JP4796053B2 - Elevator group elevator control method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for controlling the elevators of an elevator group in a building divided into zones comprising different floors in such manner that, at the passenger's departure floor, the elevators are given calls to floors beyond the zone limits of the departure zone. According to the invention, the aforesaid call is divided into two or more calls.

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Detailed description

  The present invention relates to a method for controlling an elevator of an elevator group according to the first stage of claim 1.

  U.S. Pat. No. 5,719,360 (B66B 1/18) describes the prior art and discloses an elevator group consisting of several elevators. Here, the elevator car operates on a fixed floor of the building, some of these elevator cars operate on the lower floors of the building, and the remaining elevator cars operate on the upper floors of the building Be classified. The elevator group described here has several transit floors, the position of which can be selected. Passengers transfer elevators on this transfer floor when moving from lower floors to upper floors or vice versa.

  European Patent Publication No. 1270486 (B66B 1/20) describes a desired elevator when a passenger is transferring from one elevator group to another elevator group when moving from a departure floor to a destination floor. A conventional method of selecting is disclosed. In this method, the movement from the departure floor to the destination floor is divided into several short journeys via the transit floor, so passengers move between transit floors with elevators belonging to different elevator groups, and these elevators The group is controlled by a host control system.

  In the example of the above-mentioned European publication, each elevator group is controlled by a higher-level control system having a higher control hierarchy than these elevator groups in order to suppress and prevent elevator traffic congestion on the transit floor.

  Basically, in elevator group control, one elevator car operates on the lower floor of the building and another car operates on the upper floor, so that two cars for one call. An elevator car can be assigned. In this case, each floor of the building is zoned so that the upper floor belongs to another zone and the lower floor belongs to another zone. The two zones may preferably share one floor or several floors with each other, in which case it is desired to move the first floor or several floors belonging to both zones from one zone to another. It can be used by passengers to transfer from an elevator operating in a zone with a departure floor to an elevator operating from the destination floor. Such a floor is called a transfer floor or a transfer floor.

  As is well known, it is possible to assign two elevator cars to one call in the destination control of the elevator group, and in a building divided into two zones, one car is the lower floor of the building. And the other car operates on the upper floors.

  Destination control of the elevator group also relates to call input processing in the elevator group. A destination call including both an elevator call to the floor and an elevator call to the destination floor is issued to the elevator using a destination call input device provided for the destination call in the departure lobby of the elevator passenger. In this case, the elevator car is not provided with a car call input device.

  As is well known, the elevators in the elevator group can also be controlled by so-called hybrid control processing. This refers to the combination of destination call input and conventional car call input, and passengers can use either the traditional floor and the car call input device or the destination call input device provided on the floor. A call to the destination floor can be made to the elevator. When a call to a floor outside the departure zone is made using a conventional floor and car call input device, the floor call issued by the car is divided into several parts.

  In the normal elevator call input process, a passenger who wants to board the elevator uses the conventional up / down call button to press the down call button if he / she wants to go down by the elevator, or press the up call button if he / she wants to go up, Call the elevator. Next, when the passenger gets into the car, he selects the desired final destination floor in the car. In this normal elevator call input process, it is also possible for passengers to make calls to floors outside the departure zone in a building consisting of various zones, in which case there are several calls made by the car. Divided.

  As used herein, a building refers to any type of building such as a ground building, a water transport ship, an unfinished building under construction.

  As used herein, an assignment is for any of call entry, split, hold, or designation.

  The main problems of the conventional system are the passenger travel time and the time required to transfer from the elevator coming from the departure floor of the departure zone to another elevator going to the destination floor of the destination zone, and the waiting time becomes too long There are problems, which adversely affect the accuracy of elevator group elevator assignments.

  Passengers must arrive at the destination floor from the first call input, as they must travel through the transit floor to the call input device on that floor and issue a call to the next floor while traveling in the elevator It takes too much time until. In this case, congestion on the transfer floor increases and passengers have to wait for the next elevator to the destination floor and destination zone for longer than necessary.

  In general, this unfavorable situation is that, for example, passengers must transfer from one zone to another while traveling in an elevator, so the elevator group control system can change the transfer floor depending on the processing capacity. Happens when you change. This change is the procedure described in the prior art US Pat. No. 5,719,360.

  A further problem is that due to insufficient guidance, passengers looking for an elevator on the transfer floor may not always be able to quickly and easily find the elevator going to the final destination floor, which increases the total travel time of the passenger. Another factor.

  The present invention aims to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art. It is another object of the present invention to realize accurate prediction and accuracy by shortening elevator allocation time and enabling accurate allocation determination in group control. The solution in the present invention is to delay the secondary elevator call.

  More specifically, the method for controlling elevators of the elevator group according to the invention is characterized by what is disclosed in the characterizing part of claim 1. Some embodiments of the invention are disclosed in the subclaims.

  Compared to the prior art, the method of the present invention provides significant advantages.

  The greatest advantage gained by the method of controlling elevators of the elevator group of the present invention is that the elevator calls for floors outside the zone of the departure zone are divided into two or more section calls, so that accurate prediction of elevator control and Accuracy is achieved. As a result, the elevator group control system can determine the assignment of elevators and the determination of transfer floors as accurately as possible, and also minimizes the number of passenger transfers and the total travel time on the transfer floors. More efficient elevator operation can be achieved if the allocation decision can be delayed to make the elevator assignment slower when the elevator approaches the transit floor.

  A further advantage of the present invention is that the transit floor is congested and the number of passengers waiting for the elevator is mitigated, thereby increasing the space reserved for use as an elevator lobby in the transit floor and / or building. It is possible to make it smaller. As a result, the lobby space can be used for other purposes, and the owner of the building will be able to earn more rent income or make a more favorable rental contract.

  Another advantage gained by the present invention is that the function of the building is flexible because parts located in different zones on the building traffic are interconnected. As a result, building owners will find it easier to rent a space that spans two zones.

  In the present invention, the floor for transferring from the elevator in the departure zone to the elevator in the destination zone is designated according to the boarding rate or the predicted number of people waiting on the transfer floor.

  A further advantage is that compared to the prior art, the present invention significantly reduces the total travel time of passengers using elevators.

  The present invention relates to a method for causing a call on a passenger departure floor to a floor outside the zone of the departure zone to the elevator in controlling the elevators of the elevator group in a building where the various floors are zoned. In the most preferred embodiment of the present invention, in order for passengers to travel through several zones and transit floors to the destination floor, the aforementioned call is divided into at least two calls, and the call Assignment is delayed compared to call assignment for the first half of the move.

  In another embodiment of the invention, the call split for the second half of the move is assigned later and until the moving passenger approaches the transit floor in time to deliver this call to the next zone. It is desirable not to make an assignment.

  In another embodiment of the present invention, the call divided for the latter half of the above movement is assigned to the next transfer floor, or the destination floor if the passenger is on the transfer floor.

  In another embodiment of the present invention, the call divided for the latter half of the above movement is assigned to the next transit floor or assigned to a passenger on the departure or current transit floor Compared to the total travel time of the elevator, it is assigned to the destination floor when the passenger approaches in time relative to the next transit floor.

  In the present invention, the transfer between elevators of elevator groups operating in different zones is performed at the transfer floor, and this transfer floor is preferably shared by one or more different zones and one floor or more by elevator group control. Choose from several predetermined transit floors.

  In another embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned transfer floor is selected from predetermined transfer floors based on the boarding rate by group control, so that the number of passengers on the transfer floor is minimized.

  In another embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned transfer floor may adaptively change the number of transfer floors by group control and / or change the limit of transfer floor zones based on the boarding ratio of each transfer floor. Then you can choose from certain available transit floors. In yet another embodiment of the invention, this transit floor is preferably selected by group control while the elevator assigned to the passenger moves from the departure floor.

  In the present invention, it is desirable to divide calls to floors outside the zone range of the aforementioned departure zone by the number of zones through which passengers pass from the departure floor to the destination floor, with the first call being an intermediate transfer from the departure floor. Departed to the floor and the first car is assigned to the passenger. The next one or more calls are made from the current intermediate transfer floor to the next intermediate transfer floor, the car is assigned to the passenger, and the last call is made from the final intermediate transfer floor to the destination floor. Another car is assigned to that passenger.

  In yet another embodiment of the present invention, a call to a floor outside the zone of the departure zone is divided into two calls, and a first call is made from the departure floor to the transfer floor to provide a first car. Is assigned to the passenger, a second call is made from this transit floor to the destination floor, and a second car going to the destination floor is assigned to that passenger.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the passengers at the transit floor are elevators that reach the destination or intermediate transit floor assigned on that floor by passenger and / or elevator and / or lobby-specific passenger guidance devices. Be guided to.

  In another embodiment of the present invention, the display device functioning as a passenger guidance device is installed at the top of the elevator car, the elevator lobby in front of the elevator arriving at the transit floor, or outside the elevator lobby at the transit floor.

  In the present invention, in a zoned building, the elevator is preferably controlled in the following manner. That is, each zone is controlled as a separate elevator group by a different group control system, and both group control systems that control each zone are controlled by an elevator group integrated management control system. Classify the elevator group.

  In the present invention, a call to a floor outside the zone range of the departure zone, which is issued to the elevator of the elevator group on the departure floor, is made as a destination floor call using a destination floor call input device provided in the elevator lobby. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, calls to floors outside the zone of the departure zone that are issued to elevators in the elevator group on the departure floor are issued as hybrid calls or out-of-zone car calls.

  In the preferred embodiment of the invention, each time a call is made to the elevator on the departure floor, a check is made to see if the departure floor belongs to the same zone as the destination floor.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to examples and the accompanying drawings.

  In FIG. 1, the method of the present invention is specifically illustrated in a block diagram.

  The present invention relates to a method for controlling elevators in a group of elevators in a building where the various floors are zoned, and at the departure floor where passengers are present, the elevator receives calls to floors outside the zone of the departure zone.

  In the best embodiment of the invention, this call is divided into several calls as follows. Passengers travel through several zones and transit floors to the destination floor, so call assignments in the second half of the move are delayed compared to call assignments in the first half.

  Each time an elevator call is made on the departure floor, a check is made to see if the departure floor belongs to the same zone as the destination floor. If the call is not for a floor outside the zone, the call is processed according to normal elevator group control.

The building is divided into several zones, each with an elevator of the same or different elevator group, and a call is made at the departure floor F _{d to} the destination floor F _t outside the departure zone The call is divided into at least two parts, and the first call is made from the departure floor _Fd to the transfer floor TF. This call is divided into a plurality of parts at once, and the call is made from the departure floor F _d to the first transit floor TF and one or more calls for the subsequent movements. It is advantageously performed by dividing. Another advantageous method is to call the first part, which is the call from the departure floor F _d to the first transfer floor TF, and the second part, which is all other calls for subsequent movements. To divide. This second part is later divided in a separate stage, and when the next call is divided, the number of remaining calls decreases.

  After the call split, the method of the present invention transfers information about the continuation of the movement to a register. Next, compared to the total travel time from the departure floor to the transfer floor, there is a relatively accurate time for issuing a transfer call and a relatively accurate position for issuing a transfer call in the elevator system or shaft. A collation is performed to determine whether it is obtained. If not, the procedure is repeated from the previous stage.

If you have a relatively accurate time to issue a transit call or a relatively accurate location to issue a transit call, but the next floor is not the destination floor F _t , you can move from the current transit floor to the next transit floor. The call is made again and the car is assigned to the passenger. When the assignment is completed, an instruction and timing for guiding a passenger who has reached the transfer floor to the elevator heading to the next transfer floor are sent to the passenger guide device on the transfer floor, and then information on the continuation of movement is transferred to the register. The test is then performed again to determine if the correct time / position for the connecting call has been obtained. As a result, when the time / position is obtained, the test for the next floor is determined and whether a target floor F _t is performed.

  However, the method of the present invention can be applied when performing elevator control by destination control, hybrid control, or normal control without limiting the present invention.

  2A-2F illustrate another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A specifically illustrates the preferred embodiment according to the invention, where the building is divided into _two zones Z ₁ and Z ₂ . Among these zones, zone Z ₁ corresponds to the lower floor of the building, and zone Z ₂ corresponds to the upper floor of the building.

In the specific context of the present view, the passenger, if you want to go to the destination floor F _t belonging to a different zone than the departure floor, emits a call of an elevator at the departure floor F _d. That is, in this example, the elevator receives a call from the passenger's departure floor to a floor outside the zone of the departure zone. The passenger preferably makes a destination call as described above to the elevator, which includes elevator calls for both the departure floor _Fd and the destination floor _Ft of the elevator. Calls made from the departure floor to the elevators in the elevator group to floors outside the zone of the departure zone are preferably made as destination calls using a destination call input device provided in the elevator lobby. However, without limiting the present invention in any way, based on the embodiment according to the present invention, by dividing the call to the floor belonging to outside the zone range of the departure zone, the hybrid call across the zone can be divided into You can leave for the elevator on the departure floor.

In the present invention, calls to floors outside the zone of the departure zone are divided into at least two calls, and the first call is from the departure floor F _d to the transfer floors TF ₁ , TF ₂ , TF ₃ , TF _4. And the passenger is assigned a first car. The second call is issued with respect to the target floor F _t from floors _{TF 1, TF 2, TF 3} , TF 4 described above, the passenger is allocated a second car going to the target floor F _t.

In the example shown in FIG. 2A, the elevator group group control system can select one of the four transfer floors TF ₁ , TF ₂ , TF ₃ , and TF ₄ , and this transfer floor can be set to a predetermined transfer floor by group control. Since the number of passengers is selected based on the boarding rate, the number of passengers on the connecting floors TF ₁ , TF ₂ , TF ₃ , and TF _{4 that} can be selected from each other can be minimized. In this example, the first elevator assigned to the passenger stops at the transit floor TF ₁ , TF ₂ , TF ₃ or TF ₄ selected by the group control system, and is separate for transporting the passenger to the destination floor F _t. Elevators are assigned to passengers.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the transfer floors TF ₁ , TF ₂ , TF ₃ , and TF ₄ are selected by the elevator group control system while the elevator assigned to the passenger is operating from the departure floor.

According to the present invention, the second call is the time when the passengers are connected to the transfer floors TF ₁ , TF ₂ , TF ₃ , TF ₄ in time as compared to the total travel time of the elevators assigned to the passengers on the departure floor. when approached relatively transit floor TF ₁ above, TF _2, TF _3, preferably dispatched to TF target floor from ₄ F _t. At this time, compared to the total travel time from the departure floor of the elevator car to the transfer floor, the elevator assigned to the passenger on the departure floor is quite close to the transfer floor in time with the passenger on board. Yes.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the second call is described above, passengers of the aforementioned transit floor TF _1, TF _2, TF _3, when you are in TF _4, Transit floor TF _1, TF _2, TF _3, Depart from TF ₄ to destination floor F _t .

FIG. 2B shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which the transfer floors TF ₁ , TF ₂ , TF ₃ , TF ₄ , TF ₅ are adaptively transferred by the group control system to the transfer floors TF ₁ , TF ₂ , TF. ₃ , change the number of TF ₄ , TF ₅ and / or change the transfer floor zone limit based on the boarding rate of each transfer floor TF ₁ , TF ₂ , TF ₃ , TF ₄ , TF ₅ It is selected from among the available transit floor _{TF 1, TF 2, TF 3} , TF 4, TF 5.

In the situation shown in FIG. 2B, the group control system of the elevator group, the maximum possible number, that is of the five transit floors _{TF 1, TF 2, TF 3} , TF 4, TF 5, 2 two transit floors TF _2, TF _A transfer zone consisting of only ₃ can be used. The reason why three of the transferable floors TF ₁ , TF ₄ , TF ₅ are not used as transfer floors at one time is that, for example, if it is found that the boarding ratio of three of the transferable floors is too high, the elevator This is because the traffic state within the group is considered to be congested. On the other hand, these floors may be reserved for uses other than the transfer floor. Similarly, the group control system of the elevator group can exclude a specific transferable floor from the transfer floor use if a certain condition is satisfied.

FIG. 2C shows an embodiment of the present invention, where zones Z ₁ and Z ₂ have only one possible transit floor TF. In these zones, passengers can be to switch to the elevator to come to the transit floor from the departure floor F _d of the zone Z _1, ride the elevator toward the destination floor F _t of passengers in the zone Z _2.

FIG. 2D illustrates one embodiment of the present invention, where the building is divided into two or more zones Z ₁ , Z ₂ , and Z ₃ . In the situation shown in this figure, the number of zones is three.

In this example, the passenger goes to one or more intermediate transfer floors TF ₁ -TF to go to a destination floor F _t located outside the departure zone Z ₁ leading to the departure floor F _d of the departure zone Z _{3. At 7} , transfer between the elevators operating in the respective zones Z ₁ , Z ₂ , Z ₃ of the elevator group. Such zoning is advantageous for passengers, especially during down traffic congestion.

In the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 2D, on the departure floor F _d where the passengers are located, a call is made to the elevator to a floor that is outside the zone of departure zone Z ₃ , which calls more than one call. It is divided into. In this example, the first call is issued to the starting intermediate transit floor from floor F _d TF ₅ ~TF _7, the first car is allocated to the passenger. The next one or more calls are made from the aforementioned transfer floors TF _{5 to} TF ₇ to the next transfer floor TF _{1 to} TF ₄ and one car is assigned to the passenger. The last remaining call is issued from the final intermediate transit floor TF ₁ ~TF ₄ against target floor F _t, car one is assigned to the passenger.

FIG. 2E shows an embodiment of the present invention where the building is divided into several zones. In this embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to transfer from an elevator operating in the zone Z ₁ to both an elevator in the zone Z _{2 and} an elevator in the zone Z ₄ . Passengers can transfer from an elevator operating in zone Z ₁ to an elevator operating in zone Z ₄ via three connecting floors TF ₆ , TF ₇ and TF ₈ . An elevator operating in zone Z ₂ can be transferred from an elevator operating in zone Z ₁ via three transfer floors TF ₁ , TF ₂ , and TF ₃ . Similarly, the passenger can transfer from the elevator operating in the zone Z ₂ to the elevator operating in the zone Z ₁ via the _three transfer floors TF ₁ , TF ₂ , and TF ₃ . Transit floors TF ₁ above, TF _2, and TF ₃ and onward floor TF _6, TF _7, and between the TF _8, there is a floor which elevator does not stop at all the operating zone Z ₁ while belonging to the zone Z ₁ .

Transfer from the elevator operating in zone Z ₂ to the elevator operating in zone Z ₃ is possible only from the two connecting floors TF ₄ and TF ₅ . Similarly, a transfer from an elevator operating in zone Z ₃ to an elevator operating in zone Z ₂ is also possible from these two connecting floors TF ₄ and TF ₅ . Thus, for example, a passenger heading from zone Z ₃ to Z ₄ moves to an elevator operating in zone Z ₂ on either transfer floor TF ₄ or TF ₅ and either of transfer floors TF ₁ , TF ₂ , and TF ₃ At that floor, transfer to the elevator operating in Zone Z ₁ . Passengers can transfer from an elevator operating in zone Z ₁ to an elevator operating in zone Z ₄ on one of the transfer floors TF ₆ , TF ₇ and TF ₈ .

In the example shown in FIG. 2E, passengers going to the target floor F _t in zone Z ₄ from the departure floor F _d can be moved via a transit floor TF _6, TF _7, and TF _8. In this case, the passenger need not stop at the transfer floors TF ₆ , TF ₇ and TF ₈ at all. Therefore, when the passenger's destination floor F _t is in a zone that is considerably away from the zone where the departure floor F _d is located, the total travel time of the passenger is shorter than in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2D.

FIG. 2F shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which each of the zones Z _{1 to} Z ₄ is controlled by different group control systems GC 1 to GC ₄ , and these systems are also controlled and managed by an upper integrated control system. Is done. In this specification, this host system is referred to as a specific elevator group management control system GMCS.

In this embodiment of the invention, in a zoned building, the elevator is controlled as follows. That is, each of the zones Z _{1 to} Z ₄ is controlled as a separate elevator group by different elevator group control systems GC _{1 to} GC ₄ , and the group control systems GC _{1 to} GC ₄ for controlling each one zone are both managed by the elevator group integrated management. Managed by control system GMCS. This system GMCS classifies the above-mentioned zone-specific elevator groups.

  In all of the embodiments specifically illustrating the present invention described above, passengers are assigned on that floor by passenger car and / or elevator and / or lobby passenger guides provided on the transfer floor. You will be guided to an elevator that runs to the floor or intermediate transfer floor. Such a passenger guidance device is preferably a display device and is installed at the upper part of the elevator car or the elevator lobby in front of the elevator arriving at the transfer floor or outside the elevator lobby of the transfer floor. Moreover, you may install a guidance display apparatus in an elevator lobby. Passengers who arrive at the transfer floor of a given elevator can know from the unexpected display device which elevator can go to the actual destination floor or the next transfer floor. As an option, the guidance display device may display the following information. That is, it is information such as which elevator will go to the destination floor of the passenger who arrived at the transfer floor of a certain elevator or the next transfer floor so that the passenger will not stay on the transfer floor for longer than expected time.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a layout of passenger guidance devices PG1, PG2, PG3, PG4, PG5, and PG6 provided in the elevator, the floor lobby, and the transfer floor. FIG. 3 shows the following elevator group. That is, elevator cars L1, L2, L3, and L4 are walk-through type cars with two-way doorways, whereas elevator cars L5, L6, L7, and L8 are one-way doorway type cars. It is. Passenger guidance devices PG1, PG2, PG3, PG4, PG5, and PG6 are installed outside the lobby area on the transfer floor, next to the elevator L3, in front of the elevator L5, and between the elevators L6 and L2. Each elevator is provided with guide means (not shown) for guiding passengers to appropriate passenger guidance devices PG1, PG2, PG3, PG4, PG5, and PG6. The lobby is illustrated by A, B, and C, and is shown with various lines, dots, or diamond patterns to distinguish each lobby area.

  In FIG. 3, the passenger arrives at the transfer floor at the elevator L4 and is guided from there to the passenger guidance device PG1 installed outside the lobby area C. Here, the device will respond to the passenger and inform the passenger which elevator will continue to the destination floor. The passenger guidance device notifies the passengers that an elevator L5 is assigned to a passenger who arrives at the transfer floor at the elevator L4, and the elevator L5 arrives at the transfer floor in 15 seconds. The passenger guidance device PG1 can also be used to guide passengers arriving at the elevator L4 with information on the next elevator to the passenger's destination floor or the elevator to the next transit floor. The functional principle of the other passenger guidance devices PG2 and PG3 installed outside the lobby areas A, B and C is the same as that of the device PG1.

  Passenger guidance device PG4 is installed directly beside elevator L3, and provides information only to passengers who arrive at the transfer floor at this elevator or passengers who ride this elevator at the transfer floor. This passenger guidance device PG4 presents, for example, information on the time until the elevator arrives at the transfer floor and information on the nearest departure floor of the elevator. Furthermore, this passenger guidance device PG4 can tell the passengers who get off the elevator about the next assigned elevator, and also guide whether the elevator goes to the destination floor or the next connecting floor. In addition, in the event that a passenger getting off the elevator is delayed on the transfer floor, it is possible to provide guidance on an elevator that is later than the elevator assigned to the passenger.

  Passenger guidance device PG5 installed in front of elevator L5 presents information to passengers descending from elevator to lobby A via display device D3. This passenger guidance device PG5 is preferably provided for guiding passengers to another passenger guidance device PG2.

  Passenger guidance device PG6 is provided between elevators L6 and L2, display device D1 presents elevator transfer information to passengers coming from elevator L6 to lobby A, and display device D2 is for passengers coming from lobby L2 to lobby A. It is a display device array that presents transfer information. The elevator transfer information presented by the display devices D1 and D2 may be information for guiding to other passenger guidance devices PG1, PG2, or PG3 outside the lobby. Alternatively, the display device D1 of the passenger guidance device PG6 informs the passenger who gets off the elevator L6 of the next assigned elevator, and the display device D2 tells the passenger who gets off the elevator L2 the next assigned elevator and Tell the destination floor or the next transfer floor.

  The above-mentioned passenger guidance devices PG1, PG2, PG3, PG4, PG5, and PG6 are necessary for passengers on the transfer floor when elevator passengers transfer from an elevator operating in a given zone to an elevator operating in another zone. Desirably, it is a display means used to present information. In addition, the passenger guidance devices PG1, PG2, PG3, PG4, PG5, and PG6 can be advantageously arranged on the floor of the connecting floor by connecting to the departure floor calling device.

  The invention is characterized by what is disclosed in the characterizing part of claim 1. Other embodiments of the invention are characterized by what is disclosed in the other claims. Embodiments of the invention are also shown in the specification part of the present application. The content of the invention disclosed in the present application may be defined in a form different from that defined in the claims. The invention may also consist of several separate inventions, particularly in terms of expression or underlying subtasks, or in terms of the benefits or series of advantages achieved. In this case, some of the attributes included in the claims may be unnecessary from a separate inventive concept.

  The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and a part or all of other embodiments can be combined within the scope of technical requirements. Similarly, some of the other embodiments may be used to construct embodiments not listed here that are consistent with the basic concepts of the present invention.

It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the method of this invention. An optimal embodiment of the present invention will be described. Another embodiment according to the present invention will be described. 3 shows a third embodiment according to the present invention. 4 shows another embodiment according to the present invention. Fig. 4 shows still another embodiment according to the present invention. 3 shows an embodiment of the present invention in which each zone is controlled by a separate group control system. It is a top view which shows the layout of the passenger guide apparatus of an elevator, a floor lobby, and a transfer floor.

Claims (14)

In a method for controlling elevators of a group of elevators in a zonal structure of various floors so that calls are made to the elevator at the passenger departure floor and to floors outside the zone of the departure zone, It is divided into at least two section calls so that it moves to the destination floor via the zone and the transfer floor, and the call assignment in the second half of the movement is delayed compared to the call assignment in the first half, each in a different zone Transfer between elevators of the elevator group operating in the transfer floor, and the transfer floor includes a plurality of predetermined transfer floors in which one or more floors are common to one or more different zones, selected based on load factor by the group control system of the elevator group, and wherein the minimizing the number of passengers in transit floor Method of controlling a group of elevator elevators.   The method according to claim 1, wherein the section call associated with the second half of the movement is assigned later when the moving passenger approaches the transit floor in time and is processed in the next zone. Feature method.   The method of claim 1, wherein the leg call for the second half of the move is assigned to the next transfer floor or to the destination floor if the passenger is on the transfer floor. A method characterized by.   The method according to claim 1, wherein the section call for the second half of the movement is compared to the total travel time of the elevator assigned to the passenger on the departure floor or the current transit floor. Assigning to the next transfer floor or destination floor when approaching the next transfer floor relatively. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transit floor is configured to adaptively change the number of transit floors and / or change the limit of transit floor zones based on the boarding ratio of each transit floor by the group control system. A method characterized in that it is selected from predetermined available transfer floors. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, call for floor outside the zone range of the departure zone, passengers are divided by the number of zones to be passed up to the destination floor from the start floor, first call Calls from the departure floor to the intermediate transfer floor and assigns the first car to the passenger, and the next call or calls call from the current intermediate transfer floor to the next intermediate transfer floor to assign the car to the passenger The last call originates from the last intermediate transit floor to the destination floor and assigns a car to the passenger. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein a call to a floor outside the zone range of the departure zone is divided into two, and the first call originates from the departure floor to the transit floor, A method wherein one car is assigned to the passenger and a second call originates from the transit floor to the destination floor to assign the passenger a second car going to the destination floor. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the passenger, the car another provided transit floor and / or elevator-specific and / or lobby-specific passenger guidance device, assigned in the transit floor Guided to an elevator that leads to the destination floor or intermediate transfer floor. 9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the display device serving as a passenger guidance device is either above the elevator car, in front of the elevator arriving at the transfer floor of the elevator lobby, or outside the elevator lobby of the transfer floor. A method characterized by being installed. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the transit floor, the elevator group control system, the elevator car allocated to the passenger and selecting while coming moves from the departure floor Method.   2. The method of claim 1 wherein elevators in a zoned building are controlled by separate group control systems with each zone as a separate elevator group, the group control system controlling each zone individually. A method characterized in that the system is collectively controlled by an integrated management control system, and the management control system is controlled by classifying the elevator groups according to the zones.   The method according to claim 1, wherein a call to a floor outside the zone of the departure zone that is sent to an elevator of the elevator group of the departure floor is made using a destination call input device provided in an elevator lobby. A method characterized by issuing as a call.   2. The method of claim 1, wherein calls to floors outside the zone of the departure zone that are issued to elevators in the elevator group of the departure floor are made as hybrid calls or out-of-zone car calls. .   The method according to claim 1, wherein when a call is made to an elevator on the departure floor, a check is performed to check whether the departure floor belongs to the same zone as the destination floor. .

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