Elevator group control with destination control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016016755-A1
Application number	US-201514870590-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 30, 2015
Priority date	Apr 5, 2013
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The invention refers to a group control of an elevator group comprising several elevators, which group control comprises a destination control system with at least one destination call panel for issuing a first destination call by inputting a first destination floor whereupon the destination control system allocates said first destination call to a first elevator of said elevator group. The destination call panel has a link actuator, which, upon activation, initiates the destination control system to receive at least a second destination call with a second destination floor and/or departure floor, which second destination call is also allocated to said first elevator by the destination control system. By this measure passengers with different departure and/or destination floors can travel with the same elevator.

First claim

1 . Group control of an elevator group comprising several elevators, which group control comprises a destination control system with at least one destination call panel for issuing a first destination call by inputting a first destination floor whereupon the destination control system allocates said first destination call to a first elevator of said elevator group, characterized in that the destination call panel has a link actuator, which, upon activation, initiates the destination control system to receive at least a second destination call with a second destination floor and/or departure floor, which second destination call is also allocated to said first elevator.

2 . Group control of claim 1 , wherein the link actuator comprises at least one push button in the destination call panel.

3 . Group control of claim 2 , wherein the link actuator comprises a “AND”-button initiating the destination control system to receive a second destination call with a second destination floor.

4 . Group control of claim 2 , wherein the link actuator comprises a “JOIN”-button initiating the destination control system to receive a second destination call with a different departure floor.

5 . Group control of claim 4 , wherein the “JOIN”-button initiates the destination control system to receive a second destination floor with the second destination call.

6 . Group control according to claim 1 , wherein the destination call panel is provided as a software based application on a mobile device which is in bidirectional wireless communication with the destination control system.

7 . Group control of claim 6 , wherein the destination control system is configured to issue a reallocation-message to the mobile device.

8 . Group control according to claim 1 , wherein each destination call comprises identification data (ID) of the passenger, and wherein the destination call panel comprises an input means for the ID whereby the actuation of the link actuator initiates the destination control system to enable the input of at least one second ID and a correlated second departure/destination floor.

9 . Group control according to claim 8 , wherein the input means comprises a wireless ID-tag reader.

10 . Group control according to claim 1 , wherein the destination control system comprises a clock circuit for terminating the input of a destination call or of linked destination calls if no further input is received from the destination call panel within a certain time period.

11 . Elevator group having a group control according to claim 1 .

12 . Method for allocating landing calls in a destination control system of an elevator group comprising several elevators, in which method a first destination call is issued to the destination control system of the elevator group by inputting a first destination floor into a destination call panel, whereupon said first destination call is allocated to a first elevator of the elevator group, in which method a link actuator is provided in said destination call panel, whereby the activation of the link actuator allows the issuing of at least one second destination call with a second destination floor and/or a second departure floor, which second destination call is also allocated to the first elevator.

13 . Method according to claim 12 , wherein after the issuing of the second destination call the destination control system checks if any further destination call has been issued from the second destination floor to the first destination floor, and if the result is positive this further destination call is re-allocated to the first elevator.

14 . Method according to claim 13 , wherein a re-allocation message is signaled to the passenger who has input the further destination call.

15 . Method according to claim 12 wherein an ID is input with each destination call, whereby the activation of the link actuator enables the destination control system to input at least a further ID.

Assignees

• Hanninen Ari
• Kuoppala Hannu
• Aberg Janne
• Leppaaho Riku
• Kone Corp

Inventors

• Hanninen Ari
• Kuoppala Hannu
• Aberg Janne
• Leppaaho Riku

Classifications

• B66B2201/104

  Call input for a preferential elevator car or indicating a special request · CPC title

• B66B2201/103

  Destination call input before entering the elevator car · CPC title

• B66B2201/4615

  Wherein the destination is registered before boarding · CPC title

• B66B1/468

  Call registering systems · CPC title

• B66B1/2408 Primary

  where the allocation of a call to an elevator car is of importance, i.e. by means of a supervisory or group controller · CPC title