JPH04112174A - Controller for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothen the getting-on of a wheel chair user into a cage by previously informing of the getting-on of a wheel chair user into the cage at the next stop floor to the passengers in the cage by a wheel chair utilization information means in the cage, when a wheel chair user registers hall call. CONSTITUTION:The generation of hall call on a wheel chair by the operation of the hall call buttons 11a-11d for wheel chair in an elevator hall is detected by a hall call generation detecting means 4 for wheel chair. When the hall call generation detecting means 4 for wheel chair detects the hall call for wheel chair on an arbitrary floor, by a wheel chair utilization informing means 12, the display or announcement for informing of the getting-on of a wheel chair user at the hall call generation floor for wheel chair is shown in an elevator cage 10. Accordingly, the elevator answers the hall call by the wheel chair user, and when the elevator reaches a hall call registered floor, the getting-on of the wheel chair user is previously informed to the passengers in the cage 10. Accordingly, the getting-of the wheel chair user onto the cage 10 can be smoothly carried out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a control device for an elevator for both the general public and wheelchair users.

(Prior art) Elevators that can be used by both the general public and wheelchair users are provided with a hall call button for wheelchairs in each hall, and a wheelchair operation panel, handrails, mirrors, etc. are provided inside the car so that even wheelchair users can easily use the elevator. We take care to make it available for use.

However, if there are many people waiting for the elevator in the hall, they will wait in front of the elevator door, and if a wheelchair user wants to get off at that floor, it will be necessary to make room for the wheelchair to pass through. Confusion could occur. Also, in a car, if there are many passengers on board and a wheelchair user is at the back of the car, if the wheelchair user tries to get off at the destination floor, other passengers may ask him to get off the car. I let the passenger near the door know that I want to get out of the wheelchair and ask them to get off so that the wheelchair can pass, but I have to move the wheelchair to the side and get off, so it takes a long time to get off, and the wheelchair gets stuck again. There is a problem in that the user has to bear the psychological burden of placing such a burden on other passengers.

In order to solve these problems, an elevator control device as shown in FIG. 7 has been proposed. The control device for the elevator shown in FIG. 7 includes an in-car indicator 1 for wheelchairs, hall indicators 2a to 2d for wheelchairs installed in each floor hall, and installed at a low position in the car 10 that is easy for wheelchair users to operate. Wheelchair operation panel 3,
A control panel 4 that controls the operation of the elevator, a tail cord 5 for signal transmission, a hoist 6 for raising and lowering the car 10, a main lobe 7 for suspending the car, a counterweight 8,
It is composed of an above-the-car duct 9 and the like.

In this type of elevator control device, when a wheelchair user presses the car call button on the wheelchair operation panel 3 in the car 10 to register the destination floor, at the same time, a wheelchair hall display provided in the hall of the destination floor is displayed. Vessels 2a-2
Turn on d. The displays 28 to 2d display, for example, a message such as "A wheelchair user will get off at this floor. Please wait with the entrance wide open."

When displayed like this, the people waiting in the hall on the relevant floor who see this will open the entrance wide and wait before the elevator arrives.
This will help avoid confusion for wheelchair users when getting off the train.

Further, when the elevator car comes to a position where the next stopping floor is the car call registration floor of the wheelchair operation panel 3, the wheelchair in-car indicator 1 installed in the car is turned on. For example, this display 1 may read, ``A wheelchair user will get off at the next floor.''

If you are near the door, please exit and wait. ” etc. will be displayed.

Passengers who see this display will either step aside to make it easier for wheelchair users to get off at the next floor, or, when they have stopped at their destination floor, they will immediately go down to the hall and use their wheelchairs. Considerations can be made to open the road so that people can get off easily.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) With this configuration, it is possible to avoid confusion when a wheelchair user gets out of the car, but it is still possible to avoid confusion when the wheelchair user gets into the car from the hall. Problems such as the following remained unavoidable:

In other words, when a wheelchair user tries to get into the car, if there are many people waiting in front of the door, the wheelchair user will not be able to get into the car, and it will take time to get them to the back of the car. Additionally, in some cases, a large number of passengers are on the side where the wheelchair control panel is installed, and a wheelchair user gets on the opposite side, making it impossible to operate the wheelchair control panel after boarding. There were some problems that arose. Furthermore, it takes a long time for the wheelchair user to get into the car, and the elevator door sometimes starts to close midway through, and the wheelchair user usually has to turn the wheels of the wheelchair with both hands to hold the door that is about to close. As a result, there was a problem in that the door could hit the wheelchair.

This invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator control device that allows a wheelchair user to smoothly board the car without any confusion. .

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The elevator control device of the present invention includes a wheelchair hall call occurrence detection means for detecting the occurrence of a wheelchair hall call by operating a wheelchair hall call button in an elevator hall; Wheelchair usage notification means for displaying or announcing in an elevator car that a wheelchair user will board the wheelchair hall at the floor where the wheelchair hall call has occurred, when the wheelchair hall call occurrence detection means detects a wheelchair hall call at an arbitrary floor. It is prepared.

(Function) In the elevator control device of the present invention, the wheelchair hall call occurrence detection means detects the occurrence of a wheelchair hall call due to the operation of the wheelchair hall call button in the elevator hall. When the wheelchair hall call occurrence detection means detects a wheelchair hall call on any floor, the wheelchair use notification means displays a display in the elevator car informing that a wheelchair user will board the wheelchair hall call on the floor where the wheelchair hall call has occurred. Make an announcement.

In this way, when the elevator responds to a hall call by a wheelchair user and arrives at the registered floor of the hall call, it notifies the passengers in the car in advance that the wheelchair user will board the car, so that the wheelchair user can be seen. This allows for smoother boarding.

(Example) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the invention. In the elevator control apparatus of this embodiment, the same parts as those of the elevator control apparatus shown in FIG. 7 are designated by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanation will be omitted.

In the elevator control device of this embodiment, wheelchair hall call buttons 11a to 11d are provided in each floor hall, and a wheelchair car white indicator 12 is provided in the car 10.

The control panel 4 has an internal configuration as shown in FIG.
The wheelchair hall call occurrence detection unit 41 detects the occurrence of a wheelchair hall call by the operation of d, and when this wheelchair hall call occurrence detection unit 41 detects a wheelchair hall call on an arbitrary floor, a wheelchair is assigned to a passenger in the elevator car 10. A wheelchair usage display control section 42 is provided to control a display informing that a wheelchair user will board the hall at the floor where the hall call is generated.

Note that the elevator control by the control panel 4 is executed by a small computer according to a software program, and the functions of the wheelchair hall call occurrence detection section 41 and the wheelchair usage display section 42 are also executed according to the program. , are divided into blocks and displayed to make the explanation easier to understand.

Next, the operation of the elevator control device having the above configuration will be explained.

When a wheelchair user registers a hall call by operating one of the wheelchair hall call buttons lla to lid installed in the elevator hall on each floor, the wheelchair hall call occurrence detection unit 41 Detects the occurrence of a hall call by a wheelchair user.

In response to this, the wheelchair usage display control unit 42 determines whether or not the wheelchair hall call has occurred at the floor where the elevator is about to stop next, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. When it is determined that a wheelchair hall call has occurred, it is determined whether the calling direction of the wheelchair hall call matches the current traveling direction of the elevator (step S2). A wheelchair use display command is issued to the wheelchair car white display 12 in the elevator car 10 (step S3
).

The wheelchair car white display 12 lights up in response to this display command, and for example, as shown in FIG. Perform display.

With such a display, the general passengers in the car 10 will know in advance that a wheelchair user will board the car at the next stop floor, and before the car 10 stops, they will be able to see the path so that the wheelchair user can easily board the car. A preparatory action can be taken to open the car 10 widely, and when the elevator stops and the wheelchair user actually wants to get into the car, he or she can smoothly get into the car 10 through the wide open path.

The display contents of this wheelchair car white display 12 are not limited to those mentioned above, and may include a message such as ``Wheelchair user will get on the next floor.Wheelchair operation panel'' as shown in Fig. 5. Please open the side where the wheelchair operation panel 3 is installed. This allows the wheelchair user to get in the wheelchair near the wheelchair operation panel 3.

Furthermore, as shown in Figure 6, the wheelchair cage white display 12 displays a message saying ``A wheelchair user will get on the next floor.'' Anyone near the control panel should press the door open button until the wheelchair user has boarded the car. Please continue to push the button." may be displayed. In this case, the user can cooperate so that the wheelchair user can slowly get into the car 10 without panicking.

In the above embodiment, the display means is used to notify that a wheelchair user has entered the car, but instead of this, or in addition to this, a message with the same content may be announced by an announcement. A wheelchair user can get into the car smoothly.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, when a wheelchair user registers for a hall call, the wheelchair usage notification means in the car allows the wheelchair user to board the car at the next stopping floor. By notifying the passengers, it is possible to urge them to take preparatory actions such as keeping the road wide open in advance, and it is possible to allow the users of the middle chairs to get into the car smoothly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a detailed internal configuration of a control panel in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the above embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the display of the wheelchair frame indicator of the above embodiment, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing another display example of the wheelchair cage white display of the above embodiment. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a reference example. It is. 3... Wheelchair operation panel 4... Control panel 10...
Cart 1] a to 11d...Wheelchair hall call button 12.
...Wheelchair car white display 41...Wheelchair hall call occurrence detection section 42...Wheelchair use display control section

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Wheelchair hall call occurrence detection means for detecting the occurrence of a wheelchair hall call by operating a wheelchair hall call button in an elevator hall; and the wheelchair hall call occurrence detection means detects a wheelchair hall call at an arbitrary floor. A control device for an elevator, comprising: a wheelchair usage notification means for displaying or announcing that a wheelchair user will board the elevator car at the floor where the wheelchair hall call occurs when the wheelchair hall is called.