JP2017217930A - Rental bicycle and bicycle rental system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rental bicycle having high convenience and a bicycle rental system for rental of the rental bicycle.SOLUTION: In stead of a conventional rental bicycle which is rented for providing use thereof by a user, this bicycle comprises rotation detection means which is provided on a bicycle body and can detect rotation of a wheel, and on-bicycle equipment which is loaded on the bicycle body, and according to this bicycle, a time, at which the rotation detection means firstly detected rotation of a prescribed rotation amount of the wheel after initial setting, which means that the on-bicycle equipment is in a rental wait state, has been made, is recorded as a first time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a rental bicycle that is rented for use by a user and a bicycle rental system that rents the rental bicycle for use by a user.

A parking device may be used to park a plurality of vehicles.
The parking device transfers the vehicle between the entry / exit space and the parking space and parks the vehicle in the parking space.
For example, the description-type parking apparatus places a vehicle on a pallet, and transfers the pallet between an entry / exit space and a parking space and parks the parking space.

On the other hand, the use of bicycles is progressing.
In particular, electric bicycles are being used.
However, there are not enough bicycle parking spaces in the city.

Opportunities to use cars are decreasing, and major cities are constructing exclusive roads for the future.
The number of foreign tourists is expected to increase, and one of the objectives is to make it easier to travel by bicycle.
For example, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is implementing the “Tokyo Metropolitan Bicycle Travel Space Development Promotion Plan”.
Promoting the use of bicycles is also effective in reducing CO2.
“Tourist spot area street” “Shopping street” “Tourist company” etc. are also effective in revitalizing the city.

The background is as follows.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is developing bicycle lanes with the aim of hosting the Olympics. We plan to extend the service to 112km in FY2011 and 221km in FY2020.
On the other hand, young people are decreasing and young people are leaving their cars.
About 100 existing parking devices are dismantled every year, and a method to use without dismantling should be considered.
For example, it may be used for rental cars, rental bicycles, and the like.
It can also be used as a storage place for electric assist bicycles for condominiums.

The following can be considered as the operation of rental bicycles.
Rent a bicycle by adding a facility to park a bicycle in a mechanical parking device, limiting a certain area. In addition, an electric bicycle charging device will be installed.
A mechanical parking device can be used to simultaneously rent a car and a rental bicycle.

There are “sightseeing spots” in the city that attract customers. If you are in the Tokyo Metropolitan area, you can conduct business including sightseeing spots such as “Sky Tree”, “Senso-ji Temple”, “Gourmet Town”, “Popular for Westerners” and “Ramen Shop”.
In the future, communication with the central monitoring room (Pask) will be possible, and it will be possible to handle a wider range by processing big data.

  Therefore, it is required to provide a highly convenient rental bicycle and a bicycle rental system for renting the rental bicycle.

  The present invention has been devised in view of the problems described above, and intends to provide a highly convenient rental bicycle and a bicycle rental system for renting the rental bicycle.

  In order to achieve the above object, a rental bicycle rented for use by a user according to the present invention, a bicycle main body, a rotation detecting means provided in the bicycle main body and capable of detecting the rotation of a wheel, A bicycle-mounted device mounted on the bicycle body, and after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state, The time when the rotation of the quantity was detected was recorded as the first time.

With the configuration of the present invention, the rotation detecting means is provided in the bicycle body and can detect the rotation of the wheel. A bicycle-mounted device is mounted on the bicycle body. The first time is the time when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state. Record.
As a result, the rental bicycle can be managed using the first time, which is the time when the wheel is first rotated by a predetermined rotation amount after the initial setting, which means that the vehicle is in the rental waiting state, as the reference time.

  The rental bicycle according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The present invention includes any of the embodiments described below, or a combination of two or more of them.

The rental bicycle according to the embodiment of the present invention can receive a rental end signal meaning that the bicycle-mounted device ends the rental, and records the time when the rental end signal is received as a second time, A difference between the first time and the second time is calculated as a rental time.
With the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the bicycle-mounted device can receive a rental end signal which means that the rental is ended. The bicycle-mounted device records the time when the rental end signal is received as the second time, and calculates the difference between the first time and the second time as the rental time.
As a result, rental time can be easily obtained.

In the rental bicycle according to the embodiment of the present invention, after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection unit first sets the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel. When the rotation is detected, rental caution information, which is information related to caution when using the rental bicycle, is presented to the user.
According to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the rotation detection unit first detects rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the bicycle-mounted device is initially set to mean that it is in a rental waiting state. When you do, you can know the cautions when using a rental bicycle.
As a result, the rental bicycle user can know the rental attention information in a timely manner.

In the rental bicycle according to the embodiment of the present invention, after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection unit first sets the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel. When the rotation is detected, the current position of the rental bicycle is sequentially presented to the user.
According to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the rotation detection unit first detects rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the bicycle-mounted device is initially set to mean that it is in a rental waiting state. From then on, the current position of the rental bicycle is sequentially presented to the user.
As a result, the rental bicycle user can know the current position in a timely manner.

In the rental bicycle according to the embodiment of the present invention, after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection unit first sets the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel. From the time of detecting the rotation, the information about the acceptable parking lot that exists in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle is sequentially presented to the user,
The acceptable parking lot is a parking lot having an empty parking space for parking rental bicycles.
According to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the rotation detection unit first detects rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the bicycle-mounted device is initially set to mean that it is in a rental waiting state. From then on, information related to the acceptable parking lot existing in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle is sequentially presented to the user. The acceptable parking lot is a parking lot having an empty parking space for parking rental bicycles.
As a result, the user can sequentially know the acceptable parking lot in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle.

In the rental bicycle according to the embodiment of the present invention, after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection unit first sets the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel. The rental elapsed time, which is the time from when the rotation is detected to the present time, is sequentially presented to the user.
According to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the rotation detection unit first detects rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the bicycle-mounted device is initially set to mean that it is in a rental waiting state. The rental elapsed time, which is the time until the present, is sequentially presented to the user.
As a result, the user of the contact bicycle can know the rental elapsed time sequentially.

In the rental bicycle according to the embodiment of the present invention, after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection unit first sets the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel. From the time when the rotation is detected, the tourist area information that is information related to the tourist area near the current position of the rental bicycle is sequentially presented to the user.
According to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the rotation detection unit first detects rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the bicycle-mounted device is initially set to mean that it is in a rental waiting state. Since then, the tourist area information, which is information relating to the tourist area near the current position of the rental bicycle, is sequentially presented to the user.
As a result, the user can sequentially know the sightseeing spot information in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle.

In the rental bicycle according to the embodiment of the present invention, the rotation detection is first performed after the bicycle-mounted device stores the scheduled return time and is initially set to mean that it is in a rental waiting state. The time from the time when the means detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel until the scheduled return time is sequentially presented to the user.
According to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the bicycle-mounted device stores the scheduled return time, and after the initial setting that is a setting that means that the bicycle is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection unit is the first wheel From when the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount is detected, the time from the current time to the scheduled return time is sequentially presented to the user.
As a result, the user can sequentially know the time from the current time to the scheduled return time.

  In order to achieve the above object, a bicycle rental system for renting a rental bicycle for use by a user according to the present invention, comprising a bicycle main body and a bicycle-mounted device mounted on the bicycle main body. And a parking lot where the rental bicycle can be parked, and a server which manages a plurality of parking lots where each of the plurality of rental bicycles can be parked, and the server parks the rental bicycle from the plurality of parking lots. A parking lot having an empty parking space to be recorded is recorded and updated as an acceptable parking lot, and the server accepts information indicating the acceptable parking lot that exists in the vicinity of the current position of the rented bicycle being rented. Parking information is sequentially transmitted to the bicycle-mounted device of the rental bicycle, and the bicycle-mounted device notifies the user of the acceptable parking lot information. Are presented in a timely manner, it was the thing.

According to the configuration of the present invention, a plurality of rental bicycles and a server are provided. A rental bicycle has a bicycle body and a bicycle-mounted device mounted on the bicycle body. The server manages a plurality of parking lots where each of the plurality of rental bicycles can be parked. The server records and updates a parking lot having an empty parking space for parking a rental bicycle from among a plurality of parking lots as an acceptable parking lot. The server sequentially transmits acceptable parking lot information, which is information on the acceptable parking lot existing in the vicinity of the current position of the rented bicycle being rented, to the bicycle-equipped device of the rental bicycle. The bicycle-mounted device presents the acceptable parking lot information to the user in a timely manner.
As a result, the user can sequentially know the acceptable parking lot in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle.

  A bicycle rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The present invention includes any of the embodiments described below, or a combination of two or more of them.

In the bicycle rental system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the bicycle installation of the rental bicycle includes tourist spot information that is information related to a tourist spot guide that exists in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle being rented by the server. The information is sequentially transmitted to the device, and the bicycle-mounted device presents the tourist spot information in a timely manner to the user.
According to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the sightseeing spot information, which is information related to sightseeing spots existing in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle being rented by the server, is sequentially transmitted to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bicycle. To send. The bicycle-mounted device presents the tourist area information to the user in a timely manner.
As a result, the user can sequentially know the sightseeing spot information in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle.

In the bicycle rental system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the server transmits a scheduled return time to the bicycle-mounted device of the rental bicycle that is being rented, and the bicycle-mounted device transmits the scheduled return time from the current time to the user. Present the time until.
With the configuration of the above embodiment, the server transmits the scheduled return time to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bicycle that is being rented. The bicycle-mounted device presents the time from the current time to the scheduled return time in a timely manner to the user.
As a result, the user can sequentially know the time from the current time to the scheduled return time.

In the bicycle rental system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the server transmits rental caution information, which is information related to caution when renting a bicycle to the bicycle-mounted device of the rental bicycle being rented by the server, and the bicycle-mounted device. Presents the rental notice information to the user.
With the configuration of the above embodiment, the server transmits rental caution information, which is information related to caution when renting a bicycle to the bicycle-mounted device of the rented bicycle being rented. The bicycle-mounted device presents the rental attention information to the user.
As a result, the rental bicycle user can know the rental attention information in a timely manner.

In the bicycle rental system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the server transmits a rental end signal indicating that the server ends the rental to the bicycle-mounted device of the rental bicycle being rented, and the bicycle-mounted device transmits the rental An end signal can be received, a time when the rental end signal is received is recorded as a rental end time, and a difference between the rental start time and the rental end time is calculated as a rental time.
With the configuration of the above embodiment, the server transmits a rental end signal that means that the rental is ended to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bicycle that is being rented. The bicycle-mounted device can receive the rental end signal. The bicycle-mounted device records the time when the rental end signal is received as the rental end time, and calculates the difference between the rental start time and the rental end time as the rental time.
As a result, rental time can be easily obtained.

The bicycle rental system according to the embodiment of the present invention is a setting that means that the bicycle is provided in the bicycle body and has a rotation detection means that can detect the rotation of the wheel, and the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state. After the initial setting, the time when the rotation detection unit first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel is set as the first time, and the first time is transmitted to the server as the rental start time.
According to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the bicycle has rotation detection means that is provided in the bicycle body and can detect the rotation of the wheel. The first time is the time when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state. The first time is transmitted to the server as a rental start time.
As a result, the server can easily know the rental start time.

As described above, the rental bicycle according to the present invention has the following effects due to its configuration.
When the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the bicycle-mounted device mounted on the bicycle body is in a rental waiting state. Since the time is recorded as the first time, the first time, which is the time when the wheel is first rotated by a predetermined rotation amount after the initial setting, which means that it is in a rental waiting state, is set. Rental bicycles can be managed as a reference time.
In addition, the time when the rental end signal that means the end of the rental is received is recorded as the second time, and the difference between the first time and the second time is calculated as the rental time. Rental time can be obtained.
In addition, when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the initial setting, which means that the rental waiting state is set, the user can use the rental bicycle. Since the rental attention information, which is the information related to the attention, is presented, the rental bicycle user can know the rental attention information in a timely manner.
In addition, after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the vehicle is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection means first detects the rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel, and the current position of the rental bicycle is displayed to the user. Are sequentially presented so that the rental bicycle user can know the current position in a timely manner.
In addition, after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the vehicle is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection means first detects the rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel, and the user is notified of the current rental bicycle. Information on acceptable parking lots that have an empty parking space for parking rental bicycles in the vicinity of the location was sequentially presented so that the user can accept rental bicycles near the current location. Can be known sequentially.
In addition, after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the vehicle is in a rental waiting state, the rental progress that is the time from when the rotation detection unit first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel to the present time. Since the time is presented to the user sequentially, the user of the contact bicycle can know the rental elapsed time sequentially.
In addition, after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the vehicle is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection means first detects the rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel, and the current position of the rental bicycle is displayed to the user. Since the sightseeing spot information, which is information related to the sightseeing spot in the vicinity of the bicycle, is presented sequentially, the user can know the sightseeing spot information in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle sequentially.
In addition, the scheduled return time is stored, and when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel after the initial setting which is a setting meaning that it is in a rental waiting state, After that, since the time from the current time to the scheduled return time is sequentially presented to the user, the user can sequentially know the time from the current time to the scheduled return time.

As described above, the bicycle rental system according to the present invention has the following effects due to its configuration.
The server manages multiple parking lots each capable of parking a plurality of rental bicycles equipped with bicycle-equipped equipment, and accepts parking lots with empty parking spaces where rental bicycles can be parked from among multiple parking lots Record and update as a parking lot, and sequentially transmit acceptable parking lot information, which is information on the acceptable parking lot existing near the current position of the rented bicycle being rented, to the bicycle-equipped equipment of the rental bicycle. In addition, since the bicycle-mounted device presents the acceptable parking lot information to the user in a timely manner, the user can sequentially know the acceptable parking lot near the current position of the rental bicycle.
Further, it sequentially transmits to the bicycle-equipped equipment of the rental bicycle the sightseeing spot information that is information related to the sightseeing spot that exists in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle being rented, and Since the information is presented in a timely manner, the user can sequentially know the sightseeing spot information in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle.
In addition, the scheduled return time is transmitted to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bicycle being rented, and the time from the current time to the scheduled return time is presented to the user in a timely manner. The time from the time to the scheduled return time can be known sequentially.
In addition, rental caution information, which is information related to caution when renting a bicycle, is sent to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bicycle being rented, and the rental caution information is presented to the user. Users can know rental notice information in a timely manner.
In addition, a rental end signal that means the end of rental is transmitted to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bicycle that is being rented, and the time when the rental end signal is received is recorded as the rental end time, and the rental start time and the rental Since the difference from the end time is calculated as the rental time, the rental time can be easily obtained.
In addition, the time when the rotation detection unit first detects the rotation of the predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the initial setting which is a setting meaning that the vehicle is in the rental waiting state is set as the first time. Since one time is transmitted as the rental start time to the server, the server can easily know the rental start time.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a convenient rental bicycle and a bicycle rental system for renting the rental bicycle.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a rental bicycle according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a key map of the parking lot concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the bicycle pallet which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the bicycle pallet which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a bicycle rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure of an example of the display part of the bicycle mounting apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a partial sequence diagram of a bicycle rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a sequence diagram of a bicycle rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, a rental bicycle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a rental bicycle according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of the parking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view of the bicycle pallet according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the bicycle pallet according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the display unit of the bicycle-mounted device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

A rental bicycle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The rental bicycle 6 is a bicycle that is rented for use by the user.
The rental bicycle 6 includes a bicycle body 6a and a bicycle-mounted device 6c.
The rental bicycle 6 may be composed of a bicycle body 6a, a rotation detection means 6b, and a bicycle-mounted device 6c.

The bicycle body 6a is a bicycle body.
The bicycle body 6a includes a main frame, a fork, a handle, a pedal, a driving machine element, a front wheel, and a rear wheel.
The bicycle body 6a may include a main frame, a fork, a handle, a pedal, a driving machine element, a front wheel, a rear wheel, a front carrier, and a rear carrier.
The bicycle body 6a may include a main frame, a fork, a handle, a pedal, a driving machine element, a front wheel, a rear wheel, a front carrier, a rear carrier, and a battery.
The main frame is a frame.
The fork is a structure that is rotatably supported by the main frame and that supports the front wheels rotatably.
The handle is fixed to the upper end of the fork and has a structure for swinging the fork by human power.
The pedal is rotatably fixed to the lower end portion of the main frame.
The drive mechanical element is a mechanical element that transmits a rotational force input manually to the pedal to the rear wheels.
The driving machine element is composed of a chain, a belt, a sprocket, and the like.
The front wheel is a wheel including a tire, a rim, a fork, and a hub that are rotatably fixed to a front end portion of the fork.
The rear wheel is a wheel including a tire, a rim, a fork, and a hub that are rotatably fixed to a rear end portion of the main frame.
The front carrier is a storage member that is fixed above the front wheel.
The rear carrier is a storage member that is fixed above the rear wheel.
The battery supplies power for driving the drive chain.

The rotation detection means 6b is provided in the bicycle body 6a and can detect the rotation of the wheel.
The rotation detection means 6b may be a sensor provided on the bicycle body 6a and capable of detecting the rotation of the wheel.
The rotation detection means 6b may be an optical sensor provided in the bicycle body 6a and capable of detecting the rotation of the wheel.
For example, the rotation detector 6b detects the rotation of the front wheel or the rear wheel. The rotation detection means 6b may be capable of measuring the amount of rotation by counting the rotation of the front wheel or the rear wheel.

The bicycle mounting device 6c is mounted on the bicycle main body 6c.
The bicycle-mounted device 6c may be a computer system that includes a display screen, a sound generator, and the like.
The bicycle-mounted device 6c exhibits various functions by installed software.
The bicycle-mounted device 6c may have a display unit that displays information in order to present information to the user.
The bicycle-mounted device 6c may have a voice unit that utters information in order to present information to the user.

The time when the rotation detecting means 6b first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel after the initial setting, which means that the bicycle-mounted device 6c is in a rental waiting state, is set to the first time. You may record as time.
For example, when the rental bicycle enters a rental waiting state, the bicycle-mounted device 6c is initialized.
For example, when the rental bicycle 6 is placed on a bicycle rack 8b, which will be described later, and enters a rental waiting state, the bicycle-mounted device 6c is initialized.
For example, when the rental bicycle 6 is pulled out from the bicycle rack 8b for rental, the wheel rotates, and the rotation detecting means 6b detects the rotation of the wheel by a predetermined rotation amount.
The time when the rotation detecting means 6b first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel after the initial setting, which means that the bicycle-mounted device 6c is in a rental waiting state, is set to the first time. Record as time.
In this way, the rental start time can be easily determined by regarding the first time as the rental start time.

The bicycle-mounted device 6c may receive a rental end signal that means that the rental is ended, and the time when the rental end signal is received may be recorded as the second time.
The bicycle-mounted device 6c may calculate the difference between the first time and the second time as the rental time.
For example, the user inputs a rental end signal which means that the rental is ended by operating the bicycle-mounted device 6c.
For example, the server 200 to be described later can input a rental end signal indicating that the rental is ended to the bicycle-mounted device 6c by communication.
In this way, the rental end time can be determined, and the rental fee can be easily collected corresponding to the rental time.

After the bicycle-mounted device 6c is initially set, which means that it is in a rental waiting state, when the rotation detection means 6b first detects the rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel, it is rented to the user. Rental caution information, which is information related to caution when using the bicycle 6, is presented.
Rental caution information is information related to caution when using the rental bicycle 6.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c stores rental caution information in a built-in memory.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c inputs rental caution information from a server 200 described later to the built-in memory via communication.
For example, when the rotation detection means 6b first detects the rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the bicycle-mounted device 6c has been initially set, which means that it is in a rental waiting state, the user The rental notice information recorded in the internal memory is presented.
In this way, the user can confirm rental notice information in a timely manner.

Since the bicycle-mounted device 6c is initially set to indicate that it is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection means 6b first detects the rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel, and then prompts the user. The present position of the rental bicycle is presented sequentially.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c has a position positioning function.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c has a position positioning function corresponding to GPS.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c has a position positioning function that can input position information from a ground station.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c can display a map of the current position on the display unit.
By doing so, the user can check the current position continuously while riding on the rental bicycle 6 and the rental bicycle.

Since the bicycle-mounted device 6c is initially set to indicate that it is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection means 6b first detects the rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel, and then prompts the user. Information relating to an acceptable parking lot existing in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle can be presented sequentially.
Here, the acceptable parking lot is a parking lot having an empty parking space for parking a rental bicycle.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c transmits the current position to the server 200 described later, inputs information on the acceptable parking lot from the server 200, and represents the information on the acceptable parking lot on the display unit.
The server 200 specifies a parking lot having an empty parking space for parking a bicycle from among a plurality of parking lots.
The server 200 updates information regarding the acceptable parking lot that changes sequentially, and transmits the updated information to the bicycle-mounted device 6c.
The bicycle-mounted device 6c presents the received information regarding the acceptable parking lot to the user.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c displays the received information on the acceptable parking lot on the display unit.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c displays the position of the acceptable parking lot on the displayed map with an icon or the like.
In this way, the user can confirm the existence and location of an acceptable parking lot while riding on a rental bicycle.

The time from when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the bicycle-mounted device 6c is initially set, which means that it is in a rental waiting state, to the present time The rental elapsed time may be sequentially presented to the user.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device may sequentially present the rental elapsed time, which is the time from the first time to the present, to the user.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device sequentially displays the rental elapsed time on the display unit.
In this way, the user can check the rental elapsed time sequentially while traveling.

Since the bicycle-mounted device 6c is initially set to indicate that it is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection means 6b first detects the rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel, and then prompts the user. Sightseeing spot information, which is information related to a sightseeing spot in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle, is sequentially presented.
For example, a nearby sightseeing spot is a sightseeing spot within a predetermined radius with the current position as the center.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c displays, on the display unit, tourist spot information that is information relating to a tourist spot near the current position of the rental bicycle.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c displays tourist spot information, which is information relating to a tourist spot within a predetermined distance from the current position of the rental bicycle, on the display unit.
In this way, the user can check information on nearby sightseeing spots while riding on a rental bicycle.

After the bicycle-mounted device 6c stores the scheduled return time and is initially set to indicate that it is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection means first rotates the wheel by a predetermined rotation amount. When detected, the time from the current time to the scheduled return time is sequentially presented to the user thereafter.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c stores the input scheduled return time, and after the initial setting, which is a setting indicating that the bicycle is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection unit first sets a predetermined wheel speed. When rotation of the rotation amount is detected, the time from the current time to the scheduled return time is sequentially presented to the user thereafter.
For example, after the bicycle mounted device 6c stores a scheduled return time input from a server, which will be described later, and is initially set to mean that it is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detecting means first When the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel is detected, the time from the current time to the scheduled return time is sequentially presented to the user thereafter.
In this way, the user can check the time from the current time to the scheduled return time while riding on a rental bicycle.

Next, a bicycle rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a rental bicycle according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of the parking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view of the bicycle pallet according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the bicycle pallet according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram of a bicycle rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the display unit of the bicycle-mounted device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The bicycle rental system includes a plurality of rental bicycles 6, a parking lot 100, and a server 200.
The bicycle rental system may include a plurality of rental bicycles 6, a plurality of parking lots 100, and a server 200.

The rental bicycle 6 is a bicycle to be rented.
The rental bicycle 6 includes a bicycle body 6a and a bicycle-mounted device 6b.
The rental bicycle 6 may include a bicycle body 6a, a bicycle-mounted device 6b, and a helmet 6d.
The rental bicycle 6 may be composed of a bicycle body 6a, a bicycle-mounted device 6b, a rotation detection means 6c, and a helmet 6d.
Since the structure of the rental bicycle main body 6a is the same as that described above, the description thereof is omitted.

The rotation detection means 6b is provided in the bicycle body 6a and can detect the rotation of the wheel.
For example, the rotation detector 6b detects the rotation of the front wheel or the rear wheel. The rotation detection means 6b may be capable of measuring the amount of rotation by counting the rotation of the front wheel or the rear wheel.

The bicycle mounting device 6c is mounted on the bicycle body.
The bicycle-mounted device 6c may be a computer system that includes a display screen, a sound generator, and the like.
The bicycle-mounted device 6 exhibits various functions by installed software.

The helmet 6d protects the user's head.
The helmet 6d may incorporate a speaker.
The speaker utters the sound transmitted from the bicycle-mounted device 6c by wire or wireless so that the user can hear it.
The speaker may generate a guide for car navigation by voice.
The speaker may generate various information described later by voice.

The parking lot 100 can park the rental bicycle 6.
The parking lot 100 may be a parking device that can park the rental bicycle 6.
The parking device may be capable of parking the automobile and the rental bicycle 6.
The parking device 100 may be a parking lot having a parking space where the rental bicycle 6 can be parked.
FIG. 2 shows a parking device capable of parking a car and a rental bicycle.
3 and 4 show a bicycle pallet 8 on which the rental bicycle 6 is placed.
The bicycle pallet 8 includes a pallet body 8a and a plurality of bicycle racks 8b.
The bicycle rack 8 b is a structural member that supports the rental bicycle 6.
For example, the bicycle rack 8b restrains the wheels of the rental bicycle 6.
FIG. 3 shows a state in which the bicycle 6 is supported by the bicycle rack 8 b of the automobile pallet 8.
The parking lot 100 may have a management computer for managing the parking lot.
The management computer may have a communication system capable of relaying communication between the bicycle-mounted device 6c and a server 200 described later.

The server 200 manages a parking lot so that a plurality of rental bicycles can be parked respectively.
The server 200 may manage a plurality of parking lots so that a plurality of rental bicycles can be parked respectively.
The server 200 is a computer that includes a CPU, a memory, and various interfaces.

The server 200 may record and update a parking lot having an empty parking space for parking the rental bicycle 6 from among a plurality of parking lots as an acceptable parking lot.
The server 200 sequentially transmits acceptable parking lot information, which is information on acceptable parking lots in the vicinity of the current position of the rented bicycle being rented, to the bicycle-equipped device 6c of the rental bicycle 6, and the bicycle-equipped device 6c. May inform the user of acceptable parking information.
For example, the server 200 communicates a plurality of parking lots with a management computer, and records and updates a parking lot having an empty parking space for parking the rental bicycle 6 as an acceptable parking lot.
For example, the server 200 communicates with the bicycle-mounted device 6c of the rental bicycle 6, and receives the acceptable parking lot information that is information on the acceptable parking lot that exists in the vicinity of the current position of the rented bicycle being rented. Sequentially transmitted to the bicycle-mounted device 6c.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c displays acceptable parking lot information on the display unit.
In this way, the user can check the acceptable parking lot in the vicinity of the current position where the user is traveling while traveling on the rented bicycle.

The server 200 may sequentially transmit sightseeing spot information, which is information related to sightseeing spots existing in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle 6 being rented, to the bicycle-equipped device 6c of the rental bicycle.
The bicycle-mounted device 6c may notify the user of the sightseeing spot information.
For example, the server 200 receives information from the bicycle-equipped device 6c at the current position of the rented bicycle 6 that is being rented, and is related to information on a sightseeing spot that exists in the vicinity of the current position of the rented bicycle 6 that is being rented. The sightseeing spot information is sequentially transmitted to the bicycle-mounted device 6c of the rental bicycle.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c displays the tourist spot information on the display unit.
In this way, the user can check timely information related to sightseeing spots in the vicinity of the current position where the user is traveling while traveling on the rental bicycle.

The server 200 may transmit the scheduled return time to the bicycle-mounted device 6c of the rental bicycle that is being rented.
The bicycle-mounted device 6c may inform the user of the time from the current time to the scheduled return time.
For example, the server 200 stores a scheduled return time of a rental bicycle that is being rented in advance.
For example, the server 200 transmits the scheduled return time to the bicycle-mounted device 6c of the rental bicycle that is being rented.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c displays the time from the current time to the scheduled return time on the display unit.
In this way, the user can check the time from the current time to the scheduled return time in a timely manner while traveling on the rented bicycle.

The server 300 may transmit rental caution information that is information related to caution when renting a bicycle to a bicycle-mounted device of the rented bicycle being rented.
The bicycle-mounted device 6c presents rental attention information to the user.
For example, the server 300 stores rental attention information that is information related to attention when a bicycle is rented in advance.
For example, the server 3-- transmits rental caution information that is information related to caution when renting a bicycle to a bicycle-mounted device of a rented bicycle.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c displays rental caution information on the display unit.
In this way, the user can check information related to cautions when renting in a timely manner while traveling on the rented bicycle.

The server 300 may transmit a rental end signal indicating that the rental is ended to the bicycle-mounted device of the rental bicycle that is being rented.
The bicycle-mounted device 6c may be able to receive a rental end signal.
The time when the bicycle-mounted device 6c receives the rental end signal may be recorded as the rental end time, and the difference between the rental start time and the rental end time may be calculated as the rental time.
For example, the server 300 transmits a rental end signal indicating that the rental is ended to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bicycle that is being rented.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6 c receives a rental end signal from the server 300.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c receives a rental end signal in response to a user input.
For example, the bicycle-mounted device 6c may record the time when the rental end signal is received as the rental end time, calculate the difference between the rental start time and the rental end time as the rental time, and display it on the display unit.
In this way, the user can check the rental time in a timely manner.

The bicycle 6 may be provided in the bicycle body and may have a rotation detection means 6b that can detect the rotation of the wheel.
The first time when the rotation detecting means 6b first detects the rotation of the predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the initial setting, which means that the bicycle-mounted device 6c is in a rental waiting state, is set to the first time. As the time, the first time may be transmitted to the server as the rental start time.
For example, the rotation detection means 6b provided in the bicycle body can detect the rotation of the wheel.
For example, the rotation detection means 6b detects the rotation of the rotation amount of the wheel after the initial setting, which is a setting meaning that the vehicle is in a rental waiting state.
For example, the time when the rotation detection unit 6b first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel after the bicycle-mounted device 6c is initially set to indicate that it is in a rental waiting state. As the first time, the first time is transmitted to the server as the rental start time.
In this way, the rental start time can be determined easily.

Hereinafter, an automobile rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 7 is a partial sequence diagram of the bicycle rental system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram of the bicycle rental system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The parking method according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a preparation step, a leaving step S10, and a entering step S20.
The parking method according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a preparation process, a pallet drawing process S30, and a pallet drawing process S40.
The parking method according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a preparation process, a pallet drawing process S30, a pallet drawing process S40, and a recording process S50.
The parking method according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a preparation process, a leaving process S10, a receiving process S20, a pallet drawing process S30, and a pallet drawing process S40.
The parking method according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a preparation step, a leaving step S10, a entering step S20, a pallet drawing step W30, a pallet drawing step S40, and a recording step S50.
Below, the case where a parking apparatus is used as a parking lot is demonstrated to an example.

The preparation process is a process of preparing a plurality of parking lots 100.
The parking device used as the parking lot 100 is a device that places a plurality of bicycles in a plurality of parking spaces and parks them.
The parking device used as the parking lot 100 may be a device that places a plurality of bicycles in a plurality of parking spaces and parks them.
The parking device used as the parking lot 100 may be a device that places a plurality of vehicles or a plurality of bicycles in a plurality of parking spaces and parks them.
FIG. 5 shows a state in which a parking device group having a plurality of parking devices used as a plurality of parking lots 100 is in a predetermined area.
FIG. 5 shows how the parking devices A to I are connected to the central control device 80 by communication in the parking device group.

The parking apparatus has a plurality of pallets 20 that are structures that can be mounted on a plurality of rental bicycles 6 and positioned in the parking space 71 in order to place the plurality of rental bicycles 6 in a plurality of parking spaces 71 for parking. And a pallet 20 on which a plurality of rental bicycles 6 are mounted may include a transport device 40 that can transport each of the pallet 20 between a parking space 71 and an entry / exit space 72 that is a space for keeping a bicycle from a driver for entry / exit. .
In order to place the plurality of vehicles 5 or the plurality of rental bicycles 6 in the plurality of parking spaces 71 for parking, the parking device mounts the plurality of vehicles 5 or the plurality of rental bicycles 6 on the parking spaces 71 respectively. A plurality of pallets 20 which are structures that can be positioned, and a pallet 20 on which a plurality of vehicles 5 or a plurality of rental bicycles 6 are mounted, a parking space 71 and an entry / exit space which is a space where a driver or a bicycle is stored for entry and exit. 72 and a transport device 40 capable of transporting to each other.

The unloading step S10 is a step of unloading the rental bicycle 6 parked in one parking lot 100 of the plurality of parking lots 100 for rental.
The warehousing operation S <b> 20 is a process of renting the rental bicycle 6 that has been rented out for rental in the warehousing process into one of the parking lots 100.
When the rental is completed, the rental bicycle 6 may be stored.
When the rental bicycle 6 is stored, the rental may be terminated.
FIG. 8 shows a state in which the exit process S10 and the entrance process S20 are executed for each of the plurality of parking lots 100.

The unloading step S10 is a step of unloading the rental bicycle 6 parked in one parking lot 100 of the plurality of parking lots 100 for rental.
The warehousing operation S <b> 20 may be a process of renting the rental bicycle 6 that has been delivered in the delivery process into another parking lot 100 among the plurality of parking lots 100.

The unloading step S <b> 10 may be a step of unloading a plurality of rental bicycles 6 parked in one parking lot 100 among the plurality of parking lots 100.
The warehousing operation S <b> 20 may be a process in which the plurality of rental bicycles 6 that are delivered together in the warehousing process are entered into the other parking lots 100 of the plurality of parking lots 100 as a single unit.

The recording step S50 is a step of recording the rental bicycle 6 and the parking lot 100 in which the rental bicycle 6 is stored in the database DB of the server 200 in association with each other.
The recording step S50 may be a step of recording the rental bicycle 6 and the parking lot 100 from which the rental bicycle 6 is delivered and the parking lot 100 from which the bicycle is entered in the database DB of the server 200 in association with each other.
The recording process S50 is executed every time the delivery process S10 and the entry process S20 are repeated for each bicycle, and the database DB 200 is updated.
The recording process S50 program installed in the server 200 updates the database DB.
The server 200 is a computer that includes a CPU, a memory, and a communication I / F.
FIG. 4 shows how the server 200 communicates with a plurality of parking lots 100 in the parking device group.
For example, the server 200 is placed in a central monitoring room (pasque). The central monitoring room (Pasque) communicates with each of a plurality of parking devices, and manages the database DB by big data processing. As a result, a wider range can be handled.

The pallet pulling-out step S30 is a step of pulling out the bicycle pallet 8 from the transfer device of one parking lot 100 among the plurality of parking lots 100.
The pallet drawing step S40 may be a step of drawing the bicycle pallet 8 pulled out in the pallet pulling-out step S30 into a transport device in another parking lot 100 among the plurality of parking lots 100.

The pallet pulling-out step S30 may be a step of pulling out the bicycle pallet 8 on which the rental bicycle 6 is mounted from the transfer device 40 of one parking lot 100 among the plurality of parking lots 100.
The pallet drawing step S40 may be a step of drawing the bicycle pallet 8 carrying the rental bicycle 6 pulled out in the pallet pulling-out step S30 into the transport device 40 in another parking lot 100 among the plurality of parking lots 100.

Next, the parking apparatus used as the parking lot 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The parking device according to the embodiment of the present invention is a device that parks a plurality of vehicles 5 or a plurality of rental bicycles 6 in each of a plurality of parking spaces.
For example, the parking device according to the embodiment of the present invention is a device that places a plurality of vehicles 5 in a plurality of parking spaces and parks them.
For example, the parking device according to the embodiment of the present invention is a device that places a plurality of rental bicycles 6 in a plurality of parking spaces and parks them.
For example, the parking device according to the embodiment of the present invention is a device that places a plurality of vehicles 5 and a plurality of rental bicycles 6 in a plurality of parking spaces and parks them.
Bicycles include electric bicycles.
FIG. 2 shows a case where the parking device is an elevator mechanical parking device.

The parking apparatus used as a parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention is to park a plurality of vehicles 5 or a plurality of rental bicycles 6 in a plurality of parking spaces 71 respectively.
The parking apparatus may include the main structure 10, the plurality of pallets 20, the transport device 40, and the power supply device 50.

The main structure 10 is a structure having a column member 11 and a beam member 12 that form a parking space 71.
The main structure 10 may be a structure having a column member 11, a beam member 12, and a diagonal member 13 that form the parking space 71.
The four pillar members 11 stand at the four corners when viewed from above.
A plurality of beam members 12 are arranged at a predetermined pitch in the vertical direction, and both ends are fixed to a pair of column members.
The diagonal member 13 is obliquely passed to a rectangular structure formed by the column member 11 and the beam member 12.

The plurality of pallets 20 are structures that can be mounted on a plurality of vehicles 5 or a plurality of rental bicycles 6 and positioned in a parking space.
The pallet 20 can be positioned in the parking space 71 with the vehicle 5 or the rental bicycle 6 mounted thereon.
For example, the pallet 20 is a structure having a rectangular outline when viewed from above.
FIG. 2 shows a state where the pallet 10 that has traversed the vehicle 5 is located in the parking space 71 and the pallet 10 on which a plurality of rotations 6 are mounted is located in the parking space.

The transport device 40 is a device that can transport a plurality of vehicles or a plurality of bicycles between the parking space 71 and the entry / exit space 72.
The transport device can transport a plurality of vehicles or a plurality of bicycles between the parking space 71 and the entry / exit space 72, respectively.
The transport device 40 may be capable of transporting a plurality of pallets between the parking space 71 and the entry / exit space 72.
For example, the transfer device can transfer a plurality of pallets between the parking space 71 and the entry / exit space 72.
Here, the entry / exit space 72 is a space for keeping the vehicle 5 or the rental bicycle 6 from the driver for entry / exit.
For example, the entry / exit space 72 is a space where the driver gets on and off the vehicle for entry / exit.
For example, the entry / exit space 72 is a space in which a driver discards a bicycle for entry / exit.

The power supply device 50 is a device that can supply power to the transport device 40.
Moreover, the power supply device 50 can charge the battery for rental bicycles.

The rental bicycle 6 parked in one parking device of the plurality of parking devices can be delivered, and the exited rental bicycle 6 can be placed in one parking device of the plurality of parking devices.
The parking device to be delivered and the parking device to be delivered may be the same.

  The rental bicycle 6 parked in one of the plurality of parking devices can be delivered, and the exited rental bicycle 6 can be placed in another parking device of the plurality of parking devices.

  A plurality of bicycles parked in one parking device among a plurality of parking devices can be delivered as a unit, and a plurality of bicycles delivered as a unit can be entered into another parking device as a unit. It may be possible.

The rental bicycle 6 and the parking device that stores the rental bicycle 6 may be associated with each other and recorded in the database DB.
The rental bicycle 6, the parking device that leaves the rental bicycle 6, and the parking device that stores the bicycle may be associated and recorded in the database DB.
The database DB is updated every time the car repeats delivery and receipt.

  The pallet 20 may be pulled out from the transport device 40 of one parking device among the plurality of parking devices, and the pulled pallet 20 may be drawn into the transport device 40 of another parking device in the plurality of parking device groups. .

  The pallet 20 loaded with the rental bicycle 6 is pulled out from the transfer device of one parking device among the plurality of parking devices, and the pallet 20 loaded with the drawn rental bicycle 6 is transported to other parking devices among the plurality of parking devices. It may be possible to pull it into the device 40.

  A pallet 20 loaded with a plurality of rental bicycles 6 is pulled out from a transport device of one parking device among the plurality of parking devices, and the pallet 20 loaded with the plurality of rental bicycles 6 pulled out is another of the plurality of parking devices. It may be possible to pull into the transport device 40 of the parking device.

The operation of the rental bicycle and the bicycle rental system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
Initially, the on-vehicle equipment 6c of the rental bicycle 6 parked in the parking lot is initially set S61.
(Shipping process S10)
A user stands in front of an entry / exit space of one of the plurality of parking devices.
A user calls one rental bicycle 6.
The user pulls out one of the plurality of rental bicycles 6 from the bicycle rack 8b.
The user gets out of the rental bicycle 6 that has been issued.

(Usage step S60)
FIG. 7 illustrates the use step S60.
(Wheel rotation? S62)
The rotation detection means 6b of the rental bicycle that has been pulled out detects the rotation of the wheel by a predetermined rotation amount.
(First time recording S63)
After the initial setting, which means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental standby state, is set to the first time when the rotation detecting means 6b first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel. Record as.
(Rental Caution Information S64)
The user confirms the rental notice information.
A user rides a rental bicycle and moves to a desired location.
(Various information confirmation S65)
The user checks various information by looking at the display unit of the bicycle-mounted device.
The user confirms various information by listening to the sound of the bicycle-mounted device.
For example, the user confirms current location information, acceptable parking lot information, elapsed time information, sightseeing spot information, and remaining rental time information.

(Receiving process S20)
A user rides on the rental bicycle 6 and stands in front of an entry / exit space of another parking device among the plurality of parking devices.
The user calls out the empty pallet 20.
A user places the rental bicycle 6 on an empty bicycle rack 8 b on the bicycle pallet 8.
The user leaves the entry / exit space.
(Is the rental finished? S66)
The user enters the rental end.
(Rental time calculation S67)
The bicycle-mounted device 6c receives the rental end signal, records the time when the rental end signal is received as the second time, and calculates the difference between the first time and the second time as the rental time.
For example, the server 200 receives a rental fee corresponding to the rental time.
For example, the server 200 associates the rented bicycle 6 and the parked parking device 6 with each other and records them in the database DB.
(Initial setting S61)
The bicycle-mounted device 6c of the rental bicycle 6 in the rental waiting state is initialized.
For example, the server 200 initializes the bicycle-mounted device 6c.
For example, the management computer initializes the bicycle-mounted device 6c.

(Pallet drawing step S30)
An operator stands in front of an entry / exit space of one of the plurality of parking devices.
The operator calls the pallet 30 on which the rental bicycle 6 is mounted into the entry / exit space.
The pallet 20 carrying the rental bicycle 6 is pulled out from the transport device.

  The operator moves the drawn pallet to another parking device among the plurality of parking devices while the bicycle is mounted.

(Pallet drawing process S40)
The operator pulls the pallet 20 on which the drawn rental bicycle 6 is mounted into the transport device of another parking device among the plurality of parking devices.
As a result, the number of bicycles parked in a parking device in which the number of rental bicycles 6 parked exceeds a predetermined number is reduced, and the number of rental bicycles 6 parked in a parking device in which the number of rental bicycles 6 parked is below a predetermined number. Can be increased.

Moreover, the rental bicycle according to the embodiment of the present invention has the following effects due to its configuration.
After the initial setting, which means that the bicycle-mounted device 6c mounted on the bicycle body 6a is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detection means 6b first detects the rotation of the wheel by a predetermined rotation amount. Since the time of the hour is recorded as the first time, after the initial setting, which means that it is in a rental waiting state, the first time that the wheel is rotated by a predetermined amount of rotation The rental bicycle 6 can be managed using one time as a reference time.
In addition, since the time when the rental end signal that means the end of rental is received is recorded as the second time and the difference between the first time and the second time is calculated as the rental time, the rental time can be easily calculated. Can be obtained.
In addition, after the initial setting, which is a setting meaning that the vehicle is in a rental waiting state, when the rotation detecting unit 6b first detects the rotation of a predetermined rotation amount of the wheel, the user uses the rental bicycle 6. Since the rental attention information, which is information related to the attention at the time of making, is presented, the user of the rental bicycle 6 can know the rental attention information in a timely manner.
In addition, after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the vehicle is in the rental waiting state, after the rotation detecting means 6b first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel, the user is notified of the rental bicycle 6. Since the current position is presented sequentially, the user of the rental bicycle 6 can know the current position in a timely manner.
In addition, after the initial setting, which means that the vehicle is in a rental waiting state, after the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel, the current state of the rental bicycle 6 is indicated to the user. Since the information about the parking lot with an empty parking space for parking the rental bicycle 6 existing in the vicinity of the location is sequentially presented, the user can accept the rental bicycle in the vicinity of the current location. We can know parking lot sequentially.
In addition, after the initial setting, which means that it is in a rental waiting state, the rental process, which is the time from when the rotation detection means first detects the rotation of a predetermined rotation amount of the wheel to the present, Since the time is presented to the user sequentially, the user of the contact bicycle can know the rental elapsed time sequentially.
In addition, after the initial setting, which means that the vehicle is in a rental waiting state, after the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel, the current state of the rental bicycle 6 is indicated to the user. Since the sightseeing spot information, which is information related to the sightseeing spot in the vicinity of the position, is sequentially presented, the user can sequentially know the sightseeing spot information in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle.
In addition, the scheduled return time is stored, and after the initial setting, which means that the rental waiting state is set, when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel, After that, since the time from the current time to the scheduled return time is sequentially presented to the user, the user can sequentially know the time from the current time to the scheduled return time.

Moreover, the bicycle rental system according to the embodiment of the present invention has the following effects due to its configuration.
A parking lot having an empty parking space in which the server 200 manages a plurality of parking lots each capable of parking a plurality of rental bicycles 6 equipped with the bicycle-mounted equipment 6c, and parks the rental bicycle from the plurality of parking lots. Is recorded and updated as an acceptable parking lot, and the acceptable parking lot information, which is information on the acceptable parking lot that exists in the vicinity of the current position of the rented bicycle 6 being rented, is sequentially transmitted to the bicycle-equipped equipment of the rental bicycle. In addition, since the bicycle-mounted device presents the acceptable parking lot information to the user in a timely manner, the user can sequentially know the acceptable parking lot in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle 6.
In addition, the sightseeing spot information, which is information related to the sightseeing spot existing in the vicinity of the current position of the rented bicycle 6 being rented, is sequentially transmitted to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bike 6 to the tourist spot information. Since the information is presented in a timely manner, the user can sequentially know the sightseeing spot information in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle 6.
In addition, the scheduled return time is transmitted to the bicycle-equipped equipment of the rental bicycle 6 that is being rented, and the time from the current time to the scheduled return time is presented to the user in a timely manner. The time from to the scheduled return time can be known sequentially.
In addition, rental caution information, which is information related to caution when renting a bicycle, is sent to the bicycle-equipped equipment of the rented bicycle 6, and the rental caution information is presented to Idar. The person can know the rental attention information in a timely manner.
In addition, a rental end signal that means the end of the rental is transmitted to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bicycle 6 that is being rented, the time when the rental end signal is received is recorded as the rental end time, and the rental start time and rental end time are recorded. As the rental time is calculated as the rental time, the rental time can be easily obtained.
In addition, after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the vehicle is in a rental waiting state, the time when the rotation detection unit 6b first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel is set as the first time. Since one time is transmitted to the server as the rental start time, the server 200 can easily know the rental start time.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a rental bicycle 6 that is highly convenient and a bicycle rental system that rents the rental bicycle 6.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.
Although the parking lot has been described as a mechanical parking device, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the parking lot may be a self-propelled parking lot.

H Vertical movement space 5 Vehicle 6 Rental bicycle 6a Bicycle main body 6b Rotation detection means 6c Bicycle mounted device 6d Helmet 7 Battery 8 Bicycle pallet 8a Bicycle pallet main body 8b Bicycle rack 100 Parking lot 10 Main structure 11 Pillar material 12 Beam material DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Diagonal material 14 Parking shelf rail 20 Pallet 21 Pallet main structure 22 Wheel 30 Charging equipment 31 Charging equipment main body 32 Insertion port 40 Transfer equipment 41 Cage 42 Hoisting equipment 50 Power supply equipment 51 Power supply panel 52 First power supply cable 53 Second power supply cable 71 Parking space 72 Entry / exit space 200 Server S10 Entry process S20 Entry process S30 Pallet drawing process S40 Pallet drawing process S50 Recording process S60 Utilization process S61 Initial setting S62 Wheel rotation?
S63 First time record S64 Rental notice information S65 Various information confirmation S66 Is the rental end?
S67 Rental time calculation

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Claims (24)

Rental bicycles that are rented for use by users,
Bicycle body,
A rotation detecting means provided on the bicycle body and capable of detecting the rotation of the wheel;
A bicycle-mounted device mounted on the bicycle body;
With
The first time is the time when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state. Record,
A rental bicycle characterized by that. The bicycle-mounted device can receive a rental end signal that means to end the rental, record the time when the rental end signal was received as a second time, and the first time and the second time Calculate the difference as rental time,
The rental bicycle according to claim 1. A bicycle rental to the user when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the initial setting, which is a setting meaning that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state. To present rental caution information, which is information to be aware of when using
The rental bicycle according to claim 2. The bicycle-mounted device is rented to the user from the time when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the initial setting, which means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state. Present the current position of the bicycle sequentially,
The rental bicycle according to claim 3. The bicycle-mounted device is rented to the user from the time when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the initial setting, which means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state. Sequentially present information on acceptable parking lots near the current position of the bicycle,
The acceptable parking lot is a parking lot having an empty parking space for parking rental bicycles.
The rental bicycle according to claim 4. The time from when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the initial setting, which is a setting meaning that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state, to the present time The rental elapsed time that is
The rental bicycle according to claim 5. The bicycle-mounted device is rented to the user from the time when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the initial setting, which means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state. The tourist spot information that is the information concerning the tourist spot near the current position of the bicycle is sequentially presented.
The rental bicycle according to claim 6. After the bicycle mounted device stores the scheduled return time and is initially set to mean that it is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detecting means first rotates the wheel by a predetermined rotation amount. From the time of detection, the time from the current time to the scheduled return time is sequentially presented to the user.
The rental bicycle according to claim 7. A bicycle rental to the user when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the initial setting, which is a setting meaning that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state. To present rental caution information, which is information to be aware of when using
The rental bicycle according to claim 1. The bicycle-mounted device is rented to the user from the time when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the initial setting, which means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state. Present the current position of the bicycle sequentially,
The rental bicycle according to claim 1. The bicycle-mounted device is rented to the user from the time when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the initial setting, which means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state. Sequentially present information on acceptable parking lots near the current position of the bicycle,
The acceptable parking lot is a parking lot having an empty parking space for parking rental bicycles.
The rental bicycle according to claim 1. The time from when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of a predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the initial setting, which is a setting meaning that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state, to the present time The rental elapsed time that is
The rental bicycle according to claim 1. The bicycle-mounted device is rented to the user from the time when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined amount of rotation of the wheel after the initial setting, which means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state. The tourist spot information that is the information concerning the tourist spot near the current position of the bicycle is sequentially presented.
The rental bicycle according to claim 1. After the bicycle mounted device stores the scheduled return time and is initially set to mean that it is in a rental waiting state, the rotation detecting means first rotates the wheel by a predetermined rotation amount. From the time of detection, the time from the current time to the scheduled return time is sequentially presented to the user.
The rental bicycle according to claim 1. A bicycle rental system for renting bicycles for use by users,
A plurality of rental bicycles having a bicycle body and a bicycle-mounted device mounted on the bicycle body;
A parking lot where the rental bicycle can be parked;
A server that manages a plurality of parking lots so that a plurality of the rental bicycles can be parked respectively;
With
The server records and updates a parking lot having an empty parking space for parking a rental bicycle from a plurality of parking lots as an acceptable parking lot,
The server sequentially transmits acceptable parking information, which is information on the acceptable parking lot that exists in the vicinity of the current position of the rental bicycle being rented, to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bicycle,
The bicycle-mounted device presents the acceptable parking information to the user in a timely manner;
It is characterized by
Bicycle rental system. The server sequentially transmits the sightseeing spot information, which is information related to the sightseeing spot information present near the current position of the rental bicycle being rented, to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bicycle,
The bicycle-mounted device presents the tourist spot information to the user in a timely manner.
The bicycle rental system according to claim 15. The server sends a scheduled return time to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bicycle that is being rented,
The bicycle-equipped device presents the time from the current time to the scheduled return time in a timely manner to the user.
The bicycle rental system according to claim 16. The server transmits rental caution information, which is information related to caution when renting a bicycle to the bicycle-mounted device of the rental bicycle being rented,
The bicycle-mounted device presents the rental attention information to the user;
The bicycle rental system according to claim 17. The server transmits a rental end signal that means to end the rental to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bicycle that is being rented,
The bicycle-mounted device can receive the rental end signal, record the time when the rental end signal is received as a rental end time, and calculate the difference between the rental start time and the rental end time as a rental time.
The bicycle rental system according to claim 18. The bicycle has a rotation detection means provided on the bicycle body and capable of detecting the rotation of the wheel,
The first time is the time when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state. , Transmitting the first time to the server as a rental start time.
The bicycle rental system according to claim 19. The server sends a scheduled return time to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bicycle that is being rented,
The bicycle-equipped device presents the time from the current time to the scheduled return time in a timely manner to the user.
The bicycle rental system according to claim 15. The server transmits rental caution information, which is information related to caution when renting a bicycle to the bicycle-mounted device of the rental bicycle being rented,
The bicycle-mounted device presents the rental attention information to the user;
The bicycle rental system according to claim 15. The server transmits a rental end signal that means to end the rental to the bicycle-mounted equipment of the rental bicycle that is being rented,
The bicycle-mounted device can receive the rental end signal, record the time when the rental end signal is received as a rental end time, and calculate the difference between the rental start time and the rental end time as a rental time.
The bicycle rental system according to claim 15. The bicycle has a rotation detection means provided on the bicycle body and capable of detecting the rotation of the wheel,
The first time is the time when the rotation detecting means first detects the rotation of the predetermined rotation amount of the wheel after the initial setting, which is a setting that means that the bicycle-mounted device is in a rental waiting state. , Transmitting the first time to the server as a rental start time.
The bicycle rental system according to claim 15.

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