Elevator device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12479693-B2
Application number	US-201817256665-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2018
Priority date	Aug 9, 2018
Publication date	Nov 25, 2025
Grant date	Nov 25, 2025

Abstract

Provided is an elevator device including a car operation panel installed inside a car of an elevator, and a plurality of landing operation panels installed each floor. The plurality of landing operation panels each include a landing-side transmission/reception device configured to transmit and receive information to and from the car operation panel. The car operation panel includes a reception device configured to receive car settings information and floor-by-floor settings information from an operation device inside the car, and a car-side transmission/reception device configured to transmit and receive information to and from the plurality of landing operation panels.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An elevator device, comprising:
a car operation panel which is installed inside a car of an elevator, and is configured to control the car based on car settings information, the car settings information prescribing contents of control specific to the car; and a plurality of landing operation panels which are installed on each floor and control each floor based on floor-by-floor settings information, each of the floor-by-floor settings information prescribing contents of control corresponding to the floor, wherein the plurality of landing operation panels each include a landing-side transmission/reception device configured to transmit and receive information to and from the car operation panel, wherein the car operation panel includes a reception device configured to receive the car settings information and the floor-by-floor settings information from an operation device inside the car, and a car-side transmission/reception device configured to transmit and receive the information to and from the plurality of landing operation panels, and wherein the car operation panel is configured to transmit, when receiving the floor-by-floor settings information from the operation device via the reception device, the floor-by-floor settings information via the car-side transmission/reception device to one of the plurality of landing operation panels that is communicable to and from the car operation panel.

2 . The elevator device according to claim 1 , wherein the car operation panel is configured to:
store, by transmitting the car settings information via the car-side transmission/reception device to a storage destination landing operation panel which is one of the plurality of landing operation panels, the car settings information in the storage destination landing operation panel; and receive, when the car settings information is stored in a memory included in a car control board and the car control board is to be replaced, the car settings information via the car-side transmission/reception device from the storage destination landing operation panel, and store the received car settings information in a memory of a replacement car control board.

3 . The elevator device according to claim 1 , wherein the car operation panel is configured to:
create, when receiving the floor-by-floor settings information via the reception device from the operation device, a settings information table which associates, for each floor, the floor-by-floor settings information with the floor, and store the created settings information table in the memory in which the car settings information is stored; and extract, when the floor-by-floor settings information is stored in a memory included in a landing control board in one of the plurality of landing operation panels, and the landing control board is to be replaced, floor-by-floor settings information corresponding a landing operation panel including a replacement landing control board from the settings information table, and transmit the extracted floor-by-floor settings information via the car-side transmission/reception device to the landing operation panel including the replacement landing control board.

4 . The elevator device according to claim 3 , wherein the car operation panel is configured to receive, when creating the settings information table, floor information corresponding to a current position of the car from an elevator control device configured to perform overall control of the elevator, and associate the received floor information as each floor with the floor-by-floor settings information.

5 . The elevator device according to claim 1 , further comprising a notification device which is installed inside the car, and is configured to notify a floor corresponding to a current position of the car and notify that the car-side transmission/reception device and the landing-side transmission/reception device are in a state in which communication is possible,
wherein the car operation panel is configured to: receive, when the state in which communication is possible is not reached at the current position of the car, a moving command for moving the car from the operation device via the reception device, and execute a landing search mode in which the car is moved so that the state in which communication is possible is reached based on the received moving command; and notify, when the car reaches the state in which communication is possible as a result of moving the car during the execution of the landing search mode, that the state in which communication is possible is reached via the notification device.

6 . The elevator device according to claim 2 , wherein the car operation panel is configured to:
create, when receiving the floor-by-floor settings information via the reception device from the operation device, a settings information table which associates, for each floor, the floor-by-floor settings information with the floor, and store the created settings information table in the memory in which the car settings information is stored; and extract, when the floor-by-floor settings information is stored in a memory included in a landing control board in one of the plurality of landing operation panels, and the landing control board is to be replaced, floor-by-floor settings information corresponding a landing operation panel including a replacement landing control board from the settings information table, and transmit the extracted floor-by-floor settings information via the car-side transmission/reception device to the landing operation panel including the replacement landing control board.

7 . The elevator device according to claim 6 , wherein the car operation panel is configured to receive, when creating the settings information table, floor information corresponding to a current position of the car from an elevator control device configured to perform overall control of the elevator, and associate the received floor information as each floor with the floor-by-floor settings information.

8 . The elevator device according to claim 2 , further comprising a notification device which is installed inside the car, and is configured to notify a floor corresponding to a current position of the car and notify that the car-side transmission/reception device and the landing-side transmission/reception device are in a state in which communication is possible,
wherein the car operation panel is configured to: receive, when the state in which communication is possible is not reached at the current position of the car, a moving command for moving the car from the operation device via the reception device, and execute a landing search mode in which the car is moved so that the state in which communication is possible is reached based on the received moving command; and notify, when the car reaches the state in which communication is possible as a result of moving the car during the execution of the landing search mode, that the state in which communication is possible is reached via the notification device.

9 . The elevator device according to claim 3 , further comprising a notification device which is installed inside the car, and is configured to notify a floor corresponding to a current position of the car and notify that the car-side transmission/reception device and the landing-side transmission/reception device are in a state in which communication is possible,
wherein the car operation panel is configured to: receive, when the state in which communication is possible is not reached at the current position of the car, a moving command for moving the car from the operation device via the reception device, and execute a landing search mode in which the car is

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Nakano Yusuke

Classifications

• B66B19/007

  method for modernisation of elevators · CPC title

• B66B3/002

  Indicators · CPC title

• B66B1/28

  electrical (detecting excessive speed B66B5/04 {; control of electrical motor H02P}) · CPC title

• B66B1/3407

  Setting or modification of parameters of the control system · CPC title

• B66B1/3461 Primary

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