JPH08310751A - Elevator call device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a function guiding a hall call and a car call at a low cost by detecting an increase of hall waiting passengers, and illuminating a hall call button to be pushed when no call is generated by a hall call device. CONSTITUTION: When a hall waiting passenger detecting device 3 detects an increase of waiting passengers, a hall control device 1 and an elevator control device 5 rest a timer and illuminate a hall call device 2 until a hall call button 4 is pushed or the timer detects the elapse of a fixed time. When the hall call button 4 is pushed while the hall call device 2 is illuminated, the hall call button 4 is lighted, and the hall call device 2 is turned off. When the timer detects the elapse of a fixed time while the hall call device 2 is illuminated, the hall control device 1 and the elevator control device 5 judge that there is no elevator waiting passenger, and the hall call device 2 is turned off. When the hall call button 2 is lighted, the waiting passengers can know the position of the hall call device 2 via the lighting of the hall call button 4, and the above process is not made.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a calling device for an elevator, and more particularly, to a lighting device for a hall or a car, for example,
The present invention relates to a calling device suitable for an elevator installed in a building such as a hotel where atmosphere is important or a building characterized by energy saving.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional apparatus is one in which at least one hall waiting customer is detected by a hall waiting customer detection apparatus as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-13584 and a hall calling apparatus is not called. , The information guidance device was to guide the user to press the hall call button.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a function for guiding and guiding a hall call or a car call at low cost.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] First, when an increase in the number of waiting customers is detected by a hall waiting passenger detection device but no hall call is generated, the position of the hall calling device is notified so that the hall call button can be pressed. Therefore, the hall calling device is configured to emit light.

Secondly, in addition to the above-mentioned first structure, a structure is provided which has a timer function so as to automatically turn off the light after a predetermined time after the light is emitted.

Thirdly, in order to notify the position of the car call device so that the car call button is pushed when the car passenger is detected by the car passenger detection device but no car call is generated,
The car call device is configured to emit light.

Fourthly, in addition to the third structure, a timer function is provided so as to automatically turn off the light after a predetermined time after the light is emitted.

[0008]

According to the present invention, when the hall call detecting a new hall waiting passenger is not generated, the hall call device emits light to inform the position. Further, when the number of people increases in the hall but does not get on the elevator, the hall calling device automatically turns off after a certain period of time.

When a car passenger is detected but no car call is generated, the car call device emits light to inform the position.
Further, when the car passenger is detected but the destination call is not generated, the car call device is automatically turned off after a predetermined time.

With this, even if the lighting in the hall or the car is dark, it is possible to inform the customer of the position of the elevator calling device.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows an elevator system configuration in which the present invention is applied to a hall. 1 is a hall control device, 2 is a hall call device, 3 is a hall waiting passenger detection device, 4 is a hall call button in the hall call device, and 5 is an elevator control device.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the processing flow of the system shown in FIG. First, when the hall waiting passenger detecting device detects an increase in waiting customers, the timer is reset, and the hall calling device is caused to emit light until the hall calling button is pressed or the timer detects the elapse of a predetermined time. When the hall call button is pressed while the hall call device is emitting light, the hall call button is turned on and the hall call device is turned off. Further, when the timer detects that a certain time has elapsed while the hall calling device is emitting light, it is determined that the passenger is not a passenger waiting for the elevator, and the hall calling device is turned off. On the other hand, while the hall call button is lit, the waiting customer can know the position of the hall call device by illuminating the hall call button, and therefore the above processing is not performed. Also, if the hall call button is pressed without detecting the increase in waiting customers,
Accepts hall calls and lights the hall call button.

FIG. 3 is a state transition diagram of holes when the processing of FIG. 2 is performed in the system of FIG.

FIG. 4 shows an elevator system configuration in which the present invention is applied to a car. 5 is an elevator controller, 8
A car controller, 9 is a car call device, 10 is a car passenger detection device, and 11 is a car call button in the car call device.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the processing flow of the system shown in FIG. First, when the car passenger detection device detects an increase in waiting passengers, the timer is reset and the car call device is caused to emit light until the car call button is pressed or the timer detects the elapse of a certain time. If the car call button is pressed while the car call device is emitting light, the car call button is turned on and the car call device is turned off. When the timer detects that a certain period of time has elapsed during the light emission of the car call device, the car call device is turned off by determining that it is not the person who got on the elevator but the luggage or the like.

On the other hand, while the car call button is lit, the passengers can know the position of the car call device by illuminating the car call button, and therefore the above processing is not performed. If the car call button is pressed without detecting passengers, the car call is accepted and the car call button is turned on.

FIG. 6 is a state transition diagram in the car when the process of FIG. 5 is performed in the system of FIG.

In the present invention, the hall call device or the car call device is not provided with a light emitting device, and the call button is lit in a state different from the state in which the call is accepted. For example, it may be substituted by blinking or changing the illuminance.
Further, the car passenger detection device may be replaced by a scale device.

[0020]

According to the present invention, even if the lighting in the hall or the car is dark, it is possible to inform the user of the position of the elevator calling device, so that the elevator can be used without disturbing the atmosphere of the building. In addition, the lighting power of the building can be suppressed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a hall.

FIG. 2 is a processing flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a state of holes when FIG. 1 is applied.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a system of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a car.

5 is a processing flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a state in the car when FIG. 4 is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Hall control device, 2 ... Hall call device, 3 ... Hall waiting passenger detection device, 4 ... Hall call button, 5 ... Elevator control device, 6 ... Holder, 7 ... Waiting customer, 8 ... Car control device, 9 ... Car call device, 10 ... car passenger detection device,
11 ... Car call button, 12 ... Car door, 13 ... Passengers.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An elevator equipped with a hall call device for attracting an elevator and a hall waiting passenger detection device for detecting a hall waiting passenger, wherein the hall waiting passenger detecting device detects an increase in the hall waiting passenger, A hall call device for an elevator, wherein the hall call device emits light to press a hall call button when no call is generated by the hall call device. 2. The hall call device for an elevator according to claim 1, wherein the hall call device automatically emits light after a certain period of time after light emission. 3. An elevator equipped with a car call device for registering an elevator destination call and a car passenger detection device for detecting passengers in the car, wherein the car passenger detection device detects a car passenger and the car A car call device for an elevator, which emits light so as to have the car call button pressed when no call is generated by the call device. 4. The car call device for an elevator according to claim 3, wherein the car call device turns off automatically after a predetermined time after the light is emitted.