JP2005255328A - Building side specification decision supporting device and system in elevator installation - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow even a building designer having no high-degree professional knowledge about an elevator to decide building side specifications in elevator installation properly and easily. <P>SOLUTION: This building side specification decision supporting device 1 is provided with an inputting means 2 such as a keyboard, a design information storage means 3, a type of machine selecting means 4 for selecting one kind of elevator based on design information by inputting predetermined specification conditions, a constituent element arrangement computing means 5 for arranging each elevator constituent element when installing the elevator in a building based on the result of selection, an arrangement constitution drawing preparation means 6 for preparing an arrangement constitution drawing based on the result of arrangement, and a display means 7 for displaying the arrangement constitution drawing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a building-side specification determination support apparatus and system used when an elevator is installed in a building. In this specification, “elevator” includes a man conveyor (escalator, moving sidewalk) in addition to an elevator, and “building” refers to a building, arcade, bridge where the elevator is installed. Widely includes building structures such as roads (sometimes called "frames").

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  Since the elevator is installed for a building, the specifications on the building side and the specifications on the elevator side must be compatible with each other. Therefore, when newly designing a building that is scheduled to be installed in an elevator, it is necessary for the architect to make a meeting in advance with the elevator manufacturer and to determine the specifications of both. However, in recent years, the types of buildings and product types of elevators have been diversified, and it is not always easy to appropriately determine the specifications of both buildings and elevators.

  Here, for example, when the elevator is an elevator, a technique that allows a user to appropriately determine the specifications of the elevator by utilizing a computer and the Internet that have rapidly developed recently has been proposed (for example, , See Patent Document 1 presented by the present applicant).

According to the technology according to Patent Document 1, since an elevator having specifications desired by a user is displayed on a screen using a three-dimensional model, the user side and the elevator manufacturer side do not necessarily face each other directly. The new specifications of the elevator can be determined, and it is possible to reduce the labor on both the user side and the elevator manufacturer side.
JP 2003-171069 A

  By the way, when an elevator is installed in a building, the construction company first installs the elevator hoistway, and after the hoistway is completed, the elevator maker installs the elevator. The ordering time for is usually later than the ordering time for the entire building, and the hoistway construction may already be started at the time of ordering the elevator.

  In such a case, there is no particular problem if the architect who is in charge of the hoistway design has sufficient expertise about the elevator and appropriately determines the hoistway specifications. However, if the specification of the hoistway and the specification of the elevator do not match, the design or construction of the hoistway is re-executed from the beginning, or the folding angle is determined using the technique of Patent Document 1 above. Inconvenient situations may arise, such as having to give up on the original elevator specifications and review new specifications.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and even a building designer who does not have such a high level of expertise regarding elevators can appropriately and easily determine building-side specifications for elevator installations. The object is to provide a support device.

  As means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that design information storage means storing various design information used when designing elevator installation for a building, and the building and elevator A predetermined specification condition is input from the input means, and a model selection means for selecting any one elevator model based on the design information stored in the design information storage means, and based on the selection result of the model selection means, the building A component arrangement calculation means for calculating the arrangement of each elevator component when the elevator is installed on an object, and when each elevator component is arranged based on the calculation result of the component arrangement calculation means An arrangement configuration diagram creating means for creating an arrangement configuration diagram, and a display means for displaying the arrangement configuration diagram created by the arrangement configuration diagram creation means are provided.

  The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1, the elevator is an elevator, and the predetermined specification condition of the building is a hoistway effective dimension.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the second aspect, the component element arrangement calculating means is configured such that the elevator car relating to the model selected by the model selecting means does not fit within the hoistway effective dimension. It is possible to display the fact on the display means, select a car other than the model selected by the model selection means based on an instruction from the input means, and perform calculation on the arrangement based on this new selection It is a characteristic.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the second or third aspect, when the elevator car does not fit within the hoistway effective dimension, the component arrangement calculating means displays the fact on the display means. The minimum effective dimension required by the hoistway can be presented based on an instruction from the input means.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the elevator is an elevator, and the predetermined specification condition of the elevator includes at least a necessary cab size and a maximum load load, and the component arrangement calculation The means calculates a necessary minimum effective dimension of a hoistway suitable for the required cab size and the maximum load capacity, and displays the calculated effective size on the display means.

  The invention described in claim 6 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1, the elevator is an escalator, and the predetermined specification conditions of the building are an inter-beam dimension and a floor height dimension.

  According to a seventh aspect of the invention, in the sixth aspect of the invention, the component arrangement calculating means is installed in a space where an escalator related to the model selected by the model selecting means is defined by the inter-beam dimension and the floor height dimension. If not possible, the display means displays that fact, and presents the beam-to-beam dimension and floor height dimension at which the escalator can be installed based on an instruction from the input means.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the layout configuration diagram created by the layout configuration diagram creation means includes the display means that can be displayed by a three-dimensional image. It is characterized by that.

  A ninth aspect of the invention is characterized in that the plurality of building-side specification determination support devices according to any of the first to eighth aspects are connected to each other via a network.

  The invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of building-side specification determination support devices include at least a device held by a designer of the building and an orderer of the elevator. And the equipment owned by the elevator manufacturer, and the design information stored in the design information storage means of each equipment is updated as needed by the elevator manufacturer. Features.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the building designer can obtain the arrangement | positioning block diagram about an elevator component in case an elevator is installed with respect to a building by inputting the predetermined specification conditions of a building and an elevator. Therefore, the building side specification in the elevator installation can be determined appropriately and easily based on this layout diagram.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a building-side specification determination support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, the building-side specification determination support device 1 includes an input unit 2 such as a keyboard operated by an operator, and a design information storage unit that stores various design information used when designing the installation of an elevator for the building. 3, model selection means 4 for inputting a predetermined specification condition of the building and the elevator from the input means 2, and selecting any one elevator model based on the design information stored in the design information storage means 3, and model selection Based on the selection result of the means 4, the component arrangement calculating means 5 for calculating the arrangement of each elevator component when the elevator is installed in the building, and each elevator configuration based on the calculation result of the component arrangement calculating means 5 Arrangement configuration diagram creating means 6 for creating an arrangement configuration diagram when elements are arranged, and display means 7 for displaying the arrangement configuration diagram created by the arrangement configuration diagram creation means 6 are provided. To have.

  The input means 2 can output an operation command signal to the means 3 to 7 as indicated by the arrows so that the stored data of the means 3 and the processing results of the means 4 to 6 can be freely displayed on the means 7. It has become. The means 4 to 6 can refer to the stored data of the means 3 when performing the processing.

  Next, the operation of FIG. 1 when the elevator is an elevator will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. First, the operator operates the input means 2 and inputs the hoistway effective dimension as the predetermined specification condition of the building while viewing the screen of the display means 7, and the elevator car capacity, the car as the predetermined specification condition of the elevator The speed and elevator application (passenger, cargo, bed, etc.) are input (step 21). FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a screen example displayed on the display means 7 when the operator inputs the hoistway effective dimension, and specific numerical values are given for the hoistway effective width dimension L1 and the hoistway effective depth dimension L2. It comes to input.

  When these predetermined specification conditions are input from the input unit 2, the model selection unit 4 refers to the design information stored in the design information storage unit 3 and selects one of the appropriate elevator models (step 22). . This selection result is sent to the component arrangement calculation unit 5, and the component arrangement calculation unit 5 calculates the arrangement of the elevator components based on the selection result (step 23). Then, in this calculation process, the component arrangement calculation means 5 determines whether or not the elevator car can be accommodated in the hoistway specified by the input dimensions L1 and L2 (step 24).

  If there is no problem, the determination result is sent to the arrangement configuration drawing creating means 6, and the arrangement drawing drawing creating means 6 creates an arrangement configuration drawing for the elevator components based on this (step 25). The display data of the created drawing is sent to the display means 7, and the display means 7 displays an arrangement configuration diagram on the screen (step 26).

  On the other hand, when the determination result in step 24 is “NO”, that is, when the elevator car does not fit in the hoistway, or even if it fits, interference between the car side member and the hoistway side member (contact between both members or If there is a possibility that a collision or the like may occur, the component arrangement calculating unit 5 displays a warning message on the display unit 7 informing the operator of the fact, and an instruction from the operator (Step 27).

  That is, the component arrangement calculation means 5 displays on the screen of the display means 7, for example, “The elevator car currently selected cannot be placed in the hoistway. Do you want to change the elevator model? A message such as “Do you want to change?” Is displayed to prompt the operator to select one of the changes (step 28).

  When the operator selects the model change by looking at this message, that is, when the determination result in step 28 is “YES”, the operator again performs the input operation for the elevator car capacity, the car speed, and the elevator application in step 21. To do. As a result, the determination result in step 24 is “YES”, and the processing in steps 25 and 26 is performed.

  On the other hand, when the operator selects to change the hoistway effective dimension, that is, when the determination result in step 28 is “NO”, the component arrangement calculating means 5 stores the elevator car of the currently selected model. The necessary minimum effective dimensions L1 and L2 are presented to the operator via the screen of the display means 7 (step 29). Based on this presentation, the operator changes the values of the hoistway effective dimensions L 1 and L 2 in the input operation in step 21. As a result, the determination result in step 24 is “YES”, and the processing in steps 25 and 26 is performed.

  An operator, that is, a building designer, can appropriately and easily determine the specification of the hoistway based on the layout diagram thus obtained. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a screen display example of the arrangement configuration diagram in the display means 7 (however, the reference numerals 41 to 45, device names, etc. are not actually displayed on the screen). Building designers can grasp in detail what kind of elevator equipment will be placed in the hoistway from this layout diagram, so that the housing side design around the hoistway can be performed accurately. Become.

  Note that the screen display example of FIG. 4 shows the arrangement configuration in the hoistway in plan view, but the arrangement configuration diagram creating means 6 creates an arrangement configuration diagram that can be displayed as a three-dimensional three-dimensional image. You can also. The building designer can perform the housing side design more accurately and easily based on the arrangement configuration diagram of such a three-dimensional image.

  By the way, the flowchart shown in FIG. 2 provides an arrangement configuration diagram in a hoistway corresponding to a general elevator, and a building designer has a certain size before obtaining such an arrangement configuration diagram. It's the kind you can expect. Therefore, in general, if an architect is such an elevator, the hoistway dimensions should be considered with some allowance, and even if the detailed specifications of the hoistway are not yet decided, the design of other parts near the hoistway is designed. Can be done.

  However, in the case of a special elevator (for example, in the case of an elevator that transports a large vehicle such as a forklift in a factory or distribution center), the architect will know how large the hoistway is. There is no idea whatsoever, and therefore it may not be possible to design other locations near the hoistway. In such a case, the minimum effective dimension required for the hoistway can be obtained by performing the processing based on the flowchart of FIG. 5, so the architect can safely design other parts near the hoistway. Will be able to do.

  That is, the operator first operates the input means 2 and inputs the necessary cab dimensions (maximum dimensions of the transported cargo) and the maximum loading load as the predetermined specification conditions of the elevator while viewing the screen of the display means 7 ( Step 51). When these predetermined specification conditions are input from the input unit 2, the model selection unit 4 refers to the design information stored in the design information storage unit 3 and selects any one appropriate elevator model (step 52). .

  This selection result is sent to the component arrangement calculation means 5, which calculates the necessary minimum effective dimension of the hoistway based on this, and outputs the necessary minimum effective dimension via the screen of the display means 7. It is presented to the operator (step 53). Thereafter, the component element arrangement calculation means 5 calculates the arrangement of the elevator elements (step 54). Based on this, the layout configuration diagram creating means 6 creates a layout configuration diagram for the elevator components (step 55). The display data of the created drawing is sent to the display means 7, and the display means 7 displays an arrangement configuration diagram on the screen (step 56).

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, since the operator inputs the effective hoistway dimensions by himself, the component may not fit in the hoistway during the calculation process of the component arrangement calculating unit 5. In the flowchart of FIG. 5, the component arrangement calculation means 5 calculates the hoistway effective dimension based on the appropriate selection result of the model selection means 4 and then arranges the components. This does not occur if the component does not fit in

  Next, the operation of FIG. 1 when the elevator is an escalator will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. First, the operator operates the input means 2 and inputs the beam-to-beam dimension and the floor height dimension as the predetermined specification conditions of the building while viewing the screen of the display means 7 (step 61). FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example displayed on the display means 7 when the operator inputs at this time, and specific numerical values are input for the inter-beam dimension L3 and the floor height dimension L4. In the case of installing an escalator, it is not always necessary to input specification conditions on the escalator side. Therefore, in the present invention, when the elevator is an escalator, the “predetermined specification condition of the elevator” is expressed as zero.

  When the model selection means 4 inputs the above-mentioned predetermined specification conditions, that is, the values of the inter-beam dimension L3 and the floor height dimension L4 from the input means 2, the model selection means 4 refers to the design information stored in the design information storage means 3, and An appropriate escalator model is selected (step 62). This selection result is sent to the component arrangement calculation unit 5, and the component arrangement calculation unit 5 calculates the arrangement of the escalator component based on the selection result (step 63).

  Then, in this calculation process, the component arrangement calculation means 5 determines whether or not the escalator can be installed in the space defined by the input dimensions L3 and L4 (step 64). If it can be installed, this determination result is sent to the arrangement configuration diagram creating means 6, and the arrangement configuration diagram creating means 6 creates an arrangement configuration diagram for the escalator component based on this (step 65). The display data of the created drawing is sent to the display means 7, and the display means 7 displays an arrangement configuration diagram on the screen (step 66).

  On the other hand, if the determination result in step 64 is “NO”, that is, if the escalator cannot be installed in the space defined by the above input dimensions L3 and L4, the component arrangement calculating means 5 A warning message such as “The escalator cannot be installed at the floor height dimension” is displayed, and these dimensions that can be installed are presented via the screen of the display means 7 (step 67). Based on this presentation, the operator changes the values of the inter-beam dimension L3 and the floor height dimension L4 in the input operation of step 61. As a result, the determination result in step 64 is “YES”, and the processing in steps 65 and 66 is performed.

  An operator, that is, a building designer, can appropriately and easily determine the specifications of the building in the escalator installation based on the layout diagram thus obtained. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a screen display example of the arrangement configuration diagram in the display means 7. The building designer can specifically grasp what kind of escalator is arranged according to this arrangement configuration diagram, and can accurately perform the housing side design around the escalator.

  In FIG. 8, “WP” indicates a position called a so-called working point, R1 to R4 indicate reaction forces as large as a support structure is required, and A to D indicate these positions. The dimension which specifies the position of reaction force is shown.

  In addition, although the screen display example of FIG. 8 shows the layout configuration of the escalator in a plan view, the layout configuration diagram creating means 6 can also create a layout configuration diagram that can be displayed as a stereoscopic three-dimensional image. . The building designer can perform the housing side design more accurately and easily based on the arrangement configuration diagram of such a three-dimensional image.

  FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a building-side specification determination support system configured by using a plurality of the building-side specification determination support devices described above and connecting them together via a network such as the Internet.

  That is, in FIG. 9, a building side hoistway specification determination support device 1 </ b> A on the elevator manufacturer side, a building side hoistway specification determination support device 1 </ b> B on the building designer side, and a building on the elevator orderer side in the Internet 8. Side specification determination support devices 1C are connected to each other. These support devices 1A, 1B, and 1C have the same configuration as the building-side specification determination support device 1 described above. And the design information stored in the design information storage means 3 with which each support apparatus is provided is updated to the newest data at any time by the elevator manufacturer.

  If such a system is utilized, since the communication between the elevator manufacturer and the architect can be made close, it is possible to more effectively prevent the occurrence of an unfavorable situation as in the past. In addition, the elevator orderer can easily confirm whether or not the construction is performed according to the specifications desired by the elevator.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the building side specification determination assistance apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of FIG. 1 in case an elevator is a common elevator. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 7 when the operator inputs a hoistway effective dimension in Step 21 of FIG. 2. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of a screen display of the arrangement | positioning block diagram of the elevator in the display means 7 of FIG. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of FIG. 1 in case an elevator is a special elevator. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of FIG. 1 in case an elevator is an escalator. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 7 when an operator inputs a beam-to-beam dimension and a floor height dimension in Step 61 in FIG. 6. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of a screen display of the arrangement configuration figure of the escalator in the display means 7 of FIG. The block diagram of the building side specification determination support system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1, 1A, 1B, 1C Building side specification determination support device 2 Input means 3 Design information storage means 4 Model selection means 5 Component element arrangement calculation means 6 Arrangement configuration drawing creation means 7 Display means 8 Internet 41 Car 42 Guide rail 43 Counter Weight 44 Hoisting machine 45 Control panel L1 Elevating shaft effective width L2 Elevating shaft effective depth L3 Beam spacing L4 Floor height

Claims (10)

Design information storage means for storing various design information used when designing the installation of elevators for buildings;
Model selection means for inputting predetermined specification conditions of the building and the elevator from the input means, and selecting any one elevator model based on the design information stored in the design information storage means;
Based on the selection result of the model selection means, component arrangement calculation means for calculating the arrangement of each elevator component when the elevator is installed in the building,
An arrangement configuration drawing creating means for creating an arrangement configuration diagram when each elevator component is arranged based on the calculation result of the component arrangement calculation means;
Display means for displaying the arrangement configuration diagram created by the arrangement configuration diagram creation means;
A building-side specification determination support device in elevator installation, characterized by comprising: The elevator is an elevator, and a predetermined specification condition of the building is a hoistway effective dimension,
The building-side specification determination support apparatus for elevator installation according to claim 1. When the elevator car related to the model selected by the model selection unit does not fit in the effective hoistway dimensions, the component arrangement calculation unit displays the fact on the display unit, and receives an instruction from the input unit. Based on this new selection, a car other than the model selected by the model selection means can be selected, and the calculation for the arrangement can be performed based on the new selection.
The building-side specification determination support apparatus for elevator installation according to claim 2. When the elevator car does not fit in the effective hoistway dimensions, the component arrangement calculating means needs to display the fact on the display means and require the hoistway based on an instruction from the input means. Capable of presenting the minimum effective dimension,
4. The building-side specification determination support device for elevator installation according to claim 2 or 3. The elevator is an elevator, and the predetermined specification conditions of the elevator include at least a required cab size and a maximum load load,
The component arrangement calculation means calculates a necessary minimum effective dimension of a hoistway suitable for the required cab size and the maximum load capacity, and displays the calculated effective dimension on the display means.
The building-side specification determination support apparatus for elevator installation according to claim 1. The elevator is an escalator, and the predetermined specification conditions of the building are inter-beam dimensions and floor height dimensions,
The building-side specification determination support apparatus for elevator installation according to claim 1. When the escalator according to the model selected by the model selection unit cannot be installed in the space defined by the inter-beam dimension and the floor height dimension, the component element arrangement calculation unit causes the display unit to display the fact and the input Based on instructions from the means, the inter-beam dimension and floor height dimension capable of installing the escalator are presented.
The building-side specification determination support device for elevator installation according to claim 6. The arrangement configuration diagram created by the arrangement configuration diagram creation means includes the display means that can be displayed by a three-dimensional image.
The building-side specification determination support device in the elevator installation according to any one of 1 to 7, characterized in that. A plurality of building-side specification determination support devices according to any one of claims 1 to 8 are connected to each other via a network.
Building side specification decision support system in elevator installation characterized by this. The plurality of building-side specification determination support devices include at least a device owned by the building designer, a device owned by the elevator orderer, and a device owned by the elevator manufacturer. ,
Moreover, the design information stored in the design information storage means of each device is updated as needed by the manufacturer of the elevator.
The building-side specification determination support system for elevator installation according to claim 9.

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