JP2002326770A - Call registration device for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent useless operation due to incapability for a passenger to ride an elevator because of far distance to a landing in case of automatically registering a landing call and a destination call on the elevator by discriminating a specific person by a fingerprint detector at an entrance. SOLUTION: A resident of an upper floor in a building 1 arrives at the entrance to input fingerprints by the fingerprint detector 5. When result of collation of the fingerprints is acceptable, a landing call at an entrance floor is automatically registered after passage of time required for run from its position to the landing 8 of the elevator on the entrance floor. When the passenger arrives at the landing 8, therefore, the landing call is automatically registered, or a door is opened for standby. As a car 12 arrives at the entrance floor, the destination call on a residential floor corresponding to the fingerprints is automatically registered.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for registering an elevator hall call and a destination call.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for automatically registering an elevator call has been proposed, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-349238. This means that a personal identification device such as a fingerprint detector is installed at the entrance of the building, and when this individual identification device identifies a specific individual, the entrance door is unlocked, and if the room floor of the specific individual is other than the entrance floor, Automatically register the hall call of the elevator entrance floor, drive the car to the entrance floor, and after the car arrives at the entrance floor, drive this car to the room floor of a specific individual.

[0003]

In the above-described conventional elevator call registration device, since the individual is distinguished at the entrance and the elevator hall call is automatically registered, the distance from the entrance to the elevator landing is determined. If you are too far away, you may not be able to get on even if you automatically register the hall call and bring in the car. Also, the destination call to the room floor is automatically registered, so if you can not get on the car,
There is a problem that the vehicle is driven by a waste call.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator call registration device capable of running a car to a destination floor without useless automatic registration. Aim.

[0005]

The elevator call registration device according to the first invention of the present invention is characterized in that when a predetermined hall arrival time elapses after the individual identification device installed on the entrance floor identifies a specific individual. The entrance call of the elevator on the entrance floor is automatically registered, and after the car arrives at the entrance floor by this entrance call, the destination call of the floor corresponding to the discrimination data is automatically registered, and the door normally opens after the car arrives at the entrance floor. When the door open standby time set longer than the standby time elapses, the car is caused to travel to the floor indicated by the destination call.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an elevator call registration apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein a predetermined landing arrival time is set so that a person walks to the elevator landing on the entrance floor after a specific individual is determined. This is set based on the time required.

A third aspect of the present invention is an elevator call registration device according to the first or second invention, wherein after the automatic registration of the destination call, when the individual identification device identifies a specific individual, the door opening indicator light is turned on. At the same time, a command to broadcast the continuation of the door-open standby is issued, and even if the door-close button is operated during the continuation of the door-open standby, the instruction to close the car door is blocked.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the elevator call registration device according to the first or second aspect, wherein when an abnormality in detection of getting on and off of a passenger is detected, a broadcast for urging operation of a destination button is issued. It was made.

The elevator call registration device according to a fifth aspect of the invention is the elevator call registration device according to the first or second aspect, wherein when the elevator car arrives at the entrance floor and passengers getting on and off are detected, a specific individual is identified. If the predetermined landing arrival time has elapsed since the determination, the destination call of the floor corresponding to the determination data is registered.If the predetermined landing arrival time has not elapsed, the destination call is not registered. It was done.

Further, the elevator call registration device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention detects passengers getting on and off the car approaching the car above the entrance floor, and if it is determined that the passenger is alone, the destination call on the entrance floor is determined. Temporarily register, blink the destination button light on the entrance floor in the car, and release the temporary registration of the destination call on the entrance floor if the destination button on the floor other than the entrance floor is operated before the door is fully closed. It was made.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 1 to 5 show one embodiment of the first and second inventions of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a first floor of a building, FIG. 2 is a front view of an elevator hall, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of the entrance into the car, FIG. 4 is an overall configuration diagram, and FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart. (The same applies to the following embodiments.)

1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a building, 2 denotes an entrance to the outside, 3 denotes an entrance hall, 4 denotes an administrator room, 5 denotes a fingerprint detector installed in the entrance hall, and 6 denotes an unlocking function. Entrance door, 7 is a mail box, 8 is an elevator hall, 9
Is a landing door, 10 is a landing operation panel, 11 is a landing button composed of up and down buttons, 12 is an elevator car, 1
Reference numeral 3 denotes a car door, and 14 denotes a boarding / alighting detection device which is installed on both sides of the entrance of the car 12 and detects passengers getting on and off by photoelectric sensors.

Reference numeral 15 denotes an announcement device for broadcasting audio, and 16
A destination button 17 is arranged on the operation panel in the car.
A door opening button 18 operated by a passenger has a built-in door opening button light. 19 is a door closing button operated by the passenger.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 21 denotes a storage device for storing fingerprint data registered in advance and a floor for automatically registering a destination call, and a storage device 22 for storing the fingerprint data detected by the fingerprint detector 5 and the storage device 21. Fingerprint collation means for collating with the stored fingerprint data, 23 is a timer for managing each time when the fingerprint collation operation is detected, and 24 is the entrance floor (1
Entrance floor hall call automatic registration means for automatically registering the hall call of the floor), 24a is an automatically registered hall call of the entrance floor.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a door on the entrance floor (a landing door 9 and a car door 1).
3) Entrance door full open detection device that detects that
27 is a destination call automatic registration means for automatically registering a destination call 27a of the floor set corresponding to the fingerprint, 28 is a destination call registration means for registering a destination call 28a by operating the destination button 17 in the car 12, 29 Is the fingerprint collation detection timer 23
, Or a door closing control device that controls the operation of the door by the destination call 27a, 28a.

Reference numeral 30 denotes an getting-on / off abnormality detecting means for detecting an getting-on / off abnormality by the getting-on / off detecting device 14, and its output is input to the announcement device 15. 31 is a fingerprint detector 5 for a plurality of persons.
Is operated, the output is input to the announcement device 15 and the door-close button operation detecting means 32 for detecting that the door-close button 19 has been operated. Announcement device 15 via
Has been entered. The input is also input to the door opening button light 18.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In step S1, it waits until the fingerprint detector 5 is operated. When the resident on the upper floor of the building 1 operates the fingerprint detector 5, it is determined in step S2 whether the fingerprint data detected by the fingerprint detector 5 matches the fingerprint data stored (registered) in the storage device 21. . If they do not match, the process returns to step S1, and if they match, the process proceeds to step S3. In step S3, the fingerprint collation detection timer 23 determines whether or not a time (preset) that is expected to arrive at the elevator hall 8 through the unlocked entrance door 6 after the fingerprint data matches, has passed. I do.

If it is determined that the above time has elapsed, the hall call 27a of the entrance floor is automatically registered in step S4, and the car 12 is called to the entrance floor. Basket 1 in step S5
Wait for 2 to arrive and open the door. When it is detected by the entrance floor door full opening detection means 26 that the car 12 arrives at the entrance floor and the door is opened, in step S6, step S2 is performed.
Destination call 2 of the floor corresponding to the fingerprint data matched by
7a is automatically registered. In step S7, the fingerprint collation detection timer 23 waits for the normal door open standby time to elapse.

If it is determined that the above time has elapsed, after the fingerprint data is matched in step S8, it waits for the door open standby time by fingerprint collation to elapse. When it is determined that the standby time has elapsed, the door closing operation is performed by the door closing control device 29 in step S9. When the door is closed, the car 12 travels to the automatically registered destination floor in step S10.
Here, steps S1 to S4 correspond to the hall call automatic registration means 2
Steps S5 and S6 are the destination call automatic registration means 27.
And steps S8 to S10 constitute a traveling command means.

Although a specific individual is detected by the fingerprint detector 5, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also useful to input a password using a numeric keypad, operate a personal identification card, and the like.

In this manner, when the fingerprint data input from the fingerprint detector 5 at the entrance matches the registered fingerprint data (specific individual is discriminated), it is expected to arrive at the elevator hall 8 from that point. When the time elapses, the hall call 24a is automatically registered, and when the car 12 arrives at the hall 8, the destination call 27a of the floor corresponding to the fingerprint data is automatically registered. After that, when the waiting time elapses, the car 12 departs, so that when the passenger arrives at the hall 8, the hall call 24a is automatically registered or the door is on standby, and the possibility of boarding is determined. Is increased, and it is possible to prevent useless calls.

Embodiment 2 FIG. FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart showing one embodiment of the third invention of the present invention. 1 to 4 are also used in the second embodiment. Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Steps S1, S2,
S4 to S6 are the same as in FIG. After the destination call 27a is automatically registered in step S6, if it is determined in step S11 that another person has input a fingerprint to the fingerprint detector 5 by the multi-passenger detection means 31, the fingerprint data and the registered fingerprint data are determined in step S12. Judge whether or not matches.

If they match, the process proceeds to step S13,
Extend the door open waiting time. Then, in step S14, the door opening button light incorporated in the door opening button 18 is turned on as a guide for the person who got on earlier, and the announcement device 15 broadcasts "Please wait", and the door opening standby is continued. . Before the door open standby time elapses in step S15, the door close button 1 is detected by the door close button operation detecting means 32.
9 is operated, and when the door closing button 19 is operated, in step S16, the announcement device 15
Broadcast "Please wait for a while" and continue the door open standby.

If it is determined in step S15 that the door-close button 19 has not been operated before the door-open standby time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S17, where it is determined whether the door-open standby time has elapsed. When it is determined, the vehicle is closed in steps S9 and S10 and travels to the automatically registered destination floor as in FIG. Here, steps S11 to S14 constitute door opening continuation notifying means, and steps S15 and S17 constitute door closing operation temporary inhibiting means.

In this manner, when a plurality of passengers have performed fingerprint collation, the continuation of the door open standby is guided to the passenger who has boarded first, and the function of the door close button is temporarily blocked, so that the passenger who boarded later As a result, the passengers who get on later can easily get on the vehicle, and it is possible to reduce unnecessary traveling and make it easier to use.

Embodiment 3 FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart showing one embodiment of the fourth invention of the present invention. 1 to 4 are also used in the third embodiment. Steps S1, S2, S4, and S5 are the same as those in FIG. If it is determined in step S5 that the car 12 has arrived at the entrance floor and has been opened, it is determined in step S17 whether the door-open standby time has elapsed. When it is determined that the door open standby time has elapsed, the door is closed in steps S9 and S10 and the vehicle travels to the automatically registered destination floor as described above.

If it is determined that the door open standby time has not elapsed, it is determined in step S21 whether the boarding / alighting detection device 14 can normally detect the boarding / alighting. If the boarding / alighting detection is determined to be normal, it is determined in step S22 whether or not boarding has been detected. If it is determined that boarding has not been detected, the flow returns to step S17. When it is determined that the boarding is detected, the destination call 27a of the floor corresponding to the fingerprint data is automatically registered in step S6, and the door is closed and travels in steps S9 and S10 as described above.

In step S21, the boarding abnormality detecting means 30
If it is determined that the boarding detection is abnormal, the process proceeds to step S23, where the destination device 27a cannot be automatically registered, and the announcement device 15 broadcasts "press the destination button". Then, when the passenger operates the destination button 17 in step S24, the destination call registration means 28 registers the destination call 28a, and the vehicle travels with the door closed in steps S9 and S10. Here, step S21 constitutes a getting-on / off abnormality detecting means, and S23 constitutes a destination call registration promoting means. In this manner, when the boarding abnormality is detected due to the failure of the boarding / alighting detection device 14, the operation of the destination button 17 is broadcast, so that it is possible to urge the passenger to register the destination call.

Embodiment 4 FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart showing one embodiment of the fifth invention of the present invention. 1 to 4 are also used in the fourth embodiment. Steps S1, S2, S4, S5, and S17 are the same as those in FIG.
If it is determined in step S17 that the door-open standby time has not elapsed, it is determined in step S31 whether the boarding / alighting detection device 14 has been operated and boarding / alighting has been detected. If detected, the process proceeds to step S32.

After matching the fingerprint data in step S32, it is determined whether or not the time expected to arrive at the elevator hall 8 has elapsed. If not, the process returns to step S17. If the time has elapsed, the detection in step S31 is not performed. It is determined that the user is boarding, and in step S6, the destination call 27a of the floor corresponding to the fingerprint data is automatically registered. Then, in step S9,
The vehicle runs with the door closed at S10. Here, step S31,
S32 and S6 constitute a destination call automatic registration means.

In this manner, when the car 12 arrives at the entrance floor and the door is opened, and when the getting on and off of the passenger is detected, if the predetermined landing arrival time has passed from the individual identification at the entrance floor, The destination call is automatically registered with the boarding detection as boarding detection,
Unless a predetermined landing arrival time has elapsed, the destination call is not registered as a drop-off detection, so it is possible to detect the boarding even without a load detector etc. Then, it becomes possible to make it easy to use.

Embodiment 5 9 and 10 show an embodiment of the sixth invention of the present invention. FIG. 9 is an overall configuration diagram, and FIG. 10 is an operation flowchart. FIG. 3 is also used in the fifth embodiment. The fifth embodiment relates to an elevator for automatically registering a destination call on the entrance floor when boarding from a room floor other than the entrance floor.

In FIG. 9, reference numeral 41 denotes a landing button on the floor of the living room. When the landing button 41 is operated, the destination call 42a on the entrance floor is set by the destination call temporary registration means 42 on the entrance floor via the operation of the getting on / off detection device 14. Temporarily registered. Reference numeral 43 denotes re-boarding detection means for detecting a plurality of boardings, and reference numeral 44 denotes a destination call temporary registration canceling means for the entrance floor which is output by the operation of the re-boarding detection means 43 or the operation of the destination button 17. Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

When the landing button 41 of the room floor other than the entrance floor is operated in step S41, the car 12 is called to the room floor. In step S42, it waits for the car 12 to arrive at the living room floor and open the door. If the boarding is detected by the boarding / alighting detection device 14 in step S43 and it is determined in step S44 that the destination call of the entrance floor by the destination call 28a has not been registered, the destination button light incorporated in the destination button 17 blinks in step S45. Let it. This blinking informs the passenger that the destination call 42a on the entrance floor has been provisionally registered. Then, in step S46, the re-boarding detection means 43 determines whether another waiting passenger has boarded.

In step S46, another waiting passenger does not get on.
That is, if it is determined that there is only one passenger, step S47
It is determined whether or not the destination button 17 on a floor other than the entrance floor has been operated.
At 48, it is determined whether the door is fully closed. If the door is not fully closed, the process returns to step S46, and if completely closed, the process proceeds to step S49. In step S49, the destination button light on the entrance floor is changed from blinking to lighting, and the destination call 42a temporarily registered on the entrance floor is automatically registered. In step S50, the car 12 travels to the entrance floor. If it is determined in step S44 that the destination call of the entrance floor is registered, the process jumps to step S50.

In step S46, another waiter has boarded, that is, it is determined that there are a plurality of passengers, or step S47.
When it is determined that the destination button 17 on a floor other than the entrance floor has been operated, in other words, when it is determined that the destination call automatic registration of the entrance floor cannot be executed, the process proceeds to step S51. In step S51, the blinking of the destination button light on the entrance floor is stopped, and the destination call 42a temporarily registered on the entrance floor by the destination call temporary registration canceling means 44 on the entrance floor is released. Here, step S43 is the destination call temporary registration means 42, step S45 is the destination button light blinking means, and steps S47, S48, S
Reference numeral 51 denotes a destination call temporary registration canceling means.

In this manner, the car 12 is called to a room floor other than the entrance floor, and when it is determined that the ride on the car 12 is one, the destination call of the entrance floor is temporarily registered, and the entrance floor of the entrance floor of the car is registered. The destination button light of the destination button 17 is blinked, and if the destination button 17 on a floor other than the entrance floor is operated before the door is fully closed, the temporary registration of the destination call on the entrance floor is cancelled. And can be made easier to use.

[0038]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when a predetermined landing arrival time elapses after the individual identification device installed on the entrance floor has identified a specific individual, the landing of the elevator on the entrance floor. Automatically register the call, and after the car arrives at the entrance floor by this hall call, automatically register the destination call of the floor corresponding to the discrimination data, and set it longer than the normal door open standby time after the car arrives at the entrance floor When the set door opening standby time has elapsed, the car is caused to travel to the floor indicated by the destination call, and in the second invention, the person walks to the elevator hall on the entrance floor after the specific individual has been identified at the predetermined hall arrival time. The time is set based on the time required.

Thus, when the passenger arrives at the hall, the hall call is automatically registered or the door is on standby, so that the possibility of getting on the train is increased and it is possible to prevent the useless call. .

In the third invention, when the personal identification device identifies a specific individual after the automatic registration of the destination call, the door opening indicator light is turned on and the broadcast of the door opening standby continuation is instructed. Even if the door closing button is operated, the door closing command of the car door is prevented, so that passengers who get on later can easily get on the vehicle, and it is possible to reduce unnecessary traveling and make it easier to use.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when an abnormality in detection of getting on / off of a passenger is detected, a broadcast for urging operation of a destination button is instructed, so that the passenger can be prompted to register a destination call.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the elevator car arrives at the entrance floor and the getting on / off of the passenger is detected, if a predetermined landing arrival time has elapsed since the specific individual was determined, the determination is made. Register the destination call of the floor corresponding to the data,
Unless the predetermined landing arrival time has elapsed, the destination call is not registered, so it is possible to detect boarding without a load detector etc. And make it easy to use.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the detection of passengers getting into and out of the car called on the floor above the entrance floor, and when it is determined that the passenger is alone, the destination call on the entrance floor is temporarily registered, and The destination button light on the entrance floor flashes, and if the destination buttons on the floors other than the entrance floor are operated before the door is fully closed, temporary registration of the destination call on the entrance floor is canceled. It can be easy to use without it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a first floor of a building showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an elevator landing showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a car entrance of the elevator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an overall configuration diagram showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an overall configuration diagram showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an operation flowchart showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 building, 5 fingerprint detector, 8 elevator landing, 11 landing button, 12 elevator car, 14 getting on and off detecting device, 15 announcement device,
17 destination button, 18 door open button and door open button light, 19 door close button, 21 storage device, 22
Fingerprint collation means, 23 Fingerprint collation detection timer, 24
Entrance floor hall call automatic registration means, 26 Entrance floor door full open detection device, 27 destination call automatic registration means, 28 destination call registration means, 29 door closing control device, 30 riding abnormality detection means, 31 multi-passenger detection means, 32 units Closing button operation detecting means, 41 landing button on the living room floor,
42 Destination call temporary registration means at the entrance floor; 43 Re-ride detection means; 44 Destination call temporary registration cancellation means at the entrance floor. S1 to S4 landing call automatic registration means, S5, S6 destination call automatic registration means, S8 to S10 travel command means, S11 to S14 door open continuation notification means, S15, S17 door closing operation temporary prevention means, S21 getting on / off abnormality detection means, S23 Destination call registration promotion means, S31, S32, S6 Destination call automatic registration means, S43 Destination call temporary registration means, S45
Destination button lamp blinking means, S47, S48, S51 Destination call temporary registration canceling means.

Claims (6)

[Claims] An elevator installed in a building, a personal identification device installed on the entrance floor of the building for identifying an individual through identification data, and a predetermined individual after the individual identification device identifies a specific individual. A hall call automatic registration means for registering a hall call of the elevator on the entrance floor when the hall arrival time elapses, and a floor corresponding to the discrimination data after the elevator car arrives at the entrance floor by registering the hall call. Destination call automatic registration means for registering a destination call;
After the car arrives at the entrance floor, when a predetermined door-open standby time longer than a normal door-open standby time elapses, travel command means for running the car to the floor indicated by the registered destination call; Elevator call registration device comprising: 2. A predetermined landing arrival time is set based on a time required for a person to walk to an elevator landing on the entrance floor after a specific individual has been identified. Elevator call registration device. 3. A door closing button for instructing a car door closing operation in a car, a door opening indicator light for indicating that the car doors are to be kept on standby, and an announcement device for audio broadcasting are provided. When the personal identification device identifies a specific individual after registration, the door opening indicator light is turned on, and the door opening continuation notification means for instructing the announcement device to broadcast the continuation of the door opening standby, and the door opening standby continuation is being performed. The elevator call registration device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a door closing operation temporary blocking means for blocking a door closing command of the car door even if the door closing button is operated. . 4. An entrance / exit detection device for providing a destination button and an announcement device for sound broadcasting in a car, and an entry / exit detection device for detecting passengers entering / exiting the car, and detecting an abnormality of the entry / exit detection device. 3. The elevator according to claim 1, further comprising: a destination call registration facilitating means for instructing the announcement device to operate a destination button when the getting-on / off abnormality detecting means operates. Call registration device. 5. A boarding / alighting detection device for detecting passengers getting into and out of a car is installed, and destination call automatic registration means is provided. When an elevator car arrives at the entrance floor by registering a hall call on the entrance floor, If the predetermined landing arrival time has elapsed since the specific individual was identified when the getting on / off of the passenger was detected, the destination call of the floor corresponding to the discrimination data is registered, and the predetermined landing arrival time elapses. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the destination call is not registered if the call has not been made.
Or the call registration device for an elevator according to claim 2. 6. An elevator having a function of automatically registering a destination call at the entrance floor by operating a landing button provided on a floor higher than the entrance floor of the building, and a passenger entering the car. An entry / exit detection device that detects entry / exit of the destination, destination call temporary registration means for temporarily registering a destination call of the entrance floor when it is determined that the number of passengers detected by the entrance / exit detection device is one, and a destination call of the entrance floor. The destination button light blinking means for flashing the destination button light of the entrance floor provided in the car when provisionally registered, and the destination buttons of floors other than the entrance floor are operated until the door is fully closed. And a destination call temporary registration canceling means for canceling temporary registration of a destination call at the entrance floor.