JP6376011B2 - Elevator system and operation mode switching control method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator system that operates a car and carries passengers to landings provided on a plurality of floors, and a method for controlling the operation mode thereof, and more specifically, a user of a light vehicle such as a wheelchair. It is providing the elevator system which comprises the operation mode for vehicles which can get on reliably, and its operation mode switching control method.

  As an operation method of a car in an elevator system, a selective collective (selective collection) operation method (automatic riding system) is generally adopted. In this operation method, a response is made from the end floor during operation in one direction of ascending or descending. For example, in an ascending operation, the car moves from the lowest floor to the top floor, and then stops at the floor where the hall call and the car call occurred.

  As shown in FIG. 4 of the present invention, a car call or a landing call in which the moving direction of the car is the same direction as the operation direction (destination direction), and a call in which the position of the car is the same as the departure floor or on the operation direction side The first quadrant is a car call or landing call in which the direction of movement of the car is opposite to the direction of operation, and the call that requires the car to move farther than the current floor and reverse for response is the second quadrant A car call or a hall call in which the direction of car movement is opposite to the service direction, and the car is located on the same side as the departure floor or on the opposite side of the service direction in the third quadrant, the direction of car movement is the service direction A car call or a hall call in which the position of the car is on the opposite side of the driving direction from the departure floor is referred to as a fourth quadrant. Then, in the SeleColle operation, the operation is performed in order to sequentially respond to the car call or the hall call in the first quadrant, the second quadrant, the third quadrant, and the fourth quadrant. That is, as shown in the flowchart in FIG. 5, if there is a car call or a hall call in the first quadrant (YES in step S1), the first response is made (step S2). If there is no car call or landing call in the first quadrant (NO in step S1) and there is a landing call in the second quadrant (YES in step S3), it responds to the landing call that is farthest from the current position (step S4). ). If there is no car call or landing call in the first quadrant and the second quadrant (NO in step S3), and there is a landing call in the third quadrant (YES in step S5), it responds to the landing call with the closest departure floor from the current position (Step S6), there is no car call or landing call in the first quadrant to the third quadrant (NO in Step S5), and there is a landing call in the fourth quadrant (YES in Step S7), the hall farthest from the current position Answers sequentially from the call (step S8).

  Some elevator systems are provided with a hall call button for a light vehicle for users such as wheelchairs, baby strollers, and shopping carts in addition to a normal hall call button (for example, Patent Document 1). reference). When the landing call button for the light vehicle is operated, the auxiliary threshold is operated, so that the light vehicle can easily get on and off the car. In commercial facilities and the like, since the frequency of use of light vehicles such as baby strollers and shopping carts is high, the frequency of using elevators together with light vehicles is also high.

JP 2004-250197 A

  However, in the above-described SeleColle operation method, only a full car arrives at the middle floor when it is congested, and a situation in which it is not possible to get on the car tends to occur. Also, once such a full state is reached, the next arriving car will continue to be almost full. Although it is possible for a user to get into the car even in a nearly full state, it is difficult to get in with a light vehicle that requires a certain boarding area. That is, once the car is full, the user of the light vehicle may continue to be unable to board for a long time.

  In addition, when the car is almost full, the car arrives when the light vehicle user's landing is called, but since the user of the light vehicle that is waiting cannot enter the car, no one gets on and off even if the car arrives. The operation efficiency may also be reduced due to a substantially useless stop.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator system and an operation mode switching control method thereof that can allow a user of a light vehicle to get on reliably and improve the operation efficiency.

The elevator system according to the present invention is:
An elevator system that operates a car and carries passengers to landings provided on multiple floors,
Vehicle landing call registration receiving means for receiving a vehicle landing call for light vehicle users;
General hall call registration receiving means for receiving a general hall call for general users who do not use the light vehicle;
Mode control means for alternately switching the operation mode of the car to a vehicle operation mode and a general operation mode based on the operation status of the car;
An operation direction control means for switching the operation direction of the car alternately between an ascending direction and a descending direction based on the operation mode and the operation state of the car,
In the vehicle operation mode, the car responds to an unanswered vehicle hall call in the same direction as the operation direction, and in the general operation mode, the car responds to the unanswered general hall call in the same direction as the operation direction. Response control means for responding to,
Operation control means for controlling the operation of the car based on the direction of operation and the hall call selected to respond.

  The operation direction control means may switch to another operation direction after the operation in the vehicle operation mode and the general operation mode are executed once in one operation direction.

  The mode control means may switch to another operation mode after responses to all hall calls and car calls selected to be answered during execution of one operation mode.

The response control means sets the priority received in the vehicle hall call registration acceptance means as the priority order of the vehicle hall call, and in the vehicle operation mode, the unresponsive vehicle landing in the same direction as the operation direction. Let the car answer at least the highest priority vehicle call of the call,
The operation control means may first move the car to the floor of the vehicle landing call having the highest priority at the start of the vehicle operation mode.

  The response control means, in addition to the response of the car of the top priority vehicle landing call, among the unanswered vehicle landing calls in the same direction as the operation direction, from the floor of the top priority vehicle landing call Vehicle landing calls on the floor in the direction of travel may also be made to respond to the car based on priority.

  The response control means may set the maximum number of vehicle hall calls responding per vehicle operation mode to a predetermined number smaller than the number of halls.

  When the mode control means switches from one operation mode to another operation mode, the hall call in the other operation mode is not registered, and the hall call in the one operation mode is registered. If there is, the one operation mode may be continuously executed.

  At least one of the hall and the car may be provided with mode guidance means for guiding that the current operation mode is the vehicle operation mode.

  You may make it provide the exit guidance means in the said cage | basket | car which performs exit guidance from a cage | basket | car to a general person at the time of the said vehicle operation mode start.

An elevator system display mode switching control method according to the present invention includes:
It is an operation mode switching control method for an elevator system that raises and lowers a car to carry passengers to landings provided on a plurality of floors,
Vehicle landing call registration step for accepting a vehicle landing call for users of light vehicles,
A general hall call registration step for accepting a general hall call for general users who do not use the light vehicle,
A mode control step of alternately switching the operation mode of the car to the vehicle operation mode or the general operation mode based on the operation status of the car;
An operation direction control step for switching the operation direction of the car alternately between an ascending direction and a descending direction based on the operation mode and the operation state of the car,
In the vehicle operation mode, the car responds to an unanswered vehicle hall call in the same direction as the operation direction, and in the general operation mode, the car responds to the unanswered general hall call in the same direction as the operation direction. Answering call selection step to respond to,
An operation control step for controlling the operation of the car based on the direction of operation and the hall call selected to respond.

  According to the present invention, a vehicle landing call registration receiving means for receiving a vehicle landing call for a user of a light vehicle, and a general landing call registration receiving means for receiving a general landing call for a general person who does not use the light vehicle. And the hall calls of users and passengers of light vehicles are distinguished. In addition, the operation mode of the car is switched alternately between the vehicle operation mode and the general operation mode. In the vehicle operation mode, an unanswered vehicle landing call in the same direction as the operation direction is responded to the car, and the general operation mode is selected. Occasionally, an unanswered general hall call in the same direction as the direction of operation is made to respond to the car.

  Thereby, the operation of the car of the user and the general passenger of the light vehicle is alternately switched and provided. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress a general person from entering the car during the vehicle operation mode, and the user of the light vehicle can surely get on the car. Thereby, the maximum waiting time of the user of a light vehicle can be shortened.

FIG. 1 is an external view of an elevator hall according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external view of the elevator car according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the elevator system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a four-quadrant matrix indicating the relationship between the calling floor and the destination direction. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a response order to a car call or a hall call in each quadrant in the SeleColle operation. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation diagram of a car according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a car operation process according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a response process of a car call for unanswered vehicle landing calls in the same direction as the driving direction according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a car call response process according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the lighting process for the operation mode lamp for the landing vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the output processing of the exit guidance speaker according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  An elevator system 1 and an operation mode switching control method for the elevator system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of an elevator hall according to an embodiment of the present invention. The elevator system 1 of the present embodiment includes at least one car 7 (see FIG. 2). The elevator system 1 operates a car and carries passengers to landings provided on a plurality of floors. At the landing on each floor, an indicator lamp 110, a landing vehicle operation mode light 20, a general landing call button 30, a vehicle landing call button 40, and the like are provided around a door 71 on the landing side.

  The operation status of the car 7 such as the indicator lamp 110, the current position (floor number) of the car 7 and the moving direction (lifting direction) is displayed. The landing vehicle operation mode lamp 20 is turned on when the current operation mode performed in the elevator system 1 is the vehicle operation mode. In the elevator system 1, the general operation mode and the vehicle operation mode are executed alternately. The landing vehicle operation mode lamp 20 is provided with a lamp on the back side of the front resin panel, and the lamp is turned on only during execution of the vehicle operation mode, and is otherwise turned off.

  The “general operation mode” is a mode in which the car 7 is operated in response to a hall call (general hall call) for a general person who does not use a light vehicle such as a wheelchair, a baby stroller, or a shopping cart. “Vehicle operation mode” is a mode in which the car 7 is operated in response to a landing call (vehicle landing call) for users of light vehicles. Accordingly, the car 7 does not stop on the floor where the vehicle hall call is made during the execution of the general operation mode. That is, no response is made to the vehicle hall call. On the other hand, during execution of the vehicle operation mode, the car 7 does not stop on the floor where the general hall call was made. That is, no response is made to the general hall call. Details will be described later.

  The general hall call button 30 receives an input of the above-described general hall call. Specifically, this button accepts an input indicating whether the destination direction is up or down. The vehicle hall call button 40 receives an input of the vehicle hall call described above. Specifically, this button accepts an input indicating whether the destination direction is up or down. In order to easily distinguish the general hall call button 30 from the vehicle hall call button 40, it is desirable to mark the vehicle hall call button 40 with a mark indicating that it is for a light vehicle.

  FIG. 2 is an external view inside the elevator car 7 according to the embodiment of the present invention. On the wall surface of the car 7 near the door 71, an exit guidance speaker 80, an in-car vehicle operation mode light 90, a car call button 100, and the like are provided. The exit guidance speaker 80 outputs to the passengers in the car 7 a voice that guides (prompts) the exit of the general person who does not use the light vehicle at the start of the vehicle operation mode from the car 7. The in-car vehicle operation mode lamp 90 has the same configuration as the landing vehicle operation mode lamp 20 described above, and lights up during execution of the vehicle operation mode.

  A plurality of car call buttons 100 are assigned buttons with floor numbers. The car call button 100 receives an input of a car call (the destination floor of the passenger of the car 7). That is, the elevator user operates the general hall call button 30 or the vehicle hall button 40 at the hall to make a hall call, gets on the car 7 that arrives at the hall call, and presses the car call button 100. It is possible to move to the destination floor by operating and inputting the destination floor. In addition, although not shown, an indicator lamp similar to the indicator lamp 110 at the hall is also provided in the car 7.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the elevator system according to the embodiment of the present invention. These are realized by a CPU, a memory, a buffer, various programs recorded in these, and in FIG. 3, among the functional blocks related to typical functions realized by linking these, functions related to the present invention. Only blocks are drawn. It should be understood that these functional blocks can be realized by hardware only, software only, or a combination thereof.

  The elevator system 1 includes vehicle operation mode guidance means 2, general hall call registration reception means 3, vehicle landing call registration reception means 4, operation control device 5, car control device 6, car 7, and the like. The vehicle operation mode guidance means 2, the general hall call registration acceptance means 3, and the vehicle landing call registration acceptance means 4 are illustrated for only one hall.

  The vehicle operation mode guidance means 2 is provided at the landing on each floor, and is composed of a landing vehicle operation mode lamp 20, a lighting circuit (not shown), and the like. The lighting circuit turns on and off the built-in lamp. The vehicle operation mode guidance unit 2 guides (informs) that the vehicle operation mode is being executed by lighting based on an instruction from the wired or wirelessly connected mode control unit 51. The general hall call registration receiving means 3 is provided at the hall of each floor and includes a general hall call button 30 and the like. The general hall call registration receiving means 3 receives the input of the general hall call as described above. The vehicle hall call registration receiving means 4 is provided at the hall of each floor and includes a vehicle hall call button 40 and the like. The vehicle landing call registration receiving means 4 receives the input of the vehicle landing call as described above. Each of the registration receiving units 3 and 4 transmits the hall call information to the response control unit 53 that is wired or wirelessly connected.

  The operation control device 5 is provided in a control panel such as an elevator shaft or a machine room, and comprehensively manages the operation of the car 7. The operation control device 5 includes operation control means 50, mode control means 51, operation direction control means 52, response control means 53, and the like.

  The mode control means 51 switches the operation mode alternately between the general operation mode and the vehicle operation mode based on the mode switching condition. The mode control means 51 determines whether the mode switching condition is satisfied based on the operation status of the car 7. The mode switching condition is that the operation in one operation direction (ascending direction or descending direction) is completed.

  Specifically, the mode switching condition from the general operation mode to the vehicle operation mode is that the response to all general hall calls and car calls selected to respond in one operation direction, and This is that a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the door was opened in response to the final general hall call or car call. In addition, the mode switching condition from the vehicle operation mode to the general operation mode is that all the vehicle landing calls and car calls selected to be answered are answered, and the final vehicle landing call or car call is made. This means that a predetermined time (for example, 20 seconds) has elapsed since the door opening was completed in response to.

  The mode control means 51 stores and manages the setting contents of the current operation mode, and transmits information on the current operation mode to the operation direction control means 52, the response control means 53, and the like that are wired or wirelessly connected.

  The operation direction control means 52 switches the operation direction of the car 7 alternately between the upward direction and the downward direction based on the operation direction switching condition. The operation direction control means 52 determines whether or not the operation direction switching condition is satisfied based on the operation mode received from the mode control means 51 connected by wire or wirelessly. The operation direction switching condition is that the general operation mode and the vehicle operation mode are executed once for each operation direction. That is, in the elevator system 1, basically the following 1. To 4. The operation will be repeated in order. When there is no call to be answered, the operation mode is not executed and the operation mode is switched to the next operation mode.

1. Operation direction: Up, Operation mode: General operation mode Operation direction: Up, Operation mode: Vehicle operation mode Operation direction: Down, Operation mode: General operation mode Operation direction: Down, Operation mode: Vehicle operation mode Direction of operation: None, Mode of operation: Idle

  The operation direction control means 52 stores and manages the setting contents of the current operation direction, and transmits the current operation direction information to the operation control means 50 and the response control means 53 that are wired or wirelessly connected.

  The response control means 53 makes the car 7 respond to the hall call and the car call based on the operation mode. The response control means 53 includes a general hall call management means 54, a vehicle hall call management means 55, a car call management means 56, and the like.

  The general hall call management means 54 stores and manages unanswered general hall calls that have not yet been answered among the general hall calls received from the general hall call registration receiving means 3 of each hall. The information of the general hall call includes, for example, the floor number and the destination direction where the hall call is made.

  The vehicle landing call management means 55 stores and manages unanswered vehicle landing calls that have not yet been answered among the vehicle landing calls received from the vehicle landing call registration receiving means 4 of each landing. The vehicle hall call information includes, for example, a floor number and a destination direction where the hall call is made. Further, priority information is added to the unanswered vehicle hall call and stored and managed. The priority order is the order in which the vehicle hall call is received from the vehicle hall call registration accepting means 4, but the order in which the input is accepted by the vehicle registration accepting means 4 substantially.

  The car call management means 56 stores and manages unanswered car calls that have not yet been answered among the car calls received from the car call registration acceptance means 10 of the car 7. The car call information includes, for example, the floor number of the destination floor.

  The response control means 53 makes a response to the unanswered hall call and car call to the car 7 based on the current position of the car 7, the current driving direction, and the driving mode. That is, the stop floor response of the car 7 is made to the hall call and the car call.

  The response control means 53 makes the car 7 respond to the unresponsive general hall call and car call in the first quadrant and the fourth quadrant (see FIGS. 4, 5 and paragraph [0003]) during execution of the general operation mode. . In addition, when there is a hall call in the first quadrant and the fourth quadrant, the landing call in the fourth quadrant is made to respond first. Specifically, it responds to the stop floor of the car 7. In the case of a general hall call, the car 7 responds with the called floor number as the stop floor. In the case of a car call, the car 7 responds with the destination floor as the stop floor. In the general operation mode according to the embodiment of the present invention, a selective collective (selector collection) operation method is employed. Therefore, the response control means 53 responds to the car 7 based on this operation method. That is, a call that can be answered in descending order of quadrants is searched from a plurality of unanswered calls and answered. In addition, since the response of the car 7 in the SeleColle operation method has a general configuration, a detailed description is omitted.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a four-quadrant matrix indicating the relationship between the calling floor and the destination direction. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the traveling direction of the car 7 is set in the upward direction. The horizontal axis is the destination direction of the car call and the hall call, and the right side from the origin is the upward direction and the left side is the downward direction. The vertical axis is the floor where the hall call was made or the destination floor of the car call, and the origin is the floor where the car 7 is currently located.

  For example, a hall call in which the destination direction of the user P in the hall on the floor above the car 7 is in the upward direction belongs to the first quadrant. Further, the car call of the user Q riding in the car 7 belongs to the first quadrant because the destination floor is a floor above the car 7 and the destination direction is the upward direction. The hall call of the user R who is on the floor below the car 7 is in the third quadrant because the destination direction is the downward direction. In addition, when an operation direction is reverse (downward direction), the up and down of each axis will be reversed. That is, in the case of the destination direction on the horizontal axis, the right side is the downward direction and the left side is the upward direction.

  Further, the response control means 53 causes the car 7 and the car call in the first quadrant and the fourth quadrant to respond to the car 7 during the vehicle operation mode, and responds to the stop floor as described above. Further, in the present embodiment, the maximum number of vehicle hall calls that respond per one execution of the vehicle operation mode is set to a predetermined number (for example, 2). The response control means 53 first causes the car 7 to respond to at least the highest priority vehicle landing call among the unanswered vehicle landing calls in the same direction as the driving direction. Next, among the unanswered vehicle landing calls in the same direction as the driving direction, the car landing call having a high priority and which can be answered is caused to respond to the car 7.

  Further, the response control means 53 transmits the response information (stop floor) that has been made to respond to the car 7 to the operation control means 50. The operation control means 50 drives the drive means such as a motor based on the response information received from the response control means 53 and the operation direction information received from the operation direction control means 52 to raise and lower the car 7 and open / close the door 71. To do.

  In addition, the control of the car 7 in the elevator system 1 is executed by the car control device 6 disposed in the car 7. Although a detailed description is omitted, the car control device 6 controls lighting, an air conditioner, and the like by connecting to the operation control device 5. As shown in FIG. 3, the car control device 6 further includes an exit guidance means 8, a vehicle operation mode guidance means 9, and a car call registration acceptance means 10 arranged in the car 7. The exit guidance means 8 includes an exit guidance speaker 80 and an audio circuit (not shown). The exit guidance means 8 may be broadcasting means used for floor name guidance, direction guidance, door opening / closing guidance in the car 7 or the landing. For example, the audio circuit outputs voice data for exit guidance from the speaker 80. The exit guidance means 8 outputs a voice that guides (prompts) the exit from the car 7 to the general person who does not use the light vehicle as described above, based on the instruction from the connected mode control means 51. To do.

  The vehicle operation mode guide means 9 includes an in-car vehicle operation mode light 90, a lighting circuit (not shown), and the like. The lighting circuit turns on and off the lamp built in the in-car vehicle operation mode lamp 90. The vehicle operation mode guidance means 9 guides (notifies) by lighting that the vehicle operation mode is being executed based on an instruction from the mode control means 53 that is wired or wirelessly connected. The car call registration receiving means 10 includes a car call button 100 and the like. The car call registration receiving means 10 receives the input of the car call (the destination floor of the passenger of the car 7) as described above. Further, the car call registration receiving means 10 transmits the received car call information to the response control means 53 that is wired or wirelessly connected.

  Next, an operation example of the car 7 based on the operation mode described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an operation diagram of the car 7. The horizontal axis shows the elapsed time (seconds), and the vertical axis shows the floor. In this operation example, the top floor is the 10th floor, the bottom floor is the first floor, and the car 7 is started from an idle state in which the car 7 is on the 10th floor.

  For convenience, the traveling time for movement between floors is uniformly 5 seconds, and this traveling time includes the time required for opening the door. That is, in the following description, “arrival” of the car 7 means an operation until the car 7 travels to the floor and reaches the floor, and the door opening is completed.

  In addition, the time required for the user to get on and off the car 7 varies depending on the situation of the user. In this operation example, after arrival of the car 7, the general operation mode is 5 seconds, and the vehicle operation mode is 20 seconds, and the time required for door closing is uniformly 5 seconds. That is, after the arrival of the car 7, the stop time when the car 7 is stopped on the floor for getting on and off and closing the door is 10 seconds including the door closing time of 5 seconds in the general operation mode, In the vehicle operation mode, the entry / exit time is 20 seconds and the door closing time is 5 seconds, which is 25 seconds. In the following description, the “stop” of the car 7 is an operation in which the car 7 stays on the floor after the door is opened for the user to get on and off and to close the door.

  Furthermore, the predetermined time when shifting from the vehicle operation mode to the general operation mode is 20 seconds after the door opening is completed (that is, 20 seconds after the arrival of the car 7), and when shifting from the general operation mode to the vehicle operation mode. The predetermined time is 5 seconds after the door is opened (that is, 5 seconds after the arrival of the car 7). Then, the description will be made assuming that the user who boarded by the hall call makes a car call (registration of destination floor).

  In the route diagram of FIG. 6 and the following description, the general hall call is represented by “G”, the vehicle hall call is represented by “C”, the hall call in the direction of destination is “U”, and the hall call in the direction of destination is It is represented by “D”. For example, a hall call in the destination direction of a general hall call is represented by “GU”. Subsequent “@XX” represents the time of occurrence of each hall call. Further, the squares in FIG. 6 indicate the timing when the operation mode is switched from the “general operation mode” to the “vehicle operation mode” or vice versa.

  At the elapsed time of 0 seconds, the general hall call GU @ 0 (floor: 1, destination direction: up) is generated, and the “general operation mode” (operation direction: up) of the car 7 is started. The car 7 starts to move toward the first floor, but arrives at the third floor in response to the general hall call GD @ 25 (floor: 3, destination direction: down) that occurred halfway (elapsed time) : 35 seconds).

  After stopping for 10 seconds on the 3rd floor (5 seconds for getting on and off in the general operation mode + 5 seconds for the door closing time), the car 7 descends and arrives on the 1st floor, and the user of the general hall call GD @ 25 Get off at the first floor which is the destination floor (elapsed time: 55 seconds to 65 seconds).

  Next, the car 7 ascends from the first floor with the user of the general hall call GU @ 0 (elapsed time: 65 seconds). At this time, the vehicle landing call CU @ 25 in the first quadrant (floor: 2, destination direction: up, priority: 1), the vehicle landing call CU @ 50 in the first quadrant (floor: 6, Destination direction: Up, priority: 2) has also occurred, but since it is in the general operation mode, these hall calls do not respond to the car 7, and the car 7 does not stop on the second and sixth floors.

  Thereafter, the car 7 arrives at the fourth floor, the destination floor of the user of the general hall call GU @ 0, stops for 10 seconds (elapsed time: 80 seconds to 90 seconds), and then continues to the general hall call GU @ Stop at the 5th floor where 50 waits for 10 seconds and get on the user of the general hall call GU @ 50 (elapsed time: 95 seconds to 105 seconds). And the car 7 stops for 10 seconds on the 7th floor in response to the user of the general hall call GU @ 75, and gets the user of the general hall call GU @ 75 (elapsed time: 115 to 125 seconds). . Thereafter, the car 7 ascends to the eighth floor, which is the destination floor for the users of the general hall calls GU @ 50 and GU @ 75.

  Car 7 stops on the 8th floor (elapsed time 130 to 140 seconds), general landing call @ GU50 and GU @ 75 users get off and 5 seconds have passed since arrival of car 7 (elapsed time: 135 seconds) As a result, the “operation mode switching condition” is established, and the “vehicle operation mode” is started. However, the direction of travel is maintained ascending.

  At the start time (elapsed time: 135 seconds) of the vehicle operation mode (operation direction: up), the unresponded vehicle landing call that has already occurred is CU @ 25 (floor: 2, on the destination direction, priority) Rank: 1), CU @ 50 (floor: 6, destination direction: top, priority: 2), CU @ 125 (floor: 4, destination direction: top, priority: 3). Therefore, in the vehicle operation mode executed this time, the vehicle landing calls CU @ 25 and CU @ 50 are caused to respond to the car 7, and the vehicle landing call CU @ 125 is held unanswered. This is because if the user responds (stops) to many vehicle landing calls, the user of the vehicle landing call CU @ 50 having a high priority that has occurred first may not be able to get on.

  Subsequently, after the door is closed (elapsed time 140 seconds), the car 7 descends to the second floor where the vehicle hall call CU @ 25 waits (elapsed time: 170 seconds). Since the call on the second floor is a vehicle landing call, the stop time of the car 7 is 25 seconds, which is obtained by adding 20 seconds of getting on and off in the vehicle operation mode and 5 seconds of the door closing time. Then, after the user of the vehicle landing call CU @ 25 gets on (elapsed time: 195 seconds), the user climbs to the fifth floor of the destination floor of the user and stops, and the user of the vehicle landing call CU @ 25 To get off (elapsed time: 210 seconds to 235 seconds). Thereafter, the car 7 rises to the 6th floor where the vehicle landing call CU @ 50 waits and stops to allow the user of the vehicle landing call CU @ 50 to get on (elapsed time: 240 seconds to 255 seconds). Next, the car 7 rises to the 9th floor of the destination floor of the user of the vehicle landing call CU @ 50 and stops (elapsed time: 280 seconds).

  Then, when the user of CU @ 50 gets off and 20 seconds elapses after the arrival of the car 7, the “operation mode switching condition” is established, and the “general operation mode” is started (elapsed time: 300 seconds). ). Further, the operation direction is switched from the ascending direction to the descending direction.

  After that, at the start time (elapsed time: 300 seconds) of the general operation mode (operation direction: down), an unanswered general landing call GD @ 200 (floor: 8, destination direction: down) responds to the car 7 The car 7 is closed after the door is closed (elapsed time: 305 seconds), descends from the 9th floor to the 8th floor and stops, and the user of the general hall call GD @ 200 gets on (elapsed time: 310 seconds to 320 seconds). Next, the car 7 descends to the sixth floor, which is the destination floor of the user of the general hall call GD @ 200. And after the car 7 stops on the 6th floor (elapsed time: 330 seconds), the user of GD @ 200 gets off and 5 seconds elapses after the arrival of the car 7, so that the “operation mode switching condition” is established. The “vehicle operation mode” is started (elapsed time: 335 seconds). The traveling direction is maintained in the descending direction.

  At the start time (elapsed time: 335 seconds) of the vehicle operation mode (operation direction: down), the unanswered vehicle landing call is CU @ 125 (floor: 4, destination direction: up, priority: 1) And CD @ 300 (floor: 5, destination direction: down, priority: 3). The vehicle landing call CU @ 125 has a high priority, but does not respond to the car 7 because the destination direction is opposite to the driving direction (downward direction). Therefore, the car 7 is made to respond to only the vehicle landing call CD @ 300 whose destination direction is the same as the driving direction.

  After the door is closed (elapsed time: 340 seconds), the car 7 descends and stops from the sixth floor of the current position to respond to the fifth floor of the vehicle landing call CD @ 300. Get on board (elapsed time: 345 seconds to 370 seconds). Thereafter, the vehicle stops at the third floor, which is the destination floor of the user of the vehicle hall call CD @ 300 (elapsed time: 380 seconds).

  After the car 7 arrives on the 3rd floor and stops, the CD @ 300 user gets off and 20 seconds after the car 7 arrives, the “operation mode switching condition” is established, and the “general operation mode” "Is started (elapsed time: 400 seconds). The operation direction is also switched from the descending direction to the ascending direction. In addition, the car 7 stops on the third floor, and the general hall call GD @ 375 in the same direction as the operation direction is generated while waiting for the operation mode to be switched. The car 7 responds to this hall call in the general SeleColle operation method, but does not respond to the general hall call GD @ 375 because it is in the vehicle operation mode in the present invention.

  At the start time (elapsed time: 400 seconds) of the general operation mode (operating direction), unanswered general use hall calls are GU @ 300 (floor: 7, destination direction: up) and GD @ 375 (floor Floor: 2, destination direction: down). Therefore, the car 7 is caused to respond only to the general hall call GU @ 300 (floor: 7, destination direction: up) in which the destination direction is the same direction as the driving direction (up).

  That is, after the door is closed (elapsed time: 405 seconds), the car 7 rises from the third floor of the current position to the seventh floor of the general hall call GU @ 300 and stops, and the user of GU @ 300 gets off. (Elapsed time: 425 seconds to 435 seconds). Then, it stops at the 10th floor which is the destination floor of the user of the general hall call GU @ 300 (elapsed time: 450 seconds).

  After the car 7 stops on the 10th floor, the user of GU @ 300 gets off and 5 seconds after the arrival of the car 7, the “operation mode switching condition” is established again (elapsed time: 455 seconds), “Vehicle operation mode” is started. The traveling direction is maintained ascending.

  At the start time (elapsed time: 455 seconds) of the vehicle operation mode (operation direction: up), an unanswered vehicle landing call is CU @ 125 (floor: 4, destination direction: up, priority: 1) CD @ 350 (floor: 7, destination direction: down, priority: 2), CD @ 425 (floor: 3, destination direction: down, priority: 3). Therefore, the car landing call CU @ 125 that has not been responded with the destination direction in the same direction as the operation direction (up) is caused to respond to the car 7.

  That is, after the door is closed (elapsed time 460 seconds), the car 7 descends from the 10th floor of the current position to the fourth floor of the vehicle landing call CU @ 125 and stops, and the user of CU @ 125 is on board ( Elapsed time: 490 to 515 seconds). Thereafter, the elevator goes up to the ninth floor, which is the destination floor of the user of the vehicle landing call CU @ 125.

  After the car 7 stops on the 9th floor (elapsed time: 540 seconds), the user of CU @ 125 gets off, and 20 seconds after the arrival of the car 7, the “operation mode switching condition” is established (elapsed) (Time: 560 seconds), “General operation mode” is started. Further, the operation direction is switched from the ascending direction to the descending direction.

  At the start time (elapsed time: 560 seconds) of the general operation mode (operation direction: down), the unanswered general use hall call is GD @ 375 (floor: 2, destination direction: down). The general hall call GD @ 375 is caused to respond to the car 7 because the destination direction is the same direction as the driving direction (downward).

  That is, after the door is closed (elapsed time: 565 seconds), the car 7 descends from the seventh floor of the current position to the second floor of the general hall call GD @ 375 and stops, and the user of GD @ 375 is picked up. (Elapsed time: 600 seconds to 610 seconds). Then, it stops on the 1st floor which is a user's destination floor of the general hall call GD @ 375 (elapsed time: 615 seconds).

  After the car 7 stops on the first floor (elapsed time: 615 seconds), the user of GD @ 375 gets off and 5 seconds after the arrival of the car 7 has passed, so that the “operation mode switching condition” is established. Then (elapsed time: 620 seconds), the “vehicle operation mode” is started. The traveling direction is maintained in the descending direction.

  At the start time (elapsed time: 620 seconds) of the vehicle operation mode (operation direction: down), the unanswered vehicle landing call is CD @ 350 (floor: 7, destination direction: down, priority: 1) , CD @ 425 (floor: 3, destination direction: down, priority: 2), CD @ 500 (floor: 8, destination direction: down, priority: 3). In these three hall calls, the destination direction is the same as the driving direction (bottom), but the vehicle hall calls CD @ 350 and CD @ 425 are caused to respond to the car 7 according to the priority order.

  The car 7 ascends from the first floor of the current position to the seventh floor of the vehicle hall call CD @ 350 and causes the user of the CD @ 350 to get on (elapsed time 655 seconds to 680 seconds). After that, it descends to the third floor of the vehicle landing call CD @ 425 and rides the user of CD @ 425 (elapsed time 700 seconds to 725 seconds), and the user of the vehicle landing call CD @ 350, CD @ 425 Go down to the second floor as the destination floor. Then, after the car 7 stops on the second floor (elapsed time 730 seconds), the users of CD @ 350 and CD @ 425 get off and 20 seconds after the arrival of the car 7, the “operation mode switching condition” Is established (elapsed time: 750 seconds), and the “general operation mode” is started.

  However, at the present time, there is no unanswered general hall call, but there is an unanswered vehicle hall call CD @ 500 (floor: 8, destination direction: down, priority: 1). Therefore, the general operation mode (operation direction: up) and the vehicle operation mode (operation direction: up) that are executed in sequence are not executed, but the execution of the “vehicle operation mode” (operation direction: down) is started. The Then, the car landing call CD @ 500 is caused to respond to the car 7.

  That is, after the door is closed (elapsed time: 755 seconds), the car 7 rises from the second floor of the current position to the eighth floor where the vehicle landing call CD @ 500 waits, and the user of CD @ 500 gets on (elapsed time). Time: 785 seconds to 810 seconds). Thereafter, the vehicle descends to the seventh floor, which is the destination floor for the user of the vehicle hall call CD @ 500.

  Then, after the car 7 stops on the seventh floor (elapsed time: 815 seconds), the user of CD @ 500 gets off and 20 seconds elapses after the arrival of the car 7, so that the “operation mode switching condition” is established. (Elapsed time: 835 seconds), it responds to all hall calls, and since there is no unanswered hall call, it enters an idle state.

  The above is the description of the operation example using the operation diagram of the car 7 in FIG.

  Next, the operation mode switching control process and response process of the car 7 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the switching control process and response process of the car 7. This process is executed by the operation control device 50 when an input of a general hall call or a vehicle hall call is accepted.

  First, the operation control means 50 sets the rising direction as the initial setting of the operation direction (step S10), and further sets the general operation mode as the initial setting of the operation mode (step S11). Next, the operation control means 50 determines whether or not there is an unanswered general hall call in the same direction as the operation direction (step S12). If it is determined that there is no unanswered general hall call (NO in step S12), the operation control means 50 proceeds to the process in step S20.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that there is an unanswered general landing call in the same direction as the driving direction (YES in step S12), the driving control means 50 executes response processing for the general landing call car 7 (step S13). ). In this process, response information of the responding general hall call is transmitted to the operation control 50. In addition, since the response process of the car 7 for a general hall call is a response process of a general SeleColle operation method as described above, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the operation control means 50 determines whether there is an unanswered car call (step S14). If it is determined that there is a car call (YES in step S14), the operation control means 50 performs a response process for the car call car 7 (step S15), and proceeds to the process in step S16. In this response process, the response information of the car call that has responded is transmitted to the operation control means 50. Note that the response process of the car call car 7 is also a response process of a general SeleColle operation method as described above, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  If it is determined in step S14 that there is no car call, the operation control means 50 determines whether or not the response in the general operation mode in the current operation direction has ended (step S16). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the switching condition from the general operation mode to the vehicle operation mode is satisfied. If it is determined that the response has not yet been completed (NO in step S16), the operation control means 50 proceeds to the process in step S12. Then, until a response is finished, a response process for a subsequent call is performed.

  Further, in the process of step S16, when it is determined by the processes of step S12 to step S15 that the responses have been completed for all hall calls and car calls selected to be answered (YES in step S16), the operation control means. 50 switches the operation mode from the general operation mode to the vehicle operation mode (step S20). In addition, the current setting content is maintained for the operation direction. Next, the operation control means 50 determines whether or not there is an unanswered vehicle landing call in the same direction as the operation direction (step S21). When it is determined that there is no unanswered vehicle hall call (NO in step S21), the operation control means 50 proceeds to the process in step S26.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that there is an unanswered vehicle landing call in the same direction as the operation direction (YES in step S21), the operation control means 50 executes the response process of the car 7 for the unanswered vehicle landing call. (Step S22). Response processing of the car hall call car 7 will be described later.

  Next, the operation control means 50 determines whether there is an unanswered car call (step S23). When it is determined that there is a car call (YES in step S23), the operation control means 50 performs a response process for the car 7 of the car call (step S24). The response process of the car call car 7 will also be described later. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S26.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no car call (NO in step S23), the operation control means 50 determines whether or not the response of the vehicle operation mode in the current operation direction has ended (step S25). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the above-described switching condition from the vehicle operation mode to the general operation mode is satisfied. If it is determined that the response has not yet been completed (NO in step S25), the operation control means 50 proceeds to the process in step S23. Then, until the end of the response, a response process for a car call generated thereafter is performed. In the present embodiment, response processing is not performed for a vehicle hall call that occurs thereafter, but may be executed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the response has been completed for all hall calls and car calls that are selected to be answered by the processing in steps S21 to S24 (YES in step S25), the operation control means 50 is not responding. It is determined whether there is another hall call (step S26). That is, the presence / absence of an unanswered general hall call or a vehicle hall call that is different from the driving direction is determined. If it is determined that there is no other hall call that has not been answered (NO in step S26), the operation control means 50 ends the operation process of the car 7 assuming that it is in an idle state.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that there is another unanswered hall call (YES in step S26), the operation control means 50 switches the operation direction to another direction (step S27). For example, if the operation direction is currently an ascending direction, the direction is switched to a descending direction. Thereafter, the process returns to step S11. In this way, the operation mode is switched alternately between the general operation mode and the vehicle operation mode until the idle state is reached.

  Next, the vehicle hall call response process in step S22 described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the response process of the unresponsive vehicle hall call car 7 in the same direction as the driving direction.

  If the operation control means 50 determines in step S21 that there is an unanswered vehicle landing call in the same direction as the operation direction, one of the unanswered vehicle landing calls in the same direction as the operation direction is selected. The car landing call for the eyes is caused to respond to the car 7 (step S40). Specifically, the floor number of the vehicle hall call is registered in the response information. The first vehicle hall call is the vehicle hall call with the highest priority (the highest priority) among the above-mentioned unanswered vehicle hall calls.

  Next, the operation control means 50 determines whether or not there is an unanswered vehicle landing call in the same direction as the operation direction to be responded next (step S41). Specifically, it is determined whether or not there is a vehicle hall call in the first quadrant and the fourth quadrant that responded in step S40. For example, when the vehicle landing call CD @ 350 shown in FIG. 6 is made to respond in the process of step S40, the vehicle landing call CD @ 425 corresponds.

  If it is determined that there is no unanswered vehicle landing call (NO in step S41), the operation control means 50 proceeds to the process in step S43. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is the unanswered vehicle landing call (YES in step S41), the operation control means 50 selects the highest priority among the corresponding unanswered vehicle landing calls. The car 7 is caused to respond in the same manner as the process in step S40 described above (step S42).

  Next, the response information is transmitted to the operation control means 50 (step S43), and an unanswered vehicle hall call update process is performed (step S44). For example, the vehicle landing call responding to the car 7 is deleted, and the priority order of the remaining unanswered vehicle landing calls is updated. And the operation control means 50 complete | finishes this response process, and transfers to the step S23 mentioned above.

  Next, the response process of the car call car 7 in step S24 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the response process of the car call car 7.

  If the operation control means 50 determines that there is an unanswered car call in the process of step S23, the operation control means 50 selects one car call from the unanswered car calls (step S50). Next, the operation control means 50 determines whether or not the destination floor of the selected car call is in the operation direction with respect to the current position of the car 7 (step S51). What is necessary is just to acquire the present position of the cage | basket | car 7 from the operation control means 50, for example.

  If it is determined that the current position of the car 7 is not in the operation direction (NO in step S51), the operation control means 50 proceeds to the process in step S55. In other words, the car 7 does not respond to this car call. Therefore, for example, the vehicle operation mode (operation direction: up) is started, and the car 7 descends to the first floor in response to the vehicle landing call (floor: 1, destination direction: up) from the 10th floor. Meanwhile, even if a general customer still remaining in the car 7 at this time makes a car call (destination floor: 2), it is not in the second floor, which is a general car call, because it is in the vehicle operation mode.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the current position of the car 7 is on the driving direction (YES in step S51), the driving control means 50 causes the car 7 to respond to the car 7 (step S52). Specifically, the destination floor of this car call is registered in the response information. Thereafter, this response information is transmitted to the operation control means 50 (step S53), and an unanswered car call update process is performed (step S54). In the update process, for example, the car call that is made to respond is deleted.

  Next, the operation control means 50 determines whether or not the processing of steps S51 to S54 has been completed for all unanswered car calls (step S55). When it is determined that the operation has not been completed (NO in step S55), the operation control means 50 selects the next unanswered car call (step S56), and proceeds to the processing in step S51. If it is determined that the process has ended (YES in step S55), the operation control unit 50 ends the response process and proceeds to the process in step S25 described above.

  Next, the lighting process of the landing vehicle operation mode lamp 20 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the lighting process of the operation mode lamp 20 for the landing vehicle. This process is mainly executed by the operation control means 50 when the operation mode is switched to the vehicle operation mode.

  Initially, the operation control means 50 drives a point etc. circuit and makes a lamp light (step S60). Thereafter, the lamp is kept on until the vehicle operation mode ends (YES in step S61). If it is determined that the vehicle operation mode has ended (YES in step S61), the operation control means 50 stops driving the lighting circuit and turns off the lamp (step S62). And this lighting process is complete | finished. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the same lighting process is performed also about the operation mode light 90 for in-car vehicles.

  In the present embodiment, guidance that the current operation mode is the vehicle operation mode is visually provided by a lamp, but it may be an LED, a liquid crystal display, or the like, and is not particularly limited thereto. It is not something. For example, it may be configured to perform auditory guidance by voice output. Moreover, you may make it also perform the display which guide | indicates that the operation mode for general is being performed. In this case, what is necessary is just to distinguish the color at the time of lighting by the operation mode for general and the operation mode for vehicles.

  Next, the output processing of the exit guidance speaker 80 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the output process of the exit guidance speaker 80. This process is mainly executed by the operation control means 50 when the operation mode is switched to the vehicle operation mode.

  First, the operation control means 50 converts the exit guidance voice data (digital signal) stored in advance as described above into an analog signal and outputs it from the speaker 80 (step S70). Thereafter, the above voice output is repeated until the car 7 stops at the first floor (YES in step S71). If it is determined that the car 7 has stopped on the first floor (YES in step S71), the operation control means 50 stops the voice output (step S72) and ends this output process.

  In the present embodiment, the exit guidance is audibly performed by voice output, but is not particularly limited thereto. For example, it may be configured to perform visual guidance by displaying (outputting) a message on a liquid crystal display or the like. In the present embodiment, sound output is performed until the car 7 stops on the first floor, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this. It may be at least as long as the vehicle operation mode is being executed.

  As described above, the lighter vehicle user's hall call (vehicle hall call) is distinguished from the general person's hall call (general hall call), and the car operation mode is divided into the vehicle operation mode and the general operation mode. It can be switched alternately. In the vehicle operation mode, a response to the vehicle landing call is made, and in the general operation mode, a response to the general landing call is made. That is, the responses of the passengers of the light vehicle and the cages of the general passengers are alternately switched and provided. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a general person from entering the car in the vehicle operation mode, and to provide an operation that allows the user of the light vehicle to get on the car reliably. Thereby, the maximum waiting time of the user of a light vehicle can be shortened.

  Further, even if the operation mode is switched alternately, for example, if the vehicle landing call is not generated, the general operation mode is substantially continuously executed, so that the vehicle landing call is not generated. It is not necessary to wait for the vehicle operation mode to switch. Similarly, if the general hall call is not generated, the vehicle operation mode is substantially continuously executed, so that the general operation mode is switched even though the general hall call is not generated. It is not necessary.

  The above description is for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the invention described in the claims or limiting the scope thereof. Further, the configuration of each part of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the technical scope described in the claims.

  In the embodiment described above, the hall call is configured to input the destination direction, but may be configured to input the destination floor using a touch panel or the like. In the above-described embodiment, the maximum number of general hall calls to be responded in the vehicle operation mode is 2. However, the present invention is not particularly limited to this. It should be less than the number of stops. Alternatively, the maximum number may not be set.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the operation mode is always switched alternately in a state where a hall call is generated, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this. For example, the operation mode may be switched alternately during a crowded time zone. Then, the general operation mode is continuously executed except for the crowded time zone. This is because there are relatively few cases where a user of a light vehicle cannot get on except during a busy hour. The time period for switching alternately may be set in advance, or may be set when the elevator system determines congestion. The determination of congestion may be determined as, for example, when the frequency of stopping on the floor is high or when the load in the car exceeds a predetermined weight.

  In the above-described embodiment, the number of cars to be operated is one. However, the present invention may be applied to an elevator system having a group management apparatus that manages a plurality of cars as a group. In this case, the operation mode is set for each of the plurality of cars, the car operation mode for each car is switched, and the vehicle landing call is responded to the car that is executing the vehicle operation mode, so that the car that is executing the general operation mode The general hall call may be made to respond to.

  In an elevator system having a group management device, assignment may be changed, and it is necessary to notify the user which of the plurality of cars has responded. For this reason, it is desirable to arrange guide means such as a liquid crystal display for informing the user of these as required.

  Further, when changing the assignment, it is preferable to change the assignment to the car adjacent to the vehicle landing call button 40 in order to reduce the burden of movement of the user, particularly for the vehicle call. In this case, it is desirable that the operation control means 50 stores layout information such as the position of the vehicle hall call button 40 at the hall and the arrangement of adjacent cars, and refers to this information when changing the assignment.

  In addition, for a plurality of cars, a specific car can be dedicated to a vehicle landing call, and a specific car can be dedicated to a general landing call. Even in this case, in order to improve the operation efficiency of the elevator system, it is possible to switch the operation mode from the vehicle mode to the general mode, or from the general mode to the vehicle mode, for the idle car. Good.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Elevator system 2 Vehicle operation mode guidance means 3 General hall call registration acceptance means 4 Vehicle landing call registration acceptance means 5 Operation control device 50 Operation control means 6 Car control device 7 Car 8 Exit guidance means 9 Vehicle operation mode guidance Means 10 Car call registration acceptance means 20 Landing vehicle operation mode light 30 General landing call button 40 Vehicle landing call button 51 Mode control means 52 Operation direction control means 53 Response control means 80 Speaker 90 Car operation mode light for car in car

Claims (10)

An elevator system that operates a car and carries passengers to landings provided on multiple floors,
Vehicle landing call registration receiving means for receiving a vehicle landing call for light vehicle users;
General hall call registration receiving means for receiving a general hall call for general users who do not use the light vehicle;
Mode control means for alternately switching the operation mode of the car to the vehicle operation mode or the general operation mode based on the operation status of the car;
An operation direction control means for switching the operation direction of the car alternately between an ascending direction and a descending direction based on the operation mode and the operation state of the car,
In the vehicle operation mode, the car responds to an unanswered vehicle hall call in the same direction as the operation direction, and in the general operation mode, the car responds to the unanswered general hall call in the same direction as the operation direction. Response control means for responding to,
An operation control means for controlling the operation of the car based on the operation direction and the hall call selected to respond;
Elevator system characterized by comprising The operation direction control means, in one operation direction, after the operation in the vehicle operation mode and the general operation mode are executed once, and then switched to another operation direction,
The elevator system according to claim 1. The mode control means switches to another operation mode after responses to all hall calls and car calls selected to be answered during execution of one operation mode.
The elevator system according to claim 1 or 2. The response control means sets the priority received in the vehicle hall call registration acceptance means as the priority order of the vehicle hall call, and in the vehicle operation mode, the unresponsive vehicle landing in the same direction as the operation direction. Let the car answer at least the highest priority vehicle call of the call,
When the vehicle operation mode starts, the operation control means first moves the car to the floor of the vehicle landing call with the highest priority.
The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The response control means, in addition to the response of the car of the top priority vehicle landing call, among the unanswered vehicle landing calls in the same direction as the operation direction, from the floor of the top priority vehicle landing call The car landing call on the floor above the direction of operation also makes the car respond based on priority,
The elevator system according to claim 4. The response control means sets the maximum number of vehicle hall calls to be responded per vehicle operation mode to a predetermined number smaller than the number of halls.
The elevator system according to claim 4 or 5. When the mode control means switches from one operation mode to another operation mode, the hall call in the other operation mode is not registered, and the hall call in the one operation mode is registered. If the one operation mode is continued,
The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. At least one of the hall and the car is provided with mode guidance means for guiding that the current operation mode is the vehicle operation mode,
The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 7. In the car, provided with exit guidance means for performing exit guidance from the car to the general public at the start of the vehicle operation mode,
The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 8 . It is an operation mode switching control method for an elevator system that raises and lowers a car to carry passengers to landings provided on a plurality of floors,
Vehicle landing call registration step for accepting a vehicle landing call for users of light vehicles,
A general hall call registration step for accepting a general hall call for general users who do not use the light vehicle,
A mode control step of alternately switching the operation mode of the car to the vehicle operation mode or the general operation mode based on the operation status of the car;
An operation direction control step for switching the operation direction of the car alternately between an ascending direction and a descending direction based on the operation mode and the operation state of the car,
In the vehicle operation mode, the car responds to an unanswered vehicle hall call in the same direction as the operation direction, and in the general operation mode, the car responds to the unanswered general hall call in the same direction as the operation direction. Answering call selection step to respond to,
An operation control step for controlling the operation of the car based on the direction of operation and the hall call selected to respond;
The operation mode switching control method characterized by including.

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