and issues an authentication means having permission information to visitors;
An information reading unit for reading the use permission information of the authentication means installed and issued in the building;
A control unit that permits use of an elevator in the building based on the use permission information read by the information reading unit;
A collecting machine installed at the entrance of the building and collecting the authentication means when the visitor leaves the building;
The collection machine reads the issuance time of the authentication means, and issues a warning if the visitor stays in the building exceeds the use permission time included in the use permission information of the authentication means. An elevator control device comprising: an alarm means.   The number of times that the elevator can be used is recorded in the use permission information in advance, and when the number of times that the elevator is used exceeds the number of times that the elevator can be used, the notification unit issues an alarm. The elevator control apparatus as described in. In the room of the building, a collection machine of the room for collecting the authentication means possessed by the visitor who is a resident of the room;
The elevator according to claim 1, further comprising: an issuing machine of a room that newly issues an authentication unit having use permission information to the visitor who is a resident of the room. Control device.   The use permission information includes information on a unique number of the elevator car, and has a recording unit that records a use history of the unique number of the car used by the visitor read by the information reading unit. The elevator control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: Issuing an authentication means with usage permission information to visitors by an issuing machine installed at the entrance of the building,
Read the use permission information of the issued authentication means by the information reading unit installed in the building, permit the use of the elevator in the building by the read use permission information,
When the visitor leaves the building, the authentication means is collected by a collecting machine installed at the entrance of the building,
When the collection machine reads the issuance time of the authentication means, and the staying time of the visitor in the building exceeds the use permission time included in the use permission information of the authentication means, the notification means alerts The elevator control method characterized by issuing a warning.

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