JP2012254852A - Elevator device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator device that has improved convenience for a passenger to easily identify an elevator bank which the passenger intends to take, even when a plurality of elevator banks with different destination floors for service is present.SOLUTION: Group management control devices 11A to 11D of a plurality of elevator banks A to D are connected via a communication cable 12. The group management control devices 11A to 11D includes: own and other bank determination processing unit 27 that determines whether a destination floor reserved from a destination floor reservation device 7A is serviced by the own elevator bank A or by the other elevator banks B to D; an allocation and registration unit 25 that allocates and registers an elevator serial number of the elevator bank A in the former case; succession allocation and registration units 26B to 26D that perform allocation and registration at the other elevator banks B to D in the latter case; and a display processing unit 29 that performs display associated with the destination floor reservation device 7A which has performed a reservation operation.

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator apparatus including a plurality of elevator banks.

  An elevator apparatus comprising an elevator group management control device that manages the operation of a plurality of elevators that service a plurality of floors, and a destination floor reservation device that is provided at a landing and reserves a destination floor of the elevator (for example, Patent Document 1) And an elevator apparatus having a configuration in which a plurality of elevator banks exist. In a configuration having a plurality of elevator banks, the destination floor reservation device assigns a car when a destination floor serviced by the elevator bank is designated, but a destination floor serviced by other than the elevator bank is designated. In some cases, an error message was displayed, notifying that the destination floor registration was inappropriate (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2010-150013 A JP 2011-32053 A

  However, since the elevator apparatus including Patent Documents 1 and 2 has a plurality of elevator banks, when an operation other than the service floor of the elevator bank is designated and operated by the destination floor reservation apparatus, an error message only appears. There is an inconvenience that a passenger who wants to register a stop floor serviced by a person other than the elevator bank has to find an elevator bank that services his / her destination floor and register the destination floor.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator apparatus that improves passenger convenience by easily distinguishing an elevator bank to be used even when a plurality of elevator banks serving different destination floors exist. There is.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an elevator bank having a plurality of elevators, a group management controller for managing the operation of the elevators in the elevator bank, and a destination connected to the group management controller. In an elevator device comprising a destination floor reservation device that performs a reservation operation for a floor, the elevator bank is composed of a plurality, and the group management control device provided for each elevator bank is connected to each other via a communication network, The group management control device includes: a self-other bank determination processing unit that determines whether a destination floor reserved by the destination floor reservation device corresponds to its own elevator bank or another elevator bank; and An assignment registration unit that performs the assignment registration process of the elevator unit and its own elevator taking over from other group management control devices. A handover assignment registration unit for selecting the assignment of elevators in the bank, and the group management control device determines whether the destination floor by the reservation operation in the destination floor reservation device provided at the landing is own bank determination processing Control the elevator unit assigned by the assignment registration unit to be displayed on the reservation floor reservation device that has made the reservation operation, and the destination floor in the reservation operation If the bank determination processing unit determines that the elevator bank is another elevator bank, the other floor management controller determines the other elevator bank in the other elevator bank that has been determined and allocated and registered, and has made the reservation operation. Control is performed to display on the apparatus.

  According to such a configuration, even if the passenger does not go to the elevator bank corresponding to the destination floor, the destination floor reservation operation can be performed from the nearby previous floor reservation device, and the group management control that has operated the destination floor It is possible to make a destination floor reservation from the device via another group management control device, and there is no situation in which the error message is displayed and the passenger is confused as in the conventional case, and convenience can be improved.

  Further, according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, the registration unit may determine whether the estimated arrival time until the assigned elevator number arrives is a different elevator bank assigned from the destination floor reservation device that has been reserved. It is characterized by allocating an elevator that is longer than a predicted movement time required for a passenger to move to the doorway of the elevator.

  According to such a configuration, even when it is necessary to move to another elevator bank, it is possible to prevent a situation in which anything other than the registered elevator is used, and to make the elevator more convenient in consideration of the estimated movement time. Allocation can be registered.

  Further, according to the present invention, an allocation registration unit that performs allocation registration processing of an elevator car when a determination result by the own-other bank determination processing unit corresponds to its own elevator bank, and the allocation registration processing is canceled by the own-other bank determination processing unit. And a display processing unit for displaying information that prompts the user to move to another bank in the destination floor reservation device that has been input and operated.

  According to such a configuration, even if a destination floor reservation operation is performed from any destination bank reservation device of any elevator bank, if the destination floor reserved from the destination floor reservation device is not that elevator bank, the service is performed without performing the assignment process. The relevant information that prompts the user to move to the elevator bank that is performing the operation can be displayed on the destination floor reservation device, and not only the error message is displayed as in the prior art. Can be moved to. In addition, since it is not necessary to connect the group management control devices with a communication cable or the like, the configuration can be simplified.

  Furthermore, in addition to the above configuration, the present invention provides a wheelchair button in the destination floor reservation device, and the own / other bank determination processing unit determines that the destination floor is serviced by another elevator bank, When an operation is detected, a display processing unit is provided that displays information prompting the user to move to another bank on the destination floor reservation device that has been input without performing an assignment registration process.

  According to such a configuration, the wheelchair user who saw the display unit of the destination floor reservation device moves to the elevator bank or the destination floor reservation device that services to the destination floor. Since it is difficult to predict even movement in a steady state, it is possible to guide to an appropriate position while preventing the occurrence of trouble by stopping the assignment process.

  The elevator apparatus according to the present invention is capable of performing a destination floor reservation operation from a nearby previous floor reservation apparatus without a passenger going to an elevator bank corresponding to the destination floor, and a group management control apparatus that has operated the destination floor Thus, the destination floor reservation can be made through another group management control device, and there is no situation in which the error message is displayed and the passenger is confused as in the conventional case, and the convenience can be improved.

It is a top view of the elevator hall to which the elevator apparatus by one embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a block block diagram of the elevator apparatus shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the destination floor reservation apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block block diagram which shows schematic structure of the group management control apparatus shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows another allocation condition of the destination floor reservation apparatus shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the destination floor reservation apparatus in the elevator apparatus by other embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the destination floor reservation process in the group management control apparatus shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the destination floor reservation process in the other group management control apparatus succeeded from FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the destination floor reservation process in the other group management control apparatus similar to FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the destination floor reservation process in the group management control apparatus by further another embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the elevator hall to which the elevator apparatus by further another embodiment of this invention is applied.

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

  FIG. 1 is a horizontal sectional view of an elevator hall in an elevator apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the elevator hall is composed of four elevator banks A to D. For example, in elevator bank A, three elevator units 1 to 3 are adjacent to each other with the same entrance / exit direction, and the other three elevator units 4 to 6 have the same entrance / exit direction and the same as the elevator units 1 to 3 Are adjacent so that they face each other. In the elevator hall of the elevator bank A, destination floor reservation devices 7A and 8A are arranged in the middle of three adjacent elevator entrances in place of the usual hall buttons, and the other three adjacent elevator entrances. Destination floor reservation devices 9A and 10A are also arranged in the middle part of each. The other elevator banks B to D have the same configuration, and when referring to the elevator banks B to D other than the elevator bank A, the alphabets corresponding to the respective elevator banks B to D are attached to the same reference numerals and described as equivalents. To do.

  FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram showing the relationship between the destination floor reservation device of each floor and the group management control device of each bank. Here, elevator bank A is on the 1st to 10th floors, elevator bank B is on the 1st and 10th to 20th floors, elevator bank C is on the 1st and 20th to 30th floors, and elevator bank D is on the 1st and 30th to 40th floors. It shall be serviced. Each floor is illustrated as if only one destination floor reservation device is installed, but four destination floor reservation devices 7A to 10A are arranged as in FIG. . The destination floor reservation devices 7A to 10A arranged on each floor of the elevator bank A are all connected to the group management control device 11A of the elevator bank A, and the destination floor reservation devices 7B to 10B arranged on each floor of the elevator bank B are all elevator bank A. The destination floor reservation devices 7C to 10C connected to the group management control device 11B of the elevator bank C are all connected to the group management control device 11C of the elevator bank A, and the destination floors arranged on the floors of the elevator bank D. The reservation devices 7D to 10D are all connected to the group management control device 11D of the elevator bank A, and the group management control devices 11A to 11D are connected by a communication cable 12.

  Here, when all the group management control devices 11A to 11D of the four elevator banks A to D are connected by the communication cable 12, and the destination floor reservation operation is performed from any destination floor reservation device, the operated destination floor reservation device is Communication is possible between the group management control device to which it belongs and the group management control device that manages the destination floor, and the destination floor is reserved in cooperation. For example, when the destination floor reservation device 7A is used for reservation operation from the destination floor reservation device 7A, between the group management control device 11A to which the operated destination floor reservation device 7A belongs and the group management control device 11B that manages the destination floor 13th floor Communication is possible, and the destination floor is booked together. In another configuration, instead of the communication cable 12 connecting the group management control devices 11A to 11D, connection may be made by wireless communication or the like.

  FIG. 3 is a front view showing the destination floor reservation device, and since each destination floor reservation device arranged on each floor has the same configuration in each of the elevator banks A to D, here, the destination floor reservation device 7A will be described as a representative. To do. On the same screen of the destination floor reservation device 7A, the destination floor input unit 13, the map unit 16 that displays the current position 14 and the assigned elevator position 15, the display unit 17 that displays the assigned elevator, and the like, It has a wheelchair button 18 that is pressed when it is used.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the group management control device. Since each group management control device 11A to 11D has the same configuration, the group management control device 11A will be described as a representative here. 11 A of group management control apparatuses are the allocation registration part 25 which performs allocation registration of the elevator number in own elevator bank A, and the allocation or allocation candidate of the elevator number in the own elevator bank succeeding from another group management control apparatus And when the destination floor reservation operation is performed from the destination floor reservation devices 7A to 10A, the destination floor is a floor that is serviced by its own elevator bank or another elevator bank. And the data relating to the floor serviced by the own bank or other elevator bank, connected to the group management control devices 11B to 11D of the other elevator banks B to D And a storage unit 28 that stores a table such as display-related data, and the storage unit 28 A display processing unit 29 that performs processing for display is taken out display data, and a control unit 30 which controls these units. In the following, when referring to the group management control devices 11B to 11D other than the elevator bank A, the same reference numerals are given to the alphabets corresponding to the respective elevator banks B to D, and they are described as equivalents.

  Now, a passenger who intends to go to the 9th floor comes in front of the destination floor reservation device 7A of the elevator bank A installed on the 1st floor, and presses “9” among the buttons of the destination floor input unit 13 on the screen. The destination floor registration process in this case will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, when the group management control device 11A of the elevator bank A detects in step S1 that the destination floor reservation device 7A has been operated, in step S2, the own / other bank determination processing unit 27 performs own / other bank determination processing, It is determined whether the destination floor reservation is a floor where the elevator bank A is in service. In the own bank / other bank determination processing unit 27, since the input of the destination floor input unit 13 is “9”, it is determined that the own elevator bank A is a service floor. Thereafter, the assignment registration unit 25 of the group management control device 11A assigns and registers the elevator 5A of the fifth car that first arrives on the first floor among the elevator cars 1A to 6A that it manages in step S3.

  Thereafter, the group management control device 11A takes out the data such as the elevator number assigned in the storage unit 28 and the corresponding display data from the storage unit 28 in step S4, and sends each data to the destination floor reservation device 7A through the display processing unit 29 for display. In this display process, as shown in FIG. 3, the display unit 17 displays that the assigned elevator is “5A”, and the map unit 16 displays the destination floor reservation device 7 operated by the passenger. A “current position” 14 that emphasizes the position and a “elevator to get on” 15 that emphasizes the position of the assigned elevator 5A are displayed. When the passenger sees the display on the destination floor reservation device 7A, moves to an appropriate position, and gets into the elevator 5A that has arrived, the passenger can move to an already registered destination floor.

  FIG. 5 is a front view showing a screen of the destination floor reservation device 7A in another situation, where the destination floor reservation device 7A operated by the passenger is not in its own elevator bank A but in another elevator bank. This shows the case where a certain floor is registered for reservation. For example, a passenger who intends to go to the 13th floor comes in front of the destination floor reservation device 7A of the elevator bank A installed on the first floor, and presses “1” with the button of the destination floor input unit 13 on the screen. The destination floor registration process when “3” is pressed will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  At this time, when the group management control device 11A of the elevator bank A detects in step S1 that the destination floor reservation device 7A has been operated, in step S2, the own / other bank determination processing unit 27 performs the own / other bank determination processing, It is determined whether or not the destination floor reservation is a floor in which the elevator bank A is in service. At this time, since the input of the destination floor input unit 13 is “13”, the own / other bank determination processing unit 27 determines that the elevator bank B is providing a service with reference to the table stored in the storage unit 28. In step S5, the group management control device 11B of the elevator bank B takes over the registration process. Thereafter, the group management control device 11A enters a signal waiting state from the group management control device 11B in step S6.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the succeeding group management control device 11B determines that the own / other bank determination processing unit 27B determines the handover process in step S7, acquires destination floor reservation information in step S8, and takes over assignment in step S9. The registration unit 26B performs an assignment registration process, and assigns and registers elevators satisfying a reservation condition to be described later from among the elevators 1B to B6 in its own elevator bank B.

  The reservation condition at this time is that after the passenger operating the destination floor reservation device 7A among the elevator units 1B to 6B of the elevator bank B sees the display of the map unit 16 and the display unit 17, the elevator bank B Compared with the estimated travel time β, which is estimated in advance to move to the assigned elevator, and the estimated arrival time α until the reserved elevator arrives on the first floor. From the estimated travel time β Is the estimated arrival time α is long and arrives first.

  For example, in the elevator bank B shown in FIG. 1, the elevator 2B arrives at the first floor first, but the estimated arrival time α required to arrive at the first floor is 30 seconds, and the elevator 1B has two It is assumed that the estimated arrival time α required to reach the first floor is 55 seconds. On the other hand, it is assumed that the estimated movement time β required for the passenger who operates the destination floor reservation device 7A of the elevator bank A to move to the elevators 1B and 2B of the elevator bank B is 50 seconds. Then, the takeover assignment registration unit 26B of the group management control device 11B assigns and registers the elevator 1B that satisfies the reservation conditions described above, transmits the result information to the group management control device 11A in step S10, and ends the process.

  The group management control device 11A acquires the result information received from the group management control device 11B in step S10, takes out the data such as the elevator number assigned in step S4 and the corresponding data from the storage unit 28, and displays the display processing unit 29. Is displayed on the destination floor reservation device 7A of the elevator bank A. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, it is displayed that the elevator number assigned to the display unit 17 is “1B”, and the map unit 16 emphasizes the position of the destination floor reservation device 7A operated by the passenger. “Current position” 14 and “Elevator to get on” 15 that emphasizes the position of the assigned elevator No. 1B are displayed. The passenger who saw this, while confirming the positional relationship between the display “1B” on the display unit 17, the “elevator to get on” 15 on the map unit 16, and the “current position” 14, goes to the platform of the elevator 1B. Moving. Then, when it waits in a predetermined position and gets in the elevator 1B which arrived, it can move to the destination floor already registered.

  By the way, in the destination floor reservation device 7A, when a wheelchair user performs destination floor registration, a wheelchair button 18 that is pressed before and after designating the destination floor is provided. When the wheelchair button 18 is pressed, the own / other bank determination processing unit 27 performs the own / other bank determination process in step S2 shown in FIG. 7 and the elevator bank D is providing the destination floor service. However, since it is detected that the wheelchair button 18 has been operated in step S23, the process proceeds to step S24 and the assignment process is stopped. For this reason, it does not carry over to other county management control devices 11B to 11D.

  Thereafter, in step S25, the own / other bank determination processing unit 27 retrieves data corresponding to the stop of allocation from the storage unit 28, and performs display processing by the display processing unit 29 as shown in FIG. That is, a display process for prompting the user to move to the elevator bank D corresponding to the destination floor and register the destination floor again with the destination floor reservation devices 7D to 10D is performed. For example, the display of the destination floor reservation device 7A shown in FIG. The message “Please re-register at the position shown on the right” is displayed as in part 17, and the elevator bank D to which the elevator that stops on the passenger's destination floor belongs and the destination of this elevator bank D are displayed on the map part 16 The floor reservation devices 7D to 10D are emphasized so as to be discriminated and displayed as an area 19.

  The wheelchair user who sees the display unit 17 of the destination floor reservation device 7A moves to the destination floor reservation devices 7D to 10D of the elevator bank D. However, in the case of a wheelchair user, even in movement in a steady state, FIG. Since it is difficult to predict the movement prediction time β described in the above, it is possible to guide to an appropriate position by preventing the occurrence of trouble by stopping the assignment process. However, when the destination floor reserved by the destination floor reservation device 7A is a floor serviced by the elevator bank A, the assignment registration unit 25 assigns and registers the wheelchair button 18 in the assignment registration unit 25 as usual. The push signal can be taken in, and the movement prediction time β described in FIG. 8 can be changed and registered for a slightly longer time for wheelchair users.

  According to such an elevator apparatus, the group management control apparatuses 11A to 11D of the plurality of elevator banks A to D are connected, and the destination floor managed by the other elevator bank B is reserved from the destination floor reservation apparatus 7A of the elevator bank A. When operating, because the group management control device 11A and the group management control device 11B cooperate with each other bank determination processing unit 27, even if the passenger does not go to the elevator bank B corresponding to the destination floor, The destination floor reservation operation can be performed from the floor reservation device, and the destination floor reservation can be performed from the group management control device 11A via the group management control device 11B. The situation is confusing and convenience can be improved.

  Further, the own bank / other bank determination processing unit 27 of the group management control device 11A to which the destination floor reservation device 7A to which the reservation operation has been performed determines whether the destination floor reservation operation is managed by the own elevator bank, and the destination managed by another elevator bank. In the case of a floor, the group management control device takes over and performs assignment registration processing in the takeover assignment registration unit 26, and then displays the result information and related information on the destination floor reservation device 7A that has made a reservation operation in response to the result. Since the processing is performed, the destination floor reservation operation can be performed even from the destination floor reservation devices of the elevator banks A to D that are not directly related to the serviced destination floor.

  In addition, as described above, the handover assignment registration unit 26 of the group management control device of another elevator bank that takes over the group management control device and performs the reservation registration is required until the reserved elevator arrives at the operation floor. The estimated arrival time α is compared with the estimated travel time β that presumes the time required to move to the elevator station assigned to another elevator bank, and the estimated arrival time α is longer than the estimated travel time β. In addition, since the assignment process to assign the first elevator to arrive is performed, even if it is necessary to move to another elevator bank, the movement is prevented while preventing the use of anything other than the registered elevator It can be assigned and registered to a convenient elevator in consideration of the estimated time.

  Further, the destination floor reservation devices 7A to 10A include a destination floor input unit 13, a map unit 16 that displays a current position 14, an assigned elevator bank, an elevator car position 15, and the like, an assigned elevator car, and the like. Since the display unit 17 to be displayed is configured, not only when an elevator car located nearby is assigned, but also other elevator banks can move after checking the map unit 16 and the display unit 17 for confirmation. It is possible to promote smooth movement without causing passengers anxiety.

  FIG. 6 is a front view showing a destination floor reservation device 7A in an elevator apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The equivalent parts in the previous embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted. ing. Here, a passenger who intends to go to the 33rd floor comes in front of the destination floor reservation device 7A of the elevator bank A installed on the first floor, and “3” and “ 3 ”is pressed and the 33rd floor is designated.

  At this time, the group management control device 11A of the elevator bank A that directly manages the destination floor reservation device 7A, in the same manner as in the previous embodiment, according to the flowchart in FIG. The self-other bank determination processing unit 27 determines an elevator bank that can be used for the 33rd floor which is the destination floor at that time in step S2, and the group management control of the elevator bank D in step S5. Take over to device 11D.

  The group management control device 11D that has received the notification from the group management control device 11A continues the processing according to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the own bank / other bank determination processing unit 27D of the group management control device 11D determines that the destination floor reservation is not from the elevator bank D managed by itself but from another elevator bank in step S11, and the destination floor reservation information and the like in step S12. In step S13, the takeover assignment registration unit 26D determines an elevator car that satisfies an assignment candidate condition described later as an assignment candidate from among the six elevator cars 1D to 6D in the elevator bank D.

  The allocation candidate condition by the takeover allocation registration unit 26D here is determined in step S13. That is, it is necessary for the passenger who operates the destination floor reservation device 7A shown in FIG. 6 to see the display on the map unit 16 and the display unit 17 and then move to the elevator machine assigned to the elevator bank D from there. Compare the estimated travel time β, which is estimated in advance, with the estimated arrival time α until the reserved elevator arrives on the first floor. The estimated arrival time α is longer than the estimated travel time β and arrives first. It is to be.

  In the next step S14, the takeover assignment registration unit 26D performs the assignment cancellation determination process even when the above assignment candidate condition is satisfied. Here, the allocation cancellation determination process is performed in the elevator bank D that manages the elevator car that is an allocation candidate in consideration of the fluctuation range of the above-described range of the estimated movement time β, and 1 during β1 ≦ β ≦ β2. Determine if there are other elevators arriving at the floor. β1 is a predicted movement time when the vehicle moves relatively quickly and arrives, and β2 is a predicted movement time when it moves relatively slowly.

  In this assignment cancellation determination process, when there is no elevator car corresponding to the cancellation condition, the handover assignment registration unit 26D determines and registers the previous assignment candidate as the assignment elevator machine in step S15, and the own / other bank determination process in step S16. The result information to the destination floor reservation device 7A as the takeover source is transmitted through the unit 27D. In this case, similarly to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the group management control device 11A obtains the result information received from the self-bank determination processing unit 27D of the group management control device 11D in step S6, and in step S4. Information such as the assigned elevator number is displayed on the destination floor reservation device 7A of the elevator bank A. That is, the elevator number assigned to the display unit 17 is displayed as in the case of FIG. 5, and the map unit 16 has a “current position” 14 that highlights the position of the destination floor reservation device 7A operated by the passenger, “Elevator to get on” 15 that emphasizes the position of the assigned elevator is displayed.

  However, if the allocation cancellation determination process in step S14 in the handover allocation registration unit 26D results in an allocation cancellation condition, the allocation candidate is canceled in step S17, and the result information is transmitted to the group management control device 7A in step S18. The display processing on the destination floor reservation device 7A based on the result information at this time is different from the case of the previous embodiment. The group management control device 7A that has received the display information through the display processing unit 29 urges the destination floor reservation devices 7D to 10D of the elevator bank D to re-register the destination floor again. For example, as shown in the display section 17 of FIG. 6, a message “Please re-register at the position shown on the right” is displayed, and the map section 16 includes the elevator bank D to which the elevator that stops at the passenger's destination floor belongs. The destination floor reservation devices 7D to 10D of the elevator bank D are highlighted so as to be discriminated and displayed as an area 19.

  At this time, the passenger moves to the elevator bank D platform after viewing the display on the map unit 16 and the display unit 17 in the operated destination floor reservation device 7A. However, as in the case of the previous embodiment, since the allocation candidate elevator is not designated, the estimated movement time β required to move from the destination floor reservation device 7A to the entrance / exit of the allocation candidate elevator Regardless, any one of the destination floor reservation devices 7D to 10D of the elevator bank D is operated again.

  Eventually, when any one of the destination floor reservation devices 7D to 10D is operated, the self-other bank determination processing unit 27D of the group management control device 11D determines that the registration is within the self-elevator bank D, and the assignment registration unit 25D Elevator No. 1D to 6D managed by No. 1 are assigned and registered for the first time on the first floor. At this time, the destination floor reservation devices 7D to 10D used for redesignation display on the display unit 17 which elevator is assigned in the same manner as in the previous embodiment, and the map unit 16 Is displayed with emphasis on the current position of the passenger and the position of the assigned elevator No. 5A.

  In the elevator apparatus according to this embodiment, when there is one that satisfies the allocation cancellation condition in the allocation cancellation determination process performed by the handover allocation registration unit 26D in step S14, the allocation candidate is canceled, so in the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. Compared to, it is possible to provide a service with higher reliability. In the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, there is a case where the candidate elevator to be assigned is not the elevator that arrives at the first floor in the elevator bank D first. That is, the passenger may arrive at the lobby of the elevator bank D earlier than the predicted movement time β required to move from the destination floor reservation device 7A to the elevator door of the allocation candidate. At this time, if you accidentally get on the elevator that arrived first, you may be dissatisfied with the stop floor that you registered in the elevator that arrived first.

  However, since the handover assignment registration unit 26D performs the assignment cancellation determination process using the assignment cancellation condition in step S14, the estimated movement time required for moving from the destination floor reservation device 7A to the entrance / exit of the candidate elevator for assignment. Problems that may occur due to an error from β can be solved.

  In the determination process in step S14 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 9, β1 ≦ β ≦ β2 is considered in consideration of the fluctuation range of the predicted movement time β required to move from the destination floor reservation device 7A to the entrance / exit of the allocation candidate elevator. It is determined whether there is another elevator that arrives at the landing on the first floor. This is because, when moving to the elevator bank D at a position distant from the destination floor reservation device 7A operated by the passenger, the fluctuation of the movement prediction time β is particularly large. Therefore, as the allocation cancellation determination process in step S14, it is determined whether the group management control device that has taken over the destination floor reservation is an elevator bank located away from the previous floor reservation device 7A operated by the passenger. If the process proceeds to step S17 and the process is not separated, the process can proceed to step S15 to obtain substantially the same effect.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a destination floor registration process in the elevator group management control apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention. Here, the processing is started when it is detected in step S19 that the passenger has operated with the destination floor reservation device 7A, and in step S20, the own / other bank judgment processing unit 27 performs the own / other bank judgment processing, and the designated It is determined whether the floor is a floor serving in the elevator bank A to which the destination floor reservation device 7A belongs. As a result of this determination, if the floor is serving in the elevator bank A to which the operated destination floor reservation device 7A belongs, the assignment registration unit 25 performs assignment processing in step S21, and the group management control device 11A manages itself. The first elevator that arrives on the first floor is assigned and registered. Thereafter, display processing by the display processing unit 29 is performed in step S22, and information such as the elevator number assigned to the destination floor reservation device 7A is displayed. The display on the destination floor reservation device 7A at this time is the same as that shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in the determination process by the own / other bank determination processing unit 27 in step S20 that the other elevator banks B to D are in service, the own / other bank determination processing unit 27 performs the subsequent allocation in step S23. Display processing that prompts the user to go to another corresponding elevator bank and perform destination floor registration again without performing processing. For example, if the input destination floor is the 33rd floor, as shown in the display section 17 of FIG. 6 described above, a message “Please re-register at the position shown on the right” is displayed, and the map section 16 Is displayed as an area 19 with emphasis so that the elevator bank D to which the elevator that stops on the destination floor of the passenger belongs and the destination floor reservation devices 7D to 10D of the elevator bank D can be discriminated.

  In the elevator apparatus according to the present embodiment, the destination floor reservation apparatus 7A operated by the own / other bank determination processing unit 27 is determined not to be the elevator bank A to which the destination floor reservation apparatus 7A belongs, but to be a service floor in another elevator bank. At the time, the elevator unit assignment process in the corresponding elevator bank is not performed, but the display process that prompts the user to register the destination floor again with the destination floor reservation device as shown in FIG. 8 is performed. The destination floor reservation device is configured in the same manner as in each of the above-described embodiments, and the movement of passengers can be aided by display information from the display unit 17 and the map unit. In addition, even if the communication cable 12 shown in FIG. 2 and the takeover assignment registration unit 26 shown in FIG. 4 are omitted, the destination floor reservation operation from any elevator bank destination floor reservation device is performed as in the conventional case. In addition to displaying an error message, the passenger can be guided to an appropriate position.

  FIG. 11 is a plan view of an elevator hall employing an elevator apparatus according to a further different embodiment of the present invention. The same reference numerals are given to the equivalent parts of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and detailed description thereof is omitted. The elevator bank A has elevators 1A to 3A and elevators 4A to 6A arranged face-to-face, and destination floor reservation devices 7A to 10A are only arranged in the middle of each doorway of each elevator 1A to 6A. Instead, a newly added destination floor reservation device 20 is arranged at the hall entrance of the elevator bank A. The added destination floor reservation device 20 is configured in the same manner as the destination floor reservation device 7A described with reference to FIG. 3, and can be used to make a reservation for the destination floor and has a function of displaying the result in the same manner. is doing. The elevator banks B to D have the same configuration, and new destination floor reservation devices 21 to 23 are added to the entrances to the respective elevator halls.

  Each destination floor reservation device 20 to 23 is installed at a position where the user can first use for destination floor registration when the user of each elevator bank A to D proceeds to the elevator hall. For example, when a user approaches an elevator hall to reserve a destination floor, first, the destination floor reservation devices 20 to 23 installed at the entrance can be used.

  Therefore, the user uses any one of the destination floor reservation devices 20 to 23 to input the destination floor in the same manner as in FIG. 3, and then performs the processing described in each of the previous embodiments. Is displayed.

  The user who sees the display result knows which elevator unit or elevator bank to move from the installation position of the destination floor reservation devices 20 to 23 operated before entering the elevator hall. It is possible to move through the course that seems to be able to improve convenience.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the destination floor reservation is made from the destination floor reservation device 7A of the elevator bank A has been described, but the same applies to the case where the destination floor reservation is made from the destination floor reservation device of another elevator bank. is there. Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, all of the group management control devices 11A to 11D of the four elevator banks A to D are connected by the communication cable 12, but at least two of the four elevator banks A to D are connected. Even if the group management control devices are connected by the communication cable 12 and the connected group management control devices cooperate to make a reservation for the destination floor, substantially the same effect can be obtained. Furthermore, the specific display of the display unit 17 and the map unit 16 such as the destination floor reservation devices 7A to 10A for performing the reservation operation of the destination floor can take various forms.

AD elevator bank 1A-6A Elevator No. 7A-10A Destination floor reservation device 11A-11D Group management control device 12 Communication cable 13 Destination floor input unit 14 Current position 15 Position 16 Map unit 17 Display unit 18 Wheelchair button 19 Area 20- 24 Destination Floor Reservation Device 25 Allocation Registration Unit 26 Takeover Allocation Registration Unit 27 Self-Other Bank Determination Processing Unit 28 Storage Unit 29 Display Processing Unit 30 Control Unit

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An elevator bank having a plurality of elevators, a group management control device that manages the operation of the elevator cars in the elevator bank, a destination floor reservation device that is connected to the group management control device and reserves a destination floor; In an elevator apparatus equipped with
The elevator bank is composed of a plurality, the group management control devices provided for each elevator bank are connected to each other via a communication network, and the group management control device is a destination that has been reserved by the destination floor reservation device. Self-other bank judgment processing unit that determines whether the floor corresponds to its own elevator bank or another elevator bank, an assignment registration unit that performs assignment registration processing of elevator units in its own elevator bank, and other group management control A handover assignment registration unit that takes over from the equipment and selects assignment of elevators in its own elevator bank, and the group management control device further includes a destination by the reservation operation at the destination floor reservation device provided at the landing If the floor is determined to be its own elevator bank by the self-other bank determination processing unit, it is allocated by the allocation registration unit. When the destination elevator in the reservation operation is determined to be another elevator bank by the other bank determination processing unit, it is controlled so that the assigned elevator number is displayed on the destination floor reservation device that has made the reservation operation. An elevator apparatus that controls to display on the destination floor reservation apparatus that has made a reservation operation the elevator cars in the other elevator banks that have been determined by the group management control apparatus and that have been assigned and registered.   The registration unit takes an estimated arrival time until the assigned elevator reaches the passenger to move to the entrance / exit of the elevator of a different elevator bank assigned from the reserved destination floor reservation device. The elevator apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an elevator that is longer than the estimated movement time is assigned.   An input registration unit that performs an allocation registration process of an elevator car when the determination result by the own / other bank determination processing unit corresponds to its own elevator bank, and an input operation when the allocation registration process is stopped by the own / other bank determination processing unit The elevator apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the destination floor reservation apparatus is provided with a display processing unit that displays information that prompts the user to move to another bank.   The destination floor reservation apparatus is provided with a wheelchair button, and the own / other bank determination processing unit determines that the destination floor is serviced by another elevator bank, and does not perform assignment registration processing when detecting the operation of the wheelchair button. The elevator apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a display processing unit that displays information that prompts the user to move to another bank on the destination floor reservation apparatus that has been input.

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