JPH04338076A - Elevator control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a user to tell easily which door to stand in front of to wait for the arrival of an elevator after pressing a boarding place call button. CONSTITUTION:When a user presses a hall call button 2 to send out a hall call signal S1, a hall call control means 103 outputs a hall call transmission signal S2. When a group-control means 1 selects the optimum elevator and sends out its selection signal S4, the hall call control means 103 outputs a responder data signal S6. A responder color assigning means 104 thereby outputs a color assignment signal S7 on the color responding to the responder. A call button color assigning means 104 performs the color display of the hall call button 2 so as to be the assigned color. The user can thereby wait for the arrival of the elevator, standing in front of the door of the same color as the displayed color.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator control device for specifying a landing place among a plurality of elevator landing places installed in a hall where an elevator user should wait.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as buildings have become larger and taller, a plurality of elevators, which are a means of vertical transportation within a building, are often installed on the same service floor. In order to avoid long waits for users, such buildings have introduced group management and control systems that comprehensively manage their operations and make them function efficiently.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a conventional elevator control device in an elevator system using such group management control.

In this figure, 1 is a group management control device, A
1 to An are control devices for each car whose operation is managed by the group management control device 1, 2 is a hall call button on a certain service floor, and 3 is a group management system that detects the occurrence of a call input from the hall call button 2. A hall call control device 4 notifies the control device 1 of the occurrence of a call, and a light emitting device 4 notifies the user of acceptance of call registration by emitting light from the hall call button 2. and,
The hall call button 2 and the light emitting device 4 constitute a hall call input device 5. Furthermore, LT1 to LTn are hall lanterns that are controlled by respective car-specific control devices A1 to An and display the response or non-response of the own car to the user's call registration.

[0005] To explain the operation when using such an elevator system based on group management control, first, when a user presses the hall call button 2, a usage request signal S1 is issued.
is output from the hall call input device 5. When the hall call control device 3 detects the input of the usage request signal S1,
At the same time as outputting a hall call transmission signal S2 to the group management control device 1, a hall call reception signal S3 is outputted to the light emitting device 4 to notify reception of a hall call.

[0006] The light emitting device 4 performs a light emitting operation upon receiving the hall call acceptance signal S3, and as a result, the hall call button 2 which was first inputted by the user is displayed by being illuminated. By checking the lighting display of the hall call button 2, the user recognizes that his/her usage request has been accepted by the elevator system.

On the other hand, when the group management control device 1 receives the hall call transmission signal S2, it investigates the operating status of each car that is subject to management control in its own group. The group management control device 1 compares and refers to the operation status of each unit, and selects the most suitable one as a response to this usage request (here, for convenience, E
It is assumed that Unit 2 has been selected. ).

[0008] The group management control device 1 outputs a selection signal S4 to the control device A2 of the E2 car selected as the response car to the usage request. E2 Unit control device A2
receives the selection signal S4 and outputs a response signal S5 to the floor where the actual usage request has occurred. The response signal S5 is output to the hall lantern LT2, and when the hall lantern LT2 detects the response signal S5, it turns on the internal light emitting element to perform a lighting display.

[0009] In this way, after the user confirms acceptance of the usage request by lighting the hall call button 2, the user looks around the hall lanterns LT1 to LTn for each car and confirms the lighting display of the hall lantern LT2 for car E2. This allows the car to recognize the responding car, and from then on, the driver waits for the car to arrive in front of the platform of the responding car.

0010

According to such a conventional elevator control system, the user is required to perform the following actions from the time he or she arrives at the hall until the user recognizes the answering car number. That is, (a) Go to the hall call button 2, press this button, and make a switch input to request the use of the elevator. (b) Check that the input hall call button 2 is lit, and recognize that the usage request has been accepted. (c) Hall lanterns LT1 to LT compatible with each model
Look around n and find something that is lit.

[0011] However, such an action is by no means an optimal method. In particular, the act (c) does not simply involve staring at one place; instead, it requires searching the hall lanterns for each car one by one, which are installed above the door of each car.

[0012] In recent years, as buildings have become larger in size, many group control devices have been seen that manage the operation of as many as eight elevators. Therefore, depending on various factors such as the user's eyesight, height, and how crowded the hall is, the work in (c) can sometimes place a heavy burden on the user, and it cannot be said to be satisfactory. Ta.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and provides an elevator control device that can provide information on a response number that can be easily recognized by a user when a hall call button is pressed. This is what I am trying to do.

[0014]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is a means for solving the above-mentioned trestle, in which when a hall call button at an elevator landing is pressed, a group management control device selects one of a plurality of elevators. , controls the selected elevator to head to the floor of the landing where the hall call button was pressed, and at this time, the lighting operation of the lantern installed at the landing of the selected elevator indicates that the elevator user should wait. In the elevator control device to which the boarding location is taught, a hall call transmission signal is output to the group management control device based on the input of the hall call signal from the hall call button, and the group management control device also outputs a hall call transmission signal to the group management control device. hall call control means for outputting a response car data signal based on input of car number information; and a hall call control means for outputting a response car data signal from the hall call control means from among the colors predetermined for each landing corresponding to each of the elevators. a response machine color designating means for selecting a color corresponding to a data signal and outputting a color designation signal for the selected color; and a call button color display means for color displaying the hall call button.

[0015]

[Operation] In the above structure, when the user presses the hall call button, a hall call signal is input to the hall call control means, and the hall call control means outputs a hall call transmission signal to the group management control device.

When the group management control device inputs this hall call transmission signal, it investigates the operation status such as the current position of each elevator, selects the most suitable elevator, and transmits the machine information signal for the selected elevator to the hall call. Output to control means. The hall call control means outputs a response machine data signal to the response machine color designation means based on this machine information signal.

Each door of each elevator landing is color-coded according to a predetermined color, and the responding car color designation means calls the color designation signal to designate the color of the door of the landing where the responding car arrives. Output to button color display means.

The call button color display means displays the hall call buttons in color based on this color designation signal. Therefore, the user only has to wait for the elevator to arrive by standing in front of the door with the same color as the color displayed on the hall call button.

[0019]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. However, the same components as those in FIG. 5 will be given the same reference numerals and redundant explanation will be omitted.

In FIG. 1, a call button color display means 101 is attached to the back side of the hall call button 2, and the hall call button 2 and the call button color display means 101 constitute a hall call input device 102. .

Furthermore, the doors of each elevator landing are color-coded using predetermined colors. For example, this color coding is red, orange, yellow, green, etc. in order from the door at one end.
If the colors are arranged from warm to cool, such as blue, etc., the user can intuitively and quickly grasp the platform position corresponding to the responding car.

FIG. 2 shows E1, E
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the vicinity of the door of the platform of No. 2 and E3 cars. As shown in this figure, there is a lantern LT above each door.
1, LT2, and LT3 are installed, and each lantern is colored the same color as each door. Further above these lanterns, a color indicator light 105 is installed, and the color corresponding to the arriving elevator number lights up or flashes. Further, the hall call button 2 is composed of two buttons, an up call button 2a and a down call button 2b.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of the call button color display means 101.
1 is a color designation signal output converter 106 and a red LED 107
, a green LED 108, and a blue LED 109. Then, the color designation signal output converter 106 controls the output current to each LED based on the input of the color designation signal from the response number color designation means 104, and adjusts the light emission intensity of each LED. Thereby, the call button color display means 101 can emit light in a specified color, and the ascending call button 2a formed of a transparent resin material is displayed in the specified color. The color indicator lamp 105 shown in FIG. 2 also has a color display with such a configuration.

Next, the operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained. In FIG. 1, when the user first presses the hall call button 2 (assumed to be the upward call button 2a), a usage request signal (hall call signal) S1 is input to the hall call control means 103. In the conventional hall call control device 3 shown in FIG. 5, at this time, the hall call reception signal S
3, but this hall call control means 103
does not yet output such a signal at this point, and outputs only the hall call transmission signal S2 to the group management control device 1.

When the group management control device 1 receives this hall call transmission signal S2, it investigates the operating status of each car that is subject to management control in its own group, and selects the most suitable car. now,
If elevator No. E2 is selected, the group management control device 1 sends the selection signal S4 to the hall call control means 1.
Output to 03.

When the hall call control means 103 receives this selection signal S4, it outputs a responding car data signal S6 relating to car No. E2 to the answering car color specifying means 104, and the answering car color specifying means 104 selects the color relating to car E2. A color designation signal S7 relating to orange is output to the call button color display means 101.

The call button color display means 101 emits orange light based on this color designation signal S7, whereby the hall call button 2 is displayed in orange color. In this case, the color display is of course the hall call button 2 pressed by the user.
Not only this, but also other hall call buttons are now being used.

[0028] Therefore, users who are near each door confirm that this hall call button 2 is displayed in orange, and wait for the arrival of the elevator in front of the door displayed in orange, that is, the door of E2. It would be a good thing if it were.

The group management control device 1 also outputs a selection signal S4.
is also output to the E2 machine control device A2, and the E2 machine control device A2 outputs a response signal S5 to light up the orange lantern LT2. Furthermore, the color indicator light 105 shown in FIG. 2 described above also lights up in orange. Therefore, even users who are located at a certain distance from each door can easily recognize that the landing position of the next elevator to arrive is the orange door, that is, the door of car E2.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, as a means for displaying the hall call button 2 in color, three
Although an example using colored LEDs has been shown, it is of course possible to use other means for color display. for example,
Possible means include using a color liquid crystal display or a television monitor.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on FIG. In the above embodiment, the hall call has a choice between an up request and a down request, and there are only two hall call buttons 2, an up call button 2a and a down call button 2b. On the other hand, the so-called destination floor registration method is adopted for hall calls in this embodiment, and the hall call buttons 2A are provided for each floor.

In such a destination floor registration method, when there are many destination floor registrations for hall calls on the same floor, the group management control device may cause two or more machines to respond.

[0033] For example, if multiple users are on the 5th and 6th floors,
Press the destination floor buttons for the 6th and 8th floors, and the group management control device will assign E1 to the 6th and 8th floor hall calls, and the 5th and 10th floor hall calls will be assigned E1. E3
Assume that a machine number is assigned.

In such a case, as shown in FIG.
The buttons on the 6th and 8th floors are displayed in red, and the buttons on the 5th and 1st floors are displayed in red.
The button on the 0th floor will be displayed in yellow. Also,
The display operation of the color indicator light installed above the door is as follows.
First, only the dials for "6" and "8" are displayed in red, and then only the dials for "5" and "10" are displayed in yellow.

[0035] Due to this color display, users who want to go to the 6th and 8th floors stand in front of the door of E1, and users who want to go to the 5th and 10th floors stand in front of the door of E3.
You will be standing at the door of the machine. According to this, each user in a car presses only the car call button for his or her destination floor, so for example, two cars, E1 and E3, both stop on the 5th and 6th floors. There is no need to put it away. Therefore, it is possible to avoid inefficient operation and contribute to improving group management performance.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the hall call button is pressed, the hall call button is displayed in color in a color corresponding to the answering machine. Now you can easily know which door to stand in front of and wait for the elevator to arrive.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the state near the door of the elevator landing according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a call button color display means in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state near the door of an elevator landing according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Group management control device 2,2A Hall call button 101 Call button color display means 103 Hall call control means 104 Response machine color specification means LT1 ~ LTn Lantern

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: When a hall call button at an elevator landing is pressed, a group management control device selects one of the plurality of elevators, and transfers the selected elevator to the floor of the landing where the hall call button was pressed. In the elevator control device, the boarding location at which the elevator user should wait is indicated by the lighting operation of a lantern installed at the boarding location of the selected elevator. A hall call that outputs a hall call transmission signal to the group management control device based on the input of the call signal, and outputs a response car data signal based on the input of car information about the elevator selected by the group management control device. A control means selects a color corresponding to the answering car data signal from the hall call control means from among the colors predetermined for each landing corresponding to each of the elevators, and designates the color for the selected color. answering machine color designating means for outputting a signal; and call button color display means attached to the back side of the hall call button for displaying the color of the hall call button based on a color designation signal from the answering machine color designating means. An elevator control device comprising: