JP2009023810A - Control device and control method of elevator, and repairing method of existing elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To establish an earthquake control system capable of rapidly realizing the shift to an earthquake control operation with a simple constitution at low cost by using a simultaneous broadcasting distribution service of emergency earthquake flash report by a cellular phone company. <P>SOLUTION: A cellular phone terminal 14 for receiving emergency earthquake flash report distributed from a cellular phone company is provided on an elevator installation site building. An emergency earthquake flash report extraction unit 20 for extracting emergency earthquake flash report and outputting it outside, and a storage unit 21 for storing information on emergency earthquake flash report output outside are added to the cellular phone terminal 14. A control terminal 15 for outputting the signal for the shift to the earthquake control operation to a control panel 8 based on information on the emergency earthquake flash report output from the cellular phone terminal 14 is installed on the installation site building, and the control terminal 15 is adequately connected between the cellular phone terminal 14 and the control panel 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  According to the present invention, a control device and a control method for controlling an elevator using a simultaneous broadcast distribution service of an emergency earthquake warning by a mobile phone company, and an elevator can be controlled using the simultaneous broadcast distribution service. The present invention relates to a repair method for repairing an existing elevator.

  In an elevator equipped with an earthquake detector, when an earthquake shake (major motion / S wave) is detected, an earthquake control operation is performed to rescue passengers such as the nearest floor stop according to the magnitude of the earthquake. However, in such an elevator, the seismic control operation is started after the earthquake actually occurs, so if the rope is caught by the earthquake, the equipment may be damaged or confined. was there.

  On the other hand, by installing a P-wave sensor in the elevator that senses the initial tremor (P-wave) of an earthquake, an elevator configured to shift to seismic control operation earlier than the arrival of the S-wave is realized. Yes. However, since the P-wave sensor is very expensive, it is a reality that the equipment rate of the device that performs the above operation is still low. In addition, in elevators with express zones (elevators with non-stop floors on the intermediate floor), it is desired to acquire earthquake occurrence information sooner than when P waves are detected and shift to control operation during earthquakes. There are also many.

  On the other hand, recently, the earthquake early warnings obtained from the seismic observation network spread all over Japan are distributed to various places using the Internet or satellite communication immediately after the occurrence of the earthquake. Various initiatives and proposals have been made, such as taking effective measures against the earthquake. Since this earthquake early warning is delivered immediately after the earthquake occurs, it cannot be used effectively in the event of a direct earthquake, but it takes a relatively long time for the S wave to arrive after receiving the earthquake early warning. When it is applied, that is, when a relatively large earthquake occurs in a remote place, it is possible to prevent an earthquake disaster by effectively using the received emergency earthquake bulletin.

  As a conventional elevator technology using such an earthquake early warning, when an earthquake early warning is received, the arrival time of the S wave of the earthquake at the current location is determined from the information on the epicenter and the time of occurrence of the earthquake included in the emergency earthquake early warning. There has been proposed a system that controls the control operation of an elevator during an earthquake based on the prediction result (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, although it is not the prior art regarding an elevator, the system for receiving the said earthquake early warning using terminals, such as a mobile telephone, and the charging system which can be used in that case are proposed (for example, patent document 2). reference).

JP 2004-224469 A JP 2006-145234 A

  In the one described in Patent Document 1, if the epicenter is relatively far from the building where the elevator is installed, it is possible to shift to the control operation during earthquake earlier than the arrival of the P wave, and the express zone is set. It can be an effective means for an elevator or the like. However, in the system described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to install dedicated receiving means for receiving the earthquake early warning in the elevator, and a dedicated line such as an Internet line or a satellite communication line is provided around the receiving means and the elevator. For this reason, there is a problem in that wiring has to be performed, and the construction requires a lot of time and labor. In addition, in order to receive the earthquake early warning, there is a problem that an expensive usage fee for a dedicated line such as a satellite communication line is generated and the running cost increases.

  The one described in Patent Document 2 only describes a system for receiving the earthquake early warning using a highly convenient terminal such as a mobile phone, a billing system used at that time, and the like. No specific means for using the received earthquake early warning for elevator control is disclosed.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. The purpose of the present invention is to use an emergency earthquake warning simultaneous broadcast delivery service provided by a mobile phone company so that the earthquake control can be performed earlier than an earthquake occurs. Elevator control device and control method capable of constructing seismic control system capable of shifting to operation with simple configuration at low cost, and existing elevator repair method capable of constructing seismic control system with simple configuration at low cost Is to provide.

  An elevator control apparatus according to the present invention is provided in an elevator installation site building, and is provided in a mobile phone terminal that receives an emergency earthquake bulletin distributed from a mobile phone company, and the mobile phone terminal that is received by the mobile phone terminal. The earthquake early warning extractor that extracts the earthquake early warning and outputs it to the outside of the mobile phone terminal, and the information on the earthquake early warning that is provided on the mobile phone terminal and is output to the outside of the mobile phone terminal by the emergency earthquake early warning extractor. Based on information related to emergency earthquake warnings that are connected between the mobile phone terminal and the elevator control panel and are installed in the building site where the storage is stored and the mobile phone terminal and the elevator control panel. And a control terminal that outputs a signal for shifting to the control operation to the control panel.

  In the elevator control method according to the present invention, the mobile phone terminal that receives the earthquake early warning distributed from the mobile phone company is an elevator control method provided in the building where the elevator is installed, and is received by the mobile phone terminal. Extracting the earthquake early warning that has been performed and outputting it to the outside of the mobile phone terminal, storing information on the earthquake early warning output to the outside of the mobile phone terminal in the storage unit in the mobile phone terminal, and mobile phone And a step of outputting, to the elevator control panel, a signal for shifting to the earthquake control operation when necessary, based on the information related to the earthquake early warning output from the terminal.

  In the elevator repair method according to the present invention, an emergency earthquake bulletin received by a mobile phone terminal is extracted to a mobile phone terminal that receives an earthquake early warning distributed from a mobile phone company and output to the outside of the mobile phone terminal. A step of adding a storage unit for storing information relating to the earthquake early warning output to the outside of the mobile phone terminal by the earthquake early warning extraction unit and the emergency earthquake early warning extraction unit, and the mobile phone terminal at the site where the existing elevator is installed And a control terminal that outputs a signal for shifting the elevator to the seismic control operation when necessary based on the information about the emergency earthquake warning output from the mobile phone terminal and the mobile phone terminal. A step of connecting between the control panels, and a step of installing the control terminal in the installation site building.

  According to the present invention, an earthquake control system that can shift to an earthquake control operation earlier when an earthquake occurs by using a simultaneous broadcast delivery service of an emergency earthquake warning by a mobile phone company with a simple configuration. It becomes possible to build at low cost.

As for the earthquake early warning, it is announced that the provision of services for the general public will start on October 1, 2007. Along with this, various mobile phone companies are planning to broadcast emergency earthquake alerts simultaneously to mobile phone terminals in areas where a large shaking with a seismic intensity of 4 or more is expected. The invention of the present application is characterized in that an elevator is controlled by using a simultaneous broadcast delivery service of an emergency earthquake warning by a mobile phone company.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part which is the same or it corresponds, The duplication description is simplified or abbreviate | omitted suitably.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an elevator earthquake control system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an elevator control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating a part of function of the control apparatus of the elevator in the form 1. FIG.

  1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an emergency earthquake notification network of the Japan Meteorological Agency 2. The Japan Meteorological Agency 2 issues an earthquake early warning based on earthquake information from a large number of seismometers 3 installed in various places. 4 is a mobile phone company and 5 is a base station of the mobile phone company 4. When the mobile phone company 4 receives the earthquake early warning from the Japan Meteorological Agency 2, the mobile phone company 4 performs a simultaneous broadcast service for the earthquake early warning. For example, from the base station 5 in a region where a large shaking with a seismic intensity of 4 or more is expected, The earthquake early warning 6 is delivered simultaneously to mobile phone terminals.

  Reference numeral 7 denotes an installation site of an elevator including each building. The elevator installation site 7 is provided with an elevator control panel 8 for controlling various elevators, and a seismometer 11 including a P-wave sensor 9 and a low-sensing seismometer 10. The P wave sensor 9 closes the operating contact 12 by sensing the P wave of the earthquake and causes the control panel 8 to input a P wave signal. Further, the low-sensing seismometer 10 closes the operation contact 13 by sensing an earthquake shake (S wave) of a predetermined value or more, and causes the control panel 8 to input a low-sensing seismometer signal. Note that the control of the control panel 8 when the seismometer 11 is operated is the same as the conventional one. For example, when a P wave signal is input, after the nearest floor is stopped, the control panel 8 waits for a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute). Later, an earthquake control operation will be performed to return the elevator to normal operation. In addition, when a low-sensing seismometer signal is input, after the nearest floor is stopped, the control operation during earthquake is performed in which the elevator is in the operation stop state.

  In addition to the control panel 8 and the seismometer 11, a mobile phone terminal 14 and a control terminal 15 are installed on the elevator installation site 7. This mobile phone terminal 14 provided at the installation site 7 has a function of receiving the earthquake early warning 6 distributed from the mobile phone company 4, for example, in an elevator machine room or hoistway, It is arranged and fixed at a position where the radio wave condition such as a landing or pit is good. The control terminal 15 is connected between the mobile phone terminal 14 and the control panel 8, and when the mobile phone terminal 14 receives the earthquake early warning 6, the elevator control panel 8 can It has a function of outputting a predetermined signal for shifting to the control operation. FIG. 2 shows a configuration in which a P-wave signal is input to the control panel 8 by closing the operation contact 16 when the mobile phone terminal 14 detects the reception of the earthquake early warning 6. ing.

Next, a specific configuration of the mobile phone terminal 14 will be described.
The mobile phone terminal 14 includes, for example, a wireless transmission / reception unit 17 for transmitting / receiving radio waves for mobile phones, a control unit 18 that performs various controls, an earthquake early warning reception unit 19, an emergency earthquake early warning extraction unit 20, and log storage. An additional function unit 25 including a unit 21, a log request extraction unit 22, a log processing unit 23, and a mail transmission unit 24, and a transmission / reception unit 26 including an external I / F. Note that the wireless transmission / reception unit 17, the control unit 18, and the transmission / reception unit 26 have conventional functions, and thus detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.

  The earthquake early warning receiving unit 19 is for receiving the earthquake early warning 6 distributed from the mobile phone company 4. In addition, when the earthquake early warning 6 is delivered by e-mail, for example, if the mobile phone terminal 14 only needs a function of simply receiving the earthquake early warning 6 (email), a conventional mobile phone terminal is also possible. The emergency earthquake bulletin receiving unit 19 having a special function is not required. However, since the Earthquake Early Warning 6 is particularly urgent, for example, processing such as storing in a specific mailbox or performing special operations (voice guidance, vibration, LED blinking, etc.) when received is carried. It is considered necessary in the telephone terminal 14. The earthquake early warning receiving unit 19 is provided for performing the above-described processing. In the above example, only the function for selecting the earthquake early warning 6 by selecting the received mail or the emergency earthquake early warning 6 is provided. This corresponds to the function of the mail box (storage means) to be stored.

  The additional function unit 25 is newly added to the commercially available mobile phone terminal 14 in order to use the mobile phone terminal 14 for elevator control. For example, all of the additional function unit 25 is configured by software. When the mobile phone terminal 14 receives the emergency earthquake bulletin 6, the emergency earthquake bulletin extraction unit 20 extracts the received emergency earthquake bulletin 6 from the emergency earthquake bulletin reception unit 19, for example, and sends it to the control terminal 15. It has a function of outputting the information (information related to the earthquake early warning 6). The mobile phone terminal 14 and the control terminal 15 are connected by a dedicated line 28 via the transmission / reception units 26 and 27, and the information related to the emergency earthquake warning 6 is transmitted via the dedicated line 28 to the control terminal 15. Is input. Then, the control terminal 15 determines the content of the earthquake early warning 6 received by the mobile phone terminal 14 based on the information output from the mobile phone terminal 14 and performs a predetermined operation.

  In addition, the log storage unit 21 has a function of storing the information related to the emergency earthquake bulletin 6 output to the control terminal 15 by the emergency earthquake bulletin extraction unit 20 in the mobile phone terminal 14. That is, by transmitting the information from the mobile phone terminal 14, a log can be left in the mobile phone terminal 14. FIG. 3 shows this log image. For example, date time, event contents, predicted S-wave arrival time, expected seismic intensity, area information, and the like are stored in association with each other.

  The information stored in the log storage unit 21 includes the contents of the emergency earthquake bulletin 6 received by the mobile phone terminal 14 and the fact that the emergency earthquake bulletin 6 of that content has been transmitted to the control terminal 15. Therefore, for example, if the item of the event content shown in FIG. 3 is confirmed, it is possible to indirectly know the operation of the elevator performed immediately after that. As shown in FIG. 3, the earthquake early warning 6 includes, in addition to information distributed when an earthquake actually occurs, for example, a cancellation report for canceling an erroneous report and a test report for confirming an operation. Etc. are also included.

  On the other hand, the log request extraction unit 22, the log processing unit 23, and the mail transmission unit 24 allow a specific person (for example, an elevator maintenance person) to transmit various information stored in the log storage unit 21 from the mobile phone terminal 14 (self In the terminal) so that it can be acquired. Specifically, the log request extraction unit 22 extracts a mail requesting information provision in the log storage unit 21 (hereinafter also referred to as “log request”) from the mail received by the mobile phone terminal 14. Have For example, the log request extraction unit 22 extracts a received mail that matches a preset address and subject as a log request from a maintenance staff or the like.

  When the log request is extracted by the log request extraction unit 22, the log processing unit 23 and the mail transmission unit 24 return a mail with the information in the log storage unit 21 added to the extracted mail. . Here, for example, the log processing unit 23 has a function of creating a log attached to a reply mail (or describing the log in the body of the mail) based on a predetermined condition. It has a function for replying mail.

Next, a specific operation of the elevator control apparatus having the above-described configuration will be described.
4 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the mobile phone terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the control terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In the mobile phone terminal 14, first, the emergency earthquake bulletin extraction unit 20 performs a reception check of the emergency earthquake bulletin 6 (S101). Here, if the reception of the emergency earthquake bulletin 6 is confirmed (S102), it is next determined whether or not the received emergency earthquake bulletin 6 is a cancellation report (S103). If the emergency earthquake bulletin 6 is not a cancellation report in S103, the emergency earthquake bulletin 6 received by the mobile phone terminal 14 is extracted by the emergency earthquake bulletin extraction unit 20 and transmitted to the control terminal 15 (S104). Moreover, a log is preserve | saved by performing transmission to the control terminal 15 (S105). That is, information related to the emergency earthquake bulletin 6 output to the control terminal 15 by the emergency earthquake bulletin extraction unit 20 is stored in the log storage unit 21. At this time, a timer (not shown) starts counting (S106).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S103 that the earthquake early warning 6 is a cancel report, a cancel report is transmitted to the control terminal 15 (S107). In addition, the log is saved by transmission to the control terminal 15 (S108), and the timer count is stopped (S109).

  If the reception of the earthquake early warning 6 cannot be confirmed in S102, next, it is determined whether or not there is a timeout by comparing the count of the timer with a predetermined value (S110). Here, if it is determined that there is a timeout, that is, a predetermined time has elapsed since the reception of the earthquake early warning 6, the cancel information is transmitted to the control terminal 15 and the log is saved (S111).

  If it is determined in S110 that there is no timeout, then a log request reception check is performed (S112). That is, first, the reception state of the mail is confirmed (S113), and if there is a received mail, it is determined whether the mail is a log request. Specifically, as described above, it is determined whether or not the address (sender) and subject match those set in advance (S114). Then, a message corresponding to the condition is extracted as a log request, and a mail with information in the log storage unit 21 added thereto is returned to the extracted mail (S115).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the control terminal 15 performs a reception check on the information related to the emergency earthquake warning 6 output from the mobile phone terminal 14 (S201). Here, when the reception of the information is confirmed (S202), it is next determined whether or not the information is a cancellation report (S203). If it is determined in S203 that it is not a cancellation report, the operation contact 16 is closed in order to output a signal for shifting the elevator to the seismic control operation to the control panel 8. On the other hand, if it is determined in S203 that it is a cancel report, the operation contact 16 is opened and the input of the P wave signal to the control panel 8 is blocked.

  According to the first embodiment of the present invention, by using the simultaneous broadcast delivery service of the emergency earthquake warning 6 by the mobile phone company 4 for elevator control, it is possible to shift to the earthquake control operation earlier when an earthquake occurs. A seismic control system can be constructed with a simple configuration and at a low cost. That is, it is not necessary to prepare expensive receiving means and a dedicated line as in the prior art, and simply by preparing the mobile phone terminal 14 to which the additional function unit 25 is added and the control terminal 15, the above-mentioned earthquake control system. Can be built. In addition, it does not require a conventional construction for drawing a dedicated line, so that the construction period can be shortened and the cost can be reduced. Even after installation, only the basic charge of the mobile phone terminal 14 is charged, and the running cost is greatly reduced. It becomes possible.

  Furthermore, since the information related to the earthquake early warning 6 output to the control terminal 15 by the earthquake early warning extraction unit 20 can be stored in the mobile phone terminal 14, if you want to check the elevator operation after the earthquake, When responding to inquiries from owners and elevator users, the elevator maintenance staff can utilize the stored information in the log storage unit 21, and the service of the elevator can be improved. In addition, since a specific person such as an elevator maintenance worker can acquire various information in the log storage unit 21 using his / her mobile phone terminal or the like even in a remote place, for example, Even if there is a flood of inquiries after the earthquake early warning is issued, it is possible to quickly respond to each elevator.

  Moreover, the construction of the earthquake control system having the above-described configuration is possible only by adding the additional function unit 25 to the mobile phone terminal 14, installing the mobile phone terminal 14 and the control terminal 15, and simple wiring. Therefore, the application to a new elevator is natural, and the application to an existing elevator can be easily and inexpensively implemented.

  That is, when the earthquake control system is constructed by applying to an existing elevator, first, it is a commercially available mobile phone terminal that can receive the earthquake early warning 6 distributed from the mobile phone company 4 In addition, the function of the additional function unit 25 is added, and the mobile phone terminal 14 is installed in a place with a good radio wave condition such as a machine room of an existing elevator. Further, the control terminal 15 having the above configuration is appropriately connected between the mobile phone terminal 14 and the control panel 8 of the existing elevator, and the control terminal 15 is installed at the installation site 7 of the existing elevator. The above-described effects can be achieved only by such work.

  In the first embodiment, the elevator including the P wave sensor 9 has been described. However, if the elevator does not include the P wave sensor 9, the control terminal 15 is connected to the I / O for the P wave sensor of the control panel 8. You may connect directly to F. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a function equivalent to the P-wave sensor at a low price even to an elevator that is not provided with the P-wave sensor 9 or an existing elevator.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram illustrating an elevator earthquake control system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; It is a block diagram which shows the control apparatus of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating a part of function of the control apparatus of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement flow of the mobile telephone terminal in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement flow of the control terminal in Embodiment 1 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 emergency earthquake notification network, 2 Japan Meteorological Agency, 3 seismometer, 4 mobile phone company,
5 Base station, 6 Earthquake early warning, 7 Installation site, 8 Control panel,
9 P-wave sensor, 10 Low-sensing seismometer, 11 Seismometer, 12 Operating contact,
13 operation contacts, 14 mobile phone terminals, 15 control terminals,
16 operation contacts, 17 wireless transmission / reception unit, 18 control unit,
19 earthquake early warning reception unit, 20 earthquake early warning extraction unit, 21 log storage unit,
22 log request extraction unit, 23 log processing unit, 24 mail transmission unit,
25 additional function section, 26 transmission / reception section, 27 transmission / reception section, 28 dedicated line

Claims (8)

A mobile phone terminal that is installed in the building where the elevator is installed and receives earthquake early warnings distributed from a mobile phone company;
An earthquake early warning extraction unit that is provided in the mobile phone terminal and extracts the earthquake early warning received by the mobile phone terminal and outputs it to the outside of the mobile phone terminal;
A storage unit that is provided in the mobile phone terminal and stores information related to the emergency earthquake bulletin output to the outside of the mobile phone terminal by the emergency earthquake bulletin extraction unit;
The elevator is installed in the installation site building and connected between the control panel of the mobile phone terminal and the elevator. A control terminal that outputs a signal for transition to the control panel;
An elevator control device comprising: A request extraction unit that is provided in a mobile phone terminal and extracts a mail requesting information provision in a storage unit from mails received by the mobile phone terminal;
An email sending unit that adds information in the storage unit and sends a reply to the email extracted by the request extraction unit;
The elevator control device according to claim 1, further comprising:   The elevator control apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control terminal is connected to an interface for a P wave sensor of an elevator control panel in an elevator not provided with a P wave sensor. A mobile phone terminal that receives an earthquake early warning distributed from a mobile phone company is an elevator control method provided in an elevator installation site building,
Extracting the earthquake early warning received by the mobile phone terminal and outputting it to the outside of the mobile phone terminal;
Storing information related to the earthquake early warning output to the outside of the mobile phone terminal in a storage unit in the mobile phone terminal;
Based on the information related to the emergency earthquake warning output from the mobile phone terminal, when necessary, outputting a signal for shifting to the earthquake control operation to the elevator control panel;
An elevator control method comprising: Extracting a mail requesting the provision of information in the storage unit from the mail received by the mobile phone terminal; and
Adding the information in the storage unit and replying to the mail extracted as the mail requesting information provision;
The elevator control method according to claim 4, further comprising: An emergency earthquake bulletin extraction unit that extracts an emergency earthquake bulletin received by the mobile phone terminal and outputs it to the outside of the mobile phone terminal, to a mobile phone terminal that receives an earthquake early warning distributed from a mobile phone company, and Adding a storage unit for storing information on the emergency earthquake bulletin output to the outside of the mobile phone terminal by the emergency earthquake bulletin extraction unit;
Installing the mobile phone terminal in an existing elevator installation site building;
Based on the information related to the earthquake early warning output from the mobile phone terminal, a control terminal that outputs a signal for shifting the elevator to seismic control operation, when necessary, between the control panel of the mobile phone terminal and the existing elevator Connecting to
Installing the control terminal in the installation site building;
A method of repairing an existing elevator characterized by comprising A request extraction unit that extracts a mail requesting provision of information in the storage unit from mails received by the mobile phone terminal, and information in the storage unit is added to the mail extracted by the request extraction unit Adding a mail sending unit for replying to the mobile phone terminal;
The method for refurbishing an existing elevator according to claim 6.   The elevator which is not equipped with a P-wave sensor, the control terminal is connected to an interface for a P-wave sensor on a control panel of the existing elevator, and the method for repairing an existing elevator according to claim 6 or 7.

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