JP2007084242A - Elevator group management control device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently control special call operation of double deck elevators. <P>SOLUTION: This group management control device 10 comprises a general call input means 3 for inputting general calls via floor hall call buttons 1a-1n, a general call assignment control means 4 for assigning the input general calls to a plurality of upper and lower elevator cars, and evaluating and computing them to make the car having best evaluation values respond to the hall calls, a special call input means 5 for inputting a special call via a special call button 2 which allows the use only for a specific user, a special call response control means 6 for controlling the assignment of the special call to a machine having any upper or lower empty car most quickly responsive to the special call, when input, or to a predetermined specific machine, and a general call assignment changing means 7 for changing the general call already assigned to the upper or lower car of the specific machine to which the special call is assigned, to be assigned to the other machine to restrict new assignment to the specific car to which the special call is assigned. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator group management control device, and more particularly to a double deck special call response control (so-called VIP call control) that prevents a specific user from using the same car at the same time as a general user. The present invention relates to an elevator group management control apparatus applied to an elevator.

  VIP (Very Important Person) driving is known as a driving in which a specific user can enjoy an elevator operation service in preference to a general user. In VIP operation, a “special call” is registered, and when that special call is assigned, the unit assigned with that special call will then refuse to use the general user (change the “general call” assignment or add a car call) This is an operation that allows a specific user to give a service to a specific user in preference to the “general call” by allowing a general user to answer a VIP call after leaving the car. As an example, refer to “Elevator VIP operation control device” of Patent Document 1.

  In this VIP call operation, when a special call is input, the allocation of general calls on the other floors is changed and then the response is made. Therefore, the waiting time is shorter than that of a general call, and all general users receive the call. Since the special call is answered after the use is completed, it is possible to prevent the VIP and the general user from joining.

On the other hand, a double deck elevator in which two cars are connected at the top and bottom has been proposed, and various operation controls have been proposed in view of the particularity of the configuration of the double deck elevator (examples of which are patents) (Refer to “Control Device for Double-Deck Elevator” in Reference 2.)
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 06-211446 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-250946

  However, the conventional elevator VIP operation control device is only planned to control the special call operation in the single deck elevator, and even if this operation control is applied to the double deck elevator as it is, for example There is a problem that no measures are taken for the operation control when only the car is empty.

  In addition, in the case of a single deck, an elevator for a specific user and an elevator for a general user are prepared separately in order to perform VIP operation and separate a specific VIP from a general user. In some cases, it is necessary to secure a plurality of elevators for VIP, and there is a problem in that the elevator transport capability in the entire building deteriorates.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and in a double deck elevator, a special call such as VIP operation can be performed, and control is performed so that cars on the upper and lower sides of the double deck elevator are efficiently switched. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator group management control device that enables efficient special call operation control.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an elevator group management control device according to the basic configuration of the present invention has two cars in which each unit is connected vertically, and the upper and lower cars are integrated between specific floors. In the elevator group management control device for controlling a plurality of double-deck elevators to be operated, general call input means for inputting a general call by a landing call signal input via a landing call button provided at a landing on each floor, and The general call input by the general call input means is assigned to each of the upper and lower cars of the plurality of double deck elevators so as to perform an evaluation operation and control so that the car having the best evaluation value is responded to the landing call signal. General call assignment control means, and a special call button that allows the use of the double deck elevator only for a specific user A special call input means for inputting a special call in response to a special call signal input via a special call signal, and a double having either an upper or lower empty cage that can respond the earliest when the special call is input by the special call input means. Special call response control means for allocating the special call to a deck elevator or an empty car of a specific double deck elevator determined in advance and controlling the special call signal to respond, and the special call response control Means to change a general call already assigned to one of the upper and lower cars of the specific double deck elevator to which the special call is assigned to another elevator, and to the specific double deck elevator to which the special call is assigned. A general call assignment changing means for restricting a new general call assignment to a car; Characterized in that it comprises a.

  Further, in the elevator group management control device having the above basic configuration, the special call response control means is configured such that the other car to which the special call is assigned to any one of the upper and lower cars of the specific double deck elevator is an empty car. In addition, the specific double deck elevator is controlled to respond to the special call only when the user of the special call in the one car is not waiting due to another user's getting on and off. It is characterized by.

  Further, in the elevator group management control device according to the above basic configuration, the special call response control means is a case where a plurality of special call signals are simultaneously input from a plurality of floors, and a plurality of special calls are simultaneously sent to upper and lower cars. In the case where the plurality of special calls are satisfied at the same time even if they are assigned, control is performed so that different special calls are assigned to the upper and lower cars of the same double deck elevator.

  Further, in the elevator group management control device according to the basic configuration described above, the single-deck control device of the double-deck elevator that is operating with the user on the upper and lower cars among the plurality of double-deck elevators is the special call response control device. When the special call is assigned from the above, the corresponding double deck elevator is controlled so as not to accept the special call assignment until the current operation is completed.

  The present invention makes adjustment between a special call operation for a specific user and a general call operation for a general user while taking advantage of the unique configuration of the double deck elevator, and the special user operation is performed between the special user and the general user. Thus, it is possible to provide an elevator group management control device that can prevent the boarding at a double deck elevator.

  In recent years, as the use of buildings has become more complex, the need for countermeasures for passengers who use elevators has become more complex, and individual services for special call and general call users have been reduced as much as possible. Without special mention, the present invention functions particularly effectively as a measure for preventing a special call user from joining another user.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an elevator group management control apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an elevator group management control apparatus according to the first embodiment. In the figure, the group management control device 10 has two cars connected to each other up and down, and a plurality of double deck elevators 9a, 9b, and 9c that operate vertically between the specific floors. This is a group management control device for elevators that controls ˜9n (n is a positive integer—the same applies hereinafter). General call input means 3 for inputting a general call by a landing call signal input via the landing call buttons 1a, 1b, 1c to 1n provided at the landings on each floor, and a general call input by the general call input means 3 General call assignment control means 4 for assigning each of the upper and lower cars of the plurality of double deck elevators 9n to perform evaluation calculation and controlling the car having the best evaluation value to respond to the landing call signal; Special call input means 5 for inputting a special call by means of a special call signal input via a special call button 2 that allows the use of a double deck elevator only to the user, and a special call is input by the special call input means 5. A double-deck elevator with either the top or bottom empty car that can respond the fastest, or a specific predetermined double deck Special call response control means 6 for controlling the elevator so that a special call is assigned and responding to the special call signal, and either above or below a specific double deck elevator to which the special call is assigned by the special call response control means 6 When a general call already assigned to a car collides with the special call, the general call is changed to another elevator, and a new general call for a specific double deck elevator car to which the special call is assigned. General call assignment changing means 7 for restricting the assignment of

  Each of the units 9a, 9b to 9n of the double deck elevator 9 includes upper and lower cars corresponding to the second floor of the building, and is controlled by the corresponding single control devices 8a and 8b to 8n of the single control device 8, respectively. Here, when no special call is input by the special call input means 4, the general call assignment control means 5 obtains the car with the best evaluation value, determines the assigned car, and each single control device of the single control device 8. The general call assignment is output to 8a and 8b to 8n.

  When a special call is input by the special call input means 5, the special call response control means 6 performs response control of the special calls to the individual control devices 8a, 8b to 8n, and the cars 9a, 9b to The state of 9n is judged, and any car 9 to which the assignment is to be output is determined, and the special call assignment is output to any one of the single controllers 8a and 8b to 8n.

  At this time, the car for which the assignment is output is a method of making the car that can respond to the registered floor of the special call in the shortest time from among the empty one of the double decks, Alternatively, any method of assigning to a vacant car without a user of a predetermined number machine may be used.

  When the car assigned to the special call is determined by the special call response control means 6, the general call assignment already assigned to the car assigned the special call by the general call assignment changing means 7 is changed to another car. At the same time as changing to the car, it restricts not to output newly generated general call assignment.

  Next, the operation of the elevator group management control apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 2, “VIP call” is a special call. In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the group management control apparatus 10 determines whether or not there is a VIP call registration in step S1. As a result of the determination in step S1, if it is determined that there is a VIP call registration, it is possible to respond to the VIP call in the shortest time when the already allocated general call is changed to the allocation to another unit in step S2. Output VIP call assignments to available machines. If there is no VIP call registration in step S1, the special call control flow ends.

  Next, in step S3, the general allocation of the upper and lower cars of the unit allocated for VIP is changed to another unit. Next, in step S4, additional registration of the car calls to the upper and lower cars of the car assigned for VIP is prohibited. Next, in step S5, the car assigned for VIP is made to respond to the registered car call. In step S6, it is determined whether only one of the upper and lower cars has responded to all registered car calls. In step S6, the group management control device 10 responds to all registered car calls. If not, control is returned to step S5 to respond to all registered car calls.

  If it is determined in step S6 that all the registered car calls have been answered, the process proceeds to step S7 to register the car call after opening the door in response to the VIP assignment. Next, in step S8, the machine assigned for VIP is made to respond to the VIP car call, and in step S9, it is determined whether or not all VIP car calls are answered, and all VIP car calls are answered. If so, the VIP operation is terminated. In step S9, if there are remaining VIP calls that have not yet been answered, steps S8 and S9 are repeated until responses to all VIP calls are completed, and if all VIP calls are answered, the operation is terminated.

  According to the elevator group management control device according to the first embodiment, after completing the service to the general users who use the upper and lower cars of the double deck elevator, the double deck is not made to respond to the VIP call. It is possible to answer VIP calls when one of the upper and lower cars becomes empty, reducing the waiting time of VIP users while securing services for general users. It is possible to respond quickly to the VIP call user.

[Second Embodiment]
In the elevator group management control device according to the first embodiment described above, when either one of the upper and lower cars of the double deck elevator becomes an empty car, it is made to respond to a special call. In addition to the fact that the car has become empty, the car in either the top or bottom is vacant only if the user of the special call is not kept waiting due to the use of another user to another car You may make it respond to the special call in.

  The control of the second embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step S1, the group management control device 10 determines whether there is a VIP call registration. If the VIP call is registered, in step S2, the VIP call assignment is output to the machine that can respond to the VIP call in the shortest time when the assigned general call is changed to another car. Next, in step S3, the general call assignment to the upper and lower cars of the double deck elevator assigned as the VIP No. is changed to another No ..

  Next, in step S4, the general assignment to the upper and lower cars of the VIP machine is prohibited from being additionally registered. Next, in step S5, the car assigned to the VIP user is made to respond to the registered car call. Next, in step S6A, it is determined whether all of the VIP cars respond to the registered car calls and other car car calls do not affect the VIP operation. A feature of the second embodiment is that this determination step S6A is different from step S6 in FIG.

  As a result of the determination in step S6A, if it is determined that the VIP machine responds to all registered car calls and that the car calls to other cars do not affect the VIP user, in step S7 The VIP machine is made to respond to the VIP assignment, and after opening the door, the VIP car call is registered. If it is determined in step S6A that the VIP machine responds to all registered car calls and the condition that a car call to another car does not affect the VIP user is satisfied, step S5 The control in step S6A is repeated, and when the condition in step S6A is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S7.

  In step S8, the VIP machine is made to respond to the VIP car call. In step S9, it is determined whether or not all VIP car calls have been answered. If all VIP car calls have been answered, the VIP operation ends. . If it is determined in step S9 that all VIP car calls have not been answered, step S8 and step S9 are repeated, and the VIP operation is terminated in response to all VIP car calls.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the elevator group management control device according to the second embodiment is operating. In FIG. 4, the general user 12 is in the lower car with no user in the upper car 11 a, and the DN direction descends to respond to the general user car call 13 and the general assignment 14. Has been driven to.

  At this time, if the special call 15 is input, the already assigned general assignment 14 is reassigned to another car 11b or 11c, and the special call 15 is made to respond to the upper car 11a. Since the upper car of the car 11a is an empty car, it does not get on with other users, and even if a user who has registered a special call is placed on the car on the car 11a, it will be waited by a response from a general user. Since there is no, the upper car of the car 11a is made to respond to the special call 15 at this time.

  In this way, it is possible to reduce the waiting time until the user who operates the special call 15 presses the special call button at the landing and gets a response, and uses the upper and lower cars with other general users. However, since they do not meet each other, even if they are specially called, they are double deck elevators, so they can provide operations without any problems.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, an elevator group management control apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the third embodiment, the special call response control means 6 is a case where a plurality of special call signals are simultaneously input from a plurality of floors. In order to satisfy these special calls simultaneously, control is performed so that different special calls are assigned to the upper and lower cars of the same double deck elevator.

  In the group management control device of the third embodiment, when multiple special calls are registered simultaneously to the group management control device 10 of the first and second embodiments, the upper and lower sides of the same double deck elevator 11n A special call is assigned to each basket. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an operation example of the group management control device of the third embodiment. In FIG. 5, the car 16a is moving in the DN direction in order to respond to the general assignment 17 with both the upper and lower cars empty.

  At this time, if a plurality of special calls 18 and 19 are input, the general assignment 17 already assigned is changed to another car 16b or 16c, and the special call 18 is changed to the car 16a of the double deck elevator. Assign to the upper car and respond to assign the special call 19 to the lower car 16a. As a result, the time required for the user of the special call to press the special call button until a response is returned can be greatly reduced, and the user who has registered the special call is the example shown in FIG. Since the upper and lower cars are used separately from the 4th floor and the 5th floor, even if the destination floor is the same floor, they are not boarding at the same time when using the elevator.

  That is, even if the destination floor of the user who registered the special calls 18 and 19 is both the first floor, for example, when the lower car 16a is stopped on the fourth floor and the upper car is stopped on the fifth floor, When boarding, the lower car first stops on the first floor, the user who registered the special call 18 is lowered, then descends one floor, the upper car stops on the first floor, and the special call 19 is registered The user is lowered, but the user who has registered the special call 18 while moving down one floor in time will leave the elevator door and will not meet at the same place at the same time.

  According to the elevator group management control device according to the third embodiment, when a special call is registered at the same time, it is not necessary to assign a special call to different units of the double deck elevator. Comfortable operation can be provided to a plurality of special call users who have input special calls without adversely affecting the transport capability of the entire user in a building or the like. Not only that, it can also prevent the long wait of many general users who use other double deck elevators, so comfortable operation for all users who use double deck elevators regardless of special calls or general calls Can be provided.

The block diagram which shows the group management control apparatus of the elevator by 1st Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of 1st Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of 2nd Embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the mode of control of the cage | basket | car by 2nd Embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the mode of control of the cage | basket | car by 3rd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1a to 1n Landing call button 2 Special call button 3 General call input means 4 General call assignment control means 5 Special call input means 6 Special call response control means 7 General call assignment change means 8 Single control device 9 Double deck elevator 10 Group management control apparatus

Claims (4)

In the elevator group management control device for controlling a plurality of double deck elevators in which each unit has two cars connected up and down and the upper and lower cars operate integrally between specific floors,
A general call input means for inputting a general call by a landing call signal input via a landing call button provided at a landing on each floor;
The general call input by the general call input means is assigned to each of the upper and lower cars of the plurality of double deck elevators, and an evaluation calculation is performed so that the car having the best evaluation value is responded to the landing call signal. General call assignment control means to control;
Special call input means for inputting a special call by a special call signal input through a special call button that allows the use of the double deck elevator only for a specific user;
When the special call is input by the special call input means, the double-deck elevator having either one of the upper and lower empty cars that can respond the earliest or a predetermined specific double-deck elevator empty car , Special call response control means for allocating the special call and controlling it to respond to the special call signal;
The general call already assigned to any one of the upper and lower cars of the specific double deck elevator to which the special call is assigned by the special call response control means is changed to another elevator, and the special call is assigned to the special call. A general call assignment changing means for restricting a new general call assignment to a specific double deck elevator car;
An elevator group management control device comprising:   The special call response control means is configured such that when the special call is assigned to either one of the upper and lower sides of a specific double deck elevator, the other car becomes an empty car, and further, depending on getting on and off by another user 2. The control according to claim 1, wherein the specific double deck elevator is controlled to respond to the special call only when a user of the special call in the one car is not waiting. Elevator group management control device.   The special call response control means is a case where a plurality of special call signals are simultaneously input from a plurality of floors, and the plurality of special calls are simultaneously satisfied even if a plurality of special calls are simultaneously assigned to the upper and lower cars. The elevator group management control device according to claim 1, wherein control is performed so that different special calls are assigned to upper and lower cars of the same double deck elevator.   A single-deck control device of the double-deck elevator that is in operation with the user on the upper and lower cars among the plurality of double-deck elevators, when the special call is assigned from the special call response control device, 2. The elevator group management control device according to claim 1, wherein the corresponding double deck elevator is controlled so as not to accept the assignment of the special call until the operation operation is completed.

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