JP2015051840A - Elevator control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator control device capable of reducing stress of a user due to a waiting time of an elevator while improving operation efficiency of the elevator.SOLUTION: An elevator control device includes: a content information recording part; a menu screen information recovery part; a display control part; and a destination floor registration part. The content information recording part records display content information. The menu screen information recording part records menu screen information for displaying a content operation area and a destination floor registration operation area. The display control part displays menu screen information on a touch panel display, and when the content operation area is operated, displays the display content information, and when the destination floor registration operation area is operated, displays a destination floor designated screen. The destination floor registration part performs destination floor registration processing based on information of a designated destination floor.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an elevator control device.

  When using an elevator, a waiting time is generated at the elevator hall. Elevator waiting time is stressful for many users.

  Therefore, in order to reduce the stress on the users, the waiting time at the elevator hall is made as short as possible by performing group management control in a building where a plurality of elevators are installed.

JP 2005-263426 A

  However, even if the group management control is performed, the waiting time cannot be eliminated, and it has been desired to use this time to improve the service to the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an elevator control device capable of reducing the stress of a user due to an elevator waiting time while improving the operation efficiency of the elevator. .

  According to the embodiment for achieving the above object, the elevator control device includes a content information recording unit, a menu screen information recording unit, a display control unit, and a destination floor registration unit. The content information recording unit records display content information. The menu screen information recording unit records menu screen information for displaying the content operation area and the destination floor registration operation area. The display control unit displays menu screen information on the touch panel display, displays display content information when the content operation area is operated, and displays a destination floor designation screen when the destination floor registration operation area is operated. The destination floor registration unit performs a destination floor registration process based on the designated destination floor information.

1 is an overall view showing a configuration of an elevator system using an elevator control device according to an embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator control apparatus by one Embodiment. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the elevator control apparatus by one Embodiment. The screen block diagram which shows the state by which menu screen information was displayed on the touchscreen display controlled by the elevator control apparatus by one Embodiment. The screen block diagram which shows the state by which the destination floor designation | designated screen information was displayed on the touchscreen display controlled by the elevator control apparatus by one Embodiment.

<Configuration of elevator system according to one embodiment>
A configuration of an elevator system using an elevator control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The elevator system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a hall operation panel 21, a touch panel display 22, a hall door 23 installed in the elevator hall 2, a car 4 that moves in the hoistway 3 in the building, and a car 4. The elevator control panel 7 is connected to each device on the hall 2 by a cable 6 while being connected by a tail cord 5.

  The hall operating panel 21 includes a hall display device 211 and a hall call button 212.

  The touch panel display 22 displays menu screen information indicating a menu of display contents, selected content information, destination floor registration operation screen information, and the like based on an operation of a user waiting for an elevator at the hall 2.

  The car 4 includes an in-car operation panel 41 and a car door 42 that are operated by a user who has entered the car 4. The in-car operation panel 41 includes an in-car display device 411 and a destination floor registration button 412.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the elevator control panel 7 includes a content information recording unit 71, a menu screen information recording unit 72, a display control unit 73, an input unit 74, a call registration unit 75, and an operation control unit 76. Have

  The content information recording unit 71 records various display content information to be displayed on the touch panel display 22. The display content information includes, for example, news such as politics / economy and sports, entertainment information, weather information, fortune information such as fortune-telling.

  The menu screen information recording unit 72 includes a content operation area for designating display of various display content information recorded in the content information recording unit 71, a destination floor registration operation area for designating an elevator destination floor registration operation, and the like. Record the menu screen information for displaying.

  When the hall call button 212 is operated, the display control unit 73 displays the menu screen information recorded in the menu screen information recording unit 72 on the touch panel display 22. When any content operation area is operated on the displayed menu screen information, the corresponding display content information is acquired from the content information recording unit 71 and displayed on the touch panel display 22. Further, when the destination floor registration operation area is operated on the menu screen information, destination floor designation screen information for designating the destination floor of the elevator is displayed on the touch panel display.

  The input unit 74 inputs operation information on the screen information displayed on the touch panel display 22.

  The call registration unit 75 registers the hall call information based on the operation information of the hall call button 212, and based on the operation of the destination floor registration button 412 in the car 4 or the operation on the screen information displayed on the touch panel display 22. Register the telephone call information.

  The operation control unit 76 controls the operation of each device in the elevator based on the hall call information and the car call information registered in the call registration unit 75.

<Operation of Elevator System According to One Embodiment>
Next, the operation of the elevator system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is executed by the elevator control panel 7 when an elevator user enters the hall 2 and when the user operates the touch panel display 22 to display display content information and performs a destination floor registration operation. It is a flowchart which shows a process.

  When there is no user waiting for the elevator at the hall 2 and the hall call button 212 is not operated (“NO” in S1), the touch panel display 22 is maintained in the sleep mode by the display control unit 73 ( S2).

  When the landing call button 212 is operated by a user who has entered the landing 2 (“YES” in S1), the landing call information is registered in the call registration unit 75 by the operation, and the car is based on the landing call information. The operation control unit 76 controls the operation of each device in the elevator so that 4 moves to the operation floor (S3).

  Further, when the hall call button 212 is operated, the sleep mode of the touch panel display 22 is canceled by the display control unit 73, the menu screen information recorded in the menu screen information recording unit 72 is acquired, and the touch panel display 22 is acquired. It is displayed (S4).

  An example of the menu screen information displayed on the touch panel display 22 is shown in FIG.

  The menu screen information shown in FIG. 4 includes a date and time information display unit 221, a predicted waiting time display unit 222, a first content operation area 223 for selecting “political / economic news” content, and “sports news”. A second content operation area 224 for selecting content; a third content operation area 225 for selecting “entertainment” content; a fourth content operation area 226 for selecting “weather information” content; It has a fifth content operation area 227 for selecting “fortune information” content and a destination floor registration operation area 228 for selecting a destination floor registration operation.

  The information displayed on the date / time information display unit 221 is current date / time information acquired from a system clock (not shown) mounted on the elevator control panel 7.

  Further, the information displayed on the predicted waiting time display unit 222 includes information on the time until the car 4 arrives at the floor calculated from the current position information of the car 4, the hall call information, and the registration status of the car call information. Estimated time.

  When any content operation area is selected on the menu screen information displayed in this way (“YES” in S5), information related to the operation is input from the input unit 74 and sent to the display control unit 73. The

  The display control unit 73 acquires display content information corresponding to the input operation information from the content information recording unit 71 and displays it on the touch panel display 22 (S6). For example, when the fourth content operation area 226 is operated by the user, the weather information of the day and the area is displayed on the touch panel display 22 based on the operation.

  By displaying the display content information in this way, the operated user can view the desired content information during the elevator waiting time at the hall 2.

  When the destination floor registration operation area 228 is selected in the menu screen information displayed in step S3 (“NO” in S5, “YES” in S7), information related to the operation is input from the input unit 74, It is sent to the display control unit 73.

  Then, the display control unit 73 displays destination floor designation screen information for designating the destination floor on the touch panel display 22 based on the information related to the input operation (S8). For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the destination floor designation screen information includes floor selection areas 229-1 and 229-2 for each floor that can be designated as the destination floor (here, “second floor” and “third floor”). Is displayed.

  When a floor selection area corresponding to a desired destination floor is selected on the displayed destination floor designation screen (“YES” in S9), information on the selected destination floor is input from the input unit 74 and registered for call registration. Sent to the unit 75.

  In the call registration unit 75, car call information is registered based on the input destination floor information (S10).

  When information is displayed on the touch panel display 22 and the car 4 is landed and opened in response to the hall call information registered in step S3 ("YES" in S11), the hall 2 waits for an elevator. Therefore, the display control unit 73 causes the touch panel display 22 to shift to the sleep mode (S12).

  According to the present embodiment described above, the user at the elevator hall can view the content information by selecting desired content information on the touch panel display installed at the hall, and the waiting time of the elevator is made effective. Can be used.

  Users at the elevator hall can perform destination floor registration operations on the touch panel display installed at the hall, and even when elevators are mixed and it is difficult to perform destination floor registration operations in the car, By effectively using the waiting time, the destination floor can be registered before boarding the car.

  In this embodiment, the touch panel display shifts to the sleep mode except when the hall call button is operated and until the car is landed and opened, thus providing a highly convenient service while reducing power consumption. Can be provided.

  In the present embodiment, the elevator control panel is equipped with a transmission function for wirelessly transmitting the content information displayed on the touch panel display to the portable terminal possessed by the elevator user, and the user can receive the content information with the portable terminal. You may do it.

  By installing such a function, the user can continue viewing on the mobile terminal when the car arrives at the floor and the viewing on the touch panel display must be interrupted.

  In addition, when the touch panel display described above is installed at the elevator floor on the top floor in the building, the operation area corresponding to the switch in the hall maintenance unit operated by the worker during inspection work is included in the menu screen information of the touch panel display. You may make it display on. The switch in the hall maintenance unit is a switch corresponding to elevator control at the time of inspection work, and is used, for example, to move and stop the car to the top floor for inspection work.

  Normally, the hall maintenance unit is installed on the back side of the hall display panel operated by the user, and during inspection work, the operator often removes the hall display panel and operates the switches in the hall maintenance unit. By providing an operation area corresponding to the switch in the maintenance unit on the touch panel display and executing the corresponding elevator control when the operation area is operated, the trouble of removing the hall display panel can be saved, Workers can easily perform inspection work.

  Moreover, you may make it display the hall call operation area for performing hall call operation on the menu screen information of the touch panel display mentioned above. When the hall call operation area is operated on the touch panel display, the hall call on the floor where the operation is performed is registered. In this case, the touch panel display does not enter the sleep mode regardless of whether there is a user waiting for the elevator, and the menu screen information is displayed when there is no input operation for a predetermined time.

  Thus, by displaying the hall call operation area in the menu screen information, it is not necessary to install a hall call button, and the installation work of the elevator can be simplified.

  When a plurality of elevators are installed in a building, the touch panel display described above may be installed for each elevator, or may be installed so as to be shared by a plurality of elevators. In any case, group management control of a plurality of elevators can be performed based on destination floor information input on the touch panel display.

  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 spirit 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.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Elevator system 2 ... Platform 3 ... Hoistway 4 ... Car 5 ... Tail cord 6 ... Cable 7 ... Elevator control panel 21 ... Platform operation panel 22 ... Touch panel display 23 ... Platform door 41 ... Car operation panel 42 ... Car door 71 ... Content information recording unit 72 ... Menu screen information recording unit 73 ... Display control unit 74 ... Input unit 75 ... Call registration unit 76 ... Operation control unit 211 ... Platform display device 212 ... Platform call button 221 ... Date information display unit 222 ... Prediction waiting time display part 223 ... 1st content operation area 224 ... 2nd content operation area 225 ... 3rd content operation area 226 ... 4th content operation area 227 ... 5th content operation area 228 ... Destination floor registration operation area 229-1 229-2 ... floor selection area 411 ... in-car display device 41 ... destination floor registration button

According to the embodiment for achieving the above object, the elevator control device includes a content information recording unit, a menu screen information recording unit, a display control unit, and a destination floor registration unit. The content information recording unit records display content information. The menu screen information recording unit records menu screen information for displaying the content operation area and the destination floor registration operation area. When the hall call button is operated , the display control unit cancels the sleep mode of the touch panel display installed at the elevator hall and displays the menu screen information. When the content operation area is operated, the display content information is displayed. When the destination floor registration operation area is operated, the destination floor designation screen is displayed. When the elevator car lands on the floor where the hall call button is operated and the door is opened, the touch panel display is shifted to the sleep mode. . The destination floor registration unit performs a destination floor registration process based on the designated destination floor information.

Claims (5)

In the elevator control device connected to the hall call button and the touch panel display installed in the elevator hall,
A content information recording unit that records display content information;
A menu screen information recording unit for recording menu screen information for displaying a content operation area for designating display of the display content information and a destination floor registration operation area for designating an elevator destination floor registration operation; ,
When the menu screen information is displayed on the touch panel display and the content operation area is operated, the display content information is acquired from the content information recording unit and displayed on the touch panel display, and the destination floor registration operation area is When operated, a display control unit for displaying a destination floor designation screen for designating a destination floor of the elevator on the touch panel display;
An elevator control apparatus comprising: a destination floor registration unit that performs destination floor registration processing based on information on a designated destination floor on the displayed destination floor designation screen. The elevator control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a content transmission unit that wirelessly transmits display content information displayed on the touch panel display to an external mobile terminal. The menu screen information recorded in the menu screen information recording unit includes information for displaying an operation area at the time of inspection for designating an operation related to elevator control at the time of inspection work,
The elevator control device according to claim 1, further comprising: an operation control unit that executes elevator control at the time of the corresponding inspection work when the operation area at the time of inspection is operated. The display control unit displays the menu screen information on the touch panel display when the hall call button is operated, and the elevator car is landed on the floor where the hall call button is operated and the door is opened. Then, the touch panel display is shifted to a sleep mode, and the elevator control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The menu screen information recorded in the menu screen information recording unit includes information for displaying a hall call operation area for performing a hall call operation,
The elevator control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a call registration unit that registers a hall call on the floor where the operation is performed when the hall call operation area is operated. .

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