EP3255005A1 - Système et procédé pour indiquer une approche de cabine d'ascenseur sur un élément terminal de plancher d'un étage de destination - Google Patents

Système et procédé pour indiquer une approche de cabine d'ascenseur sur un élément terminal de plancher d'un étage de destination Download PDF

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EP3255005A1
EP3255005A1 EP16173026.2A EP16173026A EP3255005A1 EP 3255005 A1 EP3255005 A1 EP 3255005A1 EP 16173026 A EP16173026 A EP 16173026A EP 3255005 A1 EP3255005 A1 EP 3255005A1
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  • the present disclosure of various embodiments generally relates to operating an elevator installation in a building. More particularly, the various embodiments described herein relate to an elevator installation and a method of operating the elevator installation.
  • Multi-story buildings are usually equipped with at least one elevator installation that provides for vertical transportation of passengers or objects.
  • a suspension medium - such as a rope or flat belt-type rope - interconnects a counterweight and an elevator car or cabin, and an electrical drive motor causes the suspension medium to move in order to thereby move the counterweight and the elevator car up and down along a shaft or hoistway.
  • An elevator controller of the elevator installation controls and monitors the operation of the elevator installation, e.g., by processing elevator calls and allocating elevator cars to these calls.
  • a passenger may enter a call, e.g., using a terminal (or operating panel) on a floor of the building (e.g., at an elevator landing), inside an elevator car, or both.
  • the passenger enters a desired destination floor at a floor terminal.
  • a destination call identifies the boarding floor and the destination floor.
  • the elevator installation is equipped with a conventional control system, where a floor terminal with up/down buttons is installed on each floor, and a car terminal is installed inside each elevator car, the passenger initially presses an up or down button on a floor terminal to call an elevator car to the boarding floor, boards the elevator car assigned to serve that call, and then places a car call by pressing a destination button on a car terminal after boarding the elevator car.
  • any entered call (hall call, car call, or destination call) is typically acknowledged to the passenger.
  • the elevator controller may illuminate the button in response to the passenger pressing the (up/down or destination) button on a floor terminal or a car terminal.
  • the elevator controller may inform the passenger about which elevator car is assigned to serve the call, for example, in a destination call control system by displaying the elevator car's number or letter on the floor terminal.
  • additional information is communicated to the passenger having entered a call.
  • EP 1 621 505 A1 e.g., displays the arrival time of an elevator car at the floor where a passenger entered a call and is waiting for the car's arrival.
  • the elevator installation includes a drive system, an elevator car coupled to the drive system and is movable between floors of the building to transport a passenger from a boarding floor to a destination floor, a floor terminal on a floor served by the elevator car, and an elevator controller communicatively coupled to the drive system and each operating panel.
  • the elevator controller receives call input information indicating a destination floor to which the passenger wishes to be transported, and controls the drive system to move the elevator car (e.g., with the passenger on board) to the destination floor in response to the call input information. Further, the elevator controller controls an indicator at the destination floor to indicate approach of the elevator car at the destination floor.
  • an elevator installation having a drive system, an elevator car coupled to the drive system and movable between floors of a building to transport a passenger from a boarding floor to a destination floor, floor terminals, wherein a floor terminal is provided on each floor served by the elevator car, and an elevator controller communicatively coupled to the drive system and each floor terminal.
  • the elevator controller controls the drive system to move the elevator car (e.g., with the passenger on board) to the destination floor. Further, the elevator controller controls an indicator at the destination floor to indicate approach of the elevator car at the destination floor.
  • the technology described herein provides assistance and information to a person/passenger that has not called an elevator car, but may want to travel with the elevator. For instance, if the passenger is on a floor to which an elevator car is currently travelling, the technology informs the passenger that an elevator car is approaching the passenger's floor. The passenger's floor corresponds to a destination floor of the elevator car's current trip. There is, therefore, no need for the passenger to call an elevator car to the floor. Also, if the passenger is still some distance away from the elevator landing on that floor, or involved in a conversation, and sees the indication for an approaching elevator car, the passenger has the option to hurry up and get to the elevator landing to board that elevator car. That reduces the waiting time for the passenger. In contrast, if the passenger does not board this elevator car, the passenger has to place a call and wait for the elevator car to arrive.
  • receiving the call input information includes receiving a car call entered via a car terminal inside the elevator car. In another embodiment, receiving the call input information includes receiving a destination call entered via one of the floor terminal, wherein the destination call indicates a boarding floor and a destination floor.
  • the elevator controller controls the indicator at the destination floor to disable indication of the approach of the elevator car after the elevator car's arrival at the destination floor.
  • the elevator controller may control the indicator at the destination floor to disable indication of the approach of the elevator car a set time after the elevator car's arrival at the destination floor, for example, a few seconds or until the elevator doors begin to close.
  • an activated indicator may not only indicate that an elevator car is approaching, but also that it is available for boarding.
  • the indicator may include a light source, a sound source, a display, or a combination of such components. Once activated by the elevator controller, the indicator generates at least one of an optical signal, a display, and an acoustic signal.
  • An acoustic signal may be particularly beneficial for passengers with limited eyesight, whereas an optical signal or display may be particularly beneficial for passengers with limited hearing capabilities.
  • the indicator is in one embodiment comprised in a floor terminal.
  • the indicator may be arranged separate from any up/down buttons, or destination buttons.
  • the up/down buttons or destination buttons may be configured to implement the function of the indicator, e.g., by providing buttons that can be illuminated.
  • the indicator may be a stand-along device that can be arranged away from any floor terminal, e.g., in a hallway or lobby.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic illustration of an exemplary elevator installation 1 in a building 2, in particular a multi-story building.
  • the building 2 may be an apartment building, an office building, a commercial/shopping center, a hotel, a sports arena, an airport terminal, a ship, or any other structure suitable for a person to reside or stay for a longer period of time.
  • the exemplary building 2 shown in Fig. 1 is used herein to describe various embodiments of the technology.
  • the illustrated part of the building 2 has several floors L1, L2, L3, each one providing access to an elevator car 10.
  • a passenger 26, 28 can board the elevator car 10 on one of these floors L1, L2, L3 (sometimes referred to as a boarding floor), and, after having been transported to another one of these floors L1, L2, L3 (sometimes referred to as a destination floor), exit the elevator car 10 at the destination floor.
  • L1, L2, L3 sometimes referred to as a boarding floor
  • L1, L2, L3 sometimes referred to as a destination floor
  • the elevator installation 1 is equipped to operate according to a conventional up/down control system, a destination call control system, or a combination thereof. It is contemplated, however, that in one embodiment the elevator installation 1 is equipped to operate according to a conventional up/down control system, or a destination call control system, but not both control schemes. It is further contemplated that the technology described herein is not limited to one of these control schemes. In Fig.
  • the floors L2, L3 are provided with floor terminals 5 (which may be referred to as landing operating panels (LOP)) having up/down buttons 7 to call the elevator car 10, and the floor L1 is provided with a floor terminal 5 having destination buttons 9 to enter a destination floor L2, L3.
  • LOP landing operating panels
  • the elevator car 10 arrives and the passenger 26 boards the elevator car 10.
  • the passenger 26 uses a car terminal 24 (which may be referred to as car operating panel (COP)) to enter a desired destination floor L1, L2.
  • COP car operating panel
  • any car terminal 24 may not provide for entering a destination floor; it may, however, have floor indicators 11 to indicate the (destination) floor L1, L2, L3.
  • a call entered via the up/down buttons 7 is referred to as hall call, and a call entered via the car terminal 24 is referred to as a car call, whereas a call entered via the destination buttons 9 is referred to as a destination call.
  • Fig. 1 shows additional components of the elevator installation 1 to the extent believed to be helpful for a complete understanding of the technology described herein.
  • An elevator controller 12 is coupled to a drive system 14, which is configured to move the elevator car 10 by means of one or more suspension members 16 up and down a shaft 18.
  • the elevator controller 12 is further coupled to a control unit 8, which processes calls received from the floor terminals 5, the car terminal 24, or both.
  • the call processing depends on the control scheme (up/down control or destination call control) used, and includes, for example, determining the floor L1, L2, L3 where the elevator car 10 is needed, determining the destination floor L1, L2, L3, allocating the call to the elevator car 10, and acknowledging the call.
  • the elevator controller 12 controls the drive system 14 to move the elevator car 10 to the boarding floor L1, L2, L3, and then to the destination floor L1, L2, L3.
  • the functionality of the control unit 8 may be implemented within the elevator controller 12 so that a separate control unit 8 may not be provided.
  • a communications line 22 couples the elevator controller 12 to the floor terminals 5, wherein the communications line 22 allows the elevator controller 12 to communicate with each one of the floor terminals 5.
  • the communications line 22 is in one embodiment a wired communications bus. Communications over such a communications bus may follow a LON or the BACnet protocol. Any other known technology for communications over a wired network may be used.
  • Fig. 1 shows only one communications line 22, a separate point-to-point communications line may connect each floor terminal 5 to the elevator controller 12.
  • the communications line 22 may be implemented through a wireless communications network.
  • each floor terminal 5 is provided with, or coupled to an RF transceiver
  • the elevator controller 12 is likewise provided with, or coupled to an RF transceiver.
  • any suitable RF technology may be used, e.g., WiFi technology.
  • a communications line 20 couples the elevator controller 12 to the elevator car 10, wherein the communications line 20 allows the elevator controller 12 to communicate with components of the elevator car 10.
  • the communications line 20 allows, e.g., communications between the elevator controller 12 and the car terminal 24.
  • Fig. 1 further shows an indicator 4 on each floor L1, L2, L3.
  • the indicator 4 may include a light source (e.g., based on LED technology), a sound source (e.g., including a loudspeaker or a buzzer), a display (e.g., an LCD display to display text, one or more symbols, and/or one or more pictograms), or a combination of such components.
  • the indicator 4 is comprised in the floor terminal 5.
  • the floor terminal 5 under control of the elevator controller 12, can activate the indicator 4, e.g., to emit light or sound, or to display text, one or more symbols or one or more pictograms, or any combination thereof.
  • the indicator 4 on a floor L1, L2, L3 is activated to indicate approach of the elevator car 10 on that floor L1, L2, L3.
  • the indicator 4 on floor L3 has been activated, as illustrated through light rays emanating from a circular area, while the indicators 4 on floors L1, L2 are inactive, as illustrated through a circular area.
  • a separate indicator 4, as shown in Fig. 1 is not provided.
  • the floor terminals 5 may be configured to have the up/down buttons 7 or the destination buttons 9 take over the function of indicating approach of the elevator car 10, and as such act as indicators. For example, on floors L2, L3 the floor terminal 5 may activate the up button, the down button, or both buttons of the up/down buttons 7. Once activated, a button lights up. Similarly, the terminal 5 on floor L1 may activate a destination button 9.
  • the function of indicating approach of the elevator car 10 may be provided on at least one floor L1, L2, L3 by a stand-alone indicator 4 mounted away from the terminal 5.
  • Fig. 1 shows such a stand-alone indicator 4 on floor L3.
  • a stand-alone indicator 4 may be positioned in a floor hallway so that persons that are farther away from a floor terminal 5 have an unobstructed view of the indicator 4.
  • Other locations may be at or next to doors and/or stairwells.
  • Such a person, noting that the indicator 4 has been activated and planning to use the elevator may hurry up to get to the elevator landing knowing that the elevator car 10 will be arriving shortly.
  • the stand-along indicator 4 is under control of the elevator controller 12, and may be connected to the elevator controller 12 or the floor terminal 4 by means of a wired or wireless link.
  • the stand-alone indicator 4 may be provided in addition to the indicator 4 arranged in the floor terminal 5, e.g. in larger lobbies or halls.
  • Fig. 2 shows a flow diagram of one embodiment of a method of operating the elevator installation 1. It is contemplated that in another illustration of the flow diagram some of the shown steps may be merged into a single step, or split into several separate steps. The flow diagram starts at a step S1 and ends at a step S5.
  • the elevator controller 12 receives call input information, wherein the call input information indicates the destination floor L1, L2, L3 to which a passenger 28 wants to be transported.
  • the elevator controller 12 receives the call input information from the control unit 8.
  • the control unit 8 Depending on the control scheme used in the elevator installation 1, the control unit 8 generates the call input information based on a destination call entered at a floor terminal 5, or a car call entered at the car terminal 24.
  • the elevator car 10 stopped at floor L1, either in response to a destination call or a hall call, and the passenger 28 boarded the elevator car 10 on floor L1.
  • the destination indicator 11 is activated to show floor L3 as the destination floor (symbolized as an illuminated functional key), again in response to a destination call or a hall call.
  • the elevator controller 12 controls the drive system 14 to move the elevator car 10 with the passenger 28 on board to the destination floor.
  • An arrow 30 illustrates the (upward) movement of the elevator car 10.
  • the elevator controller 12 checks a safety circuit to ensure that it is safe to depart from the boarding floor, and causes the drive system 14 to accelerate and decelerate the elevator car 10.
  • the elevator controller 12 controls an indicator 4 at the destination floor to indicate approach of the elevator car 10 at the destination floor.
  • the elevator controller 12 may activate the indicator 4 as soon as the passenger 28 entered the destination floor, or at any time prior to arrival of the elevator car 10 at the destination floor. It is contemplated that the earlier the indicator 4 is activated the more time the passenger 26 on the destination floor has to reach the elevator landing.
  • an arrow 32 indicates the passenger's movement towards the elevator landing.
  • the indicator 4 emits or generates at least one of an optical signal, a display, and an acoustic signal.
  • the acoustic signal may be an audible sound, its volume being adjusted to be suitable for the environment.
  • the optical signal may stem from an activated light source, the emitted light may be continuous (i.e., constant intensity) or pulsed according to a set or varying frequency. For example, the frequency may increase the closer the approaching elevator car 10 is.
  • the elevator installation 1 of Fig. 1 various situations may exist within the building 2. For example, during periods of low passenger traffic the elevator installation 1 may be in an idle or stand-by mode. If, during such periods, the passenger 26 on floor L3 walks towards the elevator landing and the indicator 4 is not activated, this means that the elevator car 10 is not approaching floor L3. Of course, the passenger 26 can then place, e.g., a hall call at the floor terminal 5, which acknowledges entry of the hall call, e.g., the pressed button of the up/down buttons 7 lights up.
  • a hall call at the floor terminal 5 which acknowledges entry of the hall call, e.g., the pressed button of the up/down buttons 7 lights up.
  • the elevator car 10 may already be moving, e.g., from floor L1 to floor L3 in response to the call the passenger 28 entered, as shown in Fig. 1 .
  • the elevator controller 12 activates the indicator 4 on the destination floor, as described above with reference to Fig. 2 . If several passengers boarded the elevator car 10 and placed calls to different destination floors, the elevator car 10 sequentially travels to these destination floors. Accordingly, the elevator controller 12 activates in one embodiment the indicators 4 in accordance with the travel sequence. Alternatively, the elevator controller 12 may activate the indicators 4 on those destination floors where the elevator car 10 will stop at essentially the same time.
  • the elevator controller 12 controls the indicator 4 at the destination floor to disable indication of the approach of the elevator car 10 after the elevator car's arrival at the destination floor.
  • the elevator controller 12 may control the indicator 4 at the destination floor to disable indication of the approach of the elevator car 10 a set time after the elevator car's arrival at the destination floor, for example, a few seconds or until the elevator doors begin to close.
  • an activated indicator 4 may not only indicate that an elevator car 10 is approaching, but also that it is available for boarding.
  • buttons or “pressing a button.”
  • the technology is not limited to mechanical or electro-mechanical buttons or keys that physically move when pressed. Rather, the skilled person will understand that the function of a button can be implemented without a physically moving button, e.g., using a capacitive sensor, or a touch screen.
  • some elevator installations 1 may require the passengers 26, 28 to be authorized to use the elevator, or to travel to certain floors L1, L2, L3. For that reason, the passengers 26, 28 may need an information carrier, for example, shaped as a credit card or an employee badge to use the elevator installation 1.
  • the information carrier may be used to place a destination call, or to unlock a floor terminal 5 or car terminal 24 before entry of a call is possible.
  • the information carrier may contain a memory chip with contact pads visible on an exterior surface of the information carrier, an RFID transponder coupled to a memory chip embedded in the information carrier, a magnetic strip, or an optical code applied to an exterior surface of the information carrier, such as a QR code, a barcode, or other machine-readable code.
  • the function of such an information carrier may also be implemented on a mobile electronic device.
  • the mobile electronic device may display a QR code, a barcode, or a color pattern code (e.g., described in WO2015049186A1 ).
  • the floor terminals 5 and the car terminal 24 are equipped to communicate with such an information carrier, e.g., they may have a reader (e.g., as part of the terminal's user interface) that is compatible with the technology used by the information carrier (e.g., a camera or scanner to read an optical code, or an RFID reader to communicate with an RFID transponder).

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