JP2015051853A - Elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator system capable of further improving convenience of a specific user of a wheelchair, etc.SOLUTION: A hall user detection sensor (16) for detecting whether or not there is a specific user in a prescribed area of a hall is provided in each hall. When there is a special call registration by special call registration means (13) of a certain floor, an elevator control device causes the hall user detection sensor provided in the hall of that floor to be operated in response to the special call registration, and detects whether or not there is a specific user in the hall of the floor, and when the presence of a specific user is detected, the control device performs a special operation by which the specific user is caused to get into a car preferentially. When the presence of a specific user is not detected, it performs a normal operation.

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to an elevator system that can improve the convenience of a specific user who uses a vehicle such as a wheelchair.

  In an elevator system installed in a building such as a large-scale store or a public facility, various measures are taken in order to provide convenience for a user (a specific user) using a vehicle such as a wheelchair.

  For example, in the hall operation panel of the elevator hall, a special call button dedicated to users such as wheelchairs is provided in addition to the general call button for general users, and when a special call is registered, the elevator system is operated normally. Therefore, switching to a special driving that allows the user such as the wheelchair to take advantage of priority riding or the like is performed.

  In addition, a means for detecting a user such as a wheelchair is provided on the hall floor of the elevator hall, or a means for detecting the congestion state in the car based on the weight of the car is provided. Driving has also been done more effectively.

  However, there is still room for improvement in the operation mode of special operation and the detection technique in the conventional technology.

JP 2011-051710 A JP 2010-173825 A JP 07-117939 A JP 2004-338844 A

  An object of an embodiment of the invention is to provide an elevator system that can further improve the convenience of a specific user.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, the car destination registration means provided in the car and the general use provided in each of the halls are operated so as to land in the halls provided on each of the plurality of floors. General call registration means operated by a person, special call registration means provided in each hall and operated by a specific user with a vehicle such as a wheelchair, car destination registration registered by the car destination registration means, and There is provided an elevator system comprising a control device for controlling the operation of the car based on the general call registration and the special call registration registered by the general call registration means and the special call registration means. The elevator system further includes a hall user detection sensor that is provided in each hall and detects whether or not a specific user exists in a predetermined area of each hall. Then, when there is a special call registration by the special call registration means on a certain floor, the control device operates the hall user detection sensor provided in the hall on the floor in response to the special call registration. The presence or absence of a specific user in the hall on the floor is detected, and if the presence of the specific user is detected, a special operation is performed in which the specific user is preferentially boarded in the car. When the presence is not detected, normal operation is performed.

The figure which shows schematically the whole structure of an elevator system. The front view which shows the cage | basket | car which landed in the hall of a certain floor in the state of door opening. The figure similar to FIG. 2 which shows the effect | action of a car user detection sensor. The flowchart which showed an example of the driving | running procedure of an elevator system.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an elevator system will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an elevator system 1 is moved up and down in a hoistway 2, a car 4 that is provided on each of a plurality of floors and landings in each hall 3 having a hall floor 3 a, and one end of the car 4 is connected to the car 4. The main rope 5 for lifting the car 4, the counterweight 6 connected to the other end of the main rope 5, the driving device 7 for winding the main rope 5 to drive the car 4, and the driving device 7 are controlled. And a control device 8.

  FIG. 2 shows a state in which the door is opened after landing in the hall on the floor where the car 4 is located. As shown in FIG. 2, for each hall 3 of the elevator, a call registration means 10 in the form of an operation panel for performing call registration for calling the car 4 to the hall 3 is provided. The call registration means 10 includes general call buttons 11 and 12 for a user who does not use a wheelchair (general user) to perform call registration, that is, a general call registration means, and a user who uses a wheelchair (specific A user) has a special call button 13 for performing call registration, that is, special call registration means. The special call button 13 is located below the operation panel, that is, the call registration means 10. The special call button 13 is preferably a square or a circle with a size that can be easily used by a disabled person.

  In the car 4, car destination registration means 17 for performing car destination registration for landing the car 4 in the hall 3 on an arbitrary floor is provided. Although illustration is omitted, the car destination registration means 17 includes a general car destination button for a general user to register the car destination and a special car destination button for a wheelchair user to register the car destination. Yes. In the normal car 4, the general car destination button is located on the back side of the front wall of the car 4 which cannot be seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the special car destination button is indicated by reference numeral 17 in FIGS. It is provided in a square area.

  In the upper part of the three-sided frame 15 installed in each hole 3, it waits within a predetermined range of the hole 3 (for example, a rectangular or fan-shaped range within a predetermined distance range from the hall door) along the horizontal direction. There is provided a hall user detection sensor 16 that can have a function of detecting the presence and classification (whether a general user or a specific user).

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a car user detection sensor 14 </ b> A is provided in the car 4. The car user detection sensor 14 </ b> A is installed on the ceiling surface of the car so as to detect the amount and position of the space left in the car 4 (a space where no user exists). The detection result of the car user detection sensor 14 </ b> A can be used as a material for determining whether or not a specific user waiting in the hall 3 can get on.

  In a preferred embodiment, the car user detection sensor 14A can divide the floor of the car 4 into a plurality of areas (16 areas 14B in FIG. 3) and detect the presence or absence of a user in each area. In other words, a two-dimensional map of the presence or absence of a user on the floor surface of the car 4 can be created. Based on this two-dimensional map, it can be determined whether there is room for accommodating one wheelchair in the car 4. The car user detection sensor 14A can be composed of, for example, a plurality of sensor elements (not shown) provided on the ceiling surface. In this case, each sensor element corresponds to the floor surface (for the correspondence relationship, see FIG. 3). It is detected whether a user exists in the area 14B. When lighting or emergency exit is provided on the ceiling surface, one sensor element may be responsible for a plurality of regions 14B.

  In another other preferred embodiment, the car user detection sensor 14 </ b> A may be a camera installed on the ceiling of the car 4.

  Next, the operation method of this elevator system is demonstrated with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the determinations, operations, and the like described below are all performed via a control program in the control device 8.

  When the call registration means 10 is operated and registered in the hall 3 on a certain floor (step S1), it is determined whether or not the call registration is special call registration (step S2). If the call registration is special call registration (Yes in step S2), the elevator operation mode is switched from the normal operation mode to the special operation mode, and the special operation is performed (step S3). If the call registration is general call registration (No in step S2), the operation mode of the elevator is maintained in the normal operation mode, and the normal operation is continued (step S7).

  Further, using the special call registration as a trigger, the hall user detection sensor 16 in the hall 3 on the floor where the special call button 13 on which the special call operation is performed starts operation (step S4). It is determined whether or not a specific user is actually waiting in the hall 3 (step S5).

  When it is determined that the specific user is not actually waiting (No in step S5), the elevator operation mode is returned from the special operation mode to the normal operation mode (step S7).

  When special driving is carried out, measures are taken so that a specific user who has registered special calls can get on the car 3 preferentially over other general users. An example is described below. Various treatments are known, and a known treatment can be used instead of the following.

  If it is determined that the specific user is actually waiting in the hall 3 (Yes in step S5), the car user detection sensor 14A is activated using the determination as a trigger (step S6), and the specific user is stored in the car 4. It is determined whether there is a boarding space (step S6).

  If it is determined that there is a boarding space (Yes in step S8), all call registrations on the intermediate floor between the floor where the car 4 is currently located and the floor where the special call operation was performed are invalidated ( In step S9), the car 4 is made to go straight to the floor where the special call operation is performed (all the intermediate floors are passed) (step S10).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no boarding space (No in step S8), all call registrations in the intermediate floor from the current floor to the floor where the special call operation was performed are invalidated (step S11), and boarding restrictions The function is activated (step 12).

  As the boarding restriction function, for example, (1) a specific user is provided by a display or voice guidance device provided in the hall 3 on the floor where the car 4 is scheduled to stop by the general call registration registered so far. (2) A car user detection sensor 14A indicating that another new user tried to get on or got on after the user got off the car 4 from the car 4. Or when it is detected by a weight sensor (not shown) provided in a normal car, the same action as when the capacity is exceeded, specifically, an alarm sound is sounded and the door of the car 3 cannot be closed. And so on.

  In a state where the boarding restriction function is enabled, that is, for example, only getting off is permitted and boarding is prohibited, the car 4 is stopped at the nearest destination floor among the destination floors registered by the car destination registration means 17 ( Step S13). After the user gets off at that floor, the car user detection sensor 14A operates again to determine whether or not there is a boarding space for the specific user in the car 4 (step S14).

  If it is determined that there is a boarding space (Yes in step S14), the car 4 is caused to go straight to hall 3 on the floor where the special call operation is performed (step S15).

  When it is determined that there is no boarding space (No in step S14), the registration is registered by the car destination registration means 17 in the car 4 with the other call registrations continuously disabled and the boarding restriction function enabled. Stop the car on the nearest destination floor of the destination floor and get off the user. This operation is repeated until there is a boarding space for the specific user in the car. When there is a boarding space for the specific user in the car, the car 4 is moved straight to the hall 3 on the floor where the special call operation is performed (step S11). To S15).

  In the above embodiment, when there is a boarding space for a specific user in the car 4, the car 4 is “directed” to the hall 3 on the floor where the special call operation is performed. With the boarding restriction function enabled, all stops at the destination floor (the floor between the current floor and the floor where the special call operation is performed) registered by the car destination registration means 17 (operation panel) in the car 4 However, the user may get off the vehicle.

  According to the above embodiment, when special call registration is performed by operation of the call registration means 10, the presence or absence of a specific user is detected by the hall user detection sensor 16 on the floor, and only when there is a specific user. Since the special operation mode is activated, the elevator system can be operated smoothly. For example, it is possible to prevent inconvenience to the general user due to the special operation mode being activated due to an erroneous operation of the call registration means 10 or the like.

  If the hall user detection sensor 16 is turned off in the normal operation mode and is turned on only when a special call is registered, power saving can be achieved.

  By providing the hall user detection sensor 16 at the upper part of the three-way frame, it is possible to detect a specific user more reliably and to operate the elevator system more appropriately than when a sensor is provided on the hall floor. It can be performed.

  By providing the car user detection sensor 14 </ b> A on the ceiling surface of the car 4, the space in the car can be grasped more accurately. Further, for example, if the space in the car 4 is two-dimensionally mapped by the car user detection sensor 14A, the space in the car can be grasped more accurately.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the embodiments are illustrative, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and does not depart from the spirit of the present invention. Various changes are possible.

  In the above embodiment, the “specific user” is a wheelchair user. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is not limited to a wheelchair. A vehicle in which an elevator such as a stroller or a shopping cart is desirable is used. The accompanying user can be included in the “specific user”.

3 Hall 4 Car 8 Control device 10, 11 General call registration means 12 Special call registration means 14A Car user detection sensor 16 Hall user detection sensor 17 Car destination registration means

Claims (4)

A car destination registration means provided in the car, a general call registration means provided in each hall and operated by a general user, each car being operated to land in a hall provided on each of a plurality of floors Special call registration means provided in each hall and operated by a specific user with a vehicle such as a wheelchair, car destination registration registered by the car destination registration means, and the general call registration means and the special call In an elevator system comprising a control device that controls the operation of the car based on general call registration and special call registration registered by a registration means,
Provided in each hole, further comprising a hole user detection sensor for detecting whether a specific user exists in a predetermined area of each hole,
When there is a special call registration by the special call registration means on a certain floor, the control device operates the hall user detection sensor provided in the hall on the floor in response to the special call registration, and The presence or absence of a specific user in the hall on the floor is detected, and when the presence of the specific user is detected, a special operation for preferentially riding the specific user on the car is performed, and the presence of the specific user is detected. An elevator system that performs normal operation when it is not detected.   The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the hall user detection sensor is provided in an upper part of a three-way frame.   The control device operates the hall user detection sensor of the hall on the floor where the special call registration means for performing the special call registration is operated only when the special call registration is performed, The elevator system of Claim 1 or 2 which detects the presence or absence of the specific user of a hall | hole.   The vehicle further includes a car user detection sensor installed on the ceiling of the car to detect the arrangement of the user in the car, and the control device is configured to perform a special operation based on the detection result of the car user detection sensor. The restriction of the stop of the car to the intermediate floor up to the floor where the call was made, or the restriction of the boarding to the car is performed. 4. Elevator system.

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