JP3112573B2 - Elevator control device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an elevator control device,
In particular, the present invention relates to hall call registration control during the time of going and leaving work.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Many buildings are provided with various security systems and time and attendance management systems, and various information is obtained by these systems. On the other hand, elevators are used to move between floors in a building. However, conventionally, the security system or the attendance control system and the elevator system are independent from each other, and, for example, the former information is not used for elevator control in association with the flow of elevator users. For this reason, the flow of people who concentrate on rush hours, such as during a specific time zone, such as when going to work or lunch, can also be handled by dividing the time in the building and setting restrictions so that users are appropriately distributed. It is the present situation. However, when leaving the office, the users are more likely to be scattered than when the elevator users concentrate on work or lunch, and the time zone restriction method is not very effective. In order to return to the entrance floor (1st floor) after the employees in the building return to work at the end of work by each floor or after each office by the attendance management system, the entrance hall is re-opened in the elevator hall on that floor. A hall call must be registered in the floor direction (down direction). In addition, since the elevator call registration device is installed in the elevator hall, the user cannot register the call unless he moves to the device. Further, since the elevator assignment process is started only by performing call registration in the elevator hall, the assignment may be performed after the optimal car has passed. In that case, the time from the installation location of the attendance registration terminal device to the elevator hall is a dead time from the viewpoint of elevator call registration, and it cannot be said that it is convenient for a user who rushes home.

[0003] On the other hand, there is also a pre-registration system such as VIP (private person) registration. However, in this system, it is troublesome that a pre-procedure is required through each service center or monitoring room, and the target person is It is only valid for a very small number of VIP registered people.

[0004]

As described above, in estimating the flow of elevator users, each device in the building and the elevator system are not organically linked, and the destination of the user before getting on the elevator. The direction information can be known only by performing an elevator call registration operation in each elevator hall unique to the elevator. In addition, since only the hall button is an input means for registering a call, even if it is possible to sufficiently predict that the elevator will be used by the time and attendance management system, the user must register the call again in the elevator hall. I have to get it. Further, the elevator registration input means is installed in the elevator hall, and therefore, the elevator assignment process is started only by calling and registering in the elevator hall. From the point of view, it was completely useless.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator control apparatus capable of more efficiently registering a call of an elevator in a building at the time of going out or going to work.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an elevator control apparatus according to the present invention provides information on the movement of a person traveling from an attendance registration terminal device provided for each floor to an elevator hall on that floor. Means for taking in real time, second means for making a hall call registration in the down direction from the corresponding floor to the entrance floor based on the movement information taken in by the first means, the first floor Determine the opening and closing operation of the entrance door provided at the entrance
An opening / closing determination section and a front door determined by the opening / closing determination section
Opening and closing operation of the first floor hall from the elevator car
It is determined that it is not due to the passage of a person who has exited through
Means for registering a hall call in the up direction on the first floor .

[0007]

According to the present invention, based on the attendance information of the attendance registering terminal provided for each floor, the movement information of the person heading to the elevator hall of the floor is read from the attendance registration terminal and the corresponding information is read. It is processed as a hall call signal of the floor to be set. Therefore, the hall call registration can be automatically performed without the user heading for the elevator hall performing the elevator call registration operation again in the elevator hall. I will visit further
A visitor or an elevator user who has come to work
Just pass through, and the person will not be aware of anything
The data up call is automatically registered, so the user
Elevator already on standby when arriving at beta hall
In standby state or waiting time even if not in standby state
Shortening can be achieved.

According to the present invention, as an information source that can easily and with high probability hit the destination direction of an elevator user, the internal information of an attendance registration terminal device installed on each floor of many office buildings in recent years is used as an elevator. Use as call registration information. The leaving information determines that there is a high possibility that the returnee will go to the first floor where the entrance is located, and considers that a call registration request is made in the direction of the entrance floor, that is, the down direction, and the down direction call registration is automatically performed based on the request. Then, an elevator car assignment process is performed. Therefore, the registration button does not need to be pressed again for call registration in the elevator hall. Therefore, the elevator waiting time can be reduced by the time required to move to the elevator hall.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Attendance and attendance registration terminal devices 1A, 1M provided near the office entrance of each floor (only the 1st floor, the 1st floor, the 1st floor, and the 1st floor are representatively displayed).
Registration information and personal data input through 1N are collected in one place and stored in the time and attendance database 2. On the other hand, the registration information input by the time and attendance registration terminal devices 1A, 1M and 1N is respectively transmitted to hall controllers 3A, 3M and 3N provided in the elevator hall hoistway near the same floor as the corresponding time and attendance registration terminal device. Communicated in real time. The hall call buttons 4A, 4M, 4N functioning as an interface with the hall controller 3 (collective name of the hall controllers 3A, 3M, 3N), and the arrival of the elevators is notified, and which elevator among a plurality of elevators arrives. Hole lanterns 5A, 5M, and 5N for notifying in advance are connected. Each hall call button and hall lantern are provided in the corresponding elevator hall. Each of the hall controllers 3A, 3M, 3N sends information to an elevator control panel 6 that controls the operation of the elevator. Information from the elevator control panel 6 is sent to the elevator car 7 by a tail code TC. It should be noted that call registration in the down direction is not required on the first floor, and therefore, information on the direction in which the user exits through the clock registration terminal on the first floor is ignored for elevator call registration.

In FIG. 2, the attendance management system includes a registrant card 8 which is carried by a person who has a registration qualification and stores information for determining whether or not the person has the registration qualification.
Card reader 9, which reads information from the card, a time recorder 10 which provides time information to the card reader 9, a ROM 11 which stores the address information of the device itself, and information serving as an interface with a human. The system includes an attendance registration terminal device constituted by an input unit 12, and a database 14 for storing registration information obtained by the attendance registration terminal device via an information cable 13X.

The elevator-side hall controller 3 (general name of the hall controllers 3A, 3M, 3N) introduces the information transmitted via the information cable 13Y into the registration judging section 15, where the registration number is judged. To the elevator control panel 6 and turn on a down direction button lamp 17 and a hall lantern 18 toward the first floor via an input / output (I / O) unit 16. In this way, the attendance registration terminal and the elevator control device are linked by the information cable 13Y.

FIG. 3 shows a transmission format of a registration signal when the attendance registration terminal device of the attendance management system and the elevator control device are linked. That is, the database 14 (see FIG. 2) has a clock-in / clock-out information format 19 and an elevator information format 20, and the clock-in / clock-out information format 19 includes source address data 21 for identifying which clock-in / clock-out registration terminal device has been used. Status code data 22 for identifying information, time data 23 for recording the registered time,
And a personal code 24 for identifying a user of the time and attendance management system. When registering an elevator call, the same information as that in the time and attendance information format 19 is used, and the elevator information format 20 includes only the source address data 21 and the status code data 22.

A specific example of the status code data 22 is shown in a code table 25 in FIG. As shown here, the status code data 22 is constituted by a combination of classification information and a code, and other devices to be linked with the time and attendance management system, such as a light and an air conditioner in a building, are assigned to "0" according to the classification information.
Normal mode including "8" and leaving work "0F", standby mode "1" including going out "18" and returning "1F" handling going out and going out of work, and unlocking "28" before and after leaving work. Security mode "2" including lock and lock "2F"
Move to The code used here is 16
It is assumed that a hexadecimal number is used.

FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the control section on the elevator car side. The elevator car (FIG. 1: 7) identifies the leaving signal from the elevator control panel (FIG. 1: 6),
An open / close determination unit 26 for determining whether to reopen (reopen) the door of the elevator; a speaker 28 for providing voice guidance to the passengers in the car at the time of reopening; a voice data ROM 27 for storing the voice guidance data; The vehicle includes a reopening section 29 for performing a reopening operation for controlling opening and closing, a door opening extension section 30 for extending the time of the door open state, and a door motor control section 31 for actually driving the opening and closing of the door.

Next, the operation of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 will be described.

An attendance registration terminal device 1 provided near the entrance of each floor office for returning to the office in a building registered in advance in the database 14 of the attendance system.
The user presses the time-out button included in the information input unit 12 of the attendance registration terminal device 1A, 1M, 1N, and stores a personal code corresponding to the personal code 24 registered in the security system in the building. By passing the registered card 8 through the card reader 9
Is stored in the time and attendance database 2 and the information input unit 12 stores the ID (personal identification code) data, the current time from the time recorder 10 at the time of registration, and the source address data 21 for terminal identification stored in the ROM 11. Is added to the database 14 in the form of the time and attendance information format 19 via the information cable 13X, and the data is managed and stored therein for each individual. Is done. On the other hand, if the ID is inappropriate or unregistered, the registration of attendance and resignation is rejected.

On the other hand, on the elevator side, the time and attendance information format 1 sent to the hall controller 3 corresponding to the time and attendance registration terminal device 1 via the information cable 13Y.
Time data 23 and personal code 2 from the same information as 9
The attendance and departure information registered in the elevator information format 20 excluding 4 is registered by the registration determination unit 15 in the status code withdrawal status “0F” or the locked status “28” according to the code table 25.
Is recognized only when, and ignores other status codes. The hall controller 3 that has received the leave registration signal, among all the hall call buttons 4 connected thereto, sets the button light 17 in the down direction toward the entrance floor to the I / O.
It is turned on via the O section 16. This means that the registrant subsequently goes to the lower floor of the building where there is a building entrance or an underground parking lot to go out of the building. In any case, the possibility of moving down the elevator is 10
This is because it is expected to be close to 0%. At the same time, the registration information in the elevator information format 20 is transmitted to the elevator control panel 6 via the registration judging unit 15, and the elevator car assignment process is started. The car assignment is performed by selecting from the elevators whose doors are stopped or the unassigned elevators in the down direction on the floor where the leaving signal is generated when the control panel 6 receives the registration signal. The car call information is sent to the designated elevator car 7. Also, once the assigned unit is determined, the Hall Lantern 1
8 is illuminated via the I / O section 16 in response to an assignment signal from the elevator control panel 6 to notify the passenger in front of the elevator hall of which car elevator will come in advance. After receiving the leaving signal in the unassigned state, the elevator car in the assigned state does not accept any further assignment until it reaches the called floor. The elevator car arriving at the floor where the leaving user is waiting is operated in the same control manner as the elevator car registered for the normal call thereafter. That is,
After the registrant leaves, even while driving in the down direction, he / she goes to the first floor while responding to calls on the way.

On the other hand, if the elevator already exists on the floor with the door open at the time of registration, or if the elevator is present under conditions that can be opened as a result of the determination by the open / close determination unit 26, the door open extension unit 30 to extend the time during which the elevator car doors are open, or
Command the door motor control unit 31 to restart the elevator car. At the same time, the voice guidance message stored in the voice data ROM 27 is notified to the user already in the car through the speaker 27 to notify the passenger in the car that there is still another user who is getting in the car. . As a specific example of the voice guidance message, a message such as "Please wait for a while" or "The door will open again" may be used. In this way, care is taken so that a user who has already boarded is not frustrated. However, in any case, regardless of the reopening function or the door opening function, if the occupancy detection signal is issued from the car, the above functions are naturally ignored from the viewpoint of safety and the door is closed immediately. Carry users. When the registrant leaves the office, he / she generates a down call toward the first floor where the building is located and automatically registers the call.

As described above, according to the present invention, an elevator destination is set to a reference floor (generally, an elevator destination) based on the time and attendance information from the time and attendance registration terminal device by operating the time and attendance registration terminal device in the building in cooperation with the elevator hall controller. By anticipating the direction on the first floor), the call registration at the elevator hall can be performed immediately without the need to register the call at the elevator hall, and the start of the elevator assignment process can be accelerated. It can be shortened. Furthermore, by registering to leave or lock in front of each office, the elevator down direction call is automatically registered, so there is no need to call the elevator again by the hall call button after moving to the elevator hall, and the registration operation Can be eliminated.

Incidentally, the distance between the input / output terminal device of the time and attendance management system and the elevator hall may be different depending on the floor. In such a case, the time until the user arrives at the elevator hall varies depending on the distance, so that the car to be assigned is selected in consideration of the time, thereby improving the efficiency of elevator assignment. Thus, rational elevator operation can be performed as the entire elevator system.

The control device of the present invention has a control system shown in FIGS.
The automatic control by the door opening / closing sensor described below
This is completed by providing a call registration device.

FIG . 5 is a diagram showing an automatic update by an entrance door open / close sensor.
Only the call registration device is shown. Building entrance door 3
2, a door open / close sensor 33 is provided.
3 by the opening / closing determination unit 34 based on the output signal of
Is determined. The door opening / closing information obtained by the opening / closing determination section 34 is sent to the elevator hall controller 35. A hall call button 36 and a hall lantern 37 are connected to the hall controller 35. The door open / close information determined by the open / close determination unit 34 is also transmitted to the elevator control panel. Here, when it is determined that the opening / closing operation of the entrance door determined by the opening / closing determination unit 34 is due to passage of a person who has left the elevator car through the first-floor hall in time, the building is opened from the building. A hall call in the up direction on the first floor is not registered as a flow in the direction of exiting outside. However, when it is determined that the opening / closing operation of the entrance door is not due to the passage of a person who has exited from the elevator car through the first floor hall in terms of time, the flow from the outside of the building to the inside of the building. Automatic hall call registration in the up direction on the first floor is performed.

As described above, the opening / closing information of the building entrance door is incorporated into the security system or the attendance control system, and further incorporated into the elevator control device. It is confirmed by the door opening / closing sensor 33 and the opening / closing determination section 34, and is sent to the elevator hall controller 35 on the first floor when the door is opened. Hall controller 3
5 is a hall call registration in the up direction based on the door opening / closing information only when it is determined that the door opening / closing is not due to the exit of the elevator user from the relevance to the elevator operating mode on the first floor (reference floor) as described above. To turn on the hall call button 36 and notify the elevator control panel that an up call has occurred. The control panel performs the assignment process of the elevator car in the up direction and notifies the user of the assignment by lighting the hall lantern 35 through the hall controller 35. In addition, the entrance door 32
If the opening / closing of the door is due to leaving the office, going out, or coming out of a customer (ie, when a person moves from the inside of the building to the outside of the building), it is not necessary to perform elevator call registration, and the hall controller 35 determines whether opening / closing has been performed. The hall call request signal from the unit 34 is ignored as invalid.

According to this embodiment, an elevator up call is automatically registered without any consciousness of a visitor who has visited or an elevator user who has come to work just passing through the entrance door. When the person arrives at the elevator hall, the elevator is already in the standby state, or the waiting time can be reduced even if the elevator is not in the standby state.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, information from a time and attendance management system in a building or various security systems is introduced into an elevator hall controller, and the information is transferred to an elevator user's destination direction and call registration. Pre-registration of elevators is possible by using it as a forecast information source, eliminating the hassle of users,
The waiting time can be reduced.

Further, by selecting the assigned car according to the distance between the attendance registration terminal device of the attendance management system and the elevator hall, a more rational elevator assignment can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of a control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of an elevator hall controller of a control device according to the present invention, which is linked to a time and attendance management system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a transmission information format of a registration signal of a control device according to the present invention, which is linked to an attendance management system.

FIG. 4 is a functional configuration diagram in an elevator car of a control device according to the present invention, which is linked to a time and attendance management system.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram for automatic up call registration by an entrance door opening / closing sensor provided in the control device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Attendance and attendance registration terminal device 2 Attendance and attendance database 3 Elevator hall controller 4A, 4M, 4N hall call button 5A, 5M, 5N hall lantern 6 elevator control panel 7 elevator car 8 registrant card 9 card reader 10 time recorder 11 ROM 12 information input section 13X , 13Y information cable 14 database 15 registration determination unit 16 input / output unit 17 down direction button light 18 hall lantern 26 open / close determination unit 27 audio data ROM 28 speaker 29 reopen unit 30 door extension unit 31 door motor control unit 32 entrance door 33 door Open / close sensor 34 Open / close determination unit 35 Elevator hall controller 36 Hall call button 37 Hall lantern

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A first means for taking in real time movement information of a person heading for an elevator hall on a floor from an attendance registration terminal provided for each floor, and the first means. Means for registering a hall call in the down direction from the corresponding floor to the entrance floor based on the travel information, and opening / closing for determining the opening / closing operation of the entrance door provided on the first floor entrance
When the opening / closing operation of the determination unit and the entrance door determined by the opening / closing determination unit is performed.
Intermittently exited the elevator car through the first floor hall
When it is determined that the event is not caused by human passage,
And a means for performing hall call registration in the top direction . 2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising means for selecting an appropriate elevator car to be assigned from among a plurality of elevator cars according to a distance from an installation location of the time and attendance registration terminal device to an elevator hall from the same floor. A control device for an elevator according to the above. 3. If the elevator in the down direction is already waiting at the time of registering the hall call in the down direction, the moving signal instructs the extension of the door opening time or the restart of the door. The elevator control device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising means for informing the inside of the car by voice guidance that there is another car.