JP3855581B2 - Elevator call registration device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an elevator call registration device capable of registering a hall call and a destination floor from a place other than an elevator hall.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Call registration means such as a hall button for registering an upward or downward hall call and a destination floor button for registering a destination floor are provided at the hall of each floor of the elevator.
[0003]
On the other hand, there is one in which a call registration means is provided at a position apart from the landing so that a landing call and a destination floor can be registered from a place other than the elevator landing. For example, when a VIP or the like intends to use an elevator, this remote call registration means is provided in a reception room or an executive room, and when this is operated, it is registered as a VIP-only call, and the elevator is switched to a VIP-only operation. There are other general calls that do not accept any general calls and go straight to the floor so that VIPs can preferentially use the elevator.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, when VIP-only call registration is performed from a remote location and switched to VIP-only operation, it is very convenient for VIPs, etc., but in the meantime, general users cannot use the elevator and only one elevator is available. Of course, there is a problem that even if group management is performed for a plurality of vehicles, the overall efficiency deteriorates due to the dedicated operation of one vehicle. In particular, if the VIP etc. arrives at the landing as scheduled after registering the remote call, it is not so much, but if the arrival of the VIP etc. is delayed due to a prolonged greeting, the elevator will stay on the floor for a while. As a result, service to ordinary users and driving efficiency will be extremely deteriorated.
[0005]
For this reason, as in JP-A-54-124461, even if a call is registered from a remote location, it is not switched to a VIP-only operation as a general call, but instead, the time required to reach the landing from the location where the call is registered In some cases, the elevator arrives after the time has elapsed, so that useless waiting time is eliminated and operation efficiency is not deteriorated. However, in this way of handling simply as a general call, there is no problem if the VIP etc. arrives at the landing in the expected time, but if the greeting etc. is prolonged or for some reason the VIP etc. arrives later than expected, the elevator will In some cases, the floor call has already departed in response to a call on the other floor, in which case the hall call must be re-registered, resulting in a problem that the waiting time becomes very long.
[0006]
The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and the object of the present invention is to wait for even if there is a variation due to a long time to go to a landing such as VIP after registering a remote call. It is an object to provide an elevator call registration device that does not increase the service cost and does not cause a decrease in service to ordinary passengers or a deterioration in driving efficiency.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, call registration means such as a hall call button and a destination floor button are provided at an elevator hall, and an elevator network is established by a call registration command signal output when the call registration means is operated. In the elevator call registration device for registering hall calls and destination floors, remote call registration means for registering hall calls or destination floors separately from the call registration means provided at the halls The remote call registration means is provided at a position away from the landing, and the call registration command signal is output to the elevator network a plurality of times at predetermined time intervals during the call registration operation. Even if there is some variation in time, it is designed so that there is no problem.
[0008]
In the present invention, the time interval can be selected at the time of the call registration operation, so that the optimum time interval can be set according to the situation at that time.
[0009]
In the present invention, the number of times can be selected at the time of call registration operation, so that the optimum number can be set according to the situation at that time.
[0010]
In the present invention, the remote call registration means has a display screen, is connected to the elevator network via a LAN having a WWW server, and displays various WWW information except during a call registration operation. When registration is not performed, it can be used as a WWW information terminal.
[0011]
In the present invention, the remote call registration means has a display screen, and by switching to the elevator operation screen at the time of call registration operation, the call registration time interval or the like is set while checking the operation state, or the elevator operation is performed. By checking the state, VIPs and the like can be guided to the hall at the optimum timing.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an elevator call registration apparatus according to this embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a remote terminal provided as a means for registering a hall call or a destination floor from a remote location such as a reception room or an executive room, and is connected to the LAN 4 constituting the building network. And a call registration command signal for performing call registration a plurality of times at predetermined time intervals by a predetermined operation.
[0013]
2 is a business personal computer connected to the LAN 4, and 3 is a WWW server for providing WWW information to clients on the LAN 4. Reference numeral 5 denotes a connector for connecting the LAN 4 and the network for the elevator, and is constituted by a router or the like.
[0014]
6 is a group management control device that manages the operation of a plurality of elevators. The elevator is connected to a call registration control unit that performs call registration control by a call registration command signal from a hall call button or a remote terminal, and a monitor (not shown). The operation data management part etc. which manage the data for displaying the operation condition of are provided.
[0015]
Reference numerals 7 to 10 are hall call buttons provided at hall halls on each floor as hall call registration means, and 11 to 13 are machine control devices that control the operation of each elevator car.
[0016]
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a call registration processing procedure by the remote terminal 1 shown in FIG. The following describes the case where the remote terminal 1 is installed in a reception room on the 8th floor and registers a landing call in the descending direction on the 8th floor from here. Is the same.
[0017]
First, when the remote terminal 1 is not used for call registration, various WWW information is displayed until the call registration operation is started and used for company guidance, or operation guidance for performing call registration. Etc. are displayed (steps S1, S2).
[0018]
Eventually, call registration will be required from the reception room on the 8th floor, and when a predetermined operation of the remote terminal, such as an input such as pressing the key 1 of the numeric keypad, is started, the display screen of the remote terminal is switched to the elevator operation display screen. (Step S3).
[0019]
The operator refers to the current traffic situation from this operation screen, determines the time until the VIP etc. reaches the landing, and selects the optimal call time interval. For example, if the 2 key on the numeric keypad corresponds to 8 seconds, the 3 key corresponds to 10 seconds, the 4 key corresponds to 12 seconds, and the operator presses the 2 key, the remote terminal A determination is made (step S4), and a call registration command signal for performing call registration a plurality of times is output at intervals of 8 seconds accordingly (step S5).
[0020]
Here, if the number of times of multiple times is set to 4, the 8th floor hall call is registered 4 times at 8 second intervals, that is, the 8th floor call registration command signal is 8 second intervals. And the operator guides the VIP etc. to the hall during this time. At this time, a display such as “Register the hall call four times at 8 second intervals” may be displayed on the screen so that the operator knows whether or not the correct key operation has been performed.
[0021]
At this time, since the operation status of the elevator is displayed on the screen of the remote terminal, it is possible to confirm this and guide the VIP or the like to the landing at an optimal timing. In other words, if the elevator arrives immediately in a quiet period, you may head to the landing anytime, but if it is expected that the elevator will not arrive soon due to congestion, you should delay the timing of leaving the room a little. That's fine.
[0022]
Here, the relationship between the remote call registration and the elevator response to the remote call registration is as shown in (1) to (6) below.
[0023]
(1) By the operation of the remote terminal, the 8th floor landing call is registered at the set time T1 of 8 seconds, and the elevator heads for the 8th floor.
(2) The elevator arrives on the 8th floor and opens the door (the door opening time is about 2 seconds). If someone gets in within 3 seconds of opening the door and registers the destination floor with the car call button, the elevator will depart for that destination floor. If no one gets in within 3 seconds, the door closes and waits on that floor, and if a call occurs on another floor, it departs for that call.
(3) If the elevator has not yet arrived due to congestion or the like, the hall call on the 8th floor will continue to be registered.
(4) The hall call on the 8th floor is automatically registered again at time T2 after 8 seconds from the above T1, and the above items (2) or (3) are repeated.
(5) The hall call is automatically registered again at time T3, 8 seconds after T2, and the above item (2) or (3) is repeated.
(6) The hall call is automatically registered again at time T4, 8 seconds after T3, and the above items (2) or (3) are repeated.
[0024]
As a result, the VIP or the like will not wait until the time T4 from when the remote terminal is operated until the time point T4. The VIP or the like can get on the car with almost no waiting.
In addition, during this period, general passengers can use this elevator in the same manner as usual, and the service and operating efficiency for general users are hardly deteriorated.
[0025]
In addition, it seems that useless calls are generated by registering multiple calls, but the arrival time interval of the elevator is considerably larger than the call registration time interval when it is congested, and other times when it is quiet Since the number of calls from the second floor is small, the elevator will continue to wait on the arrival floor, and there are few cases where it is actually a wasteful call, and its influence on the operation efficiency is much smaller than that of the VIP exclusive operation.
[0026]
In the above embodiment, the call registration time interval can be selected. However, the call registration time interval may be fixed, and an arbitrary time interval can be easily selected. However, in the type in which the door is reopened in response to the hall call, the value needs to be longer than the time to reverse and close again. Otherwise, the car will never leave.
[0027]
In the above-described embodiment, the number of times of multiple times is fixed to 4. However, the number of times is not limited to this number, and this number may be selectable.
[0028]
In the above embodiment, the call registration start and the time interval selection are different key operations, but this may be performed by one operation with one key. Even in such a case, if the screen of the remote terminal is switched from the WWW information to the operation status of the elevator, the operator can check the operation status of the elevator and guide the VIP etc. to the landing at the optimum timing.
[0029]
The remote terminal may be either a commercially available personal computer or a dedicated terminal. For example, it may be configured simply by a button such as a hall call button, or may be wired by a dedicated line without being connected to the LAN.
[0030]
Moreover, although the group management elevator is targeted in the above-described embodiment, it may of course be a single elevator.
[0031]
In the above embodiment, the WWW server 3, the connector 4, and the group management control device are separate devices, but they may be integrated into one piece of hardware.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, since the call registration is performed a plurality of times at predetermined time intervals, the elevator arriving at the first registration has started in response to another call before the VIP or the like arrives. However, since the call is already registered if it can arrive during the second and third call registrations after the third time, even if there is a variation in the time it takes for the VIP etc. to reach the landing, the waiting time can be reduced. . In addition, since the general user can use the elevator in the same manner as usual, the service of the general user is hardly lowered and the operation efficiency is hardly deteriorated.
Moreover, VIP etc. can be guided to a hall at the optimal timing by displaying the operation condition of an elevator at the time of remote call registration.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an elevator call registration device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a call registration processing procedure by the remote terminal 1 shown in FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Remote terminal 2 Business PC 3 WWW server 4 LAN
5 connector 6 group management controller 7-10 hall call buttons 11-13 controller

Claims (5)

Call registration means such as a hall call button and a destination floor button are provided at the elevator hall, and the hall call and the destination floor are registered via the elevator network by a call registration command signal output when the call registration means is operated. In the elevator call registration device,
In addition to the call registration means, remote call registration means for remotely registering the hall call or destination floor is provided at a position away from the hall, and the remote call registration means outputs a call registration command signal during call registration operation. The elevator call registration device , wherein the elevator call registration device outputs a plurality of times to the elevator network at a time interval of . 2. The elevator call registration device according to claim 1, wherein the time interval is selectable during a call registration operation. The elevator call registration device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of times can be selected during a call registration operation. 2. The remote call registration means has a display screen and is connected to the elevator network via a LAN having a WWW server, and displays various WWW information except during a call registration operation. The elevator call registration device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The elevator call registration device according to claim 1, wherein the remote call registration means has a display screen and switches to an elevator operation screen during a call registration operation.

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