JP2018002427A - Elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user in a car to easily grasp present situation including situation of a landing hall of each floor and the like without the need of any special equipment.SOLUTION: An elevator system related to one embodiment comprises: a touch panel type car operation panel 13 installed in a car 11; an operation control part 32a controlling operation of the car 11 based on a car call registered by touch operation of a destination floor button on the operation panel 13; and a notification processing part 32c determining whether or not the car 11 stops at a registered floor of a landing hall call when the landing hall call is registered at any floor, and displaying a mark performing notification of presence of a user at a landing hall in a display area set on the car operation panel 13 when the car 11 stops at the registered floor of the landing hall call.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an elevator system including a touch panel type car operation panel in a car.

  Usually, an operation panel is installed in the elevator car, and the user can move to the target floor by pressing the destination floor button on the operation panel. At that time, since the state of the landing on each floor is not known in the car, the user in the car may feel anxious about the presence or absence of the user at the hall on arrival.

JP 2006-213448 A JP 2009-173381 A

  For example, by installing a monitor that reflects the status of the landing on each floor in the car or installing a lamp that lights up in response to a call registered at the landing on each floor, the status of the landing on each floor can be grasped. However, the installation of monitors, lamps, and the like has a cost problem, and further, space constraints and design problems are also involved.

  On the other hand, in the operation operation of the elevator, there is a special operation such as a stop operation on each floor or a dedicated operation, in addition to a normal operation by a car call (destination floor call). In general, special buttons are required to perform these special operations, and special devices such as indicators are required to inform the users in the car of the current operation. Become.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an elevator system that allows a user in the car to easily grasp the current situation including the situation of the landing on each floor without requiring special equipment. .

  An elevator system according to an embodiment controls operation of the car based on a car call registered by a touch operation of a touch panel type operation panel installed in the car and a destination floor button on the operation board. When the landing call is registered at any floor and the operation control means to determine whether the car stops at the registration floor for the landing call, the landing car is at the registration floor for the landing call. And display control means for displaying a mark notifying the presence of a user at the hall in the display area set on the operation panel when stopping.

  Further, an elevator system according to an embodiment is an elevator system in which operation of a plurality of passenger cars is group-controlled, and a touch panel type operation panel installed in each of the passenger cars, Driving control means for individually controlling the operation of each car based on the car call registered by touching the destination floor button, and when the hall call is registered on any floor, Allocation control means for allocating the hall call to the most suitable car in the vehicle, and presence of a platform user in the display area set on the operation panel in the car to which the hall call is allocated by the allocation control means When the above call is reassigned to another car, the display area set on the operation panel in the car to which the assignment is changed is displayed. And a display control means for switching the display of the serial mark.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an elevator system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the elevator control apparatus in the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the operation of the car and the registration floor of the general user's hall call in the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of marks displayed on the car operation panel in the same embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of marks displayed on the car operation panel in the same embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a message notified when the car arrives at the registration floor of the hall call in the embodiment, and FIG. 6A is an example of a message when there is a user to get on. FIG. 5B is a diagram showing an example of a message when there is no user to get on. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an elevator system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing operations of the group management control device and the machine control device in the same embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the operation of each car and the change of the hall call assignment in the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of marks displayed on the car operation panel in the same embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the assignment change and the mark displayed on the car operation panel in the embodiment. FIG. 11A shows an example of the case where the mark disappears from the assignment change source. FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating an example in which a mark is displayed at the allocation change destination. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the elevator control apparatus according to the third embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the operation of the car and the registration floor of the wheelchair call in the same embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of marks displayed on the car operation panel in the same embodiment. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example in which two marks are displayed in duplicate on the car operation panel in the same embodiment. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the elevator control apparatus in the fourth embodiment. FIG. 17 is a view for explaining direct operation by pet calling of a car in the embodiment. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of marks displayed on the car operation panel in the same embodiment. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the elevator control apparatus in the fifth embodiment. FIG. 20 is a view for explaining each floor stop operation of the car in the embodiment. FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining a method of designating each floor stop operation on the car operation panel in the same embodiment. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the elevator control apparatus according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining a dedicated operation of the car in the embodiment. FIG. 24 is a view for explaining a dedicated operation designation method on the car operation panel in the same embodiment. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a display example of marks corresponding to calls registered at a landing and marks corresponding to calls registered in a car as another embodiment. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing another display example of a mark corresponding to a call registered at a landing and a mark corresponding to a call registered in a car as another embodiment.

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

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an elevator system according to the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, a single car elevator system having a single car will be described. However, the present invention is also applicable to a group management system having a plurality of cars.

  A car door 12 is attached to the entrance of the car 11 so as to be openable and closable, and a car operation panel 13 having a touch panel type operation unit 14 is installed beside the car door 12. The operation unit 14 includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a transparent touch panel placed on the LCD, and displays a destination floor button 15 corresponding to each floor of the building so that the touch operation is possible. The touch panel is a pointing device that can detect a position on the screen where an object (for example, a user's finger) contacts. Examples of the touch panel system include a “resistive film system” and an “electrostatic capacity system”, but are not particularly limited to these systems.

  When the user touches the destination floor button 15 on an arbitrary floor displayed on the operation unit 14 of the car operation panel 13, the touch panel control device (T / P control device) 31 corresponds to the car corresponding to the destination floor button 15. A call is generated and sent to an elevator control device (EL control device) 32.

  Further, a door opening button 16a, a door closing button 16b, and an emergency call button 17 are provided at the lower part of the car operation panel 13, and a display part 18 and an announcement part 19 are provided at the upper part.

  The door opening button 16 a is a button for instructing the door opening of the car door 12, and the door closing button 16 b is a button for instructing the door closing of the car door 12. The emergency call button 17 is a button for communicating with the outside (a monitoring room of a building or an elevator monitoring center existing in a remote place). Since these buttons 16a, 16b, and 17 are important buttons in an emergency, they are composed of push-down operation buttons from the viewpoint of reliability of operation. If the certainty of the operation is ensured, the buttons 16a, 16b, and 17 may be arranged on the operation unit 14 so that the touch operation can be performed in the same manner as the destination floor button 15.

  The display unit 18 is composed of an LCD, and displays the driving direction and the current position of the car 11 as an in-car indicator. The announcement unit 19 is a part that outputs a voice announcement.

  On the other hand, a hall operation panel 22 is installed at the hall 21 on each floor. The hall operation panel 22 is provided with two types of hall call buttons 23 and 24 and a display unit 25.

  The hall call button 23 is an operation button for a general user to register a hall call, and includes a push-down up button 23a and a down button 23b. The hall call button 24 is an operation button for a wheelchair user to register a hall call (wheelchair call), and includes a push-down type up button 24a and a down button 24b. On the top floor, the hall call button 23 is composed of only the downward button 23b, and the hall call button 24 is composed of only the downward button 24b. On the lowest floor, the hall call button 23 is composed of only the upward button 23a, and the hall call button 24 is composed of only the upward button 24a.

  The display unit 25 is composed of an LCD, and displays the driving direction and the current position of the car 11 as a landing indicator.

  Here, the “call to hall” is a call signal registered by operating the hall call button 23 or the hall call button 24 at the hall 21 on each floor, and includes information on the registered floor and the destination direction. A hall call registered by operating the hall call button 24 is also referred to as a “wheelchair call”. “Wheelchair call” is one of special calls, and attribute information indicating that the user is a wheelchair user is included in the information on the registered floor and the destination direction. The “car call” is a call signal registered by operating the destination floor button 15 in the car 11 and includes information on the destination floor.

  The hall call registered by the operation of the hall call button 23 or the hall call button 24 and the car call registered by the operation of the destination floor button 15 are respectively given to the elevator controller 32 via a transmission cable (not shown). .

  The same applies to the signals of the various buttons 16a, 16b, 17 and is given to the elevator control device 32 via a transmission cable (not shown).

  The elevator control device 32 includes a computer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and controls the entire elevator including the operation control of the car 11. The elevator control device 32 includes an operation control unit 32a, a display control unit 32b, and a notification processing unit 32c as functions related to the touch panel type car operation panel 13. The operation control unit 32a, the display control unit 32b, and the notification processing unit 32c are actually realized by software.

  The operation control unit 32 a controls the operation of the car 11 based on the car call registered by the touch operation of the destination floor button 15 displayed on the operation unit 14.

  The display control unit 32b determines whether or not the car 11 stops on the registration floor of the landing call when the landing call is registered by pressing the landing call button 23 on any floor. When the car 11 stops at the registration floor of the hall call, the display control unit 32b notifies the presence of the user of the hall to the area near the destination floor button 15 corresponding to the registration floor of the hall call on the operation unit 14. Display the mark.

  The notification processing unit 32c determines whether or not there is a user getting on the car 11 when the car 11 stops at the registration floor for the hall call, and performs notification processing according to the determination result.

The operation of the first embodiment will be described below.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the elevator control device 32 in the first embodiment.

  Now, it is assumed that a hall call is registered by pressing the hall call button 23 on an arbitrary floor, and information on the hall call is given to the elevator control device 32 (Yes in step A11). When the information on the hall call is registered, the elevator control device 32 enters the car 11 on the registration floor of the hall call based on the destination direction included in the hall call, the driving direction of the car 11, and the current car call state. Is determined whether to stop (step A12).

  Here, if the destination direction included in the hall call and the driving direction of the car 11 match, or if the registration floor of the car call and the registration floor of the hall call match, the car will enter the registration floor of the hall call. 11 is determined to stop. When the car 11 stops on the registration floor of the hall call (Yes in Step A12), the elevator control device 32 passes a predetermined mark in the vicinity of the destination floor button 15 corresponding to the registration floor of the hall call through the touch panel control device 31. Is displayed (step A13).

  That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, while the car 11 is driving downward from the 10th floor, the user presses the hall call button 23 at the hall 21 on the 5th floor and makes an upward or downward hall call. Suppose you register.

  If the destination direction of the hall call is downward (in the case of a DN call), it coincides with the current driving direction of the car 11, so the car 11 stops at the fifth floor regardless of the presence or absence of the car call. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 4, a mark 41 is displayed in the display area 40 set near the destination floor button 15 on the fifth floor on the operation unit 14.

  Even if the destination direction of the hall call is upward (in the case of UP call), if the fifth floor is registered as the destination floor of the car call, the car 11 is used to get the user out of the car. Stop at the floor. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the display of the fifth floor destination floor button 15 on the operation unit 14 changes to a registered state, and the display area 40 set near the destination floor button 15 is marked. 41 is displayed.

  The display area 40 is set at a position close to each of the destination floor buttons 15 on each floor. In the example of FIGS. 4 and 5, the display area 40 is set on the right side of the destination floor button 15, but the display area 40 may be set on the left side of the destination floor button 15, or the upper side of the destination floor button 15. Alternatively, the display area 40 may be set on the lower side. Further, the shape of the display area 40 may be rectangular or circular, and the point is that the display area 40 need not overlap with the display area 40 of the other destination floor button 15.

  Here, setting the display area 40 in the vicinity of or close to the destination floor button 15 includes integrating the destination floor button 15 and the display area 40 in an integrated manner. That is, a display area 40 corresponding to each destination floor button 15 on each floor is overlapped to form an integrated structure, and a mark 41 displayed in the display area 40 (the same applies to other marks described later) Overlaid on. In this case, for example, the mark 41 may be displayed so that it can be visually distinguished, for example, by changing the display color of the mark 41 or by displaying the mark 41 so that it can be seen through the destination floor button 15.

  The mark 41 is a mark for notifying that there is a general user at the hall 21. 4 and 5 represents a user, the mark shape is not particularly limited, and may be a symbol, for example. This mark 41 is displayed when a general user registers a hall call and the car 11 stops on the registration floor of the hall call. Thereby, the user in the car 11 can know in advance that the user is on the floor where the car 11 stops.

  When the car 11 arrives at the registration floor of the hall call (Yes in Step A14), the elevator control device 32 determines whether there is a user who gets on the car 11 based on the destination direction of the hall call and the driving direction of the hall 21. Is determined (step A15).

  Here, if the destination direction of the hall call coincides with the driving direction of the hall 21, it is determined that there is a user who gets on the car 11. When there is a user who gets on the car 11 (Yes in Step A15), the elevator control device 32 displays a message such as “There is a person getting in” as shown in FIG. 6A, for example. By outputting a voice from the announcement unit 19, the user in the car 11 is notified that there is a user who gets on the floor (step A16).

  On the other hand, when the destination direction of the hall call and the driving direction of the hall 21 do not match, it is determined that there is no user who gets on the car 11. When there is no user getting on the car 11 (No in Step A15), the elevator control device 32 takes a message such as “No one is getting on” as shown in FIG. 6B, for example. By outputting voice from the announcement unit 19 in 11, the user in the car 11 is notified that there is no user getting on from the floor (step A17).

  Thus, by voice announcement of the presence or absence of a boarding, for example, when there is a user who gets on, the door opening button 16a can be pushed and it can wait for a user's boarding. On the contrary, if there is a user at the landing 21 but there is no user who gets in the car 11 that has arrived, it is misunderstood that there is a user who gets in and pushes the door open button 16a to unnecessarily extend the door open time. The act of doing can be avoided. Note that the notification method is not limited to voice announcement, and for example, a message to that effect may be displayed on the display unit 18 in the car 11, or the presence or absence of boarding may be notified by both voice and display.

  When the car 11 arrives at the registration floor for the hall call, the elevator controller 32 turns off the mark displayed near the destination floor button 15 corresponding to the registration floor for the hall call (step A18). ).

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, when a user is waiting at the landing 21 on the floor where the car 11 stops, the presence of the user is notified on the car operation panel 13 in the car 11. A mark 41 is displayed. As a result, the user in the car 11 can know in advance that there is a user at the landing 21, and will not panic if there is a user at the landing 21 upon arrival.

  Here, in the present embodiment, a mark 41 notifying the presence of the user is displayed in the display area 40 set near the destination floor button 15 by making use of the characteristics of the touch panel type car operation panel 13. Therefore, for example, there are space restrictions, unlike the method of displaying the state of the hall on each floor on a monitor installed in the car and the method of notifying the hall call of each floor using special equipment installed in the car. In addition, there is an advantage that the presence or absence of a user at the landing on each floor can be surely notified without impairing the aesthetic appearance of the design.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment will be described.

  In the second embodiment, an elevator group management system having a plurality of passenger cars is assumed. Each car uses a touch panel type car operation panel as in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an elevator system according to the second embodiment, and illustrates a configuration in which a plurality of cars (three cars of A to C in this example) are group-managed. It should be noted that the number of cars is not particularly limited as long as at least two or more cars are group-managed.

  51a-51c in a figure is a number machine control apparatus. The machine control devices 51a to 51c are provided for each car of each car and perform operation control of the car corresponding to each car. That is, for example, the control device 51a of the No. A machine controls the operation of the car 11a of the No. A machine. These unit control devices 51a to 51c are configured by a computer and, like the elevator control device 32 of the first embodiment described above, as functions related to the touch panel type car operation panel 13, respectively, as shown in FIG. It is assumed that a control unit 32a, a display control unit 32b, and a notification processing unit 32c are provided. The group management control device 53, which will be described later, may have these functions, and the group management control device 53 may control the display of marks on the car operation panel of each unit.

  The cars 11a to 11c move up and down in the hoistway by driving the hoisting machines corresponding to the cars 11a to 11c. The cars 11a to 11c are the same as the car 11 in the first embodiment, and each have a touch panel type car operation panel 13a to 13c. The configuration of the car operation panels 13a to 13c is basically the same as that of the car operation panel 13 shown in FIG. 1, and a detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  Load detectors 52a to 52c for detecting the load in the car compartment are respectively installed at the bottoms of the cars 11a to 11c. The load data detected by the load detectors 52a to 52c is transmitted to the group management control device 53 through the number machine control devices 51a to 51c together with car call information and the like.

  Moreover, the hall operation panels 22a, 22b, 22c... For registering hall calls are installed at the halls 22 on each floor. Since these hall operation panels 22a, 22b, 22c,... Are basically the same as the hall operation panel 22 shown in FIG. 1, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  The group management control device 53 is a control device for performing group management control of the operation of the plurality of cars 11a to 11c, and is configured by a computer similarly to the machine control devices 51a to 51c. The group management control device 53 includes a call storage unit 54 and an allocation control unit 55 as functions related to group management control. The assignment control unit 55 is actually realized by software.

  The call storage unit 54 stores information on the hall call registered by pressing the hall call button 23 or the hall call button 24 on the hall operation panels 22a, 22b, 22c... On each floor and the car assigned to the hall call. Store information.

  When a new hall call is registered, the allocation control unit 55 operates the car 11a to 11c obtained from the machine control devices 51a to 51c (car position, driving direction, door open / closed state, etc.) and the hall call. -The most suitable car is selected from the cars 11a to 11c based on information such as the car call generation status and load data, and the hall call is assigned to the car.

  Specifically, an evaluation value representing the optimality when the hall call is assigned is calculated for each car using a preset evaluation function (control program for group management), and the car with the highest evaluation is obtained. In response to this, a hall call assignment signal is output. In addition, the said evaluation value shows that evaluation is so high that the numerical value is small, and evaluation becomes low, so that the numerical value is large.

  The hall call assignment control method is not directly related to the present invention, and therefore detailed description thereof will be omitted here. A car to which a hall call is assigned is called an “assigned car” or an “assigned car”.

  Until the assigned car actually arrives at the registration floor of the hall call, the group management control device 53 continuously carries out the arithmetic processing by the assignment control unit 55, and the other car is in the middle of the operation. If it becomes possible to respond quickly, the hall call may be changed to another car. This is called “allocation change”. The purpose of this embodiment is to notify the users in the car that finally responds to the registration floor of the hall call whether or not there is a user at the hall even when such an allocation change occurs.

  The operation of the second embodiment will be described in detail below.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing operations of the group management control device 53 and the machine control devices 51a to 51c in the second embodiment.

  Now, it is assumed that a hall call is registered by pressing the hall call button 23 on an arbitrary floor, and information on the hall call is given to the group management control device 53 (Yes in step B11). When the information on the hall call is registered, the group management control device 53 stores the information on the hall call in the call storage unit 54, and then the optimum boarding among the cars 11a to 11c through the allocation control unit 55 described above. A car is selected and the hall call is assigned to the car (step B12).

  Here, the car control device corresponding to the car to which the hall call is assigned among the cars 11a to 11c, the first control unit 14 on the car operation panel 13 installed in the car has the above-mentioned first control. As in the embodiment, a mark is displayed to notify that there is a user at the hall 21 on the registration floor of the hall call (step B13).

  That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, it is assumed that the hall call registered at the hall 21 on the 5th floor is assigned to the car 11a of the A machine while the car 11a of the A car is operating downward from the 10th floor. . In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, under the control of the No. A unit control device 51a, the display set in the vicinity of the fifth floor destination floor button 15a on the operation unit 14a in the No. A car 11a. A mark 41a is displayed in the area 40a.

  Here, when there is no allocation change and the car 11a of the car A arrives at the 5th floor, which is the registration floor of the hall call (No in step B14 → B15), the car controller A 51a of the car A The mark 41a displayed on the operation unit 14a in the car 11a is turned off (step B16). In addition, when arriving, it may be notified by voice and / or display that there is a user who gets on the car 11a (see FIG. 6A).

  On the other hand, if the landing call is reassigned to the car 11b of the B machine (Yes in step B14) before the car 11a of the A car arrives on the fifth floor, the car controller 51a of the A machine Turns off the mark 41a displayed on the operation unit 14a in the car 11a (step B17). At this time, if the display of the mark 41a suddenly disappears, the user in the car 11a misunderstands that it is out of order. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), the mark 41a is gradually flickered (flashed) twice or more. Shall be erased.

  In addition, in the unit control device 51a of the B-number to which the allocation is changed, as shown in FIG. 11B, it is set near the destination floor button 15b on the fifth floor on the operation unit 14b in the car 11b of the B-unit. The mark 41b is displayed in the display area 40b (step B18). Thereafter, it is the same as described above. For example, if there is a change in the assignment of another car before arrival of Car B, a mark is displayed on the car of the assignment change destination.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, in the elevator group management system having a plurality of cars 11a to 11c, even if the allocation change of the hall call occurs from the car 11a to the car 11b, for example, For the car 11b responding to the registration floor for the hall call, a mark 41b is displayed to notify that there is a user at the hall 21. Therefore, the user of the car 11b can know in advance that there is a user at the landing 21 and will not be afraid if there is a user at the landing 21 upon arrival.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment will be described.

  In the third embodiment, it is assumed that a user registers a wheelchair call that is one of special calls at a landing on an arbitrary floor. Note that, as in the first embodiment, a single car elevator system having one car will be described as an example, but a group having a plurality of cars as described in the second embodiment. Even a management system is applicable.

  Since the system configuration is the same as that of FIG. 1 in the first embodiment, the processing operation of the third embodiment will be described here with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the elevator control device 32 in the third embodiment.

  Now, it is assumed that a hall call is registered by pressing the hall call button 23 or the hall call button 24 on an arbitrary floor, and information on the hall call is given to the elevator control device 32 (Yes in step C11). When the information on the hall call is registered, the elevator control device 32 enters the car 11 on the registration floor of the hall call based on the destination direction included in the hall call, the driving direction of the car 11, and the current car call state. Is determined whether to stop (step C12).

  When the destination direction included in the hall call and the driving direction of the car 11 match, or when the registration floor of the car call and the registration floor of the hall call match, the elevator control device 32 registers the floor call registration floor. It is determined that the car 11 stops (Yes in step A12).

  Here, the hall call includes a normal hall call registered by the general user by operating the hall call button 23 and a wheelchair call registered by the wheelchair user by operating the hall call button 24. When the hall call is a wheelchair call (Yes in Step C13), the elevator control device 32 displays a predetermined mark in the vicinity of the destination floor button 15 corresponding to the registered floor of the hall call through the touch panel control device 31 ( Step C14).

  That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, while the car 11 is driving downward from the 10th floor, a wheelchair user presses the landing call button 24 at the landing 21 on the fifth floor to raise the wheelchair upward or downward. Is registered.

  If the destination direction of the wheelchair call is downward (in the case of DN call), it matches the current driving direction of the car 11, so the car 11 stops at the fifth floor regardless of whether the car call is present. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 14, a mark 42 is displayed in the display area 40 set in the vicinity of the fifth floor destination floor button 15 on the operation unit 14.

  Even if the destination direction of the wheelchair call is upward (in the case of UP call), if the fifth floor is registered as the destination floor of the car call, the car 11 can be used to get off the user. Stops on the 5th floor. Also in this case, the mark 42 is displayed in the display area 40 set near the destination floor button 15 on the fifth floor.

  The mark 42 is a mark for notifying that there is a wheelchair user at the hall 21. In addition, although the example of FIG. 14 represents the wheelchair user, the mark shape is not particularly limited, and may be a symbol, for example. This mark 42 is displayed when a wheelchair user registers a hall call and the car 11 stops on the registration floor of the hall call. Thereby, the user in the car 11 can know in advance that there is a wheelchair user on the floor where the car 11 stops.

  On the other hand, when the hall call is a normal hall call (No in Step C13), the elevator control device 32 is displayed near the destination floor button 15 corresponding to the registration floor of the hall call through the touch panel control device 31 in FIG. The indicated mark 41 is displayed (step C15). The mark 41 represents that a general user exists at the hall 21.

  If both the wheelchair call and the normal hall call are registered on the same floor, and the car 11 stops on the registered floor, the wheelchair mark 42 may be displayed with priority, Both the wheelchair mark 42 and the general mark 41 may be displayed. When both the wheelchair mark 42 and the general mark 41 are displayed, they are alternately displayed in the display area 40 at regular time intervals as shown in FIG. 15, for example.

  The subsequent processing is the same as in the first embodiment, and the processing shown in steps A14 to A18 in FIG. 2 is executed after the mark is displayed.

  Thus, according to the third embodiment, when a wheelchair user is waiting at the landing 21 on the floor where the car 11 stops, the presence of the wheelchair user on the car operation panel 13 in the car 11. Is displayed. Thereby, the user in the car 11 can know in advance that there is a wheelchair user at the landing 21 and can take actions such as leaving a space before the entrance.

  In the third embodiment, it has been described that the mark 42 is displayed on the assumption that the wheelchair user gets on the car 11. However, for example, a case where the wheelchair user does not get on the car 11 is considered. It is done. For example, a wheelchair user registers an upward wheelchair call, but the downward-facing car 11 stops. In such a case, it is not always necessary to notify the user in the car 11 that there is a wheelchair user at the landing 21, so for example, a general mark 41 or some symbol is displayed in the display area 40 on the floor. It is good also as a structure which notifies only that there is a user in the hall 21 by displaying.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described.

  In the fourth embodiment, it is assumed that the user registers a pet call, which is one of special calls, in the car. Note that, as in the first embodiment, a single car elevator system having one car will be described as an example, but a group having a plurality of cars as described in the second embodiment. Even a management system is applicable.

  Since the system configuration is the same as that of FIG. 1 in the first embodiment, the processing operation of the fourth embodiment will be described here with reference to FIGS. 16 to 18.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the elevator control device 32 in the fourth embodiment.

  Normally, when a user gets in the car 11 with a pet, a dedicated button is pressed in the car 11. Thereby, the pet indicator lamp of the indicator installed in the hall of each floor lights up and prevents getting on with other users. In this case, it is only a reminder, and a special pet call operation is generally not executed. On the other hand, in the fourth embodiment, a user in the car can arbitrarily register a pet call and switch to direct operation as follows.

  That is, first, when a user gets in the car 11 with a pet, after touching the destination floor button 15 corresponding to the destination floor, the display area 40 set in the vicinity of the destination floor button 15 is displayed. Touch once or several times (Yes in step D11 → Yes in D12). When there is such a special operation, the elevator control device 32 checks the state of the currently registered call (a landing call / car call, etc.), and if there is no other call (Yes in step D13), The car call registered by the destination floor button 15 is accepted as a pet call (step D14).

  When the car call is accepted as a pet call, the elevator control device 32 displays a predetermined mark in the display area 40 touched by the user (step D15), and the car 11 is directly connected to the floor designated by the destination floor button 15. Drive (step D16).

  When the direct operation is performed, it is in a state where the hall call on the way to the destination floor is not accepted. In the meantime, for example, it may be displayed on the display unit 25 of the hall operation panel 22 on each floor that “directly driving”. When the car 11 arrives at the destination floor by direct operation, the elevator control device 32 turns off the mark displayed in the display area 40 (step D17).

  On the other hand, after the destination floor button 15 is touched, there is no operation on the display area 40 (No in Step D12), or when other unanswered calls are registered (No in Step D13). The elevator controller 32 operates the car 11 as usual up to the floor designated by the destination floor button 15 (step D18).

  That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 17, it is assumed that the user takes a pet and gets on the car 11 on the 10th floor. At this time, as shown in FIG. 18, when the destination floor button 15 on the first floor is touched, and then the display area 40 set near the destination floor button 15 is touched once or several times, another call is made. The pet call is registered on the condition that is not registered, and the mark 43 is displayed in the display area 40.

  The mark 43 is a mark for notifying that a direct operation by a pet call is being performed. In the example of FIG. 18, a user with a pet is represented, but the mark shape is not particularly limited, and may be a symbol or the like. This mark 43 is displayed when a pet call is registered in the car 11. As a result, the user in the car 11 can visually know that the operation has been switched to the direct operation by the pet call. When the direct operation is switched, the car 11 is directly operated up to the first floor designated by the destination floor button 15, and during this time, it is possible to prevent a passenger from getting on with the other user.

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, by using the touch panel type car operation panel 13, it is possible to register a pet call only by operating the car operation panel 13 without providing a special button for special operation. It is possible to easily switch to direct operation, which is one of special operations. Further, it can be easily grasped from the mark 43 displayed on the car operation panel 13 that the current direct operation is being performed.

  Note that the fourth embodiment may be configured in combination with each of the embodiments including the first to third embodiments.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment will be described.

  In the fifth embodiment, it is assumed that the user switches to stop operation on each floor in the car. Note that, as in the first embodiment, a single car elevator system having one car will be described as an example, but a group having a plurality of cars as described in the second embodiment. Even a management system is applicable.

  Since the system configuration is the same as that of FIG. 1 in the first embodiment, the processing operation of the fifth embodiment will be described here with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the elevator control device 32 in the fifth embodiment.

  Normally, when a predetermined time zone such as nighttime comes, it automatically switches to each floor stop operation for the purpose of crime prevention. However, when stopping on each floor, the car stops on all the floors up to the destination floor and opens and closes the door, so it may be annoying when the user is alone. On the other hand, in the fifth embodiment, a user in the car can switch to each floor stop operation as follows.

  That is, when a user gets in the car 11 in a predetermined time zone, after touching the destination floor button 15 corresponding to the destination floor, the display area set in the vicinity of the destination floor button 15 40 is touched once or several times (Yes in step E11 → Yes in E12). If there is such a special operation, the elevator control device 32 displays a mark indicating that each floor is stopped on the display area 40 touched by the user (step E13), and then switches to each floor stopped operation (step E14). .

  As a result, the car 11 stops at each floor and moves to the floor designated by the destination floor button 15 while opening and closing the door. At this time, for example, the display unit 25 of the hall operation panel 22 on each floor displays that “the operation is stopped on each floor”.

  On the other hand, when only the destination floor button 15 is touch-operated (Yes in step E11 → No in E12), the elevator control device 32 determines the presence or absence of a passenger (step E15). The presence or absence of a passenger can be determined by, for example, car load, car call status, camera image analysis, and the like. If there is no passenger in the car 11, that is, if the user is on the board alone (No in Step E15), the elevator control device 32 takes the car up to the floor specified by the destination floor button 15. 11 is normally operated (step E16).

  Further, when there is a passenger in the car 11 (Yes in Step E15), the elevator control device 32 displays a mark indicating that each floor is stopped on the display area 40 touched by the user for crime prevention. After (step E13), the operation is switched to each floor stop operation (step E14).

  In other words, it is assumed that the user gets on the car 11 on the first floor in a predetermined time zone such as at night as shown in FIG. Here, as shown in FIG. 21, when the destination floor button 15 on the fifth floor is touched and then the display area 40 set in the vicinity of the destination floor button 15 is touched once or several times, each floor stop operation is performed. Can be switched to.

  At this time, a mark indicating that each floor is stopped is displayed in the display area 40 touched by the user. By displaying such a mark, the user in the car 11 can visually know that the operation has been switched to the stop operation at each floor. This mark disappears when the car 11 arrives at the destination floor.

  In addition, when the above operation is performed after the car 11 rides with another user, the passenger is uncomfortable. Therefore, when a plurality of users are traveling together, the display area 40 can be switched to the stop operation on each floor without a touch operation. On the other hand, when the user is on board alone, if the display area 40 is not touch-operated, it is not possible to switch to the stop operation on each floor, and it is possible to go to the destination floor by normal operation.

  As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, by using the touch panel type car operation panel 13, one of special operations can be performed only by an operation on the car operation panel 13 without providing a special button for the special operation. It is possible to easily switch to each floor stop operation. Further, it can be easily understood from the marks displayed on the car operation panel 13 that each floor is stopped.

  Note that the fifth embodiment may be configured in combination with each of the embodiments including the first to third embodiments.

(Sixth embodiment)
Next, a sixth embodiment will be described.

  In the sixth embodiment, it is assumed that the user switches to dedicated driving in the car. Note that, as in the first embodiment, a single car elevator system having one car will be described as an example, but a group having a plurality of cars as described in the second embodiment. Even a management system is applicable.

  Since the system configuration is the same as that of FIG. 1 in the first embodiment, the processing operation of the sixth embodiment will be described here with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the elevator control device 32 in the sixth embodiment.

  For example, when transporting a bed in a hospital, the dedicated operation button, the door opening button, and the door closing button are usually pressed simultaneously to switch to the exclusive operation. On the other hand, in the sixth embodiment, the user in the car can switch to the dedicated driving as follows.

  That is, first, after the car 11 is pulled back to the reference floor, the user gets into the car 11 and presses a specific button other than the destination floor button 15 on the car operation panel 13 while pressing a specific button on the specific floor. The display area 40 set in the vicinity of the destination floor button 15 is touched (Yes in Step F11 → Yes in F12).

  Specifically, the specific buttons are a door opening button 16a and a door closing button 16b. The door opening button 16a and the door closing button 16b are push-type. When the display area 40 set near the destination floor button 15 on a specific floor is touched while simultaneously pressing the two push-down buttons 16a and 16b, the elevator control device 32 switches the operation at this time to a dedicated operation. Accept as an operation. Then, the elevator control device 32 determines whether or not there is an unanswered call (such as a hall call / car call), and if there is no corresponding call (Yes in Step F13), the elevator control device 32 displays the display area 40 touched by the user. After displaying the mark during exclusive operation (step F14), the operation is switched to exclusive operation (step F15).

  Thus, when the user arbitrarily designates a floor by operating the destination floor button 15, the car 11 is dedicatedly operated (direct operation) up to the designated floor. It should be noted that during the exclusive operation, the door is not closed unless the door closing button 16b is kept pressed. This exclusive operation is canceled when, for example, the same operation is performed again. When the exclusive operation is canceled, the mark for exclusive operation disappears.

  That is, for example, in a hospital, as shown in FIG. 23, it is assumed that a user who has boarded from the first floor switches to dedicated driving and carries a bed. As shown in FIG. 24, a user who has entered the car 11 presses the door open button 16a and the door close button 16b at the same time, and in that state is set near the destination floor button 15 on a specific floor (for example, the first floor). The displayed display area 40 is touched. By performing such a cryptographic special operation, the operation is switched to a dedicated operation. Thereafter, for example, when the destination floor button 15 on the 10th floor is touched, the car 11 is directly operated from the first floor to the 10th floor. Become.

  In addition, as said encryption special operation, it is good also as the display area 40 of the destination floor button 15 door opening button 16a + door closing button 16b + destination floor. That is, instead of a specific floor (for example, the first floor), the display area 40 on the destination floor may be pressed simultaneously. In this way, the dedicated operation can be switched and the destination floor can be specified at the same time, and then the touch operation of the destination floor button 15 can be omitted.

  At this time, a dedicated driving mark (not shown) is displayed in the display area 40 touched by the user. By displaying such a mark, the user in the car 11 can visually know that the operation has been switched to the exclusive operation. This mark disappears when exclusive operation is canceled.

  As described above, according to the sixth embodiment, by using the touch panel type car operation panel 13, one special operation can be performed only by an operation on the car operation panel 13 without providing a special button for the special operation. It is easy to switch to dedicated driving. Moreover, it can be easily grasped from the mark displayed on the car operation panel 13 that the exclusive operation is being performed.

  Note that the fifth embodiment may be configured in combination with each of the embodiments including the first to third embodiments.

(Other embodiments)
In the above embodiments, the following processes (1) to (6) may be added as processes related to the touch panel type car operation panel 13 provided in the car 11. The following processes are basically executed by the elevator control device 32.

(1) Display of hall call mark and car call mark For example, calls that can be registered by a wheelchair user include a hall call and a car call, as with general users. The wheelchair user's hall call is registered by operating the hall call button 24 on the hall operation panel 22 installed at the hall 21 shown in FIG. A car call of a wheelchair user is registered by operating a destination floor button on a car operation panel for a wheelchair user (not shown) installed in the car 11.

  Here, a wheelchair call (a hall call and a car call) may be registered in the hall 21 and the car 11 respectively. In such a case, if two marks representing a wheelchair user are displayed in the same area on the car operation panel 13, it is difficult to determine which mark.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 25, the display area 61 on the landing side and the display area 62 on the car side are divided and predetermined marks 63 and 64 are respectively displayed. In the example of FIG. 25, the display area 61 is provided on the right side of the destination floor button 15, and the display area 62 is provided on the left side of the destination floor button 15. The mark 63 represents that a wheelchair user exists at the hall 21. The mark 64 represents that a wheelchair user exists in the car 11. Thereby, the wheelchair user in the hall 21 and the wheelchair user in the car 11 can be visually distinguished. It should be noted that the display color of the mark may be changed between the hall and the car, the shape of the mark may be changed, or a symbol or the like may be used.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 26, a car display area 62 may be provided in the destination floor button 15 and a mark 63 may be displayed there. Not only the mark indicating the presence of the wheelchair user but also the marks indicating other states are the same, and it is preferable to display the mark separately by dividing the display area according to the landing and the car.

(2) Cancellation of calls For various calls (car call, pet call, etc.) that can be registered on the car operation panel 13 in the car 11, the mark corresponding to the call that has already been registered is directly touched once. Can be canceled.

  The timing at which the call can be canceled is determined in consideration of the time until the car 11 reaches the destination floor. If cancellation is not possible, a message such as “The call cannot be canceled because it will arrive soon” is notified to the user in the car 11 by voice and / or display.

  Even if it can be canceled, the destination of the car 11 will be lost if there is no call from another floor. In this case, for example, users in the car 11 can hear a message such as “Cannot cancel because there is no destination floor” or “Please cancel after registering another floor” or both. Notify

(3) Overlapping display of marks When a plurality of marks overlap in the same area, they are alternately displayed at regular intervals. For example, as described with reference to FIG. 15, when a wheelchair user and a general user register a hall call on the same floor, marks 41 and 42 are displayed in the display area 40 next to the destination floor button 15 on the floor. Display alternately. This is not limited to a hall call, and is the same even when marks such as a pet call and a special driving call overlap.

(4) Call selection operation As a method for selecting a call, in addition to a method of touching the display area 40 next to the destination floor button 15 once or a plurality of times, a call can be made by touching the destination floor button 15 a plurality of times. Allow selection.

  For example, every time the destination floor button 15 on the 10th floor is touched once, a mark corresponding to each call is sequentially displayed in the display area 40, such as “Normal” → “Pet” → “Stop on each floor”. The call can be selected.

(5) Cancellation by pressing twice Generally, in a push-down type car operation panel, when a destination floor button on the car operation panel is pressed twice, a call corresponding to the destination floor button can be canceled. In the touch panel type car operation panel 13 used in the elevator of this embodiment, when the destination floor button 15 on the car operation panel 13 is touched twice, a call corresponding to the destination floor button 15 is made. Can be canceled. When (4) is used, the call corresponding to the mark is canceled by touching the mark displayed in the display area 40 twice.

(6) Selection of door opening time When the door opening button 16a provided at the lower part of the car operation panel 13 is pressed, the door opening state of the car door 12 is normally kept for a preset time. In this case, 1 press-1 setting. However, for example, when loading / unloading luggage into / from the car 11, if the door opening time is not met, it is necessary to repeatedly press the door opening button 16a, which is troublesome.

  Therefore, when the door opening button 16a is pressed once, a plurality of door opening times such as “30 seconds” → “1 minute” → “1 minute 30 seconds” are displayed on the car operation panel 13 as vacant display areas. Are displayed in order so that a desired opening time can be selected. However, since it is necessary to close the door within 3 minutes in accordance with the law, the openable time that can be selected is within the range of 3 minutes minus the time when the door is already open.

  According to at least one embodiment described above, it is possible to provide an elevator system that allows a user in a car to easily grasp the current situation including the situation of a landing on each floor without requiring special equipment. Can do.

  In addition, although some embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope 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 11 ... Car, 12 ... Car door, 13 ... Car operation panel, 14 ... Operation part, 15 ... Destination floor button, 16a ... Door open button, 16b ... Door close button, 17 ... Emergency call button, 18 ... Display part, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 19 ... Announcement part, 21 ... Place, 22 ... Place control panel, 23 ... People call button for general public, 24 ... Place call button for wheelchair users, 25 ... Display part, 31 ... Touch panel control device, 32 ... Elevator Control device, 32a ... operation control unit, 32b ... display control unit, 32c ... notification processing unit, 40 ... display area, 41-43 ... mark, 51a-51c ... No. Machine control device, 52a-52c ... load detector, 53 ... Group management control device, 54 ... call storage unit, 55 ... allocation control unit, 61, 62 ... display area, 63, 64 ... mark.

An elevator system according to an embodiment controls operation of the car based on a car call registered by a touch operation of a touch panel type operation panel installed in the car and a destination floor button on the operation board. When the landing call is registered at any floor and the operation control means to determine whether the car stops at the registration floor for the landing call, the landing car is at the registration floor for the landing call. And display control means for displaying a mark notifying the presence of a user at the hall in the display area set on the operation panel when stopping.
The operation control means switches to direct operation by a combination of a destination floor button on the operation panel and a touch operation on the display area set on the operation panel, and the car is moved to the floor designated by the destination floor button. Direct display operation is performed, and the display control means displays a direct operation mark in the display area.

Further, an elevator system according to an embodiment is an elevator system in which operation of a plurality of passenger cars is group-controlled, and a touch panel type operation panel installed in each of the passenger cars, Driving control means for individually controlling the operation of each car based on the car call registered by touching the destination floor button, and when the hall call is registered on any floor, Allocation control means for allocating the hall call to the most suitable car in the vehicle, and presence of a platform user in the display area set on the operation panel in the car to which the hall call is allocated by the allocation control means When the above call is reassigned to another car, the display area set on the operation panel in the car to which the assignment is changed is displayed. And a display control means for switching the display of the serial mark.
The operation control means switches to direct operation by a combination of a destination floor button on the operation panel and a touch operation on the display area set on the operation panel, and the operation of the combination in each car is performed. The passenger car is directly operated to the floor designated by the destination floor button, and the display control means displays a direct operation mark in the display area.

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Touch panel type operation panel installed in the car,
Driving control means for controlling the operation of the car based on the car call registered by touching the destination floor button on the operation panel;
When a landing call is registered on any floor, it is determined whether or not the car stops on the registration floor for the landing call, and if the car stops on the registration floor for the landing call, An elevator system comprising: display control means for displaying a mark notifying the presence of a user at a hall in a display area set on an operation panel. The display control means includes
The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein a mark notifying the presence of a user of the hall is displayed in a display area set in the vicinity of a destination floor button corresponding to the registered floor of the hall call on the operation panel. .   When the car stops at the registration floor for the hall call, the vehicle further comprises notification processing means for determining whether there is a user in the car and performing notification processing according to the determination result. The elevator system according to claim 1. In an elevator system in which the operation of multiple cars is controlled in groups,
A touch panel type operation panel installed in each of the above cars;
Driving control means for individually controlling the driving of each car based on the car call registered by touching the destination floor button on the operation panel;
Assignment control means for assigning the hall call to the optimum car among the car when a hall call is registered on an arbitrary floor;
A mark is displayed in the display area set on the operation panel in the car to which the hall call is assigned by this assignment control means, and the call is assigned to another car. An elevator system comprising: display control means for switching the display of the mark to a display area set on the operation panel in the car to which the assignment is changed. The display control means includes
When a mark indicating the presence of a passenger at the hall is displayed in the display area set near the destination floor button corresponding to the registered floor of the hall call, and when the call is reassigned to another car, 5. The display of the mark is switched to a display area set in the vicinity of the destination floor button corresponding to the registered floor of the hall call on the operation panel in the car of the allocation change destination. The described elevator system. The display control means includes
In accordance with the change in the assignment of the hall call, the mark displayed in the display area in the car of the assignment change source gradually turns off, and the mark is displayed in the display area in the car of the assignment change destination. The elevator system according to claim 4. The above hall calls include at least normal calls registered by general users and special calls registered by specific users,
The display control means includes
The elevator system according to claim 1 or 4, wherein a display form of the mark is changed according to a type of the hall call. The operation control means includes
Switch to direct operation by a combination of the destination floor button on the operation panel and the touch operation on the display area set on the operation panel, direct operation of the car to the floor specified by the destination floor button,
The display control means includes
The elevator system according to claim 1 or 4, wherein a mark during direct operation is displayed in the display area. The operation control means includes
9. The elevator system according to claim 8, wherein the presence or absence of an unanswered hall call or car call is judged, and when there is no such call, switching to direct operation is performed. The operation control means includes
Switch to each floor stop operation by a combination of a destination floor button on the operation panel and a touch operation on the display area set on the operation panel in a predetermined time zone, and the car is designated by the destination floor button. Stop each floor to the floor,
The display control means includes
The elevator system according to claim 1 or 4, wherein a mark indicating that each floor is stopped is displayed in the display area. The operation control means includes
11. The elevator system according to claim 10, wherein it is determined whether or not a plurality of users are in the car, and when the plurality of users are in the car, the operation is switched to stop operation on each floor. The operation control means includes
Switch to dedicated operation by a combination of a specific button provided on the operation panel and a touch operation on the display area set on the operation panel, and the dedicated operation of the car up to the floor specified by the destination floor button. ,
The display control means includes
The elevator system according to claim 1 or 4, wherein a mark during exclusive operation is displayed in the display area. The specific button includes at least a door opening button and a door closing button,
The operation control means includes
The elevator system according to claim 12, wherein when the door opening button, the door closing button, and the display area are operated simultaneously, the operation is switched to a dedicated operation.

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