ELEVATOR SYSTEM

• US 20110132699A1
• Filed: 09/18/2008
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: Takeshima, Koji, Tokura, Sakurako, Koba, Yoshimasa, Iwata, Masafumi, Kobori, Shingo, Nonami, Yoshinori, Mitsuda, Masayuki, Suzuki, Naohiko
• Granted Patent: US 8,505,692 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 187/382
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/468 Call registering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/463 Wherein the call is registered through physical contact with the elevator system
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 3/00 Applications of devices for indicating or signalling operating conditions of elevators
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 3/006 for guiding passengers to their assigned elevator car

Abstract

Provided is an elevator system which can perform an optimum assignment suited to the operation condition of elevators and can appropriately notify a user of accurate information. For this purpose, there are provided a call registration device which registers a destination call before boarding and a notification device which provides elevator information. Normally, immediately after registration of a destination call, the notification device provides information on an assigned car. On the other hand, when a prescribed assignment review condition is met, immediately after registration of a destination call, the notification device provides information to the effect that the registration has been accepted, thereafter the assignment of the elevator is reviewed, and the notification device provides information on an assigned car when the elevator responds to the destination call.

Claims

1. An elevator system which performs group supervisory control of a plurality of elevators, comprising:

a call registration device with which a user registers his or her destination call before boarding an elevator;

a notification device which notifies the user of elevator information; and

a group controller which, upon registration of a destination call from the call registration device, assigns an optimum elevator to the destination call from the plurality of elevators and causes the notification device to provide information on an assigned car,

wherein

normally the group controller causes the notification device to provide information on an assigned car immediately after registration of a destination call; and

in the case where a prescribed assignment review condition is met, the group controller causes, immediately after registration of a destination call, the notification device to provide information to the effect that the registration has been accepted, thereafter reviews the assignment of the elevator, and causes the notification device to provide information on an assigned car when the elevator responds to the destination call.

2. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein upon registration of a destination call from the call registration device, the group controller calculates the number of elevators capable of responding to the destination call and makes a judgment as to whether or not an assignment review condition is met on the basis of the calculation results.

3. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein

the call registration device is configured to allow a plurality of kinds of destination call to be registered;

and

the group controller makes a judgment as to whether or not an assignment review condition is met on the basis of the kind of destination call registered from the call registration device.

4. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the group controller makes a judgment as to whether or not an assignment review condition is met on the basis of the distance between the call registration device and an elevator entrance.

5. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein upon registration of a destination call from the call registration device, the group controller computes the probability of a change of an elevator assignment to the destination call being made and makes a judgment as to whether or not an assignment review condition is met on the basis of the computed probability.

6. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein

the notification device comprises:

a first notification device provided in the vicinity of the call registration device; and

a second notification device provided in an elevator hall,

normally the group controller causes the first notification device to provide information on an assigned car immediately after registration of a destination call; and

in the case where a prescribed assignment review condition is met, immediately after registration of a destination call, the group controller causes the first notification device to provide information to the effect that the registration has been accepted, thereafter reviews the assignment of the elevator, and causes the second notification device to provide information on an assigned car when the elevator responds to the destination call.