JP2002004617A - Two stage parking device, and vehicle storage container for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevation and traverse type two-stage parking device of a simple structure in which a vehicle on the upper stage can be taken in and out without taking out a vehicle on the lower stage. SOLUTION: This device comprises lower stage containers 1a-1d for storing plural vehicles disposed laterally, an endless cable 2 disposed laterally, and driven by a motor provided with a reducer to be circulated, a lock means 3 comprising clamps respectively provided on the lower stage containers 1a-1d on which the cable 2 is detachably locked, a rail 4, upper stage containers 5a-5e for storing vehicles supported on the rail 4 to be capable of running, and provided with a rail for suspending, a fixed rail 6 provided above the upper stage containers 5a-5e, and a suspending means 7 comprising a chain block or the like supported on the fixed rail 6 to be capable of running for suspending the suspending rail to be capable of running. The upper stage containers 5a-5e are elevated by the common suspending means 7, and the lower stage containers 1a-1d are moved crosswise by the common endless cable 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a two-stage parking device and a container for storing a vehicle used in the parking device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are a two-stage parking device of a two-stage parking system in which a pallet is lifted and lowered, and a two-stage parking device in which a pallet is moved up and down and traverses. There is an advantage that the upper vehicle can be taken in and out without taking out the lower vehicle.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a first object of the present invention to provide a two-stage parking device of an up-and-down traversing system in which a lifting and lowering mechanism and a traversing mechanism are not separately provided but are shared to simplify the structure. A second object is to provide a container for storing a vehicle used in the two-stage parking device.

[0004]

The invention according to claim 1 relates to a two-stage parking device of an ascending and descending type which achieves the first object, and as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of vehicles arranged side by side in a lateral direction. The lower containers 1a to 1d for storing vehicles, the endless ropes 2 arranged in the lateral direction and circulated and driven by a driving device, and the lower containers 1a to 1d are respectively provided in the lower containers 1a to 1d. A locking means 3 and a rail 4 for releasably locking; upper containers 5a to 5e for vehicle storage provided with rail means and supported on the respective rails 4 of the lower containers 1a to 1d; A fixed rail 6 erected on the container; and a suspending means 7 for the upper containers 5a to 5e supported movably on the fixed rail 6 and movably suspending the rail means. I do.

In FIG. 1, vehicles stored in lower containers 1a to 1d enter and leave at any time. In the case of vehicles stored in upper containers 5a to 5e, for example, vehicles 9 stored in upper container 5c At the time of unloading, if the lower container 1c is located below the container 5c as shown in the drawing, the rope 2 is locked by the locking means 3 of the lower container 1c, and then the rope 2 is moved in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Drive. Then, the lower container 1d is pushed by the adjacent lower container 1c, and moves one container to the right in the figure together with the lower container 1c. Thereby, a space where the container 5c can descend is formed below the upper container 5c.
At the same time or before and after this, the hanging means 7 moves the rail means of the upper containers 5e to 5c while moving the fixed rail 6
Is moved to above the upper container 5c.

After the space is formed below the upper container 5c as described above, the hanging means 7 is moved to the upper container 5c.
Is lowered to the lower level, and then the vehicle 9 stored in the upper level container 5c leaves. Empty upper container 5c
May wait until a new vehicle arrives, or may be raised and returned to its original position. The lower containers 5c and 5d shifted to the right may be left at that position, or the cable 2 may be driven in the direction opposite to the arrow to return to the original position shown in the figure. May be.

[0007] The cord used in the present invention includes:
For example, chains, wires, ropes and the like can be exemplified.

[0008] The locking means may be a locking portion which is releasably locked to a projection projecting from the cable at regular intervals, but as shown in FIG. A preferred example is a clamp 8 that can be opened and closed by an iter, and grips the rope 2 when closed. In the case of the latter clamp, an arbitrary portion of the cable can be clamped, and the lower container can be moved immediately by moving the cable.

The rail means may be any rail as long as it has a hook. Examples of such rails include those having an L-shaped cross section, a T-shaped cross section, or an inverted J-shaped section as shown in FIG. Such rail means may be provided separately in the upper container, or may be a component of the container such as an upper beam constituting the upper container.

As the suspension means, for example, a chain block, a winch or the like is exemplified, and as shown in FIG. 3, a hook which engages with a hook portion 10a of a rail means 10 protruding from each of the containers 5a to 5e. A stop 11 is provided.

The cable driving device, the locking means and the elevating means in the present invention are preferably sequence-controlled by a computer. Accordingly, the above-described movement of the container is automatically performed when the operator performs a button operation on the operation panel.

[0012] The invention according to claim 2 relates to another two-stage parking device of a vertically movable system, and as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of vehicles for storing a plurality of vehicles arranged side by side vertically in two stages. Containers 13a to 13h and containers 13a to 1
3h, a rail 14 for movably supporting an upper container, a moving means 15 for traversing the upper and lower containers, and an elevating means 16a arranged on both left and right sides for elevating the containers 13a to 13h. 16b
And rail means that can be opened and closed or advance and retreat, and that supports the end container (in the example shown, the left end container 13a) so as to be able to travel among the containers located at the upper stage when closed or moved forward. Features.

In FIG. 4, the container 1 located at the lower stage
Vehicles 9 stored in 3e to 13h are moved in and out as needed, but in the case of vehicles stored in upper containers 13a to 13d, for example, when the vehicles stored in container 13c are to be taken out, they are provided vertically. A moving means 15, for example, a screw rod 1 horizontally supported by a receiving table 18 as shown in FIG.
9, a motor 20 with a speed reducer, which is installed on the receiving stand 18 and rotationally drives the screw rod 19, and is engaged with the engaging part 22 which is screwed to the screw rod 19 and protrudes from the containers 13 a to 13 h. The motor 2 is provided with a nut 21 and a screw rod 19 of a moving means composed of a hydraulic cylinder (not shown) for raising and lowering the cradle 18 to a position where the nut 21 is detached from the engaging portion 22.
0, the nut 21 is moved along the screw rod 19, and is locked by the locking portion 22.
Is moved to the left of FIG. 4 by one container, whereby the containers 13f to 13h are sequentially pushed to the left. After the containers 13e to 13h are moved to the left by one unit, the cradle 18 is lowered by a certain amount, and the nut 21 is disengaged from the locking portion 22. Then, the screw rod 19 is rotated in the reverse direction to return to the original position.

Simultaneously or thereafter, the lifting / lowering means 16b is raised to the position where the container 13d is picked up. Then, the container 1 located at the lower level is moved by the upper moving means 15 in the same manner as described above.
By moving the container 13a supported by the 3h rail 14 to the right in the drawing, the containers 13b to 13d are moved along the rails 14 of the containers 13g to 13e, and are pushed to the right in the drawing to raise the container 13d. It is moved above the elevating means 16b waiting at the position. Next, the lifting / lowering means 16
b descends with the container 13d, and the elevating means 16a raises the container 13h. The raised container 13h is supported by the rail means by closing or advancing the rail means (described later).

As described above, the containers 13a to 13h
Is pushed clockwise by one unit.
3c shifts to the position where the container 13d of FIG. 3 was located. By repeating the above operation, the container 13
c moves to the right by one unit and descends by the elevating means 16b. After the descent, the vehicle 9 is taken out of the vehicle.

In the case where the vehicle is taken in and out of the vehicle only at the left end of FIG. 4, for example, the containers move by one unit to the left and reach the left end.

The moving means used in the present invention is exemplified by a hydraulic cylinder and the like in addition to the moving means shown in FIG. This moving means may be provided separately and independently from the elevating means, or as shown in FIG.
6a, 16b, and may be moved up and down together with the elevating means 16a, 16b.

As the elevating means, for example, a hydraulic cylinder for elevating and lowering a table provided with a rail for supporting the container so that it can travel, a pantograph mechanism for raising and lowering a table with a rail for supporting the container so that it can travel by bending and elongating, An endless cable to which a base provided with rails for supporting the container so as to be able to travel in a circulating manner is connected, and a lifting mechanism including a motor with a speed reducer for circulating and driving the cable are exemplified.

The rail means in the present invention includes a rail. To open and close this rail, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a nut 25 is screwed into each threaded portion of a threaded rod 24 having a right-handed screw and a left-handed screw, and the rail 26 is attached to the nut 2.
5, a mechanism for moving the nut 25 forward and backward along the screw rod 24 by rotating and driving the screw rod 24 by a motor 27 with a speed reducer, and a mechanism for opening and closing the rail with a hydraulic cylinder connected to the rail. To move the rail forward and backward, for example, a hydraulic cylinder connected linearly to the rail, a rack connected linearly to the rail, and a pinion rack mechanism that meshes with the rack and is driven by a motor to rotate. Etc. can be used.

The invention according to claim 3 achieves the second object, and relates to a container used in the two-stage parking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the frame has a rectangular shape, and It is characterized by comprising a floor plate mounted on which a vehicle is mounted, a runner such as wheels and rollers also mounted on the frame, and a rail on which the runner of the container located on the upper stage can run.

The container according to the present invention is light in weight because the frame is only a frame and has no side wall plate.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the third aspect, a rain receiving top plate having a length equal to or longer than the entire length of the vehicle is attached to the frame so as to protrude from both sides of the frame. It is characterized by.

According to the present invention, even if the frame is shorter than the entire length of the vehicle, the top plate protruding from both sides of the frame serves as an eave, and the front and rear ends of the vehicle can be protected from rain.

The floor slab on which the vehicle is mounted may have both sides protruding from the frame so as to have the same length as the top plate, but have a length sufficient for mounting the front and rear tires of the vehicle. And may have the same length as the frame.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 3 or 4
In the invention according to the first aspect, as shown in FIG.
8 is made of an H-shaped steel, an L-shaped steel, a grooved steel or the like (indicated by an H-shaped steel in FIG. 7), a grooved steel 29 having a substantially L-shaped cross section is fixed to the steel, and an H-shaped steel of a frame of an adjacent container; A strut 28 made of L-shaped steel, channel steel, or the like is fitted so as to be slidable up and down.

According to the present invention, the containers are integrally connected in the transverse direction, but can be moved up and down.

[0027]

FIG. 8 shows a container used as the lower containers 1a to 1d of the two-stage parking device shown in FIG.
0a and the lower beam 30b are combined to form a rectangular frame 31 with four sides open, the length is shorter than the length of the vehicle, the floor slab 32 is attached to the floor, and the total length of the standard vehicle is A top plate 33 having substantially the same length protrudes from both sides of the frame body 31 and is attached so as to be inclined so that rainwater can easily flow out.

The frame 31 has a pair of rails 34 serving as rail means arranged side by side on the upper frame, and a runner as a runner that rolls the rails 34 of the containers located at the lower level in the front, rear, left and right directions of the lower beam 30b. As shown in FIG. 2, a clamp 8 is attached to one of the left and right sides of the wheel 35 and the lower beam 30b as a locking means which can be opened and closed and grips the endless rope 2 when closed.

FIG. 9 shows a container used as the upper containers 5a to 5e of the two-stage parking device shown in FIG.
A rail 39 as a rail means forming a mold is attached, and a channel steel 29 having an L-shaped cross section is attached to each of the columns 28, not shown in FIG. 9, as shown in FIG. Except for omitting the clamp 8, it has the same structure as the container shown in FIG.

The entry / exit of a vehicle to / from a two-stage parking device using the container of this embodiment is performed in the same manner as that shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 shows a container used as the containers 13c to 13h of the two-stage parking device shown in FIG.
7 except that a grooved steel 29 is attached to each of the columns 28 constituting the frame 31 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 shows elevating means 16a and 16b used in the two-stage parking apparatus shown in FIG.
It comprises a pantograph mechanism 43 for raising and lowering a platform 42 on which a pair of rails 41 are arranged at the same interval as the rails 34, and a hydraulic cylinder 44 for bending and extending the pantograph mechanism 43.

The entry / exit of a vehicle to / from a two-stage parking device using the container and the lifting / lowering means of this embodiment is performed in the same manner as that shown in FIG.

[0034]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lifting and lowering of each container is performed by a common hanging means, and the traversing is performed by a common endless cable circulatingly driven by a driving device. Since there is no need to provide a holding means or a means for moving in a lateral direction, the configuration is simplified.

In the invention according to the second aspect, the moving means, the elevating means, and the rail means cause each container to shift by one container and circulate. Since the above-mentioned means is not required, the configuration is simplified. In the present invention, it is also possible for the vehicle to enter and leave from one place in the lower stage, so that only one place for the entrance of the vehicle is required. It can be installed even on land with a narrow frontage where only one car can enter and exit.

According to the container of the third aspect of the present invention, the weight of the container is reduced because the frame constituting the container is only a frame and has no side wall plate.

According to the container of the present invention, the length of the frame constituting the container can be made shorter than the entire length of the vehicle, and the weight can be reduced.

According to the container of the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the containers are connected at the time of traversing, only one of the containers needs to be pushed or towed, and there is no problem in ascending or descending.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a two-stage parking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a locking unit.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an example of a suspending means.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing another example of the two-stage parking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an example of a moving unit.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of rail means.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a connection mechanism of the container.

8 is a perspective view of a lower container used in the two-stage parking device shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an upper container used in the two-stage parking device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a container used in the two-stage parking device shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of an elevating means used in the two-stage parking device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a to 1d, 5a to 5e, 13a to 13h, container 2, rope 3, locking means 4, 14, 26, 34, 39, 41, rail 6, fixed rail 7, suspension means 8. Clamping 10 Rail means 10a Hooking section 11 Hooking section 15 Moving means 16a, 16b Elevating means 18 Cradle 19, 24 Screw bar 20, 27 Deceleration Machined motors 21, 25 Nuts 22 Locking parts 28 Posts 29 Channel steel 31 Frame 32 Floor slab 33 Top plate 35 Wheels 42 Base 43 Pantograph mechanism 44-hydraulic cylinder

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. Lower containers 1a to 1d for storing a plurality of vehicles arranged side by side in a lateral direction;
An endless rope 2 circulatingly driven by a driving device, a gripping means 3 provided on each of the lower containers 1a to 1d, and a rail 4 for gripping the rope 2 removably.
And upper containers 5a to 5e for vehicle storage supported on rails 4 of the lower containers 1a to 1d and provided with rail means, fixed rails 6 installed on the upper containers, and the fixed rails. 6, upper containers 5a to 5h, which are movably supported on the rails 6 and hang the rail means movably.
A two-stage parking device comprising: a suspension means 7 of 5e. 2. A plurality of vehicle storage containers 13a to 13h arranged side by side in two upper and lower stages, and a rail fixed to each of the containers 13a to 13h and movably supporting an upper container. 14, moving means 15 for traversing the upper and lower containers, and disposed on the left and right sides,
Elevating means 16 for elevating the containers 13a to 13h
a, 16b, which can be opened and closed or advanceable and retractable, when closed or forwarded,
A two-stage parking device comprising a rail means 26 for supporting an end container so as to be able to travel. 3. A container for storing a vehicle used in the two-stage parking device according to claim 1, wherein the frame comprises a rectangular frame, and a floor plate mounted on the frame and on which a vehicle is mounted. A container for storing a vehicle, comprising: a runner such as a wheel and a roller attached to the frame body; and a rail on which the runner of the container located on the upper stage can run. 4. A container for storing a vehicle according to claim 3, wherein a top plate for receiving rain having a length equal to or longer than the entire length of the vehicle is attached to the frame so as to protrude from both sides of the frame. 5. The column of the frame is made of H-shaped steel, L-shaped steel, channel steel, etc., and the channel steel 29 is fixed. The column 28 of the frame of the adjacent container is made of H-shaped steel, L-shaped steel, channel steel or the like. The vehicle storage container according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the container is fitted so as to be slidable up and down.