JP2674849B2 - Elevator equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator apparatus, and more particularly to an elevator apparatus that conveys a person and a conveyance means such as an unmanned vehicle in the same elevator cage.

[Problems to be solved by the prior art and the invention]

Conventionally, an elevator apparatus attached to a building or the like operates as follows.

Each floor of the building is provided with a call command button for an elevator car. When the user operates the call command button to call the elevator car and specify the destination direction (up or down), the elevator car moves to the floor where the call command button is operated. A stop floor command button is provided in the elevator car. When the user on the elevator car operates the stop floor designation button and the destination is designated by the floor number, the elevator car transports the user to the designated floor.

Also, for example, if the call command button on the floor in the middle of the building is being raised from the lower layer to the upper layer, when the designated destination direction is ascending, the call command button is stopped at the floor on which the call command button was operated, and the designated destination direction is stopped. Passes when the destination direction is descending. If the call command button on the floor on the way is operated while descending from the upper level to the lower level of the building,
When the designated destination direction is descending, the call command button stops at the operated floor, and when the designated destination direction is upward, it passes.

As described above, the conventional elevator apparatus operates by operating the call command button, and sequentially transports the user.

By the way, in recent years, along with the development of robot engineering, an unmanned vehicle for carrying documents and the like in a space such as an office may be used. Unmanned vehicles use elevator equipment when transporting documents between different floors. As a mode in which this unmanned vehicle uses an elevator apparatus, a first mode in which an elevator cage waits for an elevator cage in the same waiting space as a human and rides in the same elevator cage as a human, and an elevator apparatus used by a human is provided separately. A second mode in which an elevator device dedicated to an unmanned vehicle is used can be considered.

However, in the first embodiment, a human and an unmanned vehicle ride in the same elevator cage,
It gives offense to the person on board. Also, waiting for the elevator car in the same waiting space can be similarly uncomfortable.

Further, in the second usage mode, since a plurality of elevator devices are required, the equipment becomes large-scale and the space in the building cannot be effectively used.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above facts, and an elevator device in which a person and a vehicle such as an unmanned vehicle do not ride in the same elevator cage and the space in the building can be effectively used is obtained. Is the purpose.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the elevator apparatus according to the present invention is an elevator apparatus that separately provides a waiting space for humans and a waiting space for transportation means, and transports humans and transportation means in the same elevator cage. Determination means for determining which of the elevator cage use of the vehicle and the use of the elevator cage of the transportation means are to be preferentially transported, and when the use of the human elevator cage is prioritized, the transportation means is used until the use of the human elevator cage is completed. Control means for prohibiting the use of the elevator car and permitting the use of the elevator cage of the transportation means when human use of the elevator cage is not prioritized.

[Action]

According to the present invention, the determination means determines which of the human elevator cage utilization and the transportation means elevator cage utilization is to be preferentially transported, and the control means determines whether the human elevator cage utilization is prioritized. The use of the elevator cage of the transportation means is prohibited until the use of the elevator cage is completed, and the use of the elevator cage of the transportation means is controlled when human use of the elevator cage is not prioritized.

For this reason, when human elevator cage utilization is prioritized, the transport means does not use the elevator cage until human elevator cage utilization is completed, and when human utilization is not prioritized, the transportation means is transported. Is performed with priority, so that the person and the transportation means do not ride in the elevator cage.

Further, in the present invention, since the waiting space for humans and the waiting space for transportation means are provided separately, it is not necessary for the humans and transportation means to wait for the elevator cage in the same waiting space.

Further, in the present invention, since the person and the transportation means are transported by the single elevator cage, the space in the building can be effectively used.

〔Example〕

First Embodiment Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a building 12 to which an elevator apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment is attached. An elevator shaft 20 is provided at the side edge of the building 12.

The elevator apparatus 10 includes an elevator cage 22 housed in an elevator shaft 20. One end of a steel wire 23 is attached above the elevator cage 22. At the other end of the wire 23, a counterweight 21 having a weight substantially equal to the weight of the elevator car 22 is attached. Elevator cage 22 inside elevator shaft 20
A guide rail (not shown) is attached to each of the counterweight 21 and the counterweight 21. The intermediate portion of the wire 23 is wound around a drive reel 25 provided on the roof of the building 12 so as to correspond to the elevator shaft 20.
The drive reel 25 is rotated by the elevator drive 24. The elevator drive device 24 is an input / output port of the control circuit 30.
It is connected to the 30D (see Fig. 4).

When the drive reel 25 is rotated in the direction of winding the wire 23 on the elevator car 22 side, the elevator car 22 moves up in the elevator shaft 20, and the counterweight 21 moves down in the elevator shaft 20. When the drive reel 25 is rotated in the direction in which the wire 23 on the elevator cage 22 side is pulled out, the elevator cage 22 descends in the elevator shaft 20 and the counterweight 21 moves to the elevator shaft.
Ascend within 20.

As shown in FIG. 2, the elevator shaft 20 is provided with doors 14 and 15 for getting in and out separately for each floor of the building 12. The opening / closing of the entry / exit doors 14 and 15 is controlled by a control circuit 30 described later. In addition, a waiting space 16 and a waiting space 17 are arranged on each floor so as to correspond to the entrance and exit doors 14 and 15 with the elevator shaft 20 interposed therebetween. Waiting space for the access door 14
Reference numeral 16 is a waiting space for humans, and when a human intends to use the elevator cage 22, he / she enters the waiting space 16 from the direction of arrow A in FIG.
Will be waiting for.

In addition, the waiting space 17 corresponding to the door 15 for getting on and off,
A waiting space for the unmanned vehicle 38 (see Fig. 3),
When the unmanned vehicle 38 wants to use the elevator car 22, it enters the waiting space 17 from the direction of arrow B in FIG. 2 and waits for the elevator car 22.

As shown in FIG. 3, the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 has wheels 38A, and the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 travels along a track such as a reflection tape (not shown) or a magnetic track provided along the travel route. . The unmanned vehicle 38 reciprocates between a plurality of offices existing on different floors in the building 12 and carries documents and the like. Further, the unmanned vehicle 38 has a built-in transceiver circuit 40. A transceiver 42 is mounted above the entry / exit door 15 of the waiting space 17 for unmanned vehicles. The transceiver 42 is connected to the input / output port 30D of the control circuit 30 via the communication control device 44 (see FIG. 4). The communication control device 44 controls the operation of the transceiver 42, outputs the signal received by the transceiver 42 to the control circuit 30, converts the signal input from the control circuit 30 into a signal for transmission, and the transceiver 42 Output to. Communication is performed between the transceiver circuit 40 and the transceiver 42.

When the unmanned vehicle 38 uses the elevator cage 22,
The unmanned vehicle 38 moves to the waiting space 17 along the track. Upon reaching the waiting space 17, the transmission / reception circuit 40 transmits a signal corresponding to the destination floor to the transceiver 42. This signal is sent to the control circuit via the transceiver 42 and the communication control device 44.
Unmanned vehicle 38 entered in 30 and waiting for elevator cage 22
Is detected. On the other hand, the control circuit 30 transmits a signal indicating permission or prohibition of use of the elevator car 22 to the transmission / reception circuit 40 via the communication control device 44 and the transceiver 42. In the unmanned vehicle 38, the door 15 can be received only when the transmission / reception circuit 40 receives a signal indicating permission for use.
To move into the elevator cage 22 via. When the unmanned vehicle 38 that has moved to the elevator car 22 arrives at the destination floor, the control circuit 30 sends a signal to the transmitting / receiving circuit 40 to move it to the outside of the elevator car 22. Upon receiving this, the unmanned vehicle 38 moves to the outside of the elevator cage 22 via the door 15.

As shown in FIG. 4, an infrared sensor 38 is attached to the elevator car 22. The infrared sensor 38 is connected to the input / output port 30D of the control circuit 30. The infrared sensor 38 is a human or unmanned vehicle 38 in the elevator cage 22.
The presence or absence of is detected. An operation panel 26 is mounted in the elevator cage 22. The operation panel 26 is provided with a stop floor designation button (not shown) for designating a destination floor, and is connected to the input / output port 30D of the control circuit 30. The stop floor designation button is operated by a person who has boarded the elevator car 22.

A call command button 32 is attached to the waiting space 16 for humans on each floor. The call command button 32 is connected to the input / output port 30D of the control circuit 30. The call command button 32 is operated by a person from each floor so that the elevator car 22 can be called and the destination direction (ascending or descending) can be designated.

Control circuit 30 is CPU30A, ROM30B, RAM30C, I / O port
30D are provided and connected to each other.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 5 and 6.

The elevator device 10 of the first embodiment is a human and an unmanned vehicle.
One of the 38 is preferentially transported, and the one with priority can be switched.

A priority table and a non-priority table are provided on the RAM 30C of the control circuit 30. In the priority table, the calls of the elevator cage 22 from the person having priority among the human and the unmanned vehicle 38 are registered, and in the non-priority table, the calls of the elevator cage 22 from those having no priority are registered. . For example, if human transportation is a priority,
The call of the elevator cage 22 from a person is registered in the priority table, and the call of the elevator cage 22 from the unmanned vehicle 38 is registered in the non-priority table. The priority table and the non-priority table are respectively registered by an interrupt processing routine shown in FIG. 6 which will be described later, and when registering a call to the elevator car by a person, the call command button 32 of the floor is operated. When the number of floors is registered and the call of the elevator car 22 from the unmanned vehicle is registered, the unmanned vehicle calling the elevator car 22 is registered.
The floors on which 38 exists and the floors of the destination floor of the unmanned vehicle 38 are registered. In the following, in the case where priority is given to the transportation of humans, that is, in the case where the call from the human is registered in the priority table and the call from the unmanned vehicle 38 is registered in the non-priority table, the elevator device 10 The processing will be described.

When the power of the elevator apparatus 10 is turned on, as shown in FIG. 5, in step 100, it is determined whether or not there is a registration in the priority table, that is, whether or not a person calls the elevator car 22.

When the determination of step 100 is affirmative, it is determined that there is a call to the elevator car 22 from the one that is to be transported with priority, that is, there is a call to the elevator car 22 from a person, and the process proceeds to step 102.

In the step 102 transition, the priority one, that is, the human transportation process is performed. At step 102, the code corresponding to the one having priority over the mode setting area provided on the RAM 30C is set. Here, a code corresponding to a person is set in the mode setting area.

At step 108, the priority table or the non-priority table is referred to, and the table corresponding to the currently set mode is referred to, and the elevator car 22 is moved to the registered floor. Here, the priority table is referred to. When the elevator car 22 arrives at the registered floor, the registration corresponding to the floor is deleted from the referenced table.

At step 110, it is determined whether the code currently set in the mode setting area is a code corresponding to a human. In this case, since the human carrying process is being carried out, the determination at step 110 is affirmative, and at step 112 the entry / exit door 14 corresponding to the human waiting space 16 is opened. As a result, a person who calls the elevator car 22 gets on the elevator car 22. Moreover, in this case, if there is a person who descends, it can descend.

In the next step 118, the door for getting on and off is closed after a predetermined time (time required for getting on and off) after opening the door for getting on and off. In step 120, the presence or absence of boarding in the elevator cage 22, that is, the presence or absence of a person is determined by the infrared sensor 38. When a person is in the elevator car 22, the elevator car 22 is moved to the designated destination floor in step 122. If the mode is human, the destination floor is designated by the human operating the stop floor designation button in the elevator car 22. Hereinafter, steps 110 to 122 are repeated until the determination of step 120 is denied, that is, until there is no person in the elevator car 22. Step
If the determination at 120 is denied, the process returns to step 100.

As described above, in step 100, it is determined whether or not there is a registration in the priority table, that is, whether or not there is a call from a priority one, and if there is registration, a transportation process of the priority one is performed. If it is determined that there is no boarding in the elevator cage 22 in step 120, and if it is determined that there is no registration in the priority table in step 100, it is determined that there is no use of the elevator cage 22 of the person who has priority, Move to step 104.

At step 104, it is determined whether or not there is registration in the non-priority table, that is, whether or not the unmanned vehicle 38 is calling the elevator car 22. If the determination in step 104 is negative, it is determined that there is no unmanned vehicle 38 that is currently trying to use the elevator cage, and steps 100 and 104 are repeated until the determination in step 100 or step 104 is positive.

If the determination in step 104 is affirmative, it is determined that there is a call to the elevator cage 22 from a non-priority one, that is, there is a call to the elevator cage 22 from the unmanned vehicle 38, and the process proceeds to step 106.

From step 106 onward, a process that does not have priority, that is, an unmanned vehicle 38 is carried. In step 106, a code corresponding to a mode setting area provided on the RAM 30C that does not have priority is set. Here, a code corresponding to the unmanned vehicle 38 is set in the mode setting area.

At step 108, the elevator car 22 is moved to the registered floor by referring to the registered table corresponding to the currently set mode. Here, the non-priority table is referenced. When the elevator cage 22 arrives at the registered floor, the registration corresponding to the floor is deleted from the non-priority table.

At step 110, it is determined whether the code currently set in the mode setting area is a code corresponding to a human. In this case, step 110 is denied and step 1
At 14, the opening / closing door 15 corresponding to the waiting space 17 for the unmanned vehicle is opened. In step 115, if there is an unmanned vehicle 38 that is present in the elevator car 22 and the floor where the elevator car 22 is currently stopped is the destination floor, a control signal is transmitted to the unmanned vehicle 38, Remove from cage 22. At step 116, a signal indicating permission of use is transmitted to the unmanned vehicle 38 waiting for the elevator car 22. This allows unmanned vehicles 38
Moves into the elevator car 22. In addition to this step 116, the control circuit 30 transmits a signal indicating use prohibition to the unmanned vehicle 38 waiting for the elevator cage 22 in the waiting space 17, and the unmanned vehicle 38 other than the step 116 is transmitted. Does not move into the elevator car 22.

At the next step 118, the door for getting on and off is closed after a predetermined time has passed since the door for getting on and off was opened. At step 120, it is determined whether or not there is boarding in the elevator car 22, that is, whether or not the unmanned vehicle 38 exists. If an unmanned vehicle 38 is present in the elevator car 22, step 122
Move the elevator car 22 to the designated destination floor with. If the mode is driverless vehicle 38, driverless vehicle 38
The destination floor is specified by the table in which the call of the elevator car 22 from the above is registered, here the destination floor registered in the non-priority table. Thereafter, steps 110 to 122 are repeated until the determination at step 120 is negative. If the determination at step 120 is negative,
Return to step 100.

In the first embodiment, the judgment of step 100 is executed before the judgment of step 104. As a result, the transportation process of the items registered in the priority table is performed with priority over the transportation process of the items registered in the non-priority table. As described above, when the priority is human, the transportation process of the human is performed prior to the transportation process of the unmanned traveling vehicle 38, and the unmanned traveling vehicle has less use of the elevator cage 22 by the human. The elevator car 22 is used when there is no human use in the time zone (for example, the valley portion of the curve in FIG. 7).

Next, an interrupt processing routine will be described with reference to FIG. The interrupt processing routine is performed when the call command button 32 provided on each floor is operated and when the elevator car 22
When an unmanned vehicle that is calling is detected, an interrupt is generated and activated.

At step 124 it is determined whether the interrupt handling routine was initiated by an elevator car 22 interrupt from a transport priority. For example, when a person is prioritized, the above determination is affirmed when there is a call from a human, and the above determination is denied when there is a call from the unmanned vehicle 38. If the determination is affirmative, the call is registered in the priority table in step 126, and if the determination is negative, the call is registered in the non-priority table in step 128, and the process ends. At this time, in the case of a call from a person, the floor on which the call command button 32 is operated is registered. In the case of a call from the unmanned vehicle 38, the unmanned vehicle 38 waiting for the elevator car 22
And the destination floor of the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 received from the communication circuit 40 of the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 are registered.

Further, in the above description, the case where the person who gives priority is a human is described as an example, but the elevator apparatus 10 of the first embodiment preferentially carries either one of the person and the unmanned vehicle 38, and switches the one giving priority. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to give priority to the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 and prioritize the transportation of the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 over the transportation of the human. At this time, the priority may be switched, for example, when a signal indicating an emergency is received from the unmanned vehicle 38 or when an emergency button or the like is pressed by a person (not shown). The determination as to whether the priority is a human or an unmanned vehicle can be realized by setting a settet such as a flag or a code at the switching timing. When the priority is switched, if the contents of the priority table and the contents of the non-priority table are switched at the same time when it is determined that there is no elevator boarding, the transportation of the unmanned vehicle 38 has priority over the transportation of humans. Also in this case, the human and the unmanned vehicle 38 do not ride in the elevator cage 22.

Further, when there is no registration of the priority table and the non-priority correspondence table and the steps 100 and 104 are repeated, the elevator cage 22 is called from the priority one and the elevator cage 22 is called from the non-priority one. When they occur at the same time, which call is to be accepted depends on the timing of occurrence. That is,
If both tables are registered immediately before the execution of step 100, the priority table is referred to in step 100 and the call of the priority one is accepted. If both tables were registered immediately before the execution of step 104, step 10
In step 4, the non-priority table is referred to and the call of the non-priority table is accepted.

As described above, in the first embodiment, it is determined which one of the use of the human elevator cage and the use of the elevator car of the unmanned vehicle 38 is preferentially transported, and when the use of the human elevator cage is prioritized. The use of the elevator cage of the unmanned vehicle 38 is prohibited until the use of the human being is completed, and the unmanned vehicle is used when the human use of the elevator is not prioritized.
It controls to permit the use of 38 elevator cages. Accordingly, the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 does not use the elevator cage 22 while the human is using the elevator cage 22, and the human and the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 do not ride in the same elevator cage 22.

Further, since the waiting space 16 for humans and the waiting space 18 for unmanned traveling vehicles are provided separately, it is not necessary for humans and unmanned traveling vehicles 38 to wait for the elevator cage 22 in the same waiting space.

Furthermore, since a single elevator cage 22 carries a human and an unmanned vehicle 38 and the human and the unmanned vehicle 38 do not ride in the elevator cage 22, the building 12
The space inside can be used effectively.

Second Embodiment Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. In addition,
Since the elevator apparatus of the second embodiment is similar to that of FIGS. 1 to 4, the description of the configuration will be omitted and the operation of the second embodiment will be described below with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 8 and 9. It will be described with reference to FIG.

The elevator apparatus 10 of the second embodiment normally carries out human transportation prior to transportation of the unmanned traveling vehicle 38, and when the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 receives a signal indicating an emergency, The transportation is prioritized over the transportation by humans.

When the power of the elevator apparatus 10 is turned on, as shown in FIG. 8, the flag F provided on the RAM 30C is set at step 130.
Reset LG. At step 132, it is determined whether or not the flag FLG has been reset. This flag FLG is set by an interrupt processing routine shown in FIG. 9 to be described later when a signal indicating an emergency is received from the unmanned vehicle 38.

If the determination at step 132 is affirmative, at step 134
It is determined whether or not there is registration in the human correspondence table provided on the RAM 30C. When a person uses the elevator, the call command button 32 is operated. In the human correspondence table, the floor on which the call command button 32 is operated by the interrupt processing routine is registered. If the determination in step 134 is affirmative, it is determined that a person is currently calling the elevator cage 22, and step 13
In step 6, a code corresponding to a person is set in the mode setting area provided on the RAM 30C, and the process proceeds to step 138.

If the determination in step 134 is negative, it is determined in step 140 whether or not there is registration in the unmanned vehicle corresponding table provided on the RAM 30C. In the unmanned vehicle corresponding table, the floor in which the unmanned vehicle 38 calling the elevator car 22 and the destination floor of the unmanned vehicle 38 are registered by the interrupt routine. If the determination in step 140 is positive, the unmanned vehicle 3
8 determines that the elevator car 22 is calling, and at step 142, the unmanned vehicle 38 is set in the mode setting area.
The code corresponding to is set, and the process proceeds to step 138.

In step 138, a transportation process corresponding to the set mode and a transportation process of the human or unmanned traveling vehicle 38 are performed.
Step 138 corresponds to steps 110 to 122 of the flow chart of FIG. 5 in the first embodiment, and the carrying process is repeated until it is determined that there is no boarding in the elevator car 22. When it is determined that there is no boarding in the elevator car 22 and the processing of step 138 ends, the process returns to step 132.

If the determination in step 132 is negative, an elevator car from an unmanned vehicle 38 with a high degree of urgency, for example, an unmanned vehicle 38 that is carrying documents that need to be conveyed urgently.
Judge that there are 22 calls. Therefore, in the following, the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 is temporarily transported with priority over the transportation of humans. That is, in step 144, a code corresponding to the unmanned vehicle 38 is set in the mode setting area. Step 14
At 6, the flag FLG is reset and the process proceeds to step 138. As a result, priority is given to the transportation of the unmanned traveling vehicle 38, which has a high degree of urgency, regardless of whether the human correspondence table is registered. Also, since the flag FLG is reset at step 146,
After the transportation process is completed in step 138, the determination in step 132 is affirmed, and the transportation of the human is again prioritized over the transportation of the unmanned vehicle 38.

As described above, since the judgment of step 132 is executed before the judgment of step 134, and the judgment of step 134 is executed before the judgment of step 136, the unmanned vehicle with high urgency 38 When there is no unmanned vehicle (when the flag FLG is reset), the human transportation process is prioritized over the transportation process of the unmanned vehicle 38, and when there is an unmanned vehicle 38 of high urgency (when the flag FLG is set). In this case, the transportation process of the unmanned vehicle 38 is temporarily performed prior to the transportation process of the human.

Next, the interrupt processing routine will be described with reference to FIG. The interrupt processing routine is performed when the call command button 32 provided on each floor is operated and when the elevator car 22
It is activated when an unmanned vehicle 38 waiting for is detected.

At step 148, it is determined whether the activation factor is the detection of an unmanned vehicle. If the activation factor is the detection of the unmanned vehicle, the floor of the unmanned vehicle 38 waiting for the elevator cage 22 at step 150 and the unmanned vehicle 38 received from the communication circuit 40 of the unmanned vehicle 38 are present. Register the destination floor in the unmanned vehicle compatible table.

In the next step 152, it is determined whether or not a signal indicating an emergency has been received from the unmanned vehicle 38. When a signal indicating an emergency is received, it is determined that the unmanned vehicle 38 having a high degree of urgency is waiting for the elevator cage 22, and the flag FLG is set at step 154, and the process ends. Also, the process ends when the signal is not received.

If the activation factor is not the detection of the unmanned vehicle in step 148, it is determined that the call instruction button 32 has been operated by a person, and the floor on which the call instruction button 32 is operated is registered in the person correspondence table in step 156.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the use of the elevator car 22 by the unmanned vehicle 38 is prohibited when a person is using the elevator cage 22, there is no registration of the human correspondence table, and the elevator car 22 is not registered. When the passenger is not inside the vehicle, it is determined that the elevator cage 22 is not used by a human, and the use of the elevator cage 22 of the unmanned vehicle is permitted. Accordingly, the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 does not use the elevator cage 22 while the human is using the elevator cage 22, and the human and the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 do not ride in the same elevator cage 22.

Incidentally, in each of the above-mentioned examples, the reflective tape as the guiding method of the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 and the magnetic track were mentioned, but the guiding method is not particularly limited to this, and guiding is performed by guiding by a laser beam or pattern recognition. Good.

Further, in the above, when the operation of the call command button 32 by a human and the detection of the unmanned vehicle 38 having the elevator cage 22 occur at the same time in a state where there is no registration in any table, which call is accepted? However, the processing when they occur at the same time may be determined in advance. In this case, the above process includes
The above three types of processing are conceivable: responding to a call by a human being, responding to a call of an unmanned vehicle, or responding to a call of a floor near a floor where the elevator car 22 is currently stopped.

Further, in the second embodiment, the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 is distinguished by the degree of urgency, but three or more urgency levels are set and the elevator gauge 22 is preferentially used by the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 having high urgency. You may do it.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the example in which the process corresponding to the next call is not performed until the process corresponding to one call has been described, but the priority order is set for the call (for example, from the floor closest to the current position). Call is given priority), and the processing may be performed in order of priority.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the infrared sensor 38 is used to detect the presence or absence of the human and the unmanned vehicle 38 in the elevator cage 22, but the human and the unmanned vehicle 38 getting on and off the vehicle.
Elevator cage with a sensor that counts the number of
The presence or absence of humans and unmanned vehicles within 22 may be determined.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the waiting space 16 for humans and the waiting space 17 for the unmanned vehicle 38 are provided to face each other with the elevator shaft 20 in between, but they may be provided so as to be adjacent to each other. .

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the call of the elevator cage 22 from the human and the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 is registered in the table corresponding to the human or the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 without distinction of the destination direction. It may be registered in a different table.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the entry / exit door 14 used by humans and the entry / exit door 15 used by the unmanned traveling vehicle 38 are provided separately, but they are used by both humans and unmanned traveling vehicles 38. There may be a single entry / exit door. In this case, the boarding / alighting door is provided corresponding to the waiting space 16 for humans, a human waits for the elevator cage 22 in the waiting space 16 for humans, and the unmanned vehicle 38 is an elevator in the waiting space 17 for unmanned vehicles. Wait for cage 22. Unmanned vehicle 38 is elevator cage 22
When using the car, it is sufficient to move from the waiting space 17 for the unmanned vehicle to the waiting space 16 for humans, and to the inside of the elevator cage 22 through the door for getting on and off.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the waiting space 16 for humans and the waiting space 17 for the unmanned vehicle 38 were provided on the same floor, but the waiting space for humans and the waiting space for the unmanned vehicle are provided on each floor. There is no need for space. For example, only a waiting space for humans may be provided on a certain floor, and only a waiting space for unmanned vehicles may be provided on a certain floor. Further, for example, the present invention can be applied to the building 12 in which there are floors dedicated to humans and floors dedicated to unmanned vehicles, and the floor-to-ceiling heights of the floors are different.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the transport means is the unmanned traveling vehicle 38, but is not limited to this, the transportation means, for example, a person to assist the unmanned traveling vehicle to convey the transported object, Alternatively, it includes a case where a person uses a dolly or the like to convey an object to be conveyed, and the present invention can be applied to these cases.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where one elevator device 10 is attached to the building 12 has been described, but it is not necessary to limit the number of elevator devices 10 to one, and a plurality of elevators 10 are attached to the building 12. The present invention may be applied to each of the devices 10, and the operation of each elevator may be controlled by using the present invention together with group management for managing a plurality of groups of elevators with one group of a plurality of elevators. Good.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the present invention, when human elevator cage utilization is prioritized, prohibits elevator cage utilization of the transport means until human elevator cage utilization is completed and human elevator cage utilization is non-priority. Is controlled so as to permit the use of the elevator cage of the transportation means, it is possible to effectively use the space in the building without humans and unmanned vehicles riding in the same elevator cage. The effect is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a building to which the elevator apparatus according to the first embodiment is attached, FIG. 2 is a plan view near the entrance / exit of the elevator apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a waiting space for unmanned vehicles and unmanned vehicles. Fig. 4 is a side view showing Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is a schematic block diagram of the elevator apparatus, Figs. 5 and 6 are flow charts for explaining the operation of the first embodiment, and Figs. 7 (A) and 7 (B) are the elevator apparatus. A chart showing an example of changes in the number of passengers with time, FIGS. 8 and 9 are flow charts for explaining the operation of the second embodiment. 10 …… elevator equipment, 12 …… building, 22 …… elevator cage, 30 …… control circuit, 38 …… unmanned vehicle.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An elevator apparatus for separately providing a waiting space for a human and a waiting space for a carrying means, and carrying the human and the carrying means in the same elevator cage, wherein the elevator cage is used by a human and the elevator cage of the carrying means. The determination means for determining which of the use and the priority is to be carried, and when the use of the human elevator cage is prioritized, the use of the elevator cage of the transportation means is prohibited and the use of the human Control means for controlling so as to permit the use of the elevator cage of the transport means when the use of the elevator cage is not prioritized.