WO2020026540A1 - Multi-car elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a multi-car elevator system comprising a call input display unit, a group management control unit, and a car control unit. The group management control unit allocates a specific boarding group from a plurality of boarding groups with respect to a passenger. In addition, the group management control unit calculates boarding guidance information that is information about a car for the passenger to board for each of the plurality of boarding groups, on the basis of movement information, and outputs the boarding guidance information to the outside.

Description

Multi car elevator system

The present invention relates to a multi-car elevator system for controlling a multi-car elevator in which a plurality of riding cars move on a moving path.

In recent years, a multi-car elevator in which a plurality of riding carts move in one moving path has been proposed. In the multi-car elevator, a plurality of riding cars having different destinations stop at the same landing. Therefore, every time the car stops at the landing, it is necessary for the passenger to determine whether or not to take the car.

技術 Further, as a technology for guiding a ride, there is a technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. In this patent document, a car is assigned according to a destination floor entered by a passenger, and when the assigned car is approaching the departure floor, an identification symbol is assigned to the elevator car on which the assigned car travels. There is disclosed a technique for displaying the information on one of the signs adjacent to.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 2009-519876

However, according to the technology described in Patent Literature 1, every time the car arrives at the landing, the passenger needs to check the sign each time to see whether or not the arrived car should be boarded. As a result, when multiple cars arrive at the landing at the same time, passengers must check the signs provided at each landing and make decisions in a short period of time, increasing the burden of passengers on boarding decisions. Had the problem of

(4) An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-car elevator system that can reduce the burden of passengers on boarding in consideration of the above problems.

In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, a multi-car elevator system is a multi-car elevator system that controls a multi-car elevator in which a plurality of riding cars move in the same moving path.
The multi-car elevator system includes a call input display unit, a group management control unit, and a car control unit. The call input display section is provided in a boarding / alighting hall where the car stops, and the passenger inputs a destination. The group management control unit receives destination information on the destination of the passenger from the call input / display unit, and allocates a specific riding group from the plurality of riding groups to the passenger based on the destination information. The car control unit controls the movement of the riding car and transmits movement information relating to the movement of the riding car to the group management control unit. In addition, the group management control unit calculates, based on the movement information received from the car control unit, boarding guidance information, which is information on the car to which the passenger should board, for each of the plurality of boarding groups, and outputs the information to the outside.

According to the multi-car elevator system having the above configuration, it is possible to reduce the burden of passengers on boarding.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a multi-car elevator system according to a first embodiment. It is a schematic structure figure showing an example of a multi car elevator controlled in a multi car elevator system concerning a 1st embodiment. It is an explanatory view showing the 1st example of composition of the boarding hall of the multi-car elevator system concerning a 1st embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a first example of boarding guidance of the multi-car elevator system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a second configuration example of the entry / exit hall of the multi-car elevator system according to the first embodiment. It is an explanatory view showing the 3rd example of composition of the boarding hall of the multi-car elevator system concerning a 1st embodiment. It is an explanatory view showing the 4th example of composition of the boarding hall of the multi-car elevator system concerning a 1st embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the 5th structural example of the boarding / alighting hall of the multi-car elevator system concerning 1st Embodiment. It is an explanatory view showing the 6th example of composition of the boarding hall of the multi-car elevator system concerning a 1st embodiment. It is an explanatory view showing the 6th example of composition of the boarding hall of the multi-car elevator system concerning a 1st embodiment. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating a boarding group notification process in the multi-car elevator system according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a boarding group assignment process in the multi-car elevator system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating a boarding guidance display process in the multi-car elevator system according to the first embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the departure group list output process in the multi-car elevator system according to the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state in which the boarding guideway cross | intersected in the boarding / alighting hall in 2nd structural example. It is a block diagram showing a schematic structure of a multi car elevator system concerning a 2nd embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of boarding assignment availability condition data in the multi-car elevator system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of boarding assignment availability condition data for the first landing in the multi-car elevator system according to the third embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of boarding allotment possible / impossible condition data with respect to the 2nd hall in the multi-car elevator system concerning a 3rd embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the departure group list output process in the multi-car elevator system according to the third embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the boarding / alighting hall in the multi-car elevator system concerning a modification.

Hereinafter, a multi-car elevator system according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the drawings, common members are denoted by the same reference numerals.

1. First Embodiment 1-1. Configuration Example of Multi-Car Elevator System First, a configuration of a multi-car elevator system according to a first embodiment (hereinafter, referred to as “this example”) will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the multi-car elevator system of the present example.

A multi-car elevator system 1 shown in FIG. 1 controls and guides a multi-car elevator 10 (see FIG. 2) in which a plurality of riding cages 11A to 11G move in one moving path 5 formed in a building structure. It is a system that performs. As shown in FIG. 1, the multi-car elevator system 1 includes a group management control unit 101, a car control unit 102, a call input display unit 103, a plurality of waiting position display units 104A, 104B, 104C, and a plurality of rides. It has guidance display units 105A, 105B, and 105C.

The group management control unit 101, the car control unit 102, the call input display unit 103, and the plurality of boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, 105C are connected to each other via a system bus 107 so that information can be transmitted and received therebetween. Then, the group management control unit 101 controls the entire system. The group management control unit 101 has, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a ROM (Read Only Memory). The RAM is used as a work area of the CPU, and the ROM stores programs executed by the CPU.

The group management control unit 101 also receives, from the car control unit 102, information on the movement of the car, information on opening and closing the door, information on the destination of the passenger from the call input display unit 103, and the like. The group management control unit 101 performs a boarding group assignment process for assigning a specific boarding group from a plurality of boarding groups to the passenger based on the destination information received from the call input display unit 103.

Further, the group management control unit 101 calculates a departure group list based on the movement information of the riding car from the car control unit 102 and the boarding group information, and displays the boarding guidance information on each of the boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, 105C. Is output. Note that the boarding group assignment processing and the departure group list calculation processing in the group management control unit 101 will be described later.

The car control unit 102 controls the movement of the plurality of riding cars 11A to 11G (see FIG. 2) moving on the moving path and controls the opening and closing of the open / close doors provided in the riding cars 11A to 11G. Further, the car control unit 102 transmits the movement information of the cars 11A to 11G and the opening / closing information of the opening / closing door to the group management control unit 101.

The call input display unit 103, the waiting position display units 104A, 104B, and 104C and the boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, and 105C are provided in the boarding / unloading hall 50 (see FIG. 3 and the like) provided on each floor of the building structure for passengers to get on and off. is set up. The call input display unit 103 includes an input unit for inputting a destination from a passenger, and a display unit 103a (see FIG. 3) for displaying an assigned boarding group.

When the destination is input by the passenger, the call input display unit 103 transmits the destination information and the call information for calling the entry / exit hall where the car is input to the group management control unit 101. In addition, the call input display unit 103 receives the boarding group information calculated by the group management control unit 101. This boarding group information is boarding group information for the passenger whose destination has been input. Then, the call input display unit 103 causes the display unit to display an identifier for identifying the boarding group based on the received boarding group information, and notifies the passenger who has entered the destination of the boarding group.

識別 子 The identifier for identifying the boarding group is indicated by, for example, one of mechanisms, characters, colors, patterns, or a combination of a plurality of them.

The call input display unit 103 includes, for example, a touch panel, a key input unit, a reading unit that reads tags and cards possessed by passengers, and the like.

Here, the boarding group is an individual or a group heading to the same floor, a group heading a plurality of floors together as one zone and heading to the same zone, a group determined by the multi-car elevator system 1, and the like.

The waiting position display sections 104A, 104B, 104C and the boarding guidance display sections 105A, 105B, 105C are provided for each boarding group. The detailed configurations of the waiting position display units 104A, 104B, 104C and the boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, 105C will be described later.

1-2. Next, an example of a multi-car elevator to which the above-described multi-car elevator system 1 is applied will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example of a multi-car elevator controlled by the multi-car elevator system 1 of the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the multi-car elevator 10 includes a plurality of riding baskets 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D, 11E, and 11F on which people and luggage are placed, and a driving unit (not shown). The plurality of riding baskets 11A to 11F circulate in a moving path 5 provided in the building structure.

The moving path 5 is provided with an ascending path 6 indicating a first moving path on which the riding carts 11A to 11F move upward and a descending path 7 indicating a second moving path on which the riding carts 11A to 11G move downward. . Further, a first reversing path 8 is provided at the upper end of the ascending path 6 and the descending path 7 in the moving path 5 in the vertical direction, in which the movement of the riding cages 11A to 11F is reversed from ascending to descending. A second reversing path 9 is provided at the lower end of the ascending path 6 and the descending path 7 of the moving path 5 in the vertical direction, in which the movement of the riding cages 11A to 11F is reversed from descending to ascending.

Then, the plurality of riding carts 11A to 11F are driven by the driving unit, and circulate on the ascending path 6, the descending path 7, the first reversing path 8, and the second reversing path 9 in the moving path 5.

Although the multi-car elevator 10 has been described as a multi-car elevator in which a plurality of riding baskets 11A to 11F circulate, the invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to a multi-car elevator in which a plurality of riding cages can move on a moving path in both directions of ascending and descending.

The driving method of the riding baskets 11A to 11F of the multi-car elevator 10 is as follows. A driving method provided with a hoisting machine or a linear drive unit is provided so that an induced current is applied to a main rope connected to the riding cars 11A to 11F. Alternatively, a driving method in which a driving force (thrust) is generated on the main rope itself may be used. In addition, the present invention can be applied to a self-propelled multi-car elevator in which driving units are provided in the riding baskets 11A to 11F.

The number of riding baskets provided in the multi-car elevator 10 is not limited to six, and the number of riding baskets may be five or less, or seven or more.

乗 Further, on the stop floor of the building structure where the baskets 11A to 11F stop, there is provided a boarding / closing hall 50 where the passengers 21 get on and off.

1-3. Example of Boarding Guidance Next, an example of boarding guidance in the multi-car elevator system 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the dotted lines shown in FIGS. 3 to 9 indicate a state where the boarding guidance display section is turned off.

First, with reference to FIG. 3, a first configuration example of the boarding hall will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a first configuration example of the boarding hall.

で は In the boarding hall 50 shown in FIG. 3, two landings 51A and 51B where the passenger 21 gets on and off the baskets 11A to 11G are provided. The first landing 51A and the second landing 51B are arranged at opposing positions in the boarding hall 50. The first and second landings 51A and 51B are provided with entrances for passengers 21 to get on and off the 11A to 11G, respectively. The entrance is provided such that the landing door 15 can be opened and closed.

{Circle around (1)} The passengers 21 enter and exit the hall 50 from the sides of the first and second landings 51A and 51B, which are orthogonal to the direction in which the first and second landings 51A and 51B face each other. Therefore, the entrance of the boarding hall 50 is arranged on the side of the first landing 51A and the second landing 51B.

In addition, a call input display unit 103, a plurality of waiting position display units 104A, 104B, 104C, and boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, 105C are provided in the boarding hall 50. The call input display unit 103 is installed at the entrance of the boarding hall 50. Between the call input display section 103 and the first and second landings 51A and 51B, waiting position display sections 104A, 104B and 104C and boarding guidance display sections 105A, 105B and 105C are provided.

When the destination is input by the passenger 21, the call input display unit 103 transmits the destination information and the call information to the group management control unit 101. Then, the call input display unit 103 receives the boarding group information calculated by the group management control unit 101, and displays an identifier on the display unit based on the boarding group information. Accordingly, the passenger 21 can determine which of the plurality of waiting position display units 104A, 104B, and 104C, which will be described later, should be arranged in which of the waiting position display units 104A, 104B, and 104C based on the identifier displayed on the call input display unit 103. I understand.

The waiting position display units 104A, 104B, and 104C are standby positions for the passenger 21 who has input a destination in the call input display unit 103 to wait for the car 11A to 11G. The waiting position display sections 104A, 104B, 104C are formed on the floor of the getting-on / off hall 50 for each of the assigned boarding groups 21A, 21B, 21C. The first waiting position display section 104A corresponds to the first riding group 21A, the second waiting position display section 104B corresponds to the second riding group 21B, and the third waiting position display section 104C corresponds to the third riding group 21C.

The waiting position display sections 104A, 104B, 104C are formed substantially parallel to the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the first landing 51A and the second landing 51B face each other. The waiting position display units 104A, 104B, and 104C may be formed by embedding an LED, a light storage member, or the like in the floor, or may be drawn on the floor by paint. Also, the waiting position display sections 104A, 104B, 104C may be formed by sticking a sticker on the floor surface, or may be formed by various other guiding methods.

In addition, although an example has been described in which the waiting position display sections 104A, 104B, and 104C are formed for each of the boarding groups 21A, 21B, and 21C, the present invention is not limited to this. As the waiting position display units 104A, 104B, and 104C, for example, the display screen of one display device may be divided for each of the waiting position display units 104A, 104B, and 104C.

The boarding guidance display sections 105A, 105B, and 105C are formed on the floor of the boarding hall 50. The boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, and 105C are arranged at the head of the waiting positions in the corresponding waiting position display units 104A, 104B, and 104C. The first boarding guidance display section 105A is disposed so as to be visible to the first boarding group 21A that stands by at the first waiting position display section 104A. The second boarding guidance display section 105B is disposed so as to be visible to the second boarding group 21B waiting at the second waiting position display section 104B, and the third boarding guidance display section 105C is provided at the third waiting position display section. It is arranged so as to be visible to the third riding group 21C waiting at 104C.

The boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, and 105C are, for example, light-emitting display devices such as LEDs and liquid crystal panels embedded in the floor of the boarding hall 50. The boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, and 105C are turned off, lit, or blinked based on the boarding guidance information output from the group management control unit 101. Then, the boarding guidance display sections 105A, 105B, and 105C are turned on or blink to guide the corresponding boarding groups 21A, 21B, and 21C to the landings 51A and 51B where they should board.

[First Ride Guide Example]
Next, a first example of boarding guidance will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a first example of boarding guidance.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the car stops or approaches the first landing 51A and the second landing 51B, the group management control unit 101 transmits the boarding guidance information to the boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, and 105C. The boarding guidance display sections 105A, 105B, and 105C light or blink based on the boarding guidance information received from the group management control section 101, and guide the corresponding boarding groups 21A, 21B, and 21C to the landings 51A and 51B where they should board. I do.

例 The example shown in FIG. 4 shows an example in which the first boarding group 21A is assigned to the first landing 51A, and the second boarding group 21B and the third riding group 21C are assigned to the second landing 51B. As shown in FIG. 4, the first boarding guidance display section 105A is lit or blinks from the head of the first waiting position display section 104A to the first landing 51A. The second boarding guidance display section 105B lights or flashes from the top of the second waiting position display section 104B to the second landing 51B, and the third boarding guidance display section 105C is the second from the top of the third waiting position display section 104C. Lights or flashes over the landing 51B.

Thus, it can be understood that the passengers in the first boarding group 21A need only get on the riding basket stopped at the first landing 51A by the first boarding guidance display unit 105A. In addition, the passengers of the second boarding group 21B and the passengers of the third boarding group 21C may get on the car stopped at the second landing 51B by the second boarding guidance display unit 105B and the third boarding guidance display unit 105C. You can see that.

As described above, according to the multi-car elevator system 1 of the present embodiment, the passenger 21 gets on the board according to the display contents of the boarding guidance display sections 105A, 105B, 105C arranged at the head of each of the waiting position display sections 104A, 104B, 104C. It is possible to easily determine the car to be used. As a result, it is possible to reduce the burden of the passenger 21 on boarding.

[Second boarding guidance example]
Next, a second example of boarding guidance will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a second configuration example of the boarding hall. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the car is stopped at the landings 51A and 51B. Note that the same portions as those of the entry / exit hall 50 according to the first configuration example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

乗 In the entry / exit hall 60 according to the second configuration example shown in FIG. 5, two landings 51A and 51B are provided similarly to the entry / exit hall 50 of the first configuration example. The first landing 51A and the second landing 51B are arranged side by side.

In addition, a call input display unit 203, a plurality of waiting position display units 204A, 204B, 204C, and boarding guidance display units 205A, 205B, 205C are provided in the boarding hall 60. The boarding guidance display sections 205A, 205B, 205C are arranged from the head of the waiting position in the corresponding waiting position display section 204A, 204B, 204C to the first landing 51A and the second landing 51B.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, the first boarding group 21A is assigned to the first landing 51A, and the third boarding group 21C is assigned to the second landing 51B. In addition, the 2nd boarding group 21B is in a waiting state, without getting on the car that arrives at the 1st boarding area 51A and the 2nd boarding area 51B this time.

The first boarding guidance display section 205A lights or flashes from the first waiting position display section 204A to the first landing 51A, and the third boarding guidance display section 205C lights from the third waiting position display section 204C to the second landing 51B. Or flashes. Then, the second boarding guidance display section 205B is turned off.

From this, it can be seen that the second boarding group 21B must not board the car that arrives at the first boarding place 51A and the second boarding place 51B this time because the second boarding guidance display section 205B is turned off. On the other hand, the first boarding group 21A gets on the car stopped at the first landing 51A according to the display content of the first boarding guide display section 205A, and the third boarding group 21C gets on the third boarding guide display section 205C. It is understood from the display contents that it is only necessary to get on the riding car stopped at the second landing 51B.

Thus, the passenger can easily determine the car to be boarded based on the display contents of the boarding guidance display sections 205A and 205B.

[Third Ride Guide Example]
Next, a third example of boarding guidance will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a third configuration example of the boarding hall. FIG. 6 shows a state where the car is stopped at the landings 51A and 51B. Note that the same portions as those of the entry / exit hall 50 according to the first configuration example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

乗 In the entrance / exit hall 70 according to the third configuration example shown in FIG. 6, two landings 51A and 51B are provided similarly to the entrance / exit hall 50 according to the first configuration example. The first landing 51A and the second landing 51B are arranged side by side similarly to the entry / exit hall 60 according to the second configuration example.

(4) The passenger 21 enters and exits the getting-on / off hall 70 from a direction facing the first and second landings 51A and 51B. Therefore, the entrance of the boarding hall 70 is disposed in front of the first landing 51A and the second landing 51B.

In addition, a call input display unit 303, waiting position display units 304A, 304B, 304C, and boarding guidance display units 305A, 305B, 305C are installed in the boarding hall 70. The call input display section 303 is arranged at a position facing the first and second landings 51A and 51B, which are entrances and exits of the boarding hall 70.

The waiting position display sections 304A, 304B, 304C are formed in front of the first landing 51A and the second landing 51B, in parallel with the direction facing the first landing 51A and the second landing 51B. Further, the waiting position display sections 304A, 304B, 304C are arranged at intermediate positions in the direction in which the first landing 51A and the second landing 51B are arranged. The boarding guidance display sections 305A, 305B, 305C are arranged between the waiting position display sections 304A, 304B, 304C and the first and second landings 51A, 51B.

In the example shown in FIG. 6, the first boarding group 21A and the second boarding group 21B are assigned to the first boarding place 51A, and the third boarding group 21C is assigned to the second boarding place 51B. Therefore, the first boarding guidance display section 305A lights or flashes from the first waiting position display section 304A to the first landing 51A, and the second boarding guidance display section 305B displays the second waiting position display section 304B from the first landing 51A. Lights up or flashes over. The third boarding guidance display section 305C is lit or blinking from the third waiting position display section 304C to the second landing 51B.

Thereby, the passenger can easily determine the car to be boarded based on the display contents of the boarding guidance display sections 305A to 305C.

[Fourth Ride Guide Example]
Next, a fourth example of boarding guidance will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a fourth configuration example of the boarding hall. FIG. 7 shows a state where the car is stopped at the landing 51. Note that the same portions as those of the entry / exit hall 50 according to the first configuration example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

乗 In the entry / exit hall 80 according to the fourth configuration example shown in FIG. 7, only one landing 51 is provided. The entrance of the boarding / leaving hall 80 is arranged in front of the landing 51 similarly to the boarding / leaving hall 70 according to the third configuration example.

呼 び In the hall 80, a call input display unit 403, waiting position display units 404A, 404B, 404C, and boarding guidance display units 405A, 405B, 405C are installed. The call input display unit 403 is arranged at a position facing the landing 51 which is the entrance of the boarding hall 80. The waiting position display sections 404A, 404B, 404C are formed in front of the landing 51 in parallel with the direction facing the landing 51.

The boarding guidance display sections 405A, 405B, 405C are arranged between the waiting position display sections 404A, 404B, 404C and the landing 51. The boarding guidance display sections 405A, 405B, 405C extend from the head of the corresponding waiting position display sections 404A, 404B, 404C to the landing 51.

で は In the example shown in FIG. 7, the first boarding group 21A and the third boarding group 21C are assigned to board the car that has arrived at the landing 51 this time. Then, the second boarding group 21B is in a waiting state without getting on the car that has arrived at the landing 51 this time.

Therefore, the first boarding guidance display section 405 and the third boarding guidance display section 405C are lit or blinking, and the second boarding guidance display section 405B is off. Thereby, it can be understood that the passengers in the first and third boarding groups 21A and 21C can get on the arriving car by the display contents of the first and third boarding guidance display sections 405A and 405C. . Then, the passengers of the second boarding group 21B can see from the display contents of the second boarding guidance display section 405B that they cannot board the car that has arrived this time.

Thereby, the passenger can easily determine the car to be boarded based on the display contents of the boarding guidance display sections 405A to 405C.

[Fifth Ride Guide Example]
Next, a fifth example of boarding guidance will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a fifth configuration example of the boarding hall. FIG. 8 shows a state where the car is stopped at the landings 51A and 51B. Note that the same portions as those of the entry / exit hall 50 according to the first configuration example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the boarding / alighting hall 90 according to the fifth configuration example is similar to the boarding / alighting halls 60 and 70 according to the second configuration example and the third configuration example in that the first landing 51A and the second landing 51B are similar. Are arranged side by side. The entrance of the boarding / alighting hall 90 is located in front of the first hall 51A and the second hall 51B, like the hall 70 according to the third configuration example.

In the boarding hall 80, a call input display unit 503, waiting position display units 504A, 504B, 504C, 504D, 504E, 504F, and boarding guidance display units 505A, 505B, 505C, 505D, 505E, 505F are installed. .

は The first waiting position display 504A, the second waiting position display 504B, and the third waiting position display 504C are formed in front of the first landing 51A. The fourth waiting position display unit 504D, the fifth waiting position display unit 504E, and the sixth waiting position display unit 504F are formed in front of the second landing 51B.

The first boarding guidance display section 505A extends from the top of the first waiting position display section 504A to the first landing 51A, and the second boarding guidance display section 505B extends from the top of the second waiting position display section 504B. The third boarding guidance display section 505C extends from the top of the third waiting position display section 504C to the first landing 51A.

In addition, the fourth boarding guidance display section 505D extends from the top of the fourth waiting position display section 504D to the second landing 51B, and the fifth boarding guidance display section 505E extends two from the top of the fifth waiting position display section 504E. The sixth boarding guidance display section 505F extends from the top of the sixth waiting position display section 504F to the second boarding area 51B.

As described above, in the entry / exit hall 90 according to the fifth configuration example, the waiting position display units 504A to 504F and the boarding guidance display units 505A to 505F are provided for each of the landings 51A and 51B.

(4) When the destination is input by the passenger 21, the call input display unit 503 displays an identifier based on the boarding group. In the fifth configuration example, when determining the boarding group, the group management control unit 101 also determines the landing at which the car is to be boarded at the same time. That is, when the group management control unit 101 assigns the passenger 21 to the first boarding group 21A, the second boarding group 21B, and the third boarding group 21C, the group management control unit 101 simultaneously assigns the passenger 21 to board from the first landing 51A. Then, when the passenger 21 is assigned to the fourth boarding group 21D, the fifth boarding group 21E, and the sixth boarding group 21F, the group management control unit 101 simultaneously assigns the passengers 21 to board from the second landing 51B.

In the example shown in FIG. 8, the first boarding group and the third boarding group 21C assigned to the first landing 51A are assigned to ride on the riding basket that has arrived at the first landing 51A this time. Then, the second riding group 21B assigned to the first landing 51A is in a standby state without getting on the riding basket that has arrived at the first landing 51A this time.

Further, the fifth riding group 21E assigned to the second landing 51B is assigned to ride on the riding basket that has arrived at the second landing 51B this time. The fourth boarding group 21D and the sixth boarding group 21F assigned to the second landing 51B are in a waiting state without riding in the riding basket that has arrived at the second landing 51B this time.

Therefore, of the boarding guidance display sections 505A to 505C arranged at the first landing 51A, the first boarding guidance display section 505A and the third boarding guidance display section 505C are turned on or blinking, and the second boarding guidance display section 505B is turned off. are doing. Further, among the boarding guidance display sections 505D to 505F arranged at the second platform 51B, the fifth boarding guidance display section 505E lights or blinks, and the fourth boarding guidance display section 505D and the sixth boarding guidance display section 505F It is off.

Thereby, the passenger can easily determine the car to be boarded based on the display contents of the boarding guidance display sections 505A to 505F.

[Sixth boarding guidance example]
Next, a sixth boarding guide example of the boarding hall will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. 9 and 10 are explanatory diagrams showing a sixth example of the structure of the boarding hall. FIG. 9 shows a state in which the riding car has stopped at the landing 51, and FIG. 10 shows a state in which the riding car stopped at the landing 51 in FIG. 9 has started.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the entry / exit hall 80A according to the sixth configuration example, as in the entry / exit hall 80 according to the fourth configuration example, only one landing 51 is provided. The entrance of the entrance hall 80A is arranged in front of the landing 51, similarly to the entrance hall 80 according to the fourth configuration example.

呼 び A call input display unit 403 and waiting position display units 604A, 604B, 604C are installed in the boarding hall 80A.

The waiting position display sections 604A, 604B, 604C are formed in front of the landing 51. The waiting position display units 604A, 604B, and 604C are arranged at intervals in a direction away from the front of the landing 51. The first waiting position display unit 604A is arranged at a position closest to the landing 51 among the waiting position display units 604A, 604B, and 604C. The third waiting position display unit 604C is arranged at a position farthest from the landing 51 among the waiting position display units 604A, 604B, and 604C. The second waiting position display section 604B is arranged between the first waiting position display section 604A and the third waiting position display section 604C.

The ride group 21A that stands by at the first waiting position display unit 604A gets on the first plane among the ride groups 21A, 21B, and 21C that stand by at the waiting position display units 604A, 604B, and 604C. The riding group 21B waiting at the second waiting position display section 604B gets on the second surface of the riding groups 21A, 21B, 21C waiting at the waiting position display sections 604A, 604B, 604C. Then, the boarding group 21C waiting at the third waiting position display unit 604C gets on the third surface of the boarding groups 21A, 21B, 21C waiting at the waiting position display units 604A, 604B, 604C.

The waiting position display units 604A, 604B, and 604C also serve as boarding guidance display units. Then, the waiting position display units 604A, 604B, and 604C change the content to be displayed or blink or light the display based on the boarding guidance information from the group management control unit 101, so that the boarding group 21A, 21B and 21C are induced.

When the passenger 21 inputs a destination, the call input display unit 403 displays an identifier on the display unit 403a based on the boarding groups 21A, 21B, 21C. In the fifth configuration example, when determining the boarding groups 21A, 21B, and 21C, the group management control unit 101 also determines the order in which the car is to be boarded at the same time. For example, as the boarding groups 21A, 21B, and 21C guided by the call input display unit 403, not only the third waiting position display unit 604C to get on last but also the first waiting position display unit to get on first and second It may be assigned to the boarding groups 21A, 21B, 21C waiting on the 604A and the second waiting position display section 604B. In other words, instead of having the passengers 21 board in the order in which they were input to the call input display unit 403, it is also possible to allow the passengers 21 that have been input to the call input display unit 403 to board first.

Further, the first waiting position display section 604A closest to the landing 51 displays the first riding group 21A waiting on the first waiting position display section 604A as the riding basket when the riding car approaches or stops at the landing 51. The display changes so as to get on, and guides the first getting on group 21A. Then, at the timing when the first boarding group 21A waiting in the first waiting position display section 604A gets on the car and the closing of the landing door 15 is started, the second waiting position display section 604B and the third waiting state are displayed. The display of the position display unit 604C changes. That is, the second waiting position display unit 604B and the third waiting position display unit 604C move the second riding group B and the third riding group 21C waiting at the respective waiting position display units 604B and 604C one position before. The user is guided to move to the waiting position display section near the landing 51.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 10, the first riding group 21A waiting in the first waiting position display section 604A in FIG. 9 gets on the riding basket. Then, the second riding group 21B waiting in the second waiting position display unit 604B in FIG. 9 moves to the first waiting position display unit 604A, and the third rider waiting in the third waiting position display unit 604C. The group 21C moves to the second waiting position display section 604B.

Accordingly, the passenger can easily determine the order of boarding based on the display contents of the waiting position display units 604A, 604B, and 604C which also serve as the boarding guidance display unit. As a result, it is possible to prevent the passenger from getting on the wrong riding basket.

The configuration example of the boarding / alighting hall is not limited to the above-described example. For example, three or more platforms may be provided, and other various types of boarding / alighting halls can be applied.

1-4. Operation Example of Multi-Car Elevator System Next, an example of a processing operation at the time of boarding guidance in the multi-car elevator system 1 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, and 11 to 14. In the following description, the description will be made using the getting on / off hole 50 according to the first configuration example described above, but the getting on / off holes 60, 70, 80, 80A, 90 according to the second to sixth configuration examples will be described. Also, the present invention can be applied to the getting on / off hall 80B according to a modified example described later.
FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating a boarding group notification process in the multi-car elevator system 1.

[Ride group notification process]
First, the notification process of the boarding group will be described with reference to FIGS.
The passenger 21 inputs a destination using the call input display unit 103 (step S11). The destination input in step S11 may be the stop floor where the car stops, or may be various other information such as an arbitrary place or purpose in the building structure where the multi-car elevator is installed.

Next, the call input display unit 103 outputs the destination information on the destination input by the passenger 21 to the group management control unit 101 (Step S12). In the process of step S12, the call input display unit 103 also outputs, to the group management control unit 101, call information for calling the entry / exit hall to which the car is inputted.

Next, the group management control unit 101 performs a boarding group assignment process based on the destination information, and determines the boarding groups 21A, 21B, and 21C (step S13). That is, the group management control unit 101 allocates an appropriate boarding group from the plurality of boarding groups 21A, 21B, 21C to the passenger. The boarding group assignment process in step S13 will be described later. Then, the group management control unit 101 notifies the call input display unit 103 of the boarding groups 21A, 21B, 21C determined in the boarding group assignment process (step S14).

Next, the call input display unit 103 starts displaying the boarding groups 21A, 21B, 21C notified from the group management control unit 101 on the display unit (step S15). As described above, the information displayed by the call input display unit 103 is, for example, an identifier for identifying a boarding group.

Next, when a certain period of time has elapsed since the display of the boarding groups 21A, 21B, and 21C in the process of step S15, the call input display unit 103 displays the boarding groups 21A, 21B, and 21C. Is terminated (step S16). Thereby, the notification processing of the boarding groups 21A, 21B, and 21C for the passenger 21 whose destination has been input to the call input display unit 103 ends.

[Ride group assignment process]
Next, the boarding group assignment process performed in the process of step 13 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the boarding group assignment processing.

As shown in FIG. 12, the group management control unit 101 calculates a group assignment score for each boarding group based on the destination information received from the call input display unit 103 (step S21). Next, the group management control unit 101 determines whether or not there is a boarding group whose group assignment score calculated in step S21 is equal to or greater than a threshold (step S22).

In the process of step S22, when the group management control unit 101 determines that there is a ride group whose group assignment score is equal to or larger than the threshold (YES determination in step S22), the group management control unit 101 determines the ride group having the largest group assignment score. Is assigned as a boarding group for the input destination information (step S23). Further, in the process of step S23, when the group management control unit 101 determines that there is no boarding group whose group assignment score is equal to or greater than the threshold (NO determination in step S22), the group management control unit 101 does not assign a boarding group (step S22). Step S24). Thus, the boarding group assignment processing ends.

Next, an example of a method of calculating the group assignment score Si performed in the process of step S21 will be described.
Group assignment score Si for each group when the number of passengers in the car is C, the number of passengers assigned to the riding group is ci, the number of destination types of assigned passengers is fi, and the threshold used in step S22 is 1. explain. When ci <C, that is, when the number of assigned passengers ci does not reach the capacity C of the car, the group assignment score Si is calculated by the following equation 1.
[Equation 1]
Si = C-fi + 1

When ci ≧ C, that is, when the number of assigned passengers ci reaches the capacity C of the car, the group assignment score Si is set to zero.

According to the group assignment score Si calculated by the above-described method, the group assignment score Si of the boarding group in which the number of assigned persons ci is equal to or larger than the capacity C of the car is 0, and the threshold value 1 is set to 1 in the process of step S22. Do not exceed. Therefore, the boarding group whose group assignment score Si is 0 is not assigned to the destination information.

On the other hand, as shown in the above equation 1, the group allocation score Si of the boarding group in which the number of assigned cars ci is less than the capacity C of the car is smaller as the number fi of the types of destinations of the passengers already assigned to the boarding group is smaller. Set to be larger. Thereby, in the process of step S23, it is possible to preferentially assign a boarding group having a small number of destinations of assigned passengers.

Note that the method of calculating the group assignment score is not limited to the above-described example. For example, the number of thresholds may be changed, or the ride time, the stop area, and other various coefficients may be used as the coefficients used in the calculation formula. May be included. Therefore, various other calculation methods can be applied as the calculation method of the group assignment score.

[Ride guidance display processing]
Next, the boarding guidance display processing will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing the boarding guidance display processing.

First, the car control unit 102 controls the drive unit and starts deceleration of the car for stopping (step S31). In the process of step S31, the car control unit 102 transmits the car movement information to the group management control unit 101.

Next, the group management control unit 101 detects the deceleration of the riding car by receiving the movement information of the riding car from the car control unit 102 (step S32). Then, the group management control unit 101 performs a departure group list output process (step S33). The departure group list output processing will be described later in detail. By the departure group list output process in the process of step S33, the group management control unit 101 determines an appropriate boarding group to be boarded on the stopped car.

Next, based on the departure group list output in the process of step S33, the group management control unit 101 causes each of the boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, and 105C to get on the landing where the car to be boarded stops. Send guidance information. That is, the group management control unit 101 instructs each of the boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, and 105C to start boarding guidance (step S34).

Next, the boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, and 105C start displaying the boarding guidance based on the boarding guidance information output from the group management control unit 101 (step S35). Thereby, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the boarding guidance to the landings 51A, 51B determined from the waiting position display sections 104A, 104B, 104C is displayed on the boarding guidance display sections 105A, 105B, 105C. .

Next, when the riding car arrives at the stop floor, the car control unit 102 stops the riding car (step S36). Then, the car control unit 102 controls the opening and closing of the opening / closing door provided on the riding car, and opens the opening / closing door of the riding car (step S37). The boarding group that gets on the car moves to the landings 51A and 51B according to the display contents of the boarding guidance display sections 105A, 105B and 105C, and gets on the car. Then, when the boarding group has completed the boarding of the car, the car control unit 102 controls the opening and closing of the opening and closing door to start the door closing operation of the opening and closing door of the car (step S38). In the process of step S38, the car control unit 102 transmits the door closing start information to the group management control unit 101.

Next, the group management control unit 101 detects the closing of the opening / closing door by receiving the door closing start information from the car control unit 102 (step S39). Then, the group management control unit 101 transmits the boarding guidance information to each of the boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, and 105C, and instructs the boarding guidance to end (step S40). When each of the boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, and 105C receives the boarding guidance information regarding the termination of the boarding guidance from the group management control unit 101, the boarding guidance display ends (step S41). Thus, the boarding guidance process ends.

[Departure group list output process]
Next, the departure group list output processing performed in step S33 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the departure group list output processing.

First, the group management control unit 101 initializes the departure group list created and stored in the previous departure group list output process as an empty list (step S51). This departure group list is a list for managing a boarding group that gets on the car.

Next, the group management control unit 101 creates a departure group candidate list serving as a departure group list candidate (step S52). In the multi-car elevator system 1 according to the first embodiment, a combination of all the boarding groups 21A, 21B, 21C, that is, all the waiting position display sections and all the landings, is created as a departure group candidate list.

Next, the group management control unit 101 calculates a departure assignment score for each of the boarding groups 21A, 21B, 21C for the arriving car (arrival car) from the departure group candidate list (step S53). In the process of step S53, for example, the value of the departure assignment score of the boarding group that is more appropriate to be boarded in the arrival car is calculated so as to be higher than the departure assignment score of another boarding group. An example of a method for calculating the departure assignment score will be described later.

Next, the group management control unit 101 determines whether or not there is a boarding group whose departure assignment score calculated in step S53 is equal to or larger than the threshold (step S54). In the process of step S54, when the group management control unit 101 determines that there is a boarding group whose departure assignment score is equal to or greater than the threshold (YES determination in step S54), the group management control unit 101 determines that the boarding group having the largest departure assignment score To the departure group list. Further, the group management control unit 101 deletes the boarding group added to the departure group list from the departure group candidate list (Step S55). Then, when the processing in step S55 ends, the group management control unit 101 returns to the processing in step S53 again.

Also, in the process of step S54, when the group management control unit 101 determines that there is no boarding group whose departure assignment score is equal to or larger than the threshold (NO determination in step S54), the group management control unit 101 creates the group by the above-described process. A departure group list is output (step S56). Thus, the departure group list output processing ends.

Next, an example of a method of calculating the departure assignment score Mi of the boarding group performed in the process of step S53 will be described.
The waiting time of the riding group is ti, the capacity of the riding car is C, the number of persons waiting in the corresponding waiting position display section is gi, and the total number of persons already assigned to the arriving car is cj, step S54. The departure assignment score Mi when the threshold used in is set to 1 will be described. First, when cj + gi <C, the starting assignment score Mi is calculated by the following equation (2).
[Equation 2]
Mi = ti + 1
When cj + gi ≧ C, the departure assignment score Mi is set to 0. Note that the waiting time ti of the boarding group is, for example, the waiting time of the first waiting passenger among the passengers of the boarding group.

According to the departure assignment score Mi calculated by the above-described method, the departure assignment score Mi of the boarding group to which the number of people who cannot ride on the arriving car is assigned is 0, and does not exceed the threshold value of 1. Therefore, the boarding group whose departure assignment score Mi is 0 is not added to the departure group list.

On the other hand, in the case where the arrival car is within the capacity C of the car even when the car is ridden, as shown in Expression 2, the value of the departure assignment score Mi increases as the waiting group ti has a longer waiting time ti. Thereby, in the process of step S55, the boarding group having the long waiting time ti can be preferentially added to the departure group list.

Note that the method of calculating the departure assignment score is not limited to the above-described example. For example, the number of thresholds may be changed, or the destination information of the ride group, the stop area, or the like may be used as a coefficient used in the calculation formula. Other various coefficients may be included. Therefore, various other calculation methods can be applied as a calculation method of the departure allocation score.

As described above, according to the multi-car elevator system 1 of the present example, the passenger enters the car to be boarded according to the display contents of the boarding guidance display sections 105A, 105B, 105C provided for each of the boarding groups 21A, 21B, 21C. The boarding point for boarding can be easily determined. As a result, it is possible to reduce the burden of the passenger 21 on boarding.

2. Second Embodiment Next, a multi-car elevator system according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the boarding guideways intersect at the boarding / alighting hall 60 in the second configuration example. FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a multi-car elevator system according to the second embodiment.

In the example shown in FIG. 15, the description will be made using the getting on / off hall 60 in which a plurality of landings 51A and 51B in the above-described second configuration example are arranged. As shown in FIG. 15, the third boarding guidance display section 205C is already displayed so as to guide the third waiting position display section 204C to the first landing 51A. At this time, when the first boarding group 21A and the second boarding group 21B are assigned to the second landing 51B, the display contents of the first boarding guidance display unit 205A and the second boarding guidance display unit 205B are already displayed. It intersects with the third boarding guidance display section 205C.

As described above, when the boarding guidance display sections 205A, 205B, and 205C intersect, the traffic line when the passenger gets on the car also intersects, and waits for the boarding of one of the boarding groups in which the traffic lines cross. Had to do. As a result, smooth riding may be hindered.

The multi-car elevator system 1A according to the second embodiment is a system provided with the boarding assignment availability determination unit 110 in order to prevent the intersection of the boarding guidance display unit described above. Therefore, the same parts as those of the multi-car elevator system 1 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 16, the multi-car elevator system 1A includes a group management control unit 101, a car control unit 102, a call input display unit 103, a plurality of waiting position display units 104A, 104B, 104C, and a plurality of rides. It has guidance display units 105A, 105B, and 105C. Further, the multi-car elevator system 1A includes a boarding assignment availability determination unit 110.

The boarding assignment availability determination unit 110 is connected to the group management control unit 101 via the system bus 107. The boarding assignment availability determination unit 110 has boarding assignment availability condition data 1000 (see FIG. 17). The boarding assignment permission / non-permission condition data 1000 is data in which the display contents of the boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, and 105C and the permission / prohibition conditions for preventing traffic lines from intersecting are stored in the departure group list output processing.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of the boarding assignment availability condition data.
In the example shown in FIG. 17, it is the boarding assignment permission / prohibition condition data 1000 corresponding to the boarding hall 60 shown in FIGS. That is, an example is shown in which a boarding group is divided into three waiting positions and two landings are installed.

As shown in FIG. 17, a column 1001 in the ride assignment availability condition data 1000 indicates a waiting position corresponding to each column, and a row 1002 indicates a landing corresponding to each row. The cell where the column 1001 and the row 1002 intersect indicates whether the assignment is possible based on the intersection of the flow lines. In each cell, “セ ル” indicates that allocation is possible, and “×” indicates that allocation is not possible.

Specifically, since the cell 1011 is “○”, the first landing 51A can be assigned to the first waiting position, which is the waiting position of the first boarding group 21A. Also, since the cell 1022 is “x”, the second landing 51B cannot be assigned to the first waiting position. Since both the cells 1013 and 1014 are “O”, both the first landing 51A and the second landing 51B can be assigned to the second waiting position, which is the waiting position of the second riding group 21B. is there.

た め Because the cell 1015 is “×”, the first landing 51A cannot be assigned to the third waiting position, which is the waiting position of the third boarding group 21C. Since the cell 1016 is “で”, the second landing 51B can be assigned to the third waiting position.

In the multi-car elevator system 1A according to the second embodiment, in the departure group candidate list creation process in step S52 shown in FIG. 14, the group management control unit 101 determines the departure group based on the ride assignment availability condition data 1000. Create a candidate list. That is, the boarding assignment propriety judging section 110 extracts the combination of the boarding group and all the assignable landings in which the cell of the boarding assignment propriety condition data 1000 is “○”. Then, the boarding assignment availability determination unit 110 creates the extracted combination as a departure group candidate list. Further, the boarding assignment availability determination section 110 outputs the created departure group candidate list to the group management control section 101.

This makes it possible to create a departure group candidate list composed of combinations in which the traffic lines do not intersect, and to output a departure group list in which the traffic lines do not intersect. As a result, according to the multi-car elevator system 1A according to the second embodiment, since the contents displayed on the boarding guidance display sections 105A, 105B, 105C do not intersect, each boarding group 21A, 21B, 21C can be smoothly displayed. Can be guided to.

3. Third Embodiment Next, a multi-car elevator system according to a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

The multi-car elevator system according to the third embodiment includes a boarding assignment availability determination unit 110, like the multi-car elevator system 1A according to the second embodiment. The difference between the multi-car elevator system according to the third embodiment and the multi-car elevator system 1A according to the second embodiment is the content of the boarding assignment availability condition data included in the boarding assignment availability determination unit 110. is there. Therefore, here, the contents of the ride assignment availability condition data will be described.

In the multi-car elevator system according to the third embodiment, the boarding assignment enable / disable condition data is set so that the crossing of the flow lines of the boarding guidance does not occur and the assignable combinations of the boarding are not reduced. .

Next, an example of the ride assignment availability condition data will be described with reference to FIGS.

乗 The boarding assignment availability condition data 2000 shown in FIG. 18 is data indicating boarding assignment availability for the first landing. As shown in FIG. 18, a column 2001 in the ride assignment availability condition data 2000 indicates a waiting position corresponding to each row and a state of boarding guidance from the waiting position to the first landing, and a row 2002 indicates a waiting state corresponding to each column. It shows the position and the possibility of boarding guidance from the waiting position to the landing. Each intersecting cell indicates whether boarding guidance is possible. "O" in each cell indicates that assignment is possible, and "x" indicates that assignment is impossible.

A specific example will be described with reference to the row 2005. Row 2005 shows the case where the second waiting position, which is the waiting position of the second boarding group 21B, is assigned to the first landing 51A. Since the cell 2011 is “○”, it is possible to assign the first landing position 51A to the first landing 51A without the intersection of the traffic lines. Since the second waiting position has already been assigned to the first landing 51A, the cell 2012 is “x”. Then, since the cell 2013 is “割 り 当 て”, the assignment from the third waiting position to the first landing 51A is possible without the intersection of the traffic lines.

The boarding assignment availability condition data 2000 shown in FIG. 18 indicates whether or not the assignment to the first landing 51A at one waiting position is possible at another waiting position. However, with the boarding assignment availability condition data 2000, it is possible to easily determine whether or not other waiting locations can be assigned, even when assigning a boarding place at a plurality of waiting locations.

For example, when the first waiting position, which is the waiting position of the first boarding group 21A, is assigned to the second landing 51B, whether or not each waiting position can be assigned to the first landing 51A is shown in a row 2004. ing. As described above, in the case where the second waiting position is assigned to the first landing 51A, whether or not each waiting position can be assigned to the first landing 51A is shown in the row 2005.

Here, when the first waiting position is assigned to the second landing 51B and the second waiting position is assigned to the first landing 51A, the other waiting positions (third waiting positions) are assigned. Is determined based on the result that satisfies both the row 2004 and the row 2005. In other words, the intersection of the sets of the assignment of the rows 2004 and 2005 may be determined. In this case, since no cell is indicated by "O", the result is that there is no other assignable waiting position.

乗 The boarding assignment availability condition data 3000 shown in FIG. 19 is data indicating whether boarding assignment availability for the second landing. As shown in FIG. 19, a column 3001 in the ride assignment availability condition data 3000 indicates a waiting position corresponding to each row and a state of boarding guidance from the waiting position to the second landing, and a row 3002 indicates a waiting state corresponding to each column. It shows the position and the possibility of boarding guidance from the waiting position to the landing. Each intersecting cell indicates whether boarding guidance is possible. In each cell, “セ ル” indicates that allocation is possible, and “×” indicates that allocation is not possible.

A specific example will be described with reference to row 3005. Row 3005 shows a case where the second waiting position, which is the waiting position of the second riding group 21B, is assigned to the first landing 51A. Since the cell 3011 is “x”, it is impossible to assign the first waiting position to the second landing 51B without the intersection of the traffic lines. Since the second waiting position has already been assigned to the first landing 51A, the cell 3012 is indicated by "x". Then, since the cell 3013 is “」 ”, it is possible to allocate from the third waiting position to the second landing 51B without the intersection of the traffic lines.

Note that the boarding assignment availability condition data 3000 in FIG. 19 indicates whether the assignment to the second landing 51B at one waiting position is possible at another waiting position. However, in the boarding assignment availability condition data 3000, similarly to the boarding assignment availability condition data 2000 shown in FIG. 18 described above, the assignment of other waiting positions is also possible for the assignment of a boarding place at a plurality of waiting positions. Can be easily obtained.

For example, in the case where the first waiting position, which is the waiting position of the first boarding group 21A, is assigned to the second landing 51B, whether or not each waiting position can be assigned to the second landing 51B is shown in a row 3004. ing. As described above, in the case where the second waiting position is assigned to the first landing 51A, whether or not each waiting position can be assigned to the second landing 51B is shown in a row 3005.

Here, when the first waiting position is assigned to the second landing 51B and the second waiting position is assigned to the first landing 51A, the other waiting positions (third waiting positions) are assigned. Is determined based on the result that satisfies both the row 3004 and the row 3005. That is, the intersection of the sets of the rows 3004 and 3005, which can be assigned or not, may be calculated. In this case, since “○” is indicated in the third waiting position, a result is obtained that the other assignable waiting position is the third waiting position.

Next, a departure group list output process in the multi-car elevator system according to the third embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a departure group list output process according to the third embodiment.

First, the group management control unit 101 initializes the departure group list created and stored in the previous departure group list output process as an empty list (step S71). Next, the boarding assignment availability determining unit 110 creates a departure group candidate list based on the boarding group assignment status for each waiting position and the boarding-based boarding assignment availability condition data 2000 and 3000 shown in FIGS. 18 and 19. (Step S72). Then, the boarding assignment availability determination unit 110 outputs the created departure group candidate list to the group management control unit 101.

Next, the group management control unit 101 calculates a departure allocation score for each of the boarding groups 21A, 21B, 21C for the arriving car (arrival car) from the departure group candidate list (step S73). In the process of step S73, for example, the value of the departure assignment score of the boarding group that is more suitable for getting on the arrival car is calculated so as to be higher than the departure assignment score of another boarding group. For example, as shown in Expression 2 above, by giving a positive correlation to the waiting time ti, the departure assignment score can be made higher for a boarding group having a longer waiting time ti.

Next, the group management control unit 101 determines whether or not there is a boarding group whose departure assignment score calculated in step S73 is equal to or greater than the threshold (step S74). In the process of step S74, when the group management control unit 101 determines that there is a boarding group whose departure assignment score is equal to or greater than the threshold (YES determination in step S74), the group management control unit 101 determines that the boarding group having the largest departure assignment score Is added to the departure group list (step S75). Then, when the processing in step S75 ends, the group management control unit 101 returns to the processing in step S73 again, and creates a departure group candidate list in the boarding assignment availability determination unit 110.

Also, in the processing of step S74, when the group management control unit 101 determines that there is no boarding group whose departure assignment score is equal to or larger than the threshold (NO determination in step S74), the group management control unit 101 creates the group by the above-described processing. A departure group list is output (step S76). Thus, the departure group list output processing ends.

As described above, according to the multi-car elevator system according to the third embodiment, the boarding assignment availability determination unit 110 determines the boarding availability using the boarding assignment availability condition data 2000 and 3000 shown in FIGS. 18 and 19. are doing. Thus, even when the boarding guidance is performed simultaneously for a plurality of waiting positions, it is possible to prevent the traffic lines of the passengers moving from each waiting position to each of the landings 51A and 51B from intersecting. As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility of smooth riding and the possibility of making a mistake in the riding basket on which the passenger gets on.

4. Modification Next, a modification of the multi-car elevator system will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a boarding hall in a multi-car elevator system according to a modification.

The difference between the multi-car elevator system according to this modification and the multi-car elevator system 1 according to the first embodiment is the configuration of the boarding guidance display unit. Therefore, here, the boarding guidance display section will be described, and portions common to the multi-car elevator system 1 according to the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

で は In the entry / exit hall 80B shown in FIG. 21, only one entrance 51 is provided, similarly to the entry / exit hall 80 according to the fourth configuration example described above. As shown in FIG. 21, a call input display unit 403, waiting position display units 404A, 404B, 404C, and boarding guidance display units 805A, 805B, 805C are installed in the boarding hall 80B. The configurations of the call input display unit 403 and the waiting position display units 404A, 404B, and 404C are the same as those of the entrance hall 80 according to the fourth configuration example, and a description thereof will be omitted.

The boarding guidance display sections 805A, 805B, 805C are arranged on the wall surface on which the landing door 15 is provided. The first boarding guidance display section 805A is installed in front of the first waiting position display section 404A. Therefore, the first boarding guidance display section 805A is installed so as to be visible from the first boarding group waiting on the first waiting position display section 404A. The second boarding guidance display section 805B is installed in front of the second waiting position display section 404B so as to be visible from the second boarding group waiting on the second waiting position display section 404B. The third boarding guidance display section 805C is installed in front of the third waiting position display section 404C so as to be visible from the third boarding group waiting at the third waiting position display section 404C.

The boarding guidance display sections 805A, 805B, 805C display guidance information for the corresponding boarding groups. Further, as the boarding guidance display units 805A, 805B, 805C, various other display devices such as a liquid crystal display device and an organic EL display device are applied. Further, as the boarding guidance display sections 805A, 805B, 805C, the display screen of one display device may be divided for each boarding guidance display section 805A, 805B, 805C. Alternatively, independent display devices may be provided as the boarding guidance display units 805A, 805B, 805C.

Other configurations are the same as those of the boarding guidance display units 105A, 105B, and 105C of the multi-car elevator system according to the above-described first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. In the multi-car elevator system including the boarding guidance display units 805A, 805B, and 805C having such a configuration, the same operation and effect as those of the multi-car elevator system 1 according to the above-described first embodiment can be obtained. Can be.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention described in the appended claims.

In the above-described embodiment, as an example of a multi-car elevator, an example in which the riding car is moved up and down in the vertical direction, which is a vertical direction, has been described.However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be moved in an oblique direction that is inclined from the horizontal direction.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example is described in which the boarding guidance display section for displaying the boarding guidance is provided in the boarding hall as the multi-car elevator system, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, the group management control unit, when the car arrives or approaches, to the portable terminal owned by the passenger who has entered the destination in the call input display unit, the boarding guidance information indicating the landing where the car to be boarded stops. May be output. Then, the passenger moves in a car or a landing to be boarded according to the boarding guidance information output to the mobile terminal. According to this configuration, it is not necessary to provide the waiting position display section or the boarding guidance display section where the passenger waits in the boarding hall.

In this specification, words such as "parallel" and "orthogonal" are used, but these do not mean only strictly "parallel" and "orthogonal" but include "parallel" and "orthogonal". Further, it may be in a state of “substantially parallel” or “substantially orthogonal” within a range in which the function can be exhibited.

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Claims (6)

1. A multi-car elevator system for controlling a multi-car elevator in which a plurality of riding cars move in the same moving path,
   A call input display unit that is provided in a boarding / alighting hall where the riding basket stops and in which a destination is input by a passenger,
   Destination information about the destination of the passenger is transmitted from the call input display unit, based on the destination information, for the passenger, a group management control unit that allocates a specific ride group from a plurality of ride groups,
   A car control unit that controls the movement of the riding car and transmits movement information on the movement of the riding car to the group management control unit.
   The group management control unit,
   A multi-car elevator system for calculating, based on the movement information received from the car control unit, boarding guidance information, which is information on the car on which the passenger should board, for each of the plurality of boarding groups, and outputting the information to the outside; .
2. Receiving the boarding guidance information output by the group management control unit, comprising a boarding guidance display unit that displays boarding guidance for guiding the passengers,
   The multi-car elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the boarding guidance display unit is provided for each of the plurality of boarding groups and is installed so as to be visible from a corresponding boarding group.
3. The landing hall is provided with a plurality of landings where the riding cage stops,
   2. The multi-car elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the boarding guidance information output by the group management control unit also includes information on a hall where the car to be boarded out of the plurality of halls stops. 3.
4. In the boarding hall, for each of the plurality of boarding groups, a plurality of waiting position display units where the passengers wait are installed,
   Based on a flow line of movement from the plurality of waiting position display units to the plurality of landings, a boarding assignment availability determination unit that determines whether or not to board from the landings,
   The multi-car elevator system according to claim 3, wherein the group management control unit calculates the boarding guidance information based on the information determined by the boarding assignment availability determination unit.
5. The boarding assignment availability determination unit, as a departure group candidate list, the combination of the plurality of waiting position display units and the plurality of landings where the flow lines of movement from the plurality of waiting position display units to the plurality of landings do not cross each other. Output to the group management control unit,
   The multi-car elevator system according to claim 4, wherein the group management control unit calculates the boarding guidance information from the departure group candidate list.
6. The multi-car elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the group management control unit calculates and outputs the boarding guidance information when the riding car stops or approaches the landing based on the movement information.

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