JP2000072342A - Operating device of elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a number of operation contents selectable with a minimized operation and particularly facilitate the switching to a specified function such as exclusive operation by detecting the operation pattern of a landing button according to pattern detection number and pattern selection number, and selecting the operation content by the combination thereof. SOLUTION: This device is provided with a landing call registration arresting circuit 32 for allowing the registration of a landing call signal by a landing call registration circuit 31 and arresting the registration by an external operation, and when the circuit 32 is switched to the state for arresting the registration, an operation pattern generated by operating a hall button HB is detected by a first hall button operation detecting circuit 33. This operation pattern is compared with the operation pattern stored in a memory device 34 by a comparison circuit 35 to detect the corresponding pattern detection signal, and an operation signal is outputted from a gate circuit 36. The pattern selection number is successively detected in a second comparison circuit 39, and a specified operation such as hall call registration, bed operation, exclusive operation or the like is executed on the basis of the result.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator operating device, and more particularly to an operation for switching an elevator to various operations.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In addition to so-called normal operation in which an unspecified number of people are put up and down by an unspecified number of people, so-called dedicated operation in which use by an unspecified number of people is prevented and used exclusively by a specified person is possible. Some are configured as follows. Further, in a so-called group management elevator in which two elevators are operated in cooperation with each other, the so-called service floor may be uneven because the stop floors are not uniform and one elevator services deeper underground than the other elevator. . In such an elevator, when going from a floor where both cars stop to a floor where only one of the elevators can be serviced, if the landing button is pressed at the common stop floor, the user cannot go to the basement floor intended by the user. The other elevator may be approached. In this case, once boarding the other elevator, descending to the lowest floor of the other elevator, then descending on that floor, operating the lower landing button again at that floor to bring in the car of the one elevator I had to. Therefore, it took time to go to the destination floor. Further, at night, it is necessary to suspend the elevator from a security point of view and restart it when the museum is opened. Conventionally, for various operations required for such an elevator, an operation unit is individually provided corresponding to each operation.

FIG. 7 shows a conventional elevator operating device, in which two elevators are group-managed. The elevator car 11 of Unit 1 has a basement floor BF, which is the lowest floor.
From the first floor 1F to the top floor TF, but not the basement floor BF. Therefore, 1st floor 1F
To the top floor TF are common stop floors. Hall buttons BHB, 1HB, and THB are installed on each service floor BF, 1F, and TF. In addition, the bed control unit 14a of the elevator of the first car has a bed operation control unit 14a incorporated therein, but the control unit 24 of the elevator of the second car does not have a bed operation control unit. Each of the common stop floors is provided with an additional hall button. In the drawing, an additional hall button 1HC provided on the first floor and an additional hall button THC provided on the top floor TF are shown. Additional hall button 1HC, TH
When C is operated, the car 11 of the first car is called to that floor.

In the elevator having the above structure, in normal operation, when the landing buttons BHB, 1HB and THB of each floor are operated, a landing call signal is inputted to the group management control unit 15,
The hall call is assigned to the car 11 or 21 of the car 11 or 21 whose waiting time of the passenger of the hall is shorter. Based on this assignment, the respective car control units 14 and 24 cause the cars 11 and 21 to respond to the assigned floor. When the car 11 of the first car is used for a bed under such a normal operation state, first, the car 11 of the first car is called, and the car 11 for the car provided on the car operation panel (not shown) is operated. The changeover switch must be operated. Therefore, simply operating the landing buttons BHB, 1HB, or THB may cause the car 21 of the second car to be called to the floor, and it takes time to call the car 11 of the first car.

Therefore, conventionally, an additional hall button 1HC and THC are provided on the common stop floor, and the car 11 can be called to the corresponding floor by the operation. Further, when going from the top floor TF to the basement floor BF, it is necessary to ride on the car 11, and therefore, it is desirable that the car 11 responds. However, pressing the hall button THB does not always cause the car 11 to respond. Therefore, the additional hall button T
The car 11 was brought in by operating the HC.

[0006]

Since the conventional elevator operating device is constructed as described above, when a plurality of elevators are operated in group management, they are incorporated in a specific elevator. To use certain features,
It is necessary to call for that particular unit. For that purpose, it was necessary to provide additional hall buttons 1TC and THC. For this reason, there was a problem that it became expensive. Also, despite the general user abusing the additional hall buttons 1HC and THC and pressing the normal hall buttons BHB, 1HB, and THB, the additional hall buttons 1HC and THC are also operated to allow one user to operate. On the other hand, there is also a problem that a plurality of cars 11 and 21 respond and the group management operation is disturbed. The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and calls for a specific car, calls a car to use a specific function incorporated in the car, and performs the above-mentioned specific function. It is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator operating device capable of performing the switching operation of (1) at a low cost without being abused by general users. It is another object of the present invention to provide a driving device that can easily switch to a specific function even with only one elevator.

[0007]

An elevator driving apparatus according to the present invention operates a landing button, compares the operation pattern with a previously set and stored operation pattern, and, based on the result, Detect the pattern detection number, then operate the hall button again, compare the operation pattern with another operation pattern set and stored in advance, and detect the pattern selection number based on the result, An elevator operation type is selected from the pattern detection number, and specific operation contents are selected and executed based on the operation type from the pattern selection number.

Further, in the elevator operating apparatus according to the present invention, the elevator operation type selected from the pattern detection number includes a dedicated operation dedicated to the use of the elevator, and the elevator operation type is selected from the pattern selection number. As a specific operation selected based on the type, a single car is selected from a plurality of elevators, and this car is caused to perform the operation type selected by the pattern detection number.

Further, in the elevator driving apparatus according to the present invention, the operation pattern of the landing button is a combination of the ON and OFF durations of the landing button.

Further, in the elevator driving apparatus according to the present invention, the operation pattern of the landing button is the number of times the landing button is operated.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 shows an elevator operating device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and relates to an operating device in which two elevators are group-managed.
In the figure, HB is a hall button provided at the hall for generating a hall call signal for calling a car, and only one set is shown as a representative. A hall call registration circuit 31 for registering a hall call signal is incorporated in the group management control unit 15. 32
Is normally connected to the contact 32a to enable registration of the hall call signal by the hall call registration circuit 31, and is operated by an external operation to be connected to the contact 32b to prevent the registration; Is a first hall button operation detection circuit for detecting an operation pattern generated by operating the hall button HB in a state in which registration of the hall call is prevented by the hall call registration prevention circuit 32; The operation pattern of the hall button HB and the pattern detection numbers P1, P2,
FIG. 3 shows a first landing button operation pattern storage device in which P3 is stored. 35 compares the output of the first hall button operation detection circuit 33 with the operation pattern stored in the first hall button operation pattern storage unit 34 to detect the corresponding pattern detection numbers P1, P2, P3. This is a first comparison circuit.

A gate circuit 36 outputs an operation signal when the hall button HB is subsequently operated on condition that the first comparison circuit 35 detects the pattern detection numbers P1, P2, P3. 37 is the gate circuit 3
This is a second hall button operation detection circuit for detecting the operation pattern output from 6, and is configured similarly to the first hall button operation detection circuit 33. Reference numeral 38 denotes a second memory in which a predetermined operation pattern of the hall button HB and pattern selection numbers S1, S2, and S3 assigned to the operation pattern are stored.
FIG. 4 shows details of the hall button operation pattern storage device.
Reference numeral 39 compares the output of the second hall button operation detection circuit 37 with the operation pattern stored in the second hall button operation pattern storage device 38 to detect the corresponding pattern selection numbers S1, S2, S3. This is a second comparison circuit. 4
0 corresponds to the pattern detection numbers P1, P2, and P3.
The hall call registration, the bed operation, and the officer-only operation (hereinafter, referred to as “VIP operation”) respectively correspond, that is, the elevator operation type is stored correspondingly, and the pattern selection numbers S1, S2, S3 On the other hand, a specific operation content, for example, an operation content storage device in which an elevator number is stored when the above-described operation type is executed. 41 is a pattern detection number P1, P2, P3 and a pattern selection number S
This is an execution circuit for selecting specific operation contents from the operation contents storage device 40 according to 1, S2, and S3, inputting them to the group management control unit 15, and each vehicle control unit 14 or 24, and executing them. In addition, what drives exclusively by a car, such as a bed operation and VIP operation, is called "dedicated operation."

The operation will be described below. When the hall call registration prevention circuit 32 is connected to the contact 32a, the elevator operates normally. That is, the UP call or the DOWN call is registered in the hall call registration circuit 31 by operating the hall button HB, and the car is called. Next, when the hall call registration prevention circuit 32 is connected to the contact 32b, the hall button H
Even if B is operated, the hall call is not registered. Now, UP button U
It is assumed that HB is pressed twice in the operation pattern shown in FIG. The first hall button operation detection circuit 33 includes an UP button UHB
Are measured, the time ts during which the is open and the time td during which the current is conducted. The measured time ts and time td are the first
The first comparison circuit 35 checks whether or not it is within the time width stored in advance in the hall button operation pattern storage device 34. Now, since the UP button UHB has been operated, if the time ts is between α1 and β1 as shown in FIG. 3 and the time td is between γ1 and δ1, the pattern detection number is P1. Become. If the time ts or the time td is not within the above time width, the pattern detection number is not detected.

Similarly, it is assumed that the DOWN button DHB is pressed twice in the operation pattern shown in FIG. The first hall button operation detection circuit 33 measures the time ts when the DOWN button DHB is open and the time td when the DOWN button DHB is conductive. The first comparison circuit 35 checks whether or not the measured times ts and td are within a time width stored in advance in the first hall button operation pattern storage device 34. Now, D
Since the DOWN button DHB is operated, the time ts
Is between α2 and β2 as shown in FIG. 3 and the time td is between γ2 and δ2, the pattern detection number is P2. If the time ts or the time td is not within the above time width, the pattern detection number is not detected.

Further, an UP button UHB and a DOWN button DHB
Is pressed twice in the operation pattern shown in FIG. The first hall button operation detection circuit 33 measures the time ts during which both the UP button UHB and the DOWN button DHB are open and the time td during which both are conducting.
The first comparison circuit 35 checks whether or not the counted time ts and time td are within the time width stored in advance in the first hall button operation pattern storage device 34. As a result, when the time ts is between α3 and β3 as shown in FIG. 3 and the time td is between γ3 and δ3, the pattern detection number is P3. If the time ts or the time td is not within the above time width, the pattern detection number is not detected.

The pattern detection numbers P1, P2, and P3 are input to the execution circuit 41 and also to the gate circuit 36 to open the gate, and the operation signal of the hall button HB is supplied to the second hall button operation detection circuit. 37 is input. Now, it is assumed that the UP button UHB is pressed twice in the operation pattern shown in FIG. The second hall button operation detection circuit 37 includes an UP button UH
B is open time ts and conduction time td
Is measured. The second comparison circuit 39 checks whether or not the measured times ts and td are within the time width stored in the second hall button operation pattern storage device 38 in advance. Now, since the UP button UHB is operated, if the time ts is between α11 and β11 as shown in FIG. 4 and the time td is between γ11 and δ11, the pattern selection number is S1. Become. If the time ts or the time td is not within the above time width, the pattern selection number is not detected.

Similarly, it is assumed that the DOWN button DHB is pressed twice in the operation pattern shown in FIG. The second hall button operation detection circuit 37 measures the time ts when the DOWN button DHB is open and the time td when the DOWN button DHB is conductive. The second comparison circuit 39 checks whether or not the measured times ts and td are within the time width stored in the second hall button operation pattern storage device 38 in advance. Now, D
Since the DOWN button DHB is operated, the time ts
Is between α12 and β12 as shown in FIG. 4, and
If the time td is between γ12 and δ12, the pattern selection number is S2. If the time ts or the time td is not within the above time width, the pattern selection number is not detected.

Further, UP button UHB and DOWN button DHB
Is pressed twice in the operation pattern shown in FIG. The second hall button operation detection circuit 37 measures a time ts when both the UP button UHB and the DOWN button DHB are open and a time td when both are conductive.
The second comparison circuit 39 checks whether or not the counted time ts and time td are within the time width stored in advance in the second hall button operation pattern storage device 38. As a result, when the time ts is between α13 and β13 as shown in FIG. 4 and the time td is between γ13 and δ13, the pattern selection number is S3. If the time ts or the time td is not within the above time width, the pattern selection number is not detected. The pattern selection numbers S1, S2, S3 are input to the execution circuit 41.

The pattern detection numbers P1, P2, P3
And the pattern selection numbers S1, S2, S3 are independent. Therefore, the UP button UHB may be operated as the pattern detection number, and the DOWN button DHB may be operated as the pattern selection number. Conversely, the pattern detection number is D
When the OWN button DHB is operated and the pattern selection number is used, the UP button UHB may be operated.

As described above, the pattern detection numbers P1, P2,
When P3 and the pattern selection numbers S1, S2, S3 are detected and input to the execution circuit 41, the execution circuit 41 detects the corresponding operation content from the operation content storage device 40, and controls each of the vehicle control units 14, 24 or the group. Input to the management control unit 15. Here, the pattern detection numbers P1, P2, and P3 are the operation type,
That is, it detects whether the operation of the hall button HB is related to a hall call, a bed operation, or a VIP operation. Also, pattern selection numbers S1, S2, S3
The details of the operation type detected by the pattern detection numbers P1, P2, and P3 are detected from the operation of the landing button HB. That is, if the pattern detection number is P1 relating to a hall call, the pattern selection number is that the hall call is UP or DOWN.
Is detected. In the case of P2 related to bed driving,
The name of the machine to be switched to the bed operation is detected. The same applies to the VIP operation P3. That is, when the pattern detection number is P1 and the pattern selection number is S1, the execution circuit 4
1 detects “UP call registration” from the operation content storage device 40. The UP hall call is registered, and the registration signal is input to the group management control unit 15. When the pattern detection number is P2 and the pattern selection number is S1, the execution circuit 4
1 detects “sleeping operation, first device selection”, and inputs the signal to each unit control unit 14 to switch the first device to the sleeping operation. Hereinafter, the actual switching will be omitted because it is currently commonly used. Further, if the pattern detection number is P3
When the pattern selection number is S1, "VIP operation, first device selection" is detected, and the signal is input to each unit control unit 14 or 24 so as to switch the first device to the VIP operation.

According to the first embodiment, since the operation is switched to various operations using the landing button HB, it is not necessary to add another landing button. In particular, pattern detection numbers P1, P2,
The operation patterns of the landing button HB are detected separately for P3 and the pattern selection numbers S1, S2, S3, and the operation contents are selected by a combination thereof, so that a large number of operation contents can be selected with few operations. Further, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the time ts during which the hall button HB is opened after the first operation is completed is measured, so that the starting point of the measurement becomes clear.

In the first embodiment, the landing button HB
The operation time was measured assuming that each operation was performed twice for the detection of the pattern detection numbers P1, P2, and P3 and the detection of the pattern selection numbers S1, S2, and S3, but the operation time is not limited to this. The number of operations may be more than that. Alternatively, the number of times of operating the landing button HB may be counted and detected. Further, the pattern detection number is not limited to P1 relating to registration of a hall call, P2 relating to a bed operation, and P3 relating to a VIP operation, and validity / invalidity of a landing button is determined for each floor and each car. It can also be applied to determining the door opening time of an elevator for each car. In the first embodiment, the two elevators are operated in group management. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Even if one elevator is used, the elevator is operated in a bed.
The present invention can also be applied to a case where the operation is switched to a dedicated operation such as a VIP operation.

[0023]

[Embodiment 1] FIG. 5 shows an example in which the elevator operating device according to the present invention is incorporated in a computer system of the group management control unit 15. In the figure, 61 is an MPU used for group management of a plurality of elevators, 62 is an EPROM in which a group management program and a program for performing the processing shown in FIG. 1 are stored, and 63 is temporary data. The stored RAM, 64 is an EEPROM in which the first hall button operation pattern storage device 34 and the second hall button operation pattern storage device 38 shown in FIG. 1 are stored, and 65 is a connection between the hall button HB and the computer system. Interface. According to the first embodiment, the elevator operating device according to the present invention is incorporated in the computer system of the group management control unit 15, is processed as part of the group management control, and can share the MPU or the like, so that it can be implemented at low cost.

Embodiment 2 FIG. FIG. 6 shows an example in which the elevator operating device according to the present invention is incorporated in a landing equipment control device. In some elevators, a hall equipment control device that stores and deletes hall calls and displays the position of the car using a hall position indicator is provided in each hall. Specifically, it is provided in the hall button HB. This shows a specific example in which the elevator operating device according to the present invention is applied to such an elevator. In the figure, 70 is a landing equipment control device, and 71 is an MP used for storing and deleting a landing call and displaying the position of a car by a landing position indicator.
U and 72 are EPROMs storing a processing program such as a hall call and a program for performing the processing shown in FIG.
3 is a RAM for storing temporary data, and 74 is an EEPRO storing the first hall button operation pattern storage device 34 and the second hall button operation pattern storage device 38 shown in FIG.
M, 75 are interfaces for connecting the group management control unit 15 and the computer system of the landing equipment control device 70;
An interface 6 connects the hall button HB to the computer system. According to the second embodiment, the elevator operating device according to the present invention is the landing device control device 7.
0, and is processed as part of the management of the hall call and the like, and the MPU and the like can be shared.

[0025]

The elevator operating device according to the present invention is configured as described above, and has the following effects. By operating the hall button, the operation pattern is compared with a previously set and stored operation pattern, a pattern detection number is detected based on the result, and then the hall button is operated again, and the operation pattern is operated. The pattern selection number is compared with another operation pattern that is set and stored in advance, and a pattern selection number is detected based on the comparison result, an elevator operation type is selected from the pattern detection number, and the elevator operation type is selected from the pattern selection number. The specific operation content is selected and executed based on the operation type. For this reason, since it switches to various driving | operation using a hall button, there exists an effect that it is not necessary to add another hall button. In particular, the operation pattern of the hall button is detected separately for the pattern detection number and the pattern selection number,
Since the operation contents are selected by the combination, there is an effect that a large number of operation contents can be selected with a small number of operations.

It is assumed that the elevator operation type selected from the pattern detection number includes a dedicated operation for exclusive use of the elevator, and a specific operation selected based on the operation type from the pattern selection number. As driving,
One car is selected from a plurality of elevators, and this car is made to perform the operation type selected by the pattern detection number. Therefore, there is no need for the user of the elevator to memorize the car that can be exclusively operated, and an effect is provided that even a beginner can easily switch to the exclusive operation.

Furthermore, in the elevator driving apparatus according to the present invention, the operation pattern of the landing button is a combination of the ON and OFF durations of the landing button. For this reason, only the person who knows the duration can operate and the confidentiality can be maintained.

Furthermore, in the elevator driving apparatus according to the present invention, the operation pattern of the landing button is the number of times the landing button is operated. For this reason, there is an effect that the operation is easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an elevator operating device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation example of a hall button according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data table of a first hall button operation pattern storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data table of a second hall button operation pattern storage device 38 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment in which the elevator operating device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is incorporated in a group management control unit 15;

FIG. 6 is a second embodiment in which the elevator operating device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is incorporated in a landing equipment control device 70;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a conventional elevator operating device.

[Explanation of symbols]

14 each car control section, 15 group management control section, 24 each car control section, 31 hall call registration circuit, 32 hall call registration prevention circuit, 33 first hall button operation detection circuit, 34 first
, A first gate circuit, a second gate button operation detection circuit, a second hall button operation pattern storage device,
2nd comparison circuit, 40 operation contents storage device, 41 execution circuit

Claims (4)

[Claims] An elevator operating device which registers a hall call signal generated by operating a hall button provided at each hall in a hall call registration circuit and calls a car to the hall, operates by an external operation. A hall call registration preventing circuit for preventing registration of the hall call signal, and a first hall button operation detecting circuit for detecting an operation pattern generated by operating the hall button under operation of the hall call registration preventing circuit And a first hall button operation pattern storage device in which a predetermined operation pattern of the hall button and a pattern detection number assigned to the operation pattern are stored,
Comparing the output of the first hall button operation detection circuit with the operation pattern stored in the first hall button operation pattern storage device to detect the corresponding pattern detection number;
A second landing button operation detection circuit for detecting an operation pattern of a subsequent operation of the landing button on condition that the first comparison circuit has detected the pattern detection number; and A second hall button operation pattern storage device in which an operation pattern of the hall button and a pattern selection number assigned to the operation pattern are stored, an output of the second hall button operation detection circuit, and the second hall A second comparison circuit that compares the operation pattern stored in the button operation pattern storage device to detect the corresponding pattern selection number, and selects an elevator operation type from the pattern detection number, and selects the elevator operation type from the pattern selection number. An elevator operating device comprising: an execution circuit that selects and executes specific operation details based on the operation type. 2. The operation type of the elevator selected by the execution circuit based on the pattern detection number includes a dedicated operation for exclusive use of the elevator, and the specific operation is selected based on the operation type by the pattern selection number. 2. The elevator operating device according to claim 1, wherein one of the elevators is selected from among a plurality of elevators, and the selected unit performs the operation type selected by the pattern detection number. 3. The elevator operating device according to claim 1, wherein the operation pattern of the hall button is a combination of the ON and OFF durations of the hall button. 4. The elevator operating device according to claim 1, wherein the operation pattern of the hall button is constituted by the number of times the hall button is operated.