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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
May. 23, 2016
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Masunori Shibata, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Kunimitsu Kishimoto, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Takuo Kugiya, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Norikazu Ito, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Masayuki Kakio, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Abstract
An elevator device including on-car presence detection units, each being configured to detect presence of a person on top of a corresponding one of cars, on-car operation panels, each to be operated for a manual operation of the corresponding one of cars, and an elevator control device including a car operation approval unit configured to approve or cancel the operation on the on-car operation panels. When the on-car presence detection units have detected the presence of persons on top of the plurality of cars, the operation on the on-car operation panels of all the cars is canceled by the car operation approval unit. When the on-car presence detection unit has detected the presence of a person on top of one of the plurality of cars, the car operation approval unit approves the operation on the on-car operation panel of any one of the plurality of cars.