JP6760108B2 - Elevator input device and elevator system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to elevator input devices and elevator systems.

Patent Document 1 discloses an elevator. The elevator is equipped with a plurality of car operation panels. As a result, even when the inside of the car is crowded, the user can easily register the car call.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 8-175770

However, in the elevator described in Patent Document 1, when the inside of the car is congested, some users are located away from a plurality of car operation panels of the car. In this case, it is difficult for the user to register the car call.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator input device and an elevator system capable of reliably registering a car call even when the inside of the car is congested.

The input device for the elevator according to the present invention is provided inside the car of the elevator, and can be used for a fabric made of a plurality of fibers that change the voltage when pressure is applied and a change in the voltage of the plurality of fibers of the fabric. Based on the position detection device that detects the temporal change of the pressured position on the fabric and the locus of the change when the position detecting device detects the temporal change of the pressured position. It is equipped with a recognition device that recognizes the input of numbers or characters.

The elevator system according to the present invention includes a display device provided inside the car and displaying contents corresponding to numbers or characters being input by the input device in a preset manner.

According to these inventions, the input of numbers or letters is recognized based on the locus of temporal changes in the pressured position on the fabric. Therefore, even if the inside of the car is crowded, the car call can be surely registered.

It is a block diagram of the elevator system to which the input device of an elevator according to Embodiment 1 of this invention is applied. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of the input device of an elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a front view of the main part of the input device of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an enlarged front view of the main part of the input device of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an enlarged front view of the main part of the input device of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention. FIG. 5 is a front view of the inside of an elevator car to which the elevator input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation of the input device of an elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a hardware block diagram of the input device of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention.

A mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each figure, the same or corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals. The duplicate description of the relevant part will be simplified or omitted as appropriate.

Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an elevator system to which an elevator input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the building has a plurality of floors. The building is equipped with an elevator.

For example, the hoistway 1 penetrates each floor of the building. For example, the machine room 2 is provided directly above the hoistway 1. For example, each of the plurality of landings 3 is provided on each floor of the building. Each of the plurality of landings 3 faces the hoistway 1.

For example, the hoisting machine 4 is provided in the machine room 2. For example, the main rope 5 is wound around the hoisting machine 4. For example, the car 6 is provided inside the hoistway 1. The car 6 is supported on one side of the main rope 5. The balance weight 7 is provided inside the hoistway 1. The balanced weight 7 is supported on the other side of the main rope 5.

For example, each of the plurality of landing button devices 8 is provided in each of the plurality of landings 3. For example, the car operation panel 9 is provided inside the car 6. For example, the first input device 10 is provided on the floor surface of the car. For example, the second input device 11 is provided on the side wall of the car 6. The car top station 12 is provided on the ceiling of the car 6. For example, the control device 13 is provided in the machine room 2.

When the landing button device 8 is operated in the elevator, the landing call is registered. When the car operation panel 9 is operated, the car call is registered. When the first input device 10 accepts the input of a number or a character, the car call corresponding to the number or the character is registered. When the second input device 11 accepts the input of a number or a character, the car call corresponding to the number or the character is registered. The control device 13 rotates the hoisting machine 4 based on the registered landing call or car call. The main rope 5 moves following the rotation of the hoisting machine 4. The car 6 and the balancing weight 7 move up and down in opposite directions following the movement of the main rope 5. As a result, the car 6 moves according to the landing call or the car call.

Next, the outline of the first input device 10 and the second input device 11 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an outline of an elevator input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The left side of FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the inside of the car. The right side of FIG. 2 is a plan view of the floor surface of the car.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first input device 10 is provided entirely on the floor surface of the car 6. When a user inside the car 6 inputs a number or a character into the first input device 10 using his / her foot, the first input device 10 recognizes the number or the character. After that, the first input device 10 registers the car call of the floor corresponding to the number or character.

Although not shown in FIG. 2, the second input device 11 is entirely provided on the side wall of the car 6. When a user inside the car 6 manually inputs a number or character into the second input device 11, the second input device 11 recognizes the number or character. After that, the second input device 11 registers the car call of the floor corresponding to the number or character.

Next, the main part of the first input device 10 and the main part of the second input device 11 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part of an elevator input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first input device 10 includes a fabric 14, a first position detection device 15, a second position detection device 16, and a recognition device 17.

The fabric 14 includes a plurality of first fibers 14a and a plurality of second fibers 14b. Each of the plurality of first fibers 14a has conductivity. The longitudinal direction of the plurality of first fibers 14a is the vertical direction. The plurality of first fibers 14a are parallel to each other. Each of the plurality of second fibers 14b has conductivity. The longitudinal direction of the plurality of second fibers 14b is horizontal. The plurality of second fibers 14b are parallel to each other.

The first position detecting device 15 is provided at the first edge portion of the first input device 10. The second position detection device 16 is provided at the second edge portion of the first input device 10. The recognition device 17 is provided at a corner where the first edge portion and the second edge portion of the first input device 10 intersect.

Each of the plurality of first fibers 14a changes the voltage when pressure is applied. The plurality of second fibers 14b change the voltage when pressure is applied. The first position detection device 15 detects the first fiber 14a whose voltage has been changed. The second position detection device 16 detects the second fiber 14b whose voltage has been changed. The recognition device 17 recognizes the input numbers or characters based on the temporal change between the detection result of the first position detection device 15 and the detection result of the second position detection device 16. For example, when pressure is continuously and sequentially applied to a plurality of portions shown in black on the fabric 14, the recognition device 17 recognizes "3".

Although not shown in FIG. 3, the structure of the second input device 11 is the same as that of the first input device 10.

Next, a method of recognizing numbers or characters will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.
4 and 5 are enlarged front views of a main part of an elevator input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the plurality of first fibers 14a and the plurality of second fibers 14b are coordinated. For example, alphabets such as "a", "b", "c", and "d" are assigned to each of the plurality of first fibers 14a. For example, numbers such as "1", "2", "3", "4", and "5" are assigned to each of the plurality of second fibers 14b.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first position detecting device 15 detects the first fiber 14a whose voltage has changed among the plurality of first fibers 14a. The second position detection device 16 detects the second fiber 14b whose voltage has changed among the plurality of second fibers 14b. For example, when pressure is continuously and sequentially applied to the positions of "A1" and "A2", the first position detecting device 15 uses the voltage of the first fiber 14a of "b" and the voltage of the first fiber 14a of "c". It is detected that the voltage of 1 fiber 14a changes in sequence. The second position detection device 16 detects that the voltage of the second fiber 14b of “2” is continuously changing with time. When the recognition device 17 detects a temporal change in the position where pressure is applied to the first position detection device 15 and the second position detection device 16, the recognition device 17 recognizes the input of a number or a character based on the locus of the change. To do.

Next, a method of displaying the characters being input will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 6 is a front view of the inside of the elevator car to which the elevator input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 6, the display device 18 is provided above the doorway of the car 6. For example, the display device 18 is a liquid crystal display. The display device 18 displays the contents corresponding to the numbers or characters being input by the first input device 10 or the second input device 11 (not shown in FIG. 6) by a preset method. For example, the display device 18 displays the characters "inputting" 3rd floor "" toward the inside of the car 6.

In addition, the car operation panel 9 blinks the button on the floor corresponding to the number or character being input.

Next, the operation of the first input device 10 and the operation of the second input device 11 will be described with reference to FIG. 7.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the elevator input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, in step S1, the first input device 10 determines whether or not a number or character has been input. If no number or character has been input in step S1, the first input device 10 performs the operation of step S1. When a number or a character is input in step S1, the first input device 10 performs the operation of step S2.

In step S2, the first input device 10 determines whether or not a preset cancellation locus has been input within a preset time. For example, the first input device 10 determines whether or not a cancellation locus such as "x" or "=" has been input.

When the cancellation locus is input in step S2, the first input device 10 performs the operation of step S3. In step S3, the first input device 10 invalidates the input of the number or character input immediately before. After that, the first input device 10 performs the operation of step S1.

If the cancellation locus is not input in step S2, the first input device 10 performs the operation of step S4. In step S4, the first input device 10 determines whether or not a preset determination locus has been input within a preset time. For example, the first input device 10 determines whether or not a determination locus such as a double tap has been input. For example, in an elevator where the destination floor of the car 6 is up to the 9th floor, the first input device 10 determines whether or not the determination locus of "○" has been input.

When the determination locus is input in step S4, the first input device 10 performs the operation of step S5. In step S5, the first input device 10 enables the input of the number or character input immediately before. At this time, the first input device 10 wirelessly transmits a car call control signal corresponding to the number or character to the car top station 12. The control signal is transmitted to the control device 13 via the control cable. After that, the first input device 10 performs the operation of step S1.

If the determination locus is not input in step S4, the first input device 10 performs the operation of step S1 without performing the operation of step S5.

Although not shown in FIG. 7, the operation of the second input device 11 is the same as that of the first input device 10.

According to the first embodiment described above, the input of numbers or characters is recognized based on the locus of temporal changes in the pressure-applied position on the fabric 14. Therefore, even if the inside of the car 6 is congested and the car operation panel 9 cannot be reached, the car call can be surely registered.

Specifically, the first input device 10 is provided on the floor surface of the car 6. The second input device 11 is provided on the side wall of the car 6. Therefore, even when the inside of the car 6 is crowded, the user can surely register the car call by inputting numbers or characters using his / her feet or hands.

At this time, the car call control signal corresponding to the number or character is wirelessly transmitted to the car top station 12. Therefore, by shortening the construction period when the first input device 10 or the second input device 11 is attached to the car 6, the construction cost can be suppressed.

In addition, the fabric 14 has flexibility. Therefore, the degree of freedom in the layout of the first input device 10 or the second input device 11 can be increased.

In addition, when the cancellation trajectory is input, the input of the number or character input immediately before becomes invalid. Therefore, the entered number or character can be easily canceled. As a result, it is possible to prevent the car call from being registered unnecessarily.

In addition, when the determination locus is input, the input of the number or character input immediately before becomes valid. Therefore, when registering a car call or the like corresponding to a two-digit number, even if it is necessary to temporarily separate the foot or hand from the cloth 14, the necessary car call can be registered more reliably.

Further, the display device 18 displays the contents corresponding to the numbers or characters being input in a place having good visibility for the user inside the car 6. Therefore, the user inside the car 6 can be made to recognize the number or character being input.

The first input device 10 or the second input device 11 may recognize a simple sign.

In addition, the indicator inside the car 6 may display the content corresponding to the number or character being input.

Next, an example of the first position detection device 15 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 8 is a hardware configuration diagram of an elevator input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Each function of the first position detection device 15 can be realized by a processing circuit. For example, the processing circuit includes at least one processor 19a and at least one memory 19b. For example, the processing circuit comprises at least one dedicated hardware 20.

When the processing circuit includes at least one processor 19a and at least one memory 19b, each function of the first position detection device 15 is realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. At least one of the software and firmware is written as a program. At least one of the software and firmware is stored in at least one memory 19b. At least one processor 19a realizes each function of the first position detection device 15 by reading and executing a program stored in at least one memory 19b. At least one processor 19a is also referred to as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a central processing unit, a processing unit, a calculation device, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, and a DSP. For example, at least one memory 19b is a non-volatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as RAM, ROM, flash memory, EPROM, EEPROM, magnetic disk, flexible disk, optical disk, compact disk, mini disk, DVD or the like.

When the processing circuit includes at least one dedicated hardware 20, the processing circuit may be, for example, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC, an FPGA, a PLD, a CPLD, or a combination thereof. It is a thing. For example, each function of the first position detection device 15 is realized by a processing circuit. For example, each function of the first position detection device 15 is collectively realized by a processing circuit.

For each function of the first position detection device 15, a part may be realized by the dedicated hardware 20, and the other part may be realized by software or firmware. For example, the function of detecting the change in the voltage of the first fiber 14a is realized by a processing circuit as dedicated hardware 20, and the function other than the function of detecting the change in the voltage of the first fiber 14a is at least one processor. 19a may be realized by reading and executing a program stored in at least one memory 19b.

As described above, the processing circuit realizes each function of the first position detection device 15 by the hardware 20, software, firmware, or a combination thereof.

Although not shown in FIG. 8, each function of the second position detection device 16 can also be realized by a processing circuit equivalent to a processing circuit that realizes each function of the first position detection device 15. Each function of the recognition device 17 can also be realized by a processing circuit equivalent to a processing circuit that realizes each function of the first position detection device 15. Each function of the control device 13 can also be realized by a processing circuit equivalent to a processing circuit that realizes each function of the first position detection device 15.

1 hoistway, 2 machine room, 3 landing, 4 hoisting machine, 5 main rope, 6 car, 7 balanced weight, 8 landing button device, 9 car operation panel, 10 1st input device, 11 2nd input device, 12 Car station, 13 Control device, 14 Fabric, 14a 1st fiber, 14b 2nd fiber, 15 1st position detector, 16 2nd position detector, 17 Recognition device, 18 Display device, 19a Processor, 19b Memory, 20 hardware

Claims (6)

A fabric made of multiple fibers that is installed inside the elevator car and changes the voltage when pressure is applied.
A position detecting device that detects a temporal change in a pressure-applied position in the fabric based on a change in voltage of a plurality of fibers of the fabric.
A recognition device that recognizes the input of numbers or characters based on the locus of the change when a temporal change in the pressured position is detected by the position detection device.
Elevator input device equipped with. The elevator input device according to claim 1, wherein the fabric is provided on the floor surface of the elevator car. The elevator input device according to claim 1, wherein the fabric is provided on the side wall of the elevator car. From claim 1, the recognition device invalidates the input of the number or character recognized immediately before when the trajectory of the temporal change of the position pressured by the position detection device is a preset cancellation trajectory. The elevator input device according to any one of claims 3. From claim 1, the recognition device enables input of a number or a character recognized immediately before when the locus of temporal change of the position pressured by the position detection device is a preset determination locus. The elevator input device according to any one of claims 4. A display device provided inside the car and displaying contents corresponding to numbers or characters being input by the input device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
Elevator system with.

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