JP6765898B2 - Entry / exit guidance system for mechanical parking devices - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an entry / exit guidance system for a mechanical parking device that guides a person who enters / exits a mechanical parking device to a procedure at the time of entry / exit.

For example, in an indoor parking lot attached to a large-scale commercial facility, the parking position of a vehicle is determined according to information indicating the usage status of a plurality of parking positions in the parking lot, the position of a vehicle moving in the parking lot, and identification information. A parking support system has been proposed in which a guide image for guiding a vehicle to a selected parking position is projected into a parking lot to present the parking position to the vehicle (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

By the way, in the elevator type and vertical circulation type mechanical parking devices, there is an operation panel near the entrance / exit, and the operation panel is used to operate the entry / exit.

Further, in the case of the mechanical parking device, at the time of warehousing, the user operates the warehousing operation on the operation panel to open the door of the warehousing / delivery port of the warehousing / delivery section, and then drives the vehicle from the warehousing / delivery port. A series of warehousing operations are performed in which the vehicle enters the warehousing / delivery section, then the vehicle is stopped at the stop position, then the vehicle exits the parking lot, and then the operation panel is used to close the warehousing / delivery door. Needed. When the door of the entrance / exit is closed as described above, the mechanical parking device starts the operation of the machine such as the transportation of the vehicle.

Therefore, in the case of the mechanical parking device, it is desirable that the user does not have a risk of erroneous operation and can correctly follow the warehousing operation procedure at the time of warehousing.

Further, when entering the mechanical parking device, all the passengers other than the driver of the vehicle to be entered and the driver who was in the vehicle leave the parking lot before the machine starts operating. It is necessary to induce them to be there.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-178718

However, the parking support system shown in Patent Document 1 guides the vehicle to the selected parking position, and cannot be applied to guide the warehousing operation to the mechanical parking device.

Therefore, the present invention is intended to provide a user of a mechanical parking device with an entry / exit guidance system that guides the user by light.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is provided with an entry / exit section for entering and disembarking a vehicle inside the building, and a machine provided with an entry / exit port and an operation panel communicating with the entry / exit section on the front wall of the building. In the type parking device, when a first guiding means that indicates the position of the operation panel with light when a person or a vehicle to be entered is detected at a position in front of the entrance / exit, and an operation of warehousing is performed by the operation panel. A second guiding means for projecting an image of light for guiding the warehousing into the warehousing / delivery section on the floor of the warehousing / delivery section, and a front of the vehicle when the vehicle entering the warehousing / delivery section reaches the stop position. The position is provided with a third guiding means for projecting an image of light that guides the user to get out of the vehicle and exit from the warehousing / delivery section.

In the configuration, the first guiding means includes a detector that detects the presence or absence of a vehicle or a person in a set area in front of the entrance / exit, and a first lighting fixture installed at a position of the operation panel. The first lighting fixture is lit when the detector detects the presence of a vehicle or a person.

Further, in the above configuration, the second guiding means includes a first projector that projects an image of light for guiding the warehousing to enter the floor of the warehousing / delivery unit, and the first projector is warehousing on the operation panel. It is configured to operate and project when it is operated.

Further, in the configuration, the third guiding means is provided on a second projector that projects an image of light on the back side of the building on the opposite side of the entrance / exit, and on the indoor side of the entrance / exit. It includes a set second lighting fixture and a detector that detects the stop position of the vehicle that has entered the warehousing / delivery unit, and when the detector detects the stop position of the vehicle, the second projector projects the light. , The second lighting fixture is lit.

According to the present invention, the user of the mechanical parking device can be guided by light.

It is a cut side view which shows the outline of an example of an elevator type mechanical parking device which applies the entry / exit guidance system of a mechanical parking device. It is a schematic plan view which shows an example of the warehousing part of an elevator type mechanical parking device. It is a schematic front view of the front wall of a building. It is a plan view of the warehousing / delivery part on which the image for guiding warehousing is projected, and is the figure corresponding to FIG. It is the schematic which shows the state which the front wall of a building is seen from the inside.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

This embodiment shows an example in which the entry / exit guidance system of a mechanical parking device is applied to an elevator type mechanical parking device.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cut side view showing an example of an elevator type mechanical parking device. FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing an example of the warehousing / delivery section of the elevator-type mechanical parking device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of a portion of the front wall of the building where the entrance / exit is provided. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the warehousing / delivery section on which an image for guiding warehousing is projected when the vehicle is warehousing. FIG. 5 is a view showing the inside of a portion of the front wall of the building where the entrance / exit is provided.

First, as a mechanical parking device to which the entry / exit guidance system of the mechanical parking device of the present embodiment is applied, an elevator-type mechanical parking device in which a pallet is placed on a cage and raised and lowered will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the elevator type mechanical parking device 1 is provided with a hoistway 7 in a central portion of the building 2, and a cage 3 having a rectangular planar shape is moved up and down in the hoistway 7. It is installed so that it can be done. Each end side of each of the four wire ropes 5 is connected to the cage 3 via a suspension member 4 at two locations on both ends in the longitudinal direction. The other end of each wire rope 5 is wound around a drum 6 installed in the upper part of the building 2. As a result, in the elevator type mechanical parking device 1, the cage 3 can be raised and lowered by rotating the drum 6 by driving a motor (not shown).

A plurality of storage shelves 8 for storing vehicles are installed in the vertical direction at predetermined intervals on both sides of the building 2 facing each other with the hoistway 7 in between.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cage 3 is provided with a turntable 9 at a central portion in the longitudinal direction. The turntable 9 is designed so that the pallet 10 placed on the upper surface of the cage 3 can be lifted and lowered, and the lifted pallet 10 can be swiveled.

At the lower position in the building 2, there is a warehousing / delivery unit 11 for users to get in and out of the building. At the lower position of the front wall 2a, an entry / exit port 12 for loading / unloading a vehicle is provided in the entry / exit portion 11. A door 13 is provided at the entrance / exit 12 so as to be openable / closable.

As shown in FIG. 3, an operation panel storage box 14 containing the operation panel 14a is installed outside the front wall 2a of the building 2 and close to the entry / exit port 12, and the lid 15 of the operation panel storage box 14 is closed. When opened, the operation panel 14a can be operated.

In the elevator-type mechanical parking device 1, when the user operates the warehousing / delivery operation on the operation panel 14a, the door 13 of the warehousing / delivery port 12 is automatically opened and the user closes the door on the operation panel 14a. When the operation of is performed, the door 13 is controlled to close. Further, in the elevator type mechanical parking device 1, when the door 13 is closed by the operation of closing the door, the machine is controlled to operate such as turning the turntable 9 and raising the cage 3.

The warehousing / delivery unit 11 is an elevator-type machine such as a detector for detecting the width of the warehousing vehicle, a detector for detecting the front end position and the rear end position of the vehicle, and a detector for detecting the height of the vehicle. It is equipped with various detectors required for operating the type parking device 1.

The warehousing / delivery guidance system of the mechanical parking device of the present embodiment mainly guides the user who warehousing the vehicle to what to operate at the time of warehousing, the procedure, and points to be noted by light, and human error. The purpose is to reduce.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the operation panel storage box 14 installed on the front wall 2a of the building 2 should be displayed by light to operate the operation panel 14a. In order to inform the user, a first lighting fixture 16 such as an LED lamp for guidance is installed around the operation panel storage box 14. The first luminaire 16 may be installed on the surface of the front wall 2a, and a groove for accommodating the luminaire 16 may be provided in the front wall 2a so as to surround the operation panel storage box 14. The lighting fixture 16 may be housed and embedded by covering it with a translucent lid.

As shown in FIG. 5, a second lighting fixture 17 such as an LED lamp for guidance is installed inside the front wall 2a along the entrance / exit port 12.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, inside the front wall 2a, as a floor surface of the warehousing / delivery unit 11, for example, the upper surface of the pallet 10, or both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cage 3 which can function as a platform at the time of warehousing / delivery. A first projector 19 that projects a light image (guided image) 18 toward the upper surface of the cage 3 is installed (in FIG. 4, a case where the light image 18 is projected on the upper surface of the cage 3 is shown). Similarly, on the inside of the front wall 2a, an image of light (guide image) (not shown) on the warehousing guide mirror 20 on the back side opposite to the warehousing port 12 of the building 2 or the inner wall surface 2b on the back side. ) Is projected, and a second projector 21 is installed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the projector 19 and the projector 21 are preferably installed at a position higher than the position of the entrance / exit 12 and project diagonally downward, but the present invention is not limited to this. The projector 19 may be in any position as long as the image 18 can be projected on the upper surface of the pallet 10 or the upper surface of the cage 3, and the projector 21 can project the image on the warehousing guide mirror 20 or the inner wall surface 2b.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a detector is installed on the outside of the building 2 on the front side of the warehousing / delivery port 12 to detect the presence / absence of a vehicle warehousing in the set area on the front side of the warehousing / delivery port 12. To do. As the detector, for example, the loop coil 22 may be embedded. Further, as a detector, when two phototube sensors 23a and a phototube sensor 23b are installed facing each other and the light 23 projected from one sensor 23a and received by the other sensor 23b is blocked. It may be designed to detect the presence of a vehicle. Further, as the detector, a microwave sensor (not shown) may be attached to the front wall 2a of the building 2 to detect the vehicle, and any other sensor may be used as long as it can detect the presence or absence of the vehicle. You may do so.

When the loop coil 22 is embedded, if the vehicle is located at the buried portion of the loop coil 22 and the signal output from the loop coil 22 is detected by the detector 22a, the vehicle is detected. Good.

The phototube sensors 23a and 23b and the microwave sensor may be used for detecting when a user leaving the vehicle approaches the operation panel storage box 14. Alternatively, a proximity sensor is installed on the front side of the operation panel storage box 14 as a detector to detect when a user leaving the vehicle approaches the operation panel storage box 14, and when the proximity sensor is activated, lighting is performed. The appliance 16 may be turned on.

As shown in FIG. 2, two phototube sensors 24a and 24b capable of projecting and receiving light in parallel with the front wall 2a are installed as detectors on the side wall 2c located near the front wall 2a in the warehousing / delivery unit 11. .. The phototube sensors 24a and 24b operate when the light 24 that is projected from one sensor 24a and received by the other sensor 24b is blocked, and the user who has finished warehousing leaves the building 2. It detects what has happened.

In the warehousing / delivery guidance system of the present embodiment, among the various detectors provided in the warehousing / delivery unit 11 as described above, a detector that detects that the vehicle to be warehousing has reached the set stop position is used. To do. This detector has, for example, a configuration in which phototube sensors 25a and 25b are installed on the side wall 2c on the back side of the building 2.

The first lighting fixture 16, the second lighting fixture 17, the first projector 19, and the second projector 21 are detectors (detectors for detecting the approach of vehicles and people located in front of the entrance / exit portion 11 of the building 2). Between the loop coil 22, the phototube sensors 23a, 23b, the microwave sensor, etc.), the detectors (phototube sensors 24a, 24b, phototube sensors 25a, 25b) installed inside the building 2, and the operation panel 14a. The configuration is as follows.

First, when the loop coil 22 is used as a detector for detecting the vehicle to be stored, when the vehicle is detected by the detector 22a by the signal output from the loop coil 22, the lighting fixture 16 is turned on and the operation panel is turned on. It is designed to guide the operation. When the phototube sensors 23a and 23b are used as the detectors, the lighting fixture 16 lights up when the vehicle to be stored is detected by the phototube sensors 23a and 23b to guide the operation of the operation panel. Further, when the microwave sensor is used as the detector, when the vehicle to be stored is detected by the microwave sensor, the lighting fixture 16 is turned on to guide the operation of the operation panel. A configuration including the detector and the lighting fixture 16 is referred to as a first guiding means.

At the time of warehousing, when the warehousing operation is performed on the operation panel 14a, the projector 19 operates to project a light image 18 and guide the warehousing. The configuration including the projector 19 is called a second guiding means.

When the warehousing operation is performed on the operation panel 14a, the door 13 of the warehousing / delivery port 12 opens. Therefore, the image 18 of the light projected on the upper surface of the pallet 10 or the upper surface of the cage 3 inside the warehousing / delivery section 11 can be seen from the outside of the building 2 through the warehousing / delivery port 12.

It takes time from the warehousing operation on the operation panel 14a until the empty pallet 10 is arranged in the warehousing / delivery unit 11 and the warehousing preparation is completed and the door 13 of the warehousing / delivery port 12 is opened. Therefore, the operation of the projector 19 may be performed in synchronization with the opening operation of the door 13 of the entrance / exit port 12.

The warehousing operation is performed when a vehicle that has entered the warehousing / delivery unit 11 from the warehousing / delivery port 12 enters the pallet 10 while the light image 18 is being guided by the second guiding means. When the vehicle on the pallet 10 reaches the stop position and the phototube sensors 25a and 25b are activated, the projector 19 is switched to non-operation, and the projector 21 is activated to light the warehousing guide mirror 20 or the inner wall surface 2b. A guidance image is projected to alert the user driving the vehicle that the vehicle has reached the stop position and to guide the user to get out of the vehicle. Further, with the operation of the phototube sensors 25a and 25b, the lighting fixture 17 lights up. As a result, the user who got off the vehicle is guided to leave in the direction of the entrance / exit 12 where the lighting fixture 17 is lit. The configuration including the projector 21, the lighting fixture 17, and the phototube sensors 25a and 25b as detectors is referred to as a third guiding means.

Further, when the phototube sensors 24a and 24b are activated, the projector 21 is not activated and the luminaire 17 is turned off. Further, when the phototube sensors 24a and 24b are activated, the lighting fixture 16 may be turned on again to guide the door closing operation on the operation panel 14a.

Since the warehousing / delivery guidance system of the mechanical parking device of the present embodiment has the above-described configuration, the warehousing guidance is as follows.

When the vehicle to be warehousing comes to the front of the warehousing / delivery port 12, for example, the vehicle is determined to be a vehicle by being located on the loop coil 22, the vehicle is detected by the output signal from the loop coil 22. In the first guidance means, when the vehicle is detected in this way, the lighting fixture 16 is turned on. Therefore, the procedure for operating the operation panel 14a in the operation panel storage box 14 is guided by the light by the first guidance means. As a result, the user who warehousing the vehicle can recognize that the operation panel 14a is operated as the first procedure as the warehousing operation.

When the user opens the lid 15 of the operation panel storage box 14 and performs a warehousing operation on the operation panel 14a, the door 13 of the warehousing / delivery port 12 opens, and at the same time, the projector 19 is operated by the second guiding means. As shown in FIG. 4, the guidance image 18 is projected on the upper surfaces of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cage 3 that functions as a platform. Since the guidance by the image 18 of the light is performed, the user who warehousing the vehicle has the following procedure to be performed as the warehousing operation, driving the vehicle, entering the warehousing / delivery unit 11, and getting on the pallet 10. It can be recognized that it is an operation.

When the vehicle advances on the pallet 10 and reaches the stop position of the vehicle and the phototube sensors 25a and 25b are activated, the projector 19 is switched to non-operation and the projection of the light image 18 is stopped. At the same time, the projector 21 is switched to operation and the luminaire 17 is turned on by the third guiding means. In this third guidance means, light is projected from the projector 21 onto the warehousing guide mirror 20 or the inner wall surface 2b to notify the user who is driving the vehicle that the vehicle has reached the stop position. Call attention. As a result, the user can recognize that the next step to be performed as the warehousing operation is to stop the vehicle and get out of the vehicle. Further, when the user gets out of the vehicle, the lighting fixture 17 is turned on to guide the entry / exit section 11 to clearly indicate the position of the entry / exit port 12 with light. As a result, even if the user who got off the vehicle is a driver or a passenger other than the driver, the next step to be performed as a warehousing operation is toward the warehousing / exiting port 12 where the lighting fixture 17 is lit. It can be recognized that it is to move and leave the building 2.

When all the people in the vehicle leave the building 2, the phototube sensors 24a and 24b confirm the exit, the projector 21 is switched to non-operation, the projection is stopped, and the lighting fixture 17 is turned off. Is done.

After that, when the user performs a door closing operation on the operation panel 14a, the door 13 of the entrance / exit 12 is closed. When the door 13 is closed, the elevator-type mechanical parking device 1 starts operation, the turntable 9 is driven, the cage 3 is raised as appropriate, and the vehicle is stored in the target storage shelf 8.

When leaving the garage, the user who unloads the vehicle detects it with the phototube sensors 23a and 23b or the proximity sensor (not shown) or the microwave sensor (not shown) in front of the elevator-type mechanical parking device 1. It is designed to be done. When the user is detected, the lighting fixture 16 is turned on by the first guiding means, and the first thing that the user should perform as a warehousing operation is the operation of the operation panel 14a. Is induced.

According to this guidance, the user of the vehicle leaving the garage opens the lid 15 of the operation panel storage box 14 and operates the warehousing on the operation panel 14a. As a result, in the elevator-type mechanical parking device 1, the vehicle to be delivered is moved from the storage shelf 8 onto the cage 3 and transported to the entry / exit section 11, and further, the entry / exit port is driven by the turntable 9. It is prepared in a posture facing 12 and then the door 13 of the entrance / exit 12 opens. In this state, the user can enter the warehousing / delivery unit 11 from the warehousing / delivery port 12, board the vehicle, drive the vehicle in a forward-looking posture, and exit the warehousing / delivery port.

In the present embodiment, at the time of warehousing, the first guiding means, the first guiding means, first, stepwise with light, tells the user who warehousing what to do as the warehousing operation, where to pay attention, and so on. Since the guidance is provided by the 2nd guidance means and the 3rd guidance means, it is easy to understand the use of the elevator type mechanical parking device 1, and even the first-time users can use it with peace of mind and easily understand how to use it. Has the advantage of being obtained. Along with this, the warehousing operation can be reliably performed, and human error can be reduced.

Further, in the present embodiment, at the time of warehousing, when the user who leaves the vehicle comes near the warehousing / delivery port 12, the phototube sensors 23a, 23b, the proximity sensor, the microwave sensor, or the like detects it. Since the lighting fixture 16 is turned on by the first guiding means, it is possible to guide the operation by the operation panel 14a, which should be performed first as the warehousing operation, as in the case of warehousing. As a result, it is possible to reliably and smoothly issue the goods without making a mistake in the delivery operation.

The present invention is not limited to that of the above embodiment.

For example, as a mechanical parking device to which the present invention is applied, an elevator type mechanical parking device 1 has been exemplified, but if it is a mechanical parking device that unmannedly stores a vehicle that has entered the warehousing / delivery unit 11 by operating a machine. It can also be applied to a comb-tooth type elevator type mechanical parking device and a vertical circulation type mechanical parking device.

The case where the lighting fixture 16 is attached so as to surround the operation panel storage box 14 is shown, but it is not always necessary to provide the lighting fixture 16 so as to surround the operation panel storage box 14, as long as the position of the operation panel storage box 14 can be guided by light. The mounting position of the luminaire 16 is arbitrary.

Examples of the vehicle detection detector installed at the front position of the warehousing / delivery port 12 include a loop coil 22, phototube sensors 23a and 23b, and a microwave sensor, but the present invention is not limited to these, and the warehousing / delivery port 12 is not limited thereto. If it is possible to detect that there is a vehicle warehousing in the set area in front of the above, another one may be used. Further, as a detector for detecting that a user who leaves the vehicle is approaching, a detector other than the phototube sensors 23a and 23b, the proximity sensor and the microwave sensor may be used.

Of course, various other changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 Elevator type mechanical parking device 2 Building 2a Front wall 2b Inner wall surface 3 Cage 9 Turntable 10 Pallet 11 Entrance / exit 12 Entrance / exit 13 Door 14 Operation panel storage box 16 First lighting fixture 17 Second lighting fixture 18 Light image (guided image)
19 1st projector 21 2nd projector 22 Loop coil (detector)
23a, 23b Phototube sensor (detector)
25a, 25b Phototube sensor (detector)

Claims (4)

In a mechanical parking device equipped with an entry / exit section for getting in and out of a vehicle inside the building, and an entry / exit port and an operation panel that communicate with the entry / exit section on the front wall of the building.
A first guiding means that indicates the position of the operation panel with light when a person or a vehicle to be entered is detected at a position in front of the entrance / exit.
A second guiding means that projects an image of light that guides the warehousing to enter the warehousing / delivery section on the floor of the warehousing / delivery section when the warehousing operation is performed on the operation panel.
When the vehicle that has entered the warehousing / delivery section reaches the stop position, a third guidance means that projects an image of light that guides the user to exit the warehousing / delivery section from the vehicle at a position in front of the vehicle. A warehousing / delivery guidance system for mechanical parking devices, which is characterized by being equipped with. The first guiding means includes a detector for detecting the presence or absence of a vehicle or a person in a set area in front of the entrance / exit, and a first lighting device installed at a position of the operation panel, and the detection. The entry / exit guidance system for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1, wherein the first lighting fixture is turned on when the presence of a vehicle or a person is detected by the device. The second guiding means includes a first projector that projects an image of light that guides the warehousing to enter the floor of the warehousing / delivery unit, and the first projector operates when the warehousing operation is performed on the operation panel. The warehousing / delivery guidance system for the mechanical parking device according to claim 1, which is configured to be projected. The third guiding means includes a second projector that projects an image of light on the inner side of the building opposite to the entrance / exit, and a second illumination set on the indoor side of the entrance / exit. It is provided with an instrument and a detector that detects the stop position of the vehicle that has entered the warehousing / delivery unit, and when the detector detects the stop position of the vehicle, the second projector projects the second illumination. The warehousing / delivery guidance system for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1, wherein the equipment is lit.

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