JP2021025248A - Parking device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a fork-type parking device capable of preventing that charged electric vehicles continue to occupy parking chambers each having a charging facility and capable of charging a plurality of electric vehicles more efficiently.SOLUTION: A control portion of a parking device, when an electric vehicle enters, performs the steps of: receiving an entry instruction from a user newly making an electric vehicle enter; when all of charging parking chambers are occupied with electric vehicles that are being charged, storing the electric vehicle desiring charge as a charge awaiting vehicle and transporting from a getting on/off area to one of general parking chambers; after the control portion detects completion of charge of an electric vehicle in one of the charging parking chambers, transporting the completely charged electric vehicle from the charging parking chamber to an empty parking chamber among the plurality of general parking chambers; transporting the charge awaiting vehicle from the general parking chamber to the empty charging parking chamber; and starting charge of the charge awaiting vehicle transported to the charging parking chamber.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 17

Description

The present invention relates to a fork-type parking device that rechargeably accommodates a vehicle in a parking room.

Conventionally, in a fork-type parking device, a charging plug is wired to an electric vehicle in a parking room to charge the electric vehicle during parking time.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a fork-type parking device. In this paragraph, the reference numerals of Patent Document 1 are shown in parentheses. The parking device (1) of Patent Document 1 is provided in a lifting lift (2) for raising and lowering an elevating space (E), a parking room (X) provided adjacent to the elevating space (E), and a parking room (X). A traversing tray (3) that is arranged and reciprocates in the elevating space (E) and a charging device for charging the electric vehicle to be stored are provided, and the forks of the elevating lift (2) and the traversing tray (3) are attached to each other. By passing each other, the vehicle can be delivered. The charging device includes a power receiver (17) that is electrically connected to a storage battery of an electric vehicle via a lead wire (15) and a plug (16), and a parking room (X) for supplying power to the power receiver (17). The power supply (21) installed in the above is provided. For the electric vehicle stopped on the boarding platform (13), the power receiver (16) is passed through the lead wire (15) and the plug (16) at the tire stop position (14) of the electric vehicle on the lift (2) by the user. 17) is attached. Then, in order to accommodate the electric vehicle in the parking room (X), the power receiver (17) is transferred from the lift (2) to the traverse tray (3) together with the electric vehicle. Next, when the traversing tray (3) on which the electric vehicle is placed traverses and the electric vehicle enters the parking room (X), the power receiver (17) is installed in the parking room (X). ), The power receiver (17) and the power supply (21) come into contact with each other, so that the charging device charges the electric vehicle in the parking room (X).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-69181

In a conventional parking device as in Patent Document 1, when an electric vehicle is stored for charging, the electric vehicle waits in the parking room even after the charging is completed, and the electric vehicle is discharged together with a user's exit instruction. That is, unless instructed by the user to leave the vehicle, the charged electric vehicle continues to occupy the parking room having the charging equipment. Therefore, the conventional parking device cannot charge more electric vehicles than the number of parking rooms equipped with charging equipment, and there is a problem that it is inefficient to charge a plurality of electric vehicles. ..

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is possible to prevent a charged electric vehicle from continuing to occupy a parking room having a charging facility and to charge a plurality of electric vehicles more efficiently. The purpose is to provide a fork-type parking device.

The parking device of one embodiment of the present invention has a boarding / alighting area for the user to get on and off the electric vehicle, an elevating space extending in the elevating direction so as to elevate the electric vehicle from the boarding / alighting area to another level, and the elevating space. A fork-type parking device having a plurality of parking rooms arranged adjacent to the elevating space in the traverse direction and a control unit for controlling the operation of the parking device so as to allow the electric vehicle to traverse and accommodate the electric vehicle.
An elevating lift that has a comb-shaped frame on which an electric vehicle can be placed and elevates the elevating space,
It has a comb-shaped frame that is formed so as to be able to pass each other in the elevating direction with respect to the comb-shaped frame of the elevating lift, and has a comb-shaped frame on which an electric vehicle can be placed. A plurality of traversing trays traversing substantially horizontally between the elevating space and the elevating space,
A power supply device for supplying electric power to an electric vehicle housed in a part of the plurality of parking rooms is provided.
The plurality of parking rooms include a plurality of general parking rooms that do not include the power supply device, and one or a plurality of charging parking rooms provided with the power supply device, and the traverse tray side holder is the traverse tray. Is configured to electrically connect the power supply repeater to the power supply device when the is stored in the charging parking room.
The control unit is used when the electric vehicle is warehousing.
The process of receiving warehousing instructions from users who newly warehousing electric vehicles,
When all of the charging parking room is occupied by the electric vehicle being charged, the process of storing the electric vehicle to be charged as a waiting vehicle for charging and transporting the electric vehicle from the boarding / alighting area to one of the general parking rooms. ,
After the control unit detects that the charging of the electric vehicle is completed in one of the charging parking rooms, the fully charged electric vehicle is vacantly parked from the charging parking room among the plurality of general parking rooms. The process of transporting to the room and
The process of transporting the vehicle waiting for charging from the general parking room to an empty charging parking room, and
A process of starting charging of the charging waiting vehicle transported to the charging parking room, and
It is characterized by executing.

According to the parking device of the present invention, a fully charged electric vehicle is moved from a charging parking room (having a charging facility) to an empty parking room among general parking rooms (without a charging facility), and a vehicle waiting to be charged is moved. Charging can be started by moving from the waiting general parking room to the empty charging parking room. That is, the parking device of the present invention efficiently enables parking charging of an electric vehicle in excess of the number of charging parking rooms in the fork-type parking device. Further, according to the present invention, as a result of the efficiency improvement, secondary effects such as reduction of the power supply capacity of the entire parking device and reduction of manufacturing / maintenance costs may occur.

A further embodiment of the parking device of the present invention is the parking device of the above-described embodiment, wherein the control unit has two or more of the plurality of parking rooms following a step of receiving a warehousing instruction from a user who newly wares an electric vehicle. Further executing the step of confirming whether or not the vehicle has an empty parking room, and when the plurality of parking rooms do not have two or more empty parking rooms, the control unit restricts the user from entering the vehicle and the plurality of parking rooms. When the parking room has two or more empty parking rooms, the control unit allows the user to enter the vehicle.
That is, the control unit can always secure one empty parking room by restricting the user's warehousing according to the number of empty parking rooms when all the charging parking rooms are occupied. And.

In the parking device of the above-described embodiment, the parking device of the present invention is attached to a self-solid having a self-supporting shape, a cable held by the self-solid, and a tip of the cable, and is attached to a charging port of an electric vehicle. A charging connector to be connected, and a power supply repeater provided with a connection terminal that is electrically connected to the cable and is exposed to the outside and can be electrically connected to the power supply terminal of the power supply device.
An elevating lift side holding body installed on the elevating lift and holding the power supply repeater on the elevating lift in a self-supporting state.
It is installed in each of the plurality of traversing trays, and the power supply repeater is held on the traversing tray in a self-supporting state, and when it passes by the elevating lift side holding body, it is mutually connected with the elevating lift side holding body. It is further provided with a traversing tray side holder configured to be able to deliver the power supply repeater.
That is, the user can electrically connect the electric vehicle and the power supply device simply by placing the power supply repeater on the holder, whereby the cable can be connected as in the conventional case. This eliminates the need to search for an outlet on the parking device side, enabling a more user-friendly design of the parking device.

In the parking device of the above embodiment, the parking device of the further aspect of the present invention is installed in the boarding / alighting area and rotates with each other from the first position to the second position to change the direction of the electric vehicle to a predetermined angle. A rotating bed for the purpose of mounting an electric vehicle formed in both the first position and the second position so as to be able to pass each other in the elevating direction with respect to the comb-shaped frame of the elevating lift. With a rotating floor, with a frame,
It is installed on the rotating floor, and the power supply box is held on the rotating floor in a self-supporting state, and when the elevating lift side holding body passes by the elevating lift side holding body, the power feeding repeater is mutually provided with the elevating lift side holding body. It is further provided with rotating floor side holding bodies which are configured to be deliverable and are installed on both sides of the rotating floor electric vehicle.
The parking rooms are arranged so as to be paired on both sides of the elevating space in the transverse direction at each level different from the boarding / alighting area, and the power supply terminals of the power supply device are arranged with the elevating space of each charging parking room. It is installed in two places on the front and back of the opposite side end,
The rotating floor side holding body is installed at two locations in front of and behind the side edges on both sides of the rotating floor and the elevating lift in the transverse direction.
The elevating lift side holding body is installed at each of the side edges of the elevating lift on both sides in the transverse direction, and is installed at two locations in front of and behind the side edges of both sides of the elevating lift in the transverse direction.
In the traversing tray stored in the charging parking chamber, the traversing tray side holder is installed at least on the side edge of the traversing tray opposite to the elevating space of the corresponding parking room, and said. When the traverse tray is stored, it is installed at two locations in front of and behind the side edge closer to the power supply terminal.
When the electric vehicle and the power supply repeater are transferred from the lift to the traverse tray of the charging parking room, the control unit is on the same side as the lift-side holder that holds the power supply repeater. It is characterized by driving the traversing tray.
That is, when the user places the power supply repeater on the rotating floor side holding body on the side close to the charging port of the electric vehicle, the rotating floor is rotated according to the position of the parking room where the electric vehicle is accommodated, and the electric vehicle is mounted on the lift. And by delivering the power supply repeater, the side of the lift-side holding body that holds the power supply repeater and the side of the parking room of the accommodation destination can be matched on the lift. As a result, regardless of the installation side of the charging port of the electric vehicle, the electric vehicle can be selectively accommodated in the parking rooms on both sides while the power supply repeater is held by the holding body closest to the charging port. is there. Further, the rotating floor side holding body and the elevating lift side holding body are installed at two places in the front and rear of the side edges of the rotating floor and the elevating lift, so that the user can hold the electric vehicle in the front-rear direction from the charging port. The body can be selected and the power supply repeater can be placed. As a result, the electric vehicle can be selectively accommodated in the parking rooms on both sides while the power supply repeater is held by the holding body closest to the charging port regardless of the installation side and the front-rear position of the charging port of the electric vehicle. Is possible.

In the parking device of the above embodiment, the parking device of the present invention is a step in which the control unit conveys a fully charged electric vehicle from the charging parking room to an empty parking room among the plurality of general parking rooms. Followed by,
A step of comparing the holding position of the power supply repeater of the vehicle waiting for charging with the installation position of the power supply terminal of the empty charging parking room.
When the difference between the holding position and the installation position is detected, the charging waiting vehicle is transported to the rotating floor, the charging waiting vehicle is rotated so as to match the holding position with the installation position, and the charging waiting vehicle is rotated via the elevating lift. It is characterized in that the step of transporting the charging waiting vehicle to the empty charging parking room is executed.
That is, regardless of the position of the charging port of the electric vehicle, it is possible to transport the vehicle waiting for charging to an empty charging parking room for charging.

A further aspect of the parking device of the present invention is the parking device of the above embodiment, wherein the rotating floor side holder includes a limit switch that mechanically detects the holding of the power supply repeater.
The control unit receives the signal from the limit switch, identifies the rotary floor-side holder that holds the power supply repeater among the plurality of rotary floor-side holders, and feeds the power as information on the charging standby vehicle. It is characterized in that the holding position of the repeater is memorized.
That is, by detecting the holding position of the power supply repeater based on the signal of the limit switch, the position information of the power supply repeater can be accurately registered as the information of the charging standby vehicle.

The present invention provides a fork-type parking device that enables more efficient charging of a plurality of electric vehicles by replacing the charged electric vehicle parked in the charging parking room with a vehicle waiting to be charged.

The perspective view which shows the mechanical structure of the parking device (fork type multi-storey car park) of one Embodiment of this invention. The schematic view of the parking device of FIG. 1 seen from the outside front. The schematic view which looked at the internal structure of the parking device of FIG. 1 from the front. The plan view of the boarding / alighting area of the parking device of FIG. (A) Overall schematic view and (b) partial enlarged view which shows the rotating floor of the parking device of one Embodiment of this invention. (A) Overall schematic view and (b) partial enlarged view which shows the elevating lift of the parking device of one Embodiment of this invention. (A) Overall schematic view and (b) Partial enlarged view which shows the traverse tray and the parking room for charging of the parking device of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of the power supply device of the charging parking room of FIG. 7, showing a state in which (a) the power receiving terminal of the traverse tray and the power supply terminal are in contact with each other, and (b) the power receiving terminal and the power supply terminal of the traversing tray are Indicates the separated state. (A) Overall schematic view and (b) Partially enlarged view showing a traverse tray and a general parking room of a parking device according to an embodiment of the present invention. (A) front view, (b) rear view and (c) bottom view of the power supply box of the parking device according to the embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the internal structure of the power supply box of FIG. In the power supply box of FIG. 11, a front view (a) and a plan view (b) showing an internal structure in a state where the cable is pulled out. FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a state in which an electric vehicle is arranged on a rotating floor in the parking device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a partially enlarged view of the vicinity of the charging port of the electric vehicle of FIG. A partially enlarged schematic view of the vicinity of the power supply box of FIG. FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a mode in which a power supply box is transferred between holding bodies in the parking device according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the parking device of one embodiment of the present invention, a flowchart of a method of warehousing an electric vehicle when all vehicles waiting to be charged are occupied is shown. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process related to installation / confirmation / registration of a power supply repeater in the warehousing method of FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a process immediately before transporting a vehicle waiting for charging to an empty charging parking room in the warehousing method of FIG. FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a process (when n = 1 of the charging waiting vehicle Vn) until the charging waiting vehicle is charged in the warehousing process of FIG. The schematic diagram which shows the process (when n ≠ 1 of the charge waiting vehicle Vn) until the charge waiting vehicle is charged in the warehousing process of FIG. In the parking device of one embodiment of the present invention, a flowchart of a method of warehousing an electric vehicle when a vehicle waiting for charging is not occupied is shown. In the parking device of another embodiment of the present invention, the flowchart of the warehousing process of the electric vehicle when all the vehicles waiting for charging are occupied is shown.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The shapes of the figures referred to in the following description are conceptual diagrams or schematic views for explaining suitable shape dimensions, and the dimensional ratios and the like do not always match the actual dimensional ratios. That is, the present invention is not limited to the dimensional ratio in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of a fork-type parking lot of the parking device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the parking device 100 as viewed from the outside front. FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the parking device 100 as viewed from the front. FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the boarding / alighting area of the parking device 100.

The parking device 100 of the present embodiment is a fork (comb tooth) type mechanical multi-storey car park capable of parking vehicles on a plurality of levels. The operation of the parking device 100 is controlled by a control unit (not shown). The control unit has a storage unit and can store or register various types of information. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the parking device 100 includes an boarding / alighting area 101 for the user to get on and off the vehicle, and an elevating space 102 extending in the elevating direction from the boarding / alighting area 101 so as to move the electric vehicle up and down to another level. , A plurality of parking rooms 103 arranged adjacent to the elevating space 102 in the transverse direction in order to allow the electric vehicle to traverse and accommodate the electric vehicle from the elevating space 102, and an accommodating portion of the elevating lift 120 recessed below the boarding / alighting area 101. It has 104 and. The plurality of parking rooms 103 are classified into a charging parking room 103A having a facility capable of charging an electric vehicle and a general parking room 103B not having the facility. The parking device 100 of the present embodiment is installed in the charging parking room 103A, has a power supply device 140 for supplying electric power to the electric vehicle, and has a self-supporting shape, and makes the power supply device 140 and the electric vehicle electric. It is provided with a power supply box 150 as a power supply repeater that can be connected to the electric vehicle and can supply power to the electric vehicle. That is, the parking device 100 is characterized in that power is supplied to the electric vehicle via the power supply box 150 as the power supply repeater. The parking device 100 operates to park the vehicle in general, but operates to charge the electric vehicle at the time of parking only when the vehicle is an electric vehicle. Therefore, the term "vehicle" as used herein is a concept indicating a vehicle in general including an electric vehicle.

The boarding / alighting area 101 is arranged indoors of the parking device 100 so as to get on / off the vehicle. An external area adjacent to the lane is arranged outside the boarding / alighting area 101. The external area is an area communicating with the boarding / alighting area 101 via the doorway 106. The boarding / alighting area 101 is arranged at the same level as the lane so that vehicles can enter the lane or leave the lane. Further, the boarding / alighting area 101 and the external area are separated by an entrance / exit door 106. As shown in FIG. 2, an operation panel 107 is provided on the outer wall of the parking device 100 adjacent to the doorway 106. The user can open and close the doorway 106 and process the warehousing by temporarily stopping the vehicle in the external area for warehousing and inputting necessary information to the operation panel 107. Alternatively, the user can open and close the doorway 106, process the vehicle to leave the garage, and unload the vehicle from the boarding / alighting area 101 to the external area by inputting the information required for the operation panel 107 for warehousing. ..

The elevating space 102 is a space for elevating and lowering the elevating lift 120, and extends over all layers. The height of the elevating space 102 is set by the desired number of parking rooms 103, that is, the number of floors of the parking tower. In the elevating space 102, the comb teeth of the elevating lift 120 and the comb teeth of the traversing tray 130 pass each other, so that the vehicle is transferred between the elevating lift 120 and the traversing tray 130.

Each parking room 103 is arranged so as to be paired on both sides of the elevating space 102 in the transverse direction on each floor different from the boarding / alighting area 101. Each parking room 103 is a space in which one vehicle can be parked and can be charged. In each parking room 103, a traversing tray 130 on which a vehicle is placed is arranged. In the example of FIG. 3, six of the plurality of parking rooms 103 on the lower layer side are the charging parking room 103A, and the others are the general parking room 103B. In the charging parking room 103, when the vehicle is an electric vehicle, a power supply device 140 and / or a power supply terminal 141 is installed as a power supply facility capable of charging the electric vehicle. Note that FIG. 3 is merely an example, and the ratio and position of the charging parking room 103A and the general parking room 103B among the plurality of parking rooms 103 can be arbitrarily changed.

The accommodating portion 104 is a space provided for accommodating the elevating lift 120 below the rotating floor 110 of the boarding / alighting area 101. That is, the accommodating portion 104 is a space recessed in the boarding / alighting area 101. In the operation of the parking device 100, the elevating lift 120 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 104 as a shelter position so as not to interfere with the rotation of the rotating floor 110. It can be detected by a sensor, a limit switch, or the like that the lift 120 is housed in the housing unit 104.

As shown in FIG. 3, the parking device 100 is stored in a rotating floor 110 installed in the boarding / alighting area 101, an elevating lift 120 for ascending / descending the elevating space 102, and a corresponding parking room 103 as a vehicle transport mechanism. In addition, a traversing tray 130 that traverses between the parking room 103 and the elevating space 102 substantially horizontally along the traversing rail is provided. The rotating floor 110 has a comb-shaped frame on which a vehicle can be placed, and is configured so that the direction of the vehicle can be changed to a predetermined angle. As an example, the rotating floor 110 has a comb tooth shape in which comb teeth extend outward from the central frame to the left and right. In this embodiment, the rotating floor 110 is set to rotate 180 degrees so that either the front or the rear of the vehicle faces the doorway 106. The elevating lift 120 has a comb-shaped frame on which a vehicle can be placed, and the frame is in the elevating direction with respect to the comb-shaped frame of the rotating floor 110 at both the unrotated position and the rotated position of the rotating floor 110. It is formed so that it can pass each other. As an example, the elevating lift 120 is composed of a pair of left and right frames, and comb teeth extend inward from the outer frame. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the elevating lift 120 is arranged at the same height as the rotating floor 110 of the boarding / alighting area 101 in the initial form, and only when the rotating floor 110 is rotationally driven, the rotating floor 110 It is evacuated to the accommodating portion 104 in order to avoid interference with. The traversing tray 130 has a comb-shaped frame on which an electric vehicle can be placed, and the frame is formed so as to be able to pass each other in the lifting direction with respect to the comb-shaped frame of the lifting lift 120. As an example, the traverse tray 130 has a comb tooth shape in which comb teeth extend outward from the central frame to the left and right. The traversing tray 130 is stored in each parking room 103. The traverse tray 130 is driven from the parking room 103 to the elevating space 102 along the traverse rail, and the position can be controlled more accurately by providing a limit switch (not shown) on the traverse rail. .. The transport mechanism is driven by a general drive mechanism such as a motor or a pulley based on a command from the control unit, but the description of the drive mechanism will be omitted here.

When the vehicle is stored in the predetermined parking room 103, the lift 120 retreats to the accommodating portion 104 as necessary for rotation while the vehicle gets into the boarding / alighting area 101 and the vehicle is placed on the rotating floor 110. (Or, the elevating lift 120 may be arranged in the accommodating portion 104 in advance), and the rotating floor 110 rotates. Then, when the elevating lift 120 rises, the comb-shaped frames of the rotating floor 110 and the elevating lift 120 pass each other, and the vehicle is transferred from the rotating floor 110 to the elevating lift 120. The lift 120 in the loaded state on which the vehicle is mounted is pulled up above the floor surface of the predetermined parking room 103, and the traverse tray 130 traverses in the lift space 102 and is arranged below the lift 120. Then, the elevating lift 120 descends, and the comb-shaped frames of the elevating lift 120 and the traversing tray 130 pass each other, so that the vehicle is transferred from the elevating lift 120 to the traversing tray 130. After the transfer, the traversing tray 130 on which the vehicle is mounted traverses the parking room 103 along the traversing rail, so that the vehicle is accommodated in the parking room 103.

On the other hand, when the designated vehicle is discharged from the predetermined parking room 103, the traversing tray 130 carrying the vehicle traverses from the parking room 103 to the elevating space 102, and the elevating lift 120 in the empty state is the boarding / alighting area 101 or the accommodating portion. It rises from 104. Then, the elevating lift 120 rises and stops above the traversing tray 130 so that the comb-shaped frames of the elevating lift 120 and the traversing tray 130 pass each other, and the vehicle is transferred from the traversing tray 130 to the elevating lift 120. Next, the empty traversing tray 130 traverses and is housed in the original parking room 103. Subsequently, the lift 120 in the loaded state descends to the ground floor, the vehicle is arranged in the boarding / alighting area 101, the comb-shaped frames of the lift 120 and the rotating floor 110 overlap each other, and the vehicle moves from the lift 120. It is placed on the rotating floor 110. If necessary, the rotating floor 110 rotates so that the vehicle can be delivered. When the rotating floor 110 needs to be rotated, the elevating lift 120 descends to the accommodating portion 104 and is transferred to the rotating floor 110, and then the rotating floor 110 rotates.

The rotating floor 110 of the parking device 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the rotating floor 110 is installed in the boarding / alighting area 101 so that the rotating floor 110 can rotate from the first position to the second position and the direction of the mounted vehicle can be changed. Further, the rotating floor 110 is configured as a comb-shaped frame that can rotate with the tires of the vehicle placed on the comb teeth. At the initial position of the rotating floor 110, the longitudinal direction of the row of pairs of comb teeth faces the doorway 106. The rotating floor 110 is controlled to rotate 180 degrees according to the orientation of the vehicle when parked. That is, the rotating floor 110 rotates with each other from the first position (non-rotated position) to the second position (rotated position) to change the direction of the vehicle to a predetermined angle. In the present embodiment, when the rotating floor 110 is in the first position and the second position, the directions of the rows of comb teeth of the rotating floor 110 and the rows of the comb teeth of the elevating lift 120 match, and the elevating lift 120 is the rotating floor. It becomes possible to pass 110. On the other hand, when the row of comb teeth of the rotary floor 110 and the row of comb teeth of the lift lift 120 intersect, the lift 120 cannot pass through the rotary floor 110. The rotation of the rotating floor 110 is detected by a sensor, a limit switch, or the like.

Further, in order to hold the power supply boxes 150 (see FIG. 10 and the like) on the rotating floor 110 in an independent state at two front and rear positions (four corners in the front, rear, left and right) of the side edges on both sides of the rotating floor 110 in the transverse direction. The rotating floor side holding body 111 is installed. As shown in FIG. 5B, the rotating floor side holding body 111 interpolates one of the rotating floor side supporting piece 112 that supports the bottom surface of the feeding box 150 and the pair of pins 156 and 156 of the feeding box 150. It is provided with a rotating floor side receiving hole 113. The rotating floor side support piece 112 is a longitudinal piece extending from the end edge of the floor material on one end side in the transverse direction to the other end side, and has a length capable of supporting the bottom wall between the pins 156 and 156 of the power supply box 150. It is postponed. On the other hand, the rotating floor side receiving hole 113 is bored in the floor member on one end side in the transverse direction. The distance from the rotating floor side receiving hole 113 to the tip of the rotating floor side support piece 112 is shorter than the distance between the pins 156 and 156.

The lifting lift 120 of the parking device 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The elevating lift 120 is configured as a comb-shaped frame that can be raised and lowered with the tires of the vehicle placed on the comb teeth. Elevating lifts for holding the power supply boxes 150 (see FIG. 10 and the like) on the elevating lift 120 in a self-supporting state at two front and rear (front, rear, left and right four corners) of the side edges on both sides of the elevating lift 120 in the transverse direction. A side holder 121 is installed. As shown in FIG. 6B, the elevating lift side holding body 121 interpolates the elevating lift side support piece 122 that supports the bottom surface of the power supply box 150 and the other of the pair of pins 156 and 156 of the power supply box 150. It is provided with an elevating lift side receiving hole 123. The lifting lift side support piece 122 is a U-shaped piece extending from the end edge of the floor material on the other end side in the transverse direction to one end side, and can support the bottom wall between the pins 156 and 156 of the power supply box 150. It extends in length. Further, the elevating lift side support piece 122 has a complementary shape capable of passing the rotating floor side support piece 112 in the elevating direction. On the other hand, the rotating floor side receiving hole 123 is bored in the floor member on the other end side in the transverse direction. The distance from the elevating lift side receiving hole 123 to the tip of the elevating lift side support piece 122 is shorter than the distance between the pins 156 and 156.

The traversing tray 130 and the charging parking room 103A of the parking device 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. As shown in FIG. 7, the parking device 100 includes a power supply device 140 that provides power supply equipment to each charging parking room 103A. The power supply terminal 141 of the power supply device 140 is installed at a side end portion (such as a wall surface of a side wall or a floor near the side wall) 103a on the opposite side of the elevating space 102 of each charging parking room 103A. The power supply terminals 141 are installed at two front and rear positions of the side end 103a so as to correspond to the front and rear positions of the vehicle to be accommodated.

The traversing tray 130 is configured as a comb-toothed frame that can traverse with the vehicle tires placed on the comb-teeth. The traversing tray 130 is stored in the charging parking room 103A, and the electric vehicle is placed in the charging parking room 103A in a state where it can be charged from the power supply terminal 141. A traversing tray side holding body 131 for holding a power supply box 150 (see FIG. 10 and the like) on the traversing tray 130 in a self-supporting state at two locations in front of and behind the side edge portion on the side end portion 103a side of the traversing tray 130. Is installed. As shown in FIG. 7B, the traversing tray side holder 131 interpolates one of the traversing tray side support piece 132 that supports the bottom surface of the power supply box 150 and a pair of pins 156 and 156 of the power supply box 150. It is provided with a traversing tray side receiving hole 133. The traverse tray side support piece 132 is a longitudinal piece extending from the end edge of the floor material on one end side in the traverse direction to the other end side, and has a length capable of supporting the bottom wall between the pins 156 and 156 of the power supply box 150. It is postponed. Further, the traverse tray side support piece 132 has a complementary shape capable of passing the elevating tray side support piece 122 in the elevating direction. Further, the traverse tray side support piece 132 is provided with a power supply unit 136 that can be electrically connected to the connection terminal 155 formed on the bottom surface of the power supply box 150. On the other hand, the traversing tray side receiving hole 133 is bored in the floor member on one end side in the traversing direction. The distance from the traversing tray side receiving hole 133 to the tip of the traversing tray side support piece 132 is shorter than the distance between the pins 156 and 156.

Further, the traversing tray 130 is provided with a power receiving terminal 134 that electrically contacts the power feeding terminal 141 when the traversing tray 130 is stored in the corresponding charging parking room 103A. The power receiving terminal 134 is formed at two positions in the front and rear of the side edge portion on the side end side, and corresponds to the position of the power feeding terminal 141. The power receiving terminal 134 is preferably arranged close to the traversing tray side holding body 131. Further, the power receiving terminal 134 is electrically connected to the power feeding unit 136 inside the traversing tray 130. That is, the traverse tray side holder 131 is configured to electrically connect the power receiving terminal 134 to the connection terminal 155 of the power supply box 150 when the power supply box 150 is held on the traverse tray side support piece 132. .. As a result, when the traverse tray 130 is stored in the charging parking room 103A, the power supply terminal 141 can supply electric power to the power supply box 150 via the power reception terminal 134 and the power supply unit 136.

FIG. 8 shows in more detail the relationship between the power receiving terminal 134 of the traverse tray 130 and the power feeding terminal 141 of the power feeding device 140. As shown in FIG. 8A, when the traversing tray 130 is stored at a predetermined position in the charging parking room 103A, the power receiving terminal 134 is in contact with the power feeding terminal 141, and the two are electrically connected to each other. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the traversing tray 130 traverses from the charging parking room 103A to the elevating space 102, the power receiving terminal 134 is separated from the power feeding terminal 141, and the electrical connection between the two is cut off. In the present embodiment, the traversing tray 130 of the charging parking room 103A is provided with the traversing tray side holding body 131 on only one side, but on the other side, a simple traversing tray side omitting the power receiving means. A retainer may be provided.

The general parking room 103B of the parking device 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the general parking room 103B is not provided with the power supply device 140 as the power supply equipment. Further, the traversing tray 130 stored in the general parking room 103B is common to the traversing tray 130 of FIG. 7 in the basic configuration, but is a simplification of the traversing tray 130 stored in the charging parking room 103A. That is, the traversing tray 130 of FIG. 9 is obtained by omitting the power receiving terminal 134 and the power feeding unit 136 from the traversing tray 130 of FIG. Further, in the traversing tray 130 of FIG. 9, unlike FIG. 7, traversing tray side holding bodies 131 are installed at two front and rear positions (front, rear, left, and right four corners) on both side edges of the traversing tray 130 in the traversing direction. The structure of the traversing tray side holder 131 is substantially the same as that of FIG. The positions of the four traversing tray side holding bodies 131 correspond to the four lifting lift side holding bodies 121 of the lifting lift 120. Since the general parking room 103B stores the electric vehicle without charging it, the power supply box 150 may be held by the traversing tray side holding body 131 at any position during parking. Since the general parking room 103B and the traversing tray 130 stored therein need only be able to hold the power supply box 150, they are structurally simpler than the charging parking room 103A, and are manufactured and maintained. It is advantageous in that it is low in maintenance.

Subsequently, the power supply box 150 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12. 10 (a) to 10 (c) are a front view, a rear view, and a bottom view of the power supply box 150. FIG. 11 is a front view showing the internal structure of the power supply box 150. 12 (a) and 12 (b) are a front view and a plan view showing the internal structure of the power supply box 150 in a state where the cable 152 is pulled out by a predetermined length.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the power supply box 150 is housed in a housing 151 having a self-supporting shape, at least partially inside the housing so that the tip of the housing 151 is pulled out of the housing to an arbitrary length. The cable 152, the charging connector 153 attached to the tip of the cable 152 and connected to the charging port of the electric vehicle, and the cable 152 electrically connected to the inside of the housing and exposed to the outside of the housing. A connection terminal 155 that can be electrically connected to the power supply terminal 141 of the power supply device 140 is provided. The power supply box 150 is configured to be portable in the trunk of the user's electric vehicle. In the parking system of the parking device 100, the power supply box 150 is not commonly used among users, and is preferably stored individually by each user. In this case, the cable 152 is a dedicated cable defined for each vehicle.

The housing 151 is composed of a rectangular box, and has a door 151a that can be opened and closed on the front surface, and a handle 151b for opening and closing the door 151a. The user can access the inside of the housing by grasping the handle 151b and opening the door 151a. The housing 151 extends longitudinally in a plan view (top and bottom surfaces) and has a length direction and a width direction. The length direction of the housing 151 matches the transverse direction at the time of installation. The bottom surface of the housing 151 has a size and shape that can be placed and supported on the support pieces 112, 122, and 132 so that it can stand on the rotating floor 110, the elevating lift 120, and the traverse tray 130. Further, a pair of pins 156 and 156 are projected on the bottom surface of the housing 151. The pair of pins 156 and 156 are arranged apart from each other in the length direction and are located on both ends in the length direction of the bottom surface. Each pin 156 has a tapered tip and is pointed. The pin 156 has a shape that can be inserted into the receiving holes 113, 123, and 133. That is, the power supply box 150 has its bottom surface arranged on the support pieces 112, 122, 132 with one pin 156 inserted through the receiving holes 113, 123, 133, so that the holding bodies 111, 121, 131, respectively. Is held in. Further, the bottom surface of the housing 151 is provided with a pair of projecting pieces 157,157 that project from the bottom surface between a pair of pins 156 and 156 in the length direction and are arranged in the width direction of the bottom surface. The pair of projecting pieces 157, 157 are configured so as to be able to come into contact with the side end faces of the support pieces 112, 122, 132 while the power supply box 150 is held by the holding bodies 111, 121, 131. That is, the pair of projecting pieces 157 and 157 function to regulate the rotation of the power supply box 150 in the width direction about the pin 156. Further, a connection terminal 155 exposed to the outside is provided between the pair of pins 156 on the bottom surface of the housing 151.

The cable 152 is held by being wound inside the housing. The cable 152 is pulled out to the outside through an insertion hole formed on a side surface near the upper wall of the housing 151. This insertion hole has a size that allows the passage of the cable 152 but not the passage of the charging connector 153. A charging connector 153 is formed at the tip of the cable 152, and a plug 154a is formed at the base end. The plug 154a is connected to the outlet 154b inside the housing 151. The outlet 154b is wired so as to be electrically connected to the connection terminal 155 inside the housing. The cable 152 may generally be prepared by the user depending on the type of electric vehicle.

Further, the power supply box 150 further includes a regulating member 158 for regulating the pullable length of the cable 152 according to the distance between the selected holding bodies 111, 121, 131 and the charging port of the electric vehicle. The regulating member 158 is fixed to the cable 152 at a position separated from the charging connector 153 by a predetermined distance. The regulating member 158 has a size that does not allow it to pass through the insertion hole, and is locked to the inner surface of the housing 151 when the cable 152 is pulled out. As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the user presets the position of the regulating member 158 according to the distance between the selected holding bodies 111, 121, 131 and the charging port of the electric vehicle. This makes it possible to pull out the cable 152 with a certain length. Since the positions of the holding bodies 111, 121, and 131 to be selected are determined by the positions of the charging ports of the electric vehicle, it becomes easy to connect the power supply box 150 and the charging port without slack. In other words, since the pull-out length of the cable 152 is regulated by the regulating member 158, it is possible to prevent the cable 152 from being pulled out more than necessary and to prevent the cable 152 from hanging down and coming into contact with other members. Is possible. When the cable 152 is pulled out to a predetermined length and the power supply box 150 is not used, the cable hook 151c provided on the upper part of the housing 151 does not have to be rewound. The cable 152 can be wound around.

Subsequently, the mechanical operation of the transport mechanism for transporting the electric vehicle to the designated parking room 103 together with the power supply box 150 will be described.

FIG. 15 schematically shows a form in which the power supply box 150 is held by the rotating floor side holding body 111. As shown in FIG. 15, one pin 156 of the power supply box 150 is inserted into the rotating floor side receiving hole 113, and the bottom surface of the housing 151 is supported by the rotating floor side supporting piece 112. The other pin 156 is arranged in the empty space on the tip end side of the rotating floor side support piece 112. When one of the pins 156 comes into contact with the limit switch 115 formed in the rotating floor side receiving hole 113, the holding of the power supply box 150 by the rotating floor side holding body 111 is detected. Based on the signal from the limit switch 115, the control unit can determine which of the rotating floor-side holders 111 installed at the four locations holds the power supply box 150. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, since the floor surface of the elevating lift 120 is arranged at the same height as the floor surface of the rotating floor 110, the power supply box 150 is the rotating floor side holding body 111. It is also held by the lifting lift side holding body 121. Specifically, the other pin 156 of the power supply box 150 is inserted into the elevating lift side receiving hole 123, and the bottom surface of the housing 151 is supported by the elevating lift side support piece 122. However, when the elevating lift 120 retracts to the accommodating portion 104, the power supply box 150 is held only by the rotating floor holder 111.

Further, two pairs of photoelectric sensors 108 are installed as optical sensors in the boarding / alighting area 101, and it is detected whether or not the power supply box 150 exists in the boarding / alighting area 101. The photoelectric sensor 108 includes a light receiver and a floodlight, and the power supply box 150 is arranged on a virtual line between them to detect a change in the amount of light and detect the presence or absence of the power supply box 150. However, the form of the sensor is not limited to this embodiment, and the optical sensor may individually set each position of the rotating floor holder 111 as a detection range, or may set the entire boarding / alighting area 101 as a detection range. Further, as the optical sensor, a known infrared sensor or the like can be adopted. Alternatively, the optical sensor may be a camera that photographs the inside of the boarding / alighting area 101, and may be an image sensor that detects the presence / absence of the power supply box 150 by image processing the income image information.

Whether or not the control unit needs to rotate the rotating floor 110 based on the holding position specified by the signal of the limit switch 115 (and / or the photoelectric sensor 108) and the position of the power feeding device 140 of the designated power feeding parking room 103B. Is determined, and if necessary, the elevating lift 120 is retracted to the accommodating portion 104 to rotate the rotating floor 110 by 180 degrees.

Next, the elevating lift 120 rises so as to pass the rotating floor 110, and the electric vehicle and the power supply box 150 are completely transferred from the rotating floor 110 to the elevating lift 120. As shown in FIG. 16, the power supply box 150 initially mounted on both the longitudinal piece-shaped rotating floor side support piece 112 and the U-shaped elevating lift side support piece 122 is provided with respect to the rotating floor side support piece 112. It is delivered to the lift-side support piece 122 that has risen relatively. As the elevating lift 120 rises, one pin 156 separates from the rotating floor side receiving hole 113 while the other pin 156 is inserted into the elevating lift side receiving hole 123. As a result, the power supply box 150 is supported only by the lift lift side support piece 122 whose bottom surface is U-shaped, and the other pin 156 is inserted into the lift lift side receiving hole 123, and the lift lift side holder 121 Retained only. At this time, a limit switch (not shown) may be similarly arranged in the lifting lift side receiving hole 123. The control unit can determine whether or not the power supply box 150 has been normally delivered by the signal from the limit switch. Then, the elevating lift 120 rises to a floor where the designated parking room 103 is located.

Subsequently, after the elevating lift 120 stops at a predetermined height, the traversing tray 130 of the designated parking room 103 traverses the elevating space 102 and stops directly under the elevating lift 120. Next, the elevating lift 120 descends and passes by the traversing tray 130, so that the electric vehicle and the power supply box 150 are transferred from the elevating lift 120 to the traversing tray 130. The power supply box 150 mounted on the U-shaped lift lift side support piece 122 is delivered from the lift lift side support piece 122 lowered so as to pass the traverse tray side support piece 132 to the traverse tray side support piece 132. Is done. When the elevating lift 120 and the traverse tray 130 move relative to each other at the same height, the power supply box 150 is held by both the elevating lift side holding body 120 and the traversing tray side holding body 130. Then, as the lifting lift 120 is further lowered, one pin 156 is inserted into the traverse tray side receiving hole 133, and the other pin 156 is separated from the lifting lift side receiving hole 123. As a result, the power supply box 150 is supported only by the traversing tray side support piece 132 whose bottom surface is elongated, and one pin 156 is inserted into the traversing tray side receiving hole 133, and the traversing tray side holding body 131 Retained only. At this time, a limit switch (not shown) may be similarly arranged in the traverse tray side receiving hole 133. The control unit can determine whether or not the power supply box 150 has been normally delivered by the signal from the limit switch. Then, the traversing tray 130 traverses to the designated parking room 103 and is stored in the designated parking room 103.

When the designated parking room 103 is the charging parking room 103A, the traversing tray 130 stored in the charging parking room 103A is in a state where power can be supplied from the power supply terminal 141 of the power supply device 140 (see FIG. 8). , The power supply box 150 is electrically connected to the power supply terminal 141 and held. That is, the electric vehicle is housed in the charging parking room 103A in a state where it can be charged from the power supply terminal 141 via the power supply box 150. Then, the control unit controls the power feeding device 140 so that the electric vehicle can be charged. On the other hand, when the designated parking room 103 is the general parking room 103B, the power supply box 150 is held by the traversing tray side holding body 131 at an arbitrary position. The electric vehicle is housed in the general parking room 103B.

In the warehousing process, the electric vehicle and the power supply box 150 are delivered from the traverse tray 130 to the elevating lift 120, and the electric vehicle and the power supply box 150 are received from the elevating lift 120 to the rotating floor 110 in a process opposite to the warehousing process. By handing over, the electric vehicle and the power supply box 150 can be transported to the boarding / alighting area 101 in a state where they can be delivered.

Next, a method of controlling the parking device 100 when the user newly enters the electric vehicle will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 22.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a control method of the parking device 100 when all of the charging parking room 103A is occupied by a charging vehicle. Hereinafter, V0 indicates a vehicle that does not require charging, Vn (1, 2, ...) Indicates the nth vehicle waiting for charging, and Vc indicates a charging vehicle.

First, the control unit confirms whether all of the charging parking room 103A is occupied by the charging vehicle (S100). Here, a control method will be described in the case where all of the charging parking room 103A is occupied by the charging vehicle. A user who newly stores a vehicle performs an authentication operation or the like on the operation panel 107. The control unit receives a warehousing instruction from the operation panel 107 (S101). The control unit collates the current number of warehousing vehicles with the total number of parking rooms 103, and confirms whether there are two or more empty parking rooms in the parking room 103 (or general parking room 103B) (S102). When the number of empty parking rooms in the parking room 103 is 1 or less, the warehousing of vehicles is restricted to the user. Due to this storage restriction, at least one empty parking room is always secured in the parking room 103. When the number of empty parking rooms in the parking room 103 is 1 or less, a display such as "full" may be arbitrarily displayed before the step S101 to notify the newly warehousing user. In addition, the control unit displays "chargeable" when there is a vacancy in the charging parking room 103A, and displays "charge waiting storage" when the charging vehicle room is occupied, and a user who newly enters the parking room. You may notify the situation to.

When the parking room 103 has two or more empty parking rooms, the control unit allows the user to enter the vehicle (S103). Then, as shown in FIG. 20, the control unit opens the doorway 106 (S1031). The user enters the vehicle (or electric vehicle) into the boarding / alighting area 101 and stops it at a predetermined position. The control unit notifies the user of the installation of the power supply box 150 on the rotating floor side holding body 111 through the operation panel 107 or the like (S1032). If necessary for charging, the user installs the power supply box 150 on the rotating floor side holder 1111 and connects the charging connector 153 to the vehicle. Specifically, the power supply box 150 is taken out from the trunk of the electric vehicle V, and the power supply box 150 is arranged in the rotating floor side holder 111 at a position closest to the charging port V1 of the electric vehicle V. Then, the charging connector 153 extending from the power supply box 150 by a predetermined length is connected to the charging port V1 (see FIGS. 13 and 14). The control unit confirms the completion of installation of the power supply box 150 based on the signal from the limit switch 115 and / or the photoelectric sensor 108 described above (S1033), and at the same time, the power supply box 150 has four rotating floor-side holders 111. The position information indicating which of the two is held is stored (S1034). Then, the control unit receives the input for safety confirmation / operation start from the user (S1035), and closes the doorway 106 (S1036).

The control unit determines whether or not the vehicle needs to be charged based on the user information and the vehicle information (S103). The control unit may determine the necessity of charging the vehicle based on the presence or absence of the power supply box 150 installed. When the vehicle does not need to be charged, the vehicle is stored as a charge-free vehicle V0, and the vehicle is transported to the general parking room 103B. When the vehicle needs to be charged, the vehicle is stored as the nth charging waiting vehicle Vn (S105), and the charging waiting vehicle Vn is transported from the boarding / alighting area 101 to the empty parking room of the general parking room 103B (S106).

The control unit constantly monitors the charging status of the charging vehicle Vc in the charging parking room 103A (S107), and continuously confirms whether or not the charging of the charging vehicle Vc is completed in one of the charging parking rooms 103A. (S108). After the control unit detects that the charging of the charging vehicle Vc in one of the charging parking rooms 103A is completed, the fully charged vehicle is emptied from the charging parking room 103A to the plurality of general parking rooms 103B. Transport to the parking room (S109). The registration information of the fully charged vehicle is rewritten as the charging-free vehicle V0.

After the fully charged vehicle is transported to the empty parking room, the control unit transports the first charging waiting vehicle V1 to the empty charging parking room 103A (S110). Here, in order to transport the charging waiting vehicle V1 between the steps S109 and S110 so that the holding position of the power supply box 150 is aligned with the position of the power supply device 140 of the charging parking room 103A at the transfer destination, FIG. The additional configurations S1091 to S1095 shown in the above are executed. As shown in FIG. 19, when the charging of the charging vehicle Vc is completed and the charging parking room 103A is emptied, the control unit confirms the holding position of the power supply box 150 of the charging waiting vehicle V1 (S1091). .. For this, the information stored in S1034 of FIG. 18 may be used. Alternatively, the holding position may be newly detected in the general parking room 103B in which the charging waiting vehicle V stands by. Next, the holding position of the power supply box 150 of the charging waiting vehicle V1 and the installation position of the power supply terminal 141 of the empty charging parking room 130A are compared (S1092). By this comparison, it is detected whether or not the left and right installation positions in the vehicle width direction are different (S1093). When the holding position and the installation position are different (for example, when the holding position is on the left side and the installation position is on the right side when viewed from the front), the control unit transports and transfers the charging waiting vehicle V1 to the rotating floor 110 (S1094). .. Next, the control unit rotates the rotating floor 110 by 180 ° so that the left and right sides of the holding position and the installation position match (S1095). Then, the charging waiting vehicle V1 is transported to the empty charging parking room 103A (S110). On the other hand, when the holding position and the installation position are the same (for example, when the holding position is on the right side and the installation position is on the right side when viewed from the front), the control unit directly puts the charging waiting vehicle V1 into the empty charging parking room 103A. (S110). Then, the control unit starts charging the charging waiting vehicle V1 (S111). The information of the vehicle is rewritten from V1 to Vc, and "n" of another charging waiting vehicle Vn is moved up to "n-1".

Subsequently, with reference to the schematic views of FIGS. 20 and 21, the flow of replacement of the charging vehicle when the entire charging parking room 103A is occupied by the charging vehicle will be schematically described. In these schematic views, the parking device 100 has two charging parking rooms 103A on the lower layer side and four general parking rooms 103B on the upper layer side.

FIG. 20 is a schematic view showing a case where the warehousing vehicle is registered as the first charging waiting vehicle V1. As shown in FIG. 20A, the warehousing vehicle V is registered as the first charging waiting vehicle V in S105, and is transported to the empty parking room of the general parking room 103B in the step S106. Next, in step S108, when one of the charging vehicles Vc is charged, the vehicle Vc is transported to the empty parking room of the general parking room 103B in step S109, as shown in FIG. 20 (b). It is stored as a charge-free vehicle V0. Then, as shown in FIG. 20 (c), the charging waiting vehicle V1 is transported to the empty charging parking room 103A. Then, charging of the charging waiting vehicle V1 is started, and the vehicle is stored as the charging vehicle Vc.

FIG. 21 is a schematic view showing a case where the warehousing vehicle is registered as the n = third charging waiting vehicle V3. That is, two charging waiting vehicles V1 and V2 are already waiting in the general parking room 103B. As shown in FIG. 21A, the warehousing vehicle V is registered as the third charging waiting vehicle V in S105, and is transported to the empty parking room of the general parking room 103B in step S106. Next, in step S108, when one charge of the charging vehicle Vc is completed, the vehicle is transported to the empty parking room of the general parking room 103B in step S109 and charged as shown in FIG. 21 (b). It is stored as an unnecessary vehicle V0. Next, as shown in FIG. 21C, the first charging waiting vehicle V1 is transported to the empty charging parking room 103A. Then, charging of the charging waiting vehicle V1 is started, the vehicle is stored as the charging vehicle Vc, and the waiting numbers (orders) of the second and third charging waiting vehicles are moved up. As shown in FIG. 21D, when the charging of the other charging vehicle Vc is completed, the vehicle is transported to the empty parking room of the general parking room 103B and is stored as the charging-free vehicle V0. Then, as shown in FIG. 21 (e), the first charging waiting vehicle V1 is transported to the empty charging parking room 103A. Then, charging of the charging waiting vehicle V1 is started, the vehicle is stored as the charging vehicle Vc, and the waiting number (order) of the remaining charging waiting vehicle is moved up again. By repeating this process, all vehicles waiting to be charged can be efficiently charged. The priority of the vehicle waiting to be charged may be determined according to an arbitrary rule, and may be determined based on various factors such as the remaining battery level and the parking time.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a control method of the parking device 100 when there is a vacancy in the charging parking room 103A when a new vehicle is warehousing. A user who newly stores a vehicle performs an authentication operation or the like on the operation panel 107. The control unit receives a warehousing instruction from the operation panel (S101'). The control unit confirms whether or not there are two or more empty parking rooms in the entire parking room 103 (S102'). If the number of empty parking rooms is 1 or less, the entry of vehicles is restricted to users. Due to this storage restriction, at least one empty parking room is always secured in the parking room 103. When the number of empty parking rooms in the parking room 103 is 1 or less, a display such as "full" may be arbitrarily displayed before the step S101'to notify the new parking user.

When the parking room 103 has two or more empty parking rooms, the control unit allows the user to enter the vehicle (S103'). The control unit determines whether or not the vehicle needs to be charged based on the user information and the vehicle information (S104'). The need for charging the vehicle may be determined based on the presence or absence of the power supply box 150 installed. When the vehicle does not need to be charged, the vehicle is stored as a charge-free vehicle V0, and the vehicle is transported to an empty parking room 103. When the vehicle needs to be charged, the vehicle is transported to an empty charging parking room 103A (S110'). Here, in order to transport the vehicle so that the holding position of the power supply box 150 is aligned with the position of the power supply device 140 of the charging parking room 103A at the transfer destination before the step S110', the rotation step of the rotating floor 110 is performed. It is added arbitrarily. Then, the vehicle is stored as the charging vehicle Vc and charging is started (S111').

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various embodiments and modifications can be taken. Hereinafter, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

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(1) As another embodiment of the present embodiment, all the general parking rooms 103B may be assigned as specific designated parking rooms for each user. In this case, even if all users park, the number of charging parking rooms 103A is the number of empty parking rooms. In addition, when the user leaves the vehicle, the user's own designated parking room is always an empty parking room. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a control method of the parking device 100 when all of the charging parking room 103A is occupied by a charging vehicle. In this control method, as in steps S2011-2013, the user information is collated with the existing registration information to determine whether the user is qualified for warehousing, and the warehousing of the vehicle is permitted and restricted according to the qualification. .. In this warehousing method, since at least one empty parking room is secured, the step of checking the number of empty parking rooms can be omitted. Then, the vehicle is registered as a charging waiting vehicle Vn, and is transported to a user's designated parking room among a plurality of general parking rooms 103B instead of an arbitrary empty parking room (S206), and the charging vehicle Vc or Wait in the designated parking room until the charging of the vehicle Vn waiting for charging is completed. Then, when the charging parking room 103A becomes vacant (S207, S208), the first charging waiting vehicle V1 for charging is transported to the charging parking room 103A (S210), and charging is started (S211). .. On the other hand, when the user newly enters the garage, if the charging parking room 103A is not occupied by the charging vehicle, the vehicle is transported to the charging parking room 103A to be charged and stored as the charging vehicle Vc. After the forward power of the charging vehicle Vc is completed, the vehicle is transported to the designated parking room in the general parking room 103B and registered as the charging-free vehicle V0.

(2) In the above embodiment, the power supply repeater does not have to be a power supply box, that is, a housing-shaped power supply repeater. For example, the power supply repeater may have a stand shape. Alternatively, the power supply repeater and the holder may be omitted from the parking device.

(3) In the present invention, when the power supply box is held in the traverse tray side holding body and the traverse tray is stored in the corresponding parking room, the connection terminal of the power supply box is in electrical contact with the power supply terminal. It may be configured in. In this case, the connection terminal of the power supply box is electrically contacted with the power supply terminal of the parking room (including contact type and non-contact type) while being held by the traverse tray side holding body in the parking room without passing through the traverse tray. ), The arrangement relationship is designed. For example, as an example, the connection terminal is not arranged on the bottom surface of the power supply box but is exposed on the side surface of the housing facing the side end side of the parking room, and is parked while being held by the traverse tray side holder. It is placed facing the power supply terminal of the room.

(4) The parking device of the above embodiment is a parking tower having a plurality of floors and two or more parking rooms are installed on the same floor. However, in the present invention, for example, the rotating floor is omitted and the parking room is omitted. The same can be applied to parking lots that have only one configuration.

(5) In the parking device of the above embodiment, the elevating lift is retracted from the accommodating portion so that the rotating floor can rotate, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. That is, in the parking device of the present invention, the accommodating portion may be omitted. In this case, the elevating lift is initially placed on the floor of the boarding / alighting area, the rotating floor is lifted above the elevating lift (instead of the elevating lift retracting to the accommodation), and the rotating floor rotates so as not to interfere with the elevating lift. It will be possible. In this modified example, it is possible to omit the provision of the accommodating portion, and the floor surface is located just below the comb teeth, so that it is suitable for wheelchair users.

(6) The parking device of the above embodiment is controlled to always secure an empty parking room in the parking room by restricting warehousing (charge standby operation mode), but the parking device of the present invention is a parking room. If there are no more than two empty parking rooms, the vehicle may be controlled to park in all parking rooms without restricting the warehousing of the vehicle (full operating mode). For example, the parking device may be operated so as to stop a vehicle that does not require charging in the charging parking room when only one charging parking room has a vacancy. Even in the full operation operation mode, as long as all the rooms are not full, the charging waiting vehicle, which is a feature of the present invention, is similarly charged. Further, the parking device of the present invention has a charging standby operation mode in which one or more empty parking rooms are always secured in a plurality of parking rooms and the charging vehicles can be replaced at all times, and vehicles are parked in all parking rooms. The full operating mode to be enabled may be configured to be selected by the operator. In either mode, if there is an empty parking room in the charging parking room, "Chargeable" is displayed. Then, in the charging standby operation mode, when the charging parking room is occupied and there are two or more vacant spaces in the general parking room, the control unit displays or notifies the user of "charge waiting warehousing". In the full operation operation mode, when the charging parking room is occupied and there are two or more vacant spaces in the general parking room, the control unit similarly displays or notifies the user of "charge waiting warehousing". On the other hand, when the charging parking room is occupied and there is only one empty parking room in the general parking room (multiple parking rooms do not have two or more empty parking rooms), the control unit is from the user. Instead of accepting the request for charging, the user is displayed or notified that "charging is not possible" and then the vehicle is accepted. In other words, in the "full operation operation mode", as long as there is an empty parking room in the parking room, the user is not restricted from entering a new parked vehicle. In this way, the operator of the parking device can successfully control the acceptance of the parked vehicle according to the operating status of the parking device by selecting or switching between the two modes.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, and can be implemented in various embodiments as long as it belongs to the technical scope of the present invention. That is, within the technical scope of the present invention, some configurations of the present embodiment may be omitted or modified, or other configurations may be added.

100 Parking device 101 Boarding / alighting area 102 Elevating space 103 Parking room 103A Charging parking room 103B General parking room 104 Storage unit 106 Doorway door 107 Operation panel 108 Photoelectric sensor 110 Rotating floor 111 Rotating floor side holder 112 Rotating floor side support piece 113 rotation Floor side receiving hole 115 Limit switch 120 Lifting lift 121 Lifting lift side holding body 122 Lifting lift side support piece 123 Lifting lift side receiving hole 130 Traverse tray 131 Traverse tray side holder 132 Traverse tray side support piece 133 Traverse tray side receiving hole 134 Power receiving terminal 136 Power supply unit 140 Power supply device 141 Power supply terminal 150 Power supply box 151 Housing 151a Door 151b Handle 151c Cable hook 152 Cable 153 Charging connector 154a Plug 154b Outlet 155 Connection terminal 156 Pin 157 Projection piece 158 Regulator V Electric vehicle

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The boarding / alighting area for the user to get on and off the electric vehicle, the elevating space extending in the elevating direction so as to elevate the electric vehicle from the boarding / alighting area to another level, and the elevating space to allow the electric vehicle to traverse and accommodate the electric vehicle. A fork-type parking device having a plurality of parking rooms arranged adjacent to the elevating space in the transverse direction and a control unit for controlling the operation of the parking device.
An elevating lift that has a comb-shaped frame on which an electric vehicle can be placed and elevates the elevating space,
It has a comb-shaped frame that is formed so as to be able to pass each other in the elevating direction with respect to the comb-shaped frame of the elevating lift, and has a comb-shaped frame on which an electric vehicle can be placed. A plurality of traversing trays traversing substantially horizontally between the elevating space and the elevating space,
A power supply device for supplying electric power to an electric vehicle housed in a part of the plurality of parking rooms is provided.
The plurality of parking rooms include a plurality of general parking rooms that do not include the power supply device, and one or a plurality of charging parking rooms provided with the power supply device, and the traverse tray side holder is the traverse tray. Is configured to electrically connect the power supply repeater to the power supply device when the is stored in the charging parking room.
The control unit is used when the electric vehicle is warehousing.
The process of receiving warehousing instructions from users who newly warehousing electric vehicles,
When all of the charging parking room is occupied by the electric vehicle being charged, the process of storing the electric vehicle to be charged as a waiting vehicle for charging and transporting the electric vehicle from the boarding / alighting area to one of the general parking rooms. ,
After the control unit detects that the charging of the electric vehicle is completed in one of the charging parking rooms, the fully charged electric vehicle is vacantly parked from the charging parking room among the plurality of general parking rooms. The process of transporting to the room and
The process of transporting the vehicle waiting for charging from the general parking room to the empty charging parking room, and
A process of starting charging of the charging waiting vehicle transported to the charging parking room, and
A parking device characterized by performing. The control unit further executes a step of receiving a warehousing instruction from a user who newly wares the electric vehicle, and then a step of confirming whether or not the plurality of parking rooms have two or more empty parking rooms. When the plurality of parking rooms do not have two or more empty parking rooms, the control unit restricts the entry of vehicles by the user, and when the plurality of parking rooms have two or more empty parking rooms, the control unit. Is the parking device according to claim 1, wherein the parking device is allowed to be stored by a user. A self-supporting shape, a cable held in the self-supporting shape, a charging connector attached to the tip of the cable and connected to the charging port of an electric vehicle, and electrically connected to the cable. A power supply repeater that is exposed to the outside and has a connection terminal that can be electrically connected to the power supply terminal of the power supply device.
An elevating lift side holding body installed on the elevating lift and holding the power supply repeater on the elevating lift in a self-supporting state.
It is installed in each of the plurality of traversing trays, and the power supply repeater is held on the traversing tray in a self-supporting state, and when it passes by the elevating lift side holding body, it is mutually connected with the elevating lift side holding body. The parking device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a traversing tray-side holder configured to be able to deliver the power supply repeater. A rotating floor that is installed in the boarding / alighting area and rotates from the first position to the second position to change the direction of the electric vehicle to a predetermined angle, and is the first position and the second position. A rotating floor having a comb-shaped frame on which an electric vehicle formed so as to be able to pass each other in the lifting direction with respect to the comb-shaped frame of the lifting lift can be mounted.
It is installed on the rotating floor, and the power supply box is held on the rotating floor in a self-supporting state, and when the elevating lift side holding body passes by the elevating lift side holding body, the power feeding repeater is mutually provided with the elevating lift side holding body. It is further provided with rotating floor side holding bodies which are configured to be deliverable and are installed on both sides of the rotating floor electric vehicle.
The parking rooms are arranged so as to be paired on both sides of the elevating space in the transverse direction at each level different from the boarding / alighting area, and the power supply terminals of the power supply device are arranged with the elevating space of each charging parking room. It is installed in two places on the front and back of the opposite side end,
The rotating floor side holding body is installed at two locations in front of and behind the side edges on both sides of the rotating floor and the elevating lift in the transverse direction.
The elevating lift side holding body is installed at each of the side edges of the elevating lift on both sides in the transverse direction, and is installed at two locations in front of and behind the side edges of both sides of the elevating lift in the transverse direction.
In the traversing tray stored in the charging parking chamber, the traversing tray side holder is installed at least on the side edge of the traversing tray opposite to the elevating space of the corresponding parking room, and said. When the traverse tray is stored, it is installed at two locations in front of and behind the side edge closer to the power supply terminal.
When the electric vehicle and the power supply repeater are transferred from the lift to the traverse tray of the charging parking room, the control unit is on the same side as the lift-side holder that holds the power supply repeater. The parking device according to claim 3, wherein the traversing tray is driven. Following the step of transporting the fully charged electric vehicle from the charging parking room to an empty parking room among the plurality of general parking rooms, the control unit
A step of comparing the holding position of the power supply repeater of the vehicle waiting for charging with the installation position of the power supply terminal of the empty charging parking room.
When the difference between the holding position and the installation position is detected, the charging waiting vehicle is transported to the rotating floor, the charging waiting vehicle is rotated so as to match the holding position with the installation position, and the charging waiting vehicle is rotated via the elevating lift. The parking device according to claim 4, wherein the step of transporting the charging waiting vehicle to the empty charging parking room is performed. The rotating floor-side holder includes a limit switch that mechanically detects the holding of the power supply repeater.
The control unit receives the signal from the limit switch, identifies the rotary floor side holder that holds the power supply repeater among the plurality of rotary floor side holders, and feeds the power as information on the charging standby vehicle. The parking device according to claim 5, wherein the holding position of the repeater is stored. The control unit always secures one or more empty parking rooms in a plurality of parking rooms, and has a charge standby operation mode in which charging vehicles can be replaced at all times, and a full parking room in which vehicles can be parked. The operating mode is configured to be selected by the operator.
In the charge standby operation mode, the control unit confirms whether or not the plurality of parking rooms have two or more empty parking rooms, following the step of receiving a warehousing instruction from a user who newly stores the electric vehicle. When the plurality of parking rooms do not have two or more empty parking rooms, the control unit restricts the user from entering the vehicle, and the plurality of parking rooms have two or more empty parking rooms. If the control unit has, the control unit allows the user to enter the vehicle.
In the full operation operation mode, when all of the charging parking rooms are occupied by the charging electric vehicle, the plurality of parkings are performed following the step of receiving a warehousing instruction from a user who newly stores the electric vehicle. The step of confirming whether or not the room has two or more empty parking rooms was further executed, and when the plurality of parking rooms did not have two or more empty parking rooms, the user was informed that charging was not possible. The parking device according to claim 1, wherein the user is allowed to enter the vehicle.

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