CN117355471A

CN117355471A - Elevator management system

Info

Publication number: CN117355471A
Application number: CN202280035945.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 室木幸二; 望月昭文
Original assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corp
Current assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corp
Priority date: 2021-06-10
Filing date: 2022-03-25
Publication date: 2024-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 2042-03-25
Also published as: WO2022259715A1; KR102623790B1; JP2022189100A; JP7099590B1; CN117355471B; KR20230148267A

Abstract

Provided is an elevator management system which is not easy to reduce the management efficiency. The management system (12) is provided with a response information receiving unit (21), a list management unit (25), a job management device (14), and a job determination unit (22). A list management unit (25) stores a management target list for managing post-earthquake countermeasures for the elevator (2). When the response information receiving unit (21) receives response information to a floor vibration from an elevator (2), a list management unit (25) registers the elevator (2) in a management target list. At this time, a job determination unit (22) refers to the job management device (14) and determines whether or not maintenance work is scheduled to be performed or whether or not maintenance work is being performed for the elevator (2) on which the response information is reported. A list management unit (25) releases registration of a management target list for an elevator (2) for which it is determined that the maintenance operation is scheduled or is being performed.

Description

Elevator management system

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an elevator management system.

Background

Patent document 1 discloses an example of an elevator. A detector for detecting seismic waves is provided in the elevator. When the detector detects a seismic wave under preset conditions, the elevator reports to the monitoring center. The operator of the monitoring center dispatches a maintainer to the site where the elevator is located, based on the report from the elevator.

Prior art literature

Patent literature

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open No. 2007-246183

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

However, in the elevator of patent document 1, a maintainer may erroneously touch the probe at the time of maintenance work or the like. At this time, an erroneous report may be made from the elevator to the monitoring center. In this case, in the monitoring center, a confirmation operation is required to confirm whether or not the report is a false report. This reduces the management efficiency of the elevator.

The present invention relates to solving such problems. The invention provides a management system of an elevator, which is not easy to reduce the management efficiency.

Means for solving the problems

The elevator management system of the present invention comprises: a response information receiving unit that receives response information to a seismic motion from at least one of a plurality of elevators; a list management unit that stores a management target list for managing a response after an earthquake for at least one of the plurality of elevators, and registers, when the response information reception unit receives response information, an elevator of the plurality of elevators that has reported the response information in the management target list; a job management unit that manages a schedule of maintenance jobs for each of the plurality of elevators; and a job determination unit that, when the response information reception unit receives the response information, refers to the job management unit, determines whether or not the elevator in which the response information is reported is a scheduled maintenance operation time for the elevator among the plurality of elevators, and the list management unit releases registration of the management target list for the elevator in which the job determination unit determines that the elevator is a scheduled maintenance operation time.

The elevator management system of the present invention comprises: a response information receiving unit that receives response information to a seismic motion from at least one of a plurality of elevators; a list management unit that stores a management target list for managing a response after an earthquake for at least one of the plurality of elevators, and registers, when the response information reception unit receives response information, an elevator of the plurality of elevators that has reported the response information in the management target list; a work management unit that manages the status of maintenance work for each of the plurality of elevators; and a job determination unit that, when the response information reception unit receives the response information, refers to the job management unit, determines whether or not maintenance work is being performed for an elevator, of the plurality of elevators, for which the response information has been reported, and the list management unit releases registration of the management target list for an elevator for which the job determination unit determines that maintenance work is being performed.

Effects of the invention

According to the management system of the invention, the management system of the elevator is provided, wherein the management efficiency of the elevator is not easy to be reduced.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of an elevator system according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of display in the maintenance terminal of embodiment 1.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the management system according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of display in the maintenance terminal of embodiment 1.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of display in the maintenance terminal of embodiment 1.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the management system according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of display in the maintenance terminal of embodiment 1.

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of display in the maintenance terminal of embodiment 1.

Fig. 9 is a hardware configuration diagram of a main part of the management system of embodiment 1.

Detailed Description

The mode for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the repetitive description thereof will be appropriately simplified or omitted.

Embodiment 1

Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of an elevator system 1 according to embodiment 1.

The elevator system 1 is a system including a plurality of elevators 2. Each elevator 2 is applied to, for example, a building having a plurality of floors. A plurality of elevators 2 may be provided in one building. A hoistway 3 of the elevator 2 is provided in a building. The hoistway 3 is a vertically long space extending over a plurality of floors. In this example, each elevator 2 is a traction elevator. The elevator system 1 may include, for example, a reel-type elevator, a hydraulic elevator, and the like. The traction elevator has a hoisting machine 4, main ropes 5, a car 6, a counterweight 7, a seismic detector 8 and a control panel 9.

The hoisting machine 4 has a motor that generates a driving force, and a sheave that rotates by the driving force generated by the motor. The hoisting machine 4 is disposed, for example, in an upper portion or a lower portion of the hoistway 3. Alternatively, in the case where the elevator 2 is provided with a machine room, for example, above the hoistway 3, the hoisting machine 4 may be disposed in the machine room.

The main ropes 5 are ropes supporting the load of the car 6 and the counterweight 7 in the hoistway 3. The main rope 5 is wound around the sheave of the hoisting machine 4. The main rope 5 supports the load of the car 6 on one side of the sheave of the hoisting machine 4. The main rope 5 supports the load of the counterweight 7 on the other side of the sheave of the hoisting machine 4. The main rope 5 is moved by a driving force generated by a motor of the hoisting machine 4 to pull up either side of a sheave of the hoisting machine 4.

The car 6 is a device that travels in the vertical direction in the hoistway 3 to transport passengers and the like of the elevator 2 between a plurality of floors. A call device 10 is provided inside the car 6. The communication device 10 is, for example, an intercom or a telephone 17. The counterweight 7 is a device for balancing the load applied to the car 6 on one side of the sheave of the hoisting machine 4 on the other side of the sheave of the hoisting machine 4. The car 6 and the counterweight 7 travel in the vertical direction on opposite sides of each other in the hoistway 3 with the movement of the main rope 5 by the motor of the hoisting machine 4.

The seismic detector 8 is a device for detecting seismic waves at a location where the elevator 2 is provided. The seismic detector 8 is disposed in the hoistway 3, for example. Alternatively, in the case where a machine room is provided, the seismic detector 8 may be disposed in the machine room.

The control panel 9 is a device for controlling the operation of the elevator 2. The operation of the elevator 2 includes, for example, running of the car 6. The control panel 9 is disposed, for example, at an upper portion or a lower portion of the hoistway 3. Alternatively, in the case where a machine room is provided, the control panel 9 may be disposed in the machine room. The control panel 9 is connected to equipment or the like of the elevator 2 so that status information of the elevator 2 used when controlling the operation of the elevator 2 can be acquired. The control panel 9 obtains status information of the elevator 2 from, for example, sensors or switches provided in the car 6, the hoisting machine 4, the hoistway 3, or the like of the elevator 2. The control panel 9 acquires detection information of the seismic waves from the seismic detector 8.

The control panel 9 responds to the seismic vibrations based on the detection information of the seismic waves acquired from the seismic detectors 8. The response to the earthquake motion includes, for example, a response such as a control operation and an operation suspension. The control operation is an automatic operation or the like in response to an earthquake occurring. The control operation includes a diagnostic operation or the like of the influence of the earthquake motion on the elevator 2. The suspension of operation is a response to suspending the waiting state without running the car 6.

Each elevator 2 has a remote monitoring device 11. The remote monitoring device 11 is a device that monitors the state of the elevator 2. The remote monitoring device 11 obtains status information of the elevator 2 from, for example, the control panel 9 or the like.

A management system 12 is applied in the elevator system 1. The management system 12 is a system that manages a plurality of elevators 2 in the elevator system 1. The management system 12 includes a central management device 13, a job management device 14, and a management device 15.

The central management device 13 is a device for remotely monitoring each elevator 2. The central management device 13 is disposed in, for example, the information center 16. The information center 16 is a point where information of a plurality of elevators 2 is collected. The central management device 13 is, for example, 1 or more server devices or the like. The central management device 13 is connected from each remote monitoring device 11 through, for example, an intranet of a maintenance company or the like that operates the management system 12, so that communication of the state or the like of each elevator 2 in the normal operation can be performed. The central management device 13 is provided with a function of receiving notification information about each elevator 2. The notification relating to each elevator 2 includes, for example, notification based on a voice call from a passenger or manager of the elevator 2. The notification by the voice call is performed by a telephone set such as a mobile phone or a fixed phone used by a passenger or a manager of the elevator 2. Alternatively, for example, when the call device 10 provided in the car 6 of the elevator 2 is an intercom, the notification by the voice call may be performed by the intercom. The notification information based on the voice call is input to the central management apparatus 13 by, for example, an operator or the like who accepts the notification.

The work management device 14 is a device that manages maintenance works such as spot inspection, repair, and repair performed in each elevator 2. The job management apparatus 14 is an example of a job management section. The job management device 14 manages, for example, reservation of maintenance jobs, execution status of maintenance jobs, and the like. The job management apparatus 14 is disposed in, for example, the information center 16. The job management apparatus 14 is, for example, 1 or more server apparatuses or the like. The job management apparatus 14 receives a predetermined input of a maintenance job from, for example, a maintenance terminal 18 or the like held by a maintainer. Here, the maintenance terminal 18 is a mobile information terminal such as a smart phone, for example. The maintenance terminal 18 may be a general-purpose computer or the like disposed in a business office or the like of a maintenance company where a maintainer works. The job management apparatus 14 is connected from the maintenance terminal 18 through, for example, an intranet of a maintenance company or the like. The job management apparatus 14 receives an input of a job registration table indicating the start of the maintenance job from the maintenance terminal 18 or the like. Further, the job management apparatus 14 receives an input of a job completion registration table indicating completion of the maintenance job from the maintenance terminal 18 or the like. The job management apparatus 14 is connected to the central management apparatus 13 via, for example, an intranet of a maintenance company or the like, so that information of the managed maintenance job can be shared.

The response management device 15 is a device that manages response conditions after an earthquake with respect to each of the elevators 2 installed in the region where the earthquake-based earthquake motion occurs. The response management device 15 is disposed in the information center 16, for example. The management device 15 is, for example, 1 or more server devices. The central management device 13 is connected from each remote monitoring device 11 through, for example, an intranet of a maintenance company or the like, so that communication of response information and the like of each elevator 2 to the earthquake motion is enabled. The response management device 15 is connected to the central management device 13 via, for example, an intranet of a maintenance company, so that the information of the managed response situation can be shared. The management device 15 is connected to a communication network such as the internet or a telephone line network, for example, so as to receive information from the external service 19. The external service 19 is, for example, an external service of the management system 12 that distributes seismic information. The external service 19 is provided by, for example, a public institution such as the same institution as the weather hall or other countries in japan, a civil institution, or the like.

The response management device 15 includes a seismic information reception unit 20, a response information reception unit 21, a job determination unit 22, an operation information reception unit 23, a management information reception unit 24, a list management unit 25, a reference storage unit 26, a statistics unit 27, a presentation unit 28, and an inquiry unit 29.

The seismic information receiving unit 20 is a unit that receives seismic information from the external service 19. The seismic information receiving unit 20 receives seismic information about a region in which at least one of the plurality of elevators 2 is installed from the external service 19. The seismic information is published from external services 19 when an earthquake occurs. The seismic information includes, for example, information such as the region where the seismic oscillation has occurred, the time when the seismic oscillation has occurred, and the magnitude of the seismic oscillation that has occurred. The magnitude of the earthquake motion includes, for example, information on the magnitude of the earthquake motion. The seismic information may also include information about the earthquake in which the earthquake occurs. Including information such as the time at which the earthquake occurred, the source of the earthquake, and the scale of the earthquake. The scale of the earthquake includes information on the magnitude of the earthquake, for example.

The response information receiving unit 21 is a unit that receives response information of the elevator 2 to the earthquake motion from each remote monitoring device 11. The response information contains information identifying the elevator 2. The information for specifying the elevator 2 is, for example, information such as a building number of a building in which the elevator 2 is installed, a number of the elevator 2 uniquely set in the building, or the like. The response information includes information such as no response to the earthquake motion.

The job determination unit 22 is a unit that determines information of the maintenance job for the elevator 2 that reported the response information when the response information reception unit 21 receives the response information. The job determination unit 22 refers to information managed by a job management unit such as the job management apparatus 14, for example, and performs determination. The job determination unit 22 may refer to the job management apparatus 14 through the central management apparatus 13, for example. The job determination unit 22 determines whether or not the time when the response information is received is the time when the maintenance job is scheduled for the elevator 2 for which the response information is reported, for example. Alternatively, the job determination unit 22 determines whether or not a maintenance job is being performed in the elevator 2 in which the response information is reported when the response information is received, for example.

The operation information receiving unit 23 is a unit that receives an operation performed by a maintenance operator through the maintenance terminal 18. The operation information receiving unit 23 receives, for example, an operation for changing a setting in the management system 12. The operation information receiving unit 23 receives an operation including, for example, an operation of inputting information related to a response situation after an earthquake.

The management information receiving unit 24 receives information from the central management device 13. The information received by the management information receiving unit 24 includes, for example, information notified from the central management device 13, information requested from the central management device 13, and the like. The information received by the management information receiving unit 24 may include information relayed by the central management device 13 from, for example, the job management device 14.

The list management unit 25 is a unit that manages the management target list. The management target list is information used for post-earthquake management of the elevators 2 installed in the areas where the earthquake occurs. In this example, the management object list is stored in the list management unit 25. The list management unit 25 registers, as a management target, an elevator 2 which needs to be managed after an earthquake among the plurality of elevators 2. The list management unit 25 registers the post-earthquake response information in the management target list in association with the elevator 2.

When the response information receiving unit 21 receives the response information, the list management unit 25 registers the elevator 2 having transmitted the response information as a management target in the management target list with certainty. When the seismic information reception unit 20 receives the seismic information, the list management unit 25 determines whether or not the magnitude of the seismic vibrations occurring in the region where each elevator 2 is installed is larger than a predetermined magnitude. The list management unit 25 registers, as management objects, 1 or more elevators 2 installed in areas determined to be larger than a predetermined scale, temporarily in the management object list. Here, certainty of the management target list is also maintained as history of the post-earthquake handling in the plurality of elevators 2 after completion of the handling. In addition, with respect to tentative registration of the management object list, before the post-earthquake handling in the plurality of elevators 2 is completed, a transition is made to processing such as deterministic registration or deregistration. In the management object list, the deterministically registered elevator 2 and the temporarily registered elevator 2 are handled as the registered elevator 2 in the management object list as well.

In addition, for the elevator 2 that has been definitively registered according to the response information to the earthquake motion, the list management section 25 may skip the process of tentative registration based on the earthquake motion information so that repeated registration is not performed. In this example, the magnitude of the earthquake motion that becomes the reference value for temporary registration is set individually for each elevator 2. The magnitude of the earthquake motion to be the reference value for temporary registration may be common to all the elevators 2, or may be set for each region.

The reference storage unit 26 is a portion for storing a setting value of the magnitude of the earthquake motion, which is a reference value for temporary registration, for each elevator 2. The setting value of the magnitude of the earthquake motion is specified by, for example, an earthquake-proof standard or the like according to which the elevator 2 is based. Based on the earthquake resistance reference specified here, information of the magnitude of earthquake motions such as the magnitude of earthquake motions which are reference values for tentative registration of the management target list is set. The reference storage unit 26 stores the reference value of the magnitude of the earthquake motion set in this way.

The statistics unit 27 is a unit that performs statistics of the elevators 2 registered in the management target list. The statistics unit 27 performs statistics for each region set in advance, for example. The area used by the statistics unit 27 in statistics may be different from the area indicated by the seismic information from the external service 19. The statistics unit 27 counts the number of elevators 2 registered in the management target list and the number of elevators 2 in which post-earthquake handling is completed for each area, for example. The statistics unit 27 counts the number of trapped elevators 2 registered in the management target list and the number of trapped elevators completed in the rescue operation for each area, for example.

The presentation unit 28 is a unit that transmits information indicating the management target list to the maintenance terminal 18 as a response to the display request transmitted from the maintenance terminal 18. The presentation unit 28 may transmit the statistics results of the statistics unit 27 to the maintenance terminal 18. The maintenance terminal 18 displays information transmitted from the management object list to the maintainer.

The inquiry unit 29 inquires the operating state of the elevator 2 temporarily registered in the management target list. The query unit 29 performs a query of the operation state when a predetermined time elapses after the seismic information reception unit 20 receives the seismic information, for example. For example, the query unit 29 may query the operation state every time a predetermined time elapses after the seismic information is received by the seismic information receiving unit 20. The timing of the inquiry of the operation state by the inquiry unit 29 may be different for each elevator 2. The inquiry unit 29 transmits a polling signal as an inquiry signal to the remote monitoring apparatus 11, for example. At this time, the inquiry unit 29 receives information on the operating state of the elevator 2 from the remote monitoring device 11 that received the polling signal.

Based on the query result of the query unit 29, the list management unit 25 sets the tentative registration of the management target list as a deterministic registration for the elevator 2 in a state where a response to a earthquake motion is being made. The elevator 2 in a state of being responsive to the earthquake motion includes, for example, the elevator 2 in which the control operation is being performed, the elevator 2 in which the operation is continued, and the like. Since this type of elevator 2 is responding to earthquake motions, it is the object of the maintenance personnel to deal with the earthquake. Based on the query result of the query unit 29, the list management unit 25 releases the tentative registration of the list of management targets for the elevator 2 in the normal operation state. Since the elevator 2 continues the normal operation without responding to the earthquake, the elevator is located outside the object to be handled by the maintainer after the earthquake. The list management unit 25 maintains temporary registration of the list of management targets for an unknown elevator 2 such as an elevator 2 that has not received a response to the inquiry by the inquiry unit 29. The inquiry unit 29 may inquire about the elevator 2 again after a predetermined time has elapsed.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of display in the maintenance terminal 18 of embodiment 1.

Fig. 2 shows an example of a screen for setting change in the management system 12.

The maintainer specifies, for each elevator 2, a seismic reference or the like on which the elevator 2 is based. In this example, an earthquake-proof standard prescribed by the public institution in 2009 is specified. The information specified here is stored in the reference storage unit 26. The maintainer may input information of the set value of the seismic detector 8 provided in each elevator 2 for each elevator 2. In the seismic detector 8 of this example, 2-stage values of low gamma (gal) and Gao Ga are set as detection thresholds for seismic waves. In this example, 150 gamma is set as the low gamma value. Further, 200 gamma is set as a high gamma value.

Next, an example of the operation of the management system 12 will be described with reference to fig. 3 to 8.

Fig. 3 and 6 are flowcharts showing an example of the operation of the management system 12 according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 4, 5, 7, and 8 are diagrams showing examples of display in the maintenance terminal 18 of embodiment 1.

Fig. 3 shows an example of processing of the management system 12 related to registration of the management object list.

When no earthquake occurs, each elevator 2 is operating normally. Information of the elevator 2 in normal operation is collected by the remote monitoring device 11 through the control panel 9 or the like. The remote monitoring device 11 transmits the collected information to the central management device 13, for example. The central management device 13 accumulates information transmitted from the remote monitoring device 11. In the information center 16, remote monitoring of each elevator 2 is performed based on the accumulated information.

When no earthquake occurs, maintenance work or the like can be performed in any elevator 2. The maintenance work is performed in accordance with a schedule managed by the work management device 14. When the maintenance operator starts the maintenance work, the maintenance terminal 18 performs an operation of inputting the work registration table. The job management apparatus 14 manages the state of a maintenance job performed by a maintainer as in-progress by an input operation from a job registration table of the maintainer. When the maintenance operator finishes the maintenance operation, the maintenance terminal 18 performs an operation of inputting the operation completion registration table. The job management apparatus 14 manages the state of the maintenance job performed by the maintainer as job completion by an input operation of the job completion registration table from the maintainer.

On the other hand, when an earthquake occurs, an earthquake motion may occur in a region where any elevator 2 is installed. At this time, the seismic wave due to the earthquake is detected by the seismic detector 8 provided in part or all of the elevator 2 in the region. The earthquake detector 8 detects the response to the earthquake vibration, such as the control operation or the suspension of the operation of the elevator 2. At this time, the remote monitoring device 11 of the elevator 2 transmits response information indicating a response to the earthquake motion to the response management device 15.

In addition, when an earthquake occurs, the external service 19 issues the earthquake information of the earthquake. The seismic information receiving unit 20 of the management device 15 obtains the distributed seismic information.

Here, when the scale of the earthquake to be generated is large, a plurality of elevators 2 in a wide range may start to respond to the earthquake motion at the same time. At this time, communication of response information indicating a response to a ground vibration from the plurality of remote monitoring apparatuses 11 may be concentrated in a short time. In this case, the response information transmitted from the remote monitoring apparatus 11 may not reach the response management apparatus 15. The remote monitoring apparatus 11 that fails to transmit the response information retransmits the response information after a predetermined time has elapsed. However, if the communication set is not yet eliminated, the retransmitted response information may not reach the response management device 15. In addition, communication equipment or the like provided near the elevator 2 sometimes fails due to earthquake motion. At this time, the transmission of the response information from the remote monitoring apparatus 11 may fail.

In this case, the response information from the elevator 2 that responded to the earthquake motion may not be completely collected by the response management device 15. Accordingly, the response management device 15 performs response management after an earthquake, for example, as described below, using the seismic information acquired from the external service 19.

In step S101, the response information receiving unit 21 determines whether or not response information has been received from any of the elevators 2. If the determination result is yes, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S102. If the determination result is no, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S106.

In step S102, the list management unit 25 identifies the elevator 2 that transmitted the response information received by the response information reception unit 21, based on the response information. The list management unit 25 deterministically registers the specified elevator 2 in the management target list. At this time, the list management unit 25 registers information indicating the status of the elevator 2 in the management target list in association with the elevator 2 based on the response information. Here, the information registered in the management target list in association with the elevator 2 includes, for example, information on whether the elevator 2 is in normal operation, in diagnostic operation, in operation suspension, or has been restored. The information registered in the management target list may include information on whether or not the maintenance person has checked the presence of the elevator 2 that has been restored. Then, the process of the management device 15 proceeds to step S103.

In step S103, the job determination unit 22 refers to the job management apparatus 14 to determine whether or not there is a maintenance job related to the elevator 2 specified based on the response information. The job determination unit 22 determines that there is a maintenance job related to the elevator 2 when, for example, the time when the response information is received is included in the time when the maintenance job is scheduled to be performed on the elevator 2. Alternatively, for example, when a maintenance operation is being performed in the elevator 2 when the response information is received, the operation determination unit 22 determines that there is a maintenance operation related to the elevator 2. The job determination unit 22 determines that there is no maintenance job concerning the elevator 2, for example, when the time when the response information is received is not included in the time when the maintenance job is scheduled to be performed on the elevator 2 and the maintenance job is not performed on the elevator 2 at the time. If the determination result of whether or not the maintenance job exists is yes, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S105. If the determination result is no, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S104.

In step S104, the seismic information reception unit 20 determines whether or not a seismic motion greater than a predetermined magnitude has occurred in the region where the elevator 2 specified based on the response information is installed. The seismic information receiving unit 20 determines whether or not there is a seismic shock, for example, based on whether or not seismic information indicating that a seismic shock greater than the reference value of the elevator 2 stored in the reference storage unit 26 has occurred has been received from the external service 19. The seismic information reception unit 20 may determine whether or not the seismic information is present within a predetermined time range including the time at which the response information is received, for example. If the determination result of whether or not the earthquake motion has occurred is no, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S105. If the determination result is yes, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S106.

In step S105, the list management unit 25 determines that the response information received by the response information receiving unit 21 is a false report. For example, when there is a maintenance operation for the elevator 2 specified based on the response information, the list management unit 25 determines a false report due to a maintainer in the maintenance operation erroneously touching the seismic detector 8 or the like, and the response information. Alternatively, the list management unit 25 determines a false report and the response information due to a false operation of the seismic detector 8 or other equipment, or vibration associated with a work in the vicinity of the elevator 2, when no earthquake occurs in the region where the elevator 2 is installed. At this time, the list management unit 25 releases the registration of the elevator 2 to the list of management targets. Then, the process of the management device 15 proceeds to step S106.

In step S106, the seismic information reception unit 20 determines whether or not seismic information has been received from the external service 19. If the determination result is no, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S101. If the determination result is yes, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S107.

In step S107, the list management unit 25 refers to the reference value of the earthquake motion stored in the reference storage unit 26, and determines whether or not there is a region in which the earthquake motion exceeding the reference value occurs for any elevator 2, based on the received earthquake motion information. The list management unit 25 registers each of the elevators 2 whose magnitude of the generated earthquake motion exceeds the reference value temporarily in the management target list. Then, the process of the management device 15 proceeds to step S108.

In step S108, the query unit 29 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after receiving the seismic information from the seismic information receiving unit 20. Here, if the inquiry unit 29 has made more than 1 inquiry, the inquiry unit 29 may determine whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the previous inquiry. If the determination result is no, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S108 again. If the determination result is yes, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S109.

In step S109, the inquiry unit 29 inquires the operating state of each of the elevators 2 registered temporarily in the management target list. Then, the process of the management device 15 proceeds to step S110.

In step S110, the inquiry unit 29 receives information on the operation state of the elevator 2 from the remote monitoring device 11 that received the signal as a response to the inquiry signal. The list management unit 25 updates the management target list as follows, for example. The list management unit 25 determines that the temporary registration of the management target list is a deterministic registration for the elevator 2 for which the response to the earthquake motion is recognized by the inquiry of the inquiry unit 29. The list management unit 25 releases the tentative registration of the list to be managed for the elevator 2 that has been found to be in normal operation by the inquiry of the inquiry unit 29. The list management unit 25 maintains tentative registration of the management target list for the elevator 2 in which the state is not recognized by the inquiry of the inquiry unit 29. Then, the process of the management device 15 proceeds to step S108.

The maintenance person uses the management object list registered in this way to handle the post-earthquake for each elevator 2. The maintainer transmits a display request of the management object list to the response management device 15 through the maintenance terminal 18. The presentation unit 28 transmits information indicating the management target list managed by the list management unit 25 to the maintenance terminal 18 as a response to the display request transmitted from the maintenance terminal 18. The maintenance terminal 18 displays the information of the management object list based on the information transmitted from the presentation unit 28.

Fig. 4 shows an example of display of information of the management object list in the maintenance terminal 18.

In this example, the maintenance terminal 18 displays each elevator 2 registered in the management object list by card display. Each card corresponds to any elevator 2. In each card, information such as a building in which the corresponding elevator 2 is provided is displayed on the upper side. The information displayed on the upper side of the card is, for example, the name of a building, the number of a building, or the like. In each card, information of the corresponding elevator 2 is displayed on the lower side. The information displayed on the underside of the card includes, for example, the number of the elevator 2. The information displayed on the lower side of the card includes status information of the elevator 2 including the post-earthquake handling status and the like.

The presentation unit 28 transmits a management target list including information of both the definitively registered elevator 2 and the tentatively registered elevator 2 to the maintenance terminal 18. The maintenance terminal 18 displays a card or the like for both the elevator 2 registered in the management target list deterministically and the elevator 2 registered temporarily. At this time, the maintenance terminal 18 displays information such as "registration (tentative)" as a state of the elevator 2 registered temporarily on a card corresponding to the elevator 2.

Here, when the operation of the elevator 2 is suspended due to a floor shock or the like, the car 6 may stop between floors of a building. At this time, the remote monitoring device 11 of the elevator 2 is set to report that the elevator may be trapped. The report may be transmitted to the response management device 15 together with the response information. The report may be transmitted without confirming the presence or absence of the passenger in the car 6 stopped between floors. At this time, the list management unit 25 registers information indicating whether or not the presence of the passenger is unclear in the management target list in association with the elevator 2 based on the report from the elevator 2.

Further, when the operation of the elevator 2 is suspended due to a floor shock or the like, passengers riding in the car 6 may be trapped. At this time, the passengers are notified of the trouble by voice call through the call device 10 provided in the car 6. The notification is received by the operator in the information center 16, for example. The operator who receives the notification inputs information indicating that the presence of the passenger is confirmed to have occurred to the central management apparatus 13. The central management device 13 outputs the input information to the response management device 15, and shares the information. The management information receiving unit 24 receives information shared with the central management device 13. At this time, the list management unit 25 registers information indicating that the presence of passengers in the elevator 2 has been confirmed to have occurred in the elevator 2 in the management target list in association with the elevator 2, based on the information received by the management information receiving unit 24.

The presentation unit 28 includes information on the status of the elevator 2 registered in association with the elevator 2, and transmits information on the list of management objects to the maintenance terminal 18 that transmitted the display request. The maintenance terminal 18 displays the status information of the elevator 2 based on the information sent from the presentation unit 28. For example, the maintenance terminal 18 displays information such as "trapped (passengers are unknown)" and "trapped (passengers are present)" on a card of the elevator 2 in which the trapped has occurred. The maintenance terminal 18 displays information such as "operation stop" on the card of the elevator 2 in operation stop. The maintenance terminal 18 displays information such as "diagnostic operation" on the card of the elevator 2 in diagnostic operation. The maintenance terminal 18 displays information such as "normal operation" on the card of the elevator 2 in normal operation. The maintenance terminal 18 may display information such as "temporary recovery" on a card of the elevator 2 that has automatically recovered operation according to the result of the diagnostic operation but that the maintenance person has not completed the confirmation of the presence.

In this example, the list management unit 25 registers, in the management target list, information on the priority of response after the earthquake, for each of the elevators 2 registered in the management target list. The priority is set, for example, according to the state of each elevator 2. For example, when a passenger gets trapped in the elevator 2, a high priority is set for the elevator 2. The priority may be set, for example, according to the attribute of each elevator 2 registered in advance in the management system 12 or the building in which the elevator 2 is installed. For example, when the building in which the elevator 2 is installed is a public facility such as a hospital, a predetermined value is added to the priority of the elevator 2.

The presentation unit 28 transmits the information of the management target list including the priority information to the maintenance terminal 18 that transmitted the display request. The maintenance terminal 18 switches the presence or absence of the enhanced display of the color, frame, or the like of the card corresponding to each elevator 2 according to the priority of the elevator 2. This makes it easy for a maintainer to grasp the elevator 2 with a high priority to handle. The maintenance terminal 18 may also rearrange the cards of the individual elevators 2 for display according to priority.

In addition, depending on individual situations of each elevator 2, etc., it is sometimes necessary to manage the response after an earthquake for the elevators 2 that have not reported response information. In this case, the maintainer may designate an elevator 2 not registered in the management target list as an elevator 2 for which management of post-earthquake management is required. The maintenance person performs an operation of designating the elevator 2, for example, through the maintenance terminal 18. The maintenance terminal 18 transmits an operation of a maintainer to the response management device 15. The operation information receiving unit 23 receives an operation by a maintainer. The list management unit 25 registers the elevator 2, which has been received by the operation information reception unit 23 and has been specified, temporarily in the management target list.

In addition, in the case where the elevator 2 is a home elevator or the like, a telephone set may be provided as the call device 10 in the interior of the car 6. At this time, the contact information for the calling device 10 is registered in the management system 12. The contact information for the communication device 10 includes, for example, a telephone number of a line connected to the communication device 10. In this case, the presentation unit 28 transmits the contact information for the calling device 10 to the maintenance terminal 18 together with the information on the management object list. The maintenance terminal 18 displays the contact addresses for the call device 10 on the underside of the card corresponding to the elevator 2. Alternatively, a link or the like for switching to a screen for displaying a contact may be displayed on the card. This allows the maintainer to easily communicate with the inside of the car 6 of the elevator 2. Therefore, the maintenance person can efficiently confirm whether or not the trapped contact with the inside of the car 6 has occurred.

The maintenance person grasps the status of each elevator 2 registered in the management target list by the display of the maintenance terminal 18. Thus, the maintainer can autonomously determine the elevator 2 to be brought to the site based on the information such as the position of the maintainer and the position and the state of each elevator 2. In addition, when a plurality of maintenance persons exist in the vicinity, the plurality of maintenance persons can also communicate with each other to adjust the elevator 2 to be brought to the site.

After arriving at the site of each elevator 2, the maintainer deals with the situation after the earthquake according to the situation of the elevator 2. The post-earthquake handling includes confirmation of the current situation of the elevator 2. The post-earthquake handling includes, for example, the rescue of passengers in the elevator 2 in which the passengers have been trapped. The post-earthquake handling includes, for example, restoration of the elevator 2 with the operation stopped. The post-earthquake handling includes, for example, on-site confirmation of the automatically restored elevator 2. The post-earthquake response includes, for example, response to inquiry, supervision, or the like from a manager or the like of the elevator 2 as a customer, or response to a customer such as reporting maintenance work to the manager or the like.

The maintenance person performs an operation of inputting the content of the response to the elevator 2 as the passage information through the maintenance terminal 18. In this example, the passage information contains information identifying the elevator 2. The information determining the elevator 2 is entered, for example, by a maintainer. Alternatively, the information for specifying the elevator 2 may be automatically loaded on the passing information based on the position information of the maintenance terminal 18 or the like. The maintenance terminal 18 transmits an operation of a maintainer to the response management device 15. The operation information receiving unit 23 receives an operation by a maintainer. The list management unit 25 identifies the elevator 2 corresponding to the passage information from the passage information on which the input operation was received. The list management unit 25 registers the passage information in a management target list in association with the elevator 2. Here, the passing information includes, for example, trapped information, information handled by customers, and loss information. The article loss information includes, for example, no article loss, an article to be lost, a situation of the article to be raised, whether or not the handling of the article loss is completed, and the like.

The list management unit 25 sets the tentative registration of the management target list as a deterministic registration for the elevator 2 to which the passing information is input from the maintainer through the maintenance terminal 18. In addition, when the maintenance person confirms that the elevator 2 temporarily registered in the management target list is performing the normal operation, the maintenance terminal 18 may perform an operation to cancel the temporary registration of the elevator 2. At this time, the list management unit 25 releases the tentative registration of the management target list for the elevator 2.

Fig. 5 shows an example of a display of the maintenance terminal 18 when the passage information is input.

In fig. 5, trapped information is input as passing information.

The maintainer inputs the arrival time at the site where the trapped elevator 2 occurred. After the elevator 2 is used for rescuing passengers, a maintainer inputs rescue time, rescue number, rescue type, rescue method, and disease information of the rescue passengers. The information input here is transmitted to the response management device 15 through the maintenance terminal 18 as passing information indicating the trapped information.

When the response of the elevator 2 after the earthquake is completed, the maintainer transmits restoration information indicating restoration of the elevator 2 to the response management device 15, for example, through the remote monitoring device 11. In this example, the restoration information contains information that identifies the elevator 2.

In the response management device 15, the response information receiving unit 21 receives the restoration information. When the response information receiving unit 21 receives the restoration information, the list management unit 25 completes the post-earthquake handling process in the management target list for the elevator 2 specified by the restoration information. In the elevator 2, the passage before the completion of the response after the earthquake is registered in the management target list as a plurality of pieces of passage information and the like corresponding to the elevator 2. For example, by transmitting a display request from the maintenance terminal 18 to the response management device 15, the passage registered in the management object list can be checked in the maintenance terminal 18. The response to the display request transmitted from the maintenance terminal 18 is transmitted from the presentation unit 28 to the maintenance terminal 18, for example, similarly to the information of the management object list itself.

An example of the processing of the restoration information in the management system 12 is shown in fig. 6.

In step S201, the response information receiving unit 21 determines whether or not recovery information is received from any of the elevators 2. If the determination result is no, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S201 again. If the determination result is yes, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S202.

In step S202, the list management unit 25 identifies the elevator 2 that transmitted the restoration information based on the restoration information received by the response information receiving unit 21. The list management unit 25 determines whether or not the specified elevator 2 is registered in the management target list. If the determination result is no, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S203. If the determination result is yes, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S204.

In step S203, the list management unit 25 determines that the recovery information received by the response information receiving unit 21 is a test report or a no-report request. The list management unit 25 stores restoration information, which is determined to be a test report or not to be reported, outside the management object list. Then, the processing of the restoration information in the management system 12 ends.

Here, for example, due to a earthquake motion based on a aftershock or the like, the response information to the earthquake motion may be transmitted again from the elevator 2 whose one-time recovery is completed. In this case, the same elevator 2 may be registered in the target management list a plurality of times. The list management unit 25 performs the following processing relating to the restoration information with respect to the latest registration relating to the elevator 2 when registering the object management list a plurality of times with respect to the elevator 2 specified based on the restoration information.

In step S204, the list management unit 25 determines whether or not the loss information is registered in the target management list for the elevator 2 specified based on the restoration information. If the determination result is yes, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S205. If the determination result is no, the process of the handling management device 15 advances to step S206.

In step S205, the list management unit 25 determines whether or not the handling of the object loss is completed based on the object loss information for the elevator 2 specified based on the restoration information. If the determination result is yes, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S206. If the determination result is no, the process of the handling management device 15 advances to step S208.

In step S206, the list management unit 25 determines whether or not the post-earthquake response has been processed to be completed for the elevator 2 specified based on the restoration information. If the determination result is no, the process of the handling management device 15 advances to step S207. If the determination result is yes, the process of the handling management device 15 proceeds to step S208.

In step S207, the list management unit 25 completes the post-earthquake handling processing in the management target list for the elevator 2 specified based on the restoration information. Then, the processing of the restoration information in the management system 12 ends.

In step S208, the list management unit 25 corresponds to the elevator 2 specified based on the restoration information, and registers information indicating the reception of the restoration information as the passage information in the management target list. In the elevator 2, when the post-earthquake handling is completed, the list management unit 25 may register the passing information as the reference information in the management target list. On the other hand, in the case where the post-earthquake handling is not completed with respect to the elevator 2, the list management unit 25 registers the passing information in the management target list without completing the post-earthquake handling. Then, the processing of the restoration information in the management system 12 ends.

Fig. 7 shows an example of a display of the response passage after an earthquake.

The maintenance person transmits the passage display request to the response management device 15 through the maintenance terminal 18 so that the response passage after the earthquake can be grasped for each elevator 2. In this example the displayed request contains information identifying the elevator 2. When receiving the passage display request from the maintenance terminal 18, the presentation unit 28 identifies the elevator 2 based on the passage display request. The presentation unit 28 transmits the passage information registered in the management target list in association with the specified elevator 2 to the maintenance terminal 18 as a response to the passage display request. The maintenance terminal 18 displays the passage information to the maintainer.

In this example, the response information receiving unit 21 receives the response information at time 07:59 receives response information from the remote monitoring device 11 of the elevator 2. At this time, the list management unit 25 registers information indicating the information source in the management target list in association with the elevator 2.

Then, a notification of the passenger being trapped is made by the call device 10 in the car 6. The operator who received the notification at time 08:05 to the central management device 13. The central management device 13 outputs the input information to the response management device 15, and shares the information. The management information receiving unit 24 receives information shared with the central management device 13. The list management unit 25 registers information such as an ID (IDentifier) identifying the operator as information indicating the information source in the management target list.

Then, the call device 10 in the car 6 performs a relief supervision based on the voice call from the passenger. The operator who accepted the supervision at time 08:25 inputs information indicating that there is a supervision to the central management device 13. The central management device 13 outputs the input information to the response management device 15, and shares the information. The management information receiving unit 24 receives information shared with the central management device 13. The list management unit 25 registers information such as an ID for specifying an operator as information indicating the information source in the management target list.

Then, the trapped person is saved by the maintainer. The maintainer who has saved is at time 08:45 inputs the passage information indicating completion of the rescue through the maintenance terminal 18. The list management unit 25 registers information such as an ID for specifying a maintainer as information indicating the information source in the management target list.

In this way, the history of response can be easily checked by the maintenance terminal 18 because the information is registered in the management target list.

Fig. 8 shows an example of display of the statistical result of the statistical unit 27.

The maintenance person transmits a statistical request to the response management device 15 through the maintenance terminal 18 so that the response situation after the earthquake can be grasped for the plurality of elevators 2 managed in the management system 12. When receiving a statistical request from the maintenance terminal 18, the statistical unit 27 starts statistical processing of the elevators 2 registered in the management target list. The presentation unit 28 transmits information indicating the statistical result of the statistical unit 27 to the maintenance terminal 18 as a response to the statistical request transmitted from the maintenance terminal 18. The maintenance terminal 18 displays the statistics to the maintenance person in the form of a list or the like.

In this example, the statistics unit 27 performs statistics for a predetermined region such as the region XXX, the region YYY, and the region ZZZ. The statistics unit 27 counts the number of elevators 2 whose operation is suspended and the number of elevators 2 whose recovery is completed for each area. The statistics unit 27 counts the number of trapped elevators 2 registered in the management target list and the number of trapped elevators completed in the rescue operation for each area, for example. At this time, the statistics unit 27 performs statistics on whether or not the passenger is trapped and whether or not the passenger is trapped, respectively.

The maintenance terminal 18 displays the statistical result of each area of the statistical unit 27 to the maintainer through the list. Thus, the maintainer can grasp the progress of the response after the earthquake.

In addition, in the elevator system 1, the plurality of elevators 2 may also share the seismic detector 8. In the elevator system 1, the remote monitoring device 11 may be shared by a plurality of elevators 2.

The elevator system 1 may include an elevator 2 without the remote monitoring device 11. In this case, the response information from the elevator 2 is not input to the response management device 15. Therefore, the elevator 2 is first temporarily registered in the management target list based on the seismic information of the region in which the elevator 2 is installed. Then, based on the passing information and the like input from the maintenance person through the maintenance terminal 18, a process such as a transition from tentative registration to definitive registration of the management object list is performed from the elevator 2. The restoration information about the elevator 2 may also be input to the response management device 15 through the maintenance terminal 18.

In the management system 12, the job management unit may be mounted on the response management device 15 or the central management device 13. The job determination unit 22 may be mounted on the central management apparatus 13 or the job management apparatus 14.

In addition, a plurality of information centers 16 may be provided in the management system 12. In this case, the devices provided in the plurality of information centers 16 may be configured to be redundant with each other.

As described above, the management system 12 of embodiment 1 includes the response information receiving unit 21, the seismic information receiving unit 20, and the list management unit 25. The response information receiving unit 21 receives response information to a floor vibration from at least one of the elevators 2. When a seismic event occurs in a region where at least one of the elevators 2 is installed, the seismic information receiving unit 20 receives seismic information of the seismic event from the external service 19. The list management unit 25 stores a management target list. The management list is a list for managing post-earthquake response for at least one of the plurality of elevators 2. When the response information receiving unit 21 receives the response information, the list management unit 25 registers the elevator 2, which reported the response information, in the management target list with certainty. When the seismic information receiving unit 20 receives seismic information indicating that a seismic motion greater than a predetermined magnitude has occurred in an arbitrary region, the list management unit 25 temporarily registers each of the elevators 2 installed in the region in the management target list.

According to this configuration, even when no response information is acquired from the elevators 2, the elevators 2 that are likely to respond to the earthquake motion are registered in the management target list collectively and temporarily based on the earthquake information. In addition, even when a communication failure, a communication capacity shortage, or the like occurs between the elevator 2 and the information center 16, the elevator 2 that may have responded to the earthquake motion is temporarily registered in the management target list based on the earthquake information. Since the temporary registration is automatically performed by the response management device 15, the registration of the management target elevator 2 for managing the response after the earthquake is not easily omitted in the management target list. Therefore, dispatch of the maintainer of the elevator 2 to the site to deal with the earthquake is not easy to miss.

The management system 12 further includes an inquiry unit 29. The inquiring unit 29 inquires the operating states of the elevators 2 temporarily registered in the management target list. The list management unit 25 performs processing based on the query result of the query unit 29. The list management unit 25 sets the tentative registration of the management target list as a deterministic registration for the elevator 2 in a state where a response to a floor vibration is being made. The list management unit 25 releases the tentative registration of the management target list for the elevator 2 in the normal operation state. The list management unit 25 maintains temporary registration of the management target list for the elevator 2 whose state is unknown.

With this configuration, the management system 12 can grasp the state of the elevator 2 by the inquiry after the occurrence of the earthquake even for the elevator 2 registered temporarily in the management target list. Thus, the need or the need of post-earthquake handling of each elevator 2 is clearly grasped, and the post-earthquake handling work efficiency is thus improved.

The management system 12 further includes an operation information receiving unit 23. The operation information receiving unit 23 receives an operation of a maintainer that designates an elevator 2 that manages post-earthquake countermeasures. The list management unit 25 registers the elevator 2, which has been received by the operation information reception unit 23 and has been specified, temporarily in the management target list.

With this configuration, it is easy to manage the post-earthquake response corresponding to individual cases of each elevator 2. This makes it difficult to cause omission or the like in response to an earthquake.

The management system 12 further includes a reference storage unit 26. The reference storage unit 26 stores information on the magnitude of the earthquake motion that manages the post-occurrence response for each elevator 2. The seismic information receiving unit 20 receives seismic information indicating that a seismic motion has occurred in an arbitrary region. At this time, the list management unit 25 temporarily registers the elevators 2 installed in the area and having the magnitude of the generated earthquake motion exceeding the magnitude stored in the reference storage unit 26, respectively, in the management target list.

According to this configuration, tentative registration of the management object list is performed according to the characteristics of each elevator 2. Thus, unnecessary registration of the management target list is not performed, and therefore, the work efficiency of coping after an earthquake is higher.

The management system 12 of embodiment 1 further includes a response management device 15. The response management device 15 is provided independently of the central management device 13. The central management device 13 remotely monitors each elevator 2 and receives notification information about each elevator 2. The response management device 15 includes a response information receiving unit 21 and a list management unit 25. The response information receiving unit 21 receives response information to a floor vibration from at least one of the elevators 2. The list management unit 25 stores a management target list. The management list is a list for managing post-earthquake response for at least one of the plurality of elevators 2. When the response information receiving unit 21 receives the response information, the list management unit 25 registers the elevator 2 on which the response information is reported in the management target list.

With this configuration, information such as notification by voice call and response information from the elevator 2 are received and distributed between the central management device 13 and the management device 15. Thereby, communication concentration immediately after the occurrence of the earthquake is suppressed. Therefore, since occurrence of communication failure is suppressed, delay is not likely to occur in dispatching of the maintainer of the elevator 2 to the site to handle the earthquake. The list management unit 25 directly registers the elevator 2 that received the response information in a management target list to be referred to by the maintainer when handling after an earthquake. Thus, the maintainer can autonomously judge the elevator 2 to which the maintainer should go to the site by referring to the management target list, regardless of an instruction from the operator. Thus, the arrival of the maintainer to the site is less likely to be delayed.

The response management device 15 further includes a presentation unit 28. The presentation unit 28 transmits information indicating the management target list to the maintenance terminal 18 as a response to the display request transmitted from the maintenance terminal 18 operated by the maintainer.

According to this structure, the maintenance personnel can refer to the management object list from the maintenance terminal 18 operated individually. This makes it easier for the maintainer to determine that he/she should go to the elevator 2 on site. In addition, in referring to the management object list, the maintenance terminal 18 does not need to access the central management apparatus 13, and thus communication to the central management apparatus 13 is not easily concentrated.

The presenting unit 28 transmits information of the contact information to the maintenance terminal 18 for the elevator 2 registered in the car 6 among the elevators 2 registered in the management target list.

With this configuration, the maintenance person can efficiently confirm whether or not a communication to the inside of the car 6 has occurred in the elevator 2 without having to access the central management device 13 or the like through the maintenance terminal 18.

The response management device 15 further includes an operation information receiving unit 23. The operation information receiving unit 23 receives an input operation of the passage information on any one of the plurality of elevators 2 from the maintenance terminal 18. When the operation information receiving unit 23 receives an input operation of the passage information about the elevator 2 registered in the management target list, the list management unit 25 registers the passage information in the management target list in association with the elevator 2.

The response management device 15 further includes a management information receiving unit 24. When the central management device 13 receives the passage information about any elevator 2, the management information receiving unit 24 receives the passage information from the central management device 13. When the management information receiving unit 24 receives the passage information about the elevator 2 registered in the management target list, the list management unit 25 registers the passage information in the management target list in association with the elevator 2.

According to this configuration, the management object list to be referred to by the maintainer in response to an earthquake is managed in a unified manner. Thus, the maintenance staff can easily grasp the coping process, and therefore, even when a plurality of maintenance staff deal with the same elevator 2, omission or repetition of the coping is not easy to occur. This improves the working efficiency of handling after an earthquake.

The operation information receiving unit 23 receives an input operation of the trapped information about the elevator 2 from the maintenance terminal 18. When the operation information receiving unit 23 receives an input operation of the trapped information about the elevator 2 registered in the management target list, the list management unit 25 registers the trapped information in the management target list in association with the elevator 2.

The management information receiving unit 24 receives the trapped information about the elevator 2 from the central management device 13. When the management information receiving unit 24 receives the trapped information about the elevator 2 registered in the management target list, the list management unit 25 registers the trapped information in the management target list in association with the elevator 2.

According to this configuration, the trapped information is managed integrally with the management object list to be referred to by the maintainer in response to an earthquake. The maintainer can refer to the trapped information to determine that the maintainer should go to the elevator 2 on site, and thus can rapidly cope with the trapped high urgency.

The operation information receiving unit 23 receives an input operation of customer response information concerning the elevator 2 from the maintenance terminal 18. When the operation information receiving unit 23 receives an input operation of customer response information about the elevator 2 registered in the management target list, the list management unit 25 registers the customer response information in the management target list in association with the elevator 2.

The management information receiving unit 24 receives customer response information about the elevator 2 from the central management device 13. When the management information receiving unit 24 receives the customer response information about the elevator 2 registered in the management target list, the list management unit 25 registers the customer response information in the management target list in association with the elevator 2.

According to this configuration, the customer response information is managed in a unified manner in the management target list to be referred to by the maintainer at the time of response after the earthquake. The maintainer can easily grasp the customer handling process, and therefore, omission or repetition of customer handling is less likely to occur. This makes the handling quality after an earthquake higher.

The response management device 15 further includes a statistics unit 27. The statistics unit 27 performs statistics of the elevators 2 registered in the management target list. The presentation unit 28 transmits information indicating the statistical result of the statistical unit 27 to the maintenance terminal 18 as a response to the statistical request transmitted from the maintenance terminal 18.

The statistics unit 27 also performs statistics on the elevators 2 registered in the management target list for each preset area.

With this structure, the maintainer can easily grasp the progress of the response after the earthquake. Thus, it is easier for the maintainer to determine whether or not the response after the earthquake requires assistance, and the like.

The management system 12 of embodiment 1 further includes a response information receiving unit 21, a list management unit 25, a job management apparatus 14, and a job determination unit 22. The response information receiving unit 21 receives response information to a floor vibration from at least one of the elevators 2. The list management unit 25 stores a management target list. The management target list is a list for managing post-earthquake response for at least one of the plurality of elevators 2. When the response information receiving unit 21 receives the response information, the list management unit 25 registers the elevator 2 on which the response information is reported in the management target list. The job management device 14 manages scheduling of maintenance jobs for the respective elevators 2. When the response information receiving unit 21 receives the response information, the job determining unit 22 refers to the job management apparatus 14, and determines whether or not the time for which the maintenance job is scheduled is for the elevator 2 on which the response information is reported. The list management unit 25 releases registration of the management target list with respect to the elevator 2 for which the job determination unit 22 determines that it is time to schedule maintenance work. Alternatively, when the response information receiving unit 21 receives the response information, the job determining unit 22 refers to the job management apparatus 14 and determines whether or not the maintenance job is being performed for the elevator 2 on which the response information is reported. The list management unit 25 releases registration of the management target list with respect to the elevator 2 for which the job determination unit 22 determines that the maintenance job is being performed.

According to this configuration, even when a false report of response information is generated by a maintainer making a false contact with a detector or the like during maintenance work or the like, whether or not the report is a false report is automatically determined according to the presence or absence of the maintenance work. As a result, it is not necessary to perform a confirmation operation of whether or not the report is a false report in the information center 16 or the like, and therefore, the management efficiency of the elevator 2 is not easily lowered.

The management system 12 further includes a seismic information receiving unit 20. When a seismic event occurs in a region where at least one of the elevators 2 is installed, the seismic information receiving unit 20 receives seismic information of the seismic event from the external service 19. The list management unit 25 may determine that no earthquake motion larger than a predetermined magnitude has occurred for any region based on the earthquake information received by the earthquake information receiving unit 20. At this time, the list management unit 25 releases the registration of the management target list with respect to the elevator 2 installed in the area.

According to this configuration, even when a false report of response information occurs due to a false operation of the seismic detector 8 or the like or vibration or the like associated with an operation in the vicinity of the elevator 2, whether or not the report is a false report is automatically determined based on the presence or absence of the seismic information. As a result, it is not necessary to perform a confirmation operation of whether or not the report is a false report in the information center 16 or the like, and therefore, the management efficiency of the elevator 2 is not easily lowered.

The management system 12 of embodiment 1 further includes a response information receiving unit 21, an operation information receiving unit 23, and a list management unit 25. The response information receiving unit 21 receives response information to a floor vibration from at least one of the elevators 2. The response information receiving unit 21 receives recovery information indicating recovery of the elevator 2 in response to the earthquake motion from the response. The operation information receiving unit 23 receives an input operation of the loss information about any elevator 2 from the maintenance terminal 18 operated by a maintainer. The list management unit 25 stores a management target list. The management target list is a list for managing post-earthquake response for at least one of the plurality of elevators 2. When the response information receiving unit 21 receives the response information, the list management unit 25 registers the elevator 2 on which the response information is reported in the management target list. When the operation information receiving unit 23 receives an input operation of the loss information about the elevator 2 registered in the management target list, the list management unit 25 registers the loss information in the management target list in association with the elevator 2. The response information receiving unit 21 may receive restoration information of the elevator 2 registered in the management target list. At this time, when the unrecovered object loss is not registered in the management target list in the elevator 2, the list management unit 25 completes the post-earthquake handling process in the management target list in the elevator 2. On the other hand, in the case where the unrecovered object loss is registered in the management target list for the elevator 2, the list management unit 25 retains the management target list for the elevator 2, and completes the post-earthquake handling.

In any elevator 2, there is a case where a loss occurs due to a floor vibration. If the object damage occurs, it may take a long time to complete the post-earthquake handling in order to raise the object. In this case, the elevator 2 with the object damage may be temporarily returned to be operable by emergency treatment or the like. At this time, the restoration information of the elevator 2 is sometimes transmitted to the information center 16. At this time, in the management system 12, since the completion of the response is retained when the unrecovered object loss is registered in the management object list, the processing is not performed as the completion of the response after the earthquake according to the reception of the recovery information, and the response after the earthquake is not easily missed.

The response information receiving unit 21 may receive restoration information of the elevator 2 registered in the management target list. At this time, when the elevator 2 is registered in the management target list without recovering the object loss, the list management unit 25 registers the receipt of the recovery information as the passage information in the management target list in association with the elevator 2.

According to this configuration, since the reception of the recovery information is integrally managed in the management target list, the maintainer can determine whether or not to treat the recovery information as a false report based on the response. This makes the management of the elevator 2 after an earthquake more efficient.

The response information receiving unit 21 may receive restoration information of the elevator 2 not registered in the management target list. At this time, the list management unit 25 stores the receipt of the restoration information outside the management target list.

It can be determined that the restoration information from the elevator 2 that is neither deterministically registered nor temporarily registered in the management target list is a false report. Such restoration information is managed outside the management target list, and therefore, it is not easy to prevent the operator from making a judgment with reference to the management target list. This makes the management of the elevator 2 after an earthquake more efficient.

The response information receiving unit 21 may receive restoration information of the elevator 2 registered in the management target list. At this time, when the management of the elevator 2 after the earthquake is completed in the management target list, the list management unit 25 registers the reception of the restoration information as the passage information in the management target list in association with the elevator 2.

It can be determined that the restoration information from the elevator 2 for which the pair has been completed is a false report. Since the reception of the restoration information is managed integrally in the management object list, the maintainer can determine how the restoration information should be handled after the elapse of the response.

The response information receiving unit 21 may receive restoration information of the elevator 2 registered a plurality of times in the management target list. At this time, the list management unit 25 processes the receipt of the restoration information with respect to the latest registration related to the elevator 2.

According to this configuration, even when a earthquake motion due to a residual earthquake occurs, the latest state of the elevator 2 is subjected to the restoration information processing. This makes it difficult to cause omission or the like in response to an earthquake.

Next, an example of a hardware configuration of the management system 12 will be described with reference to fig. 9.

Fig. 9 is a hardware configuration diagram of a main part of the management system 12 of embodiment 1.

The functions of the management system 12 can be implemented by a processing circuit. The processing circuit has at least 1 processor 100a and at least 1 memory 100b. The processing circuitry may also have at least 1 dedicated hardware 200 in conjunction with or in lieu of processor 100a and memory 100b.

Where the processing circuit has a processor 100a and a memory 100b, the functions of the management system 12 are implemented in software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. At least one of the software and firmware is described as a program. The program is stored in the memory 100b. The processor 100a reads out and executes a program stored in the memory 100b, thereby realizing the functions of the management system 12.

The processor 100a is also called a CPU (Central Processing Unit: central processing unit), a processing device, an arithmetic device, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, a DSP. The memory 100b is constituted by a nonvolatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as RAM, ROM, flash memory, EPROM, EEPROM, or the like, for example.

In the case of processing circuitry having dedicated hardware 200, the processing circuitry is implemented, for example, by a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC, an FPGA, or a combination thereof.

The functions of the management system 12 can be implemented by a processing circuit. Alternatively, the functions of the management system 12 can be realized by a processing circuit. For each function of the management system 12, a part may be implemented by dedicated hardware 200, and the other part may be implemented by software or firmware. As such, the processing circuitry implements the functions of management system 12 via dedicated hardware 200, software, firmware, or a combination thereof.

Industrial applicability

The management system of the invention can be applied to an elevator.

Description of the reference numerals

1: an elevator system; 2: an elevator; 3: a hoistway; 4: a traction machine; 5: a main rope; 6: a car; 7: a counterweight; 8: a seismic detector; 9: a control panel; 10: a communication device; 11: a remote monitoring device; 12: a management system; 13: a central management device; 14: a job management device; 15: a response management device; 16: an information center; 17: a telephone; 18: maintaining the terminal; 19: an external service; 20: a seismic information receiving unit; 21: a response information receiving unit; 22: a job determination unit; 23: an operation information receiving unit; 24: a management information receiving unit; 25: a list management unit; 26: a reference storage unit; 27: a statistics unit; 28: a presentation unit; 29: an inquiry unit; 100a: a processor; 100b: a memory; 200: dedicated hardware.

Claims

1. An elevator management system, comprising:

a response information receiving unit that receives response information to a seismic motion from at least one of a plurality of elevators;

a list management unit that stores a management target list for managing a response after an earthquake for at least one of the plurality of elevators, and registers, when the response information reception unit receives response information, an elevator of the plurality of elevators that has reported the response information in the management target list;

a job management unit that manages a schedule of maintenance jobs for each of the plurality of elevators; and

a job determination unit that, when the response information reception unit receives the response information, refers to the job management unit, determines whether or not the time for which the maintenance operation is scheduled is for an elevator in the plurality of elevators for which the response information is reported,

the list management unit releases registration of the management target list for the elevator for which the job determination unit determines that the time is the time for scheduled maintenance jobs.

2. The elevator management system of claim 1, wherein,

the job management part manages the status of maintenance jobs of each of the plurality of elevators,

When the response information receiving unit receives the response information, the job determining unit refers to the job managing unit, determines whether or not maintenance work is being performed for the elevator in which the response information is reported among the plurality of elevators,

the list management unit releases registration of the management target list for the elevator for which the job determination unit determines that the maintenance job is being performed.

3. An elevator management system, comprising:

a work management unit that manages the status of maintenance work for each of the plurality of elevators; and

a job determination unit that, when the response information reception unit receives the response information, refers to the job management unit, determines whether or not a maintenance job is being performed for an elevator in the plurality of elevators for which the response information is reported,

4. The elevator management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein,

the elevator management system comprises a seismic information receiving unit for receiving seismic information of a seismic vibration from an external service when the seismic vibration occurs in a region where at least one of the plurality of elevators is installed,

the list management unit releases registration of the management target list for an elevator installed in an area where it is determined that no earthquake motion larger than a predetermined magnitude occurs based on the earthquake information received by the earthquake information receiving unit.