JP2017091428A - Reserved vehicle priority system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reserved vehicle priority system that smoothly guides a reserved vehicle having various kinds of works reserved to a working space, and allows a customer satisfaction level to be enhanced.SOLUTION: A reserved vehicle priority system 10 comprises a vehicle specification unit 13, a reserved vehicle judgement unit 14 and a guide unit 16. The vehicle specification unit 13 is configured to specify vehicles arriving at a battery station 30, and the reserved vehicle judgement unit 14 is configured to check whether the specified vehicle in the vehicle specification unit 13 is a reserved vehicle having an interchange of a battery reserved in the battery station 30. A guide unit 16 is configured to, when it is checked in the reserved vehicle judgement unit 14 that the vehicle is the reserved vehicle, guide the reserved vehicle to an open space provided in the battery station 30 and allowing the battery interchange to be preferentially conducted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a reserved vehicle priority system that preferentially guides reserved vehicles to a work space in a predetermined facility.

In recent years, a system has been constructed in which a battery pack mounted in mobility such as an electric motorcycle, an electric bicycle, and an electric assist bicycle is used while being exchanged at a battery station having a charged battery pack.
In such a system, there is a case where the battery replacement is performed by accepting reservation of the battery to be replaced at the battery station.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a battery charging system that adjusts a vehicle operation schedule according to a charging schedule of an electric vehicle.

JP 2010-231258 A

However, the conventional battery charging system has the following problems.
That is, in the battery charging system disclosed in the above publication, even when a battery charging reservation is made, a waiting time may occur after arrival at the battery station depending on the congestion situation, and the battery may not be charged quickly.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a reserved vehicle priority system capable of smoothly guiding a reserved vehicle that has reserved various works to a work space and improving customer satisfaction.

  The reserved vehicle priority system according to the first invention includes a vehicle specifying unit, a reserved vehicle determining unit, and a guiding unit. The vehicle specifying unit specifies a vehicle that has arrived at a predetermined facility. The reserved vehicle determination unit confirms whether or not the vehicle specified by the vehicle specifying unit is a reserved vehicle reserved for work in the facility. When the reserved vehicle determination unit confirms that the vehicle is a reserved vehicle, the guide unit guides the reserved vehicle to an empty space provided in the facility where work can be preferentially performed.

Here, for example, when a work such as battery exchange or charging at a battery station is reserved from mobility equipped with a replaceable battery pack, the reserved vehicle that has arrived can be identified and the work can be preferentially performed. Guide to empty space.
Here, the specification of the reserved vehicle in the vehicle specifying unit is performed by, for example, recognizing a number (vehicle number plate, registration ID, etc.) unique to the vehicle or the driver. Specifically, for example, a vehicle may be identified by reading a license plate of a vehicle using an image taken by an imaging device such as a camera installed near the entrance of a predetermined facility. Alternatively, the vehicle may be specified by reading an ETC card set in an ETC (Electronic Toll Collection System) vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle.

The determination in the reserved vehicle determination unit determines whether or not the vehicle is a reserved vehicle by using a vehicle-specific number or the like acquired in the vehicle specifying unit. The determination as to whether or not the vehicle is a reserved vehicle can be made with reference to reservation information acquired from a reservation system or the like, for example.
The guide unit guides only the reserved vehicle to a vacant work space provided in a predetermined facility for the vehicle determined by the reserved vehicle determination unit to be a reserved vehicle. More specifically, for example, the guide unit is installed on the road surface along an open / close gate installed before the priority lane for guiding to an empty space, a display device for guiding movement to the empty space, or a route to the empty space. Controlled guide lights and the like.

In addition, the guide destination of the reserved vehicle by the guide portion may be a work space with the shortest waiting time when the reserved vehicle is congested and there is no empty space.
As a result, when a reserved vehicle arrives at a predetermined facility, even if it is crowded with non-reserved vehicles, an empty work space is preferentially used for vehicles that are determined to be reserved vehicles at the entrance of the facility. Can be guided to.
As a result, the reserved vehicle can smoothly perform a predetermined work without waiting time, and thus customer satisfaction can be improved.

A reserved vehicle priority system according to a second invention is the reserved vehicle priority system according to the first invention, and further includes a reservation receiving unit for receiving a work reservation in a facility.
Here, the reservation information serving as a condition for guiding the reserved vehicle to the work space preferentially is received by the reservation receiving unit.

  Thereby, it is possible to easily determine whether the vehicle is a reserved vehicle by referring to the number of the vehicle that has entered the facility with the number of the reserved vehicle registered in the reservation information received in the reservation receiving unit. it can.

A reserved vehicle priority system according to a third invention is a reserved vehicle priority system according to the second invention, wherein the reserved vehicle determination unit includes the reservation information received by the reservation receiving unit and the vehicle specified by the vehicle specifying unit To check whether the vehicle is a reserved vehicle.
Here, whether or not the vehicle that has entered the facility is a reserved vehicle by comparing the information on the reserved vehicle included in the reservation information received by the reservation receiving unit with the information on the vehicle specified by the vehicle specifying unit. Confirm.
Thereby, by referring to the reservation information, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the vehicle specified by the vehicle specifying unit is a reserved vehicle.

A reserved vehicle priority system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the reserved vehicle priority system according to the second or third aspect of the present invention, and the reservation information received by the reservation receiving unit includes the number of the license plate of the vehicle.
Here, the number of the license plate of the vehicle is input as the work reservation information in the facility.
Thereby, it can be determined using the number of the license plate peculiar to a vehicle whether the vehicle which arrived at the facility is a reservation vehicle.

A reserved vehicle priority system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the reserved vehicle priority system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, wherein the vehicle specifying unit is taken by an imaging device installed in the facility The vehicle is identified using the image.
Here, for example, an image including a license plate of a vehicle that has entered a predetermined facility such as a battery station and other vehicle numbers is captured by an imaging device such as a camera.
Thereby, the vehicle which entered the facility can be specified by reading the number unique to the vehicle included in the photographed image.

A reserved vehicle priority system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the reserved vehicle priority system according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, wherein the vehicle specifying unit specifies a vehicle using a vehicle license plate included in the image.
Here, the license plate included in the photographed image is read by image analysis as a number unique to the vehicle that has entered the facility, and the vehicle is identified.
Thus, the vehicle can be easily identified using the number of the license plate that is a number unique to the vehicle.

A reserved vehicle priority system according to a seventh invention is a reserved vehicle priority system according to any one of the first to sixth inventions, wherein the guidance unit is installed in the facility and has priority to guide to an empty space Control the open / close gate installed at the entrance of the lane.
Here, an open / close gate installed at the entrance of a priority lane that guides a reserved vehicle to a space where the work can be preferentially performed is used as a control target of the guidance unit.

  As a result, for a vehicle determined to be a reserved vehicle, the reserved vehicle can be preferentially guided to the work space by raising the open / close gate to permit entry into the priority lane. On the other hand, since non-reserved vehicles are not allowed to enter the priority lane, the non-reserved vehicles can be urged to line up without being treated preferentially by keeping the open / close gate closed. .

A reserved vehicle priority system according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the reserved vehicle priority system according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the guidance unit is installed in the facility and has priority for guiding to an empty space The display unit for guiding the reserved vehicle to the lane is controlled.
Here, a display unit that guides a reserved vehicle to a space where work can be preferentially performed is used as a control target of the guide unit.

In addition, about a non-reserved vehicle, you may display on the display part to urge you to line up in the queue of waiting order.
As a result, for a vehicle that is determined to be a reserved vehicle, the display unit guides the reserved vehicle to the work space by displaying on the display unit so that the work can be performed with priority. be able to. On the other hand, the non-reserved vehicle is not preferentially guided to the work space, so that the non-reserved vehicle can be urged to line up without being preferentially treated.

A reserved vehicle priority system according to a ninth invention is the reserved vehicle priority system according to the eighth invention, wherein the display unit is a display showing a route for guiding the reserved vehicle to the priority lane, or a guidance embedded in the road surface. It is a light.
Here, a display for guiding the reserved vehicle to the priority lane or a guide light for guiding to the priority lane is used as the display unit described above.
Thereby, the vehicle determined to be a reserved vehicle can move to a space where work can be preferentially performed in accordance with the display by the display or the guide light.

A reserved vehicle priority system according to a tenth invention is a reserved vehicle priority system according to any one of the first to ninth inventions, wherein the facility charges a battery pack that supplies power to a power consumer or It is a battery station that performs replacement.
Here, the facility is a battery station that replaces or charges a replaceable battery pack that supplies power to a reserved vehicle.

  Thereby, it is possible to identify a reserved vehicle that has reserved battery replacement or battery charging at the battery station and smoothly perform operations such as battery replacement without the reserved vehicles being arranged in a queue.

A reserved vehicle priority system according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention is a reserved vehicle priority system according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, wherein the vehicle is a mobility that is powered by a battery pack.
Here, as a vehicle for exchanging or charging a battery pack at a battery station, for example, mobility such as an electric motorcycle or an electric vehicle that travels with power supplied from the battery pack is used.

  As a result, when a reserved vehicle that reserves work such as replacement or charging of a battery pack mounted in mobility such as an electric motorcycle arrives at the battery station, the reserved vehicle is preferentially moved to the work space. Can be guided.

  With the reserved vehicle priority system according to the present invention, it is possible to smoothly guide a reserved vehicle that has reserved various operations to the work space, and to improve customer satisfaction.

The figure which shows the mobility carrying the battery pack reserved for replacement in the reservation vehicle priority system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the reservation person priority system which guides the reservation vehicle which received the replacement reservation of the battery pack mounted in the mobility of FIG. 1 preferentially to a working space. The figure which shows the table which shows the reservation information preserve | saved at reservation DB of the reservation vehicle priority system of FIG. The top view of the battery station which shows the flow at the time of guiding a reservation vehicle by the reservation vehicle priority system of FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow which guides the reservation vehicle by the reservation vehicle priority system of FIG. 2 preferentially to a work space.

A reserved vehicle priority system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
The reserved vehicle priority system 10 according to the present embodiment accepts a replacement reservation for the battery pack 1 mounted in a state where it can be replaced in the mobility 20 such as the electric motorcycle shown in FIG. Give priority to the work space.

As shown in FIG. 1, the battery pack 1 is a secondary battery for supplying power to the mobility 20, and three battery packs 1 are mounted so as to be replaceable with respect to the mobility 20. And the battery pack 1 is repeatedly used by being charged using the charger 31 (refer FIG. 2) installed in the predetermined | prescribed battery station 30. FIG.
The mobility 20 is an electric motorcycle that travels while being supplied with electric power from the three battery packs 1 mounted under the seat 21, and includes a front wheel 23, a rear wheel (drive wheel) 24, and a display unit 25 (FIG. 2). And a license plate 26.

The front wheel 23 is a steering wheel provided between the front portion of the mobility 20 and the road surface, and the direction of travel can be switched by changing the direction in conjunction with the direction of the handle 22.
The rear wheel 24 is a drive wheel provided between the rear part of the mobility 20 on which the battery pack 1 is mounted and the road surface, and is driven to rotate by a motor (not shown).
The display unit 25 is a display device provided in the vicinity of the center portion of the handle 22 of the mobility 20 and displays the remaining battery capacity, travel speed, and the like of the three battery packs 1 mounted on the mobility 20. The display unit 25 is configured by, for example, a touch panel type liquid crystal display device.

Further, the display unit 25 has a reservation input unit 25a for inputting reservation information for making a battery replacement reservation to the reservation receiving unit 11 of the reserved vehicle priority system 10.
When the remaining battery level of the battery pack 1 is low, the reservation input unit 25a inputs the battery capacity required at the time of replacement when the user looks at the remaining battery level at that time. The reservation input unit 25a receives the battery station 30 to be reserved by the user via the selection screen displayed on the display unit 25.

As shown in FIG. 1, the number plate 26 displays a unique number assigned to each vehicle attached to the front surface and the rear surface of the vehicle body of the mobility 20. And the number of the license plate 26 is read using the image image | photographed with the camera 32 mentioned later.
(Reserved vehicle priority system 10)
The reserved vehicle priority system 10 of this embodiment is installed in each battery station 30, for example, and receives the reservation of battery replacement input via the reservation input part 25a of the display part 25 mounted in the mobility 20. FIG. Then, the reserved vehicle priority system 10 determines whether or not the mobility 20 arriving at the battery station 30 is a reserved vehicle, and guides the vehicle determined to be a reserved vehicle to the work space so that the battery can be replaced with priority. To do. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the reserved vehicle priority system 10 includes a reservation receiving unit 11, a reservation DB 12, a vehicle specifying unit 13, a reserved vehicle determining unit 14, a vacant information acquiring unit 15, and a guiding unit 16.

The reservation receiving unit 11 receives reservation information (reservation No, vehicle ID, reservation time, number of reservations, reservation capacity) regarding battery replacement in the battery station 30 input via the reservation input unit 25a of the display unit 25 mounted on the mobility 20. Etc.).
The reservation DB 12 stores the reservation information table shown in FIG. 3 based on the reservation information received by the reservation receiving unit 11.

As shown in FIG. 3, the reservation information table stores information such as a reservation number, vehicle ID, reservation time, number of reservations, reservation capacity, and the like in association with each other.
For example, the reservation information of the reservation number “10001” includes the vehicle ID “3-343” of the reservation vehicle, the reservation time “12:05”, the reservation number “1” of the battery pack 1 to be replaced, and the reservation capacity “1.6 kwh”. "Is saved.

The vehicle identification unit 13 reads the number plate 26 (see FIG. 1) included in the image using the image of the mobility 20 taken by the camera (imaging device) 32 installed near the entrance of the battery station 30. The vehicle information of the mobility 20 is specified.
The reserved vehicle determination unit 14 collates the vehicle information of the mobility 20 specified by the vehicle specifying unit 13 with the reservation information stored in the reservation DB 12, and the mobility 20 that has entered the battery station 30 is a reserved vehicle. It is determined whether or not.

Here, the determination as to whether or not the vehicle is a reserved vehicle is based on whether or not the number of the number plate 26 of the mobility 20 read by the vehicle specifying unit 13 matches the number of the vehicle ID stored in the reservation DB 12. Will be implemented accordingly.
The vacancy information acquisition unit 15 acquires information on whether or not there is a vacancy in the work space where the replacement work is performed for the battery pack 1 that is being charged or has been charged in the plurality of chargers 31 installed in the battery station 30. To do.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4, among the four work spaces provided around the four chargers 31, there is a vacancy in the work space S <b> 1 with the number “11”. Therefore, in this case, the vacancy information acquisition unit 15 acquires information indicating that there is a vacancy in the work space S <b> 1 with the number “11” from the battery station 30.
In addition, the empty information of each work space S1, S2 transmitted to the empty information acquisition unit 15 is, for example, a photoelectric sensor provided for each work space S1, S2, or a work situation in each work space S1, S2. Can be obtained by a camera or the like for monitoring the above.

The guidance unit 16 obtains information indicating that the reserved vehicle determination unit 14 determines that the mobility 20 that has entered the battery station 30 is a reserved vehicle, and that there is an empty work space S1 from the empty information acquisition unit 15. Upon acquisition, the reserved vehicle shown in FIG. 4 is guided to the work space S1 with the number “11”.
Specifically, the guide unit 16 controls the first and second open / close gates 33a and 33b, the display 34, and the guide light 35 installed in the battery station 30, and assigns the mobility 20 determined as the reserved vehicle to the number. Guide to work space S1 of "11".

  That is, when it is determined that the mobility 20 that has entered the battery station 30 is the reserved vehicle 20a, the guide unit 16 controls the first open / close gate 33a on the reserved vehicle dedicated lane L1 side to be opened. Subsequently, when acquiring information that there is an empty work space S1, the guiding unit 16 controls to open the second opening / closing gate 33b installed on the route leading to the work space S1. Further, the guide unit 16 causes the display 34 installed in the vicinity of the second opening / closing gate 33b to display a number “to 11” indicating the position of the work space S1 as the guide destination. Further, the guide unit 16 turns on the plurality of guide lights 35 embedded in the road surface along the priority lane L3 from the position of the second opening / closing gate 33b, and guides it to the work space S1 with the number “11”.

Thereby, when the mobility 20 that has entered the battery station 30 is the reserved vehicle 20a, it can be preferentially guided to the empty work space S1 over the non-reserved vehicle 20b. Therefore, customer satisfaction of the reservation vehicle 20a can be improved.
The empty work space S1 guided by the guide unit 16 is selected based on the reserved capacity included in the reservation information and the remaining battery level of each battery pack 1 charged in each charger 31. Is more preferable.

In this case, it may be controlled so that the work space of the charger 31 holding the battery pack 1 having a remaining battery capacity equal to or larger than the reserved capacity included in the reservation information table shown in FIG. 3 is selected.
(Battery station 30)
The battery replacement work for which the reservation is accepted in the reserved vehicle priority system 10 of the present embodiment is performed at the battery station 30 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the battery station 30 includes a plurality of chargers 31, a camera (imaging device) 32, first and second open / close gates 33 a and 33 b, a display (display unit) 34, and a guide light (display unit). 35 is installed.
In the example shown in FIG. 4, among the four work spaces provided around the charger 31, only the work space S <b> 1 with the number “11” is empty, and the other 15 work spaces. S2 indicates a state in which the non-reserved vehicle 20b is in use.

A plurality of battery packs 1 are set in each of the plurality of chargers 31 to charge the battery pack 1. Around the plurality of chargers 31, four work spaces S <b> 1 and S <b> 2 are provided for stopping the mobility 20 and exchanging batteries.
Thus, the driver of the mobility 20 stops the mobility 20 in the work spaces S1 and S2 provided around the plurality of chargers 31, takes out the necessary battery pack 1 from the charger 31, and The work of exchanging with the pack 1 can be performed.

The camera (imaging device) 32 is installed near the entrance of the battery station 30 and photographs the mobility 20 that has entered. Then, the image captured by the camera 32 is sent to the reserved vehicle priority system 10 and used for specifying the reserved vehicle in the vehicle specifying unit 13.
The camera 32 is preferably installed at a position where the number plate 26 attached to the front and rear surfaces of the mobility 20 can be photographed from the front. Therefore, for example, when the license plate 26 is attached to the side surface of the mobility 20, the camera 32 only needs to be disposed at a position where it can be photographed from the side surface of the mobility 20 that has entered the battery station 30.

The first and second open / close gates 33 a and 33 b are installed near the entrance of the battery station 30.
The first open / close gate 33a is provided in front of the reserved vehicle-dedicated lane L1 and the non-reserved vehicle-dedicated lane L2, respectively. The first opening / closing gate 33a is controlled by the guiding unit 16 according to the determination result in the reserved vehicle determination unit 14, which side of the reserved vehicle dedicated lane L1 or the non-reserved vehicle dedicated lane L2 is opened.

  The second open / close gate 33b is provided at each position for temporarily stopping the mobility 20 that has entered the reserved vehicle dedicated lane L1 and the non-reserved vehicle dedicated lane L2. Then, the second opening / closing gate 33b is controlled by the guidance unit 16 to open the gate on either the reserved vehicle dedicated lane L1 or the non-reserved vehicle dedicated lane L2 according to the empty information acquired by the empty information acquiring unit 15. Is done.

The display (display unit) 34 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display panel, and is provided in the vicinity of the second open / close gate 33b. And the display 34 is display-controlled by the guidance | induction part 16, so that the position of the empty work space S1 is shown to the reservation vehicle 20a based on the acquisition result in the empty information acquisition part 15. FIG.
A plurality of guide lights (display units) 35 are embedded in the road surface along a priority lane L3 provided to guide the reserved vehicle 20a preferentially to an empty work space S1. And the guide light 35 is controlled by the guidance part 16 so that it may light up or blink in the shape of the arrow which shows the advancing direction, in order to guide the reservation vehicle 20a along the priority lane L3.

<Priority guidance method for reserved vehicles>
In the reserved vehicle priority system 10 of the present embodiment, the reserved vehicle 20a is guided to the empty work space S1 in which the battery can be preferentially replaced according to the flowchart shown in FIG.
That is, in step S <b> 11, the mobility 20 that has entered the battery station 30 is photographed by the camera 32.

Next, in step S12, the number of the license plate 26 (see FIG. 1) attached to the front surface or the rear surface of the mobility 20 is read using the image taken by the camera 32 in the vehicle specifying unit 13. And the vehicle specific | specification part 13 specifies a vehicle based on the read vehicle specific number.
Next, in step S13, the reservation vehicle determination unit 14 refers to the reservation information table stored in the reservation DB 12.

Next, in step S14, the reserved vehicle determination unit 14 determines whether the vehicle specified by the vehicle specifying unit 13 is the reserved vehicle 20a or the non-reserved vehicle 20b.
Here, referring to the reservation information table stored in the reservation DB 12, if it is determined that the mobility 20 that has entered the battery station 30 is a reserved vehicle, the process proceeds to step S15. On the other hand, if it is determined that the vehicle is not a reserved vehicle (non-reserved vehicle) with reference to the reservation information table stored in the reservation DB 12, the process proceeds to step S20.

Next, in step S15, the first opening / closing gate 33a is opened by the guiding portion 16 in order to guide the mobility 20 determined to be the reserved vehicle 20a to the reserved vehicle dedicated lane L1.
Next, in step S <b> 16, the vacancy information acquisition unit 15 detects whether there are vacancies in the 16 work spaces S <b> 1 and S <b> 2 provided around the charger 31.

Here, the process waits until an empty work space S1 is generated, and proceeds to step S17.
Next, in step S17, the second opening / closing gate 33b is opened by the guiding portion 16 in order to guide the reserved vehicle 20a to the empty work space S1 detected in step S16.
Next, in step S18, in order to notify the driver of the reserved vehicle 20a of the location of the empty work space S1, the guide unit 16 controls the display 34 so as to display “To No. 11”.

Next, in step S19, the guide unit 16 turns on or blinks the plurality of guide lights 35 embedded in the road surface along the priority lane L3 of the battery station 30.
In addition, the guide light 35 is arrange | positioned along the four priority lanes which go to the four chargers 31 installed in the battery station 30. FIG. Therefore, the guide light 35 directed to the place where the reserved vehicle 20a should be guided may be turned on or blinked according to the place of the empty work space S1.

On the other hand, in step S20, the first opening / closing gate 33a is opened by the guide unit 16 so as to guide the non-reserved vehicle 20b determined not to be the reserved vehicle 20a in step S14 to the non-reserved vehicle dedicated lane L2.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4, the non-reserved vehicle 20b forms a queue in the order starting from the second open / close gate 33b in the non-reserved vehicle lane L2.

Then, the non-reserved vehicle 20b is guided to the work space when there is an empty space without the reserved vehicle 20a waiting in front of the second opening / closing gate 33b.
As described above, in the reserved vehicle priority system 10 of the present embodiment, when it is confirmed that the vehicle is the reserved vehicle 20a, it is possible to perform battery replacement work with priority over the non-reserved vehicle 20b. To the empty work space S1.

As a result, the reserved vehicle 20a that has reserved battery replacement at the battery station 30 forms a queue for waiting in order as in the case of the non-reserved vehicle 20b, so that the battery replacement work is preferentially performed without any waiting time. Can be implemented.
Therefore, the customer satisfaction of the driver of the reserved vehicle 20a who reserved the battery replacement using the reserved vehicle priority system 10 can be improved as compared with the prior art.

[Other Embodiments]
As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of invention.

(A)
In the said embodiment, the example which specifies a vehicle using the image image | photographed with the camera 32 installed in the battery station 30 was given and demonstrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, a vehicle may be specified using an ETC card number acquired by communication with an ETC onboard device mounted on the vehicle to determine whether the vehicle is a reserved vehicle.
In this case, it is good also as a system which pays the expense which concerns on battery replacement etc. using an ETC card.
Further, as another vehicle identification method, the vehicle may be identified by a combination of vehicle position information acquired from a GPS (Global Positioning System) mounted on the vehicle and authentication of a unique ID such as a mobile phone. .

(B)
In the embodiment described above, an example in which a license plate of a vehicle is read using an image taken by the camera 32 installed in the battery station 30 to determine whether the vehicle is a reserved vehicle has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the number of the license plate for determining whether or not the vehicle is a reserved vehicle may be included in the reservation information in addition to the method of using an image taken by a camera.
That is, when making a reservation for battery replacement in a facility such as a battery station, the user may acquire the vehicle by inputting the number plate of the vehicle as reservation information.

(C)
In the above embodiment, the reservation vehicle priority system 10 including the reservation reception unit 11 that receives a reservation for battery replacement in the battery station 30 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, a system may be provided in which a device including a reservation receiving unit is separately provided and reservation information including information related to a reserved vehicle is acquired via a communication line or the like.

(D)
In the above embodiment, the reserved vehicle 20a is assigned a work space S1 that is vacant when the reserved vehicle 20a arrives so that the battery replacement work can be preferentially performed at the battery station 30, and the non-reserved vehicle is assigned. An example in which guidance is given priority over 20b has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, a priority work space dedicated to a reserved vehicle may be installed at the battery station, and when the reserved vehicle arrives, it may be guided to a work space dedicated to the reserved vehicle.
Even in this case, the reserved vehicle can perform work such as battery replacement with higher priority than the non-reserved vehicle, so that the same effect as described above of improving customer satisfaction can be obtained.

(E)
In the above embodiment, the guidance unit 16 guides the reserved vehicle 20a by using the first and second open / close gates 33a and 33b, the display 34, and the guide light 35 disposed along the priority lane L3. Explained. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, any one or two of the above-described opening / closing gates, displays, and guide lights may be used as a control target of the guide unit.
In addition, as a method of guiding the reserved vehicle, the guidance route to the priority lane is displayed on the screen of the car navigation system mounted on the reserved vehicle or the screen of the smartphone or tablet terminal owned by the driver or passenger. Also good.
In this case, by acquiring information such as the mobile phone number and mail address of the reserved car at the time of accepting the reservation, it is possible to transmit information related to the guide route to the preferential work space.

(F)
In the embodiment described above, the battery station 30 including a plurality of replaceable battery packs 1 has been described as an example of the predetermined facility for reserving work. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, the facility that performs the work may be a charging station that charges the battery pack in addition to the battery station that replaces the battery.
Alternatively, it may be a reserved vehicle priority system that performs various operations such as inspection and tire replacement on the reserved vehicle regardless of the battery pack.

(G)
In the above embodiment, the reservation vehicle 20a that performs work at the battery station 30 has been described by taking the mobility 20 such as an electric motorcycle equipped with the battery pack 1 as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, as in the above embodiment, the mobility for performing work such as battery replacement or battery charging is not limited to electric motorcycles, but also electric unicycles, electric bicycles, electric vehicles (EV), PHVs (Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles), etc. Other mobility may be used.

  The reserved vehicle priority system of the present invention accepts various reservations because it has the effect of smoothly guiding a reserved vehicle that has made various work reservations to the work space and improving customer satisfaction. Widely applicable to devices.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Battery pack 10 Reservation vehicle priority system 11 Reservation reception part 12 Reservation DB
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Vehicle identification part 14 Reserved vehicle determination part 15 Empty information acquisition part 16 Guidance part 20 Mobility 20a Reserved vehicle 20b Non-reserved vehicle 21 Seat 22 Handle 23 Front wheel 24 Rear wheel 25 Display part 25a Reservation input part 26 Number plate 30 Battery station (predetermined Facilities)
31 Charger 32 Camera (imaging device)
33a First open / close gate 33b Second open / close gate 34 Display (display unit)
35 Guide light (display)
L1 Reserved vehicle-only lane L2 Non-reserved vehicle-only lane L3 Priority lane S1 Work space (empty)
S2 Work space (in use)

Claims (11)

A vehicle identification unit that identifies vehicles arriving at a predetermined facility;
A reserved vehicle determination unit for confirming whether or not the vehicle specified by the vehicle specifying unit is a reserved vehicle reserved for work in the facility;
When the reserved vehicle determination unit confirms that the vehicle is the reserved vehicle, a guide unit that guides the reserved vehicle to an empty space that is provided in the facility and can preferentially perform the work;
Reservation vehicle priority system equipped with. A reservation accepting unit for accepting reservations for the work in the facility;
The reserved vehicle priority system according to claim 1. The reserved vehicle determination unit compares the reservation information received in the reservation receiving unit with the vehicle specified in the vehicle specifying unit to check whether the vehicle is the reserved vehicle.
The reserved vehicle priority system according to claim 2. The reservation information received in the reservation receiving unit includes the number of the license plate of the vehicle.
The reservation vehicle priority system according to claim 2 or 3. The vehicle specifying unit specifies the vehicle using an image taken by an imaging device installed in the facility.
The reservation vehicle priority system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The vehicle specifying unit specifies the vehicle using a license plate of the vehicle included in the image.
The reserved vehicle priority system according to claim 5. The guide unit is installed in the facility and controls an open / close gate installed at the entrance of a priority lane that guides the empty space.
The reservation vehicle priority system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The guide unit controls a display unit that guides the reserved vehicle to a priority lane that is installed in the facility and guides to the empty space.
The reservation vehicle priority system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The display unit is a display showing a route for guiding the reserved vehicle to the priority lane, or a guide light embedded in a road surface.
The reserved vehicle priority system according to claim 8. The facility is a battery station that charges or replaces a battery pack that supplies power to a power consumer.
The reservation vehicle priority system according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The vehicle is a mobility that is powered by the battery pack and travels.
The reserved vehicle priority system according to claim 10.

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