JP2022042657A - Landing call registration system switching method and group management control device - Google Patents

Abstract

To make it possible to switch a landing call registration system in intended timing while securing the convenience of users.SOLUTION: A landing call registration system switching method outputs a switching command of a landing call registration system based on switching operation from the outside or needs of an elevator, determines whether or not there is an already registered landing call in a bank when the switching command is output, selects a car with the smallest allocation of the already registered landing call from cars in the bank when it is determined that there is an already registered landing call, changes the allocation of the selected car previously allocated to another car in the bank, changes destination floor information to a landing destination floor display device of the allocation change destination car from a landing destination floor display device of the selected car when the already registered landing call whose allocation is changed is a landing destination floor call, and switches the landing call registration system to a vertical call registration system after changing the allocation of the already registered landing call.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a landing call registration method switching method and a group management control device.

In group-managed elevators, a landing call registration device (also referred to as a "landing destination floor registration device") is installed near the entrance of the building, and an elevator that notifies the assigned car information to users who are permitted to enter. There is a system. In addition, there is also an elevator system equipped with a vertical call registration device for each unit at the landing of each unit elevator.

In an elevator system equipped with both a landing call registration device and a vertical call registration device, switching is performed by a changeover switch or automatically depending on the time zone and the number of users.

For destination floor calls, the number of passengers getting on and off is calculated from the number of registered calls, and the boarding number is designated to the user. On the other hand, in the vertical call, the number of passengers getting on and off is uncertain, and if the vertical call user and the destination floor call user board the same unit, the destination floor call user cannot board the designated unit. A case occurs.

For this reason, conventionally, when switching the landing call registration method, if there is a registered landing call, it is common to switch after all the landing calls before the switching have disappeared.

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However, when waiting for all the registered landing calls to disappear, it takes time to switch depending on the situation, so there is a problem that the landing call registration method cannot be switched at the intended timing.

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a landing call registration method switching method and a group management control device capable of switching the landing call registration method at an intended timing while ensuring the convenience of the user. ..

Aspects for achieving the above objectives include a landing destination floor call registration device that registers a landing destination floor call by designating a destination floor at the landing and calling an elevator car, and the elevator by designating the direction of the destination floor. A group management control that is equipped with a vertical call registration device that registers a vertical call to call a car, and assigns the call to a desired unit in the bank when the landing destination floor call or vertical call is registered. It is a landing call registration method switching method executed by the device, and when a switching command of the landing call registration method is output based on an external switching operation or the demand of the elevator, and the switching command is output, the inside of the bank. It is determined whether or not there is a registered landing call, and if it is determined that there is a registered landing call, the unit with the least number of registered landing calls is selected from the units in the bank. Then, the existing allocation of the selected unit is changed to another unit in the bank, and if the assigned registered landing call is the landing destination floor call, the allocation is made from the landing destination floor display device of the selected unit. This is a landing call registration method switching method in which the destination floor information is changed to the landing destination floor display device of the changed destination machine, the registered landing call is reassigned, and then the landing call registration method is switched to the vertical call registration method.

In addition, in another aspect, a landing destination floor call registration device for registering a landing destination floor call by designating a destination floor at the landing and calling an elevator car, and a vehicle for the elevator by designating the direction of the destination floor are used. A group management control device that is connected to a vertical call registration device that registers a vertical call to be called, and when the landing call or vertical call is registered, the call is assigned to a desired unit in the bank and responded. Is there a switching command output means that outputs a switching command of the landing call registration method based on an external switching operation or the demand of the elevator, and if there is an already registered landing call in the bank when the switching command is output? If it is determined that there is a registered landing call determination means for determining whether or not there is a registered landing call, the unit with the smallest number of registered landing calls assigned from the units in the bank is selected as the selected unit. The means for selecting the minimum number of existing units, the means for changing the allocation of the existing allocation of the selected unit to other units in the bank, and the means for changing the allocation of the existing registered landing call were the landing destination floor calls. In this case, when the landing destination floor display changing means for changing the destination floor information from the landing destination floor display device of the selected unit to the landing destination floor display device of the destination unit and the registered landing call are reassigned. After switching between the landing call registration method switching control means for switching the landing call registration method and the landing call registration method, the registered landing call before switching of each unit is confirmed, and the registered landing call assignment is performed. It is a group management control device including a means for selecting a machine to be assigned to a landing call after switching, in which the machine having no more is used as a machine to be assigned to a landing call after switching.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the landing call registration method switching method and the embodiment of a group management control device. The flowchart which shows the process procedure of the landing call registration method switching method and the embodiment of a group management control device. The explanatory view which shows the operation of the landing call registration method switching method and the embodiment of a group management control device.

<< Configuration of Embodiment >>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an elevator control system 100 to which a landing call registration method switching method and an embodiment of a group management control device are applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator control system 100 includes a group management control device 10, a unit A control device 30A, and a unit B control device 30B that controls the unit B under the control of the group management control device 10. It is equipped with a Unit C control device 30C that controls Unit C. The Unit A control device 30A executes the operation control of the car 40A, the Unit B control device 30B executes the operation control of the car 40B, and the Unit C control device 30C which controls the C unit executes the operation control of the car 40C.

Further, a landing destination floor registration device 50 is installed on the reference floor (for example, the first floor), and up / down call buttons 60 and 70 are installed on the landing on the other floor.

The group management control device 10 includes an allocation control unit 11, an allocation command output unit 12, and a landing call registration method switching determination unit 13. The allocation control unit 11 includes a destination call allocation control unit 14 and a vertical call allocation control unit 15.

Each unit control device 30A, 30B, 30C has the same functional configuration, and has an allocation response control unit 31, an elevator information output unit 32, a car call registration unit 33, and a vertical call registration unit 34, respectively. I have.

The destination call allocation control unit 14 of the allocation control unit 11 includes response information including destination call registration information from the landing destination floor registration device 50 and vertical call information from the elevator information output unit 32 of each elevator, car directionality, and car load. Each elevator is evaluated from each elevator information such as, and the demand information of the elevator, and the optimum assigned machine is determined for each registered destination floor call.

The vertical call allocation control unit 15 of the allocation control unit 11 evaluates each elevator from the vertical call information registered by the vertical call buttons 60 and 70 and the elevator information from the elevator information output unit 32 of each elevator, and optimizes each elevator. Determine the number of elevators assigned to the elevator.

The allocation command output unit 12 outputs an allocation command to each elevator based on the allocation unit information from the destination call allocation control unit 14 and the vertical call allocation control unit 15. Further, when the assigned machine information is input from the destination call allocation control unit 14, the destination floor registration command is output to the assigned machine.

In the group management control device 10 of the embodiment, the landing call registration method switching determination unit 13 outputs a switching command of the landing call registration method based on an external switching operation or an elevator demand as a software function of the computer. It has an output means. Further, it has a registered landing call determining means for determining whether or not there is a registered landing call in the bank when a switching command is output. Further, when it is determined that there is a registered landing call, the unit having the least assigned landing call from the units in the bank is selected as the selected unit, and the unit has a means for selecting the minimum existing unit. In addition, it has a means for changing the already-registered landing call assignment to change the allocation of the selected unit to another unit in the bank. In addition, if the registered landing call whose assignment has been changed is the landing destination floor call, the landing destination floor that changes the destination floor information from the landing destination floor display device of the selected unit to the landing destination floor display device of the assigned change destination unit. It has a display changing means. Further, it has a landing call registration method switching control means for switching the landing call registration method when the allocation of the registered landing call is changed. Furthermore, after the landing call registration method is switched, the registered landing call before switching of each unit is confirmed, and the unit for which the registered landing call assignment is no longer assigned is set as the assigned landing unit for the landing call after switching. It has a means for selecting a machine to be assigned.

The allocation response control unit 31 of each unit control device 30A, 30B, 30C causes each elevator to respond to the registration floor of the landing destination floor call or the vertical call by the allocation command from the allocation command output unit 12, and opens the door.

The elevator information output unit 32 outputs each elevator information such as response information including up / down call information, car directionality, and car load to the group management control device 10.

The car call registration unit 33 registers the car call of the destination floor based on the destination floor registration command from the allocation command output unit 12 of the group management control device 10.

The vertical call registration unit 34 registers the vertical call information from the vertical call buttons 60 and 70.

<< Processing procedure of the embodiment >>
Hereinafter, the processing procedure of the elevator control system 100 of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, first, it is determined whether or not the switching condition of the landing call registration method is satisfied (step S1).

When the conditions for switching the landing call method are satisfied, it is next determined whether or not there is a registered landing call in the bank (step S2).

If there is a registered landing call in the bank, it is determined whether or not all the units in the bank are assigned the registered landing call (step S3).

If all the registered landing calls are assigned to all the units, the minimum assigned number of the registered landing calls is selected (step S4).

Next, the allocation of the selected unit is changed to another unit (step S5).

Next, it is determined whether or not the landing call whose assignment has been changed is a destination floor call (step S6).

If the landing call is a destination floor call, the landing destination floor display is changed (step S7). After that, the landing call registration method is switched (step S8).

When there is no registered landing call in the bank (step S2NO), when some units in the bank have a registered landing call assignment (step S3NO), when the assigned landing call is not a destination call The landing call registration method is also switched to (step S6NO) (step S8).

When the landing call registration method is switched, the Unit loop processing of steps S9 to S10 is started. That is, it is determined whether or not the unit to which the landing call registration method has been switched has no allocation by the landing call registration method before the switching (step S10).

If the unit is not assigned the landing call registration method before switching, the unit is set as the landing call allocation target unit after switching (step S11).

When all the units become the landing call target units after the switching due to the unit loops in steps S9 to S12, the switching process of the landing call registration method is terminated (step S13YES).

The above processing will be specifically described with reference to the schematic diagram shown in FIG.

The example shown in FIG. 3 assumes a case where all units (Units A, B, and C) are assigned a registered landing call when switching from a destination floor call to an up / down call.

Now, as shown in FIG. 3 (1), Unit A is assigned to the 6th and 8th floors, Unit B is assigned to the 5th and 7th floors, and Unit C is assigned to the 3rd floor. Numbers indicating the destination floors are displayed on the destination floor display panels 80A, 80B, and 80C, respectively. In this state, the up / down call from the up / down call buttons 60 and 70 is not accepted.

At the time of switching the landing call registration method, as (process 1), first, the landing destination floor call of Unit C, which has the minimum destination floor call allocation, is reassigned. Since the allocation of Unit C is on the 3rd floor, the 3rd floor will be assigned to Unit B. Next, as (Process 2), the landing destination floor display is erased from the destination floor display panel 80C of Unit C, and the third floor is additionally displayed on the landing destination floor call of the destination floor display panel 80B of Unit B. In this state, as shown in (Process 3), the user can register the up / down call from the up / down call buttons 60 and 70. When the upper and lower calls are registered by the user, as shown in (Process 4), the upper and lower calls are assigned to the C unit which is not assigned the landing destination floor call. Then, as shown in (Process 5), the hall lantern 90C of Unit C, which is the upper / lower call assignment unit, lights up, and the user is notified that the upper / lower call has been assigned.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to immediately switch the landing call registration method at a intended timing while ensuring the convenience of the user. In addition, since the allocation is switched according to the demand, the transportation efficiency can be improved.

When switching from the landing destination floor call to the up / down call, if there is another unit that can allocate all the allocations of the allocation change source unit, that unit can be selected as the allocation change destination unit. In this case, since the unit to which the assignment is changed can be set to one unit, the change status can be easily understood by the user, and the convenience of the user is further improved.

In addition, when the landing destination floor allocation unit and the upper and lower call allocation unit coexist, the allocation target unit of the landing call after switching at the landing is displayed. As a result, the user does not have to wonder which assigned machine to take, which further improves the convenience of the user.

In addition, even if there is a unit that does not have a registered landing call, if the car is full, we will create another unit that does not have an allocation so that the landing call after switching can be reliably assigned. You may.

Further, in the above embodiment, the allocation is switched according to the demand. However, a changeover switch may be configured to output a changeover command to the allocation command output unit 12 from the outside. Further, by setting a timer, a switching command may be output to the allocation command output unit 12 depending on the time zone.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

100 ... Elevator control system, 10 ... Group management control device, 11 ... Allocation control unit, 12 ... Allocation command output unit, 13 ... Landing call registration method switching determination unit, 30A ... Unit A control device, 30B ... Unit B control device, 30C ... Unit C control device, 31 ... Allocation response control unit, 32 ... Elevator information output unit, 33 ... Car call registration unit, 34 ... Vertical call registration unit, 40A, 40B, 40C ... Riding car, 50 ... Landing destination floor registration Device, 60, 70 ... Up / down call button, 80A, 80B, 80C ... Destination floor display panel, 90A, 90B, 90C ... Hall lantern

Claims (4)

Register the elevator car by designating the destination floor at the landing. Register the landing destination floor call registration device and the up and down call to call the elevator car by designating the direction of the destination floor. It is a boarding call registration method switching method executed by a group management control device that is equipped with a call registration device and assigns the call to a desired unit in the bank and responds when the landing destination floor call or up / down call is registered. There,
Based on the switching operation from the outside or the demand of the elevator, the switching command of the landing call registration method is output.
When the switching command is output, it is determined whether or not there is a registered landing call in the bank.
If it is determined that there is a registered landing call, the unit with the least allocation of registered landing calls from the units in the bank will be selected as the selected unit.
The existing allocation of the selected unit is changed to another unit in the bank,
If the registered landing call whose assignment has been changed is the landing destination floor call, the destination floor information is changed from the landing destination floor display device of the selected machine to the landing destination floor display device of the assigned change destination machine.
After the assignment of the registered landing call is changed, the landing call registration method is switched to the vertical call registration method.
How to switch the landing call registration method. After the landing call registration method is switched, the registered landing call before the switching of each unit is confirmed.
The unit for which the registered landing call allocation has disappeared will be the unit subject to the allocation of the landing call after the switching.
The method for switching the landing call registration method according to claim 1. When the landing destination floor call is assigned, the destination floor is displayed on the destination floor display device installed at the landing.
The method for switching the landing call registration method according to claim 1 or 2. Register the elevator car by designating the destination floor at the landing. Register the landing destination floor call registration device and the up and down call to call the elevator car by designating the direction of the destination floor. A group management control device that is connected to a call registration device and, when the landing destination floor call or up / down call is registered, assigns the call to a desired unit in the bank and responds.
A switching command output means that outputs a switching command of the landing call registration method based on a switching operation from the outside or the demand of the elevator.
When the switching command is output, the registered landing call determination means for determining whether or not there is a registered landing call in the bank, and the registered landing call determination means.
If it is determined that there is a registered landing call, the unit with the smallest number of registered landing calls from the units in the bank is selected as the selected unit, and the minimum allocated unit selection means.
The registered landing call allocation change means for changing the allocation of the selected unit to another unit in the bank, and
If the registered landing call whose assignment has been changed is the landing destination floor call, the landing destination floor display that changes the destination floor information from the landing destination floor display device of the selected machine to the landing destination floor display device of the assigned change destination machine. Means of change and
When the pre-registered landing call is reassigned, the landing call registration method switching control means for switching the landing call registration method and
After the landing call registration method is switched, the registered landing call before the switching of each of the units is confirmed, and the unit from which the registered landing call assignment is lost is set as the landing call allocation target unit after the switching. After switching, the means for selecting the unit to be assigned to the landing call, and
Group management control device.

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