KR20150093327A

KR20150093327A - Monitoring system for detecting emergency situation of elevator

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Publication number: KR20150093327A
Application number: KR1020140013948A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김지훈
Original assignee: 김지훈
Priority date: 2014-02-07
Filing date: 2014-02-07
Publication date: 2015-08-18

Abstract

An emergency situation monitoring system for an elevator according to the present invention includes an elevator system for sensing and monitoring an emergency situation occurring in an elevator in an elevator, an elevator system for displaying the inside situation of the elevator, And a control server for providing an advertisement and a publicity image to the elevator system and delivering an emergency signal generated by the external panel device to an associated institution server side.
In order to solve the problem that the photographing image of the camera installed in the elevator is stored in a storage device such as a security room so that whether or not the image information is stored is immediately confirmed to the passenger of the elevator, Is displayed on the outer panel device of each floor so that the waiters waiting on the floor can monitor the floor, thereby preventing the crime of the passengers in the elevator, and the waiting person on the outside of the elevator sees the video in the elevator In case of an emergency, emergency button was pressed so that immediate action can be taken.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an elevator emergency monitoring system,

The present invention relates to an elevator, and more particularly, to an elevator emergency situation monitoring system for protecting an elevator and an occupant.

An elevator, which can be classified as a car, a cargo, a bed, an automobile, or a dumb waiter, is also called an elevator, and in the UK, it is called a lift. The history of the elevator began before the beginning of the era, but it came into practical use in the 19th century. At first, hydraulic or water pressure was used, but nowadays, the driving method by electric motor is generalized.

With the development of construction technology, buildings and buildings have become more and more demanding, and the demand for elevators has increased explosively. Now, elevators and buildings can not be imagined. It became an essential device.

However, as these elevators are becoming part of our lives, emergency situations in elevators and crimes using elevators are frequently occurring.

The elevator itself forms an independent space and is shut off from the outside. Therefore, when an emergency occurs inside the elevator (for example, fire, malfunction, power failure) or when a malicious intruder is boarding the elevator, The occupants are in danger.

In order to prevent this, various measures and crime prevention functions such as installing CCTV or security window in the elevator have been provided. However, when the CCTV is installed, the image in the elevator is transmitted only to the building management room. There is a problem that it is difficult to confirm all, and a problem has arisen that only a small number of managers who manage buildings can actively cope with emergency situations (such as fire, breakdown, power outage, malicious intrusion, etc.)

It is an object of the present invention to provide an emergency situation monitoring system for an elevator that enables waiting persons to monitor an emergency situation occurring to an occupant in an elevator through an external panel apparatus and to operate an emergency button of the external panel apparatus have.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an emergency situation monitoring system for an elevator that enables passengers in an elevator to monitor in advance the situation of a floor (destination floor) to be unloaded through an inner panel device and the appearance of boarding waiting persons.

Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the present invention will be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the claims, as well as the following description and the annexed drawings.

In order to solve the problem that the photographing image of the camera installed in the elevator is stored in a storage device such as a security room so that whether or not the image information is stored is immediately confirmed to the passenger of the elevator, Is displayed on the outer panel device 200 of each floor so that waiting waiters on the floor can monitor the floor, thereby preventing the crime of the occupants in the elevator and preventing the waiting for an elevator from being placed in the elevator In case of an emergency, emergency button can be pressed to take immediate action.

The present invention also implements the elevator system 100 so that the elevator occupant can monitor (check) an outside waiting queue before getting off, so that the occupant can safely use the elevator and prevent and prepare for the crime.

Further, when it is confirmed that there is no occupant in the elevator, instead of displaying the inside situation of the elevator on the outer panel device 200 of each floor, an advertisement image, a publicity image or a broadcast channel program is displayed, Respectively.

1 is a block diagram of an emergency situation monitoring system according to the present invention;
2 is an exemplary view showing an elevator system and an external panel apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 3A is a block diagram of an elevator system according to the present invention; FIG.
3B is a block diagram of an outer panel device according to the present invention.
4 is an operational flow diagram of an elevator emergency situation monitoring system according to the present invention;

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided an emergency situation monitoring system for an elevator,

An elevator system for sensing and monitoring an emergency situation occurring in a passenger in an elevator, an external panel device for displaying an internal situation of the elevator and generating an emergency signal according to an operation of a waiting boarder, And a control server for delivering the emergency signal generated in the external panel device to the relevant institution server side.

Preferably, the elevator system includes a communication unit for transmitting and receiving signals to / from the control server, an acoustic output unit for outputting sound received from the external panel device or the control server, and an input unit including a plurality of selection buttons for floor- A camera for photographing an inside situation of the elevator, a sensor unit for sensing the heat or sound inside the elevator, a storage unit for storing output information of the camera and the sensor unit, and a control unit for controlling the respective components of the system And the like.

Preferably, the external panel device further comprises: a display unit for displaying an internal situation of the elevator; a camera for photographing waiting waiters of the floor; an acoustic output unit for outputting a sound generated inside the elevator; And a control unit for outputting an advertisement and a publicity image through the display unit when there is no occupant in the elevator.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an emergency situation monitoring system for an elevator system for monitoring an emergency situation in an elevator,

The method comprising the steps of: detecting whether or not heat is generated in the elevator through the heat sensing sensor to generate heat above a reference value; detecting whether a sound above a reference value is generated in the elevator through a sound detection sensor; A step of displaying an advertisement and an advertisement image on an external panel device of each floor when the elevator does not have an occupant, a step of displaying an inside situation of the elevator in an external panel device of each floor, And transmitting an emergency signal to the control server when an emergency situation in the elevator is detected through the sensors or an emergency button operation of the external panel device is input.

Hereinafter, the configuration of a preferred measuring terminal of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for components used in the following description are given merely for convenience of description, and do not give special significance or role in themselves. Accordingly, it should be noted that the above-mentioned "module" and "part"

1 is a block diagram of an emergency situation monitoring system according to the present invention.

1, an emergency situation monitoring system for an elevator according to the present invention comprises an elevator system 100, an external panel apparatus 200, a control server 300, and a security institution server 400 .

The elevator system 100 senses and monitors emergency situations occurring in the elevator, to the occupant.

The elevator system 100 first detects whether or not a heat above the reference value is generated inside the elevator through the heat sensing sensor. Further, it is detected through the sound detection sensor whether or not a sound above the reference value is generated in the elevator.

If it is determined that there is no occupant in the elevator, the advertisement and publicity image is displayed on the outer panel device 200 of each floor. If it is determined that there is a passenger in the elevator, the external panel device 200 of each floor Display.

2, the external panel device 200 is installed at one side (e.g., left or right side) of an elevator door, and displays the internal situation of the elevator through the display unit 210. [ The external panel device 200 generates an emergency signal and transmits it to the control server 300 when the occupant judges that the inside of the elevator is in an emergency situation and presses the emergency button 242. 2 is an exemplary view showing an elevator system and an external panel apparatus according to the present invention.

The control server 300 provides advertisement and publicity images to the elevator system. When an emergency signal is received from the external panel device 200, the external panel device 200 transmits the emergency signal to the related institution server 400 through a wired or wireless communication network.

When the emergency signal is received from the control server 300, the agency server 400 issues a dispatch instruction command to a terminal of an agent (for example, a police, a fire fighter, a security officer, etc.)

3A is a block diagram of an elevator system according to the present invention.

3A, an elevator system 100 according to the present invention includes a communication unit 110, a speaker 120, an input unit 130, a camera 150, a sensor unit 160, a storage unit 170, , An internal panel device (not shown), and a control unit 140.

The communication unit 110 transmits / receives signals to / from the control server 300. The communication unit 110 receives an advertisement and a publicity image from the control server 300 or transmits an emergency signal generated in the external panel device 200 to the control server 300.

Also, the image of the camera 150 capturing the internal situation of the elevator is transmitted to the outer panel device 200 of each layer, and the image of the waiting list of the passengers taken from the outer panel device 200 is received.

The communication unit 110 may include one or more components that enable wired / wireless communication with the external panel device 200 or the control server 300. For example, the communication unit 110 may include at least one of a broadcast receiving module, a mobile communication module, a wireless Internet module, and a local communication module.

The broadcast receiving module receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel such as a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast receiving module may transmit the received broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information to the external panel device 200 of each floor when the elevator has no occupant.

The wireless Internet module is used for a wireless Internet connection. The wireless Internet module includes a wireless Internet service such as a WLAN (Wi-Fi), a Wibro (wireless broadband), a Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) Technology can be used.

The short-range communication module refers to a module for short-range communication and can use a communication technology such as Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB) .

The speaker 120 outputs various sounds received from the external panel device 200 or the control server 300. The sound output unit 120 also outputs a warning sound when an emergency signal by the emergency button 242 is generated. The present invention has the effect of informing an occupant that an external situation (such as a waiting queue, a control server, etc.) is recognizing an emergency situation in the elevator by outputting a warning sound according to the occurrence of the emergency signal.

The sound output unit 120 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like. The sound output unit 120 can receive a sound generated in the elevator through a receiver.

The input unit 130 includes a plurality of selection buttons for getting off the floor.

The input unit 130 generates input data for controlling the opening and closing and elevating and lowering operations of the elevator. The input unit 130 may include a button, a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. In particular, when a touch pad is formed with a mutual layer structure with an internal panel device (not shown), which will be described later, it can be called a touch screen.

The camera 150 photographs the inside of the elevator.

The camera 150 processes an image frame of a still image or a moving image obtained by the image sensor and the processed image frame can be displayed on the outer panel device 200 of each layer through the communication unit 110.

The image frame processed by the camera 150 may be stored in the storage unit 170 or may be transmitted to the outside (for example, the control server 300) through the communication unit 110. The camera 150 may be provided in the elevator in accordance with an embodiment of the elevator system 100.

The sensor unit 160 includes a thermal sensor, a sound sensor, a door opening / closing sensor, a weight sensor, and an infrared sensor.

The sensor unit 160 senses heat or sound inside the elevator and generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the elevator by detecting the opening and closing state of the elevator door and the weight of the passengers. For example, it is possible to detect whether or not a heat sensor (not shown) generates heat in the elevator at a level higher than a reference value, or whether a sound detection sensor (not shown) The door opening / closing sensor detects whether or not the door of the elevator door is opened or closed, or whether the infrared sensor detects the presence or absence of the passenger do. The controller 140 detects the presence of a fire or an occupant in the elevator through the heat sensor and the infrared sensor.

When the heat detected by the heat sensing sensor exceeds a reference value, the control unit 140 transmits an emergency image and an image of the inside of the elevator to the control server 300. In addition, when sound exceeding a reference value is detected in the elevator through the sound detection sensor, the elevator internal photographed image together with the emergency signal is transmitted to the control server 300.

The storage unit 170 stores output information of the camera 150 and the sensor unit 160. In addition, a program for processing and control of the control unit 140 may be stored, or may perform a function for temporarily storing data (e.g., advertisement and publicity video) received from the outside.

The storage unit 170 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory) A random access memory (SRAM), a read only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM) , An optical disc, and the like.

The inner panel device (not shown) is mounted inside the elevator and displays occupant waiting boarders of the selected floor.

When the passenger presses the selection button of the layer (destination layer) to be taken off after boarding the elevator, the control unit 140 controls the external panel device 200 of the corresponding layer (e.g., the lower layer or the destination layer) To operate the camera 220 of the external panel device. Then, the control unit receives the image of the boarding waiters from the external panel device 200, and displays the boarding waiters of the corresponding layer on the internal panel device for a predetermined time. Then, when a predetermined time has elapsed, the waiting waiters of the next departing floor are displayed.

That is, normally, the inner panel device displays the waiting list of the next departing floor (for example, the 8th floor), and when one of the occupants newly clicks the selection button of the floor (destination floor Show the waiters waiting for boarding on the floor (eg, 11th floor) for a while, then show the waiters on the next floor (eg, 8th floor).

If some passengers riding on the first floor in the above situation (elevator in the ascending state) select the sixth floor lower than the next floor to be taken off (eighth floor, for example) as the destination floor, the control unit 140, Receives an image of the boarding waiters from the external panel device 200, and displays the boarding waiters of the newly selected layer (e.g., the sixth floor). The next layer to be lowered is changed from the 8th layer to the 6th layer and set.

Since the next layer to be lowered is changed from the 8th layer to the 6th layer, the controller 150 still displays the waiting boarders of the 6th floor, which is the next floor to be lowered, on the inner panel device.

The inner panel device (not shown) may display a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) related to the elevator operation according to the operation of the occupant. The inner panel device employs at least one of a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, and a flexible display. And may be provided in the elevator in accordance with an embodiment of the elevator system 100.

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which the inner panel device and the sensor for sensing the touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') have a mutual layer structure Can also be used. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The control unit 140 typically controls the overall operation of the system 100 and the respective devices 110 to 130 and 150 to 170.

3B is a block diagram of the outer panel device according to the present invention.

3B, the external panel device 200 according to the present invention includes a display unit 210, a camera 220, a speaker 230, an input unit 240, and a controller 250, do.

The display unit 210 displays the internal status of the elevator. The control unit 250 receives the image frame of the moving image photographed by the camera 150 of the elevator system 100 and displays the image frame through the display unit 210. The device characteristic of the display portion 210 is the same as that of the inner panel device of the elevator system 100.

The camera 220 photographs the situation of the floor on which the external panel device 200 is installed and the waiting waiters. The camera 220 processes an image frame of the captured still image or moving image, and the control unit 250 transmits the processed image frame to the elevator system 100 to be displayed on the internal panel device.

The control unit 250 operates the camera 220 to transmit an image frame of a still image or moving image captured by the waiting waiters to the elevator system 100 when a predetermined driving signal is received from the elevator system 100. The device characteristic of the camera 220 is the same as the camera 150 of the elevator system 100.

The speaker 230 outputs a sound generated in the elevator. The control unit 250 receives the sound of the elevator from the elevator system 100 and outputs the sound through the sound output unit 230. The sound output unit 230 also outputs a warning sound when an emergency signal by the emergency button 242 is generated. When an emergency signal is generated, the outer panel device 200 of each layer outputs a warning sound. The device characteristic of the sound output unit 230 is the same as the sound output unit 120 of the elevator system 100.

The input unit 240 includes an emergency button 242 and up / down buttons.

The emergency button 242 is a button for generating an emergency signal. The control unit 250, which senses the emergency button 242 when the waiting party presses the emergency button 242, generates an emergency signal and transmits the emergency signal to the elevator system 100. To the control server 300 side. At this time, the elevator system 100 transmits the elevator internal photographed image together with the emergency signal to the control server 300. The emergency button 242 includes an LED element therein. When the waiting-for-waiting person presses the emergency button 242, the built-in LED element operates (flashes).

The riding buttons in the up and down directions are selection buttons for moving the waiting waiting person to the upper floor or the lower floor of the building and the waiting waiting person pushes the up or down riding button to call the elevator to the point do. The device characteristic of the input unit 240 is the same as the input unit 130 of the elevator system 100.

The control unit 250 generally controls the overall operation of the external panel device 200 and the respective devices 210 to 240.

If there is no occupant in the elevator, the control unit 250 outputs an image of the inside of the elevator through the display 210. However, if there is no occupant in the elevator, the control unit 250 outputs the advertisement image and the publicity image or broadcast channel programs.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the elevator emergency situation monitoring system according to the present invention. The operation of the elevator emergency situation monitoring system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The elevator system 100 according to the present invention periodically detects the internal situation of the elevator through the sensor unit 160. (S10)

The elevator system 100 detects whether or not a heat above a reference value is generated in the elevator through a heat sensor, detects whether a sound above a reference value is generated in the elevator through a sound sensor, And detects whether there is an occupant in the elevator.

When there is an occupant in the elevator, the elevator system 100 shoots the situation inside the elevator through the camera 150. [ Then, the image frame of the captured still image or moving image is transmitted to the outer panel device 200 of each layer so that the waiters can monitor the inside situation of the elevator. (S20, S40) Waiting for boarding passengers in each floor wait for the elevator and monitor an image in the elevator. When an emergency situation is witnessed in the elevator, the emergency button 242 provided on the outer panel device 200 is pressed To the control server 300 side. (S50 to S60)

The elevator system 100 transmits an elevator internal photographed image together with an emergency signal to the control server 300 when a heat of a level higher than a reference value is detected in the elevator through the heat sensing sensor. In addition, when sound exceeding a reference value is detected in the elevator through the sound detection sensor, the elevator internal photographed image together with the emergency signal is transmitted to the control server 300.

On the other hand, the elevator system 100 shows passengers waiting for passengers waiting in a floor selected by passengers (departing floor or destination floor) to passengers through the inner panel device. The elevator system 100 displays the waiting waiters of the next getting off floor at normal times, and once the new occupant presses the floor button to get off, the waiting waiters of the selected floor are briefly shown ), And then show the waiters waiting for the next stop.

In the present invention, when there is no occupant in the elevator, the outer panel device 200 of each floor displays an advertisement image, a publicity image or a broadcast channel program instead of displaying the inside situation of the elevator. (S30)

As described above, the control unit 140 or 250 according to the present invention can be implemented as a computer-readable code on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer-readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

Examples of the computer-readable medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . The computer may include the controller 140,

As described above, according to the present invention, there is a problem that an image taken by a camera installed in an elevator is conventionally stored in a storage device such as a security room, so that whether or not the image information is stored is not immediately confirmed to an elevator occupant In order to solve this problem, an image taken inside the elevator is displayed on the outer panel device 200 of each floor so that waiters waiting in the floor can monitor the elevator, thereby preventing the crime of the passengers in the elevator, The elevator boarder can see the video in the elevator and in case of an emergency, emergency button can be pressed to take immediate action.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. May be constructed by selectively or in combination. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

100: elevator system 110:
120, 230: an audio output unit 130, 240:
140, 250: a control unit 150, 220:
160: sensor unit 170: storage unit
200: external panel device 210: display part
242: emergency button 300: control server
400: security authority server

Claims

An elevator system 100 for sensing and monitoring an emergency situation occurring in an elevator,
An external panel device 200 for displaying an internal situation of the elevator and generating an emergency signal according to an operation of a waiting boarder,
And a control server (300) for providing an advertisement and a publicity image to the elevator system and delivering an emergency signal generated by the external panel device to the related institution server (400) side. Surveillance system.

The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: an internal panel device mounted inside the elevator and displaying occupant waiting for passengers selected by the passengers.

3. The internal panel apparatus according to claim 2,
Wherein when the button input of the floor to be lowered is detected, the waiting waiters of the floor are displayed for a predetermined period of time.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the elevator system (100)
A communication unit 110 for transmitting and receiving signals to / from the control server 300,
An audio output unit 120 for outputting sounds received from the external panel device or the control server,
An input unit 130 including a plurality of select buttons for lowering the floor,
A camera 150 for photographing the inside of the elevator,
A sensor unit 160 for detecting heat or sound inside the elevator,
A storage unit 170 for storing output information of the camera 150 and the sensor unit 160,
And a control unit (140) for controlling each of the components (110 to 170) of the system (100).

The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the sensor unit (160)
A heat sensing sensor for detecting when a heat of a reference value or higher occurs in the elevator,
A sound detection sensor for detecting when a sound above a reference value occurs in the elevator,
And an infrared sensor for detecting whether or not an occupant is present in the elevator.

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the outer panel device (200)
A display unit 210 for displaying an internal situation of the elevator,
A camera 220 for photographing the waiters of the floor,
An acoustic output unit 230 for outputting sound generated in the elevator,
An input unit 240 having an emergency button 242 and up and down navigation buttons,
And a control unit (250) for outputting an advertisement and a publicity image through the display unit (210) when the elevator is not occupied by an occupant.

An elevator system (100) for monitoring an emergency situation in an elevator,
Detecting whether or not heat is generated in the elevator through the thermal sensor at a temperature higher than a reference value;
Detecting whether a sound above a reference value is generated in the elevator through a sound detection sensor,
Detecting whether or not an occupant is present in the elevator through the infrared sensor,
Displaying advertisement and publicity images on the outer panel device 200 of each floor when the elevator does not have a passenger,
Displaying an internal situation of an elevator on an external panel device of each floor when an elevator has a passenger,
And transmitting an emergency signal to the control server (300) when an emergency situation in the elevator is detected through the sensors or when an operation of the emergency button (242) of the external panel device is inputted. Emergency situation monitoring method.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7,
Displaying passengers waiting for a next departing floor through an internal panel device when passengers are present in the elevator,
Further comprising the step of, when a button input of a floor to be lowered is detected, waiting for the passengers of the floor for a predetermined period of time.

The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the outer panel device (200)
A display unit 210 for displaying an internal situation of the elevator,
A camera 220 for photographing the waiters of the floor,
An acoustic output unit 230 for outputting sound generated in the elevator,
An input unit 240 having an emergency button 242 and up and down navigation buttons,
And a controller (250) for outputting an advertisement and a publicity image through the display unit (210) when the elevator is not occupied by the passenger.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the elevator system (100)
A communication unit 110 for transmitting and receiving signals to / from the control server 300,
An audio output unit 120 for outputting sounds received from the external panel device or the control server,
An input unit 130 including a plurality of select buttons for lowering the floor,
A camera 150 for photographing the inside of the elevator,
A sensor unit 160 for detecting heat or sound inside the elevator,
A storage unit 170 for storing output information of the camera 150 and the sensor unit 160,
And a controller (140) for controlling each of the components (110 to 170) of the system (100).