JPH10302198A - Parking lot management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the use efficiency of vehicles of temporary users while giving priority to parking of specific contracted vehicles with respect to a parking lot where specific contracted vehicles and vehicles of temporary users are mixed. SOLUTION: Data obtained by previously totalizing the number of parking vehicles of specific contracted users in each of time zones in each day of a week and each holiday for a fixed past period are stored in a control part 5a of a parking management machine X1 , and the control part 5a calculates a ratio of the number of parking places of temporary users to that of specific contracted users in accordance with execution results of a card reader 6 and a cash receiver 7 and the vehicle detection result of a vehicle sensor 8 and compares this calculation result with the stored totalization result to determine the number of vehicles of temporary users which can enter the parking lot, and the operation of a full indicator 10 is controlled based on the determination result.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking lot management system, and more particularly to a parking lot management system for use by both a specific person such as a monthly contractor and an unspecified person for temporary use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a parking lot is a so-called monthly parking lot in which a lease is continuously made for a certain period of time and a specific customer is parked, and an unspecified number of people are temporarily used for about two hours or several hours. There is a temporary rental parking lot. In addition to the above, it is possible to use both a monthly parking lot and a temporary rental parking lot, but there are few such parking lots because of complicated management.

[0003]

Most of the above-mentioned monthly parking lots are used exclusively during the night, and during the daytime, the parking lot is vacated for business or the like, or used exclusively during the day.
At night, you can either leave the parking lot on your way home.
Therefore, there are always some empty sections, although depending on the day of the week, such as holidays such as Sundays and public holidays, and even on weekdays, and depending on the time zone, etc., and depending on the time zone, the empty state continues in most sections for a considerable time. By using this time slot with many empty compartments and opening it to other temporary customers as a temporary rental parking place, the operation efficiency of the parking lot can be improved. In addition, it will eliminate the shortage of parking lots in urban areas.

[0004] However, even in the rare case where the parking lot is judged to be used by the parking lot manager on a monthly basis and the temporary use is performed simultaneously, such a management system is almost always functioning effectively and effectively. Under the current situation, there is a problem that management is extremely difficult, and troubles often occur with monthly users. The object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and to provide a parking lot in an optimal use state to both a specific person who has contracted for a certain period and a non-specific person who is temporarily using the system for a certain period of time. It is to provide a parking lot management system that can be raised.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a parking lot management system according to the present invention comprises: a parking lot for a specific person to be lent to a specific person who has made a lease contract for a certain period;
In a parking lot management system in which parking lots for unspecified persons lending to unspecified persons for temporary use are mixed, means (10, 11, 12, etc.) for refusing entry of vehicles into the parking lot, Content confirmation means corresponding to personal identification supplies (6)
And the parking fee receiving means (7, 1) for the unspecified person.
7) and from the execution results of the contents confirming means (6) and the parking fee receiving means (7, 17), the number of parked vehicles of the specified person and the unspecified person is known, and based on the number of parked vehicles, the number of parking spaces after that time is determined. Means for determining the number of available parking spaces for a specific person and rejecting entry of the vehicle (10, 11, 12, etc.)
(5a, 5b, 15a, 15b, etc.)
And is configured.

More specifically, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a parking lot management system according to the present invention comprises a control unit (5a,
5b, 15a, 15b, etc.), a specific person use record in which the number of specific person use parking lots is totaled is stored in advance for each day of the week and a public holiday in the past fixed period, and for each time period of each of the above days. , The control unit (5a, 5
b, 15a, 15b, etc.) calculate the ratio of the number of used parking places of the unspecified person to the number of used parking places of the specified person, and enter the temporary use vehicle by comparing the calculation result with the specific person use result. Means for determining the number and rejecting entry of the vehicle into the parking lot based on the result of the determination (10, 11, 12, etc.)
It is preferable to have a configuration having a function of controlling the operation of.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a parking lot management system according to the present invention is provided with a fullness indicator (10) as a means for rejecting entry of a vehicle near an entrance of a parking lot.
A wheel lock mechanism (L _{1 to} L ₁₀ ) for fixing the wheel of a parked vehicle for each parking place addressed to one car, a means for verifying the contents of identification for personal identification goods (6) and a means for receiving parking fees (7) place the control unit (5a or 5b) parking management device with a built-in (X ₁ ~X _10), the parking management device (X ₁ ~
To X _10), a vehicle sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a parked vehicle (8)
Comprising a control unit incorporated in one (X ₁₎ in the entire parking management device _{(X 1 ~X 10) (5a} ), the content check unit (6 total parking management device (X ₁ to X ₁₀₎ ), The function of determining the number of vehicles that can be used temporarily and the output to the fullness display (10) based on the execution result of the parking fee receiving means (7) and the vehicle detection result of the vehicle sensor (8). May be included.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a parking lot management system according to the present invention comprises a certifying content confirming means (6) for a personal identification article and a parking fee receiving means (17).
A control unit and the parking management device with a built-in (15a or 15b, etc.) (such as X _11, X _12), full car display device as rejecting means admission of a vehicle to the parking lot (10) and the vehicle entrance gate (11 ) And a vehicle exit gate (12), and the control unit (15a or 15b or the like) performs the above-mentioned full display (10) and A configuration including a function of controlling operations of the vehicle entrance gate (11) and the vehicle exit gate (12) may be employed.

The control unit has a function of controlling a specific person's vehicle to enter the vehicle exit gate (12) even when there is a vehicle waiting to enter because a parking place to be used by a temporary user is full. May be included. In addition, a vehicle entrance gate (13) dedicated to a specific person is provided, and the control unit (25)
a) may include a function of controlling a specific person's vehicle to enter from the specific person-specific vehicle entrance gate (13) regardless of the presence or absence of a vehicle waiting for entry at another entrance gate (11).

[0010]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
It is an explanatory view showing a functional system of an embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement state of each part of the embodiment in FIG. 1 in a parking lot. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a fullness display device 10, wheel lock mechanisms L _{1 to} L _10, and parking management devices X _{1 to} X ₁₀ .

The fullness display 10 is disposed near the entrance of a parking lot as means for rejecting entry of a vehicle. Wheel lock mechanism L ₁ ~L ₁₀ and the parking management machine X ₁ ~X _10, each parking location of the parking lot (hereinafter referred to as parking Elijah) A ₁ ~A each 1 to ₁₀
Are placed. Each parking management device X ₁ to X ₁₀ are respectively the operation and display panel 4a or 4b, a control unit 5a or 5b, the certified contents confirmation means 6, the parking fee receiving means 7, a built-in vehicle sensors 8.

The operation / display panel 4a or 4b inputs necessary data to the control unit 5a or 5b and performs display under the control of the control unit 5a or 5b. Control unit 5a is built in one of the parking management device for example X ₁ in the entire parking management device X ₁ to X _10, the control unit 5b,
Built in the other parking management machine X ₂ ~X _10. Control unit 5
a or 5b performs control of the parking management device X ₁ to X ₁₀ in each unit and the wheel lock mechanism L ₁ ~L _10, the control portion 5a controls the operation of the full car display device 10.

The contents confirmation means 6 is a specific person (hereinafter referred to as a member) who rents a parking lot under a contract for a certain period (such as monthly).
In this embodiment, an ID card reader (hereinafter referred to as a card reader) is used for confirming the contents of the personal identification article (for example, an ID card such as a magnetic card or an IC card). The parking fee receiving means 7 is for receiving payment of a parking fee of an unspecified person for temporary use (hereinafter referred to as a temporary user), and is a money transfer machine in the present embodiment. The vehicle sensor 8 is a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a parked vehicle in the parking area where the vehicle is located.

The control units 5a and 5b are electrically connected to each other. The control unit 5a obtains information from all the other control units 5b, processes the information together with its own information, and processes the information. X _{1 to} X ₁₀ ), based on the execution results of the content confirmation means 6 and the parking fee receiving means 7 and the detection results of the vehicle sensor 8, determine the number of vehicles that can be temporarily used at that time and enter the full display 10. Includes control functions.

That is, the control unit 5a stores in advance the member use results totaled for the number of members parked for each day of the week and holidays in the past fixed period and for each time period of each day in the past. 5a calculates the ratio of the number of parking areas used by the temporary user to the number of parking areas used by the member at each point in time based on the information from each control section 5b and its own information, and stores the calculation result in advance as described above. The number of vehicles that can be used temporarily is determined by comparing the actual number of members used. The operation of the full display device 10 is controlled based on the determined result, and when the new possible number of entrances becomes zero, "full" is displayed.

Next, an example of the operation status in the parking lot according to the first embodiment will be described. However, in this example, no entrance / exit gate is provided in the parking lot, and even if it is provided, it is assumed that it is not used except for the entrance restriction when the vehicle is full. First, in the case of a member, it is determined that the member is a member by inserting the card into the card reader, and even if the vehicle sensor confirms that the vehicle is present at the parking place, the lock by the wheel lock mechanism is not performed, One vehicle is added to the total number of member car parking.

In the case of a temporary user, the vehicle is locked when the vehicle is detected by the vehicle sensor during parking, and the wheels are locked, and unlocking is performed when a fee corresponding to the parking time is input to the cash machine. Alternatively, when the basic charge is first input, the lock is not performed until the time corresponding to the basic charge, and the lock is performed after the time. Then, when the remaining fee corresponding to the parking time is input, the lock is released.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a functional system according to a second embodiment of the present invention, which is different from FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram modeling and showing an example of the arrangement of each part of the embodiment in FIG. 3 in a parking lot. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the system according to the second embodiment of the present invention manages the entrance and exit gates collectively. As a means for rejecting the entry of the vehicle into the parking lot, the entrance gate 11 and the exit gate are used. The vehicle includes a gate 12 and a full display device 10. Parking management device for controlling the entrance gate 11, exit gate 12 and full car display device 10, is composed of the entrance gate controller X ₁₁ and exit gate X _12.

The full-state display device 10 is arranged near the entrance gate 11 at a place where it can be easily seen from the outside. Entrance gate controller X ₁₁ controls the entrance gate 11 and the full car display device 13 directly, are arranged in the vicinity of the normal entrance gate 11. Leaving the gate controller X ₁₂ controls the exit gate 12, it is positioned near the normal exit gate 12. In addition, A ₁₁ ~A ₂₂ is a parking Elijah.

The entrance gate controller X ₁₁ includes an operation and display panel 14a, a control unit 15a, certified contents confirmation means 16
And a parking fee receiving means 17. Operation / display panel 14a and certification content confirmation means (card reader) 1
6 and parking fee receiving means (money transfer or ticketing machine) 1
The operation 7 has substantially the same functions as those of the operation / display panel 4a, the certification content confirmation means 6, and the parking fee receiving means 7 in FIG. The use of the money transfer machine as the parking fee receiving means 17 is for receiving the basic fee, and the use of the ticketing machine is for issuing an entry time recording card for use in the parking fee settlement when leaving. It is.

The structure of the exit gate controller X ₁₂ is substantially the same as the entrance gate controller X _11, the operation and display panel 14b
, A control unit 15b, a certification content confirmation unit (card reader) 16, and a parking fee receiving unit (money transfer machine) 18. In addition, the money transfer machine 18 has a function of issuing a receipt. The control unit 15a of the entrance gate controller X ₁₁ and the control unit 15b of the exit gate control unit X ₁₂ are electrically connected to each other.

[0022] The control unit 15a of the entrance gate controller X ₁₁ has a built-in memory, for each day of the week and holiday of advance past a certain period of time, and for each time period of the each day, which was compiled for the number of parked member use Is stored as the member use record. The control unit 15a calculates the ratio of the number of parking areas used by the temporary user to the number of parking areas used by the member each time the card reader 16 or the money transfer machine 17 is operated, and the calculation result is stored in the memory. The number of temporary vehicles that can be used at that time is determined by comparing the total number. Based on the result of the determination, the full display 13
In order to control the respective operations, the operation and non-operation are instructed directly through the entrance gate 11 and indirectly through the exit gate 12.

Next, an example of an operation situation in the parking lot of the second embodiment will be described. When a parking lot user operates an entrance switch on an operation panel or inserts a membership card into a card reader at an entrance gate, a parking ticket is issued only to a temporary user and the entrance gate is opened. In addition, if a vehicle sensor is separately provided and the detection result is substituted, the operation of the above-mentioned entrance switch is not necessary.

At the exit gate, the opening and closing of the gate before and after the exit of the vehicle is performed by giving and receiving a parking fee or inserting a membership card. The control unit calculates a fee according to the parking time for the temporarily used vehicle, and displays the result on the display panel.

Although the above is a general operation method, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, since the parking place to be used is full, the temporary user waits for entrance before the entrance gate 11. At some point, the member's vehicle must enter to prioritize parking of the member's vehicle. Therefore,
Controller 15b of the open exit gate 12 from that place function of controlling so as to put the member of the vehicle exit gate controller X ₁₂
, And a member's vehicle can be entered through the exit gate 12.

Although not specifically shown, the exit gate controller X
If the card reader 16 of the ₁₂ so that it can be used from the outside, when the member is inserted the ID card into the card reader reads this, the control unit 15b is a signal to the control unit 15a of the entrance gate controller X ₁₁ In addition to performing the above-described calculations, the exit gate 12 is opened to allow the member's vehicle to enter.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a functional system of an embodiment in which a member-only vehicle entrance gate 13 is provided to prioritize the use of a member car, unlike the above method. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of arrangement in the parking lot of the embodiment of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the entrance gate 13 for members is provided in addition to the entrance gate 11 for temporary users. Entrance gate 11, exit gate 12, the parking management device for controlling the members-only entrance gate 13 and full car display device 10, the entrance gate controller X _21, exit gate controller X _22, and members only entrance gate controller X ₂₃ It consists of.

The entrance gate controller X ₂₁ directly controls the entrance gate 11 and the full display 13 and sends control signals to the other gate controllers X ₂₂ and X ₂₃ . Exit gate controller X ₂₂ controls the exit gate 12, members-only entrance gate controller X ₂₃
Controls the member-only entrance gate 13. Entrance gate controller X ₂₁ includes an operation and display panel 24a, the control unit 25a
And a certification content confirmation unit 16 and a parking fee reception unit 17. The operation of the operation / display panel 24a, the card reader 16, and the cash acceptor 17 have substantially the same functions as those of the operation / display panel 4a, the proof content confirming means 6, and the parking fee receiving means 7 in FIG. ing.

[0029] The control unit 25a of the entrance gate controller X _21, a built-in memory, advance the same members use record is stored. The function of calculating the number of available parking places for temporary users and controlling the members to freely enter from the member-only entrance gate 13 regardless of the presence or absence of vehicles waiting to enter the entrance gate 11 is provided. it includes a control unit 25a of the gate controller X _21.

The structure of the exit gate controller X ₂₂ and members-only entrance gate controller X ₂₃ is substantially the same as the entrance gate controller X _21, exit gate controller X ₂₂ includes an operation and display panel 24b, the control unit 25b, a card reader 16, and a money receiving / receiving device 18, and a member-only entrance gate control device X
₂₃ incorporates an operation / display panel 24c, a control unit 25c, and a card reader 16. It should be noted that, in the members-only entrance gate controller X _23, since there is no need of money transfer between the members, money exchange machine is not built-in. And the control unit 2
5a and control unit 25c of the controller 25b and the members-only entrance gate controller X ₂₃ of exit gate controller X ₂₂ are electrically connected to each other.

When the member inserts the ID card into the built-in card reader 16, the member-specific entrance gate controller X ₂₃ reads the information recorded on the card and reads the information recorded on the card.
5c sends a signal to the control unit 25a of the entrance gate controller X _21. Control unit 25a of the entrance gate controller X ₂₁ processes this signal, if it is confirmed that the person, members-only entrance gate 13 via the members-only entrance gate controller X ₂₃
Open. At the same time, the above-described calculations are performed, and if necessary, control of the full display 10 is performed. Other operations of the entrance gate controller X ₂₁ and exit gate controller X ₂₂ is 3
The description is omitted because it is the same as the equivalent part of the embodiment.

In each of the above embodiments, a membership card (magnetic recording card or IC card) is used to identify a member car.
, But medals can also be used. In order to cope with the use of medals, it is only necessary to add a medal discriminating function to the cash exchanging machine, and further add a mechanism for returning medals through the cash exchanging machine. In addition, various modifications and applications are conceivable, but any of them that fall within the spirit of the present invention is included in the present invention.

[0033]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in a parking lot management system in which a parking lot for members and a parking place for temporary users are mixed in the premises, means for confirming membership are provided. From the execution result of the temporary user's parking fee receiving means, the number of parked members and temporary users are known, the available number of temporary users after that point is determined, and the full display device and entrance / exit gate are controlled. By doing so, temporary users can make maximum use while giving priority to the use of members, and this has the effect of improving operational efficiency.

Further, in the control unit for performing the above-mentioned control, a total of the number of parking lots used by members is stored in advance for each day of the week and a public holiday in the past fixed period and for each time period of each day. Calculate the ratio of the number of parking spaces used by the temporary user to the number of parking spaces used by the member, determine the number of vehicles that can be used temporarily by comparing the result with the totaling result, and display a full vehicle based on the result. By controlling the operation of the machine and the entrance / exit gate, there is an effect that the object of the present invention can be reliably achieved.

In the case where parking management is performed for each vehicle, a wheel lock mechanism, a vehicle sensor, and a parking management device are provided for each parking place addressed to one vehicle, and a control unit built in one of all parking management devices. Determining the number of vehicles that can be used temporarily for temporary use based on the execution result of the certification content confirmation means and the parking fee receiving means of all the parking management machines and the detection result of the vehicle sensor, and controlling the output to the fullness display device. Thereby, the above-mentioned effect can be exhibited.

In the case where the parking management is performed collectively at the entrance / exit gate, the control unit of the parking management device, based on the execution result of the proof content confirming means and the parking fee receiving means, sets the fullness indicator and the vehicle entrance gate and The above effect can be exhibited by controlling the operation of the vehicle exit gate.

Further, the control unit includes a function of controlling a member's vehicle to enter from a vehicle exit gate, or a member-specific vehicle entrance gate is provided, and the control unit includes a member-specific vehicle entrance gate. Including a function to control the entry of a member car from, there is an effect that the priority use of the member can be performed at any time, regardless of whether the temporary use vehicle is waiting for entry.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a functional system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of arrangement in a parking lot according to the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a functional system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of arrangement in a parking lot according to the embodiment of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a functional system according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of arrangement in a parking lot according to the embodiment of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

4a, 4b, 14a, 14b, 24a, 24b Operation
Display panel 5a, 5b, 15a, 15b, 25a, 25b control unit 6, 16 card reader 7,17,18 financial interactions machine 8 vehicle sensor 10 full car display 11 entrance gate 12 exit gate 13 members only entrance gate A ₁ to A ₂₂ parking Elijah L ₁ ~L ₁₀ parking lock mechanism X ₁ ~X ₁₀ parking management machine X _11, X ₂₁ entrance gate controller X _12, X ₂₂ exit gate controller X ₂₃ members-only entrance gate controller

Claims (6)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A parking lot management system in which a parking lot for a specific person to be lent to a specific person who has made a lease contract for a certain period and a parking place for an unspecified person to be lent to an unspecified person for a temporary use are mixed on the premises. Means for rejecting entry of a vehicle into a parking lot; content confirmation means corresponding to the personal identification article owned by the specific person; parking charge receiving means for the unspecified person; content confirmation means and the parking charge reception Knowing the parking number of each specific person and unspecified person from the execution result of the means, determining the available parking number of unspecified persons after that time based on the parking number, and controlling the means for refusing entry of the vehicle A parking lot management system, comprising: 2. A specific person use record in which the number of specific person use parking lots is stored in advance in the control unit for each day of the week and a public holiday in a past fixed period and for each time period of each of the above days. The control unit calculates a ratio of the number of used parking places of the unspecified person to the number of used parking places of the specified person, and compares the calculation result with the actual use of the specified person to determine the possible number of vehicles that can be temporarily used. The parking lot management system according to claim 1, further comprising a function of controlling an operation of a means for rejecting entry of the vehicle into the parking lot based on a result of the determination. 3. A wheel lock mechanism for fixing a wheel of a parked vehicle at a parking place addressed to one vehicle, wherein a fullness indicator is disposed as a means for rejecting entry of a vehicle near an entrance of a parking lot; A parking management machine having a built-in content confirmation means, parking fee receiving means, and control unit corresponding to the above is provided. The parking management machine is provided with a vehicle sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a parked vehicle. In the built-in control unit, the number of vehicles that can be used temporarily is determined based on the execution result of the contents confirmation means of all the parking management machines and the execution result of the parking fee receiving means, and the vehicle detection result of the vehicle sensor, and the fullness display device is displayed. The parking lot management system according to claim 2, further comprising a function of controlling the output of the parking lot. 4. A parking management device including a means for confirming the contents of identification for personal identification, a parking fee receiving means, and a control unit, a fullness indicator and a vehicle as means for refusing entry of the vehicle to the parking lot. An entry gate and a vehicle exit gate, wherein the control unit includes a function of controlling the operation of the fullness display and the vehicle entrance gate and the vehicle exit gate based on the execution results of the certification content confirmation unit and the parking fee reception unit. The parking lot management system according to claim 2, characterized in that: 5. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein when a parking place to be used by a temporary user is full and there is a vehicle waiting for entry,
The parking lot management system according to claim 4, further comprising a function of controlling a specific person's vehicle to enter the vehicle exit gate. 6. A specific vehicle entry gate dedicated to a specific person, wherein the control unit controls the specific person's vehicle to enter from the specific person exclusive vehicle entrance gate regardless of the presence or absence of a vehicle waiting for entry at another entrance gate. The parking lot management system according to claim 4, further comprising a function of performing parking lot management.