JP7434615B1 - elevator control device - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To realize non-stop floor control with low introduction cost. An elevator control device according to an embodiment performs control to prevent an elevator from moving to a floor outside business hours based on business hours data indicating the business hours of each floor of a building where the elevator is installed. When a car call is registered by an elevator user, the elevator control device determines whether the destination floor is outside business hours based on business hours data corresponding to the destination floor of the car call, and determines whether the destination floor is outside business hours. If it is outside business hours, the user is notified that the destination floor is outside business hours and that the method to go to the destination floor is to press the destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor again, and the car is called. If the user registers the car call corresponding to the destination floor again within a certain time after the elevator is registered, the elevator is moved to the destination floor. [Selection diagram] Figure 3

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an elevator control device.

An elevator control device that controls the operation of the elevator has a predetermined floor set as a non-stop floor, and moves the elevator to a non-stop floor only when an IC card is held over a card reader installed in the elevator. In other cases, there is a control system that does not move the elevator to a non-stop floor (non-stop floor control). However, such non-stop floor control requires an IC card and a card reader, which poses the problem of high installation costs.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 03-238273 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 03-279173

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an elevator control device that can realize non-stop floor control at a low introduction cost.

An elevator control device according to an embodiment performs control to prevent the elevator from moving to a floor outside business hours, based on business hours data indicating the business hours of each floor of a building where the elevator is installed. When a car call is registered by a user of the elevator, the elevator control device determines whether the destination floor is outside business hours based on business hours data corresponding to the destination floor of the car call. . When the destination floor is outside business hours, the elevator control device displays a message indicating that the destination floor is outside business hours, and presses the destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor again as a way to go to the destination floor. The user will be notified of the following. The elevator control device moves the elevator to the destination floor if the user registers a car call corresponding to the destination floor again within a certain period of time after the car call is registered.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of an elevator system according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining business hours data according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the elevator control device according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of the operation of the elevator control device according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of an elevator system according to a modification of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of an elevator system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining congestion situation data according to the same embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the elevator control device according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an example of the operation of the elevator control device according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration example of an elevator system according to a modification of the second embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.
Note that the disclosure is merely an example, and the invention is not limited to the content described in the embodiments below. Modifications that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art are naturally included within the scope of the disclosure. In order to make the explanation more clear, in the drawings, the size, shape, etc. of each part may be changed from the actual embodiment and shown schematically. In some drawings, corresponding elements are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof may be omitted.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of an elevator system according to a first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator system includes a car 10, an elevator control device 20 (control panel), and a building management system 30.

The car 10 moves (ascends and descends) between floors in response to hall calls or car calls registered by users. A hall call is a call signal registered at a hall on each floor, and includes information on the registered floor and destination direction. A car call is a call signal registered in the car, and includes information on the destination floor.

A car operation panel 11 is provided inside the car 10, and various operation buttons including a destination floor button 12 corresponding to each floor of the building are arranged on the car operation panel 11. Generally, a car call is registered by pressing the destination floor button 12 by the user. Further, the car operation panel 11 is provided with a display section 13 and a voice announcement section 14. The display unit 13 is, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), and displays the current position and destination direction as an in-car indicator. The audio announcement unit 14 is a speaker that outputs audio announcements.

The elevator control device 20 controls a hoisting machine (not shown) for raising and lowering the car 10, controls opening and closing of doors, and various devices inside the car 10 (for example, the car operation panel 11, lighting, etc.). control. The elevator control device 20 is communicably connected to a building management system 30 via a network (public network) such as the Internet, for example.

The building management system 30 is a system that monitors and controls various equipment installed in a building and the status of the building, and is configured by, for example, a computer terminal installed in a monitoring room in the building where the car 10 is installed. The building management system 30 manages business hours data 31 indicating the business hours of each floor of the building where the car 10 is installed, and transmits the business hours data 31 to the elevator control device 20. The transmitted business hours data 31 is stored, for example, in a memory (not shown) of the elevator control device 20.

Here, the business hours data 31 will be explained with reference to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of the data structure of the business hours data 31. Here, it is assumed that the building in which the car 10 is installed is a three-story building (that is, the elevator system according to the present embodiment is applied to a three-story building).

The business hours data 31 is data indicating the business hours of each floor of a building, and as shown in FIG. 2, is data that includes floor names and business hours in association with each other. The floor name indicates the name of each floor of the building. The business hours indicate the business hours of the floor indicated by the associated floor name. In the example shown in FIG. 2, business hours data 31a to 31c are shown as business hours data 31.

The business hours data 31a includes a floor name "1st floor" and business hours "open 24 hours" in association with each other. Such business hours data indicates that the first floor of the building is open 24 hours a day.

The business hours data 31b includes a floor name "2nd floor" and business hours "10:00-20:00" in association with each other. According to such business hours data, it is shown that the business hours on the second floor of the building are from 10:00 to 20:00.

The business hours data 31c includes a floor name "3rd floor" and business hours "11:00-22:00" in association with each other. According to such business hours data, it is shown that the business hours on the third floor of the building are from 11:00 to 22:00.

Basically, the elevator control device 20 treats floors outside business hours as non-stop floors based on the business hours data 31 shown in FIG. (non-stop floor control). That is, the elevator control device 20 performs control such that the car 10 is not moved (not stopped) to a floor outside business hours.

However, some users may wish to go to a floor outside business hours due to desired circumstances (for example, to pick up something left behind, prepare to open a store, etc.). As a technology to deal with such cases, there is a technology in which the car is exceptionally moved to a non-stop floor by the user holding an IC card over a card reader installed inside the car. Such technology requires an IC card and a card reader, and has the problem of high installation costs. Below, the operation of the elevator control device 20 that can solve such problems will be explained.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the elevator control device 20 according to this embodiment.

First, when the elevator control device 20 receives an input of a car call registered by a user, it refers to the business hours data 31 corresponding to the destination floor of the car call, and sets the business hours indicated by the business hours data 31. , and the current time to determine whether the destination floor of the car call is outside business hours (in other words, determine whether the destination floor of the car call is set to a non-stop floor. ) (step S1). Note that the above-mentioned current time is obtained from, for example, a clock (not shown) of the elevator control device 20.

As a result of the process in step S1, if it is determined that the destination floor of the registered car call is within business hours (in other words, if it is determined that the destination floor of the car call is not set as a non-stop floor) ) (No in step S1), the elevator control device 20 causes the car 10 to respond to the car call, and moves the car 10 to the destination floor within business hours (step S2). At this time, the elevator control device 20 performs control to light up the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor of the registered car call among the destination floor buttons 12 of the car operation panel 11 (in other words, After switching the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the call from the off state to the on state), the car 10 is moved to the destination floor within business hours, and the operation here is ended.

On the other hand, as a result of the process in step S1, if it is determined that the destination floor of the registered car call is outside business hours (in other words, it is determined that the destination floor of the car call is set as a non-stop floor). (Yes in step S1), the elevator control device 20 performs control to notify the user that the destination floor of the car call is outside business hours and the method to get to the destination floor. (Step S3). Specifically, the elevator control device 20 displays a message on the display unit 13 to notify that the destination floor of the registered car call is outside business hours and the method to get to the destination floor. At the same time, a voice announcement corresponding to the message is output from the voice announcement unit 14 to notify the user that the destination floor is out of business hours and the method to get to the destination floor. In addition, at this time, the elevator control device 20 performs control to blink the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor of the registered car call (in other words, the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the car call is turned off). (switching to a blinking state), and performs control to extend the door open time of the car 10.

If the car call registered in the process of step S1 is registered again within a certain period of time (for example, while the destination floor button 12 is blinking) (Yes in step S4), the elevator control device 20 The car 10 is made to respond to the request, and the car 10 is moved to a destination floor outside business hours (that is, a non-stop floor) (step S5). At this time, the elevator control device 20 performs control to light up the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor of the registered car call among the destination floor buttons 12 of the car operation panel 11 (in other words, After switching the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the call from a blinking state to a lighting state), the car 10 is moved to the destination floor outside business hours, and the operation here is ended.

On the other hand, if the car call registered in the process of step S1 is not registered again within a certain period of time (No in step S4), the elevator control device 20 presses the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor of the car call. The light is turned off (that is, the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the car call is switched from a blinking state to a light-off state), and the operation here is ended.

Here, assuming a specific situation, the operation of the elevator control device 20 according to the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the elevator control device 20 according to this embodiment. In FIG. 4, it is assumed that the user presses the destination floor button 12 on the second floor at 9:00 pm in the car 10 installed in a three-story building. Here, it is assumed that the memory (not shown) of the elevator control device 20 stores the business hours data 31a to 31c shown in FIG. 2, which is the business hours data sent from the building management system 30. do.

In this case, the elevator control device 20 refers to the business hours data 31b corresponding to the second floor, which is the destination floor of the car call, registered by the user, and determines whether the destination floor of the car call (that is, the second floor) is open for business. Determine whether it is out of time. Here, it is assumed that the current time is 21:00, and since the current time is a time outside business hours indicated by the business hours data 31b, the elevator control device 20 (2nd floor) is determined to be outside business hours. Therefore, the elevator control device 20 sends a message "This floor is outside business hours" as a message to notify that the destination floor of the registered car call is outside business hours and the method to get to the destination floor. "You can go to this floor by pressing the button again." is displayed on the display section 13, and an audio announcement corresponding to the message is output from the audio announcement section 14. Further, the elevator control device 20 controls the second floor destination floor button 12 to blink as the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor of the registered car call.

When the user presses the destination floor button 12 for the second floor again while the destination floor button 12 for the second floor is blinking, as shown in FIG. is switched from a blinking state to a lighting state, and the car 10 is moved to the second floor.

According to this, the elevator control device 20 can move the car 10 to the second floor, which would normally be a non-stop floor, and can move the car 10 to the second floor, which would otherwise be a non-stop floor, and in response to a desired situation (for example, going to pick up something left behind, preparing to open the store). It is possible to satisfy a user's request to go to a floor outside of business hours.

Furthermore, the elevator control device 20 according to the present embodiment basically performs non-stop floor control in which the car 10 is not moved to a floor outside business hours, and the destination floor of the car call registered by the user. If the floor is outside business hours, the user will be notified of this fact, so users other than the user who wants to go to the floor outside business hours will accidentally go to the floor outside business hours. It is possible to suppress the

Furthermore, according to the elevator control device 20 according to the present embodiment, there is no need to introduce an IC card or a card reader in order to stop the car 10 on a non-stop floor. It is possible to satisfy the needs of users.

The elevator system according to the first embodiment described above includes an elevator control device 20 that performs control to prevent the car 10 from moving to a floor outside business hours. This elevator control device 20 has a function of (1) determining whether or not the destination floor of a car call is outside business hours based on business hours data 31 corresponding to the destination floor of a car call registered by the user; 2) If the destination floor is outside business hours, inform the user that the destination floor is outside business hours and that the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor should be pressed again as a way to get to the destination floor. (3) If a car call corresponding to the destination floor is registered again within a certain period of time after the car call is registered, car 10 will be placed on the destination floor as an exception. and a function to move the image. According to this, when a user performs a specific operation using the car operation panel 11, the car 10 cannot be moved to a floor outside business hours, where it would normally not be able to be moved. can.

Further, the elevator control device 20 according to the present embodiment includes a function of extending the door open time of the car 10 when the destination floor of the car call registered by the user is outside business hours. It is possible to provide the user with time to consider whether or not to board the car 10.

In the present embodiment, the elevator control device 20 notifies the above-mentioned message when the destination floor of the car call registered by the user is outside business hours, but is not limited to this, for example. If the destination floor of the car call registered by the user is about to close (for example, 10 minutes before closing time), the message "This floor will close soon and the elevator will no longer be available." .'' may be further notified to the user. According to this, a user goes to the destination floor just before the closing time, and while on the destination floor, the closing time arrives, and the user is unable to return from the destination floor and becomes trapped on the destination floor. It is possible to prevent it from being put away.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a case has been described in which the elevator control device 20 operates in response to a car call registered by a user, but for example, all floors of a building where the car 10 is installed are open for business. In the case of off-hours, the elevator control device 20 may operate in the same manner in response to hall calls registered by users. In other words, in this case, the elevator control device 20 sends the message "All floors are out of business hours" as a message to notify that all floors are out of business hours and the method for using the car 10. "You can use the elevator by pressing the button again." will be sent to the user using a display or voice announcement installed in the hall, and if the elevator button is pressed again within a certain amount of time. Only in this case, the car 10 may be made to respond to a hall call.

In the present embodiment, the method of going to the destination floor outside business hours is to press the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor again, but this is not limited to this, and for example, the method corresponding to the destination floor The destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor may be pressed for a long time, or a plurality of destination floor buttons 12 including the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor may be pressed. However, it is desirable that the method for getting to the destination floor outside business hours is easy for the user to understand and that the operation is simple.

(Modified example)
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of an elevator system according to a modification of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the elevator system according to this modification is different from the first embodiment in that the building management system 30 is omitted and the business hours data 31 is stored in advance in a memory (not shown) of the elevator control device 20. It is different from the elevator system according to the configuration. In this modification, it is assumed that the business hours data 31 is stored in advance in a memory (not shown) of the elevator control device 20, for example, by a maintenance worker or the like.

When the building management system 30 manages the business hours data 31 like the elevator system according to the first embodiment, even if the business hours of each floor of the building are changed, the building management system 30 manages the business hours data 31. Since the time data 31 can be flexibly changed (updated) and sent to the elevator control device 20, the elevator control device 20 can always use the latest business hours data 31 to update the time data 31 shown in FIG. It is possible to perform the following operations. However, if the business hours of each floor of the building are fixed and there is no need to flexibly change the business hours data 31, the building management system 30 is unnecessary, and a configuration like the elevator system according to this modification is not required. Even if there is, it is possible to perform the series of operations shown in FIG. 3 described above. In this case, since it is not necessary to equip the elevator control device 20 with a communication function for communicating with the building management system 30, it is possible to suppress the cost of the elevator control device 20.

(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the elevator system according to the second embodiment is characterized in that a building management system 30 manages congestion situation data 32 indicating the congestion situation of each floor of the building where the car 10 is installed. , is different from the elevator system according to the first embodiment. In the following, description of the same configuration as the elevator system according to the first embodiment will be omitted, and mainly the configuration different from the first embodiment will be described.

In response to registration of a car call by a user, the elevator control device 20 acquires congestion status data 32 corresponding to the destination floor of the car call from the building management system 30. The elevator control device 20 controls the operation of the car 10 based on the congestion status data 32 acquired from the building management system 30, and basically does not move the car 10 to a crowded floor (does not stop the car 10). ) control. That is, the elevator control device 20 according to the present embodiment treats a crowded floor (congested floor) as a non-stop floor and performs the above-described non-stop floor control.

As described above, the building management system 30 manages the congestion situation data 32 indicating the congestion situation of each floor of the building where the car 10 is installed, and in response to a request from the elevator control device 20, the congestion situation data 32 is managed. 32 to the elevator control device 20. It is assumed that the building management system 30 according to this embodiment measures the ever-changing congestion status of each floor of the building using an arbitrary method and manages the above-described congestion status data 32.

Here, the congestion situation data 32 will be explained with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of the data structure of the congestion situation data 32. Here, it is assumed that the building in which the car 10 is installed is a three-story building (that is, the elevator system according to the present embodiment is applied to a three-story building).

The congestion situation data 32 is data indicating the congestion situation of each floor of a building, and as shown in FIG. 7, it is data that includes floor names and congestion situations in association with each other. The floor name indicates the name of each floor of the building. The congestion situation indicates the congestion situation of the floor indicated by the associated floor name. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the congestion situation data 32 includes congestion situation data 32a to 32c.

The congestion status data 32a includes a floor name "1st floor" and a congestion status "vacant" in association with each other. According to such congestion status data, it is shown that the first floor of the building is not crowded.

The congestion status data 32b includes the floor name "2nd floor" and the congestion status "No vacancies (congested)" in association. According to such congestion situation data, it is shown that the second floor of the building is crowded.

The congestion status data 32c includes a floor name "3rd floor" and a congestion status "vacant" in association with each other. According to such congestion status data, it is shown that the third floor of the building is not crowded.

Next, an example of the operation of the elevator control device 20 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 8.

First, upon receiving an input of a car call registered by a user, the elevator control device 20 acquires congestion status data 32 corresponding to the destination floor of the car call from the building management system 30 (step S11). Then, the elevator control device 20 refers to the congestion situation data 32 acquired through the process of step S11 and determines whether the destination floor of the registered car call is crowded (step S12).

As a result of the processing in step S12, if it is determined that the destination floor of the registered car call is not crowded (No in step S12), the elevator control device 20 causes the car 10 to respond to the car call and board the car. The car 10 is moved to the destination floor (non-congested floor) (step S13). At this time, the elevator control device 20 performs control to light up the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor of the registered car call among the destination floor buttons 12 of the car operation panel 11 (in other words, After switching the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the call from the off state to the on state), the car 10 is moved to the destination floor, and the operation here is ended.

On the other hand, if it is determined as a result of the process in step S12 that the destination floor of the registered car call is congested (Yes in step S12), the elevator control device 20 determines that the destination floor of the registered car call is congested. Control is performed to notify the user that the destination floor is there and the method to get to the destination floor (step S14). Specifically, the elevator control device 20 displays a message on the display unit 13 to notify that the destination floor of the registered car call is crowded and the method to get to the destination floor. , a voice announcement corresponding to the message is output from the voice announcement unit 14 to notify the user that the destination floor is crowded and the method to get to the destination floor. In addition, at this time, the elevator control device 20 performs control to blink the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor of the registered car call (in other words, the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the car call is turned off). (switching to a blinking state), and performs control to extend the door open time of the car 10.

If the car call registered in the process of step S11 is registered again within a certain period of time (for example, while the destination floor button 12 is flashing) (Yes in step S15), the elevator control device 20 The car 10 is made to respond to the request, and the car 10 is moved to the destination floor (that is, the non-stop floor) (step S16). At this time, the elevator control device 20 also performs control to light up the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor of the registered car call among the destination floor buttons 12 on the car operation panel 11 (in other words, After switching the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the call from a blinking state to a lighting state), the car 10 is moved to the crowded floor, and the operation here is ended.

On the other hand, if the car call registered in the process of step S11 is not registered again within a certain period of time (No in step S15), the elevator control device 20 presses the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor of the car call. The light is turned off (that is, the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the car call is switched from a blinking state to a light-off state), and the operation here is ended.

Here, assuming a specific situation, the operation of the elevator control device 20 according to the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the elevator control device 20 according to this embodiment. In FIG. 9, it is assumed that the user presses the destination floor button 12 on the second floor of the car 10 installed in a three-story building. Here, it is assumed that the building management system 30 manages the congestion situation data 32a to 32c shown in FIG. 7 as the congestion situation data indicating the congestion situation of each floor.

In this case, the elevator control device 20 acquires congestion data 32b corresponding to the second floor, which is the destination floor of the car call registered by the user, from the building management system 30, and obtains the congestion data 32b corresponding to the second floor, which is the destination floor of the car call, registered by the user, Determine whether the floor (floor) is crowded. Here, since it is confirmed from the congestion situation data 32b that the second floor is crowded, the elevator control device 20 sends a message indicating that the destination floor of the registered car call is crowded and that the destination floor of the registered car call is crowded. The message "This floor is crowded. You can go to this floor by pressing the button again." is displayed on the display unit 13 as a message to notify the user of the method of access. A voice announcement is output from the voice announcement section 14. Further, the elevator control device 20 controls the second floor destination floor button 12 to blink as the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor of the registered car call.

When the user presses the destination floor button 12 for the second floor again while the destination floor button 12 for the second floor is flashing, as shown in FIG. is switched from a blinking state to a lighting state, and the car 10 is moved to the second floor.

According to this, the elevator control device 20 can move the car 10 to the second floor, which would normally be a non-stop floor, and even if the destination floor is crowded, the elevator controller 20 can move the car 10 to the second floor, which is a non-stop floor. It is possible to satisfy the user's request.

Furthermore, the elevator control device 20 according to the present embodiment basically performs non-stop floor control in which the car 10 is not moved to a crowded floor, and the elevator control device 20 according to the present embodiment basically performs non-stop floor control that does not move the car 10 to a crowded floor. If the destination floor is crowded, the user is notified of this fact, which prevents the user from wasting time by going to the destination floor without knowing that it is crowded, and then returning home because it is crowded. Is possible. Further, as described above, since it is possible to suppress the user's wasted running, it is possible to improve the operating efficiency of the car 10 as a result.

Furthermore, according to the elevator control device 20 according to the present embodiment, there is no need to introduce an IC card or a card reader in order to stop the car 10 on a non-stop floor. It is possible to satisfy the needs of users.

The elevator system according to the second embodiment described above includes an elevator control device 20 that performs control to prevent the car 10 from moving to a crowded floor. This elevator control device 20 has a function of (1) determining whether or not the destination floor of a car call is crowded based on congestion situation data 32 corresponding to the destination floor of a car call registered by the user; and (2) If the destination floor is crowded, the user will be informed that the destination floor is crowded and that the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the destination floor should be pressed again as a way to go to the destination floor. (3) If a car call corresponding to the destination floor is registered again within a certain period of time after the car call is registered, the car 10 is exceptionally moved to the destination floor. and a function to do so. According to this, when the user performs a specific operation using the car operation panel 11, the car 10 can be moved to a crowded floor to which it would normally not be able to be moved.

Furthermore, the elevator control device 20 according to the present embodiment includes a function of extending the door opening time of the car 10 when the destination floor of the car call registered by the user is crowded. It is possible to provide the person with time to consider whether or not to board the car 10.

In the present embodiment, the method for going to a crowded floor is to press the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the crowded floor again, but the method is not limited to this, and for example, the destination floor button corresponding to the crowded floor 12 for a long time, pressing a plurality of destination floor buttons 12 including the destination floor button 12 corresponding to the crowded floor, etc. However, it is desirable that the method to go to the crowded floor be easy for the user to understand and use a simple operation.

(Modified example)
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration example of an elevator system according to a modification of the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, the elevator system according to this modification is different from the second embodiment in that the building management system 30 is omitted and the congestion situation data 32 is stored in advance in a memory (not shown) of the elevator control device 20. It is different from the elevator system according to the configuration. In this modification, the congestion situation data 32 is data indicating trends in the congestion situation on each floor of the building, and is stored in advance in a memory (not shown) of the elevator control device 20 by, for example, a maintenance worker. shall be.

When the building management system 30 manages the congestion situation data 32 as in the elevator system according to the second embodiment, it is possible to measure the ever-changing congestion situation and send it to the elevator control device 20. Therefore, the elevator control device 20 can perform the series of operations shown in FIG. 8 described above using the congestion situation data 32 indicating the real-time congestion situation. However, the congestion situation on each floor of a building becomes a trend (for example, it is crowded only during a certain period of time, and it is not crowded at other times, etc.), and even if the congestion situation is not real-time, the non-stop floor control described above cannot be carried out sufficiently. If this is possible, the building management system 30 is not necessary, and even with a configuration like the elevator system according to this modification, it is possible to perform the series of operations shown in FIG. 8 described above. In this case, since it is not necessary to equip the elevator control device 20 with a communication function for communicating with the building management system 30, it is possible to suppress the cost of the elevator control device 20.

Note that the operation according to the first embodiment described above and the operation according to the second embodiment described above may be executed in combination. In other words, the elevator control device 20 sets a floor outside business hours and a crowded floor as non-stop floors, and if the destination floor of a car call registered by the user is a floor outside business hours, the above-mentioned If the destination floor of the car call registered by the user is a crowded floor, the operation according to the second embodiment described above may be executed.

According to at least one embodiment described above, it is possible to provide the elevator control device 20 that can realize non-stop floor control at a low introduction cost.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, 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.

10... Car, 11... Car operation panel, 12... Destination floor button, 13... Display section, 14... Voice announcement section, 20... Elevator control device, 30... Building management system, 31... Business hours data, 32... Crowding situation data.

Claims (6)

An elevator control device that performs control to prevent the elevator from moving to a floor outside business hours based on business hours data indicating the business hours of each floor of a building where the elevator is installed,
When a car call is registered by a user of the elevator, determining whether the destination floor is outside business hours based on business hours data corresponding to the destination floor of the car call,
If the destination floor is outside of business hours, the destination floor is informed that the destination floor is outside of business hours and that the destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor is to be pressed again as a way to go to the destination floor. notify the user,
If the user registers a car call corresponding to the destination floor again within a certain period of time after the car call is registered, moving the elevator to the destination floor;
If the destination floor is outside business hours, switch the destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor from an off state to a blinking state;
If the user registers a car call corresponding to the destination floor again within a certain period of time after the car call is registered, the destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor is switched from a blinking state to a lighting state. characterized by
Elevator control equipment. An elevator control device that performs control to prevent the elevator from moving to a floor outside business hours based on business hours data indicating the business hours of each floor of a building where the elevator is installed,
When a car call is registered by a user of the elevator, determining whether the destination floor is outside business hours based on business hours data corresponding to the destination floor of the car call,
If the destination floor is outside of business hours, the destination floor is informed that the destination floor is outside of business hours and that the destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor is to be pressed again as a way to go to the destination floor. notify the user,
If the user registers a car call corresponding to the destination floor again within a certain period of time after the car call is registered, moving the elevator to the destination floor;
characterized in that when the destination floor is outside business hours, the opening time of the elevator door is extended;
Elevator control equipment. An elevator control device that performs control to prevent the elevator from moving to a floor outside business hours based on business hours data indicating the business hours of each floor of a building where the elevator is installed,
When a car call is registered by a user of the elevator, determining whether the destination floor is outside business hours based on business hours data corresponding to the destination floor of the car call,
If the destination floor is outside of business hours, the destination floor is informed that the destination floor is outside of business hours and that the destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor is to be pressed again as a way to go to the destination floor. notify the user,
If the user registers a car call corresponding to the destination floor again within a certain period of time after the car call is registered, moving the elevator to the destination floor;
If the destination floor is outside of business hours, a message indicating that the destination floor is outside of business hours and a method for going to the destination floor include pressing multiple destination floor buttons, including destination floor buttons corresponding to the destination floor. characterized by notifying the user that the
Elevator control equipment. An elevator control device that performs control to prevent the elevator from moving to a crowded floor based on congestion status data indicating the congestion status of each floor of a building where the elevator is installed,
When a car call is registered by a user of the elevator, determining whether or not the destination floor is crowded based on congestion status data corresponding to the destination floor of the car call;
If the destination floor is crowded, the user is informed that the destination floor is crowded and that the method to go to the destination floor is to press the destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor again. notify the
If the user registers a car call corresponding to the destination floor again within a certain period of time after the car call is registered, moving the elevator to the destination floor;
If the destination floor is crowded, switching the destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor from an off state to a blinking state;
If the user registers a car call corresponding to the destination floor again within a certain period of time after the car call is registered, the destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor is switched from a blinking state to a lighting state. characterized by
Elevator control equipment. An elevator control device that performs control to prevent the elevator from moving to a crowded floor based on congestion status data indicating the congestion status of each floor of a building where the elevator is installed,
When a car call is registered by a user of the elevator, determining whether or not the destination floor is crowded based on congestion status data corresponding to the destination floor of the car call;
If the destination floor is crowded, the user is informed that the destination floor is crowded and that the method to go to the destination floor is to press the destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor again. notify the
If the user registers a car call corresponding to the destination floor again within a certain period of time after the car call is registered, moving the elevator to the destination floor;
If the destination floor is crowded, the elevator door opening time is extended.
Elevator control equipment. An elevator control device that performs control to prevent the elevator from moving to a crowded floor based on congestion status data indicating the congestion status of each floor of a building where the elevator is installed,
When a car call is registered by a user of the elevator, determining whether or not the destination floor is crowded based on congestion status data corresponding to the destination floor of the car call;
If the destination floor is crowded, the user is informed that the destination floor is crowded and that the method to go to the destination floor is to press the destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor again. notify the
If the user registers a car call corresponding to the destination floor again within a certain period of time after the car call is registered, moving the elevator to the destination floor;
If the destination floor is crowded, a message indicating that the destination floor is crowded and a method for going to the destination floor by pressing a plurality of destination floor buttons including a destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor. and notifying the user of the following:
Elevator control equipment.

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