JPH09209591A - Multistory parking facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform keyless operation in an interactive form through a touch switch while watching a display. SOLUTION: A controller for multistory parking facilities, in which laterally moving pallets P12, P13 laterally driven in laterally moving stages facing to an entrance and exit and elevating pallets vertically driven between each of elevating stages arranged on the upper and/or lower sides of the laterally moving stages and each of the laterally moving stages, has one master machine 2 and subsidiary machines 3a-3c provided for preset control units. The master machine 2 instructs the drive of the pallets as required to call the desired pallet to the entrance and exit and monitors the movement of the control units via the subsidiary machines 3a-3c while the subsidiary machines 3a-3c decode the instruction of the master machine 2 and controls pallet drivers in the control units. The master machine 2 is connected to an entrance and exit operator 13 in which a display 14 with a display screen served as a touch switch is provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-story parking facility having a display screen which also serves as a touch switch so that management such as entry and exit can be interactively performed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a structure in which an operation panel having a key switch and a push button switch is used to perform a loading / unloading operation of a multilevel parking facility. In such a multi-level parking facility, by inserting a key into the key switch of the operation panel and performing an ON operation, power is supplied to the control device, and subsequently, a push button switch corresponding to the intended pallet to be called to the entrance / exit. When is pressed, the pallet driving device is driven under the control of the control device so that the target pallet is called to the loading / unloading port.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned storage / receipt operation method, since the key for operating the key switch is required, there is a problem that management of this key becomes troublesome. In particular, in a multi-story parking facility attached to a housing complex such as a housing complex or an apartment, unlike a pay parking lot where a dedicated manager operates the operation panel, each user usually operates the operation panel. Since it is designed to operate,
Each user has to carry a key, which makes key management extremely complicated. Also, if a dedicated push button switch is provided for each pallet, the number of push button switches increases as the number of accommodated units increases, so the operation panel becomes larger and the operability becomes worse, which may cause an operation error. There was also.

Further, in such a multi-level parking facility, wiring from the power supply, the pallet driving device, a detection sensor for detecting the pallet position, etc. is concentrated on the control panel, which not only complicates the wiring work, but also The control panel has to be individually designed according to the scale of the multilevel parking facility.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems, and the multi-storey parking facility according to claim 1 comprises a traverse pallet which is traversed in a traverse stage, and An elevating stage arranged above and / or below the traversing stage and an elevating pallet that is driven to elevate between the traversing stage, and a part or all of the traversing stage is provided at the entrance or exit road surface or In a multi-story parking facility that is flush with the floor of the exit gate, the multi-story parking facility includes a first basic unit including only the traversing pallet, a second basic unit including only the elevating pallet, the traversing pallet and the same. A third basic unit provided with the lifting pallets arranged in an upper stage and / or a lower stage is selectively combined in a lateral direction, and the control device for the multilevel parking facility has one master unit and the first unit. And a slave unit provided for each control unit with one unit or a plurality of units of the third to third basic units as a control unit, and the master unit stores a pallet for loading and unloading on the road surface of the loading and unloading port or the floor of the loading and unloading port. Instructing the slave unit to drive the pallet necessary to call the surface and monitoring the operation of each of the basic units via the slave unit, the slave unit decodes the command from the master unit and The master unit controls a pallet driving device that belongs to the basic unit, and the master unit is connected with a loading / unloading operation device equipped with a display whose display surface also functions as a touch switch. On the condition that the display surface of the operating device is touched, an operation screen that allows calling of a pallet is displayed on the display surface, and a command based on a touch input on the operation screen is issued to the slave unit. The slave unit that has transmitted and received a command from the master unit can display the operation information screen on the display surface by capturing the operation information of the pallet driving device belonging to the basic unit that it controls and transmitting it to the master unit. It is characterized by processing.

According to this structure, when entering and leaving the warehouse,
When the operator touches the display surface of the display of the loading / unloading operation device, the operation screen is displayed on the display surface, and the operator performs a predetermined touch input on the operation screen to load / unload the desired pallet. Instruct to call to the entrance road surface or the floor of the entrance / exit entrance (hereinafter referred to simply as the entrance / exit entrance). The master unit of the control device recognizes the pallet to be called by the touch input, and instructs each slave unit to detect the current position of each pallet in the multi-level parking facility. Each slave unit detects the current position of each pallet in the basic unit controlled by itself by the position detection sensor etc. provided in the basic unit and sends the detection result to the master unit, and the master unit is in charge of the three-dimensional parking. Recognize the current position of each pallet in the equipment.

As a result of the detection of the pallet position, if the pallet to be called faces the loading / unloading port, the pallet does not need to be moved and can be loaded / unloaded immediately. If not, the pallet needs to be driven in order to move the calling pallet to the loading / unloading port. In some cases, the pallet may be driven only by moving the calling pallet, but when another pallet exists in the moving path of the calling pallet, for example, in the area where the calling pallet should move at the loading / unloading port. First, after the other pallet is moved and retracted, the calling pallet is moved.

Therefore, the master unit instructs each slave unit to detect whether or not another pallet exists in the movement path of the calling pallet. Each child machine is based on the command,
The presence or absence of the other pallet is detected, and the detection result is transmitted to the parent device. In addition, based on the detection result of the current position of each pallet, when the parent device can determine the presence or absence of the other pallet, it instructs each child device again to detect the presence or absence of the other pallet. do not have to.

When another pallet exists in the movement path of the calling pallet, the parent machine sets the other pallet to the child machine which controls the other pallet in order to move and retract the other pallet. Command movement. Upon receiving the command, the child device drives the pallet driving device of its own basic unit to move the other pallet. The slave unit monitors the current position of each pallet in its own basic unit by the position detection sensor or the like, and immediately transmits it to the master unit when the movement of the other pallet is completed.

[0010] When the notification that the movement of the other pallet is completed is transmitted to the parent machine, the parent machine is instructed to the child machine that controls the calling pallet that the calling pallet should be moved to the loading / unloading port. Order. In response to this, the child device drives the pallet driving device to move the calling pallet to the loading / unloading port, and at the end of the movement, transmits the fact to the parent device. When receiving the transmission that the calling pallet has been called at the entrance / exit, the parent device notifies the operator by a method of displaying this on the display surface, etc., and the operator
In response to this notification, the pallet is loaded / unloaded by itself or the driver is loaded / unloaded.

Further, as described above, during the driving period of the pallet, the child device moving the pallet sequentially detects the current position of the pallet belonging to its own basic unit and sends the detection result to the parent device. Based on this, the main unit always grasps the latest current position of each pallet,
This is displayed on the display surface of the display as an operation information screen. As a result, the operator can know the driving status of the pallet from the operation information screen.

In the multi-storey parking facility according to claim 2, in the structure according to claim 1, the operation screen is a screen displayed subsequently to the ID number input screen, and the number input to the ID number input screen is previously set. It is characterized in that the operation screen is displayed on the display surface of the display on the condition that it matches the registered ID number.

That is, when the operator touches the display surface of the display when entering or leaving the multi-storey parking facility, first, the ID number input screen is displayed on the display surface. In order to enter a predetermined ID number registered in advance in this ID number input screen, for example, "0" to "9"
Numeric keys corresponding to the 10 types of numbers are displayed as touch switches. Then, only when the number entered on the ID number input screen matches the registered ID number, the parent machine displays the operation screen on the display surface to permit calling of the desired pallet. An outsider who does not know the number is prevented from calling the pallet at will, and it is also possible to avoid an erroneous operation such as the pallet being called accidentally due to a bird or paper contacting the display surface. It Further, since the operation of the multi-storey parking facility is permitted by the input of the ID number by the touch switch, unlike the case where the operation is permitted by releasing the safety device by the key operation, the troublesome key management is unnecessary.

According to the third aspect of the multi-storey parking facility, in the structure of the second aspect, the ID numbers are set for the plurality of pallets, respectively, and the entered numbers match the registered ID numbers. It is characterized by displaying an operation screen that enables the calling of the pallet corresponding to.

The above-described structure is intended for the case where an individual user operates the warehousing / leaving operation device to carry out the warehousing / discharging process in a condominium such as a condominium. A pallet is assigned and a different ID number is set for each user. Then, at the time of loading and unloading, when each user inputs his or her own ID number on the display surface, the parent device determines whether the input number matches any of the registered ID numbers, and If it matches the registered ID number, the operation screen is displayed.
Then, when the user performs a predetermined touch input on the operation screen, his / her pallet is called for loading / unloading.

In this case, the number entered on the ID number input screen does not immediately start calling the pallet at the stage where it matches any registered ID number, but the pallet is the one on the operation screen. The pallet call is started by confirming and performing a predetermined touch input, so the wrong input number happens to be the ID of another person.
By matching the number, an erroneous operation such as calling another person's palette is less likely to occur. In addition, on the operation screen, in order to confirm that it is the pallet of its own, the input ID number or the pallet number set for each pallet in advance can be displayed on the operation screen.

In the multi-storey parking facility according to claim 4, in the structure according to claim 2, one ID number is set for a plurality of pallets, and the number input on the ID number input screen matches the registered ID number. Under this condition, an operation screen that allows a desired palette to be called is displayed.

Such a structure is intended for use by an unspecified user such as a pay parking lot and a dedicated manager operates the warehousing / discharging operation device. The ID number is common and At that time, the manager selects an empty pallet to carry out the warehousing, and at the time of warehousing, the manager calls a predetermined pallet.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the structure of the fourth aspect, the operation screen or the operation information screen displayed subsequently to the operation screen displays parking information indicating whether or not each of the pallets is parked. It is characterized in that it can be displayed.

That is, since parking information indicating whether or not each pallet is parked is displayed on the operation screen or the operation information screen displayed on the display surface of the display, the manager looks at this parking information, You can select a palette of states.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in the structure of the fifth aspect, the operation screen or the operation information screen displayed subsequently thereto has a touch switch capable of displaying detailed information of each pallet. However, when there is a touch input to the touch switch, a detailed information screen showing detailed information of each pallet is displayed on the display surface of the display.

As the detailed information, for example, a pallet number, a car number, a storage time (storage time), a storage time (storage time), a parking time, etc. can be displayed. While it can be used to determine whether the vehicle is a pallet equipped with the vehicle, the parking time can be used to calculate a parking charge, for example.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the structure of the sixth aspect, the detailed information screen of each pallet has a touch switch capable of displaying parking charge information, and there is a touch input to this touch switch. And, a parking charge information display screen showing parking charge information of each pallet is displayed on the display surface of the display. At the time of leaving the warehouse, the manager can present the parking fee to the user based on the parking fee information display screen.

[0024]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of a multilevel parking facility according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, a basic unit, which is a constituent unit of the present multilevel parking facility, will be described with a schematic diagram. For example, in the case of constructing an upper and lower three-story multi-story parking facility with one traverse stage and two elevating stages located above and below the traverse stage, the basic unit is, as shown in FIG. A first basic unit A1 having only a traversing pallet P1 capable of traversing in the traversing tier facing (or the floor of the loading / unloading entrance), and as shown in FIG. 17, an upper tier or a lower tier and a traversing tier. Three types of second basic unit A2 having only two lifting pallets P2 and P3 that can be raised and lowered between them, and a third basic unit A3 having a traversing pallet P1 and two lifting pallets P2 and P3 as shown in FIG. Is.

The first to third basic units A1 to A
By selectively combining 3 in the lateral direction, it is possible to easily design a desired multi-storey parking facility. For example, FIG.
The multilevel parking facility of 9 is one second basic unit A2 and 3
By combining three third basic units A3,
It is configured to accommodate a maximum of 11 vehicles. Here, the traverse step faces the entrance / exit entrance road surface R, and an empty space for one vehicle is previously provided in the traverse step of the second basic unit A2.

Further, by combining only four third basic units A3 in the lateral direction, the three units shown in FIG.
It is also possible to construct a multilevel parking facility for layers. in this case,
An extra space is provided between the adjoining transverse pallets P1. When calling any one of the elevating pallets P2 or P3 to the loading / unloading port, the interval between the adjoining transverse pallets P1 is narrowed, so Is provided with a space for moving up or down any one of the lifting pallets P2 or P3.

Next, in the case of constructing a two-story multi-storey parking facility with one traverse stage and an elevating stage located above it, the basic unit is, as shown in FIG. 21, a road surface R of the entrance / exit gate. A first basic unit B1 having only the traversing pallet P1 in the traversing stage, and a second basic unit B2 having only an elevating pallet P2 capable of moving up and down with the traversing stage, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 23, there are three types, that is, a third basic unit B3 having a traversing pallet P1 and a lifting pallet P2.

The one shown in FIG. 24 can accommodate a maximum of seven vehicles (not shown) by laterally combining one second basic unit B2 and three third basic units B3. It is a multi-level parking facility configured in.
Further, FIG. 25 shows four third basic units B.
It is a multi-level parking facility that is configured to accommodate a maximum of 8 vehicles by combining 3 in the horizontal direction.
In this case, an extra space is provided between the adjacent transverse pallets P1.

As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the control device 1 for controlling the driving of the pallets of each multi-storey parking facility is preferably provided corresponding to one master unit 2 and each basic unit. It is composed of a plurality of slave units 3. Then, while driving the pallets belonging to each basic unit and detecting the positions of the pallets, etc. are performed by each child device 3, the parent device 2 grasps the positions of all the pallets in the multi-level parking facility via each child device 3. At the same time, the slave unit 3 having a pallet that needs to be moved is instructed to drive the pallet. Instead of providing the slave unit 3 for each basic unit, for example, as shown in FIG. 24, two basic units are set as one control unit, and one slave unit 3 is provided for each control unit. The same control as can be performed.

Next, a design example in the case of designing a two-layer multi-storey parking facility with a plurality of basic units as one control unit will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, as the basic unit, the first to third basic units B1 to B3 shown in FIGS. 21 to 23 are used, and by combining these, for example, three types of control units U1 to U3 are configured. A desired multilevel parking facility is configured by appropriately combining the control units U1 to U3. That is, the multi-storey parking facility shown in FIG. 26 is composed of one first control unit U1, and this first control unit U1 is
It is composed of one second basic unit B2 and one third basic unit B3, and it is possible to accommodate a maximum of three vehicles in the entire multilevel parking facility.

The multi-storey parking facility shown in FIG. 27 comprises one second control unit U2.
Is a combination of one second basic unit B2 and two third basic units B3, and the multilevel parking facility can accommodate a maximum of five vehicles. FIG. 28 shows the first control unit U1 and the third control unit U3.
It is a multi-level parking facility that combines
It is possible to accommodate one vehicle. Here, the third control unit U
3 is composed of two third basic units B3. FIG. 29 shows a multilevel parking facility that is a combination of the second control unit U2 and the third control unit U3, and has a maximum of 9
It is possible to accommodate one vehicle.

As described above, by appropriately combining the first to third control units U1 to U3, it is possible to easily design a multi-storey parking facility having a desired accommodation number. And 3 corresponding to the first to third control units U1 to U3, respectively.
If the types of cordless handsets 3x to 3z are designed in advance, FIG.
To the control units U1 to U to be used, as shown in FIG.
The control device can be configured only by selecting the corresponding slave units 3x to 3z according to No. 3 and connecting them to the above-described master unit 2 (not shown in FIGS. 26 to 29).

A more specific embodiment will be described below. As shown in Fig. 1, this multi-storey parking facility is a three-layer type,
In addition, there are three rows in the horizontal direction, and the first row I is the second row.
By the basic unit A2 (see FIG. 17), the second row II and the third row III are each constituted by the third basic unit A3 (see FIG. 18), and can accommodate a maximum of eight vehicles. That is, this multilevel parking facility is provided with two transverse pallets P12 and P13 that can traverse to the left in the transverse columns of the second column II and the third column III, respectively, and the first column I to the third column III.
Elevating pallets P21, P22, P23 capable of ascending / descending with the traversing stage are provided in the upper and lower elevating stages of the column III, and further in the lower elevating stage of the first column I to the third column III,
Lifting pallets P31, P that can be lifted up and down with the traverse
32 and P33. In the state shown in FIG. 1, the first
The elevating pallet P21 in the column I is descending in the traverse stage.
Here, each pallet is assigned a pallet number, and for example, the upper and lower pallets P21,
P22 and P23 have pallet numbers "1", "2" and "3", transverse pallets P12 and P13 have pallet numbers "4" and "5", and lower elevating pallets P31, P3
The pallet numbers of 2 and P33 are "6", "7", and "8".

Each of the transverse pallets P12 and P13 is
By a traverse drive device (pallet drive device) not shown,
Each is designed to be traversed. Further, the upper and lower elevating pallets P21 to P23 and the lower elevating and lowering pallets P31 to P33 are vertically driven between the traversing stages by an elevating and lowering drive device (pallet driving device). The lifting drive device is, for example, an induction motor 7 (not shown in FIG. 1) described later.
A chain 8 having one end connected to the induction motor 7 and the other end connected to each elevating pallet (only the upper elevating pallet is shown), and engaging the elevating pallet at the upper end position of each elevating pallet. , A fall prevention device (not shown in FIG. 1) for preventing the fall.

Left and right limit switches are provided at the left and right moving ends of the traversing pallets P12 and P13, respectively, and upper and lower limits are set at the vertically moving ends of P21 to P23 and P31 to P33 of the lifting pallets. Limit switches are provided (both not shown). Further, an emergency limit switch for detecting that each pallet has passed a predetermined moving end and overrun, and an emergency limit switch for detecting looseness of the chain 8 are installed. Further, the first column I to the third
In the row III of the column III, there are provided photoelectric sensors 10 for detecting the presence of a vehicle.

An elevating gate 4 is provided on the entrance / exit entrance road surface facing the traverse to allow a vehicle to pass therethrough only when entering or exiting. Further, a photoelectric switch (not shown in FIG. 1) that includes the light emitting element 5 and the light receiving element 6 and detects whether or not the vehicle is protruding is installed in the traverse stage.

In this multilevel parking facility, the first row I to the third row II
In order to control the driving of the pallets belonging to the basic units A2, A3, A3 of the first column I to the third column III, the first to third slave units 3a to 3a 3c are individually provided, and the parent device 2 is installed adjacent to the third child device 3c.

As shown in FIG. 2, the base unit 2 and the first to third handset units 3a to 3c are connected in a loop, and the base unit 2 and the handset units 3a and 3c adjacent thereto and the handset units adjacent to each other. 3a
3 to 3c, a signal line 11 is provided, while a power supply line 12 is provided between the master unit 2 and the first slave unit 3a and between the adjacent slave units 3a to 3c. As the master unit 2 and the slave units 3a to 3c, NO. 1 control panel T1 to NO. Any one of the four control boards T4 is selectively used. As the base unit 2, NO. 1 control board T1 is used, but as is clear from Table 1, this NO. The 1 control panel T1 includes a master unit 2 and slave units 3a to 3c.
It manages communication between the two and controls the entire multilevel parking facility.

[0039]

[Table 1]

The first slave unit 3a has NO. 2 control panel T2
Is used, but this NO. The 2 control board T2 includes the lifting gate 4 and the lifting pallets P21 and P3 on the upper and lower stages.
1 controls the drive control. Further, as the second and third slave units 3b and 3c, NO. 3 control board T3 is used. 3 control board T3, 2nd row II and 3rd row
It controls the drive of the traverse pallets P12 and P13 of III and the respective elevation pallets P22, P23, P32 and P33 of the upper and lower stages.

The NO. Base unit 2 consisting of 1 control panel T1
Is a power supply unit 2a and a programmable controller (P
C) 2b, and this programmable controller 2b
Is the on-vehicle detection photoelectric switch 10 and the loading / unloading operation device 1
Signals are exchanged with the device 3. The loading / unloading operation device 13 includes, for example, a CPU including an electroluminescence element and a display 14 whose display surface is also used as a touch switch. This C
The PU can set and collate ID numbers, store the vehicle numbers of vehicles entering and leaving, and manage parking fees so that the multilevel parking facility can also be used as a pay parking lot. Management is equipped with a management program. The loading / unloading operation device 13 includes an emergency stop switch 13a for stopping the driving of each pallet in an emergency, an operation mode of the multilevel parking facility, an operation mode for driving each pallet, maintenance, and inspection. A changeover switch 13b for changing over to the maintenance mode is provided.

The base unit 2 transmits a pallet drive signal or the like for instructing each of the handset units 3a to 3c to drive a predetermined pallet, based on a touch input by various touch switches described later displayed on the display 14. At the same time, the operation information detected by each of the child devices 3a to 3c and transmitted to the parent device 2, that is, the driving status of the pallet belonging to each basic unit is displayed on the display 14 as an operation information screen (described later). It has become.

Further, the programmable controller 2a of the base unit 2 has a clock function, and when the detection result of the vehicle detection photoelectric switch 10 for one of the pallets located in the traverse is inverted from the vehicle to the empty vehicle. , Or vice versa, the loading / unloading time (entry / unloading time) to / from the pallet is automatically stored in the programmable controller 2a. Further, the master unit 2 has an external output terminal for outputting data to an external device such as a personal computer, and outputs a signal indicating that the vehicle is in a vacant or empty state, a full signal, an alarm signal, and the like.

NO. 2 control panel T2 or NO. The first to third slaves 3a to 3c each including the three control boards T3 include a power supply unit 3d, a programmable controller 3e, and
And a power unit 3f. Each power unit 3f is composed of a relay, an electromagnetic switch, etc., and a large current (maximum 2) is applied to the induction motor 7 and the solenoid 15 of the fall prevention device.
0 A) and high voltage (up to 415 V) are supplied to operate them. In addition, the detection signals of various limit switches LS associated with the pallets controlled by the slave units 3a to 3c are input to the slave units 3a to 3c, and
And the third cordless handsets 3a and 3c respectively include the light emitting element 5
And the light receiving element 6 are controlled. In addition, the NO. 2 control panel T2 to NO. 4 control panel T4
The specifications themselves are all common, and NO. 2 to NO. Which control panel of 4 is used is selected.

As described above, the master unit 2 and the slave units 3a to 3
In the control device 1 in which c is connected in a loop, signals such as pallet drive signals transmitted from the master device 2 are transmitted to the slave devices 3
If the data is sequentially transferred between a to 3c, and finally from the third slave 3c to the master 2, the third slave 3c to the master 2
If the signal transferred to the base station 2 is different from the signal transmitted by the base unit 2, it is possible to immediately stop the operation of the multi-storey parking facility, as if the disconnection or any one of the control panels is abnormal. In addition, the connection method of the master unit 2 and the slave units 3a to 3c is not limited to the loop shape, and may be the star shape, for example.

Next, an operation procedure for loading and unloading when the multi-storey parking facility is provided in a condominium such as a condominium will be described together with display contents on the display 14. In the flowchart of FIG. 3, first, the main unit 2 determines whether the operation mode or the maintenance mode is selected by the switching position of the changeover switch 13b of the warehousing / discharging operation device 13 (S1), and the maintenance mode is set. If selected, a predetermined maintenance menu is displayed on the display 14 (S2). This maintenance menu is, for example, I
It may include a plurality of menus such as D number setting and maintenance information display, but not described in detail here.

When the display of the maintenance information is selected from the maintenance menu, the maintenance information is displayed on the display 14, and at the same time, the end switch 16 is displayed (S).
3). The maintenance information can display, for example, the number of times each limit switch LS has been operated, the number of times the electromagnetic switch has been operated, the motor cumulative operating time, etc., which will not be described in detail here. When the end switch 16 (touch switch) is touched in S3, this is sensed by a sensing unit (not shown), and S
Return to the maintenance menu of 2.

If the operation mode is selected in S1, the process proceeds to S4, but nothing is displayed on the display 14 during normal non-operation. After that, the operator touches an arbitrary place on the display surface of the display 14 (S5)
Under the condition, the display 14 displays the ID number input screen of S6 in FIG. 4 (referred to as an ID screen in the drawing).

In this ID number input screen, a message requesting the input of an ID number (personal identification number), a ten key 17 (touch switch) for inputting an ID number, and four four-digit ID number input statuses are displayed. The blinking section 18 and an end switch 19 (touch switch) for stopping the input of the ID number and ending the operation are displayed, and the ten key 1
The blinking section 18 is set to 1 each time an ID number is entered by 7
The lights are turned on one by one, and when the end switch 19 is touched, the initial screen of S4 is restored.

In the multi-storey parking facility for a housing complex, a different ID number is set for each pallet, that is, for each user, and is stored in the CPU of the loading / unloading operation device 13. When the input of the ID number in S6 is completed, the C
The PU determines whether the ID number matches the ID number of any pallet (S7). If the ID number does not match the ID number of any pallet, a message of ID number mismatch is displayed in S8, and End switch 21
And the ID number input screen return switch 22 (both are touch switches) are displayed. When the end switch 21 is touched, the initial screen of S4 is returned, and when the ID number input screen return switch 22 is touched, the ID number input screen of S6 is returned and the ID number is input again here. can do.

In S7, if the input ID number matches the ID number of any pallet, then S
At 9, the operation screen is displayed. On this operation screen, the pallet number of the pallet corresponding to the input ID number and a message requesting selection of whether or not to call the pallet are displayed, and at the same time, the cancel switch 23 and the operation switch 24 (both touch switches) are displayed. It The operator confirms whether or not the displayed pallet number matches the pallet number of the target pallet. If they do not match, the cancel switch 23 is touched to return to the ID number input screen of S6. . On the other hand, when the displayed pallet number matches the pallet number of the target pallet and the call is to be executed, the operation switch 24 is touched to start the call of the target pallet in S10 and thereafter. Thus, in the operation screen, the cancel switch 23
Alternatively, the operation switch 24 is used to select cancellation or call initiation.

As described above, the pallet number of the pallet corresponding to the input ID number is displayed, and the pallet number is started after confirming whether the pallet number of the target pallet coincides or not. Even if the ID number erroneously input by the operator coincides with the pallet number of another person's pallet, the operation can be stopped before calling another person's vehicle.

If the pallet to be called is originally located in the middle transverse row, it is not necessary to drive the pallet for loading and unloading. On the other hand, when the calling pallet is located in the upper or lower elevating stage, it is necessary to move the calling pallet up and down, and as a previous step, it is necessary to retract the traverse pallet and / or restore the elevating pallet. May be.

The state of FIG. 1 will be described as an example. For example, the lower elevating pallet P32 (pallet number "7").
When calling up to the loading / unloading port, first, the ascending / descending pallet P21 (pallet number "1") located in the transverse stage is returned to the upper stage, and then the transverse pallet P12 (pallet number "4") in FIG. After being traversed to the left and retracted, the lifting pallet P32 is raised to the traverse stage. In addition, in FIG. 1, if the lifting pallet P21 is originally located in the upper stage, the lifting pallet P21 does not need to be restored, and the lifting pallet P3 is simply retreated.
2 calls can be made.

In S10 in FIG. 5, as an operation information screen,
A pallet calling message is displayed, and as a more specific operation status, for example, it is displayed that the upper elevating pallet is being restored. At the same time maintenance switch 2
When 5 (touch switch) is displayed and is touched, the mode is shifted to the maintenance mode and the maintenance information screen is displayed as in S3.

While the operation information screen of S10 is being displayed, in the event that an accident occurs, the warehousing / unloading operation device 13
When the emergency stop switch 13a provided on the front face of the vehicle is turned on, the power supply to the power units 3f of the first to third slaves 3a to 3c is stopped, so that the multi-level parking facility is emergency stopped. , Palette driving is interrupted. At the same time, an emergency stop message is displayed in S11, and an alarm sound is generated by a buzzer (not shown) based on the alarm signal from the programmable controller 2a of the master unit 2. When the emergency stop mode is released by turning off the emergency stop switch 13a after the trouble such as the accident is solved, the ID number input screen of S6 is restored.

As the pallet is called, the process proceeds from S10 to S12, and the operation information screen of the next stage is displayed. On this operation information screen, for example, a message to the effect that the middle horizontal pallet is being saved is displayed,
The maintenance switch 26 (touch switch) is displayed. At this time, if a safety ray is interrupted due to a situation such as a person intruding into the multi-level parking facility, a safety ray interruption message is displayed as in S13 to prompt the operator to confirm safety. , Confirmation switch 27 (touch switch)
Is displayed. After confirmation of safety, when the confirmation switch 27 is touched, the screen returns to the ID number input screen of S6.

As the pallet calling operation progresses, S12
Is switched to the operation information screen of the next stage of S14, for example, it is displayed that the lower elevating pallet is being raised, and the maintenance switch 28 (touch switch) is displayed. At this time, for example, when the slack of the chain 8 in the lifting drive device is detected by the emergency limit switch, a message indicating that the chain is slack is displayed in S15, and at the same time, the maintenance switch 30 (touch switch) is displayed. When the looseness of the chain 8 is resolved by performing the prescribed repair in the maintenance mode, the ID of S6
Return to the number input screen.

As the pallet calling operation progresses, S14
6 switches to the operation information screen of the next stage of S16 in FIG. 6, and, for example, the fact that the raising / lowering gate 4 is being raised is displayed, and the maintenance switch 31 (touch switch) is also displayed. If the maintenance switch 31 is touched here,
In step S17, the maintenance information screen and the end switch 32 are displayed. When the end switch 32 is touched in S17, the process returns to S16.

When the pallet calling operation proceeds smoothly and the calling is completed, in S18, a pallet calling end message is displayed, and at the same time, the gate close switch 33 (touch switch) is displayed. After that, when the operator enters and leaves the vehicle in S19 and then touches the gate closing switch 33, the closing operation of the elevating gate 4 is started, and the gate closing operation is in progress in S20 in FIG. A message to that effect is displayed.

When the emergency stop switch 13a is turned on due to an accident or the like while the lift gate 4 is closed, the emergency stop of the multi-storey parking facility is performed in the same manner as in S11 and the emergency stop is performed in S21. A stop message is displayed and a buzzer sounds an alarm. Also,
When the safety ray is blocked in S20, the process proceeds to S23, where S
As in the case of 13, the message for shutting off the safety light beam is displayed, and at the same time, the confirmation switch 34 (touch switch) is displayed. After the safety confirmation, if the safety switch 34 is touched,
The screen returns to the ID number input screen of S6.

When the closing operation of the elevating gate 4 is completed in S20, a message of the gate closing operation completion is displayed in S22, and the end switch 35 and the ID number input screen return switch 36 (both touch switches) are displayed. . When the end switch 35 is touched, the initial screen of S4 is restored, while the ID number input screen return switch 3
When 6 is touched, the screen returns to the ID number input screen of S6.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
The pallet calling operation can be performed in an interactive manner by appropriately touching various touch switches on the display 14 while the operator refers to the message displayed on the display 14, so that the operability is improved. Further, since a plurality of operation information screens are switched and displayed on the display 14 in accordance with the progress of calling the pallet, the operator can successively know the progress of calling.

When the safety beam is cut off or the chain 8 is loosened, the emergency limit switch or the like detects it and the power unit 3 of each of the slave units 3a to 3c is detected.
By stopping the power supply to f, the driving of the pallet is immediately interrupted, and the occurrence of the problem is displayed on the display 14, so that the safety is improved and at the same time, the operator does not encounter any problem. You will be able to quickly know what is going on and deal with it swiftly and accurately.

Further, a different ID number is set for each pallet in advance, and only when it is confirmed that the ID number input on the ID number input screen on the display 14 matches the ID number of any pallet. Since the calling operation is allowed, the calling of the pallet by an outsider is practically prohibited, and an erroneous operation does not occur due to contact of birds with the display surface of the display 14 or adhesion of paper waste. Moreover, it is not necessary for each operator to carry the key as in the conventional case. Since the pallet number is confirmed before starting the pallet call (S in FIG. 4)
9) In the unlikely event that the erroneously input ID number coincides with the ID number of one of the pallets, it is less likely that another person's pallet will be erroneously called.

Next, as another embodiment of the present invention, the pallet calling operation procedure and the contents displayed on the display 14 when the present multilevel parking facility is used as a pay parking lot are shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. It will be explained based on.
Since the flow chart for pay parking lots is basically the same as the flow chart for the multi-storey parking facility for apartment houses, common parts are indicated by the same reference numbers and step numbers, and different parts are mainly shown. Explained.

Here, the ID number is common to each pallet. Further, at the time of loading and unloading, each user may perform an input operation to the warehousing / unloading operation device 13, but basically, a dedicated manager performs the operation. The operation contents in S1 to S6 are the same as in the case of the multi-storey parking facility for an apartment house, and in the case where the ID number input in S30 does not match the ID number preset for the entire device. Display of ID number mismatch message in S8 and end switch 21 or ID
The processing procedure by the number input screen return switch 22 (both are touch switches) is similar to the above.

In S30, the input ID number is
If the ID number matches the set ID number, the operation screen is displayed in S31. As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 13, in this operation screen, each pallet P21 to P23,
Corresponding to the pallet numbers "1" to "8" of P12 and P13 and P31 to P33, the call switch 41 and the information switch 42 (both are touch switches) are displayed, and the vehicle is mounted on any pallet. If so, the in-vehicle mark 43 as parking information is displayed in association with the pallet number of the pallet. When the operator wants to call any one of the palettes, the operator touches the call switch 41 corresponding to the palette number of the palette to start the palette calling from S10 onward. If the ID number input screen return switch 44 (touch switch) is touched in S31,
The screen returns to the ID number input screen of S6.

On the other hand, in S31, when it is desired to refer to the information regarding any pallet or to input the information, if the information switch 42 corresponding to the pallet number of the pallet is touched, the process proceeds to S32 and the pallet is associated. The detailed information screen is displayed. As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 14, the detailed information screen displays the pallet number,
It displays the car number, whether the vehicle is empty or empty, the last entry date, the last entry time, the last entry date, the last entry time, the parking time, and the like. A numeric keypad 45 and an end switch 46 (both are touch switches) are displayed on the detailed information screen. The operator inputs the vehicle number with the numeric keypad 45 at the time of storage and is required when calling any pallet. Accordingly, it is confirmed by the vehicle number whether or not the pallet has the target vehicle.

Since the last entry / exit date and time is stored in the programmable controller 2a of the master unit 2 as described above, it is called and displayed on the display 14. Further, the parking time is calculated and displayed based on the final entry date and time and the final departure date and time. When the end switch 46 is touched, the operation screen of S31 is restored.

When the call switch 41 corresponding to any of the pallet numbers is touched in S31, the same processes as in the case of the multi-storey parking facility for housing complex are executed in S10 and subsequent steps. A plurality of operation information screens are sequentially switched and displayed. However, in this embodiment, the information switches 47 to 50 (touch switches) are displayed together with the maintenance switches 25, 26, 28, and 31 at each step of S10, S12, S14, and S16, and information is displayed at any of these steps. When the switches 47 to 50 are touched, the detailed information screen of S32 is displayed.

Also, at the end of calling the target palette,
In this embodiment, in S33, the information switch 52 (touch switch) is displayed together with the call completion message and the gate close switch 33. Here, when the information switch 52 is touched, in S34, S32
Information similar to is displayed, and you can check the data again before entering or leaving the warehouse.

Further, when presenting the parking charge at the time of leaving the garage, when the charge information switch 53 (touch switch) is touched on the detailed information screen of FIG. 14, the charge information display screen shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the display 14. The monthly charge switch 54, the hourly switch 55 and the end switch 56 (all touch switches) are displayed on the charge information display screen.
Is displayed. The administrator selects whether the individual users are monthly users or hourly users with the monthly switch 54 or hourly switch 55. A parking charge is calculated based on the parking time and displayed on the charge information display screen. The parking charge may be output from an external output terminal of the base unit 2 to an external device having a printing unit, such as a personal computer, and the external device may issue a bill or / and a receipt. It is possible. When the calculation of the parking charge is completed, the end switch 56 is touched to return to the detailed information screen of FIG.

[0074]

As described above, the multi-level parking facility of the present invention comprises a traverse pallet which is traversed in a traverse stage, an elevating stage arranged above and / or below the traverse stage, and the traverse stage. A multi-level parking facility including an elevating pallet that is driven up and down between steps, and a part or all of the traverse step is flush with the entrance / exit entrance road surface or the entrance / exit entrance floor surface. Is a third basic unit including a first basic unit including only the traversing pallet, a second basic unit including only the elevating pallet, and the traversing pallet and the elevating pallet arranged above or / and below the pallet. And is selectively combined in the lateral direction, and the control device of the multi-level parking facility has one parent device,
The base unit includes one or more units of the first to third basic units as a control unit, and a slave unit provided for each control unit. The master unit stores a pallet for loading and unloading on the road surface of the loading / unloading port or the loading / unloading port. Instructing the slave unit to drive the pallet necessary for calling to the floor of the exit port and monitoring the operation of each of the basic units via the slave unit, the slave unit decodes the command of the master unit. Control the pallet driving device belonging to the basic unit controlled by itself, the master unit is connected with a loading / unloading operation device equipped with a display whose display surface also serves as a touch switch, and the master unit is operated by the operator. On the condition that the display surface of the warehousing / discharging operation device is touched, an operation screen that enables calling of a pallet is displayed on the display surface and a command based on a touch input to the operation screen is issued. The slave unit, which has been sent to the slave unit and has received a command from the master unit, captures the operation information of the pallet driving device belonging to the basic unit that it controls and transmits it to the master unit to display an operation information screen on the display surface. Since the configuration is such that it can be displayed, it is possible to efficiently and quickly perform various controls such as driving the pallet by sharing the roles of the master unit and the slave unit, and to connect various wires to the master unit and the slave unit. By being distributed to and, the wiring is prevented from being concentrated in one place. Also, even if the scale, type, etc. of the multilevel parking facility change, the specifications of the master unit and the slave units can be made common, and the number of slave units can be increased / decreased to facilitate the design of the control device. . Further, since the touch switch displayed on the display surface of the display is used to perform the input processing such as designation of the palette to be called up, the operability is improved and various switches and buttons other than the touch switch are improved. It is possible to minimize the number of input means used.

In the above configuration, the operation screen is ID
This screen is displayed after the number input screen.
If the operation screen is displayed on the display surface of the display on the condition that the number input on the number input screen matches the pre-registered ID number, an outsider who does not know the ID number It is possible to prevent the pallet from being called at will, and to avoid an erroneous operation such as the pallet being called by touching the display surface with a bird, paper, or the like, and an ID number by a touch switch. Since the operation of the multi-storey parking facility is permitted by the input of, the troublesome key management is unnecessary unlike the case where the operation is permitted by releasing the safety device by key operation.

In the above structure, assuming that individual users operate the warehousing / discharging operation device to perform warehousing / discharging processing in a condominium such as a condominium, each pallet has an ID number. Is set and the entered number matches the registered ID number, I
If it is configured to display the operation screen that allows the pallet to match the D number, keyless processing can be realized, and the number entered on the ID number input screen matches any registered ID number. The pallet recall is not started immediately, but the pallet recall is started by confirming that it is the pallet of its own on the operation screen, and then the pallet recall is started. By accidentally matching the ID number of another person with the ID number of another person, there is an advantage that an erroneous operation such as calling the palette of another person is unlikely to occur.

In the above configuration, assuming that an unspecified user such as a paying parking lot uses it and a dedicated manager operates the loading / unloading operation device, one ID number is assigned to a plurality of pallets. Is set, and if the number entered on the ID number input screen matches the registered ID number, the operation screen for calling the desired pallet can be displayed. The keyless processing can be realized also in.

In such a configuration, if the operation screen or the operation information screen displayed subsequently to the operation screen can display parking information indicating whether or not each pallet is parked, the manager Is useful as it can see the parking information and select an empty pallet.

Further, in such a configuration, the operation screen or the operation information screen displayed subsequently thereto has a touch switch capable of displaying detailed information of each pallet, and touch input to this touch switch is made. If there is, by displaying a detailed information screen showing detailed information of each pallet on the display surface of the display, for example, pallet number, car number, storage time (storage time), discharge time (storage time), By displaying the parking time and the like as detailed information, there is an advantage that the operability is further improved.

In this case, the detailed information screen of each pallet has a touch switch that can display parking charge information, and if there is a touch input to this touch switch,
If the parking charge information display screen showing the parking charge information of each pallet is displayed on the display surface of the display, the manager displays the parking charge to the user based on the parking charge information display screen at the time of leaving. It is convenient because it can be done.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a multilevel parking facility according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a control device and a loading / unloading operation device of the multilevel parking facility.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a storage / reception processing procedure when the multi-story parking facility is used as a multi-story parking facility for an apartment house.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a subsequent part of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a subsequent part of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a subsequent part of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a subsequent part of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing a loading / unloading processing procedure in another embodiment in which the multilevel parking facility is used as a pay parking lot.

9 is a flowchart showing a subsequent part of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a subsequent part of FIG.

11 is a flowchart showing a subsequent part of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a subsequent part of FIG.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of an operation screen in FIG.

14 is an enlarged view of a detailed information screen shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of a parking charge display screen.

FIG. 16 is a first part of the three-layer multi-storey parking facility of the present invention.
Explanatory drawing which shows a basic unit.

FIG. 17 is a second view of the three-layer multi-storey parking facility of the present invention.
Explanatory drawing which shows a basic unit.

FIG. 18 is a third part of the three-layer multi-storey parking facility of the present invention.
Explanatory drawing which shows a basic unit.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a three-layer multi-storey parking facility using the basic unit.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing another configuration example of a three-layer multi-storey parking facility including the basic unit.

FIG. 21 is a first part of the two-layer multi-storey parking facility of the present invention.
Explanatory drawing which shows a basic unit.

FIG. 22 is a second view of the two-layer multi-storey parking facility of the present invention.
Explanatory drawing which shows a basic unit.

FIG. 23 is a third view of the two-layer multi-storey parking facility of the present invention.
Explanatory drawing which shows a basic unit.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a two-layer multi-storey parking facility using the basic unit.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing another configuration example of a two-layer multi-storey parking facility using the basic unit.

FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a multilevel parking facility including a control unit including a plurality of two-layer basic units.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing another configuration example of the multi-level parking facility including a control unit including a plurality of two-layer basic units.

FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing another configuration example of the multi-level parking facility including a control unit including a plurality of two-layer basic units.

FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram showing another configuration example of a multi-level parking facility including control units including a plurality of two-layer basic units.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 control device 2 parent machine 3a to 3c child machine 13 entry / exit operation device 14 display 43 parking mark (parking information) P12, P13 traverse pallet P21 to P23, P31 to P33 lift pallet

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A traverse pallet that is laterally driven in a traverse stage, and an elevating and lowering pallet that is vertically moved between the elevating stage and the traverse stage arranged above and / or below the traverse stage. In the multi-story parking facility, which is provided with a part or all of the traverse step and is flush with the entrance / exit entrance road surface or the entry / exit entrance floor surface, the multi-story parking equipment includes a first basic unit including only the traverse pallet. A second equipped with only the lifting pallet
Basic unit, the transverse pallet and its upper stage or /
And a lifting pallet arranged in a lower stage,
A basic unit is selectively combined in the lateral direction, and the control device for the multilevel parking facility controls one master unit and one or more units of the first to third basic units as a control unit. And a slave unit provided for each unit, wherein the master unit instructs the slave unit to drive a pallet required for calling a pallet for loading and unloading to the loading / unloading entrance road surface or the loading / unloading entrance floor surface. Along with monitoring the operation of each of the basic units via the slave unit, the slave unit controls the pallet driving device belonging to the basic unit controlled by itself by decoding the command of the master unit, and the master unit is , A display surface of which is connected to a warehousing / discharging operation device equipped with a display that also serves as a touch switch, and the master device is a pallet provided that an operator touches the display surface of the warehousing / discharging operation device. An operation screen that enables the calling of the device is displayed on the display surface, and a command based on a touch input to the operation screen is transmitted to the slave device, and the slave device that receives the command from the master device is controlled by itself. A multi-storey parking facility, wherein operation information of a pallet driving device belonging to a basic unit is fetched and transmitted to a master unit so that the operation information screen can be displayed on the display surface. 2. The operation screen is a screen displayed subsequently to the ID number input screen, and the operation is performed on condition that the number input on the ID number input screen matches the pre-registered ID number. The multi-storey parking facility according to claim 1, wherein a screen is displayed on the display surface of the display. 3. An operation screen is displayed which enables calling of a pallet matching the ID number, provided that the ID numbers are set respectively for a plurality of pallets and the entered number matches the registered ID number. The multilevel parking facility according to claim 2, wherein the multilevel parking facility is provided. 4. A desired pallet can be called on condition that one ID number is set for a plurality of palettes and the number entered on the ID number input screen matches the registered ID number. The multi-storey parking facility according to claim 2, wherein an operation screen is displayed. 5. The parking information indicating whether or not each of the pallets is parked can be displayed on the operation screen or the operation information screen displayed subsequently to the operation screen. Multi-level parking facility. 6. The operation screen or the operation information screen displayed subsequently thereto has a touch switch capable of displaying detailed information of each pallet, and when there is a touch input to the touch switch, the display is displayed. The multi-storey parking facility according to claim 5, wherein a detailed information screen showing detailed information of each pallet is displayed on the display surface of. 7. The detailed information screen of each pallet has a touch switch for displaying parking charge information, and when there is a touch input to the touch switch, parking charge information of each pallet is displayed on the display surface of the display. The multi-storey parking facility according to claim 6, wherein a parking charge information display screen indicating is displayed.