JP2012180160A - Group management elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inform a user of a response of an elevator without providing a sense of anxiety and then to efficiently guide the user to an elevator to arrive even if there are many users and a change of assignment occurs frequently.SOLUTION: In a group management elevator, operations of a plurality of elevators are controlled, one of cars 6 of the elevators is assigned when a landing call is registered, and a reservation guide (e.g., lighting of a lantern 3) of the car 6 is performed at a landing stage. When the landing call is registered, the group management elevator performs the reservation guide of the plurality of the cars 6 of the elevators, in particular the car 6 which is ranked high in an arrival order at the landing stage.

Description

  The present invention relates to a group management elevator that guides a reserved car, and is particularly suitable for assigning a car at a landing call and making a reservation guide to a user by lighting a hall lantern or chime.

  In a conventional group management elevator, a reservation guide is usually provided when a landing call button is pressed. In addition, when a new destination floor is designated by the landing destination button, the alarm is operated again even if another destination floor is designated in order to eliminate the anxiety of the second and subsequent waiting passengers. For example, it is described in Patent Document 1.

  In addition, in order to easily identify the landing destination call and the new assigned car that have been changed, it is known that if the landing call button is pressed and the car is changed after it has been assigned, the display form of the display means is changed. For example, it is described in Patent Document 2.

JP-A-61-282279 JP 2003-12249 A

  In the above prior art, the one described in Patent Document 1 can only confirm that the user has been registered by notifying again, so that a situation in which assignment changes occur frequently, for example, the standard floor during work or lunch In the situation where there are many passengers and return to the elevator hall entrance without waiting in front of the elevator and waiting in line, the passengers do not know whether the elevator is responding, so there is an extra sense of insecurity Will give. The same applies to the one described in Patent Document 2, and if the immediate reservation guidance is invalidated, the user cannot even confirm and becomes more uneasy.

  The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, notify the response of the elevator without giving anxiety to the user even in a situation where there are many users and frequent allocation changes, and It is to guide efficiently to the elevator that arrives.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a group management in which operation of a plurality of cars is controlled, and any one of the cars is assigned when a landing call is registered, and reservation reservation of the car is performed at the landing In the elevator, when the landing call is registered, reservation guidance for a plurality of the cars is provided at the landing.

  According to the present invention, since reservation guidance is provided for a plurality of cars, the response of the elevator can be known even in a situation where there are many users, and the users can be efficiently guided to the arriving elevator.

The top view which shows the elevator hall in one embodiment by this invention. The block diagram which shows the whole structure in one embodiment by this invention. The block diagram which shows the control part in one embodiment by this invention. The whole flowchart in one Embodiment. The flowchart of the mode setting in one Embodiment. The flowchart of the reservation guidance in one embodiment. The flowchart of the arrival guidance in one embodiment. The side view which shows the operation condition of the elevator in one embodiment. The figure which shows the reservation guidance (lighting of a lantern) corresponding to FIG.

Details will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the current situation of the elevator hall 16, which is an elevator hall 16 on a reference floor (a building entrance / exit floor: a floor with an entrance / exit 18) with six groups-managed elevators 15. After the passenger presses the landing call registration device 5, the reservation guidance is provided by turning on the lantern 3 and sounding the chime 4, but in a situation where the reservation guidance changes frequently, it can be determined which elevator will arrive. Therefore, without waiting in front of the elevator 15, the situation is shown in a line from the elevator hall entrance to the lobby 17.

  FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of the group management elevator apparatus, and FIG. 3 shows a configuration of the control unit. The elevator device includes a group management control device 1, a number control device 2 provided in each elevator, a lantern 3 installed at the landing, a chime 4 installed at the landing, a landing call registration device 5, and A car 6 that moves up and down in a hoistway, a device 6a required to move the car 6 up and down, an external input 7, and a car in-destination destination call registration device 8 installed in the car 6 , Each of which has a communication line 10 for transmitting and receiving.

  The group management control device 1 is connected to a landing call registration 1a to which a signal from the landing call registration device 5 is input, a display lantern 3, a chime 4 as a sounding device, and an in-car destination floor call registration device 8. Means for realizing each function of the machine control device 2, the car assignment 1b, the car arrival order determination 1c in which signals are input / output to / from the car assignment 1b, and the mode setting for setting the lantern lighting mode ( Program).

  The group management control device 1 issues a command related to the operation of each elevator, for example, a destination floor or a floor that cannot be serviced. Therefore, although the hall call registration device 5 is directly connected to the group management control device 1, it may be connected to the number control device 2 and communicated by communication in the same manner as other signals.

  The machine control device 2 is a device that controls the operation of each elevator. Although this device controls the opening / closing of the landing door 9 and the departure and arrival of the elevator, the designation of the destination floor and the forced door opening / closing are in accordance with commands of the group management control device 1.

FIG. 4 shows an overall flowchart of the group management control device 1.
The group management control device 1 is activated by powering on or restarting. (Step E10) Initial processing is executed as initial processing of the group management control device 1. (Step E20)
The process proceeds to operation control input processing from the machine controller 2. Signals necessary for the control of the group management elevator, such as the position of the car of each car, the registration status such as the driving direction, the destination floor call in the car, etc. are input. (Step E30)
Registration process for the landing call is performed. (Step E40)

  The arrival prediction calculation is performed according to the processing states of Step E30 and Step E40, and the order of arrival of the cars is determined. (Step E50) Based on the processing of Step E50, an elevator responding to the registered landing call is assigned. (Step E60)

  Set the lantern lighting mode. (Step E70) Reservation guidance is performed by the lighting method set in Step E70, and the passenger is notified that the elevator has been assigned. (Step E80)

  Elevator operation processing is performed, and travel control and door control are performed. (Step E90)

  The elevator provides arrival guidance immediately before arriving at the floor where the landing call is registered. (Step E100)

  As described above, steps E30 to E100 are repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals until the power is turned off or a program abnormality occurs.

  The lantern lighting mode setting (step E70), reservation guidance (step E80), and arrival guidance (step E100) will be described in detail below. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the lantern lighting mode setting (step E70) of FIG.

Start at step E70a.
In steps E70b to E70d, user settings are determined. This flowchart shows a total of four settings, but the lantern lighting method and the number of settings are not limited to this. For example, the setting for lighting all units, the registered landing call direction, and the elevator heading to the floor It may also be set to light up those with the same direction.

  It is determined whether or not the lanterns are lit in the order of arrival. (Step E70b) If set, the process proceeds to Step E70e, and if not set, the process proceeds to Step E70j.

  In step E70e, a lantern lighting method is used in which the lanterns are lit in the order of arrival, and the number is set in step E70f. This number is set at the time of user setting, or if there are many elevators (cars) depending on the operation status of the elevator, changing the number of lights to increase will not cause the user to wait, A sense of security can be given. In this example, 3 units are set in step E70f. When step E70f ends, the process proceeds to step E70j.

  It is determined whether or not the unit facing the landing call registration floor is lit (step E70c). If it is set, the process proceeds to step E70g, and if not, the process proceeds to step E70d.

  The lantern lighting method is set to the arrival elevator lighting mode for lighting the elevator scheduled to arrive (step E70g), and the process ends at step E70j.

  In step E70d, it is determined whether or not to turn on the lantern in the elevator that can respond to the landing call. If it has been set, the process proceeds to step E70h. On the other hand, if not set, the process proceeds to step E70i.

  In step E70h, the landing call response mode is set (automatic operation: lit, maintenance check: off).

  In step E70i, standard setting is performed. In other words, it is a setting to turn on only the first unit, not a mode in which a plurality of lanterns are lit. After the setting is completed, the process proceeds to step E70j, and the process is terminated in step E70j. The setting of this flowchart enables the setting to be changed by inputting data that is not data such as a set function, a schedule function, and a contact including a switch.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the reservation guide (step E80) of FIG. 4, which starts at step E80a.

  In step E80b, the lantern lighting elevator is determined according to the lantern lighting mode set in step E70. In step E80c, it is determined for each elevator whether it is a reservation guidance target. If it is the target, the process proceeds to Step E80d, and if it is not the target, the process proceeds to Step E80e.

  In step E80d, the lantern is turned on, and in step E80e, the process is terminated.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart of arrival guidance (step E100) in the reservation guidance shown in FIG. 4, which starts at step E100a. In step E100b, it is determined whether it is an arrival elevator. If it is an arrival elevator, the process proceeds to E100c, and if not, the process proceeds to Step E100e.

  At step E100c, the lantern is flickered and at step E100d, a chime is sounded. The operations in steps E100c and E100d are arrival guidance. After executing Step E100d, the process proceeds to Step E100e and ends.

  Hereinafter, it will be described which elevator turns on the lantern according to the setting of step E70 in FIGS. FIG. 8 is a layout diagram of an elevator car for explaining an elevator for lighting a lantern, and shows an operation state. Unit 6 is an elevator that is under maintenance inspection and cannot respond to landing calls. In the figure, an upward landing call is registered at 1F (floor on which a landing call is registered). Unit 1 is moving automatically from the first basement floor (B1) to 1F, Unit 2 is from 1F to B1F, Unit 3 is from the middle floor to 1F, Unit 4 is from the middle floor to the top floor 10F, and Unit 5 is on the way The elevator shaft 20 is being moved to the floor 7F. An arrow 21 indicates the direction in which the elevator moves.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a car that lights a lantern in the elevator arrangement shown in FIG. 8 in the mode selected in the flowchart of FIG. Lighted lanterns are displayed in black.

  When the arrival order mode is set in the flowchart of FIG. 4 and the number of lights is set to three, the arrival order responding to the registered landing call is determined, and three cars with the highest arrival order are selected, The lanterns of Unit 1, Unit 2, and Unit 3 are lit as shown in 9 (a).

  In the flowchart of FIG. 4, when a mode is set to turn on the car that is heading to the floor where the landing call is registered, the elevator car that is moving toward the floor where the landing call is registered, FIG. 9B. Units 1 and 3 are lit as shown.

  When the landing call answering mode is set in the flowchart of FIG. 4, all elevators (cars) that can respond to the landing call, that is, other than Unit 6 under maintenance as shown in FIG. Turn on the elevator lantern and turn off Unit 6.

  In any of the above cases, since reservation guidance is provided for multiple cars at the platform, it is possible to know the response of the elevator even when there are many passengers, and to efficiently guide the passengers to the elevator that arrives. .

  When the above three modes are not selected in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the standard setting is used, and only the lantern of Unit 1 which is the first elevator that is scheduled to arrive and the first arrival is lit as shown in FIG. 9 (d). .

  Although the lantern of the elevator that performs reservation guidance is turned on, after the reservation guidance, the first elevator at that time is flickered, the brightness is changed in order of arrival, the light emission color is changed, etc. This makes it easier to understand and can guide users efficiently.

  In addition, multiple lanterns can be lit as a reservation guide for multiple cars, and by combining the above reservation guides, such as arriving in the same manner as standard settings, ringing chime 4 of the first elevator car, etc. It becomes possible to make it effective.

1 Group management control device 1a Landing call registration 1b Car assignment 1c Car arrival order judgment 1d Mode setting Unit 2 control device 3 Lantern 4 Chime 5 Landing call registration device 6 Car 6a Hoisting machine 7 External input 8 Car inbound destination floor call registration device 9 Platform door 15 Elevator 16 Elevator hall 17 Lobby 18 Entrance 19 User

Claims (7)

In a group management elevator that controls the operation of a plurality of cars and assigns one of the cars when a landing call is registered, and guides reservation of the car at the landing,
When the landing call is registered, the group management elevator performs reservation guidance for a plurality of the cars at the landing.   In the group management elevator according to claim 1, when the landing call is registered, the arrival order of the car with respect to the landing is determined, and reservation guidance for a predetermined number of the cars is performed in descending order of arrival order. A group management elevator characterized by that.   The group management elevator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the landing call is registered, reservation guidance for the car moving toward the landing is performed.   The group management elevator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, when the landing call is registered, reservation reservation of the car that can respond to the landing is performed.   3. The group management elevator according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined number is increased as the number of operating cars increases.   3. The group management elevator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the landing call is registered, a display lantern is lit as a reservation guide for the car that can respond to the landing.   The group management elevator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the landing call is registered, a chime is sounded as reservation guidance for the car that can respond to the landing.

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