JP6716235B2 - Control device for mechanical parking device, mechanical parking device, and control method for mechanical parking device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a control device for a mechanical parking device, a mechanical parking device, and a method for controlling a mechanical parking device.

The operation modes of the mechanical parking device are mainly divided into two types: hourly rental type and regular type.
The time-rental type is an operation mode used in, for example, a mechanical parking device that is attached to a commercial facility or the like. The hourly rent type has a large number of unspecified users (hereinafter referred to as “temporary users”), and the warehousing/unloading operation is the management of full-time operators and commercial facilities that have received training in the operation of mechanical parking equipment. People do.
The regular type is, for example, an operation form used in a mechanical parking device installed in an apartment or a tenant. The regular type is a person contracted by the user (hereinafter referred to as "periodic contractor"), and the warehousing/unloading operation is performed by the regular contractor himself.

Here, when performing a loading/unloading operation with respect to the mechanical parking device, for example, when the previous user is left in the passenger compartment, the next user misidentifies that there is no person in the passenger compartment, There is a possibility that the exit door may be closed and activated.
Particularly in recent years, mechanical parking devices equipped with charging equipment for electric vehicles (EVs) have become widespread, and when a user connects a charging cable and a vehicle in a passenger compartment, the user leans beside the vehicle. It is difficult to be recognized by other users, etc.

Under such circumstances, it is preferable to limit the loading/unloading operation of the mechanical parking device to those who have been trained in the loading/unloading operation, such as a fixed-term contractor, an operator, and a manager.

In Patent Document 1, in order to simplify the complicated operation of the user, a card reading unit that reads the information from the IC card in which the identification information of the user is stored in advance, and a general control unit that controls these. A mechanical parking device provided is disclosed. The mechanical parking device disclosed in Patent Literature 1 checks whether the IC card is valid to confirm whether the user has the authority to operate the mechanical parking device.

Japanese Patent No. 4012901

However, with the IC card disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is not possible to manage the authority of each user in the mechanical parking apparatus in which temporary users who rent hours, fixed-term contractors, operators, etc. are used together.

Further, for example, even a user who has not been trained in warehousing/unloading operation, if the information on the IC card is registered in the mechanical parking device, for example, a user who has not been trained in warehousing/unloading operation even when the operator is absent You can enter and leave the mechanical parking device by yourself.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can reliably limit the operation of the mechanical parking device to only a specific user, the control device of the mechanical parking device, the mechanical parking device, and An object is to provide a method of controlling a mechanical parking device.

In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, the control means of a mechanical parking device, the mechanical parking device, and the control method of a mechanical parking device of the present invention adopt the following means.

The control device for the mechanical parking apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention identifies the registrant as a usage authority indicating availability of the mechanical parking apparatus and an operation authority indicating availability of the operation as authority for each registrant. The identification information is input based on a storage unit that is stored in association with the information, an input unit that inputs the identification information of the registrant, and the authority associated with the identification information that is input to the input unit. An authentication unit that authenticates whether or not the registrant can use and operate the mechanical parking device, and a control unit that controls the mechanical parking device according to an authentication result by the authentication unit are provided.

According to this configuration, the authority to use and the authority to operate the mechanical parking device are stored in the storage unit as authority for each registrant in association with the identification information of the registrant.
It should be noted that the use means parking of the own vehicle in the mechanical parking device, and also includes making a reservation for entering or leaving the mechanical parking device. The operation is a mechanical operation of the mechanical parking apparatus by itself, for example, an opening/closing operation of an entrance/exit door or a vertical movement operation of a lift for entering or exiting a vehicle. The usage right means that the above usage is possible, and the operation right means that the above operation is possible.

When the identification information of the registrant is input to the input means, the authenticating means authenticates the availability and operation availability of the mechanical parking device by the registrant who inputs the identification information based on the authority associated with the identification information. It The input means is, for example, a reading means of an ID card in which identification information is stored, or a key input means by which the registrant himself inputs the identification information (numerical number, etc.). The mechanical parking device is controlled by the control means according to the authentication result.
Therefore, each registrant is given authority, and even a registrant who does not have the operation authority cannot operate the mechanical parking apparatus.According to this configuration, only a specific person can operate the mechanical parking apparatus. It can be definitely limited.

In the first aspect, the authentication unit may individually authenticate whether or not the mechanical parking device can be used based on the usage right and whether or not the mechanical parking device can be operated based on the operation right.

According to this configuration, since proper authority management and authentication are performed according to the operation mode of the mechanical parking device, the safety of the mechanical parking device can be improved.

In the first aspect, the usage authority and the operation authority may be registered in any of a plurality of stages having different authority ranges.

According to this configuration, the authority of the registrant registered in the storage unit can be registered more finely.

In the first aspect, the operation authority may include an authority that can perform the subsequent operation on behalf of another registrant who is operating the mechanical parking apparatus.

According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the operation of the mechanical parking device from being delayed.

In the first aspect, the authority may include a management authority that enables management of the mechanical parking apparatus or a maintenance authority that enables maintenance of the mechanical parking apparatus.

According to this configuration, the authority of the registrant registered in the storage unit can be registered more finely.

In the first aspect, the authentication means may perform authentication based on the operation authority for each operation on the mechanical parking device.

According to this configuration, it is possible to more reliably prevent a person who does not have the operation authority from mechanically operating the mechanical parking device.

In the first aspect, the identification information may be able to be associated with other identification information having the same authority or a narrower authority.

According to this configuration, the authority of the registrant registered in the storage unit can be registered more finely.

In the first aspect, the authority associated with the identification information of the registrant may change depending on the time of day.

According to this configuration, the authority of the registrant registered in the storage unit can be registered more finely.

In the first aspect, the registrant may be authorized based on the authority of the registrant in the other mechanical parking apparatus.

According to this structure, the convenience of the user of the mechanical parking apparatus can be improved.

The control device for the mechanical parking apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention stores the operation authority indicating whether or not the mechanical parking apparatus can be operated in association with the registrant's identification information as the authority for each registrant. The operating authority includes an authority that can perform the subsequent operation even if another registrant is operating the mechanical parking apparatus.

A mechanical parking apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention includes the control device described above.

A method of controlling a mechanical parking device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein the registrant is identified as an authority for each registrant, a usage authority indicating availability of the mechanical parking apparatus and an operation authority indicating availability of the operation. A method of controlling a mechanical parking device, comprising: a storage unit that stores information in association with information, the first step of inputting identification information of the registrant, and the identification information input to the input unit. A second step of authenticating the availability and operation availability of the mechanical parking apparatus by the registrant who has input the identification information based on the authority, and the mechanical parking apparatus according to the authentication result by the authentication means. And a third step of controlling.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that the operation of the mechanical parking device can be surely limited to only a specific user.

It is a longitudinal section of a mechanical parking device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective perspective view showing a boarding/alighting room, an entrance/exit opening, an operation panel, a standing control device, and the like according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view of the operation panel and the lid according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the operation panel which opened the lid concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the whole schematic structure of the control apparatus of the mechanical parking apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flow chart which shows a flow of operation processing of a mechanical parking device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a flow chart which shows a flow of use authority attestation processing concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a flow chart which shows a flow of operation authority attestation processing concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram which showed the time change of the operation authority which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

An embodiment of a control device for a mechanical parking device, a mechanical parking device, and a method for controlling a mechanical parking device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of an elevator-type three-dimensional parking lot showing an embodiment of a mechanical parking lot facility 100. In addition, the control device and the control method according to the present invention are not limited to the elevator-type three-dimensional parking lot described below, and if the mechanical parking lot facility 100 allows a parking vehicle to enter and leave a plurality of parking spaces with a carrier, It can be widely applied to various other types. Further, the mechanical parking lot facility 100 may be configured by a plurality of multilevel parking lots.

The mechanical parking apparatus 1, which is a multi-storey parking lot, includes a tower-type parking tower 3 that can accommodate a plurality of vehicles 2. On the first floor of the parking tower 3, a loading/unloading port 4 for loading/unloading the vehicle 2 is opened. The loading/unloading port 4 is provided with a vertically sliding loading/unloading door 4a.

The ground floor of the parking tower 3 is a boarding/alighting room 7 shown in FIG. 2, and a turntable 8 for changing the direction of the vehicle 2 is installed on the floor surface. The turntable 8 has a configuration in which a swivel plate 10 and a swivel drive unit 11 are provided in a concave pit 9 formed on the floor of the passenger compartment 7.

A vertical elevating passage 13 is formed in the center of the parking tower 3, and a lift 14 (elevator-like pallet carrier) is provided in the elevating passage 13 up and down. The lift 14 has four corners suspended from four sets of wire ropes 15 extending downward from a winch (not shown) provided in the upper part of the parking tower 3, and the lift 14 moves up and down in the elevator passage 13 when the winch is activated. be able to.

On the other hand, vehicle storage shelves 17 are provided on both sides of the hoistway 13. The vehicle storage shelves 17 are provided in a multi-layered manner up and down so as to sandwich the elevating passage 13, and each of the vehicle storage shelves 17 accommodates one pallet 18 for loading the vehicle 2. It should be noted that the columns and the like of the vehicle storage shelf 17 are not shown.

When the heights of the floor surfaces of the lift 14 and the vehicle storage shelf 17 coincide with each other on the floor surfaces of the lift 14 and the vehicle storage shelf 17, an empty pallet 18 (hereinafter referred to as “empty pallet”) or the vehicle 2 is provided. A pallet 18 (hereinafter referred to as “actual pallet”) loaded with is provided with a delivery mechanism (not shown) capable of smoothly delivering the pallet 18 from the lift 14 to the vehicle storage shelf 17 or from the vehicle storage shelf 17 to the lift 14. ing.

When the vehicle 2 is loaded, first, the empty pallet is unloaded from the vehicle storage shelf 17 in which the empty pallet is accommodated into the passenger compartment 7 by the lift 14, and the pallet 18 is turned by the turntable 8 in the direction of 90°. The vehicle 2 rides on the pallet 18 and is turned by the turntable 8 together with the pallet 18 in the direction of 90°. Then, the lift 14 moves up and down the ascending/descending path 13 to be stored in the vehicle storage rack 17.

Further, at the time of leaving the warehouse, the lift 14 rises to the height of the vehicle storage shelf 17 in which the vehicle 2 to be delivered is accommodated, and the leaving vehicle is taken up by the lift 14 together with the pallet 18, and the pallet 18 is directly moved by the lift 14 to the passenger compartment 7. Then, after the pallet 18 is turned by the turntable 8 in the direction of 90°, the unloading vehicle exits from the entry/exit port 4.

FIG. 2 is a perspective perspective view showing the passenger compartment 7. When viewed from the outside, there is an emergency entrance/exit 20 on the left side of the entrance/exit opening 4, and an entrance/exit control light 21 including blue and red lamps is provided above the entrance/exit opening 4. In addition, a user number indicator 60 that displays information (hereinafter, referred to as a “user number”) that identifies a user of the vehicle 2 to be loaded or unloaded is provided above the loading/unloading port 4.

An unmanned confirmation button 48, which is an input means that is arranged near the safety confirmation execution position and is used to input the execution state of unmanned confirmation by a person, is provided in the passenger compartment 7. The unattended confirmation button 48 is a button (push button) pressed by a person. The unmanned confirmation button 48 is provided at two positions sandwiching the pallet 18 (vehicle 2), that is, two places on the left and right wall surfaces in the example of FIG.

Further, an operation panel 22 is provided on the right side of the loading/unloading port 4.
The operation panel 22 is an input unit for each user to perform user authentication, reservation for entering and exiting, and machine operation including opening/closing operation of the entrance/exit door 4a. Furthermore, a three-color lamp 23 having three colors of green, yellow, and red is installed on the wall surface or the like above the operation panel 22.

Inside the boarding/alighting room 7, there is a space in which a pallet 18 is arranged in the center, and a mirror 24 for the driver to confirm the position of the vehicle 2 on the front wall of the loading/unloading port 4, and "forward", A lightning type stop position indicator lamp 25 for instructing "stop" and "reverse" is provided. In addition, human presence/vehicle sensors 26 and 27 for detecting the size and front-back position of the vehicle 2, an emergency stop button 28, and the like are provided on both side walls of the passenger compartment 7. The stop position indicator lamp 25 instructs the driver of the vehicle 2 of the vehicle position based on the vehicle position data detected by the motion/vehicle sensors 26 and 27.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a standing control device 30 that controls the entire mechanical parking device 1 is installed inside the passenger compartment 7 or the like. The standing control device 30 is a device that executes a series of loading/unloading operations (machine operations) by the loading/unloading port 4, the turntable 8, the lift 14, and the like. An operation panel 22 is connected to the standing-up control device 30, and the warehousing/unloading operation is executed while exchanging information with the operation panel 22.

As shown in FIG. 3, the operation panel 22 includes a housing 33 that opens to the front side and an openable/closable lid 34 that covers the opening of the housing 33. Inside the housing 33, As shown in FIG. 4, for example, an operation screen 35 (including a display unit 35a and an input unit 35b), which is a touch panel type liquid crystal screen, and an ID card possessed by a registrant registered in advance in a storage unit 50 described later. An ID reading unit 36 for reading identification information (hereinafter, referred to as “ID number”) such as, an emergency stop button 37, and the like are arranged. When the operation screen 35 is not used, by closing the lid 34, the operation screen 35 can be covered from the outside to protect the inside.
A user detection unit 47 is provided on the lower surface of the housing 33, for example. The user detection unit 47 is, for example, a human sensor, and detects that the user or the vehicle 2 has stopped in front of the operation panel 22. When the user detection unit 47 detects a user or the like, an image according to the operating state of the mechanical parking device 1 is displayed on the operation screen 35.

The lid 34 is also provided with a locking portion 38 for locking the lid 34 as well as a handle for pulling it open. The locking unit 38 is an auto-lock type that locks at the same time when the lid 34 is closed. However, when the unlocking signal is received from the standing control device 30, the locking unit 38 is unlocked by a drive mechanism such as a solenoid (not shown). It is configured. Further, the locking unit 38 can output the open/closed state of the lid 34 to the standing control device 30.

The locking portion 38 can be manually unlocked and locked by inserting a dedicated key into the key cylinder 38a and twisting the key cylinder 38a. Further, the lid 34 is provided with a locking lamp 39 and the like that lights up in green when the locking portion 38 is unlocked and lights up in red when locking.
Further, the operation panel 22 is provided with an unattended confirmation button 49 that is pressed after the user confirms that there is no person in the passenger compartment. The mechanical parking device 1 cannot perform the starting operation such as closing the loading/unloading door 4a and moving the lift 14 unless the unattended confirmation button 49 is pressed during loading/unloading.

The ID number stored in the ID card is read by holding the ID card over the ID reading unit 36 and input to the operation panel 22, but the registrant uses his/her ID number (numerical number) as a key input means. You may input via the functioning input part 35b.

In the mechanical parking apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, usage authority and operation authority are stored as authority for each registrant in association with registrant identification information. Based on this authority, the registrant authenticates whether or not the mechanical parking apparatus 1 can be used and operated (hereinafter referred to as “authority authentication”).

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an overall electrical schematic configuration regarding authorization of the control device of the mechanical parking facility 100.

The stand-by device 30 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a computer-readable recording medium. A series of processes for realizing various functions is recorded in a recording medium or the like in the form of a program as an example, and the CPU reads the program into a RAM or the like to execute information processing/arithmetic processing. As a result, various functions are realized. The program is installed in a ROM or other storage medium in advance, provided in a state of being stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or delivered via wired or wireless communication means. Etc. may be applied. The computer-readable recording medium is a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, or the like.

The station control device 30 includes a storage unit 50, an authentication unit 51, and a control unit 52 as a configuration related to authority authentication.

The storage unit 50 stores a usage authority indicating availability of the mechanical parking apparatus 1 and an operation authority indicating availability of the mechanical parking apparatus 1 as authority for each registrant in association with the ID number of the registrant.

The use means parking (receiving) of the vehicle 2 in the mechanical parking apparatus 1 and taking out (leaving) the parked vehicle 2 and includes making a reservation for entering and leaving the mechanical parking apparatus 1.
The operation is mechanical operation of the mechanical parking apparatus 1, and is, for example, opening/closing operation of the loading/unloading door 4a or vertical movement operation of the lift 14. The operation is not necessarily performed only when the own vehicle 2 is loaded/unloaded, and is also performed by a manager or the like when another person's vehicle 2 is loaded/unloaded.

The usage authority is the authority that enables the usage, and the operation authority is the authority that enables the operation. The operation authority is given to a person, for example, after receiving a usage explanation and operation education of the mechanical parking apparatus 1.

The authority includes a management authority that enables management of the mechanical parking apparatus 1 or a maintenance authority that enables maintenance of the mechanical parking apparatus 1.
The management authority is the authority given to the administrator of the mechanical parking apparatus 1, and is the authority that enables the operation of the administrator system and the management screen provided in advance in the mechanical parking apparatus 1.
The maintenance authority is an authority given to the maintenance staff of the mechanical parking apparatus 1 and allows the maintenance staff system and maintenance screen provided in advance in the mechanical parking apparatus 1 to be operated.

Note that the registrant is a person who has at least one of usage authority and operation authority of the mechanical parking apparatus 1 or management authority and maintenance authority and is registered in the storage unit 50.

The authentication unit 51 authenticates the availability and operation availability of the mechanical parking apparatus 1 by the registrant who inputs the ID number, based on the authority associated with the ID number input to the input unit such as the ID reading unit 36. In addition, the authentication of the availability of the mechanical parking device 1 based on the usage authority is referred to as usage authentication, and the authentication of the availability of the mechanical parking device 1 based on the operation authority is referred to as operation authentication.

The control unit 52 controls the mechanical parking device 1 according to the authentication result of the authentication unit 51. This control is to make reservations for warehousing and to operate the lift 14, the warehousing door 4a, and the like.

Next, various authorities will be described in detail.

Table 1 below is an example of authorities (hereinafter also referred to as “registration data”) stored in the storage unit 50 in association with ID numbers. By registering (setting) the usage authority and the operation authority for each registrant, it is possible to prevent a person without the operation authority from operating the mechanical parking apparatus 1.
The numerical value of each authority is a database number shown in Table 2 (hereinafter referred to as "DB number"). The DB number indicates an authority range (also referred to as priority order), and the usage authority and the operation authority are registered in any of a plurality of stages having different authority ranges. That is, the DB number represents the specific authority of the registrant.

Table 2 below is a table showing an example of each authority range (priority order) based on the DB number. In this example, the larger the numerical value of the DB number, the wider the range of authority (higher priority).

The DB number “2”, which has the highest priority in the usage authority, is capable of reservation and entry/exit authentication. The entering/leaving authentication is an authentication required for entering/leaving the vehicle 2 after the entering/leaving reservation. The pallet 18 to be moved to the boarding/alighting room 7 is determined by this entering/leaving authentication.
The DB number “1”, which has the second highest priority in the usage authority, can be reserved only for entering and leaving. That is, the vehicle cannot be loaded or unloaded with this authority.
The DB number “0” in the usage right indicates that there is no usage right.

The DB number “3”, which has the highest priority in the operation authority, is capable of entering and exiting the vehicles 2 of all users and interrupt operations.
The interruption operation is to perform the warehousing/leaving operation on behalf of another person by inputting his/her own ID number even if the warehousing/leaving operation is performed. This interruption operation is given to, for example, a higher-level manager, and when the lower-level manager leaves the control panel 22 for some reason during the loading/unloading operation, the upper-level manager acts on behalf of the loading/unloading operation. To be able to do. That is, it is possible to prevent the operation of the mechanical parking device 1 from being delayed by an administrator who has an interrupt operation as an operation authority.

The DB number “2”, which has the second highest priority in the operation authority, allows all users (registrants) to move in and out of the vehicle 2, but interrupts are prohibited.
The DB number “1”, which has the third highest priority in the operation authority, is only allowed to carry out the warehousing operation for the vehicle 2 of the registrant.
The DB number “0” in the operation authority indicates that there is no operation authority.

The DB number “1” in the management authority enables the manager to operate the manager system or the like for managing the mechanical parking device 1.
The DB number “0” in the management authority is prohibited from operating the administrator system or the like.

The DB number “1” in the maintenance authority allows the maintenance personnel to operate the maintenance personnel system or the like for maintaining the mechanical parking apparatus 1.
The DB number “0” in the maintenance authority cannot operate the maintenance staff system or the like.

Table 3 shows the authority when the mechanical parking apparatus 1 is attached to a commercial facility, for example, where hourly lending and fixed-term contracts are mixed and a dedicated operator is permanently stationed in the mechanical parking apparatus 1. It is an example of giving. In this case, the user is given the use authority, but is not given the operation authority and the like, and the operator or the administrator operates.

It should be noted that an ID card in which an ID number is stored is distributed in advance to the term contractor. A parking ticket whose ID number is written by, for example, a bar code is distributed to the hourly user every time the vehicle 2 is stored.
The manager in Table 3 is, for example, a person who manages not only the mechanical parking apparatus 1 but also a commercial facility. Further, since the maintenance staff may operate the mechanical parking apparatus 1 for maintenance, the maintenance staff is given the operation authority. Furthermore, in the example of Table 3, the manufacturer of the mechanical parking apparatus 1 is also given the management authority and the maintenance authority.

Table 4 shows an example of authorization when the mechanical parking apparatus 1 is installed in an apartment or the like and the user has only a fixed contract and there is no full-time operator. In this case, the fixed-term contractor is given not only the use authority but also the operation authority that enables only the loading/unloading operation of the user's own vehicle 2. It should be noted that the mechanical parking apparatus 1 provided in an apartment or the like cannot register a user who rents for an hour.

Next, various processes of the mechanical parking device 1 including authorization will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the flow of operation processing of the mechanical parking apparatus 1 when carrying out a warehousing/unloading operation. In FIG. 6, as an example, a case will be described in which a user who has usage authority but does not have operation authority and an operator who does not have usage authority but has operation authority perform loading and unloading.

First, in step 100, a user who enters and leaves the warehouse performs use authentication via the operation panel 22. The usage authentication required in step 100 is the authority indicated by the DB number “1” among the usage authorities in Table 1.

If the use authentication is approved, the user makes a reservation for warehousing or leaving via the operation panel 22 in the next step 102.

In the next step 104, the operator authenticates the operation via the operation panel 22. In addition, since the user does not have the operation authority, the operation authentication is not permitted. Therefore, the user is prevented from operating the mechanical parking apparatus 1.

If the operation authentication is accepted, the mechanical parking device 1 is activated in the next step 106, and the lift 14 moves to the passenger compartment 7. In addition, in the case of warehousing, the lift 14 moves an empty pallet to the passenger compartment 7. On the other hand, in the case of unloading, the lift 14 moves the actual pallet on which the user's vehicle 2 is placed into the passenger compartment 7.

In the next step 108, the operation authentication by the operator is performed again through the operation panel 22, and it is determined whether or not it is the same as the operator who performed the operation authentication in step 104.

If the operation authentication in step 108 is accepted, the opening/closing door 4a of the passenger compartment 7 can be opened in the next step 110, and the operator opens the loading/unloading door 4a.

In step 112, the user works in the passenger compartment 7. The work in the boarding/alighting room 7 here means that, in the case of warehousing, the vehicle 2 is placed on the pallet 18 and the driver gets off and leaves the boarding/alighting room 7. On the other hand, in the case of leaving the garage, the driver rides on the vehicle 2 placed on the pallet 18 and moves the vehicle 2 out of the passenger compartment 7.

In the next step 114, the user authenticates the user again via the operation panel 22, and it is determined whether the user is the same as the user who authenticates the user in step 100.

In the next step 115, the user confirms whether the passenger compartment 7 is unattended. When the user presses all the unattended confirmation buttons 48 installed in the passenger compartment 7, the unattended confirmation button 49 provided on the operation panel 22 becomes effective. Then, after the user leaves the boarding/alighting room 7, by pressing the unattended confirmation button 49 on the operation panel 22, the user can be surely confirmed that the inside of the boarding/alighting room 7 is unattended.

When the use authentication in step 114 is recognized and the unmanned state of the passenger compartment 7 is confirmed in step 115, in the next step 116, the operation authentication by the operator is performed again via the operation panel 22, and steps 104 and 108 are performed. It is determined whether it is the same as the operator who performed the operation authentication in.

When the operation authentication in step 116 is recognized, the next step 118 allows the entry/exit door 4a of the entry/exit room 7 to be closed, and the operator closes the entry/exit door 4a.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the operation processing according to the present embodiment, usage authentication and operation authentication are individually performed. As a result, appropriate authority management and authentication are performed according to the operation mode of the mechanical parking device 1, and thus the safety of the mechanical parking device 1 is improved.

Further, the operation authentication is performed for each machine operation on the mechanical parking apparatus 1. This more reliably prevents a person who does not have the operation authority from mechanically operating the mechanical parking apparatus 1.

It should be noted that the operator having the operation authority with the highest priority (operation authority of the DB number “3”) performs the next operation authentication by the interrupt operation even if the other operator has performed the previous operation authentication. Therefore, the mechanical parking apparatus 1 can be mechanically operated.

In the flowchart of FIG. 6, the use authentication is performed twice, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the use authentication may be performed once. For example, at the time of leaving the warehouse, the user may leave the boarding/alighting room 7 together with the vehicle 2, so the user authentication may be performed only once at the beginning.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the usage authorization process. The usage authorization process is executed in steps 100 and 114 of the operation process shown in FIG.

First, in step 200, when the user detection unit 47 included in the operation panel 22 detects a person (user), a usage authentication image is displayed on the display unit 35a of the operation panel 22. The usage authentication image is a screen that prompts the user to perform usage authentication.

In the next step 202, the user holds his or her ID card over the ID reading unit 36 to input the ID number.

In the next step 204, the authority associated with the input ID number is read from the storage unit 50.

In the next step 206, in order to determine whether or not the input ID number has the usage right, the usage right read in step 204 is authenticated by the authentication unit 51, and in the case of a positive judgment, the usage right authentication process is performed. When the operation is completed, the process proceeds to the next step of the operation process. On the other hand, in the case of negative determination, the process proceeds to step 208.

In step 208, an error image is displayed on the display unit 35a, and the usage right authentication process ends. In this case, the operation processing cannot move to the next step. The error image is an image indicating that the mechanical parking device 1 cannot be used.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the operation authority authentication process. The operation authority authentication process is executed in steps 104, 108 and 116 of the operation process shown in FIG.

First, in step 300, when the user detection unit 47 included in the operation panel 22 detects a person (operator), an operation authentication image is displayed on the display unit 35a of the operation panel 22. The operation authentication image is a screen that prompts the operator to perform operation authentication.

In the next step 302, the operator holds his or her ID card over the ID reading unit 36 to input the ID number.

In the next step 304, the authority associated with the input ID number is read from the storage unit 50.

In the next step 306, in order to determine whether or not the input ID number has the operation authority, the operation authority read in step 304 is authenticated by the authentication unit 51, and in the case of a positive determination, the operation authority authentication process is performed. When the operation is completed, the process proceeds to the next step of the operation process. On the other hand, if the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 308.

In step 308, an error image is displayed on the display unit 35a, and the operation authority authentication process ends. In this case, the operation processing cannot move to the next step. The error image is an image showing that the mechanical parking apparatus 1 cannot be operated. In order to prompt a user who does not have the operation authority to call an operator or a manager, “error (removal)” is required. In order to do so, please call the operator or the administrator." is displayed.

Next, for example, a case where one vehicle 2 is used by a family will be described.
Conventionally, one ID card (ID number) is given to one family, and since this ID card is used by the family, it is impossible to manage the authority for each individual.

Therefore, the ID number according to the present embodiment can be associated with another ID number having the same authority or a narrower authority.
For example, a parent ID card and a child ID card having the authority as shown in Table 5 below are generated, a person who has received operation education has a parent ID card, and a person who has not received operation education has a child ID card. Own. The ID number of this child ID card becomes another ID number associated with the ID number of the parent ID card. The storage unit 50 stores the ID number of the parent ID card and the ID number of the child ID card in association with each other.

A user who possesses a child ID card can make a reservation for entering and exiting and authentication of entering and exiting, but cannot perform an entry and exit operation. On the other hand, the user who possesses the parent ID card can also perform the entry/exit operation for the entry/exit reservation and entry/exit authentication performed using the child ID card.
Thus, by associating the ID number with another ID number having the same or narrower authority, the authority for the user can be registered more finely.

As described above, in the mechanical parking device 1 according to the present embodiment, the registrant uses the usage authority indicating availability of the mechanical parking apparatus 1 and the operation authority indicating availability of the operation as authority for each registrant. The storage unit 50 stores the ID number in association with the storage unit 50. Then, the mechanical parking device 1 authenticates the availability and operation availability of the mechanical parking device 1 by the registrant who has entered the ID number, based on the authority associated with the entered registrant's ID number. Machine control according to.
As described above, since the mechanical parking apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is given authority for each registrant, even a registrant who does not have the operation authority cannot operate the mechanical parking apparatus 1, so The operation of the parking device 1 can be surely limited to a specific person.

[Second Embodiment]
The second embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
The configuration and various processing contents of the mechanical parking device 1 according to the present embodiment are the same as the configuration and various processing contents of the mechanical parking device 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. Omit it.

In the mechanical parking apparatus 1 according to this embodiment, the authority associated with the ID number of the registrant is changed depending on the time zone. Table 6 is an example of the authority that dynamically changes depending on the time zone. In this embodiment, the operation authority changes depending on the time zone.

Among the operation authorities shown in Table 6, “Full operation” is an authority corresponding to the DB number “3” or “2” of the operation authority shown in Table 2. On the other hand, “self-manipulation” is the authority corresponding to the DB number “1” of the operation authority shown in Table 2.
“All day” in the time zone means that the authority does not change depending on the time zone. “Only during business hours” means that a predetermined operation authority is given only during business hours of a commercial facility or the like. “Only after business hours” means that a predetermined operation authority is given only during business hours of a commercial facility or the like.
In addition, in Table 6, the time zone is divided into the business hours and the business hours, but the time zone is not limited to this, and the time zones may be divided by the time itself or another concept associated with the time zone.

Table 7 is an example of registration data in which the authority changes. Further, FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the change over time of the operation authority.

In the usage authority, “regular” means regular usage and corresponds to the DB number “2” of the usage authority shown in Table 2. On the other hand, “hour lending” is to use by a unit of time in a predetermined time zone (in business hours in this embodiment), and corresponds to the DB number “1” of the usage authority shown in Table 2.

The ID number “A1001” is a manager and also a person who regularly uses the mechanical parking apparatus 1 and has an operation authority that allows him to perform all operations throughout the day.
The ID number "A1002" is a full-time operator who works only during business hours and has no usage authority. The ID number “A1002” has the operation authority to perform all operations only during the business hours, but does not have the operation authority outside the business hours.
The ID number “A1003” is a full-time operator who works only during non-business hours and has no usage authority. The ID number "A1003" has the operation authority to perform all operations only during the business hours, but does not have the operation authority during the business hours.
The ID number “B1004” is a user who regularly uses it, and has the operation authority that he can operate himself all day long.
The ID number “B1005” is a user who regularly uses it. The ID number "B1005" has the operation authority to operate by itself only during the business hours, but does not have the operation authority outside the business hours.
The ID number "C1006" is a user who rents for an hour and has no operation authority. Since the ID number “C1006” does not have the operation authority, the loading and unloading of the vehicle 2 is performed by the operation by the operator.

As described above, by changing the authority associated with the registrant's ID number stored in the storage unit 50 depending on the time period, it is possible to register the authority of the registrant more finely.

[Third Embodiment]
The third embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
The configuration and various processing contents of the mechanical parking device 1 according to the present embodiment are the same as the configuration and various processing contents of the mechanical parking device 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. Omit it.

The mechanical parking apparatus 1 (hereinafter referred to as “mechanical parking apparatus 1A”) according to the present embodiment is based on the authority of the registrant in the other mechanical parking apparatus 1 (hereinafter referred to as “mechanical parking apparatus 1B”). , Has a function of giving authority to the registrant.
The other mechanical parking device 1B is, for example, a mechanical parking device installed in a different place. Even with such a different mechanical parking device 1B, a series of operations relating to loading and unloading is the same procedure as the mechanical parking device 1A.

Therefore, when the user who is given the operation authority to the mechanical parking device 1B uses the mechanical parking device 1A, even if the ID number is not registered in the mechanical parking device 1A, the mechanical parking device 1A is not registered. Operation authority is given at 1A. The authority granted by the mechanical parking apparatus 1A may be limited, that is, the authority having a lower priority than the authority registered by the mechanical parking apparatus 1B.
The mechanical parking device 1B and the mechanical parking device 1A are connected to an external network so that the registration data stored in the storage unit 50 can be shared.

Table 8 is an example of registration data registered in the mechanical parking device 1B. Table 9 is an example of the authority given to the registrant in the mechanical parking apparatus 1A based on the registration data shown in Table 8.

The registrant (ID number "A1001") in the mechanical parking apparatus 1B is a user who regularly uses it, and has an operation authority that allows him to self-operate. Based on this, the registrant is registered with a new ID number (ID number “B1002”) in the mechanical parking apparatus 1A, and the time authorization and the self-operated operation authorization are given as usage authorizations. ..
Note that the usage authority granted by the mechanical parking apparatus 1A has a lower priority (the authority is narrower) than the usage authority granted by the mechanical parking apparatus 1B.

Then, the authentication unit 51 included in the mechanical parking device 1A authenticates the availability and operation availability of the mechanical parking device 1 based on the authority shown in Table 9.

As described above, the mechanical parking apparatus 1A gives the authority to the registrant based on the authority of the registrant in the other mechanical parking apparatus 1B, and thus the convenience of the user of the mechanical parking apparatus 1 is improved. improves.

The present invention has been described above by using the respective embodiments, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. Various modifications or improvements can be added to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit of the invention, and the modes to which the modifications or improvements are added are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Moreover, you may combine each said embodiment suitably.

For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, the mode in which the ID number is stored in the ID card has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the ID number is stored in a medium other than a card-shaped medium such as a remote control transmitter. It may be in the form of being performed.

Further, the flow of various processes described in the above embodiments is also an example, and unnecessary steps may be deleted, new steps may be added, or the processing order may be changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. May be.

1 Mechanical Parking Device 30 Standing Control Device 36 ID Reading Unit 50 Storage Unit 51 Authentication Unit 52 Control Unit

Claims (12)

A storage unit that stores a usage authority indicating availability of the mechanical parking device and an operation authority indicating availability of the mechanical parking apparatus as authority for each registrant in association with identification information of the registrant.
Input means for inputting the identification information of the registrant,
Based on the authority associated with the identification information input to the input unit, an authentication unit that individually authenticates the availability and operation availability of the mechanical parking device by the registrant who has input the identification information,
Control means for controlling the mechanical parking device according to the authentication result by the authentication means,
A control device for a mechanical parking device having a. When the identification information of the first registrant who has the use authority but does not have the operation authority is input, the use of the mechanical parking device by the first registrant is permitted, and the use authority is When the identification information of the second registrant who does not have the operation authority is input, the storage operation of the mechanical parking device regarding the first registrant by the second registrant is permitted. The control device for the mechanical parking device according to claim 1. The control device for a mechanical parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the use authority and the operation authority are registered in any of a plurality of stages having different authority ranges. 4. The operation authority includes any authority that can perform the subsequent operation on behalf of another registrant who is operating the mechanical parking device. Control device for mechanical parking equipment. The machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the authority includes a management authority that enables management of the mechanical parking apparatus or a maintenance authority that enables maintenance of the mechanical parking apparatus. Control device for parking system. The control device for a mechanical parking device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the authentication means performs authentication based on the operation authority for each operation on the mechanical parking device. 7. The control device for a mechanical parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification information can be associated with other identification information having the same authority or a narrower authority. The control device for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1, wherein the authority associated with the identification information of the registrant changes depending on a time zone. 9. The control device for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1, wherein the registrant is authorized based on the authority of the registrant in the other mechanical parking device. Before SL operation authority, even if other of the registrant has not performed an operation of the mechanical parking device, any one of the claims 1 to 9 including the authority capable of acting the subsequent operations A control device for the mechanical parking device described . A mechanical parking apparatus comprising the control device according to claim 1. A mechanical parking apparatus including a storage unit that stores a usage authority indicating availability of a mechanical parking apparatus and an operation authority indicating operation availability in association with the identification information of the registrant as authority for each registrant. A control method,
A first step in which the identification information of the registrant is input;
A second step of individually certifying availability or operation availability of the mechanical parking apparatus by the registrant who inputs the identification information based on the authority associated with the input identification information;
A third step of controlling the mechanical parking device according to the authentication result,
A method for controlling a mechanical parking device having a.

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