Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
  • E04H6/00—Buildings for parking cars, rolling-stock, aircraft, vessels or like vehicles, e.g. garages
  • E04H6/08—Garages for many vehicles
  • E04H6/10—Garages for many vehicles without mechanical means for shifting or lifting vehicles, e.g. with helically-arranged fixed ramps, with movable ramps
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
  • E04H6/00—Buildings for parking cars, rolling-stock, aircraft, vessels or like vehicles, e.g. garages
  • E04H6/08—Garages for many vehicles
  • E04H6/12—Garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for shifting or lifting vehicles
  • E04H6/18—Garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for shifting or lifting vehicles with means for transport in vertical direction only or independently in vertical and horizontal directions
  • E04H6/28—Garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for shifting or lifting vehicles with means for transport in vertical direction only or independently in vertical and horizontal directions characterised by use of turntables or rotary rings for horizontal transport
  • E04H6/282—Garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for shifting or lifting vehicles with means for transport in vertical direction only or independently in vertical and horizontal directions characterised by use of turntables or rotary rings for horizontal transport turntables, rotary elevators or the like on which the cars are not permanently parked
  • E04H6/285—Garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for shifting or lifting vehicles with means for transport in vertical direction only or independently in vertical and horizontal directions characterised by use of turntables or rotary rings for horizontal transport turntables, rotary elevators or the like on which the cars are not permanently parked using car-gripping transfer means
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
  • E04H6/00—Buildings for parking cars, rolling-stock, aircraft, vessels or like vehicles, e.g. garages
  • E04H6/08—Garages for many vehicles
  • E04H6/12—Garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for shifting or lifting vehicles
  • E04H6/18—Garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for shifting or lifting vehicles with means for transport in vertical direction only or independently in vertical and horizontal directions
  • E04H6/28—Garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for shifting or lifting vehicles with means for transport in vertical direction only or independently in vertical and horizontal directions characterised by use of turntables or rotary rings for horizontal transport

Definitions

• the invention relates to a device (FIG. 1) and a method for automatically centering passenger cars on a platform, detecting them and conveying them quickly in order to save space, and for automatically retrieving them from the storage position on demand and handing them over to the user.
• Passenger cars are parked on the roadside, in parking lots, in garages, parking garages or in automatic, shelf-like parking facilities.
• conventional parking garages only approx. 40% of the floor space and approx. 30% of the converted volume can be used for parking passenger cars.
• an average passenger car is approx. 1.7 m wide, 1.6 m high and 4.4.m long, which results in a cubic volume of approx. 12 m 3
• conventional parking garages and parking systems include a volume of up to 80 m 3 and more per vehicle.
• modern cars with their compact engines no longer have a rectangular basic shape. These are primarily at the front, starting with the side rear-view mirrors, tapering or oval, which is why a rectangular storage area cannot be used optimally.
• the known systems are designed as solid structures, which make inexpensive and quick construction, dismantling and relocation difficult and are therefore only suitable for long-term, permanent use.
• the long construction time, high investment costs and long-term commitment have an investment-inhibiting effect.
• the storage and retrieval of the car should take place automatically.
• the modern shapes and the different sizes of the cars should be used for optimal parking.
• the facility should manage with little or no personnel, the maintenance requirements and the susceptibility to faults should be low and the reliability high. So that the facility is also suitable for land plots and land available for a limited time Vacant lots, and suitable for temporary solutions, should be created in a simple modular design, with little effort and can be quickly re-assembled if necessary.
• the first subtask therefore consists of automatically mechanically centering the vehicles and bringing them into a uniform, precise position for mechanical and electronic recording.
• the vehicles are to be moved and stored automatically by a simple process, without transportation aids.
• the second part of the task is to grasp the vehicles mechanically precisely and quickly using a method, to move them to the assigned positions and to pull them out again.
• the components must be designed so that they can grasp the car at a suitable point that is suitable for all vehicle types, to push it onto the lift platform of the elevator and onto the parking ramps and finally pull it out from there and then, if necessary, for the Handing over to the owner on the drive-off ramp.
• the third part of the task is to store the vehicles as tightly as possible with a clever arrangement, with the smallest space requirement and simple construction.
• the modern basic shapes and the different widths, heights and lengths of the passenger cars should be used optimally.
• the selected arrangement, the procedure, the electronic measurement and the IT-supported allocation of the parking positions are intended to largely avoid empty space and to multiply the degree of space utilization compared to conventional systems.
• the fourth part of the task is to provide the vehicles to the driver quickly, safely and by means of a simple and safe construction for the user in the direction of travel, so that the transfer is simple and quick.
• the fifth part of the task is to design the entire system so that it can be erected, dismantled, moved and reassembled with little effort, without the need for construction cranes, scaffolding and solid foundations. For this purpose, the components should be assembled so that they are reusable.
• the vehicles are first centered on a parking ramp with guardrails and rollers, then detected with a device on the wheels, brought to the starting position and automatically and precisely moved without the need for auxiliary equipment such as pallets or conveyor belts. This is done by pushing small rollers under the wheels of the vehicle in order to lift and move it on them.
• a device - hereinafter referred to as a tractor - on a platform which is mounted on a central lift, the vehicles can be moved horizontally.
• This solution consists in the fact that the vehicles on the parking ramp are automatically and precisely centered by moving them onto the parking ramp on longitudinally oriented rollers (25) and with side guardrails (21) when the vehicle moves in on the wheels (16) Middle of the parking ramp (Fig. 2) are pushed. Rollers on the guard rails prevent them from being rolled over.
• These two guardrails are mechanically connected to each other at the front and rear with two swivel arms (37) and centering rails (29) and are pressed into the center by a central tension spring (23). However, since the rear arms with another tension spring (23) are pressed apart to counteract, the guardrails go into the open position at the rear in the idle state.
• the central spring (23) increases the closing force on the rear arms and the guardrails also close at the rear, which means that the vehicle is now pushed into the center at the rear.
• the guardrails return to their closed position, which is conically closed at the front and open at the rear. This is ready for the next vehicle to enter.
• This arrangement does not require a mechanical drive and is largely maintenance-free.
• the correct positioning of the vehicle is achieved by instructing the driver to advance to an electronic and mechanical stop, whereupon he is given a stop signal. Now the vehicle is mechanically held, electronically measured and a computer determines a suitable parking space for the vehicle. If there is one, the driver - as with a car wash - is instructed to neutralize the steering wheel, apply the brakes, set the gear to 1 or P, leave the vehicle and close the doors. After the exit has been determined electronically, further access is blocked with a barrier for security. The vehicle is now ready for storage and the driver can be given the parking ticket. To avoid delays, several such ramps (Fig. 2) can be attached and one or more unloading zones can be presented to them.
• fixed guardrails or those with mechanical drives can be used for centering the vehicle.
• the car In the variant of a fixed guardrail, the car is only held within a certain limit of the lateral deviation. These crash barriers are then fixed to the widest vehicle. The exact centering is then carried out by the arms (fork rail) (44) of the tractor (Fig. 4a, Fig. 4b), which push against the wheels synchronously from the inside and thus shift and center the vehicle sideways (Z4a1, 42, 37 ) 2 Tractor (Fig. 4a, Fig. 4b) moving horizontally
• the vehicles In order to get by without transport aids such as pallets or conveyor belts, the vehicles must be recorded in a uniform location that is suitable for all models. This is done with a device, the tractor (40) (FIG. 4a), which centers the vehicle, detects it on the wheels, lifts it and shifts it.
• the tractor is fastened to the lift platform and consists of the hydraulically displaceable tractor rail (tractor rail) (42), to which a fork rail (fork rail) (44), which can be pivoted in parallel, is fastened on both sides.
• These are equipped with two forks (45) with two fingers each with rollers (51) (roller fingers). These roller fingers each consist of one to two rollers (57) and one lifting roller (58).
• the two roller fingers of each fork are connected to each other by an actuator (pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder) (48) and can run freely together in the fork rail, but are held in a starting position by means of a spring or the front roller finger can be designed to be permanently mounted.
• actuator pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder
• the fork rail is connected to the tractor rail by means of two rods (41) and a slide (43) guided on the tractor rail rail with pneumatic or hydraulic actuators.
• This tractor rail can move beyond the lift platform (31) (FIG. 4a) by being pushed in the corresponding direction by two telescopic cylinders or an electromechanical drive.
• the fork rail is pressed against the wheels by the tractor rail, which pushes the vehicle exactly in the middle and stabilizes it.
• the two roller fingers of each fork are then moved together, lifting the wheels onto the lifting rollers (58). When the fingers are closed, they are fixed with the fork rail so that the lateral movement is transferred to the vehicle. This means that the vehicle is in a uniform and precise starting position and can now be measured electronically in order to calculate the optimal parking space using a computer.
• the vehicle - rolling on the roller fingers - is pulled onto the lift platform (Fig. 4a tractor position 1).
• the lift platform (31) - if it is designed to be movable - now moves into the middle of the elevator (61) in order to then move vertically onto the assigned deck (tractor position 2).
• the tractor will - in reverse order - eject the vehicle again (tractor position 1).
• the roller fingers then move apart and the fork rails contract. After that the tractor pulls back onto the lift platform and is ready for the next transport.
• the lift platform and the tractor extend in the opposite direction (tractor position 3), which means parking in the direction of travel is achieved.
• roller fingers (51) consist of one to two rollers (57) which carry a lifting roller (58).
• the castors roll on the corresponding platform.
• the lifting rollers (58) are used to lift and carry the wheel.
• the lifting rollers are either separate rollers or are mounted concentrically on the same axis as the rollers, which then have the shape of a segment of a ton and are superimposed on the rollers. (Z5a, 58).
• the axes of the rollers have a flange (53) on both sides.
• the inner flange runs in the fork rail (44), where the drive cylinder (48) is located, which pulls the roller fingers together.
• these roller fingers are held in a certain starting position with springs.
• the fingers are mechanically anchored to the rail in order to transmit the pushing and pulling forces of the tractor to the vehicle.
• the front roller can also be firmly anchored, which can eliminate this additional anchoring.
• the lift platform (31) consists of a plate that matches the parking platforms (8). This is mounted on rollers to move horizontally in length against the other platforms and to connect there. This can also be fixed to the lift (on the lift cabin). Their shape is designed in such a way that they are centered with the adjoining platforms due to the conical or rounded fronts and that the rollers run over the platform joints without hitting.
• the lift platform is mounted on a conventional elevator (61). This is guided and stabilized with an upper and lower spar (67) on vertical guide rails (65). These vertical rails are either (Fig. 6a) on the Parking platforms (8) or (Fig. 6b) or, as a variant, attached to the vertical lift support columns (68) which rotate with the lift around the vertical axis. These then form the elevator shaft (62). With this rotating lift shaft, which is supported on the sides by rollers (Fig. ⁇ b 64) on the platforms, there is unhindered access to them, without obstructive guide rails and supports.
• the tractor is connected to the lift platform by holding the drive cylinder (48) and guiding the tractor rail (42).
• the movable lift platform design so that the lift platform (31) reaching under the front of the vehicles can be moved vertically, it is pulled back into the middle position (platform position 2).
• the vehicle is gripped in the same way with the tractor on the parking platform, pulled onto the lift platform and then pushed onto the drive-off ramp (9) on the other side of this (platform position 3).
• the parking platforms (8) consist of conical plates (circular disc segments) with attachment points for suspension or supports. So that these brackets do not reach into the overlapping parking areas and maneuvering paths, these are installed in the rear part of the platform.
• the conical shape enables tight parking.
• the rectangular basic shapes overlap at the front corners and on the sides. Large vehicles can protrude laterally from the platform and roll in and out with the wheels on the adjacent platforms.
• the movable lift platform design The selected front line of the platform enables the large lift of the lift platform, helps to center it precisely when bumping and enables a smooth transition of the rollers when driving over the bumps. Thanks to the selected suspension of each individual platform, no cross members are necessary, which means that no vertical space is required and the distance from the deck can be kept low. Any horizontal reinforcements of the panels can be attached radially to the side edges where there is enough space.
• the passenger cars using the recently conical or oval basic shapes of the front of the cars, pushed onto small, fixed parking platforms (8).
• These are star-shaped in a polygon and form a circular disc.
• the vehicles come with their conical front parts and curves closely lined up, in circles, with the front against the center of the circle. This particularly tight arrangement is made possible by the automatic, no pallet shifting of the vehicles, by the centered, precise guidance during storage, by the computer-controlled optimization and allocation of positions and by the selected construction of the platforms.
• the rectangular basic forms of parking spaces overlap and their paths overlap when the vehicles are pushed in and out.
• the conical shape at the front and the short front section of the passenger cars are used to reduce the distances accordingly. Due to the electronic measurement and recording of the vehicles in the corresponding fan angle, they are distributed to the parking platforms (8) in such a way that two correspondingly narrow vehicles are parked next to each wide car, which further reduces the parking distances. Thus, only space for the average vehicle width and not for the largest vehicle must be available for each position.
• the parking platforms (8) can also be shaped and closed in such a way that they form a complete circular disc, as a result of which the vehicles can be parked next to one another at a minimal distance at a variable angle which is dependent on the width of the vehicle.
• This is made possible by placing the columns (2) far outside and supporting the platforms on horizontal supports.
• the vertical supports (71) are located in the sweet part between the parking platforms. Due to their arrangement, no or only lateral, radial horizontal beams are necessary under the platforms. This makes the height of the floors and thus the vertical loss of space negligible.
• the height of the individual decks i.e. the vertical distance
• the vertical distance is set to several different deck heights for the vehicle heights to be expected. Because the deck is assigned based on the measured values on the vehicle, each vehicle will only take up as much height as necessary. This increases the space efficiency even more and triples it compared to conventional parking garages.
• the drive-away ramp (9) consists of a simple plate onto which the vehicle is pushed by the tractor in the same way as on the parking platform, but forward. After the vehicle is pushed onto it, the drive-away ramp is opened and made accessible to the driver. In order to avoid delays when driving away, several drive-off ramps can be attached, which can be supplemented with subsequent loading zones.
• Both the lift shaft and the casing with the storage platforms consist of pluggable elements. Thanks to the consistent modular design and the use of plug and screw connections, assembly is quick and easy.
• the device can be dismantled in the reverse order of operations.
• the jacket can also be attached to building walls as a standing or hanging construction. The whole system can be built above ground as well as underground.

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