Elevator, elevator control panel, control method, control program, and virtual floor plate

Abstract

The invention provides an elevator, a control panel of the elevator, a control method, a control program and an imaginary floor plate. When the lift car (8) is located at a parking position of any floor, a parking detector (12) arranged on the lift car (8) of the elevator (1) detects a parking plate (11) corresponding to the floor. The control panel (14) stops the car (8) at the parking position of the parking floor on the basis of the detection result of the parking plate (11) of the parking floor by the parking detector (12). The virtual floor plate (13) is disposed at a parking position of a virtual floor by using the position of the car (8) in which the car door (10) does not link with any one of the landing doors (5) as the parking position of the virtual floor. When a call is not registered in the car (8) and the car (8) is empty, the control panel (14) stops the car (8) at a stop position of the virtual floor and waits on the basis of a detection result of the stop floor detector (12) on the virtual floor plate (13).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to elevators, elevator control panels, control methods, control programs, and hypothetical floor slabs. Background Technology

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses an example of an elevator control system. In this system, upon receiving seismic wave information, the frequency of the seismic wave is compared with the natural frequencies of the building and the elevator ropes. Based on the comparison result, the elevator is controlled to stop at a floor where the ropes do not resonate.

[0003] Existing technical documents

[0004] Patent documents

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2010-241532 Summary of the Invention

[0006] The problem the invention aims to solve

[0007] Normally, in an elevator, when the car stops at any floor, the car door and the landing door of that floor open and close in tandem. However, the elevator control system in Patent Document 1, during controlled operation, stops the car at a floor where the ropes and other components do not resonate. Therefore, the landing door and car door of that floor may interfere with each other due to the shaking caused by an earthquake, potentially damaging these devices.

[0008] This disclosure addresses such problems. It provides an elevator, elevator control panel, control method, control program, and hypothetical floor slabs that are less prone to equipment damage due to shaking.

[0009] means for solving problems

[0010] The elevator disclosed herein comprises: a car that travels in a direction of travel in a shaft; a plurality of landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among a plurality of floors, disposed in the shaft with their thickness direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the car at their respective floors; a landing detector disposed in the car, which detects the landing plate corresponding to the floor when the car is at a landing position on any floor among the plurality of floors; a control panel that, when any floor among the plurality of floors is selected as the landing floor, stops the car at the landing position of the landing floor based on the detection result of the landing detector on the landing plate corresponding to the landing floor among the plurality of landing plates; and a plurality of landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the plurality of floors. The system comprises: a floor, with corresponding landings and a hoistway; a car door, located in the car, which opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door corresponding to the landing floor when the car stops at the designated landing position; and a hypothetical floor, detectable by the landing detector, where the car's position (where the car door and the landing doors are not linked) is designated as the hypothetical floor's stopping position. This hypothetical floor's stopping position is positioned in the hoistway with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction. When the car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the landing detector's detection result of the hypothetical floor's stopping position, stops the car at the hypothetical floor's stopping position and waits.

[0011] The elevator disclosed herein comprises: a car that travels in a direction of travel in a shaft; a plurality of landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among a plurality of floors, arranged in the shaft with their thickness direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the car at their respective floors; a landing detector disposed in the car, which detects the landing plate corresponding to the floor when the car is at a landing position on any floor among the plurality of floors; a control panel that, when any floor among the plurality of floors is selected as the landing floor, stops the car at the landing position of the landing floor based on the detection result of the landing detector on the landing plate corresponding to the landing floor; a plurality of landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the plurality of floors, which respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft; and a floor door. A car door, disposed in the car, opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door of the plurality of landing doors corresponding to the landing floor when the car stops at the landing position of the floor; and a hypothetical floor plate, which can be detected by the landing detector, takes the position of the car where the car door and the plurality of landing doors are not linked as the hypothetical floor landing position, and is positioned in the hoistway with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction at a reference position, which is separated from the hypothetical floor landing position by a predetermined distance in the car's travel direction. When the car has no registered call and the car is empty, the control panel, based on the detection result of the hypothetical floor plate by the landing detector, causes the car to stop at the hypothetical floor landing position with the reference position as the reference and wait.

[0012] The control panel of this disclosure is applied to an elevator, which includes: a car that travels in a direction of travel in a hoistway; a plurality of landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among a plurality of floors, arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the car at their respective floors; a landing detector disposed in the car, which detects the landing plate corresponding to the floor when the car is at a landing position at any floor among the plurality of floors; a plurality of landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the plurality of floors, which respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor into a landing and the hoistway; and a car door disposed in the car, which connects with the landing door corresponding to the floor when the car is at a landing position at any floor among the plurality of floors. The system includes a ground-mounted opening and closing mechanism; and a hypothetical floor panel, which can be detected by the floor stop detector. The position of the car, where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked, is designated as the hypothetical floor's stopping position. This hypothetical floor's stopping position is positioned in the hoistway with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction. When any floor among the multiple floors is chosen as the stopping floor, the control panel, based on the floor stop detector's detection result of the floor stop panel corresponding to the stopping floor, stops the car at the stopping position of that floor. When the car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the floor stop detector's detection result of the hypothetical floor panel, stops the car at the hypothetical floor's stopping position and waits.

[0013] The control panel of this disclosure is applied to an elevator, which includes: a car that travels in a direction of travel in a hoistway; a plurality of landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among a plurality of floors, arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the car at their respective floors; a landing detector disposed in the car, which detects the landing plate corresponding to the floor when the car is at a landing position at any floor among the plurality of floors; a plurality of landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the plurality of floors, which respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor into a landing and the hoistway; a car door disposed in the car, which opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door corresponding to the floor when the car is at a landing position at any floor among the plurality of floors; and a hypothetical floor plate that can be accessed by the landing plates. The detector detects the position of the car where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked, and uses this position as the hypothetical floor's stopping position. A reference position is positioned in the shaft with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction. This reference position is separated from the hypothetical floor's stopping position by a predetermined distance in the car's travel direction. When any floor among the multiple floors is selected as the stopping floor, the control panel, based on the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping plate corresponding to the stopping floor, stops the car at the stopping position of that floor. When the car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the detection results of the stopping detector on the hypothetical floor plate, stops the car at the hypothetical floor's stopping position, using the reference position as a reference, and waits.

[0014] The control method disclosed herein is a control method for an elevator, wherein the elevator comprises: a car that travels in a direction of travel in a shaft; a plurality of landing plates that correspond to any floor among a plurality of floors, and are arranged in the shaft with their thickness direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the car at their respective floors; and a landing detector disposed in the car that detects the landing plate corresponding to the floor when the car is at a landing position at any floor among the plurality of floors.

[0015] The control panel, when selecting any floor from the plurality of floors as the stopping floor, stops the car at the stopping position of the specified floor based on the detection result of the stopping detector on the stopping plate corresponding to the specified floor among the plurality of stopping plates; multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor from the plurality of floors, respectively demarcate the landing of the corresponding floor and the hoistway; the car door, located in the car, when the car stops at the stopping position of the specified floor, interacts with the multiple landing doors corresponding to the specified floor. The system includes a landing door that opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door; and a hypothetical floor slab that can be detected by the landing detector. The position of the car where the car door and the plurality of landing doors are not linked is designated as the hypothetical floor's stopping position. This hypothetical floor slab is positioned in the hoistway with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction. When the car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the landing detector's detection result of the hypothetical floor slab, causes the car to stop at the hypothetical floor's stopping position and wait.

[0016] The control method disclosed herein is a control method for an elevator, wherein the elevator comprises: a car that travels in a direction of travel in a shaft; a plurality of landing plates that correspond to any floor among a plurality of floors, and are arranged in the shaft with their thickness direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the car at their respective floors; and a landing detector disposed in the car that detects the landing plate corresponding to the floor when the car is at a landing position at any floor among the plurality of floors.

[0017] The control panel, when selecting any floor from the plurality of floors as the stopping floor, stops the car at the stopping position of the specified floor based on the detection result of the stopping detector on the stopping plate corresponding to the specified floor; multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor from the plurality of floors, respectively dividing the corresponding floor's landing and the hoistway; a car door, disposed in the car, which opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door corresponding to the specified floor when the car stops at the stopping position; and

[0018] The hypothetical floor slab, which can be detected by the stop detector, uses the position of the car where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked as the hypothetical floor's stopping position. It is positioned in the shaft with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction at a reference position. This reference position is separated from the hypothetical floor's stopping position by a predetermined distance in the car's travel direction. When the car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the stop detector's detection result of the hypothetical floor slab, causes the car to stop at the hypothetical floor's stopping position using the reference position as a reference and waits.

[0019] The control program disclosed herein enables the control panel to execute the elevator control method described above.

[0020] The hypothetical floor plan disclosed herein is applied to an elevator, which includes: a car that travels in a direction of travel in a shaft; a plurality of stop plates, each corresponding to any floor among a plurality of floors, arranged in the shaft with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors; a stop detector disposed in the car, which detects the stop plate corresponding to the floor when the car is at a stop position on any floor among the plurality of floors; a control panel that, when any floor among the plurality of floors is selected as the stop floor, stops the car at the stop position of the stop floor based on the detection result of the stop detector on the stop plate corresponding to the stop floor among the plurality of stop plates; and a plurality of landing doors, each corresponding to a floor among the plurality of floors. Each floor is divided into a corresponding landing and a hoistway; and a car door is installed in the car. When the car stops at the landing position of the floor it is stopping at, it opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door of the floor it is stopping at. The hypothetical floor can be detected by the landing detector. The position of the car where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked is taken as the landing position of the hypothetical floor. The car is positioned in the hoistway with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction at the landing position of the hypothetical floor. When the car has not registered a call and is empty, while the car is waiting at the landing position of the hypothetical floor, the control panel uses the detection result of the landing detector.

[0021] The hypothetical floor plan disclosed herein is applied to an elevator, which includes: a car that travels in a direction of travel in a shaft; a plurality of stop plates, each corresponding to any floor among a plurality of floors, arranged in the shaft with their thickness direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the car at their respective floors; a stop detector disposed in the car, which detects the stop plate corresponding to the floor when the car is at a stop position on any floor among the plurality of floors; a control panel that, when any floor among the plurality of floors is selected as the stop floor, stops the car at the stop position of the stop floor based on the detection result of the stop detector on the stop plate corresponding to the stop floor among the plurality of stop plates; and a plurality of landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the plurality of floors, which respectively divide the corresponding floor into floor sections. The elevator shaft and the hoistway; and the car door, which is disposed in the car, and when the car stops at the landing position of the landing floor, it opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door of the plurality of landing doors corresponding to the landing floor. The hypothetical floor can be detected by the landing detector. The position of the car where the car door and the plurality of landing doors are not linked is taken as the landing position of the hypothetical floor. The car shaft is configured at a reference position with the thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car. The reference position is separated from the landing position of the hypothetical floor by a predetermined distance in the travel direction of the car. When the car has not registered a call and the car is empty, when the car stops at the landing position of the hypothetical floor with the reference position as the reference and waits, the control panel uses the detection result of the landing detector.

[0022] The effects of the invention

[0023] According to the elevator disclosed herein, or the elevator control panel, control method, control program, or hypothetical floor slab, damage to the equipment caused by shaking is unlikely to occur. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 This is a diagram showing the structure of the elevator according to Embodiment 1.

[0025] Figure 2 This is a diagram showing an example of the hypothetical floors of the elevator in Embodiment 1.

[0026] Figure 3 This is a diagram illustrating an example of a hypothetical floor slab according to Embodiment 1.

[0027] Figure 4 This is a diagram illustrating an example of a hypothetical floor slab according to Embodiment 1.

[0028] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the control panel in Embodiment 1.

[0029] Figure 6 This is a hardware structure diagram of the main parts of the control panel in Implementation Method 1.

[0030] Figure 7 This is a diagram showing the structure of the elevator according to Embodiment 2. Detailed Implementation

[0031] The embodiments for implementing this disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same or equivalent parts are labeled with the same reference numerals, and repeated descriptions are simplified or omitted as appropriate. Furthermore, the scope of this disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments; any structural elements of the embodiments can be modified or omitted without departing from the spirit of this disclosure.

[0032] Implementation method 1.

[0033] Figure 1 This is a diagram showing the structure of elevator 1 according to embodiment 1.

[0034] Elevator 1 is installed in a building 2 with multiple floors. Within building 2, a shaft 3 spans multiple floors. Each floor in building 2 has a landing 4. Landing 4 is the space adjacent to the shaft 3. Elevator 1 includes multiple landing doors 5, a traction machine 6, a main rope 7, a car 8, a counterweight 9, a car door 10, multiple floor stops 11, a floor stop detector 12, a simulated floor panel 13, and a control panel 14.

[0035] Each landing door 5 corresponds to any floor. Each landing door 5 is located at the landing 4 of its corresponding floor. Each landing door 5 is a device that separates the landing 4 of its corresponding floor from the shaft 3. Each landing door 5 includes a door panel and an opening and closing device for the door panel.

[0036] The traction machine 6 includes a motor that generates driving force and a sheave that rotates due to the driving force generated by the motor. The traction machine 6 is disposed, for example, at the upper or lower part of the shaft 3. Alternatively, if a machine room is provided above the shaft 3, the traction machine 6 may also be disposed in the machine room.

[0037] The main rope 7 is the rope that supports the loads of the car 8 and the counterweight 9 in the hoistway 3. The main rope 7 is wound around the sheave of the traction machine 6. The main rope 7 supports the load of the car 8 on one side of the sheave of the traction machine 6. The main rope 7 supports the load of the counterweight 9 on the other side of the sheave of the traction machine 6.

[0038] The car 8 is a device that transports users between multiple floors by traveling vertically within the hoistway 3. The counterweight 9 is a device that balances the load applied to both sides of the sheave of the traction machine 6 between the car 8 and the counterweight 9. The car 8 and the counterweight 9 travel in opposite directions within the hoistway 3 by the driving force generated by the motor of the traction machine 6. Each floor has designated stopping positions. These stopping positions are where the car 8 stops on that floor, allowing users to board and alight.

[0039] A car door 10 is provided on the car 8. The car door 10 is, for example, located on the front surface of the car 8. The car door 10 is a device that divides the interior and exterior of the car 8. The car door 10 includes a door panel and an opening and closing mechanism for the door panel. When the car 8 stops at any floor, the car door 10 opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door 5 corresponding to that floor. The car door 10, for example, cooperates with the landing door 5 via a door knife, roller, or other device to be linked with the landing door 5 during opening and closing. That is, when the car 8 stops at any floor, the device of the car door 10 and the device of the landing door 5 for that floor are in a mutually cooperating position.

[0040] Each landing slab 11 corresponds to any floor. Each landing slab 11 is positioned within the hoistway 3 at its corresponding floor location. The landing slab 11 is, for example, a plate-shaped component such as metal. The landing slab 11 is configured such that its thickness direction is perpendicular to the travel direction of the car 8. The thickness direction of the landing slab 11 is, for example, a direction within a horizontal plane. In this example, the thickness direction of the landing slab 11 faces the left-right direction of the car 8. The landing slab 11 is positioned on a projection plane perpendicular to the travel direction of the car 8, in a position that does not overlap with the car 8. This projection plane is, for example, a horizontal projection plane. The landing slabs 11 are positioned overlapping each other on the projection plane perpendicular to the travel direction of the car 8. In this example, the shapes of the landing slabs 11 are identical.

[0041] A landing detector 12 is installed in the car 8. The landing detector 12 is a device that detects the landing panel 11 corresponding to any floor when the car 8 is in a landing position. The landing detector 12 detects the landing panel 11 non-contactly, for example, by means of optics, electricity or magnetism, or by other methods.

[0042] The imaginary floor panel 13 is a plate-shaped component that can be detected by the stop detector 12. The imaginary floor panel 13 is formed, for example, by the same component as each stop panel 11. Here, in the elevator 1, imaginary floors and their stopping positions are set. In this example, the imaginary floors do not correspond to the actual floors of the building 2. The stopping position of the imaginary floor is set at the position of the car 8 where the car door 10 and the multiple landing doors 5 are not linked. That is, when the car 8 stops at the stopping position of the imaginary floor, the equipment of the car door 10 and the equipment of the landing doors 5 of that floor are in a non-cooperative position. The imaginary floor panel 13 is arranged in the hoistway 3 at the stopping position of the imaginary floor panel 13. The imaginary floor panel 13 is configured such that its thickness direction is perpendicular to the travel direction of the car 8. The thickness direction of the imaginary floor panel 13 is, for example, a direction within the horizontal plane. In this example, the thickness direction of the imaginary floor panel 13 is oriented towards the left and right direction of the car 8. The imaginary floor slab 13 is positioned on a projection plane perpendicular to the travel direction of the car 8, at a location that does not overlap with the car 8. The imaginary floor slab 13 is also positioned on a projection plane perpendicular to the travel direction of the car 8, at a location that overlaps with the landing slab 11. In this example, the length Lv of the imaginary floor slab 13 in the travel direction of the car 8 is shorter than the length Ll of the landing slab 11 in the travel direction of the car 8.

[0043] The control panel 14 is a device that controls the operation of the elevator 1. The operation of the elevator 1 includes, for example, the movement of the car 8 in the hoistway 3. The control panel 14 is located, for example, at the top or bottom of the hoistway 3. Alternatively, if a machine room is located above the hoistway 3, the control panel 14 may also be located in the machine room. The control panel 14 registers a call to the car 8 based on the user's operation. The control panel 14 selects any floor as the stopping floor and moves the car 8 to that floor in response to the registered call. The control panel 14 uses the position of the stop plate 11 corresponding to the stopping floor detected by the stop detector 12 as the stopping position and stops the car 8 at that stopping position.

[0044] When there is no registered call in car 8 and car 8 is empty, control panel 14 stops car 8 at the stop position of a hypothetical floor and waits. Control panel 14 determines that car 8 is empty if no user is using it. Alternatively, if a mobile device such as an autonomous mobile unit can use car 8, control panel 14 determines that car 8 is empty if neither the user nor the autonomous mobile unit is using it. Control panel 14 determines whether car 8 is empty based, for example, on the readings of a scale installed in car 8 or images captured by a camera. Control panel 14 uses the position of the hypothetical floor slab 13 detected by the stop detector 12 as the stop position of the hypothetical floor and stops car 8 at that stop position. Control panel 14 stops car 8 at the hypothetical floor stop position, for example, by the same process as when stopping car 8 at the stop position of the floor it is intended to stop. This process includes processing based on the detection results of the stop detector 12 on the stop plate 11 or the imaginary floor plate 13. This process also includes travel control processing based on a preset speed pattern. For example, the control panel 14 causes the car 8 to wait at the imaginary floor stop position until a new call is made.

[0045] Figure 2 This is a diagram showing an example of the hypothetical floors of elevator 1 in embodiment 1.

[0046] exist Figure 2 The image shows an example of car 8 waiting at a hypothetical floor's stopping position.

[0047] When the car 8 stops at the designated stopping position of a hypothetical floor, the floor stop detector 12 detects the hypothetical floor slab 13. The control panel 14, for example, determines that the car 8 is at the designated stopping position of the hypothetical floor based on the detection of the hypothetical floor slab 13 by the floor stop detector 12. When the car 8 stops at the designated stopping position of the hypothetical floor, the equipment of the car door 10 and the equipment of the landing door 5 of that floor are in a non-cooperative position. Therefore, even if the building 2 or the car 8 shakes due to an earthquake or strong wind, the landing door 5 and the car door 10 will not interfere with each other. Therefore, the possibility of damage to the landing door 5 and the car door 10 can be suppressed.

[0048] The hypothetical floor panel 13 is, for example, positioned near a floor where resonance is avoided. A floor where resonance is avoided is a floor where the natural frequency of the main cable 7 of the elevator 1 differs from the natural frequency of the building 2 by a certain margin, thus preventing resonance of the main cable 7. The hypothetical floor panel 13 is, for example, positioned between the floor where resonance is avoided and a floor adjacent to it.

[0049] Figure 3 This is a diagram showing an example of a hypothetical floor slab 13 according to Embodiment 1.

[0050] exist Figure 3The image shows an example of the stop detector 12 and the imaginary floor slab 13 as seen from the direction of travel of the car 8.

[0051] In this example, the floor stop detector 12 is provided with a slit 15. The slit 15 is arranged parallel to the travel direction of the car 8. The floor stop detector 12 detects the floor stop 11 when it passes inside the slit 15. Similarly, the floor stop detector 12 detects the imaginary floor 13 when it passes inside the slit 15.

[0052] The hypothetical floor slab 13 is configured to pass through the slit 15 of the landing detector 12 as the car 8 travels. The hypothetical floor slab 13 is supported by a support body 16. The support body 16 is installed on the inner wall of the hoistway 3 or in a structure within the hoistway 3. That is, the hypothetical floor slab 13 is disposed in the hoistway 3 via the support body 16. The support body 16 is, for example, an elastic body such as rubber or a spring. When the landing detector 12 and the hypothetical floor slab 13 come into contact, the support body 16 mitigates the impact caused by the contact through elastic deformation.

[0053] The thickness t of the hypothetical floor slab 13 in the thickness direction is proportional to... Figure 2 The thickness of the landing plate 11 (not shown) is thinner in the thickness direction. Therefore, the gap between the surface of the imaginary floor slab 13 in the thickness direction and the inner surface of the slit 15 of the landing detector 12 is greater than the gap between the surface of the landing plate 11 in the thickness direction and the inner surface of the slit 15 of the landing detector 12. Therefore, in the event of shaking of the car 8, the imaginary floor slab 13 is less likely to interfere with the inner surface of the slit 15 of the landing detector 12 compared to the landing plate 11.

[0054] Figure 4 This is a diagram showing another example of the hypothetical floor slab 13 of Embodiment 1.

[0055] exist Figure 4 The image shows an example of the stop detector 12 and the imaginary floor slab 13 as seen from the direction of travel of the car 8.

[0056] In the hypothetical floor slab 13, a buffer body 17 may also be provided on the surface in the thickness direction. The buffer body 17 is, for example, provided to cover the surface of the hypothetical floor slab 13 in the thickness direction. The buffer body 17 is made of materials such as rubber, gel, foam, or other protective materials that mitigate the impact caused by contact when the floor stop detector 12 and the hypothetical floor slab 13 come into contact. The buffer body 17 is formed of a material that does not obstruct the detection of the floor stop detector 12. For example, if the floor stop detector 12 detects the floor stop slab 11 magnetically, the buffer body 17 may be formed of a material that does not magnetically shield the hypothetical floor slab 13.

[0057] Next, use Figure 5An example of the operation of control panel 14 will be explained.

[0058] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the control panel 14 in Embodiment 1.

[0059] In step S1, the control panel 14 determines whether there is a call registered in the car 8. If there is a call registered in the car 8, the control panel 14 proceeds to step S2. On the other hand, if there is no call registered in the car 8, the control panel 14 proceeds to step S3.

[0060] In step S2, the control panel 14 causes the car 8 to travel to the destination floor of the elevator call, in response to the registered call in the car 8. Afterwards, the processing of the control panel 14 proceeds to step S1.

[0061] In step S3, the control panel 14 determines whether the car 8 is empty. If the car 8 is empty, the control panel 14 proceeds to step S4. On the other hand, if the car 8 is not empty, the control panel 14 proceeds to step S1.

[0062] In step S4, the control panel 14 moves the car 8 to the hypothetical floor. At this time, based on the detection result of the hypothetical floor slab 13 by the stop detector 12, the control panel 14 stops the car 8 at the stopping position of the hypothetical floor. Then, the control panel 14 makes the car 8 wait at the stopping position of the hypothetical floor. After that, the processing of the control panel 14 proceeds to step S1.

[0063] As described above, the elevator 1 of Embodiment 1 includes a car 8, multiple landing plates 11, a landing detector 12, a control panel 14, landing doors 5, a car door 10, and imaginary floor panels 13. The car 8 travels in the hoistway 3 in the direction of travel. Each landing plate 11 corresponds to an arbitrary floor. Each landing plate 11 is arranged in the hoistway 3 with its thickness direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the car 8 at the corresponding floor. The landing detector 12 is provided in the car 8. When the car 8 is at a landing position on an arbitrary floor, the landing detector 12 detects the landing plate 11 corresponding to that floor. When the control panel 14 sets any floor as the stopping floor, it stops the car 8 at the stopping position of the stopping floor based on the detection result of the landing detector 12 on the landing plate 11 corresponding to the stopping floor. Each landing door 5 corresponds to an arbitrary floor. Each landing door 5 divides the landing 4 and the hoistway 3 of the corresponding floor. The car door 10 is provided in the car 8. When the car 8 stops at the designated stop position on the floor, the car door 10 opens and closes in conjunction with the corresponding landing door 5. The hypothetical floor 13 can be detected by the stop detector 12. The hypothetical floor 13 takes the position of the car 8 where the car door 10 is not linked to either landing door 5 as the hypothetical floor's stopping position, and is positioned in the hoistway 3 with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car 8's travel direction at the hypothetical floor's stopping position. When there is no registered call in the car 8 and the car 8 is empty, the control panel 14, based on the stop detector 12's detection result of the hypothetical floor 13, causes the car 8 to stop at the hypothetical floor's stopping position and wait.

[0064] With this structure, when the car 8 is stopped at the hypothetical floor's stopping position, the equipment of the car door 10 and the equipment of the landing door 5 on that floor do not cooperate with each other. Therefore, even if the building 2 or the car 8 shakes due to an earthquake or strong winds, the landing door 5 and the car door 10 will not interfere with each other. Thus, the possibility of damage to the landing door 5 and the car door 10 caused by shaking can be suppressed. Furthermore, regardless of whether an earthquake occurs, the control panel 14 keeps the car 8 waiting at the hypothetical floor's stopping position. Therefore, even if the car 8 cannot move due to a power outage caused by an earthquake or other reasons, the possibility of damage to the car door 10 and the landing door 5 can be suppressed.

[0065] Furthermore, the thickness of the imaginary floor slab 13 in the thickness direction is thinner than that of the landing slab 11 in the thickness direction. Additionally, the length of the imaginary floor slab 13 in the travel direction of the car 8 is shorter than that of the landing slab 11 in the travel direction of the car 8. Since the car door 10 does not open or close on the imaginary floor, the stopping accuracy at the imaginary floor's stopping position may not be as high as the stopping accuracy at the actual floor's stopping position. Therefore, for the imaginary floor slab 13, the ease of avoiding interference with the landing detector 12 can be prioritized over the detection accuracy of the landing detector 12. Therefore, by thinning the thickness or shortening the length of the imaginary floor slab 13, it is possible to balance: ease of stopping at the imaginary floor's stopping position using the imaginary floor slab 13, and suppression of interference between the imaginary floor slab 13 and the landing detector 12.

[0066] Furthermore, the imaginary floor slab 13 is disposed in the shaft 3 via a support 16, which acts as an elastic body. The support 16 undergoes elastic deformation when the floor stop detector 12 comes into contact with the imaginary floor slab 13. Additionally, a buffer 17 is provided on the surface of the imaginary floor slab 13 in the thickness direction. The buffer 17 mitigates the impact when the floor stop detector 12 comes into contact with the imaginary floor slab 13. With this structure, even when the floor stop detector 12 comes into contact with the imaginary floor slab 13, the possibility of damage to the floor stop detector 12, etc., can be suppressed.

[0067] Additionally, multiple hypothetical floors can be set in elevator 1. In this case, a hypothetical floor panel 13 is set for each hypothetical floor. The control panel 14, for example, causes the car 8 to travel from its current position to the nearest hypothetical floor and wait.

[0068] Furthermore, the control panel 14 can also use the imaginary floor slab 13 to correct the position of the car 8. The imaginary floor slab 13, like each landing slab 11, is fixedly arranged in the hoistway 3. Therefore, the position of the car 8 when the imaginary floor slab 13 and landing slab 11 are detected can be considered fixed. Therefore, the control panel 14 can also correct the rotational speed of the traction machine 6 corresponding to the position of the car 8 by detecting the imaginary floor slab 13 and landing slab 11. Alternatively, when the landing detector 12 detects nothing at the location where the imaginary floor slab 13 and landing slab 11 are installed, the control panel 14 can detect abnormalities such as the detachment of the imaginary floor slab 13 and landing slab 11.

[0069] Next, use Figure 6 An example of the hardware structure of the control panel 14 will be given.

[0070] Figure 6 This is a hardware structure diagram of the main parts of the control panel 14 in Embodiment 1.

[0071] The functions of the control panel 14 can be implemented by the processing circuit. The processing circuit has at least one processor 100a and at least one memory 100b. The processing circuit may also have at least one piece of dedicated hardware 200 together with or in place of the processor 100a and memory 100b.

[0072] When the processing circuit includes a processor 100a and a memory 100b, the functions of the control panel 14 are implemented through software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. At least one of the software and firmware is described in the form of a program. This program is stored in the memory 100b. The processor 100a implements the functions of the control panel 14 by reading and executing the program stored in the memory 100b. The program can also be a program package containing multiple subroutines, modules, or libraries, etc. The program is sometimes referred to as a program product.

[0073] The processor 100a is also called a CPU (Central Processing Unit), processing device, arithmetic device, microprocessor, microcomputer, or DSP. The memory 100b is composed of, for example, non-volatile or volatile semiconductor memories such as RAM, ROM, flash memory, EPROM, and EEPROM.

[0074] When the processing circuit has dedicated hardware 200, the processing circuit is implemented, for example, by a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmable processor, a parallel programmable processor, an ASIC, an FPGA, or a combination thereof.

[0075] Each function of the control panel 14 can be implemented by a processing circuit. Alternatively, each function of the control panel 14 can be implemented uniformly by the processing circuit. Regarding the functions of the control panel 14, some can be implemented by dedicated hardware 200, and others by software or firmware. In this way, the processing circuit implements the functions of the control panel 14 through dedicated hardware 200, software, firmware, or a combination thereof.

[0076] Implementation method 2.

[0077] In Embodiment 2, the differences from the example disclosed in Embodiment 1 will be described in detail. Any feature not described in Embodiment 2 may also be used from the example disclosed in Embodiment 1.

[0078] Figure 7 This is a diagram showing the structure of elevator 1 according to embodiment 2.

[0079] The hypothetical floor 13 is positioned at a reference position. The reference position is a position that is separated from the stopping position of the hypothetical floor by a predetermined distance in the direction of travel of the car 8.

[0080] The control panel 14 determines the position of the imaginary floor slab 13 detected by the stop detector 12 as the reference position of the imaginary floor, and stops the car 8 at the stop position of the imaginary floor based on this reference position. When the car 8 passes the reference position of the imaginary floor, the stop detector 12 detects the imaginary floor slab 13. On the other hand, when the car 8 stops at the stop position of the imaginary floor, the stop detector 12 does not detect the imaginary floor slab 13. When the car 8 stops at the stop position of the imaginary floor, the equipment of the car door 10 and the equipment of the landing door 5 of that floor are in a non-cooperative position. At this time, the imaginary floor slab 13 and the stop detector 12 are also in a non-cooperative position. Therefore, even if the building 2 or the car 8 shakes due to earthquakes or strong winds, the landing door 5 and the car door 10 do not interfere with each other, and the imaginary floor slab 13 and the stop detector 12 do not interfere with each other. Therefore, the possibility of damage to the landing door 5, the car door 10, and the stop detector 12 can be suppressed.

[0081] In summary, the possible structures of the technology disclosed herein include the following structures shown as appendices.

[0082] (Postscript 1)

[0083] An elevator, in which,

[0084] The elevator has the following features:

[0085] The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway;

[0086] Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors;

[0087] A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels.

[0088] The control panel, when selecting any floor from the plurality of floors as the stopping floor, uses the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor among the plurality of stopping boards to stop the car at the stopping position of the stopping floor;

[0089] Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft;

[0090] A car door, disposed in the car, opens and closes in conjunction with a landing door among the plurality of landing doors corresponding to the landing floor when the car stops at the floor where it stops; and

[0091] A hypothetical floor slab, detectable by the floor stop detector, is positioned in the hoistway at the location where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked, with the thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction.

[0092] When the elevator car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the detection result of the stop detector on the imaginary floor, causes the elevator car to stop at the stop position of the imaginary floor and wait.

[0093] (Postscript 2)

[0094] An elevator, in which,

[0095] The elevator has the following features:

[0096] The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway;

[0097] Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors;

[0098] A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels.

[0099] The control panel, when selecting any floor from the plurality of floors as the stopping floor, uses the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor among the plurality of stopping boards to stop the car at the stopping position of the stopping floor;

[0100] Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft;

[0101] A car door, disposed in the car, opens and closes in conjunction with a landing door among the plurality of landing doors corresponding to the landing floor when the car stops at the floor where it stops; and

[0102] A hypothetical floor slab, detectable by the floor stop detector, is used to determine the stopping position of the car where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked. This hypothetical floor is positioned in the hoistway with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction at a reference position. This reference position is separated from the hypothetical floor's stopping position by a predetermined distance in the car's travel direction.

[0103] When the car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the detection result of the stop detector on the imaginary floor, causes the car to stop at the stop position of the imaginary floor using the reference position as a reference and wait.

[0104] (Note 3)

[0105] According to the elevator described in Appendix 1 or 2, among which,

[0106] The thickness of the hypothetical floor slab in the thickness direction is thinner than the thickness of each of the plurality of floor slabs in the thickness direction.

[0107] (Note 4)

[0108] According to any one of the appendices 1 to 3, the elevator described therein,

[0109] The length of the imaginary floor slab in the direction of travel of the car is shorter than the length of each of the plurality of landing slabs in the direction of travel of the car.

[0110] (Note 5)

[0111] According to any of the notes 1 to 4, the elevator described therein,

[0112] A buffer body is provided on the surface of the imaginary floor slab in the thickness direction to mitigate the impact when the floor stop detector comes into contact with the imaginary floor slab.

[0113] (Note 6)

[0114] According to any of the notes 1 to 5, the elevator described therein,

[0115] The hypothetical floor slab is disposed in the shaft via an elastomer that undergoes elastic deformation when the floor stop detector comes into contact with the hypothetical floor slab.

[0116] (Note 7)

[0117] A control panel, wherein,

[0118] The control panel is used in elevators.

[0119] The elevator has the following features:

[0120] The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway;

[0121] Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors;

[0122] A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels.

[0123] Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft;

[0124] A car door, disposed in the car, opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door corresponding to that floor among the plurality of floors when the car stops at any floor among the plurality of floors; and

[0125] A hypothetical floor slab, detectable by the floor stop detector, is positioned in the hoistway at the location where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked, with the thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction.

[0126] When any floor among the multiple floors is selected as the stopping floor, the control panel, based on the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor, stops the car at the stopping position of the chosen floor.

[0127] When the elevator car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the detection result of the stop detector on the imaginary floor, causes the elevator car to stop at the stop position of the imaginary floor and wait.

[0128] (Note 8)

[0129] A control panel, wherein,

[0130] The control panel is used in elevators.

[0131] The elevator has the following features:

[0132] The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway;

[0133] Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors;

[0134] A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels.

[0135] Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft;

[0136] A car door, disposed in the car, opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door corresponding to that floor among the plurality of floors when the car stops at any floor among the plurality of floors; and

[0137] A hypothetical floor slab, detectable by the floor stop detector, is used to determine the stopping position of the car where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked. This hypothetical floor is positioned in the hoistway with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction at a reference position. This reference position is separated from the hypothetical floor's stopping position by a predetermined distance in the car's travel direction.

[0138] When any floor among the multiple floors is selected as the stopping floor, the control panel, based on the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor, stops the car at the stopping position of the chosen floor.

[0139] When the car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the detection result of the stop detector on the imaginary floor, causes the car to stop at the stop position of the imaginary floor using the reference position as a reference and wait.

[0140] (Note 9)

[0141] An elevator control method, wherein,

[0142] The elevator has the following features:

[0143] The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway;

[0144] Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors;

[0145] A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels.

[0146] The control panel, when selecting any floor from the plurality of floors as the stopping floor, uses the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor among the plurality of stopping boards to stop the car at the stopping position of the stopping floor;

[0147] Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft;

[0148] A car door, disposed in the car, opens and closes in conjunction with a landing door among the plurality of landing doors corresponding to the landing floor when the car stops at the floor where it stops; and

[0149] A hypothetical floor slab, detectable by the floor stop detector, is positioned in the hoistway at the location where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked, with the thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction.

[0150] When the elevator car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the detection result of the stop detector on the imaginary floor, causes the elevator car to stop at the stop position of the imaginary floor and wait.

[0151] (Postscript 10)

[0152] An elevator control method, wherein,

[0153] The elevator has the following features:

[0154] The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway;

[0155] Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors;

[0156] A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels.

[0157] The control panel, when selecting any floor from the plurality of floors as the stopping floor, uses the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor among the plurality of stopping boards to stop the car at the stopping position of the stopping floor;

[0158] Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft;

[0159] A car door, disposed in the car, opens and closes in conjunction with a landing door among the plurality of landing doors corresponding to the landing floor when the car stops at the floor where it stops; and

[0160] A hypothetical floor slab, detectable by the floor stop detector, is used to determine the stopping position of the car where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked. This hypothetical floor is positioned in the hoistway with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction at a reference position. This reference position is separated from the hypothetical floor's stopping position by a predetermined distance in the car's travel direction.

[0161] When the car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the detection result of the stop detector on the imaginary floor, causes the car to stop at the stop position of the imaginary floor using the reference position as a reference and wait.

[0162] (Postscript 11)

[0163] A control program, wherein,

[0164] The control program causes the control panel to execute the elevator control method described in Appendix 9 or 10.

[0165] (Postscript 12)

[0166] A hypothetical floor slab, wherein,

[0167] The hypothetical floor slab is applied to the elevator.

[0168] The elevator has the following features:

[0169] The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway;

[0170] Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors;

[0171] A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels.

[0172] The control panel, when selecting any floor from the plurality of floors as the stopping floor, uses the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor among the plurality of stopping boards to stop the car at the stopping position of the stopping floor;

[0173] Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft;

[0174] The car door, which is installed in the car, opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door of the plurality of landing doors corresponding to the landing floor when the car stops at the floor where it stops.

[0175] The hypothetical floor slab can be detected by the floor stop detector. The position of the car where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked is taken as the stopping position of the hypothetical floor. The car is positioned in the hoistway with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction at the stopping position of the hypothetical floor.

[0176] When the elevator car has no registered call and is empty, while the car is stopped at the designated stop position on the hypothetical floor and waiting, the control panel uses the detection result of the stop detector.

[0177] (Postscript 13)

[0178] A hypothetical floor slab, wherein,

[0179] The hypothetical floor slab is applied to the elevator.

[0180] The elevator has the following features:

[0181] The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway;

[0182] Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors;

[0183] A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels.

[0184] The control panel, when selecting any floor from the plurality of floors as the stopping floor, uses the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor among the plurality of stopping boards to stop the car at the stopping position of the stopping floor;

[0185] Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft;

[0186] The car door, which is installed in the car, opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door of the plurality of landing doors corresponding to the landing floor when the car stops at the floor where it stops.

[0187] The hypothetical floor slab can be detected by the floor stop detector. The position of the car where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked is taken as the stopping position of the hypothetical floor. In the hoistway, the car is positioned at a reference position with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction. This reference position is separated from the stopping position of the hypothetical floor by a predetermined distance in the car's travel direction.

[0188] When the car has no registered call and is empty, while the car is stopped at the hypothetical floor's stopping position based on the reference position and waiting, the control panel uses the detection result of the floor stop detector.

[0189] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures

[0190] 1. Elevator, 2. Building, 3. Shaft, 4. Station, 5. Station Door, 6. Traction Machine, 7. Main Rope, 8. Car, 9. Counterweight, 10. Car Door, 11. Landing Plate, 12. Landing Detector, 13. Imaginary Floor, 14. Control Panel, 15. Slit, 16. Support Body, 17. Buffer Body, 100a. Processor, 100b. Memory, 200. Dedicated Hardware.

Claims

1. An elevator, wherein, The elevator has the following features: The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway; Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors; A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is located at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels. The control panel, when selecting any floor from the plurality of floors as the stopping floor, uses the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor among the plurality of stopping boards to stop the car at the stopping position of the stopping floor; Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft; The car door is disposed in the car and opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door of the plurality of landing doors corresponding to the landing floor when the car stops at the landing position of the floor. as well as A hypothetical floor slab, detectable by the floor stop detector, is positioned in the hoistway at the location where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked, with the thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction. When the elevator car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the detection result of the stop detector on the imaginary floor, causes the elevator car to stop at the stop position of the imaginary floor and wait.

2. An elevator, wherein, The elevator has the following features: The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway; Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors; A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is located at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels. The control panel, when selecting any floor from the plurality of floors as the stopping floor, uses the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor among the plurality of stopping boards to stop the car at the stopping position of the stopping floor; Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft; The car door is disposed in the car and opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door of the plurality of landing doors corresponding to the landing floor when the car stops at the landing position of the floor. as well as A hypothetical floor slab, detectable by the floor stop detector, is used to determine the stopping position of the car where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked. This hypothetical floor is positioned in the hoistway with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction at a reference position. This reference position is separated from the hypothetical floor's stopping position by a predetermined distance in the car's travel direction. When the car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the detection result of the stop detector on the imaginary floor, causes the car to stop at the stop position of the imaginary floor using the reference position as a reference and wait.

3. The elevator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The thickness of the hypothetical floor slab in the thickness direction is thinner than the thickness of each of the plurality of floor slabs in the thickness direction.

4. The elevator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The length of the imaginary floor slab in the direction of travel of the car is shorter than the length of each of the plurality of landing slabs in the direction of travel of the car.

5. The elevator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, A buffer body is provided on the surface of the imaginary floor slab in the thickness direction to mitigate the impact when the floor stop detector comes into contact with the imaginary floor slab.

6. The elevator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The hypothetical floor slab is disposed in the shaft via an elastomer that undergoes elastic deformation when the floor stop detector comes into contact with the hypothetical floor slab.

7. A control panel, wherein, The control panel is used in elevators. The elevator has the following features: The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway; Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors; A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is located at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels. Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft; The car door is located in the car and opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door corresponding to that floor when the car stops at any floor among the multiple floors. as well as A hypothetical floor slab, detectable by the floor stop detector, is positioned in the hoistway at the location where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked, with the thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction. When any floor among the multiple floors is selected as the stopping floor, the control panel, based on the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor, stops the car at the stopping position of the chosen floor. When the elevator car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the detection result of the stop detector on the imaginary floor, causes the elevator car to stop at the stop position of the imaginary floor and wait.

8. A control panel, wherein, The control panel is used in elevators. The elevator has the following features: The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway; Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors; A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is located at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels. Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft; The car door is located in the car and opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door corresponding to that floor when the car stops at any floor among the multiple floors. as well as A hypothetical floor slab, detectable by the floor stop detector, is used to determine the stopping position of the car where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked. This hypothetical floor is positioned in the hoistway with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction at a reference position. This reference position is separated from the hypothetical floor's stopping position by a predetermined distance in the car's travel direction. When any floor among the multiple floors is selected as the stopping floor, the control panel, based on the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor, stops the car at the stopping position of the chosen floor. When the car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the detection result of the stop detector on the imaginary floor, causes the car to stop at the stop position of the imaginary floor using the reference position as a reference and wait.

9. A method for controlling an elevator, wherein, The elevator has the following features: The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway; Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors; A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is located at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels. The control panel, when selecting any floor from the plurality of floors as the stopping floor, uses the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor among the plurality of stopping boards to stop the car at the stopping position of the stopping floor; Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft; The car door is disposed in the car and opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door of the plurality of landing doors corresponding to the landing floor when the car stops at the landing position of the floor. as well as A hypothetical floor slab, detectable by the floor stop detector, is positioned in the hoistway at the location where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked, with the thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction. When the elevator car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the detection result of the stop detector on the imaginary floor, causes the elevator car to stop at the stop position of the imaginary floor and wait.

10. A method for controlling an elevator, wherein, The elevator has the following features: The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway; Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors; A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is located at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels. The control panel, when selecting any floor from the plurality of floors as the stopping floor, uses the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor among the plurality of stopping boards to stop the car at the stopping position of the stopping floor; Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft; The car door is disposed in the car and opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door of the plurality of landing doors corresponding to the landing floor when the car stops at the landing position of the floor. as well as A hypothetical floor slab, detectable by the floor stop detector, is used to determine the stopping position of the car where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked. This hypothetical floor is positioned in the hoistway with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction at a reference position. This reference position is separated from the hypothetical floor's stopping position by a predetermined distance in the car's travel direction. When the car has no registered call and is empty, the control panel, based on the detection result of the stop detector on the imaginary floor, causes the car to stop at the stop position of the imaginary floor using the reference position as a reference and wait.

11. A control program, wherein, The control program causes the control panel to execute the elevator control method according to claim 9 or 10.

12. A hypothetical floor slab, wherein, The hypothetical floor slab is applied to the elevator. The elevator has the following features: The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway; Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors; A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is located at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels. The control panel, when selecting any floor from the plurality of floors as the stopping floor, uses the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor among the plurality of stopping boards to stop the car at the stopping position of the stopping floor; Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft; as well as The car door, which is installed in the car, opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door of the plurality of landing doors corresponding to the landing floor when the car stops at the floor where it stops. The hypothetical floor slab can be detected by the floor stop detector. The position of the car where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked is taken as the stopping position of the hypothetical floor. The car is positioned in the hoistway with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction at the stopping position of the hypothetical floor. When the elevator car has no registered call and is empty, while the car is stopped at the designated stop position on the hypothetical floor and waiting, the control panel uses the detection result of the stop detector.

13. A hypothetical floor slab, wherein, The hypothetical floor slab is applied to the elevator. The elevator has the following features: The car travels in the direction of travel within the hoistway; Multiple landing plates, each corresponding to any floor among multiple floors, are arranged in the hoistway with their thickness direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the car at their respective floors; A landing detector is installed in the car and, when the car is located at a landing position on any of the multiple floors, detects the landing panel corresponding to that floor among the multiple landing panels. The control panel, when selecting any floor from the plurality of floors as the stopping floor, uses the detection results of the stopping detector on the stopping board corresponding to the stopping floor among the plurality of stopping boards to stop the car at the stopping position of the stopping floor; Multiple landing doors, each corresponding to any floor among the multiple floors, respectively divide the landing of the corresponding floor and the shaft; as well as The car door, which is installed in the car, opens and closes in conjunction with the landing door of the plurality of landing doors corresponding to the landing floor when the car stops at the floor where it stops. The hypothetical floor slab can be detected by the floor stop detector. The position of the car where the car door and the multiple landing doors are not linked is taken as the stopping position of the hypothetical floor. In the hoistway, the car is positioned at a reference position with its thickness direction perpendicular to the car's travel direction. This reference position is separated from the stopping position of the hypothetical floor by a predetermined distance in the car's travel direction. When the car has no registered call and is empty, while the car is stopped at the hypothetical floor's stopping position based on the reference position and waiting, the control panel uses the detection result of the floor stop detector.

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