JP2022015897A - Elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an elevator system capable of efficiently executing mail collection and delivery work between floors in a building.SOLUTION: A mail collection and delivery shelf 200 is arranged in a car. In the case where a mail call for using the mail collection and delivery shelf 200 occurs, a control device opens doors 50L, 50R without limiting time when a car arrives at a floor where the mail call occurs and closes the doors 50L, 50R if door closing operation is done. In the case where a normal call other than the mail call occurs, the control device opens the doors 50L, 50R when the car arrives at a floor where the normal call occurs and closes the doors 50L, 50R after a lapse of a predetermined door opening time until when the doors 50L, 50R are opened.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6A

Description

The present invention relates to an elevator system.

Patent Document 1 discloses an elevator provided with a delivery box in a car.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-308267

The present invention provides an elevator system capable of streamlining mail collection and delivery work between floors in a building.

The elevator system of the present invention is
A car with a boarding gate for passengers to get on and off,
The mail collection and delivery shelves placed in the car,
A door that opens and closes the entrance
A control device for controlling the opening and closing of the door is provided.
The control device is
When a mail call for using the mail collection / delivery shelf occurs, the door is opened indefinitely when the car arrives at the floor where the mail call is generated, and the door is closed when the door is closed. Close the door,
When a normal call other than the mail call occurs, the door is opened when the car arrives at the floor where the mail call is generated, and the door is opened after a predetermined opening time has elapsed from the time when the door was opened. Close it.

According to the present invention, it is possible to streamline the work of collecting and delivering mail articles between floors in a building.

The figure which showed the structure of the elevator system in Embodiment 1. A diagram showing the appearance of the elevator landing with the door closed. A diagram showing the appearance of the inside front of the car A diagram showing the appearance of the elevator landing with the door open. Plan view (horizontal cross-sectional view) schematically showing the vicinity of the entrance of the car Diagram showing the structure of the mailbox Diagram showing the structure of the mailbox Diagram explaining door opening / closing control A perspective view schematically showing the open state of the door when an email call occurs. A perspective view schematically showing the open state of the door when a normal call occurs. A block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of an elevator system A block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a mobile terminal The figure which showed a concrete example of the display in the display part of a mobile terminal. The figure which showed a concrete example of the display in the display part of a mobile terminal. The figure which showed a concrete example of the display in the display part of a mobile terminal. The figure which showed a concrete example of the display in the display part of a mobile terminal. The figure which showed a concrete example of the display in the display part of a mobile terminal. The figure which showed a concrete example of the display in the display part of a mobile terminal. A flowchart showing an example of the call response operation of the elevator control device. A flowchart showing an example of the car operation and notification operation of the elevator control device. A flowchart showing an example of the notification operation of the elevator control device. The figure explaining the modification 1 of Embodiment 1. The figure explaining the modification 2 of Embodiment 1. The figure explaining the modification 3 of Embodiment 1. The figure explaining the modification 4 of Embodiment 1. The figure which showed the structure of the elevator system in Embodiment 2. A block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the group management controller A block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a specific elevator controller A block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a normal elevator controller A flowchart showing an example of the call allocation operation of the group management controller. A flowchart showing an example of a call response operation of a specific elevator control device. Flow chart showing an example of car operation and notification operation of a specific elevator control device A flowchart showing an example of a call response operation of a normal elevator control device. A flowchart showing an example of the car operation operation of a normal elevator control device. The figure explaining the opening / closing control of an elevator door in another embodiment. The figure explaining the opening / closing control of an elevator door in another embodiment.

The elevator system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
1. 1. Configuration Figure 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the elevator system according to the first embodiment.

The elevator system according to the first embodiment has one elevator 1S arranged in the building. The elevator 1S includes a car 20S, an elevating mechanism 39 for raising and lowering the car 20S, a balance weight 38, and an elevator control device 10S for controlling the operation of the elevating mechanism 39 and the like. The elevator control device 10S is arranged, for example, in the machine room where the elevating mechanism 39 is arranged. The elevator control device 10S exchanges signals and electric power with various devices arranged in the machine room, various devices arranged in the elevator landing on each floor, various devices arranged in the car 20S, and the like. The wiring used for is connected. The elevator control device 10S is an example of the control device in the present invention, and is also referred to as a control device 1000. FIG. 1 shows an example in which the elevator system of the present invention is applied to a 20-story building, but this is an example and can be applied to a building having another number of floors.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the appearance of the elevator landing with the doors 50L and 50R closed.

On the wall 100 of the elevator landing on each floor, an entrance / exit 20a for passengers to get on and off, and landing doors 101L and 101R for opening / closing the entrance / exit 20a are provided. The landing doors 101L and 101R are the doors 50L and 50R for the elevator 1S that are arranged at the landing. Further, a normal call operation panel 110, a display panel 120, and a mail call operation panel 130 are provided on the wall 100 of the elevator landing on each floor. In the following, the "elevator landing" is simply referred to as the "boarding" as appropriate.

The normal call operation panel 110 is provided with an upward call button 111 that accepts an upward call registration operation and a downward call button 112 that accepts a downward call registration operation. The normal call operation panel 110 outputs a signal corresponding to the operated button of the upward call button 111 or the downward call button 112 to the elevator control device 10S.

The display board 120 is provided with a car position display unit 121 and a notification information display unit 122.

The car position display unit 121 displays a number indicating the floor on which the car 20S is currently located and an arrow indicating the traveling direction of the car 20S based on the signal output from the elevator control device 10S. The car position display unit 121 can be configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display device or an organic EL display device.

The notification information display unit 122 displays various information such as usage guidance based on the signal output from the elevator control device 10S. The broadcast information display unit 122 can be configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display device or an organic EL display device.

The mail calling operation panel 130 is provided with a mail calling key switch 131 and a door closing key switch 132. When the mail calling operation panel 130 or the door closing key switch 132 is operated, the mail calling operation panel 130 outputs signals corresponding to each to the elevator control device 10S.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the appearance of the inside front of the car 20S.

On the front surface of the inside of the car 20S, a boarding / alighting port 20a for passengers to get on and off, and car doors 21L and 21R for opening / closing the boarding / alighting port 20a are provided. The car doors 21L and 21R are doors arranged in the car 20S among the doors 50L and 50R for the elevator 1S. The car door 21L is the car door on the left side when viewed from the landing, and the car door 21R is the car door on the right side when viewed from the landing. When the car doors 21L and 21R are opened and closed on the stop floor, the landing doors 101L and 101R on the stop floor are mechanically interlocked to open and close integrally. In the following, it is said that the doors 50L and 50R are opened and closed as appropriate. Further, on the inner surface of the front portion, an in-car operation panel 31, a speaker 36, and a car position display unit 37 are provided.

The operation panel 31 in the car is provided with a plurality of floor buttons, a door open button, a door close button, and the like. The in-car operation panel 31 outputs a signal corresponding to the operated button among the plurality of floor buttons, the door open button, and the door close button to the elevator control device 10S.

The car position display unit 37 displays a number indicating the floor on which the car 20S is currently located and an arrow indicating the traveling direction of the car 20S based on the signal output from the elevator control device 10S. The car position display unit 37 can be configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display device or an organic EL display device.

The speaker 36 gives voice guidance and attention regarding the use of the elevator based on the voice signal output from the elevator control device 10S.

FIG. 4A is a diagram showing the appearance of the elevator landing with the doors 50L and 50R fully opened.

As shown in FIG. 4A, a mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is arranged inside the car 20S of the present embodiment. The mail collection / delivery shelves 200 are arranged on the left-right side portions of the entrance / exit 20a. The mail collection / delivery shelf 200 includes a plurality of mailboxes 201 for each floor. Of the left and right mail collection and delivery shelves 200, the mail collection and delivery shelf 200 on the left side when viewed from the landing is equipped with mailboxes 201 for each floor from the 1st floor to the 10th floor, and the mail collection and delivery shelf 200 on the right side is on the 11th to 20th floors. A mailbox 201 for each floor is provided. The collection / delivery opening 201a of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is arranged so as to face the landing.

FIG. 4B is a plan view (horizontal cross-sectional view) schematically showing the vicinity of the entrance / exit of the car.

As shown in FIG. 4B (a), the collection / delivery opening 201a of each mailbox 201 is arranged so as to be close to the closed doors 50L and 50R. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4B (b), in the collection / delivery opening 201a of each mailbox 201, the person in charge of mail collection / delivery is placed in the car 20S stopped on the stop floor with the doors 50L and 50R fully opened. Even if you do not get on the train, you will be placed in a position that can be reached by the person in charge of mail collection and delivery from the landing via the entrance 20a.

5A and 5B are views showing the structure of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200.

FIG. 5A (a) is a front view of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200. 5A (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line LL of FIG. 5A (a). The collection / delivery opening 201a of each mailbox 201 is arranged in front of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 so as to face the landing. Each mailbox 201 is provided with a lid 202 that opens and closes the collection / delivery opening 201a. The lid 202 is attached to the main body of the mailbox 201 via a hinge (not shown), and is configured to open inward with the upper side as the center.

Each mailbox 201 is provided with a mail sensor 210. The mail sensor 210 is a sensor that detects a mail article in the mailbox 201. E-mail articles are documents, luggage, envelopes, and the like. FIG. 5A shows an example in which a mail sensor 210 is configured by using a photoelectric sensor having a light emitting unit 210a and a light receiving unit 210b. A light emitting unit 210a is provided on the upper plate of the main body of the mailbox 201, and a light receiving unit 210b is provided on the lower plate. The light projecting unit 210a projects the sensor light, and the light receiving unit 210b receives the sensor light projected from the light projecting unit 210a. The light receiving unit 210b outputs a signal indicating the light receiving status of the sensor light. When there is no mail article in the mailbox 201 as shown in FIG. 5A (b), the sensor light projected from the light emitting unit 210a is received by the light receiving unit 210b, and the light receiving unit 210b receives the sensor light. Outputs a signal indicating that the light is on. FIG. 5B shows an example in which the mail article X is posted in the mailbox 201 for the 9th floor. In this case, the sensor light projected from the light projecting unit 210a is not received by the light receiving unit 210b, and the light receiving unit is not received. The 210b outputs a signal indicating that the sensor light is not received. The mail sensor 210 composed of a photoelectric sensor is an example of a sensor that detects a mail article in the mailbox 201.

FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating opening / closing control of the doors 50L and 50R. FIG. 6B is a perspective view schematically showing an open state of the door when a mail call is generated. FIG. 6C is a perspective view schematically showing an open state of the door when a normal call is generated.

In the elevator system of the present embodiment, a mail call for using the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 and a normal call for normal use of the elevator other than the mail call can be generated, and the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is configured. When a mail call is made to use the mail, when the car 20S arrives at the floor where the mail call is generated, as shown in FIGS. 6A (b), 6B, and 4A, the opening for collection and delivery as seen from the landing. The doors 50L and 50R are opened to the fully open state so that 201a is exposed. This enables the person in charge of mail collection and delivery to perform the mail collection and delivery work. The doors 50L and 50R are opened indefinitely, and when the door closing operation is performed, they are closed as shown in FIG. 6A (a). On the other hand, when a normal call other than a mail call occurs, when the car 20S arrives at the floor where the normal call occurs, as shown in FIGS. 6A (c) and 6C, the collection / delivery opening 201a is opened when viewed from the landing. The doors 50L and 50R are opened by a predetermined amount so as not to be exposed. As a result, passengers can get on and off the car 20S, but cannot access the collection / delivery opening 201a of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200. Then, after a predetermined opening time has elapsed from the time when the doors 50L and 50R are opened, the doors 50L and 50R are closed as shown in FIG. 6A (a). The predetermined door opening time is a time set based on the time required for passengers to get on and off, and is, for example, 10 seconds.

With this configuration, by generating an e-mail call, the person in charge of e-mail collection and delivery can collect and deliver e-mail articles using the e-mail collection and delivery shelf 200 arranged in the car 20S without moving to the destination floor or the like. Can be done. Further, since the doors 50L and 50R are opened indefinitely, the collection and delivery work of the mail articles can be performed with sufficient time. On the other hand, in the case of a normal call, the doors 50L and 50R are automatically closed after a predetermined opening time has elapsed since the doors 50L and 50R were opened, so that the doors 50L and 50R are prevented from being left open. Will be done. Further, in the case of a normal call, since the opening amount of the doors 50L and 50R is not fully opened but only a predetermined amount, the passenger cannot access the collection / delivery opening 201a of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200. As another effect, it is possible to reduce the time for opening the doors 50L and 50R and the time for closing the doors 50L and 50R, respectively, as compared with the case where the doors 50L and 50R are fully opened.

Hereinafter, the configuration for realizing such an operation and effect will be described in detail.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the elevator system.

The elevator control device 10S includes an operation panel 31 in the car, an inverter 41 for an elevating motor, an inverter 42 for a door motor, a speaker 36, a car position display unit 37 (inside the car), a normal call operation panel 110, and a car position display unit 121 (car). (Outside), the notification information display unit 122, the mail call operation panel 130, the mail sensor 210, and the wireless communication device 300 are electrically connected.

The elevator control device 10S includes a processor 11, a storage unit 12, and an input / output interface 13. The elevator control device 10S can be configured by using a computer or the like.

The processor 11 executes arithmetic processing based on the program and realizes various functions described later in the elevator control device 10S. The processor 11 is configured by using, for example, a CPU, an MPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, and a GPU.

The storage unit 12 stores programs and various data. The program includes a program that is executed by the processor 11 to realize various functions described later in the elevator control device 10S. In addition, various data include data and the like referred to by the above program. Further, the various data include various display screen data displayed on the car position display unit 37, the car position display unit 121, and the notification information display unit 122, audio data output from the speaker 36, and the like. .. The storage unit 12 is configured by using, for example, an HDD, SSD, RAM, and ROM.

The input / output interface 13 is an interface for inputting / outputting various electric signals to / from an external device. The input / output interface 13 is, for example, a LAN interface, a serial communication interface such as USB, RS-232C / 422/485, an audio signal input / output terminal, a video signal input / output terminal, an analog signal input / output terminal, and a contact signal. It is equipped with input / output terminals and a dedicated standard interface.

The input / output interface 13 includes the above-mentioned in-car operation panel 31, lift motor inverter 41, door motor inverter 42, speaker 36, car position display unit 37 (inside the car), normal call operation panel 110, and car position display unit 121. (Outside the car), the notification information display unit 122, the mail call operation panel 130, the mail sensor 210, and the wireless communication device 300 are connected.

The elevator motor inverter 41 supplies driving power to the elevator motor 32 based on the drive signal output from the elevator control device 10S. The elevating motor 32 is driven by the electric power supplied from the elevating motor inverter 41, drives the elevating mechanism 39, and elevates the car 20S.

The door motor inverter 42 supplies power for driving to the door motor 33 based on the drive signal output from the elevator control device 10S. The door motor 33 is driven by electric power supplied from the door motor inverter 42 to drive a door opening / closing mechanism (not shown) to open / close the car doors 21L and 21R. When the car doors 21L and 21R are opened and closed on the stop floor, the landing doors 101L and 101R on the stop floor are mechanically interlocked to open and close.

The wireless communication device 300 performs wireless communication with the mobile terminal 400.

The elevator control device 10S performs various controls based on various signals input from the in-car operation panel 31, the normal call operation panel 110, the mail call operation panel 130, the mail sensor 210, the wireless communication device 300, and the like. For example, when the upward call button 111 or the downward call button 112 of the normal call operation panel 110 on any floor is pressed by a passenger or the like, the floor on which the upward call button 111 or the downward call button 112 is operated. The drive of the elevating motor 32 is controlled via the elevating motor inverter 41 so that the car 20S is moved to the (destination floor) and stopped. Further, when the floor button of the operation panel 31 in the car 20S is pushed by a passenger or the like, the elevator motor is moved so as to move the car 20S to the floor corresponding to the pressed floor button and stop it. The drive of the elevating motor 32 is controlled via the inverter 41. Further, in the inverter control device 10S, the car 20S arrives at the target floor of the call response command or the floor pushed by the car operation panel 31 when the door open button or the door close button of the car operation panel 31 is pressed. Then, the drive of the door motor 33 is controlled via the door motor inverter 42 so as to open and close the car doors 21L and 21R of the car 20S. Further, the elevator control device 10S outputs audio signals to the speaker 36 based on the above-mentioned various signals, and also displays the car position display unit 37 (inside the car), the car position display unit 121 (outside the car), and the notification information. A display signal is output to unit 122. Further, the elevator control device 10S exchanges various information with and from the mobile terminal 400 via the wireless communication device 300.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 400.

The mobile terminal 400 is configured by using a computer, and includes a processor 401, a storage unit 402, a wireless communication unit 403, and a touch panel type display unit 404. The mobile terminal 400 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like configured by using a computer.

The processor 401 executes arithmetic processing based on a program and various data, and realizes various functions described later in the mobile terminal 400. The processor 401 is configured by using, for example, a CPU, an MPU, an ASIC, an FPGA, and a GPU.

The storage unit 402 stores programs and various data. The program includes a program (application program) that is executed by the processor 401 to realize various functions described later in the mobile terminal 400. In addition, various data include data and the like referred to by the above program. For example, various data include data of various display screens displayed on the touch panel type display unit 404. The storage unit 402 is configured by using, for example, a RAM or a ROM.

The wireless communication unit 403 performs wireless communication with the wireless communication device 300. Various signals including commands and data are transmitted and received between the mobile terminal 400 and the elevator control device 10S via wireless communication between the wireless communication unit 403 and the wireless communication device 300.

The touch panel type display unit 404 displays an image indicated by an image signal generated by the processor 401. Further, the touch panel type display unit 404 receives a touch operation on the screen and outputs a signal indicating the touch position. The touch panel type display unit 404 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display integrally formed with a touch position detection unit, or a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display on which a touch position detection panel is laminated on an outer surface.

9 to 14 are views showing a specific example of the display on the touch panel type display unit 404 of the mobile terminal 400.

When the installation of the application program on the mobile terminal 400 is completed, or when the person in charge of collecting and delivering mail performs an operation to start the application program for the first time, the processor 401 displays the user setting screen shown in FIG. 9 on the touch panel display unit 404. Is displayed.

On the user setting screen, the mail collection / delivery person ID input frame Fa, the charge floor input frame Fb, and the decision button Bd are displayed. The mail collection / delivery person ID inputs the mail collection / delivery person ID in the mail collection / delivery person ID input frame Fa, the person in charge of the mail collection / delivery person is input in the charge floor input frame Fb, and the enter button Bd is touched. The processor 401 stores the input mail collection / delivery person ID and the person in charge in the storage unit 402, and causes the touch panel type display unit 404 to display the operation screen of FIG. 10.

On the operation screen, a mail call button Ba, a door close button Bb, and a user setting button Bc are displayed. When a touch operation is performed on the mail call button Ba, the processor 401 generates a mail call request signal and wirelessly transmits it using the wireless communication unit 403. The mail call request signal includes information on the mail collection / delivery person ID and the person in charge, and a mail call request command. When a touch operation is performed on the door closing button Bb, the processor 401 generates a door closing request signal and wirelessly transmits it using the wireless communication unit 403. The door closing request signal includes the mail collection / delivery person ID, information on the floor in charge, and the door closing request command. When a touch operation is performed on the user setting button Bc, the processor 401 displays the user setting screen shown in FIG. For example, if the floor in charge is changed due to a change in the person in charge of mail collection and delivery, the floor in charge can be changed on the application program.

When the application program is started, the processor 401 receives various signals transmitted from the elevator control device 10S, and based on the received signals, the touch panel display unit 404 shows the touch panel type display unit 404 as shown in FIGS. 11 to 14. Various notification screens are displayed. The contents of these notification screens will be described later.

2. 2. Operation The operation of the elevator system will be described.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of a call allocation operation by the elevator control device 10S.

Before starting the processing of the flowchart of FIG. 15, the elevator control device 10S acquires the terminal ID and the mail collection / delivery person ID from the mobile terminal 400, and authenticates for using the application program.

The elevator control device 10S determines whether or not a normal call has occurred (S11). Specifically, when the elevator control device 10S detects that the upward call button 111 or the downward call button 112 on any floor is pressed by, for example, a passenger, it determines that a normal call has occurred.

When a normal call occurs (YES in S11), the elevator control device 10S sets the floor where the normal call occurs as the normal stop floor (S12). That is, the floor where the normal call is generated is assigned to the car 20S as the scheduled stop floor.

The elevator control device 10S determines whether or not any floor button has been pressed on the operation panel 31 in the car (S13).

When any of the floor buttons is pressed (YES in S13), the elevator control device 10S sets the floor specified by the floor button to the normal stop floor (S14). That is, the floor specified by the floor button is assigned to the car 20S as the planned stop floor.

If there is no pressing operation on any of the floor buttons (NO in S13), the elevator control device 10S returns to the process of step S11.

When the normal call has not occurred in step S11 (YES in S11), the elevator control device 10S determines whether or not a mail call has occurred (S15). Specifically, when the elevator control device 10S detects that the mail call key switch 131 has been operated, it determines that the mail call has occurred. Alternatively, when the mail call request signal is received from the mobile terminal 400, the elevator control device 10S determines that the mail call has occurred.

When a mail call occurs (YES in S15), the elevator control device 10S determines whether or not the current time is included in the peak time zone (S16).

When the current time is not included in the peak time zone (NO in S16), the elevator control device 10S sets the mail call generation floor as the mail call stop floor (S17). That is, the floor where the mail call occurs is assigned to the car 20S as the scheduled stop floor.

When the current time is included in the peak time zone (YES in S16), the elevator control device 10S causes the notification information display unit 122 to display information notifying that the mail call cannot be used at present (S18). For example, the notification information display unit 122 is displayed as "The mail call cannot be used because it is currently in the peak time zone."

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of car operation control and notification operation by the elevator control device 10S. The processing of the flowchart of FIG. 16 is executed in parallel with the processing of the flowchart of FIG.

The elevator control device 10S determines whether or not the car 20S has arrived at the normal stop floor (S101).

When it is determined that the car 20S has arrived at the normal stop floor (YES in S101), the elevator control device 10S drives the door motor 33 via the door motor inverter 42 to open the doors 50L and 50R (S102). .. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6C, the elevator control device 10S opens the doors 50L and 50R by a predetermined amount so that the collection / delivery opening 201a is not exposed when viewed from the landing. As a result, passengers can get on and off the car 20S, but cannot access the collection / delivery opening 201a of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200.

The elevator control device 10S determines whether a predetermined door opening time has elapsed since the doors 50L and 50R were opened, or whether a door closing operation has been performed on the door closing button of the car operation panel 31 (S103). As described above, the predetermined door opening time is a time set based on the time required for passengers to get on and off, for example, 10 seconds.

If the predetermined door opening time has not elapsed since the doors 50L and 50R were opened and there is no door closing operation (NO in S103), the elevator control device 10S re-executes the determination in step S103.

When a predetermined door opening time has elapsed since the doors 50L and 50R were opened or when a door closing operation is performed (YES in S103), the elevator control device 10S drives the door motor 33 via the door motor inverter 42. As shown in FIG. 6A (a), the doors 50L and 50R are opened.

The elevator control device 10S drives the elevating motor 32 via the elevating motor inverter 41 to start the movement of the car 20S to the next scheduled stop floor (S105), and returns to the process of step S101. Scheduled stop floors include both normal stop floors and mail stop floors.

The elevator control device 10S deletes the departed (response completed) normal stop floor from the scheduled stop floor (S106), and returns to the process of step S101.

If it is determined in step S101 that the car 20S has not arrived at the normal stop floor (NO in S101), the elevator control device 10S determines whether or not the car 20S has arrived at the mail stop floor (S107). ).

If it is determined that the car 20S has not arrived at the mail stop floor (NO in S107), the elevator control device 10S returns to the process of step S101.

When it is determined that the car 20S has arrived at the mail stop floor (YES in S107), the elevator control device 10S drives the door motor 33 via the door motor inverter 42 to open the doors 50L and 50R (S108). .. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 6A (b), 6B, and 4A, the elevator control device 10S opens the doors 50L and 50R to the fully open state so that the collection / delivery opening 201a is exposed when viewed from the landing. As a result, the person in charge of collecting and delivering mail can access the collection and delivery opening 201a of the mail collection and delivery shelf 200 to perform the mail collection and delivery work. At this time, the opening time of the doors 50L and 50R is indefinite.

The elevator control device 10S outputs a display signal indicating that the collection / delivery work associated with the mail call is being performed on the other floor to the notification information display unit 122 of the landing on each floor, and displays "mail call work in progress". Let (S109).

The elevator control device 10S determines whether or not the door closing operation has been performed on the door closing key switch 132 of the mail calling operation panel 130 (S110).

If there is no door closing operation (NO in S110), the determination in step S110 is executed again.

When there is a door closing operation (YES in S110), the elevator control device 10S drives the door motor 33 via the door motor inverter 42 to open the doors 50L and 50R as shown in FIG. 6A (a). (S111).

The elevator control device 10S ends the output of the display signal indicating that the collection / delivery work accompanying the mail call is being performed on the other floor to the notification information display unit 122 of the landing on each floor, and "mail call work in progress". The display is terminated (S112).

The elevator control device 10S drives the elevating motor 32 via the elevating motor inverter 41 to start the movement of the car 20S to the next scheduled stop floor (S113). Scheduled stop floors include both normal stop floors and mail stop floors.

The elevator control device 10S deletes the departure (response completed) mail stop floor from the scheduled stop floor (S114).

The elevator control device 10S determines whether or not a mail article has been posted for each mailbox 201 (S115). For example, each time the elevator control device 10S starts moving from each scheduled stop floor, the elevator control device 10S determines whether or not there is a mail article inside each mailbox 201 based on a signal from the mail sensor 210 for each floor. And remember. Then, for each mailbox 201, the presence / absence of mail articles at the start of movement from the previous scheduled stop floor and the presence / absence of mail articles at the start of movement from the current scheduled stop floor are compared. Then, if there is no mail article at the start of the move from the previous scheduled stop floor and there is an email article at the start of the move from the current scheduled stop floor, it is determined that the mail article has been posted on the current scheduled stop floor. Conversely, if there is an email article at the start of the move from the previous scheduled stop floor and there is no email article at the start of the move from the current scheduled stop floor, it is determined that the email article has been taken out at the current scheduled stop floor.

When there is a mailbox 201 in which the mail article is posted (YES in S115), the elevator control device 10S is placed on the floor associated with the mailbox 201 in which the mail article is posted (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as “destination floor”). In association with this, the mail stop floor (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as "sending floor") is stored (S116).

The elevator control device 10S stores the posting time in association with the destination floor (S117). As the mail posting time, for example, the time when it is determined in step S115 that the mail article has been posted can be used.

The elevator control device 10S transmits a notification to the effect that the mail article has been posted to the mobile terminal 400 of the person in charge of mail collection and delivery on the destination floor (S118). The elevator control device 10S transmits a notification that the mail article has been posted to the mail collection / delivery person associated with the destination floor (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as “mail collection / delivery person in the destination floor”). The elevator control device 10S stores the destination information of the mail collection / delivery person on each floor in the storage unit, and transmits a notification that the mail article has been posted based on the destination information. At this time, a notification as shown in FIG. 11, for example, is displayed on the mobile terminal 400 of the person in charge of collecting and delivering mail on the destination floor. As a result, it is possible to surely notify the person in charge of collecting and delivering the mail on the destination floor that the mail article has been posted.

In step S115, if there is no mailbox 201 in which the mail article is posted (NO in S115), the elevator control device 10S determines whether or not the mail article has been taken out for each mailbox 201 (S119). Whether or not the mail article has been taken out can be determined by a method as described in step S115.

When there is a mailbox 201 from which the mail article has been taken out (YES in S119), the elevator control device 10S is a mail collection / delivery person on the sending floor stored in association with the mailbox 201 (hereinafter, “mail on the sending floor” as appropriate). A notification to the effect that the mail article has been taken out is sent to the person in charge of collection and delivery (S120). At this time, a notification as shown in FIG. 12, for example, is displayed on the mobile terminal 400 of the person in charge of collecting and delivering mail on the sending floor. As a result, it is possible to surely notify the person in charge of collecting and delivering the mail on the sending floor that the mail article has been taken out.

When the elevator control device 10S executes step S118 or S120, the elevator control device 10S returns to the process of step S101.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the notification operation of the elevator control device 10S. The processing of the flowchart of FIG. 17 is executed in parallel with the processing of the flowcharts of FIGS. 15 and 16.

The elevator control device 10S determines whether or not there is a mail article that has not been taken out for a predetermined time from the posting time (S201). The predetermined time is, for example, one hour. As the posting time, when posting is detected in step S115 of the flowchart of FIG. 16, the time stored in association with the destination floor in step S117 is used.

If there is no mail article that has not been taken out for a predetermined time from the posting time (NO in S201), the elevator control device 10S executes the process of this step S201 again.

When there is an e-mail article that has not been taken out for a predetermined time from the posting time (YES in S201), the elevator control device 10S sends a notification urging the e-mail collection / delivery person on the destination floor to take out the e-mail article (S202). At this time, a notification as shown in FIG. 13, for example, is displayed on the mobile terminal 400 of the person in charge of collecting and delivering mail on the destination floor. As a result, the person in charge of collecting and delivering mail on the destination floor can be urged to take out the mail goods.

The elevator control device 10S transmits a notification to the person in charge of mail collection / delivery on the sending floor that the mail article has not been taken out (S203). At this time, a notification as shown in FIG. 14, for example, is displayed on the mobile terminal 400 of the person in charge of collecting and delivering mail on the sending floor. As a result, it is possible to notify the person in charge of collecting and delivering the mail on the sending floor that the mail article has not been taken out.

3. 3. The operation of the elevator system of this embodiment First, the problems of the conventional in-house mail service will be described. For example, in an office building occupied by one company, an in-house mailbox for that floor may be placed on each floor. In this case, when the person in charge of mail collection and delivery posts mail items to the in-house mailbox on a certain floor (hereinafter referred to as "destination floor"), the person in charge of mail collection and delivery is on the floor where the desk of the person in charge of mail collection and delivery is located (hereinafter referred to as "home floor"). It is necessary to move from to the destination floor using the elevator and post it. In addition, after posting, the person in charge of collecting and delivering the mail needs to return from the destination floor to the home floor using the elevator. In this case, the person in charge of collecting and delivering mail needs to use the elevator to move back and forth between the home floor and the destination floor in order to post the mail. At this time, as an elevator use operation to go from the home floor to the destination floor, press the direction button toward the destination floor at the platform on the home floor to call the car, and after getting in the car, press the floor button on the destination floor. There is a need. In addition, as an elevator use operation to return from the destination floor to the home floor, press the direction button toward the home floor to call the car at the platform of the destination floor, and after getting in the car, press the floor button on the home floor. You need to press. In addition, the above work may have to be repeated for the number of destination floors. When taking out the mail goods posted in the in-house mailbox on the destination floor, the person in charge of collecting and delivering the mail on the destination floor can take out the mail goods by moving to the position of the in-house mailbox on the destination floor.

Further, in another conventional example, in-house mailboxes for all floors may be arranged on the first floor, which is, for example, the building entrance floor (building entrance floor). In this case, when the mail collection / delivery staff delivers the mail goods to a certain (hereinafter referred to as "destination floor") in-house mailbox, the mail collection / delivery staff's desk is located on the first floor (hereinafter referred to as "home floor"). It is necessary to move and post using the elevator. In addition, after posting, the person in charge of collecting and delivering the mail needs to return from the first floor to the home floor using the elevator. In this case, the person in charge of collecting and delivering mail needs to use an elevator to move back and forth between the home floor and the first floor in order to post mail. At this time, as an elevator use operation to go from the home floor to the first floor, press the direction button toward the first floor at the platform on the home floor to call the car, and after getting in the car, press the floor button on the first floor. There is a need. Also, as an elevator use operation to return from the 1st floor to the home floor, at the platform on the 1st floor, press the direction button toward the home floor to call the car, and after getting in the car, press the floor button on the home floor. There is a need. When taking out the mail goods posted in the in-house mailbox on the first floor, the person in charge of collecting and delivering the mail on each floor needs to use the elevator in the same way as when posting the mail.

In order to solve such a problem, the elevator 1S of the present embodiment is configured as follows. That is, the elevator 1S includes a car 20S having a boarding / alighting port 20a for passengers to get on and off, and a mail collection / delivery shelf 200 arranged in the car 20S and having a plurality of mailboxes 201 for each floor. Then, the collection / delivery opening 201a of each mailbox 201 is located at a position where the mail collection / delivery person can reach from the landing via the boarding / alighting port 20a even if the mail collection / delivery person does not get on the car 20S stopped on the stop floor. Is placed in. According to this configuration, the mail collection / delivery person calls the car 20S on the home floor where the mail collection / delivery person's seat is located, and posts the mail goods from the landing on the home floor to the mailbox 201 for the destination floor, or The mail collection and delivery work is completed simply by taking out the mail items from the mailbox 201 for the home floor. Therefore, the labor and time required for the mail collection / delivery work can be reduced, and the mail collection / delivery work can be made more efficient. Further, it is not necessary to reciprocate the car between the home floor and the destination floor or the first floor as in the conventional case, and it is only necessary to call the car to the home floor, so that the power consumption of the elevator 1S can be reduced.

Further, the elevator system of the present embodiment is configured as follows. That is, the elevator system includes a car 20S having a boarding / alighting port 20a for passengers to get on and off, a mail collection / delivery shelf 200 arranged in the car 20S, doors 50L and 50R for opening and closing the boarding / alighting port 20a, and doors 50L and 50R. The control device 1000 for controlling the opening and closing of the door is provided. When a mail call for using the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 occurs, the control device 1000 opens the doors 50L and 50R indefinitely when the car 20S arrives at the floor where the mail call occurs, and also closes the door. When the doors 50L and 50R are closed and a normal call other than the mail call occurs, the doors 50L and 50R are opened when the car 20S arrives at the floor where the mail call is generated, and the doors 50L and 50L are opened. The doors 50L and 50R are closed after a predetermined opening time has elapsed since the 50R was opened. According to this configuration, when the mail collection / delivery person performs the collection / delivery work of the mail articles on the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 arranged in the car 20S, the doors 50L and 50R are indefinitely by generating the mail call. Since it is opened at, you can carry out collection and delivery work with plenty of time. On the other hand, in the case of a normal call, the doors 50L and 50R are automatically closed after a predetermined opening time has elapsed since the doors 50L and 50R were opened, so that the doors 50L and 50R are prevented from being left open. The door.

(Modified Example of Embodiment 1)
Modifications 1 to 6 of the first embodiment will be described.

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 4A, and 4B, the mail collection / delivery shelves 200 are arranged on the left-right side portions of the entrance / exit 20a, respectively. However, the arrangement is not limited to this. Modifications 1 to 3 regarding the arrangement will be described.

-Modification example 1-
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a modification 1 of the first embodiment.

In the first modification, as shown in FIG. 18, the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is arranged only on the right side of the boarding / alighting port 20a when viewed from the landing. When a mail call occurs, the elevator control device 10S fully opens the left and right doors 50L and 50R so that the collection / delivery opening 201a is exposed when viewed from the landing, as shown in FIG. 18B. As a result, the person in charge of collecting and delivering mail can access the collection and delivery opening 201a of the mail collection and delivery shelf 200 to perform the mail collection and delivery work. Then, when the door is closed, the left and right doors 50L and 50R are closed as shown in FIG. 18A. On the other hand, when a normal call occurs, as shown in FIG. 18C, the left door 50L is fully opened so that the collection / delivery opening 201a is not exposed when viewed from the landing, but the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is arranged. The door 50R on the right side is opened by a predetermined amount. As a result, passengers can get on and off the car 20S, but cannot access the collection / delivery opening 201a of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200. Then, when the predetermined door opening time has elapsed from the time when the doors 50L and 50R are opened, or when the door is closed in the car 20S, the left and right doors 50L and 50R are as shown in FIG. 18A. To close. When a mail call occurs, as shown in FIG. 18D, only the door 50R on the right side where the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is arranged may be fully opened.

-Modification example 2-
FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a modification 2 of the first embodiment.

In the second modification, as shown in FIG. 19, the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is arranged only on the right side of the boarding / alighting port 20a when viewed from the landing. Further, the door 50 is a single door that opens in one direction. When a mail call occurs, the elevator control device 10S fully opens the door 50 so that the collection / delivery opening 201a is exposed when viewed from the landing, as shown in FIG. 19B. As a result, the person in charge of collecting and delivering mail can access the collection and delivery opening 201a of the mail collection and delivery shelf 200 to perform the mail collection and delivery work. Then, when the door is closed, the door 50 is closed as shown in FIG. 19A. On the other hand, when a normal call occurs, as shown in FIG. 19C, the door 50 is opened by a predetermined amount so that the collection / delivery opening 201a is not exposed when viewed from the landing. As a result, passengers can get on and off the car 20S, but cannot access the collection / delivery opening 201a of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200. Then, when a predetermined door opening time has elapsed from the time when the door 50 is opened, or when the door is closed in the car 20S, the door 50 is closed as shown in FIG. 19A.

-Modification example 3-
FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a modification 3 of the first embodiment.

In the third modification, as shown in FIG. 20 (d), as the mail collection / delivery shelf 200, the first mail collection / delivery shelf 200A that allows only the use of the mail collection / delivery person, and the use of a specific person who is not the mail collection / delivery person. A second mail collection / delivery shelf 200B is provided to allow the above. The first mail collection / delivery shelf 200A and the second mail collection / delivery shelf 200B are arranged adjacent to each other in the width direction of the entrance / exit 20a. The specific person in charge is, for example, a postal service company, a delivery company, or the like. An application program similar to that described above is installed in the mobile terminal 400 possessed by the specific person in charge. The specific person in charge registers the user ID given to the specific person in charge by the elevator administrator or the like as the mail collection / delivery person ID on the setting screen of FIG. The specific person in charge registers the floors that the specific person in charge is permitted to use. The elevator control device 10S determines whether the mail call by the mail collection / delivery person has occurred or the mail call has occurred by the specific person based on the mail collection / delivery person ID. When a mail call is generated by the mail collection / delivery person, the elevator control device 10S has a collection / delivery opening 201a of the first mail collection / delivery shelf 200A and the second mail collection / delivery shelf 200B as shown in FIG. 20 (d). The left and right doors 50L and 50R are fully opened so that 201b is exposed. As a result, the person in charge of mail collection / delivery can access the collection / delivery openings 201a and 201b of the first mail collection / delivery shelf 200A and the second mail collection / delivery shelf 200B to perform the mail collection / delivery work. On the other hand, when a mail call is made by a specific person in charge, as shown in FIG. 20B, the collection / delivery opening 201a of the first mail collection / delivery shelf 200A is not exposed when viewed from the landing, but the second mail collection / delivery shelf 200B. Only the left door 50L is opened so that the collection / delivery opening 201b is exposed. As a result, the specific person in charge can access the collection / delivery opening 201b of the second mail collection / delivery shelf 200B to perform the mail collection / delivery work, but cannot access the collection / delivery opening 201a of the first mail collection / delivery shelf 200A. .. Then, in the state of FIG. 20D or FIG. 20B, when the door closing request signal is received from the mobile terminal 400 of the mail collection / delivery person or the specific person in charge, the elevator control device 10S has FIG. 20A. The left and right doors 50L and 50R are closed as in. On the other hand, when a normal call occurs, as shown in FIG. 20 (c), the left and right doors 50L and 50R are opened so that the collection and delivery openings 201a and 201b are not exposed when viewed from the landing. As a result, passengers can get on and off the car 20S, but cannot access the collection / delivery openings 201a and 201b of the first mail collection / delivery shelf 200A and the second mail collection / delivery shelf 200B. At this time, the opening amounts of the left and right doors 50L and 50R are different. Then, when the predetermined door opening time has elapsed from the time when the doors 50L and 50R are opened, or when the door is closed in the car 20S, the left and right doors 50L and 50R are as shown in FIG. 20A. To close.

-Modification example 4-
FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a fourth modification of the first embodiment.

In the first embodiment, an example is shown in which the lid 202 of the mailbox 201 is opened inward as shown in FIG. However, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 21, the lid 202 of the mailbox 201 may be configured to open outward. If the doors 50L and 50R are closed with the lid 202 opened outward as shown by the alternate long and short dash line, the doors 50L and 50R may come into contact with the lid 202, so that the lid 202 is detected to be open. The sensor is provided in the mailbox 201 or the mail collection / delivery shelf 200. Then, while detecting that the lid 202 is open, the elevator control device 10S does not accept the door closing operation.

-Modification example 5-
In the first embodiment, the mail calling key switch 131 is exemplified as the mail calling operation unit in the present invention. However, the mail operation unit in the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of the mail calling key switch 131, a card reader (an example of an authentication information acquisition unit) may be provided at substantially the same position. In this case, the control device 1000 (elevator control device 10S) reads the authentication information from the IC card or the mobile terminal 400 possessed by the person in charge of mail collection and delivery, and the authentication information acquired by the card reader is legitimate. In that case, it is determined that an email call has occurred. As the authentication information, for example, a mail collection / delivery person ID or the like can be used. As the authentication information acquisition unit, a fingerprint information acquisition unit, an iris information acquisition unit, a face information acquisition unit, and the like may be provided.

Alternatively, the numeric keypad may be provided at substantially the same position instead of the mail calling key switch 131. In this case, the control device 1000 (elevator control device 10S) determines that the mail call has occurred when the predetermined password is input by the numeric keypad. As the password, for example, a mail collection / delivery person ID or the like can be used.

-Modification 6-
In the first embodiment, the door closing key switch 132 is exemplified as the door closing operation unit in the present invention. However, the door closing operation unit in the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of the door closing key switch 132, a card reader (an example of an authentication information acquisition unit) may be provided at substantially the same position. In this case, the control device 1000 (elevator control device 10S) reads the authentication information from the IC card or the mobile terminal 400 possessed by the person in charge of mail collection and delivery, and the authentication information acquired by the card reader is legitimate. In this case, the doors 50L and 50R that are open due to the occurrence of the mail call are closed. As the authentication information, for example, a mail collection / delivery person ID or the like can be used. As the authentication information acquisition unit, a fingerprint information acquisition unit, an iris information acquisition unit, a face information acquisition unit, and the like may be provided.

Alternatively, the numeric keypad may be provided at substantially the same position instead of the door closing key switch 132. In this case, the control device 1000 (elevator control device 10S) closes the doors 50L and 50R that are open with the occurrence of the mail call when a predetermined password is input by the numeric keypad. As the password, for example, a mail collection / delivery person ID or the like can be used.

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, an elevator system having one elevator 1S (one car 20S) has been described. However, the present invention is also applicable to an elevator system having a plurality of elevators (multiple elevators). A specific example thereof will be described below.

1. 1. Configuration FIG. 22 is a diagram showing the configuration of the elevator system according to the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 22, the elevator system according to the second embodiment has a plurality of elevators 1N and 1S (multiple elevators 20N, 20S). The mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is arranged in one of the plurality of car 20Ns and 20Ss (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as "specific car 20S"). In the following, in order to facilitate the distinction between the car 20N and the 20S, the car 20S will be referred to as a "specific car 20S" as appropriate below. The elevator 1S having the specific car 20S is hereinafter appropriately referred to as "specific elevator 1S". Further, an elevator 1N having a normal car 20N other than the specific car 20S is hereinafter appropriately referred to as "normal elevator 1N". Normally, the elevator 1N includes a car 20N, an elevating mechanism 39 for raising and lowering the car 20N, a balance weight 38, and an elevator control device 10N, respectively. Further, the specific elevator 1S has a specific car 20S, an elevating mechanism 39 for raising and lowering the specific car 20S, a balance weight 38, and an elevator control device 10S. Further, the elevator system includes a group management control device 500 that integrally controls the operation of a plurality of elevators 1N and 1S. The elevator control devices 10N and 10S are connected to the group management control device 500, respectively. The group management control device 500 and the elevator control devices 10N and 10S are examples of the control devices in the present invention, and are also referred to as control devices 1000.

When a mail call occurs, the group management control device 500 allocates the mail call to the specific elevator 1S (specific car 20S). On the other hand, when a normal call occurs, the group management control device 500 assigns the normal call to one of all elevators (all elevators) including the specific car 20S and the normal elevator 1N. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the elevator system according to the second embodiment will be described in detail.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the group management control device 500.

The group management control device 500 includes an elevator control device 10N for the normal elevator 1N (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as “normal elevator control device 10N”) and an elevator control device for the specific elevator 1S (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as “specific elevator control device 10S”). ) And the normal call operation panel 110 of each floor platform are connected. The normal call operation panel 110 of each floor platform is not provided separately for the normal elevator 1N and the specific elevator 1S, but is provided in common.

The group management control device 500 includes a processor 511, a storage unit 512, and an input / output interface 513. The group management control device 500 can be configured by using a computer or the like, like the elevator control device 10S of the first embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the specific elevator control device 10S.

A group management control device 500 is further connected to the specific elevator control device 10S as compared with the elevator control device 10S of the first embodiment. As described above, the normal call operation panel 110 is connected to the group management control device 500. The specific elevator control device 10S can be configured by using a computer or the like, like the elevator control device 10S of the first embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the normal elevator control device 10N.

Since each normal elevator 1N does not have a mail collection / delivery shelf 200, the landing thereof includes a notification information display unit 122 and a mail call operation panel 130 (FIG. 2) as provided in the landing of the elevator 1S of the first embodiment. See) is not provided. Further, neither the mail sensor 210 nor the wireless communication device 300 is provided. Therefore, the notification information display unit 122, the mail call operation panel 130, the mail sensor 210, and the wireless communication device 300 are not normally connected to the elevator control device 10N. A group management control device 500 is connected to the normal elevator control device 10N as in the specific elevator control device 10S. Normally, the elevator control device 10N can be configured by using a computer or the like, like the elevator control device 10S of the first embodiment.

2. 2. Operation In the present embodiment, when the group management control device 500 detects that the upward call button 111 or the downward call button 112 on any floor is pressed, it is determined that a normal call has occurred on that floor. do.

When the specific elevator control device 10S detects that the mail call key switch 131 has been operated, or when it receives a mail call request signal from the mobile terminal 400, it determines that a mail call has occurred and controls group management. A mail call signal is transmitted to the device 500. The mail call signal includes a command requesting that the mail call be assigned to the specific elevator 1S, and information on the floor where the mail call is generated.

The group management control device 500 allocates an elevator when it is determined that a normal call has occurred or when it is determined that a mail call signal has been received from the specific elevator control device 10S. The details will be explained below.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing an example of the call assignment operation of the group management control device 500.

The group management control device 500 determines whether or not a normal call has occurred (S311). Specifically, when the group management control device 500 detects that the upward call button 111 or the downward call button 112 is pressed by, for example, a passenger, it determines that a normal call has occurred.

When a normal call occurs (YES in S311), the group management control device 500 determines whether or not the specific elevator 1S is answering the mail call (S312). The group management control device 500 communicates with the elevator control devices 10N and 10S of all elevators 1N and 1S, respectively, and manages the current floors and traveling directions of the elevators 1N and 1S of the car 20N and 20S, respectively. There is. For example, when the specific elevator 1S specific car 20S is stopped on the mail call generation floor, the group management control device 500 determines that the specific elevator 1S is responding to the mail call, and determines that the mail call generation floor. When the specific car 20S of the specific elevator 1S departs from, it is determined that the response to the mail call is completed.

When the specific elevator 1S is not responding to the mail call (NO in S312), the group management control device 500 makes a normal call to any of all elevators 1N and 1S based on the generation floor and the call direction of the normal call. Assign to Crab (S313).

The group management control device 500 transmits a normal call response command signal to the elevator control device of the assigned elevator (S314), and returns to the process of step S311. The normal call response command signal includes a command requesting a response to the normal call, information on the floor where the normal call is generated, and information on the normal call calling direction (upward or downward).

When the specific elevator 1S is responding to the mail call in step S312 (YES in S312), the group management control device 500 makes a normal call for all normal elevators 1N based on the generation floor and the call direction of the normal call. Allocate to one of them (S315), and step S314 is executed. After assigning a mail call to the specific elevator 1S, until the response is completed, the specific car 20S of the specific elevator 1S mails for posting and taking out the mail goods on the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 on the mail call generation floor. It is assigned to one of all normal elevators 1N because it may stop for a long time on the call generation floor, that is, it may cause passengers on normal calls to wait for a long time.

When the normal call has not occurred in step S311 (NO in S311), the group management control device 500 determines whether or not the mail call signal has been received from the specific elevator control device 10S (S316).

When the mail call signal is not received (NO in S316), the group management control device 500 returns to the process of step S311 (S317).

When the mail call signal is received (YES in S316), the group management control device 500 determines whether or not the current time is included in the peak time zone (S317).

When the current time is not included in the peak time zone (NO in S317), the mail call is assigned to the specific elevator 1S (S318).

The group management control device 500 transmits a mail call response command signal to the specific elevator control device 10S of the specific elevator 1S (S319), and returns to the process of step S311. The mail call response command signal includes a command requesting a response to the mail call and information on the floor where the mail call is generated.

When the current time is included in the peak time zone in step S317 (YES in S317), the group management control device 500 transmits a mail call unavailable signal to the specific elevator control device 10S (S320), and returns to the process of step S311. .. The mail call unavailable signal includes a command requesting the notification information display unit 122 to display information notifying that the mail call cannot be used at present, and information on the floor where the mail call is generated.

Next, the operation of the specific elevator control device 10S based on the normal call response command signal, the mail call response command signal, and the mail call unusable signal will be described.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing an example of the call response operation of the specific elevator control device 10S.

The specific elevator control device 10S determines whether or not a normal call response command signal has been received from the group management control device 500 (S411).

When the normal call response command signal is received (YES in S411), the specific elevator control device 10S sets the normal call generation floor indicated by the normal call response command signal to the normal stop floor (S412).

The specific elevator control device 10S determines whether or not any floor button has been pressed on the operation panel 31 in the car (S413).

When any of the floor buttons is pressed (YES in S413), the specific elevator control device 10S sets the floor specified by the floor button to the normal stop floor and sets the group management control device 500 to the group management control device 500. , Notify the additionally set normal stop floor (S414). The specific elevator control device 10S returns to the process of step S411.

If there is no pressing operation on any of the floor buttons (NO in S413), the specific elevator control device 10S returns to the process of step S411.

When the normal call response command signal is not received in step S411 (NO in S411), the specific elevator control device 10S determines whether or not the mail call response command signal is received from the group management control device 500 (S415). ..

When the mail call response command signal is received (YES in S415), the specific elevator control device 10S sets the mail call generation floor indicated by the mail call response command signal to the mail stop floor (S416).

When the mail call response command signal is not received (NO in S415), the specific elevator control device 10S determines whether or not the mail call unusable signal is received from the group management control device 500 (S417).

When the mail call unavailable signal is received (YES in S417), the specific elevator control device 10S causes the notification information display unit 122 on the mail call occurrence floor indicated by the mail call unavailable signal to display that the mail call cannot be used at present. (S418). For example, the notification information display unit 122 is displayed as "The mail call cannot be used because it is currently in the peak time zone."

When the mail call unavailable signal is not received (NO in S417), the specific elevator control device 10S executes the process of step S413.

Next, the car operation operation and the notification operation of the specific elevator control device 10S will be described.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing an example of a car operation operation and a notification operation of the specific elevator control device 10S.

In the flowchart of FIG. 28, the processes of steps S106A and S114A are performed instead of steps S106 and S114 of the flowchart of FIG.

Specifically, when the specific elevator control device 10S starts moving the specific car 20S to the next scheduled stop floor in step S105 (S105), the group management control device 500 tells the group management control device 500 that the departure normal stop floor is the scheduled stop floor. In addition to deleting from, a response completion signal indicating that the response to the normal stop floor has been completed is transmitted (S106A). As a result, the group management control device 500 can recognize that the response to the normal stop floor has been completed.

Further, when the specific elevator control device 10S starts moving the specific car 20S to the next scheduled stop floor in step S113 (S113), the departed mail stop floor is deleted from the scheduled stop floor and the group management control device. A response completion signal indicating that the response to the mail stop floor has been completed is transmitted to 500 (S114A). As a result, the group management control device 500 can recognize that the response to the mail stop floor has been completed.

Next, the operation of the normal elevator control device 10N based on the normal call response command signal will be described.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing an example of the call response operation of the normal elevator control device 10N.

The normal elevator control device 10N determines whether or not a normal call response command signal has been received from the group management control device 500 (S511).

When the normal call response command signal is not received (NO in S511), the normal elevator control device 10N executes the process of step S511 again.

When the normal call response command signal is received (YES in S511), the normal elevator control device 10N sets the normal call generation floor indicated by the normal call response command signal to the normal stop floor (S512).

Normally, the elevator control device 10N determines whether or not any floor button has been pressed on the operation panel 31 in the car (S513).

When any of the floor buttons is pressed (YES in S513), the normal elevator control device 10N sets the floor specified by the floor button to the normal stop floor and sets the group management control device 500 to the group management control device 500. , Notify the additionally set normal stop floor (S514). Normally, the elevator control device 10N returns to the process of step S511.

If there is no pressing operation on any of the floor buttons (NO in S513), the normal elevator control device 10N returns to the process of step S511.

Next, the car operation operation and the notification operation of the normal elevator control device 10N will be described.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing an example of the car operation operation of the normal elevator control device 10N.

In the flowchart of FIG. 30, substantially the same operation as that for the normal call in the flowchart of FIG. 28 is performed. Specifically, in steps S611 to S616 of the flowchart of FIG. 30, substantially the same operation as steps S101 to S106A of the flowchart of FIG. 28 is performed, but in step S611 of this flowchart, the car 20N arrives at the normal stop floor. If it is determined that this has not been done (NO in S611), the normal elevator control device 10N differs in that the process of step S611 is executed again.

As described above, the elevator system of the second embodiment includes a plurality of cars 20N and 20. The mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is arranged in the specific car 20S of one of the plurality of car 20Ns and 20s. The control device 1000 integrally controls the operation of a plurality of cars 20N and 20S. When a mail call occurs, the control device 1000 assigns the mail call to the specific car 20S, and when a normal call occurs, the control device 1000 assigns the normal call to one of a plurality of car cars 20N and 20S. As a result, even in an elevator system equipped with a plurality of car cars 20N and 20S, mail calling can be realized. In that case, by assigning the normal call to any of a plurality of car cars 20N and 20S, the plurality of car cars 20N and 20S can be efficiently used.

(Summary of embodiments)
1. 1. Structure of the car (1) The elevator 1S of this embodiment is
A car 20S having a boarding / alighting port 20a for passengers to get on and off,
It is equipped with a mail collection / delivery shelf 200, which is arranged in the car 20S and has a plurality of mailboxes 201 for each floor.
Even if the mail collection / delivery person (an example of a person) does not get on the car 20S where the collection / delivery opening 201a of each mailbox 201 is stopped on the stop floor, the mail collection / delivery person's hand from the landing via the entrance 20a. Is placed in a position where can be reached.

According to this configuration, mail collection and delivery work between floors in the building can be streamlined.

(2) In the elevator 1S of the present embodiment
The collection / delivery opening 201a is arranged so as to face the landing.

As a result, the hand of the person in charge of collecting and delivering mail can easily reach the opening for collecting and delivering 201a from the landing, and the mail article can be easily posted and taken out.

(3) In the elevator 1S of the present embodiment
The mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is arranged on the left-right side portion of the entrance / exit 20a.

As a result, the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 can be provided while suppressing the hindrance of passengers getting on and off.

(5) In the elevator 1S of the present embodiment
Doors 50L, 50R that open and close the entrance 20a,
A control device 1000 for controlling the opening and closing of the doors 50L and 50R is provided.
The control device 1000 is
When a mail call for using the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 occurs, the door 50L and / or 50R so that the collection / delivery opening 201a is exposed when the car 20S arrives at the floor where the mail call occurs. Let me open
When a normal call other than a mail call occurs, when the car 20S arrives at the floor where the normal call is generated, the door 50L and / or 50R is opened so that the collection / delivery opening 201a is not exposed when viewed from the landing.

As a result, in the mail call, the person in charge of mail collection / delivery can access the collection / delivery opening 201a of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200, but in the normal call, the passenger cannot access the collection / delivery opening 201a of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200. Therefore, even when the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is arranged in the car 20S, the security of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 can be appropriately maintained.

(7) In the elevator 1S of the present embodiment
Each mailbox 201 is provided with a lid 202 for opening and closing the collection / delivery opening 201a.
The lid 202 is a lid that opens inward.

As a result, it is possible to prevent the mail article in the mailbox 201 from falling out of the mailbox 201 due to vibration of the car 20S or the like. Further, in the case of outward opening, when the lid 202 is in the open state, the car door may come into contact with the lid 202 and the doors 50L and 50R may not be closed. Therefore, a sensor for detecting that the lid 202 is open. It is necessary to provide the mail box 201 or the mail collection / delivery shelf 200, but it is not necessary to provide such a sensor in the inward opening.

2. 2. Control of mail call (1) The elevator system of the embodiment is
A car 20S having a boarding / alighting port 20a for passengers to get on and off,
The mail collection and delivery shelf 200 placed in the car 20S,
Doors 50L, 50R that open and close the entrance 20a,
A control device 1000 for controlling the opening and closing of the doors 50L and 50R is provided.
The control device 1000 is
When a mail call for using the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 occurs, the doors 50L and 50R are opened indefinitely when the car 20S arrives on the floor where the mail call occurs, and when the door is closed. Close the doors 50L and 50R,
When a normal call other than an email call occurs, the doors 50L and 50R are opened when the car 20S arrives on the floor where the email call is generated, and the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the doors 50L and 50R were opened. Later, the doors 50L and 50R are closed.

According to this configuration, when the mail collection / delivery person performs the collection / delivery work of the mail articles on the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 arranged in the car 20S, the mail call is generated so that there is time to spare. You can perform collection and delivery work. On the other hand, in the case of a normal call, the doors 50L and 50R are automatically closed after a predetermined opening time has elapsed since the doors 50L and 50R were opened, so that the doors 50L and 50R are prevented from being left open. The door.

(2) In the elevator system of the embodiment
The collection / delivery opening 201a of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is located at a position where the mail collection / delivery staff can reach from the landing via the boarding / alighting gate 20a even if the mail collection / delivery staff does not board the car 20S stopped on the stop floor. It is installed so that it faces the landing
The control device 1000 is
When the car 20S arrives on the floor where the mail call is generated, the doors 50L and / or 50R are opened so that the collection / delivery opening 201a is exposed when viewed from the landing.
When the car 20S arrives at the floor where the normal call is generated, the doors 50L and / or 50R are opened so that the collection / delivery opening 201a is not exposed when viewed from the landing.

As a result, in the mail call, the mail collection / delivery person can access the collection / delivery opening 201a of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200, but in the normal call, anyone including the mail collection / delivery person and the passenger can access the collection / delivery opening 201a of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200. Cannot access to. Therefore, even when the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is arranged in the car 20S, the security of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 can be appropriately maintained.

(3) In the elevator system of the embodiment
The landing is provided with a mail call operation unit that accepts operations for generating mail calls.

As a result, the person in charge of collecting and delivering mail can generate a mail call at the landing.

(4) In the elevator system of the embodiment
The mail call operation unit is a mail call key switch 131.
The control device 1000 determines that a mail call has occurred when a predetermined operation with a specific key is performed on the mail call key switch 131.

As a result, only a specific person who has a specific key can generate an email call. Therefore, the security of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is improved.

(5) In the elevator system of the embodiment
The mail call operation unit is a card reader (an example of the authentication information acquisition unit).
The control device 1000 determines that the mail call has occurred when the authentication information acquired by the card reader is legitimate.

As a result, only a person who knows the authentication information can generate an email call. Therefore, the security of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is improved.

(6) In the elevator system of the embodiment
When the control device 1000 receives the mail call request signal from the mobile terminal 400 capable of generating the mail call request signal, the control device 1000 determines that the mail call has occurred.

As a result, only a person who has a mobile terminal 400 capable of generating a mail call request signal can generate a mail call. Therefore, the security of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is improved.

(7) In the elevator system of the embodiment
The landing is provided with a door closing key switch 132 (an example of a door closing operation unit) that accepts an operation for closing the doors 50L and 50R that are opened when a mail call is generated.

This allows the person in charge of mail collection and delivery to close the doors 50L and 50R at the landing. The operation of the door closing button of the operation panel 31 in the car may not be accepted. This makes it possible to prevent the doors 50L and 50R from being unintentionally closed while the mail collection / delivery person is performing the collection / delivery work.

(8) In the elevator system of the embodiment
The door closing operation unit is a door closing key switch 132.
The control device 1000 closes the doors 50L and 50R that are open when a mail call is generated when a predetermined operation is performed on the door closing key switch 132 by a specific key.

As a result, only a specific person who possesses a specific key can close the doors 50L and 50R. This makes it possible to prevent the doors 50L and 50R from being unintentionally closed while the mail collection / delivery person is performing the collection / delivery work.

(9) In the elevator system of the embodiment
The door closing operation unit is a card reader (an example of the authentication information acquisition unit).
The control device 1000 closes the doors 50L and 50R that are open when the mail call is generated when the authentication information acquired by the card reader is legitimate.

As a result, only a specific person who possesses a specific key can close the doors 50L and 50R. This makes it possible to prevent the doors 50L and 50R from being unintentionally closed while the mail collection / delivery person is performing the collection / delivery work.

(10) In the elevator system of the embodiment
When the control device 1000 receives the door closing request signal from the mobile terminal 400 capable of generating the door closing request signal while the doors 50L and 50R are opened due to the generation of the mail call, the control device 1000 generates the mail calling. The doors 50L and 50R that are open are closed.

As a result, only a person who has a mobile terminal 400 capable of generating a door closing request signal can close the doors 50L and 50R. This makes it possible to prevent the doors 50L and 50R from being unintentionally closed while the mail collection / delivery person is performing the collection / delivery work.

(11) In the elevator system of the embodiment
As the mail collection / delivery shelf 200, a first mail collection / delivery shelf 200A that allows only the use of the mail collection / delivery person and a second mail collection / delivery shelf 200B that allows the use of a specific person who is not the mail collection / delivery person are provided.
The first mail collection / delivery shelf 200A and the second mail collection / delivery shelf 200B are arranged apart from each other or adjacent to each other in the width direction of the entrance / exit 20a.
At the landing, there is a mail call operation unit that accepts operations to generate mail calls.
The mail call operation unit is a card reader (an example of the authentication information acquisition unit).
When the authentication information acquired by the card reader is legitimate and associated with the mail collection / delivery person or the specific person, the control device 1000 states that the mail collection / delivery person or the specific person has called the mail. Judge,
The control device 1000 is
When it is determined that a mail call has occurred by the mail collection / delivery staff, the doors 50L and / or 50R are opened so that the collection / delivery openings 201a of the first mail collection / delivery shelf 200A and the second mail collection / delivery shelf 200B are exposed when viewed from the landing. height,
If it is determined that a mail call has occurred by a specific person who is not the person in charge of mail collection and delivery, the collection and delivery opening 201a of the first mail collection and delivery shelf 200A is not exposed, but the collection and delivery opening 201a of the second mail collection and delivery shelf 200B is not exposed. Allows the doors 50L and / or 50R to be opened to be exposed.

As a result, it becomes possible to make a specific person in charge who is not the person in charge of collecting and delivering mail use the mail call while ensuring security.

(12) In the elevator system of the embodiment
While the doors 50L and 50R are opened by the occurrence of a mail call, the control device 1000 is currently in the process of collecting and delivering mail to the notification information display unit 122 (an example of the notification device) provided at the landing on each floor. Notify that.

As a result, it is possible to make the person waiting for boarding at the platform on each floor aware that the arrival may be delayed due to the collection and delivery work accompanying the mail call.

(13) In the elevator system of the embodiment
The control device 1000 is
If the time zone when the mail call occurs is the peak time zone when the traffic demand is high, the mail call is not assigned to the car 20S.

This makes it possible to appropriately allocate normal calls during peak hours when traffic demand is high.

(14) In the elevator system of the embodiment
If the control device 1000 does not assign the mail call to the car 20S, the control device 1000 notifies the notification information display unit 122 (an example of the notification device) provided at the landing on each floor that the mail call cannot be assigned to the car 20S. Let me.

This allows the person in charge of mail collection and delivery to recognize that the mail call is currently unavailable.

(15) In the elevator system of the embodiment
When the control device 1000 does not assign the mail call to the car 20S and the mail call is based on the operation for the mobile terminal 400, the control device 1000 cannot assign the mail call to the mobile terminal 400 and the car 20S. Is notified.

This allows the person in charge of mail collection and delivery to recognize that the mail call is currently unavailable.

(16) In the elevator system of the embodiment
Equipped with multiple car 20N, 20S,
The mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is placed in the specific car 20S of one of the multiple car 20N and 20S.
The control device 1000 comprehensively controls the operation of a plurality of cars 20N and 20S.
The control device 1000 is
When an email call occurs, assign the email call to the specific car 20S,
When a normal call occurs, the normal call is assigned to one of a plurality of cars 20N and 20S.

As a result, it is possible to realize an e-mail call in an elevator system equipped with a plurality of car cars 20N and 20S. In that case, by assigning the normal call to any of a plurality of car cars 20N and 20S, the plurality of car cars 20N and 20S can be efficiently used.

(17) In the elevator system of the embodiment
When the normal call occurs when the mail call is assigned to the specific car 20S, the control device 1000 makes the normal call to any of a plurality of car 20N and 20S other than the specific car 20S. Allocate to 20N.

As a result, it is possible to prevent the normal call from being assigned to the specific car 20S, which may arrive late due to the collection and delivery work associated with the mail call. Therefore, it is possible to prevent passengers who are normally called from waiting for a long time at the landing.

(Other embodiments)
In the above embodiment, an example in which the elevator door is composed of two left and right doors 50L and 50R and an example in which one door 50 is composed is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention is also applicable to the case where the elevator door is composed of three doors in the left-right direction or the case where the elevator door is composed of four doors.

In the above-described embodiment, a configuration in which the opening amounts of the doors 50L and 50R are different between the time when the mail call is generated and the time when the normal call is generated is exemplified. However, in the present invention, it is not essential to make the opening amount different. For example, if security is not required, for example, if the building is your own building and there is only one company, the opening amount of the doors 50L and 50R is the same when an email call occurs and when a normal call occurs. May be.

In the above embodiment, the collection / delivery opening 201a of the mailbox 201 is provided in front of the mailbox 201 so as to face the landing. However, in the present invention, as long as the mail collection / delivery person can reach from the landing via the entrance / exit 20a, the mailbox collection / delivery opening may be provided on the side surface of the mailbox instead of the front surface. Alternatively, mailbox collection and delivery openings may be provided on both the front and side surfaces. When provided in both, one collection / delivery opening may be used for posting mail articles, and the other collection / delivery opening may be used for taking out mail articles. If security is required, a collection / delivery opening 201a of the mailbox 201 is provided in front of the mailbox 201 as in the above embodiment, and in the case of a normal call, a collection / delivery opening seen from the landing. It is preferable that the 201a is hidden by the doors 50L and 50R so as not to be exposed.

In the above embodiment, the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is arranged on the left-right side portion of the entrance / exit 20a. However, in the present invention, it is not essential to be arranged on the side portion in the left-right direction. For example, as shown in FIG. 31 (a).
The mail collection / delivery shelf 200 may be arranged at the center of the entrance / exit 20a in the left-right direction.

In this case, three doors 50L, 50M, and 50R that can be moved independently may be provided and individually opened and closed. For example, as shown in FIG. 31C, when the left and right doors 50L and 50R are opened, one of the left and right openings of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 at the entrance / exit 20a may be used as the entrance and the other opening may be used as the exit. good. As a result, the flow lines of the passengers getting on and off can be separated at the time of normal calling, and the time required for getting on and off can be shortened. Further, the security of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 can be ensured by keeping the door 50M in front of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 closed at the time of normal calling. Further, when calling a mail, as shown in FIG. 31B, the door 50M in front of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 may be opened so that the collection / delivery opening 201a is exposed when viewed from the landing. .. This makes it possible to prevent passengers from boarding when calling an email that may be stopped for a long time.

In the configuration in which the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is arranged at the center of the entrance / exit 20a in the left-right direction as described above, the entrance / exit 20a is opened / closed by the two doors 50L and 50R, for example, as shown in FIG. 32 (a). You may do so. And in this configuration
The control device 1000 is
When a mail call for using the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 occurs, as shown in FIG. 32 (b), when the car arrives at the floor where the mail call occurs, the collection / delivery opening 200a is exposed when viewed from the landing. As shown, open the doors 50L and 50R with a smaller opening amount than when fully opened.
When a normal call other than a mail call occurs, the doors 50L and 50R may be fully opened when the car arrives at the floor where the normal call is generated, as shown in FIG. 32 (c).

According to this configuration, passengers can be prevented from boarding when calling an email that may be stopped for a long time. On the other hand, at the time of normal calling, one of the left and right openings of the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 at the entrance / exit 20a can be used as the entrance and the other opening can be used as the exit, as in the case of the above-mentioned three doors. In such a two-door configuration, when the car 20S arrives at the floor where the normal call is generated, the doors 50L and 50R are fully opened as shown in FIG. 32 (c), so that the doors 50L and 50R are fully opened. The collection / delivery opening 201a will be exposed. Therefore, when security for the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 is required, for example, a key for locking the lid 202 may be provided on the mail collection / delivery shelf 200.

In the above-described embodiment, as the notification device in the present invention, the notification information display unit 122 arranged in the vicinity of the car position display unit 121 is exemplified. However, the notification device of the present invention has, for example, a dedicated lamp or a voice output capable of notifying various information by voice as long as a general passenger waiting for boarding at the landing can recognize that the mail collection and delivery work is in progress. It may be configured by a device or the like. Alternatively, the normal call operation panel 110 or the mail call operation panel 130 may be provided with a display unit similar to the notification information display unit 122, or may be provided with a dedicated lamp or a voice output device.

In the above-described embodiment, as the control device in the present invention, in the second embodiment, the control device 1000 including the group management control device 500, the normal elevator control device 10N, and the specific elevator control device 10S is exemplified. However, the group management control device 500, the normal elevator control device 10N, and the specific elevator control device 10S may be realized as one device having, for example, one housing, as long as the functions of these devices can be realized.

In the above embodiment and other embodiments, a plurality of aspects of the present invention have been described. However, the specific embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and these embodiments may be combined.

1N Normal Elevator 1S Elevator (Specific Elevator)
10N Normal elevator control device 10S Elevator control device (specific elevator control device)
11 Processor 12 Storage unit 13 Input / output interface 20N Normal car 20S Car (specific car)
20a Entrance / exit 21L Car door 21R Car door 31 Car operation panel 32 Lifting motor 33 Door motor 36 Speaker 37 Car position display 38 Balance weight 39 Lifting mechanism 41 Lifting motor inverter 42 Door motor inverter 50 Door 50L Door 50R Door 100 Wall 101L Landing door 101R Landing door 110 Normal call operation panel 111 Upward call button 112 Downward call button 120 Display panel 121 Car position display unit 122 Notification information display unit 130 Mail call operation panel 131 Mail call key switch 132 Door closing key Switch 200 Mail collection / delivery shelf 200A 1st mail collection / delivery shelf 200B 2nd mail collection / delivery shelf 201 Mailbox 201a Collection / delivery opening 202 Lid 210 Mail sensor 210a Floodlight 210b Light receiving unit 300 Wireless communication device 400 Mobile terminal 401 Processor 402 Storage unit 403 Wireless Communication unit 404 Touch panel type display unit 500 Group management Control device 511 Processor 512 Storage unit 513 Input / output interface 1000 Control device Ba Mail call button Bb Door close button Bc User setting button Fa Mail collection / delivery person ID input frame Fb Charged floor input frame Bd Enter button X mail article

The elevator system of the present invention is
A car with a boarding gate for passengers to get on and off,
The mail collection and delivery shelves placed in the car,
A door that opens and closes the entrance
A control device for controlling the opening and closing of the door is provided.
The control device is
When a mail call for using the mail collection / delivery shelf occurs, the door is opened indefinitely when the car arrives at the floor where the mail call is generated, and the door is closed when the door is closed. Close the door,
When a normal call other than the mail call occurs, the door is opened when the car arrives at the floor where the normal call is generated, and the door is opened after a predetermined opening time has elapsed. To close.

Further, the elevator system of the present embodiment is configured as follows. That is, the elevator system includes a car 20S having a boarding / alighting port 20a for passengers to get on and off, a mail collection / delivery shelf 200 arranged in the car 20S, doors 50L and 50R for opening and closing the boarding / alighting port 20a, and doors 50L and 50R. The control device 1000 for controlling the opening and closing of the door is provided. When a mail call for using the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 occurs, the control device 1000 opens the doors 50L and 50R indefinitely when the car 20S arrives at the floor where the mail call occurs, and also closes the door. When the doors 50L and 50R are closed and a normal call other than the mail call occurs, the doors 50L and 50R are opened when the car 20S arrives at the floor where the normal call is generated, and the doors 50L and 50L are opened. The doors 50L and 50R are closed after a predetermined opening time has elapsed since the 50R was opened. According to this configuration, when the mail collection / delivery person performs the collection / delivery work of the mail articles on the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 arranged in the car 20S, the doors 50L and 50R are indefinitely by generating a mail call. Since it is opened at, you can carry out collection and delivery work with plenty of time. On the other hand, in the case of a normal call, the doors 50L and 50R are automatically closed after a predetermined opening time has elapsed since the doors 50L and 50R were opened, so that the doors 50L and 50R are prevented from being left open. The door.

2. 2. Control of mail call (1) The elevator system of the embodiment is
A car 20S having a boarding / alighting port 20a for passengers to get on and off,
The mail collection and delivery shelf 200 placed in the car 20S,
Doors 50L, 50R that open and close the entrance 20a,
A control device 1000 for controlling the opening and closing of the doors 50L and 50R is provided.
The control device 1000 is
When a mail call for using the mail collection / delivery shelf 200 occurs, the doors 50L and 50R are opened indefinitely when the car 20S arrives on the floor where the mail call occurs, and when the door is closed. Close the doors 50L and 50R,
When a normal call other than an email call occurs, the doors 50L and 50R are opened when the car 20S arrives on the floor where the normal call is generated, and the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the doors 50L and 50R were opened. Later, the doors 50L and 50R are closed.

Claims (17)

A car with a boarding gate for passengers to get on and off,
The mail collection and delivery shelves placed in the car,
A door that opens and closes the entrance
A control device for controlling the opening and closing of the door is provided.
The control device is
When a mail call for using the mail collection / delivery shelf occurs, the door is opened indefinitely when the car arrives at the floor where the mail call is generated, and the door is closed when the door is closed. Close the door,
When a normal call other than the mail call occurs, the door is opened when the car arrives at the floor where the mail call is generated, and the door is opened after a predetermined opening time has elapsed from the time when the door was opened. To close,
Elevator system. The collection / delivery opening of the mail collection / delivery shelf is at a position where the mail collection / delivery staff can reach from the landing via the boarding / alighting gate even if the mail collection / delivery staff does not board the car that is stopped on the stop floor. It is installed so that it faces the landing
The control device is
When the car arrives at the floor where the mail call is generated, the door is opened so that the collection / delivery opening is exposed when viewed from the landing.
When the car arrives at the floor where the normal call is generated, the door is opened so that the collection / delivery opening is not exposed when viewed from the landing.
The elevator system according to claim 1. The landing is provided with a mail call operation unit that accepts operations for generating the mail call.
The elevator system according to claim 1 or 2. The mail call operation unit is a key switch.
The control device determines that a mail call has occurred when a predetermined operation with a specific key is performed on the key switch.
The elevator system according to claim 3. The mail call operation unit includes an authentication information acquisition unit.
The control device determines that an e-mail call has occurred when the authentication information acquired by the authentication information acquisition unit is legitimate.
The elevator system according to claim 3. When the control device receives a mail call request signal from a mobile terminal capable of generating a mail call request signal, the control device determines that a mail call has occurred.
The elevator system according to claim 1 or 2. The landing is provided with a door closing operation unit that accepts an operation for closing the door that is open when the mail call is generated.
The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The door closing operation unit is a key switch.
The control device closes the door that is open when the mail call is generated when the key switch is operated by a specific key.
The elevator system according to claim 7. The door closing operation unit includes an authentication information acquisition unit.
The control device closes the door that is open when the mail call is generated when the authentication information acquired by the authentication information acquisition unit is legitimate.
The elevator system according to claim 7. When the control device receives a door closing request signal from a mobile terminal capable of generating a door closing request signal while the door is opened due to the generation of the mail call, the control device is accompanied by the generation of the mail calling. Close the open door,
The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. As the mail collection / delivery shelf, a first mail collection / delivery shelf that allows only the use of the mail collection / delivery person and a second mail collection / delivery shelf that allows the use of a specific person who is not the mail collection / delivery person are provided.
The first mail collection / delivery shelf and the second mail collection / delivery shelf are arranged apart from each other or adjacent to each other in the width direction of the entrance / exit.
A mail call operation unit that accepts operations for generating the mail call is provided at the landing.
The mail call operation unit includes an authentication information acquisition unit.
When the authentication information acquired by the authentication information acquisition unit is legitimate and associated with the mail collection / delivery person or the specific person, the control device can call the mail by the mail collection / delivery person or the specific person. Judging that it occurred,
The control device is
When it is determined that an email call has occurred by the person in charge of mail collection and delivery, the door is opened so that the collection and delivery openings of the first mail collection and delivery shelf and the second mail collection and delivery shelf are exposed when viewed from the landing.
If it is determined that a mail call has occurred by a specific person who is not the person in charge of mail collection and delivery, the collection and delivery opening of the first mail collection and delivery shelf is not exposed from the viewpoint of the landing, but the collection and delivery opening of the second mail collection and delivery shelf is exposed. Let the door open so that
The elevator system according to claim 1. The control device causes the notification device provided at the landing on each floor to notify that the mail collection / delivery work is currently in progress while the door is opened in response to the occurrence of the mail call.
The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 11. The control device is
If the time zone in which the mail call occurs is a peak time zone in which traffic demand is high, the mail call is not assigned to the car.
The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 12. If the control device does not assign the mail call to the car, the notification device provided at the landing on each floor notifies that the mail call cannot be assigned to the car.
The elevator system according to claim 13. When the control device does not assign the mail call to the car and the mail call is based on an operation on the mobile terminal, the control device may assign the mail call to the mobile terminal and the car to the car. Notify you that you can't do it,
The elevator system according to claim 13. Equipped with multiple baskets,
The mail collection / delivery shelf is placed in a specific car of one of the plurality of cars.
The control device integrally controls the operation of the plurality of cars.
The control device is
When the mail call occurs, the mail call is assigned to the specific car, and the mail call is assigned to the specific car.
When the normal call occurs, the normal call is assigned to one of the plurality of cars.
The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 15. When the normal call occurs when the mail call is assigned to the specific car, the control device makes the normal call to any of the plurality of cars other than the specific car. Assign to,
The elevator system according to claim 16.

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