JP2007008708A - Elevator call registering device and elevator control method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator call registering device accommodating wheelchair operation and capable of reducing the installation cost, and to provide an elevator control method. <P>SOLUTION: An elevator control section 1 for controlling operation of a car with an operation mode comprising a normal operation mode and a wheelchair operation mode monitors operating condition of a landing operation panel 2 and a car operation panel 3. When a landing call button 4 or a destination registration button 6 is operated with the predetermined operation pattern, the elevator control section 1 changes operation mode to the wheelchair operation mode, and operates the car. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator call registration device and an elevator control method for switching between a normal operation mode and a wheelchair operation mode.

  In a conventional elevator wheelchair user call button device, a general user call button and a wheelchair user call button are installed at a landing. The operation mode is switched depending on the type of the operated button (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-63926 A

  In the conventional elevator wheelchair user call button device as described above, since two types of call buttons, a general user call button and a wheelchair user call button, are installed at the landing, the installation cost is high. .

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an elevator call registration device and an elevator control method capable of reducing the installation cost of equipment for switching the operation mode to the wheelchair operation mode. The purpose is to obtain.

  The elevator call registration device according to the present invention controls a car by a hall operation panel provided in a hall and a plurality of operation modes including a normal operation mode and a wheelchair operation mode, and the hall operation panel An elevator control unit that switches the operation mode to the wheelchair operation mode when it is detected that the operation is performed with a predetermined operation pattern is provided.

  In the elevator call registration device according to the present invention, when the elevator control unit detects a predetermined operation pattern of the hall operation panel, the operation mode of the car is switched to the wheelchair operation mode. be able to.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an elevator call registration device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The elevator control unit 1 controls the operation of a car (not shown) in a plurality of operation modes. The driving mode includes a normal driving mode and a wheelchair driving mode. Here, the wheelchair operation mode is an operation mode in which a door (not shown) is opened and closed with a longer door opening time and a slower door closing speed as compared with the normal operation mode.

  A plurality of hall operation panels 2 (only one is shown here) and a car operation panel 3 are connected to the elevator control unit 1. The hall operating panel 2 includes a hall button input / output circuit 2a and a pair of hall call buttons 4. The hall button input / output circuit 2a is an input / output unit for signals related to the hall operating panel 2. The hall call button 4 includes UP and DOWN call buttons. The operating state of the hall call button 4 is monitored by the elevator control unit 1 via the hall button input / output circuit 2a.

  The hall call button 4 has red and green hall response lights 4r and 4g. The red and green hall response lights 4r and 4g are red and green diodes. The red and green hall response lights 4r and 4g are turned on / off by the elevator controller 1 via the hall button input / output circuit 2a.

  The car operation panel 3 has a car button input / output circuit 3a and a plurality of destination registration buttons 6 (only one is shown in FIG. 1) as call buttons. The car button input / output circuit 3 a is a signal input / output unit for the car operation panel 3.

  FIG. 2 is a front view showing the hall operating panel 2 of FIG. The hall operating panel 2 is provided with a hall wheelchair operation lamp 5 as a notification means. The landing wheelchair operation light 5 notifies the passenger by lighting that the operation mode of the elevator control unit 1 has been switched to the wheelchair operation mode. The hall wheelchair operation light 5 is turned on / off by the elevator control unit 1 via the hall button input / output circuit 2a.

  FIG. 3 is a front view showing the car operation panel 3 of FIG. The car operation panel 3 is provided with a car wheelchair operation lamp 7 as a notification means. The car wheelchair operation light 7 notifies the passenger by lighting that the operation mode of the elevator control unit 1 has been switched to the wheelchair operation mode. Each destination registration button 6 is provided with red and green car response lights 6r and 6g. The red and green car response lights 6r and 6g are red and green diodes. The car wheelchair driving light 7 and the red and green car response lights 6r and 6g are turned on / off by the elevator control unit 1 via the car button input / output circuit 3a.

  Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation for the operation of the hall operating panel 2 of the elevator control unit 1 of FIG. First, the elevator control unit 1 waits for input until the passenger calls the hall call button 4 (step S1). When it is detected from this state that the hall call button 4 has been operated once, the elevator control unit 1 turns on the red hall response light 4r, sets the destination floor of the car (step S2), and changes the normal operation mode. The operation of the car to the destination floor is started (step S3).

  Next, the elevator control unit 1 monitors whether the same hall call button 4 is operated for the second time (step S4) and monitors whether the car has arrived at the destination floor (step S5). . That is, the elevator control unit 1 continues to monitor whether or not the same hall call button 4 is operated until the car arrives at the destination floor.

  In this state, when the car arrives at the destination floor without operating the same hall call button 4, the elevator controller 1 opens and closes the door in the normal operation mode (step S6). When passenger boarding is completed and the door is completely closed, the elevator controller 1 turns off the red hall response light 4r (step S7), and the elevator controller 1 operates in response to the operation of the hall operation panel 2 in the normal operation mode. Ends.

  On the other hand, if the same hall call button 4 is operated before the car arrives at the destination floor, the elevator control unit 1 switches the driving mode to the wheelchair driving mode (step S8), and turns off the red hall response light 4r. Then, the green hall response light 4g and the hall wheelchair operation light 5 are turned on (step S9).

  And if a car arrives at a destination floor, the elevator control part 1 will open and close a door by wheelchair operation mode (step S10). When passenger boarding is completed and the door is completely closed, the elevator control unit 1 turns off the green hall response light 4g and the hall wheelchair driving light 5 (step S11), and the hall operation of the elevator control unit 1 in the wheelchair driving mode is performed. The operation for the operation of the panel 2 is completed.

  Next, the operation of the elevator control unit 1 for the passenger to operate the car operation panel 3 will be described. When the destination registration button 6 is operated once, the elevator control unit 1 sets the destination floor of the car, starts driving the car, and lights up the red car response lamp 6r.

  When the car arrives at the destination floor, the elevator control unit 1 opens and closes the door in the normal operation mode. When the door is completely closed, the elevator controller 1 turns off the red car response lamp 6r, and the operation of the elevator controller 1 in the normal operation mode with respect to the operation of the car operation panel 3 ends.

  Further, when the same destination registration button 6 is operated again after the destination registration button 6 is operated once and before the car arrives at the destination floor, the elevator control unit 1 switches the driving mode to the wheelchair driving mode. Then, the red car response light 6r is turned off, and the green car response light 6g and the wheelchair operation light 7 are turned on.

  And after a cage | basket | car arrives at a destination floor, the elevator control part 1 opens and closes a door by a wheelchair driving mode. When the door is completely closed, the elevator control unit 1 turns off the green car response light 6g and the wheelchair operation light 7, and the operation of the elevator control unit 1 for the operation of the car operation panel 3 in the wheelchair operation mode ends.

  Here, the elevator control unit 1 can be configured by a computer (not shown) having an arithmetic processing unit (CPU), a storage unit (ROM, RAM, hard disk, etc.) and a signal input / output unit. And the operation | movement of FIG. 4 is realizable by the computer of the elevator control part 1. FIG.

  In the elevator call registration device as described above, since the operation mode is switched to the wheelchair operation mode by operating the same equipment as the normal operation mode, the number of parts involved in the installation is reduced and the installation cost is reduced. Can do.

  Moreover, since it is not different from the operation of a general elevator call registration device for the healthy person, when the healthy person gets on the elevator, it is difficult to switch to the wheelchair operation mode unnecessarily, and the operation efficiency of the elevator can be maintained. .

  Furthermore, the elevator control method as described above can cope with wheelchair operation only by changing the control method used in an existing elevator device that is not compatible with wheelchair operation, thus reducing the cost of repair or installation. can do.

  In the first embodiment, the driving mode is merely switched to the wheelchair driving mode by operating the hall call button 4 or the destination registration button 6 twice. However, the hall or car call button is operated once. The operation mode may be switched each time. That is, even if it switches to wheelchair driving mode once, it may be made to switch to normal driving mode by operating the same call button further.

  In addition, the number of operations for switching the driving mode to the wheelchair driving mode is not limited to two, but may be switched at a preset number of times of three or more.

  Furthermore, the operation pattern for switching the driving mode to the wheelchair driving mode is not limited to a plurality of times of operation. For example, by long pressing of the call button (operation of continuously pressing the call button for a preset time) There may be.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the platform wheelchair operation light 5 and the car wheelchair operation light 7 are shown as the notification means, but the notification means is not limited to this, for example, a speaker for making a voice announcement, or A monitor or the like for displaying an image may be used.

It is a block diagram which shows the elevator call registration apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a front view which shows the hall operation panel of FIG. It is a front view which shows the car operation panel of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement with respect to operation of the hall operating panel of the elevator control part of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  1 elevator control unit, 2 landing operation panel, 3 car operation panel, 4 landing call button, 5 landing wheelchair driving light (notification means), 6 destination registration button (calling button), 7 car wheelchair driving light (notification means).

Claims (7)

The car operation is controlled by a hall operation panel provided at the hall, and a plurality of operation modes including a normal operation mode and a wheelchair operation mode, and that the hall operation panel is operated in a predetermined operation pattern. An elevator call registration device comprising: an elevator control unit that, when detected, switches the operation mode to the wheelchair operation mode.   The hall operation panel has a call button, and the predetermined operation pattern is a pattern in which the same call button is operated from when the call button is operated until the car arrives at the hall. The elevator call registration device according to claim 1.   The elevator call registration device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hall operation panel includes notifying means for notifying a passenger that the operation mode has been switched to the wheelchair operation mode. . The car operation panel is controlled by a car operation panel provided in the car and a plurality of operation modes including a normal operation mode and a wheelchair operation mode, and the car operation panel is operated in a predetermined operation pattern. An elevator call registration device, comprising: an elevator control unit that switches the operation mode to the wheelchair operation mode when the vehicle is detected.   The car operation panel has a call button, and the predetermined operation pattern is a pattern in which the same call button is operated from when the call button is operated until the car arrives at the destination floor. The elevator call registration device according to claim 4.   The elevator call registration device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the car operation panel has a notification means for notifying a passenger that the operation mode has been switched to the wheelchair operation mode. . Detecting that at least one of the call buttons on the hall operation panel and the car operation panel is operated and registering the destination floor, and operating the same call button before the car arrives at the destination floor. An elevator control method comprising: monitoring whether or not the same call button is operated, and switching a driving mode to a wheelchair driving mode when the same call button is operated.

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