Elevator Wireless Signal Module for Accurate Stoppable Floor Configuration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Elevator systems face errors and failures due to inconsistencies between the stoppable floor information set configured for an elevator cabin and the actual stoppable floors, leading to incorrect destination floor registrations.

Innovation Solution

An elevator system that includes an elevator cabin, an elevator control device, and a wireless signal module, which obtains landing floor information and configures a stoppable floor information set based on this information, ensuring accurate registration of destination floors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the stoppable floor information set is manually configured or statically set, then the system setup is simple, but the information may be inconsistent with actual stoppable floors leading to elevator calling errors

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of destination floor registrationVSAvoidcomplexity of stoppable floor information configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically obtains landing floor information from the elevator control device and configures the stoppable floor information set without manual intervention. The wireless signal module autonomously extracts floor information from elevator operation data, eliminating the need for manual configuration while ensuring accuracy matches actual stoppable floors.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from the elevator control device's landing floor information to dynamically configure and update the stoppable floor information set. This feedback mechanism ensures the information set continuously reflects actual elevator operation characteristics, maintaining consistency between configured and actual stoppable floors.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If the stoppable floor information set is dynamically updated based on actual elevator operation, then the consistency with actual stoppable floors is improved, but the system complexity and data processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconsistency between stoppable floor information and actual floorsVSAvoidcomplexity of information acquisition and processing

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The wireless signal module performs multiple functions: it wirelessly transmits signals, obtains landing floor information from the elevator control device, extracts stoppable floor information, and configures the information set. This multi-functionality reduces overall system complexity by consolidating operations into a single component.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system preliminarily obtains and processes landing floor information from the elevator control device before configuring the stoppable floor information set. This preliminary action ensures the information is ready and validated before being used for elevator calling operations, preventing errors before they occur.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If automatic elevator calling function is implemented using personal mobile terminals, then passenger convenience is improved, but errors occur when stoppable floor information is inconsistent with actual floors

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconvenience of automatic elevator callingVSAvoidaccuracy of elevator landing at destination floor

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The wireless signal module automatically obtains landing floor information from the elevator control device and configures the stoppable floor information set without requiring manual input or intervention. This self-service mechanism ensures the information set is always current and accurate, preventing calling errors while maintaining passenger convenience.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously feedbacks landing floor information from the elevator control device to update the stoppable floor information set. This feedback loop ensures real-time consistency between the configured information and actual elevator operation, preventing errors in automatic elevator calling.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12214993B2Configuring stoppable floor information set for elevator car of elevator system

Publication Date: 2025.02.04 OTIS ELEVATOR CO

AI summary

Configuring stoppable floor information set for an elevator cabin of an elevator system. The elevator system of the present invention comprises an elevator cabin, an elevator control device and a wireless signal module which is configured to wirelessly receive a request of registering a destination floor from a passenger's personal mobile terminal and send a corresponding destination floor of the elevator cabin to the elevator control device based on the request of registering the destination floor; wherein the wireless signal module is further configured to obtain landing floor information corresponding to the elevator cabin from the elevator system, and the elevator system configures an stoppable floor information set corresponding to the elevator cabin based on the obtained landing floor information through a handheld terminal and/or the wireless signal module. The stoppable floor information set configured in the present invention is accurate.