JP6251638B2 - Elevator system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator system that performs destination floor registration at a landing.

  There are the following four background technologies in this technical field.

  In patent document 1, as an elevator apparatus considering the visually handicapped person as a handicapped person, the floor selection station having one button for the visually handicapped person makes an announcement of the destination floor or the destination floor group by the first operation of the button. Start, select and assign the last announced destination floor or group of destination floors with the second operation of the button, then emit a sound to identify the car from the car identification device located adjacent to each floor A configuration is disclosed.

  In Patent Literature 2, a wheelchair button is provided in the destination floor reservation device, and the own / other bank determination processing unit determines that the destination floor is serviced by another elevator bank, and when an operation of the wheelchair button is detected, assignment registration processing is performed. There is disclosed a group management elevator apparatus provided with a display processing unit that displays information prompting the user to move to another bank on the destination floor reservation apparatus that has been input and operated.

  Patent Document 3 discloses an elevator in which a wheelchair detection device is provided in the vicinity of a hall entrance and the wheelchair detection device detects the presence of a wheelchair so that a hall call button for a disabled person is effective. What applies processing technology is disclosed.

  In Patent Document 4, a wheelchair-specific hall pushbutton, a camera, and a wheelchair-specific display device are provided at each floor, and a wheelchair-specific car operation panel, a monitor TV linked to the camera, and a wheelchair-specific display device are provided in the car. , A wheelchair elevator having a function of switching to wheelchair dedicated operation by a call registration by a wheelchair dedicated hall pushbutton and a control means for operating a camera at a hall calling floor and having a function of confirming a wheelchair user is disclosed. .

Special table 2007-537962 gazette JP2012-254852A JP 05-147835 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-080319

  The technology described in Patent Document 3 is provided with a wheelchair detection device from the viewpoint of energy saving, and the wheelchair detection device is configured to operate after the hall call button for a handicapped person is pressed. Therefore, since it does not operate when the disabled hall call button is not pressed, the rise time until the operation is started is not considered. For this reason, it is considered that there is room for improvement in terms of usability.

  The technology described in Patent Document 4 basically assumes an elevator with a dedicated driver in a commercial building such as a department store or a station building. When there is no driver, a metal detector is provided and a wheelchair user is provided. Is detected.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator system that accurately determines whether or not a person has a physical disability and is easy to use for both handicapped and healthy persons.

  The present invention relates to a landing destination floor registration device having at least one elevator, a disabled person notification button that is installed at a landing and is operated when a user is a disabled person, and a destination floor registration operation from the landing destination floor registration device. An elevator system that adjusts the operation of the elevator according to the control system, wherein the control device includes a first disabled person determination unit that detects a notification signal associated with an operation of the disabled person notification button, and the notification signal. Alternatively, if the results of the second disabled person determining unit that determines whether the user is disabled, the first disabled person determining unit, and the second disabled person determining unit do not match, the user is a healthy person. If it is determined that there is a healthy person signal and the results of the first disabled person determining unit and the second disabled person determining unit match, the user is determined to be disabled. Has a erroneous operation determination unit for outputting a disabled person signal, was the control device, said when detecting a disabled person signal, characterized in that the elevator emits a control signal to the handicapped corresponding operation.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can discriminate | determine correctly whether it is a handicapped person, the wrong operation of a handicapped person notification button is discriminate | determined, and an elevator system with a user-friendliness for a handicapped person and a healthy person can be provided. Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the following description of embodiments.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows the elevator platform of Example 1. It is a front view which shows the platform destination floor registration apparatus of FIG. It is a block block diagram which shows the group management system which controls the several elevator machine of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence in the handicapped person response program of the group management system of FIG. It is a block block diagram which shows the group management system of Example 2. FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the vicinity of the elevator destination destination floor registration apparatus to which the group management system of Example 2 is applied.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the elevator system of the present invention will be described.

  In the embodiment described later, a group management elevator system including a plurality of elevators will be described. However, even when one elevator is controlled, by applying the control device of the present invention, useless waiting can be performed. You can drive without time.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of an elevator platform. Here, a group management elevator system (hereinafter also referred to as “group management elevator”) including four elevator units will be described. In the present specification, the “group management elevator system” refers to a system that includes a plurality of elevators and has a control device for operating each elevator efficiently for the convenience of the user. In the present embodiment, the group management elevator system includes four elevator cars, but the present invention is not limited to this, and there may be three elevator cars or five or more elevator cars.

  This figure shows elevator hall landing doors 101a, 101b, 101c, 101d, a landing destination floor registration device 1 provided on the wall of the elevator hall, and a landing destination floor registration device 2 provided in the elevator hall. Yes. In addition, an arrival lamp 3, an output guide device 4, and a camera 5b are provided on the wall surface of the elevator hall.

  The landing destination floor registration device 1 may be a distributed arrangement type that is disposed on the wall surfaces near the landing doors 101a, 101b, 101c, and 101d.

  In the case of this figure, the landing destination floor registration device 2 also has a camera 5a (built-in camera).

  The landing destination floor registration device 1 is arranged on the wall surface of the landing and is used to register the destination floor. The landing destination floor registration device 2 is a centrally arranged type arranged at one place in the entrance or center of the elevator hall, and is arranged at a position different from the landing destination floor registration device 1 to register the destination floor. used. The arrival light 3 informs which elevator is arriving in response to the landing call according to the direction (displays whether the elevator is going to the upper floor or the lower floor). The output guide device 4 is disposed in each elevator and displays the stop floor of each elevator. The landing destination floor registration device 2 may be arranged at one place on the wall surface of the elevator hall.

  The camera 5b photographs a situation in which the landing destination floor registration device 1 or the landing destination floor registration device 2 (mainly the landing destination floor registration device 1) is operated. The camera 5b can also change the shooting direction. The installation position of the camera 5b is not limited to the vicinity of the landing doors 101a, 101b, 101c, and 101d, but may be incorporated in the vicinity of the landing destination floor registration device 1 or in the landing destination floor registration device 1. Furthermore, the camera 5b may use various sensors such as an infrared sensor and a distance measuring sensor instead of a camera that captures a normal moving image.

  On the other hand, the camera 5a photographs a person who operates the landing destination floor registration device 2.

  FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the landing destination floor registration device 2 shown in FIG.

  The landing destination floor registration device 2 is an output unit 6 (output display unit) that displays the input status, the assignment result of elevators after destination floor registration and other guidance, and a plurality of terminals that are pushed when registering the destination floor. And a disabled person notification button 8 assigned to be pressed when the user who registers the destination floor is disabled. In addition to this, the landing destination floor registration device 2 may include a voice output unit that outputs the contents to be displayed on the output unit 6 by voice (since it is included in the landing destination floor registration device 2, it is not illustrated). Absent.). Further, instead of displaying on the output unit 6, guidance may be provided only by voice from the voice output unit.

  Further, the camera 5a may acquire an image at a stage where the user approaches the landing destination floor registration device 2 before the user presses the floor button 7 or the handicapped person notification button 8. In that case, it may be determined whether the user is disabled or not from the information of the image. The criteria for determining whether or not a person has a physical disability is the wheel of a wheelchair, a walking stick held by the user, and the like. The discrimination can be performed by analyzing the acquired image (moving image).

  Further, an image after the user leaves the landing destination floor registration device 2 may be acquired mainly from the camera 5b, and it may be determined from the information of this image whether the user is disabled.

  FIG. 3 is a block configuration diagram showing a group management system for controlling a plurality of elevators of FIG.

  The group management system shown in FIG. 3 includes a receiving unit 9, a disabled person corresponding processing unit 13, a healthy person corresponding processing unit 10, an elevator allocation unit 12, a storage unit 20, a calculating unit 21, and a landing unit control unit. 19 and an elevator unit control panel 22. The disabled person handling processing unit 13 includes a first disabled person determining unit 14, a second disabled person determining unit 15, and an erroneous operation determining unit 16. The handicapped person correspondence processing unit 13 operates when a signal from the handicapped person notification button 8 is input to the receiving unit 9 and performs processing in consideration of being disabled.

  The receiving unit 9 receives signals (notification signals) from the floor button 7 and the disabled person notification button 8 of the landing destination floor registration device 2 and transmits them to the first disabled person determining unit 14. In addition, images taken by the cameras 5 a and 5 b are sent to the second handicapped person determination unit 15.

  In normal control, the operation signal of the floor button 7 is captured by the receiving unit 9, and the elevator unit assignment processing is performed by the normal person handling processing unit 10, and the landing part control unit 19 is associated with the arrival light 3 and A control signal for the output guide device 4 or the like is transmitted.

  The first disabled person determination unit 14 determines that the user is disabled based on a signal from the disabled person notification button 8.

  The second handicapped person determination unit 15 acquires image data related to a user who is operating from the cameras 5a and 5b and processes the image data when the first handicapped person determination unit 14 determines that the handicapped person is a handicapped person. Thus, it is determined whether the operating user is a normal person or a disabled person. Further, when it is determined that the person is disabled, the attributes of the disabled person (wheelchair user, crutch user, visually impaired person, etc.) being operated are detected by processing the image data.

  The erroneous operation determination unit 16 receives signals from the first disabled person determination unit 14 and the second disabled person determination unit 15 and determines whether the user is disabled. Then, when it is determined that the user performing destination floor registration is a disabled person, the erroneous operation determining unit 16 sends a disabled person signal 17 to the elevator number allocating unit 12. On the other hand, if the erroneous operation determination unit 16 determines that the normal operation is an erroneous operation, the normal operation signal 18 is sent to the elevator number allocating unit 12.

  The erroneous operation determination unit 16 determines that the user performing destination floor registration is a healthy person when the results of the first disabled person determination unit 14 and the second disabled person determination unit 15 do not match. On the other hand, when the result of the 1st handicapped person determination part 14 and the 2nd handicapped person determination part 15 corresponds, it determines with the user who is performing destination floor registration being a handicapped person.

  The hall control unit 19 sends the elevator signal assigned by the elevator assignment unit 12 to the output unit 6.

  The memory | storage part 20 has stored the number machine allocation process program containing a disabled person correspondence. The calculating part 21 calculates the control signal for controlling each part according to the number assignment program.

  The elevator number assigning unit 12 gives a command signal to the elevator number control panel 22 that controls the assigned elevator number.

  The control device includes a first handicapped person determination unit 14, a second handicapped person determination unit 15, and an erroneous operation determination unit 16 shown in FIG. Unit 10, each landing part control unit 19, storage unit 20, calculation unit 21, and elevator unit allocation unit 12 may be included. The elevator control panel 22 may be included in the control device, or may be arranged as a device different from the control device.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the handicapped person handling program of the group management system of FIG. In the following description, the reference numerals in FIGS.

  The group management system monitors the landing destination floor registration device 2.

  When the handicapped person notification button 8 of the landing destination floor registration device 2 is pressed, the first handicapped person determination unit 14 that receives the signal through the receiving unit 9 determines that the destination floor registration by the handicapped person has been performed, and performs processing for the handicapped person. Start (step S1).

  Next, when the floor button 7 of the landing destination floor registration device 2 is pressed, a corresponding floor signal is transmitted to the first disabled person determination unit 14 through the reception unit 9. At this time, in the output unit 6 of the landing destination floor registration device 2, a display (guidance) corresponding to the operated floor button 7 is made. Here, the guidance may be voice from the voice output unit. The first disabled person determination unit 14 determines that the destination floor is registered by the disabled person based on the operation signal of the disabled person notification button 8 (step S2).

  The erroneous operation determination unit 16 that has received the determination signal from the first handicapped person determination unit 14 performs a determination process as to whether or not an erroneous operation has occurred due to mischief or pressing of the disabled person notification button 8 by a healthy person. Therefore, the erroneous operation determination unit 16 gives a signal to the second handicapped person determination unit 15 to acquire the image data of the cameras 5a and 5b and perform image analysis processing (step S3).

  The second handicapped person determination unit 15 detects whether the user operating the landing destination floor registration device 2 by image analysis processing has characteristics such as a wheelchair user, a crutch user, and a visually impaired person. . Here, the image analysis processing using the image data of the cameras 5a and 5b may be performed on the landing side, and the second handicapped person determination unit 15 may acquire the result. In any case, when the second handicapped person determination unit 15 cannot detect the characteristics of the handicapped person, the second handicapped person determination unit 15 transmits a determination signal as an erroneous operation to the erroneous operation determination unit 16.

  Receiving this, the erroneous operation determination unit 16 determines that it is an erroneous operation by a healthy person, invalidates the operation signal of the disabled person notification button 8, determines that the destination is registered as a destination floor by the healthy person, and sends a normal person signal 18 to the elevator allocation unit 12. Send (step S4).

  Receiving the healthy person signal 18, the elevator unit assigning unit 12 performs normal processing, determines the elevator unit to be assigned, and outputs the assigned elevator unit to the output unit 6 of the landing destination floor registration device 2 through the landing unit control unit 19. (Step S5). Further, a command signal is given to the elevator control panel 22 that controls the assigned elevator (step S9).

  On the other hand, it is detected by the image analysis process by the second handicapped person determination unit 15 that the user who operates the landing destination floor registration device 2 has characteristics such as a wheelchair user, a crutch user, and a visually impaired person. When it does, the misoperation determination part 16 determines with operation by a handicapped person. And the handicapped person signal 17 is transmitted to the elevator number allocation part 12 (step S6).

  When it is detected by the image analysis processing by the second handicapped person determination unit 15 that the user operating the landing destination floor registration device 2 has characteristics such as a wheelchair user, a crutch user, a visually impaired person, etc. The elevator number allocating unit 12 extracts the traveling time corresponding to the attribute of the disabled person from the traveling time data including the traveling time to the elevator car and the boarding time required for getting in the car (step S7). Then, assignment and door control are performed in consideration of the extracted travel time.

  The elevator allocating unit 12 that has received the handicapped person signal 17 starts the allocation process, and outputs the data to the output unit 6 of the landing destination floor registration device 2 through the landing unit control unit 19 together with the data of the elevator that has allocated the data. Thereby, the handicapped person who performed destination floor registration is notified about the condition of control (step S8).

  Further, a command signal is given to the elevator control panel 22 that controls the assigned elevator (step S9).

  In the destination floor registration processing procedure of the present embodiment, when a healthy person performs a destination floor registration operation using the landing destination floor registration device 2, notification of a disabled person is made by the erroneous operation determination unit 16 and the second disabled person determination unit 15. Since it is possible to discriminate and detect an erroneous operation of the button 8 or an erroneous operation due to mischief, processing as a disabled person is not performed.

  On the other hand, when the handicapped person performs the destination floor registration operation using the landing destination floor registration device 2, it is possible to correctly determine the destination floor registration by the handicapped person and pay attention to the handicapped person. Further, not only erroneous operations can be eliminated, but an efficient service can be provided by not assigning elevators corresponding to disabled persons to healthy persons.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing the vicinity of an elevator landing destination floor registration apparatus to which the group management system of another embodiment is applied.

  Hereinafter, only points different from the first embodiment will be described.

  The landing destination floor registration device 2 shown in the figure includes a detection unit 25 as well as the output unit 6, the floor button 7, and the disabled person notification button 8. The detecting unit 25 has a function of detecting the handicapped person-providing carrying item 24 possessed by the handicapped person 23.

  In the first embodiment, the handicapped person determination button 14 and the first handicapped person determination unit 14 of the landing destination floor registration apparatus 2 constitute a handicapped person determination apparatus that determines that the user performing the destination floor registration operation is a handicapped person. However, in the present embodiment, the handicapped person 23 has in advance a destination floor registration IC card, a portable terminal device, or a handicapped person-certified carrying item 24 similar to these. When the handicap for handicapped person certification 24 is detected by the detection unit 25 of the landing destination floor registration device 2, the handicapped person determination device is configured to determine that the user who is going to perform the destination floor registration operation is disabled. In addition, instead of the handicap certificate 24, it may be biological information such as an iris photographed by the cameras 5a and 5b and a fingerprint photographed by the cameras 5a and 5b or the detection unit 25. In the present invention, the cameras 5a and 5b or the detection unit 25 may function as an “image acquisition unit”.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the group management system of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, only differences from FIG. 3 of the first embodiment will be described.

  In this figure, the landing destination floor registration device 2 includes not only the output unit 6, the floor button 7 and the disabled person notification button 8, but also a detection unit 25. The detection unit 25 has a function of detecting the handicapped person proof carrying item 24 (see FIG. 6) possessed by the handicapped person.

  The disabled person handling processing unit 13 includes not only the first disabled person determining unit 14, the second disabled person determining unit 15, and the erroneous operation determining unit 16, but also a handicapped person proof carrying part detecting unit 26. The handicap-providing personalized goods detection unit 26 has a function of receiving the detection signal from the detection unit 25 through the reception unit 9. The disabled signal 27 is sent to the erroneous operation determination unit 16 when the handicap proving product detection unit 26 receives the detection signal.

  When the erroneous operation determination unit 16 receives the invalid signal 27, the erroneous operation determination unit 16 sends the disabled signal 17 to the elevator allocation unit 12 without performing processing by the first disabled determination unit 14 and the second disabled determination unit 15. It has become.

  Furthermore, when using the personalized items for handicapped person certification 24, a group of personal data storage units that store personal data such as handicapped person attributes and floors in association with each piece of unique information for specifying the handicapped person for handicapped person certification 24. It is good also as a structure added to the management system. In this case, it is also possible to extract such personal data when the platform destination floor registration device 2 detects specific information such as the handicap for handicapped person certification 24.

  Therefore, when the landing destination floor registration device 2 detects the specific information of the personalized certificate 24 for the physically challenged person, the personal information corresponding to the specific information is read out, as well as being used as a handicapped person determination device for determining that the user is disabled. It is also possible to use a destination destination floor registration device that registers destination floors registered in advance.

  In order to identify the person with a disability in this way, if the person has a handicapped person proof carrying item 24 or the like as a part of the handicapped person determination apparatus in advance, the handicapped person notification button 8 of the landing destination floor registration apparatus 2 is displayed. Misoperations do not occur as when operating. Therefore, when the unique card information such as the personalized certificate 24 for the physically challenged person is detected, an extra determination process by the erroneous operation determination unit 16 can be omitted.

  Further, instead of the floor button 7 or the handicapped person notification button 8, using an IC card for registration of the destination floor, a portable terminal device, or a similar handicap for handicapped person certification 24, as in Example 1, The second handicapped person determination unit 15 may be operated based on information from the cameras 5a and 5b, and the handicapped person determination may be performed by the erroneous operation determination unit 16.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the Example mentioned above, Various modifications are included. For example, the above-described embodiments have been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. Further, a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of one embodiment. Further, it is possible to add, delete, and replace other configurations for a part of the configuration of each embodiment.

  1, 2: landing destination floor registration device, 3: arrival lamp, 4: output guidance device, 5a, 5b: camera, 6: output unit, 7: floor button, 8: disabled person notification button, 9: receiving unit, 10 : Treatment unit for healthy people, 12: elevator unit assignment unit, 13: treatment unit for handicapped person, 14: first handicapped person judgment part, 15: second handicapped person judgment part, 16: erroneous operation judgment part, 17: handicapped person signal, 18: healthy person signal, 19: landing part control unit, 20: storage unit, 21: calculation unit, 22: elevator control panel, 23: handicapped person, 24: handicap for handicapped person certification, 25: detection part, 26: handicapped person Proof carrying goods detection unit, 27: invalid signal, 101a, 101b, 101c, 101d: landing door.

Claims (4)

At least one elevator,
A landing destination floor registration device that is installed at the landing and has a disabled notification button that is operated when the user is disabled.
A control device for adjusting the operation of the elevator according to the destination floor registration operation from the landing destination floor registration device;
A handicapped proof detecting unit provided at the landing for detecting a handicapped proof carried by the user; and
An image acquisition unit;
In an elevator system with
The controller is
A first handicapped person determination unit for detecting a notification signal accompanying the operation of the handicapped person notification button;
A second handicapped person determination unit for determining whether the user is a handicapped person separately from the notification signal;
When the results of the first disabled person determination unit and the second disabled person determination unit do not match, it is determined that the user is a healthy person and outputs a healthy person signal, and the first disabled person determination When the result of the part and the second handicapped person determination part match, the user determines that the user is a handicapped person and outputs a handicapped person signal, and an erroneous operation determination part,
The image acquisition unit has a function of acquiring iris information that is biometric information of the user,
The second handicapped person determination unit has a function of analyzing the image data of the user photographed by the image acquisition unit and determining whether the user is a handicapped person,
The control device has a function of determining whether the user is a disabled person using the biological information,
When the control device detects the disabled signal, the control device has a function of emitting a control signal so that the elevator performs an operation corresponding to the disabled.
When the handicapped proof carrying detection unit detects the handicapped proof carrying, the elevator has a function of issuing a control signal so that the elevator operates for the handicapped.
A function for issuing a control signal so that the elevator performs an operation corresponding to a disabled person even when there is no input operation of a destination floor button, when the disabled person's carried item detecting unit detects the disabled person's carried item. An elevator system characterized by that. The landing destination floor registration device is a centralized arrangement type arranged in one place,
The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the control device determines whether or not the user is a handicapped person from information when the user approaches the landing destination floor registration device. The landing destination floor registration device is a centralized arrangement type arranged in one place,
2. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the control device determines whether the user is a handicapped person from information after the user leaves the landing destination floor registration device.   The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the elevator cars are installed.

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