JP4204296B2 - Double deck elevator group control system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a group management control device for a double deck elevator in which two cabs are connected vertically.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a high-rise building or the like, in order to improve the space efficiency of the building, a double deck elevator capable of mass transportation in which a car room is configured in two upper and lower stages is used as a vertical transportation means in the building. As for the operation pattern of this double deck elevator, for example, the upper car is placed on the first floor so that the upper car is stopped on the even floor (2F, 4F, 6F ...) and the lower car is stopped on the odd floor (1F, 3F, 5F ...). “Double operation” to stop the car, “Single operation” to operate one car as a single deck elevator without using one car, and double operation only on the standard floor to make even and odd floors There is a “semi-double operation” in which the service car is used properly, starts from the standard floor and stops once, and then operates without distinction between even and odd floors.
[0003]
The operation pattern of such a double deck elevator can be switched according to the time zone such as when going to work, during normal times, and during off hours. In “double operation”, the number of times the car is stopped is halved and the round trip time is short, so a high transport capacity can be obtained. For this reason, it is especially used when there is a lot of traffic demand such as when going to work or lunch. On the other hand, “semi-double operation” has lower transportation capacity than “double operation”, but can move between even and odd floors and is convenient, so it is usually used during normal time periods. Also, when the number of passengers is low, “single driving” that can go to any floor is used.
[0004]
By the way, in the double deck elevator mentioned above, when the passenger wants to go from the even floor to the odd floor, or from the odd floor to the even floor, the car does not go directly to the destination floor. Get off at the floor before the 1st floor or the floor ahead of the 1st floor, and use the stairs or escalator from there to the destination floor. If you are a regular passenger, going to the destination floor in this way is not a problem, but it is very inconvenient for certain passengers who use wheelchairs, for example. It is a serious problem.
[0005]
Conventionally, in order to solve such a problem, it is considered to change the operation pattern of the double deck elevator in response to a call from a wheelchair user who is a specific passenger (Patent Document 1). This is because when a call registration device dedicated to wheelchair users is installed in the car or hall (depot) and the call registration device is registered for that wheelchair user, the normal double operation will be started. By switching the operation pattern to semi-double operation (single operation), the wheelchair user can go to the destination floor without changing on the way.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-11-71063 ([0034], [0045])
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, as mentioned above, when the driving pattern is switched for a call exclusively for a wheelchair user, driving without changing the driving condition will continue without taking advantage of the double deck elevator. Not only will efficiency be reduced, it will cause trouble for other passengers. In the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, no particular reference is made to a method for returning the operation pattern.
[0008]
Therefore, the present invention enables a specific passenger such as a wheelchair user to go directly to the destination floor without needing to change on the way by switching the driving pattern, and further to return to the original state at an early stage. It is an object of the present invention to provide a group management control device for a double deck elevator that can prevent deterioration in performance of the entire management.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Book Claims of the invention 1 The double deck elevator group management control device according to the present invention is a double deck elevator group management control device in which two cabs are vertically connected, and a general hall call registration means for registering the destination direction of passengers at each floor landing Separately from this general hall call registration means, a special hall call registration means for registering the destination direction exclusively for a specific passenger at the landing on each floor, and a destination in the car for registering the passenger's destination floor in the car Floor registration means, operation pattern determination means for determining the operation pattern of the double deck elevator, and a car that responds to the special hall call by the special hall call registration means according to the operation pattern determined by the operation pattern determination means. When the assignment control means to be selected and the car selected by the assignment control means respond to the special hall call, the car is registered in the car. After the possible destination floors are switched to a state where all floors can be registered regardless of the current operation pattern, when the car stops at another floor, all the already registered floors are consistent with the operation pattern. Doing And if it matches, And registration control means for controlling to return to the state corresponding to the operation pattern.
[0014]
According to such a configuration, when one of the upper and lower cars of the double deck elevator responds to the special hall call by the special hall call registration means provided separately from the general hall call registration means at the hall, it is registered in the car. Since possible destination floors can be switched to a state where all floors can be registered regardless of the current operation pattern, any floor can be directly accessed without the need for a transfer on the way. In addition, when the car stops on another floor, if all of the already registered floors match the operation pattern, the destination floor that can be registered in the car is restored to the original operation. It is possible to prevent an increase in the number of stop floors due to, and prevent a decrease in the performance of the entire group management.
[0015]
Further, the claims of the present invention 2 Is Claim 1 In the group management control device for a double deck elevator according to claim 1, the allocation control means is switched to a state in which all floors can be registered by the registration control means, and is then set as a non-stop floor in the operation pattern in the car. When a certain floor is registered as a destination floor, the allocation priority of the car to the general hall call by the general hall call registration means is lowered.
[0016]
According to such a configuration, Claim 1 In addition to the effects of the invention described in, when a floor that has been switched to a state where all floors can be registered is registered as a destination floor in the operation pattern, By lowering the priority assigned to the car, the general passenger can go to the destination floor from the middle floor without getting on the car.
[0017]
Further, the claims of the present invention 3 Is Claim 1 In the group management control device for double deck elevators described in the above, when there is a special hall call by the special hall call registration means, it is detected whether or not there is a specific passenger permitted to the special hall call at the hall The registration control means is capable of registering all floors of destination floors that can be registered in the car only when a specific passenger is detected by the detection means regardless of the current operation pattern. It is characterized by switching to.
[0018]
According to such a configuration, Claim 1 In addition to the functions and effects of the invention described in (1), when there is a special hall call, the destination floors that can be registered in the car only when there is a specific passenger who is permitted to make a special hall call By switching to a state in which floor registration is possible, it is possible to prevent a general passenger from registering a floor other than the operation pattern as a destination floor and prevent a decrease in driving efficiency.
[0019]
Further, the claims of the present invention 4 Is Claim 1 In the group management control device for double deck elevators described in the above, when the special landing call registration means is operated at the landing, a general passenger registers the special landing call by notifying that it is dedicated to a specific passenger. It is characterized by comprising erroneous registration preventing means for preventing erroneous registration with the means.
[0020]
According to such a configuration, Claim 1 In addition to the function and effect of the invention described in the above, when the special hall call registration means is operated at the landing, a general passenger mistakenly notifies the special hall call registration means that it is dedicated to a specific passenger. Registration can be prevented.
[0021]
Further, the claims of the present invention 5 Is Claim 1 In the group management control device for a double deck elevator described in 1, after the registration control means is switched to a state where all floors can be registered, the car is placed on the floor where the general hall call is registered by the general hall call registration means. When the vehicle arrives, it is provided with an erroneous boarding preventing means for preventing a general passenger from erroneously boarding by notifying that the car is in a special driving car.
[0022]
According to such a configuration, Claim 1 In addition to the operation and effect of the invention described in the above, when a car under special operation arrives at the floor where the general hall call was made, a notice is given that the car is in special operation, so that a general passenger gets in by mistake. This can be prevented.
[0023]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0024]
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which two double deck elevators are installed in an eight-story building. ing.
[0025]
The group management control system in the present embodiment includes a pipe group management control device 11 for group management of two double deck elevators (No. A and No. B), and a car control device for individually controlling the travel of these double deck elevators. 12A, 12B. In addition to the general hall call registration device 13 for a general passenger to call an elevator (car), the wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device for a wheelchair user to call an elevator (car) at the hall on each floor 14 is installed. Each of the hall call registration devices 13 and 14 is provided with a direction designation button for designating an upward / downward direction, and is configured such that a passenger calls a hall call by pressing the direction designation button. Has been. In this case, the wheelchair-specific hall call registration device 14 is installed at a position lower than the general hall call registration device 13 so that the button can be pressed in a state where the wheelchair is on the wheelchair.
[0026]
The double deck elevator has two cabs, an upper car and a lower car. In the example of FIG. 1, the upper car and the lower car of Unit A are indicated by 15 AU and 15 AL, and the upper car and the lower car of Unit B are indicated by 15 BU and 15 BL. In these car rooms, an in-car destination floor registration device 16 for registering a destination floor in the car room is installed. This in-car destination floor registration device 16 is provided with a destination floor designation button corresponding to each floor (here, 1F to 8F), and the passenger registers the destination floor by pressing the destination floor designation button. It is configured as follows. The car destination floor registration device 16 can also be installed separately for general use and wheelchairs, just like the hall call.
[0027]
The group management control device 11 includes an operation pattern command device 17, an allocation table 18, a car destination floor registration table 19, an assignment control device 20, and a registration table switching device 21.
[0028]
The operation pattern command device 17 determines the operation pattern of the double deck elevator based on a switching instruction by a manual switch on a monitoring panel (not shown) or a time and traffic pattern set in advance as fixed data. This operation pattern includes “double operation”, “semi-double operation”, “single operation”, and the like. “Double operation” is performed with the upper and lower cars stopped at every other floor, for example, the upper car is an even floor (2F, 4F, 6F...) And the lower car is an odd floor (1F, 3F, 5F...). . The “semi-double operation” is a double operation when starting from the reference floor, and after starting from the reference floor and stopping once, the operation is performed without distinguishing between even and odd floors. In “single operation”, one car is not used and it operates like a single deck elevator with only one car. “Double driving” has a high transportation capacity, and is especially used when there is a lot of traffic demand such as when going to work or lunch. Also, it can be used in different ways such as “semi-double operation” during normal hours and “single operation” when there are few passengers.
[0029]
The allocation table 18 is a table for determining whether or not upper and lower cars can be allocated to the hall call registered at the hall on each floor according to the operation pattern. The in-car destination floor registration table 19 is a table for determining whether or not the destination floor can be registered by the in-car destination floor registration device 16 according to the operation pattern.
[0030]
The assignment control device 20 refers to the assignment table 18 for the hall call signal input by the general hall call registration device 13 or the wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14 installed at the hall of each floor, and the car control device. 12 Based on the position information of each upper and lower car obtained from No. 12, registered car call information, etc., the assignment evaluation calculation is performed for each upper and lower car of each double deck elevator, so that the car with the best evaluation value is selected and picked up Let the call answer.
[0031]
The registration table switching device 21 manages the destination floor of the car when the car determined by the assignment control device 20 is made to respond to the call registered in the wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14. The registration table 19 is switched to a state where all floors can be registered regardless of the current operation pattern. Further, the car destination floor registration table 19 after the switching is returned to a state corresponding to the operation pattern at a predetermined timing. The predetermined timing is when the direction is reversed or when the direction is stopped after all call responses registered in the car destination floor registration device 16. Non-directional stop means that there is no hall call or car call and is waiting on the floor.
[0032]
In such a configuration, when the operation pattern is a double operation by a manual switch or the like on the monitoring panel, for example, a general passenger presses a direction designation button provided on the general hall call registration device 13 on the first floor. When the hall call is registered, the allocation control device 20 refers to the allocation table 18 and selects an optimum car for the hall call by a predetermined evaluation calculation.
[0033]
Suppose that the lower car 15AL of Unit A is selected as the optimum car and the assigned output is made. When the lower car 15AL of Unit A arrives in response to the landing call on the first floor, the waiting passenger gets into the lower car 15AL and presses the destination floor designation button provided in the destination floor registration device 16 in the car. Register the destination floor. At that time, when the vehicle is in a double operation, only the odd floors 3F, 5F, and 7F can be registered in the lower car 15AL, and the even floors 2F, 4F, 6F, and 8F cannot be directly accessed. Therefore, in order to go to the 6th floor, for example, from the 1st floor, after getting off at the nearest floor 5F or 7F, you must go to the 6th floor using stairs or escalators.
[0034]
On the other hand, when a wheelchair user registers a hall call by pressing the direction designation button of the wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14 installed on the first floor, the following occurs.
[0035]
That is, first, the allocation control device 20 outputs the allocation to the lower car 15AL of the car A, for example, and responds to the call of 1F. Here, when the lower car 15AL of Unit A arrives on the first floor and opens, the destination table registration table 19 that manages the destination floor of the lower car 15AL by the registration table switching device 21 registers all floors. Switch to possible. As a result, when a wheelchair user gets into the lower car 15AL and registers the destination floor in the car destination floor registration device 16, not only the odd floor but also the even floor that has been regarded as a non-stop floor in double operation is included. All floors from 2F to 8F can be registered as targets. That is, even when temporarily going into a single driving state (special driving state) and going to the 6th floor from the 1F landing, it is possible to go directly without changing on the way.
[0036]
Here, if the car destination floor registration table 19 is in a state where all floors can be registered indefinitely (that is, in a special operation state), the operation as a double deck elevator will be hindered. Therefore, in the first embodiment, the timing at which each passenger including the wheelchair user disappears from the lower car 15AL, that is, when the traveling direction of the car is reversed after the response of the already registered car call, When the direction is stopped (standby state), the car destination floor registration table 19 is returned to the state corresponding to the original operation pattern (double operation).
[0037]
Below, the processing operation of the group management control apparatus 11 provided with such an operation pattern switching function will be described with reference to FIG.
[0038]
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the group management control device 11 in the first embodiment. Now, it is assumed that a wheelchair user registers a 1F hall call by pressing a direction designation button provided on the wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14 during double driving.
[0039]
The hall call signal output from the wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14 by pressing the direction designation button is sent to the group management control device 11 and received by the assignment control device 20 (step A11). The allocation control device 20 selects a car that should respond to the hall call by referring to the allocation table 18 according to the current operation pattern, and outputs an allocation signal to the car control device (step A12). In this case, since a double operation is being performed, a lower car is assigned to the hall call on the first floor. In addition, whether to assign to the lower car of Unit A or Unit B is determined by performing the assignment evaluation calculation of each car, and a generally known method is used for the calculation method. Here, it is assumed that the car is assigned to the lower car 15AL of Unit A.
[0040]
Here, when the A-car A lower car 15AL arrives at the landing of the 1F and opens (Yes in Step A13), the registration table switching device 21 manages the destination floor of the lower car 15AL. The registration table 19 is switched to a state where all floors can be registered (step A14). As a result, the registration restriction due to the operation pattern is released, and the wheelchair user who gets on the car 15AL under the A-unit is not limited to the current operation pattern. You can go to any floor by pressing the destination floor designation button.
[0041]
Now, if a wheelchair user gets on the car 15A under the car A, 6F is registered as the destination floor in the car destination floor registration device 16, the car A under the car 15AL goes to the 6F which is not the original registration floor. It will be. The state in which all floors of the in-car destination floor registration table 19 can be registered is that the direction of the lower car 15AL is reversed or not after responding to all car calls (destination floors) registered in the in-car destination floor registration device 16. The process continues until the direction stops (step A15). Then, when the lower car 15AL reverses direction or stops in a non-direction (Yes in Step A15), the registration table switching device 21 switches the car destination floor registration table 19 to a state corresponding to the operation pattern (Step A16).
[0042]
Thus, in the first embodiment of the present invention, all floors including the floor that has been set as a non-stop floor can be registered for a hall call by a wheelchair user. Wheelchair users will be able to go directly to the desired floor without having to change trains along the way.
[0043]
In addition, the wheelchair users can get off at the destination floor by returning to the original state at the time of direction reversal or non-directional stop where all passengers including wheelchair users in the car can be regarded as getting off. After that, it is possible to return to the normal operation service as soon as possible, and to suppress an increase in the number of stop floors due to special operation, and to prevent a decrease in the performance of the entire group management.
[0044]
(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0045]
In the first embodiment, when the car of the wheelchair user reverses direction or stops in a non-directional direction, the car destination floor registration table 19 is returned to the normal driving service. However, in the second embodiment, when the car on which the wheelchair user rides stops at another floor, the car destination floor registration table 19 is restored to the normal driving service. It is characterized by that.
[0046]
Since the system configuration is the same as that in FIG. 1, the description thereof will be omitted. Here, the processing operation as the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
[0047]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the group management control apparatus 11 in the second embodiment of the present invention. Now, it is assumed that a wheelchair user registers a 1F hall call by pressing a direction designation button provided on the wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14 during double driving.
[0048]
The hall call signal output from the wheelchair-only hall call registration device 14 by pressing the direction designation button is sent to the group management control device 11 and received by the assignment control device 20 (step B11). The allocation control device 20 selects a car that should respond to the hall call by referring to the allocation table 18 according to the current operation pattern, and outputs an allocation signal to the car control device (step B12). In this case, since the vehicle is in a double operation, a lower car is assigned to the hall call on the first floor. In addition, whether to assign to the lower car of Unit A or Unit B is determined by performing the assignment evaluation calculation of each car, and a generally known method is used for the calculation method. Here, it is assumed that the car is assigned to the lower car 15AL of Unit A.
[0049]
Here, when the A-car lower car 15AL arrives at the landing of the IF floor and opens (Yes in Step B13), the registration table switching device 21 manages the destination floor of the lower car 15AL. The floor registration table 19 is switched to a state where all floors can be registered (step B14). As a result, the registration restriction by the operation pattern is released, and the passenger (wheelchair user) riding on the lower car 15AL is allowed to enter the car destination floor registration device 16 regardless of the current operation pattern. You can go to any floor by pressing the destination floor designation button.
[0050]
Now, assuming that 3F and 6F are registered as destination floors in the in-car destination floor registration device 16 when the wheelchair user gets into the No. A lower car 15AL, Head to. When the car A under the car A arrives on the 3rd floor (Yes in Step B15), the registration table switching device 21 switches the in-car destination floor registration table 19 to a state corresponding to the operation pattern except for the already registered 6F (Step S15). B16).
[0051]
As a result, in the in-car destination floor registration device for the car A under the car 15AL, 6F enters the registration state, 1F, 3F, 5F, 7F enters the registration enable state, and 2F, 4F, 8F enters the registration disable state. Therefore, at the 3F hall, general passengers who ride in the car A below the Unit A can register destination floors only for odd floors that match the operation pattern, and cannot go to even floors.
[0052]
As described above, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, as in the first embodiment described above, all the floors that have been regarded as non-stopped floors for the hall call by the wheelchair user are included. This makes it possible for the wheelchair user to go directly to the target floor without having to transfer on the way. In addition, when a wheelchair user stops on another floor after boarding, it is restored so that only the floor that matches the operation pattern can be registered for general passengers who board the bus from the middle floor. In addition, it is possible to prevent the performance of the entire group management from being lowered by suppressing the increase in the number of stopped floors due to special operation.
[0053]
(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0054]
In the second embodiment, when the car used by the wheelchair user stops at another floor, the car destination floor registration table 19 is immediately returned to the state corresponding to the operation pattern. In the third embodiment, when the floor of the car call already registered at the time of stoppage does not coincide with the operation pattern, the state is maintained as it is.
[0055]
Since the system configuration is the same as that in FIG. 1, the description thereof will be omitted. Here, the processing operation as the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 4.
[0056]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the group management control device 11 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Now, it is assumed that a wheelchair user registers a 1F hall call by pressing a direction designation button provided on the wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14 during double driving.
[0057]
The hall call signal output from the wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14 by pressing the direction designation button is sent to the group management control device 11 and received by the assignment control device 20 (step C11). The allocation control device 20 refers to the allocation table 18 according to the current operation pattern to select a car that should respond to the hall call, and outputs an allocation signal to the car control device (step C12). In this case, since the vehicle is in a double operation, a lower car is assigned to the hall call on the first floor. In addition, whether to assign to the lower car of Unit A or Unit B is determined by performing the assignment evaluation calculation of each car, and a generally known method is used for the calculation method. Here, it is assumed that the car is assigned to the lower car 15AL of Unit A.
[0058]
Here, when the A-car lower car 15AL arrives at the landing of the IF floor and opens (Yes in Step C13), the registration table switching device 21 manages the destination floor of the lower car 15AL. The floor registration table 19 is switched to a state where all floors can be registered (step C14). As a result, the registration restriction by the operation pattern is released, and the passenger (wheelchair user) riding on the lower car 15AL is allowed to enter the car destination floor registration device 16 regardless of the current operation pattern. You can go to any floor by pressing the destination floor designation button.
[0059]
Now, assuming that the 3F and 5F are registered as destination floors in the in-car destination floor registration device 16 when the wheelchair user gets into the No. A lower car 15AL, Head to. When the car A under the car A arrives on the 3rd floor (Yes in Step C15), the registration table switching device 21 and the operation pattern of the floors “3F, 5F” of the car call already registered in the car destination floor registration device 16 Are compared (step C16).
[0060]
In this case, the operation pattern is double operation, and an odd floor is set as a stop floor in the lower car A of Unit A 15AL. Therefore, the registered floors “3F, 5F” of the car call coincide with the operation pattern. Here, when Car A under Unit A 15AL arrives on the 3rd floor or 5th floor, passengers are waiting at the landing, thinking that there will be an elevator that stops on the odd floors. There is no problem if the operation is switched back to the operation in which 19 is returned to the original position and only the odd floors are stopped. Therefore, when it is confirmed that the floor of the registered car call matches the operation pattern (Yes in step C16), the registration table switching device 21 changes the car destination floor registration table 19 to the operation pattern. The state is switched to the corresponding one (step C18).
[0061]
On the other hand, when the wheelchair user gets on the car 15A under the car A, if 3F, 4F, 6F are registered as the destination floor in the car destination floor registration device 16, the car A under the car 15AL Head to the 3rd floor. When the car A under the car A arrives on the 3rd floor (Yes in Step C15), among the registered car floors “3F, 4F, 6F”, 4F and 6F match the operation pattern. (No in step C16), the car destination floor registration table 19 remains registerable for all floors. This is because when the car A under the car No. 15A arrives on the 4th and 6th floors, passengers waiting at the landing will get on board thinking that an elevator that stops on the even floor has arrived.
[0062]
Similarly, when the car A under the car A arrives on the 4th floor, the floor “4F, 6F” of the registered car call does not match the operation pattern. Floor registration remains possible. In addition, when the car A under Unit A 15AL arrives on the 6th floor, the floor “6F” of the registered car call does not match the operation pattern, so the in-car destination floor registration table 19 can register all floors. Will remain.
[0063]
Then, after the car A under the car A arrives on the 6th floor and all the passengers get off, there is no other car call and assignment in the car under the car A, the direction is reversed, or there is no direction stop (standby state) At this point (Yes in step C17), the car destination floor registration table 19 returns to the state corresponding to the operation pattern (step C18).
[0064]
As described above, in the third embodiment of the present invention, as in the first embodiment, all floors including the floors that have been regarded as non-stopped floors for the hall calls by wheelchair users are provided. Since the floor is ready for registration, the wheelchair user can go directly to the target floor without having to transfer on the way. In addition, when a wheelchair user stops on a floor that does not match the operation pattern, regular passengers who have boarded from that floor can register for non-stop floors as soon as possible, and normal driving as soon as possible By returning to the service, it is possible to prevent an increase in the number of stopped floors due to special operation and prevent a decrease in the performance of the entire group management.
[0065]
(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0066]
The fourth embodiment is characterized in that general passengers are prevented from getting on the car from other floors by lowering the allocation priority of the general hall call to the car on which the wheelchair user has boarded.
[0067]
Since the system configuration is the same as that in FIG. 1, the description thereof will be omitted. Here, the processing operation as the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 5.
[0068]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the group management control device 11 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and shows the processing after switching the car destination floor registration table 19. Now, it is assumed that a wheelchair user registers a 1F hall call by pressing a direction designation button provided on the wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14 during double driving.
[0069]
The hall call signal output from the wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14 when the direction designation button is pressed is sent to the group management control device 11 and received by the assignment control device 20. The allocation control device 20 selects a car that should respond to the hall call by referring to the allocation table 18 according to the current operation pattern, and outputs an allocation signal to the control device of the car. Here, it is assumed that it is assigned to the lower car 15AL of Unit A.
[0070]
Here, when the A-car lower car 15AL arrives at the landing of the IF floor and opens the door, the registration table switching device 21 manages the destination floor registration table 19 in the car that manages the destination floor of the lower car 15AL. Switch to a state where floor registration is possible (step D11). As a result, the registration restriction by the operation pattern is released, and the passenger (wheelchair user) riding on the lower car 15AL is allowed to enter the car destination floor registration device 16 regardless of the current operation pattern. You can go to any floor by pressing the destination floor designation button. When the destination floor is registered as a car call (step D12), the assignment control device 20 compares the destination floor with the operation pattern, and if they do not match (Yes in step D13), the allocation to the general hall call is performed. The priority is changed (step D14).
[0071]
Specifically, it is assumed that 3F and 6F are registered as destination floors in the in-car destination floor registration device 16 when the wheelchair user gets in the car A under the A-unit 15AL. Of the destination floors 3F and 6F registered at this time, 6F is different from the original registerable floor of the lower car during double operation.
[0072]
Therefore, in the assignment evaluation calculation of each car for the hall call registered in the general hall call registration device 13, the evaluation result of the car A under the car A is made lower than the evaluation results of the other cars. Thereby, when the UP direction call is registered by the general hall call registration device 13 at 5F, the allocation is output to the car of the best evaluation result other than the car A under the car 15AL. The priority change in the assignment evaluation calculation is continued until the car destination floor registration table 19 is switched to a state corresponding to the operation pattern by any of the methods of the first to third embodiments. (Step D15). When the car destination floor registration table 19 is returned to the original state (Yes in Step D15), the allocation priority and the original are also returned (Step D16).
[0073]
Thus, according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the operational effects of the inventions in the first to third embodiments, the priority for the general hall call of the car on which the wheelchair user gets is lowered. Thus, it is possible to prevent a general passenger from getting on the middle floor, and to bring the wheelchair user to the destination floor as soon as possible. Thereby, the increase in the number of stop floors by special operation can further be suppressed.
[0074]
(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0075]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, in which two double deck elevators are installed in an eight-story building. ing. In the configuration shown in FIG. 6, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 (first embodiment) are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
[0076]
The difference from FIG. 1 is that a wheelchair detection device 22 is installed at the landing on each floor. The wheelchair detection device 22 detects whether or not the passenger who has called the hall is a wheelchair user. For example, the wheelchair detection device 22 includes a monitoring camera and an image processing device that analyzes an image captured by the monitoring camera. Composed. That is, by installing a surveillance camera at the landing and photographing passengers at the landing with the surveillance camera, it is detected from the photographed image whether the user is a wheelchair user. In this case, an image corresponding to a person is cut out by removing the background from the photographed image, and it is specified whether the passenger who called the hall is a general passenger or a wheelchair user based on the feature information of the person image. Such a method is used.
[0077]
Another method is to use radio. That is, the wheelchair detection device 22 is constituted by a wireless device. For wheelchair users, a transmitter that transmits radio waves in a specific frequency band is distributed in advance. By receiving the radio wave transmitted from this transmitter with a radio installed at the hall, it is specified whether the passenger who called the hall is a general passenger or a wheelchair user.
[0078]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the group management control apparatus 11 in the fifth embodiment. Now, it is assumed that a passenger registers a 1F hall call by pressing a direction designation button provided on the 1F wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14 during double operation.
[0079]
The hall call signal output from the wheelchair-only hall call registration device 14 when the direction designation button is pressed is sent to the group management control device 11 and received by the assignment control device 20 (step E11). The allocation control device 20 selects a car that should respond to the hall call by referring to the allocation table 18 according to the current operation pattern, and outputs an allocation signal to the car control device (step E12). In this case, since the vehicle is in a double operation, a lower car is assigned to the hall call on the first floor. In addition, whether to assign to the lower car of Unit A or Unit B is determined by performing the assignment evaluation calculation of each car, and a generally known method is used for the calculation method. Here, it is assumed that the car is assigned to the lower car 15AL of Unit A.
[0080]
Here, when the car 15AL under the car A arrives at the landing of 1F and opens the door (Yes in Step E13), the presence or absence of a wheelchair user is detected by the wheelchair detection device 22 installed at the landing. (Step E14). When it is confirmed that the passenger at the landing is a wheelchair user (Yes in step E14), a detection signal indicating that is given to the registration table switching device 21. In response to this, the registration table switching device 21 switches the in-car destination floor registration table 19 managing the destination floor of the lower car 15AL to a state where all floors can be registered (step E15). As a result, the registration restriction by the operation pattern is released, and the passenger (wheelchair user) riding on the lower car 15AL is allowed to enter the car destination floor registration device 16 regardless of the current operation pattern. You can go to any floor by pressing the destination floor designation button.
[0081]
In addition, when the car destination floor registration table 19 is switched to a state where all floors can be registered in step E15, the car destination in the car is performed by any of the methods of the first to third embodiments. The floor registration table 19 is returned to a state corresponding to the operation pattern at a predetermined timing.
[0082]
On the other hand, when a general passenger other than a wheelchair user registers a call in the wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14, the passenger may be a wheelchair user in the wheelchair detection device 22 installed in the hall. Since it is not confirmed (Yes in step E14), the car destination floor registration table 19 is not switched, and the table corresponding to the double operation remains. For this reason, when a general passenger gets in the car 15A under the car No. A, only the odd floor can be registered in the car destination floor registration device 16 and cannot go directly to the even floor.
[0083]
Thus, according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the invention in the first to third embodiments, a general passenger registers a floor other than the operation pattern as a destination floor. It can be prohibited to prevent a decrease in driving efficiency.
[0084]
(Sixth embodiment)
Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0085]
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, in which two double deck elevators are installed in an eight-story building. ing. In the configuration shown in FIG. 8, the same parts as those in FIG. 6 (fifth embodiment) are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
[0086]
The difference from FIG. 6 is that a wheelchair button erroneous registration preventing device 23 is installed at the landing on each floor. This wheelchair button erroneous registration prevention device 23 outputs a voice announcement such as “the wheelchair dedicated button has been pressed” when the wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14 is operated, or It has a notification function such as displaying a message to that effect on a display screen (not shown).
[0087]
In such a configuration, it is assumed that a passenger registers a 1F hall call by pressing a direction designation button provided in the 1F wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14 during double driving.
[0088]
When a passenger registers a call by operating the wheelchair dedicated landing call registration device 14 on the first floor, the wheelchair button erroneous registration preventing device 23 installed at the landing is activated, for example, “the wheelchair dedicated button has been pressed. A voice announcement such as "" is output or a message to that effect is displayed. As a result, if the passenger at the landing is a wheelchair user, it is possible to confirm that the wheelchair-specific landing call has been registered, and to wait with ease for the elevator car to arrive at the landing. it can. Moreover, since it is notified to general passengers other than a wheelchair user that it is exclusive for a wheelchair, it can prevent registering accidentally.
[0089]
The operation after the hall call is registered by the wheelchair-only hall call registration device 14 is the same as that of the fifth embodiment. That is, the hall call signal output from the wheelchair-only hall call registration device 14 is received by the assignment control device 20 of the group management control device 11. The allocation control device 20 refers to the allocation table 18 according to the current operation pattern, selects a car to be responded to the hall call, and outputs an allocation signal to the control device of the car.
[0090]
Here, assuming that the lower car 15AL is assigned to the lower car 15A of the Unit A, when the lower car 15AL arrives at the 1F landing and opens the door, the vehicle is detected by the wheelchair detection device 22 installed at the landing. The presence or absence of a chair user is detected. And only when it is confirmed that the passenger on the first floor hall is a wheelchair user, the registration table switching device 21 manages the destination floor of the lower car 15AL, and the car destination floor registration table 19 Is switched to a state where all floors can be registered, and passengers (wheelchair users) in the lower car 15AL can specify any destination floor provided in the car destination floor registration device 16 regardless of the current operation pattern. You can go to any floor by pressing the button. When the in-car destination floor registration table 19 is switched to a state in which all floors can be registered, the in-car destination floor registration table 19 is set in a predetermined manner by the method of any one of the first to third embodiments. It returns to the state according to the operation pattern at the timing of.
[0091]
On the other hand, when a general passenger other than a wheelchair user registers a call in the wheelchair dedicated hall call registration device 14, the car destination floor registration table 19 is not switched, and remains as a table corresponding to double driving. It becomes. For this reason, when a general passenger gets in the car 15A under the car No. A, only the odd floor can be registered in the car destination floor registration device 16.
[0092]
Thus, according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the invention in the first to third embodiments, a voice announcement or the like indicates that it is a wheelchair-only button for passengers waiting at the landing. By notifying, it is possible to prevent a general passenger from pressing the wheelchair dedicated button due to mischief or the like.
[0093]
(Seventh embodiment)
Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0094]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention, in which two double deck elevators are installed in an eight-story building. ing. In the configuration shown in FIG. 9, the same parts as those in FIG. 8 (sixth embodiment) are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
[0095]
The difference from FIG. 8 is that general passenger boarding prevention devices 24 are installed in the upper and lower cars of each car. This general passenger boarding prevention device 24, for example, “When this elevator is in a wheelchair-only operation. Please take another elevator.” It has a notification function to announce that it is driving exclusively for wheelchairs.
[0096]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the group management control device 11 in the seventh embodiment. Now, it is assumed that a passenger registers a hall call by pressing a direction designation button provided in the wheelchair-only hall call registration device 14 on the second floor during double driving.
[0097]
The hall call signal output from the wheelchair-only hall call registration device 14 by pressing the direction designation button is sent to the group management control device 11 and received by the assignment control device 20 (step F11). The allocation control device 20 refers to the allocation table 18 according to the current operation pattern, selects a car to be responded to the hall call, and outputs an allocation signal to the car control device (step F12). In this case, since the vehicle is in a double operation, an upper car is assigned to the 2F hall call. In addition, whether to assign to the upper car of Unit A or Unit B is determined by performing an assignment evaluation calculation for each car, and a generally known method is used for the calculation method. Here, it is assumed that the car is assigned to the upper car 15AU of Unit A.
[0098]
Here, when the car 15AU on Unit A arrives at the landing on the 2nd floor and opens (Yes in Step F13), the presence or absence of a wheelchair user is detected by the wheelchair detection device 22 installed at the landing. (Step F14). When it is confirmed that the passenger at the landing is a wheelchair user (Yes in step F14), a detection signal indicating that is given to the registration table switching device 21. In response to this, the registration table switching device 21 switches the in-car destination floor registration table 19 managing the destination floor of the upper car 15AU to a state where all floors can be registered (step F15). As a result, the registration restriction due to the operation pattern is released, and the passenger (wheelchair user) who gets on the upper car 15AU is provided with the car destination floor registration device 16 regardless of the current operation pattern. You can go to any floor by pressing the destination floor designation button.
[0099]
In addition, when the in-car destination floor registration table 19 is switched to a state in which all floors can be registered in the step F15, the in-car destination is determined by the method of any of the first to third embodiments. The floor registration table 19 is returned to a state corresponding to the operation pattern at a predetermined timing.
[0100]
Now, if the wheelchair user gets in the car 15AU on Unit A and registers the destination calls 5F and 7F in the car destination floor registration device 16, the upper car 15AU first goes to 5F. On the other hand, when a general passenger registers a general hall call in the general hall call registration device 13 at the hall on the 5th floor, the call is assigned to the lower car A 15A because the operation pattern is double operation.
[0101]
Here, if the car 15AL on Unit A arrives on the 5th floor on a first-come-first-served basis (Yes in step F16), there is a possibility that ordinary passengers waiting at the 5F landing will get on the upper car AL that is not the assigned car There is. Therefore, the general passenger boarding prevention device 24 installed in the car outputs an announcement such as "This elevator is currently being operated by a wheelchair user. Please ride another elevator" (step F17). Prevent passengers from getting on by mistake.
[0102]
If a general person accidentally gets in, the car destination floor registration device 16 additionally registers a floor different from the operation pattern, which increases the number of stop floors and reduces the performance of the county management as a whole. It will end up. Further, as in the second embodiment, after the car destination floor registration table 19 is switched to a table corresponding to the operation pattern, a general passenger accidentally gets on the upper car AL from 5F. The passenger will not be able to register 7F, which is the destination floor, in the car.
[0103]
Thus, according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the operational effects of the inventions in the first to third embodiments, when the car assigned to the wheelchair dedicated landing call arrives at the landing By announcing that the passenger in the car is in a wheelchair-only operation, it is possible to prevent a general passenger from accidentally getting in the car. The increase in the number of stop floors due to boarding is suppressed, and the performance of the entire group management is prevented from being lowered.
[0104]
In each of the above embodiments, a wheelchair user is assumed as a specific passenger, and the driving control for the hall call dedicated to the wheelchair user has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, an important customer The present invention can also be applied to a special call intended for a dedicated call (VIP call) or the like, and the same effect as described above can be obtained.
[0105]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in a car called by a specific passenger such as a wheelchair user, registration can be made for all floors regardless of the current operation pattern. There is no need to change trains and you can go directly to the destination floor. Furthermore, by increasing the destination floor that can be registered in the car at a predetermined timing, such as when the direction of the car is reversed or when stopping in a non-direction, the increase in the number of stop floors due to special operation is suppressed. It is possible to prevent a decrease in the performance of the entire group management.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a group management control device for a double deck elevator in the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a group management control device for a double deck elevator in the fifth embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a group management control device for a double deck elevator according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a group management control device for a double deck elevator in the seventh embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 ... Group management control device
12 ... Cage control device
13. General hall call registration device
14 ... Wheelchair dedicated landing call registration device
15 ... Basket
16 ... Destination floor registration device in the car
17 ... Operation pattern command device
18 ... Allocation table
19 ... Destination floor registration table in the car
20 ... Allocation control device
21 ... Registration table switching device
22 ... Wheelchair detection device
23. Wheelchair button erroneous registration prevention device
24 ... General passenger boarding prevention device

Claims (5)

In the group management control device of a double deck elevator in which two cabs are connected vertically
General hall call registration means for registering the destination direction of passengers at the hall on each floor,
Separate from this general hall call registration means, special hall call registration means for registering the destination direction exclusively for a specific passenger at the hall on each floor,
In-car destination floor registration means for registering the passenger's destination floor in the car,
Operation pattern determination means for determining the operation pattern of the double deck elevator,
In accordance with the operation pattern determined by the operation pattern determining means, allocation control means for selecting a car to respond to the special hall call by the special hall call registration means,
When the car selected by this allocation control means responds to the special hall call, after switching the destination floor that can be registered in the car to a state where all floors can be registered regardless of the current operation pattern, When the car stops at another floor, it is determined whether all the already registered floors match the operation pattern, and if they match , return to the state corresponding to the operation pattern. A group management control device for a double-deck elevator, comprising: After the assignment control means is switched to a state where all floors can be registered by the registration control means, when a floor that is a non-stop floor in the operation pattern is registered as a destination floor in the car, 2. The group management control device for a double deck elevator according to claim 1 , wherein the priority assigned to the car for the general hall call by the general hall call registration means is lowered. When there is a special hall call by the special hall call registration means, a detection means for detecting whether there is a specific passenger permitted to the special hall call at the hall,
The registration control means switches the destination floor that can be registered in the car only when a specific passenger is detected by the detection means to a state that allows registration of all floors regardless of the current operation pattern. The double deck elevator group management control device according to claim 1 . Misregistration prevention means for preventing general passengers from erroneously registering in the special hall call registration means by notifying that they are dedicated to a specific passenger when the special hall call registration means is operated at the landing The group management control device for a double deck elevator according to claim 1 , comprising: After switching to a state where all floors can be registered by the registration control means, if the car arrives at the floor where the general hall call was made by the general hall call registration means, the car is in special operation The double deck elevator group management control device according to claim 1 , further comprising erroneous boarding prevention means for preventing a general passenger from boarding erroneously by notifying the passenger.

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