JP2010018418A - Elevator control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator control system capable of improving operation efficiency of a car by preventing useless elevation and useless stop of a car by explaining that a landing call registration and a car call registration can be canceled in plain explanation so as to cancel a wrong landing call registration and a wrong car call registration, and capable of preventing wrong operation in cancellation of a landing call registration and cancellation of a car call registration. <P>SOLUTION: This elevator control system comprises: a car call registration canceling button provided in a car operating panel provided inside a car; a means for switching to a mode capable of canceling a car call registration when the car call registration canceling button is operated; and a means for canceling the car call registration by a car call button operated by operating a car call button provided in the car operating panel in the case wherein mode is switched to a mode capable of canceling the car call registration. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator control system, and more particularly to an elevator control system capable of canceling the call registration after car call registration or hall call registration.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in elevator control systems that control the raising / lowering of a car, as described below, a landing call registration and a car call registration once performed can be canceled.

  According to this elevator control system, when the elevator user uses the elevator, the hall call button provided on the hall operation panel installed in the elevator hall is pressed to register the hall call in the direction desired to go. The hall call button for which the hall call registration has been performed is turned on, and the car is raised or lowered toward the floor on which the hall call is registered. When the illuminated hall call button is pressed, the hall call button blinks, and this blinking indicates that the elevator control system has entered a mode in which the hall call registration can be canceled. If the blinking hall call button is pressed within a certain time (for example, 4, 5 seconds), the hall call button is turned off and the hall call registration is canceled. If the blinking hall call button is not pressed within a certain time, the hall call button returns to the lighting state, and the car continues to rise or fall toward the floor where the hall call is registered. When the car arrives at the floor where the hall call is registered, the hall call registration is canceled and the hall call button is turned off.

  The elevator user gets into the arriving car and presses the car call button provided on the car operation panel installed in the car to register the car call of the target destination floor. The car call button for which the car call registration has been performed is turned on, and the car goes up or down toward the destination floor where the car call registration is made. When a car call button that is lit is pressed, the car call button blinks, and this blinking indicates that the elevator control system has entered a mode in which car call registration can be canceled. If the blinking car call button is pressed within a certain time (for example, 4, 5 seconds), the car call button is turned off and the car call registration is canceled. If the flashing car call button is not pressed within a certain time, the car call button returns to the lighting state, and the car continues to rise or fall toward the destination floor registered for the car call. When the car arrives at the destination floor where the car call is registered, the car call registration is canceled and the car call button is turned off.

  Moreover, what was described in the following patent document 1 is known as another elevator control system which can cancel car call registration.

In the elevator control system described in Patent Document 1 below, a car call registration cancel button for canceling car call registration is provided in the vicinity of a car call button on each destination floor provided on the car operation panel. One car call registration release button is provided for each car call button, and the number of car call registration release buttons is the same as the number of car call buttons.
JP-A-8-73136

  However, in the elevator control system described above, the following points are not considered.

  In an elevator control system that releases a hall call registration or car call registration by pressing a lighted hall call button or car call button, the hall call registration or car call registration is performed simply by looking at the hall operation panel or car operation panel. In many cases, it is difficult to determine whether or not to have a function for canceling, and a function for canceling hall call registration or car call registration is not used. For this reason, if the hall call registration or the car call registration is mistakenly performed, the car is lifted and stopped according to the wrong hall call or car call, and the driving efficiency of the car is lowered.

  Moreover, in the elevator control system described in Patent Document 1, it is easy to understand that the car call registration can be canceled by pressing the car call registration cancellation button. However, since the car call registration is canceled immediately by pressing the car call registration release button, it is easy to cancel the car call registration by mistake. For example, the car call registration performed by another person is canceled by mistake. May cause trouble to others.

  In addition, a plurality of car call registration buttons and the same number of car call registration release buttons as the car call registration buttons are provided on the car operation panel, thereby increasing the size of the car operation panel and mounting the car operation panel. Space must be increased.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and its purpose is to make it easy to understand that the hall call registration and the car call registration can be canceled, and by canceling the incorrect hall call registration and the car call registration. It is intended to improve the driving efficiency of the car by preventing useless raising and lowering and stopping of the car, and to prevent erroneous operation of canceling the hall call registration and the car call registration.

  The first feature of the embodiment of the present invention is that, in the elevator control system, a car call registration cancel button provided on a car operation panel installed in a car and the car call registration cancel button are operated. Means for switching the car call registration to a mode in which the car call registration can be canceled, and the car call operated by operating a car call button provided on the car operation panel when the car call registration is switched to a cancelable mode. And a means for canceling the car call registration by the button.

  A second feature according to the embodiment of the present invention is that, in the elevator control system, when the hall call registration release button provided on the hall operation panel installed at the elevator hall and the hall call registration release button are operated. Means for switching to a mode capable of canceling the hall call registration, and the hall call button operated by operating a hall call button provided on the hall operation panel when the mode is switched to a mode capable of canceling the hall call registration. And means for canceling the hall call registration.

  According to the present invention, it is easy to understand that the hall call registration and the car call registration can be canceled, and by canceling the incorrect hall call registration and the car call registration, it is possible to prevent the car from being lifted and stopped in a wasteful manner. Driving efficiency can be improved, and erroneous operation of canceling hall call registration or car call registration can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator control system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a car 1 that lifts and lowers an elevator user, and an elevator control device 2 that lifts and lowers the car 1. Yes.

  A car operation panel 3 is provided in the car 1, and the car operation panel 3 has a display 4 for displaying the position of the car 1, a car call button 5 for registering a target destination floor, and a car. A door opening / closing button 7 for opening and closing one car door 6 and a car call registration cancellation button 8 are provided. The car operation panel 3 is connected to the elevator control device 2.

  The elevator control device 2 is connected to a hall operation panel 9 installed at the elevator hall on each floor. The hall operating panel 9 is provided with a display 10 for displaying the position of the car 1 and a hall call button 11 for registering a hall call.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the elevator control device 2. The elevator control device 2 includes a car call input unit 12 to which a signal generated when the car call button 5 is operated, and a car call registration unit 13 connected to the car call input unit 12. A car call registration unit 13 is connected to an elevator control unit 14 that controls the entire elevator control device 2. The car call registration unit 13 performs car call registration as a signal from the car call button 5 is input to the car call input unit 12.

  Connected to the car call registration unit 13 is a car call button lighting control unit 15 that controls the lighting state of the car call button 5 in accordance with the registered state of the car call. The car call button lighting control unit 15 is connected to a lamp (not shown) built in the car call button 5.

  The elevator control unit 14 is connected to a car lifting / lowering control unit 16 that lifts and lowers the car 1 in the upward or downward direction according to the car call registration.

  Further, the elevator control device 2 is provided with a car call release input unit 17 to which a signal generated when the car call registration release button 8 is operated, and the car call release input unit 17 is used as the car call registration unit 13. It is connected to the.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the elevator control system. Here, a case will be described in which an elevator user gets into the car 1, presses the car call button 5, performs car call registration for a target destination floor, and then cancels the car call registration.

  First, it is determined whether or not the car call button 5 has been pressed (S1). When the car call button 5 is pressed (YES in S1), car call registration is performed with the floor designated by the pressed car call button 5 as the destination floor (S2), and the car call button pressed. 5 lights up (S3).

  Thereafter, the car 1 moves up or down toward the destination floor registered for the car call, whether the car 1 arrives at the destination floor registered for the car call (S4), and the car call deregistration release button 8 is pressed. It is determined whether or not (S5).

  When the car 1 arrives at the destination floor where the car call is registered (YES in S4), the car call registration at the destination floor that arrived is canceled (S6), and the car call button 5 at the destination floor arrives. The button is turned off by the button lighting control unit 15 (S7).

  If the car call registration cancel button 8 is pressed (NO in S5) before the car 1 arrives at the destination floor where the car call is registered (NO in S4), the car call button 5 that has been lit is displayed. A blinking state is entered (S8). When there are a plurality of lit car call buttons 5, all the lit car call buttons 5 are in a blinking state. Here, when the car call button 5 is in a blinking state, it means that the elevator control system is switched to a mode in which the car call registration can be canceled. Even when the car call button 5 is in a blinking state, the car 1 continues to rise or fall toward the destination floor where the car call is registered.

  After the car call button 5 starts blinking, whether the car 1 has arrived at the destination floor registered for car call (S9), whether the blinking car call button 5 has been pressed (S10), It is determined whether or not a certain time (for example, 4, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the start of blinking (S11).

  If it is determined that the car 1 has arrived at the destination floor registered for the car call (YES in S9), the car call registration for the destination floor that has arrived is canceled (S6), and the car call button for the destination floor that has arrived 5 is turned off (S7).

  When the car call button 5 that is blinking is pressed (YES in S10), the car call registration at the destination floor where the car call button 5 is pressed is canceled (S6), and the car call button 5 is pressed. The car call button 5 is turned off (S7). Thereby, the raising or lowering of the car 1 toward the destination floor for which the car call registration is canceled is stopped.

  On the other hand, when the car call button 5 blinks and the car call button 5 has not been pressed for a certain period of time (YES in S11), the mode returns from the mode in which the car call registration can be canceled to the normal mode and blinks. The warm call button 5 returns to the lighting state (S3).

  In such a configuration, when the elevator user who has entered the car 1 presses the car call button 5 on the target destination floor and performs car call registration, the car 1 moves toward the car floor registered destination floor. Ascend or descend. Note that the car call button 5 for indicating the destination floor registered for the car call is turned on so that the floor number of the destination floor registered for the car call can be known.

  When an elevator user notices an error in car call registration and wants to cancel the car call registration, the elevator user first presses the car call registration cancel button 8. When the car call registration cancellation button 8 is pressed, the mode of the elevator control system is switched to a mode in which the car call registration can be canceled, and the car call button 5 on the destination floor where the car call is registered changes from the lit state to the blinking state. Change. By this change, the elevator user can know that the mode has been switched to a mode in which the car call registration can be canceled.

  By pushing the flashing car call button 5, the car call registration of the destination floor corresponding to the car call button 5 is canceled, and the car call button 5 of the floor from which the car call registration is released is turned off. When the car call button 5 is turned off, the elevator user can know that the car call registration has been canceled.

  In this way, if the elevator user mistakenly registers the car call, the car call registration can be easily canceled, and the car 1 stops at the floor where the car call is registered by mistake. Thus, the driving efficiency of the car 1 can be improved.

  Further, since the car call registration cancel button 8 is provided in the car operation panel 3 separately from the car call button 5, the elevator user can cancel the car call registration by pressing the car call registration cancel button 8. Can be easily predicted.

  Then, the car call registration cancel button 8 is pressed to switch to a mode in which the car call registration can be canceled to cause the car call button 5 that has been registered for the car call to blink. Since the registration is canceled, the car call registration is not canceled by mistake, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of the situation that the car call registration of the destination floor where the other person registered the car call is cancelled.

  Further, in this car operation panel 3, only one car call registration cancellation button 8 needs to be provided, and even if the car call registration cancellation button 8 is provided, the car operation panel 3 can be prevented from being enlarged.

(Second Embodiment)
An elevator control system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component as the component demonstrated in 1st Embodiment, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the elevator control system according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a car 1 </ b> A that lifts and lowers an elevator user, an elevator controller 2 </ b> A that lifts and lowers the car 1 </ b> A, and each floor And a hall operation panel 9A installed in the elevator hall.

  A car operation panel 3A is provided in the car 1A. The car operation panel 3A has a display 4 for displaying the position of the car 1A, a car call button 5 for registering a target destination floor, and a car. A door opening / closing button 7 for opening and closing one car door 6 is provided. The car operation panel 3A is connected to the elevator control device 2A.

  The hall operating panel 9A is provided with a display 10 for displaying the position of the car 1A, a hall call button 11 for registering a hall call, and a hall call registration cancellation button 18.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the elevator control device 2A. The elevator control device 2A is provided with a hall call input unit 19 to which a signal generated when the hall call button 11 is operated, and a hall call registration unit 20 connected to the hall call input unit 19, A hall call registration unit 20 is connected to the elevator control unit 14. In the hall call registration unit 20, hall call registration is performed in response to the signal from the hall call button 11 being input to the hall call input unit 19.

  The hall call registration unit 20 is connected to a hall call button lighting control unit 21 that controls the lighting state of the hall call button 11 according to the registration state of the hall call. The hall call button lighting control unit 21 is connected to a lamp (not shown) built in the hall call button 11.

  The elevator control unit 14 is connected to a car lifting / lowering control unit 16 that lifts and lowers the car 1A in the upward direction or the downward direction according to the hall call registration.

  Further, the elevator control device 2A is provided with a hall call release input unit 22 to which a signal generated when the hall call registration release button 18 is operated, and the hall call release input unit 22 is used as the hall call registration unit 20. It is connected to the.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the elevator control system. Here, a case will be described in which an elevator user who has arrived at the elevator hall presses the hall call button 11 on the hall operation panel 9A to register the hall call and then cancels the hall call registration.

  First, it is determined whether or not the hall call button 11 has been pressed (S21). When the hall call button 11 is pressed (YES in S21), hall call registration is performed in the direction indicated by the pressed hall call button 11 (S22), and the pressed hall call button 11 is lit. (S23).

  Thereafter, the car 1A ascends or descends toward the floor where the hall call registration is performed, and whether the car 1A arrives at the floor where the hall call registration is performed (S24), the hall call registration is canceled. It is determined whether or not the button 18 has been pressed (S25).

  When the car 1A arrives at the floor where the hall call is registered (YES in S24), the hall call registration is canceled (S26), and the hall call button 11 is turned off (S27).

  If the hall call release button 18 is pressed (NO in S25) before the car 1A arrives at the floor where the hall call is registered (NO in S24), the illuminated hall call button 11 flashes. A state is entered (S28). If the hall call button 11 is in a blinking state, it means that the elevator control system has been switched to a mode in which the hall call registration can be canceled. Further, even when the hall call button 11 is in a blinking state, the car 1A continues to rise or fall toward the floor where the hall call is registered.

  After the hall call button 11 starts blinking, whether or not the car 1A arrives at the floor registered for the hall call (S29), whether or not the blinking hall call button 11 is pressed (S30), It is determined whether or not a certain time (for example, 4, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the start of blinking (S31).

  When it is determined that the car 1A has arrived at the floor where the hall call registration has been performed (S29), the hall call registration is canceled (S26), and the hall call button 11 is turned off (S27).

  If the blinking hall call button 11 is pressed (YES in S30), hall call registration is canceled (S26), and the hall call button 11 is turned off (S27). Thereby, the raising or lowering of the car 1A toward the floor where the hall call registration is performed is stopped.

  On the other hand, if a certain period of time has passed without the hall call button 11 being pressed after the hall call button 11 flashes (YES in S31), the mode returns from the mode in which the hall call registration can be canceled to the normal mode and blinks. The hall call button 11 that has been returned returns to the lighting state (S23).

  In such a configuration, when an elevator user who has arrived at the elevator hall presses the hall call button 11 in the destination direction and performs hall call registration, the car 1A rises or descends toward the floor where the hall call registration has been performed. To do. It should be noted that the hall call button 11 for instructing the direction in which the hall call is registered is lit, so that it can be seen in which direction the hall call registration is performed.

  When the elevator user at the elevator hall wishes to change the direction of using the car 1A, the elevator user first presses the hall call registration release button 18. When the landing call registration cancellation button 18 is pressed, the mode of the elevator control system is switched to a mode in which the landing call registration can be canceled, and the landing call button 11 indicating the direction in which the landing call registration is performed changes from the lighting state to the blinking state. Change. By this change, the elevator user can know that the mode has been switched to the mode that can cancel the hall call registration.

  By pressing the blinking hall call button 11, the hall call registration in the direction indicated by the hall call button 11 is canceled, and the hall call button 11 for which the hall call registration is canceled is turned off. By turning off the hall call button 11, the elevator user can know that the hall call registration has been canceled.

  In this way, if the elevator user wants to cancel the hall call registration, the hall call registration can be easily canceled, and the hall call in an unnecessary direction can be canceled, The operating efficiency of 1A can be improved.

  Since the hall call registration cancellation button 18 is provided in the hall operation panel 9A separately from the hall call button 11, the elevator user can cancel the hall call registration by pressing the hall call registration cancellation button 18. Can be easily predicted.

  Then, the hall call registration cancel button 18 is pressed to switch to a mode in which the hall call registration can be canceled, and when the hall call registration is switched to a mode in which the hall call registration can be canceled, the hall call registration is performed by pressing the blinking hall call button 11. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the registration of the hall call in the reverse direction performed by another person is canceled by mistake.

It is a mimetic diagram showing a schematic structure of an elevator control system concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the external appearance structure of a car operation panel. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of an elevator control apparatus. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of an elevator control system. It is a schematic diagram which shows schematic structure of the elevator control system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the external appearance structure of a hall operating panel. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of an elevator control apparatus. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of an elevator control system.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car 3 Car operation panel 5 Car call button 8 Car call registration cancellation button 9A Landing operation panel 11 Landing call button 18 Landing call registration cancellation button

Claims (2)

A car call registration cancel button provided on the car operation panel installed in the car;
Means for switching to a mode in which car call registration can be released when the car call registration release button is operated;
Means for canceling the car call registration by the car call button operated by operating the car call button provided on the car operation panel when the car call registration is switched to a mode that can be released;
An elevator control system comprising: A hall call registration release button provided on the hall operation panel installed in the elevator hall,
Means for switching to a mode capable of canceling the hall call registration when the hall call registration cancellation button is operated;
Means for canceling the hall call registration by the hall call button operated by operating the hall call button provided on the hall operation panel when the hall call registration is switched to a releasable mode;
An elevator control system comprising:

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