JP2001065187A - Entering vehicle position correcting apparatus for mechanical parking station - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To correct a transverse deviation between an entering central line of a vehicle entrance and a vehicle central line of an entering vehicle, by providing a turn table at a front portion of the vehicle entrance, and setting a sideways sliding mechanism with respect to a direction facing the entrance. SOLUTION: A turn table 5 has its frame 52 slidingly mounted on a rail 56 which is arranged on a bottom surface of a pit 51 in a direction orthogonal to an entering central line 1a of a vehicle entrance 1. At this time, a table 54 of the turn table 5 slides in a direction orthogonal to the entering central line 1a irrespective of a rotational position. Further, an accordion side deck 59 is arranged between the table 54 and an edge of the internal periphery of the pit 51, whereby the gap at the edge of the internal periphery can be prevented by sliding as well. Then, the frame 52 is slid by a slide driving apparatus 58, to transversely move the table 54 in a direction that cancels the transverse deviation, so as to be orthogonal to the entering central line 1a. Thus, only by the straight entering of the vehicle 4, entering in a right direction and stoppage at a right transverse location of the vehicle are realized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for correcting the attitude of a garage vehicle at the entrance of a mechanical parking lot.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows an example of a conventional entrance of a mechanical parking lot.
And will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, a pallet 3 mounted on a lifter or the like is provided inside the entrance 1 separated by an entrance shutter 2.
, And gets on the pallet 3, the driver gets off the garage 4 and exits from the door 1 b of the entrance 1.

A mechanical parking lot is often constructed under limited conditions in terms of space and layout, and it is rare that a straight entrance passage is provided to the entrance shutter 2 of the entrance 1. On the floor in front of the entrance shutter 2, there is a straight line through which the garage 4 can enter straight into the center where the garage 4 such as the pallet 3 in the entrance 1 enters.
That is, a turntable 05 having a center of rotation 05a provided on the entry center line 1a is provided, and a storage passage is attached to the lateral or oblique direction.

When the car 4 gets on the turntable 05 from the side or oblique direction, the turntable 05 is rotated by the manager or automatically so that the car 4 is directed straight to the entrance shutter 2 and thereafter. As described above, the storage vehicle 4 enters the storage opening 1 by the driver's operation.

[0005]

However, the turntable 05 at the entrance of the entrance 1 as described above,
Or, when entering the storage vehicle 4 diagonally, the correct position in the traveling direction can be easily obtained with an appropriate stopper or the like,
Vertical center line (hereinafter referred to as "vehicle center line") 4a of the entering vehicle
Is difficult to completely match the rotation center 5a of the turntable 05. In particular, a small vehicle tends to ride on the turntable 05 even if the position in the width direction is shifted, so that the shift tends to be large.

Accordingly, when the turntable 05 is rotated and the incoming vehicle 4 is directed straight toward the entrance shutter 2 of the entrance 1, the vehicle center line 4a of the entrance vehicle 4 and the entry center line 1a of the entrance 1 are A lateral shift d as shown in FIG.

[0007] In this case, the driver of the storage vehicle 4 must enter the storage opening 1 while operating the steering wheel to adjust the width appropriately, and the operation is complicated. Moreover, once the vehicle has entered, it was not possible to easily correct the position and orientation in the width direction by operating the driver's handle.

The pallet 3 is usually provided with a groove 3a corresponding to a rut for regulating the position and direction of the garage 4 in the width direction. There is a problem in that the flanks of the tires of the storage vehicle 4 may rub the edges of the grooves 3a, which are disliked by users of the parking lot.

[0009] The above is a machine of a system in which after turning around on a turntable in front of the entrance, the destination in the entrance does not use a pallet, and the entrance vehicle is directly mounted on a lifter, a transport vehicle, a gondola or the like. There was a similar problem at the entrance to the parking garage.

[0010] The present invention provides a storage vehicle attitude correcting device capable of correcting a lateral shift between a center line of entry and a vehicle center line of a storage vehicle in a mechanical parking lot having a turntable in front of the storage opening as described above. The task is to do so.

[0011]

Means for Solving the Problems (1) The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and as a first means, a turn for changing the direction of an incoming vehicle to the front of an entrance. An apparatus for correcting the position of a parking lot of a mechanical parking lot provided with a table, wherein the turntable includes a slide mechanism in a lateral direction with respect to a direction toward the entrance. An object of the present invention is to provide a storage vehicle posture correcting device.

[0012] According to the first means, not only the turn-table directs the incoming vehicle to the front of the entrance, but also corrects the width of the incoming vehicle in the width direction so that the incoming vehicle can easily and properly enter the warehouse just by moving straight. Be able to enter the mouth.

[0013] (2) As a second means, in the mechanical parking lot entry vehicle posture correcting apparatus of the first means, the turntable comprises means for detecting the position and orientation of the entry vehicle on the turntable. And a control device for controlling the vertical center line of the entrance vehicle to match the entry center line of the entrance based on the detection information. It is.

According to the second means, in addition to the features of the first means, the position and the direction of the parking vehicle on the turntable are detected, and then the direction of the vertical center line of the parking vehicle and the rotation of the turntable are detected. By calculating the lateral displacement distance from the center, the vertical center line of the entering vehicle on the turntable can accurately match the entry center line of the entrance, so that more accurate entering vehicle position correction can be performed automatically or manually. .

[0015]

1 to 3, a description will be given of an apparatus for correcting the attitude of a parking vehicle in a mechanical parking lot according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 3 are explanatory views of the arrangement of the parking vehicle attitude correcting device in the mechanical parking lot and the operation of correcting the parking vehicle posture. FIG. 1 shows a state of the parking vehicle after the vehicle enters the turntable, and FIG. FIG. 3 shows the state after rotation, and FIG. 3 shows the state after correcting the lateral displacement.
It is sectional drawing of the turntable seen from the -A arrow.

The same parts as those in the prior art described above are denoted by the same reference numerals in FIG. 1 to clarify their mutual relations to facilitate understanding of the present embodiment, and to explain the same. Omitted.

FIG. 1 (a) shows that the incoming car 4 is a turntable 5
In the direction of B and stopped. At this time, the position of the entry vehicle 4 in the traveling direction can be easily obtained by a stopper or the like which is appropriately provided, but it is likely to be shifted in the width direction and the direction. As shown in FIG. It is assumed that there is a lateral displacement d with respect to the rotation center 5a of the turntable 5.

The turntable 5 is, as shown in FIG.
A circular table 54 is rotatably supported by a rotation support device 53 on a frame 52 installed in the pit 51, and is rotationally driven by a rotation drive device 55 on the frame 52. The rotation drive device 55 includes a device in which a pinion attached to a drive motor is engaged with an annular rack attached to the back surface of the table 54, a combination of a drive sprocket and a roller chain, and a device also serving as the rotation support device 53. And the like.

In this embodiment, the turntable 5
The frame 52 is slidably mounted by rollers 57 on a rail 56 arranged on the bottom surface of the pit 51 at right angles to the entry center line 1a of the entrance 1.

Here, the "entry center line 1a" refers to a straight line in which the entrance vehicle 4 can enter straight into the center of the destination where the entrance vehicle 4 such as a pallet in the entrance 1 enters, as described in the conventional example.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the reference position of the slide of the turntable 5 is such that its rotation center 5a is on the entry center line 1a of the entrance 1.

An appropriate slide drive device 58 such as a power cylinder, an electric cylinder, or a drive motor and a rack and pinion is mounted on the frame 52, and the end of the slide portion is attached to the side wall of the pit 51. The frame 52 is moved by the slide driving device 58 to the rail 5.
6 to be slid.

That is, the table 5 of the turntable 5
Numeral 4 can be slid in a direction perpendicular to the entry center line 1a of the entrance 1 regardless of its rotational position.

An accordion side deck 59 is provided between the table 54 and the inner edge of the pit 51.
A gap is not formed between the table 54 and the inner peripheral edge of the pit 51 by the slide. Instead of providing the accordion side deck 59, even if the table 54 is slid to be sufficiently large with respect to the pit 51, no gap may be formed between the table 54 and the inner peripheral edge of the pit 51.

The slide support of the turntable 5 is not limited to the above-described one, and a roller may be installed on the bottom side of the pit 51 and a slide rail at the bottom of the frame may be mounted thereon. Alternatively, an appropriate structure may be used.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), when the table 54 of the turntable 5 is rotated for storage and the storage vehicle 4 is directed straight toward the entrance shutter 2 of the storage opening 1, the passenger enters the vehicle. The center line 1a and the vehicle center line 4a are parallel to each other, but a lateral shift d remains between them, and if the entering vehicle 4 enters the entrance 1 as it is, the problem described in the conventional example occurs. .

Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Is slid on the rail 56, and the table 54 is laterally moved in a direction perpendicular to the entry center line 1a in such a direction as to eliminate the lateral displacement d.

As a result, the rotation center 5 of the turntable 5
a deviates from the entry center line 1a by d in the opposite direction, but the vehicle center line 4a coincides with the entry center line 1a, and the incoming vehicle 4 moves straight ahead, and the correct direction and width direction on the pallet 3 in the entrance 1 You can easily enter and stop at the position.

The correct position in the traveling direction can be easily obtained by providing an appropriate stopper on the pallet 3.

The detection of the orientation and the position including the lateral displacement d when the garage vehicle 4 gets on the table 54 and stops, is performed by image processing and existing detection means such as a load sensor divided into a grid provided on the table 54. It can be done easily.

Therefore, not only the slide amount of the turntable 15 for correcting the lateral displacement d but also the incoming vehicle 4
The rotation angle of the turntable 5 for directing the vehicle straight to the entrance shutter 2 can also be automatically obtained, so that the rotation of the turntable 5 for aligning the car center line 4a with the entry center line 1a of the entrance 1 and Based on the control, the slide can be controlled by a manual operation by an administrator from an operation panel, a remote control operation of the driver himself, an automatic operation, or the like.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various changes may be made within the scope of the present invention.

Also, the present invention is not limited to the mechanical parking lot of the type in which the incoming vehicle gets on the pallet at the entrance, as in the above embodiment, and the incoming vehicle is located just before the entrance. After turning on the turntable, the destination to enter in the entrance is not a pallet, but a lifter, a transport trolley,
Alternatively, the present invention can be similarly applied to a mechanical parking lot of a type in which a passenger goes directly into a gondola.

[0034]

(1) According to the invention of claim 1 of the present application, a mechanically-operated parking lot correcting device for a parking lot is provided with a mechanical parking system having a turntable for changing the direction of a parking vehicle in front of a storage opening. A parking vehicle position correcting device for a parking lot, wherein the turntable is provided with a slide mechanism in a direction transverse to the direction toward the storage opening, so that the turntable directs the storage vehicle toward the front of the storage opening. In addition, it is possible to correct the width deviation of the entering vehicle by correcting the width deviation of the entering vehicle so that the entering vehicle can easily and appropriately enter the entrance just by going straight. Except for the troublesome operation of the steering wheel, troubles such as the tire rubbing the guide groove can be prevented, and the convenience in using the parking lot is improved.

(2) According to the invention of claim 2 of the present application, in the mechanical parking lot entry vehicle posture correcting apparatus according to claim 1, the turntable has a position and an orientation of the entry vehicle on the turntable. The detection means is controlled so that the vertical center line of the entering vehicle is matched with the entry center line of the entrance based on the detection information. In addition to the effects of the invention, the position and orientation of the parking vehicle on the turntable are detected, and then the direction of the vertical center line of the parking vehicle and the lateral shift distance from the rotation center of the turntable are calculated, and the parking on the turntable is calculated. Since the vertical center line of the vehicle can be accurately matched with the entry center line of the entrance, more accurate correction of the position of the entering vehicle can be performed by automatic or manual control, and the convenience in using the parking lot is further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of an arrangement of a storage vehicle attitude correcting device in a mechanical parking lot and an operation of correcting a storage vehicle posture according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. (B) shows A in (a)
It is sectional drawing of the turntable seen from the -A arrow.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams of an arrangement of a storage vehicle posture correcting device and a storage vehicle posture correction operation of the same mechanical parking lot as in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A is a plan view and shows a state after the turntable is rotated. (B) is a cross-sectional view of the turntable as viewed in the direction of arrow AA in (a).

3A and 3B are explanatory diagrams of the same arrangement of the parking vehicle posture correcting device in a mechanical parking lot as in FIG. 1 and an operation of correcting the vehicle parking posture, and FIG. 3A is a plan view showing a state after lateral displacement correction; (b) is a cross-sectional view of the turntable as viewed in the direction of arrows A in (a).

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an arrangement around an entrance of a conventional mechanical parking lot.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 entrance 1a entry center line 2 entrance shutter 3 pallet 3a groove 4 entry vehicle 4a car center line 5 turntable 5a rotation center 51 pit 52 frame 53 rotation support device 54 table 55 rotation drive device 56 rail 57 roller 58 slide drive device 59 Accordion side deck

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Takashi Miyazaki 12 Nishikicho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Yokohama Works (72) Inventor Kunitomo Konishi 12 Nishikicho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi Inside

Claims (2)

[Claims] An apparatus for correcting the position of a parking lot of a mechanical parking lot provided with a turntable for changing the direction of the parking lot in front of a storage opening, wherein the turntable is lateral to a direction toward the storage opening. A parking vehicle position correcting device for a mechanical parking lot, comprising a direction sliding mechanism. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the turntable includes means for detecting a direction and a position of the garage vehicle on the turntable.
An apparatus for correcting the position of a parking vehicle in a mechanical parking lot, wherein control is performed based on the detection information so that a vertical center line of the parking vehicle coincides with a center line of entry of the parking entrance.