Managing elevator call assignments in response to elevator door reversals

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021284486-A1
Application number	US-202016953840-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 20, 2020
Priority date	Mar 14, 2020
Publication date	Sep 16, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method of processing elevator calls in an elevator system. The method includes counting a number of elevator door reversals at an elevator car; comparing the number of elevator door reversals to an elevator door reversal threshold; upon the number of elevator door reversals exceeding the elevator door reversal threshold, reassigning at least one elevator call for the elevator car to one or more second elevator cars.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of processing elevator calls in an elevator system, the method comprising:
counting a number of elevator door reversals at an elevator car; comparing the number of elevator door reversals to an elevator door reversal threshold; upon the number of elevator door reversals exceeding the elevator door reversal threshold, reassigning at least one elevator call for the elevator car to one or more second elevator cars.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting a peak mode of the elevator system; wherein the counting the number of elevator door reversals occurs only during the peak mode.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the reassigning at least one elevator call for the elevator car to one or more second elevator cars comprises reassigning elevator calls for the elevator car within N floors of the elevator car.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
resetting the number of elevator door reversals to zero upon the elevator car traveling the N floors.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
resetting the number of elevator door reversals to zero upon the elevator car completing a run of the elevator car.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the elevator door reversal threshold is a count of door reversals.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the elevator door reversal threshold is a count of door reversals per time.

8 . An elevator system comprising:
an elevator controller configured to perform: counting a number of elevator door reversals at an elevator car; comparing the number of elevator door reversals to an elevator door reversal threshold; upon the number of elevator door reversals exceeding the elevator door reversal threshold, reassigning at least one elevator call for the elevator car to one or more second elevator cars.

9 . The elevator system of claim 8 , wherein the elevator controller is further configured to perform:
detecting a peak mode of the elevator system; wherein the counting the number of elevator door reversals occurs only during the peak mode.

10 . The elevator system of claim 8 , wherein:
the reassigning at least one elevator call for the elevator car to one or more second elevator cars comprises reassigning elevator calls for the elevator car within N floors of the elevator car.

11 . The elevator system of claim 10 , wherein the elevator controller is further configured to perform:
resetting the number of elevator door reversals to zero upon the elevator car traveling the N floors.

12 . The elevator system of claim 8 , wherein the elevator controller is further configured to perform:
resetting the number of elevator door reversals to zero upon the elevator car completing a run of the elevator car.

13 . The elevator system of claim 8 , wherein the elevator door reversal threshold is a count of door reversals.

14 . The elevator system of claim 8 , wherein the elevator door reversal threshold is a count of door reversals per time.

15 . A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
counting a number of elevator door reversals at an elevator car during a run of the elevator car; comparing the number of elevator door reversals to an elevator door reversal threshold; upon the number of elevator door reversals exceeding the elevator door reversal threshold, reassigning at least one elevator call for the elevator car to one or more second elevator cars.

Assignees

• Otis Elevator Co

Inventors

• Singaraju Ravikiran
• Archibald Daniel P

Classifications

• B66B5/0012

  Devices monitoring the users of the elevator system · CPC title

• B66B1/3423

  Control system configuration, i.e. lay-out · CPC title

• B66B5/0018

  Devices monitoring the operating condition of the elevator system · CPC title

• B66B13/02 Primary

  Door or gate operation (of general application E05F) · CPC title

• B66B2201/20

  Details of the evaluation method for the allocation of a call to an elevator car · CPC title