JPH086479B2 - Unattended control gate device for bicycle parking facilities - Google Patents

Description

Description: [Industrial field of application] The present invention mainly relates to a bicycle parking facility for parking a bicycle for rent, and the entrance / exit of the bicycle for rent by a card system installed in advance at an exit and an entrance of the bicycle parking facility. The present invention relates to an unmanned control gate device for controlling a vehicle.

[Prior Art] In recent years, the number of bicycles used for commuting, commuting to school, shopping, etc. has greatly increased, and has become an astonishing number. And
In places where bicycles gather, such as around stations and shopping streets, bicycle parking facilities as so-called bicycle storage areas are provided in various places.

By the way, among these bicycle parking facilities, a paid bicycle parking facility has an unmanned gate device installed at its entrance to manage the entry and exit of bicycles.

An unmanned gate device of this type is, for example, Shoukaikai 61-55.
Some are described in Japanese Patent No. 800. This device is provided with an automatic entrance / exit machine having rotation, and a handrail arranged so as to sandwich the passage for the user and the passage for the bicycle so as to face the automatic entrance / exit machine. By inserting a card, a coin (coin), or the like into the insertion slot of the automatic entry / exit machine, the rotating bar can be rotated, and the user can move in and out with the bicycle while rotating the rotating bar. In addition, there is an unmanned gate device described in JP-A-64-10878. This device is provided with both a gate for exclusive use of a user and a gate for exclusive use of a bicycle, and is configured such that the opening / closing operation of each gate is performed in an interlocking manner.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the former unmanned gate apparatus described in the above publication, in the former case, the free passage of the user through the passage for the user is restricted by the rotating bar. However, since there is a relatively large space between the rotating bar and the handrail to allow the bicycle to pass, if the user bends the body diagonally, the bicycle can be rotated without rotating the rotating bar. You can pass with. In other words, the conventional unmanned gate device was not designed to completely block the passage of bicycles. Therefore, in order to prevent the theft of bicycles in the bicycle-parking facility and the unauthorized use of the bicycle-parking facility, the manager had to be stationed there. Moreover, when the manager is stationed, the stationing time is limited to a specific time of the day, such as 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, so when the manager is absent, the entrance gate is generally closed. Therefore, it was necessary to take either method of prohibiting the entrance and exit of the user or allowing the user to freely enter and exit with the gate open. And
If you close the gate at regular time, it is very inconvenient because you can not leave the bicycle in the bicycle parking facility or take out the deposited bicycle after closing the gate, and if you always open the gate, There is no inconvenience for users because they can enter and leave freely, but on the other hand, an unspecified number of people can enter and exit, which could lead to theft or unauthorized use of bicycle parking facilities.
In addition, the unmanned gate device does not have a function for distinguishing the rental bicycle from the owner's bicycle with the owner or managing the usage status of the rental bicycle, so unmanned management of the rental bicycle is not possible. It was impossible.

In the latter case, the gate is provided not only in the passage for bicycles but also in the passage for users, so the structure is complicated,
The drawback is that the manufacturing cost is considerably high.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the opening / closing operation of the bicycle gate device is controlled by the card system, and the entry / exit of the rental bicycle is managed for one day (24 hours).
It is an object of the present invention to provide an unmanned control gate device for a bicycle parking facility, which can be performed unattended and unattended, has a simple structure, is inexpensive to manufacture, and can reliably prevent theft and unauthorized use of a rental bicycle.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the unmanned control gate device of the present invention is installed at the entrance and exit of a bicycle parking facility, and is used for entering and leaving a rental bicycle equipped with guide hardware. An unmanned control gate device managed by the system, which is composed of a bicycle gate device and a user-only passage adjacent to the bicycle gate device where the passage of bicycles is blocked. The bicycle gate device is a bicycle tire passage. And a guide groove for the guide hardware that faces above the tire passage in parallel with each other, and a card reader for confirming the user by the registration card of the rental bicycle, and in the guide groove, from the card reader. Lock means for releasing the state in which the retrograde restricting means is restrained by the command of, and when the lock means can be contacted with the guide hardware in a normal state. A retrograde regulating means for allowing the passage of the the traveling direction only, write to command the entrance and exit or the like of a bicycle to the card reader in the registration card is obtained by deploying a passage detecting means of the guide fittings.

[Operation] According to the unmanned management gate apparatus of the present invention, when the user enters and leaves, the card registered in advance can be inserted into the card reader provided in the gate apparatus to ensure that the user is an authorized user. When confirmed, the restraint state by the lock means of the retrograde restricting means that can be opened by the guide hardware attached to the rental bicycle is released. After that, the user enters the tire of the bicycle into the tire passage of the bicycle gate device and the guide metal piece of the bicycle into the guide groove above the gate passage so that the bicycle can be operated independently. Therefore, when the user enters the passage for exclusive use of the user and advances the bicycle along the bicycle gate device with its handle or the like, the guide hardware abuts on the retrograde regulating means and the retrograde regulating means is opened,
The bicycle can continue to move forward. Under this condition, if the user advances the bicycle along the dedicated gate device for the bicycle while passing through the dedicated passage for the user, the user and the bicycle pass through (pass through) the unattended management gate device. be able to. When the passage detecting means in the guide groove detects the passage of the guide metal as the bicycle moves forward, a command is sent to the card reader to write the entry and exit of the bicycle and the date and time on the registration card. The card is paid out from the reader. In addition, users can freely enter and exit through the exclusive passage,
Bicycles cannot pass through the passage for exclusive use of users.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 is a perspective view of the unmanned control gate device, FIG. 2 is a front view of the gate device of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 2, and FIG.
The figure is a front view of the bicycle gate device main body, FIG. 5 is a side view with a part of the bicycle gate device body cut away, and FIG. 6 is a plan view with a part of the bicycle gate device body cut out.
7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG. 5, and FIG. 8 is of FIG.
VIII-VIII line sectional view, FIG. 9 is a IX-IX line sectional view of FIG. 5, FIG. 10 is a XX line sectional view of FIG. 5, and FIG. 11 (a) is a guide roller for a rental bicycle. Is a front view and FIG. 6B is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the unmanned management gate apparatus 1 of the present invention is composed of a user-only passage 2 and a bicycle gate apparatus 3 which are adjacent to each other. The unmanned control gate device 1 is provided at each of the entrance and the exit of the bicycle parking facility.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, two sets of unmanned control gate devices 1 for the entrance and the exit constitute one unit.

In the passage 2 for exclusive use of the user, a pair of pipe fences 21 are arranged at regular intervals and parallel to each other along the traveling direction, and part of the pipe fences 21 is covered with a plate material 22. The interval between the pipe fences 21 is the width of the pedals on both sides of the bicycle A (usually
400-410mm), but slightly narrower, for example 360-380mm. Therefore, the bicycle A cannot pass through the passage 2 for exclusive use of the user. Moreover, the plate members 22 on both sides also prevent the bicycle A from traveling in an inclined direction. Since the user-only passage 2 is always open, the user can pass freely. The user-only passage 2 is normally arranged on the left side of the bicycle gate device 3 in the traveling direction.

The bicycle gate device 3 is provided with a tire passage 31 that is slightly wider than the tire width of the bicycle A.
The inlet side and the outlet side of 31 are slightly outwardly widened as shown in FIG. A sensor 32 such as a photoelectric tube for detecting passage of the tire of the bicycle A is provided near the exit of the tire passage 31.

A gate device body 33 is arranged above the tire passage 31 so as to face the passage 31 in parallel. The gate device body 33 includes an entrance gate device 1 and an exit gate device 1.
A horizontal support plate 35 is fixedly mounted on the upper end of a pillar 34 standing upright in the middle of the column, and attached to both sides of the support plate 35.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front surface of the main body 33 of the gate device is a vertically long rectangular shape, and three kinds of indicator lights 36a, 36b, 36c are provided on the upper part thereof.
Is installed, a card insertion opening 37 is opened in the middle portion, and an entrance 38a of a concave guide groove 38 (FIG. 7) with a lower end opened at the lower end.
Has been established. The guide groove 38 is provided with a pair of guide rollers 99 (11th guide roller) as guide metal fittings for a rental bicycle.
(Refer to the figure). guide roller
99 is a roller post 98 as shown in FIGS.
It is rotatably attached to the upper end of the roller post 98
The lower end of is detachably connected to the center of the handle of the rental bicycle.

Inside the gate device main body 33, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, in order from the entrance side to the exit side, a card reader is arranged in order.
40, lock means 45 and guide roller 99 passage detection means
Retrograde regulation means 50 equipped with 60, alarm device 70, stopper device
80 and retrograde control means 90 are in place.

The card reader 40, when a user of a bicycle for rent enters or leaves, inserts a card such as a magnetic card or an IC card, which has been registered in advance, into the card insertion slot 37 so that the card data is read and When it is sent to a computer (not shown) installed in the room and collated, and it is confirmed that the user is a legitimate user, the restraint state by the lock means 45 (lock pin 47) is released, and the retrograde regulation means 50 It can be opened. Reference numeral 41 is a reading unit of the card, 42a
Reference numerals 42b and 42b are limit switches for detecting the position of the card, 43 is a card pushing back mechanism using a solenoid, and 44 is a manual pushing back mechanism for the card. The above card reader
40 is a known structure.

The retrograde restricting means 50 has an opening 51 that is downwardly concave so that the guide roller 99 can pass therethrough, and the tip ends 52a of the pair of engaging members 52 are inward from both sides of the opening 51. It is protruding. The tip 52a is a guide roller 9
It is formed into a plane triangle that is gradually inclined inward in the traveling direction of 9. Each of the engaging members 52 is slidably fitted in the accommodation holes 53 formed on both sides of the retrograde restricting means 50 in opposite directions as shown in FIG. It is energized. A key groove 52b is formed on the lower surface of the engaging member 52, and a locking pin 52c is fitted in the key groove 52b. Further, on the upper surface of the engaging member 52, a pin hole 52d for receiving the lock pin 47 of the lock means 45 is provided.
Has been drilled.

The locking means 45 is fixed to the upper end of the retrograde regulating means 50 by a support fitting 45a as shown in FIGS. A pair of lock pins 47 that move up and down by the solenoid 46 vertically penetrates the main body 50a of the retrograde regulating means 50, and the tips of the lock pins 47 are arranged so that they can be fitted into the pin holes 52d of the engaging member 52. ing. Lock pin 47 is a solenoid
Although it moves up and down through the operating portion 46a of the lock pin 46, a lock pin is formed between the operating portion 46a and each lock pin support portion 48 above it.
A spring 49 for biasing 47 downward is provided. Further, the lock means 45 is connected to the card reader 40, the solenoid 46 is excited by an electric signal from the card reader 40, and the lock pin 47 is pulled up, so that the engagement members 52 are slid to both sides. Make it possible. The guide roller 99 is attached to the tip 52a of the engaging member 52.
When the guide rollers 99 are brought into contact with each other and moved forward, the respective engagement members 52 are opened to both sides against the spring 54 as the guide rollers 99 advance, and the guide rollers 99 are allowed to pass. When the guide roller 99 has completely passed through the engaging member 52, the engaging member 52 is slid inward by the spring 54, and the tip 52a thereof is projected into the opening 51 to prevent the guide roller 99 from moving backward. .

The passage detecting means 60 of the guide roller 99 is the locking means 45.
Is fixed by a support fitting 61 in front of. As shown in FIG. 10, a pair of blades 62 that can contact the guide roller 99.
Is attached to the lower portion of a support rod 63 that is rotatably supported by the support fitting 61. Each support rod 63 is urged by a spring 64 stretched between the upper ends of the support rods 63 so that the blades 62 on both sides face inward in series. Therefore, when the guide roller 99 abuts on the blades 62 on both sides and moves forward, the blades 62 rotate and open against the spring 64, but when the guide roller 99 completely passes, the blades 64 return to their original positions by the spring 64. Return to the inward facing state. Further, limit switches 65 for detecting a series of operating states of opening and closing of each of the blades 62 are mounted on the support fitting 61 immediately behind the support rod 63. Reference numeral 66 (FIG. 5) is an operating member of the limit switch 65, which is attached to the upper end of the support rod 63. Then, after the blades 62 are pushed by the guide rollers 99 and released, the guide rollers 99 pass and the blades 62 on both sides are passed.
Return to the closed state, this state
65, an electric signal is sent to the lock means 45, the solenoid 46 is de-energized, the lock pin 47 is lowered by the spring 49 and fitted into the pin hole 52d, and the retrograde regulation means 50 is locked by the lock pin 47. Be bound closed.

The alarm 70 is a buzzer in this embodiment, and as shown in FIG.
It is arranged in front of the guide roller passage detecting means 60.

The stopper device 80 is a device for preventing unauthorized entry and exit of general bicycles other than rental bicycles (hereinafter referred to as owner's bicycles). The owner's bicycle does not include the guide roller 99 protruding upward from the center of the steering wheel, and the height of the center of the steering wheel is lower than the lower end of the gate apparatus main body 33. Because you can pass through freely. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the stopper device 80 is provided near the outlet in the gate device main body 33, and has a V-shaped stopper member 81 as seen from the side projecting downward from the gate device main body 33. I have it. That is, the stopper member 81 is mounted on the pair of guide rails 82 arranged in the gate device main body 33 in parallel with each other in the vertical direction at a constant interval so as to be vertically movable via the bearing 81a. A drive motor 83 that moves up and down together with the stopper member 81 is attached to the upper end of the stopper member 81. A toothed pulley 84 is attached to the drive shaft of the drive motor 83,
A toothed belt 85 capable of meshing with the toothed pulley 84 is arranged in parallel with the guide rail 82. The stopper member 81 moves up and down as the toothed pulley 84 rotates while meshing with the toothed belt 85 via the drive motor 83. A pair of limit switches 86a and 86b are mounted near the upper end and the lower end of the gate device body 33, respectively, to detect the upper limit position and the lower limit position of the stopper member 81. The stopper member 81 normally descends to the lower limit position to prevent passage of bicycles (for owners and rentals), but the card is dispensed after the card reader 40 confirms that the user is an authorized user. Limit switch for card position detection
The drive motor 83 is actuated by the electric signal from 42a, and the stopper member 81 is raised to the upper limit position so that the bicycle can pass. When the sensor 32 confirms the passage of the bicycle A (passage of the front and rear tires), the drive motor 83 operates in the reverse direction by the electric signal from the sensor 32, and the stopper member 81 descends to the lower limit position.

Another retrograde restricting means 90 is disposed on the outlet 38b side of the guide groove 38 as shown in FIG. This retrograde control means 9
Reference numeral 0 has the same structure as the above-mentioned retrograde restricting means 50 which allows only the passage of the guide roller 99 of the rental bicycle A in the traveling direction, but does not include the locking means 45 or the guide roller passage detecting means 60. Therefore, the rental bicycle A is simply prevented from entering from the exit 38b side of the guide groove 38.

Next, the operation mode of the unmanned control gate apparatus 1 of the above-described embodiment when the user enters or leaves together with the rental bicycle will be described.

First, the user inserts the card into the insertion slot 37 of the card reader 40.
Card, the data on the card is read, and the data is sent to a computer and collated with the data source, and it is confirmed whether it is a user during the rental contract period, double entry / exit, etc. To be done. And
When it is confirmed that the user is a legitimate user, the lock pin 47 of the lock means 45 is lifted by the excitation of the solenoid 46, and the engagement member 52 of the retrograde regulation means 50 becomes openable. However, if you are not a legitimate user, lock means 45
Is not released, the alarm buzzer 70 sounds, and the indicator light
One of 36a to 36c flashes.

Here, the user enters the exclusive passage 2 for the user, holds the bicycle A, holds the bicycle A tire in the tire passage 31 of the exclusive bicycle gate device 3, and inserts the bicycle A in the guide groove 38 above the tire. By intruding each of the guide rollers 99, the bicycle A becomes in a state where it can run independently. Under this state, by advancing the bicycle A along the bicycle dedicated gate device 3, the guide roller 99 comes into contact with the engaging member 52 of the retrograde regulation means 50 and is released, so that the bicycle A can pass. . Then, after the guide roller 99 of the bicycle A passes through the engaging member 52, the guide roller 99 comes into contact with the blade 62 of the passage detecting means 60 and the blade 62 is opened, and the guide roller 99.
Completely passes through the blade 62 and the blade 62 closes, the blade
The opening / closing operation of 62 is confirmed by the limit switch 65, and an electric signal from the limit switch 65 is received, and the card reader
40 works, the entry and exit and the date and time are written in the card, and the same data body is recorded in the data source of the computer. Subsequently, the card push-back mechanism 43 operates and the card is dispensed into the insertion slot 37 of the card reader 40, so that the user can take out the card.

The limit switch 42 indicates that the card has been removed.
The electric signal from the limit switch 42a causes the drive motor 83 of the stopper device 80 to rotate and the stopper member 81 to rise to allow the bicycle A to pass.
Then, while the user passes through the exclusive passage 2 for the user,
Move bicycle A along the bicycle gate device 3,
When the tire passage 31 is completely passed, this condition is detected.
Confirmed at 32, an electric signal from the sensor 32 causes the drive motor 83 of the stopper device 80 to rotate in the reverse direction, and the stopper member 81 descends to prevent the bicycle A from passing. In this way, an authorized user can pass (enter and exit) the unmanned management gate apparatus 1 together with the bicycle A. As described above, the entry and exit of only the user can be freely performed from the user-only passage 2.

By the way, in the above embodiment, the stopper device 80 for restricting the entry and exit of the owner's bicycle is provided in the bicycle gate device 33, but in the case of the bicycle parking facility dedicated to the rental bicycle, the stopper device 80 is not necessary. Yes, and guide hardware (98 and 99) to be attached to rental bicycles
Is not limited to the above structure, and various structures can be used. However, when the structure of the guide hardware is changed, it is necessary to change the shape of the guide groove 38 corresponding to the structure.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, since the unmanned control gate device of the present invention has the above-described configuration, it has the following effects.

(1) The opening and closing operation of the bicycle gate device is controlled by the card system, and the entry and exit of rental bicycles can be managed unattended during the whole day (24 hours), so there is no need for a manager, and labor costs are significantly increased. Can be reduced.

(2) Since only one rental bicycle can be put in and taken out by the user, by sequentially renting bicycles in the bicycle parking facility to the user, one rental bicycle can be used by multiple users for rotation. You can In addition, it is possible to surely prevent the theft of the bicycle and the unauthorized use of the bicycle parking facility.

(3) Due to the effect of (1) above, since the bicycle parking facility can be used at all times without being limited in time, it is extremely convenient for the user of the rental bicycle.

(4) Since the passage for exclusive use of the user is always opened without providing a gate and the passage of bicycles is blocked, the structure is simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

(5) As shown in the above embodiment, if a stopper device for restricting entry / exit of the owner's bicycle is equipped, not only the rental bicycle but also the owner's bicycle can be managed unattended. The range of use of the equipment is expanded and it can be used effectively.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an unmanned control gate device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the gate device of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of the gate device main body, FIG. 5 is a side view with a part of the bicycle gate device body cut away, FIG. 6 is a plan view with a part of the bicycle gate device body cut out, and FIG. 7 is FIG. VII-VII line sectional view, FIG. 8 is a VIII-VIII line sectional view of FIG. 5, FIG. 9 is a IX-IX line sectional view of FIG. 5, and FIG. 10 is a XX line of FIG. A sectional view, FIG. 11 (a) is a front view showing an example of a guide metal fitting for a rental bicycle, and FIG. 11 (b) is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 11 (a). 1 ... Unmanned control gate device, 2 ... passenger dedicated passage, 3
...... Bicycle gate device, 31 …… Tire passage, 33 ……
Gate device main body, 40 ...... card reader, 45 ...... locking means, 50 ...... reverse control means, 52 ...... engaging member, 60 ...... guide metal object passage detecting means, 99 ...... guide roller.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kei Yamada 3-1, 1-1 Higashikawasaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. Kobe factory (72) Inventor Keisuke Namba Higashi-kawasaki, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo 3-1, 1-1 Machi Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. Kobe factory

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An unmanned control gate device installed at the entrance and exit of a bicycle parking facility for managing entry and exit of a rental bicycle equipped with guide hardware with a card system, the gate device for a bicycle and the gate for the bicycle The exclusive gate device for a bicycle is provided adjacent to the device and for which the passage of bicycles is blocked, and the bicycle gate device includes a tire passage of the bicycle and a guide groove for the guide metal article which faces above the tire passage in parallel with each other. , A card reader for confirming the user by the registration card of the rental bicycle, a lock means for releasing the state in which the retrograde restriction means is restrained by a command from the card reader in the guide groove, and the guide in the normal state. Registered in the card reader, and a retrograde restricting means that can come into contact with a metal object and allows passage only in the traveling direction when the locking means is released. Commanding the writing of entry and exit such as a bicycle to over de guide fittings of passage detecting means and an unmanned management gate device bicycle equipment, characterized in that deployed.