Inexpensive elevator operating device for an elevator system with destination call control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12479694-B2
Application number	US-201916980343-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2019
Priority date	Mar 12, 2018
Publication date	Nov 25, 2025
Grant date	Nov 25, 2025

Abstract

The invention relates to an elevator system that has a number of elevator operating devices which are arranged on floors (F 1 , F 2 ) of a building and which are connected to an elevator controller. At least one first elevator operating device is permanently assigned to a single destination floor (L) such that inputting an elevator call on the first elevator operating device generates a destination call comprising data that specifies the floor (F 1 , F 2 ) on which the first elevator operating device is arranged as the boarding floor and the destination floor (L) which is permanently assigned to the first elevator operating device as the destination floor (L). The first elevator operating device has a housing in which a display device, an input device, and a controller are arranged, wherein the controller is communicatively coupled to the elevator controller and actuates the display device such that the display device displays the destination floor (L) which is permanently assigned to the first elevator operating device and confirms the elevator call on the first elevator operating device after the elevator call is input using the input device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . Elevator operating device for an elevator system comprising:
a housing; a display device arranged in the housing; an input device arranged in the housing, and a controller arranged in the housing, which is connected to the display device and the input device and which is communicatively coupled to an elevator controller of the elevator system, wherein the input device is configured to generate a destination call from a boarding floor to a single destination floor (L) permanently assigned to the elevator operating device; and wherein the controller is configured to actuate the display device in such a way that it displays the single destination floor (L) permanently assigned to the elevator operating device and is configured to confirm an elevator call input via the input device.

2 . Elevator operating device according to claim 1 , wherein the display device is configured to display information using electronic paper.

3 . Elevator operating device according to claim 1 , wherein the input device comprises a touchscreen.

4 . Elevator operating device according to claim 1 , further comprising a communication device connected to the controller, which can be connected to a power network that supplies the elevator system with electrical energy, wherein the communication device is configured to send and receive data from the elevator controller via the power network.

5 . Elevator operating device according to claim 1 , further comprising a lighting device connected to the controller, which activates the controller to confirm the elevator call.

6 . Elevator operating device according to claim 1 , further comprising a radio transceiver for communication with a communication device of a user of the elevator system, wherein the radio transceiver is connected to the controller.

7 . Elevator operating device according to claim 1 , further comprising an interface device connected to the controller, via which an external expansion module can be connected to the elevator operating device.

8 . Elevator system, in which a destination floor (L) desired by a user can be input on a floor (F 1 , F 2 ) of a building, the elevator system comprising an elevator controller, an elevator car, which can be moved from a first floor (L, F 1 , F 2 ) to a second floor (L, F 1 , F 2 ) when actuated by the elevator controller using a drive machine, and a number of elevator operating devices which are arranged on floors (F 1 , F 2 ) of the building and which are connected to the elevator controller; wherein
at least one first elevator operating device is configured to be permanently assigned to a single destination floor (L), so that an input of an elevator call on the first elevator operating device generates a destination call comprising data that specifies the floor (F 1 , F 2 ) on which the first elevator operating device is arranged as the boarding floor and the destination floor (L) which is permanently assigned to the first elevator operating device as the destination floor (L), wherein the first elevator operating device comprises a housing in which a display device, an input device, and a controller are arranged, wherein the controller is communicatively coupled to the elevator controller and configured to actuate the display device such that the display device displays the destination floor (L) which is permanently assigned to the first elevator operating device and configured to confirms the elevator call on the first elevator operating device after the elevator call is input using the input device.

9 . Elevator system according to claim 8 , wherein the first elevator operating device also has a communication device which is connected to the controller and is connected to a power network of the building that supplies the elevator system with electrical energy, wherein the communication device is configured to send and receive data from the elevator controller via the power network.

10 . Elevator system according to claim 9 , wherein a second elevator operating device is arranged on a floor (F 1 , F 2 ) and is permanently assigned to a single destination floor (L) which differs from the destination floor (L) assigned to the first elevator operating device.

11 . Elevator system according to claim 10 , wherein a communication device of the second elevator operating device is connected to the power network and is configured to send data to and receive data from the elevator controller via the power network.

12 . Elevator system according to claim 8 , wherein the first elevator operating device has an interface device which is connected to the controller and an expansion module, the expansion module being a housing which is arranged next to the housing of the first elevator operating device.

13 . Elevator system according to claim 12 , wherein the expansion module has a call input device having a keyboard or a touch-sensitive surface, on which a plurality of keys for inputting an elevator call can be displayed.

14 . Elevator system according to claim 8 , wherein the first elevator operating device also has a radio transceiver for communication with a communication device of the user, the radio transceiver also being connected to the controller.

15 . Method for operating an elevator system having an elevator operating device, wherein a call input device is configured to generate a destination call from a boarding floor to a single destination floor (L) permanently assigned to the elevator operating device, and wherein a display device of the elevator operating device arranged on one floor (F 1 , F 2 ) is activated by a controller of the elevator operating device, wherein the display device, upon actuation, displays the single destination floor (L), said method comprising:
detecting a signal via the controller which is generated when an elevator call is input on the call input device of the elevator operating device by a user; sending the detected signal by the controller according to a defined communication protocol to an elevator controller of the elevator system; registering the destination call by the elevator controller based on the signal transmitted in accordance with the communication protocol, the destination call comprising data that specify the floor (F 1 , F 2 ) on which the elevator operating device is arranged as the boarding floor and the destination floor (L) which is permanently assigned to the elevator operating device as the destination floor (L); determining an elevator car operating the destination call by the elevator controller; sending allocation information to the controller via the elevator controller, the allocation information indicating the elevator car operating the destination call; and actuating the display device using the controller in order to display an elevator indicator based on the allocation information.

16 . Method according to claim 15 , further comprising detecting a signal by the controller that is generated when a radio transceiver receives an elevator call from a communication device of the user.

Assignees

• Inventio Ag

Inventors

• Kappeler Markus

Classifications

• B66B2201/4653

  wherein the call is registered using portable devices · CPC title

• B66B2201/4638

  Wherein the call is registered without making physical contact with the elevator system · CPC title

• B66B2201/463

  Wherein the call is registered through physical contact with the elevator system · CPC title

• B66B2201/4615

  Wherein the destination is registered before boarding · CPC title

• B66B2201/103

  Destination call input before entering the elevator car · CPC title