JPH0859098A - Elevator control unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make any car call entry of more than the specified numbers so as not to be done by a sort of tamperings. CONSTITUTION: An elevator control unit prohibits any car call entry afterward by a car call limiting means 4 in the case where the number of car call frequencies to be counted by a counting means 4 has exceeded the fixed number of riding capacity as a limiting value set by a limiting value setting means 5, whereby such a possibility that many car calls might be produced by a sort of tamperings is prevented, and thus any drop in service due to response delay is obviated in this way.

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, and more particularly to an elevator control device for prohibiting car call registration after a certain limit value so that the number of car call generations does not become abnormally large compared to the number of passengers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in an elevator control device, an operation panel is installed in an elevator car, and passengers register their destination floor by operating a car call registration button attached to the operation panel. There is.

[0003]

However, in the conventional elevator control device, the number of car call registrations by the car call registration button is not limited. Therefore, especially in an elevator where a high-rise building is installed, passengers are misled by mischief. When almost all car call registrations on the elevator working floor are made by one person, the elevator will stop at each floor to answer all the car calls, and will move up and down while opening and closing the doors, waiting for passengers in the elevator hall. There was a problem that would cause a great deal of trouble to.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and limits the number of basket call registrations as much as possible within a range not inconvenient for the user, and prevents service deterioration due to mischief. An object is to provide an elevator control device.

[0005]

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an elevator control device for counting the number of car call occurrences, a limit value setting means for setting a limit value for the number of car call occurrences, and a counting means. When the number of generated car calls exceeds the limit value set by the limit value setting means, a car call limiting means for prohibiting subsequent car call registration is provided.

The elevator control device according to the invention of claim 2 is
The limit value set in the limit value setting means is determined based on the number of passengers in the elevator car.

The elevator control apparatus according to the invention of claim 3 is
Counting means for the number of call calls generated, load detecting means for detecting the load of the elevator car, limit value calculating means for determining a limit value for the number of call calls for the car based on the basket load detected by the load detecting means, and counting means When the number of car call occurrences counted by the number exceeds the limit value of the number of car call occurrences determined by the limit value calculating means, the car call limiting means for prohibiting subsequent car call registration is provided.

The elevator control apparatus according to the invention of claim 4 is
A means for counting the number of car calls, a number sensor for detecting the number of passengers provided in the elevator car, and a limit value for determining the limit value of the number of car calls generated based on the number of passengers detected by the number sensor The calculation means and the cage call limiting means for prohibiting subsequent cage call registration when the number of cage call occurrences counted by the counting means exceeds the limit value of the cage call occurrences determined by the limit value calculating means are provided. It is a thing.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in an elevator control device equipped with a normal car call registration means and a wheelchair car call registration means, the number of car calls generated by the normal car call registration means is normally counted. A call counting means, a car call counting means for wheelchairs that counts the number of car call generations registered by the car call registration means for wheelchairs, and a limit value for the number of car call generations that is registered by normal car call registration means The normal call limit value setting means and the limit number of car calls generated by the wheelchair basket call registration means are set to values smaller than the limit value set by the normal call limit value setting means. When the number of car call occurrences counted by the value setting means and the normal call counting means exceeds the limit value of the number of car call occurrences set in the normal call limit value setting means, for subsequent normal car call registration and wheelchair use Basket call A normal call limiting means for inhibiting recording, if the car call number generator for counting the wheelchair for car call counting means exceeds a limit value set in the limit value setting means for wheelchair,
It is provided with a wheelchair car call restriction means for prohibiting the subsequent normal car call registration and wheelchair car call registration.

[0010]

In the elevator control apparatus according to the present invention, when the number of car call generations counted by the counting means exceeds the limit value set by the limit value setting means, subsequent car call registration is performed by the car call limiting means. To prevent many basket calls from being made by mischief and prevent service deterioration due to response delay.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the elevator control device according to the first aspect, the limit value set in the limit value setting means is determined based on the number of passengers in the elevator car, so that the number of passengers is slightly larger than that. Alternatively, by setting a small limit value and prohibiting further car call registration, it is possible to prevent many car calls from being generated by mischief, and to prevent deterioration of service due to response delay.

In the elevator control apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, the limit value calculating means determines the limit value of the number of car calls generated based on the car load detected by the load detecting means. And
When the number of car call generations counted by the counting means exceeds the limit value of the number of car call generations determined by the limit value calculation means, the car call restriction means prohibits subsequent car call registration, and many carts are mischievously operated. Prevents calls from occurring and prevents service deterioration due to response delay.

In the elevator control apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the limit value calculating means determines the limit value of the number of car calls generated based on the number of passengers in the car detected by the number sensor. Then, when the number of car call occurrences counted by the counting means exceeds the limit value of the number of car call occurrences determined by the limit value calculating means, the car call limiting means prohibits subsequent car call registration, and a lot of mischiefs occur. It prevents the generation of basket calls and prevents service deterioration due to response delay.

In the elevator controller of the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the number of calls generated by the normal call counting means exceeds the limit value of the normal number of calls generated by the normal call limit value setting means. , The subsequent normal car call registration and the wheelchair car call registration by the normal call restriction means are prohibited, and the number of wheelchair car call generations counted by the wheelchair car call counting means becomes the wheelchair limit value setting means. When the set limit value is exceeded, the wheelchair basket call limiter prohibits subsequent normal car call registration and wheelchair car call registration so that many normal calls and wheelchair baskets are misused by mischief. Prevents calls from occurring and prevents service deterioration due to response delay.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. A common embodiment of the inventions of claims 1 and 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the elevator control device of this embodiment, and basket call buttons 1-1 to 1-n (where n is determined according to the number of elevator working floors) showing an elevator working floor on an operation panel in the elevator car. A car call registration light 2 for confirming the registration of the car call floor by operating any of these car call buttons 1-1 to 1-n. 1 to 2-n are installed.

The microcomputer 3 which performs the car call registration restriction process, which is a feature of this embodiment, has a car call registration restriction unit 4 for executing the car call registration restriction process and a restriction condition setting unit for setting the car call registration restriction condition. 5 and a car call registration unit 6 that performs car call registration processing are registered in the form of a software program.

In addition, each of the basket call registration lights 2-1 to 2-n is controlled by the driver 7 so that the driver 7 applies the power from the power source 8 to the corresponding basket call registration lights to light them. It has become.

Next, the operation of the elevator control device having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of the car call registration process performed by the microcomputer 3 shown in FIG.
Prior to the start of operation, the limit condition setting unit 5 of the microcomputer 3 presets the number of elevators.

When the elevator is actually commissioned, the passengers boarding the car can call the car call registration button 1- on the operation panel inside the car.
A car call input is generated by operating a button on one's destination floor among 1 to 1-n, and this signal is input to the car call registration limiting unit 4 of the microcomputer 3 (step S1).

The car call registration restriction unit 4 reads the capacity data registered in the restriction condition setting unit 5 and compares it with the existing number of unanswered car call registrations (step S2).

In this comparison, if the number of existing unanswered car call registrations has not reached the capacity, a new car call is registered, and the car call registration unit 6 causes the driver 7 to register a new car call generation floor. Is output, and the driver 7 turns on the registration light on the corresponding floor among the car call registration lights 2-1 to 2-n to indicate to the passenger that the car call registration is performed (step S).
3, S4).

If the number of existing unanswered car call registrations reaches the capacity in the comparison in step S2, registration of a new car call is prohibited and the car call registration light is turned on for a new car call operation. Try not to.

Thus, when the number of car call registrations exceeds the maximum number of car calls, it is judged that the car call is an unusable usage method in normal use, and it is judged that the car call is registered by mischief or something. Therefore, new car call registration is prohibited, and unnecessary delay that occurs when the elevator is driven while responding to many car calls is prevented, and service deterioration is prevented. Moreover, since the number of passengers is limited, if the passengers perform the car call registration operation correctly, the car call registration will not be prohibited even if the passengers are full, and the service deterioration at this point is prevented. be able to.

Further, especially in the case of a high-rise elevator, the total number of basket call registration lights may be several times as large as the maximum number of baskets,
In such a case, if the car call registration lights on all floors are turned on, it is necessary to increase the capacity of the power supply 8, or otherwise the car call registration lights on all floors will be turned on by mischief. Although there is a limit to the capacity of the power supply, the voltage of each registration light drops and it becomes dark, but in this embodiment in which the number of basket call registration lights of a number equal to or more than the capacity is not turned on, the capacity of the power supply is also reduced. Even if it corresponds to that, the registration light does not become dark, and the circuit cost can be suppressed.

In this embodiment, the limit value for car call registration may not be set to just the maximum number, but may be set to be slightly larger or smaller than that, and the limit value is adjusted by the limit condition setting unit 5. To do.

Next, regarding the embodiment of the invention of claim 3,
A description will be given based on FIGS. 3 to 5. In the elevator control device of this embodiment, the limit condition setting unit 5 of the microcomputer 3 sets the limit value of the number of registered car calls based on the load detection data input from the load detection device 9 of the elevator car through the A / D converter 10. The other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
The common parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The load detecting device 9 detects the load of the passenger who gets into the car, and the A / D converter 10 converts the load signal into digital data and inputs it to the limiting condition setting section 5.

In the limit condition setting section 5, the data of the number of passengers in the elevator car and the load data when the car is full are registered in advance, and a program for calculating the car call registration limit number based on the input load data is registered in advance. There is.

Then, the restriction condition setting unit 5 executes the calculation processing of the car call registration restriction number based on the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, when a new car call occurs (step S11), the load detection signal from the load detection device 9 is set to A.
Input through the / D converter 10 (step S1
2) Calculate the percentage of the preset rated load when the vehicle is full, and calculate 3% of the rated load from the calculation result.
0% or less, 30 to 50% range, 50 to 80% range,
It is determined which is 80% or more (step S1).
3 to S15).

If the load is 30% or less, it is determined that the number of passengers is 30% or less of the capacity, and the car call registration limit is determined to be 30% of the capacity (step S16). Load is 30
Within the range of ˜50%, it is determined that the number of passengers is 50% or less of the capacity, and the car call registration limit is determined to be 50% of the capacity (step S17). Further, if the load is in the range of 50 to 80%, it is determined that the number of passengers is 80% or less of the capacity, and the car call registration limit is determined to be 80% of the capacity (step S1.
8) If the load is 80% or more, it is determined that the number of passengers is full, and the car call registration limit is set to the maximum number (step S19).

The car call registration restriction number thus obtained by the restriction condition setting unit 5 is output to the car call registration restriction unit 4. Therefore, the car call registration restriction unit 4 determines whether to register a newly generated car call based on the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, when a new car call occurs (step S20), the car call registration limit number data is obtained from the restriction condition setting unit 5 and compared with the existing unanswered car call registration number (step S21).

In this comparison, if the number of existing unanswered car call registrations does not reach the number of car call registrations, a new car call is registered, and the car call registration unit 6 causes the driver 7 to generate a new car call generation floor. The registration lamp lighting command is output, and the driver 7 lights up the registration lamp of the relevant floor among the car call registration lights 2-1 to 2-n to indicate to the passenger that the car call registration is performed (step S22). , S23).

If the number of existing unanswered car call registrations has reached the car call registration limit in the comparison in step S21,
Registration of a new car call is prohibited so that the car call registration light does not light up for a new car call operation.

In this way, when the number of car call registrations exceeds the number of car call registrations determined based on the number of passengers converted from the load, the car call is a usage method that cannot be considered in normal use. Judging that it is a car call registration due to mischief or something, prohibit new car call registration,
It prevents unnecessary delay that occurs when driving an elevator while answering many basket calls one by one, and prevents deterioration of service. Moreover, because the number of passengers converted from the load is the limit for car call registration, if the passengers perform the car call registration operation correctly, the car call registration is prohibited even if all the passengers perform car call registration operations on different floors. It is possible to prevent deterioration of service in this respect.

Further, particularly in the case of a high-rise elevator, the total number of car call registration lights may be several times as large as the maximum number of cars,
In such a case, if the car call registration lights on all floors are turned on, it is necessary to increase the capacity of the power supply 8, or otherwise the car call registration lights on all floors will be turned on by mischief. Although there is a limit to the capacity of the power supply, the voltage of each registration light drops and it becomes dark, but in this embodiment in which the number of basket call registration lights of a number equal to or more than the capacity is not turned on, the capacity of the power supply is also reduced. Even if it corresponds to that, the registration light does not become dark, and the circuit cost can be suppressed.

In this embodiment, the car call registration limit number is set stepwise. This is because the number of passengers is converted from the load signal in units of one person, and the converted passenger number is set as the car call registration limit number. It may be set.

Next, an embodiment of the invention of claim 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. In the elevator control device of this embodiment, the limit condition setting unit 5 of the microcomputer 3 calculates the limit value of the number of registered car calls based on the passenger number data input from the number-of-passengers detecting device 13 that detects the number of passengers in the elevator car. The other configuration is shown in FIG.
The second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, and common parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The number-of-people detecting device 13 is composed of a pattern recognition device for photographing the inside of the car, scanning the pattern of the passenger's head, and detecting the number of passengers depending on how many corresponding shapes are found. Is input to the limiting condition setting unit 5.

A program for calculating the number of car call registration limits based on the number of car baskets inputted is registered in the restriction condition setting section 5.

The restriction condition setting unit 5 then executes the calculation processing of the car call registration restriction number based on the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, when a new car call is generated (step S31), the number of people data is input from the number of people detecting device 13 (step S32), and the detected number of people data is determined as the car call registration limit number (step S33).

The car call registration restriction number thus obtained by the restriction condition setting unit 5 is output to the car call registration restriction unit 4. Therefore, in the car call registration limiting unit 4, as in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG.
It is determined based on the flowchart shown in (1) whether to register a newly generated car call. That is, if a new car call is generated (step S20), the limiting condition setting unit 5
The car call registration limit number data is obtained from and is compared with the existing unanswered car call registration number (step S21).

In this comparison, if the number of existing unanswered car call registrations does not reach the number of car call registrations, a new car call is registered, and the car call registration unit 6 causes the driver 7 to generate a new car call generation floor. The registration lamp lighting command is output, and the driver 7 lights up the registration lamp of the relevant floor among the car call registration lights 2-1 to 2-n to indicate to the passenger that the car call registration is performed (step S22). , S23).

In the comparison of step S21, if the number of existing unanswered car call registrations reaches the number of car call registrations,
Registration of a new car call is prohibited so that the car call registration light does not light up for a new car call operation.

In this way, in the third embodiment, when the number of car call registrations exceeds the number of car call registrations determined based on the number of passengers converted from the load, the car call is not used normally. It is an inconceivable usage, and it is judged as a call registration due to mischief or something, and new car call registration is prohibited, and unnecessary delay occurs when operating the elevator while answering many car calls one by one. To prevent the deterioration of service. Moreover, since the number of passengers detected by the number-of-people detection device is set as the car call registration limit number, if the passengers perform the car call registration operation correctly, even if all the passengers perform car call registration operations on different floors, the car call registration is performed. Is not prohibited, and it is possible to prevent deterioration of service at this point.

Further, especially in the case of a high-rise elevator, the total number of basket call registration lights may be several times as large as the maximum number of baskets,
In such a case, if the car call registration lights on all floors are turned on, it is necessary to increase the capacity of the power supply 8, or otherwise the car call registration lights on all floors will be turned on by mischief. Although there is a limit to the capacity of the power supply, the voltage of each registration light drops and it becomes dark, but in this embodiment in which the number of basket call registration lights of a number equal to or more than the capacity is not turned on, the capacity of the power supply is also reduced. Even if it corresponds to that, the registration light does not become dark, and the circuit cost can be suppressed.

Next, an embodiment of the invention of claim 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. The elevator control device of this embodiment is installed at the positions where the wheelchair basket call registration buttons 11-1 to 11-n are easy to operate for the wheelchair user, in addition to the ordinary car call registration buttons 1-1 to 1-n. In addition, car call registration lights 12-1 to 12-n for notifying the car call registration for wheelchairs are built in the car call registration buttons 11-1 to 11-n for wheelchairs, respectively.
It is supposed to be lit by.

The microcomputer 3 has the same internal structure as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, but the limit condition setting unit 5 stores the normal number of car call registration limits and the number of passengers. The number of car call registrations for wheelchairs is set to a smaller number, that is, the maximum number of wheelchairs that can be loaded into a car.

Next, the operation of the elevator control device having the above configuration will be described. In the elevator control device of this embodiment, when a normal car call occurs, a new car call is registered based on the flowchart shown in FIG.
Non-registration processing is executed.

When a car-cargo call is generated, the car-call registration restriction unit 4 in the microcomputer 3 executes the processing based on the flowchart of FIG. 9 (step S41), and the number of unanswered car-cargo call registrations is the car-cargo call call. It is determined whether or not the registration limit number has been reached (step S42), and if the limit number has not been reached, a new wheelchair call registration light for the corresponding floor is lit up together with the normal car call registration light. (Step S44).

If it is determined in step S42 that the number of unanswered car-cargo call registrations has reached the car-cargo call registration limit, registration of a new car-cargo call is prohibited and the car-cargo call button is operated. Also make sure that the car call registration light does not light up.

In this way, in the elevator control apparatus of the fourth embodiment, if a large number of wheelchair call registration buttons are operated at the same time by mischief, it is prevented from registering a certain number or more as an abnormal use, and many The unnecessary delay that occurs when the elevator is driven while answering every basket call is prevented, and the deterioration of service is prevented.

[0052]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1,
When the number of car call occurrences counted by the counting means exceeds the limit value set by the limit value setting means, the car call limiting means prohibits subsequent car call registration.
It is possible to prevent many basket calls from occurring due to mischief, and to prevent deterioration of service due to response delay.

According to the invention of claim 2, in the elevator control device of claim 1, the limit value set in the limit value setting means is determined based on the number of passengers in the elevator car. It is possible to set a slightly larger or smaller limit value than that to prohibit car call registration beyond that, prevent many car calls from being created by mischief, and prevent service deterioration due to response delay. it can.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the limit value calculating means determines the limit value of the number of car call generations based on the car load detected by the load detecting means, and the number of car call generations counted by the counting means is this. When the limit value of the number of car calls generated determined by the limit value calculation means is exceeded, the car call restriction means prohibits subsequent car call registration, so that many car calls are prevented from being generated by mischief. In addition, it is possible to prevent service deterioration due to response delay, and to prohibit new car call registration only when more car call registrations than the actual number of passengers occur. Even if the restriction is set, it is possible to prevent the basket call registration from being disabled, and it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the service at this point.

According to the invention of claim 4, the limit value calculating means determines the limit value of the number of car calls generated based on the number of passengers in the car detected by the number sensor, and the number of car call generations counted by the counting means. When the number exceeds the limit of the number of car calls generated determined by the limit value calculation means, the car call restriction means prohibits subsequent car call registration, so that many car calls are prevented from being mischievous. However, it is possible to prevent service deterioration due to response delay, and to prohibit new car call registration only when more car call registrations occur than the actual number of passengers. Even if a limit is set for the above, it is possible to prevent the car call registration from being disabled, and it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the service at this point.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the number of calls generated by the normal call counting means exceeds the limit value of the normal number of calls generated by the normal call limit value setting means, Subsequent normal car call registration and wheelchair car call registration are prohibited by the call restriction means, and the number of wheelchair car calls generated by the wheelchair car call counting means is set in the wheelchair limit value setting means. If the limit value exceeds the specified limit, the wheelchair basket call restriction means prohibits the subsequent normal car call registration and wheelchair car call registration, so that many wheelchair car calls are generated by mischief. It is possible to prevent a decrease in service due to delay in response.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a common embodiment of the inventions of claims 1 and 2. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a car call registration process of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the invention of claim 3;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a setting process for a car call registration limit number according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a car call registration process of the above embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the invention of claim 4;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a setting process for a car call registration limit number according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a circuit block diagram of an embodiment of the invention of claim 5;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a wheelchair call registration process of the above embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-1 to 1-n Car call registration button 2-1 to 2-n Car call registration light 3 Microcomputer 4 Car call registration restriction unit 5 Restriction condition setting unit 6 Car call registration unit 7 Driver 8 Power supply 9 Load detection device 10 A / D converter 11-1 to 11-n Wheelchair call registration button 12-1 to 12-n Wheelchair call registration light 13 Person detection device 17 Driver

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A counting means for counting the number of calls generated by a car, a limit value setting means for setting a limit value for the number of calls generated for a car, and the number of calls generated for a call by the counting means are set by the limit value setting means. An elevator control apparatus comprising: a car call restriction unit that prohibits subsequent car call registration when the limit value is exceeded. 2. The elevator control device according to claim 1, wherein the limit value set in the limit value setting means is determined based on the number of passengers in the elevator car. 3. A means for counting the number of car calls, a load detector for detecting the load of the elevator car, and a limit value for determining a limit value for the number of car calls generated based on the car load detected by the load detector. When the number of car call occurrences counted by the calculating means and the counting means exceeds the limit value of the number of car call occurrences determined by the limit value calculating means,
An elevator control apparatus comprising: a car call restriction unit that prohibits subsequent car call registration. 4. A counting means for counting the number of car calls, a number sensor for detecting the number of passengers provided in the elevator car, and a limit for the number of car calls generated based on the number of passengers detected by the number sensor. Limit value calculating means for determining a value, when the number of car call occurrences counted by the counting means exceeds the limit value of the number of car call occurrences determined by the limit value calculating means,
An elevator control apparatus comprising: a car call restriction unit that prohibits subsequent car call registration. 5. An elevator control apparatus comprising a normal car call registration means and a wheelchair car call registration means, and a normal call counting means for counting the number of car call occurrences registered by the normal car call registration means. , A car call counting unit for wheelchairs that counts the number of car call occurrences registered by the car call registering unit for wheelchairs, and a normal value that sets a limit value for the number of car call occurrences registered by the normal car call registering unit A call limit value setting unit, and a wheelchair limit for setting a limit value of the number of basket call generations registered by the wheelchair basket call registration unit as a value smaller than the limit value set by the normal call limit value setting unit. Value setting means, when the number of car call occurrences counted by the normal call counting means exceeds the limit value of the number of car call occurrences set in the normal call limit value setting means, subsequent normal car call registration and When a normal call restriction means for prohibiting the basket call registration for chairs, and the number of car calls generated by the wheelchair basket call counting means exceeds the limit value set in the wheelchair limit value setting means, An elevator control apparatus comprising: a wheelchair car call restriction unit that prohibits subsequent normal car call registration and wheelchair car call registration.