Controlling an elevator installation using a disadvantage parameter or a disability indicator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9738489-B2
Application number	US-201414566882-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2014
Priority date	Jul 31, 2008
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

A method of controlling an elevator installation with several elevator cages per elevator shaft, wherein a destination call to a desired destination story is actuated on a call input story by at least one passenger and at least one most favorable call allocation for transport of the passenger by the elevator cage from a start story to a destination story, is determined for the destination call by at least one destination call control. If at least one disadvantage parameter is set, at least one disadvantage-free call allocation for transport of the passenger by the elevator cage from a start story to a destination story is determined by the destination call control, in which it is possible the start story and call input story or the destination story and desired destination correspond.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An elevator destination call control unit configured to generate destination call information for a passenger of an elevator installation, the elevator installation comprising multiple cages and at least one shaft, the destination call information comprising a start story and an actual destination story, the destination call information being based on a desired destination story indicator, an input story indicator and whether a passenger disability indicator is associated with the passenger;
wherein when the passenger disability indicator is associated with the passenger, the elevator destination call control unit determines that the actual destination story is the same as a desired destination story indicated by the desired destination story indicator; and
when the passenger disability indicator is not associated with the passenger, the elevator destination call control unit determines that the actual destination story differs from a desired destination story indicated by the desired destination story indicator by at least one story.

2. The elevator destination call control unit of claim 1 , wherein when the passenger disability indicator is associated with the passenger the start story is the same as an input story indicated by the input story indicator.

3. The elevator destination call control unit of claim 1 , wherein when the passenger disability indicator is not associated with the passenger the start story differs from an input story indicated by the input story indicator.

4. The elevator destination call control unit of claim 1 , the destination call information being further based on a building profile.

5. The elevator destination call control unit of claim 1 , the destination call information being further based on a situation-specific parameter.

6. An elevator operation method comprising:
receiving a destination call request for an elevator installation for at least one passenger, the elevator installation comprising at least two elevator cages, the destination call request indicating a desired destination floor;
as a result of determining that a disadvantage parameter is associated with the at least one passenger, generating call control signals for at least one of the at least two elevator cages to transport the at least one passenger in one of the at least two elevator cages to the desired destination floor; and
as a result of determining that the disadvantage parameter is not associated with the at least one passenger, generating call control signals for at least one of the at least two elevator cages to transport the at least one passenger in one of the at least two elevator cages to a destination floor that is not the desired destination floor.

7. The elevator operation method of claim 6 further comprising when the disadvantage parameter is associated with the at least one passenger, generating call control signals for the at least one of the at least two elevator cages to pick up the at least one passenger at a floor that is the same as an input story indicated by the call request.

8. The elevator operation method of claim 6 further comprising when the disadvantage parameter is not associated with the at least one passenger, generating call control signals for the at least one of the at least two elevator cages to pick up the at least one passenger at a floor that is different from an input story indicated by the call request.

9. The elevator operation method of claim 6 , wherein the at least elevator cages form a double elevator cage.

10. The elevator operation method of claim 6 , wherein the disadvantage parameter comprises an indication of one or more passenger disabilities.

11. The elevator operation method of claim 6 , wherein the disadvantage parameter indicates one or more handicap aids used by the first at least one passenger.

12. The elevator operation method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more handicap aids comprise a crutch or a guide stick.

13. An elevator installation system, comprising:
at least two elevator cages;
a control unit, receiving a destination call request for at least one passenger, the destination call request indicating a desired destination floor, wherein:
when said control unit determines that a disadvantage parameter is associated with the at least one passenger, said control unit generates control signals for at least one of said at least two elevator cages to transport the at least one passenger in one of said at least two elevator cages to the desired destination floor; and
when said control unit determines that the disadvantage parameter is not associated with the at least one passenger, said call control unit generates call control signals for at least one of said at least two elevator cages to transport the at least one passenger in one of said at least two elevator cages to a destination floor that is not the desired destination floor.

14. The elevator installation system of claim 13 , wherein the control unit is further configured such that when the disadvantage parameter is associated with the at least one passenger, the control unit generates call control signals for the at least one of the at least two elevator cages to pick up the at least one passenger at a floor that is the same as an input story indicated by the call request.

15. The elevator installation system of claim 13 , wherein the control unit is further configured such that when the disadvantage parameter is not associated with the at least one passenger, the control unit generates call control signals for the at least one of the at least two elevator cages to pick up the at least one passenger at a floor that is different from an input story indicated by the call request.

16. The elevator installation system of claim 13 , wherein the at least two elevator cages form a double elevator cage.

17. The elevator installation system of claim 13 , wherein the disadvantage parameter comprises an indication of one or more passenger disabilities.

18. The elevator installation system of claim 13 , wherein the disadvantage parameter indicates one or more handicap aids used by the first at least one passenger.

19. The elevator installation system of claim 18 , wherein the one or more handicap aids comprise a crutch or a guide stick.

Assignees

• Inventio Ag

Inventors

• Finschi Lukas

Classifications

• B66B2201/405

  by input of special passenger or passenger group · CPC title

• Y10S187/901

  Control modified for use by disabled individual · CPC title

• B66B1/3415

  Control system configuration and the data transmission or communication within the control system · CPC title

• B66B1/2408

  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

• B66B2201/306

  Multi-deck elevator cars · CPC title