Elevator system and group management control device to improve elevator availability for disabled persons

A group management control device comprising:

• an inputting unit inputting a destination floor call and a disabled person signal from a call receiving device provided at an elevator hall, and the inputting unit having a destination floor receiving unit receiving and outputting the destination floor call for an elevator, and a disabled-person-declaration receiving unit, when operated, receiving a declaration of being a disabled person and outputting the disabled person signal indicating an elevator request by a disabled person;
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• a call registering unit registering the destination floor call inputted by the inputting unit, and as well, if the disabled person signal is inputted when the destination floor call is inputted, determining an elevator car to be assigned for the destination floor call registered out of a plurality of elevator cars, and the call registering unit further operating a notifying device for notifying of a determined assignment of the elevator car provided that corresponds to a door of the elevator car determined at an elevator hall side, which is the door of the elevator hall at the elevator hall side at which the call receiving device is provided,
• wherein the plurality of elevator cars are separated into a group of cars that can be used for a disabled person, and a group of cars for able-bodied persons, wherein the elevator to be assigned is selected from the group of cars that can be used for a disabled person.

An elevator system comprising:

• a call receiving device provided at an elevator hall having a destination floor receiving unit receiving a destination floor call for an elevator, a disabled-person-declaration receiving unit, when operated, receiving a declaration of being a disabled person and outputting a disabled person signal showing to be the disabled person, and a display unit;
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• a group management control device registering the destination floor call received by the destination floor receiving unit, and as well, if the disabled person signal is outputted by the disabled-person-declaration receiving unit when the destination floor call is received by the destination floor receiving unit, determining an elevator car to be assigned for the destination floor call registered out of a plurality of elevator cars, and further lighting a hall lantern notifying of a determined assignment of the elevator car provided corresponding to a door of the elevator car determined at an elevator hall side, which is the door of the elevator hall at the elevator hall side at which the call receiving device is provided, and
• wherein the group management control device lights the hall lantern only when the disabled person signal is outputted by the disabled-person-declaration receiving unit;
• wherein the group management control device, when the destination floor call is received by the destination floor receiving unit, registers the destination floor call regardless of whether the disabled person signal is outputted or not, and as well determines the elevator car to be assigned for the destination floor call registered out of the plurality of elevator cars, and
• wherein the call receiving device, when the elevator car is determined by the group management control device, displays a number of the elevator car determined on the display unit.