JP2003082876A - Multistory bicycle parking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multistory bicycle parking device in which a person does not fall from an elevator cage even when there is an entrance on a medium floor or an uppermost floor. SOLUTION: In the multistory bicycle parking device in which movable carriages 7 for loading bicycles 4 are installed movably on pallets 5, a plurality of the movable carriages are arranged under the state that the movable carriages are placed at intervals and the pallets are conveyed by the elevator cages 1 and 1', driving devices 20 for the movable carriages and protective members 30 preventing the fall of persons and closing openings are mounted on the elevator cages and a photosensor 31 for ensuring safety on the entrance side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an improvement of a three-dimensional bicycle parking apparatus using an elevator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view showing an example of a conventional three-dimensional bicycle parking apparatus. An elevator car 1 consisting of a frame is guided by a guide rail 2 so as to be able to move up and down. The storage chamber 3 is arranged in multiple stages, and the pallet 5 on which a plurality of bicycles 4 and the like 4 are placed is transferred between the elevator car 1 and the storage chamber 3 by the pallet transfer device 6 provided in the elevator car 1. Bicycles, etc. 4
The loading and unloading operations are performed. Reference numeral 9 is an entrance / exit of the bicycle parking device.

The pallet 5 is provided with a moving base 7 on which the wheels of a bicycle 4 are placed and which moves on the pallet 5. The moving base 7 is driven by a drive unit 10 provided in a pit 8. Be seen. Further, a plurality of the moving bases 7 are arranged with a gap 1a therebetween.

[0004]

In the bicycle-parking device having such a structure, as shown in FIG. 2, if the doorway is of a type in which the doorway is located on the lowest floor, there are few problems, but the doorway is installed on the top floor or the middle floor. In a certain type, if the user accidentally steps into the elevator car 1 during the entry / exit operation, there is a risk that the user may fall down and be injured. Since it is provided in the pit 8, there is a problem that it can be applied only to a so-called lower riding type bicycle parking device in which the entrance / exit 9 exists on the lowest floor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a three-dimensional bicycle parking apparatus which can be applied to an intermediate riding type or an upper riding type.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a movable base is movably provided on a pallet, and a plurality of the movable bases are arranged with a gap therebetween, and the pallet is conveyed by an elevator car. In the elevator car,
A drive device for the movable table and a protective member for closing the gap are provided.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention provides an elevator car with a protective member and a drive device for a moving base.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of an elevator car showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG.
[Fig. 7] is an explanatory view illustrating a series of warehousing operations.

In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 2 indicate the same parts, but 20 is a drive device for the moving table 7 provided in the elevator car 1'according to the present invention, in which the shaft of the motor 21 is provided with rollers 22. Are directly connected and integrated, and are attached to the elevator car 1 ′ via the spring 23. A plurality of driving devices 20 are installed in correspondence with the number of moving bases 7 on the pallet 5. Reference numeral 30 is a protective member that closes the gaps 1'a between the plurality of moving bases, and is a protective member made of, for example, a steel plate, a mesh steel plate, or a net. It is a multi-optical axis optical sensor provided on the 9 side and provided so that light crosses the gap 1'a.
Should the light from the sensor 31 be interrupted, an alarm will be issued immediately to call the user's attention, or the bicycle parking device will be prohibited from driving to ensure safety.

As shown in FIG. 4, a pallet 5 is movably supported on the elevator car 1'via rollers 5a, and a moving base 7 is mounted on the pallet 5.
It is guided by the guide rail 5b and is movably supported.

When the moving table 7 is pushed in by the user (when it is pushed inward of the pallet 5 with the front wheels of the bicycle 4, etc.), the back surface of the moving table 7 and the rollers 22 of the drive unit 20. Will come into contact with this roller 2
The friction table 2 causes the movable table 7 to move.
The roller 22 constantly receives a predetermined force by the action of the spring 23 so that the roller 22 contacts the back surface of the movable table 7.

Since this drive unit 20 is installed in the elevator car 1 ', the entrance / exit 9 may of course be the middle floor as shown in FIG. 5 or the top floor as shown in FIG. 6, and of course the bottom floor. Therefore, the bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention can be used regardless of the overall layout. Further, since the protection member 30 is provided in the elevator car 1 ′, there is no risk of falling even if the user steps into the elevator car 1 ′, and since the sensor 31 is also provided as a safety device, Safety issues have also been fully resolved.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a three-dimensional bicycle parking apparatus capable of appropriately responding to the entrance, the exit, the bottom floor, the middle floor, or the top floor, regardless of the location. Is something that can be done.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view showing an example of a conventional three-dimensional bicycle parking apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a series of warehousing operations.

FIG. 5 is an overall view of the bicycle parking device when the doorway 9 is located on the middle floor.

FIG. 6 is an overall view of the bicycle parking device when the doorway 9 is located on the top floor.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,1 'elevator car 1a, 1'a gap 4 bicycles 5 pallets 7 mobile platform 8 pits 9 doorways 10, 20 Drive 12, 22 roller 30 Protective member 31 Optical sensor

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A moving table is movably provided on a pallet, and a plurality of the moving tables are arranged with a gap therebetween, and the pallet is conveyed by an elevator car. A three-dimensional bicycle parking apparatus, comprising: a drive device for the movable table and a protective member for closing the gap. 2. The three-dimensional bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an optical sensor that emits light that crosses the gap is provided on the entrance / exit side of the elevator car. 3. The three-dimensional bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the optical sensor is a multi-optical axis sensor. 4. The three-dimensional bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the protective member is a mesh-shaped steel plate or a steel plate or net. 5. The drive device is provided in the elevator car as many as the moving bases.
The three-dimensional bicycle parking device described in.