EP2277816A1 - Aufzugsfahrtführungssystem - Google Patents

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EP2277816A1
EP2277816A1 EP08764344A EP08764344A EP2277816A1 EP 2277816 A1 EP2277816 A1 EP 2277816A1 EP 08764344 A EP08764344 A EP 08764344A EP 08764344 A EP08764344 A EP 08764344A EP 2277816 A1 EP2277816 A1 EP 2277816A1
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Tomohiro Hattori
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B3/00—Applications of devices for indicating or signalling operating conditions of elevators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B3/00—Applications of devices for indicating or signalling operating conditions of elevators
    • B66B3/002—Indicators
    • B66B3/006—Indicators for guiding passengers to their assigned elevator car

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  • the present invention relates to an elevator riding guide system for letting an elevator user ride in an appropriate elevator (car) when the user has registered his or her destination floor in a hall in the case of group-controlled elevators.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the problems as described above, and the object of the invention is to provide an elevator riding guide system which eliminates the uneasiness of a user while waiting for the arrival of a car in a hall when the user has registered his or her destination floor in the hall of group-controlled elevators, and which can positively prevent the user from riding in a wrong elevator.
  • An elevator riding guide system of the present invention is an elevator riding guide system for multiple units of elevator that are group controlled, which comprises a hall operating device for users to register their desired destination floors before riding, which is provided in a hall of the elevators, a controller which assigns an appropriate car from the multiple units of elevator to a destination floor registered by use of the hall operating device, a first informing device for reporting prescribed information to users, which is provided in proximity to the hall operating device, a first informing controller which, upon assignment of a car by the controller, makes the first informing device report specific information for identifying, for a given time, individuals who have registered destination floors and information on the assigned car corresponding to the specific information in a manner that relates to one another, a second informing device for reporting prescribed information to users, which is provided in the vicinity of an elevator entrance of the hall, and a second informing controller which, upon assignment of a car by the controller, makes the second informing device report information on the assigned car and specific information corresponding to the assigned car in a manner that relates to one another.
  • the present invention when a user has registered his or her destination floor in a hall of group-controlled elevators, it becomes possible to eliminate the uneasiness of the user while waiting for the arrival of a car in the hall and to positively prevent the user from riding in a wrong elevator.
  • reference numeral 1 denotes a hall operating device installed in an elevator hall 2 ( Figure 1 shows, as an example, the hall 2 on the 10the floor of a building).
  • This hall operating device 1 has a function for elevator users to register their desired destination floors before riding, That is, by appropriately operating an input device 3 of the hall operating device 1, the users can register their desired destination floors.
  • the hall operating device 1 may be installed in a plurality of numbers in the same hall 2 on the same floor.
  • the input device 3 is composed of, for example, a numerical keypad, a touch panel, and car call buttons for each floor.
  • the hall operating device 1 is provided with an indication device 4, an audio output device 5, an issuing device 6 and a judgment device 7 in addition to the above-described input device 3.
  • the indication device 4 as well as the audio output device 5 and the issuing device 6 constitute a first informing device which gives prescribed information to a user who has operated the hall operating device 1.
  • the indication device 4 has a function for giving information to users by indicating characters, symbols and the like, and is formed from, for example, a liquid crystal display.
  • the audio output device 5 has a function for giving information to users by outputting audio, and is formed from, for example, a speaker.
  • the issuing device 6 has a function for giving information to users by outputting media on which characters, symbols and the like are printed (for example, paper media).
  • Figure 2 shows a configuration obtained when the first informing device is integrally incorporated in the hall operating device 1.
  • the indication device 4 it is enough that only the indication device 4, the audio output device 5 and the issuing device 6 be installed in proximity to the hall operating device 1. That is, it is enough that only the indication device 4 and the like have functions as the first informing device, and the indication device 4 and the like may be provided separately from the hall operating device 1. If any of the indication device 4, audio output device 5 and issuing device 6 is provided, it is possible to satisfy the functions of the first informing device. For example, when the indication device 4 is installed, no problem occurs even if the audio output device 5 and the issuing device 6 are not provided.
  • the judgment device 7 has a function for sending information on a destination floor registered by a user from the input device 3 (hereinafter referred to as "destination floor information"), or car call, to an elevator controller 8. Concretely, when destination floor information has been inputted from the input device 3, the judgment device 7 sends prescribed specific information along with this destination floor information to the controller 8.
  • the above-described specific information means information for identifying, for a given time, individuals who have performed destination floor registration by use of the input device 3, and is composed of, for example, unique numbers (reference numbers) and symbols, and combinations of numbers and symbols.
  • the controller 8 has a function for group controlling multiple units of elevator installed within the same building and the like. That is, when destination floor information and specific information have been inputted from the judgment device 7, the controller 8 assigns an appropriate car from the plurality of elevators to this destination floor information. After assigning an appropriate car to the inputted destination floor information, the controller 8 sends information on the assigned car (hereinafter referred to as "assigned car information") and specific information corresponding to the assigned car to the above-described judgment device 7 and an output device 9, which will be described later.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of indication by an indication device provided in the hall operating device.
  • Figure 3 shows, as an example, a case where upon registration of a destination floor from the input device 3, specific information of No. 123 has been set for the destination floor information and the car of Elevator A has been assigned.
  • the output device 9 is provided with an indication device 10, an audio output device 11 and a judgment device 12.
  • the indication device 10 and the audio output device 11 are provided to give prescribed information to users who are waiting for the arrival of a car, and constitute a second informing device.
  • the indication device 10 has a function for giving information to users by indicating characters, symbols and the like
  • the audio output device 11 has a function for giving information to users by outputting audio; they are each provided in the vicinity of an elevator entrance of the hall 2.
  • FIG. 1 shows, as an example, a case where the indication device 10 is installed at each elevator entrance.
  • reference numeral 10a denotes an indication device which indicates information on a hall door of each elevator entrance
  • reference numeral 1 0b denotes an indication device which indicates information on a hall wall surface adjacent to each elevator entrance.
  • These indication devices 10a and 10b are formed from, for example, a liquid crystal display and projection equipment, such as a projector. Note that, if projection equipment is adopted as the indication device 10, it is possible to indicate necessary information also on the floor surface of the hall 2 and the like.
  • the judgment device 12 makes the second informing device report information on the assigned car and specific information corresponding to the assigned car in a manner that relate to each other. That is, the judgment device 12 has also a function as a second informing controller. For example, when an indication device 10b (a liquid crystal display or the like) is installed on a wall surface adjacent to each elevator entrance, an indication device 10b installed in the vicinity of an entrance to an assigned car is caused to indicate specific information corresponding to the assigned car.
  • an indication device 10b a liquid crystal display or the like
  • the judgment device 12 causes the indication device 10b installed beside the entrance of Elevator A to indicate No.123.
  • Figures 4 and 5 are diagrams showing examples of indication by an indication device provided in an output device; Figure 4 shows an example of indication by an indication device 10b installed beside Elevator A, and Figure 5 shows an example of indication by an indication device 10b installed beside Elevator B.
  • Figure 4 shows a case where Elevator A is assigned to destination floor information for which specific information of 120, 123, 107 and 118 has been set
  • Figure 5 shows a case where Elevator B is assigned to destination floor information for which specific information or 121,119, and 101 has been set.
  • reference numeral 13 in Figure 1 denotes an Elevator No. indicator installed above each elevator entrance.
  • This Elevator No. indicator 13 indicates, for example, the machine number of an elevator, a present car position and a car traveling direction.
  • Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator riding guide system in the first Embodiment according to the present invention.
  • the judgment device 7 causes an audio output device 5 to output audio through the input of the destination floor information from the input device 3, and reports the above-described destination floor information, i.e., the contents of the operation to the operator of the input device 3 (the above-described user 14) (S3). Also, the judgment device 7 causes the indication device 7 to indicate characters and the like, and reports the above-described destination floor information to the operator of the input device 3 (S4). Note that, when the audio output device 5 is not provided, the operation of S3 above is not performed.
  • the judgment device 7 sets specific information for the inputted destination floor information and sends this destination floor information and specific information as a set to a controller 8 (S5).
  • the configuration may be such that this specific information is set in the controller 8. In such a case, in the operation of S5, only the destination floor information is sent from the judgment device 7 to the controller 8. And through the input of destination floor information, the controller 8 sets specific information for the destination floor information.
  • the controller 8 Through the input of destination floor information from a hall operating device 1, in the controller 8, a car is assigned to this destination floor information.
  • the controller 8 may also be configured by taking the moving time between the hall operating device 1 and each entrance into consideration in assigning a car to inputted destination floor information. Concretely, the configuration is such that the moving time is estimated from the distance between the input device 3 and each entrance and destination floor information is not assigned to a car which stops in a short time.
  • the controller 8 After the determination of an assigned car, the controller 8 sends assigned car information and specific information corresponding to the assigned car (specific information set for information on a destination floor to which the car has been assigned) to the judgment device 7 of the hall operating device 1 and to a judgment device 12 of an output device 9 (S6, S7),
  • the judgment device 7 causes an issuing device 6 to output paper media, on which the assigned car information and the specific information are indicated, and gives the assigned car information and the specific information to the operator of the input device 3 (the user 14) (S8, S9).
  • the judgment device 7 performs audio output from an audio output device 5 and character indication and the like of an indication device 4, and reports the assigned car information and the specific information to the operator of the input device 3 (S10, S11). Note that, when the issuing device 6 and the audio output device 5 are not provided, each operation of corresponding S8 to S10 is not performed.
  • the judgment device 12 of the output device 9 causes an audio output device 11 to output audio, and reports a relationship between the assigned car and the corresponding specific information to the user present in the hall 2 (S12). Also, the judgment device 12 causes an indication device 10 to indicate characters and the like, and reports a relationship between the assigned car and the corresponding specific information to the user present in the hall 2 (S13). For example, when a liquid crystal display (an indication device 10b) is installed as the indication device 10 on a wall surface adjacent to each entrance, the judgment device 12 causes a liquid crystal display installed beside an entrance through which the user is to ride in the assigned car to indicate the specific information. Note that, when the audio output device 11 is not provided, the operation of S12 is not performed.
  • the first embodiment of the present invention when a user has registered his or her destination floor in a hall 2 of group-controlled elevators, it becomes possible to eliminate the uneasiness of the user while waiting for the arrival of a car in the hall 2 and to positively prevent the user from riding in a wrong elevator.
  • the elevator user can make sure of the car in which he or she is to ride from the contents of the information sent from the first and second informing devices. That is, from an indication of the indication device 4 and the like the user can make sure of the fact that his or her destination floor has been registered by the input operation, and furthermore, also while riding in the car, from an indication of the indication device 10 and the like the user can make sure of the fact that he or she is riding in a right car.
  • the user can again make sure of the assigned car from an indication of the indication device 10 and the like on the basis of specific information. Therefore, it becomes possible to positively eliminate the uneasiness which might be felt by the user in the hall 2.
  • an elevator riding guide system can be applied to a system in which multiple units of elevator are group controlled and users can register their destination floors in a hall.

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