ES1095855U - Parquimeter (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Parking meter, consisting of a prismatic body elongated in vertical direction for anchoring in the ground, with a front area for the location of the different elements or means of interaction with the user, as well as an upper solar panel for recharging the battery of feeding the different electrical elements that participate in the operation of the parking meter itself, characterized in that it frontally incorporates a sliding door in a vertical direction capable of occupying an elevated position, hiding the zone corresponding to the different elements of interaction with the user or a position of down, leaving that area uncovered; with the special feature that if the solar panel provided in the upper part of the body of the parking meter is provided with means for the orientation thereof and corresponding continuous confrontation with the solar rays; there being also provided in the area for the various elements and means of interaction with the user, a color screen, as well as different devices and elements to enable various forms of payment, such as slots for coins, slots for credit cards, area for contactless cards, and others. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Parking meter

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a parking meter, of the type installed on public roads and specifically in guarded parking areas.

The object of the invention is to provide a parking meter with novel features that affect the operation control of the parking meter itself and the possibility of using any means of payment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The parking meters known and installed on public roads are usually constituted by a rectangular general prismatic body, with a remarkable height that is embedded in the ground and that in its front part includes a screen as well as a coin introduction slot, a dispenser ticket, and a cash drawer for coins that are not supported by the parking meter purse.

There are also parking meters equipped with an upper solar panel to obtain the necessary electrical energy to recharge internal power batteries of different electrical elements for the operation of the parking meter.

Among the disadvantages of conventional parking meters, the following can be mentioned:

High height of the elements for the operation of the same, such as screen, coin slot, etc., which means that in people with disabilities who move in a wheelchair, sometimes they do not reach certain elements to carry out the operation or request of the corresponding ticket.

Another drawback is the fact that those parking meters equipped with solar panel, this is fixed, so that the use of the sun's rays is not optimal since being the fixed solar panel it turns out that in many cases said solar panel is not oriented To the sun's rays

Another drawback is that the integration screen with the user is in black and white, to which one must add one or at most two forms of payment, or what is the same two systems of admission of means of payment, as you can be the classic coin slot and card slot.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The parking meter that is recommended presents a series of particularities that come to solve the problem described above, providing the parking meter with new features and better functionality as a whole.

One of the improvements is that the solar power panel of the parking meter's electric batteries is an adjustable solar panel, which allows it to always be oriented towards the sun, with the maximum use of the sun's rays, and therefore both providing maximum energy according to the characteristics of the solar panel itself.

Another feature is that the elements of interaction with the user, are at a medium height to allow any user to reach said elements of interaction, as is the case of people with reduced mobility who move in a wheelchair, thus solving the problem that present the conventional parking meters where many elements of interaction with the user are too high for such people.

Another characteristic of novelty is that the parking meter has a system of integration of different payment methods, from currencies, to bank cards, through contactless cards, etc.

Another characteristic of novelty is that the front of the parking meter, and in particular the elements of interaction with the user, are concealed by a sliding door that allows hiding said elements of interaction during moments of non-use of the parking meter, while during the period of use just slide the door and expose the elements of interaction with the user.

Another characteristic of novelty is that the interaction screen is a color screen, logically with better performance than that of conventional parking meters.

It is also planned that on the sides of the general parking meter body there are some side panels for the inclusion of static advertising, facilitating customization through mechanical modules inside the furniture.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that will then be made and in order to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical implementation thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. where, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes,

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Figure 1 shows a representation corresponding to a front perspective view of the parking meter object of the invention with the sliding door in operative position, that is, hiding all the elements of interaction with the user.

Figure 2.- Shows a representation like that of the previous figure but in this case with the sliding door in

10 position in which it shows the interaction elements of the parking meter itself. This figure shows another orientation of the solar panel provided on the top of the parking meter itself.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

As can be seen in the aforementioned figures, the parking meter (1) of the invention, as is conventional, is constituted by a general prismatic body of high height, which is anchored in the ground and that laterally includes panels (2)

15 for static advertising, while frontally it has a sliding front door (3), which in operational position hides the whole area (4) in front of the parking meter, hiding all the interaction elements provided in that area, while the door ( 3) in a collapsed position, that is, in a downward position, as shown in Figure 2 itself, exposes said zone (4) with the corresponding interaction elements.

Obviously, the door (3) will have a lockable lock system practicable by an authorized person 20 to lock or unlock it in some position.

The parking meter (1) has a solar panel (5), which in this case is orientable to follow the sun's rays at any time of the day and achieve maximum use of said sun rays.

In the area (4), which can be hidden by the sliding and front door (3), a color screen (6) is provided for interaction with the user, with devices or elements (7) also being established to establish different modes of

25 payment, be it a coin slot, a card slot, a contactless card system, etc., also looking at the classic ticket dispenser (8) and the unauthorized coin return (9), like any conventional parking meter.

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Claims (1)

1st.- Parking meter, constituted by an elongated vertical prismatic body for anchoring in the ground, with a frontal area of location of the different elements or means of interaction with the user, as well as a top solar panel for recharging power supply of the different electrical elements that participate in the operation of the parking meter itself, characterized in that frontally it incorporates a sliding door in a vertical direction capable of occupying an elevated position, hiding the area corresponding to the different elements of interaction with the user or a down position, exposing said area; with the special feature that if the solar panel provided in the upper part of the parking meter body is provided with means for the orientation of the parking meter and corresponding continuous confrontation with the sun's rays; having also planned in the area to 10 the different elements and means of interaction with the user, a color screen, as well as different devices and elements to enable various forms of payment, such as coin slots, credit card slots, contactless card area, and others . 2nd.-Parking meter, according to claim 1, characterized in that the area of the different elements and means of interaction with the user, is located at a height that makes it possible for the disabled to travel. 15 in a wheelchair, for accessibility to all the corresponding elements and means of interaction. 3º.- Parking meter, according to previous claims, characterized in that laterally it includes smooth panels for printing static advertising on themselves.