JPH08329294A - Parking lot gating system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To relax the congestion of automobiles when they enter or exit from a parking lot by allowing the payment of a parking charge at the time of entrance. CONSTITUTION: A ticket reader 12, a vehicle detection sensor 7, and a gate driving part 13 is connected to a control part 11 which controls the whole operation of a vehicle entry gate part. Then the ticket reader 12 is connected to a ticket insertion slot to read information (e.g. the start time and end time of a concert) out of an inserted ticket. The gate driving part 13 rotates a gate bar. Further, a ticket issue part 14, a cash processing part 15, and a display part 6 are connected to the control part 11. The ticket issue part 14 issues a parking ticket and is connected to a parking ticket issue opening to record entrance time on the parking ticket when issuing the ticket, and the cash processing part 15 is connected to a charge throw-in opening and processes the parking charge. At an exiting gate part, the gate driving part lifts the gate bar when the completion of the reception of the charge is recorded on the parking ticket to allow the automobile to pass through the gate part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking lot gate system for controlling entry and exit of a parking lot.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a parking lot gate system generally has an entrance gate portion installed at an entrance of a parking lot and an exit gate portion installed at an exit, and each gate portion is provided with an automobile. A detection sensor for detecting the approach is installed. When the vehicle is detected by the detection sensor, the entry gate section opens the entry gate after issuing a parking ticket recording the entry time.

On the other hand, in the exit gate section, when the vehicle is detected by the detection sensor, the parking ticket is prompted to be inserted, the parking time is read from the inserted parking ticket, and the parking charge is automatically calculated. Then, when the fee is applied, the exit gate is opened and the car can exit.

[0004]

However, in the conventional parking gate system described above, the parking charge is settled when the vehicle exits, and the exit gate opens after the correct payment is completed. Since the payment of fees is done manually, it takes time.
Therefore, especially when many cars leave the parking lot at the same time, and many cars try to exit from one exit gate part, it takes a lot of time to exit.
The driver will have to wait a long time. For example, in a parking lot such as a concert hall where many automobiles are used at a fixed time, it takes a very long time to get out.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention issues a parking ticket at an entrance gate, opens the entrance gate, and confirms payment of a charge at the exit gate. In a parking lot gate system for opening a car gate, a first reading means for reading a parking time from a predetermined medium, a calculating means for calculating a parking charge based on the parking time read by the first reading means, and a parking A charge processing unit for performing charge settlement and a recording unit for recording the receipt of the charge on the parking ticket, and a second reading unit for reading the receipt of the charge recorded on the parking ticket in the entrance gate section. A gate opening / closing control unit for opening the exit gate when the charge receipt is read by the second reading unit is provided in the exit gate unit.

[0006]

According to the present invention having the above structure, when entering a vehicle,
A predetermined medium that can predict the parking time
When it is read by the reading means, the parking fee is calculated by the calculating means based on the reading result. Then, by processing the calculated payment of the parking charge by the charge processing means, it becomes possible to pay the parking charge at the time of entry. When the parking fee is paid, a parking ticket recording the receipt of the fee is issued by the recording means. When the vehicle departs, the second reading means reads the fee receipt recorded on the parking ticket to confirm that the fee has been paid, and the gate opening / closing control unit opens the departure gate. That is, by making it possible to pay the parking fee at the time of entry, congestion of the vehicle at the time of exit can be alleviated.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that elements common to the drawings are given the same reference numerals. FIG. 1 is a control block diagram showing an entry gate portion of an embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an entry gate portion of the embodiment. In this embodiment, a parking gate system in a parking lot mainly used by concert spectators will be described.

In FIG. 2, the entrance gate portion 1 is formed of a box-shaped housing and has a rotatable gate rod 2 for restricting the passage of an automobile. The entrance gate section 1 is provided with a parking ticket issuing slot 3, a ticket insertion slot 4, a charge slot 5, and a display section 6. The parking ticket issuing port 3 is a place where a parking ticket issued to a driver who uses a parking lot is paid out, and the ticket insertion port 4 is a place where a concert ticket is inserted. The charge slot 5 is where a parking charge is charged, and the display unit 6 displays a parking charge or the like to be paid. The entry gate unit 1 is also provided with a vehicle detection sensor 7 for detecting an approaching vehicle. The vehicle detection sensor 7 is composed of an infrared sensor or the like.

In FIG. 1, a control unit 11 controls the entire operation of the entrance gate unit 1 and is composed of a microprocessor or the like. A timer for measuring the time is built in the control unit 11. The ticket reader 12, the vehicle detection sensor 7, and the gate drive unit 13 are connected to the control unit 11, and the control unit 11 controls these. Ticket reader 1
2 is connected to the ticket insertion slot 4, and information on the inserted ticket (for example, the start and end times of the concert)
Read. The gate drive unit 13 rotates the gate rod 2.

A ticket issuing unit 14, a cash processing unit 15 and a display unit 6 are also connected to the control unit 11, and the control unit 11
Controls these. The ticket issuing unit 14 issues a parking ticket, is connected to the parking ticket issuing port 3, and records the entry time on the parking ticket when issuing the parking ticket. The cash processing unit 15 is connected to the charge slot 5 and processes a parking charge.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram showing the exit gate section of this embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the exit gate section.
In FIG. 4, the exit gate unit 21 includes a rotatable gate rod 22 that restricts the passage of an automobile, a parking ticket insertion slot 23, a charge slot 24, a display unit 25, and a vehicle detection sensor 26.

In FIG. 3, a control unit 31 controls the entire operation of the exit gate unit 21 and has a timer for measuring the time inside. The control unit 31 includes a vehicle detection sensor 26, a gate drive unit 32, a parking ticket reader 33,
The cash processing unit 34 and the display unit 25 are connected. The gate drive unit 32 rotates the gate rod 22. The parking ticket reader 33 is connected to the parking ticket insertion slot 23, and reads the information recorded in the parking ticket to be inserted (for example, information such as entry time and whether or not the parking fee has been paid).
The cash processing unit 34 is connected to the charge slot 24 and processes a parking charge.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation upon entry of the embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation upon departure of the embodiment. First, the operation upon entry will be described with reference to FIG.

The car to be parked is the entrance gate 1
The vehicle detection sensor 7 detects this (step 101). When a car is detected, the control unit 11
Displays guidance for inserting a concert ticket on the display unit 6. If the driver has a ticket, when the ticket is inserted from the ticket insertion slot 4, the control unit 11 detects the insertion. If the driver does not have a ticket, he / she inputs that there is no ticket (step 102). The input without a ticket may be performed, for example, by providing a dedicated input button, or by providing a touch sensor on the display unit 6 and performing the input from the display unit 6.

When the ticket is inserted, the ticket reader 12 reads the recorded information of the ticket and checks it (step 103). When it is determined that the ticket is valid, the control unit 11 calculates the discount rate of the parking charge (step 104). Further, the entry time is read by the timer in the control unit 11 (step 105), and then the start time and the end time of the concert are recorded from the read ticket record information (steps 106, 10).
7). A parking charge is calculated from these entry time, start time and end time (step 108).

Here, a method of calculating the parking fee will be described. A is the time from the entry time to the concert start time,
Assuming that the playing time of the concert is B, the discount rate of the parking fee is C, and the parking fee per unit time is D, the parking fee P is P = (A × D) + {B × D × (1-C)} ………… It is required in (1). The parking charge P'when there is no discount is calculated by P '= (A + B) × D ……………………………… (2).

When the parking charge is calculated, the control unit 11 displays the charge on the display unit 6 and charges the driver for payment. When the driver inputs a charge from the charge insertion port 5 (step 109), the charge made by the cash processing unit 15 is counted to check whether or not the charge is sufficient. If change is required, the change is released to the charge slot 5. When the parking fee is paid in this way, the ticket issuing unit 14
Then, the fee receipt is recorded on the parking ticket to be issued (step 110).

After recording the receipt of the charge, the ticket issuing unit 14 issues a parking ticket from the issuing slot 3 (step 112). Further, the gate drive unit 13 raises the gate rod 2 so that the automobile can enter the parking lot (step 113).

When it is determined in step 102 that there is no ticket, the ticket issuing unit 14 records the entry time in the parking ticket (step 111) and issues the parking ticket (step 112).

Next, the operation at the time of departure will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When a car that is about to leave the parking lot approaches the exit gate unit 21, the car detection sensor 26 detects it (step 201). The control unit 31 issues an instruction to the display unit 25 to display guidance for inserting a parking ticket. When a parking ticket is inserted from the parking ticket insertion opening 23 (step 202), the parking ticket reader 33 reads the recorded data of the parking ticket. Here, it is checked whether or not the fee receipt has been recorded (step 203), and if it has been recorded, the gate drive unit 32 causes the gate rod 2 to be recorded.
Raise 2 (step 208) to allow the car to pass.

If the fee receipt is not recorded,
When it is determined that the parking fee has not been paid, the parking fee is calculated by recording the entry time of the parking ticket and the timer in the control unit 31 (steps 205 and 206). That is, the entry time is E,
When the time when the parking ticket is inserted into the parking ticket insertion slot 23 is F, the parking charge Q is Q = (FE) × D …………………………………………
It is calculated in (3).

When the parking charge is calculated, the control unit 21 displays the charge on the display unit 25 and charges the driver for payment. When the driver inputs a charge from the charge insertion port 24 (step 207), the charge made by the cash processing unit 34 is counted to check whether or not the charge is sufficient. If change is required, the change is discharged to the charge slot 24. When the parking fee is paid in this way, the gate driving unit 32 raises the gate rod 22 (step 20).
8) Allows cars to pass.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the parking fee can be paid when the vehicle enters, so that the congestion of the vehicle at the time of leaving the vehicle can be alleviated. In addition, when the purpose of parking is clear in advance and there is a parking charge discount, the parking charge is paid by deducting the discount, so that the parking charge can be collected accurately.

[0024]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the parking fee can be paid when entering the vehicle, so that there is an effect that the congestion of the vehicle at the time of leaving the vehicle can be alleviated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a control block diagram showing an entrance gate section of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an entrance gate section.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram showing an exit gate unit of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an exit gate portion.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation when entering a vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of leaving the vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Entry gate section 2 Gate bar 11 Control section 12 Ticket reader 14 Ticket issuing section 15 Cash processing section 21 Exit gate section 22 Gate bar 33 Parking ticket reader

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A parking lot gate system in which a parking ticket is issued at the entrance gate, the entrance gate is opened, and the exit gate is opened after confirming payment of the charge at the exit gate. First reading means for reading time, calculating means for calculating a parking charge based on the parking time read by the first reading means, charge processing means for adjusting the parking charge, and a charge for the parking ticket Recording means for recording receipts is provided in the entrance gate section, and second reading means for reading the receipt of charges recorded on the parking ticket, and the receipt of charges are read by the second reading means. A parking lot gate system, wherein a gate opening / closing control unit for opening the exit gate in the case is provided in the exit gate unit. 2. The parking lot gate system according to claim 1, wherein the calculation means discounts the parking charge.