JP2923719B2 - Vehicle guide-in system for parking facilities - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a guide-in system for driving a vehicle into a vehicle entrance space inside a building in a parking facility.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, when a vehicle is stored in a mechanical parking facility, a driver drives the vehicle into a waiting car or pallet in a vehicle entrance space inside a building. In this case, when the parking device is driven to store the vehicle, it is necessary to get the vehicle into a proper position in the vehicle entry space (cage or pallet) so that the vehicle does not interfere with a building or the like inside the building.

[0003] As a method of getting a vehicle into the vehicle entry space, for example, a pair of photoelectric switches are arranged at the front, rear, left and right of the vehicle entry space, and a mirror is arranged in the entry direction (rear part) of the vehicle entry space. The driver drives the vehicle while watching the vehicle reflected in the mirror and enters the vehicle entry space, and detects whether or not the vehicle has blocked the optical axis of the photoelectric switch during this time, so that the vehicle enters the normal position. It is common practice to check whether or not it has occurred.

[0004] That is, if the front of the vehicle blocks the optical axis of the photoelectric switch at the back of the vehicle entry space, the message "Please go backward" flows to inform the driver that the vehicle is entering too far. If the rear of the vehicle blocks the optical axis of the photoelectric switch in front of the space, a message "Please move forward" will be flown to inform that entry is insufficient. Also, if the left side of the vehicle blocks the optical switch of the photoelectric switch on the left side of the vehicle entry space, the message `` to the right '' will flow to inform that it is too far to the left, while the message When the optical axis of the photoelectric switch is blocked by the right side of the vehicle body, a message "Left further" flows in order to notify that it is too close to the right.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned method, since the message suddenly flows without any warning, the driver is not prepared for the mind and cannot respond immediately. Therefore, after the message flows, the vehicle greatly protrudes from the normal entry position. For this reason, in the conventional parking equipment, there is a problem that an extra space for entering the vehicle must be secured in consideration of the protruding dimension, and a wasteful space increases. Incidentally, although there is a slight difference depending on the driver, the extra space to be secured is 200 to 30 in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
About 0 mm is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing, and it is an object of the present invention to enable a driver to drive a vehicle while confirming a proper riding position so that the vehicle can be operated properly. It is an object of the present invention to prevent a large displacement from an entry position, to significantly reduce an extra space for a vehicle entry space, and to save the space.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a first solution of the present invention is to provide an image pickup means for picking up an image of a vehicle entering a vehicle entry space of a parking facility from above. Provided above. Further, an image display means is provided in front of the vehicle entry space in the entry direction, and the image display means displays an image of the vehicle taken by the image pickup means together with a vehicle stop area indicating an allowable stop range of the vehicle with respect to the vehicle entry space. It is characterized by doing so.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the image display means is configured to display an entry procedure at the same time as starting to display an image of the vehicle.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, an image pickup means for picking up an image of a vehicle entering a vehicle entry space of a parking facility from above is provided above the vehicle entry space. Further, an image display means is provided in front of the vehicle entry space in the entry direction, and the image display means displays an image of the vehicle taken by the image pickup means together with a vehicle stop area indicating an allowable stop range of the vehicle with respect to the vehicle entry space. . Further, a notifying means is provided for notifying the driver that the image of the vehicle displayed on the image display means has protruded from the vehicle stop area.

A fourth solution of the present invention is characterized in that, in the third solution, the image display means is configured to start displaying an image of the vehicle and to display the entry procedure at the same time.

[0011]

With the above arrangement, according to the first solution of the present invention, a vehicle that has entered the vehicle entry space of the parking facility is imaged from above by the image pickup means, and the image of the imaged vehicle is located ahead of the entry direction. Are displayed together with a vehicle stop area indicating an allowable stop range of the vehicle with respect to the vehicle entry space.

From this, the driver only has to drive the vehicle so as not to deviate from the vehicle stop area while watching the image of the vehicle displayed by the image display means, and the vehicle is allowed to stop in the vehicle entry space. The vehicle is easily positioned within the range and does not significantly deviate from the stop allowable range, and the extra space to be secured in the vehicle entry space is significantly reduced, so that the vehicle entry space can be saved.

In the third solution of the present invention, when the image of the vehicle displayed on the image display means protrudes from the vehicle stop area, this is notified to the driver by the notification means. Is aroused, and in addition to the above,
It becomes more clear whether or not the vehicle is within the allowable stop range.

In the second and fourth solutions of the present invention,
When the image of the vehicle is displayed by the image display means, the entry procedure is displayed in parallel with this, so that the driver's attention is alerted and the action to be performed next is instructed, and the entry of the vehicle is started. It will definitely be done.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows a mechanical parking facility B provided with a vehicle guide-in system A according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and the parking facility B is of a steel tower type. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a building standing on the ground, and a mechanical parking device 2 is installed inside the building 1. The parking device 2 includes a pair of front and rear upper sprockets 3 and 3 and a pair of front and rear lower sprockets (not shown),
An endless chain 4 is wound around the upper sprocket 3 and the lower sprocket, and a number of car mounting cages 5, 5,...

On the ground side of the building 1, there is provided an entrance / exit port 7 which also serves as an entrance / exit port.
Is provided so as to be openable and closable. When the vehicle C enters the warehouse, the parking device 2 is operated to circulate the cages 5 in the vertical direction, so that the empty cage 5 on which the vehicle C is not mounted is inserted into the building 1 at the entrance 7. After moving to the provided vehicle entry space 9 (shown in FIGS. 2 and 3), the driver M drives the vehicle C after opening the door 8, and enters the vehicle entry space 9 (empty cage 5). It is made to store.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a television camera 10 is provided above the vehicle entry space 9 as an image pickup means for taking an image of the vehicle C entering the vehicle entry space 9 from above. .

Further, a monitor television 11 as an image display means is installed in front of the vehicle entry space 9 in the entry direction, that is, on the right side of the back of the building 1, and as shown in FIG. Vehicle entry space 9
An image C ′ of the vehicle C captured by the television camera 10 is displayed on the cathode ray tube 12 together with a vehicle stop line L formed of a rectangular frame as a vehicle stop area indicating a permissible stop range of the vehicle C with respect to. In addition, the monitor television 11 starts the image display of the vehicle C and displays the entry procedure at the same time (plays a so-called telop).
It has been made like that.

As an example of the entry procedure, for example,
"Stop the vehicle C in the vehicle stop line L. Please apply the side brake firmly and make sure that it does not deviate from the vehicle stop line L. Store the door mirror. Stop the engine and turn on the light. Get off, get off and tighten the door.
Do not forget to tighten windows, rear doors, etc. If you park with creatures, you may die. And so on.

On the monitor television 11, an alarm lamp 13 as a notification means is provided.
Is activated when the vehicle runs out of the vehicle stop line L, and this is notified to the driver M.

The TV camera 10, the monitor TV 11, the alarm lamp 13 and the like constitute a vehicle guide-in system A according to the first embodiment of the present invention for getting the vehicle C into the vehicle entry space 9. .

As described above, in the present embodiment, the vehicle C, which has entered the vehicle entry space 9, is imaged from above by the television camera 10, and this image C 'is displayed on the front monitor television 1.
1, the display is displayed on the cathode ray tube 12 together with the vehicle stop line L.

Thus, the driver M can drive the vehicle C so as not to deviate from the vehicle stop line L while watching the image C '. It can be easily positioned and does not significantly deviate from the allowable stop range. The extra space to be secured in the vehicle entry space 9 can be significantly reduced, and the space for the vehicle entry space 9 can be reduced. it can. Incidentally, according to the present embodiment, the extra space to be secured in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is about 30 mm, which can be significantly reduced as compared with the conventional 200 to 300 mm.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, since the entry procedure is displayed simultaneously with the image display of the vehicle C on the monitor television 11, the driver M looks at the entry procedure to pay attention to the driver M. In addition to being able to evoke, the vehicle C is driven according to the action to be executed next, so that the vehicle C can be surely driven.

In the above embodiment, the driver M can know that the image C 'has protruded from the vehicle stop line L by the warning lamp 13, so that the driver M can be further alerted. Whether or not the vehicle C is within the stop allowable range can be further clarified.

(Second Embodiment) FIGS. 5 and 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, two television cameras 10 are installed and an image C of the entire vehicle C is displayed on a monitor television 11. ′ Is not displayed on the cathode ray tube 12, but the vehicle C is divided into a front part and a rear part, and the respective partial images C′1 and C′2 are divided.
Except that only the CRT 12 is displayed on the cathode ray tube 12, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, so that the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[0029]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the image pickup means is provided above the vehicle entry space, and the image display means is provided in front of the vehicle entry space in the entry direction. Since the image of the vehicle is displayed together with the vehicle stop area indicating the allowable stop range of the vehicle by the image display means, the driver sets the vehicle in the allowable stop range while viewing the image of the own vehicle displayed on the image display means. Positioning can be easily performed without significant displacement, and extra space can be saved with only a small amount, and the space for entering the vehicle can be saved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the notification means is further added to the above, the driver can know that the image of the vehicle displayed on the image display means has protruded from the vehicle stop area. In addition to the above effects, it is possible to further clarify whether the vehicle is within the allowable stop range by calling the driver's attention.

According to the second and fourth aspects of the present invention,
Since the image display means is configured to display the entry procedure at the same time as the image display of the vehicle is started, it is possible to call attention of the driver and follow the action to be performed next instructed. Can definitely be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the entire parking facility of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing an entrance of a parking facility in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional front view showing an entrance of a parking facility in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a vehicle in which an image is displayed on a cathode ray tube of a television camera in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 2 of a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 4 of a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 9 Vehicle entry space 10 Television camera (imaging means) 11 Monitor television (image display means) 13 Alarm lamp (notification means) A Vehicle guide-in system B Parking facility C Vehicle C 'image C'1 image C'2 image L Vehicle stop Line (vehicle stop area) M Driver

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. An image pickup means provided above a vehicle entry space of a parking facility, for taking an image of a vehicle entering the vehicle entry space from above, and a vehicle entry space provided in front of the vehicle entry space in the entry direction. A vehicle stop area indicating an allowable range of stopping the vehicle with respect to the vehicle, and image display means for displaying an image of the vehicle captured by the image capturing means. 2. The vehicle guide-in system for parking facilities according to claim 1, wherein the image display means starts displaying an image of the vehicle and simultaneously displays an entry procedure. 3. An image pickup means provided above a vehicle entry space of a parking facility, for taking an image of a vehicle entering the vehicle entry space from above, and a vehicle entry space provided in front of the vehicle entry space in the entry direction. Image display means for displaying an image of the vehicle taken by the image pickup means together with a vehicle stop area indicating an allowable stop range of the vehicle with respect to the vehicle, and that the image of the vehicle displayed on the image display means protrudes from the vehicle stop area. A vehicle guide-in system for parking facilities, comprising: a notification unit that notifies a driver. 4. The vehicle guide-in system of a parking facility according to claim 3, wherein the image display means starts displaying an image of the vehicle and displays an entry procedure at the same time.