JP2000226174A - Elevator control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the whole device and facilitate installation or maintenance and inspection. SOLUTION: An elevator control device enables to elevate an elevator car 2 along a hoistway and doors 4a, 4b attached on different two side of the elevator car 2 work for each independent floor. A position detection means 3 to detect landing positions 21, 22, 23, 24... of each floor 11, 12, 13, 14... and a door opening judging means 5 to judge if one door 4a prescribed optionally in the floor is possible to open or not, are provided. Also a means to control a door to open and/or close is provided. When the position detection means 3 detects prescribed landing positions 21, 22, 23, 24... and the door opening judging means 5 detects door opening information 32, 34..., the door 4a is controlled to open and/or close. When the position detection means 3 detects prescribed landing positions 21, 22, 23, 24... and the door opening judging means 5 does not detect door opening information 32, 34..., the door 4a is controlled to open and/or close.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improved elevator (hereinafter referred to as a stepped two-way door elevator) control system in which doors in two different directions of an elevator car frame do not serve the same floor. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A configuration example of a conventionally used elevator will be described with reference to schematic diagrams of FIGS.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a configuration of an elevator having a door on one surface of an elevator car, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are diagrams showing an example of a configuration of an elevator having doors on two surfaces of the elevator car. FIG.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, a one-way door elevator is provided with a position detecting means 3 for detecting the position of an elevator car 2 moving up and down along a hoistway 1.
It has. This position detection means 3 is used for each landing 11, 1
Position detection switch 2 provided for each of 2, 13, 14, ...
By detecting 1, 22, 23, 24,..., It is possible to determine that the elevator has correctly arrived at each of the landings 11, 12, 13, 14,.

On the other hand, doors 4a and 4b are respectively provided on two different surfaces of the elevator car 2 conventionally used.
In the case of a two-way door elevator equipped with a door, as shown in FIG. 5, the elevator car 2 is provided with a position detecting means 3 corresponding to each of the doors 4a and 4b.
a and 3b.

Further, along the hoistway 1, position detecting switches are provided for the doors 4a and 4b, respectively. Position detection switches 21a, 22a, 23a, 24
are position detection switches for the position detection means 3a, and the position detection switches 21b, 22b, 23b, 24
are position detecting switches for the position detecting means 3b. The position detecting means 3a includes a position detecting switch 21a,
.. Are detected, the door 4a can be opened and closed, and the position detecting means 3b is operated by the position detecting switches 21b, 22b, 23b, 24.
When b,... are detected, the door 4b can be opened and closed.

Therefore, as shown in FIG.
Position detection switches 21a, 22a, 23a, 2
4a,... And position detection switch 21 for door 4b
b, 22b, 23b, 24b...
In the case of preparing for 2, 13, 14,..., The doors 4a, 4b at the landings 11, 12, 13, 14,.
Both can be opened and closed.

As shown in FIG. 6, position detecting switches 22a, 24a,...
When the position detection switches 21b, 23b,... Are provided alternately, each door can be opened and closed at the landing where the position detection switch is provided.

The door opening / closing control of the stepped two-way door elevator is performed in this manner. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the door 4a is located at the landings 12, 14,.
Are landings 11, 13,..., Which can be opened and closed every other landing.

[0010]

However, such a conventional elevator control method has the following problems.

That is, in the case of a stepped two-way door elevator, as shown in FIG. 6, the position detecting means 3a and 3b are respectively operated as shown in FIG. Two doors 4
a and 4b are provided independently.

Therefore, although there is only one door that can be opened and closed at one time, the apparatus is more complicated than an elevator having only one door 4 as shown in FIG. As a result, there is a problem that extra work is required for installation and maintenance.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator control apparatus which simplifies the entire apparatus and facilitates installation and maintenance.

[0014]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following measures.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the elevator car can be moved up and down along one hoistway in the building, and the doors attached to two different surfaces of the elevator car serve independent floors. In the elevator control device described above, position detecting means for detecting a landing position on each floor, and door opening determining means for determining whether or not one of the arbitrarily defined doors can be opened. When the position detecting means detects a predetermined landing position and the door opening determining means detects the door opening information, one of the arbitrarily determined doors is controlled to open and close, and the position detecting means controls the predetermined landing position. When the position is detected and the door opening determination means does not detect the door opening information, the door opening and closing control means for controlling the opening and closing of a door other than the arbitrarily determined one door is provided.

Therefore, in the elevator control apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the position detecting means, which is separately required for each of the two doors, can be reduced to one system in the conventional stepped two-way door elevator. .

As a result, the entire apparatus is simplified, and
It is possible to realize an elevator control device that is easy to install and maintain.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an elevator car can be moved up and down along one hoistway in a building, and doors attached to two different surfaces of the elevator car serve independent floors. In the elevator control device, a position detecting means for detecting a landing position on each floor, a door for opening / closing control on each floor is stored, and the stored door opening / closing control information and the landing position information detected by the position detecting means are stored. Door control means for controlling opening and closing of a predetermined door based on the information.

Therefore, in the elevator control apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, the position detecting means, which is separately required for each of the two doors, can be reduced to one system in the conventional stepped two-way door elevator. .

Conventionally, opening / closing control of two doors is performed by installing a position detection switch at a predetermined hall. When changing the hall for a door once determined, the position detection switch is installed again. Needed. However, in the present embodiment, the change can be made only by changing the content stored in the door control means.

As described above, it is possible to simplify the entire apparatus and to realize an elevator control apparatus that is easy to install and maintain. In addition, it is possible to realize a highly flexible elevator control device that can easily respond to a change in operation.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the drawings used in the description of the following embodiments, the same parts as those in FIGS. 4 to 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

(First Embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of an elevator control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator control apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention differs from the elevator configuration shown in FIG. 6 in the following points. That is,
In the elevator car 2 shown in FIG.
Instead of the position detecting means 3a and 3b provided independently for each application, only one position detecting means 3 is provided.

In the conventional control device for a two-way door elevator having two steps, as shown in FIG. 6, the position detection switches are set to 21b, 22a, 23b, 24a,.
Whereas the doors 4a and 4b are installed separately for each hall where the doors open and close, in the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the position detection switches 21, 22, 23, 24,. It is not necessary to distinguish between the elevator car and the car for 4b, and only one system is possible, and they are provided so that the position of the elevator car 2 can be detected by the position detecting means 3 at each landing.

On the other hand, the door opening determining means 5 which has been conventionally installed is provided on the elevator car 2 and on the door opening determining switches 32 and 3.
Are provided at the landings 12, 14,... Where the door 4a opens and closes, respectively. The door open determination means 5 is installed so as to detect the door open switches 32, 34,.

Since it is extremely important for safety to accurately grasp the position of the elevator car 2, the position detection switches 21, 22, 23, 24,. It is of a multilayer type, and the position detecting means 3 detects this multilayer part, so that the elevator car 2
Is in a position where the door can be safely opened and closed.

On the other hand, the door open switches 32, 34,
.. Is a switch only for determining whether the door to be opened is the one door 4a, and therefore does not need to be a multilayer type like the position detection switches 21, 22, 23, 24,. . Therefore, the door opening switches 32, 34,...
3, 24,... And the position detecting means 3 can be made smaller.

Next, the operation of the elevator control apparatus according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the logic for controlling the door that opens and closes in the elevator control apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The control logic shown in FIG. 2 will be described using FIG. 1 as an example.

The reason why the position detection judgment 6 in FIG. 2 is established is that the position detecting means 3 in FIG.
2, 23, 24,... Are detected. In addition, the door open determination switch 3 for recognizing that the door open determination 7 is established at a landing where the door open determination means 5 opens the door 4a.
2, 34,... Are detected.

When the position detection judgment 6 and the door opening judgment 7 are simultaneously established, that is, one of the landings 12, 14,.
In, the door 4a is opened.

The position detecting means 3 is connected to the other landing 11,
13, the position detection switches 21, 23,... Are not detected, and the door opening determination means 5 does not detect the door opening switch recognizing that the hall is the door that opens the door 4 a, that is, the other When the door opening determination switch is not installed as in the landings 11, 13,..., The door 4b is opened.

If the position detecting means 3 does not detect any of the position detecting switches, it is determined that the elevator car 2 is located between floors, and none of the doors 4a and 4b is opened.

As described above, in the elevator control apparatus according to the present embodiment, the position detection means 3 and the door open switch determination means 5 provided in the elevator car 2 determine the landing position and control the door that opens and closes. It is possible to do.

That is, in the conventional stepped two-way door elevator with two steps, the position detecting means independently required for each of the two doors can be reduced to one system.

As a result, the entire apparatus is simplified, and
It is possible to realize an elevator control device that is easy to install and maintain.

(Second Embodiment) A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the elevator control device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Only different parts will be described here.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the present embodiment differs from the configuration of the elevator shown in FIG. 1 in the following points.

First, the position detecting means 3 and the door opening determining means 5 provided in the elevator car 2 are deleted. Further, a position detection switch 2 installed for detecting the position of each of the landings 11, 12, 13, 14,.
1, 22, 23, 24,... And the door opening determination switches 32, 34,... Provided only on the landings 12, 14,.

The elevator control apparatus according to the present embodiment shown in FIG.
Car position detecting means 41, 42, 43, 44,... For detecting the position for each of 1, 12, 13, 14,.
And a door control means 8.

Car position detecting means 41, 42, 43, 4
, Generate a pulse, and the elevator car 2 causes each of the landings 11, 12,... Due to the fluctuation of the pulse when the car 2 passes through the car position detecting means 41, 42, 43, 44,.
13, 14,... Are detected to have arrived correctly.

Further, the door control means 8 controls each of the landings 11, 1
In 2, 13, 14,..., Information on whether the door to be opened is 4a or 4b is stored, and the information is obtained from the car position detecting means 41, 42, 43, 44,. The door that opens is controlled based on the car position information.

Next, the operation of the elevator control apparatus according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

The door control means 8 is provided in advance with respect to each of the landing positions 11, 12, 13, 14,.
It is input which of the doors 4a or 4b is to be opened.

The elevator car 2 is located at the landing position 11, 1
When the vehicle arrives at 2, 13, 14, ... correctly, the car position detecting means 41, 42, 43, 44, ... recognizes it, and informs the door control means 8 of the information of the landing position at which the car 2 arrives. Tell

In the door control means 8, the car position detecting means 4
, 42, 43, 44,..., Based on the information on the door position of the elevator car 2 transmitted from the elevator car 2, the door 4a, or 4
b is controlled to open and close.

As described above, in the elevator control apparatus of the present embodiment, the car position detecting means 41, 42 installed at each of the landing positions 11, 12, 13, 14,. , 43 and 44 and the opening / closing door information stored in the door control means 8 make it possible to grasp the landing position and control the doors that open and close.

That is, in the conventional stepped two-way door elevator, the position detecting means that is required independently for each of the two doors can be reduced to one system.

Conventionally, open / close control of two doors is performed by installing a position detection switch at a predetermined landing. When changing the landing for a door once determined, the position detection switch is installed again. Needed. However, in the present embodiment, the change can be made only by changing the content stored in the door control means 8.

As a result, it is possible to simplify the entire apparatus and to realize an elevator control apparatus which can be easily installed and maintained. In addition, it is possible to realize a highly flexible elevator control device that can easily respond to a change in operation.

[0057]

As described above, according to the elevator control apparatus of the present invention, the position detecting means which is required independently for each of the two doors can be reduced to one system.

As described above, it is possible to realize an elevator control device in which the entire device is simplified and installation and maintenance and inspection are easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of an elevator control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing logic for controlling a door of the elevator control device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of an elevator control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of an elevator having a door on one surface of an elevator car.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of an elevator having doors on two surfaces of an elevator car by an elevator control device according to a conventional technique.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of an elevator having doors on two surfaces of an elevator car by an elevator control device according to a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... hoistway, 2 ... elevator car, 3 ... position detection means, 4a ... door, 4b ... door, 5 ... door opening judgment means, 6 ... position detection judgment, 7 ... door opening judgment, 8 ... door control means, 11 , 12, 13, 14, ..., landing, 21, 22, 23, 24, ... position detection switch, 32, 34, ... door open determination switch, 41, 42, 43, 44, ····· Car position detecting means.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hiroki Yoshida 1 Toshiba-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo F-term in the Fuchu factory of Toshiba Corporation (reference) 3F307 BA01 BA02 EA41 EA44

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An elevator control apparatus, wherein an elevator car can be moved up and down along one hoistway in a building, and doors attached to two different surfaces of the elevator car serve independent floors. ,
Position detecting means for detecting the landing position of each floor, door opening determining means for determining whether or not one of the arbitrarily determined doors can be opened, and the position detecting means When a predetermined landing position is detected, and when the door opening determining means detects the door opening information, one of the arbitrarily determined doors is opened and closed, and the position detecting means determines a predetermined landing position. An elevator control device, comprising: means for detecting and opening / closing a door other than the arbitrarily determined one of the doors when the door opening determination means does not detect the door opening information. 2. An elevator control apparatus wherein an elevator car can be moved up and down along one hoistway in a building, and doors attached to two different surfaces of the elevator car serve independent floors. ,
Position detecting means for detecting a landing position of each floor, and a door for opening and closing control on each floor are stored, based on the stored door opening / closing control information and landing position information detected by the position detecting means. And a door control means for controlling opening and closing of a predetermined door.