JP7074652B2 - Mechanical parking device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mechanical parking device that charges a battery of an electric vehicle in a parked state.

As a mechanical parking device, a device that charges the battery of an electric vehicle in a parked state in which a charging tray for mounting an electric vehicle, which is a parked vehicle, is stored in a charging space is known, and such a machine is used. In the type parking device, a charging plug connection portion is configured on the charging tray. On the other hand, a power supply terminal on the power supply side is arranged in the charging space where this charging tray is moved and stored, and a user such as a driver can use the battery with an electric vehicle mounted on the tray. Work to connect the connected power supply plug to the charging plug connection part, and then at the stop position of the charging tray that has been moved to the charging space, the above-mentioned charging plug connection part and the power supply terminal on the power supply side It is configured to electrically connect the spaces to form a charging circuit.

Then, in order to facilitate the work of connecting the power supply plug connected to the battery of the electric vehicle to the charging plug connection portion provided on the charging tray, "diagonally downward to the upper part of the column erected on the tray. A charging plug connection part with an insertion port was attached facing the wall, and a holding means was provided to prevent the connection cable from touching the support column located below the charging plug connection part. " (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-177756

However, although the above-mentioned one described in Patent Document 1 is intended to improve the convenience of the user by providing the charging plug connection portion on the support column, the use of the wheelchair user is particularly considered. There wasn't. That is, in the case of charging the battery of an electric vehicle in a parked state, there is some protrusion because the charging plug connection portion is provided on the charging tray, and the barrier-free standard cannot be satisfied.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanical parking device for charging a battery of an electric vehicle in a parked state, which can improve convenience for a wheelchair user.

The mechanical parking device according to the first aspect is provided in a boarding / alighting room on which an electric vehicle can enter, a charging tray in the boarding / alighting room arranged in the approach direction of the electric vehicle, and a charging tray. It has a charging connector provided with a plug connection portion for charging, and the power supply terminal of the electric vehicle mounted on the charging tray is connected to the charging plug connection portion via a charging cable to the charging space. In a mechanical parking device that charges a battery while moving and parking, the charging connector is provided with a foldable column to which the charging plug connection is attached at a position on the upper side when it is started up. With the support column housed, the upper surface of the charging tray is flattened, the gap between the floor of the boarding / alighting chamber and the charging tray, and the floor surface of the boarding / alighting chamber and the charging tray. It is characterized in that the level difference with the upper surface is set to a predetermined size or less.

According to the mechanical parking device of the present invention, the battery of an electric vehicle is charged in a parked state, and the convenience of a wheelchair user can be improved. Issues, configurations and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the following description of the embodiments.

It is a vertical sectional view which shows the mechanical parking device by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the charging tray and the boarding / alighting room of a mechanical parking device. It is a vertical sectional view of a charging tray and a boarding / alighting chamber. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the support | support of the charging connector is raised. It is a top view which shows the state which a wheelchair user is working in a boarding / alighting room. It is a top view which shows the mechanical parking device by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the auxiliary tool and the support. It is a top view which shows the state which a wheelchair user is working in a boarding / alighting room. It is explanatory drawing which shows the procedure of raising a support with an auxiliary tool.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each figure, the same or similar configurations are designated by the same reference numerals, and repeated description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing a mechanical parking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The mechanical parking device has a charging tray 1, an entrance / exit room 2, an entrance / exit door 3, and an elevating device 4. The entrance / exit 8 of the mechanical parking device is provided with an operation panel, an entrance / exit door 3, and the like. Prepared for 2. On the other hand, if it is determined that the vehicle is not an electric vehicle, a tray for general vehicles is prepared. When the charging tray 1 is prepared, the door 3 of the entrance / exit room 2 is opened. Therefore, the driver drives the electric vehicle into the boarding / alighting room 2 and causes the electric vehicle to get on the charging tray 1.
After that, when the driver gets out of the electric vehicle and closes the door 3 of the entrance / exit room 2, the door 3 is closed, the elevating device 4 is activated, and the charging tray 1 is moved to a predetermined storage floor. Moving. Next, the charging tray 1 on which the electric vehicle is mounted is unloaded from the elevating device 4, and the charging tray 1 is moved to a predetermined storage area by a drive device described later. The storage area has a charging space for charging the battery while the electric vehicle mounted on the charging tray 1 is parked, and a storage space for storing the electric vehicle or a general vehicle that is not charged.
The elevating device 4 has a general configuration including a plurality of guide rails 5, an elevating table 6 movable along the guide rails 5, a driving device 7 for driving the elevating table 6, and the like. Detailed explanation will be omitted.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the charging tray and the boarding / alighting room of the mechanical parking device, and FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the charging tray and the boarding / alighting room.

The mechanical parking lot device has an entrance / exit 8, an operation panel 9, a charging connector 10, a drive device 11, a support column detector 12, and a drive device operation button 13.

The charging tray 1 is formed in a flat rectangular shape, and the parked vehicle A, which is an electric vehicle, advances and gets on the charging tray 1 at the time of warehousing. Further, the bottom of the charging tray 1 is provided with a roller 14 that travels and moves along a guide rail frame provided on the charging space or the floor side of the storage.

The boarding / alighting room 2 is provided on the floor where the parked vehicle A enters and exits in the building, and is connected to the storage floor for storing the parked vehicle A by the elevating device 4. Further, the boarding / alighting room 2 is provided with a work area 15 having a space through which a wheelchair can pass around the charging tray 1 located in the boarding / alighting room 2. Further, the gap between the floor of the boarding / alighting room 2 and the charging tray 1 and the step between the floor surface of the boarding / alighting room 2 and the upper surface of the charging tray 1 are set to a predetermined size or less, satisfying the barrier-free standard. It has become a thing.

The doorway 8 is an opening formed on one surface of the boarding / alighting room 2, and is used for the parked vehicle A to enter the boarding / alighting room 2 or to exit from the boarding / alighting room 2, and the doorway 8 can be opened / closed. A door 3 is installed.

The operation panel 9 is operated by a staff member, a driver of the parked vehicle A, or the like. When charging the parked vehicle A, a predetermined operation is performed, and a charging tray for charging the battery while parking is performed. Call 1

The charging connector 10 is located on the charging tray 1 and is arranged on the front side and the rear side with respect to the approach direction of the parked vehicle A. For example, the charging cable attached to the parked vehicle A. It has a charging plug connection portion 16 to which a connector side plug provided at one end can be connected, and a foldable support column 17 having a charging plug connection portion 16 provided at a position on the upper side when standing up. There is. The charging tray 1 is provided with a storage portion capable of storing the support column 17 when the support column 17 is folded, and this storage section is formed below the upper surface of the charging tray 1 to accommodate the support column 17. When folded, the support column 17 is prevented from traveling from the upper surface of the charging tray 1. Further, the support column 17 is provided with a cover that covers the upper surface of the storage portion, and the cover is attached to one side surface of the support column 17 so as to be along the longitudinal direction of the support column 17, and the support column 17 is in a folded state. Covers the upper surface of the storage portion with, and makes the charging tray 1 substantially flush with the upper surface of the charging tray 1 to make the charging tray 1 flat.

The drive device 11 is composed of a motor, an arm, or the like arranged under the floor of the boarding / alighting room 2. When the drive device operation button 13 is operated while the charging tray 1 is located in the boarding / alighting room 2, the support column 17 is pressed. It is for starting up and storing.

The support column detector 12 includes, for example, a laser sensor installed on the left and right side walls of the boarding / alighting chamber 2 at a position facing the support column 17, and detects whether or not the support column 17 is upright. .. That is, when the support column 17 is upright, the support column 17 prevents the laser from receiving light, and the support column 17 is detected in the upright state.

The drive device operation button 13 is arranged on the wall surface of the boarding / alighting room 2 near the charging connector 10 and is for operating the drive device 11. That is, in order to operate the drive device operation button 13 for operating the charging connector 10 provided on the front side side of the charging tray 1 and the charging connector 10 provided on the rear side side of the charging tray 1. The drive device operation button 13 of the above is provided. Then, the clerk or the driver of the parked vehicle A operates the drive device operation button 13, and the support device 11 raises or stores the support column 17.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the support column of the charging connector is raised.

The support column 17 has a height dimension H1 at which the charging plug connection portion 16 is in a height position that is easy for a wheelchair user to operate in the raised state.

Although detailed illustrations are omitted, at least two electrical connections are formed between the charging cable that connects the other end to the power supply terminal of the electric vehicle and the power supply in the building. There is. One of them is an electrical connection between the charging cable and the charging plug connection portion 16, and when the parked vehicle A is mounted on the charging tray 1, the connection work is performed by a worker such as a driver. It is something that is said. The other is the tray-side contact of the charging tray 1 and the fixed-side contact provided on the charging space side at a position corresponding to the tray-side contact when the charging tray 1 is moved and stored in the charging space. It is an electrical contact formed by the child.
After completing the former electrical connection using the charging plug connection 16, when the charging tray 1 is moved and stored in the charging space, the tray-side contactor is mechanically determined by the position of the charging tray 1. The contact with the fixed side contactor is completed, and the battery of the electric vehicle is connected to the power supply of the building.

Next, a case where a wheelchair user charges the battery while parking the parked vehicle A of the electric vehicle will be described.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state in which a wheelchair user is working in the boarding / alighting room 2 .
The wheelchair user who is the driver of the parked vehicle A operates the operation panel 9 and selects that the use is to charge the battery while parking. By operating this operation panel, the control device selects the charging tray 1 and prepares the charging tray 1 on the elevating table 6 of the boarding / alighting room 2. When the charging tray 1 is prepared on the elevating table 6 of the boarding / alighting room 2, the door 3 of the doorway 3 of the boarding / alighting room 2 is opened. At the time when the charging tray 1 is called, the support column 17 of the charging connector 10 is housed. In this state, the driver advances the parked vehicle A and mounts it on the charging tray 1 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

When the parked vehicle A is mounted on the charging tray 1 in this way, the laser is irradiated from the support column detector 12, and the monitoring of the state of the support column 17 is started. After that, as shown in FIG. 5, the driver of the parked vehicle A goes out of the vehicle and prepares for charging while using a wheelchair. That is, for example, in the case of a vehicle type in which the power supply terminal is in front of the parked vehicle A, the drive device operation button 13 on the wall surface on the back side of the boarding / alighting room 2 is operated. In response to this, the drive device 11 raises the support column 17 of the charging connector 10 provided on the front side of the charging tray 1 to make it in a rechargeable state. At this time, whether to use the charging connector 10 in front of the parked vehicle A or the charging connector 10 located in the rear depends on the position of the power feeding terminal in the parked vehicle A. When the support column 17 of the charging connector 10 is erected in this way, the light receiving of the laser of the support column detector 12 is hindered by the support column 17. In response to this, the control device (not shown) detects that the support column 17 is in an upright state, and for example, guides the procedure for using the charging connector 10 and precautions related to charging by a guide device.

Next, the driver of the parked vehicle A takes out a charging cable (not shown) mounted on the parked vehicle A while listening to the guidance related to charging, and as shown in FIG. 4, a connection provided at one end of the charging cable. The device-side plug is connected to the charging plug connection portion 16, and the vehicle-side plug provided at the other end of the connection cable is connected to the power supply terminal of the parked vehicle A. The driver performs the work for charging the battery as described above while riding in a wheelchair, but the work area 15 having a space for the wheelchair to pass is provided around the charging tray 1 and getting on and off. The gap between the floor of the room 2 and the charging tray 1 and the step between the floor surface of the boarding / alighting room 2 and the upper surface of the charging tray 1 are set to a predetermined size or less and satisfy the barrier-free standard. Since the support tray 17 is folded and the upper surface of the charging tray 1 is flat, the work can be performed smoothly and safely.

After completing the connection of the charging cable, the driver operates the operation panel 9 to perform an operation for storing the charging tray 1 in a predetermined position. Then, the mechanical parking device is activated to move the charging tray 1 to a specific charging space. Then, when the charging tray 1 moves to the charging space, the tray-side contacts come into contact with the pair of fixed-side contacts. The contact portion between the tray side contact and the fixed side contact is in series with the contact portion between the charging plug connection portion 16 and the connector side plug, which has already been completed before being moved to the charging space. It is connected to the power supply of the building and a charging circuit is formed. Therefore, when the charging tray 1 is stored in the charging space, the electric vehicle is in a charged state of the battery while being parked.

At the time of leaving the garage, the driver of the parked vehicle A operates the operation panel 9 to call the charging tray 1. When the charging tray 1 is called to the boarding / alighting room 2, the laser is irradiated again from the support column detector 12, and the monitoring of the state of the support column 17 is started. At the time when the charging tray 1 is called, the support column 17 is upright, whereby the light receiving of the laser of the support column detector 12 is hindered by the support column 17, and the control device is in the upright state of the support column 17. Is detected. In response to this, for example, the guide device guides the user to store the support column 17 and to urge the removed connection cable to be remembered to be stored in the vehicle. The driver, who is a wheelchair user who re-enters the boarding / alighting room 2, removes the connector-side plug provided at one end of the charging cable from the charging plug connection portion 16, and the vehicle-side plug provided at the other end of the connection cable. Is removed from the power supply terminal of the parked vehicle A, and the connection cable is stored. Next, the drive device operation button 13 is operated. In response to this, the drive device 11 folds and stores the support column 17 of the rising charging connector 10. In this state, the driver retracts the parked vehicle A and retreats from the charging tray 1 to leave the garage.

As described above, according to the mechanical parking device of the present invention, a boarding / alighting room on which an electric vehicle can enter, a charging tray 1 in the boarding / alighting room 2 arranged in the approach direction of the electric vehicle, and a charging tray. It has a charging connector 10 provided in 1 and having a charging plug connecting portion 16, and a power supply terminal of an electric vehicle mounted on the charging tray 1 is connected to the charging plug connecting portion 16 via a charging cable. In a mechanical parking device that moves to a charging space and charges the battery while parking, the charging connector 10 can be attached with a charging plug connection portion 16 at a position on the upper side when it is started up. The vertical support 17 is provided, and the upper surface of the charging tray 1 is flattened while the support 17 is housed, and the gap between the floor of the boarding / alighting room 2 and the charging tray 1 and the floor of the boarding / alighting room 2 are provided. It is characterized in that the step between the surface and the upper surface of the charging tray 1 is set to a predetermined size or less.

According to such a configuration, the floor of the boarding / alighting room 2 including the charging tray 1 is flattened with the support column 17 housed, thereby satisfying the barrier-free standard and easy to use for wheelchair users and elderly people. A parking device can be realized.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the boarding / alighting room 2 is provided with a work area 15 having a space through which a wheelchair can pass around the charging tray 1 located in the boarding / alighting room 2.

According to such a configuration, the wheelchair user can easily prepare for charging.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the support column 17 has a height dimension H1 such that the charging plug connecting portion 16 is in a height position that is easy for a wheelchair user to operate in the raised state.

According to such a configuration, the wheelchair user can easily connect the charging cable to the charging plug connecting portion 16.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that a drive device 11 for raising and storing the support column 17 is provided.

According to such a configuration, the user does not need to set up and store the support column 17 by himself / herself. Therefore, for example, even a wheelchair user can easily start up and store the support column 17. be able to.

Next, a structure in which the support column 17 is raised by an auxiliary tool will be described.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a mechanical parking device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The same or similar configurations as those shown in the first embodiment described above are designated by the same reference numerals, and repeated description thereof will be omitted.

In the mechanical parking device according to the second embodiment, an auxiliary tool 20 used by a wheelchair user when raising the support column 17 is installed in the boarding / alighting room 2. The auxiliary tool 20 is arranged on the wall surface of the boarding / alighting room 2 near the charging connector 10 and is used by a wheelchair user when raising the support column 17. That is, the auxiliary tool 20 used for raising the support column 17 of the charging connector 10 provided on the front side side of the charging tray 1 and the charging connector 10 provided on the rear side side of the charging tray 1. Two are provided with an auxiliary tool 20 used when raising the support column 17.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing an auxiliary tool and a support.

The support column 17 is provided with an engaging portion 21 on the upper surface thereof to which the auxiliary tool 20 is engaged. When a wheelchair user raises the support tool 17, a hook portion (not shown) provided at the tip of the support tool 20 is engaged with the engagement part 21 of the support tool 17, and the support tool 20 is pulled in this state to pull the support tool 17 to pull the support tool 17. It is designed to start up.

Here, a case where a wheelchair user raises a support column 17 by using an auxiliary tool 20 and charges a battery of a parked vehicle of an electric vehicle while parking the vehicle will be described. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a state in which a wheelchair user is working in the boarding / alighting room, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a procedure for raising a support column using an auxiliary tool.

The driver of the parked vehicle A using a wheelchair advances the parked vehicle A and mounts it on the charging tray 1. After that, as shown in FIG. 8, the driver goes out of the vehicle and prepares for charging while using a wheelchair. First, for example, in the case of a vehicle type in which the power supply terminal is in front of the parked vehicle A, the auxiliary tool 20 on the wall surface on the back side of the boarding / alighting room 2 is picked up and the support column 17 is started up. That is, as shown in FIG. 9 (a), the charging connector 10 provided on the front side side of the charging tray 1 is approached, and then, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), the tip of the auxiliary tool 20 is reached. A hook portion (not shown) provided in the above is engaged with the engaging portion 21 of the support column 17, and the support tool 20 is pulled in this state to raise the support column 17. After that, the charging cable (not shown) mounted on the parked vehicle is taken out, and as shown in FIG. 9 (c), the connector side plug provided at one end of the charging cable is connected to the charging plug connecting portion 16. At the same time, the vehicle-side plug provided at the other end of the connection cable is connected to the power supply terminal of the parked vehicle A. Since the flow after this is the same as that shown in the first embodiment described above, the description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, according to the mechanical parking device of the present invention, an auxiliary tool 20 used by a wheelchair user when raising the support column 17 is installed in the boarding / alighting room 2.

According to such a configuration, the wheelchair user can raise the support column 17 while riding on the wheelchair by using the auxiliary tool 20. Further, since it is not necessary to provide the electrically driven drive device 11 as described above, it is possible to improve the serviceability to the wheelchair user at low cost.

The embodiment of the mechanical parking device of the present invention has been described above, including its action and effect. However, the mechanical parking device of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention described in the claims.

1 Charging tray 2 Boarding / alighting room 4 Lifting device 9 Operation panel 10 Charging connector 11 Drive device 12 Strut detector 13 Drive device operation button 15 Work area 16 Charging plug connection
17 Strut 20 Auxiliary tool 21 Engagement part

Claims (4)

A boarding / alighting room on which an electric vehicle can enter, a charging tray in the boarding / alighting room arranged in the approach direction of the electric vehicle, and a charging connector provided in the charging tray and provided with a charging plug connection portion. And charges the battery while moving to the charging space with the power supply terminal of the electric vehicle mounted on the charging tray connected to the charging plug connection portion via the charging cable. In mechanical parking equipment
The charging connector is provided with a foldable support column to which the charging plug connection portion is attached at a position on the upper side when the charging connector is started up.
The column is tilted in a direction intersecting the approach direction of the electric vehicle in the charging tray, and the upper surface of the column and the charging tray have the column stored in the storage portion of the charging tray. The upper surface is flattened to form a part of the road on which the electric vehicle can travel.
The boarding / alighting room is provided with a work area having a space through which a wheelchair can pass on the floor around the charging tray located in the boarding / alighting room, and a gap between the floor of the boarding / alighting room and the charging tray. A mechanical parking device characterized in that the step between the floor surface of the boarding / alighting room and the upper surface of the charging tray is set to a predetermined dimension or less. The mechanical parking device according to claim 1, wherein the support column has the charging plug connection portion at a height position where a wheelchair user can perform a charging operation while riding on a wheelchair in a raised state. .. The mechanical parking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a drive device for raising and storing the columns is provided. In the boarding / alighting chamber, an auxiliary tool having a hook portion that engages with an engaging portion provided on the support column is installed at the tip thereof, and when the support column is raised, a wheelchair user attaches the hook portion to the engaging portion. The mechanical parking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support column is configured to stand up by engaging and pulling the auxiliary tool.

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