Control apparatus for elevator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12214992-B2
Application number	US-201716651362-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 30, 2017
Priority date	Nov 30, 2017
Publication date	Feb 4, 2025
Grant date	Feb 4, 2025

Abstract

Provided is a control apparatus for an elevator that can control the operation of the elevator in a suitable manner when a user is not a pedestrian, without requiring the user for a complicated operation. A control apparatus (7) according to the present invention is provided with: a call registration unit (14) that registers a call for an elevator (1) based on information transmitted by wireless communication from a mobile terminal (10) to communication equipment (8) installed in a region passable by a user (9); and an operation control unit (15) that, when a user type is determined to be a wheeled moving body from a detection result of an acceleration sensor (12) of the mobile terminal (10), controls the operation of the elevator (1) in a manner different from a case where the user type is determined to be a pedestrian.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control apparatus for an elevator, comprising:
processing circuitry configured to register a call for the elevator based on information automatically transmitted by wireless communication from a mobile terminal to communication equipment installed in a region passable by a user; and
the processing circuitry is further configured to control, when a user type is an electric travelling vehicle from which both acceleration in vertical direction and acceleration in travelling direction detected by an acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal vary non-periodically, operation of the elevator in a manner different from a case where the user type is a pedestrian from which both the acceleration in the vertical direction and the acceleration in the travelling direction detected by the acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal vary periodically.

2. The control apparatus for the elevator according to claim 1 , wherein, when the user type is determined to be-the electric traveling vehicle from the detection result of the acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal, the processing circuitry carries out operation for a wheelchair and limits the number of other users being able to ride a car on which the user rides.

3. The control apparatus for the elevator according to claim 1 , wherein, when the user type is a manual wheelchair from which the acceleration in the vertical direction detected by the acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal vary non-periodically and the acceleration in the travelling direction detected by the acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal vary periodically, and the user type is a manual wheelchair with a helper from the detection result of the acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal and a radio wave receiving state of the mobile terminal, the processing circuitry controls the operation of the elevator in a manner different from a case where the user type is a solo manual wheelchair.

4. The control apparatus for the elevator according to claim 1 , wherein, when the user type is a manual wheelchair from which the acceleration in the vertical direction detected by the acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal vary non-periodically and the acceleration in the travelling direction detected by the acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal vary periodically, and the user type is a manual wheelchair with a helper from the detection result of the acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal and a radio wave receiving state of the mobile terminal, the processing circuitry carries out normal operation.

5. The control apparatus for the elevator according to claim 1 , wherein, when the user is not stationary and the user type is the electric traveling vehicle from a detection result of the acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal and a radio wave receiving state of the mobile terminal, the processing circuitry controls the operation of the elevator in a manner corresponding to the electric traveling vehicle.

6. The control apparatus for the elevator according to claim 1 , wherein, when the user type is a wheeled moving body, the processing circuitry does not get movement of a car started until crossing of the wheeled moving body between a hall and the car is detected from a change in acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal when wheels of the wheeled moving body pass a gap between a floor surface of the car and a floor surface of the hall.

7. The control apparatus for the elevator according to claim 1 , wherein, when the user type is a wheeled moving body, and pre-set specific movement of the wheeled moving body is detected from a detection result of the acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal, the processing circuitry registers a call corresponding to the movement.

8. The control apparatus for the elevator according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry adjusts a timing for a car to arrive at a hall in accordance with a required time for the user to arrive at the hall of the elevator, the required time being estimated based on a moving speed of the user calculated from a detection result of the acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Fumiya Akira
• Hirai Takahide

Classifications

• B66B2201/4653

  wherein the call is registered using portable devices · CPC title

• B66B2201/405

  by input of special passenger or passenger group · CPC title

• B66B2201/222

  Taking into account the number of passengers present in the elevator car to be allocated · CPC title

• B66B1/3461

  between the elevator control system and remote or mobile stations · CPC title

• B66B1/285

  with the use of a speed pattern generator · CPC title