JP5723963B2 - Bicycle parking system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for preventing illegal parking performed in order to avoid charging, for example, in a bicycle parking system operated unattended.

  There are cases where a paid bicycle parking lot is provided at a place where bicycles, motorcycles, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “motorcycles”) of many users are parked, such as stations and supermarkets. As a bicycle parking system used in such a paid bicycle parking lot, there is a bicycle parking system formed by connecting a locking device that locks each two-wheeled bicycle and a control device that manages and charges each locking device. Are known.

  The locking device has a guide rail for storing the wheel of the motorcycle and guiding it to the lock mechanism, and a lock mechanism that is attached to the front end of the guide rail and locks the wheel. And the user of a bicycle parking system accommodates the wheel of a two-wheeled vehicle in the guide rail of a locking device, locks a wheel with a lock mechanism, and parks. The control device locks the locking device and starts charging at the same time. Thereafter, when taking out the two-wheeled vehicle, the user unlocks the vehicle by paying a fee charged according to the parking time by the control device.

  Since such a bicycle parking lot is frequently used by many users, the bicycle parking system requires regular maintenance. This maintenance cost is usually covered by the bicycle parking fee, and it is necessary to collect the usage fee appropriately in order to continue operating the bicycle parking lot. Is one of the major concerns of managers and managers.

However, bicycle parking lots are usually run unattended. For this reason, only by placing the wheel on the rear end of the guide rail of the locking device, the bicycle is parked without being locked by the front end locking mechanism, and illegal parking such as avoiding the charge is performed. And management may suffer a great deal of damage.
Therefore, in the past, focusing on the fact that the guide rail for mounting the wheels of the two-wheeled vehicle in the locking device is relatively long is one of the causes that enables illegal parking, and by shortening the guide rail There is a technique for urging the wheel to be stored at a predetermined position locked by a lock mechanism and preventing illegal parking (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Although such a technique is expected to have a certain effect of reducing illegal parking, it was still possible to place a wheel in the middle of the guide rail and avoid charging.

JP2009-061960

  An object of the present invention is to provide a parking system having a structure capable of preventing abnormal parking such as illegal parking of a motorcycle and a component device thereof.

  The bicycle parking system of the present invention that solves the above problems includes a bicycle parking frame that houses a predetermined part of a motorcycle to be parked, and a first detection signal when the motorcycle is present at a first position of the bicycle parking frame. A second sensor that outputs a second detection signal when the two-wheeled vehicle is present at a second position in the middle of the two-wheeled vehicle reaching the first position of the parking frame; A first locking mechanism that locks the two-wheeled vehicle at one position, a second locking mechanism that locks the two-wheeled vehicle at the second position, and a lock by controlling the first locking mechanism when the first detection signal is received. On the other hand, after receiving the second detection signal, if the first detection signal is not received before a predetermined time has elapsed, a control device that controls the second lock mechanism to start locking; A bicycle parking system with .

In this parking system, even if an attempt is made to avoid locking by the first locking mechanism by parking at a second position different from the first position, the second locking mechanism locks at the second position. Can reduce the willingness to illegally park bicycles.
In addition, the first position is a position that the motorcycle does not reach unless it passes through the second position, and the first lock mechanism starts locking only when the second detection signal is received in addition to the first detection signal. Also good. In that case, when only the first detection signal is received without receiving the second detection signal, the two-wheeled vehicle is not present in the parking frame, and the respective lock mechanisms are not operated. The operation can be prevented.

  In the bicycle parking system according to the present invention, the control device performs the process of the first mode indicating the regular resident wheel state when the first lock mechanism is controlled, and abnormal when the second lock mechanism is controlled. Processing means for performing the processing of the second mode representing the parking state can be provided. That is, not only the two-wheeled vehicle is locked at the second position by the second locking mechanism, but also the processing is performed in a mode different from that in the regular resident wheel state.

  As a specific example of the processing performed by the processing means, when the second lock mechanism is controlled, there is a processing for outputting alerting information that can be recognized by at least one of visual and auditory sense before starting the control. . Thereby, it is possible to guide the user to the regular resident wheel by prompting the user who does not intend to illegally park the bicycle before the second locking mechanism makes a difference.

  Alternatively, when both the first lock mechanism and the second lock mechanism are in an uncontrolled state with respect to a predetermined display device, an empty state display is performed, and only the first lock mechanism is controlled. A normal resident wheel state display is performed, and when only the second lock mechanism is controlled, an abnormal parking state display is performed. Thereby, it is possible to display to the user and the manager which parking frame is available and in which parking frame is abnormal (illegal) parking.

  Alternatively, charging processing based on a charging system different from the regular resident wheel state, which is triggered by the start of locking by the second locking mechanism, can be mentioned. In this way, by making a difference in the billing system between regular resident and unauthorized parking, it is possible to impose a penalty on those who have illegally parked and indirectly deter unauthorized parking. .

  A plurality of the bicycle parking frames can be arranged side by side. In this case, an intrusion prevention body that suppresses the invasion of the two-wheeled vehicle is present in a gap between two adjacent bicycle parking frames. Thereby, the room for illegal parking can be eliminated.

  The present invention also provides a parking frame that houses a predetermined part of a motorcycle to be parked, and a first sensor that outputs a first detection signal when the motorcycle is present at a first position of the parking frame. A second sensor that outputs a second detection signal when the two-wheeled vehicle is present at a second position in the middle of reaching the first position of the parking frame; and the first detection from the first sensor. When a signal is output, the first lock mechanism that locks the two-wheeled vehicle at the first position, and after the second detection signal is output from the second sensor, the first sensor And a second locking mechanism that locks the two-wheeled vehicle at the second position when the first detection signal is not output.

  According to the present invention, even if the user who intends to illegally park the bicycle does not house the two-wheeled vehicle in the first position of the parking frame, the second locking mechanism is locked in the second position. Can reduce the willingness to illegally park bicycles.

It is a schematic diagram of a bicycle parking system to which the present invention is applied. It is a side view of a locking device. It is a top view of a locking device. It is a figure which shows the state which set the two-wheeled vehicle regularly to the locking device. It is a figure which shows the state which carried out the illegal parking of the two-wheeled vehicle in the locking device. It is a top view of a 1st lock mechanism, (a) represents a lock release state, (b) represents a lock state. It is a functional block diagram of a control device. It is processing procedure explanatory drawing of a control apparatus. (A) is a top view showing the shape of the obstacle block, (b) is a side view thereof, and (c) is a bottom view thereof. The top view of the locking unit for two-wheeled vehicles. The side view of the locking unit for two-wheeled vehicles.

[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a bicycle parking system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The bicycle parking system 1 includes one or a plurality of locking devices 10 having a bicycle parking frame, and a control device 20 connected to the locking devices 10 via a wired or wireless communication path 50.
In FIG. 1, only one locking device 10 is shown for convenience.

[Locking device]
First, the locking device 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a side view of the locking device 10, and FIG. 3 is a top view of the locking device 10. As shown in these drawings, the locking device 10 is installed at a guide rail 130 serving as a parking frame for accommodating the wheels of a two-wheeled vehicle to be parked, and a front end (left side of the page) of the guide rail. It has the 1st lock mechanism 110 and the 2nd lock mechanism 120 installed in the approximate center part of the guide rail 130. FIG.

  The first lock mechanism 110 is mainly for locking the wheels of the two-wheeled vehicle when regular resident wheels are performed, and is controlled by the control device 20. Here, the “regularly resident wheel” means a state in which the front wheel of the two-wheeled vehicle 30 is parked so as to be positioned at the front end of the guide rail 130 as shown in FIG. 4. On the other hand, the second lock mechanism 120 is mainly for locking the wheels of the two-wheeled vehicle when illegal parking is performed, and is provided at substantially the center in the longitudinal direction on the way to the front end of the guide rail 130. The second lock mechanism 120 is also controlled by the control device 20. Here, “illegal parking” refers to a state in which the vehicle is parked such that the wheel comes to a position where it is not locked by the first lock mechanism 110 at the front end of the guide rail 130 as shown in FIG.

  The guide rail 130 has, for example, a groove portion obtained by bending a thin plate-like body into an inverted U-shaped cross section. The groove portion is slightly wider than the width of the wheel of the two-wheeled vehicle, and is structured such that the two-wheeled vehicle can be guided to the first lock mechanism 110 while storing the wheel in the groove portion. Auxiliary fences 140 are provided on both sides of the front portion of the guide rail 130. The auxiliary fence 140 prevents the motorcycle from sliding off the guide rail 130. The groove portion of the guide rail 130 may be inclined so as to be lowered toward the first lock mechanism 110 so that the wheel can be guided to the first lock mechanism 110 more smoothly. Therefore, a plurality of bearings, rollers, and the like may be provided on the bottom. You may provide the mechanism which can adjust the width | variety of a groove part arbitrarily according to the width | variety of the wheel of the two-wheeled vehicle to park.

Next, the structure of the first lock mechanism 110 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.
6A is a top view showing an unlocked state, and FIG. 6B is a top view showing a locked state.
The first lock mechanism 110 is configured to control the wheel insertion recess 111 formed in the housing, the pair of movable arms 112 that can project from predetermined portions of the housing, the first sensor 113, and the control device 20, respectively. And a control mechanism 114 for displacing the movable arm 112 based on the control mechanism 114.

  The movable arm portion 112 is buried in the casing when unlocked (unlocked), but protrudes from the casing when in the locked state so that the wheel 310 of the two-wheeled vehicle enters the wheel insertion recess 111. Sandwich. The control mechanism 114 causes the movable arm unit 112 to protrude and start locking when receiving a lock start signal described later from the control device 20, and on the other hand, the control mechanism 114 moves the movable arm unit 112 when receiving a lock release signal described later. Unlock by burying.

  The first sensor 113 is, for example, a weight sensor, a pressure sensor, a contact sensor, or the like, and transmits a first detection signal to the control device 20 when detecting the insertion of the wheel 310 into the first lock mechanism 110. The first sensor 113 may be provided independently of the first lock mechanism 110.

  The second lock mechanism 120 has the same structure as the first lock mechanism 110. However, the first sensor 113 is referred to as a “second sensor” in the second lock mechanism. When detecting the placement of the wheel on the guide rail 130, the second sensor transmits a second detection signal to the control device 20. The second sensors may also be provided independently of the second lock mechanism 120, and a plurality of second sensors may be provided on the guide rail 130 in order to detect unauthorized parking more appropriately.

[Control device]
Next, the control device 20 will be described. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the control device 20. The control device 20 controls the locking / unlocking of the first lock mechanism 110 and the second lock mechanism 120 for each locking device 10 distinguished by the identification information, and also performs a billing process and other processes according to the parking time. It has a display unit 210, a billing / settlement processing unit 220, a lock mechanism control unit 230, an alarm generation unit 240, a charge input unit 250, and an operation unit 260.

  The display unit 210 displays, on a predetermined display, the amount input from the fee input unit 250, the content operated by the operation unit 260, the display of the usage fee calculated by the charging / settlement processing unit 220, It presents that it is available and available, and displays that it is a locking device or the like that is illegally parked. In order to simplify the configuration, a touch panel may be adopted so that various input operations such as payment can be performed.

  The charging / settlement processing unit 220 calculates a charging amount for the use of the locking device 10 according to the parking time thereafter from the time point when the lock of the first lock mechanism 110 and the second lock mechanism 120 is started. I do. When the user pays a charge corresponding to the billing amount, the billing / settlement processing unit 220 sends a settlement complete signal indicating completion of settlement to the lock mechanism control unit 230.

The lock mechanism control unit 230 locks to the first lock mechanism 110 or the second lock mechanism 120 according to whether or not the detection signals output from the first sensor 113 and the second sensor of the locking device 10 are received. Send a signal. Further, when the adjusted signal output from the billing / adjustment processing unit 220 is received, an unlock signal is transmitted to the first lock mechanism 110 or the second lock mechanism 120.
The lock mechanism control unit 230 also stores information related to the transmission of the lock start signal and the lock release signal in a memory (not shown) in association with the identification information of the locking device 10, and based on the stored information, Which locking device 10 is operating and which locking device 10 is available (can be used), and when it is operating, what kind of parking (unauthorized parking or regular resident wheel) is used in the locking device 10 Identify whether or not And according to the specified aspect, it sends to the display part 210 with the information showing the said aspect. Thereby, for example, a person who intends to park a bicycle can check which lock device 10 can be easily used on the display unit 210. In addition, the manager of the bicycle parking system 1 can easily find illegal bicycle parking.

  When the second lock mechanism 120 is controlled by the lock mechanism control unit 230, the alarm generation unit 240 outputs warning information (alarm) recognizable by at least one of visual and auditory before the start of the control. Process. Specifically, a warning sound is sounded, a warning light is turned on, or a predetermined warning image or the like is displayed on the display unit 210. In this way, before being locked by the second locking mechanism 120, it is possible to prompt a user who does not intend to illegally park the bicycle to correct the parking position of the motorcycle 30.

  The fee input unit 250 receives a usage fee (corresponding to a billing amount) input by the user at the time of payment, and the operation unit 260 receives an input such as an identification number of the locking device 20 from the user. The identification number of the locking device 20 input by the user is information for enabling the control device 20 to determine which locking device 20 is used.

[Operation of bicycle parking system]
Next, operation | movement of the bicycle parking system 1 is demonstrated with reference to the process sequence explanatory drawing of the control apparatus 20 shown in FIG. As a premise, it is assumed that the identification information of the locking device 10 is transmitted in the control device 20, and the locking device 10 to be controlled based on this is specified on the control device 20 side.

In the bicycle parking system 1, the second sensor outputs a second detection signal when the vehicle is a regular resident wheel, and then the first sensor 113 outputs a first detection signal. Therefore, in the control device 20, first, the lock mechanism control unit 230 determines whether or not the second detection signal from the second sensor has been received (step S1). When the second detection signal is received (step S1: Yes), the information is stored in association with the identification information of the locking device 10.
Next, it is determined whether or not the first detection signal has been received from the first sensor 113 before the predetermined time has elapsed (step S2). The predetermined time here is, for example, a time sufficient for the wheels of the two-wheeled vehicle to travel on the guide rail 130 to the front end, specifically, about several seconds to several tens of seconds. When the reception of the first detection signal is detected within this time (step S2: Yes), the lock mechanism control unit 230 performs the first operation of the locking device 10 specified by the identification number as the process of the regular resident wheel mode. 1 A lock start signal is transmitted to the lock mechanism 110. Thereby, the 1st lock mechanism 110 of the said locking device 10 starts a lock | rock (step S3).
When the first lock mechanism 110 is locked, the billing / settlement processing unit 220 starts normal billing processing for use of the locking device 10 (step S4).

  When the reception of the second detection signal from the second sensor is not detected before the first detection signal is received from the first sensor 113, the lock mechanism control unit 230 starts locking to the first lock mechanism 110. Avoid sending signals. Thus, only when the two-wheeled vehicle is actually housed in the first locking mechanism 110 through the guide rail 130 and locked, that is, only when the first sensor 113 and the second sensor react in succession. The one lock mechanism 110 is activated, and a situation in which the first lock mechanism 110 malfunctions due to a mischief such as a direct touch with the first sensor 113 can be prevented.

When the lock mechanism control unit 230 receives a settlement signal from the billing / settlement processing unit 220 after the normal billing process is started (step S5: Yes), it issues a receipt from the operation panel of the control device 20 ( Step S6), an unlock signal is transmitted to the first lock mechanism 110 of the locking device 10. Thereby, the locked state of the 1st lock mechanism 110 is cancelled | released (step S7).
The lock release signal may be transmitted when the user inputs a password or password through the operation unit 260.

  On the other hand, if reception of the first detection signal is not detected by the first sensor 113 within the predetermined time in step S2, the alarm generation unit 240 generates alert information such as a warning sound, a warning light, or a warning image. Etc. is generated (step S8).

  When a certain time has elapsed after the alarm is generated, the lock mechanism control unit 230 determines again whether or not the first detection signal from the first sensor 113 has been received (step S9). When the first detection signal is received (step S9: Yes), the process returns to the process of step S3, and thereafter, the process (step 3 to step S7) representing the mode of the regular resident wheel is performed.

In step S9, when the first detection signal is not received (step S9: No), the lock mechanism control unit 230 transmits a lock start signal to the second lock mechanism 120 as processing in the form of unauthorized parking. Thereby, the second lock mechanism 120 starts locking (step S10). When the lock of the second lock mechanism 120 is started, the billing / settlement processing unit 230 starts billing processing for an amount obtained by adding the illegal penalties billing amount to the normal billing amount (step S11).
The time from the generation of the alarm to the re-determination in step S9 is, for example, about 30 seconds, and is a time that can be determined as illegal parking.

  The lock mechanism control unit 230 issues a receipt (step S13) when receiving a settlement signal from the billing / settlement processing unit 220 after the billing process is started (step S12: Yes). A lock release signal is transmitted to the lock mechanism 120. Thereby, the 2nd lock mechanism 120 cancels | releases a locked state (step S14).

  As described above, in the bicycle parking system 1 of the first embodiment, even if the illegal parking is performed at a position where the first lock mechanism 110 is not locked, the wheels of the two-wheeled vehicle are surely secured by the second lock mechanism 120. Can be locked, and penalties (weighted charges for fraud penalties) can be made accordingly, so that illegal parking can be suppressed.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the second embodiment, two locking devices 10 described in the first embodiment are arranged in parallel to form one set, and a locking device in which an intrusion prevention body that suppresses the invasion of the two-wheeled vehicle exists in the gap between the adjacent locking devices 10. It is a unit.

  The intrusion prevention body is, for example, a resin obstacle block 40 having the shape shown in the top view of FIG. 9A, the side view of FIG. 9B, and the bottom view of FIG. It is formed in the shape along. Moreover, the height is set to a height at which the wheel of the two-wheeled vehicle cannot easily ride, for example, about the radius of the wheel. In addition, the deformation | transformation hexagon part and slanting line part of FIG.9 (b) are hollows.

FIG. 10 is a top view of a locking unit incorporating the obstacle block 40, and FIG. 11 is a side view thereof. Components of the locking device 10 described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.
In the locking unit having such a configuration, even if the user attempts illegal parking so as to avoid charging by parking a two-wheeled vehicle between the locking devices 10, it is impossible to do so due to the presence of the obstacle block 40. Illegal parking is prevented.

Since the intrusion prevention body only needs to prevent the motorcycle from entering between the locking devices 10, it may be in the form of a net stretched between the locking devices 10, and the mechanical mechanism of the adjacent locking devices 10 A reinforcing material for increasing the strength may be formed as shown in FIG.
In the example of FIGS. 10 and 11, there are two locking devices 10, but three or more locking devices 10 may be set in accordance with the scale of the bicycle parking lot to be installed. It may be more than one.

In the locking device 10 described in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the first lock mechanism 110 and the second lock mechanism 120 are replaced with a lock mechanism using a pair of movable arm portions 112 at the time of locking. For example, a mechanism in which a flap plate rises may be used. In the case of a mechanism using a flap plate, since it is not necessary to sandwich the wheel 310, the installation position of the lock mechanism can be determined relatively freely without being aware of the fine position of the wheel 310. Further, the first lock mechanism 110 may be provided at a position other than the front end of the guide rail 130 according to the purpose.
Moreover, in each embodiment, although the bicycle parking frame showed the example of the guide rail 130 which accommodates the wheel of a two-wheeled vehicle, it accommodates other parts of a two-wheeled vehicle, for example, a flame | frame, a handle | steering-wheel, a saddle other part, or the whole two-wheeled vehicle. It may be of a structure.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bicycle parking system 10 Locking device 110 1st locking mechanism 111 Wheel recessed part 112 Movable arm part 113 1st sensor 120 2nd locking mechanism 130 Guide rail 140 Auxiliary fence 20 Control apparatus 210 Display part 220 Charge and settlement processing part 230 Lock Mechanism control unit 240 Alarm generation unit 250 Charge input unit 260 Operation unit 30 Two-wheeled vehicle 310 Wheel 40 Fault block

Claims (7)

A parking frame for accommodating a predetermined part of the motorcycle to be parked;
A first sensor that outputs a first detection signal when the two-wheeled vehicle is present at a first position of the parking frame;
A second sensor that outputs a second detection signal when the two-wheeled vehicle is present at a second position in the middle of reaching the first position of the parking frame;
If the first detection signal is not received within a predetermined time after receiving the second detection signal, a lock start signal is output to a second lock mechanism that locks the two-wheeled vehicle at the second position, and A control device for starting locking of the motorcycle by a second locking mechanism;
I have a,
When the control device receives the first detection signal, the control device transmits a lock start signal to a first lock mechanism that locks the two-wheeled vehicle at the first position .   The bicycle parking system according to claim 1, further comprising the second lock mechanism.   The two-wheeled vehicle parking system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first position is a position where the first sensor outputs the first detection signal when the two-wheeled vehicle is in a regular resident wheel state. The control device performs the process of the first aspect representing the regular resident wheel state when the first detection signal is received.
The bicycle parking system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . When the control device starts to lock the two-wheeled vehicle by the second lock mechanism , the control device performs a process of outputting alert information that can be recognized by at least one of visual and auditory before the start .
The bicycle parking system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. When neither the first detection signal nor the second detection signal is received , the control device displays a vacant state on a predetermined display device, and after receiving the first detection signal, When the second detection signal is received after a lapse of time, a normal resident wheel state display is performed, and when only the second lock mechanism is controlled, an abnormal parking state display is performed.
The bicycle parking system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The control device performs charging processing based on a charging system different from the regular resident wheel state, triggered by the start of locking by the second locking mechanism.
The bicycle parking system according to claim 6 .

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