JP2001059351A - Safety device for multistory parking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To guide a user to surely enter inside for the safety confirmation and improve the safety by arranging a control panel with a reset means for releasing the operation stop caused by the opened state of a gate in the rear part inside a multistory parking device. SOLUTION: Where a user draws out an operation key with a gate 4 open and leaves there, a position detector detects the gate 4 to be left open and issues an acoustic alarm, and automatically sets and holds the power supply for operation into a turned-off state so that the operation of a multistory parking device 20 is stopped till a reset operation is inputted by a reset display switch 15 of a control panel 2. When a next user turns on a control power supply switch by the operation key, the reset display switch 15 is blinked to show the device 20 in an unoperated state and an acoustic alarm 3 issues a message to urge him the safety confirmation. The user thus enters inside the device 20 to reach the control panel 2 while confirming the safety of the surrounding, reset the control panel 2, and return to the operation panel 1. This device is so set that the user surely enters into the device 20 for confirming the safety, thus improving the safety of the operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a safety device for a multi-story parking device for enabling a mechanical multi-story parking device to be used safely.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A mechanical multi-story parking device moves and stores a pallet or the like on which a vehicle is loaded. Therefore, if the vehicle is driven in a state where a person is present or an obstacle is present, a personal injury or a personal injury may occur. This may cause damage to the vehicle or the device. Therefore, operation standards for safe use are defined.

[0003] The operation standards are described in the instruction manual of the multi-story parking device, and are explained to the user at a use briefing session so as to be widely known to the user, and the user is required to operate according to the operation standards. However, some users inadvertently make mistakes in the procedure or forget to perform necessary processing. For example, when entering and leaving a vehicle without using a dedicated operator such as a parking device attached to an apartment house, if each user performs operations individually, the user's attention is insufficient and operation is not performed correctly There are many.

[0004] In particular, a gate provided at an entrance / exit of a multi-story parking device for preventing a person from entering the interior is provided with:
If the user forgets to close and leaves the multi-story parking device in the open state, it is dangerous because a child or the like may enter inside. The vehicle is not properly parked in the prescribed position,
Alternatively, the gate may not be closed but be opened due to the presence of an obstacle. For this reason, when the gate is in the open state, the operation of the multi-story parking device is stopped to prevent the pallet or the like from moving, thereby preventing an accident.

[0005] Therefore, when the next user attempts to enter or leave the vehicle in this state, after confirming the safety inside the multi-story parking device, the user operates the multi-story parking device again from the operation panel to operate the multi-story parking device. Had been activated.

[0006]

Conventionally, when the next user confirms the safety inside the multi-story parking device, it is performed by visually observing the inside of the multi-story parking device from the vicinity of the entrance and exit.
The entry / exit operation was performed from an operation panel installed near the entrance / exit opening in front of the multi-story parking device. However, since vehicles are stored in the multi-story parking device, blind spots are created by the vehicles, and simply looking at the interior of the multi-story parking device from the vicinity of the entrance / exit opening will overlook that children etc. are in the multi-story parking device. The device may be activated.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem in safety measures of a multi-story parking device, and when the gate is opened and the operation of the multi-story parking device is stopped,
An object of the present invention is to provide a safety device for a multi-story parking device that improves the safety of operation by ensuring that a user always enters the multi-story parking device before performing the next entry / exit operation. And

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a safety device for a multi-story parking device according to the present invention is provided with a gate for preventing a person from entering the interior, and stops operating when the gate is open. In a mechanical multi-story parking device configured to perform the above operation, a control panel provided with reset means for canceling an operation stop due to a gate open state is disposed inside and behind the multi-story parking device.

In the safety device for a multi-story parking device according to the present invention, the control panel provided with reset means for canceling the operation stop due to the gate opening condition is disposed behind the interior of the multi-story parking device. In order for the next user to enter and exit the vehicle when the status is set, it is necessary to once enter the multi-story parking device from the entrance and exit, go to the rear control panel, and perform a reset operation. Therefore, at this time, the safety of the operation can be improved by performing safety confirmation from inside the multi-story parking device.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a multi-story parking device provided with a safety device according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a multi-story parking device, and FIG. 3 is a front view of an operation panel. is there. The multi-story parking device 20 is a two-row, three-stage multi-level parking device in which each user performs an entry / exit operation of a vehicle, and one horizontal pallet is provided at a middle stage serving as an entry / exit floor. 21. Two lifting pallets 2 on the upper and lower tiers
2 and 23 are provided.

The multi-story parking device 20 is provided with a gate 4 on the front and a fence 5 on both left and right sides and the back in order to prevent a person from entering the inside. The multi-story parking device 20 includes a traversing pallet 21, an elevating pallet 22,
3 and a known position detector (not shown) for detecting the position of the gate 4 that moves up and down.

An operation panel 1 is installed in the front of the multi-story parking device 20 near the entrance and exit, and a control panel 2 and an audio alarm 3 are installed behind the multi-story parking device 20. The operation panel 1 includes a control power switch 11, a numeric keypad 12 for designating a pallet number, a push button switch 13 for operating and displaying a pallet call / store, gate raising / lowering, safety confirmation, a display unit 14 for displaying a pallet number, and the like. Multilevel parking device 20
The operation panel 1 is provided with devices necessary for operating the operation panel 1. When the user operates the operation panel 1, an operation signal is transmitted to the control panel 2
To operate the multi-story parking device 20.

The control panel 2 stops the operation of the multi-story parking device 20 when the gate 4 is opened according to a signal from a detector for detecting the position of the gate 4. The control panel 2 has a reset display switch 15 on its front face as reset means for releasing the operation stop due to the gate open state.
It has. When the vehicle 24 is to be stored in the multi-story parking device 20, the user must get off the vehicle 24 and operate the control panel 1
After confirming the safety of the multi-story parking device 20, turn on the control power switch 11 with the operation key, specify the pallet number assigned to each user with the numeric keypad 12, and call the pallet and gate with the push button switch 13. Instruct the ascent. When the designated pallet is called to the entrance and exit and the gate 4 is opened, the user returns to the vehicle 24, gets the vehicle 24 on the pallet, gets off and moves to the operation panel 1, and pushes the gate with the push button switch 13. Instruct descending and pallet storage.
When the parking is completed, the user turns off the control power switch 11
And pull out the operation key.

When the vehicle 24 is to be taken out of the multi-story parking device 20, the user goes to the operation panel 1, turns on the control power switch 11 with the operation key, and is assigned to each user with the numeric keypad 12. The pallet number is designated, and the push button switch 13 is used to instruct pallet calling and gate rise.
When the designated pallet is called to the entrance and exit and gate 4 opens,
The user moves to the vehicle 24 and moves the vehicle 2 from the pallet.
4 and get off the vehicle, move to the operation panel 1, and instruct the gate to be lowered and the empty pallet to be stored by the push button switch 13. When the retrieval is completed, the user turns the control power switch 11 on.
Set to off and pull out the operation keys.

For example, if the user forgets to give an instruction to lower the gate, or does not notice that the gate lowering is not completed and the gate 4 is in the open state, and pulls out the operation key and walks away, the gate 4 Is left open,
There is a risk that children and the like may get inside. Therefore, when the gate 4 is detected to be open by the position detector when the operation key is extracted, the voice alarm 3 gives a warning several times by voice message. First, as the first alarm, a voice alarm "Please close the gate." After 30 seconds have passed, a sound warning "Please close the gate." Is given continuously. If the user leaves without notice even after 30 seconds, the power supply for operation is automatically turned off. The multi-level parking device 20 is held until the reset operation switch 15 of the control panel 2 is reset.
Will not work.

When the next user turns on the control power switch 11 with an operation key in order to use the multi-story parking device 20,
The reset display switch 15 of the control panel 2 flashes to indicate that the multi-story parking device 20 is inoperable, and the voice alarm 3 emits a voice message saying "Please confirm internal safety." Therefore, the next user needs to enter the inside of the multi-story parking device 20 from the entrance / exit and go to the control panel 2 behind.
The safety is confirmed from different viewpoints inside the multi-story parking device 20. After checking the multi-story parking device 20 and confirming safety, the reset display switch 15 is pressed to reset the control panel 2, and then returns to the operation panel 1 and the push button switch 1 is pressed.
The gate lowering is instructed at 3 and the gate 4 is closed to make it in a safe state, and then the entry / exit operation is performed again.

When the user is suddenly called by another person or recalls another business during the pallet moving operation,
If the operation of the body parking device 20 is stopped while the pallet has not moved to the specified position, and the operation key is pulled out and left, the multi-story parking device 20 stops at that position without moving. Therefore, if the position detector detects that the pallet has not yet moved to the specified position when the operation key is extracted and the pallet is in the incomplete movement state, the voice alarm 3 gives a warning several times by voice message. First, as a first alarm, for example, during storage of a pallet, an audio warning "Please store the pallet." Then 30
After a lapse of two seconds, an audible warning "Please store the pallet." Is played continuously. If the user leaves without notice even after 30 seconds, the control panel 2 displays an improper operation by the user. Is stored.

In this case, unlike the case where the gate is open, the gate 4 is closed, so that the next user does not need to press the reset display switch 15 to reset the control panel 2 and the display is displayed on the display unit 14. After performing the uncompleted operation based on the improper operation information of the previous user and completing the pallet movement, the entry / exit operation is performed again.

Also, when the user leaves the operation key in the operation panel 1 for a predetermined time or more with the gate open,
In the same manner as described above, after the sound alarm is given, the power supply for operation can be automatically kept off so that the multi-story parking device 20 cannot be operated until reset by the reset display switch 15 of the control panel 2. It is.

[0020]

As described above, according to the safety device for a multi-story parking device of the present invention, when the gate is opened and the operation of the multi-story parking device is stopped, the multi-story parking device before the entrance / exit operation is performed. Since the user always enters the multi-story parking device to confirm the safety of the vehicle, the safety of operation can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a multi-story parking device provided with a safety device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the multi-story parking device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the operation panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation panel 2 Control panel 3 Audio alarm 4 Gate 5 Fence 11 Control power switch 12 Numeric keypad 13 Push button switch 14 Display part 15 Reset display switch 20 Multi-story parking device 21 Traversing pallet 22 Elevating pallet 23 Elevating pallet 24 Vehicle

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A mechanical multi-story parking device which is provided with a gate for preventing a person from entering the interior and stops the operation when the gate is open. A safety device for a multi-story parking device, wherein a control panel provided with the resetting means is disposed behind the inside of the multi-story parking device.