JP3053835U - Receipt issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] A highly accurate receipt issuance machine is provided with a sales aggregation and aggregation data storage function, an illegal parking detection and unauthorized vehicle data storage function, a failure diagnosis and a failure diagnosis data storage function, and the like. Provide a receipt issuing machine that can aggregate parking data. SOLUTION: In a receipt issuing machine installed in a stand-alone locking type unmanned parking device, a sales totalizing means and a storage means for storing data totalized by the sales totaling means are provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

 The present invention relates to a receipt issuing machine installed in a stand-alone lock type unmanned parking device, which can centrally manage parking management data such as sales summary data, fault diagnosis data, and unauthorized parking data. About the machine.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, in an unmanned parking lot equipped with a lock-type parking device, a receipt issuing machine that issues a receipt for parking fee has been installed. Usually, the receipt issuing machine is installed in a checkout machine installed in a parking lot, or is separately installed near a parking device. The receipt issuing machine issues a receipt in which the amount and date and time are printed by the user pressing the operation button as necessary after the customer has settled the parking fee.

[0003] In addition, when the sales of parking fees are totaled by the receipt issuing machine, a method is usually used in which a clerk reads out the sales amount from the amount display section when collecting the sales amount and manually writes and totals it. I have.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, conventional receipt issuing machines are primarily intended for issuing receipts only, and have no functions other than sales data, and have high-precision data, such as sales summary data, equipment failure diagnosis data, and unauthorized parking detection. A wide range of management data such as data could not be obtained. In addition, since the conventional receipt issuing machine was installed alone in the parking lot, it was necessary to go to each parking lot and work in order to collect data.

[0005] Furthermore, it is extremely troublesome to read out the total data of sales by a clerk and manually write the data, and there is a problem that erroneous writing occurs due to complexity and the efficiency of the totaling work is reduced. .

[0006] In view of the above points, the present invention provides a receipt issuing machine with a sales aggregation and total data storage function, an illegal parking detection and unauthorized vehicle data storage function, a failure diagnosis and a failure diagnosis data storage function, and the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide a receipt issuing machine capable of collecting accurate parking data.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the receipt issuing machine of the present invention uses a receipt issuing machine installed in a stand-alone lock type unmanned parking device to collect data collected by the sales counting means and the sales counting means. A storage means for storing the information is provided.

Further, the receipt issuing machine is provided with the unauthorized parking detecting means and a storage means for storing data of the unauthorized vehicle detected by the unauthorized parking detecting means.

[0009] Further, the receipt issuing machine is provided with a failure diagnosing means and a storage means for storing data diagnosed by the failure diagnosing means.

Further, the receipt issuing machine is provided with a printing means for printing all or a part of the data on the receipt issuing machine.

[0011] Furthermore, the present invention is a receipt issuing machine provided with communication means capable of remotely controlling the receipt issuing machine at a management center.

[0012] The receipt issuing machine connected to the parking device by a communication line is provided with a sales aggregation and aggregation data storage function, an illegal parking detection and unauthorized vehicle data storage function, a failure diagnosis and a failure diagnosis data storage function, and the like. Further, by providing a printing function for printing all or a part of the data, it is possible to eliminate the need for a staff member to manually read and write down the total data of sales. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of erroneous writing caused by complexity and improve the efficiency of the tabulation work.

Further, by connecting the parking device and the receipt issuing machine to a personal computer of a management center via a telephone line, parking lot management data can be centrally managed in a remote place. In addition, since customer complaints can be grasped at the management center, the time and cost for emergency situations and the number of dispatches can be reduced.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is an overall perspective view showing the usage state of the receipt issuing machine, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the receipt issuing machine, FIG. 3 is a control circuit diagram of the receipt issuing machine, FIG. Fig. 5 is a control circuit diagram of the parking device, Fig. 6 (a) and (b) are connection examples of the receipt issuing machine and the parking device, and Fig. 7 is a diagram showing remote operation of the parking lot side and the management center side. 8 shows a front view of the receipt, respectively.

The receipt issuing machines 1 are individually installed in the vicinity of a stand-alone lock type unmanned parking device 20 and are connected to the parking device 20 via communication means.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the receipt issuing machine 1 includes a printer 2 for printing receipts and total data, an operation button 3 including a receipt issue button 4 and a cancel button 5, A setting button 6, a display unit 7 for displaying a section number and the like, a receipt outlet 8, a first serial communication port 9 for connecting and communicating with the parking device 20, and the equipment and circuit described above. Is controlled by a control circuit 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, the receipt issuing machine 1 includes a microprocessor 15, a program memory (ROM) circuit 11 for mainly storing a program, and data and calculation variables. A data memory (RAM) circuit 12 to be stored, a parallel interface circuit 13 to which the display unit 7, the operation buttons 3, the setting buttons 6, and the printer 2 are connected, and the parking device 20 for communication. And a first serial communication port 9.

By providing the printer 2 of the receipt issuing machine 1 with a printing function for printing all or a part of the data, it is possible to eliminate the need for a person in charge to manually read and write sales total data. As a result, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of erroneous writing that occurs due to complexity, and it is possible to improve the efficiency of tabulation work.

As shown in FIG. 4, the self-contained lock type unmanned parking device 20 includes a lock plate 21 that moves up and down automatically, a vehicle sensor 22, a display unit 23 that shows a parking fee, a coin sorter 24, and a setting button. 25 and a control circuit 30 for controlling them. The control circuit 30 controls the device and is connected to the first serial communication port 9 for communicating various data with the receipt issuing machine 1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the parking device 20 stores a program memory (ROM) circuit 26 mainly for storing a program mainly by a microprocessor 29 and a variable for data and calculation. A data memory (RAM) circuit 27, a parallel interface circuit 28 to which the lock plate 21, the vehicle sensor 22, the display unit 23, the coin sorter 24, and the setting button 25 are connected; And a first serial communication port 9 for connection and communication.

The connection between the receipt issuing machine 1 and the parking device 20 is, as shown in FIG. 6A, a plurality of parking devices 20 and the receipt issuing machine 1 connected by a single communication line. 6B, or a star connection method in which a plurality of parking devices 20 and the receipt issuing machine 1 are connected by a plurality of communication lines as shown in FIG. 6B. I do not care. Also, the communication means is not limited to serial communication, and may be parallel communication. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the interface circuit of the printer 2 may be a serial communication circuit.

Next, the operation of the receipt issuing machine of the present invention will be described.

At the time of entry, when the passenger's vehicle enters, after a certain period of time, the lock plate 21 of the parking device 20 rises, and the addition of the parking fee starts. The fare addition will continue until the customer pays the parking fee.

At the time of leaving the vehicle, when the user pays the parking fee from the fee input port, the lock plate 21 is lowered and the vehicle is ready to leave. In addition, since the receipt issuing machine 1 and the parking device 20 are connected by a communication line, data on the operating state of the parking device 20, sales data, unauthorized parking data, fault diagnosis data, etc. are always transferred to the receipt issuing machine 1. Is done.

The receipt issuing machine 1 processes and organizes the data read from the parking device 20 and stores it in a database. By operating the setting button 6 or the operation button 3, the total data can be printed by the printer 2.

The customer who needs the receipt T operates the operation button 3 of the receipt issuing machine 1 after paying the parking fee, inputs the section number, and presses the receipt issuing button 4. Then, the receipt issuing machine 1 issues a receipt T after confirming that the settlement of the pressed section has been completed and that no receipt has been issued. The receipt T can be issued until the next passenger vehicle enters the same block.

The customer receives the receipt T, returns to his vehicle, and leaves.

Next, another preferred embodiment of the receipt issuing machine of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

As the parking lot side A, the second serial communication port 14 is connected to the receipt issuing machine 1, and the modem 41 is attached to the second serial communication port 14. Also, the management center side B attaches the modem 42 to the personal computer 40 and connects the receipt issuing machine 1 to the personal computer 40 via a public line or a dedicated line.

In the case of remote control from the management center B, the number or name of the parking lot is designated by the management center B. Then, the receipt issuing machine 1 of the parking lot designated by the personal computer 40 is called and the connection line is connected. Next, an instruction to read necessary data at the management center B is automatically or manually transferred to the receipt issuing machine 1 at the parking lot A.

The receipt issuing machine 1 that has received the data sends the data back to the management center B based on the sent command. The personal computer 40 that has received the data processes and outputs the data for screen display or printing.

Data handled by remote control include daily reports, weekly reports, monthly reports, hourly usage status, illegal parking data, fault diagnosis data, operating states of parking devices, and the like. In addition to the data transfer command, the command that can be transferred includes a command to move the lock plate 21 up and down. Therefore, in response to complaints from customers, raising and lowering the lock plate 21 while checking the operation status without going to the parking lot can reduce the time and cost for emergency situations and the number of dispatches. it can.

The communication from the receipt issuing machine 1 by remote control is performed mainly by connecting a line from the parking lot side A to the management center side B when an emergency occurs, and transmitting emergency data (for example, Lock plate, printer, coin discriminator failure, printer out of paper, alarm generated) etc. are automatically transferred, and request is made to management center B for emergency response.

[0034]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, the receipt issuing machine of the present invention has the following effects by adopting the above-described configuration.

The receipt issuing machine installed in the lock-type single type unmanned parking device issues parking lot management data such as parking device sales data, failure diagnosis data, unauthorized parking data, operation status data, and the like. It can be tallied and printed by the machine.

In addition, since it is possible to eliminate the need for a person in charge to manually read and write the sales total data, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of erroneous writing due to complexity and improve the efficiency of the totaling operation.

Further, by connecting the receipt issuing machine to a personal computer at a management center via a telephone line, parking lot management data can be centrally managed at a remote location. In addition, since customer complaints can be monitored at the management center, time and costs for emergency situations and the number of dispatches can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a use state of a receipt issuing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a receipt issuing machine.

FIG. 3 is a control circuit diagram of the receipt issuing machine.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a parking device.

FIG. 5 is a control circuit diagram of the parking device.

6 (a) and 6 (b) are connection examples of a receipt issuing machine and a parking device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing remote control on the parking lot side and the management center side.

FIG. 8 shows a front view of a receipt.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Receipt issuing machine 2 Printer 3 Operation button 4 Receipt issuing button 5 Cancel button 6 Setting button 7 Display section 8 Receipt exit 9 First serial communication port 10 Control circuit 11 Program memory circuit 12 Data memory circuit 13 Parallel interface circuit 14 second serial communication port 15 microprocessor 20 parking device 21 lock plate 22 vehicle sensor 23 display unit 24 coin sorter 25 setting button 26 program memory circuit 27 data memory circuit 28 parallel interface circuit 29 microprocessor 30 control circuit 40 personal computer 41 modem 42 Modem T Receipt A Parking lot side B Management center side

Claims (5)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A receipt issuing machine installed in a stand-alone lock type unmanned parking device, characterized by comprising a sales totalizing means and a storage means for storing data totalized by the sales totalizing means. Receipt issuing machine. 2. The receipt issuing machine according to claim 1, further comprising an illegal parking detecting means, and a storage means for storing data of the illegal vehicle detected by the illegal parking detecting means. 3. The receipt issuing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a failure diagnosis unit, and a storage unit for storing data diagnosed by the failure diagnosis unit. 4. The receipt issuing machine according to claim 1, further comprising printing means for printing all or a part of said data. 5. The receipt issuing machine according to claim 1, further comprising communication means capable of being remotely controlled by a management center.