JP2019043681A - Elevator operation panel - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an elevator operation panel capable of improving convenience of an elevator.SOLUTION: The elevator operation panel of the embodiment comprises a first button, a touch panel, a display control unit, a registration unit and an abnormality detection unit. The first button can input information other than the destination floor of an elevator car. The touch panel has a display screen capable of displaying an image and of detecting the touch operation for the image displayed on the display screen. The display control unit makes the display screen display the second button capable of inputting the destination floor of the elevator car. The registration unit registers the destination floor of the elevator car input by the second button when the touch operation for the second button is detected by the touch panel. The abnormality detection unit detects the abnormality of the touch panel when the touch operation for the displayed image on the displayed screen is detected and the destination floor of the elevator car is not registered. The registration unit can input the destination floor of the elevator car by the first button and registers the destination floor of the elevator car input by the first button when the abnormality of the touch panel is detected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to an elevator control panel.

  Among elevator control panels in which a user of an elevator registers a destination floor, one using a touch panel as an interface used by the user for inputting a destination floor has been developed. An elevator control panel equipped with a touch panel has high image display capability and can provide various information to the user as compared with a push button elevator control panel, as well as excellent flexibility in the layout of the image to be displayed. There is.

  However, when the touch panel breaks down, the elevator control panel having the touch panel can not register the destination floor of the elevator car until the touch panel recovers from the abnormality, and the convenience is lacking.

Patent No. 5115554 gazette

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an elevator control panel which improves convenience by enabling registration of a destination floor of an elevator car even when an abnormality occurs in the touch panel.

  The elevator control panel of the embodiment includes a first button, a touch panel, a display control unit, a registration unit, and an abnormality detection unit. The first button can input information other than the destination floor of the elevator car. The touch panel has a display screen on which an image can be displayed, and can detect a touch operation on the image displayed on the display screen. The display control unit causes the display screen to display a second button capable of inputting the destination floor of the car. The registration unit registers the destination floor of the car input by the second button when the touch operation on the second button is detected by the touch panel. The abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality of the touch panel when the touch operation on the image displayed on the display screen is detected and the destination floor of the car is not registered. The registration unit enables the input of the destination floor of the car by the first button when an abnormality in the touch panel is detected, and registers the destination floor of the car input by the first button.

FIG. 1 is a view showing an example of the appearance of an elevator control panel according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the elevator control panel according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of registration processing of the destination floor in the elevator control panel according to the present embodiment.

  Hereinafter, the elevator control panel of the embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The elevator control panel according to the embodiment is operated by the user of the elevator to register the destination floor, and includes a touch panel as an interface used for inputting the destination floor by the user of the elevator. In the following description, a more detailed embodiment is described, assuming an elevator control panel provided in the elevator car. In addition, the elevator control panel of the embodiment may be provided at a landing where a car lands, and an operation for registering a destination floor may be performed at the landing.

  FIG. 1 is a view showing an example of the appearance of an elevator control panel according to the present embodiment. The elevator control panel 1 is installed on a sleeve wall of the elevator, and can be operated by a user who gets in the elevator car to register a destination floor. The elevator control panel 1 is provided with the touch panel 2, the indicator 3, the speaker 4, the emergency call button 5, the door opening button 6, and the door closing button 7 as shown in FIG.

  The touch panel 2 has a display screen 2a such as a liquid crystal panel, and a position input device 2b such as a touch pad, and functions as an interface that enables the user to input various operations to register a destination floor. The display screen 2a can display various images, and displays, for example, a floor button 8 that enables input of a floor (stop floor, destination floor) where an elevator car can land. In the present embodiment, the display screen 2a displays the floor button 8 for each floor where the car can be landed. The position input device 2b can detect a touch operation (for example, a tap) on an image such as the floor button 8 displayed on the display screen 2a.

  The indicator 3 is a display device capable of displaying various information such as the operation status of an elevator car and CM. In the present embodiment, the indicator 3 displays the floor information 3a indicating the current position of the car, and the direction information 3b indicating the moving direction of the car (e.g., rise and fall). In the present embodiment, the indicator 3 is provided separately from the touch panel 2, but the touch panel 2 may have the function of the indicator 3 so that the floor information 3 a and the direction information 3 b can be displayed on the touch panel 2.

  The speaker 4 is an output unit that outputs various sounds. The emergency call button 5 is a push button capable of inputting an instruction such as an output of a buzzer or switching to a crime prevention operation for stopping an elevator car on each floor. The door open button 6 is a push button capable of inputting an open instruction instructing to open the elevator door. The door closing button 7 is a push button capable of inputting a closing instruction instructing closing of the elevator door.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the elevator control panel according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the elevator control panel 1 is a control unit 10 that controls these operations in addition to the touch panel 2, the indicator 3, the speaker 4, the emergency call button 5, the door open button 6, and the door close button 7. Equipped with The control unit 10 is connected to an elevator controller 20 that controls the operation of the entire elevator, for example, via signal lines in a cable such as a tail cord.

  The control unit 10 stores, for example, a processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a graphics processing unit (GPU), a main storage memory such as a random access memory (RAM) functioning as a work area of the processor, and a control program. And a program memory such as a read only memory (ROM). In the present embodiment, the processor reads the control program stored in the program memory onto the main storage memory and executes the control program to display control unit 101, registration unit 102, abnormality detection unit 103, retention detection unit 104, and voice. Each function of the output control unit 105 is realized in the control unit 10. The functions of the display control unit 101, the registration unit 102, the abnormality detection unit 103, the retention detection unit 104, and the voice output control unit 105 may be partially or entirely implemented using an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA). It may be realized using dedicated hardware such as).

  The display control unit 101 causes the floor button 8 to be displayed on the display screen 2a. In addition, the display control unit 101 causes the indicator 3 to display the floor information 3 a and the direction information 3 b. Further, when a touch operation on the floor button 8 is detected and any floor is registered as a destination floor, the display control unit 101 uses the floor button 8 of the destination floor from the other floor buttons 8. It is also possible to display brightly or blink.

  In addition, the display control unit 101 is a floor button when an abnormality detection unit 103 described later detects an abnormality of the touch panel 2 or when a staying detection unit 104 described later detects a stay of a passenger in an elevator car. Information is displayed on the indicator 3 to indicate the method of inputting the destination floor of the car by the input means other than 8 (for example, at least one of the emergency call button 5, the door open button 6, and the door close button 7). As a result, even a passenger who does not know the input method of the destination floor of the car when an abnormality occurs on the touch panel 2 can input the destination floor of the car, so the convenience of the elevator can be improved. In the present embodiment, the display control unit 101 causes the indicator 3 which is a display unit different from the display screen 2 a to display the input method of the destination floor of the car by the input means other than the floor button 8. It is not limited and may be displayed on the display screen 2a (for example, an area other than the area where the floor button 8 is displayed).

  When a touch operation on the floor button 8 is detected by the touch panel 2, the registration unit 102 registers a destination floor input by the floor button 8 at which the touch operation is detected. In the present embodiment, when the touch operation on the floor button 8 is detected, the registration unit 102 notifies the elevator control device 20 of the destination floor input by the floor button 8 at which the touch operation is detected. Thereby, the registration unit 102 registers the destination floor input by the floor button 8.

  In addition, registration unit 102 detects at least one of emergency call button 5, door open button 6, and door close button 7 (hereinafter referred to as emergency call button 5) when an abnormality of touch panel 2 is detected by abnormality detection unit 103 described later. Etc.) enables the input of the destination floor of the car. Further, the registration unit 102 registers the destination floor of the car input by the emergency call button 5 or the like. Thus, even when an abnormality occurs on the touch panel 2, the destination floor of the elevator car can be registered, so that the convenience of the elevator can be improved.

  For example, when the door opening button 6 is pressed for a long time (for example, when the door opening button 6 continues to be pressed for a preset time), the registration unit 102 among the floors on which the elevator car can stop. A reference floor (displacement floor) set in advance is registered as a destination floor. Further, the registration unit 102 registers the floor number of the floor number that matches the number of times the emergency call button 5 is pressed as the destination floor. In this embodiment, the registration unit 102 detects an operation different from a normal operation on the emergency call button 5 or the like (that is, an operation of pressing the emergency call button 5 or the like once) as an input of the destination floor of the car. Enables the input of the destination floor by the emergency call button 5 or the like.

  Further, registration unit 102 detects the stay of passengers in the elevator car by stay detection unit 104 described later, and also when the destination floor of the car is not registered, the input of the destination floor of the car by emergency call button 5 or the like Make it possible. Then, the registration unit 102 registers the destination floor of the car input by the emergency call button 5 or the like. As a result, even in the case where an abnormality occurs on the touch panel 2 and a passenger is staying in the car, the destination floor of the elevator car can be registered, so that the convenience of the elevator can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the registration unit 102 temporarily makes an emergency call when an abnormality of the touch panel 2 is detected by the abnormality detection unit 103 described later, or when a stay of a passenger is detected by the stay detection unit 104 described later. It is possible to input the destination floor of the car by the button 5 or the like. For example, in the registration unit 102, until the time set in advance elapses after the abnormality detection unit 103 detects an abnormality on the touch panel 2, or after the abnormality detection unit 103 detects an abnormality on the touch panel 2, the touch panel 2 It is possible to input the destination floor of the car by the emergency call button 5 or the like until the abnormality is recovered. Further, in the present embodiment, the registration unit 102 detects an abnormality of the touch panel 2 by the abnormality detection unit 103 described later, and also in a case where a stay of the passenger is detected by the stay detection unit 104 described later. It is possible to input the destination floor of the car by the emergency call button 5 etc., but when an abnormality of the touch panel 2 is detected by the abnormality detection unit 103 described later, and retention of a passenger is detected by the residence detection unit 104 described later In any of the cases, the destination floor of the car may be input by the emergency call button 5 or the like.

  When the touch operation on the image displayed on display screen 2a is detected by touch panel 2 (position input device 2b) and the destination floor of the car is not registered by registration unit 102, abnormality detection unit 103 detects an abnormality on touch panel 2 Do. In the present embodiment, the abnormality detection unit 103 does not detect a touch operation on the floor button 8 displayed on the display screen 2a, and performs a touch operation on an area other than the area where the floor button 8 is displayed on the display screen 2a. Is detected, an abnormality of the touch panel 2 is detected. Further, in the present embodiment, the abnormality detection unit 103 continues the predetermined time or more even though the touch operation on the image displayed on the display screen 2a is detected by the touch panel 2 (position input device 2b). When the destination floor of the car is not registered by the registration unit 102, an abnormality of the touch panel 2 is detected. Here, the predetermined time is a time set in advance, and is a time required for registration of the destination floor after the elevator user gets on the car.

  The staying detection unit 104 detects the staying of the passenger in the elevator car. In the present embodiment, the staying detection unit 104 acquires the detection result of the infrared light from the pyroelectric sensor provided so as to be able to detect the infrared light emitted from the person in the car. Then, the staying detection unit 104 detects the staying of the passenger in the car when the destination floor is not registered by the registration unit 102 although the infrared is detected by the pyroelectric sensor. In the present embodiment, the staying detection unit 104 detects the staying of the passenger in the car when the infrared sensor is detected by the pyroelectric sensor and the destination floor is not registered by the registration unit 102 continuously for a predetermined time or more. Do.

  Alternatively, the staying detection unit 104 detects the staying of the passenger in the car based on the load applied to the elevator car. Specifically, the staying detection unit 104 acquires the load applied to the car from a load sensor provided so as to be able to detect the load applied to the car. Then, when the acquired load is equal to or higher than the predetermined load and the destination floor is not registered by the registration unit 102, the staying detection unit 104 detects the staying of the passenger in the car. Here, the predetermined load is a load set in advance, and is a load applied to the car when the passenger is present in the car. In the present embodiment, the staying detection unit 104 keeps the passenger staying in the car when the acquired load is equal to or more than the predetermined load and the destination floor is not registered by the registration unit 102 continuously for the predetermined time or more. To detect.

  The voice output control unit 105 detects the infrared radiation emitted from the person by the pyroelectric sensor and continues until a predetermined time elapses without the destination floor being registered by the registration unit 102. A first voice prompting input is output from the speaker 4. Then, the voice output control unit 105 indicates the input method of the destination floor of the car by the emergency call button 5 or the like when a predetermined time has elapsed without registration of the destination floor since the detection of the infrared rays emitted from the person. 2 Sound is output from the speaker 4. Alternatively, the voice output control unit 105 outputs the first voice from the speaker 4 until the registration floor 102 does not register the destination floor after the load acquired from the load sensor becomes equal to or more than the predetermined load. . Then, the voice output control unit 105 outputs the second voice from the speaker 4 when a predetermined time has passed without the destination floor being registered after the load acquired from the load sensor becomes equal to or greater than the predetermined load. As a result, even a passenger who does not know the input method of the destination floor of the car when an abnormality occurs on the touch panel 2 can input the destination floor of the car, so the convenience of the elevator can be improved.

  FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of registration processing of the destination floor in the elevator control panel according to the present embodiment. Next, the flow of registration processing of the destination floor in the elevator control panel 1 according to the present embodiment will be described using FIG. 3.

  First, the abnormality detection unit 103 determines whether the touch operation on the floor button 8 is detected by the touch panel 2 and the registration unit 102 registers the destination floor of the car (step S301). When the destination floor of the car is registered by the registration unit 102 (step S301: Yes), the abnormality detection unit 103 determines that the touch panel 2 is normal (step S306).

  When the touch operation on the floor button 8 is not detected and it is determined that the destination floor of the car is not registered by the registration unit 102 (step S301: No), the abnormality detection unit 103 displays the floor button 8 on the display screen 2a. It is determined whether a touch operation on an area other than the area being detected is detected (step S302). When a touch operation on an area other than the area where the floor button 8 is displayed is detected on the display screen 2a (step S302: Yes), the abnormality detection unit 103 does not register the destination floor of the car by the registration unit 102. It is determined whether or not L has continued for a predetermined time or more (step S303). If the destination floor of the car is not registered for a predetermined time or more (Step S303: No), the abnormality detection unit 103 returns to Step S301 and waits for a touch operation on the floor button 8 to be detected.

  On the other hand, when the state where the destination floor of the elevator car is not registered continues for a predetermined time or more (step S303: Yes), the abnormality detection unit 103 detects an abnormality (for example, a failure) of the touch panel 2 (step S304). When an abnormality of the touch panel 2 is detected, the registration unit 102 enables the input of the destination floor of the elevator car by the emergency call button 5 or the like. Further, the display control unit 101 causes the indicator 3 to display information indicating the method of inputting the destination floor of the elevator car by the emergency call button 5 or the like. Thereafter, the registration unit 102 registers the destination floor of the car input by the emergency call button 5 or the like.

  In addition, a touch operation on the floor button 8 is not detected (step S301: No), and a touch operation on an area other than the area where the floor button 8 is displayed on the display screen 2a is also not detected (step S302: No). The staying detection unit 104 determines whether infrared light is detected by the pyroelectric sensor or the load (load applied to the elevator car) acquired from the load sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined load (step S305). When infrared rays are not detected by the pyroelectric sensor, or when the load acquired from the load sensor is smaller than the predetermined load (step S305: No), the abnormality detection unit 103 determines that there are no passengers in the car, and the touch panel 2 Is determined to be normal (step S306). Then, the registration unit 102 waits for the touch operation on the floor button 8 to be detected.

  When infrared rays are detected by the pyroelectric sensor, or when the load acquired from the load sensor is equal to or more than the predetermined load (step S305: Yes), the residence detecting unit 104 does not register the destination floor by the registration unit 102, It is determined whether the time has elapsed (step S307). In addition, until the predetermined time elapses without the destination floor being registered by the registration unit 102 (Step S307: No), the staying detection unit 104 determines that the passenger in the car has not performed an operation of inputting the destination floor, It is determined that the touch panel 2 is normal (step S306). Then, the voice output control unit 105 outputs the first voice from the speaker 4 until a predetermined time elapses without the destination floor being registered by the registration unit 102.

  On the other hand, if the destination floor is not registered by the registration unit 102 and a predetermined time elapses (step S307: Yes), the voice output control unit 105 detects that the passengers stay in the car and the touch panel 2 has an abnormality. The second voice is output from the speaker 4 (step S308). Thereafter, the registration unit 102 registers the destination floor of the car input by the emergency call button 5 or the like.

  As described above, according to the elevator control panel 1 of the present embodiment, the destination floor of the elevator car can be registered even when an abnormality occurs in the touch panel 2, so that the convenience of the elevator can be improved. .

  Although the control program executed by the elevator control panel 1 of the present embodiment is provided by being incorporated in advance in a ROM or the like, it is provided in the form of a file of an installable format or an executable format, a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD , And may be provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), or the like.

  Furthermore, the control program executed by the elevator control panel 1 of the present embodiment may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network. Further, the control program executed by the elevator control panel 1 of the present embodiment may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  A control program to be executed by the elevator control panel 1 of the present embodiment has a module configuration including the above-described units (the display control unit 101, the registration unit 102, the abnormality detection unit 103, the retention detection unit 104, and the voice output control unit 105). In actual hardware, the CPU reads the control program from the ROM and executes the program to load the above units onto the main storage device, and the display control unit 101, the registration unit 102, the abnormality detection unit 103, The stagnation detection unit 104 and the voice output control unit 105 are generated on the main storage device.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described, this embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. This novel embodiment can be implemented in other various forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. This embodiment is included in the scope and the gist of the invention, and is included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  1 elevator control panel, 2 touch panel, 2a display screen, 2b position input device, 3 indicator, 4 speaker (output unit), 5 emergency call button (first button), 6 door open button (first button), 7 door closed Button, 8 floor buttons (second button), 10 control unit, 101 display control unit, 102 registration unit, 103 abnormality detection unit, 104 stagnation detection unit, 105 voice output control unit.

The elevator control panel of the embodiment includes a first button, a touch panel, a display control unit, a registration unit, and a stagnation detection unit. The first button can input information other than the destination floor of the elevator car. The touch panel has a display screen on which an image can be displayed, and can detect a touch operation on the image displayed on the display screen. The display control unit causes the display screen to display a second button capable of inputting the destination floor of the car. The registration unit registers the destination floor of the car input by the second button when the touch operation on the second button is detected by the touch panel. The stay detector detects a stay of a passenger in the car . The registration unit enables the input of the destination floor of the car by the first button when the residence of the passenger is detected in the car and the destination floor of the car is not registered, and the destination floor of the car input by the first button is sign up.

Claims (7)

The first button which can input information other than the destination floor of elevator car;
A touch panel having a display screen capable of displaying an image and capable of detecting a touch operation on the image displayed on the display screen;
A display control unit for displaying on the display screen a second button capable of inputting a destination floor of the car;
A registration unit that registers a destination floor of the car input by the second button when a touch operation on the second button is detected by the touch panel;
And an abnormality detection unit that detects an abnormality of the touch panel when a touch operation on an image displayed on the display screen is detected and a destination floor of the car is not registered.
The elevator operation enables the registration unit to input the destination floor of the car by the first button when an abnormality in the touch panel is detected, and registers the destination floor of the car input by the first button. Board. The first button which can input information other than the destination floor of elevator car;
A touch panel having a display screen capable of displaying an image and capable of detecting a touch operation on the image displayed on the display screen;
A display control unit for displaying on the display screen a second button capable of inputting a destination floor of the car;
A registration unit that registers a destination floor of the car input by the second button when a touch operation on the second button is detected by the touch panel;
A retention detection unit for detecting retention of passengers in the car;
The registration unit enables the input of the destination floor of the car by the first button when the residence of the passenger is detected in the car and the destination floor of the car is not registered, and is input by the first button An elevator control panel for registering a destination floor of the car.   The abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality of the touch panel when a touch operation on the second button is not detected and a touch operation on an area other than the area where the second button is displayed on the display screen is detected. The elevator control panel according to claim 1.   The stagnation detection unit acquires an infrared detection result from a pyroelectric sensor capable of detecting infrared radiation emitted from a passenger in the car, the infrared sensor is detected by the pyroelectric sensor, and the destination floor of the car is registered. The elevator control panel according to claim 2, which detects passenger stagnation in the car if not.   The elevator operation according to claim 2, wherein the staying detection unit detects the staying of the passenger in the car when the load applied to the car is equal to or more than a preset load and the destination floor of the car is not registered. Board.   The display control unit displays, when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality in the touch panel, information indicating an input method of a destination floor of the car by the first button, different from the display screen or the display screen. The elevator control panel according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the elevator control panel is displayed on a unit.   A first voice prompting the user to input the destination floor of the car by the second button is output until a preset time elapses from detection of the passenger's stagnation in the car, and the passenger rests in the car When the preset time has elapsed without the destination floor of the car being input by the second button after the detection of the second button, it is determined that the touch panel is abnormal, and the car of the car is detected by the first button. The elevator control panel according to claim 2, 4 or 5, further comprising an output unit for outputting a second voice indicating a method of inputting a destination floor.

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