WO2014013568A1

WO2014013568A1 - Elevator system

Info

Publication number: WO2014013568A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/068207
Authority: WO
Inventors: 桜子戸倉; 黒田　慎一
Original assignee: 三菱電機株式会社
Priority date: 2012-07-18
Filing date: 2012-07-18
Publication date: 2014-01-23
Also published as: CN104395218A; JP5858160B2; JPWO2014013568A1; CN104395218B

Abstract

An elevator system comprises a reader (4), a storage device (9), a detector (8), an evacuation plan creation unit (12), a control device (15), and a determination unit (11). The detector (8) detects the location and attributes of an owner of an information storage media. The evacuation plan creation unit (12) creates, on the basis of the detection results of the detector (8), an evacuation plan. The controller (15) controls the evacuation operations of an elevator. The determination unit (11) determines, on the basis of the detection results of the detector (8), whether the evacuation plan needs to be revised. The evacuation plan creation unit (12) revises, on the basis of the detection results of the detector (8), the evacuation plan when the determination unit (11) determines that the evacuation plan must be revised.

Description

Elevator system

This invention relates to an elevator system.

Patent Documents 1 to 4 disclose a technique for evacuating a person in a building using an elevator when a disaster occurs.
The device described in Patent Literature 1 includes a button for a wheelchair user to operate. When the button is pressed when a disaster occurs, evacuation operation is performed to appropriately evacuate wheelchair users.

In the devices described in Patent Documents 2 to 4, a reading device is installed in a building. The reading device reads information (identification information) for identifying an individual from an information storage medium possessed by the user. The elevator evacuation operation is controlled based on the identification information read by the reading device.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-57317 Japanese Patent No. 4675890 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-62861 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-116529

Some people in the building can evacuate more quickly by using an elevator. When a disaster occurs, an evacuation plan is created for such a person to evacuate using an elevator. However, when a disaster occurs, people in the building do not always act according to the prepared evacuation plan. For example, a person who does not need to use an elevator during evacuation may evacuate using an elevator. People who can evacuate faster by using the elevator may not use the elevator during evacuation.
In the past, when a disaster occurred, the evacuation plan could not be properly reviewed according to the situation of the people in the building.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and its purpose is to appropriately create an evacuation plan using an elevator in accordance with the situation of a person in a building when a disaster occurs. It is to provide an elevator system that can be reviewed.

The elevator system according to the present invention shows a reading device that reads identification information included in an information recording medium, identification information included in the information recording medium, and whether or not the owner is weak as an attribute of the owner of the information recording medium. A storage device storing information, a detection device for detecting the position and attribute of the owner of the information recording medium based on the identification information read by the reading device and the content stored in the storage device, and Based on the detection result, an evacuation plan creation unit that creates an evacuation plan for evacuation by the weak using an elevator, and a control that controls the evacuation operation of the elevator based on the evacuation plan created by the evacuation plan creation unit When the evacuation operation is controlled by the device and the control device, it is determined whether or not the evacuation plan needs to be reviewed based on the detection result of the detection device. Comprising a part, the evacuation planning unit, when determined by the determination unit that it is necessary to review the evacuation plan, based on the detection result of the detection device, it is intended to recreate the evacuation plans.

According to this invention, when a disaster occurs, it is possible to appropriately review the evacuation plan using the elevator in accordance with the situation of the person in the building.

It is a block diagram which shows the elevator system in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part of the elevator system in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part of the elevator system in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the elevator system in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the elevator system in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the elevator system in Embodiment 1 of this invention.

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each figure, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. The overlapping description will be simplified or omitted as appropriate.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a block diagram showing an elevator system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 2 and 3 are configuration diagrams showing a main part of the elevator system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an example of an elevator system provided in a large-scale building.
The building management system 1 manages various devices (for example, disaster prevention devices) provided in the building.

A disaster detector 2, a notification device 3, and a reading device 4 are connected to the building management system 1.
The disaster detector 2 senses that a specific disaster has occurred. Examples of disasters that the disaster detector 2 senses are earthquakes, fires, power outages, and the like. The disaster detector 2 senses one or more of these disasters. When the disaster detector 2 senses the occurrence of a disaster, it outputs disaster information to the building management system 1. Many disaster detectors 2 are provided in a building. The disaster detector 2 is installed, for example, in a room, hallway, stairs, or elevator hall in a building.

The notification device 3 notifies information to people in the building. The notification device 3 includes, for example, a display device, an indicator lamp, and an announcement device. Many notification devices 3 are provided in a building. The notification device 3 is installed, for example, in a room, hallway, stairs, or elevator hall in a building. The notification device 3 is controlled by the building management system 1.

The reading device 4 reads the identification information from the tag 5 existing in the reading range. The reading range is a range in which the reading device 4 can read information from the tag 5. Many reading devices 4 are provided in a building. The reading device 4 is installed, for example, in a room or hallway in a building, a staircase, an elevator hall, or an elevator car.

Tag 5 is owned by the person whose location is managed. The tag 5 may be owned by one person or plural persons. For example, when there are 100 employees in a company in a building, all 100 people may own the tag 5, or some people may own the tag 5. Identification information is stored in the tag 5 in advance. The identification information is information for identifying the tag 5 (the owner of the tag 5).

When the tag 5 exists in the reading range, the reading device 4 reads the identification information of the tag 5 by wireless communication. When the reading device 4 reads the identification information from the tag 5, the reading device 4 outputs the own device information and the read identification information to the building management system 1. The own device information is information for individually identifying the reading device 4. The building management system 1 can specify which reading device 4 has read the identification information from which tag 5 by receiving the information from the reading device 4. That is, the building management system 1 can identify where the owner of the tag 5 is in the building by receiving the information from the reading device 4.

The tag 5 is an example of an information recording medium having identification information. Examples of the tag 5 include a passive IC tag, an active IC tag, and an RF tag. The information recording medium may be a medium other than the tag as long as it has identification information. The information recording medium may be, for example, a mobile phone or a dedicated terminal.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the building management system 1. The building management system 1 includes a detection device 6, a notification control device 7, a detection device 8, and a storage device 9. The building management system 1 is connected to the evacuation support apparatus 10.

Detecting device 6 detects that a disaster has occurred. The detection device 6 performs the detection by receiving disaster information from the disaster detector 2, for example. For example, consider the case where the disaster detector 2 is a device that detects the occurrence of a fire. When receiving the disaster information from the disaster detector 2, the detection device 6 detects that a fire has occurred in the building. The detection device 6 detects the location of the fire based on the disaster information received from the disaster detector 2. The detection device 6 outputs the detected content to the evacuation support device 10 as disaster occurrence information.

The notification control device 7 controls the notification device 3.

Detecting device 8 detects the location of tag 5. Information necessary for detection by the detection device 8 is stored in the storage device 9. In the storage device 9, the identification information of the tag 5 and the attribute of the owner of the tag 5 are registered in association with each other. As an attribute of the owner, for example, information indicating whether or not the owner is a weak person is stored in the storage device 9. Those who take a certain amount of time to evacuate when a disaster occurs or who are difficult to evacuate on their own are classified as vulnerable. The definition of the weak may be changed according to the building specifications, the number of owners of the tag 5, and the like.

When the owner does not correspond to the weak, information indicating that the owner is a healthy person is stored in the storage device 9. When an owner corresponds to a weak person, the storage device 9 stores information indicating that the owner is a weak person. When the owner corresponds to the weak, more specific information may be stored in the storage device 9. For example, when the owner is a weak person, information indicating that the owner is a wheelchair user, information indicating that the owner is a handicapped person, and information indicating that the owner is an elderly person Is stored in the storage device 9.
Table 1 shows an example of the contents stored in the storage device 9.

The detection device 8 detects the position and attribute of the owner of the tag 5 based on the identification information read by the reading device 4 and the content stored in the storage device 9. For example, the detection device 8 detects the installation position of the reading device 4 from the own device information of the reading device 4 that has read the identification information. The detection device 8 identifies the position of the owner of the tag 5 based on the identification information read by the reading device 4 and the installation position of the reading device 4. The detection device 8 specifies the attribute stored in association with the identification information read by the reading device 4 from the stored contents of the storage device 9.

The detection device 8 outputs building status information to the evacuation support device 10 when a disaster occurs. The building state information includes information indicating the position and attribute of each owner of the tag 5. Further, the building state information includes information indicating the state of a specific facility provided in the building. For example, the detection device 8 outputs building state information when the detection device 6 detects that a disaster has occurred.

The detection device 8 detects the position and attribute of the owner of the tag 5 at regular intervals even after outputting the building state information to the evacuation support device 10. The detection device 8 outputs the detection result to the evacuation assistance device 10.

The evacuation support device 10 creates an evacuation plan for people in the building to evacuate using an elevator when a disaster occurs. The evacuation support apparatus 10 outputs an operation command to the building management system 1 and the group management apparatus 14 so that people in the building can evacuate according to the created evacuation plan.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the evacuation support apparatus 10. The evacuation support apparatus 10 includes a determination unit 11, an evacuation plan creation unit 12, and an operation control unit 13.

The determination unit 11 determines whether or not evacuation operation is necessary. The evacuation operation is an operation for carrying a person in the building to the evacuation floor by an elevator. The evacuation floor is set in advance according to the type of disaster. The evacuation floor may be reset during the evacuation operation based on the input information after the disaster occurs. A plurality of floors may be set as the evacuation floor.

The determination unit 11 determines that the evacuation operation needs to be performed when the start condition is satisfied. The start condition is set in advance. For example, when receiving the disaster occurrence information from the building management system 1, the determination unit 11 determines that the start condition is satisfied. The determination unit 11 may consider the state of the safety device when performing the above determination.

The evacuation plan creation unit 12 creates an evacuation plan for the weak to evacuate using an elevator. The evacuation plan creation unit 12 creates an evacuation plan when the determination unit 11 determines that the start condition is satisfied. The evacuation plan creation unit 12 creates an evacuation plan based on the detection result of the detection device 8.

The operation control unit 13 outputs an operation command to the building management system 1 and the group management device 14. The operation command is a signal for operating each device according to the evacuation plan created by the evacuation plan creation unit 12. The evacuation operation is performed by outputting an operation command from the operation control unit 13.

The determination unit 11 determines whether or not it is necessary to review the current evacuation plan when the evacuation operation is started. The determination unit 11 determines whether it is necessary to review the evacuation plan based on the detection result of the detection device 8. When the determination unit 11 determines that it is necessary to review the evacuation plan, the evacuation plan creation unit 12 recreates the evacuation plan. The evacuation plan creation unit 12 creates the evacuation plan again based on the detection result of the detection device 8. The operation control unit 13 outputs an operation command based on the evacuation plan recreated by the evacuation plan creation unit 12. By outputting an operation command from the operation control unit 13, the content of the evacuation operation is changed.

The group management device 14 manages a plurality of elevators as a group. The group management device 14 is connected to a plurality of control devices 15. The control device 15 controls the operation of the elevator. The traveling control and door opening / closing control of the car 16 are performed by the control device 15. The group management device 14 outputs a control command to the control device 15 based on the operation command input from the operation control unit 13. When receiving the control command from the group management device 14, the control device 15 controls the evacuation operation based on the evacuation plan created by the evacuation plan creation unit 12.

FIG. 1 shows an example in which a plurality of elevators are provided in a building. There may be only one group management device 14 in the building. If there is only one elevator in the building, the group management device 14 need not be provided. In such a case, the control device 15 is directly connected to the evacuation support device 10.

Next, specific operations performed by the elevator system will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 are flowcharts showing the operation of the elevator system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a processing flow when a disaster occurs.
In the building management system 1, by receiving disaster information from the disaster detector 2, the detection device 6 detects the occurrence of a disaster (S101). When the occurrence of a disaster is detected by the detection device 6, the detection device 8 detects the position of the resident who has the tag 5 (S 102). When detecting the position of the person in the building, the detection device 8 outputs the building state information (S103). The building status information includes information indicating the position and attribute of the occupant and information indicating the status of the building equipment. The contents detected by the detection device 6 may be included in the building state information.

The building status information output from the building management system 1 is received by the evacuation support apparatus 10 (S104). When receiving the building state information, the determination unit 11 determines that the evacuation operation needs to be performed. The evacuation plan creation unit 12 creates an evacuation plan based on the received building state information (S105).

For example, the evacuation plan creation unit 12 determines whether or not it is necessary to use an elevator when the resident evacuates based on the attribute of the resident (the owner of the tag 5). The evacuation plan creation unit 12 determines that the use of the elevator is unnecessary if the attribute of the resident is a healthy person. The evacuation plan creation unit 12 determines that the use of the elevator is necessary if the attribute of the resident is weak.

The evacuation plan creation unit 12 determines a car 16 to be used at the time of evacuation for each resident who has a weak attribute. The evacuation plan creation unit 12 makes the above determination in consideration of, for example, the location of the disaster, the state of the building equipment, and the current position of the resident. The evacuation plan creation unit 12 creates an evacuation plan using only an elevator for wheelchair users and people who have difficulty walking. The evacuation plan creation unit 12 creates an evacuation plan using both the stairs and the elevator for those who can walk a little. The evacuation plan creation unit 12 first selects an assistant for a person who needs an assistant. The evacuation plan creation unit 12 creates an evacuation plan so that a person who needs an assistant can act with the assistant.
In addition, the preparation method of an evacuation plan is not limited to the said method.

The operation control unit 13 outputs a notification command based on the evacuation plan created by the evacuation plan creation unit 12 (S106). The notification command output from the evacuation support apparatus 10 is received by the building management system 1 (S107). When the notification control device 7 receives the notification command, the notification control device 7 notifies the evacuation guidance from the notification device 3 (S108). For example, the notification control device 7 sends information useful for evacuation from a speaker closest to the position of the person in the building. The notification control device 7 may display information on the display of a person's mobile phone or personal computer.

Also, the operation control unit 13 outputs an evacuation operation command based on the evacuation plan created by the evacuation plan creation unit 12 (S109). The evacuation operation command output from the evacuation support apparatus 10 is received by the group management apparatus 14 (S110). When the group management device 14 receives the evacuation operation command, the group management device 14 starts the evacuation operation. The control device 15 controls the evacuation operation based on the control command from the group management device 14. First, the control device 15 dispatches vehicles to the floor where the weak are present (S111).

FIG. 5 shows a processing flow after the building status information is output from the building management system 1.
Even after the building status information is output, the detection device 8 detects the position of the resident who owns the tag 5 (S201). When detecting the position of the resident, the detection device 8 outputs information indicating the position and attribute of the resident (hereinafter also referred to as “resident information”) (S202). The detection device 8 repeatedly performs the processes shown in S201 and S202.

The resident information output from the building management system 1 is received by the evacuation support apparatus 10 (S203). The determination unit 11 determines whether or not the person in the building is acting according to the current evacuation plan (S204). The determination unit 11 performs the determination in S204 based on the resident information received in S203.

If it is determined by the determination unit 11 that there is a person who is not acting according to the evacuation plan, the operation control unit 13 outputs a warning instruction (S205). The alerting command output from the evacuation support apparatus 10 is received by the building management system 1 (S206). When receiving the attention calling command, the notification control device 7 notifies the notification device 3 of guidance for evacuation (S207). For example, the notification control device 7 sends information for correcting the action from a speaker closest to the position of the resident who is not acting according to the evacuation plan. The notification control device 7 may display information on the display of a person's mobile phone or personal computer.

Next, the determination unit 11 determines whether or not a person evacuating without using the elevator is on the car 16 to be evacuated by the person using the elevator (S208). The judgment of the person who evacuates using the elevator and the person who evacuates without using the elevator is made based on the evacuation plan. For example, a weak person in a building corresponds to a person who evacuates using an elevator. A healthy person in a building corresponds to a person who evacuates without using an elevator.

When the determination unit 11 determines Yes in S208, the operation control unit 13 outputs a use prohibition command (S209). The use prohibition command output from the evacuation support apparatus 10 is received by the group management apparatus 14 (S210). The group management device 14 specifies an elevator that should be prohibited from being used by a healthy person, based on the received use prohibition command. The group management device 14 outputs a control command to the specified elevator control device 15. Upon receiving the control command, the control device 15 prohibits the operation of the elevator by a healthy person (S211).

In the process flow shown in FIG. 5, the operation of the elevator by a healthy person is prohibited only when necessary. This is an example. While the evacuation operation is performed, the operation of the elevator by a healthy person may be basically prohibited. In such a case, the control device 15 prohibits the operation of the elevator by a healthy person when the control of the evacuation operation is started.

FIG. 6 shows another processing flow after the building state information is output from the building management system 1. The processes shown in S301 through S303 in FIG. 6 are the same as the processes shown in S201 through S203 in FIG.

The determination unit 11 determines whether or not it is necessary to review the current evacuation plan (S304). The determination unit 11 performs the determination in S304 based on the resident information received in S303.

For example, the determination unit 11 performs the determination in S304 based on the position of the weak person in the building and the position of the healthy person in the building.
The determination of Yes in S208 of FIG. 5 is when a healthy person who is not supposed to ride the car 16 in the current evacuation plan is on the car 16. When this healthy person is on the car 16, a weak person who is supposed to get on the car 16 may not be able to get on the car 16. In such a case, the determination unit 11 determines that it is necessary to review the evacuation plan.

In addition, when the healthy person is on the car 16, a weak person who is supposed to get on the car 16 may not be able to complete the evacuation within the time limit. In such a case, the determination unit 11 may determine that it is necessary to review the evacuation plan.

The determination unit 11 may perform the determination in S304 based on the position of the weak in the building. A weak person who is supposed to ride in the car 16 does not always act according to the evacuation plan. For example, it is conceivable that a weak person who is supposed to get in the car 16 moves using the stairs only on the first floor or the second floor. The determination unit 11 may determine that it is necessary to review the evacuation plan when the floor where the vulnerable is changed before the car 16 is entered.

When the determination unit 11 determines that the evacuation plan needs to be reviewed, the evacuation plan creation unit 12 recreates the evacuation plan (S305). The evacuation plan creation unit 12 reviews the evacuation plan based on the resident information received from the building management system 1.

When a healthy person is on the car 16 when recreating an evacuation plan, the evacuation plan creation unit 12 may create an evacuation plan for the healthy person to evacuate using an elevator. For example, the evacuation plan creation unit 12 creates an evacuation plan so that the weak can move to the entrance floor on the car 16. Moreover, the evacuation plan preparation part 12 produces an evacuation plan so that a healthy person may get off from the cage | basket | car 16 on the way to the entrance floor. The floor from which healthy people descend from the car 16 is set to a level that can be safely evacuated to the entrance floor even if stairs are used.

The operation control unit 13 outputs a notification command based on the evacuation plan recreated by the evacuation plan creation unit 12 (S306). The notification command output from the evacuation support apparatus 10 is received by the building management system 1 (S307). When the notification control device 7 receives the notification command, the notification control device 7 notifies the evacuation guidance from the notification device 3 (S308).

The operation control unit 13 outputs an evacuation operation command based on the evacuation plan recreated by the evacuation plan creation unit 12. The evacuation operation command output from the evacuation support device 10 is received by the group management device 14. When receiving the evacuation operation command, the group management device 14 changes the evacuation operation in accordance with the received evacuation operation command. The control device 15 controls the evacuation operation based on the control command from the group management device 14.

The operation control unit 13 outputs a use permission command for causing the healthy person to use the car 16 when the evacuation plan is reviewed by keeping the car 16 on the car 16 (S309). The use permission command output from the evacuation support apparatus 10 is received by the group management apparatus 14 (S310). The group management device 14 outputs a control command to the control device 15 that has prohibited the operation of the elevator by a healthy person. When the control device 15 receives the control command from the group management device 14, the control device 15 permits the operation of the elevator by a healthy person (S311).

Refuge operation is performed when a disaster occurs. Even a healthy person may prefer to use an elevator when evacuating. By performing the processes of S309 to S311 above, even after the evacuation operation is started, if the healthy person continues to ride on the car 16 for a certain period of time, the elevator can be used by the healthy person. The evacuation plan creation unit 12 may recreate the evacuation plan in consideration of this healthy person.

If the elevator system has the above configuration, when a disaster occurs, the evacuation plan using the elevator can be reviewed appropriately according to the situation of the people in the building. Even if people in the building are not acting according to the created evacuation plan, the vulnerable can be evacuated appropriately.

The present invention can be applied to an elevator system that uses identification information read by a reader.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Building management system 2 Disaster detector 3 Notification apparatus 4 Reading apparatus 5 Tag 6 Detection apparatus 7 Notification control apparatus 8 Detection apparatus 9 Storage apparatus 10 Evacuation support apparatus 11 Judgment part 12 Evacuation plan preparation part 13 Operation control part 14 Group management apparatus 15 Control device 16 basket

Claims

A reader for reading the identification information of the information recording medium;
A storage device in which identification information included in the information recording medium and information indicating whether the owner is a weak person are stored as attributes of the owner of the information recording medium;
A detection device for detecting the position and attribute of the owner of the information recording medium based on the identification information read by the reading device and the content stored in the storage device;
Based on the detection result of the detection device, an evacuation plan creation unit for creating an evacuation plan for evacuating the weak using an elevator,
A control device for controlling the evacuation operation of the elevator based on the evacuation plan created by the evacuation plan creation unit;
A determination unit that determines whether or not a review of an evacuation plan is necessary based on a detection result of the detection device when evacuation operation is controlled by the control device;
With
The said evacuation plan preparation part is an elevator system which recreates an evacuation plan based on the detection result of the said detection apparatus, when the determination part determines that the review of an evacuation plan is required.
If the attribute is weak, the determination unit determines the position of the first owner of the information recording medium stored in the storage device and the second information recording medium stored in the storage device if the attribute is not weak. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not a review of the evacuation plan is necessary based on the position of the owner.
The determination unit determines that it is necessary to review the evacuation plan when the first owner cannot get on the car because the second owner is on the car. The described elevator system.
The determination unit determines that the evacuation plan needs to be reviewed when the first owner cannot complete the evacuation within the time limit because the second owner is in the car. The elevator system according to claim 2.
The elevator system according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the control device prohibits the operation of the elevator by the second owner when control of the evacuation operation is started.
The elevator system according to claim 5, wherein after the control of the evacuation operation is started, the control device enables the second owner to operate the elevator when the second owner continues to ride in a car for a certain period of time.
The said determination part determines whether the review of an evacuation plan is required based on the position of the 1st owner of the information recording medium memorize | stored in the said memory | storage device that an attribute is a weak person. Elevator system.
The evacuation plan creation unit creates an evacuation plan based on the position of the first owner,
The elevator according to claim 7, wherein the determination unit determines that a review of an evacuation plan is necessary when the floor where the first owner is changed before the first owner gets into the car. system.