Method and system for operating an elevator system responsive to movement of building door

• US 8,833,525 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2013
• Issued: 09/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies (Allegion PLC), Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies (Allegion PLC), Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Inventors: Gerstenkorn, Bernhard, Schuster, Kilian, Friedli, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): SALATA, ANTHONY J
• Application Number:
  US14/021,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20140014442A1
• Time in Patent Office: 372 Days
• Field of Search: 187/247, 187/248, 187380-388, 187391-393, 187/396, 704/270, 704/273, 704/375, 340 51- 533, 340/5.61, 340/5.8, 340/5.81
• US Class Current: 187/388
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/16 with means for storing pulses controlling the movements of a single car or cage B66B1/2433 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/468 Call registering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4615 Wherein the destination is registered before boarding
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/463 Wherein the call is registered through physical contact with the elevator system
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4638 Wherein the call is registered without making physical contact with the elevator system
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4676 for checking authorization of the passengers

Abstract

A method including: detecting movement of a building door on a floor of a building; based on the detected movement of the building door, defining the floor of the building as a start floor for an elevator trip with an elevator system in the building; and based on the detected movement of the building door, placing a predefined destination call for the elevator trip. The detecting can include determining that a passenger is passing through the building door. A system for performing the method includes: a sensor; an elevator installation in the building; and a control unit coupled to the sensor and to the elevator installation, and configured to detect the door movement using the sensor, define the floor of the building as the start floor, and place a predefined destination call for the elevator trip.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

detecting movement of a building door on a floor of a building;

based on the detected movement of the building door, defining the floor of the building as a start floor for an elevator trip with an elevator system in the building; and

based on the detected movement of the building door, placing a predefined destination call for the elevator trip.

2. The method of claim 1, the detected movement of the building door comprising an opening of the building door.

3. The method of claim 1, the detected movement of the building door comprising a closing of the building door.

4. The method of claim 3, the detected movement of the building door further comprising an opening of the building door.

5. The method of claim 1, the detected movement of the building door comprising a movement of a door handle.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising, based on the detected movement of the building door, opening an elevator door of an elevator car at the start floor.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising moving the elevator car to the start floor based on the detected movement of the building door.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

detecting that a passenger has entered the elevator car; and

closing the elevator door.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining an identity of a user, the placing the destination call being based on the identity of the user.

10. A method, comprising:

determining that a passenger is passing through a building door on a floor of a building;

based on the determining, defining the floor of the building as a start floor for an elevator trip with an elevator system in the building; and

based on the determining, placing a predefined destination call for the elevator trip.

11. The method of claim 10, the determining comprising detecting the presence of a passenger using a sensor.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising receiving a changed destination floor from the passenger.

13. The method of claim 10, the determining comprising determining a movement direction of the passenger.

14. A system, comprising:

a building door located on a floor of a building;

a sensor;

an elevator installation in the building; and

a control unit, the control unit being coupled to the sensor and to the elevator installation, the control unit being configured to,

detect movement of the building door using the sensor,

based on the detected movement of the building door, define the floor of the building as a start floor for an elevator trip with the elevator installation, and

based on the detected movement of the building door, place a predefined destination call for the elevator trip.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising a recognition device coupled to the control unit.

16. The system of claim 14, the sensor comprising an electromechanical contact.

17. The system of claim 14, the sensor comprising a weight sensor.

18. The system of claim 14, the sensor comprising a movement recording device.

19. The system of claim 14, the sensor being integrated into the building door.

20. An elevator control unit, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, the elevator control unit being programmed to,

detect movement of a building door on a floor of a building,

based on the detected movement of the building door, define the floor of the building as a start floor for an elevator trip with an elevator system in the building, and

based on the detected movement of the building door, place a predefined destination call for the elevator trip.