JPH09195563A - Automated parking facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly move a car in an automated parking facility by protruding a movement stopper plate for stopping wheels of a parked car onto or withdrawing from a parking space to eliminate a protruding object on the parking space. SOLUTION: A base portion of a movement stopper plate 3 made of spring member and having a folded part 3a on its forward end is wound round a rotatable roller in a casing 2 and a motor-operated gear in the casing 2 is engaged with an engaging hole 3b provided through the side of the plate 3 to protrude and retract the plate 3. A coin throw-in hole, price indicating part, and printer for issuing a receipt are provided on a controller electrically connected to the casing 2 to perform calculation of charge and operation of the plate 3 under program control. Consequently, if the plate 3 is retracted into the casing 2, no protrusion is present on the parking space so that a car can be smoothly moved and by forming the plate 3 from a spring member, the casing 2 can be miniaturized.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the technology of unmanned parking equipment, and more particularly to unmanned parking equipment that can accept vehicles and collect parking fees unattended. The present invention relates to an unmanned parking facility that can also be used for preventing the movement of a vehicle that is illegally parked.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a movement blocking plate for blocking the movement of wheels of a parked vehicle in a conventional unmanned parking facility, and FIG. 8 shows that the movement blocking plate blocks movement of the vehicle. It is a top view for explaining the state where it is. In this plan view, the front and rear wheels are shown by solid lines, and the vehicle C '
The vehicle body part of is shown by a chain double-dashed line. In the figure, the movement blocking plate 100 has one end rotatably supported by a supporting portion 101, and the other end rotatably supported by a rotation driving portion 102 having a built-in motor. And vehicle C '
In order to park the vehicle, as shown by the broken line arrow in FIG. 8, when the wheel T'overrides the movement preventing plate 100 and is blocked by the stoppers G'and G'fixed on the ground, the control mechanism (not shown). The rotation drive unit 102 is driven by the control of the section, and the movement blocking plate 100 rotates at a predetermined angle as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. The lifted movement preventing plate 100 is used for the wheel T ′.
It is designed to prevent the movement of. Then, when a coin of a predetermined charge as a parking charge is inserted into a controller (not shown), the rotation drive unit 102 is reversed, and the lifted movement preventing plate 100 is rotated to return to the original position as shown by the solid line in FIG. Therefore, the wheel T'can be moved.

[0003]

However, since the movement preventing plate 100 is arranged so as to project above the ground B ', when the wheel T'overrides the movement preventing plate 100 as described above. On the other hand (see FIG. 8), one side of the vehicle lifts up and impacts the vehicle C ', which adversely affects the vehicle body of the vehicle C'and is uncomfortable for the occupant. Further, disposing the movement prevention plate 100 in a passageway or the like is a hazard because it obstructs the passage of people or general vehicles, and therefore, for example, it prevents movement of a vehicle illegally parked on a passageway or the like. There was a problem that it was difficult to use as an application.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an unmanned parking facility which has no protrusion on the parking space and can be installed without obstruction to the passage of people or vehicles. Has an aim. Another object is to provide an unmanned parking facility that can prevent illegal movement of a parked vehicle to a passageway or the like.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention operates a movement preventing plate (3) to prevent wheel movement of a parked vehicle and releases the operation of the movement preventing plate. An unmanned parking facility (A) capable of moving wheels of the vehicle, wherein the unmanned parking facility is a movement preventing plate drive mechanism section (6, 7, 8,) disposed near a side portion of the parked vehicle.
9a, 9b, 9c) to the control mechanism unit (10a, 10
b, 10c, 10e), the movement of the wheel (T) is prevented by a movement prevention plate extending above the ground. With such a configuration, when the vehicle is parked, the movement prevention plate extends from the vicinity of the side portion of the vehicle,
This movement prevention plate prevents movement of the wheels of the parked vehicle.

Further, the movement blocking plate is formed of a spring member having a predetermined length, and the movement blocking plate drive mechanism section winds up the movement blocking plate and a winding mechanism (6). The mechanism includes a payout mechanism (7, 8) for paying out the movement blocking plate wound around the mechanism for the extension of the movement blocking plate. In addition, a wheel locking bent portion (3a) is provided at a tip portion of the movement prevention plate. With such a configuration, the movement prevention plate wound on the winding mechanism is sequentially operated by the operation of the feeding mechanism.
Extend over the ground. Since this extended movement prevention plate is formed of a spring member and has flexibility, the wheels of the vehicle that try to move unreasonably despite the movement of the movement prevention plate are
The bent portion formed at the tip portion of the movement preventing plate is locked to prevent the movement.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of a mechanism portion 1 as the movement prevention plate drive mechanism portion, and FIG. 2 is a state in which movement of a vehicle C is prevented by a movement prevention plate 3 extending from this mechanism portion. FIG. In this plan view, the front wheels and the rear wheels are shown by solid lines, and the vehicle body portion of the vehicle C is shown by two-dot chain lines. In the figure, this unmanned parking facility A
Is provided with the mechanism unit 1 near the side of the vehicle C, and the controller 10 as the control mechanism unit connected to the mechanism unit 1 by a connection line (not shown) is provided. Reference symbols G and G are stoppers for the wheels T of the parked vehicle C.

First, the mechanism portion 1 is provided with a projecting / retracting hole 4 into / from which the movement blocking plate 3 projects from the side surface of the housing 2, and the movement blocking plate 3 extends from the projecting / retracting hole 4, as shown in FIG. In addition, the movement of the wheel T of the parked vehicle C is prevented. The movement blocking plate 3 is formed of a spring member, and a bent portion 3a having a T-shaped cross section is attached to the tip portion thereof. The bent portion 3a is, for example, when the movement preventing plate 3 is extended to prevent the movement of the vehicle C,
When it is attempted to move the wheel T by force, the flexible movement prevention plate 3 formed of a spring member bends so as not to move in the moving direction of the wheel T. At this time, the bent portion 3a causes the wheel T to move. To prevent further movement. Further, on the side surface of the movement prevention plate 3, locking holes 3b, 3b to be used for locking the movement prevention plate 3 when the movement prevention plate 3 is extended and retracted into the housing 2 are formed. There is. This point will be described later. Further, in the housing 2, a sensor 5a for detecting an obstacle on the ground B which extends the movement blocking plate 3 and a sensor 5 for detecting parking of the vehicle.
b and 5c are provided.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the internal mechanism by removing the lid portion of the housing 2 of the mechanism section 1. In the figure,
The movement prevention plate 3 is formed of a spring member as described above, and its root portion is wound around a rotatable roller 6 as the winding mechanism. The gear 8 driven by the motor unit 7 as the feeding mechanism is engaged with the locking holes 3b, 3b through which are formed on the side surface of the movement blocking plate 3. Reference numerals 9a, 9b and 9c are rotatable rollers provided to smoothly extend and retract the movement blocking plate 3.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the controller 10 as the control mechanism section (see FIG. 2). The controller 10 includes a coin insertion unit 11 for inserting coins as a parking fee, a display unit 12 for displaying the amount of coins inserted, the parking fee, etc., and a printer unit for issuing a receipt of the parking fee. Equipped with 13. Reference numeral 14 is a door for maintenance. Also, this controller 1
Inside the 0, a control board (not shown) on which a CPU and the like described below are mounted is stored.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of the unmanned parking facility A according to the present invention. In the figure, first,
In the controller 10, a CPU 10a, a ROM 10b in which a program for system control and the like are stored, a RAM 10c as a working memory, a timer 10d for counting a parking time, an external device such as the sensor are connected. The interface 10e is mounted on a control board (not shown). The interface 10e
The coin insertion portion 11, the display portion 12, and the printer portion 13 of the controller 10 shown in FIG. Further, the motor section 7 and the sensors 5a, 5b, 5c of the mechanism section 1 (see FIGS. 1 and 3 etc.) are connected to each other.

The operation of the unmanned parking facility A configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this operation, each part is controlled by the control of the CPU 10a based on the system program stored in the ROM 10b. First, the sensors 5b and 5c detect the vehicle C parked in a predetermined parking space, and the sensor 5 detects that there is no obstacle on the ground B from which the movement blocking plate 3 extends.
When a is detected (step S1, step S2), CP
U10a controls the driving of the motor unit 7. By this control, the gear 8 is rotated in the normal direction by a predetermined number, and the engagement hole 3 is inserted into the gear 8.
b, 3b to engage the movement preventing plate 3 from the retractable hole 4 to the ground B so as to be paid out from the wound roller 6.
The upper part is extended (step S3). At the same time, timer 10d
Is activated to start counting the parking time, and the charge corresponding to the parking time is displayed on the display unit 12 (step S4).

As described above, when a coin corresponding to the parking fee is inserted into the coin inserting section 11 with the parking fee displayed on the display section 12 (step S5), the CPU 1
0a controls the driving of the motor unit 7, and this control causes the gear 8 to rotate in the reverse direction by a predetermined number. Due to this reverse rotation, the movement prevention plate 3 that engages with the gear 8 through the engagement holes 3b, 3b,
The roller 6 in the housing 2 is retracted and retracted into the housing 2 while being wound (step S6). As a result, the blocking of the movement of the wheel T is released, and the vehicle C can be moved. Further, the printer unit 13 prints out a receipt in which a parking time, a parking fee, and the like are described.

As described above, according to the present invention, the movement preventing plate 3 is formed of the spring member, and the housing 2 is housed so as to be wound into the housing 2. In this embodiment, the movement prevention plate 3 is formed of a linear and strong plate-like body, and the movement prevention plate 3 of the linear plate-like body is housed in the housing 2 to move the wheel T. When it is extended to prevent the movement, the movement prevention plate 3 may be extended linearly and may be retracted into the housing 2. Further, when the display is made with a paint such as a white line without providing the stoppers G and G shown in FIG. 2, it becomes possible to completely eliminate the protrusion from the parking space. When the unmanned parking facility A is used to prevent the movement of the vehicle parked in the parking prohibited area, a special key portion for retracting the movement preventing plate 3 is used instead of the coin insertion portion 11. It may be configured to be provided.

[0015]

As described above, in the present invention,
By a mechanism that is placed near the side of the parked vehicle, a movement blocking plate that blocks the movement of the wheels is extended above the ground to block the movement of the wheels of the parked vehicle. It is possible to realize an unmanned parking facility without objects. Therefore, vibration during parking does not adversely affect the parked vehicle, and does not cause discomfort to the occupant.

Further, since the protrusion can be removed from the parking space, the parking space can be used as a passage when the vehicle is not parked. Further, the unmanned parking facility according to the present invention may be installed in, for example, a corridor of a housing complex and used to prevent movement of a vehicle without permission parking to this corridor.

Further, as described above, the movement preventing plate is formed of the spring member and wound around the roller to be housed therein, whereby the apparatus housing can be downsized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a mechanism unit 1 as a drive mechanism unit of a movement blocking plate 3.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where movement of a vehicle C is blocked by a movement blocking plate 3 extending from the mechanism section 1.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an internal mechanism by removing a lid portion of a housing 2 of the mechanism section 1.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a controller 10 as a control mechanism unit.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a movement blocking plate that blocks movement of wheels of a parked vehicle in a conventional unmanned parking facility.

FIG. 8 is a plan view for explaining a state where movement of a vehicle is blocked by a conventional movement blocking plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A..Unmanned parking facility C..Vehicle T..Wheels 1..Mechanism part 3..Movement prevention plate 3a.Bending part 3b ..・ Gear 10 ・ Controller 10a ・ CPU 10e ・ Interface 11 ・ Coin slot 12 ・ Display 13 ・ Printer

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An unmanned parking facility that operates a movement prevention plate to prevent movement of wheels of a parked vehicle and releases the movement of the movement prevention plate to allow movement of wheels of the vehicle. The parking requirement is to prevent the wheels from moving by a movement prevention plate extending from the movement prevention plate drive mechanism portion arranged near the side portion of the parked vehicle on the ground under the control of the control mechanism portion. Unmanned parking facility characterized by this. 2. The movement blocking plate is formed of a spring member having a predetermined length, and the movement blocking plate drive mechanism section winds the movement blocking plate and stores the winding blocking mechanism, and the winding mechanism. The unmanned parking facility according to claim 1, further comprising: a delivery mechanism for delivering the movement blocking plate wound around the mechanism to the extension of the movement blocking plate. 3. The unmanned parking facility according to claim 2, wherein a bent portion for locking wheels is provided at a tip portion of the movement prevention plate.