JP2008063791A - Mechanical bicycle parking facility - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanical bicycle parking facility which is so safe as to detect whether or not a rear basket of a bicycle is equal to or more than an allowable dimension. <P>SOLUTION: According to the structure of the mechanical bicycle parking facility, a transfer device draws the bicycle set at an acceptance/delivery location on the ground onto a carrying machine in a storage/retrieval section arranged on the ground, and after elevation or lowering of the carrying machine, the transfer device draws the bicycle out of the carrier machine to be stored in a storage shelf. Besides, the transfer device draws the bicycle stored in the storage shelf onto the carrier machine, and after elevation or lowering of the carrier machine to the storage/retrieval section, the transfer device draws the bicycle out of the carrier machine in the storage/retrieval section to the acceptance/delivery location. In the mechanical bicycle parking facility, basket sensors 16, 18 function to detect whether or not the dimension of the rear basket 20 of the bicycle is equal to or less than an allowable value, and if the dimension of the rear basket 20 is in excess of the allowable value, the transfer device does not draw the bicycle onto the carrier machine in the storage/retrieval section. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mechanical bicycle parking facility for automatically storing a bicycle set in a delivery position on the ground in a storage shelf while automatically carrying out the bicycle stored in the storage shelf to a delivery position.

  Bicycles are used by everyone regardless of age or gender. In Japanese urban areas, the land is narrow and expensive, making it difficult to secure enough space to park bicycles. Because of this, bicycles are parked everywhere in the city. In order to solve this problem, the applicant has proposed a mechanical bicycle parking facility that can efficiently park a bicycle in a narrow space in front of a station or a department store in an urban area (see Patent Document 1).

  There are two types of mechanical bicycle parking facilities: ground type and underground type. The ground-type mechanical bicycle parking facility is provided with multistage storage shelves for storing bicycles, and the underground mechanical bicycle parking facility is provided underground. The common point is that an entry / exit booth is provided on the first floor of the ground, both above ground and underground. Then, when the user sets the bicycle at the delivery position in front of the loading / unloading booth, the door of the loading / unloading booth opens, the transfer device comes out from inside, and the transfer device is placed on the carrier in the loading / unloading booth. Pull in the bicycle. When the transfer device and the transporter move up and down to the target storage shelf, the transfer device pulls out the bicycle to the target storage shelf. As described above, automatic warehousing operation of the bicycle is possible.

  When leaving the bicycle, an operation opposite to the warehousing operation is performed. That is, when the empty transporter and the transfer device are moved up and down to the intended storage shelf, the transfer device draws the bicycle onto the transporter. When the transporter that has drawn in the bicycle moves up and down to the loading / unloading booth, the door of the loading / unloading booth opens and the transfer device pulls the bicycle to the ground. The user receives the drawn bicycle, rides the bicycle and leaves the mechanical bicycle parking facility.

  By the way, in this type of mechanical bicycle parking facility, it is necessary to limit the size of bicycles that can be stored in order to store a large number of bicycles in a limited storage space. Conventionally, a photoelectric sensor that detects the full width of the bicycle (the maximum width of the bicycle, usually the width of the steering wheel) and the total height (the maximum height from the ground level of the bicycle, usually the height of the steering wheel) It was detected whether or not the overall width and height exceeded the permissible values, and if so, bicycle storage was restricted. In addition to this, when a user registers the use of a mechanical bicycle parking facility, the bicycle is inspected to limit the bicycles that can be stored.

JP 2001-328577 A (see pages 2 to 3)

  However, the rear basket of the bicycle (the basket attached to the rear loading platform of the bicycle) is frequently changed compared to other parts. In addition to being replaced, the rear basket can be deformed or shifted from the center so that its dimensions change. For example, even if the rear cage of a bicycle is inspected within an allowable size during a vehicle inspection, if the rear cage is replaced after the vehicle inspection, it is not possible to exclude a rear cage with a size exceeding the allowable value. Is possible. Moreover, the rear basket portion of the bicycle is smaller in width and height than the handle portion. Therefore, even if the total width and height of the bicycle are recognized by the photoelectric sensor, it cannot be detected whether the rear basket is within the allowable dimensions. In reality, since the rear car is not detected, there is often a problem that the rear car comes into contact with the frame of the hangar or another bicycle after the warehousing.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a safer mechanical bicycle parking facility that can detect whether or not the rear basket of the bicycle is within an allowable dimension.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to pulling a bicycle having a transfer device set at a delivery position on the ground onto a carrier in a loading / unloading unit provided on the ground, After raising or lowering the machine, the transfer device pulls out the bicycle from the carrier and stores it in the storage shelf, while the transfer device pulls the bicycle stored in the storage shelf onto the carrier, and transfers the transfer device and the carrier. In a mechanical bicycle parking facility in which the transfer device pulls out the bicycle from the carrier in the loading / unloading section to the delivery position after the machine is raised or lowered to the loading / unloading section, the width and / or height of the rear basket of the bicycle is If the rear basket sensor detects whether it is within the allowable value and the width and / or height of the rear basket exceeds the allowable value, the transfer device is placed on the carrier in the loading / unloading unit. It is characterized by not pulling in the bicycle.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the mechanical bicycle parking facility according to the first aspect, the transfer device grips the front wheel of the bicycle, pulls the bicycle from the front wheel side onto the transporter, and the rear basket. The sensor is disposed in the loading / unloading section, and when the transfer device pulls the bicycle onto the transporter in the loading / unloading section, the operation sensor is not activated until the bicycle handle passes the rear basket sensor. Then, it is characterized by starting to detect whether the width and / or height of the rear basket of the bicycle is within an allowable value.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the mechanical bicycle parking facility according to the second aspect, an encoder for detecting a rotation angle of the motor is attached to a motor of the transfer device that pulls in a bicycle, and the rear car The sensor is characterized in that it is activated when the pulse signal generated from the encoder exceeds a predetermined count value.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the mechanical bicycle parking facility according to any one of the first to third aspects, the rear basket sensor includes a rear basket width sensor for detecting a width of the rear basket, and a rear basket. And a rear basket height sensor for detecting the height of the rear cage.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the mechanical bicycle parking facility according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the mechanical bicycle parking facility is used for determining whether the total height of the bicycle is within an allowable value. The sensor detects the full width of the bicycle within an allowable value, and the full width sensor detects if the total height or width of the bicycle exceeds the allowable value. The bicycle is not drawn onto the transporter.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the mechanical bicycle parking facility according to claim 5, wherein the rear cage sensor, the full height sensor and the full width sensor are arranged in the direction in which the bicycle is pulled in. It arrange | positions at the same position of a part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since it is possible to detect whether or not the rear basket of the bicycle is within the allowable size, a safe mechanical bicycle parking facility can be obtained.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to detect the size of the rear cage portion without being affected by the handle portion having a large size.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the position of the rear basket of the bicycle can be determined from the rotation angle of the motor of the transfer device.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to detect whether or not the width / height of the rear basket of the bicycle is equal to or smaller than the allowable dimension.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously limit the overall width and height of the bicycle and the size of the rear cage of the bicycle.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the mounting space for the sensor for full height, the sensor for full width, and the sensor for rear cage.

  A mechanical bicycle parking facility according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a vertical sectional view of a mechanical bicycle parking facility, and FIG. 2 shows a horizontal sectional view. In these drawings, components having the same reference numerals have the same configuration. The mechanical bicycle parking facility includes a loading / unloading booth 1 serving as a loading / unloading section provided on the first floor of the ground, and a hangar 2 provided above the loading / unloading booth 1 for storing bicycles in a three-dimensional manner. Prepare. In this embodiment, the hangar 2 has a cylindrical storage space, and has a plurality of storage shelves 8 in the vertical direction, and a plurality of storage shelves 8 are arranged radially in each stage.

  The mechanical part of the mechanical bicycle parking facility includes a transfer device 3b for drawing a bicycle placed on the ground onto a transporter 3a in the loading / unloading booth 1, and storage racks 8 arranged radially. In the center part, it is comprised from the raising / lowering apparatus 4 which raises / lowers the carrier 3a and the transfer apparatus 3b, and the turning apparatus 5 which turns the raising / lowering apparatus 4 in a horizontal surface.

  Bicycle warehousing is performed as follows. When the user sets the bicycle at the delivery position 19 on the ground and performs a card operation or a button operation, the door of the loading / unloading booth 1 is opened. The transfer device 3b appears to pick up the bicycle from the door of the loading / unloading booth 1, clamps the bicycle and pulls it onto the carrier 3a in the loading / unloading booth 1. The transfer device 3b has a pair of clamp plates 7, and the pair of clamp plates 7 clamps the axle of the front wheel of the bicycle from the left and right. Then, while rotating the front and rear wheels of the bicycle, the bicycle is drawn from the delivery position 19 into the transporter 3a. Thereafter, the elevating device 4 raises the transporter 3 a and the transfer device 3 b to the target storage shelf 8. At the same time, the portable device 3a is swung so that the swiveling device 5 is aligned with the target storage shelf 8 among the storage objects in which the swiveling devices 5 are radially arranged.

  When the transporter 3a and the target storage shelf 8 are aligned, the transfer device 3b passes the bicycle to the storage shelf 8 with the rear wheel side of the bicycle forward. The storage shelf 8 is provided with a holding portion 8a that sandwiches the rear wheel of the bicycle with a pair of leaf springs, or sandwiches the rear wheel of the bicycle by opening and closing the cylinder. When the transfer device 3b pushes the bicycle to the back of the storage shelf 8, the holding portion 8a clamps the rear wheel of the bicycle. As a result, the bicycle stands on the storage shelf 8. The storage shelf 8 has a guide rail having a V-shaped or U-shaped cross section, and the bicycle is guided by the guide rail. The transporter 3a also has a V-shaped or U-shaped guide rail that guides the bicycle.

  When leaving the bicycle, an operation opposite to the warehousing operation is performed. When the user performs a card operation or a button operation, first, the lifting device 4 lifts the transport device 3a and the transfer device 3b to the target storage shelf 8 so that the target storage shelf 8 and the transport device 3a are in a straight line. Then, the turning device 5 turns the portable machine 3a. When the transporter 3a and the storage shelf 8 are aligned, the transfer device 3b pulls out the bicycle from the storage shelf 8. Next, the lifting device 4 lowers the transporter 3a and the transfer device 3b to the loading / unloading booth 1. When the transporter 3a descends to the loading / unloading booth 1, the door of the loading / unloading booth 1 opens, and the transfer device 3b pulls the bicycle from the door to the delivery position 19. When the bicycle is stopped at the delivery position 19, the transfer device 3 b removes the clamp plate 7 from the bicycle and pulls the clamp plate 7 into the loading / unloading booth 1. When these operations are completed, the door of the loading / unloading booth 1 is finally closed, and the loading operation is completed.

  FIG. 3 shows a side view of the transporter 3a and the transfer device 3b (a state where the bicycle stopped at the delivery position 19 on the ground is being pulled in). An elongated guide rail 9 having a V-shaped cross section is disposed at the delivery position 19. The height of the bottom of the guide rail 9 is slightly lower than the ground. The user sets the bicycle on the guide rail 9 that is one step down from the ground. The guide rail 9 is slightly tilted so that the rear wheel side of the bicycle faces down. A portion of the guide rail 9 corresponding to the rear wheel of the bicycle is provided with a counter plate 10 for positioning the rear wheel. When the user sets the bicycle on the guide rail 9 with reference to the rear wheel, the rear wheel of the bicycle is sandwiched by the rear wheel drop hole 9a provided in the guide rail 9, so that the bicycle becomes independent.

  The transfer device 3b has a pair of clamp plates 7 that clamp the front wheels of the bicycle. The clamp plate 7 sandwiches the axle of the front wheel of the bicycle from the left and right directions by the clamp plate drive mechanism 11. The clamp plate drive mechanism 11 is connected to an endless belt 13 that is stretched between a pair of pulleys 12. When the pulley 12 is rotationally driven by the motor 14 (see FIG. 4), the belt 13 rotates between the pulleys 12. As the belt 13 turns, the clamp plate drive mechanism 11 moves, and the bicycle held by the clamp plate 7 also moves.

  FIG. 4 shows various sensors provided at the door of the loading / unloading booth 1. The sensor for detecting the height direction includes a sensor 15 for the total height for detecting whether the total height of the bicycle (the maximum height from the ground level of the bicycle, usually the height of the steering wheel) is within an allowable value, Detects whether the height of the rear cage 20 of the bicycle (not the height of the rear cage 20 itself but the height of the rear cage 20 from the ground level when attached to the bicycle carrier) is within an allowable value. There is a height sensor 16 for the rear basket. The sensor for detecting the width direction includes the full width of the bicycle (the maximum width of the bicycle, and usually includes the position of one end of each side of the handle in the left-right direction of the bicycle (if the bicycle is tilted, the amount of tilt is also included) )) Is within an allowable value, and a sensor 17 for the full width and the width of the rear cage 20 of the bicycle (one side of the rear cage 20 in the lateral direction of the bicycle with the rear cage 20 attached to the bicycle). The rear car width sensor 18 detects whether or not the position of the end of the bicycle (including the amount of tilt when the bicycle is tilted) is within an allowable value. Since the sensors 17 and 18 for detecting the width are arranged at both ends in the width direction, a pair of left and right is paired.

  These sensors 15 to 18 are transmissive photoelectric sensors, and output ON signals when the bicycle blocks light. The ON signals generated by the sensors 15 to 18 are sent to the control device for the mechanical bicycle parking facility. When receiving the ON signal from any of the sensors 15 to 18, the control device controls the transfer device 3 b not to pull the bicycle onto the transporter 3 a. Specifically, an alarm is sounded and the transfer of the bicycle to the storage booth by the transfer device 3 b is stopped, or the bicycle is discharged to the delivery position 19. For the alarm, a sound indicating that the dimensions are over and a buzzer are used.

  The sensors 15 to 18 are arranged at the same position on the inner periphery of the door frame 21 of the loading / unloading booth 1 in the direction in which the bicycle is drawn. The full height sensor 15 and full width sensor 17 detect whether or not the full height and full width of the bicycle are within the allowable values while the transfer device 3b is in a state of continuous operation while the bicycle is being pulled in. To do. When the total height or width of the bicycle exceeds the allowable value, the full height sensor or the full width sensor generates an ON signal. Since the overall height and width of the bicycle are often determined by the handle portion, an ON signal is often generated when the handle portion passes the full height sensor 15 and the full width sensor 17.

  The rear car height sensor 16 is arranged at a position lower than the full height sensor 15, and the rear car width sensor 18 is arranged inside the full width sensor 17. This is because the allowable dimensions of the height and width of the rear cage are smaller than the total height and width of the bicycle. The rear car height sensor 16 and the rear car width sensor 18 are used when the bicycle handle passes the rear car height sensor 16 and the rear car width sensor 18 when the bicycle is drawn into the loading / unloading booth 1. For the first time, the operation state is started, and it starts to detect whether or not the size of the rear basket 20 of the bicycle is within the allowable value. If the rear car height sensor 16 and the rear car width sensor 18 are in an active state during the time that the bicycle is pulled into the loading / unloading booth 1, the steering wheel can be moved even if the rear car 20 is within the allowable range. This is because when the vehicle passes, the rear car height sensor 16 and the rear car width sensor 18 malfunction to generate an ON signal. In order to avoid this, the rear car height sensor 16 and the rear car width sensor 18 are not activated until the handle passes, but only after the handle passes.

  In the hangar 2, the bicycle storage space of each storage shelf 8 is set to the minimum in order to increase the number of bicycles accommodated. From the request of securing the rigidity of the storage shelf 8 and securing the inspection space, the rear cage portion of the bicycle cannot take the allowable dimensions as much as the handle portion. By detecting whether or not the rear basket 20 of the bicycle has an allowable size, it is possible to prevent the rear basket 20 from coming into contact with the frame of the hangar 2 or another bicycle after entering the warehouse.

  The clamp plate 7 of the transfer device 3 b is moved by the motor 14. An encoder 22 that detects the rotation angle of the motor 14 is attached to the motor 14. Since the rotation angle of the motor 14 and the movement amount of the clamp plate 7 are in a proportional relationship, the movement amount of the bicycle can be accurately known by detecting the rotation angle of the motor 14. That is, the amount of movement of the bicycle can be known from the count value of the pulse signal generated from the encoder 22. Then, when the rear car height sensor 16 and the rear car width sensor 18 are activated when the pulse signal exceeds a predetermined count value, the bicycle handle is moved to the rear car height sensor 16 and the rear car. Only after passing through the basket width sensor 18 can these sensors 16, 18 be activated. Instead of using the pulse signal from the encoder 22, a timer may be used to activate the rear car height sensor 16 and the rear car width sensor 18 after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  Further, a full length sensor for detecting whether or not the total length of the bicycle is within an allowable value is provided. The full length sensor is a contact type sensor (not shown) disposed in the clamp plate drive mechanism 11 (see FIG. 3). Z). The bicycle is positioned on the guide rail 9 with reference to the rear wheel. When the total length of the bicycle is longer than the allowable value, the front wheel of the bicycle hits the clamp plate drive mechanism 11. The contact-type sensor detects contact between the front wheel of the bicycle and the clamp plate drive mechanism 11, and generates an ON signal when contact is made.

  FIG. 5 shows a mechanical bicycle parking facility according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The point that the hangar 23 is provided in the basement is different from the mechanical bicycle parking facility of the first embodiment. The hangar 23 may be installed in the basement when space for the hangar is not available on the ground or when it is desired to effectively use the basement. Even in this case, the loading / unloading booth 1 is provided on the ground first floor. Since the other configuration is the same as the mechanical bicycle parking facility of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the rear basket includes a child seat with a backrest and legrest for a child and a side basket attached to a rear wheel portion of a bicycle. Further, the bicycles in the hangar may be arranged in parallel instead of being arranged radially. In addition to the sensors described above, a mat sensor that detects whether a person is entering or exiting the bicycle delivery position and a lock sensor that detects whether the front or rear wheel of the bicycle is locked are provided. Also good.

Sectional drawing of the perpendicular direction of the mechanical bicycle parking facility in 1st embodiment of this invention 1 is a horizontal sectional view of FIG. Side view of carrier and transfer device The perspective view which shows the various sensors provided in the door of the loading / unloading booth Sectional drawing of the perpendicular direction of the mechanical bicycle parking apparatus of 2nd embodiment of this invention

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Entry / exit booth
2 ... Storage 3a ... Transporter 3b ... Transfer device 4 ... Lifting device 5 ... Swivel device 7 ... Clamp plate 8 ... Storage shelf 9 ... Guide rail 11 ... Clamp plate drive mechanism 12 ... Pulley 13 ... Belt 14 ... Motor 15 ... Overall height Sensor 16 ... height sensor for rear cage (sensor for rear cage)
17 ... Sensor for full width 18 ... Width sensor for rear basket (sensor for rear basket)
19 ... delivery position 20 ... rear basket 22 ... encoder 23 ... hangar

Claims (6)

After the transfer device is set on the ground delivery position, the bicycle is drawn onto the transporter in the loading / unloading unit provided on the ground, and the transfer device and the transporter are raised or lowered. Is pulled out and stored in the storage shelf, while the transfer device pulls the bicycle stored in the storage shelf onto the transporter and raises or lowers the transfer device and the transporter to the loading / unloading unit. In the mechanical bicycle parking facility that pulls out the bicycle from the transporter in the warehouse to the delivery position,
The rear car sensor detects whether the width and / or height of the rear car of the bicycle is within the allowable range,
The mechanical bicycle parking facility, wherein the transfer device does not pull the bicycle onto the transporter in the loading / unloading section when the width and / or height of the rear basket exceeds an allowable value. The transfer device grabs the front wheel of the bicycle and pulls the bicycle onto the transporter from the front wheel side,
The rear basket sensor is disposed in the storage / exit section,
When the transfer device pulls the bicycle onto the transporter in the loading / unloading unit, the bicycle handle is not activated until the bicycle handle passes the rear basket sensor, and the width and / or height of the rear basket of the bicycle is reached. 2. The mechanical bicycle parking facility according to claim 1, wherein detection of whether or not the length is within an allowable value is started. An encoder that detects the rotation angle of the motor is attached to the motor of the transfer device that pulls in the bicycle,
The mechanical bicycle parking facility according to claim 2, wherein the rear car sensor is activated when a pulse signal generated from an encoder exceeds a predetermined count value.   2. The rear car sensor includes a rear car width sensor for detecting a rear car width and a rear car height sensor for detecting a rear car height. 3. Mechanical bicycle parking facility according to any one of the above. The mechanical bicycle parking facility is:
Whether the total height of the bicycle is within the allowable value is detected by the sensor for the total height, and whether the total width of the bicycle is within the allowable value is detected by the full width sensor,
The machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when the total height or width of the bicycle exceeds an allowable value, the transfer device does not pull the bicycle onto the transporter in the loading / unloading unit. Bicycle parking facilities.   6. The mechanical bicycle parking according to claim 5, wherein the rear cage sensor, the full height sensor, and the full width sensor are disposed at the same position of the storage / removal unit in a direction in which the bicycle is drawn. Wheel equipment.

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