JP2007145474A - Elevator device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator device allowing an owner and a user to easily change and designate a standby story floor of an elevator car. <P>SOLUTION: This elevator device has the reference story returning function of making the car 1 standby by calling the car 1 to a specific story floor when there is no call of an elevator for a predetermined time; and has a portable radio operation device 5 having a story floor setting means 5b setting a story floor call and transmitting and receiving a signal by a radio wave, and a radio receiver 6 connected to an elevator control device 4 and outputting a signal to the elevator control device 4 when receiving the signal from the radio operation device 5. The radio operation device 5 outputs the story floor call set by the story floor setting means 5b at a predetermined time interval. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator apparatus, and more particularly to an elevator apparatus suitable for changing a reference floor that is a standby floor of an elevator.

As a well-known method, there is a specific time zone specific floor standby operation method which generally aims to reduce the waiting time of the elevator by changing the standby floor according to the time of attendance.
JP 63-194879 (paragraphs 0014 to 0018, FIG. 1)

  As for the change of the waiting floor, as described above, there are a method of waiting in a preset time zone and place and a method of judging by the program of the elevator control device, and the owner and the user can easily wait. There was a problem that the floor could not be changed or selected.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator apparatus that allows an owner or a user to easily change and designate a standby floor of an elevator car.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an elevator apparatus having a reference floor return function for bringing a car to a specific floor and waiting when the elevator call is not received for a predetermined time. It has a floor setting means and is connected to a portable radio operating device that transmits and receives signals by radio waves and an elevator control device, and when receiving a signal from the radio operation device, outputs the signal to the elevator control device The wireless operation device outputs the floor call set by the floor setting means at predetermined time intervals.

  Since it did in this way, a radio | wireless operation apparatus outputs the signal of the floor call preset by the floor setting means at predetermined intervals, and this floor call signal is output to an elevator control apparatus via a radio | wireless receiver. Therefore, the elevator call is registered by the set floor call signal, and the car is called to the floor.

  According to the present invention, since the reference floor of the elevator can be changed only by installing the wireless operation device and the wireless reception device on the floor where the passengers of the elevator increase, the owner does not depend on a professional worker. Easily change / designate the elevator car's standby floor and reduce the waiting time for elevator users.

  One embodiment of the elevator apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the elevator apparatus of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a car 1 and a counterweight 2, a driving device 3 for driving the car 1 and the counterweight 2, and an elevator control device 4 for controlling the car 1, that is, for controlling the driving device 3, are provided. ing. The drive device 3 and the elevator control device 4 are installed in a machine room that is provided above the hoistway and the like (not shown).

  In addition, the present embodiment includes a wireless operation device 5. The wireless operation device 5 includes manual input means capable of inputting a command for calling the car 1. This manual input means comprises, for example, a contact call registration switch 5a for generating a signal for calling the car 1.

  In addition, the wireless operation device 5 includes manual input means for inputting a floor to which an elevator is to be called, which is a floor on which the wireless operation device 5 is installed. This manual input means includes, for example, a floor switch 5b for inputting a floor by key input.

  The wireless operation device 5 includes a communication device 5c. The communicator 5c functions as a transmission unit that converts the call signal generated in the call registration switch 5a, the address signal of the controller device 5 and the floor information set by the floor switch 5b into a radio signal and outputs it. Also, it functions as receiving means for receiving and demodulating an external radio signal.

  Moreover, this embodiment is provided with the radio | wireless receiver 6 which is attached to the elevator control apparatus 4, and outputs a command signal and a standby floor to this elevator control apparatus 4. FIG. The wireless reception device 6 includes an input / output device 6a connected to the elevator control device 4 via a signal line. The wireless reception device 6 includes a communication device 6b. The communication device 6b functions as a transmission unit that converts the request result input from the input / output device 6a and the address signal of the wireless reception device 6 into a wireless signal and outputs the wireless signal to the outside. It also functions as receiving means for receiving and demodulating.

  Further, the present embodiment includes relay means for relaying radio signals, for example, relay devices 7 and 8 between the communication device 5c of the operation device 5 and the communication device 6b of the wireless reception device 6. These repeaters 7 and 8 are installed when radio waves do not reach between the operation device 5 and the wireless reception device 6 and can perform bidirectional relay, and a plurality of them can be installed.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  For example, in the state shown in FIG. 1, the user operates the floor switch 5b of the operating device 5 and is the floor where the operating device 5 is installed, and inputs the floor that the elevator wants to call (procedure S01). ).

  The communication device 5c periodically converts the installed floor information into a wireless signal and transmits it to the wireless reception device 6 (step S02). The transmitted data is received by the communication device 6b of the wireless reception device 6 via the repeater 7 or 8 (step S03). The received data is output to the elevator control device 4 through the input / output device 6a (step S04). The elevator control device 4 moves the car 1 according to the floor information of the floor switch 5b when the elevator is not performing a driving service (step S05).

In addition, when the user moves the operating device 5 beyond the floor, the procedure S02 and subsequent steps are performed by operating the floor switch 5b again and inputting the floor installed after the movement.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a floor command device 9 is installed on each floor provided with a floor switch 9a as a manual input means for inputting the floor and a communicator 9b. The communicator 9b is connected to the floor. In addition to functioning as transmission means for converting floor information into a radio signal and outputting it, it also functions as reception means for receiving and demodulating an external radio signal.

  At this time, if the operating device 5 is designated by using a dedicated wireless program so that only one of the floor commanding devices 9 communicates, the floor of the floor commanding device 9 can be obtained when wireless communication is performed. The floor information set by the switch 9a is registered in the floor switch from the communication device 9b through the communication device 5c.

  According to the present embodiment, the floor call set by the floor switch 5 b of the wireless operation device 5 is transmitted by the communication device 5 c at a predetermined interval and input to the elevator control device 4 via the command device 6. The floor set by the floor switch 5b is a reference floor that waits for the car 1 when the elevator call does not occur for a predetermined time, so that the elevator for conferences, parties, events, etc. on the floor. When there is much use, the waiting time of the elevator user can be shortened.

It is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart showing one embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Passenger car 2 Counterweight 3 Drive device 4 Elevator control device 5 Wireless operation device 5a Call registration switch 5b Floor switch 5c Communication device 6 Wireless reception device 6a Input / output device 6b Communication device 7 Repeater 1
8 Repeater 2
9 floor commander 9a floor switch 9b communicator

Claims (1)

  In the elevator apparatus equipped with a reference floor return function that calls the elevator car to a specific floor and waits when there is no elevator call for a predetermined time, it has floor setting means for setting the floor call and signals by radio waves A portable wireless operation device that transmits and receives the wireless operation device, and a wireless reception device that is connected to the elevator control device and outputs a signal to the elevator control device when receiving a signal from the wireless operation device. The apparatus outputs the floor call set by the floor setting means at predetermined time intervals.

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