WO2012101768A1

WO2012101768A1 - Elevator guidance device

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Publication number: WO2012101768A1
Application number: PCT/JP2011/051436
Authority: WO
Inventors: 健二谷山
Original assignee: 三菱電機株式会社
Priority date: 2011-01-26
Filing date: 2011-01-26
Publication date: 2012-08-02
Also published as: CN103313926B; CN103313926A; EP2669236A1; JPWO2012101768A1; EP2669236A4; KR101545420B1; JP5527436B2; KR20130118956A

Abstract

Disclosed is an elevator guidance device that can appropriately provide various information items pertaining to an elevator. In order to be able to do so, said elevator guidance device is provided with: a storage means that stores, in association with priority levels, various information items to be provided from announcement means provided at elevator landings or an announcement means provided in the elevator car; and a control means that, if conditions for providing a plurality of information items are satisfied, selects the information item to provide to the announcement means by comparing priority levels of said plurality of information items. For each information item, the storage means stores priority levels in association with amounts of time passed since starting that guidance. If a condition for providing a second information item becomes satisfied during the provision of a first information item, the control means compares the following in order to select whether to continue providing the first information item or to stop providing the first information item and start providing the second information item: a priority level for the second information item, corresponding to the beginning of that guidance; and a priority level for the first information item, corresponding to the amount of time that has passed from starting that guidance to the condition for providing the second information item becoming satisfied.

Description

Elevator guide device

This invention relates to an elevator guide device.

The elevator is equipped with a guide device. The guidance device stores various guidance information such as elevator operation status, operation forecast, disaster status, usage floor explanation, and the like. In the guidance device, conditions (timing) for guidance are preset for each piece of information. The guidance device controls the notification means so as to guide information that satisfies the condition.

If a condition for guiding another information is established during the guidance of a certain information, a method of continuing the guidance of the information being guided can be considered. According to this method, when the guidance is started, it is guaranteed that the guidance is completed. For this reason, information can be reliably transmitted to the user of an elevator.

However, even if a condition for guiding important information is established during guidance of certain information, important information is not guided or the start of guidance is delayed. As a result, information may be guided at an incorrect timing. For example, there is a case where the guidance “door opens” is given after the door is opened.

On the other hand, when a condition for guiding another information is established during the guidance of a certain information, a method of guiding the information for which the condition is newly established by interrupting the guidance of the information being guided may be considered. According to this method, the latest information can be immediately transmitted to the elevator user.

However, guidance is interrupted even if the information being guided is important. For this reason, important information may not be transmitted to elevator users.

For these methods, a method for setting the priority according to the content of the guidance information has been proposed. According to this method, when a condition for guiding important information is established while guiding unimportant information, guidance of unimportant information is interrupted, and important information can be guided. That is, important information is immediately guided. On the other hand, when a condition for guiding other information is satisfied while important information is being guided, the start of guiding other information can be suppressed. That is, important information guidance is not hindered by other information guidance (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-127905

If this method is applied to an elevator, important information is surely transmitted to the elevator user at the correct timing. For this reason, the feeling of relief of the user of an elevator can be raised.

However, in the method described in Patent Document 1, the priority of each information is uniquely set. For this reason, for example, when displaying information on the display device, if a condition for displaying information with a priority lower than the priority of the information being displayed is satisfied, a preset display duration time has not passed, Low priority information is not displayed. That is, the latest information cannot be displayed even if a sufficient time has elapsed after displaying the displayed information.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator guidance device capable of appropriately guiding each piece of information on the elevator.

In the elevator guidance apparatus according to the present invention, there are storage means for storing each piece of information and a priority in association with each other for guiding to the notifying means provided in the elevator hall or the car, and conditions for guiding a plurality of pieces of information. Control means for comparing priorities of the plurality of guidances and selecting information to be guided to the notifying means when established, and the storage means guides the priorities of the respective information. Is stored in correspondence with the elapsed time from the start of the operation, and the control means corresponds to the start time of the guidance when the condition for guiding the second information is satisfied during the guidance of the first information. The priority of the second information is compared with the priority of the first information corresponding to the time point that has passed from the start of guidance until the condition for guiding the second information is satisfied, Continue with the first information or the first information Interrupt the guide is to choose whether to start the guidance of the second information.

According to this invention, each information of the elevator can be appropriately guided.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a block diagram of the elevator in which the elevator guide apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention is utilized. It is a figure for demonstrating the priority of the information which the elevator guidance apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention guides. It is a figure for demonstrating the priority of the information which the elevator guidance apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention guides. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the method for the guidance apparatus of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention to determine a guidance candidate. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the method to determine the information which the guidance apparatus of the elevator in Embodiment 1 of this invention actually guides.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Embodiments for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part which is the same or it corresponds, The duplication description is simplified or abbreviate | omitted suitably.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an elevator in which an elevator guide device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is used. Note that a hoisting machine, a signal transmission control device, and the like necessary for the actual operation of the elevator conform to a general configuration.

In Fig. 1, an elevator hall 1 is provided on each floor of the building. An elevator hoistway (not shown) is formed so as to be adjacent to each hall 1. An elevator car 2 is arranged in the hoistway. The car 2 is suspended from the main rope 3. The main rope 3 moves following the rotation of the hoisting machine. Following this movement, the car 2 moves up and down.

Each platform 1 and car 2 is provided with a display screen 4 of a display device such as a liquid crystal as a notification means. Each display screen 4 is connected to a guidance display device 5. The guidance display device 5 has a function of controlling the video output from the display screen 4. Each hall 1 and car 2 is provided with a speaker 6 as a notification means. The speaker 6 is connected to the voice guidance device 7. The voice guidance device 7 has a function of controlling the voice output from the speaker 6.

An elevator control panel 8 is provided in an elevator machine room (not shown). An operation control device 9 and an elevator guide device 10 are provided in the elevator control panel 8. The operation control device 9 has a function of controlling the operation of the elevator such as the operation of the car 2 and the opening and closing of the door. The elevator guidance apparatus 10 includes guidance storage means 11 and guidance control means 12.

The guidance storage means 11 has a function of storing each piece of information related to elevator guidance. Each piece of information is associated with data on the guidance elapsed time and guidance completion time. Furthermore, each information is associated with priority data corresponding to the guidance elapsed time.

The guidance control means 12 has a function of receiving information from the operation control device 9 according to the elevator and the surrounding situation. The guidance control means 12 has a function of recognizing information for which guidance conditions are established as a guidance request. The guidance control unit 12 has a function of determining information for starting guidance from a guidance request and setting the information as guidance candidates.

The guidance control unit 12 has a function of causing the display screen 4 and the speaker 6 to output guidance candidates via the guidance display device 5 and the voice guidance device 7. The guidance control unit 12 has a function of storing information being guided in the guidance storage unit 11 as guidance storage information.

The guidance control unit 12 has a function of comparing the priority of the guidance storage information with the priority of the guidance candidate information when the guidance storage information is already stored in the guidance storage unit 11. The guidance control means 12 is a function for selecting whether to continue guidance guidance information or to interrupt guidance guidance information and start guidance guidance information anew based on the priority comparison result. Is provided.

Next, the priority of each information is demonstrated using FIG. 2 and FIG.
2 and 3 are diagrams for explaining the priority of information guided by the elevator guidance apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The horizontal axis in FIGS. 2 and 3 is the guidance elapsed time. The vertical axis in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 represents information priority.

Priority of each information is set according to the guidance elapsed time. Specifically, the priority of each information is set based on the convenience of the display screen 4 and the speaker 6, whether the information is relatively important, whether it is a timing when misinterpretation may occur, etc. Is done.

Fig. 2 shows the priority set for the Japanese guidance voice "I am on the first floor". The initial priority values in FIG. 2 are set lower than the other information. The priority from the start of guidance until the end of “Ikay” guidance is maintained at a constant value. The constant value is larger than the initial value. For this reason, the guidance is not interrupted unless it is as important as other information.

In FIG. 2, consider the case where another information guide interrupts after “de”. In this case, “on the first floor” can be a modifier to other information. In this case, misunderstandings may occur. For example, if “on the first floor” becomes a modifier of “a fire has occurred”, it may be misunderstood as “a fire has occurred on the first floor”. In order to avoid such a misunderstanding, the priority when guiding “dego” is set to a value larger than the predetermined value. Thereby, even if the conditions for guiding other information are established, the interruption of the guidance is prevented.

In Fig. 2, the information after "G" is not important information. For this reason, there is no problem even if the guidance after “G” cannot be heard to the end. For this reason, the priority after “go” is set to be gradually lowered.

Fig. 3 shows the priority set for the Japanese guidance voice "Fire has occurred." The occurrence of fire is important information. For this reason, the priority of “Kasa” is set high. The information after “Kasai” is not important information. For this reason, there is no problem even if the guidance after “Kasa” cannot be heard to the end. For this reason, the priority of “Gahassei” is kept at a relatively low constant value.

In FIG. 3, if there is little remaining until the guidance completion time, there is no problem even if new information is guided after guiding to the end. For this reason, the priority after “shi” immediately after “ga hasesei” is set to gradually increase.

Thus, the priority of each information may be set according to the concept of the elevator designer. That is, priority should be given to transmitting new information as much as possible, or priority to guiding to the end. Such superiority or inferiority relationship is similarly set for the video to be displayed on the display screen 4.

Next, the guidance candidate determination method will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a method of determining guidance candidates by the elevator guidance apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

First, in step S1, the operation control device 9 sets the elevator and surrounding conditions as an elevator state signal according to the control details of the operation of the elevator. Thereafter, the operation control device 9 outputs an elevator state signal to the guidance control means 12. Then, it progresses to step S2 and the guidance control means 12 determines whether the conditions to guide with respect to all the information are satisfied based on the elevator state signal.

Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S3, where the guidance control means 12 determines whether there are a plurality of guidance requests. If there are not a plurality of guidance requests, the process proceeds to step S4, where the guidance control means 12 determines whether there is a single guidance request. If there is no single guidance request, the process proceeds to step S5. In step S5, the guidance control means 12 ends the operation assuming that there is no guidance candidate.

On the other hand, if there is a single guidance request in step S4, the process proceeds to step S6. In step S6, the guidance control means 12 sets the guidance request as a guidance candidate and ends the operation.

If there are a plurality of guidance requests in step S3, the process proceeds to step S7. In step S7, the guidance control means 12 sets a guidance request having the highest priority as a guidance candidate, and ends the operation.

Next, a method for determining information to be actually guided will be specifically described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a method of determining information to be actually guided by the elevator guidance apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

First, in step S11, the guidance control means 12 determines whether guidance candidates are set by the operation of FIG. If there is no guidance candidate, the process proceeds to step S12. In step S12, the guidance control means 12 determines whether or not it is time to end guidance. Specifically, the guidance control means 12 determines whether or not the elapsed time from the start of guidance matches the guidance completion time. When the guidance is not started, the guidance control means 12 ends the operation.

If there is a guidance candidate in step S11, the process proceeds to step S13. In step S <b> 13, the guidance control unit 12 determines whether guidance storage information is stored in the guidance storage unit 11. If there is no guidance memory, the process proceeds to step S14.

In step S14, the guidance control means 12 causes the display screen 4 and the speaker 6 to guide guidance candidates via the guidance display device 5 and the voice guidance device 7. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S15, where the guidance control means 12 stores the information for which guidance has been started as guidance storage information in the guidance storage means 11, and ends the operation.

If there is no new guidance candidate in step S11, and it is time to complete guidance in step S12, the process proceeds to step S16. In step S16, the guidance control means 12 erases the guidance storage information stored in the guidance storage means 11, and ends the operation.

If there is a new guidance candidate in step S11 and there is guidance storage information in step S13, the process proceeds to step S17. In step S17, the guidance control unit 12 compares the current priority of the information being guided with the initial value of the priority of the new guidance candidate. If the current priority of the information being guided is higher than the initial value of the priority of the new guidance candidate, the guidance control means 12 continues the guidance of the information being guided and performs the operations after step S12. .

On the other hand, if the initial priority of the new guidance candidate is higher than the current priority of the information being guided, the process proceeds to step S18. In step S18, the guidance control means 12 causes the display screen 4 and the speaker 6 to interrupt the guidance being guided through the guidance display device 5 and the voice guidance device 7, and then guides a new guidance candidate. Then, it progresses to step S15 and the guidance control means 12 memorize | stores a new guidance candidate in the guidance memory | storage means 11 as guidance memory | storage information, and complete | finishes operation | movement.

According to Embodiment 1 described above, the priority of each information is set so as to correspond to the guidance elapsed time. Thereby, a flexible superiority / inferiority relationship can be set between each information. Information to be guided is selected based on the priority set in this way. Specifically, when the condition for guiding the second information is established during the guidance of the first information, the priority of the second information corresponding to the guidance start time is set to guide the guidance of the first information. It is compared with the priority of the first information corresponding to the time point that has passed from the start until the condition for guiding the second information is satisfied. Information to be guided is selected based on the comparison result. For this reason, each information of an elevator can be guided appropriately.

Specifically, for information that may be misunderstood if guidance is interrupted after guidance to a predetermined location, a priority corresponding to the time elapsed until guidance to the predetermined location is given as the guidance start time. What is necessary is just to set so that it may become higher than the priority of the other corresponding information. In this case, misunderstanding can be prevented.

In addition, when the voice guidance is performed by the speaker 6, for each information, the priority after a predetermined time has elapsed may be set to be higher than the priority until the predetermined time elapses. If the difference between the guidance completion time and the predetermined time is set to be constant, when the voice guidance is finished a little later, another guidance can be performed after the voice guidance is finished.

Further, when the information is displayed and guided on the display screen 4, the priority until the predetermined time elapses for each information may be set to be higher than the priority after the predetermined time elapses. In this case, the display guidance can be continued until a condition for guiding other information is satisfied, while ensuring a display time until the elevator user finishes reading the display content.

In addition, for information that needs to be guided to the end when the guidance is started, the priority after the guidance is started may be set to be higher than the priority at the start of the guidance. This information does not interrupt other guidance. For this reason, the timing of starting guidance may be somewhat delayed. However, if information guidance starts, the information can be reliably guided to the end.

Also, if the elevator operating status changes during guidance, the guidance may be interrupted by interrupting empty information. In this case, information guidance that does not match the situation is interrupted. For this reason, it can prevent that misunderstanding arises.

In the first embodiment, all the guidance display devices 5 and the voice guidance devices 7 corresponding to the hall 1 and the car 2 are controlled by the single guidance control means 12. Therefore, information to be guided can be selected with an inexpensive configuration.

On the other hand, if the guidance control means 12 is provided in each hall 1 and the car 2, each guidance display device 5 and each voice guidance device 7 can be controlled independently. Moreover, if the guidance of the stop 1 of the car 2 and the car 2 are linked and controlled so that the guidance is the same only when the door is opened, information on getting on and off the car 2 can be appropriately guided. Further, if the display guidance on the display screen 4 and the voice guidance of the speaker 6 are controlled to be linked, information can be appropriately guided to various users by the display and voice.

Further, in the first embodiment, determination as to whether or not guidance is being performed, comparison of priorities, and the like are performed inside the elevator guide device 10. For this reason, information to be guided can be surely selected regardless of the display screen 4 and the speaker 6.

On the other hand, if the display screen 4 and the signal indicating whether or not the speaker 6 is guiding are output and the priority of the information being guided is output, the elevator guiding apparatus 10 is simplified and the elevator is simplified. Each information can be appropriately guided.

Note that the notification means may be at least one of the display screen 4 and the speaker 6.

As described above, the elevator guidance apparatus according to the present invention can be used for an elevator that appropriately guides each piece of information.

1 landing 2 car 3 main rope 4 display screen 5 guidance display device 6 speaker 7 voice guidance device 8 elevator control panel 9 operation control device 10 elevator guidance device 11 guidance storage means 12 guidance control means

Claims

Storage means for storing each information and priority for guiding to the notification means provided in the elevator hall or car;
A control unit that compares the priorities of the plurality of guides when a condition for guiding a plurality of pieces of information is satisfied, and selects information to be guided to the notification unit;
With
The storage means stores the priority of each information in correspondence with the elapsed time from the start of guidance,
When the condition for guiding the second information is established during the guidance of the first information, the control means starts the guidance with the priority of the second information corresponding to the guidance start time. Compared to the priority of the first information corresponding to the point in time until the condition for guiding the second information is satisfied, or whether the first information is continued or not. The elevator guide device is characterized in that it is selected whether to interrupt the guidance and start the guidance of the second information.
The storage means, for information that may be misunderstood if guidance is interrupted after guidance to a predetermined location, corresponds to the priority corresponding to the time point that has passed before the predetermined location is guided to the guidance start time The elevator guidance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information is stored so as to be higher than the priority of the other information.
The notification means comprises a speaker for guiding the information by voice,
2. The storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores, for each piece of information, a priority after a predetermined time has elapsed so as to be higher than a priority until the predetermined time elapses. Elevator guide device.
The notification means includes a display device that displays and guides the information,
2. The storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores, for each of the pieces of information, a priority until a predetermined time elapses so as to be higher than a priority after the predetermined time elapses. Elevator guide device.
The storage means stores, for information that needs to be guided to the end when the guidance is started, the priority after the guidance is started to be higher than the priority at the time of the guidance start. The elevator guidance apparatus according to claim 1.
The storage means stores empty information having a priority higher than the priority of each information,
The control means receives information related to the operation status of the elevator, and interrupts the empty information and interrupts the guidance when the information being guided no longer matches the operation status. The elevator guide apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein