JP7177488B2 - Elevator operation control system, elevator system, and elevator operation control method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an elevator operation control system, an elevator system, and an elevator operation control method.

In recent years, in order to increase the added value of elevators, it is required to provide various service functions in cooperation with facilities inside and outside the building in which the elevator is installed, in addition to the function of raising and lowering the car of the elevator. As one of such service functions, an elevator reservation system is known in which a destination floor is registered in advance and a car is dispatched.

In the elevator reservation system, by registering the destination floor and boarding time in advance, it is possible to move the user (reserved user) to the destination floor without waiting for a long time. However, at that time, in order to improve the operating efficiency of the elevator, it is necessary to allow both reservation users and general users to board the elevators. Therefore, various means for solving such problems have conventionally been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In the technique described in Patent Document 1, when the operation mode of the main controller is the reservation operation mode, the passenger is allowed to use the elevator by responding to the hall call and the car call of each floor, and the reserved vehicle is dispatched. Priority will be given to platform calls and car calls. As a result, the technology described in Patent Literature 1 enables a user who has made a boarding reservation to smoothly board an elevator.

JP 2009-7135 A

By the way, in the above-described elevator reservation system, it is required not only to allow both reservation users and general users to board the elevator, but also to satisfy both the dispatching capacity of the elevator and the satisfaction of the general users.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. The object of the present invention is to provide an elevator operation control system that not only allows both reservation users and general users to board, but also makes it possible to achieve both elevator allocation capacity and general user satisfaction. An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator system and an operation control method.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the elevator operation control system of the present invention includes a reservation system unit capable of reserving elevator dispatch, an operation control unit capable of executing elevator reservation operation control, and capable of discriminating reservation users. and a presentation unit that guides the user to the reserved service . Further, in the elevator operation control system of the present invention, a first control mode, a second control mode, and a third control mode are provided as control modes for elevator reservation operation control. In the first control mode, the elevator is dispatched to the reserved boarding floor based on the information reserved by the reservation system. In the second control mode, after the elevator arrives at the reserved boarding floor, it is determined based on the information acquired by the sensor unit whether or not the reserved user has arrived at the reserved boarding floor. In the third control mode, the elevator is dispatched to the reserved destination floor. Then, in the elevator operation control system of the present invention, the operation control unit generates information about the type of control mode according to the status of the reserved operation, and based on the information about the generated control mode type, performs corresponding control. Mode operation control. In operation control in the first control mode, the presentation unit presents information on the reserved boarding floor and destination floor. First, boarding guidance to the reserved user is performed, and in the operation control of the third control mode, the operation control unit determines that the reserved user has arrived in the operation control of the second control mode, or When the time from the start of operation control in the second control mode has passed the maximum determination period as to whether or not the reserved user has arrived, the elevator is dispatched to the reserved destination floor. Furthermore, the presentation unit has a display unit that displays the guidance information and a voice unit that outputs the guidance information by voice. The presenting unit does not present elevator usage restriction information that occurs in the reserved operation.

Further, in order to solve the above problems, an elevator system of the present invention comprises an elevator and the elevator operation control system of the present invention.

Furthermore, in order to solve the above problems, an elevator operation control method of the present invention is an operation control method performed in the elevator operation control system of the present invention. In the elevator operation control method of the present invention, the operation control unit generates information about the type of control mode according to the state of reserved operation, and selects the corresponding control mode based on the generated information about the type of control mode. Control operation.

The term "reserved operation" as used in the present invention means that at least the departure time and departure floor (boarding floor) of the elevator car are designated, and when a reservation for dispatching the car is made, the It is to dispatch a car to the departure floor.

According to the present invention having the above configuration, not only can both reservation users and general users board the elevator, but also it is possible to achieve both the dispatching capacity of the elevator and the satisfaction of general users.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an elevator operation control system and an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of each part provided inside a car part of an elevator in an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a reservation system section of an elevator operation control system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of an integrated control unit of an elevator operation control system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed by a reservation display section of a reservation system section in the elevator operation control system according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a usage status screen displayed by a reservation display section of a reservation system section in the elevator operation control system according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation information screen displayed by a reservation display unit of a reservation system unit in the elevator operation control system according to one embodiment of the present invention; 4 is a diagram showing a display example 1 of a reservation table displayed by a reservation display unit of a reservation system unit in the elevator operation control system according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example 2 of a reservation table displayed by the reservation display unit of the reservation system unit in the elevator operation control system according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example 3 of a reservation table displayed by a reservation display unit of the reservation system unit in the elevator operation control system according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an operation control example 1 when a reservation mode is activated in the elevator operation control system according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of reservation information and the like by an information presenting unit in the elevator operation control system according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an operation control example 2 when the reservation mode is activated in the elevator operation control system according to the embodiment of the present invention; It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the setting (generation|generation) process of reservation mode performed with the operation control system of the elevator which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 3 is a flow chart showing the procedure of operation control processing executed by the elevator operation control system according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a method of determining a reservation user in the elevator operation control system according to Modification 1; FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a method of determining a reserved user in an elevator operation control system according to Modification 2;

Hereinafter, details of an elevator operation control system, an elevator system, and an elevator operation control method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

[Overall Configuration of Elevator System and Elevator Operation Control System]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of an elevator system and an elevator operation control system according to the present embodiment. The elevator system 100 includes an elevator 1 and an operation control system 2, as shown in FIG.

[Elevator configuration]
The elevator 1 has, as shown in FIG. 1 , a car portion 10 for carrying a user 102 , a hoisting portion 11 , a rope 12 and a counterweight portion 13 .

A rope 12 is wound around the hoisting part 11 , one end of the rope 12 is connected to the top of the car part 10 and the other end is connected to the top of the counterweight part 13 . The hoisting part 11 raises and lowers the cage part 10 and the counterweight part 13 via the rope 12 . Specifically, the hoisting section 11 transmits the output torque to the car section 10 and the counterweight section 13 via the rope 12, thereby moving the car section 10 and the counterweight section 13 up and down in the hoistway (not shown). Drive up and down in the direction.

It should be noted that the up-and-down driving of the car portion 10 and the counterweight portion 13 (driving of the hoisting portion 11) is controlled by a control signal transmitted from a motor/car control portion 84 (see FIG. 4, which will be described later) in the machine control portion 63, which will be described later. done based on The hoisting unit 11 is installed, for example, in a machine room (not shown) provided above the hoistway of the car unit 10 .

The car portion 10 has a hollow, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and passengers and baggage are placed therein. Here, FIG. 2 shows the internal configuration of the car portion 10. As shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a view showing the external configuration of each part provided inside the car part 10. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the inner side wall of the car portion 10, there are a door portion 40, an information presentation portion 41 (presentation portion) arranged on the upper portion of the door portion 40, and right and left side portions of the door portion 40. are provided with two operation panel portions 42 (operation panels) respectively arranged in the .

The door unit 40 has a pair of doors that can be opened and closed on the left and right sides, and opens and closes the pair of doors based on commands (command signals) output from the integrated control unit 22, which will be described later. This allows the user 102 to get on the car portion 10 and the user 102 in the car portion 10 to get off.

The information presentation section 41 is composed of an information display section 41a (display section) and a pair of audio output sections 41b (audio section) provided on the right side and the left side of the information display section 41a, respectively. The information display section 41a displays, for example, dispatch information of the car section 10, reservation information of the elevator 1, guidance information for reserved users and general users (for example, information regarding boarding/disembarking), and the like. The information display unit 41a can be configured by any display device as long as it is a display device capable of displaying such information. A speaker is provided in the audio output unit 41b, and the audio output unit 41b presents, for example, reservation information, guidance information for reservation users and general users, etc. by voice.

The operation panel section 42 is provided with a floor button section 43 and an open/close button section 44 . The floor button portion 43 is operating means operated when a passenger designates a destination floor (when calling a car), and the open/close button portion 44 is operating means operated when a passenger opens and closes the door portion 40. is. These operating means are composed of, for example, buttons, touch sensors, and the like. When the passenger presses a predetermined floor button in the floor button section 43, an operation signal designating the floor number corresponding to the floor button is sent to the presentation control section 83 in the elevator car control section 63 described later (see FIG. 4 described later). ). Based on this operation signal, the car control unit 63, which will be described later, raises and lowers the car unit 10 to the destination floor specified by pressing the floor button.

[Configuration of operation control system]
(1) Overall Configuration The operation control system 2 of the elevator 1 has, as shown in FIG. 1, a reservation system section 20, a network section 21, and an integrated control section 22 (operation control section). The operation control system 2 includes a hall button portion 23, an information presentation portion 24 (presentation portion), a door portion 25, a sensor, and a sensor, which are installed on the wall portion of the elevator hall 101 where the user 102 waits for the elevator 1. 26.

The operation control system 2 also includes a communication path 27 connecting between the sensor unit 26 and the integrated control unit 22, and communication between the car unit 10 (an information presentation unit 41 described later) and the integrated control unit 22. a path 28; Although not shown in FIG. 1, the communication path 28 also connects the information presentation unit 24 installed on the wall surface of the elevator hall 101 and the integrated control unit 22 .

Further, the operation control system 2 has a communication path 29 connecting between the hole button section 33 and the integrated control section 22 and a communication path 30 connecting between the winding section 11 and the integrated control section 22 . In addition, although not shown in FIG. A communication path is also provided to connect with.

(2) Configuration and Function of Each Part Next, the configuration and function of each part constituting the operation control system 2 will be described, but the configuration and function of the reservation system section 20 and the integrated control section 22 will be described in detail later.

The network section 21 is configured by an arbitrary communication network, and is connected to the reservation system section 20 and the integrated control section 22 . Therefore, information communication between the reservation system section 20 and the integrated control section 22 is performed via the network section 21 .

The hall button unit 23 is a means operated by the user 102 to dispatch the car unit 10 to the floor where the user 102 stays (to call the hall), and is composed of, for example, a button, a touch sensor, and the like. When the user 102 presses one of the up button part and the down button part constituting the hole button part 23 , an operation signal corresponding to the pressing operation is sent to the integrated control part 22 ( It is transmitted (output) to a hall signal capturing unit 85, which will be described later. Based on the input operation signal, the integrated control unit 22 (motor/car control unit 84 to be described later) allocates the car unit 10 to the floor where the user 102 who performed the pressing operation stays.

The information presentation unit 24 presents, for example, dispatch information of the car unit 10, reservation information of the elevator 1, guidance information for reservation users and general users, and the like. The information presentation unit 24 includes an information display unit 24a (display: see FIG. 12 described later) and a pair of audio output units 24b (audio unit: FIG. See). Note that the information presentation unit 24 can have the same configuration as the information presentation unit 41 provided in the car unit 10, and the information display unit 24a and the audio output unit 24b can also display the information of the information presentation unit 41, respectively. The configuration can be the same as that of the section 41a and the audio output section 41b.

The information display unit 24a is composed of a display device for displaying, for example, dispatch information of the car unit 10, reservation information of the elevator 1, guidance information for reservation users and general users, and the like, and a display capable of displaying these information. As long as it is a device, it can be configured with any display device. The audio output unit 24b also has a speaker, and presents, for example, dispatch information of the car unit 10, reservation information of the elevator 1, guidance information for reservation users and general users, etc. by voice. The presentation operation of various information by the information presenting section 24 is controlled based on a control signal transmitted (input) via the communication path 29 from the integrated control section 22 (presentation control section 83 described later).

The door section 25 has a pair of doors that can be opened and closed on the left and right sides, and opens and closes the pair of doors based on command signals transmitted (output) from the integrated control section 22 . This allows the user 102 to get on the car portion 10 and the user 102 in the car portion 10 to get off.

The sensor section 26 senses the user 102 present near the door section 25 of the elevator hall 101 . The sensor unit 26 transmits (outputs) sensing data (detection results) of the user 102 to the integrated control unit 22 via the communication path 27 . The integrated control unit 22 determines whether or not the reserved user has arrived near the door unit 25 based on this sensing data.

In this example, an imaging device such as a camera is used as the sensor unit 26 . Therefore, in this example, image information acquired by the sensor unit 26 is transmitted to the integrated control unit 22 as sensing data. Note that the integrated control unit 22 determines whether the user 102 is a reserved user based on the received image information, using techniques such as face authentication.

Therefore, in this case, in order to determine whether or not the user is a reserved user, it is necessary to register the image information of the reserved user in advance by linking it to the reservation information (or as part of the reservation information). As a method, for example, when registering the reservation information, a method such as registering the image information of the reservation user using dedicated software (so-called application) can be used.

Further, as a method for discriminating a reservation user based on image information from the sensor unit 26, for example, the following method may be used. If the reservation user works in a company located in the building where Elevator 1 is installed, by registering the employee code, etc. at the time of reservation registration, the employee's face photo, etc. linked to the employee code will be displayed. You may use as image information for discrimination|determination. In addition, for example, at the reception desk in the building, the reservation user wears an identification card (name tag, etc.) with information (reservation number, etc.) linked to the reservation information in advance, and the information written on the identification card Information may be determined from image information acquired by the sensor unit 26 .

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the sensor unit 26 is configured by a camera or the like, and captured image data of the user 102 is used as sensing data, but the present invention is not limited to this. Any device can be used as the sensor unit 26 as long as it can output sensing data that can determine whether the user 102 is a reserved user (see Modifications 1 and 2 described below). ). In addition, the user 102 targeted by the operation control system 2 of this embodiment includes not only people but also robots, for example.

Each of the communication paths 27 to 30 is configured by a wired line (or an electric line or the like), and transmits/receives (inputs/outputs) a predetermined signal between components connected by the communication path. Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and part or all of the communication paths 27 to 30 may be configured by wireless lines.

(3) Configuration and Functions of Reservation System Unit The reservation system unit 20 is a system unit that allows users to access from the outside via the Internet, etc., and make advance reservations for dispatching the elevator 1. It is composed of an information processing device such as a server provided above. 3 shows the internal configuration of the reservation system section 20. As shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the internal configuration of the reservation system section 20. As shown in FIG.

The reservation system section 20 has a reservation information section 51, a reservation registration section 52, and a reservation display section 53, as shown in FIG.

The reservation information section 51 stores currently registered reservation information (information for which vehicle allocation has not been completed). Note that the reservation information section 51 may already store reservation information for a certain period of time in the past when vehicle allocation has been completed.

The user can access the reservation registration unit 52 from the outside via the Internet or the like. output to and store. In practice, the reservation registration operation by the user is performed via the display screen of the reservation display section 53, and this operation signal is transmitted not only to the reservation display section 53 but also to the reservation registration section 52, so that the operation can be performed. Based on the signal, the reservation registration unit 52 performs processing for accepting the reservation registration operation.

The reservation display section 53 has a display screen, and displays the information stored in the reservation information section 51 on the display screen. A user can access the reservation display section 53 from the outside via the Internet or the like. The reservation display unit 53 detects a predetermined operation on the display screen by the user, acquires information (reservation status, reservation registration screen, etc.) corresponding to the predetermined operation from the reservation information unit 51, and displays it on the display screen. As a result, the reservation display unit 53 presents various information regarding the reservation of the elevator 1 to the user. In other words, users (general users and reservation users) can access from outside the system and obtain various information regarding the reservation of the elevator 1 through the display screen. Various information displayed (presented) on the display screen of the reservation display unit 53 and its display mode will be described later in detail with reference to the drawings.

In addition, in this embodiment, the reservation system unit 20 can be configured by a computer such as a computer device. Although not shown, the computer includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory) connected to a bus. Furthermore, the computer has a display unit, an operation unit, a non-volatile storage and a network interface, which are each connected to the bus.

The CPU reads predetermined program codes from the ROM, which stores program codes of software for realizing various functions of the computer, into the RAM and executes them. At this time, variables and parameters generated in the process of arithmetic processing by the CPU are also temporarily written in the RAM. The display unit is composed of a display device such as a liquid crystal display, for example, and displays information such as the result of processing performed by the computer on the display screen to notify the user. The operation unit is composed of, for example, an operation device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and allows the user to perform predetermined operation inputs and instructions to the computer.

Non-volatile storage includes, for example, HDD (Hard disk drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), flexible disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, magnetic tape, non-volatile memory, etc. Configured. The nonvolatile storage stores an OS (Operating System), various parameters, and various programs for operating the computer. Also, the network interface is composed of, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like. A computer can transmit and receive various data via a LAN (Local Area Network), a dedicated line, or the like connected to a terminal of a network interface.

In this embodiment, the control functions of the reservation registration unit 52 and the reservation display unit 53 of the reservation system unit 20 are included in the CPU, the reservation information unit 51 is included in the ROM or RAM, and the display screen of the reservation display unit 53 is displayed. It is a component corresponding to the part. The reservation system section 20 is connected to the network section 21 via a network interface, so that external users can also access the reservation system section 20 via the network interface. The CPU also reads a program code for registering reservation information stored in the ROM into the RAM, and executes the program code to register and control the display of reservation information on a display screen, which will be described later.

(4) Configuration and functions of the integrated control unit The integrated control unit 22 operates the elevator 1 based on information transmitted (input) from the reservation system unit 20, the sensor unit 26, the car unit 10, and the hall button unit 23. to control. Here, FIG. 4 shows the internal configuration of the integrated control unit 22. As shown in FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the integrated control unit 22. As shown in FIG.

The integrated control unit 22 has a service system network processing unit 61, an equipment control network processing unit 62, a machine control unit 63, and a shared memory unit 64, as shown in FIG. The integrated control unit 22 is installed, for example, in a machine room provided above the hoistway of the car unit 10 .

The service system network processing unit 61 can be connected to the reservation system unit 20 via the network unit 21 and acquires reservation information from the reservation system unit 20 . Further, the service system network processing unit 61 generates information required for operation control of the elevator 1 by the car control unit 63 and writes the generated information in the shared memory unit 64 .

The service system network processing unit 61 has a reservation status storage unit 71 , a packet processing unit 72 , a hall/car dispatch command generation unit 73 , and a reservation mode generation unit 74 .

The reservation status storage unit 71 is electrically connected to the packet processing unit 72, and is composed of an arithmetic processing unit including storage means such as a RAM from which information can be read and written. The reservation status storage unit 71 stores reservation information of the elevator 1 acquired (received) via the packet processing unit 72 (departure reservation time, boarding floor (reservation floor), destination floor, weight, size, estimated arrival time, which will be described later). Based on, generate and store information about reservation status. The reservation status storage unit 71 can store information (including reservation information) regarding reservation status for a certain period of time. This information (in order from the oldest past information) is overwritten.

Further, in this embodiment, the reservation status storage unit 71 also acquires various information regarding the current status of the reserved and dispatched operation during the reserved and dispatched operation of the elevator 1, and stores information regarding the reservation status based on the various information. Generate and store (update). It should be noted that this various information is obtained from, for example, the machine controller 63 or the like.

The packet processing unit 72 is connected to the network unit 21 by a communication line or the like, receives (acquires) reservation information for the elevator 1 from the reservation system unit 20 via the network unit 21, and stores the received reservation information in the reservation status storage unit. output to 71.

The hall/car dispatch command generation unit 73 is electrically connected to the reservation status storage unit 71, and reads (acquires) information (including reservation information) on the reservation status stored in the reservation status storage unit 71 at predetermined regular intervals. ), and appropriately generates a hall/car dispatch command according to this information. The hall/car dispatch command generation unit 73 is electrically connected to the shared memory unit 64 and stores the generated hall/car dispatch command in a predetermined storage area within the shared memory unit 64 .

Here, an example of generation of the hall/car allocation command by the hall/car allocation command generation unit 73 will be described. Now, for example, consider a case where the reservation status storage unit 71 stores reservation information in which the current time is "12:00" and the departure reservation time (dispatch information) is "12:10". In this case, at the current time, there is ample time before the scheduled departure time, and there is no need to allocate the car unit 10 to the reserved floor. Read information, but do not generate hall/car dispatch orders. In this case, the car control unit 63 controls the dispatch of the car unit 10 during normal times (when no reservation is made) (normal dispatch driving).

However, for example, when the current time is close to the scheduled departure time of "12:10" (for example, when it becomes "12:09"), the hall/car dispatch command generator 73 outputs A hall/car dispatch command is generated based on the read reservation information. Next, the hall/car dispatch command generation unit 73 stores the generated hall/car dispatch command in a predetermined storage area in the shared memory unit 64 . The timing for starting the generation of the hall/car dispatch command is determined by taking into account information such as the position of the car 10 at the current time, the reserved floor, and the reserved departure time. The timing is appropriately set to ensure that the vehicle can be dispatched. Then, the elevator car control unit 63 (motor/car control unit 84 to be described later) acquires the hall/car allocation command stored in the shared memory unit 64, and based on the command, allocates the car unit 10 to the reserved floor. .

The reservation mode generation unit 74 is electrically connected to the reservation status storage unit 71, reads (acquires) information about the reservation status stored in the reservation status storage unit 71 at predetermined regular intervals, and makes a reservation according to the reservation status. Generate information about the type of mode (control mode). The reservation mode generation unit 74 is electrically connected to the shared memory unit 64 and stores information about the generated reservation mode type in a specific storage area in the shared memory unit 64 .

In this embodiment, when operation control (reservation dispatch operation) of the elevator 1 is performed based on the reservation information, the reservation dispatch operation is performed by appropriately switching control among three types of reservation modes. In this embodiment, as the reservation mode, a mode called "elec movement mode" (first control mode), a mode called "reservation user determination mode" (second control mode), and a mode called "reservation dispatch mode" ( A third control mode) is provided. In the operation control of the elevator movement mode, control is performed to pre-allocate the elevator 1 to the reserved floor (boarding floor). In the operation control in the reservation user determination mode, there is a process for determining whether or not the reservation user has not arrived when the car unit 10 arrives at the reservation floor based on the detection result of the sensor unit 26. done. Further, in the operation control of the reservation dispatch mode, control for dispatching the elevator 1 to the destination floor is performed based on the reservation information and the non-arrival information detected in the control of the reservation user discrimination mode.

As described above, in the present embodiment, during the reservation operation of the elevator 1, the reservation status information stored in the reservation status storage unit 71 is stored in accordance with various information regarding the current reservation operation status. Updated. Therefore, the reservation mode generation unit 74 selects the type of reservation mode stored in the shared memory unit 64 (ele movement mode, reservation user discrimination mode, or reservation dispatch mode) is updated accordingly. Note that the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the elevator car control unit 63 stores information about the type of reservation mode stored in the shared memory unit 64 in accordance with information about the current status of reserved dispatch operation of the elevator 1. may be updated as appropriate.

The facility control network processing unit 62 is connected to the shared memory unit 64 and the machine control unit 63 (the machine operation switching unit 81 described later), and performs input/output processing (communication processing) of information between the machine control unit 63 and the shared memory unit 64. to control.

The car control unit 63 includes a car operation switching unit 81 , a sensor signal acquisition unit 82 , a presentation control unit 83 , a motor/car control unit 84 , and a hall signal acquisition unit 85 .

The elevator operation switching unit 81 reads (receives) information about the type of reservation mode stored in the shared memory unit 64 via the equipment control network processing unit 62, and operates the elevator 1 according to the information on the type of reservation mode. 2. Switching processing of the control mode of reservation dispatch operation is performed.

The sensor signal acquisition section 82 is connected to the sensor section 26 via the communication path 27 and electrically connected to the machine operation switching section 81 . Then, the sensor signal acquisition unit 82 outputs sensing data (detection results) transmitted (input) from the sensor unit 26 to the machine operation switching unit 81 .

The presentation control unit 83 is connected to the information presentation unit 41 in the car unit 10 and the information presentation unit 24 provided on the wall surface of the elevator hall 101 via the communication path 28, and is also electrically connected to the elevator operation switching unit 81. connected Then, the presentation control unit 83 performs a process of transmitting (outputting) the information input from the machine operation switching unit 81 to the information presentation unit 24 and the information presentation unit 41 . The information transmitted from the presentation control unit 83 to the information presentation unit 24 and the information presentation unit 41 includes, for example, not only an information presentation command, but also the scheduled departure time, boarding floor (reserved floor), destination floor, arrival It includes scheduled time. The information transmitted from the presentation control unit 83 to the information presentation unit 24 and the information presentation unit 41 is control data (display data and audio data) capable of directly controlling presentation operations of the information display unit and the audio output unit in each information presentation unit. data).

The motor/cage control unit 84 is connected to the hoisting unit 11 via the communication path 30 and is also electrically connected to the elevator car operation switching unit 81 . The motor/cage control unit 84 transmits (outputs) a thrust command (drive command) for the hoisting unit 11 to the hoisting unit 11 based on the information input from the machine operation switching unit 81 .

The hall signal acquisition unit 85 is connected to the hall button unit 23 via the communication path 29 and is also electrically connected to the machine operation switching unit 81 . The hall signal acquisition unit 85 outputs the operation information transmitted (input) from the hall button unit 23 to the machine operation switching unit 81 .

The shared memory unit 64 is composed of, for example, a RAM or other storage device capable of reading and writing information, and stores various commands and information other than the information relating to the reservation mode and the hall/car dispatch command described above.

[How to display reservation information]
Next, the display mode of information displayed on the display screen of the reservation display section 53 of the reservation system section 20 and the switching operation of the display screen according to the user's operation on the display screen will be described with reference to the drawings. . FIG. 5 is an example of an information screen initially displayed when a user (general user or reservation user) accesses the operation control system 2 (reservation system section 20) of the elevator 1 of the present embodiment. .

When the user accesses the reservation system unit 20 from a terminal device or the like via the network, first, a menu screen 110 displaying two selection items 111 and 112 of "open usage status screen" and "open reservation information screen" is displayed. is displayed on the display screen of the reservation display section 53 . The user selects one of the selection items by clicking (checking) one of the square boxes displayed in front of each selection item on the menu screen 110 using an operation means such as a terminal device. can do.

When the user selects the selection item 111 of "open usage status screen" on the menu screen 110 shown in FIG. 5, the display screen is switched to an information screen as shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an information screen on which a graph showing the relationship between the number of people using the elevator 1 and the number of people making a reservation in a predetermined time slot and time is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 6, graph 120 represents changes in the number of people using elevator 1 in the morning time zone (7:00 to 9:00), and graph 121 represents changes in the number of people making reservations in the morning time zone. . Although it does not occur in the example shown in FIG. 6, in the graph 121, in a time zone when the number of people reserved reaches the maximum number of people reserved, information indicating the end of accepting reservations is displayed in the reservation table described later.

When such changes in the usage status and reservation status of the elevator 1 are presented, the user can easily check the time slots during which reservations can be accepted. It is possible to determine whether there is a possibility of reservation, change (reselection) of the reservation time, and the like. In addition, since such information can also be confirmed by general users, general users can confirm the congestion time by presenting this information and can choose to avoid use during that time period. Therefore, if a function is provided to present the transition of the usage status and reservation status of the elevator 1 as shown in FIG. It becomes possible to move.

In the example shown in FIG. 6, an example in which the change characteristics of the number of people using the elevator 1 and the number of people making a reservation with respect to time is displayed in a curve graph and a line graph, respectively, has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. Any display form can be adopted as long as the display form allows the user to recognize the relationship between the number of users and the number of reservations and the time. For example, a bar graph or the like may be adopted.

On the other hand, on the menu screen 110 shown in FIG. 5, when the user selects the selection item 112 of "open reservation information screen", the display screen is switched to an information screen as shown in FIG. On the information screen shown in FIG. 7, a list 130 (table) of currently reserved reservation information and a selection item 134 of "new reservation (open reservation table)" are displayed.

In the list of reservation information 130, for each reservation number ("No."), a set of information on reservation time 131 and information on reservation details 132 registered at each reservation time is displayed in chronological order. Presented. In addition, in the display column of the reservation content 132, a part (summary) of the details of the reservation displayed in the reservation table (see FIGS. 8 to 10 described later) is displayed.

For example, in the reservation with the reservation number "1" in the reservation information list 130 shown in FIG. It is displayed that the reserved vehicle dispatch from the floor to the fifth floor has been registered. In addition, for the reservation with the reservation number "1", it is also displayed that another reserved vehicle is being accepted (registered) between the 1st and 5th floors at the same reservation time.

In addition, in the display column of the reservation content 132, a selection item 133 of "open reservation table" that can be selected by the user is also displayed. It should be noted that the selection operation of the selection item 133 of "Open Reservation Table" on the information screen shown in FIG. This is done by clicking (checking) a box.

On the information screen shown in FIG. 7, when the user selects the selection item 134 "new reservation (open reservation registration table)", the display screen switches to a new reservation registration screen (not shown). Note that the selection operation of the selection item 134 on the information screen shown in FIG. It is done by inserting

When registering a reservation on the new reservation registration screen, the reservation user uses the operating means such as a terminal device to confirm the departure reservation time, boarding floor (reservation floor), destination floor, weight, user size (human or robot). This is done by entering the information of The display mode of the new reservation registration screen can adopt any display mode. good.

(1) Reservation table display example 1
On the information screen shown in FIG. 7, when the user selects the selection item 133 of "open reservation table" for the reservation number "1", the information screen (reservation table display screen) as shown in FIG. ).

On the information screen shown in FIG. 8, a reservation table 140 and a selection item 147 of "new reservation (open reservation registration table)" are displayed. In addition, the selection operation of the selection item 147 of "new reservation (open reservation registration table)" on the information screen shown in FIG. This is done by clicking (checking) the displayed rectangular box.

The reservation table 140 shown in FIG. 8 is a list table listing the details of the reservation contents of the reservation number "1". In the reservation table 140, a set of reservation information consisting of a departure reservation time 141, a boarding floor (reservation floor) 142, a destination floor 143, a weight 144, a size 145, and an estimated arrival time 146 is presented in order of reservation. be. The reservation information displayed at the top of the reservation table 140 is the first reservation information.

In this embodiment, when making an advance reservation, the reservation user registers (sets) information such as departure reservation time 141, boarding floor (reservation floor) 142, destination floor 143, weight 144, and size 145. FIG. Information on estimated arrival time 146 is calculated from information on scheduled departure time 141 , boarding floor 142 , destination floor 143 , weight 144 and size 145 .

A reservation table 140 shown in FIG. 8 is an example of a reservation table in which two reservations with the scheduled departure time 141 of "0:00" are registered. In the first reservation, as reservation information, boarding floor (reservation floor) 142, destination floor 143, weight 144, size 145, and estimated arrival time 146 are 1st floor, 5th floor, 60 kg, people (general), and " 0:02” is registered. In the second reservation, as reservation information, boarding floor (reservation floor) 142, destination floor 143, weight 144, size 145, and estimated arrival time 146 are 1st floor, 3rd floor, 50 kg, people (general), and " 0:02” is registered.

In the size 145, the mode (type) of the reservation user is registered, and any one of person (general), person (VIP (Very Important Person)), and robot is registered. In addition, if the reservation user is a human, the presence or absence of a portable item and the size of the portable item can be registered in the size 145, and if the reservation user is a robot, the size of the robot can be registered in the size 145. Registration is possible.

In this embodiment, when a person (VIP) is registered in the size 145, the reception of the reservation is terminated. As a result, when the reservation user is a VIP, the reserved vehicle allocation operation can be performed independently. Further, in the present embodiment, a person (general) and a person (VIP) cannot make a reservation for the same scheduled departure time 141 . Therefore, for example, at a certain departure reservation time 141, if reservation information for a person (general) has already been registered, reservation registration for a person (VIP) cannot be performed.

In the present embodiment, if the registered size 145 (reservation user) is other than VIP, another passenger may board and stop at a floor between the boarding floor 142 and the destination floor 143 of the first registered reservation. You can register a reservation dispatch. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the boarding floor 142 of the first registered reservation is the 1st floor, and the destination floor 143 is the 5th floor. Another reservation can be registered in the reservation table 140 for any floor of the . Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 8, another reservation (the second reservation in FIG. 8) is registered with the boarding floor (reservation floor) 142 as the 1st floor and the destination floor 143 as the 3rd floor.

In addition, in the example shown in FIG. 8, since another reservation can be registered in the reservation table 140, the wording "accepting reservation" is displayed in the reservation table 140. FIG. When the user selects the selection item 147 "new reservation (open reservation registration table)" on the information screen shown in FIG. 8, a reservation registration screen (not shown) is displayed. In this case, the display screen may be changed to a new reservation registration screen, or a reservation registration screen may be additionally displayed on the reservation table 140 on the same screen. Then, when the new reservation registration screen is displayed, the reservation information is registered by the reservation user using the operating means of the terminal device to input the boarding floor, destination floor, weight and size information. The display mode of the new reservation registration screen can adopt any display mode. For example, the same display mode (table mode) as the display mode of the reservation table 140 may be used.

In this embodiment, the determination as to whether or not further reservations can be registered in the reservation table 140 for the predetermined departure reservation time 141 ("0:00" in the example of FIG. It is performed based on the reservation information and the information of the car section 10 . For example, based on the loading capacity of the car section 10 and the weight 144 in the reservation information (from the viewpoint of whether or not there is an excess weight), it can be determined whether or not further reservations can be registered in the reservation table 140. . Further, for example, based on the boarding space of the car unit 10 and the size 145 in the reservation information (from the viewpoint of the presence or absence of boarding space), it is determined whether or not a further reservation can be registered in the reservation table 140. can be done.

In addition, in determining whether reservation registration is permitted/impossible in the reservation table 140, reservation registration can be permitted up to the limit of the loading capacity of the car section 10 or the boarding space. The limit (threshold value) that allows registration may be changed as appropriate. For example, if it is determined that the number of general users will increase, or if it is predicted that the number of general users will increase, based on the accumulated usage information of the elevator 1 and prediction information on the flow of people, etc., the limit that allows reservation registration will be set. It may be less than the load capacity or passenger space limit of the car section 10 . In this case, it is possible to prevent a situation in which general users cannot get on the elevator 1 . Further, for example, the weight and size that can be loaded into the car portion 10 may be determined from the calculated estimated arrival time 146, and the determined value may be used as the limit (threshold value).

(2) Reservation table display example 2
On the information screen shown in FIG. 7, when the user selects the selection item 133 of "open reservation table" for the reservation number "3", the information screen (reservation table display screen) shown in FIG. ). The example shown in FIG. 9 is a display example when the maximum loading capacity of the car portion 10 is 160 kg.

A reservation table 140 shown in FIG. 9 is an example of a reservation table in which two reservations with a departure reservation time 141 of "1:00" are registered. In the first reservation, as reservation information, boarding floor (reservation floor) 142, destination floor 143, weight 144, size 145 and estimated arrival time 146 are respectively the 3rd floor, 4th floor, 60 kg, people (general) and " 1:01” is registered. In addition, in the first reservation, a trolley with dimensions of 30 cm×40 cm×40 cm is registered in the size 145 as a person's (general) portable item. In the second reservation, as reservation information, boarding floor (reservation floor) 142, destination floor 143, weight 144, size 145, and estimated arrival time 146 are respectively 3rd floor, 4th floor, 100 kg, robot, and "0:02 ” is registered. In the second reservation, the size 145 also registers the robot dimensions of 100 cm×100 cm×100 cm.

In the example shown in FIG. 9, the total amount of weight 144 in the reservation information is 160 kg, which reaches the maximum loading capacity of the car section 10. Therefore, when the second reservation is registered, the reservation cannot be accepted. Therefore, in this example, the wording "reservation acceptance finished" is displayed in the reservation table 140. FIG. Further, since reservations cannot be accepted on the information screen shown in FIG. 9, the selection item 147 "new reservation (open reservation registration table)" is not displayed as in the information screen shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the robots targeted by the user 102 are, for example, logistics robots capable of scheduling delivery times, etc., robots that are scheduled to perform cleaning when there are no people (so-called cleaning robots), It is a facility guide type robot that coexists with people. The robot directly accesses the reservation system section 20 of the operation control system 2 of the elevator 1, and cooperates with its own task scheduler and the reservation system section 20 to provide a predetermined service (home delivery/cleaning/guidance, etc.) that has been reserved and registered. I will provide a. The robot reservation information is registered based on at least one of robot operation information and scheduling information. The robot's reservation information may be registered by directly accessing the reservation system unit 20 by the robot itself as in this embodiment. to register reservation information.

(3) Reservation table display example 3
On the information screen shown in FIG. 7, when the user selects the selection item 133 of "open reservation table" for the reservation number "5", the information screen (reservation table display screen) as shown in FIG. ).

A reservation table 140 shown in FIG. 10 is an example of a reservation table when a person (VIP) is registered in the size 145 . Although two reservations are registered in the reservation table 140 of this example, the first reservation is a reservation for going to the VIP, and the second reservation is a reservation for returning to the VIP.

In the first reservation, as reservation information, departure reservation time 141, boarding floor (reservation floor) 142, destination floor 143, weight 144, size 145, and estimated arrival time 146 are respectively "10:00", 1st floor, 4th floor, 60 kg, person (VIP) and "10:01" are registered. In the second reservation, as reservation information, departure reservation time 141, boarding floor (reservation floor) 142, destination floor 143, weight 144, size 145, and estimated arrival time 146 are respectively "10:50", 1st floor, 4th floor, 60 kg, person (VIP) and "10:51" are registered.

In this example, since a person (VIP) is registered in the size 145, it is not possible to accept another reservation for the same time slot. Therefore, in this example, the wording "reservation acceptance finished" is displayed in the reservation table 140. FIG. 10, the reservation cannot be accepted, so the selection item 147 "new reservation (open reservation registration table)" is not displayed as in the information screen shown in FIG.

[Example of operation control during reserved dispatch operation]
Next, various operation control examples when the elevator 1 is operated with reservation dispatch based on the registered reservation information will be described. Note that the switching (updating) operation of the reservation mode information in the operation control example of the reservation dispatch operation described below is performed by the reservation mode generation unit 74 in the service system network processing unit 61 .

(1) Operation control example 1
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining operation control example 1 of the reserved dispatch operation of the elevator 1 based on registered reservation information, and is a diagram showing the relationship between reservation mode switching timing and time.

As described above, in this embodiment, as reservation modes (driving modes) during reserved vehicle allocation operation, there are provided an electronic movement mode, a reservation user determination mode, and a reserved vehicle allocation mode. In the reservation dispatch operation of the elevator 1 based on the reservation information, each operation control of the elevator movement mode, reservation user discrimination mode, and reservation dispatch mode is performed in this order.

The example shown in FIG. 11 is an example of operational control when reserved dispatch operations based on two pieces of reservation information are continuously executed. Therefore, in this example, when the reserved dispatch operation for the first reservation is completed, the reservation mode is switched to the electronic movement mode for the second reservation. In the following, the first reservation will be referred to as "current reservation" and the second reservation will be referred to as "next reservation".

In the example shown in FIG. 11, when the time approaches the departure reservation time A1 of the current reservation under the condition that the elevator 1 is in normal dispatch operation, the operation mode of the elevator 1 is changed from the normal dispatch operation mode to the current reservation operation mode at a predetermined timing. Switches to ele movement mode. As a result, the control of the reserved vehicle allocation operation for the current reservation is started.

The start timing of the reserved dispatch operation mode of the current reservation, that is, the start time P1 of the electric movement mode is determined by calculating back from the registered departure reservation time A1 of the current reservation. Specifically, the shortest time (shortest arrival time Z1) required for the car unit 10 to arrive at the boarding floor reserved this time from the current position is obtained, and the shortest arrival time Z1 is calculated from the registered departure reservation time A1 of this reservation. The subtracted time (A1-Z1) becomes the start time P1 of the element movement mode. The shortest arrival time Z1 is the car when the car 10 does not stop at an intermediate floor until the car 10 reaches the boarding floor reserved this time from its current position (when it stops only at the boarding floor reserved this time). Let it be the travel time of the unit 10 . By determining the start time P1 of the electric movement mode in this way, the car part 10 can be reliably dispatched to the boarding floor by the reserved departure time A1 of the current reservation (observance of the reserved departure time A1). can.

In this example, the start time of the electric movement mode reserved this time may be set to a time earlier than the time P1 shown in FIG. That is, a grace period may be provided in the control period of the electric movement mode reserved this time. In this case, since there is time to spare by the departure reservation time A1, even if the operation is being controlled in the electro-moving mode, if the use is up to the boarding floor (reservation floor) reserved this time, the car unit 10 is moved to the middle floor. , and general users may get off. By performing such operation control in the electro-moving mode, the dispatching capability of the elevator 1 can be improved.

Next, when the operation control of the electronic movement mode of the current reservation is started, processing (advance dispatch processing) of moving the car unit 10 from the current position to the boarding floor (reservation floor) of the current reservation is performed. In the example shown in FIG. 11, at this time, in order to comply with the departure reservation time A1, the car unit 10 is dispatched directly from the current position to the boarding floor reserved this time (without stopping at an intermediate floor). Therefore, in this example, in the operation control during the electronic movement mode of the current reservation, the operation on the floor button portion 43 in the car portion 10 is disabled (the operation on the floor button portion 43 is not accepted).

Next, when the time reaches the departure reservation time A1 of the current reservation, the reservation mode (driving mode) is switched from the electronic movement mode to the reservation person determination mode. In the reservation person determination mode, while the car unit 10 is staying at the boarding floor (reservation floor), based on the sensing data of the sensor unit 26, it is determined whether or not the reservation user has not arrived at the boarding floor. is done.

The period of the reservation person determination mode (reservation person maximum waiting time Y1 (maximum determination period)) is determined by calculating back from the departure reservation time A2 of the next reservation.

Specifically, first, the shortest time (shortest arrival time Z2 (shortest travel time)) required to move the car unit 10 from the target floor of the current reservation to the boarding floor of the next reservation, that is, Calculate the control period of the mode. Note that the shortest arrival time Z2 (the period of the next reservation electronic travel mode) is the case where the car 10 is not stopped at the intermediate floor between the destination floor of the current reservation and the boarding floor of the next time (the stop is the next reservation). This is the moving time of the car portion 10 (only the boarding floor). Then, the time (A2-Z2) obtained by subtracting the shortest arrival time Z2 from the departure reservation time A2 of the next reservation is set as the start time P2 of the electronic transportation mode of the next reservation and the end time C1 of the reservation dispatch mode of the current reservation. . Note that the end time C1 of the reserved dispatch mode of the current reservation is the estimated arrival time registered in the reservation information of the current reservation or a time earlier than that.

Next, in the operation control of the reserved vehicle allocation mode of the current reservation, the maximum travel time (maximum arrival time X1) required when the car unit 10 is allocated from the boarding floor to the destination floor is calculated. Note that the maximum arrival time X1 (duration of reservation dispatch mode) is the time required for moving the car 10 carrying both the reservation user and the general user from the current reservation boarding floor (reservation floor) to the destination floor. This is the traveling time required when the vehicle is stopped at an intermediate floor. Next, the time (C1-X1) obtained by subtracting the maximum arrival time X1 from the end time C1 of the reserved vehicle dispatch mode of the current reservation (the start time P2 of the electronic movement mode of the next reservation) is calculated as the start time B1 of the reserved vehicle dispatch mode of the current reservation ( end time of reservation person identification mode). Therefore, the period of the reservation person identification mode (reservation person maximum waiting time Y1) is the time obtained by subtracting the shortest arrival time Z2, the maximum arrival time X1, and the departure reservation time A1 of the current reservation from the departure reservation time A2 of the next reservation ( A2-Z2-X1-A1).

Next, when the operation control in the reservation person determination mode is started, based on the sensing data of the sensor unit 26, the determination process of whether or not the reservation user has not arrived at the reservation floor is started. Then, when the arrival of the reserved user can be confirmed at the end time B1 of the reservation person identification mode, the reservation mode is switched from the reservation person identification mode to the reserved vehicle allocation mode, and the operation control of the reserved vehicle allocation mode is started. Transport the user to the target floor. In addition, in this embodiment, even if the arrival of the reserved user cannot be confirmed by the end time B1 of the reservation person identification mode of the current reservation, the reservation mode is switched from the reservation person identification mode to the reservation dispatch mode, and the car is Dispatch part 10 to the reserved floor.

In the operation control during the reservation dispatch mode, if there is a general user who uses the middle floor between the boarding floor (reservation floor) and the destination floor, the car unit 10 is stopped at the middle floor to board and/or the general user. You can get off (get off). Therefore, in the operation control during the reserved dispatch mode, the operation of the general user on the hall button section 23 and the floor button section 43 is valid (the operation on each button section is accepted).

In the example shown in FIG. 11, when the vehicle stops at all intermediate floors between the boarding floor and the destination floor during the reserved dispatch mode of the current reservation, the arrival time of the current reservation is the end time C1 of the reserved dispatch mode. On the other hand, if the vehicle does not stop at all of the intermediate floors, the arrival time of the current reservation will be before the end time C1 of the reserved vehicle allocation mode. In the latter case, at the arrival time of the current reservation (the time before the end time C1 of the reserved vehicle allocation mode), the next reservation electronic movement mode may be started.

As described above, in this embodiment, the control period (maximum arrival time X1) of the reservation dispatch mode is set to the time when the car 10 is stopped at all intermediate floors when moving from the boarding floor to the destination floor. have set. In addition, the end time C1 of the reservation dispatch mode of the current reservation is the estimated arrival time registered in the reservation information of the current reservation or before it. Therefore, as in the present embodiment, in operation control in the reservation dispatch mode, even if general users get on and/or get off on the middle floor between the boarding floor and the destination floor, by the estimated arrival time of the current reservation, The car part 10 can be reliably dispatched. If the reserved user is a VIP, the car section 10 may be directly dispatched from the boarding floor to the destination floor without stopping on the way.

Next, when the time reaches the end time C1 of the reserved vehicle allocation mode of the current reservation (the start time P2 of the electronic movement mode of the next reservation), the reserved vehicle allocation operation of the current reservation ends, and the reservation mode changes from the reserved vehicle allocation mode of the current reservation. It switches to the next reservation's electronic movement mode. Then, when the operation control of the next reservation electric movement mode is started, the elevator 1 is then reserved and dispatched based on the registered reservation information of the next reservation in the same manner as the above-mentioned current reservation.

Further, in operation control example 1 shown in FIG. 11, the reservation information of the current reservation is displayed in the elevator hall 101 over the period from the departure reservation time A1 of the current reservation to the departure reservation time A2 of the next reservation. The information is presented by the information presentation section 41 provided in the section 24 and the car section 10 . FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of presentation of reservation information of the current reservation by the information presentation unit 24. As shown in FIG. The information presenting unit 41 also presents the reservation information of the current reservation in a display mode similar to the display mode shown in FIG.

In the information display unit 24a of the information presentation unit 24, the boarding floor of the current reservation (“○F” in FIG. 12), the destination floor (“ΔF” in FIG. 12), and the scheduled departure time (“[ Departure time] ◯◯: ◯◯”) and estimated arrival time (“[Arrival time] ΔΔ: ΔΔ” in FIG. 12) are displayed. For example, when presenting the reservation information of the example shown in FIG. 8, since the first reservation information is presented, "1F" is displayed as the boarding floor and "3F" is displayed as the destination floor instead of "3F". , "5F" is displayed. By displaying such reservation information, the general user can recognize the target floor of the current reservation, so that it is possible to determine whether boarding is possible or not, and boarding based on the determination result. Become.

In addition, the pair of voice output units 24b of the information presenting unit 24 outputs boarding guidance announcements to general users and reserved users in operation control in the reservation user determination mode. At this time, in this embodiment, after the guidance announcement is made to the reservation users, the guidance announcement is made to the general users. That is, priority is given to reserved users. As a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the degree of satisfaction of the reservation user. At this time, if the general user tries to interrupt the boarding of the reserved user, the sensor unit 26 determines the reserved user, and the voice output unit 24b informs the general user that the general user cannot board, for example. It announces that, the next dispatch schedule, etc., and outputs a voice prompting the use of the next elevator 1. - 特許庁

In the example shown in FIG. 11, the presentation period of the reservation information of the current reservation is set to the period from the departure reservation time A1 of the current reservation to the departure reservation time A2 of the next reservation, but the present invention is limited to this. not. For example, the period for presenting the reservation information of the current reservation may be the period from the start time P1 of the electronic movement mode of the current reservation to the end time C1 of the reserved dispatch mode of the current reservation, or from the departure reservation time A1 of the current reservation to the current reservation. may be a period up to the end time C1 of the reservation dispatch mode.

(2) Operation control example 2
FIG. 13 shows the operation of the elevator 1 when the reserved user is confirmed before the maximum waiting time Y1 of the reserved person identification mode elapses (before the end time B1 of the reserved person identification mode) in the reservation dispatch operation of the current reservation. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of operation control for reserved dispatch operation; As in FIG. 11, FIG. 13 shows an operation example in which reserved vehicle allocation operations based on two pieces of reservation information are successively executed. Therefore, in this example as well, when the reserved dispatch operation of the current reservation ends, the reservation mode is switched to the next reservation electronic movement mode.

In the example shown in FIG. 13, when the time approaches the departure reservation time A1 of the current reservation under the condition that the elevator 1 is normally dispatched, the operation mode of the elevator 1 is changed from the normal dispatch operation mode to the current reservation at a predetermined timing. Switches to ele movement mode. As a result, the control of the reserved vehicle allocation operation for the current reservation is started. In this example, similarly to the example shown in FIG. 11, the time (A1-Z1) obtained by subtracting the shortest arrival time Z1 from the departure reservation time A1 of the current reservation is set as the start time P1 of the electric movement mode of the current reservation.

Next, when the operation control of the electronic movement mode of the current reservation is started, processing (advance dispatch processing) of moving the car unit 10 from the current position to the boarding floor (reservation floor) of the current reservation is performed. In the example shown in FIG. 13, at this time, in order to comply with the departure reservation time A1, the car unit 10 is dispatched directly from the current position to the boarding floor reserved this time (without stopping on the middle floor). Therefore, in this example as well, in operation control during the electronic movement mode of the current reservation, the operation on the floor button portion 43 in the car portion 10 is disabled (the operation on the floor button portion 43 is not accepted).

Next, when the time reaches the departure reservation time A1 of the current reservation, the reservation mode is switched from the electronic movement mode to the reservation person determination mode. In the reservation person determination mode, while the car unit 10 is staying at the boarding floor (reservation floor), based on the sensing data of the sensor unit 26, it is determined whether or not the reservation user has not arrived at the boarding floor. is done.

Then, when the arrival of the reserved user is confirmed at time B3 before the maximum waiting time Y1 of the reservation person in the reservation person identification mode of the current reservation elapses, the reservation mode is switched from the reservation person identification mode to the reservation dispatch mode. That is, in this example, before the maximum waiting time Y1 for the reservation person in the reservation person determination mode of the current reservation elapses, the operation control for getting the reservation user into the car 10 and transporting it to the destination floor is started.

In this example as well, in the operation control during the reservation dispatch mode, if there is a general user who uses the middle floor between the boarding floor (reservation floor) and the destination floor, the car unit 10 is stopped at the middle floor and the general user Pick up and/or drop off passengers. Therefore, in the operation control during the reserved dispatch mode, the operation of the general user on the hall button section 23 and the floor button section 43 is valid (the operation on each button section is accepted).

Next, in the example shown in FIG. 13, the car unit 10 arrives at the destination floor at time C3 by the operation control in the reserved dispatch mode of the current reservation. In this example, the period of the reservation dispatch mode (time B3 to time C3) is shorter than the maximum arrival time X. That is, in this example, in the reserved vehicle allocation operation in the reserved vehicle allocation mode of the current reservation, the car unit 10 reaches the destination floor without stopping at all intermediate floors between the boarding floor and the destination floor.

At time C3, when the car part 10 arrives at the destination floor and the reserved user gets off (gets off), the reservation mode is switched from the reservation dispatch mode for the current reservation to the electronic movement mode for the next reservation. In this example, the time C3 at which the reserved dispatch operation of the current reservation ends is earlier than the registered scheduled arrival time of the current reservation. , do not switch to the normal operation mode, but switch to the next reserved electronic movement mode. Therefore, in this example, the control period of the next reserved element movement mode is longer than the shortest arrival time Z2 by the period from time C3 to time C1 (hereinafter referred to as "element movement grace period").

When such an elevator movement grace period occurs, it becomes possible to comply with the departure reservation time A2 of the next reservation without dispatching the elevator 1 directly from the target floor of the current reservation to the reservation floor of the next reservation. . Therefore, in the operation control during the next reservation electronic movement mode, if there is a general user who uses the middle floor between the boarding floor (reservation floor) and the destination floor, the car part 10 is stopped at the middle floor and general use is performed. You may make a person get off. In this case, in the operation control during the electric movement mode, the general user's operation on the floor button portion 43 is validated (the operation on the floor button portion 43 is accepted). By performing such operation control in the electro-moving mode, the dispatching capability of the elevator 1 can be improved.

In addition, if it is predicted that the scheduled departure time A2 of the next reservation will not be observed during the period of the next reservation's electronic travel mode (for example, if the number of stops increases, etc.), The car part 10 is dispatched directly (shortest) from the current stop floor to the boarding floor reserved for the next time. In this case, the general user's operation of the floor button section 43 becomes invalid at the time when the operation control is switched to direct dispatch.

In addition, the general user's operation of the floor button section 43 is enabled only during the element movement grace period (time period from time C3 to time C1), and the general user's operation of the floor button section 43 is disabled after time C1. good too. In this case, the elevator 1 is dispatched directly from the current floor to the boarding floor of the next reservation under the operation control in the electro-moving mode after the time C1. With such a configuration, it is possible to more reliably comply with the scheduled departure time A2 of the next reservation.

In this example, when the maximum time corresponding to each operation control of the reservation user determination mode and reservation dispatch mode of the current reservation has passed, the operation control of the next reservation's electronic travel mode will not be performed from the destination floor of the current reservation to the next time. The car part 10 is directly dispatched to the reserved boarding floor. In this case, the general user's operation of the floor button section 43 is disabled from the start of operation control in the next reservation electronic movement mode.

Also in the example shown in FIG. 13, the reservation information of the current reservation is displayed in the information presentation section 24 provided in the elevator hall 101 over the period from the departure reservation time A1 of the current reservation to the departure reservation time A2 of the next reservation. And the information is presented by the information presentation section 41 provided in the car section 10 . In addition, the example of presentation of reservation information is not limited to this. For example, the presentation period of the reservation information of the current reservation may be the period from the start time P1 of the electronic movement mode of the current reservation to the end time C3 of the reservation dispatch mode of the current reservation, or from the departure reservation time A1 of the current reservation to the current reservation. may be a period up to the end time C3 of the reservation dispatch mode.

In addition, in the operation control example described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 13, an operation example in which the reserved dispatch operation is continuously executed has been described. is sufficiently far away, the following operation control is performed.

In this case, after the reserved vehicle dispatch operation of the current reservation is completed, there is time to allocate the vehicle to the boarding floor (reserved floor) of the next reservation (there is no need to continuously execute the reserved vehicle dispatch operation). When the vehicle allocation operation ends, the information regarding the type of reservation mode is cleared at that time. As a result, the operation mode is switched from the reserved vehicle allocation mode of the current reservation to the normal operation mode, and the normal vehicle allocation operation is started after the reserved vehicle allocation operation of the current reservation is completed.

It should be noted that the decision as to whether to continue the reserved dispatch operation or to temporarily return to the normal dispatch operation after the reserved dispatch operation is completed is based on the viewpoint of whether or not the dispatch will be in time for the scheduled departure time of the next reservation. Determined as appropriate. Therefore, this criterion (threshold value) is appropriately set according to, for example, the number of floors in the building.

[Reservation mode generation and setting processing]
Next, referring to FIG. 14, reservation mode generation and setting processing performed by the service system network processing unit 61 in the integrated control unit 22 will be described. FIG. 14 is a flow chart (processing sequence) showing the procedure of reservation mode generation and setting processing executed by the service network processing unit 61 .

When the operation control system 2 of the elevator 1 is powered on and the reservation dispatch operation is started, the reservation mode generation and setting process is started. First, the service system network processing unit 61 determines whether or not a data packet including reservation information has been received from the reservation system unit 20 via the network unit 21 (step S1). The processing of step S1 is performed by the packet processing unit 72 in the service system network processing unit 61. FIG.

When it is determined in step S1 that the service network processing unit 61 has received a data packet containing reservation information (YES in step S1), the service network processing unit 61 generates information about the reservation status ( step S2). In this process, the service system network processing unit 61 generates information about reservation status based on the received reservation information. Further, in the process of step S2, the service system network processing unit 61 stores information (including reservation information) regarding the generated reservation status. A series of processes in step S2 are performed in the reservation status storage section 71 in the service system network processing section 61. FIG.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1 that the service-related network processing unit 61 has not received a data packet containing reservation information (NO in step S1), the service-related network processing unit 61 Information about the reservation status is updated and stored according to the situation (step S3). In this process, the service system network processing unit 61 updates the information regarding the reservation status based on various information regarding the current status of the reserved vehicle allocation operation acquired from the elevator car control unit 63, for example. The processing of step S3 is performed in the reservation status storage section 71 in the service system network processing section 61. FIG.

After the process of step S2 or step S3, the service system network processing unit 61 reads the information about the reservation status stored in the reservation status storage unit 71 at regular time intervals (step S4). In the process of step S4, the service system network processing unit 61 moves the car unit 10 to the boarding floor (reservation floor) for the most recent reservation, if necessary, based on the read reservation status information. Generate a vehicle dispatch command (hall/car dispatch command). Further, in the process of step S4, the service network processing unit 61 stores the generated vehicle dispatch command in a predetermined storage area within the shared memory unit 64. FIG. The series of processing in step S4 is performed by the hall/car allocation command generating section 73 in the service system network processing section 61. FIG. The elevator 1 is dispatched to the reserved floor by sequentially executing the processing of this step S4 for the reservations whose departure reservation time is approaching.

Next, the service system network processing unit 61 reads the information about the reservation status stored in the reservation status storage unit 71 at regular time intervals, and if necessary, selects the type of reservation mode (electronic movement mode, reservation person determination mode, and (reservation dispatch mode)) is generated (step S5). In this process, the service system network processing unit 61 generates information about the type of reservation mode based on the information about the read reservation status. Further, in the process of step S5, the service network processing unit 61 stores the generated information regarding the reservation mode in a specific storage area within the shared memory unit 64. FIG. If the current processing timing is the start of reserved vehicle allocation operation, this processing sets the electronic movement mode. Mode is updated. The series of processing in step S5 is performed by the reservation mode generating section 74 in the service system network processing section 61. FIG.

Next, the service system network processing unit 61 determines whether or not the processing is finished (step S6). Specifically, the service network processing unit 61 determines whether or not the power has been turned off.

In step S6, if the service network processing unit 61 determines that the processing is not completed (NO in step S6), the service network processing unit 61 returns the processing to step S1, and repeats the processing after step S1. . That is, while the operation control system 2 is in operation, the processes of steps S1 to S6 described above are repeated. On the other hand, when the service network processing unit 61 determines in step S6 that the processing is finished (if the determination in step S6 is YES), the service network processing unit 61 ends the reservation mode generation and setting processing.

[Operation control processing]
Next, operation control processing performed by the elevator car control section 63 in the integrated control section 22 will be described with reference to FIG. 15 . FIG. 15 is a flowchart (processing sequence) showing the procedure of operation control processing executed by the elevator car control unit 63. As shown in FIG.

When the power of the operation control system 2 for the elevator 1 is turned on, the operation control process for the elevator 1 by the elevator car control unit 63 is started. First, the machine control unit 63 reads information about the type of reservation mode stored in the shared memory unit 64 via the equipment control network processing unit 62 (step S11). This process is performed by the machine operation switching section 81 in the machine control section 63 .

Next, the machine controller 63 determines whether or not it is in reservation mode (step S12). In this processing, if the information regarding the type of reservation mode is information regarding any one of the electronic movement mode, the reservation person determination mode, and the reserved vehicle allocation mode, a YES determination is made in step S12. Otherwise (including the case where the shared memory unit 64 does not store information about the type of reservation mode), step S12 makes a NO determination. This process is performed by the machine operation switching section 81 in the machine control section 63 .

In step S12, when the elevator car control unit 63 determines that the vehicle is not in the reservation mode (NO determination in step S12), the elevator car control unit 63 performs normal dispatch operation (step S13). On the other hand, when it is determined in step S12 that the elevator machine control unit 63 is in the reservation mode (if the determination in step S12 is YES), the elevator machine control unit 63 determines whether the reservation mode is the electric movement mode ( step S14).

In step S14, when the elevator machine control unit 63 determines that the reservation mode is not the electro-moving mode (NO determination in step S14), the elevator machine control unit 63 determines whether the reservation mode is the reservation person determination mode. Determine (step S15).

In step S15, when the elevator car control unit 63 determines that the reservation mode is not the reservation person determination mode (NO determination in step S15), that is, when the reservation mode is the reserved dispatch mode, the elevator car control unit 63 The process of step S19, which will be described later, is performed. On the other hand, in step S15, when the elevator car control unit 63 determines that the reservation mode is the reservation person determination mode (when step S15 determines YES), the elevator car control unit 63 receives sensing data (detection) from the sensor unit 26 result) is acquired (step S16). This processing is performed by the sensor signal acquisition section 82 in the machine control section 63 , and the acquired sensing data is input to the machine operation switching section 81 .

Next, the car control section 63 presents the reservation information to the information presentation section 41 in the car section 10 and the information presentation section 24 provided in the elevator hall 101 (step S17). This processing is performed by the presentation control section 83 in the machine control section 63 .

Next, the elevator control unit 63 determines whether or not the reserved user has arrived at the boarding floor (reserved floor) based on the acquired sensing data (step S18). This process is performed by the machine operation switching section 81 in the machine control section 63 .

In step S18, when the elevator car control unit 63 determines that the reserved user has not arrived at the boarding floor (NO determination in step S18), the elevator car control unit 63 returns the process to step S14, The processing after step S14 is repeated.

On the other hand, in step S18, when the elevator car control unit 63 determines that the reserved user has arrived at the boarding floor (YES determination in step S18), or when NO determination in step S15 (reservation mode is reserved dispatch) mode), the car control unit 63 performs reserved vehicle allocation operation (step S19). In this process, the elevator car control unit 63 performs operation control corresponding to the currently set reservation mode. After the process of step S19, the machine control unit 63 performs the process of step S22, which will be described later.

Here, returning to the process of step S14, when the elevator car control unit 63 determines in step S14 that the reservation mode is the electro-moving mode (when step S14 determines YES), the elevator car control unit 63 It is determined whether or not the internal control is valid (step S20). Specifically, the elevator car control unit 63 determines that the elevator movement grace period (see FIG. 13) occurs in the current reservation operation status, and the general user's operation of the floor button unit 43 in the car unit 10 becomes valid. determine whether or not This process is performed by the machine operation switching section 81 in the machine control section 63 .

When the elevator car control unit 63 determines in step S20 that the intra-car control is not effective (NO in step S20), the elevator car control unit 63 performs the processing of step S22 described later.

On the other hand, when the elevator car control unit 63 determines in step S20 that the in-car control is effective (when step S20 determines YES), the elevator car control unit 63 outputs the in-car information (operation information for the floor button unit 43). etc.) is received (step S21). In the process of step S21, the stop registration at the floor designated by the operation of the floor button portion 43 in the car portion 10 is permitted. At this time, in order to comply with the departure reservation time of the current reservation, only the button registration for the intermediate floor from the current floor to the boarding floor (reservation floor) of the current reservation is valid. The process of step S21 is executed by the car operation switching unit 81 based on the information in the car (operation information for the floor button unit 43, etc.) received via the presentation control unit 83. FIG.

After the process of step S21 or step S19, or when the determination in step S20 is NO, the elevator car control section 63 causes the information presentation section 41 in the car section 10 and the information presentation section 24 provided in the elevator hall 101 to Information is presented (step S22). Specifically, in this process, information about the type of reservation mode and registered reservation information are presented. This processing is performed by the presentation control section 83 in the machine control section 63 .

Next, the car control unit 63 outputs a hoist command to the destination floor (boarding floor, destination floor, or intermediate floor) to the motor/car control unit 84 (step S23). The hoisting section 11 is driven by this hoisting command, and the car section 10 is moved (dispatched) to the destination floor. This process is performed by the machine operation switching section 81 in the machine control section 63 .

Next, the car control unit 63 determines whether or not the car unit 10 has arrived at the destination floor (step S24).

In step S24, when the elevator car control unit 63 determines that the car unit 10 has not arrived at the destination floor (NO determination in step S24), the elevator car control unit 63 returns the process to step S23, The processing after step S23 is repeated. On the other hand, when the elevator car control unit 63 determines in step S24 that the car unit 10 has arrived at the destination floor (when step S24 determines YES), the elevator car control unit 63 determines that there is no other destination floor (registered (step S25). This determination process is performed based on registered in-car information, reservation information, and the like.

In step S25, when the elevator car control unit 63 determines that there is another destination floor (NO determination in step S25), the elevator car control unit 63 returns the processing to step S23, and the processing after step S23. repeat. On the other hand, when the elevator car control unit 63 determines in step S25 that there is no other destination floor (when the determination in step S25 is YES), the elevator car control unit 63 determines whether or not the process is finished (step S26). Specifically, the machine controller 63 determines whether or not the power is turned off.

In step S26, when the machine control unit 63 determines that the processing is not completed (NO in step S26), the machine control unit 63 returns the process to step S11, and repeats the processes after step S11. That is, while the operation control system 2 is in operation, the processes of steps S11 to S26 described above are repeated. On the other hand, when the elevator car control unit 63 determines in step S26 that the process has ended (when the determination in step S26 is YES), the elevator car control unit 63 ends the operation control process.

[effect]
As described above, in the operation control system 2 (elevator system 100) of the elevator 1 of the present embodiment, the information necessary for the reserved dispatch operation of the elevator 1 stored in the shared memory unit 64 is sent to the service system network processing unit 61. It is shared with the machine controller 63 . Therefore, the service system network processing unit 61 only needs to generate the information about the type of reservation mode and the hall/car dispatch command, and the elevator 1 can be reserved and dispatched according to the schedule without changing the control of the conventional elevator car control unit 63. can do.

In addition, the operation control system 2 (elevator system 100) of the elevator 1 of this embodiment also provides the following effects. Normally, in a system that can reserve and dispatch elevators, if general users are allowed to board during reservation and dispatch operation, for example, the car section that arrives at the reserved floor is full, or after arriving at the reserved floor, general users cannot use it. A situation can occur where a person is full of people. In this case, a problem may arise that the reserved user cannot get on. As a method for solving such a problem, it is conceivable to set a limitation such that only reserved users can board the reserved dispatch operation. However, with such restrictions, reserved users can smoothly board elevators, but general users cannot board, so not only is the capacity of elevator 1 degraded, but the level of satisfaction of general users is also reduced. problems can arise.

On the other hand, in the operation control system 2 of the elevator 1 of the present embodiment, the start timing of the electric movement mode and the control period of the reservation dispatch mode are set so that the scheduled departure time and estimated arrival time of the registered reservation are observed. preset. Specifically, in the control period of the reservation dispatch mode, the travel time is set in the case where the car unit 10 stops at all intermediate floors between the boarding floor (reservation floor) and the destination floor. In the dispatch mode, it is possible for general users to use (get in and/or get off) on the middle floor. In addition, in the elevator movement mode, not only is the car unit 10 directly dispatched to the boarding floor (reservation floor) depending on the driving situation, but if there is an elevator movement grace period, general users Use (getting off) can also be enabled. Therefore, in the operation control system 2 (elevator system 100) of the elevator 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the dispatch ability of the elevator 1, and the deterioration of the satisfaction of both the reservation user and the general user. can be suppressed. That is, in this embodiment, not only can both reservation users and general users board the elevator, but also it is possible to achieve both the dispatching capacity of the elevator and the satisfaction level of general users.

In addition, each configuration, function, processing unit, etc. related to the control of the operation control system 2 (elevator system 100) of the elevator 1 described above may be implemented in hardware by designing a part or all of them, for example, with an integrated circuit. may be Further, each configuration, function, etc. related to the control described above may be realized by a processor interpreting and executing a program for realizing each function, that is, by software. Information (data) such as programs, tables, and files that implement each function can be stored in recording devices such as memories, hard disks, and SSDs, or recording media such as IC cards, SD cards, and DVDs.

<Various modifications and application examples>
Although the operation control system 2 (elevator system 100) and the operation control method for the elevator 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The configuration of the present invention can take various other modifications and application configurations without departing from the gist of the present invention described in the claims. For example, the following various modifications and applications are also included in the present invention.

[Modification 1]
In the operation control system 2 of the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the sensor unit 26 for discriminating a reservation user is configured by a monitoring camera or the like, but the present invention is not limited to this. Any device can be used as the sensor unit 26 as long as it can output sensing data that can determine whether the user 102 is a reserved user.

FIG. 16 shows an example (modification 1) in which a mobile terminal of a reservation user (person) is used as the sensor unit 26 . In this example, the sensor signal acquisition unit 82 detects the radio waves 201 output from the mobile terminal 200 of the reservation user and determines that the reservation user has arrived. Therefore, in this case, the form of communication (communication path 27) between the sensor section 26 and the sensor signal acquisition section 82 is wireless communication.

The data transmitted by the radio wave 201 includes information that can identify the reservation user. Information that can identify the mobile terminal is included. In addition, in order to reliably identify the reservation user, the sensor signal acquisition unit 82 acquires both the information that can identify the mobile terminal used by the reservation user and the image information of the reservation user described in the above embodiment. can be

Also, in this example, when the reservation user is the robot 210 , a transmission function unit (not shown) for the radio waves 211 provided in the robot 210 can be used as the sensor unit 26 . In this case, the data transmitted by the radio wave 211 includes information that can identify the robot 210 , for example, identification information (ID information, etc.) of the robot 210 .

[Modification 2]
FIG. 17 shows a configuration example (modification 2) in which reservation users are discriminated in conjunction with the entrance gate 220 of users. In this case, the visitor detection function unit of the entrance gate 220 functions as the sensor unit 26 . In this case, the form of communication (communication path 27) between the sensor section 26 and the sensor signal acquisition section 82 may be wireless communication 221 or wired communication.

[Modification 3]
In the operation control system 2 that allows reserved boarding of the robot 210, the contents of the reservation information presented to the person and the contents of the reservation information presented to the robot 210 may be changed.

As described in the above embodiment, when the user is a person and both the reserved user and the general user are available, the information presentation unit 24 guides the reserved user first, and then the general user. Guide users. At this time, if the information presenting unit 24 presents (displays) information indicating usage restrictions (riding restrictions) (remaining number of people who can ride, etc.), there is a possibility that general users will feel uncomfortable. Therefore, the information presenting unit 24 (to the person) does not present such usage restriction (boarding restriction) information.

On the other hand, if the user is the robot 210, it is important for the robot 210 to execute the service according to the schedule. Therefore, it is preferable that the robot 210 is presented with the congestion status of the elevator 1 and the above-described use restriction information in order to make this determination. Therefore, in the configuration of this example, usage restriction information (detailed information) is presented to the robot 210 . As a method of presenting the usage restriction information to the robot 210, for example, a method of transmitting the usage restriction information to the robot 210 by wireless communication or the like can be used.

When the method of presenting various types of information including information related to the reservation information described above is adopted, information on usage restrictions that may cause discomfort to people is not presented, thereby suppressing troubles that may occur due to priority guidance for reserved users. be able to. On the other hand, since detailed information including usage restriction information is presented to the robot 210, the robot 210 can perform optimal scheduling.

[others]
In the above embodiment and various modifications, the integrated control unit 22 includes the service system network processing unit 61, the equipment control network processing unit 62, the machine control unit 63, and the shared memory unit 64. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the machine controller 63 and other components may be configured separately.

In the above embodiments and various modifications, an example was described in which information of one (or one) reserved user is registered with one piece of reservation information (see FIGS. 8 to 10). Not limited. For example, one piece of reservation information may be configured so that information of a plurality of persons (or groups) of reservation users can be registered.

Further, the operation control system 2 (elevator system 100) of the elevator 1 according to the above-described embodiment registers a reservation user when unlocking the entrance door in a facility such as an apartment building, and pre-dispatches the elevator 1. It can also be applied to various uses.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Elevator, 2... Operation control system, 10... Car part, 11... Hoisting part, 12... Rope, 13... Counterweight part, 20... Reservation system part, 21... Network part, 22... Integrated control part, 23... Hall Button part 24, 41... Information presentation part 24a, 41a... Information display part 24b, 41b... Audio output part 25, 40... Door part 26... Sensor part 27, 28, 29, 30... Communication path, 51 Reservation information unit 52 Reservation registration unit 53 Reservation display unit 61 Service system network processing unit 62 Equipment control network processing unit 63 Unit control unit 64 Shared memory unit 71 Reservation status Storage unit 72 Packet processing unit 73 Hall/car dispatch command generation unit 74 Reservation mode generation unit 81 Machine operation switching unit 82 Sensor signal acquisition unit 83 Presentation control unit 84 Motor / Car control unit 85 Hall signal acquisition unit 100 Elevator system 101 Elevator hall 102 User 200 Portable terminal 210 Robot

Claims (9)

In an elevator operation control system capable of controlling reserved operation of elevators,
a reservation system unit capable of reserving dispatch of the elevator;
an operation control unit capable of executing reservation operation control of the elevator corresponding to the information reserved by the reservation system unit;
a sensor unit that acquires information that can identify a reservation user;
A presentation unit that guides the user to the reserved operation ,
As a control mode for the reserved operation control of the elevator, a first control mode in which the elevator is dispatched to the reserved boarding floor based on the information reserved by the reservation system unit, and a control mode in which the elevator arrives at the reserved boarding floor. After that, a second control mode for determining whether or not the reserved user has arrived at the reserved boarding floor based on the information acquired by the sensor unit, and a second control mode for allocating the elevator to the reserved destination floor. A third control mode is provided to
The operation control unit generates information about the type of the control mode according to the status of the reserved operation, and performs operation control in the corresponding control mode based on the generated information about the type of the control mode. ,
In the operation control in the first control mode, the presentation unit presents information on the reserved boarding floor and destination floor,
In the operation control in the second control mode, the presentation unit provides boarding guidance to the reserved user before boarding guidance to general users,
In the operation control in the third control mode, the operation control unit, when it is determined that the reservation user has arrived in the operation control in the second control mode, or when the operation control in the second control mode is started dispatching the elevator to the reserved destination floor when the time from has passed the maximum determination period as to whether or not the reservation user has arrived;
The presentation unit has a display unit that displays guidance information and an audio unit that outputs the guidance information by voice,
When the user is a robot, the operation control unit presents the elevator usage restriction information to the robot, and the presenting unit does not present the elevator usage restriction information that occurs in reserved operation.
An elevator operation control system characterized by: The maximum determination period of whether or not the user has arrived, which is set in the operation control of the second control mode of the current reservation, is from the reservation time of the next reservation to the next reservation from the destination floor of the current reservation. From the value obtained by subtracting the shortest travel time of the said elevator from the boarding floor of the current reservation to the destination floor of the current reservation, the reservation time of the current reservation is further subtracted. 2. The elevator operation control system according to claim 1, wherein the value is a constant value. In the operation control in the second control mode, when it is determined that the reservation user has arrived before the maximum determination period has elapsed from the start of the operation control, at that time, the operation control unit , the control mode is switched from the second control mode to the third control mode, and the elevator can be stopped at an intermediate floor from the boarding floor of the current reservation to the destination floor of the current reservation. 3. The elevator operation control system according to claim 2 . The information that enables identification of the reservation user acquired by the sensor unit includes at least one of image information of the reservation user and information that enables identification of the mobile terminal used by the reservation user. 2. The elevator operation control system according to claim 1. The reservation system section includes a reservation registration section capable of registering, as reservation information, a departure reservation time, boarding floor, destination floor, weight and size of the reservation user, and a reservation display section that displays the reception status of the reservation. The elevator operation control system according to claim 1, characterized by comprising: 6. The elevator operation control system according to claim 5 , wherein the reservation display unit can display change characteristics of the reservation number of people with respect to time. 2. The elevator according to claim 1, wherein when the reservation user is a robot, reservation information is registered in the reservation system unit based on at least one of operation information and scheduling information of the robot. operation control system. In an elevator system including an elevator and capable of controlling reserved operation of the elevator,
a reservation system unit capable of reserving dispatch of the elevator;
an operation control unit capable of executing reservation operation control of the elevator corresponding to the information reserved by the reservation system unit;
a sensor unit that acquires information that can identify a reservation user;
A presentation unit that guides the user to the reserved operation ,
As a control mode for the reserved operation control of the elevator, a first control mode in which the elevator is dispatched to the reserved boarding floor based on the information reserved by the reservation system unit, and a control mode in which the elevator arrives at the reserved boarding floor. After that, a second control mode for determining whether or not the reserved user has arrived at the reserved boarding floor based on the information acquired by the sensor unit, and a second control mode for allocating the elevator to the reserved destination floor. A third control mode is provided to
The operation control unit generates information about the type of the control mode according to the status of the reserved operation, and performs operation control in the corresponding control mode based on the generated information about the type of the control mode. ,
In the operation control in the first control mode, the presentation unit presents information on the reserved boarding floor and destination floor,
In the operation control in the second control mode, the presentation unit provides boarding guidance to the reserved user before boarding guidance to general users,
In the operation control in the third control mode, the operation control unit, when it is determined that the reservation user has arrived in the operation control in the second control mode, or when the operation control in the second control mode is started dispatching the elevator to the reserved destination floor when the time from has passed the maximum determination period as to whether or not the reservation user has arrived;
The presentation unit has a display unit that displays guidance information and an audio unit that outputs the guidance information by voice,
When the user is a robot, the operation control unit presents the elevator usage restriction information to the robot, and the presenting unit does not present the elevator usage restriction information that occurs in reserved operation.
An elevator system characterized by: In an elevator operation control method in which an operation control system capable of controlling reserved operation of an elevator is used,
The operation control system includes a reservation system unit capable of reserving dispatch of the elevator, an operation control unit capable of executing reservation operation control of the elevator corresponding to the information reserved by the reservation system unit, and a reservation user. a sensor unit that acquires identifiable information;
A presentation unit that guides the user to the reserved operation ,
As a control mode for the reserved operation control of the elevator, a first control mode in which the elevator is dispatched to the reserved boarding floor based on the information reserved by the reservation system unit, and a control mode in which the elevator arrives at the reserved boarding floor. After that, a second control mode for determining whether or not the reserved user has arrived at the reserved boarding floor based on the information acquired by the sensor unit, and a second control mode for allocating the elevator to the reserved destination floor. A third control mode is provided to
The operation control unit generates information about the type of the control mode according to the status of the reserved operation, and performs operation control in the corresponding control mode based on the generated information about the type of the control mode. ,
In the operation control in the first control mode, the presentation unit presents information on the reserved boarding floor and destination floor,
In the operation control in the second control mode, the presentation unit provides boarding guidance to the reserved user before boarding guidance to general users,
In the operation control in the third control mode, the operation control unit, when it is determined that the reservation user has arrived in the operation control in the second control mode, or when the operation control in the second control mode is started dispatching the elevator to the reserved destination floor when the time from has passed the maximum determination period as to whether or not the reservation user has arrived;
The presentation unit has a display unit that displays guidance information and an audio unit that outputs the guidance information by voice,
When the user is a robot, the operation control unit presents the elevator usage restriction information to the robot, and the presenting unit does not present the elevator usage restriction information that occurs in reserved operation.
An elevator operation control method characterized by:

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