JPH049909B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to an operation control device for a mechanical multilevel parking system with a built-in turning function.

[Prior art]

In general, a multilevel parking system with a built-in turning function, as shown in FIG. 2, houses a car 1 in a cage 3 attached to an endless chain 2, and drives a sprocket 4 to circulate the cage 3. A swivel device 5 is provided in a pit 6 to change the direction of the car when the car enters and leaves the garage. It consists of a drive device 5b for lifting and turning, etc., and when the car is taken out of the garage, the floor plate of the cage 3 that has landed on the first floor is moved to the turning table 5.
After removing the floorboard from the cage 3, the swivel base 5a is rotated together with the floorboard to direct the automobile 1 inside the cage 3 toward the entrance. Various types of turning devices 5 are employed depending on the layout of the entrance/exit 7 of the parking device, as shown in FIGS. 3(a) to 3(c).

By the way, in such multilevel parking systems with a built-in swivel function, once the car has entered the parking lot, the general method is to use the swivel to change the orientation of the car toward the entrance in preparation for the subsequent exit operation. However, if incoming cars are waiting in succession, the turning operation immediately after entering the parking lot is omitted, and in order to give priority to the next entering operation, depending on the usage status of the parking device, The stored cars may be oriented in different directions. Therefore, parking equipment managers take advantage of off-peak hours to place each cage at the entrance/exit in turn, check the direction of the car, and then set only the cage floor of the car that needs to change direction for exit operation. It was rotated to reduce the time required.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, since it is not possible to know in advance which cages need to change direction, this means that each cage must be placed on the floor and checked, resulting in unnecessary activation and stopping of the parking device, which results in a waste of electricity. There will be a loss of time.

In addition, if there is a request for normal warehousing or warehousing operation during this preliminary direction change preparation operation, the manager must make an appropriate judgment each time and shift to normal operation, which requires a fairly sophisticated management process. There was a problem that it could only be operated accurately by a human.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and when a button is simply operated or a detection device installed on the outside of the entrance/exit detects that there is no vehicle in the warehouse, the cage that needs to change direction is automatically moved. Not only does it automatically land at the doorway and rotate,
An object of the present invention is to provide an operation control device that can extremely smoothly transition to normal operation.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a mechanical multilevel parking system equipped with a plurality of cages for storing automobiles, in which an operation panel having a starting device is provided near the entrance, and the control device includes a cage selection device and a storage device, and the control device includes a cage selection device and a storage device. The device stores data regarding the presence or absence of a car and the orientation of the car corresponding to each cage, and when the activation device is activated, the cage selection device sequentially scans the stored data in the storage device to determine whether the car is stored or not. In a vehicle that performs a turning operation in which a specific cage with the automobile facing the entrance is placed on the doorway and the floor of a specific gauge is turned using a turning device in a direction in which the automobile is facing the entrance, the operation is performed. A stop means is provided on the board, and when the stop means is operated, the turning operation is stopped after the turning operation is completed.

[Effect]

With the configuration as described above, switching between the normal driving operation and the turning driving operation is automatically and smoothly performed.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration and input/output signal relationship of the operation control device of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a front view showing an operation panel of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. An explanatory diagram showing an example of a table representing the arrangement of data in a storage device, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a warehousing operation, FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a warehousing operation, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a warehousing operation. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a turning operation according to the invention. In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes an operation panel according to the present invention installed near the entrance of a multi-story parking lot, and 11 denotes a display device consisting of four sets of 7-segment display elements for digitally displaying numbers, which are pressed when the numeric keyboard 12 is operated. The number on the button will be displayed as is. 13 is an entry button, 14 is an exit button, 15 is a turning button according to the present invention that allows only the cage that needs to change direction to land at the entrance and exit and perform a turning operation, as will be described later; 20 is used to drive the cage of the multi-story parking system. In addition to controlling the well-known drive device 30, the swing device 5
This is also a control device that controls the operation, and is composed of an incoming cage determining device 21, a storage device 22, and a cage selecting device 23. When the warehousing button 13 is operated, the warehousing car determining device 21 selects, for example, the empty cage closest to the entrance or exit, or the most optimal empty car in which the load of the multilevel parking system is maintained in a balanced state, and outputs a cage signal 21a. The storage device 22 is the fifth
One to one cage number for each cage as shown.
Whether there is a car at the corresponding address (for example, "1" if there is, "0" if not) and the password of the monthly contract car (for example, the binary code signal corresponding to the numbers "1234" and "5678") and the direction of the car (for example, if there is only one entrance and exit, ``1'' indicates that the car is facing the entrance, and ``0'' indicates that it is not facing the entrance).
It is something to remember. On the other hand, cage selection device 2
3, when the exit button 14 is operated, if a password is specified by the numeric keyboard 12, the same PIN code as the PIN entered by the numeric keyboard 12 is entered from the stored contents of the storage device 22. The exit cage is selected from the address where the matching PIN number is stored, and if a change of direction is required, i.e. when the direction of the car is towards the entrance/exit. If it is not facing the same direction, a turning command signal 23e is output to the turning device 5. or,
When the turning button 15 is operated, the cage selection device 23 selects only the cages in which the vehicle is stored (hereinafter referred to as parking cages) that require a change in the direction of the vehicle when leaving the parking lot, based on the memory contents of the storage device 22. This is a device that extracts and selects a turning car from the address. The landing cage detection device 50 detects a landing cage stopped at an entrance/exit position, and outputs a landing cage signal 50a which is a binary code signal corresponding to the cage number of the landing cage.

Next, the warehousing operation, the warehousing operation, and the turning operation of the automobile will be explained using the drawings.

() Regarding the parking operation of a car (a) In the case of a temporarily stored car First, a user who wishes to park a car parks the car at the entrance of the multi-story parking system and enters the car using the operation panel 10 according to the procedure shown in Figure 6a. Button 13
When you press , the empty cage call signal 13a is input from the operation panel 10 to the warehousing cage determining device 21 in the control device 20, and the warehousing cage determining device 21
For example, select the empty cage closest to the entrance or the most optimal empty cage that maintains a balanced load of the multilevel parking system, and then set the cage signal 2.
1a (for example, if the number of cages is 10,
The signal content is A ₁ for the 1st cage, A ₂ for the 2nd cage, ...A ₁₀ for the 10th cage.
Then, the driver sends the drive command signal 21b to the drive device 30, and the drive device 30 causes the empty cage designated by the cage signal 21a to land at the entrance and exit, thereby causing the vehicle to enter the garage. Then, in the address field _22a1 of the storage device 22 corresponding to the instructed empty car, a code "1" indicating a parking car is stored by the write signal 21c.

(b) In the case of a monthly contract car A monthly user who wishes to park his/her car parks the car at the entrance of the multi-story parking facility and
Follow the steps on the numeric keypad 1 on the operation panel 10.
2, press the PIN number, copy the number on the display device 11, confirm it, and press the warehousing button 13. First, the same PIN number as the signal 11a corresponding to the input PIN number has already been stored in the storage device 22. Scan the memorized PIN number (details omitted) to see if it exists in the memorized PIN code to confirm whether it is really a monthly contracted car, and also send the empty cage call signal 13a as in the case of the temporary storage car mentioned above. is the storage cage determining device 21 in the control device 20 from the operation panel 10.
, the parking cage determining device 21 selects, for example, the empty cage closest to the entrance or exit, or the optimal empty cage that maintains a balanced load on the multi-level parking device, and sends the cage signal 21a and operation command signal 21b to the drive device 30. The empty cage designated by the cage signal 21a is placed at the entrance/exit by the driving device 30.

Therefore, when checking whether the car is a monthly contract car, if it is found that it is not a monthly contract car, it will be handled as a temporary storage car as mentioned above, and if it is definitely a monthly contract car, the storage device corresponding to the specified empty cage will be used. In the address field 22a1 of 22, a code " ₁ " indicating the parking cage is stored, and in the address field _22a2 , a binary code corresponding to the password of the parked vehicle is stored.

() About the operation of leaving the car (a) In the case of a temporarily kept car First, the user presses the cage number in which his car is stored on the numeric keypad 12 of the operation panel 10 according to the procedure shown in Figure 7a, and displays After confirming the numbers displayed on the device 11, press the exit button 14, and the temporary storage vehicle exit signal 14a will be sent from the operation panel 10 to the control device 2.
Since the input is to the cage selection device 23 within 0, the cage selection device 23 is
2, the signal 11a corresponding to the cage number instructed by 2 is used as the unloading cage signal 23a, and is sent to the drive device 3 along with the operation command signal 23b.
0, and the delivery cage corresponding to this delivery cage signal 23a is placed at the entrance. or,
The cage selection device 23 is based on this ten-key keyboard 1.
An address signal 23c corresponding to the cage number of the signal 11a corresponding to the cage number indicated by 2 and a readout signal 23d instructing readout are inputted to the storage device 22, and the stored content of the indicated address, ie, e.g. If it is the No. 1 cage, the stored content regarding the direction of the car shown in FIG. is input to the rotation device 5. Then, the turning device 5 receives a confirmation signal 30a that is generated when the drive device 30 places the delivery cage at the entrance and stops, and turns the floor of the cage etc. in a predetermined direction according to the layout of the entrance and exit, thereby changing the orientation of the car. point it in the direction of the doorway. Once the car has completed its turn,
The car can be taken out of the garage facing forward.

(b) In the case of a monthly contract vehicle A monthly user who wishes to leave the garage presses his/her own PIN number on the numeric keyboard 12 of the operation panel 10 according to the procedure shown in Figure 7b, and confirms the number displayed on the display device 11. After that, press the exit button 14, and the monthly contract vehicle exit signal 14 will be activated.
b is input from the operation panel 10 to the cage selection device 23 in the control device 20, so the cage selection device 23 first stores an address signal 23c instructing address 1 of the storage device 22 and a read signal 23d instructing readout. device 22
, enter the memory contents of address 1, that is, the memory _contents Output signal 2
Output as 2a.

Next, the cage selection device 23
Memory contents of the output signal 22a obtained from X ₁
The contents of item _22a2 in the table above, that is, the PIN number of the monthly contract car that was stored in the first cage (in the case of a temporary storage car, of course, the PIN number is not entered, so the stored content is ``0000''). ) and a signal 1 corresponding to the PIN number of the outgoing vehicle obtained from the display device 11 of the operation panel 10
Compare with 1a. At this time, if the respective signal contents are different, then the cage selection device 2
3 inputs an address signal 23c instructing address 2 of the storage device 22 and a read signal 23d instructing readout to the storage device 22, and outputs the storage content X <sub>2</sub> of address 2 as an output signal 2.
Output as 2a. Next, as in the case described above, the cage selection device 23 selects the contents of the output signal 22a obtained from the storage device 22 and the contents of the item <sub>22a2</sub> of the table of contents <sub>X2</sub> , that is, the password of the monthly contract car stored in the second cage. and a signal 11a obtained from the display device 11 of the operation panel 10 and which corresponds to the password of the vehicle leaving the garage.
Then, the above-mentioned operation is repeated until the signal contents match, and when the signal contents match, after confirming the contents of item 22a <sub>1</sub> of the memory contents table, that is, that the car is definitely stored, the car is taken out from the address. Since the desired cage number is known, the cage selection device 23 sends the cage signal 23a and the operation command signal 23b to the drive device 3.
0 and place the delivery cage at the entrance. Further, the cage selection device 23 scans and if the content of the table item <sub>22a3</sub> in the matched storage content of the storage device 22, ``vehicle orientation'', is data that does not face the entrance/exit direction,
A turning command signal 23e is input to the turning device 5. Then, the turning device 5 receives a confirmation signal 30a generated when the drive device 30 places the delivery cage at the entrance and stops, and turns the floor of the cage etc. in a predetermined direction according to the layout of the entrance and exit, and rotates the car. The vehicle is directed toward the entrance and exit so that the vehicle can exit the garage facing forward.

In either case of a temporarily kept car or a monthly contract car, when the unloading operation is completed, the stored contents of the address corresponding to the unloading cage in the storage device 22 are erased.

() Concerning the turning operation of the cage floor, etc. Mainly, during off-peak hours when parking equipment managers and others are not putting in or taking out cars, the turning button 15 installed on the operation panel 10 according to the procedure shown in Fig. 8 is used. (It is not limited to a button, any starting device may be used.) When the turning operation instruction signal 15a is input from the operation panel 10 to the cage selection device 23 in the control device 20, the cage selection device 23 first detects the landing cage. Based on the landing cage signal 50a obtained from the device 50, an address signal 2 corresponding to the cage number landing at the entrance/exit at that time.
3c and a read signal 23d that instructs reading.
is input into the storage device 22. Then, for example, if the instructed landing cage is number 1, the storage device 22 stores the stored contents of the address corresponding to the number 1 cage, that is, the "presence or absence of a car" and the "monthly contract car password" in FIG. The memory content _X1 , which is a set of data regarding "number" and "vehicle direction", is outputted to the cage selection device 23 as an output signal 22a. Therefore, the cage selection device 23 determines whether a car is selected based on the contents of the table items 22a ₁ and 22a ₃ of the output signal 22a obtained from the storage device ₂₂ , that is, the presence or absence of a car in the first cage and the direction of the car. If it is found that the car is stowed and not facing the entrance/exit direction, turn command signal 2 is sent.
3e is input to the turning device 5 to drive the turning device 5, and the floor of the cage, etc. is turned so that the direction of the car is toward the entrance/exit.

When this turning operation is completed, the turning device 5 sends a turning completion signal 5a to the cage selection device 23.

Then, the car selection device 23 writes a signal 23f related to the "direction of the car" and a write signal 23 to the item _22a3 of the table of address storage contents X1 in the storage device 22 corresponding to the No. ₁ car.
After sending g to the storage device 22 and _updating the memory content The stored content _X2 , which is a set of data regarding the "Personal Identification Number" and the "Direction of the Car," is outputted from the storage device 22 as an output signal 22a. Therefore, the cage selection device 23 uses the contents of the output signal 22a obtained from the storage device 22 and the contents of the items 22a ₁ and 22a ₃ of the table of X ₂ , that is, data regarding the presence or absence of a car in the second cage and the direction of the car. If it is determined that the vehicle is not facing the entrance/exit direction, the car signal 23a and driving command signal 23d are first sent to the drive device 30, the second cage is placed at the entrance/exit, and a turning command is issued. After sending a signal 23e to the swivel device 5 and receiving a confirmation signal 30a from the drive device 30 indicating that the No. 2 cage has landed at the entrance, the swivel device 5 moves the floor of the cage so that the car faces toward the entrance. Swirl it. When this turning operation is completed, the turning device 5 sends a turning completion signal 5a to the car selection device 23, so the car selection device 23 selects the table of address storage contents _X2 in the storage device 22 corresponding to the second car. A signal 23f and a write signal 23g relating to the "direction of the car" are sent to the storage device 22 in the item _22a3 to update the stored content _X2 . after that,
This operation is repeated for all the cages, and the cars in all the parking cages are moved to face the entrance/exit direction.

In the above explanation, a device configuration in which the cage floor, etc. is rotated by a manager or the like by pressing the rotation button 15 provided on the operation panel 10, that is, manually, has been described, but other embodiments are possible. There is no problem with a method of starting the process automatically without any intervention from the administrator. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a pair of light emitters and a light receiver installed outside the entrance/exit 7 are used to detect whether or not there is a car that has come to the parking lot entrance to enter the parking lot. A scheduled vehicle presence/absence detection device 60 is provided, and its output signal 60
a is input to the cage selection device 23, and the cage selection device 23 detects that the turning button 15 is pressed when the output signal 60a of the vehicle scheduled to enter the vehicle presence/absence detection device 60 outputs a detection signal indicating that there is no vehicle scheduled to enter the garage. It may be configured such that the signal is determined to have the same content as that of the other party.
That is, it is determined that the turning operation instruction signal 15a has been input, and the cages that require turning are sequentially selected by the means described above, and the necessary turning is performed. Therefore, according to this automatic means, if the cars entering the garage arrive at the entrance/exit after an appropriate time interval, the turning operation will be performed after the vehicles have entered the parking lot, and if the vehicles entering the garage arrive in succession, the turning operation will be performed. As soon as the parking of a group of parked cars is completed and the output signal 60a of the vehicle scheduled to park/exit detection device 60 outputs a signal indicating that there are no parked cars, the cage that needs to be turned is immediately rotated according to the procedure described above. The necessary turning of the cage can be carried out completely automatically as soon as a quiet period occurs, without any trouble from the manager.

During this series of swinging operations, if there is a request for warehousing or unloading, the next cage will be driven at the point where the slewing operation ends, that is, when the swiveling of one cage is completed, and the next cage is driven. Before the turning operation is performed, the turning operation must be stopped and the move to the warehousing operation or the warehousing operation must be started. For example, this can be easily implemented by configuring the rotation operation to be stopped after the turning operation is completed.

Further, although an embodiment has been particularly described in which this series of turning operations starts from the landing cage, this is not limited to the embodiment and may start from any cage.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, a turning button is provided on the operating panel of the parking device and the turning button is operated, or a device for detecting the presence or absence of a vehicle scheduled to enter the parking lot is provided outside the entrance and exit, and the turning button is operated. Only for parking cages that require turning of the cage floor etc. when exiting the parking lot as a starting device, all cages are placed on the floor one by one and the direction of the car is adjusted so that the car automatically lands at the entrance and exit position and turns. There is no need to check and change direction, which greatly reduces the burden on the administrator. In addition, since only the cages that require a change of direction can be rotated within a short period of time, preparations can be made to shorten the parking time even during the short intervals between loading and unloading operations, thereby increasing the utilization efficiency of the parking lot. Furthermore, the control panel is equipped with a means to cancel such direction change preparation operation, so the transition to normal operation can be performed extremely smoothly, regardless of the skill level of the operator. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration and input/output signal relationship of the operation control device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an overall diagram showing an example of a mechanical parking device with a built-in turning function.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the layout of the entrance and exit of a parking device with a built-in turning function, FIG. 4 is a front view showing the operation panel of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is the data stored in the storage device in FIG. 1. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a warehousing operation, FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a warehousing operation, and FIG. 8 is a turning operation according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart diagram showing an example of operation. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Automobile, 3...Cage, 10...Operation panel, 7...Entrance/exit, 15...Swivel button, 20...Control device, 22...Storage device, 23...Cage selection device, 30...Drive Device, 5...Swivel device, 50
. . . Implantation _cage detection device _{, 60} .

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A mechanical multilevel parking system equipped with a plurality of cages for storing automobiles is provided with an operation panel having a starting device near the entrance and exit, and the control device is equipped with a cage selection device and a storage device. , the storage device stores data regarding the presence or absence of a car and the orientation of the car corresponding to each car, and the car selection device sequentially scans the stored data in the storage device when the activation device is activated. , a specific cage in which a car is stored and the car is not facing the doorway is placed on the doorway, and a turning device is used to turn the floor of the specific gauge in a direction in which the car is facing the doorway; Operation of a mechanical multilevel parking system, characterized in that the scanning board is provided with a stopping means, and when the stopping means is operated, the turning movement is stopped after the turning movement is completed. Control device. 2. The operation control device for a mechanical multilevel parking system according to claim 1, wherein the cancel means is a cancel button. 3. The operation control device for a mechanical multilevel parking system according to claim 1, wherein the canceling means is an entry button or an exit button. 4. Claim 1, wherein a plurality of the entrances and exits of the parking device are installed at the lowest part.
Operation control device for mechanical multilevel parking system. 5. The operation control device for a mechanical multilevel parking system according to claim 1, wherein the activation device is a button. 6. The operation control device for a mechanical multilevel parking system according to claim 1, wherein the activation device is a parking schedule detection device that is installed near the entrance and detects the presence or absence of a subsequent vehicle entering the parking lot. .