EP0453514A1

EP0453514A1 - Automatized underground garage

Info

Publication number: EP0453514A1
Application number: EP90903048A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Germano Rossi
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1989-11-06
Filing date: 1990-02-09
Publication date: 1991-10-30
Also published as: WO1991006731A1; IT1236930B; AU5088990A; IT8903685A0

Abstract

On décrit un parking à construction souterraine (1) comportant une zone centrale (2) servant au rangement et munie d'un ascenseur (3) destiné à transporter les véhicules vers un des étages souterrains (4) où l'on peut garer un véhicule dans une des pièces souterraines (5, 6, 7 et 8) auxquelles l'accès est possible à partir des côtés du wagon-plate-forme de chargement (9). Le conducteur laisse ses véhicules en position de remise sur le wagon-plate-forme (9) qui se trouve au niveau le plus élevé, et commande celui-ci à l'aide d'un moyen d'identification tel qu'une carte magnétique, ou en s'adressant à un contrôleur du parking. L'ordinateur sélectionne une pièce parmi celles qui sont toujours disponibles et produit une carte magnétique qui servira, en temps voulu, à commander le retour à la surface du véhicule. L'ascenseur (3) fait descendre automatiquement le véhicule jusqu'à l'étage sélectionné puis un autre moyen de transport (10) soulève le véhicule et le met dans la pièce sélectionnée. Ensuite, ledit moyen de transport (10) se baisse afin de se libérer du véhicule transporté et, d'un mouvement inversé, revient à sa position de repos sur le wagon-plate-forme de chargement, ce qui permet un retour au niveau supérieur.An underground car park (1) is described comprising a central area (2) used for storage and provided with an elevator (3) intended to transport vehicles to one of the underground floors (4) where a vehicle can be parked. in one of the underground rooms (5, 6, 7 and 8) to which access is possible from the sides of the loading platform wagon (9). The driver leaves his vehicles in the delivery position on the platform wagon (9) which is at the highest level, and controls it using a means of identification such as a magnetic card , or by contacting a parking controller. The computer selects a part from those that are still available and produces a magnetic card which will be used, in due time, to control the vehicle's return to the surface. The elevator (3) automatically lowers the vehicle to the selected floor and then another means of transport (10) lifts the vehicle and places it in the selected room. Then, said means of transport (10) lowers to free itself from the transported vehicle and, with a reverse movement, returns to its rest position on the loading platform wagon, which allows a return to the upper level .

Description

"Automatized underground garage".

The invention refers to a completely automatic underground ga rage which, from a vehicle delivery position on the American basement, lets the vehicle arrive at a garaging position on one of the possible underlying floors and, on demand brings it again into the initial position to be taken back by its user. The steady increase of the circulating vehicles in the town centres has caused the necessity of finding further rooms for garaging either by performing over constructions or below the street level ones. To the first ones, silos for motor-car belong, true metal wheels which bring the vehicle in suspended garaging posi¬ tion; to the second ones, motor-car garages with descending ramps allowing to accede to the underground floors. The first type ones have been carried out in a limited number on account of the high building and management costs as well as to the limited garaging possibilities offered by them. The second type ones can be used either for the dwelling buildings or for public use ensembles, since these stations require a large staff presence for the different duties. The invention allows the solution of the problem by adopting a new conception system which, from one side, foresees a completely automatized operational cycle, thus avoiding the presence of a staff for the vehicle movement and check, and, from the other side, it can be carried out according to the modular construction forms which, consequently, can be easily carried out at low costs.

Substantially, the invention foresees an underground constru¬ ction 1 with a central room 2 for imposing an elevator 3 for the car transport to one of the available lower floors 4 to shed into one of the rooms 5, 6, 7 and 8 with possible access from the side of the relevant loading flatcar 9. The driver leaves the vehicle in delivery condi¬ tion on the loading flatcar 9, which has reached its highest limit, and controls the car shedding either through one of his identification means - as for instance a magnetic card - or by charging the operation to a checking operator of the station. The computer chooses the shedding room among the ones still available and issues a magnetic card by means of which it will be possible to control the return of the vehicle to the surface. The elevator lets automatical¬ ly the vehicle go down to the shedding floor and subsequently an alternative conveyor 10 hoists the vehicle and brings it into the shedding position in the chosen room. The conveyor 10 will then lower the disengage the transported car and, with an inverted movement, is brought again into a position of shape reentering in the loading flatcar, thus allowing its return to the upper limit position. Before the descent of the loading flatcar 9, the bars 11 are lowered to preclude the room 2.

The system can be used in different ways both within the limits of a use relation and for the direct use particularly by corporations, joint-dominion buildings, enterprises and, more generically where the exigency is felt of increasino the space to appoint to vehicle shedding.

An execution form is illustrated id a merely indicative form, and consequently in a not limiting way, in the drawings of tables 1 and 2. With reference to table 1, fig. 1 is the transversal section of a modular underground construction according to the invention in order to show the system of four hangar rooms on each floor. Fig. 2 is the partial view of a longitudinal section of the same construction to show the loading flatcar 9 of the elevator 3 in delivering position of the vehicle. Fig. 3 in table 2 is a particular of a longitudinal section of an underground floor to show the vehicle brought down to the hangaring floor. Fig. 4 is a view of the same figure showing the vehicle brought in hangaring position into one of the hangaring rooms by the alternative conveyor 10. Fig. 5 is a particular of another longitudinal section displaced by 90° against the preceding one to make evident a vehicle brought in hangaring position into one of the compartments by the alternative conveyor 10.

In the executions, the shape of the hangaring compartments, the lifting and translation devices, the computerized systems and anything else in this connection can be foreseen in different ways. In particular, the hangaring space in the underground floors way be foreseen in different ways and, if required, equipped according to the specific requirements for the use. In particular, the underground construction 1 with the floors 4 and the garaging rooms 5, 6, 7 and 8, can be carried out even by means of modular components manufactured in advance to be fitted together in a mechanical way. Alternatively, the construction may 90 be executed either partly or completely outwards of the ground. The possibility has been foreseen of carrying out either completely or partly underground or out of the ground, according to the present system by using two or more loading columns. All components can be replaced 95 with other technically equivalent ones.

Claims

Claims .

1) Automatized underground garage characterized by the fact that an underground construction (1) is foreseen with a central rooms (2) fitted with an elevator (3) to 5 transport vehicles into one of the possible lower floors (4) , as garaging being allowed in each one of them, in four rooms (5, 6, 7, and 8), from th sides of the relevant loading flatcar(9) . The driver brings the car in delivery condition on the loading flatcar (9) arrived at the upper 10 limit, and controls the hangaring either by means of one recognizing document of his, such as a magnetic card, or by charging a checking operator of the station. The computer chooses the hangaring room among the ones still available and issues a magnetic card which, in due course, 15 will enable to control the return of the vehicle to the surface. The hoist lets the vehicle descend automatically and, in succession, an alternative conveyor (10) hoists its, in housing position, into the chosen compartment. The above mentioned conveyor (10) is then lowered to 20 release the transported vehicle and, with an inverted movement, is brought again into position, with reentering shape on the loading floor, thus allowing the return into position at the upper limit.

5 2) Automatized underground garage, as per claim 1), characte¬ rized by the fact that before the descent of the loading flatcar (9), the lowering of the fencing bars (11) is foreseen to shut the central room (2).

jjO 3) Automatized underground garage, as per claim 1), characte¬ rized by the fact that the underground construction (1) with the different floors (4) and the garaging rooms (5, 6, 7 and 8) can be carried out also with pre-manufactured modular components which can be fitted together in a mechani- 3 cal way. 4) Automatized underground garage, as per claim 1), characte¬ rized by the fact that it can be carried out either partly or completely out of the ground.

5) Automatized underground garage, as per claim 1), characte¬ rized by the fact that a construction can be foreseen which uses two or more load hoisting columns.