JPH04252650A - Message device for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a monitor center to speak with a person in an elevator cage after confirming the location or the like or the elevator at the time of depression of an emergency button in the elevator cage. CONSTITUTION:When the emergency button is depressed, an automatic message device 7 starts communication with the personal computer of a monitor center 10 by dial originating of a dial originating part 18 and sends a perculier ID set to a setting part 19. The personal computer displays the location or the like on the screen based on this perculiar ID. Thereafter, a switching signal sending part 21 of the automatic message device 7 sends a signal to switch the personal computer 14 of the monitor center 10 to a telephone, Thus, speaking with the telephone of the monitor center is possible.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention is an elevator notification system for prompt response from a monitoring center when an accident occurs in an elevator car installed in an apartment complex, building, etc., especially when a manager or the like is absent. Regarding equipment.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 shows the structure of a conventional elevator notification device. In Figure 2, 1 is an apartment complex, building, etc., 2 is an elevator car, 3 is an intercom handset in the car, 4 is an emergency push button, and 5 is communication/control between the intercom handset and the intercom base unit. - Wiring for power supply, 6 is a manager's room, 7 is an automatic notification device, intercom line connection section 7-1, network control section 7-2 with automatic dialing function, etc., sensor input section detection section 7- It consists of 3. Reference numeral 8 represents an intercom base unit, and reference numeral 9 represents a telephone line that connects the automatic reporting device 7 with a telephone 11 for making a telephone call to the inside of the elevator car in the monitoring center 10.

Next, the operation of the above conventional example will be explained. In Fig. 1, when a trapping accident occurs in an elevator car 2 installed in an apartment complex, pressing the emergency push button 4 activates the bell of the intercom base unit 8 in the manager's room, and the manager When the receiver of the intercom base unit 8 is picked up, it is possible to talk to a passenger in the car 2. In addition, if the manager is absent, the automatic notification device 7 detects that the emergency push button 4 has been pressed, and the monitoring center 10
When the telephone 11 of the monitoring center 10 is automatically notified and the receiver of the telephone 11 is picked up, a conversation between the monitoring center 10 and the elevator car 2 can be made.

[0004] As described above, even in the above-mentioned conventional automatic notification device for elevators, when an accident occurs in the elevator car 2 while the manager is absent, a call can be made between the monitoring center and the elevator car. Ta.

[0005]

However, in the conventional elevator reporting device described above, when the emergency push button 4 is pressed in the elevator car 2, the telephone 11 of the monitoring center 10 is directly called, and this telephone 10 and the elevator Since the call was made within Car 2, the only way to confirm the location, name, etc. of the apartment complex where the accident occurred was through this call. However, if the person in car 2 of the elevator is a visitor or a child, there is a possibility that the location and name may not be known accurately, and obtaining this information only through a telephone call is difficult when the manager is not present. There is a problem in that when an accident occurs in the elevator car 2, the monitoring center 10 is unable to respond quickly.

Furthermore, unless the emergency push button 4 is pressed inside the car, a call link is not formed between the monitoring center 10 and the elevator car 2, and the monitoring center 10 cannot arbitrarily call the inside of the elevator car 2. There was a problem.

[0007] The present invention solves such conventional problems, and before starting a call to the person in the elevator car, the monitoring center checks the name of the apartment complex or building in which the elevator in which the emergency button has been pressed is located.・The location can be confirmed, and there is no need to ask passengers in the car, allowing for quick response.
Even if the call is terminated, the monitoring center can call the inside of the elevator car again and make a call.This allows the monitoring center to recognize changes in the situation inside the elevator car, and also to prevent passengers from becoming irritated. To provide an elevator notification device capable of eliminating a sense of surprise.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes an intercom slave unit provided inside the elevator car, an emergency push button, an intercom base unit provided outside the elevator car, An automatic reporting device that connects an intercom base unit to a telephone line to a monitoring center (described later), a switching device installed in the monitoring center that switches the telephone line, a telephone connected to the switching device, and a modem telephone connected to the switching device. a network control unit that controls the telephone line within the automatic notification device outside the elevator car, a sensor input unit that detects when the emergency push button is pressed, and a signal from the sensor input unit. a dial transmitting unit which is activated in response to the call and makes a call to the monitoring center via the telephone line via the network control unit; and a dial transmitting unit which registers the dial to be dialed and sends a unique ID of the elevator to the personal computer with which communication is started by the dialing. a setting section for setting in advance; a switching signal sending section for transmitting a switching signal for activating the switching device to connect the intercom handset to the telephone via the base unit after completion of communication with the personal computer; After the call ends, the monitoring center computer detects a call signal via the modem phone and activates the network control unit to restart communication with the computer, and the emergency push button is activated by a command signal from the computer that resumed communication. and an external control output section that performs the same input as when the sensor is pressed to the sensor input section.

[0009]

[Operations] The present invention has the following functions due to the above structure. When the emergency push button in the elevator car is pressed and the manager is absent for a certain period of time, the sensor input section of the automatic notification device detects that the emergency push button has been pressed, and a signal is sent from the sensor input section. In response to this, the dialing section starts up and dials out to the monitoring center via the telephone line via the network control section. By this transmission, communication is started between the automatic notification device and the personal computer of the monitoring center, and the unique ID of the elevator, which has been set in advance in the setting section of the automatic notification device, is sent to the personal computer. Therefore, at the monitoring center, using this unique ID, it is possible to display and confirm on the screen of a personal computer the name and location of the apartment building or building where the elevator whose emergency push button has been pressed is located. After communication with the computer is completed in this way, a switching signal is sent from the switching signal sending section of the automatic notification device, the switching device of the monitoring center is activated, and the intercom slave unit in the elevator car monitors via the base unit. Connected to the center telephone. As a result, the monitoring center can talk to passengers in the elevator after obtaining information from the computer screen. Therefore, there is no need to obtain this information from the elevator passengers over the phone, and a prompt response can be achieved.

[0010] Furthermore, when the monitoring center wishes to make a call to the passengers in the elevator after the call between the intercom handset and the telephone is once terminated, the monitoring center's personal computer sends a calling signal via the modem telephone. The detection unit of the automatic reporting device detects this call signal, activates the network control unit, and resumes communication with the personal computer at the monitoring center. Then, in response to a command signal from the personal computer that has resumed communication, the external control section is activated, and the same input as when the emergency push button is pressed is made to the sensor input section of the automatic notification device. This allows the monitoring center to communicate with passengers in the elevator car through the telephone and intercom handset.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows the structure of an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, a monitoring center 10 includes a switch 12 for switching a telephone line 9 from outside, a telephone 11 connected to the switch 12, and a personal computer connected to the switch 12 and having a modem telephone 13. 14 are provided. Inside the elevator car 2, an intercom handset 3 and an emergency push button 4 are provided as in the conventional case. A manager's room 6 installed outside the elevator car 2 is provided with an intercom base unit 8 that connects with the intercom slave unit 3 inside the elevator car 2. This intercom base unit 8 is connected to an external telephone line 9 via an automatic notification device 7. This telephone line 9 is connected to the monitoring center 10.
Leads to.

[0013] Inside the automatic notification device 7 of the manager's room 6,
A network control section 15 that controls the telephone line 9 is provided. The intercom base unit 8 is connected via an intercom connection unit 16 controlled by the network control unit 15. Further, the automatic notification device 7 is provided with a sensor input section 17, and the emergency push button 4 of the elevator
It is designed to detect when is pressed. The dialing section 18 is activated upon receiving a signal from the sensor input section 17, and dials out to the monitoring center 10 via the telephone line 9 via the network control section 15. The setting unit 19 registers the dial for dialing, and furthermore, the unique ID of this elevator is sent to the personal computer 4 of the monitoring center 10 where communication is started by dialing.
is set in advance. The switching signal sending section 21 is connected to the personal computer 1.
After the communication for sending the unique ID and the like to the telephone 11 is completed, the personal computer 14 sends a switching signal to the telephone 11 to activate the switching device 12. When the switching is performed and the receiver of the telephone 11 is picked up, the switching device 12 outputs a signal indicating that the switching has been completed, and this signal is detected by the detection unit 22. Upon this detection, the intercom connection unit 16 is activated, and the intercom handset 3 in the elevator car 12 is connected to the telephone line 9 via the intercom base unit 8. For example, the 16Hz detection unit 23 detects a call signal from the personal computer 14 that is operated when the monitoring center 10 wants to talk to the intercom handset 3 again after the call between the intercom handset 3 and the telephone 11 of the monitoring center 10 has ended. is detected, the network control unit 15 is activated, and communication with the personal computer 14 is restarted. The external control section 24 receives a command signal from the personal computer 14 that has restarted the communication, and performs the same input as when the emergency push button is pressed to the sensor input section 17. Further, the modem section 25 and the transmitting/receiving section 26 receive command signals from the personal computer 14 and output them to the external control output section 24 .

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained. When an emergency push button 4 is pressed in the elevator car 2, if there is a manager in the manager's room 6, an intercom base unit 8 responds and a conversation is made with the intercom slave unit 3.

If the manager is absent, the sensor input unit 17 of the automatic notification device 7 detects that the emergency push button 4 has been pressed, for example, after a certain period of time has elapsed. In response to this signal from the sensor input section 17, the dial transmission section 18 is activated, and a dial transmission is made to the monitoring center 10 via the telephone line 9 via the network control section 15, thereby starting automatic reporting. The monitoring center 10 automatically receives a call from the personal computer 14 via the modem telephone 3 and starts communication with the automatic notification device 7. Through this communication, the setting section 19 of the automatic notification device 7
The unique ID of the elevator that has been set in advance, or sensor input contents such as which emergency push button 4 was pressed if there are multiple emergency push buttons 4, and the time at which the emergency push button 4 was pressed. The information such as
6, the data is converted and sent from the modem section 25 to the network control section 15.
, is transmitted through the telephone line 9 and received by the personal computer 14 of the monitoring center 10. The personal computer 14
By assigning the name and location of the apartment complex or building where this elevator is located to D in advance, a message indicating that an abnormality has occurred in the elevator will be displayed on the computer screen, and the location of the name, location, and emergency push button will be displayed on the computer screen. , time, and other information can be displayed. In this way, computer 1
After the communication to the monitoring center 10 is completed, the switching signal sending unit 21 of the automatic reporting device 7 sends out a switching signal, and the monitoring center 10
switch 12 to connect the telephone 11 instead of the personal computer 14. As a result, when a member of the monitoring center 10 picks up the handset of the telephone 11, the switching device 12 outputs a signal indicating that the switching is complete, and the detection section 22 of the automatic notification device 7 detects this signal. 16 is activated, and the intercom slave unit 3 of the elevator is connected to the telephone line 9 via the intercom base unit 8. As a result, a telephone link is formed between the intercom handset 3 and the telephone 11 of the monitoring center 10, and a telephone conversation can be made.

Next, after ending this call, if the monitoring center 10 wishes to talk to the passengers in the elevator again, it activates the modem telephone 13 by operating the keyboard of the personal computer 14 of the monitoring center 10. Send a calling signal. This calling signal is detected by the 16 Hz detection section 23 of the automatic notification device 7, which activates the network control section 15, automatically receives the call, and resumes communication between the personal computer 14 and the automatic notification device 7. A command signal is output by operating the keyboard from the personal computer 14 that has restarted this communication. This command signal is sent to the modem section 2 of the automatic notification device 7.
5 and the transmitting/receiving section 26, and activates the external control output section 24. This external control output section 24 provides the same input to the sensor input section 17 as if the emergency button had been pressed. As a result, an automatic notification is again made from the automatic notification device 7 to the monitoring center 10, and the telephone 11 of the monitoring center 10 and the elevator intercom handset 3 are sent in the same manner as described above.
A call link is formed at .

As described above, according to the above embodiment, when the emergency push button 4 in the elevator car 2 is pressed, the monitoring center 10 displays information on the screen of the personal computer 14 based on the information sent from the automatic notification device 7. It is possible to confirm the name and location of the building, etc. where the elevator is located, and quick responses can be taken even if passengers in the elevator do not know this information. Furthermore, even after the call has been terminated, by operating the PC in the monitoring center 10, a call link can be established between the telephone 11 in the monitoring center 10 and the elevator's intercom handset 3, and a call can be made to the passengers in the elevator. This has the effect of eliminating the sense of unease among passengers and calming them down.

[0018]

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiment, when the emergency push button is pressed, the unique ID preset in the setting section of the automatic notification device is sent to the computer at the monitoring center via the telephone line. This information can be confirmed by displaying on the computer screen the name and location of the apartment building or building where the elevator in which the emergency push button was pressed is located, and this information must be obtained from the elevator passengers over the phone. This allows us to respond quickly.

[0019] Furthermore, if the monitoring center wishes to talk to a passenger in the elevator again, the emergency push button can be pressed by sending out a call signal from the computer without the passenger having to press the emergency push button again. Therefore, it is possible to call the intercom handset in the elevator car at will, and it is possible to understand changes in the situation in the elevator car and to relieve passengers' anxiety and calm them down.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic block diagram and system configuration of an elevator notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 2]
Diagram showing the system configuration of a conventional elevator notification device

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Inside the elevator car 3　Intercom handset 4 Emergency push button 6. Manager's room 7 Automatic notification device 8　Intercom main unit 9　Telephone line 10　Monitoring Center 11　Telephone 12 Switcher 13 Modem telephone 14 PC 15　Network control section 16 Intercom connection part 17 Sensor input section 18 Dial transmitter 19 Setting section 21 Switching signal sending section 22 Detection section 23 16Hz detection section 24 External control output section 25 Modem section 26 Transmission/reception section

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] Automatic notification that connects an intercom handset installed inside the elevator car, an emergency push button, an intercom base set installed outside the elevator car, and a telephone line between the interphone base unit and a telephone line to a monitoring center described later. a computer having a switching device installed in a monitoring center for switching the telephone line, a telephone connected to the switching device, and a modem telephone connected to the switching device; a network control unit that controls the telephone line; a sensor input unit that detects when the emergency push button is pressed; a dial transmitting unit that makes a call to the monitoring center; a setting unit that registers the dial to be dialed and presets a unique ID of the elevator to be sent to the personal computer with which communication is initiated by the call;
a switching signal sending section that sends out a switching signal that operates the switching device to connect the intercom handset to the telephone via the base unit after completion of communication with the personal computer, and a modem by the computer of the monitoring center after the end of the call between the intercom handset and the telephone. A detection unit detects a call signal from the telephone, activates the network control unit, and resumes communication with the PC, and a command signal from the PC that resumes communication sends the same input as when the emergency push button was pressed. An elevator notification device comprising: an external control output section for outputting to a sensor input section.