JP6890948B2 - How to operate the remote control device of the mechanical parking device, the mechanical parking device, and the mechanical parking device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a remote control device for a mechanical parking device, a mechanical parking device, and a method for operating the mechanical parking device.

In recent years, a mechanical parking device that can be activated and the entrance / exit door can be opened / closed by a remote control device that is an operation device carried by a user has been developed and is becoming widespread.

Patent Document 1 defines an authentication button, a start button, a door open button, and a predetermined case when these buttons are operated in order to transmit a remote control signal for controlling a mechanical parking device. A remote control device provided with a transmission lamp for displaying is disclosed.

Further, in Patent Document 2, the mechanical parking device transmits a door opening signal to the remote controller in a state where the entry / exit door is open, and the user is separated from the mechanical parking device by a certain distance or more, and the remote controller is used. A remote control device that issues an alarm by detecting an abnormality that is considered to be forgotten to close the entry / exit door when the door open signal received by the device is weak or cannot be received is disclosed.

JP-A-2015-19443 JP-A-2016-44445

However, in the remote control device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the user cannot confirm the control state of the mechanical parking device by operating the button, and the reservation operation installed in the mechanical parking device cannot be performed by the remote control device itself. It was confirmed by the display on the board and the lighting status of the three-color lights and the warehousing control lights. The control state of the mechanical parking device is the completion of the warehousing reservation or the warehousing reservation, the success or failure of the authentication, the opening / closing of the warehousing / delivery door, the transportation of the lift, etc. This is the operation of the parking device.

Further, in the remote control device disclosed in Patent Document 2, the remote control device receives the door open signal from the mechanical parking device, but the door open signal is used to prevent forgetting to close the warehousing / delivery door. If you don't forget to close the door, no alarm will be issued. Therefore, in the remote control device disclosed in Patent Document 2, the user cannot confirm the control state of the mechanical parking device by operating the button.

That is, even if the user performs an operation using the remote control device disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the user can check the control state of the mechanical parking device by using the operation panel, the three-color light, or the warehousing control light. It was necessary to check other display devices in sequence, which was inconvenient.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can improve the convenience of a user who operates a mechanical parking device by using a remote control device, a remote control device for a mechanical parking device, and mechanical parking. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of operating the device and a mechanical parking device.

In order to solve the above problems, the following means are adopted as the operation method of the remote control device, the mechanical parking device, and the mechanical parking device of the mechanical parking device of the present invention.

The remote control device for a mechanical parking device according to the first aspect of the present invention is a remote control device for a mechanical parking device that transmits a remote control signal for controlling the mechanical parking device, in order to transmit the remote control signal. , A receiving means for receiving an operation button operated by the user, a control state signal indicating a control state of the mechanical parking device in response to an operation on the operation button, and a control state signal received by the receiving means. It is provided with a notification means for performing a predetermined notification.

The remote control device according to this configuration transmits a remote control signal for controlling the mechanical parking device, includes operation buttons operated by the user, and is in a control state of the mechanical parking device according to the operation of the operation buttons. The control status signal indicating the above is received, and a predetermined notification according to the received control status signal is performed by the notification means. The control state of the mechanical parking device is the completion of the warehousing reservation or the warehousing reservation, the success or failure of the authentication, the opening / closing of the warehousing / delivery door, the transportation of the lift, and the like. The notification means is, for example, an LED (Light Emitting Diode), an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a speaker, a vibration device, or the like, and notifies by light, characters, sound, or vibration.

Therefore, the mechanical parking device feeds back the control state to the remote control device when the operation is performed by the user using the remote control device.

In this way, since the user can confirm the control state of the mechanical parking device by the notification performed by the remote control device, the remote control device according to this configuration can further enhance the convenience of the user who operates the mechanical parking device.

In the first aspect, the operation button may include a cancel button that cancels the operation on the mechanical parking device.

This configuration can improve the convenience of the user who operates the mechanical parking device.

In the first aspect, the notification means is a display unit that displays according to the control state signal, and the display state may be maintained until a new control state signal is received.

According to this configuration, since the user can recognize that the entry / exit door has been forgotten to be closed depending on the display state of the remote control device, the convenience of the user who operates the mechanical parking device can be further improved.

In the first aspect, the notification means is an LED, and may be turned off, blinking, or turned on depending on the control state of the mechanical parking device.

This configuration can improve the convenience of the user who operates the mechanical parking device.

In the first aspect, the notification means is a display device, and a message may be displayed according to the control state of the mechanical parking device.

This configuration can improve the convenience of the user who operates the mechanical parking device.

The mechanical parking device according to the second aspect of the present invention includes the remote control device described above and a transmission means for transmitting a control state signal indicating a control state according to an operation on the remote control device.

In the second aspect, the remote control device may include an operation panel that stores user-specific authentication information and receives the authentication information to perform authentication when the remote control device approaches a predetermined nearest position. Good.

The method of operating the mechanical parking device according to the third aspect of the present invention is a mechanical type using a remote control device including an operation button operated by a user in order to transmit a remote control signal for controlling the mechanical parking device. A first step of operating a parking device, wherein the mechanical parking device transmits a control state signal indicating a control state of the mechanical parking device in response to an operation on the operation button to the remote control device, and the above. It has a second step of receiving the control state signal by the remote control device, and a third step of the remote control device performing a predetermined notification according to the control state signal by a notification means.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that the convenience of the user who operates the mechanical parking device by using the remote control device can be improved.

It is a vertical sectional view of the mechanical parking device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective perspective view which shows the entrance floor, entrance / exit, operation panel, main control part and the like which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the operation panel and the lid which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the operation panel which opened the lid which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a vertical cross-sectional view which shows the entrance / exit, the operation panel, the main control part, the remote control signal receiving part (antenna) and the like which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the remote control device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the overall schematic structure of the control device of the mechanical parking device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the warehousing process using the conventional remote control device. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the warehousing process using the conventional remote control device. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the warehousing process using the remote control device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the warehousing process using the remote control device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the warehousing process using the conventional remote control device. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the warehousing process using the conventional remote control device. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the warehousing process using the remote control device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the warehousing process using the remote control device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the remote control device which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the communication means of the remote control device and the operation panel which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a remote control device for a mechanical parking device, a mechanical parking device, and an operation method for the mechanical parking device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of an elevator-type mechanical parking device 1 according to the present embodiment. The mechanical parking device according to the present invention is not limited to the elevator-type mechanical parking device 1 described below, as long as it is a mechanical parking device that allows parked vehicles to enter and leave a plurality of parking spaces with a transporter. It can be widely applied to various types of.
Further, the mechanical parking device 1 according to the present embodiment can be operated by a user by using a remote control device that transmits a remote control signal for controlling the mechanical parking device 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mechanical parking device 1 includes a tower-type parking tower 3 capable of accommodating a plurality of vehicles 2. An entrance / exit 4 for entering / exiting the vehicle 2 is opened on the first floor of the parking tower 3, and a rain shelter 5 is provided on the outer upper part of the entrance / exit 4. The warehousing / delivery port 4 is provided with a vertically sliding warehousing / delivery door 4a.

The ground floor of the parking tower 3 is the entrance room 7 as 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 surface of the entrance chamber 7.

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

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

When the heights of the floors of the lift 14 and the vehicle storage shelves 17 match, the empty pallets 18 or the pallets 18 on which the vehicle 2 is loaded are placed on the floors of the lift 14 and the vehicle storage shelves 17. A delivery mechanism (not shown) that enables smooth delivery from the vehicle storage shelf 17 to the vehicle storage shelf 17 or from the vehicle storage shelf 17 to the lift 14 is provided.

At the time of warehousing of the vehicle 2, the empty pallet 18 is first lowered from the vehicle storage shelf 17 in which the empty pallet 18 is housed to the entry room 7 by the lift 14, the vehicle 2 rides on the pallet 18, and the pallet is as it is. After being turned in the 90 ° direction by the turntable 8 together with 18, the lift 14 ascends the elevating passage 13 and is accommodated in the vehicle storage shelf 17.

Further, at the time of warehousing, the lift 14 rises to the height of the vehicle storage shelf 17 in which the warehousing vehicle 2 is housed, the pallet 18 and the warehousing vehicle are taken over by the lift 14, and the pallet 18 is directly moved into the entry room 7 by the lift 14. The warehousing vehicle is unloaded from the warehousing / delivery port 4.

FIG. 2 is a perspective perspective view showing the entrance room 7. When viewed from the outside, there is an emergency entrance / exit 20 on the left side of the entrance / exit 4, and an entry / exit control light 21 having blue and red lamps is provided above the entrance / exit 4. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, an operation panel 22 (warehousing / delivery reservation panel) is provided on the right side of the warehousing / delivery port 4 and under the eaves 5.

The operation panel 22 is an input unit for each user to perform user authentication, warehousing / delivery reservation, and machine operation including opening / closing operation of the warehousing / delivery door 4a. Protected from. Further, a three-color lamp 23 having three colors of green, yellow, and red is installed on a wall surface or the like above the operation panel 22.

Inside the entrance room 7, there is a space in the center where the pallet 18 is installed, and on the wall in front of the entrance / exit 4, there is a mirror 24 for the driver to confirm the position of the vehicle 2, and "forward", A lightning-type stop position indicator light 25 for instructing "stop" and "reverse" is provided. Further, on the walls on both sides of the entrance room 7, human sensor 26, 27 for detecting the size and front / rear position of the vehicle 2, emergency stop buttons 28, and the like are provided. The stop position indicator light 25 instructs the driver of the vehicle 2 of the vehicle position based on the vehicle position data detected by the human sensor / vehicle sensors 26 and 27.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, a main control unit (CPU) 30 that controls the entire mechanical parking device 1 is installed inside the entrance room 7. The main control unit 30 is a main unit of the control device 60, which will be described later, and is a device that executes a series of warehousing / delivery operations (machine operation) by the warehousing / delivery port 4, the turntable 8, the lift 14, and the like. An operation panel 22 is connected to the main control unit 30, and a warehousing / delivery 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 a lid 34 that can be opened and closed to cover the opening of the housing 33. Inside the housing 33, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, an operation screen 35 (which includes a display unit 35a and an input unit 35b) which is a touch panel type liquid crystal screen, an IC card for authentication, or FIG. An (IC card) reader 36 that reads user-specific authentication information (hereinafter referred to as "authentication ID") from the remote control device 50, an emergency stop button 37, and the like are arranged. When the operation screen 35 is not used, the operation screen 35 can be covered from the outside by closing the lid 34 to protect the operation screen 35 from mischief by outsiders, wind and rain, and the like.

Further, the lid 34 is provided with a locking portion 38 for locking the lid 34 as well as serving as a handle for opening the lid 34. The lock unit 38 is an auto-lock type that is locked at the same time as the lid 34 is closed, but is configured to be unlocked by a drive mechanism such as a solenoid (not shown) when an unlock signal from the main control unit 30 is received. Has been done. Further, the locking unit 38 can output the open / closed state of the lid 34 to the main control unit 30.

The locking unit 38 can be manually unlocked and locked by inserting a dedicated mechanical key 58 built in the remote controller 50 into the key cylinder 38a and twisting the key cylinder 38a. The remote controller 50 may output an unlock command from the main control unit 30 to automatically unlock the lock. Further, the lid 34 has a locking light 39 that lights up in green when the locking portion 38 is unlocked and lights up in red when locked, an emergency stop button 40, a display screen 41, and three colors (green,) dedicated to remote control operation. A three-color lamp 23 (42) having yellow and red), a remote control signal detection unit 43 (infrared remote control signal reception unit), a confirmation button 44, a door closing button 45, and the like are installed.

Further, for example, an LF transmitting antenna 46 is provided on the lower surface of the housing 33. The LF transmission antenna 46 transmits the LF signal SD to the remote controller device 50. The LF signal SD is a command signal for inquiring the authentication ID to the remote controller device 50.
Further, the operation panel 22 is provided with an RF transmission / reception antenna 48. The RF transmission / reception antenna 48 is installed, for example, in the lower part of the eaves 5, receives various remote control signals SA, SB, and SC transmitted from the remote control device 50 owned by the user, and is provided on the operation panel 22. This is an antenna that transmits to the operation panel control unit 65, which will be described later. SA is an authentication ID, SB is a machine operation signal, and SC is a battery level warning signal.

Further, the RF transmission / reception antenna 48 transmits a control state signal SE indicating the control state of the mechanical parking device 1 according to the operation of the operation button to the remote control device 50. The control state of the mechanical parking device 1 includes various information processing such as completion of warehousing reservation or warehousing reservation and success / failure of authentication, and mechanical operation such as opening / closing of warehousing / delivery door 4a and transportation of lift 14 by the user. This is the operation of the mechanical parking device 1 required for leaving the garage.

The distance (detection range) at which the LF transmission antenna 46 of the operation panel 22 can transmit and receive signals to and from the remote control device 50 is set to, for example, about 3 m. As a result, it is possible to prevent unnecessary transmission / reception of signals from the remote control device 50 of another user who is far away, and it is possible to transmit / receive signals even when the user entering / exiting the garage is in the vehicle 2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the remote control device 50 in which the authentication ID is stored is lent to the user who uses the mechanical parking device 1, and the user can carry it when using the mechanical parking device 1. Desired. The remote controller 50 is formed in the shape of a tag or a key chain, for example, and is carried around with the keys of the vehicle 2 or put in a bag, a bag, or the like. The remote controller 50 has a built-in battery 70 (button type battery or the like) (see FIG. 7), and power is supplied from the battery 70 to perform user authentication, remote control of the operation panel 22, and the like as described later. Various remote control signals SA, SB, and SC can be transmitted.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the remote controller device 50.

As shown in FIG. 6, the remote control device 50 has an authentication button 52A, a start button 52B, and a door open button as operation buttons 52 operated by the user in order to transmit a remote control signal to one side of the main body case 51. A 52C and a cancel button 52D are provided. The operation of the operation button means pressing (pushing down) the button in the present embodiment. The arrangement of each button shown in FIG. 6 is an example, and is not limited to the arrangement shown in FIG.

The authentication button 52A is operated when transmitting a remote control signal (authentication ID) that identifies the user.
The start button 52B and the door open button 52C are operated when transmitting a remote control signal (machine operation signal) for controlling the mechanical parking device 1. Specifically, the start button 52B is operated when the pallet 18 is called, and the door open button 52C is operated when the entry / exit door 4a is opened.
The cancel button 52D is operated when transmitting a remote control signal (cancellation signal) for canceling the operation on the mechanical parking device 1 by pressing the authentication button 52A, the start button 52B, or the door open button 52C. ..

Further, in the remote controller device 50 according to the present embodiment, the status display unit 56 is arranged at a position that can be visually recognized by the user when the operation button is operated.

The status display unit 56 is a notification means for notifying the control state of the mechanical parking device 1, and is a predetermined notification according to the control state signal SE indicating the control state of the mechanical parking device 1 (hereinafter referred to as "control state notification"). ), The display is visually recognized by the user.
As described above, the remote controller device 50 according to the present embodiment including the status display unit 56 not only transmits an operation signal or the like to the mechanical parking device 1, but also sequentially feeds back the control state from the mechanical parking device 1, which It is a bidirectional remote control device that notifies the user. In other words, the control state signal is a feedback signal sequentially transmitted from the mechanical parking device 1 in response to the operation of the mechanical parking device 1 by the user using the remote control device 50.
As a result, the user can confirm by the remote controller device 50 whether or not the operation for the mechanical parking device 1 performed by the user has been executed.

The status display unit 56 according to the present embodiment is an LED as an example, and the above notification is the lighting of the LED. More specifically, the status display unit 56 has a reservation LED 56A, a call LED 56B, and a door open LED 56C. Then, the reserved LED 56A, the calling LED 56B, and the door opening LED 56C are turned off, blinked, or turned on according to the control state of the mechanical parking device 1 indicated by the control state signal SE.

The remote control device 50 is provided with a mechanical key 58 capable of unlocking the lid 34 of the operation panel 22 at the end of the main body case 51. The mechanical key 58 according to the present embodiment is attached to the end of the main body case 51 on the same side as the main body case 51 on which the status display unit 56 is arranged. As a result, by recognizing the mechanical key 58 by touch, the user can grasp the direction of the remote control device 50 even in a dark vehicle.
Further, the mechanical key 58 is built in, for example, inside the main body case 51 so as to be removable, and can be removed from the main body case 51 by pressing a lock button (not shown). By inserting the mechanical key 58 into the key cylinder 38a of the operation panel 22 and twisting it, the lock of the locking portion 38 can be manually unlocked and the lid 34 of the operation panel 22 can be opened.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an overall schematic configuration of the control device of the mechanical parking device 1.
The control device 60 includes a main control unit 30, which is a main unit installed inside the entrance room 7, an operation panel 22, and a remote control device 50 carried by the user.

The main control unit 30 includes a database 61, a machine control unit 62, a locking control unit 63, and the like. The database 61 stores each data such as the vehicle presence status in the mechanical parking device 1, the pallet shape corresponding to each contracted vehicle, the necessity of charging the EV (electric vehicle), and the user registration information. The machine control unit 62 controls the swivel drive unit 11, the lift 14, the warehousing / delivery door 4a, and the like. The lock control unit 63 grasps the locked state and the open / closed state of the lid 34 of the operation panel 22, and transmits an unlocking signal for unlocking the lock unit 38 of the lid 34.

The operation panel 22 has a built-in operation panel control unit 65 (see also FIG. 5), and the operation panel control unit 65 includes a display unit 35a and an input unit 35b constituting the operation screen 35, and the above-mentioned emergency stop buttons 37 and 40. , The locking unit 38, the key cylinder 38a, the LF transmitting antenna 46, the RF transmitting / receiving antenna 48, and the like are connected.

The remote control device 50 has a built-in remote control control unit 68, and the above-mentioned authentication button 52A, start button 52B, door open button 52C, status display unit 56, and the like are connected to the remote control control unit 68. Further, a battery 70 as a power source is replaceably built in the remote controller device 50 to supply electric power to the remote controller control unit 68. Further, the battery level sensor 71, the RF transmission / reception antenna 72, the LF reception antenna 73, and the like are connected to the remote control control unit 68.

When the control status signal SE is received from the operation panel 22, the remote control control unit 68 according to the present embodiment controls the status display unit 56 so as to display the control status notification according to the control status signal SE.

Further, when the remote control control unit 68 receives the control status signal SE and causes the status display unit 56 to display according to the control status signal SE, the status display unit 56 continues until a new control status signal SE is received. The display state of is maintained.

The RF transmission / reception antenna 72 of the remote control device 50 is an antenna that transmits remote control signals SA, SB, SC to the RF transmission / reception antenna 48 of the operation panel 22 and receives the control status signal SE transmitted from the RF transmission / reception antenna 48 of the operation panel 22. Is.

Further, the LF receiving antenna 73 is an antenna that receives the LF signal SD (authentication ID inquiry command signal) transmitted from the LF transmitting antenna 46 of the operation panel 22. When the remote control device 50 receives the LF signal SD by the LF receiving antenna 73, the remote control device 50 transmits the remote control signal SA indicating the authentication ID by the RF transmission / reception antenna 72.

Further, the battery remaining amount sensor 71 is a so-called AD converter that monitors the remaining amount of the battery 70 (hereinafter referred to as “battery remaining amount”), detects an analog value of the voltage of the battery 70, and converts it into a digital value. Then, the result is input to the remote control unit 68 at any time.

The flow of the warehousing process using the conventional remote control device will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. Although the conventional remote controller device includes an authentication button, a start button, and a door open button having the same functions as the remote controller device 50 according to the present embodiment, the status display unit 56 is not provided. Therefore, the conventional remote controller cannot notify the control status.
Further, in the following description, the pallet 18 on which the vehicle 2 is not mounted is referred to as an empty pallet, and the pallet 18 on which the vehicle 2 is mounted is referred to as an actual pallet.

First, the vehicle 2 moves in front of the entrance room 7 (S200). At this time, the three-color lamp 23 lights up in green (S400), and the operation screen 35 of the operation panel 22 displays the user authentication screen (S600). The user presses the authentication button of the remote control device while riding (S201).

When the user authentication is successful, the three-color lamp 23 lights up in yellow (S401), and the operation screen 35 displays a warehousing start confirmation screen for mechanically operating the mechanical parking device 1 for warehousing (S601). The user who confirms the yellow-lit three-color lamp 23 or the warehousing activation confirmation screen presses the activation button of the remote controller (S202). In addition, the operation panel 22 displays a warehousing wait confirmation screen indicating a warehousing wait status (S602). The mechanical parking device 1 is in a waiting state until the warehousing reservation is completed (S700). When the warehousing reservation is completed, the three-color lamp 23 lights red, yellow, and green at the same time (for example, 2 seconds) (S402), and then repeats lighting green and yellow. Then, the mechanical parking device 1 calls an empty pallet from the parking tower 3 as a mechanical operation (S701).

When the empty pallet arrives at the boarding room 7 (S702), the warehousing control light 21 flashes blue (S500). When the user confirms that the warehousing control light 21 is blinking blue, the user presses the door open button of the remote controller (S203). As a result, the mechanical parking device 1 opens the entry / exit door 4a as a mechanical operation (S703). When the entry / exit door 4a is completely opened, the entry / exit control light 21 lights up in blue (S501), and the operation screen 35 displays an entrance guidance screen prompting the user to move to the entry room 7 (S603). When the user confirms the blue lighting of the warehousing control light 21 or the entrance guidance screen, the user enters the vehicle 2 (moves to the boarding room 7) (S204) and places the vehicle 2 on the empty pallet in the boarding room 7. (S300) and exit from boarding room 7 (S301).

Next, the user opens the lid 34 of the operation panel 22 (S302). As a result, the operation screen 35 displays the user authentication screen (S604). The user who confirms the user authentication screen presses the authentication button of the remote controller (S303).

When the user authentication is successful, the operation screen 35 displays a safety confirmation screen prompting the user for a final safety confirmation before closing the warehousing / delivery door 4a (S605). When the user confirms the safety confirmation screen displayed on the operation screen 35, the user confirms the safety of the boarding room 7 and presses the safety confirmation button displayed together with the safety confirmation screen (S304). When the safety confirmation button is pressed, the operation screen 35 displays a door closing screen for closing the warehousing / delivery door 4a (S606). When the user who confirms the door closing screen presses the door closing button displayed together with the door closing screen (S305), the mechanical parking device 1 performs a closing operation of closing the entrance / exit door 4a as a mechanical operation (S704). When the user confirms that the entry / exit door 4a is completely closed, the user closes the lid 34 of the operation panel 22, closes the key (S306), and separates from the operation panel 22 (S307). When the closing operation of the entrance / exit door 4a is completed, the mechanical parking device 1 transports the actual pallet on which the vehicle 2 is placed by the lift 14 and stores it in the parking tower 3 (S705).

Next, with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, the flow of the warehousing process using the remote controller device 50 according to the present embodiment will be described. In FIGS. 10 and 11, the arrow line from the mechanical parking device 1 to the remote control device 50 simulates the control state signal SE transmitted from the mechanical parking device 1 to the remote control device 50.
The steps in FIGS. 10 and 11 which are the same as those in FIGS. 8 and 9 are designated by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 8 and 9, and the description thereof will be partially omitted.

First, the vehicle 2 moves in front of the entrance room 7 (S200). At this time, the three-color lamp 23 lights up in green (S400), and the operation screen 35 of the operation panel 22 displays the user authentication screen (S600). The user presses the authentication button 52A of the remote controller device 50 while riding (S100).

When the user authentication is successful, the three-color lamp 23 lights up in yellow (S401), and the operation screen 35 displays the warehousing start confirmation screen (S601). The user presses the start button 52B of the remote controller device 50 (S101). Further, the remote controller device 50 blinks the reservation LED 56A (S102), the operation panel 22 displays the warehousing waiting confirmation screen (S602), and the mechanical parking device 1 is in the waiting state (S700).

When the warehousing reservation is completed, the three-color lamp 23 lights red, yellow, and green at the same time (S402), then repeats the green lighting and the yellow lighting, and the reservation LED 56A of the remote controller device 50 lights (S103). Then, the mechanical parking device 1 calls an empty pallet from the parking tower 3 as a mechanical operation (S701). When the machine operation for calling the empty pallet is performed, the call LED 56B of the remote controller device 50 blinks (S104).

When the empty pallet arrives at the boarding room 7 (S702), the warehousing control light 21 flashes blue (S500). Further, the call LED 56B of the remote controller device 50 lights up (S105). When the user confirms that the call LED 56B is lit, the user presses the door open button of the remote controller device 50 (S106). As a result, the door opening LED 56C of the remote controller device 50 starts blinking (S107), and the mechanical parking device 1 opens the entry / exit door 4a (S703).

The period from S700 to S702 is a cancelable timing. The user can cancel the warehousing process by pressing the cancel button 52D of the remote controller device 50 and then the start button 52B during this cancelable timing.

When the warehousing / exit door 4a is completely opened, the door opening LED 56C of the remote controller 50 lights up (S108), the warehousing control light 21 lights up in blue (S501), and the operation screen 35 displays the entrance guidance screen (S603). .. When the user confirms that the door opening LED 56C is lit, the warehousing control light 21 is lit in blue, or the entrance guidance screen is confirmed, the user disembarks after warehousing the vehicle 2 and exits from the boarding room 7 (S204, S300, S301).

Next, the user opens the lid 34 of the operation panel 22 (S302). As a result, the operation screen 35 displays the user authentication screen (S604). The user who confirms the user authentication screen presses the authentication button 52A of the remote controller device 50 (S109).

If the user authentication is successful, the operation screen 35 displays a safety confirmation screen (S605). When the user confirms the safety confirmation screen displayed on the operation screen 35, the user confirms the safety of the boarding room 7 and presses the safety confirmation button (S304). When the safety confirmation button is pressed, the operation screen 35 displays the door closing screen (S606). When the user who confirms the door closing screen presses the door closing button (S305), the mechanical parking device 1 performs a closing operation of closing the entrance / exit door 4a (S704).

When the entrance / exit door 4a is completely closed, the door open LED 56C is turned off (S110). That is, if the user forgets to close the warehousing / delivery door 4a, the door opening LED 56C of the remote controller device 50 remains lit. Therefore, even if the user is away from the mechanical parking device 1, the user can recognize whether or not the entry / exit door 4a has been forgotten to be closed by checking the display state of the remote controller device 50.

When the user confirms that the door open LED 56C is turned off, the user closes the lid 34 of the operation panel 22, closes the key (S306), and separates from the operation panel 22 (S307). When the closing operation of the entrance / exit door 4a is completed, the mechanical parking device 1 transports the actual pallet and stores it in the parking tower 3 (S705).

Next, with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13, the flow of the warehousing process using the conventional remote control device will be described.

First, the user moves in front of the entrance room 7, that is, in front of the operation panel 22 (S350). At this time, the three-color lamp 23 lights up in green (S450), and the operation screen 35 of the operation panel 22 displays the user authentication screen (S650). The user presses the authentication button of the remote control device (S351).

When the user authentication is successful, the three-color lamp 23 lights up in yellow (S451), and the operation screen 35 displays a delivery start confirmation screen for mechanically operating the mechanical parking device 1 for delivery (S651). The user who confirms the yellow-lit three-color lamp 23 or the delivery start confirmation screen presses the start button of the remote controller (S352). As a result, the operation panel 22 displays a delivery waiting confirmation screen indicating a delivery waiting status (S652). The mechanical parking device 1 is in a waiting state until the delivery reservation is completed (S750). When the delivery reservation is completed, the three-color lamp 23 lights red, yellow, and green at the same time (for example, 2 seconds) (S452), and then repeats lighting green and yellow, and the mechanical parking device 1 is used as a mechanical operation for parking. The actual pallet on which the user's vehicle 2 is placed is called from 3 (S751).

When the actual pallet arrives at the boarding room 7 (S752), the warehousing control light 21 flashes red (S550). When the user confirms that the warehousing control light 21 is blinking in red, the user presses the door open button of the remote controller (S353). As a result, the mechanical parking device 1 opens the entry / exit door 4a as a mechanical operation (S753). When the warehousing / exit door 4a is completely opened, the warehousing control light 21 lights up in red (S551), and the operation screen 35 displays an entrance guidance screen (S653). When the user confirms that the warehousing control light 21 is lit in red or the entrance guidance screen is confirmed, the user moves to the boarding room 7 (S354), gets on the vehicle 2 in the boarding room 7 (S355), and leaves the vehicle 2 (S250). ..

Next, the user gets off and moves to the front of the operation panel 22 (S356), and opens the lid 34 of the operation panel 22 (S357). As a result, the operation screen 35 displays the user authentication screen (S654). The user who confirms the user authentication screen presses the authentication button of the remote controller (S358).

If the user authentication is successful, the operation screen 35 displays a safety confirmation screen (S655). When the user confirms the safety confirmation screen displayed on the operation screen 35, the user confirms the safety of the boarding room 7 and presses the safety confirmation button (S359). When the safety confirmation button is pressed, the operation screen 35 displays the door closing screen (S656). When the user who confirms the door closing screen presses the door closing button (S360), the mechanical parking device 1 performs a closing operation of closing the entrance / exit door 4a as a mechanical operation (S754). When the user confirms that the entry / exit door 4a is completely closed, the user closes the lid 34 of the operation panel 22, closes the key (S361), and separates from the operation panel 22 (S362). When the closing operation of the entrance / exit door 4a is completed, the mechanical parking device 1 transports the empty pallet by the lift 14 and stores it in the parking tower 3 (S755).

Next, with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15, the flow of the warehousing process using the remote controller device 50 according to the present embodiment will be described. In FIGS. 14 and 15, the arrow line from the mechanical parking device 1 to the remote control device 50 simulates the control state signal SE transmitted from the mechanical parking device 1 to the remote control device 50.
The same steps as those in FIGS. 12 and 13 in FIGS. 14 and 15 are designated by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 12 and 13, and the description thereof will be partially omitted.

First, the user moves to the front of the operation panel 22 (S350). At this time, the three-color lamp 23 lights up in green (S450), and the operation screen 35 of the operation panel 22 displays the user authentication screen (S650). The user presses the authentication button 52A of the remote controller device 50 (S150).

When the user authentication is successful, the three-color lamp 23 lights up in yellow (S451), and the operation screen 35 displays the delivery start confirmation screen (S651). The user who confirms the yellow-lit three-color lamp 23 or the delivery start confirmation screen presses the start button of the remote controller device 50 (S151). As a result, the reservation LED 56A blinks in the remote controller device 50 (S152), the operation panel 22 displays the delivery waiting confirmation screen (S652), and the mechanical parking device 1 is in the waiting state (S750).

When the delivery reservation is completed, the three-color lamp 23 lights red, yellow, and green at the same time (S452), then repeats the green lighting and the yellow lighting, and the reservation LED 56A of the remote controller device 50 lights (S153). Then, the mechanical parking device 1 calls the actual pallet from the parking tower 3 as a mechanical operation (S751). When the machine operation for calling the actual pallet is performed, the call LED 56B of the remote controller device 50 blinks (S154).

When the actual pallet arrives at the boarding room 7 (S752), the warehousing control light 21 flashes red (S550). Further, the call LED 56B of the remote controller device 50 lights up (S155). When the user confirms that the call LED 56B is lit, the user presses the door open button of the remote controller device 50 (S156). As a result, the door opening LED 56C of the remote controller device 50 starts blinking (S157), and the mechanical parking device 1 opens the entry / exit door 4a (S753).

The period from S750 to S752 is a cancelable timing. The user can cancel the warehousing process by pressing the cancel button 52D of the remote controller device 50 and then the start button 52B during this cancelable timing.

When the warehousing / exit door 4a is completely opened, the door opening LED 56C of the remote controller 50 lights up (S158), the warehousing control light 21 lights up in red (S551), and the operation screen 35 displays the entrance guidance screen (S653). .. When the user confirms that the door opening LED 56C is lit, the warehousing control light 21 is lit in red, and the entrance guidance screen is confirmed, the user moves to the boarding room 7 and gets on the vehicle 2 to leave the garage (S354, S355, S250).

Next, the user gets off and moves to the front of the operation panel 22 (S356), and opens the lid 34 of the operation panel 22 (S357). As a result, the operation screen 35 displays the user authentication screen (S654). The user who confirms the user authentication screen presses the authentication button 52A of the remote controller device 50 (S159).

If the user authentication is successful, the operation screen 35 displays a safety confirmation screen (S655). When the user confirms the safety confirmation screen displayed on the operation screen 35, the user confirms the safety of the boarding room 7 and presses the safety confirmation button (S359). When the safety confirmation button is pressed, the operation screen 35 displays the door closing screen (S656). When the user who confirms the door closing screen presses the door closing button (S360), the mechanical parking device 1 performs a closing operation of closing the entrance / exit door 4a (S754). When the entrance / exit door 4a is completely closed, the door open LED 56C is turned off (S160).

When the user confirms that the door open LED 56C is turned off, the user closes the lid 34 of the operation panel 22, closes the key (S361), and separates from the operation panel 22 (S362). When the closing operation of the entrance / exit door 4a is completed, the mechanical parking device 1 transports an empty pallet and stores it in the parking tower 3 (S755).

As described above, the remote control device 50 according to the present embodiment is a control state of the operation button 52 operated by the user in order to transmit the remote control signal and the mechanical parking device 1 according to the operation of the operation button 52. The RF transmission / reception antenna 72 that receives the control state signal SE indicating the above, and the status display unit 56 that performs a predetermined notification according to the control state signal SE received by the RF transmission / reception antenna 72 are provided.
As a result, the mechanical parking device 1 feeds back the control state to the remote control device 50 when the operation is performed by the user using the remote control device 50.

Therefore, since the user can confirm the control state of the mechanical parking device 1 by the notification performed by the remote control device 50, the remote control device 50 can further improve the convenience of the user who operates the mechanical parking device 1.

Although the present invention has been described above using the above-described embodiment, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above-described embodiment. Various changes or improvements can be made to the above embodiments without departing from the gist of the invention, and the modified or improved forms are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, the above embodiments may be combined as appropriate.

For example, in the above embodiment, the mode in which the status display unit 56 is an LED has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 16, the status display unit 56 included in the remote control device 50 is provided. May be in the form of a display 56D for displaying a message such as an LCD.

Examples of the message displayed on the display 56D include the following.
The warehousing reservation messages are "Reservation for warehousing", "Reservation for warehousing completed", "Calling for warehousing", "Pallet for warehousing has arrived", "Please press the door open button", "Door is "Opened", "Please drop off the passenger and store it", etc. are examples.
The delivery reservation message is "Reservation for delivery", "Reservation for delivery is complete", "Calling for delivery", "Palette for delivery has arrived", "Please press the door open button", "Door is open". Guidance such as "Opened", "Please enter and leave the venue by yourself" is illustrated.
Further, as the warehousing guidance message, guidance such as "Please move forward", "Please move forward", "To the right", "To the left", etc. is exemplified.
Guidance such as "pull the side brake", "fold the door mirror", "lower the antenna", etc. is exemplified as the warehousing stop message.
Guidance such as "Please check the unmanned in the car" and "Please check the unmanned in the hall" is exemplified as the message after getting off the garage.

Further, the notification means for notifying the control state may include a speaker and a vibration device in combination with the status display unit 56. For example, the speaker is provided on the front surface or the back surface of the remote controller device 50 and outputs the above message or the like. Further, the speaker may output a buzzer sound according to the control status notification instead of the message.
The vibration device is built in the remote control device 50 and generates vibration according to the control state notification.
As a result, the user can confirm the control state of the mechanical parking device 1 by hearing or touch.

Further, in the above embodiment, a mode in which signals are transmitted and received between the remote controller device 50 and the operation panel 22 by RF and LF has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing another embodiment of signal transmission / reception between the remote control device 50 and the operation panel 22. The user authentication shown in the example of FIG. 17 is so-called proximity authentication in which the operation panel 22 receives the authentication ID and authenticates when the remote controller device 50 approaches a predetermined nearest position.

In the example shown in FIG. 17A, the remote controller device 50 is provided with the transponder 80, the operation panel 22 is provided with the transponder reader 82, and user authentication is performed by proximity authentication.

The transponder 80 of the remote control device 50 stores the authentication ID, and when it is brought close (touched) to the transponder reader 82 of the operation panel 22, the transponder 80 receives the electromagnetic wave EMW transmitted from the transponder reader 82 to generate the excitation power by itself. Is generated and activated, and the authentication ID is converted into a no-power authentication signal and transmitted to the operation panel 22.

In the example shown in FIG. 17B, the remote control device 50 includes an IC card function unit 84 that stores an authentication ID like an IC card, an IC card reader 36 is provided by an operation panel 22, and user authentication is performed by proximity authentication. Do by.

In the example shown in FIG. 17C, the remote control device 50 and the operation panel 22 are provided with communication units 90, 92 capable of communicating by wireless communication 88 such as WIFI (registered trademark), and remote control signals SA, SB, SC are provided. Send and receive.

In the example shown in FIG. 17D, the remote control device 50 and the operation panel 22 are provided with communication units 94 and 96 capable of communicating via a communication network such as the Internet 93, and transmit and receive remote control signals SA, SB, and SC.

In the examples of FIGS. 17 (C) and 17 (D), the function of the remote control device 50 may be mounted on a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone, and the mobile communication terminal may be used as the remote control device 50.

Further, the flow of the warehousing process and the warehousing process described in the above embodiment is also an example, and unnecessary steps are deleted, new steps are added, or the processing order is changed within a range that does not deviate from the gist of the present invention. You may do it.

1 Mechanical parking device 22 Operation panel 50 Remote control device 52 Operation button 56 Status display (notification means)
72 RF transmit / receive antenna (reception means)

Claims (9)

A remote control device for a mechanical parking device that transmits a remote control signal for controlling the mechanical parking device.
An operation button operated by the user to transmit the remote control signal, and
A receiving means for receiving a control state signal indicating a control state of the mechanical parking device in response to an operation on the operation button, and a receiving means.
A notification means that performs a predetermined notification according to the control state signal received by the reception means, and
Equipped with a,
The control state of the mechanical parking device is a remote control device of the mechanical parking device including at least one of a state of completion of a warehousing reservation or a warehousing reservation and a state of success or failure of certification. A remote control device for a mechanical parking device that transmits a remote control signal for controlling the mechanical parking device.
An operation button operated by the user to transmit the remote control signal, and
A receiving means for receiving a control state signal indicating a control state of the mechanical parking device in response to an operation on the operation button, and a receiving means.
A notification means that performs a predetermined notification according to the control state signal received by the reception means, and
With
The notification means is a display unit that displays according to the control status signal, and is a remote control device for a mechanical parking device that maintains the display state until a new control status signal is received. The remote control device for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation button includes a cancel button for canceling an operation on the mechanical parking device. The remote control device for a mechanical parking device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notification means is an LED, which turns off, blinks, or turns on depending on the control state of the mechanical parking device. The remote control device for a mechanical parking device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notification means is a display device and displays a message according to a control state of the mechanical parking device. The remote control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
A transmission means for transmitting a control state signal indicating a control state according to an operation on the remote control device, and
A mechanical parking device equipped with. The remote control device stores user-specific authentication information and stores the user-specific authentication information.
The mechanical parking device according to claim 6, further comprising an operation panel for receiving the authentication information and performing authentication when the remote control device approaches a predetermined nearest position. A method of operating a mechanical parking device using a remote control device provided with an operation button operated by a user to transmit a remote control signal for controlling the mechanical parking device.
A first step in which the mechanical parking device transmits a control state signal indicating a control state of the mechanical parking device in response to an operation on the operation button to the remote control device.
The second step in which the remote control device receives the control status signal, and
A third step in which the remote control device performs a predetermined notification according to the control state signal by the notification means, and
Have a,
The control state of the mechanical parking device is a method of operating the mechanical parking device including at least one of a state of completion of a warehousing reservation or a warehousing reservation and a state related to the success or failure of authentication. A method of operating a mechanical parking device using a remote control device including an operation button and a display unit operated by a user in order to transmit a remote control signal for controlling the mechanical parking device.
A transmission step in which the mechanical parking device transmits a control state signal indicating a control state of the mechanical parking device in response to an operation on the operation button to the remote control device.
A receiving process in which the remote control device receives the control status signal, and
A notification step in which the remote control device performs a predetermined notification according to the control state signal by the notification means, and
Have,
The notification step is an operation method of a mechanical parking device that displays a display according to the control state signal on the display unit and maintains the display state until a new control state signal is received.

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