JP2001316049A - Telephone call device for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone call device connecting a car of an elevator to the outside which is not mischievously used nor used as a public phone. SOLUTION: Normally, a destination floor can be entered by pressing a 10-key keyboard 3. After pressing an emergency talk switching button 4, press the 10-key keyboard 3 for inputting the external contact number and press an enter key 3a. Then a phone call device 5 judges if the number inputted with the 10-key keyboard 3 is identical to the pre-stored number. If identical, the phone call device 5 is connected to the external phone call device (not indicated) via telephone line for the mutual communication.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device which enables a call between an inside and an outside of an elevator car.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a call button of a communication device is provided on an operation panel in a car of an elevator. By operating the call button as needed, the passenger can make a call with the building manager or the elevator maintenance company through the intercom. However, when passengers are trapped in the car and feel ill, or when a crime occurs in the car (when security devices are activated), the fire department or elevator It is necessary to contact the police station.

In order to enable communication with an arbitrary place other than an elevator maintenance company, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6273, there has been proposed a device which enables a telephone call with an arbitrary contact using a telephone line.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional elevator communication device, a telephone line can be used to communicate with an arbitrary contact, so that the device can be used for mischief by passengers or in the public. There is a problem that an abuse of a communication device used instead of a telephone occurs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has been developed to provide an elevator communication device capable of communicating with a place other than a building manager or an elevator maintenance company without being used for mischief. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an elevator communication apparatus operates a telephone switching button in a car and then operates a numeric keypad. Is determined, the communication device in the car is connected to the external communication device.

A second aspect of the present invention is the elevator communication device according to the first invention, wherein when the connection by the communication device is completed, the car goes straight to a specific floor and opens at this specific floor. It is.

The elevator communication device according to the third invention is the elevator communication device according to the first or second invention, wherein the ten key is not operated within a predetermined time even if the call switching button is operated. Is connected to a communication device of a building manager or a maintenance company.

In a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the elevator communication apparatus according to the first or second aspect, when an abnormality of the elevator is detected when the call switch button and the numeric keypad are operated, the elevator car may be connected to the elevator. The communication device is connected to an external communication device.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 1 to 3 are diagrams showing one embodiment of the first and second inventions of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram, FIG. 2 is a front view of an operation panel in a car, and FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart. In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same parts. (The same applies to the following embodiments.)

1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a car operation panel installed in an elevator car, 2 denotes a display device for displaying a message to a destination floor, a driving direction, a stop floor, and passengers of the car; Numeric keys operated when registering a call for the destination floor and when entering the number of an external contact, 3
Reference numeral a denotes an enter key (confirmation key) arranged on a part of the numeric keypad 3, reference numeral 4 denotes a call switching button for instructing start of a call, and reference numeral 5 denotes a communication device provided with a call control device 6.

The call control device 6 includes a call switch button 4,
An external contact memory 8 and a timer 9, which constitute a storage device in which a plurality of patterns of contact numbers that can talk, are registered. The call control device 6 has a telephone function, and is connected to a call device 11 outside the elevator through a telephone line 10. 12 is an elevator control device that controls the operation of the elevator, 13 is an elevator failure detection device that detects a power failure, a failure, and the confinement of passengers in the car, and 14 is an abnormality detection device in the car that detects the occurrence of crime or other abnormalities in the car. These are connected to the call control device 6, and these are collectively referred to as an abnormality detection device.

Reference numeral 15 denotes an operation panel control device which is provided on the operation panel 1 in the car and is connected to the numeric keypad 3 and controls the communication control device 6. Reference numeral 16 denotes a destination floor memory which is connected to the operation panel control device 15 and registers a destination floor. is there. Further, the display device 2 (or an announcement device (not shown)) may be used as the call control device 6.
It is connected to the.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. A. Elevator Driving Operation (FIGS. 1 and 2) A passenger who gets into a car inputs a desired floor by operating the ten keys 3. The operation panel control device 15 to which this signal has been input registers the destination floor in the destination floor memory 16 and sends it to the elevator control device 12. Thus, the car starts driving toward the registered destination floor. However, this is a well-known operation, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

B. Call operation (FIGS. 1 to 3) In step S1, it waits until the call switch button 4 is pressed.
Passenger in the car who wants to contact the outside has call switch button 4
When is pressed, the timer 9 is operated in step S2. Then, in step S3, it is determined whether the numeric key 3 has been pressed,
If the ten key 3 has been pressed, it is determined in step S4 whether the enter key 3a has been pressed. If the enter key 3a has been pressed, the flow proceeds to step S5. That is, the enter key 3a has a function of prompting the operation of the communication control device 6 via the operation panel control device 15.

In step S5, it is determined whether the contact number input in step S3 matches one of the numbers registered in the external contact memory 8. If it is determined that they match, the process proceeds to step S6, and a call is made through the telephone line 10 to the external communication device 11 of the number input with the ten keys 3. In addition to starting the telephone call, it instructs the elevator control device 12 to make the car go straight to the specific floor. In response to the command, if the car is movable, the control device 12 directs the car to a specific floor and opens the door.

If it is determined in step S3 that the ten key 3 has not been pressed, it is determined in step S7 whether a predetermined time has elapsed. In step S4, the enter key 3
If it is determined that a has not been pressed, it is determined in step S8 whether a predetermined time has elapsed. In any case, if it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S9, where an error message 1 such as "Please start over" is displayed on the display device 2 or an announcement is made from the announcement device and the process returns to step S1.

If it is determined in step S5 that the numbers do not match, the process proceeds to step S10, where an error message 2 such as "Please enter a correct number" is displayed or announced, and the process returns to step S1. The display or announcement of these error messages 1 and 2 will prompt the passenger to re-enter. Here, steps S1 to S5
Represents a call destination determination means, and step S6 constitutes an emergency call connection means.

Conventionally, only a manager or an elevator maintenance company can be contacted.
Passengers were often worried when they would be rescued. In this embodiment, not only a building manager and an elevator maintenance company, but also a police station, a fire station, and any place such as a residence in a building can be directly contacted, which can give passengers a sense of security. Become. Also, in case of sudden illness, you can select the appropriate contact and call.
Quick response is possible. That is, since only calls to places registered in advance are possible, it is possible to prevent calls to unrelated places and mischief calls.

When a sudden sick person occurs in a car and calls a fire department to call an ambulance, if the specific floor is set as the entrance floor, the car goes straight to the entrance floor. The sick person can be quickly put in an ambulance. When a call is made to the building manager, if the specific floor is set for each destination, such as setting the specific floor to the floor where the manager room is located, prompt response after the call is possible. Furthermore, if not only the outside line number of the police station and the like but also the telephone number and room number of the residence building are registered in the external contact memory 8, the elevator maintenance company or the police station which takes a long time to arrive can be located in the same building. Since it is possible to talk with family members or acquaintances, it is convenient to respond quickly.

Embodiment 2 FIG. FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart showing an embodiment of the third invention of the present invention. 1 and 2 are also used in the second embodiment. Steps S1 to S4, S6, S8, and S9 are the same as those in FIG.
That is, if the numeric keypad 3 is pressed after the telephone call switching button 4 is pressed, the external telephone unit 11 of the number input with the numeric keypad 3 is pressed.
, And at the same time, the car goes straight to the specific floor and opens.

Next, if it is determined in step S11 that the predetermined time has elapsed, that is, if it is determined in step S2 that the numeric keypad 3 has not been pressed within the predetermined time since the timer 9 was activated, the process proceeds to step S12. Then, a call to a registered number such as a building manager or an elevator maintenance company is started, and the car is made to go straight to a specific floor to open the door. Step S9 is the same as in the first embodiment. Here, steps S1 to S3, S1
Steps S1 and S12 constitute the incomplete operation call connection means.

In this manner, a call with the building manager or the elevator maintenance company can be made only by operating the call switching button 4. In many cases, such as a failure of an elevator, the building manager or an elevator maintenance company can deal with the situation in many cases. In addition, even a person who does not understand the operation using the numeric keypad 3 is easy to understand and use.

Embodiment 3 FIG. FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart showing one embodiment of the fourth invention of the present invention. 1 and 2 are also used in the third embodiment. Steps S1 to S4 and S6 to S10 are the same as those in FIG. That is, if the numeric keypad 3 and the enter key 3a are pressed after pressing the call switching button 4, the process proceeds to step S15. In step S15, it is determined whether there is an abnormality in the elevator based on the output of the elevator failure detection device 13 or the in-car abnormality detection device 14. If it is determined that there is an abnormality, the process proceeds to step S6, where a call is made to the external communication device 11 of the number input with the numeric keypad 3, and the car is made to go straight to a specific floor to open the door.

If it is determined in step S15 that there is no abnormality, the process proceeds to step S16, where the contact number entered with the ten keys 3 is the number of the building manager or elevator maintenance company registered in the external contact memory 8. Judge whether it matches. If it is determined that they match, the process proceeds to step S6, and calls are made to the contact number of the input number. If they do not match, an error message 2 such as "Please enter the correct number" is displayed or announced in step S10. And returns to step S1. Step S9 is the same as in the first embodiment. Here, S1 to S
Steps S15 and S16 constitute an abnormal-time communication connection means.

In this way, when an elevator fails,
When an elevator abnormality is detected, such as when a crime occurs, the building outside (a police station other than the building manager and elevator maintenance company,
(Fire department, etc.), it is possible to prevent misuse of the communication device due to mischief when using a normal elevator.

[0027]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the numeric keypad is operated after operating the call switch button in the car, it is determined that the number input by the numeric keypad matches the number of the external communication device. Then, the communication device in the car is connected to the external communication device, so that not only emergency building managers and maintenance companies but also police stations and fire departments can be selected as contacts, eliminating passengers' anxiety. be able to. In addition, a call cannot be made to an unregistered place, and mischief can be prevented.

Further, in the second invention, when the connection by the communication device is completed, the car is made to go straight to the specific floor and the door is opened at this specific floor, so that a sudden illness or crime occurs in the car. In addition, the trouble of checking the floor where the car is stopped can be omitted, and a quick response can be made.

In the third invention, even if the call switch button is operated, if the numeric keypad is not operated within a predetermined time,
The call device in the car is connected to the call device of the building manager or maintenance company, so even if you do not understand the operation of the call switch button and numeric keypad, you can talk with the outside only by operating the call switch button. be able to.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the call switch button and the numeric keypad are operated and the abnormality of the elevator is detected, the communication device in the car is connected to the external communication device. It is possible to prevent misuse of the communication device due to mischief when using the elevator.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a front view of the in-car operation panel according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 operation panel in car, 2 display device, 3 numeric keypad, 4
Call switch button, 5 call device, 6 call control device, 8
Storage device (external contact memory), 9 timer, 10 telephone line, 11 external communication device, 12 elevator control device, 13 abnormality detection device (elevator failure detection device), 14 abnormality detection device (car abnormality detection device), S
1 to S5 Call destination determination means, S6 Emergency call connection means, emergency driving means, S1 to S3, S11, S12 Operation incomplete call connection means, S1 to S3, S15, S16 Abnormal call connection means

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Akihiro Chida 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inside Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (72) Inventor Mitsuhiko Yamamoto 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo F term in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (reference) 3F303 CA11 CB44 EA01 3F304 CA16 EB22 ED17

Claims (4)

[Claims] A car includes a numeric keypad for inputting a destination floor, a call switching button, a communication device connected to the external communication device through a telephone line, and a storage device in which the number of the external communication device is registered. Installed, and operating the numeric keypad after operating the call switch button, call destination determining means for determining whether the number input by the numeric keypad matches the number of the external telephone device stored in the storage device, An emergency communication device, comprising: emergency call connection means for connecting the communication device in the car to the external communication device when it is determined that the numbers match. 2. The elevator communication system according to claim 1, further comprising an emergency operation device that, when the connection by the emergency communication connection device is completed, directs the car to a specific floor and opens the door at the specific floor. apparatus. 3. If the numeric keypad is not operated within a predetermined time even if the call switch button is operated, the operation of connecting the communication device in the car to the communication device of the building manager or the maintenance company stored in the storage device is not completed. 3. A communication device for an elevator according to claim 1, further comprising a time communication connection means. 4. An abnormality detecting device for detecting an abnormality of the elevator is provided. When the abnormality is detected when the call switching button and the numeric keypad are operated, the communication device in the car is stored in an external storage device stored in the storage device. 3. The communication device for an elevator according to claim 1, further comprising an abnormal-time communication connection means connected to the communication device.