JP7435872B1 - elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an elevator system in which a user can understand that an operation has been accepted when registering a destination floor, and can prevent other users from knowing information corresponding to this registration. . The present invention includes a destination floor registration device provided in at least one of an elevator landing and a car, and the destination floor registration device includes an input section that accepts an input operation for a destination floor, and an input section that accepts an input operation for a destination floor. a display section for displaying information necessary for the user at the front and rear; the display section displays first information including at least a part of corresponding information corresponding to the result of the input operation for the destination floor; The second information other than the first information is displayed with a second visibility higher than the first visibility. [Selection diagram] Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to an elevator system in which the destination floor and assigned car number are displayed when the destination floor is registered at a landing or in a car.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, an elevator system is known that improves operating efficiency by registering a destination floor at a landing (Patent Document 1). This elevator system includes a destination floor registration device provided at a landing, and a group management control device that takes in a destination floor registration signal from the destination floor registration device and assigns a car number. Further, the elevator system switches between secret operation and normal operation depending on the result of reading an ID card carried by the user.

The destination floor registration device includes a touch panel for inputting the destination floor using displayed numerical buttons, etc., and an information display section that displays and transmits destination floor, assigned car information, etc. to the user. During normal operation, this destination floor registration device changes the display on the touch panel (the brightness and color of the number buttons) and displays the destination floor at the landing when the destination floor is registered. On the other hand, during secret operation, even if the destination floor is registered, the display on the touch panel does not change and the destination floor is not displayed at the landing. Thereby, when the user registers the destination floor during secret driving, it is possible to prevent other users staying at the landing from knowing the destination floor.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-052703

However, for the user who is registering the destination floor, it is difficult to understand that the registration operation has been accepted unless the display on the touch panel changes even after the destination floor is registered.

Therefore, when a user registers a destination floor, the user can understand that the operation has been accepted, and provide other users with information corresponding to this registration , specifically, the input operation of the destination floor. An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator system that can prevent at least one of the car number information regarding the allocated car number and the destination floor information regarding the destination floor from being known.

The elevator system of the present invention includes:
A destination floor registration device provided in at least one of an elevator landing and a car,
The destination floor registration device is
an input section that accepts an input operation for a destination floor;
A display section that displays necessary information to the user before and after inputting the destination floor,
The display unit displays first information including at least a part of corresponding information corresponding to the result of the input operation for the destination floor at a first visibility, and displays second information other than the first information at the first visibility. display at a second visibility higher than the visibility.

According to this configuration, when a user registers a destination floor, the user can understand that the operation has been accepted, and the information corresponding to this registration can be known to other users by displaying at the first visibility. This can be prevented.

In the elevator system of the present invention,
The correspondence information includes at least one of car number information regarding the assigned car assigned by the input operation of the destination floor and destination floor information regarding the destination floor,
The first information may be at least one of preceding symbol machine information and destination floor information.

According to this configuration, by displaying at the first visibility level, it is possible to prevent other users from knowing the car number information and destination floor information.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user registers a destination floor, it is possible to understand that the operation has been accepted, and it is possible to prevent other users from knowing the information corresponding to this registration. Elevator system can be provided.

FIG. 1 is an external view of an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining the destination floor input operation in the destination floor registration device of the elevator system. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining the display after the input operation on the display unit of the destination floor registration device, in which (a) shows the display of correspondence information, and (b) shows the display of input failure information. . FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining a destination floor input operation in a destination floor registration device of an elevator system according to a modification of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining the destination floor input operation in the destination floor registration device according to a modification of the present invention, in which (a) shows a numeric keypad type display, and (b) selects the destination floor. Indicates the type of display to be performed. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining the display after an input operation on the display unit of the destination floor registration device according to a modification of the present invention, in which (a) shows the display of correspondence information, and (b) shows the input Shows the display of failure information.

An elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator system according to this embodiment includes a plurality of elevators 1, and specifically includes three elevators 1, A, B, and C. The elevator system also includes a control unit that can control the movement of the car and the like.

Further, the elevator system includes a destination floor registration device 2 provided at the landing of the elevator 1. This elevator system is provided with one destination floor registration device per floor, but may be provided with a plurality of destination floor registration devices per floor. For example, each elevator 1 may be provided with one destination floor registration device.

In this elevator system, a destination floor can be input by a user who has an ID card (security authentication card for building entrance) for entering the building in which the elevator system is installed. This ID card is composed of, for example, an IC card with a built-in IC tag. In addition, in this embodiment, a dedicated ID card is always lent to each of the employees of the tenant in this building, the manager, and the maintenance staff of the elevator system. On the other hand, ID cards are temporarily lent to visitors to tenants etc. at the building reception desk located on the lobby floor. Further, an ID card is an example of an information recording medium, and instead of an IC tag, information such as a QR code (registered trademark) recorded on a user's smartphone may be used.

Furthermore, the elevator system also includes a card reader (not shown) provided near the destination floor registration device 2 at the landing. When the ID card is held over the card reader, a signal indicating this is output to the destination floor registration device 2 via the control section of the elevator system. Note that the card reader may be provided at a security gate or the like at the entrance of a building in which an elevator system is provided, in addition to being provided at a landing. Further, when using information such as a QR code (registered trademark) instead of an IC tag, an information reading device that reads this information may be used instead of a card reader.

Each elevator 1 includes a hoistway extending vertically across a plurality of floors within a building, and one car disposed within the hoistway. In this embodiment, each elevator 1 includes a hall display section 4 provided near the hall door 3 of the hall.

The control unit of the elevator system performs group management control such as assignment of hall calls to each elevator 1. In this group management, when a landing is called by the destination floor registration device 2 at a landing on a predetermined floor, the control unit sends a car from a plurality of cars to the landing in order to increase the transportation efficiency of users, etc. The car corresponding to the call is selected, and the selected car is directed to the hall where the call is received.

As shown in FIG. 2, the destination floor registration device 2 includes an input section 20 that receives an input operation for the destination floor, and a display section 21 that displays necessary information to the user before and after the input operation for the destination floor. Be prepared. In this embodiment, the destination floor registration device 2 is a touch panel display in which a part of the display section 21 also serves as the input section 20.

The input unit 20 is a portion of the touch panel display where a numeric keypad is displayed. In this embodiment, for example, if the user wants to input "8th floor" as the destination floor, the user only has to touch the "8" key with a finger, etc., and if the user wants to input "10th floor" as the destination floor, , the user can touch the "1" and "0" keys in sequence with his/her finger or the like.

The display section 21 is a section that displays information including correspondence information corresponding to the result of the destination floor input operation. In this embodiment, the display unit 21 is the entire touch panel display. As shown in FIG. 3(a), the correspondence information includes, for example, car number information regarding the allocated car assigned by inputting the destination floor (e.g., "A") and destination floor information regarding the destination floor (e.g., "Floor 8"). ), and in this embodiment, includes both car information and destination floor information.

In the present embodiment, in addition to the correspondence information, the display unit 21 displays information when the destination floor cannot be registered due to the input operation of the destination floor by the user (for example, when the floor where the user is staying is input as the destination floor, (e.g., when a floor that does not exist in the building is input as the destination floor), input failure information (for example, "10" with a strikeout line in FIG. 3(b)) is displayed. In addition to the correspondence information, the display unit 21 also displays input assistance information (for example, a message such as "Please enter destination") that prompts the user to input the destination floor, as shown in "Before input" in FIG. , input section information (for example, numeric keypad) constituting the input section 20 are displayed. Further, the display unit 21 displays input information (for example, "8") corresponding to the input operation for the destination floor, as shown in "After input" in FIG. Furthermore, the display unit 21 displays recording medium usage assistance information (for example, a message such as "Please hold your ID card over") to prompt the user to use an information recording medium such as an ID card.

Specifically, the display unit 21 switches information necessary for the user before and after an input operation between a first visibility and a second visibility higher than the first visibility. indicate. The display unit 21 displays first information including at least part of the correspondence information at a first visibility. Further, the display unit 21 displays second information other than the first information at a second visibility higher than the first visibility. For example, the first information includes at least one of car number information and destination floor information, and in this embodiment, includes both car number information and destination floor information. In this case, the display unit 21 displays both the car number information and the destination floor information at the first visibility.

In addition to at least a part of the correspondence information, the first information includes at least one of input failure information, input auxiliary information, input part information, and input information, and in this embodiment, includes all of these. . In this case, the display unit 21 displays the input failure information, input assistance information, input unit information, and input information at the first visibility.

The second information is, for example, recording medium usage auxiliary information. In this case, the display unit 21 displays the recording medium usage assistance information at the second visibility.

For example, the display unit 21 has a first visibility when the digital filter is displayed on, and a second visibility when the digital filter is turned off. This digital filter is, for example, a square pattern, a grid pattern, a dot pattern, or other geometric pattern. In addition to displaying the geometric pattern, the digital filter may increase or decrease the brightness of the display section 21, or may narrow the viewing angle. Specifically, the display unit 21 has a first display mode that allows viewing from a narrow viewing angle range including the normal direction of the touch panel display and a wide viewing angle range that includes the narrow viewing angle range by switching on and off of a digital filter. It may be possible to switch between a second display mode that can be observed from a range of . Note that the display unit 21 may switch between the first visibility and the second visibility using a physical filter (such as an optical filter such as a viewing angle control film) instead of the digital filter.

The timing of switching between the first visibility and the second visibility of the display on the display unit 21, the type of digital filter (the degree of the first visibility), etc. are set in advance by a maintenance person or the like of the elevator system. ing. A series of destination floor input operations and display in the destination floor registration device 2 are performed, for example, as follows.

First, in the standby state, the display unit 21 displays recording medium usage assistance information (for example, a message such as "Please hold your ID card over") as second information at a second visibility. In this way, in the standby state, the filter does not overlap any part of the display section 21.

In the standby state, when the user uses an ID card or the like, the display unit 21 displays an input assist prompting the user to input the destination floor as first information, as shown in "Before input" in FIG. Information (a message such as "Please enter destination") and input section information (numeric keypad) constituting the input section 20 are displayed at the first visibility. When the user performs the destination floor input operation, as shown in "After input" in FIG. 2, the display unit 21 displays input information ("8") corresponding to the destination floor input operation as first information. ) at first visibility. At this time, the display unit 21 continues to display the input part information as the first information in addition to the input information at the first visibility. In this way, the filter overlaps the entire display section 21 before and after the user inputs the destination floor.

In response to the input operation of the destination floor using the destination floor registration device 2, the controller of the elevator system allocates a car number, thereby registering the destination floor. When the destination floor is registered, the display unit 21 displays, as first information, at least part of the corresponding information, in this embodiment, the car number information (“A”) and the destination, as shown in FIG. 3(a). Both floor information (“Floor 8”) are displayed at the first visibility. In this manner, in a state where the destination floor has been registered, the filter overlaps the entire display section 21. The display unit 21 returns to the standby state after a predetermined period (for example, 5 to 10 seconds) has elapsed after displaying the car number information and destination floor information. Note that if the destination floor cannot be registered due to the input operation of the destination floor by the user, the display unit 21 displays the input failure information as the first information and the first visibility as shown in FIG. 3(b). Display in .

In this embodiment, the display unit 21 performs switching display between the first visibility and the second visibility for any user. Further, the display unit 21 performs switching display between the first visibility and the second visibility at the same timing for all users.

Note that the display unit 21 may perform switching display between the first visibility and the second visibility for some users. For example, in a configuration in which a signal identifying the VIP user is output to the destination floor registration device 2 when an ID card owned by a VIP user is held over a card reader, the display unit 21 displays a signal that identifies the VIP user. Only in this case, the first information including at least a part of the correspondence information and the second information other than the first information may be displayed while being switched between the first visibility and the second visibility. In this case, if a signal indicating that an ID card owned by another user has been held over a card reader is output to the destination floor registration device 2 via the control section of the elevator system, the display section 21 All information may be displayed at the second visibility without being displayed.

The hall display section 4 displays information regarding each elevator 1, and in this embodiment, displays the car name and destination floor information of each elevator 1 (see FIG. 1). Further, the hall display section 4 is arranged above the hall door 3 of each elevator 1.

The hall display section 4 displays the car name and destination floor information. In this embodiment, the landing display section 4 always displays the car name, and when the display section 21 of the destination floor registration device 2 displays the first information at the first visibility, the landing display section 4 always displays the "destination floor registration device". The scheduled destination floor information is displayed at a timing that is delayed from the timing at which a car is assigned by the control unit in response to the input operation of the destination floor in step 2. In addition, the landing display unit 4 continues to display the destination scheduled floor information until "the timing when the door of the assigned car is completed".

The "timing delayed from the timing at which a car is assigned by the control unit in response to the input operation of the destination floor by the destination floor registration device 2" is, for example, a predetermined period of time (from 5 seconds to 30 seconds) after the timing at which the car is assigned. ) may be used. In addition, the "timing delayed from the timing at which a car is assigned by the control unit in response to the input operation of the destination floor by the destination floor registration device 2" is the timing when the car of the assigned car arrives and the door opens. It's okay. In this case, the hall display section 4 will display all the destination floor information corresponding to the assigned car at the timing when the car of the allocated car arrives and opens its door.

Furthermore, the "timing delayed from the timing at which a car is assigned by the control unit in response to the input operation of the destination floor by the destination floor registration device 2" may be the timing when another person is assigned to the same car, or the timing when multiple people ( For example, the timing may be the timing when the assignment of the machine to two people is completed. Further, the "timing shifted after the timing at which a car is assigned by the control unit in response to the input operation of the destination floor by the destination floor registration device 2" may be the timing at which the next user's destination floor is registered. . In such a case, when the assigned car arrives, if there is scheduled destination floor information that is not displayed on the landing display section 4 among the scheduled destination floor information corresponding to the registered destination floor, the assigned car will be The landing display section 4 may display this scheduled destination floor information at the timing when the car of the car number opened.

In addition, the landing display section 4 always displays the car name and stops displaying the scheduled destination floor information when the display section 21 of the destination floor registration device 2 displays the corresponding information at the first visibility. It's okay.

In such a configuration, the destination floor information is no longer displayed on the hall display section 4 immediately after the user's destination floor is registered, so it is difficult for other users to know the user's destination floor.

In the elevator system described above, when a user registers a destination floor, the display unit 21 of the destination floor registration device 2 displays at least part of the corresponding information (in this embodiment, all of the corresponding information) in the first step. Since this is done based on visibility, the user himself/herself can understand that the operation has been accepted, and can prevent other users from knowing the information corresponding to this registration.

In the elevator system of this embodiment, by displaying the first visibility on the display unit 21, it is possible to prevent other users from knowing the car number information and the destination floor information.

Note that the elevator system of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that various changes may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of one embodiment, and a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment. Additionally, some of the configurations of certain embodiments may be deleted.

In the above embodiment, the input unit 20 is a numeric keypad type, but as shown in FIG. There may be.

In the embodiment described above, the destination floor registration device 2 is a touch panel display in which a part of the display section 21 also serves as the input section 20, but the input section 20 and the display section 21 may be separate bodies. For example, the destination floor registration device 2 is a combination of an input section 20, which is a floor button that can be input by pressing it or a floor button that can be input without contact using an infrared sensor, etc., and a display section 21, such as a liquid crystal display. It may be. In addition, in such a configuration, the lighting or blinking of the floor button performed as a result of the input operation may be stopped in accordance with the display at the first visibility on the display unit 21. Furthermore, the input unit 20 may be an information reading device (for example, a card reader) into which the destination floor is input by the user holding up an information recording medium such as an ID card.

In the above embodiment, when the display section 21 displays the first information at the first visibility, the entire display section 21 is displayed at the first visibility, that is, the entire display section 21 is filtered. However, as shown in FIG. 5(a), FIG. 5(b), FIG. 6(a), and FIG. 6(b), part of the display section 21 (for example, input failure information, input section The filter may overlap only with information, car number information, and destination floor information). At this time, the first information includes input failure information, input part information, car number information, and destination floor information. In addition, in the above embodiment, the filters for the entire destination floor information (the entire "Floor 8") overlap, but the filters for a part of the destination floor information, specifically the floor shown in FIG. 6(a), overlap. The filter may overlap only with numbers (only "8").

Further, the filter may overlap only with the car number information and destination floor information on the display section 21. That is, the first information may include car number information and destination floor information. In this case, in the display section 21, the filter does not overlap the input section information and the input auxiliary information. In this configuration, surrounding people can input information by checking the display other than the machine number information and destination floor information (specifically, the input auxiliary information and the input auxiliary information) at the second visibility on the display unit 21. It can be confirmed that the section 20 is valid.

In the above embodiment, the display unit 21 displays both the car information and the destination floor information at the first visibility, but only one of the car information or the destination floor information (for example, only the car information) may be displayed at a first visibility, and the other of the car information or destination floor information (for example, destination floor information) may be displayed at a second visibility. That is, the first information may be only one of the car number information and the destination floor information. Note that the first information preferably includes at least machine number information.

Further, the items displayed by the display unit 21 at the first visibility may be different for some users and other users. For example, only when some users (e.g., VIP users) use the machine, the car number information and destination floor information are displayed at the first visibility level, and other users (e.g., general users) use it. Sometimes, only the car number information may be displayed at the first visibility and the destination floor information may be displayed at the second visibility.

In the above embodiment, the switching timing between the first visibility and the second visibility and the type of filter are set in advance, but they may be changeable by a maintenance person. Further, the filter may be reset each time each user uses the device (for example, each user performs an input operation), and the filter may be changeable depending on each user's ID card. Resetting the filter means that the filter returns to the default filter or that the filter is disabled. In this case, the degree of first visibility may be changeable depending on each user, and for example, a filter can be applied or removed at a visibility convenient for the user.

In addition, when a filter is placed on the display unit 21 when a specific user uses the elevator, when the destination floor is registered with the filter enabled, the control unit of the elevator system will operate the elevator exclusively (unattended when boarding). The car may be assigned as a car that does not respond to other hall calls until the destination floor. In this case, in a car that is exclusively operated, it is possible to avoid other users from sharing the car, so it is possible to prevent other users from knowing the destination floor in the car.

Furthermore, the display at the first visibility by the display unit 21 may be switched between implementation and non-execution depending on the time zone and date. For example, the display unit 21 displays the correspondence information at the first visibility only from night to early morning (7pm to 5am), and at other times, the display unit 21 displays the correspondence information at the second visibility. It may be displayed as Switching between implementation and non-execution of display at the first visibility may be performed depending on whether a specific event is being held, whether it is a weekday, whether it is during work hours, etc.

In the embodiment described above, the display unit 21 displays input failure information, input assistance information, input part information, input information, and recording medium usage assistance information in addition to correspondence information, but if at least correspondence information is displayed, good.

In the above embodiment, the destination floor registration device 2 is provided at the elevator landing, but it may be provided at the car instead of or in addition to the landing. For example, the destination floor registration device 2 may be placed on an operation panel provided on a wing wall or side wall of the car.

In the embodiment described above, the elevator system includes a plurality of elevators 1, but may be configured with one elevator 1. In this case, the correspondence information may consist only of destination floor information, and the display unit 21 may display this destination floor information at the first visibility. Note that the elevator system does not need to include the hall display section 4.

In the above embodiment, a user who has an ID card for entering a building equipped with an elevator system can input the destination floor, but all users can input the destination floor. There may be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Elevator, 2... Destination floor registration device, 3... Hall door, 4... Hall display section, 20... Input section, 21... Display section

Claims (1)

A destination floor registration device provided in at least one of an elevator landing and a car,
The destination floor registration device is
an input section that accepts an input operation for a destination floor;
A display section that displays necessary information to the user before and after inputting the destination floor,
The display section displays first information including at least a part of corresponding information corresponding to the result of the input operation for the destination floor at a first visibility, and displays second information other than the first information at the first visibility. display at a second visibility higher than the visibility of
The correspondence information includes at least one of car number information regarding the assigned car assigned by the input operation of the destination floor and destination floor information regarding the destination floor,
The first information is at least one of preceding symbol machine information and destination floor information;
elevator system.