CN109403684A - Quick parking aid and its working method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a kind of quick parking aid and its working methods, wherein quick parking aid includes being located at the horizontally movable upper parking stall frame of ground side and being located at liftable upper parking stall on the frame of parking stall, and below upper parking stall and independently of the horizontally movable lower parking stall of upper parking stall frame.The present invention can alleviate the few problem in current nervous parking stall.
Description
Technical field:
The present invention relates to a kind of quick parking aid and its working methods.
Background technique:
As economic development is increasingly widespread with car, the contradiction between parking stall quantity and car quantity becomes increasingly conspicuous, current
Parking device haves the defects that take up a large area, shut-down operation is difficult.
Summary of the invention:
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of quick parking aid and its working method, the quick parking aid is empty
Between utilization rate is high, has both and reduces shut-down operation difficulty.
The quick parking aid of the present invention, it is characterised in that: including being located at the horizontally movable upper parking of ground side
It position frame and is located at liftable upper parking stall on the frame of parking stall, and is located at below upper parking stall and independently of upper parking stall frame
Horizontally movable lower parking stall.
Further, the above-mentioned parking stall upper parking stall Jia Hexia is respectively by motor and feed screw nut's machine far from ground side
Structure driving moves horizontally, and the upper parking stall is driven by being set to motor and leading screw and nut mechanism longitudinally disposed on upper parking stall frame
Elevating movement.
Further, the top plate of above-mentioned upper parking stall frame is equipped with third motor, the first, second, third and fourth bevel gear, optical axis
It is equipped with third hand tap gear with the output end of optical axis support frame, the third motor, the perpendicular intersection of third hand tap gear
The first end of second bevel gear engagement, the second bevel gear and optical axis is fixedly and coaxially connected, and the optical axis is supported on optical axis branch
On support；The second end of optical axis has been fixedly and coaxially connected first bevel gear, and the upper parking stall is a plate body, and four corners are worn
Connect and be fixed on the first feed screw nut, first feed screw nut is spirally connected with the first longitudinally disposed screw rod, the first screw rod it is upper
End connects synchronous pulley by shaft joint, and the synchronous pulley and the 4th bevel gear for being located remotely from ground side are fixedly and coaxially connected,
4th bevel gear connect with first bevel gear Vertical Meshing, and close to the synchronous pulley of ground side and far from ground side
Synchronous pulley pass through synchronous band connection.
Further, the lower part of above-mentioned upper parking stall frame is equipped with the first guide wheel, the upper parking stall close to the side on ground
The lower part of frame is supported and fixed on the second screw rod sliding block far from the side on ground, the second screw rod sliding block and horizontally disposed the
Two ball screws are spirally connected, and second ball screw is rotated by the second motor driven, and the lower part of the upper parking stall frame is equipped with the
One linear slider and the first straight line sliding rail for supporting its sliding.
Further, above-mentioned lower parking stall is a plate body, and its underpart is equipped with the second guide wheel, its underpart close to the side on ground
Side far from ground is supported and fixed on the first screw rod sliding block, the first screw rod sliding block and horizontally disposed first ball wire
Bar is spirally connected, and first ball screw is driven by first motor and rotated, and the lower part on the lower parking stall is equipped with second straight line sliding block
With the second straight line sliding rail for supporting its sliding.
Further, above-mentioned upper parking stall frame lower part side is equipped with triangular prism slope, and the side on lower parking stall also is provided with three
Water chestnut column slope.
The working method of the quick parking aid of the present invention, it is characterised in that: the quick parking aid includes
It is located at the horizontally movable upper parking stall frame of ground side and is located at liftable upper parking stall on the frame of parking stall, and be located at
Below upper parking stall and independently of the horizontally movable lower parking stall of upper parking stall frame；When work: need to stop on vehicle to
When to lower parking stall, lower parking stall level is moved to above the ground toward ground side, vehicle stops under can reaching this from ground
On parking stall, then lower parking stall level is completed into the parking on lower parking stall toward far from the movement of ground side；It is needing vehicle
It is when stopping to upper parking stall, upper parking stall frame is mobile toward ground side, and decline on upper parking stall to ground, vehicle
It is reached on this on parking stall from ground, then lower parking stall of the driving with vehicle rises, then that upper parking stall frame level is past
It is mobile far from ground side, that is, complete the parking on parking stall.
The quick parking aid of the present invention has many advantages, such as that space utilization rate is high, shut-down operation is simple and convenient.
Detailed description of the invention:
This patent is described further below with reference to specific legend:
Fig. 1 is schematic rear view of the present invention；
Fig. 2 is schematic top plan view of the present invention；
Fig. 3 is isometric view schematic diagram of the present invention；
Fig. 4 is schematic cross-section of the present invention；
| 1- first bevel gear | 2- optical axis | 3- optical axis support frame | 4- second bevel gear | The upper parking stall frame of 5- | The 4th bevel gear of 6- |
| 7- synchronous pulley | 8- shaft joint | 9- feed screw nut | The upper parking stall 10- | The first screw rod of 11- | 12- triangular prism slope |
| 13- first straight line sliding block | 14- first straight line sliding rail | The second motor of 15- | 16- first motor | 17- second straight line sliding rail | 18- second straight line sliding block |
| Parking stall under 19- | The ground 20- | 21- third hand tap gear | 22- third motor | 23- top plate | The first guide wheel of 24- |
| The second guide wheel of 25- | The first ball screw of 26- | 27- the first screw rod sliding block | 28- the second screw rod sliding block | The second ball screw of 29- | 30- synchronous belt |
Specific embodiment:
Referring to figs. 1 to Fig. 4, the quick parking aid of the present invention includes upper parking stall 10, lower parking stall 19, upper parking stall frame 5.
Upper parking stall 10, the parking stall are one piece of plate being fixed on feed screw nut 9, can be with feed screw nut 9 together
Elevating movement is carried out, it and bottom triangular prism slope 12 cooperate, and facilitate the upper and lower of vehicle；
Lower parking stall 19, the parking stall are fixed on the first screw rod sliding block 27 on first straight line sliding block 13, are slided by the first screw rod
The cooperation of block 27 and the second guide wheel 25 drives one to rise and carries out round-trip translational motion, and the two sides on the parking stall also have triangle oblique
Slope, above and below vehicle;
Upper parking stall frame 5, parking stall frame 5 is fixed on the second screw rod sliding block 28 on second straight line sliding block 18 on this, passes through second
The cooperation of screw rod sliding block 28 and the first guide wheel 24 drives entirely upper parking stall frame 5 is horizontal to move back and forth.
Functional principal:
The parking device is divided into upper and lower two layers of parking:
Lower layer's parking device: when there is vehicle to be parked in lower parking stall 19, the rotation of first motor 16 drives 26 turns of the first ball screw
Dynamic, the first screw rod sliding block 27 moves outward under the drive of the first ball screw 26.Since lower parking stall 19 is fixed on first
On screw rod sliding block 27, therefore lower parking stall 19 also moves in parallel outward together, and during shifting outside lower parking stall 19, second is led
Wheel 25 is followed by the outer shifting together of lower parking stall 19, plays supporting role, keeps the movement on parking stall 19 steady, reliable.Car is logical
The triangular ramp for crossing down parking stall 19 is opened up and down behind parking stall 19, and first motor 16 starts to drive the second ball screw 26 anti-
Turn, the first screw rod sliding block 27 back moves under the drive of the second ball screw 26.Since lower parking stall 19 is fixed on first
On screw rod sliding block 27, therefore lower parking stall 19 drives car also back to move in parallel together, the parking on entire lower parking stall 19
Journey terminates.
Upper-layer parking device: when there is vehicle to be parked in upper parking stall 10, the rotation of the second motor 15 drives the second ball screw
29 rotations, the second screw rod sliding block 28 move outward under the drive of the second ball screw 29.It upper parking stall frame 5 and is fixed on
Mechanism on parking stall frame 5 with the second screw rod sliding block 28, first straight line sliding block 13, the first guide wheel 24 cooperation under move outward
It is dynamic.After moving on to designated position, third motor 22 starts to rotate, and third hand tap gear 21 is driven to rotate, and third hand tap gear 21 drives the
Two bevel gears 4, optical axis 2, first bevel gear 1 and the 4th bevel gear 6 rotation being fixed on the first screw rod 11, the 4th cone tooth
6 rotation of wheel drives the rotation of the first screw rod 11, and the synchronous pulley 7 for being also secured to 11 top of the first screw rod rotates, and synchronous pulley 7 is logical
It crosses synchronous belt 30 and drives four screw synchronous rotations, under the drive of four first screw rods, feed screw nut 9 drives upper parking stall 10
It is moved vertically downward, after reaching designated position, upper parking stall 10 cooperates with triangular prism slope 12, and vehicle is opened by triangular prism slope 12
Upper parking stall 10.Then, third motor 22 starts to rotate, and third hand tap gear 21 is driven to rotate, and third hand tap gear 21 drives the
Two bevel gears 4, optical axis 2, first bevel gear 1 and the 4th bevel gear 6 rotation being fixed on the first screw rod 11, the 4th cone tooth
6 rotation of wheel drives the rotation of the first screw rod 11, and the synchronous pulley 7 being also secured on the first screw rod 11 rotates, and synchronous pulley 7 passes through
Synchronous belt 30 drives four first screw synchronous rotations, and under the drive of four first screw rods, feed screw nut 9 drives upper parking stall
10 vertically move upwards.After reaching designated position, the rotation of the second motor 15 drives the rotation of the second ball screw 29, and the second screw rod is sliding
Block 28 back moves under the drive of the second ball screw 29.Upper parking stall frame 5 and the mechanism being fixed on parking stall frame 5
With the second screw rod sliding block 28, first straight line sliding block 13, the first guide wheel 24 cooperation under back move.Entire upper parking stall 10
Docking process terminates.
Any technical solution disclosed in aforementioned present invention unless otherwise stated, if disclosed it discloses numberical range
Numberical range be preferred numberical range, it is any it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art: preferred numberical range is only
It is the numerical value that technical effect is obvious or representative in many enforceable numerical value, it is impossible to exhaust since numerical value is more,
So the present invention just discloses technical solution of the component values to illustrate the present invention, also, the above-mentioned numerical value enumerated does not answer structure
The limitation of pairs of the invention protection scope.
If the words such as " first ", " second " are used herein come if limiting components, those skilled in the art are answered
This knows: the use of " first ", " second " is intended merely to facilitate in description and is distinguished components as not having Stated otherwise
Outside, above-mentioned word has no special meaning.
Meanwhile if aforementioned present invention discloses or relates to the components or structural member of connection fastened to each other, except another
There is statement outer, is fixedly connected it is to be understood that connection (such as using bolt or screw connection) can be removedly fixed, it can also
To understand are as follows: non-removable to be fixedly connected with (such as riveting, welding), certainly, connection fastened to each other or integral type knot
Structure (such as manufacturing using casting technique is integrally formed) is replaced (obviously can not be using except integrally formed technique).
In addition, for indicating the art of positional relationship or shape applied in any technical solution disclosed in aforementioned present invention
Its meaning includes approximate with its, similar or close state or shape to language unless otherwise stated.
Either component provided by the invention by multiple individual component parts either assembled, or one
The separate part that forming technology manufactures.
Finally it should be noted that: the above embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical scheme of the present invention and are not intended to be limiting thereof；To the greatest extent
The present invention is described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments for pipe, it should be understood by those ordinary skilled in the art that: still
It can modify to a specific embodiment of the invention or some technical features can be equivalently replaced；Without departing from this hair
The spirit of bright technical solution should all cover within the scope of the technical scheme claimed by the invention.
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1. a kind of quick parking aid, it is characterised in that: including being located at the horizontally movable upper parking stall frame of ground side
Be located at liftable upper parking stall on upper parking stall frame, and below upper parking stall and independently of upper parking stall frame can
The lower parking stall moved horizontally.
2. quick parking aid according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the parking stall upper parking stall Jia Hexia
It is moved horizontally respectively by the motor and leading screw and nut mechanism driving of separate ground side, the upper parking stall is by being set to upper parking stall
Longitudinally disposed motor and leading screw and nut mechanism drive elevating movement on frame.
3. quick parking aid according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: set on the top plate of the upper parking stall frame
There are third motor (22), the first, second, third and fourth bevel gear, optical axis (2) and optical axis support frame (3), the third motor (22)
Output end is equipped with third hand tap gear (21), and the second bevel gear (4) of the perpendicular intersection of the third hand tap gear (21) engages, institute
It states second bevel gear (4) and the first end of optical axis (2) is fixedly and coaxially connected, the optical axis is supported on optical axis support frame；Optical axis
Second end be fixedly and coaxially connected first bevel gear (1), the upper parking stall is a plate body, and four corners wear to connect and be fixed on
On first feed screw nut (9), first feed screw nut is spirally connected with longitudinally disposed the first screw rod (11), the first screw rod (11)
By shaft joint (8) connection synchronous pulley (7), synchronous pulley and the 4th bevel gear (6) for being located remotely from ground side are same for upper end
Axis is fixedly connected, and the 4th bevel gear (6) connect with first bevel gear (1) Vertical Meshing, and the synchronization close to ground side
Belt wheel is connect with the synchronous pulley (7) far from ground side by synchronous belt (30).
4. quick parking aid according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the lower part of the upper parking stall frame is close
The side on ground is equipped with the first guide wheel (24), and the lower part of the upper parking stall frame is supported and fixed on second far from the side on ground
On bar sliding block (28), the second screw rod sliding block (28) is spirally connected with horizontally disposed second ball screw (29), second rolling
Ballscrew (29) is driven by the second motor (15) and is rotated, and the lower part of the upper parking stall frame is equipped with first straight line sliding block (13) and props up
Support the first straight line sliding rail (14) of its sliding.
5. quick parking aid according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the lower parking stall is a plate body,
Lower part is equipped with the second guide wheel (25) close to the side on ground, and its underpart is supported and fixed on the first screw rod sliding block far from the side on ground
(27) on, the first screw rod sliding block (27) is spirally connected with horizontally disposed first ball screw (26), first ball screw
Driven and rotated by first motor (16), the lower part on the lower parking stall be equipped with second straight line sliding block (18) and support that it slides the
Two line slide rails (17).
6. quick parking aid according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the upper parking stall frame lower part side is set
Have triangular prism slope (12), the side on lower parking stall also is provided with triangular prism slope.
7. a kind of working method of quick parking aid, it is characterised in that: the quick parking aid includes being located at
The horizontally movable upper parking stall frame of ground side and it is located at liftable upper parking stall on the frame of parking stall, and positioned above stopping
Below parking stall and independently of the horizontally movable lower parking stall of upper parking stall frame；When work: needing to stop vehicle under arriving
When parking stall, lower parking stall level is moved to above the ground toward ground side, vehicle can reach the lower parking stall from ground
On, then lower parking stall level is completed into the parking on lower parking stall toward far from the movement of ground side；It is needing to stop on vehicle
It is when to upper parking stall, upper parking stall frame is mobile toward ground side, and decline on upper parking stall to ground, vehicle can be from ground
Face is reached on this on parking stall, and then lower parking stall of the driving with vehicle rises, then by upper parking stall frame level toward separate
Ground side is mobile, that is, completes the parking on parking stall.
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