JP2005008422A - Group supervisory operation controller and method for double-deck elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allot cars to perform simultaneous response of upper and lower cars properly for landing call and car call which occur newly. <P>SOLUTION: This supervisory operation controller for a double-deck elevator has upper and lower cars which perform service simultaneously for two adjacent stories and allots upper and lower cars to respond to car call for upper and lower cars and landing call from each story. A simultaneous response call evaluation means determines whether upper and lower cars can respond to a plurality of car call and landing call simultaneously or not. An allotment control means changes allotment to upper and lower cars for landing call when it is determined that the simultaneous response call evaluation means can respond to a plurality of car call and landing call simultaneously. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a group management control apparatus and method for a double deck elevator that performs group management control of operations of a plurality of double deck elevators.

  Generally, there are three operation patterns in the operation pattern of the double deck elevator, and each operation pattern is switched according to the time zone. The three operation patterns include double operation, single operation, and semi-double operation.

  Double operation is an operation pattern in which the upper car is serviced for even-floor landing calls and the lower car is serviced for odd-floor landing calls, and single operation is to close one car. This is an operation pattern in which service is provided only for the upper car or the lower car regardless of the even floor and the odd floor. In semi-double operation, passengers going to the even floor on the departure standard floor get on the upper car, passengers going to the odd floor get on the lower car, and after leaving the departure standard floor, the upper and lower cars can be placed on any floor. This is an operation pattern for driving so that it can be stopped. These three operation patterns are switched and operated for each time zone.

  In the semi-double operation, in order to improve the operation efficiency, the following operation methods have been conventionally proposed. For example, the service standard is set to the lower car when climbing, and the service standard is set to the upper car when descending. If there is a landing call assignment on a non-standard car floor in response to a call, the car assignment is changed. In addition, there is one that allows simultaneous responses (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, if the upper and lower cars cannot respond at the same time when a landing call is generated, the reservation of the generated landing call is reserved for a certain period of time, and when the subsequent calls are added, the upper and lower cars can respond simultaneously. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).

In addition to considering simultaneous responses when a landing call is generated, after assigning a landing call, review the allocation between the upper and lower cars so that a simultaneous response is made by adding a car call or a landing call on another floor. There is something like this (see, for example, Patent Document 3).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 48-67944 JP-A-7-109076 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Sho 62-27282

  However, the one shown in Patent Document 1 is in the configuration of one elevator. In order to apply this method to a group management double deck elevator, which elevator can be assigned at the time of landing call assignment is the upper and lower cars. Can not be determined at the same time. In addition, when the assignment evaluation operation is performed for a newly generated landing call and the car with the best evaluation value is made to respond to the landing call, the landing call may be concentrated on one car, so the correct evaluation value is set. It cannot be calculated.

  Moreover, in the thing shown by patent document 2, when there is no elevator which can respond simultaneously to an up-and-down car, since reservation is suspended, waiting for passengers will be irritated by reservation delay.

  In addition, in the case shown in Patent Document 3, when the assignment is revised after the landing call is assigned, it is necessary to change the assignment between the upper and lower cars for at least two calls, which affects other floors. End up. For this reason, once a call assigned as a simultaneous response is lost due to the review on the other floor, or even if the allocation is reviewed, the number of simultaneous responses to the upper and lower baskets does not change, and wasteful processing May end up.

  FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of conventional allocation review. Now, as shown in Fig. 19 (a), there are landing calls on the 3rd and 4th floors, and a new landing call on the 5th floor with the double deck elevator scheduled to respond simultaneously to the 3rd and 4th floors. Suppose that occurs. In this case, the allocation of the fourth floor on the lower floor is reviewed so as to respond simultaneously to the hall call on the fifth floor. That is, as shown in FIG. 19 (b), the 4th floor landing call is reassigned to the lower car, and the assignment is reviewed so that simultaneous responses are made on the 5th and 4th floors. If it does so, simultaneous response with the 3rd floor and the 4th floor becomes impossible, and the frequency | count of a response does not change before and after allocation review.

That is, before the review, two responses are made such that the third and fourth floors respond simultaneously (the lower car is the third floor and the upper car is the fourth floor), and then the upper car responds to the fifth floor. On the other hand, after the review, the lower car responds to the third floor, and thereafter, the response is made twice, that is, the fourth floor and the fifth floor (the lower car is the fourth floor and the upper car is the fifth floor). That is, the number of responses has not changed before and after the allocation review.

  Further, if the 6th floor landing call is additionally registered in the state of FIG. 19 (b), as shown in FIG. 19 (c), the 5th floor landing is set so as to respond simultaneously to the 6th floor landing call. The call will be reassigned to the lower car. If it does so, a lower car will respond in the 3rd floor and the 4th floor, it will become a simultaneous response in the 5th floor and the 6th floor, and the simultaneous response in the first 3rd floor and the 4th floor will become impossible. As a result of the simultaneous response processing, calls that are simultaneously answered on other floors are reassigned, resulting in a problem that the number of simultaneous responses is reduced.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a group management control device and method for a double deck elevator that assigns cars so that simultaneous response of upper and lower cars can be appropriately performed in response to newly generated landing calls and car calls. .

  The double deck elevator group management control device according to the invention of claim 1 has an upper car and a lower car which are simultaneously serviced on two adjacent floors, and responds to the upper and lower car calls and the landing calls from each floor. A double deck elevator group management control device for allocating the upper and lower cars to be responded to, and simultaneous response call evaluation means for determining whether it is possible to respond simultaneously to the plurality of car calls and landing calls; And an assignment control means for changing assignment of the landing call to the upper and lower cars when it is determined that the simultaneous answering call evaluation means can simultaneously answer a plurality of the car calls and landing calls. .

  The group management control device for a double deck elevator according to the invention of claim 2 has an upper car and a lower car which are simultaneously serviced on two adjacent floors, and for the car calls of the upper and lower cars and the landing calls from each floor A group management control device for a double deck elevator that assigns the upper and lower cars to be responded to, and obtains an increase in evaluation value of the upper and lower cars, and makes a landing call from each floor based on the obtained increase in evaluation value An allocation control means for allocating upper and lower cars most suitable for responding is provided.

  The group management control device for a double deck elevator according to the invention of claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein the increase in the evaluation value for the landing call of the upper and lower cars is transferred to the existing landing call by responding to the landing call. It is obtained by taking into account the influence of

  The group management control method for a double deck elevator according to the invention of claim 4 has an upper car and a lower car which are serviced simultaneously on two adjacent floors, and for the car calls of the upper and lower cars and the landing calls from each floor A group management control method for a double deck elevator that assigns the upper and lower cars to be responded to by determining whether or not it is possible to respond simultaneously to a plurality of the car calls and landing calls, A group management control method for a double deck elevator, wherein when it is determined that it is possible to respond to a landing call at the same time, the assignment to the upper and lower cars for the landing call is changed and determined.

  The group management control method of the double deck elevator according to the invention of claim 5 has an upper car and a lower car that are simultaneously serviced on two adjacent floors, and for the car calls of the upper and lower cars and the landing calls from each floor The group management control method of the double deck elevator that assigns the upper and lower cars to be responded to, obtains an increase in evaluation value of the upper and lower cars, and makes a call to the landing from each floor based on the obtained increase in evaluation value It is characterized by assigning the most suitable upper and lower cars to respond.

  The group management control method for a double deck elevator according to the invention of claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5, wherein the evaluation value increment for the landing call of the upper and lower cars is transferred to the existing landing call by responding to the landing call. It is obtained by taking into account the influence of

  According to the present invention, since it can be assigned to the upper and lower cars so that a plurality of landing calls and car calls can be answered simultaneously, the landing call and the car call can be serviced with a small number of stops and the operation efficiency can be improved. it can. Further, since an increase in evaluation value is obtained, and the most suitable upper and lower cars are assigned to respond to a landing call from each floor based on the increase in evaluation value, a fine service can be realized.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a structure in which two double deck elevators are installed in an 8-story building.

  The double deck elevator group management control system includes a group management control device 1 that performs group management control of two double deck elevators and car control devices 2A and 2B that individually control each double deck elevator. . A landing call button 3 for calling an elevator is provided at the landing so that the forecast light 6 is informed of which elevator will respond to the landing. Each double deck elevator has two cabs, an upper car 7U and a lower car 7L, on which passengers can be placed.

  The group management control device is newly added to the landing call registration means 4 for registering the landing call signal input from the landing call button 3 at the landing on each floor where two double deck elevators are operated, and the landing call registration means 4. A simultaneous response call evaluation means 9 for calculating an increase in evaluation value for raising the assigned evaluation value by a certain value for a car that allows the upper and lower cars to respond simultaneously to the landing call registered in The car with the best evaluation value is calculated by assigning the upper and lower cars of each double deck elevator, taking into account the increase in the evaluation value of the simultaneous response call evaluation means 9 to the landing call signal newly registered in the registration means 4 Is assigned to the landing call, and after the landing call is assigned by the assignment control means 5, it is a simultaneous response with other calls. There is provided an allocation review means 8 for reviewing the allocation between the upper and lower cars so that the upper and lower cars can respond simultaneously to a landing board call and not reexamining a call that has become a simultaneous response. .

  When a passenger at the landing depresses the landing call button 3, landing call information is transmitted from the landing call button 3 to the landing call registration means 4 of the group management control device 1 and registered. When the landing call registration means 4 detects that a landing call has occurred, the landing call registration means 4 informs the allocation control means 5 of the information. The allocation control means 5 receives the elevator running state and the car call information from each of the car control devices 2A and 2B, and receives the increment of the evaluation value of the car that becomes the simultaneous response from the simultaneous response call evaluation means 9, and depends on the predicted arrival time. Add to the evaluation value and output the landing call assignment to the car control device 2A or 2B having the highest evaluation value.

  The car control device 2A or 2B receives the landing call assignment and turns on the forecast light 6 of the assigned car. After that, when a car call is additionally registered in the upper car 7AU (or 7BU) or the lower car 7AL (or 7BL), the allocation review means 8 detects a car that can respond simultaneously to the upper and lower cars and changes the allocation between the upper and lower cars. Do.

  Next, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the simultaneous response call evaluation means 9 of the group management control device 1. When a landing call is registered in the landing call registration means 4, the assignment control means 5 performs a normal assignment evaluation operation for the landing call. Here, the normal assignment evaluation operation is an operation for assigning an appropriate car according to the estimated arrival time of the car to the landing, and the simultaneous response call evaluation means 9 executes the operation after the car assignment operation. become.

  First, in step S1, it is determined whether there is a car call for the car on the landing call generation floor. The self-car refers to the lower car when considered based on the lower car, and refers to the upper car when considered based on the upper car.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing whether there is a car call or an existing landing call for a new landing call. FIG. 3 (a) shows a case where there is a calling of the own car for a new landing call. Show. That is, FIG. 3A shows a case where there is a car call ● in the lower car for a new landing call Δ and a case where there is a car call ● in the upper car for a new landing call Δ.

  Next, if there is no own car call in step S1, it is determined in step S2 whether there is another car call on the upper and lower floors adjacent to the landing call generation floor. When the other car is considered based on the lower car, it indicates the upper car, and when considered based on the upper car, it indicates the lower car. If there is a car call for another car in step S2, it is determined in step S3 whether the upper and lower cars can respond simultaneously.

  FIG. 3 (b) shows a case where simultaneous response is possible in step S3, where there is a car call ● of another car (upper car) on the upper floor adjacent to the landing call generation floor, and a landing call is generated. The case where there is a car call ● of another car (lower car) on the lower floor adjacent to the floor is shown. On the other hand, FIG. 3C shows a case where there is a car call of another car on the upper and lower floors adjacent to the landing call generation floor, but no simultaneous response is made. For example, another car (lower car) has a car call on the adjacent floor for a new landing call, but if it responds to the car call, the own car (upper car) must stop further on the floor above it. Will not be a simultaneous response. Similarly, there is a car call on the adjacent floor for a new landing call in another car (upper car), but if you answer that car call, your car (lower car) will stop further on the floor below it It will not be a simultaneous response.

  Next, if it is determined in step S2 that there is no other car call, or if it is determined in step S3 that simultaneous response is not possible, in step S4, the upper and lower floors adjacent to the landing call generation floor are Determine if there is a call to another car or your car. If there is no landing call assignment of the own car or another car in step S4, the process of the simultaneous response call evaluation means 9 is terminated with no simultaneous response call, and according to the assignment evaluation calculation by the estimated arrival time or the like in the assignment control means 5, The assignment is output to the car with the best evaluation value.

  In step S4, if it is determined that there is no other car's or other car's landing call at the floor adjacent to the landing call generation floor, the assigned call is moved up and down in order to make the upper and lower car simultaneous response in step S5. Determine if there is a need to change assignments between cars.

  FIG. 3D shows a case where the assignment change is not necessary in step S5, and FIG. 3E shows a case where the assignment change is necessary in step S5. In FIG. 3 (d), since an existing landing call (black triangle) that is not simultaneously responding to the adjacent upper floor is assigned to the upper car with respect to the new landing call Δ, the assignment between the upper and lower cars Simultaneous response is possible without requiring any changes. Similarly, for a new landing call △, an existing landing call (black triangle) that is not simultaneously responding to the adjacent lower floor is assigned to the lower car, so it is necessary to change the assignment between the upper and lower cars. It is possible to respond simultaneously.

  In FIG. 3 (e), for a new landing call △, an existing landing call (black triangle) that has not been responded simultaneously to the adjacent upper floor is assigned to the lower car. Requires a change of assignment between the upper and lower cars. Similarly, for a new landing call △, an existing landing call (black triangle) that has not been responded simultaneously to the adjacent lower floor is assigned to the upper car. Change of allocation is required.

  If it is necessary to change the allocation between the upper and lower cars for simultaneous response by this processing, the evaluation value addition K1 due to the simultaneous response with the landing call accompanied by the upper / lower allocation change is added to the evaluation value in step S6. To do. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5 that there is no need to change the allocation between the upper and lower cars, the evaluation value addition K2 due to the simultaneous response to the landing call is added to the evaluation value in step S7. If it is determined in step S1 that there is a car call for the own car and if it is determined in step S3 that simultaneous response is possible, the evaluation value addition K3 based on the simultaneous response with the car call is used as an evaluation value. to add.

  After these processes are completed, these evaluation value additions are transmitted to the assignment control means 5, and the assignment control means 5 takes these evaluation value additions into account and assigns the landing call to the car having the highest evaluation value for each car. Is output (step S9).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the output assigned and output in step S10 is an upper and lower car simultaneous response. The simultaneous response pattern table is used by the allocation review unit 8 as described later. The format is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the simultaneous response table. In the simultaneous response pattern table, the response pattern is set for each hall call on each floor. That is, it stores whether the landing call is registered, whether there is a car call, or whether to respond simultaneously to the index h of each floor on the eighth floor. There are 14 indexes h ranging from 0 to 13. This is because the first floor of the lowest floor is only in the upward direction, the second to seventh floors are in the vertical direction, and the eighth floor of the uppermost floor is only in the downward direction.

  As shown below, the response pattern represents the type of simultaneous response with the upper 4 bits and the call registration status with the lower 4 bits.

  00H; No call 01H; Lower car landing call assigned 02H; Upper car landing call assigned 04H; Lower car call available 08H; Upper car call available 10H; Calling simultaneous call with call 24H; Calling with lower car call and call with simultaneous response with car call 28H; Calling with upper car call and call with simultaneous answering call with car call Next, processing contents of allocation review means 8 Will be explained. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the allocation review means 8. In step S12, it is determined whether or not additional car calls are registered. If there is no additional car call registration, the process ends without performing any process. On the other hand, if there is additional registration, it is determined in step S13 whether or not there is a landing call of another car on the floor where the other car stops when the own car responds to the additionally registered car call.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the lower car responds to the additionally registered lower car call ○, is there an existing landing call on the floor where the other car (upper car) stops? Determine whether or not. If there is a landing call (black triangle) in the determination in step S13, the simultaneous response pattern table is updated with the landing call (black triangle) as a simultaneous response call. In this case, the simultaneous call hall call presence 20H with the car call is set (step S18).

  If there is no other car landing call (black triangle) in the determination in step S13, it is determined in step S14 whether there is a landing call for the own car on the floor where the other car stops when responding to the car call. For example, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), when the lower car responds to the additionally registered lower car call ○, the other car (upper car) stops on the floor where the car stops (black) It is determined whether there is a triangle.

  If it is determined in step S14 that there is a landing call (black triangle), it is determined from the simultaneous response pattern table in step S19 whether the landing call (black triangle) is already a simultaneous response. If there is a simultaneous response due to a call, the simultaneous response pattern table is updated to indicate that there is no simultaneous response and that there is a car call in step S17. Also, if the landing call (black triangle) has not already been a simultaneous response in step S19, simultaneous response is possible by changing the allocation of the landing call (black triangle) between the upper and lower cars. Accordingly, in step S20, the upper / lower allocation of the landing call (black triangle) is changed, and the simultaneous response pattern table is updated in step S21. In this case, 24H or 28H is set.

  Next, when it is determined in step S14 that there is no own car landing call (black triangle), it is determined in step S15 whether there is a car calling call on the floor where the car call is generated. For example, as shown in FIG. 6C, when the lower car responds to the additionally registered lower car call ○, it is determined whether or not there is a landing car call (black triangle) on the floor. judge. If there is a landing call (black triangle) in step S15, the simultaneous response pattern table is updated with the landing call (black triangle) as a simultaneous response call (set 20H).

  If there is no landing call (black triangle) in the determination in step S15, it is determined in step S16 whether there is a landing call for another car on the floor where the car call is generated. For example, as shown in FIG. 6D, when the lower car responds to the additionally registered lower car call ○, there is a landing call (black triangle) of another car (upper car) on the floor. It is determined whether or not.

  If it is determined in step S16 that there is a landing call, it is determined from the simultaneous response pattern table in step S19 whether the landing call is already a simultaneous response. At step S17, the presence of a car call is updated to the simultaneous response pattern table as no simultaneous response. Also, if the landing call (black triangle) has not already been a simultaneous response in step S19, simultaneous response is possible by changing the allocation of the landing call (black triangle) between the upper and lower cars. Accordingly, in step S20, the upper / lower allocation of the landing call (black triangle) is changed, and the simultaneous response pattern table is updated in step S21. In this case, 24H or 28H is set.

  When it is determined in step S16 that there is no landing call (black triangle), the presence of a car call is updated in the simultaneous response pattern table as no simultaneous response in step S17 (set 04H or 08H).

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram in the case where the call that has already been simultaneously answered by the allocation review unit 8 is not reviewed. Now, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the upper floor call (black triangle) on the fourth floor is assigned to the lower car, and the upper hall call (black triangle) on the fifth floor is assigned to the upper car. And Consider a case where a new boarding call Δ occurs on the sixth floor in this state.

  In this case, since the registration state shown in FIG. 7B is obtained, in the conventional process, the allocation of the 5th floor landing call (black triangle) to the 6th floor landing call (black triangle) is assigned from the upper car to the lower car. Change to That is, the allocation is changed between the upper and lower cars so that the upper and lower cars can respond simultaneously on the fifth and sixth floors as shown in FIG.

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, in step S19 of the assignment review unit 8 shown in FIG. 5, the upper and lower car assignments are changed only for landing calls that are not simultaneously answered. FIG. 7C ′ remains in the state of (b). Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 7C, it is possible to prevent the review of the allocation of the 5th floor landing call, which is a wasteful review when the 6th floor landing call is generated.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 shows a structure in which two double deck elevators are installed in an 8-story building. In the second embodiment, a simultaneous response call recombination means 10 is additionally provided with respect to the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 8, a group management control system for a double deck elevator includes a group management control device 1 that performs group management control of two double deck elevators and car control devices 2A and 2B that individually control each double deck elevator. Have. A landing call button 3 for calling an elevator is provided at the landing so that the forecast light 6 is informed of which elevator will respond to the landing. Each double deck elevator has two cabs, an upper car 7U and a lower car 7L, on which passengers can be placed.

  The group management control device 1 includes a landing call registration unit 4 for registering a landing call signal input from a landing call button 3 at a landing on each floor where two double deck elevators are operated, and a landing call registration unit 4. Simultaneous response call evaluation means 9 for calculating an evaluation value increment for increasing the assigned evaluation value by a certain value for a car that allows the upper and lower cars to respond simultaneously to a newly registered landing call, and a landing For the landing call signal newly registered in the call registration means 4, the increase in the evaluation value of the simultaneous response call evaluation means 9 is taken into account and the assignment evaluation calculation is performed for each upper and lower car of each double deck elevator to obtain the best evaluation value. Allocation control means 5 for making the car respond to the landing call, and after the landing call is assigned by the allocation control means 5, it becomes a simultaneous response with other calls. Allocation review means 8 for reviewing the allocation between the upper and lower cars so that the upper and lower cars can simultaneously respond to the landing calls, and the allocation control means 5 or the allocation review means 8 so that the upper and lower cars can respond simultaneously When it is detected that a new car call or landing call has occurred on both floors adjacent to the landing hall call, the allocation between the upper and lower cars will be revised so that the upper and lower cars can respond simultaneously. It consists of simultaneous response call recombination means 10.

  When a passenger at the landing registers a landing call with the landing call button 3, the landing call information is registered in the landing call registration means 4 of the group management control device 1. When the landing call registration means 4 detects that a landing call has occurred, the landing call registration means 4 informs the allocation control means 5 of the information. The allocation control means 5 receives the elevator running state and the car call information from each of the car control devices 2A and 2B, and receives from the simultaneous response call evaluation means 9 an increase in the evaluation value of the car that becomes a simultaneous response. A landing call assignment is output to the car control device 2A or 2B having the highest evaluation value by adding to the evaluation value based on the predicted arrival time.

  The car control device 2A or 2B turns on the corresponding forecast light 6 in response to the landing call assignment. After that, when a car call is additionally registered in the upper car 7AU (or 7BU) or the lower car 7AL (or 7BL), the assignment review means 8 changes the assignment between the upper and lower cars so that the upper and lower cars can respond simultaneously. Do. Also, for a call that becomes a simultaneous response, when a car call or a landing call is registered on an adjacent floor, the simultaneous response call recombination means 10 assigns the upper and lower cars again so that the simultaneous responses of the upper and lower cars are further increased. Review again.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the calculation contents of the simultaneous response call recombination means 10. The simultaneous response call recombination means 10 reviews the allocation of the car for all the 8th floors. Therefore, the loop is repeated from 0 to 13 of the index h in step S22, and the following processing is repeated.

  First, in step S23, the response pattern of the simultaneous response pattern table is referred to for the index h (h = 0), and it is determined whether it is a simultaneous response landing call with a landing call (PATNTBL (h) AND F0H = 10H?). If it is not a simultaneous response landing call, the process proceeds to step S33 to check whether or not the index h is h = 13, and if it is not h = 13, the process returns to step S22. Then, it is similarly determined whether the next index h (h = 1) is a simultaneous response landing call with a landing call (PATNTBL (h) AND F0H = 10H?).

  If it is a simultaneous response landing call in step S23, loop to index i {1 to (13-h)} in step S24, and the following processing is repeated. That is, if it is a simultaneous response landing call, the process proceeds to step S25, and the response pattern of the next response pattern table of the next index (h + i) is referred to determine whether it is a simultaneous response landing call with a landing call. If the call of the index (h + i) is a simultaneous response landing call by a landing call, i is incremented in step S26 and the process returns to step S24.

  On the other hand, if a floor with no simultaneous response hall call is detected in step S25, the process proceeds to step S27. At this time, the index i stores the data indicating how many floors the simultaneous response hall call by the hall call is continuous.

  Next, in step S27, it is determined whether there is a landing call that is not a simultaneous response or an upper car call that can be answered simultaneously on the floor adjacent to the simultaneous response floor by the landing call (PATNTBL (h + i) = 01H, 02H , 08H?). If it is determined in step S27 that there is a hall call that is not a simultaneous response or an upper car call that can be answered simultaneously on both floors adjacent to each other, the process proceeds to step S28 and a simultaneous response is made to the floor adjacent to the simultaneous response floor by the hall call. It is determined whether there is a landing call or a lower car call that can be answered simultaneously (PATNTBL (h + i) = 01H, 02H, 04H?). If it is determined in step S28 that there is a landing call that is not a simultaneous response or a lower car call that can be responded simultaneously on both floors adjacent to each other, a loop is made from index 1 to i in step S29, and the following processing is repeated.

  That is, in step S30, the landing call of the index (h + j) is changed between the upper and lower cars, and the simultaneous response pattern table (h + j) is updated in step S31. In step S32, it is determined whether or not the loop of j is finished. If it is not finished, the index j is incremented and the process returns to step S29. If the loop of index j is completed, it is determined in step S33 whether the loop of index h is completed. If it is not completed, the index h is incremented to review the assignment of the next floor, and the process returns to step S22. When the review of all floor allocation is completed, the process ends.

  If it is determined in step S23 that it is not a simultaneous response landing call due to a landing call, or if a simultaneous response floor due to a landing call continues to the terminal floor in step S26, or if a landing call occurs in step S27 or step S28. If it is determined that there is no call corresponding to the floor adjacent to the simultaneous response floor, the process proceeds to step S33 because it is unnecessary to review the assignment again.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram when simultaneous response call recombination is performed by the simultaneous response call recombination means 10, and shows an example of recombination of simultaneous responses by adding a car call. Now, as shown in FIG. 10A, it is assumed that there are landing calls (black triangles) on the 4th and 5th floors, and each is assigned to be able to respond simultaneously by the landing call. In this state, it is assumed that a lower car call ○ on the third floor and an upper car call ○ on the sixth floor are additionally registered as shown in FIG.

  The simultaneous response call recombination means 10 detects the fourth floor upward call in step S23, and detects the fifth floor upward call in step S25. Therefore, 2 is stored in the index i as a continuous second floor. Next, an upper car call on the sixth floor is detected in step S27, and a lower car call on the third floor is detected in step S28. In step S30, the hall calls on the 4th and 5th floors are reassigned between the upper and lower cars, and in step S31, the simultaneous response pattern table is updated from the simultaneous response by the hall call to the simultaneous response data by the car call. The As a result, a state as shown in FIG.

  Here, in the state of FIG. 10 (b), it is necessary to stop three times for all calls. In the state of FIG. 10 (c), it is possible to respond with two stops, and the efficiency of group management is improved. It is clear to do.

  Also, in the case of recombining simultaneous responses by adding a landing call, recombination of simultaneous responses is similarly performed as shown in FIG. Furthermore, when the car call is additionally registered on the continuous response floor 4 floors corresponding to the landing calls, the simultaneous responses are similarly recombined as shown in FIG.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the calculation contents of the simultaneous response call recombination means 10 in the third embodiment of the present invention. This third embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the simultaneous response call recombination means 10 is arranged so that the floor call adjacent to the landing call is assigned to the landing call assigned so that the upper and lower cars respond simultaneously. When it is detected that a new landing call has been generated, the allocation change between the upper and lower cars is performed so that a simultaneous response is made to the landing call to which the car responds first.

  In FIG. 13, in order to review all the 8 floors in step S34, the index h (h = 0 to 13) is looped and the following processing is repeated. In step S35, referring to the response pattern of the simultaneous response pattern table, it is determined whether the call is a simultaneous response hall call with a hall call (PATNTBL (h) AND F0H = 10H?). If it is a simultaneous response hall call, in step S36, it loops to index i {i = 1- (13-h)}, and the following processes are repeated.

  In step S37, with reference to the response pattern of the simultaneous response pattern table, it is determined whether or not it is a simultaneous response hall call with a hall call. If the call of index i is a simultaneous response hall call by a hall call, index i is incremented in step S38, and the process returns to step S36. If it is detected in step S37 that a floor with no simultaneous response hall call is detected, the process proceeds to step S39. At this time, the index i stores data indicating how many floors the simultaneous response hall call by the hall call is continuous.

  Next, in step S39, it is determined whether or not there is a landing call that is not a simultaneous response on the floor adjacent to the simultaneous response floor due to the landing call (PATNTBL (h-1) = 01H, 02H?). If it is determined in step S39 that there is a landing call that is not a simultaneous response on the floor adjacent to the adjacent car, in step S40, the loop is made to index j (j = 1 to i), and the following processing is repeated. In step S41, the landing call of the index (h + j) is changed between the upper and lower cars, and the simultaneous response pattern table (h + j) is updated in step S42. In step S43, it is determined whether or not the loop of j is finished. If not, index j is incremented and the process returns to step S40.

  When the loop of index j is completed, it is determined in step S44 whether the loop of h has been completed. If it is not completed, index h is incremented so as to review the assignment of the next floor, and the process returns to step S34. When the review of all floor allocation is completed, the process ends. If it is determined in step S35 that it is not a simultaneous response hall call due to a landing call, or if a simultaneous response floor due to a hall call continues to the terminal floor in step S38, or a simultaneous response floor due to a landing call in step S39 If it is determined that there is no corresponding call on the floor adjacent to, it is determined that simultaneous recombination calls are not required and the process proceeds to step S44.

  Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 14 (a), assuming that the fourth floor upward landing call is assigned to the lower car and the fifth floor upward landing call is assigned to the upper car, the third floor upward landing call is generated. In the assignment control means 5 or the assignment review means 8, the simultaneous response is impossible, and the 3rd floor direction landing call is assigned to the lower car as shown in FIG. 14 (b).

  If it does so, the simultaneous response of the 4th floor and the 5th floor will be detected in step S35-step S38 of the simultaneous response call rearrangement means 10, and the landing call on the 3rd floor will be detected in step S39. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14 (c), it is recombined into a simultaneous response of calls on the third and fourth floors close to the car. Thereby, the waiting time of the 4th floor can be shortened. In addition, when a passenger on the 4th floor makes a car call on the 6th floor, a simultaneous response with a landing call on the 5th floor is also possible.

  Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the calculation contents of the simultaneous response call recombination means 10 in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the fourth embodiment, in contrast to the second embodiment, the simultaneous response call recombination means 10 revises the assignment for the landing call assigned to the car scheduled to be stopped by the car call. It is something that is not.

  In FIG. 15, in order to review all the floors in step S50, it loops to the index h (h = 0 to 13) and repeats the following processing. In step S51, referring to the response pattern of the simultaneous response pattern table, it is determined whether the call is a simultaneous response hall call with a hall call (PATNTBL (h) AND F0H = 10H?). If it is a simultaneous response hall call, the loop is made to index i {i = 1 to (13-h)} in step S52, and the following processing is repeated.

  In step S53, referring to the response pattern of the simultaneous response pattern table, it is determined whether there is no car call and a simultaneous response hall call with a hall call. If the call of index i is a simultaneous response hall call by a hall call, i is incremented in step S54 and the process returns to step S52. If a floor with no simultaneous response hall call is detected in step S53, the process proceeds to step S55. At this time, the index i stores data indicating how many floors the simultaneous response hall call by the hall call is continuous.

  Next, in step S55 and step S56, it is determined whether there is a landing call that is not a simultaneous response or a car call that can be simultaneously answered on a floor adjacent to the simultaneous response floor by the landing call. If it is determined in steps S55 and S56 that there is a call corresponding to the above-mentioned floors at both ends, the loop is made to index j (j = 1 to i) in step S57, and the following processing is repeated.

  In step S58, the landing call of the index (h + j) is changed between the upper and lower cars, and the simultaneous response pattern table (h + j) is updated in step S59. In step S60, it is determined whether or not the loop of j is finished. If not, the index j is incremented and the process returns to step S57. When the loop of j is completed, it is determined in step S61 whether the loop of h has been completed. If it is not completed, h is incremented to review the assignment of the next floor, and the process returns to step S50. When the review of all floor allocation is completed, the process ends.

  If it is determined in step S51 that it is not a simultaneous response landing call due to a landing call, or if a simultaneous response floor due to a landing call continues to the terminal floor in step S54, or if a landing call is made in step S55 or step S56 If it is determined that there is no corresponding call on the floor adjacent to the simultaneous response floor, the process proceeds to step S61 because it is unnecessary to review the assignment again.

  As described above, in the fourth embodiment, the car call information is checked in step S53, and the assignment is not re-reviewed for the landing call on the floor having the car call.

  Next, the operation of the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 16 (a), when the 4th floor upward direction call is assigned to the lower car and the 5th floor upward direction call is assigned to the upper car, the 3rd floor upward direction as shown in FIG. 16 (b). When a landing call, a car call on the fourth floor lower car, and an upper landing call on the sixth floor are generated, as shown in FIG. 16C, the number of stops does not change even if the re-reviewing of the landing call is performed. Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, useless processing is omitted by removing the landing call on the floor that is surely stopped by the car call from the re-review target.

  Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the calculation contents of the simultaneous response call recombination means 10 in the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the fifth embodiment, in contrast to the second embodiment, the simultaneous response call recombination means 10 does not recombine the simultaneous response call again for the landing call that has been recombined once. Is.

  In FIG. 17, in order to review all the floors in step S70, the index h is looped from h = 0 to 13, and the following processing is repeated. In step S71, referring to the response pattern of the simultaneous response pattern table, it is determined whether the call is a simultaneous response hall call with a hall call (PATNTBL (h) AND F0H = 10H?). If it is a simultaneous response hall call, in step S72, the index i is looped from i = 1 to (13-h), and the following processing is repeated.

  In step S73, referring to the response pattern of the simultaneous response pattern table, it is determined whether there is no car call and a simultaneous response hall call with a hall call. If the call of index i is a simultaneous response hall call by a hall call, index i is incremented in step S74 and the process returns to step S72. If it is detected in step S73 that a floor with no simultaneous response hall call is detected, the process proceeds to step S75. At this time, the index i stores data indicating how many floors the simultaneous response hall call by the hall call is continuous.

  Next, in steps S75 and S76, it is determined whether there is a landing call that is not a simultaneous response or a car call that can be simultaneously answered on a floor adjacent to the simultaneous response floor by the landing call. If it is determined in steps S75 and S76 that there is a corresponding call on both floors adjacent to each other, in step S77, the index j is looped from j = 1 to i, and the following processing is repeated.

  In step S78, the landing call of the index (h + j) is changed between upper and lower cars, and in step S79, FFH is set in the simultaneous response pattern table (h + j). In step S80, it is determined whether or not the loop of j is finished. If not, index j is incremented and the process returns to step S77. When the loop of j is finished, it is determined in step S81 whether the loop of index h is finished. If it is not finished, the index h is incremented to review the assignment of the next floor, and the process returns to step S70. When the review of all floor allocation is completed, the process is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S71 that it is not a simultaneous response landing call due to a landing call, or if a simultaneous response floor due to a landing call continues to the terminal floor in step S74, or if a landing call occurs in step S75 or step S76 If it is determined that there is no corresponding call on the floor adjacent to the simultaneous response floor, the process proceeds to step S81 because it is not necessary to review the assignment again.

  This fifth embodiment is characterized in that FFH is set in the index (h + j) of the simultaneous response pattern table in step S79. As a result, floors for which FFH is set in the simultaneous response pattern table are as follows. In step S71, allocation is not re-reviewed for a landing call that has been removed from allocation re-review and has been re-reviewed once. Therefore, it is possible to limit the allocation re-review processing, and the burden on the CPU that performs the processing can be reduced.

  Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the calculation contents of the simultaneous response call recombination means 10 in the sixth embodiment of the present invention. The sixth embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the simultaneous response call recombination means 10 performs simultaneous response to a predetermined number of floors when the simultaneous response calls are continuous for a certain floor or more. Call recombination is performed and no further simultaneous response call recombination is performed. That is, the number of times of reviewing the allocation between the upper and lower cars at the same time on the continuous floor is limited to six times, for example.

  In FIG. 18, in order to review all the floors in step S90, a loop is performed from h = 0 to 13 of the index h, and the following processing is repeated. In step S91, the response table of the simultaneous response pattern table is referred to and it is determined whether or not it is a simultaneous response landing call with a landing call (PATNTBL (h) AND F0H = 10H?). If it is a simultaneous response landing call, the index i is looped from i = 1 to 6 in step S92, and the following processing is repeated.

  In step S93, referring to the response pattern of the simultaneous response pattern table, it is determined whether there is no car call and a simultaneous response hall call with a hall call. If the call of index i is a simultaneous response hall call by a hall call, index i is incremented in step S94, and the process returns to step S92. If it is detected in step S93 that a floor with no simultaneous response hall call is detected, the process proceeds to step S95. At this time, the index i stores data indicating how many floors the simultaneous response hall call by the hall call is continuous.

  Next, in step S95 and step S96, it is determined whether there is a landing call that is not a simultaneous response or a car call that can be simultaneously responded on a floor adjacent to the simultaneous response floor by the landing call. If it is determined in steps S95 and S96 that there is a corresponding call on both floors adjacent to each other, the index j is looped from j = 1 to i in step S97, and the following processing is repeated. In step S98, the landing call of the index (h + j) is changed between the upper and lower cars, and the simultaneous response pattern table (h + j) is updated in step S99. In step S100, it is determined whether or not the loop of j is finished. If not, the index j is incremented and the process returns to step S97.

  When the loop of index j is completed, it is determined in step S101 whether the loop of index h is completed. If it is not completed, h is incremented as reassigning the next floor and the process returns to step S90. When the review of all floor allocation is completed, the process ends. If it is determined in step S91 that it is not a simultaneous answering hall call due to a landing call, or if a simultaneous answering floor due to a landing call continues to the terminal floor in step S94, or if a landing call is made in step S95 or step S96 If it is determined that there is no call corresponding to the floor adjacent to the simultaneous response floor, the process proceeds to step S101 because it is not necessary to review the assignment again.

  In the sixth embodiment, the number of loops of the index i is fixed to 1 to 6 in step S92, thereby the loop processing from step S92 to step S94 and the loop from step S97 to step S100. The number of executions of processing is limited to a maximum of six times. Therefore, it is possible to limit the allocation re-review processing, and the load on the CPU that performs the processing can be reduced.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the calculation contents of the simultaneous response call evaluation means in the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory diagram when there is a car call or an existing hall call for a new hall call in the allocation control means 5 in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a format of the simultaneous response pattern table according to the first embodiment of this invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the calculation contents of the allocation review means 8 in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram in the case where there is an existing hall call for a new car call in the allocation review unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram when no review is performed on a call that has already been a simultaneous response by the allocation review unit according to the first embodiment of this invention. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the calculation contents of the simultaneous response call recombination means in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a simultaneous response call recombination operation by adding a car call by the simultaneous response call recombination means in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a simultaneous response call recombination operation by adding a landing call by the simultaneous response call recombination means in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 illustrates the simultaneous response call recombination operation when the car call is additionally registered in the simultaneous response floor continuous four floors by the landing call by the simultaneous response call recombination means in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the calculation contents of the simultaneous response call recombination means in the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a simultaneous response call recombination operation by adding a car call by the simultaneous response call recombination means in the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the calculation contents of the simultaneous response call recombination means in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a simultaneous response call recombination operation by adding a car call by the simultaneous response call recombination means in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the calculation contents of the simultaneous response call recombination means in the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the calculation contents of the simultaneous response call recombination means in the sixth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of the review of the car assignment according to the conventional example.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Group management control apparatus, 2 ... Car control apparatus, 3 ... Landing call button, 4 ... Landing call registration means, 5 ... Assignment control means, 6 ... Forecast light, 7 ... Car, 8 ... Assignment review means, 9 ... Simultaneously Response call evaluation means, 10 ... Simultaneous response call recombination means

Claims (6)

Group management of double deck elevators having upper and lower cars that are serviced simultaneously on two adjacent floors and allocating the upper and lower cars to respond to the upper and lower car calls and landing calls from each floor A simultaneous response call evaluation means for determining whether or not a plurality of the car calls and landing calls can be answered simultaneously; and the simultaneous response call evaluation means for the plurality of car calls and landing calls. A group management control device for a double deck elevator, comprising: assignment control means for changing the assignment of the landing call to the upper and lower cars when it is determined that they can respond simultaneously. Group management of double deck elevators having upper and lower cars that are serviced simultaneously on two adjacent floors and allocating the upper and lower cars to respond to the upper and lower car calls and landing calls from each floor The control device includes an allocation control means for determining an increase in the evaluation value of the upper and lower cars and allocating the upper and lower cars most suitable for responding to the landing call from each floor based on the calculated increase in the evaluation value A group management control device for a double deck elevator characterized by that. The double deck elevator group management according to claim 2, wherein an increase in an evaluation value of the upper and lower cars with respect to the landing call is obtained in consideration of an influence on an existing landing call by responding to the landing call. Control device. Group management of double deck elevators having upper and lower cars that are serviced simultaneously on two adjacent floors and allocating the upper and lower cars to respond to the upper and lower car calls and landing calls from each floor It is a control method, and it is determined whether or not it is possible to respond to a plurality of the car calls and landing calls at the same time. A group management control method for a double deck elevator, wherein the assignment to the upper and lower cars is changed and determined. Group management of double deck elevators having upper and lower cars that are serviced simultaneously on two adjacent floors and allocating the upper and lower cars to respond to the upper and lower car calls and landing calls from each floor A control method for calculating an increase in an evaluation value of an upper and a lower car, and assigning an upper and lower car most suitable for responding to a landing call from each floor based on the obtained increase in the evaluation value Deck elevator group management control method. The double deck elevator group management according to claim 5, wherein an increase in evaluation value of the upper and lower cars with respect to the landing call is obtained in consideration of an influence on an existing landing call by responding to the landing call. Control method.

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