JP2001081998A - Parking position confirmation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To install the device at a low cost in simple constitution, and properly perform parking by swinging a support part to move an indication part when the support part is erected and fixed on a parking space face and the edge part of the entrance direction of a vehicle contacts on the support part. SOLUTION: A support body 1 is swingable through a coil spring 4, and freely swung even by force acting in any direction. Since the vehicle contacts on the support body 1 from the front, and the support body 1 may be able to swing in the before and behind direction. For instance, the swinging of the right and left direction of the support body 1 may be regulated. A bottom part has a mounting plate 6 and a mounting bolt 7, the head part of the mounting bolt 7 is positioned on the rear face side of the dish-like projection part of the mounting plate 3, and a shaft part passes through the mounting plate 6 to be extended upward. The shaft part of the mounting bolt 7 is screwed on the inner peripheral wall of the lower end part of the support body 1. The mounting plate 6 is fixed on the parking space face by a fixing bolt.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking position confirmation device in a parking lot of a restaurant or the like, and more particularly, to a parking position confirmation device capable of effectively utilizing a limited parking space. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In suburban restaurants, shopping malls, and the like, customers come to the store by car, and therefore, securing as many parking lots as possible is an important factor in increasing sales. On the other hand, if an attempt is made to secure a large parking space, the cost will increase accordingly, or it will be necessary to reduce the store area by an amount corresponding to the increase in the parking space. Therefore, for a suburban restaurant or the like, how to accommodate as many vehicles in a limited parking space is an important issue.

In connection with this, the applicant has conducted intensive studies and found the following. Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 1, the end side of the stop position of a vehicle is determined by a so-called vehicle stop block B. However, since the installation position of the vehicle stop block B is set in accordance with the vehicle C having a long vehicle length, a space of about 90 cm to 1 m is provided between the terminal edge of each compartment where the vehicle is parked and the vehicle stop block. S existed, and this space S was a dead space. This is because although the car stop block B is installed assuming a long car C, in reality, in most cases, a shorter car is parked.

[0004] Assuming that the applicant has set up a parking section without installing a car stop block, he has estimated the number of parked cars.
It is found that the number of vehicles is expected to increase by a certain degree. This increase in the number of parked vehicles will greatly contribute to an increase in sales.

[0005] In an outdoor parking lot in an area with a large amount of snowfall, if the parking scene is covered with snow, not only the car stop block but also the parking space itself has been lost. Therefore, each of them parks appropriately, ignoring the parking stalls and vehicle stop blocks, and the parking space is wasted.

Further, in an area with a large amount of snowfall, a snowplow removes snow accumulated on a parking scene.
Since the car stop block is covered with accumulated snow and can not be seen,
During snow removal, the car stop block often came off the parking scene and was thrown away with the snow. Since the unit price of a wheel stop block is about 5,000 yen, the replacement cost of the wheel stop block is considerable.

[0007] Further, even in a snowfall zone, a car stop block stops a vehicle by applying a tire to the block, and the positional relationship between the wheel stop block and the tire cannot be seen from the driver's seat. In many cases, the vehicle stop block was broken due to the violent collision of the vehicle stop block with the vehicle stop block. In this case, the replacement cost of the vehicle stop block was considerable. In addition, with the recent spread of RV vehicles, it is often the case that the vehicle easily gets over the stop block.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised to take advantage of the above-mentioned point of view, and can be installed with a simple structure and at low cost without providing a conventional wheel stop block. It is an object of the present invention to provide a means that allows proper parking while there being.

Another object of the present invention is to enable a vehicle to be properly parked at an appropriate position even in a parking scene in an area where the amount of snowfall is large. It is intended to provide a means for preventing the vehicle stop block from being peeled off.

[00010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a column extending vertically, a wide plate-shaped sign provided at an upper end of the column, A bottom plate provided at a lower end, wherein the support portion can swing and return to an upright posture using the lower end portion as a fulcrum, and at least one or more through-holes are formed in a surface portion of the plate-shaped marking portion. The through-hole is configured to prevent the pillar portion from swaying under the influence of the wind by letting out the wind, and the bottom plate is provided with a fixing means to a parking scene. When the front end of the vehicle comes into contact with the support, the support swings and the sign moves. That the driver can check the proper parking position. It adopted the parking position confirmation device that is installed in the outdoor parking lot and butterflies.

Another means adopted by the present invention is an outdoor parking lot comprising a parking space for a vehicle and a parking position confirmation device erected on a parking surface of the space, wherein the parking position confirmation device comprises upper and lower A supporting portion extending in the direction, a wide plate-like marking portion provided at the upper end of the supporting portion, and a bottom plate provided at a lower end of the supporting portion, and the supporting portion swings around the lower end portion as a fulcrum. It is movable and can return to an upright posture, and at least one or more through-holes are formed in the surface portion of the sign portion,
The through hole allows the wind to escape to prevent the pillar from swaying under the influence of the wind, and the parking position confirmation device uses the bottom plate to allow the surface of the sign to enter the vehicle. And is fixed to the parking surface so as to face one of the terminal edges in the longitudinal direction of the space or in the vicinity of the terminal edge and at the intermediate portion in the width direction of the space. When the leading end of the vehicle in the approach direction abuts on the support, the support swings and the indicator moves, so that the driver can confirm the proper parking position. Things.

Another means adopted by the present invention comprises a column extending vertically, a plate-shaped sign provided at the upper end of the column, and a bottom provided at the lower end of the column. A resin parking position checking device, comprising: a device upper half portion including a marking portion and a support column upper half portion; and a device lower half portion including a bottom portion and a support column lower half portion. And a bellows portion is formed at a lower end portion of the lower half portion of the pillar, and the pillar portion is erected through the rosette portion so as to be capable of swinging and returning to an upright posture. The lower half portion and the bottom portion are hollow, and the bottom portion can be filled with the weight forming member by supplying a weight forming member such as water or sand from an opening at the upper end of the lower half portion of the column. It is characterized by having.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG. 2B is a side view. The parking position confirmation device includes a pillar 1 erected in a parking scene, a sign 2 provided at an upper end of the pillar 1, and a bottom 3 provided at a lower end of the pillar 1.

The support portion 1 is a metal cylindrical long material,
In the embodiment, it is made of stainless steel.
A coil spring 4 is provided in the vicinity of the lower end portion of the column 1, and the column 1 is swingable via the coil spring 4. Since the support portion 1 is swingable via the coil spring 4, it can swing freely by a force acting in any direction. However, since the vehicle comes into contact with the support 1 from the front, the support 1 only needs to be able to swing at least in the front-back direction. For example, you may make it restrict swinging of the support part 1 in the left-right direction.

A cushioning material 5 is provided at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the column 1 at a height at which the column 1 comes into contact with the vehicle. The provision of the cushioning member 5 prevents direct contact between the vehicle and the metal column 1. In the embodiment, the cushioning material 5
Is a cylindrical urethane rubber, which is provided around the outer periphery of the column 1. The material of the cushioning member 5 is not limited to urethane rubber, and other known elastic members such as resin can be adopted.

The support 1, the indicator 2, and the bottom 3 can be assembled and disassembled to facilitate replacement of the cushioning material 5. Means for detachably connecting these members is known, for example, by a pin (not shown).

The support 1 is erected and fixed to a parking scene via a bottom 3 at the lower end. In the embodiment, the bottom portion 3
Has a mounting plate 6 and a mounting bolt 7, the head of the mounting bolt 7 is located on the back side of the dish-shaped projection of the mounting plate 3, and the shaft portion passes through the mounting plate 6 and rises upward. Is extended. The shaft of the bolt 7 is screwed to the inner peripheral wall at the lower end of the column 1. The mounting plate 6 is fixed to the parking scene by a fixing bolt (not shown).

The marking part 2 is a plate-shaped thin member, has a substantially ring shape when viewed from the front, and a through hole 8 is formed through the surface of the marking part 2. By forming the through hole 8 in the sign section 2, even when the wind hits the surface of the sign section 2 from a right angle, the through hole 8 allows the wind to escape, so that the support section 1 is unnecessary. It does not swing or bend. It is desirable that the area of the through hole 8 occupies at least 30% or more of the area of the surface of the marking portion 2.

The shape, number and the like of the through holes 8 are not limited to those shown in FIG.
It is only necessary to make the device less susceptible to the influence of the wind. For example, a device as shown in FIG. 3 may be employed. Marking part 2
There is no limitation on the external shape. For example, in front view, the shape may be square, triangular, star-shaped, or diamond-shaped, but it is desirable to have rounded corners. Further, the indicator 2 may be formed from an elastic member such as resin or rubber. Alternatively, a resin cover or a rubber cover may be attached to the peripheral portion of the marking portion 2. Further, it is desirable that the peripheral portion is formed thicker than the surface portion and has a curved surface.

The sign section 2 may also be used as an advertising board. For example, when the apparatus according to the present invention is installed in a parking lot of a restaurant, a seasonal menu, a limited time menu, or the like may be displayed on the marking unit 2. Driver 2
Since the parking is performed while watching, the signage unit 2 is always carefully looked at, so that the advertising effect is large. In order to make the marking part 2 have an advertising function, a plurality of small-diameter through holes 8 are formed in the surface of the marking part 2.
Is preferably provided. Alternatively, an advertising board having a plurality of small-diameter through-holes may be removably inserted into the through-hole 8 of the ring-shaped sign portion 2. Also,
Prepare a plurality of marking units 2, select the marking unit 2 as appropriate,
You may make it attach to the upper end of the support | pillar part 1.

As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG.
At the terminal edge of each section area in the parking lot, the parking area is erected at an intermediate portion in the width direction. Therefore, for example, a vehicle that has entered the parking area by moving forward has its front end supported by the pillar 1.
Can be moved forward until it comes into contact with the vehicle, and the signable portion 2 swings due to the bending of the swingable column portion 1, and the vehicle can be stopped here. Therefore, there is no useless space between the terminal edge and the end of the vehicle.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a snow removal operation in a parking lot where the parking position confirmation device according to the first embodiment is installed. The parking lot has at least a plurality of parking compartment spaces continuously provided in the width direction. The dotted line in the drawing indicates a conventional wheel stop block. Since the height of the checking device is 1 m or more, even before the snow is removed, the upper portion of the support pillar protrudes upward from the snow surface and can be visually recognized from the snow plow. Normally, the distance W between the pillars of the device is about 2.5 m, and the snow removing vehicle (indicated by a dashed line) can perform the snow removing work while turning around the pillars.

During snow removal, the bottom portion 3 is buried in the snow and cannot be seen. Therefore, it is desirable that the width of the bottom portion 3 be smaller than the width of the marking portion 2. If snow removal is performed using the marking section 2 as a guide, the snowplow does not accidentally hit the bottom section 3. In the embodiment, the bottom plate 6 has the same size as the through hole 8.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the parking position confirmation device. In this embodiment, a support portion 1 is formed with a contact portion 10 that is positioned at a height at which a vehicle contacts, and extends in the front-rear direction. The contact portion 10 includes an extending portion 10a extending horizontally and a contact portion 10b extending vertically, and it is desirable that the contact portion 10b be provided with a cushioning material such as rubber. In FIG. 8, the parking position confirmation of two adjacent parking stalls can be handled by one parking position confirmation device. Further, a good headway can be determined by selecting the length of the extension portion 10a.

FIG. 8 is a view showing still another embodiment. In this embodiment, the parking position confirmation device is made of resin, and the column 1 and the bottom 3 are hollow. I have. The support portion 1 is formed of a long cylindrical resin. The support part 1 includes a support upper half 1A and a support lower half 1B.
The lower end of the upper column 1A and the lower column 1B of the column.
Are formed as joint parts that can be fitted and removed by moving each other in the longitudinal direction.

In the embodiment, the diameter of the joint at the upper end of the lower half 1B of the support is designed to be slightly larger than the diameter of the joint at the lower end of the upper half 1A of the support.
Ribs 9 projecting radially from each joint
The ribs 9 are elastically overlapped with each other to maintain the fitted state. Therefore, the support | pillar part 1 is integrated by detachably fitting the lower end part of the support | pillar upper half part 1A, and the upper end part of the support | pillar lower half part 1B. In the embodiment, the device is assembled from an upper half of the device, which is formed by integrating the upper column 1A of the support and the display unit, and a lower half of the device, which is formed by integrating the lower portion 30 and the lower half of the column 1B. It is configured to be disassembled. Since the apparatus is configured to be disassembled and disassembled from two members, storage and transportation of the apparatus can be space-saving.

A hollow bottom portion 3 made of resin is formed at the lower end of the lower pillar half 1B, and the hollow portion of the pillar portion 1 and the hollow portion of the bottom portion 3 communicate with each other. The bottom portion 30 functions as a bottom weight by filling the hollow portion of the bottom portion 3 with water, sand, or the like from the opening at the upper end of the support lower half portion 1B.

A bellows portion 40 is formed below the lower half portion 1B of the column, and the column portion 1 is erected via a bellows portion 60 so as to be swingable. A ring-shaped display section 2 as viewed from the front is provided at the upper end of the upper column half 1A, and a circular insertion section 8 is formed in the display section 2.

The device shown in FIG. 9 is provided, for example, at a desired site in a parking space in a private room. Therefore,
For example, a vehicle that has entered the parking area by moving forward can move forward until its front end abuts on the strut portion 1, and the swingable strut portion 1 bends, causing the display portion 2 to swing, and the vehicle here. Just stop. Therefore, even in a narrow parking space, the vehicle can be stored well. Since the hollow bottom portion 30 is filled with a weight material such as water or sand, the entire device does not move when the vehicle comes into contact with the weight member.

Since the column 1 to which the vehicle abuts is made of resin, the vehicle is not damaged even if no cushioning material is provided. Further, when the display unit is installed indoors, it is hardly affected by wind, so that the display unit may have a circular shape instead of a ring shape. However, the ring-shaped display unit can save material cost.

The parking position confirming device according to the present invention confirms the proper parking position by shaking the sign section due to the contact of the vehicle, but may be combined with a known alarm sound generating means and light emitting means. Also at night or in dark places,
It is desirable that the driver can easily recognize the marking unit 2,
The marking portion 2 or characters or the like described on the marking portion 2 may be painted with a light-emitting paint, or a light-emitting body such as a light-emitting diode may be embedded in the marking portion 2.

[0032]

The present invention is configured as described above and has the following advantageous effects. (1) According to the present invention, it is possible to park the vehicle by approaching the terminal edge of the parking section area, and it is possible to effectively utilize the parking space. Therefore, by adopting the parking position confirmation device according to the present invention instead of the conventional vehicle stop block, a large increase in the number of possible parking spaces can be expected even in the same parking lot space. (2) The parking position confirmation device according to the present invention can be recognized from the driver's seat, and the vehicle only needs to enter the vehicle until the end of the vehicle comes into contact with the column, so that the vehicle can be easily parked at the end of the parking area. You can enter until. Therefore, by parking by eye as in the related art, a part of the vehicle does not protrude to the side of the aisle and does not obstruct the passage of other vehicles. (3) Since the parking position confirmation device according to the present invention has a simple configuration, it can be manufactured at low cost. The conventional wheel stop block is surprisingly expensive, and it is economically advantageous to adopt the device according to the present invention instead of the wheel stop block. (4) Since the parking position confirmation device according to the present invention extends in the vertical direction, it is possible to visually recognize an appropriate parking position of the vehicle even when snow is piled up in the parking lot. In addition, since one parking position confirmation device may be provided at an intermediate portion in the width direction in one parking area, there is an interval between the vehicle and the adjacent confirmation device such that a snowplow can pass therethrough. The snow removal operation can be performed satisfactorily while the car turns around the support of the confirmation device. (5) The swingable support portion has a function of notifying the appropriate parking position by swinging the display portion and also reducing the impact on the vehicle when the vehicle comes into contact with the vehicle. Moreover, since the strut portion can swing through the lower end portion, when the vehicle comes into contact with the strut portion, the force acting to peel off the bottom portion from the parking surface is released by swinging the strut portion. It is durable. (6) By forming the sign portion from a wide plate material, the shaking of the sign portion can be easily recognized by the driver. By providing at least one through hole in the sign portion, wind acting on the surface of the sign portion is released from the through hole, and the sign portion is not shaken by the wind. In addition, since the marking portion is a plate material, it is considered that the marking portion does not shake under the influence of the wind acting from the left and right directions. (7) In the case where the marking unit also serves as an advertising board,
The driver pays close attention to the marking part when parking, so that the advertising effect is great.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a conventional wheel stop block.

FIG. 2 is an embodiment of a parking position confirmation device,
(A) is a front view, (b) is a side view.

FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C are diagrams illustrating other embodiments of the display unit.

FIG. 4A is a plan view of a parking lot provided with a parking position confirmation device according to the present invention. (B) is a schematic side view when the vehicle has contacted the parking position confirmation device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a parking lot having a parking position confirmation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where the vehicle is in contact with the parking position confirmation device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a parking position confirmation device and turning of a snowplow.

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view of a parking position confirmation device corresponding to two parking sections.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams showing another embodiment of the parking position confirmation device, wherein FIG. 9A is a front view and FIG. 9B is a side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support body 2 Display part 4 Coil spring 5 Cushioning material 8 Insertion part 40 Jabber part

Continued on the front page (31) Priority claim number Japanese Patent Application No. 11-199778 (32) Priority date July 14, 1999 (July 14, 1999) (33) Priority claim country Japan (JP)

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A strut extending vertically, a wide plate-shaped sign provided at an upper end of the strut, and a bottom plate provided at a lower end of the strut. It can swing and return to an upright posture with the lower end portion as a fulcrum, and at least one or more through-holes are formed in the surface of the plate-shaped sign portion. The bottom plate is provided with means for fixing to a parking scene, and the support portion is arranged such that the surface of the sign portion faces in the approach direction of the vehicle. When the front end of the vehicle abuts on the strut, the strut swings and the sign moves, so that the driver can confirm the proper parking position. A parking position confirmation device installed in an outdoor parking lot. 2. The parking position confirmation device according to claim 1, wherein the display section is a ring-shaped plate in a front view. 3. The parking position confirmation device according to claim 1, wherein a cushioning material is provided on the support portion at a position where the support portion comes into contact with a vehicle. 4. The strut portion is connected to the bottom plate via a coil spring provided at a lower end of the strut portion or in the vicinity of the lower end, so that it can swing and return to an upright posture with the lower end portion as a fulcrum. The parking position confirmation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The cushioning member according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning member is a cylindrical member, and at least one of the upper and lower ends of the column is detachably attached to another component member. The parking position confirmation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein replacement is enabled. 6. The parking position confirmation device according to claim 1, wherein said marking portion also serves as an advertising board. 7. An outdoor parking lot comprising a vehicle parking section space and a parking position confirmation device erected on a parking surface of the space, wherein the parking position confirmation device has a column extending vertically. Having a wide plate-shaped sign provided at the upper end of the support, and a bottom plate provided at the lower end of the support,
The support portion can swing about the lower end portion and can return to an upright posture, and at least one or more through-holes are formed in a surface portion of the marking portion. The parking position confirmation device is configured to prevent the portion from swaying due to the wind, and the parking position confirmation device is arranged so that the surface portion of the sign portion faces the approach direction of the vehicle via the bottom plate, One end edge in the longitudinal direction or a position close to the end edge and positioned at the widthwise intermediate portion of the space, and is erected and fixed to the parking surface. An outdoor parking lot characterized in that the strut part swings when the abutment is made, and the sign part moves, so that the driver can confirm a proper parking position. 8. The outdoor parking lot according to claim 7, wherein said sign section also serves as an advertising board. 9. The outdoor parking lot according to claim 7, wherein a widthwise dimension of said bottom portion is smaller than a widthwise dimension of said marking portion. 10. A parking position confirmation device made of a resin, comprising: a column extending vertically, a plate-shaped sign provided at an upper end of the column, and a bottom provided at a lower end of the column. The apparatus is configured so that it can be assembled and disassembled from an upper half of the apparatus consisting of a sign section and an upper half of a support, and a lower half of the apparatus consisting of a bottom part and a lower half of a support. A bellows portion is formed at a lower end portion of the lower half portion, and the support portion is erected through the rosette portion so as to swing and return to an upright posture, and the lower half portion and the bottom portion of the support column are hollow. And the bottom portion can be filled with the weight forming member by supplying a weight forming member such as water or sand from an opening at the upper end of the lower half of the column. Positioning device.