JPH01112493A - Method for instructing parking position - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute efficient parking lot control by displaying the number of a parkable block except for the block to be temporarily unusable with synchronizing to an incoming vehicle detecting signal, informing the driver of the incoming vehicle of the parkable block and holding the displaying number until a prescribed time passes. CONSTITUTION:When the incoming vehicle achieves an entrance 1 and the vehicle is detected by an incoming vehicle detecting device consisting of a light source CS1 and a photo-detector CS2, a gate 6 is opened and the number of the parkable block except for the block to be temporarily unusable is displayed to a display 3 with synchronizing to the incoming vehicle detecting signal. While this vehicle enters the parking lot and achieves the parking block, an idle condition is obtained. Thus, when the same parking block is instructed to the following vehicle, it is not preferable that the two vehicles are driven toward the same parking block. Then, the prescribed time is set by a timer 8 and a signal processor 5 is operated so that, until the prescribed time passes, the block to be displayed in advance can not be manages as the idle block.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention provides an indicator at the entrance of a parking lot, and displays information on vacant parking spaces at the time, excluding parking spaces that are temporarily unavailable due to construction, etc. This invention relates to a method of displaying a parking lot number and instructing a driver of a car about to enter the parking location.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in parking lots of supermarkets and the like, visitors either search for an empty parking lot on their own or are guided to an empty parking lot according to instructions from a parking lot manager.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

It is not easy to find an empty parking lot during busy times or in multi-story parking lots, and the method of assigning a manager has the drawback of requiring a lot of manpower.

This invention aims to improve these problems.

[Means for solving problems]

A sensor is installed in each parking lot to detect whether or not a car is parked, and an indicator is installed at the entrance of the parking lot.

Entrance single detection means to detect an attempt to enter.

Furthermore, a keyboard is provided for inputting the number of a parking lot that is temporarily unavailable due to construction, etc., and the signal from the sensor and the number of the parking lot that is temporarily unavailable, input by the keyboard, are processed by a signal processing means and the number of the parking lot that is temporarily unavailable due to construction etc. Monitor the parking situation in your parking lot.

The number of an empty parking lot excluding temporarily unusable sections at the time when an entry single detection means detects an entering vehicle is displayed on a display to inform the driver of the vehicle about to enter.

[Effect]

A signal processing means processes the sensor signals and the parking lot number entered by the keyboard to constantly monitor the status of the parking lot, and - excluding spaces that are temporarily unavailable, detects the numbers of parking spaces where parking is available and generates a signal for detecting entering vehicles. The number of the parking lot which is displayed as 1 is displayed on the display in synchronization with the parking lot, and the number of the parking lot which is displayed as 1 is not treated as a vacant lot even if it is in a vacant state until a predetermined time has elapsed after the display.

〔Example〕

Fig. 1 schematically shows a parking lot, where P1 to Pn are parking bays, and 81 to an are sensors (for example, metal detectors) installed in each parking bay to determine whether a car is parked. detects whether the signal is present and provides it to the signal processing means.

C, , C, Fi cars, CI indicates a car already parked in the parking lot, and Ctk'' indicates a car that has reached the parking lot entrance (1). (2) C indicates the car that has arrived at the parking lot entrance Exit, +3
3fl entrance (indicator installed near 110, C81 is a light source, C8, is a light receiver facing the light source Cps between the entrance mountain, and when a car trying to enter is detected, a detection signal (4) is emitted. arise.

Figure 2 shows the relationship between the display device (3) and its ancillary devices, which are signal processing means that constantly monitor the parking status of each parking lot based on the signals from the 5111 sensors S1 to an. The output is given to the display (3) via the gate (61, display control means (7)). (8) is a timer that displays the section displayed 2 unless a predetermined period of time elapses. This is done so that the display is not displayed even if the space is empty.In other words, this is to prevent a subsequent car from being directed to the same area as a car that entered earlier.(9) is for construction or delivery. This is a keyboard for inputting the corresponding partition number into the signal processing means (5) when some partitions are temporarily unavailable due to such reasons, and the partitions entered from this keyboard are excluded as temporarily unavailable partitions. Action will be taken.

In such a configuration, an entering vehicle reaches the entrance (1),
Once detected, the gate (6) is opened, whereby the display (3) displays the number of available parking bays, excluding those that are temporarily unavailable. Note 2 For example, P@%
If Pn cannot be used temporarily, P9 to Pn are input to the signal processing means (5) using the keyboard and the exclusion device is activated.

By the way, a car does not reach a parking area immediately after passing through the entrance; it takes some time. Therefore, until the car reaches the parking lot, it is in an empty state. Therefore, if you instruct the following car to use the same parking area, the two cars will end up heading to the same area, which is not desirable. Therefore, a predetermined time is set using a timer (8), and the signal processing means is controlled so that the previously displayed section is not treated as an empty section until the predetermined time has elapsed. If the block remains vacant after a predetermined period of time, it will be displayed again as a vacant block.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since this invention is constructed as described above, it is possible to improve the conventional problems, and the driver of a car attempting to enter the parking lot can be informed of all the latest parking conditions. In addition, since sections that are temporarily unavailable can be entered and excluded using the keyboard, accurate parking lot management is possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a parking lot to which this invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a main part of the present invention. The mountain is the entrance, (21 is the exit, (31 is the indicator, (4) is the entering vehicle detection signal, (5) is the signal processing means, (6) is the gate, (7) is the indicator control means, (8) is the timer, (91U
Keyboard, P□~Pnha parking area, 5t-8nVi
Sensor, Ct, Cx tit car. cs, , csz are a light source and a light receiver. In addition, the same or equivalent parts in FIG. 1 are indicated by the same reference numerals.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A sensor is installed in each parking lot to detect whether a car is parked, and an indicator is installed at the entrance of the parking lot.
It is provided at the entrance of the parking lot, and includes an entering vehicle detection means for detecting when a car arrives at the entrance of the parking lot and activating the display, and a keyboard for inputting the number of a parking lot that is temporarily unavailable. , the signal from the sensor installed in each parking lot and the number of the temporarily unavailable lot entered by the keyboard are processed by the signal processing means, and the entrance is detected by the entry single detection means except for the temporarily unavailable lot. The number of the available parking lot at the time the car is detected is displayed on the display in synchronization with the detection signal of the detection means, and the number of the parking lot that is available for parking is displayed on the display to inform the driver of the car that is about to enter the parking lot. A method for indicating a parking position, characterized in that a parking lot number is not treated as an empty lot until a predetermined time has elapsed after the number is displayed, even if it is in an empty state.