CN1865112A - Elevator device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an elevator apparatus capable of setting/releasing a non-stop floor of a car without going to an elevator. The setting switch (5a) of the operating device (5) is operated to generate a non-stop floor setting command signal or a release command signal, and the command signal is converted into a wireless signal by the communicator (5b) and output. Then, the wireless signal is relayed by one of the first to fourth repeaters (7) to (10), and sent to the communicator (6b) of the commander device (6), and the communicator (6b) ) to demodulate the wireless signal. From the input and output device (6a) of the commander device (6) to the elevator control device (4), output the non-stop floor setting command signal or the release command signal obtained by the demodulation, and the elevator control device (4) performs the car ( 1) and the control of the drive (3) of the counterweight (2).

Description

Elevator device

technical field

The present invention relates to an elevator apparatus, and relates to an elevator apparatus suitable for commands related to the setting and release of a non-stop floor of a car, or call registration operated by a portable wireless device.

Background technique

The prior art is composed of the following units: a movable type remote control device; a receiving unit which is installed on an operation panel in the car and receives a wireless signal from a transmitting unit; and a control unit which receives Cars are controlled by instructions indicated in the wireless signal, wherein the mobile remote control device includes: a manual input unit, which is used to input the setting/release instructions of the non-stop floor of the car and various operations. An instruction related to an operation mode, and a transmitting unit that wirelessly transmits the instruction input by the manual input unit. The transmission radio wave intensity of the transmitting unit is set so as to be able to transmit to the receiving unit located 1 to 1.5 m away, that is, to be able to transmit to the receiving unit in the car (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

In addition, as a device for performing call registration of an elevator through the operation of a mobile wireless device, there are the following devices: a call registration wireless transmitter that transmits an elevator call registration signal including resident data such as a resident number; a call registration wireless receiver that is set In each floor of the landing and in the car room, it is used to receive the transmission signal from the transmitter; and according to the output signal containing the resident data from the call registration wireless receiver, and the use floor or elevator control device from the elevator. The car position information is a device for outputting a signal for registration of a call direction or a destination floor of a landing to an elevator control device (for example, refer to Patent Document 2).

In addition, as another technology, the registration wireless transmission device also transmits the ID number of the owner, and the call registration wireless reception device installed on each floor of the hall and in the elevator receives the transmission signal, and based on the reception signal from the reception device, Elevator position and elevator reservation information are elevator devices that output signals for registration of calling directions or destination floors at halls to elevator control devices (for example, refer to Patent Document 3).

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-41259

[Patent Document 2] Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 6-345341

[Patent Document 3] JP-A-2001-2333

In the aforementioned Patent Document 1, when setting/releasing the non-stop floor of the car, it is necessary to bring the remote control device to the vicinity of the car and operate it. That is to say, in the prior art, there is a problem that it is troublesome to go to the elevator in order to set/release the non-stop floor of the car.

In addition, in the above-mentioned patent document 2 and patent document 3, it is a technology suitable for the case where the user of an elevator approaches the vicinity of an elevator lobby, and registers a call using a registration wireless transmission device. Therefore, it is possible to limit users other than apartment residents and improve safety, convenience for wheelchair users, etc., but for ordinary users, it is likely to be easier to press the lobby button than to operate the registration wireless transmission device. In addition, it is not possible to shorten the actual waiting time in order to become a nearby operation. In order to solve such a problem, it is possible to use a remote registration wireless transmission device to perform call registration from a distance, but the use of such a wireless transmission device cannot be realized at the present stage due to the restrictions of the radio law.

Contents of the invention

A first object of the present invention is to provide an elevator apparatus capable of setting/releasing a non-stop floor of a car without going to the elevator.

A second object of the present invention is to provide an elevator apparatus capable of inexpensively and reliably registering an elevator call from a place away from the elevator, such as an apartment room or an office.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned first object, the first to fourth units are characterized in that an elevator device has: a manual input unit, which can input an instruction for setting/releasing the non-stop floor of the car; a control unit, which according to The car is controlled by the command input by the manual input unit, and the elevator device further has: a mobile wireless device that transmits call registration information and identification information of the elevator; The call registration information and identification information of the mobile wireless device are used to register the call of the elevator. The elevator device also includes: a sending unit that converts the instruction from the manual input unit into a wireless signal and sends it; a receiving unit that attached to the control unit, and receive the wireless signal; a plurality of relay units, which relay the wireless signal between the receiving unit and the sending unit. There is also a manual input unit, which is set on the mobile wireless device, and can input the command of setting/releasing the non-stop floor of the car, and can use the manual input unit set on the wireless relay unit The non-stop floor set by the manual input unit of the mobile wireless device is released. The release of the non-stop floor set by the manual input unit of the mobile wireless device is effective when the mobile wireless device cannot receive the wireless signal, and according to the priority set in advance , selecting whether the plurality of relay units can be used as relay units for the wireless signal.

Due to such a structure, the non-stop floor of the car can be set/released on the mobile wireless device without going to the elevator, and the state of the non-stop floor of the car can also be released by the relay unit. instruction.

In addition, when the communication status of one of the receiving unit and the transmitting unit of multiple relay units is abnormal, the relay unit with a higher priority next to the abnormal relay unit can be used to communicate between the transmitting unit and the receiving unit. Relay wireless signals between.

In addition, in order to achieve the above-mentioned second object, the fifth unit is characterized in that, in the first unit, there is a relay wireless device that receives the signal transmitted from the mobile wireless device and transmits the signal to the installation type wireless device. When the device transmits a new signal containing the same information, and uses the installed wireless device to identify the call registration information and the identification information to register the call of the elevator, it receives a response signal from the installed wireless device and sends it to the available The mobile wireless device replies.

With the configuration as described above, the call registration of the elevator can be performed inexpensively and reliably even from a place located in a remote place.

The sixth unit is characterized in that, in the first unit, the installation type wireless device has an output contact, and the call registration of the elevator is performed through the output contact.

The seventh means is characterized in that, in the sixth means, the installation type wireless device is configured to be arranged near a hall button, and the output contact is connected in parallel to a contact of the hall button.

An eighth means is characterized in that, in the first means, the mobile wireless device has a display unit for displaying whether the call registration is successful or not based on the response signal.

The ninth means is characterized in that, in the first means, information on the position of the car and the direction of movement of the car is included in the response signal.

A tenth unit is characterized in that, in the first unit, the relay wireless device is arranged in an elevator shaft.

The eleventh means is characterized in that, in the first means, the relay wireless device is arranged on a staircase of a building.

The twelfth means is characterized in that, in the first means, further comprising: when there is no response from the installed wireless device to the portable wireless device within a predetermined time period, sending a response from the portable wireless device to the A unit for setting up wireless devices to send spoofed messages.

The thirteenth unit is characterized in that, in the first unit, the installation type wireless device has: a wireless call count recording unit, which records the number of occurrences of elevator call information from the mobile wireless device; an upper limit number recording unit, which The upper limit of the number of wireless calls is stored, and when the number of wireless calls exceeds the upper limit of the number of wireless calls, the call registration to the elevator is not performed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to set/release the non-stop floor of the car without going to the elevator, thereby improving the effect of setting and releasing the non-stop floor of the car.

In addition, it is possible to provide an elevator call registration device that can inexpensively and reliably perform elevator call registration from a place away from the elevator lobby, such as an apartment house or an office.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of one embodiment of the elevator call registration device of the invention in the first embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation sequence when setting/releasing a non-stopping floor of a car by a setting changeover switch of the operating device shown in Fig. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a flowchart following FIG. 2 .

Fig. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation procedure when the setting of the non-stop floor of the car is released by the release switch of the repeater shown in Fig. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a flowchart following FIG. 4 .

Fig. 6 is an overall configuration diagram of an elevator call registration device according to one embodiment of the invention in Example 2.

Fig. 7 is an external view of a portable wireless device.

FIG. 8 is an internal configuration diagram of the portable wireless device of FIG. 2 .

FIG. 9 is an internal configuration diagram of a relay wireless device.

Fig. 10 is an internal configuration diagram of the installation type wireless device.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of each wireless device.

Fig. 12 is another configuration diagram of each wireless device.

FIG. 13 is another configuration diagram of each wireless device.

Fig. 14 is a diagram showing the internal structure of a storage box in which an installation type wireless device is built.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of the state transition of the mobile wireless device.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of state transition of a relay wireless device.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of state transition of a provisioning wireless device.

Detailed ways

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on Examples 1 and 2.

【Example 1】

First, Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 .

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of an elevator apparatus according to the first embodiment. As shown in Figure 1, the elevator device in Embodiment 1 includes: a car 201 and a counterweight 202, a driving device 203 for driving these cars 201 and a counterweight 202, an elevator control device 204 for controlling the car 201, that is, controlling the driving device 203 . The drive control device 203 and the elevator control device 204 are installed in a machine room that is installed above a hoistway (not shown in the figure) or the like.

The elevator apparatus according to the first embodiment includes the operating device 205 and is installed in a building different from the building in which the car 201 and the elevator control device 204 are installed. The operating device 205 includes a manual input unit capable of inputting commands for setting and releasing the non-stop floor of the car 201 . This manual input unit is constituted by, for example, a setting switch 205a. The setting switch 205a is configured to switch between a contact point that generates a non-stop layer setting command signal and a contact point that generates a release command signal. The command signal corresponds to a command to set a specific floor as a non-stop floor where the car 201 does not stop; the cancel command signal corresponds to a command to cancel the state where the car 201 is set to a non-stop floor.

The operating device 205 includes a communicator 205b. This communicator 205b can function as a transmitting unit, and can also function as a receiving unit at the same time. The signal is converted into a wireless signal and output; the receiving device receives the wireless signal from the outside.

The operating device 205 includes a display device 205c. The display device 205c is composed of a plurality of LEDs. Among these multiple LEDs, there is included: an LED (hereinafter referred to as "preparation completion LED") that is lit to notify that the preparation for communication with the outside has been completed; The situation of the state and the notification of turning off the light at the same time are the LEDs (hereinafter referred to as "setting state LED") of the situation of the setting of the non-stop floor of the car 201; Status LED (hereinafter referred to as "Error LED").

The elevator apparatus of Embodiment 1 is attached to an elevator control device 204 and has a commander device 206 that outputs a command signal to the elevator control device 204 . The commander device 206 has an input/output device 206a connected to the elevator control device 204 via a signal line. This input-output device 206a has the output of command signal to the elevator control device 204, and carries out the input of the status signal from the elevator control device 204 to the command device 206, that is, indicates whether the state of the non-stop floor of the car 201 is set or not. An input/output device 206a for inputting a stop floor setting state signal and a release state signal indicating that the setting of the non-stop floor of the car 201 is cancelled. The commander device 206 has a communicator 206b. The communicator 206b functions as a transmitting unit, and at the same time functions as a receiving unit. The transmitting unit converts the non-stop floor setting state signal or the canceling state signal and the address signal of the command device 206 input from the input and output device 206a into a wireless signal and transmits it. Output to the outside; the receiving unit receives and demodulates the wireless signal from the outside.

In addition, there are relay units for relaying wireless signals between the communicator 205b of the operating device 205 and the communicator 206b of the commander device 206, for example, first to fourth repeaters 207-210. These first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 are respectively installed in four buildings (not shown) different from the building in which the operating device 205 is installed or the building in which the commander device 206 is installed. The first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 are individually arranged at positions capable of relaying wireless signals between the operating device 205 and the commander device 206 . The commander device 206 and the operation device 205 decide which of the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 to use according to the communication statuses with the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 and the preset priorities. One for communication.

Each of the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 has a manual input unit different from the above-mentioned setting switch 205a, that is, cancel switches 207a to 210a, and the above-mentioned setting switch 205a is used to input the cancel setting. A command meaning that the car 201 does not stop at the floor.

The communicator 206b of the commander device 206 communicates address signals with each of the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 periodically, for example, every 30 minutes. The communicator 205b of the operating device 205 and the communicator 206b of the commander device 206 communicate address signals periodically, eg, every 30 minutes, via one of the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 .

The commander device 206 is set to function as a judging unit that judges whether or not the wireless signal from the communicator 205b of the operating device 205 is normally received by its own communicator 206b. Then, when the judging result of the judging unit is that the communicator 206b cannot normally receive the wireless signal from the communicator 205b of the operating device 205, according to the communication states with the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 and the preset One of the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 is selected according to a given priority order, and the communicator 206b transmits a permission release signal to the selected repeater. The selected repeaters in the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 are set to the following state: when receiving the release permission signal from the communicator 206b of the commander device 206, the release command generated by the release switch can be released. The signal and address signals are packaged and converted into wireless signals for transmission.

In addition, the state in which the communicator 206b of the commander device 206 cannot normally receive the wireless signal from the communicator 205b of the operating device 205 is a state in which normal reception cannot be performed for a predetermined time, for example, 1 hour due to a timeout or abnormal data. .

The action of the first embodiment constituted like this is as follows:

【1】Setting and canceling of the non-stop layer by the setting switch of the operating device

Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation sequence when setting/releasing the non-stop floor of the car by the setting switch of the operating device shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing the continuation of Fig. 2 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , first, the operator connects the tool personal computer to the command device 206, the first to fourth repeaters 207-210, and the operating device 205 in series, and inputs the address of the command device 206. , the addresses of the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 , and the address of the operating device 205 . The priorities of the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 used as repeaters are input to the commander device 206 and the operation device 205 . Thus, the command device 206, the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210, and the operation device 205 register each address, and the command device 206 and the control device 205 register the first to fourth repeaters 207 used as repeaters. Priority order of ~210 (order A1).

After the log-in is completed, when the commander device 206, the operation device 205, and the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 are all activated, a wireless network is constructed among them (procedure A2).

When the wireless network is constructed in this way, the operation device 205 lights up the preparation completion LED of the display device 205c (sequence A3), and notifies the operator that the communication preparation with the commander device 206 has been completed.

After confirming that the preparation completion LED of the display device 205c is lit, the operator switches the contact point of the setting changeover switch 205a to the contact point on the side where the setting of the non-stop floor of the car 201 is instructed, or to the contact point of the car 201. The setting of the non-stop layer cancels the contact on the side where the command is performed. Thereby, the setting selector switch 205a generates a non-stop floor setting command signal or a release command signal (sequence A4).

Along with this, the communicator 205b of the operating device 205 packs the non-stop layer setting command signal or release command signal and the address signal of the operating device 205, and converts it into a wireless signal and outputs it (sequence A5). The wireless signal is transmitted to the commander device 206 through the repeater selected at this time among the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210, for example, through the relay of the first repeater 207a (sequence A6).

The command device 206 receives and demodulates the wireless signal from the operating device 205 through the communicator 206b, and obtains an address signal and a non-stop layer setting command signal or a release command signal. Then, it is judged whether or not the address indicated by the address signal obtained this time matches the address of the operating device 205 registered in the aforementioned procedure A1 (procedure A7). When it is judged that these addresses coincide, that is, when it is confirmed that the transmission source of the command signal is the operating device 205, as shown in FIG. signal or release command signal (sequence A7→A8).

The elevator control device 204 that has input the non-stop floor setting command signal or the cancel command signal performs the process of setting a specific floor as the non-stop floor of the car 201 or cancels the setting of the non-stop floor of the car 201 according to the command signal. and to the input and output device 206a of the commander device 206, output a signal corresponding to the elevator state set by the processing, that is, a non-stop signal indicating that the state of the non-stop floor of the car 201 is set. A floor setting state signal, or a release state signal indicating that the state in which the car 201 does not stop the floor setting has been released (sequence A9).

The command device 206 which has received the non-stop layer setting state signal or release state signal packs the state signal and address signal through the communicator 206b, and converts it into a wireless signal for output (sequence A10). This wireless signal is relayed by, for example, the first repeater 207 and transmitted to the operating device 205 (sequence A11).

The operating device 205 receives and demodulates the wireless signal from the command device 206 through the communicator 205b, and obtains an address signal and a non-stop layer setting state signal or release state signal. Then, it is judged whether or not the address indicated by the address signal obtained this time matches the address of the commander device 206 registered in the aforementioned procedure A1 (procedure A12). When it is judged that these addresses match, that is, when the transmission source of the status signal is confirmed to be the commander device 206, the setting status LED of the display device 205c is lit or extinguished, and the operator is notified that the setting status of the elevator is set. The state of the non-stopping floor of the car 201 or the state in which the setting of the non-stopping floor of the car 201 is cancelled, and the processing ends (sequence A12→A13→end).

In addition, in the aforementioned procedure A7, when the commander device 206 determines that the address obtained from the wireless signal from the operating device 205 does not match the address of the operating device 205 registered in the aforementioned procedure A1, that is, the command cannot be confirmed. When the source of the signal is the operating device 205, no reply to the operating device 205 is performed. At this time, the operating device 205 lights up the error LED of the display device 205c (sequence A7→A14→end).

In addition, in the aforementioned procedure A12, when the operating device 205 determines that the address obtained from the wireless signal from the commander device 206 is inconsistent with the address of the commander device 206 registered in the aforementioned procedure A1, that is, the status signal cannot be confirmed. When the source of transmission is the commander device 206, the error LED of the display device 205c is also turned on, and the process ends (sequence A12→A14→end).

[2] Cancellation of setting of non-stop floor by canceling switch of repeater

Fig. 4 shows a flow chart of the operation sequence when the setting of the non-stop floor of the car is released by the release switch of the repeater shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a flow chart following Fig. 4 .

As shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, the operating device 205 selects the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 at intervals of 30 minutes according to the communication statuses with the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 at that time and the preset priorities. One of the fourth repeaters 207-210. Then, the wireless signal indicating its own address is relayed through the selected repeater, and transmitted to the commander device 206 (sequence B1).

On the other hand, the commander device 206 judges whether or not the wireless signal indicating the address from the operation device 205 can be normally received every 30 minutes (sequence B2). Then, when it is judged that the wireless signal from the operation device 205 can be received normally, the process ends (procedure B2→end).

However, when one hour has elapsed since the address cannot be read due to timeout or abnormal data, that is, when it is determined that the wireless signal from the operating device 205 cannot be received normally, the first According to the communication status of the ~4th repeaters 207-210 and the preset priorities, one of the first to fourth repeaters 207-210, for example, the first repeater 207 is selected as the permitted car 201 The setting of the non-stop layer is canceled by the repeater and logged in (sequence B2→B3). Then, a release permission signal is sent to the first repeater 207 selected this time (sequence B4).

The first repeater 207 having received the release permission signal from the commander device 206 is in a state capable of converting the release command signal generated by the release switch 207a into a wireless signal and transmitting it to the commander device 206 (sequence B5).

In the state set like this, when the operator turns on the release switch 207a of the first repeater 207 and generates a release command signal (sequence B6), the first repeater 207 packs the release command signal and the address signal, It is converted into a wireless signal and sent to the commander device 206 (sequence B7).

The commander device 206 receives and demodulates the wireless signal from the first repeater 207 through the communicator 206b, and obtains a release command signal and an address signal. Then, it is judged whether or not the address indicated by the address signal obtained this time matches the address of the first repeater 207 selected in the procedure B3 (procedure B8). When these addresses coincide, that is, when it can be confirmed that the transmission source of the release instruction signal is the first repeater 207 selected as the repeater that permits the cancellation of the non-stop floor setting of the car 201 this time, from the input and output device 206a outputs a cancel command signal to the elevator control apparatus 204, and ends a process (sequence B9→end).

In addition, this embodiment is an example in which one repeater constitutes one relay unit. That is, an example in which the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 respectively constitute one relay unit, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and a plurality of repeaters may constitute one relay unit.

As mentioned above, according to Embodiment 1, the following effects can be obtained:

(1) When the operator operates the setting switch 205a of the operating device 205 and generates a non-stop floor setting command signal or a release command signal, the command signal is wirelessly output from the communicator 205b and passed through the first to fourth repeaters One of 207-210 is relayed and received by the communicator 206b of the commander device 206. Therefore, the setting/release of the non-stop floor of the car 201 can be performed without going to the elevator, which contributes to the improvement of the setting/release of the non-stop floor of the car 201.

(2) Unlike the setting changeover switch 205a of the operating device 205, since each of the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 is provided with a cancel switch 207a to 210a, it is also possible to switch from the first to the fourth Each of the repeaters 207 to 210 instructs the release of the setting of the non-stop floor of the car 201 .

(3) The commander device 206 functions as a judging unit that judges whether its own communicator 206b can normally receive the wireless signal from the communicator 205b of the operating device 205, and the judgment result of the judging unit is that the communicator 206b cannot normally receive When a wireless signal is received from the communicator 205b of the operating device 205, the setting of the non-stop floor of the car 201 is canceled according to a cancel instruction signal of one of the cancel switches 207a to 210a. Thereby, the command to release the switch of the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 can be limited to the time when the communicator 206b of the commander device 206b cannot normally receive the wireless signal from the communicator 205b of the operating device 205. moment.

(4) There are first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 as a plurality of repeater units, and the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 are selected from the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 according to the priority order set in advance. Repeater for repeaters. Thus, when the communication status between one of the first to fourth repeaters 207 to 210 and the communicator 206b of the commander device 206 or the communicator 205b of the operation device 205 is abnormal, the repeater can be used. The repeater with the next higher priority relays wireless signals with the communicator 206b of the commander device 206 and the communicator 205b of the operating device 205 . Therefore, the reliability of wireless signal transmission and reception with the communicator 206b of the commander device 206 and the communicator 205b of the operation device 205 can be improved.

[Example 2]

Fig. 6 is the overall structural diagram of the elevator call registering device of the embodiment 2 of the present invention, Fig. 7 is the appearance diagram of the mobile wireless device, Fig. 8 is the internal structure diagram of the mobile wireless device of Fig. 7, Fig. 9 is the middle Following the internal structural diagram of the wireless device, FIG. 10 is an internal structural diagram of the installation type wireless device, FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of the wireless device, FIG. 12 is another configuration diagram of the wireless device, and FIG. 13 is another configuration diagram of the wireless device, Fig. 14 is an internal structure diagram of a storage box with a built-in wireless device, Fig. 15 is a schematic diagram of the state transition of a mobile wireless device, Fig. 16 is a schematic diagram of a state transition of a relay wireless device, and Fig. 17 is a schematic diagram of a state transition of a wireless device of a set type Schematic diagram of the state transition of the device.

In Fig. 6, 1 is the control panel of the elevator (hereinafter, simply referred to as the control panel), which generally has an inverter (inverter) part, which controls the microcomputer (not shown) that operates the elevator according to instructions from the user. The control part and the motor are controlled. 2 is a serial communication port provided to the control panel 1, and 3 is an input/output contact. 4-a, 4-b, 4-c are portable wireless devices that generate elevator calls, and are placed in the user's office or apartment. 7 is an installation type wireless device, which registers a call to the control panel 1 via a serial port or an input/output contact 9 according to a call registration request from the above-mentioned portable wireless device. 6-a, 6-b are relay wireless devices, which relay the radio wave 8 from the mobile wireless device 4-a, 4-b, 4-c, the installation type wireless device 7 or other relay wireless devices . In this embodiment, only two relay wireless devices 6-a, 6-b are shown, but of course, when the distance of corridors or stairs is long, additional relay wireless devices 6-a, 6-b may be arranged. Extend the transmission distance of radio waves.

5-a, 5-b, 5-c, 5-d, 5-e, 5-f are wireless communicators. A communication system called multi-hop communication in which transmission such as bucket relay is performed via relay wireless devices 6-a, 6-b is applicable to the present invention. As a communication method that can perform multi-hop communication, representative examples include ZigBee (http://www.zigbee.org) and Embernet's 2.4GHz 2.4 GHz network called Ember Corporation (http://www.ember.com) of the United States. frequency band for short-range communications. These short-distance communications can bypass obstacles by arranging the relay wireless devices 6-a and 6-c according to the conditions of the building such as the presence or absence of walls and doors, thereby avoiding generation of radio wave blind spots. Therefore, it is suitable for communication in buildings with complex structures in terms of electromagnetic waves.

In Fig. 7, 21 is a 7-segment LED displaying the position of the car when an elevator call is registered, and 23 and 24 are indicators for the running direction of the car, respectively. 25 and 26 are buttons for respectively inputting directions of elevator calls. 27 is an LED for displaying whether the mobile wireless device 4 is powered on or not. 28 is a display LED indicating that a communication error or other errors have been detected. 29 is a buzzer for notifying the success or false detection of call registration by sound. In addition, 22 is an antenna connected to the wireless communicator 5 . Here, an example of LEDs and buttons is shown, but the same functions can also be realized by touching the liquid crystal panel.

Next, the internal configuration of each wireless device will be described. In FIG. 8 , the mobile wireless device 4 is composed of a wireless communicator 5 , a microcontroller 31 for overall control, and input and output units 21 , 23 to 29 , and 32 . The input/output units 21, 23 to 29 have been described in FIG. 7, so descriptions thereof are omitted here. 32 is an ID circuit for setting the identification number of the portable wireless device 4, which can use non-volatile devices such as a dual in-line plug (DIP) switch or a jumper pin (jumper pin), ROM, etc., which is known to those skilled in the art. The microcontroller 31 controls the wireless communicator 5 or performs data exchange with an input/output device, and also incorporates a program for protocol processing called a communication stack.

In FIG. 9 , since the relay wireless device 6 only needs to relay wireless communication, it may be configured such that input and output from the portable wireless device 4 are omitted. That is, it may be composed only of the wireless communicator 5 and the microcontroller 31 that controls the wireless communicator 5 . Of course, the above-mentioned portable wireless device 4 may also be used as the relay wireless device 6 .

In Fig. 10, the setting type wireless device 7 has the same wireless communicator 5 and microcontroller 31 as the portable wireless device 4, and is equipped with an output contact 9-a and serial communication as an interface with the elevator control panel 1. port 9-b. In this embodiment, there is no input contact, but when the output contact is used to supply the status signal from the elevator control panel 1, an input contact must be provided. Obviously, whether there is an input contact has no substantial relationship with the present invention. In addition, this year's elevators are often equipped with a remote monitoring device for remote maintenance. The serial communication port 9-b is connected to the remote monitoring device, and by communicating with the elevator control panel 1 via the remote monitoring device, the This makes it possible to implement the present invention. This is sometimes advantageous since no elevator modifications occur.

In FIG. 11, the mobile wireless devices 4-a, 4-b are placed at the entrances of each living room, etc., and can call an elevator and leave the room when going out. The installation type wireless device 7 is arranged near the elevator control panel 1, but is generally far away from the movable wireless devices 4-a, 4-b, and cannot be reached by weak radio or specific low-power radio waves. Therefore, a relay wireless device 6-a is installed in the hallway to ensure the reach distance of radio waves in the horizontal direction, and a relay wireless device 6-b is placed in the elevator shaft to ensure the reach distance of radio waves in the vertical direction for wireless relay. . It is almost closed between the elevator shaft and the elevator machine room, but if there is a crack greater than or equal to 300mm in the elevator rope hoistway, there will be no problem with the propagation of radio waves. In addition, in recent machine-room-less elevators, since the control panel is arranged in the hoistway, there is no problem with the transmission of electric waves.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a method for ensuring the reach distance of radio waves in the vertical direction by using stairs instead of elevator shafts for the configuration of each wireless device. Since the stairs in the house are fire-proof sections, steel doors 71-a, 71 -b, 71-c, 71-d separated. Therefore, for example, the relay wireless devices 6-c and 6-d need to be arranged in front of and behind the door, and use the gap between the doors to ensure the radio wave propagation path.

In addition, there is a method of arranging the installation type wireless device 7 in the storage box 61-b of the hall button. That is, as shown in FIG. 14, the output contact 9-a of the installation type wireless device 7 is connected in parallel to the hall buttons 92, 93 in the storage box 61-b. Then, for example, when the installation type wireless device 7 receives a downward car call, the output of the hall button 93 is short-circuited. Thereby, a signal to just press the hall button to the elevator control panel 1 can be transmitted via the communication line 62-1 of the elevator. In addition, 62-2 is a power line routed in the hoistway.

Next, the operation|movement of elevator call registration is demonstrated using FIGS. 15-17.

First, the state transition of the portable wireless device 4 will be described using FIG. 15 . These state transitions are realized by executing programs in the microcontroller 31 .

When the power is turned on, the internal circuit of the mobile wireless device 4 is initialized (100), and it enters a state of waiting for an input from the up/down switch (101). When the switch is pressed, a call registration request message is transmitted from the wireless communication device 5 to the built-in wireless device 7 (102), and the state transitions to a state of waiting for a response from the built-in wireless device 7 (103). Here, the message contains upward/downward direction information, identification information of the mobile wireless device indicated by the ID circuit, and information necessary for relaying.

When there is a response from the installation type wireless device 7 (110), the elevator car position information and running direction information contained in the response message are displayed on the displays 21, 23, 24 (104), and the state of waiting for input is transferred again (101). However, when the log-in fails due to the stop of the elevator or exceeding the number of calls, an error (107) is displayed on the display 28, and the state of waiting for input (101) is transferred again. On the other hand, if there is no response within a predetermined time (111), it is judged that a communication abnormality has occurred and an error is displayed on the display 28 (107), and the input waiting state is shifted again (101).

When there is no input within the specified time (108) in the state of waiting for input (101), a dummy message (105) for measuring the radio wave propagation state is sent to the installation type wireless device 7, and the transition is made to waiting for an input from the installation. The state of the response of the type wireless device 7 (106). When there is a response from the installation type wireless device 7 (112), it transitions to the state of waiting for an input again (101). When there is no response from the installation type wireless device 7 (111), it is judged that a communication abnormality has occurred, an error is displayed on the display 28 (107), and the state of waiting for an input is shifted again (101).

Next, the state transition of the relay wireless device 6 will be described using FIG. 16 . These state transitions are realized by executing programs in the microcontroller 31 .

When the power is turned on, the relay wireless device 6 internal circuit is initialized (115), and it becomes waiting for a mobile wireless device 4, an installation type wireless device 7, or other relay wireless device 6 arranged in the radio wave propagation range. Received status (116). When the telegram is received, a telegram with the same content is generated and transmitted from the wireless communication device 5 to the mobile wireless device 4, the installation type wireless device 7, or other relay wireless devices 6 arranged within the radio wave propagation range (117 ), migrate to the state of waiting to receive again (116).

Next, state transition of the installation type wireless device 7 will be described using FIG. 17 . These state transitions are realized by executing programs in the microcontroller 31 .

Initialization of the internal circuit of the installation type wireless device 7 is performed when the power is turned on (120), and it enters a state of waiting for reception from the portable wireless device 4 or relay wireless device 6 placed within the radio wave propagation range (121). When the message is received, the elevator car position information and the running direction information are collected (122) from the elevator control panel 1, for example via the serial port 9-b. Next, a call is registered to the elevator control panel 1 via the output contact 9-a or the serial port 9-b (123). At this time, the ID table 51 is searched from the identification information of the mobile wireless device 4 included in the message, the user of the mobile wireless device 4 is identified, and an elevator call of a preset floor is registered. Furthermore, the call registration count counter 52 from the mobile wireless device 4 is updated, and call registration is not performed when the preset number of times is exceeded.

When the call registration is completed, the mobile wireless device 4 sends a response message including the position information of the elevator car, the running direction information and whether the call registration is successful.

Here, the case where the call registration layer is derived from the identification information of the mobile wireless device 4 on the installation wireless device 7 is shown, but the call registration layer may be derived on the mobile wireless device 4 side and included in the message. In addition, the number of times of use may be counted and managed on the side of the portable wireless device 4 . In addition, it also shows that the car position display or running direction display to the portable wireless device 4 is performed only when there is a call registration request, but the installation wireless device 7 always sends the car position or running direction to the mobile wireless device 4. direction, so that car position display and running direction display can also be performed in real time.

In addition, when there is a call registration from the installation type wireless device 7, it can also be set so that a dedicated special operation mode called VIP operation is activated at the same time.

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1. A kind of elevator device, has: manual input unit, it can input the instruction of setting/release of the non-stop floor of car; Control unit, it controls described car according to the instruction that is input by this manual input unit , and the elevator device also has: a mobile wireless device, which sends the call registration information and identification information of the elevator; an installation type wireless device, which according to the call registration information and identification information from the mobile wireless device, performs Elevator call log, It is characterized in that it also includes: a sending unit, which converts the instruction from the manual input unit into a wireless signal and sends it; a receiving unit attached to the control unit and receiving the wireless signal; and a plurality of relay units that relay the wireless signal between the receiving unit and the transmitting unit. 2. Elevator installation according to claim 1, characterized in that, a manual input unit is provided on the portable wireless device, and can input an instruction for setting/releasing the non-stop floor of the car, The non-stop floor set by the manual input unit of the portable wireless device can be canceled by the manual input unit provided on the wireless relay unit. 3. Elevator installation according to claim 2, characterized in that, The release of the non-stop floor set by the manual input means of the portable wireless device is effective when the portable wireless device cannot receive the wireless signal. 4. Elevator installation according to claim 1, characterized in that, According to a preset priority order, it is selected whether the plurality of relay units can be used as relay units for the wireless signal. 5. Elevator installation according to claim 1, characterized in that, The relay wireless device receives the signal transmitted from the portable wireless device, transmits a new signal including the same information to the installed wireless device, and recognizes the call registration information with the installed wireless device. When registering an elevator call with the identification information, it receives a response signal from the installed wireless device and sends a reply to the portable wireless device. 6. Elevator installation according to claim 1, characterized in that, The installation type wireless device has an output contact through which the call registration of the elevator is performed. 7. Elevator installation according to claim 6, characterized in that, The installation type wireless device is configured to be disposed near a hall button, and the output contact is connected in parallel to a contact of the hall button. 8. Elevator installation according to claim 1, characterized in that A display unit is provided on the mobile wireless device, and the display unit displays whether the call registration is successful or not according to the response signal. 9. Elevator installation according to claim 1, characterized in that, The response signal contains information on the position of the car and the direction of movement of the car. 10. Elevator installation according to claim 1, characterized in that, The relay wireless device is arranged in the elevator shaft. 11. Elevator installation according to claim 1, characterized in that, The relay wireless device is placed on the stairs of the building. 12. Elevator installation according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mobile wireless device further includes means for transmitting a dummy message from the portable wireless device to the portable wireless device when there is no response from the portable wireless device within a predetermined time. 13. Elevator installation according to claim 1, characterized in that, The installation type wireless device has: a wireless call count recording unit that records the number of occurrences of elevator call information from the portable wireless device; an upper limit count recording unit that stores the upper limit of the wireless call count, When the number of wireless calls exceeds the upper limit of the number of wireless calls, call registration to the elevator is not performed.

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