JP2005029358A - Work supporting device for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a work supporting device for an elevator allowing a worker to perform various work smoothly in accordance with type of work and worker's technical level. <P>SOLUTION: In this work supporting device for the elevator, a microcomputer 10 of a control panel is provided with a function selection part 13 for determining whether an operation command outputted into a control part 11 and a constant setting part 12 from a work terminal unit body 8 is made effective in accordance with personal information transmitted from the work terminal unit body 8 or not. The work terminal unit body 8 connected with the control panel 7 is provided with a personal information storage part 16 storing worker's personal information to connect the work terminal unit body 8 with a center device storing a plurality of workers' personal information. Consequently, the microcomputer 10 of the control panel can limit a function that the worker himself/herself can use. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator work support apparatus that supports an operator when performing elevator installation, inspection, and maintenance work.

  In general, in an elevator, the main work includes an installation work for installing the elevator in a building, an inspection work for performing an inspection after the installation, and a maintenance work for maintaining and managing the performance after the delivery of the customer. Of these operations, when installing, it is necessary to set various control constants for the elevator and to issue a special operation command for performing the installation operation. Further, in the inspection work, it is necessary to set detailed control constants at the final stage of delivering the elevator to the customer. Further, during maintenance work, it is necessary to read out various states of the elevator and sometimes to change control constants after parts replacement in order to maintain and manage the operation of the elevator. In any of these operations, it is indispensable to output a special operation command to an operation control panel that controls the operation of the elevator, and to set and change various control constants on the control panel.

And as this kind of prior art, what connects the work terminal body and the control panel by radio, operates the work terminal body, performs maintenance operation of the elevator and collects maintenance data is proposed. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 11-263546 A (paragraph numbers 0010 to 0016, FIGS. 1 and 3)

  By the way, in the above-described conventional technology, the maintenance operation of the elevator can be performed by operating the work terminal body. However, the elevator does not have a function necessary for installation and inspection work. There is a problem that installation and inspection work cannot be performed.

  Even if functions necessary for elevator installation and inspection work are added to the work terminal body, if the maintenance worker mistakenly changes control constants necessary for installation work, etc., using the wrong usage method, There is a fear that it may lead to damage to the elevator, and there is also a concern that the addition of the above function requires a worker to select an appropriate one from many functions, which may be a complicated operation.

  Furthermore, even if the types of work such as elevator installation, inspection, and maintenance are appropriate, there are also concerns that the operator may select an operation with an incorrect technical level because there are difficult operations depending on the operator's technical level.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described actual situation in the prior art, and its purpose is to provide elevator work support that allows the worker to smoothly perform various works according to the work type and technical level of the worker. To provide an apparatus.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a control unit that controls the operation of the elevator, and a constant setting unit that sets various control constants necessary for the elevator operation to arbitrary values. In an elevator work support apparatus, comprising: a control panel; and a work terminal body connected to the control panel and outputting an operation command to at least one of the control unit and the constant setting unit. A personal information storage unit for storing personal information of a worker who uses the body, and recognizing personal information transmitted from the work terminal body on the control panel, and from the work terminal body according to the personal information A function selection unit is provided that determines whether or not an operation command output to at least one of the control unit and the constant setting unit is valid.

  In the invention according to claim 1 configured as described above, when the operator operates the work terminal body and outputs an operation command to at least one of the control unit and the constant setting unit of the control panel, the control panel is the work terminal. Depending on the personal information transmitted from the body, the function selection unit determines whether the operation command is valid, and limits the functions that can be used by the operator. As a result, it is possible to prevent an operator from erroneously selecting another work type or a work function having a different technical level, and the worker can smoothly perform various work according to the work type or the technical level of the worker. .

  The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the work terminal body is connected to a center device storing personal information of a plurality of workers via a communication line, Of the personal information of the plurality of workers, personal information of a specific worker who uses the work terminal is received and stored in the personal information storage unit.

  In the invention according to claim 2 configured as described above, personal information of a plurality of workers can be stored and centrally managed by the center device, so that the maintenance efficiency of data is improved and the security is also safe. A work support device for an elevator can be obtained.

  In the present invention, since the control panel limits the functions that can be used by the operator based on the personal information transmitted from the work terminal body, the worker erroneously selects another work type or a work function with a different technical level. This makes it possible for the worker to smoothly perform work according to the work type and technical level of the worker. Therefore, there is an effect that work efficiency such as elevator maintenance work can be improved.

  Embodiments of an elevator work support apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an elevator work support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a work terminal body and a control panel control microcomputer provided in this embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing function selection data used in the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing work information output from a work terminal provided in the form. 3A is an explanatory diagram showing the first work information output from the work terminal body to the control microcomputer, and FIG. 3B is an explanatory diagram showing the second and subsequent work information.

  The elevator shown in FIG. 1 is connected to each other through a hoisting machine 2 driven by an electric motor 1, a rope 4 wound around the hoisting machine 2 and a guide pulley 3 in the machine room, and is in a fishing bottle type. A car 5 and a counterweight 6 that move up and down are provided.

  The work support apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a control panel 7 that performs various control commands including a drive command to the electric motor 1 to control the operation of the elevator, and a work terminal body 8 that is connected to the control panel 7. The work terminal body 8 is connected to a center device 9 that stores personal information of a plurality of workers via a telephone line L1.

  An elevator control microcomputer 10 shown in FIG. 2 is mounted on the control panel 7. The microcomputer 10 includes a control unit 11 that outputs an operation control command for the elevator and various controls necessary for the operation of the elevator. A constant setting unit 12, a function selection unit 13, and a data input / output unit 14 for setting constants to arbitrary values are included. The control unit 11 and the constant setting unit 12 are the operations output from the work terminal body 8. Each can operate according to the command.

  The control unit 11 is a part that mainly controls the operation of the elevator, and can also perform a special operation set by work. For example, the control unit 11 is used during maintenance operation or dedicated operation during elevator maintenance work.

  The constant setting unit 12 is a part for setting constants for controlling the elevator. The constant setting unit 12 is used for setting initial setting data for starting up each function of the elevator during installation work, and performs fine adjustment of the elevator control state during inspection work. Used to set data to be executed.

  The function selection unit 13 is configured to recognize personal information from the work terminal body 8 and determine whether or not to validate the operation command output from the work terminal body 8 based on the personal information. . The function selection unit 13 performs the above-described determination process using predetermined function selection data.

  In the function selection data, various control constant setting functions are set in advance according to the work type information 24 as shown in FIG. 4, and the control constant setting functions include operation control 21, data adjustment 22, and data reading 23. It is a function about. Among these, the operation control 21 includes A operation control and B operation control that perform special movements according to the work performed by each worker, for example, maintenance operation and dedicated operation during maintenance work, etc. There is. Similarly, the data adjustment 22 includes C data adjustment, D data adjustment, and E data adjustment, and the data read 23 includes F data read, G data read, and the like. These data adjustment 22 and data read-out 23 are functions that are selectively used depending on the use of work performed depending on whether data adjustment is possible and the difference in the data read-out range. For example, the data adjustment 22 has a function for adjusting the stop position of the elevator. In addition, the data read-out 23 has a function of reading the history of the occurrence of an elevator failure.

  Each worker can use the function indicated by the circle shown in FIG. For example, the “installation” worker of the work type information 24 can use functions such as B operation, C data adjustment, and F data reading, and other functions such as A operation, D data adjustment, and E data. Functions that are not necessary for installation work such as adjustment and G data adjustment are not operated by mistake, so work can be performed safely and accurately. Similarly, the “maintenance A” worker of the work type information 24 can use functions such as A operation, C data adjustment, D data adjustment, F data reading, and G data reading. “B” worker can use functions such as A driving, D data adjustment, and G data reading, and “maintenance C” worker of the work type information 24 can use functions such as G data reading. . All functions can be used by the “inspection” worker of the work type information 24. Here, the technical level of the “maintenance A” worker is the highest, the technical level of the “maintenance B” worker is medium, and the technical level of the “maintenance C” worker is relatively low. The functions that the “maintenance B” worker can use with the work terminal body 8 are set to be smaller than the “maintenance A” worker, and the functions that can be used by the “maintenance C” worker are further reduced.

  The work terminal body 8 stores the data input / output unit 15 connected to the microcomputer 10 of the control panel 7 via a communication line L2 such as a telephone line, and personal information such as the type of work performed by the worker and the technical level. The microcomputer 10 and the work terminal body 8 are connected by respective data input / output units 14 and 15 and are configured to transmit / receive data to / from each other.

  When the work terminal body 8 is first connected to the microcomputer 10, work information 18 shown in FIG. 3A is transmitted. The work information 18 includes personal information 19 of the worker who uses the work terminal body 8 and The other information 20 is related to the operation control 21, the data adjustment 22, the data reading 23, and the like shown in FIG. When the work terminal body 8 is connected to the microcomputer 10 for the second time or later, work information 18A shown in FIG. 3B is transmitted, and the work information 18A includes the personal information of the worker. Not. In the example of FIG. 3, the worker who uses the work terminal body 8 has the personal information of “maintenance A” having the highest technical level among the maintenance workers.

  In the work support apparatus according to the present embodiment, an operator who performs installation, inspection, and maintenance work of an elevator, for example, a "maintenance A" worker first connects the work terminal body 8 via the communication line L1 to the center apparatus. The personal information is read out from the plurality of personal information stored in the center device 9 by the work terminal 8 and stored in the personal information storage unit 16 via the data input / output unit 15.

  Next, when the data input / output unit 15 of the work terminal body 8 is connected to the data input / output unit 14 of the microcomputer 10 via the communication line L2, the personal information stored in the personal information storage unit 16 is read and the work terminal body is read. The work information 18 including the personal information 19 shown in FIG. 3 is transmitted from the 8 data input / output units 15 and stored in the function selection unit 13 via the data input / output unit 14 of the microcomputer 10.

  Next, the function selection unit 13 of the microcomputer 10 functions based on the personal information 19 described above, that is, functions related to “maintenance A”, that is, “A operation” of the operation control 21 in FIG. It is determined that the “data adjustment” and the “G data reading” of the data reading 23 are effective. As a result of this determination, the above function is enabled, and when the “A operation” data is transmitted from the work terminal body 8 to the microcomputer 10, since this function is effective, the controller 11 issues an “A operation” command. Carry out "A operation" of the elevator.

  In the present embodiment configured as described above, the control panel 7 can limit the functions that can be used by each worker based on the worker's personal information. Even if the worker selects a work function with a different technical level, the microcomputer The ten function selection units 13 invalidate the function and prevent selection of different work functions of different work types, so that the work can be performed smoothly.

  In the present embodiment, since the individual information can be centrally managed by the center device 9, the maintenance efficiency of data can be improved and the device can be made safe in terms of security.

  In the above-described embodiment, the personal data 19 of “maintenance A” has been described, but the same applies to “installation”, “inspection”, “maintenance B”, “maintenance C”, and the like shown in FIG. is there.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the work assistance apparatus of the elevator concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the microcomputer for control of the work terminal body and control panel which are provided in this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the work information output from the work terminal body provided in this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the function selection data used by this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

7 Control Panel 8 Work Terminal Body 9 Center Device 10 Control Microcomputer 11 Control Unit 12 Constant Control Unit 13 Function Selection Unit 16 Personal Information Storage Unit

Claims (3)

A control unit for controlling the operation of the elevator, a control panel including a constant setting unit for setting various control constants necessary for the elevator operation to arbitrary values, and the control unit and the constant setting unit connected to the control panel In an elevator work support device comprising a work terminal body that outputs an operation command to at least one of
The work terminal body is provided with a personal information storage unit for storing personal information of a worker who uses the work terminal body, and the personal information transmitted from the work terminal body is recognized on the control panel. Elevator work support comprising a function selection unit for determining whether or not to enable an operation command output from the work terminal body to at least one of the control unit and the constant setting unit according to information apparatus.   The work terminal body according to claim 1, wherein the work terminal body is connected to a center device that stores personal information of a plurality of workers via a communication line, and the work terminal among the personal information of the plurality of workers. An elevator work support device that receives personal information of a specific worker who uses the body and stores the personal information in the personal information storage unit. 3. The function selection unit according to claim 1, wherein the function selection unit recognizes a work type and a technical level of an operator based on the personal information, and the work terminal according to the work type and the technical level. An elevator work support device that determines whether or not an operation command output from a body is valid.

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