Operation of a smaller number of cabins than the total multiple booths in an elevator after a communication failure between some or all cabins

摘要

A method for controlling a plurality of cabins (AC) elevator operating in a single housing (10) of elevators serving a plurality of floors (11) in a building (12), comprising: periodically transmitting (27, 35 , 70, 77) from each of said cabin via a first communication channel, either directly (17) or through a common controller (16), a check code communication to each of said cabinets; transmitting through said first communication channel, in response to receipt of said verification code communication, from each of said other cabins receiving said check code communication to said one of said booths which sent this code communication test, a response code of communication; and determining (32, 38, 74, 81) in a cabin that has sent a check code communication to one of said other cabins, which has not received a response code of communication from said one of said other cabins within a predetermined period of time; further characterized by sending a command (53, 82) failure mode through a second communications channel, from a car which has sent a verification code communication but has not received a corresponding code of said response codes communication, to at least said one of said other booths; moving (93-102) said at least one of said other cabins to a position (13, 14, 11a, 11b) respective parking outside the path of at least another of said booths between substantially all of said plants; and making (60, 88) said at least another of said booths serving to substantially all of said plants.