JP6233544B1 - External alarm device for operation panel in elevator car - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an external notification device for an elevator operation panel in an elevator, which can notify the car of information corresponding to the floor regardless of the type of the elevator. An external notification device for an elevator car operation panel according to the present invention includes a case 12 attached to the elevator car operation panel 7, a notification unit 13 provided in the case 12 for notifying information, Based on information indicating the floor detected by the detection unit 14 from at least one of the appearance of the operation panel 7 in the car and the operation on the operation panel 7 in the car, which is provided in the casing 12, is notified from the notification unit 13. And a control unit 15 that changes information.

Description

  The present invention relates to an external alarm device for an operation panel inside an elevator car.

  Patent Document 1 below describes a floor guidance system. This system displays an image corresponding to the floor on which the elevator car is located on a monitor in the car.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-321166

  In the system described in Patent Document 1, in order to select an image to be displayed on a monitor in a car, it is necessary to obtain the floor where the car is located from the elevator control panel. For this reason, the elevator which can apply the said system is restricted.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. The purpose is to provide an external notification device for an elevator operation panel in an elevator that can notify the car of information corresponding to the floor regardless of the type of the elevator.

An external notification device for an elevator car operation panel according to the present invention includes a housing attached to the elevator car operation panel, a notification unit provided in the housing for notifying information, and a housing. And a control unit that changes information notified from the notification unit based on information indicating the floor detected by the detection unit from at least one of the appearance of the operation panel in the car and the operation on the operation panel in the car. The detection unit is configured to detect information indicating the floor without communicating with the in-car operation panel and the elevator control panel .

  The casing of the external notification device for the elevator car operation panel according to the present invention is attached to the car operation panel. A control part changes the information alert | reported from an alerting | reporting part based on the information which shows the floor detected from at least one of the external appearance of the operation panel in a car, and operation with respect to the said operation panel in a car. For this reason, according to this invention, the information according to the floor can be alert | reported in a cage | basket | car irrespective of the kind of elevator.

It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the structure of an elevator. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the operation panel in the elevator car. It is a front view which shows the state which attached the external alerting | reporting apparatus in Embodiment 1 to the operation panel in a cage | basket | car. It is a side view which shows the state which attached the external alerting | reporting apparatus in Embodiment 1 to the operation panel in a cage | basket | car. FIG. 3 is a side view schematically showing the configuration of the external notification device in the first embodiment. 1 is a configuration diagram of an external notification device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the external notification device according to the first embodiment. It is a front view which shows the state which attached the external alerting | reporting apparatus in Embodiment 2 to the operation panel in a cage | basket | car. It is a side view which shows the state which attached the external alerting | reporting apparatus in Embodiment 2 to the operation panel in a cage | basket | car. It is a block diagram of the external alerting | reporting apparatus in Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the external notification device according to the second embodiment. It is a front view which shows the state which attached the external alerting | reporting apparatus in Embodiment 3 to the operation panel in a cage | basket | car. It is a side view which shows the state which attached the external alerting | reporting apparatus in Embodiment 3 to the operation panel in a cage | basket | car. FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of an external notification device in a third embodiment. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the external notification device according to the third embodiment. It is a front view which shows the state which attached the external alerting | reporting apparatus in Embodiment 4 to the operation panel in a cage | basket | car. It is a side view which shows the state which attached the external alerting | reporting apparatus in Embodiment 4 to the operation panel in a cage | basket | car. FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of an external notification device in a fourth embodiment. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the external notification device according to the fourth embodiment. It is a hardware block diagram of an external alerting | reporting apparatus.

  With reference to the accompanying drawings, a detailed description will be given of an external notification device for an elevator car operation panel. In each figure, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. The overlapping description will be simplified or omitted as appropriate.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
Drawing 1 is a mimetic diagram showing an example of the structure of an elevator.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator 1 includes a hoistway 2, a hoisting machine 3, a rope 4, a car 5, and a counterweight 6. The hoistway 2 is formed, for example, so as to penetrate each floor of a building (not shown). The hoisting machine 3 is provided, for example, in a machine room (not shown). The rope 4 is wound around the hoisting machine 3. The car 5 and the counterweight 6 are suspended in the hoistway 2 by the rope 4. The car 5 and the counterweight 6 move up and down when the hoisting machine 3 is driven. The hoisting machine 3 is controlled by an elevator control panel (not shown). A car operation panel 7 is provided in the car 5.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an elevator car operation panel. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the car door side is viewed from within the car 5.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the in-car operation panel 7 is provided on a wall surface near the car door, for example. The in-car operation panel 7 includes a door opening button 8, a door closing button 9, a plurality of destination floor buttons 10 and an indicator 11. The in-car operation panel 7 may have a speaker (not shown), for example.

  The door opening button 8, the door closing button 9, and the destination floor button 10 include, for example, a lamp. When the destination floor button 10 is operated, for example, a lamp built in the destination floor button 10 is turned on. When the car 5 stops on the floor indicated by the destination floor button 10, for example, a lamp built in the destination floor button 10 is turned off.

  The indicator 11 displays the floor where the car 5 is currently located. The indicator 11 may display the moving direction of the car 5 together with the floor, for example. The moving direction of the car 5 is represented by an upward or downward arrow, for example. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the floor where the car 5 is located and the moving direction of the car 5 are displayed in the upper area of the indicator 11. Hereinafter, this area is also referred to as a “floor display area”.

  FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state in which the external notification device according to Embodiment 1 is attached to the in-car operation panel. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which the external notification device according to Embodiment 1 is attached to the in-car operation panel.

  The casing 12 of the external notification device is attached to the in-car operation panel 7. The housing 12 is formed to be detachable from the in-car operation panel 7, for example. The housing 12 is attached so as to cover at least the floor display area of the indicator 11. 3 and 4 show a case where the housing 12 is attached so as to cover the entire indicator 11. The external notification device does not have a function of communicating with the car operation panel 7 and the elevator control panel.

  The external notification device includes a notification unit 13. As shown in FIG. 3, the notification unit 13 is provided on the front side of the housing 12. The notification unit 13 includes a floor notification unit 13a and a content notification unit 13b. The notification unit 13 has a function of displaying at least visual information. The notification unit 13 is, for example, a liquid crystal monitor. For example, information indicating the floor and information indicating the moving direction of the car 5 are displayed on the floor notification unit 13a. For example, information such as images and characters is displayed on the content notification unit 13b. In addition, the alerting | reporting part 13 may have the function to broadcast audio | voice information in addition to the function to display visual information.

  FIG. 5 is a side view schematically showing the configuration of the external notification device in the first embodiment.

  The external notification device includes a detection unit 14 and a control unit 15. As shown in FIG. 5, the detection unit 14 is provided on the back side of the housing 12. The detection unit 14 faces the floor display area of the indicator 11 in a state where the housing 12 is attached to the in-car operation panel 7. For example, the control unit 15 is provided inside the housing 12.

  FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of the external notification device according to the first embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, the detection unit 14 includes a display detection unit 16. The control unit 15 includes a storage unit 17, a current floor determination unit 18, a content selection unit 19, and a notification control unit 20. The control unit 15 is electrically connected to the detection unit 14 and the notification unit 13.

  The display detection unit 16 detects the floor displayed in the floor display area of the indicator 11. For example, the display detection unit 16 may detect the moving direction of the car 5 displayed in the floor display area together with the floor. The display detection unit 16 is, for example, a camera that captures a floor display area of the indicator 11. The display detection unit 16 may be, for example, a plurality of optical sensors that face the floor display area of the indicator 11.

  The storage unit 17 stores floor determination data and content in advance. The floor determination data and content are stored for each corresponding floor. The floor determination data is, for example, an image indicating the display content of the floor display area when the car 5 is located on the corresponding floor. The floor determination data may include, for example, an arrow indicating the moving direction of the car 5. The content is, for example, information related to a store, facility, equipment, etc. existing on the corresponding floor.

  The storage contents of the storage unit 17 can be added, changed, and deleted using, for example, a maintenance terminal (not shown). The maintenance terminal has a function of performing at least one of wired communication and wireless communication with the external notification device. The maintenance terminal is, for example, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, or the like. For example, the maintenance worker operates the maintenance terminal to set floor determination data and content.

  The current floor determination unit 18 determines the floor where the current car 5 is located by comparing the detection result of the display detection unit 16 with the floor determination data. The current floor determination unit 18 may determine the moving direction of the car 5 together with the floor on which the current car 5 is located.

  The content selection unit 19 selects content from the storage unit 17 based on the determination result by the current floor determination unit 18. The content selection unit 19 selects, for example, the content associated with the floor on which the current car 5 is determined to be located.

  The notification control unit 20 notifies information from the notification unit 13. The notification control unit 20 notifies the floor notification unit 13a of the floor determined by the current floor determination unit 18 that the current car 5 is located. The notification control unit 20 may notify the moving direction of the car 5 from the floor notifying unit 13a together with the floor on which the car 5 is currently located. The notification control unit 20 causes the content notification unit 13b to notify the content selected by the content selection unit 19.

  The notification control unit 20 may notify the information other than the floor and content from the notification unit 13. For example, the notification control unit 20 may notify the current date, day of the week, and time from at least one of the floor notification unit 13a and the content notification unit 13b.

  When the detection result by the display detection unit 16 changes as the car 5 moves up and down, the determination result by the current floor determination unit 18 changes. When the determination result by the current floor determination unit 18 changes, the floor notified from the floor notification unit 13a changes. When the determination result by the current floor determination unit 18 changes, the content selected by the content selection unit 19 changes. When the content selected by the content selection unit 19 changes, the content notified from the content notification unit 13b changes. That is, in Embodiment 1, the notification control unit 20 changes the information notified from the notification unit 13 based on the floor where the current car 5 detected by the display detection unit 16 is located.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the external notification device according to the first embodiment.

  The external notification device detects the floor where the current car 5 is located from the indicator 11 of the in-car operation panel 7 (step S101). The operation of the external notification device differs depending on whether or not the floor detected from the indicator 11 has changed (step S102). When the floor detected from the indicator 11 does not change, the notification content by the external notification device does not change (step S103). When the floor detected from the indicator 11 changes, the floor and content notified from the external notification device change (step S104). After step S103 or step S104, the operation of step S101 is performed.

  In the first embodiment, the casing 12 of the external notification device covers the area where the floor where the car 5 is currently located is displayed among the indicators 11 of the car operating panel 7, and the car operating panel 7. Is attached to. The detection unit 14 is provided in the housing 12. The detection unit 14 includes a display detection unit 16 that detects a floor displayed on the indicator 11 of the in-car operation panel 7. The control unit 15 changes the information notified from the notification unit 13 based on the floor where the current car 5 is detected which is detected by the display detection unit 16. For this reason, according to Embodiment 1, the content of notification changes based on the current floor of the car acquired without performing communication with the elevator control panel. As a result, information corresponding to the floor can be notified in the car regardless of the type of elevator.

  In the first embodiment, the control unit 15 causes the notification unit 13 to notify the floor where the current car 5 detected by the display detection unit 16 is located. For this reason, according to Embodiment 1, the present floor of a car can be alert | reported in a car similarly to the case where the external alerting | reporting apparatus is not installed.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
Hereinafter, the configuration of the external notification device for the elevator car operation panel will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. Parts that are the same as or equivalent to those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and a part of the description is omitted.

  FIG. 8 is a front view showing a state where the external notification device according to the second embodiment is attached to the in-car operation panel. FIG. 9 is a side view showing a state where the external notification device according to Embodiment 2 is attached to the in-car operation panel.

  In the second embodiment, the housing 12 of the external notification device is attached so as to cover at least the floor display area of the indicator 11 and the destination floor button 10. 8 and 9 show a case where the housing 12 is attached in a state of covering the entire car operation panel 7.

  In the second embodiment, the portion corresponding to the destination floor button 10 on the front side surface of the housing 12 is formed in a structure that can accept an operation on each destination floor button 10. For example, the part may be formed to be movable in the depth direction. The part may be formed of a flexible material, for example. For example, an opening may be formed in the portion. In addition, the part corresponding to the door opening button 8 and the door closing button 9 may be formed similarly.

  FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of the external notification device according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the second embodiment, the detection unit 14 includes a display detection unit 16 and an operation detection unit 21. The control unit 15 includes a storage unit 17, a current floor determination unit 18, a content selection unit 19, a notification control unit 20, and a destination floor determination unit 22.

  The operation detection unit 21 detects the operated destination floor button 10 among the destination floor buttons 10. The operation detection unit 21 is, for example, a pressure sensor or an optical sensor provided in the housing 12. For example, the operation detection unit 21 may be a film sensor provided at a position overlapping the surface of the destination floor button 10 in the housing 12. When provided as a film sensor, the operation detection unit 21 detects a pressure at which the destination floor button 10 is pressed. The operation detection unit 21 may be, for example, an optical sensor provided at the edge of the opening corresponding to the destination floor button 10 in the housing 12. When provided as an optical sensor, the operation detection unit 21 detects lighting of a lamp built in the destination floor button 10 or a passenger's finger touching the destination floor button 10. The operation detection unit 21 may also be able to detect operations on the door opening button 8 and the door closing button 9.

  The destination floor determination unit 22 determines the destination floor of the car 5 based on the detection result by the operation detection unit 21. When a plurality of destination floor buttons 10 are operated, the destination floor determination unit 22 determines that each floor corresponding to each of the plurality of destination floor buttons 10 is a destination floor.

  The content selection unit 19 selects content from the storage unit 17 based on the determination result by the current floor determination unit 18 and the determination result by the destination floor determination unit 22. The content selection unit 19 selects, for example, the content associated with the floor on which the current car 5 is determined to be located. For example, the content selection unit 19 selects content associated with the floor determined to be the destination floor.

  When the detection result by the display detection unit 16 changes as the car 5 moves up and down, the determination result by the current floor determination unit 18 changes. When the determination result by the current floor determination unit 18 changes, the floor notified from the floor notification unit 13a changes. When the determination result by the current floor determination unit 18 changes, the content selected by the content selection unit 19 changes. When the detection result by the operation detection unit 21 is changed by operating the destination floor button 10, the determination result by the destination floor determination unit 22 is changed. When the determination result by the destination floor determination unit 22 changes, the content selected by the content selection unit 19 changes. When the content selected by the content selection unit 19 changes, the content notified from the content notification unit 13b changes. That is, in the second embodiment, the notification control unit 20 is based on the floor at which the current car 5 detected by the display detection unit 16 is located and the floor indicated by the destination floor button 10 detected by the operation detection unit 21. The information notified from the notification unit 13 is changed.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the external notification device according to the second embodiment.

  The external notification device detects the floor where the current car 5 is located from the indicator 11 of the in-car operation panel 7 (step S201). The operation of the external notification device differs depending on whether or not the floor detected from the indicator 11 has changed (step S202). Further, the operation of the external notification device differs depending on whether or not the destination floor button 10 is operated (step S203). When the floor detected from the indicator 11 is not changed and the destination floor button 10 is not operated, the notification content by the external notification device does not change (step S204). When the floor detected from the indicator 11 changes, the floor and content notified from the external notification device change (step S205). When the floor detected from the indicator 11 is not changed and the destination floor button 10 is operated, the content notified from the external notification device changes (step S206). After step S204, step S205, or step S206, the operation of step S201 is performed.

  In the second embodiment, the casing 12 of the external notification device covers the area where the floor where the current car 5 is located and the destination floor button 10 are covered in the indicator 11 of the in-car operation panel 7. It is attached to the operation panel 7 in the car. The detection unit 14 is provided in the housing 12. The detection unit 14 detects the operated destination floor button 10 among the display detection unit 16 that detects the floor displayed on the indicator 11 of the in-car operation panel 7 and the destination floor button 10 of the in-car operation panel 7. An operation detection unit 21 is included. The control unit 15 notifies the notification unit 13 based on at least one of the floor where the current car 5 detected by the display detection unit 16 is located and the floor indicated by the destination floor button 10 detected by the operation detection unit 21. Change information. For this reason, according to Embodiment 2, the content of notification changes based on the current floor and the destination floor of the car acquired without performing communication with the elevator control panel. As a result, information corresponding to the floor can be notified in the car regardless of the type of elevator. Moreover, the convenience of the passenger of an elevator can be improved more by alerting | reporting the information according to a destination floor.

  In the second embodiment, the control unit 15 causes the notification unit 13 to notify the floor where the current car 5 detected by the display detection unit 16 is located. For this reason, according to Embodiment 2, the present floor of a car can be alert | reported in a car similarly to the case where the external alerting | reporting apparatus is not installed.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
Hereinafter, the configuration of the external alarm device for the elevator car operation panel will be described focusing on the differences from the first and second embodiments. Parts that are the same as or correspond to those in the first or second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and a part of the description is omitted.

  FIG. 12 is a front view showing a state in which the external notification device according to Embodiment 3 is attached to the in-car operation panel. FIG. 13 is a side view showing a state in which the external notification device according to Embodiment 3 is attached to the in-car operation panel.

  In the third embodiment, the casing 12 of the external notification device is attached to the in-car operation panel so as to cover the destination floor button 10 without covering the floor display area of the indicator 11. 12 and 13 show a case where the housing 12 is attached so as to cover the operation panel 7 in the car except for the floor display area. As shown in FIG. 12, the notification unit 13 includes a content notification unit 13b and does not include the floor notification unit 13a. The current floor of the car 5 is notified in the car 5 by the indicator 11.

  In the third embodiment, the portion corresponding to the destination floor button 10 on the front side surface of the housing 12 is formed in a structure that can accept an operation on each destination floor button 10 as in the second embodiment. . In addition, the part corresponding to the door opening button 8 and the door closing button 9 may be formed similarly.

  FIG. 14 is a configuration diagram of the external notification device according to the third embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 14, in the third embodiment, the detection unit 14 includes an operation detection unit 21 and does not include the display detection unit 16. The control unit 15 includes a storage unit 17, a content selection unit 19, a notification control unit 20, and a destination floor determination unit 22. The control unit 15 does not have the current floor determination unit 18. The storage unit 17 stores content in advance. The storage unit 17 may not store floor determination data.

  The content selection unit 19 selects content from the storage unit 17 based on the determination result by the destination floor determination unit 22. For example, the content selection unit 19 selects content associated with the floor determined to be the destination floor.

  When the detection result by the operation detection unit 21 is changed by operating the destination floor button 10, the determination result by the destination floor determination unit 22 is changed. When the determination result by the destination floor determination unit 22 changes, the content selected by the content selection unit 19 changes. When the content selected by the content selection unit 19 changes, the content notified from the content notification unit 13b changes. That is, in Embodiment 3, the notification control unit 20 changes the information notified from the notification unit 13 based on the floor indicated by the destination floor button 10 detected by the operation detection unit 21.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the external notification device according to the third embodiment.

  The operation of the external notification device differs depending on whether or not the destination floor button 10 has been operated (step S301). When the destination floor button 10 is not operated, the notification content by the external notification device does not change (step S302). When the destination floor button 10 is operated, the content notified from the external notification device changes (step S303). After step S302 or step S303, the operation of step S301 is performed.

  In the third embodiment, the casing 12 of the external notification device covers the destination floor button 10 without covering the area where the floor on which the current car 5 is located is displayed among the indicators 11 of the in-car operation panel 7. Then, it is attached to the operation panel 7 in the car. The detection unit 14 is provided in the housing 12. The detection unit 14 includes an operation detection unit 21 that detects the operated destination floor button 10 among the destination floor buttons 10 of the in-car operation panel 7. The control unit 15 changes the information notified from the notification unit 13 based on the floor indicated by the destination floor button 10 detected by the operation detection unit 21. For this reason, according to Embodiment 3, the notification content changes based on the destination floor of the car acquired without performing communication with the elevator control panel. As a result, information corresponding to the floor can be notified in the car regardless of the type of elevator. Moreover, since the floor notification unit 13a, the display detection unit 16, and the current floor determination unit 18 are not provided, an external notification device can be realized with a simpler configuration.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
Hereinafter, the configuration of the external alarm device for the elevator car operation panel will be described focusing on the differences from the first, second, and third embodiments. Portions that are the same as or correspond to those in the first, second, or third embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and a part of the description is omitted.

  FIG. 16 is a front view showing a state where the external notification device according to the fourth embodiment is attached to the in-car operation panel. FIG. 17 is a side view showing a state where the external notification device according to the fourth embodiment is attached to the in-car operation panel.

  In the fourth embodiment, the housing 12 of the external notification device is attached to the in-car operation panel without covering the floor display area of the indicator 11 and the destination floor button 10. 16 and 17 show a case where the housing 12 is attached so as to cover only the portion other than the floor display area of the indicator 11. As shown in FIG. 16, the notification unit 13 includes a content notification unit 13b and does not include the floor notification unit 13a. The current floor of the car 5 is notified in the car 5 by the indicator 11.

  In the fourth embodiment, the detection unit 14 is not provided in the housing 12. As shown in FIG. 17, for example, an external camera installed on the ceiling or inner wall of the car 5 is used as the detection unit 14. The position and orientation of the external camera are set so as to include the in-car operation panel 7 in the shooting range. The external camera has a function of performing at least one of wired communication and wireless communication with the external notification device.

  FIG. 18 is a configuration diagram of an external notification device according to the fourth embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 18, in the fourth embodiment, the detection unit 14 includes a display detection unit 16 and an operation detection unit 21. That is, the external camera functions as at least one of the display detection unit 16 and the operation detection unit 21. The control unit 15 includes a storage unit 17, a current floor determination unit 18, a content selection unit 19, a notification control unit 20, and a destination floor determination unit 22.

  The external camera detects the floor displayed in the floor display area of the indicator 11. For example, the display detection unit 16 may detect the moving direction of the car 5 displayed in the floor display area together with the floor. The external camera detects the operated destination floor button 10 among the destination floor buttons 10.

  When the detection result by the external camera changes as the car 5 moves up and down, the determination result by the current floor determination unit 18 changes. When the determination result by the current floor determination unit 18 changes, the floor notified from the floor notification unit 13a changes. When the determination result by the current floor determination unit 18 changes, the content selected by the content selection unit 19 changes. When the detection result by the external camera is changed by operating the destination floor button 10, the determination result by the destination floor determination unit 22 is changed. When the determination result by the destination floor determination unit 22 changes, the content selected by the content selection unit 19 changes. When the content selected by the content selection unit 19 changes, the content notified from the content notification unit 13b changes. That is, in the fourth embodiment, the notification control unit 20 is based on the floor where the current car 5 detected by the external camera is located and the floor indicated by the destination floor button 10 detected by the external camera. The information notified from is changed.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the external notification device according to the fourth embodiment.

  The external camera detects the floor where the car 5 is currently located from the indicator 11 of the car operating panel 7 (step S401). The operation of the external notification device differs depending on whether or not the floor detected from the indicator 11 has changed (step S402). Further, the operation of the external notification device differs depending on whether or not the destination floor button 10 is operated (step S403). When the floor detected from the indicator 11 is not changed and the destination floor button 10 is not operated, the notification content by the external notification device does not change (step S404). When the floor detected from the indicator 11 changes, the content notified from the external notification device changes (step S405). If the destination floor button 10 is operated, the content notified from the external notification device changes (step S405). After step S404 or step S405, the operation of step S401 is performed.

  In the fourth embodiment, the housing 12 of the external notification device does not cover the area where the floor where the current car 5 is located and the destination floor button 10 are covered among the indicators 11 of the in-car operation panel 7. It is attached to the car operating panel 7. The detection unit 14 is an external camera provided at a position where the in-car operation panel 7 can be photographed. The external camera detects at least one of the floor displayed on the indicator 11 of the in-car operation panel 7 and the operated destination floor button 10 among the destination floor buttons 10 of the in-car operation panel 7. The control unit 15 transmits information notified from the notification unit 13 based on at least one of the floor where the current car 5 detected by the external camera is located and the floor indicated by the destination floor button 10 detected by the external camera. Change. For this reason, according to Embodiment 4, the notification content changes based on the current floor and the destination floor of the car acquired without performing communication with the elevator control panel. As a result, information corresponding to the floor can be notified in the car regardless of the type of elevator. Moreover, since the housing | casing 12 does not cover the floor display area of the indicator 11, and the destination floor button 10, an external alerting | reporting apparatus can be reduced more in size.

  In the first to fourth embodiments, the housing 12 is attached to the elevator car operating panel 7. The alerting | reporting part 13 is provided in the housing | casing 12, and alert | reports information. The control unit 15 is notified from the notification unit 13 based on information indicating the floor detected by the detection unit 14 from at least one of the appearance of the operation panel 7 in the car and the physical operation on the operation panel 7 in the car. Change information. For this reason, according to Embodiment 1 to 4, it becomes possible to add easily the function which alert | reports the information according to a floor in a cage | basket with respect to the existing elevator.

  In the first to fourth embodiments, the control unit 15 stores content associated with each floor of the building in advance. The control unit 15 causes the notification unit 13 to notify the content associated with the floor based on the detection result by the detection unit 14. For this reason, according to Embodiments 1 to 4, information useful for passengers in the car can be selectively notified. As a result, convenience for passengers in the elevator can be improved.

  In the first to fourth embodiments, the content selection unit 19 may select a plurality of contents at the same time. The notification control unit 20 may notify the plurality of contents selected by the content selection unit 19 from the content notification unit 13b alternately or sequentially. In this case, for example, even if a plurality of passengers heading for different floors ride on the same car, the convenience of all passengers in the car can be improved.

  In the first, second, and fourth embodiments, the content selection unit 19 may select content associated with a floor different from the floor on which the current car 5 is determined to be located. For example, the content selection unit 19 may select content associated with the next floor of the floor on which the current car 5 is determined to be located in the moving direction of the car 5. The content selection part 19 may select the content which guides the floor in which the entrance of a building, a communication path, etc. exist, for example. In these cases, the convenience of passengers in the elevator can be further improved.

  In the second to fourth embodiments, the notification control unit 20 ends the notification of the content associated with the destination floor to which the car 5 has responded, for example. For example, the notification control unit 20 may end the notification of the content associated with the floor indicated by the destination floor button 10 whose lighting is no longer detected by the operation detection unit 21. For example, the notification control unit 20 may end the notification of the content associated with the floor indicated by the destination floor button 10 that has been detected for a certain time after being detected by the operation detection unit 21. Thereby, it is possible to prevent unnecessary notification.

  In the first to fourth embodiments, the external notification device may include an acceleration sensor that detects the movement of the car 5. In this case, the notification control unit 20 may operate based on the detection result by the acceleration sensor. For example, the notification control unit 20 may notify the content from the content notification unit 13b only while the car 5 is stopped. For example, the notification control unit 20 may notify the content from the content notification unit 13b only while the car 5 is moving. Thereby, the timing which alert | reports a content in a cage | basket | car can be set in detail.

  In the first to fourth embodiments, the external notification device may have a function of operating in the power saving mode. The power saving mode of the external notification device is, for example, an operation mode in which the display of the visual information by the notification unit 13 is stopped and waited. For example, when the state in which the arrow indicating the moving direction of the car 5 is not detected from the indicator 11 by the display detection unit 16 continues for a certain period of time, the control unit 15 switches the external notification device to the power saving mode. That is, the control unit 15 switches the external notification device to the power saving mode when the hall call has not occurred for a certain period of time. For example, when an arrow indicating the moving direction of the car 5 is detected from the indicator 11 by the display detection unit 16, the control unit 15 returns the external notification device from the power saving mode. For example, if the detection unit 14 can detect lighting and extinguishing of the car 5, the control unit 15 may return the external notification device from the power saving mode when the lighting of the car 5 is turned on. Good. That is, the control unit 15 returns the external notification device from the power saving mode when a hall call is generated. Thereby, the product life of the external alarm device can be extended.

  FIG. 20 is a hardware configuration diagram of the external notification device.

  The functions of the storage unit 17, the current floor determination unit 18, the content selection unit 19, the notification control unit 20, and the destination floor determination unit 22 in the control unit 15 of the external notification device are realized by a processing circuit. The processing circuit may be dedicated hardware 50. The processing circuit may include a processor 51 and a memory 52. A part of the processing circuit is formed as dedicated hardware 50, and may further include a processor 51 and a memory 52. FIG. 20 shows an example in which the processing circuit is partly formed as dedicated hardware 50 and includes a processor 51 and a memory 52.

  When at least a part of the processing circuit is at least one dedicated hardware 50, the processing circuit may be, for example, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC, an FPGA, or the like. The combination is applicable.

  When the processing circuit includes at least one processor 51 and at least one memory 52, the functions of the storage unit 17, the current floor determination unit 18, the content selection unit 19, the notification control unit 20, and the destination floor determination unit 22 are software, This is realized by firmware or a combination of software and firmware. Software and firmware are described as programs and stored in the memory 52. The processor 51 reads out and executes the program stored in the memory 52, thereby realizing the function of each unit. The processor 51 is also referred to as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a central processing unit, a processing unit, an arithmetic unit, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, and a DSP. The memory 52 corresponds to, for example, a nonvolatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, an EPROM, and an EEPROM, a magnetic disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a compact disk, a mini disk, and a DVD.

  Thus, the processing circuit can realize each function of the control unit 15 by hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof.

  As described above, the present invention can be applied to an elevator.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Elevator 2 Hoistway 3 Hoisting machine 4 Rope 5 Car 6 Counterweight 7 Car operation panel 8 Door open button 9 Door close button 10 Destination floor button 11 Indicator 12 Case 13 Notification part 13a Floor notification part 13b Content notification Unit 14 detection unit 15 control unit 16 display detection unit 17 storage unit 18 current floor determination unit 19 content selection unit 20 notification control unit 21 operation detection unit 22 destination floor determination unit 50 dedicated hardware 51 processor 52 memory

Claims (7)

A housing that can be mounted on the elevator car operation panel;
An informing unit provided in the housing for informing information;
The information notified from the notification unit is changed on the basis of information indicating the floor detected by the detection unit from at least one of the appearance of the operation panel in the car and the operation on the operation panel in the car. A control unit,
Equipped with a,
The said detection part is the external alerting | reporting apparatus of the operation panel in an elevator car which detects the information which shows a floor, without performing communication with the operation panel in a car and an elevator control panel . The housing is attached to the in-car operation panel in a state of covering the area where the floor where the current car is located is displayed among the indicators in the in-car operation panel.
The detection unit includes a display detection unit that is provided in the housing and detects a floor displayed on the indicator of the operation panel in the car.
The said control part changes the information alert | reported from the said alerting | reporting part based on the floor in which the present car detected by the said display detection part is located. Notification device. The case is attached to the in-car operation panel in a state of covering the area where the floor where the current car is located and the destination floor button are covered among the indicators of the in-car operation panel,
The detection unit is provided in the housing and detects a floor displayed on an indicator on the operation panel in the car and a destination floor button operated among destination floor buttons on the operation panel in the car. An operation detection unit to
The control unit is notified from the notification unit based on at least one of the floor where the current car detected by the display detection unit is located and the floor indicated by the destination floor button detected by the operation detection unit. The external notification apparatus for an elevator car operation panel according to claim 1, wherein the information is changed.   The said control part is an external alerting | reporting apparatus of the operation panel in the elevator car of Claim 2 or 3 which alert | reports the floor where the present car detected by the said display detection part is located from the said alerting | reporting part. The case is attached to the in-car operation panel in a state of covering the destination floor button without covering the area where the floor where the current car is located is displayed among the indicators of the in-car operation panel,
The detection unit includes an operation detection unit that is provided in the housing and detects an operated destination floor button among destination floor buttons of the operation panel in the car.
The said control part changes the information alert | reported from the said alerting | reporting part based on the floor which the destination floor button detected by the said operation detection part changes, The external control panel in the elevator car of Claim 1 Notification device. The housing is attached to the in-car operation panel without covering the area where the floor where the current car is located and the destination floor button are covered among the indicators in the in-car operation panel.
The detection unit is an external camera provided at a position where the in-car operation panel can be photographed, and is operated among the floor displayed on the in-car operation panel indicator and the destination floor button of the in-car operation panel. Detects at least one of the destination floor buttons
The control unit is configured to report information notified from the notification unit based on at least one of a floor where a current car detected by the external camera is located and a floor indicated by a destination floor button detected by the external camera. The external notification apparatus for an operation panel in an elevator car according to claim 1 to be changed.   The said control part has memorize | stored previously the content linked | related with each floor of a building, and notifies the content linked | related with the floor based on the detection result by the said detection part from the said alerting | reporting part. The external notification apparatus of the operation panel in the elevator car of any one of Claims 1.

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