JPH11141168A - Parking guide device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To guide cars so as to be accurately parked in parking regions in a parking space, in which a plurality of the parking regions are formed in parallel. SOLUTION: Guide-ray emitters 5L, 5R applying parallel rays are disposed to a side mirror as a rear-view mirror for a car normally entered to the reverse side to the car entering side of a parking region. The guide-ray emitters 5L, 5R have leading lamps 6A, 6B emitting a pair of front-rear parallel visible rays having different colors, the leading lamps 6A, 6B have a plurality of light sources 8a, 8b and 12a-12c, and arranged so as to be aligned on a straight line when a driver for the car, in which visible rays emitted from the light sources are at normal entering angles, views the side mirror, and the entering angles of the car are recognized to the driver from the state of the displacement of the light sources of the leading lamps 6A, 6B corresponding to the entering angles of the car.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking guidance device that can accurately park a vehicle in a parking area where the vehicle is parked.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a parking lot where a plurality of vehicles are parked in parallel or a parking area on a road, the parking area where the vehicles are parked is generally partitioned by means such as a paint or a rope so that the vehicle can easily get over. In many cases, guidance of the vehicle into the parking area is not particularly performed, and is left to the driver's steering technique.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional parking lot, since it is possible to get over the parking area and park, the driver of the vehicle to be parked is inexperienced in maneuvering skills or parked at night. If the illuminance of the parking lot is insufficient, or if there is no awareness of parking in the parking area properly, the vehicle may be parked outside the parking area, and two vehicles can be parked in the parking area. However, there is an unsolved problem in that the parking space of the vehicle is increased, the parking of other vehicles is hindered, and the vehicle traffic road surface becomes narrow in the parking area on the road.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned unsolved problems of the prior art, and has as its object to provide a parking guidance device which can accurately guide a vehicle to a parking area and park the vehicle. The purpose is.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a parking guidance device according to a first aspect of the present invention provides a parking guidance device in a parking area where a vehicle is parked, the side being opposite to the vehicle entering direction. Guidance light in which light sources that emit visible rays of different colors that can be applied to the rearview mirror of a normally approaching vehicle are arranged at positions separated from each other by a predetermined distance so that the rearview mirror of the normally approaching vehicle can be viewed in a straight line. It is characterized by having an emitting means.

In the invention according to the first aspect, the guide light emitting means is arranged such that light sources for emitting visible light rays of different colors are separated from each other by a predetermined distance in the vehicle approaching direction. The light sources are aligned and viewed on a straight line. However, if the approach angle is shifted, the front and rear light sources are not viewed on a straight line but viewed separately by the rearview mirror according to the shift direction.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the parking guide device according to the first aspect, the pair of light sources includes a light source body that emits color visible light, and a reflector that covers a side opposite to the vehicle approach direction. It is characterized by being composed of a body.

In the invention according to the second aspect, by reflecting the color visible light from the light source with the reflector, it can be emitted as parallel rays toward the rearview mirror of the vehicle.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a first embodiment of the present invention. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a parking lot, for example, a plurality of N parking areas A having contours 2 formed by paint.
_1, A ₂ ...... A _N are formed in parallel.

Here, each of the parking areas A _{1 to} A _N is
The size of the vehicle is set to have a predetermined margin from the size of the largest vehicle assumed to be parked. This margin is at least on the side of the vehicle, for example, when the vehicle is parked in the adjacent parking areas A _i and A _{i + 1} , when the door of one vehicle is opened at the time of getting on and off, the tip of this door is The size is selected so that it does not touch the vehicle.

On the opposite side of each of the parking areas A _{1 to} A _{N from} the vehicle entrance side, the center axis in the left-right direction of the vehicle 3 having the largest size assuming parking is indicated by the parking areas A _{1 to} A. The guide light emitting device 5L as a pair of left and right guide light emitting means is located at a position where the left and right door mirrors 4L and 4R as the rearview mirror of the vehicle can be irradiated with parallel rays when the center line coincides with the center line in the vehicle width direction of _N. , 5R are provided.

[0012] These induced light emitting device 5L, and 5R respectively, each parking region A ₁ to A _N induction lamp 6A pair at a position spaced a predetermined distance in the longitudinal direction along the lateral side edges of, 6B are disposed ing.

The guide light 6A has light sources 8a and 8b fixed to the upper and lower ends of the column 7, respectively. Each of the light sources 8a and 8b includes a reflector 9 formed in the shape of a hollow acorn, and a light source main body 1 that is provided in the reflector 9 and includes, for example, a light bulb that emits red visible light.
0.

Here, the reflector 9 has its opening surface oriented in the direction of vehicle entry, and its central axis is on the ground and in the parking areas A _{1 to} A _1.
The light source body 10 is arranged so as to be parallel to the side edge in the vehicle width direction of _N , reflects the light emitted from the light source main body 10, and emits it as red visible light having a circular cross section in the vehicle approach direction.

The guide light 6B is provided at the upper end thereof so as to sandwich the light emitted from the guide light emitting device 5A of the support 11 arranged at a position in front of the support 7 so as to avoid the light emitted from the guide light 6A. , Support pieces 11 formed at the center and the lower end to extend to positions corresponding to the light beams emitted from the guide lights 6A, respectively.
light sources 12a, 12b and 12c fixed at the free end of a
The light sources 12a, 12b, and 12c and the light sources 8a and 8c of the above-described guide light 6A are installed so as to be alternately linear when viewed from the vehicle approach direction.

Each of these light sources 12a, 12b and 12c also emits a hollow acorn-shaped reflector 13 like the guide light 7A, and emits, for example, a green visible ray disposed in the reflector 13. Light source body 1 composed of light bulbs
4.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. Now, assuming that to park while retracting the vehicle 3, for example right-hand drive to the vacant parking space A _j in Parking 1, first, the rear wheels retracts the vehicle 3 in the parking area A _j with large to turn the steering wheel The parallel light rays from the guide light emitting device 5R are made to enter while being turned so as not to block.

[0018] In this turning state, the traveling direction of the vehicle approaches a parallel to the side edge of the parking area A _j, a state in which parallel rays from the induction light emitting apparatus 5R is irradiated, for example, door mirrors 4R, this operation The driver can visually recognize the parallel light rays from the guide light emitting device 5R by being reflected at the line of sight of the driver.

At this time, the parallel light beams from the guide light emitting device 5R are three points of upper, middle and lower portions of the green visible light beams B _B1 , BB ₂ and B _B3 from the guide light 6B.
_B1 red from induction lamp 6A in the middle of .about.B _B3 visible light B _A1
And B _A2 are arranged in a total of 5 points of serial light, and therefore, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the vehicle 3 is retracted in parallel with the serial light from the guide light emitting device 5R. In FIG. 4, the serial light reflected by the door mirror 4R is reflected toward the driver while maintaining the serial state, so that when the driver looks at the door mirror 4R, the light reflected by the driver is shown in FIG.
(B), the become a straight line of alignment, the driver can recognize the approach angle of the parking area A _j of the vehicle is appropriate state.

However, as shown in FIG.
The entry angle of the vehicle is such that the center axis of the vehicle is guided light behind the vehicle.
Time that intersects with the optical axis of the serial ray from the launching device 5R
When the vehicle is deviated in the measuring direction, the driver may move the door mirror 4R.
When the vehicle is seen, as shown in FIG.
3 green lights emitted from the guide light 6B on the near side
Visual ray B_B1~ B_B3Is linear at the center of the door mirror 4R
The two red lights emitted from the guide light 6A on the back side
Visible light B_A1, B_A2Is green visible light B_B1~ B _B3Against
Is shifted to the right side, and the approach angle of the vehicle is clockwise.
To recognize that right steering is required
Can be.

In this state, the vehicle is steered to the right to return the vehicle entry direction to be parallel to the visible light of the guide light emitting device 5R, thereby returning to the serial state shown in FIG. 4B. , The vehicle can be accurately stopped at an appropriate position in the parking area _Aj .

In the case where the approach angle of the vehicle is shifted in a direction opposite to the direction shown in FIG. 5A with respect to the normal rectilinear retreat state, the optical axis of the outer red light reflected on the door mirror 4R is shifted to the left. It is possible to reliably recognize that the driver is in a state where the driver needs to turn left.

Further, even if the vehicle is moved backward so that the light of the left guide light emitting device 5L is irradiated on the left door mirror 4L, the displacement of the guide lights 6A and 6B can be visually recognized in the same manner as described above. In addition, the angle of entry of the vehicle can be properly maintained.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the vehicle is moved backward so as to irradiate the visible light of the guide light emitting device 5L or 5R to the door mirror 4L or 4R. It is possible to immediately judge whether the vehicle is appropriate or not, and even if the driver is inexperienced in driving the vehicle, the vehicle can be easily parked at an appropriate parking position. The vehicle can be easily stopped at an appropriate parking position even when the vehicle is dark.

As a result, parking between adjacent parking areas occupies two parking areas or causes a collision accident with a vehicle parked in an adjacent parking area during parking. It can be reliably prevented.

In the above embodiment, the guide light 6
The case of emitting red visible light and green visible light in A and 6B has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any visible light of any color can be applied as long as the visible light can recognize a color difference. can do.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the color parallel visible light is directly emitted from the guide light emitting devices 5L and 5R has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper ends of the guide lights 6A and 6B are not limited thereto. A total reflection mirror is arranged at the light source position, and a half mirror is arranged at another light source position. These mirrors reflect light rays from the light source provided on the ground side to irradiate the door mirrors 4L and 4R. Further, a half mirror may be provided on the ground side to distribute light rays from one light source to a plurality of parking areas. In this case, the number of light sources can be reduced, so that equipment cost is reduced. Can be reduced.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the vehicle having the door mirrors 4L and 4R has been described. However, a vehicle having a fender mirror as a rearview mirror can obtain the same operation and effect as described above, and furthermore, has a room as a rearview mirror. induced if, parking areas a ₁ to a _N left and right induction light emitting device 5L of, if installed a new induced light emission device to an intermediate position 5R, which is emitted from the stimulation light emitting apparatus that uses a mirror Since the light can be visually recognized by the driver through the rearview mirror, the same operation and effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the parking area of the parking lot has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to the parking area formed on the road. In this case, it is preferable to provide the guide light emitting means only on the sidewalk side of the parking area so as not to hinder the traffic of the vehicle.

[0030]

As described above, according to the parking guidance apparatus of the first aspect, the guidance light emitting means can be radiated to the rearview mirror of the normally entering vehicle at a position separated by a predetermined distance from the vehicle entering direction. Since the light source that emits visible light of different colors is arranged so that the rearview mirror of the normally entering vehicle can be viewed in a straight line, the driver looks at the rearview mirror, Since the alignment of the light beam changes according to the change in the approach angle, it is possible to accurately recognize the approach angle of the vehicle, and it can be used accurately for inexperienced drivers or when it is difficult to see the parking area at night. The effect of being able to park in the parking area is obtained.

According to the parking guidance device of the present invention, since the visible light of color from the light source is reflected by the reflector, parallel light is emitted toward the rearview mirror of the vehicle with a simple configuration. The effect is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of a guide light applicable to the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 2;

4A and 4B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the operation in the embodiment of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 4A is a plan view at the time of normal approach, and FIG. 4B is a diagram showing an alignment state of light rays reflected on a door mirror at that time. is there.

5A and 5B are explanatory views for explaining the operation in the embodiment of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 5A is a plan view showing a state in which an approach angle shift occurs, and FIG. 5B is an arrangement of light rays reflected on a door mirror at that time. It is a figure showing a state.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Parking A ₁ to A _N parking region 3 vehicle 4L, 4R door mirror (back mirror) 5L, 5R induced light emitting device 6A, 6B guide lights 8a, 8b source 9 reflector 10 light source body 12a, 12b, 12c light sources 13 reflected Body 14 Light source body

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A visible light beam of a different color that can be applied to a rearview mirror of a normally approaching vehicle at a position opposite to a vehicle approaching direction in a parking area where the vehicle is parked and at a position separated by a predetermined distance from the vehicle approaching direction. A guidance light emitting means provided with a light source that emits the light so that it can be visually recognized in a straight line by a rearview mirror of the normal approaching vehicle. 2. The parking system according to claim 1, wherein said pair of light sources comprises a light source body that emits colored visible light, and a reflector that covers a side opposite to the vehicle approach direction. Guidance device.