Patent ID: 6157315
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: B62H,G07B

Abstract:
A vehicle rental system comprising:a parking apparatus in which a plurality of rentable electric vehicles are locked and parked;a user discriminating device for discerning a user who shall use said electric vehicles;a display device for displaying selection information concerning selectable electric vehicles;a key supply device which maintains a plurality of respective keys for unlocking said electric vehicles, said keys being maintained by said key supply device in a locked condition, and which enables selection of a given key for the electric vehicle to be used based on the display of said display device, and further comprising key discriminating means for discerning the given key by means of operation thereof only by a specified one of said respective keys;a battery supply device which maintains detachable batteries for said electric vehicles and which charges said batteries;a rental return control device for controlling said parking apparatus, said user discriminating device, said display device, said key supply device and said battery supply device, and for performing rental processing and return processing of said electric vehicles; anda user management device for managing use conditions of the user who uses said electric vehicle.