Elevator maintenance support system and elevator maintenance support method

Abstract

To improve the work efficiency of an inspection operator without adding a new mechanism to each site and each unit of an elevator.SOLUTION: In an elevator maintenance support system, a center device 10, an elevator 30, and a maintenance terminal 20 carried by an inspection worker are connected to one another by a network. A non-stop floor is set for the elevator. The center device 10 includes a non-stop temporary releasing mode execution determination unit 15 for determining whether or not the set non-stop floor needs to be temporarily released based on information about the elevator to be inspected and positional information transmitted from the maintenance terminal 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an elevator maintenance support system and an elevator maintenance support method. By law Regarding. [Background technology]

[0002] To prevent unauthorized entry by third parties into buildings, elevators are now commonly equipped with authentication panels installed at building entrances or in elevator halls that verify the user's identity using, for example, an electronic key with an IC chip, or facial or vein authentication, and the elevator will not be able to be called unless the user is approved (elevators with non-stop settings).

[0003] In elevators with such non-stop settings, the non-stop setting must be canceled so that inspection workers can call the elevator when performing inspection or maintenance work. Patent Document 1, for example, describes a technology for canceling the non-stop setting for elevators.

[0004] Patent document 1 describes an elevator non-stop release system that releases the non-stop floor setting by outputting a non-stop release command from a mobile terminal carried by an inspection worker to the elevator control panel via a receiver installed in the hall. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-256850 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, the technology described in Patent Document 1 requires equipment for each elevator to receive a signal to cancel the non-stop setting, which poses a problem of increased costs for installing the equipment.

[0007] Furthermore, in the technology described in Patent Document 1, while the non-stop setting is released, an inspection worker must monitor the elevator to prevent a third party from boarding and driving the elevator to another floor, resulting in poor work efficiency.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator maintenance support system and an elevator maintenance support method that can solve the above problems and improve the work efficiency of inspection workers without adding a new mechanism to each elevator site and each elevator unit. The law The purpose is to provide. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention workman The elevator maintenance support system is an elevator maintenance support system in which a center device, an elevator, and a maintenance terminal carried by an inspection worker are connected via a network, and non-stop floors are set, and the center device has a non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit that determines whether or not the set non-stop floor needs to be temporarily released based on information about the elevator to be inspected and location information transmitted from the maintenance terminal. and a storage unit that stores non-stop floor setting information of the elevator, wherein the non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit transmits a non-stop temporary release mode command to the elevator when it determines that temporary release of the set non-stop floor is necessary, and the elevator is provided with a non-stop temporary release mode execution unit that executes temporary release of the set non-stop floor when it receives the non-stop temporary release mode command, and when there are multiple set non-stop floors, the non-stop temporary release mode execution unit executes temporary release only for the non-stop floor where an inspection worker is present. It is characterized by: [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the present invention, the work efficiency of inspection workers can be improved without adding a new mechanism to each elevator site and each elevator unit. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration and functions of an elevator maintenance support system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a sequence diagram of an elevator maintenance support system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] 10 is a sequence diagram when the elevator 30 of the elevator maintenance support system 1 transitions to a non-stop temporary release mode. FIG. [Figure 4] 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration common to a center device 10, a maintenance terminal 20, and an elevator 30 that constitute an elevator maintenance support system 1. FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of non-stop floor information data. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of data of a non-stop temporary release mode. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In principle, identical elements are designated by the same reference numerals in all drawings. Furthermore, descriptions of parts having identical functions will be omitted. Note that the configurations described below are merely examples, and it is not intended that the embodiments of the present invention be limited to the specific embodiments below.

[0013] <Configuration and Functions of Elevator Maintenance Support System> The configuration and functions of an elevator maintenance support system will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 4. Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration and functions of an elevator maintenance support system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Note that "non-stop" elevators in this embodiment refer to elevators that are designed so that the elevator car cannot be called unless personal identification is performed, for example, using an electronic key equipped with an IC chip, or face authentication or vein authentication, and approval is not obtained.

[0014] As shown in FIG. 1, an elevator maintenance support system 1 of this embodiment is configured to include a center device 10, a maintenance terminal 20, an elevator 30, and a wide area network 40.

[0015] That is, the center device 10, the maintenance terminal 20, and the elevator 30 are connected via a wide area network 40, and are configured to be able to communicate data with each other via their respective transmitting and receiving sections.

[0016] [Configuration and Functions of Center Device 10] First, we will explain the configuration and functions of the center device 10. The center device 10 is a management device that comprehensively manages elevators located at multiple locations, and is realized by, for example, a server and a database.

[0017] The center device 10 is generally installed in a location remote from the location where the inspection worker performs maintenance work, such as the building of a maintenance company to which the inspection worker belongs.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 1, the center device 10 is configured with a transmitter / receiver unit 11, a work schedule planning unit 12, a display unit 13, a worker GPS information processing unit 14, a non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit 15, a customer notification means 16, and a memory unit 17.

[0019] The transmitting / receiving unit 11 is a communication interface, and transmits and receives data between the maintenance terminal 20 and the elevator 30 via the wide area network 40 .

[0020] The work schedule planning unit 12 plans the work instructions for the inspection workers, indicating when and which sites to visit and what inspection work to perform on the elevators to be inspected. The work schedules planned by the work schedule planning unit 12 are created by the inspection workers or the manager who manages the inspection workers. The information on the created work schedule is stored in the memory unit 17 as a work schedule 173. When creating a work schedule using the work schedule planning unit 12, the manager refers to elevator specification information 171 stored in the memory unit 17. The elevator specification information 171 includes information related to product specifications such as the elevator model, number of floors, and non-stop floor settings, as well as the address of the building where the elevator is installed and GPS information for the building itself, and differs for each elevator.

[0021] The display unit 13 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and in addition to the display function, also has a keyboard function (input function) that allows numbers and character information to be input, like a tablet PC or a smartphone.

[0022] The worker GPS information processing unit 14 receives, via the transmitter / receiver 11, location information obtained by the GPS information acquisition unit 23 of the maintenance terminal 20 carried by the inspection worker, and stores the information in the memory unit 17 as worker GPS information 172. GPS information transmitted from multiple maintenance terminals 20 carried by the inspection worker can be processed at once.

[0023] The non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit 15 determines whether or not the non-stop setting needs to be temporarily released, based on the content planned by the work schedule planning unit 12 and the location information of the inspection worker. The determination of whether or not the non-stop setting needs to be temporarily released by the non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit 15 is made according to the sequence diagram shown in FIG. 2, which will be described later. The determination by the non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit 15 is initiated by an inspection start notification received from the maintenance terminal 20. This inspection start notification includes the floor at which the inspection worker entered the building (information on the floor where the inspection worker is located), which was input into the maintenance terminal 20. Then, the non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit 15 determines that the set non-stop floor needs to be temporarily released, and when temporarily releasing the non-stop setting, transmits a non-stop temporary release mode command to the elevator 30. This command includes information on the floor at which the non-stop setting is to be released.

[0024] When the non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit 15 determines that the non-stop setting needs to be temporarily released and issues a command to the elevator 30 to enter the non-stop temporary release mode, the customer notification means 16 is a means for notifying the building owner who has a maintenance contract for the elevator, the building manager, passengers, etc., that the non-stop setting has been released for elevator maintenance. As an example, the customer notification means 16 notifies the building owner, building manager, passengers, etc., via an application installed on their smartphones or by email, etc., to inform them that an inspection has begun. In some cases, the non-stop setting is set by the building owner or building manager, so it is important to make this known.

[0025] The storage unit 17 is a memory that records software such as a control program and data, etc. The storage unit 17 stores elevator specification information 171, worker GPS information 172, a work schedule 173, etc.

[0026] As already mentioned, elevator specification information 171 is information related to product specifications such as the elevator model, number of floors, and non-stop floor setting information, as well as the address of the building in which the elevator is installed and GPS information for the building itself, and is different for each elevator.

[0027] As already mentioned, the worker GPS information 172 is GPS information transmitted from the maintenance terminal 20, and is stored together with the time when the GPS was acquired.

[0028] As already mentioned, the work schedule 173 is a specific work schedule that is planned by the manager using the work schedule planning unit 12 and provided to the maintenance terminal 20 carried by the inspection worker.

[0029] [Configuration and Functions of Maintenance Terminal 20] Next, we will explain the configuration and functions of the maintenance terminal 20. The maintenance terminal 20 is a terminal carried by an inspection worker who performs elevator inspection and maintenance work.

[0030] The maintenance terminal 20 is configured to include a transmitter / receiver 21, an operation display unit 22, a GPS information acquisition unit 23, an elevator information acquisition unit 24, an inspection start notification transmission unit 25, and a storage unit 26.

[0031] The transmitting / receiving unit 21 is a communication interface, and transmits and receives data to and from the center device 10 and the elevator 30 via the wide area network 40 .

[0032] The operation display unit 22 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and in addition to a display function, also has a keyboard function (input function) that allows numbers and character information to be input, like a tablet PC or a smartphone.

[0033] The GPS information acquisition unit 23 has a function of acquiring the location information of the maintenance terminal 20 using a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor, and is installed as standard in recent smartphones. The acquired GPS information is transmitted to the center device 10 via the transmission / reception unit 21 as soon as it changes.

[0034] The elevator information acquisition unit 24 transmits commands to the elevator 30 via the transmission / reception unit 21 to acquire information such as the car's position and trouble information, and the acquired data can be viewed on the operation display unit 22.

[0035] When the inspection worker operates the operation display unit 22 to cancel the non-stop floor or start inspection, the inspection start notification transmission unit 25 transmits an inspection start notification for the elevator 30 to the center device 10 via the transmission / reception unit 21. At that time, the inspection worker inputs the floor where the inspection worker entered the building (information on the floor where the inspection worker is located) on the operation display unit 22, and information on the floor where the inspection worker entered is transmitted to the center device 10 together with the inspection start notification.

[0036] The storage unit 26 is a memory that records software such as control programs and data. The storage unit 26 stores a work schedule 261. The work schedule 261 is a work schedule for the site to be patrolled by an inspection worker, among the work schedules 173 stored in the storage unit 17 of the center device 10, and is automatically downloaded from the center device 10 to the maintenance terminal 20 before the start of work, such as the day before the work day.

[0037] [Configuration and Function of Elevator 30] Next, we will explain the configuration and function of the elevator 30. The configuration of the elevator 30 shown here is a configuration as a control device that controls the operation of the elevator 30, which is an elevator, so we will not explain the mechanical configuration of the elevator 30.

[0038] The elevator 30 is configured to include a transmitter / receiver unit 31, an elevator control program 32, a non-stop temporary release mode execution unit 33, and an elevator control command processing unit .

[0039] The transmitting / receiving unit 31 is a communication interface, and transmits and receives data to and from the center device 10 and the maintenance terminal 20 via the wide area network 40 .

[0040] The elevator control program 32 is a control program that controls a motor (not shown) of the elevator 30 to raise and lower the car.

[0041] When the non-stop temporary release mode execution unit 33 receives the non-stop temporary release mode execution command transmitted from the center device 10 via the transceiver unit 31, it executes temporary release of the non-stop setting for the elevator control program 32. The temporary release of the non-stop setting in the non-stop temporary release mode execution unit 33 is performed in accordance with the sequence diagram shown in Fig. 3, which will be described later.

[0042] The elevator control command processing unit 34 executes the control commands requested for the elevator 30 to the elevator control program 32. Here, the control commands include commands to acquire elevator information (such as the car's position and trouble information) sent from the maintenance terminal 20, and operation signals for buttons that specify the destination floor on the operation panel installed in the car.

[0043] The elevator maintenance support system 1 of this embodiment has the above configuration and functions.

[0044] <Hardware configuration of elevator maintenance support system 1> FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration common to the center device 10, the maintenance terminal 20, and the elevator 30 that constitute the elevator maintenance support system 1. As shown in FIG.

[0045] The center device 10, maintenance terminal 20, and elevator 30 described in Figure 1 each consist of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 51, ROM (Read Only Memory) 52, RAM (Random Access Memory) 53, and non-volatile storage 54 connected to a bus 50.

[0046] The CPU 51 reads out from the ROM 52 the program code of the software that realizes the functions of the center device 10, the maintenance terminal 20, and the elevator 30, and executes the calculation process. Variables and the like that are generated during the calculation process executed by the CPU 51 are temporarily written to the RAM 53. The CPU 51 executes the program code recorded in the ROM 52, thereby realizing the functions of the center device 10, the maintenance terminal 20, and the elevator 30.

[0047] The nonvolatile storage 54 is configured with a nonvolatile memory such as an SSD (Solid State Drive). The nonvolatile storage 54 stores control programs, data, and the like required for the operation of the CPU 51. The nonvolatile storage 54 corresponds to the memory unit 17 of the center device 10, the memory unit 26 of the maintenance terminal 20, and also corresponds to a memory unit (not shown) provided in the elevator 30.

[0048] The center device 10, the maintenance terminal 20, and the elevator 30 each include an input unit 55 and an output unit 56. A manager inputs a work schedule and the like from the input unit 55 of the center device 10. The output unit 56 of the center device 10 corresponds to, for example, the display unit 13 in FIG. 1.

[0049] In the maintenance terminal 20, the input unit 55 and the output unit 56 correspond to the operation display unit 22 in FIG.

[0050] In the elevator 30 shown in FIG. 1, the input unit 55 and the output unit 56 as hardware are not necessarily required.

[0051] Furthermore, the center device 10, the maintenance terminal 20, and the elevator 30 are provided with a communication interface (communication unit IF) 57. For example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like is used as the communication interface 57. The communication interface 57 corresponds to the transmitting / receiving unit 11 of the center device 10, the transmitting / receiving unit 21 of the maintenance terminal 20, and the transmitting / receiving unit 31 of the elevator 30.

[0052] <Decision to lift non-stop floor restrictions> Fig. 2 is a sequence diagram of the elevator maintenance support system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 shows a state in which the center device 10 of the elevator maintenance support system 1 determines whether to cancel the non-stop floor designation based on the work schedule 173 and the worker GPS information 172. Fig. 2 also charts the flow of determining whether to cancel the non-stop floor designation, dividing it into the inspection worker, the maintenance terminal, the elevator, and the center device.

[0053] The flow of the central device 10 determining whether to cancel the non-stop floor will be described below with reference to Figure 2 in association with the functional block diagram of Figure 1. Each process is executed by the CPU 51 provided in the central device 10, the maintenance terminal 20, and the elevator 30.

[0054] 2, the center device 10 transmits the work schedule 173 stored in the storage unit 17 to the maintenance terminal 20 (step S1). The work schedule 173 is created in the work schedule planning unit 12 by an inspection worker or a manager who manages the inspection worker by the day before the work day, and is automatically downloaded to the maintenance terminal 20 after creation.

[0055] The maintenance terminal 20 receives the work schedule 173 and stores it in the storage unit 26 as a work schedule 261 (step S2). The work schedule 261 can be referenced by the inspection worker on the operation display unit 22 of the maintenance terminal 20 during his / her patrol.

[0056] An inspection worker enters a building to perform elevator inspection and maintenance work. At this time, if the elevator floor at the entrance floor is set to non-stop, the inspection worker cannot get into the elevator and therefore cannot start the inspection. Therefore, to cancel the non-stop setting, the inspection worker operates the maintenance terminal 20 and performs an inspection start operation (step S3). At this time, the inspection worker operates the operation display unit 22 of the maintenance terminal 20 to select the site where the work will be performed and the entrance floor.

[0057] In the maintenance terminal 20, the GPS information acquisition unit 23 successively acquires GPS information as background processing and transmits the information to the center device 10 each time it is acquired (step S4). Upon receiving the GPS information, the worker GPS information processing unit 14 of the center device 10 stores the GPS information in the memory unit 17 as worker GPS information 172 (step S5).

[0058] When the inspection worker performs an inspection start operation on the operation display unit 22 of the maintenance terminal 20 (Yes in step S6), the inspection start notification sending unit 25 of the maintenance terminal 20 sends an inspection start notification to the center device 10. Here, if the inspection start operation is not performed (No in step S6), the maintenance terminal 20 will be in a standby state until the inspection start operation is performed. The inspection start notification sent by the inspection start notification sending unit 25 includes information on the work site and the entry floor selected by the inspection worker on the operation display unit 22.

[0059] The center device 10, which has received the inspection start notification from the maintenance terminal 20, starts processing of the non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit 15 (step S8). The non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit 15 first notifies the building owner, the building manager, and passengers that inspection will begin using the customer notification means 16 (step S9). By issuing this notification, it is made known that the elevator will not be available for use until the inspection is completed.

[0060] Next, the non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit 15 extracts the scheduled inspection time planned in the work schedule 173 and the GPS information of the building itself contained in the elevator specification information 171 based on the work site information contained in the inspection start notification transmitted from the maintenance terminal 20. Then, it determines whether the inspection worker is at the work site where the inspection is to be performed within the scheduled inspection time (step S10). The inspection worker's presence at the work site where the inspection is to be performed is determined by comparing the latest worker GPS information 172 transmitted from the maintenance terminal 20 with the GPS information of the building itself contained in the elevator specification information 171. If the two information roughly match (for example, within an error of 5 m), it is determined that the inspection worker is at the work site. If the two information do not match, it is determined that the inspection worker is not at the work site. If the determination determines that the inspection worker is not at the work site, the process ends (No in step S10). After the process ends, the manager and the inspection worker re-plan the work schedule.

[0061] If it is determined in step S10 that the elevator is at a work site (Yes in step S10), the non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit 15 acquires non-stop floor information included in the elevator specification information 171. This non-stop floor information can determine whether non-stop is set or not for each floor of the building.

[0062] Here, the non-stop floor information will be explained. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of data of the non-stop floor information. As shown in Fig. 5, the first to third floors are set as non-stop floors for the first elevator, the fourth and fifth floors, which are intermediate floors, are set as non-stop floors for the second elevator, and the sixth and seventh floors are set as non-stop floors for the third elevator. The elevator specification information 171 includes the non-stop floor information shown in Fig. 5.

[0063] Returning to Fig. 2, the non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit 15 determines whether the floor where the inspection worker is located is set as a non-stop floor based on the entry floor location information included in the inspection start notification sent from the maintenance terminal 20 (step S12). This determination is made by comparing the entry floor information with the non-stop floor information acquired in the previous step S11. Note that the entry floor location information may be substituted with GPS information (height information) sent from the maintenance terminal 20 one by one.

[0064] If it is determined in step S12 that the floor where the inspection worker is entering is not set to non-stop (No in step S12), the non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit 15 of the center device 10 ends the process.

[0065] If the non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit 15 of the center device 10 determines in step S12 that the floor where the inspection worker is entering is set to non-stop (Yes in step S12), it transmits a non-stop temporary release mode command for inspection to the elevator (step S13). At this time, the command also includes information on the floor where the non-stop will be released.

[0066] After this transmission is complete, the customer notification means 16 of the center device 10 notifies the building owner, the building manager, and the passengers that the non-stop setting has been released for inspection, and ends the processing of the center device 10 (step S14). Since the non-stop setting may be set by the building owner or the building manager using an application of an elevator maintenance company, when the non-stop setting is released, it is necessary to notify everyone, even if it is only a temporary release for inspection.

[0067] The non-stop temporary release mode execution unit 33 of the elevator 30 waits for reception of a non-stop temporary release mode command for inspection (No in step S15), and when the command is received (Yes in step S15), the non-stop temporary release mode is set (step S16). Details of the non-stop temporary release mode for inspection will be described later in connection with the explanation of FIG. 3.

[0068] When the non-stop temporary release mode is set, the elevator control command processing unit 34 commands the elevator control program 32 to operate the car to the floor where the inspection worker will arrive (step S17). The "arrival floor" here refers to the floor information included in the non-stop temporary release mode command for inspection described above. When the car arrives at the floor where the inspection worker is located, the door is opened and the inspection worker can board.

[0069] The inspection worker enters the elevator car for inspection (step S18) and operates the elevator car using a cryptographic operation (step S19). The cryptographic operation is a non-stop temporary release mode process for the elevator 30, and details of this will be described later in connection with the explanation of FIG. 3. <Temporary release mode for non-stop inspection> FIG. 3 shows a sequence diagram when the elevator 30 of the elevator maintenance support system 1 transitions to the non-stop temporary release mode.

[0070] The flow of the non-stop temporary release mode will be explained below with reference to FIG. 3 in association with the functional block diagram of FIG.

[0071] As described above, the elevator non-stop temporary release mode execution unit 33 waits to receive a non-stop temporary release mode command during inspection (No in step S15), and when it receives the command (Yes in step S15), it sets the non-stop temporary release mode (step S16).

[0072] Here, the setting of the non-stop temporary release mode will be described with reference to Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of data of the non-stop temporary release mode.

[0073] As described above, elevator specification information 171 stores the non-stop floor information data shown in FIG. 5. For example, an inspection worker is on the first floor and is about to inspect elevator No. 1. However, because the first floor is set as a non-stop floor for elevator No. 1, the elevator car of elevator No. 1 cannot be called to the first floor by a hall call. Therefore, a non-stop temporary release mode is set for elevator No. 1, the non-stop setting for the first floor is released, and the first floor is set as a stop floor. The second and third floors remain in the non-stop floor state.

[0074] When the non-stop temporary release mode is set, the elevator control command processing unit 34 instructs the elevator control program 32 to operate the elevator car to the entrance floor of the inspection worker (step S17). The explanation up to this point is the same as the step numbers described in Figure 2.

[0075] The non-stop temporary release mode execution unit 33 of the elevator 30 controls the elevator control program 32 so that while the non-stop temporary release mode for inspection is set, the car door opens and people can get on, but the elevator cannot be operated to another floor. This prevents the elevator from being operated to another floor even if a third party other than the inspection worker gets on.

[0076] To operate the elevator car, a cryptographic operation of the elevator 30 is required. The cryptographic operation is performed using equipment installed in the elevator. For example, the cryptographic operation can be performed by operating destination floor buttons (not shown) installed in the elevator car in a predetermined order, by switching a switch on a control panel installed in the elevator car that can be unlocked with a key only possessed by the inspection worker, or by verifying the identity of the inspection worker through image analysis using a security camera installed in the elevator car. In other words, any means is acceptable as long as it can be identified that the person in the elevator car is an inspection worker. When the person in the elevator car is identified as an inspection worker through the cryptographic operation, the elevator enters non-stop temporary release mode.

[0077] If the encryption operation is not performed (No in step T1) and a predetermined time has elapsed (Yes in step T2), the non-stop temporary release mode is released and the non-stop setting is restored (step T5).

[0078] When the encryption operation is performed (Yes in step T1), the non-stop state is temporarily lifted, allowing the inspection worker to operate the elevator car or perform elevator control such as low-speed operation for inspection or measurement operation for maintenance.

[0079] Then, when a predetermined number of driving operations have been performed or a predetermined time has elapsed (Yes in step T4), the non-stop temporary release mode is released and the non-stop setting is restored (step T5).

[0080] By doing this, if the conditions for releasing the non-stop setting are met during elevator inspection and maintenance work, the setting is temporarily released via the central device, which makes it possible to minimize the burden on inspection workers without adding new mechanisms to each site.In addition, even if a third party gets into the elevator when the non-stop setting is released, the system prevents it from being operated to another floor.

[0081] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes various modifications. Furthermore, the above-described embodiment has been described to clearly explain the present invention, and the present invention is not necessarily limited to those having all of the described configurations, but can also be applied to other configurations as appropriate. Furthermore, the above-described configurations, functions, processing units, processing means, etc. may be partially or entirely implemented in hardware, for example, by designing them as integrated circuits. The above-described configurations, functions, etc. may also be implemented in software, with a processor interpreting and executing a program that implements each function. Information such as the programs, tables, and files that implement each function can be stored in a memory, a recording device such as a hard disk or SSD (Solid State Drive), or a recording medium such as an IC card, SD card, or DVD. [Explanation of symbols]

[0082] 1...Elevator maintenance support system, 10...Center device, 11...Transmitter / receiver unit, 12...Work schedule planning unit, 13...Display unit, 14...Worker GPS information processing unit, 15...Non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit, 16...Customer notification means, 17...Memory unit, 20...Maintenance terminal, 21...Transmitter / receiver unit, 22...Operation display unit, 23...GPS information acquisition unit, 24...Elevator information acquisition unit, 25...Inspection start notification transmission unit, 26...Memory unit, 30...Elevator, 31...Transmitter / receiver unit, 32...Elevator control program, 33...Non-stop temporary release mode execution unit, 34...Elevator control command processing unit.

Claims

1. An elevator maintenance support system in which a center device, an elevator, and a maintenance terminal carried by an inspection worker are connected via a network, and non-stop floors are set, The center device comprises: a non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit that determines whether or not the non-stop floor setting needs to be temporarily released based on information about the elevator to be inspected and location information transmitted from the maintenance terminal; and a storage unit that stores non-stop floor setting information for the elevator; The non-stop temporary release mode execution determination unit transmits a non-stop temporary release mode command to the elevator when it determines that temporary release of the set non-stop floor is necessary, The elevator includes a non-stop temporary release mode execution unit that executes temporary release of the non-stop floor set when the non-stop temporary release mode command is received, The elevator maintenance support system is characterized in that, when there are multiple non-stop floors set, the non-stop temporary release mode execution unit executes temporary release only for the non-stop floors where an inspection worker is present.

2. 2. The elevator maintenance support system according to claim 1, The elevator maintenance support system is characterized in that the central device is equipped with a work schedule planning unit that plans the maintenance work content of the elevator to be inspected.

3. 2. The elevator maintenance support system according to claim 1, The elevator maintenance support system is characterized in that the maintenance terminal transmits the entry floor information or GPS (Global Positioning System) information input by the inspection worker to the central device as the location information.

4. The elevator maintenance support system according to claim 1, The non-stop temporary release mode execution unit is configured to transition to the non-stop temporary release mode by performing a cryptographic operation using equipment installed in the elevator.

5. An elevator maintenance support method in which a center device, an elevator, and a maintenance terminal carried by an inspection worker are connected via a network, and non-stop floors are set, comprising: Based on the information about the elevator to be inspected and the location information transmitted from the maintenance terminal, it is determined whether or not the set non-stop floor needs to be temporarily released; An elevator maintenance support method characterized by transmitting a non-stop temporary release mode command to the elevator when it is necessary to temporarily release a set non-stop floor, and when there are multiple set non-stop floors, temporarily releasing only the non-stop floor where an inspection worker is present.

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