JP2000272851A - Landing display device for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To clearly instruct a car to be taken by a waiting passenger in an elevator installing car call registering devices and duty zone display devices at landings. SOLUTION: A duty zone of a car assigned to a car call registered by a car call registering device 3 is not displayed on a duty zone display device 4, a new display means 1C1 displays the duty zone of the assigned car on the duty zone display device 4. When the duty zone is already displayed, a redisplay means 1C3 flickers the duty zone of the assigned car and performs a redisplay (highlighting).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a landing display device for an elevator in which a destination floor registration device and a car service zone display device are installed at a landing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an ordinary elevator, a hall call is registered with an up button and a down button installed in the hall,
It is well known that the car is operated by determining the best car to respond to this hall call and assigning this car to the hall call. It is also well known that a waiting passenger informs a passenger with a hall lantern or the like in order to guide the passenger on which car to ride.

Recently, an elevator has been proposed in which a destination button is installed at a landing and a destination call is registered at the landing in advance. This aims to improve the performance of group management control by registering the destination floor before the arrival of the car,
The following technology is disclosed. (1) In the first technology, a destination button is installed at a landing, and when a destination call is registered by operating the destination button, even when the destination call is assigned to a car that has already been notified, the hall lantern is used. For example, the assigned car is notified again. In this way, any waiting passenger can immediately know which car to ride on and avoid anxiety (JP-A-61-282279).

(2) In the second technique, an assembly destination floor display for displaying the destination floor of each car on a common screen is installed.
The display is easy to see (JP-A-4-169484). (3) In the third technique, a destination button is installed at a landing, and a guidance display of the service zone of each car is provided. In this scheme,
Since the service zone of each car is variable, the guidance display is also changed when the service zone is changed.
No. 5542).

[0005]

The above-described conventional elevator hall display devices have the following problems, respectively. (1) The technique according to the first technique does not display the service floor of the car, and therefore, it is not possible to guide the waiting customers to the same floor and put them on the same car. In addition, there is a possibility that an unintentional waiting passenger may get in, and the transportation efficiency is lower than that displaying a destination floor. In addition, since there is no indication of the destination of each car, when two or more cars arrive at the landing at the same time, the destination floor of each car is not known, and the waiter does not know which car to ride.

(2) The second technique does not have a function of redisplaying the service floor when a destination call is assigned to a car that already displays the service floor. Therefore, in the case of the centralized destination floor display, if the number of installed cars is about 2 to 4, the centralized display makes it easier to understand, but if the number of installed cars is further increased (for example, 8), when the destination button is pressed. It's hard to tell which car you should ride.

(3) According to the third technique, similarly to the second technique, when a destination call is already assigned to a car displaying a service floor, a function for redisplaying a service zone is provided. Because there is no car, if there are many cars, it is not immediately known which car to ride.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and can clearly indicate a car to which a passenger should ride, to avoid confusion of the waiter even when the setting of the working zone is changed. It is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator hall display device capable of performing such operations.

[0009]

In the elevator hall display apparatus according to the first invention of the present invention, when the assigned car for the destination call registered at the hall is determined, the service zone of the assigned car is not displayed. The display form is different between the case and the case where it is displayed.

In the elevator hall display apparatus according to the second invention, when the assigned car for the destination call registered at the hall is determined, if the service zone of the assigned car is not displayed, the assigned car is displayed. Of the assigned car, if the assigned zone is already displayed, highlights the assigned zone and redisplays it when the assigned car arrives at the landing. It is.

The elevator hall display device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the elevator hall display device according to the second aspect of the invention, wherein when the setting of the service zone of the car is changed, the changed service zone is displayed. .

Further, the elevator hall display device according to the fourth invention is the elevator display device according to the second or third invention, wherein the service zone of each car is displayed on a common screen.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the elevator hall display device according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, the location information such as the position of the car and the driving direction is displayed outside the service zone. It was done.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 5 show one embodiment of the first to third inventions of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a new display of a working zone, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an example of redisplaying (highlighting) a working zone, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an example of redisplaying (change display) of a working zone. In FIG. (The same applies to the following embodiments).

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a computer, a group management controller for efficiently managing and controlling a plurality of cars, 1A a communication interface for communicating with each car controller 2 to be described later, and 1B a destination call. Is registered, the assignment calculation unit 1B1 which determines the assigned car and the service zone of the car for this destination call, registers the position information of each car which is input through the communication interface 1A with the registration of the destination call. This is a zone division setting unit that divides and sets the service zone of the car in real time by using.

A display controller 1C is connected to the communication interface 1A and the assignment calculator 1B, and displays a service zone based on the display information of the service zone of the car and the result of the assignment calculation. 1C1 displays a service zone of the newly assigned car. New display means 1C2 is an arrival time display means for displaying that the car has arrived, and 1C3 is a redisplay means for redisplaying the assigned zone of the assigned car. The redisplay (highlighted) means and the redisplay (change) Display) means. 1C4
Is a display mode determining means for determining a display mode.

1D is connected to a communication interface 1A and an assignment operation unit 1B, an operation command unit for instructing each car to operate according to the assignment operation result, 2 is an individual car control device for controlling each car, and 3 is A destination floor registration device installed at the landing where destination floor buttons are arranged, and is connected to each vehicle control device 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes a service zone display device that is also installed at the landing and displays the service zone of each car, and is connected to each car control device 2.

In FIG. 1, each floor has a destination floor registration device 3
Is installed, but the destination floor registration device 3 is installed only on the congested floors such as the main floor, and call registration in which ordinary up and down buttons are arranged for the other floors. It is also applicable when a device is installed.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
When a hall call is generated by the destination floor registration device 3 in step S1 described with reference to FIG. 5, the allocation calculation unit 1B determines a car that responds to this hall call, that is, an allocated car in step S2. Then, in step S3, the zone division setting means 1B1 determines the range of the floor where the assigned car can be used, that is, the service zone. Since these procedures are well known, detailed description will be omitted.

First, as shown in FIG. 3A, a case will be described in which the working zone is not displayed on the working zone display device 4 and a destination call on the third floor is registered by the destination floor registration device 3. Now, assuming that the working zone is determined to be the second to fourth floors in step S3, it is determined in step S4 whether the working zone is being displayed on the working zone display device 4. However, since it is not being displayed at this time, the process proceeds to step S5. The new display means 1C1 is, as shown in FIG.
"2-4" is displayed, and the waiting car is guided to the waiting passenger by chime sounding or the like.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4A, a case where a destination call on the fourth floor is newly registered will be described. In this case, since the working zone to the 2-4th floor has already been displayed, the process proceeds from step S4 to step S6, and it is determined whether or not the working zone has been changed. If it is determined that there is no change in the working zone of the car, the process proceeds to step S7, and the re-display means 1C3 blinks the display of "2-4" on the working zone display device 4 as shown in FIG. 4B. At the same time, the car to be boarded is displayed again (highlighted) by chime sounding or the like.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5A, a new destination call on the fifth floor is registered, and the assigned working zone is "2".
A case where the value has been changed from "-4" to "2-5" will be described. In this case, it is determined in step S6 that there is a change in the assigned zone of the assigned car, and the process proceeds to step S8, where the re-display means 1C3 displays “2-4” of the assigned zone display device 4 as shown in FIG. 5B. The display is changed to "2-5" and blinked, and is displayed again (change display) by chime sounding or the like.

As for the car for which the service zone is displayed on the service zone display device 4 by the new display means 1C1 and the redisplay means 1C3, the arrival time display means 1C2 displays the service zone of the car when the car arrives. In addition to flashing the display on the device 4, the arrival is notified by chime sound or the like, and then the display of the working zone is turned off. Here, steps S5, S7, and S8 correspond to a display mode control unit.
Steps S3, S4, S5 constitute new display means 1C1, steps S3, S4, S6, S7 constitute redisplay (highlighted display) means, and steps S3, S4, S6, S8 constitute redisplay (change display) means. ing.

In this way, the display form is made different between the case where the assigned zone of the assigned car is not displayed and the case where the assigned zone is displayed. If not, the entered zone of the car is displayed and displayed. If so, the car's commission zone is highlighted and redisplayed, so that the waiter can confirm which car to ride, even if two or more cars arrive at the landing at the same time. It is possible to easily determine which car to ride.

Further, when the setting of the working zone of the car is changed, the changed working zone is displayed, so that it is possible to avoid confusion of the waiting customers caused when the working zone is changed.

Embodiment 2 FIGS. 6 to 9 show an embodiment of the fourth invention of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a front view of a landing, and FIGS. FIG. 1 and 2 are also used in the second embodiment. In this embodiment, instead of the service zone display device 4 described in the first embodiment, a centralized machine display panel 5 for displaying the service zone of each car on a common screen for each floor is installed. The central display unit 5 is installed on each floor at a position where passengers can easily see it.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. The operation procedure in this embodiment is the same as the procedure in the first embodiment, and the description of the procedure is omitted, and the display mode of the centralized car display panel 5 will be described. In FIG. 7, Unit 1 is 2-4 floor, Unit 2 is 5-
The service zone on the seventh floor has been set, and the third and fourth units indicate that no service zone has been set yet.

In the state shown in FIG. 7, there is a destination call registration on the eighth floor, and the assignment calculation unit 1B determines that the assigned car is the third car.
FIG. 8 shows a display example when the commissioned floor is determined to be 8-10 floor.
Shown in At this time, the new display means 1C1 illuminates and displays the service zone "8-10" of the No. 3 car and newly displays the car to be boarded by chime sounding or the like.

Next, FIG. 9 shows a display example when a destination call is registered on the fifth floor in the state of FIG. In this case, already 2
Since the car is assigned to the service zone on the 5th to 7th floors, the display mode determining means 1C4 determines that the display mode is the redisplay mode, and the redisplay means 1C3 outputs the service zone "5-
"7" blinks and the car to be boarded is displayed again by chime sounding or the like. By installing the centralized car display panel 5 in this way, it becomes possible for the waiter to promptly confirm the car to be boarded by the waiter without looking around the hall.

Embodiment 3 FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of an example of a screen of a centralized-unit display panel showing an embodiment of the fifth invention of the present invention. FIGS. 1, 2 and 6 are also used in the third embodiment. In this embodiment, in addition to the display of the service zone of each car, the position of each car,
The location information such as the direction is displayed on the central unit display panel 6.

When the new display means 1C1 makes a new display,
Location information such as the position and direction of the unit is displayed on the centralized unit display panel 6,
Displayed along with the display of the commission zone. When the car arrives and the arrival display means 1C2 displays the arrival, the display of the location information is turned off at the same time. In the screen example of FIG.
Unit 1 is currently passing down the sixth floor or stopping at the sixth floor, and Unit 2 is currently passing the second floor up or stopping at the second floor.

By displaying the location information in this manner, it is possible to alleviate the frustration of the waiter until arrival at the car.

[0033]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the assigned car for the destination call is determined,
The display form is different between the case where the assigned zone of the assigned car is not displayed and the case where it is displayed. In the second invention, when the assigned car for the destination call is determined, the assigned zone of the assigned car is If it is not displayed, display the working zone, and if the assigned car's working zone is already displayed, highlight the working zone again and display it when the assigned car arrives at the landing. As a result, it is possible for the waiter to confirm the car to which one should ride.

Further, in the third invention, when the setting of the working zone of the car is changed, the changed working zone is displayed, so that the confusion of waiting customers caused when the setting of the working zone is changed. Can be avoided.

Further, in the fourth invention, the service zone of each car is displayed on a common screen, so that the waiting passenger can promptly confirm the car to be used by the waiting passenger without looking around the entire landing. Can be done.

Further, in the fifth invention, the location information such as the position of the car and the driving direction is also displayed outside the service zone, so that the frustration of the waiter until the car arrives can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a new display of a service zone according to the first embodiment of the present invention, where A is before display and B is after display.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an example of re-display (highlighting) of a service zone according to the first embodiment of the present invention, where A is before re-display and B is after re-display.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an example of re-display (change display) of a service zone according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, where A is before re-display and B is after re-display.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a landing showing the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a screen example of the centralized car display panel of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a screen of the central unit display panel of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a screen of the central unit display panel of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a central unit display panel according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1B Assignment calculation section, 1B1 Zone division setting means, 1B
C display control unit, 1C1 new display means, 1C2 arrival display means, 1C3 redisplay means, 1C4 display mode determination means, 3 destination floor registration device, 4 working zone display device, 5,6 centralized display, S5, S7 , S8 display mode control means, S3, S4, S5 new display means, S
3, S4, S6, S7 Redisplay (highlighted) means, S
3, S4, S6, S8 re-display (change display) means,

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A destination floor registration device for registering a destination call at a landing and a service zone display device for displaying a service zone of a car are installed for each car, and the destination floor is registered by the destination floor registration device. And an assigned car to be responded to is determined, and in an elevator for displaying the assigned zone of the assigned car on the assigned zone display device, when the assigned car is determined, the assigned zone of the assigned car is set to the assigned zone. An elevator hall display device characterized by comprising display form control means for changing a display form between a case where it is not displayed on the display device and a case where it is displayed. 2. A destination floor registration device for registering a destination call at a landing and a service zone display device for displaying a service zone of a car are installed for each car, and the destination floor is registered by the destination floor registration device. And determining an assigned car to respond to, and displaying the working zone of the assigned car on the working zone display device. When the assigned car is determined, the working zone of the assigned car is changed to the working zone. If not displayed on the display device, new display means for displaying the working zone of the assigned car on the working zone display device, and if the working zone of the assigned car is already displayed on the working zone display device, Re-display (highlighting) means for highlighting and re-displaying the service zone of the assigned car, and re-displaying when the assigned car arrives at the landing. A landing display device for an elevator, comprising: an arrival time display means for displaying on the service zone display device. 3. A zone division setting means for setting the service zone of each car, and a display for displaying the changed service zone on the service zone display device when the setting of the service zone is changed by the zone setting means. 3. An elevator hall display device according to claim 2, further comprising a display (change display) means. 4. The elevator landing according to claim 2, wherein a centralized number display panel for displaying the service zones of each car on a common screen is installed instead of the service zone display device. Display device. 5. The service zone display device or the centralized vehicle display panel also displays location information such as a car position, a driving direction, etc. outside the service zone. An elevator hall display device according to any one of the above.