Elevator system for aircraft

Abstract

During package delivery, the package can be moved to the destination floor without falling, and when not delivering packages, the aircraft can move quickly to the destination floor. [Solution] The elevator control device S, configured to receive signals transmitted from an aircraft capable of delivering cargo and to control the raising and lowering of the elevator car based on the received signals, includes a first control means 24 that, upon receiving a first signal transmitted from the aircraft, determines that the aircraft will carry and deliver cargo, raises and lowers the elevator car 2 to a boarding floor where the aircraft 1 can board, and then raises and lowers the elevator car 2 with the aircraft 1 on board to the destination floor; and a second control means 25 that, upon receiving a second signal transmitted from the aircraft, determines that the aircraft will not carry cargo and will fly only the aircraft to the destination floor within the elevator shaft, controls the raising and lowering of the elevator car so that the elevator car 2 does not enter the path in which the aircraft 1 flies within the elevator shaft.

Description

【Technical Field】 【0001】 The present invention relates to an elevator system for a flying object that controls the lifting and lowering operation of a car based on whether the flying object holding a load is moving between floors using an elevator. 【Background Art】 【0002】 Patent Document 1 describes delivering a load to a destination floor by flying and moving a flying object holding the load in a hoistway. 【0003】 In the configuration of Patent Document 1, there may be a problem that some trouble occurs during the flight of the flying object and the load falls into the hoistway. To solve this problem, in Patent Document 2, the flying object holding the load is made to board a car and moved to the destination floor. 【0004】 By the way, not only delivering a load using a flying object, but for example, there may be a case where it is desired to perform patrol of a destination floor using a flying object. In that case, in the configuration of Patent Document 2 where the flying object is made to board a car and moved to the destination floor, it takes a lot of time and there is room for improvement. 【Prior Art Documents】 【Patent Documents】 【0005】 【Patent Document 1】 Japanese Patent No. 7036278 【Patent Document 2】 Japanese Patent No. 6717441 【Summary of the Invention】 【Problems to be Solved by the Invention】 【0006】 Therefore, the present invention aims to provide an elevator system for aircraft that can move cargo to the destination floor without dropping it into the elevator shaft during cargo delivery, and can quickly move the aircraft to the destination floor when not delivering cargo. [Means for solving the problem] 【0007】 The present invention provides an elevator system for an aircraft, which is configured to receive signals transmitted from an aircraft capable of carrying and delivering cargo, and includes an elevator control device that controls the raising and lowering of a car moving within the elevator shaft based on the received signals. The elevator control device includes a first control means that, upon receiving a first signal transmitted from the aircraft, determines that the aircraft is carrying and delivering cargo, and raises or lowers the car to a boarding floor where the aircraft can board, and then raises or lowers the car with the aircraft on board to the destination floor. The elevator control device also includes a second control means that, upon receiving a second signal transmitted from the aircraft, determines that the aircraft is not carrying cargo and is flying alone within the elevator shaft to the destination floor, and controls the raising and lowering of the car so that it does not enter the path in which the aircraft is flying within the elevator shaft. 【0008】 According to the present invention, when the elevator control device receives a first signal transmitted from the aircraft and determines that the aircraft is carrying and delivering cargo, it raises and lowers the elevator car to a boarding floor where the aircraft can board, and then raises and lowers the elevator car with the aircraft on board to the destination floor, thereby preventing the cargo from falling into the elevator shaft. Moreover, since only the aircraft carrying the cargo is allowed to board the car, contact with users can be avoided. Furthermore, when the elevator control device receives a second signal transmitted from the aircraft and determines that the aircraft is flying in the elevator shaft to the destination floor without carrying cargo, it controls the raising and lowering of the elevator car so that the elevator car does not enter the path in which the aircraft is flying in the elevator shaft, thereby quickly moving the aircraft to the destination floor while avoiding contact with the car. 【0009】 Furthermore, the elevator system for an aircraft according to the present invention may include a landing door at the landing where the aircraft is waiting, which is a dedicated, openable door for the aircraft to enter the elevator shaft or the elevator car. 【0010】 As described above, by providing the landing door with a dedicated, openable door for the aircraft to enter the elevator shaft or the elevator car, it is possible to eliminate the need for modifications that would be required if, for example, a dedicated door for the aircraft were installed on the building side above the landing door, and to suppress an increase in the vertical size of the elevator car. 【0011】 Furthermore, the elevator system for an aircraft according to the present invention may also be a means in which, when the elevator control device receives the first signal, the first control means raises or lowers the car to a boarding floor where the aircraft can board, then opens the car door provided in the car, and while keeping the landing door closed, opens a dedicated door for the aircraft to board the car, and then raises or lowers the car to the destination floor. 【0012】 As described above, when loading the aircraft into the cage, the boarding area doors remain closed, and a dedicated door for the aircraft is opened to allow the aircraft to enter the cage, thus preventing passengers from mistakenly boarding the cage. 【0013】 Furthermore, the elevator system for an aircraft according to the present invention may also be a means for which, when the elevator control device receives the second signal, the second control means lowers the car to a position pushed down from the lowest floor, then opens a dedicated door for the aircraft to allow the aircraft to enter the elevator shaft, and when the aircraft is positioned outside the elevator shaft, the second control means controls the car, which is positioned at the lowered position, to resume its ascent and descent. 【0014】 As described above, the cage is lowered to a position where it is pushed down from the lowest floor, then a dedicated door for the aircraft is opened to allow the aircraft to enter the elevator shaft. Once the aircraft is positioned outside the elevator shaft, the cage, which is at the lowered position, resumes its ascent and descent, thus preventing the aircraft from coming into contact with the cage while flying within the elevator shaft. 【0015】 Furthermore, the elevator system for an aircraft according to the present invention comprises detection means for detecting whether or not the aircraft is holding a load, and an elevator control device for controlling the raising and lowering of a car moving within the elevator shaft of an elevator installed in a building based on a signal from the detection means, wherein the elevator control device comprises a first control means for raising and lowering the car to a boarding floor where the aircraft can board, and raising and lowering the car with the aircraft on board to the destination floor when the detection means detects that the aircraft is holding a load, and a second control means for controlling the raising and lowering of the car so that the car does not enter the path in which the aircraft flies within the elevator shaft when the detection means detects that the aircraft is not holding a load. 【0016】 According to the present invention, when the detection means detects that an aircraft is holding luggage, the elevator control device raises or lowers the elevator car to a boarding floor where the aircraft can board, and then raises or lowers the elevator car with the aircraft on board to the destination floor, thereby preventing the luggage from falling into the elevator shaft. Moreover, since only the aircraft holding the luggage is allowed to board the elevator car, contact with users can be avoided. Furthermore, when the detection means detects that the aircraft is not holding luggage, the elevator control device controls the raising and lowering of the elevator car so that the elevator car does not enter the path in which the aircraft is flying within the elevator shaft, thereby allowing the aircraft to be moved quickly to the destination floor while avoiding contact with the car. [Effects of the Invention] 【0017】 When the flying object holds and delivers a load, the first control means is used. When the flying object flies alone in the hoistway to the destination floor without holding a load, the second control means is used. By doing so, when delivering the load, it is possible to move to the destination floor without dropping the load in the hoistway, and when not delivering the load, the flying object can be quickly moved to the destination floor, and an elevator system for a flying object can be provided. 【Brief Description of the Drawings】 【0018】 [Figure 1] It is a schematic view of an elevator showing the state where the car has moved to the position pushed down from the lowest floor. (a) shows the state immediately before the flying object enters the hoistway at the boarding floor, (b) shows the state where the flying object enters the hoistway at the boarding floor and flies, (c) shows the state where the flying object has arrived at the destination floor, and (d) shows the state where the flying object has moved from the destination floor to the landing outside the hoistway. [Figure 2] It is an explanatory view showing the state where the flying object detects the guiding index and ascends and descends. [Figure 3] (a) is a view of the flying object seen from obliquely above, and (b) is a view of the flying object seen from obliquely below. [Figure 4] (a) shows a plan view of the landing door equipped with a dedicated door seen from above and a front view seen from the front, and (b) shows the state where the dedicated door is opened in Fig. 4(a). [Figure 5] It shows a plan view and a front view in which the car door and the landing door overlap in the front view. (a) shows the state where the car door, the landing door, and the dedicated door are closed, and (b) shows the state where the car door and the dedicated door are open. [Figure 6] It is a rear view of one landing door showing the opening and closing drive structure of the dedicated door. [Figure 7] It is a plan view showing the position where the roller provided on the landing door engages with the cam provided on the car door and the disengaged position where the engagement is released. [Figure 8] It is a block diagram of the elevator system for a flying object of the present invention. [Figure 9]It is a flowchart when the flying object flies within the lift shaft. [Figure 10] It is a flowchart when the flying object rides in the car and moves. 【Embodiment for Carrying out the Invention】 【0019】 Hereinafter, an embodiment of an elevator system for a flying object according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 【0020】 As shown in Fig. 1(a), the elevator includes a car 2 used by a user or a flying object 1 such as a drone, and a lift shaft 3 formed in a building and in which the car 2 moves up and down. The car 2 is connected to one end of a wire 5 wound around a hoist 4. The other end of the wire 5 is connected to a counterweight 6. The car 2 is moved up and down by rotating the hoist 4 forward or backward. In Fig. 1, for example, the car 2 moves up and down between the 1st floor (1F) and the 20th floor (20F). Each landing where users on each floor wait to board the car 2 or the flying object 1 has an openable and closable landing door. Also, the car 2 has an openable and closable car door. 【0021】 As shown in Figs. 4(a) and (b), in this embodiment, the landing door is composed of a pair of center-opening left and right landing doors 7, 7. On the upper part of one of the landing doors 7 (the left side in Fig. 4) of the landing doors 7, 7, there is a dedicated door 8 for the flying object for forming an opening 7A through which the flying object 1 (see Fig. 3) can enter the lift shaft 3 or board the car 2. By providing the dedicated door 8 for the flying object on the upper part of the landing door 7, it is possible to prevent users (especially child users of short stature) from accidentally entering when the dedicated door 8 for the flying object is opened. In this embodiment, the dedicated door 8 for the flying object is provided on one of the landing doors 7 (the left side in Fig. 4), but it may be provided on the other landing door 7 (the right side in Fig. 4), or may be provided on both landing doors 7, 7. 【0022】 Each landing from the 1st to the 20th floor is equipped with a QR code (registered trademark) (not shown) on both its front and back sides for the aircraft 1 to read. When the aircraft 1 arrives at a landing, it reads the QR code on the front side and transmits it to the elevator control device S (described later), allowing the elevator control device S to determine which floor the aircraft 1 has arrived at. In addition, while flying through the elevator shaft 3, the aircraft 1 reads the QR code on the back side of each landing and transmits it to the elevator control device S. This allows the elevator control device S to determine which floor the aircraft 1 is passing through while in flight. 【0023】 As shown in Figures 5(a) and (b), the car 2 is equipped with a pair of center-opening car doors 9, 9 on the left and right sides. The applicant's previously filed patent publication No. 7465460 contains the following description: The car door is equipped with an engaged part that engages with an engaging part provided on the landing door. When the car is resting on the landing, the engaging part and the engaged part engage, transmitting the power for opening and closing the car door to the landing door, so that the landing door also opens and closes in conjunction with the opening and closing of the car door. Figure 7 shows a pair of cams 10, 10 as engaged parts provided on the pair of car doors 9, 9, a roller 11 as an engaging part provided on the pair of landing doors 7, 7, and an actuator (not shown) that changes the position of the roller 11 between an engaged position shown by a solid line and an unengaged position shown by a dashed line where the engagement is released. Therefore, when the aircraft 1 boards the car 2 or when the aircraft 1 enters the elevator shaft 3, as shown in Figure 5(b), the actuator moves the roller 11 from the engaged position to the disengaged position, so that even if the car doors 9,9 are opened, the landing doors 7,7 do not open (remain closed). Also, when a user boards the car 2, the actuator moves the roller 11 from the disengaged position shown by the dashed line to the engaged position shown by the solid line, so that the landing doors 7,7 are opened and closed in conjunction with the opening and closing of the car doors 9,9. 【0024】 As shown in Figure 6, the dedicated door 8 for the aircraft is fixed to a pair of guide rails 12, 12 located on the back side (hoistway side) of the landing door 7 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. A wire 13 is connected to one end of the upper end of the dedicated door 8 for the aircraft, and a motor (not shown) is provided to rotate a pulley 14 around which the wire 13 is wound. The pulley 14 is rotatably supported by a bracket 16 attached to a fixing part 15 on the landing door 7. Therefore, by driving the motor in the forward direction to rotate the pulley 14 to one side, the wound wire 13 can be fed downwards, opening the dedicated door 8 for the aircraft (see solid line in Figure 6). Conversely, by driving the motor in the reverse direction to rotate the pulley 14 to the other side, the wound wire 13 can be wound up, closing the dedicated door 8 for the aircraft (see dashed line in Figure 6). The dedicated door 8 for the aircraft may be configured to be opened and closed by the cage 2 itself, or it may be configured to be opened and closed by the elevator control device S, which will be described later. 【0025】 As shown in Figure 2, when the aircraft 1 flies within the elevator shaft 3, it flies while detecting guidance indicators 17 that serve as indicators for the flight path. The guidance indicators 17 extend continuously or intermittently (with gaps) in the vertical direction within the elevator shaft 3. These guidance indicators 17 are, for example, laser beams L output from the output unit 26. As shown in Figure 3, the aircraft 1 is equipped with a detection unit 18 that detects the guidance indicators 17 provided within the elevator shaft 3. The aircraft 1 flies within the elevator shaft 3 based on the detection results of the detection unit 18. Specifically, the aircraft 1 moves along the guidance indicators 17 while maintaining a constant distance from them. The aircraft 1 is also an unmanned aerial vehicle (a so-called drone) capable of flying in any direction within the elevator shaft 3. 【0026】 Furthermore, the aircraft 1 comprises a main body 19 equipped with the detection unit 18, a pair of light illuminating units 20, 20 that illuminate the inside of the elevator shaft 3, a support unit 21 that supports the main body 19, and a plurality (4) of propellers 22 provided at the four corners of the upper end of the main body 19. 【0027】 Furthermore, the aircraft 1 is equipped with a control unit (microcontroller) for controlling the aircraft 1 based on the detection unit 18 and other information, a communication unit capable of communicating with the outside (the elevator control device S described later), a battery for supplying power, and the like. The aircraft 1 is also equipped with a pair of gripping parts (not shown) capable of gripping cargo. 【0028】 The control unit installed in the aircraft 1 controls the drive of the propeller 22 so that the aircraft 1 flies along the guidance indicator 17 while maintaining a constant distance from the guidance indicator 17, based on the detection results of the detection unit 18. In this embodiment, the aircraft 1 can recognize its relative position in spatial coordinates from the direction of movement and distance (speed and time) from the departure position. If it deviates (goes off course) from the sequence of movement of its relative position in spatial coordinates, it can return to the deviated position based on the coordinates of the guidance indicator 17 at the time of the deviation and recognition from the image of the guidance indicator 17 captured by the detection unit 18. This allows it to resume flight along the guidance indicator 17. 【0029】 The detection unit 18 is, for example, a camera, specifically a line scan camera. In addition to the detection unit 18, there is a second detection unit, such as an infrared camera 23. The detection unit 18 captures images of the guidance indicator 17 (specifically, the laser beam L). In this embodiment, the detection unit 18 captures images continuously or intermittently during the flight of the aircraft 1 and outputs the captured images to the control unit. The control unit transmits the captured images to the elevator control device S, and the elevator control device S monitors the flight of the aircraft 1. 【0030】 The elevator system for the aircraft includes an elevator control device S, as shown in Figure 8. The elevator control device S receives signals transmitted from a communication unit (not shown) in the car 2 and signals transmitted from the aircraft 1, and transmits signals to the car 2 and the aircraft 1. Alternatively, an aircraft management device (not shown) may be provided to receive signals from the aircraft 1, and the system may be configured to transmit signals from the aircraft management device to the elevator control device S. The elevator control device S also includes a first control means 24 and a second control means 25. 【0031】 The first control means 24, when the aircraft 1 is carrying and delivering cargo, raises or lowers the elevator car 2 to a boarding floor where the aircraft 1 can board, and then raises or lowers the car 2 with the aircraft 1 inside to the destination floor when the elevator control device S receives the first signal transmitted from the aircraft 1. 【0032】 Specifically, the first control means 24, upon receiving a first signal from the elevator control device S, controls the aircraft 1 to raise or lower the car 2 to a boarding floor (the 1st floor in this embodiment) where the aircraft 1 can board the car 2, then opens the car doors 9,9 provided on the car 2, and while keeping the landing doors 7,7 closed (see Figure 5(b)), opens the dedicated door 8 for the aircraft to allow the aircraft 1 to board the car 2, and then raises or lowers the car 2 to the destination floor (the 20th floor in this embodiment). 【0033】 The second control means 25 is a control means that controls the raising and lowering of the cage 2 so as not to enter the path in which the cage 2 is flying within the elevator shaft 3 when the aircraft 1 is flying within the elevator shaft 3 alone to the destination floor without the aircraft 1 carrying any cargo, upon receiving a second signal transmitted from the aircraft 1. 【0034】 Specifically, the second control means 25, upon receiving the second signal from the elevator control device S, lowers the car 2 to a position below the lowest floor (the 1st floor in this embodiment), then opens the dedicated door 8 for the aircraft to allow the aircraft 1 to enter the elevator shaft 3, and when the aircraft 1 is positioned outside the elevator shaft 3, controls the elevator to resume raising and lowering the car 2 which is at the lowered position. The position below the lowest floor (the 1st floor in this embodiment) is a position below the lowest floor, as shown in Figures 1(a) to (d). 【0035】 As mentioned above, the procedure for the aircraft 1 to fly within the elevator shaft 3 when it is not carrying cargo will be explained based on the flowchart in Figure 9. The elevator control device S is designed to constantly receive signals from the car 2 and to know the position of the car 2. The control device described in the flowchart in Figure 9 refers to the elevator control device S, and is simply labeled as the control device in the flowchart in Figure 9. When the aircraft 1 flies and arrives at the destination floor, it is expected that the detection unit 18 on the aircraft 1 will perform patrol security of the destination floor, as well as monitor whether there are any abnormalities (fires) in the facilities on the destination floor, such as smoking rooms or trash cans. 【0036】 First, when the aircraft arrives in front of the landing door of the boarding floor (1st floor in Figure 1(a)) (Step S1), the aircraft reads the QR code of the landing on the boarding floor (1st floor) (Step S2). The aircraft transmits destination floor calls (1st floor, which is the entry floor, and the 20th floor, which is the destination floor) to the elevator control device (Step S3). The elevator control device registers the destination floor calls in a database (not shown) and transmits them to the car (Step S4). When the car receives the destination floor calls (Step S5), the elevator control device determines whether the car can switch to dedicated operation (Step S6). If it determines that it can switch, it transmits a signal to the car, and the car starts dedicated operation (Step S7). In order to switch the car to dedicated operation, the car can switch to dedicated operation once it has responded to all landing calls and car calls from users and the aforementioned destination floor calls, and all landing calls and car calls have ceased. After the car starts dedicated operation, it is not possible to register landing calls until the dedicated operation ends. In other words, pressing the landing call button at the landing will not illuminate the indicator light. If switching to dedicated operation cannot be done immediately in step S6, the switch will not be made until it is possible to switch to dedicated operation. When the car starts dedicated operation, the car moves to a position lowered from the lowest floor (step S8). After moving, the car opens the dedicated door (step S9). After confirming that the dedicated door is open, the car sends an entry instruction signal to the elevator control device (step S10). Upon receiving the entry instruction signal from the elevator control device, the aircraft enters the hoistway through the opened dedicated door (step S11, Figure 1(b)). Once entry is complete, the aircraft sends an entry completion signal to the elevator control device (step S12). Upon receiving the aircraft entry completion signal from the elevator control device, the car closes the dedicated door (step S13). The aircraft moves in the direction of the destination floor (20th floor) (step S14). As described above, the aircraft flies along the guidance indicators while maintaining a constant distance from them based on the detection results of the detection unit. The aircraft reads the QR code at each floor it passes through as it travels to the target floor (20th floor) (Step S15).Step S16 determines whether the aircraft has read the QR code for the destination floor (20th floor). If it has, the aircraft transmits a destination floor arrival signal to the elevator control device (Step S17, Figure 1(c)). Upon receiving the destination floor arrival signal from the elevator control device, the elevator car opens the dedicated door for the destination floor (20th floor) (Step S18). The aircraft exits the elevator shaft through the dedicated door and transmits an exit completion signal to the elevator control device (Step S19, Figure 1(d)). The elevator control device deletes the destination floor call from the database (not shown) (Step S20). Upon receiving the exit completion signal from the elevator control device, the elevator car closes the dedicated door (Step S21). After closing, the elevator car terminates its dedicated operation (Step S22). 【0037】 As described above, when all landing calls and car calls cease, the car is switched to dedicated operation and moved to a position lowered from the lowest floor to allow the aircraft to fly into the elevator shaft. Alternatively, the direction of movement of the aircraft may be determined from the aircraft's entry floor and destination floor, and "flight within the elevator shaft" may be permitted only when the direction of movement of the aircraft differs from the direction of movement of the car, and the conditions are met such that the aircraft's entry floor and destination floor do not exist in the direction of movement of the car from the car's position. Furthermore, until the aircraft completes its movement "within the elevator shaft," the car will be controlled not to reverse direction in the direction of flight. 【0038】 As described above, Figure 1 describes an elevator without a machine room, but it goes without saying that this can also be applied to elevators with machine rooms and hydraulic elevators. 【0039】 Next, the procedure for traveling to the destination floor by boarding the elevator car when the aircraft is carrying cargo will be explained based on the flowchart in Figure 10. In this case as well, the elevator control device is constantly receiving signals from the car so that it can determine the car's position. Also, the control device described in the flowchart in Figure 10 refers to the elevator control device S, which is simply labeled as the control device in the flowchart of Figure 10. 【0040】 First, when the aircraft arrives in front of the landing door on the floor where the passenger will board (the 1st floor in Figure 1(a)) (step S31), the aircraft reads the QR code for the landing on the boarding floor (1st floor) (step S32). The aircraft transmits destination floor calls (the entry floor, the 1st floor, and the destination floor, the 20th floor) to the elevator control device (step S33). The elevator control device registers the destination floor calls in a database (not shown) and transmits them to the elevator car (step S34). When the elevator car receives the destination floor calls (step S35), the elevator control device determines whether the elevator car can switch to dedicated operation (step S36). If it determines that it can switch, it transmits a signal to the elevator car, and the elevator car starts dedicated operation (step S37). In order to switch the elevator car to dedicated operation, it must respond to passenger landing calls and elevator calls, as well as the aforementioned destination floor calls, and once all landing calls and elevator calls have ceased, it can switch to dedicated operation. Once the elevator car starts dedicated operation, it is not possible to register a landing call until the dedicated operation ends. In other words, pressing the landing call button located at the landing will not illuminate it. If switching to dedicated operation cannot be done immediately in step S36, the switch will not be made until it is possible to switch to dedicated operation. When the elevator car starts dedicated operation, the car moves to the boarding floor (step S38). After moving, the car opens the dedicated door (step S39). After confirming that the dedicated door is open, the car sends an entry instruction signal to the elevator control device (step S40). Upon receiving the entry instruction signal from the elevator control device, the aircraft boards the car through the opened dedicated door (step S41). Once boarding is complete, the aircraft lands on the car floor (step S42). The aircraft sends a landing completion signal to the elevator control device (step S43). Upon receiving the aircraft landing completion signal from the elevator control device, the car closes the dedicated door (step S44). The elevator car moves to the destination floor (20th floor) (Step S45). After moving, the car opens the dedicated door to the destination floor (20th floor) (Step S46). The car transmits a disembarkation signal to the elevator control device (Step S47). The aircraft, having received the disembarkation signal from the elevator control device, disembarks from the car through the dedicated door (Step S48). Once the aircraft has disembarked from the car, it transmits a disembarkation completion signal to the control device (Step S49).Upon receiving the disembarkation completion signal transmitted from the elevator control device, the elevator car closes the dedicated door to the destination floor (step S50). After closing, the car ends its dedicated operation (step S51). The elevator control device deletes the destination floor call from the database (step S52) and terminates control. 【0041】 As described above, instead of the aircraft boarding the car and landing on the car floor, the aircraft may hover inside the car at a predetermined height above the floor while the car is moved (raised or lowered). In this case, since the aircraft's hovering motion may become unstable, the elevator may be operated at a reduced speed and acceleration / deceleration, for example, half the speed and acceleration / deceleration of normal operation. 【0042】 The present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from its spirit. Furthermore, the specific configuration of each part is not limited to the embodiments described above. 【0043】 In the above embodiment, one aircraft was used, but multiple aircraft (two or more) may be used. 【0044】 In the above embodiment, the determination of whether the aircraft 1 is holding luggage is made based on a signal transmitted from the aircraft 1. However, an imaging means for capturing images of the aircraft 1 as it moves to the landing may be provided at the landing, and the elevator control device may determine whether it is holding luggage based on the image captured by the imaging means. The imaging means is a detection means for detecting whether the aircraft 1 is holding luggage. [Explanation of symbols] 【0045】 1...Flight body, 2...Cage, 3...Hoistway, 4...Hoisting machine, 5...Wire, 6...Counterweight, 7...Landing door, 7A...Opening, 8...Dedicated door, 9...Cage door, 10...Cam (engaged part), 11...Roller (engaged part), 12...Guide rail, 13...Wire, 14...Pulley, 15...Fixed part, 16...Bracket, 17...Guidance indicator, 18...Detection unit, 19...Main body, 20...Light irradiation unit, 21...Support unit, 22...Propeller, 23...Infrared camera, 24...First control means, 25...Second control means, L...Laser beam, S...Elevator control device

Claims

[Claim 1] It is configured to receive signals transmitted from an aircraft capable of carrying and delivering cargo, and includes an elevator control device that controls the raising and lowering of a car moving within the elevator shaft based on the received signals. An elevator system for an aircraft, comprising: a first control means that, upon receiving a first signal transmitted from the aircraft, determines that the aircraft is carrying and delivering cargo, raises and lowers the elevator car to a boarding floor where the aircraft can board the car, and then raises and lowers the car with the aircraft on board to the destination floor; and a second control means that, upon receiving a second signal transmitted from the aircraft, determines that the aircraft is flying through the elevator shaft to the destination floor without carrying cargo, controls the raising and lowering of the car so that the car does not enter the path in which the aircraft flies through the elevator shaft. [Claim 2] The elevator system for an aircraft according to claim 1, wherein the landing door at the landing where the aircraft is waiting is equipped with a dedicated, openable door for the aircraft to enter the elevator shaft or the elevator car. [Claim 3] The elevator system for an aircraft according to claim 2, wherein the first control means, upon receiving the first signal of the elevator control device, controls the elevator car to ascend or descend to a floor where the aircraft can board, then opens the car doors provided in the car, and while keeping the landing doors closed, opens a dedicated door for the aircraft to board the aircraft, and then ascends or descends the car to the destination floor. [Claim 4] The elevator system for an aircraft according to claim 2, wherein the second control means, upon receiving the second signal of the elevator control device, controls the elevator to lower the car to a position lowered from the lowest floor, then open a dedicated door for the aircraft to allow the aircraft to enter the elevator shaft, and when the aircraft is positioned outside the elevator shaft, restart the raising and lowering of the car which is located at the lowered position. [Claim 5] The system includes a detection means for detecting whether or not an aircraft is carrying cargo, and an elevator control device for controlling the raising and lowering movement of a car moving within the elevator shaft based on a signal from the detection means. The elevator control device comprises: a first control means that, when the detection means detects that the aircraft is holding a load, raises the elevator car up to a boarding floor where the aircraft can board the car, and raises the car with the aircraft on board up to the destination floor; and a second control means that, when the detection means detects that the aircraft is not holding a load, controls the raising and lowering of the car so that the car does not enter the path in which the aircraft flies within the elevator shaft; and an elevator system for an aircraft.

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