JP2011144015A - Elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator capable of securing not only conventional security on an entrance floor but also the complete security of a resident living in a room on a floor where he/she lives even if he/she gets in a car and the car arrives at the floor where he/she lives. <P>SOLUTION: The elevator includes a non-stop release part A for releasing the non-stop state of the car 1 for the floor where the resident lives, a door opening permission part C for permitting the opening of the door of the elevator car 1 when the car 1 capable of stopping on the floor where he/she lives by the operation of the non-stop release part A arrives at the floor, and an elevator control device 2 for controlling the operation of the car 1 based on signals from the non-stop release part A and the door opening permission part C. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator excellent in security.

  In recent years, particularly in apartment houses such as apartments where many people live, there are many that have specifications that ensure high security. Therefore, it is required to secure high security for an elevator installed in such a housing complex.

  For example, as such an elevator, an elevator having a function of automatically registering a hall call in conjunction with an automatic lock of the entrance of a housing complex can be cited. In such an elevator, when the key of the occupant's room is recognized by the authentication device installed at the entrance, the car is called back to the entrance floor based on the recognition signal, and the door is opened to wait. Therefore, the user who entered from the entrance can use the elevator without waiting for the elevator to move to the entrance floor. Further, by performing such control, it is possible to prevent an unauthenticated user from using the elevator in the hall, which is preferable from the viewpoint of security.

  However, in such an elevator, it is conceivable that another user appears in front of the user whose key is recognized and gets on the elevator. If so, the comfort of using the user elevator whose key is recognized is impaired, and the elevator is used without authentication of the user on the elevator, which is a security problem.

  In the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 shown below, when a user authenticates at the entrance and automatically makes a hall call based on the information, a standby guidance indicator lamp installed at the hall is turned on. Notify other users waiting at the landing that the authenticated person will use the elevator. Such elevator control eliminates the inconvenience that a user who has been authenticated at a specific location cannot get on the car, and it is easy to ensure security because the authenticator is surely placed on the elevator. is there.

JP 2006-256851 A

  However, the elevator disclosed in Patent Document 1 does not consider the following points.

  That is, in the elevator of Patent Document 1, it seems that security is ensured to some extent for the elevator use of those who are authenticated at the entrance of the apartment house, but the elevator is still used ignoring the notification. Especially when the user is not authenticated, ensuring security is infamous.

  In other words, the steps to ensure security are taken until the elevator ride, but the subsequent security is not taken into consideration, so once you get on the elevator you can go freely to any floor End up.

  Recently, it seems that elevators are often installed in private homes and small apartments, especially when the installed elevators are designed to move up and down the interior of the residence. There is a hall in the room. In other words, when the elevator door is opened after arriving at the residence floor, it is already in the room. When an elevator is installed in a building with such a structure, once it gets into the elevator regardless of whether there is authentication on the entrance floor, it can be freely entered and exited to any residential floor. is there.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. The purpose of the present invention is to ensure security at the entrance floor so far, and when the car arrives at the residence floor after boarding the car. Is to provide an elevator capable of ensuring complete security for those who live in the room.

  The feature of the embodiment of the present invention is that, in an elevator, a non-stop release unit that releases the non-stop state of the car with respect to the residence floor, and a car that can be stopped on the residence floor by the non-stop release unit. Controls the operation of the car based on signals from the door opening permission part that allows the elevator doors of the car to open when the car lands on the residence floor, the non-stop release part, and the door opening permission part An elevator control device

  According to the present invention, in addition to ensuring security at the entrance floor so far, even when this car arrives at the residence floor after getting on the car, it ensures perfect security for those who live in the room It is possible to provide an elevator that can be used.

It is the whole figure which showed the elevator in embodiment of this invention including the building in which this elevator is installed. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the operation control of the elevator (car) in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the operation control of the elevator (car) in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the operation control of the elevator (car) in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the operation control of the elevator (car) in embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an overall view showing an elevator E according to an embodiment of the present invention including a building B in which the elevator E is installed. The elevator E includes a car 1 and an elevator control device 2 that controls the operation of the car. The car 1 is suspended by a rope R having one end connected to the car and the other end connected to a counterweight (not shown). The rope R is wound around a hoisting machine (not shown). The car 1 moves up and down the hoistway H when the hoisting machine rotates based on a signal from the elevator control device 2. In addition, the elevator E in the embodiment of the present invention is naturally provided with equipment necessary for operating the elevator E, although not shown, in addition to a counterweight and a hoisting machine.

  In the car 1, a destination floor operation panel 1 a for making a so-called car call in which a passenger who has boarded the car 1 designates a destination floor is installed. The destination floor operation panel 1a is provided with a destination floor button indicating a residence floor including a front floor where the car 1 can be stopped.

  In addition, above the destination floor operation panel 1a, an informing unit 1b for informing passengers by voice or video is provided. As described above, the notification unit 1b may be any type of notification as long as the device can appeal to the five senses of passengers, such as voice or video.

  Further, a camera 1c for photographing the passengers in the car 1 is installed at a high position in the car 1, for example, near the ceiling. The video imaged by the camera 1c can be confirmed by a monitor installed in the living space as will be described later. Here, the camera 1c can shoot either a still image, a moving image, or both. Further, the number of cameras 1c installed is not limited.

  The elevator control device 2 collects all information related to the operation of the elevator E, and in order to control the operation of the elevator E based on the information, for example, sends a command signal to the car 1 or the hoisting machine. To do. Therefore, a device that originally transmits information to the elevator control device 2 and a device that receives information transmitted from the elevator control device 2 are connected. However, in FIG. 1, all of them are omitted, and only the arrows indicating the signal flow are shown toward the block indicating the elevator control device 2 or exiting from this block.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the building B is generally shown up to the fifth floor in the embodiment of the present invention. However, there is no restriction on how many floors the building B is. The first floor is the entrance floor, and it is basically impossible to go to the residence floor without getting into the elevator E (car 1) from this entrance floor. The building B shown in FIG. 1 is a so-called maisonette-type room in which the second floor, the third floor, the fourth floor, and the fifth floor are connected to each other inside thereof. Accordingly, the second and third floors and the fourth and fifth floors are independent living spaces.

  In the following, for convenience, the second and third floor living spaces will be referred to as a living space L1, and the fourth and fifth floor living spaces will be referred to as a living space L2 (when collectively referred to as "residential space L"). ). Therefore, the entrance is provided on the second floor in the living space L1, and the entrance is provided on the fourth floor in the living space L2. The second floor and the fourth floor are collectively referred to as “residential floor” as appropriate hereinafter. Further, it is assumed that the living space L1 and the living space L2 have the same configuration here. For this reason, all of the devices to be described below with respect to the embodiments of the present invention have the same function.

  The car 1 is supposed to be landed only on the second or fourth floor, which is the lower floor, of both living spaces. This is because the entrance of each living space is provided on the second floor or the fourth floor which is the residence floor as described above. Accordingly, the car 1 does not land on the third and fifth floors.

  Further, for example, when the car 1 reaches the second floor and the elevator door is opened, it is possible to enter the living space L1 as it is. This is as if the opening / closing of the elevator door corresponds to the opening / closing of the entrance of the living space L1. Therefore, in the living spaces L1 and L2, the elevator hall is provided inside the living space.

  This is also shown in building B and elevator E shown in FIG. The elevator E does not have an elevator hall outside each floor except for the first floor entrance hall. In other words, on the 2nd to 5th floors, which are the residence floors, elevator doors on the landing side that serve as entrances are installed only on the 2nd and 4th floors, and the 3rd and 5th floors are walls and hoistways Part of H.

  On the first floor serving as the entrance floor, an interphone IF1 is provided for a visitor to the building B to talk to a resident in the living space L. Interphone IF is also installed on each residence floor. Here, for convenience, the intercom in the living space L1 is referred to as an interphone IF2, and the intercom in the living space L2 is referred to as an interphone IF3.

  A hall call button G is also provided in the elevator hall. The visitor makes a hall call by depressing the hall call button G, gets on the car 1 that has arrived, and moves to the intended residence floor. This hall call button G is also installed on each residence floor. Here, for convenience, the hall call button of the living space L1 is represented as a hall call button G2, and the hall call button of the living space L2 is represented as a hall call button G3. Since the hall call button G in the living space L can go to the upper floor and the lower floor by getting on the car 1, two hall call buttons G are provided so that it can go either up or down. Yes.

  When the visitor and the resident on the entrance floor have a conversation using the interphone IF and the resident permits the visitor to visit, the non-stop canceling part A provided in each living space L is set. Use to allow boarding in Elevator E. In the embodiment of the present invention, the car 1 does not stop at the residence floor in principle. As a general rule, visitors who do not receive permission to visit by the resident are allowed to go to the residence floor. This is to prevent security and ensure security.

  Furthermore, in the living space L, a door opening permission part C is installed. The door opening permission part C is used for permitting the door opening of the elevator door of the car 1 when a visitor who has boarded the car 1 arrives at the residence floor. Therefore, even if the car 1 is landed on the residence floor, it is not opened as it is, and the door is kept closed. At this time, the passenger (visitor) in the car 1 cannot enter the living space L unless the door opening permission is given by the resident through the door opening permission section C.

  In addition, although the non-stop cancellation | release part A or the door opening permission part C mentioned above is what is called a switch, what kind of these switches may be sufficient as it. Both signals are transmitted to the elevator control device 2, and the elevator control device 2 controls the operation of the elevator E (the car 1) based on the received signal.

  In the living space L, a monitor M is further installed. On the monitor M, an image taken by the camera 1c installed in the car 1 is displayed. The resident can confirm the state of the passenger (visitor) in the car 1 by turning on the monitor M.

  Next, the flow of operation control of the elevator E (car 1) will be described below using the flowcharts shown in FIGS. In addition, it demonstrates on the assumption that the visitor V in the entrance floor visits the resident R who lives in the living space L2.

  First, it is determined whether there is a call from the visitor V using the intercom IF1 from the entrance floor (ST1). If there is no call, the process is on standby (NO in ST1). On the other hand, when a visitor V who is in business with the resident R comes, the visitor V calls the resident R via the interphone IF1 (YES in ST1). When the resident R responds to the call (ST2) and permits a visit to his / her residence floor, the non-stop canceling part A is operated (ST3).

  Here, if the resident R does not allow the visitor V to visit (NO in ST3), the visitor V cannot get on the elevator E (the car 1), and therefore the resident R's residence Also not close to the space L2 (see “END” in FIG. 5). Therefore, security for the resident R is ensured.

  When the resident R permits the visitor V to visit his / her own residence floor, the non-stop cancellation unit A is operated (YES in ST3). When the non-stop canceling part A is operated, it shifts to the non-stop canceling mode (ST4), and the elevator control device 2 resides in the car 1 that was originally set not to stop on the residential floor (here, the fourth floor). Make it possible to stop to the floor. In that sense, the control of “non-stop” to the residence floor is “released”.

  When the non-stop cancellation unit A is operated, a signal to that effect reaches the elevator control device 2. Receiving this signal, the elevator control device 2 automatically registers the hall call on the entrance floor (ST5). By controlling the elevator control device 2 in this manner, the car 1 arrives at the hall on the entrance floor without the visitor V pressing the hall call button G1 on the entrance floor. As a result, the visitor V does not have to wait at the hall on the entrance floor, so that the operation control of the elevator E can be performed efficiently. Of course, it is possible for the visitor V who is permitted to visit the residence floor to operate the hall call button G1 and call the car 1 to the entrance floor.

  The elevator control device 2 confirms whether the car 1 has arrived at the entrance floor (ST6). If the car 1 is not on the entrance floor, it is moved through the hoistway H as described above and moved to the entrance floor. When the car 1 arrives at the entrance floor, the elevator door of the car 1 is opened (ST7). At this time, the door opening time may be extended in consideration of the distance from the interphone IF1 to the elevator hall and the convenience of the visitor V.

  The elevator door is opened, and the reception of the car call by the visitor V who is a passenger of the car 1 is started (ST8). When the visitor V gets into the car 1, the destination floor button (not shown) is pushed down on the destination floor operation panel 1a to go to the residence floor of the resident R (ST9). Accordingly, the car 1 waits until the destination floor button is pressed (NO in ST9).

  Here, the elevator control device 2 may perform control to accept a car call only within the door opening time of the car 1. As described above, the visitor V gets into the car 1 by the operation of the non-stop cancellation unit A2 by the resident R. Therefore, it is known for visitor V what floor the destination floor is. Therefore, it cannot be considered that it takes time for the car call. In other words, it is considered that the car call here takes a certain time (the opening time of the car 1) or more is not certified by the resident R. Therefore, security can be ensured by performing control to accept a car call only during the door opening time of the car 1.

  On the other hand, when the destination floor button is pressed down (YES in ST9), it is further confirmed whether or not a plurality of destination floor buttons are pressed (ST10). If the destination floor button has been depressed only once (NO in ST10), it is further determined whether or not the visitor V is the residence floor where the resident R who is about to visit is present (ST11 in FIG. 3). ).

  In addition, when the resident R permits the stop of the car 1 to his / her own residence floor, the term “release floor” is also used as appropriate below, because such residence floor is a floor whose non-stop is canceled. To do. Accordingly, here, the residence floor and the release floor of the resident R indicate the same floor. Further, since the residence floor where the resident R is present is a floor to which the visitor V moves in the car 1, it is also a “destination floor”.

  If the pressed destination floor button is for the release floor, that is, if the fourth floor, which is the entrance of the resident R here, is pressed (YES in ST11), the elevator controller 2 goes to the destination floor. Cargo call registration is performed (ST12).

  When a plurality of destination floor buttons are depressed (YES in ST10, see FIG. 2), the elevator control device 2 does not accept any depression other than the destination floor button depressed first (ST13). In addition, the passenger in the car 1 is notified via the notification unit 1b (ST14).

  This is to prevent a plurality of visitors V from getting on the car 1. Although the following description of the operation control of the elevator E (car 1) will also appear, in the elevator E according to the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of passengers scheduled to go to different floors may ride on the car 1. Not to be controlled. This ensures security on the release floor by allowing visitors who are allowed to visit the release floor and non-permitted visitors to ride on a single car 1, and the passenger car 1 This is to prevent unexpected situations within the company.

  Therefore, the elevator control device 2 holds (stores) a signal from the non-stop cancellation unit A operated by the resident R. This holding of the signal continues until the visitor V depresses the corresponding destination floor button. Even if a plurality of non-stop cancellation units A are operated, when any one of the destination floor buttons is pressed down as described above, reception of pressing down of the other destination floor buttons is prohibited. By performing such control, it is possible to prevent a plurality of visitors V from getting on the car 1 even if a plurality of non-stop cancellation units A are operated at the same time.

  A visitor V who is notified by the notification unit 1b that his / her car call is not registered by depressing the destination floor button once gets out of the car 1, and the car 1 moves another visitor V to the release floor. Then, return to the entrance floor and register the car call again.

  When the car call registration is finished, the elevator door is closed by the operation of the door closing button by the visitor V who gets on the car 1 or the door opening time is ended (ST15). Then, the car moves in the hoistway H to the destination floor (cancellation floor) registered for the car call (ST16).

  The elevator control device 2 determines whether there is a hall call from a residence floor other than the destination floor while the car 1 is moving in the hoistway H (ST17). This is, for example, when the resident calls the car 1 by pressing the hall call button G2 on the residence floor (residence space L1: 2nd floor) between the entrance floor and the destination floor (residence space L2: 4th floor). It is. When there is a hall call from a residence floor other than the destination floor (YES in ST17), as described above, the elevator controller 2 in the embodiment of the present invention allows passengers to get in the car 1. In this case, the car 1 does not respond to the hall call and goes straight to the destination floor (ST18).

  The response to the hall call may be determined not at step ST17 described here but at another stage, for example, at the car call registration stage shown at step ST12. The landing call that has not been answered is stored in, for example, the elevator control device 2 and responds after there are no more passengers in the car 1, or the landing call is ignored. However, it is possible to take a response such that the resident does not register but waits until the resident registers the hall call again.

  If there is no hall call from a residence floor other than the destination floor (NO in ST17), the car 1 moves through the hoistway H as it is and arrives (landes) at the destination floor (ST19). . Further, the elevator control device 2 confirms whether or not a control signal has been received (ST20). This is because when the control signal is received, the passengers in the car 1 must be safe. If it is received (YES in ST20), the operation proceeds to control operation (ST21).

  When the control signal is not received (NO in ST20), the elevator control device 2 prohibits the elevator door from being automatically opened (ST21). This door opening prohibition state is maintained, for example, by not responding to the signal even if the passenger depresses the door opening button of the destination floor operation panel 1a. Then, for a predetermined time from when the car 1 landed on the destination floor, the car 1 is in a door closing standby (ST22).

  As described above, the elevator E according to the embodiment of the present invention may enter the living space L1 as it is when, for example, the car 1 is landed on the second floor and the elevator door is opened. It is possible. Therefore, if the elevator door is immediately opened when the car 1 on the destination floor arrives, a visitor V that has not been authenticated by the resident R will enter the living space L. . Since this does not ensure sufficient security, even if the car 1 arrives at the destination floor, the resident R can confirm the visitor V again as a countermeasure not to open the elevator door immediately. By providing this, security for the resident R is ensured.

  However, since an elevator door opens as a matter of course when a general elevator arrives at a destination floor, a visitor V who does not know that the above-described operation control is performed can be used as an elevator E in the embodiment of the present invention. You will be confused when you get on. Therefore, the elevator control device 2 indicates that the elevator door will not be opened without the consent of the resident R of the destination floor (residential floor) that has arrived at the passenger via the notification unit 1b installed in the car 1. Notification is made (ST23).

  When the car 1 arrives at the residence floor, the resident R checks whether the visitor V on the car 1 is the visitor V who talks via the interphone IF3 (IF1). As a confirmation method, for example, a method of turning on the monitor M2 and confirming the inside of the car 1 via the camera 1c in the car 1 can be considered. If the state in the car 1 is known, it can be confirmed whether or not the visitor V who has approved the visit is on board.

  The resident R confirms the state in the car 1, and determines whether to open the door with the elevator door. When opening an elevator door, the door opening permission part C2 is operated. When this door opening permission unit C2 is operated, a signal to that effect is transmitted to the elevator control device 2, and the elevator control device 2 opens the elevator door of the car 1 based on this signal.

  On the other hand, if the resident R determines that the elevator door is not to be opened after checking the state in the car 1, the door opening permission unit C2 is not operated.

  That is, the door closed state is continued for a predetermined time (ST24). In general, since the resident R determines whether or not the door is open during that time, if the resident R does not operate the door opening permission part C2 and does not give the door opening permission, the door opening is performed. A predetermined time elapses without permission (YES in ST24). In this case, the elevator door of the car 1 is not opened, and the door closed state is maintained. Then, the elevator controller 2 automatically registers the car call to the entrance floor (ST25).

  When the visitor V cannot be confirmed by the resident R from the state in the car 1 by controlling the elevator E in this way, the entrance floor is opened without opening the elevator door on the resident floor. The security of the resident R is ensured by returning the visitor V to the site.

  Therefore, after automatic registration of the car call to the entrance floor is performed in such a state, the car 1 does not respond to the hall call of another floor (ST26) and moves to the entrance floor (FIG. 4). (See ST27). When arriving at the entrance floor, the elevator door is opened (YES in ST28), and the passenger is notified via the notification unit 1b to call the resident R again using the intercom IF1 (ST29).

  On the other hand, when the car 1 arrives at the destination floor and the resident R operates the door opening permission unit C2 within a predetermined time (NO in ST24, ST30), the elevator door is opened (FIG. 5, ST31). reference). Thus, the visitor V can visit the resident R.

  The car 1 is closed when the visitor V gets off (ST32). At this stage, the elevator control device 2 checks whether or not there are passengers in the car 1 (ST33). This is because if there are passengers in the car 1 and a person responds to a hall call registered on another floor, a plurality of people will get on the car 1.

  Therefore, when there is a passenger by confirming the presence or absence of passengers in the car 1, that is, when the car 1 is not unmanned, the elevator controller 2 automatically registers a car call to the entrance floor. (ST34). Furthermore, the car 1 does not respond to the hall call on the other floor (ST35) and moves to the entrance floor (see ST27 in FIG. 4). The subsequent control is the same as that in steps ST27 to ST29 described above.

  On the other hand, if the presence or absence of passengers in the car 1 is confirmed and there are no passengers (YES in ST33), it is further determined whether there is a landing call on another floor (ST36). When there is no boarding call (NO in ST36), the car moves to the entrance floor (ST37). When the car 1 arrives at the entrance floor, the elevator control device 2 confirms whether or not the non-stop cancellation part A on the other residence floor has been operated (ST38).

  When the non-stop canceling part A is operated, the process returns to step ST5, and the elevator E (the car 1) is controlled in accordance with the control flow described above.

  On the other hand, when the non-stop cancellation part A is not operated, it shifts to the non-stop mode (ST39) and is controlled so that the car 1 does not stop in the living space L unless the non-stop cancellation part A is operated. .

  If there is a hall call on another floor (YES in ST36), a person who becomes a passenger on the other floor gets on the car 1 in response to the hall call (ST40). At this stage, as described above, since it has already been confirmed that the car 1 is unmanned, a plurality of passengers will not get on the car 1.

  By adopting the configuration described above and performing operation control, in addition to ensuring security on the entrance floor so far, when the car arrives at the residence floor after boarding the car, It is possible to provide an elevator capable of ensuring the complete security for the person who does the job.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, you may combine the component covering different embodiment suitably.

1 Car 1a Destination floor operation panel 1b Notification section 1c Camera 2 Elevator control device A Non-stop release section B Building C Door opening permission section E Elevator G Platform call button H Hoistway IF Interphone L Living space M Monitor R Rope R Resident V Visitor

Claims (11)

A non-stop cancellation section for canceling the non-stop state of the car to the residence floor,
A door opening permission unit that permits the elevator door of the car to open when the car that has been allowed to stop on the living floor by the non-stop release unit has landed on the living floor. When,
An elevator control device for controlling the operation of the car based on a signal from the non-stop cancellation unit and the door opening permission unit;
An elevator characterized by comprising:   The elevator control device maintains the elevator door in a closed state if the door is not permitted to open by the door opening permission section even when the car is landed on the residence floor. The elevator according to 1.   The elevator control device responds to other hall calls by confirming that there are no passengers in the car when the door is closed after the door is opened by the door opening permission section. The elevator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the elevator is provided.   2. The elevator control device according to claim 1, wherein the elevator control device moves the elevator door to the entrance floor without opening the door if the door opening permission unit does not permit opening until a predetermined time elapses. The elevator according to claim 3.   5. The elevator control device according to claim 1, wherein when the signal from the non-stop cancellation unit is received, the elevator call registration is automatically performed on the entrance floor. The elevator described.   When the elevator control device receives a signal from the non-stop cancellation unit, the elevator control device outputs the signal until a car call registration is made for the residential floor where the non-stop is canceled on the destination floor operation panel in the car. The elevator according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein reception is maintained.   When the elevator control device receives a plurality of signals from the non-stop cancellation unit, it responds only to the car call registration that is made earliest for the plurality of residence floors that have been released from non-stop, The elevator according to claim 6, wherein no car call is registered.   The elevator control device does not respond to a hall call other than the residential floor where the car call registration is made, when driving the car toward the residential floor where the car call registration is made, and the elevator control device The elevator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein control is performed to go straight to the residence floor.   The elevator according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the elevator control device shifts to a control operation when a control signal is received.   The said car is provided with the camera which image | photographs the inside of the said car, and the alerting | reporting part alert | reported with respect to the passenger in the said car, The Claim 1 thru | or 9 characterized by the above-mentioned. Elevator.   The said elevator control apparatus alert | reports with respect to the passenger in the said passenger car via the said alerting | reporting part during the control which maintains the state where the said elevator door was restrained by door closing. elevator.

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