Building with multi-deck elevator, control system therefor, and multi-deck elevator

• US 20060042884A1
• Filed: 11/27/2003
• Published: 03/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Hikita, Shiro, Abe, Shigeru
• Granted Patent: US 7,377,365 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 187/380
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/2416 For single car elevator systems
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/102 Up or down call input
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/103 Destination call input before entering the elevator car
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/223 Taking into account the separation of passengers or groups
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/306 Multi-deck elevator cars
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/403 by real-time traffic data
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/405 by input of special passenger or passenger group
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 187/902 Control for double-decker car

Abstract

In a multi-deck-elevator-equipped building control system, operating modes of an elevator control portion include a double operating mode. In the double operating mode, only a first cage is permitted to stop at first cage stop floors, and only a second cage is permitted to stop at second cage stop floors that are distinct from the first cage stop floors. A building fixture control portion has a first group control portion for associatively controlling an electrical fixture on the first cage stop floors and a second group control portion for associatively controlling an electrical fixture on the second cage stop floors.

Claims

1. A multi-deck-elevator-equipped building control system comprising:

an elevator control portion for controlling raising and lowering of an elevator car having a first cage and a second cage positioned above the first cage, the elevator car being raised and lowered inside a hoistway of a building; and

a building fixture control portion for controlling an electrical fixture installed on floors of the building, wherein

operating modes of the elevator control portion include a double operating mode in which only the first cage is permitted to stop at a plurality of first cage stop floors, and only the second cage is permitted to stop at a plurality of second cage stop floors that are distinct from the first cage stop floors; and

the building fixture control portion has a first group control portion for associatively controlling the electrical fixture on the first cage stop floors, and a second group control portion for associatively controlling the electrical fixture on the second cage stop floors.

2. The multi-deck-elevator-equipped building control system according to claim 1, wherein the building fixture control portion further comprises a tenant control portion for associatively controlling the electrical fixture for each respective tenant of the building.

3. The multi-deck-elevator-equipped building control system according to claim 1, including a first cage control portion for controlling first cage electrical equipment disposed in the first cage is disposed in the elevator control portion such that the first cage control portion performs control in response to information from the first group control portion for at least a portion of the first cage electrical equipment.

4. The multi-deck-elevator-equipped building control system according to claim 1, including a second cage control portion for controlling second cage electrical equipment disposed in the second cage is disposed in the elevator control portion such that the second cage control portion performs control in response to information from the second group control portion for at least a portion of the second cage electrical equipment.

5. A multi-deck-elevator-equipped building comprising:

a building in which a hoistway is disposed;

an elevator car having a first cage and a second cage positioned above the first cage, the elevator car being raised and lowered inside the hoistway;

an elevator control portion for controlling raising and lowering of the elevator car;

an electrical fixture installed on floors of the building; and

a building fixture control portion for controlling the electrical fixture, wherein

the building has a plurality of first cage stop floors and a plurality of second cage stop floors that are distinct from the first cage stop floors;

operating modes of the elevator control portion include a double operating mode in which only the first cage is permitted to stop at the first cage stop floors, and only the second cage is permitted to stop at the second cage stop floors; and

the building fixture control portion has a first group control portion for associatively controlling the electrical fixture on the first cage stop floors, and a second group control portion for associatively controlling the electrical fixture on the second cage stop floors.

6. The multi-deck-elevator-equipped building according to claim 5, wherein the electrical fixture comprises security equipment.

7. The multi-deck-elevator-equipped building according to claim 6, wherein mutually-distinct types of security equipment are installed on the first cage stop floors and the second cage stop floors.

8. A multi-deck-elevator-equipped building comprising:

a building in which a hoistway is disposed;

an elevator car having a first cage and a second cage positioned above the first cage, the elevator car being raised and lowered inside the hoistway;

an elevator control portion for controlling raising and lowering of the elevator car; and

an electrical fixture installed on floors of the building, wherein

the building has a plurality of first cage stop floors, and a plurality of second cage stop floors that are distinct from the first cage stop floors;

operating modes of the elevator control portion include a double operating mode in which only the first cage is permitted to stop at the first cage stop floors, and only the second cage is permitted to stop at the second cage stop floors;

a first duct, extending to and passing through a second cage stop floor, is disposed between vertically-neighboring first cage stop floors, and a second duct, extending to and passing through a first cage stop floor, is disposed between vertically-neighboring second cage stop floors; and

first electrical wiring electrically connected to the electrical fixture on the first cage stop floors is accommodated in the first duct, and second electrical wiring electrically connected to the electrical fixture on the second cage stop floors is accommodated in the second duct.

9. A multi-deck-elevator-equipped building comprising:

a building main in which a hoistway and a stairway are disposed;

an elevator car having a first cage and a second cage positioned above the first cage, the elevator car being raised and lowered inside the hoistway; and

an elevator control portion for controlling raising and lowering of the elevator car, wherein;

the building has a plurality of first cage stop floors and a plurality of second cage stop floors that are distinct from the first cage stop floors;

operating modes of the elevator control portion include a double operating mode in which only the first cage is permitted to stop at the first cage stop floors, and only the second cage is permitted to stop at the second cage stop floors;

the stairway has first stairs connecting the first cage stop floors to each other, and second stairs connecting the second cage stop floors to each other; and

the first stairs and the second stairs are separated from each other and movement between the first cage stop floors and the second cage stop floors using the stairway is restricted.

10. The multi-deck-elevator-equipped building according to claim 9, wherein the first stairs and the second stairs are connectable during an emergency.

11. A multi-deck-elevator-equipped building comprising:

a building in which a hoistway is disposed;

an elevator car having a first cage and a second cage positioned above the first cage, the elevator car being raised and lowered inside the hoistway; and

an elevator control portion for controlling raising and lowering of the elevator car, wherein

the building has a plurality of first cage stop floors and a plurality of second cage stop floors that are distinct from the first cage stop floors;

operating modes of the elevator control portion include a double operating mode in which only the first cage is permitted to stop at the first cage stop floors, and only the second cage is permitted to stop at the second cage stop floors; and

first distances, being inter-floor distances between the second cage stop floors and the first cage stop floors adjacent below, are all equal, and second distances, being inter-floor distances between the second cage stop floors and the first cage stop floors adjacent above, vary on at least a portion of the floors.

12. A multi-deck elevator comprising:

an elevator car having a first cage and a second cage positioned above the first cage, the elevator car being raised and lowered inside a hoistway; and

an elevator control portion for controlling raising and lowering of the elevator car, wherein

operating modes of the elevator control portion include a double operating mode in which only the first cage is permitted to stop at the first cage stop floors, and only the second cage is permitted to stop at the second cage stop floors;

a first designating button apparatus having a plurality of first direct designating buttons for designating the first cage stop floors as destination floors and making direct designation of the second cage stop floors impossible is installed in at least one position inside the first cage and at landings of the first cage stop floors;

a second designating button apparatus having a plurality of second direct designating buttons for designating the second cage stop floors as destination floors and making direct designation of the first cage stop floors impossible is installed in at least one position inside the second cage and at landings of the second cage stop floors;

a first indirect designating button for indirectly designating the second cage stop floors as destination floors by being operated in combination with the first direct designating buttons is disposed on the first designating button apparatus; and

a second indirect designating button for indirectly designating the first cage stop floors as destination floors by being operated in combination with the second direct designating buttons is disposed on the second designating button apparatus.