A charging fee collection system for mechanical parking devices, and a method thereof.

Abstract

To provide a charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking lot capable of collecting an electricity fee for each charge vehicle, which is arbitrarily moved in a charging section, by directly requesting the electricity fee from an electricity seller or the like to a user.SOLUTION: In a charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking lot, a mechanical parking lot 10 and an electricity seller 40 are connected with each other via a communication line 42. The mechanical parking lot 10 is constituted including: a charging section 12 in which charge vehicles are charged; a power source 34 which supplies electricity to the charge vehicles accommodated in the charging section 12; charging trays 16 which are disposed movably in the charging section 12; and a control device 30 which controls movement of the charging trays 16. The electricity seller 40 is notified of charge information of the charge vehicles charged in the charging section 12, The electricity seller 40 calculates an electricity fee for each charge vehicle placed on the charging tray 16 disposed movably in the charging section on the basis of the charge information and collects the electricity fee directly from an owner of the charge vehicle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a charging fee collection system and method for a mechanical parking device.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes an electric vehicle charging management method for a multi-story parking lot having a function of charging a parked electric vehicle, which includes a centralized management device (12) for centrally managing the charging information (11) of each electric vehicle, and a communication device (14) for wirelessly communicating the charging information to a mobile phone or a dedicated remote control. The method is characterized by confirming the ID number from the mobile phone or the dedicated remote control and wirelessly communicating the corresponding charging information.

[0003] Patent Document 2 describes a parking lot characterized by comprising a power source for charging an electric vehicle, a charging terminal, and a predetermined sensor, bringing the charging terminal into contact with a charging terminal provided on the electric vehicle, and charging the electric vehicle according to the information of the predetermined sensor.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, the invention described in Patent Document 1 is an invention that allows a management company, etc., to receive charging information of an electric vehicle via wireless communication between a centralized management device and a mobile phone or dedicated remote control held by a user, even when an administrator is absent, and to acquire charging information (see paragraph

[0016] , etc.). In addition, the management monitor of the centralized management device installed at the parking lot management company allows the management company to manage and confirm the charging status, and the management company can calculate the amount of electricity used and collect charges. However, since the parking lot management company collects electricity charges from users, each parking lot management company must build its own electricity charge collection system, which creates electricity charge collection work for each management company, resulting in significant expenses for system introduction costs and increased personnel costs. Furthermore, since users transmit their ID number to the management system from their mobile phone or dedicated remote control, users must perform the operation of transmitting the ID number each time they charge an electric vehicle in the parking lot, and this troublesome process cannot be avoided (see paragraphs

[0024] ,

[0025] , etc.).

[0006] Furthermore, the invention described in Patent Document 2 recognizes the vehicle to be charged by performing an ID check using the vehicle individual recognition (ID) means read by the ID reading means, or by recognizing the license plate number of the vehicle photographed by the image recognition device, and enables billing processing such as charging fees based on the ID code (see paragraphs

[0014] and

[0015] ), but it is unclear how such billing and invoice processing is carried out. For example, it does not describe the specific method of payment, such as whether the fee is paid each time the parking lot is used or by other means. Also, since the ID recognition function only charges vehicles registered in the parking lot (see paragraph

[0021] ), it cannot target an unspecified number of vehicles.

[0007] The present invention aims to provide a charging fee collection system and method for a mechanical parking device that can directly bill and collect electricity charges for each charging vehicle that is moved arbitrarily within the charging area from power suppliers and the like. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] A charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the first embodiment comprises a mechanical parking device comprising a charging section for charging vehicles, a power supply for supplying electricity to the charging vehicles stored in the charging section, a charging tray movably arranged in the charging section, and a control device for controlling the movement of the charging tray, and a power supplier to which charging information of charging vehicles being charged in the charging section is notified, all connected via a communication line, and the power supplier calculates the electricity charge for each charging vehicle placed on the charging tray movably arranged in the charging section based on the charging information, and directly collects the electricity charge from the user of the mechanical parking device.

[0009] The charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the second embodiment is a charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the first embodiment, wherein a plurality of meters for individually measuring the amount of charge in each charging space is provided, and charging information including the amount of charge measured by the meters is notified to the power seller.

[0010] In the third embodiment of the charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device, in the charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the first or second embodiment, charging information including the location of the charging section of a charging vehicle placed on the charging tray arranged in the charging section is notified from the control device to the power seller.

[0011] The charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the fourth embodiment is a charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the first or second embodiment, wherein the charging information is at least one of user information, tray information, charging location information, charging start time, charging amount, charging end time, or a selective combination thereof.

[0012] The charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the fifth embodiment is the charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the third embodiment, wherein the charging information is at least one of user information, tray information, charging location information, charging start time, charging amount, charging end time, or a selective combination thereof.

[0013] The charging fee collection system for mechanical parking devices according to the sixth embodiment is the same as the charging fee collection system for mechanical parking devices according to the fourth embodiment, in which the user information is identification data assigned individually to each user.

[0014] The charging fee collection system for mechanical parking devices according to the seventh embodiment is the same as the charging fee collection system for mechanical parking devices according to the fifth embodiment, in which the user information is identification data assigned individually to each user.

[0015] The charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the eighth embodiment is a charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the fourth embodiment, wherein the tray information includes a tray number and charging position information of the charging tray.

[0016] The charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the ninth embodiment is a charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the fifth embodiment, wherein the tray information includes a tray number and charging position information of the charging tray.

[0017] The charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the 10th embodiment is a charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the 1st embodiment or the 2nd embodiment, wherein the power seller has in advance obtained at least user information included in the notified charging information, and identifies the electricity fee in conjunction with the charging information.

[0018] The charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the 11th embodiment is a charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to the 3rd embodiment, wherein the electricity seller has in advance obtained at least user information included in the notified charging information, and identifies the electricity fee in conjunction with the charging information.

[0019] The method for collecting charging fees of the mechanical parking device according to the 12th aspect includes a charging section for charging a charging vehicle, a power source for supplying electricity to the charging vehicle stored in the charging section, a charging tray movably arranged in the charging section, and a control device for controlling the movement of the charging tray. The mechanical parking device is configured to include a charging tray, and an electricity seller to whom charging information of the charging vehicle charged in the charging section is notified is connected via a communication line. Based on the charging information notified from the mechanical parking device side, the electricity seller calculates the electricity fee for each charging vehicle placed on the charging tray movably arranged in the charging section, and directly collects the electricity fee from the user of the mechanical parking device.

Effect of the Invention

[0020] According to the charging fee collection system of the mechanical parking device according to the 1st aspect, compared with a system that has a charging device with a fixed charging section and collects charging fees, based on the charging amount for each charging vehicle placed on the charging tray that moves within the mechanical parking device, the electricity seller can directly collect the charging fees from the user without going through the administrator of the mechanical parking device.

[0021] According to the charging fee collection system of the mechanical parking device according to the 2nd aspect, compared with a system that has a single meter for measuring the charging amount, even if the charging tray moves within the mechanical parking device, the charging amount for each charged charging vehicle can be notified to the electricity seller.

[0022] According to the charging fee collection system of the mechanical parking device according to the 3rd aspect, compared with a system that is charged at a fixed position within the mechanical parking device, even if the charging tray moves to the charging section due to the operation of the mechanical parking device, the charging information of the charging vehicle can be notified to the electricity seller.

[0023] According to the charging fee collection system of the mechanical parking device according to the 4th or 5th aspect, compared with a system where the charging device is fixed, the charging information of the charging vehicle on the movable charging tray can be accurately notified to the electricity seller.

[0024] According to the charging fee collection system for the mechanical parking device according to the sixth aspect or the seventh aspect, compared with the system that bills the charging fee based on the information of the charging position, it is possible to identify the individual information of the user of the charging vehicle and notify the electricity selling company.

[0025] According to the charging fee collection system for the mechanical parking device according to the eighth aspect or the ninth aspect, compared with the system that bills the charging fee based on the information of the charging position, it is possible to identify the charging information of the charging vehicle on the moving charging tray from the tray number and notify the electricity selling company, and it is possible to prevent the leakage of the personal information of the user.

[0026] According to the charging fee collection system for the mechanical parking device according to the tenth aspect or the eleventh aspect, compared with the system that enables the administrator related to the mechanical parking device to grasp the electricity fee, the electricity selling company can identify the user and accurately collect the electricity fee directly from the user.

[0027] According to the charging fee collection method for the mechanical parking device according to the twelfth aspect, compared with the system that has a charging device with a fixed charging section and collects the charging fee, based on the charging amount for each charging vehicle placed on the charging tray that moves within the mechanical parking device, the electricity selling company can directly collect the charging fee from the user without going through the administrator of the mechanical parking device.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0028] [Figure 1] It is a plan view showing an example of the overall configuration of the charging fee collection system for the mechanical parking device in an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] It is a plan view showing an example of the specific configuration of the charging fee collection system for the mechanical parking device in FIG. 1. [Figure 3] It is a block diagram showing an example of the specific configuration of the charging fee collection system for the mechanical parking device in an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] It is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the charging fee collection system for the mechanical parking device and the form of electricity fee collection in an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] This is a plan view showing an example of a device drive unit for moving a charging tray and a non-charging tray in one embodiment of the present invention. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0029] An example of a charging fee collection system and method for a mechanical parking device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0030] [Embodiment] <Overall structure of the charging fee collection system> Figure 1 shows an overview of the overall configuration of the charging fee collection system 1 for the mechanical parking device 10 (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as "charging fee collection system 1").

[0031] As shown in Figure 1, the charging fee collection system 1 is configured such that the mechanical parking device 10 and the power supplier 40 are connected via a communication line 42. Specifically, the charging fee collection system 1 is configured such that the mechanical parking device 10, which includes a charging section 12 for charging charging vehicles, a power supply 34 for supplying electricity to the charging vehicles stored in the charging section 12, a charging tray 16 that is movablely positioned in the charging section 12, and a control device 30 for controlling the movement of the charging tray 16, is connected via a communication line 42 to the power supplier 40, to whom charging information of charging vehicles being charged in the charging section 12 is received. The power supplier 40 calculates the electricity charge for each charging vehicle placed on the charging tray 16 that is movablely positioned in the charging section 12 based on the charging information and collects the electricity charge directly from the owner of the charging vehicle.

[0032] [Overview of Mechanical Parking Systems] As shown in Figure 1, the mechanical parking system 10 is configured, for example, to include a plurality of charging compartments 12 and a plurality of non-charging compartments 14. In this embodiment, there are non-charging compartments 14, but these compartments may be changed to compartments that allow charging of charging vehicles in the same way as the charging compartments 12, thereby forming the charging compartment 12 as a whole. Also, in Figure 1, in a plan view, the tray arrangement on one side is shown with rows of charging trays 16 and non-charging trays 18 arranged horizontally in two rows vertically, but this tray arrangement may be in multiple rows vertically, and although the rows of trays arranged horizontally are in two rows vertically, there may be one row or three or more rows, and in the case of one row there will be multiple rows of trays vertically, but in the case of three or more rows there may also be multiple rows vertically. Thus, the mechanical parking system 10 may be any type of mechanical parking system, and it is configured to have at least one empty space at any position and to be able to move circulatingly in a planar or vertical direction.

[0033] The mechanical parking system 10 shown in Figure 1 specifically consists of multiple charging trays 16 and non-charging trays 18 arranged vertically and horizontally in a plan view, with at least one section designated as an empty space 18A where no tray is placed. The charging trays 16 and non-charging trays 18, arranged vertically and horizontally, are movable vertically and horizontally by a drive device, such as the tray drive device 60 described later. The section where a charging tray 16 or non-charging tray 18 was located when it was moved toward the empty space 18A becomes the empty space 18A, and the position of the empty space 18A is changed by the rotation of the trays 16 and 18.

[0034] A lifting device 20 is positioned adjacent to the tray row of the non-charging section. Although not shown in Figure 1, a boarding / alighting room is formed above or below where charging vehicles or vehicles that do not require charging enter and exit, and where users board or alight from charging vehicles or vehicles that do not require charging. The control panel 32 is a device operated by the user and is installed on the wall or the like that forming the boarding / alighting room, facing outwards from the boarding / alighting room. On the other hand, in a type of mechanical parking system 10 that does not have a boarding / alighting room and where charging vehicles or vehicles that do not require charging directly enter at the level of one tray row as shown in Figure 1, the lifting device 20 may not be provided. Thus, the type of mechanical parking system 10 is not limited.

[0035] Furthermore, the mechanical parking system 10 is equipped with a control device 30 that controls the operation of the charging tray 16 and non-charging tray 18, such as circulation. The control device 30 is connected to a power supply 34 via power wiring 34A, and is also connected to an operation panel 32 via power supply and signal lines 32A. In addition to supplying the power required to operate the mechanical parking system, the power supply 34 also serves to supply power to charge vehicles in the charging section 12, which will be described later. In Figures 1 and 2, the power supply 34 is schematically represented as one unit, but there are actually two separate power supplies: one for supplying the power required to operate the mechanical parking system and another for supplying power to charge vehicles. Alternatively, the power supply 34 may be a single unit, and the wiring supplying the power required to operate the mechanical parking system and the wiring supplying power to charge vehicles may be divided into two separate systems within the control device 30.

[0036] Here, the tray drive device 60 will be described with reference to Figure 5. As an example, the tray drive device 60 shown in Figure 5 is a drive device that has tray drive wheels 68 that contact the lower surfaces of the charging tray 16 and the non-charging tray 18 and move them vertically and horizontally.

[0037] The tray drive device 60 is formed in a rectangular or grid shape in plan view by a vertical feed frame 62 and a horizontal feed frame 64, and adjacent to the intersection of the vertical feed frame 62 and the horizontal feed frame 64, it has embedded rollers 62A that smoothly move vertical feed wheels (not shown) that are provided on the trays 16 and 18 and can run on the vertical feed frame 62 in the horizontal direction, and embedded rollers 64A that smoothly move horizontal feed wheels (not shown) that are provided on the trays 16 and 18 and can run on the horizontal feed frame 62 in the vertical direction.

[0038] A tray drive mechanism 66 is provided in the space between a pair of vertical feed frames and a pair of horizontal feed frames 64. The tray drive mechanism 66 has a base 66A on which a pair of tray drive wheels 68 are displaceable vertically and horizontally by a pair of connecting members 70B connected to a vertical / horizontal switching arm 70, and the switching arm 70 rotates in the horizontal plane by a vertical / horizontal switching prime mover 70A. Each of the two tray drive wheels 68 is configured to have a wheel drive prime mover 68A that rotates in the horizontal plane together with the tray drive wheel 68. This tray drive device 60 operates the mechanical parking device 10 according to a control program pre-installed in the control device 30.

[0039] [System for notifying charging information from mechanical parking systems to power suppliers] Next, the system for notifying the power supplier 40 of charging information from the mechanical parking system 10 will be explained using Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1 shows an overview of the system, in which a charging tray 16 is placed in the charging section 12, and an outlet (not shown) is provided for charging the vehicle placed on the charging tray 16, and the outlet and the vehicle are connected by a charging cord. Power supply devices (not shown) are provided in the vertical feed frame 62 or the horizontal feed frame 64, and each power supply device provided in each section is connected to the power supply via the control device 30 through the power distribution wiring 36.

[0040] As shown in Figure 2, the power distribution wiring 36 is distributed to each of the charging trays 16, with one unit having the first power line 44A connected to a power supply device corresponding to one charging tray 16 via a power changeover switch 52 and a meter 50. Similarly, the second power line 44B, third power line 44C, and fourth power line 44D are distributed and connected to their respective power supply devices.

[0041] The communication lines 44 transmit charging information corresponding to each unit from each meter 50 via the first communication line 50A, second communication line 50B, third communication line 50C, and fourth communication line 50D to the power seller 40 via the communication line 42. Each unit is assigned a unit number; for example, in Figure 2, they are assigned A, B, C, and D from left to right. Similarly, the charging trays 16 are assigned 1, 2, 3, and 4 from left to right.

[0042] Meanwhile, on the mechanical parking system 10 side, when a charging vehicle is parked, the user performs the parking operation on the control panel 32, and the user's identification code and the number of the charging tray on which the charging vehicle is placed are linked and stored in the charging compartment 12.

[0043] [The roles of control devices and power sellers] Here, the roles of the control device 30 and the power seller 40 will be explained using Figure 3.

[0044] [Control device] The control device 30 includes a user determination unit 30A, a device drive unit 30B, a control processing unit 30C, a communication processing unit with the power supplier 30D, a power supply selection control unit 30E, a device operation method processing unit 30F, a user information and meter-related information management unit 30G, and a charging tray position information management unit 30H, all of which are connected to the operation panel 32.

[0045] The user determination unit 30A has the function of determining whether a user is a user of the mechanical parking system into which a charging vehicle is parked, when an electronic medium containing an individual identification code that has been lent to the user in advance is read by the control panel 32, or when a PIN is entered on the control panel 32, and temporarily stores the user's identification code or PIN.

[0046] The device drive unit 30B has the function of identifying each drive unit in the mechanical parking system 10.

[0047] The control processing unit 30C has the function of controlling the operation of the mechanical parking system 10.

[0048] The communication processing unit 30D for communication with the power seller has communication means for communicating charging information to the power seller 40, and has a control function for communicating charging information on the mechanical parking device 10 side to the power seller 40.

[0049] The power supply selection control unit 30E has the function of controlling which of the above-mentioned units in the charging section 12 is supplied with power, and has the function of controlling the power change switch 52 as described in Figure 2. In addition, the control of the power change switch 52, that is, the ON-OFF of the power change switch 52, can also be performed by communication from the power seller 40. In this case, the control is performed by the power consumption measurement processing unit 40A or the communication processing unit 40C with the parking device as shown in Figure 3.

[0050] The device operation method processing unit 30F has a function to select a highly efficient operation that includes charging the charging vehicle while returning the charging tray 16, which is moved during the entry and exit operations of the mechanical parking device 10, back to the charging section 12, and to select the circulation of the charging tray 16.

[0051] The user information and meter-related information management unit 30G has the function of managing the user's individual identification code or PIN, the location of the meter 50 of the unit corresponding to the charging tray 16 on which the user's charging vehicle is placed, and the amount of electricity measured by that corresponding meter 50. Note that the management of this amount of electricity can also be performed by the power seller 40, in which case the power measurement processing unit 40A shown in Figure 3 performs the management.

[0052] The charging tray position information management unit 30H has the function of managing information on the position of the unit in which the charging tray 16 is located while charging, and to which position the charging tray 16 is moved during the entry and exit operations of the mechanical parking device 10.

[0053] The control panel 32 shares information with each part of the control device 30 and has the function of instructing the operation of the mechanical parking system 10 based on the user's individual identification code when the user enters or exits the parking space.

[0054] [Electricity sellers] The electricity seller 40 is composed of an electricity consumption measurement processing unit 40A, an electricity bill calculation processing unit 40B, and a communication processing unit 40C with the parking device.

[0055] The power consumption measurement processing unit 40A receives the amount of power measured by the meter 50 on the side of the mechanical parking system 10 as charging information and has a processing unit that integrates the amount of power at each moved unit position. The meter 50 is installed by the power seller 40 and is provided in a number corresponding to each section in the charging section 12 of the mechanical parking system 10.

[0056] The electricity bill calculation processing unit 40B has a processing unit that calculates the electricity bill for each user based on the amount of electricity measured and accumulated by the electricity measurement processing unit 40A. User information is pre-stored in this electricity bill calculation processing unit 40B and it also has the function of notifying the relevant user of the calculated electricity bill and directly collecting the electricity bill from that user. In addition to personal information such as the user's name and address, the user's bank account information or credit card information is also registered here in order to directly collect charging fees. For users who wish to pay at a bank or convenience store, a payment notice may be sent.

[0057] The communication processing unit 40C for the parking system has the function of receiving charging information transmitted from the mechanical parking system 10 via the communication line 42, and is responsible for transmitting the received charging information to the power consumption measurement processing unit 40A.

[0058] [Relationship between the operation of mechanical parking systems and electricity suppliers] Next, regarding the relationship between the operation of the mechanical parking system 10 and the direct collection of electricity charges from users by the power seller, we will explain an example using the entry of the charging tray 16 as an example, with reference to Figure 4.

[0059] The user has the user scan an electronic medium provided to them individually at the control panel 32 of the mechanical parking device 10 to read an individual identification code, such as a PIN. At this time, the user selects that the vehicle to be parked is a vehicle that requires charging (step S01).

[0060] Here, it is determined whether the PIN, which is an example of an identification code, matches the PIN, which is user information pre-stored in the control device 30 of the mechanical parking device 10 (step S02). If the result of the determination matches, the process proceeds to step S03; otherwise, it returns to step S01.

[0061] If the PIN matches, the system searches for an empty charging tray 16 (step S03), transports the empty charging tray 16 to the passenger compartment (step S04), and opens the automatic door which is the entrance / exit door (step S05).

[0062] The user boards the charging vehicle (EV) and parks the charging vehicle inside the passenger compartment (Step S06).

[0063] The user disembarks from the charging vehicle, connects the charging plug of the charging vehicle to the outlet provided on the charging tray 16, exits the passenger compartment, confirms the safety of the passenger compartment, and closes the automatic door using the control panel (step S07).

[0064] The mechanical parking device 10, under the control of the device drive unit 30B and the control processing unit 30C of the control device 30, transports the charging tray 16 on which the charging vehicle is placed to the charging area, which is the charging section 12 (step S08).

[0065] The charging tray 16, transported to the charging section 12, is stopped in one of the units, the power supply device makes contact with the charging tray 16, and the power changeover switch 52 corresponding to the stopped unit is turned ON by the power supply selection control unit 30E, and charging of the vehicle is started (step S09).

[0066] The meter 50 corresponding to the unit in the charging tray 16 starts measuring the charging power (step S10).

[0067] When charging begins, the user information and meter-related information management unit 30G of the control device 30 transmit the user information, which is the PIN, and the meter number (for example, "A") to the power seller 40 via the communication line. At this time, the power seller may also be notified of the charging start time (step S11). In this case, the tray number may be notified instead of the meter number, or the PIN may be notified. This is because the control device 30 knows the position of the tray.

[0068] When charging of the vehicle is complete (step S12), the power change switch 52 corresponding to the unit that has been stopped is turned OFF by the power supply selection control unit 30E, and the measurement of the charging power by the meter 50 is completed (step S13).

[0069] When charging is complete, the user information and meter-related information management unit 30G of the control device 30 transmit the user information, which is the PIN, and the meter number (for example, "A") to the power seller 40 again via the communication line. At this time, the power seller may also be notified of the charging completion time (step S14). In this case, the tray number may be notified instead of the meter number, or the PIN may be notified. This is because the control device 30 knows the position of the tray.

[0070] When the power seller 40 receives information that charging is complete, the power seller 40 calculates the electricity charge from the amount of electricity used for charging using the electricity charge calculation processing unit 40B (step S15).

[0071] The calculated electricity charges are notified to the user by the electricity supplier 40, and the electricity supplier 40 collects them directly from the user (step S16).

[0072] The above outlines the process from the entry and start of charging of the charging tray 16 to the end of charging and the direct collection of electricity charges from the user. However, while charging, the charging tray 16 is moved within the charging area to accommodate the entry and exit operations of other vehicles in the mechanical parking system 10. For this reason, before the charging tray 16 is moved, the power supply selection control unit 30E of the control device 30 turns OFF the power change switch 52 corresponding to the unit, and when the charging tray 16 stops at the destination unit, it turns ON the power change switch 52 corresponding to the destination unit. Each time a movement occurs, the user and the meter-related information management unit 30G of the control device 30 grasp the meter number (for example, destination "C") from the charging information and notify the power seller 40 via a communication line through the communication processing unit 30D with the power seller. The power seller 40 calculates the electricity charges by summing the power corresponding to the meter number before the change and the power corresponding to the meter number after the change to determine the total power for each user. As a result, even if the charging position of the charging tray 16 changes due to the entry and exit operations of the mechanical parking system 10, the power seller 40 can accurately determine the amount of electricity used and collect accurate electricity charges directly from users based on that amount of electricity.

[0073] Thus, the present invention comprises a mechanical parking device 10 comprising a charging compartment 12 for charging a charging vehicle, a power supply 34 for supplying electricity to the charging vehicle stored in the charging compartment 12, a charging tray 16 movably positioned in the charging compartment 12, and a control device 30 for controlling the movement of the charging tray 16. The power supply company 40 is notified of the charging information of the charging vehicle being charged in the charging compartment 12, and the power supply company 40 calculates the electricity charge for each charging vehicle placed on the charging tray 16 movably positioned in the charging compartment 12 based on the charging information, and directly collects the electricity charge from the user of the charging vehicle.

[0074] This allows the electricity supplier to directly collect charging fees from users, without going through the mechanical parking system manager, based on the amount of charge each vehicle is placed on the charging tray 16 which moves within the mechanical parking system, compared to a system with a charging device that has fixed charging spaces and collects charging fees.

[0075] Furthermore, each charging section 12 is equipped with multiple meters 50 that individually measure the amount of charge, and charging information, including the amount of charge measured by the meters 50, is notified to the power seller 40.

[0076] This allows the amount of charge for each vehicle being charged to be notified to the power seller 40, even when the charging tray 16 is moved within the mechanical parking device 10, compared to a system equipped with a single meter for measuring the amount of charge.

[0077] Furthermore, charging information, including the location of the charging vehicle in the charging section 12, which is placed on the charging tray 16 located in the charging section 12, is notified from the control device 30 to the power seller 40.

[0078] As a result, compared to charging in a fixed position within the mechanical parking system 10, the charging information of the vehicle can be notified to the power seller 40 even when the charging tray 16 moves within the charging area 12 due to the operation of the mechanical parking system 10.

[0079] Furthermore, the charging information includes at least one of the following, or a selective combination thereof: user information, tray information, charging location information, charging start time, charging amount, and charging end time.

[0080] This allows for more accurate notification of charging information for vehicles on the movable charging tray 16 to the power seller 40, compared to systems where the charging device is fixed.

[0081] Furthermore, user information is unique identification data assigned to each user individually.

[0082] This makes it possible to identify and notify the electricity supplier 40 of the individual information of the user of the charging vehicle, compared to billing for charging based on charging location information.

[0083] Furthermore, the tray information includes the tray number as well as the charging position information of the tray.

[0084] This allows the power seller 40 to be notified of the charging information of vehicles on the moving charging tray 16 by identifying the tray number, compared to systems that charge charging fees based on charging location information, thus preventing the leakage of users' personal information.

[0085] Furthermore, the electricity seller 40 has already obtained at least user information included in the notified charging information, and identifies the electricity charges by linking them to the charging information.

[0086] This allows the electricity supplier 40 to identify users and accurately collect electricity charges directly from them, compared to a system where the manager of the mechanical parking system 10 is responsible for tracking electricity charges.

[0087] Furthermore, a mechanical parking system 10 is configured to include a charging section 12 for charging vehicles, a power supply 34 for supplying electricity to the vehicles stored in the charging section 12, a charging tray 16 that is movable in the charging section 12, and a control device 30 for controlling the movement of the charging tray 16. This system is connected via a communication line 42 to a power supplier 40 to which charging information of vehicles being charged in the charging section 12 is received. Based on the charging information received from the mechanical parking system 10, the power supplier 40 calculates the electricity charge for each vehicle placed on the charging tray 16 that is movable in the charging section 12 and collects the electricity charge directly from the users of the vehicles.

[0088] As a result, compared to a charging device with fixed charging compartments 12 that collects charging fees, the electricity supplier 40 can directly collect charging fees from users based on the amount of charge for each vehicle placed on a charging tray 16 that moves within the mechanical parking device 10, without going through the manager of the mechanical parking device 10.

[0089] Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to examples, these embodiments are merely examples, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It goes without saying that the scope of the rights of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0090] 1. Charging fee collection system 10 Mechanical parking systems 12 charging compartments 14 Non-charging compartments 16 Charging tray 18 Non-charging tray 18A Empty space 20 Lifting device 30 Control device 30A User determination section 30B Device drive unit 30C Control Processing Unit 30D Communication processing unit with power seller 30E Power Supply Selection Control Unit 30F Equipment Operation Method Processing Unit 30G User Information and Measuring Instrument Related Information Management Department 30H Charging Tray Position Information Management Unit 32 Control panel 32A Power supply and signal line 34 Power supply 34A power wiring 36 Power distribution line 38 signal lines 40 Electricity sellers 40A Power Consumption Measurement Processing Unit 40B Electricity Bill Calculation Processing Unit 40C Communication processing unit with parking system 42. Communication lines (network lines) 44 Communication lines 44A first power line 44B Second power line 44C Third Power Line 44D Fourth Power Line 50 Measuring instrument (wattmeter) 50A first communication line 50B Second communication line 50C Third communication line 50D 4th communication line 52 Power selector switch 60 Tray drive unit 62 vertical feed frames 62A Embedded Roller 64 horizontal feed frames 64A Embedded Roller 66 Tray drive mechanism 66A Base 68 Tray drive wheels 68A Wheel-drive prime mover 70 Vertical / Horizontal Switching Arm 70A Vertical / Horizontal Switching Primer 70B Connecting member

Claims

1. A mechanical parking system comprising: a plurality of charging compartments for charging vehicles, in a plan view, where trays are arranged vertically and horizontally and formed to be circulating in a planar manner; a meter disposed in each of the charging compartments for measuring the amount of charge in each of the charging compartments; a power supply for supplying electricity to the charging vehicles stored in the charging compartments; a charging tray that is movable in the charging compartments; and a control device that controls the movement of the charging tray and has at least a user information and meter-related information management unit, a charging tray position information management unit, and a communication processing unit, wherein the system comprises at least one layer of the charging compartments. A power seller who is notified of the charging information of a vehicle being charged in the aforementioned charging area, They are connected via a communication line, The circulating charging tray charges the vehicle in both the charging section before circulation and the charging section after it has been circulated and modified. The communication processing unit has a configuration in which at least the user information of the charging vehicle, the location of the meter, and the amount of electricity for each meter are received by the communication processing unit on the electricity seller's side, the communication processing unit on the electricity seller's side transmits the charging information to the electricity amount measurement processing unit on the electricity seller's side, and the electricity amount measurement processing unit calculates the amount of electricity from the transmitted charging information. Based on the charging information, the power seller calculates the electricity charge for each vehicle placed on the charging tray and collects the electricity charge directly from the user of the mechanical parking system. A charging fee collection system for mechanical parking systems.

2. The charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to Claim 1, wherein the charging information is at least one of user information, tray information, charging location information, charging start time, charging amount, charging end time, or a selective combination thereof.

3. The charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the user information is identification data assigned individually to each user.

4. The charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to Claim 2, wherein the tray information includes a tray number and charging position information of the charging tray.

5. The charging fee collection system for a mechanical parking device according to Claim 1, wherein the power seller has previously obtained at least user information included in the notified charging information, and identifies the electricity fee in association with the charging information.

6. A mechanical parking system comprising: a plurality of charging compartments for charging vehicles, in a plan view, where trays are arranged vertically and horizontally and formed to be circulating in a planar manner; a meter disposed in each of the charging compartments for measuring the amount of charge in each of the charging compartments; a power supply for supplying electricity to the charging vehicles stored in the charging compartments; a charging tray that is movable in the charging compartments; and a control device that controls the movement of the charging tray and has at least a user information and meter-related information management unit, a charging tray position information management unit, and a communication processing unit, wherein the system comprises at least one layer of the charging compartments. A power seller who is notified of the charging information of a vehicle being charged in the aforementioned charging area, They are connected via a communication line, The circulating charging tray charges the vehicle in both the charging section before circulation and the charging section after it has been circulated and modified. The communication processing unit transmits at least the user information of the charging vehicle, the location of the meter, and the amount of electricity for each meter to the communication processing unit on the electricity seller's side, and the communication processing unit on the electricity seller's side transmits this as charging information to the electricity measurement processing unit on the electricity seller's side, and the electricity measurement processing unit calculates the amount of electricity from the transmitted charging information. Based on the charging information, the electricity seller calculates the electricity charge for each charging vehicle and directly collects the electricity charge from the user of the mechanical parking system. Method of collecting charging fees for mechanical parking systems.

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