JP6565605B2 - Destination floor registration device and elevator group management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a destination floor registration device for registering an elevator destination floor and an elevator group management system.

  Patent document 1 is disclosing the elevator system provided with the hall destination floor call registration apparatus installed in the hall of an elevator, and the group management control apparatus which manages several elevators. In the elevator system of Patent Document 1, a landing destination floor call registration device includes a numeric keypad for registering a destination floor and a handicapped button for reporting that the person is physically disabled. Only when the handicapped button is pressed, the group management control device determines that there is a report of being a disabled person, and issues a predetermined control command for guiding the disabled person.

  Patent Document 2 discloses an elevator box selection device (group management control device) for a disabled person in the case of an elevator having an immediate assignment of a destination call (destination floor call). The elevator box selection device disclosed in Patent Document 2 includes a numeric keypad for inputting a destination floor call desired by a user and a push button for switching to an operation mode suitable for a passenger with a physical disability. A wheelchair symbol is three-dimensionally formed on this push button so that a visually impaired person can also find and operate it.

Japanese Patent No. 5355560 JP-A-4-226286

  According to Patent Documents 1 and 2, when a numeric keypad for registering a destination floor is operated, whether a predetermined button is operated or not, issuance of a control command suitable for a physically handicapped person or switching to a driving mode. Is made. For this reason, the physically handicapped person needs to perform a button operation for mode switching in addition to the operation of the numeric keypad for registering the destination floor in the same manner as the normal person. Here, even if a person with a physical disability has no visual impairment, a button for mode switching enters the field of view while inputting the destination floor, and it is easy to operate the button. However, it is difficult for visually handicapped persons to find a button for mode switching with a finger or the like when inputting the destination floor with a finger or the like, which is difficult to use.

  The present invention provides an elevator group management system for registering a destination floor of a user using a destination floor registration apparatus, and a destination floor registration apparatus and an elevator group management system that are easy for a user including a visually impaired person to use. For the purpose.

  In one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a destination floor registration device for registering destination floor information indicating a user's destination floor in a group management control device that controls the operation of an elevator according to the attributes of the user. The destination floor registration device includes a display unit, first and second operation units, a communication unit, and a control unit. The first operation unit can visually identify an operation target, and receives an input of a user's destination floor based on an operation on the operation target. The second operation unit includes an operation member that can identify an operation target by tactile sense, and receives an input of a user's destination floor based on an operation on the operation member. The communication unit performs information communication with the group management control device. The control unit controls the communication unit. When the destination floor is input by the first operation unit, the control unit transmits the input destination floor information indicating the destination floor and information indicating the first user attribute to the group management control device. When the destination floor is input by the second operation unit, the control unit receives the destination floor information indicating the input destination floor and information indicating the second user attribute different from the first user attribute. Sent to group management controller.

  Moreover, in one aspect of the present invention, an elevator group management system is provided that includes a destination floor registration device and a group management control device that controls the operation of a plurality of elevators in accordance with user attributes.

  According to the destination floor registration device and the elevator group management system according to the present invention, among the first operation unit that is easy to operate for a user who relies on vision, and the second operation unit that is easy to operate by tactile sense for a visually impaired person The elevator is operated according to the first or second user attribute based on which destination floor is input from. Thereby, it can be made easy to use an elevator for the user including a visually impaired person.

Schematic which shows arrangement | positioning of the elevator system which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. The figure for demonstrating the destination floor registration apparatus in the group management system of an elevator Block diagram showing the configuration of the elevator group management system Block diagram showing the configuration of the destination floor registration device in this system The figure which shows the structural example of the keypad in a destination floor registration apparatus. Block diagram showing the configuration of the machine control device in this system The flowchart which shows the destination floor registration process by a destination floor registration apparatus The flowchart which shows the remaining destination floor registration processing following the destination floor registration processing of FIG. The figure which shows the example of a display of the display part with respect to the healthy person in a destination floor registration process The figure which shows the example of a display of the display part with respect to the wheelchair user in a destination floor registration process Flow chart showing elevator assignment processing by group management control device

  A destination floor registration device, an elevator group management system, and an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each following embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the same component.

(Embodiment 1)
1-1. Outline of Elevator System An outline of an elevator system according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an arrangement of an elevator system according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator system according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of elevators 1A to 1F, destination floor registration devices 2A and 2B, and hall speakers 3A and 3B. The elevator group management system integrally controls the traveling and operation of elevators (A-F to No. F, hereinafter referred to as “No.” as appropriate) 1A to 1F. In the present embodiment, as an example, six elevators 1A to 1F from No. A to No. F are provided. Entrances of the elevators 1A to 1F are provided in the elevator hall, and the user gets on the elevators 1A to 1F from the elevator hall.

  The elevator group management system according to the present embodiment employs a destination floor registration method. The destination floor registration method is a method in which the destination floor, which is the target floor of the user, is registered in advance before the user gets on the elevators 1A to 1F. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the destination floor registration devices 2A and 2B are installed in the vicinity of the entrance of the elevator hall. Hereinafter, the destination floor registration devices 2A and 2B may be collectively referred to as “destination floor registration device 2”.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a destination floor registration apparatus in the present system. FIG. 2A shows the appearance of the destination floor registration device 2. The destination floor registration device 2 includes an indicator 21, a display unit 22, a touch panel 23, a keypad 24, and an audio output unit 25.

  FIG. 2B shows a display example of the display unit 22. As shown in FIG. 2B, the display unit 22 displays, for example, a message “Please enter a destination floor” and an icon G1 indicating a numeric keypad (hereinafter referred to as “tenkey icon”). A user who has visually recognized such a display can touch the touch panel 23 to input a destination floor. In this system, the destination floor entered in the destination floor registration device 2 is assigned to one of the elevators 1A to 1F (hereinafter, the elevator assigned with the user's destination floor is “assigned”). Called Unit No.). In addition, the display unit 22 displays a message “If you want wheelchair specifications, please press the lower wheelchair button and then enter the destination floor” or a button G2 with a wheelchair mark (hereinafter, "Wheelchair button") is displayed. In this system, when the user touches the wheelchair button G2 at the time of input operation on the destination floor, operation suitable for the wheelchair user is performed in the assigned number machine.

  In the present embodiment, the destination floor registration device 2 is provided with a keypad 24 that can be operated based on tactile sensation for a visually handicapped person who is difficult to visually recognize the display on the display unit 22. In this system, when the keypad 24 is operated, it is assumed that the user is a visually impaired person, a voice announcement is given from the voice output unit 25, or an operation suitable for the visually impaired person is performed at the assigned unit. Or The configuration of this system will be described below.

1-2. Configuration of Elevator Group Management System A configuration of an elevator group management system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the elevator group management system according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the elevator group management system according to the present embodiment includes number control devices 5A to 5F provided for each of the elevators 1A to 1F, a plurality of destination floor registration devices 2A and 2B, and a plurality of halls. Speakers 3A, 3B and a group management control device 4 are provided.

  Each elevator (each car) 1A to 1F includes a car, a hoisting machine (motor), a counterweight, a control unit, and the like.

  Among the elevators 1A to 1F, the elevators 1A and 1B are dedicated machines having a specification such as a speaker 11 (voice guidance unit) that can be operated suitable for a physically handicapped person (a visually handicapped person or a wheelchair user). . For example, when the elevators 1A and 1B arrive at the destination floor of the visually impaired person, the speaker 11 outputs audio information such as a predetermined announcement or melody sound. As shown in FIG. 1, the elevators 1A and 1B are installed at positions closest to the installation positions of the destination floor registration devices 2A and 2B among the elevators 1A to 1F, respectively.

  The hall speakers 3A and 3B are installed in the vicinity of the entrances of the elevators 1A and 1B, respectively, as shown in FIG. The hall speakers 3A and 3B are provided with predetermined announcements, melody sounds, etc. to guide the visually impaired person to the positions of the elevators 1A and 1B when the destination floors of the visually impaired person are assigned to the elevators 1A and 1B, respectively. Output audio information.

1-3. Configuration of Group Management Control Device The group management control device 4 performs control to assign a destination floor registered by the destination floor registration device 2 to any one of the elevators 1A to 1F. As shown in FIG. 3, the group management control device 4 includes a storage unit 40, a group management control unit 41, and an input / output interface 42. The group management control device 4 is an example of a group management control device that controls the operation of the elevators 1A to 1F in accordance with user attributes.

  The storage unit 40 is a storage medium that stores programs and data necessary for realizing the functions of the group management control device 4. The program includes a program for realizing various functions of the present embodiment. For example, the storage unit 40 is configured such that the distances and travel times from the installation locations of the destination floor registration devices 2A and 2B to the respective elevators 1A to 1F (for example, travel times in a quiet time and a crowded time) and the elevators 1A to 1F. Stores data such as specifications. The storage unit 40 is configured by, for example, a hard disk (HDD) or a semiconductor storage device (SSD).

  The group management control unit 41 controls the entire operation of the group management control device 4. The group management control unit 41 realizes various functions to be described later in the group management control device 4 by performing arithmetic processing using various data based on the program read from the storage unit 40. The group management control unit 41 is composed of, for example, a CPU and an MPU. The group management control unit 41 may be configured by a hardware circuit (ASIC, FPGA, or the like) such as a dedicated electronic circuit or a reconfigurable electronic circuit. The function of the group management control unit 41 may be realized by cooperation of hardware and software, or may be realized only by hardware (electronic circuit).

  The input / output interface 42 is an interface circuit for transmitting and receiving various signals to and from the destination floor registration devices 2A and 2B and the number control devices 5A to 5F. The input / output interface 42 converts the signal output from the group management control unit 41 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs it. The input / output interface 42 converts signals input from the destination floor registration devices 2A and 2B and the number control devices 5A to 5F into signals of a predetermined format and outputs the signals to the group management control unit 41. The input / output interface 42 may communicate with various devices via a wired connection or via a wireless connection.

1-4. Configuration of Unit Control Device Unit control devices 5A to 5F are control devices that drive corresponding elevators 1A to 1F, respectively, in accordance with a control signal from group management control device 4. In addition, each of the elevator control devices 5A to 5F detects the car state including the position of the corresponding elevator 1A to 1F, the traveling direction, the door open / close state, the load, and the like, and includes information indicating the detected car state. A car status signal is output to the group management control device 4. In the following, the number control devices 5A to 5F may be collectively referred to as “number control device 5”.

  Among the elevator control devices 5A to 5F, the elevator control devices 5A and 5B of the elevators (dedicated machines) 1A and 1B set various operation states of the elevators 1A and 1B according to the control signals from the group management control device 4, respectively. The operation mode to be switched is controlled. The operation modes of the elevators 1A and 1B include a normal mode and a consideration operation mode. The normal mode is an operation mode in which the elevators 1A and 1B perform the same operation as the elevators 1C to 1F other than the dedicated machines. The consideration driving mode is an elevator operation mode for performing driving in consideration of the ride of a physically disabled person in the elevators 1A and 1B. In the consideration driving mode, for example, in a specific floor (departure floor and destination floor of a disabled person), the door opening period is made longer than usual, or the above sound output from the speaker 11 is performed. Various controls are performed. Details of the configuration of the machine control device 5 will be described later.

1-5. Configuration of Destination Floor Registration Device The configuration of the destination floor registration device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4, and 5. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the destination floor registration device 2 in this system. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a keypad in the destination floor registration device 2.

  The destination floor registration device 2 is a device for registering the user's destination floor in the group management control device 4 in the destination floor registration method. As shown in FIG. 4, the destination floor registration device 2 includes a control unit 20, an indicator 21, a display unit 22, a touch panel 23, a keypad 24, a voice output unit 25, a storage unit 26, and an input / output. And an interface 27.

  The control unit 20 controls the entire operation of the destination floor registration device 2. The control unit 20 implements various functions to be described later in the destination floor registration device 2 by performing arithmetic processing using various data and the like based on the program read from the storage unit 26. The control unit 20 is composed of, for example, a CPU and an MPU. The control unit 20 may be configured by a hardware circuit (ASIC, FPGA, etc.) such as a dedicated electronic circuit or a reconfigurable electronic circuit. The function of the control unit 20 may be realized by cooperation of hardware and software, or may be realized only by hardware (electronic circuit).

  The indicator 21 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The indicator 21 displays information indicating the operation result of the touch panel 23 (such as the number of floors input).

  The display unit 22 includes, for example, a flat or curved liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The display unit 22 displays various images based on the image signal generated by the control unit 20. For example, as shown in FIG. 2B, the display unit 22 displays an image including a numeric keypad icon G1, a wheelchair button G2, and the like.

  The touch panel 23 is a touch sensor provided so as to be superimposed on the display surface of the display unit 22. The touch panel 23 receives a touch operation on the image displayed by the display unit 22 (see FIG. 2B) and outputs a predetermined signal to the control unit 20.

  The display unit 22 and the touch panel 23 constitute a display operation unit 28 that is a touch panel display device. In the display operation unit 28, the display unit 22 and the touch panel 23 may be integrally formed or may be formed separately. The display operation unit 28 is not particularly provided with a special configuration for enabling the display area such as the numeric keypad icon G1 to be identified by touch. The display operation unit 28 is an example of a first operation unit that receives an input of a user's destination floor based on a touch operation on an image displayed on the display unit 22.

  In FIG. 2B, the numeric keypad icon G1 displayed on the display unit 22 includes a plurality of numeric buttons corresponding to the numbers “0” to “9”, a confirmation button labeled “Confirm”, and “Delete”. And a delete button labeled. In the present embodiment, when the user touches a numeric button on the numeric keypad icon G1, a number corresponding to the touched numeric button is displayed on the indicator 21. The confirmation button and the delete button are respectively arranged on both sides of the number button “0”. A function of confirming the number of floors displayed on the indicator 21 as the destination floor is realized by touching the confirmation button. Further, the function of canceling the number displayed on the indicator 21 is realized by touching the delete button. The indicator 21 and the display unit 22 may be integrally formed.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the keypad 24 is a pressing type operation member having a plurality of push buttons corresponding to numbers “0” to “9”. The keypad 24 detects a pressing operation on each push button and outputs a predetermined signal indicating a number corresponding to the button to the control unit 20. The keypad 24 is provided in the display unit 22. In this embodiment, as an example, the arrangement of the push buttons corresponding to the numbers “0” to “9” on the keypad 24 is the same as that on the numeric keypad icon G1 shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the keypad 24 has a confirmation push button and a deletion push button in the same arrangement as the confirmation button and the deletion button (both adjacent to the “0” push button) in the numeric keypad icon G1. In the keypad 24, the same functions as the confirm button and the delete button in the numeric keypad icon G1 are realized by pressing the confirm push button and the delete push button.

  FIG. 5A shows the appearance of the keypad 24 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5A, a Braille-shaped convex portion 24 a is formed on the main surface of the push button in the keypad 24. The convex portion 24a is formed on the push buttons corresponding to the numbers “0” to “9” so that each number is represented by Braille. Further, a convex portion 24o indicating “OK” in braille is formed on the main surface of the final push button, and a convex portion 24n indicating “NG” in braille is formed on the main surface of the delete push button. For this reason, when operating the keypad 24, the user can identify the operation target (numbers to be input and operations for confirming / deleting them) by touching the convex portion 24a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, each push button of the keypad 24 according to the present embodiment is configured without a visually recognizable numeric identification display such as numeric printing. As a result, the keypad 24 is not visually conspicuous, and it is difficult for a healthy person to figure out what numbers each button indicates. Operation can be suppressed. Further, in order to reduce the amount of pressing during the pressing operation of the keypad 24, the protruding portion 24p has a shape protruding by a predetermined amount within 1 mm to 1 cm, for example, with respect to the reference surface 24s. Thereby, the keypad 24 is not conspicuous stereoscopically, and the possibility that a healthy person or the like intentionally operates the keypad 24 can be reduced. The keypad 24 may be composed of a resistive touch pad or the like.

  5B and 5C show the appearance of the keypads 24 ′ and 24 ″ according to the first and second modifications. The convex portion 24a of the keypad 24 shown in FIG. All numbers from “0” to “9” and “determined (OK)” and “deleted (NG)” are formed in braille, but not all numbers may be represented in braille. . In the keypad 24 ′ shown in FIG. 5B, the convex portion 24 b is formed so that the numeral “5” is represented in a Braille shape only for the push button “5”. The “5” push button is located in the center of the keypad 24 ′. Therefore, the user (visually impaired person) can tactilely identify the relative positions of the push buttons other than “5” by touching the shape of the push buttons around the convex portion 24b. . If you need to use the confirm push button or the delete push button, you can delete it by pressing the button in the lower right corner of the keypad, or press the button in the lower left corner of the keypad, as appropriate. May be output from the audio output unit 25.

  5A and 5B, the convex portions 24a, 24o, 24n, and 24b of the keypads 24 and 24 'are formed in a Braille shape, but the convex portions are formed in a shape other than the Braille shape. May be. The keypad 24 ″ shown in FIG. 5C has convex portions 24c, 24o ′, and 24n ′. The convex portion 24c is not particularly shaped to represent Braille, and is formed on the push button “5”. . The height of the convex portion 24c is 0.1 mm to 1 mm. In general, a convex portion for enabling the operation position to be identified by tactile sensation may be provided on the “5” push button of the keypad, and the user (visually impaired person) may provide the convex portion 24c. The position of the keypad 24 ″ can be recognized based on the sense of touch according to the determined position.

  Further, the convex portion 24o ′ is formed in a convex shape with a “◯” mark at a height of 0.1 mm to 1 mm on the final push button. The convex portion 24n 'is formed in a convex shape with a "x" mark at a height of 0.1 mm to 1 mm on the delete push button. A user (a visually impaired person) can operate the confirm push button and the delete push button by identifying the shapes of the convex portions 24o 'and 24n' with a tactile sense.

  The keypads 24, 24 ′, and 24 ″ are examples of a second operation unit that receives an input of a user's destination floor based on a pressing operation on an operation member that can identify an operation target by touch. The convex portions 24a, 24b, 24c, 24o, 24n, 24o ′, and 24n ′ in 24 ′ and 24 ″ may be appropriately combined.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the sound output unit 25 outputs sound having predetermined information based on the control signal from the control unit 20. The voice output unit 25 is constituted by a voice synthesizer, for example. In addition, the audio | voice output part 25 may output not only an audio announcement but a melody sound, a buzzer sound, etc.

  The storage unit 26 is a storage medium that stores programs and data necessary for realizing the functions of the destination floor registration device 2. The program includes a program for realizing various functions of the present embodiment. For example, the storage unit 26 records a destination floor registration device ID indicating identification information of the destination floor registration device 2 including the storage unit 26. The storage unit 26 is configured by a flash memory, for example.

  The input / output interface 27 is an interface circuit for transmitting and receiving various signals to and from the group management control device 4 and the hall speakers 3A and 3B. The input / output interface 27 converts the signal output from the control unit 20 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal. The input / output interface 27 converts the signal input from the group management control device 4 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal to the control unit 20. The input / output interface 27 may communicate with the group management control device 4 via a wired connection or via a wireless connection. The input / output interface 27 is an example of a communication unit that transmits and receives various types of information to the group management control device 4.

1-6. Details of the configuration of the number control device The number control devices 5A to 5F for the elevators 1A to 1F control the operation of the hoisting machine (motor) based on the control signal from the group management control device 4, thereby Controls raising, lowering, stopping, etc. Details of the configuration of the machine control device 5 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the machine control device 5 in this system.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the machine control device 5 includes a control unit 50, a storage unit 51, and an input / output interface 52.

  The control unit 50 controls the entire operation of the machine control device 5. The control unit 50 realizes various functions to be described later in the number control device 5 by performing arithmetic processing using various data based on the program read from the storage unit 51. The control unit 50 is constituted by a CPU and an MPU, for example. The control unit 50 may be configured by a hardware circuit (ASIC, FPGA, or the like) such as a dedicated electronic circuit or a reconfigurable electronic circuit. The function of the control unit 50 may be realized by cooperation of hardware and software, or may be realized only by hardware (electronic circuit).

  The storage unit 51 is a storage medium that stores programs and data necessary for realizing the functions of the destination floor registration device 2. The program includes a program for realizing various functions of the present embodiment. The storage unit 51 is configured by a flash memory, for example.

  The input / output interface 52 is an interface circuit for transmitting / receiving various signals to / from the group management control device 4 and the elevator. The input / output interface 52 converts the signal output from the control unit 50 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal. Further, the input / output interface 52 converts signals input from the elevators 1A to 1F corresponding to each of the machine control devices 5A to 5F and the group management control device 4 into signals of a predetermined format and outputs the signals to the control unit 50. . The input / output interface 52 may communicate with the group management control device 4 via a wired connection, or may communicate via a wireless connection.

2. Operation 2-1. Outline of Operation An outline of operations of the destination floor registration device 2 and the elevator group management system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The destination floor registration device 2 according to the present embodiment displays an image including a numeric keypad icon G1 and a wheelchair button G2 on the display unit 22, as shown in FIG. In the vicinity of the display unit 22 on which the numeric keypad icon G1 and the like are displayed, a keypad 24 is provided as shown in FIG. The purpose of providing the user attribute in this way is not to realize the same function as the operation of the keypad 24 by operating the numeric keypad icon G1 or the like, but based on which of the keypad 24 and the numeric keypad icon G1 is operated. The elevator guidance function is switched according to the situation.

  When the keypad 24 is operated, the system regards the user as a visually impaired person and performs guidance suitable for visually impaired persons such as voice guidance from the voice output unit 25 and hall speakers 3A and 3B. . The keypad 24 is easy to operate for visually handicapped persons because the numbers can be identified by the tactile sense by the convex portions 24a. However, since the keypad 24 does not have numbers printed on it, it is difficult for a healthy person to use the keypad 24. On the other hand, when a touch operation is performed on the numeric keypad icon G1 on the display unit 22, the present system assumes that the user is not a visually impaired person, such as guidance display by the indicator 21 or the display unit 22, and so on. Guidance suitable for those of you. The numeric keypad icon G1 in the display operation unit 28 can be visually identified, so that it is easy to operate for persons other than the visually impaired. In addition, a wheelchair button G2 is provided on the screen of the display unit 22 in order to determine user attributes of persons other than the visually impaired. Hereinafter, operations of the destination floor registration device 2 and the group management control device 4 in this system will be described.

2-2. Operation of Destination Floor Registration Device The operation of the destination floor registration device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a destination floor registration process performed by the destination floor registration device 2. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the remaining destination floor registration processing following the destination floor registration processing of FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the display unit 22 for healthy persons in the destination floor registration process. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the display unit 22 for a wheelchair user in the destination floor registration process. The processing based on the flowcharts of FIGS. 7 and 8 is repeatedly performed at a predetermined cycle (for example, 0.5 seconds).

  The destination floor registration process is a process in which the destination floor registration device 2 accepts an input operation of the destination floor by the user and notifies the user of the elevator to which the destination floor is assigned. The destination floor registration process is executed by the control unit 20 of the destination floor registration device 2.

  First, based on the output signal of the touch panel 23, the control unit 20 determines whether or not a touch operation has been performed on the wheelchair button G2 (see FIG. 9A) displayed on the display unit 22 (S1).

  When the control unit 20 determines that the touch operation on the wheelchair button G2 is not performed (NO in S1), the touch operation on the numeric keypad G1 displayed on the display unit 22 is performed based on the output signal of the touch panel 23. It is determined whether or not it has been received (S2).

  Furthermore, when the control unit 20 determines that the touch operation is not performed on the numeric keypad icon G1 (NO in S2), the controller 20 presses the keypad 24 based on the output signal of the keypad 24 as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not an operation has been performed (S11).

  When it is determined that the pressing operation on the keypad 24 has not been performed (NO in S11), the control unit 20 ends the process of this flowchart.

  The above process is a process for determining a user attribute of a user (a healthy person, a wheelchair user, or a visually impaired person), and an operation performed when the user inputs a destination floor to the destination floor registration device 2 Based on. Hereinafter, processing executed in each of the cases where the user is a healthy person, a wheelchair user, or a visually impaired person will be described.

(1) When a user is a healthy person First, the process performed when a user is a healthy person is demonstrated.

  When the control unit 20 determines that the touch operation on the wheelchair button G2 is not performed (NO in S1) and the touch operation of the numeric keypad icon G1 is performed (YES in S2), the attribute information of the healthy person attribute and the input destination The destination floor information indicating the floor and the destination floor registration device ID are transmitted to the group management control device 4 (S3). The healthy person attribute indicates that the user is a healthy person. Fig.9 (a) shows the example of a display of the display part 22 in step S2, FIG.9 (b) shows the example of a display of the indicator 21 in step S2.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, when the “8” button on the numeric keypad icon G1 is touch-operated (in the example of FIG. 9A, the touch is indicated by a broken frame). As shown in FIG. 9B, “8” is displayed on the indicator 21. At this time, when the confirm button on the numeric keypad icon G1 is touched, “8th floor” is confirmed as the destination floor. Thereby, the destination floor information indicating the confirmed destination floor “8th floor” is transmitted to the group management control device 4 in step S3 together with the attribute information indicating the healthy person attribute.

  When the group management control device 4 receives the destination floor information and the destination floor registration device ID together with the attribute information indicating the healthy person attribute, in response to this, the group management control device 4 assigns the allocation number assigned to the destination floor indicated by the destination floor information. The machine information is transmitted to the destination floor registration device 2. Details of the operation of the group management control device 4 will be described later.

  Next, the control unit 20 of the destination floor registration device 2 determines whether or not assigned machine information has been received from the group management control device 4 via the input / output interface 27 (see FIG. 4) (S4).

  The control unit 20 repeatedly performs the determination in step S4 until the assigned machine information is received from the group management controller 4 (NO in S4). When the assigned machine information is received from the group management controller 4 (YES in S4), the control unit 20 receives the assigned machine information. A guidance image for guiding the assigned machine indicated by the assigned machine information is generated and displayed on the display unit 22 (S5). FIG. 9C shows a display example of the display unit 22 in step S5.

  In the display example of FIG. 9C, the display unit 22 displays “Please wait in front of Unit D”. Thereby, it shows that D machine (Elevator 1D (refer FIG. 1)) was allocated with respect to the user's destination floor. The user can visually recognize the assigned machine to which his / her destination floor is assigned.

  For example, the control unit 20 causes the display unit 22 to display the guide image shown in FIG. 9C for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds), and thereafter deletes the guide image, and ends this processing.

(2) When a user is a wheelchair user Next, the process performed when a user is a wheelchair user is demonstrated.

  When it is determined that the wheelchair button G2 is touched (YES in S1), the control unit 20 determines whether the touch operation of the numeric keypad icon G1 is performed (S6). The process of step S6 is a process for receiving an input of a destination floor by a wheelchair user. FIG. 10A shows a display example of the display unit 22 in step S6.

  In the display example shown in FIG. 10 (a), it is a state after the touch operation of the wheelchair button G2 is performed (the touched state is indicated by a broken frame like the example of FIG. 9 (a)). .) When the touch operation of the numeric keypad icon G1 is not performed after the touch operation of the wheelchair button G2 (NO in S6), the control unit 20 repeats the process of step S6 of FIG. Note that the control unit 20 may perform the processing after step S1 again when the touch operation of the numeric keypad icon G1 is not performed during a predetermined period (for example, 10 seconds) after the touch operation of the wheelchair button.

  When the control unit 20 determines that the touch operation of the numeric keypad icon G1 is performed (YES in S6), the destination floor information indicating the destination floor input by the touch operation, the destination floor registration device ID, and the attribute indicating the wheelchair user attribute Information is transmitted to the group management control device 4 (S7). The wheelchair user attribute indicates that the user is a wheelchair user.

  When the group management control device 4 receives the destination floor information and the destination floor registration device ID together with the attribute information indicating the wheelchair user attribute, as will be described later, one of the dedicated machines that can be operated in the consideration driving mode. The destination floor indicated by the destination floor information is assigned to the destination floor, and the assigned car information is transmitted to the destination floor registration device 2 indicated by the destination floor registration device ID.

  Next, the control unit 20 of the destination floor registration device 2 determines whether or not the assigned machine information has been received from the group management control device 4 via the input / output interface 27 (see FIG. 4) (S8).

  The control unit 20 repeats the determination in step S8 until receiving the assigned unit information from the group management control device 4 (NO in S8). When receiving the assigned unit information from the group management control device 4 (YES in S8), the control unit 20 receives it. A guidance image for guiding the assigned machine indicated by the assigned machine information is generated and displayed on the display unit 22 (S9). FIG. 10B shows a display example of the display unit 22 in step S9.

  In the display example of FIG. 10B, the display unit 22 displays “It is a consideration operation mode” and “Please wait in front of Unit A”. Thereby, it is shown that the A machine (Elevator 1A (refer FIG. 1)) was allocated with respect to a user's destination floor, and that A machine is drive | operated by consideration operation mode. The user can visually recognize the assigned machine to which his / her destination floor is assigned.

  For example, the control unit 20 displays the guide image shown in FIG. 10B on the display unit 22 for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds), erases the guide image thereafter, and ends this processing.

(3) When a user is a visually impaired person Hereinafter, the process performed when a user is a visually impaired person is demonstrated.

  Returning to FIG. 8, the control unit 20 determines that a pressing operation on the keypad 24 has been performed (YES in S <b> 11). Confirmation information for confirming the destination floor input by the pressing operation is output from the sound output unit 25 by sound announcement (S12). For example, when the “9” push button is pressed on the keypad 24, in step S12, the voice output unit 25 announces the voice announcement “9th floor” and “if desired, press the keypad confirmation button to confirm. Is announced.

  Next, the control unit 20 determines whether or not a confirmation operation by pressing the keypad 24 is performed within a predetermined period (for example, 10 seconds) from the voice announcement of the voice output unit 25 (S13). The confirmation operation is an operation of pressing a confirmation button on the keypad 24, for example. The confirmation operation may be an operation of pressing any push button in the keypad 24. When it is determined that the confirmation operation has not been performed within the predetermined period (NO in S13), the control unit 20 performs the processing subsequent to step S11 again. In addition, the control part 20 may perform the process after step S1 again, when operation of a confirmation button is not made during the predetermined period (for example, 10 second) after operation of the pushbutton of the keypad 24. FIG.

  If the control unit 20 determines that a confirmation operation has been performed within a predetermined period (YES in S13), the control unit 20 indicates the destination floor information indicating the destination floor, the destination floor registration device ID, and the visually impaired person attribute input from the keypad 24. The attribute information is transmitted to the group management control device 4 (S14). The visually impaired person attribute indicates that the user is visually impaired. For example, when the confirmation operation is performed after the voice announcement “9th floor” is made in step S12, the control unit 20 displays the destination floor information indicating the 9th floor as the destination floor together with the attribute information indicating the visually impaired attribute. It transmits to the management control device 4 (S14). At this time, the control unit 20 may cause the audio output unit 25 to output a voice such as “9th floor registered”.

  When the group management control device 4 receives the destination floor information and the destination floor registration device ID together with the attribute information indicating the visually impaired person attribute, for example, the destination floor registration device ID indicates the distance recorded in the storage unit 40. The destination floor indicated by the destination floor information is assigned from the destination floor registration device 2 to the nearest dedicated machine (assignment number machine), and the assigned number machine information is transmitted to the destination floor registration device 2.

  Next, the control unit 20 of the destination floor registration device 2 determines whether or not assigned machine information has been received from the group management control device 4 via the input / output interface 27 (see FIG. 4) (S15a).

  The control unit 20 repeatedly performs the determination in step S15a until it receives the assigned machine information from the group management control device 4 (NO in S15a), and receives the assigned machine information from the group management control device 4 (YES in S15a), the assignment. Based on the machine number information, the destination floor registration device 2 including the control unit 20 generates guidance information including a message for guiding the nearest assigned machine (dedicated machine) to the user, and the generated guidance information is output to the voice output unit. 25 (S15). The nearest assigned machine (dedicated machine) is the elevators 1A and 1B installed at positions closest to the installation positions of the destination floor registration devices 2A and 2B (see FIG. 1). For example, when the destination floor registration is performed by the destination floor registration device 2A, the voice output unit 25 outputs a voice announcement “Please wait in front of Unit A” as guidance information. At this time, the control unit 20 may cause the display unit 22 to display an image similar to that shown in FIG.

  Next, the control unit 20 causes the hall speaker corresponding to the nearest assigned machine (dedicated machine) among the hall speakers 3A and 3B to output audio information such as a predetermined announcement or melody sound (S16). Thereby, audio information is output from the hall speaker in the vicinity of the elevator to which the destination floor of the visually impaired person is assigned, and the position of the elevator to be boarded by the visually impaired person can be guided.

  After outputting the audio information, the control unit 20 causes the display unit 22 to delete the guide image, and ends this process.

  According to the above processing, the destination floor can be selected from either the display operation unit 28 that is easy for a healthy person or a wheelchair user to visually operate by touching an image, or the keypad 24 that is visually easy for a visually impaired person to operate. Based on the input, elevator operation and guidance according to each user attribute is performed. For this reason, it can make it easy to use an elevator for the user including a visually impaired person.

  Further, in the above processing, based on the attribute information in the user information, a specific user such as a visually handicapped person is notified of information related to the destination floor by voice (step S12 in FIG. 8), and other users' During operation, notification of the destination floor by voice is omitted. As a result, it is possible to avoid a troublesome situation in which voice announcements for visually impaired persons occur frequently.

  In this embodiment, the keypad 24 is not provided with a visually recognizable numeric identification display. For this reason, it is difficult for the user who relies on vision to operate the keypad 24. Thereby, it can suppress that a healthy person or a wheelchair user inputs a destination floor using the keypad 24.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the destination operation floor 28 is used by the display operation unit 28 unless at least two touch operations are performed such as touching the numeric button on the numeric keypad icon G1 displayed on the display unit 22 and then touching the confirmation button. The input is not confirmed. Thereby, even when a visually handicapped person touches the numeric buttons of the numeric keypad G1 on the display operation unit 28, there is little possibility that the input of the destination floor will be confirmed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of useless calls and to make it difficult for a visually handicapped person to receive voice guidance from the assigned number machine.

2-3. Operation of Group Management Control Device The operation of the group management control device 4 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing elevator assignment processing by the group management control device 4. The elevator assignment process is a process in which the destination floor registered in the destination floor registration device 2 is assigned to any one of the elevators 1A to 1F in the group management control device 4. The elevator assignment processing shown in FIG. 11 is executed by the group management control unit 41 of the group management control device 4 based on the destination floor registration processing performed in the destination floor registration device 2 shown in FIGS.

  First, the group management control unit 41 sends the destination floor information, destination floor, transmitted from the destination floor registration device 2 in steps S3 and S6 of FIG. 7 or step S14 of FIG. 8 via the input / output interface 42 (see FIG. 3). It is determined whether or not the registered device ID and attribute information about the user have been received (S21). When the group management control unit 41 determines that the destination floor information, the destination floor registration device ID, and the attribute information are not received (NO in S21), the group management control unit 41 repeatedly executes this process.

  When the group management control unit 41 determines that the destination floor information, the destination floor registration device ID, and the attribute information have been received (YES in S21), whether or not the user is a visually impaired person based on the received attribute information. Is determined (S22).

  When the group management control unit 41 determines that the user is not a visually impaired person (NO in S22), the group management control unit 41 determines whether the user is a wheelchair user based on the received attribute information (S23). For example, attribute information indicating healthy person attributes is transmitted from the destination floor registration device 2 to the group management control device 4 when the process of step S3 in FIG. In this case, the group management control unit 41 determines that the user is not a visually impaired person (NO in S22), further determines that the user is not a wheelchair user (NO in S23), and proceeds to step S24.

  In step S24, the group management control unit 41 assigns a destination floor indicated by the received destination floor information to one of the elevators 1A to 1F, and determines an assigned car number. The process of step S24 is performed as follows, for example.

  First, the group management control part 41 calculates the evaluation value for selecting the elevator (assignment number machine) which should assign a destination floor for every elevator based on the operation information of each elevator in elevator 1A-1F. Here, the operation information of each elevator includes, for example, the car state of each elevator (including the position of the car, the traveling direction, the door open / close state, the load, etc.), the expected waiting time (the assigned car arrives at the departure floor) Time), estimated service completion time (time until the assigned unit arrives at the destination floor), scheduled number of car stops (number of elevator stops scheduled before service completion), etc. Contains information. After calculating the evaluation value, the group management control unit 41 selects an elevator having the highest evaluation value from the elevators 1A to 1F, and assigns a destination floor to the selected elevator. In addition to this, the group management control unit 41 may assign the destination floor to any elevator using a generally known conventional method.

  Next, the group management control unit 41 transmits destination floor call information (departure floor information and destination floor information) to the number machine control device that controls the assigned number machine among the number machine control devices 5A to 5F (S25). The departure floor information is information indicating the installation floor of the destination floor registration device 2 as the departure floor. The machine control device that has received the destination floor call information in step S23 controls the assigned number machine so as to operate from the installation floor (departure floor) of the destination floor registration device 2 to the destination floor indicated by the destination floor information.

  Next, the group management control unit 41 transmits the assigned number machine information indicating the assigned number machine to the destination floor registration device 2 that is the transmission source of the destination floor information based on the destination floor registration device ID (S26), and performs the elevator assignment process. finish. Thereby, this destination floor registration apparatus 2 displays the image which shows an assigned number machine.

  When it is determined that the user is a wheelchair user (YES in S23), the group management control unit 41 considers the wheelchair user with respect to the machine control device 5A or 5B of the dedicated machine among the machine control devices 5A to 5F. An operation command is generated (S27). The consideration driving instruction for the wheelchair user is an instruction requesting that the dedicated machine be operated in the consideration driving mode for the wheelchair user. In the consideration driving mode for the wheelchair user, for example, the door opening period is longer than usual in the departure floor and the destination floor of the wheelchair user.

  Next, the group management control unit 41 assigns the destination floor indicated by the received destination floor information to the optimum elevator among the plurality of dedicated machines 1A and 1B based on the above evaluation value (determines the assigned car number). (S28). In this step S28, in order to operate the elevator in the consideration operation mode, the group management control unit 41 determines the assigned number of cars within a range limited to the dedicated machines 1A and 1B from the plurality of elevators 1A to 1F.

  Next, the group management control unit 41 transmits the destination floor call information and the consideration driving instruction for the wheelchair user to the determined unit number control device (S29). In step S29, the machine control device that has received the destination floor call information and the consideration driving instruction for the wheelchair user considers the installation floor for the destination floor registration device 2 and the consideration floor for the wheelchair user for the destination floor indicated by the destination floor information. Control the dedicated machine to operate in mode.

  Next, the group management control unit 41 transmits the assigned machine information indicating the assigned machine to the destination floor registration device 2 that is the transmission source of the destination floor information based on the destination floor registration device ID (S30), and ends the assignment process. To do. Thereby, this destination floor registration apparatus 2 displays the image which shows an assigned number machine.

  When it is determined in step S22 that the user is a visually impaired person (YES in S22), the group management control unit 41 visually impairs the number control device 5A or 5B of the dedicated device among the number control devices 5A to 5F. A consideration driving instruction for the user is generated (S31). The consideration driving instruction for the visually impaired is an instruction requesting that the dedicated machine be operated in the consideration driving mode for the visually impaired. In the consideration driving mode for the visually impaired, for example, the unit control device has a door opening period longer than usual at the departure floor and the destination floor of the visually impaired, or a predetermined number of stops at the stop floor to the destination floor. Audio information is output from the speaker 11 (see FIG. 3). Thereby, a visually handicapped person can always confirm a stop floor at the time of boarding of an elevator. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the visually handicapped person from causing anxiety that the stop floor is unknown.

  Next, the group management control unit 41 calls the destination floor call to the machine control device that controls the dedicated machine nearest to the destination floor registration device that is the transmission source of the destination floor information, among the machine control devices 5A and 5B of the dedicated machines. Information and a consideration driving instruction for the visually impaired are transmitted (S32). The unit control device that has received the destination floor call information and the consideration driving instruction for the visually impaired person in step S32 from the installation floor of the destination floor registration device 2 to the destination floor indicated by the destination floor information, considers the operation mode for the visually impaired person. The special machine is controlled so that it operates by.

  Next, the group management control unit 41 transmits the assigned car information indicating the assigned car to the destination floor registration apparatus 2 that is the transmission source of the destination floor information based on the destination floor registration apparatus ID (S33), and performs the elevator assignment process. finish. The destination floor registration device 2 that has received the assigned number machine information outputs information indicating the assigned number machine by voice.

  According to the above process, operation control of the elevators 1A to 1F is performed based on the destination floor information and the attribute information from the destination floor registration device 2. Thereby, an elevator can be made easy to use for a visually handicapped person and each other person.

3. Summary As described above, the destination floor registration device 2 according to the present embodiment provides the destination floor information indicating the user's destination floor to the group management control device 4 that controls the operation of the elevators 1A to 1F according to the attributes of the user. Register. The destination floor registration device 2 includes a display operation unit 28, a keypad 24, an input / output interface 27, and a control unit 20. The display operation unit 28 receives an input of the user's destination floor based on an operation on the numeric keypad icon G1 that can visually identify an operation target. The keypad 24 has a push button that can identify an operation target by tactile sense, and receives an input of a user's destination floor based on an operation on the push button. The control unit 20 controls the communication operation of the input / output interface 27. When the destination floor is input by the display operation unit 28, the control unit 20 receives the destination floor information indicating the input destination floor and the attribute information indicating the first user attribute indicating the healthy person. 4 to send. When the destination floor is input through the keypad 24, the control unit 20 displays the destination floor information indicating the input destination floor and the second user attribute representing the visually impaired person different from the first user attribute. Is sent to the group management control device 4.

  Accordingly, the visually impaired person can select the destination floor based on which one of the keypad 24 that is easy to operate by tactile sense for the visually handicapped person and the display operation unit 28 that is easy to operate for the user who depends on vision. The elevator is operated according to the user attributes of other persons. For this reason, the destination floor registration device 2 can make it easier for users including visually impaired persons to use the elevator.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the destination floor registration apparatus 2 is further provided with the audio | voice output part 25 which alert | reports the information regarding a user's destination floor with an audio | voice. The control unit 20 performs notification by the audio output unit 25 only when the second operation unit is operated.

  Thereby, for example, the floor information is notified to a specific user such as a visually impaired person by voice, and the voice notification is omitted when another user operates. For this reason, it is possible to avoid a troublesome situation in which sound output frequently occurs while sound output is performed for a visually impaired person, and the destination floor registration device 2 can be easily used by users including visually impaired persons.

  In the present embodiment, the touch panel 23 accepts an input of a third user attribute (such as a wheelchair user) different from the first and second user attributes as well as an input of the user's destination floor. When the third user attribute is input from the touch panel 23 together with the destination floor, the control unit 20 displays the input destination floor information indicating the destination floor and information indicating the third user attribute as the input / output interface 17. Is transmitted to the group management control device 4 via.

  Thereby, a user who needs a special elevator operation other than the visually handicapped manipulates the touch panel 23 based on the visual recognition of the display unit 22 to display information indicating the third user attribute in the group management control device 4. Can be sent to.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the keypad 24 is comprised without attaching | subjecting the identification display of the number which can be visually recognized to the main surface of a pushbutton.

  Thereby, it can suppress that users other than a visually impaired person operate the keypad 24 for visually impaired persons accidentally.

  In the present embodiment, the keypad 24 has a three-dimensional shape representing Braille.

  For this reason, the keypad 24 is easy to use for a user who can identify Braille by touch. Note that the keypad 24 is not limited to a three-dimensional shape representing Braille, and may have a shape that allows the operation position to be identified by touch, such as a protrusion having a height of 0.1 to 1 mm.

  In the present embodiment, the display operation unit 28 includes a display unit 22 that displays an image. The display operation unit 28 receives an input of the user's destination floor based on an operation on the displayed image.

  As a result, the display operation unit 28 is unlikely to input the destination floor of the user based on an operation by a user (visually impaired person) who has difficulty in recognizing an image. Operating the display operation unit 28 can be suppressed.

  Moreover, the group management system of the elevator which concerns on this embodiment is provided with the destination floor registration apparatus 2, and the group management control apparatus 4 which controls operation | movement of several elevator 1A-1F according to a user's attribute.

  In the present embodiment, the plurality of elevators 1A to 1F include at least one dedicated machine having a predetermined specification. When the group management control device 4 receives the destination floor information together with the attribute information indicating the user attribute different from the first user attribute from the destination floor registration device 2, the elevator that assigns the user's destination floor is dedicated. Limited to machines 1A and 1B.

  Thus, based on the user information, the elevators on which persons other than the healthy person (first user attribute) such as the visually handicapped can get on the dedicated machines 1A and 1B. The elevator can be easily used for the user including the user.

  In the present embodiment, the dedicated machines 1A and 1B are assigned the destination floor indicated by the destination floor information received together with the attribute information indicating the visually impaired person (second user attribute) by the group management control device 4. Sometimes, speakers 11A and 11B are provided to provide voice guidance regarding the destination floor.

  By the audio guidance of the speakers 11A and 11B, the visually impaired person can check information regarding his / her destination floor when the dedicated machines 1A and 1B are on board.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, exclusive machine 1A, 1B is installed in the position nearest to destination floor registration apparatus 2A, 2B among several elevator 1A-1F.

  Thereby, users, such as a visually handicapped person, can be guided to the nearest exclusive machines 1A and 1B from the destination floor registration apparatuses 2A and 2B.

(Other embodiments)
In the first embodiment, in the attribute information in the user information, one of the visually impaired person, the wheelchair user, and the healthy person is set as the user attribute. Various user attributes indicating other physically disabled persons, elderly persons, pregnant women, and the like may be set. The group management control device 4 is configured such that even when the user has these user attributes, the unit control device operates the elevator in the operation mode similar to the consideration operation mode for the visually impaired and the wheelchair user. May be controlled. In this case, the destination floor registration device 2 appropriately transmits attribute information indicating various user attributes to the group management control device 4.

  In the first embodiment, the group management control device 4 determines the assigned machine for the wheelchair user in step S28 of FIG. 11. However, the assigned machine for the wheelchair user is not limited to this. It may be set to a dedicated machine nearest to the destination floor registration device 2 in the same manner as described above. In addition, when the elevator hall is congested, the assigned number for the wheelchair user may be set as the nearest dedicated machine. In this case, for example, the group management control device 4 determines whether or not the elevator hall is congested based on the registration status of the destination floor information.

  In the first embodiment, the display unit 22 displays the wheelchair button G2 together with the numeric keypad icon G1, but the wheelchair button G2 may not be displayed. In this case, the dedicated machines 1A and 1B in the present system are not operated particularly in the consideration driving mode for wheelchair users.

  Moreover, in the said Embodiment 1, although the process of step S1, S2 of FIG. 7 and step S11 of FIG. 8 was repeated sequentially, the process of step S1, S2, S11 may be repeated in another order. However, they may be executed in parallel.

  Further, in the first embodiment, in steps S1 and S6 of FIG. 7, it is determined whether or not the wheelchair button G2 is operated before the destination floor input operation using the numeric keypad icon G1. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and whether or not the wheelchair button G2 is operated may be determined during the input operation on the destination floor.

  In the first embodiment, when the user is a visually impaired person (see FIG. 8), the destination floor registration device 2 receives the assigned number information from the group management control device 4 (S15a), and then the assigned number device. Based on the information, guidance information for the nearest elevator was generated (S15). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the destination floor registration device 2 sends the various information to the group management control device 4 in step S14 in FIG. Guide information (for example, in the case of the destination floor registration device 2B, the elevator 1B) may be generated.

  In the first embodiment, the display operation unit 28 using a touch operation has been described as an example of the first operation unit. The first operation unit is not limited to the display operation unit 28, and may be any object that can be visually identified. For example, the first operation unit may be a direction key or a pointing device that operates a numeric keypad icon or the like with a cursor or the like on the image of the display unit. The first operation unit may be visually identifiable by an object other than the image on the display unit. For example, the first operation unit may be a keypad, a button, or a keyboard on which numbers are printed.

  In the first embodiment, the keypad 24 has been described as an example of the second operation unit. The second operation unit is not limited to the keypad 24, and may be a touch panel that provides a specific tactile sensation such as a rough feeling at the touch position by ultrasonic vibration, for example. In addition, even when the first operation unit is a touch panel, a method of giving a touch feeling peculiar to the touch position may be adopted. May be. Thereby, it can suppress that a visually handicapped person mistakenly operates the 1st operation part.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the group management control device 4 controls the operation of the six elevators 1A to 1F, but is not limited to the six elevators 1A to 1F, and controls the operation of any number of elevators. Alternatively, the operation of one elevator may be controlled.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1A-1F Elevator 2 Destination floor registration apparatus 20 Control part 21 Indicator 22 Display part 23 Touch panel 24 Keypad 25 Voice output part 26 Storage part 27 Input / output interface 28 Display operation part 4 Group management control apparatus

Claims (10)

A destination floor registration device for registering destination floor information indicating a destination floor of the user in a group management control device that controls the operation of an elevator according to a user attribute,
Has a first key group composed of identifiable der there are multiple keys to distinguish visually based on the operation on the first key group, the first operating portion that accepts a destination floor input of the user ,
A second operation unit having a second key group composed of a plurality of keys that can be distinguished by tactile sense, and accepting an input of the user's destination floor based on an operation on the second key group ;
A communication unit for performing information communication with the group management control device;
A control unit for controlling the communication unit,
Each key in the first key group is adjacent to each other;
Each key in the second key group is adjacent to each other;
The first key group and the second key group are arranged so as to be separated from each other,
The controller is
When the destination floor is input in the first operation unit, the input destination floor information indicating the destination floor and information indicating the first user attribute are transmitted to the group management control device,
When the destination floor is input by the second operation unit, destination floor information indicating the input destination floor and information indicating a second user attribute different from the first user attribute A destination floor registration device for transmitting to the group management control device. A voice output unit for notifying information about the user's destination floor by voice;
The destination floor registration device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs notification by the voice output unit only when the second operation unit is operated. The first operation unit accepts an input of a third user attribute different from the first and second user attributes together with an input of the user's destination floor,
When the third user attribute is input together with the destination floor from the first operation unit, the control unit indicates destination floor information indicating the input destination floor and the third user attribute. The destination floor registration device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein information is transmitted to the group management control device via the communication unit. The destination floor registration device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the second key group of the second operation unit is configured without a visible numerical identification display. The destination floor registration device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second key group of the second operation unit has a three-dimensional shape representing Braille. The first operation unit includes:
A display unit for displaying images;
The destination floor registration apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the destination floor input of the user is received based on an operation on the displayed image. The destination floor registration device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A group management system for elevators, comprising: a group management control device that controls the operation of a plurality of elevators according to user attributes. The plurality of elevators includes at least one dedicated machine having a predetermined specification,
When the destination floor information is received together with information indicating the user attribute different from the first user attribute from the destination floor registration device, an elevator for assigning the destination floor indicated by the destination floor information is provided to the dedicated machine. The elevator group management system according to claim 7 to be limited. The dedicated machine, when the destination floor indicated by the destination floor information received together with the information indicating the second user attribute is assigned by the group management control device, the voice guidance unit that performs voice guidance on the destination floor An elevator group management system according to claim 8. The elevator group management system according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the dedicated machine is installed at a position closest to the destination floor registration device among the plurality of elevators.

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