JP2022190494A - Vehicle washer - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable an automatic operation vehicle coming to a car wash station to be smoothly delivered outside of a car washing position.SOLUTION: A vehicle washer comprises: a vehicle washer main body 12 which washes a vehicle positioned at a car washing position 34; a communication part which communicates with an automatic operation vehicle with an on-vehicle communication part and an automatic operation part; and a controller which transmits, at least when car washing process of a first automatic operation vehicle 84 positioned at the car washing position 34 is completed and a first condition that the first automatic operation vehicle 84 can leave the car washing position 34 is satisfied, a delivery instruction where the automatic operation part of the first automatic operation vehicle 84 makes the first automatic operation vehicle 84 leave the car washing position 34 to the first automatic operation vehicle 84.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present disclosure relates to car wash equipment.

Patent Literature 1 describes a car wash system that allows users of the car wash to know the congestion state of the car wash without going to the car wash. That is, the photographing means photographs the conditions of car washes in various places, the image analysis means analyzes the photographed images to grasp the number of vehicles in the car wash, and the control means keeps track of changes in the number of vehicles. Vehicle count data is sent to the management center each time. The management center publishes data on the number of vehicles for each car wash on the Internet, and automatically updates the public data each time the data on the number of vehicles is transmitted.

JP-A-2003-122840

Patent Literature 1 does not describe under what circumstances the automatically driven vehicle enters and exits the car wash when the vehicle that arrives at the car wash is an automatically driven vehicle. For this reason, the technology described in Patent Document 1 has room for improvement in terms of smooth entry and exit of an automatically driven vehicle that has visited a car wash to and from the car wash.

The present disclosure has been made in consideration of the above facts, and an object of the present disclosure is to obtain a car wash apparatus that allows an automatically driven vehicle that has visited a car wash to smoothly leave the car wash position.

A car wash apparatus according to a first aspect includes a car wash apparatus main body for washing a vehicle positioned at a car wash position, a communication section for communicating with an automatically driving vehicle having an in-vehicle communication section and an automatic driving section, and at least the above A first condition corresponding to completion of the car wash process for the first automatically driven vehicle positioned at the car wash position and the first automatically driven vehicle being able to leave the car wash position is satisfied. a control unit for transmitting, to the first automatically operated vehicle, an exit instruction for causing the first automatically operated vehicle to leave the car wash position by the automatic operation unit of the first automatically operated vehicle in the case of contains.

In the first aspect, at least the car wash process for the first automatically driven vehicle located at the car wash position is completed, and the first automatically driven vehicle is now able to leave the car wash position. When the first condition is satisfied, a leaving instruction is transmitted to the first autonomous vehicle. As a result, the first automatically driven vehicle is moved out of the car wash position by the automatic driving unit of the first automatically driven vehicle. Therefore, according to the first aspect, it is possible for an automatically driven vehicle that has visited the car wash to smoothly leave the car wash position.

Advantageous Effects of Invention The present disclosure has the effect of enabling an automatically driven vehicle that has visited a car wash to smoothly leave the car wash position.

1 is a block diagram showing schematic configurations of a car washing apparatus and an in-vehicle system according to a first embodiment; FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a car wash where a car wash device is installed; FIG. It is a top view showing a warehousing position, a car wash position, and a warehousing position. 3 is a functional block diagram of a car wash device control unit; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a warehouse entry/exit control process according to the first embodiment; It is a schematic diagram showing an example of transition of vehicle movement in a 1st embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing schematic configurations of a car washing apparatus and an in-vehicle system according to a second embodiment; It is a flow chart which shows entering and leaving control processing concerning a 2nd embodiment. It is a schematic diagram showing an example of transition of vehicle movement in a 2nd embodiment.

An example of an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows a car wash apparatus 10 and an in-vehicle system 50 installed in a car wash. Note that the in-vehicle system 50 includes an automatic driving ECU 72 that is an example of an automatic driving unit, as will be described later, and the vehicle equipped with the in-vehicle system 50 functions as an automatically driving vehicle in the present disclosure. Below, the self-driving vehicle is simply referred to as "vehicle".

The car wash apparatus 10 includes a car wash apparatus main body 12, a car wash apparatus control section 14, a communication section 26, and a vehicle detection section 28. The car wash apparatus main body 12, the car wash apparatus control section 14, the communication section 26, and the vehicle detection section 28 are internal. They are communicably connected to each other via a bus 30 .

As shown in FIG. 2, the car wash apparatus main body 12 has a gate shape when viewed from the front, and is guided by a pair of rails 32 laid on the floor, and is positioned at a first position 36 (see FIG. 3) and a second position. 38 (see FIG. 3) along the rail 32. The car washing device main body 12 includes a brush device including a plurality of types of brushes for brushing different parts of the outer surface of the vehicle, a drying device for blowing air to dry the surface of the vehicle body, and a spray for spraying water or the like on the vehicle body. A device is provided.

Between the pair of rails 32 is a car wash position 34 for a car to be washed to stop, and the car wash apparatus main body 12 performs a car wash process including a car wash process and a moving process. The car washing process is a process of washing a vehicle stopped at the car washing position 34 while the car washing apparatus main body 12 moves between a first position 36 and a second position 38 set so as to sandwich the car washing position 34 . be. The car wash apparatus main body 12 moves between the first position 36 and the second position 38 by, for example, one and a half reciprocations from the start to the end of the car wash process. The moving step is a step of moving the car washing apparatus main body 12 from the second position 38 to the first position 36 after the car washing process is finished.

As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle rear side (receiving side) of the car wash position 34 is a warehousing position 40 for vehicles waiting to enter the car wash position 34 to stop. In addition, the vehicle front side (departure side) of the car wash position 34 is a delivery position 42 where the vehicle leaving the car wash position 34 stops or passes. The vehicle detection unit 28 detects whether or not a vehicle is present at each of the entry position 40 , the car wash position 34 and the exit position 42 . For the vehicle detection by the vehicle detection unit 28, for example, a camera, radar, or the like can be applied. The vehicle detection unit 28 is an example of a first vehicle detection unit and a second vehicle detection unit.

The car wash device control unit 14 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 16, a memory 18 such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive). A non-volatile storage unit 20 is included.

The storage unit 20 stores an entry/exit control program 24 . The car wash device control unit 14 reads the entry/exit control program 24 from the storage unit 20 and develops it in the memory 18, and executes the entry/exit control program 24 developed in the memory 18 by the CPU 16. It functions as a control unit 46 shown in FIG. The control unit 46 controls the operation of the car wash apparatus body 12 and can communicate with the in-vehicle system 50 via the communication unit 26 .

Next, the in-vehicle system 50 will be described. Note that FIG. 1 shows only part of the in-vehicle system 50 . Moreover, below, the vehicle in which the vehicle-mounted system 50 is mounted is called a self-vehicle as needed.

The in-vehicle system 50 includes a system bus 52, and the system bus 52 is connected to a peripheral situation acquisition device group 54, a vehicle running state detection sensor group 64, an automatic driving ECU 72 for automatically driving the own vehicle, and a user interface unit 74. there is The peripheral situation acquisition device group 54 is a device that acquires information indicating the situation of the surrounding environment of the own vehicle. and so on.

The GPS device 56 receives GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites and measures the position of the own vehicle. The in-vehicle communication device 58 is a communication device that performs at least one of vehicle-to-vehicle communication with other vehicles and road-to-vehicle communication with a roadside device. The in-vehicle system 50 can communicate with the car wash apparatus 10 via an in-vehicle communication device 58 . In addition, the vehicle-mounted communication device 58 is an example of the vehicle-mounted communication unit in the present disclosure.

The radar device 60 detects objects such as pedestrians and other vehicles existing around the own vehicle, and obtains relative positions and relative velocities between the detected objects and the own vehicle. In addition, the radar device 60 excludes noise, roadside objects such as guardrails, etc. from the objects to be monitored based on changes in the relative positions and relative velocities of individual objects included in the most recent detection results, and detects pedestrians. , a specific object such as another vehicle is tracked and monitored as an object to be monitored. The radar device 60 then outputs information such as the relative position and relative speed with respect to each monitored object. A camera 62 photographs the surroundings of the own vehicle with a plurality of cameras and outputs the photographed images.

The vehicle running state detection sensor group 64 includes a plurality of sensors for acquiring the running state of the own vehicle. It includes an acceleration sensor 70 that detects acceleration applied to the vehicle.

The automatic driving ECU 72 changes the throttle ACT (actuator) 76 that changes the throttle opening of the host vehicle, the brake ACT 78 that changes the braking force generated by the braking device of the host vehicle, and the steering amount by the steering device of the host vehicle. Steering ACT 80 is connected. When the automatic driving mode is selected as the driving mode of the own vehicle, the automatic driving ECU 72 performs an automatic driving process for automatically driving the own vehicle without any driving operation by the occupant of the own vehicle. The automatic driving process is the process of judging the conditions of the own vehicle and its surroundings based on the information obtained from the peripheral condition acquisition device group 54 and the vehicle driving condition detection sensor group 64, and controlling the throttle act 76, brake act 78 and steering act 80. be.

The user interface unit 74 includes various switches and displays provided on the instrument panel of the host vehicle. The user interface unit 74 allows the user (occupant of the own vehicle) to cooperate with a mobile terminal such as a smartphone possessed by the user, thereby allowing the mobile terminal to function as an operation unit of the car wash apparatus 10. there is

Next, as an operation of the first embodiment, the entering/leaving control processing according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. At step 100 , the control unit 46 determines whether or not the vehicle waiting to enter the car wash apparatus 10 is positioned at the entering position 40 . If the determination in step 100 is negative, step 100 is repeated until the determination is positive. When the vehicle enters the parking position 40 , the determination in step 100 is affirmative and the process proceeds to step 102 .

At step 102 , the control unit 46 determines whether or not a vehicle is present at the car wash position 34 . Note that step 102 is an example of the second condition. If the determination in step 102 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 104 . At step 104 , the control unit 46 transmits a parking prohibition instruction to the vehicle located at the parking position 40 . As a result, the automatic driving ECU 72 of the vehicle positioned at the parking position 40 is prohibited from automatically driving the own vehicle positioned at the parking position 40 to the car wash position 34 .

Also, when the vehicle leaves the car wash position 34 , the determination in step 102 is negative and the process proceeds to step 106 . At step 106 , the control unit 46 transmits a parking instruction to the vehicle located at the parking position 40 . As a result, the automatic driving ECU 72 of the vehicle positioned at the parking position 40 automatically drives the own vehicle positioned at the parking position 40 to the car wash position 34 .

In the next step 108, the control unit 46 determines whether or not the vehicle that has been positioned at the warehousing position 40 has completed warehousing at the car wash position 34 or not. If the determination in step 108 is negative, step 108 is repeated until the determination is affirmative. Then, when the vehicle has entered the car wash position 34, the determination in step 108 is affirmative, and the process proceeds to step 110. FIG.

At step 110 , the control unit 46 causes the car washing apparatus main body 12 to start the car washing process. At step 112, the control unit 46 determines whether or not the car washing process of the car washing process by the car washing apparatus main body 12 has ended. If the determination in step 112 is negative, step 112 is repeated until the determination is affirmative. When the car washing apparatus main body 12 moves between the first position 36 and the second position 38 by, for example, one and a half reciprocations between the start and the end of the car washing process, and reaches the second position 38, step 112 is performed. The determination is affirmative and the process proceeds to step 114 .

At step 114 , the control unit 46 determines whether or not the vehicle is present at the exit position 42 . If the determination in step 114 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 116 . Note that step 114 is an example of the first condition. At step 116 , the control unit 46 transmits a parking prohibition instruction to the vehicle positioned at the car wash position 34 . As a result, the automatic driving ECU 72 of the vehicle positioned at the car wash position 34 is prohibited from automatically driving the own vehicle positioned at the car wash position 34 to the leaving position 42 .

If there is no vehicle at the exit position 42, or if the vehicle that was at the exit position 42 has left the exit position 42, the determination in step 114 is negative and the process proceeds to step 118. At step 118 , the control unit 46 transmits an exit instruction to the vehicle positioned at the car wash position 34 . As a result, the automatic driving ECU 72 of the vehicle positioned at the car wash position 34 automatically drives the own vehicle positioned at the car wash position 34 to the leaving position 42 .

The entering/leaving control process according to the above-described first embodiment will be further described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 6A, the car washing process of the car washing apparatus main body 12 for the first vehicle 84 positioned at the car washing position 34 has been completed, the third vehicle 88 exists at the leaving position 42, and the third vehicle 88 exists at the entering position 40. A second vehicle 86 is shown present. The car washing apparatus main body 12 is positioned at the second position 38 when the car washing process is completed, and the moving process of moving from the second position 38 to the first position 36 is started.

From this state, when the third vehicle 88 leaves the leaving position 42, the determination in step 114 is negative, and as shown in FIG. Then, a delivery instruction is transmitted (step 118). As a result, the first vehicle 84 starts moving from the car wash position 34 to the leaving position 42 by automatic operation.

As shown in FIG. 6C, when the first vehicle 84 moves to the leaving position 42 by automatic operation, the determination in step 102 is negative, and the second vehicle 86 located at the entering position 40 A warehousing instruction is sent (step 106). Thereby, the second vehicle 86 starts moving from the parking position 40 to the car wash position 34 by automatic operation. Then, as shown in FIG. 6(D), the second vehicle 86 moves to the car wash position 34 by automatic operation.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the car wash process for the first vehicle 84 positioned at the car wash position 34 is completed, and the first vehicle 84 can leave the car wash position 34. When a corresponding first condition is satisfied, a leaving instruction is transmitted to the first vehicle 84 . As a result, the first vehicle 84 that has come to the car wash and completed the car wash process can be smoothly discharged.

Also, in the first embodiment, this corresponds to completion of the car wash process for the first vehicle 84 positioned at the car wash position 34 and the first vehicle 84 being able to leave the car wash position 34 . If the first condition is not satisfied, the first vehicle 84 is instructed to prohibit leaving the garage. As a result, the first vehicle 84, which has arrived at the car wash and finished the car wash process, can be smoothly released while preventing contact with the third vehicle 88 positioned at the delivery position 42.例文帳に追加.

Further, in the first embodiment, the car wash process for the first vehicle 84 positioned at the car wash position 34 is completed, and the second vehicle 86 waiting for car wash outside the car wash position 34 is moved to the car wash position 34 . A parking instruction is transmitted to the second vehicle 86 when a second condition corresponding to being able to enter the vehicle is satisfied. As a result, the second vehicle 86 arriving at the car wash can be smoothly stored in the car wash apparatus 10 .

Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the car wash process for the first vehicle 84 positioned at the car wash position 34 is completed, and the second vehicle 86 waiting for car wash outside the car wash position 34 is moved to the car wash position 34 . If a second condition corresponding to being able to enter the vehicle is not satisfied, an entry prohibition instruction is transmitted to the second vehicle 86.例文帳に追加Thus, the second vehicle 86 arriving at the car wash can be smoothly entered into the car wash device 10 while being prevented from coming into contact with the first vehicle 84 positioned at the car wash position 34.例文帳に追加

In the first embodiment, the vehicle detection unit 28 is provided to detect the presence or absence of the third vehicle 88 in the direction in which the vehicle leaves the car wash position 34. The first condition is that the first vehicle 84 is at the car wash position. The condition is that there is no third vehicle 88 in the direction of leaving from 34 . As a result, it is possible to improve the safety in leaving the first vehicle 84 that has come to the car wash and completed the car wash process.

Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the vehicle detection unit 28 is provided to detect the presence or absence of the first vehicle 84 at the car wash position 34, and the second condition is that the first vehicle 84 is not present at the car wash position 34. is. As a result, it is possible to improve the safety of the second vehicle 86 entering the car wash.

In addition, in the first embodiment, the car washing apparatus main body 12 moves between a first position 36 and a second position 38 which are set to sandwich the car washing position 34, and cleans the vehicle positioned at the car washing position 34. A car wash process including a car wash process of washing a car and a moving process of moving from the second position 38 to the first position 36 after the car wash process is completed is performed. The control unit 46 causes the vehicle to leave the car wash position 34 and enter the car wash position 34 during the moving process. As a result, in parallel with the moving process of moving the car wash apparatus body 12 from the second position 38 to the first position 36, the first vehicle 84 positioned at the car wash position 34 is positioned at the leaving and entering position 40. The parking of the second vehicle 86 is performed. Therefore, the number of cars washed per hour by the car washing device 10 can be increased.

[Second embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. In addition, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the part same as 1st Embodiment, and description is abbreviate|omitted.

As shown in FIG. 7, the car wash apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment is provided with a distance detection section 82 made up of a radar device instead of the vehicle detection section 28 . The distance detection unit 82 detects each vehicle existing at an entry position 40, a car wash position 34, and an exit position 42 in the car wash, and obtains the relative position and relative speed with each detected vehicle. Detect the distance of

Specifically, the distance detection unit 82 detects the distance L1 (see FIG. 9) between the first vehicle 84 located near the car wash position 34 and the second vehicle 86 located near the parking position 40. detect. Further, the distance detection unit 82 detects the distance L2 (see FIG. 9) between the first vehicle 84 existing near the car wash position 34 and the third vehicle 88 existing near the leaving position 42. do. Note that the distance detection unit 82 is an example of the first distance detection unit and the second distance detection unit.

Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the entering/leaving control process according to the second embodiment will be described. Note that the entering/leaving control process according to the second embodiment is executed in parallel for each vehicle existing in the car wash.

At step 130 , the control unit 46 determines whether or not a vehicle waiting to enter the car wash apparatus 10 is present at the entry position 40 . If the determination of step 130 is negative, step 130 is repeated until the determination is positive. When the vehicle enters the parking position 40 , the determination at step 130 is affirmative and the process proceeds to step 132 .

At step 132 , the control unit 46 determines whether or not a vehicle is present at the car wash position 34 . If the determination at step 132 is negative, the process proceeds to step 138 . Also, when the determination in step 132 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 134 . At step 134, the control unit 46 determines whether or not the distance L1 between the vehicle located at the parking position 40 and the vehicle located closer to the car wash position 34 than the vehicle is less than a predetermined value L or not. Note that step 134 is an example of the second condition, and the predetermined value L is set to a value equal to or larger than the distance between the parking position 40 and the car wash position 34 .

If the determination in step 134 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 136 , and in step 136 the control unit 46 transmits a parking prohibition instruction to the vehicle positioned at the parking position 40 . As a result, the automatic driving ECU 72 of the vehicle positioned at the parking position 40 is prohibited from automatically driving the own vehicle positioned at the parking position 40 to the car wash position 34 .

Further, when the vehicle located at the car wash position 34 starts to move to the unloading position 42 and the distance L1 becomes equal to or greater than the predetermined value L, the determination at step 134 is negative and the process proceeds to step 138. At step 138 , the control unit 46 transmits a parking instruction to the vehicle located at the parking position 40 . As a result, the automatic driving ECU 72 of the vehicle positioned at the parking position 40 automatically drives the own vehicle positioned at the parking position 40 to the car wash position 34 while maintaining the distance L1 equal to or greater than the predetermined value L. conduct.

When the vehicle has entered the car wash position 34 , at step 140 , the controller 46 causes the car wash apparatus main body 12 to start the car wash process. At step 142, the control unit 46 determines whether or not the car washing process of the car washing process by the car washing apparatus main body 12 has ended. If the determination in step 142 is negative, step 142 is repeated until the determination is positive. When the car washing apparatus main body 12 moves between the first position 36 and the second position 38 by, for example, one and a half reciprocations between the start and the end of the car washing process, and reaches the second position 38, step 142 is executed. The determination is affirmative and the process proceeds to step 144 .

At step 144 , the control unit 46 determines whether or not a vehicle is present at the exit position 42 . If the determination at step 144 is negative, the process proceeds to step 150 . Also, when the determination in step 144 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 146 . At step 146, the control unit 46 determines whether or not the distance L2 between the vehicle positioned at the car wash position 34 and the vehicle positioned closer to the leaving position 42 than the vehicle is less than a predetermined value L. Note that step 146 is an example of the first condition, and the predetermined value L is set to a value equal to or greater than the distance between the car wash position 34 and the leaving position 42 .

If the determination in step 146 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 148 , and in step 148 the control unit 46 transmits a parking prohibition instruction to the vehicle positioned at the car wash position 34 . As a result, the automatic driving ECU 72 of the vehicle positioned at the car wash position 34 is prohibited from automatically driving the own vehicle positioned at the car wash position 34 to the leaving position 42 .

When the vehicle positioned at the leaving position 42 starts to move in the leaving direction and the distance L2 becomes equal to or greater than the predetermined value L, the determination in step 146 is negative and the process proceeds to step 150. FIG. At step 150 , the control unit 46 transmits an exit instruction to the vehicle positioned at the car wash position 34 . As a result, the automatic driving ECU 72 of the vehicle positioned at the car wash position 34 automatically drives the own vehicle positioned at the car wash position 34 to the leaving position 42 while maintaining the distance L2 equal to or greater than the predetermined value L. conduct.

The entering/leaving control process according to the above-described second embodiment will be further described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 9A, the car washing process of the car washing apparatus main body 12 for the first vehicle 84 positioned at the car washing position 34 is completed, the third vehicle 88 exists at the leaving position 42, and the third vehicle 88 exists at the entering position 40. A second vehicle 86 is shown present. The car washing apparatus main body 12 is positioned at the second position 38 when the car washing process is completed, and the moving process of moving from the second position 38 to the first position 36 is started.

From this state, the third vehicle 88 starts to move in the leaving direction from the leaving position 42, and when the distance L2 between the third vehicle 88 and the first vehicle 84 becomes equal to or greater than the predetermined value L, the first vehicle 84 The determination in step 146 of the entry/exit control process for is negative. Then, an exit instruction is transmitted to the first vehicle 84 located at the car wash position 34 (step 150). As a result, the first vehicle 84 starts moving from the car wash position 34 to the leaving position 42 by automatic operation while maintaining the distance L2 to the third vehicle 88 at the predetermined value L or more.

Further, when the distance L1 between the first vehicle 84 and the second vehicle 86 becomes equal to or greater than the predetermined value L as the first vehicle 84 moves, step 134 of the entering/leaving control process for the second vehicle 86 is executed. judgment is denied. Then, a warehousing instruction is transmitted to the second vehicle 86 positioned at the warehousing position 40 (step 138). As a result, the second vehicle 86 also starts moving from the storage position 40 to the car wash position 34 by automatic operation while maintaining the distance L1 to the first vehicle 84 at the predetermined value L or more.

Thus, in the second embodiment, movement by automatic driving of the third vehicle 88, the first vehicle 84, and the second vehicle 86 is performed in parallel. Then, through the states shown in FIGS. 9B and 9C, the first vehicle 84 moves to the leaving position 42 and the second vehicle 86 moves to the car wash position 34 as shown in FIG. 9D. Move to

As described above, in the second embodiment, the first vehicle 84 located at the car wash position 34, the third vehicle 88 existing in the direction in which the first vehicle 84 leaves the car wash position 34, A distance detection unit 82 is provided for detecting the distance of the . The first condition is that the distance L2 between the first vehicle 84 and the third vehicle 88 existing in the direction in which the first vehicle 84 leaves the car wash position 34 is equal to or greater than a predetermined value L. be. As a result, the number of cars washed per hour by the car washing device 10 can be increased.

Further, in the second embodiment, a distance detection unit 82 that detects the distance between the second vehicle 86 and the first vehicle 84 leaving the car wash position 34 is provided. The second condition is that the distance L1 between the second vehicle 86 and the first vehicle 84 exiting the car wash position 34 is a predetermined value L or more. As a result, the number of cars washed per hour by the car washing device 10 can be increased.

It should be noted that, in the above description, when the car wash process for the first vehicle 84 located at the car wash position 34 is completed and the first condition is satisfied, the manner of transmitting the leaving instruction to the first vehicle 84 will be described. did. Further, when the car wash process for the first vehicle 84 positioned at the car wash position 34 is completed and the second condition is satisfied, the second vehicle 86 waiting for the car wash outside the car wash position 34. Although a mode of transmitting a warehousing instruction to a store has been described, the present disclosure is not limited to this.

For example, when the first condition is satisfied after the car wash process for the first vehicle 84 located at the car wash position 34 is completed and the car wash process for the first vehicle 84 is completed, the first The leaving instruction may be transmitted to the vehicle 84 of . Further, for example, when the second condition is satisfied after the car wash process for the first vehicle 84 located at the car wash position 34 is completed and the car wash process for the first vehicle 84 is completed, The entry instruction may be sent to the second vehicle 86 waiting for the car wash outside the car wash location 34 .

Further, the following additional remarks are disclosed with respect to the above embodiment.

(Appendix 1)
a car wash device body for washing a vehicle positioned at a car wash position;
a communication unit that communicates with an automated driving vehicle that includes an in-vehicle communication unit and an automated driving unit;
At least, the car wash process for the vehicle positioned at the car wash position is completed, and the second automatically driven vehicle waiting for the car wash outside the car wash position can enter the car wash position. When the second condition is satisfied, the automatic driving unit of the second automatically driving vehicle transmits to the second automatically driving vehicle a parking instruction to park the second automatically driving vehicle at the car wash position. a control unit that
car wash equipment including;
According to the aspect of Supplementary Note 1, it is possible to allow an automatically driven vehicle that has visited the car wash to enter the car wash position smoothly.

(Appendix 2)
a car wash device body for washing a vehicle positioned at a car wash position;
a communication unit that communicates with an automated driving vehicle that includes an in-vehicle communication unit and an automated driving unit;
At least, the car wash process for the first automatically driven vehicle located at the car wash position is completed, and the first automatically driven vehicle can exit the car wash position. When the condition is not satisfied, the first automatic driving unit issues a parking exit prohibition instruction to prohibit the first automatic driving vehicle from exiting the car wash position by the automatic driving unit of the first automatic driving vehicle. a control unit that transmits to the vehicle;
car wash equipment including;
According to the aspect of Supplementary Note 2, it is possible to allow the automatically driven vehicle that has visited the car wash to leave the car wash position smoothly.

(Appendix 3)
a car wash device body for washing a vehicle positioned at a car wash position;
a communication unit that communicates with an automated driving vehicle that includes an in-vehicle communication unit and an automated driving unit;
At least, the car wash process for the vehicle positioned at the car wash position is completed, and the second automatically driven vehicle waiting for the car wash outside the car wash position can enter the car wash position. When the second condition is not satisfied, the automatic driving unit of the second automatically driving vehicle issues a parking prohibition instruction to prohibit the second automatically driving vehicle from entering the car wash position. a control unit that transmits to the automated driving vehicle;
car wash equipment including;
According to the aspect of Supplementary Note 3, it is possible to allow the automatically driven vehicle that has visited the car wash to enter the car wash position smoothly.

(Appendix 4)
further comprising a first vehicle detection unit that detects the presence or absence of a vehicle in a direction in which the vehicle leaves the car wash position;
3. The car wash apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first condition is that there is no other vehicle in the direction in which the first automatically driven vehicle leaves the car wash position.
According to the aspect of Supplementary Note 4, it is possible to improve safety in entering and exiting the parking lot of an automatically driven vehicle that has visited the car wash.

(Appendix 5)
a first distance detection unit that detects a distance between a first automatically driven vehicle positioned at the car wash position and another vehicle existing in a direction in which the first automatically driven vehicle leaves the car wash position; further includes
The first condition is that the distance between the first automatically driven vehicle and another vehicle existing in the direction in which the first automatically driven vehicle leaves the car wash position is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. Item 1 or the car wash device according to Supplementary Note 2.
According to the aspect of Supplementary Note 5, it is possible to increase the number of cars washed per hour by the car washing device.

(Appendix 6)
further comprising a second vehicle detection unit that detects the presence or absence of a vehicle at the car wash position;
The car wash apparatus according to appendix 1 or appendix 3, wherein the second condition is that there is no other vehicle at the car wash position.
According to the aspect of Supplementary Note 6, it is possible to improve the safety in entering and exiting the garage of the automatically driven vehicle that has visited the car wash.

(Appendix 7)
further comprising a second distance detection unit that detects a distance between the second automated driving vehicle and another vehicle leaving the car wash position,
The car wash apparatus according to appendix 1 or appendix 3, wherein the second condition is that the distance between the second automatically driven vehicle and another vehicle leaving the car wash position is a predetermined value or more.
According to the aspect of Supplementary Note 7, it is possible to increase the number of cars washed per hour by the car washing device.

(Appendix 8)
a car washing step of washing a vehicle positioned at the car washing position while moving between a first position and a second position set so as to sandwich the car washing position; and a moving step of moving from the second position to the first position after completion of the car washing process,
The car wash apparatus according to any one of Claims 1 and 1 to 7, wherein the control unit causes the vehicle to leave the car wash position and to enter the car wash position during the moving step.
According to the eighth aspect, it is possible to increase the number of cars washed per hour by the car washing device.

10 car wash device 12 car wash device body 14 car wash device control unit 26 communication unit 28 vehicle detection unit 34 car wash position 36 first position 38 second position 40 entry position 42 exit position 46 control unit 50 in-vehicle system 58 in-vehicle communication device 72 automatic driving ECU
82 distance detection unit 84 first vehicle (first automatic driving vehicle)
86 Second vehicle (second self-driving vehicle)

Claims (1)

a car wash device body for washing a vehicle positioned at a car wash position;
a communication unit that communicates with an automated driving vehicle that includes an in-vehicle communication unit and an automated driving unit;
At least, the car wash process for the first automatically driven vehicle located at the car wash position is completed, and the first automatically driven vehicle can exit the car wash position. Control for transmitting, to the first automatically driven vehicle, an exit instruction to move the first automatically driven vehicle out of the car wash position by the automatic driving unit of the first automatically driven vehicle when the conditions are satisfied. Department and
car wash equipment including;

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