JPH0293781A - Parking lot managing device with short-time exclusive-use parking function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To mitigate congestion in a parking lot and to improve parking efficiency by providing a means to calculate a penalty, the amount of which is larger than that of a general charge, when a vehicle outgoing time of day exceeds previously determined specified time for short-time parking. CONSTITUTION:The internal part of a parking lot 1 is formed into a partitioned state into a general parking space 1A and a short-time exclusive-use parking space 1B with a partition 2. A ticket issuing machine 9 for the short-time parking is installed in a vehicle incoming port 1ms of the space 1B, and the machine 9 issues a parking ticket exclusively used for the short-time parking on which a vehicle incoming time of day is recorded. An automatic charge adjusting machine 13 installed in a vehicle outgoing port 1e calculates either the free of charge ratio of a parking charge or a small amount of charge exclusively used for the short-time parking when the parking ticket inserted into the machine 13 is the parking ticket exclusively used for the short- time parking. Further, when the vehicle outgoing time of day exceeds the previously determined specified time for the short-time parking, the machine 13 calculates the penalty, the amount of which is lager than the general charge. Thus, a vehicle parking longer than the specified time can be prevented, and the parking efficiency can be heightened.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a parking system that can automatically perform various management operations such as entering and exiting vehicles and calculating and collecting parking fees under the supervision of a microcomputer. The present invention relates to a parking lot management device, and particularly relates to a parking lot management device having a function of managing short-term parking, for example, about 30 minutes.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, parking lots were managed by applying common usage conditions to all users, regardless of the length of the usage time (parking time).

In other words, parking lot users can be roughly divided into short-time users of about 30 minutes, standard users of about 1 to 3 hours, and long-term users of 3 hours or more (hereinafter referred to as general users). However, in the past, all these customers were allowed to park under the same conditions of use.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, among the above-mentioned types of users, the proportion of short-time users is quite high, and the vehicles of these short-time users, who frequently enter, exit, and park, are combined with the vehicles parked in general parking. This caused various problems such as congestion at the parking entrance, many complaints from general customers in particular, and a decrease in parking efficiency.

Therefore, a technical problem of the present invention is to alleviate congestion in a parking lot and improve parking efficiency by classifying and managing short-time users and general users according to different usage conditions.

[Means to solve the problem]

The measures taken in the present invention to solve the above technical problems are as follows.

A ticket issuing machine is installed at the entrance to issue a parking ticket that records the time of entry, and at the exit, the parking fee is calculated based on the time of entry read from the parking ticket, and once the parking fee is paid, the machine exits. In a parking lot equipped with an automatic fare adjustment machine that allows vehicles to exit the parking lot by opening the gate, (1) A parking space for short-term parking with a separate entrance shall be provided within the parking lot.

(2) A short-term ticket issuing machine that issues a parking ticket exclusively for short-term parking that records the time of entry shall be installed at the entrance of the parking space.

(3) If the parking ticket inserted into the automatic fare adjustment machine installed at the exit exit is for short-term parking only,
Free parking fees or low parking fees for short-term parking will be calculated, and if the exit time exceeds the predetermined time limit for short-term parking, a penalty fee will be calculated that is higher than the regular parking fee. A short-time fee settlement method shall be provided.

[Effect]

The above means works as follows.

■The factors mentioned in (1) above are to separate parking lot entrances into general and short-term parking areas to alleviate congestion at the parking entrances and to secure short-term parking spaces with relatively high usage rates. possible.

■The element mentioned in (2) above is to issue short-time parking tickets to short-time customers at the entrance to clarify the distinction between them and general customers.

■The factor mentioned in (3) above is to give preferential treatment to short-time users with high usage frequency and high turnover rate by making parking fees free for short-term parking or making it a low fee for short-term parking. If you leave the parking lot after a pre-determined time (e.g. about 30 minutes), you will be charged a penalty that is considerably higher (about 2 to 3 times) than the general parking fee. Prevent parking,
It makes it possible to increase parking efficiency.

As described above, the above-mentioned technical problem can be solved by the above-mentioned means, and the problems of the conventional technology can be solved.

A preferred embodiment of the functional parking lot management device will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a parking lot equipped with a parking lot management device according to the present invention.
It is divided into parking spaces A and short-term parking space IB, and the entrances for both parking spaces IA and IB are 1m and 1ms.
Each parking space IA is equipped with an entry management device.

An exit management device is provided at the IB shared exit 1e.

In the figure, 4 and 9 are parking ticket issuing machines installed at 1 m and 1 ms of each entrance, and 6 and 11 are 1 m of each entrance.

This is the first artificial vehicle detector such as a loop coil installed on the entrance side of 1 ms. When these detectors 6 and 11 detect a vehicle (not shown) that has entered as shown by the arrow,
Detection signals fl and f4 are input to the ticket issuing machines 4 and 9, and the ticket issuing machine 4.9 issues parking tickets P and PS to the issuing ports 4a and 9a, respectively, based on the signals fl and f4. Pass the parking tickets p and ps to the issuing gates 4a and 9.
When extracted from a, the gate open signal f2 is issued from the ticket issuing machines 4 and 9.
．． f5 is input to the entrance gate opening/closing machines 5, 10, and the entrance gate opening/closing machines 5, 10 open the entrance gate par 5G, LOG based on this signal f2°f5, allowing the vehicle to enter. .

Further, 7 and 12 are second artificial vehicle detectors consisting of a loop coil, etc. installed in the inner approach passage of each of the entrance gates 5G and 10G.
When it passes through and is detected, the above-mentioned entrance gate opening/closing machine 5,
10 to output gate close signals f3 and f6 to the entrance gate par 50. The system is such that the LOG is closed and the warehousing is completed.

Figures 2A and 2B are front views of the parking tickets P and PS issued from the above ticket issuing machines 4 and 9, and among these parking tickets configured using magnetic cards, general parking tickets are Magnetic stripe Pm of parking ticket P issued from ticket issuing machine 4 at 1m entrance
The entry time is recorded, and the entrance time for short time is 1ms.
The magnetic stripe Pm of the parking ticket PS issued from the ticket issuing machine 9 includes the specified time (for example, 30 minutes) along with the parking time.
is recorded.

In FIG. 1, 13 is an automatic fare adjustment machine installed at the exit 1e of the parking lot 1, and this automatic fare adjustment machine 13 is
A vehicle detection signal f7 outputted by the first exit vehicle detector 15, which is formed of, for example, a loop coil, provided inside the exit 1e.
When the parking ticket P is given and received, the parking ticket acceptance port 13a is opened and the parking ticket P
Alternatively, if it is possible to insert a PS and the inserted parking ticket is a normal parking ticket P, the parking time data recorded and displayed on the magnetic stripe Pm is read, and this parking time and current time ( The parking fee is calculated in the standard parking fee mode by calculating the time difference between the departure time and the parking fee, and the calculated parking fee is displayed on the display and the customer (driver)
Insert the amount corresponding to the displayed parking fee into fee slot 1.
3b and complete the payment, the inserted parking ticket P is collected inside the payment machine, and a gate open signal f8 is output to the exit gate opening/closing machine 14, and the parking ticket P is returned to the exit gate opening/closing machine 14.
G is activated and the vehicle can be taken out of the garage.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a second exit vehicle detector consisting of a loop coil or the like provided on the exit side of the exit gate 1e. When the exit gate bar 14G is opened and a vehicle exiting the garage is detected passing through this detector 16, the exit gate opens and closes. A gate close signal f9 is outputted to the machine 14, and the exit gate 14G is closed again, thereby completing the leaving of the vehicle.

In addition, when a short-term parking ticket PS is inserted into the automatic fare adjustment machine 13 at the exit 1e, the automatic fare adjustment machine calculates the parking fee as an expense in the short-term parking rate mode. , in special cases, it is free of charge, but it is determined whether the delivery is within the specified time by reading the specified time, and if it is over the specified time, the fee will be 2 to 3 times higher than the normal rate. The system calculates the penalty fee and displays it on the display to instruct the driver to pay the fee.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control section of the automatic fare adjustment machine 13 configured using a microcomputer, in which 20 is a CPU, 21 is a memory RPM storing a system program, and these components are connected to the CPU 20. The above-described first and second vehicle detectors 15, 16 and the exit gate opening/closing machine 14 are connected to the interface circuit 22 connected between the memory 21 and the memory 21, and the clock device 23, the card detector 24, A card feeding motor 25, a card reader 26, a display 27, and a cash adjustment device 28 that counts paid cash and calculates change etc. are connected, and all are stored in the memory 21. It is configured to be controlled by the CPU 20 according to a program.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the short-time warehousing process executed by the warehousing management device installed at the short-time warehousing entrance 1ms, which is performed in the second step S2. Except for issuing the parking ticket PS, the processing procedure is the same as that performed at the general parking entrance 1m.

Further, FIG. 5 is a flowchart explaining the processing procedure for leaving the vehicle using the parking ticket P or PS.
If it is determined in step S14 that the inserted parking ticket is a general parking ticket PS, the process proceeds to step S15 and the parking fee is calculated in the standard parking fee mode. If it is determined that
It is determined whether the time is within the specified time recorded on the magnetic stripe Pm, and if it is within the specified time,
Proceeding to step S22, a low parking fee (sometimes free) is calculated in the short-time parking fee mode, and if the specified time has expired, the process proceeds to step S23, which is 2 to 3 times higher than the normal fee. The system is such that a penalty fee is calculated.

Furthermore, the processing operations in each of the other steps are as follows.

Since it is the same as that of the conventional parking lot management device, its explanation will be omitted. 6 [Effect] The parking lot management device with short-time parking function according to the present invention is as described above, so that parking lot congestion can be avoided. Vehicles parked for short periods of time, which is the cause of traffic congestion, are now parked in dedicated parking spaces within the parking lot, and the entrances have been separated into general and short-term parking areas, making the most congested parking process smoother. In addition, in short-term parking lots, if you exceed the predefined time limit, you will have to pay a penalty fee, so it will prevent long-term parking at a low price and reduce congestion. It also has the advantage of being able to alleviate the problem, and is particularly useful for dogs when used in parking lots of department stores, supermarkets, etc. where there are many short-time users, parking lots in office areas, etc.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of the present invention. 2A and 2B are front views of the parking ticket, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control unit of the automatic fare adjustment machine, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart explaining the procedure for entering the parking lot for a short time. FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating the shipping processing procedure. 1 is a parking lot, IA is a general parking space, IB is a short-term parking space, 1m and 1ms are entrances, 1e is an exit exit, 4
and 9 are ticket issuing machines, 6.7 and 11.12 are entrance vehicle detectors,
5 and 10 are entrance gate opening/closing machines, 14 is exit gate opening/closing machines, 15 and 16 are exit vehicle detectors, and P and ps are parking tickets.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A ticket issuing machine is installed at the entrance to issue a parking ticket that records the time of entry, and at the exit, the parking fee is calculated based on the time of entry read from the parking ticket. In a parking lot equipped with an automatic fare adjustment machine that opens the exit gate and allows vehicles to leave the parking lot upon receipt of payment, a parking space for short-term parking with a separate entrance is set up within the parking lot. At the entrance of the above parking space, a short-term ticket issuing machine that records the time of entry and issues a parking ticket exclusively for short-term parking will be installed. If the parking ticket is for short-term parking only, the parking fee will be made free or a low-priced parking fee will be calculated for short-time parking, and the exit time will exceed the specified time for short-term parking. A parking lot management device with a short-time exclusive parking function, characterized in that a short-time parking fee settlement means is provided for calculating a penalty fee higher than the general fee when the parking lot is parked in a parking lot.