JP2018199999A - Mechanical parking device and its control method and control program - Google Patents

Abstract

To perform an operation more securely after a user exits from a getting on/off chamber and secure a safety within the getting on/off chamber.SOLUTION: In a mechanical parking device a vehicle 12 is loaded in a palette 16 for being carried to a storehouse and a getting on/off chamber 20 where the driver of the vehicle 12 can get on and get off from the vehicle 12 is provided. Then the mechanical parking device is disposed in the vicinity of a safety confirmation implementation position for the user to confirm a safety of the getting on/off chamber 20 and comprises a plurality of confirmation buttons 34A, 34B and 40 that are pressing force buttons in which on a first pressing force an implementation start of a safety confirmation is entered by the user and on a second pressing force a completion of the safety confirmation is entered, an entry and exit detection sensor 36 for detecting the entry to and the exit from the getting on/off chamber 20 of the user and control means for performing a carriage of the vehicle 12 in a condition in which the completion of the safety confirmation is entered to all confirmation buttons 34A, 34B and 40.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a mechanical parking apparatus, a control method thereof, and a control program.

  2. Description of the Related Art As a mechanical parking device, a vehicle having a boarding room in which a vehicle is placed on a pallet transported to a hangar and in which a vehicle driver can get on and off the vehicle is widespread.

In such a mechanical parking apparatus, after the passenger or luggage is unloaded outside the passenger compartment, only the vehicle driver enters the passenger compartment together with the vehicle and places the vehicle on the pallet.
However, there are cases where an unintended situation occurs in which a person outside the boarding / exiting room enters the boarding / exiting room or a person other than the driver issues an operation command for the mechanical parking device.

For this reason, Patent Document 1 discloses a three-dimensional parking device that includes a camera that projects in the passenger compartment from the direction of travel of the vehicle and stops operation of the operation panel when a person is found in the video of the camera.
Further, Patent Document 2 discloses that a person or an animal or the like is detected on the basis of an input signal from a microwave Doppler sensor that directly detects a person and an animal in a stored vehicle and detects a part of the vehicle or a shake of a vehicle body. A three-dimensional parking lot that determines the presence of a moving object is disclosed.
In Patent Document 3, the weight difference between the vehicle weight at the time of warehousing and the weight of the vehicle after being mounted on the lifting platform is obtained, and if the weight difference is not within the range corresponding to the weight of the person, the warehousing is performed. A three-dimensional parking lot that controls the opening of a door is disclosed.

JP 2012-158968 A Japanese Patent No. 4557646 Japanese Patent No. 4391247

  However, in the techniques described in Patent Document 1 to Patent Document 3, it is necessary to include a camera, a Doppler sensor, a vehicle weight detection means, and the like, and the cost increases due to the introduction of these devices. In the above-described technique, there is a problem that the detection accuracy of a person or the like is lowered, such as a blind spot of the camera, a false detection of a Doppler sensor or a weight detection means due to disturbance. As a result, there is a possibility that the mechanical parking apparatus operates even though no person has left the passenger compartment.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and is a mechanical parking device that operates more reliably after a person leaves the passenger compartment and ensures safety in the passenger compartment, and its control. It is an object to provide a method and a control program.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following means.

  A first aspect of the present invention is a mechanical parking device including a boarding room in which a vehicle to be transported to a hangar is placed and in which a driver of the vehicle can get in and out of the vehicle. An input means for inputting, and a control means for executing transportation of the vehicle in a state where the end of the safety check is inputted to the input means, and at least two inputs are made from the same input means. In this case, the end of the safety check is inputted when the vehicle is parked.

  A second aspect of the present invention is a mechanical parking device having a boarding room in which a vehicle to be transported to a hangar is placed and a driver of the vehicle can get on and off the vehicle. An input means for inputting, and a control means for executing transportation of the vehicle in a state where the end of the safety check is inputted to the input means, and the input means is recorded on a portable authentication medium It is a mechanical parking device that has information reading means for reading information, and inputs the end of the safety confirmation by reading information stored in the portable authentication medium by the information reading means.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plurality of inputs on which a vehicle to be transported to a hangar is placed, a driver of the vehicle can enter and exit from the vehicle, and an end of safety confirmation by a person is input. A method for controlling a mechanical parking apparatus having means for detecting an input of an end of safety confirmation when at least two inputs are made from the same input means, and the input A control method for a mechanical parking apparatus, comprising: a transport execution process for executing transport of the vehicle in a state where the end of the safety check is input to the means.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plurality of inputs on which a vehicle to be transported to a hangar is placed, a driver of the vehicle can enter and exit the vehicle, and an end of safety confirmation by a person is input. A method of controlling a mechanical parking device having means for detecting an end of safety confirmation input to the input means by reading information recorded in a portable authentication medium; and A control method for a mechanical parking apparatus, comprising: a transfer execution process for executing transfer of the vehicle in a state where the end of the safety check is input to an input means.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plurality of inputs in which a vehicle to be transported to a hangar is placed, a driver of the vehicle can enter and exit from the vehicle, and an end of safety confirmation by a person is input. An input detection process for detecting that the end of the safety confirmation has been input when at least two inputs are made from the same input means, the control program being applied to a mechanical parking device having means A control program for a mechanical parking device for causing a computer to execute a transfer execution process for executing transfer of the vehicle in a state where the end of the safety check is input to the input means.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plurality of inputs on which a vehicle to be transported to a hangar is placed, a driver of the vehicle can enter and exit the vehicle, and an end of safety confirmation by a person is input. An input detection process for detecting that the end of safety confirmation has been input to the input means by reading information recorded on a portable authentication medium, which is a control program applied to a mechanical parking device having means And a control program for a mechanical parking device for causing a computer to execute a transfer execution process for executing transfer of the vehicle in a state where the end of the safety check is input to the input means.

  Another aspect as a reference example of the present invention is a mechanical parking device in which a vehicle is placed on a pallet transported to a hangar and a driver's boarding / exiting room is provided in which the driver of the vehicle can get on and off the vehicle. A plurality of cameras that capture the inside of the passenger compartment, an operation panel provided outside the passenger compartment, or a monitor that is provided in the vicinity of the operator panel and that displays an image captured by the camera; As long as the operation panel provided or in the vicinity of the operation panel, the input means for inputting the state of safety confirmation by the person and the input to the input means are performed and no person leaves the boarding / exiting room, It is a mechanical parking apparatus provided with the control means which does not perform conveyance of the said pallet.

In the mechanical parking device, a vehicle is placed on a pallet transported to a hangar, and a boarding / exiting room is provided in which a driver of the vehicle can get on and off the vehicle.
A plurality of cameras for imaging the passenger compartment is provided in the passenger compartment, and an operation panel provided outside the passenger compartment or a monitor for displaying an image captured by the camera is provided in the vicinity of the operator panel. In addition, an input means for inputting the state of safety confirmation by a person is provided on the operation panel provided outside the passenger compartment or in the vicinity of the operation panel. The input means is, for example, a button (a push button) pressed by a person. Safety confirmation is confirmation of the presence of a person and the presence or absence of an object that obstructs pallet transportation. That is, the driver who gets off the vehicle moves to the operation panel provided outside the passenger compartment as a safety checker or to the vicinity of the operation panel. Then, after the safety confirmer confirms the safety in the passenger compartment using a monitor that displays an image captured by the camera, the safety confirmer performs input to the input means (for example, pressing a push button). As a result, the safety confirmation execution state of safety confirmation completion is input to the input means.
The safety check in the passenger compartment does not have a reliable detection method although the driver is in the passenger compartment (sometimes the passenger may remain in the vehicle). For this reason, it is considered that the safety confirmation in the passenger compartment is the most effective method by human confirmation. According to this configuration, since the input means is provided on the operation panel provided outside the passenger compartment or in the vicinity of the operation panel, the safety checker performs safety confirmation on the monitor that displays the image captured by the camera. Become. The safety confirmer is not limited to the driver of the vehicle, but may be an administrator of a mechanical parking device.
Then, after the input to the input means is performed and the person leaves the getting-on / off room, the pallet is conveyed by the control means. For this reason, unless input is performed to the input means and safety is ensured by a person leaving the passenger compartment, the pallet is not transported and the vehicle is not transported to the hangar.
Therefore, this structure can operate | move after a person leaves a boarding / exiting room more reliably, and can ensure the safety | security in a boarding / exiting room.

In the mechanical parking apparatus, it is preferable that the input unit has a function of prompting an input when no input is performed.
The function for prompting input according to this configuration is, for example, a function in which the input unit blinks. Specifically, the input means that has not been input blinks, and the input means that has been input is turned off. Thereby, this structure can prevent forgetting to input to the input means and input errors.

In the mechanical parking apparatus, it is preferable that a plurality of the cameras are arranged across the pallet.
According to this configuration, the safety confirmer performs not only the safety check on one side of the vehicle but also the safety check on the opposite side, so the safety in the passenger compartment is more reliably ensured.

  The mechanical parking device further comprises permission input means disposed outside the passenger compartment and into which permission for transporting the pallet is input, and the control means performs the operation on the permission input means, and then the pallet It is preferable to carry out the conveyance.

According to this configuration, the permission input means for inputting permission for transporting the pallet is arranged outside the passenger compartment. The permission input means is, for example, a button (a push button) pressed by a person. And after operation to permission input means is performed, conveyance of a pallet is performed. That is, the pallet is transported after the safety checker who has input the safety check implementation status to the input means performs an operation on the permission input means.
Therefore, this configuration ensures the safety of the passenger compartment more reliably.

  The mechanical parking apparatus includes an entrance / exit detection means for detecting an entrance / exit of a person into the boarding / exiting room, and the control means detects the exit of the person entering the entrance / exit by the entrance / exit detection means. It is preferable to validate the operation to the permission input means later.

According to this configuration, the entrance / exit detection means for detecting the entrance / exit of a person to / from the passenger compartment is provided, for example, at the entrance / exit of the passenger compartment. Then, after the entry / exit detection means detects the exit of the person who entered the boarding / exiting room, the operation to the permission input means is validated. Thereby, for example, even if an operation to the permission input means is performed by another person before the safety confirmer leaves the passenger compartment, the pallet is not transported.
Therefore, this configuration ensures the safety of the passenger compartment more reliably.

  In the mechanical parking apparatus, when the control means detects an entry of a person into the boarding / exiting room by the entry / exit detection means after an input to the input means, an input to the input means Is preferably released.

  According to this configuration, when a new person enters the boarding / exiting room, safety confirmation in the boarding / exiting room is required again, so the safety in the boarding / exiting room is more reliably ensured.

  In the mechanical parking device, when the control means detects that a person has entered the boarding / exiting room by the entry / exit detection means after the operation to the permission input means is validated, to the input means It is preferable to cancel the input and invalidate the operation to the permission input means.

According to this configuration, when another person enters the boarding / exiting room before the safety confirmer operates the permission input means, the input to the input means is canceled and the operation to the valid permission input means is performed. It becomes invalid. Then, safety confirmation is performed again, input is made to the input means, and after the exit is detected by the entry / exit detection means, the operation to the permission input means becomes valid again.
According to this configuration, when a new person enters the boarding / exiting room, safety confirmation in the boarding / exiting room is required again, so the safety in the boarding / exiting room is more reliably ensured.

  The mechanical parking device includes vehicle width detection means that is disposed on both sides of the vehicle placed on the pallet and detects the vehicle width of the vehicle, and the control means is configured to input the input means after the input to the input means. When a detection signal is output from the vehicle width detection unit during the operation to the permission input unit, it is preferable to cancel the input to the input unit.

  The case where the vehicle width detection means outputs the detection signal after the input to the input means is a case where a passenger who has remained in the vehicle gets off the vehicle. In this case, a passenger is present in the passenger compartment in addition to the driver. Therefore, this configuration cancels the input to the input means when a detection signal is output from the vehicle width detection means during the operation to the permission input means after the input to the input means. As a result, safety confirmation in the passenger compartment including confirmation of leaving the passenger from the passenger compartment is required again, so that the safety in the passenger compartment is more reliably ensured.

  The mechanical parking apparatus preferably includes an opposite-side safety confirmation unit that is disposed in the vicinity of the input unit and enables the opposite-side safety confirmation with respect to the vehicle.

  According to this configuration, even if the safety confirmer does not move to the opposite side with respect to the vehicle, the safety confirmation on the opposite side can be performed.

  According to the present invention, there is an excellent effect that the operation is performed after a person leaves the passenger compartment more reliably and the safety in the passenger compartment is ensured.

1 is an external view of a mechanical parking apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view which shows the structure of the passenger compartment which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the control apparatus of the mechanical parking apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the safety confirmation process which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the structure of the passenger compartment which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the control apparatus of the mechanical parking apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the structure of the passenger compartment which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the structure of the passenger compartment which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the structure of the passenger compartment which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the structure of the passenger compartment which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a mechanical parking device and a method for controlling the mechanical parking device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of a mechanical parking device 10 (three-dimensional parking lot) according to the first embodiment.

  The mechanical parking device 10 causes the vehicle 12 to enter and exit from the entry floor 14. And the mechanical parking apparatus 10 raises / lowers the pallet 16 which mounted the vehicle 12 between the boarding floor 14 and the storage 18 in which the vehicle 12 is stored. In addition, the structure of the mechanical parking apparatus 10 which concerns on this 1st Embodiment is an example, Other structures, such as making the boarding floor 14 into the upper layer rather than the hangar 18, may be sufficient.

  On the entrance floor 14, a vehicle 12 is placed on a pallet 16 transported to the hangar 18, and a boarding / alighting room 20 in which a driver of the vehicle 12 can get on and off the vehicle 12 is provided.

In addition, an operation panel 22 of the mechanical parking device 10 is provided outside the passenger compartment 20 (entrance floor 14).
The operation panel 22 accepts input of various operations (such as an entry or exit instruction) via, for example, a switch, a touch panel, an IC card, a remote control device, or the like so that the user of the mechanical parking device 10 can operate. In addition, the operation panel 22 provides various information to the user by a liquid crystal display device that displays characters, images, and the like, a display device such as a display lamp, and a speaker that produces sound and a warning sound by a speech synthesizer.

  FIG. 2 is a top view showing the configuration of the passenger compartment 20.

  The vehicle 12 and the driver enter and exit the entrance / exit 20 through the entrance / exit 30. A loading / unloading door 32 is provided at the loading / unloading port 30, and a pallet 16 on which the vehicle 12 is placed is disposed in the approximate center of the passenger compartment 20.

In the boarding / alighting room 20, confirmation buttons 34A and 34B are provided which are arranged in the vicinity of the safety confirmation execution position and are input means for inputting the safety confirmation execution state by a person. The confirmation buttons 34A and 34B are buttons (push buttons) pressed by a person.
In the first embodiment, the confirmation buttons 34A and 34B are provided at positions sandwiching the pallet 16 (vehicle 12), that is, on the left and right wall surfaces 35 in the example of FIG. More specifically, in the example of FIG. 2, the confirmation button 34 </ b> A is provided on the wall surface 35 on the right rear (front side on the right side of the vehicle 12), and the confirmation button 34 </ b> B is provided on the wall surface 35 on the left front side (rear left side of the vehicle 12).
In the following description, when each confirmation button 34 is distinguished, either A or B is added to the end of the reference numeral, and when each confirmation button 34 is not distinguished, A and B are omitted.

The confirmation button 34 has a function of prompting an input when no input is performed. For example, the confirmation button 34 blinks when no input is made, that is, when the button is not pressed. Specifically, an illumination device such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) or a light bulb is provided inside the confirmation button 34, and the illumination device blinks. The function for prompting the input may be simply turned on in addition to blinking.
The confirmation button 34 is turned off when pressed. Thereby, the mechanical parking apparatus 10 which concerns on this 1st Embodiment can prevent the press (input) forgetting to the confirmation button 34, or a press (input) mistake.

The entrance / exit 30 is provided with an entry / exit detection sensor 36 that detects entry / exit of a person into / from the entry / exit room 20. As an example of the entrance / exit detection sensor 36, the sensor 36 </ b> A is provided inside the entrance / exit 30 and the sensor 36 </ b> B is provided outside the entrance / exit 30.
The entrance / exit detection sensor 36 detects that a person has entered the entry / exit room 20 when detecting a person in the order of the sensor 36B to the sensor 36A, and detects an entry / exit room 20 when detecting a person in the order of the sensor 36A to the sensor 36B. Detects that a person has left the room.

  In addition, the passenger compartment 20 includes a speaker 38 for notifying a person of information by voice.

  The operation panel 22 outside the passenger compartment 20 is provided with a final confirmation button 40 for inputting permission to convey the pallet 16 when operated by a person.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the control device 50 of the mechanical parking device 10.

  The control device 50 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 52, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 54 in which various programs and various parameters are stored in advance, and a RAM (Random Access) used as a work area when the CPU 52 executes various programs. Memory) 56 and HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 58 as storage means for storing various programs and various information.

  Instead of the HDD 58, a storage element such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), a flash memory, a battery-backed SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), etc. may be used. Depending on the type of data such as a value, a storage element may be used and stored.

  The control device 50 includes a motor control unit 60 that controls various motors (not shown) for driving the pallet 16 and the like, and a sensor signal receiving unit 62 that receives signals from the entrance / exit detection sensor 36. Further, the control device 50 includes a button control unit 64 that determines the pressing state of the confirmation buttons 34 and 40 and controls blinking of the confirmation buttons 34 and 40.

  The CPU 52, ROM 54, RAM 56, HDD 58, motor controller 60, sensor signal receiver 62, button controller 64, and operation panel 22 are electrically connected to each other via a system bus 66. Therefore, the CPU 52 accesses the ROM 54, the RAM 56, and the HDD 58, drives the motor via the motor control unit 60, grasps the person's entrance / exit state into the passenger compartment 20 via the sensor signal receiving unit 62, and controls the buttons. It is possible to grasp the safety confirmation state via the unit 64, grasp the operation state with respect to the operation panel 22, display an image, and the like.

  Next, the operation of the mechanical parking apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment will be described.

  When the vehicle 12 is moved into the mechanical parking device 10, passengers other than the driver, luggage, etc. are unloaded from the vehicle 12 before the vehicle 12 enters the passenger compartment 20. Then, after the vehicle 12 has entered the passenger compartment 20 and placed on the pallet 16, the driver needs to confirm safety in the passenger compartment 20 before operating the pallet 16.

  Safety confirmation in the boarding / alighting room 20 is confirmation of the presence or absence of a person or the presence or absence of an object that obstructs the conveyance of the pallet 16. That is, the driver who gets off the vehicle 12 moves to the safety confirmation execution position in the passenger compartment 20 as a safety confirmer. Then, after the safety confirmer performs safety confirmation, the confirmation button 34 is pressed. As a result, the safety confirmation implementation state of safety confirmation completion is input to the confirmation button 34.

  The safety check in the passenger compartment 20 has no reliable detection method even though the driver is in the passenger compartment 20 (sometimes the passenger may remain in the vehicle). For this reason, it is considered that the safety confirmation in the passenger compartment 20 is the most effective method by human confirmation. According to the first embodiment, since the confirmation button 34 is disposed in the vicinity of the safety confirmation execution position, the safety confirmer must move to the position where the confirmation button 34 is disposed. The safety checker inevitably visually checks the surroundings in the process of moving to the check button 34, so that the safety check is performed. The safety confirmer is not limited to the driver of the vehicle 12 but may be an administrator of the mechanical parking device 10 or the like.

  Then, after input to the confirmation button 34 is performed and a person leaves the passenger compartment 20, the control device 50 carries the pallet 16. For this reason, unless the confirmation button 34 is input and safety is ensured by the person leaving the passenger compartment 20, the pallet 16 is not transported and the vehicle 12 is not transported to the hangar 18.

  Therefore, the mechanical parking device 10 according to the first embodiment can operate more reliably after a person leaves the passenger compartment 20 and can secure safety in the passenger compartment 20.

  Further, in the mechanical parking device 10 according to the first embodiment, after the person leaves the passenger compartment 20 and the final confirmation button 40 is pressed (operated), the control device 50 transfers the pallet 16. Executed. That is, since the safety checker who has input the safety check implementation state into the check button 34 operates the final check button 40 provided on the operation panel 22 outside the passenger compartment 20, the pallet 16 is transported. The safety in the passenger compartment 20 is surely ensured.

  The safety confirmation using the confirmation buttons 34 and 40 according to the first embodiment described above is referred to as safety confirmation processing.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the safety confirmation program executed by the control device 50 when the safety confirmation process is performed. The safety confirmation program is stored in advance in a predetermined area of the HDD 58.
The safety confirmation program is started after the vehicle 12 is placed on the pallet 16. In addition, the confirmation button 34 starts blinking with the start of the safety confirmation program. Further, the operation for the final confirmation button 40 is invalid at the start of the safety confirmation program.

First, in step 100, the button control unit 64 determines whether or not the first confirmation button 34, for example, the confirmation button 34A is pressed. The pressing on the confirmation button 34A means that the confirmation button 34A has accepted the input of the end of the safety confirmation in the vicinity of the confirmation button 34A. If the determination is affirmative, the routine proceeds to step 101.
The confirmation button 34A blinks until pressed, but goes off after being pressed.

  In step 101, it is determined whether or not the entrance / exit detection sensor 36 detects that a person has entered the passenger compartment 20. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 112. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 102. .

In step 102, the button control unit 64 determines whether or not the second confirmation button 34, for example, the confirmation button 34B is pressed. The pressing on the confirmation button 34B means that the confirmation button 34B has accepted the input of the completion of the safety confirmation in the vicinity of the confirmation button 34B. If the determination is affirmative, the routine proceeds to step 103.
The confirmation button 34B blinks until pressed, but goes off after being pressed.

  As described above, the confirmation buttons 34A and 34B are arranged with the pallet 16 interposed therebetween. Therefore, in the mechanical parking device 10 according to the first embodiment, the driver who is a safety checker checks not only one side of the vehicle 12 but also the safety on the opposite side. The safety inside is ensured.

  In step 103, it is determined whether or not the entrance / exit detection sensor 36 has detected that a person has entered the passenger compartment 20. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 112. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 104. .

  In step 104, based on the detection result of the entry / exit detection sensor 36, it is determined whether or not the driver has exited from the passenger compartment 20. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 106.

In step 106, the operation on the final confirmation button 40 provided on the operation panel 22 is validated.
After the exit of the person entering the boarding / exiting room 20 is detected, the operation to the final confirmation button 40 is validated, so that, for example, before the safety confirmer leaves the boarding / exiting room 20, the final confirmation button 40 is set by another person. Even if operated, the conveyance of the pallet 16 is not executed.
Therefore, the mechanical parking device 10 according to the first embodiment can ensure the safety in the passenger compartment 20 more reliably.

  In the next step 107, it is determined whether or not the entrance / exit detection sensor 36 has detected that a person has entered the passenger compartment 20. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 114. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 108. Transition.

  In step 108, it is determined by the button control unit 64 whether or not the final confirmation button 40 has been pressed. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 110.

  In step 110, the operation of the mechanical parking apparatus 10 is started, and the safety confirmation process ends. Specifically, the entry / exit door 32 is closed, and the pallet 16 on which the vehicle 12 is placed is conveyed to the storage 18.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 101 and step 103 and the process proceeds to step 112, all inputs to the confirmation button 34 are canceled in step 112 and the process returns to step 100. The cancellation of the input to the confirmation button 34 means that the input to the confirmation button 34 performed so far is cancelled.

  Further, when an affirmative determination is made in step 107 and the process proceeds to step 114, all inputs to the confirmation button 34 are canceled in step 114, the operation to the final confirmation button 40 is invalidated, and the process returns to step 100.

  When the process proceeds to steps 112 and 114, the safety confirmer must press the confirmation button 34 again, detect the exit by the entrance / exit detection sensor 36, and validate the operation on the final confirmation button 40. As described above, the mechanical parking device 10 according to the first embodiment needs to confirm the safety in the passenger compartment 20 again when a person newly enters the passenger compartment 20, so that the safety is more reliably confirmed. Safety in the passenger compartment 20 is ensured.

Moreover, the movement order of the person in the passenger compartment 20 may be notified by the notification means.
For example, the notification means is the speaker 38, and notifies the user that the user presses the confirmation button 34A and the confirmation button 34B in this order, and then leaves the room and presses the final confirmation button 40. Further, the notifying means is a display device provided in the passenger compartment 20 or the operation panel 22, and after pressing the confirmation button 34 </ b> A and the confirmation button 34 </ b> B in this order, the display means is displayed so as to leave the room and press the final confirmation button 40. To inform you.
This facilitates the movement of the safety checker.

As described above, in the mechanical parking apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment, the vehicle 12 is placed on the pallet 16 that is transported to the hangar 18 and the driver of the vehicle 12 can get on and off the vehicle 12. 20 is provided. Then, the mechanical parking device 10 conveys the pallet 16 after the confirmation button 34 disposed in the vicinity of the safety confirmation execution position in the passenger compartment 20 is pressed and a person leaves the passenger compartment 20. Execute.
Therefore, the mechanical parking apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment can operate more reliably after a person leaves the passenger compartment 20 and can secure safety in the passenger compartment.

[Second Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The mechanical parking apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment has a function of prompting an input to a confirmation button 34 that is input means arranged on the opposite side of the driver seat side of the vehicle 12.

  FIG. 5 is a top view of the passenger compartment 20 according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 5, the same components as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG.

The mechanical parking device 10 according to the second embodiment has a vehicle width restriction that detects the vehicle width of the vehicle 12 in order to restrict the placement of the vehicle 12 that is too wide relative to the pallet 16 on the pallet 16. A sensor 70 is provided.
As an example, the vehicle width restriction sensor 70 includes a pair of an irradiation unit 70 </ b> A that irradiates light and a light receiving unit 70 </ b> B that receives light on both sides of the vehicle 12. The irradiation unit 70A is disposed, for example, in front of the vehicle 12 placed on the pallet 16, and the light receiving unit 70B is disposed behind the vehicle 12 so as to face the irradiation unit 70A. The pair of irradiation units 70 </ b> A and the light receiving unit 70 </ b> B are arranged at an interval corresponding to the maximum vehicle width of the vehicle 12 that can be placed on the pallet 16.
That is, when the light beam irradiated from the irradiation unit 70A is not received by the light receiving unit 70B, the vehicle width of the vehicle 12 to be placed on the pallet 16 exceeds the maximum vehicle width. Even if such a vehicle 12 is placed on the pallet 16, the pallet 16 is not conveyed.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the control device 50 of the mechanical parking device 10 according to the second embodiment.

  A sensor signal indicating the light receiving state of the light receiving unit 70 </ b> B of the vehicle width restriction sensor 70 is input to the CPU 52 via the sensor signal receiving unit 62.

The CPU 52 according to the second embodiment determines the driver's seat side of the vehicle 12 based on the light receiving state of the light beam by the light receiving unit 70B after the vehicle 12 having the vehicle width within the maximum vehicle width is placed on the pallet 16. To do.
Specifically, when the driver gets out of the vehicle 12 placed on the pallet 16, the light from the irradiation unit 70A is blocked by the door to be opened or the driver getting off. Therefore, it is determined that the driver's seat is the side where the light receiving unit 70B that does not receive the light beam is disposed.

Then, the CPU 52 prompts the driver to input to the confirmation button 34 by blinking the confirmation button 34 disposed on the opposite side of the driver seat side of the vehicle 12. That is, when it is determined that the driver's seat is on the right side of the vehicle 12, the confirmation button 34B blinks, and when it is determined that the driver's seat is on the left side of the vehicle 12, the confirmation button 34A blinks.
Thereby, the driver of the vehicle 12 moves from the driver's seat side to the opposite side of the vehicle 12, and the safety check in the passenger compartment 20 is performed in a wider range.

  If it is determined that the light rays on both sides of the vehicle 12 are blocked, the driver's seat side cannot be determined, so both the confirmation buttons 34A and 34B blink.

[Third Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a top view of the passenger compartment 20 according to the third embodiment. In FIG. 7, the same components as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG.

  The mechanical parking apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment is arranged in the vicinity of the confirmation button 34, and monitors 80A, 80B and cameras 82A, as safety confirmation means that enable safety confirmation on the opposite side with respect to the vehicle 12. 82B is provided. The monitor 80 </ b> A disposed in the vicinity of the confirmation button 34 </ b> A displays an image captured by the camera 82 </ b> A disposed on the opposite side to the vehicle 12. On the other hand, the monitor 80B disposed in the vicinity of the confirmation button 34B displays an image captured by the camera 82B disposed on the opposite side of the vehicle 12.

Therefore, according to the mechanical parking apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment, the safety confirmation on the opposite side can be performed even if the safety confirmer does not move to the opposite side with respect to the vehicle 12.
For example, there may be a case where it is difficult to move in the passenger compartment 20 as in a case where a driver who is a safety checker moves in a wheelchair. In such a case, the safety checker simply checks the image on one monitor 80A and inputs to the check button 34, so that the safety check in the passenger compartment 20 can be performed easily and in a wider range.

  Further, the safety confirmation means may be a mirror capable of projecting the opposite side with respect to the vehicle 12. In the third embodiment, the cameras 82A and 82B are arranged on both sides of the vehicle 12 as shown in FIG. 7. However, the cameras 82A and 82B are provided at a position where a portion that cannot be seen by a safety checker can be confirmed. Is preferred.

  In the third embodiment, the case where the confirmation button 34 and the monitor 80 are provided in the passenger compartment 20 is exemplified. However, the confirmation button 34 and the monitor 80 are incorporated in the operation panel 22 or in the vicinity of the operation panel 22. A plurality of confirmation buttons 34 and monitors 80 may be provided inside and outside the passenger compartment 20.

[Fourth Embodiment]
The fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  The mechanical parking device 10 according to the fourth embodiment cancels the input to the confirmation button 34 when a person who remains in the vehicle 12 goes out of the vehicle 12 before operating the final confirmation button 40. It has a function.

  In addition, the structure of the boarding / alighting room 20 and the control apparatus 50 which concern on this 2nd Embodiment is the same as that of FIG.5 and FIG.6 which concern on 2nd Embodiment mentioned above.

  The CPU 52 according to the fourth embodiment includes a vehicle width restriction sensor between the input to the confirmation button 34 and the operation to the final confirmation button 40 after the vehicle 12 having the vehicle width within the maximum vehicle width is placed on the pallet 16. It is determined whether or not 70 outputs a sensor signal.

The case where the vehicle width restriction sensor 70 outputs a sensor signal is a case where a passenger who has remained in the vehicle 12 gets off the vehicle 12. In this case, a passenger is present in the passenger compartment 20 in addition to the driver.
Specifically, when the passenger gets off from the vehicle 12 placed on the pallet 16, the light from the irradiation unit 70A is once blocked by the door to be opened or the passenger getting off. Thereafter, when the door of the vehicle 12 is closed and the passenger leaves the vehicle 12, the vehicle width restriction sensor 70 returns to the light receiving state.

  The CPU 25 according to the fourth embodiment blocks the light beam of the vehicle width restriction sensor 70 between step 100 and step 108 in FIG. 4, that is, after the input to the confirmation button 34 and the operation to the final confirmation button 40. When the vehicle width restriction sensor 70 outputs a sensor signal, it is determined that a person other than the driver remains in the passenger compartment 20. Then, the CPU 25 cancels all inputs to the confirmation button 34.

The mechanical parking device 10 is then input again to the confirmation button 34 by the driver, the detection result of the entrance / exit detection sensor 36 detects the driver's exit, and further the input to the final confirmation button 40 is performed. After working.
As described above, the mechanical parking device 10 according to the present embodiment requires safety confirmation again in the passenger compartment 20 including confirmation of leaving the passenger from the passenger compartment 20 when the passenger remains in the vehicle 12. Therefore, the safety in the passenger compartment 20 is more reliably ensured.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using said each embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. Various changes or improvements can be added to the above-described embodiments without departing from the gist of the invention, and embodiments to which the changes or improvements are added are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, a description has been given of a mode in which a total of two confirmation buttons 34 are provided on the left and right wall surfaces 35, but the present invention is not limited to this, and one or three confirmation buttons 34 are provided. It is good also as a form provided above.

  When there is one confirmation button 34, for example, the confirmation button 34 is arranged on the front side of the vehicle 12 on the wall surface 35 on the left side of the vehicle 12, as shown in FIG. The reason for this is that there are many vehicles 12 with driver seats arranged on the right side in Japan, and the driver who is the safety confirmer inevitably moves to the position where the confirmation button 34 is disposed. This is because safety confirmation is also performed for the front of the vehicle 12.

FIG. 9 shows an example in which there are four confirmation buttons 34.
In the example of FIG. 9, confirmation buttons 34 are arranged on the wall surfaces 35 that are the front left and right and the rear left and right of the vehicle 12. As a result, the safety checker performs a safety check by visually checking a wider range.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, the form in which the confirmation button 34 is provided on the wall surface 35 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the confirmation button 34 is a safety confirmation execution position in the passenger compartment 20. If it is arranged in the vicinity of, it may be arranged other than the wall surface 35.

  FIG. 10 shows an example in which the confirmation button 34 is arranged on the floor 90 in the vicinity of the safety confirmation execution position. In the example of FIG. 10, the safety checker visually presses the confirmation button 34 after visually confirming the safety check execution position.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the mode in which the safety confirmation implementation state is input by one press on the confirmation button 34 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of confirmation buttons 34 are provided. It is good also as a form by which the implementation state of safety confirmation is input by pressing twice.
For example, when the confirmation state of the safety check is input by pressing the confirmation button 34 twice, the start of the safety check is input by the first press and the end of the safety check is completed by the second press. Will be entered. The confirmation button 34 continues to blink until the second press is completed. For example, after the first press, the blinking interval may be made earlier.

In each of the above embodiments, a description has been given of a mode in which the input means for inputting the safety confirmation execution state is a push button. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the input means is not a push button. May be.
For example, the input means may be a reading means for reading authentication information recorded on a dedicated portable authentication medium such as an authentication card, an authentication tag, or a remote control that can be used only by a contractor of the mechanical parking apparatus 10 and can be carried. .

When the input means is a portable authentication medium, the safety checker holds the portable authentication medium over the reading means, so that the reading means reads the authentication information recorded on the portable authentication medium. By this reading, the safety confirmation execution state is input. When the mobile authentication medium transmits, for example, authentication information as a radio wave, the safety checker does not hold the mobile authentication medium over the reading means, and the reading means receives the radio waves, so that the safety confirmation is performed. May be input.
In this way, by using the reading means as the input means, only the safety confirmer carrying the mobile authentication medium can input the safety confirmation implementation state. That is, an unspecified person cannot operate the input means, and the safety in the passenger compartment 20 is more reliably ensured.

  In addition, as a safety check in the passenger compartment 20, an input unit (push button) for inputting an implementation state for checking whether or not there is a person remaining in the vehicle 12 may be arranged in the passenger compartment 20.

  The flow of the safety confirmation process described in each of the above embodiments is also an example, and unnecessary steps can be deleted, new steps can be added, or the processing order can be changed within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. May be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mechanical parking apparatus 12 Vehicle 16 Pallet 18 Hangar 20 Boarding / exiting room 34 Confirmation button 36 Entrance / exit detection sensor 38 Speaker 40 Final confirmation button 50 Control apparatus 70 Vehicle width regulation sensor 80A, 80B Monitor

Claims (10)

A mechanical parking device having a boarding room in which a vehicle to be transported to a hangar is placed and a driver of the vehicle can get on and off the vehicle,
It is arranged in the vicinity of a safety confirmation execution position where a person confirms the safety of the passenger compartment, and the start of safety confirmation by a person is input by the first press, and the end of the safety check is input by the second press. A plurality of input means that are push buttons;
Entry / exit detection means for detecting entry / exit of the person into / from the boarding / exiting room;
Control means for carrying the vehicle in a state where the end of the safety check is inputted to all the input means,
The control means inputs the end of the safety check to the input means at the first place for checking safety in the passenger compartment, and inputs the end of the safety check to the input means at the last place. In the meantime, when the entry / exit detection means detects the entry of a person into the boarding / exiting room, the mechanical type that cancels all the input of the input means that has finished the input of the end of the safety confirmation to the input means Parking device. A mechanical parking device having a boarding room in which a vehicle to be transported to a hangar is placed and a driver of the vehicle can get on and off the vehicle,
A plurality of input means arranged in the vicinity of a safety confirmation execution position where a person confirms the safety of the passenger compartment; and
Entry / exit detection means for detecting entry / exit of the person into / from the boarding / exiting room;
Control means for carrying the vehicle in a state in which the end of safety confirmation is input to all the input means,
At least one of the input means has information reading means for reading information recorded on a portable authentication medium, and the information stored in the portable authentication medium is read by the information reading means so that the person can read the information. The end of safety check is entered,
The control means inputs the end of the safety check to the input means at the first place for checking safety in the passenger compartment, and inputs the end of the safety check to the input means at the last place. In the meantime, when the entry / exit detection means detects the entry of a person into the boarding / exiting room, the mechanical type that cancels all the input of the input means that has finished the input of the end of the safety confirmation to the input means Parking device.   The mechanical parking apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the portable authentication medium is any one of an authentication card, an authentication tag, and a remote controller.   The one of the said input means is provided in the operation panel outside the said boarding / alighting room, The said other said input means is provided in the inside and / or the outside of the said boarding / alighting room, The Claims 1-3 The mechanical parking apparatus in any one.   The mechanical parking device according to claim 4, wherein, when the input unit is provided in the passenger compartment, the input means is disposed on a wall surface or a floor surface in the passenger compartment.   The mechanical parking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein one of the input means is configured to input an implementation state for confirming the presence or absence of a person remaining in the vehicle. A vehicle to be transported to the hangar is placed, and a driver of the vehicle is provided with a passenger compartment in which the passenger can get on and off the vehicle, and is arranged in the vicinity of a safety confirmation execution position where a person confirms the safety of the passenger compartment. A control method of a mechanical parking device having a plurality of input means that are push buttons to which the end of safety confirmation by is input, and entrance / exit detection means for detecting entry / exit of a person into the boarding / exiting room,
An input detection process for detecting that the start of the safety check by a person is input by the first press in the input means, and that the end of the safety check is input by the second press;
Between the input of the end of the safety check to the input means at the first place to check the safety in the passenger compartment and the input of the end of the safety check to the input means at the last place, When the entry / exit detection means detects entry of a person into a passenger boarding / exiting room, an input cancellation process for canceling all inputs of the input means that have finished inputting the end of the safety check to the input means,
A control method for a mechanical parking apparatus, comprising: a transfer execution process for executing transfer of the vehicle in a state where the end of the safety check is input to all the input means. A vehicle to be transported to the hangar is placed, and a driver of the vehicle is provided with a passenger compartment in which the passenger can get on and off the vehicle, and is arranged in the vicinity of a safety confirmation execution position where a person confirms the safety of the passenger compartment. A control method for a mechanical parking device having a plurality of input means for inputting the end of safety confirmation by the vehicle, and an entrance / exit detection means for detecting entrance / exit of the person into the boarding / exiting room,
An input detection process for detecting that the end of the safety check is input to the input means by reading information recorded on the portable authentication medium by at least one information reading means of the input means;
Between the input of the end of the safety check to the input means at the first place to check the safety in the passenger compartment and the input of the end of the safety check to the input means at the last place, When the entry / exit detection means detects entry of a person into a passenger boarding / exiting room, an input cancellation process for canceling all inputs of the input means that have finished inputting the end of the safety check to the input means,
A control method for a mechanical parking apparatus, comprising: a transfer execution process for executing transfer of the vehicle in a state where the end of the safety check is input to all the input means. A vehicle to be transported to the hangar is placed, and a driver of the vehicle is provided with a passenger compartment in which the passenger can get on and off the vehicle, and is arranged in the vicinity of a safety confirmation execution position where a person confirms the safety of the passenger compartment. Is a control program applied to a mechanical parking device having a plurality of input means that are push buttons to which the end of safety confirmation by the user is input and an entrance / exit detection means for detecting an entrance / exit of a person into the passenger compartment. And
An input detection process for detecting that the start of the safety check by a person is input by the first press in the input means, and that the end of the safety check is input by the second press;
Between the input of the end of the safety check to the input means at the first place to check the safety in the passenger compartment and the input of the end of the safety check to the input means at the last place, When the entry / exit detection means detects entry of a person into a passenger boarding / exiting room, an input release process for releasing all inputs of the input means that have finished inputting the end of the safety check to the input means,
A control program for a mechanical parking device for causing a computer to execute a transfer execution process for executing transfer of the vehicle in a state where the end of the safety check is input to all the input means. A vehicle to be transported to the hangar is placed, and a driver of the vehicle is provided with a passenger compartment in which the passenger can get in and out of the vehicle. Is a control program applied to a mechanical parking device having a plurality of input means for inputting the end of safety confirmation by and an entrance / exit detection means for detecting entry / exit of a person into the getting-on / off room,
An input detection process for detecting that the end of the safety check has been input to the input means by reading information recorded on a portable authentication medium by at least one information reading means of the input means;
Between the input of the end of the safety check to the input means at the first place to check the safety in the passenger compartment and the input of the end of the safety check to the input means at the last place, When the entry / exit detection means detects entry of a person into a passenger boarding / exiting room, an input release process for releasing all inputs of the input means that have finished inputting the end of the safety check to the input means,
A control program for a mechanical parking device for causing a computer to execute a transfer execution process for executing transfer of the vehicle in a state where the end of the safety check is input to all the input means.

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