Elevator Systems

Abstract

To provide an elevator system that is configured so that even if an operation panel for car-call is digitalized, a car can be moved to a getting-on floor and a getting-off floor by remote control.SOLUTION: An elevator system comprises an elevator having a hall-call input device and a remote device that performs remote control of the elevator, which further comprises a hall-call operation panel module of the hall-call input device, which has a relay connected in parallel to a button of the hall-call input device and an interface device that controls the relay. An on-car control module, which can communicate with the hall-call operation panel module and the remote device respectively, is provided on a car. When receiving information on a getting-on floor and a getting-off floor and a car-call request from the remote device, the on-car control module transmits, to the hall-call operation panel module, an instruction to bring the button into a push-down state, so as to move the car to the getting-on floor and the getting-off floor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an elevator system that can remotely control a car to move to a landing floor and then to a landing floor, thereby enabling, for example, a robot to get on and off the elevator. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, a system has been proposed that uses an elevator to move a robot between floors. For example, in Patent Documents 1 and 2, an interface device is installed that is independent of the control panel that controls the elevator, and instructions from the robot are sent to the interface device, which then instructs the robot to go to the destination floor and so on.

[0003] In conventional elevators used in such systems, the destination floor buttons, etc. on the car call operation panel are connected by wire to the control panel that controls the elevator through an analog connection, making it possible to control them from the above-mentioned interface device, etc. For example, in the systems of Patent Documents 1 and 2, the destination floor buttons, etc. on the operation panel are connected in parallel to a relay, so that the destination floor buttons, etc. are operated from the above-mentioned interface device via the relay. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6567195 [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 6567196 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in recent years, with the advent of digitalization, a control device has been attached to the car call operation panel itself, and the signal when a destination floor button or the like is pressed is converted into a digital signal by the control device, which then transmits the signal as a digital signal to the control panel that controls the elevator.

[0006] In the case of elevators using such digitalized operation panels, the destination floor buttons, etc. are directly connected to the control board, so it is not possible to connect the destination floor buttons, etc., in parallel with the relay as in Patent Documents 1 and 2. As a result, in such elevators, it is not possible to operate the destination floor buttons, etc., using the interface device as described above.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to solve the problems described above and to provide an elevator system that, even in the case of an elevator with a digitalized car call operation panel, allows the car to be remotely controlled to move to the landing floor and then to the disembarking floor, thereby enabling, for example, movement between floors by a robot. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to solve the above problem, one aspect of the elevator system of the present invention is to An elevator system comprising an elevator having a hall call input device at each floor and a remote device for remotely controlling the elevator, A hall call operation panel module provided in the hall call input device, the hall call operation panel module including a relay connected in parallel with a button of the hall call input device and an interface device for controlling the relay; an on-car control module mounted on an elevator car, the on-car control module being capable of communicating with the hall call console module and the remote device, When the on-car control module receives a car call request together with information on the landing floor and the disembarking floor from the remote device, it sends an instruction to the hall call operation panel modules at the landing floor and the disembarking floor to press the buttons of the hall call input devices at the landing floor and the disembarking floor, and moves the car to the landing floor and the disembarking floor.

[0009] According to one embodiment, when the on-car control module receives a car call request from the remote device along with information on the boarding floor and the disembarking floor, it sends an instruction to the hall call operation panel modules at the boarding floor and the disembarking floor to press the buttons of the hall call input devices at the boarding floor and the disembarking floor. When the interface device of the hall call operation panel module receives an instruction to press the button from the on-car control module, it controls the relay to press the button on the hall call input device. As a result, the control panel that controls the entire elevator moves the car to the landing floor and the landing floor in response to pressing of the button on the hall call input device. Therefore, according to this aspect, even in the case of an elevator whose car call operation panel is digitalized, an elevator system is provided that can remotely control the car to move to the landing floor and then to the disembarking floor.

[0010] Another aspect of the present invention is the remote device is a robot capable of autonomous travel, A server capable of communicating with each of the robot and the on-car control module; a shaft sensor module provided at a position corresponding to each floor in the shaft of the elevator and capable of communicating with the car control module; The robot receives an instruction of the landing floor and the landing floor from the server, When the on-car control module determines through the in-hoistway sensor module that the car has arrived at the landing floor, it sends an instruction to the robot to get into the car, and when the on-hoistway sensor module determines through the in-hoistway sensor module that the car has arrived at the landing floor, it sends an instruction to the robot to get out of the car.

[0011] According to this aspect, the server transmits to the robot an instruction to board an elevator and move thereto, together with information on the landing floor and the disembarking floor. Upon receiving this instruction, the robot moves to the elevator position and transmits the information on the landing floor and the disembarking floor, together with a car call request, to the on-car control module. The car-mounted control module, having received this information, sends an instruction to the hall call operation panel modules at the boarding floor and the disembarking floor to press the buttons of the hall call input devices at the boarding floor and the disembarking floor. When the interface device of the hall call operation panel module receives an instruction to press the button from the on-car control module, it controls the relay to press the button on the hall call input device. As a result, the control panel that controls the entire elevator moves the car to the landing floor and the landing floor in response to pressing of the button on the hall call input device. When the on-car control module determines through the in-hoistway sensor module that the car has arrived at the landing floor, it sends an instruction to the robot to get into the car, and when the on-hoistway sensor module determines through the in-hoistway sensor module that the car has arrived at the landing floor, it sends an instruction to the robot to get out of the car. Therefore, even in the case of an elevator with a digitalized car call operation panel, it is possible to remotely control the car to move to the landing floor and then to the disembarking floor, providing an elevator system that enables movement between floors by a robot.

[0012] Another aspect of the present invention is A car call input device for the elevator; The car call input device further includes a car call operation panel module that is provided in the car call input device and can communicate with the car on-car control module, the car call operation panel module including a relay connected in parallel to a door open button of the car call input device, and an interface device that controls the relay; When the car on-board control module determines through the in-hoistway sensor module that the car has arrived at the landing floor and the landing floor, it transmits an instruction to the car call operation panel module to set the door open button to the open state.

[0013] According to this aspect, when the on-car control module determines through the in-shaft sensor module that the car has arrived at the landing floor and the disembarking floor, it sends an instruction to the car call operation panel module to set the door open button to the open state. As a result, the control panel that controls the entire elevator opens the elevator doors in response to the depression of the door open button. Therefore, the robot can get in and out of the elevator car. Thus, according to this aspect, even in the case of an elevator with a digitalized car call operation panel, it is possible to remotely control the car to move to the landing floor and then to the landing floor, thereby providing an elevator system that enables the robot to move between floors.

[0014] Another aspect of the present invention is The car call operation panel module further includes a relay connected in parallel with the door close button of the car call input device and controlled by the interface device of the car call operation panel module; When the on-car control module receives information from the robot indicating that the robot has completed boarding the car, it sends an instruction to the car call operation panel module to close the door close button.

[0015] According to this aspect, when the on-car control module receives information from the robot indicating that the robot has completed boarding the car, the on-car control module sends an instruction to the car call operation panel module to close the door close button. As a result, the control panel that controls the entire elevator closes the elevator doors in response to the depression of the door close button. Therefore, according to this aspect, even in the case of an elevator whose car call operation panel is digitized, it is possible to remotely control the car to move to the landing floor and then to the disembarking floor, providing an elevator system that enables movement between floors by a robot.

[0016] Another aspect of the present invention is The buttons of the hall call input device are an up button and a down button, the relays of the hall call operation panel module are connected in parallel to the up button and the down button, and the interface device of the hall call operation panel module controls the relays connected in parallel to the up button and the down button, respectively; When the car on-board control module sends an instruction to the hall call operation panel modules at the landing floor and the disembarking floor to press the buttons of the hall call input devices at the landing floor and the disembarking floor, it sends an instruction to press both the up button and the down button.

[0017] According to this aspect, when the car-mounted control module sends an instruction to the hall call operation panel modules at the boarding floor and the disembarking floor to press the buttons of the hall call input devices at the boarding floor and the disembarking floor, the car-mounted control module sends an instruction to press both the up button and the down button. As a result, the control panel that controls the entire elevator will move the car to the landing floor and the landing floor regardless of the car's position when the car call request is received. Therefore, according to this aspect, even in the case of an elevator whose car call operation panel is digitized, an elevator system is provided that is simply configured and capable of remotely controlling the car to move to the landing floor and then to the disembarking floor. Effect of the Invention

[0018] According to the present invention, even in the case of an elevator in which the car call operation panel is digitized, it is possible to remotely control the car to move to the landing floor and then to the disembarking floor, thereby providing an elevator system that enables, for example, movement between floors by a robot. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0019] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic view of each floor in an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the control relationship between the components in one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the control relationships among an on-car control module, a car call operation panel module, a hall call control panel module, a car call input device, a hall call input device, and a control panel in one embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the elevator system in one embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0020] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an elevator system of this embodiment. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of each floor in the elevator system of this embodiment. Fig. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the control relationship between each component in this embodiment. Fig. 4 is a block diagram for explaining the control relationship between an on-car control module, a car call operation panel module, a hall call control panel module, a car call input device, a hall call input device, and a control panel in this embodiment.

[0021] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the elevator system 100 of this embodiment includes an elevator 10, an in-hoistway sensor module 20, an on-car control module 30, a robot 70, and a robot cloud server 80.

[0022] 2, the elevator 10 includes a car 12 arranged in a hoistway 11, a drive unit 60 for raising and lowering the car 12, a wire 62 wound around the drive unit 60 for connecting a counterweight 61 to the car 12, and a control panel 63 for controlling the drive unit 60 and the opening and closing of the door 13. The control panel 63 may be configured as a computer including a CPU and memory therein, or may be configured as a combination of relays and switches.

[0023] The hoistway sensor modules 20 are installed on the inner wall of the hoistway 11 at predetermined positions corresponding to each floor, and are modules for grasping the position of the car 12. Each hoistway sensor module 20 is equipped with an RFID tag indicating the corresponding floor. As shown in FIG. 3, the hoistway sensor modules 20 can communicate with the car control module 30. In this embodiment, the RFID tag of the hoistway sensor module 20 is, for example, a battery-less passive tag, and operates by obtaining power from a carrier wave transmitted from the car control module 30. The RFID tag itself does not have a signal source, and communicates by, for example, reflecting a carrier wave transmitted from the car control module 30. The ID information of the RFID tag includes information indicating each floor, and this ID information is returned on the reflected wave.

[0024] The on-car control module 30 is a control module installed on the upper part of the car 12. As described above, the on-car control module 30 can communicate with the in-hoistway sensor module 20 and reads the ID information of the RFID tag from the in-hoistway sensor module 20. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the on-car control module 30 can communicate with the robot 70 via the Internet or the like. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, the on-car control module 30 is connected by wire or wirelessly to the car call operation panel module 50 and the hall call operation panel module 54. The on-car control module 30 receives a predetermined command from the robot 70 and transmits a predetermined control signal to the car call operation panel module 50 and the hall call operation panel module 54. In addition, the on-car control module 30 transmits a predetermined command to the robot 70.

[0025] Furthermore, the on-car control module 30 is capable of communicating with the robot cloud server 80, and transmits position information and the like of the robot 70 obtained through communication with the robot 70 to the robot cloud server 80. Communication between the on-car control module 30, the robot 70, and the robot cloud server 80 is performed, for example, via the Internet.

[0026] A display device (not shown) and a car call input device 43 shown in Fig. 3 are provided inside the car 12. The display device is a device that displays the operating status of the elevator 10. The car call input device 43 is a device that inputs instructions for the destination floor and instructions for opening and closing the door 13 to the control panel 63 of the elevator 10.

[0027] The car call input device 43 is provided with a plurality of destination floor buttons (not shown), which are push buttons displaying the numbers of the stopping floors, and, as shown in FIG. 4, a door open button 45, which is a push button displaying an open mark, and a door close button 46, which is a push button displaying a close mark.

[0028] The destination floor button of the car call input device 43 is connected, for example, to a control device (not shown) attached to the car call input device 43. A signal generated when the destination floor button is pressed is converted into a digital signal by this control device and transmitted to the control panel 63. Therefore, a relay cannot be connected in parallel to the destination floor button configured in this way.

[0029] On the other hand, the door open button 45 and the door close button 46 of the car call input device 43 are connected to the control panel 63 by analog connection without going through the control device (not shown), as shown in Fig. 4. When the door open button 45 is pressed, the control panel 63 operates the opening and closing device of the door 13 to open the door 13. The door close button 46 is also connected to the control panel 63 by analog connection, and when the door close button 46 is pressed, the control panel 63 operates the opening and closing device of the door 13 to close the door 13.

[0030] As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, a car call operation panel module 50 is connected to the car call input device 43. The car call operation panel module 50 is provided with a first instruction input relay 51, a second instruction input relay 52, and a first interface device 53. The first instruction input relay 51 is connected in parallel with the door open button 45. The first instruction input relay 51 is connected to the first interface device 53 and is turned on and off by a command from the first interface device 53. The first interface device 53 is capable of communicating with the on-car control module 30, receives a predetermined control signal from the on-car control module 30, and outputs a command to the first instruction input relay 51 to turn it on and off.

[0031] Similarly, the second instruction input relay 52 is connected in parallel with the door close button 46. The second instruction input relay 52 is connected to the first interface device 53, and is turned on and off by commands from the first interface device 53. The first interface device 53 is capable of communicating with the on-car control module 30, receives a predetermined control signal from the on-car control module 30, and outputs a command to the second instruction input relay 52 to turn it on and off.

[0032] When no ON signal is input from the first interface device 53, the first instruction input relay 51 remains in the OFF state. On the other hand, when an ON signal is input from the first interface device 53, the first instruction input relay 51 turns ON. Then, a signal indicating that the door open button 45 has been pressed is input to the control panel 63, and the control panel 63 outputs an operation command to the door 13 to open the door 13.

[0033] Similarly, when no ON signal is input from the first interface device 53, the second instruction input relay 52 remains in the OFF state. On the other hand, when an ON signal is input from the first interface device 53, the second instruction input relay 52 turns ON. Then, a signal indicating that the door close button 46 has been pressed is input to the control panel 63, and the control panel 63 outputs an operation command to the door 13 to close the door 13.

[0034] In this manner, in this embodiment, the door 13 can be put into an open or closed state by turning on or off the first instruction input relay 51 and the second instruction input relay 52 connected to the door open button 45 and the door close button 46 in response to an instruction from the first interface device 53.

[0035] 1 and 2, a hall call input device 47 is provided near the door 13 on the elevator hall side of the elevator 10. The hall call input device 47 is a device for inputting destination direction instructions to the control panel 63 of the elevator 10.

[0036] 4, the hall call input device 47 is provided with an up button 48 which is a push button marked with an up mark, and a down button 49 which is a push button marked with a down mark. The up button 48 and the down button 49 are also analog-connected to the control panel 63. When the up button 48 and / or the down button 49 is pressed, the control panel 63 moves the car 12 to the floor where the up button 48 and / or the down button 49 was pressed.

[0037] As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a hall call operation panel module 54 is connected to the hall call input device 47. The hall call operation panel module 54 is provided with a third instruction input relay 55, a fourth instruction input relay 56, and a second interface device 57. The third instruction input relay 55 is connected in parallel with the up button 48. The third instruction input relay 55 is connected to the second interface device 57 and is turned on and off by commands from the second interface device 57. The second interface device 57 is capable of communicating with the on-car control module 30, receives a predetermined control signal from the on-car control module 30, and outputs a command to the third instruction input relay 55 to turn it on and off.

[0038] Similarly, the fourth instruction input relay 56 is connected in parallel with the get off button 49. The fourth instruction input relay 56 is connected to a second interface device 57, and is turned on and off by commands from the second interface device 57. The second interface device 57 is capable of communicating with the on-car control module 30, and receives a predetermined control signal from the on-car control module 30, and outputs a command to the fourth instruction input relay 56 to turn it on and off.

[0039] When no ON signal is input from the second interface device 57, the third instruction input relay 55 remains in the OFF state. On the other hand, when an ON signal is input from the second interface device 57, the third instruction input relay 55 turns ON. Then, a signal indicating that the up button 48 has been pressed is input to the control panel 63, and the control panel 63 outputs an operation command to the drive device 60 to move the car 12 to the floor where the up button 48 was pressed.

[0040] Similarly, when an on signal is not input from the second interface device 57, the fourth instruction input relay 56 remains in the off state. On the other hand, when an on signal is input from the second interface device 57, the fourth instruction input relay 56 turns on. Then, a signal indicating that the down button 49 has been pressed is input to the control panel 63, and the control panel 63 outputs an operation command to the drive device 60 to move the car 12 to the floor where the down button 49 was pressed.

[0041] In this way, by using the second interface device 57 to turn on and off the third instruction input relay 55 and the fourth instruction input relay 56 connected to the up button 48 and the down button 49, the car 12 can be moved to the floor where the up button 48 and the down button 49 are pressed.

[0042] The robot 70 is a robot that recognizes a travel route based on images and position information obtained by cameras, sensors, GPS, etc., and travels autonomously to a destination. For example, the robot may be a transport robot that transports luggage to a specified location, a ride-on mobility support robot that transports disabled people or sick people to a specified location, a cleaning robot that cleans a specified space, a security robot that patrols a specified route, or an inspection and diagnosis robot that inspects and diagnoses building facilities such as elevators, escalators, lighting equipment, and air conditioning equipment.

[0043] The robot 70 is equipped with a communication device that communicates with the robot cloud server 80 and the on-car control module 30 via the Internet or the like and transmits and receives data. When the robot 70 receives an instruction to board the elevator 10 from the robot cloud server 80, it moves close to the elevator 10 and transmits the boarding floor and the disembarking floor to the on-car control module 30. The on-car control module 30 communicates with the hall call operation panel module 54 according to the received boarding floor and disembarking floor, and controls the operation of the elevator 10.

[0044] The robot cloud server 80 is a server that communicates with the robot 70 and the on-car control module 30 via the Internet or the like, and manages the position information and status of the robot 70. The robot cloud server 80 also communicates with other systems that make dispatch requests for the robot 70 via the Internet or the like, and transmits predetermined instructions to the robot 70 in response to requests from the other systems.

[0045] The operation of the elevator system 100 configured as above will be described with reference to Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the elevator system 100. In this example, a case will be described in which, when the robot 70 is on the second floor, a dispatch request for the robot 70 to the fifth floor is made from another system that makes a dispatch request for the robot 70.

[0046] First, when a dispatch request to the fifth floor is sent from the other system, the robot cloud server 80 receives this dispatch request. The robot cloud server 80 knows the position information and status of the robot 70, and if the robot 70 is on the second floor, it sends an instruction to the robot 70 to get on the elevator 10 on the second floor and get off the elevator 10 on the fifth floor (step S1).

[0047] When the robot 70 receives the instruction from the robot cloud server 80, in this example, it starts moving to the position of the elevator 10 on the second floor. When the robot 70 arrives at the position of the elevator 10 on the second floor, it transmits a car call request to the on-car control module 30 together with information that the landing floor is the second floor and the disembarking floor is the fifth floor (step S2).

[0048] When the car on-car control module 30 receives a car call request from the robot 70, it sends an instruction to the hall call operation panel module 54 attached to the hall call input device 47 on the second floor to press the up button 48 and the down button 49 of the hall call input device 47 on the second floor (step S3).

[0049] When the second interface device 57 of the hall call operation panel module 54 attached to the hall call input device 47 on the second floor receives an instruction to press the up button 48 and the down button 49 from the on-car control module 30, it turns on the third instruction input relay 55 and the fourth instruction input relay 56. Therefore, a signal indicating that the up button 48 and the down button 49 have been pressed is input to the control panel 63, and the up button 48 and the down button 49 are in a pressed state. The control panel 63 outputs an operation command to the drive device 60 to move the car 12 to the floor where the up button 48 and the down button 49 have been pressed (step S3).

[0050] The reason why both the up button 48 and the down button 49 are pressed in this manner is to enable the car on-car control module 30 to handle both cases where the car 12 is located below the second floor and where the car 12 is located above the second floor when the car on-car control module 30 receives a car call request. By carrying out the processing in this manner, the movement control of the car 12 can be simplified.

[0051] When the car 12 arrives at the second floor, which is the landing floor, the car-mounted control module 30 receives the ID information of the RFID tag of the in-hoistway sensor module 20 and detects that the car 12 has arrived at the second floor (step S4).

[0052] When the car 12 arrives at the second floor, the control panel 63 outputs an operation command to open the door 13. In addition, when the on-car control module 30 detects that the car 12 has arrived at the second floor, it transmits an instruction to the robot 70 to get into the car 12 (step S5).

[0053] When the robot 70 confirms that the door 13 is open, it gets into the car 12, and when the boarding is complete, it transmits a signal to the on-car control module 30 notifying the completion of the boarding (step S6). When the on-car control module 30 receives the signal notifying the completion of the boarding of the robot 70, it transmits a signal to the robot cloud server 80 notifying the completion of the boarding of the robot 70 (step S7).

[0054] In addition, when the on-car control module 30 receives a signal notifying the completion of boarding of the robot 70, it sends an instruction to the second interface device 57 of the car call operation panel module 50 attached to the car call input device 43 to press the door close button 46 (step S8).

[0055] When the car call operation panel module 50 attached to the car call input device 43 receives an instruction to press the door close button 46, it turns on the second instruction input relay 52. ​​Therefore, a signal indicating that the door close button 46 has been pressed is input to the control panel 63, and the door close button 46 is in a pressed state. The control panel 63 outputs an operation command to the door 13 to close the door 13, and the door 13 is closed (step S8).

[0056] Next, the car control module 30 sends an instruction to the hall call operation panel module 54 attached to the hall call input device 47 on the 5th floor, which is the disembarking floor, to press the up button 48 and the down button 49 on the hall call input device 47 on the 5th floor (step S9).

[0057] When the second interface device 57 of the hall call operation panel module 54 attached to the hall call input device 47 on the 5th floor receives an instruction to press the up button 48 and the down button 49 from the car on-board control module 30, it turns on the third instruction input relay 55 and the fourth instruction input relay 56. Therefore, a signal indicating that the up button 48 and the down button 49 have been pressed is input to the control panel 63, and the up button 48 and the down button 49 are in a pressed state. The control panel 63 outputs an operation command to the drive device 60 to move the car 12 to the 5th floor where the up button 48 and the down button 49 have been pressed (step S9).

[0058] The reason why both the up button 48 and the down button 49 are pressed in this manner is to accommodate both cases where the disembarking floor is below the landing floor and where the disembarking floor is above the landing floor. By carrying out the processing in this manner, the movement control of the car 12 can be simplified.

[0059] When the car 12 arrives at the fifth floor, which is the disembarking floor, the car on-board control module 30 receives the ID information of the RFID tag of the in-shaft sensor module 20 and detects that the car 12 has arrived at the fifth floor (step S10).

[0060] When the car 12 arrives at the fifth floor, the control panel 63 outputs an operation command to open the door 13. In addition, when the on-car control module 30 detects that the car 12 has arrived at the fifth floor, it transmits an instruction to the robot 70 to disembark from inside the car 12 (step S11).

[0061] When the robot 70 confirms that the door 13 is open, it dismounts from the car 12, and when dismounting is complete, it transmits a signal to the on-car control module 30 notifying the completion of dismounting (step S12). When the on-car control module 30 receives the signal notifying the completion of dismounting of the robot 70, it transmits a signal to the robot cloud server 80 notifying the completion of dismounting of the robot 70 (step S13).

[0062] In this way, the robot cloud server 80 can perform processing such as confirming that the robot 70 has moved from the second floor to the fifth floor and sending instructions to the robot 70 to move to the specified location where the dispatch request was made.

[0063] As described above, in the elevator system 100 of this embodiment, the on-car control module 30 attached to the car 12 outputs instructions to the hall call operation panel module 54 attached to the hall call input device 47, and the car 12 can be moved to a desired floor by operating the door open button 45 and the door close button 46. Therefore, even in the case of an elevator in which the operation panel of the car call input device 43 is digitalized, it is possible to provide an elevator system 100 that enables the robot 70 to move between floors.

[0064] Furthermore, according to the above-described aspect, regardless of the elevator manufacturer or model, vertical transportation of a self-propelled transport device (for example, a robot) as a remote device can be realized with relatively simple installation work and at relatively low cost.

[0065] (Modification) The above-described embodiment is merely an example, and various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0066] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the door 13 is opened and closed by instructions from the on-car control module 30 when the robot 70 gets on and off, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. The opening and closing of the door 13 may be left to the control of the control panel 63, and the robot 70 may move autonomously after checking the open / closed state of the door 13 by itself.

[0067] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which, when moving the car 12, both the up button 48 and the down button 49 are operated at the same time by the on-car control module 30 and the hall call operation panel module 54. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, when a car call request is received from the robot 70, the on-car control module 30 may operate either the up button 48 or the down button 49 depending on the situation, by grasping both the floor where the robot 70 is located and the position of the car 12, and taking into consideration the upper and lower floor relationship between the landing floor and the disembarking floor.

[0068] In the above embodiment, an example is described in which a robot is used as a self-propelled transport device as an example of a remote device, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, a smartphone or a wheelchair may be used as a remote device, and a car call request, information on the boarding floor and the disembarking floor, etc. may be transmitted from the smartphone or the wheelchair to the on-car control module 30. [Explanation of symbols]

[0069] 10. Elevator 11 Lift 12 Basket 13 Doors 20 Sensor module inside the elevator 30 Car-mounted control module 40 Display device 41 Service Status Indicator 42 Indicator 43 Car call input device 45 Door Opening Button 46 Door close button 47 Hall call input device 48 Up button 49 Exit button 50 Car call operation panel module 51 First instruction input relay 52 Second instruction input relay 53 First Interface Device 54 Hall call operation panel module 55 3rd instruction input relay 56 4th instruction input relay 57 Second Interface Device 60 Drive unit 61 Counterweight 62 Wire 63 Control Panel 70 Robot 80 Robot Cloud Server 100 Elevator System

Claims

1. An elevator system comprising an elevator having a hall call input device at each floor and a remote device for remotely controlling the elevator, A hall call operation panel module provided in the hall call input device, the hall call operation panel module including a relay connected in parallel with a button of the hall call input device and an interface device for controlling the relay; an on-car control module mounted on an elevator car, the on-car control module being capable of communicating with the hall call console module and the remote device, When the car on-board control module receives a car call request together with information on the landing floor and the deplaning floor from the remote device, the car on-board control module transmits an instruction to the hall call operation panel modules of the landing floor and the deplaning floor to press down the buttons of the hall call input devices of the landing floor and the deplaning floor, thereby moving the car to the landing floor and the deplaning floor, the remote device is a robot capable of autonomous travel, A server capable of communicating with each of the robot and the on-car control module; a shaft sensor module provided at a position corresponding to each floor in the shaft of the elevator and capable of communicating with the car control module; The robot receives an instruction of the landing floor and the landing floor from the server, When the on-car control module determines that the car has arrived at the landing floor using the in-hoistway sensor module, it transmits an instruction to the robot to get into the car, and when the on-car control module determines that the car has arrived at the landing floor using the in-hoistway sensor module, it transmits an instruction to the robot to get out of the car. Elevator system.

2. A car call input device for the elevator; The car call input device further includes a car call operation panel module that is provided in the car call input device and can communicate with the car on-car control module, the car call operation panel module including a relay connected in parallel to a door open button of the car call input device, and an interface device that controls the relay; when the car on-board control module determines by the elevator shaft sensor module that the car has arrived at the landing floor and the landing floor, the car on-board control module transmits an instruction to the car call operation panel module to set the door open button to an open state; 2. The elevator system of claim 1.

3. The car call operation panel module further includes a relay connected in parallel with the door close button of the car call input device and controlled by the interface device of the car call operation panel module; when the on-car control module receives from the robot information indicating that the robot has completed boarding into the car, the on-car control module transmits an instruction to the car call operation panel module to close the door close button.

3. The elevator system of claim 2.

4. The buttons of the hall call input device are an up button and a down button, the relays of the hall call operation panel module are connected in parallel to the up button and the down button, respectively, and the interface device of the hall call operation panel module controls the relays connected in parallel to the up button and the down button, respectively; the on-car control module transmits an instruction to the hall call operation panel modules of the landing floor and the deplaning floor to press down the buttons of the hall call input devices of the landing floor and the deplaning floor, the on-car control module transmitting an instruction to press down both the up button and the down button. An elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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