ES1259381U - LIGHT VEHICLE PARKING INSTALLATION (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Light vehicle parking facility characterized in that it comprises a plurality of independent cubicles configured to receive a light vehicle, including exterior and interior enclosures (2), doors (3) and locks that control the opening or closing of the door (3) independently from the rest of the cubicles. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

LIGHT VEHICLE PARKING INSTALLATION

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention falls within the technical field of parking facilities. It is especially intended for the parking of light means of transport such as bicycles, small motorcycles, scooters, etc.

The key to the invention is that it comprises a plurality of individual lockable cubicles, preferably electronic, such that each user only accesses the interior of the cubicle that corresponds to him. In this cubicle you can park your vehicle and store your belongings safely and comfortably.

TECHNICAL PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The search for new forms of mobility for the inhabitants of urban centers is one of the tasks currently most requested by public bodies with a view to a sustainable future. Within this framework, the aim is to reduce polluting gas emissions, reduce the use of fossil fuels and promote physical activity and healthy lifestyles. For this reason, especially in cities, the use of public transport, electric vehicles, scooters and bicycles is increasingly being promoted.

The need arises then to provide the citizen with a space to park his bicycle or personal scooter that is easily accessible but which in turn does not represent an obstacle on the street for the pedestrian, and causes the least possible visual impact. It is also necessary to provide a safe space to avoid possible theft of this type of vehicle which, due to its small size, is often the subject of theft and vandalism.

This is especially important when the vehicles are not going to be used for periods of time such as several hours (for example at night, which are especially dangerous because the number of crimes is commonly increased) or several days.

Another problem associated with light rental vehicles by the minute is that users park them anywhere, in many cases obstructing pedestrians walking on the sidewalk. Another disadvantage associated with rental vehicles and the lack of a specific place for their parking is that the exact position in which they are cannot be easily located.

In this sense, as the number of these vehicles has increased, the problem of the space they occupy and where they park has also increased. This trend is expected to continue to rise in the coming years.

For this reason it is also necessary to have enclosures in which to park vehicles when they are not being used, to avoid taking up space on the sidewalks or leaving them parked anywhere.

From the state of the art, for example, document ES1237100 is known. It describes an installation with a mobile platform in which light vehicles are stored and which has the particularity that it comprises a single platform, on which all vehicles are parked, and a single vertical movement mechanism. The key to this invention is that the installation remains hidden under the ground during use so it does not limit the space for pedestrians on the ground. When you want to park or remove a vehicle, it scrolls up, the vehicles are accessed and scrolls down to be hidden again.

Document ES1237100 is also known, which describes an underground installation with a mobile platform that comprises a manhole with a base and side walls that generate an interior space and a movable platform in the interior space of the box. Said platform moves between a storage position in which it is fully housed inside the box and a raised position in which it is at least partially outside the box. It also comprises a lid configured to cover the box when the platform is arranged in the storage position. The key to the invention is that the platform comprises base surfaces separated from each other by steps, which start from the base surfaces rising to a certain height with respect to said base surfaces. It also comprises a motor and a single platform lifting mechanism, connected to said motor, to displacement of the platform between the storage position and the raised position and vice versa.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention refers to a parking facility for light vehicles comprising a plurality of individual cubicles including a door with a lock to provide them with total privacy. The user can safely store their light vehicle and other belongings in their cubicle.

In an exemplary embodiment, each cubicle has a door with an electronic lock that can be opened by means of an electronic key, an access code, by means of a telephone application, etc.

An advantage of the invention is that the individual cubicles have been designed in such a way as to reduce the parking area of light vehicles. For this, the cubicles are alternated and interspersed in height, so that the elements of greater width of each vehicle coincide with those of less width of the adjacent vehicles.

The cubicles are closed on all sides, guaranteeing the safety of light vehicles and the user's belongings.

In the exemplary embodiment in which the locks are controlled by a telephony application, this same application allows the user to know if there are free cubicles in a specific parking facility. In other words, with the application you can manage the occupation of the parking lot.

In another embodiment, the installation is modular so it can be configured with more or fewer cubicles depending, for example, on the needs of the area in which it is to be placed, the available space, etc.

Preferably each door has a lock and a spring, so that the door opens automatically when choosing the cubicle in which you want to park. Once the door is open, it is also held in that position by the action of the spring.

That is, the spring is linked to the door and the lock such that the door opens automatically when the lock is released.

Preferably when parking a bicycle, the user inserts it through the rear wheel and pushes it back until the handlebar reaches the height of a hook that hangs from a guide installed on the ceiling of the cubicle. Pushing the bike slides the hook along the guide, thus facilitating insertion and removal from the vehicle.

The facility may be located on the surface, in which case the external walls of the facility may be used for informational, advertising services, or may be decorated or camouflaged. In another embodiment, the installation can be retractable to be hidden under the floor, such as an underground platform, during periods when there is no activity and that is raised to access the cubicles.

It is also possible that the installation is a combination of the above, that is, a two-level installation with a parking lot at street level and another underground under the first. In this way, the maximum reduction in the ratio of surface occupied by each light vehicle is achieved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

To complete the description and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, this specification is accompanied, as an integral part thereof, by a set of drawings where, with an illustrative and non-limiting nature, it has been represented the next:

Figure 1 represents a general view of the installation with the doors of all the cubicles closed.

Figure 2 represents a view of two bicycles parked in adjoining cubicles and it is observed that there is no interference between them.

Figure 3 shows a view of a bicycle that is being introduced into one of the cubicles.

Below is a list of the different elements represented in the figures that make up the invention:

1. Structure

2. Enclosure

3. Door

4. Lower guide

5. Sliding hook

6. Spring

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention should not be limited to the embodiment described herein. Other configurations can be made by those skilled in the art in light of the present description. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is defined by the following claims.

Figure 1 shows the installation that, as can be seen in this case, is a structure (1), preferably prismatic, equipped with exterior enclosures (2), and divisions between cubicles, preferably built in a light and resistant material.

The cubicles have doors (3) with lock, which can be electronic for the user's convenience. The control of the lock can be, for example, by means of an application that also centralizes the occupation information of the entire installation. This allows a user to know in advance whether or not the installation he wants to use has free sites and how many. In another possible embodiment, the installation itself comprises a control unit connected to all the locks. In this case the information corresponding to the occupation of the places is centralized in the control unit.

In figure 2 two of the open cubicles have been represented. In this case, bicycles have been parked. To maximize the number of bicycles that can be parked in each facility, the cubicles have been designed with the morphological characteristics of bicycles, in which the handlebar is much wider than the rest of the body of the bicycle.

Preferably, as seen in Figures 1 and 2, the doors (3) have the same geometry as the section of the cubicles. In this way, each door (3) can be opened independently while keeping the others closed. To this end, the doors are provided with a multiple set of hinges that maintain the rigidity of the door both at the top and at the bottom.

In a possible embodiment of the invention, to facilitate parking of the vehicles, each cubicle has a lower guide (4) through which the rear wheel moves, which is generally inserted first. This allows, in addition to improving user comfort during parking, to center the position of the vehicle inside the cubicle.

The installation comprises a lower guide (4) in each cubicle, arranged alternately at different heights with respect to the lower guides (4) of the adjacent cubicles. As can also be seen in Figure 2, the lower guide (4) of one of the cubicles is arranged at the height of the floor while the lower guide (4) of the adjacent cubicle is arranged at a certain height with respect to the floor. In this way the vehicles in adjoining cubicles are parked at different heights so that the size necessary for storage can be reduced.

In figure 3 you can see the sliding hook (5) in which the vehicle handlebar is placed in the parking lot and the spring (6) that keeps the door open. The sliding hook (5) has the possibility of displacement in an upper guide placed in the structure of the installation to accompany the movement of the vehicle when entering or removing it from the cubicle.

Claims (10)

1. Light vehicle parking facility characterized in that it comprises a plurality of independent cubicles configured to receive a light vehicle, including exterior and interior enclosures (2), doors (3) and locks that control the opening or closing of the door (3 ) independently from the rest of the cubicles. 2. Light vehicle parking facility according to claim 1, wherein the lock of each of the cubicles is an electronic lock. 3. Light vehicle parking facility according to claim 2, in which the electronic lock is configured to be operated by means of an access code, an electronic key or a telephone application. 4. Light vehicle parking installation according to any one of claims 2 to 3 comprising a control unit connected to the locks of the cubicles. Light vehicle parking installation according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the door (3) of each cubicle comprises a lock and a spring (6) linked to the door (3) and to the lock such that the door ( 3) It opens automatically when the lock is released. 6. Parking installation for light vehicles according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a lower guide (4) arranged in each cubicle and the lower guides (4) of adjacent cubicles are arranged at different heights. 7. Light vehicle parking installation according to claim 6, wherein the lower guide (4) is configured to receive a wheel of a vehicle. 8. Light vehicle parking installation according to any one of the preceding claims, in which at least one cubicle comprises a slidable hook (5) intended to receive the handlebar of a vehicle. 9. Light vehicle parking installation according to claim 8, in which each cubicle comprises an upper guide through which the sliding hook (5) moves. 10. Light vehicle parking installation according to any one of the preceding claims which is modular such that the union of several independent cubicles forms the structure of the installation itself.