JPH035471B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a cage type parking device.

[Prior Art] Such parking devices are well known and widely used because they can park many cars in a relatively small space. When a car enters the warehouse, the cage number of the car entered is written on the slip, and when the car leaves the warehouse, the operator presses the corresponding operation button based on the cage number written on the slip. The cage is pushed down to the exit and the car is taken out of the garage.

Therefore, with such conventional technology, the operator has to operate the operation buttons, and in the unlikely event that an operator makes a mistake, another cage may be lowered, and the other cage may have to be lowered to the entrance/exit. You have to press the right button.

[Object of the Invention] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a parking device that allows easy parking operation and is free from operational errors.

[Structure of the Invention] According to the present invention, in a multilevel parking system in which a plurality of car cages are rotated, a cage number is input, a customer card is read, an empty cage is called up, a car number is input, and entry and exit is performed. An input means for selectively entering and exiting the garage, a storage means for storing the data input by the input means based on the cage number, and a parking ticket with the cage number and time of entry recorded in a barcode at the time of parking. A parking ticket issuing machine issues a parking ticket, a barcode reader reads the barcode of the parking ticket, and a predetermined cage is connected to an entrance/exit based on the data input by the input means and the data read by the barcode reader. and cage drive means for positioning the cage.

[Operations and Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, the car number may or may not be input when warehousing. In any case
(a) When entering a cage number, (b) When reading a card for a regular customer, (c) When making a blank call for a free customer, the present invention can be implemented very suitably in all cases. can.

Furthermore, if the driver inputs the car number and parks the car when leaving the parking lot, the driver remembers the car number, so even if the driver loses the parking ticket, he or she can call up the car using the car number in the parking data. Free customers can normally exit the parking lot by scanning their parking ticket. Also, if you remember the cage number, you can call it from the cage number if you lose your parking ticket without having to enter the car number. Regular customers can leave the store by scanning their cards.

Therefore, there is no mistake in operating the operation buttons, and exiting can be done using a slip, that is, a parking ticket or a card.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a parking device implementing the present invention,
A plurality of cages C that can move up and down along a track R are provided inside the building H. A door D is provided at the lower part L of the cage to be opened and closed when a car enters or leaves the cage. A control device 1 is provided near the building H.

FIG. 2 shows one embodiment of the control device 1. On the front of the box-shaped casing, there is a display 3 for displaying the cage number and other data, and an input means for carrying out the loading and unloading process, that is, the illustrated embodiment. Now, the operation section 4 and the magnetic card reader 5 for regular customers.
and data reading means, that is, in the illustrated embodiment, a barcode reader 6 for parking tickets (slips);
The operation unit 4 includes an input key 4a, a numeric keypad 4b, and input keys such as "stop", "safety confirmation", "cage number", "presence of vehicle", etc. Input key 4c
is provided.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a slip, that is, a parking ticket 10, issued by the printer 7. This parking ticket 10 includes the name of the parking lot, a telephone 10a, and a barcode 10.
b is displayed, and necessary items such as the cage number and storage time are written in the bar code 10b as a code.

FIG. 4 shows a circuit diagram of the control device 1 shown in FIG.
, and a signal from the magnetic card reader 5 or barcode reader 6 are input to the control unit 1a, and the control unit 1a displays data on the display 3 in a manner described later, and also prints a slip, i.e., a parking ticket 10, on the printer 7. It also issues a drive signal to the cage drive means, that is, the drive unit 11 of the tower parking, to open the door D and rotate the cage C.

The control unit 1a includes an input signal determining unit 12,
Cage data storage unit 1, which will be described later with reference to FIG.
3, and a parking data storage unit 14 that stores business data such as daily reports and monthly reports for each customer.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the contents stored in the cage data storage section 13 mentioned above.
As shown in the figure, there is a cage number column U, a column V for storing the car number corresponding to the cage number, a column W for storing the card number (for regular customers), and a parking time for each cage number. A column X is provided. Furthermore, in the illustrated example, cage numbers 4 and 9 indicate empty car cages. Such data is stored in the parking data storage unit 14 after leaving the parking lot.

Next, the operation will be explained mainly with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 6, the left side shows the outgoing flow, and the right side shows the warehousing flow. Therefore, first, the warehousing flow will be explained.

First, confirm safety and press the safety confirmation button (Figure 2, 4c).
(see step S1), and if the customer requests to input the car number, input the car number using the numeric keypad 4b (step S2). Column V of cage data storage section 13
If the vehicle number is stored in the vehicle, the vehicle is out of the warehouse, but if the vehicle is in the vehicle, the vehicle number is not stored, so the answer is NO (step S15).

(a) When inputting the cage number to enter the warehouse Input the cage number (step S4).
The determining unit 12 of the control unit 1a determines whether a car is parked and present at the corresponding cage number in the cage data storage unit 13 (step S6). In this case, since it is a stock receipt, it is naturally empty and the step
Wait for the start button to be pressed on the S8.

(b) When entering the warehouse by reading the card The card is read by the card reader 5 (step S5). The determining unit 12 determines whether the card is stored in column W of the storage unit 13 and is present in the vehicle (step S6). In this case, since it is a warehousing, it is naturally not stored. Then, it waits for the start button to be pressed at step S8.

(c) When entering the warehouse by calling an empty cage Press the "empty" calling key on the operation unit 4 (step S7), and wait for the start button to be pressed in step S8.

Then, the start button of the input key 4a is pressed (step S8). Then, it is determined whether the cage that has landed at the entrance is a predetermined cage (step S9). In other words, this predetermined cage is the one when the cage number is input (step S4).
is the cage with that cage number or not, and if it is a card or empty call (step
S5 and S7) are for determining whether the cage is empty or not. If it is not the predetermined cage (NO), the cage drive motor is driven (step S10), and the cage is rotated until the predetermined cage is placed on the floor. If the predetermined cage has landed (in the case of YES), door D is opened (step S11) and the car enters the garage. Then, the warehousing completion button of the input key 4a is pressed (step S12). Door D then closes (step S13). Next, a parking ticket (slip) is issued, and the card is returned to the cardholder (step S14). The parking ticket has a barcode with the cage number, year, month, date and time written on it. In this way, the warehousing work is completed.

Next, the shipping flow will be explained.

First, confirm safety and press the safety confirmation button (step S1). (d) When exiting by inputting the car number Enter the car number (step S2), and the car number is stored in column V of the cage data storage section 13. Read the parking data of the car number (step
S15), wait for the start button to be pressed in step S16.

(e) When exiting by reading a parking ticket Read the parking ticket on the barcode reader 6 (step S3). Then, in step S16, the process waits for the start button to be pressed.

(f) When exiting by entering the cage number Enter the cage number using the numeric keypad 4b (step S4). It is confirmed that the cage number in the cage data storage section 13 is in stock (step S6), and the process waits for the start button to be pressed in step S16.

(g) When leaving the warehouse by reading the card Read the card with the card reader 5 (step
S5). The card is stored in column W of the storage section 13, the stock is checked (step S6), and the process waits for the start button to be pressed.

Then, the start button of the input key 4a is pressed (step S16). Then, the judgment unit 12 calculates the parking time, issues a receipt (slip), returns the card in the case of a credit card customer, and issues a bill (delivery note).
is issued and is added and stored in the parking data storage section 14 (step S17). Then, the cage number of the customer's car is called out and the customer is allowed to land in the car (step S18). At this time, the motor is driven until the cage lands on the floor (step S19). Next, door D is opened (step S20), the car leaves the garage, the exit completion button is pressed (step S21), door D is closed (step S22), and the work is completed.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a flowchart for confirming the presence of a vehicle when a customer makes an inquiry (for example, by telephone) as to whether or not a vehicle is parked.

For example, when an inquiry is made over the phone as to whether or not the vehicle is parked, the operator presses the vehicle presence confirmation button on the input key 4c (step S23), and then inputs the queried car number using the numeric keypad 4b (step S23).
S24). Then, the determining unit 12 determines whether the car number is stored in column V of the cage data storage unit 13 and whether the car is present (step S25). If the car is present (YES), Display 3 (Figure 2)
The vehicle is displayed on the display 3 (step S26), and if the vehicle is not present (NO), the absence is displayed on the display 3 (step S27).

Therefore, by inputting the car number when parking, if there is an inquiry from outside about whether or not the car is there, you can reply.

[Summary] As described above, according to the present invention, the data on the slip is read by the data reading means, and the cage driving means is activated by the signal, so it is not only useful for free customers, but also for free customers. Even for regular customers, the designated car can be dropped off at the entrance in a short time without having to wait to leave due to an operational error.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a front view showing an example of a parking device implementing the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view showing an example of a control device implemented in the present invention, and Figure 3 is issued from the control device shown in Figure 2. 4 is a plan view showing an example of a slip to be sent, FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the control device shown in FIG. 2, and FIG.
The figure shows an example of the storage contents of the cage data storage unit of the control device shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 6 shows the flow of loading and unloading to implement the present invention, and Fig. 7 shows the inventory to implement the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a confirmation flow. H...Building, C...Cage, D...Door, 1...
Control device, 3...Display device, 4...Operation unit, 5...
Magnetic card reader, 6...barcode reader,
7...Printer, 11...Drive unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 In a multi-story parking system in which a plurality of car cages are rotated, input means inputs a cage number, reads a customer card, calls an empty cage, inputs the car number, selects entry/exit, and performs entry/exit processing. a storage means for storing data inputted by the input means based on the cage number; a parking ticket issuing machine for issuing a parking ticket with the cage number and entry time recorded in a bar code at the time of parking; The present invention comprises a barcode reader for reading a barcode on a ticket, and a cage driving means for positioning a predetermined cage at an entrance/exit based on data input by the input means and data read by the barcode reader. A parking device featuring: