EP0242520B1 - Displaying device for lifts - Google Patents

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EP0242520B1
EP0242520B1 EP87102105A EP87102105A EP0242520B1 EP 0242520 B1 EP0242520 B1 EP 0242520B1 EP 87102105 A EP87102105 A EP 87102105A EP 87102105 A EP87102105 A EP 87102105A EP 0242520 B1 EP0242520 B1 EP 0242520B1
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  • the invention relates to a display device for the elevators of an elevator group, call registering devices for the input of calls for desired target floors being arranged on the floors and a group control device being provided by means of which the calls can be allocated to the cabins of the elevator group, and indicators being provided on the floors are, which have display elements that indicate to the passengers waiting on the floors whether or not the desired destination floor can be reached with an arriving cabin.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a display device for controls according to the first-mentioned prior art, in which the passengers waiting on a floor can quickly and easily recognize even with larger elevator systems and heavy traffic whether an arriving cabin on them Calls entered for the desired target floors are assigned or not.
  • the indicator of the display device consists of a first and a second display element in the form of an up and down arrow known from the last-mentioned prior art, as well as a further display element signaling a ban on boarding.
  • a circuit connected to the indicator activates the first or the second display element when the calls arriving on a floor are assigned the calls entered on this floor for desired destination floors.
  • the further display element is activated if the calls arriving on a floor are not assigned the calls entered on this floor for the desired destination floors.
  • the up and down arrows of the display device according to the invention are significantly more meaningful than the prior art.
  • the advantages achieved with the invention can be seen in the fact that, even in the case of larger elevator systems and heavy traffic, the passengers waiting on one floor can immediately recognize whether an incoming cabin can serve the calls entered for desired destination floors or not , so that quick boarding decisions can be made. Since the display device only needs three display symbols regardless of the number of floors, it can be designed more cost-effectively than a display device which displays the floor numbers.
  • 1 denotes a part of an elevator shaft of an elevator group consisting of several elevators, for example comprising five floors E4-E8, in which a car 3 which can be driven by a conveyor cable 2 is guided.
  • Call registration devices 4 are provided on the floors, which have call buttons arranged, for example, in the form of a 1-key keyboard, by means of which calls can be entered for trips to the desired destination floors. In this case, when a call is entered, a cabin call denoting the destination floor and a floor call denoting the entry floor are stored.
  • the call registration devices 4 are connected to a group control device 5, only one part of which is assigned to a specific elevator of the group is shown, the one Floor call memory 6, a car call memory 7 and a selector 8 comprises.
  • the selector 8 signals the floor on which the moving cabin 3 could still stop if a stop command is present.
  • the group control device 5 which is similar, for example, to the group control device proposed by EP 0 032 213, works in such a way that newly arriving calls are allocated to those cabins which can serve these calls in the shortest possible time.
  • the circuit 9 designates circuits assigned to the floors, which are connected on the input side to the group control device 5 and on the output side to indicators 10 arranged on the floors.
  • the circuits 9 shown only for the floors E5 and E7 consist of a first and a second, three-input AND gate 11, 12, a third, fourth and fifth, two-input AND gate 13, 14, 15 and one NOT gate 16.
  • the first and second AND gate 11, 12 are each connected via an input to an output of the selector 8 assigned to the relevant floor, and via a respective other input to a conductor 17 which is used when stopping on a floor leads to a stop signal.
  • the first AND gate 11 is connected via a further input to the output of the memory cell of the floor call memory 6 assigned to the respective floor.
  • the further input of the second AND gate 12 is connected to the output of the memory cell of the car call memory 7 assigned to the same floor.
  • the output of the first AND gate 11 is connected to an input of the fourth and fifth AND gate 14, 15.
  • the other input of the fourth AND gate 14 is connected to a conductor 18 carrying an upward travel signal, while the other input of the fifth AND gate 15 is connected to a conductor 19 carrying a downward travel signal.
  • the output of the fourth AND gate 14 is connected to a first input e1 and that of the fifth AND gate 15 to a second input e2 of the indicator 10.
  • One input of the third AND gate 13 is connected to the output of the second AND gate 12, while the other input is connected via the NOT gate 16 to the output of the memory cell of the floor call memory 6 assigned to the relevant floor.
  • the output of the third AND gate 13 is connected to a third input e3 of the indicator 10.
  • the display 10 consists of a first and a second display element 21, 22 in the form of an up and down arrow, and a further display element 23 in the form of an X symbol, which signals a ban on boarding.
  • the display elements 21, 22, 23 are formed by light-emitting diodes 24 which are attached to a print (not shown further) and are covered by a plate 25 perforated in accordance with the display symbols.
  • the display elements 21, 22, 23 are activated via the relevant inputs e1, e2, e3, (FIG. 1), the first and second display elements 21, 22 light up green, and the further display element 23 lights up red.
  • the 5 shows 20 storey doors, between which the call registration devices 4 are arranged.
  • the indicators 10 are preferably mounted above the floor doors 20.
  • the display device described above works as follows: It is assumed that the upward-moving car 3 of an elevator of the elevator group has been assigned a floor call for floor E7 and two calls entered on this floor for destination floors E 10 and E 12, these on the floor or cabin call memories 6, 7 stored calls in FIG. 1 are marked with “1”) in accordance with the usual logical symbols. Since the selector signal, the stop signal and the upward continuation signal are logic “1” when the car 3 on the floor E7 is stopped according to the logic chosen, for example, the first and fourth AND elements 11, 14 and the first input e1 of the indicator 10 activates the first display element 21.
  • the up arrow lights up green, indicating to the waiting passengers that the cabin 3 will service the calls they have entered.
  • the car 3 was also assigned a floor call for floor E5 and a call entered on this floor for target floor E3. Since, in this case, in addition to the selector and stop signal, the downward travel signal and the output of the memory cell of the floor call memory 6 assigned to the floor E5 are logical “1”, the first and fifth AND gates 11, 15 and the second input e2 of the Indicator 10 activates the second display element 22.
  • the down arrow lights up green, which indicates to the passenger waiting on floor E5 that cabin 3 will serve the call entered by him.

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An indicating device for which the passengers waiting at a floor can recognize immediately whether the calls entered by them at the floor for desired destination floors have been assigned to an arriving car so that rapid entry decisions can be taken. To this purpose, the indicating device includes a first and a second indicator element in the form of an upward and a downward arrow, and a third indicator element signaling an entry prohibition. A floor circuit connected with the indicator by way of three inputs activates through the first and second inputs, the first and the second indicator elements respectively, if the entered calls are assigned to the arriving car, and by way of the third input activates the third indicator element, if the entered calls have not been assigned to a car arriving at a floor.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Anzeigevorrichtung für die Aufzüge einer Aufzugsgruppe, wobei auf den Stockwerken Rufregistriereinrichtungen für die Eingabe von Rufen für gewünschte Zielstockwerke angeordnet sind und eine Gruppensteuerungseinrichtung vorgesehen ist, mittels welcher die Rufe den Kabinen der Aufzugsgruppe zuteilbar sind, und wobei auf den Stockwerken Anzeiger vorgesehen sind, welche Anzeigeelemente aufweisen, die den auf den Stockwerken wartenden Fahrgästen anzeigen, ob mit einer ankommenden Kabine das gewünschte Zielstockwerk erreicht werden kann oder nicht.The invention relates to a display device for the elevators of an elevator group, call registering devices for the input of calls for desired target floors being arranged on the floors and a group control device being provided by means of which the calls can be allocated to the cabins of the elevator group, and indicators being provided on the floors are, which have display elements that indicate to the passengers waiting on the floors whether or not the desired destination floor can be reached with an arriving cabin.

Mit der US-A-3 374 864 ist eine Gruppensteuerung bekannt geworden, bei der das gewünschte Zielstockwerk bereits auf dem Einsteigestockwerk eingegeben werden kann. Zu diesem Zweck sind auf den Stockwerken Rufknöpfe für jedes Stockwerk angeordnet, während in der Kabine keine Rufknöpfe vorgesehen sind. Die Steuerung arbeitet in der Weise, daß die für ein Zielstockwerk bestimmte Kabine bei Ankunft auf dem Einsteigestockwerk durch eine optische Anzeigevorrichtung das Zielstockwerk in Form der Stockwerknummer bekannt gibt, damit nicht fälschlicherweise Fahrgäste einsteigen, die zu ändern Zielstockwerken wollen. Bei dieser für drei Stockwerke und zwei Aufzüge konzipierten Gruppensteuerung muß die Anzeigevorrichtung lediglich die Nummern zweier Stockwerke anzeigen, die von wartenden Fahrgästen leicht erfaßt werden können. Bei größeren Anlagen mit vielen Stockwerken muß eine derartige Anzeigevorrichtung für die entsprechende Anzahl Stockwerke ausgelegt sein, so daß das Ablesen der Anzeigevorrichtung besonders bei starkem Verkehr und Kabinen mit großem Faßungsvermögen erhöhte Aufmerksamkeit der wartenden Fahrgäste erfordert, längere Zeit dauert und schnelle Einsteigeentscheidungen verunmöglicht.With US-A-3 374 864 a group control has become known in which the desired destination floor can already be entered on the entry floor. For this purpose, call buttons for each floor are arranged on the floors, while no call buttons are provided in the cabin. The control works in such a way that the cabin intended for a destination floor announces the destination floor in the form of the floor number by means of a visual display device on arrival on the entry floor, so that passengers who want to change the destination floor do not enter incorrectly. In this group control designed for three floors and two elevators, the display device only has to display the numbers of two floors, which can easily be detected by waiting passengers. In larger systems with many floors, such a display device must be designed for the corresponding number of floors, so that reading the display device requires increased attention of the waiting passengers, particularly in heavy traffic and cabins with a large capacity, takes longer time and makes fast boarding decisions impossible.

Bei Aufzügen mit in der Kabine angeordneten Rufknöpfen ist es, wie beispielsweise in der DE-U-1 773 352 beschrieben, bekannt, über oder neben der Stockwerktür Richtungspfeile anzuordnen, die beim Einfahren einer Kabine in ein Stockwerk aufleuchten und die Richtung der Weiterfahrt anzeigen. Derartige Anzeigevorrichtungen geben den wartenden Fahrgästen auf den ersten Blick bekannt, ob die Weiterfahrtrichtung der Kabine mit der gewünschten Fahrtrichtung übereinstimmt, so daß schnelle Einsteigeentscheidungen gefällt werden können. Diese Art der Anzeige ist jedoch für Steuerungen gemäß vorstehend genanntem Stand der Technik nicht geeignet.In elevators with call buttons arranged in the cabin, as is described, for example, in DE-U-1 773 352, it is known to arrange directional arrows above or next to the landing door, which light up when a cabin enters a floor and indicate the direction of the onward journey. Such display devices tell the waiting passengers at first glance whether the direction of travel of the cabin corresponds to the desired direction of travel, so that quick boarding decisions can be made. However, this type of display is not suitable for controls according to the prior art mentioned above.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde eine Anzeigevorrichtung für Steuerungen gemäß dem zuerst genannten Stand der Technik zu schaffen, bei der die auf einem Stockwerk wartenden Fahrgäste auch bei größeren Aufzugsanlagen und starkem Verkehr mühelos und schnell erkennen können, ob einer ankommenden Kabine die von ihnen auf dem Stockwerk eingegebenen Rufe für gewünschte Zielstockwerke zugeteilt sind oder nicht.The invention has for its object to provide a display device for controls according to the first-mentioned prior art, in which the passengers waiting on a floor can quickly and easily recognize even with larger elevator systems and heavy traffic whether an arriving cabin on them Calls entered for the desired target floors are assigned or not.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die im Patentanspruch 1 gekennzeichnete Erfindung gelöst. Hierbei besteht der Anzeiger der Anzeigevorrichtung aus einem ersten und einem zweiten Anzeigeelement in Form eines aus dem zuletzt genannten Stand der Technik bekannten Aufwärts- bzw. Abwärtspfeiles, sowie aus einem weiteren, ein Einsteigeverbot signalisierenden Anzeigeelement. Ein mit dem Anzeiger verbundener Schaltkreis aktiviert das erste bzw. das zweite Anzeigeelement, wenn der auf einem Stockwerk ankommenden Kabine die auf diesem Stockwerk eingegebenen Rufe für gewünschte Zielstockwerke zugeteilt sind. Das weitere Anzeigeelement wird aktiviert, wenn der auf einem Stockwerk ankommenden Kabine die auf diesem Stockwerk eingegebenen Rufe für gewünschte Zielstockwerke nicht zugeteilt sind.This object is achieved by the invention characterized in claim 1. Here, the indicator of the display device consists of a first and a second display element in the form of an up and down arrow known from the last-mentioned prior art, as well as a further display element signaling a ban on boarding. A circuit connected to the indicator activates the first or the second display element when the calls arriving on a floor are assigned the calls entered on this floor for desired destination floors. The further display element is activated if the calls arriving on a floor are not assigned the calls entered on this floor for the desired destination floors.

Wie aus der vorstehend beschriebenen Lösung ersichtlich, besitzen der Aufwärts- bzw. Abwärtspfeil der erfindungsgemäßen Anzeigevorrichtung eine gegenüber dem Stand der Technik erheblich erweiterte Aussagekraft. In Kombination mit dem weiteren Anzeigeelement sind daher die mit der Erfindung erzielten Vorteile darin zu sehen, daß auch bei größeren Aufzugsanlagen und starkem Verkehrsanfall die auf einem Stockwerk wartenden Fahrgäste sofort erkennen können, ob eine ankommende Kabine die eingegebenen Rufe für gewünschte Zielstockwerke bedienen kann oder nicht, so daß schnelle Einsteigeentscheidungen getroffen werden können. Da die Anzeigevorrichtung unabhängig von der Anzahl der Stockwerke lediglich mit drei Anzeigesymbolen auskommt, kann sie preisgünstiger gestaltet werden als eine die Stockwerknummern anzeigende Anzeigevorrichtung.As can be seen from the solution described above, the up and down arrows of the display device according to the invention are significantly more meaningful than the prior art. In combination with the other display element, the advantages achieved with the invention can be seen in the fact that, even in the case of larger elevator systems and heavy traffic, the passengers waiting on one floor can immediately recognize whether an incoming cabin can serve the calls entered for desired destination floors or not , so that quick boarding decisions can be made. Since the display device only needs three display symbols regardless of the number of floors, it can be designed more cost-effectively than a display device which displays the floor numbers.

Im folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand eines auf der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispieles näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 eine schematische Darstellung eines Aufzuges einer Aufzugsgruppe mit der erfindungsgemäßen Anzeigevorrichtung,
  • Fig. 2 einen Anzeiger der Anzeigevorrichtung bei Aktivierung eines ersten Anzeigeelementes,
  • Fig. 3 den Anzeiger der Anzeigevorrichtung bei Aktivierung eines zweiten Anzeigeelementes,
  • Fig. 4 den Anzeiger der Anzeigevorrichtung bei Aktivierung eines weiteren Anzeigeelementes und
  • Fig. 5 eine Anordnung der Rufknöpfe und Anzeiger der Anzeigevorrichtungen auf einem Stockwerk bei einer aus drei Aufzügen bestehenden Aufzugsgruppe.
The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawing. Show it:
  • 1 is a schematic representation of an elevator of an elevator group with the display device according to the invention,
  • 2 shows a display of the display device when a first display element is activated,
  • 3 shows the indicator of the display device when a second display element is activated,
  • Fig. 4 shows the indicator of the display device when activating a further display element and
  • 5 shows an arrangement of the call buttons and indicators of the display devices on one floor in the case of an elevator group consisting of three elevators.

In der Figur 1 ist mit 1 ein beispielsweise fünf Stockwerke E4 - E8 umfassender Teil eines Aufzugsschachtes einer aus mehreren Aufzügen bestehenden Aufzugsgruppe bezeichnet, in welchem eine über ein Förderseil 2 antreibbare Kabine 3 geführt ist. Auf den Stockwerken sind Rufregistriereinrichtungen 4 vorgesehen, welche beispielsweise in Form einer 1 Oer-Tastatur angeordnete Rufknöpfe aufweisen, mittels welchen Rufe für Fahrten zu gewünschten Zielstockwerken eingegeben werden können. Hierbei wird bei der Eingabe eines Rufes ein das Zielstockwerk bezeichnender Kabinenruf und ein das Eingabestockwerk bezeichnender Stockwerkruf gespeichert. Die Rufregistriereinrichtungen 4 sind mit einer Gruppensteuerungseinrichtung 5 verbunden, von welcher nur ein einem bestimmten Aufzug der Gruppe zugeordneter Teil dargestellt ist, der einen Stockwerkrufspeicher 6, einen Kabinenrufspeicher 7 und einen Selektor 8 umfaßt. Wie bekannt, signalisiert der Selektor 8 jeweils dasjenige Stockwerk, auf dem die fahrende Kabine 3 bei Vorliegen eines Haltebefehls noch anhalten könnte. Die Gruppensteuerungseinrichtung 5, welche beispielsweise der mit dem EP 0 032 213 vorgeschlagenen Gruppensteuerungseinrichtung ähnlich ist, arbeitet in der Weise, daß neu eintreffende Rufe jeweils denjenigen Kabinen zugeteilt werden, die diese Rufe in kürzester Zeit bedienen können.In FIG. 1, 1 denotes a part of an elevator shaft of an elevator group consisting of several elevators, for example comprising five floors E4-E8, in which a car 3 which can be driven by a conveyor cable 2 is guided. Call registration devices 4 are provided on the floors, which have call buttons arranged, for example, in the form of a 1-key keyboard, by means of which calls can be entered for trips to the desired destination floors. In this case, when a call is entered, a cabin call denoting the destination floor and a floor call denoting the entry floor are stored. The call registration devices 4 are connected to a group control device 5, only one part of which is assigned to a specific elevator of the group is shown, the one Floor call memory 6, a car call memory 7 and a selector 8 comprises. As is known, the selector 8 signals the floor on which the moving cabin 3 could still stop if a stop command is present. The group control device 5, which is similar, for example, to the group control device proposed by EP 0 032 213, works in such a way that newly arriving calls are allocated to those cabins which can serve these calls in the shortest possible time.

Mit 9 sind den Stockwerken zugeordnete Schaltkreise bezeichnet, die eingangsseitig mit der Gruppensteuerungseinrichtung 5 und ausgangsseitig mit auf den Stockwerken angeordneten Anzeigern 10 verbunden sind. Die lediglich für die Stockwerke E5 und E7 dargestellten Schaltkreise 9 bestehen aus einem ersten und zweiten, je drei Eingänge aufweisenden UND-Glied 11, 12, einem dritten, vierten und fünften, je zwei Eingänge aufweisenden UND-Glied 13, 14, 15 und einem NICHT-Glied 16. Das erste und zweite UND-Glied 11, 12 sind über je einen Eingang mit einem, dem betreffenden Stockwerk zugeordneten Ausgang des Selektors 8, und über je einen anderen Eingang mit einem Leiter 17 verbunden, der beim Anhalten an einem Stockwerk ein Stopsignal führt. Über einen weiteren Eingang ist das erste UND-Glied 11 am Ausgang der dem betreffenden Stockwerk zugeordneten Speicherzelle des Stockwerkrufspeichers 6 angeschlossen. Der weitere Eingang des zweiten UND-Gliedes 12 steht mit dem Ausgang der dem gleichen Stockwerk zugeordneten Speicherzelle des Kabinenrufspeichers 7 in Verbindung. Der Ausgang des ersten UND-Gliedes 11 ist mit je einem Eingang des vierten und fünften UND-Gliedes 14, 15 verbunden. Der andere Eingang des vierten UND-Gliedes 14 ist an einem ein Aufwärts-Weiterfahrtssignal führenden Leiter 18 angeschlossen, während der andere Eingang des fünften UND-Gliedes 15 mit einem ein Abwärts-Weiterfahrtssignal führenden Leiter 19 in Verbindung steht. Der Ausgang des vierten UND-Gliedes 14 ist mit einem ersten Eingang e1, und der des fünften UND-Gliedes 15 mit einem zweiten Eingang e2 des Anzeigers 10 verbunden. Der eine Eingang des dritten UND-Gliedes 13 ist am Ausgang des zweiten UND-Gliedes 12 angeschlossen, während der andere Eingang über das NICHT-Glied 16 mit dem Ausgang der dem betreffenden Stockwerk zugeordneten Speicherzelle des Stockwerkrufspeichers 6 in Verbindung steht. Der Ausgang des dritten UND-Gliedes 13 ist mit einem dritten Eingang e3 des Anzeigers 10 verbunden.9 designates circuits assigned to the floors, which are connected on the input side to the group control device 5 and on the output side to indicators 10 arranged on the floors. The circuits 9 shown only for the floors E5 and E7 consist of a first and a second, three-input AND gate 11, 12, a third, fourth and fifth, two-input AND gate 13, 14, 15 and one NOT gate 16. The first and second AND gate 11, 12 are each connected via an input to an output of the selector 8 assigned to the relevant floor, and via a respective other input to a conductor 17 which is used when stopping on a floor leads to a stop signal. The first AND gate 11 is connected via a further input to the output of the memory cell of the floor call memory 6 assigned to the respective floor. The further input of the second AND gate 12 is connected to the output of the memory cell of the car call memory 7 assigned to the same floor. The output of the first AND gate 11 is connected to an input of the fourth and fifth AND gate 14, 15. The other input of the fourth AND gate 14 is connected to a conductor 18 carrying an upward travel signal, while the other input of the fifth AND gate 15 is connected to a conductor 19 carrying a downward travel signal. The output of the fourth AND gate 14 is connected to a first input e1 and that of the fifth AND gate 15 to a second input e2 of the indicator 10. One input of the third AND gate 13 is connected to the output of the second AND gate 12, while the other input is connected via the NOT gate 16 to the output of the memory cell of the floor call memory 6 assigned to the relevant floor. The output of the third AND gate 13 is connected to a third input e3 of the indicator 10.

Gemäß den Figuren 2 - 4 besteht der Anzeiger 10 aus einem ersten und einem zweiten Anzeigeelement 21, 22 in Form eines Aufwärts- bzw. Abwärtspfeiles, und aus einem weiteren, ein Einsteigeverbot signalisierenden Anzeigeelement 23 in Form eines X-Zeichens. Die Anzeigeelemente 21, 22, 23 werden durch Leuchtdioden 24 gebildet, die auf einem nicht weiter dargestellten Print befestigt und mittels einer entsprechend den Anzeigesymbolen perforierten Platte 25 abgedeckt sind. Bei Aktivierung der Anzeigeelemente 21,22,23 über die betreffenden Eingänge e1, e2, e3, (Figur 1) leuchten das erste und zweite Anzeigeelement 21, 22 grün, und das weitere Anzeigeelement 23 rot auf.According to FIGS. 2-4, the display 10 consists of a first and a second display element 21, 22 in the form of an up and down arrow, and a further display element 23 in the form of an X symbol, which signals a ban on boarding. The display elements 21, 22, 23 are formed by light-emitting diodes 24 which are attached to a print (not shown further) and are covered by a plate 25 perforated in accordance with the display symbols. When the display elements 21, 22, 23 are activated via the relevant inputs e1, e2, e3, (FIG. 1), the first and second display elements 21, 22 light up green, and the further display element 23 lights up red.

In der Figur 5 sind mit 20 Stockwerktüren bezeichnet, zwischen welchen die Rufregistriereinrichtungen 4 angeordnet sind. Die Anzeiger 10 sind vorzugsweise über den Stockwerktüren 20 angebracht.5 shows 20 storey doors, between which the call registration devices 4 are arranged. The indicators 10 are preferably mounted above the floor doors 20.

Die vorstehend beschriebene Anzeigevorrichtung arbeitet wie folgt: Es sei angenommen, daß der in Aufwärtsfahrt begriffenen Kabine 3 eines Aufzuges der Aufzugsgruppe ein Stockwerkruf für Stockwerk E7 und zwei auf diesem Stockwerk eingegebene Rufe für Zielstockwerke E 10 und E 12 zugeteilt wurden, wobei diese im Stockwerk- bzw. Kabinenrufspeicher 6, 7 gespeicherten Rufe in der Figur 1 entsprechend der üblichen logischen Symbolik mit «1») gekennzeichnet sind. Da beim Anhalten der Kabine 3 auf dem Stockwerk E7 gemäß der beispielsweise gewählten Logik das Selektorsignal, das Stopsignal und das Aufwärts-Weiterfahrssignal logisch « 1 » sind, wird über das erste und vierte UND-Glied 11, 14 und den ersten Eingang e1 des Anzeigers 10 das erste Anzeigeelement 21 aktiviert. Hierbei leuchtet der Aufwärtspfeil grün auf, womit den wartenden Fahrgästen angezeigt wird, daß die Kabine 3 die von ihnen eingegebenen Rufe bedienen wird.The display device described above works as follows: It is assumed that the upward-moving car 3 of an elevator of the elevator group has been assigned a floor call for floor E7 and two calls entered on this floor for destination floors E 10 and E 12, these on the floor or cabin call memories 6, 7 stored calls in FIG. 1 are marked with “1”) in accordance with the usual logical symbols. Since the selector signal, the stop signal and the upward continuation signal are logic “1” when the car 3 on the floor E7 is stopped according to the logic chosen, for example, the first and fourth AND elements 11, 14 and the first input e1 of the indicator 10 activates the first display element 21. Here, the up arrow lights up green, indicating to the waiting passengers that the cabin 3 will service the calls they have entered.

Als weiteres Beispiel sei angenommen, daß die Kabine 3 während einer Abwärtsfahrt wegen eines Kabinenrufes auf dem Stockwerk E5 anhalten muß (Figur 1). Da dann Selektor- und Stopsignal logisch « 1 sind, und der Ausgang der dem Stockwerk E5 zugeordneten Speicherzelle des Stockwerkrufspeichers 6 logisch «0» ist, wird über das zweite UND-Glied 12, das NICHT-Glied 16, das dritte UND-Glied 13 und den dritten Eingang e3 des Anzeigers 10 das weitere Anzeigeelement 23 aktiviert. Hierbei leuchtet das X-Zeichen rot auf, womit den auf dem Stockwerk E5 wartenden Fahrgästen angezeigt wird, daß sie nicht einsteigen dürfen, da die von ihnen eingegebenen Rufe dieser Kabine nicht zugeteilt wurden.As a further example, assume that cabin 3 must stop during a downward journey due to a cabin call on floor E5 (FIG. 1). Since the selector and stop signals are then logic “1” and the output of the memory cell of the storey call memory 6 assigned to floor E5 is logic “0”, the third AND gate 13 becomes the third AND gate 13 via the second AND gate 12 and the third input e3 of the indicator 10 activates the further display element 23. The X-symbol lights up red, indicating to the passengers waiting on floor E5 that they are not allowed to get in because the calls they entered were not assigned to this cabin.

In Erweiterung vorstehend beschriebenen Beispieles möge angenommen sein, daß der Kabine 3 auch ein Stockwerkruf für Stockwerk E5 und ein auf diesem Stockwerk eingegebener Ruf für Zielstockwerk E3 zugeteilt wurde. Da in diesem Fall außer dem Selektor- und Stopsignal auch das Abwärts-Weiterfahrtssignal und der Ausgang der dem Stockwerk E5 zugeordneten Speicherzelle des Stockwerkrufspeichers 6 logisch « 1 sind, wird über das erste und fünfte UND-Glied 11, 15 und den zweiten Eingang e2 des Anzeigers 10 das zweite Anzeigeelement 22 aktiviert. Hierbei leuchtet der Abwärtspfeil grün auf, womit dem auf dem Stockwerk E5 wartenden Fahrgast angezeigt wird, daß die Kabine 3 den von ihm eingegebenen Ruf bedienen wird.In extension of the example described above, it may be assumed that the car 3 was also assigned a floor call for floor E5 and a call entered on this floor for target floor E3. Since, in this case, in addition to the selector and stop signal, the downward travel signal and the output of the memory cell of the floor call memory 6 assigned to the floor E5 are logical “1”, the first and fifth AND gates 11, 15 and the second input e2 of the Indicator 10 activates the second display element 22. Here, the down arrow lights up green, which indicates to the passenger waiting on floor E5 that cabin 3 will serve the call entered by him.

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1. Indicating device for the lifts of a lift group, wherein call recording equipments (4) forthe input of calls for desired target storeys are arranged on the storeys and a group control equipment (5) is provided, by which the calls are allocatable to the cages of the lift groups, and wherein indicators (10) are provided on the storeys and display indicating elements (21, 22, 23), which indicate to the passengers waiting on the storeys whether the desired target can or cannot be reached by an arriving cage, characterised thereby, that a first, a second and a further indicating element (21, 22, 23) are provided, wherein the first and the second indicating element (21, 22) as is in itself known respectively display the shape of an upward and a downward arrow and wherein a boarding ban is signalisable by means of the further indicating element (23), and that a switching circuit (9) is provided, which is connected by way of a first and a second input (e1, e2) with the indicator (10) and activates the first and the second indicating element (21,22) when the calls for desired target storeys put in at a storey are allocated to the cage arriving at this storey, and that the switching circuit (9) is connected by way of a third input (e3) with the indicator (10) and activates the further indicating element (23) when the calls for desired target storeys put in at a storey are not allocated to the cage arriving at this storey.
2. Indicating device according to claim 1, characterised thereby, that the further indicating element (23) displays the shape of an X-symbol.
3. Indicating device according to claim 1, characterised thereby, that the first, the second and the further indicating element (21, 22, 23) are formed of luminescent diodes (24), wherein on activation the luminescent diodes (24) of the first and the second indicating element (21, 22) light up in green and those of the further indicating element (23) light up in red.
4. Indicating device according to claim 1, wherein the group control equipment (5) displays a storey call store (6), a cage call store (7) and a selector (8) for each lift of the lift group, characterised thereby,
- that the switching circuit (9) consists of a first and a second AND-member (11, 12) each displaying three inputs, a third, a fourth and a fifth AND-member (13, 14, 15) each displaying two inputs and a NOT-member (16),
- that the first AND-member (11) is connected at the input side with the storey call store (6), the selector (8) and a conductor (17) carrying a stop signal when the cage (3) stops and stands in connection at the output side with a respective input of the fourth and the fifth AND-member (14, 15), the other inputs of which are each respectively connected with a conductor (18) carrying a further upward travel signal and a conductor (19) carrying a further downward travel signal and the outputs of which are connected to the first and the second input (e1, e2) of the indicator (10),
- wherein the first or the second indicating element (21, 22) is activated in accordance with the respective further travel signal when the cage (3) stops at a storey, and
- that the second AND-member (12) is connected at the input side with the cage call store (7), the selector (8) and the conductor (17) carrying a stop signal when the cage (3) stops and stands in connection at the output side with an input of the third AND-member (13), the other input of which is connected by way of the NOT-member (16) with the storey call store (6) and the output of which is connected to the third input (e3) of the indicator (10),
- where in the further indicating element (23) is activated when the cage (3) stops on a cage call and in the case of the absence of a storey call for the same storey.
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