JP2002174045A - Automatic retrieving device in mechanical parking apparatus, and automatic retrieving method using the device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic retrieving device in a mechanical parking apparatus, which carries out retrieval operation control by a photoelectric sensor or the like in place of a janitor, allows vehicles to be retrieved even when the janitor is absent, allows unaccustomed users to smoothly and safely retrieve the vehicles, and reduces a running cost of a parking area by cutting the number of janitors, and to provide an automatic retrieving method using the automatic retrieving device. SOLUTION: According to the automatic retrieving method which carries out retrieval of the vehicle 15 stored in the mechanical parking apparatus 13 from a retrieval berth 1, the location of the vehicle 15 in a retrieval area 3 adjacent to the retrieval berth 1 is sensed, and if it is confirmed that no vehicle is present in front of the vehicle 15 concerned, a gate 4 separating the retrieval berth 1 from the retrieval area 3 is relieved. If another vehicle is present in front of the vehicle 15 concerned, the gate 4 is blocked so as not to move the following vehicle 15 to the retrieval berth 1. In this manner, according to the method, a plurality of vehicles 15 are prevented from parking on the retrieval berth 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking lot used by an unspecified number of users, such as time lenders, and more particularly, to a mechanical parking system capable of safely leaving a vehicle from an exit berth of a mechanical parking device. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic retrieval apparatus and an automatic retrieval method for the apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a complex where a shopping mall, a large-scale amusement park or a retail store, a movie theater and a play facility are combined, it is necessary to efficiently store a large number of vehicles such as automobiles on a limited site. . Therefore, a mechanical parking device capable of storing a car in each of a large number of parking shelves provided in multiple stages is used.

[0003] Since this mechanical parking device is designed mainly to be able to store ordinary vehicles, the types of vehicles that can be stored are limited. Therefore, large vehicles such as large buses or high-roof vehicles cannot be parked in this mechanical parking device, and such large vehicles are parked in a flat parking lot provided separately from the mechanical parking device. I was letting it.

[0004] In a large-scale parking lot using such a mechanical parking device and a flat parking lot together, when a parked vehicle leaves the warehouse, the work procedure as shown in FIG. 4 has been used. First, the vehicle is moved from the parking shelf of the mechanical parking device to the exit berth. The driver gets on the vehicle and removes the vehicle from the exit berth. The vehicle travels from the exit berth to the exit lane via the exit area. After the manager confirms whether or not the vehicle has completely exited the exit berth, the exit berth door is closed, and the exit operation is completed.

As shown in a plan sectional view of FIG. 5, in this discharge berth, in order to confirm the location of the vehicle, the driver, and the like, the discharge berth photoelectric sensor detects the inside of the discharge berth 1 in a diagonal direction. The sensor 2 is installed. A gate 4 is provided at a position adjacent to the delivery berth 1 and the delivery area 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. The gate photoelectric sensor 5 is also arranged at the gate 4 so as to confirm the position of the vehicle passing therethrough. Reference numeral 7 denotes a pallet on which a vehicle is mounted.

[0006] Then, based on the detection results of these photoelectric sensors 2 and 5, the manager enters the driver and fellow passengers through the door 6 into the exit berth 1 and gets on the vehicle. Next, the gate 4 is opened and moved to the exit area 3, and after the vehicle has completely exited from the exit berth 1, the gate 4 is closed. While managing the opening and closing of the gate 4 in this way, the manager leaves the vehicle for safety.

[0007]

Therefore, in a conventional large-scale parking lot with a large number of parking lots, a large number of managers are required to take out many vehicles. In such large parking lots, the number of managers is set according to the number of parking lots on holidays, so many managers are on standby even on days with few parking lots on weekdays. Therefore, there is a problem that the efficiency is low because of the necessity of performing the operation.

[0008] In such a management of the parking berth 1 taking out work by the manager, careless mistakes are likely to occur when the manager himself is unfamiliar, and it takes time to take out the work. Such newcomers need the education.

On the other hand, even when an unspecified number of users (drivers), such as time lenders, are unfamiliar, a vehicle that has moved from the exit berth 1 to the exit area 3 may erroneously retreat in the exit direction. Unless the exit of the previous vehicle was completed, the next vehicle was not moved to the exit berth 1 from the mechanical parking device. Therefore, there was a problem in that if a long time was required to leave the preceding vehicle, a large number of vehicles could not be discharged smoothly.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to replace the outgoing work management performed by the manager with a photoelectric sensor or the like, to make it possible to take out even when the manager is absent, and to make it possible for even unfamiliar users to take out smoothly and safely, An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic exit device and an automatic exit method for a mechanical parking device capable of reducing the running cost of a parking lot by reducing the number of managers.

[0011]

According to the automatic unloading device of the present invention, the vehicle (1) stored in the mechanical parking device (13) is provided.
5) An automatic unloading device in a mechanical parking device for unloading a vehicle, wherein the unloading berth (a) is configured to confirm a vehicle position (a) of a vehicle (15) moved from a parking shelf of the mechanical parking device (13). 1) A berth photoelectric sensor (2) installed in the berth, and a gate (4) provided to be openable and closable between the berth (1) and a warehousing area (3) adjacent thereto.
And a gate photoelectric sensor (5) installed at the gate (4) to confirm the vehicle position (b), and a vehicle position of a vehicle (15) exiting in the exit area (3). And a plurality of photoelectric sensors installed for
The automatic parking device for a mechanical parking device is provided, wherein the gate (4) is automatically opened and closed based on the result of sensing the vehicle position by each of the photoelectric sensors.

[0012] The plurality of photoelectric sensors installed in the retrieval area (3) are provided in the vehicle (15) in the retrieval area (3).
A vehicle rear position photoelectric sensor (16) installed to check the rear position (c) of the vehicle, and a vehicle front position photoelectric sensor installed to check the front position (d) of the vehicle (15) (17) and an exit photoelectric sensor (18) installed at the exit (19) so as to confirm the exit position (e) of the exit area (3) to the exit lane.

A door (6) for entering the exit berth (1), which automatically opens and closes based on the detection result of the exit berth photoelectric sensor (2), can be further provided.

In the automatic retrieval apparatus of the present invention, the gate photoelectric sensor (5) in the gate (4) senses the vehicle position (b), and the vehicle (15) leaves the retrieval berth (1). Check that you have left area (3). A plurality of photoelectric sensors installed in the exit area (3) sense the vehicle position of the vehicle (15) that is about to exit, and the vehicle (15) runs smoothly toward the exit (19) of the exit area (3). Check whether you are doing it. The gate (4) is automatically opened / closed according to the result of the detection, and the vehicle is safely taken out.

In the retrieval area (3), the vehicle rear position photoelectric sensor (16) senses the rear position (c) of the vehicle (15) and checks whether the vehicle (15) has retreated. The vehicle front position photoelectric sensor (17) and the exit photoelectric sensor (18) allow the vehicle (15) to smoothly exit (1).
9) Check if you are traveling in the direction. In the related art, since the leaving work, which has been performed by the manager, can be automatically performed, even an unskilled user can safely leave the warehouse.

Since the door (6) to the exit berth (1) opens and closes automatically, the mechanical parking device (13)
When the vehicle (15) on the pallet (7) is being moved to the exit berth (1), the exit berth (1)
Since the driver or the like does not enter the vehicle, the vehicle (15) can be safely moved.

According to the automatic unloading method of the present invention, there is provided an automatic unloading method in a mechanical parking device for unloading a vehicle (15) stored in a mechanical parking device (13) from an unloading berth (1). When the position of the vehicle (15) in the retrieval area (3) adjacent to the retrieval berth (1) is sensed and it is confirmed that the preceding vehicle does not exist in the retrieval area (3), the retrieval berth (1) is detected. ) And the exit area (3) are opened with a gate (4). On the other hand, when a preceding vehicle is present in the exit area (3), the next vehicle (15) is moved to the exit berth (1). By closing the gate (4) so as not to allow the plurality of vehicles (15) to park at the exit berth (1), an automatic exit method in a mechanical parking device is provided.

It is desirable that the gate (4) be closed when the vehicle (15) having moved from the exit berth (1) to the exit area (3) attempts to retreat.

In the automatic retrieval method of the present invention, first, in order to move the vehicle (15) from the retrieval berth (1) to the retrieval area (3) adjacent to the berth (1), it is determined whether or not there is a preceding vehicle being retrieved. Check if. When it is confirmed that the preceding vehicle does not exist, the gate (4) is opened and the next vehicle (15) is moved. On the other hand, when the presence of the preceding vehicle is confirmed, the gate (4) is closed and the next vehicle (1) is closed.
5) Do not move. As described above, by automatically controlling the opening and closing of the gate (4), a plurality of vehicles (15) are not parked at the exit berth (1).
A large number of vehicles (15) can be delivered smoothly and safely.

Once the vehicle (1) moves from the exit berth (1) to the exit area (3) and heads toward the exit (19).
If the driver attempts to retreat for some reason, the gate (4) is closed to avoid interference with the next vehicle (15).

[0021]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each of the drawings, common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted. FIG. 1 is an overall layout diagram of a large parking lot for implementing the automatic leaving device and the automatic leaving device of the present invention. The large-scale parking lot for carrying out the automatic leaving apparatus and the automatic leaving method of the present invention is provided in a complex where a shopping mall, a movie theater and a play facility are combined. In the illustrated example of FIG. 1, an entrance 12 to a parking lot 11 is provided on the right side, and a mechanical parking device 13 is disposed at a substantially central position, and a flat parking lot 14 is disposed on both sides of the mechanical parking device 13. Here, the mechanical parking device 13 is limited to a plane reciprocating parking device (shuttle parking) or the like that can lift and convey the vehicle 15 by a lift and store the vehicle 15 in each of a plurality of parking shelves (parking areas). It is a parking device that can efficiently store a large number of vehicles 15 on the site, and is mainly a small car,
It is used for ordinary cars. The flat parking lot 14 divides a parking area on flat ground, and is mainly used for large vehicles. The mechanical parking device 13
Is not limited to this planar reciprocating parking device (shuttle parking), but is a lift-type parking device (elevator parking) or vehicle 15 that can lift and convey the vehicle 15 by a lift and store it in each of the multi-stage parking shelves. A vertical circulation type parking device (tower parking) or the like, which can circulate in the vertical direction to enter and exit the vehicle.

When the vehicle 15 stored in the mechanical parking device 13 constructed as described above is taken out of the car, first, the pallet 7 is moved from the parking shelf of the mechanical parking device 13 to the parking berth 1. The parking berth 1 is a space arranged adjacent to the exit 13 a of the mechanical parking device 13, and is a place where a driver and a passenger who enter through the door 6 at this position get on the vehicle 15. Therefore, in the automatic retrieval apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of photoelectric sensors are installed in the retrieval area 3 adjacent to the parking berth 1 so that unpredictable movement of the vehicle 15 can be detected.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a retrieval berth and a retrieval area constituting the automatic retrieval apparatus of the present invention. In the exit berth 1, a photoelectric sensor 2 for the exit berth is arranged so as to confirm the location of the vehicle 15 and the driver. In the illustrated example, the outgoing berth photoelectric sensor 2 is
One set is installed on the diagonal line to confirm the presence of the vehicle 15 and the like in the exit berth 1, but it is of course possible to install two or more sets of the exit berth photoelectric sensors 2. The entrance door 6 to the exit berth 1 automatically opens and closes based on the detection result of the exit berth photoelectric sensor 2.

The gate 4 provided between the delivery berth 1 and the delivery area 3 so as to be openable and closable also has a vehicle 1 passing therethrough.
A gate photoelectric sensor 5 for confirming the vehicle position b such as 5 is installed. The gate photoelectric sensor 5 confirms that the vehicle 15 has retreated from the exit berth 1 to the exit area 3.

In the delivery area 3 of the present invention, a plurality of photoelectric sensors are installed so that unpredictable movement of the vehicle 15 can be sensed. A vehicle rear position photoelectric sensor 16 for checking the rear position C of the vehicle 15 in the storage area 3 (from left to right in FIG. 2), and a vehicle front position photoelectric sensor 17 for detecting the front position d of the vehicle 15 And an exit exit photoelectric sensor 18 for confirming the exit position E of the exit area 3 to the exit lane. These photoelectric sensors 1
From the results of sensing the vehicle positions C, D, and E on 6, 17, and 18,
Gate 4 opens and closes automatically.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory block diagram of an automatic leaving method in a parking lot according to the present invention. In the automatic exit method in the parking lot according to the present invention, when the detection result A of each photoelectric sensor in the illustrated example is the state, the following exit operation is performed. First, when the outgoing berth photoelectric sensor 2 for detecting the vehicle position A in the outgoing berth 1 is "OFF", that is, when it is shielded from light, it means that the vehicle 15 is present there. Conversely, the “ON” state means that there is no vehicle 15 there.

Next, the gate photoelectric sensor 5 and the vehicle rear position photoelectric sensor 16 for detecting the vehicle position b of the gate 4 and the rear position c of the vehicle 15 are changed from the "ON" state to "OF".
When the state changes to the “F” state, it means that the vehicle 15 is running smoothly to the exit 19 of the exit area 3.

In this state, the gate 4 of the delivery berth 1 is started to be closed. Here, it is confirmed whether or not the vehicle 15 is retreating (N, Y). When the vehicle 15 is not retreating (N), the operation of closing the gate 4 is completed. Further, the door 6 is locked so that no person enters the retrieval berth 1, and a series of retrieval operations is completed.

When the vehicle 15 is moving backward (Y)
Then, it is confirmed whether or not the operation of closing the gate 4 is completed (N, Y), and when it is completed (Y), the door 6 is locked to complete a series of retrieval. At this time, all the photoelectric sensors change to the “OFF” state (the sensing result B state).

On the other hand, when the operation of closing the gate 4 is not completed (N), as in the case of the sensing result C state of the photoelectric sensor, the following operation is performed according to the sensing result of each photoelectric sensor. I do. The outgoing berth photoelectric sensor 2 for detecting the vehicle position A in the outgoing berth 1 is "OFF".
When the gate photoelectric sensor 16 and the vehicle rear position photoelectric sensor 17 for detecting the d position change from the "ON" state to the "OFF" state and further to the "ON" state, The sensor 18 is also changed from the “ON” state to the “OF” state.
When the state is changed to the “F” state, it means that the vehicle 15 is not leaving in the retrieval area 3 smoothly. Therefore, the operation is stopped with the gate 4 opened.

Next, as in the case of the detection result D state of the photoelectric sensor, the outgoing berth photoelectric sensor 2 for detecting the vehicle position A in the outgoing berth 1 is "OFF".
The gate photoelectric sensor 16 and the vehicle rear position photoelectric sensor 17 for sensing the rear and front positions C and D of the vehicle 15 including the vehicle position B, are changed from the "ON" state to the "OFF" state, and further the "ON" state. When the state changes, and when the exit photoelectric sensor 18 of the exit position E also changes from the “ON” state to the “OFF” state, the vehicle 15 has not been discharged smoothly in the discharge area 3. Thereafter, it means that the vehicle is traveling smoothly toward the exit 19. Therefore, the gate 4 is started to be closed so that the next vehicle does not move to the exit berth 1. Here, it is confirmed whether or not the vehicle 15 is retreating (N, Y), and when the vehicle 15 is not retreating (N), the operation of closing the gate 4 is completed. The door 6 is locked so that no person enters the exit berth 1 and a series of exit operations is completed.

In the above-described example, the application to the large-scale parking lot for rent is described in detail, but the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment. For example, the present invention can be similarly applied to a general monthly parking lot and the like, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0033]

As described above, according to the automatic parking apparatus and the automatic parking method of the parking lot of the present invention, the parking operation management performed by the manager is replaced by a photoelectric sensor or the like, and even when the manager is absent. Since the unloading operation can be performed, an unskilled user can smoothly and safely unload the vehicle, and can safely park a large number of vehicles even in a large-scale parking lot.

In addition, even unskilled users can leave the shelter without hesitation, so that unskilled users can swiftly and safely leave the shelves. This reduces the number of managers and reduces the running cost of the parking lot. It has excellent effects such as being able to reduce.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall layout diagram of a large-scale parking lot for implementing an automatic retrieval apparatus and an automatic retrieval method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan cross-sectional view showing a retrieval berth and a retrieval area constituting the automatic retrieval apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory block diagram of an automatic leaving method in a parking lot according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory block diagram showing a work procedure in a conventional mechanical parking device.

FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view showing a conventional delivery berth and a delivery area.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 parking lot 2 photoelectric sensor for exit berth 3 exit area 4 gate 5 photoelectric sensor for gate 6 door 13 mechanical parking device 14 plane parking lot 15 vehicle 16 photoelectric sensor for rear position of vehicle 17 photoelectric sensor for front position of vehicle 18 for exit Photoelectric sensor 19 Exit b Vehicle position in the exit berth b Vehicle position in the gate c Vehicle rear position d Vehicle front position

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor 10 million Narimatsu 6-4 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Inside Ishikawajima Transport Machinery Co., Ltd. (72) Toshihisa Kosuge 6-4 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Ishikawajima (72) Inventor Masaki Matsushita 6-4 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Ishikawajima Transport Machinery Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Arai 6-4 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Ishikawajima Transport Machinery Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takanari Kawazu 6-4 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Inside Ishikawajima Transportation Machinery Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroshi Hamada 6-4 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Inside Ishikawajima Transportation Machinery Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Shinozuka 6-4 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Inside Ishikawajima Transportation Machinery Co., Ltd.

Claims (5)

[Claims] An automatic unloading device in a mechanical parking device for unloading a vehicle (15) stored in a mechanical parking device (13), wherein the vehicle is moved from a parking shelf of the mechanical parking device (13). The outgoing berth photoelectric sensor (2) installed in the outgoing berth (1) so as to confirm the vehicle position (a) of (15)
A gate (4) provided between the exit berth (1) and the exit area (3) adjacent to the exit berth (1) to open and close the berth (1); A plurality of photoelectric sensors for detecting a vehicle position of a vehicle (15) exiting in the exit area (3);
And wherein the gate (4) is automatically opened / closed based on a result of sensing the vehicle position by each of the photoelectric sensors. 2. A photoelectric sensor for a rear position of a vehicle installed to confirm a rear position (c) of a vehicle (15) in the discharge area (3). (16) and a vehicle front position photoelectric sensor (1) installed so as to confirm the front position (d) of the vehicle (15).
7) and an exit photoelectric sensor (18) installed at the exit (19) so as to confirm the exit position (e) of the exit area (3) to the exit lane. An automatic retrieval device in the mechanical parking device according to claim 1. 3. A door (6) for entering the exit berth (1) which automatically opens and closes based on the detection result of the exit berth photoelectric sensor (2). The automatic retrieval device in the mechanical parking device according to claim 1 or 2. 4. An automatic unloading method in a mechanical parking device for unloading a vehicle (15) stored in a mechanical parking device (13) from an unloading berth (1). The gate (4) that separates the exit berth (1) from the exit area (3) is detected when the position of the vehicle (15) in the exit area (3) is detected and it is confirmed that there is no preceding vehicle. On the other hand, when the preceding vehicle is present in the retrieval area (3), the gate (4) is closed so that the next vehicle (15) is not moved to the retrieval berth (1), thereby leaving the retrieval area. An automatic leaving method in a mechanical parking device, wherein a plurality of vehicles (15) are not parked at a berth (1). 5. The gate (4) according to claim 4, wherein the vehicle (15) which has moved from the exit berth (1) to the exit area (3) attempts to retreat, closing the gate (4). Automatic parking method for mechanical parking equipment.