CN101670960B

CN101670960B - Group management elevator

Info

Publication number: CN101670960B
Application number: CN2009101660224A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 畠山望; 前原知明; 会田敬一; 鸟谷部训; 星野孝道; 吉川敏文
Original assignee: Hitachi Ltd
Current assignee: Hitachi Ltd
Priority date: 2008-09-12
Filing date: 2009-08-07
Publication date: 2012-10-17
Anticipated expiration: 2029-08-07
Also published as: JP2010064874A; HK1139913A1; CN101670960A; JP4969540B2

Abstract

The present invention provides a group management elevator which manages the operation of a plurality of elevators. When an elevator hall calling is generated, an elevator cage which responds to the elevator hall calling is selected from the cage of each set of elevator, and furthermore the elevator cage is distributed to the elevator hall calling. In the group management elevator, when the elevator which is preset to pass through the storey with the registered elevator hall calling, the elevator which is preset to pass through the storey with the registered elevator hall calling is caused to respond the elevator hall calling according to the relative position among the elevator which responds the elevator hall calling, the storey and the elevator that is preset to pass through the storey with the registered elevator hall calling. Therefore the unpleasant feeling to the passenger is removed at a state that the passenger can confirm the position of the elevator cage from the elevator hall, and a service with excellent operation efficiency can be provided.

Description

Group management elevator

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of the cluster management system of centralized management carried out in the operation of many elevators, be particularly useful for to confirm from elevator lobby the elevator of elevator car position.

Background technology

As prior art; For example in patent documentation 1, disclose above a kind of lift car with below the lift car elevator with multiple compartments that can in same hoist trunk, independently go; It calculates the relative distance of the lift car till the switching-over from the current point in time to the lift car; When the value of calculating is lower than predefined standard value, the distribution that registered elevator lobby is called out is changed.

In addition; A kind of scheme is for example disclosed in patent documentation 2; In this scheme, according to the position of elevator this elevator is set elevator lobby call priority range of distribution, at least computing should the zone and the prediction latency time called out of above-mentioned elevator lobby obtain critical for the evaluation.

In addition; A kind of scheme is for example disclosed in patent documentation 3; In this scheme, when the prediction time of advent that is assigned with elevator that elevator lobby calls out more than specified value, and when existing prediction to arrive the shorter elevator of this elevator of time ratio; Carry out distributing altering, the elevator lobby call distribution is predicted this shorter elevator of the time of advent to this.

And; A kind of scheme is for example disclosed in patent documentation 4; In this scheme, real-time prediction has been assigned with the lift car that elevator lobby is called out, and when the lift car that has occurred than this lift car more Zao arrival; The car position of elevator lobby is shown that switching to the arrival probability shows temporarily, relax the confused feeling and impatient sense of waiting Passengen thus.

Patent documentation 1: the open patent 2007-223765 of Japan communique

Patent documentation 2: Japan's open patent is put down the 1-226676 communique

Patent documentation 3: the special public clear 55-11989 communique of Japan's patent

Patent documentation 4: Japan's open patent is put down the 8-81147 communique

In above-mentioned prior art; Consider if each elevator lobby calling is all distributed optimal elevator; The elevator lobby that then the wait as long for state can take place section continually in peak time is called out; So carrying out the branch timing, select to be used for distributing from the most suitable elevator of angle that all elevator lobbies are called out, improve the operating efficiency of elevator with this.Its result, elevator is the elevator lobby through there being the passenger waiting for continually, if can see the position of lift car from elevator lobby, bring discomfort then can for waiting passenger.

But; Iff brings discomfort in order not give waiting passenger; As long as just the elevator that not stop is originally changed to allocated elevators and make waiting Passengen into, and be this floor service is provided, then can make the operating efficiency of elevator descend significantly.

In addition; Adopt above-mentioned during at the floor of elevator through the passenger is arranged waiting for; Car position shown to switch to arrive probability and show, thereby make waiting Passengen be difficult to realize to have when not stopping the scheme that elevator passes through, according to the situation that is provided with in the next door between elevator lobby side and the elevator side; Waiting Passengen might be seen the elevator of not stopping and pass through, and passes through thereby the passenger who makes in the elevator lobby wait can perceive elevator.

Summary of the invention

The objective of the invention is to solve the problem that exists in the above-mentioned prior art; Make and to confirm from elevator lobby under the situation of elevator car position, bring offending sensation also can for the passenger who waits for, thereby the operating efficiency favorable service can be provided the passenger.

To achieve these goals; The invention provides a kind of group management elevator; The operation of many elevators of this group management elevator management; When the elevator lobby calling has taken place; The lift car of from the car of each elevator, selecting this elevator lobby of response to call out is also distributed to this elevator lobby with this lift car and is called out; It is characterized in that; Occurred predetermined will be when having registered the elevator of the floor that said elevator lobby calls out; The elevator of calling out according to said response elevator lobby, said floor and said predetermined will be through the relativeness between the elevator of having registered the floor that said elevator lobby calls out, make saidly predeterminedly will respond said elevator lobby through the elevator of having registered the floor that said elevator lobby calls out and call out, elevator that said relativeness is called out according to said response elevator lobby and the said predetermined prediction that will arrive said floor through the elevator of having registered the floor that said elevator lobby calls out decide the time of advent; At said predetermined elevator that will be through having registered the floor that said elevator lobby calls out will be through said floor the time; The elevator that the said response elevator lobby of computing is called out and the said predetermined prediction time of advent that will arrive said floor through the elevator of having registered the floor that said elevator lobby calls out have surpassed in both time differences under the situation of the specified time that discomfort determined that is produced through the back because of the elevator of not stopping by the waiting Passengen at said floor, and the distribution object that said elevator lobby is called out changes to the said elevator of being scheduled to floor that will be through having registered said elevator lobby calling from the elevator of said response elevator lobby calling; Not surpassing under the situation of said specified time, do not change the distribution object.

The invention effect

According to the present invention, in the time can confirming from elevator lobby to the floor of elevator car position, waiting elevator passenger to be arranged, if predict in the time of after the elevator of not stopping passes through, also need waiting for the long period; Do not allow this elevator to pass through; And at prediction latency time more in short-term, then allow this elevator to pass through, thus; The discomfort of elevator can be reduced, the decline of elevator operating efficiency can also be suppressed simultaneously through causing because of not stopping.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the External view of the elevator lobby of an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the integrally-built diagram of block of expression one embodiment.

Fig. 3 is the action specification figure of an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is the diagram of circuit of the action of expression an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is the action specification figure of other embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is the action specification figure of another other embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is the action specification figure of another other embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is the action specification figure of another other embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is the action specification figure of another other embodiments of the present invention.

Among the figure:

1a, 1b, 1c-elevator lobby door;

2a, 2b, 2c-car position read out instrument;

3-elevator lobby call register apparatus;

The 11-group management control apparatus;

The 12-A elevator control gear;

The 13-B elevator control gear;

The 14-C elevator control gear;

The up direction of 30a-elevator lobby is called out register button;

The down direction of 30b-elevator lobby is called out register button.

The specific embodiment

Followingly an embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to accompanying drawing

Fig. 1 representes the External view of elevator lobby, and the car of elevator is managed under the control the crowd.1a, 1b, 1c represent the elevator lobby door.The upper side of each elevator lobby door 1a, 1b, 1c is provided with car position read out

instrument

2a, 2b, the 2c of elevator lobby side, makes the passenger can confirm the position of lift car at elevator lobby.Between each elevator lobby door 1a, 1b, 1c, be provided with and carry out the elevator lobby call register apparatus 3 that elevator lobby calling log-on operation is used.30a representes the elevator lobby calling register button of up direction, and 30b representes the elevator lobby calling register button of down direction.

Fig. 2 is the integral structure figure of control part, and control part has group management control apparatus 11, A elevator control gear 12, B elevator control gear 13 and C elevator control gear 14.Group management control apparatus 11 is connected with the elevator lobby call register apparatus 3 that the elevator lobby of elevator lobby calling register button 30a with up direction shown in Figure 1 and down direction is called out each floor of register button 30b; To through operating the elevator lobby calling signal that above-mentioned button is imported; Carry out the distributive judgement computing according to the position of the car of each elevator and registered lift car call information etc., select optimal lift car thus and it is distributed to elevator lobby call out.

Group management control apparatus 11 is connected with A elevator control gear 12, B elevator control gear 13 and C elevator control gear 14.Receive when letting the indication that its response elevator lobby calls out from group management control apparatus 11 at A elevator control gear 12, call out in order to respond elevator lobby, the not shown winch that control A elevator is used so that the car of A elevator go up and down.

In addition, A elevator control gear 12 is connected with car position read out instrument 2a, and B elevator control gear 13 is connected with car position read out instrument 2b, and C elevator control gear 14 is connected with car position read out instrument 2c.

Fig. 3 is the basic conception instruction diagram, in 17 layers building, is provided with many elevators.Below wherein 2 elevators are described.When explanation, suppose that the A elevator is positioned at 11 layers, the B elevator is positioned at 16 layers.

Under state shown in Figure 3, the A elevator is called out because of 3 layers elevator lobby and 1 layer lift car calling is gone towards down direction.The B elevator is called out because of 1 layer lift car and is gone towards down direction.Below to hypothesis under this situation, the operation service when 5 layers of elevator lobby that new down direction taken place are called out describes.

Under the situation of prior art,, the B allocation of elevators given at 5 layers of de novo elevator lobby call out for the average latency of the waiting Passengen that shortens 3 layers and 5 layers.At this moment, the A elevator does not respond 5 layers elevator lobby calling.Suppose after the A elevator is through 5 layers that soon the B elevator has been assigned with a plurality of elevator lobbies when calling out, then 5 layers waiting Passengen need be waited for for a long time at elevator lobby before the B elevator arrives, and waiting Passengen can produce impatiently to be felt.And, under this situation, if the A elevator is changed to the distribution car, then because the A elevator is the elevator that does not before have stop, so can make waiting Passengen produce offending sensation equally.

In this example; When floor through elevator lobby has taken place calling out of A elevator; Calculate A elevator and B elevator and arrive the predicted time that floor of elevator lobby calling has taken place for this; When both time differences had surpassed specified time, the distribution object that 5 layers new elevator lobby is called out changed to the A elevator from the B elevator, makes 5 layers of A elevator parkings.Thus, can avoid 5 layers waiting Passengen to produce discomfort because of the wait as long for of the elevator of not stopping after passing through.In addition, when the difference between prediction time of advent of A elevator and B elevator did not exceed schedule time, the distribution object of 5 layers new elevator lobby not being called out changed to the A elevator by the B elevator.Thus, the decline that suppresses overall operation efficiency under the discontented situation of waiting Passengen can not caused.

Fig. 4 is the diagram of circuit of the distributing altering of expression elevator.

Below distributing altering during to the floor of elevator through elevator lobby has taken place calling out describe (step 1).Calculating has been assigned with by the predetermined elevator (A elevator) that the calling of the floor that elevator passes through arranged and has arrived this by the predetermined predicted time that the floor that elevator passes through is arranged, and operation result is set at A ' (step 2).Computing is passed through to be scheduled to the prediction time of advent through the elevator (B elevator) of floor, and operation result is set at B ' (step 3).Calculate the time difference of A ' and B ', (step 4) is not carried out distributing altering, through floor service (step 5) is provided for predetermined by the A elevator at the appointed time the time in this time difference.(step 4) will distribute object to change to the B elevator by the A elevator, through floor service (step 6) will be provided for predetermined by the B elevator when having surpassed specified time time difference between A ' and B '.

In this example; Judge whether the time of advent to let elevator through the floor that elevator lobby is called out has taken place through comparison prediction, but also can with judge whether to let elevator through the time comparison other make the current floor, elevator of distance, elevator between the elevator into and arrive at the numeric display of the display position (Fig. 8) of the current floor that can stop (Fig. 7), elevator, car position read out

instrument

2a, 2b and elevator the number of floor levels (Fig. 9) that will stop before the floor that elevator lobby calls out has taken place.Fig. 5 to Fig. 9 be respectively judge whether to let elevator through the time the instruction diagram of comparison other when having carried out change.

Claims

1. group management elevator; The operation of many elevators of this group management elevator management when the elevator lobby calling has taken place, is selected the lift car of this elevator lobby calling of response and this lift car is distributed to this elevator lobby calling from the car of each elevator; It is characterized in that

Occurred predetermined will be when having registered the elevator of the floor that said elevator lobby calls out; The elevator of calling out according to said response elevator lobby, said floor and said predetermined will be through the relativeness between the elevator of having registered the floor that said elevator lobby calls out; Make and saidly predetermined will respond said elevator lobby through the elevator of having registered the floor that said elevator lobby calls out and call out

Elevator that said relativeness is called out according to said response elevator lobby and the said predetermined prediction that will arrive said floor through the elevator of having registered the floor that said elevator lobby calls out decide the time of advent,

At said predetermined elevator that will be through having registered the floor that said elevator lobby calls out will be through said floor the time; The elevator that the said response elevator lobby of computing is called out and the said predetermined prediction time of advent that will arrive said floor through the elevator of having registered the floor that said elevator lobby calls out; Both time differences surpassed by the waiting Passengen of said floor because of the elevator do not stopped through after under the situation of the specified time that discomfort determined that produces; The elevator that the distribution object that said elevator lobby is called out is called out from said response elevator lobby change to said predetermined will be through having registered the elevator of the floor that said elevator lobby calls out; Not surpassing under the situation of said specified time, do not change the distribution object.