JP3202599B2 - Elevator restoration support system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator recovery support system, and more particularly to an elevator recovery support system which detects an occurrence of a middle-scale earthquake and causes some of the elevators to stop operating at the same time. About the system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A building having an elevator, for example, a building is provided with an earthquake detector, and when an earthquake of a certain magnitude or more is detected, the operation of the elevator is automatically stopped. In this way, when the elevator is shut down due to the operation of the earthquake detector, there is a possibility that the elevator related equipment may have failed due to the earthquake. Generally does not restart operation. Therefore, when an earthquake occurs, elevator maintenance personnel are urgently dispatched to a building in the area in charge, and first check whether there is an abnormality that hinders the operation of the elevator and take necessary measures. Then, the operation procedure of the elevator restoration process of returning the state of the seismic detector to a standby state in which it is not operating (hereinafter, this process is referred to as “restoration”) and restarting the normal operation of the elevator is performed. are doing.

[0003]

The accuracy of a general seismic sensor is adjusted so that it operates when a shake having a seismic intensity of 4 or more is detected. Therefore, if a wide-area earthquake occurs with relatively large shaking, the number of elevators that are simultaneously shut down due to the operation of the above-mentioned seismic detectors increases, and the amount of work required for their recovery processing is enormous. Becomes On the other hand, considering elevator users, especially those who were in use during an earthquake and were trapped in the car, they rushed to the elevator installation site as soon as possible, Necessary recovery processes must be started.

[0004] Since an earthquake is a type of wave phenomenon that propagates near the surface of the earth, the type, size, direction, etc. of seismic waves are all different at different locations even in the same earthquake. Further, even if the seismic waves observed on the ground surface are the same, it is impossible that a building of completely the same structure has been built thereon. Therefore, the intensity of the quake that is actually sensed when an earthquake occurs differs depending on the building where the earthquake sensor is installed. In many cases, a building in which the elevator has been stopped and a building in which the elevator continues to operate without operating the earthquake detector are mixed.

[0005] In the conventional recovery procedure, maintenance personnel who have experienced an earthquake are immediately dispatched to an area in charge and patrol a plurality of buildings belonging to the area in charge to rescue users and perform necessary recovery processing. Since it is assumed that the maintenance is performed, the maintenance personnel working on the site cannot mutually grasp the work status of other maintenance personnel. Therefore, for example, if multiple maintenance personnel are sharing the same area, another maintenance staff who does not know it may have to rush to the site where the restoration process has already been completed, or conversely However, despite the necessity of a recovery process, there is a problem that inconvenient cases are likely to occur, in which any maintenance personnel do not rush and are left in an operation stopped state for a long time.

[0006] When an earthquake occurs, work for rescuing users and necessary recovery processing is given top priority, and a report is sent to a management department that supervises all maintenance personnel. After that, there is a problem that it is difficult for the management department to accurately grasp the progress of the recovery process.

[0007] The purpose of the present invention, maintenance personnel are working in the field can understand each other a work situation of another maintenance personnel, recovery processing
It is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator restoration support system capable of accurately grasping the progress of management in a management department .

[0008]

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above-mentioned Purpose
The present invention is attached to a building having an elevator, upon sensing a preset certain level of shaking and seismic sensor that outputs a seismic sensor signal, operation stop state in response to the elevator normal operation state to the seismic sensor signals and an elevator control device for, which is connected to the elevator control device performs condition monitoring of an elevator, when receiving the query signal over a telephone line, and a monitoring terminal device responsive setting information indicating the state of the elevator wherein the after shaking had subsided, the <br/> elevator recovery support system for implementing the restoration processing of said seismic sensor returning the elevator from operation stop state to the normal operating condition, the elevator
When the restoration process is completed, the knowledge that identifies the elevator
"Recovery" indicating completion of separate information and elevator recovery processing
The setting information is used to monitor the status of the elevator.
Carry when carrying out the monitoring terminal device and the recovery process
Of the portable terminal devices used, at least the portable terminal device
And a portable terminal device.
Monitors the setting information stored in the terminal storage unit.
The data is transmitted to the data device .

In particular, the terminal control section of the portable terminal device
According to the given report instruction, the information is stored in the terminal storage unit.
Via the telephone line, the remembered setting information of the elevator
Performed report control to send to a predetermined monitoring center device
The identification information and the plurality of pieces of identification information stored in the terminal storage unit.
And the “restored” setting information to the monitoring center device.
Report control, and preferably
Is the identification information stored in the terminal storage unit and the
"Recovered" setting information reaches a predetermined number
Report control to the monitoring center device.
It is obtained by sea urchin. In addition, the visual center device may
Center storage for storing the setting information transmitted by the notification control
Unit and the setting information stored in the center storage unit to a predetermined priority.
There may be a center display section that displays the information in the
In addition, the setting information includes “restored” setting information,
Setting information of "non-operation" indicating that the device is not operating,
When the earthquake detector operates and the elevator is stopped
The setting information of “in operation” indicating that there is
The setting information of "recovering" indicating that the
"Dispatched", which indicates that it is being dispatched for the old process
It may be setting information .

[0011] Thus, the maintenance staff working in the building where the elevator is installed can use the telephone line of the building that is the first destination in the service area to monitor the terminal equipment of all the buildings in the service area. By collecting the setting information from, it is possible to mutually understand the work status of other maintenance personnel in the same area in charge, and it is possible to suppress wasteful dispatch that lowers the work efficiency of the recovery process .

[0012]

[0013] In addition, configuration information related to the recovery process in the building within each territory after the earthquake has occurred, because the transmitted one after another in each building Number of ratings or one by one to the monitoring center devices, these settings information Is displayed in the optimal order, the progress of the recovery process can be accurately and in real time grasped by the management department. Therefore, it is possible to give an appropriate instruction from the management department to each maintenance staff during the restoration process.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an elevator restoration support system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an entire embodiment of an elevator restoration support system according to the present invention.
1 is an earthquake sensor, 2 is an elevator control device, 3 is a monitoring terminal device, 4 is a portable terminal device, 5 is a monitoring center device, and 6 is a telephone line used as a communication line. Also, 21
Is a control unit of the elevator control device 2, 22 is a storage unit of the elevator control device 2, 31 is a control unit of the monitoring terminal device 3, 3
2 is a storage unit of the monitoring terminal device 3, 31 is a terminal control unit of the portable terminal device 4, 42 is a terminal storage unit of the portable terminal device 4, 43 is an input unit of the portable terminal device 4, and 44 is a portable terminal device 4. Reference numeral 51 denotes a center control unit of the monitoring center device 5, 52 denotes a center storage unit of the monitoring center device 5, 53 denotes an input unit of the monitoring center device 5, and 54 denotes a center display unit of the monitoring center device 5.

When the earthquake detector 1 detects a certain or more shaking (for example, a shaking with a seismic intensity of 4 or more), it outputs the earthquake detecting signal to the elevator control device 2 assuming that the shaking is caused by an earthquake. The elevator control device 2 is used for a control unit 21 for controlling the entire operation, a ROM in which a program in which an operation procedure of the control unit 21 is described is stored, and temporary storage of input data, work data during processing, and the like. RAM
And a storage unit 22 including the following. The elevator is put into an operation stop state according to the earthquake detection signal. The monitoring terminal device 3 connected to the elevator control device 2 has a control unit 31 for controlling the entire operation, a ROM in which a program describing the operation procedure of the control unit 31 is stored, and input data and work data in the middle of processing. And a storage unit 32 including a RAM used for temporary storage.
The operating status of the elevator is constantly monitored.

The portable terminal device 4 includes a terminal control unit 41 for controlling the entire operation, a ROM in which a program in which the operation procedure of the terminal control unit 41 is described is stored, and temporary data such as input data and work data being processed. RAM used for storage
, An input unit 43 for inputting operation instructions, and a terminal display unit 44 for displaying and outputting work data. The mobile terminal device 4 is, for example, one that each maintenance staff always carries on his / her own, and is used by being connected to the monitoring terminal device 3 or the monitoring center device 5 via the telephone line 6. The monitoring center device 5 is used for a center control unit 51 for controlling the entire operation, a ROM in which a program in which the operation procedure of the center control unit 51 is described is stored, and a temporary storage of input data and work data during processing. A center storage unit 52 including a RAM to be operated, an input unit 53 for inputting an operation instruction, and a center display unit 54 for displaying and outputting data.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of information displayed and output on the terminal display section 44 of the portable terminal device 4 in the embodiment of FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 4a denotes a rearrangement number, 4b denotes an identification code for specifying a building such as an elevator or a building having an elevator to be subjected to restoration processing, 4c denotes an identification code 4.
The customer name corresponding to b, 4d is the time when the portable terminal device 4 performed the collection control of the setting information described later for the elevator with the identification code 4b, and 4e is the setting information on the earthquake sensor 1 obtained by the collection control of the setting information. It is. The setting information 4e in the present embodiment indicates that the earthquake detector 1 is operating and the elevator is in an operation stop state, "in operation", the earthquake detector 1 does not operate and the elevator remains in a normal operation state. This is one of three types: "non-operation" indicating that the operation has been completed, and "restored" indicating that the restoration processing of the earthquake sensor 1 has been completed and the operation has returned to the normal operation state. For example, the identification code 4b registered in the rearrangement No. 4a = “3” =
When the customer name 4c of “12350” is “C building”, the setting information 4e at time 4d = “13:40” = “restored”
It can be seen that it is. Note that "active", "inactive",
In addition to the setting information of "Recovered", setting information such as "Recovering" indicating that the recovery process is being performed and "Delivering" indicating that the recovery process is in progress is also possible. Good.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information displayed and output on the center display unit 54 of the monitoring center device 5 in the embodiment of FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 5a denotes a rearrangement number, 5b denotes an identification code for identifying a building such as a building having an elevator to be subjected to restoration processing, 5c denotes a customer name corresponding to the identification code 5b, and 5d denotes a mobile phone having the identification code 5b. The time when collection control of setting information described later was performed by the terminal device 5, 5 e is the setting information of the above-described earthquake sensor 1, 5 f is the name of the maintenance staff who transmitted the setting information 5 e from the portable terminal device 4 via the telephone line 6. It is. For example, rearrangement No. 5a = “4”
Time 5d = "13:02" with the identification code 5b = "customer name 5c" of "12351" registered in
It is confirmed that the maintenance staff name 5f = “Sato” is the setting information 5e = “operating”, that is, the elevator is in the operation stop state, but it can be seen that the restoration processing is currently being performed.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a procedure of an operation stop process immediately after the occurrence of an earthquake in the embodiment of FIG. In the figure, in step S41, it is checked whether or not the earthquake sensor 1 has been operated. If the earthquake sensor 1 has been operated by a certain or more shaking (for example, seismic intensity 4 or more), the process proceeds to step 42. In step 42, an earthquake detection signal is transmitted from the earthquake sensor 1 to the elevator control device 2. Step 4
In step 3, the storage unit 22 stores the content of the earthquake detection signal received by the control unit 21 of the elevator control device 2, that is, information indicating that the detected shaking is due to the occurrence of an earthquake, and outputs a stop signal. If the car is running, stop at the nearest floor and open the door to prevent driving after lowering passengers, or if the car is stopped on the floor The elevator is put into the operation stop state without responding to the subsequent call registration. Further, in step 44, the control unit 31 of the monitoring terminal device 3 refers to the storage unit 22 of the elevator control device 2 to obtain the setting information on the earthquake sensor 1, that is, “in operation” in this case, and stores it in the storage unit. 32. Therefore,
By referring to the setting information stored in the storage unit 32 from the outside in advance, it is possible to accurately determine whether urgent dispatch for recovery processing is necessary.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a processing procedure relating to collection control of setting information after the occurrence of an earthquake in the embodiment of FIG. In the figure, in the first step S51, the maintenance staff carries the portable terminal device carried by the telephone line 6 of the monitoring terminal device 3 installed in the building under maintenance or the nearest building to be maintained. 4 is connected. In step S52, the maintenance staff selects a desired customer group from the plurality of customer groups displayed on the terminal display unit 44, that is, a customer group in his / her area of responsibility, and issues a collection instruction. In a succeeding step S53, the portable terminal device 4 makes a cyclic access to the monitoring terminal devices 3 installed in a plurality of buildings belonging to the previously selected customer group via the connected telephone line 6, that is, makes successive telephone calls. To access. Then, in step S54, the terminal control unit 4 of the mobile terminal device 4
1 reads out the setting information stored in the storage unit 32 of the monitoring terminal device 3 of the access destination, that is, information on whether or not the above-described restoration process is necessary for the building concerned, and stores this in the terminal storage unit 42. Let it. Further, in step S55, the terminal control unit 41 of the portable terminal device 4 causes the terminal display unit 44 to display and output setting information corresponding to a plurality of buildings stored in the terminal storage unit 42 in a predetermined priority order.
At the time of this display output, an optimal recovery order schedule is created based on each setting information, and this is displayed and output as a priority order. Finally, in step S56, the setting information stored in the terminal storage unit 42 is transmitted to the monitoring center device 5 together with the identification code of the building or the elevator in accordance with a processing procedure relating to the setting information report control described later.

As described above, the maintenance staff uses the telephone line 6 of the monitoring terminal device 3 installed in the building under maintenance work or the nearest building to be subjected to maintenance work to each building in the area in charge. The setting information including the operation state of the elevator and the like can be known in advance before starting the recovery processing. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the occurrence of an inconvenient case in which the elevator goes to a building in which the elevator is in a normal operation state even after the occurrence of the earthquake, and it is possible to greatly improve the work efficiency in the restoration processing.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic procedure of the recovery processing in the embodiment of FIG. In FIG. 6, the maintenance staff who has confirmed the building to be the subject of emergency dispatch from the portable terminal device 4 in accordance with the procedure of FIG. 5 from the mobile terminal device 4 is the building whose elevator has been stopped by the operation of the earthquake detector 1 in step S61. , That is, the corresponding setting information is “operating”
, The elevator is inspected and repaired in the subsequent step S62, and then the earthquake sensor 1 is restored to resume normal operation of the elevator. When the restoration process is completed in this way, in step S63, the maintenance staff inputs from the input unit 43 of the portable terminal device 4 that the restoration process of the elevator including the earthquake sensor 1 has been completed. That is, the identification code of the restored elevator (or building) and the restored information are input and stored in the terminal storage unit 42. As a result, in step S64, the terminal control unit 4 of the portable terminal device 4
1, the setting information corresponding to the building is changed,
The value of the time 4d displayed and output on the terminal display unit 44 of the mobile terminal device 4 is changed to the time when the setting input is performed, and the display of the setting information is changed from “operating” to “restored”. The restored information is also stored in the storage unit 32 of the monitoring terminal device 3 of the elevator. The above-described restoration processing and storage processing of the restoration information are similarly performed for the other elevators in the operation stop state.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a processing procedure related to the setting information report control in the embodiment of FIG. In the figure,
In the first step S71, the maintenance staff connects the mobile terminal device 4 carried by the user to the telephone line 6 of the monitoring terminal device 3 installed in the building where the vehicle is dispatched. Subsequent step S72
Then, the portable terminal device 4 accesses the monitoring center device 5 via the connected telephone line 6. When the number of restored vehicles reaches a predetermined number, for example, when the restoration process is completed for half the number of elevators to be restored, or when the restoration process is completed especially for elevators in highly public buildings, In step S73, the terminal control unit 41 of the mobile terminal device 4 determines the identification codes of the plurality of buildings or elevators stored in the terminal storage unit 42 of the mobile terminal device 4 and the identification codes thereof in step S73. The setting information for each code is transmitted to the monitoring center device 5. In step S74, the center control unit 51 of the monitoring center device 5 stores the received setting information in the center storage unit 52. Then, step S75
Then, the operator of the monitoring center device 5 causes the center display unit 54 to display and output the setting information stored in the center storage unit 52 in a predetermined priority order by performing a predetermined operation input from the input unit 53. In step S76, the operator of the monitoring center device 5 refers to the setting information displayed on the center display unit 54 and determines a support system for the maintenance staff who is working.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, after a middle-scale earthquake occurs, an elevator that has been stopped in operation by a seismic sensor in a building such as a building having an elevator is returned to a normal operation state. The maintenance staff performing the recovery process uses the telephone line provided for the monitoring terminal device in the building to which they are first dispatched in the service area, and uses the telephone terminal provided for the monitoring terminal device in the customer's building in the service area. , And collects the corresponding identification codes and setting information for each identification code to quickly grasp the work status of another maintenance worker who is performing the same recovery processing in the same assigned area from a distance. Since it becomes possible, it is possible to suppress useless dispatch that lowers the work efficiency of the recovery process. And further, dispatch to a building in the area in charge according to the optimal restoration order schedule expressed by the display order of the setting information and the like on the terminal display unit of the mobile terminal device,
By sequentially proceeding with the restoration process, the work efficiency in the restoration process can be greatly improved. Also,
Each time several buildings or restoration processes are completed, the maintenance staff sends the above setting information related to the restoration process from the mobile terminal device to the monitoring center device, so that the management department of the monitoring center device can perform a general recovery. Since the progress of processing can be grasped accurately and in real time, for example, maintenance staff whose recovery processing is being completed early is appropriately instructed to support other areas where recovery processing is slightly delayed in other areas. For example, a flexible and accurate work instruction can be given from the management department.

[0026]

As described above , according to the present invention,
After the earthquake has occurred, provided to the customer of the building of earthquake maintenance personnel doing the recovery process of the elevator became a shutdown state by the operation of the sensor is within the area of responsibility by using a phone line monitoring patrol access to the terminal device, by collecting the corresponding configuration information, since it is possible to quickly know from a distance the work situation of another maintenance personnel are subjected to the same recovery process in the same charge in the region In addition, it is possible to suppress useless dispatch that lowers the work efficiency of the recovery process.

[0027]

Further, every time several buildings or the restoration process is completed, the maintenance staff sends the above-mentioned setting information related to the restoration process from the portable terminal device to the monitoring center device, so that the management department of the monitoring center device can be operated. Because it is possible to grasp the progress of the overall recovery process accurately and in real time, for example, to support maintenance personnel whose recovery process is being completed early in other areas where the recovery process is somewhat delayed It is also possible to give a flexible and accurate work instruction from the management department, for example, by giving an instruction as needed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an entire embodiment of an elevator restoration support system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of information displayed and output on a terminal display unit of the mobile terminal device in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of information displayed and output on a center display unit of the monitoring center device in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a procedure of an operation stop process immediately after the occurrence of an earthquake in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

5 is a diagram showing a processing procedure relating to collection control of setting information after an earthquake in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic procedure of a recovery process in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a processing procedure related to a setting information report control in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Earthquake detector 2 Elevator control device 3 Monitoring terminal device 4 Portable terminal device 41 Terminal control unit 42 Terminal storage unit 43 Input unit 44 Terminal display unit 5 Monitoring center device 51 Center control unit 52 Center storage unit 53 Input unit 54 Center display unit

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A seismic sensor attached to a building having an elevator and outputting a seismic sensing signal when a predetermined or more predetermined shaking is sensed, and shutting down an elevator in a normal operation state according to the seismic sensing signal. an elevator control device for the state, which is connected to the elevator control device performs condition monitoring of an elevator, when receiving the inquiry <br/> allowed signal over a telephone line, in response to setting information indicating a status of the elevator and a monitoring terminal device for, after the shaking had subsided, the <br/> elevator recovery support system for implementing the recovery process for returning the elevator from operation stop state to the normal operating state, restoration of the elevator When the process is completed, the elevator
Identification information identifying the vehicle and completion of the elevator recovery process
The “restored” setting information indicating
The monitoring terminal device performing the visual inspection and performing the recovery process
At least one of the portable terminal devices
The mobile terminal device stores the setting stored in the terminal storage unit in the terminal storage unit.
An elevator restoration support system, wherein information is transmitted to a monitoring center device . 2. A terminal control unit of the portable terminal device, comprising :
According to the received report instruction, and stored in the terminal storage unit.
The setting information of the elevator that has been set via the telephone line.
2. An elevator restoration support system according to claim 1, wherein a report control to be transmitted to said monitoring center device is performed . 3. The terminal control unit stores in the terminal storage unit.
Of the identified information and the "restored"
3. The elevator restoration support system according to claim 1 , wherein report control for transmitting fixed information to the monitoring center device is performed. 4. The identification information stored in the terminal storage unit.
Information and the “restored” setting information are determined in advance.
4. The elevator restoration support system according to claim 3 , wherein when the number reaches the limit, report control is performed on the monitoring center device . 5. The monitoring center device according to claim 1 , wherein
A center storage unit for storing the transmitted setting information;
Elevator recovery support system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that is. 6. The monitoring center device stores the center storage.
Displaying the setting information stored by the unit in a predetermined priority order
The elevator restoration support system according to claim 5, further comprising a center display unit . 7. The setting information includes “restored” setting information,
"No operation" indicating that the earthquake detector is not operating
Setting information, the elevator operates when the seismic sensor operates
Setting information of "in operation" indicating that the motor is stopped
"Recovering" setting to indicate that the recovery process is in progress
Information, indicating that it is in the process of being dispatched for the recovery process
The elevator restoration support system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the information includes setting information of "being dispatched" .