JP2012096901A - Elevator device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator device for allowing a user to select an elevator of a predetermined congestion rate or below by a simple operation and preventing reduction in operating efficiency.SOLUTION: In the elevator device allowing a user to select an elevator of a predetermined congestion ratio or below on the basis of a decision of the user in an elevator hall, the elevator hall is provided with a comfortable elevator call and registration button 5 for calling and registering an elevator of a predetermined congestion rate, and the user on the elevator hall calls a comfortable elevator only by operating the comfortable elevator call and registration button 5. A canceling button for canceling call and registration by the comfortable elevator call and registration button 5 is provided in a car, thereby preventing the comfortable elevator call and registration from unnecessarily continuing to assign another elevator an preventing a reduction in operation efficiency.

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator apparatus capable of selecting an elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less based on a judgment of a user at a hall.

  In an elevator in which group management control for controlling a plurality of elevators is performed, generally, the elevator apparatus side determines whether or not to respond to a landing call depending on the passenger rate in the car. For example, an elevator whose car load exceeds a certain reference value is prevented from responding to the hall call, and other elevators whose car load is lower than the reference value respond.

  However, in fact, it is up to the user who waits at the landing to decide whether to ride or not by looking at the situation in the car. For this reason, even if a car whose car load is below a certain reference value is stopped at the landing call registration floor, it may be determined that the user waiting at the landing does not get on. In such a situation, passengers in the car Feels uncomfortable that it has stopped in vain, and the driving efficiency is significantly reduced. Therefore, conventionally, the passenger rate in the elevator car is displayed on the hall, the user of the hall is judged whether to get on, and the call registration can be canceled by pressing the call button again, eliminating the discomfort, In addition, there is one that improves the operation efficiency (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2-106577 JP 2000-229769

  However, in the above-described conventional elevator apparatus, after the hall user operates the call button to register the elevator call, the usage rate of the allocated car is based on the display on the display means or the guidance on the voice guidance means. If you do not get on, you must cancel the call registration by re-operating the call button, and call registration will be required again after a high-use elevator passes. It was hard to say that it was easy. In particular, it is difficult for an elderly user who desires a comfortable elevator with a low utilization rate to make these judgments and operations, and there is a problem from the viewpoint of serviceability.

  The present invention has been made from the above-described prior art, and an object of the present invention is to select an elevator having a predetermined passenger ratio or less by a simple operation and to prevent a decrease in driving efficiency. I will provide a.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides group management control of a plurality of elevators, and includes detection means for detecting a passenger rate in a car of each elevator, and at the judgment of a user of a landing In the elevator apparatus capable of selecting an elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less, the elevator is provided with a comfortable elevator call registration button for registering an elevator call having a predetermined passenger rate or less.

  In the present invention configured as described above, the user of the hall operates the comfortable elevator call registration button when a comfortable elevator, that is, an elevator with a low passenger rate is desired. As a result, elevators having a predetermined passenger rate or less are assigned to the registration floor. Thus, when a user of a hall desires a comfortable elevator, it is only necessary to operate a comfortable elevator call registration button, and an elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less can be selected with a simple operation.

  The present invention is characterized in that a cancellation button for invalidating call registration by the comfort elevator call registration button is provided in the car.

  In the present invention configured as described above, a comfortable elevator call registration is performed on a predetermined floor, and the predetermined elevator is connected to the comfortable elevator regardless of the passenger rate according to the registration of the destination floor registration button in the car. May stop at the call registration floor. In this case, the user of the hall determines whether or not to ride by actually looking at the situation in the car, and when riding, the cancel button in the car is operated to invalidate the comfortable elevator call registration. As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation in which comfortable elevator call registration continues unnecessarily and other elevators are assigned, and a reduction in driving efficiency can be prevented.

  Furthermore, the present invention invalidates the call registration by the comfort elevator call registration button when an elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less cannot be assigned to the registration floor within a predetermined time from the operation of the comfort elevator call registration button. A registration invalidating means for notifying and a notifying means for notifying that effect.

  In the present invention configured as described above, even if the comfortable elevator call registration button is operated and a comfortable elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less is desired, the elevator cannot be assigned to the registration floor due to the use situation. Yeah. Therefore, if it is determined that the corresponding elevator cannot be assigned to the registration floor within a predetermined time from the comfortable elevator call registration button operation, the registration invalidation means invalidates the call registration by the comfortable elevator call registration button, and the notification means By informing the user of this fact, it is possible to prevent the waiting time of the user at the hall from being prolonged meaninglessly and prompt the user to take the next action.

  Furthermore, the present invention is characterized by comprising an operation invalidating means for invalidating the operation of the comfortable elevator call registration button and a notifying means for notifying that effect during a predetermined congestion time zone.

  In the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to prevent the operation efficiency from being lowered by invalidating the operation of the comfortable elevator call registration button by the operation invalidating means during a predetermined congestion time zone. Further, by notifying the fact by the notifying means, it is possible to prompt the user to take an appropriate response.

  According to the present invention, when a user of a hall desires a comfortable elevator, it is only necessary to operate a comfortable elevator call registration button, and an elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less can be selected by a simple operation. Serviceability can be improved. In addition, by operating the cancel button in the car, it is possible to prevent the comfort elevator call registration from continuing unnecessarily, and to prevent a reduction in driving efficiency.

It is a front view of the hall operating panel which shows one Example of the elevator apparatus which concerns on this invention. 1 is a front view of an in-car operation panel showing an embodiment of an elevator apparatus according to the present invention. It is a front view of the hall in a present Example. It is a front view in the cage | basket in a present Example. It is a block diagram of the elevator apparatus in a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the elevator apparatus in a present Example. It is another flowchart which shows the process sequence of the elevator apparatus in a present Example.

  Embodiments of an elevator apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, an elevator apparatus that performs group management control of a plurality of elevators includes, for example, a landing door 2 a of Unit 1 A, a landing door 2 b of Unit 2 B, and a Unit 1 A as shown in FIGS. Arrival light 3a, No. 2 arrival light 3b, call button 4 for registering hall call registration, and comfortable elevator call registration button 5 for registering elevator calls below a predetermined passenger rate.

  2 and 4, an in-car operation panel 7 is provided in the car 6. The in-car operation panel 7 includes a destination floor registration button 7a for performing destination floor registration, and a door door. An open / close button 7b for outputting an open / close command and a cancel button 8 for invalidating the call registration by the comfortable elevator call registration button 5 are provided.

  Further, in the elevator apparatus, as shown in FIG. 5, overall control of a plurality of elevators is performed by an elevator control apparatus 9. On the floor 1 side of each floor, a hall control device 10 having a CPU 10a and connected to the above-described call button 4 and comfortable elevator call registration button 5 is installed. On the car side of each elevator, a car control device 11 having a CPU 11a and a storage unit 11b and detecting a utilization rate in the car, for example, a car control device 11 connected to the scale device 12 is installed. When the elevator below the predetermined passenger rate cannot be assigned to the registration floor within the predetermined time after the operation of the comfortable elevator call registration button, the registration for invalidating the call registration by the comfortable elevator call registration button 5 is performed. Each of the invalidation means and the operation invalidation means for invalidating the operation of the comfortable elevator call registration button 5 during a predetermined congestion time zone is composed of, for example, an elevator control device 9.

  The elevator below the predetermined passenger rate is determined in advance based on, for example, the ratio of the load load detected by the scale device 12 installed under the floor of the car to the maximum load load of the elevator. Since the determination of the degree of congestion varies depending on the building use, an arbitrary load load, for example, 60% is set as a threshold in the storage unit 11b of the car control device 11, and 60% or less is an elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less. To do.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the user of the hall 1 operates the call button 4 to register the hall call as step S1. At this time, when a comfortable elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less is desired, the comfortable elevator call registration button 5 is added and operated to perform comfortable elevator call registration. When the elevator control device 9 determines that there is a comfortable elevator call registration in step S2, as step S3, the elevator control device 9 detects the current load load via the scale device 12 of each elevator, and the threshold stored in the storage unit 11b. A comparison is made to search for a comfortable elevator, and an elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less is assigned to the comfortable elevator call registration floor. Next, as shown in step S4, the comfort elevator call registration is de-energized in response to landing on the registration floor of an elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less, and thereafter, in step S5, the elevator calls the car call and other Move to the destination floor according to the hall call from the floor.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2 described above that there is a call registration on a predetermined floor but there is no comfortable elevator call registration, as shown in step S6, the elevator control device 9 performs the operation of a plurality of elevators. Among them, the optimum elevator including those with a load of 60% or more is selected and assigned to the floor where the call registration is performed. Next, as shown in step S7, the hall call registration is de-energized in response to landing of the optimum elevator on the registration floor, and thereafter, in step S5, the elevator calls the car call and landing from other floors. Move to the destination floor in response to the call.

  In addition, in a state where the comfortable elevator call registration has been performed on the predetermined floor, the predetermined elevator has stopped at the comfortable elevator call registration floor regardless of the passenger rate according to the registration of the destination floor registration button 7a in the car In this case, the user of the hall can determine whether or not to ride by actually viewing the situation in the car. And if a lot of passengers get on this stopped floor get off, and it is judged that the passenger who pushed the comfortable elevator call can ride comfortably and get on this car, before leaving for the next destination floor, The cancel button 8 is operated to invalidate the comfortable elevator call registration. The operation of the cancel button 8 can invalidate only the comfortable elevator call registration of the floor at which it is stopped, and since it is provided in the car, the comfortable elevator call registration is possible due to mischief or the like during traveling. If you get on at the passenger's discretion, you can cancel the comfortable elevator call registration of the floor that is stopped with the cancel button 8, so the elevator car that was originally assigned Can be prevented from stopping despite the absence of passengers. On the other hand, if it is selected not to ride, the cancel button 8 is not operated, and an elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less is assigned to the comfortable elevator call registration floor in the same procedure as described above.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, in step S11, a passenger on the hall operates the call button 4, and in step S12, the comfortable elevator call registration button 5 is operated to provide a comfortable elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less. Even if desired, there may be a situation in which there is no corresponding elevator due to the usage situation and it cannot be assigned to the registration floor. Therefore, as shown in step S13, when the elevator control device 9 determines that the corresponding elevator cannot be assigned to the registration floor within a predetermined time from the comfortable elevator call registration button operation, as shown in step S14, the comfort control is performed. In addition to invalidating the elevator call registration, as step S15, notifying the user via a not-shown notification means, for example, a display device and a voice guidance device provided at the hall 1, reduces the waiting time of the user at the hall. Prevent protracted meaning and encourage the next action.

  Also, depending on the usage situation of the building where the elevator is installed, if the comfortable elevator call registration is performed during commuting, the elevator operation efficiency is significantly reduced, which becomes a problem. Therefore, the elevator control device 9 prevents the operation efficiency from being lowered by invalidating the operation of the comfortable elevator call registration button 5 during a predetermined congestion time period. At this time, a notification means (not shown), for example, a display device and a voice guidance device provided at the hall 1, informs that the comfortable elevator call registration cannot be performed during this time period, and takes appropriate measures for the user. Prompt.

  According to the present embodiment, when the user of the hall desires a comfortable elevator, it is only necessary to operate the comfortable elevator call registration button 5 and to select an elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less by a simple operation. And serviceability can be improved. In addition, by operating the cancel button 8 in the car, it is possible to prevent the comfort elevator call registration from continuing unnecessarily, and to prevent a decrease in driving efficiency.

  In this embodiment, an elevator having a predetermined passenger ratio or less is determined in advance by the magnitude of the ratio of the load load detected by the weighing device 12 installed under the floor of the car to the maximum load load of the elevator. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the determination may be made according to the occupied area in the car by using an in-car camera. In addition, by displaying the image of the camera in the car on a monitor (not shown) installed at the hall, it is possible to more easily determine whether passengers waiting for the elevator at the hall are riding, further improving serviceability and driving It can also lead to improved efficiency.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Platform 2a, 2b Door 3a, 3b Arrival light 4 Call button 5 Comfort elevator call registration button 6 Car 7 Car operation panel 7a Destination floor registration button 7b Open / close button 8 Cancel button 9 Elevator control device 10 Platform control device 10a CPU
11 Car control device 11a CPU
11b Storage unit 12 Weighing device

Claims (4)

An elevator that controls a plurality of elevators in a group and includes a detecting means for detecting a passenger rate in a car of each elevator, and an elevator that can select an elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less according to a judgment of a user at a landing In the device
An elevator apparatus comprising a comfortable elevator call registration button for registering an elevator call at a predetermined passenger rate or less at the hall.   The elevator apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a cancel button for disabling call registration by the comfort elevator call registration button in the car.   Registration invalidation means for invalidating call registration by the comfortable elevator call registration button when an elevator having a predetermined passenger rate or less cannot be assigned to a registration floor within a predetermined time from the operation of the comfortable elevator call registration button; The elevator apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an informing means for informing that effect.   The elevator apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising operation invalidating means for invalidating the operation of the comfortable elevator call registration button and a notifying means for notifying that effect during a predetermined congestion time zone.

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