JP2014009059A - Elevator control system - Google Patents

Abstract

An elevator car is called in advance without using a special device, and the elevator car is prevented from being called until a call is unnecessary.
Key position detectors 11 and 12 provided at an entrance door 24 and a home door 25 detect that a key 40 loaded in a key cylinder of the doors 24 and 25 has been rotated to a car calling position. Then, the detection signal is output to the elevator control device 13 together with its own identification information. When the elevator controller 13 receives the detection signal from the key position detectors 11 and 12, the elevator controller 13 moves the elevator car 23 to the corresponding floor. Here, the car calling position is provided at a position different from the unlocking and locking positions of the entrance door 24 and the home door 25.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator control system that controls movement of an elevator car.

  Elevators are widely used in high-rise buildings such as condominiums. When an elevator is used in such a building, the user walks to the elevator hall and then moves to the elevator hall, and then operates one of the lift buttons to call the elevator car.

  However, in the building described above, when the user operates the call button, it is rare that the elevator car is stopped on the floor where the user gets on. Therefore, the user must wait in the elevator hall after operating the call button until the elevator car moves to the floor where he / she is.

  In this regard, a system is known in which the waiting time is shortened by calling the elevator car to the floor where the user's home is located or the first floor where the entrance is located in advance by remote operation.

  For example, in Patent Literature 1, a user has a portable terminal that can remotely call an elevator car, and the security gate is unlocked by bringing the portable terminal close to the security gate, and the elevator car is moved to the entrance floor. It describes an elevator security system that can be called.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, there is a user's home when the lock from the outside of the entrance door is detected by the lock sensor provided in the key insertion hole of the entrance door and the key operation sensor, and the lock is detected. It describes an elevator control system that allows an elevator car to be called up to the floor.

JP 2009-220924 A JP-A-9-315706

  However, in the case of the system described in Patent Document 1, in order to remotely call the elevator car, the user must always have a portable terminal in which a dedicated application is installed. There is also a problem that the elevator car cannot be called when the battery of the portable terminal runs out.

  Further, in the case of the device described in Patent Document 2, since the elevator car is called simultaneously with locking, there is a problem that the elevator car is called even when the user does not need to call the elevator car.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a first object thereof is to provide an elevator control system that can call an elevator car in advance without using a special device. A second object of the present invention is to provide an elevator control system in which an elevator car is not called until it is not necessary to call the elevator car.

In order to achieve the above object, an elevator control system of the present invention includes:
An elevator control system for controlling the movement of an elevator car installed in a building having at least one dwelling unit on multiple floors,
A key operation detecting means for detecting a predetermined operation by a key for opening and closing the door of the dwelling unit;
An elevator control means for moving the elevator car to the floor where the predetermined operation is detected when the key operation detecting means detects the predetermined operation;
The predetermined operation is an operation different from an operation of locking and unlocking the door.
It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, an elevator car can be called in advance without using a special device. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the elevator car from being called up even when it is not necessary to call the elevator car.

It is a figure which shows the elevator control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the high-rise apartment where this elevator control system is installed. FIG. 2A is an enlarged view of the area around the keyhole of the entrance door. FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of the periphery of the keyhole of the home door. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of an elevator control apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating concretely the example at the time of applying a card key to this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an elevator control system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention and a high-rise apartment 20 in which the elevator control system 10 is installed. The apartment 20 has a plurality of levels, and each floor has at least one dwelling unit. An elevator is used for movement of each floor of the apartment 20, and an elevator hall is provided on each floor. The user 30 operates the elevator hall call buttons 21 and 22 to call the elevator car 23 and moves to a desired floor.

  The first floor of the apartment 20 is used as a reception or entrance. An entrance door 24 for entering and exiting the apartment 20 is installed on the first floor of the apartment 20. The user 30 unlocks the entrance door 24 using the key 40 when entering the apartment from the outside.

  The second floor and later of the apartment 20 are used as the homes of the users 30 of the apartment 20. A home door 25 for the user 30 to enter and exit the home is arranged in the hallway from the second floor to the upper floor. The user 30 locks or unlocks the home door 25 using the same key 40 that locks and unlocks the entrance door 24. Different keys 40 may be used for the entrance door 24 and the home door 25.

  Here, the figure which expanded the keyhole periphery part of the door (entrance door 24, the door 25 for homes) mentioned above is shown in FIG.

FIG. 2A is a view showing a portion around the keyhole of the entrance door 24. After leaving the apartment 20, the user 30 loads the key 40 into the key hole 24B provided in the key cylinder 24A, and rotates the key 40 clockwise from the initial position P1 to the locking position P2 to move the entrance door 24. Lock (lock).
When entering the apartment 20 from the outside, the user 30 loads the key 40 into the key hole 24B of the key cylinder 24A, rotates the key 40 counterclockwise from the initial position P1 to the unlocked position P3, and opens the entrance door 24. Unlock it. At this time, if the user wants to call the elevator car 23 to the elevator hall on the first floor of the apartment 20, the user 30 rotates the loaded key 40 further counterclockwise from the unlocking position P3 to the car calling position P4. .

FIG. 2 (B) is a view showing a portion around the keyhole of the home door 25. When entering the home, the user 30 loads the key 40 into the key hole 25B provided in the key cylinder 25A, rotates the key 40 counterclockwise from the initial position P5 to the unlocked position P6, and opens the home door 25. Lock it.
After exiting the hallway from home, the user 30 loads the key 40 into the keyhole 25B of the key cylinder 25A and rotates the key 40 clockwise from the initial position P5 to the locking position P7 to lock the home door 25. (Lock). At this time, when the user wants to call up the elevator car 23 to the elevator hall on the nth floor at home, the user 30 rotates the loaded key 40 further counterclockwise from the locking position P7 to the car calling position P8.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the elevator control system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes key position detection units 11 and 12 and an elevator control device 13.

  The key position detection units 11 and 12 are configured by a magnetic sensor or the like. The key position detection unit 11 is installed in the entrance door 24, and the key position detection unit 12 is installed in the home door 25. The key position detectors 11 and 12 detect that the key 40 loaded in the key cylinders 24A and 25A has been rotated to the car call positions P4 and P8 shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B). The detection signal is output to the elevator control device 13 together with its own identification information.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the elevator control device 13 is a computer that includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like, and controls the movement of the elevator car 23.

  Next, the operation of the elevator control device 13 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the user 30 operates the call buttons 21 and 22 in the elevator hall and receives the operation signal (step S11; Yes), the elevator control device 13 moves the elevator car 23 to the floor where the call buttons 21 and 22 are operated. Control is performed (step S12), and the process returns to step S11. Note that the control performed in step S12 is substantially the same as that performed in a general elevator.

  Further, when the elevator control device 13 receives the detection signal from the key position detection units 11 and 12 (step S13; Yes), the key position detection is performed from the identification information of the key position detection units 11 and 12 received together with the detection signal. The floor on which the parts 11 and 12 are installed is specified (step S14). For example, the elevator control device 13 refers to a predetermined table in which the correspondence between the identification information of the key position detection units 11 and 12 and the number of floors where the key position detection units 11 and 12 are installed is stored. , Specify the floor.

  Subsequently, the elevator control device 13 performs control to move the elevator car 23 to the specified floor (step S15). For example, when the elevator control unit 13 receives a detection signal from the key position detection unit 11 of the entrance door 24 on the first floor, the elevator control unit 13 performs control to move the elevator car 23 to the first floor. Moreover, when the detection signal is received from the key position detection unit 12 of the home door 25 on the nth floor, the elevator control device 13 performs control to move the elevator car 23 to the nth floor. When the process of step S15 ends, the process returns to step S11.

  Thus, according to the elevator control system 10 according to the present embodiment, when the entrance door 24 and the home door 25 are unlocked and locked, the key 40 is rotated to the car call positions P4 and P8. The elevator car 23 can be called up to the floor. Therefore, the arrival waiting time of the elevator car 23 can be shortened.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, in order to call the elevator car 23 using the general key 40 used to lock and unlock the doors (entrance door 24, home door 25), the elevator car 23 is called. There is no need to use a dedicated portable terminal or the like, and there is no possibility that the battery of the portable terminal will run out and become unusable. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the elevator car 23 is called when the key 40 is rotated to the car call positions P4 and P8 different from the lock positions P2 and P7 and the unlock positions P3 and P6. Therefore, although the user 30 has locked the door 25 for the home, the elevator car 23 can be used only when the elevator car 23 does not need to be called, such as simply visiting another user's home on the same floor or using the stairs. It can be prevented from being called.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an operation is performed in which the key is further rotated in the same direction from the unlocking position P3 of the key 40 that is unlocked by rotating the key 40 loaded in the key cylinder 24A of the entrance door 24. Then, the elevator car 23 is called. Therefore, the user 30 can easily perform from the unlocking of the entrance door 24 to the elevator call by an intuitive operation.

  In the present embodiment, an operation is performed in which the key 40 is further rotated in the same direction from the locking position P7 of the key 40 that is locked by rotating the key 40 loaded in the key cylinder 25A of the home door 25. Then, the elevator car 23 is called. Therefore, the user 30 can easily perform from the locking of the home door 25 to the elevator call by an intuitive operation.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Of course, the various change in the part which does not deviate from the summary of this invention is possible.

  For example, in the example of the apartment 20 shown in FIG. 1, one entrance door 24 and one home door 25 are shown, but there are of course a plurality of home doors 25 in practice. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the apartment 20 as shown in FIG. 1 and can be applied to all buildings where elevators are used.

  Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where a key (physical key) of a type that is loaded into a key cylinder and locks and unlocks a door has been described as an example. However, the present invention can be applied to various types of keys. For example, the present invention can be applied to a card key.

  Here, the case where the card key is applied to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIG. In this figure, a locking / unlocking portion 61 for detecting a touch operation of the card key 50 and an elevator calling portion 62 are separately embedded in the right wall of the home door 25 with the card reading surface exposed. Yes. Note that the user 30 is given in advance a non-contact type card key 50 for locking and unlocking the home door 25.

  When the user 30 wishes to lock or unlock the home door 25, the user 30 touches the lock / unlock unit 61 with the card key 50. The locking / unlocking unit 61 that has detected the touch operation locks and unlocks the home door 25.

  In addition, when the user 30 wants to use the elevator to go out of his / her home, he / she touches the elevator card 62 with the card key 50. The elevator calling unit 62 that has detected the touch operation transmits a detection signal to the elevator control device 13 in the same manner as the key position detection units 11 and 12 described above. When the elevator control device 13 receives the detection signal from the elevator calling unit 62, the elevator control device 13 moves the elevator to the corresponding floor. In this way, even when the card key 50 is used, the elevator car 23 can be called by an operation different from the operation of locking and unlocking, as in the case of using the physical key (key 40). . In addition, when only the locking / unlocking unit 61 is used without providing the elevator calling unit 62, only the locking and unlocking is performed by a normal touch, and when the touch is continuously performed a plurality of times, a detection signal is sent to the elevator control device 13. May be sent to call the elevator car 23.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Elevator control system 11, 12 Key position detection part 20 Mansion 21, 22 Call button 23 Elevator car 24 Entrance door 25 Home door 30 User 40 Key 24A, 25A Key cylinder 24B, 25B Key hole P1, P5 Initial position P2, P7 Locking Position P3, P6 Unlocked position P4, P8 Car call position

Claims (3)

An elevator control system for controlling the movement of an elevator car installed in a building having at least one dwelling unit on multiple floors,
A key operation detecting means for detecting a predetermined operation by a key for opening and closing the door of the dwelling unit;
An elevator control means for moving the elevator car to the floor where the predetermined operation is detected when the key operation detecting means detects the predetermined operation;
The predetermined operation is an operation different from an operation of locking and unlocking the door.
An elevator control system characterized by that. The key operation detection means detects that the key loaded in the key cylinder has been rotated to a predetermined rotation position as the predetermined operation,
The predetermined rotational position is a rotational position different from a rotational position where the door is locked and unlocked,
The elevator control system according to claim 1. The predetermined rotation position is a rotation position that is further rotated in the same direction from a rotation position in which the key loaded in the key cylinder is rotated to unlock or lock the door.
The elevator control system according to claim 2.

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