CN117480105A

CN117480105A - Elevator management system

Info

Publication number: CN117480105A
Application number: CN202280040058.1A
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: 2024-01-30
Anticipated expiration: 2042-03-25
Also published as: JP7151831B1; WO2022259713A1; KR102604449B1; CN117480105B; KR20230141892A; JP2022189099A

Abstract

Provided is an elevator management system which is less prone to delay in dispatching maintenance personnel to be handled after an earthquake on site. The management system (12) is provided with a response management device (15). The management device (15) is provided independently of the central management device (13). A central management device (13) remotely monitors each elevator (2) and receives notification information about each elevator (2). The response management device (15) is provided with a response information receiving unit (21) and a list management unit (25). A response information receiving unit (21) receives response information to earthquake vibration from the elevator (2). A list management unit (25) stores a list of management targets to be handled after an earthquake is managed by the elevator (2). When the response information receiving unit (21) receives the response information, the list management unit (25) registers the elevator (2) that reported the response information in the management target list.

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 the seismic wave to a monitoring center. The operator of the monitoring center dispatches maintenance personnel 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 monitoring system of patent document 1, communication may be concentrated between the monitoring center and the elevator due to the influence of an earthquake. In this case, the operator may not be able to fully grasp the elevator as a management target to be handled after the earthquake to be managed. In this case, there is a possibility that a delay may occur in the dispatch of the maintenance personnel to the site where the elevator is installed. Thus, there is a possibility that a delay may occur in the recovery of the elevator.

The present invention has been made to solve such problems. The invention provides a management system of an elevator, which is not easy to delay maintenance personnel dispatched to a site for dealing after an earthquake.

Means for solving the problems

The elevator management system of the present invention includes a response management device provided independently of a central management device that remotely monitors a plurality of elevators and receives notification information about each of the plurality of elevators, the response management device including: a response information receiving unit that receives response information to earthquake vibration from at least one of the plurality of elevators; and a list management unit that stores a management target list to be managed by managing an earthquake for at least one of the plurality of elevators, and when the response information reception unit receives the response information, registers an elevator of the plurality of elevators, on which the response information is reported, in the management target list.

Effects of the invention

According to the management system of the present invention, delay in dispatching elevator maintenance personnel to be dealt with after an earthquake on site is less likely to occur.

Drawings

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

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

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

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a display example 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 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 across 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 type elevator, and the like. The traction elevator includes a hoisting machine 4, a main rope 5, a car 6, a counterweight 7, a seismic detector 8, and a control panel 9.

The hoisting machine 4 includes 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, at 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 a 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 ropes 5 support the load of the counterweight 7 on the other side of the sheave of the hoisting machine 4. The main rope 5 moves to lift either side of the sheave of the hoisting machine 4 by a driving force generated by the motor 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 between the other side of the sheave of the hoisting machine 4 and the load of the car 6 applied to the one side of the sheave of the hoisting machine 4. As the main ropes 5 are moved by the motor of the hoisting machine 4, the car 6 and the counterweight 7 travel in the vertical direction in the hoistway 3 to opposite sides from each other.

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 that controls 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 for 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 seismic vibration includes, for example, a response such as a control operation and an operation suspension. The control operation is an automatic operation in response to an earthquake or the like. The control operation includes a diagnostic operation for diagnosing the influence of the earthquake and vibration on the elevator 2, and the like. The suspension of operation is a response to suspending and waiting without running the car 6.

Each elevator 2 is provided with 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 response 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, one or more server devices or the like. The central management device 13 is connected to each remote monitoring device 11 via, for example, an intranet (intranet) or the like of a maintenance company that uses the management system 12, so that it can communicate with the state or the like of each elevator 2 in the normal operation. The central management device 13 has a function of receiving information about the notification of each elevator 2. The notification about each elevator 2 includes, for example, notification by a voice call from a passenger, manager, or the like 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 information of the notification by the voice call is input to the central management apparatus 13 by, for example, an operator or the like who receives the notification.

The work management device 14 is a device that manages maintenance works such as spot inspection, maintenance, and repair performed in each elevator 2. The job management apparatus 14 is an example of a job management section. The job management apparatus 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, one or more server apparatuses or the like. The job management apparatus 14 receives an input of a scheduled maintenance job from, for example, a maintenance terminal 18 or the like held by a maintenance person. Here, the maintenance terminal 18 is a mobile information terminal such as a smart phone. The maintenance terminal 18 may be a general-purpose computer or the like disposed at a business office or the like of a maintenance company where maintenance personnel work. The job management apparatus 14 is connected to the maintenance terminal 18 via, for example, an intranet of a maintenance company or the like. The job management apparatus 14 receives an input of a job notification instruction 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 notification 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 the managed maintenance job information can be shared.

The response management device 15 is a device for managing response conditions after an earthquake for each elevator 2 installed in a region where the earthquake shock caused by the earthquake occurs. The response management device 15 is disposed in the information center 16, for example. The management device 15 is, for example, one or more server devices. The central management device 13 is connected to each remote monitoring device 11 through, for example, an intranet of a maintenance company or the like so as to be able to communicate response information of each elevator 2 to earthquake vibration or the like. The response management device 15 is connected to the central management device 13 via, for example, an intranet of a maintenance company or the like, 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 be able to receive information from the external server 19. The external server 19 is, for example, an external server of the management system 12 that distributes seismic information. The external server 19 is provided by, for example, an institutional organization such as the same kind of organization as the weather bureau in japan or other countries, a civil organization, 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 server 19. The seismic information receiving unit 20 receives seismic information about an area where at least one of the plurality of elevators 2 is installed from the external server 19. The seismic information is published from an external server 19 when the earthquake occurs. The seismic information includes, for example, the region where the seismic shock occurs, the time at which the seismic shock occurs, and the magnitude of the seismic shock that occurs. The magnitude of the seismic vibration includes, for example, seismic grade information. The seismic information may also include information of an earthquake in which the earthquake vibration has occurred. Including the time of the occurrence of the earthquake, the source of the earthquake, the scale of the earthquake, and the like. The scale of the earthquake includes, for example, magnitude information.

The response information receiving unit 21 is a part that receives response information of the elevator 2 to the earthquake vibration 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 vibration.

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 that reported the response information, for example. Alternatively, for example, when receiving the response information, the job determination unit 22 determines whether or not the maintenance job is being performed in the elevator 2 that reports the response information.

The operation information receiving unit 23 is a unit that receives an operation performed by a maintenance person through the maintenance terminal 18. The operation received by the operation information receiving unit 23 includes, for example, a setting change operation in the management system 12. The operation received by the operation information receiving unit 23 includes, for example, an information input operation concerning 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, for example, information relayed by the central management device 13 from the job management device 14 or the like.

The list management unit 25 is a unit that manages the management target list. The management target list is information used for management of post-earthquake response of each elevator 2 installed in a region where earthquake vibration occurs. In this example, the management object list is stored in the list management section 25. The list management unit 25 registers, as a management target, an elevator 2 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 deterministically registers the elevator 2 that transmitted the response information as a management target in the management target list. When the seismic information is received by the seismic information receiving unit 20, the list management unit 25 determines whether or not the magnitude of the seismic vibration generated in the region where each elevator 2 is installed is greater than a predetermined magnitude. The list management unit 25 temporarily registers one or more elevators 2 installed in an area determined to be larger than a predetermined scale as management targets in a management target list. The certainty of registering with the management target list is also maintained as a response history after completion of the response after the earthquake of the plurality of elevators 2. Before the post-earthquake response of the plurality of elevators 2 is completed, the temporary registration in the management target list is shifted to a process such as deterministic registration or deregistration. In the management target list, the deterministically registered elevator 2 and the tentatively registered elevator 2 are treated as the same as the elevator 2 registered in the management target list.

In addition, with respect to the elevator 2 that has been definitively registered in accordance with the response information to the earthquake shake, the list management section 25 may skip the tentative registration processing of the earthquake information based on the earthquake shake so that repeated registration is not performed. In this example, the magnitude of the seismic vibration, which is a reference value for temporary registration, is set for each elevator 2. The magnitude of the seismic vibration, which is a 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 set value of the seismic vibration magnitude, which is a reference value temporarily registered for each elevator 2. The set value of the magnitude of the earthquake vibration is specified by, for example, a vibration proof standard or the like on which the elevator 2 is based. Based on the earthquake-proof standard specified here, earthquake-proof magnitude information such as a seismic-degree level is set as a standard value for tentative registration to the management target list. 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 on the elevators 2 registered in the management target list. The statistics unit 27 performs statistics for each of the predetermined areas, for example. The area used by the statistics unit 27 in the statistics may be different from the area indicated by the seismic information from the external server 19. The statistics unit 27 counts the number of elevators 2 registered in the management target list and the number of elevators 2 to be completed after an earthquake, for example, for each area. The statistics unit 27 performs statistics on the number of ladders generated in the elevator 2 registered in the management target list and the number of ladders in which rescue is completed, for example, for each area.

The presentation unit 28 is a unit that transmits information indicating the management object list to the maintenance terminal 18 in 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 maintenance person.

The inquiring 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 is received by the seismic information receiving unit 20, 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 the operation state information 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, as deterministic registration, temporary registration to the management target list for the elevator 2 in a state of responding to the earthquake shake. The elevator 2 in a state of responding to the earthquake vibration includes, for example, an elevator 2 in which a control operation is being performed, an elevator 2 in which a continuous operation is suspended, and the like. Since such an elevator 2 is responding to earthquake vibration, it is a target for post-earthquake countermeasures by maintenance personnel or the like. Based on the query result of the query unit 29, the list management unit 25 releases the tentative registration of the elevator 2 in the normal operation state with the list to be managed. Since the elevator 2 continues the normal operation without responding to the earthquake vibration, it is an object to be handled by maintenance personnel or the like after the earthquake. The list management unit 25 maintains temporary registration with the management target list for an unknown elevator 2 such as an elevator 2 for which a response to the inquiry by the inquiry unit 29 cannot be obtained. The inquiry unit 29 may inquire about the elevator 2 again after a predetermined time has elapsed.

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

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

The maintenance personnel specify, for each elevator 2, a vibration proof standard, etc., on which the elevator 2 is based. In this example, an earthquake-proof benchmark established by the public institution in 2009 is specified. Here, the specified information is stored in the reference storage unit 26. The maintenance personnel may input information on the set value of the seismic detector 8 provided in each elevator 2 at once for each elevator 2. In the seismic detector 8 of this example, as a detection threshold value of the seismic wave, two values of a low gamma value and a high gamma value are set. In this example, 150 gamma is set as the low gamma value. Further, 200 gamma was set as the 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 display examples in the maintenance terminal 18 of embodiment 1.

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

When no earthquake occurs, each elevator 2 performs normal operation. Information of the elevator 2 during normal operation is collected by the control panel 9 or the like in the remote monitoring device 11. The remote monitoring device 11 transmits the collected information to, for example, the central management device 13. 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 stored information.

When no earthquake occurs, maintenance work or the like may be performed in any elevator 2. The maintenance work is performed in accordance with a reservation managed in the work management device 14. When a maintenance worker starts a maintenance operation, the maintenance terminal 18 performs an operation of inputting a job notification. The job management apparatus 14 manages the state of a maintenance job performed by a maintenance person as being performed by an input operation of a job notification from the maintenance person. When the maintenance personnel ends the maintenance work, the maintenance terminal 18 performs an operation of inputting a work completion notification. The job management apparatus 14 manages the state of the maintenance job performed by the maintenance person as the job completion by the input operation of the job completion notification from the maintenance person.

On the other hand, when an earthquake occurs, an earthquake shock 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 elevator 2, which detects the seismic waves by the seismic detector 8, performs response to the seismic vibration such as control operation or suspension of operation. At this time, the remote monitoring device 11 of the elevator 2 transmits response information indicating a response to the earthquake vibration to the response management device 15.

In addition, when an earthquake occurs, the external server 19 distributes 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 generated earthquake is large, a large number of elevators 2 may start responding to the earthquake vibration at the same time. At this time, there are cases where communication of response information indicating responses to earthquake shocks from a plurality of remote monitoring apparatuses 11 is concentrated in a short time. In this case, the response information transmitted from the remote monitoring apparatus 11 may not be transmitted to 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 is not yet concentrated, the response information to be retransmitted may not be delivered to the response management device 15. In addition, communication equipment or the like provided near the elevator 2 may malfunction due to earthquake vibration. At this time, there is a possibility that the transmission of the response information from the remote monitoring apparatus 11 fails.

In this case, the response information from the elevator 2 to which the response to the earthquake vibration is made may not be completely collected by the response management device 15. Accordingly, the management device 15 performs post-earthquake management using the seismic information acquired from the external server 19, for example, as follows.

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. 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 recovered. The information registered in the management target list may include information indicating whether or not the maintenance person has confirmed the presence of the restored elevator 2. After that, 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, and determines whether or not there is a maintenance job for the elevator 2 specified based on the response information. The job determination unit 22 determines that a maintenance job is present for the elevator 2 when, for example, the time to receive the response information is included in the time when the maintenance job is scheduled for the elevator 2. Alternatively, the job determination unit 22 determines that there is a maintenance job for the elevator 2 when the elevator 2 is performing the maintenance job, for example, when receiving the response information. The job determination unit 22 determines that there is no maintenance job for the elevator 2, for example, when the time at which the response information is received is not included in the time at which the maintenance job is scheduled for the elevator 2 and the maintenance job is not performed in 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 shock 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 server 19. The seismic information reception unit 20 may determine whether or not the seismic information is present within a predetermined time range including, for example, the time at which the response information is received. If the determination result of whether or not the earthquake shake has occurred is no, the process of the 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 that the response information is a false report caused by a maintainer in the maintenance operation touching the seismic detector 8 or the like. Alternatively, when the earthquake vibration does not occur in the region where the elevator 2 is installed, the list management unit 25 determines that the response information is a false report due to a malfunction of the earthquake detector 8 or other equipment, or vibration accompanying a work in the vicinity of the elevator 2. At this time, the list management unit 25 releases the registration of the elevator 2 to the management target list. After that, 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 server 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 seismic vibration stored in the reference storage unit 26, and determines whether or not there is a region in which the seismic vibration exceeding the reference value occurs for any elevator 2 based on the received seismic information. The list management unit 25 temporarily registers each of the elevators 2 whose magnitude of the generated seismic vibration exceeds a reference value in the management target list. After that, 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 since the seismic information was received by the seismic information receiving unit 20. Here, if the inquiry unit 29 has made more than one 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 elevator 2 temporarily registered in the management target list. After that, the process of the management device 15 proceeds to step S110.

In step S110, the query unit 29 receives the operation state information of the elevator 2 from the remote monitoring device 11 that received the query signal in response to the query signal. The list management section 25 updates the management object list, for example, as follows. The list management unit 25 determines that the elevator 2 having responded to the earthquake vibration by the inquiry from the inquiry unit 29 has temporarily registered the management target list as a deterministic registration. The list management unit 25 releases the tentative registration of the elevator 2 in the normal operation, which is determined to be in the normal operation by the inquiry of the inquiry unit 29, to the list to be managed. The list management unit 25 maintains tentative registration with the management target list for the elevator 2 whose state is not recognized by the inquiry of the inquiry unit 29. After that, the process of the management device 15 proceeds to step S108.

Using the management object list registered in this way, maintenance personnel should deal with each elevator 2 after an earthquake. The maintenance person transmits a display request of the management object list to the response management device 15 through the maintenance terminal 18. In response to the display request transmitted from 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. The maintenance terminal 18 displays the information of the management object list based on the information transmitted from the presentation unit 28.

In fig. 4, an example of information display of the management object list in the maintenance terminal 18 is shown.

In this example, the maintenance terminal 18 displays each elevator 2 registered in the management target list by a card display. Each card corresponds to an arbitrary elevator 2. Each card displays information on a building or the like in which the corresponding elevator 2 is installed 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 situation of the post-earthquake response.

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 cards or the like for both the elevator 2 registered with certainty and the elevator 2 registered tentatively in the management target list. At this time, the maintenance terminal 18 displays information such as "registration (tentative)" as a state of the tentatively registered elevator 2 on a card corresponding to the elevator 2.

Here, when the operation of the elevator 2 is stopped due to earthquake vibration or the like, the car 6 may be stopped between floors of the building. At this time, the remote monitoring device 11 of the elevator 2 reports that a trouble might occur. The report may be transmitted to the response management device 15 together with the response information. The report may be transmitted without confirming whether or not the passenger is present in the car 6 stopped between floors. At this time, the list management unit 25 registers information indicating whether or not a passenger is getting trapped, which is not clear, in the management target list in association with the elevator 2, based on the report from the elevator 2.

When the operation of the elevator 2 is suspended due to earthquake vibration or the like, passengers riding in the car 6 may get trapped. At this time, the passenger notifies the passenger 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 to share 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 a passenger is confirmed to be present 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 transmits information of a management target list including status information of the elevator 2 registered in association with the elevator 2 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 elevator (passengers are unknown)" and "trapped elevator (passengers are present)" on the card of the elevator 2 in which the trapped elevator 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 in which the maintenance person does not complete the on-site confirmation although the operation is automatically recovered based on the result of the diagnostic operation.

In this example, the list management unit 25 registers priority information to be handled after an earthquake in the management target list for each elevator 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 management object list information 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 highlighting of the color, the 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 maintenance personnel to grasp the elevator 2 with a high coping level. The maintenance terminal 18 may also display the cards of each elevator 2 in a sorted order according to the priority.

In addition, depending on individual cases of each elevator 2, management of response after an earthquake may be required for the elevators 2 that do not report response information. In this case, the maintenance person may designate an elevator 2 not registered in the management target list as an elevator 2 for which management after the earthquake 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 the operation of the maintenance person to the response management device 15. The operation information receiving unit 23 receives an operation by a maintenance person. The list management unit 25 registers the elevator 2, the designation of which has been received by the operation information reception unit 23, temporarily in the management target list.

In addition, when the elevator 2 is a home elevator, a telephone set may be provided as the call device 10 in the interior of the car 6. At this time, the management system 12 registers a contact pattern to the communication device 10. The contact method to 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 to the communication device 10 to the maintenance terminal 18 together with the management object list information. The maintenance terminal 18 displays a contact form to the call device 10 on the lower side of the card corresponding to the elevator 2. Alternatively, a link or the like for switching to a screen for displaying a contact pattern may be displayed on the card. This allows maintenance personnel to easily communicate with the inside of the car 6 of the elevator 2. Therefore, the maintenance person can efficiently communicate with the inside of the car 6 to be checked whether or not the trapped elevator 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 maintenance personnel can autonomously determine the elevator 2 to be moved to the site based on the information such as the position of the maintenance personnel and the position and the status of each elevator 2. In the case where a plurality of maintenance persons are present in the vicinity, the plurality of maintenance persons may be mutually associated with each other to adjust the elevator 2 to be moved to the site.

After arriving at the site of each elevator 2, the maintenance personnel should deal with the situation of the elevator 2 after earthquake. After the earthquake, confirmation of the current situation including the elevator 2 should be made. After the earthquake, for example, rescue of passengers in the elevator 2 including the occurrence of a trapped elevator is dealt with. After an earthquake, for example, the restoration of the elevator 2 including the suspension of operation is handled. After an earthquake, for example, the site confirmation of the elevator 2 including automatic recovery is dealt with. The post-earthquake handling includes handling of queries, supervision, and the like from a manager or the like of the elevator 2 as a customer, and handling of customers such as reporting of 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 maintenance personnel. Alternatively, the information for specifying the elevator 2 may be automatically added to the passing information based on the position information of the maintenance terminal 18 or the like. The maintenance terminal 18 transmits the operation of the maintenance person to the response management device 15. The operation information receiving unit 23 receives an operation by a maintenance person. The list management unit 25 identifies the elevator 2 corresponding to the passage information based on the passage information to which the input operation is accepted. 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, information on a passion, information on customer handling, information on damage to the article, and the like. The article damage information includes, for example, whether or not there is an article damage, an article to which the article is damaged, a state of arrangement of the article, whether or not the handling of the article damage is completed, and the like.

The list management unit 25 sets temporary registration to the management target list as deterministic registration for the elevator 2 to which the maintenance person has input the passage information via the maintenance terminal 18. In addition, when it is confirmed that the elevator 2 temporarily registered in the management target list is performing the normal operation, the maintenance person may perform an operation of canceling the temporary registration of the elevator 2 by the maintenance terminal 18. At this time, the list management unit 25 releases the tentative registration of the elevator 2 with the management target list.

In fig. 5, a display example of the maintenance terminal 18 when the passing information is input is shown.

In fig. 5, as the passing information, the landing information is input.

The maintenance person inputs the arrival time at the site of the elevator 2 where the trapped elevator has occurred. After the rescue of the passengers in the elevator 2, the maintenance personnel inputs information on the rescue time, the number of rescue persons, the rescue classification, the rescue method, the condition of the rescue passengers, and the like. The information inputted here is transmitted to the response management device 15 through the maintenance terminal 18 as passing information indicating the elevator getting information.

When the response is completed after the earthquake in the elevator 2, the maintenance personnel 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 processes the post-earthquake response in the management target list as completion for the elevator 2 specified by the restoration information. The elevator 2 is registered in the management object list as a plurality of pieces of passage information and the like corresponding to the elevator 2 after the earthquake and before the completion of the response. For example, by transmitting a display request from the maintenance terminal 18 to the response management device 15, the maintenance terminal 18 can confirm the passage registered in the management object list. 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.

In fig. 6, an example of recovery information processing in the management system 12 is shown.

In step S201, the response information receiving unit 21 determines whether or not recovery information is received from any one 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 determined to be a test report or not required to be reported outside the management object list. Thereafter, the processing of the restoration information in the management system 12 ends.

Here, for example, the earthquake shake due to the aftershock may be transmitted from the elevator 2 after once again, and the response information to the earthquake shake may be transmitted. In such a case, the same elevator 2 may be registered in the target management list a plurality of times. When the registration of the elevator 2 specified based on the restoration information to the object management list is performed a plurality of times, the list management unit 25 performs the following processing on the restoration information with respect to the latest registration of the elevator 2.

In step S204, the list management unit 25 determines whether or not the article damage information is registered in the object 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 article damage is completed based on the article damage 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 elevator 2 specified based on the restoration information is processed to be an earthquake and the post-processing is completed. 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 processes the elevator 2 specified based on the restoration information as the post-earthquake management in the management target list. Thereafter, the processing of the restoration information in the management system 12 ends.

In step S208, the list management unit 25 registers information indicating the reception of the restoration information as the passing information in the management target list in association with the elevator 2 specified based on the restoration information. When the post-earthquake response for the elevator 2 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, when the elevator 2 does not complete the post-earthquake countermeasure, the list management unit 25 registers the passage information in the management target list when the post-earthquake countermeasure is not completed. Thereafter, the processing of the restoration information in the management system 12 ends.

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

The maintenance person transmits a request for displaying the passage to the response management device 15 via the maintenance terminal 18 so that the passage of the response after the earthquake with respect to each elevator 2 can be grasped. In this example the displayed request contains information identifying the elevator 2. When receiving the pass display request from the maintenance terminal 18, the presentation unit 28 identifies the elevator 2 based on the pass 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 passing information to maintenance personnel.

In this example, the response information receiving unit 21 receives response information from the remote monitoring device 11 of the elevator 2 at time 07:59. 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.

Thereafter, a call device 10 in the car 6 notifies the passengers of the presence of the elevator. 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 to share 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.

Thereafter, the call device 10 in the car 6 urges the passengers to rescue by voice call. 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 to share 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.

Thereafter, the maintenance personnel rescue the trapped ladder. The maintenance personnel who have been rescued at time 08:45 inputs the passage information indicating completion of rescue through maintenance terminal 18. The list management unit 25 registers information such as an ID for specifying a maintenance person as information indicating the information source in the management target list.

In this way, the passing information is registered in the management object list, and therefore the handling history can be easily confirmed by the maintenance terminal 18.

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

The maintenance personnel transmits a statistical request to the response management device 15 via the maintenance terminal 18 so that the situation of the post-earthquake response of the plurality of elevators 2 managed in the management system 12 can be grasped. When receiving a statistical request from the maintenance terminal 18, the statistics 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 maintenance personnel in the form of a list or the like.

In this example, the statistics unit 27 performs statistics for preset areas such as the area XXX, the area YYY, and the area 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 performs statistics on the number of ladders generated in the elevator 2 registered in the management target list and the number of ladders in which rescue is completed, for example, for each area. At this time, the statistics unit 27 performs statistics on whether or not the passenger is present and whether or not the passenger is present, respectively.

The maintenance terminal 18 displays the result of the statistics performed by the statistics unit 27 for each area to the maintenance personnel through the list. Thus, maintenance personnel can grasp the progress of the post-earthquake response.

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

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. Thereafter, based on the passage information and the like inputted by the maintenance personnel through the maintenance terminal 18, a process such as a transition from temporary registration to deterministic registration in the management target list of the elevator 2 is performed. 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 the earthquake vibration from at least one of the elevators 2. When a seismic shock 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 shock from the external server 19. The list management unit 25 stores a management target list. The management list is a list of at least one of the plurality of elevators 2 to manage post-earthquake countermeasures. When the response information receiving unit 21 receives the response information, the list management unit 25 deterministically registers the elevator 2 that reported the response information in the management target list. When the seismic information receiving unit 20 receives seismic information indicating that a seismic shock greater than a predetermined magnitude has occurred in an arbitrary region, the list management unit 25 temporarily registers each elevator 2 installed in the region in the management target list.

With this configuration, even when the response information from the elevators 2 is not acquired, each of the elevators 2 that may have responded to the earthquake vibration can be collected and temporarily registered in the management target list based on the earthquake information. In addition, even when a communication failure, a shortage of communication capacity, or the like occurs between the elevator 2 and the information center 16, the elevator 2, which is likely to respond to the earthquake vibration, 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 omission of the elevator 2 as the management target to be managed after the earthquake is less likely to occur in the management target list. Therefore, the maintenance personnel of the elevator 2 which is dispatched to the site to deal with the earthquake is not likely to be leaked.

The management system 12 further includes an inquiry unit 29. The inquiring unit 29 inquires the operating state of each elevator 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 temporary registration to the management target list as deterministic registration for the elevator 2 in a state of being in progress to respond to the earthquake shake. The list management unit 25 releases temporary registration to the management target list for the elevator 2 in the normal operation state. The list management unit 25 maintains tentative registration with 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 temporarily registered in the management target list. This makes it possible to clearly grasp whether or not each elevator 2 needs to cope with the earthquake, and therefore, the working efficiency of the earthquake can be further improved.

The management system 12 further includes an operation information receiving unit 23. The operation information receiving unit 23 receives an operation of a maintenance person who designates the elevator 2 to be managed after an earthquake. The list management unit 25 registers the elevator 2, the designation of which has been received by the operation information reception unit 23, temporarily in the management target list.

With such a configuration, management of post-earthquake countermeasures corresponding to individual situations of each elevator 2 is easy. Thus, it is not easy to cause a leakage or the like to be dealt with after an earthquake.

The management system 12 further includes a reference storage unit 26. The reference storage unit 26 stores information for each elevator 2 that manages the magnitude of the earthquake shake to be handled after the occurrence of the earthquake. The seismic information receiving unit 20 receives seismic information indicating that a seismic shock 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 earthquake shake exceeding the magnitude stored in the reference storage unit 26 in the management target list.

With this configuration, tentative registration to the management target list is performed according to the characteristics of each elevator 2. Thus, unnecessary registration with the management target list is not performed, and therefore, the work efficiency of post-earthquake handling can be further improved.

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 the earthquake 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 of at least one of the plurality of elevators 2 to manage post-earthquake countermeasures. 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 between the central management device 13 and the management device 15. This can suppress communication concentration immediately after occurrence of an earthquake. Therefore, the occurrence of communication failure can be suppressed, and thus delay in dispatching maintenance personnel of the elevator 2 to be dealt with after the earthquake on site is less likely to occur. The list management unit 25 directly registers the elevator 2 that received the response information in the management target list to which the maintenance personnel refers when handling after the earthquake. Thus, the maintenance person can autonomously judge the elevator 2 to which he/she should go to the site by referring to the management target list, regardless of the instruction from the operator. Thus, a delay in arrival of maintenance personnel at the site is less likely to occur.

The response management device 15 further includes a presentation unit 28. In response to a display request transmitted from the maintenance terminal 18 operated by a maintenance person, the presentation unit 28 transmits information indicating the management object list to the maintenance terminal 18.

With this configuration, the maintenance personnel can refer to the management object list from the maintenance terminal 18 operated by each. This makes it easier for the maintenance personnel to determine that the elevator 2 should be moved to the site. In addition, the maintenance terminal 18 does not need to access the central management apparatus 13 in referring to the management object list, so communication to the central management apparatus 13 is not easily concentrated.

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

With this configuration, the maintenance person does not need to access the central management device 13 or the like via the maintenance terminal 18, and can efficiently confirm whether or not a trouble occurs in the elevator 2 and communicate with the inside of the car 6.

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 about 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.

With this configuration, the process of managing the response is integrated with the management object list referred to when the maintenance person should deal with the earthquake. In this way, the maintenance staff can easily grasp details of the handling, and therefore, even when a plurality of maintenance staff handle the same elevator 2, omission or repetition of the handling is less likely to occur. This can further improve the working efficiency of the post-earthquake handling.

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

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

With this configuration, the management information is integrated with the management target list referred to when the maintainer deals with the earthquake. The maintenance person can refer to the elevator trapping information to determine that the maintenance person should go to the elevator 2 on site, and thus can rapidly cope with an emergency elevator with 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 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.

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.

With this configuration, the customer handling information is integrated and managed in the management target list referred to when the maintenance person performs post-earthquake handling. The maintainer can easily grasp details of the handling of the customer, and therefore, omission or duplication of the handling of the customer is less likely to occur. This can further improve the quality of the post-earthquake response.

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. In response to the statistical request transmitted from the maintenance terminal 18, the presentation unit 28 transmits information indicating the statistical result of the statistical unit 27 to 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 configuration, maintenance personnel can easily grasp the progress of the post-earthquake response. Thus, it is easier for the maintainer to determine whether support for post-earthquake countermeasures is required or not.

The management system 12 according to embodiment 1 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 the earthquake 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 the post-earthquake response of at least any 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 that reported the response information in the management target list. The job management device 14 manages reservation of maintenance jobs for each elevator 2. When the response information receiving unit 21 receives the response information, the job determining unit 22 refers to the job management apparatus 14 to determine whether or not the maintenance job is scheduled for the elevator 2 for which the response information is reported. The list management unit 25 releases registration of the elevator 2 determined by the job determination unit 22 to be the scheduled maintenance job with the management target list. Alternatively, when the response information receiving unit 21 receives the response information, the job determining unit 22 refers to the job management apparatus 14 to determine whether or not the maintenance job is being performed on the elevator 2 on which the response information is reported. The list management unit 25 releases registration of the elevator 2 determined to be performing maintenance work by the work determination unit 22 with the management target list.

With this configuration, even when a maintainer touches the detector by mistake during maintenance work or the like to generate a false report of response information, it is possible to automatically determine whether or not the report is a false report based on the presence or absence of the maintenance work. This eliminates the need for a work for confirming whether or not the report is a false report in the information center 16 or the like, and thus 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 shock 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 shock from the external server 19. The list management unit 25 may determine that no earthquake shake larger than a predetermined magnitude has occurred in any region based on the earthquake information received by the earthquake information receiving unit 20. At this time, the list management unit 25 releases registration of the elevator 2 installed in the area with the management target list.

With such a configuration, even when a malfunction of the seismic detector 8 or the like occurs or when a response message is erroneously reported due to vibration or the like associated with an operation in the vicinity of the elevator 2, whether or not the report is erroneously reported can be automatically determined based on the presence or absence of the seismic message. This eliminates the need for a confirmation operation in the information center 16 or the like to confirm whether or not the report is a false report, and thus 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 the earthquake vibration from at least one of the elevators 2. The response information receiving unit 21 receives recovery information indicating recovery of the elevator 2 responding to the earthquake vibration from the response. The operation information receiving unit 23 receives an input operation of article damage information about any elevator 2 from the maintenance terminal 18 operated by a maintenance person. The list management unit 25 stores a management target list. The management target list is a list for managing the post-earthquake response of at least any 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 that reported the response information in the management target list. When the operation information receiving unit 23 receives an input operation of the article damage information about the elevator 2 registered in the management target list, the list management unit 25 registers the article damage 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 no unrecovered article damage is registered in the management target list for the elevator 2, the list management unit 25 sets the management target list to handle the completion of the post-earthquake response for the elevator 2. On the other hand, when unrecovered article damage is registered in the management target list for the elevator 2, the list management unit 25 suspends the post-earthquake handling of the elevator 2 in the management target list to be completed.

In any elevator 2, there is a case where an article is damaged by earthquake vibration. If damage to the object occurs, it may take time to complete the post-earthquake handling due to the preparation of the object. In this case, the elevator 2 may be temporarily returned to be operable due to damage to the article caused 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 handling is suspended to be completed when unrecovered article damage is registered in the management object list, the handling is not handled as being completed after the earthquake according to the reception of the recovery information, and the handling is not liable to be overlooked after the earthquake.

The response information receiving unit 21 may receive restoration information of the elevator 2 registered in the management target list. At this time, when unrecovered article damage is registered in the management target list with respect to the elevator 2, 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.

With this configuration, since the reception of the recovery information is integrated into the management target list and managed, the maintenance person can determine whether or not to process the recovery information as a false report based on the progress of the response. This makes it possible to more efficiently manage the post-earthquake response of the elevator 2.

The response information receiving unit 21 may receive restoration information of the elevator 2 that is 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.

Recovery information from the elevator 2 that is uncertainly and tentatively registered in the management object list can be determined as a false report. Since such restoration information is managed outside the management target list, judgment by the operator with reference to the management target list is not easily hindered. This makes it possible to more efficiently manage the post-earthquake response of 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 post-earthquake handling in the management target list is completed for the elevator 2, 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.

The restoration information from the elevator 2 for which the response has been completed can be determined to be a false report. Since the reception of the restoration information is integrated into the management object list to be managed, the maintenance person can determine after the lapse of the countermeasure how the restoration information should be handled.

The response information receiving unit 21 may receive the restoration information of the elevator 2 registered in the management target list a plurality of times. At this time, the list management unit 25 performs processing of receiving the recovery information for the latest registration of the elevator 2.

With such a configuration, even when earthquake vibration or the like due to aftershock occurs, the latest state of the elevator 2 is subjected to the process of restoring information. Thus, it is not easy to cause a leakage or the like to be dealt with after 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 is provided with at least one processor 100a and at least one memory 100b. The processing circuit may also include the processor 100a, the memory 100b, and at least one dedicated hardware 200, or may include at least one dedicated hardware 200 in place of the processor 100a and the memory 100b.

In the case where the processing circuit includes the processor 100a and the memory 100b, each function of the management system 12 is implemented by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. At least one of the software and the firmware is described as a program. The program is stored in the memory 100b. The processor 100a realizes the functions of the management system 12 by reading out and executing programs stored in the memory 100b.

The processor 100a is also referred to as CPU (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 provided with dedicated hardware 200, the processing circuitry is implemented, for example, as 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 processing circuits, respectively. Alternatively, the functions of the management system 12 can be realized by a processing circuit. With respect to the functions of the management system 12, one part may be implemented by the 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 server; 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 management device provided independently of a central management device for remotely monitoring each of a plurality of elevators and receiving notification information concerning each of the plurality of elevators,

the response management device is provided with:

a response information receiving unit that receives response information to earthquake vibration from at least one of the plurality of elevators; and

and a list management unit that stores a management target list to be managed after an earthquake is managed for at least one of the plurality of elevators, and when the response information reception unit receives the response information, registers an elevator of the plurality of elevators, on which the response information is reported, in the management target list.

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

the response management device includes a presentation unit that transmits information indicating the management object list to a maintenance terminal operated by a maintenance person, in response to a display request transmitted from the maintenance terminal.

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

The presenting unit transmits information of a contact form to the maintenance terminal for an elevator registered with the contact form in the car among elevators registered in the management target list.

4. The elevator management system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein,

the response management device includes an operation information receiving unit that receives an input operation of passing information on any one of the plurality of elevators from the maintenance terminal,

when the operation information receiving unit receives an input operation of the passage information about any one of the elevators registered in the management target list, the list management unit registers the passage information in the management target list in association with the elevator.

5. The elevator management system of claim 4, wherein,

the operation information receiving unit receives an input operation of the elevator trapping information about any elevator among the plurality of elevators from the maintenance terminal,

when the operation information receiving unit receives an input operation of the elevator getting stuck information about any elevator among the elevators registered in the management target list, the list management unit registers the elevator getting stuck information in the management target list in association with the elevator.

6. The elevator management system of claim 4 or 5, wherein,

the operation information receiving unit receives an input operation of customer response information concerning any one of the plurality of elevators from the maintenance terminal,

when the operation information receiving unit receives an input operation of customer response information about any elevator among elevators registered in the management target list, the list management unit registers the customer response information in the management target list in association with the elevator.

7. The elevator management system according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein,

the response management device receives the passage information from the central management device when the central management device receives the passage information about any one of the plurality of elevators,

when the management information receiving unit receives the passage information about any one of the elevators registered in the management target list, the list management unit registers the passage information in the management target list in association with the elevator.

8. The elevator management system of claim 7, wherein,

the management information receiving unit receives elevator information about any one of the plurality of elevators from the central management device,

When the management information receiving unit receives elevator getting information about any elevator among the elevators registered in the management target list, the list management unit registers the elevator getting information in the management target list in association with the elevator.

9. The elevator management system according to claim 7 or 8, wherein,

the management information receiving unit receives customer response information concerning any one of the plurality of elevators from the central management device,

when the management information receiving unit receives customer response information about any one of the elevators registered in the management target list, the list management unit registers the customer response information in the management target list in association with the elevator.

10. The elevator management system according to any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein,

the management device comprises a statistics unit for counting the elevators registered in the management object list,

the presentation unit transmits information indicating a result of statistics by the statistics unit to the maintenance terminal in response to a request for statistics transmitted from the maintenance terminal.

11. The elevator management system of claim 10, wherein,

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