JP2016018512A - Car park exit adjustment machine with pre-adjustment function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To add a function of a pre-adjustment machine to an exit adjustment machine in a gate-type car park so as to simultaneously provide a normal adjustment function and a function to previously adjust a fare, in order to solve a problem of a parking fare adjustment in the gate-type car park, which is usually carried out with a window opened, the problem being such that smooth payment is not possible for a left-hand drive vehicle and a large vehicle due to a long distance to an adjustment machine, and even for a normal vehicle in a case of payment with a bank note under wet weather, and in order to eliminate a drawback of the gate-type car park in indoor facilities, in which the pre-adjustment machine can be installed to conveniently settle the payment, the problem being such that it costs a lot to install the pre-adjustment machine.SOLUTION: The exit adjustment machine is provided with, for example, a pre-adjustment button, and is configured in such a manner that when the button is pushed, the exit adjustment machine is enabled to accept pre-adjustment by being switched to a pre-adjustment mode, and a parking start time is reset after the pre-adjustment while causing a gate not to operate. Thereby, the increase of equipment cost is hardly caused, and the exit adjustment machine can also be used as a pre-adjustment machine.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to a checkout machine for a gated parking lot.

In a gated parking lot, a parking ticket with the entrance time printed is issued at the ticketing machine when entering, and the parking ticket is inserted into the checkout gate of the exit adjusting machine installed near the exit gate when entering. ,
A series of parking fee payment processes takes place. After paying the fee, the gate opens and you can leave.

In general, you can open a vehicle window and extend your hand to insert bills and coins into the fee entry port when it is raining in an outdoor parking lot or from the vehicle to the payment machine. In the case of a relatively large vehicle with a long distance or a vehicle with a left steering wheel, it is often difficult to insert bills.

On the other hand, in indoor parking lots and commercial parking lots, there are entrances and exits for people entering and leaving the parking lots at locations different from the entrances and exits for vehicles where vehicles enter and exit, and there is a pre-payment machine that settles parking fees there. In many cases, this is done (Patent Document 1).

Unlike the exit settlement machine installed at the exit for vehicles, such advance settlement machines are much easier to use than the settlement at the exit of the vehicle because they can pay the fee by approaching the charge entrance. There is an example of adding a function such as providing a discount service to a user (Patent Document 2), which is a great advantage for the user.

Moreover, the system which prints and returns ID code which shows that it is a parking ticket reused for a parking ticket with a prior payment machine is also disclosed (patent documents 3 and 4). The reuse of parking tickets has advantages such as resource saving and discounts.

Furthermore, by placing a camera system for car number recognition at the entrance / exit of the parking lot and associating the parking ticket with the car number, if a vehicle that has been settled with a pre-payment machine arrives, the parking ticket must be inserted. In addition, a system for opening the gate has been put into practical use (Patent Document 5).

However, the installation of a pre-payment machine has the disadvantage that it is highly convenient but increases the cost of parking facilities.
In addition, unlike a parking lot in a commercial facility, a general outdoor parking lot is not limited to a single entrance and exit, and there are many cases where there are many entrances and exits. In such a case, there is a problem that it is not possible to decide where to place the advance checkout machine.

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The present invention intends to provide an exit settlement machine with a pre-settlement function so that pre-settlement can be performed even in a general gated parking lot where an independent pre-settlement machine cannot be placed.

In other words, in a relatively small general gate type parking lot, the distance between the parking place and the exit gate with the exit adjustment machine is not so far away, so the checkout in the vicinity of the person's entrance and exit like a flap type parking lot. There is a way to stop at the machine, insert the parking ticket, pay the parking fee, receive the parking ticket with the entrance time reset, and when you actually leave, just put the paid parking ticket into the checkout exit Is possible.

In this way, even if it is raining in an outdoor parking lot, or even if it is a large vehicle or a left-hand drive vehicle, it is not necessary to throw in a parking fee with a troublesome bill from the vehicle or after getting off. .

However, when such a system is put into practical use, it is necessary to take measures to prevent a dangerous situation in which a vehicle comes toward the exit when a person is paying in advance.

In the present invention, the exit settlement machine is provided with a mechanism for switching to the pre-settlement mode by pressing a pre-settlement button in addition to the normal exit settlement mode and leaving, and the exit settlement machine has a pre-settlement function. I gave it.

With an exit settlement machine with such a pre-payment function, when entering the pre-payment mode, do not open or close a dangerous gate even if you settle the fee, or if a person is making a pre-payment, It is necessary to prevent a dangerous situation in which the vehicle is approaching the exit. Therefore, in the present invention, an alarm device is provided to prevent the vehicle from approaching when a person is paying in advance.

In addition, pre-payment can be performed only when there is no vehicle near the gate, and even if a case such as pressing the pre-payment button by mistake occurs, a function such as automatically returning to the normal check-out mode after a certain time is provided. It was.

The present invention can provide a new settlement machine in which the exit settlement machine has a pre-settlement function by the method as described above.

According to the present invention, by pre-paying in advance with an exit settlement machine to which a pre-payment function is added, the inconvenience of paying the parking fee from the vehicle when the user leaves the parking lot is eliminated, and the parking lot installation company For this reason, it is possible to provide a parking lot that does not have the disadvantage that a place to place an independent pre-payment machine cannot be determined or that the facility cost is too expensive.

Shows a typical layout of a gated parking lot. These are figures which show the example of the front panel of the exit adjustment machine which added the prior adjustment function of this invention. These are figures which show the parking ticket issuing process at the time of the general entrance of a gate type parking lot. These are figures which show the charge collection process at the time of the general leaving of a gate type parking lot. These are figures which show the parking fee adjustment process in the exit adjustment machine which added the prior adjustment function of this invention. These are figures which show the exit adjustment machine which added the prior adjustment function of this invention, and the mechanism of ensuring safety.

FIG. 1 shows a layout of a typical gate-type parking lot 1, and a vehicle has an entrance 2 having a ticket issuing machine 3 for a parking ticket and a gate bar 4 opened after the ticket is issued. Next to it is an exit 5 for the vehicle, an exit settlement machine 6 and a gate bar 7 that opens after settlement. A person enters and exits through a person's doorway 8. A large number of vehicle compartments 9 are prepared in the parking lot.

In the parking lot so far, the exit settlement machine 6 detects the vehicle when the vehicle enters the exit, and the parking fee is displayed by inserting the parking ticket into the parking ticket slot on the front panel of the settlement machine. .
In the present invention, a function of pre-payment is added to the exit checker so that the user of the parking lot can make pre-payment before returning to the car.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the panel 21 of the exit settlement machine to which the pre-settlement function of the present invention is added. Parking ticket insertion slot 22, parking fee display panel 23, bill slot 24, coin slot 25, change and receipt issuing unit 2, receipt button 27, cancel button 28, lost button 29, defect display A lamp 30 and a speaker 31 are provided. In the present invention, in addition to these, a pre-payment button 32 is added.

FIG. 3 shows a parking ticket issuing process when entering a general gated parking lot. When the vehicle enters the entrance of the parking lot (2 in FIG. 1), a vehicle sensor such as a loop coil detects it and issues a parking ticket by pressing the parking ticket issuing button of the parking ticket issuing machine. After that, the gate bar at the entrance opens, and the vehicle enters the parking lot and parks in an empty cabin. The entrance gate bar automatically closes after passing the gate.

FIG. 4 shows a charge settlement process when leaving a general gated parking lot. When the vehicle comes in front of the exit settlement machine 6 at the exit gate, the vehicle detection sensor works to enter a state where the exit settlement is possible. Here, when the parking ticket is inserted into the insertion slot of the parking ticket, the parking fee is displayed on the parking fee display board, and bills and coins are inserted into the insertion ports 24 and 25. When the payment is completed, an announcement as to whether or not the receipt is desired is made from the speaker 31. If necessary, the receipt and change are discharged. Simultaneously with the payment of the fee, the exit gate bar 7 opens, the vehicle can exit the parking lot, the gate bar also detects the vehicle exit, automatically closes, and returns to the state waiting for the next exit vehicle.

FIG. 5 shows a convenient settlement process by the exit settlement machine to which the prior settlement function of the present invention is added to the above-described conventional settlement process by the exit settlement machine. A convenient pre-checkout is initiated by pressing the pre-checkout button 32 of FIG.

When the user of the parking lot returns to the parking lot and presses the pre-payment button 32 of the exit settlement machine to which the pre-payment function is added, the exit settlement machine 6 uses an exit sensor to indicate that the vehicle has not come to the exit Confirm and enter pre-payment mode.

When you enter the pre-payment mode, you will be able to accept parking tickets. Insert the parking ticket into the card slot. As a result, since the parking fee is displayed on the parking fee display panel 23, bills and coins are inserted into a predetermined fee insertion slot. Thereafter, the exit settlement machine 6 to which the pre-settlement function of the present invention is added issues a receipt depending on change or hope. Up to this point, it is the same as the conventional exit settlement machine, but after that, the exit settlement machine of the present invention has a function of resetting and returning the entrance time to the parking lot at the settlement.

In addition, in the case of such pre-payment, the gate bar is not opened for safety unlike the case where the gate bar 7 at the exit is normally opened with payment of the fee.

The user of the parking lot, which has been paid in advance, returns to his car and enters the exit gate for leaving. At this time, since the pre-payment has already been completed, the pre-payment button is not pushed again.

The exit settlement machine 6 to which the pre-settlement function of the present invention is added enters the normal mode and asks for a parking ticket. At this time, if the pre-payment has already been completed and a parking ticket whose entrance time has been reset is inserted, the charge is displayed as zero yen within a certain period of time after the pre-payment is completed. The parking ticket is either returned as it is or stored by the checkout machine. And the exit gate bar 7 opens and the vehicle can leave the parking lot.

If the pre-payment is not performed, the pre-payment button is not pressed, so the normal mode is entered from the beginning. In this case, there is no difference from the conventional case.

FIG. 6 shows a means for ensuring the safety of the user in the case of pre-payment with an exit settlement machine with a pre-payment function. A human detection sensor 45 is installed in front of the front panel of the exit settlement machine 6 to which a pre-settlement function is added. When a person stands for pre-settlement, a flashing warning light provided on the top of the settlement machine, etc. The alerting means is activated. This prevents the vehicle from entering the exit gate when a person is paying in advance.

The switching to the pre-payment mode described above as the first embodiment is performed by pressing the pre-payment button 32 and confirming with the vehicle sensor that the vehicle has not come to the exit gate. As another method, as shown in FIG. 6, when a person stands in front of an exit settlement machine with a pre-settlement function, a person detection sensor is provided to detect the person, the person detection sensor works, and the vehicle It may be possible to enter the pre-payment mode when is not in front of the exit gate. In this case, since it is not necessary to attach a pre-payment button to the conventional exit settlement machine, it is more economical.

As the human detection sensor 45, a sensor that detects the body weight when a person stands in front of the checkout machine can be used, but a face recognition device that detects a face from a photographed image or a sensor that detects body temperature can also be used. It is.

In the first embodiment, the pre-payment button is provided on the front panel of the checkout machine. However, the pre-payment button can be installed anywhere on the side of the checkout machine or on the back side of the checkout machine in a safe and easy-to-use place. Absent.

In the first embodiment, the method for resetting and returning the entrance time of the parking ticket at the time of settlement is shown at the time of advance settlement. However, instead of resetting the entrance time, a mark that has been settled in advance is printed on the parking ticket. You can also use the method of returning it.

As described above, the present invention adds the function of the pre-settlement machine to the exit settlement machine without placing an independent pre-settlement machine. This is much more convenient than the conventional method in which banknotes must be inserted from above. Therefore, the provision of an exit settlement machine with a pre-settlement function added to the present invention has significant industrial significance.

1 Gate-type parking lot 2 Vehicle entrance,
3 Parking ticket issuing machine 4 Entrance gate bar 5 Vehicle exit,
6 Exit settlement machine 7 Exit gate bar 8 Entrance / exit
9 Car cabin

21 Panel of exit settlement machine with pre-payment function 22 Parking ticket slot
23 Price display board 24 Bill slot 25 Coin slot
26 Change / Receipt Issuing Department 27 Receipt Button
28 Cancel button 29 Lost button 30 Defect indicator light 31 Speaker 32 Advance check button

41 Vehicle exit 42 Exit adjustment machine with pre-adjustment function
43 Gate bar 44 Vehicle detection sensor
45 Signal line 46 Human detection sensor 47 Signal line 48 Red flashing light

Claims (6)

Parking gates that issue parking tickets, exit payment machines that charge and receive parking fees, issue receipts, etc., and gate-type parking lots with gates that can be opened and closed at the entrance and exit. Exit settlement machine with pre-payment mode and normal settlement mode and with means to enter pre-payment mode
An exit settlement machine having the pre-settlement mode and the normal settlement mode according to claim 1 and provided with means for entering the pre-settlement mode, wherein pre-settlement is performed at or near the exit settlement machine as means for entering the pre-mode. Exit settlement machine provided with a button so that when the settlement button is pressed, the operation mode of the settlement machine can be switched from the normal settlement mode to the advance settlement mode
In the exit settlement machine provided with the pre-settlement mode and the normal settlement mode according to claim 1 and provided with means for entering the pre-settlement mode, a person near the front of the exit settlement machine is provided as means for entering the pre-settlement mode. Exit adjusting machine provided with a feeling sensor, and when the human sensor is activated and the vehicle detection sensor is not activated, the mode of the adjusting machine is switched to the pre-adjustment mode
4. A parking lot system according to claim 1, wherein the exit gate is not released when a parking fee is paid in a state in which the pre-payment mode is activated.
In the gate type parking lot provided with the exit settlement machine according to claim 1, 2, 3 and 4, when the advance settlement mode is activated, a warning display, an alarm device, etc. for preventing the vehicle from entering the exit settlement machine Parking system with safety device
3. The exit adjustment machine according to claim 2, wherein the human sensor is a sensor for detecting weight.