KR20190009198A - Smart bicycle storage stand and management method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a smart bicycle storage and a management method thereof. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the smart bicycle storage and the management method thereof are able to operate a timer when a wheel of a bicycle contacts a switch, display a storage time of the bicycle measured by the timer on a display part, determine that the bicycle is neglected if the displayed storage time of the bicycle is equal to or longer than a predetermined time, and display an alarm related to the storage state of the bicycle on the display part.

Description

{SMART BICYCLE STORAGE STAND AND MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF}

More particularly, the present invention relates to a smart bicycle storage and management method thereof, and more particularly, to a smart bicycle storage and management method thereof, The present invention relates to a smart bicycle storage and a method for managing the same, and more particularly, to a smart bicycle storage and a method for managing the bicycle when the time is longer than a predetermined time.

Generally, bicycle is widely used as a sports equipment used for living sports, and it is a vehicle that is very advantageously used for near-distance traffic in the urban area.

In particular, the use of bicycles reduces the traffic congestion and is effective in preventing pollution. Therefore, advanced countries are actively promoting the use of bicycles, as well as making bike roads in the city center to protect the environment, eliminate traffic congestion, .

On the other hand, a bicycle storage room installed in a collective building such as a bicycle storage room or an apartment building installed on one side of a public facility such as a roadside or a subway station and a library is designed to temporarily store the bicycle, but leaving the bicycle for a long time or leaving it It is occurring frequently.

In other words, if a bicycle is left in a bicycle storage room for a long time and numerous bicycles are piled up, other bicycle users may not be able to use the bicycle storage room. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to confirm whether the bicycle is left unattended even if it is tried to perform a method of forcibly moving or collecting the bicycle left in the bicycle storage room, There was a problem that it took a long time to process the bicycle left in the storage room.

Currently, bikes are being used for a long time without bikers or bikes that have been unloaded, such as wastes, for a certain period of time, by using stickers or banners to inform them of their disposal.

Therefore, there is a problem that until the unused bicycle is recovered, the bicycle storage room must be filled with such a situation that the other users can not use it, or the surrounding aesthetics must be damaged.

In addition, it is difficult to install a general bicycle storage room in a narrow space, and there is a problem that a large space is required as a storage space due to the size of bicycle or the volume problem.

In other words, it is necessary to check the time of mounting the bicycle which has been left for a long time so that the user can easily use the bicycle storage room for users who want to store and store the bicycle in a narrow space without harming the aesthetics of the surroundings. It is urgently required to develop a smart bicycle storage room capable of processing the bicycle storage space.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1657302 " Integrated Management System of Bicycle Storage " (Announcement of September 19, 2016) Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0105903 "Bicycle management system and method using RFID" (disclosed on September 28, 2011)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised to solve the problems as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a bicycle which is capable of operating a timer when a wheel of a bicycle contacts a switch, The present invention provides a smart bicycle storage and a method for managing the bicycle storage, wherein the display unit is configured to display an alarm regarding the storage state of the bicycle.

The smart bicycle storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage unit for storing and storing bicycles, a solar cell module for producing electric energy necessary for a smart bicycle storage room using solar light, A battery for storing energy, a timer for measuring the storage time of the bicycle mounted on the mount, a switch for operating the timer by the contact of the bicycle wheel installed on the floor of the mount, And a control unit for controlling the display unit and the solar cell module, the battery, the timer, the switch, and the display unit to display the storage state. When the wheels of the bicycle contact the switch, The timer is operated in response to the contact signal, The display unit displays the storage time of the bicycle measured by the display unit, and if the displayed storage time is longer than the predetermined time, the storage state of the bicycle is determined to be in the leave state and the display unit displays an alarm about the storage state of the bicycle .

The smart bike storage according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a communication unit for communicating with an external organ in relation to a bike storage state, wherein when the storage state of the bicycle is judged to be in a left state, Can be used to report the bike storage status to external agencies.

In addition, in the smart bicycle storage space according to the embodiment of the present invention, the holder can be manufactured such that the tilt of the holder can be adjusted according to the center of gravity of the bicycle.

A method of managing a smart bicycle storage according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of checking a contact signal of a switch when a wheel of a bicycle contacts a switch, operating a timer in response to an identified contact signal, Displaying the storage time of the bicycle on the display unit, judging the storage state of the bicycle to be in an unoccupied state when the displayed storage time is longer than the predetermined time, and displaying an alarm concerning the storage state of the bicycle have.

The method of managing a smart bicycle storage according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a step of reporting the storage status of the bicycle to an external organization using a communication unit.

Meanwhile, as an embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing the computer to execute the above-described method may be provided.

According to the smart bicycle storage and management method according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to display the bike storage time and storage state by self-power generation using solar power generation without connecting other power sources.

According to the smart bicycle storage and management method according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to determine the bicycle storage state in consideration of the bicycle storage time and the intention of the user, .

According to the smart bicycle storage and management method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the inclination of the bicycle can be freely adjusted, so that the bicycle storage can be installed in a narrow space and the bicycle storage space can be saved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. It is to be understood, however, that the technical features of the present invention are not limited to the specific drawings, and the features disclosed in the drawings may be combined with each other to constitute a new embodiment.
1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a smart bicycle storage 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view illustrating a smart bicycle storage room 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a front view showing a smart bicycle storage 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing a method of calculating a rotation critical angle? Of a bicycle.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing a smart bicycle storage according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

The terms used in this specification will be briefly described and the present invention will be described in detail.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term, not on the name of a simple term, but on the entire contents of the present invention.

When an element is referred to as " including " an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well, without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Also, the terms " part, " " module, " and the like described in the specification mean units for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software . In addition, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part throughout the specification, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "connected with other part in between".

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a smart bicycle storage 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a smart bicycle storage 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing a smart bicycle storage 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, a smart bicycle storage unit 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cradle 10, a solar cell module 20, a battery 30, a timer 40, a switch 50, A display unit 60, a communication unit 70, and a control unit 80. [

The cradle 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention can store and mount the bicycle. For example, the cradle 10 can be manufactured in a slider rail manner in which a bicycle wheel can be inserted so that the bicycle can be mounted.

4 is a diagram showing a method of calculating a rotation critical angle? Of a bicycle.

That is, the critical angle of rotation? Of the bicycle may mean the critical angle at which the bicycle is mounted when the bicycle rotates just before or after the bicycle rotates backward when the bicycle is mounted on the holder 100 having a slope.

Referring to FIG. 4, assuming that the bicycle rotates about the rear wheel axis, the threshold angle of rotation (&thetas;) of the bicycle is calculated. When the same line of the rear wheel axis and the center of gravity is perpendicular to the ground, It can be assumed that it goes over. At this time, the angle of rotation between the rear wheel axis and the center of gravity is firstly found, and then the critical angle of rotation () can be estimated by subtracting the angle of incidence from 90 degrees.

4, assuming that the vertical height Hcg from the rear wheel axis to the center of gravity is 223.52 mm and the horizontal distance Lr from the center of gravity to the rear wheel axis is 444.5 mm, the angle between the rear wheel axis and the center of gravity is 26.695 degrees , The critical angle of rotation (?) Of the bicycle can be estimated to be 63.305 degrees.

That is, if the inclination of the cradle 10 is set to 63.305 degrees or less, which is the critical angle of rotation (?) Of the bicycle, the bicycle can be stably mounted and the bike storage volume can be reduced. The specification can be reduced.

For example, if the slope of the cradle 10 is designed to be 50 degrees and a bicycle storage room is made, the size of the bicycle storage space can be reduced by about 21%.

The holder 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention can adjust the inclination of the holder 10 so that each bicycle can be stably mounted and the storage volume can be reduced.

For example, since the size and shape of the bicycle are various, the user can freely mount and lower the volume at 63.305 degrees or less, which is the critical angle of rotation ([theta]) of the bicycle. Of the bicycle under the rotation critical angle? Of the bicycle. That is, the holder 10 may be manufactured to have an annular shape on one side of the upper end of the holder 10, and the hook of one side of the upper end of the holder 10 may be fixed to the height adjustable frame.

That is, the frame may be formed as a clamp structure so that the height of the frame can be adjusted in a column of a smart bicycle storage box, or a plurality of frames may be installed at various heights, such as a ladder shape, The inclination of the holder 10 can be adjusted in a combined manner.

The solar cell module 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention can generate electric energy necessary for the smart bicycle storage room 100 using sunlight.

For example, the solar cell module 20 is an apparatus for generating electric energy by absorbing light energy from the sun. In general, the solar cell module 20 can be installed at a roof position of the smart bicycle storage room 100 so as to easily absorb sunlight.

That is, the solar cell module 20 can generate and supply electric energy required for operation of the smart bicycle storage room 100 by generating electric energy from sunlight. In addition, the solar battery module 20 can store the over-produced electrical energy in the battery 30 in excess of the required energy, in case the solar battery is difficult to generate due to low solar radiation.

The battery 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention can store electric energy produced by the solar cell module 20. [

That is, the battery 30 can store the electric energy generated by the solar power generation through the solar cell module 20 and supply the stored energy to the smart bicycle storage room 100. For example, the battery 30 is connected to the electronic devices such as the timer 40, the switch 50, the display unit 60, the communication unit 70, the control unit 80, etc. of the smart bicycle storage 100 Can supply the necessary electric energy.

For example, the battery 30 can charge or discharge electric energy under the control of the control unit 80. [ Here, the battery 30 may include at least one of a rechargeable lead acid battery, a nickel cadmium battery, a nickel metal hydride battery, and a lithium ion battery.

The timer 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention can measure the storage time of the bicycle mounted on the cradle 10.

That is, the timer 40 can be operated in conjunction with the switch 50 so as to measure the storage time from the moment when the bicycle mounts on the mount 10 so as to accurately measure the storage time of the bicycle. For example, when the bicycle is placed on the cradle 10 and starts to contact the switch 50, the timer 40 starts to operate. When the bicycle is separated from the cradle 10 and the contact with the switch 50 is broken, (40) stops operating.

The switch 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed on the floor of the cradle and can operate the timer 40 by the contact of the bicycle wheel.

3, the switch 50 is provided at the bottom of the cradle 10 so that the switch 50 is in contact with the wheel when the bicycle is being stored in the cradle 10. That is, the switch 50 is interlocked with the timer 40, so that when the bicycle wheel contacts the switch 50, the timer 40 starts to operate, and the bicycle wheel is separated from the switch, The operation of the control unit 10 is stopped. That is, the timer 40 can measure the time at which the bicycle wheel is kept in contact with the switch 50 as the bike's storage time.

The display unit 60 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display the storage time and storage state of the bicycle according to the operation of the timer 40. [

For example, the display unit 60 may display the storage time of the bicycle that the timer 40 measures. For example, the display unit 60 can easily display the mounting time (storage time) or the number of days of the bicycle measured by the timer 40 in a 7-segment manner.

Also, the display unit 60 can display the storage state of the bicycle. For example, when the storage time of the bicycle measured by the timer 40 is equal to or longer than a predetermined time, the storage time of the bicycle may be displayed on the display unit 60 have.

That is, the storage state of the bicycle in the smart bicycle storage room 100 can be divided into a stationary state, a standing state, a standby state, etc., and the storage state of the bicycle can be determined in consideration of the stored time of the bicycle, The display unit 60 can display the storage state of the bicycle.

The communication unit 70 according to an embodiment of the present invention can communicate with an external organization regarding the bicycle storage state.

That is, the communication unit 70 is a device for the smart bicycle storage room 100 to exchange information with an external organization in a wireless or wired manner, and can communicate with an external organization to transmit information about the bicycle storage state.

For example, when there are many bicycles left in the smart bicycle storage room 100, the communication unit 70 can report the bicycle storage status to the related organizations such as the ward office, the county office, and the government office for processing of the bicycle that has been left unattended.

The communication unit 70 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a short range communication module or a mobile communication module, a LoRa (Long Range, large-scale low-power long-distance wireless communication) communication module, etc. for communication with an external organization.

For example, a short-range wireless communication unit may include a Bluetooth communication module, a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) communication module, a Near Field Communication module, a Wi-Fi communication Module, a Zigbee communication module, an IrDA (infrared data association) communication module, a WFD (Wi-Fi Direct) communication module, an UWB (ultra wideband) communication module, an Ant + communication module, and the like. .

The control unit 80 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes devices included in the smart bicycle storage such as a solar battery module 20, a battery 30, a timer 40, a switch 50, a display unit 60 And the communication unit 70, as shown in Fig.

For example, the control unit 80 may control the solar cell module 20 to produce electrical energy from the sunlight, calculate the required power of the smart bicycle storage and the power to be charged or discharged in the battery 30, The charging and discharging of the battery 30 can be controlled under the control condition.

When the wheel of the bicycle contacts the switch 50, the control unit 80 checks the contact signal of the switch 50 and controls the switch 50 to operate the timer 40 in response to the contact signal .

That is, the switch 50 can directly operate the timer 40 with the signal of the switch 50 without the control operation of the controller 80 by directly interlocking with the timer 40, , And operates the timer 40 in response to the confirmed contact signal.

In addition, the control unit 80 can cause the display unit 60 to display the storage time and storage state of the bicycle, which are measured by the timer 40. [

For example, the control unit 80 can control the display unit 60 to display the storage time of the bicycle measured by the timer 40, and allows the display unit 60 to store the storage time in hours, days, etc. Or simply display it in a 7-segment manner.

In addition, the control unit 80 determines whether the bicycle is in a storage state, a standing state, a standby state, or the like in consideration of the measured storage time of the bicycle, the intention of the user, You can control to display the status.

For example, when the measured time of the stored bicycle is equal to or greater than a predetermined time, the control unit 80 may determine that the bicycle storage state is in the unoccupied state. If the stored time is less than the predetermined time, have. In addition, the user may input his / her bicycle storage state using an input unit (not shown).

That is, the control unit 80 can determine the stationary state, the stationary state, and the standby state in the bicycle storage state in consideration of the comparison of the measured storage time with the predetermined time and the intention of the user, It is possible to display on the display unit 60 that the state is any one of the above-mentioned states.

In addition, when the storage time is longer than the predetermined time, the control unit 80 may determine that the storage state of the bicycle is the left-standing state, and cause the display unit 60 to display an alarm regarding the storage state of the bicycle.

For example, in order to indicate that the bicycle is left unattended in the smart bicycle storage room 100, the control unit 80 instructs the display unit 60 to display the stored bicycle in a storage state An alarm related to the display can be displayed.

In addition, when the control unit 80 determines that the storage state of the bicycle is left, the control unit 80 can report the bicycle storage state to the external organ using the communication unit 70. [

That is, the control unit 80 can control the communication unit 70 to report the storage state of the bicycle to the external organization when there is a bicycle determined to be in the left state for the processing of the left bicycle. Further, the control unit 80 may control the communication unit 70 to report the storage state of the bicycle to the external organization when the bicycle is left at a predetermined time interval or a predetermined number of bicycles or more.

In addition, the control unit 80 may include at least one of a micro controller unit (MCU), a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), and a communication processor (CP). Referring to FIG. 3, the controller 100 may include an Arduino for controlling the smart bicycle storage 100, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing a smart bicycle storage according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, in step S10, the control unit 80 can confirm the contact signal of the switch 50 when the wheel of the bicycle contacts the switch 50. FIG.

For example, when the bicycle is placed on the mount 10 and the bicycle wheel contacts the switch 50 installed on the mount base, the switch 50 can generate a contact signal. At this time, the control unit 80 can receive the contact signal of the switch from the switch 50 and confirm the contact signal.

In step S20, the control unit 80 can operate the timer in response to the confirmed contact signal.

For example, the control unit 80 can check the contact signal that the bicycle wheel is contacted from the switch 50 installed on the floor of the cradle, and operate the timer 40 in response to the contact signal. That is, the timer 40 can be operated from the moment the bicycle wheel contacts the switch 50 to accurately measure the bicycle storage time.

In step S30, the control unit 80 can cause the display unit 60 to display the storage time of the bicycle, which is measured by the timer 40. [

For example, the control unit 80 may display the storage time and storage state of the bicycle in the smart bicycle storage on the display unit 60, and may display the storage time of the bicycle, which is measured by the timer 40, (60) to display the storage time in terms of time, day, etc. or simply display it in a 7-segment manner.

In step S40, when the storage time of the bicycle is equal to or longer than the predetermined time, the control unit 80 can determine that the storage state of the bicycle is left.

For example, the control unit 80 may determine the storage state of the bicycle as a stationary state, a left-state state, a standby state, etc. in consideration of the storage time of the bicycle measured by the timer 40, If the storage time is longer than the predetermined time, the storage state of the bicycle can be judged as being in a left-standing state.

In step S50, the control unit 80 can display an alarm about the storage state of the bicycle on the display unit 60. [

For example, the control unit 80 may display an alarm regarding the storage state of the bicycle on the display unit 60 in order to process and display the bicycle left when the storage state of the bicycle is judged as being in the left state.

That is, the user of the smart bicycle storage room 100 and / or the external organization checks the alarm displayed on the display unit 60, identifies the bicycle in the neglected state, separates the bicycle from the smart bicycle storage room 100, can do.

In step S60, the control unit 80 can report the storage state of the bicycle to the external organ using the communication unit 70. [

That is, the control unit 80 displays an alarm for the bicycle storage state on the display unit 60 and reports to the external organization about the status of the bicycle left using the communication unit 70 .

For example, the control unit 80 can control the communication unit 70 to report the storage state of the bicycle to the external organization when there is a bicycle determined to be in the left state for the processing of the left bicycle.

Further, the control unit 80 can control the communication unit 70 to report the storage state of the bicycle to the external organization when the predetermined number of bicycles exist at a predetermined time interval or more.

The contents of the above-described smart bicycle storage room 100 may be applied to a method of managing a smart bicycle storage space according to an embodiment of the present invention. Accordingly, the same contents as those of the smart bicycle storage unit 100 are omitted from the description of the management method of the smart bicycle storage unit.

One embodiment of the present invention may also be embodied in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer readable medium may include both computer storage media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

10: Cradle 20: Solar module
30: Battery 40: Timer
50: switch 60:
70: communication unit 80:
100: Smart bicycle storage

Claims (6)

In the Smart Bicycle Storage,
A cradle for storing and mounting bicycles;
A solar cell module for producing electric energy required for the smart bicycle storage using solar light;
A battery for storing electrical energy produced by the solar cell module;
A timer for measuring a storage time of the bicycle rested on the cradle;
A switch installed at the bottom of the cradle for operating the timer by contact of the bicycle wheel;
A display unit for displaying the storage time and storage state of the bicycle according to the operation of the timer; And
And a control unit for controlling the solar cell module, the battery, the timer, the switch, and the display unit,
Wherein,
And when the wheel of the bicycle contacts the switch, it confirms the contact signal of the switch, operates the timer corresponding to the confirmed contact signal, and displays the storage time of the bicycle measured by the timer And a display unit for displaying an alarm regarding the storage state of the bicycle when the stored storage time is longer than a predetermined time.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a communication unit for communicating with an external organization with respect to the bicycle storage state,
Wherein,
Wherein the bicycle storage state is reported to the external organ using a communication unit when the storage state of the bicycle is judged to be in a state of neglect.
The method according to claim 1,
The cradle,
And the slope of the platform is adjustable according to the center of gravity of the bicycle.
In the management method of the smart bicycle storage,
Confirming a contact signal of the switch when the wheel of the bicycle contacts the switch;
Operating a timer corresponding to the identified contact signal;
Displaying a storage time of the bicycle measured by the timer on a display unit;
Determining that the storage state of the bicycle is in a left-sitting state when the stored storage time is longer than a predetermined time; And
And displaying an alarm regarding the storage status of the bicycle.
5. The method of claim 4,
And reporting the storage status of the bicycle to an external organization using a communication unit.
A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for implementing the method according to any one of claims 4 and 5 is recorded.

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