JPH04148783A - Voice guide device for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operation efficiency by stopping or interrupting door closing announcement when a door closing button signal is input directly before door closing announcement or during announcement, and immediately performing door closing operation. CONSTITUTION:When a door closing signal is ON, namely, door closing is to be announced, at first it is judged whether a door closing button 14 is pushed or not. When the door closing button 14 is pushed, a door closing announcement control device 20 clears a door closing announcement command (f), and prohibits a speech synthesis control device 18 to transmit a door closing announcement command code (a) to a speech synthesis device 15. By this prohibiting command, when the speech synthesis device 15 is not yet begun to announce, the announcement is stopped, when the announcement is already begun, it is interrupted, and simultaneously a door signal (d) is output from an elevator operation control device 16 to a door control device 19 to commence to close the door even during announcement.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to an elevator voice guidance device.

(Prior art) Users in the elevator car are informed of the driving direction, stop floor, etc.
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an elevator voice guidance system having a configuration as shown in FIG. 3, in which guidance announcements such as opening and closing of doors are automatically made using a voice synthesizer.

This conventional elevator voice guidance device includes a car call button 2 in the elevator car 1 for stopping the elevator at the floor by pressing the button that indicates the floor you want to get off on, and a car call button 2 for stopping the elevator at that floor. A door open button 3 and a door close button 4 are attached to forcibly open the door and forcibly close the opened door, and a voice synthesizer 5 is provided for making guidance announcements by voice. It is being

Also, as an elevator control system, there is an elevator operation control device 6 for controlling the overall operation of the elevator, and a drive for controlling the elevator corner lifting and landing operations in response to n commands of the elevator operation control device 6. The voice synthesizer 15 generates a command code a which synthesizes and announces any voice of the voice synthesizer 5 in response to the command C from the motor 7 and the door close button signal Sakako C elevator operation control device 6.
and a door control device 9 that outputs a door signal d to control the opening and closing of the door of the elevator car 1.

In such a conventional elevator voice guidance system, when the elevator lands on a certain floor and a door close announcement is made, the elevator operation control device 6 issues a door close command C several seconds before the door closes. At that time, the speech synthesis control device 8 sends a door closing announcement command code a1 such as "door is closing" to the speech synthesis device 5 installed in the car 1, and the guidance announcement is sent to the speech synthesis device 5 installed inside the car 1. broadcast to users.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in such conventional elevator voice guidance devices, when making a door closing announcement, the announcement is output several seconds before the door starts to close, and this door closing announcement is made. During this time, door close button 4 was disabled, giving priority to announcements. For this reason, announcements themselves are convenient for users, but on the other hand, during times of high demand for elevators, they have to wait for the doors to close until the announcement ends, which results in a loss of time. resulting in a decline in service and
This sometimes caused users to feel inconvenienced.

This invention was made in view of these conventional problems, and even when making automatic door opening announcements,
Improve service by giving priority to the signal input of the door close button, canceling the door close announcement by inputting the door close button signal, or interrupting the door close announcement being broadcast to immediately perform the door close operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a voice guidance device for an elevator.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The elevator voice guidance device of the present invention is installed in an elevator car, stores various voices, synthesizes voices corresponding to input command codes, and makes an announcement. a voice synthesis means; a voice synthesis@control means for outputting a voice synthesis command code to be announced to the voice synthesis means; and a voice synthesis@control means for controlling operations of the elevator such as running, stopping, opening and closing the elevator. elevator operation control means;
Upon receiving a door close command signal from the elevator operation control means and/or a door close button signal from a door close button in the elevator car, if there is no door close button signal, a message is sent to the voice synthesis control means. Allowing the output of a command code for door closing announcement voice synthesis, and prohibiting the output of a command code for door closing announcement voice synthesis to the voice synthesis control means when the door closing button signal is present. The elevator car includes a door close announcement control means for outputting a control signal, and a door control means for performing a door closing operation in response to a door close button signal in the elevator car.

(Function) In the elevator voice guidance device of the present invention, the elevator operation control means that controls the operation of the elevator such as running, stopping, opening and closing the elevator, sends a voice synthesizer to be announced to the voice synthesizer. The output of the driving control guidance announcement is commanded through the voice synthesis control means which outputs the command code.

In particular, the door close announcement control means receives a door close command signal from the elevator operation control means and/or a door close button signal from a door close button in the elevator car, and when there is no door close button signal, Allows the voice synthesis control means to output a command code for door closing announcement voice synthesis, and if there is a door close button signal, outputs a command code for door closing announcement voice synthesis to the voice synthesis control means. outputs a control signal that prohibits the output of the button, and gives priority to the door close button signal over the door close announcement.

In this way, the door can be arbitrarily closed even during the door closing announcement, and the door can be closed at a timing with no time loss, basically equivalent to an elevator without a door closing announcement function.

(Example) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention,
Inside the elevator car 11, there is a car call button 12 that allows you to stop the elevator at that floor by pressing the button that indicates the floor you want to get off on, and a car call button 12 that allows you to forcefully open a door that is about to close. Door open button 13 and door close button 1 for forcibly closing the door
4 is attached, and is also equipped with a voice synthesizer 15 for making guidance announcements by voice.

Further, as an elevator control system, an elevator operation control device 16 for controlling overall operation of the elevator;
A drive motor 17 is provided which receives commands from the elevator operation control device 16 to move the elevator car 11 up and down and to land on the floor. Also, a speech synthesis control device 18 for giving the speech synthesis device 15 a command code a indicating which voice of the speech synthesis device 15 should be synthesized and announced;
As a feature of the door control device 19 for controlling the opening and closing of the door of the elevator car 11 and the embodiment of the present invention, the door close command C and the door close button signal from the elevator operation@control device 16 are simultaneously input. The voice synthesis control device 18 sends a control signal f to stop or interrupt the door closing announcement when the door closes.
The door closing announcement control device 20 is provided.

Then, a voice command code a is given from the voice synthesis control device 18 to the voice synthesis device 15, a guidance announcement prohibition command e is also given, and a door close button signal is given from the door close button 14 to the elevator operation control device 16. , a door close button signal b, a door close command C, and an operating load command g are given from the elevator operation control device 16 to the door close announcement control device 20, and a door signal d is given from the elevator operation control device 16 to the door control device 19. It is now possible to

Next, the operation of the elevator voice guidance system having the above configuration will be explained.

In normal operation control, when the elevator car 11 lands on a certain floor and broadcasts a door close announcement, a door close command C is sent from the elevator operation control device 16 to the door close announcement control device 20 several seconds before the door starts to close. In response to this, the door closing announcement control device 120 gives a door closing announcement command f to the voice synthesis control device 18, and upon receiving this command, the voice synthesis control device 18 sends the door closing announcement command code a to the voice synthesis device 15. For example, a door closing announcement such as "The door is closing" is broadcast to the users inside the room.

After this announcement is completed, a door signal d for closing the door is given from the elevator operation control device 16 to the door control device 19, and the door control device 19 starts the operation of closing the door of the car 11.

However, after such a door close command C is issued, when a user in the car 11 presses the door close button 14 and a door close button signal is input to the elevator operation control device 16, the door closes. The button signal is input to the door closing announcement control device 20 via the elevator operation control device 16, and the door closing announcement is prohibited or canceled through the following processing.

According to the flowchart shown in Figure 2, the door close command signal (
When the door close button 14 is pressed (on/off of the door close button signal PDC), it is first determined whether the door close button 14 is pressed (step S2). ).

If the door close button 14 is pressed at this time, the door close announcement control device 2o clears the door close announcement command f, and sends the voice synthesis control device 18 to the voice synthesis system [
(Step S3) This prohibition command causes the speech synthesizer 15 to stop the announcement if it has not started the announcement yet, and to stop the announcement if it has already started the announcement. At the same time, a door signal d is issued from the elevator operation control device 16 to the door control device 19 to start closing the door even in the middle of the announcement.

Next, if the door close button signal (PDC) is not on while the door close command is in progress (Yes in step S1), the door close button signal (PDC) is not on (step S2
(No), even if the door close command is in progress, if the operating load command g is on because the demand is high, the door close announcement command f is cleared and the time elapses before the door starts closing. Such voice announcements are prohibited, and the door opening/closing control is performed simply in direct response to the door opening/closing button command, thereby improving the transportation capacity (steps 84 to S6).

If it is not the demand season, the door close announcement is made as usual, and the door is closed a few seconds later (step 87).
. Furthermore, if the door closing command is not in progress (DT double signal is off), it is necessary to clear the door closing announcement command (step 51.58).

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and if a door close button command is input in the middle of a door close announcement, subsequent announcements are sped up.
You can also make the door closing announcement finish before the door closes.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, elevator guidance announcements can be made by voice synthesis during normal times, and furthermore, when a door close button signal is input just before or during the door close announcement, the door close button signal is input. Because the announcement is canceled or interrupted and the door closes immediately, the door closes quickly, just like elevators without a door close announcement function, and is especially useful during times when elevator demand is high. There is no longer a need to wait for announcements during belt lines, etc., which improves driving efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 181 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the above embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional example. 11...Car 14...Door close button 15
...Speech synthesis device 16...Elevator operation control device 18...Voice synthesis control device 19...Door control device 20...Door closing announcement control device

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A voice synthesizing means installed in an elevator car, storing various voices, and synthesizing a voice corresponding to an input command code to make an announcement; and for the voice synthesizing means, a voice synthesis control means for outputting a voice synthesis command code to be announced; an elevator operation control means for controlling operations of the elevator such as running, stopping, opening and closing of the elevator; Upon receiving a close command signal and/or a door close button signal from a door close button in the elevator car, if there is no door close button signal, the voice synthesis control means is instructed to synthesize a door close announcement voice. A door closing announcement that allows the output of a command code and, if the door close button signal is present, outputs a control signal to the voice synthesis control means that prohibits the output of a command code for door closing announcement voice synthesis. A voice guidance device for an elevator, comprising a control means and a door control means for receiving a door close button signal in the elevator car and performing a door closing operation.