JPH04318745A - Emergency notice device for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To send a message till the talking with a monitor center is started after an emergency pushbutton is depressed. CONSTITUTION:An emergency notice device 21 selects a proper message from a voice storage section 23 when the notice operation to a monitor center is started in a prescribed time elapsed after an emergency button 4 is depressed and starts an interphone extension control section 25 to allow an interphone slave set 3 to sound the selected message into a cage 2 of an elevator.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an emergency notification device for elevators installed in apartment complexes, buildings, etc., which transmits a voice message into the elevator car when an accident occurs and the manager is absent.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 shows the structure of a conventional elevator emergency notification device.

In FIG. 2, 1 is an apartment complex, building, etc., 2 is an elevator car, 3 is an intercom handset in the car 2, 4 is an emergency push button, 5 is wiring, 6 is a manager's room, 7 is an intercom base installed in the manager's room 6;
8 is an emergency notification device, and this emergency notification device 8 includes an intercom line connection section 8a, a network control section 8b having an automatic dialing function and a line opening/closing function, and a sensor input detection section 8c.
Consisting of

10 is a monitoring center, telephone line 9
It is connected to the emergency notification device 8 by. 11 is a switch for switching the line connection between the computer 13 and the telephone 14 for telephone calls, 12 is a modem, 13 is a computer for communicating with the emergency notification device 8, and 14 is for communicating with the intercom handset 3 in the elevator car 2. It is a telephone. Next, the above conventional operation will be explained.

In FIG. 2, when the emergency push button 4 is pressed (turned on) in the elevator car 2 installed in the apartment complex/building 1, if there is a manager in the manager's room 6, the elevator car Intercom handset 3 inside 2
A conversation is started between the user and the intercom base unit 7 located in the manager's room 6.

[0006] When the manager is not present, the emergency notification device 8 detects that the emergency push button 4 has been pressed by the sensor input detection unit 8c, activates the network control unit 8b, and automatically dials the monitoring center 10. will be automatically notified. In the monitoring sensor 10, a switching device 11 connects a line to a modem 12 and a computer 13, and first, the emergency notification device 8 and the computer 13 communicate with each other to detect that the emergency push button 4 in the elevator car 2 has been pressed. It is transmitted to the computer 13. After completing the communication with the computer 13, the emergency notification device 8 activates the intercom line connection section 8a, connects the telephone line 9 and the interphone, and sends a switching signal to the switching device 11 of the monitoring center 10. The switch 11 switches the telephone line 9 from the modem 12 side to the telephone set 14 in response to a signal from the emergency notification device 8.

[0007] In this way, even with the above-mentioned conventional emergency notification device,
When the emergency push button 4 is pressed in the elevator car 2 and the monitoring center 10, a call can be made when the supervisor is absent.

[0008]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-mentioned conventional elevator emergency notification device, the emergency notification device 8
The emergency call device 8 automatically dials until a call is started with the telephone 14 of the monitoring center 10 via the telephone 14 of the monitoring center 10.
A means of switching from the telephone to the telephone 14 is required. For this reason, there are circumstances in which the number of lines accommodated at the monitoring center cannot necessarily be increased, and when automatic notification is made from the emergency notification device 8,
While the line is in use, the emergency call device 8 may temporarily open the line and perform a re-transmission operation to form a line link, which takes a considerable amount of time. There was a problem in that those who received a response had to keep waiting for a response while feeling anxious and impatient.

[0009] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and it is possible to send a voice message into the elevator car between when the emergency push button is pressed and when the communication with the monitoring center is started. The purpose is to provide an excellent emergency notification device that can

0010

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an emergency notification device with an intercom extension control section and a voice storage section for sending a message into the elevator car, and further provides an emergency push button. A timer unit is provided to count the time since the button is pressed, and a message is sent into the elevator car at regular intervals depending on the operating state of the notification device.

[0011]

[Operations] The present invention has the following functions due to the above structure. In other words, when the emergency notification device detects that the emergency push button has been pressed in the elevator car, a timer starts, and this timer counts the time from when the emergency push button is pressed until the telephone at the monitoring center responds. do.

[0012] The emergency call device appropriately selects the message stored in the voice storage section when a certain period of time has elapsed after the emergency push button has been pressed, or when starting a call operation to the center, and furthermore, sends a message to the intercom extension. The control unit is activated and the selected message is voiced into the elevator car through the intercom.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The structure of an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, only the portion of the emergency notification device 8 previously shown in FIG. 2 is shown in FIG. 1, and the other components will be explained based on FIG. 2.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an emergency notification device. In FIG. 1, the emergency notification device 21 is connected to a telephone line 9
a network control unit 29 that opens and closes the network, a modem unit 28 that communicates with the computer in the monitoring center, a sensor input unit 27 that detects when the emergency push button 4 is pressed from inside the elevator car 2, and a sensor input unit 27 that detects when the emergency push button 4 is pressed from inside the elevator car 2. Intercom handset 3
an intercom line connection section 26 for connecting the telephone line 9 to the telephone line 9;
An intercom extension control unit 25 for outputting a message into the elevator car 2, a voice storage unit 23 that stores the message, a timer unit 24 that counts the time since the emergency push button 4 is pressed, all of these. The main controller 22 controls the functions of the controller.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained. When the emergency push button 4 is pressed in the elevator car 2, in the emergency notification device 21, the main control unit 22 activates the network control unit 29 to establish a line connection, and the modem unit 28 automatically reports to the monitoring center 10. . At the same time, the timer unit 24 is started to start counting the time since the emergency push button 4 was pressed.

At this time, the intercom extension control section 25 is activated, and the main control section 22 outputs the message voice data 1 from the voice storage section 23: "We are currently contacting the monitoring center. Please wait for a moment." is read out and the voice is transmitted several times from the intercom handset 3 in the elevator car 2.

After that, when the communication operation to the monitoring center 10 is started, the main control section 22 reads out the message voice data 2 "The monitoring center will respond soon" from the voice storage section 23, and Intercom extension control unit 25
is activated and sent from the intercom handset 3 into the elevator car 2. When the monitoring center 10 is immediately notified in this manner, the main control unit 22 connects the intercom in the elevator car 2 to the telephone line using the intercom line connection unit 26, and connects the intercom in the elevator car 2 to the telephone line of the monitoring center 10.
You will be able to talk to.

However, it is not always possible to immediately notify the monitoring center 10, and the line may be in use or the telephone 14 of the monitoring center 10 may be in use. In this case, when a certain period of time has elapsed since the emergency push button 4 was pressed, the timer section 24 starts, activates the main control section 22, and sends the audio data 3 from the audio storage section 23 "The line is currently busy. "Please wait for a while" is read out and the intercom extension control unit 25 transmits a voice from the intercom handset 3 into the elevator car 2.

[0020] As described above, according to the above embodiment, the emergency notification device can output a message in the elevator car 2 according to its operating status, and after pressing the emergency push button 4 in the elevator car 2, Until the monitoring center responds, the people in the car 2 can listen to the message and wait for the response from the monitoring center 10 with peace of mind.

[0021]

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention transmits a message from the emergency notification device to the inside of the elevator car during the time period from when the emergency push button is pressed in the elevator car to when the monitoring center responds. It has the effect that it can be transmitted to In addition, it has the effect of alleviating the anxiety and irritation of the people inside the car.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of an emergency notification device of the present invention.

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

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Basket 3　Intercom handset 4 Emergency push button, 10　Monitoring Center 21 Emergency notification device 22 Main control section 23 Audio storage unit 25　Intercom extension control section 26 Intercom line connection part 27 Sensor input section 29 Network control unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A sensor input section that detects when an emergency push button in an elevator car is pressed, and when a signal is supplied from this sensor input section, automatically reports to a monitoring center through a connected telephone line. an intercom line connection section for connecting an intercom in the elevator car to a telephone line, a timer section for counting the time since the emergency push button is turned on, and a predetermined message. an audio storage unit storing
The intercom extension control unit controls the activation of the intercom in the elevator car, and after the emergency push button is pressed,
When a predetermined period of time has elapsed according to the count of the timer section, or when a notification operation to the monitoring center has started, a predetermined voice is selected from the voice storage section, the intercom extension control section is activated, and the selected voice is transmitted to the intercom. 1. An emergency notification device for an elevator, comprising: a main control unit that controls transmission from the elevator.