JPH04260580A - Elevator restart time annunciator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide convenience for users by annuncating the information of time when an elevator stopping for inspection or repairing is restarted to respective elevator halls. CONSTITUTION:A time setter 14 is installed at an elevator cage and liquid crystal display panels 7 connected to the time setter 14 through a control means 18 are installed respectively in the elevator halls of respective floors, and subtraction of the time which is set in the time setter 14 is counted by the control means 18 to annunciate remaining time to the elevator halls of the respective floors by the liquid crystal display panels 7.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention notifies each elevator hall of the scheduled time until the operation resumes when the operation of the elevator is stopped due to periodic inspection of the elevator, malfunction, loading and unloading of cargo, etc. This invention relates to an elevator restart time notification device.

0002

[Prior Art] Generally, when the operation of an elevator is temporarily stopped due to periodic inspection or malfunction, etc., the details of the work are presented to the elevator hall of each floor, and the elevator is operated until the work is completed. We are trying to notify users that they cannot use it.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, for elevator users, such conventional means do not
The problem is that you simply know that the elevator is working, but you have no idea how long it will take for the work to finish.

[0004] If the elevator user knows how many minutes it will take for the elevator to finish its work, he or she can take appropriate measures, such as shopping, but with conventional means, this is not possible. This can lead to inconvenience and dissatisfaction.

[0005] Healthy users can use the stairs, but elderly people, people with disabilities, or people with heavy baggage have no choice but to use elevators, especially when using elevators. This results in a lack of service for users.

[0006] Furthermore, not only when the elevator is stopped for inspection or repair, but also when it takes time to load and unload cargo in an elevator that is also used for people and cargo.
Users waiting in elevator halls on other floors have no idea how long they will have to wait for the elevator to start moving, causing frustration. This situation is a common occurrence in newly built condominiums where many people move.

[0007] The present invention was made with attention to these points, and its purpose is to provide each elevator hall with information about how much time it will take for stopped elevators to resume operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator operation restart time notification device that can provide notification for the convenience of users and improve serviceability.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a time setting device in an elevator car, and provides a notification connected to the time setting device in the elevator hall of each floor through a control means. Means are respectively provided, and the control means subtracts and counts the time set in the time setter, and the remaining time is notified to the elevator hall of each floor by the notification means.

[0009]

[Operation] For example, when stopping the operation of an elevator for inspection and repair, etc., the time required for the work is predicted and the time is set in a time setting device. In response to this set, the control means starts a subtraction count based on that time, and the signal is sequentially sent to the notification means in the elevator hall of each floor, and the remaining time until the end of the work is notified via this notification means. be done. Therefore, users of the elevator halls on each floor can easily know from this notification how many minutes left until the work is finished and they can use the elevator.

0010

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows an elevator landing in an elevator hall, where 1 is a three-sided frame, 2 is a curtain plate, the three-sided frame 1 forms an entrance 3, and this entrance 3 is provided with a hall door 4.

An indicator 5 is provided on one surface of the three-sided frame 1 to display the operating status of the elevator car.
A car call button 6 is provided on this indicator 5. Furthermore, a liquid crystal display panel 7 is provided on the surface of the curtain plate 2 as a notification means for notifying the time until the elevator resumes operation when the elevator is stopped for inspection or the like. Such a liquid crystal display panel 7 is provided in the elevator hall of each floor.

FIG. 3 shows the inside of the elevator car, 8
, 8 are car side plates, 9 is an entrance, and the entrance 9 is provided with a car door 10. An operation panel 11 is provided on one car side plate 8, and a destination floor button 12 for instructing the destination floor of the car is provided on the operation panel 11, and a destination floor button 12 for instructing the destination floor of the car is provided on the upper side of the entrance/exit 9. An indicator 13 for display is provided.

A time setting device 14 is provided at the bottom of the operation panel 11, and as shown in FIG. 1, the time setting device 14 has a time setting button 15, a start button 16 and a set time display panel on the front. 17, and this time setter 14 is connected to the liquid crystal display panels 7 on each floor via control means 18 having a built-in timer circuit.

In such a configuration, for example, when the operation of the elevator is stopped for inspection and repair, the time required for the work is first estimated, and the time is set in the time setting device 14 by operating the time setting button 15. input.

[0015] In response to this input, the time, for example, a value of ``30 minutes'' is displayed on the time display panel 17. This information is then input to the timer circuit of the control means 18 and sent through the control means 18 to the liquid crystal display panels 7 in the elevator halls of each floor, so that each liquid crystal display panel 7 displays, for example, "Inspection in progress." It will start operating in about 30 minutes. ' is displayed.

[0016] Then, the worker in the car uses the time setting device 14.
When the start button 16 is operated to start work, the timer circuit of the control means 18 starts counting down based on the time of ``30 minutes'', and this signal is sequentially sent to the liquid crystal display panel in the elevator hall on each floor. Based on this, the "30 minutes" displayed on the LCD panel 7 on each floor.
As time passes, the value of ``29 minutes'', ``28 minutes'', ``
27 minutes, etc., and the remaining time until the end of the work is sequentially displayed.

[0017] Therefore, by looking at this display, the users of the elevator halls on each floor can easily know how many minutes left until the work is finished and they can use the elevator.

[0018] The above explanation is for the case where an elevator is stopped for inspection and repair, but this is not limited to such cases, and it can also be used for cases such as stopping an elevator car in an elevator hall on a certain floor for a certain period of time when loading and unloading luggage. Even in such a case, the remaining time required for loading and unloading the luggage can be displayed in the elevator hall of each floor one by one to notify the elevator users.

In the above embodiment, the time for restarting the elevator operation is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 7, and the elevator hall users are visually notified of the time for the elevator to resume operation. In addition to such visual notification means, for example, a sound generating device and a detection sensor for detecting the presence or absence of an elevator user may be installed in the elevator hall of each floor, and when a user approaches the elevator landing, the above-mentioned It may be detected by a detection sensor, and in response to this detection, the sound generating device may notify the elevator operation restart time via sound.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, when an elevator stops for a certain period of time, the time until the elevator resumes operation can be sequentially notified to the elevator hall on each floor, and therefore the elevator hall on each floor can be used. This allows personnel to take various actions based on that information, and it is possible to reliably improve service quality.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an elevator landing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the inside of a car according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electric circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

7...Liquid crystal display panel (notification means) 14...Time setting device 18...Control means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A time setting device is provided in an elevator car, and notification means connected to the time setting device via a control means is provided in the elevator hall of each floor, and the time set in the time setting device is controlled by the time setting device. An elevator operation restart time notification device, characterized in that the remaining time is subtracted by a means and the remaining time is notified to an elevator hall of each floor by the notification means.