WO2023105972A1

WO2023105972A1 - Two/multiple-stage parking apparatus and absence confirmation method therefor

Info

Publication number: WO2023105972A1
Application number: PCT/JP2022/040056
Authority: WO
Inventors: 健一中村; 賢貴西村
Original assignee: Ｉｈｉ運搬機械株式会社
Priority date: 2021-12-09
Filing date: 2022-10-27
Publication date: 2023-06-15
Also published as: TW202338192A; JPWO2023105972A1

Abstract

If the entry or exit of a foreign object is detected by a zone sensor (24), a vehicle compartment (12) in which the foreign object is likely to exist is stored as an attention vehicle compartment (13B). After a user performs a vehicle entry or exit operation, only when there is the attention vehicle compartment (13B) other than a utilization vehicle compartment that is utilized by the user, a pair of camera images (29a, 29b) of the attention vehicle compartment (13B) other than the utilization vehicle compartment are switched and displayed in sequence on a monitor. Furthermore, regardless of the presence or absence of the attention vehicle compartment (13B), a pair of camera images (29a, 29b) of the utilization vehicle compartment (13A) are displayed on the monitor. When absence confirmation buttons (31a, 31b) corresponding to all the camera images (29a, 29b) displayed are operated (ON), a completion signal for an absence confirming operation (c) is output.

Description

Two-stage parking device and its unmanned confirmation method

The present invention relates to a two-stage parking system having a plurality of pallets and an unmanned confirmation method thereof.

The two-stage parking system can be roughly classified into an above-ground type in which parking spaces are provided only on the ground, and a pit type in which parking spaces are provided on the ground and underground. For both the ground type and the pit type, vehicles are loaded and unloaded directly onto the pallet located at the loading and unloading height (FL), or by leaving the vehicle from the pallet at the loading and unloading height. will be
In the two-stage parking device, the pallets are moved vertically or horizontally in the parking spaces, thereby providing two or more stages of parking spaces in the same installation space and storing the vehicle.
Such a two-stage parking device is disclosed, for example, in Patent Document 1.

Two-stage parking systems are used, for example, in collective housing such as condominiums, where a unique authentication number is given to a contractor who has made a contract in advance, and the contractor uses a pallet linked to the contractor's authentication number. widely practiced.
In this case, when the pallet is called up, the contractor enters the authentication number linked to the pallet, the contractor is authenticated, and the contractor can operate the device for the linked pallet.

However, when the user directly enters/exits the own vehicle on the pallet located in the compartment located at the entering/exiting height of the two-stage parking system, the safety confirmation is left to the user.
In this case, in a two-stage parking system having a plurality of compartments, if a vehicle compartment remote from the installation position of the control panel is visually checked for safety, vehicles located in other compartments will cause blind spots.
As means for solving this problem, for example, Patent Document 2 is disclosed.

In Patent Document 2, "Mechanical parking device, its safety confirmation method, and safety confirmation program", it is determined whether or not there is a sensor that has detected an object since the entrance door was closed last time when entering or exiting the vehicle. Also, when an object is detected by any of the sensors, the unmanned confirmation button at the detected position is activated (ON) to allow unattended confirmation by a person.

JP 2003-105997 A Japanese Patent No. 6560426

With the system of Patent Document 2 described above, when an object such as a person or an animal enters the passenger compartment after the previous door closing operation, the presence of the object can be noticed.
However, when this system is applied to a two-stage parking system, there are the following problems.

(1) A plurality of vehicle compartments (passenger compartments) positioned at the entrance/exit height are installed adjacent to each other in the width direction of the vehicle. For example, normally, 3 to 8 passenger compartments are provided adjacent to each other in the width direction.
In the system of Patent Document 2, in order to visually confirm the inside of the passenger compartment, an unmanned confirmation button is installed at a position close to each passenger compartment.
Therefore, if there is an unmanned confirmation button in a remote vehicle compartment, the user must walk to move each time, which lacks convenience and smoothness.

(2) When a vehicle enters or exits the mechanical parking system (when entering or exiting), the user must perform unmanned confirmation, gate closing operation, etc., in addition to entering and exiting the vehicle. .
At this time, in a dimly lit environment such as at night, there is a possibility that the existence of a foreign object (human or animal) may be overlooked even if the inside of the passenger compartment is visually checked.

The present invention was created to solve the problems described above. That is, the object of the present invention is to significantly reduce oversight of foreign objects (humans and animals) without moving to a distant vehicle compartment position even in a dark environment where multiple vehicle compartments are installed adjacently. To provide a two-stage parking device and its unmanned confirmation method capable of confirming whether or not all vehicle compartments are unoccupied.

According to the present invention, a plurality of compartments are provided adjacent to each other in the width direction of the vehicle at the entrance/exit height and accommodate the vehicles therein, and a user can place his/her own vehicle on a pallet located in the compartment. A two-stage parking device for directly entering and leaving a vehicle,
A plurality of partition sensors for detecting the entry and exit of foreign matter into and out of the vehicle compartment, a plurality of pairs of cameras for respectively photographing the inside of the plurality of vehicle compartments without blind spots, and a pair of cameras for each of the inside of the plurality of vehicle compartments. Equipped with a monitor that displays an image without blind spots, a control device that controls the lifting or traversing of the pallet, and an operation panel that operates the control device,
The operation panel or the monitor has a pair of unmanned confirmation buttons respectively corresponding to the pair of camera images on the monitor,
(A) storing the compartment in which the foreign object is likely to exist as a caution compartment when the partition sensor detects that the foreign object enters or exits;
After the user enters and exits the vehicle,
(B) Only when there is the attention vehicle room other than the use vehicle room used by the user, the pair of camera images of the attention vehicle room other than the use vehicle room are switched and sequentially displayed on the monitor. death,
(C) displaying a pair of camera images of the user compartment used by the user on the monitor regardless of the presence or absence of the caution compartment;
In (B) and (C) above, when the unattended confirmation buttons corresponding to all the displayed camera images are operated, there is provided a two-multistage parking apparatus that outputs an unmanned confirmation operation completion signal. be done.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided an unattended confirmation method for the above two-stage parking system,
(A) storing the vehicle compartment in which the foreign object may exist as the caution vehicle compartment when the compartment sensor detects the entry or exit of the foreign object;
After the user enters and exits the vehicle,
(B) Only when there is the attention vehicle room other than the use vehicle room used by the user, the pair of camera images of the attention vehicle room other than the use vehicle room are sequentially switched on the monitor. display and
(C) displaying a pair of camera images of the user compartment used by the user on the monitor regardless of the presence or absence of the caution compartment;
In (B) and (C) above, when the unmanned confirmation buttons corresponding to all the displayed camera images are operated, an unmanned confirmation operation completion signal is output. A verification method is provided.

According to the present invention, when there is no caution compartment in which foreign objects may be present after the user's vehicle entry/exit operation, a pair of vehicle compartments used by the user is displayed on the monitor. camera image is displayed. Also, when only the passenger compartment used by the user is the caution compartment, a pair of camera images of the passenger compartment used by the user are similarly displayed on the monitor.
On the other hand, when the user operates (turns on) a pair of unmanned confirmation buttons corresponding to a pair of displayed camera images, an unattended confirmation operation completion signal is output, and the unmanned confirmation operation ends.
Therefore, when there is no caution compartment or when only the use compartment is the caution compartment, the unmanned confirmation operation is completed simply by operating (ON) the pair of unattended confirmation buttons on the operation panel, so the unattended confirmation operation can be easily and smoothly performed. can.

Also, when there is a caution compartment other than the utilization compartment, only in that case, a pair of camera images of the caution compartment other than the utilization compartment are switched and displayed on the monitor in order. This display is performed, for example, before the camera image of the passenger compartment used by the user is displayed.
In this case, the user sequentially operates (turns on) unmanned confirmation buttons corresponding to all displayed camera images. Next, when the user again operates (turns ON) the pair of unattended confirmation buttons corresponding to the pair of camera images displayed in the passenger compartment, an unmanned confirmation operation completion signal is output, and the unattended confirmation operation is output. ends.
Therefore, even if there is a caution compartment in a position away from the passenger compartment, the unattended confirmation operation can be performed by repeatedly operating (ON) a pair of unattended confirmation buttons on the operation panel without moving to the remote compartment position. is finished, so it can be done easily and smoothly.

Therefore, even if a plurality of passenger compartments (passenger compartments) are installed adjacent to each other, the user can operate the control panel while watching the monitor without moving to a separate passenger compartment position. It is possible to confirm whether or not there is a person in the vehicle.
In addition, even in dimly lit environments such as at night, the image on the monitor can be displayed brightly, and foreign objects (humans and animals) can be automatically detected and highlighted, making it possible to overlook the existence of foreign objects. can be greatly reduced.

1 is a front view of a two-stage parking device according to the present invention, with the front part omitted; FIG. . 1 is a front view of the front part of a two-stage parking system according to the present invention; FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIGS. 1 and 2; FIG. It is an explanatory view of a control device. It is explanatory drawing of a monitor and a control panel. The relationship between the zone sensor that detected the foreign object and the caution compartment is shown. FIG. 2 is an overall flow chart showing a control method for a two-stage parking system;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. In addition, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the part which is common in each figure, and the overlapping description is abbreviate|omitted.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a two-stage parking system 100 according to the present invention with the front portion omitted.
In this example, the two-stage parking device 100 is of a three-level up/down traversing type with storage positions for storing vehicles 1 in three stages (1F, 2F, and 3F) in the same installation space.

In this example, two pallets 2 located on the 1st floor of the three tiers can traverse horizontally, two pallets 2 located on the 2nd floor can traverse and ascend and descend, and three pallets located on the 3rd floor 2 can only go up and down.
Therefore, in this example, the number of vehicles 1 accommodated is 3×3−2=7.

In this example, the three-barreled two-stage parking system has three loading/unloading units A, B, and C (hereinafter referred to as vehicle compartments). The overall width of the pallet 2 is preferably the same but may differ. The compartments A, B, and C can be positioned adjacent to each other with three pallets 2 separated by a required gap (for example, 40 mm or less).

Two pallets 2 located on 1F have wheels 6a at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and are horizontally traversed along two horizontal rails 8a provided on 1F by a horizontal driving device (not shown). In any of A, B, and C, the vehicle 1 is directly entered/exited. In the following, warehousing and delivery means warehousing and warehousing.

The two pallets 2 located on the 2nd floor have wheels 6b at both longitudinal ends of a rectangular frame 7 for lifting them. The rectangular frame 7 surrounds the pallet 2 parked in the intermediate stage between the uppermost stage and the lowermost stage and suspends the pallet 2 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction.
With this configuration, the two pallets 2 located on the 2nd floor are horizontally traversed along the two horizontal rails 8b provided on the 2nd floor by a horizontal driving device (not shown), , the vehicle 1 can be directly entered/exited.

In this example, the two-stage parking device 100 includes a pallet 2 that can be lifted and lowered between a loading/unloading height (FL) at which the vehicle 1 is loaded/unloaded and a storage position above the loading/unloading height. have
The liftable pallets 2 correspond to the two pallets 2 located on the 2nd floor and the three pallets 2 located on the 3rd floor.

In this example, the two-stage parking device 100 further includes a lifting drive device 5 to lift the pallet 2 up and down.
The lifting drive device 5 winds up or unwinds a vertically extending flexible cord member 4 (chain or wire) at a position that does not interfere with the vehicle 1, and raises or lowers the lower end thereof.

The lift drive device 5 for 2F is fixed to the rectangular frame 7 and moves horizontally together with the rectangular frame 7 .
The lift drive device 5 for the 3rd floor is fixed to the body frame 9 and lifts the three pallets 2 from the body frame 9 independently.

In this example, the lower ends of the four string members 4 are fixed to a total of four locations on the front and rear sides of the pallet 2 in consideration of the load balance, and the pallet 2 is raised and lowered by the elevation drive device 5 while holding it horizontally. It's like

The present invention is not limited to the two-multistage parking system 100 described above, and may be other two-stage parking system as long as it has a plurality of pallets 2 .
For example, the storage position may be provided below the entry/exit height.

In the present invention, the two-stage parking device 100 is basically used only by the contractor, and the contractor is linked to one of the pallets 2 on a one-to-one basis.
Hereinafter, the term "contractor" refers to the holder of the IC card X who is permitted to use the two-stage parking system 100 by contract.

In the two-stage parking system 100 described above, the user (in principle, the contractor) performs the calling operation a, the entry/exit operation b, the unattended confirmation operation c, and the gate closing operation d in sequence.

The two-stage parking device 100 moves the pallet 2 from the storage position to the compartment 12 by the user's calling operation a, and directly enters and exits the vehicle 1 on the pallet located in the compartment 12 by the entering/exiting operation b. . In addition, the unmanned state of the vehicle interior is confirmed by the unmanned confirmation operation c after entering and exiting, and the gate 16 (described later) is fully closed by the gate closing operation d.
Therefore, in the two-stage parking device 100, the pallet 2 is not conveyed (moved) after the gate is closed.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the front part of the two-stage parking system 100 according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIGS.
2 and 3, the two-stage parking system 100 includes a plurality of compartments 12, a plurality of posts 14, a plurality of gates 16, a gate sensor 17, and a control device 18 (not shown; see FIG. 4A). Prepare.

A plurality of (three in this example) compartments 12 are adjacent to each other in the width direction of the vehicle 1 and positioned at the entry/exit height FL. Each compartment 12 accommodates the vehicle 1 therein.
A plurality of (four in this example) struts 14 are positioned on both sides of the front surface of each compartment 12 .
A plurality of (three in this example) gates 16 are provided between adjacent struts 14 and configured to open and close the front surface of each vehicle compartment 12 .

In FIG. 2, the gates 16 of compartments A, B, and C are designated as

gates

16a, 16b, and 16c from the left. Each gate 16 is independently opened and closed by the controller 18 of the two-stage parking system 100 . When each gate 16 is opened, the vehicle 1 can enter/exit, and when closed, the vehicle 1 cannot enter/exit and people cannot enter/exit.
In addition, the vehicle compartments A, B, and C are designed so that foreign matter cannot enter through anything other than the gate. "Foreign body" means a person or an animal.

A gate sensor 17 detects a foreign object in front of the gate.
In this example, the gate sensor 17 is a photoelectric sensor and is composed of a light emitting portion 17a and a light receiving portion 17b located outside the four columns 14 in the width direction. A laser beam is emitted horizontally by the light emitting portion 17a, and the laser beam is received by the light receiving portion 17b, thereby detecting a foreign object blocking the laser beam.
The laser light is located outside and close to the

gates

16a, 16b, 16c. Also, the height of the laser beam is set so as to reliably detect a foreign object.

Also, in this example, only one set of gate sensors 17 is installed so as to detect the entire front portion of the gate 16 at the same time.
The number of gate sensors 17 is not limited to one, and may be provided for each of the

gates

16a, 16b, and 16c, or may be provided at different heights. Further, the gate sensor 17 is not limited to the photoelectric sensor described above, and may be any other type of sensor as long as it can detect a foreign object in front of the gate.

　In FIG. 2, the two-stage parking system 100 further comprises an emergency stop button 21 and a non-contact reader 22.

The emergency stop button 21 has a function of stopping the operation of the two-multistage parking system 100 when activated (ON). The emergency stop button 21 is preferably a non-contact button, but may be a contact type, such as a mechanical switch.
The emergency stop button 21 and the non-contact reader 22 are attached to the central right post 14 in this example. However, these installation positions may be other locations as long as the user can easily and quickly access them.

The non-contact medium X is preferably a touchless key in which an IC chip having a unique number N is embedded.
The touchless key may be an electronic money card such as FeliCa (registered trademark), Suica (registered trademark), Rakuten Edy (registered trademark), nanaco (registered trademark), or WAON (registered trademark).
A unique number N is a unique number stored in the contactless IC card. The unique number N is, for example, a 16-digit number consisting of numbers and alphabets.
Hereinafter, the non-contact medium X is simply referred to as "IC card X".

The contactless reader 22 is a device that reads the IC card X in a contactless manner. The contactless reader 22 is preferably a card reader that receives the unique number N of the IC card X. FIG.

FIG. 4A is an explanatory diagram of the control device 18. FIG.
The control device 18 controls the lifting or traversing of the pallet 2 and the opening and closing of the gate 16 . The installation position of the control device 18 may be inside or outside the frame of the two-stage parking system 100, or at a remote location.

The control device 18 has a database 19 that is associated with the IC card X and stores the authentication number of the user and the passenger compartment 12 used by the user (hereinafter referred to as "used passenger compartment 13A").
In FIG. 2, the control device 18 is, for example, a computer (PC), and has a storage device 18a, an input device 18b, an output device 18c, and an arithmetic device 18d. The database 19 is stored in the storage device 18a.

The storage device 18a is a main storage device, a magnetic disk device, an optical disk device, or other memory.
The storage device 18a associates the IC card X of the contractor with one of the plurality of pallets 2 of the two-stage parking system 100 and stores it. Here, "linking and storing" means that the contractor, the unique number N of the IC card X, the authentication number, the contracted pallet 2, and the vehicle compartment 13A are in one-to-one correspondence. .

The input device 18b is a keyboard or liquid crystal display.
The output device 18c is a printer or liquid crystal display.
The input device 18b and the output device 18c may be integrated or separated. For example, the input device 18b and the output device 18c may be composed of a single liquid crystal display capable of touch input.

　2 and 3, the two-stage parking system 100 further comprises a plurality of zone sensors 24, a plurality of pairs of cameras 26, a monitor 28, and a control panel 30.

A plurality of compartment sensors 24 detect the entry and exit of foreign matter into vehicle compartments A, B, and C. As shown in FIG.
In FIG. 3, the four section sensors 24 (hereinafter referred to as 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d) are a plurality of photoelectric sensors that horizontally emit laser light in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle 1, respectively. Of these, the two

compartment sensors

24a and 24d are provided outside the entire vehicle compartment located on the outside in the width direction, and the two

compartment sensors

24b and 24c are provided at the borders of a plurality of adjacent compartments A, B, and C. are set along.
The partition sensor 24 has the same configuration as the gate sensor 17 .

In addition, in FIG. 3, the rear surfaces of the compartments A, B, and C are configured so that a person or an animal cannot enter from the outside. A sensor similar to the gate sensor 17 may be provided on the rear surface.

A plurality of pairs of cameras 26 photograph the interiors of the plurality of vehicle compartments A, B, and C without blind spots.
A pair of cameras 26 are provided in each of the vehicle compartments A, B, and C, and are surveillance cameras positioned facing each other with the pallets 2 positioned in the plurality of vehicle compartments A, B, and C interposed therebetween. is good.
Camera 26 also preferably has the ability to automatically detect and highlight people or animals. For example, the camera 26 is a digital camera or a digital video camera, and has a function of automatically detecting the eyes or head of a person or animal and a function of automatically adjusting brightness.
With this configuration, even when the vehicle 1 is positioned on the pallet, the insides of the vehicle compartments A, B, and C (front, rear, left, and right of the vehicle 1) can be photographed by the pair of cameras 26 without blind spots.

In FIG. 2, the operation panel 30 is designed so that the user can easily access the emergency stop button 21 and the non-contact reader 22 and that the user is not detected as a foreign object by the gate sensor 17 during use. Its position is set.
The monitor 28 is installed at a position where the user who operates the operation panel 30 can easily see it, for example, at the top of the operation panel 30 .

FIG. 4B is an explanatory diagram of the monitor 28 and the operation panel 30. FIG.
The monitor 28 displays the insides of a plurality of vehicle compartments A, B, and C with a pair of

camera images

29a and 29b, respectively, without blind spots.
The operation panel 30 operates the control device 18 and guides the operation to the user.

In this figure, the operation panel 30 has a pair of (left and right)

unattended confirmation buttons

31a and 31b respectively corresponding to a pair of (left and right)

camera images

29a and 29b on the monitor.
The

unattended confirmation buttons

31a and 31b may be provided on the monitor 28. FIG. Further, the

unmanned confirmation buttons

31a and 31b are not limited to mechanical push buttons, and may be virtual push buttons displayed on the display device 33 or the monitor 28. FIG.

The operation panel 30 further includes a safety confirmation button 32, a display device 33 for displaying characters or images, and a speaker (not shown) for outputting sound.
The safety confirmation button 32 is used when safety is confirmed in the calling operation a or the gate closing operation d.
The display device 33 or the speaker outputs an operation message corresponding to each standby state and operating state in the standby state and the operating state.
The standby state is a standby state of the calling operation a, the entering/leaving operation b, the unmanned confirmation operation c, and the gate closing operation d.

When the compartment sensor 24 detects that a foreign object enters or exits the control device 18, the compartment 12 in which the foreign object may exist is stored as a caution compartment 13B.
Note The vehicle compartment 13B has a pair of photoelectric sensors positioned on both sides in the width direction during a time zone except when the pallet 2 is traveling in the vehicle compartments A, B, and C, and when the user is operating the vehicle to enter/exit the vehicle. is a vehicle compartment in which one or both of the laser beams are blocked one or more times.

FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the compartment sensor 24 that has detected a foreign object and the caution compartment 13B.
If there is no partition sensor 24 that has detected a foreign object, it is determined that there is no caution compartment 13B.
If only the two

section sensors

24a and 24d provided outside the entire vehicle compartment located on the outside in the width direction detect the foreign object, there is a possibility that the foreign object exists only in the vehicle compartment A or C. Therefore, the vehicle compartment A or the vehicle compartment C becomes the caution vehicle compartment 13B.
When the two

partition sensors

24b and 24c along the boundary of a plurality of adjacent vehicle compartments A, B, and C detect a foreign object, there is a possibility that the foreign object exists on both sides. , B or compartments B and C are caution compartments 13B.

Furthermore, when a plurality of compartment sensors 24 detect a foreign object, all of the compartments 12 corresponding to them become caution compartments 13B.

It should be noted that only the passenger compartment 12 other than the passenger compartment 13A used by the user is stored as the caution compartment 13B when entry and exit of a foreign object is detected. In other words, the vehicle compartment 13A used by the user is excluded from the attention vehicle compartment 13B. This is because the passenger compartment 13A is always subject to unattended confirmation, as will be described later.

The control device 18 switches and sequentially displays the pair of

camera images

29a and 29b of the caution compartment 13B on the monitor only when there is the caution compartment 13B.
Further, the control device 18 displays a pair of

camera images

29a and 29b of the utilization compartment 13A on the monitor regardless of the presence or absence of the caution compartment 13B.
Furthermore, the control device 18 outputs a completion signal of the unattended confirmation operation c when the

unattended confirmation buttons

31a and 31b corresponding to all the displayed

camera images

29a and 29b are operated.

FIG. 6 is an overall flow chart showing a control method for a two-stage parking system.
In this figure, the user sequentially performs a calling operation a, an entry/exit operation b, an unmanned confirmation operation c, and a gate closing operation d.
In addition, the control device 18 sequentially executes authentication, call operation and gate opening, unmanned confirmation, authentication, and gate closing in response to the user's operation.

The control method of the two-stage parking system will be described below with reference to FIG.

The call operation a consists of steps Sa1 to Sa4.
At step Sa1, the IC card is touched to the non-contact reader 22. FIG. By this operation, the user is authenticated and the power is turned on. Furthermore, an operation message prompting safety confirmation is output from the display device 33 or the speaker.

At step Sa2, the user confirms the safety of the vehicle interior and surroundings, and presses the "safety confirmation button". Also, available palette numbers are displayed on the display device 33 . By this display, the user can confirm the pallet 2 contracted by him/herself.
At step Sa3, the user confirms the displayed pallet number and touches "call" displayed on the display device 33. FIG.
At step Sa4, a "call operation" is started.

During execution of step Sa4, the display device 33 or the speaker outputs an operation message corresponding to the call action. This operation message is, for example, "Working", "Do not leave the operation panel", "Confirm the safety of the surroundings", and the like.

The entering/leaving operation b consists of steps Sb1 to Sb3.
In step Sb1, after the pallet 2 is stopped, the display device 33 is switched to a call completion screen. The user confirms that no one is near the front gate, and touches "Open".
At step Sb2, the gate 16 is opened ("gate open").
At step Sb3, the user confirms that the gate 16 is fully open, and enters or exits the vehicle.
Next, an operation message corresponding to the next unattended confirmation operation c is output from the display device 33 or the speaker.

The unattended confirmation operation c consists of steps Sc1 and Sc2. Steps Sc1 and Sc2 correspond to the unmanned confirmation method according to the present invention.

In step Sc1, only when there is a caution compartment 13B, a pair of (left and right)

camera images

29a and 29b of the caution compartment 13B are switched and displayed on the monitor in order. The user operates (turns on)

unmanned confirmation buttons

31a and 31b corresponding to all the displayed

camera images

29a and 29b. Step Sc1 is performed only when there is a caution compartment 13B, and is omitted when there is no caution compartment 13B.

In step Sc2, a pair of (left and right)

camera images

29a and 29b of the vehicle compartment 13A to be used is displayed on the monitor regardless of the presence or absence of the vehicle compartment 13B to be used. The user operates (turns on)

unmanned confirmation buttons

31a and 31b corresponding to all the displayed

camera images

29a and 29b.
In steps Sc1 and Sc2, when the

unattended confirmation buttons

31a and 31b corresponding to all the displayed

camera images

29a and 29b are operated in order, a completion signal of the unattended confirmation operation c is output ("unmanned confirmation"). .

Note that the order of step Sc1 and step Sc2 may be reversed.
In addition, detection of entry and exit of a foreign object by the partition sensor 24 is performed during a period of time other than when the pallet 2 is traveling in the compartment 12 (step Sa4) and when the user is operating the vehicle to enter and leave the garage (step Sb3). Better to do.

The gate closing operation d consists of steps Sd1 to Sd5.
In step Sd1, the user confirms the safety inside and around the apparatus and presses the "safety confirmation button".
At step Sd2, the user touches "close gate" on the display device 33. FIG.
In step Sd3, the IC card is touched again to the non-contact reader 22 ("authentication").
At step Sd4, the gate 16 is closed ("gate closed").
At step Sd5, each device returns to its home position.

The gate sensor 17 stops detecting a foreign object from the start of step Sa4 of the calling operation a to step Sc1 of the unattended confirmation operation c.
During the entering/exiting operation b during this period, the gate 16 is open and the person or vehicle 1 passes through the gate 16, so that the entering/leaving person or vehicle 1 is not detected as a foreign object.

According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, when there is no caution compartment 13B in which a foreign object may be present after the user's vehicle entering/exiting operation, the user's usage information is displayed on the monitor. A pair of

camera images

29a, 29b of the passenger compartment 13A are displayed. Even when only the passenger compartment 13A used by the user is the caution compartment 13B, a pair of

camera images

29a and 29b of the passenger compartment 13A used by the user is similarly displayed on the monitor.
On the other hand, when the user operates (ON) a pair of

unattended confirmation buttons

31a and 31b corresponding to the displayed pair of

camera images

29a and 29b, a completion signal of the unattended confirmation operation c is output. The unattended confirmation operation c ends.
Therefore, when there is no caution compartment 13B or when only the use compartment 13A is the caution compartment 13B, the unattended confirmation operation c is completed only by operating (ON) the pair of

unattended confirmation buttons

31a and 31b on the control panel. so it's easy and smooth.

Also, when there is a caution compartment 13B other than the utilization compartment, only in that case, the pair of

camera images

29a and 29b of the caution compartment 13B other than the utilization compartment is switched and displayed on the monitor in order. This display is performed, for example, before the

camera images

29a and 29b of the passenger compartment 13A used by the user are displayed.
In this case, the user sequentially operates (turns on)

unmanned confirmation buttons

31a and 31b corresponding to all the displayed

camera images

29a and 29b. Next, the user again operates (turns on) the pair of

unmanned confirmation buttons

31a and 31b corresponding to the pair of

camera images

29a and 29b displayed in the passenger compartment 13A, thereby completing the unmanned confirmation operation c. A signal is output and the unattended confirmation operation c ends.
Therefore, even if the caution compartment 13B is located at a position away from the user compartment 13A, the pair of

unattended confirmation buttons

31a and 31b on the control panel 30 can be operated (ON) without moving to the remote compartment position. Since unmanned confirmation operation c is completed only by repeating, it can be performed easily and smoothly.

Therefore, even when a plurality of passenger compartments 12 (boarding/alighting compartments) are installed adjacent to each other, the user can only operate the operation panel 30 while watching the monitor 28 without moving to a remote passenger compartment position. , it is possible to confirm the unoccupied state of all vehicle interiors.
In addition, even in dimly lit environments such as at night, the image on the monitor can be displayed brightly, and foreign objects (humans and animals) can be automatically detected and highlighted, making it possible to overlook the existence of foreign objects. can be greatly reduced.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

A, B, C entry/exit unit, a call operation, b entry/exit operation, c unattended confirmation operation,
d gate closing operation, X non-contact medium (IC card), N unique number,
1 vehicle, 2 pallet, 4 string member (chain or wire),
5 lifting drive device, 6a, 6b wheels, 7 rectangular frame,
8a, 8b horizontal rails, 9 body frame, 12 compartment,
13A use compartment, 13B caution compartment, 14 pillar,
16, 16a, 16b, 16c gate, 17 gate sensor,
17a light emitting unit, 17b light receiving unit, 18 control device, 18a storage device,
18b input device, 18c output device, 18d arithmetic device, 19 database,
21 emergency stop button, 22 contactless reader (card reader),
24, 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d segment sensors,
26, 26a, 26b, 26c camera, 28 monitor,
29a, 29b camera image, 30 operation panel, 31a, 31b unattended confirmation button,
32 safety confirmation button, 33 display device, 100 two-stage parking device

Claims

A plurality of compartments are provided adjacent to each other in the width direction of the vehicle at an entry/exit height and accommodate the vehicles therein, and the user directly enters/exits the vehicle onto a pallet located in the compartment. A two-stage parking device,
A plurality of partition sensors for detecting the entry and exit of foreign matter into and out of the vehicle compartment, a plurality of pairs of cameras for respectively photographing the inside of the plurality of vehicle compartments without blind spots, and a pair of cameras for each of the inside of the plurality of vehicle compartments. Equipped with a monitor that displays an image without blind spots, a control device that controls the lifting or traversing of the pallet, and an operation panel that operates the control device,
The operation panel or the monitor has a pair of unmanned confirmation buttons respectively corresponding to the pair of camera images on the monitor,
(A) storing the compartment in which the foreign object is likely to exist as a caution compartment when the partition sensor detects that the foreign object enters or exits;
After the user enters and exits the vehicle,
(B) Only when there is the attention vehicle room other than the use vehicle room used by the user, the pair of camera images of the attention vehicle room other than the use vehicle room are switched and sequentially displayed on the monitor. death,
(C) displaying the pair of camera images of the passenger compartment used by the user on the monitor regardless of the presence or absence of the caution compartment;
In the above (B) and (C), when the unattended confirmation buttons corresponding to all the displayed camera images are operated, the two-multistage parking apparatus outputs an unmanned confirmation operation completion signal.
The partition sensor includes a plurality of photoelectric sensors that horizontally irradiate laser beams in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the outer side of the entire vehicle interior located on the outer side in the width direction and boundaries of the plurality of adjacent vehicle interiors. 2. The two-stage parking system of claim 1, which is a sensor.
The attention vehicle compartment is one of the pair of photoelectric sensors positioned on both sides in the width direction during a time zone except when the pallet is traveling in the vehicle compartment and when the user is operating the vehicle to enter or leave the garage. 3. The two-stage parking system according to claim 2, wherein both said laser beams are blocked one or more times.
a plurality of storage positions located above or below the vehicle compartment for storing the vehicle;
a gate capable of opening and closing the front surface of the compartment,
The pallet is moved from the storage position to the vehicle compartment by the user's calling operation, and after the completion signal of the unattended confirmation operation is output, the gate is fully closed by the user's gate closing operation. The two-stage parking system according to claim 1.
2. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the cameras are a plurality of surveillance cameras positioned facing each other with the pallets positioned in the plurality of compartments interposed therebetween, and automatically detect and highlight a person or an animal. Two multistage parking devices.
The operation panel further has a safety confirmation button, a display device for displaying characters or images, and a speaker for outputting sound,
2. The two-stage parking system according to claim 1, wherein said display device or said speaker outputs an operation message corresponding to each standby state.
The unattended confirmation method for the two-stage parking system according to claim 1,
(A) storing the vehicle compartment in which the foreign object may exist as the caution vehicle compartment when the compartment sensor detects the entry or exit of the foreign object;
After the user enters and exits the vehicle,
(B) Only when there is the attention vehicle room other than the use vehicle room used by the user, the pair of camera images of the attention vehicle room other than the use vehicle room are sequentially switched on the monitor. display and
(C) displaying the pair of camera images of the passenger compartment used by the user on the monitor regardless of the presence or absence of the caution compartment;
In (B) and (C) above, when the unmanned confirmation buttons corresponding to all the displayed camera images are operated, an unmanned confirmation operation completion signal is output. Confirmation method.
8. The two-stage according to claim 7, wherein the detection of entry and exit of said foreign matter is performed during a time period excluding a period when said pallet is traveling in said vehicle compartment and a period when said user is operating his/her own vehicle to enter/exit the parking lot. Unattended confirmation method of parking system.