JP2001209784A - System for supporting elevator design specification decision - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately and quickly select and decide a design specification for an elevator among various design specifications (color) in an interactive manner. SOLUTION: When an item to which the color of a menu 306 of a display picture, e.g. a 'wall' is clicked, a window 401 having the names of many selectable colors and their color samples is opened. When a user clicks and selects one among the color samples displayed within the window 401, the selected color is reflected on the wall of a platform displayed as a design sample. When the user clicks a closing button 402 in the window 401, the window 401 is closed and the display picture shown in the diagram 3 is returned. Desired colors can be allocated to the platform constituting the elevator and each part in a container by selecting an item such as a jamb 302 and a platform door and performing selection of colors as shown above.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator design specification determination support system for selecting and determining an elevator design specification, and in particular, to extract a product specification desired by a customer and to optimize the product specification desired by the customer. The present invention relates to an elevator design specification determination support system capable of selecting a matching product specification from a variety of product specifications prepared by a manufacturer to determine a final specification.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, elevator manufacturers prepare a wide variety of product specifications in order to quickly respond to various customer requests. These product specifications are classified into categories such as use, function, and design, and are presented to customers through catalogs and the like. The customer selects the catalog that satisfies his requirements. However, design specifications, including color schemes, are so many combinations that it is not possible to list them all in the catalog, or even if all of them can be listed in the catalog, the customer must select one of them correctly. Was difficult.

[0003]

In recent years, products desired by customers have become increasingly diversified and individualized. This tendency is particularly noticeable in the design of products. Customers want products with special designs that meet their needs.

However, the design specifications of the elevator are as follows.
It cannot be determined simply by design specifications, but requires harmony with other installation environments and related equipment. In determining the design specifications of the elevator, it is necessary to harmonize with the installation environment of the building, such as the use of a hotel or office, the interior, and the like. In such a case, if the design specification is simply determined only by the design information of the elevator, it may be necessary to change the design later because the design is not in harmony with the building.

[0005] In addition, when a person compares and examines designs, it is fundamental to compare and examine a pair of candidate designs, that is, to choose between two alternatives. On the other hand, letting the customer extract one of the desired designs from many designs causes transitions and hesitation, which takes a lot of time and makes it painful to make choices. Or let me do that. In addition, they make mistakes. In addition, when presenting the design on the display,
It is difficult to display a large number of design specifications recognizable by customers on the limited display range. on the other hand,
It is not always easy to determine whether a single design is good or bad, because there is no comparison object. Therefore, it takes a lot of time to make a decision, and ambiguity may remain in the decision.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator design specification determination support system capable of selecting and determining a design specification that satisfies a customer's request from a variety of design specifications in an interactive manner accurately and quickly.

[0007]

According to the present invention, information of various colors and equipment to be used for each part constituting an elevator is provided, and an elevator design specification decision support system for designing an elevator on a display screen is provided. In, means for displaying as an image information the state of the part of the elevator side constituting the elevator and the interior of the car,
Means for selectively displaying the name of each part to be designed which constitutes the elevator; means for selecting the name of each part to be designed; information on various colors and equipment usable for the selected part Is displayed in a selectable manner, and means for reflecting the selected color and equipment in the image information.

[0008] The object is that each part of the elevator to be designed is a wall on the landing side, another part on the landing side, and each part in a car, and these parts are predetermined. When the color and the equipment for the selected place are selected in order and the color for the next selected place and the equipment are recommended colors, one or more of the equipment are selected as other selectable colors. By providing a means for displaying so that it can be distinguished from the equipment, various colors available for the selected part, information of the equipment, various colors other than the information normally displayed, equipment This is achieved by selectively having the information of

Further, the object of the present invention is to provide an elevator design specification decision support system for providing information on various colors and equipment used in various parts constituting an elevator and designing the elevator on a display screen. A means for displaying a list of the names of the parts to be designed, various colors available for each part to be designed, and information on the equipment in a single screen,
Means for displaying the state of the interior of the car and the place on the landing side of the elevator in the image information, the various colors, a color selected from the information of the equipment, means for reflecting the equipment, and This is attained by the configuration of the display screen displayed as the list being similar to the layout of the printed sample book.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of an elevator design specification determination support system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator design specification decision support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, 21 is an input device, 22 is a keyboard, 23 is a mouse, 24 is a scanner, 100 is a processing device, 101 is a CPU, 102 is a main memory, 1
03 is a frame memory (image memory).

An elevator design specification determination support system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a processing device 100, an external storage device 80, an input device 21, a display (display device) 31, and a printer 32. ing. The processing device 100 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 101 that executes calculations, controls, and the like, a main memory 102, and a frame buffer (image memory) 1 that stores image data.
03. The CPU 101 executes a program loaded into the main memory 102 to execute various functions described below. In the main memory 102,
In addition to the program, a selection instruction for data input from the external storage device 80, a processing result, and the like are provisionally stored. The frame buffer (image memory) 103 stores image data displayed on the display 31.

As the input device 21, a keyboard 22 and a mouse 23, and an image scanner (hereinafter simply referred to as a scanner) 24 are prepared. The keyboard 22 and the mouse 23 are used to input characters such as characters, commands, position designations, selection instructions, and the like. The scanner 24 is used for taking in a design image or the like. The display 31 has two to four which can be easily identified by a human.
An image image or a design image is displayed in the range. Further, when the display screen is set on a table, the size of the display screen is 14 inches to 2 inches, at which the displayed images can be compared and identified.
1 inch is recommended. In the case of a business talk with a plurality of customers 3 such as a show room or the like, the display 31 is provided with two large screens of about 70 inches. As the display 31, for example, a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, or the like, a projection display, a multi-screen display, or the like can be used.

The printer 32 outputs the determined design specifications and the like. It also outputs a hard copy of the design image. Considering the output of the design image, the printer 32
Is preferably a color printer. As an output device, a sound reproducing device can be additionally provided. As a result, the explanation of the design and the like can be made not by the salesperson but by the audio explanation prepared in advance. In addition, the operation of the system can be described by the acoustic device. For example, an operation procedure, a description of a keyword of an image, a description of a displayed design, and the like can be performed by voice. Also, with explanation, or
Apart from the explanation, you can play appropriate background music. The activation of the reproduction of these sounds and the like can be performed by pointing, for example, with the mouse 23 to an area where an object requiring explanation is displayed on a screen where the reproduction is required. I just need.

As the external storage device 80, for example, a magnetic disk device, an optical disk device, a magneto-optical disk device or the like can be used. In this external storage device 80,
An area for storing an operation program of the CPU 101 of the processing apparatus 100, an image file, a design file,
An area constituting the dimensional model file is provided. The external storage device 80 stores two-dimensional image data and three-dimensional model data. These data are generated by an external system and fetched from the scanner 24, a communication device (not shown), or the like. Thus, it can be stored in the external storage device 80. Note that these data may be created in the system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Although an embodiment of the present invention is not shown,
A device for taking in two-dimensional image data and three-dimensional model data can be connected. For example, a communication device for receiving data online, an information device for reading data from a recording medium such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and a card memory can be connected. Examples of this type of information device include a floppy disk device, a compact disk device, a laser disk device, a card reader, a video tape deck, and an electronic camera.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an operation for determining an elevator design according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 to 17 are diagrams for explaining examples of display screens displayed according to the operation. In FIG. 3 to FIG.
1 is a wall, 302 is a three-sided frame, 303 is a landing door, 304 is a curtain plate, 305 is a tag, 306 is a menu, 307 is a color sample book button, 308 is a detail display button, 309 is a read button, 401, 501, 114 , 131 are windows, 402, 505, and 164 are close buttons, 502 is a mark, 503 and 115 are next buttons, 111 is a car side plate and car door, 112 is a car ceiling, 113 is a car floor, and 161.
Is a review button, 162 is a print button, and 163 is a save button. Hereinafter, the processing operation for determining the design of the elevator will be described with reference to the flow shown in FIG. 2 and the display screen examples shown in FIGS. The example described here is an example in which the design (mainly color) of each part on the elevator landing side and the design (mainly color) of each part in the car are determined.

(1) When the power of the system of the present invention described with reference to FIG. 1 is turned on, first, as shown in FIG. 3, an image of a landing side design example in which the name is displayed on a tag 305 as an initial screen. Is displayed on the right side of the screen.
In this embodiment, as a design on the landing side,
Wall 301, three-sided frame 302, landing door 303, curtain plate 304
And the colors to be given to each of the car side plates including the car door, the car floor, and the lighting equipment for the car ceiling as the design in the car. Further, in the example of the landing-side design on the initial screen, a color based on a default value given in advance at the start is given. Further, on the left side of the display screen, a menu 306 of an item indicating a name of a part for determining a color to be arranged or the like is displayed so as to be selectable, and the color arranged in the part is displayed together with the name of the color. ing. By selecting the tag 305 displayed as "in the car" on this screen, the state of the inside of the car given the color by the default value is displayed. Further, a color sample book button 307, a detail display button 308, and a read button 309 are displayed below the display screen. The detail display button 308, when operated in the course of design determination, displays the status of the landing and the status of the car based on the information of the color selected by the previous operation.
The read button 309 is used to read a design decision file that has been tried up to the previous time and to display it (step 201).

(2) On the display screen shown in FIG.
The user clicks the item “wall” in the menu 306 to select and determine the color 01. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, a window 401 having the names of many selectable colors and their color samples is opened. In the illustrated example of the window 401, a yellow color sample is displayed as an option, but by clicking one of the color sample book buttons 307, a color sample of another system is displayed in the window 401. (Step 20)
2, 203).

(3) When the user clicks and selects one of the color samples displayed in the window 401, the selected color is reflected on the landing wall displayed as a design example. The color selection, which is the operation here, can be performed any number of times, and each time the selection is made, the selected color is reflected on the landing wall displayed as a design example (steps 204 and 205).

(4) After the color of the landing wall is determined by the above-described operation, when the user clicks the close button 402 in the window 401, the window 401 closes and returns to the display screen shown in FIG. 3 (step). 206, 20
7).

(5) By returning to the process from step 202 and repeating the operation up to step 207, the user sequentially selects each item and determines the design of each part of the elevator in the same manner as described above. (Step 208).

(6) Hereinafter, referring only to the display screen example,
The operation of selecting and determining a design for another item will be described. When the item “three-sided frame” of the menu 306 on the display screen shown in FIG. 3 is clicked, as shown in FIG.
A window 501 is opened with a number of selectable color names and color samples to be arranged in the area 501. This window 501
A mark 502 indicating the color name is given at the head of the color name displayed in the box, but the color name of the three-sided frame that best matches the color arranged on the wall 303 that has already been determined. One or more of the indicated marks 502 are displayed in a different color or the like from the marks corresponding to other colors. Alternatively, a mark 502 indicating a plurality of color names may be given a different color from the others to indicate the priority of the color recommended for the color. Thus, the user can know what color should be arranged for the color of the three-sided frame to achieve harmony with the color of the wall.

(7) In addition, the user operates the window 501
When the user wants to know the detailed information of the color including the color displayed in the window 501, the user clicks the next button 503 displayed in the lower right part of the window 501. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, a window 504 of detailed color information is opened adjacent to the window 501, and the user can open the window 50.
A desired color can be selected from 1,504 and added to the three-sided frame 302.

(8) FIGS. 7 and 8 show examples of display screens when the color of the landing door 303 is selected and determined. FIGS. 9 and 10 show that the color of the curtain plate 304 is selected and determined. Shows a display screen example in the case where the user operates the three-sided frame 302 described above.
In the same manner as in the case of selecting and determining the color to be applied to the user, a desired color can be applied to these.

(9) With the above-described operations, the platform design (color scheme) can be determined. Next, the user selects the item “car side plate / car door” in the menu 306 on the display screen shown in FIG. Click "". Thereby, as shown in FIG. 11, the design example on the landing side in the initial screen in the display screen becomes an image of the design example displaying the situation inside the car, and the color name to be arranged on the car side plate / car door 111 and A window 114 with a color sample is opened. The user can select a color to be arranged on the car side plate / car door 111 from the color sample displayed in the window 114. However, when the user wants to select a color including other colors as options, the user can select a color from the window. Next button 115 displayed in the lower right part of 114 is clicked. As a result, as shown in FIG. 12, a window 116 of a color sample of another color is opened adjacent to the window 114, and the user selects a desired color from the windows 114 and 116, and It can be provided to the car door 111.

(10) Next, the user clicks the item “car ceiling” in the menu 306 on the display screen shown in FIG.
Thereby, as shown in FIG. 13, a window 131 having a model number and an image of a plurality of lighting fixtures that can be provided on the car ceiling 112 is opened. The user can select a fixture to be placed on the car ceiling 112 from the image of the lighting fixture displayed in the window 131.

(11) FIG. 14 and FIG.
Shows a display screen example when selecting and determining the color of
The user can give a desired color to the car floor in the same manner as in the case of selecting and determining the color to be given to the car side plate / car door 111 described above.

(12) By the above operation, the selection and determination of the color and the equipment to be given to each part of the elevator are completed. Here, when the detailed display button 308 described on the display screen of FIG. 3 is clicked, As shown in FIG. 16, the elevator landing and the status inside the car according to the design such as the color scheme selected and determined by the above-described operations are displayed. This display screen has a review, print,
Save and close buttons 161 to 164 are displayed.
By clicking the review button 601, all the operations described above can be performed again, and by clicking the print button 602, the elevator having the color scheme or the like selected and determined by the above operations can be clicked. The landing and the situation inside the car can be printed. Further, if the save button 603 is clicked, the design data such as the color scheme selected / determined by the above-described operations can be saved, and if the close button 604 is clicked, all the processes can be ended ( Step 209
To 212).

(13) FIG. 17 shows a screen example when the read button 309 described with reference to FIG. 3 is clicked. When the read button 309 is clicked,
The file of the design example created by the previous operation is test
A window 171 displayed as 1 to test4 or the like is opened, and by selecting and opening one of the files, the color scheme reflecting the design based on the data stored in the selected file in the display screen shown in FIG. Elevator design example is displayed.

The operation for determining the design of the elevator according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps: the wall 301, the three-sided frame 302, the landing door 303, and the curtain 3
04 is determined in this order.
The car side plate 1 including the car door as the design in the car
The color given to the car 11, the lighting fixture 112 on the car ceiling, and the color given to the car floor 113 are determined in this order. In such a determination procedure, when designing each part of the elevator, the color to be allocated is determined from the large part that determines the whole, etc. It is possible to recommend a color having harmony with the color determined by the operation from the system, and it is possible to reduce the load for the user to make a design decision. For this reason, the above-described determination procedure according to the embodiment of the present invention can prevent a case where a user is not an expert in elevator design and design from performing a design far from common sense. . In this case, at least the color of the landing wall may be determined first. Of course, the procedure of the determination is not restricted to the above-mentioned one, and the menu 3 in the screen example of FIG.
Items can be selected in any order from 06 and the design for the item can be determined.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining another example of the operation for determining the design of the elevator according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 19 is an example of a display screen for the operation based on the flow shown in FIG. Hereinafter, this example will be described. In this example, the user designs an elevator,
If you're a design expert or an advanced person,
The design can be determined efficiently.

(1) When the power of the system of the present invention described with reference to FIG. 1 is turned on, an initial screen as already described with reference to FIG. 3 is opened. In this operation, the user clicks the color sample book button 307 instead of selecting an item in the menu 306 as described above (steps 181 and 182).

(2) By clicking the color sample book button 307, a large window having options in the color sample mode as shown in FIG. 19 is displayed. In the example of the display screen shown in FIG. 19, the menu 201 displays, at the top of the window, the item of the name of the part that determines the color of each part of the elevator, the name of the color given as the default value, and the like. In addition, a name of a color and a color sample that can be selected for each item, a model number of a lighting fixture and its image for a car ceiling, and a close button 202 at the bottom of the window are displayed. The content of the color sample displayed here is similar to the layout of the color sample book printed and provided on a medium such as paper (step 183).

(3) The user clicks and selects options such as items, colors, and the like in the window in an arbitrary order.
The color of each part of the elevator, lighting equipment, etc. are selected and determined.
Whether or not a selection has been made is displayed by, for example, blinking of the selected portion in the window, and the result of the selection is reflected in the elevator image on the screen shown in FIG. 3 hidden under the displayed window. (Step 18
4, 185).

(4) When the close button 202 is clicked after the selection of the colors and the like of each part of the elevator is completed, the window is closed and the display returns to the display screen shown in FIG. 3 with the selected result reflected (step). 186, 18
7).

(5) By the above operation, the selection and determination of the color and the equipment to be given to each part of the elevator are completed. Subsequent operations are performed in step 2 described with reference to FIG.
09 to 213, and the detail display button 30
By clicking the button 8, as shown in FIG. 16, it is possible to display the elevator landing and the state of the car in the design of the color scheme and the like selected and determined by the above-described operation, and review the display. , Print, save, and close buttons 161 to 164 can execute the functions of the buttons (steps 188 to 19).
1).

In the above-described example, similarly to the case described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. 2, when the displayed color and equipment for the elevator section are selected in a predetermined order, the next selection is made. With respect to the color and the equipment for the designated portion, one or more of the recommended color and the equipment can be displayed so as to be distinguishable from other selectable colors and the equipment.

According to the above-described example, when the user is an elevator designer, a design expert, or an inexperienced person, the design can be efficiently determined while looking at only one screen.

Although the above-described embodiment of the present invention has been described as giving a desired color to the landing of an elevator, a wall in a car, and the like, the present invention is not limited to giving a color, but also the shape of the landing button, Items and options available for determining the design of the equipment such as the shape of the operation panel in the car and the shape of the door can be arbitrarily set and used.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the colors and the like displayed on the display are selected and assigned to each part of the elevator, so that the situation is reflected on an image image showing the design of the elevator. Therefore, the customer or user can determine a desired design while viewing the image image reflecting the selected color. As a result, the customer or user can interactively select and determine a design specification that satisfies his or her requirements from a wide variety of design specifications in real time with an accurate and simple operation.

[0042]

As described above, according to the present invention, an elevator design specification that satisfies customer requirements is accurately and quickly selected and determined from a wide variety of design specifications (colors) in an interactive manner. can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an elevator design specification determination support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation for determining an elevator design according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation.

FIG. 4 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation.

FIG. 5 is a diagram (part 3) illustrating an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation.

FIG. 6 is a diagram (part 4) illustrating an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation.

FIG. 7 is a diagram (part 5) illustrating an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation.

FIG. 8 is a diagram (part 6) illustrating an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation.

FIG. 9 is a diagram (part 7) illustrating an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation.

FIG. 10 is a view (No. 8) illustrating an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation.

FIG. 11 is a diagram (No. 9) explaining an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation.

FIG. 12 is a diagram (part 10) illustrating an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation.

FIG. 13 is a view (No. 11) explaining an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation;

FIG. 14 is a diagram (part 12) illustrating an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation.

FIG. 15 is a diagram (part 13) illustrating an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation.

FIG. 16 is a view (No. 14) explaining an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation;

FIG. 17 is a view (No. 15) explaining an example of a display screen displayed according to an operation;

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating another example of the operation for determining the design of the elevator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

19 is an example of a display screen for an operation based on the flow shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 processing device 101 CPU 102 main memory 103 frame memory (image memory) 21 input device 22 keyboard 23 mouse 24 scanner 301 wall 302 three-sided frame 303 landing door 304 curtain plate 305 tag 306 menu 307 color sample book button 308 detailed display button 309 read Button 401, 501, 114, 131 Window 402, 505, 164 Close button 502 Mark 503, 115 Next button 111 Car side plate / door 112 Car ceiling 113 Car floor 161 Review button 162 Print button 163 Save button

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shotaro Tamayama 1-280 Higashi Koigakubo, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo F-term in Hitachi, Ltd. Design Research Laboratory (reference) 3F305 DA00 5B046 AA07 BA04 FA06 GA01 GA02 HA05 JA04 5B050 AA04 CA07 EA19 FA02 FA03 FA09 FA12 FA13

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An elevator design specification support system that provides information on various colors and equipment used in each part of an elevator and that designs an elevator on a display screen. Means for displaying the state of the place and the inside of the car as image information, means for selectively displaying the name of each part to be designed constituting the elevator, and means for selecting the name of each part to be designed. An elevator, comprising: means for selectively displaying information on various colors and equipment usable in a selected section; and means for reflecting the selected color and equipment in the image information. Design specification decision support system. 2. Each part of the elevator to be designed is a landing-side wall, another landing-side part, and each part in a car, and these parts are selected in a predetermined order. When the color and equipment for the selected location are selected, the recommended color and equipment for the next selected location and one or more of the equipment are distinguished from other selectable colors and equipment. 2. The elevator design specification determination support system according to claim 1, further comprising means for displaying the information. 3. The information of various colors and equipments usable in the selected part has information of various colors and equipments other than the information normally displayed so as to be selectable. 3. The design specification decision support system for an elevator according to claim 1, wherein 4. An elevator design specification decision support system for providing information on various colors and equipment used for each part constituting an elevator and designing the elevator on a display screen, wherein each part constituting the elevator is designed. Means for displaying a list of the names of places, various colors and information of equipment that can be used for each part to be designed in the same screen, and a part and a car on the landing side constituting an elevator The state inside the image information, the various colors, colors selected from the information of the equipment,
Means for reflecting the equipment and displaying the same. 5. The configuration of the display screen displayed as a list is as follows:
5. The design specification decision support system for an elevator according to claim 4, wherein the system is configured in the same manner as the layout of a printed sample book.