JP2003335466A - Method and device for operating elevator car - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device for operating an elevator car securing a good operating efficiency for any user. <P>SOLUTION: The arrangement of this elevator car operating device includes floor display parts to display the floor where at least a car can stop on the pseudo basis, and the ones of those display parts of the floors located on the way the car is moving are lighted up, and among the display parts lighted up, the one selected by the user who has got on the car is indicated in a different manner from the manner in which the non-selected display parts are lighted up, and then the car is moved to the floor which the user has selected, and thus the user can have a good easiness in operating. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator car operating method and an elevator car operating device, and more particularly to an elevator car operating method and elevator car operating operation in which there are relatively many floors that can be landed. Regarding the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order for a user to select a destination of a car, first a floor button provided in the car (“B1”, “1”, “R”, etc. with alphanumeric characters). Looking for
After that, the user himself pressed the floor button. Also, when the user gets in the car and selects the floor button, all floor buttons are off (the floor buttons already selected are lit), and only the selected one is lit at the moment of selection. , The selection of the floor to move to was selected or not.

[0003]

However, in the conventional technique as described above, after the user gets in the car, the direction of movement of the car should be confirmed, the floor button should be searched and selected. The floor button had to be operated without erroneous operation, and there was a risk that usage efficiency would decrease.

Further, when a plurality of elevators are densely arranged, it is not clear which car the user gets in (which car gets landing with priority). There was a risk of reducing efficiency.

Further, as the number of floor buttons on the floor on which the car lands, the number of floor buttons that can be selected for the user increases, which may further reduce the utilization efficiency. was there.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and when the user gets into the car, the moving direction of the car and the installation position of the floor button can be more clearly understood. An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator car operating method and an elevator car operating device that improve the user's use efficiency.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the elevator car operating method of the present invention comprises a floor display section in which at least the floor on which the car can be stopped is displayed in a pseudo manner. Among these, the step of lighting the floor display section of the floor in the direction in which the car moves, and the floor selected from the illuminated floor display sections by the user who has boarded the car A step of displaying the floor display part differently from the way of lighting the non-selected floor display part;
A moving step of moving the car to the floor selected by the user.

In the elevator car operating method of the present invention, at least a floor display section in which the floor where the car can be stopped is displayed in a pseudo manner is displayed on the floor in the direction in which the car moves. A step of turning on only the floor display section, a step of turning off only the floor display section selected by the user who got into the car among the turned-on floor display sections; and the user A moving step of moving the car to the floor selected by.

Further, the elevator car operating device of the present invention comprises a car capable of moving up and down in a predetermined direction, and a drive unit for generating a driving force for moving up and down the car.
An operation unit provided in the car, having an illuminable floor display unit that artificially displays a floor at which the car can be stopped, and a lifting operation for moving the car to a desired floor and stopping the car. In the elevator car operating device having a control unit that controls the operation of the elevator, the operation unit lights at least only the floor display unit in the direction in which the car moves while the car is stopped, It is characterized in that at least only the floor display section in which the car stops while the car is moving is turned on.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 illustrate a first embodiment of a method for operating an elevator car according to the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the vicinity of a floor button according to the first embodiment. Predetermined position in the car (eg side plate)
A plurality of floor buttons 2a to 2l (floor display portion), an open button 3a, a close button 3b for instructing opening and closing of a door, and an emergency button 4, It has an intercom 5. Each button 2a-2
1, 3a, 3b and 4 are arranged in close proximity to each other.

The floor buttons 2a to 2l are pseudo displays of floors where the car can be stopped, and are displayed by using, for example, alphanumeric characters. Also, these floor buttons 2a-2
The l has a light emitting element such as a lamp or an LED on the back surface thereof, and by turning on / off the light emitting element, the floor buttons 2a to 2l can be illuminated as necessary. It should be noted that turning on / off of the light emitting element is a conventional pressing (machine opening) mode. Further, turning on / off of the light emitting element is controlled by the control unit 6 provided in the car, in the hoistway, or in the elevator hall.

Further, the intercom 5 is used in an emergency.

Then, the control unit 6 and the buttons 2a to 2l,
The connection relationship with 3a, 3b, 4 and the like will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram around the control unit according to the first embodiment.

The control unit 6 controls the floor buttons 2 (2a to 2).
l), open / close button 3 (3a, 3b), emergency button 4,
It is connected to the intercom 5 so that signals can be transmitted and received bidirectionally. Further, the control unit 6 is connected to the call registration button 7 arranged on the elevator hall side so as to be able to bidirectionally send and receive signals. In addition, the control unit 6 is a motor 8 (driving unit) that generates a driving force for raising and lowering the car.
And is connected so that signals can be transmitted and received bidirectionally. Further, the control unit 6 is connected so as to be capable of bidirectionally transmitting and receiving a signal to and from a monitoring center 9 that performs remote monitoring and a call using the intercom 5.

The control unit 6, the floor button 2, the open / close button 3,
Between the emergency button 4 and the call registration button 7, a signal indicating which of the buttons 2, 3, 4 and 7 has been pressed and selected is sent, and the control section 6 sends the signal. Signal to turn on or turn off
The operation is being performed such that (including the turn-off duration time) is issued.

Between the control unit 6 and the motor 8, a signal of an operation pattern of the motor 8 selected from the relationship between the floor where the car is stopped and the floor to which the car is moved is sent from the control unit 6. An operation is performed in which signals such as actual voltage and current are sent from the motor 8 that operates according to the operation pattern to the control unit 6.

Between the control unit 6 and the monitoring center 9, various signals collected by the control unit 6 are sent to the monitoring center 9, and the monitoring center 9 sends signals to the control unit 6 as necessary. It is operating like this. Here, the various signals include the position of the car, the ascending / descending direction, the moving destination, the presence / absence of call registration, the number of users in the car, the operating condition of the lighting device, the operating condition of the air conditioner, and the like.

In an emergency, the intercom 5 and the monitoring center 9 are connected, and the control unit 6 operates so that the maintenance staff of the monitoring center 9 and the user in the car can talk.

Next, the operation method of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a lighting / extinguishing state of the floor button according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a car operating method according to the first embodiment.

This time, the floor on which the car landed is the basement 1
The floor, the first floor, the second floor to the ninth floor and the tenth floor are on the rooftop, and the floor buttons in the car are B1F, 1, 2, ..., 9, 10, R. Further, it is assumed that the car moves in the direction of rising to "R", and the user performs call registration of the car on the fifth floor where the car is currently located and moves from the fifth floor to "R". Here, car call registration exists on the elevator hall side.
It refers to the act of the user (waiting for the arrival of the car) to call the car to the floor where the user is.

(1) Corresponds to steps S1 to S9 in FIG.

The user gets into the car and presses the floor button of the destination R.

If there is a user who is already in the car and all floor buttons (floors above the 6th floor) to be landed are unselected, 6-10 before pressing.
The floor button of R is lit, and B1F and 1 to 5 are off. Also, if some of the floor buttons to be landed from now on have been selected by the user who has already boarded the car, the selected floor button is 5
When the user gets in from the floor, it goes off. (Refer to FIG. 3 (a), before selecting the user "R", when all 6 floors and above are not selected, refer to FIG. 3 (b), after selecting the user "R") (2) Steps S10 to S12 in FIG. Equivalent

The doors on the side of the car and the elevator hall are closed, and the car is moved to the selected floor. When the door begins to close, the floor buttons that are lit in the direction in which the car is moving are turned off, and those that are turned off are turned on (see FIG. 3 (c)). That is, when the car is moving, the floor button that is in the moving direction and should be stopped lights up. Floors that are in the moving direction and do not stop and floor buttons that are not in the moving direction are extinguished.

(3) Corresponds to steps S13 and S14 in FIG.

When call registration is performed while the car is moving, if the floor button for which call registration has been performed is off, turn it on (see FIG. 3D, call "10"). (Registered), if it is on, keep it on. However, only the call registration in which the moving car can be stopped can be supported. Also, it does not correspond to the case where call registration is performed from a floor that is not in the moving direction.

(4) Corresponds to steps S15 to S18 in FIG.

When the user has landed on the floor of the moving destination and the door has begun to open, the floor button of the floor on which the floor has landed and the floor button in the non-moving direction of the car are extinguished, and the method of moving the car Only the floor button is turned on (see FIG. 3E, when stopped at “10”, all the floor buttons are turned off because “R” has already been registered as the destination). However, it is assumed that the floor button that has already been selected is off.

The above-mentioned steps (1) to (4) are repeated, and the user who gets on the fifth floor gets off at the destination R after landing.

[R] after the car arrives at R
All floor buttons except illuminate (see FIG. 3 (f)).

In the first embodiment as described above,
When the user gets into the car, the floor button is lit only in the direction in which the car is moving, so the user can be informed of the moving direction of the car. Therefore, even if you get into a car that is different from the direction you are moving, you can get off immediately. Further, since the floor button in the moving direction is lit, the time for the user to search for a plurality of floor buttons at the moment of getting in the car is shortened, and thus the operation time can be shortened. Therefore, the utilization efficiency of the user can be improved.

Further, in the case where the building in which the elevator is installed is made higher and the number of floor buttons is increased accordingly, the operability can be further improved.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The feature of the second embodiment is that by blinking the display method of the floor button in the moving direction that is not selected, the user knows the presence of the floor button and the moving direction, and the operation is performed. It is to encourage.

The constituent elements are the same as those in the first embodiment.

When the car is stopped by the control panel 6,
Of the floor buttons in the moving direction, blink the non-selected floor button at a predetermined interval, and turn the floor button in the non-moving direction and the selected floor button non-flashing or extinguished,
Take action. In addition, when the user who gets in the car selects the blinking floor button when the car is stopped,
The selected floor button does not flash or goes out.

When the car is moved by the control panel 6, the floor button of the landing floor is made to blink, and the floor button in the non-moving direction and the floor button not selected in the moving direction are made non-flashing or off. Do something like that. When the user selects the non-flashing or unlit floor button when moving the car, the selected floor button blinks.

Here, regardless of whether the car is stopped or moving, when the floor button in the non-moving direction is selected, the way of displaying is not changed. This also applies to the third and subsequent embodiments described below.

In the second embodiment as described above,
When the user gets into the car, the floor button flashes only in the direction in which the car moves, so the user can be informed of the direction in which the car is moving. Therefore, even if you get into a car that is different from the direction you are moving, you can get off immediately. Further, since the floor button in the moving direction is blinking, the time for the user to search for a plurality of floor buttons at the moment of getting in the car can be shortened, thereby shortening the operation time. Therefore, the utilization efficiency of the user can be improved. Also, by making it blink, it is possible to deal with more barrier-free.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The feature of the third embodiment is that the display of the floor button in the moving direction which is not selected is made brighter than the display of the floor button in the non-moving direction and the selected floor button. Is.

The constituent elements are the same as those in the first embodiment.

When the car is stopped by the control panel 6,
Among the floor buttons in the moving direction, the illuminance of the non-selected floor button is made larger than the illuminances of the other floor buttons, and the operation is performed to make it brighter. This is done by controlling the magnitude of the voltage (or current) applied to the light emitting element by the control board 6. The floor buttons other than the above may be turned off. Also, when the car is stopped,
When the user who gets into the car selects a floor button with higher illuminance (brighter), the illuminance of the selected floor button is darker than that of the non-selected floor button.

When the car is moved, the control panel 6 operates so as to make the illuminance of the floor button of the floor to be landed larger than the illuminance of the other floor buttons to make it brighter. Further, when the user selects a floor not scheduled for flooring in the moving direction when moving the car, the brightness of the selected floor button is increased.

In the third embodiment as described above,
When the user gets into the car, the floor button is brighter than the other floor buttons only in the direction in which the car moves, so the user can easily be informed of the moving direction of the car. Therefore, even if you get into a car that is different from the direction you are moving, you can get off immediately. Also, since the floor button in the moving direction is brighter than the other floor buttons, the time when the user searches for multiple floor buttons can be shortened at the moment of getting into the car,
Therefore, the operation time can be shortened. Therefore, the utilization efficiency of the user can be improved. Further, by changing the brightness of the floor button, more power saving operation can be performed.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The feature of the fourth embodiment is that the display color of the floor button in the moving direction that is not selected is different from the display color of the floor button in the non-moving direction and the selected floor button. That is.

The constituent elements are the same as those in the first embodiment except the light emitting element (monochromatic).

The light emitting element is an LED capable of emitting a plurality of colors.
Alternatively, a plurality of lamps having different colors are used.

When the car is stopped by the control panel 6,
Among the floor buttons in the moving direction, the operation is performed such that the emission color of the non-selected floor button is different from the emission colors of the other floor buttons. The control panel 6 controls which LED is applied with a voltage depending on which color is emitted from the LED. The same applies to the case of a lamp, and which lamp is applied with a voltage is controlled depending on which color is emitted. For example, the floor button in the moving direction selected is red, the floor button not selected in the moving direction is yellow, the floor button in the non-moving direction is black, and the like. Also, when the car that is in a stopped state is selected by the user who has entered the car when the floor button that is in the moving direction and is not selected is selected, the emission color of the selected floor button is changed to the other floor buttons. Same as the emission color of.

Further, when the car is moved, the control panel 6 operates so as to make the emission color of the floor button of the floor to be landed different from the emission color of the other floor buttons.
For example, the one selected with the floor button in the moving direction is red, the floor button not selected in the moving direction is yellow, the floor with call registration in the moving direction is blue, and the floor button in the non-moving direction is For example, black. Further, when the user selects a floor not scheduled for flooring when moving the car, the emission color of the selected floor button is set to be the same as the emission color of the floor button for the floor scheduled for flooring.

In the fourth embodiment as described above,
When the user gets into the car, the color of the floor button differs from that of the other floor buttons only in the direction in which the car moves, so it is possible to easily suggest the direction in which the car is moving to the user. . Therefore, even if you get into a car that is different from the direction you are moving, you can get off immediately. In addition, the color of the floor button in the moving direction is different from that of the other floor buttons, so that the time when the user searches for multiple floor buttons can be shortened at the moment when he / she gets into the car, thus shortening the operation time. Can be shortened. Therefore, the utilization efficiency of the user can be improved. In addition, by making the emission color of the floor button different, it is possible to contribute to more barrier.

Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, the light source for the floor button may be a light bulb, a fluorescent lamp, an LED, or a liquid crystal as long as it serves as a light source, and may be the shape, the number, or a combination thereof.

Also, each button is not a mechanical button, but is a modern automated teller machine.
It may be an electrostatic button such as.

Further, the shape of the driving device such as a motor, the presence or absence of the traction sheave, the location of the driving device, etc. may be any form as long as the elevator car can be moved up and down.

Further, the timing of switching on / off of the floor button is not the moment when the door starts opening and closing, but when the door is completely opened or closed, or the car starts moving (or stops from moving). It does not matter whether it is time, or after a predetermined time has elapsed since the car started to move (or after the car has stopped until the door starts to open).

Further, in order to differentiate the display state of each floor button by changing the brightness (shading) of the floor button,
There may be three or more brightness levels. For example, when the car is stopped, the floor button that can select the movement direction is the brightest, the floor button that is selected in the movement direction is the next brightest, and the floor button that is not in the movement direction is the darkest (lights off). )
It can also be set. Also, when the car is moving, the floor button that stops is the brightest, the floor button that was registered for call is the next brightest, and the floor button that is not selected in the moving direction is the next (third) The bright and non-moving floor buttons can be set to be the darkest (dark).

As for the way of displaying the floor button, it is also possible to carry out by appropriately combining lighting, extinction, blinking, brightness (shading), and color. For example, when the car is stopped,
The selected floor button in the direction of movement is dark green,
The floor buttons that are in the moving direction and are not selected are light green, and the floor buttons in the non-moving direction are off. If such a setting is made when the car is stopped, and there is a call registration when the car is moved, it is also possible to set that the floor button for which the call is registered blinks (any color is acceptable). This can be appropriately set according to the demands of the building owner, the resident of the building, the building user, etc. By such setting, it is also effective for a building having a special function such as barrier-free and public institutions such as government offices and hospitals.

Further, the floor button that the user has boarded can be changed to the display of other floor buttons. This specific method may be any of the above-described first to fourth embodiments (combination), and is, for example, blinking. This makes it possible to promptly inform the user of which floor the user himself / herself is (in which floor the car currently exists).

[0062]

According to the present invention as described above, the operability of the elevator car can be improved for the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an operation panel for an elevator car operating method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system for controlling the elevator car according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a floor button display method of the elevator car operation method of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an elevator car operating method according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Operation panel (operation section) 2, 2a to 2l Floor button (floor display section) 3,3a, 3b Open / close button 4 Emergency button 5 intercom 6 control unit

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Nobushige Ohashi             1F Toshiba Town, Fuchu City, Tokyo             Fuchu factory inside (72) Inventor Kyoichi Ikeda             1F Toshiba Town, Fuchu City, Tokyo             Fuchu factory inside F-term (reference) 3F002 FA03 FA06 GB01                 3F303 CA03 DB02 DB13 DC02 DC04                       DC05 DC23

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A step of turning on the floor display part of a floor in a direction in which the car moves, of the floor display parts in which at least the floors in which the car can be stopped are displayed in a simulated manner, A step of displaying the floor display section selected by the user who got into the car among the lit floor display sections that are lit, differently from how to turn on the non-selected floor display section; And a moving step of moving the car to a floor selected by the user, the elevator car operating method. 2. A step of illuminating only the floor display section of the floor in the direction in which the car moves among the floor display sections in which the floors at which the car can be stopped are displayed in a pseudo manner. A step of turning off only the floor display section selected by the user who got into the car among the floor display sections that are lit, and the car on the floor selected by the user And a moving step of moving the car. 3. A process of stopping a car at a desired floor, and a floor display section in which at least a floor at which the car can be stopped is pseudo-displayed while the car is stopped. The step of illuminating only the floor display section of the floor in the direction in which the car moves, and the step of illuminating the floor display section while the car is stopped. Turning off only the floor display selected by the user who got in the car, the process of moving the car to the desired floor, and while the car is moving to the desired floor The floor display unit selected by the user is turned on, and the floor display unit not selected among the floors in the direction in which the car moves and the floor in the direction in which the car does not move Elevator riding characterized by turning off the display Your method of operation. 4. The floor display section selected by the user while the car is moving to a desired floor,
The elevator car operating method according to claim 3, wherein the elevator car is operated in the same manner as the already-lit floor button. 5. While the car is moving to a desired floor, how to display the last floor display section of the floor display section is changed to the other floors. 2. The elevator car operating method according to claim 1, wherein the method of displaying is different from that of the display. 6. When the call registration of the car is performed by a user existing on the floor while the car is moving, the floor button on which the call registration is performed The elevator car operation method according to claim 1, further comprising: turning on. 7. A car that can move up and down in a predetermined direction, a drive unit that generates a driving force for moving the car up and down, and a floor that is provided in the car and that can stop the car. In an elevator car operating device having an operating unit having a pseudo-displayable floor display unit that can be turned on and a control unit that controls the lifting operation for moving and stopping the car to a desired floor, The operation part lights at least only the floor display part in the direction in which the car moves while the car is stopped, and only the floor display part in which the car stops while the car is moving An elevator car operating device characterized by lighting at least.