JP2012154111A - Multistory parking device with charging function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multistory parking device with a charging function capable of: preventing a defective connection between an electric vehicle and a power supply connector; and improving safety in handling the power supply connector on a pallet or a power supply cable.SOLUTION: A pallet 18 comprises: a power supply cable 38 to supply power to an electric vehicle 36; a power supply connector 39 which is provided at an edge section of the power supply cable 38 and is to be connected to the electric vehicle 36; an attachment/detachment detection device 47 to detect an attached/detached state of the power supply connector 39; and a pallet side contact point 48 connected to the attachment/detachment detection device 47. An entrance/exit floor 15 of a multistory parking device 10 is provided with an entrance/exit side contact point 49 which is connected to a control device 46 to perform an operational control of a multistory parking device 10 and is connected to the pallet side contact point 48 when the pallet 18 is positioned on the entrance/exit floor 15.

Description

  The present invention relates to a three-dimensional parking apparatus configured to charge an electric vehicle during parking.

  Multi-story parking devices are widely used in densely populated houses as parking facilities that can efficiently park a large number of vehicles on land with little space, and have various structures that take into account the size and economics of the land used. Is provided. As one type of this multi-story parking apparatus, there is a so-called pallet type multi-story parking apparatus that mounts a vehicle on a pallet and moves the vehicle. Further, there is also provided a pallet-type three-dimensional parking apparatus that combines a lifting lift and a three-dimensional parking hierarchy to further increase the parking efficiency.

  As an example of such a pallet type three-dimensional parking apparatus, for example, an elevator type parking lot is configured as follows. In an elevator parking lot, a hoistway for a lifting lift is formed in a vertical direction in the center of a building standing on the ground, and parking rooms are provided in a hierarchical manner in the space on both sides or one side of the hoistway. A pallet is mounted on the upper part of the lift, the vehicle is placed on the pallet, and the lift is moved up and down to transport the vehicle between the loading / unloading floor and the parking room. At the loading / unloading floor, the lift is stopped so that the pallet and the floor of the loading / unloading floor are at the same height when the vehicle is loaded / unloaded, and the vehicle gets on and off the pallet by self-propelled. When the lift is moved and positioned in each parking room, the pallet is slid on the lift and the vehicle is stored and taken out together with the pallet.

  Recently, an electric vehicle has been attracting attention as an alternative to a vehicle of an internal combustion engine due to an increase in interest in environmental problems. Although this electric vehicle is excellent in environmental conservation because it does not emit exhaust gas, it is necessary to supply electricity to a battery mounted on the electric vehicle instead of liquid fuel and charge it. Therefore, in order for this electric vehicle to spread widely in the world, a lot of facilities for charging the battery in the city and highway service areas are required. For these reasons, various types of multi-story parking devices that have been configured so as to be able to charge an electric vehicle being stored have been proposed and put into practical use.

  As such a three-dimensional parking lot, generally, a power supply cable connected to an electric vehicle to supply electric power is provided in a pallet on which the vehicle is mounted, and when the pallet and the electric vehicle are stored in the parking room, the parking room power The contact and the power receiving contact of the pallet are connected, and the electric vehicle is charged from the power receiving contact via the power feeding cable. Furthermore, a device has also been proposed in which a relay stand provided with a box is provided in a retractable manner on the pallet and the power supply connector at the tip of the power supply cable is stored in the box when charging is not performed ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-196338 A

  In the multi-story parking apparatus having such a charging function, the handling of connecting the power feeding connector to the electric vehicle or storing it in the box depends on the handling of the user, that is, the driver of the electric vehicle. There is also the possibility of forgetting to store the connector in the box or incomplete mounting to the electric vehicle. If the power supply connector is not completely fixed in this way, the power supply connector or the power supply cable may protrude outside the pallet during the pallet transfer, and the pallet is transferred in such a state. Then, the power supply connector and the power supply cable come into contact with members and devices in the apparatus, causing a failure accident. In addition, when the connection between the power supply connector and the electric vehicle is incomplete, the electric vehicle may be insufficiently charged.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and prevents poor connection between an electric vehicle and a power supply connector and improves safety in handling of a power supply connector or a power supply cable on a pallet. An object of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional parking apparatus having a charging function capable of performing the above.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of claim 1 is a multi-story parking apparatus that mounts a vehicle on a pallet and stores a plurality of vehicles, wherein the pallet includes a power supply cable for supplying electric power to an electric vehicle, A power supply connector connected to the electric vehicle provided at an end of the power supply cable; an attachment / detachment detector for detecting the attachment / detachment state of the power supply connector; and a pallet side contact connected to the attachment / detachment detector, The parking device has a loading / unloading side contact that is connected to a control device that controls the operation of the multi-story parking device and that connects to the pallet side contact when the pallet is located on the loading / unloading floor. It is characterized by.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the multi-story parking apparatus having the charging function according to the first aspect, a power supply connector holder that accommodates the power supply connector is provided on the pallet.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the multi-story parking device having the charging function according to the first or second aspect, the state of attachment / detachment of the power supply connector is displayed on the driving operation panel.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the multi-story parking apparatus having the charging function according to any one of the first to third aspects, the attachment / detachment state of the power supply connector is emitted by an audio device.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent poor connection of the power feeding connector to the electric vehicle and to prevent insufficient charging of the electric vehicle.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation is not performed while the power supply connector 39 and the power supply cable 38 are unexpectedly protruded from the pallet 18.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, it is possible to visually notify the user of a mounting failure of the power supply connector.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to inform the user of a mounting failure of the power supply connector by hearing.

Front view showing outline of multi-story parking device Side view showing outline of multi-story parking device Side view of a pallet with an electric vehicle Schematic diagram of the electrical circuit of the multilevel parking device

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG.1 and FIG.2 is the front view and side view which show the outline of a multi-story parking apparatus. Inside the multi-story parking apparatus 10, a hoistway 11 that penetrates the center up and down is formed, and an elevating lift 12 is provided so that the hoistway 11 can be raised and lowered. The lift 12 connects wire ropes 14 to the four corners of the carrier 13 on which the vehicle 19 is mounted, and winds or rewinds the wire ropes 14 by a hoisting device (not shown) provided on the top of the three-dimensional parking device 10. Thus, the transporter 13 is driven up and down.

  On both sides of the hoistway 11, a plurality of parking chambers 17 are formed in upper and lower multi-stages, and each parking chamber 17 is provided with a pallet 18 for mounting a vehicle 19. In this multi-story parking apparatus 10, the first floor portion above the ground is used as an entry / exit floor 15 of the vehicle 19, and the entry / exit direction 16 of the vehicle 19 is set in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the transporter 13. An empty pallet 18 in any parking room 17 in which the vehicle 19 is not stored is slid (transverse) onto the transporter 13 and then descends to the entrance / exit floor 15 together with the transporter 13 and stops. Below the loading / unloading floor 15 is provided a pallet turning device 20 that turns the pallet 18 and changes its direction. Then, the vehicle changes its direction so that its longitudinal direction becomes the entrance / exit direction 16 of the vehicle 19 and waits.

  When the vehicle 19 enters the vehicle 19, the vehicle 19 travels on the pallet 18, and then the vehicle 19 and the pallet 18 are turned 90 ° by the pallet turning device 20 and placed on the transporter 13. The rear transporter 13 takes the vehicle 19 and the pallet 18 to the position of the original parking chamber 17, that is, the pallet 18 is taken out and transports the pallet 18 to the empty parking chamber 17. Store. The side surface of the pallet 18 is provided with a power receiving contact unit 22 to be described later, and the parking chamber 17 is provided with a power supply contact unit 21 at a position corresponding thereto. Electricity is supplied from the outside to the power supply contact unit 21 of the parking chamber 17, and when the pallet 18 is stored in the parking chamber 17, the power supply contact unit 21 and the power receiving contact unit 22 are engaged to the pallet 18 side. Power is supplied.

  FIG. 3 is a side view of the pallet 18 with the electric vehicle 36 mounted thereon. A power receiving contact unit 22 is provided on a side surface of the pallet 18, and a power feeding cable 38 is connected to the power receiving contact unit 22. A power supply connector 39 is provided at the end of the power supply cable 38, the power supply connector 39 is connected to a power supply port 37 of the electric vehicle 36, and the battery of the power receiving contact unit 22 or the electric vehicle 36 is electrically connected. It becomes. As described above, when the pallet 18 is stored in the parking chamber 17, the power supply contact unit 21 and the power receiving contact unit 22 are engaged, and power is supplied to the power receiving contact unit 22 to charge the battery of the electric vehicle 36. .

  The power supply cable 38 is accommodated in the lower part of the pallet 18. That is, the power supply cable 38 extends downward from a hole 43 provided in the pallet 18, is wound around a fixed roller 40 that is rotatably provided below the hole 43, and extends toward the power receiving contact unit 22. . Furthermore, a movable roller 41 is provided on the power receiving contact unit 22 side so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the power feeding cable 38 is wound around the movable roller 41 and turned back, and is fixed at a fixed position 44 and then the power receiving contact unit. 22 is wired. A spring force is applied to the movable roller 41 in the direction of the power receiving contact unit 22 by a spring 42, whereby the power feeding cable 38 is pulled in the direction of the power receiving contact unit 22. It is supposed to be drawn into.

  A power supply connector holder 45 is provided in the vicinity of the hole 43, and the power supply connector 39 is accommodated in the power supply connector holder 45 when charging is not performed. The power supply connector holder 45 has substantially the same shape as the power supply port 37 of the electric vehicle 36, and the power supply connector 39 is mounted and accommodated in the same state as that of the power supply port 37.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an electric circuit of the multi-story parking apparatus 10. In the figure, the power supply connector 39 includes an attachment / detachment detector 47. The attachment / detachment detector 47 can employ various switches and sensors. When the power supply connector 39 is attached to the power supply port 37 or the power supply connector holder 45 of the electric vehicle 36, the signal of the attachment / detachment detector 47 is turned on to supply power. When the connector 39 is disconnected from these, the signal of the attachment / detachment detector 47 is turned off. The wiring 50 from the attachment / detachment detector 47 extends through the power supply cable 38 and is connected to a pallet side contact 48 (see FIG. 3) provided on the side surface of the pallet 18.

  On the other hand, the loading / unloading floor 15 is provided with a loading / unloading floor-side contact 49 at a position facing the pallet-side contact 48, and the pallet-side contact 48 and the loading / unloading floor-side contact 49 when the pallet 18 is stopped. Are in contact with each other. The entry / exit floor contact 49 is connected to a control device 46 that controls the operation of the multi-story parking device 10. Signals from various devices in the multi-story parking device 10 are input to the control device 46, thereby controlling the operation of the multi-story parking device 10, and as described above, the pallet side contact 48 and the entry / exit floor When the side contact 49 is connected, the signal of the attachment / detachment detector 47 is also input to the control device 46.

  With the above configuration, the multi-story parking apparatus 10 is controlled as follows. First, in the case of entry, the electric vehicle 36 enters the entry / exit floor 15 and stops on the pallet 18. Next, the driver who gets off the electric vehicle 36 removes the power supply connector 39 from the power supply connector holder 45 and attaches it to the power supply port 37 of the electric vehicle 36. At this time, when the power feeding connector 39 is correctly attached to the power feeding port 37, the attachment / detachment detector 47 of the power feeding connector 39 is turned on, and the control device 46 determines that the three-dimensional parking device 10 can be driven by this signal. The multi-story parking apparatus 10 is driven by subsequent operations.

  On the other hand, when the power supply connector 39 is not completely attached to the power supply port 37, the attachment / detachment detector 47 of the power supply connector 39 is turned off, and the control device 46 determines that the three-dimensional parking apparatus 10 cannot be operated by this signal. Then, control is performed so that the three-dimensional parking apparatus 10 is not operated. At the same time, the control device 46 controls the information display unit 52 provided on the driving operation panel 51 of the multi-story parking device 10 to display, for example, “power supply connector attachment failure”. Thereby, the user (driver) can recognize a connection failure between the power supply connector 39 and the power supply port 37, and can prevent troubles such as insufficient charging due to the connection failure and a failure due to the dropout of the power supply connector 39. it can.

  Next, in the case of delivery, when the electric vehicle 36 or pallet 18 is transported from the parking room 17 to the entry / exit floor 15 and stops, the pallet side contact 48 and the entry / exit floor side contact 49 are connected, and the attachment / detachment detector 47. Is input to the control device 46. The driver removes the power feeding connector 39 from the power feeding port 37, and then attaches the removed power feeding connector 39 to the power feeding connector holder 45, then gets on the electric vehicle 36 and exits from the three-dimensional parking apparatus 10. At this time, if the power supply connector 39 is normally attached to the power supply connector holder 45, the subsequent operation of the multi-story parking apparatus 10 is possible as described above, but when the attachment is incomplete, the following operation is performed. To do.

  First, a movement detector that detects the movement of the vehicle 19 (electric vehicle 36) is provided in the loading / unloading floor 15, and this signal is input to the control device 46. As the movement detector, an ultrasonic sensor, a loop coil detector or the like may be used. Then, when the electric vehicle 36 starts moving when the power feeding connector 39 is not normally attached to the power feeding connector holder 45, that is, when the attachment / detachment detector 47 is off, the control device 46 uses the signal from the movement detector to Control is performed so that a voice device or the like indicates that the state of the power supply connector 39 is abnormal, and alerts the driver.

  As described above, in the present invention, when the power feeding connector 39 is not normally attached to the power feeding port 37 of the electric vehicle 36 or the power feeding connector holder 45 of the pallet 18, the three-dimensional parking apparatus 10 is operated. Therefore, the power supply connector 39 and the power supply cable 38 are not unexpectedly run out of the pallet 18, and an accident due to such a situation can be prevented.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Three-dimensional parking apparatus 11 Hoistway 12 Lifting lift 13 Carrying device 14 Wire rope 15 Entrance / exit floor 16 Entrance / exit direction 17 Parking room 18 Pallet 19 Vehicle 20 Pallet turning device 21 Power supply contact unit 22 Power reception contact unit 36 Electric vehicle 37 Power supply port 38 Power supply Cable 39 Power supply connector 40 Fixed roller 41 Movable roller 42 Spring 43 Hole 44 Fixed position 45 Power supply connector holder 46 Control device 47 Attachment / detachment detector 48 Pallet side contact 49 Entrance / exit floor side contact 50 Wiring 51 Operation control panel 52 Information display section

Claims (4)

  In a multi-story parking apparatus that mounts a vehicle on a pallet and stores a plurality of vehicles, the pallet includes a power supply cable for supplying power to the electric vehicle, and an end portion of the power supply cable connected to the electric vehicle. And a pallet side contact connected to the attachment / detachment detector, and the entry / exit floor of the three-dimensional parking device is operated by the three-dimensional parking device. A three-dimensional parking apparatus having a charging function, characterized in that it is connected to a control device that performs control, and includes a warehousing side contact for connecting to the pallet side contact when the pallet is located on the warehousing and unloading floor.   The multi-level parking apparatus having a charging function according to claim 1, wherein the pallet is provided with a power supply connector holder that accommodates the power supply connector.   The three-dimensional parking apparatus having a charging function according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a state in which the power feeding connector is attached or detached is displayed on a driving operation panel.   The three-dimensional parking apparatus having a charging function according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the attachment / detachment state of the power supply connector is emitted by an audio device.

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