JP2012251377A - Mechanical parking lot - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanical parking lot capable of increasing a maximum size of a vehicle for being parked at low cost.SOLUTION: A mechanical parking lot 10 includes: normal pallets 32 on which vehicles are to be mounted; a lifting device 94 which moves the normal pallets 32; moving devices such as a first transfer device 56, seconde transfer devices 58, or the like; and a control panel 28 controlling the moving devices to move the normal pallets 32 in a normal vehicle loading mode when it is determined that the vehicles mounted on the normal pallets 32 in a getting-in-and-out chamber 12 are not protruded from a normal vehicle range set on the basis of a size of the normal pallet 32. The control panel 28 controls the moving devices to move the normal pallets 32 in a wide vehicle loading mode when it is determined that the vehicles mounted on the normal pallets 32 in the getting-in-and-out chamber 12 are not protruded from a wide vehicle range set on the basis of the size of a parking space for housing the normal pallets 32 even though the vehicles are protruded from the normal vehicle range.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mechanical parking lot.

  Generally, a mechanical parking lot is known as a parking lot that can efficiently park a large number of vehicles in a small space. Various structures are also provided for mechanical parking lots, but as one of them, a vehicle is placed on a pallet, and this pallet is moved forward and backward or left and right by using rails and grooves to make it empty. There is a pallet-type mechanical parking lot that can be transported to a pallet space. In addition, there is also provided a mechanical parking lot in which parking efficiency is further improved by combining a lift and a three-dimensional parking layer with this pallet-type mechanical parking lot.

  The size of the vehicle varies depending on the type. In many mechanical parking lots, the size of the pallet, the pitch of the storage rack columns, and the like are uniformly determined according to the maximum size of a vehicle that can be parked. On the other hand, there is also proposed a mechanical parking lot in which each storage shelf is formed in a different shape according to the vehicle shape in order to avoid a decrease in parking efficiency (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-343111 A

  When remodeling an existing mechanical parking lot having a uniform storage shelf to a mechanical parking lot having a different shape storage shelf as described in Patent Document 1, the size of the pallet is changed. It is necessary to make changes to the structure of the mechanical parking lot itself, such as changing the pitch of the storage rack columns. Furthermore, it is necessary to provide means for conveying pallets of different sizes, which are relatively expensive.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanical parking lot that can increase the maximum size of a vehicle that can be parked at a lower cost or a computer program for controlling the mechanical parking lot. Is in the provision of.

  One embodiment of the present invention relates to a mechanical parking lot. This mechanical parking lot is based on the pallet size based on the pallet on which the vehicle should be mounted, the moving device that moves the pallet, and the vehicle mounted on the pallet in the passenger compartment to park in the mechanical parking lot. And a control device that controls the moving device to move the pallet in the first mode when it is determined that the pallet does not protrude from the first range. The control device determines that the vehicle mounted on the pallet in the passenger compartment protrudes from the first range, but does not protrude from the second range set based on the size of the parking space for storing the vehicle. If so, the moving device is controlled to move the pallet in a second mode different from the first mode.

  According to this aspect, a vehicle that is determined not to protrude from the second range but out of the first range can be parked in the mechanical parking lot.

  Another aspect of the invention also relates to a mechanical parking lot. The mechanical parking lot is disposed on a first storage shelf and a second storage shelf supported by a pillar penetrating the first storage shelf in the vertical direction, and includes a parking space for storing a vehicle, a passenger compartment, and a parking space. If the vehicle is determined not to protrude from the first range set on the basis of the column interval, the vehicle is moved to the parking space of the first storage shelf. And a control device that controls the moving device to move. The control device moves a vehicle that has protruded from the first range but is determined not to protrude from the second range set based on the size of the parking space for storing the vehicle to the parking space of the second storage shelf. Control the mobile device to

  According to this aspect, a vehicle that is determined not to protrude from the second range but out of the first range can be parked in the mechanical parking lot.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or those obtained by replacing the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention with each other between apparatuses, methods, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, and the like are also included in the present invention. It is effective as an embodiment of

  According to the present invention, the maximum size of a vehicle that can be parked in a mechanical parking lot can be increased at a lower cost.

It is a front view of the mechanical parking lot which concerns on embodiment. It is a top view of the B1F storage shelf of FIG. It is a top view of the B3F storage shelf of FIG. It is a top view which shows the normal pallet accommodated in the pallet opening of the passenger compartment of FIG. 1, and its periphery. It is a cross-sectional perspective view corresponding to the AA line of FIG. It is a side view corresponding to the arrow B of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the function and structure of the operation panel of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows a series of processes at the time of warehousing the pallet carrying a vehicle in the mechanical parking lot of FIG.

  Hereinafter, the same or equivalent components and members shown in the respective drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated descriptions thereof are omitted as appropriate. In addition, the dimensions of the members in each drawing are appropriately enlarged or reduced for easy understanding. Also, in the drawings, some of the members that are not important for describing the embodiment are omitted.

  Generally, in a mechanical parking lot, a pallet is mounted in a passenger compartment and then moves to a designated parking space through a pallet opening that communicates the passenger compartment with a hoistway. This parking space is sized so that the vehicle to be stored does not interfere with the surrounding parking space and the structure that constitutes the storage shelf, and the size of the pallet opening is set based on the size of this parking space. Often.

  In the mechanical parking lot according to the present embodiment, the maximum size of a vehicle that can be parked is set based on the size of the parking space, not the pallet. Further, the determination of the size of the vehicle based on the size of the pallet as in the past is also used. In this mechanical parking lot, whether or not the vehicle mounted on the pallet in the passenger compartment protrudes from the normal vehicle range set based on the size of the pallet, and whether it protrudes from the normal vehicle range It is determined whether or not the vehicle protrudes from the wide vehicle range set based on the size of the parking space, and the vehicle is stored based on the determination result.

  This increases the maximum size of vehicles that can be parked without changing the size of the pallet, the storage rack, or the pitch of the columns for a mechanical parking lot that is already in operation. it can. That is, even if it protrudes slightly from the pallet, if it can pass through the pallet opening, it can be parked, so that it is possible to increase the number of vehicles that can be parked and the size without making significant changes to existing facilities.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a mechanical parking lot 10 according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the B1F storage shelf 14. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the B3F storage shelf 18. The mechanical parking lot 10 is a so-called underground mechanical parking lot that is provided up to the third basement floor in the basement of the building 24 provided on the ground.

  The mechanical parking lot 10 includes a B1F storage shelf 14 which is a parking room on the first basement floor, a B2F storage shelf 16 which is a parking room on the second basement floor, a B3F storage shelf 18 which is a parking room on the third basement floor, The normal pallet 32 that is not compatible with EV cars, the plurality of EV car-compatible pallets 100, the first transfer device 56, the plurality of second transfer devices 58, the lift frame 88, and a hoistway 96 having a substantially rectangular cross section. The four masts 90 provided as pillars at the four corners, a lifting device 94, a plurality of power feeding systems 40, and an operation panel 28 provided in the passenger compartment 12 are provided. The EV vehicle is, for example, an electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid vehicle.

  The mechanical parking lot 10 is a pallet type parking lot using pallets. This pallet-type mechanical parking lot 10 is compatible with normal pallets 32 and EV cars in which vehicles such as a normal car 20, a large car 22 larger than the normal car 20, and an EV car 23 are mounted using a lifting device 94. By raising and lowering the pallet 100 (hereinafter, these may be collectively referred to as pallets), or by moving the pallet in the surface direction using the first transfer device 56 and the second transfer device 58, The vehicle is parked on the storage shelf.

  A boarding / alighting room 12 for putting a vehicle into the mechanical parking lot 10 and taking out the vehicle from the mechanical parking lot 10 is provided in the building 24. The passenger compartment 12 is provided at the upper end of the hoistway 96. The passenger compartment 12 is provided with a pallet opening 26 that allows the passenger compartment 12 and the hoistway 96 to communicate with each other. The size of the pallet opening 26 is sufficient for the size of these pallets in plan view so that the normal pallet 32 and the pallet 100 for EV cars can pass without interfering with the peripheral surface of the pallet opening 26. It is the size with a margin added.

  When a vehicle is mounted on the pallet in the passenger compartment 12 to park in the mechanical parking lot 10, the size of the vehicle is determined as will be described later with reference to FIG. When it is determined that the mounted vehicle does not protrude from the normal vehicle range as a result of the determination (hereinafter, the vehicle thus determined is referred to as a normal vehicle), the operation panel 28 is mounted. The elevating device 94, the first transfer device 56, and the second transfer device 58 are controlled to move the pallet in the mechanical parking lot 10 in the normal vehicle entry mode. In this normal vehicle storage mode, all of the B1F storage shelf 14, the B2F storage shelf 16, and the B3F storage shelf 18 are candidates for storage locations of the normal vehicle. When it is determined that the mounted vehicle protrudes from the normal vehicle range but does not protrude from the wide vehicle range (hereinafter, the vehicle thus determined is referred to as a wide vehicle), The elevating device 94, the first transfer device 56, and the second transfer device 58 are controlled so that the wide vehicle is moved in the mechanical parking lot 10 in the wide vehicle storage mode. In the wide vehicle storage mode, the wide vehicle is stored in the B1F storage shelf 14 in which the wide vehicle can be stored in the mechanical parking lot 10.

  Each of the B1F storage shelf 14, the B2F storage shelf 16, and the B3F storage shelf 18 includes 10 parking spaces. These 10 parking spaces are arranged in a matrix of 5 rows in the transfer direction (x direction in the figure) in a plan view and two columns in the crossing direction (y direction in the figure) substantially orthogonal to the transfer direction. Is done. The parking space is one parking area (one unit of parking) in the storage shelf where the vehicle can be parked together with the pallet. A fall prevention roller 38 is provided between the parking space and the parking space to support the pallet when the pallet moves across the parking space.

Each of the B1F storage shelf 14, the B2F storage shelf 16, and the B3F storage shelf 18 includes a B1F frame 80, a B2F frame 82, and a B3F frame 84 that define the floor of the storage shelf. The second transfer device 58 is fixed to each of the B1F frame 80, the B2F frame 82, and the B3F frame 84.
For example, a transport device described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-29681 filed earlier by the present applicant can be applied to the second transfer device 58.

  The B3F frame 84 is fixed to the bottom 98 of the hole dug for receiving the mechanical parking lot 10. The B2F frame 82 and the B1F frame 80 are supported by a plurality of columns 86 erected in the vertical direction (z direction in the figure) from the bottom 98 of the hole. The column 86 penetrates the B2F storage shelf 16 and the B3F storage shelf 18 in the vertical direction, but does not protrude into the B1F storage shelf 14. There is no further storage shelf above the B1F storage shelf 14, which is the uppermost storage shelf in the mechanical parking lot 10, so it is necessary to extend the column 86 further upwards through the B1F storage shelf 14. Because there is no.

  When the pallet moves in the B2F storage shelf 16 or the B3F storage shelf 18, the pallet must pass between the support column 86 and the support column 86. Therefore, when the vehicle or the power supply cable connected to the vehicle protrudes from the pallet, the protruding portion may come into contact with the column. Therefore, in the mechanical parking lot 10, the B2F storage shelf 16 and the B3F storage shelf 18 are usually dedicated to vehicles. In other words, only the normal vehicle is stored in the B2F storage shelf 16 or the B3F storage shelf 18.

  Since the column 86 does not penetrate the B1F storage shelf 14 and there is no column 86 in the area where the pallet moves in the B1F storage shelf 14, the pallet protrudes from the pallet even if it moves through the B1F storage shelf 14. Interference with the column 86 does not occur. Therefore, for example, even if a wide or long vehicle corresponding to the size of the column 86 is stored in the B1F storage shelf 14, the possibility of interference between the vehicle and the B1F storage shelf 14 is low. Therefore, in the mechanical parking lot 10, the B1F storage shelf 14 can store a wide vehicle in addition to a normal vehicle. Therefore, the B1F storage shelf 14 basically includes both normal vehicles and wide vehicles.

  In the mechanical parking lot 10, a hoistway 96 is provided along the vertical direction. The hoistway 96 communicates with each of the B1F parking room 14, the B2F parking room 16, and the B3F parking room 18. A lifting device 94 is installed at the lower end of the hoistway 96.

  When viewed in plan, the substantially rectangular lift frame 88 is supported by the four masts 90 so as to be movable up and down. A first transfer device 56 is mounted on the upper part of the lift frame 88. The lifting device 94 lifts and lowers the lift frame 88 along the hoistway 96. A pallet is mounted on the upper portion of the first transfer device 56. The first transfer device 56 is configured to be able to move the pallet in the transfer direction.

  The lift frame 88, the four masts 90, and the lifting device 94 include the lift frame, the four masts, and the lifting device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-197417 previously filed by the applicant. Can be applied.

  Both the normal pallet 32 and the EV car-compatible pallet 100 are flat members. The upper surface, that is, the vehicle mounting surfaces 32a and 100a, on which the vehicles of the normal pallet 32 and the EV vehicle compatible pallet 100 are mounted are substantially rectangular. The normal pallet 32 and the EV car-compatible pallet 100 have a uniform size.

  The EV vehicle compatible pallet 100 is configured to be able to supply power to the power supply port of the EV vehicle 23 via the power supply cable 110. The EV car-compatible pallet 100 includes a power receiving unit (not shown) having a power receiving terminal, and an outlet 102 provided on the vehicle mounting surface 100a. When charging the EV car 23 during parking, the power supply port of the EV car 23 mounted on the EV car corresponding pallet 100 and the outlet 102 are electrically connected by the power supply cable 110.

  The belt-like portion 100b along the long side of the vehicle mounting surface 100a of the EV vehicle-compatible pallet 100 on the side where the outlet 102 is provided is painted in a color different from the other portions. As a result, when the driver mounts the EV vehicle 23 on the EV vehicle-compatible pallet 100 in the passenger compartment 12, the driver is urged to bring the EV vehicle 23 closer to the side opposite to the side where the power feeding port of the EV vehicle 23 is provided.

  In the vehicle protrusion determination in the passenger compartment 12, even when the power supply cable 110 connected to the EV vehicle 23 protrudes, it is detected as an protrusion. Further, the two-step detection based on the normal vehicle range and the wide vehicle range is also applied to such a power supply cable 110. Therefore, the maximum size of the EV car 23 that can be parked can be increased by parking the EV car 23 to which the power feeding cable 110 is connected in advance on the side without the power feeding port.

Of the ten parking spaces included in each parking room, the two parking spaces arranged at the furthest position from the hoistway 96 are power supply parking spaces that can supply power to vehicles that require power supply, such as the EV car 23. The Each power supply parking space has a power supply system 40.
Note that the normal pallet 32 may enter the power supply parking space by the puzzle operation of the mechanical parking lot 10.

  The power supply system 40 includes a power supply panel 42 and a power supply unit 44 having a power supply terminal (not shown). The power feeding panel 42 and the power feeding unit 44 are electrically connected by a cable as indicated by a broken line in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3. The power supply board 42 supplies the electric power obtained from the external power source to the power supply terminal at a voltage suitable for supplying to the EV vehicle 23. The power supply terminal of the power supply unit 44 is in mechanical contact with the power receiving terminal of the EV car-compatible pallet 100 when the EV car-compatible pallet 100 is placed at a predetermined charging position in the power supply parking space. Then, electric power is supplied from the power supply system 40 to the EV vehicle 23 via the outlet 102 and the power supply cable 110.

FIG. 4 is a top view showing the normal pallet 32 accommodated in the pallet opening 26 of the passenger compartment 12 and its periphery. The EV car-compatible pallet 100 has the same size as the normal pallet 32, and the following description of the normal pallet 32 also applies to the EV car-compatible pallet 100.
The vehicle mounting surface 32a of the normal pallet 32 is surrounded by a first long side 32b, a first short side 32c, a second long side 32d, and a second short side 32e. The pallet opening 26 generally has a shape corresponding to the planar shape of the pallet 32, and corresponds to the first long side 32b, the first short side 32c, the second long side 32d, and the second short side 32e of the vehicle mounting surface 32a. This is a rectangular opening surrounded by the first long side 26b, the first short side 26c, the second long side 26d, and the second short side 26e. Clearances 126b, 126c, 126d, and 126e are provided between the opposing sides of the normal pallet 32 and the pallet opening 26, that is, between the opposing edges. Among these gaps, the gaps 126b and 126d open in the lateral direction, that is, the transfer direction, and extend along the longitudinal direction, that is, the intersecting direction.

  The mechanical parking lot 10 includes a driving deck 120b, 120d, a first driven deck 122b, 122d, and a second closed deck that covers the gaps 126b and 126d when the vehicle is mounted on the normal pallet 32 in the passenger compartment 12, respectively. The driven decks 124b and 124d are further provided. FIG. 4 shows the drive decks 120b and 120d, the first driven decks 122b and 122d, and the second driven decks 124b and 124d in the closed state.

  The driving deck 120b, the first driven deck 122b, and the second driven deck 124b are a series of divided structure decks. The driving deck 120b is provided at the center in the longitudinal direction, and the first driven decks 122b are provided at both left and right ends thereof. Further, second driven decks 124b are provided at the left and right ends. The drive deck 120b is moved by a motor (not shown) to be in a closed state or an open state. The first driven deck 122b is configured to move following the movement of the driving deck 120b. The second driven deck 124b is configured to move following the movement of the first driven deck 122b. The same applies to the driving deck 120d, the first driven deck 122d, and the second driven deck 124d.

  By making the deck divided in this way, the deck can follow the shape of the normal pallet 32 even if the normal pallet 32 has a camber shape or is inclined from the horizontal. As a result, the gap can be covered more reliably.

  When the vehicle mounted on the normal pallet 32 is determined to be a wide vehicle, the operation panel 28 drives the drive decks 120b and 120d before leaving the normal pallet 32 out of the passenger compartment 12, and the drive decks 120b, 120d, The first driven decks 122b and 122d and the second driven decks 124b and 124d are opened so as not to cover the corresponding gaps 126b and 126d. This operation is executed as part of the wide vehicle entry mode. The operation panel 28 may or may not drive the drive decks 120b and 120d in the normal vehicle entry mode.

  The mechanical parking lot 10 further includes a normal vehicle protrusion sensor 128 provided in the passenger compartment 12 and a wide vehicle protrusion sensor 130 provided in the passenger compartment 12. Both the normal vehicle protrusion sensor 128 and the wide vehicle protrusion sensor 130 are laser sensors for determining the width of the vehicle mounted on the normal pallet 32, that is, the size in the transfer direction. This laser sensor scans the detection surface parallel to the yz plane with a laser, and when there is an object crossing the detection surface, it senses the reflection from the object and detects the protrusion.

  One normal vehicle protrusion sensor 128 is provided on each of the left and right sides of the normal pallet 32 that fits in the pallet opening 26, that is, both sides in the transfer direction. The normal vehicle protrusion sensor 128 corresponding to the first long side 32b of the vehicle mounting surface 32a is arranged such that the detection surface is a predetermined distance from the first long side 32b, for example, about 30 to 40 mm on the center side of the normal pallet 32. Is done. The same applies to the other normal vehicle protrusion sensor 128 corresponding to the second long side 32d of the vehicle mounting surface 32a. The normal vehicle range is a range sandwiched between the detection surfaces of the normal vehicle protrusion sensor 128.

  One wide vehicle protrusion sensor 130 is provided on each of the left and right sides of the pallet opening 26. The wide vehicle overhang sensor 130 corresponding to the first long side 26b of the pallet opening 26 is arranged such that the detection surface thereof is a predetermined distance from the first long side 26b, for example, about 30 to 40 mm on the center side of the pallet opening 26. The Further, the wide vehicle protrusion sensor 130 has the first long side 32b of the vehicle mounting surface 32a between the detection surface and the detection surface of the normal vehicle protrusion sensor 128 corresponding to the first long side 32b of the vehicle mounting surface 32a. To be arranged. In other words, the wide vehicle protrusion sensor 130 is arranged such that its detection surface is outside the vehicle mounting surface 32a. The distance between the detection surface of the wide vehicle protrusion sensor 130 and the corresponding detection surface of the normal vehicle protrusion sensor 128 is set in the range of, for example, 50 mm to 75 mm. The same applies to the other wide vehicle protrusion sensor 130 corresponding to the second long side 26d of the pallet opening 26. The wide vehicle range is a range sandwiched by the detection surface of the wide vehicle protrusion sensor 130, and is larger than the size defined by the normal pallet 32 in the transfer direction, that is, the size defined by the normal pallet 32. large.

  FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional perspective view corresponding to the line AA of FIG. An end frame 32g having a substantially L-shaped cross section is attached to the edge of the vehicle mounting portion 32f of the normal pallet 32. A deck shaft 140 and a stopper support 134 are attached to the floor 132 of the passenger compartment 12, and the deck support 138 rotates around the deck shaft 140 by a motor (not shown). A drive deck 120 b is attached to the upper end of the deck support portion 138. In FIG. 5, the drive deck 120b and the deck support portion 138 in the closed state are indicated by solid lines, and the drive deck 120b and the deck support portion 138 in the open state are indicated by broken lines.

  The stopper 136 is provided on the upper surface of the stopper support portion 134 and supports the lower surface of the deck support portion 138 in the closed state. Since the stopper 136 is made of resin, noise generated when the deck support portion 138 hits the stopper 136 when switching from the open state to the closed state can be reduced. Further, since the stopper 136 made of resin has a certain degree of elasticity, even if the stop position of the motor in the closed state is shifted for some reason and the deck support portion 138 is pulled further downward, it serves as a cushion that absorbs it. Can function.

  6 is a side view corresponding to the arrow B in FIG. An upper and lower connecting portion 142 and a left and right connecting portion 144 are provided at the end of the driving deck 120b facing the first driven deck 122b. The left and right connecting portion 144 is a plate protruding toward the first driven deck 122b below the driving deck 120b, and is coupled to the driving deck 120b by the upper and lower connecting portion 142. The first anti-vibration rubber 146 is provided between the first driven deck 122 b and the left and right connecting portions 144, and the second anti-vibration rubber 148 is provided below the left and right connecting portions 144. The bolt 150 passes through the first driven deck 122b, the first vibration isolating rubber 146, the left and right connecting portion 144, and the second vibration isolating rubber 148. The nut 152 is attached to one end of the bolt 150 protruding from the lower surface of the second vibration isolating rubber 148. By tightening the nut 152, the first driven deck 122b and the left and right connecting portion 144 are connected. By adopting a structure in which the connecting portion is sandwiched via the vibration-proof rubber in this way, noise due to the movement of the driving deck and the driven deck can be reduced and the connecting portion can be swung.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the function and configuration of the operation panel 28. Each block shown here can be realized by hardware such as a computer (CPU) (central processing unit) and other elements and mechanical devices, and software can be realized by a computer program or the like. Here, The functional block realized by those cooperation is drawn. Therefore, it is understood by those skilled in the art who have touched this specification that these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by a combination of hardware and software.

  The operation panel 28 includes a warehousing operation reception unit 160, a first determination unit 162, a second determination unit 164, a mode selection unit 166, a space selection unit 168, a movement control unit 170, and a parking condition holding unit 172. ,including.

  The parking status holding unit 172 holds the parking status of the mechanical parking lot 10. In particular, the parking status holding unit 172 corresponds to a space ID for specifying a parking space, a shelf ID for specifying a storage shelf to which the parking space belongs, and information indicating whether or not a vehicle is parked in the parking space. Hold on.

  The warehousing operation accepting unit 160 is a user interface configured by, for example, a touch panel or mechanical buttons, and accepts a warehousing instruction by a driver or an attendant after the vehicle is mounted on the pallet in the passenger compartment 12.

The first determination unit 162 receives the detection result from the normal vehicle protrusion sensor 128. Based on the detection result, the first determination unit 162 determines whether the vehicle mounted on the pallet in the passenger compartment 12 protrudes from the normal vehicle range. More specifically, the first determination unit 162 determines that the normal vehicle protrusion sensor 128 has protruded when an object is detected within the detection surface.
The second determination unit 164 receives the detection result from the wide vehicle protrusion sensor 130. Based on the detection result, the second determination unit 164 determines whether the vehicle mounted on the pallet in the passenger compartment 12 protrudes from the wide vehicle range. More specifically, the second determination unit 164 determines that the wide vehicle protrusion sensor 130 has protruded when an object is detected within the detection surface.

  The mode selection unit 166 selects the normal vehicle entry mode when it is determined that the vehicle mounted as a result of the determination in the first determination unit 162 does not protrude from the normal vehicle range. The mode selection unit 166 is mounted when it is determined that the vehicle mounted as a result of the determination in the first determination unit 162 is out of the normal vehicle range, and is mounted as a result of the determination in the second determination unit 164 When it is determined that the vehicle does not protrude from the wide vehicle range, the wide vehicle entry mode is selected. When it is determined that the vehicle mounted as a result of the determination by the second determination unit 164 protrudes from the wide vehicle range, the mode selection unit 166 interrupts the warehousing operation and notifies the driver of a warning.

  When the mode selection unit 166 selects the normal vehicle entry mode, the space selection unit 168 refers to the parking state holding unit 172 and selects a space ID of an arbitrary parking space where the vehicle is not parked. When the mode selection unit 166 selects the wide vehicle entry mode, the space selection unit 168 refers to the parking state holding unit 172 and refers to the parking space where the vehicle is not parked among the parking spaces belonging to the B1F storage shelf 14. Select a space ID.

  The movement control unit 170 moves the pallet on which the vehicle is mounted from the passenger compartment 12 to the parking space specified by the space ID selected by the space selection unit 168, the lifting device 94, the first transfer device 56, and the second. The transfer device 58 is controlled. The movement control unit 170 determines the movement of the pallet in the mechanical parking lot 10 necessary for this movement using a known puzzle operation algorithm. The movement control unit 170 transmits a command to the lifting device 94, the first transfer device 56, and the second transfer device 58 so that the determined movement of the pallet is realized.

  Further, when the wide vehicle storage mode is selected, the movement control unit 170 transmits a command to the motors for driving the drive decks 120b and 120d before moving the pallet by the lifting device 94, and the drive decks 120b, 120d, The first driven decks 122b and 122d and the second driven decks 124b and 124d are opened.

  In the embodiment described above, examples of the holding unit of the operation panel 28 are a hard disk and a memory. Further, based on the description of the present specification, each part of the operation panel 28 temporarily stores a CPU (not shown), an installed application program module, a system program module, and data read from the hard disk. Those skilled in the art who have touched this specification will understand that it can be realized by a memory or the like.

Operation | movement of the mechanical parking lot 10 by the above structure is demonstrated.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a series of processes when a pallet on which a vehicle is mounted is stored in the mechanical parking lot 10. The driver or the clerk mounts the vehicle on the pallet accommodated in the pallet opening 26 of the passenger compartment 12 and gets off the vehicle (S202). The driver or the clerk inputs the warehousing instruction to the operation panel 28 (S204), and the warehousing operation accepting unit 160 of the operation panel 28 accepts the warehousing instruction. The first determination unit 162 determines whether or not the vehicle mounted on the pallet is out of the normal vehicle range (S206). When it is determined that the vehicle does not protrude from the normal vehicle range (N in S206), the mechanical parking lot 10 moves the pallet in the normal vehicle entry mode (S208). When it is determined that the vehicle is out of the normal vehicle range (Y in S206), the second determination unit 164 determines whether the vehicle mounted on the pallet is out of the wide vehicle range (S210). When it is determined that the vehicle extends beyond the wide vehicle range (Y in S210), the operation panel 28 notifies the driver or the staff of a warning (S212). If it is determined that the vehicle does not protrude from the wide vehicle range (N in S210), the mechanical parking lot 10 moves the pallet in the wide vehicle entry mode (S214).

  According to the mechanical parking lot 10 according to the present embodiment, the maximum size of a vehicle that can be parked can be increased. In particular, a vehicle having a size slightly larger than the size of the pallet can be parked. Thereby, the vehicle types which can be parked in the mechanical parking lot 10 can be increased.

  Consider a mechanical parking lot that includes storage shelves such as the B1F storage shelf 14, the B2F storage shelf 16, and the B3F storage shelf 18 and an elevating device 94, and vehicles that normally protrude from the vehicle range cannot be parked. In such a mechanical parking lot, in the same way as the mechanical parking lot 10 according to the present embodiment, the uppermost storage shelf often has no columns. This is especially the case when so-called high roof cars are assigned to the storage shelves.

  When this mechanical parking lot is remodeled by applying the technical idea according to the present embodiment, basically the deck of the passenger compartment 12 and the wide vehicle protrusion sensor 130 are added and the software of the operation panel 28 is added. You just need to change. Therefore, since it is not necessary to put a hand into a storage shelf, a lift, a pallet, or the like, the cost for modification is relatively low and economical. As a result, the maximum size of a vehicle that can be parked in an existing mechanical parking lot can be increased at a lower cost.

  Moreover, in the mechanical parking lot 10 which concerns on this Embodiment, the deck which covers the clearance gap between a pallet and the pallet opening 26 is provided, and when a wide vehicle is stored, the deck is moved and a clearance gap is opened. Therefore, for example, when the pallet is called into the passenger compartment 12 and the vehicle is not yet mounted, the deck is in the closed state, so that the gap is surely covered by the deck and becomes inconspicuous. As a result, the appearance of the passenger compartment 12 is improved without losing the aesthetic appearance due to the gap.

  Moreover, in the mechanical parking lot 10 which concerns on this Embodiment, about EV vehicle, it is urged to park in the opposite side of a power feeding port. By combining this with the duplication of the protruding sensor, it is possible to further increase the maximum size of the EV vehicle that can be powered during parking. For example, even if the power supply cable protrudes from the pallet, if the entire EV vehicle and the power supply cable 110 are within the wide vehicle range, at least the power supply parking space of the B1F storage shelf 14 can supply power during parking. .

  The configuration and operation of the mechanical parking lot 10 according to the embodiment have been described above. This embodiment is an exemplification, and it is understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to combinations of the respective constituent elements, and such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention.

  In the embodiment, a case has been described in which the protrusion sensor is doubled for the width of the vehicle, and parking is possible even if the left and right sides of the vehicle slightly protrude from the pallet. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Duplexing may be applied. That is, in FIG. 4, a normal vehicle overhang sensor and a long vehicle overhang sensor for determining the total length of the vehicle mounted on the normal pallet 32, that is, the size in the crossing direction, may be provided. In this case, one normal vehicle protrusion sensor is provided on each of the front and rear sides of the normal pallet 32 that fits in the pallet opening 26, that is, on both sides in the crossing direction. One long vehicle overhang sensor is provided on each of the front and rear sides of the pallet opening 26. Further, the deck having the same divided structure as the driving deck 120b, the first driven deck 122b, and the second driven deck 124b has a gap between the first short side 32c of the vehicle mounting surface 32a and the first short side 26c of the pallet opening 26. It is provided in a gap between the second short side 32 e of the vehicle mounting surface 32 a and the second short side 26 e of the pallet opening 26.

  In the embodiment, the case where the wide vehicle is stored only in the B1F storage shelf 14 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the wide vehicle may be stored in any storage shelf as long as the wide vehicle can be stored without being the uppermost storage shelf.

  In the embodiment, the belt-like portion 100b of the vehicle mounting surface 100a of the EV vehicle compatible pallet 100 is painted in a color different from that of the other portions, so that the side opposite to the side where the power supply port of the EV vehicle is provided. Although the case where the vehicle is urged to bring an EV car has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a step may be provided between the belt-like portion and other portions.

  In the embodiment, the case where the reflection type laser sensor is used has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a transmission type optical sensor may be used.

  In the embodiment, the case where the deck and the edge of the pallet overlap in the closed state has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the deck has a clearance between the deck and the edge of the pallet within 20 mm in the closed state. It may be configured.

In the embodiment, the so-called underground mechanical parking lot 10 in which the passenger compartment is located at the upper end of the hoistway has been described. However, the technical idea of the present embodiment is not limited to this. The present invention can also be applied to a case where it is located at the lower end or a passenger compartment provided in the middle of the hoistway. When the passenger compartment is located at the lower end of the hoistway, the pallet opening is generally provided in the upper part of the passenger compartment.
Moreover, although the example in which the mast 90 is installed as a support in the four corners of the hoistway has been described, two masts may be installed on both sides of the hoistway.

  In the embodiment, operation panel 28 includes warehousing operation reception unit 160, first determination unit 162, second determination unit 164, mode selection unit 166, space selection unit 168, movement control unit 170, and parking. Although the situation holding unit 172 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, on the operation panel 28, only an input function such as a warehousing operation reception unit may be arranged, and the others may be arranged in a space around the parking space.

  In the embodiment, the case of using a flat pallet has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a pallet having any shape can be employed as long as the pallet has a shape capable of loading and storing a vehicle, such as a pallet having a bowl-shaped groove or a comb-shaped pallet.

  In the embodiment, the case where the first detection range is set based on the size of the pallet has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in a conveyor-type mechanical parking lot that does not use a pallet, the first detection range may be set based on the interval between the columns of the storage shelf.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mechanical parking lot, 12 Boarding / alighting room, 14 B1F storage shelf, 16 B2F storage shelf, 18 B3F storage shelf, 26 Pallet opening, 28 Control panel, 40 Power supply system, 56 1st transfer device, 58 2nd transfer device 86 Prop.

Claims (7)

A pallet on which the vehicle should be mounted,
A moving device for moving the pallet;
When it is determined that the vehicle mounted on the pallet in the passenger compartment to park in the mechanical parking lot does not protrude from the first range set based on the size of the pallet, the first pallet is A control device for controlling the moving device to move in a mode,
In the control device, the vehicle mounted on the pallet in the passenger compartment protrudes from the first range, but protrudes from the second range set based on the size of the parking space for storing the vehicle. If it is determined that the pallet is not, the mechanical device controls the moving device to move the pallet in a second mode different from the first mode. When the vehicle is mounted on the pallet in the passenger compartment, the vehicle further includes a cover that is closed to cover a gap between an edge of the pallet opening through which the pallet passes and an edge of the pallet.
2. The mechanical parking lot according to claim 1, wherein when the pallet is moved in the second mode, the control device opens the cover so as not to cover the gap. A first storage shelf dedicated to a vehicle that has been determined not to protrude from the first range in the passenger compartment; and
The vehicle further comprises a second storage shelf capable of storing a vehicle that has been determined to protrude from the first range but not from the second range in the passenger compartment. The mechanical parking lot according to 2.   4. The mechanical parking lot according to claim 3, wherein the second storage shelf is supported by a column that penetrates the first storage shelf in a vertical direction and does not protrude from the second storage shelf. 5. The pallet is configured to be able to supply power via a power supply cable to a power supply port of the vehicle,
The pallet includes a biasing means for urging to bring the vehicle to the side opposite to the side where the power feeding port of the vehicle is provided,
The control device determines that a power supply cable connected to a power supply port of a vehicle mounted on the pallet in the passenger compartment protrudes from the first range but does not protrude from the second range. 5. The mechanical parking lot according to claim 1, wherein the moving device is controlled to move the pallet in the second mode. A vehicle mounted on the pallet in a passenger compartment to be parked in a mechanical parking lot having a pallet on which the vehicle is to be mounted and a moving device for moving the pallet is set based on the size of the pallet. A function for determining whether or not the area is out of the range;
A function of controlling the moving device to move the pallet in the first mode when it is determined that the pallet does not protrude from the first range;
A function of determining whether a vehicle mounted on the pallet in the passenger compartment protrudes from a second range set based on a size of a parking space for storing the vehicle;
If it is determined that the vehicle mounted on the pallet in the passenger compartment protrudes from the first range but does not protrude from the second range, the pallet is different from the first mode. A computer program for causing a computer to realize a function of controlling the moving device to move in a mode. A parking space that is arranged in a first storage shelf and a second storage shelf supported by a pillar penetrating the first storage shelf in the vertical direction, and stores a vehicle;
A moving device for moving the vehicle between the passenger compartment and the parking space;
When it is determined that the vehicle does not protrude from the first range set based on the interval between the pillars in the passenger compartment, the moving device is moved to move the vehicle to the parking space of the first storage shelf. A control device for controlling,
The control device detects a vehicle that has protruded from the first range but is determined not to protrude from the second range set based on a size of a parking space for storing the vehicle. A mechanical parking lot, wherein the moving device is controlled to move to a parking space.

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