JP6377809B1 - Inspection system and inspection method - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to enable efficient and accurate inspection of a group management elevator. An inspection system for inspecting a group management elevator is connected to a plurality of elevator control devices 60 for controlling each of a plurality of units constituting the group management elevator, and controls the operation of the entire group management elevator. A control device 30 and an information processing device connected to the group management control device 30 are provided. The information processing apparatus sends an inspection execution command that designates the inspection target floor and the inspection target unit, and indicates an inspection execution instruction indicating that any one of the hall buttons on the inspection target floor has been operated in a pseudo manner. The inspection execution command transmission unit that transmits to the image, the image data acquisition unit that acquires the image data obtained by photographing the hall on the inspection target floor, and the acquired image data are analyzed, and the hall equipment on the inspection target floor responds to the inspection execution command. An operation determining unit that determines whether or not the device has normally operated. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an inspection system and an inspection method for inspecting a group management elevator.

  The group management elevator performs an operation check of the hall devices on each floor, an elevator response check based on the group management allocation process, and the like through periodic maintenance inspections. This maintenance inspection usually involves a maintenance worker operating the hall buttons in order to check whether the hall buttons are normally lit or extinguished, or to install a plurality of units constituting the group management elevator. Each group will be in the group, and it will be necessary to visually check whether each unit can respond normally to the hall call, and whether the lantern and indicator are operating normally according to the hall call response.

  For this reason, the maintenance operator operates all hall buttons on all floors one by one in order, and moves back and forth between the machine room and the hall to make each unit of the group management elevator in / out of the group. The operation is extremely complicated. Furthermore, since the operation check of the hall device is performed visually, a human error such as overlooking the operation of the hall device is likely to occur. For this reason, it is required that the group management elevator can be inspected efficiently and accurately.

Japanese Patent No. 3255865

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an inspection system and an inspection method capable of efficiently and accurately inspecting a group management elevator.

The inspection system of the embodiment is an inspection system for inspecting a group management elevator, and is connected to a plurality of elevator control devices that perform control for each of a plurality of units constituting the group management elevator. A group management control device for controlling the operation; and an information processing device connected to the group management control device. The information processing apparatus includes an inspection execution command transmission unit, an image data acquisition unit, and an operation determination unit. The inspection execution command transmission unit is an inspection execution command specifying the inspection target floor and the inspection target unit, and the inspection execution command indicating that any one of the hall buttons on the inspection target floor has been operated in a pseudo manner. Sent to the management control device. An image data acquisition part acquires the image data which image | photographed the hall | hole of the said inspection object floor. The operation determination unit analyzes the acquired image data, determines whether or not the hall device on the inspection target floor operates normally according to the inspection execution command , and the inspection target machine responds normally to the hall call. Determine whether or not . The group management control device includes a hall call management unit and a hall call allocation unit. The hall call management unit turns on all the hall buttons on the inspection target floor in response to receiving the inspection execution command, and when the inspection target unit responds to the hall call on the inspection target floor. All the hall buttons on the inspection target floor are turned off in conjunction with each other. When the hall call assigning unit receives the inspection execution command, the hall call allocating unit artificially excludes all other units other than the unit subject to inspection from being subject to group management, and then selects one of the halls on the inspection subject floor. The same group management assignment process as when the button is actually operated is performed. The hall call management unit outputs a hall call response command to an elevator control device corresponding to the inspection target car when a hall call is assigned to the inspection target car, and the operation determination unit If the target floor is a non-stop floor of the inspection target unit, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred when it is confirmed by analysis of the image data that the inspection target unit is responding to the hall call.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an inspection system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state of a hall on a floor with a building where a group management elevator is installed. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the maintenance server. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of image data obtained by photographing the hall on the inspection target floor. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the group management control device. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the maintenance server. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the group management control device in the inspection mode. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the inspection system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the worker terminal. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an inspection UI displayed on the worker terminal.

  Hereinafter, the inspection system and the inspection method of the embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The inspection system and the inspection method of the embodiment are for efficiently and accurately inspecting the group management elevator. In the following description, components having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted as appropriate.

<First Embodiment>
First, the first embodiment will be described. This embodiment is an example in which the function of an information processing device that plays a central role in an inspection system for inspecting a group management elevator is realized by a maintenance server. The maintenance server is, for example, a server device that is arranged in a monitoring center that remotely monitors the group management elevator and provides various services related to maintenance inspection of the group management elevator.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the inspection system of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in the inspection system of this embodiment, an operator terminal 10A, a maintenance server 20A, a group management control device 30, and a building management server 40 are connected via a network 50 such as the Internet. It is a configuration.

  The worker terminal 10A is a terminal operated by a maintenance worker who is in charge of maintenance and inspection of the group management elevator. The worker terminal 10A is, for example, a desktop personal computer (PC), a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a mobile phone, or the like that has a function of connecting to the network 50 and performs various information processing. Any terminal that can operate can be used.

  The worker terminal 10 </ b> A has a function of accessing the maintenance server 20 </ b> A via the network 50 according to the operation of the maintenance worker, and requesting inspection by designating the group management elevator to be inspected. Also, the worker terminal 10A accesses the maintenance server 20A via the network 50 in response to the operation of the maintenance worker, requests a determination result described later stored in the maintenance server 20A, and responds to this request. It has a function of receiving and displaying the determination result transmitted from the maintenance server 20A, and creating and outputting a work report based on the received determination result.

  These functions of the worker terminal 10A can be implemented, for example, by installing an application program executable on the worker terminal 10A in the worker terminal 10A. That is, the processor included in the worker terminal 10A can implement the functions of the worker terminal 10A described above by executing the application program in response to the operation of the maintenance worker.

  The maintenance server 20A has a function of inspecting the group management elevator in cooperation with the group management control device 30 of the group management elevator to be inspected in response to an inspection request from the worker terminal 10A. In particular, the maintenance server 20A uses image data obtained by photographing the hall when checking the operation of the hall equipment of the group management elevator. The maintenance server 20A has a function of storing the inspection result together with the image data and transmitting the inspection result and the image data in response to a request from the worker terminal 10A.

  Such a function of the maintenance server 20A can be implemented in the maintenance server 20A as one of server programs executed on one or a plurality of computers used as hardware of the maintenance server 20A, for example. In other words, the processor included in the maintenance server 20A executes the program in response to an inspection request from the worker terminal 10A, thereby realizing a function of inspecting the group management elevator. The details of the function of the maintenance server 20A for checking the group management elevator will be described later.

  The group management control device 30 is connected to a plurality of elevator control devices 60 that perform control for each of a plurality of units constituting the group management elevator. The group management control device 30 includes, for example, a microcomputer, and controls the overall operation of the group management elevator by a processor of the microcomputer executing a group management control program. For example, the group management control device 30 performs a process of determining a car that responds to the hall call by the group management assignment process and outputting a hall call response command to the elevator control device 60 of the car.

  In addition, the group management control device 30 has a function of operating the group management elevator in the inspection mode when an inspection execution command to be described later is received from the maintenance server 20A via the network 50. This function can be implemented in the group management control device 30 as an extension of the group management control program executed by the microcomputer, for example. The function of the group management control device 30 that operates the group management elevator in the inspection mode will be described in detail later.

  The building management server 40 is a server device that manages the security of the building in which the group management elevator is installed. For example, the building management server 40 has a function of photographing a hall on each floor with a monitoring camera 70 installed on each floor of the building and storing the image data. In the group management elevator inspection system of the present embodiment, when the maintenance server 20A checks the operation of the hall components of the group management elevator, the image data of the hall stored in the building management server 40, that is, the image is taken by the monitoring camera 70. Image data is used.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state of a hall on a floor with a building where a group management elevator is installed. In the hall of the group management elevator, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a hold door 101, a lantern 102, and an indicator 103 are provided for each unit constituting the group management elevator. In addition, a hall button 104 is provided between adjacent holders 101.

  The hold door 101 is opened and closed in conjunction with a car door provided in the car of the car. The lantern 102 is turned on when a hall call is assigned to the unit, blinks when the car approaches, and turns off when the car reaches the floor and the hold door 101 opens. The indicator 103 displays information related to the operating state of the unit. The operations of the lantern 102 and the indicator 103 are controlled by an elevator control device 60 corresponding to the car.

  The hall button 104 is a button operated by the user when making a hall call. When the user operates the hall button 104, a hall call signal is sent to the group management control device 30, and the hall call is registered by the group management control device 30. The hall button 104 has a built-in light source, and when the hall call is registered by the group management control device 30, all the hall buttons 104 provided in the hall are turned on in conjunction with each other. When one of the cars responds to the hall call and the car reaches the floor and the hold door 101 of the car opens, all the hall buttons 104 provided in the hall are turned off in conjunction with each other. The operation of the hall button 104 is controlled by the group management control device 30.

  The lantern 102, the indicator 103, and the hall button 104 provided in the hall of the group management elevator are collectively referred to as hall equipment. In the group management elevator inspection system according to the present embodiment, whether or not these hall devices normally operate according to hall calls is checked. Further, when group management assignment processing is normally performed for a hall call and a hall call is assigned to any one of the cars, the hold door 101 opens at the timing when the car of that car arrives. In the group management elevator inspection system of the present embodiment, the operation of the holder 101 is monitored, and the response of the elevator based on the group management assignment process is confirmed.

  Next, details of the function of the maintenance server 20A for checking the group management elevator will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the maintenance server 20A. The maintenance server 20A is a functional component for checking the group management elevator, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the property configuration data acquisition unit 21, the inspection execution command transmission unit 22, and the image data acquisition unit 23. And an operation determination unit 24, a determination result storage unit 25, and a determination result transmission unit 26.

  When the maintenance server 20A receives an inspection request specifying a group management elevator to be inspected from the worker terminal 10A, the property configuration data acquisition unit 21 acquires the property configuration data indicating the configuration of the group management elevator to be inspected. The property configuration data includes, for example, information such as the number of units constituting the group management elevator, the service floor of the group management elevator, and what hall devices are provided on each service floor.

  Such property configuration data is stored for each group management elevator to be remotely monitored, for example, in a management server other than the maintenance server 20A in the monitoring center. In this case, the property configuration data acquisition unit 21 acquires property configuration data corresponding to the group management elevator to be inspected designated by the inspection request from the management server. Further, when a group management elevator to be inspected is specified at the worker terminal 10A, the worker terminal 10A acquires property configuration data corresponding to the group management elevator from the management server and transmits it to the maintenance server 20A together with an inspection request. The property configuration data acquisition unit 21 of the maintenance server 20A may acquire property configuration data transmitted together with the inspection request. Further, the property configuration data for each group management elevator to be remotely monitored is stored in a database constructed in the maintenance server 20A, and the property configuration data acquisition unit 21 is designated by the inspection request from this database. The structure which acquires the property structure data corresponding to the group management elevator of inspection object may be sufficient.

  The inspection execution command transmission unit 22 grasps the configuration of the group management elevator to be inspected based on the property configuration data acquired by the property configuration data acquisition unit 21, and all units in the service floors of the group management elevator have halls. The inspection execution command is repeatedly transmitted to the group management control device 30 so that the operation can be confirmed when the call is answered. This inspection execution command is a command to designate the inspection target floor and the inspection target unit and operate the group management elevator in the inspection mode, and confirm that any one of the hall buttons 104 on the inspection target floor is operated in a pseudo manner. Show.

  The inspection execution command transmission unit 22 sequentially designates all the floors of the group management elevator to be inspected as inspection target floors, sequentially designates all the units as inspection target units, and at least the inspection target floor and the inspection target unit One inspection execution command is transmitted to the group management control device 30 repeatedly. That is, the inspection execution instruction transmission unit 22 transmits the next inspection execution instruction to the group management control device 30 when the inspection is completed when the group management elevator operates in the inspection mode according to the inspection execution instruction transmitted previously. .

  Each time the inspection execution command transmission unit 22 transmits an inspection execution command to the group management control device 30, the image data acquisition unit 23 captures image data obtained by photographing the hall on the inspection target floor designated by the inspection execution command. Request to the building management server 40. The image data acquisition unit 23 acquires the image data transmitted from the building management server 40 in response to this request, that is, the image data obtained by photographing the hall on the inspection target floor designated by the inspection execution command.

  Here, when an inspection item on a certain inspection target floor is determined based on the property configuration data acquired by the property configuration data acquisition unit 21, the image execution data transmission unit 22 causes the inspection execution command transmission unit 22 to check the inspection target floor. The inspection target floor photographed by the monitoring camera 70 during the period from when the first inspection execution instruction designating the inspection is transmitted to the group management control device 30 until the inspection required time determined according to the inspection item on the inspection target floor elapses It is desirable to request the building management server 40 for image data of the hall. Thereby, the image data required for inspection can be efficiently acquired, and the communication amount between the maintenance server 20A and the building management server 40 can be reduced. The image data acquired by the image data acquisition unit 23 is a moving image composed of continuous frames, and is synchronized with the timing at which the inspection execution instruction is transmitted, based on the time stamp attached to each frame. To do.

  The operation determination unit 24 analyzes the image data obtained by capturing the hall on the inspection target floor acquired by the image data acquisition unit 23, and determines whether or not the hall device on the inspection target floor operates normally according to the inspection target command. judge. An example of image data obtained by photographing the hall on the inspection target floor is shown in FIG. The image data 75 shown in FIG. 4 is obtained by photographing the state of the hole as shown in FIG.

  The operation determination unit 24 first identifies what hall devices are installed on the inspection target floor based on the property configuration data acquired by the property configuration data acquisition unit 21, and is installed on these inspection target floors. The operation judgment of the hall equipment is determined as an inspection item. Then, the operation determination unit 24 analyzes the image data 75 obtained by photographing the hall on the inspection target floor, and determines, for example, whether or not the hall device on the inspection target floor operates normally according to the following criteria. It is assumed that the angle of view of the monitoring camera 70 that captures the hall on the inspection target floor is fixed, and the position of each hall device on the inspection target floor in the image data 75 is specified in advance.

  Operation determination of the hall button 104: All hall buttons 104 on the inspection target floor are lit within a certain time (for example, 3 seconds) after the inspection execution command is transmitted, and the car of the inspection target car reaches the inspection target floor. When the hold button 101 is turned off when the hold door 101 is opened, it is determined that the hall button 104 operates normally.

  Operation determination of the lantern 102: Only the lantern 102 corresponding to the inspection target car blinks from a certain time (for example, 5 seconds) before the car of the inspection target car reaches the inspection target floor and the hold door 101 opens, When the light is turned off at the timing when 101 is closed, it is determined that the lantern 102 operates normally.

  Operation determination of the indicator 103: When only the display of the indicator 103 corresponding to the inspection target car changes in accordance with the movement of the car of the inspection target car, it is determined that the indicator 103 operates normally. In addition, when the indicator 103 has a function of performing control operation display and the control operation is designated in the inspection execution command, the indicator 103 corresponding to the inspection target unit is normally operated when the control operation display is performed. judge.

  Moreover, the operation | movement determination part 24 can also determine whether the hall call response of the inspection object machine was performed normally by analyzing the image data 75 which image | photographed the hall | hole of an inspection object floor. In other words, if the inspection target unit has the inspection target floor as the stop floor, after the inspection execution command is transmitted, the car of the inspection target unit reaches the inspection target floor and the hold door 101 is opened. Determine that the response was successful. If the inspection target floor is a non-stop floor of the inspection target unit, it will not respond to the hall call, but if it is confirmed that it is responding to the hall call, it is determined that some abnormality has occurred. it can.

  The determination result storage unit 25 stores the determination result by the operation determination unit 24. For example, the determination result storage unit 25 constructs a database for storing the determination result in the storage of the computer that constitutes the maintenance server 20A, and associates the database with the identification information of the group management elevator to be inspected in the database. The determination result by the operation determination unit 24 is stored for each designated inspection target floor and inspection target unit. The determination result stored by the determination result storage unit 25 may be information that identifies a hall device that has been determined not to operate normally by the operation determination unit 24.

  The determination result transmission unit 26 receives a determination result acquisition request from among the determination results stored by the determination result storage unit 25 when the maintenance server 20A receives a determination result acquisition request specifying the group management elevator from the worker terminal 10A. The determination result for the group management elevator designated in (1) is read out and transmitted to the requesting worker terminal 10A. Based on the determination result transmitted from the determination result transmission unit 26, the worker terminal 10 </ b> A can create a maintenance / inspection operation report for the group management elevator.

  Next, details of the function of the group management control device 30 that operates the group management elevator in the inspection mode in accordance with the inspection execution command will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the group management control device 30. The group management control device 30 includes a hall call management unit 31 and a hall call allocation unit 32 as functional components for operating the group management elevator in the inspection mode, for example, as shown in FIG.

  The hall call management unit 31 controls the operation of the group management elevator according to the hall call. The hall call management unit 31 switches the control mode from the normal mode to the inspection mode when the group management control device 30 receives the inspection execution command from the maintenance server 20A. Then, the hall call management unit 31 controls the operation of the hall button 104 on the inspection target floor designated by the inspection execution command. For example, the hall call management unit 31 turns on all the hall buttons 104 on the inspection target floor specified in the inspection execution command in conjunction with each other, and the inspection target unit specified in the inspection execution instruction is called the hall call on the inspection target floor. When responding, all the hall buttons 104 on the inspection target floor are turned off in conjunction with each other.

  The hall call management unit 31 calls the hall call assignment unit 32 in the inspection mode when the group management control device 30 receives an inspection execution command from the maintenance server 20A. When the hall call is assigned to the inspection target car designated by the inspection execution command by the hall call assigning unit 32, the hall call management part 31 sends a hall call response to the elevator control device 60 corresponding to the inspection target car. Outputs a command.

  When the group management control device 30 receives an inspection execution command from the maintenance server 20A, the hall call allocation unit 32 is called by the hall call management unit 31 in the inspection mode, and performs group management allocation processing in the inspection mode. Specifically, the hall call assigning unit 32, for example, designates all other units other than the inspection target units specified in the inspection execution command in a pseudo-group-free target, and specifies them in the inspection execution command. The same group management assignment process as when any one of the hall buttons 104 on the inspection target floor is actually operated is performed. If the inspection target floor specified in the inspection execution command is a stop floor of the inspection target unit, the pseudo hall call indicated in the inspection execution command is transferred to the inspection target unit by the group management allocation process by the hall call allocation unit 32. Assigned.

  When a pseudo hall call is assigned to the inspection target car, a hall call response command specifying the inspection target floor is sent from the hall call management unit 31 to the elevator control device 60 corresponding to the inspection target car as described above. Is output. The elevator control device 60 corresponding to the inspection target car controls the car of the inspection target car to land on the inspection target floor according to the hall call response command, and also corresponds to the inspection target car on the inspection target floor. The operation of the lantern 102 and the indicator 103 is controlled.

  Next, operation | movement of the inspection system of this embodiment is demonstrated. Below, it demonstrates centering on operation | movement of the maintenance server 20A which plays a core role in the inspection system of this embodiment, and operation | movement of the group management control apparatus 30 at the time of inspection mode.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the maintenance server 20A. The series of processes shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 is started in response to the maintenance server 20A receiving an inspection request designating the group management elevator to be inspected from the worker terminal 10A.

  When the maintenance server 20A receives an inspection request from the worker terminal 10A, the property configuration data acquisition unit 21 first acquires property configuration data corresponding to the group management elevator to be inspected designated by the inspection request (step S101). . Based on the property composition data, the service floor of the group management elevator to be inspected, the number of units, the installation status of hall devices on each service floor, and the like are grasped.

  Next, the inspection execution command transmission unit 22 selects one of the service floors of the group management elevator to be inspected as the inspection target floor (step S102). In addition, the inspection execution command transmission unit 22 selects one of the units constituting the group management elevator to be inspected as an inspection target unit (step S103). Then, the inspection execution command transmission unit 22 transmits an inspection execution command specifying the inspection target floor selected in step S102 and the inspection target car selected in step S103 to the group management control device 30 (step S104).

  Thereafter, the image data acquisition unit 23 requests image data obtained by photographing the hall on the inspection target floor with the monitoring camera 70 from the building management server 40 of the building where the group management elevator to be inspected is installed, and responds to this request. The image data transmitted from the building management server 40 is acquired (step S105).

  Then, the operation determination unit 24 analyzes the image data acquired in step S105, and performs an operation determination on the hall device on the inspection target floor (step S106). Then, the determination result storage unit 25 stores the determination result in step S106 (step S107).

  Thereafter, in step S103, it is determined whether or not there is an unselected unit (step S108). If there is an unselected unit (step S108: Yes), the process returns to step S103 and the next unit is selected as an inspection target unit. And the subsequent processing is repeated. On the other hand, when all the units have been selected (step S108: No), it is determined whether there is an unselected floor in step S102 (step S109). If there is an unselected floor (step S109: Yes), the process returns to step S102, the next floor is selected as the inspection target floor, and the subsequent processing is repeated. On the other hand, when all the floors have been selected (step S109: No), a series of processes shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  Through the series of processes shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6, all the determination results of the operation determination unit 24 for the group management elevator specified by the inspection request from the worker terminal 10 </ b> A are stored. Thereafter, when a determination result acquisition request is received from the worker terminal 10A, the determination result transmission unit 26 sends a determination result for the group management elevator specified in the determination result acquisition request to the requester worker terminal 10A. Sent.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the group management control device 30 in the inspection mode. The series of processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7 is started in response to the group management control device 30 receiving an inspection execution command specifying the inspection target floor and the inspection target machine from the maintenance server 20A.

  When the group management control device 30 receives the inspection execution command from the maintenance server 20A, first, the hall call management unit 31 outputs a lighting command to all the hall buttons 104 on the inspection target floor specified by the inspection execution command. (Step S201). At this time, the hall call management unit 31 calls the hall call assignment unit 32 in the inspection mode.

  The hall call assigning unit 32 called in the inspection mode sets only the inspection target cars designated by the inspection execution command in the group, sets all other cars out of the group (step S202), and is the same as the normal time. A group management assignment process is executed (step S203). The same group management assignment process as that at the normal time is the same process as the group management assignment process executed when any hall button 104 on the inspection target floor is actually operated by the elevator user.

  Thereafter, the hall call management unit 31 determines whether or not a hall call has been assigned to the inspection target car by the group management assignment process in step S203 (step S204). When the hall call is assigned to the inspection target car (step S204: Yes), the hall call management unit 31 outputs a hall call response command to the elevator control device 60 corresponding to the inspection target car (step S205). ). Thereafter, the hall call management unit 31 waits until the inspection target machine responds to the hall call (step S206: No), and when the inspection target machine responds to the hall call (step S206: Yes), all the inspection target floors A turn-off command is output to the hall button 104 (step S207), and a series of processes shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  If the hall call is not assigned to the inspection target car in the group management assignment process in step S203 (step S204: No), the hall call management unit 31 turns off all the hall buttons 104 on the inspection target floor. A command is output (step S207), and a series of processes shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  As described above in detail with specific examples, according to the inspection system of the present embodiment, a maintenance worker in charge of maintenance inspection of the group management elevator operates the operator terminal 10A to operate the maintenance server. The inspection of the designated group management elevator can be performed only by requesting the inspection of the group management elevator from 20A. Therefore, when a maintenance worker inspects the group management elevator, as in the past, the maintenance operator operates all the hall buttons 104 on all the floors one by one in order, or groups each unit of the group management elevator. / There is no need to go back and forth between the machine room and the hall to make it out of the group, and the group management elevator can be efficiently inspected with an extremely simple operation. Further, according to the inspection system of the present embodiment, the operation of the hall device is confirmed by analyzing the image data obtained by photographing the hall, so that the maintenance worker visually confirms the operation of the hall device as in the past. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of a human error that may occur when performed, and to accurately check the group management elevator. Thus, according to the inspection system of the present embodiment, the group management elevator can be inspected efficiently and accurately.

  Further, according to the inspection system of the present embodiment, the operation of the hall device is checked using the image data taken by the existing surveillance camera 70 in the building. There is no need to install a camera in the camera, which can reduce the cost.

  Further, according to the inspection system of the present embodiment, the determination result when the maintenance server 20A confirms the operation of the hall device is stored, and the determination result is received according to the request from the operator terminal 10A. Therefore, the maintenance worker can confirm the result of the inspection for the group management elevator at an arbitrary timing. Further, since the worker terminal 10A has a function of creating a work report based on the determination result received from the maintenance server 20A, it is possible to further improve the efficiency of the maintenance inspection work.

Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, the function of an information processing device that plays a central role in an inspection system for inspecting a group management elevator is provided in an operator terminal, not a maintenance server. The worker terminal assumed in the present embodiment is a portable information processing apparatus that can be brought into a work site by a maintenance worker, such as a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, and a mobile phone. For example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) And a wireless communication function and a camera. Hereinafter, the worker terminal and the maintenance server according to the present embodiment are referred to as worker terminal 10B and the maintenance server 20B, respectively, and are distinguished from the worker terminal 10A and the maintenance server 20A according to the first embodiment described above.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the inspection system of the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the radio receivers 80 are installed in the halls of each floor served by the group management elevator, and these radio receivers 80 are connected to the group management control device 30. The worker terminal 10 </ b> B is connected to the group management control device 30 via these wireless receivers 80. The worker terminal 10B is connected to the maintenance server 20B via the network 50. The maintenance server 20B of the present embodiment has a function of receiving a work report created by the worker terminal 10B via the network 50 and accumulating it so that it can be viewed.

  The worker terminal 10B has a function of inspecting the group management elevator in cooperation with the group management control device 30 of the group management elevator to be inspected according to an operation by the maintenance worker. In this embodiment, the maintenance worker goes to the site where the group management elevator to be inspected is installed, operates the operator terminal 10B in the hall of each service floor of the group management elevator, and checks the group management elevator. Assuming that At this time, the maintenance worker photographs the hall on the inspection target floor using the camera of the worker terminal 10B. Then, the worker terminal 10B uses the hall image data photographed by the camera to check the operation of the hall device on the inspection target floor. Further, the worker terminal 10B has a function of creating a work report based on the result of the inspection and transmitting the created work report to the maintenance server 20B via the network 50.

  These functions of the worker terminal 10B can be implemented by, for example, installing an application program executable on the worker terminal 10B in the worker terminal 10B. That is, the function of the worker terminal 10B described above can be realized by the processor included in the worker terminal 10B executing this application program in accordance with the operation of the maintenance worker.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the worker terminal 10B. The worker terminal 10B is a functional component for performing the inspection of the group management elevator, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the property configuration data acquisition unit 11, the inspection execution command transmission unit 12, and the image data acquisition unit. 13, an operation determination unit 14, a determination result storage unit 15, a work report creation unit 16, and a work report transmission unit 17.

  When the maintenance worker operates the operator terminal 10B and inputs information for specifying the group management elevator to be inspected, the property configuration data acquisition unit 11 acquires the property configuration data corresponding to the group management elevator to be inspected. The property configuration data acquired by the property configuration data acquisition unit 11 is the same as the property configuration data acquired by the property configuration data acquisition unit 21 of the maintenance server 20A of the first embodiment.

  The inspection execution command transmission unit 12 selects an inspection target floor and an inspection target unit using a later-described inspection UI (User Interface) displayed on the worker terminal 10B, and gives an instruction to start the inspection. The inspection execution command is transmitted to the group management control device 30 of the group management elevator to be inspected. This inspection execution command is transmitted wirelessly from the worker terminal 10B and is sent to the group management control device 30 via the wireless receiver 80 installed in the hall where the maintenance worker is staying. The inspection execution command transmitted by the inspection execution command transmission unit 12 is the same as the inspection execution command transmitted by the inspection execution command transmission unit 22 of the maintenance server 20A of the first embodiment.

  The image data acquisition unit 13 acquires the image data of the hall on the inspection target floor that is photographed by the maintenance worker using the camera 18 of the worker terminal 10B. The camera 18 of the worker terminal 10B is activated in conjunction with, for example, a later-described inspection UI displayed on the worker terminal 10B, and captures an image within the angle of view as a live view image. The maintenance worker can take images necessary for checking the operation of the hall device by adjusting the position of the worker terminal 10B so that the entire hall of the inspection target floor is within the angle of view of the camera 18. .

  The operation determination unit 14 analyzes the image data captured by the camera 18 of the worker terminal 10B and acquired by the image data acquisition unit 13, and determines whether or not the hall device on the inspection target floor operates normally. The standard for determining the operation of the hall device by the operation determination unit 14 is the same as the standard used by the operation determination unit 24 of the maintenance server 20A of the first embodiment.

  The determination result storage unit 15 stores the determination result by the operation determination unit 14 in the same manner as the determination result storage unit 25 of the maintenance server 20A of the first embodiment.

  The work report creation unit 16 stores the operation determination unit 14 stored by the determination result storage unit 15 when the maintenance worker instructs the creation of a work report using an inspection UI described later displayed on the worker terminal 10B. A work report is created based on the determination result. For example, the work report creation unit 16 can create a work report by inputting a value obtained as a determination result of the operation determination unit 14 for a form template in which a value can be input for each work item. The work report created by the work report creation unit 16 can be displayed, for example, on the inspection UI or saved in a file format.

  The work report transmission unit 17 transmits the work report created by the work report creation unit 16 to the maintenance server 20B via the network 50. The work report transmitted from the work report transmission unit 17 to the maintenance server 20B is accumulated in the maintenance server 20B and viewed as necessary.

  Here, a specific example of the operation of the maintenance worker when checking the group management elevator using the worker terminal 10B will be described. When information specifying the group management elevator to be inspected is input to the worker terminal 10B by the maintenance worker, the worker terminal 10B acquires the property configuration data corresponding to the group management elevator to be inspected and acquires the group management elevator. And the maintenance UI is displayed to accept the operation of the maintenance worker.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an inspection UI displayed on the worker terminal 10B. The inspection UI 200 shown in FIG. 10 includes a live view display area 201 in which video captured by the camera 18 is displayed in a live view, a “floor selection” button 202, a “unit selection” button 203, and “inspection start”. It includes a button 204, a “report creation” button 205, and an “end” button 206.

  When the maintenance worker arrives at one of the service floor halls of the group management elevator, on the inspection UI 200 displayed on the worker terminal 10B, the maintenance worker operates the “floor selection” button 202 to select the service floor as the inspection target floor. In addition, the “unit selection” button 203 is operated to select one of the units as an inspection target unit. Then, the maintenance worker instructs the worker terminal 10 </ b> B to start inspection by tapping the “start inspection” button 204. Further, the maintenance worker adjusts the position of the worker terminal 10 </ b> B so that the video of the entire hall on the inspection target floor is displayed in the live view display area 201 in the live view.

  As a result, an inspection execution command is transmitted to the group management control device 30 so that the group management elevator operates in the inspection mode, and the operator terminal 10B analyzes image data obtained by photographing the hall on the inspection target floor. It is determined whether the hall equipment on the floor is operating normally. Then, the determination result is stored.

  Note that the “floor selection” button 202 is configured such that, for example, the service floors of the group management elevator grasped based on the property configuration data are sequentially displayed by scroll operation, and the desired service floor is displayed. When the “floor selection” button 202 is tapped in the state, the service floor is selected as the inspection target floor. Similarly, the “unit number selection” button 203 is configured such that, for example, the number of each unit of the group management elevator grasped based on the property configuration data is sequentially displayed by scroll operation, and the number of the desired unit is When the “unit selection” button 203 is tapped in the displayed state, the unit is selected as the inspection target unit.

  The maintenance worker repeatedly performs the operation of instructing the start of inspection while sequentially switching the inspection target units on one service floor, and when the inspection on the service floor is completed, the maintenance worker moves to another service floor and performs the same operation. repeat. When all the service floors have been inspected, a “report creation” button 205 is tapped to instruct creation of a work report. The work report created by the worker terminal 10 </ b> B can be displayed in the live view display area 201 instead of the video captured by the camera 18, or can be transmitted to the maintenance server 20 </ b> B via the network 50. Thereafter, when the maintenance worker taps the “end” button 206, the display of the inspection UI 200 is ended.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the maintenance terminal instructs the start of inspection using the inspection UI 200 displayed on the operator terminal 10B, and the operator terminal 10B can photograph the hall on the inspection target floor with the camera 18. By performing a simple operation such as adjusting the position of the group management elevator, the group management elevator can be inspected efficiently. Similarly to the first embodiment described above, since the operation of the hall device is confirmed by analyzing the image data obtained by photographing the hall, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a human error such as overlooking the operation of the hall device. It is possible to check the group management elevator with high accuracy. Thus, according to the inspection system of the present embodiment, the group management elevator can be inspected efficiently and accurately.

<Modification>
Hereinafter, some modified examples of the above-described embodiment will be described.

(Modification 1)
In the embodiment described above, the hall button 104, the lantern 102, and the indicator 103 that can confirm the operation by analyzing the image data are exemplified as the hall device that is the target of the operation check. However, the hall device that outputs a sound such as a hall chime is illustrated. You may add to the object of operation check. In this case, the sound generated in the hall is recorded by the microphone installed in the hall of the inspection target floor in the first embodiment, and the microphone provided in the worker terminal 10B in the second embodiment, and the voice data is acquired and analyzed. Thus, it can be determined whether or not the hall chime has been operated normally depending on whether or not the hall chime has ringed at the timing when the car of the inspection target car reaches the inspection target floor and the hold door 101 opens. .

(Modification 2)
In the embodiment described above, the inspection items are set so that the configuration of the group management elevator to be inspected is recognized based on the property configuration data, and the operation confirmation of all hall devices on all service floors and the response confirmation of all units can be confirmed. Although determined, it is good also as a structure which can select an inspection item according to operation of the maintenance worker using worker terminal 10A, 10B. In addition, when the check of response to the hall call is not included in the inspection item, the operation of each hall device may be checked without actually moving the car. For example, the operation confirmation of the lantern 102 and the indicator 103 of the inspection target unit is performed by outputting a control command for causing the lantern 102 and the indicator 103 to perform a predetermined operation from the group management control device 30 to the elevator control device 60 corresponding to the inspection target unit. This can be realized by analyzing image data obtained by photographing the hall and confirming whether or not the lantern 102 and the indicator 103 are operating as intended.

(Modification 3)
In addition, when the group management elevator to be inspected has a function of performing the control operation, for example, whether the inspection by the control operation is instructed to the group management control device 30 by the inspection execution command, and the operation of the group management elevator is normally performed. It may be configured to check whether or not. In this case, if the property configuration data includes information on what type of control operation the group management elevator to be inspected has, the control operation function that the group management elevator supports is specified. Thus, it is possible to appropriately instruct the group management control device 30 to perform inspection in the control operation.

(Modification 4)
In the above-described embodiment, the group management control device 30 receives the inspection start command in which the inspection target floor and the inspection target car are specified. However, the group management control device receives the inspection start command in which only the inspection target floor is specified. The structure which 30 receives and selects an inspection object number machine in order may be sufficient.

  According to at least one embodiment and modification described above, the group management elevator can be inspected efficiently and accurately.

  As mentioned above, although some embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  10A, 10B Worker terminal, 11 Property configuration data acquisition unit, 12 Inspection execution command transmission unit, 13 Image data acquisition unit, 14 Operation determination unit, 15 Determination result storage unit, 16 Work report creation unit, 17 Work report transmission unit, 18 camera, 20A, 20B maintenance server, 21 property configuration data acquisition unit, 22 inspection execution command transmission unit, 23 image data acquisition unit, 24 operation determination unit, 25 determination result storage unit, 26 determination result transmission unit, 30 group management control Equipment, 40 building management server, 50 network, 60 elevator control device, 70 surveillance camera, 101 hold door, 102 lantern, 103 indicator, 104 hall button

Claims (10)

An inspection system for inspecting a group management elevator,
A group management control device that is connected to a plurality of elevator control devices that perform control for each of a plurality of units constituting the group management elevator, and controls the operation of the entire group management elevator;
An information processing device connected to the group management control device,
The information processing apparatus includes:
An inspection execution command designating an inspection target floor and an inspection target unit, and transmitting an inspection execution command indicating that any one of the hall buttons on the inspection target floor is operated in a pseudo manner to the group management control device An execution command transmitter,
An image data acquisition unit for acquiring image data obtained by photographing the hall of the inspection target floor;
Analyzing the acquired image data, it is determined whether the hall equipment on the floor to be inspected operates normally in response to the inspection execution command , and whether the inspection target machine has responded normally to the hall call. An operation determining unit for determining ,
The group management control device includes:
When the inspection execution command is received, all the hall buttons on the inspection target floor are turned on in conjunction with each other, and when the inspection target unit responds to the hall call on the inspection target floor, Hall call management unit that turns off all hall buttons in conjunction with each other,
When the inspection execution command is received, all the other units except the inspection target unit are virtually excluded from the group management target, and one of the hall buttons on the inspection target floor is actually operated. A hall call assigning unit that performs the same group management assignment process as
The hall call management unit outputs a hall call response command to an elevator controller corresponding to the inspection target car when a hall call is assigned to the inspection target car.
When the inspection target floor is a non-stop floor of the inspection target unit, when the operation determination unit confirms that the inspection target unit is responding to the hall call by analyzing the image data, Inspection system that determines that it has occurred . The hall device on the inspection target floor includes at least one of a hall button, a lantern, and an indicator,
The operation determination unit
When the hall device on the inspection target floor includes a hall button, all the hall buttons provided on the inspection target floor are turned on within a predetermined time after the inspection execution command is transmitted, and the inspection target car is When all the hall buttons provided on the inspection target floor are turned off at the timing when the floor is opened after the floor is held on the inspection target floor, it is determined that the hall buttons are normally operated according to the inspection execution command. And
When the hall device on the inspection target floor includes a lantern, only the lantern corresponding to the inspection target car among all the lanterns provided on the inspection target floor is attached to the inspection target car. When the floor flashes from a certain time before the hold door is opened and turns off when the hold door is closed, it is determined that the lantern operates normally according to the inspection execution command,
When the hall device on the inspection target floor includes an indicator, only the display of the indicator corresponding to the inspection target unit among all the indicators provided on the inspection target floor has changed in accordance with the movement of the inspection target unit. In this case, the inspection system according to claim 1 , wherein it is determined that the indicator operates normally according to the inspection execution command . The information processing apparatus is connected via a network to a building management server that captures a hall on each floor of a building where a group management elevator to be inspected is installed by a monitoring camera and stores image data captured by the monitoring camera,
2. The image data acquisition unit requests image data obtained by photographing the hall of the inspection target floor to the building management server, and acquires image data transmitted from the building management server in response to the request. Or the inspection system of 2. The image data image acquisition unit is configured such that the monitoring camera opens the hall on the inspection target floor during a period from when the inspection execution command is transmitted to the group management control device until the time required for inspection determined according to the inspection item elapses. The inspection system according to claim 3, wherein the photographed image data is requested to the building management server. The information processing apparatus is a portable information processing apparatus including a camera,
The inspection system according to claim 1, wherein the image data acquisition unit acquires image data obtained by photographing the hall of the inspection target floor with the camera. The information processing apparatus further includes a property configuration data acquisition unit that acquires property configuration data indicating a configuration of a group management elevator to be inspected,
The inspection execution command transmission unit sequentially designates all floors of the group management elevator to be inspected as the inspection target floors based on the property configuration data, and sequentially designates all the units as the inspection target units. The inspection system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein at least one of the inspection target floor and the inspection target number machine repeatedly transmits the inspection execution command to the group management control device. The inspection system according to claim 6, wherein the operation determination unit specifies a hall device that performs operation determination based on the property configuration data. The information processing apparatus includes:
A determination result storage unit that stores the determination result by the operation determination unit together with the image data used for the determination;
The inspection according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising: a determination result transmission unit that transmits the stored determination result and the image data to a request source in response to the determination result acquisition request. system. The information processing apparatus further includes a voice acquisition unit that acquires voice data recorded by a microphone in the hall on the inspection target floor,
The operation determination unit further analyzes the acquired voice data to determine whether or not a hall chime has operated normally in accordance with the inspection execution command among hall devices on the inspection target floor. The inspection system as described in any one of thru | or 8. A group management control device connected to a plurality of elevator control devices that perform control for each of the plurality of units constituting the group management elevator to control the operation of the entire group management elevator, and an information processing device connected to the group management control device And an inspection method for inspecting a group management elevator by an inspection system comprising :
The information processing apparatus, an inspection carried out command specifying the inspection target floor and inspection target Unit, the inspections carried out command indicating that one of the Hall buttons of the inspection target floor is artificially operated, the group Transmitting to the management control device;
When the group management control device receives the inspection execution command, all the hall buttons on the inspection target floor are turned on in conjunction with each other, and all other units other than the inspection target unit are pseudo-grouped. Performing the same group management assignment process as when any hall button on the inspection target floor is actually operated after being excluded from management, and when a hall call is assigned to the inspection target machine, Outputting a hall call response command to the elevator control device corresponding to the inspection target unit;
When the group management control device responds to the hall call on the inspection target floor, the inspection target unit turns off all the hall buttons on the inspection target floor,
The information processing apparatus acquires image data obtained by photographing the hall of the inspection target floor;
The information processing apparatus analyzes the acquired image data, whether or not the hall equipment on the inspection target floor operates normally in response to the inspection execution command , and the inspection target machine is normally in hall call. and determining whether or not a response, only including,
In the information processing apparatus, when the inspection target floor is a non-stop floor of the inspection target unit, an abnormality occurs when it is confirmed by analysis of the image data that the inspection target unit is responding to a hall call. Inspection method to determine that it has occurred .

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