JP2002194913A - Mechanical parking system and reservation reception method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanical parking system that enables a highly- convenient delivery reservation. SOLUTION: Out of the car shelves 17 of parking equipment, delivery of a car from there is finished in a short time is secured as a waiting area. When a usual reservation is designated by a user after a lapse of standard time registered beforehand, the user's car is moved to the waiting area. If a necessary time is designated by the user after a lapse of the time required, the user's car is moved to the waiting area. If a place is designated by the user, after a lapse of time to move the car from the place to the parking equipment 1, the user's car is moved to the waiting area. When the car is in the waiting area, the user who has arrived at the parking equipment 1 can deliver his car from it without keeping him wait.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mechanical parking system and a reservation receiving method capable of receiving a reservation for leaving a car from a remote place by a parking lot user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a mechanical parking system includes a parking device having a plurality of shelves for storing vehicles, and a control device for controlling the parking device. The control device is connected to an operation panel that accepts a user's input operation. Then, the user who has the vehicle stored in the parking device operates the operation panel to instruct the control device to take out his / her vehicle (delivery instruction). When the exit instruction is issued, the control device controls the parking device to exit the vehicle of the user.

Normally, it takes a certain amount of time from when a leaving instruction is issued to when the vehicle actually leaves. Therefore, a mechanical parking system that receives a so-called leaving reservation prior to a leaving instruction has been put to practical use. In this type of mechanical parking system, one of a plurality of car shelves that requires a short time to exit from the shelves is secured as a waiting area. Then, the control device of the mechanical parking system moves the vehicle of the user to the waiting area in accordance with the leaving reservation from the user.

[0004] There are two types of delivery reservations: immediate start and time designation. When one of the immediate-start leaving reservations is made, the control device immediately moves the vehicle to the standby area. On the other hand, the reservation for a retrieval at a specified time is made by specifying a time at which the user desires the retrieval. Then, when the leaving reservation at the specified time is made, the control device moves the vehicle to the standby area at the specified time.
If the vehicle has been moved to the standby area due to the leaving reservation, the user can immediately leave the vehicle by issuing a leaving instruction.

[0005]

However, there are only two types of conventional delivery reservation systems, namely, an immediate start and a time designation, and do not take into account various usage modes of users. For this reason, for example, when a user tries to get a vehicle from a certain point away from the parking lot to the parking lot, the user firstly sets the time required to move from that point to the parking lot at the current time. , The time at which the vehicle arrives at the parking lot must be calculated, and after that, a leaving reservation specifying the calculated time has to be made. As described above, the conventional delivery reservation is not always easy for the user to use.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mechanical parking system and a reservation receiving method capable of receiving a highly convenient exit reservation.

[0007]

The mechanical parking system according to the present invention employs the following configuration to solve the above problems.

[0008] That is, this mechanical parking system allows a vehicle to enter and retrieves vehicle data that associates the vehicle with its user, a storage layer having a vehicle shelf for storing the vehicle, and A storage section to be made, the storage section and the storage layer, between the respective shelves in the storage layer, and
A user desires to leave the vehicle at the specified time based on a specification from a user that has stored the vehicle in any of the above-mentioned shelves and a transport mechanism that transports the vehicle between the storage layer and the retrieval section. To get the time it takes to
After the required time obtained from the specified time has elapsed, the time required for the vehicle associated with the user by the vehicle data to take out of the car shelves is longer than the time required for taking out of the other car shelves. And a reservation receiving device for controlling the transport mechanism so as to be located in a short car shelf (standby area). Note that the vehicle may be transported to the retrieval section instead of being transported to the standby area.

[0009] With this configuration, the user adds the required time to the current time when the user wants to leave the vehicle from the retrieval section after a predetermined required time has elapsed from the current time. It is possible to make a leaving reservation without going through the complicated procedure of calculating the leaving preparation completion time.

[0010] The required time may be obtained by the user notifying the reservation receiving device. Also,
This required time may be a standard time set in advance by the user. Further, the required time may be a time required for moving from the place where the user is present to the retrieval unit at the time when the user specifies the reservation receiving apparatus. In this case, the user can make a reservation only by selecting a place.

The designation to the reservation accepting device may be made by a terminal device or by a telephone. The terminal device may be a mobile phone with a display and an Internet connection function, and may be a PDA (personal dig).
It may be an ital assistant) or a personal computer.

This mechanical parking system may be a so-called pallet type in which a vehicle is mounted on a pallet, or a so-called slat conveyor type in which a vehicle is handled without using a pallet. In the case of the slat conveyor type, as the vehicle data, data including a vehicle number uniquely assigned to the vehicle and a user number associated with the vehicle number are used.

[0013] Further, at the time of completion of the retrieval preparation for a certain vehicle, an attendant of the mechanical parking system may actually retrieve the vehicle and move it to a predetermined temporary storage area provided outside the retrieval section. In addition, the entry and exit sections of this mechanical parking system may be independent of each other, or may be arranged in a single entry / exit boarding room. Further, the reservation receiving device of the mechanical parking system may be connected to a plurality of parking devices, respectively.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<Overall Configuration> FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a mechanical parking system according to the present embodiment. The mechanical parking system includes a parking device 1 for storing a vehicle and a parking device 1 for storing the vehicle.
Is provided. Further, the mechanical parking system includes a server device 3 connected to the control device 2 via a communication line. The server device 3 accepts and processes a later-described exit reservation made by a user. The control device 2 and the server device 3
Corresponds to a reservation receiving device.

<Configurations of Parking Device and Control Device> Next, the configurations of the parking device 1 and the control device 2 will be described. The parking device 1 is a so-called pallet type parking device that has a large number of rectangular plate-shaped pallets for mounting on a vehicle, and handles a vehicle mounted on the pallet. Each pallet is uniquely assigned a pallet ID. A user who uses the parking device 1 is uniquely assigned a user number.

The control device 2 includes a computer having a storage device and a control circuit, and is connected to the parking device 1. Then, the control device 2 stores the pallet data P shown in FIG. 1 in the storage device of the computer.
Is stored. The pallet data P is provided for each pallet. The pallet data P includes a pallet ID field P1 for storing a pallet ID and a status field P2 for storing a value indicating the state of the pallet.

When no vehicle is mounted on the pallet, "0" is stored in the status field P2 of the pallet data P corresponding to the pallet.
On the other hand, when the user's vehicle is mounted on the pallet, the user number of the user is set in the status field P2 of the pallet data P corresponding to the pallet.
Is stored.

The pallet data P associates a user with a pallet on which the user's vehicle is mounted. If a vehicle is mounted on the pallet, the pallet and the vehicle uniquely correspond to each other, so that the pallet data P associates the user with the vehicle. That is, the pallet data P corresponds to vehicle data that associates a vehicle with its user.

Further, the control device 2 recognizes the position of each pallet in the parking device 1 respectively, and
, Each pallet can be moved to a desired position in the parking device 1.

FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of the parking device 1 in a plan view. As shown in FIG. 2, the parking device 1
Is provided with a loading / unloading room 11 for receiving a vehicle and a loading / unloading room 12 for releasing a vehicle. The entry / exit room 11 and the exit / exit room 12 are provided on a ground layer G which communicates with a road outside the parking device 1. FIG. 3 shows FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, below the ground layer G, a storage layer U for storing the vehicle M is provided.
Are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the entry / exit room 11 is provided with an entry / exit lifter 13 and a lift 14 for entry.
Is provided. The passenger compartment lifter 13 moves up and down while supporting the pallet horizontally. That is, the passenger lift 13
Moves up and down to an upper position where the upper surface of the pallet is substantially flush with the ground layer G when the pallet is supported, or to a lower position below the upper position. In addition, the lift room 13 lifts the pallet so that its longitudinal direction faces the left-right direction in FIG.
To support.

When the elevator room lifter 13 supports the pallet and is located above the pallet, the vehicle M traveling on the ground layer G can enter the entrance elevator room 11. That is, the vehicle M is moved to the entrance
From the left side, and stops on the pallet supported by the passenger lift 13 with the traveling direction directed rightward in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the parking device 1 includes a storage management unit 11a connected to the control device 2. The storage management unit 11a acquires the user number of the user when the user enters the vehicle M into the storage room 11. This user number is obtained, for example, when the user performs an input on an operation panel provided in the storage management unit 11a. Then, the storage management unit 11a notifies the control device 2 of the acquired user number. Then, the control device 2 stores the notified user number in the status field P2 of the pallet data P corresponding to the pallet supported by the cab lifter 13. Note that the storage management unit 11a and the storage occupancy room 11 correspond to a storage unit.

The lift 14 has an upper portion and a lower portion (not shown) on which pallets can be mounted, respectively. This lift 14
A pallet on which the vehicle M is mounted (hereinafter, referred to as an "actual vehicle pallet") or a pallet on which the vehicle M is not mounted (hereinafter, referred to as an "empty pallet") is placed on the upper stage. On the other hand, in the lower part of the lift 14, only empty pallets are stored. The pallet is supported at the upper and lower portions of the lift 14 with the longitudinal direction of the pallet facing left and right in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, a lift room F penetrating through each storage layer U is formed below the storage entrance / exit room 11. Then, the lift 14 moves up and down in the lift room F, thereby moving between the entry / exit room 11 and each storage layer U.

When the lift 14 is moved up to the entry / exit room 11, the upper part thereof is at the same height as the elevator lifter 13 in the upper position, and the lower part is in the lower position. Is the same height as the elevator lifter 13. Further, each of the passenger compartment lifter 13, the upper portion of the lift 14, and the lower portion of the lift 14 has a short transport mechanism for sliding the pallet in the short direction.

When the lift 14 is loaded with an empty pallet at the lower part thereof and rises to the loading / unloading room 11 and the lift / lift room lifter 13 supports the actual vehicle pallet, the lift / lift room 13 and the lift room 13 The lift 14 can exchange pallets. That is, the passenger lift 13
Transports the supported pallets to the upper stage of the lift 14 in a state of being raised to the upper position, and then descends to the lower position to acquire an empty pallet from the lower stage of the lift 14.

The loading / unloading lifter 15 and the loading / unloading lift 16 provided in the loading / unloading compartment 12 are provided in the loading / unloading compartment 1.
1 and a lift 14 for entry and exit, which are provided in the same manner.

When the lift 16 is loaded with an actual vehicle pallet on its upper part and rises to the loading / unloading room 12 and the lift room lifter 15 supports an empty pallet, these lift room lifters 15 and The lift 16 can exchange pallets. That is, the passenger lift 15
Descends to the lower position, conveys the supporting empty pallet to the lower portion of the lift 16, and then rises to the upper position,
An actual vehicle pallet is obtained from the upper part of the lift 14.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG.
One of the storage layers U is shown. A plurality of shelves 17 for storing the vehicles M are provided in the storage layer U. The storage layer U is divided into five elongated areas (lanes). These lanes are arranged in the order of symbols L1 to L5 from the upper side in FIG.
A plurality of car shelves 17 are arranged in each of the lanes L1 to L5. Each of these car shelves 17 has a lane L1
At L5, they are arranged in series in the left-right direction in FIG. Each of the car shelves 17 supports the pallet with its longitudinal direction facing left and right in FIG.

In each of the lanes L1 to L5, the car shelves 17 are arranged in a grid pattern, and each has a longitudinal / short transport mechanism (not shown) for sliding the pallets in the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction. I have. At least one of these car shelves 17 is an empty space in which pallets are not stored. Pallets are stored in the car shelves 17 other than the car shelves 17 that have become empty spaces.

However, lane L2 is connected to other lanes L1, L
The number of car shelves 17 is two less than 3, L4 and L5. Instead, the lane L2 has a lift 1 for storage.
4, and a space for the lift 16 for stocking is secured. The lifts 14 and 16 are arranged with a pair of car shelves 17 and 17 therebetween.

The car shelf 17 which has become an empty space
When the pallet is conveyed from the adjacent car shelf 17, the pallet is stored in the car shelf 17 which was an empty space,
The adjacent car shelf 17 becomes an empty space. The pallets can be moved between the car shelves 17 while moving the empty space in this way.

It should be noted that the storage lift 14 is provided in each storage layer U
When it moves to, it stops at the lower position where its upper part is at the same height as the car shelf 17 or at the upper position where its lower part is at the same height as the car shelf 17. And this lift 14
Can exchange pallets with any of the four adjacent car shelves 17.

The pallet exchange between the lift 14 and the adjacent car shelf 17 will be described. First, the lift 14 moves to the storage layer U and stops at the upper position in a state where the actual vehicle pallet is mounted on the upper stage and nothing is stored in the lower stage. In this state, the adjacent car shelf 1
The empty pallet mounted on 7 is transported to the lower part of the lift 14. Then, the lift 14 descends and stops at the lower position. In this state, the actual vehicle pallet mounted on the upper portion of the lift 14 is transported to the adjacent car shelf 17.

Similarly, when moving to each storage layer U, the unloading lift 16 has a lower position where the upper part thereof has the same height as the car shelf 17 or a lower part thereof which has the same height as the car shelf 17. Stop at the upper position. And lift 16
Can exchange pallets with any of the four adjacent car shelves 17. The four car shelves 17 adjacent to the retrieval lift 16 are referred to as standby areas. Symbols in FIG. 4 indicate this standby area.

The lift 16 and the adjacent car shelf 17
Pallet exchange between (standby areas) will be described. First, the lift 16 stores an empty pallet in the lower part thereof and mounts nothing on the upper part thereof.
It moves to the storage layer U and stops at the lower position. In this state,
The actual vehicle pallet in the waiting area is transported to the upper portion of the lift 16. Then, the lift 16 rises and stops at the upper position. In this state, the empty pallet placed on the lower part of the lift 14 is transported to the standby area.

As shown in FIG. 1, the longitudinal / short transport mechanism of both the lifts 13 and 15, the lifts 14 and 16 and the car shelf 17 in the parking device 1 is controlled by the control device 2 respectively.
It is connected to the. These lift room lifters 13, 15,
The unillustrated longitudinal / short transport mechanism of the lifts 14, 16 and the car shelf 17 corresponds to a transport mechanism.

Further, the control device 2 includes a delivery management unit 12a.
It is connected to the. The storage management unit 12a has an operation panel (not shown) provided in the storage room 12.
Then, the control device 2 acquires, via the operation panel of the delivery management unit 12a, an instruction (a delivery instruction) to the effect that the user will take out his / her vehicle M. This retrieval instruction is issued when the user inputs his / her user number on the operation panel of the retrieval management unit 12a. Note that the retrieval management unit 12a and the retrieval entry / exit room correspond to a retrieval unit.

<Operation of the parking device>
The following describes an operation of controlling the parking device 1 to store and store the vehicle M, and to release the stored vehicle M. First, the storage operation will be described. The control device 2 raises the storage lift 14 to the position of the storage elevator 11. An empty pallet is stored in the lower part of the lift 14, and nothing is mounted in the upper part. On the other hand, the passenger compartment lifter 13 supports an empty pallet.

In this state, the vehicle M desired to enter the warehouse
The user drives the vehicle M to enter the entry / exit room 11 and stops the vehicle M on the pallet supported by the elevator room lifter 13. At this time, the control device 2 obtains the user number of the user of the vehicle M that has entered the warehouse from the warehouse management unit 11a, and stores the acquired vehicle number in pallet data corresponding to the pallet supported by the elevator room lifter 13. It is stored in the status field P2 of P. Then, after the user has exited from the vehicle M, the control device 2 causes the actual pallet of the passenger compartment lifter 13 and the empty pallet of the lift 14 to be exchanged.

Then, the control device 2 determines, from among the respective storage layers U, the storage layer U in which the car shelf 17 in which the empty pallets are stored is located.
Is selected, and the lift 14 is moved to the selected storage layer U. Note that when all of the four car shelves 17 adjacent to the lift 14 in the selected storage layer U store the actual car pallets, the control device 2 reads the actual car pallets from at least one of the four car shelves 17. And the empty pallet is moved to the car shelf 17. Then, the control device 2 causes the actual pallet of the lift 14 to be exchanged with the empty pallet of the adjacent car shelf 17. Thus, the vehicle M is stored in the car shelf 17 of the storage layer U while being mounted on the pallet.

Next, a description will be given of the unloading operation. When the user issues a delivery instruction by inputting his / her user number on the operation panel of the delivery management unit 12a, the control device 2 recognizes the delivery instruction and enters the user number into the user. Palette data P included in number field P2
(FIG. 1). Then, the control device 2 specifies the actual vehicle pallet to be taken out by referring to the pallet ID stored in the pallet ID field P1 of the specified pallet data P.

Then, the control device 2 moves the retrieval lift 16 to the storage layer U having the actual vehicle pallet to be retrieved. Further, when the actual pallet to be taken out of the car is stored in the car shelf 17 other than the waiting area, the control device 2 moves the actual pallet to be taken out to the waiting area. Then, the control device 2 causes the actual pallet in the standby area to be exchanged with the empty pallet of the lift 16.

Further, the control device 2 raises the lift 16 on which the actual vehicle pallet is mounted to the position of the loading / unloading room 12. Note that the entry / exit room lifter 15 stands by while supporting an empty pallet. Then, the control device 2 controls the lift 1
6 and the empty pallet of the passenger compartment lifter 15 are exchanged. Then, the user gets into the vehicle M on the pallet supported by the elevator room lifter 15, drives the vehicle M, and exits from the exit elevator room 12. After exiting, the control device 2 stores “0”, which is a value indicating an empty pallet, in the status field P2 of the pallet data P corresponding to the pallet supported by the passenger compartment lifter 15.

<Structure of Server> When a user issues a delivery instruction, if an actual vehicle pallet to be delivered is stored in any of the standby areas, the actual vehicle pallet is immediately stored after the delivery instruction. Can be moved to the loading / unloading room 12. However, if an actual vehicle pallet to be taken out is stored in the car shelf 17 other than the waiting area, it takes some time for the actual vehicle pallet to move to the exit cab 12.

Therefore, the server device 3 instructs the control device 2 to move the vehicle M of the user to the standby area based on the designation (reservation for leaving the warehouse) from the user.
In addition, this delivery reservation has four modes of “1. delivery immediately”, “2. usual reservation”, “3. required time designation”, and “4. location designation” shown in FIG. There is. Hereinafter, the configuration of the server device 3 will be described.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the server device 3. This server device 3 is composed of a high-performance computer. The server device 3 includes a CPU 31 and a CP.
U31, a communication control unit 32, a memory 33,
And a hard disk (HDD) 34 as a storage unit
Is provided. The communication control unit 32 is connected to the gateway device 4 operated by a carrier (telecommunications carrier) via the Internet or a dedicated line.

The user has the terminal device 5. The terminal device 5 is a mobile phone with a display having an Internet connection function, and can execute a web browser program. Then, the user who has contracted with the carrier can connect the terminal device 5 to the server device 3 via the gateway device 4 by connecting the terminal device 5 to the gateway device 4 by radio.

The hard disk 34 stores an operating system (not shown) and application programs (not shown). The operating system is
It has a kernel for system management, and API (Application Prog) for application programs.
ram Interface). Then, the CPU 31
At least part of the operating system is memory 3
3 operates according to the code of the operating system. On the other hand, an application program is a program that implements a predetermined process by calling a function of an operating system via an API. This application program includes a web server program. Note that the application program can obtain the current time via the API.

Further, in the HDD 34, web data W used by a web server program is stored. This web data W is stored in C-HTML (Comp
actHTML), HDML (Handheld Device Markup Langua)
ge) or a script language such as WML (Wireless Markup Language). In addition, HD
The D34 stores a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) program (not shown) used by the web server program. When the web server program of the server device 3 is executed in cooperation with the web browser program executed by the terminal device 5, a web page (screen) based on the web data W is displayed on the display of the terminal device 5. ,Is displayed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, user data C and location data T are stored in the HDD 34 of the server device 3.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the user data C. The user data C is provided for each user number. The user data C includes a user number field C1 for storing a user number, a password number field C2, and a standard time field C3.

The password number field C2 stores a password corresponding to the user number. In addition, the user has previously provided the personal identification number to the administrator of the parking device 1. With this request, the personal identification number provided by the user is stored in the personal identification number field C2 of the user data C.

In the standard time field C3, the standard time used for “2.
Is stored. The user sets the standard time in advance.
The manager of the parking device 1 is informed. With this offer,
The standard time field C3 of the user data C stores the standard time offered by the user.

For example, it is assumed that the user drives the vehicle M from home to the parking device 1, parks the vehicle M in the parking device 1, and then commutes to work by using the railway for 40 minutes. Suppose. In this case, when the user has finished working, the user designates that he or she is going to the parking device 1 (usual reservation), and arrives at the parking device 1 40 minutes after the designation. As described above, in the case where the user repeatedly specifies that the vehicle M is to be taken out of the vehicle 40 minutes after a certain point in time, the user has previously provided the 40 minutes as the standard time.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the location data T. The location data T is provided so as to correspond to each major location around the parking device 1. The location data T is a location field T for storing the name of the location.
1, and a travel time field T2 that stores the time (travel time) required to travel from the location to the parking device 1.
Includes

For example, in the case of the parking device 1 installed in front of a railway station, the location field T1 stores the name of the station along the railway, and the travel time field T2 stores the name stored in the location field T1. The travel time required to travel from the station to the installation location of the parking device 1 using a railroad is stored. When there are a plurality of routes available for movement, the movement time of the route with the shortest movement time is stored in this movement time field T1.

<Reservation for Reservation> Processing for reservation for retrieval will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The flowchart of FIG. 8 is started by the user operating the terminal device 5 to notify the server device 3 via the web page provided by the server device 3 that the reservation is to be made. I do.

In the first S1 after the start, the server device 3
The authentication screen is displayed on the terminal device 5. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the authentication screen. This authentication screen includes input fields for “user number” and “password”. The user operates the terminal device 5 to enter his / her user number and personal identification number in both of these input fields. Then, the server device 3 acquires the entered user number and password.

In the next S2, the server device 3 searches the user data C (FIG. 6), and includes the user number acquired in S1 in the user number field C1.
Is specified. However, the server device 3 stores the user data C
If it cannot be specified, the process ends. on the other hand,
When the user data is specified, the server device 3 determines whether or not the number in the personal identification number field C2 of the specified user data C matches the personal identification number acquired in S1. The server device 3 advances the process to S3 when determining that they match, and ends the process when determining that they do not match.

At S 3, server device 3 causes terminal device 5 to display a selection screen. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the selection screen. In this selection screen, “1.
Four items of “2. usual reservation”, “3. required time designation” and “4. place designation” are displayed. The user selects a desired one from these items. Then, the server device 3 recognizes which item has been selected.

In the next S4, the server device 3 branches the process according to which item was selected in S3. In other words, if “1.
The process branches to S5, and if "2. usual reservation" is selected, the process branches to S6, and if "3. Specify required time" is selected, the process branches to S8, and "4. If "place designation" is selected, the process branches to S10.

In S5, the server device 3 notifies the control device 2 that the user number acquired in S1 and the vehicle of the user corresponding to this user number are immediately moved to the standby area. Then, the control device 2 searches the pallet data P and specifies the pallet data P including the notified user number in the status field P2. Then, the control device 2 refers to the pallet ID (P1) of the specified pallet data P, and acquires the position of the pallet corresponding to the pallet ID in the parking device 1.

Further, the control device 2 calculates the time when the movement of the pallet to the waiting area is completed based on the acquired position of the pallet and the state of the parking device 1 at that time. Then, the control device 2 notifies the server device 3 of the calculated time as the exit preparation completion time. Then, the server device 3 acquires the retrieval preparation completion time,
The process proceeds to S12.

When the pallet is stored in the car shelf 17 other than the waiting area, the control device 2 moves the pallet to the waiting area in the storage layer U where the pallet is stored.

In S6, the server device 3 searches the user data C and specifies the user data C including the user number acquired in S1 in the user number field C1. Then, the server device 3 acquires the standard time stored in the standard time field C3 of the specified user data C.

In the next step S7, the server device 3 calculates the exit preparation completion time by adding the standard time acquired in step S6 to the current time, and obtains the exit preparation completion time obtained by the calculation and in step S1. Enter the user number in the control device 2
Notify to

Then, the control device 2 sets the pallet data P
Search for this user number in the status field P
2 is specified. Then, the control device 2 determines the pallet ID of the specified pallet data P.
With reference to (P1), the position of the pallet corresponding to the pallet ID in the parking device 1 is acquired. Then, the control device 2 controls the longitudinal direction of the car shelf 17 in the storage layer U so that the pallet is moving to the standby area in the storage layer U in which the pallet is stored at the notified warehousing preparation completion time. Controls the short transport mechanism.

After the server device 2 has sent the above notification to the control device 2, the process proceeds to S12.

In S8, the server device 3 causes the terminal device 5 to display a required time input screen. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of the required time input screen. This required time input screen is
Input fields for "hour" and "minute" are included.
The user operates the terminal device 5 to divide the required time from the current time to the arrival at the parking device 1 into hours and minutes,
Each is entered in both input fields of FIG.

In the next S9, the server device 3 sets the "hour" and "minute" on the required time input screen displayed in S8.
The required time is obtained by receiving the values respectively entered in the input fields, and the obtained required time is added to the current time to calculate the warehousing completion time, and the warehousing preparation completion obtained by the calculation. Time and S
The control unit 2 is notified of the user number acquired in Step 1.

Then, the control device 2 sets the pallet data P
Search for this user number in the status field P
2 is specified. Then, the control device 2 determines the pallet ID of the specified pallet data P.
With reference to (P1), the position of the pallet corresponding to the pallet ID in the parking device 1 is acquired. Then, the control device 2 controls the longitudinal direction of the car shelf 17 in the storage layer U so that the pallet is moving to the standby area in the storage layer U in which the pallet is stored at the notified warehousing preparation completion time. Controls the short transport mechanism.

Note that the server device 2 sends the above notification to the control device 2 and then advances the processing to S12.

In S10, the server device 3 is connected to the terminal device 5
To display the location input screen. FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of the location input screen. The location input screen includes an input field corresponding to the notation "What is your current location?" The user operates the terminal device 5 to enter the current location in this input field. The user may make an input in this input field by using the character input function of the terminal device 5 or by using a pull-down menu (not shown) prepared on the web page of the place input screen. You may.

When this input is made, the server device 3
The input name of the current location is acquired, and the location data T (FIG. 7) is searched to specify the location data T including the acquired name in the location field T1. Then, the server device 3 acquires the travel time stored in the travel time field T2 of the specified location data T.

In the next S11, the server device 3
By adding the travel time acquired in step (1) to the current time, the exit preparation completion time is calculated, and the exit preparation completion time acquired by the calculation and the user number acquired in S1 are notified to the control device 2.

Then, the control device 2 sets the pallet data P
Search for this user number in the status field P
2 is specified. Then, the control device 2 determines the pallet ID of the specified pallet data P.
With reference to (P1), the position of the pallet corresponding to the pallet ID in the parking device 1 is acquired. Then, the control device 2 controls the longitudinal direction of the car shelf 17 in the storage layer U so that the pallet is moving to the standby area in the storage layer U in which the pallet is stored at the notified warehousing preparation completion time. Controls the short transport mechanism.

Note that the server device 3 sends the above notification to the control device 2 and then advances the processing to S12.

At S12, the server device 3
To display the reception completion screen. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of a reception completion screen. On this reception completion screen, columns of “user number” and “delivery preparation completed” are displayed. On the other hand, the "user number" column displays the user number obtained in S1. On the other hand, the column of “preparation for exit from warehouse” displays the completion time of exit from the warehouse acquired in S5, S7, S9 or S11.

The user who sees the reception completion screen, after arriving at the parking device 1, inputs his / her user number on the operation panel of the exit management section 12a to give an exit instruction. Then, the control device 2 searches the pallet data P and stores the input user number in the status field P2.
Of the specified pallet data P, and the pallet ID of the specified pallet data P is acquired. Then, the control device 2 confirms that the pallet corresponding to the acquired pallet ID (the actual vehicle pallet to be taken out) is stored in one of the standby areas provided in each storage layer U. I do.

Further, the control device 2 moves the retrieval lift 16 to the storage layer U having the actual vehicle pallet to be retrieved. At this time, the actual car pallet to be delivered is
Since it is already stored in the standby area, the control device 2
The pallet can be moved to the lift 16 in a very short time. Thereafter, the control device 2 causes the vehicle of the user to leave the vehicle in a manner similar to the normal retrieval operation. The user can take out his / her vehicle with little or no waiting after the take-out instruction.

<Modification> FIG. 14 is a configuration diagram of a mechanical parking system according to this modification. In this mechanical parking system, in the configuration of the mechanical parking system of the above embodiment, the voice response device 6 connected to the server device 3 is used.
It is also characterized by additional features.

Then, the user can connect the telephone 7 to the voice response device 6 via a public line. The voice response device 6 guides a user's input operation on the telephone 7 by transmitting voice guidance to the user's telephone 7. That is, the user listens to the voice guidance, and presses the push button of the telephone 7 according to the instruction of the guidance to notify the voice response device 6 of the information. The user uses the telephone 7 to select “1. Immediately leave”, “2. Regular reservation”, and “3.
It can be performed.

Further, if the voice response device 6 is provided with a voice recognition function, it is possible to accept a delivery reservation of "4. That is, when the user utters the name of the place in accordance with the guidance, the voice response device 6 acquires the voice information via the telephone 7, converts the voice information into a character string, and notifies the server device 3.

[0087]

According to the present invention described above, it is possible to accept a delivery reservation corresponding to the usage pattern of the user. Therefore, the convenience of the mechanical parking system is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a mechanical parking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional plan view of a parking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2;

4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control system of the server device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing user data.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing location data.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process of leaving reservation.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an authentication screen.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a selection screen.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a required time input screen.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a place input screen.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of a reception completion screen.

FIG. 14 is a configuration diagram of a mechanical parking system according to a modified example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Parking device 11 Entry / exit room 12 Entry / exit room 13,15 Entry / exit lifter 14,16 Lift 17 Car shelf M Vehicle U Storage layer 2 Control device P Pallet data 3 Server device 34 Hard disk W Web data C User data T Location data

Claims (12)

[Claims] A storage unit having a vehicle shelf for storing a vehicle; a storage layer having a vehicle shelf for storing the vehicle; a storage unit for discharging the vehicle; Between parts and storage layers, between each car shelf in the storage layers,
A transport mechanism for transporting the vehicle between the storage layer and the retrieval unit; and a user exiting the vehicle at a specified time based on a specification from a user who has stored the vehicle in any of the vehicle shelves. Is obtained until the time required is reached, and after the required time elapses from the specified time,
The transport mechanism is controlled such that the vehicle associated with the user according to the vehicle data is located in a car shelf that takes less time to take out of the car shelves than to take out of other car shelves. A mechanical parking system, comprising: 2. A storage section for storing a vehicle and acquiring vehicle data relating the vehicle and its user, a storage layer having a car shelf for storing the vehicle, a storage section for storing the vehicle, and a storage section for storing the vehicle. Between parts and storage layers, between each car shelf in the storage layers,
A transport mechanism for transporting the vehicle between the storage layer and the retrieval unit; and a user exiting the vehicle at a specified time based on a designation from a user who has the vehicle stored in one of the vehicle shelves. Is obtained until the time required is reached, and after the required time elapses from the specified time,
A mechanical parking system, comprising: a reservation receiving device that controls the transport mechanism so that a vehicle associated with the user based on the vehicle data is located in the retrieval section. 3. The mechanical parking system according to claim 1, wherein the reservation receiving device acquires the required time from a user who has a vehicle stored in any of the car shelves. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit storing user data uniquely associated with the user and storing user data including a standard time preset by the user. The standard time of the user data associated with the user is set as the required time based on a designation from a user who stores the vehicle in any of the shelves. The mechanical parking system as described. 5. The reservation receiving apparatus further comprises a storage unit storing, as location data, a plurality of traveling times assumed as times required for a user to travel from a plurality of locations to the retrieval unit. When a user storing a vehicle in any of the car shelves specifies any of a plurality of places in the place data, a travel time corresponding to the designated place is stored in the place data. The mechanical parking system according to claim 1, wherein the acquired travel time is set as the required time based on the acquired travel time. 6. The reservation accepting device executes a web server program to display a web page on a user terminal device, and accepts a designation from the user via the web page. The mechanical parking system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: 7. The reservation accepting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a voice response device that accepts an input operation by a user via a telephone and responds to the telephone by voice. 7. The mechanical parking system according to any one of 6. 8. Acquiring vehicle data that associates a user with the vehicle, storing the vehicle in a car shelf in a parking device, and starting from the time specified by the user based on the specification by the user. The user obtains the required time until the time when he / she wants to leave the warehouse, and after the required time elapses from the designated time, the vehicle associated with the user by the vehicle data is used for the vehicle shelf among the respective vehicle shelves. A method for receiving a reservation, comprising: moving a vehicle so that the vehicle is located in a car shelf shorter than the time required to leave from another car shelf. 9. Obtaining vehicle data that associates a user with the vehicle, stores the vehicle in a car shelf in a parking device, and, based on the specification from the user, starts using the vehicle from the time specified. The user obtains the required time until the time when he / she wants to leave the vehicle, and after the required time has elapsed from the specified time, the vehicle associated with the user is retrieved from the parking device by the vehicle data. A reservation receiving method, wherein the vehicle is moved so as to be located in a part. 10. The reservation accepting method according to claim 8, wherein the required time is obtained from a user who has a vehicle stored in any of the car shelves. 11. A user data which is uniquely associated with a user and includes a standard time set in advance by the user is obtained, and a vehicle is stored in any of the car shelves. 10. The reservation accepting method according to claim 8, wherein a standard time of the user data associated with the user is set as the required time based on a designation from the user. 12. A plurality of moving times assumed as times required for a user to move from a plurality of places to the parking device are acquired as place data, and a vehicle is stored in any of the car shelves. If the user has specified any of a plurality of places in the place data, the travel time corresponding to the designated place is acquired based on the place data, and the acquired travel time is 10. The reservation accepting method according to claim 8, wherein the time is a required time.