JP7359282B1 - elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an elevator system that can control the entrance of moving objects to a security floor. SOLUTION: In an elevator system 1, a security management device 22 manages restrictions on registration of calls for a car 10 of an elevator 4 to stop at a security floor. When the security management device 22 receives from the mobile object control device 3 a valid cancellation request for the restriction on the registration of calls to the security floor, it issues a command to cancel the restriction on the registration of calls in which the car 10 stops at the security floor. It is transmitted to the elevator control device 17. Based on the information on the status of the elevator 4 transmitted from the elevator control device 17, the relay device 21 determines whether there are other users in the car 10 when the car 10 stops at the security floor in response to a call from the mobile object 2. The relay of the request for registration of a call to the security floor transmitted from the mobile object control device 3 to the elevator control device 17 is controlled so as to suppress the above. [Selection diagram] Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD This disclosure relates to elevator systems.

Patent Document 1 discloses an example of an elevator system. The elevator system includes a moving body and an elevator. Elevators are installed in buildings with security floors. The elevator is wirelessly connected to the mobile object. When a mobile object gets into an elevator car, it generates car call registration request information with the security floor as the destination floor and wirelessly transmits it to the elevator. Only mobile objects are allowed to enter the security floor, and general users are not allowed to enter. When the elevator obtains the registration request information from the mobile object, if it recognizes that there is no general user from the image of the camera installed in the car, it registers the car call of the mobile object.

JP2020-93883A

In the elevator system described in Patent Document 1, the security of the security floor is ensured by restricting entry to the security floor to moving objects. Therefore, in the elevator system, a call to a security floor of a mobile object is registered without being subject to security restrictions when there are no users. In other words, entry of mobile objects to the security floor is not controlled.

The present disclosure relates to solving such problems. The present disclosure provides an elevator system that can manage access to a security floor even for moving objects.

An elevator system according to the present disclosure includes a mobile object control device that controls the movement of a mobile object that can ride in an elevator car provided in a facility having multiple floors in the facility, and that collects information on the status of the elevator. and an elevator control device that controls the operation of the elevator, a security management device that manages registration restrictions for calls in which the car stops at a security floor among the plurality of floors, and a transmission from the mobile object control device. a relay device that relays a registration request for a call to the elevator control device, and relays information on the elevator status transmitted from the elevator control device to the mobile object control device, the security management device , when receiving a valid cancellation request for the security floor from the mobile object control device, transmits a command to the elevator control device to cancel the restriction on registration of a call in which the car stops at the security floor; The device is configured to move the elevator to the security floor so as to suppress the presence of other users in the elevator when the elevator stops at the security floor in response to a call from the mobile object. The relay device controls relaying of the registration request for a call to the elevator control device, the elevator includes a plurality of the cars, and the relay device transmits information on the states of the plurality of cars as information on the state of the elevator. Based on a storage unit that stores information for each car and information on the state of the car that is stored in the storage unit, candidate cars that have no car call registered and are stopped in no direction are selected from among the plurality of cars. a first determination unit that makes a determination; and a stop floor on the way from the current position of the registered car to the security floor where the registered car stops in response to the call of the mobile object, with respect to the registered car in which the call of the mobile object is registered among the plurality of cars; , detect the opening of the car door of the registered car on the intermediate stop floor and an additional car call, and detect the floor between the additional destination floor of the additional car call and the security floor as seen from the intermediate stop floor. A second determination unit that determines the front-back relationship of the floor .
An elevator system according to the present disclosure includes a mobile object control device that controls the movement of a mobile object that can ride in an elevator car provided in a facility having multiple floors in the facility, and that collects information on the status of the elevator. and an elevator control device that controls the operation of the elevator, a security management device that manages registration restrictions for calls in which the car stops at a security floor among the plurality of floors, and a transmission from the mobile object control device. a relay device that relays a registration request for a call to the elevator control device, and relays information on the elevator status transmitted from the elevator control device to the mobile object control device, the security management device , when receiving a valid cancellation request for the security floor from the mobile object control device, transmits a command to the elevator control device to cancel the restriction on registration of a call in which the car stops at the security floor; The device is configured to move the elevator to the security floor so as to suppress the presence of other users in the elevator when the elevator stops at the security floor in response to a call from the mobile object. The mobile object control device includes a position detection unit that detects position information of a user in the car in which the mobile object is boarding. , when the proximity of the user's position detected by the position detection unit to the car door of the car is closer than the proximity of the mobile object to the car door of the car, the mobile object control device controls the security After transmitting a restriction restoration request for the destination floor to the security management device, the security management device outputs a call registration cancellation request to the elevator control device through the relay device, and the security management device transmits the restriction restoration request for the destination floor. When a request is received from the mobile object control device, a command is sent to the elevator control device to restore the restriction on registration of calls in which the car stops at the destination floor.
An elevator system according to the present disclosure includes a mobile object control device that controls the movement of a mobile object that can ride in an elevator car provided in a facility having multiple floors in the facility, and that collects information on the status of the elevator. and an elevator control device that controls the operation of the elevator, a security management device that manages registration restrictions for calls in which the car stops at a security floor among the plurality of floors, and a transmission from the mobile object control device. a relay device that relays a registration request for a call to the elevator control device, and relays information on the elevator status transmitted from the elevator control device to the mobile object control device, the security management device , when receiving a valid cancellation request for the security floor from the mobile object control device, transmits a command to the elevator control device to cancel the restriction on registration of a call in which the car stops at the security floor; The device is configured to move the elevator to the security floor so as to suppress the presence of other users in the elevator when the elevator stops at the security floor in response to a call from the mobile object. controls the relay of the registration request of the call to the elevator control device, and the mobile object control device alights from the car when the mobile object alights from the car to the destination floor that is the security floor. The device includes a warning unit that issues a warning when a user is detected.
An elevator system according to the present disclosure includes a mobile object control device that controls the movement of a mobile object that can ride in an elevator car provided in a facility having multiple floors in the facility, and that collects information on the status of the elevator. and an elevator control device that controls the operation of the elevator, a security management device that manages registration restrictions for calls in which the car stops at a security floor among the plurality of floors, and a transmission from the mobile object control device. a relay device that relays a registration request for a call to the elevator control device, and relays information on the elevator status transmitted from the elevator control device to the mobile object control device, the security management device , when receiving a valid cancellation request for the security floor from the mobile object control device, transmits a command to the elevator control device to cancel the restriction on registration of a call in which the car stops at the security floor; The device is configured to move the elevator to the security floor so as to suppress the presence of other users in the elevator when the elevator stops at the security floor in response to a call from the mobile object. The mobile object control device controls the relay of the registration request of the call to the elevator control device, and after the car stops at the destination floor which is the security floor and the car door opens, the mobile object control device is disembarked from the car at a landing on the destination floor, and the moving body is stopped in front of a landing door of the landing on the destination floor until the car door of the car is closed.

With the elevator system according to the present disclosure, entry into the security floor can be managed even for moving objects.

1 is a configuration diagram of an elevator system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a main part of an elevator control device according to a first embodiment; FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the elevator system according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the elevator system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating an example of a situation in which a moving object gets into a car in the elevator system according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the elevator system according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the elevator system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating an example of a situation in which a moving object gets off the car in the elevator system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating an example of a situation in which a moving object gets off the car in the elevator system according to the first embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Modes for implementing the subject matter of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each figure, the same or corresponding parts are given the same reference numerals, and overlapping explanations are simplified or omitted as appropriate. Note that the subject of the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments, and modifications of any constituent elements of the embodiments or modifications of any constituent elements of the embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure. Can be omitted.

Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an elevator system 1 according to the first embodiment.

The elevator system 1 is applied to a facility. The facility is, for example, an indoor facility, an outdoor facility, or a complex of these facilities. A facility consists of, for example, one or more buildings. The facility may be a part of a building, for example. In a facility, multiple floors are provided.

A mobile body 2 operates in the facility. A plurality of mobile bodies 2 may be in operation at the facility. The mobile object 2 is, for example, a device such as a robot or a mobility device that autonomously moves around a facility. In this example, the mobile object 2 is equipped with a sensor and a camera. The mobile object 2 is equipped with functions such as user detection using sensors, cameras, and the like. In this example, the movement of the mobile body 2 in the facility is remotely controlled by the mobile body control device 3. The mobile body control device 3 is, for example, a server device that manages the movement of the mobile body 2 and the services provided by the mobile body 2. A part or all of the mobile body control device 3 may be located in the facility or outside the facility. Some or all of the functions of the mobile control device 3 may be implemented on a virtual machine of a cloud service, or may be implemented using storage or processing resources on a cloud service. The mobile body 2 communicates with the mobile body control device 3 by wireless communication. The mobile body 2 and the mobile body control device 3 may be devices that form part of the elevator system 1 or may be external devices of the elevator system 1.

The elevator system 1 includes an elevator 4. Elevator 4 is provided in the facility. In the facility, a hoistway 5 for an elevator 4 is provided. The hoistway 5 is a space extending over a plurality of floors with the vertical direction as the longitudinal direction. In a facility, at least one floor is set as a security floor. The security floor is a floor where entry of users (people) and mobile objects 2 (devices) is controlled. In a facility, multiple floors may be set as security floors. The elevator 4 is used by users, the moving objects 2, and the like to move between a plurality of floors in a facility.

In the facility, a landing 6 for an elevator 4 is provided on each floor. The landing 6 is a place adjacent to the hoistway 5. A hall door 6a, a hall operation panel 7, a hall display panel 8, and a hall controller 9 are provided in the hall 6 of each floor. The landing door 6a is a door that partitions the hoistway 5 and the landing 6. The hall operation panel 7 is a device that receives operations from users in the hall 6. The hall operation panel 7 includes, for example, a hall call button equipped with a button light. The hall display board 8 is a device that displays information about the elevator 4 to users in the hall 6. The hall display board 8 includes, for example, an analog indicator, a digital indicator, a destination floor display, and the like. The hall controller 9 is a device that controls devices such as a hall operation panel 7 and a hall display panel 8 provided in the hall 6. The hall controller 9 is electrically connected to the hall operation panel 7 and the hall display panel 8 by, for example, a UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter).

The elevator 4 includes a car 10, a hoist 11, and a main rope 12. The car 10 is provided inside the hoistway 5. The car 10 is a device that transports users and the like riding inside the car 10 between a plurality of floors of the facility by traveling in the vertical direction on the hoistway 5. The load of the car 10 is supported by the main rope 12. The main rope 12 is wound around the drive sheave of the hoist 11. The hoist 11 is provided, for example, in the hoistway 5 or the machine room of the elevator 4. The hoist 11 causes the car 10 to travel in the vertical direction in the hoistway 5 by rotating the drive sheave and hoisting the main rope 12.

The car 10 includes a car door 13, a car operation panel 14, a car display panel 15, and a car controller 16. The car operation panel 14 and the car display panel 15 are provided inside the car 10. The car door 13 is a door that partitions the inside and outside of the car 10. The car door 13 is interlocked with the landing door 6a of the landing 6 of the floor so that when the car 10 stops at any floor, the user can get on and off between the landing 6 and the car 10. It is a device that opens and closes. The car operation panel 14 is a device that receives operations from a user inside the car 10. The car operation panel 14 includes, for example, a destination floor button equipped with a button light. The car display panel 15 is a device that displays information about the elevator 4 to users inside the car 10. The car display panel 15 includes, for example, an analog indicator, a digital indicator, a destination floor indicator, and the like. The car controller 16 is a device that controls devices provided in the car 10, such as a car operation panel 14 and a car display panel 15. The car controller 16 is electrically connected to the car operation panel 14 and the car display panel 15 by, for example, a UART.

The elevator 4 includes an elevator control device 17. The elevator control device 17 is provided, for example, in the hoistway 5 or the machine room of the elevator 4. The elevator control device 17 is a device that controls the operation of the elevator 4 and the like. The elevator control device 17 includes a communication section 18. The communication unit 18 is a part that is responsible for communicating with an external device of the elevator control device 17. The communication unit 18 is electrically connected to the hall controller 9 via a hall transmission cable 19, for example, by UART. The communication unit 18 is electrically connected to the car controller 16 via a car transmission cable 20, for example, by UART. Elevator control device 17 is electrically connected to hoisting machine 11 .

Control of the operation of the elevator 4 by the elevator control device 17 includes, for example, management of calls registered in the car 10. The calls in the elevator 4 include calls to the departure floor of the user or the mobile object 2 and calls to the destination floor. The call to the departure floor of the user is, for example, a landing call. The hall call operation is performed, for example, through the hall operation panel 7 at the hall 6 on the departure floor of the user. The call to the user's destination floor is, for example, a car call. The car call operation is performed, for example, through the car operation panel 14 in the car 10 in which the user rides. When a call operation by a user whose departure floor or destination floor is a floor other than a security floor is accepted, the elevator control device 17 registers the call of the user in the car 10. The control of the operation of the elevator 4 by the elevator control device 17 includes, for example, causing the car 10 to travel to the departure floor and destination floor of the user so that the car 10 responds to a call registered in the car 10. include.

Here, the elevator 4 may include a plurality of cars 10. Each car 10 is included in the same bank. When the elevator 4 includes a plurality of cars 10, the elevator control device 17 includes, for example, an individual car control panel that controls the running of each car 10, and a group control panel that allocates calls to each car 10. It consists of multiple devices including and.

The elevator system 1 includes a relay device 21. The relay device 21 is installed, for example, in a management room in a facility. The relay device 21 communicates with the mobile control device 3 using, for example, UDP/IP (User Datagram Protocol/Internet Protocol). Relay device 21 is electrically connected to communication section 18 of elevator control device 17 . The relay device 21 is, for example, an elevator security gateway device.

The elevator system 1 includes a security management device 22. The security management device 22 is installed, for example, in a management room in a facility. The security management device 22 communicates with the relay device 21 using, for example, UDP/IP. The security management device 22 is connected to the elevator control device 17 by, for example, a parallel line or a serial line via the relay device 21 . The security management device 22 is a device that manages security in a facility. The security management device 22 manages, for example, restrictions on registration by the elevator control device 17 of calls for the car 10 to stop at a security floor. In this example, the elevator control device 17 is restricted from accepting registrations of calls for the car 10 to stop at the security floor by users who are not permitted to enter the security floor. Here, the call for the car 10 to stop at the security floor is a call for the security floor to be the departure floor or destination floor. The security management device 22 outputs a restriction release command signal to the elevator control device 17 to release the restriction on registration by the elevator control device 17 of a call for the car 10 to stop at a security floor. Furthermore, the security management device 22 outputs a command signal to the elevator control device 17 to restore the restriction, thereby resetting the restriction on the registration by the elevator control device 17 of a call in which the car 10 stops at the security floor.

A verification terminal 23 is provided at the facility. The verification terminal 23 is a terminal device that reads verification information from, for example, a verification medium owned by a user. The verification medium is, for example, an information storage medium such as a card or a key. The verification information is, for example, an ID (IDentifier) that identifies the user. In the elevator system 1, the verification information is associated with security authority regarding, for example, permission to enter a security floor.

The security management device 22 is communicably connected to the verification terminal 23. The security management device 22 determines whether the user is permitted to enter the security floor based on the user's verification information read by the verification terminal 23 and the security authority linked to the verification information. do. For example, when reading the verification information of a user who is permitted to enter a security floor, the security management device 22 sends a command signal to the elevator control to release restrictions on registration of legitimate calls of the user to the security floor. The information is transmitted to the device 17. After the legitimate call of the user is registered, the security management device 22 transmits a command signal to the elevator control device 17 to restore restrictions on the registration of calls to the security floor.

The mobile body 2 transmits a request to register a call to the departure floor or destination floor of the mobile body 2 to the communication unit 18 of the elevator control device 17 via the mobile body control device 3 and the relay device 21 . When a request for registration of a call for a mobile object 2 whose departure or destination floor is a floor other than a security floor is received, the elevator control device 17 registers the call of the mobile object 2 in the car 10. Here, the call registration request by the mobile unit 2 includes verification information that identifies the mobile unit 2. In the elevator system 1, the verification information of the moving object 2 is linked to security authority regarding, for example, permission to enter a security floor.

The communication unit 18 can read the communication between the relay device 21 and the car operation panel 14 via the car transmission cable 20, so it can read the communication between the relay device 21 and the car operation panel 14 via the car transmission cable 20, so it can read the communication between the relay device 21 and the car operation panel 14 via the car transmission cable 20. Information on whether or not the data has been successfully transmitted can be obtained through serial transmission or the like. More specifically, when the user operates a destination floor button on the car operation panel 14, the communication unit 18 and the relay device 21 detect that the button has been operated by lighting the destination floor button. Further, a prohibition signal that prohibits registration of a call to a corresponding destination floor by operating a destination floor button may be transmitted from the elevator control device 17 to the car operating panel 14. At this time, the communication unit 18 and the relay device 21 can also acquire the prohibition signal. Note that a prohibition signal that prohibits the registration of a call that has a certain floor as the destination floor is transmitted to the car operation panel 14 of the car 10, for example, when the car 10 is stopped at that floor.

The relay device 21 constantly transmits information about a call to a destination floor or the like by the mobile object 2 to the car operation panel 14 and the car display panel 15 via the elevator control device 17 and the car transmission cable 20. The communication unit 18 can read communication between the relay device 21 and the car operation panel 14 via the car transmission cable 20, so it can serially transmit information about all the indicator codes of each indicator in the car 10. It can be obtained with.

The relay device 21 constantly transmits information about a call to a departure floor or the like by the mobile object 2 to the hall operating panel 7 and the hall display panel 8 via the elevator control device 17 and the hall transmission cable 19. The communication unit 18 can read the communication between the relay device 21 and the hall operation panel 7 via the hall transmission cable 19, so it can acquire information about all the indicator codes of each indicator in the hall 6 by serial transmission or the like. can do.

Here, in the elevator control device 17 of the elevator 4, etc., each floor of the facility is managed by an elevator management floor. The elevator management floor is, for example, a floor number assigned to each floor in the elevator 4. Furthermore, in the mobile object control device 3 and the like, each floor of the facility is managed by a building management floor. The building management floor is, for example, a floor number assigned to each floor in a system including the mobile object 2, or the like.

The communication unit 18 checks the indicator code and the elevator management floor based on the elevator management floor, and transmits the elevator management floor to the mobile object control device 3. By converting the elevator management floor to the building management floor, the mobile object 2 can recognize the departure floor and destination floor for which call registration is requested and the current position of the car 10.

The car operation panel 14 turns on the destination floor buttons in the order in which the physical destination floor buttons are connected, based on the information about the call to the destination floor, etc. received from the relay device 21, and according to the lighting information or the lights-off information from the lowest floor. Instruct. As a result, the destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor lights up.

The destination floor display of the car display panel 15 determines the elevator management floor for which the destination floor button is instructed to light up, based on the information about the call to the destination floor, etc., received from the relay device 21. The destination floor indicator uses the floor table information for the elevator management floor for which the lighting instruction is given to obtain the indicator code. The destination floor display displays the name of the floor corresponding to the indicator code on the screen as the name of the destination floor. Thereafter, the elevator control device 17 causes the car 10 to travel to the destination floor. At this time, the elevator control device 17 always transmits an indicator code corresponding to the current position of the car 10 to the car 10 via the car transmission cable 20. The same applies to analog indicators.

The mobile body 2 or the mobile body control device 3 recognizes that the car 10 has arrived at the departure floor of the mobile body 2 based on information acquired from the elevator control device 17 or the like via the relay device 21. At this time, for example, the mobile object control device 3 outputs a door opening request to the communication unit 18 in order to allow the mobile object 2 to board the car 10. The communication unit 18 transmits a door opening request to the car operation panel 14 through the elevator control device 17 or the like by serial transmission or parallel transmission, thereby realizing door opening control of the car door 13 by the moving body 2. The communication unit 18 can read the communication between the elevator control device 17 and the car operation panel 14 via the car transmission cable 20, so it cannot operate the door open button and door close button of the car operation panel 14 in the car 10. It is possible to obtain information as to whether or not the data has been transmitted through serial transmission or the like. Using the acquired information, the communication unit 18 transmits the door opening/closing information via the relay device 21 and the mobile object control device 3, so that the mobile object 2 can confirm whether the car door 13 is open. At this time, for example, the mobile object control device 3 can keep the car door 13 open by outputting a door-opening request for a preset time. The same applies to the request for closing the car door 13 after the moving object 2 gets on the car 10.

The mobile body control device 3 includes a position detection section 24 and a notification section 25.

The position detection unit 24 is a part equipped with a function of detecting position information of a user within the car 10 in which the moving object 2 is riding. The position detection unit 24 detects the user's position information using, for example, a sensor or a camera mounted on the moving body 2. The position detection unit 24 measures the distance between the moving body 2 and the car door 13 of the car 10, for example. The position detection unit 24 measures the distance between the user and the car door 13 of the car 10, for example. The position detection unit 24 detects information such as whether the user's position and the car door 13 of the car 10 are closer to each other than the moving object 2 and the car door 13 of the car 10.

The alarm unit 25 is a part equipped with a function of issuing a warning. The warning from the alarm unit 25 may be, for example, a report sent to a facility management room, or a warning announcement made audibly to users near the moving object 2 through a speaker mounted on the moving object 2. It may be.

The relay device 21 includes a storage section 26, a first determination section 27, and a second determination section 28.

The storage unit 26 is a part equipped with a function of storing information on the status of the elevator 4 relayed by the relay device 21. The status of the elevator 4 includes the lighting status of the button lights of the landing 6 and the car 10, the display status of the indicators of the landing 6 and the car 10, the running status including information such as the running direction or non-directional stop of the car 10, and the car door 13. This includes the open/closed status of the When the elevator 4 includes a plurality of cars 10, the storage unit 26 stores information on the state of each car 10 for each car 10 as information on the state of the elevator 4. The information on the state of the car 10 includes the lighting state of the button light of the car 10, the display state of the indicator of the car 10, the running state of the car 10, the opening/closing state of the car door 13 of the car 10, and the like.

The first determination unit 27 is a part equipped with a function of determining whether a user is not riding in the car 10. The first determination unit 27 makes a determination based on, for example, information on the state of the car 10 stored in the storage unit 26. For example, when a car call is not registered for the car 10 and the car 10 is stopped in no direction, the first determination unit 27 determines that no user is riding in the car 10. . When the elevator 4 includes a plurality of cars 10, the first determination unit 27 determines a car 10 in which no user is boarding among the plurality of cars 10 as a candidate car. The candidate car is a car 10 among the plurality of cars 10 that is a candidate for registering a call for the mobile object 2 .

The second determination unit 28 is equipped with a function of determining the positional relationship between the stop floor according to the call of the mobile object 2 and other stop floors for the registered car in which the call of the mobile object 2 is registered among the plurality of cars 10. This is the part to do. The second determination unit 28 makes a determination based on, for example, information on the state of the car 10 stored in the storage unit 26. In this example, the second determination unit 28 makes a determination when the floor where the car 10 is stopped due to the call from the mobile object 2 is a security floor. The second determination unit 28 detects a stop floor on the way from the current position of the registered car to the stop floor called by the mobile object 2 . An intermediate stop floor is a floor at which the train stops, for example, when a user calls for a landing. The second determination unit 28 detects the opening of the car door 13 of the registered car at the intermediate stop floor. The second determination unit 28 detects a car call operation for additionally registering a destination floor in a registered car, which is performed on the car operation panel 14 at an intermediate stop floor. The second determination unit 28 determines the floor relationship between the destination floor additionally registered by the car call and the stop floor by the call of the mobile object 2 as seen from the stop floor on the way. That is, the second determination unit 28 determines whether or not the additional destination floor is a floor at which the moving object 2 stops before the called stop floor when viewed from the intermediate stop floor.

More specifically, an example will be described in which a call is registered for the mobile object 2 to board the car 10 from the 6th floor, which is the security floor, and the current position of the car 10 is below the 6th floor. When the car 10 stops on the second floor below the sixth floor in response to a user's call, the second determination unit 28 detects the second floor as an intermediate stop floor. The second determination unit 28 detects a destination floor registration operation performed on the car operation panel 14 by a user who has boarded the car 10 from the second floor. When the 5th floor is additionally registered as the destination floor on the car operation panel 14, the second determination unit 28 determines that the 5th floor, which is the additional destination floor, is the 5th floor of the mobile object 2 when viewed from the 2nd floor, which is the intermediate stop floor. It is determined that the floor is to be stopped before the 6th floor, which is the floor where the vehicle stops due to a call. On the other hand, when the 8th floor is additionally registered as the destination floor on the car operation panel 14, the second determination unit 28 determines that the 8th floor, which is the additional destination floor, is the moving It is determined that the floor is to be stopped after the 6th floor, which is the stopping floor according to call number 2.

Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the elevator control device 17 will be described using FIG. 2.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the main parts of the elevator control device 17 according to the first embodiment.

The elevator control device 17 includes a ROM 17a (ROM: Read Only Memory), a RAM 17b (RAM: Random Access Memory), and an EEPROM 17c (EEPROM: Electrically Erasable Programmable). Read-Only Memory) and CPU17d (CPU: Central Processing Unit). Be prepared. The ROM 17a stores programs executed on the elevator control device 17. The RAM 17b stores work information such as temporary storage of communication packet data. The EEPROM 17c stores information such as playback command data and command response data. The CPU 17d executes a program stored in the ROM 17a and communicates with the mobile control device 3 and the relay device 21. In this way, each function of the elevator control device 17 is realized by a processing circuit including a storage device such as a ROM 17a, a RAM 17b, and an EEPROM 17c, and a processing device such as a CPU 17d. Part or all of the processing circuit may be configured by dedicated hardware. Part or all of the processing circuit may be configured by software, firmware, or the like.

The functions of each device in the elevator system 1, such as the mobile control device 3, the relay device 21, and the security management device 22, are also realized by processing circuits installed in each device, similarly to the elevator control device 17.

In the elevator system 1, for example, each device such as the elevator control device 17, the mobile object control device 3, the relay device 21, and the security management device 22 reads a program recorded on a recording medium and operates according to the program. Execute each function. The recording medium that records the program may be built into the processing circuit of each device, or may be connected to each device, or may be connected to a reading device such as a drive of each device. The information may be read out by the following. The program may be a software package that includes a plurality of pieces of software that operate on each of the plurality of devices that make up the elevator system 1.

Next, an example of the operation of the elevator system 1 when the mobile object 2 boards the car 10 from the departure floor, which is the security floor, will be described using FIGS. 3 and 4.
3A and 3B are flowcharts illustrating an example of the operation of the elevator system 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of a situation in which the moving object 2 gets on the car 10 in the elevator system 1 according to the first embodiment.

When the moving object 2 boards the car 10 from the departure floor, the elevator system 1 prevents users who are not authorized to enter the departure floor from getting on and off the car 10. The elevator 4 in this example includes a plurality of cars 10.

In step S301 in FIG. 3A, the mobile object 2 moving between floors using the elevator 4 requests the mobile object control device 3 to send a call registration request when arriving at the landing 6 on the departure floor. . The mobile object control device 3 outputs a request for registration of a call to the departure floor of the mobile object 2 to the relay device 21 . After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S302.

In step S<b>302 , the relay device 21 periodically receives the status of the elevator 4 from the elevator control device 17 and stores it in the storage unit 26 . The relay device 21 transmits the status of the elevator 4 received from the elevator control device 17 to the mobile body control device 3 at regular intervals. The processing in step S302 may be performed in parallel with the processing in other steps. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S303.

Here, the relay device 21 determines whether the departure floor for which the mobile control device 3 is requested to register a call is a security floor, for example, as follows. The relay device 21 transmits a call registration request for the mobile object control device 3 to the elevator control device 17 . Thereafter, based on a signal obtained from the elevator control device 17 or the like, if the button light on the hall operation panel 7 or the car operation panel 14 remains off, the departure floor of the mobile object 2 is determined to be the security floor based on the signal. It is determined that Alternatively, when the elevator control device 17 outputs a prohibition signal that prohibits the registration of a call to the departure floor of the mobile object 2, the relay device 21 controls whether the departure floor of the mobile object 2 is secured based on the prohibition signal. It may also be determined whether or not it is a floor. In this example, since the departure floor of the mobile body 2 is a security floor, the relay device 21 instructs the mobile body control device 3 to request security cancellation as follows.

In step S303, the first determination unit 27 determines whether there is any car 10 among the plurality of cars 10 that has no car call registered and is stopped in a directionless manner. If there is no car 10 that meets the conditions, the elevator system 1 proceeds to step S302 again. On the other hand, if there is a car 10 that meets the conditions, the first determination unit 27 determines the car 10 as a candidate car, and the elevator system 1 proceeds to step S304. As a result, the car 10 with no user inside is determined as a candidate car.

In step S304, the mobile control device 3 transmits a security release request to the security management device 22 for the departure floor, which is the security floor. At this time, the mobile control device 3 may transmit a cancellation request via the relay device 21. The security floor release request output from the mobile object control device 3 may include verification information of the mobile object 2, for example. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S305.

In step S305, the security management device 22 confirms whether the security level release request output from the mobile object control device 3 is valid. For example, when the security management device 22 determines that the moving object 2 is permitted to enter the security floor based on the verification information of the moving object 2 included in the cancellation request, the security management device 22 determines that the cancellation request is legitimate. It is determined that If the cancellation request is valid, the security management device 22 transmits a response to the cancellation request to the mobile object control device 3 to permit the cancellation. On the other hand, if the cancellation request is not valid, the security management device 22 transmits a response to the cancellation request to the mobile control device 3 to refuse the cancellation. At this time, the security management device 22 may transmit a response to the mobile control device 3 via the relay device 21. When the security management device 22 receives a valid cancellation request from the mobile object control device 3, it transmits a restriction cancellation command to the elevator control device 17. The elevator control device 17 continues to release security on the security floor until it receives a command to restore restrictions from the security management device 22. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S306.

In step S306, when the mobile object control device 3 receives a security release permission response from the security management device 22, it outputs a request to register a call to the departure floor of the mobile object 2 to the relay device 21. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S307.

In step S307, the relay device 21 requests the elevator control device 17 to register the call of the mobile object 2. At this time, the relay device 21 relays the call registration request for the mobile object 2 to the elevator control device 17 so that the car 10 determined as a candidate car by the first determination unit 27 is registered as a registered car. For example, when the elevator control device 17 includes each car control panel corresponding to each car 10, the relay device 21 relays the registration request to each car control panel corresponding to the candidate car. Note that when the first determination unit 27 determines a plurality of cars 10 as candidate cars, the relay device 21 may select one of the cars 10 and relay the call registration request. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S308 in FIG. 3B.

In step S308 of FIG. 3B, the second determination unit 28 detects the floor at which the mobile object 2 stops on the way from the current position of the registered car to the departure floor based on the information on the state of the car 10 stored in the storage unit 26. . If an intermediate stop floor is detected, the elevator system 1 advances to step S309. On the other hand, if no intermediate stop floor is detected, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S314.

In step S309, the second determination unit 28 determines whether the destination floor additionally registered as an intermediate stop floor is a floor at which the moving body 2 stops before the departure floor when viewed from the intermediate stop floor. If the floor is not the one on which the moving object 2 will stop before the departure floor, the relay device 21 outputs a stop request to the moving object control device 3, and the elevator system 1 proceeds to step S310. On the other hand, in the case where the moving body 2 stops at the floor before the departure floor, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S314. Here, if there is no destination floor additionally registered among the intermediate stop floors, the elevator system 1 may proceed to the process of step S314.

In step S310, the mobile object control device 3 that has received the cancellation request from the relay device 21 transmits to the security management device 22 a request to restore the restriction on the departure floor of the mobile object 2, which is a security floor. At this time, the mobile control device 3 may transmit a restriction restoration request to the security management device 22 via the relay device 21. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S311.

In step S311, when the security management device 22 receives the restriction restoration request, it transmits a restriction restoration response to the restriction restoration request to the mobile object control device 3, and transmits a restriction restoration command to the elevator control device 17. . At this time, the elevator control device 17 resumes security restrictions on the departure floor, which is the security floor. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S312.

In step S312, the mobile object control device 3 outputs a registration cancellation request to the relay device 21 to cancel the registration of the call to the departure floor of the mobile object 2. Thereafter, as processing in step S313, the relay device 21 outputs a registration cancellation request for the registered car to the elevator control device 17. Here, the success or failure of registration of a call to the car 10 and its cancellation is detected in the relay device 21 based on, for example, the car status stored in the storage unit 26. If the call registration is successfully canceled, the relay device 21 notifies the mobile control device 3 of a retry. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S301 in FIG. 3A.

In step S314, the mobile object control device 3 determines whether the registered car has arrived at the departure floor of the mobile object 2. If the registered car has not arrived at the departure floor of the mobile object 2, the elevator system 1 proceeds to step S308. When the registered car arrives at the departure floor of the mobile object 2, it is generally assumed that no user is boarding the registered car. On the other hand, the elevator system 1 is designed to handle the case where a user who continues to ride in a registered car without registering a call attempts to get off at the departure floor of the mobile object 2, which is the security floor. Then, the process proceeds to step S315.

In step S315, the mobile object 2 waits in front of the landing door 6a at the landing 6 on the departure floor, as shown in FIG. 4, for example. The mobile object 2 determines whether there is a user who alights from the registered car that has stopped at the departure floor. The mobile object 2 detects a user getting off the registered car using, for example, a mounted sensor or camera. If there is a user getting off the elevator, the mobile body 2 notifies the mobile body control device 3 of the detection of the user, and the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S316. On the other hand, if there is no user getting off the elevator, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S320.

In step S316, the mobile object control device 3 outputs a request to continue opening the car door 13 for the registered car to the elevator control device 17 through the relay device 21. As a result, the mobile object control device 3 intentionally stops the operation of the registered car in the elevator 4. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S317.

In step S317, the alarm section 25 of the mobile object control device 3 continues to issue a warning. The warning issued by the alarm unit 25 may, for example, notify the facility management office of the possibility of unauthorized entry to the security floor, or may notify the facility's management office of the possibility of unauthorized entry to the security floor, or may notify users who are about to get off the vehicle that entry is restricted. It may also be something that notifies you that something is happening. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S318.

In step S318, the mobile object 2 determines whether the user has reboarded the registered car that has stopped at the departure floor of the mobile object 2. Note that the detection of the user's re-boarding is performed, for example, in combination with monitoring by the camera of the moving object 2, so that the value of the registered car load in the car state of the storage unit 26 becomes the same as the value before the warning was issued. The relay device 21 or the like may perform the process based on whether or not the request was made. If the user who tried to get off the elevator does not get on the elevator again, the alarm section 25 continues issuing the warning, and the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S319. On the other hand, when the user who was about to get off the vehicle gets on the vehicle again, the alarm unit 25 stops issuing the warning, and the mobile body 2 notifies the mobile body control device 3 . After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S320.

In step S319, the security management device 22 determines whether the verification terminal 23 provided at the landing 6 on the departure floor of the mobile object 2 has read preset management verification information. The management verification information is stored in, for example, a management key owned by the administrator. If the verification information has not been read, the elevator system 1 proceeds to step S317, and the alarm unit 25 continues issuing the warning. On the other hand, if the verification information is read, the security management device 22 notifies the mobile control device 3, and the alarm unit 25 stops issuing the warning. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S320.

In step S320, the mobile object control device 3 causes the mobile object 2 to ride in the registered car. After that, the processing of the elevator system 1 ends.

Next, an example of the operation of the elevator system 1 when the moving object 2 gets off the car 10 to a destination floor, which is a security floor, will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.
5A and 5B are flowcharts illustrating an example of the operation of the elevator system 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIGS. 6A and 6B are plan views showing an example of a situation in which the moving object 2 gets off the car 10 in the elevator system 1 according to the first embodiment.

The elevator system 1 prevents a user who is not authorized to enter the destination floor from getting on or off the car 10 when the moving object 2 gets off the car 10 at the destination floor. The elevator 4 in this example includes a plurality of cars 10.

Here, the registration of a call to the destination floor of the mobile object 2 is performed by a cancellation request and a call registration request to the destination floor, similar to the registration of a call to the departure floor. Note that the call registration request is made to the registered car, which is the car 10 in which the mobile object 2 rides. The process in FIG. 5 starts from a state in which the moving object 2 gets into the registration car and the registration of the call to the destination floor of the moving object 2 is completed.

In step S501 of FIG. 5A, the relay device 21 periodically receives the status of the elevator 4 from the elevator control device 17, and stores it in the storage unit 26. The relay device 21 transmits the status of the elevator 4 received from the elevator control device 17 to the mobile body control device 3 at regular intervals. The processing in step S501 may be performed in parallel with the processing in other steps. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S502.

In step S502, the second determination unit 28 detects the floor at which the moving object 2 stops on the way from the current position of the registered car to the destination floor based on the information on the state of the car 10 stored in the storage unit 26. If an intermediate stop floor is detected, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S503. On the other hand, if no intermediate stop floor is detected, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S512 in FIG. 5B.

In step S503, the second determination unit 28 determines whether the destination floor of the user additionally registered at the intermediate stop floor is a floor that the mobile object 2 stops at before the destination floor when viewed from the intermediate stop floor. judge. If the floor is not one to be stopped before the destination floor of the moving object 2, the elevator system 1 proceeds to step S504. On the other hand, if the floor is a floor that the moving object 2 will stop at before the destination floor, the elevator system 1 proceeds to step S512. Here, if there is no additionally registered destination floor among the intermediate stop floors, the elevator system 1 may proceed to the process of step S512 in FIG. 5B.

In step S504, the position detection unit 24 determines whether there is a user between the moving object 2 and the car door 13 of the registered car, which is the car 10 in which the moving object 2 is riding. For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the position detection unit 24 detects when the user's position and the car door 13 of the registered car are closer than the mobile object 2 and the car door 13 of the registered car. It is determined that there is a user between the moving object 2 and the car door 13 of the registered car. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6B, for example, if the proximity of the user's position to the car door 13 of the registered car is farther than the proximity of the mobile object 2 to the car door 13 of the registered car, the position detection unit 24 detects Then, it is determined that there is no user between the moving object 2 and the car door 13 of the registered car. If there is a user between the car door 13 and the car door 13, the elevator system 1 proceeds to step S505. On the other hand, if there is no user between the car door 13 and the car door 13, the elevator system 1 proceeds to step S512 in FIG. 5B.

In step S505, the mobile object control device 3 transmits a restriction restoration request for the destination floor of the mobile object 2, which is a security floor, to the security management device 22. At this time, the mobile control device 3 may transmit a restriction restoration request to the security management device 22 via the relay device 21. When receiving the restriction restoration request, the security management device 22 transmits a restriction restoration response to the restriction restoration request to the mobile object control device 3, and transmits a restriction restoration command to the elevator control device 17. At this time, the elevator control device 17 resumes security restrictions on the destination floor of the mobile object 2, which is a security floor. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S506.

In step S506, the mobile object control device 3 outputs a registration cancellation request to the relay device 21 to cancel the registration of the call to the destination floor of the mobile object 2. Thereafter, the relay device 21 outputs a registration cancellation request for the registered car to the elevator control device 17. Here, the success or failure of registration of a call to the car 10 and its cancellation is detected in the relay device 21 based on, for example, the car status stored in the storage unit 26. If the call registration is successfully canceled, the relay device 21 notifies the mobile control device 3 of a retry. The mobile object control device 3 that has received the retry notification causes the mobile object 2 to wait in the registered car. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S507.

In step S507, the first determination unit 27 determines whether a car call is not registered for the registered car in which the moving object 2 is waiting, the car is stopped in a directionless state, and the car door 13 is fully closed. Determine. If the registered car does not satisfy the condition, the elevator system 1 proceeds to step S507 again. On the other hand, if the registered car satisfies the condition, the elevator system 1 proceeds to step S508.

In step S508, the mobile object control device 3 resends the security release request to the security management device 22 for the destination floor of the mobile object 2, which is the security floor. At this time, the mobile control device 3 may transmit a cancellation request via the relay device 21. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S509.

In step S509, the security management device 22 confirms whether the security level release request output from the mobile object control device 3 is valid. If the cancellation request is valid, the security management device 22 transmits a response to the cancellation request to the mobile object control device 3 to permit the cancellation. When the security management device 22 receives a valid cancellation request from the mobile object control device 3, it transmits a restriction cancellation command to the elevator control device 17. The elevator control device 17 continues to release security on the security floor until it receives a command to restore restrictions from the security management device 22. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S510.

In step S510, when the mobile object control device 3 receives a security release permission response from the security management device 22, it outputs a request to register a call to the destination floor of the mobile object 2 to the relay device 21. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S511.

In step S511, the relay device 21 requests the elevator control device 17 to register the call of the mobile object 2 so that the car 10 in which the mobile object 2 is boarded and is waiting is registered as a registered car. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S501.

In step S512 of FIG. 5B, the mobile object control device 3 determines whether the registered car has arrived at the destination floor of the mobile object 2. If the registered car has not arrived at the destination floor of the mobile object 2, the elevator system 1 proceeds to step S501 in FIG. 5A. When the registered car arrives at the destination floor of the mobile object 2, it is generally assumed that no user is riding in the registered car. On the other hand, the elevator system 1 is designed to handle the case where a user who continues to ride in the registered car without registering a call attempts to get off the vehicle at the security floor, which is the destination floor of the mobile object 2. Then, the process proceeds to step S513.

In step S513, the mobile object control device 3 outputs a request to the elevator control device 17 to continue opening the car door 13 to the relay device 21. Thereafter, as processing in step S514, the relay device 21 outputs a door open continuation request to the elevator control device 17 for the registered car. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S515.

In step S515, the mobile object control device 3 causes the mobile object 2 to get off the vehicle from inside the registered car to the landing 6 of the destination floor. At this time, the moving object 2 may get off the vehicle while checking the open/closed states of the car door 13 and the landing door 6a using a mounted camera, sensor, or the like. The mobile object control device 3 causes the mobile object 2 that has disembarked at the landing 6 to stop in front of the landing door 6a, similar to the situation shown in FIG. 4, for example. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S516.

In step S516, after the mobile object 2 is disembarked from the registered car, the mobile object control device 3 outputs a door closing request for the car door 13 of the registered car to the elevator control device 17 via the relay device 21. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S517.

In step S517, the mobile object 2 determines whether there is a user getting off the registered car that has stopped at the destination floor. The mobile object 2 detects a user getting off the registered car using, for example, a mounted sensor or camera. If there are no users getting off the elevator, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S518. On the other hand, if there is a user getting off the elevator, the mobile body 2 notifies the mobile body control device 3 of the detection of the user, and the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S519.

In step S518, the relay device 21 determines whether the car door 13 of the registered car is fully closed. If the car door 13 is not fully closed, the elevator system 1 proceeds to step S517. On the other hand, when the car door 13 is fully closed, the relay device 21 notifies the mobile body control device 3, and the mobile body control device 3 starts the operation of the mobile body 2 at the destination floor. After that, the processing of the elevator system 1 ends.

In step S519, the mobile object control device 3 outputs a request to continue opening the car door 13 for the registered car to the elevator control device 17 through the relay device 21. As a result, the mobile object control device 3 intentionally stops the operation of the registered car in the elevator 4. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S520.

In step S520, the alarm section 25 of the mobile object control device 3 continues to issue a warning. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S521.

In step S521, the mobile object 2 determines whether the user has reboarded the registered car that has stopped at the destination floor of the mobile object 2. If the user who tried to get off the elevator does not get on the elevator again, the alarm unit 25 continues issuing the warning, and the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S522. On the other hand, when the user who was about to get off the elevator gets on the elevator again, the mobile body 2 notifies the mobile body control device 3, and the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S523.

In step S522, the security management device 22 determines whether the verification terminal 23 provided at the landing 6 on the destination floor of the mobile object 2 has read preset management verification information. The management verification information is stored in, for example, a management key owned by the administrator. If the verification information has not been read, the elevator system 1 proceeds to step S520, and the alarm unit 25 continues issuing the warning. On the other hand, if the verification information is read, the security management device 22 notifies the mobile object control device 3, and the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S523.

In step S523, the alarm unit 25 stops issuing the warning. After that, the elevator system 1 proceeds to the process of step S516.

As described above, the elevator system 1 according to the first embodiment includes the mobile object control device 3, the elevator control device 17, the security management device 22, and the relay device 21. The mobile object control device 3 controls the movement of the mobile object 2 in the facility. The elevator control device 17 collects information on the status of the elevator 4 and controls the operation of the elevator 4. The security management device 22 manages restrictions on registration of calls in which the car 10 stops at a security floor. The relay device 21 relays the call registration request sent from the mobile object control device 3 to the elevator control device 17 . The relay device 21 relays information on the status of the elevator 4 transmitted from the elevator control device 17 to the mobile object control device 3. When the security management device 22 receives from the mobile object control device 3 a valid cancellation request for the restriction on the registration of calls to the security floor, it issues a command to cancel the restriction on the registration of calls in which the car 10 stops at the security floor. It is transmitted to the elevator control device 17. Based on the information on the status of the elevator 4, the relay device 21 controls the security floor so as to suppress the presence of other users in the car 10 when the car 10 stops at the security floor in response to a call from the mobile object 2. Controls the relay of a call registration request to the elevator control device 17.

With such a configuration, for a security floor where call registration is normally restricted, the restriction is canceled when a valid cancellation request is output from the mobile body control device 3. As a result, entry of the mobile object 2 to the security floor can be appropriately managed. Further, the relay of the call registration request to the elevator control device 17 is controlled based on the information on the status of the elevator 4 collected by the elevator control device 17. Therefore, the elevator system 1 can be applied to elevators 4 in which the performance of the camera provided in the car 10 is not high and to elevators 4 in which no camera is provided in the car 10. Further, since the call registration request is controlled based on the state of the elevator 4, it is possible to prevent a user from illegally entering the security floor using a call from the mobile object 2. This ensures the security of the security floor.

Further, the elevator 4 includes a plurality of cars 10. The relay device 21 includes a storage section 26 and a first determination section 27. The storage unit 26 stores information on the status of a plurality of cars 10 for each car 10 as information on the status of the elevator 4. The first determining unit 27 determines a candidate car from among the plurality of cars 10 that has no car call registered and is stopped in no direction. When receiving the call registration request from the mobile object control device 3, the relay device 21 sends a registration request to the elevator control device 17 to mark the candidate car as a registered car based on the determination result by the first determination unit 27. Relay. When receiving a call registration cancellation request from the mobile object control device 3, the relay device 21 relays a registration cancellation request for the registered car to the elevator control device 17. In this way, since the car 10 in which no user is boarding is determined as a candidate car, when the car 10 stops at the departure floor in response to a call from the moving object 2, it is possible to know that there are other users in the car 10. suppressed.

Further, the relay device 21 includes a second determination section 28 . The second determination unit 28 detects, for the registered car in which the call of the mobile object 2 is registered, the floor at which the registered car stops on the way from the current position of the registered car to the security floor where the car stops in response to the call of the mobile object 2 . The second determination unit 28 detects the opening of the car door 13 of the registered car at the intermediate stop floor and an additional car call. The second determination unit 28 determines the floor relationship between the additional destination floor of the additional car call and the security floor as seen from the intermediate stop floor. Here, when the mobile body 2 is at the landing 6 of the departure floor, which is a security floor, a valid cancellation request for the departure floor is transmitted from the mobile body control device 3 to the security management device 22. Thereafter, when the second determination unit 28 detects an additional destination floor that is a floor after the departure floor when viewed from the intermediate stop floor, the relay device 21 outputs a cancellation request to the mobile object control device 3. When receiving the cancellation request, the mobile body control device 3 transmits a request for restoring restrictions for the departure floor to the security management device 22 and then outputs a call registration cancellation request to the elevator control device 17 through the relay device 21. When the security management device 22 receives a request to restore restrictions for the departure floor from the mobile object control device 3, it transmits to the elevator control device 17 a command to restore the restriction on registration of calls in which the car 10 stops at the departure floor. . In this way, when a user who gets on the registered car midway rides to the departure floor of the moving object 2, the call for the moving object 2 is canceled. This prevents other users from being present in the car 10 when the car 10 stops at the departure floor due to a call from the moving object 2.

Also, consider a case where the second determination unit 28 does not detect an additional destination floor that is a floor after the departure floor when viewed from the intermediate stop floor. At this time, when the mobile object 2 detects a user getting off from the car 10 that has stopped at the departure floor, the mobile object control device 3 sends a request to keep the car door 13 of the registered car open via the relay device 21 to the elevator control. Output to device 17. As a result, the mobile object control device 3 can intentionally stop the operation of the registered car in the elevator 4, so even if a user illegally enters the security floor, the mobile object control device 3 can intentionally stop the operation of the registered car in the elevator 4. movement is prevented. This will ensure the security of the facility.

The mobile body control device 3 also includes a position detection section 24 . The position detection unit 24 detects the position information of the user in the car 10 in which the moving object 2 is riding. If the proximity of the user's position detected by the position detection unit 24 to the car door 13 of the car 10 is closer than the proximity of the mobile object 2 to the car door 13 of the car 10, the mobile object control device 3 A restriction restoration request for the destination floor is sent to the security management device 22. Thereafter, the mobile body control device 3 outputs a call registration cancellation request to the elevator control device 17 through the relay device 21 . When the security management device 22 receives a restriction restoration request for the destination floor from the mobile object control device 3, it transmits a command to the elevator control device 17 to restore the restriction on registration of calls in which the car 10 stops at the destination floor. If the user can get off the vehicle before the mobile body 2 at the security floor, which is the destination floor of the mobile body 2, the call for the mobile body 2 is canceled. This prevents users from entering the security floor illegally, so the security of the security floor can be maintained more reliably.

Furthermore, the mobile object control device 3 includes an alarm section 25 . The alarm section 25 issues a warning when detecting a user getting off the car 10 when the mobile object 2 gets off the car 10 at a destination floor which is a security floor. By issuing such a warning, unauthorized entry of users to the security floor is deterred, and the possibility of unauthorized entry is promptly notified to the facility manager.

In addition, the mobile object control device 3 detects whether the mobile object 2 detects that the user who got off the car 10 at the destination floor re-boards the car 10, or the verification terminal 23 at the landing 6 on the destination floor is set in advance. Until the management verification information is read, a request to continue opening the car door 13 of the car 10 is continuously output to the elevator control device 17 through the relay device 21. As a result, the mobile object control device 3 can intentionally stop the operation of the car 10 in the elevator 4, so even if the user illegally enters the security floor, the mobile object control device 3 can intentionally stop the operation of the car 10 in the elevator 4. Movement to the floor is impeded. This will ensure the security of the facility.

Further, after the car 10 stops at the destination floor, which is a security floor, and the car door 13 opens, the mobile object control device 3 causes the mobile object 2 to get off the car 10 at the landing 6 on the destination floor. At this time, the mobile body control device 3 stops the mobile body 2 in front of the landing door 6a of the landing 6 on the destination floor until the car door 13 of the car 10 is closed. Thereby, the mobile object 2 can monitor users who are attempting to illegally enter the security floor, and can also prevent unauthorized exits to the security floor. This ensures the security of the security floor.

Note that when the proximity of the user's position detected by the position detection unit 24 to the car door 13 of the car 10 becomes farther than the proximity of the mobile object 2 to the car door 13 of the car 10, the mobile object control device 3 may send a release request for the destination floor to the security management device 22. Since the call of the mobile body 2 can be registered when there is a low possibility that the user will illegally enter the security floor, the operating efficiency of the mobile body 2 can be further improved.

Further, the call registration request from the mobile object control device 3 may be a car call signal to call the car 10 to the departure floor or the destination floor, or may be a car call signal to call the car 10 to the departure floor or the destination floor. It may also be something that calls for the car 10.

Moreover, the mobile control device 3, the security management device 22, and the relay device 21 may be individual hardware, or may be implemented by the same hardware. Moreover, the mobile body control device 3 may be a device separate from the mobile body 2, or may be a device mounted on the mobile body 2 itself.

To summarize the above description, possible configurations of the technology according to the present disclosure include each configuration shown as an additional note below.
(Additional note 1)
A mobile object control device that controls the movement of a mobile object that can ride in an elevator car provided in a facility having multiple floors in the facility;
an elevator control device that collects information on the status of the elevator and controls operation of the elevator;
a security management device that manages registration restrictions for calls in which the car stops at a security floor of the plurality of floors;
a relay device that relays a call registration request transmitted from the mobile body control device to the elevator control device, and relays information on the status of the elevator transmitted from the elevator control device to the mobile body control device;
Equipped with
When the security management device receives a valid cancellation request for the security floor from the mobile object control device, the security management device instructs the elevator control device to cancel the restriction on registration of a call in which the car stops at the security floor. send,
The relay device is configured to control the security system so as to suppress the presence of other users in the car when the car stops at the security floor in response to a call from the mobile object, based on information on the status of the elevator. controlling the relaying of the request for registration of a call to a floor to the elevator control device;
elevator system.
(Additional note 2)
The elevator includes a plurality of the cars,
The relay device is
comprising a storage unit that stores information on the status of a plurality of cars for each car as information on the status of the elevator;
Elevator system described in Appendix 1.
(Additional note 3)
The relay device is
a first determination unit that determines, from among the plurality of cars, a candidate car that has no car call registered and is stopped in a directionless manner, based on information on the state of the car stored in the storage unit;
For a registered car in which the call of the mobile object is registered among the plurality of cars, a stop floor on the way from the current position of the registered car to the security floor where the car stops in response to the call of the mobile object is detected, and the stop floor is detected. detecting the door opening of the car door of the registered car and the additional car call, and determining the floor relationship between the additional destination floor of the additional car call and the security floor as seen from the intermediate stop floor. 2 judgment section;
The elevator system described in Appendix 2.
(Additional note 4)
When the relay device receives the registration request for a call from the mobile object control device, the relay device transmits the registration request to the elevator so that the candidate car is the registered car based on the determination result by the first determination unit. relay to control device,
Elevator system described in Appendix 3.
(Appendix 5)
The relay device, when receiving a call registration cancellation request from the mobile object control device, relays the registration cancellation request for the registered car to the elevator control device.
Elevator system described in Appendix 4.
(Appendix 6)
When the mobile body is at the landing of the departure floor, which is the security floor, and after the valid cancellation request for the departure floor is transmitted from the mobile body control device to the security management device, When the second determination unit detects the additional destination floor that is a floor after the departure floor, the relay device outputs a cancellation request to the mobile object control device,
When receiving the cancellation request, the mobile body control device transmits a restriction restoration request for the departure floor to the security management device, and then outputs a call registration cancellation request to the elevator control device through the relay device;
When the security management device receives the restriction restoration request for the departure floor from the mobile object control device, the security management device instructs the elevator control device to restore the restriction on registration of a call in which the car stops at the departure floor. Send,
Elevator system described in Appendix 3.
(Appendix 7)
When the mobile body is at the departure floor landing which is the security floor, and after the legitimate cancellation request for the security floor is transmitted from the mobile body control device to the security management device, the mobile body In the case where the second determination unit does not detect the additional destination floor that is a floor after the departure floor,
When the mobile body detects a user getting off the car that has stopped at the departure floor, the mobile body control device transmits a request to continue opening the car door of the registered car to the elevator control device through the relay device. output to,
Elevator system described in Appendix 3.
(Appendix 8)
The mobile body control device includes:
comprising a position detection unit that detects position information of a user in the car in which the mobile object is riding;
When the position of the user detected by the position detection unit is closer to the car door of the car than the proximity of the mobile object to the car door of the car, the mobile object control device After transmitting a restriction restoration request for a certain destination floor to the security management device, outputting a call registration cancellation request to the elevator control device through the relay device,
When the security management device receives the restriction restoration request for the destination floor from the mobile object control device, the security management device instructs the elevator control device to restore the restriction on registration of a call in which the car stops at the destination floor. Send,
Elevator system described in Appendix 1.
(Appendix 9)
When the proximity of the user's position detected by the position detection unit to the car door of the car becomes farther than the proximity of the mobile object to the car door of the car, the mobile object control device transmitting a release request for the destination floor to the security management device;
Elevator system described in Appendix 8.
(Appendix 10)
The mobile body control device includes:
comprising: a warning unit that issues a warning when a user getting off the car is detected when the moving object gets off the car at the destination floor that is the security floor;
Elevator system described in Appendix 1.
(Appendix 11)
The mobile body control device detects whether the mobile body detects re-boarding of the car by the user who got off the car at the destination floor, or the verification terminal at the landing on the destination floor is a preset management terminal. continuously outputting a request to continue opening the car door of the car to the elevator control device through the relay device until the verification information is read;
Elevator system according to appendix 10.
(Appendix 12)
After the car stops at the destination floor, which is the security floor, and the car door opens, the mobile object control device causes the mobile object to get off the car from the car to the landing on the destination floor, and then exits the car from the car to the landing on the destination floor. stopping the movable body in front of the landing door of the car until the car door of the car is closed;
Elevator system described in Appendix 1.

1 elevator system, 2 moving body, 3 moving body control device, 4 elevator, 5 hoistway, 6 landing, 6a landing door, 7 landing operation panel, 8 landing display panel, 9 landing controller, 10 car, 11 hoisting machine, 12 main rope, 13 car door, 14 car operation panel, 15 car display panel, 16 car controller, 17 elevator control device, 18 communication section, 19 hall transmission cable, 20 car transmission cable, 21 relay device, 22 security management device, 23 verification terminal, 24 position detection unit, 25 alarm unit, 26 storage unit, 27 first determination unit, 28 second determination unit, 17a ROM, 17b RAM, 17c EEPROM, 17d CPU

Claims (10)

A mobile object control device that controls the movement of a mobile object that can ride in an elevator car provided in a facility having multiple floors in the facility;
an elevator control device that collects information on the status of the elevator and controls operation of the elevator;
a security management device that manages registration restrictions for calls in which the car stops at a security floor of the plurality of floors;
a relay device that relays a call registration request transmitted from the mobile body control device to the elevator control device, and relays information on the status of the elevator transmitted from the elevator control device to the mobile body control device;
Equipped with
When the security management device receives a valid cancellation request for the security floor from the mobile object control device, the security management device instructs the elevator control device to cancel the restriction on registration of a call in which the car stops at the security floor. send,
The relay device is configured to control the security system so as to suppress the presence of other users in the car when the car stops at the security floor in response to a call from the mobile object, based on information on the status of the elevator. controlling relaying of the request for registration of a call to a floor to the elevator control device ;
The elevator includes a plurality of the cars,
The relay device is
a storage unit that stores information on the status of a plurality of cars for each car as information on the status of the elevator;
a first determination unit that determines, from among the plurality of cars, a candidate car that has no car call registered and is stopped in a directionless manner, based on information on the state of the car stored in the storage unit;
For a registered car in which the call of the mobile object is registered among the plurality of cars, a stop floor on the way from the current position of the registered car to the security floor where the car stops in response to the call of the mobile object is detected, and the stop floor is detected. detecting the door opening of the car door of the registered car and the additional car call, and determining the floor relationship between the additional destination floor of the additional car call and the security floor as seen from the intermediate stop floor. 2 judgment section;
equipped with
elevator system. When the relay device receives the registration request for a call from the mobile object control device, the relay device transmits the registration request to the elevator so that the candidate car is the registered car based on the determination result by the first determination unit. relay to control device,
The elevator system according to claim 1 . The relay device, when receiving a call registration cancellation request from the mobile object control device, relays the registration cancellation request for the registered car to the elevator control device.
The elevator system according to claim 2 . When the mobile body is at the landing of the departure floor, which is the security floor, and after the valid cancellation request for the departure floor is transmitted from the mobile body control device to the security management device, When the second determination unit detects the additional destination floor that is a floor after the departure floor, the relay device outputs a cancellation request to the mobile object control device,
When receiving the cancellation request, the mobile body control device transmits a restriction restoration request for the departure floor to the security management device, and then outputs a call registration cancellation request to the elevator control device through the relay device;
When the security management device receives the restriction restoration request for the departure floor from the mobile object control device, the security management device instructs the elevator control device to restore the restriction on registration of a call in which the car stops at the departure floor. Send,
The elevator system according to claim 1 . When the mobile body is at the departure floor landing which is the security floor, and after the legitimate cancellation request for the security floor is transmitted from the mobile body control device to the security management device, the mobile body In the case where the second determination unit does not detect the additional destination floor that is a floor after the departure floor,
When the mobile body detects a user getting off the car that has stopped at the departure floor, the mobile body control device transmits a request to continue opening the car door of the registered car to the elevator control device through the relay device. output to,
The elevator system according to claim 1 . A mobile object control device that controls the movement of a mobile object that can ride in an elevator car provided in a facility having multiple floors in the facility;
an elevator control device that collects information on the status of the elevator and controls operation of the elevator;
a security management device that manages registration restrictions for calls in which the car stops at a security floor of the plurality of floors;
a relay device that relays a call registration request transmitted from the mobile body control device to the elevator control device, and relays information on the status of the elevator transmitted from the elevator control device to the mobile body control device;
Equipped with
When the security management device receives a valid cancellation request for the security floor from the mobile object control device, the security management device instructs the elevator control device to cancel the restriction on registration of a call in which the car stops at the security floor. send,
The relay device is configured to control the security system so as to suppress the presence of other users in the car when the car stops at the security floor in response to a call from the mobile object, based on information on the status of the elevator. controlling relaying of the request for registration of a call to a floor to the elevator control device ;
The mobile body control device includes:
a position detection unit that detects position information of a user in the car in which the mobile object is riding;
Equipped with
When the position of the user detected by the position detection unit is closer to the car door of the car than the proximity of the mobile object to the car door of the car, the mobile object control device After transmitting a restriction restoration request for a certain destination floor to the security management device, outputting a call registration cancellation request to the elevator control device through the relay device,
When the security management device receives the restriction restoration request for the destination floor from the mobile object control device, the security management device instructs the elevator control device to restore the restriction on registration of a call in which the car stops at the destination floor. Send,
elevator system. When the proximity of the user's position detected by the position detection unit to the car door of the car becomes farther than the proximity of the mobile object to the car door of the car, the mobile object control device transmitting a release request for the destination floor to the security management device;
The elevator system according to claim 6 . A mobile object control device that controls the movement of a mobile object that can ride in an elevator car provided in a facility having multiple floors in the facility;
an elevator control device that collects information on the status of the elevator and controls operation of the elevator;
a security management device that manages registration restrictions for calls in which the car stops at a security floor of the plurality of floors;
a relay device that relays a call registration request transmitted from the mobile body control device to the elevator control device, and relays information on the status of the elevator transmitted from the elevator control device to the mobile body control device;
Equipped with
When the security management device receives a valid cancellation request for the security floor from the mobile object control device, the security management device instructs the elevator control device to cancel the restriction on registration of a call in which the car stops at the security floor. send,
The relay device is configured to control the security system so as to suppress the presence of other users in the car when the car stops at the security floor in response to a call from the mobile object, based on information on the status of the elevator. controlling relaying of the request for registration of a call to a floor to the elevator control device ;
The mobile body control device includes:
an alarm unit that issues a warning when a user alighting from the car is detected when the mobile object alights from the car to a destination floor that is the security floor;
Equipped with
elevator system. The mobile body control device detects whether the mobile body detects re-boarding of the car by the user who got off the car at the destination floor, or the verification terminal at the landing on the destination floor is a preset management terminal. continuously outputting a request to continue opening the car door of the car to the elevator control device through the relay device until the verification information is read;
The elevator system according to claim 8 . A mobile object control device that controls the movement of a mobile object that can ride in an elevator car provided in a facility having multiple floors in the facility;
an elevator control device that collects information on the status of the elevator and controls operation of the elevator;
a security management device that manages registration restrictions for calls in which the car stops at a security floor of the plurality of floors;
a relay device that relays a call registration request transmitted from the mobile body control device to the elevator control device, and relays information on the status of the elevator transmitted from the elevator control device to the mobile body control device;
Equipped with
When the security management device receives a valid cancellation request for the security floor from the mobile object control device, the security management device instructs the elevator control device to cancel the restriction on registration of a call in which the car stops at the security floor. send,
The relay device is configured to control the security system so as to suppress the presence of other users in the car when the car stops at the security floor in response to a call from the mobile object, based on information on the status of the elevator. controlling relaying of the request for registration of a call to a floor to the elevator control device ;
After the car stops at the destination floor, which is the security floor, and the car door opens, the mobile object control device causes the mobile object to get off the car from the car to the landing on the destination floor, and then exits the car from the car to the landing on the destination floor. stopping the movable body in front of the landing door of the car until the car door of the car is closed;
elevator system.

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