Elevator control device, elevator and car operation panel control method

JP7634135B2Active Publication Date: 2025-02-20HITACHI BUILDING SYST CO LTD +1
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JP2024515268
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JP · JP
Patent Type
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Filing Date
2022-04-14
Publication Date
2025-02-20
Estimated Expiration
2042-04-14

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【0009】 本発明によれば、乗り場行先階登録装置と、スイッチボックス内に設けられたかご内操作盤と、の両方を有するエレベーターにおける、スイッチボックスからの光漏れ等の不都合又は不具合の発生を防ぐことができる。

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Abstract

An elevator control device according to one aspect of the present invention comprises an in-car operation panel control unit that controls functioning of an in-car operation panel: which includes a registered destination floor information display part that shows information of a registered destination floor provided by a destination floor registration device at a landing area; and which is provided in a switch box in an elevator car. This in-car operation panel control unit performs control such that, upon detection of an open state of the switch box in which the in-car operation panel is accommodated, a registered destination floor information display part on the in-car operation panel, the display part corresponding to the registered destination floor, lights up.
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an elevator control device, an elevator, and an in-car operation panel control method. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, elevators have been provided that have destination floor registration devices at their landings. Patent Document 1 describes an elevator registration device that includes a tag carried by a passenger that stores the floor the passenger uses as a destination registered floor and transmits information about the destination registered floor to an antenna, and an antenna in the elevator landing and car that can receive information from the tag. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2005-255320 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The elevator registration device described in Patent Document 1 issues a car call when a person carrying a tag enters the detection area of ​​the landing, and registers a destination floor when the person enters the car's detection area.The elevator control device then determines the passenger's destination floor based on the destination registration floor information received by the antenna and the floor information at which the car has arrived, lights up the destination floor registration button corresponding to the determined destination floor, and registers it as the destination floor.

[0005] Incidentally, in recent years, from the viewpoint of design, a destination floor registration device in a car (hereinafter also referred to as an in-car destination floor registration device) has been installed in a switch box or the like to hide the in-car destination floor registration device from the view of passengers. When the control described in Patent Document 1 is performed on such an in-car destination floor registration device installed in a switch box or the like, a destination floor registration button lights up every time a destination floor is registered. Then, when the light of the lit destination floor registration button leaks from the switch box, this light may cause discomfort or anxiety to passengers who are unaware of the existence of the in-car destination floor registration device.

[0006] In addition, it is assumed that the in-car destination floor registration device in the switch box is operated, for example, by a manager or maintenance worker of the building the elevator is installed in. However, if the manager or maintenance worker operates the in-car destination floor registration device and the registered contents of the destination floor where the elevator is scheduled to stop are cancelled, a situation will occur in which the elevator does not arrive at the destination floor registered by the passenger in the car.

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances. An object of the present invention is to prevent the occurrence of inconvenience or malfunction in an elevator having both a landing destination floor registration device and an in-car destination floor registration device provided in a switch box. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object of the present invention, the elevator control device according to the present invention is an elevator control device that controls the operation of an elevator based on control by a group management control device that manages the operation of multiple elevators based on destination floor information registered by a landing destination floor registration device provided at the landing, and is equipped with a registered destination floor information display unit that shows information on the registered destination floor by the landing destination floor registration device, and an in-car operation panel control unit that controls the operation of an in-car operation panel provided in a switch box in the elevator car. When the in-car operation panel control unit detects that the switch box is open, it controls to light up the registered destination floor information display unit that corresponds to the registered destination floor. When the closed state of the switch box is detected, the control for lighting the registered destination floor information display unit corresponding to the registered destination floor is terminated, and when it is determined that the registered destination floor is not a registered destination floor registered by the boarding hall destination floor registration device but is a registered destination floor manually registered by operating the in-car operation panel, the registration of the registered destination floor is canceled in the case where an operation to cancel the registration of the registered destination floor is input to the in-car operation panel. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention, in an elevator having both a landing destination floor registration device and an in-car operation panel installed in a switch box, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of inconveniences or malfunctions such as light leakage from the switch box. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 1 is a diagram showing an example of installation of a hall destination floor registration device at a hall according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 3] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of an elevator control device and a group management control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 4] 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of control processing of an in-car operating panel by the elevator system according to Example 1 of an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of control processing of an in-car operating panel by an elevator system according to Example 2 of an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6]11 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of control processing of an in-car operating panel by an elevator system according to Example 3 of an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of control processing on an in-car operating panel by an elevator system according to Example 4 of an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for control processing of an in-car operating panel by an elevator system according to Example 5 of an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Hereinafter, examples of modes for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "embodiments") will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various numerical values ​​in the embodiments are merely examples. In addition, in this specification and drawings, the same components or components having substantially the same functions are given the same reference numerals, and duplicated explanations will be omitted.

[0012] <Elevator system configuration> First, the overall configuration of an elevator system 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an elevator system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 1, elevator system 100 includes elevators 1_1 to 1_n (n is a natural number of 2 or more), elevator control devices 2_1 to 2_n, a group management control device 3, an input / output main processing device 4, and landing destination floor registration devices 5_1 to 5_m (m is a natural number of 2 or more).

[0014] In the following description, when it is not necessary to individually identify the elevators 1_1 to 1_n, they are collectively referred to as the elevator 1, and when it is not necessary to individually identify the elevator control devices 2_1 to 2_n, they are collectively referred to as the elevator control device 2. Furthermore, when it is not necessary to individually identify the landing destination floor registration devices 5_1 to 5_m, they are collectively referred to as the landing destination floor registration device 5.

[0015] [Elevator] The configuration of the elevator 1 will be described by taking the elevator 1_1 as an example. The configurations of the elevators 1_2 to 1_n are the same as that of the elevator 1_1, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted here.

[0016] The elevator 1_1 includes a car 10_1. The car 10_1 ascends and descends in a hoistway (not shown) formed in a building, carrying people and baggage. A main rope 12_1 having a counterweight 11_1 at its end is connected to the top surface of the car 10_1, and the main rope 12_1 is wound around a hoist 13_1 and a deflector pulley 14_1. The operation of the hoist 13_1 is controlled by an elevator control device 2_1, so that the car 10_1 ascends and descends in the hoistway. In the following description, when it is not necessary to individually identify the cars 10_1 to 10_n, they are collectively referred to as a car 10.

[0017] The car 10_1 has a door 101_1, a destination floor display device 102_1 provided at the upper right end of the door 101_1, and an in-car destination floor registration device 103_1. The destination floor display device 102_1 is composed of a panel made of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electronic Luminescent) and displays information on floors registered as destination floors where the car 10_1 is scheduled to stop.

[0018] The in-car destination floor registration device 103_1 includes a display unit 110_1, an open button 111_1, a close button 112_1, a switch box 113_1, and an in-car operation panel 114_1 stored in the switch box 113_1.

[0019] The display unit 110_1 is configured with, for example, a panel made of an LCD or an organic EL, and displays information such as an arrow indicating the ascending and descending direction of the car 10_1. The switch box 113_1 is a box that is locked or unlocked by inserting a key into a keyhole (not shown).

[0020] The car internal operation panel 114_1 is composed of, for example, a touch panel, displays a destination floor button (an example of a registered destination floor information display section) and detects the touch of a passenger's finger. Then, the car internal operation panel 114_1 transmits information on the destination floor on which the touch of the passenger's finger is detected to the elevator control device 2_1. Also, the car internal operation panel 114_1 lights up the destination floor button corresponding to the registered destination floor registered by the landing destination floor registration device 5 based on the control of the elevator control device 2_1.

[0021] In the following description, when it is not necessary to individually identify the switch boxes 113_1 to 113_n, they will be collectively referred to as switch boxes 113, and when it is not necessary to individually identify the in-car operation panels 114_1 to 114_n, they will be collectively referred to as in-car operation panels 114.

[0022] In addition, the in-car operation panel 114_1 is provided with a dedicated switch 115_1 for switching ON / OFF of a dedicated operation mode, a maintenance switch 116_1 for switching ON / OFF of a maintenance operation mode, etc. The dedicated operation is an operation in which the car 10_1 goes directly to a floor set as a destination floor for the dedicated operation (hereinafter also referred to as a dedicated operation destination floor), and in the dedicated operation, the car 10_1 does not stop at any floor other than the dedicated operation destination floor.

[0023] The maintenance operation is an operation performed when a maintenance worker performs maintenance on the elevator 1, and in the maintenance operation, an operation based on the operation of the maintenance worker and an automatic diagnosis operation of the elevator 1 are performed. Locking and unlocking of the switch box 113_1 and operation of the in-car operation panel 114_1 are performed by a maintenance worker or a building manager, etc. In the following description, when the dedicated switches 115_1 to 115_n do not need to be individually identified, they are collectively referred to as the dedicated switches 115, and when the maintenance switches 116_1 to 116_n do not need to be individually identified, they are collectively referred to as the maintenance switches 116.

[0024] [Elevator control device] The elevator control devices 2_1-2_n control the raising and lowering operations of the elevators 1_1-1_n, the opening and closing operations of the doors 101_1-101_n, the display operations of the destination floor display devices 102_1-102_n, etc., based on the control by the group management control device 3. The elevator control devices 2_1-2_n have car in-operation panel control units 21_1-1_n and operation control units 22_1-22_n. In the following description, when it is not necessary to individually identify the car in-operation panel control units 21_1-1_n, these will be collectively referred to as the car in-operation panel control unit 21, and when it is not necessary to individually identify the operation control units 22_1-22_n, these will be collectively referred to as the operation control unit 22.

[0025] The car internal operation panel control unit 21 performs control such as turning on and off the touch panel of the car internal operation panel 114 and displaying destination floor buttons, maintenance operation buttons, and the like on the car internal operation panel 114.

[0026] The operation control unit 22 controls the operation of the elevator 1 based on control from the operation control unit 32 of the group management control device 3, or based on destination floor information from the landing destination floor registration device 5 input from the input / output main processing device 4. For example, it performs control such as operating the elevator to the destination floor registered as the destination floor and opening the doors (providing service).

[0027] In addition, the operation control unit 22 determines whether or not a passenger has got on or off the car 10 based on the detection results from a load sensor and a door photoelectric device (not shown) installed in the car 10, and also controls the opening and closing operation of the door 101 based on the determination result.

[0028] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the car operation panel control unit 21 and / or the operation control unit 22 of the elevator control device 2 performs each of the following controls (1) to (4).

[0029] (1) Control for turning on the car operation panel 114 when the switch box 113 is detected to be in an open state, and turning off the car operation panel 114 after the switch box 113 is detected to be in a closed state (Examples 1 to 4) (2) Switching control of whether to assign new calls from the landing destination floor registration device 5 when the dedicated operation mode is ON (Example 1: see FIG. 4) (3) Switching control of whether to assign new calls from the landing destination floor registration device 5 when the maintenance operation mode is ON (Example 2: see FIG. 5) (4) After a destination floor is registered based on an operation on the car operation panel 114, a control for accepting or rejecting a registration cancellation operation for the destination floor (Fourth embodiment: see FIG. 7) (5) Adjustment control of door opening time of door 101 when switch box 113 is unlocked (Embodiment 5: see FIG. 8)

[0030] The above controls (1) and (2) (Example 1) will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 4, and the above control (3) (Example 2) will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 5. The above control (4) (Example 4) will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 7, and the above control (5) (Example 5) will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 8.

[0031] [Group management control device] The group management control device 3 includes a destination floor registration processing unit 31 and an operation control unit 32. The destination floor registration processing unit 31 performs a process of allocating a call to an appropriate elevator 1 (registering a destination floor) based on destination floor information transmitted from the landing destination floor registration device 5 or the in-car destination floor registration device 103 and operation information of each elevator 1. In addition, when a destination floor manually registered via an operation on the in-car operation panel 114 matches a destination floor registered from the landing destination floor registration device 5, the destination floor registration processing unit 31 also performs control to increase the priority of call allocation to the elevator 1 whose destination floor has been manually registered (Example 3: see FIG. 6).

[0032] The operation control unit 32 controls the operation of the elevator 1 to the destination floor registered as the destination floor based on the registration information by the destination floor registration processing unit 31, and controls the operation of the elevator 1 during dedicated operation or maintenance operation.

[0033] [Input / output main processing unit] The input / output main processing device 4 performs control to transmit destination floor information transmitted from each of the landing destination floor registration devices 5_1 to 5_m to the group management control device 3, and processes to receive elevator information assigned by the group management control device 3 and transmit the display contents of the landing destination floor registration devices 5_1 to 5_m.

[0034] [Platform destination floor registration device] The landing destination floor registration devices 5_1 to 5_m are installed at the landings and transmit destination floor information selected by the user or read from an IC (Integrated Circuit) card or mobile terminal carried by the user to the group management control device 3 or elevator 1 via the input / output main processing device 4.

[0035] <Installation example of destination floor registration device at boarding area> Next, an example of installation of the landing destination floor registration device 5 at the landing will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of installation of the landing destination floor registration device 5 at the landing P.

[0036] 2, landing destination floor registration devices 5_1 and 5_2 are installed near the entrance of landing P, landing destination floor registration device 5_3 is installed between elevators 1_1 and 1_2, and landing destination floor registration device 5_4 is installed between elevators 1_2 and 1_3. A user can register a desired floor as a destination floor by operating any of the landing destination floor registration devices 5 or by holding an IC card or mobile terminal on which the user's desired floor is registered over a reading unit (not shown) of the landing destination floor registration device 5.

[0037] <Example of computer hardware configuration> Next, a hardware configuration for realizing each function of the elevator control device 2 and the group management control device 3 of the elevator system 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the elevator control device 2 and the group management control device 3.

[0038] The computer 200 is hardware used as a so-called computer. The computer 200 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, each of which is connected to a bus B. The computer 200 further includes a non-volatile storage 204 and a network interface 205.

[0039] The CPU 201 reads out program code of software for implementing each function according to this embodiment from the ROM 202 and executes it. The computer 200 may include a processing device such as an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit) instead of the CPU 201. Variables, parameters, etc. generated during the arithmetic processing are temporarily written to the RAM 203.

[0040] The non-volatile storage 204 may be, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flexible disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a non-volatile memory card, etc. In addition to an operating system (OS) and various parameters, programs for operating the computer 200 are recorded in this non-volatile storage 204.

[0041] The program may be stored in the ROM 202. In other words, the non-volatile storage 204 or the ROM 202 is used as an example of a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium that stores a program executed by a computer.

[0042] The network interface 205 may be, for example, a network interface card (NIC), and is capable of transmitting and receiving various types of data to and from external devices via a network such as a LAN or a communication line.

[0043] <Example 1> Next, a method for controlling the in-car operating panel 114 by the elevator system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for control processing of the in-car operating panel 114 by the elevator system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present embodiment.

[0044] First, the car operation panel control unit 21 (see FIG. 1) of the elevator control device 2 judges whether or not the switch box 113 is unlocked (step S1). When the car operation panel 114 is configured with a touch panel as in this embodiment, the car operation panel control unit 21 may judge whether or not an operation has been input to the car operation panel 114, instead of judging whether or not the switch box 113 is unlocked. In other words, the car operation panel control unit 21 can detect the unlocking of the switch box 113 or the input of an operation to the car operation panel 114 configured with a touch panel as the open state of the switch box 113.

[0045] If it is determined in step S1 that the switch box 113 is not unlocked (if step S1 is a NO judgement), the car internal operation panel 114 is kept off (step S2) and the process ends. That is, the car internal operation panel control unit 21 ends this process without turning on the car internal operation panel 114. On the other hand, if it is determined that the switch box 113 is unlocked (if step S1 is a YES judgement), the car internal operation panel control unit 21 turns on the car internal operation panel 114 (step S3).

[0046] Next, the car operation panel control unit 21 judges whether or not the dedicated switch 115 has been switched ON (step S4). When the dedicated switch 115 is switched ON, the elevator 1 is controlled in a dedicated operation mode. When it is judged in step S4 that the dedicated switch 115 has not been switched ON (when the judgment in step S4 is NO), the operation control unit 22 of the elevator control device 2 executes the service of the elevator 1 to a destination floor that is newly or already registered as a destination floor (hereinafter also referred to as a registered destination floor) (step S5).

[0047] Next, the car internal operation panel control unit 21 judges whether or not the switch box 113 is locked (step S6). If it is judged in step S6 that the switch box 113 is not locked (if the judgment in step S6 is NO), the car internal operation panel control unit 21 returns to step S4 to make a judgment. On the other hand, if it is judged in step S6 that the switch box 113 is locked (if the judgment in step S6 is YES), the car internal operation panel control unit 21 turns off the car internal operation panel 114 (step S7). In other words, the car internal operation panel control unit 21 ends the control of lighting up the destination floor button on the car internal operation panel 114 in conjunction with the registered contents by the landing destination floor registration device 5.

[0048] In step S6, the car internal operation panel control unit 21 may detect that the time during which no operation has been performed on the car internal operation panel 114 has continued for a predetermined threshold time instead of locking the switch box 113. In other words, the car internal operation panel control unit 21 can detect the locking of the switch box 113 or the time during which no operation has been performed on the car internal operation panel 114 that exceeds the predetermined threshold time as the closed state of the switch box 113.

[0049] If it is determined in step S4 that the dedicated switch 115 is turned ON (if the judgement in step S4 is YES), the car operation panel control unit 21 performs control to stop accepting assignment of a call newly sent from the landing destination floor registration device 5 to the elevator 1 (step S8). Next, the operation control unit 22 (see FIG. 1) of the elevator control device 2 executes service to the existing registered destination floor (step S9). Next, the car operation panel control unit 21 judges whether or not there are still existing registered destination floors (step S10). If it is determined in step S10 that there are still existing registered destination floors (if the judgement in step S10 is YES), the operation control unit 22 performs the process of step S9. That is, it executes service to the existing registered destination floors.

[0050] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S10 that there are no more registered destination floors (if step S10 is a NO determination), the car internal operation panel control unit 21 determines whether or not a dedicated operation destination floor has been registered (step S11). That is, it determines whether or not a specific floor has been set as a destination floor for dedicated operation by operation on the car internal operation panel 114. If it is determined in step S10 that a dedicated operation destination floor has not been registered (if step S11 is a NO determination), the car internal operation panel control unit 21 repeats the determination in step S11.

[0051] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S11 that the dedicated operation destination floor has been registered (if step S11 is determined as YES), the operation control unit 22 of the elevator control device 2 executes the elevator 1 service to the dedicated operation destination floor (step S12). Next, the car operation panel control unit 21 determines whether or not the dedicated switch 115 has been turned OFF (step S13). If it is determined in step S13 that the dedicated switch 115 has not been turned OFF (if step S13 is determined as NO), the car operation panel control unit 21 repeats the determination in step S13.

[0052] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S13 that the dedicated switch 115 has been turned OFF (if step S13 is determined as YES), the elevator control device 2 resumes allocation of new calls from the hall destination floor registration device 5 to the elevator 1 (step S14). Next, the operation control unit 22 of the elevator control device 2 executes service of the elevator 1 to the newly registered destination floor (step S15).

[0053] Next, the car operation panel control unit 21 judges whether or not the switch box 113 is locked (step S16). If it is judged in step S16 that the switch box 113 is not locked (if the judgment in step S16 is NO), the car operation panel control unit 21 returns to step S15 and performs processing. On the other hand, if it is judged in step S16 that the switch box 113 is locked (if the judgment in step S16 is YES), the car operation panel control unit 21 performs processing in step S7. That is, it turns off the car operation panel 114. Then, after the processing in step S7, the control processing of the car control panel by the elevator system 100 ends.

[0054] In the above-mentioned embodiment 1, the turning on or off of the car operation panel 114 is associated with the unlocking or locking of the switch box 113, respectively. Alternatively, the turning on or off of the car operation panel 114 is associated with a touch operation on the car operation panel 114 configured with a touch panel, or with a non-operation time on the car operation panel 114 exceeding a predetermined threshold time. Therefore, according to embodiment 1, while the switch box 113 is closed, the destination floor button will not be lit in conjunction with the registered contents by the landing destination floor registration device 5. Therefore, light will not leak from the switch box 113 even when the passenger in the car 10 is not doing anything, so that passengers will not feel uncomfortable or uneasy. In addition, since there is no need to newly install a sensor or the like to perform this control, it is possible to prevent an increase in the number of parts and manufacturing costs of the elevator 1.

[0055] In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment 1, while the dedicated switch 115 is ON, a new call from the platform to the car 10 is not registered, so that the car 10 can be prevented from stopping at the platform where a call was made during the dedicated operation. Even if the dedicated switch 115 is ON, if there is an existing call registration for the platform, the service to the registered destination floor of the car 10 is executed, and the dedicated operation is executed after the execution of the service. Therefore, according to the embodiment 1, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation where the elevator 1 does not stop at a floor where a call has already been registered. Also, according to the embodiment 1, the service to the existing registered destination floor is executed before the execution of the dedicated operation, so that it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation where the passengers riding in the car 10 are made to wait unnecessarily because the dedicated operation is executed first.

[0056] Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, when the dedicated switch 115 is turned OFF, the acceptance of new call allocation from the landing destination floor registration device 5 to the car 10 is resumed. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to prevent the load from being continuously concentrated on elevators 1 other than the elevator 1 for which the dedicated switch 115 is operated.

[0057] When the in-car operation panel 114 is configured as a normal operation panel rather than a touch panel, the in-car operation panel control unit 21 controls the turning on or off of the destination floor button on the in-car operation panel 114 in conjunction with the unlocking or locking of the switch box 113. The destination floor button that the in-car operation panel control unit 21 turns on when it detects that the switch box 113 has been unlocked is the destination floor button that corresponds to the registered destination floor registered by the landing destination floor registration device 5.

[0058] <Example 2> Next, a method for controlling the in-car operating panel 114 by the elevator system 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for a control process of the in-car operating panel 114 by the elevator system 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[0059] First, the car operation panel control unit 21 of the elevator control device 2 judges whether or not the switch box 113 is unlocked (step S21). If it is judged in step S21 that the switch box 113 is not unlocked (if step S21 is judged as NO), the car operation panel control unit 21 keeps the car operation panel 114 turned off (step S22) and ends this process. That is, the car operation panel control unit 21 ends this process without turning on the car operation panel 114. On the other hand, if it is judged that the switch box 113 is unlocked (if step S21 is judged as YES), the car operation panel control unit 21 turns on the car operation panel 114 (step S23).

[0060] Next, the car operation panel control unit 21 judges whether or not the maintenance switch 116 has been switched ON (step S24). When the maintenance switch 116 is switched ON, the elevator 1 is controlled in a maintenance operation mode. When it is judged in step S24 that the maintenance switch 116 has not been switched ON (when the judgment in step S24 is NO), the operation control unit 22 of the elevator control device 2 executes the service of the elevator 1 to a new or existing registered destination floor (step S25).

[0061] Next, the car internal operation panel control unit 21 judges whether or not the switch box 113 is locked (step S26). If it is judged in step S26 that the switch box 113 is not locked (if the judgment in step S26 is NO), the car internal operation panel control unit 21 returns to step S24 to make a judgment. On the other hand, if it is judged in step S26 that the switch box 113 is locked (if the judgment in step S26 is YES), the car internal operation panel control unit 21 turns off the car internal operation panel 114 (step S27) and ends this process.

[0062] If it is determined in step S24 that the maintenance switch 116 is turned ON (if step S24 is determined as YES), the car operation panel control unit 21 performs control to stop accepting assignment of a new call sent from the hall destination floor registration device 5 to the elevator 1 (step S28). Next, the operation control unit 22 of the elevator control device 2 executes service to the existing registered destination floor (step S29).

[0063] Next, the car operation panel control unit 21 judges whether or not there are any existing registered destination floors (step S30). If it is judged in step S30 that there are any existing registered destination floors (if the judgment in step S30 is YES), the operation control unit 22 performs the process of step S29. That is, it executes the service to the existing registered destination floors.

[0064] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S30 that there are no more existing registered destination floors (if step S30 is determined to be NO), the operation control unit 22 starts maintenance operation of the elevator 1 (step S31). Next, the car operation panel control unit 21 displays a maintenance operation button on the car operation panel 114 (step S32). By performing such control, the maintenance operation button is no longer displayed while service is being performed to an existing registered destination floor, thereby preventing passengers from erroneously operating the maintenance operation button, etc.

[0065] Next, the car internal operation panel control unit 21 judges whether or not the maintenance switch 116 is turned OFF (step S33). If it is judged in step S33 that the maintenance switch 116 is not turned OFF (if the judgment in step S33 is NO), the car internal operation panel control unit 21 repeats the judgment in step S33.

[0066] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S33 that the maintenance switch 116 has been turned OFF (if step S33 is determined as YES), the elevator control device 2 resumes allocation of new calls from the hall destination floor registration device 5 to the elevator 1 (step S34). Next, the operation control unit 22 of the elevator control device 2 executes service of the elevator 1 to the newly registered destination floor (step S35).

[0067] Next, the car operation panel control unit 21 judges whether or not the switch box 113 is locked (step S36). If it is judged in step S36 that the switch box 113 is not locked (if step S36 is judged as NO), the car operation panel control unit 21 returns to step S35 and performs processing. On the other hand, if it is judged in step S36 that the switch box 113 is locked (if step S36 is judged as YES), the car operation panel control unit 21 performs processing of step S27. That is, it turns off the car operation panel 114. Then, after the processing of step S27, the control processing of the car control panel by the elevator system 100 ends.

[0068] In the above-mentioned second embodiment as well, the turning on or off of the in-car operation panel 114 is associated with the unlocking operation of the switch box 113 (or the touching operation on the in-car operation panel 114 which is configured as a touch panel) or the locking operation, respectively. Therefore, according to the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, light does not leak from the switch box 113 even when the passengers in the car 10 are not doing anything, and therefore it is possible to prevent passengers from feeling uncomfortable or uneasy.

[0069] In addition, in the above-mentioned second embodiment, while the maintenance switch 116 is turned ON, new calls from the platform to the car 10 are not registered, thereby preventing the car 10 undergoing maintenance operation from stopping at the platform from which a call originated.

[0070] Furthermore, even if the maintenance switch 116 is turned on, if there is an existing call registration for the hall, the service to the registered destination floor of the car 10 is executed. Therefore, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to prevent the elevator 1 from not stopping at a floor where a call has already been registered.

[0071] Furthermore, in the second embodiment, the service for the existing hall call registration is executed before the service for the destination floor manually registered by the in-car operating panel 114. Therefore, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to prevent the discomfort of passengers already aboard caused by the service for the manually registered destination floor registered via the in-car operating panel 114 being executed before the registered destination floor registered by the passenger.

[0072] <Example 3> Next, a method for controlling the in-car operating panel 114 by the elevator system 100 according to the third embodiment of the present embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for control processing of the in-car operating panel 114 by the elevator system 100 according to the third embodiment of the present embodiment.

[0073] First, the car operation panel control unit 21 of the elevator control device 2 judges whether or not the switch box 113 is unlocked (step S41). If it is judged in step S41 that the switch box 113 is not unlocked (if step S41 is judged as NO), the car operation panel control unit 21 keeps the car operation panel 114 turned off (step S42) and ends this process. That is, the car operation panel control unit 21 ends this process without turning on the car operation panel 114. On the other hand, if it is judged that the switch box 113 is unlocked (if step S41 is judged as YES), the car operation panel control unit 21 turns on the car operation panel 114 (step S43).

[0074] Next, the car internal operation panel control unit 21 judges whether or not the destination floor has been manually registered via the car internal operation panel 114 (step S44). If it is judged in step S44 that the destination floor has not been manually registered (if the judgment in step S44 is NO), the car internal operation panel control unit 21 repeats the judgment in step S44.

[0075] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S44 that the destination floor has been manually registered (if step S44 is determined as YES), it is determined whether or not the manually registered destination floor is a destination floor registered by the hall destination floor registration device 5 (step S45). That is, in step S45, it is determined whether or not a call from the hall is also registered for the destination floor manually registered via the in-car operating panel 114.

[0076] In step S45, if it is determined that the manually registered destination floor is the destination floor registered by the landing destination floor registration device 5 (if step S45 is determined as YES), the destination floor registration processing unit 31 performs processing to raise the allocation priority of calls to the elevator whose destination floor is manually registered (step S46). By performing this processing, calls from the landing destination floor registration device 5 are preferentially allocated to the elevator 1 (car 10) for which an operation was performed on the in-car operation panel 114.

[0077] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S45 that the manually registered destination floor is not a registered destination floor by the landing destination floor registration device 5 (if step S45 is determined as NO), the destination floor registration processing unit 31 performs control to stop accepting assignment of a new call sent from the landing destination floor registration device 5 to the elevator 1 (step S47). Next, the operation control unit 22 of the elevator control device 2 executes service to the existing registered destination floor (step S48).

[0078] Next, the car operation panel control unit 21 judges whether or not there are any existing registered destination floors (step S49). If it is judged in step S49 that there are any existing registered destination floors (if step S49 is judged YES), the operation control unit 22 performs the process of step S48. That is, it executes the service to the existing registered destination floors. On the other hand, if it is judged in step S49 that there are no existing registered destination floors (if step S49 is judged NO), or after the process of step S46, the operation control unit 22 executes the service of the elevator 1 to the manually registered destination floors (step S50).

[0079] Next, the car operation panel control unit 21 judges whether or not the switch box 113 is locked (step S51). If it is judged in step S51 that the switch box 113 is not locked (if the judgment in step S51 is NO), the car operation panel control unit 21 repeats the judgment in step S51. On the other hand, if it is judged in step S51 that the switch box 113 is locked (if the judgment in step S51 is YES), the car operation panel control unit 21 turns off the car operation panel 114 (step S52). Then, after the processing of step S52, the control processing of the car control panel by the elevator system 100 ends.

[0080] In the above-mentioned third embodiment, when the registered destination floor by the landing destination floor registration device 5 matches the manually registered destination floor on the in-car operation panel 114, the call from the landing destination floor registration device 5 is preferentially assigned to the elevator 1 (car 10) for which the operation on the in-car operation panel 114 is performed. By performing such control, when the newly registered floor at the landing is the same as the manually registered destination floor on the in-car operation panel 114, the call is not assigned to any elevator other than the one manually registered on the in-car operation panel 114, so that duplicate calls are not created in the elevator system 100 that performs group management control. In other words, according to the third embodiment, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the operation efficiency of the elevator 1 of the elevator system 100 due to the creation of duplicate calls.

[0081] Also in the above-mentioned third embodiment, the service for the existing hall call registration is executed before the service for the destination floor manually registered by the in-car operating panel 114. Therefore, according to the third embodiment, as in the second embodiment, it is possible to prevent the discomfort of passengers already aboard caused by the service for the manually registered destination floor registered via the in-car operating panel 114 being executed before the registered destination floor registered by the passenger.

[0082] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned third embodiment, if a floor manually registered by the in-car operating panel 114 does not match a newly registered floor registered by the landing destination floor registration device 5, the newly registered floor is not assigned to the elevator 1 manually registered by the in-car operating panel 114. Therefore, according to the third embodiment, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which the elevator 1 never serves a destination floor manually registered via the in-car operating panel 114.

[0083] <Example 4> Next, a method for controlling the car operation panel 114 by the elevator system 100 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for control processing of the car operation panel 114 by the elevator system 100 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[0084] First, the car operation panel control unit 21 of the elevator control device 2 judges whether or not the switch box 113 is unlocked (step S61). If it is judged in step S61 that the switch box 113 is not unlocked (if step S61 is judged as NO), the car operation panel control unit 21 keeps the car operation panel 114 turned off (step S62) and ends this process. That is, the car operation panel control unit 21 ends this process without turning on the car operation panel 114. On the other hand, if it is judged in step S61 that the switch box 113 is unlocked (if step S61 is judged as YES), the car operation panel control unit 21 turns on the car operation panel 114 (step S63).

[0085] Next, the car internal operation panel control unit 21 judges whether or not the destination floor has been manually registered via the car internal operation panel 114 (step S64). If it is judged in step S64 that the destination floor has not been manually registered (if the judgment in step S64 is NO), the car internal operation panel control unit 21 repeats the judgment in step S64.

[0086] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S64 that the destination floor has been manually registered (if step S64 is determined as YES), the car internal operation panel control unit 21 determines whether or not an operation to cancel the registration of an already registered destination floor has been input to the car internal operation panel 114 (step S65). The operation to cancel the registration of an already registered destination floor includes, for example, an operation of pressing and holding the destination floor or an operation of pressing it twice.

[0087] If it is determined in step S65 that the cancel operation has not been input, the car internal operation panel control unit 21 repeats the determination in step S65. On the other hand, if it is determined that the cancel operation has been input (YES determination in step S65), the car internal operation panel control unit 21 determines whether or not the floor where the cancel operation has been input is a floor manually registered by the car internal operation panel 114 (step S66).

[0088] If it is determined in step S66 that the floor is not a manually registered floor (if step S66 is judged as NO), that is, if the floor is a destination floor registered from the hall destination floor registration device 5, the car internal operation panel control unit 21 discards the input of the cancel operation and does not accept this input (step S68). Next, the car internal operation panel control unit 21 performs control to flash the corresponding destination floor button on the car internal operation panel 114, that is, the destination floor button to which the cancel operation was input (step S69).

[0089] By performing such control by the in-car operation panel control unit 21, the operator who performed the cancellation operation for a certain floor can understand that the cancellation operation for that floor cannot be performed. Note that the means of notifying the operator is not limited to the flashing of the destination floor button, and may be a buzzer or announcement from a speaker (not shown) in the car 10. After the processing of step S69, the control processing of the in-car operation panel 114 by the elevator system 100 ends.

[0090] If it is determined in step S66 that the floor where the cancel operation was input is a manually registered floor (if step S66 is judged as YES), the car operation panel control unit 21 judges whether or not the floor where the cancel operation was input is also a registered floor (a board-registered floor) by the board-destination floor registration device 5 (step S67). If it is determined in step S67 that the floor is also a board-registered floor (if step S67 is judged as YES), the processing in and after step S68 is performed. That is, if the manually registered floor is also a board-registered floor, the input of the cancel operation is discarded, and control is performed to flash the destination floor button.

[0091] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S67 that the floor where the cancel operation was input is not a hall registration floor, that is, the floor is registered only by manual operation using the in-car operation panel 114 (if step S67 is determined to be NO), the in-car operation panel control unit 21 cancels the registration (step S70). After the process of step S70, the control process of the in-car operation panel 114 by the elevator system 100 ends.

[0092] In the above-mentioned fourth embodiment, since the operation of canceling the registration of the destination floor registered from the landing destination floor registration device 5 is invalidated, it is possible to reliably execute the service of the elevator 1 to the destination floor registered from the landing destination floor registration device 5. Therefore, according to the fourth embodiment, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the elevator 1 is not provided to a passenger who has registered a destination floor at a landing and entered the car 10.

[0093] Furthermore, in the above-described fourth embodiment, a cancellation operation for a destination floor registered only via the car internal operating panel 114 is accepted, so that the conventional ease of use of the car internal operating panel 114 is maintained.

[0094] In the above-described fourth embodiment, when a cancel operation input for a destination floor registered from the hall destination floor registration device 5 is invalidated, a control is performed to blink the corresponding destination floor button. Therefore, according to the fourth embodiment, it is possible to prevent the operator who performed the cancel operation from feeling uneasy that the cancellation will not be effective.

[0095] <Example 5> Next, a method for controlling the car operation panel 114 by the elevator system 100 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for a control process of the car operation panel 114 by the elevator system 100 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[0096] First, the operation control unit 22 of the elevator control device 2 judges whether or not the car 10 has arrived at a destination floor (manually registered destination floor) manually registered via the in-car operation panel 114 (step S81). If it is judged in step S81 that the car 10 has not arrived at the manually registered destination floor (if the judgment in step S81 is NO), the operation control unit 22 repeats the judgment in step S81.

[0097] In addition, in step S81, the operation control unit 22 may determine whether the operation mode has been switched to a normal operation mode, instead of determining whether the car 10 has arrived at the manually registered destination floor. The normal operation mode is a mode in which the car is operated to the registered destination floor registered from the hall destination floor registration device 5. The normal operation mode is switched by the operation control unit 22, for example, when the dedicated switch 115 or the maintenance switch 116 is detected to be OFF.

[0098] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S81 that the elevator 1 has arrived at the manually registered floor (if step S81 is determined as YES), the car operation panel control unit 21 determines whether or not the open (unlocked) state of the switch box 113 has been detected (step S82). If it is determined in step S82 that the unlocking of the switch box 113 has not been detected (if step S82 is determined as NO), the operation control unit 22 determines whether or not the door open time has expired (step S83).

[0099] If it is determined in step S83 that the door open time has not expired (if step S83 is a NO judgment), the car internal operation panel control unit 21 repeats the judgment in step S83. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S83 that the door open time has expired (if step S83 is a YES judgment), the car internal operation panel control unit 21 executes door closing (step S84) and ends this process.

[0100] If it is determined in step S82 that the open state of the switch box 113 has been detected (if step S82 is determined as YES), the operation control unit 22 sets the door open time to a door open time (an example of a second door open time) longer than the normal door open time (an example of a first door open time) (step S85). Such control by the operation control unit 22 makes it possible to prevent the door open time from expiring and the door 101 (see FIG. 1) from closing while the operator of the car operation panel 114 is performing an operation to lock the switch box 113 again. Therefore, according to the fifth embodiment, it is possible to prevent the operator from being unable to get off the elevator 1 and moving to a floor different from the floor where he or she originally intended to get off, or from needlessly pressing the open button 111 (see FIG. 1) in order to prevent such a situation from occurring.

[0101] After setting the door open time longer in step S85, the operation control unit 22 judges whether or not a passenger has disembarked based on the detection result by a load sensor (not shown) provided in the car 10 (step S86). If a passenger has not disembarked in step S86 (if NO is determined in step S86), the operation control unit 22 judges whether or not the door open time has expired (step S87). If it is determined in step S87 that the door open time has not expired (if NO is determined in step S87), the operation control unit 22 returns to step S86 and continues the judgment.

[0102] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S87 that the door open time has expired (if step S87 is determined as YES), the operation control unit 22 further extends the door open time (step S88) and returns to step S86 to make a determination. If a passenger disembarking is detected in step S86 (if step S86 is determined as YES), the operation control unit 22 determines whether or not a passenger disembarking has been detected based on the detection result of a door photoelectric device (not shown) provided in the car 10 (step S89). If it is determined in step S89 that a passenger disembarking has not been detected (if step S89 is determined as NO), the processing from step S87 onwards is performed.

[0103] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S89 that the passenger has disembarked (if step S89 is determined as YES), the operation control unit 22 notifies the passengers of the execution of door closing through a speaker (not shown) in the car 10 (step S90), and executes door closing (step S84). After the process of step S84, the control process of the in-car operation panel 114 by the elevator system 100 ends.

[0104] That is, in the fifth embodiment, even if the longer door-open time set in step S85 has expired, if it is not confirmed that passengers have disembarked based on the detection results by the load sensor and the door photoelectric device, the door-open time is further extended. Therefore, according to the fifth embodiment, the door is closed only when passengers have certainly disembarked, so that it is possible to prevent the door 101 from closing while the operator is performing an operation to lock the in-car operation panel 114, for example.

[0105] In the fifth embodiment, the passenger disembarking detection is performed based on both the detection result by the load sensor and the detection result by the door photoelectric device, but the present invention is not limited to this. If the detection accuracy of the load sensor or the door photoelectric device is sufficient, the passenger disembarking may be detected based on the detection result by either the load sensor or the door photoelectric device. In this configuration, it is possible to both ensure the time for the passenger who has performed the operation to lock the switch box 113 to disembark from the car 10 and shorten the waiting time from when the passenger disembarks until the door 101 actually closes.

[0106] In addition, in the fifth embodiment, the execution (advance notice) of door closing is notified before the door closing is executed. Therefore, passengers can know in advance that the door 101 will close, and can take appropriate measures such as pressing the open button 111 as necessary. This makes it possible to prevent a situation in which a passenger comes into contact with the door 101 while the door is closing, for example, even if the detection result by the load sensor or the door photoelectric device is incorrect or if another passenger gets on the car 10 at approximately the same time as the passenger gets off.

[0107] It should be noted that the above-described embodiment has been described in detail in order to clearly explain the present invention, and the present invention is not necessarily limited to having all of the configurations described.

[0108] In addition, the control lines or information lines indicated by arrows or double arrows in Figure 1 are those considered necessary for explanation, and do not necessarily show all control lines or information lines in the product. In reality, it can be considered that almost all components are connected to each other.

[0109] In addition, in this specification, the processing steps describing chronological processing include not only processing that is performed chronologically in the order described, but also processing that is not necessarily performed chronologically but is performed in parallel or individually (for example, parallel processing or processing by objects).

[0110] Furthermore, each component of the elevator system according to the embodiment of the present invention described above may be implemented in any hardware as long as each hardware can transmit and receive information to and from each other via a network. Furthermore, the processing performed by a certain processing unit may be realized by a single piece of hardware, or may be realized by distributed processing using multiple pieces of hardware. [Explanation of symbols]

[0111] 1... elevator, 2... elevator control device, 3... group management control device, 5... landing destination floor registration device, 21... car operation panel control unit, 22... operation control unit, 31... destination floor registration processing unit, 32... operation control unit, 100... elevator system, 103... car destination floor registration device, 113... switch box, 114... car operation panel

Claims

1. An elevator control device that controls the operation of a plurality of elevators based on control by a group management control device that manages the operation of the elevators based on destination floor information registered by a landing destination floor registration device provided at the landing, a registered destination floor information display unit that displays information on the registered destination floor by the landing destination floor registration device, and a car in-car operation panel control unit that controls the operation of an in-car operation panel provided in a switch box in the elevator car, When the car in-operation panel control unit detects an open state of the switch box, the car in-operation panel control unit controls to light up the registered destination floor information display unit corresponding to the registered destination floor, When detecting a closed state of the switch box, the control for turning on the registered destination floor information display unit corresponding to the registered destination floor is terminated; When it is determined that the registered destination floor is not a registered destination floor registered by the landing destination floor registration device and is a registered destination floor manually registered by an operation on the car operation panel, a cancellation of the registration of the registered destination floor is executed in a case where an operation for canceling the registration of the registered destination floor is input to the car operation panel. Elevator control device.

2. When the cancellation of the registration of the registered destination floor is not executed, the car operation panel control unit notifies the operator of the car operation panel that the cancellation of the registered destination floor cannot be executed by flashing the registered destination floor information display unit or emitting a buzzer or announcement from a speaker in the car. The elevator control device according to claim 1.

3. An operation control unit that controls operation of the elevator based on destination floor information registered by the landing destination floor registration device, The operation control unit sets a door-opening time, when the door of the car is opened after the operation of the elevator to the manually registered destination floor is completed, to a second door-opening time that is longer than a first door-opening time that is a normal door-opening time. The elevator control device according to claim 1.

4. The operation control unit further extends the second door-opening time when a passenger disembarking based on a sensor provided in the elevator car is not detected even when the second door-opening time expires. The elevator control device according to claim 3.

5. When the operation control unit closes the door of the car after setting the second door opening time, the operation control unit notifies passengers that the door will close by emitting a buzzer or an announcement from a speaker in the car. The elevator control device according to claim 3.

6. An operation control unit that controls operation of the elevator based on destination floor information registered by the landing destination floor registration device, When the operation control unit detects that a dedicated operation mode for operating the elevator car directly to a dedicated operation destination floor has been turned on based on an operation on the elevator in-car operation panel, or when the operation control unit detects that a maintenance operation mode has been turned on, the operation control unit stops accepting assignment of a new call from the elevator hall destination floor registration device to the elevator car. The elevator control device according to claim 1.

7. When the operation control unit detects that the dedicated operation mode has been turned off, or when the operation control unit detects that the maintenance operation mode has been turned off, the operation control unit resumes accepting assignment of a new call from the hall destination floor registration device to the elevator car. The elevator control device according to claim 6.

8. The operation control unit executes the elevator service to the dedicated operation destination floor after the elevator service to the existing registered destination floor registered by the landing destination floor registration device is completed. The elevator control device according to claim 7.

9. The operation control unit displays a maintenance operation button used in a maintenance operation on the car operation panel after completion of the elevator service to the existing registered destination floor registered by the landing destination floor registration device. The elevator control device according to claim 7.

10. An elevator comprising: a group management control device that manages the operation of a plurality of elevators based on destination floor information registered by a landing destination floor registration device provided at a landing; and an elevator control device that has a registered destination floor information display unit that shows information on the registered destination floor by the landing destination floor registration device and that controls the operation of devices in the elevator car, including an in-car operation panel provided in a switch box in the elevator car, the elevator control device includes an in-car operation panel control unit that starts control to light up the registered destination floor information display unit corresponding to the registered destination floor when the open state of the switch box is detected, When the car in-operation panel control unit detects that the switch box is in a closed state, the car in-operation panel control unit ends the control of turning on the registered destination floor information display unit corresponding to the registered destination floor, When it is determined that the registered destination floor is not a registered destination floor registered by the landing destination floor registration device and is a registered destination floor manually registered by an operation on the car operation panel, a cancellation of the registration of the registered destination floor is executed in a case where an operation for canceling the registration of the registered destination floor is input to the car operation panel. Elevator.

11. The group management control device includes a destination floor registration processing unit that, when a registered destination floor registered by the in-car operation panel coincides with a registered destination floor registered by the landing destination floor registration device, raises the allocation priority of the registered destination floor to the elevator car operated by the in-car operation panel.

11. The elevator according to claim 10.

12. The destination floor registration processing unit, when a registered destination floor registered by the car operation panel does not match a registered destination floor registered by the landing destination floor registration device, stops accepting registration of a new call from the landing destination floor registration device to the car.

12. The elevator according to claim 11.

13. A method for controlling an in-car operation panel by an elevator control device, the method comprising the steps of: controlling operation of a plurality of elevators based on control by a group management control device that manages the operation of the elevators based on destination floor information registered by a landing destination floor registration device provided at the landing; a registered destination floor information display unit that displays information on a registered destination floor by the landing destination floor registration device; and an in-car operation panel control procedure that controls an operation of an in-car operation panel provided in a switch box in the elevator car, In the car operation panel control procedure, when the open state of the switch box is detected, a control is performed to light up the registered destination floor information display unit corresponding to the registered destination floor, When detecting a closed state of the switch box, the control for turning on the registered destination floor information display unit corresponding to the registered destination floor is terminated; When it is determined that the registered destination floor is not a registered destination floor registered by the landing destination floor registration device and is a registered destination floor manually registered by an operation on the car operation panel, a cancellation of the registration of the registered destination floor is executed in the case where an operation for canceling the registration of the registered destination floor is input to the car operation panel. In-car operation panel control method.

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