JP6776549B2 - Elevator group management control device and group management system, and elevator system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an elevator group management control device and a group management system, and an elevator system.

Patent Document 1 discloses an elevator control system that assigns a destination floor call to any one of a plurality of elevators when a destination floor call occurs. Further, in Patent Document 1, when the destination floor call of a disabled person is assigned to any elevator, the destination floor call of a healthy person is not assigned to the elevator in consideration of the rideability of the disabled person. It is disclosed.

JP 2015-20820

Since a disabled person such as a wheelchair user needs a larger space in the car than a healthy person, it is preferable to provide a disabled person-specific elevator that is easy for the disabled person to get on from the viewpoint of rideability of the disabled person. However, when a plurality of elevators are provided, there is a problem of how to operate the plurality of elevators from the viewpoint of the transportation capacity as an elevator group.

The present invention is an elevator group management control device and group management capable of achieving both transport capacity and rideability of a user having a predetermined attribute when an elevator suitable for a user having a predetermined attribute such as a handicapped person is provided. Provides systems as well as elevator systems.

The elevator group management control device according to the first aspect of the present invention controls the operation of a plurality of elevators including a predetermined elevator having specifications suitable for a predetermined user having a predetermined attribute.
Elevator group management control device
It is provided with a control unit that assigns a destination floor based on user information acquired by an information acquisition unit at a predetermined position on a route to an elevator landing on a specific floor to one of a plurality of elevators.
The control unit is configured to allocate the destination floor to one of a plurality of elevators so that the boarding rate at the time of departure of each elevator from a specific floor is equal to or less than the upper limit of the boarding rate.
When the user indicated by the user information is a predetermined user having a predetermined attribute and the predetermined user passage information indicating that the predetermined user has passed the predetermined position is input, the control unit is the predetermined user. On the premise of getting on the predetermined elevator, the upper limit of the occupancy rate of the predetermined elevator is lowered to the second upper limit of the occupancy rate, which is smaller than the first upper limit of the occupancy rate in the normal time for a predetermined period.

The elevator group management system according to the second aspect of the present invention is
The elevator group management control device according to the first aspect of the present invention,
It is provided with a user information acquisition device that acquires user information at a predetermined position and outputs destination floor information indicating the destination floor of the user or predetermined user passage information to a group management control device based on the user information. ..

The elevator system according to the third aspect of the present invention is
With multiple elevators
The elevator group management system according to the second aspect of the present invention is provided.

According to the present invention, when the passage of a predetermined user having a predetermined attribute is detected at a predetermined position on the route to the elevator landing on a specific floor, that is, before the predetermined user arrives at the elevator landing. The upper limit of the occupancy rate of the predetermined elevator suitable for the predetermined user is lowered to the second upper limit of the occupancy rate, which is smaller than the first upper limit of the occupancy rate in the normal state for a predetermined period. As a result, when the predetermined user arrives at the elevator landing, the predetermined elevator tends to be in a relatively empty state. Therefore, good rideability of a predetermined user can be obtained. In addition, the upper limit of the occupancy rate is lowered only during a predetermined period. Therefore, even if the upper limit of the occupancy rate is lowered, the effect on the transportation capacity is limited. Therefore, when an elevator suitable for a predetermined user having a predetermined attribute such as a physically handicapped person is provided, both the transportation capacity and the rideability of the user having the predetermined attribute can be achieved.

It is a schematic plan view which shows the equipment arrangement on the specific floor of the building to which the elevator system in Embodiment 1 is applied. It is a figure which shows the equipment arrangement on the specific floor of the building to which the elevator system in Embodiment 1 is applied. It is a figure which shows the equipment arrangement on the floor other than the specific floor of the building to which the elevator system in Embodiment 1 is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the group management system of an elevator in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the destination floor registration apparatus in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the display example of the display part of the destination floor registration apparatus in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electric structure of the elevator control device in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the appearance of the security gate in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the security gate in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the gate indicator in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the display example of the gate indicator in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the display example of the gate indicator in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the security server in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the user DB stored in the storage part of the security server in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the landing call registration device for the handicapped person in Embodiment 1. It is a front view of the landing call registration device for the handicapped person in Embodiment 1. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of the security server in Embodiment 1. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of the destination floor registration apparatus in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of the group management control apparatus in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of the group management control apparatus in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of the landing call registration device for the handicapped person in Embodiment 1. It is a figure explaining the operation of the landing call registration device for the handicapped person in Embodiment 1. It is a figure explaining the operation of the landing call registration device for the handicapped person in Embodiment 1. It is a figure explaining the operation of the landing call registration device for the handicapped person in Embodiment 1. It is a front view of the landing call registration device for the handicapped person in another embodiment.

The elevator group management system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Background of invention)

Since a person with a disability such as a wheelchair user needs a larger space in the car than a healthy person, it is preferable to provide an elevator for the person with a disability so that the person with a disability can easily get on the vehicle from the viewpoint of rideability. However, when a plurality of elevators are provided, there is a problem of how to operate the plurality of elevators from the viewpoint of the transportation capacity as an elevator group.

For example, if the upper limit of the passenger rate of an elevator for the physically challenged (the upper limit is the ratio of the number of passengers allowed to be allocated to the passenger capacity) is always controlled to a low value of about 30%. , Sufficient space is secured in the car, and disabled people can board at any time. However, from the viewpoint of transportation capacity, it is desirable that even an elevator designed for the physically challenged can be used by general users. However, in order to maintain a state in which people with disabilities can easily get on board, it is necessary to set the upper limit of the boarding rate to a low value of, for example, about 30%, but if it is always set to such a low value, the transportation capacity of the elevator group will decrease. Will be done.

The present invention is an elevator group management control device and group management capable of achieving both transport capacity and rideability of a user having a predetermined attribute when an elevator suitable for a user having a predetermined attribute such as a handicapped person is provided. Provides systems as well as elevator systems.

(Embodiment 1)
1. 1. Configuration 1-1. Outline of the elevator system An outline of the elevator system in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing equipment arrangement on a specific floor of a building (building) to which the elevator system according to the first embodiment is applied. Figure 2A is a diagram showing an equipment arrangement at a specific floor of a building which is applied an elevator system in the embodiment 1. Here, the specific floor is, for example, a lobby floor connected to the outside of the building. Building users who enter the building from the outside will move to other floors via a specific floor. In the present embodiment, the building is, for example, a building with 15 floors above ground and 1 floor below ground, and the specific floor (lobby floor) is, for example, the 1st floor.

The elevator system in the present embodiment includes a plurality of elevators (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as "units") 60A to 60F, and a group management system. The group management system of elevators comprehensively controls the running and operation of elevators (Units A to F; hereinafter appropriately referred to as "Units") 60A to 60F. In the present embodiment, as an example, six elevators 60A to 60F of Units A to F are provided. Elevator 60A to 60F boarding openings are provided on the elevator hall (elevator landing) side, and users board the elevators 60A to 60F from the elevator hall. The elevator 60A has specifications suitable for persons with disabilities such as wheelchair users. The elevator 60A is hereinafter appropriately referred to as a "disabled person specification machine". Elevators 60B-60F have normal specifications for healthy individuals. When it is not necessary to distinguish in the following description, each elevator is referred to as "elevator 60" as appropriate.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of security gates 20A to 20C are arranged on a route from the entrance (entrance hall) to the elevator hall on a specific floor such as the lobby floor of the building. The plurality of security gates 20A to 20C have the same configuration as each other. Therefore, when it is not necessary to distinguish in the description of the configuration and the like, each security gate is appropriately referred to as "security gate 20". The user enters the elevator hall from the entrance side through one of the security gates 20.

In a building, the area on the elevator hall side of the security gates 20A to 20C may be appropriately referred to as a "specific area" below. The specific area is an area in a building that cannot be entered unless the security gates 20A to 20C are passed from the entrance side. Therefore, the specific area may include not only the elevator hall but also the space in the car of each elevator 60, the space of each floor that can be moved by using the elevator 60, and the like.

Further, on the specific floor, the destination floor registration device 30A is arranged near the route leading to the elevator hall (elevator landing).

In the elevator system of the present embodiment, on a specific floor, a destination floor registration method is adopted in which the destination floor is registered in advance using the security gate 20 or the destination floor registration device 30 before the user gets into the car of the elevator 60. ing. The group management system assigns the call (destination floor call) for the destination floor registered in advance to any one of the plurality of elevators 60, and notifies the user of the information indicating the assigned machine. However, it is configured to allow users to board the assigned unit. Specific control will be described later. The destination floor registration device 30A on the specific floor is a floor that is not associated with the user ID registered in the ID card or when the user who entered the elevator hall misses the assigned elevator 60. It is provided so that any destination floor can be registered when moving to.

Further, in the elevator system of the present embodiment, a vertical landing call registration method is adopted for the use of the handicapped person specification machine on a specific floor, and the handicapped person gets on the handicapped person specification machine and then the destination floor button in the car. Is designed to specify the destination floor. Therefore, on the specific floor, a landing call registration device 80 for disabled people is provided for registering a vertical landing call for the disabled person specification machine. When the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 is operated, the elevator system registers the vertical landing call, moves the handicapped person specification machine to a specific floor, and presses the destination floor button in the car to go to the destination. When the floor is designated, the disabled machine is driven from the specific floor (departure floor) to the designated destination floor.

FIG. 2B is a diagram showing equipment arrangement on floors other than the specific floor of the building to which the elevator system according to the first embodiment is applied. In the elevator system of this embodiment, a vertical landing call registration method is adopted on floors other than the specific floor, and the user specifies the destination floor by operating the destination floor button in the car after getting on the elevator. It is designed to do. Specifically, a healthy person can operate the general landing call button 91, and a disabled person can operate the landing call button 92 for the handicapped to register the vertical landing call, and after getting in the car, the inside of the car. It is configured to specify the destination floor by pressing the destination floor button of. Therefore, on the floors other than the specific floors, there are a handicapped person landing call button 92 for registering the vertical landing call for the handicapped person specification machine and a general landing call button 92 for registering the vertical landing call that does not limit the machine. 91 and are provided. When the handicapped person landing call button 92 is operated, the elevator system registers the vertical landing call, moves the handicapped person specification unit to the registration floor (departure floor) of the vertical landing call, and presses the destination floor button in the car. When the destination floor is specified, the handicapped person specification machine is driven from the registered floor (departure floor) to the specified destination floor. When the general landing call button 91 is operated, the elevator system registers the vertical landing call, selects the most suitable unit from all the units, and assigns the vertical landing call to the selected unit. When the assigned machine is moved to the registration floor (departure floor) of the vertical landing call and the destination floor is specified by the destination floor button in the car, the assigned machine is moved from the registration floor (departure floor) to the specified destination. Drive to the floor.

1-2. Elevator group management system configuration 1-2-1. Outline The configuration of the elevator group management system in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an elevator group management system according to the first embodiment. The elevator group management system in the present embodiment includes a group management control device 10, a destination floor registration device 30, a plurality of elevator control devices 40A to 40F, a plurality of gate indicators 70, and a landing call registration for persons with disabilities. It has a device 80, a plurality of landing call buttons 92 for persons with disabilities, and a plurality of general landing calling buttons 91. The gate indicator 70 is provided at the security gate 20.

The elevator group management system controls the allocation of new destination floor calls to each unit while communicating between the devices. Each device is connected via a network NW capable of transmitting information. The network NW is configured by a LAN (Local Area Network) such as Ethernet (registered trademark), and transmission / reception of various information between devices is performed according to various protocols such as TCP / IP. Each of the above-mentioned devices connected on the network NW is capable of signal transmission (information transmission) by communication according to various protocols such as TCP / IP by the input / output interface of each device. .. Note that the devices constituting the group management system may be connected via a network of another signal format or a dedicated signal network.

Each elevator (each unit) 60A to 60F has a car, a hoisting machine (motor), a balance weight, and the like.

1-2-2. Group management control device The group management control device 10 comprehensively controls the operation of a plurality of elevators 60A to 60F. The group management control device 10 allocates a new landing call to one of a plurality of elevators 60A to 60F so that the occupancy rate of each unit (car) is equal to or less than the occupancy rate upper limit value. .. The occupancy rate is a value obtained by dividing the number of occupants by the occupancy capacity. In the elevator group management system of the destination floor registration method, the number of passengers can be obtained by, for example, counting the number of assigned destination floor calls. The upper limit of the occupancy rate is the ratio of the number of occupants allowed to be allocated to the occupancy capacity.

As shown in FIG. 3, the group management control device 10 is configured by using a computer, and includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, and an input / output interface 13.

The storage unit 12 is configured by using, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an HDD, an SSD, or the like, and stores a program and various data. The program includes a program for realizing various functions of the group management control device 10 of the present embodiment.

The control unit 11 is configured by using, for example, a CPU, an MPU, or the like. The control unit 11 realizes various functions described later in the group management control device 10 by performing arithmetic processing using various data and the like based on the above program read from the storage unit 12.

The input / output interface 13 is configured by using, for example, a LAN adapter or the like. The input / output interface 13 includes a group management control device 10, a security server 100, a gate display 70 of the security gate 20, a destination floor registration device 30, an elevator control device 40 (40A to 40F), and a landing call registration device 80 for persons with disabilities. This is an interface for transmitting and receiving various signals between the landing call button 92 for persons with disabilities other than the specific floor and the landing call button 91 for general use. The input / output interface 13 converts the signal output from the control unit 11 into a signal of a predetermined format, and the security server 100, the gate display 70 of the security gate 20, the destination floor registration device 30, and the elevator control device 40 (40A to 40A). 40F), output to the landing call registration device 80 for the disabled, the landing call button 92 for the disabled, and the general landing call button 91. Further, the input / output interface 13 includes a security server 100, a gate display 70 of the security gate 20, a destination floor registration device 30, an elevator control device 40 (40A to 40F), a landing call registration device 80 for the disabled, and a landing call button for the disabled. The signal input from the 92 and the general landing call button 91 is converted into a signal of a predetermined format and output to the control unit 11.

1-2-3. Destination Floor Registration Device FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the destination floor registration device 30 according to the first embodiment. The destination floor registration device 30 is a device for the user to register the destination floor. The destination floor registration device 30 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, an input / output interface 33, a display unit 34, and an operation unit 35.

The storage unit 32 is configured by using, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an HDD, an SSD, or the like, and stores a program and various data. The program includes a program for realizing various functions of the destination floor registration device 30 of the present embodiment. As data, for example, device identification information (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as “device ID”) of the destination floor registration device 30 is stored in the storage unit 32.

The control unit 31 is configured by using, for example, a CPU, an MPU, or the like. The control unit 31 realizes various functions described later in the destination floor registration device 30 by performing arithmetic processing using various data and the like based on the above program read from the storage unit 32.

The input / output interface 33 is configured by using, for example, a LAN adapter or the like. The input / output interface 33 is an interface for transmitting and receiving various signals between the destination floor registration device 30 and the group management control device 10. The input / output interface 33 converts the signal output from the control unit 31 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal to the group management control device 10. Further, the input / output interface 33 converts the signal input from the group management control device 10 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal to the control unit 31.

The operation unit 35 is an interface for the user to input the destination floor. The operation unit 35 outputs a signal corresponding to the operation content of the operation unit 35 to the control unit 31.

The display unit 34 displays based on the display signal output from the control unit 31.

In the present embodiment, the display unit 34 and the operation unit 35 are integrally configured by, for example, a touch panel type display device using a liquid crystal display panel or an organic EL display panel. The display unit 34 and the operation unit 35 may be configured separately by using different parts.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of the display unit 34 of the destination floor registration device 30 in the first embodiment. In this example, the numeric keypad for specifying the floor is displayed. In FIG. 5, it is shown that the 9th floor was designated and Unit A was assigned. The destination floor registration device 30 displays the input destination floor when an input operation for the destination floor is performed on the operation unit 35, and then the group management control device 10 corresponds to the destination floor registration device 30. When the assigned machine information is received, the assigned machine information is displayed in association with the displayed destination floor as shown in FIG.

1-2-4. Elevator control devices The elevator control devices 40A to 40F control the operation of the hoisting machine (motor) of the corresponding elevators 60A to 60F according to the control signal from the group management control device 10, and thereby each elevator 60A to 60F. Controls the ascent, descent, stop, etc. of the car. Further, the elevator control devices 40A to 40F each detect a car state including the car position, traveling direction, door open / closed state, load, etc. of the corresponding elevators 60A to 60F, and include information indicating the detected car state. The car status signal is output to the group management control device 10. The plurality of elevator control devices 40A to 40F have substantially the same configuration as each other. Therefore, when it is not necessary to distinguish in the description of the configuration and the like, each elevator control device is appropriately referred to as "elevator control device 40".

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the elevator control device according to the first embodiment. Each elevator control device 40 (40A to 40F) includes a control unit 41, a storage unit 42, and an input / output interface 43.

The storage unit 42 is configured by using, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an HDD, an SSD, or the like, and stores a program and various data. The program includes a program for realizing various functions of the elevator control device 40 of the present embodiment.

The control unit 41 is configured by using, for example, a CPU, an MPU, or the like. The control unit 41 realizes various functions in the elevator control device 40 by performing arithmetic processing using various data and the like based on the above program read from the storage unit 42.

The input / output interface 43 is configured by using, for example, a LAN adapter or the like. The input / output interface 43 is an interface for transmitting and receiving various signals between the elevator control device 40 and the group management control device 10. The input / output interface 43 converts the signal output from the control unit 41 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal to the group management control device 10. Further, the input / output interface 43 converts the signal input from the group management control device 10 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal to the control unit 41.

1-2-5. Security Gate The security gate 20 (20A to 20F) is a device for permitting or restricting the entry of a user into a specific area. The security gate 20 allows only a user who has an ID card in which a legitimate user ID is registered to enter a specific area.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the security gate 20 in the first embodiment. Note that FIG. 7 shows an example of the leftmost security gate 20A (20) in FIG. The security gate 20 includes a gate body 20a, a first sensor 26, a second sensor 27, a card reader 25, a gate display 70, and a gate flapper 28.

The first sensor 26, the second sensor 27, the card reader 25, and the gate display 70 are attached to the outer surface of the gate body 20a. The gate body 20a is a housing for accommodating a control unit 21 and the like, which will be described later. The gate main body 20a is arranged so as to be along the approach direction of the user. The gate main body 20a is arranged at a predetermined distance from the gate main body of the adjacent security gate 20, and a passage PA through which the user can pass is formed on the side of the gate main body 20a.

The card reader 25 is arranged on the entrance 20i side of the upper surface of the gate body 20a. The card reader 25 is a reader for reading the user ID recorded on the ID card possessed by the user who enters the passage PA of the security gate 20 from the entrance 20i side. The card reader 25 can be configured by, for example, an electromagnetic induction type non-contact type or contact type reader, an NFC (Near Field Communication) reader, an IC tag reader capable of communicating with an IC tag, and the like.

The card reader 25 includes a control unit, a storage unit, an input / output interface, a reader main body, and the like, and the control unit performs arithmetic processing on various data and the like based on a program stored in the storage unit. Various functions of the reader 25 are realized.

The gate display 70 displays the assigned machine information and the like. The detailed configuration of the gate display 70 will be described later.

The first sensor 26 detects the movement of the user on the entrance 20i side of the passage PA of the security gate 20. When the first sensor 26 and the second sensor 27 detect the movement of the user, they output a detection signal.

The second sensor 27 detects the movement of the user on the exit 20e side of the passage PA of the security gate 20. When the first sensor 26 and the second sensor 27 detect the movement of the user, they output a detection signal.

The gate flapper 28 is a door that can be opened and closed. The gate flapper 28 allows the user to pass through the security gate 20 in the open state. The gate flapper 28 prevents the user from passing through the security gate 20 in the closed state.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the security gate 20 according to the first embodiment. The security gate 20 further includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, and an input / output interface 23 in addition to the above-mentioned components.

The storage unit 22 is configured by using, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an HDD, an SSD, or the like, and stores a program and various data. The program includes a program for realizing various functions of the security gate 20 in the present embodiment.

The control unit 21 is configured by using, for example, a CPU, an MPU, or the like. The control unit 21 realizes various functions described later in the security gate 20 by performing arithmetic processing using various data and the like based on the program stored in the storage unit 22.

The control unit 21 opens and closes the gate flapper 28 based on the detection signals from the first sensor 26 and the second sensor 27, the gate OPEN signal from the security server 100, the gate CLOSE signal, and the like.

When the card reader 25 reads the user ID recorded on the ID card, the card reader 25 transmits the read user ID and the device ID of the security gate 20 to the security server 100.

The input / output interface 23 is configured by using, for example, a LAN adapter or the like. The input / output interface 23 is an interface for transmitting and receiving various signals between the security gate 20 and the security server 100. The input / output interface 23 converts the signal output from the control unit 21 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal to the security server 100. Further, the input / output interface 23 converts the signal input from the security server 100 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal to the control unit 21.

1-2-6. Gate indicator The gate indicator 70 is installed at the security gate 20 and is an indicator for guiding the user of information indicating the assigned unit assigned by the group management control device 10 and other information related to the allocation.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gate display 70 according to the first embodiment. The gate display 70 is configured by using a computer so that display control based on the information received from the group management control device 10 is possible. The gate display 70 includes a control unit 71, a storage unit 72, an input / output interface 73, and a display unit 74.

The storage unit 72 is configured by using, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an HDD, an SSD, or the like, and stores a program and various data. The program includes a program for realizing various functions described later of the gate display 70 of the present embodiment.

The control unit 71 is configured by using, for example, a CPU, an MPU, or the like. The control unit 71 realizes various functions described later in the gate display 70 by performing arithmetic processing using various data and the like based on the above program read from the storage unit 72.

The input / output interface 73 is configured by using, for example, a LAN adapter or the like. The input / output interface 73 is an interface for transmitting and receiving various signals between the gate display 70 and the group management control device 10. The input / output interface 73 converts the signal output from the control unit 71 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal to the group management control device 10. Further, the input / output interface 73 converts the signal input from the group management control device 10 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal to the control unit 71.

The display unit 74 is configured by using, for example, a liquid crystal display panel or an organic EL display panel.

10A and 10B are diagrams showing a display example of the gate display 70 in the elevator group management system according to the first embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 10A, the gate indicator 70 indicates that Unit A has been assigned to the 15th floor of the destination floor. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 10B, guidance information prompting registration is displayed by pressing a button in the elevator hall.

1-2-7. Security server The security server 100 authenticates based on the user ID read by the card reader 25 of the security gate 20. When the user ID is read by the card reader 25 of the security gate 20, the security server 100 transmits a gate OPEN signal or a gate CLOSE signal to the control unit 21 of the security gate 20 based on the authentication result. Further, the security server 100 generates allocation request information or handicapped person passing information based on the user ID and the like, and outputs the information to the group management control device 10.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the security server 100 according to the first embodiment. The security server 100 is configured by using a computer, and includes a control unit 101, a storage unit 102, and an input / output interface 103.

The storage unit 102 is configured by using, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an HDD, an SSD, or the like, and stores a program and various data. The program includes a program for realizing various functions described later of the security server 100 of the present embodiment. The storage unit 102 stores a user database (hereinafter referred to as "user DB") as data. The configuration of the user DB will be described later.

Further, the storage unit 102 stores the installation floor information indicating the installation floor of the security gate 20 as data. The installation floor information is used as departure floor information for users who have passed through the security gate 20.

The control unit 101 is configured by using, for example, a CPU, an MPU, or the like. The control unit 101 realizes various functions described later in the security server 100 by performing arithmetic processing using various data and the like based on the above program read from the storage unit 102.

The input / output interface 103 is configured by using, for example, a LAN adapter or the like. The input / output interface 103 is an interface for transmitting and receiving various signals between the security server 100, the group management control device 10, and the security gate 20. The input / output interface 103 converts the signal output from the control unit 101 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal to the group management control device 10 and the security gate 20. Further, the input / output interface 103 converts the signal input from the group management control device 10 and the security gate 20 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal to the control unit 101.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of a user DB stored in the storage unit 102 of the security server 100 in the first embodiment. The user DB records the destination floor information and the user attribute information in association with the user ID. This information is preset by, for example, a building manager or the like.

The user ID is information uniquely set for each user of the elevator to identify the user.

The destination floor information is information indicating the destination floor mainly used by the user. For example, if the building is an office building, the floor on which the company where the user works exists is set, and if the building is an apartment, the floor on which the user resides is set.

The user attribute information is information indicating whether the user is a healthy person or a wheelchair user. In the case of a healthy person, "healthy person" is registered as user attribute information, and in the case of a wheelchair user, "wheelchair" is registered as user attribute information.

In the example shown in FIG. 12, the destination floor information and the user attribute information "10th floor" and "healthy person" are recorded in association with the user ID "00001". The destination floor information and the user attribute information "8th floor" and "wheelchair" are recorded in association with the user ID "00002". The destination floor information and the user attribute information "15th floor" and "healthy person" are recorded in association with the user ID "00003". For other user IDs, the corresponding destination floor information and the like are similarly recorded.

1-2-8. Handicapped person landing call registration device The handicapped person landing call registration device 80 is a device for a handicapped person to register a vertical landing call for a handicapped person specification unit on a specific floor.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the landing call registration device 80 for the physically challenged in the first embodiment. The handicapped person landing call registration device 80 includes a control unit 81, a storage unit 82, an input / output interface 83, a guidance display unit 84, and a handicapped person landing call button 85.

The storage unit 82 is configured by using, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an HDD, an SSD, or the like, and stores a program and various data. The program includes a program for realizing various functions described later in the landing call registration device 80 for the physically challenged of the present embodiment.

The control unit 81 is configured by using, for example, a CPU, an MPU, or the like. The control unit 81 realizes various functions described later in the landing call registration device 80 for the physically handicapped by performing arithmetic processing using various data and the like based on the above program read from the storage unit 82.

The input / output interface 83 is configured by using, for example, a LAN adapter or the like. The input / output interface 83 is an interface for transmitting and receiving various signals between the landing call registration device 80 for the physically challenged and the group management control device 10. The input / output interface 83 converts the signal output from the control unit 81 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal to the group management control device 10. Further, the input / output interface 83 converts the signal input from the group management control device 10 into a signal of a predetermined format and outputs the signal to the control unit 81.

The guidance display unit 84 displays based on the display signal output from the control unit 81. The guidance display unit 84 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display panel or an organic EL display panel.

The handicapped person landing call button 85 is an interface for the handicapped person to register a vertical landing call.

FIG. 14 is a front view of the landing call registration device 80 for the physically challenged in the first embodiment. The landing call button 85 for the physically challenged has an upward call button 85u and a downward call button 85d. Each of the upward call button 85u and the downward call button 85d is composed of a mechanical push button switch so that a person with a disability can easily operate the button. The operation is transmitted to the control unit 81. Upon detecting that the operation has been performed, the control unit 81 outputs an upward or downward call registration signal corresponding to the operated button to the group management control device 10 via the input / output interface 83.

The upward call button 85u main body and the downward call button 85d main body are each composed of semi-transparent members, and lighting components such as LEDs are arranged on the back side (not shown) for lighting control by the control unit 81. It lights up when power is supplied based on it. When lit, the illumination light from the lighting component passes through the upward call button 85u or the downward call button 85d, whereby the user can grasp the registered state of the call.

1-2-9. Handicapped person landing call button on floors other than the specific floor The handicapped person landing call button 92 on the floor other than the specific floor is a device for the handicapped person to register the vertical landing call for the handicapped person specification machine on the floor other than the specific floor. .. The handicapped person landing call button 92 has the same configuration as the handicapped person landing call button 85 of the handicapped person landing call registration device 80. The landing call button 92 for the physically handicapped is turned on by being supplied with electric power based on the lighting control by the group management control device 10. When lit, the illumination light from the lighting component transmits the light through the upward call button or the downward call button, whereby the user can grasp the registered state of the call.

1-2-10. General landing call button The general landing call button 91 is a device for a healthy person to register a vertical landing call on a floor other than a specific floor. The general landing call button 91 has the same configuration as the handicapped landing call button 85. The general landing call button 91 is lit by being supplied with electric power based on the lighting control by the group management control device 10. When lit, the illumination light from the lighting component transmits the light through the upward call button or the downward call button, whereby the user can grasp the registered state of the call.

2. Elevator system operation 2-1. Overview 2-1-1. Open / close control of the gate flapper of the security gate First, the open / close control of the gate flapper 28 of the security gate 20 will be described in chronological order. When a user enters the security gate 20 (20A to 20C) while bringing an ID card in which a legitimate user ID is registered into contact with or close to the card reader 25, the card reader 25 releases the user ID from the ID card. It is read and the user ID and the device ID of the security gate 20 (20A to 20C) are transmitted to the security server 100 as ID information. When the user ID included in the received ID information is legitimate, the security server 100 transmits the gate OPEN signal to the control unit 21 of the security gate 20 corresponding to the device ID. In this case, the control unit 21 keeps the gate flapper 28 in the open state. As a result, the user can pass through the security gate 20.

On the other hand, when the user ID included in the received ID information is not legitimate, the security server 100 transmits the gate CLOSE signal to the control unit 21 of the security gate 20 of the device ID. In this case, the control unit 21 closes the gate flapper 28. Therefore, the user who presents the ID card whose user ID is not legitimate cannot pass through the security gate 20.

Further, when the signal from the first sensor 26 is received while the gate OPEN signal is not received from the security server 100, the control unit 21 of the security gate 20 controls the gate flapper 28 in the closed state. This is to prevent a non-genuine user whose user ID does not have a legitimate ID card from passing through the security server 100.

In this way, a user whose user ID has a legitimate ID card can enter the elevator hall, but a non-genuine user whose user ID does not have a legitimate ID card can enter the elevator hall. I can't enter. Therefore, the security in the building is ensured.

2-1-2. Unit allocation control, etc. for elevator users on specific floors 2-1-2-1. When the ID card is presented to the card reader of the security gate When the ID card is presented to the card reader 25 of the security gate 20 and the user ID is legitimate, the security server 100 is used based on the user ID. Refer to the person DB and determine whether the user attribute is the disabled person attribute.

When the user attribute is a healthy person attribute, the security server 100 reads the destination floor information corresponding to the user ID from the user DB. Then, the security server 100 transmits the departure floor information, the destination floor information, and the device ID of the security gate 20 to the group management control device 10 as allocation request information.

When the group management control device 10 receives the allocation request information (departure floor information, destination floor information, device ID), the group management control device 10 determines the allocation unit based on the received allocation request information. Then, the group management control device 10 transmits the assigned machine information indicating the determined assigned machine to the gate display 70 indicated by the device ID.

When the gate display 70 receives the assigned unit information from the group management control device 10, the gate display 70 displays based on the received information.

On the other hand, when the user attribute is the disabled person attribute, the security server 100 transmits the disabled person passing information indicating that the disabled person has passed through the security gate 20 to the group management control device 10.

When the group management control device 10 receives the handicapped person passing information, the group management control device 10 lowers the occupancy rate upper limit value of the handicapped person specification unit from the first occupancy rate upper limit value P1 in the normal state to the second occupancy rate upper limit value P2 to specify. Information prompting the user to register the call with the handicapped person landing call button 85 on the floor is transmitted to the gate display 70 indicated by the device ID. The first occupancy rate upper limit value P1 and the second occupancy rate upper limit value P2 will be described later.

When the gate display 70 receives the information prompting the group management control device 10 to register the call with the handicapped person landing call button 85, the gate display 70 displays the received information.

In addition, the group management control device 10 controls to change the upper limit of the occupancy rate of the handicapped person specification unit when the landing call button 85 for the physically handicapped person on the specific floor is operated, and also based on the occupancy rate at the time of registration or the like. It controls the operation of the handicapped person specification unit, controls the lighting and extinguishing of the handicapped person landing call button 85 of the handicapped person landing call registration device 80, and controls the display of the guidance display unit 84. Detailed control will be described later.

2-1-2-2. When there is an input operation for the destination floor in the operation unit of the destination floor registration device The unit allocation control by the group management system when the destination floor is designated by the destination floor registration device 30 will be described in chronological order.

When the operation unit 35 receives an input operation for the destination floor, the destination floor registration device 30 provides the destination floor information indicating the input destination floor, the departure floor information, and the device ID of the destination floor registration device 30. Is transmitted to the group management control device 10 as allocation request information. The destination floor registration device 30 stores the installation floor information of the own device, and uses the stored installation floor information of the own device as the departure floor information.

When the group management control device 10 receives the allocation request information (departure floor information, destination floor information, device ID), the group management control device 10 determines the allocation unit based on the destination floor information and the departure floor information included in the received allocation request information. Then, the group management control device 10 transmits the assigned machine information indicating the determined assigned machine to the destination floor registration device 30 indicated by the device ID.

When the destination floor registration device 30 receives the assigned machine information from the group management control device 10, the assigned machine information is displayed on the display unit 34.

2-1-3. Unit allocation control for elevator users on floors other than the specific floor When the disabled person's landing call button 92 is operated, the group management control device 10 registers the vertical landing call and lights the disabled person's landing call button 92. , Move the handicapped person specification machine to the registration floor (departure floor) of the vertical landing call. When the handicapped person specification unit arrives at the registration floor (departure floor), the group management control device 10 turns off the handicapped person landing call button 92. When the destination floor is designated by the user with the destination floor button in the car, the group management control device 10 causes the handicapped person specification unit to travel from the registration floor (departure floor) to the designated destination floor.

Further, when the general landing call button 91 is operated, the group management control device 10 registers the vertical landing call, lights the general landing call button 91, and selects the most suitable unit from all the units. , Assign the vertical landing call to the selected unit. The group management control device 10 moves the assigned unit to the registration floor (departure floor) of the vertical landing call. When the unit assigned to the registration floor (departure floor) arrives, the group management control device 10 turns off the general landing call button 91. When the destination floor is specified by the destination floor button in the car, the group management control device 10 causes the assigned unit to travel from the registered floor (departure floor) to the designated destination floor.

2-2. Specific operation 2-2-1. Specific operations of the security server The specific operations of the group management system will be explained. First, the processing performed by the security server 100 when the user passes through the security gate 20 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the security server 100 in the first embodiment.

The control unit 101 of the security server 100 determines whether or not ID information (user ID, device ID) has been received from the security gate 20 (S11).

When the ID information (user ID, device ID) is not received from the card reader 25 of the security gate 20 (NO in S11), the control unit 101 of the security server 100 re-executes the determination in this step S11.

When ID information (user ID, device ID) is received from the security gate 20 (YES in S11), the control unit 101 of the security server 100 determines whether the user ID included in the received ID information is legitimate. Judgment (authentication) is performed (S12). For example, the control unit 101 of the security server 100 refers to the user DB stored in the storage unit 102, and the user ID included in the received ID information is registered as the user ID of the user DB. Make a judgment such as whether or not.

When it is determined that the user ID is legitimate (YES in S12), that is, when the authentication is successful, the control unit 101 of the security server 100 determines whether or not the user attribute is a disabled person attribute (S13). Specifically, the control unit 101 of the security server 100 refers to the user attribute information corresponding to the user ID of the user DB stored in the storage unit 102, and determines whether or not the user attribute is a disabled person attribute. To do.

When the user attribute is not the disabled person attribute (NO in S13), the control unit 101 of the security server 100 refers to the user DB stored in the storage unit 102 and acquires the destination floor information corresponding to the user ID. .. Further, the control unit 101 of the security server 100 acquires the departure floor information corresponding to the device ID included in the received ID information by reading it from the storage unit 102 (S14).

The control unit 101 of the security server 100 transmits the acquired departure floor information, destination floor information, and device ID included in the received ID information to the group management control device 10 as allocation request information (S15).

On the other hand, when the user attribute is the disabled person attribute (YES in S13), the control unit 101 of the security server 100 transmits the disabled person passing information indicating that the disabled person has passed through the security gate 20 to the group management control device 10 (YES in S13). S16).

When the allocation request information is transmitted (S15) or the handicapped person passing information is transmitted (S16), the control unit 101 of the security server 100 transmits a gate OPEN signal to the security gate 20 (S17), and returns to step S11. Upon receiving the gate OPEN signal, the control unit 21 of the security gate 20 controls the gate flapper 28 in an open state, and enables the user to pass through the security gate 20.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S12 that the user ID is not legitimate (NO in S12), that is, if authentication is not established, the control unit 101 of the security server 100 sends a gate CLOSE signal to the security gate 20. The transmission is performed (S18), and the process returns to step S11. Upon receiving the gate CLOSE signal, the control unit 21 of the security gate 20 controls the gate flapper 28 in a closed state and restricts the user from passing through the security gate 20.

2-2-2. Specific operation of the destination floor registration device The operation of the destination floor registration device 30 when the registration operation of the destination floor is performed by using the operation unit 35 of the destination floor registration device 30 will be described. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the operation of the destination floor registration device 30 in the first embodiment.

The control unit 31 of the destination floor registration device 30 determines whether or not the destination floor registration operation has been performed by the operation unit 35 (S21). For example, the operation unit 35 inputs the destination floor, and determines whether or not the operation of confirming the input destination floor has been performed.

When the operation unit 35 determines that the destination floor registration operation has not been performed (NO in S21), the control unit 31 of the destination floor registration device 30 executes the determination in step S21 again, and the operation unit 35 determines the destination floor. When it is determined that the registration operation has been performed (YES in S21), the input destination floor information, the departure floor information, and the device ID of the destination floor registration device 30 are used as allocation request information in the group management control device 10. Is transmitted to (S22). As the departure floor information, information indicating the installation floor of the own destination floor registration device 30 is used.

The control unit 31 of the destination floor registration device 30 determines whether or not the allocation unit information has been received from the group management control device 10 as a response to the allocation request information (S23).

If the assigned machine information has not been received (NO in S23), the control unit 31 of the destination floor registration device 30 re-executes the determination in step S23.

When the assigned machine information is received (YES in S23), the control unit 31 of the destination floor registration device 30 causes the display unit 34 to display the information indicating the assigned machine (S24).

2-2-3. Specific operation of the group management control device The specific operation of the group management control device 10 will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation of the group management control device 10 in the first embodiment. Note that FIG. 17 illustrates operations related to processing such as allocation by the destination floor registration method for users who have passed the security gate 20 on a specific floor. The above-mentioned different processing is performed on the vertical landing call registered by using the general landing call button 91 or the handicapped person landing call button 92 on a floor other than the specific floor.

The control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 determines whether or not the allocation request information has been received from the security server 100 or the destination floor registration device 30 (S31).

If not received (NO in S31), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 re-executes the process of step S31.

When the information is received (YES in S31), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 determines whether or not the received information is the allocation request information (S32).

When the received information is the allocation request information (YES in S32), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 sets 1 as the machine number i. In this embodiment, since six elevators 60A to 60F (units) are provided, i is 1 to 6. Elevators 60A to F correspond to Units 1 to 6.

The control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 determines whether or not the occupancy rate when a new destination floor call is assigned to the unit i exceeds the occupancy rate upper limit value (S34). Here, as the upper limit of the occupancy rate of the handicapped person specification unit (elevator 60A corresponding to the first unit of i), the first occupancy rate upper limit value P1 or the second occupancy rate upper limit value P2 was received in step S32. It is set according to whether the information is allocation request information or handicapped person passing information. That is, as will be described later, when the handicapped person passing information is received, the second occupancy rate upper limit value P2 is set as the occupancy rate upper limit value during the predetermined period, and the first boarding is performed during normal times other than the predetermined period. The rate upper limit value P1 is set. On the other hand, the first occupancy rate upper limit value P1 is always set for the units other than the handicapped person specification units (elevators 60B to 60F corresponding to the units i are 2 to 6). The first occupancy rate upper limit value P1 is, for example, 80%. The second upper limit of the occupancy rate, P2, is a occupancy rate that enables wheelchair users to smoothly board the disabled machine. For example, the second upper limit of the occupancy rate P2 is 30%, although it depends on the size of the car.

When the occupancy rate does not exceed the occupancy rate upper limit value (NO in S34), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 sets (adds) Unit i as the allocation candidate unit (S35).

When the occupancy rate exceeds the occupancy rate upper limit value (YES in S34), or when step S35 is executed, the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 adds 1 to the machine number i (S36), and the machine number i Judges whether or not is larger than the number of units (S37).

When the unit number i is equal to or less than the number of units (NO in S37), that is, when the determination in step S34 for all the units has not been completed, the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 redetermines the determination in step S34. Run.

When the unit number i is larger than the number of units (YES in S37), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 determines the optimum unit from the allocation candidate units (S38).

The allocation unit is determined from the allocation candidate units as follows, for example. The control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 first calculates an evaluation value for each elevator (unit) for selecting an elevator (assignment unit) to which a new destination floor call should be assigned, based on the operation information of each elevator. To do. Here, the operation information of each elevator is, for example, the car state of each elevator (including the position of the car, the traveling direction, the open / closed state of the door, the load, etc.), the predicted waiting time (the assigned machine is the departure floor from the current time). (Time to arrive at), expected service completion time (time from the current time to the arrival of the assigned unit on the destination floor), scheduled number of car outages (scheduled elevator stop before service completion) Contains information indicating the number of stops) and the like. After calculating the evaluation value, the group management control device 10 selects, for example, the elevator having the smallest evaluation value from the allocation candidate units, and assigns a new destination floor call to the selected elevator. In addition to this method, the group management control device 10 may assign a new destination floor call to any elevator by using another generally known method.

When the assigned unit is determined, the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 transmits the assigned unit information indicating the determined assigned unit to the gate display 70 of the security gate 20 or the destination floor registration device 30 corresponding to the received device ID. The transmission (S39) is performed, and the process returns to step S31. Upon receiving the assigned machine information, the gate display 70 or the display unit 34 of the destination floor registration device 30 displays the information indicating the assigned machine as shown in FIGS. 5 and 10A described above.

On the other hand, when the information received in step S32 is not the allocation request information (NO in S32), that is, when the received information is the handicapped person passing information, the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 sets the upper limit of the boarding rate of the handicapped person specification machine. A second upper limit of the occupancy rate P2 is set as the value (S40).

The control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 transmits the guidance information for the physically handicapped to the gate display 70 of the security gate 20 corresponding to the received device ID (S41). Upon receiving the handicapped person guidance information, the gate display 70 displays the handicapped person guidance information shown in FIG. 10B described above.

The control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 transmits call reception request information to the landing call registration device 80 for the physically challenged (S42). The call reception request information is information for requesting the start of reception of a vertical landing call on the landing call registration device 80 for the physically challenged. Upon receiving the call reception request information, the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 enables call registration using the handicapped person landing call button 85.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the operation of the group management control device 10 in the first embodiment. The flowchart of FIG. 18 shows the operation when the call registration operation is performed by the handicapped person landing call button 85 on the specific floor.

The control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 determines whether or not a call registration signal has been received from the landing call registration device 80 for the physically challenged on the specific floor (S51).

When the call registration signal is not received from the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 on the specific floor (NO in S51), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 sends the call registration request information to the handicapped person landing call registration device 80. It is determined whether or not a predetermined time Ta has elapsed since the transmission (S59).

When the predetermined time Ta has not elapsed (NO in S59), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 executes the determination in step S51.

When the predetermined time Ta has elapsed (YES in S59), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 sets the first occupancy rate upper limit value P1 as the occupancy rate upper limit value of the handicapped person specification unit (S56), and steps S51. Return to the processing of.

When the call registration signal is received from the handicapped person landing call button 85 on the specific floor (YES in S51), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 sets the registration direction indicated by the call registration signal as the d direction (S52). ). The d direction is an upward direction or a downward direction.

The control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 determines whether or not the occupancy rate of the disabled person specification unit at the time when the disabled person gets on the disabled person specification unit on a specific floor is equal to or less than the second occupancy rate upper limit value P2 (S53). ). The occupancy rate of the disabled person's specification machine at the time when the disabled person gets on the disabled person's specification machine on a specific floor is, for example, the destination floor designation of the departure on the specific floor in the d direction already assigned to the disabled person's specification machine when the handicapped person passing information is received. It can be obtained based on the number of. This is because, after receiving the handicapped person passing information, a new allocation in which the boarding rate of the handicapped person specification unit exceeds the second boarding rate upper limit value P2 is suppressed for a predetermined period as described later. Further, the occupancy rate of the handicapped person specification machine at the above time may be obtained based on the load of the car of the handicapped person specification machine at the time when the handicapped person gets on the handicapped person specification machine on a specific floor.

When it is determined that the occupancy rate of the handicapped person specification unit is equal to or less than the second occupancy rate upper limit value P2 (YES in S53), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 determines whether or not the handicapped person specification unit has arrived at a specific floor. Is determined (S54).

When the handicapped person specification unit has not arrived at the specific floor (NO in S54), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 re-executes the determination in step S54.

When the handicapped person specification unit arrives at the specific floor (YES in S54), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 determines whether or not the operation of the handicapped person specification unit in the d direction is completed (S55).

When the operation of the handicapped person specification unit in the d direction is not completed (NO in S55), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 re-executes the determination in step S55.

When the operation of the handicapped person specification machine in the d direction is completed (YES in S55), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 sets the first boarding rate upper limit value P1 as the boarding rate upper limit value of the handicapped person specification machine (YES in S55). S56), the process returns to the process of step S51.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the occupancy rate of the handicapped person specification unit is not equal to or less than the second occupancy rate upper limit value P2 (NO in S53), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 asks whether the handicapped person specification unit has arrived at a specific floor. It is determined whether or not (S57).

When the handicapped person specification unit has not arrived at the specific floor (NO in S57), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 re-executes the determination in step S57.

When the handicapped person specification unit arrives at the specific floor (YES in S57), the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 transmits the boarding disabled information to the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 (S58), and then the above step S53. Make the judgment of. Here, after the non-boarding information is transmitted in step S58, YES in step S53 is determined as the destination of the upward specific floor departure already assigned to the disabled person specification machine when the disabled person passing information is received. It is the time when the response to all the floor calls is completed and the user returns to the specific floor next or later.

2-2-4. Specific Operation of the Handicapped Person's Landing Call Registration Device FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the operation of the handicapped person's landing call registration device 80 according to the first embodiment.

The control unit 81 of the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 controls the handicapped person landing call button 85 so that registration is impossible (S61). The state in which registration is impossible means that even if the user operates the landing call button 85 for the physically handicapped, the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 does not accept the call registration and does not light the landing call button 85 for the handicapped. Is.

The control unit 81 of the landing call registration device 80 for the physically handicapped determines whether or not the call reception request information has been received from the group management control device 10 (S62).

If the call reception request information has not been received (NO in S62), the control unit 81 of the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 re-executes the process of this step S62.

When the call reception request information is received (YES in S62), the control unit 81 of the landing call registration device 80 for the physically challenged sets the current time as the time T (S63).

The control unit 81 of the landing call registration device 80 for the physically handicapped controls the call registration with the handicapped landing call button 85 so as to be possible (S64). The state in which call registration is possible is a state in which the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 can accept call registration when the user operates the landing call button 85 for the physically challenged.

The control unit 81 of the landing call registration device 80 for the physically handicapped determines whether or not the current time has passed the time obtained by adding the predetermined time Ta to the time T (S65). The predetermined time Ta is a time when it is determined that there is a high possibility that a disabled person who has passed through the security gate 20 will not board the elevator, and is set according to the distance from the security gate 20 to the disabled person's landing call registration device 80, for example. It is 60 seconds.

When the current time has passed the time obtained by adding the predetermined time Ta to the time T (YES in S65), the control unit 81 of the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 returns to step S61 and presses the handicapped person landing call button 85. The call registration is controlled to an impossible state, and the subsequent processing described above is executed.

When the current time does not exceed the time obtained by adding the predetermined time Ta to the time T (NO in S65), whether or not the control unit 81 of the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 has operated the handicapped person landing call button 85. Is determined (S66).

When there is no operation for the handicapped person landing call button 85 (NO in S66), the control unit 81 of the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 executes the determination in step S65.

When there is an operation on the handicapped person's landing call button 85 (YES in S66), the control unit 81 of the handicapped person's landing call registration device 80 is the operated upward call button 85u or the downward direction of the handicapped person's landing call button 85. The call button 85d is turned on (S67). FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example thereof, and in this example, the upward call button 85u is lit.

The control unit 81 of the landing call registration device 80 for the physically handicapped determines whether or not the handicapped person specification machine has arrived at the specific floor in the d direction (S68). To determine whether or not the handicapped person specification unit has arrived at the specific floor in the d direction, for example, a signal indicating that the handicapped person specification unit has arrived at the specific floor in the d direction is sent from the group management control device 10 or the elevator control device 40. It can be done by having it sent.

When the handicapped person specification machine has not arrived at the specific floor in the d direction (NO in S68), the control unit 81 of the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 re-executes the process of this step S68.

When the handicapped person specification unit arrives at the specific floor in the d direction (YES in S68), the control unit 81 of the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 determines whether or not the group management control device 10 has received the non-boarding information. (S69).

When the non-boarding information is not received (NO in S69), the control unit 81 of the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 turns off the handicapped person landing call button 85 as shown in FIG. 21 (S70).

When the non-boarding information is received (YES in S69), the control unit 81 of the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 maintains the call registration of the handicapped person landing call button 85 and keeps the handicapped person landing call button 85 lit. At the same time (S71), the guidance display unit 84 is made to display a guidance display urging the passenger to board the vehicle at the next arrival (S72). FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a display example of the guidance display unit 84 of the registration device 80 at this time. In this example, the lighting of the landing call button 85 for the physically handicapped is maintained, and the guidance display unit 84 is displayed as "Please board at the next arrival".

2-3. Operation of the present embodiment In the present embodiment, when a disabled person passes through the security gate 20, the disabled person passing information is input to the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10. Then, the upper limit of the boarding rate of the handicapped person's specification machine suitable for the handicapped person is at least the time from the input of the handicapped person passing information to the arrival of the handicapped person's specification machine on the destination floor of the handicapped person, that is, at least until the service for the handicapped person is completed. The time (predetermined period) is reduced to the second occupancy rate upper limit value P2, which is smaller than the first occupancy rate upper limit value P1 in the normal state. Therefore, during a predetermined period after the handicapped person has passed, it becomes difficult to assign the destination floor call of a user with a healthy person attribute to the handicapped person specification machine. Therefore, when a disabled person arrives at the elevator landing, the disabled person specification unit tends to be in a relatively empty state. Therefore, a state in which a physically handicapped person can easily get on the handicapped person's specification machine is generated, and a good rideability of the handicapped person can be obtained.

In addition, the upper limit of the occupancy rate is lowered only for a predetermined period of time, such as the time until the service for the physically handicapped is completed. Therefore, even if the upper limit of the occupancy rate is lowered, the effect on the transport capacity is limited, and the decrease in the transport capacity is unlikely to occur.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when an elevator suitable for a physically handicapped person is provided, both the transport capacity and the rideability of the handicapped person can be achieved at the same time.

(Summary of embodiments)
(1) The elevator group management control device 10 in the first embodiment is a plurality of elevators 60 including a handicapped person (predetermined elevator) having specifications suitable for a handicapped person (predetermined user) having a handicapped person attribute (predetermined attribute). Control the operation.
The group management control device 10 of the elevator
Allocate the destination floor based on the user ID (user information) acquired by the card reader 25 (information acquisition unit) at a predetermined position on the route to the elevator landing on the specific floor to one of the plurality of elevators 60. A control unit 11 is provided.
The control unit 11 is configured to allocate the destination floor to one of a plurality of elevators 60 so that the boarding rate at the time of departure of each elevator 60 from a specific floor is equal to or less than the upper limit of the boarding rate.
The control unit 11 indicates that the user indicated by the user ID (user information) is a disabled person (predetermined user) having a disabled person attribute (predetermined attribute) and that the disabled person (predetermined user) has passed a predetermined position. When the indicated handicapped person passing information (prescribed user passing information) is input, the upper limit of the boarding rate of the handicapped person specification machine (predetermined elevator) is assumed on the premise that the disabled person (prescribed user) will board the handicapped person specification machine (predetermined elevator). The value is lowered to a second occupancy rate upper limit value P2, which is smaller than the first occupancy rate upper limit value P1 at normal times for a predetermined period.

As a result, when an elevator suitable for a disabled person (predetermined user) having a disabled person attribute (predetermined attribute) is provided, both the transport capacity and the rideability of the disabled person (predetermined user) can be achieved.

(2) In the elevator group management control device 10 according to the first embodiment,
The handicapped person passing information (predetermined user passing information) is input to the control unit 11 immediately after the user ID (user information) is acquired at the predetermined position.
The predetermined period is a period from when the handicapped person passing information (predetermined user passing information) is input to the control unit 11 until at least the handicapped person specification unit (predetermined elevator) arrives at the destination floor of the handicapped person (predetermined user). ..

As a result, the upper limit of the occupancy rate is smaller than the first upper limit of the occupancy rate P1 at normal times from the early stage before the disabled person arrives at the elevator landing to at least until the user arrives at the destination floor. The upper limit of the occupancy rate is reduced to P2. Therefore, not only the rideability of the disabled but also the disembarkation ability can be further improved.

(3) In the elevator group management control device 10 according to the first embodiment,
When the occupancy rate at the time of departure from the specific floor of the handicapped person specification unit (predetermined elevator) immediately after the user ID (user information) is input is larger than the second occupancy rate upper limit value P2, the control unit 11 The guidance display unit 84 (predetermined notification unit) notifies the passenger to board the vehicle at the next departure.

As a result, it is possible to prevent a disabled person from forcibly trying to get on a disabled person specification unit (predetermined elevator) that is difficult to get on. Therefore, the delay in departure of the handicapped person specification unit (predetermined elevator) and the decrease in transportation capacity due to unreasonable boarding are suppressed. In addition, from the next time onward, the disabled machine will arrive at the upper limit of the occupancy rate P2 or less, so that the occupancy will be improved.

(4) In the elevator group management control device 10 according to the first embodiment,
When the handicapped person passing information (predetermined user passing information) is input, the control unit 11 is arranged at a position closer to the handicapped person specification unit (predetermined elevator) than the predetermined position, and then the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 (up and down). When a vertical landing call is registered in the directional landing call registration unit), the handicapped person specification unit (predetermined elevator) is made to respond to the vertical landing call from a specific floor.

As a result, the disabled person specification unit (predetermined elevator) can be made to respond according to the arrival timing of the disabled person (predetermined user) to the landing.

(5) In the elevator group management control device 10 according to the first embodiment,
The control unit 11 is used by the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 (vertical direction landing call registration unit) during a predetermined time Ta (first predetermined time) after the handicapped person passing information (predetermined user passing information) is input. If the vertical landing call is not registered, the upper limit of the boarding rate is returned from the second upper limit of the boarding rate P2 to the first upper limit of the boarding rate P1.

As a result, for example, when a user with a disability attribute (predetermined attribute) does not board the elevator 60 or cancels the boarding, the upper limit of the occupancy rate is maintained in a state of being lowered to the second upper limit of the occupancy rate P2. Will not be done. That is, when the predetermined time Ta (first predetermined time) elapses, the upper limit of the occupancy rate returns to the first upper limit of the occupancy rate P1, and healthy persons are assigned to the handicapped person specification machine (predetermined elevator) as usual. It becomes possible. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in transportation capacity.

(6) In the elevator group management control device 10 according to the first embodiment,
When the handicapped person passing information (predetermined user passing information) is input, the control unit 11 requests the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 (vertical landing call registration unit) to accept the registration of the vertical landing call. Send the call reception request information and
When the call reception request information is received, the boarding call registration device 80 for persons with disabilities (vertical landing call registration unit) enables registration of the vertical landing call, and Ta (Ta (vertical landing call registration unit) for a predetermined time after receiving the call reception request information. When the second predetermined time) has elapsed, it is impossible to register the vertical landing call.

As a result, the call registration by the handicapped person landing call registration device 80 (vertical direction landing call registration unit) becomes possible only during the predetermined time Ta (second predetermined time). Therefore, it is possible to suppress as much as possible the registration of the call by mischief or the like in the landing call registration device 80 for the physically challenged (vertical landing call registration unit).

(7) The elevator group management system in the first embodiment is
Elevator group management control device 10 and
A card reader 25 (information acquisition unit) is provided at a predetermined position, a user ID (user information) is acquired by the card reader 25 (information acquisition unit), and the user's destination is based on the user ID (user information). It is provided with a security server 100 (user information acquisition device) that outputs destination floor information indicating a floor or handicapped person passage information (predetermined user passage information) to the group management control device 10.

As a result, the above-mentioned effect can be obtained in the elevator group management system having the elevator group management control device 10 and the security server 100 (user information acquisition device).
(8) In the elevator group management system according to the first embodiment.
The security server 100 (user information acquisition device) is
A storage unit 102 (destination floor storage unit) that stores destination floor information in association with a user ID (user information),
A card reader 25 (information acquisition unit) that acquires a user ID (user information) from an ID card (identification medium) possessed by the user, and
It includes a control unit 101 (acquisition control unit).
The control unit 101 (acquisition control unit)
The user ID (user information) acquired by the card reader 25 (information acquisition unit) corresponds to the user ID (user information), and the user has a disability attribute (predetermined attribute). ), The destination floor information corresponding to the user ID (user information) acquired by the card reader 25 (information acquisition unit) is read from the storage unit 102 (destination floor storage unit). The read destination floor information is output to the group management control device 10 and is output.
The user ID (user information) acquired by the card reader 25 (information acquisition unit) is a disabled person (predetermined user) whose user corresponding to the user ID (user information) has a disability attribute (predetermined attribute). ), The user indicated by the user ID (user information) acquired by the card reader 25 (information acquisition unit) has a disability attribute (predetermined attribute). And, the handicapped person passing information (predetermined user passing information) indicating that the handicapped person (predetermined user) has passed the predetermined position is output to the group management control device 10.

As a result, the security server 100 (user information acquisition device) appropriately outputs destination floor information and handicapped person passage information (predetermined user passage information) to the group management control device 10 based on the user ID (user information). be able to.

(9) The elevator system in the first embodiment is
Multiple elevators 60 and
It is equipped with an elevator group management system.

As a result, the above-mentioned effect can be obtained in an elevator system having a plurality of elevators 60 and an elevator group management system.

(Other embodiments)
In the above embodiment, the guide unit is the guide display unit 84. However, the guide unit may be a voice guide unit 184 that provides voice guidance as shown in FIG. 23.

In the above embodiment, the control unit 11 of the group management control device 10 transmits the handicapped person guidance information to the gate display 70 of the security gate 20 (S41), and causes the gate display 70 to display the handicapped person guidance information. However, step S41 may be omitted, the guide information for the disabled may not be transmitted, and the guide information for the disabled may not be displayed on the gate display 70.

In the above-described embodiment, a user having a handicapped person attribute is exemplified as a predetermined user in the present invention. However, the predetermined user in the present invention is not limited to this. The predetermined user may be a user who has an attribute that requires a wider space than a general user when boarding, or a user who has an attribute that it is preferable to board with a low boarding rate. For example, the predetermined user may be a VIP (Very Important Person). As a result, when a user having the VIP attribute passes through the security gate, the occupancy rate of the predetermined elevator can be lowered, and thereby an environment in which the VIP can comfortably board the elevator can be realized. In this case, if the second occupancy rate upper limit value P2 is set to a value smaller than 30%, for example, 0%, an environment in which the VIP can occupy more comfortably can be realized. Further, three or more types of user attributes may be set in the user DB, and the second occupancy rate upper limit value P2 may be made different according to the user attributes. For example, in the case of the disabled person attribute, 30% is set as the second occupancy rate upper limit value P2, and in the case of the VIP attribute, 0% is set as the second occupancy rate upper limit value P2.

In the above embodiment, the destination floor registration method is applied only to a specific floor, and the vertical landing call registration method is adopted on other floors. However, the present invention is also applicable when the destination floor registration method is adopted (the destination floor registration device is arranged) on two or more floors or all floors.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the specific floor is the lobby floor of the first floor and the first basement floor exists below the specific floor has been described. In this case, a user who registers an upward platform call on the first basement floor and gets on the train, passes through the specific floor (1st floor) and goes to a higher floor, or a floor above the specific floor (1st floor). There are also users who register a downward platform call and board, pass through a specific floor, and go to the first basement floor. However, since the percentage of elevator users who board on a specific floor or get off on a specific floor is high, a large error will occur even if the boarding rate of each unit is calculated based only on the destination floor registration on the specific floor. Hateful. Therefore, even when the destination floor registration method is adopted only on a specific floor, it is possible to appropriately control the disabled person by the occupancy rate obtained based on the number of calls described in the above embodiment. Further, as described above, since the occupancy rate may be obtained based on the load of the car, the above control for the physically handicapped person based on the occupancy rate can be appropriately performed.

The present invention is also applicable when there is no basement floor below the specific floor (first floor). In this case, the downward call button 85d of the landing call registration device 80 for the physically challenged on the specific floor (first floor) is unnecessary. If there is no basement floor below the specific floor, the only new vertical landing call registered on the specific floor is the upward call, and all downward users on the specific floor will get off. Therefore, even if the destination floor registration device 30 is not provided on a floor other than the specific floor, the disabled person specification machine is accurately controlled based on the occupancy rate on the specific floor (1st floor) obtained based on the number of people with disabilities. be able to.

In the above embodiment, the control units 11, 21, 31, 41, 71, 81, 101 are configured by using a CPU, MPU, etc., and are read from the storage units 12, 22, 32, 42, 72, 82, 102. Various functions are realized by performing arithmetic processing using various data and the like based on the program. That is, each control unit 11, 21, 31, 41, 71, 81, 101 is realized by the cooperation of hardware and software. However, each control unit 11, 21, 31, 41, 71, 81, 101 may be configured by using, for example, only hardware (electronic circuit), FPGA, ASIC, or the like.

In the above embodiment, the network NW is Ethernet (registered trademark), and the input / output interfaces 13, 23, 24, 33, 43, 73, 83, 103 are configured by using a LAN adapter or the like. However, the network NW is, for example, a wireless LAN conforming to the IEEE standard, and the input / output interfaces 13, 23, 24, 33, 43, 73, 83, 103 may be configured by using a wireless LAN adapter or the like.

10 Group management control device 11 Control unit 12 Storage unit 13 Input / output interface 20, 20A, 20B, 20C Security gate 20a Gate body 20i Entrance 20e Exit 21 Control unit 22 Storage unit 23 Input / output interface 25 Card reader 26 First sensor 27 2 Sensor 28 Gate flapper 30, 30A to 30Z Destination floor registration device 31 Control unit 32 Storage unit 33 Input / output interface 34 Display unit 35 Operation unit 40, 40A to 40F Elevator control device 41 Control unit 42 Storage unit 43 Input / output interface 60, 60A-60F Elevator 70 Gate display 71 Control unit 72 Storage unit 73 Input / output interface 74 Display unit 80 Handicapped landing call registration device 81 Control unit 82 Storage unit 83 Input / output interface 84 Guidance display unit 85 Handicapped landing call button 85u Direction call button 85d Downward call button 91 General landing call button 92 Handicapped landing call button 100 Security server 101 Control unit 102 Storage unit 103 Input / output interface 184 Voice guidance unit

Claims (8)

A group management control device for elevators that controls the operation of a plurality of elevators including a predetermined elevator having specifications suitable for a predetermined user having a predetermined attribute.
Equipped with a control unit that allocates the destination floor based on the user information acquired by the information acquisition unit located at the security gate located on the route to the elevator landing on a specific floor to one of multiple elevators.
The control unit
The destination floor is allocated to one of the plurality of elevators so that the boarding rate at the time of departure of each elevator from the specific floor is equal to or less than the upper limit of the boarding rate.
The control unit
When the user indicated by the user information is a predetermined user having the predetermined attribute and the predetermined user passage information indicating that the predetermined user has passed through the security gate is input, the predetermined user On the premise of getting on the predetermined elevator, the upper limit of the occupancy rate of the predetermined elevator is lowered to the second upper limit of the occupancy rate, which is smaller than the first upper limit of the occupancy rate in the normal state for a predetermined period .
The control unit identifies the predetermined elevator when the vertical landing call is registered in the vertical landing call registration unit arranged at the elevator landing after the predetermined user passage information is input. Respond to the vertical landing call from the floor,
Elevator group management control device. The predetermined user passing information is input to the control unit immediately after the user information is acquired by the information acquisition unit.
The predetermined period is a period from when the predetermined user passing information is input to the control unit until at least the predetermined elevator arrives at the destination floor of the predetermined user.
The elevator group management control device according to claim 1. When the occupancy rate at the time of departure from the specific floor of the predetermined elevator immediately after the user information is input is larger than the second occupancy rate upper limit value, the control unit causes the elevator to board at the next departure. Notify from the predetermined notification unit,
The group management control device for elevators according to claim 1 or 2. If the vertical landing call registration unit does not register the vertical landing call within the first predetermined time after the predetermined user passage information is input, the control unit sets the upper limit of the boarding rate to the first predetermined time. Returning from the upper limit of the occupancy rate of 2 to the first upper limit of the occupancy rate,
The elevator group management control device according to claim 1 . When the predetermined user passage information is input, the control unit transmits call reception request information requesting the vertical landing call registration unit to accept registration of the vertical landing call.
When the vertical landing call registration unit receives the call reception request information, it enables registration of the vertical landing call, and when a second predetermined time elapses after receiving the call reception request information. , It is impossible to register the vertical landing call,
The elevator group management control device according to claim 1 or 4 . The elevator group management control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 .
The security gate is provided with the information acquisition unit, the user information is acquired by the information acquisition unit, and the destination floor information indicating the destination floor of the user or the predetermined user passage information is obtained based on the user information. It is equipped with a user information acquisition device that outputs to the group management control device.
Elevator group management system. The user information acquisition device is
A destination floor storage unit that stores destination floor information in association with user information,
The information acquisition department that acquires user information from the identification medium possessed by the user,
Equipped with an acquisition control unit
The acquisition control unit
When the user information acquired by the information acquisition unit indicates that the user corresponding to the user information is not a predetermined user having a predetermined attribute, the user information acquired by the information acquisition unit The destination floor information corresponding to is read from the destination floor storage unit, and the read destination floor information is output to the group management control device.
When the user information acquired by the information acquisition unit indicates that the user corresponding to the user information is a predetermined user having a predetermined attribute, the user acquired by the information acquisition unit. The predetermined user passage information indicating that the user indicated by the information is a predetermined user having a predetermined attribute and the predetermined user has passed through the security gate is output to the group management control device.
The elevator group management system according to claim 6 . With multiple elevators
A group management system for elevators according to claim 6 or 7 .
Elevator system.

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