JPH0977399A - Display for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] An elevator display device that can easily display the current position of a car to waiting passengers or passengers in the car. [Constitution] According to the present invention, the floor range of the entire building is represented on the display surface in the direction of a diagonal line of the display unit in the form of a bar graph, and the present position of the car is displayed on the bar graph as a pictogram and a floor. The number indicating the number of floors is displayed, and at the same time, the degree of congestion in the car is displayed. In (a), the display device installed at the landing on the 5th floor indicates the position of the car 4
The square pictogram shows the current position of the car, and the arrow on the left shows that the call has been registered downwards. In the quadrangle showing the car, the crowdedness of the pictogram with a human shape is displayed. It is displayed as a number. (B), (c)
Is a modification of the display form of the landing floor.
(D) and (e) are displays in the car, the car position and the stop floor are displayed on a bar graph, and the driving direction is displayed in a quadrangle indicating the car position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for an elevator, and more particularly, to an elevator device for servicing a high floor, so that the current position of the elevator can be displayed easily by a waiting passenger or a passenger in a car. The present invention relates to a display device for an elevator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a display device for an elevator, a digital type and an analog type are known.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a display example on a display device for an elevator according to the prior art.
A display example according to the related art will be described with reference to FIG.

In the digital type, as shown in FIG. 8A, the driving direction of the car is indicated by an arrow, and
The current position of the car is displayed by the numbers on the floor, and both displays can be displayed in large size, which is easy to see, but it is difficult to know where in the building. Also. As shown in Fig. 8 (b), the analog method lights up and displays one of the arrows indicating the driving direction of the car, etc., and arranges the numbered lamps corresponding to all floors side by side. The lamp at the floor position corresponding to the current position of the car is lit and displayed. This analog display makes it easy to see where in the building the user is, but if the number of floors in the building increases, the
Each display area becomes smaller, and it becomes difficult to know what floor you are currently on.

It should be noted that as elevator display devices for displaying the position of a car, there are a hall display device provided in a hall and a car display device provided in a car. It is similar.

[0006]

As described above, the conventional display devices for elevators are of the digital type and of the analog type, but in the former case, the car is the same as that of the building. It is difficult to know where you are, and the latter has a problem that it is difficult to know what floor the car is currently on.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and to display the current position of the elevator in an easy-to-understand manner for waiting passengers or passengers in the car even when applied to an elevator device that services high floors. An object of the present invention is to provide a display device for an elevator that can do the work.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the above object is to provide an elevator display device for displaying the current positions of elevators working on a plurality of floors, and to display the entire building on the display screen of the display device. The floor range of is expressed in a bar graph shape in the diagonal direction of the display screen, and by displaying the current position of the car by a pictogram graphic on this bar graph, and in the pictogram graphic, This is achieved by displaying at least one of a number indicating the floor of the car position or a pictogram graphic indicating the crowded condition of the car.

Further, the object is to display the position where the display device is installed on the bar graph as a pictogram when the display device is a landing display device, and to display the pictogram graphic. This is accomplished by displaying a number inside that floor.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the floor range of the entire building is represented on the display screen of the display device in the form of a bar graph in the diagonal direction of the display screen, and the present position of the car is pictographically displayed on the bar graph. Since the number is displayed graphically and the number of floors is displayed inside the figure, the current position of the car can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner for the waiting passengers or passengers in the car. And, in particular, when applied to an elevator device servicing high floors, it informs the waiting passengers or passengers in the car of where the car is located, and the specific number of floors, in an easy-to-understand manner. be able to.

[0011]

Embodiments of an elevator display device according to the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of an elevator device to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a connection relationship between a hall display device, a hall call registration device and a control device, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating various display states in the display device according to the invention. 1 and 2, 1 is an elevator control device, 2 is a control method setting device, 10 is a group management control device, 11 is a hall call registration device on each floor, 12 is a building management device, 13 is a hall display device, 1
5 and 16 are alarms, 20 to 22 are machine control devices, and 30 to
32 is a car.

The elevator control device 1 to which the present invention is applied is composed of a group management control device 10 and unit control devices 20 to 22 for controlling the elevators of each unit, and is constructed by a known microcomputer control system. You can

The group management control device 10 receives a signal from the hall call registration device 11 on each floor and a signal from the building management device 12, and outputs a signal to the hall display device 13 of all elevators in the hall. Unit control device 2
Indicated by 0 to 22 are instructions 15 from the group management control device 10 that perform traveling control of the elevator cars 30 to 32 of each elevator and door opening / closing control, and provide various information in the car 15.
Also, the alarm 16 is controlled in the hall for each elevator such as hall lantern and chime.

Further, a command from the individualization control method setting device 2 for each basic traffic demand or each time zone is transmitted to the group management control device 10 through a line 6.

The control device 1, the hall display devices 13-1 to 13-n and the call registration device 11 on each floor corresponding to each car.
As shown in FIG. 2, -1 to 11n are connected by a signal line. In the illustrated example, two cars are shown, but a larger number of cars may be provided. Further, although the call registration devices 11-1 to 11n are provided for each car for each floor, when the elevator device is group-controlled, each car is commonly used for each car on each floor. It may be provided.

The landing display device 13 is a group management control device 1.
Although the display is controlled by 0, the method of transmitting and receiving the control signal can be performed by using the method used in the prior art.

Next, various outlines of the display states of the display device in the elevator apparatus to which the present invention configured as described above is applied will be described with reference to FIG.

Although not shown, the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention may be constituted by arranging four display panels each having a 16 × 16 dot LED or the like, and each dot has two types of green and red. By providing an LED that emits light, it is possible to display three colors. The basis of the display method according to the present invention is to express the floor range of the entire building on the display screen in the form of a linear bar graph in the diagonal direction of the display screen. The position of the car is displayed by pictograms or the like. At the same time, it is possible to display a number indicating the number of floors at the position of the floor where the display device is installed and display the congestion degree in the car in the pictogram graphic indicating the car.

As described above, the floor range of the entire building is represented on the display screen in the form of a linear bar graph in the diagonal direction of the display screen, on which the current position of the car is displayed as pictograms, etc. By displaying by, it is possible to express that the car is moving in the vertical direction of the building. This allows the user to easily visually recognize the movement of the car.

In the example shown in FIG. 3A, this display device has 5
A large number is displayed near the corresponding position on the displayed bar graph to indicate that the car is installed at the landing on the floor, and the ride position is displayed near the position on the bar graph corresponding to the current position of the car. The present position of the car is indicated by showing a quadrangle pictogram representing the car. In addition, in this example, a waiter on the 5th floor indicates that a call has been registered downwards by the arrow on the left side, and a person who indicates the crowdedness of the car in the square indicating the car. A shaped emoji figure is displayed. When crowded, by increasing the number of person-shaped pictographic figures, it is possible to easily inform the waiting passengers how busy the car is.

The example shown in FIG. 3 (b) is an example in which the display of the floor of the landing is displayed as a pictographic figure by a relatively small circle. Further, in this example, the number of floors indicating the position of the car is displayed as a number in a quadrangle indicating the car. Further, in this example, the left arrow indicates that the waiting passenger on the fifth floor has registered the call in the upward direction. Also in the example of FIG. 3A, the number of floors indicating the position of the car may be displayed by a number in the square indicating the car.

The example shown in FIG. 3 (c) is an example in which the display of the landing floor is displayed by a vertical bar. Further, in this example, the number of floors indicating the position of the car is displayed by numbers in a quadrangle indicating the car, and the crowdedness is displayed in the form of two people. Furthermore, in this example, 5
The left arrow indicates that the waiter on the floor has registered the call downwards.

The above-mentioned display example is a display example of the hall display device provided in the elevator hall. By performing such a display, the current position of the car that will arrive at the passenger waiting at the hall will be displayed. , It is possible to accurately inform the crowdedness of the basket. And since all floors of the building are displayed in a bar graph form, even in the case of a building with a large number of floors, waiting passengers can easily know the relative position of the car in the entire building. .

In the case of the analog type display according to the prior art, the display screen must be made larger or the display itself must be made smaller as the number of floors increases. By combining the car position floor and the display of the landing floor,
Even if the number of floors of a building increases, it is possible to always display a large size while keeping the size of the display screen constant.

When the number of floors of the building is large, the position of the display of the car or the display of the floor of the landing does not have to be an exact position on the bar graph but may be in the vicinity thereof. As a result, the display of the car and the display of the landing floor can be made sufficiently large for easy viewing.

The examples shown in FIGS. 3 (d) and 3 (e) are display examples of the display device provided in the car and can be displayed in the same manner as the display for the hall display device.
That is, in the example shown in FIG. 3D, a quadrangle pictogram representing the car is shown near the position on the bar graph corresponding to the current position of the car, and the current position of the car is shown therein. The number of the floor position, in the case of the illustrated example, indicates the sixth floor, and the arrow indicating the driving direction of the car, in this case, the arrow indicating the upward direction is displayed. In addition, in the example shown in FIG. 3 (e), in addition to the display in FIG. 3 (d), a hall call and a car call are registered, and a floor where the car is stopped in the driving direction of the car Is indicated by a small circle.

The above-mentioned display of FIG. 3 (d) concentrates and displays the information that the user wants, that is, the floor on which floor the car is traveling and in which direction the car is traveling. Can see this kind of information at a glance. Further, by performing the display as shown in FIG. 3 (e), the passenger in the car can accurately know the relative position of the car with respect to the entire building and the specific floor position at the same time. You can also see how the car will stop in the future.

The outline of the display in the embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Next, a practical display example will be described with reference to FIG.
~ It demonstrates with reference to FIG. In these figures, bar graphs are displayed in a staircase pattern. Such a staircase-like bar graph can make the user feel the movement of the car in the vertical direction more realistically than in the case of the above-described linear bar graph.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a concrete first display example. In this display example, the floor where the display device is installed is not displayed, only the current position of the car is displayed, and the floor on which the car is located can be displayed more easily. Here is an example. For this reason, in this example, the square indicating the position of the car and the number indicating the floor in the square are displayed large. The floor where the display device is installed is displayed somewhere in the hall even if it is not displayed on the display device. There is no need to worry.

In this example, it is assumed that the waiting passenger is on the sixth floor and the car call is registered downward. Figure 4 (a)
The example of indicates that the downward call is registered when the car is located on the ninth floor. By the registration of this call, a downward arrow indicating that the reservation is made is lit on the left side of the display device. When the car arrives at the 6th floor due to this call, as shown in FIG.
The color of the quadrangle that indicates the position of the car changes, and it flashes to notify the arrival of the car. At this time, naturally, the number indicating the floor in the quadrangle indicating the position of the car is "6".

When the waiting passenger gets into the car and the car departs, the quadrangle indicating the position of the car moves as shown in FIGS. 4 (c) and 4 (d).

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a concrete second display example. In addition to the display example shown in FIG. 4, this display example is an example in which the floor on which the display device is installed is displayed in a small square shape. Also in this example, when the waiting passenger is on the 6th floor and the car is located on the 9th floor,
The case where a downward call is registered is shown. in this case,
The display changes as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) to 5 (d).

In this example, when the car arrives at the sixth floor where the waiting passengers are, a large square display indicating the position of the car and a small square display indicating the floor on which the display device is installed are displayed. Will overlap, but in this example,
As shown in FIG. 5B, the display of the position of the car is given priority, and the arrival of the car is notified by changing the color or blinking.

Also, in the examples shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 described above, as described with reference to FIG. 3, the shape of the person indicating the congestion degree of the car is displayed in the quadrangle indicating the position of the car. You can

In the examples shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 described above, a quadrangle indicating the position of the car is displayed using the entire height direction of the screen of the display device, but the size in the horizontal direction is also included. Therefore, these displays may be of any size that is easy to understand, and pictographic figures having other shapes and sizes may be used. In addition, 4 showing the landing position in FIG.
The polygon may also be displayed by using a pictographic figure having another shape or size. As examples of other shapes, triangles, polygons of quadrangle or more, circles, modifications thereof, or shapes combining these are considered, and these shapes can be used as pictographic figures.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a concrete third display example. Contrary to the examples described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 described above, this display example displays the floor on which the display device is installed in a large quadrangle, and the quadrangle indicating the position of the car is displayed in a small size. This is an example of doing so.

In this example, the floor on which the display device is installed, that is, the current floor where the waiting passengers are present is displayed by a large square and the number in the square. And
In this example as well, similar to the case described with reference to FIG. 4, it is assumed that the waiting passenger is on the 6th floor and the call for the car is registered downward. By this registration of the call, as shown in FIG. 6A, a downward arrow indicating that the reservation is made is lit on the left side of the display device. Then, the fact that the car is descending from the upper floor is displayed as shown in FIG. 6 (b). When the car arrives at the 6th floor due to this call,
As shown in (c), the color of the large square indicating the current floor changes, and the arrival of the car is notified by blinking or the like.

In this example, when a car arrives, a large square display indicating the floor where the display device is installed and a small square display indicating the position of the car overlap. As shown in FIG. 6C, the floor on which the display device is installed, that is, the display showing the current floor is prioritized and displayed. When the car arrives, the arrow for reservation display is turned off and the position of the car and the current floor are displayed, as shown in FIG. 6 (d).

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a specific fourth display example. In this display example, in the example shown in FIG. 6 described above, the waiting passenger on the first floor registers an upward call for the car located above,
The display is performed in the same manner as described with reference to FIG. 6 except that the arrow for the reservation display is upward, and the display changes as shown in FIGS. 7A to 7D.

In the examples shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 described above,
It is possible to display the figure of the floor position where the car is located and the shape of the person indicating the crowdedness of the car in the small square display indicating the position of the car.

In the examples shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 described above, the quadrangle indicating the position of the landing is displayed using the entire height of the screen of the display device, but the size in the horizontal direction is also included. ,
These displays may be of any size that is easy to understand,
Also, a pictographic figure or the like having another shape or size may be used. Also, the quadrangle indicating the position of the car may be displayed using a pictographic figure having another shape or size. As in the case described above, other shapes such as a triangle, a polygon of quadrangle or more, a circle, a modification thereof, or a combination thereof can be used as the pictographic figure.

Although the above-described embodiments of the present invention have been described as mainly applying the present invention to the display of the hall display device provided in each elevator hall, the present invention applies to the display device provided in the car. The same can be applied to the same.

In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the car call reservation is registered and displayed in a part of the display screen by a pictogram graphic such as an arrow indicating the direction of the car call. The call reservation registration may be displayed on a lamp or the like outside the display device, and only the pictogram graphic such as an arrow indicating the driving direction of the car may be displayed in the display device.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention,
Since it is possible to provide a display device that combines the advantages of both the analog display and the digital display according to the conventional technology and is easy to see and understand, the current position of the car can be easily understood by waiting passengers or passengers in the car. Can be displayed,
In particular, when applied to an elevator device that services high floors, it is possible to inform the waiting passengers or passengers in the car in an easy-to-understand manner about where the car is located and the specific number of floors. it can.

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention, the present position of a car can be displayed intelligibly to a waiting passenger or a passenger in the car, and in particular, the present invention is applied to an elevator device servicing a high floor. In this case, it is possible to easily inform the waiting passenger or the passenger in the car of the place where the car is located in the entire building and the specific number of floors.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of an elevator device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a connection relationship between a hall display device, a hall call registration device, and a control device.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating various display states in the display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a specific first display example on the display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a specific second display example on the display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a specific third display example on the display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a specific fourth display example on the display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a display example on a display device for an elevator according to the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Elevator control device 2 Control method setting device 10 Group management control device 11 Hall call registration device on each floor 12 Building management device 13 Landing display device 15, 16 Alarm device 20-22 Unit control device 30-32 Car

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A display device for an elevator, which displays the current positions of elevators working on a plurality of floors,
On the display screen of the display device, the floor range of the entire building,
An elevator display device characterized by displaying a bar graph in a diagonal direction on the display screen and displaying the current position of the car by pictograms on the bar graph. 2. The elevator according to claim 1, wherein in the pictogram graphic, at least one of a number indicating a floor of a current car position and a pictogram indicating a crowded condition of the car is displayed. Display device. 3. The display device is a landing display device,
3. The elevator display device according to claim 1, wherein the position of the landing floor is further displayed on the bar graph by a pictogram graphic. 4. The elevator display device according to claim 3, wherein a number indicating the floor is displayed in the pictogram graphic indicating the position of the floor of the hall. 5. The elevator display device according to claim 3, wherein a pictogram graphic indicating that the call reservation is registered and its direction is displayed in the display device. 6. The display device is a display device provided in a car, and the position of the floor that stops in the driving direction is further displayed on the bar graph by a pictogram graphic. The display device for an elevator according to 1. 7. The display device is a display device provided in a car, and shows a number indicating a floor on which the car is located and a driving direction of the car in a pictogram graphic indicating a current position of the car. The display device for an elevator according to claim 1, wherein a pictogram is displayed.