Elevator systems and programs
The elevator system addresses user thermal discomfort by estimating thermal loads and directing users to optimally tempered cars, enhancing passenger comfort during travel.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2021014696
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2021-02-02
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2041-02-02
AI Technical Summary
Elevator car operations have not been controlled to reduce discomfort related to thermal sensation for users, who may experience heat or cold discomfort during travel.
An elevator system that acquires movement route and weather information, estimates the thermal load of users, and determines the most comfortable elevator car based on in-car temperatures to minimize thermal discomfort.
The system effectively reduces thermal discomfort for elevator users by directing them to cars with optimal temperature conditions based on their thermal load and travel details.
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Abstract
Claims
1. 1. An elevator system for a building having multiple cars, a means for acquiring movement path information indicating a movement path from a departure point of a user of an elevator in the building to the building that is a destination, and action amount information indicating an action amount which is an amount of movement of the user in the movement from the departure point to the building; A weather information acquisition means for acquiring weather information on the route along which the user moves; an estimation means for estimating a thermal load of the user when getting into an elevator car by referring to the behavior amount information and the weather information; A temperature acquisition means for acquiring an in-car temperature of each car when the user uses the car; a determining means for determining a car that provides a thermally comfortable space for the users by using a predetermined correspondence relationship between the thermal load of the users and the temperature inside the cars; An elevator system comprising:
2. a floor boarding / alighting information acquiring means for acquiring floor boarding / alighting information that identifies a departure floor at which the user boards a car and an arrival floor at which the user alights when the user arrives at the building, 2. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the determining means determines the car by using a predetermined correspondence relationship between the thermal load of the passenger and the temperature inside the car of each car, as well as the floor number on which the passenger is riding.
3. 3. The elevator system according to claim 2, wherein the boarding and alighting floor information acquisition means acquires the boarding and alighting floor information from a portable terminal device carried by the user, the portable terminal device having a means for receiving the departure floor and the arrival floor specified by the user and generating the boarding and alighting floor information.
4. The elevator system according to claim 2, characterized in that the boarding and alighting floor information acquisition means acquires the boarding and alighting floor information from an entrance and exit management system which manages entry and exit of the building, and has a means for generating the boarding and alighting floor information by setting a floor where an entrance of the building is located as the departure floor and setting a destination floor of the user specified based on identification information of the user read from an IC card carried by the user when entering the building as the arrival floor.
5. 3. The elevator system according to claim 2, wherein the determining means selects a car that can reduce the thermal load of the passenger more quickly the passenger is on a lower floor of the car.
6. 2. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the determining means determines the car using a predetermined correspondence relationship between the thermal load of the passenger and the temperature inside the car of each car, as well as a time period during which the passenger uses the car.
7. A computer included in an elevator system in a building having multiple cars, a means for acquiring movement path information indicating a movement path from a departure point of a user of an elevator in the building to the building that is a destination, and action amount information indicating an action amount which is an amount of movement of the user in the movement from the departure point to the building; A weather information acquisition means for acquiring weather information along the travel route of the user while the user is traveling; an estimation means for estimating a thermal load acting on the user when getting into an elevator car by referring to the activity amount information and the weather information; a temperature acquisition means for acquiring an in-car temperature of each car when the user uses the car; a determining means for determining a car that provides a thermally comfortable space for the occupants by using a predetermined correspondence relationship between a thermal load applied to the occupants and an in-car temperature of each of the cars; A program to function as a
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