WO2016042369A1

WO2016042369A1 - Elevator exclusive usage method and device

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Publication number: WO2016042369A1
Application number: PCT/IB2014/067400
Authority: WO
Inventors: 许军; 许显斌
Original assignee: 南宁马许科技有限公司; 许军; 南通马许科技有限公司
Priority date: 2014-09-20
Filing date: 2014-12-30
Publication date: 2016-03-24
Also published as: GB201604708D0; GB201512746D0; CN111285211A; WO2016042363A3; CN107318263A; CN111186732A; CN107428493B; CN111186733A; CN111268521A; CN111252636A; CN111268521B; WO2016042370A1; WO2016042363A2; CN105873846A; GB201604707D0; CN107428493A

Abstract

Disclosed is an elevator exclusive usage method which relates to two or more elevators that run in a networked manner, wherein an elevator control system takes charge of scheduling and running of the elevators, the elevator is provided with two running states: a sharing running state and an exclusive running state; the elevator control system receives a call of an active "exclusive" request from a user so as to allow the elevator to enter the exclusive running state, and after the exclusive time period ends, the elevator is automatically restored to be in the sharing running state; or the elevator control system monitors and detects the running state of the elevator and determines that an actual exclusive situation exists so as to allow the elevator to enter the exclusive running state, and after the actual exclusive situation disappears, it is switched back to the sharing running state. Also disclosed is a device for an elevator to receive an exclusive request.

Description

Elevator exclusive use method and device

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method of using an elevator. In particular, the invention relates to a method of exclusive use of an elevator.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventional elevator call buttons are typically located on either side of an elevator door in an elevator car. The buttons on each floor elevator have only the "up" and "down" buttons. The top and bottom floors generally only have a "down" or "up" button. Figure 1 shows the distribution of common elevator control buttons. The commands obtained by the control panels 1 1, 12, 13 of the different floors of the elevator are respectively transmitted to the command input unit 30; the commands obtained by the control panel 20 in the elevator car are also transmitted to the command input unit 30. In this mode of operation, the person waiting for the elevator to tell the elevator which floor to go to usually requires two operations: Press the "Up" or "Down" button outside the elevator; Press the floor button in the elevator. For elevator dispatch systems, each button call should have a clear meaning. The "up" and "down" buttons are unclear. In the use of elevators, sometimes this happens: Someone has laboriously carried items into the elevator, which takes a long time; at this time, other people waiting for the elevator can only be anxious. For elevator groups operating in a network, because the elevator dispatch system does not know more about the waiter, it does not dispatch another elevator to respond to "other people's calls." In fact, the elevator dispatch system cannot distinguish "Other people's calls", it can only tell that there is a call on a certain floor. In some cases, elevator users need to have an exclusive elevator. For example, handling fragile or scented items, or for other reasons, should not allow others to join the ladder. However, during busy hours of the elevator, callers often find it impossible to wait for an empty elevator. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To solve the above-mentioned exclusive demand problem, a trigger mechanism must be devised so that the elevator control system can know the exclusive demand of the caller or infer the factual monopoly of the elevator. Some special call buttons, such as "big items" or "exclusive requests" buttons, are disclosed in the international patent application PCT/IB2014/064694, which is incorporated herein by reference. Based on this concept, this application makes a comprehensive explanation of the mechanism and method of exclusive request.

I. Active Request Exclusively The present invention adds an exclusive request option to an elevator call request to achieve the purpose of the caller actively proposing an exclusive request. The elevator exclusive call method as claimed in the present invention is characterized in that, in addition to the conventional method of calling an elevator, there is also a call option so that the caller can make an exclusive request. There are many ways to make an exclusive request. Setting the "exclusive request" button in the elevator is a way; wireless receiving devices can be used with mobile terminals such as smartphones and tablets to make exclusive requests; special contact or contactless "exclusive request" sensing areas can be used. , with the corresponding proximity card. The key point is that the elevator control system must reserve an interface that accepts "exclusive requests" in the call signal or operation signal input section. The above button, wireless receiving device or sensing area for receiving an exclusive request is connected to the interface. When the exclusive request is accepted by the elevator dispatching system, the elevator dispatched to respond to the exclusive call request is in an "exclusive" state of use. It is worth noting that this "exclusive" use state, or exclusive operating state, is a special operating state that is different from the maintenance state of the elevator. When the elevator is in an exclusive state of operation, the elevator no longer responds to other calls. At this point, the elevator dispatch system will arrange for other elevators to respond to other calls. The elevator exclusive operating state can be further described in terms of the sub-exclusive state of the three periods. Assume that the elevator is exclusively represented by the status "0" or "1".

"0" means the elevator is in the "shared" state;

"1" means the elevator is "exclusive". The elevator can be divided into three time periods from responding to an exclusive request to transporting the exclusive requestor to the destination floor:

1) Pick-up: Respond to the exclusive request call, reach the caller floor, open the door, wait for the caller to enter;

2) Operation: After the elevator door is closed, until the elevator reaches the destination floor of the exclusive request caller;

3) Unloading: The elevator door opens and the exclusive requester leaves the elevator. Elevator operation mode:

The non-exclusive operating mode is the normal operating mode of the elevator. The elevator is always in a "shared" state. In the full exclusive mode, the elevator responsible for responding to the exclusive request is equivalent to other call requests. The "public" state is restored only after the elevator has completed the delivery of the exclusive request. The local exclusive mode can theoretically have six combinations; the three modes that are practical are listed here; what they have in common is that the elevator is in an exclusive state during the access period. Partial exclusive one: The elevator can respond to other calls during the running period and is in the exclusive state during the unloading period. Due to The unloading period may take a long time and affect other passengers in the elevator; so a reasonable solution is to respond only to the call whose destination is before the destination of the exclusive requester or the destination is the same during the running period. The direction of the call must also be in the same direction as the exclusive requestor. That is, those calls that cover the journey within the exclusive journey. This selective sharing state, or "limited sharing" state, is represented by "0*" (local exclusive one*). Partial exclusive two: The elevator is exclusive only during the period of picking up (referring to the exclusive caller), and is no longer in exclusive state during the running and unloading period. Partial exclusive three: The elevator is exclusive during the access and operation period, and becomes the public state during the unloading period. In the foregoing several partial exclusive modes, whether the elevator enters the "shared" state during the "running" period, that is, the call request of the floor passing through can be accepted, and there are several ways of determining.

1) The exclusive user needs to be monopolized all the time, and the request to "continue to monopolize" can be made in the elevator. This can be done by the "continue to monopolize" request button in the elevator car, or by means of a dedicated "exclusive use" proximity card that triggers the "continue to monopolize" sensing area in the elevator car.

2) The elevator control system determines whether to "continue to monopolize" based on the time taken by the elevator during the "access" period and the bearer information in the elevator obtained by the elevator monitoring system. If the elevator takes more time in the "access" period, it can be reasonably inferred that the elevator will be more time consuming during the "unloading" period, which will affect other passengers who have entered the elevator and have not yet reached the destination; At the same time, the passengers waiting for the elevator on the subsequent floor will wait too long. Only those passengers whose fortune is covered by the exclusive journey will not be affected.

Second, passive trigger monopoly We also need to pay attention to a special exclusive state: "facts monopolize." For existing elevators, even if there is no mechanism to actively issue "exclusive" requests, we can still monitor and determine the existence of the "factual exclusive" state through some internal mechanism and make scheduling adjustments. The so-called "factual monopoly" state refers to when an elevator stops at a certain floor, although no one has issued an "exclusive" request on the floor (one of the possible situations is that there is no initiative to issue "exclusive". The requested mechanism), but the elevator door is continuously open or continuously opened and closed, and is in a state in which it cannot be effectively closed for a long time. This usually happens in two situations: 1) Someone needs to carry a large number of large or large items into the elevator, and it takes a long time to keep the elevator door open; at this time, the door of the elevator door is often intervened; 2) An accident occurs at the elevator door. As a result, the elevator door cannot be closed in time. There are two decisions that can be made by the elevator control system: 1) Whether the elevator door is closed can be automatically monitored; 2) The waiting time limit, that is, how long it takes to close the door is judged as "factual exclusive". This length can be set reasonably according to needs, such as 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes. Monitoring and determining the establishment of a "factual exclusive" state enables the elevator dispatch system to schedule other elevators in time to respond to other calls. Here, other calls also include subsequent calls to the floor where "factual exclusive" occurs, ie, the call occurs after the elevator dispatch system determines that there is "factual exclusive". For the linked elevator group, the elevator control system can arrange or judge which elevator enters the "exclusive" state, so that reasonable response scheduling for other elevator call requests is very important for improving the satisfaction of the elevator users. In summary, the exclusive use method of the elevator claimed in the present invention involves two or more elevators running in a network, and an elevator control system is responsible for the dispatching operation of the elevator; and the elevator has two types of elevators. Operation status: shared running status and exclusive running status; switching between these two operating states is achieved by the following trigger mechanism:

1) The user outside the elevator actively calls an "exclusive" request, the elevator control system assigns a portion of the elevator to respond to the request, and enters an exclusive operating state; at the end of the exclusive period corresponding to the "exclusive" request Afterwards, the elevator automatically releases the exclusive operation state and returns to the shared operation state;

2) the user in the elevator car issues a "continue to monopolize" request, the elevator control system maintains the elevator in an exclusive operation state, until the exclusive period corresponding to the "continue to monopolize" request ends, the lifting The ladder automatically releases the exclusive running state and returns to the shared running state; 3) the elevator control system analyzes the running state information of the elevator obtained in real time, and concludes that when there is a factual exclusive situation, the elevator having the factual exclusive situation is switched to an exclusive operating state; when the factual monopoly situation When it disappears, the elevator is switched back to the shared operating state. At the same time, the present invention also claims an apparatus for receiving an exclusive request by an elevator, the apparatus relating to two or more network-operated elevators, the elevator being responsible for the dispatching operation of the elevator by an elevator control system; The control system reserves, at the call signal or the operation signal input portion, an interface that can receive an "exclusive request", and the device that receives the exclusive request is connected to the interface that receives the "exclusive request"; wherein the receiving The device that exclusively requests is one of the following:

1) Set the "exclusive request" button 80 in the elevator;

2) The wireless receiving device installed in the building can receive an exclusive request submitted by the user through a mobile terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet computer;

3) A dedicated contact or non-contact "exclusive request" sensing area set in the elevator car can receive the exclusive request from the corresponding proximity card; the "continue exclusive" button 90 or dedicated contact set in the elevator car Or non-contact "continue to monopolize" the sensing area 91.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 shows a diagram of the distribution of common elevator control buttons. Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of a basic logical structure of the present invention. Figure 3 shows an embodiment of the invention. In the figure, 80 is the "exclusive request" button on the outside call panel of the elevator, or the "exclusive request" sensing area; 90 is the "continue exclusive" request button on the control panel in the elevator car. Figure 4 shows the situation in which the "continuous monopoly" sensing device is used in the car. Figure 5 is an elevator outside call control panel that inputs the number of waiting persons in combination with the "ten" and "one" buttons. Among them, 1000 is the waiting area display area, 2000 is the "ten""one"button; 80 is the "exclusive request" button on the call panel, or the "exclusive request" sensing area. Figure 6 shows an embodiment in which the elevator call information collection area 200 is separated from the elevator operation information display area 100. The elevator operation information display area 100 displays the call passenger waiting number information 1000 to be sent to each destination floor. The information collection area 200 has an information collection input area 201 and an information collection prompt area 202. Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of an information collection area. Wherein, the information collection input area 201 includes both the conventional numbers "0" - "9" and "OK".

(OK) and "C" (Cancel) buttons. At the same time, the panel also includes a special call button 80 or an "exclusive request" sensing area such as "exclusive request". In addition, other special buttons, such as "big items", can be considered to meet special needs. In the information collection prompt area 202, an acquisition prompt and display 2021 of the destination floor number, and an acquisition prompt and display 2022 of the number of passengers are included. Figure 8 adds a more complex information acquisition area to Figure 7. After the caller normally enters the floor and the number of people, the elevator control system will feed back an elevator allocation information (going to which elevator to wait) and an expected waiting time prompt in the information feedback area 203. Of course, callers who make "exclusive requests" will also get this feedback. Figure 9 is an embodiment of a sliding touch input mode. There are five data display positions (5001, 5002, 5003, 5004 and 5005) on the touch panel 5000; 6001 is the floor information area to be confirmed, and 6002 is the information area to be confirmed. 80 is the "exclusive request" button on the call panel, or the "exclusive request" sensing area. Embodiment Embodiment 1: Unambiguous Call Button, Containing "Exclusive Request" Button FIG. 3 shows a basic embodiment of the present invention: an unambiguous call button, plus an "exclusive request" button. On the floor where each caller is located, there are neither "up" and "down" buttons in the elevator call button, nor a button corresponding to the floor number. Specifically, the elevator call button located on floor 2 contains a floor number button corresponding to each floor except floor 2; that is, there is no button corresponding to floor 2; and there is no "up" or "" Under the "button. Similarly, the elevator call button located on floor 3 contains floor number buttons corresponding to the floors other than building 3; that is, there is no button corresponding to floor 3; and there is no "up" or "down"" button. When the caller needs to use the elevator exclusively, the call can be made via the "exclusive request" button 80. Of course, other calling methods can also be used. For example, a mobile terminal such as a smart phone can be used to make an exclusive request; a special contact or contactless chip card can be used. In this embodiment, after entering the elevator car, there is still a button 90 that "continues to monopolize". When the "exclusive request" outside the elevator is not the exclusive exclusive mode, the person entering the elevator can continue the "exclusive" state through the "continue to monopolize" button. The "continue to monopolize" request in the elevator may cause human abuse if the button is used. To reduce abuse, you can use a special "continue to monopolize" proximity card to manage: Only those with this special proximity card can activate "continue to monopolize". Accordingly, as shown in Fig. 4, there must be a "continue to monopolize" sensing area 91 in the elevator, or an inductive device with similar functions.

Embodiment 2: Embodiment with a Waiting Person Input Function FIG. 5 is a basic example of an elevator call solution having a waiting person input function. On the call panel, corresponding to each floor (except the floor where the caller is located), there is a set of input buttons 2000 containing the "ten" button and the waiting number display area 1000; for the caller on floor 2, if you want to go The floor is 5, just click the "Ten" button corresponding to floor number 5, you can register a waiter. The corresponding display area 1000 will add "1". Similarly, click the "one" corresponding to floor number 5. With the button, one waiter can be reduced, and the corresponding display area 1000 is decremented by "1". Of course, the minimum number of waiting persons is "0". In this embodiment, there is a special "behind the caller's floor number". Exclusive Request" button 80 When the caller selects "exclusive request", it does not need to enter its destination floor; this step is left to enter the elevator and then completed.

Embodiment 3: Embodiment with Independent Information Collection Area In this embodiment, the elevator call information collection area 200 is separated from the elevator operation information display area 100, as shown in FIG. The call information collection area 200 is located at a height of about 1 meter from the ground to facilitate the operation of people of different heights. It includes an information collection input area 201 and an information collection prompt area 202. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an information collection area. In the information collection input area 201, both the conventional numeric buttons "0" - "9" are included, as well as the "OK" and "C" (cancel) buttons. At the same time, the panel also includes a special call button 80 or an "exclusive request" sensing area such as "exclusive request". In addition, other special buttons, such as "big items", can be considered to meet special needs. In the information collection prompt area 202, an acquisition prompt and display 2021 including the destination floor number, and an acquisition prompt and display 2022 of the number of passengers may be added. Based on the above embodiment, an information feedback area 203 may be added. This information feedback area is located next to the "exclusive request" button or the "exclusive request" sensing area. This information comes from the feedback of the elevator dispatch system: according to the still valid call request of all callers on each floor, and the current running status of each elevator. Data, a dispatch schedule is notified by which elevator to pick up the current caller and gives a The expected value of the waiting time. Of course, callers who make "exclusive requests" will also get this feedback. When the number of people entered by the caller requires multiple elevators to undertake the delivery task, the corresponding multiple elevator numbers will be cycled.

Embodiment 4: Embodiment with sliding touch information input mode The elevator call information collecting area 200 in Fig. 6 can be realized by a sliding touch data selection input mode. As shown in FIG. 9 , five candidate data are sequentially arranged in the candidate data selection area 5000; wherein the data can be selected by touch, and the data in the candidate data selection area can be sequentially performed by sliding up and down touches. Smooth shifting downwards or upwards, the alternative data selection area 5000 acts as a display window, presenting a portion of the data from a predetermined alternative database. There are two groups of alternative databases: a floor candidate database, a database of occupancy numbers. The data in the passenger size database can generally be set to:

" "; " "; 1 ; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10+; 20+; 30+; 40+; ...... Due to the limited capacity of the lift, the same number of passengers When it reaches more than 10 people, providing accurate information on the number of people is both cumbersome and unnecessary. So you can use a fuzzy value instead. For exclusive request calls, an option "Exclusive" can be added to the number of passengers in the alternate database. For example, you can set the data in the passenger population alternative database to:

"";"";"exclusive";1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10+;20+;30+;40+; ■■■■■■ You can click "Exclusive" when selecting the number of people. To facilitate exclusive operation of the requesting caller, in this embodiment, we have added a separate "exclusive request" call button 80. It should be noted that if multiple elevators running on the network are operated in sections, it is necessary to issue a single The destination floor information is entered at the same time as the request, so that the elevator control system arranges the elevator that can reach that floor to respond to the exclusive request. The term "simultaneously" as used herein means that two related operations occur before and after the time difference is short.

Claims

Claim

1. An exclusive use method of an elevator, involving two or more networked elevators, wherein an elevator control system is responsible for the dispatching operation of the elevator; and the elevator has two operating states: a shared operating state, Exclusive operating state; switching between these two operating states is achieved by the following trigger mechanism:

1) the user outside the elevator actively calls an "exclusive" request, the elevator control system assigns a portion of the elevator to respond to the request, and enters the exclusive operating state; the exclusive corresponding to the "exclusive" request After the end of the time period, the elevator automatically cancels the exclusive running state and returns to the shared running state;

2) the user in the elevator car issues a "continue monopoly" request, the elevator control system maintains the elevator in the exclusive operating state until the exclusive period corresponding to the "continue monopoly" request ends Said lift automatically cancels said exclusive operating state and returns to said shared operating state;

3) the elevator control system, by analyzing the running state information of the elevator obtained in real time, inferring that the factual exclusive situation exists, switching the elevator in which the fact exclusive situation exists to the exclusive operating state; When the factual exclusive situation disappears, the elevator is switched back to the shared operating state.

2. The elevator exclusive use method according to claim 1, wherein the elevator control system includes a call signal or an operation signal input portion, and one of the call signal or the operation signal input portion is reserved for exclusive reception. The requested interface.

The method for the exclusive use of the elevator according to claim 2, wherein the method for the user outside the elevator to actively call the exclusive request comprises:

1) setting an "exclusive request" button (80) in the elevator car, the button (80) being connected to the interface capable of receiving an exclusive request; 2) setting a wireless receiving device in the building where the elevator is located, and proposing an exclusive request through a mobile terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet computer, and the wireless receiving device is connected to the interface capable of receiving the exclusive request;

3) setting a dedicated contact or non-contact "exclusive request" sensing area in the elevator room, and proposing an exclusive request with the corresponding proximity card, and the sensing area is connected with the interface capable of receiving the exclusive request;

4) providing a sliding touch input device in the elevator room, the input device comprising an alternative data selection area (5000); wherein the data can be clicked by touch, and the candidate data can be made by sliding up and down touch Each data in the selection area (5000) is smoothly shifted downward or upward in turn, and the data presented by the candidate data selection area (5000) is from a preset candidate database; the candidate database includes floor preparation The database and the number of passengers are selected; the data of the number of passengers in the database includes "exclusive", and the caller can select the data value "exclusive" when selecting the number of people.

4. The method for exclusive use of an elevator according to claim 3, wherein the user outside the elevator actively calls the exclusive request and also inputs the destination floor information.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the "exclusive request" button (80) or the "exclusive request" sensing area further has an information feedback area (203), After the caller makes an exclusive request, the elevator control system feeds back an elevator allocation information and an expected waiting time prompt in the information feedback area (203).

The method for exclusively using an elevator according to claim 1, wherein the elevator running state information refers to whether the elevator is in a state that cannot be effectively closed for a long time; when the elevator control system determines that the waiting time reaches A pre-defined limit infers the existence of a factual monopoly.

7. The method of using an elevator exclusive use according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined waiting time limit is 30 seconds, 1 minute or 2 minutes.

The method for exclusive use of an elevator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that The operating state is divided into the whole process exclusive and partial exclusive; the local exclusive, according to the exclusive time zone |J, includes the following three types:

1) Partial exclusive one: "Acceptance" and "Uninstall" are exclusive, and "Run" time period is shared;

2) Partial exclusive two: "Acceptance" period exclusive, "Run" and "Uninstall" time sharing;

3) Partial exclusive three: "Acceptance" and "Run" time periods are exclusive, and "Unload" time period is shared.

9. The elevator exclusive use method according to claim 8, wherein in the partial exclusive one, the shared state of the "running" period is a "limited sharing" state.

10. A device for receiving an exclusive request by an elevator, the device relating to two or more network-operated elevators, the elevator being responsible for the dispatching operation of the elevator by an elevator control system; the elevator control system is in a call a signal or operation signal input portion, reserved with an interface capable of receiving an "exclusive request", the device receiving the exclusive request being connected to the interface receiving the "exclusive request"; characterized in that the device receiving the exclusive request For one of the following:

1) Set the "exclusive request" button (80) in the elevator car;

3) A dedicated contact or non-contact "exclusive request" sensing area set in the elevator can receive an exclusive request from the corresponding proximity card; or

4) Set the "Continue Monopoly" button (90) or the dedicated contact or non-contact "Continue Exclusive" sensing area (91) in the elevator car.