JP2000007237A - Hydraulic elevator controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hydraulic elevator controller capable of executing prestart from the beginning of closing the door of an elevator to start an elevator car once the door is closed. SOLUTION: When the door of an elevator car in the stopped condition begins to be closed, a pressure balance establishment ready signal is output from a pressure balance control starting means 20 so that an elevating speed control means 21 increases the rotating number of a motor for driving a hydraulic pump to the upper limit rotating number of a limiter at a preset rate. When hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic pump side is balanced with hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic jack side, a rotating number control means 24 decreases the rotating number of the motor for driving the hydraulic pump to the lower limit rotating number of the limiter at a preset rate and holds it at the lower limit rotating number of the limiter. When the door of the elevator car is closed, a pressure balance establishment signal is output from a pressure balance control finishing means 25 to transfer the elevator car to normal operation control.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hydraulic elevator control apparatus for driving a hydraulic jack on the basis of a hydraulic pressure from a hydraulic pump to control the elevation of a car.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A hydraulic elevator drives a hydraulic jack based on hydraulic pressure from a hydraulic pump to raise and lower a car. In such a hydraulic elevator, a hydraulic valve is provided between a hydraulic jack and a hydraulic pump. When the car is stopped, the hydraulic valve is operated by a hydraulic valve so that the car is held at a predetermined stop position. Holds the hydraulic pressure on the jack side.

In this case, the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic pump side is different from the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic jack side, and the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic pump side is lower. As described above, while the car is stopped, the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic pump side and the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic jack side are different, so it is necessary to reduce the shock at the start before the car moves. Therefore, pressure balancing control is performed to smoothly start the stopped car, and an operation of balancing the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic pump side and the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic jack side is performed.

Conventionally, the hydraulic pump is rotated after the car is closed, and this pressure balancing control is started. This is to prevent the car from moving up and down while the car door is open. That is,
If the hydraulic pressure suddenly changes due to some abnormality while the hydraulic pump is rotating, there is a risk that the car will move due to the oil flow discharged by the hydraulic pump, and such a situation will occur when the door is open To avoid.

[0005]

However, in the conventional hydraulic elevator control device, since the hydraulic pump is rotated after the car is closed and the pressure balancing control is started, the start of the car is started. I was late.

That is, since the electric motor for driving the hydraulic pump is started after the door is closed and after the start shock reduction operation by the pressure balancing control, the time from when the door is opened until the car starts moving (car start time) ) Cannot be shortened.

In addition, the rotation of the electric motor for driving the hydraulic pump in the pressure balance control must be at a rotational speed within a range where the car does not move, so that the hydraulic pressure rise time on the hydraulic pump side at the time of starting cannot be shortened. .

Due to these limitations, the car start time of the car is long, about 2 seconds.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a hydraulic elevator control device capable of executing a pre-start from the start of door closing of an elevator and starting a car immediately after the door is closed.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hydraulic elevator control apparatus which drives a hydraulic jack for supporting a car based on a hydraulic pressure from a hydraulic pump driven by an electric motor to control the elevation of the car. During the stop of the car, the car is held at a predetermined stop position by a hydraulic valve provided between the hydraulic jack and the hydraulic pump, and the hydraulic jack side at the start of operation of the car. In the hydraulic elevator control apparatus which performs pressure balance control between the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic pump, when the car starts to close from a stopped state, a pressure balance establishment preparation signal is output. When the pressure balance control start means and the pressure balance establishment preparation signal are established, the rotation speed of the electric motor that drives the hydraulic pump becomes the upper limiter rotation speed. Speed-up control means for increasing the hydraulic pump side oil pressure and the hydraulic jack side oil pressure when the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic jack side is balanced, until the rotation speed of the electric motor driving the hydraulic pump reaches the lower limiter rotation speed. Rotation speed control means to decrease at a predetermined ratio and hold at the lower limiter rotation speed, and, when the car is closed, output a pressure balance establishment signal to the rotation speed control means to perform normal car operation control. And a pressure balancing control ending means for shifting.

In the hydraulic elevator control apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the door starts closing from the stopped state of the car, the pressure balance control start means outputs a pressure balance establishment preparation signal, and The control means increases the rotation speed of the electric motor that drives the hydraulic pump at a predetermined ratio so as to reach the upper limit rotation speed. Also, when the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic pump side and the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic jack side are balanced, the rotation speed control means
The rotation speed of the electric motor that drives the hydraulic pump is reduced at a predetermined ratio until the rotation speed of the electric motor reaches the lower limit rotation speed, and the rotation speed is maintained at the lower limit rotation speed. When the car is closed, a pressure balance establishment signal is output from the pressure balance control ending means, and the routine shifts to normal car operation control.

A hydraulic elevator control device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the hydraulic elevator control device according to the first aspect, wherein the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic pump side and the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic jack side are balanced. The differential pressure switch that operates when the differential pressure of the valve falls within a predetermined range is detected.

[0013] In the hydraulic elevator control device according to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, the fact that the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic pump side and the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic jack side are balanced means that the differential pressure of the hydraulic valve is reduced. Detected by differential pressure switch.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hydraulic elevator control device according to the first aspect, wherein the upper limiter rotation speed and a predetermined ratio in the speed-up control means are controlled by the rotation speed control means. Wherein the lower limiter rotation speed and the predetermined ratio are calculated based on the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic jack and the temperature of the oil supplied to the hydraulic pump.

In the hydraulic elevator control device according to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, the upper limiter rotation speed and the predetermined ratio used in the calculation of the speed-up control means are controlled by the hydraulic jack hydraulic pressure. And the temperature of the oil supplied to the hydraulic pump. Similarly, the lower limiter rotation speed and the predetermined ratio used by the rotation speed control means are calculated based on the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic jack and the temperature of the oil supplied to the hydraulic pump.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a hydraulic elevator control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a hydraulic elevator to which the hydraulic elevator control device according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied.

In FIG. 2, a car 1 of a hydraulic elevator is supported by a hydraulic jack 2 and is raised and lowered. A pulley 4 is provided on a plunger 3 of the hydraulic jack 2.
A car 1 is mounted on one end of a rope 5 suspended on the pulley 4
Is connected. Oil is supplied to the hydraulic jack 2 from a hydraulic pipe 6 to move the hydraulic jack 2 up and down. As a result, the plunger 3 moves up and down, the position of the pulley 4 moves up and down, and the car 1 moves up and down via the rope 5.

The oil supplied to the hydraulic jack 2 via the hydraulic pipe 6 is stored in a tank 10 and is supplied to a hydraulic pump 8.
Is supplied through the hydraulic valve 9. Hydraulic pump 8
Is driven by the electric motor 7. The drive of the electric motor 7 is controlled by an inverter device 11 based on a command from a hydraulic elevator control device 12.

A differential pressure switch 13 is provided between the inlet side and the outlet side of the hydraulic valve 9, and operates when the differential pressure signal falls within a predetermined range. That is, the balance between the pressure of the hydraulic pump 8 and the pressure of the hydraulic jack 2 is mechanically determined, and when the differential pressure switch 13 is turned on, the hydraulic valve 9 supplies the oil from the tank 10 to the hydraulic jack 2. Acts as possible. The differential pressure switch 13
Is input to the hydraulic elevator control device 12 and is used for pressure balancing control performed from the stop state of the car 1 to the start of operation of the car 1.

The car 1 is provided with a door open / close detector 19 for detecting the open / closed state of a door, and a speed detector 18 for detecting the speed of the car 1. A deceleration switch 14 and a stop switch 15 for controlling the operation of the car 1 are provided near each floor, and an oil temperature sensor 17 for detecting the oil temperature in the tank 10 is provided in the tank 10. The pipe 6 is provided with a load pressure sensor 16 for detecting the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic jack 2. These detection signals are transmitted to the hydraulic elevator control device 1
2 is used for various controls of the hydraulic elevator including the operation control of the car 1.

The hydraulic elevator control device 12 controls the electric motor 7 for driving the hydraulic pump 8. As a result, the hydraulic jack 2 is driven to control the elevation of the car 1. That is, the hydraulic pump 8 is driven by the electric motor 7, and the hydraulic jack 2 supporting the car 1 is driven based on the hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic pump 8, and the elevator 1 is controlled to move up and down.

When the car 1 is stopped, a hydraulic valve 9 provided between the hydraulic jack 2 and the hydraulic pump 8 is provided.
As a result, the car 1 is held at a predetermined stop position. That is, the hydraulic pressure is maintained so that the vehicle can be stopped stably on a predetermined floor. When the operation of the car 1 is started from the stopped state of the car 1, the hydraulic elevator control device 12 performs pressure balance control between the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic jack 2 and the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic pump 8.

That is, according to the present invention, during the pressure balance control, a balance signal between the pressure on the hydraulic pump 8 side and the pressure on the hydraulic jack 2 side is detected by the differential pressure switch 13 provided on the hydraulic valve 9, and the car Before the door 1 is closed, control is performed so that the pressure can be balanced.

FIG. 1 shows a portion of the function of the hydraulic elevator control device 12 according to the embodiment of the present invention, which performs a pressure balance control function.

When the car 1 starts to close from the stopped state, the door opening / closing detector 19 outputs a door closing start signal. This door closing start signal is transmitted to the hydraulic elevator control device 12.
Is input to the pressure balance control start means 20. When the door closing start signal is input from the door opening / closing detector 19, the pressure balance control start means 20 outputs a pressure balance establishment preparation signal to the speed-up control means 21 and starts the speed-up control means 21. In this state, the electric motor 7 for driving the hydraulic pump 8 is stopped,
The pressure on the hydraulic jack 2 side is held by the hydraulic valve 9.

The speed-up control means 21 starts speed-up control of the electric motor 7 for driving the hydraulic pump 8 when the pressure balance establishment preparation signal is established. The rotational speed set value used for the speed-up control in this case is provided from the command data generating means 22.

The command data generating means 22 controls the electric motor 7 necessary for performing pressure balance control based on the pressure detection value Pj from the load pressure sensor 16 and the oil temperature T of the tank 10 from the oil temperature sensor 17. Is calculated and output to the speed-up control means 21. In this case, the rotation speed set value is
Is a set value such that the rotation speed increases from 0 to the upper limiter rotation speed at a predetermined ratio. In this case, the upper limiter rotation speed and the predetermined ratio are calculated based on the pressure detection value Pj and the oil temperature T. You.

A speed-up command from the speed-up control means 21 to the electric motor 7 is output to the inverter device 11 via the switching means 23. Thus, the electric motor 7 is driven and the hydraulic pump 8
Side pressure rises. When the pressure difference between the pressure on the hydraulic pump 8 side and the pressure on the hydraulic jack side falls within a predetermined range, the differential pressure switch 13 operates, and the switching means 23 determines the rotation speed from the speed-up command from the speed-up control means 21. The rotation speed command is switched from the control means 24 and output to the inverter device 11.

The number-of-revolutions control means 24 controls the number of revolutions of the motor 7 to a predetermined number of revolutions suitable for pressure balance control. In this case, the rotation speed set value is reduced at a predetermined ratio from the rotation speed of the motor 7 at which the rotation speed of the motor 7 is increased by the speed-up control means 21 to the lower limit rotation speed, and held at the lower limit rotation speed. It is a setting value that performs In this case, the lower limiter rotation speed and the predetermined ratio are determined by the pressure detection value P
It is calculated based on j and the oil temperature T.

That is, when the differential pressure switch 13 detects that the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic pump 8 side and the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic jack 2 side are balanced, the rotational speed control means 24 controls the motor 7 for driving the hydraulic pump 8. The rotation speed is reduced at a predetermined ratio until the rotation speed reaches the lower limit rotation speed, and the rotation speed of the electric motor 7 is held at the lower limit rotation speed. As a result, the state in which the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic pump 8 side and the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic jack 2 side are balanced is maintained.

In this state, when the door of the car 1 is closed, the door opening / closing detector 19 outputs a door closing signal. This door closing signal is input to the pressure balance control ending means 25 of the hydraulic elevator control device 12, and the pressure balance control means 25 outputs a pressure balance establishment signal to the rotation speed control means 24 when the door close signal is input. When the rotational speed control means 24 receives the pressure balance establishment signal from the pressure balance control ending means 25, it shifts to normal car operation control.

FIG. 3 is a time chart from the start to the end of the pressure balancing control between the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic jack 2 and the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic pump 8 which is performed when the car 1 starts operating from the stop state of the car 1. It is.

If the door-close signal is not established (door-open state) and the door-open signal is not established (door-close start signal is generated) at time t1, the pressure-balancing control starting means 20 performs pressure balancing. An establishment preparation signal is output. Thus, the speed-up control means 21 controls the speed of the electric motor 7 (the hydraulic pump 8).
That is, the rotation speed of the electric motor 7 that drives the hydraulic pump 8 is increased at a predetermined ratio toward the upper limiter rotation speed.

At time t2, when the pressure difference between the pressure Pp on the hydraulic pump 8 side and the pressure Pj on the hydraulic jack 2 side falls within a predetermined range, the differential pressure switch 13 operates. Thereby, the rotation speed control means 24 reduces the rotation speed of the electric motor 7 to the lower limiter rotation speed at a predetermined ratio. Then, when the rotation speed of the electric motor 7 reaches the lower limit rotation speed at time t3, the motor 7 is maintained at that rotation speed thereafter.

When the door closing signal is established at time t4, the pressure balance establishment preparation signal is not established, and instead, the pressure balance establishment signal is established. As a result, the pressure balance control ends, and the process shifts to normal car operation control.

As described above, in the pressure balancing control according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the door open signal is established (start of closing the door) while the car 1 is stopped, the electric motor 7 is rotated to the normal rotation side to close the door. Until the operation is completed, the pressure on the hydraulic pump 8 side is balanced with the pressure on the hydraulic jack 2 side. That is, by rotating the electric motor 7 connected to the hydraulic pump 8 at low speed, the pressure on the hydraulic pump 8 side is balanced with the pressure on the hydraulic jack 2 side, so that the car 1 can be quickly and without shock at the start. To be able to start smoothly.

Next, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the hydraulic elevator control device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, the command data generating means 22 of the hydraulic elevator controller 12 inputs the hydraulic pressure Pj of the hydraulic jack 2 via the hydraulic pressure sensor 16 and the tank 1
The oil temperature T of 0 is input via the oil temperature sensor 17 (S
1). Then, based on the input temperature T and pressure Pj, data necessary for pressure balance control is calculated,
And it is set to the rotation speed control means 24 (S2). The data in this case is a set value of the number of rotations to the electric motor 7 suitable for performing the pressure balance control according to the temperature T and the pressure Pj.

Next, the pressure balance control start means 20
It is determined whether or not the door open signal is established (S3). When the door open signal is established, the process ends because the door closing is not started. When the door opening signal is not satisfied (when the door closing is started), the pressure balance control starting means 20 generates a pressure balance establishment preparation signal (S4). When the pressure of the hydraulic pump 8 and the pressure of the hydraulic jack 2 are not balanced (S5) and the rotation speed of the electric motor 7 does not reach the upper limiter rotation speed (S6), the speed-up control means 21 The speed of the motor 7 is controlled (S7). When the rotation speed of the electric motor 7 reaches the upper limiter rotation speed by this speed increase control, the speed increase control is stopped and the rotation speed of the electric motor 7 is held at the upper limit rotation speed (S8).

Then, the pressure on the hydraulic pump 8 side increases,
In step S5, the pressure on the hydraulic pump 8 side and the hydraulic jack 2
When the side pressures are balanced, the differential pressure switch 13 operates.
As a result, it is determined that the pressures are balanced, and control is performed by the rotation speed control means 24 to reduce the rotation speed of the electric motor 7 to the lower limiter rotation speed. That is, when the rotation speed of the electric motor is larger than the lower limit rotation speed (S
9), control is performed to decrease the rotation speed (S10). When the rotation speed of the electric motor 7 reaches the lower limit rotation speed, the motor 7 is held at the lower limit rotation speed (S11). When the door closing signal is input (S12), the pressure balancing control ending means 2
No. 5 ends the pressure balance control, and shifts to processing for moving the car to the destination floor (S13).

As described above, in the hydraulic elevator control apparatus according to the present embodiment, the pressure balancing control is started at the time of starting the door closing before the door is closed (when the door opening signal is not established). The car can be started earlier than in the case of performing balance control. Further, since the pressure balancing control is started at the time of starting the door closing (when the door opening signal is not established), the car is not accidentally started while the door is open, and safety can be secured. That is, the car can be started optimally and in the shortest time.

[0042]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the control for preparing to start the car is started before the door is closed, the start time of the car can be reduced. In addition, the start time of any of the start preparations is the start time of door closing (when the door open signal is not established).
Therefore, the car can be prevented from being accidentally started while the door is open, and safety can be ensured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration of a hydraulic elevator control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a hydraulic elevator in a case where the hydraulic elevator control device according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a time chart from the start to the end of pressure balancing control in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the hydraulic elevator control device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Riding car 2 Hydraulic jack 3 Plunger 4 Pulley 5 Rope 6 Hydraulic piping 7 Electric motor 8 Hydraulic pump 9 Hydraulic valve 10 Tank 11 Inverter device 12 Hydraulic elevator control device 13 Differential pressure switch 14 Deceleration switch 15 Stop switch 16 Load pressure sensor 17 Oil temperature Sensor 18 Speed detector 19 Door open / close detector 20 Pressure balance control start means 21 Speed increase control means 22 Command data generation means 23 Switching means 24 Revolution speed control means 25 Pressure balance control termination means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A hydraulic jack supporting a car is driven based on the hydraulic pressure from a hydraulic pump driven by an electric motor to control the elevation of the car, and while the car is stopped, the hydraulic jack and the hydraulic pump are controlled. The car is held at a predetermined stop position by a hydraulic valve provided between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic pump. At the start of the operation of the car, pressure balancing control between the hydraulic jack side hydraulic pressure and the hydraulic pump side hydraulic pressure is performed. In the hydraulic elevator control device as described above, when the car starts to close from the stopped state, the pressure balance control start means for outputting a pressure balance establishment preparation signal, and the pressure balance establishment preparation signal are established. Speed-up control means for increasing the rotation speed of the electric motor for driving the hydraulic pump at a predetermined ratio so as to reach the upper limiter rotation speed, and a hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic pump side And rotation speed control means for reducing the rotation speed of the electric motor driving the hydraulic pump when the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic jack side is balanced at a predetermined ratio until the rotation speed reaches the lower limiter rotation speed, and holding the rotation speed at the lower limiter rotation speed; And a pressure balance control ending means for outputting a pressure balance establishment signal to the rotation speed control means when the car closes, and shifting to normal car operation control. Control device. 2. The hydraulic elevator control device according to claim 1, wherein when the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic pump side and the hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic jack side are balanced, the differential pressure of the hydraulic valve falls within a predetermined range. A hydraulic elevator control device characterized in that the hydraulic pressure is detected by a differential pressure switch that operates when the hydraulic elevator is operated. 3. The hydraulic elevator control device according to claim 1, wherein said upper limiter rotation speed and a predetermined ratio in said speed-up control means, and said lower limit limiter rotation speed and a predetermined ratio in said rotation speed control means. Is calculated based on the oil pressure of the hydraulic jack and the temperature of oil supplied to the hydraulic pump.