EP2271573B1 - Method for transporting passengers, and elevator system for carrying out said method - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a method for transporting passengers and an elevator installation for carrying out this method.

The US3110879A discloses an elevator system in which the lighting of elevator cars is automatically dimmed or cleared when there are no passengers in the elevator cars and when the lighting of the elevator cars is turned on as soon as passengers make elevator calls. Passengers are thus guided to illuminated elevator cars, which elevator cars carry the passengers to their destination.

The JP 04032470 A discloses an elevator system in which an elevator car is provided as soon as a building door is opened.

The object of the present invention is to further develop this process and this elevator installation.

This object is achieved by a method for transporting passengers and a device provided for carrying out the method, namely an elevator installation, having the features of the respective independent claim.

An elevator system is known to be used to carry passengers in a building with several floors. The building has at least one elevator door and at least one building door. At least one elevator control controls at least one elevator drive for moving at least one elevator car. By opening and / or closing a building door, at least one start door signal is generated. As soon as the passenger indicates by opening and / or closing a building door his will to cross a threshold and to use the elevator system, an elevator car is automatically determined for him on the basis of the generated start door signal. For this, the starting building door has at least a door sensor, which detects the opening and / or closing of the start building door and generates at least one start door signal for a detected opening and / or closing of the start building door. The door sensor may be located in the take-off building door and / or near the take-off building door. The door sensor detects a minimal movement of a door leaf of the take-off building door and thus the desire of the passenger to be moved in the building from a starting point to a destination point.

The start door signal is transmitted to at least one control device. The control device defines the building door as the start building door for a start-up door signal and the floor of the building door as the start floor. The control device determines at least one elevator car for a start door signal and defines an elevator door of the elevator car on the start floor as a start lift door.

This has the particular advantage that a control device independent of the elevator control system evaluates the start door signal, independently carries out definitions and determines an elevator car.

Advantageously, the start door signal is only generated when the start building door is opened from a side facing away from the start lift door and / or when the start building door is closed by a side facing the start lift door, thus ensuring that a passenger opens and / or closes the door Building door actually moved to the start lift door.

Usually, the building has at least one lighting device on each floor. The control device determines at least one such illumination device on the way from the start building door to the start lift door and generates at least one switch-on signal for a start door signal. This is transmitted from the control device to at least one deactivated lighting device on the start floor and the respective lighting device the path from the starting building door to the start lift door activated by the transmitted switch-on signal.

With the opening and / or closing of a building door not only an elevator car is automatically determined, but also activates a deactivated lighting device on the way to the start lift door, so that the passenger arrives safely in the light to the elevator car. The lighting is then turned on when needed by a passenger or when a passenger is expected.

In the case of a plurality of deactivated illumination devices, it can be provided that they are activated on the way from the start building door to the start lift door by a plurality of transmitted turn-on signals at different route distances to the start building door. Specifically, it is considered that a deactivated lighting device arranged at the shortest distance to the starting building door is activated by a transmitted switch-on signal first and a deactivated lighting device arranged furthest away from the starting building door by a transmitted switch-on signal last. In this way, only those lighting devices of the starting floor are activated, which the passenger needs for the way from the start building door to the start lift door or lighting devices are specifically activated only at the time when the passenger is in the respective effective range of the lighting devices.

In a specific embodiment, it is provided that the control device for a start door signal generates at least one start call signal and transmits it to the elevator control. The elevator car is moved by the transmitted start call signal to the start floor. As soon as the elevator car has reached the start floor, the closed start lift door is opened. As soon as at least one passenger has entered the elevator car, the opened take-off elevator door is closed. Thus, the control unit independently instructs the elevator control with the start call signal with a Start call, so that the passenger does not have to call an elevator car. The passenger therefore does not have to stop his movement when entering or leaving the building in order to make a call on a terminal. Especially with passengers who carry bags or luggage with both hands, such a halt the movement is tedious. Also, key presses operated by many passengers are not very hygienic.

Advantageously, the transmitted start call signal activates the elevator control to control an elevator drive. The elevator drive controlled by the elevator control moves an elevator car to the start floor. At least one elevator sensor detects the retraction of the elevator car on the starting floor and transmits at least one elevator car signal to the elevator control for a detected retraction of the elevator car on the start floor. The transmitted elevator car signal activates the elevator control to control a door drive. The door drive controlled by the elevator control opens the closed start lift door. The process of the elevator car and the opening of the start lift door thus takes place independently of the control device by the elevator control.

Advantageously, at least one switch-on signal is transmitted to at least one deactivated lighting device of the elevator car for a start door signal. Advantageously, the transmitted elevator car signal activates the elevator control to generate at least one switch-on signal and to transmit it to at least one deactivated illumination device of the elevator car. At the latest as soon as the elevator car has reached the start floor, the deactivated lighting device of the elevator car is activated by the transmitted switch-on signal, so that the lighting device of the elevator car is activated only when a passenger enters the elevator car.

When at least one elevator car sensor detects entry of the elevator car by at least one passenger and for a detected entry of the elevator car by at least one passenger transmitted at least one elevator car use signal to the elevator control, the transmitted elevator car use signal can activate the elevator control, to control the door drive. The door operator controlled by the pull-out control closes the opened take-off lift door.

Advantageously, at least one start lift door signal is generated by opening and / or closing the take-off lift door. Advantageously, at least one elevator car door sensor detects the opening and / or closing of the take-off lift door and transmits at least one start-lift door signal to the elevator control for a detected opening and / or closing of the take-off lift door. The elevator controller transmits the transmitted start lift door signal to the controller. Thus, the elevator control automatically informs the control device of the successful processing of the start-up call signal in the form of the start-up door signal and the control device can thus continue the passenger's journey.

Advantageously, the transmitted elevator door signal activates the control device to generate at least one switch-off signal and to transmit it to the activated lighting device on the start floor. The activated lighting device on the starting floor is deactivated by the transmitted switch-off signal. Advantageously, several activated lighting devices are deactivated on the way from the start building door to the take-off lift door by a plurality of transmitted switch-off signals at different route distances to the start building door. Advantageously, an activated illumination device arranged in the shortest path distance to the starting building door is first deactivated by a transmitted switch-off signal, and an activated illumination device arranged in the longest distance to the starting building door is deactivated by a transmitted switch-off signal last. Lighting equipment on the starting floor So stay activated only as long as the passenger is in their effective range.

Advantageously, the control device generates at least one destination call signal, which defines a floor as a destination floor. Advantageously, the control device defines at least one elevator door of the elevator car on the destination floor as a destination elevator door. The destination call signal may be generated by charging at least one predefined destination call signal or on the basis of a destination call made by a passenger or on the basis of an identification of a passenger and a destination call signal specified for the identified passenger. This has the advantage that the passenger does not have to make or enter a destination call.

Advantageously, the destination call signal is transmitted from the control device to the elevator control. The elevator car is moved by the transmitted destination call signal to the destination floor and at least one closed target elevator door is opened. Advantageously, the transmitted destination call signal activates the elevator control to control the elevator drive. The elevator drive controlled by the elevator control moves the elevator car to the destination floor. At least one elevator sensor detects the retraction of the elevator car on the destination floor and transmits at least one elevator car signal to the elevator control for a detected retraction of the elevator car on the destination floor. The transmitted elevator car signal activates the elevator control to control the door drive. The door operator controlled by the eye control opens the closed target lift door. Advantageously, the closed start lift door is opened taking into account a freely definable travel time of the passenger from the start building door to the start lift door. The passenger is thus automatically transported by the elevator car with a destination on the destination floor, without a car call to make. Also, the take-off lift door will not be opened until the passenger reaches the take-off lift door on its way from the take-off building door. Opening the take-off lift door will guide the passenger into the lift cage.

Advantageously, at least one target signal is generated by the control device, for. B. by the controller loads at least one predefined target signal from at least one computer-readable data memory. The target signal defines a building door of the target floor as the target building door. Advantageously, the control device determines at least one illumination device on the way from the destination elevator door to the target building door.

It is also contemplated that the target signal is generated by making at least one destination call by a passenger. In this case, the passenger can make at least one destination call to at least one terminal or the passenger is identified and the destination call results from the identification of the passenger. The terminal transmits this destination call to the control device. The control device generates at least one destination signal for this transmitted destination call.

Advantageously, the elevator control transmits the transmitted elevator car signal to the control device. The transmitted elevator car signal activates the control device to generate at least one switch-on signal and to transmit it to at least one deactivated lighting device on the way from the destination elevator door to the target building door. The transmitted switch-on signal activates this deactivated lighting device. With the entrance of the elevator car on the destination floor so a deactivated lighting device is activated on the way from the Zielaufzugstür to the target building door, so that the passenger can safely reach the target building door in the light.

Several deactivated lighting devices on the way from the destination elevator door to the target building door may be accessed by a plurality of transmitted turn-on signals at different route distances be activated to the target building door. It comes z. B. in consideration that arranged in the longest distance to the target building door deactivated lighting device is activated by a transmitted power-up signal first and arranged in the shortest path distance to the target building door deactivated lighting device last. Likewise, a deactivated illumination device can be activated taking into account a lighting-specific activation time. Thus, only such lighting devices of the destination floor are activated, which the passenger needs for the route from the destination elevator door to the target building door, or lighting devices are purposefully activated only at the time when the passenger is in the respective effective range of the lighting devices.

Advantageously, at least one target door signal is generated by opening and / or closing the target building door. For example, the target building door has at least one door sensor which detects the opening and / or closing of the target building door and transmits at least one target door signal to the control unit for a detected opening and / or closing of the target building door. This has the advantage that an independent door sensor generates the target door signal, which may be located in the target building door and / or near the target building door.

Advantageously, the transmitted door signal activates the control device to generate at least one switch-off signal and to transmit it to at least one activated lighting device on the destination floor. The transmitted switch-off signal deactivates this activated lighting device. Multiple activated lighting devices en route from the destination lift door to the target building door may be disabled by multiple transmitted turn off signals at various route distances to the target building door. In particular, it is considered that an activated illumination device arranged in the longest path distance to the target building door by a transmitted switch-off signal first and a activated lighting device arranged in the shortest path distance to the target building door is deactivated last. All activated lighting devices no longer required by the passenger are deactivated on the destination floor as soon as the passenger has passed the target building door.

Usually, as soon as at least one passenger has left the elevator car, the opened destination elevator door is closed. In doing so, e.g. an elevator car sensor leaving the elevator car of at least one passenger and transmits for a detected leaving the elevator car of at least one passenger at least one elevator car use signal to the elevator control. The transmitted elevator car use signal activates the elevator control to control the door drive. The door operator controlled by the Augzugssteuerung closes the opened Zielaufzugstür. The elevator car sensor may also detect an absence of passengers in the elevator car and transmit at least one elevator car use signal to the elevator control for a detected absence of passengers in the elevator car. The transmitted elevator car use signal activates the elevator control to generate at least one switch-off signal. As soon as there is no longer a passenger in the elevator car, at least one switch-off signal is transmitted to at least one activated lighting device of the elevator car. The activated lighting device of the elevator car is deactivated by the transmitted switch-off signal.

Advantageously, the control device, at least one door sensor, the elevator control and at least one illumination device are connected to one another via at least one signal line in a network. Advantageously, the control device, the elevator control, at least one elevator sensor, at least one elevator car sensor and at least one elevator car door sensor are interconnected via at least one signal line in a network. advantageously, the door sensor transmits the start door signal or target door signal via at least one radio network or fixed network to the control device or elevator device.

Advantageously, a computer program product comprises at least one computer program means adapted to implement the method for carrying passengers by performing at least one method step when the computer program means is loaded into at least one processor of the control device. Advantageously, the computer-readable data memory comprises such a computer program product.

Advantageously, an existing elevator installation is retrofitted in a method to an elevator system according to the invention by providing at least one door with at least one door sensor, at least one control device is installed and the door sensor, the control device and the elevator control are interconnected in a network. For the door sensor is an integration into the building door and / or an attachment near the building door into consideration. Advantageously, at least one lighting device is switchably connected to the network. An existing elevator installation can thus be retrofitted in a simple and rapid manner to an elevator installation according to the invention.

Advantageously, a building door with an integrated or door door sensor assigned to the building door is used in the elevator installation. Advantageously, the door sensor transmits at least one start door signal or target door signal via at least one radio network or fixed network to the control device or elevator control.

Fig. 1

eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils eines Gebäudes mit einem Ausführungsbeispiel einer Aufzugsanlage der Erfindung;

Fig. 2

eine schematische Darstellung eines Teils eines ersten Ausführungsbeispiels einer Gebäudetür mit einem Türsensor der Erfindung gemäss Fig. 1;

Fig. 3

eine schematische Darstellung eines Teils eines zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels einer Gebäudetür mit einem Türsensor der Erfindung gemäss Fig. 1;

Fig. 4

eine schematische Ansicht eines Ausführungsbeispiel eines Netzwerks einer Aufzugsanlage gemäss Fig. 1; und

Fig. 5

ein Flussdiagramm mit Verfahrensschritten des Verfahrens zur Beförderung von Passagieren mit einer Aufzugsanlage gemäss Fig. 1.

Reference to the figures, embodiments of the invention will be explained in detail. Show it

Fig. 1

a schematic view of a portion of a building with an embodiment of an elevator system of the invention;

Fig. 2

a schematic representation of part of a first embodiment of a building door with a door sensor according to the invention Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 3

a schematic representation of a portion of a second embodiment of a building door with a door sensor according to the invention Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 4

a schematic view of an embodiment of a network of a lift according to Fig. 1 ; and

Fig. 5

a flowchart with method steps of the method for the carriage of passengers with an elevator system according to Fig. 1 ,

Fig. 1 shows a building that has several floors 1, 1 ', 1 "with at least one room such as a hallway, an apartment, a hall, etc. In the building is at least one building door 4, 4', 4", 5, 5 The building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" is an access door to an apartment in the building and / or an access door to a corridor in the building Fig. 1 on each floor 1, 1 ', 1 "two building doors 4, 4', 4", 5, 5 ', 5 "are arranged The presence of a room or a building door 4, 4', 4", 5, 5 ' , 5 "on each floor 1, 1 ', 1" is not mandatory, so an attic can be an open terrace and have no building door or just a bottom flap or a staircase opening. In principle, the term "building door" means a room opening that can be closed and opened, and that allows a passenger access to a room.

According to Fig. 2 and 3 the building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" on at least one door leaf, a door frame and a door sill. The door leaf has a door set with a door handle and door latch on. The door frame has a strike plate. Each building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" has at least one door sensor 40, 40 ', 40 ", 5', 50 ', 50". The door sensor 40, 40 ', 40 ", 50, 50', 50" is mounted in and / or on the building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5". According to Fig. 2 is the door sensor 40, 40 ', 40 ", 50, 50', 50" integrated in a door set and so imperceptible from the outside for passengers. According to Fig. 3 is the first door sensor 40, 40 ', 40 ", 50, 50', 50" at least one button well visible to the passenger next to the building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5". The button may be an internal button which is mounted inside the building or inside an apartment of the building.

The term opening and / or closing a building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" is understood to mean a movement of the door leaf relative to the door frame, with the aim of allowing a passenger to cross the threshold. The building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" therefore does not have to be completely opened and / or closed, but a minimal movement of the door leaf relative to the door frame gives the intention to recognize the passenger, to cross the threshold.

When the building door 40, 40 ', 40 ", 50, 50', 50" is closed, the door latch is latched in the strike plate of the door frame. By moving the door latch the door latch is released from the strike plate and the building door 4, 4 ', 4 "5, 5', 5" can be opened. The door sensor 40, 40 ', 40 ", 50, 50', 50" detects the movement of the door handle, for example by means of an electro-mechanical contact. In a first contact position, the door latch is locked in the strike plate, in a second contact position, the door latch is released from the strike plate. Opening the building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" thus corresponds to a movement of the door latch from a first contact position to a second contact position. Closing the building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" thus corresponds to a movement of the door latch from a second contact position to a first contact position. The door sensor 40, 40 ', 40 ", 50, 50', 50" detects this opening or closing of the Building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" and transmits at least one start door signal S1 and Zieltürsignal S13 to the control device 10 'in accordance with the method steps A1 and A2 explained below.

The embodiments of the FIGS. 3 and 4 can be combined so that z. B. is also considered as a door sensor sensor a button on a building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" to order. Also, the door sensor 40, 40 ', 40 ", 50, 50', 50" be a motion detector in the door frame of the building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" or in a building wall near the building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" is arranged. It is also possible that the door sensor 40, 40 ', 40 ", 50, 50', 50" is a load mat which is located at the bottom of the floor 1, 1 ', 1 "in front of or near the building door 4, 4', 4 In that case, the building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" is opened by detecting movement by the motion detector or by detecting a load Accordingly, closure of the building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" is associated with the absence of detection of movement by the motion detector or with the failure to detect a load by the load mat It is also possible to combine a plurality of the door sensors 40, 40 ', 40 ", 50, 50', 50" with each other and to transmit correspondingly combined door signals to the control device 10 '.

Out Fig. 1 It can be seen that an elevator system is arranged in the building. The elevator installation comprises in an elevator shaft at least one elevator cage 8, which is connected via at least one suspension element 9 to at least one counterweight 12. For moving the elevator car 8 and the counterweight 12, the suspension element 9 is set in motion by at least one elevator drive 11 in frictional engagement. At least one passenger has at least one elevator door 3, 3 ', 3 "access to the elevator car 8. The elevator doors 3, 3', 3" form the conclusion of the floors 1, 1 ', 1 "to the elevator shaft 3, 3 ', 3 "via at least one door drive 31, which is usually on the elevator car. 8 is arranged and actuates the at least one car door 33. During a floor stop, the car door 33 can be brought into operative connection with the elevator doors 3, 3 ', 3 "by mechanical coupling, such that the opening and closing of the car door 33 and the elevator doors 3, 3', 3" takes place simultaneously. The elevator installation may comprise more than one elevator car in an elevator shaft or even several elevator cars in several elevator shafts.

An elevator control 10 of the elevator installation can be arranged at any location in the building. The elevator control 10 has at least one processor, at least one computer-readable data memory and an electrical power supply. From the computer-readable data memory, at least one computer program means is loaded into the processor and executed. The computer program means controls the process of the elevator car 8 by the elevator drive 11, the opening and closing of the elevator door 3, 3 ', 3 "by the door drive 31 and the activation and deactivation of the illumination device 78 of the elevator car 8 according to the method steps D1 explained below to D8.

For safety reasons, the elevator door 3, 3 ', 3 "of a floor 1, 1', 1" is only opened when an elevator car 8 stands on this floor 1, 1 ', 1 ". E2 detected at least one elevator sensor 30, 30 ', 30 "the retraction of the elevator car 8 in the floor 1, 1', 1" and transmitted for the detected retraction of the elevator car 8 in the floor 1, 1 ', 1 "at least one elevator car signal S4, S10 to the elevator control system 10. The transmitted elevator car signal S4, S10 activates the elevator control 10 to actuate the door drive 31. The door drive 31 controlled by the elevator control 10 opens the elevator door 3, 3 ', 3 "of the floor 1, 1', 1". When the elevator door 3, 3 ', 3 "is opened, the passenger's travel time is taken into account by the building door 4, 4', 4", 5, 5 ', 5 "to the elevator door 3, 3', 3", that is, the elevator door 3, 3 ', 3 "is delayed by a freely definable travel time opened so that it is only accessible to the passenger when the passenger has reached it on his way.

The elevator car 8 has at least one elevator car sensor 80, z. B. in the form of a load mat or the like. According to the method steps F1 to F3 explained below, the elevator car sensor 80 detects an entry or exit of the elevator car 8 by at least one passenger and transmits at least one elevator car use signal S6, S15, S16 to the elevator control 10. The transmitted elevator car use signal S6, S15 activates the elevator control 10 to drive the door drive 31. The door drive 31 controlled by the elevator control 10 closes the elevator door 3, 3 ', 3 "of the floor 1, 1', 1". According to method step G1, at least one elevator cage door sensor 32 detects the opening and / or closing of the elevator door 3, 3 ', 3 "and transmits at least one start lift door signal S7 to the elevator control 10 for a detected opening and / or closing of the elevator door 3, 3', 3" ,

On each floor 1, 1 ', 1 ", at least one terminal 63, 63', 63" is arranged stationarily close to the elevator doors 3, 3 ', 3 "A similar or similar terminal 68 is arranged stationarily in the elevator car 8. The terminal 63, 63 ', 63 "comprises at least one stationary call input device and at least one stationary output device. The terminal 63, 63 ', 63 ", for example, mounted on a building wall or elevator car wall or is isolated in a space in front of the elevator door 3, 3', 3".

At the call input device of the terminal 63, 63 ', 63 ", 68, the passenger can make a destination call in a manner known per se, for example by pressing respective keys or by pressing a touch-sensitive touchscreen The input can here designate the destination floor directly or an identification The identification code can also be transmitted without contact by the terminal in a manner known per se with a mobile carried by the passenger Identification device interacts while the identification code is read out. The identification code results in a known type of destination call. Regardless of the way in which the destination call was made, the passenger receives on the output device a visual and / or acoustic confirmation of the destination call made. The input destination call is transmitted to the control device 10 '. The control device 10 'has at least one computer-readable data memory and at least one processor. At least one computer program product can be loaded from the computer-readable data memory into the processor and generates a destination call signal S9 for the transmitted destination call.

The lighting devices 74, 74 ', 74 ", 75, 75', 75" of the floors 1, 1 ', 1 "and the lighting device 78 of the elevator car 8 are known, powered by electricity lights that on ceilings, walls or floors of Floors 1, 1 ', 1 "and the elevator car 8 are permanently mounted. The lighting devices 74, 74 ', 74 ", 75, 75', 75", 78 can be activated and deactivated by switches by closing or opening an electrical circuit via the respective switch.

When activating or deactivating the lighting devices 74, 74 ', 74 ", 75, 75', 75", 78, their luminaire characteristics are taken into account, that is to say luminaires which reach their operating brightness only a few seconds after activation become a freely definable lighting-specific luminaire Activation time switched earlier, so that the brightness in the building is guaranteed when the passenger needs it.

The activation or deactivation of the lighting devices 74, 74 ', 74 ", 75, 75', 75", 78 takes place according to the method steps C1 to C6 explained below. In the case of lighting devices 74, 74 ', 74 ", 75, 75', 75", 78, which reach their operating brightness only a few seconds after activation, the activation can be freely definable lighting-specific activation time earlier, so that the brightness in the building is guaranteed when the passenger needs it.

Fig. 4 shows a network of elevator installation. The elevator sensors 30, 30 ', 30 "of the elevator shaft and terminals 63, 63', 63" of the floors 1, 1 ', 1 "and a terminal 68 of the elevator car 8, the car sensor 80, the elevator car door sensor 32 and an illumination device 78 of the elevator car 8 are connected via a fixed network to the elevator control 10. Door sensors 40, 40 ', 40 ", 50, 50', 50" of the building doors 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" and lighting devices 74, 74 ' , 74 ", 75, 75 ', 75" of the floors 1, 1', 1 "are connected via a radio network to a control device 10 '. In this case, the lighting devices 74, 74 ', 74 ", 75, 75', 75" can be activated or deactivated via radio-network-actuated switches. The radio-network-actuated switches are designed so that an already activated and lighting devices 74, 74 ', 74 ", 75, 75', 75" remain activated or deactivated by a once more transmitted switch-on signal S2, S12 or switch-off signal S8, S17. Each component of the network can be uniquely identified by a network identification number. Thus, each door sensor 40, 40 ', 40 ", 50, 50', 50" in each building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" individually identifiable and each lighting device 74, 74 ', 74 ", 75, 75 ', 75 "on each floor 1, 1', 1" is individually identifiable.

Known wireless networks are Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) according to the standard IEEE802.11 or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX) according to the standard IEEE802.16. Both the fixed network and the radio network allow bidirectional communication according to known and proven network protocols such as Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP) or Internet Packet Exchange (IPX). The fixed network has at least one electrical or optical signal line, which is laid in the building, for example, under plaster or hanging in the elevator shaft. Of course may also be the elevator sensors 30, 30 ', 30 "of the elevator shaft and the terminals 63, 63', 63" of the floors 1, 1 ', 1 "and a terminal 68 of the elevator car 8, the car sensor 80, the elevator car door sensor 32 and the illumination device 78 of the elevator car 8 can be connected via a radio network to the elevator control 10. It is likewise possible to use the door sensors 40, 40 ', 40 ", 50, 50', 50" of the building doors 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5 ', 5 "and lighting devices 74, 74', 74", 75, 75 ', 75 "of the floors 1, 1', 1" to be connected to the control device 10 'via a landline network.

The control device 10 'has at least one processor and at least one computer-readable data memory. From the computer-readable data memory, at least one computer program means is loaded into the processor and executed. The computer program means controls the determination of the elevator car 8, the determination of the at least one illumination device 74, 74 ', 74 ", 75, 75', 75", the generation and transmission of the start call signal S3, the activation and deactivation of the illumination device 74, 74 ', 74 ", 75, 75', 75", the generation and transmission of the destination call signal S9, the generation of the target signal according to the method steps B1 to B8. The control device 10 'determines a passenger-specific travel time consideration and transmits it and as part of the start call signal S3 to the elevator control 10. The elevator control 10 opens the start lift door in process step D3 only after the end of this travel time. The way time consideration is similar to the target call signal S9 in the computer-readable data memory specific to passengers predefinable and can be changed by the passenger.

The control device 10 'may be housed in a separate housing with electrical power. However, the control device 10 'can also be a plug-in part of the elevator control 10 and can be supplied with electrical power by the electrical power supply of the elevator control 10. Because of this pronounced communication between The control device 10 'and the elevator control 10 can, with knowledge of the present invention from the door sensor 40, 40', 40 ", 50, 50 ', 50", a start door signal S1 and a target door signal S13 both to the control device 10' and to the elevator control 10 are transmitted. In an analogous manner, therefore, at least one elevator car signal S4, S10 can be transmitted both to the control device 10 'and to the elevator control 10 by the elevator sensor 30, 30', 30 ", and an elevator car use signal S6, S15, S16 can be transmitted to the elevator car use sensor 80 Control device 10 'and also to the elevator control 10 are transmitted.

Fig. 5 shows a flowchart with method steps of the method for transporting passengers with the elevator system. In method steps A1 and A2, a door sensor 40, 40 ', 40 ", 50, 50', 50" generates at least one start door signal S1 or at least one target door signal S13 and transmits it to the control device 10 '. In method step B1, the control device 10 'defines the building door 4, 4', 4 ", 5, 5 ', 5" of that door sensor 40, 40', 40 ", 50, 50 ', 50" which transmits the start door signal S1 to the control device 10 ', as a start building door. The control device 10 'defines the floor 1, 1', 1 "of this building door 4, 4 ', 4", 5, 5', 5 "as a start floor 8 on this start floor as start lift door. The control device 10 'determines at least one illumination device 74, 74', 74 ", 75, 75 ', 75" on the way from the start building door to the start lift door.

In method step B2, the control device 10 'generates at least one switch-on signal S2 for a transmitted start door signal S1 and transmits it to the ascertained illumination device 74, 74', 74 ", 75, 75 ', 75". In method step B3, the control device 10 'generates at least one start call signal S 3 for a transmitted start door signal S 1 and transmits it to the elevator control 10. In the method step B4 generates the control device 10 'for a transmitted start lift door signal S7 at least one switch-off signal S8 and transmits it to the determined lighting device 74, 74', 74 ", 75, 75 ', 75". In method step B5, the control device 10 'generates at least one destination call signal S9 for a transmitted start door signal S1. The destination call signal S9 defines at least one elevator door 3, 3 ', 3 "of the elevator car 8 as the destination elevator door. In method step B6, the control device 10 'generates at least one target signal. The target signal defines a building door 4, 4 ', 4 ", 5, 5', 5" of the destination floor as the target building door. The control device 10 'determines at least one lighting device 74, 74', 74 ", 75, 75 ', 75" on the way from the destination elevator door to the target building door. In method step B7, the control device 10 'generates for a transmitted elevator car signal S10 at least one switch-on signal S12 and transmits it to the ascertained illumination device 74, 74', 74 ", 75, 75 ', 75". In method step B8, the control device 10 'generates at least one switch-off signal S14 for a transmitted target door signal S13 and transmits it to the ascertained illumination device 74, 74', 74 ", 75, 75 ', 75".

In the method steps C1, C2 and C4, at least one deactivated lighting device 74, 74 ', 74 ", 75, 75', 75", 78 is activated by at least one transmitted switch-on signal S2, S5 and S12. The consideration of the lighting-specific activation time of the lighting device 74, 74 ', 74 ", 75, 75', 75" can be effected by the control device 10 'or by the elevator control 10 or by the radio-network-operated switches. In method steps C3, C5 and C6, at least one activated illumination device 74, 74 ', 74 ", 75, 75', 75", 78 is deactivated by at least one transmitted switch-off signal S8, S14 and S17.

In method step D1, the elevator control 10 activates the elevator drive 11 for a transmitted start call signal S3. The elevator drive 11 controlled by the elevator control 10 moves the elevator car 8 onto the start floor. In method step D2, the elevator controller 10 generates at least one switch-on signal S5 for a transmitted elevator car signal S4 and transmits it to at least one deactivated illumination device 78. In method step D3, the elevator control 10 activates the door drive 31 for a transmitted elevator car signal S4. The door drive 31 controlled by the elevator control 10 opens the closed start lift door. The opening of the closed take-off lift door takes place in consideration of a freely definable travel time of the passenger from the start building door to the start lift door. In method step D4, the elevator control 10 activates the door drive 31 for a transmitted elevator car use signal S6. The door drive 31 controlled by the elevator control 10 closes the opened start lift door. In method step D5, a destination call signal S9 is transmitted to the elevator control 10. For a transmitted destination call signal S9, the elevator control 10 activates the elevator drive 11. The elevator drive 11 controlled by the elevator control 10 moves the elevator car 8 to the destination floor. In process step D6, the elevator control 10 activates the door drive 31 for a transmitted elevator car signal S10. The door drive 31 controlled by the elevator control 10 opens the closed destination lift door. In method step D7, the elevator control 10 is activated for a transmitted elevator car use signal S15 to actuate the door drive 31. The door drive 31 controlled by the elevator control 10 closes the opened destination lift door. In method step D8, the elevator control 10 generates at least one switch-off signal S17 for a transmitted elevator car use signal S16 and transmits it to at least one activated lighting device 78.

In the method steps E1 and E2, an elevator sensor 30, 30 ', 30 "generates at least one elevator car signal S4, S10 and transmits it to the elevator controller 10. In the method steps F1, F2 and F3, an elevator car use sensor 80 generates at least one elevator car use signal S6, S15, S16 and transmits it to the elevator controller 10.

In method step G1, an elevator car door sensor 32 generates at least one start lift door signal S7 and transmits the start lift door signal S7 to the elevator control 10. Elevator control 10 transmits the transmitted start lift door signal S7 to the control device 10 '.

Claims (19)

1. Method of conveying passengers in a building with several storeys (1, 1', 1"), with at least one lift door (3, 3', 3"), with at least one building door (4, 4', 4", 5, 5', 5") and with at least one lift control (10), which controls at least one lift drive (11) for movement of at least one lift cage (8), wherein at least one start door signal (S1) is generated by opening and/or closing a building door (4, 4', 4", 5, 5', 5"),
   characterised in that
   the building door (4, 4', 4", 5, 5', 5") is defined as start building door by the start door signal (S1) and the storey (1, 1', 1") of the building door (4, 4', 4", 5, 5', 5") is defined as start storey by the start door signal (S1),
   at least one lift door (3, 3', 3") of the lift cage (8) on the start storey is defined as start lift door,
   at least one lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the route from the start building door to the start lift door is determined,
   for the start door signal (S1) at least one switch-on signal (S2) is generated,
   the switch-on signal (S2) is transmitted to at least one deactivated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the start storey and
   at least one deactivated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the route from the start building door to the start lift door is activated by at least one transmitted switch-on signal (S2).
2. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that a deactivated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") arranged at the shortest route distance from the start building door is activated first by a transmitted switch-on signal (S2) and that a deactivated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") arranged at the furthest route distance from the start building door is activated last by a transmitted switch-on signal (S2).
3. Method according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterised in that a deactivated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") is activated with consideration of a lightingspecific activation time.
4. Method according to any one of claims 1, 2 and 3, characterised in that for a start door signal (S1) at least one start call signal (S3) is generated,
   the start call signal (S3) is transmitted to the lift control (10),
   the lift cage (8) is moved by the transmitted start call signal (S3) to the start storey,
   as soon as the lift cage (8) has reached the start storey the closed start lift door is opened, particularly with consideration of a freely definable journey time of a passenger from the start building door to the start lift door,
   for a start door signal (S1) at least one switch-on signal (S5) is generated;
   the start door signal (S1) is transmitted to at least one deactivated lighting device (78) of the lift cage (8) and
   as soon as, at the latest, the lift cage (8) has reached the start storey the deactivated lighting device (78) of the lift cage (8) is activated by the transmitted switch-on signal (S5).
5. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that at least one start lift door signal (S7) is generated by opening and/or closing the start lift door; that for a start lift door signal (S7) at least one switch-off signal (S8) is generated, that the switch-off signal (S8) is transmitted to at least one activated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the start storey and that the activated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the start storey is deactivated by the transmitted switch-off signal (S8).
6. Method according to claim 5, characterised in that an activated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") arranged at shortest route distance from the start building door is deactivated first by a transmitted switch-off signal (S8) and that an activated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") arranged at furthest route distance from the start building door is deactivated last by a transmitted switch-off signal (S8).
7. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that for a start door signal (S1) at least one destination call signal (S9) is generated,
   a storey (1, 1', 1") is defined as destination storey by the destination call signal (S9),
   at least one lift door (3, 3', 3") of the lift cage (8) on the destination storey is defined as destination storey door,
   a building door (4, 4', 4", 5, 5', 5") on the destination storey is defined as destination building door by at least one destination signal,
   at least one lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the route from the destination lift door to the destination building door is determined,
   the destination call signal (S9) is transmitted to the lift control (10),
   the lift cage (8) is moved by the transmitted destination call signal (S9) to the destination storey,
   at least one closed destination lift door is opened and
   a switch-on signal (S12) is transmitted to the at least one deactivated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the destination storey.
8. Method according to claim 7, characterised in that at least one destination door signal (S13) is generated by opening and/or closing the destination building door, that for a destination door signal (S13) at least one switch-off signal (S14) is transmitted to at least one activated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the destination storey and that the or each activated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the destination storey is deactivated by the transmitted switch-off signal (S14).
9. Method according to one of claims 7 and 8, characterised in that as soon as at least one passenger has left the lift cage (8) the opened destination lift door is closed, that as soon as there is no longer a passenger in the lift cage (8) at least one switch-off signal (S17) is transmitted to at least one activated lighting device (78) of the lift cage (8) and that the activated lighting device (78) of the lift cage (8) is deactivated by the communicated switch-off signal (S17).
10. Lift installation for carrying out the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that
    the start building door comprises at least one door sensor (40, 40', 40", 50, 50', 50"),
    this door sensor (40, 40', 40", 50, 50', 50") detects the opening and/or closing of the start building door,
    the door sensor (40, 40', 40", 50, 50', 50") generates, for a detected opening and/or closing of the start building door, at least one start door signal (S1),
    the door sensor (40, 40', 40", 50, 50', 50") transmits the start door signal (S1) to at least one control device (10'),
    the control device (10') defines, for a start door signal (S1), the building door (4, 4', 4", 5, 5', 5") as start building door as well as the storey (1, 1', 1") of the building door (4, 4', 4", 5, 5', 5") as start storey,
    the control device (10') defines at least one lift door (3, 3', 3") of the lift cage (8) on the start storey as start lift door,
    the control device (10') determines at least one lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the route from the start building door to the start lift door,
    the control device (10') generates, for a start door signal (S1), at least one switch-on signal (S2),
    the control device (10') transmits the switch-on signal (S2) to at least one deactivated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the start storey and
    the transmitted switch-on signal (S2) activates this deactivated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75").
11. Lift installation according to claim 10, characterised in that
    the control device (10') generates, for a start door signal (S1), at least one start call signal (S3),
    the control device (10') transmits the start call signal (S3) to the lift control (10),
    the transmitted start call signal (S3) activates the lift control (10) to control a lift drive (11), the lift drive (11) controlled by the lift control (10) moves a lift cage (8) to the start storey, at least one lift sensor (30, 30', 30") detects the movement of the lift cage (6) into the start storey,
    the lift sensor (30, 30', 30") transmits, for a detected movement of the lift cage (8) into the start storey, at least one lift cage signal (S4) to the lift control (10),
    the transmitted lift cage signal (S4) activates the lift control (10) to control a door drive (31),
    the transmitted lift cage signal (S4) activates the lift control (10) to generate at least one switch-on signal (S5),
    the lift control (10) transmits the switch-on signal (S5) to at least one deactivated lighting device (78) of the lift cage (8) and
    the transmitted switch-on signal (S5) activates this deactivated lighting device (78) of the lift cage (8).
12. Lift installation according to claim 11, characterised in that
    at least one lift cage sensor (32) detects opening and/or closing of the start lift door,
    the lift cage sensor (32) transmits, for a detected opening and/or closing of the start lift door, at least one start lift door signal (S7) to the lift control (10),
    the lift control (10) transmits the transmitted start lift door signal (S7) to the control device (10'),
    the transmitted start lift door signal (S7) activates the control device (10') to generate at least one switch-off signal (S8),
    the control device (10') transmits the switch-off signal (S8) to the activated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the start storey and
    the transmitted switch-off signal (S8) deactivates this activated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75").
13. Lift installation according to any one of claims 10, 11 and 12, characterised in that
    the control device (10') generates, for a transmitted start door signal (S1), at least one destination call signal (S9) or a passenger actuates at least one destination call, which is transmitted to the control device (10') and with respect to which the control device (10') generates at least one destination call signal (S9),
    the destination call signal (S9) defines a storey (1, 1', 1") as destination storey and the control device (10') defines at least one lift door (3, 3', 3") of the lift cage (8) on the destination storey as destination lift door,
    the control device (10') generates at least one destination signal, which defines a building door (4, 4', 4", 5, 5', 5") of the destination storey as destination building door and
    the control device (10') determines and activates at least one lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the route from the destination lift door to the destination building door.
14. Lift installation according to claim 13, characterised in that
    the control device (10') transmits the destination call signal (S9) to the lift control (10),
    the transmitted destination call signal (S9) activates the lift control (10) to control the lift drive (11),
    the lift drive (11) controlled by the lift control (10) moves the lift cage (8) to the destination storey,
    at least one lift sensor (30, 30', 30") detects the movement of the lift cage (8) into the destination storey,
    the lift sensor (30, 30', 30") transmits, for a detected movement of the lift cage (8) into the destination storey, at least one lift cage signal (S10) to the lift control (10),
    the lift control (10) transmits the transmitted lift cage signal (S10) to the control device (10'),
    the control device (10') generates, for the transmitted lift cage signal (S10), at least one switch-on signal (S12),
    the control device (10') transmits the switch-on signal (S12) to at least one deactivated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the destination storey and
    the transmitted switch-on signal (S12) activates this deactivated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', (75").
15. Lift installation according to one of claims 13 and 14, characterised in that the destination building door comprises at least one door sensor (40, 40', 40", 50, 50', 50"), that this door sensor (40, 40', 40", 50, 50', 50") detects opening and/or closing of the destination building door and that this door sensor (40, 40', 40", 50, 50', 50") transmits, for a detected opening and/or closing of the destination building door, at least one destination door signal (S13) to the control device (10').
16. Lift installation according to any one of claims 10 to 15, characterised in that the control device (10') generates, for the transmitted destination call signal (S13), at least one switch-off signal (S14), that the control device (10') transmits the switch-off signal (S14) to at least one activated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75") on the destination storey and that the transmitted switch-off signal (S14) deactivates this activated lighting device (74, 74', 74", 75, 75', 75").
17. Lift installation according to any one of claims 10 to 16, characterised in that the lift cage sensor (80) detects an absence of passengers in the lift cage (8), that the lift cage sensor (80) transmits, for a detected absence of passengers in the lift cage (8), at least one lift cage use signal (S16) to the lift control (10), that the transmitted lift cage use signal (S16) activates the lift control (10) to generate at least one switch-off signal (S17), that the lift control (10) transmits the switch-off signal (S17) to at least one activated lighting device (78) of the lift cage (8) and that the transmitted switch-off signal (S17) deactivates this lighting device (78) of the lift cage (8).
18. Computer program product comprising at least one computer program means suitable for realising the method of conveying passengers according to any one of claims 1 to 9 in that at least one method step is executed when the computer program means is loaded into at least one processor of a control device (10') of a lift installation according to any one of claims 1 to 16.
19. Method of retrofitting an existing lift installation to form a lift installation according to any one of claims 10 to 16, characterised in that at least one building door (4, 4', 4", 5, 5', 5") is provided with at least one door sensor (40, 40', 40", 50, 50', 50"), that at least one control device (10') is installed and that the door sensor (40, 40', 40", 50, 50', 50"), the control device (10') and the lift control (10) are connected together by way of at least one network.

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