JPS60202062A - Guide apparatus for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improvement in an elevator guidance device that allows guidance to be displayed appropriately at the foot of the elevator or at the landing.

[Prior art]

In recent years, consideration has been given to displaying various types of information displays inside elevator cars and at landings. For example, JP-A-55-4
Proposals have been made such as Publication No. 0127 and Japanese Utility Model Application No. 55-164270. There are two advantages as a guide display: it can provide useful information to waiting customers, and it can relieve frustration from waiting.

Information displayed includes elevator operating status, clock,
There are various information such as information on each floor and information on entertainment.

On the other hand, there are stores that divide information from different viewpoints, those that use characters and figures as data in advance, and those that use TV cameras to directly capture the actual situation.
Based on this information, it is not possible to decide which one is better.

[Summary of Yakaku]

This invention has been made with the aim of improving such drawbacks, and proposes a device that can switch between guidance messages such as time display and images from a television camera, etc., and utilize the advantages of each to display appropriate guidance. It is something.

[Embodiments of the invention]

In the overall explanatory diagram of one embodiment, only the first floor is shown as the landing area. In FIG. 1, 1 is an elevator and 2 is a display device. This display device 2 is provided with 2nd to 5th floor guidance buttons 2B to 5B for requesting guidance to the 2nd to 5th floors. This display device 2
is controlled by the guidance control device 3.

The detailed structure of this guidance control device 3 is shown in block form in FIG. In FIG. 2, numeral 11 is a CPU that performs display control, and is connected to a data bus DB.

This data bus DB includes an interface 12, RO
M13. A RAM 14 and a clock 15 are connected.

The interface 12 is an interface for inputting information for the guidance buttons on the second to fifth floors, and the ROM 13 is a read-only memory that stores programs. Also, RAM
14 is a read/write memory for storing data υ;
Clock 15 is 0.00 at midnight. After that, the clock outputs a value incremented by 1 every second.

A display data buffer 16 is connected to the data bus DB. The display data buffer 16 is connected to the display device 2
RAM14 is used to store data to be displayed on the
It consists of etc. The output of this display data buffer 16 is output to a display switching device 17.

Display switching device 17. TV camera 18 is data bus DB
It is connected to the. This display switching device 1T outputs the contents of the display data buffer 16 to the display device 2 when the mode signal is "1", and when the mode signal is "2",
The contents of the television camera 18 are output to the display device 2, and when the mode signal is "0", nothing is output.

Figure 3 shows the functions of ROM13, 21 to 42.
indicates each step. Further, FIG. 4 shows the contents of the RAM 14, and the data indicated by 51 to 63 are as shown in the following Table 1.

<Table 1> Next, the operation of the elevator guide device of the present invention will be explained. The CPU 11 of the guidance control device 3 first sends messages C0M2 to C0M2 to C0 for guidance on the 2nd to 5th floors in step 51 of FIG.
0M5 are each stored in the RAM 14 (stored in the area for storing message contents in data blocks 51 to 54 in Table 1). This storage can be performed using, for example, a magnetic tape or a keyboard, but a description thereof will be omitted here.

For example, message C0M4 is "Company A, Design Office B"
, message C0M5 is, for example, "Company 0, Company D, Restaurant E".

Next, in step 22 of FIG. 3, the clock signal TIME is input. If it is now 9 hours θ minutes θ seconds, r 324
The value of 00 J is entered.

If the sundial signal 0LDT is r32399J in step 23, the sundial signal OLDT is r3 in step 24.
It is assumed to be 2400 J.

In step 25, the interface 12 sends the 1st floor car position signal 1F 12th floor to 5th floor guide button operation signal 2B8 to 5BS.
(Data 58 to 610 message contents in Table 1) are input.

Suppose that a passenger who wants to go to "company 0" comes to the elevator platform on the first floor. Unfortunately, the passengers do not know on what floor ``R.C. Company'' is located. This passenger first presses the 4th floor information button 4B.
When you operate the 4th floor guidance button operation signal 4BS (1st
The message content in data column 60 of the table) becomes “1” (
Step 26). Ma.

If there is no car on the first floor, the first floor car position signal I
F (message content of data N157 in Table 1) is rO
It becomes J.

In step 26, the first floor car position signal 1F is "0".
The answer is "No" and the process moves from step 26 to step 2T, where the second floor guidance button operation signal 2BS is "1".
, the answer is "No" and the process moves to step 28.
The third floor guidance button operation signal 3BS does not become "1" and becomes "no", and the process moves to step 29. In step 29, the fourth floor guidance button operation signal 4BS becomes "1" and becomes "yes". Become.

Accordingly, the process moves from step 29 to step 33. In this step 33, the message contents of the data waterfall 53 in Table 1, that is, the message C0M4 for guidance on the 4th floor, are R
The data is outputted from AM14 to the display data buffer 16, the mode signal MODE is set to "1" in step 35, and the process proceeds to step 41, where C0UNT is set to 0. and step 4
At step 2, the display switching device 1T outputs the contents of the display data buffer 16 to the display device 2 since the mode signal MODE is "1".

The passenger can now see the message "Company A, Design Office B" on the display device 2.

However, the content displayed on the display device 2 was not the passenger's desired "0 company", so the next passenger pressed the 5th floor information button 5.
Suppose you operate B. Accordingly, the process moves from step 29 to step 30, and the fifth floor guide button operation signal 5BS becomes "1", which becomes "yes", and the process moves from step 30 to step 34.

In this step 34, 43200≦TIME<4680
If it is not 0 (not 9:00 minutes θ seconds), the answer is "No" and the process moves from step 34 to step 36.

In step 36, the 5th floor guidance message C0M5 is output from the RAM 14 to the display data buffer 16, and in the same manner as above, in step 35, the mode signal MODE is set to "1".
”, proceed to step 41, set C0UNT to 0,
In step 42, the mode signal M is sent to the display switching device 17.
Output ODERlJ.

Since the mode signal MODE is "1", the display switching device 11 outputs the contents of the display data buffer 16 to the display device 2, and the display device 2 now outputs "company 0,"
A message saying "Company D, Restaurant E" is displayed.

The passenger can now confirm that "company 0" is on the fifth floor, which he or she is aiming for, and can operate the elevator to go to the fifth floor (the operating device is not shown).

What I have described so far was business hours at 9 o'clock, when there were many visitors to Company 0 and Company D, but from 12 o'clock to 1
It is assumed that many people go to the E cafeteria during the period of 3 o'clock.

, in this case, in step 34, 43200≦TIME<4
6800, "Yes", instead of outputting the 5th floor guidance message C0M5, proceed from step 34 to step 3T, and in step 3T, output the mode signal MODE.
is set to "2", the output of the television camera 18 is switched by the display switching device 17, and displayed on the display device 2. If the television camera 18 captures the crowded situation in the cafeteria, passengers can decide whether to go or not.

Incidentally, when the operation of the guide button is stopped, step 38 is entered and the counter C0UNT is incremented by "1".

When the counter C0UNT becomes "10" in step 39, the mode signal M is entered from step 39 to step 40.
ODE is set to "0" and output in step 42. The program performs the calculations from step 24 onwards every time the second changes in step 23, so
In the end, the guide display will disappear after 10 seconds.

Further, in this embodiment, the display device 2 is provided in the hall, but it is of course possible to provide it in the car.

Furthermore, instead of providing guidance buttons for each floor as in this embodiment, guidance may be provided at all times.

In addition, in this embodiment, the predetermined condition for switching between the guidance message and the video is the "set time," but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, there are various possibilities such as ``when traffic demand increases'', ``when the cafeteria is full'', and ``when the cafeteria is open for business''.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Having explained the above, in this invention, the elevator car is equipped with a display device that displays information on each food at the landing.
Since the guidance message and the video from a television camera or the like are switched and displayed according to predetermined conditions, useful information can be displayed according to the conditions, and the guidance can satisfy waiting customers.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an entire embodiment of an elevator guide device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a guide control device in the same elevator guide device, and FIG.
The figure is a flowchart showing the function of the ROM in the guidance control device shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is the RA of the guidance control device shown in FIG.
It is a figure showing the contents of M. 1...Elevator 1.2...Display device, 2
B~5B...2nd floor to 5th floor guidance button, 3...Guidance control device, 11...CPU, 12...Interface, 13...ROM, 14...RAM, 15... Clock, 16... Display data buffer, 17... Display switching device, 18... Television camera. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or corresponding parts. Agent Masuo Oiwa (and 2 others) Figure 1 Figure 2 Procedural amendment (voluntary) 1□ Patent applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 2-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Representative Kata Hitoshi Yama 5. Subject of amendment (1) Column 6 of detailed explanation of the invention in the specification, contents of amendment (1) In the 6th line of page 4 of the specification, ``, TV camera 18
” will be deleted. (2) “Step 51 in Figure 4” on page 6, line 3.
The text has been corrected to [Step 21 in Figure 3]. (3) Data No. of the first giant table on page 7, lines 6-7. 60 message contents)", "(Step 26)" on the 7th line, "(Step 26)" on the 9th and 10th lines, [(Data No.
, 57 message contents)" is deleted. (4) The words "No" are written in the 12th, 14th, and 16th lines of page 7, respectively. Correct them to "NO." (5) The words "Yes" in lines 18-19 of page 7, line 17 of page 8, and line 2 of page 10 were replaced with "
Correct with YESJ. (6) On page 8, line 7, the phrase ``The switching device 17 receives the mode signal'' was replaced with ``The switching device 17 receives the mode signal M.
Output ODE. The display switching device 17 receives the mode signal.
and correct it.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A display device is installed at the foot of the elevator or at the landing to display various information about each floor, and the display device switches between guidance messages based on predetermined conditions depending on the passenger's destination and images taken by a television camera. An elevator guidance device comprising a guidance control device for displaying information.