Configurable Elevator Call Panel for Direction and Destination Modes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing elevator systems face challenges in meeting diverse building-specific requirements, particularly in terms of elevator call input methods, as they often require separate installations for up/down direction controllers and destination call controllers, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
An elevator operating device with a bus interface, storage, screen system, and control device that allows for selectable operating modes, enabling configuration for either direction-based or destination-based call inputs, and can be adapted to different elevator systems via a communication bus system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate installations for up/down direction controllers and destination call controllers are used, then specific building requirements can be met, but device complexity and installation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The elevator operating device is designed with multi-functionality to perform both up/down direction control and destination call control operations. The device includes a processor configured to execute different operating modes: a first operating mode for up/down direction control with directional buttons, and a second operating mode for destination call control with floor selection buttons. This universal design allows a single device to replace separate specialized installations, reducing complexity while maintaining adaptability to different building requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The elevator operating device implements dynamic configurability through selectable operating modes that can be switched based on building requirements. The processor can operate in different modes (up/down direction control or destination call control) and the device can adapt its functionality accordingly. This dynamic nature allows the same hardware to serve different purposes without requiring separate fixed installations for each control type.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate installations for up/down direction controllers and destination call controllers are used, then specific building requirements can be met, but installation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The elevator operating device is designed with multi-functionality to perform both up/down direction control and destination call control operations. The device includes a processor configured to execute different operating modes: a first operating mode for up/down direction control with directional buttons, and a second operating mode for destination call control with floor selection buttons. This universal design allows a single device to replace separate specialized installations, reducing complexity while maintaining adaptability to different building requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines previously separate control functions (up/down direction control and destination call control) into a single integrated elevator operating device. The device merges the functionality of directional buttons and floor selection buttons into one unit, along with a shared display and processor. This consolidation reduces the number of separate installations needed, lowering both material and installation costs while maintaining the ability to meet different building requirements.
3Device complexity
If a single elevator operating device is used for both up/down direction control and destination call control, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different building requirements may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The elevator operating device implements dynamic configurability through selectable operating modes that can be switched based on building requirements. The processor can operate in different modes (up/down direction control or destination call control) and the device can adapt its functionality accordingly. This dynamic nature allows the same hardware to serve different purposes without requiring separate fixed installations for each control type.
Solution Approach 2:
The elevator operating device is designed with multi-functionality to perform both up/down direction control and destination call control operations. The device includes a processor configured to execute different operating modes: a first operating mode for up/down direction control with directional buttons, and a second operating mode for destination call control with floor selection buttons. This universal design allows a single device to replace separate specialized installations, reducing complexity while maintaining adaptability to different building requirements.
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AI summary
An elevator operating device has a bus interface device, a storage device, a screen system and a control device. The storage device stores configuration data and electronic instructions for selectable operating modes of the elevator operating device, wherein a first operating mode is designed for processing an elevator call that indicates a direction of travel, and wherein a second operating mode is designed for processing an elevator call that indicates a destination floor. The screen system is designed to depict a graphical user surface on a touch-sensitive screen. The control device is designed to read the configuration data and the electronic instructions for a selected operating mode from the storage device and to operate the elevator operating device according to the selected operating mode.