JP7379608B1 - Elevator security operation method and elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to improve the security of an elevator on a security-set floor, and at the same time enable flexible response in determining door openings. [Solution] On a specific floor where security for call registration is set on the destination floor button installed in the car, when responding to hall call registration without car call registration for the specific floor, The car door is opened when a landing door opening button installed in a landing is operated by a user on the specific floor without automatically opening the car door. [Selection diagram] Figure 4

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an elevator security operation method and an elevator system.

From a security perspective, there is an elevator system that places restrictions on call registration on a destination floor button inside the car for a specific floor for which call registration security is set on the destination floor button installed inside the car.

As a prior example, there is a technology that temporarily releases call registration restrictions using a signal from a restriction release unit (key switch, key reader, numeric keypad, etc.). There is also a technique to prevent security from remaining disabled after the user gets off the car. Furthermore, there is also known technology that prohibits the car door from opening or closing if a person or object staying in the car is detected during robot-linked operation.

JP 2017-71489 Publication JP2020-111426A

When planning elevator security, if a destination floor registration restriction is set for the destination floor button in the car, destination floor registration in the car is limited to a specific person. However, if a user who does not have the authority to cancel the destination floor registration restriction remains in the car without registering the destination floor button, it is possible to move to the corresponding floor by answering the hall call on the security set floor. turn into.

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator security operation method and elevator system that improve the security of elevators on security-set floors and at the same time enable flexible responses to door opening decisions. .

In an embodiment to achieve the above object, on a specific floor where call registration security is set on the destination floor button installed in the car, hall call registration is performed without car call registration for the specific floor. When responding, the car door on the specific floor will not be opened automatically, and the car door will be opened when the landing door open button installed at the landing is operated by a user on the specific floor. This is a security method for operating elevators.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the arrangement of in-car equipment in the elevator system of the embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the arrangement of hall equipment in the elevator system of the embodiment. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the first embodiment. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the second embodiment. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the third embodiment. 12 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the fourth embodiment. 12 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the elevator system according to the embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the arrangement of in-car equipment in the elevator system according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of the elevator system in the embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement configuration.

First, based on FIGS. 2 and 3, in-car equipment and hall equipment of the embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, a destination floor button 11, a call registration restriction release unit 12, an in-car display device 13, and an in-car speaker 14 are installed in the car 10. Furthermore, an in-car camera 15, a human sensor 16, a load sensor 17, and a photoelectric sensor 18 are provided as a stagnation detection section for detecting persons or objects stagnant in the car. A car door security window 20 is installed in the car door 19 of the car 10.

The destination floor button 11 is used by the user to register a destination floor within the car 10.

The call registration restriction release unit 12 is composed of a key switch, a key reader, a numeric keypad, etc., and when the destination floor button 11 in the car 10 is set to security for call registration restriction, a resident of a specific floor operates the key. This has the function of canceling call registration restrictions.

The in-car display device 13 notifies the inside of the car 10 of guidance information in text and video.

The in-car speaker 14 notifies the inside of the car 10 of audio guidance.

The in-car camera 15 monitors the inside of the car 10 and detects people staying in the car 10 and objects staying in the car 10 from the camera image.

The human sensor 16 is composed of an infrared sensor or the like, and detects a resident in the car 10.

The load sensor 17 detects people staying in the car 10 and objects staying in the car 10 by measuring the load of the car 10.

The photoelectric sensor 18 is composed of a plurality of light emitting parts and a light receiving part installed in the baseboard part of the car 10, and detects people staying in the car 10 and objects staying in the car 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, a hall call registration button 32, a hall door open button 33, a hall display device 34, a hall speaker 35, and a hall monitor 36 are installed near the hall door 31 of the hall 30. There is. A landing door security window 37 is installed in the landing door 31.

A hall call registration button 32 is installed at each hall 30, and is operated by a user to register a hall call.

The landing door open button 33 is installed in the landing 30 on a specific floor, and opens the car door 19 that is closed when operated by a user on the specific floor.

The hall display device 34 displays guidance to users present at the hall 30.

The hall speaker 35 provides voice guidance to the users present at the hall 30. Furthermore, on a specific floor, if there are people or objects stuck in the stopped car 10, a voice guidance is given to the effect that there are people or objects stuck inside the car 10.

The hall monitor 36 displays a guide for users in the hall 30, and on a specific floor, if there are people or objects stuck in the stopped car 10, the monitor 36 displays information on the people staying in the car 10 or the objects stuck in the car 10. Display that something is present. Furthermore, by displaying a camera image inside the car 10, it is possible to notify that there are people or objects staying in the car 10.

The elevator system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is mainly configured with an elevator control device 40, which includes a destination floor registration section 41, an operation control section 42, an in-car stagnant person determination section 43, and a security system. and an information output section 44.

The destination floor registration unit 41 registers the destination floor from the destination floor button 11 installed in the car 10. Further, if the call registration restriction release unit 12 installed in the car 10 has set the security of call registration restriction to the destination floor button 11 in the car 10, car call registration is restricted.

The operation control unit 42 controls the operation of the car 10 based on the destination floor information set by the destination floor registration unit 41 and the determination result from the in-car stagnant determination unit 43.

The in-car stagnant person determination unit 43 determines whether or not there is a stagnant person or a stagnant object in the car 10 using at least one of the in-car camera 15, human sensor 16, load sensor 17, and photoelectric sensor 18. , and outputs the determination result to the operation control section 42 and the security information output section 44.

The security information output unit 44 inputs the determination result from the in-car stagnant person determination unit 43, and when there is a stagnant person or a stagnant object in the car 10, the security information output unit 44 outputs the in-car display device 13, the in-car speaker 14, and the hall display. The device 34, the hall speaker 35, and the hall monitor 36 are instructed to notify that fact. In addition, if a security abnormality occurs, the building management center (control room) or remote monitoring center is notified of this fact.

<Processing procedure of the first embodiment>
The processing procedure of the first embodiment will be explained based on the flowchart of FIG. 4.

On the premise that a car call for a specific floor with security settings is not registered, it is determined whether there is a hall call for a specific floor (step S1). When the car 10 arrives at a specific floor with a hall call for the specific floor (steps S1 YES, S2 YES), it waits with the car door 19 closed (step S3). In this way, in order to prevent unauthorized users from descending to a specific floor, the door of the car is not automatically opened when landing on the floor, and the decision on whether or not to open the door is left to the user on the landing 30 side to ensure security.

A user on the landing 30 side looks inside the car 10 through the landing door security window 37 and the car door security window 20 to check whether there is a person staying in the car (suspicious person). After checking the inside, when the passenger on the landing 30 side operates the landing door opening button 33 (step S4 YES), the door is permitted to open (step S5).

When a user at the landing 30 on a specific floor gets on the car 10 and the destination floor is registered, the operation control unit 42 moves the car 10 toward the destination floor (step S6).

On the other hand, if the landing door open button 33 is not operated even after a predetermined period of time has elapsed from the standby with the door closed (steps S4NO, S7YES), the operation control unit 42, if there is a landing call, sends the door to the landing registration floor. If there is none, move the car 10 to the standard floor (step S8). Here, the predetermined time is preferably about 5 to 10 seconds, taking into consideration the waiting time of other users.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the door of the car 10 is not automatically opened when landing on the floor, and the decision whether or not to open the door is left to the user on the landing side of a specific floor, thereby ensuring security on the specific floor. can be secured.

<Second embodiment>
The processing procedure of the second embodiment will be explained based on the flowchart of FIG. 5. Since the configuration of the elevator system 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment, it will be explained with reference to FIG. 1. Further, steps that are the same as those in the processing procedure of the first embodiment shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 are given the same numbers, and description thereof will be omitted.

In the second embodiment, when arriving at a specific floor and waiting with the door closed (step S3YES), the in-car stagnant determination unit 43 uses the in-car camera 15, the human sensor 16, the load sensor 17, and the photoelectric sensor. Based on sensor information from at least one of the sensors 18, it is determined whether or not there is a stagnant person or a stagnant object in the car 10 (step S11).

On the other hand, if there is no person staying in the car (step S11NO), the process advances to step S5, and the car door 19 is automatically opened.

If there is a person staying in the car (stayed object) (step S11YES), the security information output unit 44 informs the person staying in the car 10 that security has been set and the person is on a specific floor and cannot get off the car. is announced via the in-car display device 13 and in-car speaker 14. Furthermore, the users of the hall 30 are notified through the hall display device 34, the hall speaker 35, and the hall monitor 36 that there is a person staying in the car (step S12).

Thereafter, when the landing door opening button 33 is operated by the user of the landing 30, the operation control unit 42 allows the door to be opened (steps S4YES, S5). Hereinafter, the processing in steps S6 to S8 is the same as in the first embodiment.

In this way, according to the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the door of the car 10 is not automatically opened when landing on the floor, and the judgment of whether or not the door can be opened is left to the user on the landing side of a specific floor. Security on a specific floor can be ensured.

In particular, according to the second embodiment, based on sensor information from at least one of the in-car camera 15, the human sensor 16, the load sensor 17, and the photoelectric sensor 18, it is determined that a person or object is present in the car 10. Determine whether or not. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether to open the car door 19 after checking the residence detection status in the car 10 on the hall display device 34, etc., and it is possible to further ensure security.

<Third embodiment>
The processing procedure of the third embodiment will be explained based on the flowchart of FIG. 6. Since the configuration of the elevator system 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment, it will be explained with reference to FIG. 1. Further, steps that are the same as those in the processing procedure of the first embodiment shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 are given the same numbers, and description thereof will be omitted.

In the third embodiment, when arriving at a specific floor and waiting with the door closed (step S3YES), the in-car stagnant person determination unit 43 determines that the load data of the car 10 measured by the load sensor 17 is under certain conditions. If the value exceeds , it is determined that there are people staying in the car 10 or objects staying in the car 10 (step S21). An example of a certain condition is when the carrying load exceeds 10 kg compared to normal.

If the live load data does not exceed a certain condition (step S21 NO), it is determined that there is no person staying in the car 10, and the process proceeds to step S5, where the car door 19 is automatically opened.

If the load data exceeds the certain condition (step S21 YES), the security information output unit 44 notifies the person staying in the car 10 that the person staying in the car 10 is on a specific floor where security has been set and cannot get off the car. is announced via the in-car display device 13 and in-car speaker 14. Further, the users of the hall 30 are notified that there is a person staying in the car via the hall display device 34, hall speaker 35, and hall monitor 36 (step S22).

Thereafter, when the landing door opening button 33 is operated by the user of the landing 30, opening of the door is permitted (steps S4YES, S5). Hereinafter, the processing in steps S6 to S8 is the same as in the first embodiment.

In this way, according to the third embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the door of the car 10 is not automatically opened when landing on the floor, but the decision to open the door is left to the user on the landing side of a specific floor. Security on a specific floor can be ensured.

In particular, according to the third embodiment, if the load data of the car 10 measured by the load sensor 17 exceeds a certain condition, it is determined that a person or object is present in the car 10. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether to open the car door 19 after confirming the detection status of accumulation in the car 10 based on the loaded load, making it possible to ensure even more reliable security.

<Fourth embodiment>
The processing procedure of the fourth embodiment will be explained based on the flowchart of FIG. 7. Since the configuration of the elevator system 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment, it will be explained with reference to FIG. 1. Further, steps that are the same as the processing procedures of the first to third embodiments shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 to 6 are given the same numbers, and their explanations will be omitted.

In the fourth embodiment, upon arriving at a specific floor and waiting with the door closed (step S3YES), the in-car stagnant person determination unit 43 determines that the load data of the car 10 measured by the load sensor 17 is under certain conditions. If the value exceeds , it is determined that there are people staying in the car 10 or objects staying in the car 10 (step S21). An example of a certain condition is when the carrying load exceeds 10 kg compared to normal.

If the live load data does not exceed a certain condition (step S21 NO), it is determined that there is no person staying in the car 10, and the process proceeds to step S5, where the car door 19 is automatically opened.

If there is a person staying in the car (stayed object) (step S21YES), the security information output unit 44 informs the person staying in the car 10 that security has been set and the person is on a specific floor and cannot get off the car. is announced via the in-car display device 13 and in-car speaker 14. Further, the users of the hall 30 are notified that there is a person staying in the car via the hall display device 34, hall speaker 35, and hall monitor 36 (step S22).

Thereafter, when the landing door opening button 33 is operated by the user of the landing 30, the door is permitted to open (step S5).

When a predetermined period of time has elapsed without the landing door opening button 33 being operated by a user of the landing 30 (steps S4NO, S7YES), the operation control unit 42 prioritizes security and opens the car 10, regardless of whether there is a hall call. is forcibly moved to the standard floor (step S31). Then, the security information output unit 44 notifies the building management center (or remote monitoring center) that there is a person or object staying in the car 10 (step S32).

In this way, according to the fourth embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the door of the car 10 is not automatically opened when landing on the floor, and the judgment of whether or not the door can be opened is left to the user on the landing side of a specific floor. Security on a specific floor can be ensured.

In particular, according to the fourth embodiment, the person staying in the car 10 is notified via the in-car display device 13 and the in-car speaker 14 that the person staying in the car 10 is on a specific floor due to security settings and cannot get off the car. . In addition, users of the hall 30 are notified via the hall display device 34 and the hall speaker 35 that there is a person staying in the car. Therefore, users on a specific floor can more reliably know that there is a person staying in the car, and can prevent users on the landing side from getting operational guidance or being misled into thinking that the car is out of order. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent those staying in the car from having the illusion that a lock-in failure has occurred, and the security is improved by notifying the person that security measures are being taken.

<Fifth embodiment>
The processing procedure of the fifth embodiment will be explained based on the flowchart of FIG. 8. Since the configuration of the elevator system 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment, it will be explained with reference to FIG. 1. Further, steps that are the same as the processing procedures of the first to fourth embodiments shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 to 7 are given the same numbers, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the fifth embodiment, when arriving at a specific floor and waiting with the door closed (step S3YES), the in-car stagnant person determination unit 43 determines that the load data of the car 10 measured by the load sensor 17 is under certain conditions. If the value exceeds , it is determined that there are people staying in the car 10 or objects staying in the car 10 (step S21). An example of a certain condition is when the carrying load exceeds 10 kg compared to normal.

If the live load data does not exceed a certain condition (step S21 NO), it is determined that there is no person staying in the car 10, and the process proceeds to step S5, where the car door 19 is automatically opened.

If there is a person staying in the car (stayed object) (step S21YES), the security information output unit 44 informs the person staying in the car 10 that security has been set and the person is on a specific floor and cannot get off the car. is announced via the in-car display device 13 and in-car speaker 14. Further, the users of the hall 30 are notified that there is a person staying in the car via the hall display device 34, hall speaker 35, and hall monitor 36 (step S22).

Thereafter, when the landing door opening button 33 is operated by the user of the landing 30, the door is permitted to open (step S5).

When a predetermined period of time has elapsed without the landing door opening button 33 being operated by the user of the landing 30 (steps S4NO, S7YES), the operation control unit 42 determines whether the car 10 is in a directionless state ( Step S41). If the car 10 is in the directionless state (step S41 YES), the security information output unit 44 notifies the building management center (control room) or the remote monitoring center or both that a security abnormality has occurred (step S42). Then, to ensure security, the car 10 is forcibly moved to the standard floor (step S43).

If the car 10 is not in a directionless state (step S41NO), the car 10 is moved to the landing registration floor (step S44).

In this way, according to the fifth embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the door of the car 10 is not automatically opened when landing on the floor, and the judgment of whether or not the door can be opened is left to the user on the landing side of a specific floor. Security on a specific floor can be ensured.

In particular, according to the fifth embodiment, if a predetermined period of time has elapsed without the landing door opening button 33 being operated by a user of the landing 30, and the car 10 is in a non-directional state, a notification indicating that a security abnormality has occurred is displayed. Notify the building management center or remote monitoring center and forcibly move car 10 to the standard floor.

For this reason, it is possible to prevent the staying person from continuing to stay in the car 10, and it is possible to more reliably ensure security on a specific floor.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent a person staying in the car from moving to a specific floor (security setting floor) to which he or she is not authorized.

In addition, by combining this with encouraging people staying in the car to get out of the car and issuing abnormal signals, it is possible to further improve security.

Furthermore, by allowing passengers on the landing side to decide whether to open the door according to the situation, flexible operations such as sharing a ride with a user traveling to another floor become possible.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included within the scope and gist of the invention, as well as within the scope of the invention described in the claims and its equivalents.

1...Elevator system, 10...Car, 11...Destination floor button, 12...Call registration restriction release unit, 13...In-car display device (notification device), 14...In-car speaker (notification device), 15...In-car camera ( 16...Human sensor (stay detection part), 17...Load sensor (stay detection part), 18...Photoelectric sensor (stay detection part), 19...Car door, 20...Car door security window, 30... Landing area, 31... Landing door, 32... Landing call registration button, 33... Landing door open button, 34... Landing display device, 35... Landing speaker (notification device), 36... Landing monitor (notification device), 37... Landing door crime prevention Window, 40... Elevator control device, 41... Destination floor registration unit, 42... Operation control unit, 43... Person staying in the car determination unit, 44... Security information output unit

Claims (2)

On a specific floor where call registration security is set on the destination floor button installed in the car,
When responding to a landing call registration without a car call registration on the specific floor, the car door on the specific floor will not be opened automatically.
A security operation method for an elevator, in which the car door is opened when a landing door opening button installed in the landing is operated by a user on the specific floor, the method comprising:
When the retention detection unit installed in the car for detecting a person staying in the car or an object staying in the car detects a person staying in the car or an object staying in the car, the user instructs the user whether or not the door can be opened using the door opening button. entrusted to
After landing in response to a landing call on a floor with call registration restrictions while a person or object staying in the car is detected, if a predetermined period of time has elapsed without the landing door opening button being operated, If the situation occurs, a security abnormality signal is sent to the building control room or monitoring center, and the car is forcibly moved to the standard floor.
After landing in response to a landing call on a floor with call registration restrictions while a person or object staying in the car is detected, if a predetermined period of time has elapsed without the landing door opening button being operated, A security driving method that moves the car to the landing registration floor if the car is not in the correct direction . On a specific floor where call registration security is set for the destination floor button installed in the car, the car door is installed on the specific floor and when the door is opened by a user on the specific floor. A landing door opening button that opens the door,
When responding to a hall call registration without a car call registration on the specific floor, the car door on the particular floor will not be opened automatically, and the hall door opening button will not be opened automatically by the user on the particular floor. an operation control unit that controls the car door to open when operated;
The car is equipped with at least one of an in-car camera, a human sensor, a photoelectric sensor, and a load sensor, and a stagnant object detection section that detects a stagnant person or a stagnant object in the car,
When the stagnant person or the stagnant object in the car is detected by the stagnant object detector, the operation control section may notify a notification device installed in the car that the floor that responded to the hall call registration is the specific floor. A display or announcement will be made to notify that there is a person or object stuck in the car, and a display or announcement will be made to the notification device installed at the landing to notify that there are people or objects stuck in the car.
If a door opening operation is performed using the landing door opening button while a person or an object staying in the car is detected by the staying object detection section, the car is moved to the destination floor after allowing the door to be opened;
A security abnormality occurs if a directionless state occurs after a predetermined period of time has elapsed without the door opening operation using the landing door opening button being performed in a state where a person or an object staying in the car is detected by the object detection unit. A signal is sent to the building management room or monitoring center and the car is forcibly moved to the standard floor.
If a predetermined period of time has elapsed without the door opening operation using the landing door opening button being performed in a state where the stuck person or the stuck object has been detected by the stuck object detection section, and the car is not in a directionless state, the landing registration is performed. An elevator system that moves cars from floor to floor .

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