Abstract:
An elevator system has on each floor hall call buttons that are inter-connected with piconet modules (15), such as modules conforming to BLUETOOTH™ specifications; similar piconet modules (16) may be associated with hall fixtures such as lanterns and gongs; similar piconet modules (50) may be associated with hoistway doors, on each floor, so as to form a wireless communication system with a similar piconet module (19) at the controller (18); and a piconet module (40) may be associated with the car operating panel. A module (43) may be interconnected with the car door lock switch; a module (44) may be interconnected with a safety switch; modules (48) and (49) may be interconnected with lower and upper limit switches; and a module (49) may be interconnected with an overspeed detector, so as to form a safety chain. A prospective passenger (53) may carry a portable device with a piconet module (54) to request elevator service and receive acknowledgment, and maintenance personnel (58) may use a personal ditigal assistant having a piconet module (58) therein to acquire current and historical information about the elevator and to issue executable commands to the elevator system.
Abstract:
An elevator call registration system is equipped with a touch panel display, and a processing operation section that registers an operation from the touch panel display into an elevator control unit. The processing operation section detects the position of a user's touch to a touch panel, ticks time in synchronization with the start of the touch to the touch panel, and measures the time ticked away. A prescribed first time limit and the measured time are compared with each other, and voice guidance related to the detected touch position is provided after the measured time exceeds the first time limit.
Abstract:
A method for imputing a voice message recording for a particular floor served by an elevator car includes the steps of sensing elevator car positions (21), sensing that a selected car operating panel button has been held down (22) and enabling a voice input process (23).A device for displaying Braille information to an elevator user includes an elongated panel (42) having a central Braille character panel (31) and two buttons (32, 33) disposed at opposite ends of the elongated panel for causing the displayed information to move backward and forward. A plurality of actuators (38), and probes (35) extruding through the Braille panel form Braille characters.
Abstract:
A system enables a handicapped person to select a destination floor in an elevator using a single control and comprises a first mechanism to sequentially enumerate potential destination floors, a second mechanism enabling user selection of a desired destination floor by interacting with the single control when the desired destination floor is enumerated by the first mechanism, and a third mechanism to coupled a signal from the second mechanism to command the elevator to halt at the user-selected designation floor. The system may be disposed within and/or without the elevator.
Abstract:
An elevator group supervisory control system includes individual car control units which individually control elevator units, hall control units which control hall equipment including hall call buttons provided on each floor, a group supervisory control unit which processes assignment of elevators based on hall information transmitted from the plurality of hall control units, and a communication control unit having an independent power supply for each individual car control unit, the communication control unit being connected with a corresponding individual car control unit, a corresponding hall control unit, and the group a supervisory control unit for, data communications. The transmission paths of the communication control units and the group supervisory control unit are connected with each other through buses to constitute the elevator group supervisory control system. Thus, communications between the hall control units and the group supervisory control unit become effective even if the individual car control units are down, as a result of which it becomes unnecessary to connect the hall call buttons with the hall control units for backup purposes, simplifying arrangement of connections.
Abstract:
This device allows an implicit or explicit input of destination calls on elevator installations. After a corresponding inquiry by a detector, an information transmitter transmits data. This data can contain direct information about the desired destination floor and/or serve as identification of the elevator user and thereby enable access to information about the destination floor which is stored in a memory. The memory is contained in a processing unit of an elevator control. Communication between the detector and the information transmitter takes place, for example, without contact. Using the received data the destination floor is evaluated in the processing unit and communicated to the elevator control. The assignment is communicated to the passenger on a display. The process of inputting a call takes place automatically and independent of the orientation of the information transmitter. To change the floor proposed by the processing unit an input device is provided which can also be used to choose the type of preselection of the destination floor.
Abstract:
An elevator car call register apparatus and a method thereof, which relates to processing a car call which a passenger registers in an elevator car and in which a plurality of call buttons of a multiple of 10 and a plurality of call buttons of a single digit are separately provided, is capable of controlling calls for a large number of floors with a plurality of call buttons having the smaller number than the number of floors. When a passenger presses a call button of a multiple of 10 and a call button of a single digit, the apparatus according to the present invention stores each data generated in accordance with calls of the multiple of 10 and the single digit in a memory in a predetermined format, when the passenger presses a set button, the apparatus determines that the call for a desired floor is normally performed, and combines the data stored in the memory, and outputs to a car controller, thus enabling the elevator car to move to the desired floor.
Abstract:
Elevator installation. This device enables an implicit input of destination calls in elevator installations, with an information transmitter, after a corresponding enquiry, sending data to a recognition device, wherein the data can contain direct information about the desired destination floor or serve for the identification of the elevator user and thus enable access to the information, filed in a storage device, about the destination floor, with the storage device being accommodated in a processing unit of an elevator control. The communication between the recognition device and the information transmitter takes place via radio frequencies and with the aid of the obtained data, the destination floor is determined in the processing unit and conveyed to the lift control, with the allocation being communicated to the passenger on a display device, with the process of the call entry taking place automatically, contactless and independent of the orientation of the information transmitter, i.e. it need not be visible for the recognition device, with an input device being provided for changing the floor that is proposed by the processing unit.
Abstract:
An elevator car suitable for use by physically handicapped passengers can be selected from a group of elevator cars under the control of a group control wherein call registering and indicating devices positioned at the floors served by the cars include an additional key for activating a switching circuit. The switching circuit is connected to a car load memory and a memory for storing the alighting calls for target floors where passengers are to leave the cars. A first condition is satisfied when there is no alighting call for a car, no exiting passenger to interfere with an entering wheelchair, and a second condition is satisfied when the load, number of passengers, in a car is smaller than a certain load limit value indicating sufficient space for the wheelchair. The switching circuit is also connected to a comparator which compares the travelling time required for a car to travel from its current position to the call entry floor with the traverse time needed by a physically handicapped person to traverse the path between the actuated call registering and indicating device and the shaft door of the elevator concerned. A third condition for the selection of a car is fulfilled when the travelling time is greater than the traverse time. When all three conditions are fulfilled for a car, that car is enabled to participate in the call allocation procedure to determine which car in the group will serve the call.
Abstract:
A signal transmission apparatus for an elevator in a multi-story building comprises a small number of signal lines which carry, in a time-shared fashion, hall call signal and hall call registration information for all floors. On each floor, one or more signal terminal means comprises one or more push buttons for entering hall calls and one or more indicator lamps for indicating that a hall call has been registered. A reference signal originates in a control unit and propagates through a ring counter with stages corresponding to each signal terminal means and each separate direction of travel, ascending or descending, supported therein. A signal indicating that a button on a given signal terminal means has been pushed is transmitted over a hall call signal line in synchronization with the reference signal to the control unit. A hall call reference signal generated by the control unit is transmitted over a register line and is received by a signal terminal means to which it was transmitted in synchronization with the reference signal. Error detection and indication circuitry in each signal terminal means detects error conditions which could casue erroneous hall call signal information to be transmitted over the hall call signal line and provides a visual display to permit quick and easy isolation of which of the several data terminal means in the signal transmission system is causing the erroneous hall call signals.