EP2947033A1 - Status signaling method and system for an elevator apparatus and elevator apparatus comprising said system - Google Patents

Status signaling method and system for an elevator apparatus and elevator apparatus comprising said system Download PDF

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EP2947033A1
EP2947033A1 EP15382266.3A EP15382266A EP2947033A1 EP 2947033 A1 EP2947033 A1 EP 2947033A1 EP 15382266 A EP15382266 A EP 15382266A EP 2947033 A1 EP2947033 A1 EP 2947033A1
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Inge Isasa Gabilondo
Itsaso Gonzalez Ochoantesana
Pablo LASCURAIN AREITIOAURTENA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B3/00—Applications of devices for indicating or signalling operating conditions of elevators
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B3/00—Applications of devices for indicating or signalling operating conditions of elevators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B1/00—Control systems of elevators in general
    • B66B1/34—Details, e.g. call counting devices, data transmission from car to control system, devices giving information to the control system
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  • the present invention has an application in the elevator apparatus industry, and more specifically in the field of elevator apparatus signaling systems, which allow signaling to users different statuses of the elevator apparatus prior to the call action, which aids in its use and in the communication that the elevator apparatus makes with users.
  • each floor usually located on the frame of the door on the floor in the proximity of the call push-button of the elevator apparatus.
  • These signaling elements on the floor usually consist of lights which light up when a user calls the elevator apparatus, so that the user can know if the elevator apparatus has recorded the call.
  • a user located on the floor finds it difficult to know if the elevator apparatus is inoperative either because of a malfunction or because inspection and/or maintenance operations are being carried out. Said user also finds it difficult to know elevator apparatus availability at that time, for example if the cabin is empty or full, and in the latter case, if it is partially or completely full. Users located on the floor also find it difficult to know the level or degree of traffic as well as other statuses of the elevator apparatus, such as an energy-efficient mode, for example.
  • a first aspect of the present invention relates to a status signaling method for an elevator apparatus, which allows signaling, i.e., representing and showing the status of the elevator apparatus so that a user can make a decision concerning the use thereof prior to the call action, which allows considerable energy savings and rationalization as regards use thereof, preventing unnecessary wastes of time during transit as well as to improve and make the person-machine communication established between the elevator apparatus and its users human-like, such that use thereof is more appealing for users.
  • the elevator apparatus comprises:
  • the method comprises signaling a standby of the elevator apparatus, in which the elevator apparatus is operative but said at least one cabin is stopped and said at least one door is closed, by means of the emission, through said at least one signaling element, of a first signal having a intensity that is continuously variable between a maximum level and a minimum level.
  • the signaling system allows the user to know if the elevator is operative and furthermore available for being called, prior to actuating the call element, which can be a push-button panel that can be actuated by means of the user pushing it, or any other remote actuation element, such as, among others, a presence sensor or a digital call element, such as a card reader.
  • the call element can be a push-button panel that can be actuated by means of the user pushing it, or any other remote actuation element, such as, among others, a presence sensor or a digital call element, such as a card reader.
  • the fact that the first signal has a intensity that is continuously variable between a maximum level and a minimum level gives the elevator apparatus a human-like character in which when it is in said status, said signal simulates a breathing or pulsing status of the elevator apparatus, which aids in the use thereof by users as the elevator apparatus is portrayed as having artificial intelligence, breathing as if it were alive and reacting when called, for example when pushing a button.
  • the invention is constituted as a simple and low-cost solution.
  • At least one signaling element comprising a light signal emission element comprising a light signal emission space is contemplated.
  • said at least one signaling element can be located on a floor level.
  • At least one call element comprising a push-button element incorporating a signaling element in turn comprising a light signal emission element is contemplated.
  • At least one signaling element comprising a sound signal emission element is contemplated.
  • a breathing sound can be simulated with it, the system thereby signaling the status of the elevator apparatus for the blind, being able to consist of a purring sound, buzzing sound or quiet whisper.
  • Said second signal can be selected from:
  • all the signaling elements are blinking, i.e., pulsing or breathing, such that when a call element, which can be a push-button located on the floor, is actuated by the user, the signaling element located on said floor reacts by changing the emitted signal, such as, among other options, being completely lit up with a fixed or constant light or sound, whereas the remaining signaling elements located on other floors are maintained with the first signal, i.e., blinking or breathing, until another user calls the elevator on said floors.
  • the elevator apparatus being in standby, when a call element located on a first floor level is actuated, the possibility of at least one signaling element located on said first floor level beginning to emit a second signal until said at least one cabin moves and stops on said first floor level is likewise contemplated, where the second signal can be selected from:
  • Said space can be planar or have a certain three-dimensional shape, such as that of a spherical cap, for example.
  • the elevator apparatus is in an energy-efficient status, which it enters when a time t in which the elevator apparatus is in standby without any call element having been actuated has lapsed, going from the energy-efficient status to standby when a call element is actuated.
  • said at least one signaling element emits a periodic energy-efficient signal that can be selected from:
  • the user can thereby know prior to actuating the call element that the elevator apparatus is operating and that it has entered an energy-efficient, sleep, or stand-by status.
  • the elevator apparatus changes status, showing said information, for example by means of the change in the blinking or pulsing rate or frequency. Said information is likewise available for users located on other floors, who can be provided with information relating to the elevator apparatus being in an energy-efficient status and to it having been called on another floor by another user.
  • the variation in intensity between a maximum level and a minimum level of the first signal being periodic according to a first period is contemplated, where after the actuation of a call element located on a first floor level and prior to the stopping of said at least one cabin on said first floor level, a call element located on a second floor level is actuated, after which the signaling elements located on floor levels other than said first floor level and second floor level begin to emit a periodic third signal having a intensity that is continuously variable between the maximum and minimum levels of the first signal according to a third period different from the first period.
  • the blinking frequency or rate of the signal changes, thereby showing other users that the traffic to which the elevator apparatus is subjected is high, such that the waiting time may be greater, which allows users to make a decision about the use thereof, with the subsequent energy and time savings this entails, since the elevator is not called by a user who has no intention of waiting for long.
  • the pulsing frequency changes makes communication between apparatus and user human-like given that according to a preferred embodiment it corresponds to an increase in animal heart rate when excessive effort is performed, so for example a low pulsing rate range would correspond with a status in which the elevator is available and traffic is low, whereas a high pulsing rate range would correspond with a status in which the elevator has high occupancy and traffic is high.
  • use of intermediate modes for the third signal as regards frequency to show solicitation by a third user and others is contemplated. This solution is particularly useful in buildings in which there are groups of elevators that can have 6 or 8 elevators, as an indication of traffic for users.
  • the signaling elements located on all the floor levels, except the floor level towards which said at least one cabin is heading, beginning to emit the first signal once said at least one cabin has stopped on one of said first or second floor levels, and moves towards the other of said first floor level and second floor level, is contemplated.
  • the user therefore knows that the elevator has returned to a status in which it is available to respond first to said user's call.
  • At least one signaling element being located inside said at least one cabin is likewise contemplated. Particularly in glass elevators, this allows users located on the floor to likewise be provided with information about the status of the elevator apparatus prior to actuating a call element.
  • An inoperative status includes when maintenance operations are performed and also the case of a malfunction, i.e., the elevator does not work and does not respond to a call.
  • a second aspect of the invention relates to a status signaling system for an elevator apparatus.
  • the elevator apparatus comprises:
  • said at least one signaling element can emit a first signal having a intensity that is continuously variable between a maximum level and a minimum level when the elevator apparatus is in standby, in which it is operative but said at least one cabin is stopped and the doors are closed.
  • the system comprising any of the elements described above for the different possibilities contemplated in the signaling method of the invention is contemplated.
  • a third aspect of the invention relates to an elevator apparatus comprising a signaling system like the one described above. Applying the signaling system of the invention in a group of elevators is likewise contemplated.
  • the elevator apparatus comprises:
  • the method comprises signaling a standby of the elevator apparatus, in which the elevator apparatus is operative but the cabin (1) is stopped and the doors (5, 5', 5") are closed, by means of the emission, through signaling elements (3, 3', 3", 3"'), of a first signal (s 1 ) having a intensity that is continuously variable between a maximum level and a minimum level.
  • each signaling element (3, 3', 3", 3"') comprises a light signal emission element comprising a light signal emission space.
  • a signaling element (3, 3', 3") located on each floor level (2, 2', 2") and a signaling element (3"') located inside the cabin (1).
  • the call elements (4, 4', 4") comprise a push-button element incorporating a signaling element (3, 3', 3") in turn comprising a light signal emission element.
  • the signaling element (3) located on said first floor level (2) begins to emit a second signal (s 2 ) until the cabin (1) moves and stops on said first floor level (2).
  • the second signal (s 2 ) can be selected from:
  • the signaling element (3"') located inside the cabin (1) goes from emitting the first signal (s 1 ) to emitting a signal having a fixed intensity, such that it serves as light for the cabin (1).
  • each call element (4, 4', 4") comprises a push-button element incorporating a signaling element (3, 3', 3") that can emit light signals.
  • the second signal (s 2 ) is variably and progressively distributed in a light signal emission space, consisting of a ring externally concentric to the call element, over a specific time.
  • the perimeter of the light signal emission space fills up proportionally with respect to the waiting time, as depicted by the sequence of views a)-c).
  • said emission space can be circular, coinciding with the push-button element itself, such that said space can be gradually filled up in an upward vertical direction.
  • the variation in intensity between a maximum level and a minimum level of the first signal (s 1 ) is periodic according to a first period (T 1 ), where prior to the standby, the elevator apparatus is in an energy-efficient status, which it enters when a time t in which the elevator apparatus is in standby without any call element (4, 4', 4") having been actuated has lapsed, going from the energy-efficient status to standby when a call element (4, 4', 4") is actuated.
  • the signaling elements (3, 3', 3", 3"') emit a periodic energy-efficient signal (s 0 ) that can be selected from:
  • a preferred embodiment of said first period (T 1 ) can be a normal human adult breathing rate, i.e., simulating 12 to 20 breaths or blinks per minute.
  • FIG. 1 View c) of Figures 1 and 2 depicts a sequence in which the variation in intensity between a maximum level and a minimum level of the first signal (s 1 ) is periodic according to a first period (T 1 ), where after the actuation of a call element (4) located on a first floor level (2) and prior to the stopping of the cabin (1) on said first floor level (2), a call element (4') located on a second floor level (2') is actuated, after which the signaling elements (3") located on floor levels (4") other than said first floor level (4) and second floor level (4') begin to emit a periodic third signal (s 3 ) having a intensity that is continuously variable between the maximum and minimum levels of the first signal (s 1 ) according to a third period (T 3 ) less than the first period (T 1 ).
  • the signaling element (3"') located inside the cabin (1) continues to emit a signal having a fixed intensity.
  • the signaling element (3"') located inside the cabin (1) continues to emit a signal having a fixed intensity.
  • No signaling element (3, 3', 3", 3"') emits a signal when the elevator apparatus is inoperative.
  • the elevator apparatus comprises:
  • the signaling elements (3, 3', 3", 3"') can emit a first signal (s 1 ) having a intensity that is continuously variable between a maximum level and a minimum level when the elevator apparatus is in standby, in which it is operative but the cabin (1) is stopped and the doors (5, 5', 5") are closed.
  • the system comprising the controlling modules, CPUs, for operating the different statuses of the elevator apparatus, as well as the corresponding LED circuits necessary for the signaling elements (3, 3', 3", 3"'), is contemplated.
  • the elevator is called by a second user (A") located on another floor, such that the signaling elements (3, 3') of the floors on which the elevator has been called emit the second signal (s 2 ), and the remaining signaling elements (3") emit a third signal (s 3 ) having a higher frequency, which indicates that the status of the elevator apparatus is the high traffic status.
  • the cabin (1) is heading towards the first user (A') after having picked up the second user (A"), such that the situation is similar to that of view b).
  • views b), c), and d) correspond with those of Figure 1 , whereas the initial view a) and final view e) of the sequence depict an energy-efficient status.
  • the invention contemplates that the situation between the situations of views d) and e) of Figure 2 is the one depicted in view a) of Figure 1 , and after a certain predetermined time has lapsed, it contemplates proceeding to situation e) of Figure 2 .

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