JPH10134211A - Taxi meter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the psychological burden of a taxi user caused by the unexpected raising of a fare near a destination by providing a fare raising noticing means for informing the user of the timing of the raising of the fare. SOLUTION: This taxi meter is provided with plural basic tariff selecting switch 11 for selecting basic tariffs, an arithmetic means 12 operating a taxi fare and the noticing timing of the raising of the fare and a display part 13 displaying the calculated taxi fare, a selected basic tariff and the notice of the raising of the fare. Then, a notice display part 14 is formed at the display part 13. As the fare raising noticing means informing the taxi user of the raising timing of the fare based on a residual distance until the raising of the face to be used by the arithmetic means like this is provided, the taxi user gets to know that the raising of the fare is close, based on an output from this fare raising noticing means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a taxi meter provided with a means for notifying a taxi user of a timing of a charge increase.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Taxi fares are specified in each prefecture, and the timing of increasing the taxi is basically based on a distance pulse signal input every time the axle rotates a predetermined angle and an output of the distance pulse signal. The calculation is performed using the reference time of the interval. Specifically, when the distance pulse signal is input within the reference time in the renting state, using the preset basic distance to the first charge increase and the subsequent distance to the subsequent charge increase. Subtracts the distance corresponding to one pulse from the basic distance or the distance thereafter, and if the distance pulse signal is not input within the reference time, when the reference time is reached, the basic distance or the subsequent distance It is set so that the distance corresponding to one pulse is reduced, and the fee increases when the remaining distance becomes zero. In other words, the taxi fare is set so as to increase in a stepwise manner.

[0003]

By the way, a taxi user basically has a demand to raise the taxi fare as low as possible, and if the fare increases immediately before reaching the destination, the taxi loses somehow. You may feel like this. However, the timing of the charge increase depends on the influence of the waiting time such as signal waiting even if you ride the same distance because of the relationship set based on the distance pulse signal and the reference time as described above. The fact is that the user cannot know in advance the timing of the charge increase, and barely knows the timing of the final charge increase by estimating the timing of the charge increase immediately before. For this reason, as the destination approaches, we are worried about increasing the fare, which has been a psychological burden on taxi users.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide a taxi meter which enables a taxi user to recognize the timing of a charge increase so that the psychological burden of the taxi user on the charge increase immediately before the destination can be eliminated. It is to be.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a taxi meter calculates a fee based on a distance pulse signal input every time the axle rotates a predetermined angle and a reference time of an output interval of the distance pulse signal. And a charge-up notification means for notifying a taxi user of a charge-up timing based on a remaining-distance signal until the charge-up used in the charge calculation process in the charge calculation means.

Here, as described in claim 2, the fare increase notification means informs the taxi user that the fare increase is approaching when the remaining distance until the fare increase is equal to or less than a preset notice start distance. It is a preferred embodiment that the notification is made, and the charge-up notice means is set so that the notice start distance increases as the vehicle speed increases.

[0007]

In the taxi meter according to the present invention, there is provided a fare increase notifying means for informing the taxi user of the time of the increase in the fare based on the remaining distance until the fare increase used in the fare calculation means. The user can detect that the charge increase is approaching based on the output from the charge increase notification means.

[0008] Specifically, when the remaining distance up to the charge increase becomes equal to or less than a preset notice start distance, the fact that the charge increase is approaching is determined by, for example, LED or lamp. It lights up or flashes, or outputs a warning sound or voice from a speaker to notify the taxi user.

When the vehicle is running at a high speed, the remaining distance up to the toll increase is instantaneously moved, so that the above-mentioned notice starting distance is set to increase as the vehicle speed increases. Thus, it is possible to prevent the time from the notice of the charge increase to the actual charge increase from becoming too short.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the taxi fare calculation device 1 includes a taxi meter 10 and a distance pulse generator 3 that outputs a distance pulse signal every time the axle rotates a predetermined angle.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a taxi meter 10 has a plurality of basic tariff selection switches 1 for selecting basic tariffs such as idle, rental, payment, late-night surcharge, and pick-up.
A computing means 12 for calculating the timing of a taxi fare or toll increase notice based on the distance pulse signal and the operated basic tariff selection switch 11; a notice of the calculated taxi fare or the selected basic tariff or toll increase And a display unit 13 for displaying.

In the ROM of the calculating means 12, a program for a charge calculating process, a basic distance until the first charge increase, and a subsequent distance until the subsequent charge increase are previously input and stored. When a distance pulse signal is input within the reference time in the rental state based on this program, the CPU of the CPU subtracts the distance corresponding to one pulse from the basic distance or the distance thereafter. If there is no distance pulse signal input within the period, when the reference time is reached, the distance equivalent to one pulse is subtracted from the basic distance or the distance thereafter, and when the remaining distance becomes zero, the fee is charged Is set to up.

A control program for notifying the user of the timing of the charge increase in advance is input to the ROM of the arithmetic means 12, and the remaining distance until the charge increase is calculated from the preset notice start distance. When the remaining distance becomes shorter, the notice display unit 14 of the display unit 13 is turned on or blinked until the remaining distance becomes zero, and is turned off when the remaining distance becomes zero, every time the remaining distance becomes shorter than the notice start distance. . When blinking, the blinking may be made faster as the remaining distance becomes shorter. If the notice start distance is too short, the fee may increase before stopping, and if it is too long it will not make sense of the notice,
It will be set to 40 to 80 m, preferably 50 to 60 m.

For example, the case where the notice starting distance is set to 55 m will be specifically described as follows.
When the distance is equal to or less than m, the notice display unit 14 is turned on or blinks to notify the user of a charge increase. At this time, if the user instructs the driver to stop, it is possible to easily stop the vehicle immediately before the charge is increased. If the user does not give an instruction to stop, the notice display unit 14 is lit or blinks until the remaining distance becomes zero and the fee increases, and then turns off when the fee increases. Then, every time the remaining distance to the subsequent distance becomes 55 m or less, the notice display unit 14 is turned on or blinks. It is possible to stop at.

As described above, the advance notice is displayed by turning on or blinking the advance notice display section 14, so that the taxi user sees the advance notice of the increase in the fare, and if the destination is near, the taxi user will be notified of the destination. It is possible to instruct a taxi to stop in the foreground and get off before the fare increases.

In this embodiment, the display unit 13 displays the notice display unit 1
Although the display unit 4 is formed, a display unit including an LED, a lamp, or the like dedicated to the notice may be separately provided on the front surface of the taxi meter 10 or the like. Also, as shown by a virtual line frame in FIG. 2, the taxi meter 10 may be provided with a voice synthesizing unit 25 and a speaker 26 so as to output an audio signal indicating that the charge is approaching or to notify the user with a warning sound. . In addition, a charge increase may be notified in advance by using both the display and the sound.

In the above-described embodiment, a notice is given when the toll increase is approaching. However, the remaining distance to the toll increase is always displayed by a numeral on the notice display unit 14 or the like, so that the taxi user can remain. You may make it possible to detect the timing of the charge increase based on the distance. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the taxi meter 10 is provided with a display unit 30 in which a plurality of LEDs and lamps are arranged in series.
0 may be turned on or off sequentially from one end. Furthermore,
Until the remaining distance becomes the notice start distance, all display units 3
0 may be turned on or off, and the display unit 30 may be sequentially turned off or turned on from one end side as the remaining distance decreases when the distance becomes less than or equal to the notice start distance.

The taxi meter 10 is provided with a display unit that emits, for example, blue, yellow, and red light as a display unit including an LED and a lamp. When the remaining distance is sufficient, the blue display unit is turned on. When the distance approaches the notice start distance, the yellow display is turned on, and when the remaining distance is shorter than the notice start distance, the red display is turned on, etc. You may be made to notify that it has become.

In the above embodiment, the notice start distance is fixedly set. However, as shown in the diagram of FIG. 4, the notice start distance may be increased as the vehicle speed increases.
Further, the time from when the vehicle speed is increased to the time when the vehicle speed is increased may be calculated, and the notice start distance may be set so that the time is constant.

[0020]

According to the taxi meter of the present invention,
With a simple configuration of providing a fee increase notification means for notifying the timing of the fee increase, it is possible to eliminate the psychological burden on taxi users caused by carelessly increasing the fee near the destination.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to secure a sufficient time from when the toll is raised to when the toll is actually increased, even during high-speed driving, to the driver before the toll is increased. It is possible to instruct a stop.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a taxi meter.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system of a taxi fare calculation device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a layout of a display unit having another configuration.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a relationship between a vehicle speed and a notice start distance.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Taxi fare calculation apparatus 3 Distance pulse generator 10 Taxi meter 11 Basic tariff selection switch 12 Calculation means 13 Display part 14 Notice display part 25 Voice synthesis means 26 Speaker 30 Display part

Claims (3)

[Claims] A charge calculating means for calculating a charge based on a distance pulse signal input every time the axle rotates by a predetermined angle and a reference time of an output interval of the distance pulse signal; A taxi meter comprising: a charge increase notification means for informing a taxi user of a charge increase timing based on a remaining distance signal until a charge increase used in a calculation process. 2. The taxi meter according to claim 1, wherein the fare increase notifying means notifies the taxi user that the fare increase is approaching when the remaining distance until the fare increase becomes equal to or less than a preset notice start distance. 3. The taxi meter according to claim 2, wherein the fare increase notice means sets the notice start distance to increase as the vehicle speed increases.