JP2020002752A - Safety verification system of mechanical parking device, mechanical parking device, safety verification method and safety verification program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a safety verification system of a mechanical parking device, a mechanical parking device, a safety verification method and a safety verification program capable of improving a reliability of a safety verification.SOLUTION: A safety verification system of a mechanical parking device having an entrance area (a front entrance area 20b and a rear entrance area 20a) where at least one of an entry and an exit of a vehicle is performed comprises sensors 23-26 arranged corresponding to a plurality of monitoring compartments A1-A4 preset in the entrance area respectively and for detecting a presence of an object in the corresponding monitoring compartment, a safety verification button SA1-SA4 arranged in the monitoring compartment respectively at a position where a human can verify a presence of an object within the monitoring compartment visually and to be operated after a safety of the monitoring compartment is verified by a human and a safety verification controller for activating the sensor arranged in the monitoring compartment corresponding to the safety verification button after the operation is performed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a mechanical parking device safety confirmation system, a mechanical parking device, a safety confirmation method, and a safety confirmation program.

  In a mechanical parking device, for example, a transport device such as a pallet is used to transport a vehicle between an entry / exit room where the vehicle enters and exits and a hangar where the vehicle is stored. For example, when a vehicle enters the warehouse (when the vehicle is transported from the passenger compartment to the hangar), the transporter operates, so it is necessary to confirm the safety of the passenger compartment before starting the transport of the vehicle.

  In Patent Literature 1, after a vehicle is placed on a pallet in a passenger compartment, a plurality of safety confirmation buttons provided in the passenger compartment are pressed to promote artificial safety confirmation, and all the safety confirmation buttons are pressed. It is disclosed that the transportation of the vehicle is started after the start. Further, in Patent Document 1, an intrusion detection sensor is provided at the entrance of the entry / exit room, and if intrusion into the entrance / exit room is detected before all the safety confirmation buttons are pressed, unmanned confirmation in the entry / exit room is performed again. It is described to prompt.

JP 2015-48595 A

  However, for the section where the safety check has been performed artificially (that is, the section around the pressed safety check button), the presence or absence of a person or the like in the section after the safety check has been performed. However, by complementing this point, a more reliable safety confirmation system is expected to be realized.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a mechanical parking device safety confirmation system, a mechanical parking device, a safety confirmation method, and a safety confirmation that can improve the reliability of safety confirmation. The purpose is to provide the program.

  A first aspect of the present invention is a safety confirmation system for a mechanical parking device having a boarding area where at least one of entry and exit of a vehicle is performed, wherein a plurality of monitoring sections preset in the boarding area are provided. A sensor that is provided correspondingly and detects the presence or absence of an object in the corresponding monitoring section, and in each of the monitoring sections, is disposed at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of the object in the monitoring section, and An operation unit that is operated after the safety of the monitoring section is confirmed, and a control unit that activates the sensor disposed in the monitoring section corresponding to the operation section on which the operation is performed, a mechanical type. This is a parking system safety confirmation system.

  According to the above configuration, since the sensor of the monitoring section corresponding to the operation unit on which the operation has been performed is enabled, the safety confirmation of the monitoring section after the safety confirmation has been performed by a person can be performed by using the sensor. It can be performed using: That is, it is possible to seamlessly shift between the artificial security check and the mechanical safety check for each monitoring section, and to improve the reliability of the safety check in each monitoring section. For example, in the boarding / alighting area, a driver of a vehicle or the like performs safety confirmation for each monitoring section, and operates the operation unit after the safety confirmation, whereby the monitoring section is activated in stages (the sensors in the monitoring section are activated). Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the safety confirmation in the getting on / off area. In addition, the person who checks the presence or absence of the object in the monitoring section may be a user who is a driver who enters and leaves the vehicle, a person who operates the mechanical parking device, and the like.

  In the above-described safety confirmation system, the control unit may activate the sensor by activating the sensor or initializing a detection result of the sensor.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to more reliably detect the object in the monitoring section after the sensor is activated.

  In the above-mentioned safety confirmation system, guidance means may be provided for guiding the person to perform the safety confirmation in order from the monitoring section located farthest from the exit of the person in the getting on / off area.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to more efficiently confirm the safety of each monitoring section in the getting on / off area. In addition, by performing safety confirmation sequentially from the monitoring section at the farthest position, it is possible to more reliably recognize a person or the like who has entered the getting on / off area.

  In the safety confirmation system, the control unit cancels the activation of the sensor that has detected the object when the activated sensor detects an object before all the sensors are activated, The confirmation of the safety of the corresponding monitoring section may be prompted.

  According to the above configuration, when an object is detected in the monitoring section where the safety of the person has been confirmed, the safety confirmation in the getting on / off area can be more reliably performed in order to prompt the user to perform the safety confirmation again. It becomes possible.

  In the above-described safety confirmation system, the entry / exit area is divided into a front entry / exit area and a rear entry / exit area with respect to the approach direction of the vehicle, and the control unit performs entry / exit in the interior / exit area. In this case, after the sensors of all the monitoring sections set in the far side getting on / off area are enabled, an input of the operation unit in the front getting on / off area may be received.

  According to the above configuration, the safety of the front getting-on / off area is checked after the safety of the back getting-on / off area is completed, so that the reliability of the safety check can be improved.

  In the above-described safety confirmation system, the boarding / alighting area is a unit row in which a plurality of areas where at least one of entry and exit of the vehicle is possible are arranged in a single row in a row direction, and the monitoring section is a unit row. The vehicle includes a front monitoring section and a depth monitoring section with respect to the approach direction of the vehicle in a row, and the operation unit corresponding to the depth monitoring section is inside the getting on / off area and inside the depth monitoring section. The presence or absence of an object may be arranged at a position where a person can visually recognize the object.

  According to the above configuration, even if the getting-on / off area is a unit row in which a plurality of areas where at least one of entry and exit of the vehicle is possible are arranged in a single row in the row direction, Since the operation section is arranged at a position where the monitoring section can be visually recognized by a person, the safety of the monitoring section at the back can be surely confirmed by the visual recognition of the person. For example, in the case of night or rain, the visibility of the back monitoring section of the boarding / alighting area having the area arranged in a single row is deteriorated. The reliability of the safety check can be improved.

  In the safety confirmation system, the boarding / alighting area includes a plurality of unit rows in which a plurality of areas capable of at least one of entry and exit of the vehicle are arranged in a single row in a row direction, and a plurality of unit rows are arranged in a column direction. The monitoring section includes, in each of the unit rows, a forward monitoring section and a depth monitoring section with respect to the approach direction of the vehicle, and the operation unit corresponding to the depth monitoring section is located inside the getting on / off area. Thus, the presence or absence of an object in the back monitoring section may be arranged at a position where a person can visually recognize the object.

  According to the configuration described above, the boarding / alighting area is a case where a plurality of unit rows in which a plurality of areas capable of at least one of entry and exit of a vehicle are arranged in a single row in a row direction are arranged in a column direction. Even if there is, since the operation unit is arranged at a position where a person can visually recognize the back monitoring section, the safety of the back monitoring section can be surely confirmed by the human.

  A second aspect of the present invention is a mechanical parking device provided with the above-described safety confirmation system for a mechanical parking device.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in a boarding / alighting area where at least one of entry and exit of a vehicle is performed, the boarding area is provided corresponding to each of a plurality of monitoring sections preset in the boarding / alighting area, and A sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object, and in each of the monitoring sections, the sensor is arranged at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of the object in the monitoring section, and is operated after the safety of the monitoring section is confirmed by the person. A safety confirmation method for a mechanical parking device, comprising: an operation unit configured to activate the sensor disposed in the monitoring section corresponding to the operation unit on which the operation is performed. Is the way.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in a boarding / alighting area where at least one of entry and exit of a vehicle is performed, the boarding area is provided corresponding to each of a plurality of monitoring sections set in advance in the boarding / leaving area. A sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object, and in each of the monitoring sections, the sensor is arranged at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of the object in the monitoring section, and is operated after the safety of the monitoring section is confirmed by the person. A safety confirmation program for a mechanical parking device having an operation unit for operating a sensor disposed in the monitoring section corresponding to the operation unit on which the operation is performed by a computer. Is a program for confirming the safety of a mechanical parking device.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, there exists an effect that the reliability of safety confirmation can be improved.

1 is an external view of a mechanical parking device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic structure figure of the getting on and off room of the mechanical parking device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram showing a function which a control device of a mechanical parking device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention has. It is a figure showing a flow chart of processing by a safety check control part concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing a flow chart of processing by a safety check control part concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is an outline view of a mechanical parking device concerning a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic structure figure of a boarding and alighting room of a mechanical parking device concerning a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing a flow chart of processing by a safety check control part concerning a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a key map of a mechanical parking device concerning a 3rd embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic structure figure of the getting on and off area of the mechanical parking device concerning a 3rd embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing the flow chart of the processing by the safety confirmation control part concerning a 3rd embodiment of the present invention. It is a key map of a mechanical parking device concerning a 4th embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic structure figure of the getting on and off area of the mechanical parking device concerning a 4th embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing a flow chart of processing by a safety check control part concerning a 4th embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing a flow chart of processing by a safety check control part concerning a 4th embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic structure figure of the getting on and off area of the mechanical parking device concerning a reference example.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a safety confirmation system for a mechanical parking device, a mechanical parking device, a safety confirmation method, and a safety confirmation program according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a case will be described where the getting-on / off area of the mechanical parking device 10 is a tandem type having a front getting-on / off area 20b and a back getting-on / off area 20a. However, the safety confirmation system is not limited to the case where the getting on and off areas are of the vertical type, and can be similarly applied to other configuration methods such as a single type or a horizontal type. The getting-on / off area is an area in which at least one of the entry and exit of the vehicle is performed in the mechanical parking device 10, and is described as the getting-in / off room 20 in the present embodiment.

  In addition, the safety confirmation system is configured to include at least a variety of sensors described later, an operation unit (safety confirmation button), and a control unit (safety confirmation control unit).

FIG. 1 is an external view of a mechanical parking device (multilevel parking lot) 10 according to the first embodiment.
In the mechanical parking device 10, vehicles enter and exit from the entrance floor 14 provided on the ground, for example. Then, the mechanical parking device 10 conveys the vehicle by moving the pallet 16 on which the vehicle is placed up and down between the entrance floor 14 and the hangar 18 storing the vehicle. Note that the configuration of the mechanical parking device 10 shown in FIG. 1 is an example, and another configuration may be adopted, such as making the entrance floor 14 a higher layer than the hangar 18. In other words, the configuration of the mechanical parking device 10 to which the safety confirmation system is applied is between the entrance floor 14 (in / out room 20) where at least one of the entrance and exit of the vehicle is performed and the storage room 18 where the vehicle is stored. Then, any configuration may be used as long as the vehicle is transported using a transporter (for example, the pallet 16 or the like). In the present embodiment, the pallet type is used as the transporter for transporting the vehicle. However, other configurations such as a conveyor type and a comb type (fork type) can be applied.

  The entry floor 14 is provided with an entry / exit room 20 in which at least one of entry and exit of the vehicle is performed. FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the entry / exit room 20. The entry / exit room 20 in the present embodiment is divided into a front entry / exit area 20b and a rear entry / exit area 20a in the direction of entry of the vehicle (arrow W1) (a column type). In other words, the entry / exit room 20 is divided into a front entry / exit area 20b and a rear entry / exit area 20a in the column direction with respect to the entrance door 21 of the entry / exit room 20 where the vehicle enters.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the entry / exit room 20 includes an entrance door 21, a division door 27, a plurality of sensors 23 to 26, a plurality of safety confirmation buttons SA1 to SA4 (operation unit), and an operation panel 22. Is provided. In this embodiment, the safety confirmation buttons SA1 to SA4 are installed on the right wall with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle. However, they may be installed on the left side, or may be installed on both left and right sides. A pallet 16 (transporter) for transporting the vehicle is disposed substantially at the center of each of the front getting-on / off area 20b and the back getting-on / off area 20a in the getting on / off room 20. The vehicle is transported from the entry / exit room 20 to the storage 18 by the pallet 16 disposed in one of the front entry / exit area 20b and the rear entry / exit area 20a. The configuration of the entry / exit room 20 is not limited to the column type, and may be a single-row type having only the front entry / exit area 20b or a row type in which a plurality of entry / exit areas are arranged in the row direction.

  Further, a plurality of monitoring sections are set in the getting-in / off room 20 in advance. The monitoring section is a section that is set so that a person (human) such as a driver of the vehicle or a manager of the mechanical parking device 10 can directly visually confirm the safety, for example. This is a virtually divided area. Safety confirmation can be made directly by human eyes, for example, without the intervention of a mirror or the like (particularly, one that reduces the visibility of the visual field etc. as compared to the case of direct visual recognition by humans). preferable. As shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that four monitoring sections A1 to A4 are set in the boarding room 20. The section A <b> 1 is a section for monitoring a front area of the vehicle (an area on the far side with respect to the section door 27) in the far side getting on / off area 20 a. The section A2 is a section for monitoring the left and right areas of the vehicle in the rear getting-in / off area 20a and the rear area (the area on the front side of the section door 27). The section A3 is a section for monitoring a front area of the vehicle in the front getting-on / off area 20b (an area on the rear side with respect to the entrance door 21). The section A4 is a section for monitoring the left and right areas of the vehicle in the front getting on / off area 20b and the rear area (the area on the front side of the entrance door 21). In addition, as long as at least two or more monitoring sections are set in the boarding / alighting room 20, the setting is not limited to the division as shown in FIG. A plurality of safety confirmation buttons (operation units) may be provided for one monitoring section. One or more safety confirmation buttons provide visibility of the monitoring section.

  The entrance door 21 is a door for entering and exiting the inside of the entry / exit room 20, and is opened and closed when entering or exiting the vehicle. The opening / closing of the entrance door 21 is controlled by an entry / exit control unit 31 described later.

  The compartment door 27 is a door that divides the front entry / exit area 20b and the rear entry / exit area 20a in the entry / exit room 20. Specifically, the compartment door 27 is a door that enables the vehicle to enter and exit the rear getting-in / off area 20a when the vehicle enters or exits the warehouse. For this reason, the compartment door 27 is opened when the vehicle enters or exits the rear entrance / exit area 20a, and when the vehicle enters / exits only in the front entrance / exit area 20b (the vehicle enters the rear entrance / exit area 20a). If not, it is closed for safety (for example, to prevent erroneous intrusion into the back side getting in / out area 20a). The opening / closing of the compartment door 27 is controlled by an entry / exit control unit 31 described later.

  The sensors are provided for each of a plurality of monitoring sections set in advance in the passenger compartment 20 and detect the presence or absence of an object in the corresponding monitoring section. Specifically, the sensor is a sensor capable of detecting an object, and detects whether or not there is an object in a corresponding monitoring section. The object is, for example, a human or an animal (for example, a dog or a cat) or an object (for example, luggage).

  As shown in FIG. 2, a vehicle front side sensor 23, a vehicle width right sensor 24a, a vehicle width left sensor 24b, a vehicle rear side sensor 24c, a right human sensor 24d, and a left human sensor 24e are provided in the far side getting on / off area 20a. Is provided. Further, a vehicle front sensor 25, a vehicle width right sensor 26a, a vehicle width left sensor 26b, a vehicle rear sensor 26c, a right occupancy sensor 26d, and a left occupancy sensor 26e are provided in the front entry / exit area 20b. Here, the human sensor detects the presence of a person. The type of the sensor is not limited to the above, and can be changed as appropriate.

  In the far side getting on and off area 20a, the vehicle front side sensor 23 monitors the front area of the vehicle in the far side getting on and off area 20a, and is provided corresponding to the section A1. The vehicle width right sensor 24a and the right occupancy sensor 24d monitor the right area of the vehicle in the rear getting-in / out area 20a, and are provided corresponding to the section A2. The vehicle width left sensor 24b and the left occupancy sensor 24e monitor the left area of the vehicle in the rear getting on / off area 20a, and are provided corresponding to the section A2. The vehicle rear sensor 24c monitors the rear area of the vehicle in the rear getting on / off area 20a, and is provided corresponding to the section A2.

  Further, in the front getting-on / off area 20b, the vehicle front sensor 25 monitors the front area of the vehicle in the front getting-on / off area 20b, and is provided corresponding to the section A3. The vehicle width right sensor 26a and the right occupancy sensor 26d monitor the right area of the vehicle in the front boarding area 20b, and are provided corresponding to the section A4. The vehicle width left sensor 26b and the left occupancy sensor 26e monitor the left area of the vehicle in the front boarding area 20b, and are provided corresponding to the section A4. The vehicle rear sensor 26c monitors the rear area of the vehicle in the front boarding area 20b, and is provided corresponding to the section A4.

  Note that the number, arrangement position, and the like of the sensors illustrated in FIG. 2 are merely examples, and can be appropriately changed.

  Each sensor is activated by a safety confirmation control unit 32 to be described later in accordance with an operation of the safety confirmation buttons SA1 to SA4. The activation of the sensor is performed by operating the sensor (starting detection by the sensor) or initializing the detection result of the sensor. That is, the activation of the sensor means that the sensor is brought into a state in which a new detection can be performed after the activation without depending on the past detection state. In this embodiment, the sensor is activated by operating the sensor.

  The safety confirmation buttons SA1 to SA4 are arranged at positions where the presence or absence of an object in the monitoring section can be visually recognized in each of the monitoring sections, and are operated after the safety of the monitoring section is confirmed by the person. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, safety confirmation buttons SA1 to SA4 are arranged. The safety confirmation button SA1 is arranged at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the section A1 of the monitoring section. When the safety confirmation button SA1 is operated, a vehicle front sensor corresponding to the section A1 of the monitoring section. 23 is activated. The safety confirmation button SA2 is disposed at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the section A2 of the monitoring section. When the safety confirmation button SA2 is operated, the vehicle width corresponding to the section A2 of the monitoring section is right. The sensor 24a, the vehicle width left sensor 24b, the vehicle rear sensor 24c, the right occupancy sensor 24d, and the left occupancy sensor 24e are enabled. The safety confirmation button SA3 is arranged at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the section A3 of the monitoring section. When the safety confirmation button SA3 is operated, a vehicle front sensor corresponding to the section A3 of the monitoring section. 25 is activated. The safety confirmation button SA4 is arranged at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the section A4 of the monitoring section. When the safety confirmation button SA4 is operated, the vehicle width corresponding to the section A4 of the monitoring section is right. The sensor 26a, the vehicle width left sensor 26b, the vehicle rear sensor 26c, the right occupancy sensor 26d, and the left occupancy sensor 26e are enabled.

  In addition, since the monitoring section, the sensor, and the safety confirmation button are interlocked, the arrangement position of the sensor and the safety confirmation button (for example, outside the getting on / off room 20, etc.) according to the set position and number of the monitoring section. ) And numbers are changed as appropriate. The safety confirmation buttons SA1 to SA4 are not limited to the button type and may be applied to any operation unit that is operated after the safety of the monitoring section is confirmed by a person.

  When all the safety confirmation buttons SA1 to SA4 set for the getting on / off room 20 are pressed and all the monitoring sections are activated, it is possible to operate the final confirmation button SAF on the operation panel 22 described later. . That is, when all the monitoring sections are activated, the movement of the pallet 16 (transporter) is permitted.

  The safety confirmation buttons SA1 to SA4 are input means that are operated after the security of the monitoring section is confirmed by a human. For this reason, to prompt the human to press the safety confirmation buttons SA1 to SA4 after confirming the surrounding safety, the human is asked to press the safety confirmation button after confirming the surrounding safety. You may be notified of guidance.

  In addition, guidance means may be provided in the getting-in / off room 20 in correspondence with each of the safety confirmation buttons SA1 to SA4. The guidance means is, for example, a light or the like, and is provided above the safety confirmation buttons SA1 to SA4. The guiding means guides the order in which the safety confirmation buttons SA1 to SA4 are pressed so that the person confirms the safety of the monitoring section in a predetermined order. For example, the guidance means guides the person to perform the safety confirmation in order from the monitoring section farthest from the exit of the person in the getting on / off room 20. Specifically, in FIG. 2, a person moves from the section A1 located farthest to the person's exit in the getting on / off room 20 from the section A2, the section A3, and the position closest to the person's exit. Each light is turned on so that the safety is confirmed in the order of the section A4 arranged in. For example, when the safety confirmation of the section A1 is not performed, the light corresponding to the security confirmation button SA1 is turned on. When the safety confirmation of the sections A1 to A3 is performed, the safety confirmation button SA4 is activated. The corresponding light comes on. Note that the guidance means is not limited to the light, and may be performed using sound or the like.

  The operation panel 22 is provided outside the entrance / exit room 20 (the entrance floor 14), and is an input device for executing various operations in the mechanical parking device 10. The operation panel 22 receives input of various operations (such as an instruction for entering or leaving a warehouse) through, for example, a switch, a touch panel, an IC card, a remote controller, or the like so that a user of the mechanical parking device 10 can operate the operation panel. The operation panel 22 provides various information to the user through a liquid crystal display device that displays characters, images, and the like, a display device such as a display lamp, and a speaker that emits sound and an alarm sound from a voice synthesizer.

  The operation panel 22 is provided with a final confirmation button SAF that allows the transporter to move by being operated by a person. The final confirmation button SAF can be operated after all the safety confirmation buttons in the entry / exit room 20 are pressed, and when the button is pressed, the transport of the vehicle in the entry / exit room 20 is started. For example, when entering the vehicle, the driver places the vehicle in the rear entrance / exit area 20a of the entry / exit room 20, and after all the safety confirmation buttons are pressed (after all the monitoring sections are activated). The final confirmation button SAF can be operated in (), and when the final confirmation button SAF is pressed, the vehicle is transported from the passenger compartment 20 to the storage 18.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating functions provided in the control device 30 of the mechanical parking device 10. The control device 30 controls the entry and exit of the mechanical parking device 10. In addition, the control device 30 performs control related to safety confirmation in the passenger compartment 20.

  The control device 30 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a computer-readable recording medium. A series of processing steps for realizing various functions described below are recorded in a recording medium or the like in the form of a program, and the CPU reads the program into a RAM or the like to execute information processing and arithmetic processing. Thereby, various functions described later are realized. The program may be installed in a ROM or other storage medium in advance, provided in a state stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or delivered via a wired or wireless communication unit. Etc. may be applied. The computer-readable storage medium is a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 30 includes an entry / exit control unit 31 and a safety confirmation control unit 32. In the present embodiment, the safety confirmation control unit 32 is provided in the same control unit device as the entry / exit control unit 31, but may be provided as a device independent of the entry / exit control unit 31.

  The entrance / exit control unit 31 drives the transport device that transports the vehicle and the entrance / exit door 21 and the partition door 27 in the entry / exit room 20 by controlling various motors (not shown). Specifically, the entry / exit control unit 31 places the pallet 16 in the entry / exit room 20 when a reservation for entry of the vehicle is entered. Then, when the vehicle arrives in front of the entry / exit room 20, both the entrance door 21 and the partition door 27 or only the entrance door 21 is opened. Then, the vehicle is placed on the pallet 16, the safety of each monitoring section is confirmed, and after the final confirmation button SAF is pressed, the vehicle is transported from the passenger compartment 20 to the storage 18. The entry / exit control unit 31 places the pallet 16 on which the exit vehicle is placed in the entry / exit room 20 when the exit of the vehicle is reserved. Then, when the person who made a reservation for arriving arrives in front of the boarding / alighting room 20, both the entrance door 21 and the partition door 27 or only the entrance door 21 is opened. Then, the vehicle is taken out of the loading / unloading room 20, the safety of each monitoring section is confirmed, and after the final confirmation button SAF is pressed, the pallet 16 on which the leaving vehicle is placed is transported to the storage 18.

  The safety confirmation control unit 32 activates a sensor arranged in the monitoring section corresponding to the operated safety confirmation button. Specifically, the safety confirmation control unit 32 activates the sensor of the monitoring section (validates the monitoring section) according to the operation status of each safety confirmation button. That is, when the safety confirmation button SA1 is operated, the safety confirmation control unit 32 activates the vehicle front sensor 23 corresponding to the section A1 of the monitoring section. When the safety confirmation button SA2 is operated, the safety confirmation control unit 32 determines that the vehicle width right sensor 24a, the vehicle width left sensor 24b, the vehicle rear sensor 24c, and the right human sense corresponding to the section A2 of the monitoring section. The sensor 24d and the left-side motion sensor 24e are activated. When the safety confirmation button SA3 is operated, the safety confirmation control unit 32 activates the vehicle front sensor 25 corresponding to the monitoring section A3. When the safety confirmation button SA4 is operated, the safety confirmation control unit 32 determines that the vehicle width right sensor 26a, the vehicle width left sensor 26b, the vehicle rear sensor 26c, and the right human sensation corresponding to the section A4 of the monitoring section. The sensor 26d and the left human sensor 26e are activated.

  In addition, if the activated sensor detects an object before all the sensors are activated, the safety confirmation control unit 32 cancels the activation of the sensor that has detected the object, and returns the corresponding monitoring section. Encourage safety check. As for the sensor whose activation is canceled, the cancellation process may be performed on all the activated sensors as long as the sensor that detects the object is included. In the present embodiment, when the activated sensors detect an object before all the sensors are activated, the release processing is performed on all the activated sensors including the sensor that has detected the object. Shall be performed. Note that the cancellation processing is to cancel the input to the safety confirmation button and the activation of the monitoring section that have been performed so far and return to the state where the operation of the safety confirmation button is required again (sensor and safety Confirmation button).

  For example, if the sensor of the section A3 detects an object after the sensors of the sections A1 to A3 are activated and before the sensor of the section A4 is activated, the activated sections A1 to A3 are activated. The activation of all the sensors of A3 is released.

  When the validation of the sensor is canceled, the safety confirmation control unit 32 notifies a person that an object has been detected in the getting-in / off room 20 to urge the person to confirm the safety again. For example, after canceling the validity of the sensor, the safety confirmation control unit 32 notifies that there is a possibility that a person or the like has entered the passenger compartment 20 by display, sound, or the like. The light (guide means) of the safety confirmation button corresponding to the sensor that has detected the object may be turned on, or the monitoring section corresponding to the sensor that has detected the object may be notified by voice or the like.

  In addition, when entry / exit is performed in the rear entrance / exit area 20a, the safety confirmation control unit 32 activates the sensors of all the monitoring sections set in the rear entrance / exit area 20a, and then moves to the front entrance / exit area 20b. May be received from the operation unit. That is, the safety confirmation control unit 32 does not accept an operation on the safety confirmation button arranged in the front entrance / exit area 20b before the confirmation of safety in the rear entrance / exit area 20a is completed. The operation of the safety confirmation button is not accepted, the process of physically locking the safety confirmation button arranged in the front getting on / off area 20b so as not to be pressed, or pressing the safety confirmation button arranged in the front getting on / off area 20b. Even if this is the case, the corresponding sensor is not validated. In addition, the safety confirmation control unit 32 completes the activation of the sensor when the operation of the safety confirmation button arranged in the front entrance / exit area 20b is performed before the safety confirmation of the rear entrance / exit area 20a is completed. It may also be possible to notify the person that he has not done so.

  Next, a process performed by the safety confirmation control unit 32 will be described with reference to FIGS. The flow shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 is a case where the vehicle is stored, and is executed after the vehicle is placed on the pallet 16 (transporter). It is assumed that the validation of the safety confirmation button has been released before the processing of FIGS. 4 and 5 is started. 4 and 5, the case where the safety confirmation button SA1, the security confirmation button SA2, the security confirmation button SA3, and the security confirmation button SA4 are pressed in this order will be described. However, the pressing order of the buttons can be changed as appropriate. It is.

  First, the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SA1 is turned on (S101). Then, it is determined whether or not the safety confirmation button SA1 has been pressed (S102).

  If the safety confirmation button SA1 is not pressed (NO in S102), S102 is repeatedly executed.

  When the safety confirmation button SA1 is pressed (YES determination in S102), the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SA1 is turned off, the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SA2 is turned on, and the sensor corresponding to the safety confirmation button SA1 is turned on. (Vehicle front sensor 23) is activated (S103).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the activated sensor (vehicle front sensor 23) detects an object (S104). When an object is detected by the activated sensor (vehicle front sensor 23) (YES determination in S104), the activation of all the activated sensors is released (S105), and S101 is executed again.

  If no object is detected by the activated sensor (NO in S104), it is determined whether or not the safety confirmation button SA2 has been pressed (S106). If the safety confirmation button SA2 has not been pressed (NO in S106), the process returns to S104, and the above processing is repeatedly executed.

  If the safety confirmation button SA2 is pressed (YES in S106), the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SA2 is turned off, the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SA3 is turned on, and the sensor corresponding to the safety confirmation button SA2 is turned on. (Vehicle width right sensor 24a, vehicle width left sensor 24b, vehicle rear side sensor 24c, right occupancy sensor 24d, left occupancy sensor 24e) are enabled (S107).

  The activated sensors (vehicle front sensor 23, vehicle width right sensor 24a, vehicle width left sensor 24b, vehicle rear sensor 24c, right human sensor 24d, left human sensor 24e) determine whether an object is detected. Is determined (S108). When an object is detected in the activated sensors (YES determination in S108), the activation of all the activated sensors is released (S105), and S101 is executed again.

  If no object is detected by the activated sensor (NO in S108), it is determined whether or not the safety confirmation button SA3 has been pressed (S109). If the safety confirmation button SA3 has not been pressed (NO in S109), the process returns to S108, and the above processing is repeatedly executed.

  When the safety confirmation button SA3 is pressed (YES determination in S109), the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SA3 is turned off, the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SA4 is turned on, and the sensor corresponding to the safety confirmation button SA3 is turned on. (Vehicle front sensor 25) is activated (S110).

  In the activated sensors (vehicle front sensor 23, vehicle width right sensor 24a, vehicle width left sensor 24b, vehicle rear sensor 24c, right human sensor 24d, left human sensor 24e, vehicle front sensor 25), It is determined whether or not is detected (S111). When an object is detected in the activated sensors (YES determination in S111), the activation of all the activated sensors is released (S105), and S101 is executed again.

  If no object is detected by the activated sensor (NO in S111), it is determined whether or not the safety confirmation button SA4 has been pressed (S112). If the safety confirmation button SA4 has not been pressed (NO in S112), the process returns to S111 and the above processing is repeatedly executed.

  When the safety confirmation button SA4 is pressed (YES determination in S112), the light corresponding to the security confirmation button SA4 is turned off, the operation of the final confirmation button SAF is enabled, and the sensor corresponding to the safety confirmation button SA4 ( The vehicle width right sensor 26a, the vehicle width left sensor 26b, the vehicle rear side sensor 26c, the right occupancy sensor 26d, and the left occupancy sensor 26e are enabled (S113). When the operation on the final confirmation button SAF is enabled, a light corresponding to the final confirmation button SAF may be turned on.

  Then, the activated sensors (vehicle front sensor 23, vehicle width right sensor 24a, vehicle width left sensor 24b, vehicle rear sensor 24c, right occupancy sensor 24d, left occupancy sensor 24e, vehicle front sensor 25, vehicle width right It is determined whether an object is detected by the sensor 26a, the vehicle width left sensor 26b, the vehicle rear sensor 26c, the right human sensor 26d, and the left human sensor 26e) (S114). When an object is detected in the activated sensors (YES determination in S114), the activation of all the activated sensors is released (S105), and S101 is executed again.

  If no object is detected by the activated sensor (NO in S114), it is determined whether the final confirmation button SAF has been pressed (S115). If the final confirmation button SAF has not been pressed (NO in S115), the process returns to S114 and the above processing is repeatedly executed.

  If the final confirmation button SAF is pressed (YES in S115), the operation of the mechanical parking device 10 is started (S116). Specifically, the entrance door 21 and the partition door 27 are closed, and the vehicle is transported from the passenger compartment 20 to the storage 18 by the transporter.

  It should be noted that when the vehicle is taken out of the vehicle, the processing is performed in the same manner as in the flow shown in FIGS. That is, when the vehicle is to be taken out of the vehicle, the process is started after the vehicle is taken out of the entry / exit room 20 (before the entrance door 21 is closed), and the safety confirmation is performed in order from the section A1 to the section A4. The processing is executed.

  As described above, according to the safety confirmation system of the mechanical parking device, the mechanical parking device, the safety confirmation method, and the safety confirmation program according to the present embodiment, the monitoring section corresponding to the operated safety confirmation button Since the sensor is enabled, the safety check of the monitoring section after the safety check has been performed by a person can be performed using the sensor. That is, it is possible to seamlessly shift between the artificial security check and the mechanical safety check for each monitoring section, and to improve the reliability of the safety check in each monitoring section. For example, in the getting-in / off room 20, a driver of a vehicle or the like performs safety confirmation for each monitoring section, and operates a safety confirmation button after the safety confirmation, so that the monitoring section is activated in stages (sensors in the monitoring section). Is validated), it is possible to improve the reliability of the safety confirmation in the passenger compartment 20.

  In addition, by performing safety confirmation sequentially from the monitoring section at the farthest position, it is possible to more reliably recognize a person or the like who has entered the inside of the passenger compartment 20. In addition, when an object is detected in the monitoring section in which the safety of the person has been confirmed, the user is prompted to perform the safety confirmation again, so that the safety confirmation in the boarding / alighting room 20 can be performed more reliably. Further, since the safety check of the front getting-on / off area 20b is performed after the safety checking of the back getting-on / off area 20a is completed, the reliability of the safety check can be improved.

[Second embodiment]
Next, a mechanical parking device safety confirmation system, a mechanical parking device, a safety confirmation method, and a safety confirmation program according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the above-described first embodiment, the case where the getting on / off area is a tandem type divided into the back getting on / off area 20a and the front getting on / off area 20b has been described. A description will be given of a case where the berth type is divided into a 70a and an exit area 70b. Hereinafter, the mechanical parking device 60 according to the present embodiment will be described mainly with respect to differences from the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an external view of a mechanical parking device 60 according to the second embodiment.
The mechanical parking device 60 according to the present embodiment is a berth type, and allows vehicles to enter and exit from an entrance floor provided on the ground, for example. As shown in FIG. 6, a boarding room 70 (boarding / unloading area) is provided on the boarding floor. Divided.

  When a vehicle is to be stored, the vehicle parked in the storage area 70a for storage is transferred to the storage lift 62 by the lateral conveyors 61a to 61d. Then, the vehicle is transported (descended) to the hangar 66 by the storage lift 62, and the vehicle is moved from the storage lift 62 to the traveling trolley 63 by the transverse conveyors 61 c to 61 f. Then, the traveling trolley 63 on which the incoming vehicle is mounted travels on the trolley traveling path 64 and moves to a predetermined storage shelf 67. Thereafter, the incoming vehicles on the traveling trolley 63 are stored in a predetermined storage shelf 67 by the transverse conveyors 61e to 61h.

  When the vehicle is to be taken out of the warehouse, the delivered vehicle is moved from the storage shelf 67 to the traveling trolley 63 by the traverse conveyors 61e to 61h, and is moved out of the traveling trolley 63 by the traverse conveyors 61e, 61f, 61i, 61j. Moved to Then, the leaving vehicle is conveyed (lifted) to the exit getting on / off area 70b by the exit lift 65, and is moved to the exit getting on / off area 70b by the transverse conveyors 61i to 61l. Note that the configuration of the berth type mechanical parking device 60 in FIG. 6 is an example, and the configuration can be appropriately changed as long as the configuration includes the entry / exit room 70 (entrance / exit area 70a and exit / entry area 70b).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the entry / exit room 70 (entrance / exit area 70a and exit / entry area 70b) in the present embodiment. Sections B1 and B2 are set in the entry / exit area 70a as monitoring sections. The section B1 is a section that monitors the rear area of the vehicle that has entered in the direction of the arrow W2 and parked in the entry / exit area 70a, and the section B2 monitors the right area, the left area, and the front area of the parked vehicle. It is a section. Sections B3 and B4 are set as monitoring sections in the exit boarding area 70b. Section B3 is a section for monitoring the area in front of the vehicle parked in the exit boarding area 70b (exiting in the direction of arrow W3), and section B4 is monitoring the right area, left area, and rear area of the vehicle. It is a section.

  A vehicle rear sensor 71, a vehicle front sensor 72, and a berth occupancy sensor 73 are provided in the entrance / exit area 70a. Here, the human sensor detects the presence of a person. In the entry / exit area 70a, the vehicle rear sensor 71 monitors the area behind the vehicle and is provided corresponding to the section B1. Further, the vehicle front sensor 72 monitors an area in front of the vehicle, and is provided corresponding to the section B2. The entrance berth presence sensor 73 monitors the right area and the left area of the vehicle, and is provided corresponding to the section B2. Further, a vehicle front sensor 74, a vehicle rear sensor 75, and a berth occupancy sensor 76 are provided in the garage getting-in / out area 70b. In the unloading entry / exit area 70b, the vehicle front sensor 74 monitors the area in front of the vehicle and is provided corresponding to the section B3. The vehicle rear sensor 75 monitors the rear area of the vehicle and is provided corresponding to the section B4. The leaving berth human sensor 76 monitors the right region and the left region of the vehicle when there is a vehicle (or monitors the left and right regions at the center of the berth when there is no vehicle at the berth in preparation for leaving). It is provided corresponding to the section B4.

  As shown in FIG. 7, safety confirmation buttons SB1 to SB4 are arranged in the passenger compartment 70. The safety confirmation button SB1 is arranged at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the section B1 of the monitoring section. When the safety confirmation button SB1 is operated, the rear side of the vehicle corresponding to the section B1 of the monitoring section. The sensor 71 is activated. The safety confirmation button SB2 is disposed at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the section B2 of the monitoring section. When the safety confirmation button SB2 is operated, a vehicle front sensor corresponding to the section B2 of the monitoring section. 72 and the berth occupancy sensor 73 are activated. The safety confirmation button SB3 is arranged at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the section B3 of the monitoring section. When the safety confirmation button SB3 is operated, a vehicle front sensor corresponding to the section B3 of the monitoring section. 74 is activated. The safety confirmation button SB4 is arranged at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the section B4 of the monitoring section. When the safety confirmation button SB4 is operated, the rear side of the vehicle corresponding to the section B4 of the monitoring section. The sensor 75 and the berth occupancy sensor 76 are activated. In addition, since the monitoring section, the sensor, and the safety confirmation button are linked, the arrangement position and the number of the sensor and the safety confirmation button are appropriately changed according to the set position and number of the monitoring section.

  The boarding room 70 is provided with an operation panel 77 and has final confirmation buttons SBF1 and SBF2. In addition, a passage door 78 through which a person can enter and exit is provided in the boarding room 70.

  As the guidance means, when the vehicle is stored, the lights provided corresponding to the safety confirmation button SB1 and the safety confirmation button SB2 are turned on so that the safety is confirmed in order from the section B1 to the section B2. Further, when the vehicle is taken out of the vehicle, the lights provided corresponding to the safety confirmation button SB3 and the safety confirmation button SB4 are turned on as guiding means so that the safety is confirmed in order from the section B3 to the section B4.

  When the safety confirmation button SB1 is operated, the safety confirmation control unit 32 activates the vehicle rear sensor 71 corresponding to the monitoring section B1. Further, when the safety confirmation button SB2 is operated, the safety confirmation control unit 32 activates the vehicle front sensor 72 and the entrance berth sensor 73 corresponding to the section B2 of the monitoring section. Further, when the safety confirmation button SB3 is operated, the safety confirmation control unit 32 activates the vehicle front sensor 74 corresponding to the section B3 of the monitoring section. Further, when the safety confirmation button SB4 is operated, the safety confirmation control unit 32 activates the vehicle rear sensor 75 and the exit berth sensor 76 corresponding to the section B4 of the monitoring section.

  Next, the processing by the safety confirmation control unit 32 will be described with reference to FIG. The flow shown in FIG. 8 is a case where the vehicle is parked, and is executed after the vehicle is placed in the parking area 70a.

  First, the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SB1 is turned on (S201). Then, it is determined whether or not the safety confirmation button SB1 has been pressed (S202).

  If the safety confirmation button SB1 is not pressed (NO in S202), S202 is repeatedly executed.

  When the safety confirmation button SB1 is pressed (YES in S202), the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SB1 is turned off, the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SB2 is turned on, and the sensor corresponding to the safety confirmation button SB1 is turned on. (Vehicle rear sensor 71) is activated (S203).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the activated sensor (vehicle rear sensor 71) detects an object (S204). When an object is detected in the activated sensor (vehicle rear sensor 71) (YES determination in S204), the activation of all the activated sensors is released (S205), and S201 is executed again. .

  If no object is detected by the activated sensor (NO in S204), it is determined whether or not the safety confirmation button SB2 has been pressed (S206). If the safety confirmation button SB2 has not been pressed (NO in S206), the process returns to S204, and the above processing is repeatedly executed.

  When the safety confirmation button SB2 is pressed (YES in S206), the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SB2 is turned off, the operation of the final confirmation button SBF1 is enabled, and the sensor corresponding to the safety confirmation button SB2 ( The vehicle front sensor 72 and the storage berth sensor 73) are activated (S207).

  Then, it is determined whether or not an object has been detected by the activated sensors (vehicle rear sensor 71, vehicle front sensor 72, storage berth human sensor 73) (S208). When an object is detected in the activated sensors (YES determination in S208), the activation of all the activated sensors is released (S205), and S201 is executed again.

  If no object is detected by the activated sensor (NO in S208), it is determined whether the final confirmation button SBF1 has been pressed (S209). If the final confirmation button SBF1 has not been pressed (NO in S209), the process returns to S208, and the above processing is repeatedly executed.

  When the final confirmation button SBF1 is pressed (YES in S209), the operation of the mechanical parking device 60 is started (S210). More specifically, the vehicle is transported from the entrance / exit area 70a to the entrance lift 62 by the transport device.

  It should be noted that when the vehicle is taken out of the vehicle, the same processing is performed as in the flow shown in FIG. That is, when the vehicle is taken out of the vehicle, the process is started after the vehicle is taken out of the leaving / ingress / egress area 70b (before the transporting machine starts operating), and the safety confirmation processing is performed in the order from the section B3 to the section B4. Is executed.

  As described above, according to the safety confirmation system of the mechanical parking device, the mechanical parking device, the safety confirmation method, and the safety confirmation program according to the present embodiment, artificial safety confirmation and mechanical It is possible to seamlessly shift the safety check and improve the reliability of the safety check in each monitoring section.

[Third embodiment]
Next, a description is given of a mechanical parking device safety confirmation system, a mechanical parking device, a safety confirmation method, and a safety confirmation program according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
In the above-described first embodiment, the case where the getting on / off area is a tandem type divided into the back getting on / off area 20a and the front getting on / off area 20b has been described. A description will be given of a case in which a plurality of areas in which at least one of the outgoing and the outgoing can be arranged are of a vertically moving row type (single row) arranged in a row direction. Hereinafter, the mechanical parking device 90 according to the present embodiment will be described mainly with respect to differences from the first and second embodiments. In addition, although the mechanical parking device 90 in the present embodiment is described as an up-and-down traversing type, the same can be applied to a pit up-and-down type.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram of a mechanical parking device 90 according to the third embodiment. FIG. 9 shows a part of the mechanical parking device 90.
The mechanical parking device 90 in the present embodiment is a three-stage, eight-row vertically traversing type (single-row) type, for example, which allows vehicles to enter and exit from an entrance floor provided on the ground. As shown in FIG. 9, an entry / exit area 100 is provided on the entrance floor, and the entry / exit area 100 includes a plurality of areas (hereinafter, referred to as “unit entry / exit areas”) in which at least one of vehicle entry and exit is possible. Are arranged in eight rows in the row direction and in a single row in the column direction. Note that the unit entry / exit areas 100a to 100h arranged in the row direction are arranged so that the vehicle can enter from the same direction (arrow W4), as shown in FIGS. The entry / exit area 100 is surrounded by, for example, a fence or the like, and an entrance door is provided on a surface on which the vehicle enters.

  The hangar is provided on at least one of the upper side and the lower side of the unit entry / exit area. In the present embodiment, a description will be given of a case of a ground type in which eight unit entry / exit areas 100a to 100h are arranged in a single row in the row direction and storage shelves have a three-stage configuration corresponding to each unit entry / exit area ( (FIG. 10).

  The third-stage transporter has an elevating function, and moves up and down between the third-stage and first-stage loading / unloading areas 100a to 100h. The second-stage transporter has an elevating function and a traversing function, and moves up and down between the second-stage and first-stage loading / unloading areas 100a to 100h, and at the same time, traverses one row in the second stage (the second stage). Crossing between the boarding / alighting areas 100a to 100h). The first-stage transporter has a traversing function, and traverses one row in the first stage (traverses between the first-stage getting on / off areas 100a to 100h).

  In the present embodiment, the user can park the vehicle from the entrance floor to the empty storage shelf by traversing the empty storage shelf to the entrance floor as needed and performing elevation control. Specifically, in FIG. 9, when entering the storage shelf 101b in the unit entry / exit area 100b on the entry floor (first level), the storage shelf 101b first traverses and is located above the unit entry / exit area 100b. Then, the storage shelf 101b descends and is placed in the unit entry / exit area 100b on the entrance floor. After the vehicle is parked on the empty storage shelf at the entrance floor, the storage shelf 101b rises and rises to the second level. When the vehicle is to be taken out of the store, the storage shelves on which the picked-up vehicle is placed traverse in the horizontal direction as required, and move up and down to move to the entrance floor, and the user moves to the storage floor. From the vehicle.

  FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration of the getting on / off area 100 in the present embodiment. In the entry / exit area 100, a section C1 (rearward monitoring section) and a section C2 (forward monitoring section) are set as monitoring sections in the unit row in the approach direction of the vehicle. Section C1 is a section that monitors the area behind the vehicle parked in the boarding area 100, and section C2 is a section that monitors the area in front of the parked vehicle. In the lifting / lowering type (single row), the unit entry / exit areas 100a to 100h are arranged in a single row in the row direction, so that the monitoring sections are set to extend over the unit entry / exit areas 100a to 100h. That is, the section C1 is a section that monitors the rear area of each of the unit arrayed unit entry / exit areas 100a to 100h, and the section C2 is a section that monitors the front area of each of the unit arrayed unit entrance / exit areas 100a to 100h. It is. It should be noted that a section for monitoring a left-right area of the parked vehicle may be provided as the monitoring section. Further, the monitoring section is not limited to being set over each unit getting on / off area, but can be set arbitrarily.

  In the entry / exit area 100, a vehicle rear sensor 103, a vehicle front sensor 104, and division sensors 105a to 105i are provided. In the entry / exit area 100, the vehicle rear sensor 103 monitors a rear area of the vehicle and is provided corresponding to the section C1. The vehicle front side sensor 104 monitors an area in front of the vehicle, and the section sensors 105a to 105i monitor left and right areas of the unit getting on and off area, respectively, and are provided corresponding to the section C2.

  As shown in FIG. 10, safety confirmation buttons SC1 and SC2 are arranged in the getting on / off area 100. The safety confirmation button SC1 is located inside the boarding / alighting area 100 and at a position where a person can visually check the presence or absence of an object in the section C1 of the monitoring section. , The vehicle rear sensor 103 corresponding to the section C1 is activated. In the present embodiment, one safety confirmation button SC1 is provided for each of two unit entry / exit areas.

  The safety confirmation button SC2 is arranged at a position where a person can visually check the presence or absence of an object in the section C2 of the monitoring section. When the safety confirmation button SC2 is operated, a vehicle front sensor corresponding to the section C2 of the monitoring section. 104 and the compartment sensors 105a-105i are activated. In the present embodiment, one safety confirmation button SC2 is provided for two unit entry / exit areas.

  In addition, since the monitoring section, the sensor, and the safety confirmation button are linked, the arrangement position and the number of the sensor and the safety confirmation button are appropriately changed according to the set position and number of the monitoring section. An operation panel 106 is provided in the entry / exit area 100 and has a final confirmation button SCF.

  As the guiding means, when the vehicle is to be stored, the lights provided corresponding to the safety confirmation button SC1 and the safety confirmation button SC2 are turned on so that the safety is confirmed in order from the section C1 to the section C2.

  When the safety confirmation button SC1 is operated, the safety confirmation control unit 32 activates the vehicle rear sensor 103 corresponding to the section C1 of the monitoring section, and when the safety confirmation button SC2 is operated, the safety confirmation button SC1 is activated. Of the vehicle front side sensor 104 and the section sensors 105a to 105i corresponding to the section C2.

  Next, the processing by the safety confirmation control unit 32 will be described with reference to FIG. The flow shown in FIG. 11 is for a case where a vehicle is to be stored, and is executed after the vehicle is placed in the getting on / off area 100. Note that, in the flow of FIG. 11, a case where a vehicle is parked in a unit getting on / off area (for example, 100 g) in the getting on / off area 100 will be described as an example.

  First, the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SC1 is turned on (S301). Then, it is determined whether or not the safety confirmation button SC1 has been pressed (S302).

  If the safety confirmation button SC1 is not pressed (NO in S302), S302 is repeatedly executed.

  When the safety confirmation button SC1 is pressed (YES determination in S302), the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SC1 is turned off, the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SC2 is turned on, and the sensor corresponding to the safety confirmation button SC1 is turned on. (Vehicle rear sensor 103) is activated (S303). Note that, for example, a driver who parks the vehicle in the unit getting on / off area 100g can operate the nearby safety confirmation button SC1 to directly visually check the section C1 to confirm the safety.

  Then, it is determined whether an object is detected by the activated sensor (the vehicle rear sensor 103) (S304). When an object is detected by the activated sensor (vehicle rear sensor 103) (YES determination in S304), the activation of all the activated sensors is canceled (S305), and S301 is executed again. .

  If no object is detected by the activated sensor (NO in S304), it is determined whether or not the safety confirmation button SC2 has been pressed (S306). If the safety confirmation button SC2 has not been pressed (NO in S306), the process returns to S304, and the above processing is repeatedly executed.

  When the safety confirmation button SC2 is pressed (YES in S306), the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SC2 is turned off, the operation of the final confirmation button SCF is enabled, and the sensor (corresponding to the safety confirmation button SC2 ( The vehicle front side sensor 104 and the section sensors 105a to 105i) are activated (S307). Note that, for example, a driver who parks the vehicle in the unit getting on / off area 100g can operate the nearby safety check button SC2 to directly visually check the section C2 to check the safety.

  Then, it is determined whether or not the activated sensors (the vehicle rear sensor 103 and the vehicle front sensor 104) detect an object (S308). When an object is detected in the activated sensors (YES determination in S308), the activation of all the activated sensors is released (S305), and S301 is executed again.

  If no object is detected by the activated sensor (NO in S308), it is determined whether the final confirmation button SCF has been pressed (S309). If the final confirmation button SCF has not been pressed (NO in S309), the process returns to S308, and the above processing is repeatedly executed.

  When the final confirmation button SCF is pressed (YES in S309), the operation in the mechanical parking device 90 is started (S310).

  Note that, when the vehicle is taken out of the parking lot, the same process is performed as in the flow shown in FIG. That is, when the vehicle is to be unloaded, the safety check process is started after the vehicle is unloaded from the boarding / alighting area 100 (before the transport device starts operating), and the safety check is performed in order from the section C1 to the section C2. Be executed.

  As described above, according to the mechanical parking device safety confirmation system, the mechanical parking device, the safety confirmation method, and the safety confirmation program according to the present embodiment, the getting on / off area 100 is at least one of entry and exit of the vehicle. Even if a plurality of possible areas are unit rows arranged in a single row in the horizontal direction, the safety confirmation button is placed at a position where people can visually recognize the back monitoring section, The safety confirmation of the monitoring section can be reliably performed by the visual recognition of the person.

  For example, as in the reference example illustrated in FIG. 16, if the safety of the back monitoring section of the entry / exit area is confirmed from outside the entry / exit area by the rear confirmation mirror 160, the visibility is poor and the safety confirmation cannot be performed sufficiently. . Then, in the case of night or rain, visibility may be further deteriorated. That is, in order to further improve the safety, it is preferable to perform the safety check by directly visually recognizing by a human. Therefore, for example, without using a media such as a mirror (particularly, a device that lowers the visibility such as the visual field as compared with the case where the human is directly visible), the safety is confirmed by being directly visually recognized by the human eyes. This can improve the reliability of the safety confirmation.

[Fourth embodiment]
Next, a mechanical parking device safety confirmation system, a mechanical parking device, a safety confirmation method, and a safety confirmation program according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the third embodiment described above, the case where the getting on / off area is a vertical type (single row) of unit rows in which the unit getting on / off areas are arranged in the row direction has been described. A description will be given of a case where the unit column is a vertically moving row (column) in which a plurality of unit columns are arranged in the column direction. Hereinafter, the mechanical parking device 120 according to the present embodiment will be described mainly with respect to differences from the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and the third embodiment. In addition, although the mechanical parking device 120 in the present embodiment is described as an up-and-down traversing type, it is similarly applicable to a pit up-and-down type.

FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram of the mechanical parking device 120 according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 12 shows a part of the mechanical parking device 120.
The mechanical parking device 120 according to the present embodiment is of a three-stage, six-row vertically traversing type (column type), and allows vehicles to enter and exit from an entrance floor provided on the ground, for example. As shown in FIG. 12, a boarding area 130 is provided on the entrance floor, and the boarding area 130 has a plurality of areas in which at least one of vehicle entry and exit is possible, arranged in six rows in the row direction. This is used as a unit column, and a plurality of the unit columns are arranged in the column direction. The hangar is provided on at least one of the upper side and the lower side of each of the unit entry / exit areas 130a to 130l. In the present embodiment, a description will be given of a case where, in the getting-on / off area 130, two unit rows formed by arranging six unit getting-on / off areas in the row direction are arranged in two columns.

  The third-stage transporter has an elevating function, and moves up and down between the third-stage and first-stage loading / unloading areas 130a to 130l. The second-stage transporter has an elevating function and a traversing function, and moves up and down between the second-stage and first-stage loading / unloading areas 130a to 130l, and at the same time, traverses one row in the second stage (the second stage). Crossing between the boarding / alighting areas 130a-130f and 130g-130l). The first-stage transporter has a traversing function, and traverses one row in the first tier (traverses between the first-stage getting on / off areas 130a to 130f and 130g to 130l).

  FIG. 13 is a schematic configuration of the getting on / off area 130 in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the entry / exit area 130 includes unit entry / exit areas 130a to 130l, a column formed by the unit entry / exit areas 130a to 130f is a unit column L2, and a column formed by the unit entry / exit areas 130g to 130l is a unit column. L1. 12 and 13, the transporter raises and lowers storage shelves 131a to 131c for each of the unit access areas 130a to 130l. In the boarding / alighting area 130, a depth monitoring section and a forward monitoring section are set as monitoring sections in each unit row as the monitoring sections in the approach direction of the vehicle (arrow W5). In the present embodiment, since two unit rows are arranged in the column direction, the back monitoring section in the unit row L1 is defined as a section D1 (L1), the front monitoring section is defined as a section D2 (L1), and the unit row L2 is defined as a unit. The rear monitoring section is defined as a section D1 (L2), and the front monitoring section is defined as a section D2 (L2).

  In the entry / exit area 130, a vehicle rear sensor 133, a vehicle front sensor 134, and partition sensors 137a to 137g are provided in the unit row L1, and a vehicle rear sensor 135, a vehicle front sensor 136, and a partition sensor 138a in the unit row L2. 138 g are provided. In the unit row L1, the vehicle rear sensor 133 monitors the rear area of the vehicle and is provided corresponding to the section D1 (L1). Further, the vehicle front sensor 134 monitors an area in front of the vehicle, and the section sensors 137a to 137g monitor left and right areas of the unit getting on and off area, respectively, and are provided corresponding to the section D2 (L1). In the unit row L2, the vehicle rear sensor 135 monitors the rear area of the vehicle, and is provided corresponding to the section D1 (L2). The vehicle front sensor 136 monitors the area in front of the vehicle, and the section sensors 138a to 138g monitor the left and right areas of the unit getting on and off area, respectively, and are provided corresponding to the section D2 (L2).

  As shown in FIG. 13, safety confirmation buttons SD1 to SD3 are arranged in the boarding / alighting area 130. Note that one of the safety confirmation buttons SD1 to SD3 is provided for each of the two unit entry / exit areas. The safety confirmation button SD1 is located in the boarding / alighting area 130 at a position where the presence or absence of an object in the section D1 (L1) of the monitoring section can be visually recognized by a person, and the safety confirmation button SD1 is operated. The vehicle rear sensor 133 corresponding to the section D1 (L1) of the monitoring section is activated. The safety confirmation button SD2 is arranged at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the section D2 (L1) and the section D1 (L2) of the monitoring section. When the safety confirmation button SD2 is operated, the monitoring section SD2 is operated. The vehicle front sensor 134, the partition sensors 137a to 137g, and the vehicle rear sensor 135 corresponding to the section D2 (L1) and the section D1 (L2) are enabled. The safety confirmation button SD3 is arranged at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the section D2 (L2) of the monitoring section. When the safety confirmation button SD3 is operated, the section D2 (L2) of the monitoring section. , The vehicle front sensor 136 and the section sensors 138a to 138g corresponding to are activated. In addition, since the monitoring section, the sensor, and the safety confirmation button are linked, the arrangement position and the number of the sensor and the safety confirmation button are appropriately changed according to the set position and number of the monitoring section. An operation panel 139 is provided in the entry / exit area 130, and has a final confirmation button SDF.

  As the guidance means, when the vehicle is to be stored, the lights provided corresponding to the safety confirmation buttons SD1 to SD3 are lit so that the safety is confirmed in order from the section D1 (L1) to the section D2 (L2).

  When the safety confirmation button SD1 is operated, the safety confirmation control unit 32 activates the vehicle rear sensor 133 corresponding to the section D1 (L1) of the monitoring section. When the safety confirmation button SD2 is operated, the safety confirmation control unit 32 determines whether the vehicle front sensor 134, the compartment sensors 137a to 137g, and the vehicle corresponding to the sections D2 (L1) and D1 (L2) of the monitoring section. The rear sensor 135 is activated. When the safety confirmation button SD3 is operated, the safety confirmation control unit 32 activates the vehicle front side sensor 136 and the section sensors 138a to 138g corresponding to the section D2 (L2) of the monitoring section.

  Next, processing by the above-described safety confirmation control unit 32 will be described with reference to FIGS. The flow shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 is for a case where the vehicle is parked, and is executed after the vehicle is placed in the getting on / off area 130. 14 and FIG. 15 exemplify and describe a case where a vehicle enters a unit entry / exit area (for example, 130i) in the unit row L1 of the entry / exit area 130.

  First, the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SD1 is turned on (S401). Then, it is determined whether or not the safety confirmation button SD1 has been pressed (S402).

  If the safety confirmation button SD1 has not been pressed (NO in S402), S402 is repeatedly executed.

  When the safety confirmation button SD1 is pressed (YES determination in S402), the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SD1 is turned off, the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SD2 is turned on, and the sensor corresponding to the safety confirmation button SD1 is turned on. (Vehicle rear sensor 133) is activated (S403). Note that, for example, the driver who parks the vehicle in the unit getting on / off area 130i can directly confirm the section D1 (L1) and confirm the safety by operating the nearby safety confirmation button SD1.

  Then, it is determined whether or not an object is detected by the activated sensor (vehicle rear sensor 133) (S404). When an object is detected in the activated sensor (vehicle rear sensor 133) (YES determination in S404), all activated sensors are deactivated (S405), and S401 is executed again. .

  If no object is detected by the activated sensor (NO in S404), it is determined whether the safety confirmation button SD2 has been pressed (S406). If the safety confirmation button SD2 has not been pressed (NO in S406), the process returns to S404, and the above processing is repeatedly executed.

  When the safety confirmation button SD2 is pressed (YES in S406), the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SD2 is turned off, the light corresponding to the safety confirmation button SD3 is turned on, and the sensor corresponding to the safety confirmation button SD2 is turned on. (Vehicle rear sensor 135, vehicle front sensor 134, and partition sensors 137a to 137g) are activated (S407). Note that, for example, the driver who parked the vehicle in the unit getting on / off area 130c operates the nearby safety confirmation button SD2 to directly visually confirm the section D2 (L1) and the section D1 (L2) to confirm the safety. be able to.

  Then, it is determined whether an object is detected by the activated sensor (S408). When an object is detected in the activated sensors (YES in S408), the activation of all the activated sensors is released (S405), and S401 is executed again.

  If no object is detected by the activated sensor (NO in S408), it is determined whether or not the safety confirmation button SD3 has been pressed (S409). If the safety confirmation button SD3 has not been pressed (NO in S409), the process returns to S408, and the above processing is repeatedly executed.

  When the safety confirmation button SD3 is pressed (YES determination in S409), the light corresponding to the security confirmation button SD3 is turned off, the operation of the final confirmation button SDF is enabled, and the sensor corresponding to the security confirmation button SD3 ( The vehicle front sensor 136 and the section sensors 138a to 138g are activated (S410). Note that, for example, a driver who parks the vehicle in the unit getting on / off area 130c can operate the nearby safety confirmation button SD3 to directly visually confirm the section D2 (L2) to confirm the safety.

  Then, it is determined whether an object is detected by the activated sensor (S411). When an object is detected in the activated sensors (YES in S411), the activation of all the activated sensors is released (S405), and S401 is executed again.

  If no object is detected by the activated sensor (NO in S411), it is determined whether the final confirmation button SDF has been pressed (S412). If the final confirmation button SDF has not been pressed (NO in S412), the process returns to S411, and the above processing is repeatedly executed.

  When the final confirmation button SDF is pressed (YES in S412), the operation of the mechanical parking device 120 is started (S413).

  It should be noted that when the vehicle is taken out of the vehicle, the same processing is performed as in the flow shown in FIGS. That is, when the vehicle is taken out of the vehicle, the process is started after the vehicle is taken out of the boarding / alighting area 130 (before the transporting machine starts operating), and the safety is confirmed in order from the section D1 (L1) to the section D2 (L2). Then, a safety confirmation process is executed.

  As described above, according to the mechanical parking device safety confirmation system, the mechanical parking device, the safety confirmation method, and the safety confirmation program according to the present embodiment, the boarding area is at least one of the entry and exit of the vehicle. Even if multiple unit rows where multiple areas are possible are arranged in the row direction, even if multiple unit rows are arranged in the column direction, the safety confirmation button is placed at a position where people can see the depth monitoring section. In addition, the security of the rear monitoring section can be reliably confirmed by the human eye.

  The present invention is not limited to only the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. In addition, it is also possible to combine each embodiment.

  For example, the mechanical parking device to which the safety confirmation system is applied is not limited to the above, and is not limited to the above, but may include a vertical circulation system, a multi-story floor circulation system, a horizontal circulation system, an elevator system, an elevator slide system, a plane reciprocating system, and a two-stage multi-elevation. Various types of mechanical parking devices such as a system (pit type) and a vertically moving system (pit type) can be used.

10: Mechanical parking device 14: Entry floor 16: Pallet 18: Hangar 20: Entry / exit room 20a: Back side entry / exit area 20b: Front side entry / exit area 21: Entrance door 22: Operation panel 23: Vehicle front sensor 24a: Vehicle width right Sensor 24b: Vehicle width left sensor 24c: Vehicle rear sensor 24d: Right human sensor 24e: Left human sensor 25: Vehicle front sensor 26a: Vehicle width right sensor 26b: Vehicle width left sensor 26c: Vehicle rear sensor 26d: Right occupancy sensor 26e: Left occupancy sensor 27: Partition door 30: Control device 31: Entry / exit control unit 32: Safety confirmation control unit (control unit)
60: mechanical parking devices 61a to 61l: lateral feed conveyor 62: loading lift 63: traveling trolley 64: trolley running path 65: loading lift 66: storage compartment 67: storage shelf 70: loading / unloading room 70a: loading / unloading area 70b: loading / unloading Area 71: Vehicle rear sensor 72: Vehicle front sensor 73: Entry berth human sensor 74: Vehicle front sensor 75: Vehicle rear sensor 76: Entry berth human sensor 77: Operation panel 78: Passage door 90: Mechanical parking Device 100: getting on and off areas 100a to 100h: unit getting on and off areas 101a to 101c: storage shelf 103: vehicle rear side sensor 104: vehicle front side sensors 105a to 105i: section sensor 106: operation panel 120: mechanical parking device 130: getting on and off area 130a 130l: unit getting on / off area 133: vehicle rear sensor 134: vehicle front sensor 135: Vehicle rear sensor 136: Vehicle front sensors 137a to 137g: Partition sensors 138a to 138g: Partition sensor 139: Operation panel 160: Rear confirmation mirror SA1 to SA4: Safety confirmation button (operation unit)
SAF: Final confirmation buttons SB1 to SB4: Safety confirmation buttons (operation unit)
SBF1 to BF2: Final confirmation button SC1 to SC2: Safety confirmation button (operation unit)
SCF: Final confirmation buttons SD1 to SD3: Safety confirmation buttons (operation unit)
SDF: Final confirmation button

A first aspect of the present invention is a safety confirmation system for a mechanical parking device having a boarding area where at least one of entry and exit of a vehicle is performed, wherein a plurality of monitoring sections preset in the boarding area are provided. A sensor that is provided correspondingly and detects the presence or absence of an object in the corresponding monitoring section; and a position that is provided corresponding to each of the monitoring sections and allows a person to visually recognize the presence or absence of the object in the corresponding monitoring section. And an operation unit operated after the safety of the monitoring section is confirmed by the person, and control for activating the sensor arranged in the monitoring section corresponding to the operation section on which the operation has been performed. And a safety confirmation system for the mechanical parking device, comprising:

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in a boarding / alighting area where at least one of entry and exit of a vehicle is performed, the boarding area is provided corresponding to each of a plurality of monitoring sections preset in the boarding / alighting area, and A sensor for detecting the presence or absence of an object, and a sensor that is provided in correspondence with each of the monitoring sections and is disposed at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the corresponding monitoring section, and the safety of the monitoring section by the person. A safety operation method for a mechanical parking device having an operation unit operated after the operation is confirmed, wherein the sensor disposed in the monitoring section corresponding to the operation unit where the operation is performed is enabled. This is a method for confirming the safety of a mechanical parking device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in a boarding / alighting area where at least one of entry and exit of a vehicle is performed, the boarding area is provided corresponding to each of a plurality of monitoring sections set in advance in the boarding / leaving area. A sensor for detecting the presence or absence of an object, and a sensor that is provided in correspondence with each of the monitoring sections and is disposed at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the corresponding monitoring section, and the safety of the monitoring section by the person. Is a safety confirmation program for a mechanical parking device having an operation unit operated after the operation is confirmed, wherein the sensor is disposed in the monitoring section corresponding to the operation unit where the operation is performed. It is a safety confirmation program of a mechanical parking device for causing a computer to execute processing.

Claims (10)

A safety confirmation system for a mechanical parking device having a boarding area where at least one of entry and exit of a vehicle is performed,
A sensor is provided corresponding to each of a plurality of monitoring sections set in advance in the boarding area, and detects the presence or absence of an object in the corresponding monitoring section,
In each of the monitoring sections, an operation unit that is arranged at a position where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the monitoring section, and is operated after the safety of the monitoring section is confirmed by the person,
A control unit that activates the sensor arranged in the monitoring section corresponding to the operation unit where the operation is performed;
A safety confirmation system for a mechanical parking device comprising:   The safety confirmation system for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit activates the sensor by operating the sensor or initializing a detection result of the sensor.   The safety confirmation system for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: guidance means for guiding the person so as to sequentially confirm safety from the monitoring section located farthest from the exit of the person in the getting on / off area.   The control unit, if the activated sensor detects an object before all the sensors are activated, cancels the activation of the sensor that has detected the object, the corresponding monitoring section of the monitoring section The safety confirmation system for a mechanical parking device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which prompts for safety confirmation. The boarding area is divided into a front boarding area and a back boarding area with respect to the approach direction of the vehicle,
The controller is configured such that, when the entrance / exit is performed in the rear entrance / exit area, after the sensors of all the monitoring sections set in the rear entrance / exit area are enabled, the controller in the front entrance / exit area. The safety confirmation system for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1, wherein an input from an operation unit is received. The boarding / alighting area is a unit row in which a plurality of areas where at least one of entry and exit of the vehicle is possible are arranged in a single row in a row direction,
The monitoring section includes a forward monitoring section and a depth monitoring section with respect to the approach direction of the vehicle in the unit row,
The operation unit corresponding to the rearward monitoring section is disposed at a position inside the getting-on / off area where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the rearward monitoring section. 2. The safety confirmation system for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1. In the getting-on / off area, a plurality of unit rows in which a plurality of areas capable of at least one of entry and exit of the vehicle are arranged in a single row in a row direction are arranged in a column direction,
The monitoring section includes, in each of the unit rows, a forward monitoring section and a depth monitoring section with respect to the approach direction of the vehicle,
The operation unit corresponding to the rearward monitoring section is disposed at a position inside the getting-on / off area where a person can visually recognize the presence or absence of an object in the rearward monitoring section. 2. The safety confirmation system for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1.   A mechanical parking device comprising the safety confirmation system for a mechanical parking device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. In a getting-on / off area where at least one of entry and exit of the vehicle is performed, a sensor is provided corresponding to each of a plurality of monitoring sections set in advance in the getting-on / off area, and detects the presence or absence of an object in the corresponding monitoring section. An operation unit which is arranged in a position where a person can visually check the presence or absence of an object in the monitoring section in each of the monitoring sections, and which is operated after the safety of the monitoring section is confirmed by the person. A method for checking the safety of a parking device,
A method for confirming safety of a mechanical parking device that activates the sensor disposed in the monitoring section corresponding to the operation unit on which the operation is performed. In a getting-on / off area where at least one of entry and exit of the vehicle is performed, a sensor is provided corresponding to each of a plurality of monitoring sections set in advance in the getting-on / off area, and detects the presence or absence of an object in the corresponding monitoring section. An operation unit which is arranged in a position where a person can visually check the presence or absence of an object in the monitoring section in each of the monitoring sections, and which is operated after the safety of the monitoring section is confirmed by the person. A parking device safety confirmation program,
A program for causing a computer to execute a process of activating a sensor disposed in the monitoring section corresponding to the operation unit on which the operation is performed.

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