JP7147028B1 - ELEVATOR CONTROL DEVICE AND CAR HYGIENE MANAGEMENT METHOD USING ELEVATOR CONTROL DEVICE - Google Patents

Abstract

A disinfection status of an elevator can be notified to a user, and the anxiety of the user can be reduced. SOLUTION: When the number of presses of the operation button measured by the number of presses counted by the number of presses counting section exceeds a predetermined value, A number-of-presses determination unit that outputs information on the number of times of pressing exceeded, and when the information on the number of times of pressing exceeds the number of times of pressing is input from the number-of-presses determination unit, the car is excluded from the target of a new hall call, and there is a user in the car. In this case, after the user gets off the elevator in response to the destination floor registration, the operation of the elevator is stopped and the door is stopped at a predetermined floor, and the operation is stopped by the traveling control unit. and a notification unit for prompting a hall display device installed at the hall to display that disinfection is being performed when the disinfection is being performed. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

An embodiment of the present invention relates to an elevator control device and a car hygiene management method using the elevator control device.

When getting into the elevator, the user presses a destination floor button or an open/close button installed on the car operating panel to register his or her own destination floor.

By the way, since the elevator is used by unspecified users, if there is a person with an infectious disease among the users, the droplets of the person will adhere to the control panel in the car, etc., and other users will be able to use the control panel. It has been pointed out that there is a risk of infection through contact.

In order to reduce the risk of infection, people disinfect their hands with an alcohol disinfectant installed at the boarding point before boarding, and regularly disinfect the inside of the car.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-133097 JP 2012-035923 A

However, in the above-described manual disinfection work, the user does not know when the disinfection was performed, and may feel uneasy about using the elevator.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and provides an elevator control apparatus and an elevator control apparatus capable of informing the user of the disinfection status of the elevator and reducing the user's anxiety when using the elevator. An object of the present invention is to provide an in-car sanitation management method using a device.

An embodiment for achieving the above object includes a pressing number counting unit for counting the number of pressing times of an operation button installed in an elevator car; a pressing number determination unit that outputs excessive pressing number information when the number of pressing times exceeds the value; a traveling control unit that controls the elevator to stop operation and stop the elevator at a predetermined floor when there is a user in the car, after the user is disembarked in response to the destination floor registration; and a notification unit that prompts a hall display device installed in the hall to display that the elevator is being disinfected when the operation is stopped by the travel control unit.

In another embodiment, a door opening/closing number counting unit for counting the number of times the elevator car door is opened and closed, and when the number of times the car door is opened and closed as measured by the door opening/closing number counting unit exceeds a predetermined value, A door opening/closing number determination unit that outputs information on the number of opening/closing times being exceeded; and when the information on the number of opening/closing times being exceeded is input from the door opening/closing number determination unit, the car is excluded from the target of a new hall call, and a user is placed in the car. a running control unit for controlling the elevator to stop operating and closing the door at a predetermined floor after disembarking the user in response to the destination floor registration; and a notification unit that prompts a hall display device installed in the hall to display that disinfection is in progress when the elevator is stopped.

In another embodiment, the number of times the elevator user presses an operation button inside the car is counted, or the number of times the car door of the elevator is opened and closed, and the counted number of times the operation button is pressed exceeds a predetermined value. or when the number of times the car door of the elevator has been opened and closed exceeds a predetermined value, outputting information on exceeding the number of times, and excluding the car from being subject to a new hall call when the information on exceeding the number of times is input, This is a hygiene management method in a car by an elevator control device, in which the operation of an elevator is stopped and the doors are stopped at a predetermined floor, the inside of the car is notified to be disinfected, and the operation stop due to disinfection is displayed on the display in the hall. .

1 is a configuration diagram showing an elevator system to which an embodiment is applied; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator control device according to a first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the elevator control device of the first embodiment; 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the elevator control device of the first embodiment; 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator control device according to a first embodiment; FIG.

<First embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an elevator system to which an embodiment is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, an elevator car 1 includes car doors 2 and car operation panels 3 installed on both wall surfaces with the car doors 2 therebetween. The in-car operating panel 3 includes a destination floor button 4, an open/close button 5, and an in-car display 6. - 特許庁In the following description, the destination floor button 4 and the open/close button 5 are also collectively referred to as in-car operation buttons.

A ventilation fan 7 is installed on the ceiling of the car 1, and an in-car camera 8 is installed in the inner depths of the ceiling of the car 1. - 特許庁The car 1 is electrically connected to an elevator control device 10 (10A, 10B) by a tail cord 9.

The elevator control device 10 (10A, 10B) is connected to the management center 30 of the building. A hall display 41 is installed in the hall 40 of the elevator, and the hall display 41 is connected to the management center 30 . Further, the portable terminal 43 possessed by the user 42 at the hall 40 is notified of the operation information of the elevator in the building from the elevator control device 10 (10A, 10B).

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the elevator control device according to the first embodiment.

The elevator control device 10A shown in FIG. A travel control unit 17 and a ventilation fan control unit 18 are provided.

The operation button signal input unit 11 inputs the operation button signal via the tail cord 9 when the user 42 who gets into the car presses the destination floor button 4 and the open/close button 5 .

The button operation number counting unit 12 counts the number of times the destination floor button 4 and the open/close button 5 are pressed from the input operation button signal.

The count value storage unit 13 stores the number of presses of the in-car operation buttons (destination floor button 4 and open/close button 5) counted by the button operation number counting unit 12 .

The number-of-operations determining unit 14 determines whether or not the number of times the operation button is pressed counted by the number-of-button-operations counting unit 12 is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. Output over information. As the predetermined value, when the number of times the operation button is pressed exceeds, for example, 50 times, it is determined that the entire inside of the car including the operation button needs to be disinfected.

The notifying unit 15 is connected to the management center 30, and upon input of the excessive number of pressing information output from the operation number determination unit 14 when the number of times the operation button is pressed exceeds a predetermined value, informs the management center 30 of the inside of the car. Outputs an instruction to prompt disinfection.

The communication unit 16 notifies the mobile terminal 43 possessed by the user 42 at the hall 40 of the elevator operation information. The operation information includes information to the effect that the operation of the elevator will be stopped and the doors will be closed at a predetermined floor, and that the stopped elevator is being disinfected.

The travel control unit 17 executes travel control for an elevator drive device 50 that drives an electric motor, a hoist, and the like. In the first embodiment, when the number-of-presses-over information is input from the number-of-operations determination unit 14, the car 1 is excluded from the targets for new hall calls. If there is a user in the car 1 based on the in-car image captured by the in-car camera 8, the user is disembarked in response to the destination floor registration. Control to stop the door closing at the floor.

The ventilation fan control unit 18 controls the ventilation fan 7 installed inside the car 1 . Specifically, ventilation is always carried out while the elevator is in operation. After disinfecting the inside of the car 1, the inside of the car 1 is ventilated with the maximum air volume for a predetermined time.

The management center 30 manages the building in which the elevator is installed, and disinfects the elevator upon receiving a disinfection command from the elevator control device 10A. Also, during the disinfection, a message such as "The xx car is now being disinfected" is displayed on the hall display 41. - 特許庁

Next, the processing procedure of the first embodiment will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

While the elevator is in normal operation (step S1), when the user gets into the car 1, he/she presses the destination floor button 4 on the car operating panel 3 for the desired floor. In addition, the open/close button 5 may be pressed when getting on and off.

When the in-car operation button is pressed, the number of operations is counted (steps S2 and S3). When the total number of presses of the in-car operation buttons reaches a predetermined number, for example, 50 times or more (step S4 YES), the control center 30 is notified of this (step S5). Then, the car 1 is excluded from new hall calls for disinfection (step S6).

Next, the traveling control unit 17 responds to the user's car call and causes the user to get off at the destination floor based on the captured image of the in-car camera 8 when there is a user in the car 1 (step S7 NO). , S8). If there is a user in the car 1, the elevator stops operating, moves to a predetermined floor (reference floor), and stops the door closing (steps S7 YES, S9).

When it is decided to suspend the normal operation, a notice such as "No. Then, the manager of the management center 30 who has been notified of the suspension of operation opens the door, enters the car 1, and executes the disinfection process while standing by with the door open (step S12).

In the disinfection process shown in FIG. 4, while the notification unit 15 is outputting the disinfection instruction, the hall display 41 displays the message "The xx machine is being disinfected", telling the user at the hall 40 that the disinfection is in progress. This is notified (steps S21, S22).

When the disinfection is executed and the disinfection is completed (steps S23, S24 YES), the display of the hall dick 1 is switched to the completion of disinfection (step S25).

When the disinfection is completed, ventilation is performed by driving the ventilation fan 7 at the maximum air volume for a certain period of time. After the ventilation is finished, the door is closed and normal operation is resumed (step S26).

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the user can be notified of the disinfection status of the elevator, and the anxiety of the user when using the elevator can be reduced. In addition, by displaying the state of the disinfection work of the elevator to the user 42, the user can use the elevator with peace of mind. In addition, the occurrence of clusters can be suppressed by constantly disinfecting the elevator after using it a predetermined number of times.

In addition, the operating status of the elevator can be confirmed with a portable terminal 43 such as a smartphone owned by the user. In this case, the operation status of all elevators, not just the elevators that are stopped, is notified, so users can confirm which elevators are in operation and which elevators are being disinfected without hesitation.

<Second embodiment>
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator control device 10B according to the second embodiment. The same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as those of the elevator control apparatus 10A according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 5, the elevator control device 10B of the second embodiment includes a door opening/closing signal input unit 21, a door opening/closing number counting unit 22, a count value storage unit 23, a door opening/closing number determination unit 24, and a notification A unit 15 , a communication unit 16 , a travel control unit 17 , and a ventilation fan control unit 18 are provided.

The door open/close signal input unit 21 inputs an open/close signal for the car door 2 that opens and closes when the user 42 gets in and out of the car 1 via the tail cord 9 .

The door opening/closing number counting section 22 counts the number of opening/closing operations of the car door 2 input from the door opening/closing signal input section 21 .

The count value storage unit 23 stores the number of door opening/closing times counted by the door opening/closing count counting unit 22 .

The door opening/closing number determination unit 24 outputs opening/closing number excess information when the number of opening/closing operations of the car door measured by the door opening/closing number counting unit 22 exceeds a predetermined value.

The notifying unit 15 is connected to the management center 30, and upon inputting the excessive opening/closing information output from the door opening/closing frequency determination unit 14 when the door opening/closing frequency of the car door 2 exceeds a predetermined value, Outputs an instruction to prompt the inside of the cage to be disinfected.

The communication unit 16 notifies the mobile terminal 43 possessed by the user 42 at the hall 40 of the elevator operation information. The operation information includes information to the effect that the operation of the elevator will be stopped and the doors will be closed at a predetermined floor, and that the stopped elevator is being disinfected.

The travel control unit 17 excludes the car 1 from the target of the new hall call when the door open/close count determination unit 24 inputs the excessive door open/close count information. If there is a user in the car 1 based on the in-car image captured by the in-car camera 8, the user is disembarked in response to the destination floor registration. Control to stop the door closing at the floor.

Since the processing procedure of the second embodiment is basically the same as the flowchart shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, illustration and description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, it is possible to notify the user of the disinfection status of the elevator, and reduce the anxiety of the user when using the elevator.

<Other embodiments>
In the first embodiment, the disinfection timing is set based on the number of operations of the destination floor button 4 and the open/close button 5 of the car operating panel 3 . Further, in the second embodiment, the disinfection timing is set based on the number of times the car door is opened and closed. However, the disinfection timing is not limited to these. For example, the disinfection timing may be set based on the moving distance of the car, the total load, the elapsed time since the previous disinfection, and the like.

A configuration in which a sterilization device is provided in the car 1 may be employed. In this case as well, by displaying that the elevator is being disinfected on the in-car display 6 and the hall display 41, the user can be made to recognize that the elevator has been disinfected.

Further, the progress of disinfection may be displayed as an indicator on the in-car display 6 or the hall display 41 so that the elapsed time from the start of disinfection through ventilation to the end of disinfection can be understood.

Although several embodiments of the invention have been described above, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.

1... Car 2... Car door 3... In-car operation panel 4... Destination floor button 5... Open/close button 6... In-car display 7... Ventilation fan 8... In-car camera 9... Tail cord 10, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10A, 10B... Elevator control apparatus 11... Operation button signal input part 12... Button operation frequency counting part 13... Count value storage part 14... Operation frequency determination part 15... Notification part 16... Communication part 21... Door opening/closing signal input unit 22 Door opening/closing number counting unit 23 Count value storage unit 24 Door opening/closing number determination unit 30 Management center 40 Hall 41 Hall display (hall display device) 42 User 43 Portable terminal 50 Elevator driving device 60 Door opening/closing device

Claims (6)

a pressing number counting unit for counting the number of pressing times of an in-car operation button installed in an elevator car;
a number-of-presses determination unit for outputting information on excess number of presses when the number of presses of the in-car operation button measured by the number-of-presses counting unit reaches or exceeds a predetermined value;
When the number-of-presses-over information is input from the number-of-presses determination unit, the car is excluded from the target of the new hall call, and if there is a user in the car, the user is registered in response to the destination floor registration. a travel control unit that controls the elevator to stop operating after the passenger gets off the elevator and to stop the door from closing at a predetermined floor;
an elevator controller, comprising: a notification unit that prompts a hall display device installed in the hall to display that disinfection is being performed when the running control unit suspends operation. a door opening/closing number counting unit installed in the elevator car for counting the number of times the car door is opened/closed;
a door opening/closing frequency determining unit that outputs information on the number of times of opening/closing of the car door when the number of times of opening/closing of the car door measured by the door opening/closing frequency counting unit reaches or exceeds a predetermined value;
When the number of times of opening/closing is exceeded information is input from the door opening/closing number determination unit, the car is excluded from the target of the new hall call, and if there is a user in the car, the user responds to the destination floor registration. after getting off the elevator, a travel control unit that controls to stop the operation of the elevator and stop the door closing at a predetermined floor;
an elevator controller, comprising: a notification unit that prompts a hall display device installed in the hall to display that disinfection is being performed when the running control unit suspends operation. 3. The elevator control device according to claim 1, wherein said notification unit notifies a management center that manages said elevator that the operation has been suspended by said travel control unit, and urges disinfection of the inside of the car. Claims 1 to 3, further comprising a notification unit for notifying the mobile terminal of the elevator user of operation information including when the operation of the elevator is to be suspended and the doors are to be closed at a predetermined floor. The elevator control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Counting the number of times the elevator user presses an operation button inside the car, or counting the number of times the elevator car door is opened and closed,
When the counted number of times the car operation button is pressed exceeds a predetermined value, or when the counted number of times the car door is opened or closed exceeds a predetermined value, the number-of-times-over information is output,
When the above number of times over information is input, the car is excluded from new hall calls, the elevator operation is stopped, the door is stopped at a predetermined floor, and the inside of the car is notified to be disinfected;
A car hygiene management method using an elevator control device, wherein a hall display device installed at the hall displays stoppage of operation due to disinfection. When a predetermined period of time has passed since the notification to disinfect the inside of the car, regardless of whether or not the number-of-times-over information is output, the car is excluded from the target of a new hall call, and the operation of the elevator is suspended. 6. The elevator control device according to claim 5, further comprising the steps of: stopping the doors from closing at a predetermined floor, and notifying that the inside of the car is disinfected.

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