JP2010184774A - Elevator device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator device capable of reducing false detection of an emergency patient. <P>SOLUTION: This elevator device 1 includes: a detecting means 4 for detecting existence of passengers inside a car 2; a means for opening/closing a door of the car 2 and for alarming the passengers 2 inside the car in the case wherein a certain time passed in the state of closing the door without registering a car call for the car 2 and the detecting means 4 detected existence of passengers inside the car 2; a means for determining that the passenger inside the car 2 is an emergency patient in the case wherein a certain time passed again in the state of closing the door of the car 2 without registering a car call for the car 2 and the detecting means 4 detected existence of the passenger inside the car 2; and a means for moving the car 2 to an emergency base floor and continuing opening the door of the car 2 in the case wherein the passenger inside the car 2 is determined as an emergency patient. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator apparatus, and more particularly to an elevator apparatus that performs an emergency patient detection operation.

  The elevator device is a device that moves a passenger car loaded with passengers, luggage, and the like by a hoisting machine and conveys the passengers, luggage, etc. to a destination floor. A suddenly ill person may occur in the elevator car. At this time, an elevator apparatus using a load sensor or a photoelectric device has been developed as means for detecting a suddenly ill person in the car. In addition, an elevator device has also been proposed that detects a suddenly ill person by photographing the state of the car with a camera when the suddenly illness occurs, and reports the occurrence of the suddenly ill person to nearby passersby or information centers (for example, Patent Documents) 1).

JP 2007-91462 A

  However, in the above-described elevator device, even when a passenger sits in the car or lies down or rides in the car, it may be detected that the passenger is suddenly ill. If a person with sudden illness is erroneously detected in this way, notifications to surrounding passersby and notifications to information centers are made, causing trouble for other people, and other users can also use the elevator device. It will be lost.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above, The objective is to provide the elevator apparatus which can reduce the false detection of a suddenly ill person.

  A feature according to the embodiment of the present invention is that, in the elevator apparatus, a detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a passenger in the car, and a certain period of time has elapsed in a door-closed state where there is no car call registration in the car. If it is detected that the passenger is in the car, the door is opened and closed and a warning is sent to the passenger in the car. If the detection means detects that the passenger is in the car, the means for determining that the passenger in the car is a sudden illness and the passenger in the car are determined to be a sudden illness In this case, there is provided means for moving the car to the emergency reference floor and continuing to open the car.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce false detection of suddenly ill people.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an elevator apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the communication connection of the elevator operation control apparatus with which the elevator apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is equipped, and an emergency center. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the emergency sick person detection driving | operation which the elevator apparatus shown in FIG. 1 performs.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an elevator apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a car 2 on which a passenger is placed, a door position detection unit 3 that detects an open / closed state of a door 2 a of the car 2, and a car 2. Passenger detection unit 4 for detecting the presence or absence of passengers, a monitoring panel 5 for monitoring the operation state of the elevator, a landing unit 6 provided in the landing (hall), and an elevator operation control device for controlling the operation of the elevator 7 and.

  The car 2 has a door 2a that can be opened and closed for passengers to get on and off. This car 2 is formed so as to be able to move up and down over each floor via a main rope by a hoist controlled by the elevator operation control device 7.

  Note that one end of a main rope that suspends and supports the car 2 in the hoistway is fastened to the car 2, and the other end of the main rope is balanced to balance the weight with the car 2. It is concluded with a weight.

  In the car 2, a car operation panel 2b for a passenger to register a car call, a display unit 2c for notifying the passenger of the operating state of the elevator, and a microphone 2d for outputting sound are provided. .

  The car operation panel 2b includes a push button and a door opening / closing button for each floor, and these buttons are input by a passenger. In response to the input operation by the passenger, the car operation panel 2 b transmits car call data to the elevator operation control device 7.

  The display unit 2c displays an arrow indicating rising or descending, the passing floor number of the car 2, and the like according to the elevator operation state received from the elevator operation control device 7. Further, the microphone 2d also outputs a sound during an abnormality or emergency according to the elevator operation state received from the elevator operation control device 7. The display unit 2c and the microphone 2d function as notification means for notifying passengers in the car 2 of various information.

  The door position detector 3 is provided on the car 2. The door position detection unit 3 detects opening / closing of the door 2a using a laser sensor or a mechanical switch, and transmits a detection signal indicating the door opening / closing state to the elevator operation control device 7.

  The passenger detection unit 4 is provided in the car 2. The passenger detection unit 4 detects the presence / absence of a passenger in the car 2 using a load meter, a photoelectric sensor, or the like in the car 2, and transmits a detection signal indicating the presence / absence of the passenger to the elevator operation control device 7. . In addition, the passenger detection part 4 functions as a detection means which detects the presence or absence of the passenger in the passenger car 2.

  The monitoring panel 5 is installed in a management room or the like. The monitoring panel 5 includes a display unit, an operation unit, various lamps 5a, etc., and displays information on the display unit or the like according to the elevator operation state received from the elevator operation control device 7, or in the event of an abnormality or emergency The lamp 5a is turned on at times.

  The landing unit 6 is provided for each landing (hall) on each floor. The landing unit 6 includes an openable / closable door 6a for passengers to get on and off the car 2, a hall operation panel 6b for passengers to register for hall calls, and a display for informing the user of the operating state of the elevator. It is comprised by the part 6c.

  The hall operation panel 6b is composed of push buttons indicating ascending and descending, and these buttons are input by a passenger. In response to the input operation by the passenger, the hall operation panel 6 b transmits hall call data to the elevator operation control device 7. Further, the display unit 6 c displays the passing floor number of the car 2 according to the elevator operation state received from the elevator operation control device 7.

  The elevator operation control device 7 includes a controller such as a microprocessor for controlling each unit, a storage unit 7a for storing various programs and various data, and the like. The elevator operation control device 7 controls each unit based on various programs and various data stored in the storage unit 7a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the elevator operation control device 7 is connected to an emergency center (management center) 11 via a network 12. Similarly, elevator operation control devices 7 of other elevator devices 1 are also connected to the emergency center 11 via the network 12.

  Usually, the elevator operation control device 7 determines the destination floor of the car 2 according to the hall call or car call by the user, and controls the hoist to perform the normal operation of moving the car 2 to the destination floor. . On the other hand, when the elevator operation control device 7 recognizes the occurrence of a suddenly ill person using the passenger detection unit 4, it performs a suddenly ill person detection operation such as reporting the suddenly ill person detection to the emergency center 11.

  Next, the operation of the emergency patient detection operation of the elevator apparatus 1 described above will be described. The elevator operation control device 7 executes an emergency patient detection operation process based on various programs.

  As shown in FIG. 3, it is first determined whether or not the door is closed without registration of the car call (step S1), and for example, it is determined whether or not a fixed time of about 3 seconds has passed (step S2). It is then determined whether or not a passenger has been detected in the car 2 (step S3). As a result, a provisional determination (first determination) of the occurrence of a suddenly ill person in the car 2 is performed.

  When it is determined that a certain period of time has elapsed in the door-closed state where there is no car call registration and the passenger is in the car 2 (YES in step S3), door opening / closing and announcement output are performed (step S4).

  First, the door 2a of the car 2 is opened once, and an announcement that prompts the user to get out of the car 2 is flown from the microphone 2d in the car 2. After that, for example, after the door is opened for about 15 seconds, the door is opened. 2a is closed. As an announcement, for example, a warning announcement such as “Please get off. I will report to the emergency center in 10 seconds” will be played. As a result, passengers other than the suddenly ill get off the car 2.

  Thereafter, it is determined again whether or not the door is closed without registration of the car call (step S5). For example, it is determined whether or not a certain period of time, for example, about 3 seconds has passed (step S6). 2 is determined (step S7). Thereby, the final determination (second determination) of the occurrence of the suddenly ill person in the car 2 is performed.

  If it is determined that the passenger is in the car 2 after a certain period of time has passed without the car call registered and the passenger is in the car 2 (YES in step S7), there is a suddenly ill person who cannot move in the car 2. Determination is made (step S8).

  In this way, the occurrence of sudden illness is determined twice, and a warning notification is given in the meantime, so passengers sitting or lying down or riding in mischief will get off the car 2, It is possible to reduce false detection of suddenly ill people.

  Thereafter, the emergency center 11 is notified of the occurrence of a suddenly ill person via the network 12, and “emergency person” is displayed on the display 6 c of the landing, and the lamp 5 a of the monitoring panel 5 is turned on (step S 9).

  As a result, the emergency center 11 can know that a suddenly ill person has occurred in the car 2 of the elevator apparatus 1 that has been notified, so that a quick rescue operation can be performed. Furthermore, since it is possible for the user at the landing and the manager at the monitoring room to know that a suddenly ill person has occurred in the car 2, it is possible to perform a quick rescue operation.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the car 2 is on the emergency reference floor (step S10). If it is determined that the car 2 is not on the reference floor (NO in step S10), the car 2 is If it is determined that the car 2 is on the reference floor (YES in step S10), the process proceeds as it is.

  Thereafter, the door 2a of the car 2 located on the reference floor is opened, the door is kept open, the car 2 waits on the reference floor (step S12), and hall call registration other than the reference floor is prohibited ( Step S13). Normally, the reference floor is the first floor, but depending on the building, the floor with the communication passage may be the reference floor.

  When a suddenly ill person is detected in the car 2 as described above, the car 2 is moved to the reference floor and is kept in the door open state, so that a quick rescue operation can be performed. That is, when an emergency staff from the emergency center 11 or an administrator from the management room comes to rescue, the emergency patient can be immediately carried out from the car 2 waiting on the reference floor on a stretcher or the like.

  In addition, if hall call registration from another floor is performed while the car 2 is waiting, the car 2 will move from the standard floor, and it will take time to rescue, but halls other than the standard floor Since calling is prohibited, it is possible to prevent the rescue time from becoming longer due to the movement of the car 2. In addition, the door 2a of the car 2 is temporarily closed after 3 minutes in the open state according to laws and regulations, and there are situations where it is desired to open the door by a hall call while the door is closed, so registration of hall calls on the standard floor is prohibited. Absent.

  Here, even during the above-mentioned sudden sick person detection driving, the car call registration and door opening / closing from the car operation panel 2b in the car 2 are always enabled, and when there is an input operation, the sudden sick person detection driving is canceled. The The input operation of the car operation panel 2b is performed when the suddenly ill person recovers and stands up, or when an emergency team or a manager enters the car 2. In either case, it is not necessary to continue the emergency sickness detection operation because the passenger is not in a situation of falling alone. Therefore, the condition for terminating the sudden sick person detection driving is when the car operation panel 2b is input.

  Further, in step S9, the display unit 2c in the car 2 displays characters indicating that the emergency patient detection operation is being performed, for example, “emergency team dispatched” indicating completion of reporting to the emergency center 11 or the like. It may be. Further, the remaining time until arrival of the ambulance team may be displayed on the display unit 2c in the car 2 while being counted down (counting down). In addition to the notification by display, for example, the completion of the report to the emergency center 11 and the remaining time may be notified to the passenger in the car 2 by the microphone 2d in the car 2.

  As a result, the suddenly ill person who is conscious in the car 2 can know that the ambulance team is dispatched and the approximate remaining time until the arrival of the ambulance team. In this case, notifying the arrival time but not displaying the arrival time makes it possible to grasp the remaining time even when the suddenly ill person does not have the clock or cannot see it even if it has it. .

  The remaining time is calculated from the distance between the installation location (building) of the elevator apparatus 1 and the emergency center 11 (distance based on the route from the emergency center 11 to the installation location), etc., and is stored as fixed data in the storage unit 7a. ing.

  Further, the remaining time may be transmitted from the emergency center 11 to the elevator operation control device 7 via the network 12. The emergency center 11 transmits to the elevator operation control device 7 the remaining time data that takes into account when it is likely that it will take time to arrive due to traffic congestion or the like. The elevator operation control device 7 displays the remaining time on the display unit 2c in the car 2 while counting down based on the received remaining time data. Thereby, the suddenly ill person who is conscious in the car 2 can know the remaining time until the arrival of the ambulance team more accurately.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the occurrence of a suddenly ill person is first determined, then the door of the car 2 is opened and closed and a warning is given to passengers in the car 2, and the suddenly ill person is again detected. By determining the occurrence, if a passenger sits in the car 2, lies down, or is riding in a mischief, such passenger will get off the car 2 by opening the door and warning. Therefore, false detection of suddenly ill people can be reduced.

  In addition, if it is determined that a passenger in the car 2 is a suddenly ill person, the hall car registration will be restricted even if hall call registration is performed at a hall other than the standard floor by restricting hall hall registration at the hall. Since it does not carry out and it waits on a reference floor, it can prevent that rescue time becomes long by the movement of the passenger car 2.

  In addition, when the car call registration of the car 2 is performed, the emergency sick person detection operation is switched to the normal operation by canceling the continuous opening of the car 2 located on the reference floor. The emergency team and the manager can easily switch the emergency sick person detection operation to the normal operation, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  If the emergency center 11 is notified of the occurrence of a sudden illness, the car is notified by notifying the passengers in the car 2 while notifying the emergency center 11 and counting down the remaining time stored in the storage unit 7a. The emergency patient with consciousness in 2 can know the emergency team is dispatched and the remaining time until the emergency team arrives.

  In addition, when receiving the remaining time data from the emergency center 11 to the arrival of the ambulance team and notifying the passengers in the car 2 while counting down the received remaining time, You can know the remaining time until the arrival of the ambulance team more accurately.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the above-described embodiment. Furthermore, you may combine the component covering different embodiment suitably. Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although various numerical values are mentioned, those numerical values are illustrations and are not limited.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Elevator apparatus 2 Car 2c Display part 4 Detection means (passenger detection part)
7 Elevator operation control device 7a Storage unit

Claims (5)

Detection means for detecting the presence or absence of passengers in the car;
When a certain period of time has passed in the door closed state where there is no car call registration of the car, and the detection means detects that a passenger is in the car, the door opening and closing of the car and Means for warning the passenger,
Again, if a certain period of time has passed with the car call registration of the car not registered, and the detection means detects that the passenger is in the car, the passenger in the car is suddenly ill. Means to determine that there is,
If it is determined that the passenger in the car is a sudden illness, means for moving the car to the emergency reference floor and continuing to open the car;
An elevator apparatus comprising:   The elevator apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for restricting hall call registration at a landing when it is determined that a passenger in the car is a sudden illness.   The elevator apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for releasing the continuation of door opening of the car located on the reference floor when the car call registration of the car is performed. If it is determined that the passenger in the car is a sudden illness, means for reporting the occurrence of the sudden illness to an emergency center;
A storage unit that stores the remaining time until the arrival of the ambulance team,
When the occurrence of the sudden illness is reported to the emergency center, the notification completion to the emergency center, means for notifying passengers in the car of the stored remaining time,
The elevator apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: If it is determined that the passenger in the car is a sudden illness, means for reporting the occurrence of the sudden illness to an emergency center;
Means for receiving the remaining time from the emergency center to the arrival of the ambulance team;
When the occurrence of the sudden illness is reported to the emergency center, the notification completion to the emergency center and means for notifying the passengers in the car of the received remaining time;
The elevator apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

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