CN118850894A - Elevator system and elevator control method - Google Patents

Abstract

An elevator operation for applying individual safety can be appropriately performed by a user in a car. An elevator system has an operation panel capable of registering a destination floor by a display panel in a car, a safety release signal is obtained by user identification in a safety device provided in a landing, and when the safety release layer indicated by the safety release signal is not more than a first predetermined number of safety release layers other than the current stop layer of the car, the corresponding safety release layer is automatically registered as the destination floor. The display processing unit causes the display panel to display a registration layer that is automatically registered as the target layer.

Description

Elevator system and elevator control method

Technical Field

The invention relates to an elevator system and an elevator control method.

Background Art

In the past, in the elevator car, as an operating panel, there are stop floor registration buttons corresponding to the floors where the elevator can stop, and the user who gets on the car operates to press the stop floor registration button of the destination floor. For example, when the 10th floor is the destination floor, the user operates to press the stop floor registration button of the 10th floor from among the multiple stop floor registration buttons corresponding to the floors where the elevator can stop.

By pressing the stop layer registration button for the 10th floor, the display color of the pressed stop layer registration button for the 10th floor changes to a conspicuous color, and it can be seen that the 10th floor is registered as a stop layer.

As a previous solution to improve the stop floor registration button, a solution has been proposed to place a touch panel with a display function as an operating panel in the car. In addition, as a countermeasure against infectious diseases in recent years, a solution has been proposed to set the touch panel as a non-contact panel. A non-contact panel is a panel that is operated by a user by bringing a finger close to a button displayed on the display panel.

Patent document 1 discloses a technology for registering a destination floor of an elevator: an operation panel at a landing displays destination floor candidates based on user information read from a user's ID card. In addition, the technology disclosed in patent document 1 discloses that, when there is only one destination floor candidate based on user information, the destination floor is automatically registered by the landing operation panel.

Prior art literature

Patent Document 1: International Publication No. 2018/037534

Summary of the invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

As described in Patent Document 1, if the destination floor can be registered through an operating panel at a hall, the user does not need to perform the operation of registering the destination floor in the car, thereby improving the convenience of the user.

However, when the destination floor registration device is installed at the landing, the landing operation panel will be large and may not be installed in all buildings. In particular, both the authentication device based on the user ID card and the landing operation panel for registering the floor to be used are usually installed at limited floors such as the entrance floor of the building, and it is not realistic to apply them to the landings of all floors.

Furthermore, when the user enters the car without performing the destination floor registration operation through the floor station operating panel, it is necessary to perform the destination floor (destination floor) registration operation in the same way as usual, using the stop floor registration button for the destination floor in the car. The destination floor registration process that uses user authentication such as a user ID card cannot function effectively.

In view of this point, an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator system and an elevator control method that can appropriately perform a user's destination floor registration operation in a car.

Means for solving problems

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, for example, the configuration described in the claims is adopted.

The present application includes a plurality of means for solving the above-mentioned problems. As an example, the present application is applied to an elevator system having an operating panel capable of registering a destination floor through a display panel in a car.

Here, the operating panel includes: an input determination unit that detects an operation on the display panel; and an input information transmission unit that transmits information based on the operation detected by the input determination unit to the elevator control device.

In addition, the elevator control device has: a release layer processing unit, which receives a safety release signal from a safety device installed at the floor station, and the safety release signal indicates the safety release layer of the elevator user; and an automatic registration/registration permission processing unit, which performs automatic registration of the destination layer and registration permission of the destination layer according to the safety release signal received by the release layer processing unit.

Furthermore, when the safety release layer indicated by the safety release signal is less than the first specified number except the current stop layer of the car, the automatic registration/registration permission processing unit automatically registers the corresponding safety release layer as the destination layer, and the registration layer display processing unit of the operating panel makes the display panel display the registration layer automatically registered as the destination layer.

Effects of the Invention

According to the present invention, the destination floor is automatically registered based on the safety release floor of the elevator user, and when the automatic registration is not appropriate, an appropriate display is made on the display panel in the car, thereby enabling a display with improved operability and visibility.

Other problems, structures, and effects than those described above will become clear from the following description of the embodiments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a destination floor registration device of an elevator system according to an example of embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a safety device for an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of arrangement of display panels in a car according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display of a display panel and an example of its changes according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of safety linkage processing at a landing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of safety linkage processing in a car according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Hereinafter, an elevator system according to an embodiment example (hereinafter referred to as “this example”) of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Structure of the elevator system]

FIG1 shows the structure of the elevator system of this example.

As shown in FIG1 , the elevator system of this example includes an elevator control device 10, a destination floor registration device 20, and a safety device 30. The destination floor registration device 20 is provided in the car. In addition, the structure of the elevator control device 10 shown in FIG1 only shows the structure related to the setting of the destination floor and the registration floor, and other structures such as the travel control of the car are omitted.

In addition, with respect to the elevator system of this example, a specific floor is set as a security floor, and with respect to the security floor, only permitted users (and users traveling with the user) can board and alight on the corresponding floor. In the case of this example, the security floor is all floors (multiple floors) other than the shared floor, and the users permitted to board and alight are set separately for each floor. For example, the entrance floor, lobby floor, parking lot floor, etc. are set as shared floors, and all floors where tenants and the like stay are security floors. With respect to each security floor, the staff of the tenants on each floor are registered as elevator users permitted to board and alight on that floor.

Here, when a tenant only lives on one floor, the staff of the tenant is registered as an elevator user who is allowed to get on and off only the security floor and shared floor where the tenant lives. On the other hand, depending on the tenant, sometimes they live on multiple floors in one building, and the staff of such a tenant is registered as an elevator user who is allowed to get on and off the multiple security floors and shared floors.

In addition, users with special authority, such as building managers, are registered as elevator users who are permitted to board and alight at all security floors.

Elevator users who are not registered for boarding and alighting at the security floor can only board and alight the car at the shared floor.

The elevator control device 10 controls the car travel (lifting and lowering) based on the traction machine according to the operation of the car call button at the landing station of each layer and the registration operation of the destination layer in the car. However, in this example, as described later, the car call and the registration of the destination layer are sometimes automatically performed.

The destination floor registration device 20 is arranged in the car and controls the display on the display panel 41 (see FIG. 4 ) arranged on the operating panel provided in the car. In addition, the destination floor registration device 20 detects input such as a finger touching the display panel 41 and sends an instruction to the elevator control device 10.

The input operation is detected by the input detection sensor 42. The input detection sensor 42 detects that a finger or the like touches the surface of the display panel 41, but may also detect a non-contact operation in which a finger or the like approaches the surface of the display panel 41.

In addition, the destination floor in this example is the destination floor for the user who gets on the elevator car to get off, and the registration floor is the floor registered as the destination floor in the elevator control device 10. That is, the user inputs the destination floor through the operation panel in the car and performs the operation of setting the destination floor, thereby registering the destination floor as the registration floor in the elevator control device 10. Then, the display panel 41 displays the registration floor, and the car stops at the registration floor. However, the car may stop at a floor other than the registration floor due to a car call at the landing, and the registration floor may be automatically set.

The structure of the destination layer registration device 20 is explained. The destination layer registration device 20 includes: an input processing unit 21, an input determination unit 22, an input information sending unit 23, a destination layer operation display processing unit 24, a destination layer display area update unit 25, a registration layer display processing unit 26 and a registration layer display area update unit 27.

The input processing unit 21 performs input processing on information based on touch detection of the display panel 41 by the input detection sensor 42 .

The input determination unit 22 performs input determination processing by acquiring information on the detection state of the input processing performed by the input processing unit 21 and determining which display portion (display portion of an operation button, etc.) of the display panel 41 is touched by a finger or the like.

The input information transmitting unit 23 performs input information transmitting processing for transmitting information on the input operation determined by the input determining unit 22 to the elevator control device 10 .

The destination floor operation display processing unit 24 receives the information of the destination floor set by the elevator control device 10 and performs a destination floor display process of displaying the destination floors in order of floors.

The destination floor display area updating unit 25 updates the display of the destination floor display area 41a of the display panel 41 according to the processing in the destination floor operation display processing unit 24. Here, the destination floor display area 41a can be updated according to the instruction of the elevator control device 10, thereby facilitating the layout design of each building.

The registered floor display processing unit 26 performs a registered floor display process of receiving the information of the registered floors set by the elevator control device 10 and displaying the registered floors in order of floors.

The registered floor display area updating unit 27 updates the display of the registered floor display area 41b of the display panel 41 according to the processing in the registered floor display processing unit 26. Here, depending on the structure of the display device, the display panel 41 may not be displayed, but other display devices such as liquid crystal device display in the car or physical button lighting may be used.

The elevator control device 10 includes: a landing release layer processing unit 11, a destination layer release layer processing unit 12, a landing call automatic registration/registration permission processing unit 13, a destination call automatic registration/registration permission processing unit 14, a display information sending unit 15 and a destination layer registration/cancellation processing unit 16.

The landing release floor processing unit 11 receives a safety release signal indicating safety release of a specific floor (safety floor) from the landing release floor transmitting unit 31 of the safety device 30. The safety release signal includes safety release for destination floor registration and safety release for landing call.

When receiving the safety release signal, the hall release layer processing unit 11 supplies information of the safety release layer indicated by the safety release signal to the destination layer release layer processing unit 12 and the hall call automatic registration/registration permission processing unit 13 .

The destination floor release floor processing unit 12 performs a process of releasing the safety of the floor designated as the safety release floor. Here, if there is a safety valid/invalid switch in the car operating panel, elevator monitoring panel, remote control device, etc., this switch is given priority.

The landing call automatic registration/registration permission processing unit 13 performs automatic registration of the landing call or registration permission of the landing call when a landing call at a floor that needs to be safely released is required. For example, when the boarding floor and the safety release floor coincide, automatic registration of the landing call or registration permission of the landing call is performed. The destination floor release floor processing unit 12 performs the following processing: when the landing floor call automatic registration/registration permission processing unit 13 performs call registration of the landing floor, the corresponding floor is safely released.

The information of the layer (destination layer and call registration layer) whose security is released by the destination layer release layer processing unit 12 is supplied to the destination call automatic registration/registration permission processing unit 14 .

The destination call automatic registration/registration permission processing unit 14 performs automatic registration or registration permission processing of the destination layer and the call registration layer based on the information of the layer whose security is released.

Through the processing in the destination call automatic registration/registration permission processing unit 14, when automatic registration or registration permission is performed for the destination layer and the call registration layer, the information on the automatic registration or registration permission of the destination layer and the call registration layer is supplied to the destination layer operation display processing unit 24 and the registration layer display processing unit 26 of the destination layer registration device 20 via the display information sending unit 15.

The display information sending unit 15 indicates the display content for each of the six buttons 101, 104, 111, and 121 prepared in the destination floor display area 41a according to the service status of the elevator and the reception information of the safety release floor. For example, when the elevator serves the passenger floor that has received or is receiving the safety release floor, the safety release floor is sent as the display content of each button at the time when the elevator serves the passenger floor. Here, if the time when the elevator serves the passenger floor is set as the time when the elevator car position coincides with the floor call floor and the door starts to open, the registered floor is displayed on the display panel 41 in the car at the time when the user rides in the car, which can provide a smooth use scene. In addition, by switching the display when a user from the floor is detected by a camera set in the car, it is possible to prevent useless registration when the user is not riding.

In addition, when there are other users in the car and they are using the car's in-car safety devices such as the card reader in the car and the car's in-car facial recognition device, the user operation in front of the car's in-car operating panel is prioritized, and the processing of the floor station safety device and the operation of the destination call automatic registration/registration permission processing unit 14 are temporarily reserved. Thus, even when the safety devices of both the floor station and the car are taken into account, a smooth usage scenario can be provided. For example, when the car user is operating the car's in-car operating panel, if the registration from the floor station is prioritized, the display content of the car's in-car operating panel will suddenly change, and the car user will have to interrupt the operation. Therefore, when the car's in-car operating panel, including the operation of the car's in-car safety device, is in operation, it is preferable to temporarily reserve the registration processing from the floor station.

The destination floor registration/cancellation processing unit 16 receives information from the input information transmitting unit 23 of the destination floor registration device 20 and determines the operation of registering or canceling the destination floor in the car. The information of the floor registered or cancelled according to the determined operation result is reflected in the information transmitted by the display information transmitting unit 15.

[Hardware Configuration Example of Destination Registration Device]

FIG. 2 shows an example of a hardware configuration in which the destination floor registration device 20 is constituted by a computer.

The destination registration device 20, which is composed of a computer device, includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20a, a main storage unit 20b, a nonvolatile storage device 20c, a network interface 20d, an input unit 20e, and an output unit 20f, which are connected to a bus.

The CPU 20 a is a calculation processing unit that reads out and executes software program codes that realize functions performed by the destination floor registration device 20 from the main storage unit 20 b or the nonvolatile storage device 20 c .

The CPU 20a reads the program code from the main storage unit 20b or the nonvolatile storage device 20c, and performs arithmetic processing in the work area of the main storage unit 20b, thereby constituting various processing function units in the main storage unit 20b. That is, the main storage unit 20b is configured with various processing units such as the destination floor operation display processing unit 24 and the registration floor display processing unit 26 shown in FIG. 1.

The nonvolatile storage device 20c uses a large-capacity information storage medium such as a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a memory card. The nonvolatile storage device 20c stores software that implements the functions of the destination registration device 20, data obtained by executing the program, and data required for display screen settings.

The network interface 20d uses, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) and performs data transmission and reception with other devices such as the elevator control device 10.

The input unit 20 e performs input processing of detection information of the input detection sensor 42 and the like.

The output unit 20 f supplies display data to the destination layer display area 41 a and the registered layer display area 41 b of the display panel 41 .

In addition, the destination layer registration device 20 composed of a computer as shown in FIG2 is an example, and may also be composed of other processing devices other than a computer. For example, a part or all of the functions performed by the destination layer registration device 20 may be realized by hardware such as FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) and ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit).

The elevator control device 10 is also constituted by a computer or other calculation processing device having the same hardware configuration as that of the destination floor registration device 20 .

[Examples of safety devices]

FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the safety device 30 installed in the landing 60 on each floor.

That is, a safety device 30 connected to a card reader 32 or a camera 33 is provided at the landing 60 of each floor of the elevator. Fig. 3 shows a car 50 stopped at the landing 60. An operating panel 40 and a card reader 43 are provided in the car 50. It is optional whether to provide the card reader 43 in the car 50, and the card reader 43 may not be provided.

The card reader 32 installed at the landing station 60 reads the individual number from the ID card held by the elevator user and supplies the read individual number to the safety device 30. The individual number read from the ID card is an identification number registered for each elevator user, and the information of the safety release layer available according to the identification number is registered in a database not shown. There are cases where only one safety release layer is registered or where multiple layers are registered.

The camera 33 captures the face of the user at each floor station 60 and performs facial authentication processing on the captured image to identify the user. In addition, the security device 30 supplies the individual number registered for the user who has undergone facial authentication to the security device 30, as in the case where the individual number is read from the card reader 32.

The safety device 30 reads the information of the safety release floor registered in the supplied individual number from the database, and transmits the read information of the safety release floor to the elevator control device 10 from the landing release floor transmission unit 31 (see FIG. 1 ).

[Example of arrangement of display panels in the car]

FIG. 4 shows an example in which a display panel 41 is provided in a car 50 included in the elevator system of this example.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the vicinity of a door 51 of the car 50 as viewed from the inside of the car 50. Door side panels 52 and 53 are arranged on the left and right sides of the door 51. Here, the operation panel 40 is arranged on the door side panel 53 on the right side of the door 51.

The operation panel 40 is provided with a display panel 41. The display panel 41 is provided with an input detection sensor 42 (see FIG. 1 ) which is constituted by a touch sensor or the like.

In addition, a card reader 43 is arranged below the display panel 41 of the operating panel 40. The card reader 43 is used to read the card held by the user and register the floor for which security is set as the destination floor. However, when the authentication is completed before the user gets on the car 50 by using the card reader 32 or the camera 33 on the landing station 60 side shown in FIG. 3, it is not necessary for the card reader 43 in the car 50 to read the card.

The display panel 41 is composed of a liquid crystal display panel and an organic EL (organic electro-luminescence) panel, and is configured to be long in the vertical direction with a size of the horizontal width stored in the door side panel 53. The display panel 41 can display text, numbers, and various graphics as described in the display example described later. Here, the content displayed on the display panel 41 can be changed remotely at any time through a portable terminal or a computer terminal, etc., and it can also be easily handled when the tenant changes.

In addition, using a touch sensor as the input detection sensor 42 is just an example, and for example, a non-contact sensor that detects approach of a finger or the like to the surface of the display panel 41 may be used.

In addition, in the example of Fig. 4, a display panel 41 is shown as an example of the operation panel 40, but for example, a button indicating door opening and door closing, an emergency notification button, etc. may be arranged near the display panel 41. Alternatively, a button indicating door opening and door closing, an emergency notification button, etc. may also be displayed on the display panel 41.

In addition, the configuration of the operation panel 40 and the display panel 41 on the door side panel 53 on the right side of the door 51 is an example, and the operation panel 40 and the display panel 41 may also be configured on the door side panel 52 on the left side of the door 51. In this case, the operation panel 40 and the display panel 41 may be configured on either the left or right door side panel 52 or 53, or may be configured on both the left and right door side panels 52 and 53.

Furthermore, a speaker (not shown) that outputs operation sounds, guidance sounds, and the like is disposed on the operation panel 40 .

[Display panel display method]

Next, the display method of the display panel 41 will be described with reference to FIG. 5 .

As already described in FIG. 1 , the display panel 41 includes the destination floor display area 41 a and the registered floor display area 41 b .

As shown in displays M11, M12, M13, and M14 of FIG5 , the destination layer display area 41a is arranged in the right area of the display panel 41, and the registered layer display area 41b is arranged in the left area of the display panel 41. The registered layer display area 41b is a narrow area capable of displaying registered layer values in one column (or two columns) vertically, and the remaining area is all the destination layer display area 41a.

Furthermore, the sizes of the destination layer display area 41 a and the registered layer display area 41 b may also be variable.

In this example, in the display mode for inputting the destination floor, a shared floor selection mode, a release floor selection mode, and a numeric key input mode are prepared. In addition, the process of selecting the three display modes will be described later. Here, the shared floor selection mode and the release floor selection mode have the same screen structure, and by configuring the content of the display button to be changed according to the instruction from the elevator control device 10, the processing load on the destination floor registration device side can be reduced, and it can also be implemented at a low cost in the existing system.

The display M11 shown in the upper left of FIG5 is a display example in the shared floor selection mode. In this shared floor selection mode, the destination floor candidate buttons indicating the floors of the shared floor can be directly displayed in the destination floor display area 41a, and the destination floor can be directly set by operating the buttons. The shared floor here is a floor that does not require safety release.

When the user authentication is not performed by the safety device 30 of the landing, the display M11 of the shared floor selection mode is displayed. In addition, when the safety release floor registered by the elevator user who has been authenticated by the safety device 30 of the landing is "0 floor", the display M11 is also displayed. The safety release floor is "0" means that the safety release floor registered by the corresponding elevator user is only the one safety release floor that the current user has boarded, and there is no other safety release floor. In addition, when the shared floor is also sent as a safety release floor, the number of floors other than the shared floor is counted.

In the display M11 in the shared floor selection mode, a destination floor button 101 indicating a shared floor of a building, a screen switching button 102 , and an input guide 103 are displayed in the destination floor display area 41 a .

In the display M11 shown in the upper left corner of Figure 5, as the destination layer buttons 101, only buttons for the shared layers (main layers) that are not security layers, namely, the 1st floor (entrance floor), the 2nd floor (lobby floor), the 1st underground floor (fourth parking lot), the 2nd underground floor (third parking lot), the 3rd underground floor (second parking lot) and the 4th underground floor (first parking lot) are displayed.

When the user touches the destination floor buttons 101, the floor displayed by the operated button is directly determined as the registration floor without performing a confirmation operation or the like.

When the destination floor button 101 is touched, the button of the destination floor that detects the touch operation becomes brighter during the touch, indicating that the touch operation has been accepted. And when the registration floor is determined by the touch operation, the floor of the corresponding registration floor is displayed in the registration floor display area 41b. Here, the registration floor display can be on the operation panel 41, or other display devices for the convenience of the display area.

The screen switching button 102 displays "To all floors" in Japanese and English, and by pressing the screen switching button 102, the display switches to a floor input mode displaying buttons such as numeric keys M14 (lower right of FIG. 5 ).

The input guide 103 displays a prompt for operation in Japanese, such as “Please input a destination floor,” and a similar display is also made in English, such as “Please select a destination floor.” The input guide 103 displays the same display in all modes.

As shown in the display M12 in the upper right of FIG. 5 , the registered layer 112 registered as the destination layer is displayed in the registered layer display area 41b. In the display M12, only one registered layer "35" is displayed, but when there are multiple registered layers, the registered layers are displayed in a row in the vertical direction in the registered layer display area 41b. In the examples of displays M11, M13, and M14 other than the display M12 in FIG. 5 , nothing is displayed in the registered layer display area 41b, indicating that there is no registered layer, that is, a layer that has not been registered as the destination layer.

When a plurality of registered floors are displayed in the registered floor display area 41b, the registered floors with smaller numerical values are displayed in ascending order from the bottom according to the actual arrangement of the building floors. Since the display of the arranged registered floors is based on the actual arrangement of the building floors, the lower the underground floor is, the larger the floor numerical value is. When there are a plurality of registered floors that cannot be displayed at once in the registered floor display area 41b, it is possible to deal with it by switching a plurality of screens or scrolling the displayed registered floors.

When the number of registered floors decreases due to the car stopping at each floor, the remaining registered floors are displayed in a reduced manner from below in the registered floor display area 41b.

However, displaying in a reduced form from the bottom is merely an example, and for example, the registered layers may be displayed collectively in the approximate center, or may be displayed in a reduced form from the top.

In the case of the shared layer selection mode, the released layer selection mode, and the numeric key input mode, the display in the registered layer display area 41 b is performed in the same manner.

The display M12 at the upper right of FIG. 5 and the display M13 at the right center of FIG. 5 are display examples in the release layer selection mode.

The display M12 in the upper right of FIG. 5 is an example of display when the number of safety release floors registered by the elevator user detected by the safety device 30 of the hall 60 is one.

The display M12 of the release floor selection mode when there is only one safety release floor shows an example in which the safety release floor of the corresponding elevator user is only the "35th floor" and the one safety release floor "35th floor" is automatically registered as a registered floor.

Therefore, the destination floor button 111 of "35th floor" is displayed in the destination floor display area 41a, and the destination floor button 111 of "35th floor" is displayed in a lit manner (high brightness display manner) corresponding to the selection completion (touch completion). However, the high brightness display manner corresponding to the selection completion may return to the normal extinguished state after a predetermined time has passed since the start of the display.

In addition, in order to automatically register as a registered layer, a registered layer display 112 indicating the registered layer "35" is performed in the registered layer display area 41b. Here, since the destination layer has already been registered, the user's action display 103 may not be "Please select the destination layer" but other display contents, such as "Please select the main layer button for the shared layer".

In addition, in the display M12 for releasing the layer selection mode, the screen switching buttons 102 and 104 are displayed below the destination layer display area 41 a .

The screen switching button 102 displays “To all floors” in Japanese and English, and the screen switching button 102 is input to a display M14 showing a floor input mode in which buttons such as numeric keys are displayed.

The screen switching button 104 displays a main floor (shared floor) button, which is displayed as "To main floors" in Japanese and English. By inputting this button, the display switches to the shared floor selection mode M11 in which the main floor button is displayed.

Display M13 in the middle right section of FIG. 5 is another display method in the release layer selection mode, and is an example of a display when there are multiple safety release layers registered by the elevator user detected by the safety device 30 of the floor station 60. The multiple here is greater than "2" and less than "5". The limitation to less than "5" is to be less than the number corresponding to the number of buttons that can be configured in the destination layer display area 41a. Here, for example, if the first floor of the lobby layer with high utilization frequency is always displayed except for the ride from the lobby layer, the upper limit of the number of restrictions can also be set to "4" if it is a ride from other than the lobby layer. In addition, the layers with high utilization frequency can also be displayed according to the time period, for example, if it is lunch time, the cafeteria layer is displayed.

In the display M12 of the release floor selection mode when there are multiple safety release floors, the safety release floors of the corresponding elevator user are "20th floor", "21st floor", "22nd floor", and "23rd floor", and the display M12 displays the destination floor buttons 121 of "20th floor", "21st floor", "22nd floor", and "23rd floor". When there are multiple safety release floors, automatic registration is not performed, and the user registers the destination floor by touching any of the four destination floor buttons 121. When touched, the corresponding button becomes a display mode indicating lighting, and the registered floor is displayed in the registered floor display area 41b.

When displaying M13, screen switching buttons 102 and 104 are also displayed below the destination layer display area 41a. Here, by performing local button selection detection and screen switching processing on the screen switching buttons 102 and 104 on the terminal side of the operation panel, operation and display response are improved, and operability is further improved.

The display M14 at the lower right of FIG. 5 is a display example in the numeric key input mode.

In the numeric key input mode, the destination floor display area 41a is displayed as a numeric key, and the user can input the floor with a numerical value through this numeric key input mode. When the number of safety release floors registered by the elevator user detected by the safety device 30 of the landing station 60 exceeds the prescribed number (here "6"), when the numeric key input mode is switched to by the input operation of the screen switching button 102 in other modes, the display M14 of the numeric key input mode is performed.

That is, in the numeric key input mode, 10 numeric buttons 0, 1, 2, 3, ..., 9, a floor input button 131 consisting of a "B" button representing the underground, a registration button 132, an input completed floor display area 133, a cancel button 134, an input guide 103, and a screen switch button 104 are displayed in the destination layer display area 41a.

In the display M14 of FIG. 5 , nothing is displayed in the input completed floor display portion 133 , but if the floor input button 131 is touched, the touched number is displayed.

The input completed floor display portion 133 displays the numerical value inputted by the floor input button 131 or "B". When a numerical button is pressed following the button "B", a display indicating a basement floor such as "B1" is performed.

In addition, even when a two-digit value input operation or a numerical input operation following "B" is performed, for example, when a floor at which the elevator cannot stop, such as a floor that does not exist in the building, is input, or when a safety floor that has not been de-secured is input, the corresponding operation is invalid and the input floor is not displayed in the input completion floor display area 133.

The registration button 132 is a button for determining, as a registration floor, the floor displayed in the input completed floor display portion 133. When the floor is determined as a registration floor, the display of the input completed floor display portion 133 disappears, and the determined registration floor is displayed in the registration floor display area 41b.

The cancel button 134 is a button for canceling the floor displayed in the input completed floor display portion 133. The cancel button 134 may be displayed at all times or only when a floor is input in the input completed floor display portion 133 by operating the floor input button 131.

The input guide 103 and the screen switching button 104 are the same as those displayed in other modes.

[Registration layer processing performed in conjunction with the security device]

6 is a flowchart showing the display on the display panel 41 in the car and the processing of the car call of the passenger floor (riding floor) performed in conjunction with the user authentication in the safety device 30 installed in the hall 60.

First, the display panel 41 in the car performs the display M11 in the shared floor selection mode shown in Fig. 5 as a default screen. In a situation where user authentication in the safety device 30 has not been performed, the display M11 in the shared floor selection mode is continued (step S11).

While the default screen (display in the shared floor selection mode) is being displayed, the elevator control device 10 determines whether a safety release signal based on user authentication is received from the safety device 30 installed in the hall 60 of a certain floor (step S12).

In step S12, when receiving a safety release signal based on user authentication (step S12: Yes), the elevator control device 10 determines whether the safety release floor indicated by the safety release signal is a floor other than the main floor (shared floor) (step S13).

If it is a floor other than the main floor in step S13 (step S13: Yes), the elevator control device 10 determines whether the floor (passenger floor) of the hall 60 where the user authentication is performed by the safety device 30 is included in the safety release floor (step S14).

In step S14, when the passenger floor is included in the safety release floor (step S14: Yes), the elevator control device 10 determines whether the setting of the car call at the hall of the passenger floor at that time is automatic registration (step S15).

In step S15, when the car call at the landing of the passenger layer is set to automatic registration (step S15 is yes), the elevator control device 10 automatically registers the car call at the landing 60 of the passenger layer at this time (step S16). Here, the car call button, that is, the landing setting button, can be lit to improve the automatic registration recognition of the user, or it can be turned off for safety reasons.

In addition, in step S15, when the car call setting at the landing of the passenger floor is not automatically registered (step S15 No), the elevator control device 10 permits the registration of the car call at the landing 60 of the passenger floor at this time (step S17). During the registration permission of the car call, when the car call button (not shown) of the landing 60 of the corresponding floor is operated, the car call is registered. Here, the car call button, that is, the landing setting button, may be flashed to remind the registration.

In addition, when no safety release signal is received in step S12 (No in step S12), when it is other than the main layer in step S13 (No in step S13), and when the passenger layer is not included in the safety release layer in step S14 (No in step S14), the display panel 41 continues to display the default screen in step S11 (display in the shared layer selection mode).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing started when the car arrives at the boarding floor after the automatic registration in step S16 or the registration after the car call registration permission in step S17.

First, the car arrives at the layer (safety release layer) where the car is called, and the door starts to be opened, and the elevator user starts to take the car (step S21). At this start of opening the door, the elevator serves the registered landing call, and the display corresponding to each of the following situations is performed.

That is, the elevator control device 10 determines whether the number of safety release floors other than the passenger floor and the main floor (shared floor) supplied from the safety device 30 is "0" or less than the first predetermined number (step S22). The first predetermined number here is set to "1".

In step S22, when the number of safety release floors other than the passenger floor and the main floor (shared floor) is "0", that is, when there is no safety release floor other than the passenger floor ("0" in step S22), the elevator control device 10 displays the button M11 of the main floor in the shared floor selection mode as the display panel 41 in the car (step S28). For example, when the occupancy floor is the first floor, at lunch time or after get off work, the occupancy floor moves to the shared floor such as the lobby floor and the parking lot floor facing the outside, so the convenience is improved by displaying the shared floor.

In addition, in step S22, when the number of safety release floors other than the passenger floor and the main floor (shared floor) is not "0" but less than the first specified number (here "1") ("less than the first specified number" in step S22), the destination call automatic registration/registration permission processing unit 14 of the elevator control device 10 automatically registers the safety release floors of the first specified number as the registration floors of the destination (step S23). At this time, the display of the display panel 41 in the car is set to the display in the release floor selection mode with automatic registration (for example, the display M12 on the upper right of Figure 5) according to the display information from the display information sending unit 15. Here, even when automatically registering from the landing station, if the card is swiped again in the car, when other floors such as other occupied floors or shared floors are registered, the automatically registered floors are automatically canceled, which can suppress unnecessary stops, so it is preferable.

In addition, in step S22, when the number of safety release floors other than the passenger floor and the main floor (shared floor) is not less than "1" as the first prescribed number (step S22 No), the elevator control device 10 determines whether the number of safety release floors other than the passenger floor and the main floor (shared floor) is less than the second prescribed number (step S24). Here, the second prescribed number is set to "5".

In step S24, when the number of safety release floors other than the passenger floor and the main floor (shared floor) is less than the second predetermined number "5" (step S24 is), the elevator control device 10 causes the display panel 41 in the car to display buttons for safety release floors other than the main floor based on the display information from the display information transmitting unit 15 (step S25). The display of the display panel 41 at this time is set to a display in the release floor selection mode such as the display M13 in the right middle stage of Figure 5.

Furthermore, in step S24, when the number of safety release floors other than the passenger floor and the main floor (shared floor) is not less than the second predetermined number "5" (step S24 No), the elevator control device 10 causes the display panel 41 in the car to display the input screen in the numeric key mode according to the display information from the display information transmitting unit 15 (step S26). At this time, the display of the display panel 41 is set to the display in the numeric key mode such as the display M14 in the lower right of Figure 5.

Then, after the prescribed time of the display in the release floor selection mode with automatic registration in step S23, the display in the release floor selection mode without automatic registration in step S25, and the display in the numeric keypad mode in step S26, the elevator control device 10 sets the display of the display panel 41 in the car to the display M11 of the main floor button in the shared floor selection mode according to the display information from the display information sending unit 15 (step S27). The prescribed time here is set to, for example, a time of several seconds, which is sufficient for the user who has boarded the car to perform operations in each mode. Here, it is set to within several seconds after the user's boarding from the landing is detected by the camera in the car, etc., thereby providing a smoother use scenario.

As described above, according to the elevator system of this example, when the safety release floors registered by the authenticated user at the floor station 60 are less than the first specified number except for the current stop floor of the car, the corresponding safety release floor is automatically registered as the destination floor, and the display panel 41 in the car displays the automatically registered registration floor as the destination floor. Therefore, when the number of safety release floors is small and it is suitable to automatically register the safety release floor, the destination floor is automatically registered while getting on the car. However, if the user in the car is using the car operating panel that includes the car safety device, automatic registration from the floor station is performed, but the display gives priority to the operation of the user in the car, thereby achieving improved convenience when taking into account both floor station and car safety. In addition, in the elevator specifications for floor stations that serve VIP elevators in sequence, the registered information is temporarily maintained when multiple VIPs are used at the same time, and services are provided in the order of registration.

In addition, in a situation where automatic registration is not appropriate, the destination floor button of the safety release floor is displayed on the display panel in the car, and a display with improved operability and visibility can be performed. Here, when registering a floor call for a floor used other than working hours, such as a floor call for a floor for a guest, by always displaying the parking lot floor and lobby floor facing the outside used during working hours, it is possible to improve the convenience for users of multiple guest floors. In addition, for users of guest floors on two floors (multiple floors), automatic registration is not performed when registering from the guest floor, thereby improving the registration operation of the shared floor for lunch/after get off work, which is frequently used.

In addition, when the safety release floor is "0" except for the current stop floor of the car, automatic registration is not performed, and the display panel 41 displays the destination floor button of the shared floor without safety restrictions. This makes it possible to easily register the registerable floor, that is, the shared floor, and the operability is improved.

In addition, when the safety release layer exceeds the first specified number, such as "1" and is less than the second specified number, such as "5", automatic registration is not performed, and the display panel 41 displays the destination layer button of the safety release layer. As a result, it is possible to appropriately display only the destination layer button that the corresponding user can set as the registration layer. From this point of view, operability is also improved.

Furthermore, when there are a plurality of safety-release floors exceeding the second predetermined number, the display panel 41 displays the destination floor registration screen using the numeric keys, thereby enabling appropriate display when there are a plurality of safety-release floors.

Furthermore, the security device determines the security release floor based on information read by a card reader installed at the landing or a result of face authentication by a camera, thereby enabling appropriate authentication processing at the landing.

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In addition, the embodiment examples described so far are described in detail in order to explain the present invention in an easily understandable manner, and are not necessarily limited to having all the described structures.

In addition, the display examples shown in the respective drawings are also preferred examples, and the present invention is not limited to these examples.

For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the main floor button is displayed on the default screen, but the screen displaying the numeric keys may be set as the default screen. Which screen is set as the default screen may be changed according to the stopping floor of the car or the time period.

Furthermore, when the numeric key display screen continues to display for a specified time, it can be regarded as a terminal side processing abnormality and the display can be switched to the default screen. When the safety release layer screen is displayed for a specified time, it can be regarded as a safety device abnormality and the display can be switched to the default screen. Here, it is also possible to display the error number or remotely report without switching the display.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the user operation is accepted by touch detection in the display panel formed by the touch panel, but the user operation may also be accepted by non-contact operation based on detection of a finger or the like approaching the display panel. Alternatively, both touch detection in the display panel and non-contact detection based on detection of a finger or the like approaching the display panel may be performed.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the processing is performed according to the authentication processing in the safety device 30 installed in the floor station. In contrast, the same processing can be performed, for example, when the user authentication is performed using the card reader 43 (Figure 4) installed in the car. However, in the car, if the utilization time of the safety device 30 is when the car stops at the utilization layer, the convenience can be further improved by excluding the processing of the utilization layer. For example, it is conceivable that the safety layer display of the 2nd floor is not performed when the operation in the car is performed when the car stops at the 2nd floor. Specifically, the automatic registration/registration permission processing unit 13 may not operate during the period of receiving the safety release signal from the safety device (card reader 43) in the car, and the display described in the above-mentioned embodiment may not be performed.

In addition, in the structural diagrams shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, only the control lines and information lines considered necessary for explanation are shown, and not all control lines and information lines may be shown on the product. In fact, it can be considered that almost all structures are connected to each other.

The processing flows shown in the flowcharts of FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are also examples, and if the processing results are the same, the processing order may be partially changed or a plurality of processes may be executed simultaneously.

In addition, when the elevator control device 10 and the destination floor registration device 20 described in the present embodiment are constituted by an information processing device such as a computer, the program for realizing each processing function can be prepared in a non-volatile storage device and memory within the computer device, and can also be placed in an external memory, IC card, SD card, optical disk or other recording medium for transmission.

Explanation of symbols

10… elevator control device, 11… floor release layer processing unit, 12… destination floor release layer processing unit, 13… floor call automatic registration/registration permission processing unit, 14… destination call automatic registration/registration permission processing unit, 15… display information sending unit, 16… destination floor registration/cancellation processing unit, 20… destination floor registration device, 20a… CPU, 20b… main storage unit, 20c… non-volatile storage device, 20d… network interface, 20e… input unit, 20f… output unit, 21… input processing unit, 22… input determination unit, 23… input information sending unit, 24… destination floor operation display processing unit, 25… destination floor display area updating unit, 26… registration floor display processing unit, 27 …registration floor display area update unit, 30…security device, 31…floor station release floor transmission unit, 32…card reader, 33…camera, 40…operation panel, 41…display panel, 41a…destination floor display area, 41b…registration floor display area, 42…input detection sensor, 43…card reader, 51…door, 52, 53…door side panel, 60…floor station, 101…destination floor button, 102…screen switching button, 103…input guidance, 104…screen switching button, 111…destination floor button, 112…registration floor display, 121…destination floor button, 131…floor input button, 132…registration button, 133…input completion floor display portion, 134…cancel button.

Claims (11)

1. An elevator system having: an operation panel capable of registering a destination floor through a display panel in a car, characterized in that,

The operation panel has:

an input determination unit that detects an operation of the display panel; and

An input information transmitting unit that transmits information based on the operation detected by the input determining unit to the elevator control device,

The elevator control device comprises:

a release layer processing unit that receives a safety release signal from a safety device provided at a landing, the safety release signal indicating a safety release layer of an elevator user; and

An automatic registration/registration permission processing unit that performs automatic registration of the destination floor and registration permission of the destination floor based on the security release signal received by the release layer processing unit,

When the safety release layer indicated by the safety release signal is not more than a first predetermined number other than the current stop layer of the car, the automatic registration/registration permission processing section automatically registers the corresponding safety release layer as a destination layer,

The registered layer display processing unit of the operation panel causes the display panel to display a registered layer automatically registered as a target layer.

2. An elevator system according to claim 1, characterized in that,

The automatic registration/registration permission processing unit operates from a point in time when the elevator serves the registered hall call.

3. An elevator system according to claim 2, characterized in that,

The point in time for servicing the landing call is: the landing call layer coincides with the car's position and begins the time point of opening the door.

4. An elevator system according to claim 1, characterized in that,

And, when the safety release layer indicated by the safety release signal is "0" other than the current stop layer of the car, the automatic registration/registration permission processing section does not perform automatic registration,

The registration layer display processing unit of the operation panel causes the display panel to display a destination layer button of a shared layer for which security restrictions are not imposed.

5. The elevator system of claim 4, wherein,

And the automatic registration/registration permission processing section does not perform automatic registration when the security release layer indicated by the security release signal exceeds a first predetermined number and is less than a second predetermined number,

The registered layer display processing unit of the operation panel causes the display panel to display a destination layer button of the security release layer.

6. The elevator system of claim 5, wherein,

And, when the security release layer indicated by the security release signal exceeds the second prescribed number, the automatic registration/registration permission processing section does not perform automatic registration,

The registration layer display processing unit of the operation panel causes the display panel to display a destination layer registration screen based on the numeric keys.

7. An elevator system according to claim 1, characterized in that,

The security device has a reader disposed at the landing,

And judging the security release layer according to the information read by the card reader.

8. An elevator system according to claim 1, characterized in that,

The security device has a camera disposed at the landing,

The security release layer is determined based on the result of face authentication performed from the image captured by the camera.

9. An elevator system according to claim 1, characterized in that,

The automatic registration/registration permission processing section automatically registers a landing call in a case where the passenger layer coincides with the security release layer.

10. An elevator system according to claim 1, characterized in that,

The automatic registration/registration permission processing unit does not operate during a period when the safety release signal is received from the in-car safety device.

11. An elevator control method for registering a destination floor by an operation panel, wherein the elevator control device registers the destination floor according to the registration operation in the operation panel, wherein the operation panel is provided with a display panel in a car,

The operation panel performs the following processing:

An input determination process of detecting an operation of the display panel;

an input information transmission process of transmitting information based on the operation detected in the input determination process to the elevator control device; and

A registered layer display process of displaying a registered layer received from the elevator control device on a registered layer display area of the display panel,

The elevator control device performs the following processes:

a release layer process of receiving a safety release signal from a safety device provided at a landing, the safety release signal indicating a safety release layer of an elevator user; and

An automatic registration/registration permission process for performing automatic registration of a destination floor and registration permission of the destination floor based on the security release signal received by the release layer process, and automatically registering the corresponding security release layer as the destination floor when the security release layer indicated by the received security release signal is 1 other than the current stop layer of the car,

As a registration layer display process of the operation panel, the display panel is caused to display a registration layer that is automatically registered.