JP7734044B2 - Unperformed inspection alert device, unperformed inspection alert method, and elevator device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an incomplete inspection alert device, an incomplete inspection alert method, and an elevator device.

Technology related to elevator system inspection work is disclosed in Patent Document 1 below. Patent Document 1 states, "The center device 20 is a management device that comprehensively manages elevators at multiple locations...and is generally installed in a location remote from where the worker performs maintenance work, such as the building of the worker's company." It also states, "By operating the display unit 16 of the smart device 10, the worker refers to the work schedule 241 stored in the memory unit 24 of the center device 20, checks the work schedule for the day, and understands the work content, start and end times of the work, the address of the building where the work will be performed, etc."

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-299902

However, the maintenance management company that performs maintenance and inspections for individual elevator devices may change. Meanwhile, the center device that manages the work schedule described above is owned by the maintenance management company to which the worker belongs. Therefore, if the maintenance management company for an elevator device changes, the center device may be unable to manage the elevator device's maintenance and inspection schedule, and the period during which inspection work is not performed may significantly exceed the set period.

The present invention therefore aims to provide an incomplete inspection alert device, an incomplete inspection alert method, and an elevator device that enable management of elevator device maintenance and inspection schedules without being affected by changes in maintenance managers.

In order to solve the above problems, for example, the configurations described in the claims are adopted.
The present application includes multiple means for solving the above-mentioned problems, and one example thereof is an uninspected alert device that includes an inspection management unit that manages inspection information of an elevator device and an output unit that outputs alert information acquired from the inspection management unit. The inspection management unit is provided in an elevator control device and includes an uninspected period determination unit that detects an uninspected period for each inspection item of the elevator device and determines whether the detected uninspected period exceeds a preset threshold, and an alert information output unit that outputs uninspected alert information to the output unit when the uninspected period determination unit determines that the threshold has been exceeded.

The present invention provides an incomplete inspection alert device, an incomplete inspection alert method, and an elevator device that enable management of elevator device maintenance inspection schedules without being affected by changes in maintenance managers.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an elevator device according to a first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of correspondence between alert information held by the unperformed inspection alert device according to the first embodiment and important inspection items for an elevator. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an alert screen displayed in the unperformed inspection alert device according to the first embodiment. 1 is a flowchart (part 1) illustrating an unperformed inspection alert method according to the first embodiment. 10 is a flowchart (part 2) illustrating the unperformed inspection alert method according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram of an elevator apparatus according to a second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example of correspondence between alert information held by the unperformed inspection alert device according to the second embodiment and important inspection items for an elevator. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display screen having alert information displayed in the unperformed inspection alert device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an alert screen displayed on a terminal device by reading a barcode symbol on the alert screen displayed by the unperformed inspection alert device according to the second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing an unperformed inspection alert method according to a second embodiment.

The following describes in detail embodiments of an incomplete inspection alert device, an incomplete inspection alert method, and an elevator device with reference to the drawings. Note that identical components in each embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions of identical components will be omitted.

First Embodiment
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an elevator system 1 according to a first embodiment. The elevator system 1 shown in this figure is equipped with an incomplete inspection alert device 10 that warns that inspection work for important inspection items has not been performed. The elevator system 1 includes a car 2, car doors 3, a display unit 4, an external communication device 5, a door opening/closing device 6, and an elevator control device 7. The elevator control device 7 has an inspection management unit 71. Of these components, the display unit 4 and the inspection management unit 71 are components of the incomplete inspection alert device 10. Each component of the elevator system 1, including the incomplete inspection alert device 10, will be described below.

<Car 2 and car door 3>
The car 2 travels within a running path provided in the building. The car door 3 is provided on the car 2 and faces the running path. It opens in the elevator hall where the car 2 arrives, allowing passengers to get on and off the car 2 freely.

<Display section 4>
The display unit 4 is disposed inside the car 2, and displays various content such as the destination floor of the car 2, and is an output unit that constitutes the uninspected alert device 10. Although not shown here, a display unit may also be provided in the elevator hall where the car 2 arrives, and the output unit that constitutes the uninspected alert device 10 may be at least one of the display unit 4 inside the car 2 and the display unit in the elevator hall.

<External communication device 5>
The external communication device 5 is arranged inside the car 2 and is equipment for making calls with the outside of the car 2. Such an external communication device 5 is, for example, a parent-child interphone. In the parent-child interphone, an interphone handset 5a is arranged inside the car 2 as the external communication device 5, and is capable of making calls with an interphone master 5b arranged outside the car 2, for example, in a management center.

<Door opening/closing device 6>
The door opening and closing device 6 is one of the elevator drive mechanisms, and is a drive part for opening and closing the car doors 3. Although not shown in the drawings, the elevator apparatus 1 also has, in addition to the door opening and closing device 6, a hoist for the main rope connected to the passenger car 2 as an elevator drive mechanism.

<Elevator control device 7>
The elevator control device 7 is configured by a computer installed in a control panel. The computer is hardware used as a so-called computer. The computer may include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), RAM (Random Access Memory), and a non-volatile storage unit such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or HDD (Hard Disk Drive), as well as a network interface. The elevator control device 7 configured by such a computer includes an operation control unit 70 and an inspection management unit 71.

-Operation control unit 70-
The operation control unit 70 stores a control program related to elevator operation, including the running of the elevator car 2 and the opening and closing of the car door 3, in a non-volatile memory unit, and controls the operation of the elevator device 1 by executing processing based on the stored control program.

-Inspection management department 71-,
The inspection management unit 71, together with the display unit 4, constitutes the unperformed inspection alert device 10. This inspection management unit 71 executes a management program related to the implementation of inspections of inspection items for which periodic inspections are required for the elevator device 1. The inspection management unit 71 includes, as functional units that execute the management program, an inspection item storage unit 71a, an inspection completion determination unit 71b, an unperformed inspection period determination unit 71c, an alert information storage unit 71d, and an alert information output unit 71e. Each of these functional units has the following functions.

[Inspection item storage unit 71a]
The inspection item storage unit 71a is a part that stores information regarding important inspection items that require periodic inspection for the elevator device 1. Figure 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of correspondence between alert information D5 held by the incomplete inspection alert device 10 according to the first embodiment and important inspection items D1 for the elevator. As shown in this figure, the inspection item storage unit 71a stores an inspection procedure D2 and an inspection completion determination condition D3 in association with each important inspection item D1.

As an example, if important inspection item D1 is an intercom inspection, the following inspection procedures D2 are associated with the important inspection item D1, the intercom: (1) checking communication between the base unit and handset when power is purchased, and (2) checking communication between the base unit and handset when a power outage occurs. Furthermore, each of these inspection procedures D2 is associated with a corresponding inspection completion determination condition D3.

[Inspection completion determination unit 71b]
1 and 2, the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines whether or not the inspection of each important inspection item D1 stored in the inspection item storage unit 71a has been completed. The inspection completion determination unit 71b performs this determination based on whether or not an inspection completion determination condition D3 stored in the inspection item storage unit 71a has been satisfied. The timing at which the inspection completion determination unit 71b makes the determination will be described in detail below in the section on the incomplete inspection alert method.

[Uninspected Period Determination Unit 71c]
The incomplete inspection period determination unit 71c determines in stages the incomplete inspection period D4 during which inspection of each important inspection item D1 stored in the inspection item storage unit 71a has not been performed. At this time, the incomplete inspection period determination unit 71c detects the elapsed time from the inspection completion time determined by the inspection completion determination unit 71b by a counter check, for example, at a 1-second interval, as the incomplete inspection period. This prevents the elapsed time from being changed by time correction from an external remote monitoring device.

The non-inspection period determination unit 71c also determines which stage of the non-inspection period D4, for which thresholds are set in stages for each important inspection item D1, the acquired elapsed time corresponds to. For example, if the important inspection item D1 is an intercom, the non-inspection period D4 is set to three stages: stage 1 (more than 13 months), stage 2 (more than 25 months), and stage 3 (more than 37 months). These non-inspection period stage settings can be set appropriately to match the inspection cycle set for each important inspection item D1.

Based on the determination by the inspection completion determination unit 71b, the uninspected period determination unit 71c determines whether the time elapsed since the intercom inspection was completed is in Stage 1, Stage 2, or Stage 3. The determination procedure by the uninspected period determination unit 71c will be explained in detail below in the uninspected alert method.

[Alert information storage unit 71d]
The alert information storage unit 71d stores alert information D5 for each stage of the pending period D4 associated with each important inspection item D1. The alert information D5 is display information to be displayed on the display unit 4. The display unit 4 displays an alert screen having the alert information D5. The alert information storage unit 71d stores, for example, an alert screen to be displayed on the display unit 4 for each pending period D4 in association with the alert information D5.

Figure 3 shows an alert screen displayed by the incomplete inspection alert device according to the first embodiment. Referring to Figures 1 to 3, the alert information D5 stored in the alert information storage unit 71d is associated with each incomplete inspection period D4 for each important inspection item D1. Below, we will explain an example in which the important inspection item D1 is an intercom.

When the unimplemented period D4 is the shortest, at Stage 1, for example, exceeding 13 months, a first alert screen P1 is associated with alert information D5 that has a low level of warning. In addition to the usual display of departure floor information, destination floor information, date and time information, this first alert screen P1 displays a check mark M1 in a predetermined position as alert information. The check mark M1 may be any display information that indirectly indicates the need for inspection, and is not limited to the wrench shape shown. Note that this first alert screen P1 is not limited to cases where the important inspection item D1 is an intercom, and may also be associated with the first stage of another important inspection item D1.

When the uninspected period D4 is the second stage, which is longer than the first stage, for example, exceeding 25 months, a second alert screen P2 is associated as alert information D5. The second alert screen P2 contains alert information with a higher level of warning than the first alert screen P1. In addition to the usual display of departure floor information, destination floor information, date and time information, the second alert screen P2 also contains a warning mark M2 and an inspection item mark M2' as alert information. These warning marks M2 and inspection item marks M2' may be displayed in a larger area than the inspection mark M1 on the first alert screen P1 of the first stage, thereby raising the level of warning. The warning mark M2 may be any display information that calls attention to the warning and is not limited to the exclamation mark shown in the figure. Furthermore, the inspection item mark M2' is display information that notifies users of inspection items for which inspection has not been performed for a period exceeding the second stage. In this case, the warning mark M2 is displayed in a receiver design that intuitively evokes an intercom.

When the non-inspection period D4 is the third stage, which is longer than the second stage, for example, exceeding 37 months, a third alert screen P3 is associated as alert information D5. This third alert screen P3 has alert information with an even higher level of warning than the second alert screen P2. In addition to the usual display of departure floor information, destination floor information, date and time information, this third alert screen P3 also has inspection information M3 as alert information to specifically notify inspection of demand inspection items for which inspection has not been performed for a period exceeding the third stage. This inspection information M3 may be displayed in a large area as a second-stage warning mark M2 and inspection item mark M2', further increasing the warning level.

[Alert information output unit 71e]
The alert information output unit 71e extracts alert information corresponding to the stage of the unperformed inspection period determined by the unperformed inspection period determination unit 71c from the alert information D5 stored in the alert information storage unit 71d. The alert information output unit 71e also outputs and displays the extracted alert information on the display unit 4. The timing of information extraction by the alert information output unit 71e will be described in detail below in the description of the unperformed inspection alert method.

<How to get an alert for missing inspections>
Next, a description will be given of an incomplete inspection alert method implemented by the incomplete inspection alert device 10 of the elevator system 1 described above. Hereinafter, a case where the important inspection item D1 is an intercom will be exemplified, and a method for setting an inspection completion flag for determining the time point when the inspection of the important inspection item D1 is completed will be described. Next, a description will be given of the procedure for the incomplete inspection alert method for notifying the user that the inspection work for the important inspection item D1 (intercom) has not been completed beyond the set period after the inspection of the important inspection item D1 (intercom) is completed.

-How to set inspection completion flag-
Fig. 4 is a flowchart (part 1) showing the incomplete inspection alert method according to the first embodiment, and shows the procedure for setting an inspection completion flag performed by the inspection completion determination unit 71b of the inspection management unit 71 shown in Fig. 1. Hereinafter, how to set an inspection completion flag in the incomplete inspection alert method will be described along the flowchart of Fig. 4 and with reference to Figs. 1 to 3.

[Step S01]
In step S01, the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines whether or not an on-edge signal indicating that the maintenance switch is on has been received. The inspection completion determination unit 71b makes this determination based on information directly from the maintenance switch or information from the operation control unit 70. If it is determined that an on-edge signal indicating that the maintenance switch is on has been received (YES), the process proceeds to step S02. On the other hand, if it is determined that an on-edge signal indicating that the maintenance switch is on has not been received (NO), the process ends.

[Step S02]
In step S02, the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines whether the elapsed time since the maintenance switch was turned on is less than three hours. The threshold value of three hours for this determination may be set as the time required for an operator to inspect the elevator device 1, and is not limited to three hours. If the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines that the elapsed time is less than three hours (less than the set time) (YES), the process proceeds to step S03. On the other hand, if three hours or more have elapsed since the maintenance switch was turned on, the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines that the elapsed time is not less than three hours (less than the set time) (NO), and ends the process.

By making this determination, the determinations and processing performed from step S03 onwards can be based on signals generated as a result of inspection work on the elevator device 1.

[Step S03]
In step S03, the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines whether an on-hook signal from the intercom master unit 5b has been detected. If the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines that an on-hook signal has been detected (YES), the process proceeds to step S04; otherwise, the process returns to step S02.

[Step S04]
In step S04, the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines whether or not a 200V power supply is present in the control panel on which the elevator control device 7 is installed. If the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines that a 200V power supply is present (YES), it determines that the on-hook signal of the intercom master unit 5b detected in step S03 is a signal generated by operation using purchased power, and proceeds to step S05. On the other hand, if the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines that a 200V power supply is not present (NO), it determines that the on-hook signal of the master unit detected in step S03 is a signal generated by battery operation during a power outage, and proceeds to step S07.

[Step S05]
In step S05, the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines whether the on-hook state of the intercom master unit 5b has continued for 60 seconds or more. If the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines that the on-hook state has continued (YES), the process proceeds to step S06. If the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines that the on-hook state has not continued (NO), the process proceeds to step S09.

[Step S06]
In step S06, the inspection completion determination unit 71b turns on the power purchase inspection completion flag. In this case, the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines that the intercom inspection procedure D2 (1) shown in FIG. 2 has confirmed a call between the base unit and the handset in the power purchase state.

[Step S07]
Step S07 is a step to which the process proceeds after the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines in the previous step S04 that there is no 200V power supply (NO) to the control panel on which the elevator control device 7 is installed. In step S07, the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines whether the on-hook state of the intercom master unit 5b has continued for 60 seconds or more. If the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines that the on-hook state has continued (YES), the process proceeds to step S08, and if the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines that the on-hook state has not continued (NO), the process proceeds to step S09.

[Step S08]
In step S08, the inspection completion determination unit 71b turns on the power outage inspection completion flag. In this case, the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines that the intercom inspection procedure D2 (2) shown in FIG. 2 has confirmed a call between the master unit and the slave unit during a power outage.

[Step S09]
In step S09, the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines whether the inspection completion flags for both the power purchase and power outage are ON. If the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines that both are ON (YES), the process proceeds to step S10; otherwise, the process returns to step S02.

[Step S10]
In step S10, the inspection completion determination unit 71b determines that the intercom inspection is complete, turns on the intercom inspection completion flag, and ends the process. Note that, if the important inspection item D1 is something other than the intercom, the determinations and processes in steps S03 to S09 described above are replaced with determinations and processes for confirming that the inspection procedure D2 and inspection completion determination condition D3 for each important inspection item D1 are met.

- Procedures for not-yet-performed inspection alerts -
5 is a flowchart (part 2) showing the incomplete inspection alert method according to the first embodiment, illustrating the procedure for determining the period in which inspection work has not been performed, the procedure for clearing the inspection completion flag set in the flow of FIG. 4, and the procedure for displaying alert information. The procedures shown in this flowchart are performed by the incomplete inspection period determination unit 71c, alert information storage unit 71d, and alert information output unit 71e of the inspection management unit 71 shown in FIG. 1. Each step in the incomplete inspection alert method will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 along the flowchart of FIG. 5.

[Step S101]
In step S101, the non-inspection period determination unit 71c determines that the on-edge of the inspection completion flag of the intercom has not been detected. If the on-edge of the inspection completion flag of the intercom has not been detected, the non-inspection period determination unit 71c determines that there has been no detection (YES) and proceeds to step S102; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S110.

[Step S102]
In step S102, the uninspected period determining unit 71c increments the count value of the uninspected period of the intercom, and the process proceeds to step S103.

[Step S103]
In step S103, the uninspected period determination unit 71c determines whether the count value of the uninspected intercom has reached the first stage (here, as an example, over 13 months). The uninspected period determination unit 71c sets 13 months as a threshold, and if the count value exceeds 13 months, it determines that the first stage has been reached (YES) and proceeds to step S104, but if it determines that the count value has not been reached (NO), it proceeds to step S109.

[Step S104]
In step S104, the alert information output unit 71e extracts the first alert screen P1 (see FIG. 3) stored in the alert information storage unit 71d in association with the first stage of the non-implementation period D4 of the intercom, and then causes the display unit 4 to display the extracted first alert screen P1.

[Step S105]
In step S105, the uninspected period determination unit 71c determines whether the count value of the uninspected intercom has reached the second stage (over 25 months, as an example). The uninspected period determination unit 71c sets 25 months as a threshold, and if the count value exceeds 25 months, it determines that the second stage has been reached (YES) and proceeds to step S106, but if it determines that the second stage has not been reached (NO), it ends the processing.

[Step S106]
In step S106, the alert information output unit 71e extracts the second alert screen P2 (see FIG. 3) stored in the alert information storage unit 71d in association with the second stage of the non-operation period D4 of the intercom, and changes the display screen of the display unit 4 to the extracted second alert screen P2.

[Step S107]
In step S107, the uninspected period determination unit 71c determines whether the count value of the uninspected intercom has reached the third stage (over 37 months, as an example). The uninspected period determination unit 71c sets 37 months as a threshold, and if the count value exceeds 37 months, it determines that the third stage has been reached (YES) and proceeds to step S108, but if it determines that the third stage has not been reached (NO), it ends the processing.

[Step S108]
In step S108, the alert information output unit 71e extracts the third alert screen P3 (see FIG. 3) stored in the alert information storage unit 71d in association with the third stage of the non-operational period D4 of the intercom, changes the display screen of the display unit 4 to the extracted third alert screen P3, and terminates the process.

[Step S109]
Step S109 is a step to which the process proceeds when it is determined in step S103 that the count value of the number of uninspected intercoms has not exceeded the first stage (NO). In step S109, the alert information output unit 71e cancels the alert screen that had been set as the screen to be displayed on the display unit 4, and terminates the display of the alert information (alert screen) on the display unit 4. As a result, a screen consisting only of normal display information such as destination floor information and date and time information is displayed on the display unit 4.

[Step S110]
Step S110 is a step to which the process proceeds when the determination in step S101 as to whether the intercom inspection completion flag is not detected (NO). In step S110, the uninspected period determination unit 71c determines that the intercom has been inspected and resets the count value for the uninspected period. As a result, from the point in time when it is determined that the intercom inspection has been completed, the count-up of the uninspected period by the counter check begins anew.

[Step S111]
In step S111, the uninspected period determination unit 71c instructs the inspection completion determination unit 71b to clear the inspection completion flag, which causes the inspection completion determination unit 71b to clear the inspection completion flag and terminate the process.

<Effects of the First Embodiment>
In the first embodiment described above, the inspection management unit 71 provided in the elevator control device 7 manages the period during which inspections have not been performed for each inspection item of the elevator device, and displays alert information indicating that inspections have not been performed on the display unit 4. As a result, even if the maintenance manager of the elevator device 1 is changed, it is possible to display alert information on the display unit 4 of the elevator device 1 to warn about and encourage the performance of an inspection, without being affected by this.

In addition, because the display unit 4 is configured to display alert information tailored to the stage of the period during which inspections have not yet been carried out, it is possible to notify elevator passengers of alert information to encourage inspections from an early stage without causing them anxiety.

Note that the determination of the stage of the uninspected period and the extraction of the alert screen do not necessarily have to be performed alternately as described above, but may instead be a procedure in which the stage of the uninspected period is determined and then the alert screen for the determined stage is extracted.

Second Embodiment
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an elevator system according to a second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the correspondence between alert information D5' stored in an incomplete inspection alert device 10' according to the second embodiment and important elevator inspection items D1. The elevator system 1' described using these figures differs from the elevator system 1 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in the configuration of the inspection management unit 71' in the elevator control device 7, with the remaining configuration being the same as in the first embodiment. Therefore, only the configuration of the inspection management unit 71' and the configuration of the system related to the inspection management unit 71' will be described below, and redundant descriptions of identical components will be omitted.

<Elevator control device 7′>
-Inspection Management Department 71'-
The inspection management unit 71', together with the display unit 4, constitutes the incomplete inspection alert device 10'. This inspection management unit 71' includes the following functional units that execute the management program: an inspection item storage unit 71a, an inspection completion determination unit 71b, an incomplete inspection period determination unit 71c', an alert information storage unit 71d', and an alert information output unit 71e'. Of these, the inspection item storage unit 71a and the inspection completion determination unit 71b are the same as those in the first embodiment. Therefore, the functions of the incomplete inspection period determination unit 71c', the alert information storage unit 71d', and the alert information output unit 71e' will be described below.

[Uninspected Period Determination Unit 71c']
The incomplete inspection period determination unit 71c' determines an incomplete period D4' during which inspection of each important inspection item D1 stored in the inspection item storage unit 71a has not been performed. At this time, the incomplete inspection period determination unit 71c' obtains the elapsed time from the inspection completion time determined by the inspection completion determination unit 71b by a counter check, for example, at one-second intervals. This prevents the elapsed time from being changed by time correction from an external remote monitoring device.

The non-inspection period determination unit 71c also determines whether the acquired elapsed time is within the non-inspection period D4' set for each important inspection item D1. For example, if the important inspection item D1 is an intercom, the non-inspection period D4' is set to more than 13 months, and this determination is made using 13 months as the threshold. This non-inspection period D4' is set in one stage and can be set appropriately to match the inspection cycle set for each important inspection item D1.

Based on the determination by the inspection completion determination unit 71b, the uninspected period determination unit 71c' determines whether the time elapsed since the intercom inspection was completed exceeds 13 months, which is the uninspected period D4. The determination procedure by the uninspected period determination unit 71c will be explained in detail below in the uninspected alert method.

[Alert information storage unit 71d′]
The alert information storage unit 71d' stores alert information D5' associated with each important inspection item D1. The alert information D5' is a two-dimensional barcode to be displayed on the display unit 4. The alert information storage unit 71d' stores the two-dimensional barcode to be displayed on the display unit 4 for each important inspection item D1 in association with the alert information D5'.

Figure 8 is a diagram showing a display screen P4' containing alert information displayed by the unperformed inspection alert device according to the second embodiment. Referring to Figures 6 to 8, the alert information D5' stored in the alert information storage unit 71d' is a two-dimensional barcode associated with each important inspection item D1. This two-dimensional barcode is displayed in a predetermined position on the display screen P4' along with the usual display information, such as the departure floor, destination floor information, and date and time information. The alert information (two-dimensional barcode) corresponding to each important inspection item D1 indicates the address of an external server that stores an alert screen displaying the details of the warning.

The external server is, for example, a server in the control center 200, and each alert screen associated with the alert information (two-dimensional barcode) corresponding to each important inspection item D1 is stored in the HP management unit 201 within the server.

Figure 9 shows an example of an alert screen P4 stored on an external server, showing the alert screen P4 when the important inspection item D1 is an intercom. This alert screen P4 contains information such as the important inspection item D1 (here, the intercom) for which the time elapsed since the completion of inspection has reached the preset non-inspection period D4', the time elapsed since the completion of inspection, the role of the important inspection item D1, and possible malfunctions if the inspection is not performed.

The alert screen stored in the website management unit 201 shown in Figure 6 can be edited sequentially, for example, by operating an external editing terminal device 300, and the content can be revised to reflect changes in laws regarding elevator equipment inspections or customer complaints, etc.

[Alert information output unit 71e′]
The alert information output unit 71e' outputs the alert information D5', ie, the Q code, stored in the alert information storage unit 71d' to the display unit 4 based on the determination result of the non-inspection period determination unit 71c'.

As a result, by reading the two-dimensional barcode displayed on the display unit 4 with the worker's mobile terminal 100, the mobile terminal 100 is connected to a server (for example, at the control center 200) at the address indicated by the two-dimensional barcode. Then, from the alert screens stored in the website management unit 201 of the control center 200, the alert screen corresponding to the two-dimensional barcode read by the mobile terminal 100 is extracted by the website information output unit 202 and displayed on the mobile terminal 100. The timing of output by the alert information output unit 71e' will be explained in detail below in the section on the method for issuing an uncompleted inspection alert.

<How to get an alert for missing inspections>
Next, a description will be given of an incomplete inspection alert method implemented by the incomplete inspection alert device 10' of the elevator system 1' described above. In this incomplete inspection alert method, the method of setting the inspection completion flag for determining the time point when inspection is completed for each important inspection item D1 is the same as the procedure described using the flow chart of Figure 4 in the first embodiment. Therefore, here, a description will be given of the procedure of the incomplete inspection alert method for notifying that inspection work for an important inspection item D1 (e.g., an intercom) has not been performed beyond the set period after the inspection of the important inspection item D1 (e.g., an intercom) is completed.

- Procedures for not-yet-performed inspection alerts -
10 is a flowchart showing the incomplete inspection alert method according to the second embodiment, illustrating the procedure for determining the incomplete inspection period, the procedure for clearing the inspection completion flag set in the flow of FIG. 4, and the procedure for displaying alert information (two-dimensional barcode). The procedures shown in this flowchart are performed by the incomplete inspection period determination unit 71c', alert information storage unit 71d', and alert information output unit 71e' of the inspection management unit 71' shown in FIG. 6. Each procedure in the incomplete inspection alert method will be described below with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9 along with the flowchart of FIG. 10.

[Step S201]
In step S201, the non-inspection period determination unit 71c' determines that the on-edge of the inspection completion flag of the intercom has not been detected. If the on-edge of the inspection completion flag of the intercom has not been detected, the non-inspection period determination unit 71c' determines that there has been no detection (YES) and proceeds to step S202; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S206.

[Step S202]
In step S202, the uninspected period determining unit 71c' increments the count value of the uninspected period of the intercom, and the process proceeds to step S203.

[Step S203]
In step S203, the uninspected period determination unit 71c' determines whether the count value of the uninspected intercom has reached a threshold value, i.e., whether the uninspected period D4' (here, as an example, is more than 13 months) has elapsed. If the uninspected period determination unit 71c' determines that the threshold value has been reached (YES), the process proceeds to step S204, and if the uninspected period determination unit 71c' determines that the threshold value has not been reached (NO), the process proceeds to step S205.

[Step S204]
In step S204, the alert information output unit 71e′ extracts the alert information (two-dimensional barcode) stored in the alert information storage unit 71d′ in association with the important inspection item D1, and displays the extracted two-dimensional barcode at a predetermined position on the display unit 4.

This allows a worker who has confirmed the display of the two-dimensional barcode on the display unit 4 to read the two-dimensional barcode with the mobile terminal 100 and confirm, for example, the alert screen P4 shown in Figure 9 on the mobile terminal 100.

[Step S205]
Step S205 is a step to which the process proceeds when it is determined in step S203 that the count value of uninspected vehicles has not reached the threshold value (NO). In step S205, the alert information output unit 71e′ terminates the display of the alert information (two-dimensional barcode) on the display unit 4. As a result, a screen from which the two-dimensional barcode has been deleted is displayed on the display unit 4.

[Step S206]
Step S206 is a step to which the process proceeds when the determination in step S201 as to whether the on-edge of the inspection completion flag is not detected (NO). In step S206, the uninspected period determination unit 71c' resets the count value for the uninspected period. As a result, from the point in time when it is determined that the intercom inspection is complete, the count-up of the uninspected period by the counter check begins anew.

[Step S207]
In step S207, the uninspected period determining unit 71c' instructs the inspection completion determining unit 71b to clear the inspection completion flag, which causes the inspection completion determining unit 71b to clear the inspection completion flag and terminate the process.

<Effects of the Second Embodiment>
According to the second embodiment described above, the inspection management unit 71′ provided in the elevator control device 7′ is configured to manage the period during which inspection has not been performed for each inspection item of the elevator device, and to display alert information indicating that inspection has not been performed on the display unit 4. As a result, as in the first embodiment, even if the maintenance manager of the elevator device 1 is changed, it is possible to display alert information on the display unit 4 of the elevator device 1 to warn about and encourage the performance of an inspection, regardless of the change in the maintenance manager.

In addition, the display unit 4 is configured to display a two-dimensional barcode containing the address information of the server that stores the alert information screen as alert information. This makes it possible to notify only workers with dedicated mobile terminals 100 of alert information regarding missing inspections, without causing anxiety to elevator passengers due to missing inspections.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, and includes various other modifications. For example, the above-described embodiments have been described in detail to clearly explain the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those including all of the described configurations. Furthermore, it is possible to replace part of the configuration of one embodiment with the configuration of another embodiment, and it is also possible to add the configuration of another embodiment to the configuration of one embodiment. Furthermore, it is possible to add, delete, or replace part of the configuration of each embodiment with other configurations.

1, 1'... elevator device 2... passenger car 4... display unit (output unit)
7, 7'... Elevator control device 10, 10'... Inspection non-execution alert device 71, 71'... Inspection management unit 71b... Inspection completion determination unit 71c, 71c'... Inspection non-execution period determination unit 71d, 71d'... Alert information storage unit 71e, 71e'... Alert information output unit 200... Control center (external server)

Claims (11)

An inspection unperformed alert device including an inspection management unit that manages inspection information of an elevator device and an output unit that outputs alert information acquired from the inspection management unit,
The inspection management department
Provided in the elevator control device,
an uninspected period determination unit that detects an uninspected period for each inspection item of the elevator device and determines whether the detected uninspected period exceeds a preset threshold;
an alert information output unit that outputs, to the output unit , alert information indicating that an inspection has not been performed when the uninspected period determination unit determines that the threshold has been exceeded;
an inspection completion determination unit that determines the completion of inspection for each of the inspection items;
The inspection completion determination unit detects the inspection completion period from the time when the inspection completion determination unit determines that the inspection has been completed for each of the inspection items.
Uninspected alert device. the output unit is a display unit provided in a car of the elevator device,
The unperformed inspection alert device according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit displays an alert screen including the alert information. The uninspected period alert device according to claim 1 , wherein the uninspected period determination unit detects the uninspected period by a counter check. The non-inspection period determination unit determines which of a preset stage the detected non-inspection period is at,
The unperformed inspection alert device according to claim 1 , wherein the alert information output unit outputs alert information corresponding to the stage determined by the unperformed inspection period determination unit to the output unit. The inspection management unit includes an alert information storage unit that stores the alert information corresponding to each stage of the non-inspection period,
The unperformed inspection alert device according to claim 4 , wherein the alert information output unit extracts the alert information corresponding to the stage determined by the unperformed inspection period determination unit from the alert information storage unit and outputs the extracted alert information to the output unit. The unperformed inspection alert device according to claim 4 , wherein the alert information corresponding to each stage is output as a display with a larger output area as the unperformed inspection period becomes longer. The unperformed inspection alert device according to claim 1 , wherein the alert information output by the alert information output unit indicates an address of an external server that stores an alert screen. 1. An inspection non-execution alert method for outputting alert information acquired from an inspection management unit that manages inspection information of an elevator device to an output unit,
an inspection completion determination unit of the inspection management unit provided in the elevator control device determines completion of inspection for each inspection item of the elevator device;
An inspection non-implementation period determination unit of the inspection management unit detects an inspection non-implementation period from the time when the inspection completion determination unit determines that the inspection has been completed for each inspection item , and determines whether the detected inspection non-implementation period exceeds a preset threshold value;
When the uninspected period determination unit determines that the threshold has been exceeded, the alert information output unit of the inspection management unit outputs uninspected alert information to the output unit. The unperformed inspection alert method according to claim 8 , wherein the alert information output unit outputs the alert information using a display unit provided in a car of the elevator device as an output unit. The method for alerting an unperformed inspection according to claim 8, wherein the unperformed inspection period determination unit detects the unperformed inspection period by a counter check. An elevator device having an elevator control device and an information output unit,
The elevator control device includes an inspection management unit that manages unperformed inspections of the elevator device,
The inspection management department
an uninspected period determination unit that detects an uninspected period for each inspection item of the elevator device and determines whether the detected uninspected period exceeds a preset threshold;
an alert information output unit that outputs, to the output unit , alert information indicating that an inspection has not been performed when the uninspected period determination unit determines that the threshold has been exceeded;
an inspection completion determination unit that determines the completion of inspection for each of the inspection items;
The inspection completion determination unit detects the inspection completion period from the time when the inspection completion determination unit determines that the inspection has been completed for each of the inspection items.
Elevator equipment.