JP2012243173A - Parking meter device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking meter device for allowing reducing an installation space, and for appropriately charging a parked electric vehicle.SOLUTION: The parking meter device includes: a body 2 supported by a support pole 1; a charging cable 12 configured so as to be pulled out of the support pole 1; a coin input port 3 for parking and a coin input port 9 for charging, and a control part 15 for controlling power supply to at least the charging cable 12. The control part 15 is configured to, when a parking fee and a charging fee is input to the coin input port, control power supply to the charging cable 12.

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking meter device, and more particularly to a parking meter device that requires less installation space and can appropriately charge a parked electric vehicle.

  Generally, a vehicle can be parked for a certain period of time by installing a parking meter device in a predetermined area of a road and putting a parking fee into the parking meter device. On the other hand, in recent years, an electric vehicle such as an electric vehicle or a so-called hybrid vehicle that can run by mounting a battery and charging the battery has been developed.

  Conventionally, in such a parking meter device, for example, a technique has been disclosed in which a simple power feeding device and a parking meter device are provided in a parking lot so that the battery of an electric vehicle can be charged during parking time. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-028303

  However, according to the invention described in Patent Document 1, since the parking meter device and the power feeding device are separately installed, it is necessary to control each device separately, and the number of members increases. Have the problem of Further, since it is necessary to install the parking meter device and the power feeding device, there is a problem that a large number of installation locations are necessary. In particular, in parking meter devices installed on the road, it is difficult to secure a large number of installation locations, and if the installation location of the parking meter device or power feeding device is to be secured on the sidewalk side, it will hinder pedestrians from walking. Has the problem of becoming.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and aims to provide a parking meter device that requires less installation space and can properly charge a parked electric vehicle. It is.

In order to achieve the above object, a parking meter device according to the invention of claim 1 includes a main body supported by a support pole,
A charging cable drawn from the main body or the support pole;
A coin slot for inserting the parking fee and the charging fee,
A control unit that controls at least energization of the charging cable;
With
The control unit controls to supply power to the charging cable when a parking fee and a charging fee are charged to the coin slot.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in claim 1, the coin slot is composed of a parking coin slot and a charging coin slot.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in claim 2, the charging coin slot is provided in the support pole.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the charging cable is configured to be able to be pulled out from the support pole when in use, and inside the support pole when not in use. It is configured to be retractable and retractable.

  The invention according to claim 5 further includes a connection confirmation unit that detects whether or not the charging cable is connected to a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control unit When the confirmation unit detects that the charging cable is connected to a vehicle, control is performed such that power is supplied to the charging cable.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the state where the charging cable is provided in the main body or the support pole and the charging cable is connected to the vehicle, when the parking fee and the charging fee are input to the coin slot by the control unit, Since power is supplied to the charging cable, the parked vehicle can be charged efficiently. Moreover, it can install in the same installation space as the conventional parking meter apparatus, and can attain space saving appropriately.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the coin slot is composed of the parking coin slot and the charging coin slot, the parking fee and the charging fee are separated from each other. You can pay the fee by putting it in your mouth.

  According to the invention according to claim 3, since the charging coin slot is provided on the support pole, if the charging cable is provided on the support pole, the support pole is replaced with the conventional main body. Only by this, a parking meter device with a charging function can be easily obtained.

  According to the invention of claim 4, the charging cable is configured to be able to be pulled out from the support pole when in use, and is configured to be retractable and housed inside the support pole when not in use. Sometimes the charging cable does not get in the way, it can prevent the charging cable from being tampered with, and the appearance is not impaired.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, it further provided with the connection confirmation part which detects whether the charging cable was connected to the vehicle, and it detected that the charging cable was connected to the vehicle by the connection confirmation part by the control part. If the charging cable is connected to the vehicle, the charging cable can be confirmed to be connected to the vehicle and charged, and the charging cable is not connected to the vehicle. , Without supplying power, safety can be significantly improved.

1 is a schematic front view showing an embodiment of a parking meter device according to the present invention. It is a side view of Drawing 1 showing an embodiment of a parking meter device concerning the present invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the control structure in embodiment of the parking meter apparatus which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIGS. 1 and 2 are schematic configuration diagrams showing an embodiment of a parking meter device according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, the parking meter device parks a vehicle. A support pole 1 erected in a predetermined area is provided, and a box-shaped main body 2 is attached to an upper end portion of the support pole 1. A parking coin slot 3 for charging a parking fee is provided above the front surface of the main body 2, and a coin inserted from the parking coin slot 3 is accommodated inside the main body 2. A coin storage box 4 is incorporated. In addition, a return lever 5 is provided below the front surface of the main body 2 to return coins when coins are accidentally inserted from the coin input port 3 for parking. A return port 6 is provided.

  Further, a display device 7 for displaying the parking time is provided above the front surface of the main body 2, and further, an infrared sensor that detects whether or not a vehicle is present at the parking position below the front surface of the main body 2. A vehicle detection sensor 8 is provided.

  In the present embodiment, a charging coin slot 9 for charging a charging fee is provided above the side surface of the support pole 1. A cable storage port 10 is provided below the charging coin insertion port 9 of the support pole 1, and a cable opening / closing lid 11 is provided in the cable storage port 10 so as to be freely opened and closed. A charging cable 12 can be pulled out from the cable storage port 10, and the charging cable 12 can be taken up and stored when not in use by a cable winding mechanism (not shown) provided inside the support pole 1. It is configured.

  In addition, a ticket issuing device 13 for issuing a parking fee receipt or the like is built in the lower part of the main body 2. The ticket issuing device 13 records predetermined items such as a receipt amount on the roll paper 14 with a recording head (not shown), and cuts the completed roll paper 14 with a predetermined length by a cutter mechanism (not shown). After that, it is configured to discharge to the outside.

  FIG. 3 shows a control configuration of the parking meter device of the present embodiment, and the parking meter device includes a control unit 15 that performs various controls. The control unit 15 is configured to perform display control of the display device 7 and ticketing control of the ticketing device 13. The control unit 15 is connected to a parking check unit 16 that detects coins inserted from the parking coin slot 3. The control unit 15 detects a vehicle sent from the vehicle detection sensor 8. A timer 17 for measuring the parking time of the vehicle is connected based on the signal. The control unit 15 is connected to a charging check unit 18 for detecting coins inserted from the charging coin slot 9, and the charging cable 12 is connected to the control unit 15 for charging an electric vehicle. A connection confirmation unit 19 for confirming connection to an outlet is connected.

  Further, the control unit 15 is configured to be supplied with 100 V power so that the control unit 15 can supply power of 200 V voltage to the charging cable 12 via the conversion transformer 20. It is configured. Then, the control unit 15 detects that the predetermined parking fee has been inserted from the parking coin insertion slot 3 by the parking check unit 16 and the predetermined charging fee has been inserted from the charging coin insertion port 9. When this is detected by the charging check unit 18, power is supplied to the charging cable 12.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  In the present embodiment, when the user parks the vehicle in a predetermined parking area and detects the vehicle by the vehicle detection sensor 8, the control unit 15 prompts the user to input a parking fee. When the user inputs a parking fee from the parking coin slot 3 and confirms that the parking fee has been input by the parking checker 16, the timer 17 starts measuring the parking time.

  On the other hand, when the user wishes to charge the vehicle, the user pulls out the charging cable 12 from the cable storage port 10 of the support pole 1 and connects it to the charging outlet of the vehicle, and charges from the charging coin insertion port 9. Charges. Then, the connection confirmation unit 19 confirms that the power cable is connected, the parking fee is charged by the parking checker 16, and the charging fee is charged by the charging checker 18. If confirmed, the controller 15 supplies power to the charging cable 12 at a voltage of 200V. In this case, for example, charging may be performed on a time basis, such as charging for a certain period of time according to the charge for charging.

  And when leaving the car, if the user desires a receipt, the control unit 15 operates the ticket issuing device 13 to print the receipt amount on the roll paper 14, and when the printing is completed, the cutter device. To cut the roll paper 14 and discharge it as a receipt.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the main body 2 is provided with the parking coin insertion slot 3 and the support pole 1 is provided with the charging coin insertion slot 9 to confirm that the parking fee has been charged, and that When the charging unit 18 confirms that a charge for charging has been inserted, power is supplied to the charging cable 12, so that the parked vehicle can be charged efficiently. In addition, since the charging coin insertion port 9 is provided on the support pole 1 and the charging cable 12 is provided so that it can be pulled out, it can be installed in the same installation space as that of the conventional parking meter device. Space can be saved. And the parking meter apparatus with a charging function can be obtained easily only by replacing | exchanging the support pole 1 with respect to the conventional main body 2. FIG.

  In addition, since the charging cable 12 can be wound and housed inside the support pole 1 when not in use, the charging cable 12 does not get in the way when not in use and can prevent tampering with the charging cable 12. Appearance does not impair aesthetics. Further, when the connection confirmation unit 19 detects that the charging cable 12 is connected to the vehicle, the charging cable 12 is connected to the vehicle because the charging cable 12 is controlled to supply power. This can be confirmed and charged, and power is not supplied in a state where the charging cable 12 is not connected to the vehicle, so that safety can be significantly improved.

  In the above embodiment, the charging pole 9 and the charging cable 12 are provided on the support pole 1, but these members necessary for charging may be provided on the main body 2. In the above embodiment, the parking coin insertion slot 3 and the charging coin insertion slot 9 are provided separately. However, the parking charge and the charging charge are inserted through one coin insertion slot. May be.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made based on the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support pole 2 Main body 3 Coin slot for parking 4 Coin storage box 5 Return lever 6 Coin return slot 7 Display device 8 Vehicle detection sensor 9 Coin slot for charging 10 Cable storage port 11 Cable opening / closing cover 12 Charging cable 13 Ticketing device 14 Roll paper 15 Control unit 16 Parking check unit 17 Timer 18 Charging check unit 19 Connection check unit 20 Conversion transformer

Claims (5)

A main body supported by a support pole;
A charging cable drawn from the main body or the support pole;
A coin slot for inserting the parking fee and the charging fee,
A control unit that controls at least energization of the charging cable;
With
The said control part is controlled to supply electric power to the said charge cable, when a parking charge and a charge charge are thrown into the said coin slot, The parking meter apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.   The parking meter device according to claim 1, wherein the coin insertion slot includes a parking coin insertion slot and a charging coin insertion slot.   The parking meter device according to claim 2, wherein the charging coin slot is provided in the support pole.   4. The charging cable according to claim 1, wherein the charging cable is configured to be able to be pulled out from the support pole when in use, and is configured to be retractable and stored inside the support pole when not in use. The parking meter device according to any one of the above.   It further includes a connection confirmation unit that detects whether or not the charging cable is connected to the vehicle, and the control unit detects the connection of the charging cable to the vehicle by the connection confirmation unit. The parking meter device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein control is performed so as to supply electric power to the vehicle.

Images