JP3430196B2 - Elevator equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator apparatus, and more particularly, to a desired call floor by designating an existing button by utilizing a change in the display state of an indicator lamp and then calling. The present invention relates to an elevator device that allows a car to go straight to a floor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in case of an emergency or emergency, when it is desired to bring a car to a predetermined floor, a card or key switch dedicated to a call is operated, or a button is operated within a predetermined time period. It was called by doing.

[0003]

However, the prior art requires a card and key only for calling, so it is impossible to call the car when the user forgets to carry the card or key. It was In addition, it was not possible to move the car to any floor by operating buttons on any floor. Furthermore, in the event of an emergency, etc., if there is a call to multiple cars from multiple floors by operating buttons on multiple floors, there will be an indication lamp, etc. to inform that there is a call to the car from multiple floors, or to call a car. Guidance on the order of arrival is not considered.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an operation provided in a hall by a resident or owner of a building by operating a predetermined button from each hall in an emergency or emergency. It is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator apparatus that can specify a calling floor by using a display lamp of a panel, guide the designated calling floor, and go straight to the calling floor by a simple method.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an elevator apparatus having a car call button and an indicator lamp for displaying the current car position on at least a plurality of floors. Changes the display mode of the display lamp by a predetermined operation of the car call button, and causes the display lamp to guide the designated call floor to call the car to the predetermined floor. Or a calling-destination floor designating means capable of canceling the designation of a designated calling-destination floor and a calling-destination floor operating means for operating a car at the designated calling-destination floor , and The floor designation means is the car call button
Change of the display mode of the display lamp by a predetermined operation
Allows you to call the car to the designated floor
Let the display lamp guide you to the designated calling floor
By repeating this, you can specify multiple calling floors.
In addition, the guide of the indicator lamp is displayed on the floor of the calling floor.
The display mode of the display lamp is changed in a fixed order.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of an existing operation panel provided at the first floor landing of the elevator apparatus according to this embodiment.

In the figure, 1 is an operation panel, 2 is, for example,
When operated by a key possessed by a specific person such as the owner, a changeover switch that can switch from the normal operation mode to the combined operation mode with the normal operation mode and the call operation mode capable of calling the car in an emergency etc. Reference numeral 31 is operated to call the car to the button operation floor in the normal operation mode, and in the call operation mode, the car is directly moved to the button operation floor by a predetermined button operation and then to the designated call arrival floor. The button 41 for issuing a command displays the floor where the car is currently located in the normal operation mode, and designates the call floor by operating the button 31 or displays the designated call floor by blinking in the call operation mode. It is an indicator lamp.

The elevator apparatus of the present embodiment is supposed to service the first floor to the fifth floor, and FIG.
In the above, an example of the operation panel 1 provided at the landing on the first floor was explained. However, the operation panel provided at the landing on the other floor is the same as the operation panel 1 except for the changeover switch 2 from the operation panel 1 shown in FIG. A board is provided.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a connection relationship between a microcomputer and an operation panel provided on the first floor to the fifth floor in the elevator apparatus according to this embodiment.

In the figure, 5 is a microcomputer for controlling the elevator apparatus, 51 is a central processing unit for executing various arithmetic processes for controlling the elevator according to a program, and 52 is various programs for controlling the elevator. ROM (read only memory) in which the data etc. are stored, 53 is a RAM (random access memory) in which input data and data output by calculation are temporarily stored, and 54 is set in the process of elevator control. A timer for counting various types of time, 55 is an address data bus for transmitting address data inside the microcomputer, 56 is an input interface for inputting various data from outside the microcomputer 5, and 57 is from the microcomputer 5. For output that outputs various data Centers face, buttons 32-35 are provided on the operation panel provided on each floor of the second floor 5 floor 31
Buttons 42 to 45 having the same function as are display lamps having the same function as the display lamp 41 provided on the operation panel provided on each of the second to fifth floors.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the combined use mode of the normal operation mode and the call-in operation mode of the elevator apparatus according to the present embodiment.

In FIG. 2, this processing is performed by the microcomputer 5 by inputting data from the changeover switch 2 and the buttons 31 to 35 of the operation panel provided on each floor.
This is executed by outputting a command for a calling operation or a normal operation to a car (not shown) or the like and outputting data to the display lamps 41 to 45.

Next, the operation of the elevator apparatus according to this embodiment in the combined operation mode of the normal operation mode and the call-in operation mode will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, in step 1, it is judged whether or not the changeover switch 2 has been switched to the call-in / combining mode (ON) from the operation panel 1 provided on the first floor as shown in FIG. When the changeover switch 2 is not switched, the elevator is normally operated as shown in step 9. When the changeover switch 2 is turned on by a key operation, the combined operation mode is set which allows the emergency operation mode and the call operation mode in an emergency as well as the normal operation mode. With this combined mode set, step 2
In, it is determined whether or not a predetermined operation (hereinafter referred to as operation A) has been performed from any of the buttons 31 to 35 in order to call the car from any of the first to fifth floors. . If the predetermined button operation (operation A) has not been performed from any floor, the routine proceeds to normal operation in step 9. When a predetermined button operation (operation A) is performed,
The floor indicator lamp that was button-operated in step 3,
For example, when the button 31 is operated on the first floor, the display lamp 41 repeatedly lights from "1" to "5" indicating each floor in order from the bottom. Next, in step 4, when the button 31 is pressed while the floor to be called up is lit among the display lamps 41 that are sequentially and repeatedly lit, as shown in step 5, only the display lamp of the calling floor is displayed. Flashes and lights.
Then, in step 6, the car directly returns to the first floor, which is the button operation floor, and then, as shown in step 7, the operator or the like rides on the car and directs the car to the designated call floor to call the car. After arriving on the floor, the blinking of the display lamp is stopped. Next, at step 8, it is judged whether or not another calling floor, which will be described later, is set, and if not set, the routine returns to normal operation at step 9.

In addition, when a plurality of calling floors are set,
In step 10, in the state where the display lamps 41 to 45 of the calling floor that have already been set are blinking, for example, any one of “1” to “5” of the display lamp 41 blinks and lights on the first floor. In order to set a new call-up floor in the state of being present, a predetermined operation from the button 31 (operation A)
Then, as shown in step 3, the indicator lamp 41 is sequentially and repeatedly lit. Then, as described above, step 4
After that, in step 5, the display lamp 41 of the new call-floor floor blinks and lights. Here, in order to represent the priority of the operation of the call arrival floor set earlier and the call arrival floor set later, the blinking period is made different and the lights are turned on and off. In addition,
In step 4, when the buttons 31 to 35 are not operated within the predetermined time period, it is set in step 11 by determining whether or not another valid call-in floor has already been set. If it is not set, the process proceeds to step 6, and if it is not set, the process proceeds to step 9.

When a plurality of calling floors are set, it is determined in step 8 whether or not another calling floor is set every time the direct call to one calling floor is completed. If another calling floor is set, the processing for calling the car to the next calling floor is started in step 12, and the processing from step 6 onward is repeated.

When canceling the setting of the call waiting floor that has already been set, in step 13, for example, while the display lamps 41 to 45 of the call waiting floor that have already been set blink, for example, the first floor. In the state where any of "1" to "5" of the display lamp 41 is blinking and turned on, the buttons 31 to 31 are pressed to cancel the setting of the calling floor.
When a predetermined operation (hereinafter referred to as operation B) is performed from any one of 35, in step 14, for example, when the button 31 is subjected to a predetermined operation (operation B) on the first floor, the display lamp 41 indicates each floor. The light from "1" to "5" shown is repeatedly turned on from the top. Next, in step 15, the button 31 is pressed when the floor to be canceled is lit among the display lamps 41 that are sequentially and repeatedly lit, and in step 16, the call to the calling floor is canceled and displayed. The blinking light of the lamp is also turned off.

In the present embodiment, the display lamps 41-41.
Although 45 is composed of a plurality of lamps for displaying each floor, segment display or matrix display may be used if necessary.

As described above, according to the elevator apparatus of this embodiment, the button operation and the display lamp are sequentially and repeatedly turned on to designate the call floor, and the display lamp corresponding to the designated call floor is turned on and off. Since the car can be brought directly to the call-up floor after returning to the button operation floor, the car can be quickly operated to the desired floor by a simple operation using the existing device in an emergency or an emergency.

Further, according to the elevator apparatus of the present embodiment, the designation of a plurality of calling floors can be set by repeating the same operation as described above, and the designated plurality of calling floors can be set. Since the blinking cycle of the display lamps is different in the order of designation of the call floors, it is possible to easily specify a plurality of call floors and to clearly understand the call order of the call floors.

Further, according to the elevator apparatus of this embodiment, when the elevator is operated in the combined mode, the elevator apparatus always shifts to the normal operation mode when the elevator apparatus is not in the call-in operation mode. There is no hindrance.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the designation of the call-up floor for calling the car to the predetermined floor is designated by the change of the display mode of the display lamp by the predetermined operation of the car call button. Calling floor that guides the calling floor to the display lamp or cancels the designation of the calling floor that has already been designated, and a calling floor that operates the car at the designated calling floor. Since the operation means is provided, the car can be called to the desired floor by a simple method in an emergency or emergency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of an existing operation panel provided at a first floor landing of an elevator apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a connection relationship between a microcomputer 5 and an operation panel provided on the first to fifth floors in the elevator apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in a combined operation mode of a normal operation mode and a call-in operation mode of the elevator apparatus according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Operation panel 2 changeover switch 31-35 buttons 41-45 Indicator lamp 5 Microcomputer 51 Central processing unit 52 ROM 53 RAM 54 timer 57 Input interface 58 Output interface

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-9-30742 (JP, A) JP-A-9-290969 (JP, A) JP-A-56-165669 (JP, A) Actual development Sho-58- 151158 (JP, U) (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B66B 1/00-3/02

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An elevator apparatus comprising a car call button and a display lamp for displaying a current car position on at least a plurality of floors, wherein the elevator apparatus displays a display mode of the display lamp by a predetermined operation of the car call button. Due to the change of the call, a call can be made to call the designated floor to call the car to the predetermined floor and the designated call floor can be guided to the display lamp, or the designation of the already designated call floor can be canceled. comprising a asked floor specifying means, and a homing floor operation means for operating the elevator car to the summoned floor the specified and the call Distance
The floor designation means is operated by a predetermined operation of the car call button.
By changing the display mode of the indicator lamp,
Designation of a call floor to call a designated floor and a designated call
Repeatedly guiding the gathering floor to the display lamp
You can specify multiple calling floors with and
Display the guidance of the indicator lamps in the order of designation of the calling floor
An elevator apparatus having different display modes . 2. The elevator according to claim 1,
The caller device is the calling floor designating means and the calling floor operator.
An elevator apparatus comprising switching means for enabling or disabling a stage .