JPS6228893A - Three-dimensional parking lot managing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention provides a multi-level parking lot management device that can automatically manage the entry and exit of vehicles and the management of fees in a multi-level parking lot without an operator. Regarding.

[Conventional technology]

Multi-story parking lots, which can be constructed at a relatively low price and can park a large number of vehicles by making the most of a small amount of land, are ideal for use in urban areas where it is difficult to secure parking lots, and the demand for them is increasing. be. In addition, IL, which is a common problem in multi-story parking lots,
The complexity of loading and unloading vehicles has been improved with the advent of parking management systems that use computers and the like, making it possible to do it in a short time and with less labor through simple operations.

Parking management devices used in this type of multi-story parking lot include:
Each parking space such as cargo, gauge, and station (hereinafter simply referred to as parking space) may be equipped with a sensor to monitor the presence or absence of a vehicle, or a punch card may be provided for each parking space and the punch card Have the card read by a reader. There is something that manages the entry and exit of vehicles.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

On the other hand, the current trend in parking lot management is to fully automate (unmanned) all entry and exit management, including issuing parking tickets and collecting parking fees.

However, in the case of a multi-story parking lot where the parking status of vehicles cannot be observed from the outside, even if the above-mentioned parking management device using monitoring sensors or punch cards is used, there is no need for staff to monitor these devices. There is a problem that full automation is not possible because an attendant is absolutely required to look for an empty parking space by looking at the sensor, move the vehicle in and out of the empty parking space, select a punch card, operate the buttons, etc. there were.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned points, and its purpose is to improve the entry/exit management of multi-level parking lots, which has conventionally been handled as a system, including issuing parking tickets and collecting fees. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a multi-story parking lot management device that is devised to be completely automated, that is, completely unmanned. At the parking lot, at the entrance leading to the tower above,
A parking management machine that issues a parking ticket that records the time of entry is installed, and a parking fee is calculated at the exit gate based on the time of entry of the parking ticket, and once the fee is paid, the vehicle is allowed to leave the parking lot. In addition, the above-mentioned warehousing management machine is provided with a storage unit that stores the number of each parking space and the presence or absence of a vehicle in each of these parking spaces, and a storage unit that stores the number of each parking space and the presence or absence of a vehicle in each parking space. If there is no parking space, the issuance of parking tickets will be stopped, and if there is a vacant parking space, this will be designated and the vacant parking space number and parking ticket number will be recorded on the above parking ticket and issued. A ticket issuing device is provided, and
When a parking ticket is inserted at the entrance/exit portion of the tower when a vehicle is parked inside the tower, the parking ticket number is stored in the designated parking space area of the storage unit according to the parking ticket record. In addition, the stacker is controlled and operated to carry the vehicle into the parking space recorded on the parking ticket, and when leaving the parking lot, when the parking ticket is inserted, it is processed according to the record on the parking ticket. A parking control machine is provided that can control and operate the stacker to carry out a vehicle removal operation from the parking space and delete the parking ticket number from the parking space area of the storage unit. are doing.

〔Example〕

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a multilevel parking lot management device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a multi-story parking lot equipped with a management device according to the present invention. In FIG. , a large number of parking spaces (stations) arranged in multiple stages are shown inside the tower 1, and each of these parking spaces 18 to 1n is given the same number 1a to 1n as the reference numeral for convenience.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a vehicle entrance/exit provided on the lower side of the tower 1, and 3 transports the vehicle C that enters the parking space from this entrance/exit 2 to any parking space 1a to 1n under computer control, and
The operation of storing the vehicle in the space in the same manner as a forklift, and the vehicle C stored in any parking space 1a to 1n.
A stacker is shown which performs the operation of transporting the stacker 3 to the entrance/exit 2, and 4 is a driving machine that operates the stacker 3.

Next, reference numeral 5 denotes a vehicle entrance (input passage) leading to the tower 1, 6 an exit entrance (exit passage), and 7 a turntable provided on the passage 8 in front of the tower 1.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a first artificial vehicle detector such as a loop coil installed on the entrance side of the entrance 5, and 11 denotes a parking management machine that also serves as a parking ticket issuing machine installed on one side of the entrance 5. The warehousing management machine 11 is provided with a control unit 11A centered on a CPU, and when it receives a vehicle detection signal F1 from the first artificial vehicle detector 10, if there is a vacant parking space,
The parking card T is configured to issue a parking card T having a magnetic card structure as shown in FIG. 3 through the ticket issuing slot 11a. In addition, when issuing the parking card T, the warehousing management machine 11 records the warehousing date and time T2 and the parking space number T3 of the tower 1 on the magnetic stripe TS of the card on which the parking ticket number T1 (serial number) is recorded in advance. (See Figure 3). Further, the warehousing management machine 11 is equipped with a broadcaster/indicator 12 that informs customers that the parking space is full when the parking space is found to be empty as a result of searching the storage section to be described later. Note that these broadcasters/indicators 12 may be provided separately from the warehousing management machine 11.

Reference numeral 13 denotes an opening/closing machine for the entrance gate 13G, which is also provided at the parking entrance 10. When a customer withdraws the parking ticket T issued to the ticket issuing gate 11a, this opening/closing machine 13 operates according to the withdrawal signal F2 and closes the entrance gate 13G. Gate 13G is opened and vehicles are allowed to enter. In addition, 14 is a second artificial vehicle detector such as a loop coil installed inside the entrance 10. When this detector 14 detects an entering vehicle, the above-mentioned opening/closing machine 13 is activated by this detection signal F3, and the door is closed. It is designed to close gate 13G.

The block on the left side of FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the storage management machine 11, and the control unit 11A, which is mainly composed of a CPU, has the above-mentioned first and second population vehicle detection units. device 10.14 and full broadcaster/indicator 12
, and, in addition to the entrance gate opening/closing machine 13, a detector 11b for detecting the removal of a parking ticket is provided at the ticket issuing port 11a of the storage management machine 11.

The issued parking ticket T includes the entry date and time T2 as shown in Figure 3.
, a magnetic writing machine 11c that writes the parking space number T3 designated as a result of the search, a ticket issuing device 11d that issues the magnetically written parking ticket T to the ticket issuing slot 11a, a clock circuit 11e that oscillates a reference clock signal, and a CPU. ROMllf that stores the system program for the system, and space number Nα1 provided corresponding to each parking space 1a to 1n of tower 1.
~Nαn and the parking ticket number T1 recorded in the parking ticket T issued to the vehicle C stored in each of the parking spaces 1a to 1n are connected to a storage unit 11g. .

The storage unit 11g stores the parking tickets recorded in the parking ticket T as described above for the space numbers Nα1 to Nαn corresponding to the parking spaces 18 to 1n in which the vehicle C is stored each time the vehicle C is parked. By storing the number T1 of the parking ticket and, conversely, when the vehicle C leaves the parking lot, erasing the number T1 of the parking ticket, it is possible to determine whether there is a vehicle C in each parking space 18 to 1n. .

Further, in FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 20 indicates a parking control machine installed near the entrance/exit 2 provided in the tower 1. This parking controller 20 includes an insertion slot 20.1 for the parking ticket T issued by the warehousing management machine 11, a warehousing switch 21 that is pressed when parking the vehicle C, and an exit switch 21 that is pressed when leaving the parking lot. A switch 22 is provided.

The block on the right side of FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the parking controller 20, and the control unit 2OA, which is mainly composed of a CPU, includes a switch 21 for entering and exiting the parking lot connected to the control unit 2OA. In addition to .22.

The driving machine for the stacker 3 mentioned above 4. The above insertion port 20
．． A detector 20b for a parking ticket T that has been sunk in 1 to 8, a magnetic reader 20c that reads each piece of information T1 to T3 recorded on the parking ticket T, and a ROM 20d that stores a system program for the CPU are connected. .

In addition, there is a connection between the control unit 2OA of the parking control machine 20 and the control unit ]]-A of the parking management machine 11.
The areas of each parking space 18 to 1n provided in the memory section 11g are connected by a bus 23 so that the parking ticket number T1 can be written or erased.

In FIG. 1, 30 is a second exit vehicle detector such as a loop coil provided in the inner passage of the exit 6, and 31 is a second exit such as a loop coil provided in the exit passage of the same exit 6. A vehicle detector, 32 is an exit management machine that also serves as an automatic fare adjustment machine, 33 is an opening/closing machine for exit gate 33G, and exit gate 6
Among these devices installed in 'r can be accepted, and when the parking ticket T is inserted, the parking fee is calculated by reading the entry date and time T3, and this is displayed on the display 32b, and the payment of the above fee is completed at the fee acceptance port 32c. When the exit gate 33G is opened, an opening signal F5 is sent to the opening/closing machine 33 to open the exit gate 33G and permit the vehicle C to leave the garage. Further, when the second exit vehicle detector 31 detects the vehicle C leaving the garage, a closing motion signal F6 is sent to the opening/closing machine 33, so that the opened exit game)-33G is closed again.

In addition to the above-mentioned cash payment, the parking fee may be paid by inserting a pre-issued commuter pass (not shown) into the slot 32a of the exit management machine 32. Furthermore, since a conventionally commonly used device is used as the delivery management device 32, a detailed description of the configuration will be omitted.

[Effect]

Next, the operation of the multilevel parking lot management device according to the present invention described above will be explained according to flowcharts 1 to 1 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation at the time of warehousing that is executed according to the program stored in the ROMI 1 f of the warehousing management machine 11 and the ROM 20 d of the parking control machine 20. Incoming vehicle C is the first
When the population vehicle detector 10 detects the presence, in the next step S2, the storage section 11gk of the parking controller 2o is searched to check whether the vehicle is full or not. The parking ticket number T is stored in the area corresponding to each parking space number Na1 to Nan in the storage unit 11g.
If 1 is stored, that parking space 18-1
Since vehicle C is stored in n, it is "full" when number T1 is stored in all areas, and therefore,
In this case, in step S3, the broadcaster/indicator 12 is activated to notify the visitor that the vehicle is "full" and cannot enter the parking lot.

Announcement that if the vehicle is not full, the vehicle can be parked in the next step S4.
Alternatively, the storage unit 11 is displayed, and in the next step S5, the storage unit 11
g and designate any of the vacant parking spaces J-a to 1n. Empty parking space 18 in this way
After specifying 1 and n, next in step S6, the magnetic writing machine], 1c and the ticket issuing device lid are operated to write the magnetic stripe TS of the parking ticket T on which the parking ticket number T1 is recorded in advance. Then, the date and time T2 of entry and the designated parking space number T3 are recorded and issued to ticket issuing gate 1]-a.

Thereafter, the warehousing work is executed in the order of steps 87 to SIO, and in the next step Sll, the vehicle C is placed on the stacker 3 stopped at the entrance/exit 2 of the tower 1. Then,
Insert the parking ticket T received at the parking entrance 5 into the insertion port 20a of the parking controller 20 (step 512), and press the parking switch 21.
is turned on (step 513), the next step S14
Then, the magnetic reader 20c reads the parking ticket number T1 and parking space number T4 recorded on the parking ticket T, and then in step S15, this parking ticket number T1 is provided on the storage management machine 11 side through the bus 23. The information is written in the areas of the parking spaces 1a to 1n in the storage unit 11g. In addition, in the first step S16, the parking space number T3 read above is
Based on this, the drive unit 4 is actuated to move the stacker 3 carrying the vehicle C to the corresponding parking space 18 to 1n,
Vehicle C is stored. Then, in the parking operation executed in this way, the parking ticket T is transferred to the parking controller 20 in step S17.
Finish by pulling it out.

FIG. 6 mainly shows the ROM 20d of the parking controller 20,
This is a flowchart showing the operation at the time of leaving the parking lot, which is executed according to a program stored in the ROM (not shown) of the parking management machine 30. When leaving the parking lot, the parking ticket T is inserted into the parking control machine 20 (step 520). , exit switch 22
is turned on (step 521), the next step S22
The magnetic reader 20c reads the parking space number T3 recorded on the parking ticket T. As a result, the next step S2
3, the drive machine 4 is controlled to operate the stacker 3, and the vehicle C stored in the parking space is carried out to the entrance 2. Next, when the parking ticket T is extracted in step S24, the parking ticket number T1 stored in the area of the parking space of the storage unit 11g is erased in the next step S25, and thereafter, steps 326 to S40 are performed. The shipping procedure is carried out in the following order.

However, if a commuter pass is used in step S29 of the exit flow, steps S36 and S37 are executed.

In the above-described embodiment, all information on the parking ticket T is recorded magnetically, but this may also be done by punching.

〔effect〕

Since the multi-story parking lot management device according to the present invention is as described above, the parking space number where you will park from now on is recorded together with the parking ticket number and the date and time of parking issued at the time of parking. To do so, simply insert this parking ticket into the parking management device (reader), and from then on, the stacker will read this parking space number and automatically transport and store the vehicle in the desired parking space, or vice versa. In addition to being able to carry out vehicles from parking spaces to entrances and exits, parking ticket numbers can be stored in and erased from the area of each parking space in the storage unit to determine whether or not there is parking, so parking conditions can be accurately grasped. This system has the advantage of preventing double parking and accurately informing when the parking lot is full, and is suitable for use in multi-story parking lots with various structures.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a multi-story parking lot in which the management device according to the present invention is implemented, Fig. 2 is a front sectional view showing an example of a tower, and Fig. 3 is an example of a parking ticket. front view,
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure for warehousing, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure for leaving the warehouse. 1 is the tower, 1a to 1n are parking spaces, 2 is the entrance/exit,
3 is a stacker, 4 is a drive machine, 5 is an entrance, 6 is an exit, 11 is a warehousing management machine, IIA is a control unit, l1g is a storage unit, 12 is a vacancy announcement/indicator, 20 is a parking control machine, 20
A is a control unit, 20c is a magnetic reader, 32 is a shipping management machine,
C is the vehicle, T is the parking ticket, TS is the magnetic stripe, T1 is the parking ticket number, T2 is the date and time of parking, and T3 is the parking space number.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) In a multi-story parking lot with a large number of parking spaces arranged in multiple stages inside a tower, an entry management machine that issues a parking ticket that records the time of entry will be installed at the entrance leading to the tower.
In addition, the exit gate is equipped with an exit management machine that calculates the parking fee based on the entry time of the parking ticket and allows the vehicle to exit the parking lot once the fee has been paid. A memory unit that stores the number of each parking space mentioned above and the presence or absence of a vehicle in each parking space, and if there is no vacant parking space when entering the parking space, the issuance of parking tickets will be stopped, and the parking space If there is a vacant parking space, a ticket issuing device will be installed to record and issue the vacant parking space number and parking ticket number on the parking ticket. When a parking ticket is inserted when a vehicle enters the tower, the parking ticket number is written in the designated parking space area of the storage unit according to the parking ticket record, and the stacker is controlled and operated. Then, when leaving the parking lot, when the parking ticket is inserted, the stacker is controlled and operated according to the record of the parking ticket. A multi-story parking lot management device comprising a parking control machine capable of carrying out an exit operation to remove a vehicle from a parking space and erase the parking ticket number from the parking space area of the storage unit. . (2) The storage management machine is equipped with a function to stop issuing parking tickets and broadcast or display that the parking space is full if there is no vacant parking space in the tower when entering the parking space. The multi-story parking lot management device according to claim 1, characterized in that: (3) The parking control machine includes a reader that reads the parking space number, parking ticket number, and other recorded data recorded on the inserted parking ticket, and the above-mentioned warehousing according to the data read by this reader. The multi-story parking lot management device according to claim 1, further comprising an entry switch and an exit switch for performing operations and exit operations. (4) The multi-story parking lot according to claim 1, wherein the exit management machine is equipped with a function that allows use of a commuter pass in addition to a function of paying parking fees in cash. Vehicle lot management device.