JP2002147082A - Wheel stopping device for vehicle, and unified managing method for illegally parking vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle wheel stopping device that is easily attached to a wheel and allows improvement of regulation effect and efficiency, in a vehicle stopping device attached to the vehicle wheel for preventing rotation of the wheel to make vehicle movement difficult and impossible. SOLUTION: This vehicle wheel stopping device 1 comprises a pair of arms 2 and 3 between which distance is adjustable, a body part 4 having the arms, a starting means having a button 5, and a movement inhibiting means 6. When the vehicle starts while having the vehicle wheel stopping device 1, the starting means is pressed and moved by the rotation of the wheel, the movement inhibiting means is fed out interlocking with the start of the starting means, the movement of the vehicle is made difficult and impossible, and the regulation effect and efficiency of the vehicle can be improved. The vehicle wheel stopping device 1 is easily handled because it is attached to the wheel by grabbing it with the pair of arms between which distance is adjustable, and allows the improvement of regulation efficiency of the vehicle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle wheel stopper device to be attached to a vehicle whose parking has been violated, and a method of centrally managing a vehicle whose parking has been violated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an increase in the number of vehicles and land conditions have led to a chronic shortage of parking lots in city centers, downtowns, and around stations. For this reason, there is no parking near the place of use, or even if there is a parking fee, parking is impossible due to waiting for use, etc. Vehicles are increasing.

[0003] These vehicles violating the parking lot cause traffic impediment of emergency vehicles, traffic congestion, and accidents, and are causing social problems. For this reason, police stations in various jurisdictions crack down on vehicles that violate parking.However, even if you move a vehicle with a tow truck using a tow truck, there are few storage places for the moved vehicle, even if you move a vehicle with a tow vehicle, Even if a new car is parked in a vacant place, a parking violation card or parking tag is attached to a parking violation vehicle and a violent driver who ignores the appearing order even if the violator is urged to appear at the police The fact is that it does not have much of a crackdown effect because of its existence.

[0004] Under such circumstances, as a device aimed at cracking down on parking offending vehicles and suppressing parking violations, it is attached to the wheels of parking offending vehicles to inhibit or disable the rotation of the wheels, thereby moving the vehicles. Various types of vehicle wheel stopper devices that make it difficult or impossible to do so have been proposed. As such an apparatus, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-113396,
JP-A-7-197692, JP-A-7-21728
No. 3, JP-A-7-217284, and the like.

[0005] JP-A-4-113396, JP-A-7
-197692 and JP-A-7-21728
According to the device of the invention described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 3 (1994), an arm disposed in the device holds two or more outer peripheral portions of a wheel of a parking offending vehicle from a radial direction of the wheel, and inhibits or disables rotation of the wheel. Thus, the vehicle wheel stopper device makes it difficult or impossible to move the vehicle. Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-2172
The invention described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 84 is to disturb or disable the rotation of the wheel by simultaneously holding the wheel from both sides in the width direction and the thickness direction and mounting the device, thereby making the movement of the vehicle difficult or impossible. This is a vehicle wheel stopper device.

[0006]

However, these conventional devices are not easy to mount on wheels because they require time and effort for mounting to wheels and sometimes require special tools, and are more suitable for carrying. However, it was not easy for police officers during parking crackdowns to prepare multiple vehicles and use them easily. In addition, if the vehicle wheel stopper device is attached to many parking offending vehicles at once, it becomes difficult to grasp all the positions of the vehicle to which the device is attached, which hinders the subsequent collection and control of the device. May have occurred. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to
An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle wheel stopper device that is easy to handle, has an effect of crackdown, can increase crackdown efficiency, and can centrally manage vehicles that violate parking.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems Based on such circumstances, the inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive studies and as a result, the following problems have been solved and the present invention has been attained by constructing as follows.
That is, attached to at least one wheel of the vehicle,
In a vehicle wheel stopper device that hinders rotation of the wheel and makes the movement of the vehicle difficult or impossible, a pair of arms attached to the wheel by holding both sides of the wheel from the lateral width direction of the wheel, A main body for holding the arm so that the distance between the arms can be adjusted; locking means provided on the main body for removably locking and unlocking the arm on wheels; and a locking means provided on the main body. A button pushed by the wheel when the wheel rotates, and a button provided on the main body or the arm, and is pushed out of the main body or the arm by the pushing of the button to rotate the wheel. A vehicle wheel stopper device comprising a movement preventing means for preventing movement of the vehicle.

With this configuration, when the device is mounted on the vehicle by holding the pair of arms having a variable distance between the arms in the width direction of the wheel, the button provided on the main body faces the wheel. In this state, the vehicle wheel stopper is attached to the wheel. Further, when the vehicle starts moving with the vehicle wheel stop device attached, the wheel rides on the vehicle wheel stop device and pushes a button provided on the main body.
And when the button is pushed and pushed inside the main body,
In conjunction therewith, the movement preventing means is extended from the vehicle wheel stopper and hinders rotation of the wheels.

Further, in the vehicle wheel stopper device, the movement preventing means protrudes toward the center of the vehicle inside the wheel,
The structure is such that the movement of the vehicle is prevented by contacting the vehicle body (claim 2). With such a configuration, when the driver of the parking violation vehicle attached to the vehicle wheel stopper device, moving the vehicle with the device attached without contacting the police,
The movement preventing means is extended from the vehicle wheel stopper to the center of the vehicle and comes into contact with the vehicle body.

In the vehicle wheel stopper device, the movement preventing means may be a drilling means for contacting a wheel and drilling a hole in the wheel. With such a configuration, the movement preventing means forms a hole in a tire which is a wheel of the vehicle. Therefore, the vehicle cannot be moved because the tires are punctured.

Further, the vehicle wheel stopper device is provided with a radio wave transmitting means. With this configuration, the radio wave transmitting means provided in the main body, the inside of the arm, or the like can transmit the position information of the offending parking vehicle.
Therefore, it is possible to grasp the position of the parking violation vehicle based on the transmitted position information.

[0012] Further, the vehicle wheel stopper device is provided with information display means. With this configuration, the display means can display necessary information such as a warning message, contact information, and illegal parking time. As a result, it is possible to omit the entry of necessary information on the parking violation card and the parking violation tag which were performed at the time of the conventional crackdown,
It is also possible to omit the time and contact information directly written on the street.

Further, the vehicle wheel stopper device is provided with a recording means for recording an elapsed time in the main body. With this configuration, the elapsed time can be automatically recorded once the vehicle wheel stopper device is attached to the wheel of the parking offending vehicle. Therefore, it is no longer necessary to return to the place of the offending vehicle in order to record the elapsed time as in the conventional crackdown.

[0014] In addition, an attaching step of attaching the vehicle wheel stopper device having the radio wave transmitting means to a vehicle violating parking, and based on a radio signal from a radio wave transmitting means provided in the vehicle wheel stopper device. A grasping step of grasping the current position of the parking violation vehicle; a display step of displaying the position of the parking violation vehicle on a map screen based on a signal from the grasping step; and An unified management method of a parking offending vehicle, comprising: an identification step of identifying and displaying the position of the corresponding parking offending vehicle in the display step when notified.

[0015] With this configuration, the vehicle wheel stopper device is attached to the vehicle violating the parking, and based on the position information transmitted from the radio wave transmitting means provided in the vehicle, the vehicle is stopped at the police station or the like. Is displayed on the map, and the existence status of the parking offending vehicle is grasped. When a driver of a parking-violating vehicle or the like receives a message, it can be identified and displayed with other displays, the position of the parking-violating vehicle can be confirmed, and the nearest police officer can be dispatched to crack down. Becomes

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a vehicle wheel stopper device 1 according to the present invention, in which (a) is a front view,
(B) is a side view. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating one embodiment of the movement preventing means. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating one embodiment of the movement preventing means. FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing one embodiment of the perforating means. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a unified management system of a parking violation vehicle using the vehicle wheel stopper device of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1A, a vehicle wheel stopper device 1 according to the present invention includes arms 2 and 3 for locking the vehicle wheel stopper device to wheels, and these arms. Locking means 11 for fixing the distance between the arms so that the vehicle wheel stopper device is not removed from the wheels;
A button 5 for activating the movement inhibiting means and a movement inhibiting means 6 for inhibiting movement of the vehicle are provided.

A pair of arms 2 and 3 are provided on both side surfaces of the main body 4 for holding the groove or opening of the tire wheel from the lateral width direction of the wheel and locking the vehicle wheel stopper 1 to the tire. Is provided.

The arms 2 and 3 each have a substantially U-shape when viewed from the front of the vehicle wheel stopper 1 so that the vehicle wheel stopper 1 can be securely attached to the wheels. By inserting the tip portions 2a and 3a into the opening of the tire wheel or between the tire wheel and the tire,
The tire is held in a state where the tire and the arms 2 and 3 are in contact with or close to each other. The shape of the arms 2 and 3 and the shape of the distal ends 2a and 3a of the arms 2 and 3 are not particularly limited as long as they can hold the wheel and lock the vehicle wheel stopper. . Further, a configuration may be adopted in which rubber or the like is provided at the tip so that the opening and the groove of the tire wheel are easily locked.

The arm 2 is slidably disposed on the side of the main body 4 in order to adjust the distance from the arm 3 in accordance with the width of the tire. Locking means 11 is provided on the main body 4 so as to be fixed and prevent the vehicle wheel stopper device 1 from coming off the tire. On the other hand, the arm 3 is fixed on the main body 4,
The arm 3 is provided with a movement inhibiting means 6 for inhibiting the rotation of the wheels and inhibiting the movement of the vehicle. The movement preventing means 6 is configured to protrude toward the center of the vehicle when the button 5 is pressed and abut on the vehicle body. Here, as an example, the movement preventing means 6 is configured to protrude so as to come into contact with the vehicle body (tire house) by operating with the shaft 7 as a support shaft via the link mechanism 12 (see FIG. 2).

The movement preventing means 6 is not limited to such a structure. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the movement preventing means 6a has a structure in which the movement preventing means 6a is provided inside the main body 4. There may be. Further, when the movement preventing means 6a is provided inside the main body 4, the arm 3 does not necessarily need to be fixed to the main body 4, and the arm 3 does not necessarily need to be fixed to the main body 4. It may be configured to be slidable with respect to.

Further, the structure is not such that the rotation of the wheels is hindered by the contact between the movement preventing means 6 and the vehicle body. For example, holes are formed in the tire as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b). Drilling means 9 for puncturing the wheel by opening
May be provided in the arm 3 or the main body 4. The perforating means 9 is not particularly limited as long as it can make a hole in the tire, and may be a cutting blade or a sharp cylindrical object. Also, this perforating means 9
In order to prevent the cutting blade from being broken or hindering the driving of the perforating means 9, the cutting blade is provided in a state not exposed to the outside, such as inside the arm 3 or inside the main body 4. Is preferred.

Further, as shown in FIG.
The alarm means 13 provided in the first embodiment may emit a loud alarm sound when the button 5 is pressed, thereby hindering the movement of the vehicle.

On the upper surface of the main body 4, when the vehicle moves with the vehicle wheel stopper 1 attached, the main body 4
The movement preventing means 6
A button 5 is provided to be able to protrude and retract from the arm 3. The extension of the movement preventing means 6 is not limited to the configuration performed by pushing the button 5. For example, a sensing means such as a sensor for sensing the rotation or vibration of a wheel is provided on the main body 4 or the like, and A configuration in which the movement is detected and the movement preventing means is activated may be employed.

The radio wave transmitting means 14 for transmitting the position information of the vehicle to which the device is attached and transmitting the current position of the parking offending vehicle is provided by the main body 4 of the vehicle wheel stopper device 1.
(See FIG. 1A). The disposition position is not particularly limited, and may be inside the arm. The radio wave transmitting means 14 is not particularly limited as long as it can notify the current position. For example, a method using a PHS network, GP
S (Global Positioning System).

The transmission of the position information of the parking offending vehicle from the radio wave transmitting means 14 is performed when the vehicle wheel stopper device 1 is mounted on the wheel, when the driver of the parking offending vehicle contacts the police, when the vehicle is in contact with the police. When the vehicle is moved with the vehicle wheel stopper device 1 attached, it can be set appropriately, such as at set time intervals.
The procedure for transmitting a radio wave can be set as appropriate, such as providing a switch or the like on the main body or interlocking with the button 5.

The information display means 15 for displaying information necessary for the driver, such as a warning message, contact information, and the elapsed time since the vehicle wheel stopper device 1 is attached, is provided at a position where the displayed contents are easy to see. If there is, it may be arranged anywhere such as the main body or the arm (see FIG. 1A). The information display uses a conventionally known technique such as a liquid crystal display, and the display method may be a method of switching the display content continuously, intermittently, or at regular intervals, and is configured to transmit all necessary information. It is not particularly limited as long as it exists.

A recording means (not shown) for recording the parking time of the offending parking vehicle is provided by the main body 4 and the arms 2 and 3.
The information display means 15 may be configured to display the parking time, or, for example, a commercially available means having a timer function and capable of displaying the time may be provided alone.

Here, a power source for driving the radio wave transmitting means 14, the display means 15, the recording means (not shown), and the like is provided in the main body 4 such as a battery or a commercially available battery, and is independently electrically operated. There is no particular limitation as long as it can supply energy.

<Operation> Next, the operation when the vehicle wheel stopper device of the present invention is mounted on a parking violation vehicle will be described with reference to FIGS. Attachment of the vehicle wheel stopper device 1 to a parking offending vehicle is performed by adjusting the distance between the arms 2 and 3 from the lateral width direction of one of the wheels of the parking offending vehicle so as to clamp the opening or groove of the tire wheel. After adjustment, the vehicle wheel stopper 1 is attached to the wheel.

More specifically, the arm 2 is slid while the arm 3 is in contact with the side surface on the vehicle side when viewed from the width direction of the wheel to reduce the distance between the arm 3 and the arm 2. The locking portion is brought into contact with the outer side surface of the wheel, and the arms 2 and 3
With this, the wheel is held. When the wheels are held by the arms 2 and 3, the locking means 11 provided on the main body is provided to fix the distance between the arms 2 and 3 so as not to change.
To prevent the vehicle wheel stopper device 1 from coming off the wheel.

When the driver of the parking offending vehicle returns to the vehicle and moves the vehicle with the vehicle wheel stopper device 1 attached, the wheels rotate as the vehicle rotates.
Ride on. When the wheel rides on the vehicle wheel stopper 1, the button 5 arranged on the main body 4 is pushed by the own weight of the vehicle and pushed into the main body 4. When the button 5 is pushed into the main body 4, the movement preventing means 6 provided in the arm 3 is extended from the arm 3. The extended movement preventing means 6 comes into contact with the vehicle main body, hinders rotation of the wheels, and makes it difficult to move the vehicle. Note that once the button 5 is pressed, the state is kept as it is, unless the locking means 11 is released, and the state in which the movement preventing means 6 protrudes is maintained.

Next, a description will be given of the unified management of parking-violating vehicles using the vehicle wheel stopper device of the present invention, in the case where a PHS is used as a radio wave transmitting means. As shown in FIG. 5, the vehicle wheel stopper device may be attached to any wheel of a parking violation vehicle. However, when the wheel rotates and rides on the main body 4, the button 5 provided on the main body is turned off. It is preferable to mount from the front side of the vehicle so as to be easily pushed.

Vehicle wheel stopper 6 with PHS terminal
When 0 is attached to the wheel of the vehicle, the PHS terminal installed in the device is connected to a plurality of base stations (antennas) 6 around the terminal.
The current position of the terminal is specified using the electric field strength from 1. After specifying the current position of the terminal, the position information Pi of the parking offending vehicle is transmitted to the reception center 62 and the like, and the position information Pi is collected at the central management center 63 such as a police station via the reception center. The collection of the position information is not limited to one direction such as transmitting the position information Pi to the base station 61 from the radio wave transmitting means 14 provided in the vehicle wheel stopper device 60.
3 in response to a request from the radio wave transmitting means 14 to the radio wave transmitting means 14 to send the position information Pi.
May be transmitted to collect the position information Pi of the parking offending vehicle.

The central control center 63 displays the current position of the offending parking vehicle on the map screen 64 by, for example, a light spot based on the collected position information Pi. When the current position of the parking violation vehicle is displayed on the map screen 64, for example, when the map is in a specific area (such as a commercial area),
The distribution of parking violation vehicles in a specific area can be displayed on the map screen 64. Therefore, on the map screen 64
Since the status of the offending vehicle is always displayed on the screen, the distribution and the number of offending vehicles can be centrally grasped and managed by the police.

Then, the driver of the parking violation vehicle returns and moves the vehicle with the vehicle wheel stopper 60 attached, and when the button 5 provided on the main body 4 is pushed by the wheel, or when the police are contacted. For example, when a switch provided on the main body 4 is pressed, the radio wave transmitting means 14 transmits an information signal different from the position information Pi. In this case, the information signal when the button 5 is pressed and the information signal when the switch is pressed may be the same or different, but it is preferable that the information signals be different for easy identification. .

At this time, if the display means 15 and the recording means are provided on the main body 4 of the vehicle wheel stopper device 60, the display screen of the display means 15 shows a method of contacting the police, It is possible to display an elapsed time after the wheel stopper device 60 is attached, a warning message that warns not to move the vehicle with the device attached, and the like, so that necessary items can be easily transmitted to the driver.

At the reception center 62, the radio wave transmitting means
(4) When signal information different from the transmitted location information is received, it is displayed in a form distinguished from other parking violation vehicles on the map screen 64 of the central control center 63 such as the police station.
The position of the offending vehicle is displayed.

Based on the identification display, the police station or the like checks the location of the offending vehicle, dispatches the nearest police officer to the location of the offending vehicle, and cracks down on parking violations.

[0040]

The present invention has the following advantages because it is configured as described above. (1) According to the invention as set forth in claim 1, the vehicle wheel stopper device 1 can be easily mounted on the vehicle wheel simply by holding the wheel in the lateral width direction by a pair of arms provided in the main body. Since it can be attached, the handling of the device is easy. In addition, when the vehicle is moved with this device attached, the movement preventing means is extended, and in order to prevent the movement of the vehicle main body, compared to the conventional crackdown that attaches a parking violation card or a parking violation tag to a parking violation vehicle,
A crackdown effect is exhibited.

(2) According to the invention as set forth in claim 2, the movement inhibiting means extended from the vehicle wheel stopper device 1 inhibits the rotation of the wheels and inhibits the movement of the vehicle. Drivers will call police officers to remove the vehicle's wheel stopper, which will ensure that vehicles that violate parking are cracked down

(3) According to the third aspect of the present invention, the piercing means pulled out from the vehicle wheel stopper device 1 punctures the tires of the offending parking vehicle, so that the driver will subsequently make a parking violation. It acts as a deterrent when it comes to your mind and discourages drivers from parking violations. Therefore, the control effect is exhibited.

(4) According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the radio wave transmitting means provided in the vehicle wheel stopper device 1 can transmit the position information of the offending parking vehicle. It is possible to grasp the position of the parking violation vehicle at
The nearest police officer can be quickly dispatched to the offending vehicle. Therefore, the efficiency of crackdown is promoted.

(5) According to the invention described in claim 5, the warning means, the contact information display, and necessary information such as the time of illegal parking can be displayed on the display means provided in the vehicle wheel stopper device 1. . As a result, it is possible to omit the entry of necessary information into the parking violation card and the parking violation tag, which were performed at the time of the conventional crackdown, and it is also possible to omit the time and contact information directly entered on the road. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent a problem that a new notation is confused with a past on-street notation that has occurred particularly in an area where there are many parking violations, thereby promoting more efficient control.

(6) According to the invention described in claim 6, when the vehicle wheel stopper device 1 is attached to the wheel of a parking violation vehicle, the elapsed time can be recorded automatically. Therefore, it is no longer necessary to return to the place of the offending vehicle in order to record the elapsed time as in the conventional crackdown.
Then, when the police officer goes to the parking offending vehicle to remove the vehicle wheel stopper device, the parking violation can be controlled based on the recorded elapsed time, so that the police can be controlled efficiently.

(7) According to the invention described in claim 7, the distribution and trend of the offending vehicle are constantly monitored based on the radio signal from the radio wave transmitting means provided in the vehicle wheel stopper device 1. In addition, the nearest police officer can be dispatched as needed, so that it is possible to effectively crack down on offending vehicles.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 (a) is a vehicle wheel stopper device 1 according to the present invention.
FIG. (B) is a side view which shows the structure of the vehicle wheel stopper device 1 in this invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating one embodiment of a movement preventing means according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing one embodiment of a movement preventing means according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view of one embodiment of a perforating means in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a unified management system of a parking-violating vehicle using the vehicle wheel stopper device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Wheel stopper device 2 ... Arm 3 ... Arm 4 ... Body part 5 ... Button 6 ... Movement inhibiting means 7 ... Shaft 8 ... Shaft 9 ... .Punching means 11 Locking means

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle wheel stop device mounted on at least one wheel of a vehicle to hinder rotation of the wheel and to make it difficult or impossible to move the vehicle, wherein both side portions of the wheel are viewed from the lateral width direction of the wheel. Holding
A pair of arms attached to the wheel, a main body for holding the arm so that the distance between the arms can be adjusted, and a main body provided on the main body for detachably locking and unlocking the arm to and from the wheel. A locking means, a button provided on the main body, which is pressed by the wheel when the wheel rotates, and a button provided on the main body or the arm, and the main body or the button is pressed by the button. A wheel stopping device for a vehicle, comprising: a movement preventing unit that is extended from the arm and that prevents rotation of a wheel. 2. The vehicle wheel stopper according to claim 1, wherein the movement preventing means projects toward the center of the vehicle, which is inside the wheel, and comes into contact with the vehicle body to inhibit rotation of the wheel. . 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said movement preventing means is a drilling means for making a hole in the wheel by contacting the wheel.
4. The vehicle wheel stopper device according to claim 1. 4. The vehicle wheel stopper according to claim 1, wherein a radio wave transmitting means is provided on the arm or the main body. 5. The vehicle wheel stopper according to claim 1, wherein information display means is provided on the forearm or the main body. 6. A recording device according to claim 1, wherein recording means for recording an elapsed time is provided in said arm or said main body.
A vehicle wheel stopper according to any one of claims 1 to 5. 7. A mounting step for mounting the vehicle wheel stopper device according to claim 4 on a vehicle that violates parking, and parking based on a radio signal from a radio wave transmitting means provided in the vehicle wheel stopper device. A grasping step of grasping the current position of the violating vehicle; a display step of displaying the position of the parking violating vehicle on a map screen based on a signal from the grasping step; and a communication from a driver of the parking violating vehicle. If there is
An identification step of identifying and displaying the position of the corresponding parking offending vehicle in the display step, and a centralized management method of the parking offending vehicle.