JP2006056677A - Elevator operational situation monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To rapidly provide operational information on an elevator which a building administrator or a building tenant would like to know. <P>SOLUTION: This elevator operational situation monitoring system comprises an operation monitoring system board 502 and an operation monitoring server 504D. The operation monitoring system board is connected to an elevator controller operating one or more of elevator apparatuses, collects the operational information on the elevator apparatuses and temporarily stores that data together with time information as operational information data, and regularly or irregularly transmitting the temporarily stored operational information data to the operation monitoring server 504D through a public line network 504B. The operation monitoring server stores/memorizes the operational information data received from the operation monitoring system board 502 in such a format that can be read by terminals PC101 and PC102 accessible to the operation monitoring server 504D through the public line network 504B or a portable terminal CTEL1 and transmitting the selected operational information to the accessed terminal through the public line network 504B. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator operation status monitoring system that monitors the operation status of an elevator, reports the status to an administrator or a building tenant as necessary, and records operation information at that time.

  As a conventional elevator system that collects operation information and monitors it for elevator monitoring and maintenance inspection, Patent Document 1 describes operation monitor display and operation as a method of checking the operation status of the elevator. A method of performing a diagram display synchronously is described.

  In addition, as described in Patent Document 2, for the monitoring of the elevator, by setting the data communication cycle for each elevator group management unit or for each elevator unit, the less important one is to lengthen the communication cycle, There is technology to protect network traffic.

  Further, as described in Patent Document 3, there is a system that determines whether a weekday or a holiday is based on traffic information, displays statistics of the expected traffic on that day, and provides congestion information to the user.

  In the prior art shown in FIG. 2, an elevator operation information monitor device 504 is added to a conventional elevator monitor panel 550 and connected to office personal computers PC101 to PC103 in a building network via a HUB 504Z. The elevator operation information monitor device 504 has a function of displaying the position of a specific elevator car, monitoring the use status information and operation status of all elevators, and storing and reproducing operation data. The elevator monitoring panel 550 outputs a buzzer sound signal in response to the generation of an alarm signal by individual wiring from the elevator control device managed by the group management control devices 1 to 3 (501, 701, 901), A reset device for generating and stopping a buzzer, key switches for manually controlling fire control and self-control of the elevator, and an interphone (master unit) 505A for talking with an intercom (slave unit) in the elevator car There is provided a monitoring display device 41A for displaying an elevator failure or operation state.

  In the prior art shown in FIG. 2, functions necessary for each section of the building management company (or each tenant in the building), for example, an operation status display function such as a waiting time or a car position of the luggage transport elevator, are provided to the PC 101. Additional call function to PC102, dedicated operation elevator call for company executives or visitors, and schedule reservation standby function to PC103, each machine or program of man-machine function and transmission according to their specific specifications It was necessary to incorporate it into a personal computer or a dedicated device.

  Conventionally, each of these programs has been individually produced and installed as a dedicated program specific to each of the personal computers PC 101 to 103 of each department requiring each function based on the order specification.

  In order to install such a system so that it can be used from the beginning of the building, the specifications are determined by individually examining what kind of display and elevator operations are to be performed on each section or each personal computer of each tenant. There is a need to. However, the construction work of such a system is started at the stage where the tenant has not yet been decided before the completion of the building, and it is almost impossible to decide on an appropriate specification. Further, since the display screen and the communication means are individually supported, it usually takes a great amount of software design costs.

  In addition, the execution programs such as the operation monitor display, traffic volume, long wait monitoring, special calling and special driving schedule reservation are incorporated in each personal computer. You need to install the program again.

  In addition, when adding new display methods, monitoring items, changing setting values, etc., it takes a lot of time to do it for individual personal computers. In addition to adding new functions, monitoring levels can be changed and alarm destinations added. Even so, there was a problem that the program had to be reordered and could not be easily realized.

  The operation information monitor 504 is a workstation or server personal computer that functions as an HTTP server (Web server), creates an HTML file, and moves to an office personal computer (PCs 101 to 103) connected to the HUB 504Z. The operation information can be displayed on the monitor. However, in order to add the functions of the operation information monitor device 504, it is necessary to change the programs built for the individual customers incorporated in the temporary storage device 505 and the operation information monitor device 504. Since the elevator monitoring panel 550 is modified, it is a difficult task.

  In addition, when adding new monitoring items, it is necessary to modify the elevator control program itself, such as adding signals to be taken out from the group management control device and the elevator unit control device managed by it, or adding an operation signal receiving program. This is not an easy task for an elevator that places emphasis on. In particular, there is a drawback that laborious work such as verification of the program after modification is required.

  The prior art shown in FIG. 3 has substantially the same configuration as that shown in FIG. 2, but an in-building telephone line 504F and an antenna 504C are connected via an elevator monitor panel 550, an operation information monitor 504, and a modem 504A connected thereto. This is an example in which an alarm mail is transmitted to the mobile terminal CTEL1 via the route.

  In this example as well, it is necessary to install a special program in each mobile terminal or install a special extension telephone processing device on the customer side (building management company, each tenant). In many cases, it is almost impossible to determine the monitoring / operation specifications, which is technically possible but not realized. In addition, there is a problem that a large software design cost is required.

  Further, in the prior art, since the maintenance staff carries in the operation survey and the operation data collection after receiving the complaint about the elevator operation from the customer, the information that the customer wants to know cannot be obtained quickly.

  In addition, as in the elevator operation information monitor system of Patent Document 4, an elevator operation monitor and an operation status monitoring device are provided in combination with the elevator monitor panel, or an operation monitor function is installed in the elevator monitor panel. And the program is complicated and the initial cost is high. In addition, only specific persons on the building side can monitor the operation, and there is no freedom to change the system. When responding to various needs, new uses and analysis methods that will arise after the building is completed, system functions will be added / It was not enough to consider the need for functional improvements.

  On the other hand, as shown in Patent Document 4, there is an elevator control system monitoring control device centered on a group management control device, and a customer side server (gateway) to which office personal computers PC101 to PC102 are connected. Can be connected directly via a surveillance network, but at the elevator ordering stage, which section wants to receive what information, in what form, and confirmation of the elevator position. It's not clear if you want to call the elevator.

  According to Non-Patent Document 1, Energia Communications, a telecommunications operator of the Chugoku Electric Power Group, announced on March 23, 2004 that it would start a “Total Life Support Service”. It is a service for users of the Internet connection service “MEGA-EGG Fiber” using optical fiber. The service will start with an experiment service for surveillance cameras and systems that can be confirmed on the go with mobile phones and personal computers scheduled to start in April, and in June it will provide video phone services and services for building portal sites in apartment units. Start. In the future, we plan to provide educational services such as streaming and video conferencing in cooperation with private companies such as learning cram schools and distance learning, and public institutions such as the Board of Education and universities. Energiacom positions the new service as a "service closely linked to the lives of users" and provides services such as distance learning and surveillance cameras. “We are proposing the use of optical fibers and aiming for further spread. We are also expecting profits from additional services themselves” (Osamu Kawada Internet Business Division General Life Support Team Sub-Manager). (Ryo Shirai = Nikkei Communication)

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-45343 JP-A-11-322215 JP 2000-153971 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-267641 Nikkei Communication (2004/03/24) Operates surveillance camera at home with mobile phone, Energy Acom provides additional services for FTTH

  It is an object of the present invention to quickly provide elevator operation information that a building manager or a building tenant wants to know.

  In the present invention, the building administrator or the building tenant who wants to obtain information on elevator operation is the result of operation in which the elevator is in a specific state on a portable terminal such as a personal computer or a mobile phone connected to an open network nearby. Can be obtained as a chart or a video, enabling the necessary response.

  That is, the present invention includes an operation monitoring unit and an operation monitoring server each comprising a computer connected to a public line, and the operation monitoring unit is an elevator control device that controls the operation of one or more elevator facilities. Connected, collects operation information of the elevator equipment, temporarily stores it as operation information data together with time information, and transmits the temporarily stored operation information data to the operation monitoring server via the public line at regular or irregular intervals The operation monitoring server is configured to store the operation information data received from the operation monitoring unit in a format that can be read by a computer terminal or a portable terminal that accesses the operation monitoring server via the public line.・ Operations stored and selected by the accessed computer terminal or portable terminal The distribution is configured to transmit via the public line to the computer terminal or a mobile terminal, the elevator operation status monitoring system, to achieve the above object.

  According to the said structure, the said operation monitoring part records the operation information of an elevator with time information temporarily, and transmits to the said operation monitoring server as operation information data via a public line regularly or irregularly. Regardless of what kind of information or service is provided to the building manager or the building tenant when the operation monitoring unit collects the operation information of the elevator, the various data considered necessary for the operation management and maintenance of the elevator Are collected and temporarily stored as operation information data together with time information. The operation information data temporarily stored and stored is transmitted from the operation monitoring unit to the operation monitoring server via the public line at regular or irregular intervals.

  The operation monitoring server is a format in which the transmitted operation information data can be read by a computer terminal or a mobile terminal of a building administrator or a tenant of the building that accesses the operation monitoring server via the public line, for example, by a web browser Store and store in a readable format. At that time, it may be stored in the form of a chart, number table, or a movie that allows easy understanding of the information, and an image display program that generates the chart, number table, or movie based on the operation information data. It may be downloaded in advance to the computer terminal or portable terminal of the building manager or the tenant of the building, and the operation information data may be transmitted to the computer terminal or portable terminal as it is via a public line.

  In this way, it is possible to start building the system even if it is not determined what kind of information or service each building administrator or building tenant needs, and in-service of the elevator Even if the building administrator or the building tenant requests new information after the start, necessary data (operation information data) is stored in the operation monitoring server, and a program installed in the operation monitoring server is added. It can be handled simply by correcting it, and it is easy to handle.

  In addition, when the operation status of the elevator at the present time is to be displayed on the computer terminal of the building manager or the tenant of the building, the operation monitoring data is transmitted in real time from the operation monitoring unit to the operation monitoring server. Thus, a moving image showing the current operation status of the elevator can be displayed on the computer terminal of the building manager or the tenant of the building from the operation monitoring server.

  Furthermore, for the collected operation information, the operation monitoring server can be set with a condition that defines one or both of an alarm level and a monitoring level, and the set condition is transmitted and stored in the operation monitoring unit. , It is determined whether the collected operation information meets or does not meet the set conditions, and when it matches or does not match, the operation monitoring server It is desirable to be configured to notify the user. In this way, even if the alarm level or the monitoring level requested by the building manager or the building tenant changes, it can be easily handled by simply changing the conditions set in the operation monitoring server.

  In addition, the operation monitoring unit informs the operation monitoring server whether the collected operation information matches or does not match the set condition, and a predetermined time range before and after the time point. If the operation monitoring data is transmitted from the operation monitoring unit to the operation monitoring server, the operation status can be quickly reproduced and displayed as a moving image or the like, and the status can be easily grasped.

  According to the elevator operation status monitoring system of the present invention, the initial cost at the time of installing the elevator can be kept low, and if new information becomes necessary after the building is in service, the new information can be quickly obtained at the necessary place. Can be obtained.

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Hereinafter, the maintenance company in charge of elevator maintenance to the building administrator (building management company) and the building tenant (both are collectively referred to as a customer), and based on the contract with the building management company and the building tenant, A description will be given of a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a system that provides a function for temporarily dedicated operation information and an elevator.

  In the first embodiment, an elevator operation monitoring server (hereinafter referred to as an operation monitoring server) is installed in a monitoring center of a maintenance company, and monitoring and monitoring software handled by customers is provided for WEB, thereby accumulating know-how. The customer-facing items and contents can be updated accordingly.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of an elevator operation status monitoring system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The illustrated elevator apparatus operates from the first floor to the ninth floor, and the elevator control apparatuses 506A to 506C, 706A, and 706B for controlling the corresponding elevators (No. 1 to No. 3 and No. 9 to No. 10), respectively, A car 20 controlled and operated by each machine control device, a group management control device 501 connected to the machine control devices 506A to 506C via the operation network L5, and an operation network L7 connected to the machine control devices 706A and 706B. A group management control device 701 connected via the elevator, an elevator monitoring panel / monitoring control device 505 and a transmission terminal device (modem) 504A connected to the group management control devices 501 and 701 via the elevator monitoring system upper network L3; , The supervisor connected to the elevator monitoring panel / monitor control device 505 via the elevator monitoring subordinate network L2. ... 609 connected to the personal computer 41A, the group management control devices 501 and 701 via the hall call network L6, and the transmission control transmission line L4 provided on each car 20 The transmission terminal via the car call operation panel (car call button) 30 connected to the number control device, the hall lantern 12 connected to each number control device, and the public telephone line network (hereinafter, public line network) 504B And an operation monitoring server 504D connected to a device (modem) 504A.

  A general office network L1 on the customer side is connected to the public line network 504B via a customer side server (gateway) 504. Office personal computers PC101 and PC102 are connected to the general office network L1, and the operation monitoring server 504D can be accessed via the public network 504B. Further, the operation monitoring server 504D can be accessed from the portable terminal CTEL1 via the public network 504B.

  In this embodiment, the customer side server (gateway) 504, the general office network L1, and the office personal computers PC101 and PC102 are provided in a building where an elevator is installed. It is installed at an elevator maintenance company in a different location from the building where the elevator is installed.

  The group management control devices 501 and 701 are different from each other in the number of connected machine control devices, but may be considered to have the same configuration. Therefore, the group management control device 501 will be described here. The group management control device 501 includes an operation monitoring board 502 that is an operation monitoring unit incorporating elevator operation monitoring software, and an operation system board 503 incorporating elevator operation control software. The two modules (software) can be incorporated into a set of microcomputer boards (operating system boards). Here, an example in which each module is constituted by a separate microcomputer board will be described.

  The elevator monitoring panel / monitoring control device 505 transmits elevator monitoring signals, signals related to control operation, and commands from the group management control devices 501 and 701. It monitors automatic control, manual operation commands, nighttime parking, floor-by-floor designation, etc., and consists of a set with an intercom that is a means of communication with the passenger car. Operation related to obtaining the information required to grasp the elevator operation status from each unit control device 506A to 506C, 706A, 706B via the operation network L5, L7, selecting the hall call answering unit and obtaining the service result It is also possible to obtain management information (operation information) from the elevator monitoring system upper network L3 or the operation systems networks L5 and L7, and to perform monitoring with advanced and diverse menus.

  For example, the elevator monitoring system upper network L3 is used to organize various signals and operation information of the elevator, and the monitoring control device 505 displays the operation status data and the usage status contents at the time of monitoring or alarm level over a certain period (1). It can be configured to be stored for about a week from the day and regenerated later if necessary.

  As a means of displaying the monitoring results, use the alarm on the monitoring panel personal computer 41A or the alarm buzzer on the monitoring panel to immediately notify the monitoring staff of the occurrence of an operation situation that may rarely contain problems exceeding the alarm level. You can also.

  Further, the elevator monitoring panel / monitoring control device 505 can perform monitoring determination and monitoring operation recording by setting conditions from the monitoring panel personal computer 41A.

  In addition, by a request operation from the operation monitoring personal computer 41A, it is possible to perform an elevator operation monitor and reproduction display with simple contents of past elevator operations.

  The personal computer PC101 and the like connected to the portable terminal CTEL1 and the general office network L1 can operate the elevator via the operation monitoring server 504D. The purpose of elevator operation from the mobile terminal CTEL1 and personal computer PC101 is to register exclusive calls for VIPs for visitors, etc., register calls for multiple vehicles at the end of the rally, move and carry luggage, walk animals, etc. There is a special driving call registration that is charged for exclusive driving of the special cut-off, and a skip driving mode from the personal computer in the school room at school and the setting of the execution schedule.

  In the first embodiment, the elevator operation from the portable terminal CTEL1 or the personal computer PC101 by the maintenance contract with the necessary specification designation for the necessary period or the rental of the equipment such as the transmission terminal device 504A after starting the elevator operation. Can be implemented.

  In addition, when there is a request from an end user (building administrator or tenant), the maintenance company operates to change or add alarm contents and judgment conditions, or to change, add, or improve the contents to be confirmed and displayed at that time. This can be done by adding monitoring server functions and renewing contracts with individual departments.

  Depending on the contents of the function addition, there may be a change in the specifications of a temporary recording device that temporarily records operation information data to be selected and transmitted by the operation monitoring software in the monitoring control device 505 or the operation monitoring system board 502. It is safer to avoid installing the operation monitoring software in the board 503, and there is an advantage that there are fewer restrictions on the time zone for changing functions.

  Each hall has a hall call button (for example, a hall call button 601 on the first floor). In this embodiment, the hall call buttons 601 to 609 are connected to the group management control device 501 via the hall call network L6, and the group management control device 501 directly performs input / output control. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which signals are input / output to / from the group management control device 501 via the machine control device 506. In addition, a wheelchair dedicated hall call, a carriage use hall call, and an underground parking hall dedicated hall call may be installed on the same floor.

  The group management control device 501 assigns a newly generated hall call taking into account the position of the elevator, the direction of the elevator, the status of the car call, the degree of congestion in the car, etc. transmitted from each of the machine control devices 506A to 506C. Allocating to one of the No. 3 machines, a reservation lamp signal or an allocation signal is sent to the No. machine control devices 506A to 506C. Unit control devices 506A to 506C perform elevator travel control and door opening / closing control, and control lighting of the hall lantern 12 by a reservation lamp signal from the group management control device 501, and although not shown, division by a guide device installed at a landing Guidance command control is performed to display or voicely guide express destinations and possible destination floor (driving schedule) guidance by elevator, waiting time at the landing, car position guidance or approach of the reserved elevator, and arrival guidance.

  Although not shown, a guidance device including a display device and a speaker capable of displaying characters and images is normally controlled from the operation system board 503, and guidance on the operation plan and waiting time instructed from the group management control device 501 is waiting for the hall. To customers.

  It is possible to make the elevator group management system simpler by incorporating the elevator operation monitoring software into the operation system board 503 without providing the operation monitoring system board 502, but by providing the operation monitoring system board 502 separately from the operation system board 503. , The independence of the elevator operation monitoring system can be improved, and it can be installed or removed according to customer requests, and the function can be changed freely depending on the presence or content of maintenance contracts.

  Also, by making the operation monitoring system board 502 and the operation system board 503 separate, it is possible to modify the operation software even if the monitoring system is not familiar with everything, such as an elevator manufacturer and an elevator operation monitoring system construction manufacturer. There are merits such as easy system configuration in case of different.

  In particular, in large buildings, a number of manufacturers share the delivery of elevators in relation to construction capabilities, etc., so there is a great merit that an elevator operation monitoring system can be constructed without depending on the elevator manufacturer.

  Rather than constructing functions that may be unnecessary, such as operation monitoring, at an initial stage with a large initial cost, it would be a wasteful initial investment to make it Web-compatible with the public network 504B or the like as necessary. This is advantageous because it is not necessary.

  When the needs are clear in advance, such as during a large-scale renewal of the entire building including universities, hospitals, and elevators, a personal computer 1 dedicated to operation monitoring is installed, and elevator operation information data is sent to the operation monitoring server 504D. It can be stored for a period of time, and if necessary, it can have not only the current operation monitor display but also a playback operation display (reproduction display) and a function to compare and report the past number of users and the current situation.

  Thereby, it becomes easy to grasp not only the current usage status of the elevator but also the change in the usage status, and based on this information, it is possible to make a plan for reviewing the operation mode and operation schedule setting of the elevator.

  For remote operation of elevators, priority contracts with the general manager of the entire building give priority to the details of individual contracts with each section and terminal, etc. It can be divided into operations that perform billing processing such as, etc., and functions that are put into practice by submitting diagnostic reports by specialists of maintenance companies and approval of general managers, such as split operation, change of various operation specifications, change of operation schedule, etc. Benefits that can be born.

  As a result, it is possible to prevent overall confusion and serviceability degradation due to a self-directed special operation or time zone change by a user such as the personal computer PC 101 serving as the operation terminal.

  The temporary storage information (operation information data) of the monitoring control device 505 is sent from the transmission terminal device 504A connected by the elevator monitoring system upper network L3 to the operation monitoring server 504D installed in the elevator maintenance company via a public line, and the contents of the contract or important Depending on the degree, it is stored for a certain period or for many years (the operation data before renewal is deleted two years after the completion of renewal).

  The operation monitoring server 504D sends an alarm e-mail to the customer's office personal computers (hereinafter referred to as OA personal computers) PC101 to PC102 or the portable terminal CTEL1 on the basis of the acquired alarm information and stored operation information data. Transmits operation information data or data files necessary for transmission, real-time operation monitoring or past operation display (playback display). The operation monitoring server 504D also has a processing and information providing function that responds to inquiries about the cause of user complaints from contract terminals, etc., and inquiries about over-monitoring status based on contracts with building management companies and tenants. Send reports and data files.

  Depending on the contract, the operation monitoring server 504D also provides the present operation monitor display, accepts a specific operation command or specific call registration from the portable terminal CTEL1, etc., and the unit control device 506A or the group management control device specified in the contract The operation file in a predetermined format is transmitted to the transmission terminal device 504A (modem) having jurisdiction over 501 and the like, and the elevator operation operation signal is created by the monitoring control device 505 or the operation monitoring system board 502. A specific operation (priority operation such as call registration, door opening, door opening standby, and direct driving) is performed on the elevator.

  By providing the operation information monitor function to the office personal computers PC101 to PC102 and the mobile phone CTEL1 using the operation monitoring server 504D on the Web, the elevator operation data of the office personal computers PC101 to PC102 and the mobile phone CTEL1 is provided. It is possible to perform an elevator operation such as a monitor display, a VIP elevator door opening operation, a landing call registration, an additional elevator call, a door opening standby operation, etc., without any trouble in safety.

  These operations are accepted by the operation monitoring server 504D according to the maintenance contract conditions, and via the transmission terminal device 504A and the elevator monitoring system upper network L3, through the respective group management control devices 501, 701, or the elevator monitoring system upper network. The number of connection destinations of L3 is increased and directly transmitted to the machine control devices 506A to 506C and 706A to 706B.

  Further, information such as hall call, car call, car load, car position, operation mode, elevator abnormality, etc. sent from the machine control devices 506A to 506C is collected on the operation monitoring system board 502 by the operation system network L5. After being organized or compressed with time information and temporarily stored, it is stored in the operation monitoring server 504D via the elevator monitoring system upper network L3, the transmission terminal device 504A, and the public line network 504B. When an abnormality that matches the contract monitoring conditions (report) is found in the elevator operation status, the information is transmitted to the designated destination via the customer-side server 504 via the general administrative network L1. . Further, by accessing the operation monitoring server 504D from the office personal computers PC101 to PC102 and performing, for example, operation monitor display or waiting time display, the current congestion status can be confirmed, or the office personal computer installation floor It is also possible to perform hall calls, dedicated operation call commands, schedule settings, and the like.

  Hereinafter, an example of a data table used in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 shows an elevator operation signal capture data table 803 in which data necessary for operation monitoring and information display is captured and organized by the operation monitoring system board 502, and temporarily stored. FIGS. Similarly, an operation information data table in which elevator operation service state data 801, date / time information data 802, and operation information data 804, which are recorded in the operation monitoring system board 502, are recorded. 4 and 5, b7 to b0 indicate the BIT of the memory to be stored. Whether the date and time information data 802, the driving service status data 801, etc. are used by using the first 7 BIT and 6 BIT of the relative address 0 of the stored data. Used for broad identification.

  The operation monitoring system board 502 or an elevator operation monitoring control server 504E shown in FIG. 18 (to be described below as a representative of the operation monitoring system board 502) outputs operation signals necessary for capturing various events in the operation status of the elevator. A wide range of data is acquired, and the acquired data is organized and temporarily stored in the elevator operation signal acquisition data table 803 shown in FIG. The data of each item temporarily stored in the elevator operation signal capture data table 803 is constantly monitored by the operation monitoring system board 502 and updated whenever it changes. When any of the data of each item shown in FIG. 6 is changed, driving service status data 801 having contents corresponding to the changed item (data type) is generated by the operation monitoring system board 502 at the time of the change.

  The contents of the driving service status data 801 (the contents of the relative addresses 1 to 8 in the format shown in FIG. 4) vary depending on the data type. The items of the relative addresses 1 to 8 of the driving service status data 801 shown in FIG. . The content corresponds to 4-16. Data type No. Information of items corresponding to the data types different from the items illustrated in FIG. 4 is recorded in the relative addresses 1 to 8 of the driving service state data corresponding to 1 to 3, 17, and 18. That is, the operation monitoring system board 502 monitors the presence or absence of changes in individual signals in the data recorded in the operation signal capture data table 803, and when a change is detected, the elevator operation service state data 801 illustrated in FIG. In this format, the information related to the changed data is recorded including the time at that time (the time when the year, month, day, hour and minute are omitted and only the second is shown in units of 0.1 second). Each driving service status data includes “second” data in units of 0.1 seconds as time data.

  The operation monitoring system board 502 also records time information indicating the time in a time series in the form of date / time information data 802 shown in FIG. 5 at predetermined time intervals (every few minutes or every few seconds). Then, the date and time information data 802 generated periodically and the elevator operation service state data 801 generated therebetween are associated with each other in time series, and the operation information data table 804 shown in FIG. Store in days.

  That is, the date / time information data 1, date / time information data 2,... Date / time information data 1438, date / time information data 1439, and date / time information data 1440 shown in FIG. 5 is the date / time information data 802 shown in FIG. 5 recorded at 1-minute intervals, and data 1 (with time information), data 2 (with time information), and data 8 (with time information) shown in FIG. “With time information” is driving service state data 801 generated between the time represented by the date information data 1 and the time represented by the date information data 2.

  In FIG. 7, eight driving service status data are recorded between the date information data 1 and the date information data 2, but the driving recorded between the date information data at a certain time and the next date information data. The number of service state data is not constant, but varies depending on the operation status of the elevator, that is, the degree of variation of the data shown in FIG.

  The information recorded in the operation information data table in the format shown in FIG. 7 is periodically accumulated such as 5 seconds or 3 minutes, and is converted into a file and transmitted via a transmission terminal device (modem) 504A that performs optical fiber communication. The data is transmitted to the operation monitoring server 504D installed in the elevator maintenance company via the public line network 504B.

  When contracting for real-time operation monitoring, only short-term recording transmission is required for about 1 second only during the requested period, but for operation monitoring and information provision, the transmission cycle should be about 5 minutes. It is desirable in terms of reducing the burden on the server. Even if a real-time operation monitoring request comes in, if there is no request command again, it will be automatically aborted in about 3 minutes and recorded in the normal mode.

  In addition, for elevator groups that are not contracted for real-time display or replay display of operation monitors, daily operation information is sent in response to data transmission requests that are sequentially issued from the operation monitoring server 504D for each property at night. By adopting a transmission system that sends in a batch, it is possible to prevent transmission bottlenecks due to concentration of recording processing of operation data of the elevator operation server 504D installed in the elevator maintenance company and system down due to excess processing capacity.

  Even in such a large majority of elevator groups, when the alarm level or the monitoring level is set, the operation information data before and after the alarm level or the monitoring level is exceeded temporarily for 1 minute or 5 minutes. Collect and send at intervals. Further, depending on the contract, when an alarm level event is detected, real-time operation information data may be automatically sent to the operation monitoring server 504D for 15 minutes.

  Therefore, for an elevator for which an online monitor display contract has not been made, the operation monitoring server 504D receives an alarm notification from the operation monitoring system board 502, and after the alarm level is output from the operation monitoring server 504D 2 After a minute or two minutes after the alarm level is released (and immediately when required by the contract), a request for obtaining operation information data is issued temporarily.

  These temporary read data are usually obtained from the server side (collection of operation information data 804) at regular intervals such as 1 or 5 minutes, 30 minutes or once a day depending on the contract. Well, there is no need for constant transmission.

  For elevators with no maintenance contracts, elevators with macro information provision contracts such as annual changes in the number of users, etc., the operation information data 804 shown in FIG. It is also possible to collect the IC card or register data in the maintenance base personal computer PC201. In this case, it is meaningful to record the date / time information data by combining the time series with the elevator operation service status data in preparation for data restoration at the time of partial damage due to a large amount of data, or in the event of a power failure.

  In the above embodiment, the date and time information data 802 and the elevator operation service status data 801 shown in FIG. Compared with the method of attaching to the elevator operation service state data 801, the data capacity of the elevator operation information data 804 can be reduced and stored. As shown in FIG. 7, date and time information data is attached to the head of the operation information data 804, and a timing signal indicating a time such as minutes or seconds of “date and time information” is added to each data, for example, “[0.5 seconds]”. As a result, it is possible to record a more accurate time such as a call generation with a small amount of data. As a result, the burden of transmission on a public line, a building line, a network, etc. by file transmission and the recording burden on the server are reduced.

  In addition, the date and time data is not provided, and compared to the recording method with only 1 second or 5 second pitch time marks, or the recording method with only the start date and time, it is shown at the beginning of all the data and the key points (every minute in the embodiment). Since the date / time information data 802 shown in FIG. 5 is present, there is an advantage that a sound part can be used even if partial transmission omission or breakage of data occurs.

  FIG. 16 shows a general menu screen of the elevator operation status monitoring system. The general menu screen sets the alarm conditions and monitoring conditions of the elevator operation status monitoring system, and contracts under those conditions (providing elevator operation monitoring information between the elevator maintenance company and the customer and relating to the temporary use of the elevator) On the screen for registering (contract), the system was constructed so that registration can be accepted after presenting the contract fee for providing new monitoring information and temporary temporary use of the elevator before registering the contract, and it was granted only to customers Contracts, contract changes and renewals can be made by entering passwords.

  Alarm conditions that immediately notify the customer (building manager, contract tenant, hereinafter contractor) about the elevator operation status displayed on the screen when the elevator operation status occurs by email or telephone. When the contract is made, the online column of the condition items displayed on the screen is selected (circled). The elevator operation status displayed on the screen was displayed on the screen when contracting as a monitoring condition to make it possible to obtain information related to the elevator operation status in the form of playback display or phenomenon occurrence list when necessary The offline field of the condition item is selected (circled). In addition, the screen and explanation of the contract for temporary exclusive use of the elevator were omitted.

  When the contract is completed, the operation monitoring server 504D, via the elevator operation monitoring control device 505 installed in the building, the monitoring conditions and alarm conditions corresponding to the screen of FIG. Various conditions such as the cycle and the like are stored and recorded in a nonvolatile RAM such as an IC card forming a part of the microcomputer on the operation monitoring system board 502 side.

In the illustration in FIG. 16, the main thing of operation monitoring is described as an example, and there are the following items in addition to these.
a ・ Exclusive operation in which a specific contractor temporarily occupies the operation of an elevator b ・ Suitable for online targets that send an alarm phone call or e-mail to the contractor at the same time as the occurrence of the phenomenon,
・ Containment state in the car and the number of units in operation are greatly reduced.
・ Excessive traffic on specific floors,
・ Excessive frequency of specific call registration
It is done for matters and levels that may require urgent action.
c. On the other hand, offline target items suitable for monitoring include the following.
・ There is a lot of traffic,
・ The average waiting time (hall call duration) is excessive.
-Decrease in the number of elevators subject to general call allocation,
・ Excessive boarding time due to problems such as low elevator speed,
-Frequent hall call passing phenomenon,
・ Frequent changes in the reservation lamp lighting elevator,
-Frequent leftovers (with sensors),
・ Place call registration frequently occurs immediately after departure.
・ The reservation light for the elevator immediately after departure lights up.
・ Other elevators pass through the hall call registration floor.
・ A reserved elevator passes through the hall call registration floor,
・ A remote elevator responds to the hall call registration floor.
・ Get in the elevator in the opposite direction to the driving direction,
・ There are many inappropriate users, such as pressing the hall call button but using other elevators or stairs. Other inappropriate hall call registrations include:
・ Register hall calls in both directions one after another,
・ Register the hall call in the direction opposite to the direction of use and get in anyway.
-Special calls such as wheelchair hall calls or elevator call registration of other groups will also be performed, and board the elevator that arrived early,
and so on.

  In FIG. 16, each item has one line, but the setting level is set to a plurality of stages so that both the alarm level and the monitoring level can be set for the same item. For example, for a group management elevator of 5 units, 4 units decreased by 1 unit are monitored, and when the average waiting time (hall call duration) deteriorates nearly double due to the decrease of 2 units, one unit is urgently normal To switch to return operation, it is necessary to set the alarm level.

  FIG. 16 serves as both a contract screen and an information acquisition entrance screen. The “execution of online operation” on the right shoulder indicates that the current information on the elevator is to be obtained. When it is desired to obtain past information related to the stored elevator, a screen for selecting / designating information to be obtained is displayed.

  For example, when execution of offline display is selected, an information selection menu screen for selecting a playback display of operation status, a chart of various data, and a display based on a numerical table is displayed. When the playback display of the operation status is selected, an operation monitor display / playback monitor (reproduction display) combined submenu shown in FIG. 17 is displayed. When the reproduction condition is input and the reproduction display start button is clicked, the data corresponding to the reproduction condition is searched from the operation information data 804 stored in the operation monitoring server 504D, for example, in the format shown in FIG. Is displayed.

  As for the display of various data (operation information) by charts and numerical tables, for example, the information names illustrated in FIGS. 10 to 12, 15, and 14 are displayed. The chart or number table is displayed as a still image.

  The screens of FIGS. 10 to 15 and FIG. 17 related to FIGS. 16 and 16 are contracted with a maintenance company for a dedicated screen display control program even in a format provided by WEB from the homepage of the operation monitoring server 504D site. Later, it may be downloaded from the operation monitoring server 504D to the contractor's personal computers PC 101 and 102 connected to the general office network L1 or installed on the CD-ROM sent at the time of the contract. In any case, compared to a case where the same function is fixedly created when the elevator is installed, there is an advantage that a system can be added, reviewed, and updated with information provision items relatively freely.

  In the present embodiment, the screens of FIGS. 10 to 15 and FIG. 17 related to FIGS. 16 and 16 are in a format provided by WEB from the homepage of the operation monitoring server 504D site.

  In FIG. 8, the example of the elevator operation | movement monitoring flow in a present Example is shown. This procedure is usually executed by the operation monitoring system board 502 for the purpose of providing operation information and monitoring with high functionality and convenience while keeping the data transmission amount and transmission frequency low, but the operation monitoring contract has been completed. The elevator can also be performed by the operation monitoring server 504D (in Example 2 described later, the elevator operation monitoring control server 504E).

  Further, the operation monitoring system board 502 and the operation monitoring server 504D may share and execute. Similarly, in the second embodiment to be described later, the operation monitoring system board 502 and the elevator operation monitoring control server 504E may share and execute the operation.

  The illustrated elevator operation monitoring flow starts at P01, and at step P10, the preconditions for monitoring and control for the elevator bank (elevator group and group management elevator) are read. First, when alarm level data is detected, an alarm item to be transmitted to the immediate operation monitoring server 504D and its level, and a monitoring item and a monitoring level that are more relaxed than that are received from the operation monitoring server 504D in advance. Read the registered conditions. Secondly, in an elevator that may perform a reproduction display of the operation monitor or the operation monitor, a reading setting of items to be monitored (information collection items and detailed specifications thereof) such as a car position is performed. Further, the data destination to be collected for the service elevator selection evaluation record display shown in FIG. 15 and the record format for the table shown in FIG. 14 are set. In particular, when the elevator operation monitoring flow is executed by the operation monitoring system board 502, it is necessary to set what data of the operation system board 503 should be read and recorded for each data shown in FIG. Thirdly, a range of receiving a control command such as additional calling on a mobile phone, door opening, door opening time extension designation, specific hall call registration, wheelchair call registration, etc., and a driving system board 503 or an elevator number controller 506 when received. Read out and set the control method of the specific operation.

  Step P10 may be activated every time, but may be executed only once at the time of restart and immediately after receiving the setting information from the operation monitoring server.

  The next step P20 corresponds to a problem caused by a bug in the program, a problem of a competitive relationship with the elevator control program, an abnormality caused by an overload of the total load factor, etc., and is not essential, but the operation monitoring system It is preferable to provide the program when the board 502 is not provided and the program is incorporated in the operation system board or the machine control device 506.

  During the execution of the program of the operation monitoring flow shown in FIG. 8, there is a concern that a problem due to a bug in the program, a problem of a competitive relationship with the elevator control program, or an abnormality due to overloading of the total load factor may occur. Step P20 is, for example, when the operation control microcomputer incorporated in the board or the device repeats abnormal down, and does not perform the processes related to P30 to P80 of the operation monitoring flow shown in FIG. This is a necessary step. For example, when the number of microcomputer retries in the past 24 hours is two or more, priority is given to the execution of elevator operation control so as not to activate the procedures of P30 to P80.

  Further, even when the operation monitoring flow program shown in FIG. 8 is incorporated in the operation monitoring system board 502, the operation monitoring flow after step P30 is not executed, thereby preventing a continuous microcomputer down and a maintenance site in the meantime. There is an advantage that the latest correct program stored in a maintenance company facility such as a personal computer and other remote cause investigation and operation monitoring server can be updated by remote writing.

  In step P20, the presence / absence of each setting for monitoring, information provision, and control is also checked. If none of these is set, the process of P30 to P80 is omitted and the process proceeds to step P90.

  When any one of monitoring, information provision, and control is set and the microcomputer abnormality has not reached the preset level, the process proceeds to P30.

  In Step P30, it is determined whether or not the operation information of the elevator of the group has been taken in. If the operation information has been captured, the process proceeds to step P40, and it is determined whether there is any abnormality in the captured data, for example, whether there is data on the floor beyond the 0th floor or the top floor as car position data. .

  If it is determined in step P30 that the operation information has not been taken in, or if an abnormality is found in the data taken in in step P40, the process proceeds to step P65, and the occurrence time and its contents are recorded in step P65. .

  If it is determined in step P40 that the captured data is normal, the process proceeds to step P50, and the date and time information data 802 and the elevator operation service state data 801 are sequentially added to the operation information data table shown in FIG. 7 while adding second data. I will record additional. When reading on the operation monitoring server 504D side, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, by changing the values of 7BIT and 6BIT of the head data between the elevator operation service status data and the date information data, It can be determined whether it is data. The data type No. shown in FIG. Although the illustration of the recording format of the elevator operation service status data 801 including the data 1 to 3, 17, and 18 is omitted, the first byte 7BIT and 6BIT are set to “1”, and the elevator operation service status data 801 (FIG. 4). And date / time information data 802 (FIG. 5), and the data type is indicated by a numerical value between BIT5 and BIT0. The data type No. For the data of 1 to 3, 17 and 18, second time data in increments of 0.1 seconds is attached to the byte of relative address 1.

  Data type No. In the elevator operation service status data 801 including data 1 to 3, 17, and 18, the floor and the driving direction are recorded in the next byte of the second time data, and the registered elapsed time is [second] in the next two bytes. ] Or in units of 0.1 seconds. The data type No. In the case of the elevator operation service status data 801 in which 15 data is written, the service floor rarely changes. Therefore, when there is a change in any floor for each unit, the format of the elevator operation signal capturing data table in FIG. The format in which the data of all floors is written to the relative address 2 or later may be used.

  When the writing to the operation information data table is completed, the process proceeds to Step P60. In Step P60, it is determined whether or not the operation state exceeds the alarm level and the monitoring level. When the operation state exceeding the alarm level is recognized, the process proceeds to Step P70, and when the operation state exceeding the monitoring level is recognized, the process proceeds to Step P80, and the operation state exceeding the alarm level and the monitoring level is recognized. If not, the process proceeds to Step P90.

  In step P70, the code indicating the item exceeding the alarm level and the accompanying data are transmitted as a file to the address of the designated operation monitoring server 504D. At this time, the operation information data 804 of FIG. 7 may be transmitted at the same time. However, depending on the contents of the contract, the specification that repeats normal accumulation for 5 minutes until the operation monitoring server 504D comes to read is more suitable for transmission and server. Less burden on the side. If the file is transmitted, the process proceeds to Step P80.

  In Step P80, monitoring record data and alarm record data are created. Next, the process proceeds to Step P90.

  In step P90, it is confirmed whether or not there is an operation control command received from the operation monitoring server 504D side. When there is an operation control command received from the operation monitoring server 504D side, a designated signal (address) of the set operation system board 503 is received. Or the command data is transmitted to the driving system board 503 in a predetermined format, thereby enabling the elevator operation via the operation monitoring server 504D.

  In addition, here, preparation is made for transmission such as additionally recording date / time information data every minute or adding abnormality monitoring data if there is any. Thereby, operation information can be sent at any time by a request from the server side.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of an alarm mail transmission flow according to the first embodiment. The program for executing this flow can be configured to be shared and executed by either the operation monitoring system board 502 and the operation monitoring server 504D or the operation monitoring control server 504E of FIG.

  When the elevator operation monitoring function is utilized, the operation starts (Step P100). In Step P110, the setting information and the alarm (type) for the maintenance contract of the alarm monitoring control for the elevator bank (elevator group or group management elevator) Setting information such as the necessity of alarm mail transmission and the mail transmission destination address is read from a maintenance contract condition file (not shown) and set in the execution register.

  In the next step P120, it is determined whether the maintenance contract for the alarm monitoring control is valid / invalid. If the maintenance contract is invalid, the remaining steps 130 to 190 are omitted, and the process proceeds to step P109 to end. When the maintenance contract is valid, the process proceeds to step P130, where it is determined whether or not a new alarm condition factor has occurred. The determination of the occurrence of the alarm factor at step P130 is performed for an elevator group that has contracted with a circle in the online column among the various monitoring condition items shown in FIG. Items that are offline are monitored, and the operation information data before and after that are compressed and stored, but no alarm mail is sent. In addition, in step P70 of the flow shown in FIG. 8, for the operation status exceeding the alarm level, a file is transmitted from the operation monitoring system board 502 to the operation monitoring server 504D and temporarily stored in the operation monitoring server 504D. The process of determining whether or not a new alarm factor has occurred in step P130 is performed with reference to the temporarily stored file.

  If it is determined that a new alarm condition factor has occurred, the process proceeds to step P140. In Step P140, the necessity determination of the alarm mail transmission is performed for the alarm signal (alarm condition factor) based on the maintenance contract condition such as the necessity of the mail transmission by the alarm type.

  If it is determined in step P140 that mail transmission is set, the process proceeds to step P150, mail transmission data is created, and connection processing to the mail transmission destination is performed. If it is determined in step 140 that no alarm is required, the process proceeds to step 109 and ends.

  When the connection process to the mail transmission destination is performed in Step P150, it is determined in the next Step P160 that the operation status is at the alarm level, and then it is determined whether or not the connection with the mail transmission destination has been established. If not, retry three times, and if connection is not possible, go to Step P165 to record this and end. If the operation status is not at the alarm level, the process proceeds to step P165, where it is recorded, and the process ends.

  If connection to the mail transmission destination is established, the process proceeds to step P170, and an alarm mail is first transmitted to the maintenance department of the maintenance company in charge of elevator maintenance (usually one party of the contract on the screen of FIG. 16). . Next, the process proceeds to Step P180, and after sending an alarm mail to the contractor, the alarm transmission history and operation information data 804 shown in FIG. 7 are stored in Step P190. In addition to the alarm mail in this embodiment, the result of the operation information service (data illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11 described later) is transmitted to the information management server (personal computer) on the customer side, or the jurisdiction of the maintenance company It is also possible to store data by sending it to a sales office server (personal computer).

  The flow in FIG. 9 is temporarily terminated in Step P109. However, when the alarm file in Step P70 in FIG. 8 is received from the operation monitoring system board 502, Step P120 is activated and the above-described procedure is repeated. Alternatively, once the process is completed in step P109, step P120 may be activated at a predetermined time interval regardless of whether or not an alarm file is received, and the above-described procedure may be repeated.

  It should be noted that a program for displaying a chart showing the elevator operation status shown in FIGS. 10 to 15 is obtained from the operation monitoring server 504D as a general office network L1 by signing an operation monitoring monitor contract between the maintenance company and the building management company. If it is downloaded to a terminal such as the personal computer PC101 or PC102 connected to the PC, the operation information data 804 stored in the operation monitoring server 504D is read out by the office personal computer PC101 or PC102 at any time. Elevator operation status can be reproduced and displayed.

  Even if there is no contract for the operation monitoring monitor, the determination process in step P130 is performed before step P120, and then automatic transmission to the maintenance department in step P170 is performed first. The daily monitoring work can be improved and the elevator restoration time can be shortened in the event of an emergency.

  FIGS. 10-13 shows the example which displays the operation condition and operation information data of an elevator offline. As described above, the customer who wants to display the elevator operation status and the operation information data offline selects “execute offline display” at the upper right of the screen shown in FIG. 16, and the information selection menu displayed by this selection is displayed. Specify the required items on the screen.

  A screen display control program for offline display of elevator operation status and operation information data and the accumulated display data (operation information data 804) are stored in the operation monitoring server 504D (in the second embodiment described later, elevator operation monitoring control). All are stored in the server 504E, and the contractor accesses the homepage of the maintenance company to obtain information. In this way, there is no need to store or store special programs or data on the contractor's side terminal such as a personal computer or mobile phone, so the operation when updating the terminal, reinstallation of the screen display control program, and operation data There is no need for importing and so on, making it easier to use. In addition, there is an advantage that maintenance work relating to software change, reinstallation, etc. when adding or improving functions of display and elevator operation is performed only by the operation monitoring server 504D.

  However, the greatest advantage of placing operation information data and related execution programs such as a screen display control program in the operation monitoring server 504D is that information can be provided only during the conclusion period of the maintenance contract. Since past information is stored by the system configuration, information can be provided retroactively depending on the contract conditions.

  Hereinafter, FIGS. 10 to 13 will be described. GR100 of FIG. 10 shows an example of a transition display of the elevator operation number of EVs 1 to 5, and GR120 of FIG. 10 shows an example of a transition display of the general hall call response time of EVs 1 to 5. In the example shown in the figure, as shown in GR120, the general hall call response time transition display, which is displayed as a representative of the average waiting time, is displayed at the same time as the time transition of the number of operating elevators. It can be understood that the exclusion by the button operation is the biggest factor that causes the average landing waiting time (hall call duration) to become extremely poor.

  The GR 130 in FIG. 11 is a display example of the generation distribution of hall calls according to the direction of EVs 1 to 5 of 9:00 to 9:15, and the GR 140 in FIG. 11 is similarly displayed from 9:00 to 9:15. It is a display example of the call generation distribution by floor of the car call of EV1. It is also possible to display the number of people getting down on each floor in a similar format, or to display both the number of people getting down on each floor and the number of destination calls at slightly different positions with different colors. In addition, by measuring the lighting time of the car call answering lights as the boarding time until arrival at each floor and overlaying it on a line graph for each floor, it can be confirmed that the average boarding time becomes longer at the end floor, A function to display a comparison with the past period when priority (prioritizing to shorten the boarding time instead of simply allocating the elevator at the nearest position when assigning the elevator corresponding to the hall call) was included in the control target. By adding, the function and capability of the individualization selection function of the elevator group management control system can be verified, and the effect can be presented to the contractor and the building manager for understanding.

  Furthermore, by adding a questionnaire function to this system, that is, a function for sending a questionnaire email to the contractor terminal connected to the general office network L1 to the operation monitoring server 504D and processing the received answer, It is possible to provide a more realistic personalized group management control system that can quickly reflect previous intentions.

  In addition, in an elevator installed in a building where there is much use between floors, such as an office building or school where one company occupies all floors, GR140 in FIG. 11 is also displayed according to the driving direction, similar to GR130 in FIG. By doing so, it becomes possible to grasp the flow line of the person such as between which floor the person moves frequently.

  The information by floor as shown in FIG. 11 is accumulated and stored for a long time in government office buildings and tenant buildings, and by adding an increase / decrease comparison chart for each year, the activity of each floor can be quantitatively analyzed. It will provide valuable information that can be used as a basis for determining whether a stable tent contract can be expected, a contract for reducing the leased area, or a tenant fee increase.

  GR150 in FIG. 12 is a display example of the hall call duration by direction of EVs 1 to 5 of 9:00 to 9:15, similar to GR130 in FIG. In the example shown in the figure, 38 seconds is set as the confirmation level (upward direction GR151, downward direction GR152) of the hall call duration time of GR151 and GR152. In this case, the average hall call duration of the first floor in the upward direction is 45 seconds, which is larger than the confirmation level. Notify that it is determined that the average hall call duration exceeds the confirmation level.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of the elevator operation reproduction monitor screen M100. Based on the operation information data 804 stored in the operation monitoring server 504D, the operation state of the elevator can be reproduced and displayed, and the reproduction speed can be arbitrarily selected and changed by the speed switching button M101 on the screen. Fast forward and slow motion display are possible. In the figure, * indicates a car call floor, and ▽ indicates a hall call in the DN direction. A bold downward arrow at position 4F of EV02 indicates that EV02 is assigned in response to the 4F hall call.

  The operation reproduction monitor screen shown in FIG. 13 can be started by specifying a time. However, when it is desired to reproduce the operation state when a specific situation occurs, the state to be reproduced is designated on the setting screen illustrated in FIG. If the reproduction condition to be selected is selected and set, the operation information data when such an operation state occurs is retrieved, and the operation for several minutes before and after the occurrence of such an operation state can be reproduced. Then, the result of the corresponding monitoring content is displayed on the monitoring content display unit M112 on the display screen.

  FIG. 13 shows a case in which the door opening time is excessively generated and the playback condition of 35 seconds or longer is selected and set for playback, and the elevator 2 EV02 is stuck in the door open state for 45 seconds in the 6th floor downward direction. It shows that there was. The designated reproduction display condition (excessive door open time, 35 seconds or more) may be displayed together on the monitoring content display unit M112.

  The operation monitor display stops when the operation status reproduction is over at one monitoring level, so the display continuation button M102 is used to select whether to repeat, end, or continue the operation monitor display under the next reproduction condition. Perform display operation.

  As a monitoring condition that becomes a regeneration factor, regardless of the content of the maintenance contract, there is a possibility of directly connecting to a customer complaint such as a long wait of 90 seconds or more after the hall call is registered, a change in reservation, etc. FIG. Regardless of the setting, the operation monitoring server 504D creates a monitoring condition as a basic function as a basic function, and sets it in the operation monitoring system board 502.

  A specific user of an elevator, for example, a specific user who has received approval from a contract department, such as a postman, can enter the contract number and password to the operation monitoring server 504D as necessary to check the operation status. it can.

  As a result, the building manager can immediately obtain information by searching for operations using the elevator, floor, time, monitoring items, etc. Based on the above, it is possible to quickly explain customer complaints and take immediate improvements.

  With these, it is possible to improve the elevator usage conditions on the customer side, such as changing the cleaning of the elevator car at a slightly crowded time zone to a quiet time, avoiding the lunch start time as the VIP operation time, etc. it can.

  It can also be performed under monitoring conditions such as reservation change as operation monitor regeneration conditions. In this case as well, it can be realized by creating WEB type display software that is started from the homepage incorporated in the operation monitoring server 504D so that the selection screen of FIG. 17 is displayed and then the reproduction display of FIG. 13 is performed.

  On the other hand, in order to efficiently promote work by using a plurality of distributed emergency elevators for cargo handling in the postal and luggage transport methods in the building, the position of each elevator car that can be used for luggage and A real-time operation monitor that displays the estimated arrival time of each elevator is required. In this case, it is only necessary to make a contract by putting a circle in the online column of the operation monitor function (playback display) on the screen of FIG. This time also corresponds to the operation monitor display using the screen similar to FIG. When the operation status is actually displayed on the screen, the update of the real-time operation monitor display is automatically stopped when a set time such as 3 minutes elapses after the activation, and the display such as the car position is deleted depending on the setting.

  The real-time operation monitor display is performed based on the operation information data 804 transmitted from the operation monitoring system board 502 in real time. At this time, the operation display is shifted (delayed) by about 2 seconds and displayed on the screen. In this way, since the operation monitor display is performed based on the time data attached to each data of the operation information data 804, between the operation monitoring system board 502 and the operation monitoring server 504D and between the operation monitoring server 504D and the contractor terminal. Smooth elevator operation monitor display can be realized without being affected by transmission delay and transmission delay time variation.

  In the online monitor display, the display is limited to the car position data and the driving direction and the transmission amount can be reduced by transmitting only the changed data.

  Also, in a tenant building by floor or apartment, it is possible to make a contract for a private operation where a specific contractor is dedicated to the elevator for the purpose of private direct driving such as going out for walks of animals, VIP driving, luggage transportation and the like. In this case, the contractor makes a contract for exclusive operation in advance on the screen of FIG. When a charging password for paying an elevator usage fee is entered in the lower right password entry field M122 on the screen of FIG. 13, a call button M121 is displayed. A reservation can be made by pressing the call button M121. Since the designated elevator is waiting for the door to be closed on the floor, a command is issued to open the elevator from a mobile phone set to open the door. Alternatively, the elevator can be used exclusively by opening the door with Morse using the landing button.

  FIG. 15 is an example of a screen that displays breakdown data in a form that is associated with the overall evaluation value of each elevator when the hall call assignment elevator is selected. In the illustrated example, the screen shown in FIG. 15 displays a breakdown when elevator No. 1 EV01 is selected when the 7th floor descent hall call is registered in the state shown in FIG. In other words, although the elevator No. 5 EV05 arrives early in time, the balance of the overall elevator arrangement thereafter is lost, so the No. 1 car that is supposed to travel by car call has a zone priority value of 30 (each elevator Is assigned to a floor zone and corresponds to a hall call in that zone. In this case, the overall evaluation value is assigned to at least 30 calls of the assigned zone in preference to other elevators). Understand what is selected. This has the merit that it is possible to know the reason why the nearest Unit 5 does not come to the contractor who has reserved the elevator by VIP call registration while watching the monitor.

  FIG. 14 is a hall call assignment evaluation value recording table for each unit stored in each data group shown in FIG.

  FIG. 17 shows an example of a screen that can be selected by operating the “offline execution” button in FIG. 16 as described above. This screen uses the operation monitor screen in the form of Fig. 13 to check the elevator operation status, whether there are any points that can improve the operation, or whether there are suggestions for how to improve the usage. The example of the screen which sets the reproduction | regeneration conditions of the operation state for performing grasping | ascertainment etc. is shown.

  For example, an elevator specialist can change the elevator operation state at a maintenance base of a maintenance company (the personal computer P201 of the maintenance base can be connected to the operation monitoring server 504D via a public line in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1). When checking the daytime operation of the specified period, “0. continuous display” is selected as the playback display condition, the end time is rewritten to 19:00, and playback display is started.

  Further, when there is a complaint from the building manager that the operation at work is bad, as shown in FIG. 17, the end time is set to 9:00 and continuous display is selected.

  When the date and time when the user complaint occurs is clear, the personal computer PC101 or PC102 connected to the general office network L1 in FIG. By entering the date and time and displaying it continuously, the elevator operation at that time can be reproduced. Therefore, it is possible to promptly explain to the user the cause of the long wait that became a complaint, etc., and it is possible to properly explain the user at the sale date of a tenant or a congested department store, and to gain understanding.

  In addition, when the cause is an abnormal extension of the door opening time due to cleaning the elevator car or transporting luggage, operation management such as moving the cleaning time and thorough use of the elevator for personnel load will prevent recurrence. Can be achieved.

  If this is not possible, the conditions for revising the reserved elevator during that time period are as follows: “Opening time extension is 15 seconds or longer”, “Opening extension button operation is more than 5 seconds passed” or “Landing time (hall call duration)” Based on the conditions such as “45 seconds or more” and “stop time without boarding / exiting 15 seconds or more”, an additional contract of a selection specification for performing an allocation elevator review or an additional assignment of another elevator or a new addition / remodeling of a function will be considered.

  As a means for reviewing the assigned elevator, by temporarily removing an elevator that satisfies the above-mentioned conditions, it is possible to easily change the assignment to another elevator, and it is possible to cope without developing a special program individually.

  For example, a complaint sent to an elevator manager changed the reservation light after a long wait at the 7th floor landing at the end of the meeting at 3:00 pm in a quiet hour. ”, Select“ 2. Change reserved light ”and“ 3. Long wait occurrence ”as playback conditions for the operation monitor (○), and specify the phenomenon from the operation information data for the past week as well as the current day. The pickup type playback display is performed with.

  The playback display shows the phenomenon in real time by playing and displaying it within a specified range from the time the elevator last passed through the place where the corresponding phenomenon occurred, or 20 seconds before the corresponding phenomenon occurred. it can.

  In addition to the conditions shown in the figure, the playback conditions of the playback monitor (playback display) in FIG. 17 include multiple unit allocation recording, unloading sensor operation, reduction in the number of operating units, specific call registration, service to a specific floor, When there is an overuse record of allocation evaluation value, a situation that causes user doubt (both reservations), an inappropriate usage method (abuse such as an open button), or a usage situation that can be regarded as an unusual usage method, etc. Selectable from the condition menu.

  In addition, the amount of operation information data stored in the operation monitoring server 504D can be further reduced by narrowing and setting the monitoring time zone and the floor to be monitored under these conditions.

  In addition, the operation information data 804 relating to conditions without a contract is downloaded and stored in the personal computer P201 on the maintenance base side before the operation monitoring server automatically deletes the operation information data when the maintenance contract is resumed or the contract conditions are changed. It is desirable to be able to cope with manual addition of.

According to the elevator operation status monitoring system of the present embodiment, the initial cost at the time of installing the elevator can be kept low, and if new information is needed after the building is operated, a new one can be quickly and at the required place. Information can be obtained. In addition, the customer can use the necessary item information for the required period only by the contract at the required location, making the system easy to understand in terms of cost. In addition, it is possible to quickly provide elevator operation information corresponding to customer requests, and it is possible to start building a system before the content and destination of information requested by customers is determined. This makes it easy to work after the contents and destinations are determined, and also makes it easy to respond to changes in information requested by customers.
(Example 2)
FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the elevator operation status monitoring system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The elevator operation status monitoring system according to the second embodiment is different from the elevator operation status monitoring system according to the first embodiment in that an elevator operation monitoring control server 504E is used instead of the elevator monitoring panel / monitor control device 505 and the monitoring panel personal computer 41A. Is connected to the elevator monitoring system upper network L3, and the elevator operation monitoring control server 504E is connected to the public line network 504B, and the operation provided by being connected to the public line network 504B in the first embodiment. A personal computer PC201 is provided instead of the monitoring server 504D. The elevator operation monitoring control server 504E includes functions of an operation monitoring server 504D, an elevator monitoring panel / monitoring control device 505, and a transmission terminal device (modem) 504A. Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

  In elevators installed in overseas buildings or buildings with high information security, the data transmission speed between the operation monitoring server 504D of the maintenance company and the personal computers in each section of the contractor connected to the general administrative network L1 is low. Or restricted. In addition, there are buildings that cannot perform automatic billing for maintenance contract fees in each section. The present embodiment is an example in which the present invention is applied in such a case.

  The elevator facilities are the same as those shown in FIG. 1, but instead of the operation monitoring server 504D of the maintenance company, an elevator operation monitoring control server 504E is installed, for example, in a local maintenance base or in the building. In addition, communication transmission between the elevator operation monitoring control server 504E and individual departments of the building management company or the tenant of the building is enabled through the public line network 504B and the general office network L1 in the building. The elevator operation monitoring control server 504E incorporates an operation monitoring function and an information providing function for the customer, and responds by reviewing the rental fee according to the menu after changing the information providing contents to the customer.

  In addition, information related to alarm level over is also transmitted to the personal computer PC 201 located at a specially authorized maintenance site and the mobile phone CTEL 201 of the maintenance engineer in charge, so that it is possible to respond to more advanced customers more quickly.

  Also in the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the initial cost when installing the elevator can be kept low, and if new information becomes necessary after the building is in service, it can be quickly replaced at the necessary place. Information can be obtained. In addition, the customer can use the necessary item information for the required period only by the contract at the required location, making the system easy to understand in terms of cost. Elevator operation information that responds to customer requests can be provided quickly, and the construction of a system can be started before the content of information requested by the customer and the transmission destination are determined. The content of information requested by the customer And the work after the transmission destination is determined, and it becomes easy to respond to the content change of the information requested by the customer.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the elevator operation condition monitoring system which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the example of the principal part structure of the elevator operation condition monitoring system which concerns on a prior art. It is a block diagram which shows the other example of a principal part structure of the elevator operation condition monitoring system which concerns on a prior art. It is a figure which shows the example of a format of the elevator driving | running service state data which concern on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a format of the time information data based on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a format of the elevator operation signal taking-in data table which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the operation information data table which concerns on Example 1. FIG. Example 1 It is a procedure figure which shows the operation monitoring flow of the elevator which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a procedure figure which shows the alarm mail transmission flow which concerns on Example 1. FIG. 6 is a display example of operation information data according to the first embodiment. It is another example of a display of operation information data concerning Example 1. 10 is still another display example of operation information data according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the reproduction | regeneration display example of the elevator operation condition which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the station call allocation evaluation recording table classified by number which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the platform call allocation evaluation value display screen classified by number machine which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the comprehensive menu screen of the elevator monitoring system which concerns on Example 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a submenu screen for offline (playback display) according to the first embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the operation information monitor system of the elevator which concerns on Example 2 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

12 hall lantern 20 car 30 car call button 501, 701 group management control device 502 operation monitoring system board 503 operation system board 504 customer side gateway or OA network server 504A transmission terminal device (modem)
504B Public line network 504C Mobile terminal 504D Operation monitoring server 504E Elevator operation monitoring control server 505 Elevator monitoring panel / monitor control device 506A-506C, 706A-706B Unit control device 550 Elevator monitoring panel 601,602, ... 609 Hall call button .

Claims (9)

  Each of the elevator facilities includes an operation monitoring unit and an operation monitoring server each comprising a computer connected to a public line, and the operation monitoring unit is connected to an elevator control device that controls the operation of one or more elevator facilities. The operation information is collected and temporarily stored as operation information data along with time information, and the temporarily stored operation information data is transmitted to the operation monitoring server via the public line at regular or irregular intervals. The operation monitoring server stores and stores the operation information data received from the operation monitoring unit in a format that can be read by a computer terminal or a portable terminal that accesses the operation monitoring server via the public line, and the access The operation information selected by the selected computer terminal or portable terminal Terminal or the to the mobile terminal is configured to transmit via the public line, the elevator operation status monitoring system.   2. The elevator operation status monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the operation monitoring server includes a plurality of charts, numerical tables, or moving image images that are determined in advance according to the type of information to display the stored / stored operation information data. Stores and stores data in the form of data, and selects the information selected by the accessed computer terminal or portable terminal in the form of the chart, number table, or moving image data in the form of image data of the computer terminal or portable terminal via the public line. Elevator operation status monitoring system characterized by being configured to transmit.   The elevator operation status monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the operation monitoring server is a plurality of charts, number tables, or moving image formats predetermined according to the type of information to display the stored / stored operation information data. An image display program to be displayed is stored, and before the operation information data is transmitted to the accessed computer terminal or portable terminal, the image display program is transmitted to the computer terminal or portable terminal in advance via the public line. An elevator operation status monitoring system characterized by being configured to perform.   The elevator operation status monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operation monitoring server is one of an alarm level and a monitoring level according to the type of operation information of the elevator facility. Alternatively, it is possible to set conditions that define both, and the set conditions are configured to be transmitted to the operation monitoring unit via the public line, and the operation monitoring unit transmits from the operation monitoring server. The stored conditions are stored and stored, and it is determined whether or not the collected operation information meets the conditions that define the alarm level. The operation monitoring server is configured to send to an operation monitoring server, and the operation monitoring server receives a notification signal related to a condition that defines the alarm level. The elevator operation status is characterized in that it is configured to transmit a signal indicating that the operation information matches or ceases to meet the condition that defines the alarm level to a predetermined communication destination. Monitoring system.   5. The elevator operation status monitoring system according to claim 4, wherein the operation monitoring unit sends the notification signal to the operation monitoring server, and determines in advance before and after the time when it is determined that they match and the time when it is determined that they do not match. An elevator operation status monitoring system configured to transmit operation information data in a specified time range to the operation monitoring server via the public line.   The elevator operation state monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the operation monitoring server is an elevator operation state at a current time point through the public line from the computer terminal or a portable terminal. The function of accepting the monitor display request and when receiving the monitor display request, the operation monitoring unit is instructed to continuously transmit the operation information data in real time for a predetermined time, and the received real time An elevator operation status monitoring system comprising a function of generating a moving image that simulates the operation state of an elevator from the operation information data and transmitting it to the computer terminal or portable terminal .   The elevator operation status monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the operation monitoring server displays the operation status of the elevator at the present time in a simulated video using real-time operation information data. A function of transmitting an image display program to the computer terminal or the portable terminal, a function of accepting a monitor display request for an elevator operation state at the current time point from the computer terminal or the portable terminal, When a monitor display request is received, the operation monitoring unit is instructed to continuously transmit operation information data in real time for a predetermined time, and the received operation information data is transmitted to the computer terminal or portable terminal. Elevator operation status supervision characterized by having a function to System.   The elevator operation status monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the operation monitoring server receives a request for an elevator operation from the computer terminal or a portable terminal via the public line. And a function of transmitting an accepted elevator operation request to the elevator control device via the public line and the operation monitoring unit, and operating the elevator. Elevator operation status monitoring system. The elevator operation status monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the operation monitoring server can be provided to the computer terminal or portable terminal that accesses the operation monitoring server via the public line. A list showing service information including information and elevator operations is displayed on the screen of the computer terminal or portable terminal, and the item selected on the screen and the compensation for providing the information or service related to the selected item are displayed. A function for storing an identification code indicating a burden source to be borne, and when the computer terminal or the portable terminal is requested to provide information or a service by inputting the identification code via the public line, the stored The burden of paying for the provision of the selected item and the provision of information or services related to the selected item With reference to the identification code indicating the source, elevator operation status monitoring system characterized by being configured to have a function of determining whether to provide the information or service.

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