JP2000226166A - Elevator control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To let information be given to a passenger for determining whether he uses an elevator or uses another moving means by indicating the estimated arriving time of the elevator to him before no hall call registered by the passenger. SOLUTION: An estimated arriving time operating means 4 computes an estimated arriving time required by an elevator for responding to a hall call registered to a call registration means 3 and an imaginary hall call set up at an imaginary hall call means 5. The degree of congestion is indicated over to the hall display 7 (7a through 7n) of a hall the hall call of which is not registered, and an estimated arriving time is also indicated over to the hall display device 7 (7a through 7n) of a hall the hall call of which is registered by means of a lantern.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator control apparatus for estimating the arrival time of an elevator in a hall where no hall call occurs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, when a hall call is registered in an elevator, a display device of the hall displays an assigned car and an estimated time until arrival of the elevator. As a display method of the estimated arrival time, for example, as shown in FIG. 9A, a waiting time lantern display device that turns on a lantern stepwise according to the length of the waiting time, or as shown in FIG. When the hourglass reaches 0,
An hourglass lantern display or the like indicating the arrival of the elevator is used.

[0003]

However, in these methods of displaying the arrival time, the arrival time is displayed only after the hall call is registered. Therefore, unless the hall call registration button is pressed, passengers will not be able to see the arrival time. It is not possible to know the operating status of the elevator and how much waiting time is required.
For this reason, a useless hall call for knowing the waiting time may be made.

[0004] For example, among passengers intended to move on the first floor or the second floor, there are passengers who want to use time efficiently by using stairs or escalators when it takes time to arrive at the elevator. In such a case, a hall call may be pressed to know the waiting time. When waiting for a long time, there was a case where another moving method was selected and the elevator was not used. This was a useless hall call when viewed from the elevator side, which sometimes took a long time to operate.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to display the estimated time of arrival of an elevator from the time when the passenger has not registered a hall call and to select whether the passenger will use the elevator or another means of transportation. Is to provide an elevator control device that gives the information of the elevator.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided an elevator control apparatus which receives a call from a car call input section provided in an elevator car and a hall call input section provided on a hall on each floor. A call registration unit for registering a call from the car call input unit and the hall call input unit, wherein the elevator control device displays the estimated arrival time of the elevator on the hall display device on which the hall call is registered. Virtual hall call means for setting a virtual hall call of a hall for which a hall call is not registered in the call registration means, and an estimated arrival time until an elevator responds to a virtual hall call of a hall for which the hall call is not registered. Calculate the expected arrival time until the elevator responds to the registered hall call Based on the arrival time calculation means and the expected arrival time obtained by the expected arrival time calculation means, the hall display device of the hall where the hall call is not registered displays the congestion degree and the hall call is registered. The hall display device of the hall is provided with display processing means for displaying the estimated arrival time by a lantern.

In the elevator control apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the estimated arrival time calculation means responds to the hall call registered in the call registration means and the virtual hall call set in the virtual hall call means. Calculate the estimated arrival time until you do. The display processing means displays the congestion degree on the hall display device of the hall where the hall call is not registered based on the estimated arrival time, and displays the expected arrival time on the hall display device of the hall where the hall call is registered on the lantern. I do.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an elevator control device based on a call from a car call input unit provided in each car of a plurality of elevators and a hall call input unit provided in a hall on each floor. In the elevator control device, the estimated arrival time of the elevator assigned to the hall call is displayed in a lantern on the hall device in which the hall call is registered, and the call from the car call input unit and the hall call input unit is provided. Registering means for registering a call, a allocating means for assigning a hall call registered in the call registering means to any one of a plurality of elevators, and a virtual hall of a hall in which no hall call is registered in the call registering means. A virtual hall call means for setting a call, and a virtual hall call for a hall for which the hall call is not registered. An expected arrival time calculating means for calculating an expected arrival time until a plurality of elevators respond and calculating an expected arrival time until the elevator assigned by the allocating means to the registered hall call; The congestion degree is displayed on the hall display device of the hall where the hall call is not registered based on the estimated arrival time obtained by the expected arrival time calculation means, and the hall display device of the hall where the hall call is registered. Has a display processing means for displaying the estimated arrival time by lantern.

In the elevator control apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, the predicted arrival time calculation means includes a predicted arrival time until each of the plurality of elevators responds to the virtual hall call set in the virtual hall call means. The time is calculated, and the expected arrival time until the elevator assigned by the allocating means responds to the hall call registered in the call registering means. The display processing means displays the degree of congestion on the hall display device of the hall where the hall call is not registered based on the estimated arrival time, and is assigned by the allocation means to the hall display device of the hall where the hall call is registered. Display the estimated arrival time of the elevator by lantern.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the elevator control device according to the first or second aspect, the display processing means displays the congestion degree on the hall display device in an estimated arrival time range. It is characterized in that it is displayed in a stage provided.

In the elevator control apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first or second aspect of the present invention, the display of the congestion degree on the hall display device has a range in the estimated arrival time. Step display.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an elevator control apparatus, wherein a hall call is input based on a call from a car call input section provided in an elevator car and a hall call input section provided on a hall on each floor. In a control device for an elevator, wherein the estimated arrival time of the elevator is displayed on a registered hall display device in a lantern display, a call registration means for registering a call from a car call input unit and a hall call input unit; A call number calculation means for counting the car calls and the hall calls registered in the call registration means, and a hall display device for the halls in which the hall calls are not registered based on the number of calls obtained by the call number calculation means. Display processing means for displaying the degree of congestion.

In the elevator control apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the number-of-calls calculating means counts the number of car calls and hall calls registered in the call registration means at a predetermined time, and the number of calls is calculated by the display processing means. Based on the number of calls obtained by the means, the congestion degree is displayed on a hall display device of a hall for which no hall call is registered.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the elevator control device according to the fourth aspect, the number-of-calls calculating means counts the number of calls registered within a predetermined time from a predetermined time. I do.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the elevator control apparatus, instead of the count value of the number of calls at a predetermined point in time according to the fourth aspect of the invention, the number of calls registered within a certain time from the predetermined point in time is determined. The congestion degree is displayed using the count value.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the elevator control device according to the fourth or fifth aspect, the display processing means has a width in the number of calls for displaying the congestion degree on the hall display device. It is characterized in that the displayed stage is displayed.

In the elevator control apparatus according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the fourth or fifth aspect of the present invention, the display of the congestion degree on the hall display device has a range in the counted number of calls. And the stage display.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the elevator control device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the display processing means displays a congestion degree on the hall display device. When a hall call occurs in the hall, the congestion degree display is erased from the hall display device.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect of the present invention, the elevator control apparatus further includes a hall call indicating a congestion degree on the hall display. When the error occurs, the congestion degree display is deleted from the hall display device.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an elevator control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In each hall on each floor, hall call input sections 1a to 1n are installed, and hall calls are input by passengers of the hall. A car call input unit 2 is installed in the elevator car, and a passenger in the car inputs a car call on the destination floor. The calls input from the hall call input unit 1 and the car call input unit 2 are input to the call registration means 3 and call registration is performed. The hall call registered in the call registration means 3 is input to the expected arrival time calculation means 4 to calculate the expected arrival time until the elevator responds to the hall call.

On the other hand, the virtual hall call means 5 reads out the hall call registered in the call registration means 3 and searches for a hole in which no hall call is registered. Then, a virtual hall call of a hall for which no hall call is registered is set and output to the estimated arrival time calculation means 4. The expected arrival time calculation means 4 calculates an expected arrival time until the elevator responds to the virtual hall call in which the hall call is not registered.

The estimated arrival time calculated by the expected arrival time calculating means 4 is input to the display processing means 6 and displayed on the hall display devices 7a to 7n installed in the respective halls. That is, the display processing means 6 displays the congestion degree on the hall display device 7i of the hall where the hall call is not registered based on the estimated arrival time, and displays the congestion degree on the hall display device 7j of the hall where the hall call is registered. Display the estimated arrival time by lantern.

Now, consider displaying the estimated arrival time of a specific floor where no hall call is registered. In addition to the car call and the hall call from the call registration means 3, a virtual hall call of a specific floor from the virtual hall call means 5 is input to the estimated arrival time calculation means 4. The expected arrival time calculation means 4 adds the travel time of the elevator to the call registration floor that stops before the floor on which the forecast is to be displayed and the time required for passengers to get on and off the stop floor, and displays the predicted arrival time in the forecast. Calculate the estimated arrival time by adding the travel time to the specific floor.

The display processing means 6 displays the congestion degree on the hall display device on the specific floor based on the estimated arrival time. Thus, it is possible to supply passengers with information on whether the elevator will arrive immediately or takes time on the floor where hall call registration is not performed.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a method of calculating the expected arrival time in the expected arrival time calculation means 4. Now, the elevator is on the A floor, the car call is on the B floor, the hall call is on the C and D floors, and the floor without the hall call is the X floor between the C and D floors. The expected arrival time is displayed at 7x. In this case, the estimated arrival time t on the X floor
Can be represented by the following equation.

T = t1 + t2 + 2 · td + tx t1: travel time from the A floor to the B floor t2: travel time from the B floor to the C floor td: average value of passenger getting on and off time on the first floor tx: from the C floor to the D floor Travel time

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the elevator control device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The car call and the hall call that have actually occurred are registered in the call registration means 3. The estimated arrival time calculation means 4 checks the car call registered in the call registration means 3 (S1) and checks the hall call (S2). Then, the floor on which the expected arrival time is to be displayed is confirmed by the virtual hall call set in the virtual hall calling means 5, and it is determined whether or not the hall call is present (S3).

If no hall call is registered on the floor where the expected arrival time is to be displayed, the time corresponding to the existing call (elevator travel time and passenger getting on and off time) is calculated (S).
4) Further, the travel time from the existing call registration floor to the floor to be displayed is calculated (S5), and these are added to obtain an estimated arrival time, and the congestion degree is determined by the display processing means 6 based on the estimated arrival time. The information is displayed on the hall display device 7 (S
6).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3 that a hall call has occurred on the floor for which the expected arrival time is to be displayed, the time required to respond to this call is calculated (S3).
7) The display on the hall display device 7 is used as a general lantern display (S8). Then, it is confirmed whether or not the elevator has arrived at that floor (S9). If it has arrived, the process returns to step S1, and if not, the process returns to step S7. After the arrival of the elevator, the hall display device 7 is used as a display of the congestion degree.

Here, the congestion degree is displayed on the hall display device 7 as shown in FIG. FIG. 4 (a)
Shows a case where the elevator call waiting time (congestion degree) in the hall is displayed in three stages. In other words, depending on the degree of congestion, consider three cases such as "coming soon", "it takes a little time", "very congested", etc., when the expected arrival time deviates. I have. In FIG. 4B, for example, the estimated arrival time is updated and displayed in units of 10 seconds.
The display is displayed in units of 10 seconds such as "seconds" and "about 20 seconds", and the display is switched when the estimated arrival time changes by a constant or more. This prevents annoying passengers when the expected arrival time deviates.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the estimated arrival time until the elevator responds is indicated by the congestion degree on the hall display device in which the hall call is not registered. Passengers can know the degree of elevator congestion without registering the.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an elevator control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment is applied to a case where a plurality of elevators are installed.

Each hall on each floor is provided with hall call input units 1a to 1n, and a hall call is input by a passenger of the hall. In addition, car call input units 2a to 2m are installed in the cars of each of the plurality of elevators, and a passenger in the car inputs a car call on the destination floor. The calls input from the hall call input unit 1 and the car call input unit 2 are input to the call registration means 3 and call registration is performed.

The hall call registered in the call registration means 3 is input to the allocating means 8, and an appropriate elevator is allocated to the hall call. The information is calculated by the estimated arrival time calculation means 4
, And calculates the estimated arrival time until the assigned elevator responds to the hall call.

On the other hand, the virtual hall call means 5 reads out the hall call registered in the call registration means 3 and searches for a hole in which no hall call is registered. Then, a virtual hall call of a hall for which no hall call is registered is set and output to the estimated arrival time calculation means 4. The expected arrival time calculating means 4 calculates an expected arrival time until each of the plurality of elevators responds to the virtual hall call in which the hall call is not registered.

The estimated arrival time calculated by the estimated arrival time calculation means 4 is input to the display processing means 6 and displayed on the hall display devices 7a to 7n installed in the respective halls. That is, the display processing means 6 displays the congestion degree on the hall display device 7i of the hall in which the hall call is not registered based on the estimated arrival time of one of the plurality of elevators, and the hall call is registered. The estimated arrival time of the assigned elevator is displayed by a lantern on the hall display device 7j of the hall that has been set.

Now, consider a case where the expected arrival time at a specific floor where no hall call is registered is displayed on the hall display device 7. The estimated arrival time calculating means 4 inputs a virtual hall call of a specific floor from the virtual hall calling means 5 in addition to the car call of each car of the plurality of elevators and the hall call assigned to that car, and The estimated arrival time is calculated as in the first embodiment.

The display processing means 6 outputs the degree of congestion to the hall display device 7 based on, for example, the expected arrival time of the car which arrives first among the expected arrival times of each car.
In this case, when the earliest car is displayed, the waiting time may be longer than the displayed waiting time due to a disappointment, and there may be a complaint from the user. Therefore, the expected arrival time, such as the second unit, the middle unit, the last unit, the average value of all units, and the time obtained by adding a certain time to the first unit, is selected so that the expected arrival time is slightly longer, and the congestion degree is set. It is displayed on the hall display device 7.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an elevator control device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The car call and the hall call that have actually occurred are registered in the call registration means 3. The expected arrival time calculation means 4 confirms the car call registered in the call registration means 3 and (S
1) Check the hall call (S2). Then, a hall call is assigned to each elevator (S1).
0). Further, the floor on which the estimated arrival time is to be displayed is confirmed by the virtual hall call set in the virtual hall calling means 5, and it is determined whether or not the hall call is present (S
3).

If there is no hall call registration for the floor on which the expected arrival time is to be displayed, the call assigned to each elevator is replaced with the time corresponding to the existing call (elevator travel time and passenger getting on and off time). ) And the travel time from the existing call registration floor to the floor to be displayed are added (S4, S
5, S11). That is, first, the time corresponding to an existing call (elevator moving time and passenger getting on and off time) for the A car is calculated (S4), and further, the moving time from the existing call registration floor to the floor to be displayed is calculated (S5). , To obtain an estimated arrival time. Then, it is determined whether or not the estimated arrival times have been calculated for all the units (S11),
The expected arrival time is calculated for each unit sequentially.

When the expected arrival times have been calculated for all the units, the display processing means 6 selects an appropriate estimated arrival time of one of the units (S1).
2) The congestion degree is displayed on the hall display device 7 based on the estimated arrival time (S6).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3 that a hall call has occurred on the floor for which the expected arrival time is to be displayed, the elevators are assigned (S13) until the elevator calls correspond to the assigned elevator calls. Is calculated (S7), and the display on the hall display device 7 is used as a general lantern display (S8). Then, it is confirmed whether or not the elevator has arrived at that floor (S9). If it has arrived, the process returns to step S1, and if not, the process returns to step S7. After the arrival of the elevator, the hall display device 7 is used as a display of the congestion degree.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, when a plurality of elevators are installed, a hall display device in which a hall call is not registered is used.
Since the estimated arrival time until the elevator responds is displayed by the congestion degree, the passenger can know the elevator congestion degree without registering the hall call.

When the congestion degree is displayed, for example, the time of the earliest car, the average time of each car, and the time obtained by adding a fixed time to the earliest car are displayed as the expected arrival time. Even in the case of departure, discomfort to passengers is reduced.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an elevator control device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

The hall call input sections 1a to 1n are installed in each hall on each floor, and the hall call is input by the passengers of the hall. A car call input unit 2 is installed in the elevator car, and a passenger in the car inputs a car call on the destination floor. The calls input from the hall call input unit 1 and the car call input unit 2 are input to the call registration means 3 and call registration is performed.

The hall call and the car call registered in the call registration means 3 are input to the call number calculation means 9 and count the number of car calls and hall calls registered in the call registration means 3 at a predetermined time. The display processing means 6 displays the degree of congestion on the hall display device 7 of the hall for which no hall call is registered, based on the number of calls obtained by the number-of-calls calculating means 9.

That is, the number-of-calls calculation means 9 counts the number of hall calls and the number of car calls at a predetermined point in time, and performs step display by comparing with the step reference. For example, the hall display device 7 of the hall in which the hall call is not registered is compared with a step reference such that the number of calls is 0, 5, 10, or the like.
Next, the usage congestion of the elevator at the time of counting the number of calls is displayed. As shown in Fig. 4, the display method of the congestion degree is "coming soon", "it takes a little time",
It is displayed in a three-stage display such as "very crowded".

According to the third embodiment, it is possible to know the degree of congestion of an elevator in a hall where a hall call is not registered, so that an elevator user moves to the destination floor by another means of transportation. Can be easily determined.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an elevator control device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. This fourth embodiment is different from the third embodiment shown in FIG. 7 in that a timer means 10 is provided, and the number-of-calls calculating means 9 sets the number of calls registered within a predetermined time set in the timer means 10. This is to count the number. Other configurations are shown in FIG.
Are the same as those of the fourth embodiment, and the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

A predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) is set in the timer means 10 in advance, and the number-of-calls calculating means 9 counts the number of hall calls and the number of car calls generated during a certain time from a predetermined time. . Then, the congestion degree is displayed on the hall display device 7 of the hall for which the hall call has not been registered by comparing the congestion degree with the stage standard. Therefore, the use congestion degree of the elevator within a certain time can be provided to the elevator user.

Here, in the first to fourth embodiments, when the congestion degree of the elevator is displayed on the hall display device 7 of the hall where no hall call is registered, the hall is not displayed. When a hall call occurs, the estimated arrival time may be different from the actual case, so that the display of the congestion degree is erased from the hall display device 7 and the display is switched to the lantern display to estimate the arrival of the elevator. Is also good.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention, the forecast of the arrival time of the elevator and the degree of congestion of the elevator are displayed from the time when the passenger has not registered the call for the hall. Information for selecting whether to use the vehicle or another transportation means can be provided, and the service to the passengers can be improved. Further, since unnecessary call registration is not performed, elevator operation efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an elevator control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method of calculating an estimated arrival time by an estimated arrival time calculation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing contents of the elevator control device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a congestion degree displayed on the hall display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an elevator control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing contents of an elevator control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an elevator control device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block configuration diagram of an elevator control device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional example in which a waiting time is displayed in a lantern stepwise.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 hall call input section 2 car call input section 3 call registration means 4 estimated arrival time calculation means 5 virtual hall call means 6 display processing means 7 hall display device 8 allocation means 9 call number calculation means 10 timer means

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An elevator arrival prediction in a hall display device in which a hall call is registered based on a call from a car call input unit provided in a car of the elevator and a hall call input unit provided in a hall on each floor. In an elevator control device for displaying a time by a lantern, a call registration unit for registering a call from a car call input unit and a hall call input unit, and a virtual hall of a hall for which a hall call is not registered in the call registration unit. A virtual hall call means for setting a call, and calculating an estimated arrival time until the elevator responds to a virtual hall call of a hall for which the hall call is not registered, and calculating the estimated arrival time until the elevator responds to the registered hall call. Expected arrival time calculating means for calculating the estimated arrival time, and the expected arrival obtained by the expected arrival time calculating means Display processing means for displaying the degree of congestion on the hall display device of the hall where the hall call is not registered based on the time, and displaying the expected arrival time on the hall display device of the hall where the hall call is registered, A control device for an elevator, comprising: 2. A hall device in which a hall call is registered based on a call from a car call input unit provided in each car of a plurality of elevators and a hall call input unit provided in a hall on each floor. In an elevator control device configured to display the estimated arrival time of an elevator assigned to the hall call by a lantern, call registration means for registering a call from a car call input unit and a hall call input unit, and the call registration Allocating means for assigning a hall call registered in the means to any one of a plurality of elevators; virtual hall call means for setting a virtual hall call for a hall for which no hall call is registered in the call registration means; Expected arrival time until multiple elevators respond to a virtual hall call for a hall for which no hall call has been registered And an expected arrival time calculating means for calculating an expected arrival time until the elevator assigned by the allocating means responds to the registered hall call, and an estimated arrival time calculating means. Display processing for displaying the degree of congestion on the hall display device of the hall where the hall call is not registered based on the estimated arrival time and displaying the expected arrival time on the hall display device of the hall where the hall call is registered on the basis of the expected arrival time Means for controlling an elevator. 3. The elevator according to claim 1, wherein the display processing means displays the degree of congestion on the hall display device in a stepwise manner with an estimated arrival time having a width. Control device. 4. Estimation of arrival of an elevator in a hall display device in which a hall call is registered based on a call from a car call input unit provided in a car of the elevator and a hall call input unit provided in a hall on each floor. In an elevator control device configured to display a time by a lantern, a call registration unit for registering a call from a car call input unit and a hall call input unit, and a car call registered in the call registration unit at a predetermined time. A number-of-calls calculating means for counting the number of hall calls; and a display processing means for displaying the degree of congestion on a hall display device of a hall in which the number of hall calls is not registered based on the number of calls obtained by the number-of-calls calculating means. A control device for an elevator. 5. The elevator control device according to claim 4, wherein the number-of-calls calculating means counts the number of calls registered within a predetermined time from a predetermined time. 6. The elevator according to claim 4, wherein the display processing means displays the degree of congestion on the hall display device in a stepwise manner with a certain number of calls. Control device. 7. The display processing means according to claim 1, wherein when a hall call is generated in a hole for which the congestion degree is displayed on the hall display device, the congestion degree display is deleted from the hall display device. The elevator control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.