JP4983167B2 - Mechanical bicycle parking facilities - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mechanical bicycle parking facility for automatically storing a bicycle set in a delivery position on the ground in a storage shelf while automatically carrying out the bicycle stored in the storage shelf to a delivery position.

  Bicycles are used by everyone regardless of age or gender. In Japanese urban areas, the land is narrow and expensive, making it difficult to secure enough space to park bicycles. Because of this, bicycles are parked everywhere in the city. In order to solve this problem, the applicant has proposed a mechanical bicycle parking facility that can efficiently park a bicycle in a narrow space in front of a station or department store in an urban area (see Patent Document 1).

  There are two types of mechanical bicycle parking facilities: ground type and underground type. The ground-type mechanical bicycle parking facility is provided with multistage storage shelves for storing bicycles, and the underground mechanical bicycle parking facility is provided underground. The common point is that an entry / exit booth is provided on the first floor of the ground, both above ground and underground. Then, when the user sets the bicycle at the delivery position in front of the loading / unloading booth, the door of the loading / unloading booth opens, the transfer device comes out from inside, and the transfer device is placed on the carrier in the loading / unloading booth. Pull in the bicycle. When the transfer device and the transporter move up and down to the target storage shelf, the transfer device pulls out the bicycle to the target storage shelf. As described above, automatic warehousing operation of the bicycle is possible.

  When leaving the bicycle, an operation opposite to the warehousing operation is performed. That is, when the empty transporter moves up and down to the target storage shelf, the transfer device draws the bicycle onto the transporter. When the transfer device and the transporter that have drawn in the bicycle move up and down to the loading / unloading booth, the door of the loading / unloading booth opens, and the transfer device pulls the bicycle to the ground part. The user receives the drawn bicycle, rides the bicycle and leaves the mechanical bicycle parking facility.

  A guide rail in which a guide groove having a V-shaped cross section for guiding a bicycle tire is formed at the delivery position in front of the acquisition booth. A guide rail in which a guide groove having a V-shaped cross-section for guiding a bicycle tire is also provided in the loading / unloading booth. Since the guide rail of the transporter is separated from the guide rail at the delivery position, when the transfer device grabs the front wheel of the bicycle and pulls the bicycle from the delivery position onto the transporter, the bicycle is transported with the guide groove at the delivery position. Transfer to the machine guide groove.

JP 2001-328577 A (see pages 2 to 3)

  However, some bicycles have a deformed bicycle in which the rear wheel is twisted with respect to the front wheel or the front wheel core and the rear wheel core do not pass. The cause of the deformation of the bicycle is that the bicycle falls or the shock is applied and the frame is bent. When the bicycle is deformed, when the transfer device tries to pull the bicycle onto the carrier, the rear wheel of the bicycle is removed from the guide groove at the connecting portion, and it is easy to ride on both sides of the guide groove. If the machine is operated with the wheel removed, not only the bicycle cannot be stored in the storage shelf, but also a serious problem may occur that the bicycle falls from the storage shelf or the bicycle is caught on the machine. Such bicycle derailment may occur in the same manner when the bicycle is pulled from the storage shelf onto the transporter. Since mechanical bicycle parking facilities are used by ordinary people, special attention must be paid to safety, and double and triple safety measures are required.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a safer mechanical bicycle parking facility capable of detecting a bicycle derailment from the guide groove of the transporter when the transfer device pulls the bicycle onto the transporter. Objective.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to pulling a bicycle having a transfer device set at a delivery position on the ground onto a carrier in a loading / unloading unit provided on the ground, After raising or lowering the machine, the transfer device pulls out the bicycle from the carrier and stores it in the storage shelf, while the transfer device pulls the bicycle stored in the storage shelf onto the carrier, and transfers the transfer device and the carrier. In a mechanical bicycle parking facility in which the transfer device pulls out the bicycle from the carrier in the warehouse to the delivery position after the machine is raised or lowered to the warehouse, the carrier guides the bicycle to move. A guide rail formed on the guide rail, and when the transfer device pulls the bicycle from the delivery position onto the transporter on both sides of the guide groove of the guide rail, Detects whether you got on both sides And providing a derailment detection sensor that.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the mechanical bicycle parking facility according to the first aspect, when the derailment detection sensor detects the riding of the bicycle, the transfer device stops the drawing of the bicycle. Features.

  A third aspect of the present invention is the mechanical bicycle parking facility according to the first or second aspect, wherein the guide rail has an extending portion extending in a horizontal direction from both edges of the guide groove, The ring detection sensor includes a tape switch that is elongated in a tape shape and generates an ON signal when pressed, and is attached to the extending portion so as to extend in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the guide groove. .

  The invention according to claim 4 is the mechanical bicycle parking facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the guide groove of the guide rail has a V-shaped cross-section, A slope that guides the bicycle to the guide groove is provided at a longitudinal end portion on the side where the bicycle is drawn, and the slope gradually cross-sections from a circular arc shape to a cross-sectional V shape that matches the cross-sectional shape of the guide groove. Changes.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, it is possible to detect whether or not the bicycle has been removed from the guide groove of the transporter, so that a safer mechanical parking facility can be obtained.

  Once the bicycle is removed, it is difficult to eject the bicycle to the original position by the transfer device. According to invention of Claim 2, it becomes a safer mechanical parking equipment by stopping the drawing-in of the transfer device.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to detect whether or not the bicycle is removed from the guide groove in a long region along the guide groove.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, by providing the slope, it is possible to guide a bicycle that is not deformed to the guide groove, while making it easier to ride the deformed bicycle on both sides of the guide groove.

  A mechanical bicycle parking facility according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a vertical sectional view of a mechanical bicycle parking facility, and FIG. 2 shows a horizontal sectional view. In these drawings, components having the same reference numerals have the same configuration. The mechanical bicycle parking facility includes a loading / unloading booth 1 serving as a loading / unloading section provided on the first floor of the ground, and a hangar 2 provided above the loading / unloading booth 1 for storing bicycles in a three-dimensional manner. Prepare. In this embodiment, the hangar 2 has a cylindrical storage space, and has a plurality of storage shelves 8 in the vertical direction, and a plurality of storage shelves 8 are arranged radially in each stage.

  The mechanical part of the mechanical bicycle parking facility includes a transfer device 3b for drawing a bicycle placed on the ground onto a transporter 3a in the loading / unloading booth 1, and storage racks 8 arranged radially. It is comprised from the raising / lowering apparatus 4 which raises / lowers the portable machine 3a in the center part, and the turning apparatus 5 which turns the raising / lowering apparatus 4 within a horizontal surface.

  Bicycle warehousing is performed as follows. When the user sets the bicycle at the delivery position 19 on the ground and performs a card operation or a button operation, the door of the loading / unloading booth 1 is opened. The transfer device 3b appears to pick up the bicycle from the door of the loading / unloading booth 1, clamps the bicycle and pulls it onto the carrier 3a in the loading / unloading booth 1. The transfer device 3b has a pair of clamp plates 7, and the pair of clamp plates 7 clamps the axle of the front wheel of the bicycle from the left and right. Then, while rotating the front and rear wheels of the bicycle, the bicycle is drawn from the delivery position 19 into the transporter 3a. Thereafter, the lifting device 4 raises the transfer device 3 b and the transporter 3 a to the target storage shelf 8. At the same time, the portable device 3a is swung so that the swiveling device 5 is aligned with the target storage shelf 8 among the storage objects in which the swiveling devices 5 are radially arranged.

  When the transporter 3a and the target storage shelf 8 are aligned, the transfer device 3b passes the bicycle to the storage shelf 8 with the rear wheel side of the bicycle forward. The storage shelf 8 is provided with a holding portion 8a that sandwiches the rear wheel of the bicycle with a pair of leaf springs, or sandwiches the rear wheel of the bicycle by opening and closing the cylinder. When the transfer device 3b pushes the bicycle to the back of the storage shelf 8, the holding portion 8a clamps the rear wheel of the bicycle. As a result, the bicycle stands on the storage shelf 8. The storage shelf 8 has a guide rail having a V-shaped or U-shaped cross section, and the bicycle is guided by the guide rail. The transporter 3a also has a V-shaped or U-shaped guide rail that guides the bicycle.

  When leaving the bicycle, an operation opposite to the warehousing operation is performed. When the user performs a card operation or a button operation, first, the lifting device 4 moves the transfer device 3b and the transport device 3a up and down to the target storage shelf 8, so that the target storage shelf 8 and the transport device 3a are in a straight line. Then, the turning device 5 turns the portable machine 3a. When the transporter 3a and the storage shelf 8 are aligned, the transfer device 3b pulls out the bicycle from the storage shelf 8. Next, the lifting device 4 lowers the transfer device 3 b and the transporter 3 a to the loading / unloading booth 1. When the transfer device 3b and the transporter 3a are lowered to the loading / unloading booth 1, the door of the loading / unloading booth 1 is opened, and the transfer device 3b pulls the bicycle from the door to the delivery position 19. When the bicycle is stopped at the delivery position 19, the transfer device 3 b removes the clamp plate 7 from the bicycle and pulls the clamp plate 7 into the loading / unloading booth 1. When these operations are completed, the door of the loading / unloading booth 1 is finally closed, and the loading operation is completed.

  FIG. 3 shows a side view of the transporter 3a and the transfer device 3b (a state where the bicycle stopped at the delivery position 19 on the ground is being pulled in). An elongated guide rail 9 having a V-shaped cross section is disposed at the delivery position 19. The height of the bottom of the guide rail 9 is slightly lower than the ground. The user sets the bicycle on the guide rail 9 that is one step down from the ground. The guide rail 9 is slightly tilted so that the rear wheel side of the bicycle faces down. A portion of the guide rail 9 corresponding to the rear wheel of the bicycle is provided with a counter plate 10 for positioning the rear wheel. When the user sets the bicycle on the guide rail 9 with reference to the rear wheel, the rear wheel of the bicycle is sandwiched by the rear wheel drop hole 9a provided in the guide rail 9, so that the bicycle is independent.

  The transfer device 3b has a pair of clamp plates 7 that clamp the front wheels of the bicycle. The clamp plate 7 sandwiches the axle of the front wheel of the bicycle from the left and right directions by the clamp plate drive mechanism 11. The clamp plate drive mechanism 11 is connected to an endless belt 13 that is stretched between a pair of pulleys 12. When the pulley 12 is driven to rotate by the motor, the belt 13 turns between the pulleys 12. As the belt 13 turns, the clamp plate drive mechanism 11 moves, and the bicycle held by the clamp plate 7 also moves.

  The transporter 3a also has a guide rail 14 having a V-shaped cross section for guiding the bicycle. There is a door of the storage booth between the guide rail 14 of the transporter and the guide rail 9 at the delivery position 19, and the guide rail 14 and the guide rail 9 are divided. When the transporter 3a grips the front wheel of the bicycle and pulls the bicycle from the delivery position 19 onto the transporter 3a, the bicycle transfers between the guide rail 9 at the delivery position 19 and the guide rail 14 of the transporter 3a.

  4 and 5 show the guide rail 14 of the transporter 3 a and the guide rail 9 at the delivery position 19. 4 shows a plan view and FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view. FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of the guide rail 14 of the transporter 3a. Both the guide groove 14a of the guide rail 14 of the transporter 3a and the guide groove 9a of the guide rail 9 at the delivery position 19 are formed in a V-shaped cross section. The guide rail 14 of the transporter 3a and the guide rail 9 at the delivery position 19 are arranged on a straight line in the plan view of FIG. A slope 15 for guiding the bicycle to the guide groove 14a is provided at the longitudinal end of the guide rail 14 of the transporter 3a on the side where the bicycle is drawn. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the slope 15 has a V-shaped cross section adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the guide groove 14 a from the cross-sectional arc shape (FIG. 5B) toward the guide rail 14 of the transporter 3 a. It is formed into a three-dimensional shape whose cross section gradually changes to a shape (FIG. 5A). By forming the slope 15 in such a shape, the rear wheel of the bicycle that is not deformed can be guided to the guide groove 14a of the guide rail 14 of the transporter 3a, while the rear wheel of the deformed bicycle is along the slope 15 It can be made easy to get on both sides of the guide groove 14a.

  On the other hand, an introduction portion 16 having a circular arc cross section (see FIG. 5C) is formed at the end of the guide rail 9 at the delivery position 19. The cross section of the introduction portion 16 has an arc shape, and the radius of curvature gradually decreases toward the guide groove 9 a of the guide rail 9 at the delivery position 19. The introduction part 16 is exclusively intended to guide the bicycle to the guide rail 9 at the delivery position 19.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the guide rail 14 of the transporter 3a is formed with an extending portion 14b extending in the horizontal direction from both edges of the guide groove 14a. The extending portion 14b extends in the longitudinal direction of the guide groove 14a along the guide groove 14a. A tape switch 17 is attached to the upper surface of the extended portion 14b as a derailment detection sensor that extends in a tape shape parallel to the longitudinal direction of the guide groove 14a. The tape switch 17 is attached over the entire length of the guide groove 14a.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the tape switch 17, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the tape switch 17. The tape switch 17 has a pair of electrical contacts 18 having a length and a width, and the length can be freely changed. After the electrical contactor 18 is cut to a required length, a lead wire 19 is attached and terminal treatment is performed to obtain a tape switch 17. As shown in FIG. 8B, when the bead 20 of the tape switch 17 is pressed, the upper electrical contact 18 bends and contacts the lower electrical contact 18. When the upper electrical contact 18 and the lower electrical contact 18 become conductive, the tape switch 17 generates an ON signal.

  When the transfer device 3b pulls in the bicycle, when the rear wheel of the bicycle rides on one of the tape switches 17 on both sides of the guide groove 14a, the tape switch 17 generates an ON signal. The ON signal generated by the tape switch 17 is sent to the control device of the mechanical bicycle parking facility. When receiving the ON signal from the tape switch 17, the control device stops the drawing of the bicycle by the transfer device 3b and generates an alarm. For the alarm, a voice indicating that the wheel has been removed and a buzzer are used. An administrator or a maintenance person notices an abnormality by an alarm, removes the removed bicycle from the transfer device, and restores the transfer device 3b stopped halfway.

  In addition to the tape switch 17, a photoelectric sensor that detects the full width, the full length, and the full height of the bicycle may be provided so that the bicycle may not be stored when the size of the bicycle exceeds the allowable size. Further, a mat sensor for detecting whether or not a person is entering or leaving the bicycle delivery position, or a lock sensor for detecting whether or not the front wheel or the rear wheel of the bicycle is locked may be provided.

  FIG. 9 shows a mechanical bicycle parking facility according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The point that the hangar 23 is provided in the basement is different from the mechanical bicycle parking facility of the first embodiment. The hangar 23 may be installed in the basement when space for the hangar is not available on the ground or when it is desired to effectively use the basement. Even in this case, the loading / unloading booth 1 is provided on the ground first floor. Since the other configuration is the same as the mechanical bicycle parking facility of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the example of detecting the derailment when the bicycle set at the delivery position is pulled onto the transporter in the storage booth has been described, but the bicycle stored in the storage shelf is placed on the transporter. It may be detected that the wheel has been pulled out. Furthermore, not only when the bicycle is removed from the guide groove of the transporter, but also when the bicycle falls due to insufficient clamping of the transfer device, the bicycle can be detected by the tape switch.

Sectional drawing of the perpendicular direction of the mechanical bicycle parking facility in 1st embodiment of this invention 1 is a horizontal sectional view of FIG. Side view of transfer device and carrier Plan view of the guide rail of the transporter and the guide rail at the delivery position Sectional view of FIG. Perspective view of the guide rail of the carrier Perspective view of tape switch Cross section of tape switch Sectional drawing of the perpendicular direction of the mechanical bicycle parking apparatus of 2nd embodiment of this invention

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Entry / exit booth (in / out part)
2, 23 ... Storage 3a ... Transporter 3b ... Transfer device 4 ... Lifting device 5 ... Swivel device 7 ... Clamp plate 8 ... Storage shelf 9 ... Guide rail 14 at delivery position ... Guide rail 14a of transporter ... Guide groove 14b ... Extension part 15 ... slope 16 ... introduction part 17 ... tape switch (derailing detection sensor)

Claims (4)

After the transfer device is set on the ground delivery position, the bicycle is drawn onto the transporter in the loading / unloading unit provided on the ground, and the transfer device and the transporter are raised or lowered, and then the transfer device is moved from the transporter to the bicycle. Is pulled out and stored in the storage shelf, while the transfer device pulls the bicycle stored in the storage shelf onto the transporter and raises or lowers the transfer device and the transporter to the loading / unloading unit. In the mechanical bicycle parking facility that pulls out the bicycle from the transporter in the warehouse to the delivery position,
The carrier has a guide rail in which a guide groove for guiding the movement of the bicycle is formed,
A derailment detection sensor for detecting whether or not the bicycle rides on both sides of the guide groove when the transfer device pulls the bicycle onto the transporter from the delivery position to both sides of the guide groove of the guide rail. Mechanical bicycle parking facility, characterized by providing.   The mechanical bicycle parking facility according to claim 1, wherein when the derailment detection sensor detects the riding-up of the bicycle, the pulling-in of the bicycle by the transfer device is stopped. The guide rail has an extending portion extending horizontally from both edges of the guide groove,
The derailment detection sensor includes a tape switch that is elongated in a tape shape and generates an ON signal when pressed, and is attached to the extending portion so as to extend in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the guide groove. The mechanical bicycle parking facility according to claim 1 or 2. A cross-sectional shape of the guide groove of the guide rail is formed in a V shape,
A slope for guiding the bicycle to the guide groove is provided at the longitudinal end of the guide rail on the side where the bicycle is drawn.
4. The mechanical bicycle parking facility according to claim 1, wherein the slope gradually changes in cross section from a circular arc shape to a V-shaped cross section that matches the cross-sectional shape of the guide groove. 5.

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