JP6705775B2 - Elevator device and car display position control method thereof - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an elevator device and a car display position control method thereof, and more particularly to an elevator device and a car display position control method thereof suitable for those equipped with a display device capable of displaying the position of a car.

Generally, a display device capable of displaying the position of the car is provided in the car of the elevator device, and an LED panel or a liquid crystal panel is used for the display device. However, from the viewpoint of cost and the like, there are many elevator devices equipped with a display device using an LED panel.

Since the LED panel mounted on such an elevator device is a dot matrix panel, there is a problem in that the displayed information is frame-by-frame display and the visibility is poor.

Therefore, in a conventional display device using an LED panel, there is a display device described in Patent Document 1 for improving the attention level and the visibility.

In this patent document 1, after the display information is slid in a predetermined direction on the screen of the display device, scrolled and moved, and when it is determined that the display information is displayed at a predetermined position on the screen of the display device, the display information remains stationary for a certain period of time. It is disclosed that the image is displayed, or displayed at a predetermined position on the screen of the display device a plurality of times, or is displayed by being slid out.

JP, 2013-124165, A

By the way, in the car position display device using the LED panel, the number of dots is limited and the number of panels to be arranged is also limited. That is, two LED panels for displaying one character are arranged side by side so that two characters, that is, two-digit floor display characters can be displayed.

However, due to the increase in the number of buildings and other reasons, the position display device for a car equipped with two LED panels as described above is, for example, a three-digit number or a combination of two numbers and one alphabet. May be required to do.

When such a display is performed, it may be possible to respond by scrolling, but even if you just scroll according to the position of the car, the scroll speed is fast and the floor display character indicating the position of the car is displayed. There was a problem that the passengers would misunderstand.

In addition, the technique described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 slides in character information or the like for notifying the user that a fire has occurred on the screen of the display device and scrolls it for a certain period of time or It is intended to improve visibility by displaying multiple times. Considering that multiple floor display characters corresponding to the position of the car are displayed on a limited number of LED panels according to the ascending/descending speed of the car. Not what I did.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to visually recognize a plurality of floor display characters corresponding to the position of a car with a car position display device such as a limited number of LED panels. An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator device capable of displaying with good performance and a car display position control method thereof.

In order to achieve the above object, the elevator device of the present invention is a car that travels in a hoistway formed in a building and conveys a user, the car is connected to one end, and the car is connected to the other end. A main rope to which a balance weight for ensuring the weight balance of the car is connected, a hoisting machine for moving the main rope, a control device for controlling the operation of the elevator device, and provided in the car, In an elevator device equipped with a car position display device capable of displaying a floor display character corresponding to the position of the car, the control device generates floor display character information and displays it on the car position display device. The display control unit includes a car position determination unit that determines the position of the car, a car speed detection unit that detects the traveling speed of the car, and the car position determination unit. In addition to scrolling the floor display characters in the horizontal direction according to the number of characters displayed corresponding to the position of the car, scroll speed control for changing the scroll speed according to the detection speed of the car speed detection unit And a part.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the car display position control method for an elevator device according to the present invention is, in order to achieve the above object, a car that travels in a hoistway formed in a building and conveys a user, and the car is A main rope connected to the other end, a balance weight for securing the weight balance of the car is connected to the other end, a hoisting machine for moving the main rope, and a control device for controlling the operation of the elevator device, A method of controlling the car position display device of an elevator device, comprising: a car position display device provided in the car, capable of displaying a floor display character corresponding to the position of the car; The device further has a display control unit for generating floor display character information and displaying it on the car position display device, wherein the display control unit determines the position of the car by a car position determination unit, and a car. The speed detection unit detects the traveling speed of the car, and the scroll speed control unit horizontally displays the floor display characters according to the number of characters displayed corresponding to the position of the car determined by the car position determination unit. The scroll speed is displayed in the direction, and the scroll speed is changed and controlled according to the detection speed of the car speed detection unit.

According to the present invention, a plurality of floor display characters corresponding to the position of a car can be displayed with good visibility on a car position display device such as a limited number of LED panels.

It is a schematic structure figure showing Example 1 of the elevator device of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the floor display character in the car position display apparatus in Example 1 of the elevator apparatus of this invention. It is a flow chart which shows control by a display control part in Example 1 of a car display position control method of an elevator device of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an elevator apparatus and a car display position control method thereof according to the present invention will be described based on the illustrated embodiments. In each drawing, the same or similar components are designated by the same reference numerals, and repeated description will be omitted.

First Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a first embodiment of an elevator device according to the present invention.

The elevator apparatus of the present embodiment shown in the figure has a car 1 that travels in a hoistway (not shown) formed in a building 4 and carries a user, and the car 1 is connected to one end of the car 1. , A main rope 11 to which a counterweight (not shown) for ensuring a weight balance with the car 1 at the other end is connected, a hoisting machine (not shown) for moving the main rope 11, and an elevator device The control device 2 for controlling the operation of the car and the car position display device 3 which is provided in the car 1 and includes LED panels 31 and 32 capable of displaying floor display characters corresponding to the position of the car 1 The car 1 is suspended in the hoistway by the main rope 11 and is lifted and lowered by driving the main rope 11 by the hoisting machine.

The control device 2 described above is attached to the rotary shaft of the hoisting machine, the motor encoder 12 that outputs a pulse signal in accordance with the rotation of the rotary shaft, and the plate 1 that is attached to the car 1 and is disposed on the hoistway side. The position detection device 14 with a sensor that outputs a car position signal in relation to the position of the car and the rotary shaft of the governor pulley are connected to the governor encoder 15 that outputs a pulse signal in response to the rotation of the rotary shaft. The receiving unit 21, the display control unit 22 that generates floor display character information, and the transmission unit 23 that sends the floor display character information generated by the display control unit 22 to the car position display device 3.

In the car position display device 3, for example, two LED panels 31 and 32 are arranged side by side, and each of the LED panels 31 and 32 has a dot number and size capable of displaying one character in normal display. Is.

Further, the display control unit 22 of the control device 2 described above collects the pulse signal from the motor encoder 12, the car position signal from the position detection device 14, and the pulse signal from the governor encoder 15 received by the reception unit 21, and rides on them. A car speed for detecting the traveling speed of the car 1 by collecting the pulse signal from the motor encoder 12 and the pulse signal from the governor encoder 15 received by the car position determination unit 24 and the reception unit 21 that determines the position of the car 1. The detection unit 25 and the floor display characters are scrolled horizontally according to the number of characters displayed corresponding to the position of the car 1 determined by the car position determination unit 24, and the speed detected by the car speed detection unit 25 is detected. The scroll display start position of the floor display characters is changed in accordance with the number of characters displayed corresponding to the position of the car 1 determined by the scroll speed control unit 26a and the car position determination unit 24 that change the scroll speed according to A scroll display start position/speed control unit 26 including a scroll display start position control unit 26b for control is provided.

In the present embodiment, for example, in the case of a one-digit floor display character, it is displayed by one LED panel 32 located on the right side in the drawing without scrolling, and a plurality of digits, that is, two and three digits are displayed. In the case of a floor display character, it is displayed on the two LED panels 31 and 32 while scrolling in the horizontal direction. In addition, the scroll speed is changed according to the traveling speed of the car 1, and the scroll display start position is adjusted in the case of a three-digit floor display character.

Next, the display of floor display characters by the car position display device 3 and the control by the display control unit 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

When the display control unit 22 determines in step S1 of FIG. 3 that the car 1 is the one-digit car position by the car position determination unit 24, the scroll display start position/speed control unit 26 determines the position of the car 1 The one-digit floor display character corresponding to is displayed on one LED panel 32 without scrolling. On the other hand, if it is determined that the car position has a plurality of digits, then in step S2, the car speed detection unit 25 determines whether or not the car speed can be displayed at the initial scroll speed. The initial scroll speed is the scroll speed when the traveling speed of the car 1 is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value. When it is determined in step S2 that the car speed can be displayed at the initial scroll speed, the process proceeds to step S6, and a plurality of digits of floor display characters are displayed on the LED panels 31 and 32.

That is, a predetermined floor display character corresponding to the position of the car 1 is slid in from the right side of the LED panel 32 to the left and scrolls, and then the floor display character is displayed on each of the LED panels 31 and 32. Is displayed. After that, when the car 1 continues to move, the floor display character continues to scroll further to the left and slides out from the LED panels 31 and 32.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2 that the car speed cannot be displayed at the initial scroll speed, the scroll speed control unit 26a changes the scroll speed to the scroll speed according to the traveling speed of the car 1 in step S3, and in step S4. As shown in, the scroll display start position control unit 26b determines whether or not the position of the car 1 can be displayed at the changed scroll speed.

Here, when it is determined that the position of the car 1 that can be displayed at the changed scroll speed, specifically, the position of the two-digit car, is determined, the process proceeds to step S6, and the traveling speed of the car 1 is determined. A two-digit floor display character is scroll-displayed on the LED panels 31 and 32 at a scroll speed faster than the corresponding initial scroll speed. Regarding the scroll display, a predetermined floor display character is slid in from the right side of the LED panel 32 to the left and scrolls as in the case described above, and then the floor display character is displayed on each of the LED panels 31 and 32. To be done.

If it is determined in step S4 that the position of the car 1 that can be displayed at the changed scroll speed is not the position of the car 1, specifically, the position of the three-digit car 1, the display start position is determined in step S5. Is changed and scroll display is performed in step S6.

Here, a specific display example of the three-digit floor display character will be described with reference to FIG. The floor display character is, for example, “123”.

First, as shown in FIG. 2A, the floor display character "1" is displayed without sliding into a predetermined position of the LED panel 32. The position indicated by the line A in the figure, that is, the left side of the character "1" is the scroll start position. Next, the floor display characters scroll to the left, and as shown in FIG. 2B, "1" is displayed on the LED panel 31, and part of "2" and "3" is displayed on the LED panel 32. It After that, the floor display characters are further scrolled leftward, and sequentially slide out from the LED panels 31 and 32 as shown in FIG. 2(c).

According to the present embodiment, the floor display characters are scrolled horizontally according to the number of characters displayed corresponding to the car 1 determined by the car position determination unit 24, and the detection speed of the car speed detection unit 25 is determined. By changing the scroll speed according to the control, and changing the scroll display start position of the floor display characters according to the number of characters displayed corresponding to the car 1 determined by the car position determination unit 24. A plurality of digits of floor display characters corresponding to the position of the car 1 can be displayed with good visibility on the two LED panels 31 and 32.

That is, when the traveling speed of the car 1 is relatively slow during scroll display, the initial scroll speed is used to lengthen the display time of a predetermined floor display character to prevent erroneous recognition while the car 1 travels. When the speed increases, the scroll speed also increases, and the movement of the car 1 and the display of the car position display device 3 can be reliably synchronized.

Also, when the number of floor display characters becomes large, the scroll display start position is adjusted to accelerate the display timing of the characters located on the left side of the multi-digit floor display characters, which may result in incorrect floor display characters. It can prevent recognition.

According to the elevator apparatus of the present embodiment as described above, a plurality of floor display characters corresponding to the position of the car 1 can be displayed with good visibility on a limited number of LED panels.

The elevator apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention described in the claims. For example, although the car position display device 3 having the two LED panels 31 and 32 is used in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. Further, the two-digit floor display character is scrolled horizontally, but the one-digit floor display character may be scrolled or only the three-digit floor display character may be scrolled. ..

Further, the above-described embodiments have been described in detail in order to explain the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. Further, a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of one embodiment. Further, with respect to a part of the configuration of each embodiment, other configurations can be added/deleted/replaced.

1... Car, 2... Control device, 3... Car position display device, 4... Building, 11... Main rope, 12... Motor encoder, 13... Plate, 14... Position detection device, 15... Governor encoder, 21... Reception Part, 22... Display control part, 23... Transmission part, 24... Car position determination part, 25... Car speed detection part, 26... Scroll display start position/speed control part, 26a... Scroll speed control part, 26b... Scroll display start Position controller, 31, 32... LED panel.

Claims (12)

The car that travels in the hoistway formed in the building and conveys the user, the car is connected to one end, and the balance weight is connected to the other end to ensure the weight balance of the car. The main rope, the hoisting machine that moves the main rope, the control device that controls the operation of the elevator device, and the floor display character that is provided in the car and that corresponds to the position of the car can be displayed. In an elevator device equipped with a basket position display device,
The control device has a display control unit that generates floor display character information and displays it on the car position display device, the display control unit is a car position determination unit that determines the position of the car, and the A car speed detection unit for detecting the traveling speed of the car and a scroll display of the floor display characters in the lateral direction according to the number of characters displayed corresponding to the position of the car determined by the car position determination unit. At the same time, an elevator apparatus comprising: a scroll speed control unit for changing and controlling the scroll speed according to the detection speed of the car speed detection unit. The display control unit is a scroll display start position control unit that controls to change the scroll display start position of the floor display characters according to the number of characters displayed corresponding to the position of the car determined by the car position determination unit. The elevator apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: The control device is attached to a rotary shaft of the hoisting machine, and a motor encoder that outputs a pulse signal according to the rotation of the rotary shaft of the hoisting machine is attached to the car, and is arranged on the hoistway side. A governor encoder that is attached to the rotating shaft of a speed governor pulley and a position detecting device that outputs a car position signal in relation to the position of the plate, and that outputs a pulse signal in response to the rotation of the governor pulley rotating shaft. It is characterized by comprising a receiving unit connected thereto and a transmitting unit for sending the floor display character information generated by the display control unit for generating the floor display character information to the car position display device. Item 3. The elevator device according to Item 2. The car position determination unit collects the pulse signal from the motor encoder received by the reception unit, the car position signal from the position detection device, and the pulse signal from the governor encoder to determine the position of the car. 4. The car speed detection unit collects a pulse signal from the motor encoder and a pulse signal from the governor encoder received by the reception unit to detect the traveling speed of the car. Elevator device described in. The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the car position display device comprises an LED panel. The LED panel includes two LED panels arranged side by side, and each LED panel has a dot number and a size capable of displaying one character in a normal display. Item 6. The elevator device according to item 5. The car that travels in the hoistway formed in the building and conveys the user, the car is connected to one end, and the balance weight is connected to the other end to ensure the weight balance of the car. The main rope, the hoisting machine that moves the main rope, the control device that controls the operation of the elevator device, and the floor display character that is provided in the car and that corresponds to the position of the car can be displayed. A method of controlling a car display position of an elevator device including a car position display device,
The control device further includes a display control unit that generates floor display character information and displays it on the car position display device, and the display control unit determines the position of the car with a car position determination unit. , The car speed detection unit detects the traveling speed of the car, the scroll speed control unit according to the number of characters to be displayed corresponding to the position of the car determined by the car position determination unit, the floor display characters Is displayed in the horizontal direction, and the scroll speed is controlled to be changed according to the detection speed of the car speed detection unit. The display control unit controls the scroll display start position of the floor display characters to be changed according to the number of characters displayed corresponding to the position of the car determined by the car position determination unit by the scroll display start position control unit. The car display position control method for an elevator apparatus according to claim 7, wherein: The display of the floor display characters by the car position display device and the control by the display control unit are
In the display control unit, the car position determination unit determines whether the car is a multi-digit car position, and when it is determined that the car is a one-digit car position, the scroll display start position A step S1 of displaying a one-digit floor display character corresponding to the position of the car on the car position display device by the control unit and the scroll speed control unit;
When it is determined in step S1 that the car is in a multi-digit car position, the car speed detector can display the running speed of the car at an initial scroll speed that is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value. If the car speed is determined, and if it is determined that the car speed can be displayed at the initial scroll speed, the process proceeds to step S6 of scroll display to display a floor display character having a plurality of digits on the car position display device. Step S2 displayed on
When it is determined in step S2 that the speed of the car that can be displayed at the initial scroll speed is not determined, a step S3 of changing to a scroll speed according to the traveling speed of the car,
It is determined whether or not the position of the car that can be displayed at the scroll speed changed in step 3 above is determined, and it is determined that the position of the car that can be displayed at the scroll speed after the change has a plurality of digits. Then, the procedure proceeds to step S6 of scroll display, and step S4 of displaying a floor display character of a plurality of digits on the car position display device at a scroll speed faster than the initial scroll speed according to the traveling speed of the car,
If it is determined in step S4 that the position of the car that can be displayed at the changed scroll speed is not determined, step S5 of changing the display start position,
9. The car display position control method for an elevator apparatus according to claim 8, which is performed by a step S6 of scrolling after changing the display start position in step S5. In the car position display device, two LED panels are arranged side by side, and in the procedure 2, a predetermined floor display character corresponding to the position of the car is left from the right side of the one LED panel. If the floor display character is displayed on each of the two LED panels and then the car continues to move, the floor display character is 10. The car display position control method for an elevator apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising continuing scrolling to the left and sliding out from the two LED panels. It is determined that the position of the car that can be displayed at the changed scroll speed in step S4 is a two-digit position, and the position of the car that can be displayed at the changed scroll speed is a two-digit position. Then, the procedure proceeds to the scroll display step S6, and a two-digit floor display character is scroll-displayed by the two LED panels at a scroll speed faster than the initial scroll speed according to the traveling speed of the car. The car display position control method for an elevator apparatus according to claim 10, wherein: The scroll display in which the two-digit floor display character is displayed on the two LED panels at a scroll speed faster than the initial scroll speed according to the traveling speed of the car is the one in which the floor display character is one. 12. The elevator apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the floor display character is displayed on each of the two LED panels by sliding in from the right side of the LED panel to the left and scrolling. Car display position control method.

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