JPH0592882A - Hall guide for elevator user - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the getting-on/off time by switching call input by a switching device for switching between a call registering device at the normal time and one from a stand-by place, and controlling in such a way as to perform call registration by the input of the call registering device from the stand-by place at the special time of the switching device. CONSTITUTION:A call input switching device 12 is installed. At the special time of the call input switching device 12, a call registering button 3 becomes ineffective, so that call registration is not performed even if operated. Elevator users therefore have to proceed to stand-by places 8, 9 indicated on the floor surface The existence of a person is detected by waiting user detecting devices 6, 7 installed at the stand-by places 8, 9 and outputted to a microcomputer in a control panel 5 through a transmission path 4. When the signal is detected for the fixed time, the existence of the elevator waiting user is judged, and call registration is performed automatically. This detection time is generally set to about three seconds. With the formation of an orderly queue, the person who is the first to arrive at the hall uses the elevator first.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator user landing guide apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the number of elevator users has increased with the increase in the number of buildings and the increase in scale. In particular, during times when demand is concentrated, such as when going to and from work and during lunch, the area around the hall is very crowded, and it takes a lot of time to get on and off the elevator, which is one of the factors that reduce operating efficiency. The conventional procedure for using an elevator is as follows.

"Go to the elevator hall, check if there is already a call registration in the direction you want to go, and if not, press the call button yourself to register. Next, arrive at the car at an appropriate position in the hall. Wait until the car arrives and open the door, and then board the car at each user's discretion. ”In other words, each user will act appropriately based on his or her own judgment, so the waiting place will be a chaotic landing and disembarking. The current situation is that operating time is decreasing as time increases. In addition, since there is no order in which the passengers get in the car, the user who arrives at the landing first does not always get in the car first, which causes inequity.

[0004]

Therefore, measures are taken to smooth the flow of users waiting for the elevator at the landing and shorten the boarding / alighting time, and to realize fair use so that the first-arriving landing person can use the elevator first. There was a long-awaited measure to do so.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to allow an elevator waiting user at a landing to orderly stand by and board, thereby significantly shortening the boarding time and operating efficiency. Contribute to the improvement of
Another object of the present invention is to provide an elevator hall guidance apparatus that allows users to get into the elevator fairly.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an elevator user with a display showing a waiting place at a landing and a taxiway to a car, and the user with the above display. A call registration device that can make elevator call registrations only from the waiting place, a device that switches between the hall call registration device that is normally used and the call registration device from the waiting place, and a person at the waiting place. It is a gist to have a device for detecting that there is

[0007]

The call input is switched by the normal call registration device and the switching device for the call registration device from the standby place. That is, in normal times, the switching device is controlled so that the call registration is performed by the input of the normal landing call registration device.
When the switching device is special, the call registration is controlled by the input of the call registration device from the waiting place.

When the switching device is special, the call can be registered only from the waiting place. However, in order to identify a passerby who crosses the landing and a user waiting for the elevator, a person detecting device is installed at the waiting place, and a person is continuously detected. The call registration is controlled to be permitted only when the presence of is detected. By this measure, the elevator user will inevitably remain in the waiting place.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an elevator user landing guide apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a flowchart of the elevator control panel 5 showing the operating means of this embodiment. In FIG. 1, 1 is a hold door and 2 is a hall indicator. Although the call input switching device 12 is installed as described above, the following method can be considered for the switching device 12. (Step S1)

(1) A changeover switch is installed in an arbitrary place such as an elevator machine room and an elevator monitoring room, and a person operates the switch to generate an ON / OFF signal. The signal is sent to the microcomputer in the elevator control panel 5 via a transmission line such as 4. In the microcomputer, the call input is selected by software.

(2) The software is controlled by the timer of the microcomputer to automatically switch the call input when the time zone set in advance by the data comes.

Reference numeral 3 is a normal landing call button, and when the call input switching device is pressed by the user in normal times, the input signal passes through the serial transmission line 4 and the microcomputer in the control panel 5 in the machine room. Entered in. In the microcomputer, the call signal is registered by software as a call for the landing on the floor to which the input was made. Further, the microcomputer outputs a signal as an answer back signal for registration. This signal follows a route opposite to that of the input signal, and turns on the lamp in the call registration button 3 which indicates that the call registration device at the hall has completed the call registration.

However, when the call input switching device is special, it becomes as follows. Since the call registration button 3 is disabled and the call is not registered even if it is operated, the elevator user has to go to the waiting place displayed on the floors 8 and 9. Here, 8 is a waiting place for people whose destination floor is above, and 9 is also a waiting place for people whose destination floor is below. To that effect by letters and color coding on the floor of the elevator hall. Is displayed. When a person comes to the waiting place of 8 or 9, the waiting user detection devices 6 and 7 installed in 8 and 9 detect whether there is a person, and this information is used as a signal to the microcomputer in the control panel of 5 Output using a transmission line. (Step S2)

The waiting user detection method includes a load detector installed on the floor of the standby place, an infrared detector, an ultrasonic detector directed from the ceiling or wall to the standby floor place, and a standby place. An image processing device or the like that processes the image obtained by the acquired camera by a computer is conceivable.

The microcomputer of the elevator control panel 5 monitors whether this information continues for a certain period of time, and if a signal is detected for a certain period of time, it is determined that there is a user waiting for the elevator and call registration is automatically performed. (Step S3,
S4) Generally, this detection time is set to about 3 seconds.

Further, even if there is a person at the waiting place, when the elevator is on that floor and the door can be opened, if the call is continuously registered, the door cannot be closed and the passenger cannot depart, so the call is not registered. Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. Figure 3
It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the hall guidance apparatus of the elevator user which concerns on another Example of this invention. This embodiment is an example in which the present invention is applied to a group management system. The procedure for detecting a person in the waiting place and automatically registering a call are performed in exactly the same manner as in the above-mentioned embodiment.

Next to the hold doors 1a, 1b, 1c, 10
Hall lanterns may be installed to display elevators a, 10b, 10c that respond to calls for that floor.
When the allocation to the call of the elevator is decided, the lamp corresponding to the call direction is turned on, and the elevator to be arrived is shown to the user. This hole lantern is embedded in the floor in front of the user waiting places of 8 and 9 like 11a, 11b and 11c. 10a to 11a and 10b to 11b
10c corresponds to 11c.

People gather at the waiting place, the information is sent to the microcomputer of the control panel 5 in the machine room by the detecting device, and by confirming with the waiting person of the elevator for a certain period of time, the call table is called. Is registered. (Steps S2, S3, S4)

Next, the group management computer determines which elevator is assigned to the call. In accordance with the determination, the hall lantern lighting command signal is input to the hall lantern through the transmission line 4. 11a, 1
The hall lanterns 1b and 11c are also turned on by the input signal, and prompt the user at the waiting place to proceed to the vicinity of Holdor.

The ten lanterns typically have the upper half illuminated to respond to an up call and the lower half illuminated to respond to a down call. For lanterns embedded in the floor, call directions are distinguished by letters and colors so that the call directions are clear. The lantern embedded in this floor can guide the user correctly and accurately even when there are multiple elevators.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the switching device is on the special side, the call registration at the landing can be performed only from the waiting place, and the waiting at the waiting place can be continued. I need. Therefore, the user inevitably gathers at the waiting place to form a regular matrix according to the display. The order is created by the matrix, and the flow of people will proceed in an orderly manner. As a result, the boarding / alighting time can be greatly shortened, which can greatly contribute to the improvement of operating efficiency.

By forming an orderly matrix, a person who arrives first at the landing can use the elevator first. Even if there is a situation in which everyone cannot get over when there is a lot of congestion, the order is clarified, which is effective in reducing user dissatisfaction and reducing the need to push each other. There is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an elevator hall showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of automatic call registration by detecting a user at a waiting place.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an elevator hall showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Holder 3 ... Normal call registration button 4 ... Input / output data transmission path 5 ... Elevator control panel 6 ... Upward waiting person detecting device 7 ... Downward waiting person detecting device 8 ... Standing place (upward) 9 ... Standing place (Downward) 10 ... Hall lantern 11 ... Floor installation user guidance hall lantern 12 ... Switching device

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yutaka Nakajima No. 1 Toshiba-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo Toshiba Corporation Fuchu factory

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. At an elevator hall, a display device showing a waiting place and a taxiway to the car for a user waiting for the arrival of a car, and means for registering a call from the waiting place shown on the display device. An elevator user's hall, comprising a hall call registration device used by a user and a device for switching between the call registration device from the waiting place and a device for detecting the presence of a person at the waiting place. Guidance device.