JP2012098914A - Vehicle kind discrimination device and automatic gate apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an erroneous determination of a vehicle kind (a bicycle, a motorized bicycle and others) in a vehicle kind discrimination device used in conjunction with an automatic gate apparatus in a bicycle parking lot.SOLUTION: A vehicle kind discrimination device 4 detects a degree at which oscillation frequency of a resonant circuit comprising a loop coil 41 formed of a wound electric wire and a capacitor 42 is changed by lines of magnetic force radiated from a vehicle 10, and discriminates a kind of the vehicle 10 based on the degree. In the present invention, the loop coil 41 is arranged so that a winding plane of the loop coil extends in a vertical direction and is configured so that the vehicle 10 passes through a hollow part 41h of the loop coil.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle type discriminating device that discriminates the type of a vehicle such as a bicycle or a single vehicle at a bicycle parking lot, and further relates to an automatic gate device provided with the vehicle type discriminating device.

  With the increase in the use of bicycles and single cars, “bicycle parking”, which is a parking lot for bicycles, is being promoted by local governments and railway companies as measures against “left bicycles” and “left cars”. In addition to parking lots, unmanned parking is being promoted from the viewpoint of labor saving.

  In an unmanned bicycle parking lot, an automatic gate device is installed at the doorway, and the warehousing vehicle stops at the parking ticket issuing machine and receives the parking ticket. As a result, the entrance gate opens and the incoming vehicle can enter the bicycle parking lot.

  On the other hand, the leaving vehicle stops at the automatic fee clearing machine, and when the fee is settled, the exit gate opens and the goods can be discharged to the outside.

  In general, parking fees differ depending on the type of vehicle, that is, whether it is a bicycle or other type (motorcycle or single-wheeled bicycle). In a manned bicycle parking lot, the administrator determines the vehicle type. Yes. However, in an unmanned bicycle parking lot, there is no effective means for discriminating the type of vehicle, so a uniform fee is collected regardless of the type of vehicle.

  By the way, the apparatus which detects the passage of the vehicle in a parking lot non-contactingly using the loop coil embed | buried under the floor has spread widely (for example, refer patent document 1). This vehicle detection device utilizes a phenomenon in which when a vehicle arrives on a loop coil through which a high-frequency current flows, the inductance of the loop coil decreases due to eddy current loss caused by the vehicle body.

  This inventor examined whether the vehicle detection apparatus using the loop coil mentioned above was applicable to the discrimination of the vehicle type in a bicycle parking lot. That is, since the amount of metal (magnetic material) used for the vehicle body varies depending on the vehicle type (bicycle, motorized bicycle or single vehicle), the amount of change in the inductance of the loop coil when passing over the loop coil varies. The vehicle type is determined based on the difference in the change amount.

  Hereinafter, an apparatus for discriminating a vehicle type using a loop coil embedded in a floor will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 shows the configuration of a conventional vehicle type discriminating apparatus 4A, and FIG. 9 shows the mode of use.

  The vehicle type identification device 4A indicates that the inductance of the loop coil 41A changes due to the lines of magnetic force radiated from the components of the magnetic material when the vehicle stops or passes over the loop coil 41A embedded in the floor 100. We are using.

  The type of vehicle, that is, the amount of metal (magnetic material) used by the bicycle, the motorbike, or the single vehicle is different. For this reason, when a weak high frequency current is passed through the loop coil 41A to detect a change in inductance, the amount of change varies depending on the type of vehicle. Therefore, the vehicle type can be determined by detecting the amount of change in inductance.

  The operation of the conventional vehicle type discriminating apparatus 4A will be briefly described with reference to FIG. The loop coil 41A embedded in the floor of the bicycle parking lot forms a resonance circuit with the capacitor 42A, and the self-excited oscillator 43 oscillates the resonance circuit at the resonance frequency.

  When the oscillation output of the self-excited oscillator 43 is applied to the frequency discriminator 44, the frequency discriminator 44 outputs a DC voltage having a strength corresponding to the oscillation frequency. The DC voltage output from the frequency discriminator 44 is converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 45. The digital signal is compared with a predetermined threshold value in the control / determination unit 46 to determine the type of vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the rear wheel 11 of the bicycle 10 stops on the loop coil 41A, the inductance of the loop coil 41A decreases due to eddy current loss caused by metal (magnetic material), and the oscillation frequency of the self-excited oscillator 43 becomes Change to higher. The output voltage from the frequency discriminator 44 differs depending on the type of vehicle, and the value of the output voltage is larger for the motorized bicycle and the single vehicle than for the bicycle. Therefore, if a threshold is set in the middle of the output voltage obtained by a bicycle and a motorized bicycle or a single vehicle, it is either a bicycle or a motorized bicycle / single vehicle depending on whether the output voltage of the frequency discriminator 44 is higher or lower than the threshold. Can be determined.

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  However, unlike automobiles, bicycles and motorbikes have a small amount of metal (magnetic material) close to the loop coil 41A because of the structure. As a result, since the amount of change in inductance that can be detected is small, an error in detecting the amount of change is larger than that in an automobile.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, the amount of change in inductance varies greatly depending on where the vehicle stops or passes with respect to the loop coil 41A. 10A to 10C show the bicycle 10 stopped on the loop coil 41A as viewed from above.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, when the rear wheel of the bicycle 10 is positioned directly above the loop coil 41A, the amount of change in inductance is maximized. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C, the amount of change in inductance decreases as the wheel 11 moves away from the top of the loop coil 41A.

  Therefore, when a bicycle with a small amount of metal is in the position shown in FIG. 10A, the amount of change in inductance shows the maximum value. On the other hand, when a motor-equipped bicycle or a single vehicle with a large amount of metal is at the position shown in FIG. 10C, the amount of change in inductance shows a minimum value. As a result, in some cases, the amount of change in the inductance of the bicycle exceeds the amount of change in the motorized bicycle or single vehicle, resulting in an erroneous determination of the vehicle type.

  As described above, when the loop coil 41A is embedded in the floor 100, the amount of change in inductance that can be detected is small, and the inductance changes greatly depending on the position where the vehicle stops and passes, so that erroneous determination is likely to occur. For this reason, in the vehicle type identification device in which the loop coil is embedded in the floor, the reliability of the vehicle type identification is limited.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and it is possible to detect a sufficient value as an amount of change in inductance, and there is little variation in inductance depending on the position of the vehicle. An object is to provide an apparatus.

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle type identification device according to the present invention detects the degree to which the oscillation frequency of a resonance circuit composed of a loop coil and a capacitor around which a wire is wound is changed by lines of magnetic force radiated from a vehicle, A vehicle type discrimination device for discriminating the type of the vehicle based on the degree,
The loop coil is configured such that a winding surface thereof is arranged in a vertical direction and the vehicle passes through a hollow portion thereof.

  Here, it is preferable that the loop coil is formed by winding an electric wire in a quadrangular shape, and among the four sides, the upper side and the side side are accommodated in a gate-shaped hollow frame, and the lower side is embedded in the floor.

Further, the vehicle type identification device according to the present invention is:
A self-excited oscillator for oscillating the resonant circuit;
Based on the output of the self-excited oscillator, a frequency discriminator that outputs a signal having a strength corresponding to the oscillation frequency of the resonant circuit;
An A / D converter for converting an output signal of the frequency discriminator into a digital signal;
And a control / determination unit that determines the type of the vehicle based on an output signal of the A / D converter.

  In addition, when the vehicle is a motorbike or a single vehicle, the control / determination unit is configured to output the vehicle based on an output signal of the A / D converter when a part of the engine passes through the hollow portion of the loop coil. It is preferable to discriminate the type.

  The control / determination unit acquires the output signal of the A / D converter at a predetermined time interval while a certain range in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle passes through the hollow portion of the loop coil, and It is preferable to calculate an average value and determine the type of the vehicle based on the calculated average value.

An automatic gate device according to the present invention has a passage through which a vehicle passes when entering a bicycle parking lot, and an entrance portion provided with a first gate for preventing the vehicle from entering in the middle of the passage. An automatic gate device having a passage through which the vehicle passes when leaving the bicycle parking lot, and an exit portion provided with a second gate that prevents passage of the vehicle in the middle of the passage. There,
The vehicle type identification device according to any one of the above, installed before the entrance of the entrance portion,
A parking ticket issuing machine installed in the vicinity of the entrance of the entrance,
An automatic fee clearing machine installed in the vicinity of the entrance of the exit,
A gate controller that controls opening and closing of the first and second gates based on signals transmitted from the parking ticket issuing machine and the automatic fee clearing machine,
The parking ticket issuing machine issues a parking ticket in which the determination result of the vehicle type and the warehousing time are recorded by the vehicle type determination device,
The automatic fee clearing machine calculates a parking fee for the vehicle based on a determination result of a vehicle type recorded in the parking ticket, an entry time, and an exit time.

  In the vehicle type identification device of the present invention, since the vehicle passes through a loop coil arranged in the vertical direction, a sufficient value can be detected as the amount of change in inductance. Further, since the metal portion of the vehicle is restricted from approaching the loop coil and the variation in inductance is reduced, erroneous determination of the vehicle type can be prevented.

It is a front view of one embodiment of an automatic gate device incorporating a vehicle type discrimination device of the present invention. It is the same top view. It is the same side view. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the automatic gate apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows the usage condition of the vehicle type identification apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows the usage condition of the vehicle type identification apparatus of this invention. It is the figure which looked at the state where a bicycle passes a loop coil from the top. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the conventional vehicle type discrimination | determination apparatus. It is a figure which shows the usage pattern of the conventional vehicle type discrimination | determination apparatus. It is the figure which looked at the state where a bicycle passes on a loop coil from the top.

  Hereinafter, a vehicle type identification device and an automatic gate device according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Configuration of automatic gate device>
The structure of the automatic gate apparatus 1 incorporating the vehicle type discrimination | determination apparatus of this invention in FIGS. 1-4 is shown. 1 is a front view of the automatic gate device 1, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 3 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control system of the automatic gate device 1.

  The automatic gate device 1 is installed at an entrance / exit of a bicycle parking lot, and includes an entrance part 2, an exit part 3, and a vehicle type discriminating device 4 installed before the entrance of the entrance part 2. Guide members 5 a, 5 b and 5 c are arranged along the passages of the inlet portion 2 and the outlet portion 3, and a gate-like column 6 extends across the inlet portion 2 and the outlet portion 3 in the middle portion of the passage. Has been placed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a parking ticket issuing machine 7 is installed in the vicinity of the entrance to the entrance 2 (right front), and an entrance gate 21 is installed on the support 6 on the entrance 2 side. When entering the bicycle parking lot, the user passes the gate-shaped vehicle type discriminating device 4 while pulling the vehicle, and presses the issue button 71 of the parking ticket issuing machine 7 to acquire the parking ticket. Then, as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the entrance gate 21 is opened by the motor installed in the column 6, and the user and the vehicle can enter the bicycle parking lot.

  A sensor (not shown) for detecting the vehicle is provided near the end of the entrance 2 and when the user and the vehicle pass through the point, the sensor detects the passage of the vehicle and the entrance gate 21 is closed.

  On the other hand, an automatic fee clearing machine 8 is installed in the vicinity of the entrance to the exit 3 (right front), and an exit gate 31 is installed on the column 6 on the exit 3 side. When leaving the parking lot, the user inserts a parking ticket into the parking ticket insertion slot of the automatic fee clearing machine 8 and confirms the parking fee. When the user inputs a fee and the settlement is completed, the exit gate 31 is opened by the motor installed in the column 6 as shown by the two-dotted line in FIG. 2, and the user and the vehicle can leave the bicycle parking lot.

  A sensor (not shown) for detecting the vehicle is provided in the vicinity of the terminal end of the exit portion 3. When the user and the vehicle pass through the point, the sensor detects the passage of the vehicle and the exit gate 31 is closed.

  The vehicle type discriminating device 4 includes a gate-shaped frame 49, and a loop coil 41 is accommodated in a hollow portion of the frame 49 except for the lower side. Further, other parts of the control system of the vehicle type discriminating apparatus 4 are accommodated in the housing of the adjacent parking ticket issuing machine 7 to save space.

  A gate controller 9 for controlling the operation of the automatic gate device 1 is accommodated in the case of the automatic fee clearing machine 8 (see FIG. 4). The gate controller 9 controls the opening and closing of the entrance gate 21 based on a signal transmitted from the parking ticket issuing machine 7 and controls the opening and closing of the exit gate 31 based on a signal transmitted from the automatic fee clearing machine 8.

<Configuration and operation of vehicle type identification device>
Next, the configuration and operation of the vehicle type identification device 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and 6. The broken line block in FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the vehicle type discriminating device 4, and FIGS. 5A, 5B and 6 show the usage mode of the loop coil of the vehicle type discriminating device 4. FIG. 5 and 6, the frame 49 that houses the loop coil 41 is omitted for easy understanding of the operation.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle type discriminating apparatus 4 includes a loop coil 41, a capacitor 42, a self-excited oscillator 43, a frequency discriminator 44, an A / D converter 45, a control / determination unit 46, LEDs 47a and 47b, and an optical sensor. 48a and 48b. In the figure, components having the same functions as those in FIG.

  First, the difference between the vehicle type identification device 4 of the present invention and the conventional vehicle type identification device 4A will be described. In the conventional vehicle type discriminating apparatus 4A, as shown in FIG. 9, the loop coil 41A is embedded in the floor. In the vehicle type discriminating apparatus 4 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. The surface formed by winding is arranged in the vertical direction. Further, the vehicle such as the bicycle 10 is configured to pass through the hollow portion 41 h of the loop coil 41.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the lower side 41b of the loop coil 41 formed in a square shape is embedded in the floor 100, and the other sides are formed of metal or reinforced plastic as shown in FIG. It is accommodated in a rectangular tube-shaped frame 49.

  Next, the function of the loop coil 41 will be described. FIGS. 5A and 5B are a front view and a side view showing how the bicycle 10 passes through the hollow portion 41 h of the loop coil 41. On the other hand, FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state where the motor-equipped bicycle (or single vehicle) 13 passes through the hollow portion 41 h of the loop coil 41.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the motorized bicycle 13 has an engine 16 mounted between a front wheel 14 and a rear wheel 15, and a frame that supports the engine 16 is disposed around the engine 16. The engine 16 and the frame are usually formed of a magnetic material such as iron.

  Therefore, when the measurement of the oscillation frequency is performed at a position where a part of the engine 16 crosses the hollow portion 41h of the loop coil 41, there are many magnetic bodies, so that the measured value is larger than that of the bicycle 10 not equipped with the engine. growing. As a result, the difference between measured values (output values of the A / D converter 45) between the bicycle 10 and the motor-driven bicycle 13 increases, and the possibility of erroneous determination decreases.

  FIG. 7 is a view of the state in which the bicycle 10 passes the loop coil 41 as viewed from above. 7A shows a state in which the frame of the bicycle 10 is closest to the right side of the loop coil 41, and FIGS. 7B and 7C are diagrams in which the frame of the bicycle 10 is more central than the hollow portion 41 h of the loop coil 41. The state which passes the part close | similar to is shown.

  In the conventional vehicle type discriminating apparatus 4A, since the vehicle passes over the loop coil embedded in the floor, the signal detected with the change in inductance is weak and the error is large. In contrast, in the vehicle type identification device 4 of the present invention, since the vehicle passes through the hollow portion 41h of the loop coil 41, the value of the signal detected with the change in inductance becomes larger than that of the conventional device, resulting in an error. Becomes smaller.

  Further, in the conventional vehicle type discriminating apparatus 4A, as shown in FIG. 10, the position of the frame of the bicycle 10 changes from just above one side of the loop coil 41A to the middle part of the two sides. Inductance changes greatly.

  On the other hand, in the vehicle type identification device 4 of the present invention, since the bicycle 10 passes through the hollow portion 41h of the loop coil 41, the passage location of the bicycle 10 is limited by the left and right sides of the loop coil 41 as shown in FIG. The bicycle 10 does not move to a place where the frame of the bicycle 10 coincides with the loop coil 41. As a result, the fluctuation range of the inductance is reduced, which leads to prevention of misidentification of the vehicle type.

  Returning to the explanation of FIG. 4, the LEDs 47a and 47b and the optical sensors 48a and 48b are used to specify the measurement range of the oscillation frequency. As shown in FIG. 5B, the measurement starts when the front wheel 12 reaches the position A in the traveling direction of the vehicle, and the measurement ends when the front wheel 12 passes the position B. Accordingly, the oscillation frequency is measured while the range C in the longitudinal direction of the bicycle 10 passes through the winding surface of the loop coil 41. This range C includes the engine 16 and most of the frame that supports it.

  An LED 47a that is a light emitting element is attached to a guide member 5a that is orthogonal to the position A with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle, and an optical sensor 48a that is a light receiving element is attached to the guide member 5b. When the front wheel 12 of the vehicle blocks light emitted from the LED 47a and received by the optical sensor 48a, the vehicle type identification device 4 starts measuring the oscillation frequency.

  Similarly, the LED 47b is attached to the guide member 5a that is perpendicular to the position B with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle, and the optical sensor 48b is attached to the guide member 5b. When the front wheel 12 of the vehicle blocks the light emitted from the LED 47b and received by the optical sensor 48b, the vehicle type identification device 4 ends the measurement of the oscillation frequency.

The oscillation frequency is measured at a predetermined time interval until the front wheel of the vehicle blocks the light of the LED 47b at the position B after the front wheel of the vehicle blocks the light of the LED 47a at the position A. The control / determination unit 46 The average value of the measured values (output value of the A / D converter 45) during that time is calculated and becomes the final measured value.

  Next, the operation of the vehicle type identification device 4 will be described with reference to FIG. When a vehicle such as a bicycle stops or passes through the hollow portion 41h of the loop coil 41, the inductance of the loop coil 41 changes due to the magnetic lines of force radiated from the magnetic material among the metal components.

  The loop coil 41 and the capacitor 42 form a resonance circuit, and the self-excited oscillator 43 oscillates the resonance circuit at the resonance frequency. The oscillation output of the self-excited oscillator 43 is applied to the frequency discriminator 44, and the frequency discriminator 44 outputs a DC voltage having a strength corresponding to the oscillation frequency. The DC voltage output from the frequency discriminator 44 is converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 45 and then input to the control / determination unit 46.

  The control / determination unit 46 determines the type of vehicle based on the digital signal output from the A / D converter 45. The control / determination unit 46 controls the operations of the self-excited oscillator 43, the frequency discriminator 44 and the A / D converter 45.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the average value of the measurement results while a certain range in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle passes through the loop coil 41 is obtained in order to suppress variation in measurement data depending on the measurement position. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the A / D converter 45 has a predetermined time interval (for example, 10 mS) until the front wheel 12 of the bicycle 10 passes the point A after passing the point A. After measuring the output value, the control / determination unit 46 calculates an average value of these measured values.

  Regarding the vehicle type discriminating apparatus 4 of the present invention and the conventional car type discriminating apparatus 4A, the difference in the output value of the A / D converter 45 when current is passed under the same conditions will be described.

  As described above, since the amount of metal (magnetic material) used varies depending on the type of vehicle, the DC voltage output from the frequency discriminator 44 when the vehicle stops in the hollow portion 41h of the loop coil 41. The value of is different. In the case of a bicycle, since the amount of metal is small, the change in the oscillation frequency is small and the value of the DC voltage is small. On the other hand, in the case of a motorbike or a single vehicle, since the amount of metal is large, the change in the oscillation frequency is large, and the value of the DC voltage is large.

  As the loop coil 41 used in the present invention, a coil in which a wire having a thickness of 2Sq is wound four times in a square shape having a height of 2120 mm and a width of 1160 mm so that the resonance frequency of the resonance circuit falls within the range of 100 kHz to 200 kHz. And a current of several mA was passed through it.

  As shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6, the bicycle or the motorbike is passed through the hollow portion 41h of the loop coil 41, and in the section from the point A to the point B until the front wheel 12 or 14 passes through the point B, The vehicle was stopped at that position while shifting 100 mm in the direction, and the output value of the A / D converter 45 was measured.

  As a result, in the type of bicycle having the front car shown in FIG. 5, 11 (relative value) passed through the center of the hollow portion 41h, and 27 (relative value) passed through the position closest to the coil. . When measured under the same conditions, it was 6 to 15 (same) for the folding bicycle, and 56 to 126 (same) for the motorized bicycle shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, as the loop coil 41A of the conventional device, a coil in which an electric wire having a thickness of 2Sq is wound four times in an ellipse having a long side of 800 mm and a short side of 490 mm, the resonance frequency of the resonance circuit is in a range of 100 kHz to 200 kHz. The current of the same strength as that of the device of the present invention was passed through this.

  The loop coil 41A is embedded in the floor 100, and a bicycle or a motorized bicycle is passed over it, and the vehicle is stopped at that position while changing the position of the vehicle back and forth and left and right at 100 mm intervals (see FIG. 10). Thus, the output value of the A / D converter 45 was measured. The results were 4 to 42 (relative value) for a bicycle with a front cage, 3 to 42 (same) for a folding bicycle, and 32 to 162 (same) for a motorized bicycle.

  As can be seen from the above measurement results, in the vehicle type discriminating apparatus 4 of the present invention, there is a large difference in measured values between the bicycle and the motorized bicycle. On the other hand, even if the measurement position is changed, the measured value is measured between the bicycle and the motorized bicycle. Do not overlap. Therefore, if the vehicle discrimination threshold is set between them, the vehicle type can be discriminated without error.

  On the other hand, in the conventional vehicle type discriminating apparatus 4A, since there are portions where the measurement values overlap between the bicycle and the motorbike, it is difficult to set the threshold value, and the vehicle type is erroneously discriminated depending on the passing position of the vehicle.

<Operation of automatic gate device and collection of parking fee>
Next, the operation of the automatic gate device 1 and the parking fee collection mechanism will be described. As shown in FIG. 2 described above, when the vehicle drawn by the user passes through the vehicle type determination device 4 at the time of warehousing, the type of the vehicle (whether it is a bicycle, a motorbike or a single vehicle) is determined. A signal indicating the discrimination result is transmitted to the parking ticket issuing machine 7.

  When the user moves forward and presses the issue button 71 of the parking ticket issuing machine 7 to receive the parking ticket, the storage time is specified by the timer built in the parking ticket issuing machine 7. In the issuance ticket issued from the parking ticket issuing machine 7, information indicating the type of vehicle and the warehousing time are recorded.

  When the issuing button 71 of the parking ticket issuing machine 7 is pressed, a signal indicating this is transmitted to the gate controller 9 via a cable (not shown), and the gate controller 9 drives the motor to open the entrance gate 21. After the user pulls the vehicle and enters the bicycle parking lot, passage of the vehicle is detected by a sensor (not shown), and the gate controller 9 closes the entrance gate 21 again by the signal.

  When a user inserts a parking ticket into the insertion slot of the automatic fee clearing machine 8 at the time of delivery, the type of vehicle and the entry time recorded on the parking ticket are read, and the exit time is specified by a built-in timer. The automatic fee clearing machine 8 calculates a parking fee according to the vehicle stay time obtained by subtracting the entry time from the departure time and the type of the vehicle, and presents it to the user on the display.

  When the user pays the fee displayed on the display, a signal indicating that the payment is completed is transmitted to the gate controller 9, and the gate controller 9 drives the motor to open the exit gate 31.

  After the user pulls the vehicle and leaves the bicycle parking lot, the passage of the vehicle is detected by a sensor (not shown), and the gate controller 9 closes the exit gate 21 again by the signal.

  As described above, by using the vehicle type discriminating device 4 and the automatic gate device 1 of the present invention in combination, it is possible to collect from the user a parking fee according to the type of vehicle and the staying time of the bicycle parking lot.

  In the above-described embodiment, the degree of change in the oscillation frequency is detected using the frequency discriminator and the A / D converter. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this configuration. Other configurations may be employed as long as the degree of change in oscillation frequency can be detected.

  In the above-described embodiment, the automatic gate device that opens and closes the gate by swinging has been described. However, the form of the gate is not limited to this. For example, the same function can be realized by using a flapper type gate such as a ticket gate of a station, a pole type gate such as a crossing barrier, and a lateral sliding type gate such as an automatic door.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic gate apparatus 2 Inlet part 3 Outlet part 4 Vehicle type discrimination | determination apparatus 5a, 5b, 5c Guide member 6 Post 7 Parking ticket issuing machine 8 Charge automatic clearing machine 9 Gate controller 10 Bicycle 13 Motorized bicycle 16 Engine 41 Loop coil 42 Capacitor 43 Self-excited oscillator 44 Frequency discriminator 45 A / D converter 46 Control / determination unit 47a, 47b LED
48a, 48b Optical sensor 49 frame

Claims (6)

A vehicle type discriminating device that detects the degree to which the oscillation frequency of a resonance circuit composed of a loop coil and a capacitor around which an electric wire is wound is changed by a magnetic field radiated from the vehicle, and discriminates the type of the vehicle based on the degree Because
The loop coil has a winding surface arranged in a vertical direction, and is configured such that the vehicle passes through a hollow portion thereof.   The loop coil is characterized in that an electric wire is wound in a square shape, and an upper side and a side side among the four sides are accommodated in a gate-shaped hollow frame, and a lower side is embedded in a floor. 1. The vehicle type identification device according to 1. A self-excited oscillator for oscillating the resonant circuit;
Based on the output of the self-excited oscillator, a frequency discriminator that outputs a signal having a strength corresponding to the oscillation frequency of the resonant circuit;
An A / D converter for converting an output signal of the frequency discriminator into a digital signal;
The vehicle type determination apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control / determination unit that determines a type of the vehicle based on an output signal of the A / D converter.   When the vehicle is a motorized bicycle or a single vehicle, the control / determination unit determines whether the vehicle is based on an output signal of the A / D converter when a part of the engine passes through the hollow portion of the loop coil. The vehicle type discriminating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the type is discriminated.   The control / determination unit acquires an output signal of the A / D converter at a predetermined time interval while a certain range in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle passes through the hollow part of the loop coil, and averages the output signals. The vehicle type discriminating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a value is calculated and the type of the vehicle is discriminated based on the calculated average value. An entrance having a passage through which a vehicle passes when entering the bicycle parking lot and a first gate for preventing the vehicle from entering in the middle of the passage, and the vehicle when leaving the bicycle parking lot And an exit portion provided with a second gate for blocking the passage of the vehicle in the middle of the passage,
The vehicle type identification device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the vehicle type identification device is installed before the entrance of the entrance portion.
A parking ticket issuing machine installed in the vicinity of the entrance of the entrance,
An automatic fee clearing machine installed in the vicinity of the entrance of the exit,
A gate controller that controls opening and closing of the first and second gates based on signals transmitted from the parking ticket issuing machine and the automatic fee clearing machine,
The parking ticket issuing machine issues a parking ticket in which the determination result of the vehicle type and the warehousing time are recorded by the vehicle type determination device,
The automatic fee clearing machine calculates a parking fee for the vehicle based on a discrimination result of a vehicle type recorded in the parking ticket, an entry time, and an exit time.

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