JPH0558565A - Remote control device for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To commonly use an arbitrary remote control transmitter for TV set, VTR, etc., as a remote control device for operating an elevator. CONSTITUTION:In a remote control receiver device 1, when it is placed in a study mode by turning on a study mode switching button if, a remote control code transmitted by operating transmitting buttons 2a to 2d of a remote control transmitter 2 is received, and this remote control code is stored in a predetermined address of a memory unit 1c corresponding to operating buttons 3a, 3b of an elevator operating device 3 simultaneously operated at this time. In the case of an operating mode, in the receiver device 1, a signal similar to that operated with the above-mentioned operating button corresponding to the received code signal is output from an output buffer 1e and input to an elevator control device 4. Thus in the elevator control device 4 control of an elevator can be performed similar to that the operating device 3 is operated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control device for an elevator, and more particularly to a remote control device for an elevator in which a remote control transmitter for home televisions, videos and the like can be diverted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique relating to an elevator remote control device, for example, a technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 221077/1990 is known. This prior art is
It enables the use of a remote control device for the registration of elevator calls for private homes.

As another conventional technique, for example, a technique described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-147476 is known. In this conventional technique, a remote control device such as a television and a video is commonly used to turn on / off an elevator power supply and call an elevator.

Further, as a remote control device, there is known a learning remote control transmitter, that is, a remote control transmitter which remembers a transmission code from another remote control transmitter and performs the same operation as the remote control. What is a learning remote control transmitter?
By having a learning / operation mode and receiving and storing a transmission code from another remote control transmitter (for example, TV channel 1 designation) at the time of learning, by transmitting the stored code at the time of operation , It behaves exactly like another remote control transmitter.

[0005]

The above-mentioned prior art has a problem in that a dedicated remote control transmitter is required for remote control of the elevator, and the cost for that is high. Further, the conventional technique in which another remote control device is used for learning is also required to use a dedicated remote control transmitter for learning, and thus has the same problem as in the above case.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, to eliminate the need for a dedicated remote control transmitter,
An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator remote control device that enables an arbitrary remote control transmitter for video or the like to be used as a remote control transmitter for elevator operation.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the above object is to provide a learning remote control system for a remote control receiving device provided on the side of an elevator device, and to send a code signal from an arbitrary remote control device for television, video, etc. to an elevator. This is achieved by learning as a set corresponding to the operation of the operating device.

[0008]

Function: A remote control receiving device is provided with a learning / operation switching button. At the time of learning, the remote control receiving device stores the operation of the elevator operating device being performed at that time and the remote control code received at that time as a learning code as a set. Further, the remote control receiving device compares the remote control code received at that time with the learning code stored in advance at the time of operation, and controls the operation of the elevator operating device stored in combination with the matching learning code as an elevator control device. Communicate to.

According to the present invention, therefore, it is possible to use an arbitrary remote control transmitter without using a dedicated remote control transmitter to perform the operation by the remote control of the elevator.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an elevator remote control device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of a transmission code, and FIG. 3 is an example of an input buffer terminal-storage device address-output buffer terminal correspondence table. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation during learning, FIG. 5 is a time chart for explaining the operation during learning, FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation during operation, and FIG. 7 is an operation during operation. It is a time chart to do. In FIG. 1, 1 is a remote control receiver, 2 is a remote control transmitter, 3 is an elevator operating device (hall call button, driving panel in a car, etc.), 4 is an elevator control device, 1a is a receiving unit, 1b is a microcomputer, and 1c. Is a storage device, 1d is an input buffer, 1e is an output buffer, 1f
Is a mode switch button, 2a to 2d are transmission buttons, 3a and 3b
Is an operation button.

In the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, the elevator operating device 3 is an operating device such as a hall call button, an operating button provided on a driving panel in a car, etc., and only the buttons 3a and 3b are shown in the drawing. It is shown. Normally, in the elevator, the elevator control device 4 controls the call to a desired floor of the car, the opening and closing of the door in the car, etc. according to the operation of the operation buttons 3a and 3b of the elevator operation device 3.

The remote control transmitter 2 is a remote control transmitter that is used in a remote control device used for television, video, etc., instead of the elevator operation performed by the elevator operation device 3 described above. This remote control transmitter 2 is a remote control code (numerical code,
Any signal may be used as long as it can transmit a signal such as a frequency modulation signal code.

The code signal transmitted from the remote control transmitter 2 is, for example, a 4-bit code signal as shown in FIG. 2, and is set as shown corresponding to each of the transmission buttons 2a to 2d. It is assumed that

The remote control receiver 1 receives the transmission code from the remote control transmitter 2, learns in the receiver, compares the code prepared in advance with the remote control code, and if they match, corresponds to the code. The remote control device according to the embodiment of the present invention uses the learning remote control method for the remote control receiving device 1, and the control information based on the reception result is used to control the elevator. And an elevator control device 4 are connected to a transmission line.

The remote control receiver 1 includes a remote control transmitter 2
2 for receiving the transmission code corresponding to the transmission buttons 2a to 2d of FIG. 2, learning processing of the transmission code, processing for determining an operation according to the transmission code and transmitting it to the elevator control device 4 and the like. Storage by the microcomputer 1b, the learning code, an EEPROM or the like for storing the input buffer terminal-storage device address-output buffer terminal correspondence table (which may not necessarily be stored and may be fixed by hardware) shown in FIG. A device 1c, an input buffer 1d to which a signal from the outside is input, and an output buffer 1e for outputting an output to the outside are provided.

In the storage device 1c, its address 1c1,
1c2, ... Stores the remote control code corresponding to each transmission button sent from the remote control transmitter 2, and stores the storage device address in which each remote control code is stored and the input buffer terminal corresponding to the operation button of the elevator operation device. And a correspondence table as shown in FIG. 3 showing the correspondence between the output buffer terminals that give the control signals to the elevator control device 4 are stored.

Next, the learning operation of the embodiment of the present invention constructed as described above will be described with reference to the processing flow shown in FIG. 4 and the time chart shown in FIG.

(1) When the remote control receiver 1 is to perform learning, the learning mode switching button 1f is operated. The operation signal is input from the terminal 1d0 of the input buffer 1d. When this signal is ON, the receiving device 1 is in the learning mode. Therefore, the microcomputer 1b checks whether or not the learning mode switching button 1f is ON, and if the ON signal is not input from this button, the processing at the time of driving operation described later is performed (steps 41 and 44). ..

(2) In the learning mode, the operator operates the buttons of the remote control transmitter 1a and the elevator operating device 3
Since the button is operated, the microcomputer 1b uses the reception code received by the reception unit 1a as a learning code and corresponds to the input terminal of the signal from the elevator operation device 3 which is being input to the input buffer at that time. The data is stored in the address shown in FIG. 3 of the storage device 1c (step 42).

For example, assume that the button 2a of the remote control transmitter 2 is pressed and the operation button 3a of the elevator operating device 3 is pressed. At this time, since the remote control receiving device 1 is in the learning mode and the learning mode switching button 1f is pressed, the input signal terminal 1d0 of the input buffer 1d is ON. Also, since the button 3a of the elevator operating device 3 is pressed, the input buffer input signal terminal 1d1 is in the ON state, and the button 2a of the remote control transmitter 2 is pressed,
As shown in FIG. 2, the transmission code "0110" is received by the receiving unit 1a.

The microcomputer 1b determines that it is in the learning mode because the button 1f is ON, and the input signal terminal 1d
1 is ON, and the input buffer 1 shown in FIG.
Based on the correspondence between d and the address of the storage device 1c, the current reception code "0110" is stored in the address 1c1 of the storage device 1c corresponding to the input signal terminal 1d1.

(3) The process of step 42 described above is repeatedly executed while there is an input signal to the input buffer 1d (step 43).

In the above-described operation of the remote control receiver 1 at the time of learning, the microcomputer 1b, when the receiving unit 1a does not receive the code signal from the remote controller transmitter 2,
If nothing is stored, or if the received code is compared with the stored code before storing, if it is the same for a predetermined number of times, the notification unit 1g (such as a buzzer) is operated to notify the completion of learning. To do.

The signal from the learning mode switching button 1f is also transmitted to the elevator controller 4. Then, as shown in steps 45 and 46, the elevator control device 4 operates the operation buttons 3a of the elevator operation device 3 (for example, the hall call button on the first floor hall) in the learning mode.
The operation signal from 3b is ignored and the elevator control is not executed.

Next, the operation in the operation mode is shown in FIG.
It will be described with reference to the process flow shown in FIG.

(1) The microcomputer 1b checks whether or not the learning mode switching button 1f is ON, and if the ON signal is input from this button, the above-mentioned learning process is performed (step 61). , 67).

(2) At step 61, the input signal terminal 1d0 of the input buffer 1d of the learning mode switching button 1f becomes O.
If it is FF, the microcomputer 1b fetches the code signal received from the remote control transmitter 2 to the receiving unit 1a as the processing of the operation mode (step 62).

(3) Received code signal and storage device 1c
The learning code stored therein is sequentially compared, the address of the storage device 1c storing the matching learning code is searched, and if a matching one is found, the notification unit 1g (buzzer, etc.) ), The output terminal of the output buffer 1e is searched from the correspondence table shown in FIG. 3 based on the address, and an output signal is output to that terminal.

For example, when the button 2a of the remote control transmitter 2 is pressed and the receiving unit 1a receives the code "0110", the microcomputer 1b sequentially compares the received code with the learned code stored in the storage device 1c. At this time, the learning code “0110” that matches the received code is the address 1c1.
Therefore, it can be searched from the correspondence table of FIG. 3 that the signal output terminal of the output buffer 1e is 1e1 and an output is output to this terminal (steps 63 to 66).

The signal output to the output signal terminal 1e1 is
When transmitted to the elevator control device 4, the elevator control device 4 controls the elevator in the same manner as when the button 3a of the elevator operating device 3 is operated.

In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the remote control code is stored in correspondence with the elevator operation button. However, the present invention takes in a complicated operation code from the input buffer and responds to the complicated operation code. The remote control code may be stored so that not only the elevator but also other devices can be controlled.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, instead of the receiving unit 1a, or in parallel with the receiving unit 1a, a transmitting unit is provided, and the elevator control device 4 is provided.
It is also possible to convert the command from the remote control receiver 1 into another remote control code stored in advance in the device and transmit the code. In this case, the device receiving this transmission code can display the waiting time at the landing or the waiting time at the remote reception counter, for example.

According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the signal from the learning mode switching button 1f is sent to the elevator control device 4.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent unnecessary elevator operation when learning the remote control code. Also, any remote control transmitter for TV, video, etc. can be used for elevator control without the need for a remote control transmitter dedicated to the elevator.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, any remote control transmitter can be used as a device for transmitting the same command as the elevator operating device to the elevator control device.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transmission code.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an input buffer terminal-storage device address-output buffer terminal correspondence table.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation during learning.

FIG. 5 is a time chart explaining the operation during learning.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation at the time of operation.

FIG. 7 is a time chart illustrating an operation during operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Remote Control Receiver 2 Remote Control Transmitter 3 Elevator Operating Device (Hall Call Button, Driving Panel in Car, etc.) 4 Elevator Control Device 1a Reception Unit 1b Microcomputer 1c Storage Device 1d Input Buffer 1e Output Buffer 1f Mode Switching Buttons 2a to 2d Transmission Buttons 3a, 3b Operation buttons

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An elevator operated by a signal from a remote control transmitter, comprising a remote control receiver for receiving a signal from the remote control transmitter and outputting an elevator operation signal to an elevator control device. The machine has a learning function, and stores the received signal from the remote control transmitter and the signal from the operation button operated at that time in association with each other during learning. 2. The elevator remote controller according to claim 1, wherein a signal of an operation button operated during the learning is ignored by the elevator control device and is not used for elevator control. 3. The elevator remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the remote control transmitter is an arbitrary remote control transmitter for television and video.