WO2022024681A1 - 非接触給電装置 - Google Patents
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- the embodiment of the present invention relates to a non-contact power feeding device.
- a method of charging by non-contact power supply can be considered.
- a technique has been proposed in which a non-contact power feeding device is provided in a parking lot of a cart to charge the cart while the cart is parked (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- the cart cannot be taken out in the parking lot until charging is completed. For example, if multiple carts are parked and the carts that have been fully charged are parked between carts that have not been fully charged, the carts cannot be removed even though the carts have been fully charged. There is a possibility and there is room for improvement in terms of convenience.
- An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a non-contact power feeding device capable of improving the convenience of charging a cart.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a non-contact power feeding system according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a cart.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the product registration device.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of a non-contact power feeding device.
- FIG. 5 is a top view showing an example of a non-contact power feeding device.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a cross section of the positioning portion of the non-contact power feeding device.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the configuration of the stopper of the non-contact power feeding device.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a non-contact power feeding system according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a cart.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the product registration device.
- FIG. 4 is a
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the control unit of the non-contact power feeding device.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the control unit of the non-contact power feeding device.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the control unit of the non-contact power feeding device.
- the non-contact power supply device of the present embodiment is an application example to a non-contact power supply device that non-contactly supplies power to a cart equipped with a product registration device in a retail store.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a non-contact power feeding system according to the present embodiment.
- the contactless power supply system 1 includes a cart 10 and a contactless power supply device 20.
- FIG. 1 shows a case where a non-contact power feeding device 20 is installed on the floor surface of a cart storage area where a cart 10 is placed in a retail store. An iron frame F for arranging the carts 10 is provided in the cart storage area.
- the approach direction of the cart 10 to the non-contact power feeding device 20 is the Y direction.
- the cart 10 travels in the Y direction from the right side of FIG. 1 and enters the non-contact power feeding device 20.
- the cart 10 is placed on the non-contact power feeding device 20 and then discharged in the Y direction in the drawing.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 may be configured to accommodate five or more carts 10.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a cart.
- the cart 10 carries products to be purchased collected by customers at retail stores such as supermarkets.
- the cart 10 is a cart that is moved by the user's hand.
- the cart 10 is provided with a base portion 11 for movement.
- the base portion 11 includes a pair of front wheels 111 and 112 and a pair of rear wheels 113 and 114 as wheels of the cart 10.
- the front wheels 111 and 112 are rotatably supported by the front wheel support portion FS.
- the rear wheels 113 and 114 are rotatably supported by the rear wheel support portion BS.
- the distance between the front wheels 111 and the front wheels 112 is narrower than the distance between the rear wheels 113 and 114. Further, below the base portion 11, a mounting portion 117 to which a power receiving portion 116 that receives power by non-contact power supply is attached is arranged.
- the power receiving unit 116 is arranged substantially horizontally.
- a basket-shaped storage portion 12 having an open upper surface is arranged above the base portion 11.
- the storage portion 12 is supported by a support pillar 13 extending from the base portion 11.
- the surface 121 behind the approach direction of the cart 10 can be opened and closed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, by inserting the storage unit 12 of the subsequent cart 10 into the storage unit 12 of the cart 10, more carts 10 can be accumulated in a narrow area.
- the cart 10 does not have to be in the form of having a storage unit 12 by itself.
- the cart 10 may have, for example, a basket receiving unit for receiving a product basket for storing products, and the product basket received by the basket receiving unit may be a storage unit 12.
- a holder 14 for storing a secondary battery (not shown) is arranged below the storage unit 12.
- the secondary battery is a battery for charging the electric power received by the power receiving unit 116.
- the support pillar 13 is provided with a handle portion 15 gripped by a customer who moves the cart 10. Further, the support pillar 13 is attached with a support portion 17 that supports a product registration device 16 for registering a product to be sold.
- the product registration device 16 is a device for registering a product to be sold.
- the product registration device 16 includes a scanner 165 and a display unit 166.
- the scanner 165 reads the product information of the product to be sold.
- the scanner 165 reads a product code that can identify a product indicated by a barcode or the like.
- the display unit 166 is, for example, a touch panel display.
- the display unit 166 displays, for example, the product read by the scanner 165. Further, the product registration device 16 is driven by using the electric power charged in the secondary battery stored in the holder 14.
- the product registration device 16 has a built-in card reading unit 167 (see FIG. 3).
- the card reader 167 is a reader / writer device that performs short-range wireless communication (NFC: Near Field Communication) with a non-contact type IC tag or the like.
- the card reading unit 167 When an article capable of short-range wireless communication (hereinafter referred to as a communicable object) is held above the display unit 166, the card reading unit 167 communicates with the communicable object. Then, the card reading unit 167 reads the information stored in the communicable object.
- a communicable object an article capable of short-range wireless communication
- the communicable material is, for example, an IC card (membership card) equipped with an IC tag.
- the card reading unit 167 reads, for example, a member number or the like (hereinafter, also referred to as member identification information) assigned in advance for identifying a shopper.
- the product registration device 16 transmits the read identification information to a server (not shown) connected by wireless communication via wireless communication I / F 168 (see FIG. 3).
- the server refers to the member information (member identification information, etc.) registered in advance, and confirms whether or not there is member information that matches the member identification information read by the card reading unit 167.
- the server transmits a notification that the user authentication is successful to the product registration device 16 that is the transmission source of the member identification information.
- the product registration device 16 attaches information (hereinafter, also referred to as cart identification information) for identifying the product registration device 16 on which the membership card is held to the non-contact power supply device 20 via the wireless communication I / F 168. Send a notification that the authentication was successful.
- the server may send a notification to the non-contact power supply device 20 with the cart identification information to the effect that the user authentication has been successful.
- the product registration device 16 receives a notification from the server that the user authentication is successful, the member identification information read by the card reading unit 167 is associated with the cart identification information, and the product registration device 16 is associated with the cart identification information. It is stored in 16 storages 164 (see FIG. 3). This linked information is used at the time of payment and the like.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the product registration device 16.
- the product registration device 16 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 161, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 162, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 163, a storage 164, a scanner 165, a display unit 166, a card reading unit 167, and a wireless communication I /. It is equipped with F168.
- the CPU 161 and each component are connected to each other via the system bus 169. The description of the scanner 165, the display unit 166, and the card reading unit 167 described above will be omitted.
- the CPU 161 executes various arithmetic processes and controls the operation of the product registration device 16 in an integrated manner.
- the ROM 162 stores programs, setting information, and the like executed by the product registration device 16.
- the RAM 163 temporarily stores various data.
- the RAM 163 is used as a work area of the CPU 161 and develops various programs and various data stored in the ROM 162 and the storage 164.
- the storage 164 is a storage device that can retain the stored contents even when the power is turned off.
- As the storage 164 for example, a flash memory or the like is used.
- the storage 164 stores an operation program of the product registration device 16, various setting information, and the like. Further, the storage 164 stores the above-mentioned association information.
- the CPU 161 controls each part by expanding the operation program stored in the ROM 162 or the storage 164 to the work area of the RAM 163 and executing the operation program.
- the wireless communication I / F168 is a communication interface for communicating with an external device such as a contactless power supply device 20 or a server according to a predetermined wireless communication standard such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network).
- the wireless communication I / F 168 is also an interface for performing signal communication using non-contact power supply.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of the non-contact power feeding device 20.
- FIG. 5 is a top view showing an example of the non-contact power feeding device 20.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 includes a mounting portion 24, a first inclined portion 231 and a second inclined portion 232.
- the mounting unit 24 is an area in which the cart 10 having the product registration device 16 and the power receiving unit 116 for receiving the electric power supplied to the product registration device 16 is placed.
- the mounting unit 24 has a power transmission unit 21.
- the power transmission unit 21 transmits electric power to the power receiving unit 116 of the cart 10 mounted on the mounting unit 24 by non-contact power supply.
- the power transmission unit 21 is installed substantially horizontally at a position facing the power receiving unit 116 of the cart 10 mounted on the mounting unit 24, and generates a magnetic field in the vertical direction. In this way, the power transmission unit 21 transmits power to the power reception unit 116 of the cart 10 by non-contact power supply.
- a non-contact power feeding method various methods such as an electromagnetic induction type and a magnetic field resonance type are known, but various methods can be used.
- non-contact is used as if power transmission is performed wirelessly. Therefore, even if the power transmission unit 21 and the power reception unit 116 are in contact with each other at the time of power supply for some reason, regardless of intention, if the power transmission is performed wirelessly, they are not in contact with each other. It is assumed that the power is supplied by.
- the power transmission unit 21 can perform signal communication with the power reception unit 116 of the cart 10 using non-contact power supply. As a result, the power transmission unit 21 can acquire cart identification information or the like from the power reception unit 116, for example.
- the mounting portion 24 has a plate-shaped housing 22, belt conveyors 281 and 282.
- the housing 22 contains a plurality of power transmission units 21, and drive units (not shown) of the belt conveyors 281 and 282.
- the rear wheel 113 of the cart 10 is mounted on the upper surface of the belt conveyor 281, and the rear wheel 114 of the cart 10 is mounted on the upper surface of the belt conveyor 282.
- the belt conveyors 281 and 282 transport the cart 10 in the Y direction by driving the drive unit to convey the rear wheels 113 and 114 of the cart 10 mounted on the upper surface in the Y direction.
- the belt conveyors 281 and 282 are examples of "conveyors".
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 does not have to include the belt conveyors 281 and 282. In this case, the user manually removes the cart 10 from the mounting unit 24.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 includes a light emitting unit 211 around the power transmission unit 21.
- the light emitting unit 211 emits light when the power receiving unit 116 is located at a position facing the power transmitting unit 21.
- the manager of the retail store or the like can identify whether or not the battery is charged by the non-contact power supply.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 show a non-contact power feeding device 20 including four power transmission units 21 and light emitting units 211.
- the power transmission unit 21 is provided in the same number as the number of carts 10 that can be mounted on the non-contact power feeding device 20 so that one power transmission unit 21 can charge one cart 10.
- the light emitting unit 211 is also provided with the same number of carts 10 that can be mounted on the non-contact power feeding device 20 so that the power transmission state of each power transmission unit 21 can be individually confirmed.
- the cart 10 is placed at an appropriate position in the width direction orthogonal to the approach direction of the cart 10, that is, in the X-axis direction. Need to be.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 includes a central wheel guiding portion 25, a first side wheel guiding portion 26, and a second side wheel guiding portion 27.
- the central wheel guiding portion 25 is a convex portion arranged substantially in the center of the non-contact power feeding device 20. Further, the central wheel guiding portion 25 extends from the approach side of the cart 10 to the end of the mounting portion 24 on which the cart 10 is mounted. Further, the width of the central wheel guiding portion 25 increases as it advances from the approach side of the cart 10 to the mounting portion 24.
- the central wheel guiding portion 25 has substantially the same width as the width from the front wheels 111 to the front wheels 112 of the cart 10 in the mounting portion 24. With such a shape, the central wheel guiding portion 25 determines the position in the width direction of the front wheels 111 and 112 of the cart 10. That is, the central wheel guiding portion 25 determines the position of the cart 10 in the non-contact power feeding device 20 in the X-axis direction.
- the first side wheel guiding portion 26 and the second side wheel guiding portion 27 are convex portions arranged laterally with respect to the approach direction of the cart 10 in the central wheel guiding portion 25. Further, the first side wheel guiding portion 26 and the second side wheel guiding portion 27 extend from the approach side of the cart 10 to the end of the mounting portion 24 on which the cart 10 is placed. Further, the width of the first side wheel guiding portion 26 and the second side wheel guiding portion 27 increases as the cart 10 advances from the approach side to the mounting portion 24.
- first side wheel guiding portion 26 has substantially the same width as the width from the front wheels 111 to the rear wheels 113 of the cart 10 in the mounting portion 24.
- the second side wheel guiding portion 27 has substantially the same width as the width from the front wheels 112 to the rear wheels 114 of the cart 10 in the mounting portion 24.
- the distance from the inside of the first side wheel guiding portion 26 to the center wheel guiding portion 25 has substantially the same width as the width of the front wheel 111.
- the distance from the inside of the second side wheel guide portion 27 to the center wheel guide portion 25 has substantially the same width as the width of the front wheel 112.
- the width from the outside of the first side wheel guiding portion 26 to the outside of the second side wheel guiding portion 27 has substantially the same width as the width from the rear wheel 113 to the rear wheel 114 of the cart 10.
- the first side wheel guiding portion 26 and the second side wheel guiding portion 27 determine the positions of the front wheels 111 and 112 and the rear wheels 113 and 114 of the cart 10 in the width direction.
- the central wheel guiding portion 25, the first side wheel guiding portion 26, and the second side wheel guiding portion 27 are the carts in the width direction in the non-contact power feeding device 20 when the cart 10 is mounted on the mounting portion 24.
- the position of 10 can be determined. That is, the non-contact power feeding device 20 can determine the position of the cart 10 in the X-axis direction.
- the width of the gap between the central wheel guiding portion 25 and the first side wheel guiding portion 26 is substantially the same as the width of the front wheel 111.
- the front wheel 111 guided by the central wheel guiding portion 25 and the first side wheel guiding portion 26 travels in the gap between the central wheel guiding portion 25 and the first side surface wheel guiding portion 26. That is, the central wheel guiding portion 25 and the first side wheel guiding portion 26 form a first front wheel traveling path 242 on which the front wheels 111 of the cart 10 travel.
- the width of the gap between the central wheel guiding portion 25 and the second side wheel guiding portion 27 is substantially the same as the width of the front wheel 112.
- the front wheel 112 guided by the central wheel guiding portion 25 and the second side wheel guiding portion 27 travels in the gap between the central wheel guiding portion 25 and the second side wheel guiding portion 27. That is, the central wheel guiding portion 25 and the second side wheel guiding portion 27 form a second front wheel traveling path 243 on which the front wheels 112 of the cart 10 travel.
- the width of the central wheel guiding portion 25, the first side wheel guiding portion 26, and the second side wheel guiding portion 27 increases from the approach side of the cart 10 toward the mounting portion 24.
- first front wheelie lane 242 and the second front wheel lane 243 have substantially the same width as the widths of the front wheels 111 and 112 in the mounting portion 24, but the first front wheel lane 242 and the second front wheel mileage travel.
- the portion entering the road 243 extends in the width direction.
- the central wheel guiding portion 25, the first side surface wheel guiding portion 26, and the second side surface wheel guiding portion 27 have a convex shape.
- the mounting portion 24 has a first front wheel running path, which is a running path for the wheels of the cart 10, in which the width in the direction orthogonal to the approaching direction becomes narrower as the cart 10 enters the approaching direction from the approaching side. It is provided with 242 and a second front wheelie track 243. Further, the mounting portion 24 includes an approach portion 244 of the first front wheelie traveling path 242 and the second front wheel traveling path 243.
- the central wheel guiding portion 25, the first side wheel guiding portion 26, and the second side wheel guiding portion 27 guide the front wheels 111 and 112 of the cart 10. Therefore, the user can easily drive the first front wheel travel path 242 and the second front wheel travel path 243 on the cart 10 by pushing the cart 10 from the approach side of the non-contact power feeding device 20.
- the first side wheel guiding portion 26 and the second side wheel guiding portion 27 project to the second inclined portion 232, which will be described later, by the diameter of the rear wheels 113 and 114 of the cart 10.
- the first front wheelie lane 242 and the second front wheelie lane 243 are provided with a positioning unit 241 that determines the position of the cart 10 in the approach direction.
- the positioning unit 241 locks the wheels of the cart 10, that is, the front wheels 111 and 112.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a cross section of the positioning portion 241 of the non-contact power feeding device 20.
- the positioning portion 241 is, for example, a concave portion having a smooth curve. As described above, since the positioning portion 241 has a concave shape, the front wheels 111 and 112 are arranged on the rolling bottom surface. Therefore, the positioning unit 241 can determine the positions of the front wheels 111 and 112. That is, the non-contact power feeding device 20 can determine the position of the cart 10 in the mounting portion 24 in the approaching direction.
- the power transmission unit 21 and the light emitting unit 211 are arranged at positions based on the mounting position of the cart 10 positioned by the positioning unit 241.
- the positioning portion 241 has a smooth curve. Therefore, when the cart 10 passes through the positioning unit 241, the load of pushing the cart 10 by the user can be reduced.
- the positioning portion 241 is not limited to a concave portion having a smooth curve, and may be a simple concave portion having no curved line. Further, the positioning portion 241 may be a convex portion having a smooth curve, or may be a simple convex portion having no curved line.
- the cart 10 can collect more carts 10 in a narrow area by inserting the storage portion 12 of the subsequent cart 10 into the storage portion 12 of the cart 10. It has become. Therefore, the distance between the positioning unit 241 and the positioning unit 241 arranged behind the positioning unit 241 in the approach direction of the cart 10 is shorter than the total length of the cart 10 in the approach direction.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 can easily arrange the cart 10 at a position where the power receiving unit 116 and the power transmission unit 21 face each other.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 is installed so that the entrance of the retail store is located on the left side of FIG. 1 and the exit is located on the right side of FIG. This makes it possible to prevent the user from accidentally taking out the cart 10 which has just been returned and has a short charging time.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 includes stoppers 291, 292, 301, and 302.
- the stoppers 291 and 301 are provided on the first side wheel guiding portion 26.
- the stoppers 292 and 302 are provided on the second side wheel guiding portion 27.
- the stopper 291 projects a cylinder in front of the rear wheel support portion BS of the rear wheel 113 of the cart 10 mounted at the first mounting position on which the leading cart 10 is mounted in the Y direction.
- the stopper 292 projects the cylinder in front of the rear wheel support portion BS of the rear wheel 114 of the cart 10 similarly mounted in the first mounting position. As a result, the stoppers 291 and 292 lock the movement of the cart 10 at the first mounting position.
- stoppers 301 and 302 are located behind the rear wheels 113 and 114 of the cart 10 mounted in the second mounting position where the cart 10 next to the cart 10 mounted in the first mounting position is mounted.
- the cylinder is projected to the front of the wheel support portion BS to lock the forward movement of the cart 10 at the second mounting position.
- the stoppers 291, 292, 301, and 302 are examples of the "lock portion".
- stoppers 291 and 292, 301 and 302 will be described in detail.
- the stopper 291 will be described as an example, but the stoppers 292, 301, and 302 have the same configuration as the stopper 291.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the configuration of the stopper 291 of the non-contact power feeding device 20.
- the stopper 291 includes a cylinder C.
- the cylinder C is housed inside the stopper 291 when the stopper 291 is in the unlocked state.
- the shape of the cylinder C may be a shape that sandwiches the rear wheel support portion BS in the front and rear. With such a shape, it is possible to lock not only the forward movement of the cart 10 but also the backward movement of the cart 10. Further, the above is an example of a method of locking the movement of the cart 10 by the stoppers 291, 292, 301, 302, and the method of locking the movement of the cart 10 is not limited to the above method.
- the stoppers 291, 292 are at positions where the side surface of the cylinder C protruding from the stoppers 291, 292 and the front of the rear wheel support portions BS of the cart 10 at the first mounting position come into contact with each other.
- the power transmission unit 21 at the first mounting position is provided so as to face the power receiving unit 116 of the cart 10 mounted at the first mounting position.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 can determine the position of the cart 10 in the approach direction at the first mounting position in the same manner as the positioning unit 241 at the first mounting position. Further, the stoppers 301 and 302 can similarly determine the position of the cart 10 in the approach direction at the second mounting position.
- each power transmission unit 21 faces the power reception unit 116 of the cart 10 mounted at each mounting position.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 can charge a plurality of carts 10 at appropriate positions even if the positioning unit 241 is not provided.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 includes a sensor 31 and a sensor 32.
- the sensor 31 is provided in the vicinity of the positioning portion 241 at the first mounting position of the mounting portion 24, and detects that the cart 10 is mounted at the first mounting position of the mounting portion 24.
- the sensor 31 is, for example, an optical sensor including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit.
- the light emitting portion of the sensor 31 is installed in the vicinity of the terminal portion of the central wheel guiding portion 25 in a state where light can be irradiated outward.
- the light receiving portion of the sensor 32 is provided at a position facing the light emitting portion of the sensor 32, and receives the light emitted from the light emitting portion of the sensor 32.
- the light receiving portion of the sensor 32 is internally provided in the first side wheel guiding portion 26 and the second side wheel guiding portion 27 in a state where the light emitted from the light emitting portion of the sensor 31 can be received. There is.
- the cart 10 is mounted at the first mounting position of the mounting unit 24.
- the light emitted by the light emitting portion of the sensor 31 is blocked by the front wheels 111 or 112, and the light receiving portion cannot receive the light.
- the sensor 31 can detect whether or not the cart 10 is mounted at the first mounting position of the mounting portion 24 by detecting that the light is blocked.
- the sensor 31 may be any sensor that can detect that the cart 10 is mounted, and is not limited to the optical sensor.
- the sensor 32 is provided near the end of the first side wheel guide portion 26 and near the end of the second side wheel guide portion 27, and is behind the cart 10 mounted at the first mounting position of the mounting portion 24. It is detected that the wheels 113 and 114 are pushed out from the mounting portion 24. In other words, the sensor 32 detects the ejection of the cart 10 mounted at the first mounting position of the mounting portion 24.
- the sensor 32 is, for example, an optical sensor similar to the sensor 31.
- the light emitting portion of the sensor 32 is installed in the vicinity of the terminal portion of the first side surface wheel guiding portion 26 and the vicinity of the terminal portion of the second side surface wheel guiding portion 27 in a state where light can be irradiated outward. ing.
- the light receiving portion of the sensor 32 is provided at a position facing the light emitting portion of the sensor 32, and receives the light emitted from the light emitting portion of the sensor 32.
- the light receiving portion of the sensor 32 allows the rear wheel 113 (rear wheel 114) of the cart 10 to pass through the gap between the first side wheel guiding portion 26 (second side wheel guiding portion 27) and the light receiving portion of the sensor 32. It is provided at the position.
- the sensor 32 can detect that the cart 10 mounted at the first mounting position of the mounting portion 24 has been ejected by detecting that the light is blocked.
- the sensor 32 may be any sensor as long as it can detect the ejection of the cart 10 mounted at the first mounting position of the mounting portion 24, and is not limited to the optical sensor.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 includes a control unit 200 (see FIG. 8) that controls the overall operation of the non-contact power feeding device 20.
- the control unit 200 will be described later.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 has a thickness because the housing 22 contains the power transmission unit 21 and the drive units of the belt conveyors 281 and 282.
- the mounting portion 24 on which the cart 10 is mounted is placed from the floor surface on which the non-contact power feeding device 20 is installed. It is necessary to incline to raise it. Therefore, a first inclined portion 231 is provided on the approach side where the cart 10 of the non-contact power feeding device 20 enters. With such a configuration, the cart 10 can smoothly enter the non-contact power feeding device 20.
- the housing 22 has a thickness. If there is no inclination on the discharge side where the cart 10 is ejected, the cart 10 will fall from the mounting portion 24 to the floor surface when the cart 10 is ejected from the mounting portion 24. If the cart 10 falls on the floor surface, the product registration device 16 or the like of the cart 10 may be damaged due to the impact.
- a second inclined portion 232 is provided on the discharge side where the cart 10 of the non-contact power feeding device 20 is discharged.
- the cart 10 extruded from the mounting portion 24 by the belt conveyors 281 and 282 goes down the second inclined portion 232 and is supplied to the user.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the control unit 200 of the non-contact power feeding device 20.
- the control unit 200 includes a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, a storage 4, and a wireless communication I / F 205.
- the CPU 201 and each component are connected via the system bus 206.
- the CPU 201 executes various arithmetic processes to control the operation of the non-contact power feeding device 20 in an integrated manner.
- the ROM 202 stores programs, setting information, and the like executed by the non-contact power feeding device 20.
- the RAM 203 functions as a work area or the like of the CPU 201.
- the storage 204 is a storage device that can retain the stored contents even when the power is turned off. As the storage 204, for example, a flash memory or the like is used.
- the storage 204 stores an operation program of the non-contact power feeding device 20, various setting information, and the like.
- the CPU 201 controls each part by expanding and executing the operation program stored in the ROM 202 or the storage 204 in the work area of the RAM 203.
- the wireless communication I / F 205 is a communication interface for communicating with an external device such as a product registration device 16 or a server according to a predetermined wireless communication standard such as a wireless LAN.
- the wireless communication I / F 205 is also an interface for performing signal communication using non-contact power supply.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the control unit 200 of the non-contact power feeding device 20.
- the control unit 200 includes a communication unit 2001, a supply instruction unit 2002, a lock control unit 2003, and a transfer control unit 2004 as functional units.
- the communication unit 2001 communicates with an external device such as a product registration device 16 or a server via the wireless communication I / F 205.
- the communication unit 2001 receives, for example, a notification from the product registration device 16 that the user authentication is successful.
- the communication unit 2001 may receive a notification from the server that the user authentication has been successful.
- the supply instruction unit 2002 When the supply instruction unit 2002 receives a notification from the external device that the user authentication is successful, the supply instruction unit 2002 issues a supply instruction for the cart 10. In the present embodiment, when the supply instruction unit 2002 receives a notification from the product registration device 16 of the cart 10 that the user authentication is successful, the supply instruction unit 2002 gives an instruction to supply the cart 10. As described above, the notification that the user's authentication is successful is accompanied by information for identifying the product registration device 16 on which the membership card is held.
- the user holds his / her membership card on the display unit 166 of the product registration device 16 to instruct the non-contact power supply device 20 to supply the cart 10.
- the user holds his / her membership card over the product registration device 16 to issue a supply instruction for the cart 10 to the non-contact power supply device 20, but the method for instructing the supply of the cart 10 is Not limited to this.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 may be provided with a supply button for the cart 10, and when the user presses the supply button, the supply instruction unit 2002 may issue a supply instruction for the cart 10.
- the user holds the membership card on the display unit 166 of the product registration device 16 of the cart 10 mounted on the mounting unit 24 other than the first mounting position.
- the user again puts the membership card in the product registration device 16 of the ejected cart 10 in order to make the product registration device 16 usable. It will be necessary to hold it.
- the non-contact power supply device 20 acquires cart identification information by using signal communication using non-contact power supply, and stores the cart identification information in association with the mounting position of the cart 10. By storing it in 204 or the like, the above situation can be avoided.
- the communication unit 2001 receives a notification that the user authentication is successful
- the cart identification information different from the cart identification information associated with the first mounting position is attached
- the wireless communication I / F 205 is received.
- a product registration device that sends a notification that the membership card has been held to the product registration device 16 of the cart 10 placed in a position other than the first placement position, and a notification that the user authentication has been successful. Send to 16.
- the product registration device 16 Upon receiving the notification, the product registration device 16 displays a message on the display unit 166 prompting the user to hold the membership card in the product registration device 16 of the cart 10 placed in the first mounting position. In this case, the cart identification information and the user's member information are not linked.
- the communication unit 2001 considers a case where the cart 10 is newly mounted in the second mounting position while the cart 10 is mounted only in the first mounting position.
- the power transmission unit 21 at the second mounting position starts power transmission to the power receiving unit 116 of the cart 10
- the cart of the cart 10 mounted at the second mounting position by signal communication using non-contact power supply.
- Acquire identification information is stored in the storage 204 in association with the second mounting position.
- the information associated with the placement position and the cart identification information is updated. For example, when the first mounting position and the cart identification information "123" are associated with each other, and the second mounting position and the cart identification information "124" are associated with each other, the product is mounted on the first mounting position. When the placed cart 10 is ejected, the cart 10 equipped with the product registration device 16 identified by "124" moves to the first mounting position.
- the cart identification information "124" is acquired.
- the acquired cart identification information "124" is stored in the storage 204 in association with the first mounting position (overwritten with the information associated with the first mounting position and the cart identification information "123”. Ru).
- the information associated with the placement position and the cart identification information is updated.
- the lock control unit 2003 controls the operation of the stoppers 291 and 292, 301 and 302. For example, when the lock control unit 2003 receives the supply instruction of the cart 10, the stoppers 301 and 302 provided at the second mounting position are maintained in the locked state, and the stoppers 291 provided at the first mounting position are maintained. Release the locked state of 292.
- the lock control unit 2003 is an example of a “control unit”.
- the lock control unit 2003 uses the cylinders C of the stoppers 301 and 302 as the first side wheel guide unit 26 and the second side wheel guide unit 27.
- the stoppers 291 and 292 are controlled while maintaining the state of projecting outward, and the cylinder C is housed inside the stoppers 291 and 292.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 can supply only the cart 10 mounted in the first mounting position to the user.
- the lock control unit 2003 controls the stoppers 291 and 292 at the first mounting position to put them in a locked state, and controls the stoppers 301 and 302 at the second mounting position to unlock them. Put it in a state.
- the lock control unit 2003 controls the stoppers 291 and 292 at the first mounting position, and the cylinder C is set to the first side wheel guide unit 26 and the first. 2 The side wheel guide portion 27 is projected outward and locked.
- the lock control unit 2003 controls the stoppers 301 and 302 at the second mounting position to store the cylinder C inside the stoppers 301 and 302 and locks the cylinder C. Put it in the released state.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 moves the carts 10 mounted in the respective mounting positions to the previous mounting positions one by one after discharging the carts 10 mounted in the first mounting position. Can be made to.
- lock control unit 2003 may perform the above processing on the assumption that the cart 10 has been discharged when a predetermined time has elapsed from the supply instruction from the supply instruction unit 2002.
- the lock control unit 2003 controls the stoppers 301 and 302 to set the cylinder C as the first cylinder C.
- the side wheel guiding portion 26 and the second side wheel guiding portion 27 are projected outward, and the stoppers 301 and 302 at the second mounting position are locked.
- the transport control unit 2004 controls the drive of the belt conveyors 281 and 282. For example, when the transport control unit 2004 receives the supply instruction of the cart 10, it drives the belt conveyors 281 and 282 to drive the drive unit to discharge the leading cart 10 from the mounting unit 24.
- the transport control unit 2004 is an example of a “control unit”.
- the transport control unit 2004 stops driving the belt conveyors 281 and 282 when the cart 10 is mounted on the first mounting unit. Specifically, when the sensor 32 detects that the cart 10 is mounted in the first mounting position, the transport control unit 2004 controls the drive units of the belt conveyors 281 and 282 to transport the cart 10. To stop. This prevents the belt conveyors 281 and 282 from being unnecessarily continued to be driven.
- the transport control unit 2004 considers that the cart 10 has been placed in the first mounting position when a predetermined time has elapsed since the lock control unit 2003 released the stoppers 301 and 302 in the second mounting position. The above processing may be performed.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the control unit 200 of the non-contact power feeding device 20.
- the communication unit 2001 receives a notification from the product registration device 16 that the user authentication is successful (step S101).
- the supply instruction unit 2002 issues a supply instruction for the cart 10 (step S102).
- the lock control unit 2003 controls the stoppers 291 and 292 to house the cylinder C inside the stoppers 291 and 292, and releases the locked state of the first mounting position (step S103).
- the stoppers 301 and 302 are maintained in a locked state in which the cylinder C projects outward from the first side surface wheel guiding portion 26 and the second side surface wheel guiding portion 27, and are placed in the second mounting position.
- the movement of the cart 10 in the Y direction is locked.
- the transport control unit 2004 drives the belt conveyors 281 and 282 to transport the cart 10 at the first mounting position, and pushes out the cart 10 from the mounting unit 24 to supply the cart 10 to the user (step S104).
- the lock control unit 2003 controls the stoppers 291 and 292, and sets the cylinder C as the first side wheel guiding unit 26. , Protruding to the outside of the second side wheel guide portion 27 (step S105).
- the lock control unit 2003 controls the stoppers 301 and 302 to move the cylinder C into the stoppers 301 and 302. It is stored and the locked state is released (step S106).
- the transport control unit 2004 controls the drive units of the belt conveyors 281 and 282 to stop the transport of the cart 10. (Step S107). Then, the lock control unit 2003 controls the stoppers 301 and 302 to project the cylinder C toward the outside of the first side surface wheel guide unit 26 and the second side surface wheel guide unit 27, and ends this process (step S108). ).
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 includes a plurality of carts 10 including a product registration device 16 and a power receiving unit 116 for receiving electric power for supplying the product registration device 16.
- a power transmission unit 24 is provided at each of the mounting unit 24, which is mounted in a unidirectional arrangement, and the mounting position where the cart 10 is mounted in the mounting unit 24, and power is transmitted to the power receiving unit 116 by non-contact power supply.
- the unit 21 is provided at each of the first mounting position where the leading cart 10 is mounted in at least one direction and the second mounting position where the next cart 10 is mounted.
- the first stoppers 301 and 302 provided at the second mounting position are maintained in the locked state.
- a lock control unit 2003 for releasing the locked state of the stoppers 291 and 292 provided at the mounting position is provided.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 can put the cart 10 in first and out, and can preferentially supply the cart 10 having a long charging time to the user.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 is provided in the mounting unit 24, and provides belt conveyors 281, 282 for unidirectionally transporting each of the carts 10 mounted on the mounting unit 24, and a supply instruction for the cart 10.
- it includes a transport control unit 2004 that drives the belt conveyors 281 and 282 to discharge the leading cart from the mounting unit 24.
- the lock control unit 2003 controls the stoppers 291 and 292 at the first mounting position to put them in the locked state, and when the leading cart 10 is ejected, the lock states of the stoppers 301 and 302 at the second mounting position are locked. To release. As a result, the cart 10 at the second mounting position is conveyed in the direction of the first mounting position by the belt conveyors 281 and 282. Further, when the cart 10 is mounted on the mounting portion 24 at the first mounting position, the stoppers 291 and 292 are locked, so that the cart 10 is prevented from being pushed out of the mounting portion 24. can.
- the cart 10 placed after the third position is conveyed together with the cart 10 at the second position. Therefore, the user can automatically move the cart 10 to the mounting unit 24 one vehicle before without operating the cart 10 by himself / herself.
- the transport control unit 2004 stops the driving of the belt conveyors 281 and 282 when the cart 10 is mounted in the first mounting position.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 does not operate the belt conveyors 281 and 282 unnecessarily, and power saving can be achieved.
- the plurality of power transmission units 21 of the non-contact power feeding device 20 are the stoppers 291 and 292 at the first mounting position and the rear wheel support portion BS of the cart 10 mounted at the first mounting position. In a state where they are in contact with the front, they are installed substantially horizontally so as to face each of the power receiving units 116, and power is transmitted in the vertical direction. As a result, the non-contact power feeding device 20 can charge the product registration device 16 of each cart 10 mounted on the mounting section 24 at the optimum position even if the positioning section 241 is not provided.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 includes a supply instruction unit 2002 that gives an instruction to supply the cart 10.
- the supply instruction unit 2002 receives a notification from the external device that the user authentication is successful, the supply instruction unit 2002 issues a supply instruction for the cart 10, and the lock control unit 2003 receives the supply instruction for the cart 10 and first mounts the cart 10.
- the stoppers 291 and 292 at the positions are unlocked, the stoppers 301 and 302 at the second mounting position are locked, and the belt conveyors 281 and 282 convey the cart 10 to supply the cart 10 to the user.
- the non-contact power supply device 20 supplies the cart 10 to the user only when the notification that the user authentication is successful is received from the external device, so that the cart 10 is illegally used by a non-member. And theft can be prevented.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 may be embedded in the cart storage area.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 has a first inclined portion 231 and a second inclined portion 232 because there is no step between the non-contact power feeding device 20 and the floor surface. You don't have to.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 may be embedded in the cart storage place so that the upper surface of the mounting portion 24 is lower than the floor surface.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 may have an inclined surface that descends from the floor surface to the mounting portion 24.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 has an inclined surface that descends from the floor surface to the mounting portion 24, so that the cart 10 is mounted on the mounting portion 24 unless the user intentionally pulls out the cart 10. be able to.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 extends the belt conveyors 281 and 282 to the floor surface in front of the first inclined portion 231 and the non-contact power feeding device 20, and the cart 10 is automatically transported and stored according to the user's instruction. It may be configured to be.
- the non-contact power feeding device 20 may be provided at a position where the front wheels 111 and 112 of the cart 10 are braked.
- the stopper may be provided on the upper part of the side wheel guiding portion instead of the inside.
- a stopper is provided outside the non-contact power feeding device 20 (for example, an iron frame F for aligning the cart 10), the cylinder C is projected toward the non-contact power feeding device 20, and the rear wheels 113 and 114 of the cart 10 are provided. It may be configured to brake.
- stoppers may be provided at mounting positions other than the first mounting position and the second mounting position.
- a stopper is provided at the third mounting position where the rearmost cart 10 is mounted in the Y direction, and the rear wheel support portion BS is rearward after a predetermined time has elapsed after the cart 10 is mounted at the third mounting position.
- the stopper at the third mounting position is unlocked, and the cart 10 mounted at the third mounting position is placed one unit before. It will be moved to the mounting position. As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the cart 10 cannot be placed even though the mounting section 24 has a vacancy.
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- 装置と、当該装置に供給するための電力を受電する受電部とを備える複数のカートが、一方向に並べた状態で載置される載置部と、
前記載置部で前記カートが載置される載置位置の各々に設けられ、前記受電部に非接触給電により送電する送電部と、
前記載置位置のうち、少なくとも前記一方向における先頭のカートが載置される第1載置位置と、次のカートが載置される第2載置位置との各々に設けられ、前記カートの移動をロックするロック部と、
前記ロック部の動作を制御する制御部と、
を備え、
前記制御部は、前記カートの供給指示を受け付けると、前記第2載置位置に設けられた前記ロック部のロック状態を維持したまま、前記第1載置位置に設けられた前記ロック部のロック状態を解除する、
非接触給電装置。 - 前記載置部に設けられ、当該載置部に載置されたカートの各々を前記一方向に搬送する搬送部を更に備え、
前記制御部は、前記カートの供給指示を受け付けると、前記搬送部を駆動して前記先頭のカートを前記載置部から排出させる、請求項1に記載の非接触給電装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記第1載置位置の前記ロック部を制御して前記ロック状態にし、前記先頭のカートが排出された場合、前記第2載置位置のロック部のロック状態を解除し、
前記カートが前記第1載置位置に載置された場合、前記搬送部の駆動を停止する、
請求項2に記載の非接触給電装置。 - 前記ロック部は、さらに、前記一方向における最後尾のカートが載置される第3載置位置に設けられ、
前記制御部は、前記第3載置位置に前記カートが載置された場合、所定時間経過後に、前記第3載置位置の前記ロック部を制御して前記カートの移動をロックする、
請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項に記載の非接触給電装置。 - 前記載置位置の各々に設けられる前記送電部は、前記第1載置位置の前記ロック部と前記第1載置位置に載置される前記カートとが接触した状態において、夫々前記受電部と対向するよう略水平に設置されており、鉛直方向へと電力伝送を行う、
請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載の非接触給電装置。
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