JP2018193690A - Parking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking device capable of reducing the introduction cost of car sharing. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a gate provided at an entrance / exit of a car, a plurality of pallets on which the car is arranged, a key box corresponding to each pallet, and the gate are opened and closed. A control that has a gate drive device, a pallet drive device that moves the pallet to an entry / exit port, and a means for receiving information designating the pallet from an external storage medium, and controls the gate drive device and the pallet drive device. A device and a parking device comprising the device are provided. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking apparatus and a method for controlling the parking apparatus, and more particularly, to a car sharing method using a vehicle arranged in a mechanical parking apparatus.

  A car sharing system that has been spreading in recent years is a method in which a user authenticates a member by holding an IC card over an IC card reader mounted on a vehicle, and unlocks a key box containing a door lock or an engine key. Is common (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2006-71834

  When such an authentication method is used, the vehicle for car sharing requires means for communicating with a card reader and a vehicle control device (such as a door ECU). That is, in order to obtain a vehicle for car sharing, the vehicle needs to be modified to have an authentication function, and there is a problem that introduction cost is high.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to reduce the cost of introducing car sharing.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, a gate provided at a vehicle entrance / exit, a plurality of pallets on which the vehicle is arranged, a key box corresponding to each of the pallets, and a gate driving device that opens and closes the gate A pallet driving device for moving the pallet to the loading / unloading port, and a controller for receiving information specifying the pallet from an external storage medium, and a control device for controlling the gate driving device and the pallet driving device. A parking device is provided.

  In another aspect, the control device may include a key box driving device that unlocks and / or locks the key box.

  In another aspect, the control device may include detection means for detecting that there is a key in the key box.

  In another aspect, the key box may be provided on the pallet.

  In another aspect, when the control device receives information specifying the pallet from an external storage medium, the control device unlocks a key box corresponding to the specified pallet, and enters and exits the specified pallet. The gate driving device, the pallet driving device, and the key box driving device may be controlled to open the gate when the designated pallet arrives at the loading / unloading port.

  In another aspect, the control device moves the designated pallet to the loading / unloading port on the condition that the car key is taken out from the key box or the key box is closed. In this way, the pallet driving device may be controlled.

  In another aspect, the control device controls the gate driving device to close the gate on the condition that the key of the car is taken out from the key box or the key box is closed. May be.

  In another aspect, the control device determines that there is no car on the designated pallet after opening the gate, and receives the received information from the external storage medium again. The gate driving device may be controlled to close the gate.

  In another aspect, the control device may control the key box driving device to unlock the key box corresponding to the designated pallet when the designated pallet arrives at the loading / unloading port. Good.

  In another aspect, the control device determines that a car is present on the designated pallet after opening the gate, the car key is returned to the key box, and the key box is closed. The gate driving device may be controlled to close the gate when the received information is received again from the external storage medium.

  According to the present invention, the introduction cost of car sharing can be reduced.

1 is a schematic side view of a parking device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the parking apparatus and terminal device which concern on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the management table which the memory | storage part of the control apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention has. It is a figure for demonstrating the process in the control apparatus of the parking apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the rental process in the control apparatus of the parking apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the return process in the control apparatus of the parking apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic side view of the parking apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the parking apparatus and terminal device which concern on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the lending process in the control apparatus of the parking apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the return process in the control apparatus of the parking apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, the parking device concerning one embodiment of the present invention is explained in detail, referring to drawings. The following embodiments are examples of the embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. Note that in the drawings referred to in this embodiment, the same portion or a portion having a similar function is denoted by the same reference symbol or a similar reference symbol (a reference symbol simply including A, B, etc. after a number) and repeated. The description of may be omitted. In addition, the dimensional ratio in the drawing may be different from the actual ratio for convenience of explanation, or a part of the configuration may be omitted from the drawing.

<First Embodiment>
A parking apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Configuration of parking device]
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a parking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a main configuration of a parking apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In the parking apparatus 100, a main structure is configured by a support column 102, and a pallet 104 on which the vehicle V is placed is installed in the main structure.

  The pallet 104 is provided so that it can be moved up and down along the column 102 by an elevator 106. Further, the pallet 104 may be capable of being moved along the vehicle body lateral direction (the depth direction in FIG. 1).

  In the main structure, the pallet 104 is provided with an interval at which the vehicles do not interfere with each other when the plurality of vehicles V are stacked in the vertical direction. As a result, the main structure formed by the support columns 102 forms a parking space that is stacked in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction.

  The parking apparatus 100 includes a reception unit that receives information for specifying a pallet 104 to be called to the loading / unloading port among the plurality of pallets 104.

  In this example, the reception unit is a part of the control unit 206 described later, and receives information for specifying the pallet 104 from the operation panel 214. The accepting unit may accept information for specifying the pallet 104 by wireless communication.

  In this example, the information for specifying the pallet 104 to be called to the entrance / exit is the pallet number, but may be other information associated with the pallet number.

  Parking device 100 is operated by operation panel 214. The operation panel 214 is provided outside the parking device 100. In this example, the operation panel 214 is attached to the support column 102 near the entrance / exit of the parking apparatus 100 (lower right side in the figure).

  The user holds the terminal device 300 (see FIG. 2) over the operation panel 214 from the outside of the parking device 100, and is associated with the ID (ID1, ID2, ID3, etc., see FIG. 3) of the terminal device 300. Open the key box 110 of the pallet number (P1, P2, P3, etc., see FIG. 3) and take out the vehicle key.

  The key box 110 is provided outside the parking device 100. In this example, the key box 110 is attached to the lower part of the operation panel 214 of the support column 102 near the entrance / exit of the parking apparatus 100 (lower right part in the figure).

  The key box 110 may include a plurality of boxes corresponding to the respective pallets 104, and store keys of the respective vehicles arranged on the respective pallets 104 therein. When a specific pallet 104 is designated by the control device 200, the door of the key box 110 corresponding to the designated pallet 104 is opened and closed so that a vehicle key placed on the designated pallet 104 is exchanged. May be.

  As another example, the key box 110 collectively stores the keys of the vehicles arranged on the respective pallets 104, and when a specific pallet 104 is designated, the key box 110 is arranged on the designated pallet 104. You may form in the structure which can send / receive only the key of a vehicle.

  When the vehicle key is stored in the key box 110, the user takes out the vehicle key from the key box 110, closes the door of the key box 110, or opens the door of the key box 110. After closing, the terminal device having information specifying the pallet corresponding to the key box 110 is held over the operation panel 214 to lock the key box 110, and the pallet 104 corresponding to the locked key box 110 is moved to the entrance / exit. Let Unlike this, when the door of the key box 110 is closed, the key box 110 may be locked only when there is no key in the key box 110. Alternatively, the key box 110 may be locked only when there is no key in the key box 110 when the terminal device having information specifying the palette corresponding to the key box 110 is held over the operation panel 214. .

  When the vehicle key is in use and not stored in the key box 110, the user returns the vehicle key to the key box 110 and closes the door of the key box 110 or opens the door of the key box 110. After closing, the key box 110 is locked by holding the terminal device having information for designating the palette corresponding to the key box 110 over the operation panel 214, and the gate 108 is closed. Unlike this, the key box 110 may be locked only when a key exists in the key box 110 when the door of the key box 110 is closed. Alternatively, the key box 110 may be locked only when a key exists in the key box 110 when a terminal device having information for designating a palette corresponding to the key box 110 is held over the operation panel 214. .

  The gate 108 provided at the entrance / exit of the parking device 100 is opened when the pallet 104 is moved to the entrance / exit when exiting, and is closed by holding the terminal device 300 over the operation panel 214 after exiting the vehicle. When returning, the terminal device 300 is held over the operation panel 214 and is opened when it is recognized that the vehicle is rented, and is closed by holding the terminal device 300 over the operation panel 214 after the vehicle is received.

  The gate 108 is in a closed state except when the gate V is opened for loading and unloading the vehicle V. Therefore, the gate 108 is also closed when the pallet 104 moves. Since the gate 108 is closed, a person cannot normally enter the parking device 100.

  In the parking device 100 that forms a parking space that is stacked in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, and stores and parks the vehicle V in three dimensions, the pallet 104 moves up and down to move the target pallet 104 to the entrance / exit. Take the vehicle in and out.

  There are several methods for moving the target pallet 104 to the entrance / exit, for example, a method of sinking the lower pallet 104 into the underground pit in order to exit the vehicle parked on the upper pallet 104, A method in which the lower pallet 104 or the upper pallet 104 is slid in the vehicle body lateral direction (the depth direction in FIG. 1) and the upper pallet 104 is lowered to a space where the lower pallet 104 does not exist, or a combination of these is employed. ing.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, a mode is shown in which parking spaces PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 are provided from the first floor to the upper floor. In addition, the parking space PS5 (not shown) in the lateral direction (backward direction in FIG. 1) of the parking space PS1, and the parking space PS9 (not shown) in the lateral direction (backward direction in FIG. 1). ) Is provided.

  The parking spaces PS1 to PS9 are provided with pallets 104 with pallet numbers P1 to P9, respectively. At this time, in order to lower the pallet 104 in the parking space PS4 in the upper stage and move the vehicle V in and out, the pallets 104 in the lower parking spaces PS1, PS2, and PS3 become an obstacle. In this case, if the pallet 104 in the parking space PS5 is raised and the pallets 104 in the parking spaces PS1, PS2, and PS3 are slid in the horizontal direction, the obstacle disappears, so the pallet 104 in the parking space PS4 is lowered to the entrance / exit. It becomes possible.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the parking device and the terminal device 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The parking apparatus of the present invention includes a control device 200, an operation panel 214, a pallet driving device 216, a gate driving device 218, a key box driving device 220, a pallet 104, a gate 108, and a key box 110.

[Configuration of control device]
The control device 200 includes a communication unit 202, a storage unit 204, and a control unit 206.

  The communication unit 202 is a communication module that performs wireless communication with other devices. In this example, this wireless communication is short-range wireless communication such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) or NFC (Near Field Communication).

  In another example, a device that is a target of wireless communication with the control device 200 may be a non-contact IC card, and wireless communication is performed by a combination of an IC card reader in the control device and a non-contact IC card. You may go.

  The exchange of information with the control device 200 is not limited to the non-contact type communication as described above. In yet another example, the exchange of information is performed by a combination of a magnetic card and a magnetic card reader in the control device 200. You may go.

  The storage unit 204 is a logical storage area, and is a memory such as a storage area inside the CPU, a main storage device, or a secondary storage device. The storage unit 204 stores programs and management tables for realizing various functions in the control device 200.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a management table included in the storage unit 204 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the management table is a table that registers and stores the pallet number of the parking device 100, the terminal device ID that is information for identifying the terminal device 300, reservation information, rental information, and the like in association with each other. In this example, the pallet number P1 is associated with the terminal device 300 with ID1, the pallet number P2 with the terminal device 300 with ID2, and the pallet number P3 with the terminal device 300 with ID3.

  When registering the ID of the terminal device 300 to be associated with each pallet number in the management table, the ID may be registered by performing a predetermined operation using the operation panel 214. Thereby, the ID of the terminal device 300 is registered in advance for each pallet.

  The reservation information includes information related to the reservation date and time, and is information related to a reservation that is registered as information that is referred to when there is an inquiry about whether or not there is a reservation. The reservation information may be acquired by communication with an external server or the like, or may be acquired by communication with the terminal device 300.

  The lending information is information regarding whether or not the vehicle is currently being rented, and is registered when the vehicle lending process is completed, and is deleted when the vehicle return process is completed. In contrast, the lending information may be obtained by determining whether there is a vehicle key in the current key box 110. Whether or not the vehicle key is currently in the key box 110 may be determined by arranging various sensors in the key box 110.

  For example, referring to FIG. 3, the corresponding terminal device ID, reservation information, and lending information are not registered in the management table of the vehicle arranged on the pallet number P1. Therefore, the vehicle arranged on the pallet number P1 is currently stored in the parking device 100, and there is no reservation. The reservation information is registered in the management table of the vehicle arranged on the pallet number P2 associated with the terminal device ID2, and the rental information is not registered. Therefore, the vehicle arranged on the pallet number P2 is reserved, but is currently stored in the parking device 100. Reservation information is registered in the management table of the vehicle arranged on the pallet number P3 linked to the terminal device ID3, and rental information is registered. Therefore, the vehicle arranged on the pallet number P3 is reserved and is currently being rented and not stored in the parking device 100.

  In this example, the management table is stored in the storage unit 204. However, the management table may be stored in an external server or the like.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the description will be continued. The control unit 206 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and includes a drive instruction unit 210.

  The control unit 206 causes the CPU to execute the program stored in the storage unit 204 and causes the control device 200 to implement various functions.

  The program executed in the control unit 206 may be provided in a state of being stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a magneto-optical recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. Each program may be downloaded via the network NW.

  When the communication unit 202 receives information specifying the pallet by holding the terminal device 300 over the operation panel 214, the drive instruction unit 210 receives a signal including an instruction to unlock the key box 110 having the specified pallet number as a key. Output to the box driving device 220.

  The driving instruction unit 210 takes out the vehicle key from the key box 110, closes the door of the key box 110, or closes the door of the key box 110 and designates a pallet corresponding to the key box 110. When the key box 110 is locked by holding a terminal device having information to be held on the operation panel 214, a signal including an instruction to move the pallet 104 corresponding to the locked key box 110 to the loading / unloading port is output to the pallet driving device 216. Thereafter, a signal including an instruction to open the gate 108 is output to the gate driving device 218. Unlike this, the drive instructing unit 210 may lock the key box 110 only when there is no key in the key box 110 when the door of the key box 110 is closed. Alternatively, the key box 110 may be locked only when there is no key in the key box 110 when the terminal device having information specifying the palette corresponding to the key box 110 is held over the operation panel 214. .

  In addition, the drive instruction unit 210 outputs a signal including an instruction to move the pallet 104 to the loading / unloading port to the pallet driving device 216 and outputs a signal including an instruction to open the gate 108 to the gate driving device 218. A signal including an instruction to unlock the key box 110 may be output to the key box driving device 220.

  When the terminal device is held over operation panel 214 after leaving the vehicle, drive instruction unit 210 outputs a signal including an instruction to close gate 108 to gate drive device 218.

  On the other hand, when returning the terminal device 300 over the operation panel 214 and referring to the information registered in the management table and recognizing that the vehicle is rented, the drive instruction unit 210 displays the corresponding pallet 104. A signal including an instruction to move to the entrance / exit is output to the pallet driving device 216, and a signal including an instruction to open the gate 108 is output to the gate driving device 218. Then, the driving instruction unit 210 outputs a signal including an instruction to unlock the key box 110 to the key box driving device 220, the user returns the vehicle key to the key box 110, and closes the key box 110. When the terminal device 300 is held over the operation panel 214 and the information registered in the management table is referred to and the vehicle is recognized as a rented vehicle, the drive instruction unit 210 issues an instruction to lock the key box 110. A signal including the instruction to close the gate 108 is output to the gate driving device 218.

[Configuration of terminal device]
The terminal device 300 includes a communication unit 302, a storage unit 304, and a control unit 306.

  In this example, the terminal device 300 is a terminal device in which a program for enabling wireless communication with the control device 200 is installed. The terminal device 300 may be a smartphone or a tablet terminal, or may be a portable device in which this program is installed in advance.

  The communication unit 302 is a communication module that performs wireless communication with other devices. In this example, short-range wireless communication such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) and NFC (Near Field Communication) is used.

  In this example, the device that is the target of wireless communication is the control device 200. As described above, in another example, a device that is a target of wireless communication with the control device 200 may be a non-contact type IC card, and an IC card reader in the control device 200 and a non-contact type IC card. Wireless communication may be performed in combination. Further, a device that is a target of wireless communication with the control device 200 may be a magnetic card, and information may be exchanged by a combination of a magnetic card and a magnetic card reader in the control device 200.

  The storage unit 304 is a logical storage area, specifically, a memory such as a storage area inside the CPU, a main storage device, or a secondary storage device. The storage unit 304 stores a program for realizing various functions in the terminal device 300.

  Specifically, the control unit 306 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  The control unit 306 causes the CPU to execute the program stored in the storage unit 304 and realize various functions in the terminal device 300.

  Note that the program executed in the control unit 306 may be provided in a state stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a magneto-optical recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. Each program may be downloaded via the network NW.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining processing in the control device 200 of the parking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an example will be described in which a device that is a target of wireless communication with the control device 200 is a non-contact type IC card, and wireless communication is performed using a combination of an IC card reader in the control device 200 and a non-contact type IC card.

  When the control device 200 is in the standby state (s500) and reads the IC card through the IC card reader (s502), it determines whether the IC card is valid (s504). Whether or not the IC card is valid is determined based on whether or not the IC card has the terminal device ID registered in the management table. For example, when the read IC card is an IC card that does not have the terminal device ID registered in the management table, it is determined that the IC card is not valid, and the read IC card is registered in the management table When the IC card has the terminal device ID, it may be determined that the IC card is valid. The IC card is held in a state where it is arranged at a distance that allows communication with the communication unit 202 of the control device 200 until the user proceeds to the exiting operation or the entering operation.

  When an invalid IC card is held (s504; No), the control device 200 displays an error on the operation panel 214 (s506), and waits until an authorized IC card is held.

  When a valid IC card is held over (s504; Yes), the control device 200 queries the management table for reservation information corresponding to the IC card (s508) and confirms whether there is a reservation (s510).

  When there is no reservation corresponding to the IC card (s510; No), the control device 200 displays an error on the operation panel 214 (s512) and waits until an IC card with a reservation is held over.

  When there is a reservation corresponding to the IC card (s510; Yes), the control device 200 checks whether or not the reservation is a reservation that is currently renting a vehicle (s514).

  When the reservation is a reservation that is not currently renting out the vehicle (s514; No), the control device 200 starts the lending process (s520). On the other hand, if the reservation is a reservation that is currently renting a vehicle, the control device 200 starts a return process (s530).

  When the lending process ends, the control device 200 registers the lending information in the management table of the storage unit 204 (s522). On the other hand, when the return process ends, the control device 200 deletes the lending information from the management table of the storage unit 204 (s532). ).

[Loan processing]
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a lending process in the control device for the parking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  When the lending process is started, the control device 200 outputs a signal including an instruction to unlock the key box 110 having the pallet number associated with the IC card to the key box driving device 220, and the vehicle corresponding to the reservation information. The key box 110 is unlocked (s600). The control device 200 unlocks the key box 110 of the vehicle having the pallet number of the parking device 100 associated with the information (terminal device ID) for identifying the IC card stored in the storage unit 204.

  Next, the control device 200 confirms whether a key exists in the unlocked key box (s602).

  If there is a key in the key box (s602; Yes), the control device 200 waits until the key is received while displaying a message prompting to receive the key on the operation panel 214 (s604).

  When the key is received (s602; No), the control device 200 confirms whether the key box is closed (s606).

  When the key box is not closed (s606; No), the control device 200 waits until the key box is closed while displaying a message prompting the key box to be closed on the operation panel 214 (s608).

  When the key box is closed (s606; Yes), the control device 200 locks the key box (s610), moves the pallet 104 of the number associated with the IC card to the entrance / exit of the parking device 100 (s612), The gate 108 is opened (s614). Since the key box closing is only a condition for enabling pallet driving, the control device 200, unlike this example, locks the key box and then reads the valid IC card again through the IC card reader. You may make it open the gate 108 by moving the pallet 104 of the number linked | related with the card | curd to the entrance / exit of the parking apparatus 100. FIG.

  When it is confirmed that the gate 108 is completely opened (s616), the control device 200 confirms again whether or not the IC card is detected (s618). As described above, for safety reasons, the IC card is held in a state where it is continuously disposed from step s502 to step s618 so that it can communicate with the communication unit 202 of the control device 200, and the IC card is always detected. It is in a state. For example, when an IC card is not detected during the progress of step S612 or step S614, control may be performed to interrupt the step.

  When the IC card is left as it is (s618; Yes), the control device 200 waits until the user picks up the IC card while displaying a message prompting to pick up the IC card (s620).

  When the user picks up the IC card and the IC card is no longer detected (s618; No), the control device 200 interrupts the operation of the parking device, locks the parking device so that it does not move, and goes to the warehouse operation. (S622). By controlling so that the operation of the parking device is interrupted when the IC card is no longer detected, other users can open and close the gate or move the pallet linked to the other user's IC card during the leaving operation. Since the moving operation is not performed, any accident in the mechanical parking apparatus can be prevented and the warehousing operation can be performed safely.

  Next, the control device 200 checks whether there is a vehicle on the pallet 104 (s624). Whether or not there is a vehicle on the pallet 104 may be confirmed, for example, by attaching a sensor near the entrance / exit.

  When there is a vehicle on the pallet 104 (s624; Yes), the control device 200 waits until there is no vehicle on the pallet 104 while displaying a message for prompting the vehicle to leave the operation panel 214 (s626).

  When there is no vehicle from the pallet 104 (s624; No), the control device 200 determines that the vehicle has been delivered.

  Next, the control device 200 determines whether or not the detected IC card is valid (s628). Whether or not the IC card is valid is determined based on whether or not it is a card associated with the pallet 104 that is currently performing the shipping operation.

  When the detected IC card is not valid (s628; No), the control device 200 displays an error on the operation panel 214 (s630), and an IC card associated with the pallet 104 that is currently carrying out the shipping operation is displayed. Wait until it is detected. In one example, when another card that is not an IC card that has proceeded to the lending process is detected (for example, while the holder of the IC card that has proceeded to the lending process is leaving the parking device 100, the next user It may be determined that the detected card is not valid.

  When a valid IC card is detected (s628; Yes), the control device 200 outputs a signal including an instruction to close the gate 108 to the gate driving device 218 and closes the gate 108 (s632).

  When determining that the gate 108 is completely closed (s634), the control device 200 ends the lending process.

[Return processing]
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a return process in the control device of the parking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  When the return process is started, the control device 200 moves the pallet 104 of the rented vehicle to the entrance / exit of the parking device 100 (s700), and opens the gate 108 (s712).

  When determining that the gate 108 is completely opened (s714), the control device 200 confirms again whether or not the IC card is detected (s716). As described above, for safety reasons, the IC card is held in a state where it is continuously disposed from step s502 to step s716 so that it can communicate with the communication unit 202 of the control device 200, and the IC card is always detected. It is in a state. For example, when an IC card is not detected during the progress of step S700 or step S712, control may be performed to interrupt the step.

  When the IC card is left as it is (s716; Yes), the control device 200 displays a message prompting the user to pick up the IC card on the operation panel 214 (s718) until the user picks up the IC card. stand by.

  When the user picks up the IC card and the IC card is no longer detected (s716; No), the control device 200 stops the operation of the parking device after unlocking the key box of the rented vehicle (s720). Then, the parking device is locked so as not to move, and the process shifts to the warehousing operation (s722). By controlling the operation of the parking device to stop when the card is no longer detected, other users can open and close the gate and move the pallet linked to the other user's IC card during warehousing. Since the operation is not performed, any accidents in the mechanical parking apparatus can be prevented and the warehousing operation can be performed safely.

  Next, the control device 200 checks whether there is a vehicle on the pallet 104 (s724). Whether or not there is a vehicle on the pallet 104 may be confirmed, for example, by attaching a sensor near the entrance / exit.

  When there is no vehicle on the pallet 104 (s724; No), the control device 200 waits until the vehicle is received while displaying a message for urging the vehicle on the operation panel 214 (s726).

  When the vehicle is received on the pallet 104 (s724; Yes), the control device 200 then checks whether there is a key in the key box 110 (s728).

  When there is no key in the key box 110 (s728; No), the control device 200 waits until the key is returned while displaying a message prompting the key to be returned on the operation panel 214 (s730).

  When the key is returned to the key box 110 (s728; Yes), the control device 200 confirms whether the door of the key box 110 is closed (s732).

  When the door of the key box 110 is not closed (s732; No), the control device 200 displays a message prompting the user to close the key box 110 on the operation panel 214 (s734) and waits until the key box 110 is closed. .

  When the door of the key box 110 is closed (s732; Yes), the control device 200 determines whether or not the detected IC card is valid (s736). Whether or not the IC card is valid is determined based on whether or not the IC card is linked to the pallet of the vehicle being returned.

  If it is determined that the IC card is not valid (s736; No), the control device 200 displays an error on the operation panel 214 (s738) and waits until a valid IC card is detected. In one example, when another card that is not an IC card that has proceeded to return processing is detected (for example, while the owner of the IC card that has proceeded to return processing is away from the parking device 100, the next user It may be determined that the detected card is not valid.

  When a valid IC card is detected (s736; Yes), the rented key box 110 is locked (s740), and the gate 108 is closed (s742).

  When determining that the gate 108 is completely closed (s744), the control device 200 ends the return process.

Second Embodiment
The parking device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as the parking device according to the first embodiment except for the arrangement position of the key box in the parking device, the presence / absence of locking of the key box, and the presence / absence of the key box driving device. . Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 7 thru | or FIG. 10, the structure different from the parking apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment is demonstrated.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of a parking apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the parking device and the terminal device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  In the parking apparatus 100a according to the second embodiment of the present invention, each pallet is provided with a key box 110a for storing a vehicle key arranged on each pallet.

  Since each pallet is provided with the key box 110a for storing the key of the vehicle arranged on each pallet, the parking apparatus 100a according to the second embodiment of the present invention does not need to lock the key box 110a. Therefore, the door of the key box 110a and the key box driving device can be omitted.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a lending process in the control device for a parking device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a return process in the control device of the parking device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  The process in the control apparatus of the parking apparatus 100a is the same as the process in the control apparatus of the parking apparatus according to the first embodiment except that the process using the key box is omitted. Hereinafter, a configuration different from the processing in the control device of the parking device according to the first embodiment will be described.

[Loan processing]
If the control device 200a determines in step s514a that the vehicle over the IC card held over the operation panel 214a is not currently rented, the control device 200a starts the lending process.

  When the lending process is started, the control device 200a outputs a signal including an instruction to move the pallet 104a having the number associated with the reservation information included in the IC card to the loading / unloading port to the pallet driving device 216a (s612a). ), A signal including an instruction to open the gate 108a is output to the gate driving device 218a (s614a). The subsequent flow is the same as the processing in the control device of the parking device according to the first embodiment.

[Return processing]
If control device 200a determines in step s514a that the vehicle related to the reservation information included in the IC card held over the IC card reader of operation panel 214a is currently rented, it starts the return process.

  When the return process is started, the control device 200a moves the pallet 104a of the rented vehicle to the entrance / exit of the parking device 100a (s700a), and opens the gate 108a (s712a).

  When determining that the gate 108a is completely opened (s714a), the control device 200a checks whether or not an IC card is detected (s716a).

  When the IC card is detected (s716a; Yes), the control device 200a displays a message prompting the user to pick up the IC card on the operation panel 214a (s718a), and waits until the user picks up the IC card. .

  When the IC card is not detected (s716a; No), the control device 200a interrupts the operation of the parking device, locks the parking device so as not to move, and shifts to the warehousing operation (s722a). By controlling the operation of the parking device to stop when the IC card is no longer detected, other users can open and close the gate and move the pallet linked to the other user's card during warehousing. Since the operation is not performed, any accidents in the mechanical parking apparatus can be prevented and the warehousing operation can be performed safely.

  Next, it is confirmed whether there is a vehicle on the pallet 104a (s724a).

  When there is no vehicle on the pallet 104a (s724a; No), the control device 200a waits until the vehicle is stored while displaying a message prompting the vehicle to be stored on the operation panel 214a (s726a).

  When the vehicle is stored in the pallet 104a (s724a; Yes), the control device 200a checks whether there is a key in the key box 110 (s728a).

  When there is no key in the key box 110 (s728a; No), the control device 200 waits until the key is returned while displaying a message prompting the key to be returned on the operation panel 214 (s730a).

  When the key is returned to the key box 110 (s728a; Yes), the control device 200a determines whether or not the detected IC card is valid (s736a). When the detected IC card is not valid (s736a; No), the control device 200a displays an error on the operation panel 214a (s738a) and waits until a valid card is detected. When a valid IC card is detected (s736a; Yes), a signal including an instruction to close the gate 108a is transmitted to the gate driving device 218a, and the gate 108a is closed (s742a).

  When determining that the gate 108a is completely closed (s744a), the control device 200a ends the return process.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described in detail, the scope of rights of this invention is not limited to this.

  For example, in the parking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, the arrangement position of the pallet on which the vehicle is mounted is different from the second floor or more floors or the basement floors, that is, the floors to be loaded and unloaded, except when entering and leaving. Then, since the vehicle itself can be stored without being locked, the key can be stored inside the vehicle (for example, the dashboard), and a configuration without the key box or the key box driving device can be provided.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100, 100a ... Parking apparatus 102 ... Support | pillar 104, 104a ... Pallet 106 ... Elevator 108, 108a ... Gate 110 ... Key box 200, 200a ... Control device 202 ... Communication part 204 ... Memory | storage part 206 ... Control part 210 ... Drive instruction part 214 , 214a ... Operation panel 216, 216a ... Pallet drive device 218, 218a ... Gate drive device 220 ... Key box drive device 300 ... Terminal device 302 ... Communication unit 304 ... Storage unit 306 ... Control unit

Claims (10)

A gate provided at a car entrance / exit, a plurality of pallets for arranging the car,
A key box corresponding to each of the palettes;
A gate driving device for opening and closing the gate;
A pallet driving device for moving the pallet to the loading / unloading port;
A parking device comprising means for receiving information specifying the pallet from an external storage medium, and comprising a control device for controlling the gate drive device and the pallet drive device. The control device includes:
The parking apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a key box driving device that unlocks and / or locks the key box. The control device includes:
The parking apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a detection unit configured to detect that a key is present in the key box.   The parking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the key box is provided on the pallet. The control device includes:
When information specifying the palette is received from an external storage medium,
Unlock the key box corresponding to the specified palette,
Move the specified pallet to the entrance / exit,
The gate driving device, the pallet driving device, and the key box driving device are controlled so that the gate is opened when the designated pallet arrives at the loading / unloading port. The parking apparatus of Claim 1. The control device includes:
The pallet driving device is controlled to move the designated pallet to a loading / unloading port on condition that the key of the car is taken out from the key box or the key box is closed. The parking apparatus according to any one of 1 to 5. The control device includes:
6. The gate drive device is controlled to close the gate on condition that the key of the car is taken out from the key box or the key box is closed. 6. Parking device according to. The control device includes:
After opening the gate, it is determined that there is no vehicle on the designated pallet, and the gate driving device is controlled to close the gate when the received information is received again from the external storage medium. The parking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The control device includes:
9. The key box drive device according to claim 2, wherein when the designated pallet arrives at a loading / unloading port, the key box driving device is controlled to unlock a key box corresponding to the designated pallet. Parking device. The control device includes:
After opening the gate, it is determined that there is a car on the designated pallet, the car key is returned to the key box, the key box is closed, and the received information from the external storage medium is again displayed. The parking device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the gate driving device is controlled to close the gate when receiving.

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