JPH09118484A - Hall call registering device of self-traveling elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize miniaturization of a hall call registering device, and to easily designate and register the destination in a short time by a user. SOLUTION: A hall call registering device is provided with a destination display 2 to display the information on destination from an input part 1, an operation teaching device 3 to each the input operating method of the information on destination to the input part 1 by the sound or the screen, and a transmitter to transmit the information on destination inputted in the input part 1 to a control panel. A user can easily make the hall call registration by operating a ten-key, etc., of each input part 1, and even when the number of stops is increased, or even when elevators are crowded, elevators can be smoothly operated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a self-propelled elevator capable of traveling not only in a vertical direction but also in a lateral direction, and more particularly to a hall call registration device for an elevator used in a hall (hall).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional elevator for a building is also called a slipper type and has been widely used as an inter-floor transportation means for moving up and down (up and down) using ropes. However, in recent years, the concept of a low-press self-propelled elevator that runs on a linear motor has attracted attention, and in contrast to the idea of vertical transportation such as moving between floors, it has become a popular means of freely moving laterally in a building. Is taking a bath.

However, the feature of this type of elevator is that each floor has a plurality of stop points in the lateral direction, and when it is installed in an ultra-high-rise building which will be constructed in the future, Since the number of stop points is dramatically increased as compared with the above, the following problems occur in the conventional call registration device provided on the wall surface of the hall and the side wall surface of the car.

First of all, in the conventional hall call registration device (similarly for car calls), an increase in the number of stop points causes an increase in the number of call registration buttons, so that an installation space for call registration equipment is secured. Becomes more difficult. Secondly, even if the call registration device is provided on the wall of the hall,
The large number of call registration buttons complicates the user's button selection operation, and it takes a lot of time to select a desired destination, which hinders smooth operation of the elevator. Thirdly, since the increase in the number of stoppages causes the registration device to become larger, it is difficult to secure the installation place of the registration device in the car. In a further narrow space (in the car), it takes time for the destination selection operation by the user, and inconvenience occurs in that many users cannot perform the registration operation especially in the case of congestion.

[0005]

As described above, if the conventional call registration device is directly applied to the self-propelled elevator, the call registration device is inevitably increased in size and the hall call and It takes a lot of time for the registration operation for both car calls, and in some cases it becomes difficult to select the destination and perform the registration operation, which causes a problem that the operation efficiency of the elevator is hindered.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a call registration device which is excellent in man-machine interface function, in which a hall call registration device is downsized in a self-propelled elevator so that a user can easily specify and register a destination in a short time. It is provided. At the same time, it aims to maintain and improve the operating efficiency of self-propelled elevators.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention is a self-propelled elevator having a plurality of stop points in the same floor, and arbitrarily selecting a destination from the stop points. In the hall call registration device, the input section for designating the destination of the elevator and converting it into code information, the destination display section for displaying the destination information input by the input section, and the input operation method of the destination information in the input section. It is characterized by further comprising: an operation teaching section for teaching with a voice or an image, and a transmitting section for transmitting the destination information input to the input section to the control panel.

That is, since the hall call registration device for the self-propelled elevator according to the present invention has the transmission unit for transmitting the destination information to the control panel, the input unit for inputting the destination information is a small input device such as a ten-key pad. Or trackball,
Alternatively, it can be constituted by a pointing device, a magnetic card, or a touch panel on the display screen of the destination display. In addition, since the device of the present invention is provided with the operation teaching unit that teaches with an image such as a voice or a character, the user will not be confused about the operation method, and the destination display unit allows the user to correctly identify the destination called and registered. Since you can check whether each item is registered, you can perform registration operations with confidence.

Further, since the device of the present invention has its own input and transmission functions separately from the elevator main body, the device can be made compact and convenient for carrying, and many users can install a plurality of devices. Since they can be operated in parallel, the registration operation will be smooth and the operation efficiency of the elevator can be maintained and improved.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view showing a first embodiment of a hall call registration device for a self-propelled elevator according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a circuit configuration diagram of the device shown in FIG.

1 and 2, the hall call registration device for a self-propelled elevator comprises an input unit 1, a destination display unit 2, an operation teaching unit 3, and a control unit 4 (not shown in FIG. 1). It is composed of the transmission unit 5. First, a user in a hall (hall) of a building operates the input unit 1 including a ten-key pad to obtain destination information, such as a destination floor number and a zone symbol (or a floor symbol) in the destination floor. Zone numbers) are sequentially specified with the ten keys and input. The input destination information is converted into code information and transmitted to the control CPU 41 of the control unit 4 via the bus 6.

Assuming that the vertical floor of the building is the Z (vertical) axis component and the floor plane is the XY (horizontal) axis component, the floor number of the destination used by the user and its floor number The floor zone symbol can be expressed by being decomposed into a three-dimensional matrix having vertical and horizontal axis components. Therefore, the control CPU 41
Converts the destination information (numbers or symbols of stop floors and stop zones) received from the input unit 1 into three-dimensional matrix data, and the converted three-dimensional matrix data is controlled via the bus 6. It is transmitted to the call registration position data storage 42 in the unit 4 and temporarily stored. The call registration position data storage 42 can read / write R of 64 Kbits or more.
Composed of AM.

In the structure shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
If the hall call input operation by the user is not performed for a certain period of time or more, initial data for prompting the input operation is sent from the control CPU 41 via the bus 6 to the voice display 31 of the operation teaching unit 3.
Alternatively, it is transmitted to the image display 32. Control CPU 4
When the initial data from 1 is transmitted to the voice display device 31, the initial data is supplied to the voice synthesis circuit 31a, and the voice synthesis circuit 31a
a reads out operation request data for hall call registration input from the voice data storage circuit 31b and outputs it to the voice output circuit 31c such as a speaker so that the user can know how to use the device by the voice output. In this case, the voice data storage circuit 31b may also store a plurality of types of voices of the explanatory sentences themselves, as in the operation explanation data storage circuit 12, or the stored voices of short sentences or words may be stored according to the purpose. You may comprise so that it may output by a selection combination.

When initial data for prompting an input operation from the control CPU 41 is transmitted to the image display 32,
The initial data is supplied to the operation explanation processing circuit 31a,
The operation explanation processing circuit 32a is an operation explanation data storage circuit 32.
The operation request teaching circuit 32, which is a liquid crystal display or the like, reads out operation request data for hall call registration input from b.
The user can know the method of starting use of the registration device by the instruction. In this case, the operation explanation data storage circuit 32b may store plural kinds of explanatory sentences themselves, or may be configured such that the stored short sentences or words are selectively combined and output according to the purpose. good. If the user does not understand the operation method during the registration operation by the user, pressing the “description” key of the input unit 1 similarly teaches the operation instruction teaching circuit 32c.

Next, after the user completes the call registration input operation of the use floor and the use zone, the control CPU 41 stores the registration procedure data after the input operation stored in the storage unit 43 in the same control unit 4 in advance. Read out and follow the procedure
First, call registration position display data (use floor number, floor plan of the use floor and use zone symbol) is generated based on the input three-dimensional matrix data, and the call registration position is generated via the bus 6. The data is transmitted to the data storage unit 42 for temporary storage, and the destination display unit 2 is also transmitted via the bus 6.
Or to the operation teaching unit 3.

The destination display section 2 is composed of a floor display 21 and a floor display 22 each having a liquid crystal display, etc., and the floor display 21 displays the floor number registered and registered on the floor display 22. In the same manner, the floor plan of the floor registered for call registration and the zone symbol registered by the user are designated and displayed. As shown in FIG. 1, the floor indicator 22 has a zone symbol (in this case, it is indicated by a number, but may be a name) 221 and a shaft (passage) 222 of the designated floor.
Is shown.

Therefore, the user can confirm the destination information (use floor and use zone) input by himself / herself by looking at the destination display section 2. In the floor plane display processing circuit 22a of the floor display 22, the floor plane data storage circuit 22a
It is also possible to extract the floor plan view data of the requested floor from b and display the designated zone in the call-registered floor position on the floor plane display circuit 22c in different colors, for example.

Further, from the control CPU 41 to the operation teaching section 3
Also, the call registration position data may be transmitted. In this case, the voice synthesizing unit circuit 31a extracts and synthesizes the voice indicating that the call is registered, the call registration floor and the display voice of the zone from the voice data storage circuit 31b, and D
The digital signal is sent to the A / A conversion circuit 31c to convert the digital signal into an analog signal, and the registered content is notified to the user by voice from the voice output circuit 31d such as a speaker.

In this embodiment, the user confirms the stop destination after the floor number and the zone number are sequentially input from the input unit 1, but the floor selection is confirmed. After finishing once, the zone of the floor may be selected and confirmed next. Further, the configuration of the destination display 2 and the image teaching device 32 configured by the liquid crystal display and the voice teaching device 31 including the speaker as described above is used for image processing using a personal computer in a transportation system such as an elevator or a railroad. It is possible to employ an existing information display device and display method using a voice synthesis process or the like.

In this way, the user confirms the floor and the zone for which he / she has registered his / her call on the screen and also by voice, and if these are entered correctly, he / she controls them by the "select" key of the input unit 1. Request the unit 4 to execute the registration operation. If input is made by mistake, the "Cancel" key of the input unit 1 is used to cancel the input data.
, And perform the call registration input operation again. Of course, if the user wants to know the input operation method even at this stage, the operation teaching section 3 is driven by a signal from the control section 4 by pressing the "description" key of the input section 1, and the operation method is known by voice or screen. be able to.

Therefore, when the user's input work is confirmed to be correct, the control CPU 41 operates the "select" key of the input unit 1 to cause the call registration position data storage 42 to store the call registration already stored. Retrieve position data,
It is supplied to the transmission unit 5. The transmitting unit 5 transmits the call registration position data (registration floor and zone symbol) consisting of three-dimensional matrix data to a control panel (not shown), and the control panel side receiving the data performs operation control based on the call registration position data. By starting, a series of hall call registration work is completed.

In the above description, the control CPU 41 of the control unit 4 uses a processor of 32 bits or more because it performs various processing such as image processing for display, sound processing, and data transmission processing. Also, the control CPU 4
In order to reduce the load of No. 1 as much as possible, the floor plane display processing circuit 22a, the voice synthesizing circuit 31a, and the operation explanation processing circuit 31a are respectively provided with dedicated controllers (controllers).

Further, in the memory 43 of the control unit 4, the processing procedure for call registration, that is, the destination information data from the input unit 1, the data received from the floor plane processing circuit 22a, the voice synthesizing circuit 31a and Operation explanation processing circuit 32a
Since the procedure for introducing and processing the data received from each and the procedure code for destination data transmission are stored in the floor display 21 and the floor display 22, 4bi
A large capacity EPROM of t or more was used.

As a data transmission method in the transmission section 5, for example, an RS-485 method capable of long-distance transmission may be adopted in consideration of a long transmission line in a skyscraper.

Next, the flow of operation of the first embodiment of the hall call registration device will be outlined with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. 3 with reference to FIGS.

That is, in FIG. 3, first, when there is no operation input over a certain period of time (step (a)), the operation teaching section 3 teaches the screen of the guidance of the input operation such as the floor of the destination and the like. Output by voice instruction (step (b)). If the user makes a mistake in the floor input operation, he can return to the initial state by operating the "Cancel" key of the input unit 1 (step (a)).

Next, when floor selection is started (step (c)), the floor plane of the destination and the floor number of the destination are displayed on the destination display section 2 (step (d)), and the floor of the destination floor is displayed. A guidance for zone selection is output on the screen and by voice display (step (e)). Therefore, the user selects a zone (step (f)), and outputs a confirmation work request as to whether or not the call registration is correct on the screen and by voice display (step (g)). If the call registration is correct here, the user presses the "select" key on the input unit 1 (step (h)), and the guidance output is displayed by the screen and voice so that the user waits until the elevator arrives. The registration work ends (step (re)). In addition, if an incorrect input is made in step (h), the "cancel" key is pressed to return to step (b). Further, at this time, by pressing the "select" key as correct, the screen and voice guidance of the waiting request are displayed to the user until the arrival of the elevator (step (e)). After this, if there is no input for a certain period of time, the initial state is restored (step (nu)).

As described above, in the first embodiment, the user inputs the floor number of the destination (floor) and the target zone symbol (or number or name) of the floor from the input unit 1. It will be transmitted from the transmission unit 5 to the control panel, and it will operate according to the registration number of the destination.
Efficient operation of a self-propelled elevator is realized by simple input operation.

In the first embodiment described above, the input information by the user is the floor number and zone symbol of the destination, and the input unit 1 is described as the ten-key pad. However, an optical sensor, a pressure sensor or the like is used. It is also possible to form the input unit 1 on the display screen of the destination indicator 2 and configure it with a so-called touch panel that allows the user to input call registration information by touching it with a finger or the like.

FIG. 4 shows, in the first embodiment,
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a second embodiment according to the present invention showing a case where a touch panel is used as an input means of the display unit 1. In the circuit configuration diagram corresponding to FIG. 2 in this embodiment, the specific configuration of the input unit 1 is from the numeric keypad to each screen display and display circuit (floor display unit 2 of the destination display unit 2).
1. The floor plane display circuit 22c) is replaced with a touch panel.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the input unit 1 is a touch panel, which is shared by the floor display 21 and the floor display 22, but there is no change in other configurations and functions. Detailed description is omitted. When the user performs the call registration from the touch panel of the input unit 1, the control CPU 4 receives the data from the touch panel one by one.
1 processes the input data according to the procedure code stored in the storage unit 43, and sends the necessary data to the voice synthesis circuit 31a and the operation explanation processing circuit 32a to execute the registration operation.

As described above, according to the device according to the second embodiment, the user can select and register the floor and the zone of the use destination by a simple operation using the touch panel of the input unit 1, so that the structure of the device is also simplified. As a result, the size of the elevator can be further reduced, and as a result, smooth operation of the elevator can be realized as in the first embodiment.

In the above first and second embodiments, the case where the input unit 1 is composed of a ten-key pad or a touch panel has been described, but the input unit 1 is selected as an existing trackball or pointing device. It can also be configured in combination with a button (select button).

That is, FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a third embodiment of the device of the present invention, showing a state in which the input section 1 is composed of a trackball 11 and a selection button 12. The specific circuit configuration of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2 except that the cursor 223 in the display screen of the input unit 1 is moved to select an arbitrary field display. The other configuration and the call registration operation are the same as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, except for the combination of the trackball 11 that can be formed and the selection button 12 similar to that shown in FIG. Detailed description is omitted. Although FIG. 5 shows the trackball 11 selecting a zone with the cursor 223, in order to select a floor, for example, with the cursor pointing to the floor display 21, the selection button It is also possible to select an arbitrary floor by a combination operation of the "cancel" key and the "OK" key inside. Further, in FIG. 5, the same action and effect can be obtained even if the trackball 11 is replaced with a pointing device and used.

Generally, the floor number is often adopted as the destination information by the user, and it is often necessary information. However, considering the function and usage pattern of a self-propelled elevator in a future skyscraper, there may be a usage pattern in which only the floor number is not necessarily a necessary condition. That is, for example, considering the usage pattern in a high-rise hotel, by specifying these unique information such as the name of a room of a hotel or the room number or the telephone number of the room, it is possible to automatically find the elevator stop closest to the room. If specified specifically, it may be more convenient for the user. That is, when using a self-propelled elevator,
If the hall call registration of the destination is executed based on unique information such as the room name and room number rather than the floor, and the floor number and zone symbol are automatically displayed, it is more convenient for the user. It is direct and easy to call and register, which is convenient.

Therefore, the flow chart shown in FIG. 6 describes an example in which the hall call registration of the destination is performed only by inputting the unique information of the hotel or the like as the fourth embodiment. The call registration can be performed in the same manner by inputting a room name, a telephone number, or the like instead of a number, or by inputting an arbitrary combination of these.
Further, since the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 can be realized by each configuration shown in the first to third embodiments, the same reference numerals as those shown in each configuration will be given and only the essential points will be described below.

That is, when there is no input over a certain time in FIG. 6 (step (a)), the operation teaching section 3 outputs a voice of the room number input operation of the destination and guidance guidance by a screen (step (a)). B)). Then, the user inputs, for example, the room number (step (c)), and the control CPU
Reference numeral 41 refers to the floor and zone data stored in the memory 43 and the database of related room numbers (step (d)) to extract the data corresponding to the input room number,
A destination confirmation display and a voice guidance are displayed on the destination display unit 2 (step (e)). At this time, the destination display unit 2
Displays the floor, zone, and room number of the destination using the database described above.

Next, when the destination is selected, there is an inquiry as to whether or not the call registration is correct (step (f)). Therefore, if the input is incorrect (NO), the input unit 1
You can return to the initial state by pressing the "Cancel" key. At this time, if the "select" key of the input unit 1 is selected as correct (YES), the screen display and voice guidance of the waiting request are displayed to the user until the elevator arrives (step (g)). After that, if there is no input for more than a certain time (YES), the initial state is restored again (step (H)).

Although not shown, the database stored in the storage unit 43 is a table in which the correlation between floors and zone data of the floors and unique information (room name, room number and telephone number) is stored in advance. However, it is desirable that a system for adding and changing these databases be provided in order to realize versatility or expandability.

As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, the elevator call registration operation can be performed very easily and in a short time in which the user inputs the unique information such as the room number of the destination. We can provide hall call registration device for self-propelled elevator.

In each of the above embodiments, the user uses the input unit 1
The above shows that the hall call registration is performed by inputting the destination information one by one, but when the user lives in a high-rise apartment building where a self-propelled elevator is installed, the usage zone near the home is Since it is often decided in advance, it would be more convenient if the hall call registration could be performed more easily in such a case. That is, by configuring the input unit 1 with a combination of a magnetic card reader and a selection button, call registration can be performed even more easily and without error.

That is, FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a fifth embodiment of the device of the present invention, in which the input section 1 is composed of a selection key 11 and a magnetic card reader 12. FIG. 8 shows a flow chart of the operation flow of the apparatus shown in FIG. 7, where the code information of the destination inputted from the input unit 1 is recorded in advance on a magnetic card (not shown), and the code recorded on the magnetic card. The information is read by inserting it into the card insertion slot 12a of the magnetic card reader 12 so as to slide in the direction of the arrow, and the destination display section 2 displays the floor number 21, the designated zone 22 and the room number of the destination. Alternatively, the name 223 is used.

In FIG. 8, when there is no input for a certain period of time (step (a)), a magnetic card input request and voice guidance are output (step (b)). When the user inputs data with a magnetic card, the data of the magnetic card, floor / zone data, room number and name database are referenced (step (c)), and the corresponding data is extracted and the confirmation display of the destination is displayed. And voice guidance (step (d)). The confirmation display of the destination displays the floor 21, the zone 22, the room number and the name 223 by the above-mentioned database. When the destination is selected, the call registration asks whether the registration is correct (step (e)). If the input is incorrect (No), the user returns to the initial state by the "cancel" key. Further, at this time, if the "OK" key in the selection key 11 is operated as being correct, the display of a standby request and voice guidance are given to the user until the arrival of the elevator (step (f)). After this, if there is no input for a certain period of time, it returns to the initial state (step (g)). Also in this embodiment, addition and modification of the database in the storage device 43 can be set in the same manner as in the fourth embodiment.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
Since the call registration number to be entered is recorded in advance on the magnetic card, it is less likely that the wrong floor or zone will be selected due to an error in the input operation to the input section 1 of the device. The burden is significantly reduced.

In summary, since the hall call registration device for a self-propelled elevator according to the present invention is provided with the transmission unit for transmitting the destination information input to the input unit to the control panel,
The input unit for inputting the destination information of the user by the code information may be composed of a small input device such as a numeric keypad or a trackball, a pointing device or a magnetic card, or a touch panel on the display screen of the destination indicator. it can. Further, since the device of the present invention is provided with the operation teaching section for displaying the screen of voice or characters, the user is not confused about the operation method, and the destination display section confirms whether the destination registered by the user is correct. Since you can easily check whether or not you can perform the registration operation with confidence.

Further, since the device of the present invention has an input / transmission function, it can be downsized and convenient for carrying, and many users can operate and register a plurality of devices in parallel. Therefore, it is possible to maintain and improve the operation efficiency of the elevator by smooth registration operation.

[0047]

As described above, according to the call registration device in the hall of the present invention, the user's own destination can be easily selected and registered from a wide variety of stopping points by a simple operation. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the operating efficiency of the elevator from significantly lowering, and to maintain and improve the operating efficiency, which is a great advantage in practical use.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a first embodiment of a hall call registration device for a self-propelled elevator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a circuit configuration diagram of a hall call registration device of the self-propelled elevator shown in FIG.

3 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of a hall call registration device of the self-propelled elevator shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of a hall call registration device for a self-propelled elevator according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a third embodiment of the hall call registration device for a self-propelled elevator according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an operation flow for explaining a fourth embodiment of the hall call registration device for a self-propelled elevator according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a hall call registration device for a self-propelled elevator according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of an operation flow for explaining a fifth embodiment of the hall call registration device for a self-propelled elevator according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Section 12 Magnetic Card Reader 2 Destination Display Section 21 Floor Display 22 Floor Display 3 Operation Teaching Section 31 Voice Teaching Machine 32 Teaching Machine for Characters 4 Control Section 41 Control CPU 42 Call Registration Position Data Storage 43 Memory 5 Transmitter 6 Bus

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for designating a destination of an elevator and converting it into code information, a destination display unit for displaying the destination information input by the input unit, and an operation method for inputting the destination information to the input unit. A hall call registration device for a self-propelled elevator, comprising: an operation teaching section for teaching by voice or image; and a transmitting section for transmitting destination information input to the input section to a control panel. 2. The destination code information input to the input unit includes a floor number of the destination and a designated zone of the floor, and the destination display unit includes a floor number of the destination and a designated zone. 2. The hall call registration device for a self-propelled elevator according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The destination code information input by the input unit includes unique information of the destination, and the destination display unit displays a floor number of the destination, a designated zone, and unique information. The hall call registration device for a self-propelled elevator according to claim 1. 4. The destination code information input by the input unit is taken in from a recorded magnetic card, and the destination display unit displays a floor number of the destination, a designated zone, and unique information. The hall call registration device for a self-propelled elevator according to claim 1.