JP5642564B2 - Three-dimensional parking device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a multi-story parking apparatus that can effectively use its communication function when a vehicle having a communication function is stored in a multi-story parking lot.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, attention has been drawn to electric vehicles driven by electric motors in place of conventional internal combustion engines from the viewpoint of global warming prevention and environmental protection. Electric vehicles are excellent for environmental conservation because they do not emit exhaust gas, but they need to be charged with batteries instead of conventional petroleum fuel, and the cruising range is currently as long as internal combustion engine vehicles. Therefore, it is desirable to provide a charging device in each place. In response to such circumstances, a three-dimensional parking apparatus has been developed that can charge a vehicle using the time during which the three-dimensional parking apparatus is parked (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The multi-story parking apparatus having such a charging function includes a centralized management apparatus that centrally manages charging information of each stored electric vehicle, and a communication apparatus that wirelessly communicates the charging information to a mobile phone or a dedicated remote controller. A method has been proposed in which an ID number from a mobile phone or a dedicated remote controller is confirmed by a centralized management device, and corresponding charging information is wirelessly communicated by a communication device to inform the user of the vehicle of the charging information (for example, , See Patent Document 2).

  On the other hand, as a vehicle state confirmation / operation method, the vehicle is equipped with a control device for confirming the vehicle state and a wireless communication terminal connected to the control device, and a vehicle access server is set on a network outside the vehicle. In addition, a method is known in which a mobile terminal is used to access an access server and a vehicle state is confirmed and remotely controlled via a mobile phone network connected to the access server (see, for example, Patent Document 3). Here, examples of the status check target include door lock, half door, headlight and hazard lamp on / off, etc., and if the vehicle is an electric vehicle, the state of charge of the battery, etc. There is.

JP 2010-84491 A JP 2001-359203 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-19548

  However, in the vehicle state confirmation / operation method described in Patent Document 3, when the vehicle is stored in a multi-story parking device, particularly when stored in a multi-story parking device built underground, Communication between the mobile phone network and the wireless communication terminal of the vehicle becomes impossible, so that it is impossible to check the state of the vehicle while the vehicle is stored in the multilevel parking device. Further, in the method described in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to construct a system using a centralized management device or a communication device, which requires costs for system construction and maintenance.

  This invention is made in view of such a situation, Comprising: When the vehicle which has a communication function which transmits / receives the state of a vehicle etc. is stored in a multi-story parking apparatus, it communicates with an external communication apparatus. An object of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional parking apparatus that can be constructed at low cost.

  The invention of claim 1 is a three-dimensional parking device for mounting an automobile on a pallet and moving the pallet mechanically into a parking room to store the automobile, and a pallet-side antenna contact provided in the pallet; An antenna cable connecting the pallet side antenna contact and the vehicle antenna terminal of the automobile, an external antenna installed at a position where radio waves can be received, and a parking room side antenna contact provided in the parking room connected to the external antenna And when the pallet is stored in the parking room, the pallet side antenna contact and the parking room side antenna contact are in contact with each other.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, even when a vehicle having a communication function is stored in the multi-story parking apparatus, communication with the vehicle is possible by an external antenna installed at a position where radio waves can be received. There is no need for expensive equipment and the system can be constructed at low cost.

Front view showing outline of multi-story parking device Side view showing outline of multi-story parking device Side view of a pallet with an electric vehicle

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG.1 and FIG.2 is the front view and side view which show the outline of a multi-story parking apparatus. Inside the multi-story parking apparatus 10, a hoistway 11 that penetrates the center up and down is formed, and an elevating lift 12 is provided so that the hoistway 11 can be raised and lowered. The lift 12 connects wire ropes 14 to the four corners of the carrier 13 on which the vehicle 19 is mounted, and winds or rewinds the wire ropes 14 by a hoisting device (not shown) provided on the top of the three-dimensional parking device 10. Thus, the transporter 13 is driven up and down. The outer periphery of the three-dimensional parking apparatus 10 is surrounded by a steel plate outer wall and closed inside, and reception of radio waves is unstable or impossible in this interior.

  On both sides of the hoistway 11, a plurality of parking chambers 17 are formed in upper and lower multi-stages, and each parking chamber 17 is provided with a pallet 18 for mounting a vehicle 19. In this multi-story parking apparatus 10, the first floor portion above the ground is used as an entry / exit floor 15 of the vehicle 19, and the entry / exit direction 16 of the vehicle 19 is set in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the transporter 13. An empty pallet 18 in any parking room 17 in which the vehicle 19 is not stored is slid (transverse) onto the transporter 13 and then descends to the entrance / exit floor 15 together with the transporter 13 and stops. Below the loading / unloading floor 15, a pallet turning device 20 that turns the pallet 18 to change the direction is provided. The pallet 18 that has arrived at the loading / unloading floor 15 is turned 90 ° by the pallet turning device 20. Then, the vehicle changes its direction so that its longitudinal direction becomes the entrance / exit direction 16 of the vehicle 19 and waits.

  When the vehicle 19 enters the vehicle 19, the vehicle 19 travels on the pallet 18, and then the vehicle 19 and the pallet 18 are turned 90 ° by the pallet turning device 20 and placed on the transporter 13. The rear transporter 13 takes the vehicle 19 and the pallet 18 to the position of the original parking chamber 17, that is, the pallet 18 is taken out and transports the pallet 18 to the empty parking chamber 17. Store. The side surface of the pallet 18 is provided with a power receiving contact unit 22 to be described later, and the parking chamber 17 is provided with a power supply contact unit 21 at a position corresponding thereto. Electricity is supplied from the outside to the power supply contact unit 21 of the parking chamber 17, and when the pallet 18 is stored in the parking chamber 17, the power supply contact unit 21 and the power receiving contact unit 22 are engaged to the pallet 18 side. Power is supplied.

  FIG. 3 is a side view of the pallet 18 with the electric vehicle 36 mounted thereon. A power receiving contact unit 22 is provided on a side surface of the pallet 18, and a power feeding cable 38 is connected to the power receiving contact unit 22. A power supply connector 39 is provided at the end of the power supply cable 38, the power supply connector 39 is connected to a power supply port 37 of the electric vehicle 36, and the battery of the power receiving contact unit 22 or the electric vehicle 36 is electrically connected. It becomes. As described above, when the pallet 18 is stored in the parking chamber 17, the power supply contact unit 21 and the power receiving contact unit 22 are engaged, and power is supplied to the power receiving contact unit 22 to charge the battery of the electric vehicle 36. .

  The electric vehicle 36 has a data communication function for confirming the state of the vehicle and performing a remote operation with an owner away from the vehicle. That is, the electric vehicle 36 is provided with a plurality of sensors and switches, and states such as door opening / closing, light on / off, and battery charge amount are detected, and this detection signal is the data mounted on the electric vehicle 36. Input to the communication device 41. The data communication device 41 communicates with a server connected to a network such as the Internet via a mobile phone communication network or the like by a vehicle antenna 40 provided in the electric vehicle 36. The owner of the electric vehicle 36 away from the vehicle can check the state of the electric vehicle 36 when connected to the server via a network using a mobile phone or a personal computer, and the air conditioner is operated in advance. Remote operation can be performed.

  In addition to the vehicle antenna 40, the electric vehicle 36 includes a vehicle antenna terminal 45 connected to the data communication device 41 at the power supply port 37 so that the data communication device 41 can communicate using an antenna provided outside. ing. An antenna cable 46 is included in the power supply cable 38 that supplies power to the battery. The power supply connector 39 includes a connector antenna terminal 47 connected to the antenna cable 46, and the power supply connector 39 is connected to the power supply port 37. Then, the vehicle antenna terminal 45 and the connector antenna terminal 47 are connected. On the other hand, the power receiving contact unit 22 provided in the pallet 18 includes a pallet side antenna contact 48, and the other end of the antenna cable 46 is connected to the pallet side antenna contact 48.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an external antenna 42 having a function similar to that of the vehicle antenna 40 is provided at a position near the multi-story parking device 10 where radio waves can be received, and a communication cable 43 connected to the external antenna 42. Are wired to each parking room 17. An amplifier 44 is connected to the communication cable 43 at a position close to the external antenna 42 so as to amplify transmission / reception radio waves. Each power supply contact unit 21 of each parking room 17 includes a parking room-side antenna contact 49 and is connected to a communication cable 43 wired to each parking room 17.

  With the above configuration, when the pallet 18 mounted with the electric vehicle 36 to which the power supply connector 39 is connected is transferred to the parking chamber 17 and stored, the power supply contact unit 21 of the parking chamber 17 and the power receiving contact unit 22 of the pallet 18 Are engaged and charging is started. At the same time, the parking room side antenna contact 49 provided in the power supply contact unit 21 and the pallet side antenna contact 48 provided in the power receiving contact unit 22 come into contact with each other, and the data communication device 41 or the external antenna 42 of the electric vehicle 36 is connected. Is done. Therefore, even if the electric vehicle 36 is stored at a position where it cannot receive radio waves, the data communication device 41 can communicate via the external antenna 42, and the owner of the electric vehicle 36 can use a mobile phone or personal computer from a remote location. The state confirmation and remote operation of the electric vehicle 36 can be performed by communication using the above.

  In the above description, the embodiment is based on the electric vehicle 36, but the present invention can also be implemented with respect to a vehicle having an internal combustion engine by the same configuration as the above configuration. In this case, the vehicle may be provided with a vehicle antenna terminal connected to the data communication device in the same manner as described above, and the vehicle antenna terminal and the pallet side antenna contact may be connected only by the antenna cable. That is, in the embodiment of the electric vehicle 36, the connection of the power feeding path and the connection of the antenna path are performed at the same time. However, the antenna path may be connected independently.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Three-dimensional parking apparatus 11 Hoistway 12 Lifting lift 13 Carrying device 14 Wire rope 15 Entrance / exit floor 16 Entrance / exit direction 17 Parking room 18 Pallet 19 Vehicle 20 Pallet turning device 21 Power supply contact unit 22 Power reception contact unit 36 Electric vehicle 37 Power supply port 38 Power supply Cable 39 Feed connector 40 Vehicle antenna 41 Data communication device 42 External antenna 43 Communication cable 44 Amplifier 45 Vehicle antenna terminal 46 Antenna cable 47 Connector antenna terminal 48 Pallet side antenna contact 49 Parking room side antenna contact

Claims (1)

  A three-dimensional parking apparatus for mounting a car on a pallet and mechanically moving the pallet to a parking room and storing the car, the pallet side antenna contact provided on the pallet, the pallet side antenna contact and the car An antenna cable for connecting the vehicle antenna terminal, an external antenna installed at a position where radio waves can be received, and a parking room side antenna contact provided in the parking room connected to the external antenna, and the pallet The multi-level parking apparatus, wherein the pallet side antenna contact and the parking room side antenna contact are in contact with each other when is stored in the parking room.

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