JPH01220689A - Monitor for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothly and quickly treat an abnormal elevator by selectively displaying an alarm display of a form different from that of an ordinary monitoring display on the whole screen of a display device when abnormality occurs while a monitoring display device is out of operation. CONSTITUTION:When a display device 15 is out of operation and monitoring display is not made, if a fire occurs or abnormality such as breakdown or the like is caused in an elevator 11 during operation, abnormality detecting means 13 detect such abnormality through input means, and alarm select means 16 are operated to output a display command to display conversion means 14. The display conversion means 14 are adapted to select a display form of an alarm for abnormality according to a display command to make a display where the whole screen is painted out by a specified color or a display where one large character is displayed on the screen, so that a system where abnormality occurs can be visually confirmed quickly. Thus, an abnormal elevator can be treated smoothly and quickly.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an elevator monitoring device in a large building equipped with various building management devices.

[Conventional technology]

A lamp display method is generally used to monitor elevators, and if an elevator malfunctions, a buzzer etc. will be used to notify the operator of the problem, and the manager will check the lamp display status to find out the nature of the abnormality. Therefore, necessary processing was performed. However, in recent years, as CRTs (cathode ray tubes) have been used for monitoring buildings for crime prevention, disaster prevention, air conditioning, etc., CRTs have also come to be used for monitoring elevators. FIG. 6 is a display example of a conventional elevator monitoring device known, for example, from Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-78978. In the figure, 1 is a CRT screen, and this screen 1 has 1 to 2
The status of 24 elevators in 6 banks consisting of No. 4 elevators is displayed. In addition, in the above display screen 1, 2 is a bank frame indicating that the elevators are operated in group control, and within this bank frame 2, car frames 3 for four elevators are displayed, and further car frames Inside 3, there is a car on M floor 4. An arrow 5 indicating the driving direction of the car and an elevator number 6 are respectively displayed. 7 is an alarm display indicating that there is a malfunctioning elevator among the elevators being monitored. Such a screen is displayed during normal monitoring, but when unnecessary, it is deleted in consideration of the lifespan of the CRT. When an abnormality, disaster, etc. occurs, the overall status of the elevator as shown in FIG. 6 is automatically displayed on the CRT screen.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the case of large buildings, the conventional elevator monitoring equipment described above is installed alongside other management systems such as security and air conditioning systems, and the CRT for monitoring is often installed in the same management room, so the display format is the same as usual. However, in the event of an abnormality such as a fire or malfunction, it would be difficult to identify which monitoring system issued the alarm, especially if an abnormality occurred while the administrator was away. When displayed on the screen,
There was a problem in that the display devices had to be checked in detail one by one, and it took time to check for abnormal elevators, which increased the burden on the administrator. This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the display form of the monitor when an abnormality occurs is made to be a display that the administrator can watch as soon as possible. It is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator monitoring device that can easily identify a system in which an abnormality has occurred and quickly discover a system in which an abnormality has occurred.

[Means to solve the problem]

The elevator monitoring device of the present invention displays the status of the elevator on a monitoring display device, and when an abnormality such as a fire or breakdown occurs while the display device is out of service, the elevator monitoring device displays the status of the elevator in a different form from the normal monitoring display. The apparatus is equipped with an alarm selection means for selectively displaying an alarm display on both sides of the display device.

[For production]

In this invention, when an abnormality occurs while the monitoring display device is inactive, the alarm selection means operates in response to the abnormality, and the entire screen of the display device is changed into a unique display format that allows the administrator to judge at a glance. , the elevator monitoring display device can be easily discovered, and a malfunctioning system can be discovered quickly.

【Example】

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of an elevator monitoring device according to the present invention. In the figure, 11 is an elevator, 12 is an elevator 11
input means for taking in various status data of the elevator; 13 is abnormality detection means for detecting occurrence of abnormalities such as failures and disasters from the elevator status data taken in by the input means 12;
Reference numeral 14 denotes display conversion means for converting the elevator status data from the input means 12 and the abnormality data from the abnormality detection means 13 into text, solid, or other character data that can be displayed on the display device 15. In addition, 16 is a display device 15
When the abnormality detection means 13 detects an abnormality during the suspension of the
This is a means for selecting alarms to be displayed. In the elevator monitoring system configured as described above, when the display device 15 is inactive and not displaying monitoring information, a fire may occur in the building where the elevator is installed, or a malfunction may occur in the elevator while it is in operation. When another abnormality occurs and the abnormality detection means 13 detects it, the alarm selection means 16 is activated and outputs a display command to the display conversion means 14, and selects the display form of the alarm for the abnormality, 15, the entire screen 15a is filled with a certain color as shown by diagonal lines in FIG.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, one large character rEJ is displayed on the front screen 15a. Therefore, even if there are many monitor display devices other than elevators on the monitor panel, the display device 15 that activated the alarm display when an abnormality occurs can be quickly recognized.
This allows systems with abnormalities to be discovered quickly. Next, a specific embodiment to which the above-mentioned principle monitoring system shown in FIG. 1 is applied will be described with reference to FIG. 4. In FIG. 4, 20 is an elevator control device that controls the operation of the elevator in response to hall calls, car calls, etc.
A drive control circuit 21 is connected to the elevator control device 20 so that signals can be exchanged between the two, and [! A drive signal is output from the @In circuit 21 to the hoisting motor 22 of the elevator, and by driving the hoisting motor 22, the car 23 and the counterweight 24, which are connected in a hanging manner by the main rope, are raised and lowered. It looks like this. Reference numeral 30 denotes a slave station device for signal transmission, which transmits elevator status signals to the elevator control device 20 (input means 12 shown in FIG. 1).
The status signal is transmitted to the master station device 40, which will be described later, by serial transmission. The slave station device 30 includes a CPU 30a that controls the whole, a conversion device 30b that converts the status signal from the elevator control device 20 into a digital signal suitable for internal processing, a program for converting and transmitting the elevator status signal, and a CPU 30a that controls the entire unit.
A storage device 30 that stores data such as calculation results at 0a.
c, and a transmission device 30d for serially transmitting elevator status signals to the master station device, and each of these devices is connected to the CPU 30a through an internal bus 30e. Moreover, in FIG. 4, 31, 32. ... are slave station devices corresponding to other elevators, and have the same configuration as the slave station device 30, and these slave station devices 31, 32 .
. . . similarly to the slave station device 30, elevator status signals are taken in from the respective elevator control devices and serially transmitted to the common master station device 40. Although only three slave station devices are shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, 24 elevators for 6 banks are connected to 4 elevators.
A slave station device is provided that supports a group management device that manages a group of devices one by one. The master station device 40 connects each of the slave station devices jii30.31.
32. It receives status signals transmitted from ..., and includes a CPU 40a that controls the entire elevator, a processing program for detecting and determining abnormalities such as fire and malfunction from elevator status signals, and a processing program for selecting alarms. A writing device fi 40b that stores processing programs, calculation results of the CPO 40a, and other data, and each slave station device 30, 31, 32 .
- A transmission device 40c that receives the elevator status signal transmitted from the station and imports it into the CPU 40a, and a display bag M composed of a CRT or the like that displays the status signal received and processed by the master station.
50, and each of these devices is connected to the CPU 40a via an internal path 40e. In FIG. 4, the CPU 40a of the master station device 40 and the abnormality determination program and alarm selection program in the storage device 40b correspond to the abnormality detection means 13 and the alarm selection means 16 shown in FIG. The display device 50 also includes the display conversion means 14 in FIG.
It corresponds to the display device 15 and includes a light bezel 50a and a keyboard sob for instructing display switching. Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. In FIG. 4, the status signals of each elevator that are group-managed for each bank are transmitted from each elevator control device 20 to each slave station device 30 through each conversion device.
, 31, 32. ... and stored in a predetermined area of each storage device. Then, each slave station device 30
, 31, and 32 degrees are transmitted from the respective transmission devices to the master station device 40 in accordance with a transfer command from the master station device 40. In the master station device 40, the transmitted status data is taken into the CPU 40a via the transmission device 40c, and after performing predetermined processing, is stored in a predetermined area of the storage device 40b. Further, the status data stored in the memory bag ji140b is processed by the CPU 40a according to the processing program, outputted from the transmission device 40d to the display device 50, and after being subjected to display conversion processing, the elevator is displayed on the screen of the display device 50. The status is displayed, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, and an alarm is displayed at the same time. The input status data includes the car position and operating direction of each elevator, as well as operation start signals, operation completion signals, and failure signals in the event of an earthquake, fire, or power outage. , disaster occurrence signals such as earthquakes, fires, and power outages; and 1, incoming signal 2 group management function failure signals. Next, the processing procedure for abnormality detection and alarm selection in the master station device 40 will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, steps 81 to S7 show a processing procedure for detecting abnormalities such as fire and malfunction from elevator status data. When the abnormality detection processing program starts, first, in step S1, an alarm is displayed. Initialize a detection flag that indicates whether a certain abnormality is occurring,
In the next step S2, a counter for searching all elevators is initialized. In the next step S3, the status data of the elevator of bank i is input, and in the next step S4, it is determined from the input status data whether an abnormality has occurred. Here, if it is determined that there is no failure or disaster, proceed to step S6,
If it is determined that there is, the process moves to step S5, and a flag indicating abnormality, that is, failure/disaster detection is set. Then, in the next step S6, the counter is incremented to i←i +1 to designate the next bank i + 1, and in step S7, it is determined whether the search for the status data of all six elevator banks has been completed. do. If the search for the elevator status data of all six banks is not completed, the process returns to step S3 and the processes of steps 83 to S7 are repeatedly executed until the status data of all six banks is completed. When the abnormality detection process described above is completed, steps 88 to 3
The process moves to the alarm selection process indicated by 13. That is, in step S8, it is determined whether or not the elevator status is currently displayed on the display device 50. If it is displayed, the process moves to step S9 and the normal display,
That is, a status display as shown in FIG. 6 is performed. Further, when it is determined that the display device 50 is in a dormant state and no status display is performed, the process proceeds to step 810, and it is determined whether or not the abnormality detection flag is set. Here, if it is determined that the detection flag is set, the process proceeds to step S11, and it is determined whether or not to select the form of alarm display. If it is determined in step 811 that the alarm display format should be selected, the process proceeds to step 812, in which the display device 50 is activated and the entire display screen is filled with one color as shown in FIG. As shown in Figure 3, the alarm is displayed in the form of a single large character rEJ. Also, if you do not select the alarm display, step 8
13, a disaster is automatically displayed on a normal status monitoring screen as shown in FIG. Therefore, in the present embodiment described above, when an abnormality such as a fire or failure occurs while the screen of the display device 50 is being erased, the display differs from the normal monitoring display. Since the one-color or screen-golden character shown in Figure 2 or Figure 3 is displayed to attract the attention of the manager, the elevator monitoring display device can be used as a monitor on which many other management display devices are present. Even if it is on the panel, the existence of the elevator monitoring display device 50 that displays abnormalities can be confirmed at a glance, and the administrator can be quickly guided to the display device of the system where the abnormality has occurred, allowing the administrator to respond to the abnormal elevator. It can be done smoothly. The form of the alarm display in this invention is shown in Figs. 2 and 3.
The display format is not limited to the one shown in the figure. Furthermore, the elevator monitoring system of the present invention is not limited to elevators configured as shown in FIG.

【Effect of the invention】

As described above, according to the present invention, when an abnormality such as a fire or a malfunction occurs while the elevator monitoring display device is inactive, a display is displayed on both sides of the display that allows the administrator to quickly observe the display format. As a result, the display device that displays an alarm for an abnormality can be spotted from a distance at a glance, and as a result, the administrator can be quickly guided to the display device of the system that displays the abnormality, and it is also possible to smoothly take measures for abnormal elevators. It has a positive effect on

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of the elevator monitoring device of this invention.
FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams showing examples of alarm display formats, FIG. 4 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention applying the principle method of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is an operation in this embodiment. The flowchart for explanation and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen of a conventional elevator monitoring and display device. 11 Elevator, 12・Input means, 13・Abnormality detection means, 14・Display conversion means, 15.5 (1 display device, 1
6 Alarm selection means, 20 - Elevator control device, 30
, 31, 32, slave station device, 40, master station device. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or equivalent parts. Agent Masuo Oiwa (2 others) Procedural amendment (voluntary) 1. Display of incident Patent application No. 63-43592 No. 2
, Name of the invention Elevator monitoring device 3, Person making the amendment Representative Moriya Shiki 5, Subject of the amendment (1) Detailed description of the invention column 6 of the specification, Contents of the amendment (1) Page 3 of the specification In the 1st and 2nd lines, "Elevator number/name" is corrected to "Elevator name". (2) In the 14th line of page 5, the word "solid" is corrected to read "figure."

Claims (1)

[Claims] An input means for taking in an elevator status signal, an abnormality detection means for detecting and determining an abnormality from the elevator status signal from the input means, and a display conversion means for converting output data from the input means and the abnormality detection means into display data. and,
A display means for displaying the status and abnormality of the elevator based on the output from the display conversion means, and an alarm display in a form different from the normal monitoring display when an abnormality such as a fire or breakdown occurs while the display means is inactive. An elevator monitoring device comprising an alarm selection means for selecting and displaying an alarm on the entire screen of a display device.