JPH012983A - Elevator call registration device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an elevator call registration device, and more particularly to a call registration device suitable for call registration in which a destination floor call is designated in a hall.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, an invention for setting a destination floor call in a hall and canceling the registered car call was disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-19027.
As in Publication No. 5 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 50-161871,
Some cars are equipped with a cancel button on the car operation panel, and when pressed, the car call set in the hall can be canceled. On the other hand, as disclosed in JP-A-60-40383 and JP-A-60-40384, the number of destination floor calls registered in the hall is compared with the number of boarding passengers or the number of passengers. Car call registration devices have been devised that cancel or invalidate the car call registered from the hall if the number is greater than these.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the former method of the prior art, the cancellation operation for a car call that has been made once requires the user to press the cancellation button and then press the desired floor call button, so the operation must be performed twice. Furthermore, it is difficult to distinguish which car calls have been registered on the car operation panel, and there is a possibility that even other car calls may be canceled, which poses problems in terms of operability.

On the other hand, with the latter conventional technology, it is not possible to accurately check the number of boarders and passengers, and when simply judged, valid car calls may be canceled or cannot be registered, and car calls may be canceled due to a change in destination floor. There were problems such as not being able to do so.

The object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art described above.

By temporarily registering the destination floor call specified in the hall and changing the display format of this call, it is easy to cancel the temporarily registered destination floor call and change the destination floor.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an elevator call registration device that can be realized reliably.

[Means for solving problems]

The above purpose is that when a destination floor call occurs on the hall operation panel,
The response light for this destination floor call is turned on, this call is registered in the temporarily registered destination floor call register, and when the car services the floor where the hall call occurs, the number of calls registered in the temporarily registered destination floor call register is , the number of passengers boarding the car is compared, and when it is determined that the number of boarding passengers is less than the number of registered calls, the display form of the car call on the car operation panel corresponding to the temporarily registered destination floor call is changed. This is accomplished by providing a means for changing and displaying the car call until a predetermined condition is met, and then canceling the temporarily registered destination floor call and prohibiting car call registration when the car call that is being changed and displayed is operated.

[Effect]

In the present invention, all destination floor calls of the hall are tentatively u8, and when the car services the hall call, the number of temporarily registered destination floor calls is calculated and compared with the number of people boarding the car. is less than the number of temporarily registered destination floor calls, the display form of the car call corresponding to the temporarily registered destination floor call is changed to notify the visitor of the call operation.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 and 8 to 21, as well as FIGS. 6 and 7.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of the elevator hall on the first floor. In FIG. 1, 1 is an elevator door;
2 is a hall operation panel that has been greatly improved from a man-machine, and includes a destination floor setting call I that allows you to specify the destination floor from the hall.
B) l”5BH (in the case of a single elevator on the 5th floor),
There is a car operation status display 21H that displays the position of the car, door opening/closing status, number of passengers in the car, etc., a message display 22H that displays various guidance, and a speaker 23H that outputs various guidance by voice.

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram showing an embodiment of the hall operation panel 2 shown in FIG. 1, and includes an input display integrated device 26H that has an integrated structure of a flat display 24H such as a liquid crystal or plasma and a transparent touch panel 25H, and audio guidance. speaker 23I (
There are nine built-in.

The present invention is intended for a building with five floors, and each floor has a hall operation panel similar to that shown in Fig. 1, but it is used in combination with the conventional up-down hall or elevator position indicator. It goes without saying that it may also be used as a hall operation panel for a group control elevator that manages a plurality of elevators.

FIGS. 3 to 5 each show the display form of the hall operation panel.

In Figure 3, the car is traveling down the 4th floor, there are calls to set the destination Fa from the hall on the 2nd floor (28H) and the 5th floor (5B), and the message display 2211 displays the time until arrival. It shows the state in which In addition, on the flat display of the input display integrated device 26o, a destination floor setting call display (LBH to 5BH), a message display (22H), and a car operation status display (21H) are divided and displayed for each area.

The car operation status display area 21H includes a car position display 27H.
is displayed corresponding to the destination N setting calls IBn to 5BH, which means that the vehicle is traveling on the 4th floor.

Further, the running direction indicator 28-4 indicates that the running direction of the car is downward.

Further, when a destination floor setting call is provided in a hall, the display form of the own floor call is changed and displayed in order to distinguish it from other floors. In this embodiment, since the first floor hall is targeted, the floor letters are displayed in bold. This display format may be differentiated from other floor calls by color, square call, or enlarged circle mark.

Figure 4 shows the car on the third floor and between the doors. The car position display 27H is displayed in a different display format from the car running display in FIG. Message display 2211
The arrival time is updated (15 seconds → 10 seconds).
.

FIG. 5 shows that the car has arrived at its own floor, that is, the first floor, and is halfway through the door. When the car arrives at its own floor, the car position display 2711 blinks, and the message display 22) 1 indicates that fact. Furthermore, arrival guidance is broadcast from the speaker 2311 (conventional chime sound, arrival audio guidance, etc.).

FIG. 6 shows a further development of the car position display 22H shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, and is displayed in consideration of the number of passengers in the car. In other words, display patterns PΔ to PF indicate that the door is closed and the car is running, and I)^ is for one person;
PB has 2 people, PC has 3 people, PD has 4 Å or more, PE is full, and PF is empty.

On the other hand, PG-PL indicates that the door is fully open and passengers are getting on and off the train, and the display format takes into consideration the number of passengers as described above.

The door opening/closing degree display 29o is shown in Fig. 7 PM"PQ.
Although a predetermined area is displayed (filled in) according to the degree of opening and closing of the door, the number of passengers cannot be seen depending on the degree of opening and closing of the door. To prevent this, the rectangular area representing the number of passengers is not filled in. As another method of not filling out the number of passengers, the rectangular area of the car position display 27H may be displayed in reverse (inverted).

Figure 8 is a diagram showing the situation inside the car, in which a hall call on the first floor is being serviced, the door is closed, and one passenger is boarding the car. Therefore, the output of the car passenger detection device 5 is one person.

However, since the 2nd floor and 5th floor are pressed for the destination floor setting call (tentative 1 destination floor call), the number of temporarily registered destination floor calls is 2.
It is individual.

Therefore, since the number of boarding passengers is less than the number of temporarily registered destination floor calls, the car operation panel 3 corresponding to the temporary destination floor call
The display form of car calls for the 2nd and 5th floors will be changed.

A flicker display will be described below as an example of changing the display form of car calls.

Next, FIGS. 9 and 10 show the display form of the car operation panel inside the car. The car operation panel 3 is also composed of the same devices as the hall operation panel 2. Namely.

Integrated input display unit 36 from the car operation status display 31c, message display 32c, and car calls IBc to 5Bc
The car operation status display 31c includes a car position display 37c and a car operation direction display 38c.

However, the display form showing the own floor on the hall operation panel 2 is not necessary on the car operation panel 3.

Figure 9 shows the display state when the door is open on the first floor and passengers are getting on and off. In particular, the destination order setting calls 2Bc and 5Bc on the car operation panel 3 are displayed in flicker, and the car call is temporarily registered. It is shown that.

Calls whose destination floors are set on the hall operation panel 2 include many invalid calls due to mischievous calls, destination changes, and operation errors.Therefore, there are two methods for canceling these invalid calls: (a) cancel call operation method; (b) The official registration addition operation method will be explained.

(a) Cancellation call operation method In Fig. 9, the message display 32c displays the message ``The flickering call can be canceled.'' 1For example, if you operate the temporarily registered call 5Bc on the 5th floor, this This method cancels the call. If, 2
Temporary registration number 2Bc on the floor is 10th if no operation is performed.
As shown in the figure, the actual registration is performed after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the start of flickering. Of course, if another non-flickering call is operated, it goes without saying that this call will immediately become official registration (car call generation), as in the past.

(b) Operation method for adding official registration In Figure 9, do you want to officially register the call that is flickering on the message display 32c? This method sends out a message saying "" and asks one passenger to make an additional operation, and then performs the main M B. For example, if you operate temporary 1st call 2Bc on the 2nd floor, the 10th
As shown in the figure, this call is officially registered. On the other hand, if no additional operation is performed, canceling all these calls will cause confusion for passengers, so the decision will be made based on the following conditions.

(i) Flicker - If no additional operation is performed after a predetermined period of time has elapsed from the start of flickering, this provisional registration call will not be cancelled.

('i) When there is at least one main registration addition operation within a predetermined period of time after the start of flickering, or
When a call other than the tentative WB call is registered, after the predetermined time has elapsed, the remaining tentatively registered calls are judged to be invalid calls due to one destination change and are all canceled.

Note that in both of the above two methods, the call is a provisional registration call.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the elevator call registration device of the present invention. This embodiment is mainly configured with a microcomputer, that is, the microcomputer 7 is interfaced with an input interface 6 and an output interface 8, and input/output devices are connected to each. As input devices, there are transparent touch panels 25H (only the first floor is shown) on the hall operation panel and the car operation panel, contacts of various relays, limit switches 4 (one representative), and a car passenger detection device 5. On the other hand, as output devices, the flat display 24H of the hall operation panel and the car operation panel (only the first floor is shown), 2
4c, speaker 3H (only the first floor is shown), 33c,
Furthermore, various relays 9 (1
1) and an elevator drive motor 10. Note that a car 11 and a counterweight 12 are directly connected to the electric motor 10 via a traction machine (not shown). All operations of the elevator are controlled by the program of the microcomputer 7.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of an elevator operation control program. After the power is turned on, the microcomputer 7 starts a reset and first executes an initial process P100.

The initial processing is a program that clears various tables, sets initial values, and initializes various input/output devices.Next, steps P200 to P700 are repeated until the power is turned off.

The hall destination floor call process P2O0 is a temporary registration process for a destination floor call. When the destination floor call touches the transparent touch panel 2511, the hall destination floor call process P2O0 is a program that temporarily registers the corresponding destination floor call based on its coordinate position (see FIG. 14 for details). ~described later in Figure 16).

The car call processing P300 is a program that performs formal registration and cancellation processing of hall destination floor calls, and car call registration processing on the car operation panel (details will be described later in FIGS. 17 and 18).

Car operation status display processing P400 includes car operation status display 21H931c of hall operation panel 2 and car operation panel 3, car position display 27H, 37C, car operation direction display 28H, 3
This is a program that performs 8C (details will be described later in Figure 19).
.

The message display process P500 is a program that displays a predetermined message on the message display 22H, 320 at a necessary timing, similar to the car operation status display process P400 (details will be described later in FIG. 20).

The voice guidance process P600 is a program that outputs a predetermined voice to the speaker 23) 1, 330 at a necessary timing (details will be described later in FIG. 21).

Finally, the elevator operation control process P700 is a program for operating the elevator by inputting the hall destination floor call, car call, and other relays and limit switches necessary for elevator operation. The details of this program are the same as those of conventionally disclosed methods, so a detailed explanation will be omitted.

FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram of the main registers used in this embodiment. CAGE-CALL)If~CAGE-CALL
LHδ is the destination floor call register in each hall.
Destination floor call buttons IB+t to 5Bo are assigned to bits 0 to 24.

RCAGE-CALLHl”RCAGE-CALL■5
is a temporary registration destination floor call register for each hole, and each bit is the same as the destination floor call register.

RCAGE-CALLc is the car call register and is the call actually serviced by the car. The provisionally registered destination floor call is made real 'JR' by a program to be described later and is set in this car call register.

FLICKER-FLAG is a flicker start flag for starting the flicker of the destination floor call.

TIMER is a timer, and is a register that is counted up when the flicker start flag FLICKER-FLAG is set, and reset when a predetermined period of time has elapsed.

There are various other registers, but their illustrations are omitted.

FIG. 14 is a detailed flowchart showing an example of the hall destination floor call process P2O0, in which all floors (5 floors) are processed. FIG. 15 shows a detailed flowchart showing an example of calculating the destination floor name from the transparent touch panel 25o in step P2O5 of FIG. 14. That is, as shown in FIG.

When the coordinates of the transparent touch panel 25+() are input.

Based on the coordinates X and Y, it is determined whether the destination floor call is within the valid range, and if it is valid, the hall destination floor call can be calculated from the coordinates. For example, the coordinate (X.

2Bu when Y) is (3,4), 5 when (3,1)
This is due to the occurrence of 8H.

In FIG. 14, when the car is serviced, the hall destination floor call is set to the temporarily registered destination floor call (step P
230), 6 candidates for car call St9. FIGS. 17 and 18 are detailed flowcharts showing one embodiment of car call processing P300, FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the cancel call operation method, and FIG. A flowchart of the official registration addition method is shown. Note that the same step numbers are given to the same processes in FIGS. 17 and 18.

In FIG. 18, there is a flag cell 1- indicating whether or not the passenger got into the car and operated the additional call in step P331, and it is determined whether or not to clear the temporarily registered destination floor call (step P361). .P363
).

In steps P345 and P2S5 in FIGS. 17 and 18, the car call is not registered when the generated car call is in the opposite direction to the elevator operating direction.

Also, step P370. In P375, when the temporarily registered destination floor call set in the hall matches the car destination floor (referring to the next possible stop position), this temporarily registered destination floor call is unconditionally registered as the official registration. .

FIG. 19 is a detailed flowchart showing one embodiment of the car operation status display process P400. Steps P405-P
435 is the car operation status indicator 2114 on the hall operation panel 2
Steps P440 to P455 are the display processing for the car operation status display 31c of the car operation panel 3.6 Note that FIG. 19 shows the car operation status display (
6 and 7) are not shown, but can be easily displayed based on the number of passengers and the degree of door opening/closing (time elapsed since the door was opened).

FIG. 20 is a detailed flowchart showing one embodiment of message display processing P500. Steps P505-P5
35 is a display process on the message display 22) 1 of the hall operation panel 2, steps P540 to P550 are the car operation panel 3
This is a process for displaying a message on the message display device 32c. The hall operation panel 2 displays an example of arrival time, and the car operation panel 3 displays guidance on how to deal with flicker calls.

FIG. 21 is a detailed flowchart showing an embodiment of the voice guidance process P600, in which almost the same guidance as the message display process P500 described above is performed by voice. If the voice guidance is used all the time, it will be jarring, so it may be
Petter is to provide periodic guidance at regular intervals.

An embodiment of the present invention has been described above. In this embodiment, a flicker display was used as an example of the display form of a cancelable car call and a book'1B possible car call. Is it okay if I display it in color to distinguish it? . The gradation display may be, for example, a two-level gradation display, and only the brightness may be controlled. On the other hand, the color display may be such that provisionally registered car calls are displayed in red and registered car calls are displayed in orange. This case can also be easily implemented by simply increasing the number of output interfaces 8 in the block diagram of FIG.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, when the number of people boarding the car is less than the number of temporarily registered destination floor calls, the display form of the car call corresponding to the temporary M8 destination floor call is changed, and the call is repeated. Since the operation is prompted from the passenger inside the car, it is possible to deal with mischievous calls, call-outs, two-destination changes, etc., and has the effect of improving driving efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of the elevator hall on the first floor, Figure 2 is a structural diagram showing an example of the hall operation panel shown in Figure 1, and Figures 3 to 5 are hall operation diagrams. Figures 6 and 7 showing the display format of the board are Figures 3 to 5, respectively.
Figure 8 shows the car position display format considering the number of passengers in the car, Figure 8 shows the situation inside the car, and Figures 9 and 10 explain the display format of the car operation panel. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the elevator call registration device of the present invention, FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the elevator operation control program,
FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram of the main registers used in this example,
Figures 14 and 15. 17 to 21 are detailed flow charts showing an example of the program shown in FIG. 12, and FIG. 16 is a coordinate diagram of the transparent touch panel shown in FIG. 11. 1... Elevator door, 2... Hall operation panel, 3
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hall operation panel is installed in the hall to indicate the destination floor,
In an elevator call registration device in which a car call is set on the car operation panel in the assigned car when a destination floor call button on the hall operation panel is operated, when a destination panel call is generated on the hall operation panel, the destination At the same time as turning on the response light for the floor call, this call is registered in the temporarily registered destination floor call register, and when the car services the floor where the hall call occurred, the number of calls registered in the temporarily registered destination floor call register and the car When it is determined that the number of boarding passengers is less than the registered number of calls, the display form of the car call on the car operation panel corresponding to the temporarily registered destination floor call is set to a predetermined condition. The elevator call registration device is characterized by comprising means for changing and displaying the car call until the car call is changed and displaying the car call, and then canceling the temporarily registered destination floor call and prohibiting car call registration when the car call that has been changed and displayed is operated. 2. The elevator according to claim 1, wherein when the temporarily registered destination floor call and the registered car call on the car operation panel match, changing the display form of the car call is prohibited. Call registration device. 3. The elevator call registration device according to claim 1, wherein when there is no call operation within the predetermined conditions, the temporarily registered destination floor call is registered as a car call after the predetermined conditions are met. 4. The elevator call registration device according to claim 1, wherein the display for changing the display form of the car call is a flicker display that blinks at predetermined intervals. 5. The elevator call registration device according to claim 1, wherein the change display of the car call display format is a grayscale display or a color-based display. 6. The elevator call registration device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is a predetermined time after the car is serviced.