JP2001182352A - Multi-story parking facilities - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a multi-story parking facility capable of managing keys of a vehicle and smoothly performing a leaving operation. Kind Code: A1 An operation control unit for controlling a vehicle entry / exit operation in accordance with an instruction from a storage operation panel 2 and a retrieval operation panel 3 for carrying out vehicle entry / exit, and an operation management control unit 5 for managing an operation state of the vehicle. In the multi-story parking facility 1 having a key box 9 for storing keys of the vehicle, information on the presence or absence of the key in the key box 9 is input to the operation management control unit 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-story parking facility.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional multi-story parking facility, it is assumed that the same driver will leave a vehicle that has been parked. Usually, the management of the parking is based on the license plate of the vehicle. It was done.

[0003]

In the case of a commercial vehicle, a plurality of people may use the same vehicle jointly, and if the user brings an incorrect key, the vehicle is taken out. If the key is not returned to the administrator even though there is a vehicle,
In some cases, it was not possible to leave the warehouse, and therefore, it was not possible to smoothly perform the leaving operation.

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a multi-story parking facility that manages the keys of a vehicle and can smoothly carry out a retrieval operation.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a multi-story parking facility of the present invention controls the entry / exit operation of a vehicle in accordance with instructions from an entry / exit operation panel for entering / exiting a vehicle. In a multi-story parking facility having an operation control unit that performs operation and an operation management control unit that manages the operation state of the vehicle, a key box that stores the key of the vehicle is provided, and information on the presence or absence of the key in the key box is used for the operation. It is configured to be input to the management control unit.

According to the above configuration, at the time of vehicle entry / exit operation, the key of the vehicle is managed via the key box together with the use of the identification card. When a vehicle is used by a plurality of persons, it is possible to prevent the retrieval operation from being delayed, such as when the key is different or the key is not returned.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A multi-story parking facility according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
The multi-story parking facility according to the present embodiment is for a case where a plurality of people use the same vehicle jointly, that is, for storing a business vehicle.

[0008] As shown in FIG.
Is an operation control unit that controls a vehicle entry / exit operation with respect to a multi-story parking lot (not shown) in accordance with an instruction from the entry operation panel 2 and the exit operation panel 3 which can be operated by recognition of an identification card (also referred to as an ID card). 4, an operation management control unit 5 that manages the storage state of the multi-story parking lot, that is, an operation state, and a vehicle information management unit (which manages all information of the entering and leaving vehicles via the operation management control unit 5 and the communication line 6 ( And a reservation management unit (also referred to as a reservation terminal system) 8 for making a reservation for use of a commercial vehicle.

Of course, the operation management control unit 5 is connected to a monitoring computer device 11, and the vehicle information management unit 7 and the reservation management unit 8 are connected to the operation computer device as a terminal as required. A plurality of units 12 and 13 are connected. The entry operation panel 2 and the exit operation panel 3 have card insertion openings 2a and 3 for identification cards, respectively.
a is provided.

In this multi-story parking facility 1,
In particular, a key box 9 for storing vehicle keys is provided for managing commercial vehicles, and information about the key box 9 is input to the operation management control unit 5. The key box 9 is provided near the entry operation panel 2 and the exit operation panel 3. This key box 9
As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of key storage rooms 21 are provided according to the number of commercial vehicles, and each storage room 21
Is provided with an opening / closing door 22, and in each storage room 21,
A simulated key body 23 having a simulated key hole 23a for detecting a use state of the key is provided.

The simulated key hole 23a in the simulated key body 23 is provided to be switchable between a use position (a) where a key can be inserted and removed and a storage position (b) where a key cannot be inserted and removed. . Further, the key box 9 has a card recognition device 31 having a card insertion slot 31a for an identification card.
Is provided, and the opening / closing door 22 of the storage room 21 storing the key corresponding to the business vehicle is opened according to the recognition information of the card recognition device 31, In accordance with a storage instruction from the storage operation panel 2, the opening / closing door 22 of the storage room 21 corresponding to the storage vehicle can be opened, and when a key is returned to the key box 9, a release operation instruction is issued. It is configured to be output to the operation control unit 4 via the operation management control unit 5.

Next, a description will be given of a leaving operation and a receiving operation of the commercial vehicle in the multi-story parking facility 1. (1) In the case of leaving the vehicle The business vehicle to be released is stored in a predetermined storage room in the multi-storey parking lot, and the key of the business vehicle is stored in the simulated key body 23 of the storage room 21 of the predetermined key box 9. It is assumed that it is inserted and stored, and that the reservation management unit 8 has reserved it for use.

First, the driver inserts the identification card into the card insertion slot 31a of the card recognition device 31 provided in the key box 9. Then, based on the vehicle information from the vehicle information management unit 7, the operation management control unit 5 checks whether or not the delivery is reserved. If it is within the reserved time, the opening / closing door 22 of the storage room 21 in the key box 9 is checked. Is released.

The driver rotates the key in the storage room 21 to the use position (a) and removes the key. Then
The operation control unit 4 performs a leaving operation of the commercial vehicle, and the vehicle is moved to a retrieval unit (also referred to as a retrieval stage). Therefore, the driver may start the vehicle using the key. .

When an unreserved vehicle is used, the identification card is inserted into the card insertion slot 3 of the retrieval operation panel 3.
A predetermined vehicle can be taken out of the vehicle by directly inserting the vehicle into a. (2) In the case of storing the vehicle For example, in the case of storing the vehicle that has been released in the description of (1), the business vehicle is moved to a storage unit (also referred to as a storage stage), and a key is extracted and the vehicle is dropped off. The driver inserts the identification card into the card insertion slot 2a provided in the storage operation panel 2.

Then, it is determined whether or not the user of the identification card is a use permitter (registrant). If the user is a use permitter, the storage operation is automatically started. Then, after the warehousing operation is completed, the user moves the vehicle key to the storage room 2.
After inserting the key into the key hole 23a of the simulated key body 23 provided in 1 and turning it to the storage position (A),
Just close the.

When the key is in the storage position, the entry time, vehicle number, and the like are sent to the vehicle information management unit 7, and the latest information of the vehicle such as the vehicle storage in the current multi-story parking lot is accumulated (updated). In this way, at the time of vehicle entry / exit operation, in addition to the identification card, the key of the vehicle is always stored or taken out in the key box, so that one vehicle such as a business vehicle can be used. When a plurality of persons use the keys, the retrieval operation is not delayed as in the case where the keys are different or the keys are not returned.

Further, since whether or not the key has been returned is managed, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the retrieval operation of the vehicle is delayed due to forgetting to return the key. By the way, in the above-described embodiment, the simulated key body is provided in the key box to detect the presence or absence of the key, but, for example, the key is hung on the hook portion, and the hook portion swings due to its own weight. Thus, the presence / absence of a key can be detected.

[0019]

As described above, according to the structure of the present invention, the key of the vehicle is managed through the key box together with the use of the identification card at the time of entering and leaving the vehicle. When a single vehicle is used by a plurality of persons, such as a vehicle, there is no delay in the retrieval operation as in the case where the keys are different or the keys are not returned.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a multi-story parking facility according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a key box in the multi-story parking facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Multilevel parking equipment 2 Entry operation panel 2a Card insertion slot 3 Exit operation panel 3a Card insertion slot 4 Operation control unit 5 Operation management control unit 7 Vehicle information management unit 8 Reservation management unit 9 Key box 21 Key storage room 22 Opening / closing door 23 Simulation Key body 23a Simulated key hole 31 Card recognition device 31a Card slot

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An operation control unit for controlling a vehicle entry / exit operation in accordance with an instruction from a storage operation panel and an exit operation panel for allowing a vehicle to enter and exit a vehicle, and an operation management control unit for managing an operation state of the vehicle. In a multi-story parking facility, a key box for storing vehicle keys will be provided,
A multi-story parking facility characterized in that information on the presence or absence of a key in the key box is input to the operation management control unit.