JP2012020824A - Service operation system of elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable transmission of appropriate elevator service information, evacuation directive information, or the like to mobile communication equipment of an evacuee who comes to an elevator lobby when an elevator starts emergency operation at the time of disaster to improve effectiveness of evacuation utilizing the elevator.SOLUTION: An elevator evacuation-time service operation system, which transmits the elevator service information and evacuation directive information to the evacuee at the time of emergency such as an earthquake and a fire, has a control panel 10 that controls operation of the elevator, a display device 30 that is provided at the elevator lobby 20 of each floor where the elevator stops, and a communication device 32 which is incorporated in or provided along with the display device 30. The communication device 32 transmits elevator information transmitted from the control panel 10 to the mobile communication equipment 7 of the evacuee 6 who comes to the elevator lobby 20 of each floor to evacuate through wireless communication when an operation of the elevator is switched to the emergency operation.

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to an elevator operation operation system for transmitting elevator operation information and evacuation instruction information to evacuees in an emergency such as an earthquake or fire.

  When disasters such as earthquakes and fires occur, it is effective to use an elevator to increase the evacuation efficiency as an evacuation method in the building. Evacuees who use elevators are expected to take the action of going to the elevator hall on the nearest floor and checking whether the elevators are operating. If one considers evacuation in large buildings or high-rise buildings where multiple elevators are installed, this action can be almost inevitable.

  However, in the conventional technology, the information that evacuees know the operation of the elevator is that the landing call button is pressed against one elevator that has arrived, the button lights up, the hall indicator or hall lantern lights up normally It is only whether or not. That is, even if the evacuees come to the elevator hall, only the operation information of only that unit can be obtained. In addition, even if the elevator is operating normally, it is unclear how long to wait and there is no accurate information, so it is impossible to judge whether the elevator is the best evacuation method. No longer.

  In other words, in the evacuation method using the elevator, the evacuees cannot obtain specific elevator operation information, and it must be said that the elevator does not sufficiently fulfill the role as the evacuation method.

JP 2008-247553 A

  As described above, in the conventional technology, there is no elevator operation system that provides specific elevator operation information and evacuation instruction information to the evacuees in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake or fire. There was a problem that had to think about other means of evacuation.

  The embodiment of the present invention can transmit appropriate elevator operation information, evacuation instruction information, and the like to portable communication devices possessed by evacuees who have come to the elevator hall when the elevator starts emergency operation at the time of a disaster. Provide an elevator operation system that is useful for evacuation by using the elevator.

  According to the embodiment, in an emergency such as an earthquake or fire, an elevator operation operation system for transmitting elevator operation information and evacuation instruction information to evacuees, a control panel for controlling the operation of the elevator, A display device installed at an elevator hall on each stop floor of the elevator, and a communication device built in or attached to the display device. And when the said elevator switches to emergency operation, the said communication apparatus is the portable communication apparatus which the refugee who came to the elevator hall of each floor in order to evacuate the elevator information transmitted from the said control panel. And transmitting by wireless communication.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the operation operation system of the elevator concerning 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the functional block structure of the control panel and display apparatus in the operation system concerning 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the flow of the information by which the refugee haired hook communication is carried out from a control board in the operation system concerning 1st Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the operation operation system of the elevator concerning 2nd Embodiment, and showing the relationship between the monitoring panel and control panel in the case of the building where two or more elevators were installed. The figure for demonstrating the operation operation system of the elevator concerning 3rd Embodiment, and showing an example of the screen which the mobile phone which an refugee has receives. The figure for demonstrating the operation operation system of the elevator concerning 4th Embodiment, and showing the relationship between each boarding point and an ad hoc communication part.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams for explaining an elevator operation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1A is a diagram showing the overall configuration, and FIG. 1B is a hall and display device on each floor. It is a figure which extracts and shows.

The basic structure of the elevator is composed of the hoist 1, the basket 2, the connecting box 3, the weight 4, and the like. There are m halls 20 (20 ₁ ,..., 20 _m ) for one elevator. For example, a display device 30 ₁ is installed in the hall 20 ₁ . Display device 30 ₁ is one having a like hall lantern and landing indicator, and displays the normal operation situation of the elevator. In other landings 20 ₂ ,..., 20 _m , display devices 30 ₂ ,. The control panel 10 is electrically connected to the connecting box 3 and is also electrically connected to the display devices 30 (30 ₁ to 30 _m ) installed at the landings 20.

When a disaster such as an earthquake or fire occurs, information from the basket 2 is transmitted to the control panel 10 via the junction box 3. The control panel 10 transmits information from the basket 2 and information from other devices (for example, images of an earthquake detector and a monitoring camera) associated with the elevator to the display devices 30 installed at the landings 20. It is like that. The display device 30 ₁ landing 20 _1, evacuees _{6 (6 1, ~, 6} n) mobile phone 7 as a portable communication device has (7 _1, ~, 7 _n) communication for performing ad hoc communication in Equipment is provided. The same applies _to the display devices 30 _{2 to} 30 _{m of the} landings 20 ₂ to 20 _m . The evacuee 6 can obtain an optimum evacuation method according to the information received by the mobile phone 7 that he / she owns from the display device 30 by ad hoc communication.

  Next, each configuration and operation of the elevator communication system in the present embodiment will be specifically described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a main configuration of the operation system according to the first embodiment, and particularly shows a circuit configuration of the control panel 10 and the display device 30 in the hall 20. In Figure 2, an example is shown of a display device 30 ₁ of the hall 20 _1, the configuration of the display device 30 ₂ to 30 _m in the other landing 20 ₂ to 20 _m is the same as the display device 30 _1.

  The control panel 10 is provided with an information storage unit 11, an operation information detection unit 12, and a transmission information determination unit 13. The information storage unit 11 includes invariant information in the elevator (e.g., elevator number), building information (e.g., a map for each floor of the building, evacuation route, elevator arrangement, evacuation location, etc.), and elevator operation. Information stored for each mode of the method (for example, operation at the time of earthquake, fire operation, etc.) is stored, and is formed of, for example, a nonvolatile semiconductor device.

  The operation information detection unit 12 detects and temporarily stores information that varies depending on the operation status of the elevator. For example, various information such as the presence / absence of a confinement generation signal, the presence / absence of a failure generation signal, the number of people in the cage, the presence / absence of a door zone signal, and the location of the cage is detected and the information is temporarily stored. The number of people in the cage can be calculated from, for example, a scale device provided in the cage, and the cage position can be calculated from an output value of a pulse encoder provided in the hoisting machine. The door zone signal is output when the car is in the door zone (for example, a range in which the car door and the landing door are opened and closed in conjunction with each other).

  The transmission information determination unit 13 is intended for information that needs to be output to the display device 30 from various information stored in the information storage unit 11 and various information detected and temporarily stored by the operation information detection unit 12. Accordingly, the necessary information is output to the display device 30 as elevator information. Note that the determination by the transmission information determination unit 13 may be performed by, for example, setting in advance information that needs to be always output to the display device 30 and a method of output when necessary. Furthermore, it may be determined that only information corresponding to the condition compared to any condition is information that needs to be output to the display device 30. The transmission information determination unit 13 is not necessarily provided in the control panel 10 and may be provided in the display device 30, for example.

Landing 20 display device 30 ₁ which is disposed to _one, the information receiving unit 31 for receiving the elevator information transmitted from the control board 10, the ad-hoc communication unit (communication device) 32 for ad hoc communication to the received information I have. The ad hoc communication unit 32 may be any device that can directly communicate with a mobile phone in the vicinity of the hall 20 without using a server or the like using, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) or a wireless LAN. The structure of the display devices 30 ₂ to 30 _m installed at the other landings 20 ₂ to 20 _m is the same as that of the display device 30 ₁ . Although not shown in the drawing, each display device 30 is also provided with drive circuits such as a hall lantern and a hall indicator.

  If it is such a structure, the evacuee 6 who came to the landing 20 at the time of a disaster is not only the simple operation state of the elevator displayed on the display unit 30 but also the mobile phone 7 owned by each person from the ad hoc communication unit 32. The optimum evacuation method can be obtained according to the received detailed operation information and evacuation information.

  In FIG. 2, the configuration in which the information receiving unit 31 and the ad hoc communication unit 32 are built in the display device 30 has been described. However, the information receiving unit 31 and the ad hoc communication unit 32 are installed together with the display device 30. May be.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a flow of information transmitted from the control panel to the refugee haired hook in the operation system according to the first embodiment.

  The information storage unit 11 provided in the control panel 10 includes, for example, (1) Unit No., (2) Transmission floor number, (3) Evacuation method, (4) Floor map, (5) Basket speed, (6) There is information on the door opening method, and the operation information detector 12 provided in the control panel 10 includes, for example, <1> failure occurrence signal, <2> elevator departure / arrival floor, <3> car position, < Suppose that there is information on 4> elevator operation direction, <5> number of people in the car. The total 11 pieces of information are output to the transmission information determination unit 13 where it is determined whether or not to transmit to the ad hoc communication unit 32.

  If it demonstrates with the content of FIG. 3, it will be judged that the information (5) and (6) in the information storage part 11 does not need transmission, for example, and it will be judged that only the information of (1)-(4) needs to be transmitted. Then, the elevator information of (1) to (4) and <1> to <5> is transmitted to the ad hoc communication unit 32 and transmitted to the mobile phone 7 respectively owned by the refugee 6.

  In addition, the information storage unit 11 and the operation information detection unit 12 in the control panel 10 store different information (for example, floor number and evacuation route information) for each floor, and the transmission information determination unit 13 in the control panel 10. The elevator information is sorted for each floor and transmitted. And you may make it deliver to the mobile telephone 7 which the refugee 6 has by the ad hoc communication from the ad hoc communication part 32 in each boarding point 30. FIG.

  In this case, the refugee 6 who has arrived at the elevator hall 20 to evacuate in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake or fire can change the evacuation instruction for each floor, thereby providing the refugee 6 with optimal evacuation information. Can do.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the elevator is in the evacuation mode at the time of a disaster, the elevator information necessary for evacuation is transmitted from the control panel 10 to the display device 30 of each landing 20, and this elevator information is transmitted by the ad hoc communication unit 32. be delivered. Therefore, for the refugee 6 who came to the elevator hall to evacuate in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake or fire, the optimal evacuation from the display device 30 installed on each floor to the mobile phone 7 of the refugee 6 by ad hoc communication Information can be provided. For this reason, the refugee 6 can determine whether the evacuation using the elevator is the best method based on the provided elevator operation information, the evacuation instruction information, and the like. Can be used.

  In addition, although it is not the technique regarding the elevator operation operation for the evacuees at the time of a disaster, there exists the patent document 1 mentioned above as a well-known example using ad hoc communication. This (patent document 1) is within a predetermined range when the public line network is not normal with respect to an elevator control panel installed in a plurality of buildings connected from the monitoring center via the public line network. It is an invention in which an ad hoc network is formed between buildings, and predetermined elevator information from its own control panel is transmitted to a rescue portable terminal device possessed by a rescuer by ad hoc communication.

  The difference between (Patent Document 1) and this embodiment is that (Patent Document 1) is a technique for a rescuer invented in order to quickly perform a rescue operation using ad hoc communication. The embodiment is a technology for evacuees in order to provide optimal evacuation information to evacuees who have come to the elevator hall in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake or fire using ad hoc communication, and the use is completely different . In addition, the present embodiment is an ad hoc communication between the communication unit 32 provided in the display device 30 of the hall 20 and the general mobile phone 7 possessed by the refugee 6, whereas (Patent Document 1) is This is ad hoc communication between a communication device provided for each building and a special rescue portable terminal device possessed by a rescuer, and this point is also greatly different.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an elevator evacuation operation system according to the second embodiment, and particularly shows a relationship between a monitoring panel and a control panel in the case of a building in which a plurality of elevators are installed. is there. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to FIG. 1-3 and an identical part, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

If there are k elevators, each elevator requires a control panel, and therefore k control panels 10 (10 ₁ ,..., 10 _k ) are provided. A monitoring panel 100 that can communicate with these control panels 10 is provided.

  The monitoring panel 100 is provided with an information storage unit 111, an information reception unit 112, and a transmission information determination unit 113. Each elevator information transmitted from each control panel 10 is received by the information receiving unit 112. Information received by the information receiving unit 112 is stored in the information storage unit 111. The information stored in the information storage unit 111 is determined according to the purpose by the transmission information determination unit 113 according to the purpose, and the necessary information is output to each control panel 10. Is done. That is, the monitoring panel 100 functions as a relay that transmits the elevator information of other cars to each control panel 10.

  In addition, about the determination method in the information determination part 113, since it is the same method as the control panel 10 and the display apparatus 30 in 1st Embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted. Further, the configuration from each control panel 10 to each landing 20 is the same as the configuration in the first embodiment, and therefore the description thereof is omitted.

  In the operation of this embodiment, the information collected from each control panel 10 by the monitoring panel 100 is stored in the information storage unit 111 (held after a certain period of time and then deleted), and any elevator is in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake or fire. When switching to the emergency operation, the transmission information determination unit 113 transmits each elevator information to each control panel 10. From each control panel 10, elevator information of the other car is delivered together with the own car to the ad hoc communication unit 32 installed in the display device 30 of each hall 20, and ad hoc communication is started. And the evacuees 6 who come to evacuate to the landings 20 can obtain detailed operation information of the elevators installed in the building and the optimum evacuation information by ad hoc communication from their mobile phones 7. .

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in a building where a plurality of elevators are installed, it is installed on each floor for the disaster victim 6 who came to the elevator hall 20 to evacuate in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake or fire. Ad hoc communication from the display device 30 can provide optimal evacuation information including elevator operation information of other cars to the mobile phone 7 of the disaster victim 6. Therefore, it is possible to improve the usefulness of evacuation using an elevator as well as the same effects as those of the first embodiment.

(Third embodiment)
FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating an example of an elevator evacuation operation operation system according to the third embodiment, which is an example of a screen received by a mobile phone held by an evacuee. In addition, since the structure by the side of the elevator in this system is the same as that of 1st and 2nd embodiment, it abbreviate | omits here.

  FIG. 5A is a mobile phone reception screen (screen 1) that opens first, and shows operation information of the unit that the evacuee arrived to evacuate. In this reception screen, there is a button for accessing another page. When this button is clicked, the next mobile phone reception screen (screen 2) shown in FIG. 5B is displayed. On the screen 2, information indicating the optimum evacuation route from the place where the refugee 6 is present is displayed.

  FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams showing, as an example, the operation information of the nearest elevator in a case where a plurality of elevators are installed. If the building has only one elevator, a map showing the position of the emergency staircase and an evacuation site can be instructed. 5 (a) and 5 (b) illustrate the case of two stages as an example, but may be provided in a plurality of further stages, such as making it possible to continuously access an evacuation route or a floor map of a building.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the information received by the mobile phone 7 possessed by each person by ad hoc communication is sent to the evacuees 6 who have come to the elevator hall to evacuate in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake or fire. Alternatively, by providing it separately, the evacuees 6 can efficiently obtain elevator operation information and evacuation methods. Therefore, the evacuation using the elevator can be validated.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams for explaining an elevator evacuation operation operation system according to the fourth embodiment, and are diagrams illustrating a relationship between each landing and an ad hoc communication unit. 6A is a top view and FIG. 6B is a side view. The present embodiment is characterized in that the ad hoc communication unit has directivity, and other basic configurations are the same as those in the first and second embodiments, and thus are omitted here.

In the present embodiment, different elevator information is sent to the respective display devices 30 _i and 30 _{i + 1} for each elevator at the elevator halls 20 _i and 20 _{i + 1 provided side} by side. When providing elevator information from the ad hoc communication unit 32 of the display device 30 to the mobile phone 7 of the refugee 6, in order to avoid interference with other elevator landings on the same floor, ad hoc communication is limited in the lateral range. I have it. In other words, by providing the communication unit 32 with a specific directivity, it is possible to accurately transmit necessary elevator information to the mobile phone 7 possessed by the refugee 6 close to each unit.

  In other cases, ad hoc communication may be limited in the vertical direction in order to distinguish elevator information between a floor where an evacuee is located in an elevator and the upper and lower floors.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the ad hoc communication unit adjacent to the evacuee 6 who has come to the elevator hall 20 to evacuate in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake or fire can be limited by limiting the range in which ad hoc communication is possible. Unnecessary communication can be eliminated, and accurate evacuation information can be provided to the refugee 6.

(Modification)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. In the embodiment, ad hoc communication is used as a transmission method from the communication unit at the landing to the evacuee's portable communication device. For example, if the mobile communication device is equipped with a GPS, it is possible to transmit it to the mobile communication device via a server, not via direct transmission to the mobile communication device, by e-mail or the like. In the embodiment, the communication device is provided in the display device. However, the communication device does not necessarily have to be built in the display device, and any communication device may be provided as long as it is provided in the display device, that is, provided near the landing.

  Moreover, it is not limited at all to the structure of the elevator, and can be similarly applied to various elevators. Further, the structure and circuit configuration of the display device are not limited to the embodiment, and can be appropriately changed according to the specification. Further, the mobile communication device possessed by the user is not necessarily limited to the mobile phone, but may be any device that can receive the elevator information transmitted at the elevator hall.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

1 ... hoisting machine 2 ... basket 3 ... connecting box 4 ... weight _{6 (6 1, ~, 6} n) ... evacuees _{7 (7 1, ~, 7} n) ... mobile phone (mobile communication equipment)
10 (10 _1, -, 10 _k) ... control panel 11 ... information storage unit 12 ... operation information detecting unit 13 ... transmission information determination section 20 (20 _1, -, 20 _m) ... landing 30 (30 _1, -, 30 _m ) ... Display device 31 ... Information reception unit 32 ... Ad hoc communication unit 100 ... Monitoring board 111 ... Information storage unit 112 ... Information reception unit 113 ... Transmission information determination unit

Claims (7)

A control panel for controlling the operation of the elevator,
A display device that is installed at each elevator floor of each stop floor of the elevator and displays the operation status of the elevator;
A communication device built in or attached to the display device;
Comprising
When the elevator is switched to emergency operation, the communication device transmits the elevator information transmitted from the control panel to a portable communication device held by an evacuee who has arrived at the elevator hall on each floor in order to evacuate. An elevator operation system characterized by being transmitted by communication. A plurality of control panels each controlling the operation of a plurality of elevators;
A monitoring panel connected to the plurality of control panels and relaying elevator information from each control panel;
For each of the elevators, a display device that is installed at each elevator floor of each stop floor of the elevator and displays the operation status of the elevator,
A communication device built in or attached to the display device;
Comprising
The monitoring panel transmits elevator information of other machines to the control panels,
Each control panel transmits the elevator information of the other machine together with the own machine to the communication device corresponding to the own machine,
When the elevator is switched to emergency operation, the communication device transmits the elevator information transmitted from the control panel to a portable communication device held by an evacuee who has arrived at the elevator hall on each floor in order to evacuate. An elevator operation system characterized by being transmitted by communication.   The information transmitted by the communication device by wireless communication is provided by dividing the elevator information transmitted from the control panel into two or more stages. Elevator operation system.   3. The elevator according to claim 1, wherein the control panel selects and transmits the elevator information for each floor to the communication device provided at each stop floor of the elevator. Operation system.   The control panel includes an information storage unit that stores invariant information in the elevator, and an operation information detection unit that detects and temporarily stores information that changes depending on the operation status of the elevator, and is stored in the information storage unit. The elevator operation operation system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each information and each information temporarily stored in the operation information detection unit is selected and output.   The elevator operation operation system according to claim 2, wherein the communication device performs wireless communication with directivity in order to avoid interference with other elevator halls on the same floor.   The elevator operation operation system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the communication device performs ad hoc communication using Bluetooth (registered trademark) or a wireless LAN.

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