JP2019027054A - Vehicle loading and unloading device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a vehicle loading and unloading device and a method capable of remarkably reducing the labor and time for a loading and unloading operation of a vehicle, and remarkably shortening the waiting time of a user after reaching an entrance and an exit port without setting a reservation time.SOLUTION: A receiver 14 receives a position X and an instruction signal Y for loading or unloading from a mobile phone 11 of a user. After receiving the instruction signal Y, a control device 16 keeps track of the position X of the mobile phone 11, and when the mobile phone 11 is located within a predetermined area, starts to loading and unloading of a vehicle 1 of the user. Further, the control device 16 opens a door 9 of an entrance and an exit port 8, when the loading and unloading operation is completed and the mobile phone 11 of the user is positioned near the entrance and the exit port and the intensity change of light or sound in the vicinity of the entrance and the exit port detected by a detection device 12 is coincident with a preset setting pattern.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle parking apparatus and method for a mechanical parking apparatus.

In a mechanical parking device, for example, an elevator parking device, when the vehicle is stored, the vehicle is placed on the pallet at the loading / unloading unit, and the pallet is placed on the cage to move up and down in the hoistway, and is arranged along the hoistway. A pallet is transferred to one of a plurality of shelves, and the pallets are stored on the shelves.
Conversely, when the vehicle is unloaded, the cage is lifted and stopped at the intended shelf, the pallet is transferred from the shelf onto the cage, the cage is moved up and down to the loading / unloading section, and the vehicle is unloaded from the pallet at the loading / unloading section. Issue.

  In the above-described mechanical parking device, after entering / exiting the vehicle, the pallet for warehousing or the pallet on which the user's vehicle is placed is transported to the warehousing / removal unit. The user needs to wait until the door of the exit is opened. This waiting time may be 5 to 10 minutes or more, for example.

  Thus, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2 have already been proposed as means for shortening the waiting time of the user at the time of entering and leaving.

  The “mechanical parking lot control device” of Patent Document 1 includes an external operation panel installed on the outside of the entrance / exit door, a portable authentication medium, an external authentication area forming unit, and a control unit. The mobile authentication medium is carried by the user and transmits user-specific authentication information. The external authentication area forming means forms an external authentication area in the vicinity of the external operation panel, continuously receives authentication information from the portable authentication medium in the external authentication area, and transmits an external authentication signal when receiving the authentication information. The control means performs external authentication processing based on the external authentication signal, and permits operation based on the external operation panel and control based on the operation on the condition that the authenticated external authentication signal is continuously received.

  The “parking service providing method” of Patent Document 2 is performed via a communication network between a parking lot manager who manages individual parking lots, an information center having a server, and a parking lot contractor. The contractor data of the parking lot contractor is registered in the information center database, and the information center issues a user password and a user ID to the parking lot contractor. A parking lot contractor performs a store release or a store reservation at a desired time when he / she identifies himself / herself using a user password and a user ID to the information center. The information center operates the parking device by remote control immediately before the desired time with respect to the warehousing reservation or the warehousing reservation, and operates in a state where the warehousing or warehousing is possible.

Japanese Patent No. 5480208 JP 2006-236374 A

The conventional means described above has the following problems.
(1) It takes time and effort to move in and out.
(2) The waiting time of the user after arrival at the entrance / exit is long.

At the time of entering / exiting operations, a password, a parking ticket, an IC card, or an interface for reading a car number is usually required for user authentication, which takes time and effort.
In the case of Patent Document 1, user authentication is automatically performed, but the entry / exit operation cannot be performed without going to an external operation panel installed outside the entry / exit door. Moreover, since the loading / unloading operation is started after the loading / unloading operation, the above-described waiting time occurs.
In the case of Patent Document 2, a reservation for warehousing or a reservation for warehousing is necessary in advance, and the waiting time becomes longer if the reservation time is delayed.

  The present invention has been developed to meet the above-described problems. In other words, the object of the present invention is to greatly reduce the time and labor of the vehicle entry / exit operation, and can greatly reduce the waiting time of the user after arrival at the entry / exit entrance without setting a reservation time. It is to provide a delivery device and method.

According to the present invention, a detection device that is installed in the vicinity of the entrance / exit of the mechanical parking device and detects a change in intensity of light or sound,
A receiving device for receiving the position and the instruction signal for entering or leaving from the user's mobile phone;
A control device for controlling the loading and unloading operation of the mechanical parking device,
The control device includes:
(A) The instruction signal is received, the position of the mobile phone is tracked, and when the mobile phone is located within a predetermined area, a loading / unloading operation of the user's vehicle is started,
(B) Vehicle entry / exit when the entry / exit operation is completed, the mobile phone is located in the vicinity of the entry / exit port, and the intensity change matches a preset setting pattern. An apparatus is provided.

According to the present invention, (A) a receiving step of receiving a position and an instruction signal for entering or leaving from the user's mobile phone;
(B) a tracking step of tracking the position of the mobile phone after receiving the instruction signal;
(C) an operation start step of starting an entry / exit operation of the user's vehicle when the mobile phone is located within a predetermined area;
(D) After the entry / exit operation is completed, a detection step of detecting a change in intensity of light or sound near the entry / exit port of the mechanical parking device;
(E) A vehicle loading / unloading method comprising: a door opening step of opening a door of a loading / unloading port when the mobile phone is positioned in the vicinity of the loading / unloading port and the intensity change matches a preset setting pattern. Provided.

  According to the present invention, after receiving an entry or exit instruction signal from a user's mobile phone, the control device tracks the location of the mobile phone and is used when the mobile phone is located within a predetermined area. The loading / unloading operation of the person's vehicle is started. Therefore, part or all of the loading / unloading operation can be completed before the user arrives at the loading / unloading port.

  Also, according to the present invention, when the control device has completed the entering / exiting operation, the mobile phone is located in the vicinity of the entrance / exit, and the change in light or sound intensity matches a preset setting pattern, the entrance / exit Open the door.

  Therefore, when the user arrives at the entrance / exit, the user can open the door of the entrance / exit by simply outputting a predetermined setting pattern using the vehicle or the mobile phone, and the labor of the entrance / exit operation of the vehicle can be reduced. And time can be greatly reduced.

  Thereby, the labor and time of the operation of entering / exiting the vehicle can be greatly reduced, and the waiting time of the user after arrival at the entrance / exit can be greatly shortened without setting a reservation time.

It is a front view showing an embodiment of an elevator type parking device. It is embodiment drawing of the vehicle loading / unloading apparatus by this invention. It is a whole flowchart of the vehicle loading / unloading method by this invention. It is explanatory drawing at the time of the vehicle warehousing by this invention. It is explanatory drawing at the time of the vehicle leaving by this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the common part in each figure, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of an elevator parking apparatus 100.
In this figure, 1 is a vehicle (for example, a passenger car), 2 is a pallet on which the vehicle 1 is placed, 3 is a moving path, 4 is a storage shelf, 5 is a cage that moves along the moving path 3, 6 is a main body frame, 7 is a main body frame 6 It is a traction type (friction drive type) hoist installed at the top of the machine.

  In this example, the moving path 3 is a hoistway, and the cage 5 moves up and down the hoistway 3 by placing a pallet 2 on which the vehicle 1 is placed. Moreover, the storage shelf 4 is arrange | positioned along the hoistway 3, and stores the pallet 2, respectively.

  In addition, the elevator type parking apparatus 100 mentioned above is an example of a mechanical parking apparatus, and this invention is not limited to the elevator type parking apparatus 100, It can apply also to another mechanical parking apparatus.

FIG. 2 is an embodiment diagram of the vehicle loading / unloading device 10 according to the present invention.
In this figure, the vehicle entry / exit device 10 includes a detection device 12, a reception device 14, and a control device 16.

  The detection device 12 is a camera, a photoelectric sensor, or a microphone, and is installed in the vicinity of the entrance / exit 8 of the mechanical parking device 100 to detect a change in light or sound intensity. The detected intensity change is stored in the storage device 16a of the control device 16.

The user's mobile phone 11 has a built-in GPS and is installed with dedicated application software (hereinafter “dedicated application Z”) for communication with the receiving device 14. In the mobile phone 11, the user ID, password, and billing means of the user are set in advance by the dedicated application Z.
In addition, with this dedicated application Z, identification of the mechanical parking device 100 to be used and transmission of an instruction signal Y for entering or leaving can be performed with a simple operation.

The receiving device 14 can automatically communicate with the user's mobile phone 11 and receives the position X of the mobile phone 11 and an instruction signal Y for entering or leaving the vehicle during communication. In addition, after receiving the instruction signal Y, the receiving device 14 tracks the position X of the mobile phone 11 until the user enters or exits.
The position X of the mobile phone 11 is the latitude and longitude on the earth detected by the GPS of the mobile phone 11. Note that this positional accuracy is preferably corrected in advance, and the error is preferably about 1 to 3 m, for example.

  The control device 16 is, for example, a computer (PC), and controls the entering / exiting operation of the mechanical parking device 100. As with the mobile phone 11, the dedicated application Z is installed in the control device 16.

The dedicated application Z can set in advance a light or sound intensity change pattern. A preset pattern is called a “set pattern”.
The setting pattern is set, for example, by directly inputting a light or sound intensity change in the dedicated application Z of the mobile phone 11.
The light or sound setting pattern is set by the vehicle 1 or the mobile phone 11, respectively.

The setting pattern is preferably a Morse code by blinking, for example. However, the setting pattern is not limited to the Morse code and may be any other pattern.
For example, the light setting pattern may be a blinking pattern of a headlight of the vehicle 1 or a change in brightness of the screen of the mobile phone 11.
Further, the sound setting pattern may be an on / off pattern of the horn of the vehicle 1, a dial tone of the mobile phone 11, or a voice. For example, specific music stored in the mobile phone 11, a melody, a user's voice, or a melody of a horn of the vehicle 1 may be set as the setting pattern.
The setting pattern may be different between the vehicle 1 and the mobile phone 11. Moreover, you may preset 2 or more types, respectively.

  Upon receiving the instruction signal Y via the receiving device 14, the control device 16 simultaneously receives the user ID, password, and billing means of the user and executes the user authentication procedure.

Next, the control device 16 tracks the position X of the user's mobile phone 11, and starts the entry / exit operation of the user's vehicle 1 when the mobile phone 11 is located within a predetermined area.
That is, when receiving the position X of the mobile phone 11 and the instruction signal Y, the control device 16 determines whether or not the position X of the mobile phone 11 is located within a predetermined area. When the position X is located within a predetermined area, the control device 16 outputs a loading / unloading call signal of the vehicle 1 and starts a loading / unloading operation.
The predetermined area is set from the expected speed of the vehicle 1 when the instruction signal Y is in the warehouse, and is set from the walking speed of the user when the instruction signal Y is out.
This area is preferably set so that the entry / exit operation is completed before the user arrives at the entry / exit port 8 in consideration of the time required for the entry / exit operation of the vehicle 1 of the user.

  With the above-described configuration, it is possible to start the entry / exit operation of the user's vehicle 1 in the order in which the user (mobile phone 11) is located within the predetermined area.

Further, the control device 16 completes the loading / unloading operation, the mobile phone 11 is positioned near the loading / unloading port, and the light or sound intensity change detected by the detection device 12 matches a preset setting pattern. The door 9 of the entrance / exit 8 is opened.
In addition, it is preferable to set a range in the “near the entrance / exit” in consideration of the GPS error described above.

By positioning the mobile phone 11 in the vicinity of the entrance / exit, it can be confirmed that a user who has already been authenticated has arrived at the entrance / exit 8.
In addition, since the change in the intensity of light or sound detected by the detection device 12 matches the preset setting pattern, the user's re-authentication and the user's desire can be confirmed.
At this time, if the loading / unloading operation is completed, the door 9 can be opened without waiting for the user.
Even when the loading / unloading operation is not completed, the loading / unloading operation has already been started, and the waiting time can be greatly reduced.

FIG. 3 is an overall flowchart of the vehicle loading / unloading method according to the present invention.
In this figure, the vehicle loading / unloading method according to the present invention comprises steps (steps) S1 to S6.

In S1 (setting step), the user uses the dedicated application Z to set the user ID, password, billing means, and setting pattern described above. These data are stored in the storage device 16a of the control device 16.
Step S1 may be performed once in advance and can be omitted thereafter. Further, the mechanical parking device 100 to be set is not limited to a specific one, and may be plural.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory view at the time of vehicle entry according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view at the time of vehicle exit according to the present invention.

In S <b> 2 (reception step), the receiving device 14 receives the position X and the entry / exit instruction signal Y from the user's mobile phone 11.
At the time of vehicle entry (FIG. 4), the user transmits the position X and entry instruction signal Y from the vehicle 1 using the mobile phone 11.
At the time of leaving the vehicle (FIG. 5), the user transmits the position X and the leaving instruction signal Y using the mobile phone 11 while walking.
Upon receiving the instruction signal Y via the receiving device 14, the control device 16 simultaneously receives the user ID, password, and billing means of the user and executes the user authentication procedure.

  In S3 (tracking step), after receiving the instruction signal Y, the position X of the mobile phone 11 is tracked until the user enters or exits. The mobile phone 11 has a built-in GPS and receives the position X by the receiving device 14.

In S4 (operation start step), when the user's mobile phone 11 is located within a predetermined area, the user's vehicle 1 entry / exit operation is started.
At the time of entering the vehicle (FIG. 4), an empty pallet 2 suitable for the user's vehicle 1 is transported to the entrance / exit 8 and waits.
At the time of vehicle exit (FIG. 5), the pallet 2 on which the user's vehicle 1 is placed is transported to the entrance / exit 8 and waits.

In S5 (detection step), after the entering / exiting operation is completed, the detection device 12 detects a change in light or sound intensity near the entrance / exit of the mechanical parking device 100.
This detection step S3 is preferably performed only when the mobile phone 11 is located near the entrance / exit.

In S6 (door opening step), when the mobile phone 11 is located in the vicinity of the entrance / exit and the intensity change matches a preset setting pattern, the door 9 of the entrance / exit 8 is opened.
By positioning the mobile phone 11 in the vicinity of the entrance / exit, it can be confirmed that a user who has already been authenticated has arrived at the entrance / exit 8.
In addition, since the change in the intensity of light or sound detected by the detection device 12 matches the preset setting pattern, the user's re-authentication and the user's desire can be confirmed.

  According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the control device 16 tracks the position X of the mobile phone 11 after receiving the entry / exit instruction signal Y from the user's mobile phone 11, and the mobile phone 11. When the vehicle is located within a predetermined area, the user's entry / exit operation of the vehicle 1 is started. Therefore, part or all of the loading / unloading operation can be completed before the user arrives at the loading / unloading port 8.

  Further, according to the present invention, the control device 16 completes the entry / exit operation, the user's mobile phone 11 is located in the vicinity of the entrance / exit, and the change in light or sound intensity matches a preset setting pattern. Sometimes the door 9 of the entrance / exit 8 is opened.

Therefore, since the mobile phone 11 is located in the vicinity of the entrance / exit, it can be confirmed that the user who has already been authenticated has arrived at the entrance / exit 8.
In addition, since the change in the intensity of light or sound detected by the detection device 12 matches the preset setting pattern, the user's re-authentication and the user's desire can be confirmed.

  Further, when the user arrives at the entrance / exit 8, the user can open the door 9 of the entrance / exit 8 only by outputting a predetermined setting pattern using the vehicle 1 or the mobile phone 11. The time and labor of the loading and unloading operations can be greatly reduced.

  Therefore, it is possible to greatly reduce the labor and time for the entry / exit operation of the vehicle 1 and to greatly reduce the waiting time of the user after arrival at the entrance / exit 8 without setting a reservation time.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

X position, Y instruction signal, Z exclusive application, 1 vehicle (passenger car),
2 pallets, 3 movement paths (hoistways), 4 storage shelves, 5 cages,
6 body frame, 7 hoisting machine, 8 entrance / exit, 9 doors,
10 vehicle loading / unloading device, 11 mobile phone, 12 detection device,
14 receiving device, 16 control device (computer),
16a storage device, 100 elevator parking device (mechanical parking device)

Claims (5)

A detection device that is installed in the vicinity of the entrance and exit of the mechanical parking device, and detects a change in intensity of light or sound;
A receiving device for receiving the position and the instruction signal for entering or leaving from the user's mobile phone;
A control device for controlling the loading and unloading operation of the mechanical parking device,
The control device includes:
(A) After receiving the instruction signal, track the position of the mobile phone, and when the mobile phone is located within a predetermined area, start the storage operation of the user's vehicle,
(B) Vehicle entry / exit when the entry / exit operation is completed, the mobile phone is located in the vicinity of the entry / exit port, and the intensity change matches a preset setting pattern. apparatus. The setting pattern of light is a blinking pattern of a headlight of the vehicle or a brightness change of the screen of the mobile phone,
The vehicle entry / exit device according to claim 1, wherein the setting pattern of sound is an on / off pattern of a horn of the vehicle, a dial tone of the mobile phone, or a voice.   The vehicle control device according to claim 1, wherein the control device includes a storage device that stores the setting pattern, a user ID of a user, a password, or a charging unit. (A) a reception step of receiving the position and an instruction signal for entering or leaving from the user's mobile phone;
(B) a tracking step of tracking the position of the mobile phone after receiving the instruction signal;
(C) an operation start step of starting an entry / exit operation of the user's vehicle when the mobile phone is located within a predetermined area;
(D) After the entry / exit operation is completed, a detection step of detecting a change in intensity of light or sound near the entry / exit port of the mechanical parking device;
(E) A vehicle loading / unloading method comprising: a door opening step of opening a door of a loading / unloading port when the mobile phone is positioned in the vicinity of the loading / unloading port and the intensity change matches a preset setting pattern.   5. The vehicle loading / unloading method according to claim 4, wherein in (A), the user ID, password, or billing means of the user is received at the same time, and the user authentication procedure is executed.

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