JP5317320B2 - Parking lot management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking lot management system, for example, by illuminating an empty parking space with low illumination light to enhance the driver's visibility and guiding it to the parking space. During parking, the entire parking space is illuminated brightly. The present invention relates to a parking lot management system that allows safe parking.

  Conventionally, as a vehicle stop installed in a parking space of a parking lot, a vehicle detection sensor and a vehicle stop (see, for example, Patent Document 1) that incorporates a lamp unit that emits light, a light lighting detection sensor, and a light emitting means are incorporated. A vehicle stop device (see, for example, Patent Document 2) is known. Further, a car stop incorporating a vehicle detector and a vehicle guidance light indicator, and a parking lot instruction management device using these are known (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

The vehicle stop described in Patent Document 1 is a long vehicle stop installed across adjacent parking spaces. When no vehicle is detected by the vehicle detection sensor, light is emitted from the lamp unit to the boundary of the parking space. Radiating to increase the vehicle guidance effect. Further, in the car stop device described in Patent Document 2, when the vicinity of the parking lot is dark like at night, and the light lighting detection sensor detects the lighting of the car light, the light emitting means built in the car stop is blinked to To the driver and support parking. The parking lot instruction management device and the car stop described in Patent Document 3 detects and manages an empty space by a car detector built in the car stop, and issues a parking management ticket when the car enters the parking lot. The guidance light indicator is turned on to guide the vehicle efficiently to the empty space.
Japanese Patent No. 3225529 Japanese Patent No. 3666766 JP-A-6-346618

  By the way, the car stops of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 are such that the boundary line of the parking space and the position of the car stop are clearly indicated by light so that the driver can easily see and support the parking operation. There was room for improvement in order to make parking safer, such as confirming that there were no obstacles in the parking space. In addition, the car stops installed in the parking space are individually operated independently and do not contribute to efficiently managing the entire parking lot. The parking lot instruction management device of Patent Document 3 issues a parking management ticket that describes the location of an empty parking space and manages the parking space of the entire parking lot, such as turning on a light indicator for vehicle guidance. Although the parking space is not illuminated, the parking space is dark at night and the parking space is difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a parking space with illumination light modulated from an illumination device built in a car stop based on vehicle detection information from a vehicle detection sensor. Irradiate and inform the driver of an empty parking space, and brightly illuminate the entire parking space when parking, allowing you to easily check for the presence of people and obstacles, and parking safely. The object is to provide a parking management system capable of efficiently managing the entire parking space.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention includes a vehicle detection sensor that detects the presence or absence of a vehicle, and an illumination device that emits illumination light to a parking space based on vehicle detection information by the vehicle detection sensor. wherein a pair of wheel stopping of each parking space is arranged, the illuminating device and any module is detected to be an unladen by not detecting a vehicle approaching the pair of vehicle detection sensor provided in the pair of bollard the lights in low light, and none of the pair provided in the pair of wheel stopping of the vehicle detection sensor detects the vehicle you enter the lighting device illuminates at a high illuminance, the illumination after a lapse of a predetermined predetermined time controlled to be turned off apparatus, and, when only one of the pair of the vehicle detection sensor provided in the pair of wheel stopping detects vehicle approaching, the pair of car The lighting device provided in the vehicle stop on the side where the entering vehicle cannot be detected is turned on differently from the case where any of the pair of vehicle detection sensors detects the entering vehicle. And a control unit that manages empty vehicle information of the parking space based on the vehicle detection information from the vehicle detection sensor, and each of the pair of vehicle stops is located in the parking space. Installed on the rear ground of the parking space located in the traveling direction of the vehicle entering, the lighting device provided in each of the pair of vehicle stops emits light from the rear of the parking space toward the parking space It is characterized by that.

In addition, the present invention includes a vehicle detection sensor that detects the presence or absence of a vehicle, and an illumination device that emits illumination light to the parking space based on vehicle detection information by the vehicle detection sensor, and is disposed in each of the plurality of parking spaces. a pair of wheel stop being, that none of the pair of the vehicle detection sensor provided in the pair of wheel stopper is discovered to be an unladen by not detecting a vehicle approaching the lighting device illuminates at low illuminance, controlled as any pair of the vehicle detection sensor provided in the pair of bollard is said illumination device and for detecting a vehicle you enter illuminated at high intensity, turns off the lighting device after a lapse of a predetermined predetermined time And when only one of the pair of vehicle detection sensors provided in the pair of vehicle stops detects a vehicle entering, the one of the pair of vehicle stops entering the The illumination device provided in the bollard side can not be detected with the vehicle, and a control unit for controlling to different lighting conditions and when none of the pair of the vehicle detection sensor detects the vehicle approaching the And a management control device that manages unoccupied vehicle information of the parking space based on a dimming signal for controlling the illuminance of the lighting device, and each of the pair of vehicle stops includes the vehicle that enters the parking space. It is installed on the rear ground of the parking space located in the traveling direction, and the lighting device provided in each of the pair of vehicle stops emits light from the rear of the parking space toward the parking space. It is said.

  Here, examples of the vehicle detection sensor include a light reflection type sensor such as an infrared ray and an ultrasonic reflection type sensor, a magnetic induction sensor capable of detecting metal, and the illumination device includes, for example, other than a normal illumination lamp. A high-intensity LED lamp or the like can be used. Examples of the control unit include an IC tag, and examples of the management control device include a computer device having a central processing unit (CPU), an input / output port, a memory such as a ROM and a RAM, and the like. Is preferred. The predetermined time is determined as the time required for the driver to move to a position sufficiently away from the parked vehicle.

  In the parking lot management system configured as described above, the vehicle stop disposed in the parking space incorporates the vehicle detection sensor and the lighting device, and the control unit turns the lighting device into a low illuminance when the parking space is empty. When the vehicle is detected, the lighting device is lit at high illuminance, so the driver can easily find the empty space by visually observing the empty space, and when parking, use a brightly illuminated parking space. It is possible to confirm that there are no people or obstacles and to park safely. In addition, when a certain time has elapsed after parking, the lighting device is turned off, so that power consumption can be reduced and power saving can be achieved.

  In addition, the management control device displays an empty space on the display device based on vehicle detection information from the vehicle detection sensor or a dimming signal for controlling the illuminance of the lighting device, or all parking spaces are full. Then, “full” is displayed on the display device to notify the driver. In addition, since the empty space information of the parking space is managed, such as collecting usage frequency data and using it as basic data for efficient parking management, it is possible to efficiently manage even a large-scale parking lot. Furthermore, the device of the present invention can also be installed individually in each parking space and operated individually for each parking space even in a small-scale parking lot or the like.

  According to the present invention, a parking space is irradiated with illumination light that is dimmed from a lighting device incorporated in a car stop, based on vehicle detection information from a vehicle detection sensor or a dimming signal for controlling the illuminance of the lighting device. In addition to notifying the driver of an empty parking space, the entire parking space is brightly illuminated during parking so that the presence or absence of a person or an obstacle can be easily confirmed, thereby enabling safe parking. Furthermore, the parking space of the entire parking lot can be managed efficiently.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a parking lot management system of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a car stop.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the parking lot management system 100 of the present invention includes a plurality of car stops 10, a management control device 20 including a computer device 21, an empty vehicle information display device 22, and the like. And the management control device 20 are electrically connected by a signal line 23.

  As shown in FIG. 2, each car stop 10 includes a vehicle detection sensor 12, a lighting device 13, and a control unit 14 in a car stop main body 11 formed in a hollow block shape by, for example, concrete or synthetic resin. Has been. The vehicle detection sensor 12 and the illuminating device 13 are embedded in the opening windows 16 and 17 provided on the front wall (wall facing the parking space 30) 15 of the car stopper main body 11 so as to face forward.

  The vehicle detection sensor 12 is a sensor that detects the vehicle 31 in the vicinity of the parking space 30, and includes various sensors such as an infrared reflection sensor, an ultrasonic reflection sensor, a magnetic induction sensor that detects metal, and a heat sensor that detects the heat of the vehicle 31. Although the sensor can be used, it is a sensor that can stably detect from a short distance to a medium distance so that not only the vehicle 31 parked in the parking space 30 but also the vehicle 31 that is about to park can be detected. It is desirable to be.

  The illumination device 13 is, for example, a high-intensity LED lamp capable of adjusting the intensity of light to be emitted by controlling the amount of power to be supplied, and irradiates illumination light toward the parking space 30 in front of the car stop 10. . Since this illuminating device 13 irradiates light from the car stopper 10 installed on the rear ground of the parking space 30, there is no portion that becomes a shadow or a blind spot, and the entire parking space 30 can be illuminated uniformly. .

  The control part 14 is comprised from the IC tag, for example, and while controlling the illumination intensity of the illuminating device 13 based on the vehicle detection information by the vehicle detection sensor 12, this vehicle detection information is sent to the computer apparatus 21 (management control apparatus 20). Send. Each IC tag has address information assigned corresponding to each parking space 30.

Next, the operation of the parking lot management system 100 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a state in which the parking space is irradiated with illumination light modulated from the lighting device when there is no car in the parking space. FIG. 4 is a state in which the vehicle is parked in an empty vehicle space that is brightly illuminated by the lighting device. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a state in which the lighting device is turned off after a certain period of parking, and FIG. 6 is a driving operation by the lighting device when the vehicle is parked at a position deviated from the parking space. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the state notified to a person.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of vehicle stops 10 are fixed on the ground behind each parking space 30. When none of the vehicle detection sensors 12 incorporated in the pair of vehicle stops 10 detects the vehicle 31, the control unit 14 determines that the parking space 30 is in an empty state, and supplies power to the lighting device 13. The lighting device 13 is turned on with low illuminance.

  The light quantity of the light L from the lighting device 13 that is lit at such a low illuminance is insufficient to brightly illuminate the entire area of the parking space 30, but the parking space 30 is dimly illuminated, even from a distance. It can be visually recognized that it is different from other parking spaces 30.

  Thus, the driver can easily confirm the presence of the empty parking space 30 even from a remote location, and is efficiently guided to the parking space 30 without running around the parking lot looking for an empty space. . Further, since the empty parking space 30 is illuminated by illumination light from the illumination device 13, it also has a function as a security light.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 4, in order to park in the empty parking space 30, when the vehicle 31 approaches the parking space 30, the vehicle detection sensor 12 detects the approach of the vehicle 31 and sends a detection signal to the control unit 14. Send to. Based on the vehicle detection signal, the control unit 14 increases the amount of power supplied to the lighting device 13 to light the lighting device 13 with high illuminance. Thereby, since all the areas of the parking space 30 are brightly illuminated, it can be confirmed reliably that there are no people or obstacles in the parking space 30, and safe parking is supported.

  Since the illumination light L for illuminating the parking space 30 is emitted from the car stop 10 disposed behind the parking space 30, it is possible to eliminate shadows and blind spots that are likely to occur in a general parking lot illumination system. The entire area of the parking space 30 can be illuminated uniformly.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, after parking in the parking space 30, when a predetermined time set in advance in the control unit 14, for example, about 3 minutes has elapsed, the control unit 14 supplies power to the lighting device 13. Supply is interrupted and the lighting device 13 is turned off. Thereby, power consumption when not required can be reduced, and power saving can be achieved. Therefore, since necessary portions are illuminated when necessary, the safety of the parking space 30 can be ensured with the minimum necessary power. The predetermined time can be set to an arbitrary time, and is preferably set to a time required for the driver who parked in the parking space 30 to leave the vehicle 31 by a certain distance.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 6, when the vehicle 31 enters the parking space 30 in a shifted state, only one of the pair of vehicle detection sensors 12 detects the vehicle 31. The control unit 14 urges the driver's attention as a lighting state different from the normal state, such as blinking the lighting device 13 based on the vehicle detection information, and assists the vehicle to surely park in a predetermined area. May be.

  Although the car stop 10 can be used independently for each parking space 30 as described above, more efficient parking management can be performed by collectively managing various information from the car stop 10 with the management control device 20. It becomes possible.

As shown in FIG. 1, the parking lot management system 100 collects parking lots based on vehicle detection information from the vehicle detection sensors 12 of a plurality of car stops 10 installed in each parking space 30. When the vehicle 31 parks in the parking space 30, the vehicle detection sensor 12 confirms the presence of the vehicle. When the vehicle detection information of the vehicle detection sensor 12 is input from the control unit 14 of each car stop 10 to the computer device 21 of the management control device 20 via the signal line 23, the computer device 21 is connected to the control unit (IC tag). The location information of the parking space 30 that can be known from the address of 14 and the vehicle detection information corresponding to this information are collectively managed, and the empty vehicle status and the full vehicle status are displayed on the empty vehicle information display device 22 installed in the parking lot. . Thereby, the driver | operator can know the utilization condition of a parking lot easily. In addition, it is possible to collect the use status data for each parking space 30 from the vehicle detection information by the vehicle detection sensor 12 and perform more efficient parking management.
In addition, in managing collectively the positional information on the parking space 30, and the vehicle detection information corresponding to this, you may use the light control signal for controlling the illumination intensity of an illuminating device.

  The parking lot management system 100 described above is installed in a large-scale parking lot such as a highway service area and parking area, a large-scale shopping center parking lot, an unmanned parking lot such as a coin parking lot, a parking lot in a private residence, etc. It is suitable for doing.

  In addition, the parking lot management system of this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A suitable deformation | transformation, improvement, etc. are possible.

  In addition, materials, shapes, dimensions, forms, numbers, locations, etc. of the vehicle, vehicle detection sensor, lighting device, car stop, parking space, control unit, management control device, etc., exemplified in the above-described embodiments can achieve the present invention. Anything can be used and is not limited.

Configuration diagram of a parking lot management system according to the present invention Appearance perspective view of car stop The conceptual diagram which shows the state which irradiates the illumination light light-modulated from the illuminating device to the parking space when there is no car in the parking space The conceptual diagram which shows the state which a vehicle parks in the empty vehicle space illuminated brightly by the illuminating device Conceptual diagram showing a state in which the lighting device is turned off after a certain period of parking Conceptual diagram showing a state in which when the vehicle parks at a position deviated from the parking space, the lighting device informs the driver of the deviation.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Car stop 12 Vehicle detection sensor 13 Lighting apparatus 14 Control part 20 Management control apparatus 30 Parking space 31 Vehicle 100 Parking lot management system L Illumination light

Claims (3)

A vehicle detection sensor that detects the presence or absence of a vehicle, and a pair of vehicle stops disposed in each of the plurality of parking spaces, the lighting device irradiating illumination light to the parking space based on vehicle detection information by the vehicle detection sensor ,
The lighting device and Ru is detected to be an unladen by none of the pair of the vehicle detection sensor provided in the pair of wheel stopper does not detect a vehicle approaching lights in low light, a pair provided in the pair of bollard of the any of the vehicle detection sensor detects the vehicle you enter and the lighting device illuminates at a high intensity, controlled to turn off the illumination device after a lapse of a predetermined predetermined time, and the pair When only one of the pair of vehicle detection sensors provided in the car stop detects a vehicle entering, the illumination device provided in the car stop on the side of the pair of car stops where the entering vehicle cannot be detected is A control unit that controls the lighting state to be different from the case in which any of the vehicle detection sensors detects an approaching vehicle ;
Based on the vehicle detection information from the vehicle detection sensor, a management control device that manages empty vehicle information of the parking space;
With
Each of the pair of car stops is installed on the rear ground of the parking space located in the traveling direction of the vehicle entering the parking space, and the lighting device provided in each of the pair of car stops includes the parking space A parking lot management system, characterized in that light is emitted from the rear toward the parking space. A vehicle detection sensor that detects the presence or absence of a vehicle, and a pair of vehicle stops disposed in each of the plurality of parking spaces, the lighting device irradiating illumination light to the parking space based on vehicle detection information by the vehicle detection sensor ,
The lighting device and Ru is detected to be an unladen by none of the pair of the vehicle detection sensor provided in the pair of wheel stopper does not detect a vehicle approaching lights in low light, a pair provided in the pair of bollard of the any of the vehicle detection sensor detects the vehicle you enter and the lighting device illuminates at a high intensity, controlled to turn off the illumination device after a lapse of a predetermined predetermined time, and the pair When only one of the pair of vehicle detection sensors provided in the car stop detects a vehicle entering, the illumination device provided in the car stop on the side of the pair of car stops where the entering vehicle cannot be detected is A control unit that controls the lighting state to be different from the case in which any of the vehicle detection sensors detects an approaching vehicle ;
Based on a dimming signal for controlling the illuminance of the lighting device, a management control device that manages empty vehicle information of the parking space;
With
Each of the pair of car stops is installed on the rear ground of the parking space located in the traveling direction of the vehicle entering the parking space, and the lighting device provided in each of the pair of car stops includes the parking space A parking lot management system, characterized in that light is emitted from the rear toward the parking space. The parking lot management system according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device is provided on each wall of the pair of car stops facing the parking space.

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