JP7080585B2 - Mechanical parking, mechanical parking system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mechanical parking lot and a mechanical parking lot system.

A mechanical parking lot is known as a parking lot that can efficiently park a large number of vehicles in a small space. Various structures are also provided for mechanical parking lots, one of which is to place a vehicle on a pallet and move this pallet back and forth or left and right using rails and grooves to make it vacant. A pallet-type mechanical parking lot is provided that is configured to be carried to the pallet space. In addition, by combining this pallet-type mechanical parking lot with a lift and a three-dimensional parking layer, a mechanical parking lot with higher parking efficiency is also provided.
For example, Patent Document 1 describes a mechanical parking lot provided with an internal sensitive sensor that detects that a person or a vehicle has entered the inside of a boarding room. The mechanical parking lot described in Patent Document 1 is configured to issue an alarm in a predetermined case in response to an internal sensitive signal transmitted from an internal sensitive sensor and notify the management system of the mechanical parking lot. ..

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-030038

The inventor got the following recognition about the mechanical parking lot. A mechanical parking lot equipped with a transport facility for storing a vehicle that has entered the boarding / alighting room may be equipped with a sensor for detecting an abnormality such as a transport mechanism in order to ensure safe operation. When this sensor detects an abnormal value corresponding to an abnormal state, the operation of parking lot equipment such as a transport mechanism is stopped, and a serviceman such as a service engineer is requested to provide assistance. However, when the serviceman arrives, the situation has changed since the sensor detected the outlier, and it may be difficult to identify the cause of the sensor's detection of the outlier. If the cause cannot be identified, it may take time to check the parking lot facilities, which is inconvenient for parking lot users.

From this, the present inventor recognizes that the mechanical parking lot has a problem to be improved from the viewpoint of facilitating the identification of the cause when the sensor detects an abnormal value corresponding to the abnormal state. did.
Such problems may occur not only in pallet-type mechanical parking lots but also in other types of mechanical parking lots.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanical parking lot in which it is easy to identify the cause when a sensor detects an abnormal value.

In order to solve the above problems, the mechanical parking lot of a certain aspect of the present invention is a mechanical parking lot for storing a vehicle in a storage shelf, and is a sensor for detecting a predetermined value of the mechanical parking lot. It also includes an imaging unit that captures images of the inside of the mechanical parking lot and a recording unit that records the images. When the sensor detects a value corresponding to the abnormal state, the recording unit records the on-site image captured at the time of the detection.

According to this aspect, when the sensor detects a value corresponding to an abnormal state in a mechanical parking lot, the recording unit can record an image in the hall captured at the time of the detection.

Another aspect of the invention is also a mechanical parking lot. This mechanical parking lot is a mechanical parking lot that stores vehicles in a storage shelf, and captures a sensor that detects a predetermined value of the mechanical parking lot and an image of the inside of the mechanical parking lot. It includes an image pickup unit and a transmission unit. When the sensor detects a value corresponding to the abnormal state, the transmission unit transmits the front and rear images, which are the on-site images captured before and after the detection, to the server via the communication network.

Yet another aspect of the present invention is a mechanical parking system. This mechanical parking system is a mechanical parking system including the above-mentioned mechanical parking and a server, and at least one of the server and the transmitter is owned by the serviceman of the mechanical parking. The previous and next images are transmitted to the information terminal.

It should be noted that any combination of the above components and those in which the components and expressions of the present invention are mutually replaced between methods, devices, systems and the like are also effective as aspects of the present invention.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanical parking lot in which it is easy to identify the cause when the sensor detects an abnormal value.

It is a front view of the mechanical parking lot which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the mechanical parking lot which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the boarding / alighting room of the mechanical parking lot of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the boarding / alighting room of the mechanical parking lot of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the periphery of the display part of the mechanical parking lot which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the operation of the mechanical parking lot which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows an example of the operation of the mechanical parking lot which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the mechanical parking lot which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the operation of the mechanical parking lot which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows an example of the operation of the mechanical parking lot which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the mechanical parking system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the operation of the mechanical parking system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

The present inventor studied a mechanical parking lot and obtained the following findings.
Mechanical parking lots equipped with transport equipment to store vehicles that have entered the boarding / alighting room are sensors that detect people and objects in the boarding / alighting room and storage shelves, and sensors that detect vehicle protrusion, etc., in order to ensure safe operation. , It may be equipped with various sensors such as a sensor that detects an abnormal operation of the transport mechanism. In such a parking lot, when these sensors detect a value corresponding to an abnormal state (hereinafter, may be referred to as an abnormal value), the operation of the parking lot equipment such as a transport mechanism is automatically stopped. Can be considered. If the cause of detecting the outlier is clear and it is easy to remove it, the parking lot manager can deal with this and restart the operation.

In addition, if the cause of detecting the abnormal value is not clear, or if the parking lot manager cannot restart the parking lot operation, a service engineer or other parking lot serviceman will be requested to assist. .. However, when the serviceman arrives, the situation may have changed since the sensor detected the outlier. For example, if a sensor that detects people or objects detects a small animal such as a mouse or a bird, or a lump of snow that has fallen from the roof of a vehicle, for example, an abnormal value is detected, a serviceman will perform it. Upon arrival, they are lost and it is difficult to determine the cause of the sensor's detection of outliers.

Further, for example, a part protruding from the vehicle during transportation may interfere with the equipment, and the sensor of the equipment may detect an abnormal value. In this case as well, when the serviceman arrives, the situation changes and the sensor It is also possible that the cause of the detection of the abnormal value is unknown. If these causes cannot be identified, it is often the case that each parking lot facility is checked in detail, and it is possible that a large amount of man-hours will be required before the parking lot can be used.

In response to such findings, the present inventor captures an image of the parking lot, and when the sensor detects an abnormal value, the inventor automatically records the image of the image captured at the time of detection. We found that it would be easier to identify the cause of the detection of outliers. We also found that by displaying information about the corresponding time and abnormal state at the time of detection, the work of identifying the cause of detecting the abnormal value becomes easy. That is, by observing the portion corresponding to the timing when the sensor detects the abnormal value from the recorded in-field image, it becomes easy to find out the cause of the sensor detecting the abnormal value.
Each embodiment was devised based on such thoughts, and its specific configuration will be described below.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings based on the preferred embodiments. In each embodiment and modification, the same or equivalent components and members are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. Further, the dimensions of the members in each drawing are shown in an appropriately enlarged or reduced size for easy understanding. In addition, some of the members that are not important for explaining each embodiment in each drawing are omitted and displayed.
Also, terms including ordinal numbers such as 1st and 2nd are used to describe various components, but this term is used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, and this term is used. The components are not limited by.

[First Embodiment]
The first embodiment of the present invention is a mechanical parking lot. FIG. 1 is a front view of the mechanical parking lot 100 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the mechanical parking lot 100 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 omits some of the elements that are not important in explaining the first embodiment. The mechanical parking lot 100 according to the first embodiment stores a vehicle 20 such as a car that has entered the boarding / alighting room 12 in a storage shelf 14. Hereinafter, the description will be given based on the XYZ Cartesian coordinate system. The X-axis direction corresponds to the horizontal left-right direction, the Z-axis direction corresponds to the horizontal front-back direction, and the Y-axis direction corresponds to the vertical vertical direction. The Y-axis direction and the Z-axis direction are orthogonal to the X-axis direction, respectively.

The mechanical parking lot 100 is a so-called underground mechanical parking lot provided up to the third basement floor in the basement of a building 24 provided on the ground. The mechanical parking lot 100 includes a waiting room 18, a boarding / alighting room 12, a pallet 36, and a storage shelf 14. The storage shelf 14 is a parking room provided on each of the first to third basement floors of the building 24.

The mechanical parking lot 100 is a pallet-type parking lot using pallets. The pallet-type mechanical parking lot 100 raises and lowers the pallet 36 in which the vehicle 20 is mounted by using an elevating device described later. The mechanical parking lot 100 uses a transfer device described later to move the pallet in the plane direction. By these operations, the mechanical parking lot 100 is configured to park the vehicle 20 on the storage shelf 14. It is not essential to use a pallet.

The waiting room 18 is provided in the building 24 for the manager of the mechanical parking lot 100 to wait. As shown in FIG. 1, the waiting chamber 18 may be provided in the vicinity of the boarding / alighting chamber 12. In the waiting room 18, a recording unit 46, a display unit 48, and an operation input unit 49, which will be described later, may be installed. It is not essential that the waiting room 18 is provided.

(Getting on and off room)
The boarding / alighting room 12 is provided in the building 24 for putting the vehicle 20 into the mechanical parking lot 100 and taking out the vehicle 20 from the mechanical parking lot 100. The boarding / alighting room 12 is provided in the building 24, for example, at the upper end of the hoistway 96.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the boarding / alighting room 12. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the boarding / alighting room 12. In these figures, the description of the vehicle 20 is omitted. The boarding / alighting room 12 includes a floor surface 12g, a ceiling 12c, a wall portion 12w, a boarding / alighting room door 16, and an entrance / exit 12b. The boarding / alighting room 12 is a room surrounding a substantially rectangular parallelepiped space defined by four wall portions 12w between the floor surface 12g and the ceiling 12c. A door 16 that can be opened and closed is provided at the doorway 12b formed on one wall portion 12w. During the retracting operation, the boarding / alighting room 12 is closed by the boarding / alighting room door 16.

The floor surface 12g of the boarding / alighting room 12 is provided with a pallet opening 26 that connects the boarding / alighting room 12 and the hoistway. The size of the pallet opening 26 is set to a size obtained by adding a sufficient margin to the size of the pallet in a plan view so that the pallet 36 can pass through without interfering with the peripheral surface of the pallet opening 26. .. The pallet opening 26 of the first embodiment has, for example, a substantially rectangular shape.

The configuration of the mechanical parking lot 100 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. The mechanical parking lot 100 mainly includes a sensor 40, an image pickup unit 44, a recording unit 46, a continuous recording unit 47, a display unit 48, an operation panel 28, and a control device 30. The operation panel 28 is provided on the outside of the boarding / alighting room 12. The control device 30 is provided inside the boarding / alighting room 12. The control device 30 is not limited to the inside of the boarding / alighting room 12, and may be provided at another place. As shown in FIG. 2, an operation panel 28 is connected to the control device 30.

(Sensor)
Next, the sensor 40 will be described. The sensor 40 functions as a detection means for detecting various states of the mechanical parking lot 100. The sensor 40 detects a predetermined value of the mechanical parking lot 100. The sensor 40 outputs the detection result 40b to the control device 30. As an example, the sensor 40 is a laser sensor provided in the boarding / alighting room 12 and detecting the protrusion of the vehicle 20. The sensor 40 is provided, for example, in the boarding / alighting chamber 12 so as to correspond to the side side of the pallet 36 parallel to the Z axis. The sensor 40 scans the detection surface 40c parallel to the YZ plane with a laser, and if there is an object that crosses the detection surface 40c, detects the reflection from the object and detects the protrusion. One sensor 40 is provided corresponding to each of the left and right sides of the pallet 36.

The sensor 40 outputs a normal value 40n corresponding to the floor surface 12g as a detection result 40b to the control device 30 when the vehicle 20 is not protruding and is in a steady state. When the vehicle 20 is protruding, the sensor 40 outputs an abnormal value 40e different from the normal value 40n to the control device 30 as a detection result 40b. Even if the vehicle 20 does not protrude, the sensor 40 detects and controls an abnormal value 40e different from the normal value 40n when there is a user left in the boarding / alighting room 12 or a misplaced baggage in the detection area. Output to device 30.

(Image pickup unit)
Next, the image pickup unit 44 will be described. The image pickup unit 44 functions as an image acquisition unit that captures an image 42 in the mechanical parking lot 100. The image pickup unit 44 is controlled by the control device 30 and can be configured to include a camera that captures a moving image or a still image. The image pickup unit 44 may include a plurality of cameras in order to reduce blind spots. As an example, the image pickup unit 44 includes three cameras 44b, 44c, 44d that image the boarding / alighting room 12. In the cameras 44b and 44c, the optical axis 44e of the lens is mounted diagonally downward near the ceiling 12c of the two corners 12h and 12j facing each other with the center of the boarding / alighting chamber 12 interposed therebetween. In the camera 44d, the optical axis 44e of the lens is attached downward near the center of the ceiling 12c of the boarding / alighting chamber 12.

The on-site image 42 includes three on-site images 42b, 42c, 42d captured by the cameras 44b, 44c, 44d. The in-field video 42b, 42c, and 42d may be independent video data, but may be one synthesized video data. The image pickup unit 44 may constantly take an image of the boarding / alighting room 12. Alternatively, the image pickup unit 44 may take an image of the boarding / alighting room 12 from the start of operation of the parking lot equipment to the stop of operation. The image pickup unit 44 outputs the on-site image 42 as the image pickup result to the control device 30.

(Recording section)
Next, the recording unit 46 will be described. The recording unit 46 functions as a recording means for recording video data. The recording unit 46 may be configured to record the time recorded together with the on-site image 42 or the time taken. The recording unit 46 is not particularly limited as long as it can record video, but can be configured to include, for example, a non-semiconductor type storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or a semiconductor storage device such as a flash memory. The recording unit 46 may be controlled by, for example, the control device 30. The recording unit 46 can start and stop recording of the on-site image 42 based on the control of the control device 30. The recording unit 46 can output the recorded on-site image 42 based on the control of the control device 30. In particular, when the sensor 40 detects the abnormal value 40e, the recording unit 46 is configured to record the on-site image 42 captured at the time of the detection.

More specifically, when the sensor 40 detects the abnormal value 40e, the recording unit 46 is configured to record the on-site image 42 captured from the time of the detection until the predetermined recording period T1 elapses. There is. The image of the recording period T1 recorded in the recording unit 46 is referred to as a partial field image 42p. If the recording period T1 is too short, the cause of the detection of the abnormal value 40e by the sensor 40 cannot be identified, and if the recording period T1 is too long, the required recording capacity becomes excessive and the equipment becomes expensive. The recording period T1 can be set within a configurable range at a commercially acceptable price, which facilitates identification of the cause. As an example, the recording period T1 may be set in the range of 10 seconds to 180 seconds. The recording unit 46 may include a semiconductor storage device such as a flash memory.

(Continuous recording section)
The continuous recording unit 47 is configured to continuously record the in-field video 42. Since the recording capacity becomes insufficient when the continuous recording time becomes long, new recording is performed while erasing the recording before the predetermined recording period T3. That is, the continuous recording unit 47 always holds the continuous in-field video 42c, which is the continuous video of the in-field video 42 for the latest recording period T3. If the recording period T3 is too long, the required recording capacity becomes excessive and the equipment becomes expensive. The recording period T3 can be set within a configurable range at a commercially acceptable price. The recording period T3 may be set, for example, in the range of 8 hours to 6 months. The continuous recording unit 47 may include a non-semiconductor type storage device such as an HDD. The continuous recording unit 47 and the recording unit 46 may be provided as a divided area of an integrated storage device.

(Display part)
Next, the display unit 48 will be described. FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the periphery of the display unit 48. The display unit 48 functions as a display means for outputting character information and video information on the screen. The display unit 48 is not particularly limited as long as it is a device capable of displaying character information and the like. The display unit 48 may be an administrator monitor 48m that displays information for the parking lot administrator.

A display device based on various display principles can be used for the display unit 48. In the example of FIG. 5, a liquid crystal display provided with a liquid crystal module is used for the display unit 48. In the embodiment, the display unit 48 is included in the information terminal 50 for the parking lot manager used together with the operation input unit 49 provided with the keyboard. The display unit 48 may be included in the operation panel 28 described later.

The display unit 48 is controlled by, for example, the control device 30. The display unit 48 can display predetermined information based on the control of the control device 30. In particular, the display unit 48 displays the abnormality information 40f indicating that the abnormal state is detected together with the time T0 at the time of detection. In the example of FIG. 5, the time T0 at the time of detection, the abnormality information 40f, and the thumbnail image 42s are displayed on the display unit 48. The thumbnail image 42s may be, for example, a still image or a short-time moving image of a portion captured at the time of detecting the in-field image 42.

(Operation board)
Next, the operation panel 28 will be described. The operation panel 28 has a function as a user interface for a parking lot user or a parking lot manager. The operation panel 28 receives inputs for operations such as the start of operation of the entrance / exit room door 16 and the transfer mechanism 37, outputs the operation results to the control device 30, and displays the operating state of the parking lot (not shown). May be provided.

Next, the control device 30 will be described. Each block of the control device 30 shown in FIG. 2 can be realized by an element such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) of a computer or a mechanical device in terms of hardware, and can be realized by a computer program or the like in terms of software. However, here, the functional blocks realized by their cooperation are drawn. Therefore, it is understood by those skilled in the art who have touched this specification that these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by combining hardware and software.

The control device 30 includes a detection result acquisition unit 30b, a first image acquisition unit 30c, a first control unit 30d, a display control device 30e, an operation result acquisition unit 30f, an operation panel control unit 30g, and a second image. The acquisition unit 30h, the second control unit 30j, the third video acquisition unit 30k, the third control unit 30m, the transfer control device 30n, and the entrance / exit door control device 30p are included.

The detection result acquisition unit 30b acquires the detection result 40b of the sensor 40. The first image acquisition unit 30c acquires the on-site image 42 imaged by the image pickup unit 44. The first control unit 30d controls the image pickup unit 44 to perform a predetermined operation such as starting / stopping the image pickup operation. The display control device 30e controls the display unit 48 of the information terminal 50 for the administrator to perform predetermined display such as time T0, abnormality information 40f, and thumbnail image 42s. The operation result acquisition unit 30f acquires the operation result based on the operation of each operation unit of the operation input unit 49 of the information terminal 50 for the administrator. The operation panel control unit 30g acquires operation results such as the start of operation of the entrance / exit room door 16 and the transfer mechanism 37 from the operation panel 28, and controls the operation panel 28 so as to display the operation status of the parking lot.

The second video acquisition unit 30h acquires the continuous in-field video 42c recorded by the continuous recording unit 47. The second control unit 30j controls the continuous recording unit 47 to record the on-site image 42 acquired from the image pickup unit 44. The second control unit 30j may have the continuous recording unit 47 record the on-site image 42 to which the shooting time is added. The third video acquisition unit 30k acquires the partial field video 42p recorded by the recording unit 46. The third control unit 30m acquires the partial field image 42p from the continuous field image 42c. The third control unit 30m controls the recording unit 46 to record the partial field image 42p in the recording unit 46. The transfer control device 30n controls the transfer mechanism 37 so that the vehicle 20 is transferred between the boarding / alighting room 12 and the storage shelf 14 and stored or carried out. The boarding / alighting door control device 30p controls the boarding / alighting room door 16 so as to open / close the boarding / alighting room 12.

Next, with reference to FIG. 1, another configuration of the mechanical parking lot 100 of the first embodiment will be described. The mechanical parking lot 100 further includes a transfer mechanism 37. The transfer mechanism 37 is a mechanism for transferring the pallet 36 on which the vehicle 20 is placed between the boarding / alighting room 12 and the storage shelf 14 and storing or carrying it out. The transfer mechanism 37 includes a first transfer device 38, a second transfer device 39, a plurality of (for example, two or four) masts 90, a lift frame 88, and an elevating device 94. A plurality of second transfer devices 39 are provided. Each of the storage shelves 14 on the first to third floors includes a plurality of (for example, 10) parking spaces. These multiple parking spaces are arranged in a matrix of 5 rows in the transfer direction (X-axis direction in the figure) and 2 columns in the intersection direction (Z-axis direction in the figure) substantially orthogonal to the transfer direction when viewed in a plan view. Arranged in. The parking space is one parking area (one unit of parking) in the storage shelf in which the vehicle 20 can be parked together with the pallet. Each of the storage shelves 14 on the first to third floors includes a frame 80 that defines the floor of the storage shelves. A second transfer device 39 is fixed to each frame 80.

Each mast 90 is a support provided at a corner of a hoistway 96 having a substantially rectangular cross section. The lift frame 88 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, and is supported by a plurality of masts 90 so as to be able to move up and down. The first transfer device 38 is mounted on the upper part of the lift frame 88. The elevating device 94 raises and lowers the lift frame 88 along the hoistway 96. A pallet is mounted on the upper part of the first transfer device 38. The first transfer device 38 is configured to be able to move the pallet in the transfer direction. Each of the pallets 36 is a flat plate-shaped member. The upper surface on which the vehicle 20 of the pallet 36 is mounted, that is, the vehicle 20 mounting surface is substantially rectangular. The pallet 36 has a uniform size.

(motion)
Next, an example of the operation of the mechanical parking lot 100 configured as described above will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the mechanical parking lot 100 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 shows a process in which when the sensor 40 detects an abnormal value 40e, the on-site image captured at the time of the detection is recorded on the recording unit 46, and the detected time T0 and the abnormality information 40f are displayed on the display unit 48. Shows S200. FIG. 7 is a timing chart showing an example of the operation of the mechanical parking lot 100. FIG. 7 shows an operation of acquiring a partial in-field image 42p in the mechanical parking lot 100.

When the process S200 is started, the control device 30 acquires the detection result from the sensor 40 (step S202). The control device 30 that has acquired the detection result determines whether or not the detection result has an abnormal value of 40e (step S204). When the detection result is not the abnormal value 40e but the normal value 40n (N in step S204), the control device 30 returns the process to the beginning of step S202 and repeats steps S202 to S204. When the detection result is the abnormal value 40e (Y in step S204), the control device 30 acquires the time T0 when the abnormal value 40e is detected (step S206).

As shown in FIG. 7, the control device 30 that has acquired the time T0 starts acquiring the on-site image 42 from the image pickup unit 44 (step S208). The control device 30 holds the acquired on-site image 42. The control device 30 that has started to acquire the on-site image 42 determines whether or not the recording period T1 has elapsed from the time T0 (step S210). If the recording period T1 has not elapsed (N in step S210), the control device 30 returns the process to the beginning of step S210 and repeats step S210. During this time, the control device 30 continues to acquire the on-site image 42 from the image pickup unit 44. When the recording period T1 has elapsed (Y in step S210), the control device 30 ends the acquisition of the on-site video 42 as shown in FIG. 7 (step S212).

The control device 30 that has completed the acquisition of the on-site image 42 causes the recording unit 46 to record the partial on-site image 42p acquired from the time T0 until the recording period T1 elapses (step S214). At this time, the time T0 is added to the partial field image 42p and recorded by the recording unit 46. The control device 30 that has recorded the on-site image 42 causes the display unit 48 to display the time T0 and the abnormality information 40f (step S216). At this time, the control device 30 may convert a part of the on-site image 42 captured at time T0 into a still image or a short-time moving image and display it on the display unit 48 as thumbnail images 42s (FIG. 5). See also). The control device 30 that has executed step S216 ends the process S200.

Note that this process S200 is merely an example, and it is possible to add other steps, delete some steps, or change the order of the steps.

Next, the operation / effect of the mechanical parking lot 100 of the first embodiment configured in this way will be described.

The mechanical parking lot 100 of the first embodiment is a mechanical parking lot that stores the vehicle 20 in the storage shelf 14, and has a sensor 40 that detects a predetermined value of the mechanical parking lot 100 and a mechanical parking lot. An imaging unit 44 that captures an image 42 in the parking lot 100 and a recording unit 46 that records an image are provided, and when the sensor 40 detects an abnormal value 40e, which is a value corresponding to an abnormal state, the recording unit 46 includes an imaging unit 44. The on-site image 42 captured at the time of the detection is recorded. According to this configuration, the parking lot manager and the service person can easily confirm the situation by confirming the in-field image 42 captured at the time T0 when the sensor 40 detects the abnormal value 40e. As a result, the cause of the detection of the abnormal value 40e by the sensor 40 can be easily identified, and the cause can be eliminated at an early stage.

The mechanical parking lot 100 of the first embodiment further includes a display unit 48, and when the sensor 40 detects an abnormal value 40e, which is a value corresponding to an abnormal state, the display unit 48 has a time T0 at the time of detection. Is displayed. According to this configuration, the time T0 when the sensor 40 detects the abnormal value 40e is displayed, so that the on-site image 42 can be confirmed using this time T0 as a clue. By confirming the portion of the hall image 42 corresponding to the time T0, the parking lot manager and the serviceman can easily confirm the situation.

In the mechanical parking lot 100 of the first embodiment, the display unit 48 is an administrator monitor 48m that displays information to the parking lot administrator, and the sensor 40 detects an abnormal value 40e, which is a value corresponding to an abnormal state. If this is the case, the time T0 and the abnormality information 40f indicating that the abnormality state has been detected are displayed on the administrator monitor 48m. According to this configuration, when the sensor 40 detects the abnormal value 40e, the time T0 and the abnormal information 40f indicating that the abnormal state is detected are displayed on the display unit 48 which is the monitor for the administrator 48m. , Parking lot managers and service personnel can easily confirm the situation.

[Second Embodiment]
The second embodiment of the present invention is a mechanical parking lot. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the mechanical parking lot 102 according to the second embodiment. The mechanical parking lot 102 according to the second embodiment is provided with a control device 32 instead of the control device 30 with respect to the mechanical parking lot 100 according to the first embodiment, and further includes a transmission unit 52. The other configurations are the same. Therefore, the transmission unit 52 will be mainly described by omitting the duplicated explanation. The above description can be referred to for the configuration common to the mechanical parking lot 100 of the mechanical parking lot 102.

The control device 32 is different from the control device 30 in that the transmission control unit 30s is included, and the other configurations are the same. The transmission control unit 30s controls the transmission unit 52. The transmission unit 52 is controlled by the control device 32 and transmits predetermined information to the server 56 via the communication network 54. In the mechanical parking lot 102, when the sensor 40 detects an abnormal value 40e, the transmission unit 52 is connected to the front and rear images 42m, which are the images in the hall captured before and after the detection, via the communication network 54. It is configured to send to the server 56.

The communication network 54 is, for example, a network that enables mutual data communication between computer devices and information devices. The communication network 54 may be interconnected using, for example, a peer-to-peer architecture. The communication network 54 may be, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) that interconnects within a limited range, or may be a network that can be interconnected in a wide range such as the Internet. The transmission unit 52 may be connected to the communication network 54, for example, by wire or wirelessly.

The server 56 may be, for example, a file server installed for sharing information files on the communication network 54. The server 56 can hold the on-site video 42 transmitted from the transmission unit 52 and share it as an information file. The shared information file can be accessed from an information terminal connected to the communication network 54. Therefore, by transmitting and holding the front and rear images 42m, which are the images of the venue captured before and after the detection, to the server 56, the images before and after from the information terminal installed at a place away from the mechanical parking lot 102. It becomes possible to browse 42m. The front and rear images 42m can be obtained by extracting from the continuous field image 42c, for example. The server 56 may be installed in the same building 24 as the parking lot, or may be installed in another building.

(motion)
Next, an example of the operation of the mechanical parking lot 102 configured as described above will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the mechanical parking lot 102 according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 9, when the sensor 40 detects an abnormal value 40e, the images 42m before and after the images captured before and after the detection are transmitted to the server 56, and the detection time and the abnormal value 40e are displayed on the display unit 48. The process S230 to be displayed is shown. FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing an example of the operation of the mechanical parking lot 102. FIG. 10 shows an operation of acquiring front and rear images 42 m in the mechanical parking lot 102.

When the process S230 is started, the control device 30 acquires the detection result from the sensor 40 (step S232). The control device 30 that has acquired the detection result determines whether or not the detection result is an abnormal value 40e (step S234). When the detection result is not the abnormal value 40e but the normal value 40n (N in step S234), the control device 30 returns the process to the beginning of step S232 and repeats steps S232 to S234. When the detection result is the abnormal value 40e (Y in step S234), the control device 30 acquires the time T0 when the abnormal value 40e is detected (step S236).

As shown in FIG. 10, the control device 30 that has acquired the time T0 acquires the front and rear video 42m from the continuous recording unit 47 (step S238). The control device 30 temporarily holds the acquired images 42 m before and after. In step S238, the on-site image after the time T0 can be acquired from the imaging unit 44, but the on-site image before the time T0 cannot be acquired because it is past information. Therefore, in the mechanical parking lot 102, the corresponding portion is cut out from the continuous field image 42c recorded in the continuous recording unit 47 to acquire the front and rear images 42m. In particular, in the mechanical parking lot 102, the images 42 m before and after the time T0 to the recording period T1 have been acquired from the past timing retroactively from the time T0 to the recording period T2. Since the images 42m before and after include the images in the field before the time T0, it is possible to easily find the cause of the detection of the abnormal value 40e by the sensor 40. From the viewpoint of facilitating the identification of the cause, the recording period T2 may be set in the range of, for example, 10 seconds to 180 seconds.

The control device 30 that has executed step S238 transmits the acquired images 42 m before and after to the server 56 via the communication network 54 (step S240). The control device 30 that has transmitted the front and rear images 42m causes the recording unit 46 to record the acquired front and rear images 42m (step S242). The control device 30 that has executed step S242 causes the display unit 48 to display the time T0 and the abnormality information 40f (step S244). At this time, the control device 30 may convert a part of the front and rear video 42m into a still image or a short-time moving image and display it on the display unit 48 as thumbnail images 42s (see also FIG. 5). The control device 30 that has executed step S244 ends the process S230.

Note that this process S230 is merely an example, and it is possible to add other steps, delete some steps, or change the order of the steps.

The mechanical parking lot 102 of the second embodiment has the same operation and effect as the mechanical parking lot 100 of the first embodiment. In addition, the mechanical parking lot 102 of the second embodiment has the following actions and effects.

The mechanical parking lot 102 of the second embodiment is a mechanical parking lot that stores the vehicle 20 in the storage shelf 14, and has a sensor 40 that detects a predetermined value of the mechanical parking lot 102 and a mechanical parking lot. When the sensor 40 detects an abnormal value 40e, which is a value corresponding to an abnormal state, the transmitting unit 52 includes an imaging unit 44 for capturing an image 42 in the parking lot 102 and a transmitting unit 52. The front and rear images 42m, which are the front and rear images captured in the field, are transmitted to the server 56 via the communication network 54. According to this configuration, an information terminal installed at a place away from the mechanical parking lot 102 by transmitting and holding the front and rear images 42 m, which are the images in the hall captured before and after the detection, to the server 56. It becomes possible to browse the front and rear images 42m from. For example, a serviceman at a remote location can access the server 56 to check the video 42m before and after the time T0 when the sensor 40 detects the abnormal value 40e.

[Third Embodiment]
A third embodiment of the present invention is a mechanical parking system. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the mechanical parking system 104 according to the third embodiment. The mechanical parking system includes the mechanical parking 102 of the second embodiment and the server 56. When the sensor 40 detects the abnormal value 40e, at least one of the server 56 and the transmission unit 52 transmits the front and rear images 42m to the information terminal 58 owned by the serviceman of the mechanical parking lot 102.

The information terminal 58 may be, for example, a portable information terminal that can be possessed by a service person in business. It is desirable that the information terminal 58 has, for example, a touch panel capable of performing operation input and information display. The information terminal 58 may be, for example, a tablet-type or smartphone-type terminal that includes a wireless communication function and a personal computer function and can be connected to the communication network 54 by the wireless radio wave 54c. The information terminal 58 can send and receive information files to and from the server 56 and the mechanical parking lot 102 via the wireless transceiver 54b.

The wireless transceiver 54b is connected to the communication network 54. The wireless transmitter / receiver 54b is not particularly limited as long as the information file can be transmitted / received by the wireless radio wave 54c. As the wireless transceiver 54b, for example, an access point including a wireless LAN router can be used when connected to an intranet. The wireless transmitter / receiver 54b may be an access point of a public wireless LAN service connected to the Internet or a base station of a data communication network provided by a mobile phone company.

An example of the operation of the mechanical parking system 104 configured as described above will be described. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the mechanical parking system 104 according to the third embodiment. In FIG. 12, when the sensor 40 detects an abnormal value 40e, the images 42 m before and after the images captured before and after the detection are transmitted to the information terminal 58 possessed by the serviceman, and the detected time T0 and the abnormality information are shown. The process S260 for displaying 40f and 40f on the information terminal 58 is shown.

When the process S260 is started, the control device 30 acquires the detection result from the sensor 40 (step S262). The control device 30 that has acquired the detection result determines whether or not the detection result is an abnormal value 40e (step S264). When the detection result is not the abnormal value 40e but the normal value 40n (N in step S264), the control device 30 returns the process to the beginning of step S262 and repeats steps S262 to S264. When the detection result is the abnormal value 40e (Y in step S264), the control device 30 acquires the time T0 when the abnormal value 40e is detected (step S266).

The control device 30 that has acquired the time T0 acquires the front and rear video 42m from the continuous recording unit 47 (step S268). The control device 30 temporarily holds the acquired images 42 m before and after. In the mechanical parking system 104, 42 m of images before and after the time T0 to the lapse of the recording period T1 are acquired from the past timing retroactively from the time T0 to the recording period T2 (see also FIG. 10).

The control device 30 that has executed step S268 transmits the acquired images 42 m before and after to the server 56 via the communication network 54 (step S270). The control device 30 that has transmitted the front and rear video 42m transmits the acquired front and rear video 42m to the information terminal 58 owned by the serviceman via the communication network 54 (step S272). The control device 30 that has executed step S272 causes the information terminal 58 to display the abnormality information 40f and the time T0 (step S274). At this time, the control device 30 may convert a part of the front and rear video 42m into a still image or a short-time moving image and display it on the information terminal 58 as thumbnail images 42s (see also FIG. 11). The control device 30 that has executed step S274 ends the process S260.

Note that this process S260 is merely an example, and it is possible to add other steps, delete some steps, or change the order of the steps.

In the above description, in step S272, an example in which the front and rear images 42m are transmitted from the transmission unit 52 of the control device 30 to the information terminal 58 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The front and rear video 42m may be transmitted from the server 56 to the information terminal 58. As an example, the server 56 may transmit the front and rear video 42m to the information terminal 58 in response to a request from the information terminal 58.

The mechanical parking system 104 of the third embodiment has the same operation and effect as the mechanical parking lot 102 of the second embodiment. In addition, the mechanical parking system 104 of the third embodiment has the following actions and effects.

The mechanical parking system 104 of the third embodiment is a mechanical parking system including a mechanical parking 102 and a server 56, and the sensor 40 has an abnormal value 40e which is a value corresponding to an abnormal state. When detected, at least one of the server 56 and the transmission unit 52 transmits the front and rear images 42 m to the information terminal 58 owned by the serviceman of the mechanical parking lot 102. According to this configuration, the sensor 40 is abnormal in the serviceman at a remote location by transmitting the front and rear images 42 m, which are the in-field images captured before and after the detection, to the information terminal 58 possessed by the serviceman. It is possible to confirm the image 42m before and after the time T0 when the value 40e is detected.

In the mechanical parking system 104 of the third embodiment, when the sensor 40 detects an abnormal value 40e, which is a value corresponding to an abnormal state, at least one of the server 56 and the transmitting unit 52 is detected by the information terminal 58. The time T0 and the abnormality information 40f indicating that the abnormal state is detected are transmitted. According to this configuration, by transmitting the time T0 and the abnormality information 40f to the information terminal 58 possessed by the serviceman, the serviceman at a remote location has the time T0 when the sensor 40 detects the abnormal value 40e and the abnormality. Information 40f and can be confirmed.

The above description has been made based on some embodiments of the present invention. Each of these embodiments is exemplary and it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various modifications and modifications are possible within the claims of the invention and that such modifications and modifications are also within the claims of the present invention. It is about to be understood. Therefore, the descriptions and drawings herein should be treated as exemplary rather than limiting.

Hereinafter, a modified example will be described. In the drawings and description of the modified examples, the same or equivalent components and members as in each embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. The description that overlaps with each embodiment will be omitted as appropriate, and the configuration different from each embodiment will be mainly described.

(First modification)
In each embodiment, an example in which the mechanical parking lot is a pallet-type parking lot using a pallet has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The mechanical parking lot may be, for example, a parking lot that does not use a pallet, such as a slat conveyor type, or may be a method in which the vehicle 20 is handed over to an elevator or a storage shelf by passing the comb teeth.

(Second modification)
In each embodiment, an example in which the boarding / alighting room for entering / exiting the vehicle 20 is shared has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, a boarding / alighting room for warehousing and a boarding / alighting room for leaving may be provided separately. In addition, an example in which the entrance and exit of the boarding / alighting room are shared as an entrance / exit has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The entrance and the exit may be provided separately.

(Third modification example)
In each embodiment, an example of recording the partial in-field image 42p acquired from the in-field image 42 of the imaging unit 44 in the recording unit 46 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The partial field image acquired from the continuous image recorded in the continuous recording unit 47 may be recorded in the recording unit 46.

(Fourth modification)
In each embodiment, an example in which the sensor 40 is a sensor for detecting the protrusion of the vehicle 20 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The sensor 40 may be another type of sensor, for example, a sensor that detects a person or an object in a boarding / alighting room or a storage shelf, or a sensor that detects an abnormal operation of a transport mechanism.

(Fifth modification)
In each embodiment, an example in which each part of the control device is arranged together in one control device has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The control device may be divided into a plurality of parts and arranged in different places. For example, the detection result acquisition unit 30b, the first image acquisition unit 30c, the first control unit 30d, the second image acquisition unit 30h, the second control unit 30j, the third image acquisition unit 30k, and the third control. The unit 30 m may be provided in the control device arranged in the waiting chamber 18. Further, the display control device 30e, the operation result acquisition unit 30f, the operation panel control unit 30g, the transfer control device 30n, and the boarding / alighting door control device 30p may be provided in the control device arranged in the boarding / alighting room 12. ..

(Other variants)
In each embodiment, an example in which the sensor 40 is provided in the boarding / alighting room 12 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The sensor 40 may be provided on the storage shelf 14 or the hoistway 96.
In each embodiment, an example in which the imaging unit 44 is provided in the boarding / alighting room 12 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The image pickup unit 44 may be provided on the storage shelf 14 or the hoistway 96.
In each embodiment, an example in which the image pickup unit 44 includes three cameras has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The image pickup unit 44 may include two or less or four or more cameras.

Each of the above-mentioned modifications has the same action / effect as that of each embodiment.

12 ... Boarding room, 14 ... Storage shelf, 16 ... Boarding / alighting room door, 20 ... Vehicle, 30 ... Control device, 40 ... Sensor, 42 ... Inside image, 44 ... Imaging unit, 46 ... Recording unit, 48 ... Display unit, 49 ... Operation input unit, 50 ... Information terminal, 52 ... Transmission unit, 54 ... Communication network, 56 ... Server, 58 ... Information terminal, 100 ... Mechanical parking.

Claims (6)

A mechanical parking lot that stores vehicles in storage shelves.
A sensor that detects a value corresponding to an abnormal state in which safe operation for storing the vehicle in the storage shelf is not ensured, and
An image pickup unit that captures an image of the venue including a place where the safe operation is ensured by the sensor, and an image pickup unit.
A recording unit that records video,
A continuous recording unit that continuously records the on-site video,
Equipped with
The recording unit captures the images of the venue before and after the sensor detects a value corresponding to the abnormal state in which the safe operation of storing the vehicle in the storage shelf is not ensured from the continuous recording unit . A mechanical parking lot characterized by extracting and recording. With more display
The mechanical parking lot according to claim 1, wherein when the sensor detects a value corresponding to an abnormal state, the time at the time of the detection is displayed on the display unit. The display unit is an administrator monitor that displays information to the parking lot administrator.
2. The second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that when the sensor detects a value corresponding to the abnormal state, the time and information indicating that the abnormal state is detected are displayed on the monitor for the administrator. The listed mechanical parking lot. With more transmitters
When the sensor detects a value corresponding to the abnormal state in which the safe operation is not ensured, the transmitting unit transmits the images before and after the on-site image captured before and after the detection to the communication network. The mechanical parking lot according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the parking lot is transmitted to a server via a server. A mechanical parking system including the mechanical parking lot according to claim 4 and the server.
When the sensor detects a value corresponding to an abnormal state in which safe operation is not ensured, at least one of the server and the transmitter is attached to an information terminal owned by a serviceman of the mechanical parking lot. A mechanical parking system characterized by transmitting front and back images. When the sensor detects a value corresponding to an abnormal state in which safe operation is not ensured, at least one of the server and the transmitting unit detects the time at the time of detection and the abnormal state in the information terminal. The mechanical parking system according to claim 5, wherein the information indicating that the information is transmitted is transmitted.

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