JP2000030172A - Remote supervisory display device of elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the remote supervisory display device of an elevator, by which a control item being intrinsic to each elevator is displayed on a display screen by means of a simple operation even when specifications and machine kinds are different. SOLUTION: A terminal equipment 4 and a remote supervisory device 5 are respectively provided with selection control data address table storing parts 43 and 53 for storing the address of control data which is stored by a control data storage device 3 and also plural address tables consisting of the pair of selection control items which indicate the contents of selection control data stored in the address. When a different machine kind elevator is developed or additional specifications are added, an operator operates an input part 56, changes the selection control data address table of the selection control data address table storing part 53, re-writes the selection control data address table storing part 43 and, then, easily executes addition or change in the selection control items which are displayed in a display part 55.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator equipped with a terminal device for checking the operating condition of an elevator, and a remote monitoring display device for remotely monitoring the operating condition of the elevator and displaying the operating condition in an easy-to-read diagram. Belongs to the technical field of remote monitoring display devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as disclosed in JP-A-6-127858 and JP-A-9-52671, in order to manage the operation state of building equipment such as an elevator in a fine and efficient manner, an elevator is required. The terminal equipment to be attached is connected to the maintenance company's central monitoring office or sales office via a communication line, and the terminal equipment collects and stores the elevator operation information necessary for maintenance and inspection from remote locations, and A technique has been developed in which the quality of the operation of the elevator can be visually recognized by displaying the quality on the display screen, and the technique has already been put to practical use.

[0003]

According to the above-mentioned prior art, control information for regulating the operation state and operation of the elevator is displayed on the screen in a schematic or easy-to-view manner. Although it is convenient for grasping the operation state, the control information that can be displayed on the screen is pre-installed in the program, so the unique control information for each elevator with different specifications due to differences in models etc. is not displayed . Therefore, there is a problem that only insufficient control information is displayed on the display screen, and reliable remote monitoring cannot be performed.

In order to provide a remote monitoring display device capable of displaying control information unique to each elevator of different specifications, a program stored in a built-in ROM must be replaced with a new ROM. No. For that purpose, enormous labor and equipment costs are required. The present invention solves such a problem in the prior art, and enables a remote control and display device for an elevator capable of displaying a unique control item for each elevator on a display screen by a simple operation even if the specifications and models are different. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a terminal device and a remote monitoring display device each store an address at which predetermined control data is stored in a control data storage device for storing elevator control data. And address table storage means for reading and writing a plurality of address tables each comprising a pair of control items indicating the contents of the control data. When displaying predetermined control data as a list on the display unit, the address table of the terminal device is used. The control items corresponding to the control data, which are read from the storage means and stored in the address table storage means of the remote monitoring display device, are displayed. Preferably, the address table of the address table storage means of the terminal device is updated. If you do
The address table updated by the remote monitoring display device is transmitted to the terminal device so that the address table of the address table storage means is updated, and the address table of the address table storage means of the remote monitoring display device is updated by an operator. This is performed by an operation input of the means.

[0006]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration according to this specific example. In the figure, 1
Is the elevator installed in the building, 2 is the elevator 1
Control device for controlling the operation of the elevator, 3 is a control data storage device for storing the control data of the elevator 1 transferred from the elevator control device 2, and 4 is connected to the elevator control device 2 and is based on the transmitted control data. Terminal device for constantly checking the operation state of the elevator 1, 5
Is a remote monitoring device that is connected to the terminal device 4 via the communication line T and remotely monitors the operation state of the elevator 1.

Reference numerals 41 and 51 denote internal units of the terminal device 4 and the remote monitoring device 5, control units of the devices 4 and 5, and control and perform calculations and judgments. An operation data storage unit for temporarily storing operation data of the elevator 1 read from the control data storage device 3 or transmitted from the terminal device 4, and a control unit 41 of the terminal device 4 stores the control data storage device 3. From the control data storage device 3 when the selection control data of the elevator 1 is read out and stored in the operation data storage unit 42, and a selection control item indicating the contents of the selection control data stored in the address. A selection control data address table storage section for storing a plurality of address tables, 44 and 54 are used by the terminal device 4 and the remote monitoring device 5 to exchange data with each other. When performing receiving a communication unit that controls the respective communication control.

A selection control 53 stores a plurality of address tables each consisting of a pair of selection control data addresses stored in the selection control data address table storage section 43 of the terminal device 4 and selection control items indicating the contents of the selection control data. A data address table storage unit 55 is a display unit that displays the operation data and selection control data of the elevator 1 transmitted from the terminal device 4 in the form of an operation diagram or a list, and a storage unit 56 is a selection control data address table storage unit 53. The input unit is operated and input to newly add or update a selected control data address or a selected control item indicating the content of the selected control data.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the elevator operation status display screen displayed on the display unit 55 of the remote monitoring device 5. As shown in the figure, the elevator operation status display screen includes a unique information display section MT indicating unique information such as the name of the building where the elevator 1 is installed and the model of the elevator 1.
The car call, the hall call, which is the basis of the operation of the elevator 1,
An operation information display unit RU, which shows basic operation information of the elevator 1 such as the traveling position of the car in an easily viewable manner, and a basic control information display indicating information which is basic for controlling the elevator 1 such as an operation state of a power supply and a safety device. Standard control information display STC indicating basic information of standard control of the elevator such as operation information of the unit PC, operation mode of the elevator 1, opening and closing button of the car door, and elevator such as operation information of the open extension button and dedicated operation switch. And a selection control information display section SLC that indicates control information selected according to the model and the additional specification.

Selection control data address table storage unit 4
Reference numeral 3 denotes a plurality of control data storage devices 3 for reading selected control data from the control data storage device 3 in a state before the setting is changed, assuming that the elevator 1 is an elevator having standard specifications. A selection control data address table in the standard specification, which includes a pair of an address and a plurality of control items indicating the contents of control data selected by the standard specification stored in the address, is stored as an initial value. In displaying the operation information display unit RU, the basic control information display unit PC, and the standard control information display unit STC, a fixed control data address table stored as a specified value in the control unit 41 of the terminal device 4 was referred to. After the control data is read from the control data storage device 3 in accordance with the address data and stored in the operation data storage unit 52, the display of each display unit is performed by the control data.

On the other hand, the selection control information display section SLC
Is displayed, the remote monitoring device 5 reads out the selected control data address table storage unit 43 of the terminal device 4 and stores it in the selected control data address table storage unit 53. In the terminal device 4, the selected control data address table storage unit 43
After the control data is read from the control data storage device 3 in accordance with the address referred to the selected control data address table read out from the storage device and stored in the operation data storage unit 52, the control data and the selected control data address table are stored. According to the display character string information of the unit 53, the display unit S
The display of LC is performed. The display form of the elevator operation status display screen is displayed in the operation information display unit RU as a squashed upward triangle, downward triangle, square, or circle at the corresponding floor position. The other display units display black or white circles when the control data is bit data and numerical values converted into decimal numbers when the control data is numerical data.

Next, the operation of the remote monitoring device 5 of this embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation status display and the update of the selected address. First, a line connection with the terminal device 4 is made (S1), and it is determined whether to perform a process of reading the selection control data address table storage unit 43 of the terminal device 4 or to perform another process (S1).
2). In the first connection, the data stored in the selection control data address table storage unit 43 of the terminal device 4 is not necessarily the control data of the standard specification. Then, the selected control data address table 43 is read from the terminal device 4 (S3) and stored in the selected control data address table storage unit 53 of the remote monitoring device 5 (S3).
4). Then, it is determined whether the operation state display processing is performed or other processing is performed (S5).

In this case, the operation status display processing is performed.
In step S6, the operation data of the elevator 1 is read from the operation data storage unit 42 of the terminal device 4 and stored in the operation data storage unit 52 of the remote monitoring device 5. Then, by referring to the fixed control data address table and the selected control data address table read from the selected control data address table storage unit 53, the control items corresponding to the operation data are displayed on the elevator operation state display screen of the display unit 55. (S7), and an elevator operation status display screen is displayed according to the display data (S8). Thereafter, returning to step S5, the processing of steps S6 to S8 is repeated until the elevator operation state display is ended by the operation of the input unit 56 by the operator or there is an input for updating the selected control data address table.

If the result of the determination in step S5 indicates that processing other than the operation state display processing is to be performed, the line connection with the terminal device 4 is disconnected (S9), and the selection control data address table It is determined whether or not to perform the update process (S10). If the determination result is correct, the selected control data address table read from the selected control data address table storage unit 43 of the terminal device 4 and stored in the selected control data address table storage unit 53 is displayed on the display screen of the display unit 55. The selected control data address table stored in the selected control data address table storage 53 is updated when the data is displayed and there is an update data input by the operator operating the input unit 56 (S11). Next, it is determined whether or not to end the selection control data address table update process (S12). If the determination result is negative, the process returns to step S11 to repeat the selection control data address table update process.

If the result of the determination in the step S12 is true, that is, if the update processing of the selection control data address table is completed, the process returns to the step S1 and the terminal device 4
After the line connection is established, the process proceeds to step S2. Since the selection control data address table has been updated in step S11, the result of the determination in step S2 is the selection control data of the terminal device 4. Since it is not the address table reading process, that is, the result is NO, the process proceeds to the process of step S13. Here, the selection control data address table updated in step S11 stored in the selection control data address table storage unit 53 is transmitted to the terminal device 4 via the communication line T by the communication unit 54. Remote monitoring device 5
The control unit 41 of the terminal device 4 that has received the selection control data address table from the communication device T via the communication line T stores this in the selection control data address table storage unit 43.

Thereafter, if the operation status display and the data input for terminating the selected address update processing are input by the operator operating the input unit 56, the result of the determination in the step S5 is NO, and the procedure after the step S9 is performed. The result of the determination processing in S10 is also negative, and the operation state display and selected address update processing ends. Thus, in this specific example, regardless of whether the selection control data address table stored in the selection control data address table storage unit 43 of the terminal device 4 has been updated,
Since the information is read from the terminal device 4 and stored in the selection control data address table storage unit 53 of the remote monitoring device 5, the remote monitoring device other than the changed one or the remote monitoring device installed in a different place is used. The operation status can be displayed from the device without being conscious of differences in models and additional specifications.

[0017]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, each of the terminal device and the remote monitoring display device has a pair of an address at which predetermined control data is stored and a control item indicating the content of the control data. Address table storage means capable of reading and writing a plurality of address tables comprising a plurality of address tables. When predetermined control data is displayed as a list on the display unit, the control table is read out from the selected control data address table storage means of the terminal device and is remotely monitored The control items corresponding to the control data stored in the address table storage means are displayed, so when an elevator of a different model is developed or an additional specification is changed, a unique The control items can be displayed on the display screen without being conscious of them.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the address table of the address table storage means of the remote monitoring display device is updated, the updated address table is transmitted to the terminal device and the address table storage means is updated. Since the address table is updated, a new control data can be transmitted from the terminal device without going to the building where the elevator is installed and updating the address table of the address table storage means of the terminal device. it can. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the updating of the address table in the address table storage means of the remote monitoring display device is performed by an operation input of the input means by the operator. Can be simply and easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration according to a specific example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of an elevator operation status display screen displayed on a display unit of the remote monitoring device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of operation status display and selection address update.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 elevator 2 elevator control device 3 control data storage device 4 terminal device 5 remote monitoring device 41, 51 control unit 42, 52 operation data storage unit 43, 53 selection control data address table storage unit 44, 54 communication unit 55 display unit 56 input Department

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A terminal device for checking an operation state of an elevator based on control data collected from an elevator control device for controlling operation of the elevator, and an operation state of the elevator connected to the terminal device via a communication line. Remote monitoring and display device for remotely monitoring the elevator and displaying the operation status of the elevator on the display unit in the form of an easy-to-read chart.
The terminal device and the remote monitoring display device each include a plurality of address tables each including a pair of an address at which predetermined control data is stored in a control data storage device storing control data of an elevator and a control item indicating the content of the control data. Address table storage means capable of reading and writing
When the predetermined control data is displayed as a list on the display unit, the control data corresponding to the control data read from the address table storage unit of the terminal device and stored in the address table storage unit of the remote monitoring display device corresponds to the control data. A remote monitoring and display device for an elevator, wherein the control item is displayed. 2. When updating the address table of the address table storage means of the remote monitoring display device, the updated address table is transmitted to the terminal device to update the address table of the address table storage means. The elevator remote monitoring and display device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The elevator remote monitoring and display device according to claim 1, wherein the update of the address table of the address table storage means of the remote monitoring and display device is performed by an operation input of an input means by an operator. .