JP2003193697A - Automobile turning device of mechanical parking device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify a device with a reduced cost by largely decreasing driving force of a turning device, for instance by cutting down horsepower of a turning motor by half, when turning the automobile on a rotary part by rotating the turning table with a pair of turning guides and the turning device. <P>SOLUTION: The automobile turning device is equipped with a pair of turning guides 84 of asymmetrical engagement structure. In each time the device turns the automobile, one turning guides 84 supporting one side of the table delays for intermittent engagement with the other turning guides 84 supporting the other side of the turning table T, and is intermittently engaged therewith. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle turning device used for various types of mechanical parking devices such as a plane reciprocating parking device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 23 to 25 show an example of an automobile turning device used in a conventional plane reciprocating parking device.
This parking device is configured as a tray system in which a car is placed on a tray and stored, a turning part of the car is set on a lift, and the car turning device is mounted on a lifting frame of the lift. In this parking device, as shown in FIG. 23, the lift is installed as a side lift 9 on the outside of the transportation path 103 of the storage hierarchy of the vehicle, that is, in a part of the row of the storage compartment 101. As shown in FIG. 24, the side lift 9 is arranged such that a total of four lifting guides 91 that are raised at four corners of the hoistway 90 and the hoisting guide 91 guides the hoistway 90 to ascend and descend. And tray 10
An elevating frame 93 that supports the vehicle 2 and is equipped with a vehicle turning device 94 capable of turning, and a drive unit (not shown) that drives the elevating frame 93 to move up and down. Car turning device 94
As shown in FIG. 25, the swivel frame 95 is disposed on the elevating frame 93 so as to be swivelable, is disposed between the elevating frame 93 and the swivel frame 95, and the swivel frame 95 is provided with the tray supporting means 92. A pair of swivel guides 96 that can guide the swivel direction of 95 and a swivel device 97 that swivels the swivel frame 95 are provided. In the case of the vehicle turning device 94, the pair of turning guides 96 is composed of a pair of turning guide rails 961 and a pair of turning guide rollers 960, and the pair of turning guide rails 961 are provided on the lifting frame 93.
Are arranged symmetrically in an arc shape on a concentric circle centering on the turning center of the turning frame 95, and a pair of turning guide rollers 960 are provided before and after the turning frame 95.
3 is supported symmetrically corresponding to the pair of turning guide rails 961. Further, as the turning device 97, a gear driving type turning device using a turning motor and a turning gear, a chain driving type turning device using a turning motor and a sprocket, and a chain are adopted.

When leaving a car from this parking device,
In FIG. 23, the elevating frame 93 is moved up and down by the driving of the side lift 9, and is stopped at the storage layer of the car at the delivery destination. In the storage layer, a transport carriage 105 travels on a transport path 103 with a tray 102 on which an outgoing vehicle is placed. When the transport carriage 105 is stopped in front of the hoistway 90, the tray 102 on which the outgoing vehicle is placed is moved from the transport carriage 105 to the swing frame 95 on the lift frame 93. When the tray 102 is placed on the lift 9 in this manner, the elevating frame 93 is lowered toward the loading / unloading section of the automobile. The elevating frame 93 is temporarily stopped at a position slightly higher than the floor level of the loading / unloading section of the automobile, and as shown in FIG. 25, the revolving frame 95 is revolvingly driven by the revolving device 97 on the elevating frame 93, and a pair of revolving guides are used. The turning direction is guided by 96 to turn. When the swivel frame 95 swivels to a predetermined swivel angle, the swivel guides 96 are disengaged, and the tray 102 is swung by bending the front and rear sides downward due to the weight of the automobile. When the revolving frame 95 is revolved to the opposite side, the front and rear revolving guide rollers 960 hit the rail ends of the front and rear revolving guide rails 961 and ride on and engage with each other.
Roll on the rail surface. When the tray 102 is inverted on the elevating frame 93 in this way, the lift 9 is operated again and the elevating frame 93 is lowered. As shown in FIG. 24, when the tray 102 on the swing frame 95 is landed on the floor level, the operation of the lift 9 is stopped.
Here, the automobile on the tray 102 moves forward and is discharged from the storage / receipt section of the automobile.

Thus, in this plane reciprocating parking device,
Since the tray 102 on which the vehicle is placed is swung on the hoistway 90 of the lift when the vehicle leaves (or enters), the vehicle can be loaded forward and unloaded forward. Further, since the tray 102 is swung on the lift 9, there is an advantage that noise and vibration can be significantly reduced as compared with a turntable device installed on the side of the body.

[0005]

However, in the vehicle turning device of this type of mechanical parking device, as described above, the pair of front and rear turning guides are symmetrically formed, and each time the vehicle turns, the front and rear turning guides are moved forward and backward. The swivel guide roller and the swivel guide rail are in contact with each other at the same time, and the front and rear swivel guide rollers or the swivel guide rails ride on the front and rear swivel guide rails or swivel guide rollers at the same time to be engaged with each other. A large driving force is required for the turning device to prevent trips to the rail,
In particular, the turning motor needs to have a large output corresponding to this driving force, which raises a problem of increasing cost. It should be noted that such a turning structure of the turntable is not limited to the plane reciprocating parking device, but is also used in other types of mechanical parking devices, and has similar problems. The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and in a vehicle turning device of various types of mechanical parking apparatus, when a turntable is turned by a pair of turning guides and a turning device on a turning portion of the vehicle. Another object of the present invention is to significantly reduce the driving force of the turning device, such as halving the output of the turning motor, thereby simplifying the device and reducing the cost.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the vehicle turning device of the mechanical parking apparatus of the present invention is capable of turning by placing the vehicle on the turning portion of the vehicle set as the mechanical parking apparatus. A swivel base, a swivel base, a pair of swivel guides that engage the swivel base from its normal stop position to a predetermined swivel angle and can guide the swivel direction, and a swivel device that swivels the swivel base. In an automobile turning device of a mechanical parking device of a type in which each turning guide is intermittently engaged with each turning of the turning guide, the pair of turning guides has an asymmetrical engagement structure, and one turning support that supports one side of the turning base. With respect to the intermittent engagement of the guide, the other turning guide that supports the other of the one side is delayed and engaged intermittently. With this configuration, when a turntable on which a vehicle is mounted is turned, the turntable is first guided from its regular stop position to a predetermined turning angle by the engagement of a pair of turning guides and turned on the turning section of the vehicle. When the swivel base is swiveled to a predetermined swivel angle, the swivel guides are disengaged, and the swivel base is swung by the weight of the vehicle, with its front and rear sides bent downward.
When the swivel base is swung to the opposite side, the engagement of one swivel guide is delayed and the other swivel guide is engaged.
As a result, the load at the time of engaging each turning guide is halved. Therefore, the output of the turning motor is halved.
Even if the driving force of the swivel device of the swivel is significantly reduced as compared with the conventional one, the swivel can be swung smoothly while maintaining its swivel performance. As a result, the vehicle turning device can be simplified and the cost can be reduced. The present invention is also embodied as follows. First, the pair of swivel guides
Corresponding to a pair of turning guide rails arranged in a concentric circle centered on the turning center of the turning base in either one of the turning part or the turning base of the automobile and the pair of turning guide rails in the other A pair of revolving guide rollers provided separately, and different modes are set for one revolving guide rail or revolving guide roller and the other revolving guide rail or revolving guide roller, and the revolving guide rails are asymmetric. General engaging structure is configured. Secondly, the pair of turning guides are a pair of turning guide rails that are arranged in a concentric circle centered on the turning center of the turning base in either the turning portion or the turning base of the automobile, and either one of them. On the other hand, a pair of turning guide rollers provided separately corresponding to the pair of turning guide rails is provided, and the mounting positions of the one turning guide rail and the other turning guide rail are set asymmetrically, An asymmetrical engagement structure is formed on the swivel guide. Third, the pair of swivel guides
Corresponding to a pair of turning guide rails arranged in a concentric circle centered on the turning center of the turning base in either one of the turning part or the turning base of the automobile and the pair of turning guide rails in the other A pair of revolving guide rollers provided separately, and different lengths are set for one revolving guide rail and the other revolving guide rail, and a pair of revolving guides have an asymmetric engagement structure. To be done. Fourthly, the pair of turning guides are a pair of turning guide rails that are arranged in a concentric circle centered on the turning center of the turning base in either one of the turning portion or the turning base of the automobile, and either one of them. On the other hand, a pair of turning guide rollers provided separately corresponding to the pair of turning guide rails is provided, and the mounting positions of the one turning guide roller and the other turning guide roller are set asymmetrically, An asymmetrical engagement structure is formed on the swivel guide. Fifthly, the pair of turning guides are a pair of turning guide rails that are arranged in a concentric circle centered on the turning center of the turning base in either the turning portion or the turning base of the automobile, and either one of them. On the other hand, a pair of turning guide rollers provided separately corresponding to the pair of turning guide rails are provided, and different numbers of guide rollers are used for one turning guide roller and the other turning guide roller, and the mounting thereof. The positions are set asymmetrically, and an asymmetrical engagement structure is formed on the pair of swivel guides. As described above, according to the first to fifth configurations, when the swivel base on which the automobile is mounted is swung, the swivel base first moves from the regular stop position to a predetermined swivel angle with a pair of swivel guide rollers and a pair of swivel guide rails. When the swivel base is swung up to a predetermined swivel angle while being guided by the engagement of the swivel part of the automobile, the swivel guide rollers are disengaged from the swivel guide rails and the swivel base is disengaged. The weight of the vehicle causes the front and rear sides of the vehicle to bend downward and be turned. When the swivel base is swung to the opposite side, the other swivel guide roller and the swivel guide rail are delayed in engagement with respect to the engagement of the one swirl guide roller and the swivel guide rail. As a result, the load at the time of engaging each turning guide is halved. Therefore, even if the driving force of the swivel device of the swivel base is greatly reduced compared to the conventional one, such as by halving the output of the swivel motor,
The swivel can be swung smoothly while maintaining its swiveling performance. As a result, the vehicle turning device can be simplified and the cost can be reduced. Further, sixthly, the turning part of the automobile is set to a lift for moving the automobile up and down.
According to this configuration, when turning the turntable on which the vehicle is mounted on the lift, the turntable is first guided from the regular stop position to a predetermined turning angle by the engagement of the pair of turning guides to turn on the lift. When the swivel base is swiveled to a predetermined swivel angle, the swivel guides are disengaged, and the swivel base is swung by the weight of the vehicle while the front and rear sides thereof are bent downward. When the swivel base is swung to the opposite side, the engagement of one swivel guide is delayed and the other swivel guide is engaged. As a result, the load at the time of engaging each turning guide is halved. Therefore, even if the driving force of the swiveling device of the swivel is significantly reduced as compared with the conventional one, such as reducing the output of the swivel motor on the lift by half, the swivel can be swung smoothly while maintaining its swivel performance. You can As a result, the vehicle turning device on the lift can be simplified and the cost can be reduced. Seventh, the turning part of the automobile is set as a carriage for horizontally conveying the automobile in a storage hierarchy of the automobile. According to this configuration, when the swivel base on which the automobile is mounted is swiveled on the transport carriage of the storage layer of the automobile, the swivel guide is first guided from its regular stop position to a predetermined swivel angle by engagement of a pair of swivel guides. When the swivel is swung up to a predetermined swivel angle, the swivel guides are disengaged, and the swivel is turned downward by the weight of the vehicle. It bends and turns. When the swivel base is swung to the opposite side, the engagement of one swivel guide is delayed and the other swivel guide is engaged. As a result, the load at the time of engaging each turning guide is halved. Therefore, even if the driving force of the swivel device of the swivel is significantly reduced as compared with the conventional one such as the output of the swivel motor on the transport carriage is reduced by half, the swivel can be swung smoothly while maintaining its swivel performance. be able to. As a result, it is possible to simplify the vehicle turning device on the carrier vehicle and reduce the cost. Eighth, the turning part of the automobile is set to the loading / unloading part of the automobile. According to this structure, when the turntable on which the vehicle is mounted is turned in the loading / unloading section of the vehicle, the turntable is guided from the regular stop position to a predetermined turning angle by the engagement of the pair of turning guides. When the swivel base is swung up to a predetermined swivel angle as the swivel base is swung on and off, the swivel guides are disengaged, and the swivel base moves downward with its front and rear sides due to the weight of the vehicle. It bends and turns. When the swivel base is swung to the opposite side, the engagement of one swivel guide is delayed and the other swivel guide is engaged. As a result, the load at the time of engaging each turning guide is halved. Therefore, even if the driving force of the turning device of the swivel base is greatly reduced as compared with the conventional one, such as by reducing the output of the swivel motor of the loading and unloading part of the automobile by half, the swivel base can maintain its swivel performance and smoothly. Can be turned. As a result, it is possible to simplify the vehicle turning device in the loading / unloading section of the vehicle and reduce the cost. Ninth, the swivel base comprises a swivel frame and tray support means capable of supporting a tray on which a vehicle is placed. According to this configuration, in the tray type mechanical parking device that transports and stores the automobile on the tray, when the tray on which the automobile is mounted is swung by the swivel base,
First, the swing frame on which the tray is placed is guided by the engagement of the pair of swing guides from its regular stop position to a predetermined swing angle and swung on the swivel part of the vehicle, and the swivel frame swings to the predetermined swing angle. Then, the turning guides are disengaged, and the turning frame is turned together with the tray by the weight of the vehicle, and the front and rear sides thereof are bent downward and turned. When the revolving frame is revolved to the opposite side, the other revolving guide is engaged with being delayed with respect to the engagement of one revolving guide. As a result, the load at the time of engaging each turning guide is halved. Therefore, even if the driving force of the swivel device of the swivel base is greatly reduced as compared with the conventional one such as the output of the swivel motor is halved, the swivel base can be smoothly swiveled while maintaining its swivel performance. As a result, the vehicle turning device can be simplified and the cost can be reduced. Tenth, the swivel base includes a swivel frame and a fork-shaped vehicle supporting means capable of directly supporting the vehicle. With this configuration, in a fork-type mechanical parking device that transports and stores a vehicle directly on a fork-shaped vehicle support means, when the vehicle is turned on a turntable, first, the vehicle is placed directly on the vehicle support means. The frame is guided from the regular stop position to a predetermined turning angle by the engagement of the pair of turning guides and is turned on the turning portion of the automobile.
When the swivel frame is swiveled to a predetermined swivel angle, the swivel guides are disengaged, and the swivel frame is swung by the weight of the vehicle while bending forward and backward on both sides. When the revolving frame is revolved to the opposite side, the other revolving guide is engaged with being delayed with respect to the engagement of one revolving guide. As a result, the load at the time of engaging each turning guide is halved. Therefore, even if the driving force of the swivel device of the swivel base is greatly reduced as compared with the conventional one such as the output of the swivel motor is halved, the swivel base can be smoothly swiveled while maintaining its swivel performance. As a result, the vehicle turning device can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) FIGS. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, in a tray-type planar reciprocating parking device in which a car is placed on a tray and stored, the turning part of the car is set to a lift for lifting and lowering the car, and the car turning device is mounted on the lifting frame. To be done. First, the configuration of the entire plane reciprocating parking device will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. 1 and 2, the plane reciprocating parking device is
It is a ground-based type with the loading and unloading floor of the car set on the ground floor.
The parking facility has a multi-layer structure with two car storage layers. In the storage level 1 of each vehicle, a transport path 2 is set in the vicinity of the center thereof, and a self-propelled transport carriage 3 that transports a tray 6 for automatic vehicle mounting is arranged on the transport path 2 so that it can travel back and forth. To be done. A tray transfer device 4 is mounted on the carrier 3 as a tray transfer mechanism. In addition, a plurality of storage compartments 5 are arranged in a single row (or multiple rows) along both sides (or one side) of the transport path 2 and these storage compartments 5
The tray 6 is placed in. In the case of the double-row storage compartment 5, an empty space in which the tray 6 is not arranged is set in at least one storage compartment 5 for each storage hierarchy 1 of the automobile.

In each storage layer 1, a pair of rails 21 for the carriage 3 are laid on the conveying path 2. In addition, a power feeding portion (not shown) for trolley power feeding is arranged along the inner side of one of the rails 21.

The transport carriage 3 is provided with a carriage frame 31 which constitutes the whole, and a pair of traverse rails 32 for the tray 6 which are arranged in front of and behind the carriage frame 31 in the left-right direction thereof. Wheels 33 are arranged on both sides in the width direction in an array corresponding to the pair of rails 21 on the conveyance path 2, and in front of each row,
Later, two of each of them are pivotally supported, and the entire carriage 3 has a total of eight wheels, four wheels on each side. The transport carriage 3 is also configured as a self-propelled type by trolley power feeding, and has a carriage motor 34,
The control panel 35 and the like are mounted, and a current collector (not shown) is projected outward from the lower portion of the side surface of the carriage frame 31 so that the transport path 2
Connected to the power supply section of. In the case of this transport carriage 3, a control panel 35 that requires a space for installation particularly in the height direction is configured horizontally, and is assembled in a state of slightly protruding downward from the lower surface of the carriage frame 31, and the tray 6 of the tray 6 is installed. It is installed below the support level and below the revolving level of the revolving arm 41 of the tray transfer device 4 mounted on the carrier 3. Due to the arrangement of the control panel 35, the carriage frame 31
Is compressed in the height direction, and the entire carriage 3 is formed thin.

The tray transfer device 4 on the carrier vehicle 3 is
A swivel arm 41, which has a swivel center set at the center position in the width direction of the transport vehicle 3 and is horizontally swivelable, and has a length whose tip protrudes toward the storage compartment 5 side by a required dimension, and a swivel arm 41. Is provided with an engaging member 42 formed of a roller protruding upward from the tip of the rotation arm, and a drive motor 43 with a speed reducer as a rotation drive device for rotating the rotation arm 41. The engaging member 42 engages with and disengages from the pair of Y-shaped guides 6Y attached to the lower surface of the tray 6, so that the tray 6 can be transferred between the transport carriage 3 and each storage compartment 5. The tray transfer mechanism may be replaced with a tray feeding mechanism such as a chain system or a conveyor system other than the swing arm system.

In each storage layer 1, a pair of front and rear traverse rails 51 corresponding to the traverse rails 32 of the carriage 3 are arranged in each storage compartment 5. Tray 6 in each storage compartment 5
A pair of feed guide rollers 60 is attached to the front and back of the lower surface of the sheet (see FIG. 4), and the feed guide rollers 60 are placed movably on the pair of transverse rails 51.
The tray 6 has a tray transfer device 4 approximately at the center thereof.
Is provided with a pair of Y-shaped guides 6Y (see FIG. 5). The Y-shaped guide 6Y is continuously formed into a substantially Y-shape by a guide member made of steel or the like, and has first and second guide portions 61 and 62 on both sides, a guide switching portion 63 at the center, and a branch. A guide portion 64 and the like are provided. The Y-shaped guides 6Y thus formed are paired and symmetrically arranged and fixed in the front and back of the lower surface of the tray 6 with the center of the tray 6 as the center of symmetry (with the V-shaped opening portions facing each other). In the case of the double-row storage compartment 5, a tray drive device (not shown) driven by a chain is installed between the storage compartment 5 on the transport path 2 side and the storage compartment 5 on the far side. In conjunction with the transfer device 4 or separately, a device configuration necessary for moving the tray 6 between the storage compartment 5 on the transport path 2 side and the storage compartment 5 on the far side thereof is added.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the lift is a side lift 7 between the car storage floor 1 and the car loading / unloading floor.
As a result, a lift hoistway 70 is set outside the transport path 2 and installed in a part of the row of the storage compartments 5. The side lift 7 includes a total of four lifting guides 71 erected at four corners of the hoistway 70, and an elevating frame 72 that is vertically movable on the hoistway 70 by the guides of the elevating guides 71. Mounted on the lifting frame 72, the tray 6
The vehicle includes a vehicle turning device 73 that rotatably supports the vehicle, and a lifting drive mechanism (driving unit) 77 that drives the lifting frame 72 up and down. Further, the loading / unloading section 11 of the automobile is provided in the lower part of the hoistway 70, in the case of this embodiment, on the ground floor.

As shown in FIG. 1, four lifting guides 71 are provided.
Each of the four corners of the hoistway 70 is opposite to the two hoisting guides 71 on the conveying path 2 side (the right side when viewed from the parking direction of the vehicle) of the columnar member having an H-shaped cross section or a U-shaped cross section. Two elevating guides 71 on the left side when viewed from the parking direction of the automobile are raised with their concave surfaces facing each other.

As shown in FIG. 3 or 4, the elevating frame 72 is constructed by assembling a plurality of square pipe members 721 and 722 into a substantially rectangular shape or a substantially cross beam shape, and the turning device 81 is provided at the center thereof. And the two pipe members 722 (front and rear when viewed from the car storage direction) are formed.
Elevating rods 723 having a predetermined length are attached to the right and left ends of the vertical direction, respectively. In addition, each lifting rod 723
A plurality of guide rollers 723R corresponding to the concave surfaces of the respective elevating guides 71 are axially supported by the. Also, this lifting frame 7
In the case of 2, first and second closing members 725 and 14 used before and after the loading / unloading section 11 of the automobile, respectively, before and after the above.
Will be installed. Each of the front and rear first closing members 725 is formed of a plate material or a rectangular pipe material, and these closing members 725 are located between the upper portions of the front lifting rods 723 and between the upper portions of the rear lifting rods 723. It is bridged over and fixed to the elevating frame 72. Front and rear lifting rods 7
By setting the dimension of 23 in the height direction, the height of the upper surface of the first closing member 725 is at the same level as the height of the tray 6 (the surface of the road) supported by the vehicle turning device 73 on the elevating frame 72. Is set to. A chain attachment rod is penetrated through each lifting rod 723, one end of which is projected upward from both ends of the first closing member 725, and the other end is projected downward from the lower part of each lifting rod 723. An endless chain 773 described later is connected to these chain mounting rods. In addition, each of the front and rear second closing members 14
Is formed independently of the elevating frame 72 by the rectangular pipe material 141 and the floor material (checker plate) 142 provided on the upper surface thereof. The lower surface of the pipe member 141 of the closing member 14 is provided with holes (not shown) at two ends and two intermediate portions. On the other hand, inside each first closing member 725 fixed to the elevating frame 72, a mounting portion 724 for the second closing member 14 is formed at the same height as the left and right pipe members 721. Two engaging pins that can engage with the two holes in the intermediate portion of the second closing member are provided on the intermediate portion of the upper surface of the mounting portion 724 so as to project upward. In this way, the second closing member 14 is mounted on the mounting portion 724 of the elevating frame 72 by engaging the respective holes of the both and the respective locking pins.

The lifting drive mechanism 77 of the lifting frame 72 is
As shown in FIG. 2, it is composed of a lifting motor 771, a sprocket 772, an endless chain 773, a counter weight 774, and the like. In the case of this embodiment,
The sprocket 7 on the drive side is attached to the bottom of the four lifting guides 71.
72 is attached and is operatively connected to a lifting motor 771 installed in the pit 12. In addition, four lifting guides 7
A sprocket 772 on the driven side is attached to the upper part of 1. An endless chain 773 is wound around the upper and lower sprockets 772, and the elevating frame 72 and the counterweight 774 are connected to the endless chains 773 at substantially symmetrical positions. Since the lifting frame 72 is suspended by the endless chain 773, the lifting frame 72 is stabilized, and even when a load fluctuation or an unbalanced load occurs due to the turning operation of the vehicle turning device 73 on the lifting frame 72, the lifting frame 72 is lifted. Is prevented from tilting, and the elevation frame 72 is reliably maintained horizontal. Further, in the case of the elevating and lowering drive mechanism 77, the lowermost lower limit position of the counterweight 774 is set to a predetermined height from the entry level of the automobile, here, above the entry / exit port 15 of the automobile. Therefore, the counterweight 774 is not lowered to the moving range of the vehicle and its occupants in the loading / unloading section 11 of the vehicle, which is excellent in safety and does not require a safety cover or the like. In the case of this lift 7, depending on the layout of the building such as when it is not possible to secure the depth required for installing the lifting motor 771 and its power transmission member in the lower pit 12 of the lifting shaft 70, the lifting motor 771 etc. It can also be mounted on top of 70.

The floor 1 is installed in the loading / unloading section 11 of the automobile.
A pit 12 is formed in which the elevating frame 72 is lowered. Since various clearances are required in the pit 12 in the front-rear direction, an opening (gap) 13 is formed between the floor 110 and the tray 6 (front and rear portions thereof) on the pit 12 during the landing, and It is necessary to close each of the front and rear openings 13 at the time of loading and unloading. In this embodiment, the first and second closing members 7 mounted on the lifting frame 72 described above.
25 and 14 form an opening / closing mechanism for these openings 13. First,
The second closing members 725 and 14 are as described above, and the front and rear openings 13 are provided with the receiving portions 130 of the second closing member 14 in particular. These receiving portions 130 are formed by the second closing members 14 on the elevating frame 72 in each opening 13.
The second closing member 14 can be supported at a position corresponding to
In addition, the second closing member 14 is formed so as to be removable only upward. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, each receiving portion 130 has a groove at a predetermined position on the left and right sides of the opening 13 on the frame side so that the floor material 142 of the second closing member 14 and the floor 110 can be held at the same level. Further, locking pins (not shown) which can be engaged with the holes at both ends of the second closing member 14 are formed on the receiving portion 130 so as to project upward. In this manner, the second closing members 14 can be passed between the lift frame 72 and the receiving portions 130 of the front and rear openings 13 by the lifting operation of the lift 7 (of the lift frame 72) in the pit 12. . That is, when the elevating frame 72 is lowered to the pit 12 due to the lowering of the elevating frame 72, each second closing member 14 on the elevating frame 72 is transferred to the receiving portion 130 of each opening 13, and the second closing members 72 are closed. When the front and rear openings 13 are closed by the member 14 in an approximately half of the inside of the pit 12 close to the tray 6, and when the elevating frame 72 is raised from the pit 12, the second closing members 14 are closed. Are lifted by being placed on the respective mounting portions 724 of the elevating frame 72, and during the elevating of the elevating frame 72, the range of each opening 13 is opened. The first closing member 725 is stopped at the same level as the floor level while the elevating frame 72 is descending to a predetermined lowermost position of the pit 12, and the first closing member 725 stops the front and rear openings 13 respectively. The rest of the area is blocked. Therefore, while the ascending / descending frame 72 is descending to the pit 12, the first and second closing members 725 and 14 are fitted in the respective openings 13 at the same height as the floor 110 and the tray 6 being landed in the pit 12. As a result, each opening 13 is closed, and the floor 110 and the tray 6 are connected to each other as a connecting plate of the automobile.

The vehicle turning device 73 mounted on the lifting frame 73 has a turning frame 76 which can be arranged on the lifting frame 72, a rail member 75 which is installed on the turning frame 76 and can support the tray 6, and a turning frame. A turning device 81 for turning and driving the turning frame 76 and a pair of turning guides 84 for guiding the turning direction of the turning frame 76 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the swivel frame 76 is assembled by a plurality of square pipe members 761 and 762 into a substantially rectangular shape or a substantially cross beam shape, which is smaller than the outer shape of the elevating frame 72 of the lift 7. A fixing portion 763 for the turning device 81 is formed in the center portion. A pair of rail members 75 are provided in front of and behind the turning frame 76 (as viewed from the direction in which the automobile is stored).
Are mounted parallel to the left-right direction of the revolving frame 76. In the case of this embodiment, since the tray 6 is provided with the pair of feed guide rollers 60, the pair of rail members 75 are formed by the pair of feed guide rails engageable with the feed guide rollers 60. When the tray 6 is changed to a structure including a pair of feed guide rails instead of the pair of feed guide rollers, the pair of rail members is formed by a pair of feed guide roller rows engageable with the feed guide rails. . Also this turning frame 7
A pair of turning guides 84, which will be described later, are provided at the front and rear ends of the two left and right pipe members 761 (as viewed from the parking direction of the automobile).
The swivel guide roller 840 is attached.

The swivel device 81 includes a swivel bearing 82,
A turning drive unit 83 for turning and driving the same is provided. In addition,
The slewing bearing 82 is a double-structured gear bearing 8
21 and 822, one gear bearing 82
1 is mounted on a fixed portion 743 of the swing frame 81 of the lift frame 72 of the lift 7, and the other geared bearing 822 is mounted on the fixed portion 763 of the swing frame 76. The geared bearings 821 and 822 are engaged with each other, and the swing frame 76 is swingably mounted on the elevating frame 72. The turning drive unit 83 includes a turning motor 831 and a turning gear 832.
31 is installed on the fixed portion 743 of the elevating frame 72 of the lift 7 close to the swivel bearing 82, and the swivel gear 83
2 is meshed with the slewing bearing 82.

The pair of swivel guides 84 are used for the lifting frame 7
2, a pair of turning guide rails 841 formed in an arc shape on a concentric circle centered on the turning center of the turning frame 76 set on the elevating frame 72, and a pair before and after the turning frame 76. Turning guide rail 841
And a pair of turning guide rollers 840 that are axially supported corresponding to the above. It should be noted that the structure of the turning guide 84 may be reversed, and the lifting frame may be provided with a pair of turning guide rollers, and the turning frame may be provided with a pair of turning guide rails. Here, the turning guide rails 841 are made of rail material having a flat traveling surface, and each turning guide rail 841
The middle part of the pipe material 72 before and after the lifting frame 72
2 is supported via brackets, and the left and right ends are supported and fixed by the left and right pipe members 721 of the elevating frame 72. A columnar so-called wheel-shaped roller is used as the swivel guide roller 840. The swivel guide rollers 840 are axially supported by the left and right pipe members 761 in front of and behind the swivel frame 76 via bearings. A spherical roller may be used as the swivel guide roller 840. In this case, a spherical roller is fitted in the receiving portion forming a substantially hemispherical groove, and is held rotatably in an arbitrary direction (360 ° direction) in the horizontal direction. This pair of turning guides 8
4, the asymmetrical engagement structure is adopted for the one swivel guide 84 that supports one side of the swivel frame 76 and the other swivel guide 84 that supports the other side of the swivel frame 76. Alternatively, the turning guide roller 840 is formed in a different mode from the other turning guide rail 841 or the turning guide roller 840. In this way, a pair of turning guides 84 are interposed between the lifting frame 72 and the turning frame 76 so as to be able to support the front and rear of the turning frame 76 and to guide the turning direction of the turning frame 76. Due to the asymmetric structure of
For each rotational movement that reverses the direction of the swivel frame 76, the other swivel that supports the other side of the swivel frame 76 against the engagement (intermittent engagement) of one swivel guide 84 that supports one swivel frame 76 on one side The guide 84 is configured to be delayed and engageable (intermittent engagement).

In this parking device, the automobile turning device 73 is mounted on the elevating frame 72 via a slide mechanism, and the automobile turning device 73 is arranged on the elevating frame 72 so as to be close to the transport path 2. In the case of this parking device, a lower boarding system in which the loading / unloading section 11 of the automobile is set at the lower part of the hoistway 70 is adopted, and the space between the left and right lifting guides 71 is widened to lift the lifting frame 72 of the lift 7. Even if there is a distance between the vehicle and the transportation path 2 of the vehicle storage level 1, the vehicle turning level 73 can be slid on the elevating frame 72 to approach the transportation path 2 at the vehicle storage level 1.
The tray 6 can be effectively transferred between the automobile turning device 73 on the elevating frame 72 and the transport carriage 3 on the transport path 2. The description of this point is omitted in the description of the operation of the vehicle turning device.

Next, the operation of the vehicle turning device will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIGS. It should be noted that this operation is executed under the control of a control panel (not shown).

In FIG. 1, when the vehicle is to be unloaded, first, the transport vehicle 3 moves on the pair of rails 21 of the transport path 2 to the front of the storage compartment 5 at the shipping destination in the storage layer 1 of the shipping destination vehicle. At the same time, the lift 7 is driven, and the lifting frame 7
2 is moved up and down and stopped at the storage tier 1. Here, the lift 7 is on standby. Note that (see Fig. 3) pit 12
When the lifting frame 72 is lifted from the pit 12
Each of the second closing members 14 of the front and rear openings 13 has the receiving portion 130.
Are transferred to the mounting portions 724 before and after the lifting frame 72, and while the lift 7 is on standby, the lifting frame 72
The second closing members 14 are mounted on the mounting portions 724 in front of and behind. At this time, since the locking pin of the mounting portion 724 is locked in the hole of each second closing member 14, each second closing member 14 is mounted on the mounting portion 724 of the elevating frame 72. Between each second (ie, while opening opening 13)
The closing member 14 is stably and surely placed on the elevating frame 72.

On the other hand, in front of the storage compartment 5 of the vehicle of the storage level 1, the tray transfer device 4 on the carrier 3 is operated, and the tray 6 on which the car to be delivered is placed by the turning arm 41 is turned. Pulled up. As shown in FIG. 5, when the tray 6 is completely transferred onto the transport carriage 3, the transport carriage 3 moves on the transport path 2 while the engaging member 42 and the Y-shaped guide 6Y remain engaged. It is run to 70.

When the carriage 3 is stopped in front of the hoistway 70, the tray transfer device 4 on the carriage 3 is actuated to swivel the swing arm 41 toward the hoistway 70 of the lift, so that the unloading vehicle is moved. The loaded tray 6 is transferred from the carrier 3 to the car turning device 73, and the feed guide roller 6 of the tray 6 is moved.
0 is transferred by moving from the pair of traverse rails 32 on the carriage 3 to the pair of feed guide rails 75 on the turning frame 76. At the time of this delivery, the engaging member 42 of the tray delivery device 4 is disengaged from the Y-shaped guide 6Y of the tray 6.

When the tray 6 is thus transferred from the carrier 3 to the lift 7, the lift 7 is driven to
The elevating frame 72 is lowered toward the loading / unloading section 11 of the automobile.

The elevating frame 72 is the loading / unloading section 11 of the automobile.
6 is temporarily stopped at a position slightly higher than the floor level of the swing frame 7 and then, as shown in FIG.
6 is turned by the turning device 81. That is, the slewing motor 831 drives the slewing gear 832 to rotate, and the slewing bearing 82 meshing with the slewing gear 832 rotates,
The swivel frame 76 is swung on the elevating frame 72 by the engagement guide of the pair of swivel guides 84 therebetween. When the swivel frame 76 swivels to a predetermined swivel angle, the swivel guides 84 are disengaged, and the tray 6 is swung by bending the front and rear sides downward due to the weight of the vehicle.
When the revolving frame 76 is revolved to the opposite side, first, one revolving guide 84 is intermittently engaged. That is, one of the turning guide rollers 840 is connected to the one of the turning guide rails 84.
It hits 1 and rides and engages, rolling on the rail surface. Then, the engagement of the one turning guide 84 is delayed and the other turning guide 84 is intermittently engaged. That is, after delaying the engagement of the one turning guide 84, the other turning guide roller 840 hits the other turning guide rail 841 and rides on and engages with the other turning guide rail 841 to roll on the rail surface. In this way, the swivel guides 84 are engaged with each other with a time difference, in other words, divided into two times, whereby the load of each swivel guide 84 is reduced by half. As shown in FIG. 7, when the tray 6 is inverted on the elevating frame 72, the lift 7 is operated again and the elevating frame 72 is lowered.

(See FIG. 8) The lifting frame 72 is in the pit 1.
At the same time as entering 2, the mounting parts 72 before and after the lifting frame 72
4 into the holes at both ends of each second closing member 14
No. 0 locking pin engages (inserts), and each second closing member 1
4 is supported by the receiving portion 130 of each opening 13. The elevating frame 72 is further lowered, each mounting portion 724 of the elevating frame 72 separates from each second closing member 14, and the locking pin on each mounting portion 724 separates from the hole of each second closing member 14. To be done. That is, each of the second closing members 14 is left behind in the front and rear openings 13, and a part of the opening 13 is closed by the second closing members 14. It should be noted that while each second closing member 14 is supported by the receiving portion 130 of the opening 13 (while closing the opening 13 with the second closing member 14), each receiving portion 130 is placed in the hole of each second closing member 14. Since the locking pin is locked, the closing member 14 is stably and surely installed on the opening 13. As shown in FIG. 8, when the tray 6 on the revolving frame 76 is landed on the floor level, the operation of the lift 7 is stopped. At this time, the first closing members 725 at the front and rear of the elevating frame 72 are stopped on the front and rear openings 13 at the same floor level as the tray 6, and the remaining areas of the front and rear openings 13 are closed. Therefore, in each opening 13, the first and second
The closing members 725 and 14 are fitted at the same height as the floor 110 and the tray 6, the openings 13 are totally closed, and the floor 110 and the tray 6 are connected to each other as a connecting plate of an automobile. In this way, the vehicle moves forward from the tray 6, and the second closing member 14 and the first closing member 72
5 are sequentially passed, and the goods are exited from the entry / exit section 11. In addition, when the garage of the automobile continues after the garage of the automobile, the tray 6 of the warehousing / unloading unit 11 of the automobile is returned to the original or the storage compartment 5 without the tray 6, and then the garage of the automobile is carried out in the same procedure as above. .

When the vehicle is loaded, the empty tray 6 is transferred from the storage compartment 5 of the loading destination to the loading / unloading section 11 of the vehicle in advance in the same procedure as the loading operation of the vehicle.
The loaded and unloaded vehicle is placed on the tray 6 at the loading / unloading section 11 of the vehicle. After this, in the reverse procedure of the car leaving operation,
The tray 6 on which the vehicle is placed is transferred to the storage section 5 of the storage layer 1 at the receiving destination and stores the vehicle.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the pair of swivel guides 84 which are intermittently engaged with each swivel of the swivel frame 76 are provided with an asymmetrical engaging structure, and one of the swivel frames 76 on one side is provided. Since one swivel guide 84 that supports one of the swivel guides 84 is engaged (intermittent engagement) with delay, the other swivel guide 84 that supports the other one side of the swivel guide 84 is engaged (intermittent engagement) with a delay. Even if the driving force of the turning device 81 of the turning frame 76 is greatly reduced as compared with the conventional one, such as the load at the time can be halved and the output of the turning motor 831 is halved. It is possible to keep the performance and smoothly turn. Therefore, the vehicle turning device 73 can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

Further, in the case of this embodiment, the pair of swivel guides 84 are provided with a lifting frame 72 or a swivel frame 76.
A pair of turning guide rails 841 arranged in a concentric circle centered on the turning center of the turning frame 76, and one of the other parts corresponding to the pair of turning guide rails 841. A pair of swivel guide rollers 840 are provided, and one swivel guide rail 841 or swivel guide roller 840 and the other swivel guide rail 841 or swivel guide roller 840 are set to different modes to set a pair of swivel guide rollers 84. Since the asymmetrical engagement structure is configured, the structure of the turning guide 84 can be simplified and the cost of the vehicle turning device 73 can be further reduced.

In the first embodiment, the vehicle turning device 73 is applied to a tray type planar reciprocating parking device,
The technology in which the turning part of the automobile is set on the lift 7 and the turning device 73 of the automobile is mounted on the lifting frame 72 of the lift 7 is illustrated. However, the turning part of the automobile is set on the carriage 3 of the car storage hierarchy. Then, the automobile turning device 73 can be mounted on the carriage frame 31 of the carriage 3. Even in this case, the same effects as those of the above-described respective embodiments can be achieved on the transport carriage 3, and in this case, in particular, the direction of the vehicle can be changed on the transport path 2 and the lift 7
When the is replaced with a center lift, it is also possible to change the direction of the vehicle on the carrier on the hoistway of the lift. Further, the turning part of the automobile can be set in the loading / unloading part 11 of the automobile, and the vehicle turning device 73 can be installed in the pit 12 formed in the loading / unloading part 11 of the automobile. Even in this case, the same operational effects as those of the above-described respective embodiments can be obtained on the loading / unloading section 11 of the automobile. Further, it is needless to say that the invention can be similarly applied to a fork type plane reciprocating parking device.

(Second Embodiment) FIGS. 9 to 14 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a fork type elevator type parking device is exemplified in place of the tray type planar reciprocating type parking device.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, this parking device is a lower loading type (ground installation type) parking facility in which a loading / unloading section 801 of the vehicle is set on the first floor above the ground. Elevator hoistway 802 on loading / unloading section 801
Is formed, and a fork type elevator 803 is installed on the hoistway 802. The elevator 803 has a total of four lifting guides 804 that are set up near the four corners of the hoistway 802, and a lifting stage 805 that is suspended by a lifting drive mechanism (not shown) and can be lifted and lowered along the four lifting guides 804. With. Here, the elevating stage 805 includes a pair of side frames (elevating frames) 80.
6 and a fork portion (vehicle supporting means) 807 that protrudes inward from the front and rear of inner portions of the side frames 806 and can support front and rear wheels of the vehicle. Further, a plurality of storage compartments 809 are formed in layers on both sides of the hoistway 802, and a fork-type transverse carriage 8 is provided in each storage compartment 809.
10 are arranged. Here, the transverse carriage 810 includes a carriage frame 811 having a plurality of front and rear wheels, and fork portions 812 fixed to the front and rear sides of the carriage frame 811 and capable of supporting the front and rear wheels of the vehicle. The fork portion 812 of the traverse vehicle 810 is formed alternately with the fork portion 807 of the hoist stage 805 so that the elevating stage 805 can pass through the traverse vehicle 810. Each storage compartment 809 and hoistway 80
A pair of traverse rails 813 are provided between the two traverse rails 813 and 2, and the traverse drive device 814 is provided on one side of the pair of traverse rails 813.
Is installed, the traverse trolley 810 includes a pair of traverse rails 81.
3 is traversable from storage compartment 809 to hoistway 802 or vice versa.

In the case of this parking device, as shown in FIG. 11, the turning portion of the automobile is set to the loading / unloading portion 801 of the automobile, and the automobile turning device 85 is set in the pit 8 of the floor 815.
It is installed in 16. The loading / unloading section 801 of the automobile is provided with a loading / unloading opening 817 on its front surface and can be opened and closed by an automatic door 818 (see FIG. 9). Inside the loading / unloading section 801, a pit 816 capable of ascending / descending the lifting stage 805 of the elevator 803 is provided in the center of the floor 815 in front of the loading / unloading entrance 817, and the automobile turning device 85 is installed in the center of the pit 816. . The vehicle turning device 85 includes a turning stage 851 for mounting on a vehicle and a pair of turning guides 8 for guiding the turning direction of the turning stage 851.
57 and a turning device 8 for turning the turning stage 851.
62, and the turning stage 851 is configured to be able to turn in any direction on the floor level (vehicle entry level).

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the turning stage 851 includes two turning frames 85 extending in the front-rear direction.
2 and a fork portion 853 that can project front and rear sides toward the left side and the right side and support front and rear wheels of an automobile.
Further, a plate portion 854 that protrudes in the left-right direction in the middle portion thereof and that constitutes a roadway together with the front and rear fork portions 853 is provided. The turning stage 85
The first fork portion 853 is formed alternately with the fork portion 807 of the elevating stage 805 so that the elevating stage 805 can pass through the turning stage 851. A center post 855 is fixed to the center of the lower surface of the turning stage 851, and the center post 855 is supported by a bearing 819 installed in the center of the pit 816, so that the turning stage 85
1 is arranged so as to be able to turn at the same height as the floor level above the opening of the pit 816. Further, a gear 856 for turning is mounted around the center post 855.

The pair of swivel guides 857 are shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 4, before and after the opening of the pit 816, a pair of swivel guide rollers 858 arranged in two concentric circles centering on the swivel center of the swivel stage 851, four at a total of four positions.
And a pair of turning guide rails 859 arranged in front of and behind the turning stage 851 corresponding to the pair of turning guide rollers 858. It should be noted that the structure of the turning guide 857 may be reversed, and a pair of turning guide rails may be provided before and after the opening of the pit, and a pair of turning guide rollers may be provided before and after the turning frame. Swiveling guide roller 8
A so-called wheel-shaped roller having a cylindrical shape is used for 58. In this case, posts 860 are provided at four predetermined positions in the pit 816.
Are raised, and the respective swing guide rollers 858 are axially supported on these posts 860 via bearings 861. A spherical roller may be used as the swivel guide roller 858. In this case, a spherical roller is fitted in the receiving portion forming a substantially hemispherical groove, and is held rotatably in an arbitrary direction (360 ° direction) in the horizontal direction. The turning guide rail 859 is made of a rail material having a flat traveling surface, and the turning guide rails 859 are fixed before and after the turning stage 851, as shown in FIG. Also in this pair of turning guides 857, similar to the first embodiment, one turning guide 857 that supports one side of the turning stage 851 and the other turning guide 857 that supports the other side of the turning stage 851 are asymmetrical. The rotary guide roller 858 or the rotary guide rail 859 on the one side and the rotary guide roller 858 or the rotary guide rail 859 on the other side are formed in different modes. In this way, the pair of turning guides 857 are used to turn the turning stage 8
It is interposed between 51 and the pit 816 so as to be able to support the front and rear of the turning stage 851 and guide the turning direction of the turning stage 851. The asymmetric structure of these turning guides 857 reverses the direction of the turning stage 851. For each rotational movement, one turning guide 857 supporting one side of the turning stage 851 is engaged (intermittently engaged) with the other turning guide 857 supporting the other side of the turning stage 851 being delayed and engaged. (Intermittent engagement).

The turning device 862 is a motor 8 for turning driving.
63 and a gear 864 for turning drive, which are installed close to the bearing 819 of the center post 855,
The turning drive gear 864 is meshed with the turning gear 856 of the center post 855.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 9, 10, and 11, the operation of the vehicle turning device 85 will be described together with the loading / unloading operation of the vehicle of the elevator type parking device. It should be noted that this operation is executed under the control of a control panel (not shown).

In FIG. 9, first, an automobile to be loaded enters the loading / unloading section 801 of the automobile through the loading / unloading port 817 on the front side, and the elevator stage 8 waiting on the pit 816.
05 Go up. When the vehicle completely rides on the lift stage 805, the lift drive mechanism of the elevator 803 operates to raise the lift stage 805 from the floor level. The automobile is supported on the elevating stage 805 in the direction in which the automobile is stored and is transferred to the storage compartment 809 of a predetermined hierarchy. As shown in FIG. 10, the lifting stage 8
When 05 is stopped at a position slightly higher than the height of the transverse carriage 810 of the storage compartment 809, the transverse carriage 810 is traversed from the storage compartment 809 to the hoistway 802 by the operation of the transverse drive device 814. Lifting stage 805
Is entered below. From this state, the elevator drive mechanism of the elevator 803 is actuated again, the elevator stage 805 is lowered, and the fork portion 807 supporting the vehicle passes the traverse vehicle 810, and at the same time, the vehicle is traversed by the traverse vehicle 81.
0 is transferred to the fork unit 812. Then, while the elevator drive mechanism of the elevator 803 is operated, the elevator stage 805 is returned to the loading / unloading section 801 of the automobile, while the transverse carriage 810 carrying the automobile is its transverse drive device 814.
Thus, the vehicle is pulled into the storage compartment 809 and is stored in the direction in which the vehicle is stored.

In FIG. 10, when leaving a car,
A traverse vehicle 810 on which an outgoing vehicle is placed is traversed from the storage section 809 to the hoistway 802 by the traverse driving device 814. Then, from below, the lifting stage 805
Is lifted, the elevating stage 805 passes the traverse trolley 810, and the automobile is delivered from the traverse trolley 810 to the elevating stage 805. Next, when the traverse vehicle 810 is pulled back to its storage compartment 809, as shown in FIG. 9, the elevating stage 805 is lowered to the loading / unloading section 801 of the vehicle, and the fork section 807 supporting the vehicle moves the floor-level turning stage 851. Simultaneously with passing, the automobile is handed over from the elevating stage 805 to the fork portion 853 of the turning stage 851. The lifting stage 8
05 is stopped below the turning stage 851.

Then, as shown in FIG. 11, a pit 81 is formed.
The turning stage 851 is turned by the turning device 862 on the opening of 6. That is, the rotation drive gear 864 is rotationally driven by the rotation drive motor 863,
The gear 8 for turning the center post 855 which meshes with this
56 is rotated, and the turning stage 851 is turned on the pit 816 by the engagement guide of the pair of turning guides 857. When the turning stage 851 is turned up to a predetermined turning angle, the turning guides 857 are disengaged, and the turning stage 851 is turned while being bent downward on both front and rear sides thereof due to the weight of the vehicle. When the turning stage 851 is turned to the opposite side, one turning guide 857 is intermittently engaged first. That is, one turning guide rail 859 hits one turning guide roller 858, rides on and engages with the one turning guide roller 858, and moves on the roller. Then, after delaying the engagement of the one turning guide 857, the other turning guide 857 is intermittently engaged. That is, the engagement of one turning guide 857 is delayed and the other turning guide rail 859 is delayed.
Hits the other turning guide roller 858, rides on and engages, and moves on that roller. In this way, the turning guides 857 are provided with a time difference, in other words, 2
The turning guides 857 are halved in load by engaging the turning guides 857 in a divided manner. Turning stage 85 on the pit 816
When 1 is reversed, the elevator 803 is activated again,
The lifting stage 805 is raised to the same height as the turning stage 851, and the fork portion 807 of the lifting frame 805 enters between the fork portions 853 of the turning stage 851. In this way, the vehicle advances from the turning stage 851 and is unloaded from the loading / unloading section 801 of the vehicle.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the pair of turning guides 857 that are intermittently engaged with each turning of the turning stage 851 are engaged asymmetrically. Engagement (intermittent engagement) of one turning guide 857 that adopts a structure and supports one side of the turning stage 851.
The other swivel guide 85 for supporting the other side on one side
7 is engaged (intermittent engagement) with a delay, the load at the time of engagement of each swing guide 857 can be reduced by half, and the output of the swing drive motor 863 can be reduced by half. Even if the driving force of the device 862 is significantly reduced as compared with the conventional one, the turning stage 851 can be smoothly turned while maintaining its turning performance. Therefore, the automobile turning device 85 can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

Further, in the case of this embodiment, the pair of turning guides 857 are connected to the loading / unloading section 801 (pit 81) of the automobile.
6) or a pair of swivel guide rollers 858 arranged on one of the swivel stages 851 in a concentric circle centered on the swivel center of the swivel stage 851, and the other of the pair of swivel guide rollers 858 on the other. Since a pair of swivel guide rails 859 are provided correspondingly to each other, and one of the swivel guide rollers 858 or the swivel guide rails 859 and the other swivel guide roller 858 or the swivel guide rails 859 are set in different modes. The structure of the turning guide 857 can be simplified, and the cost of the vehicle turning device 85 can be further reduced.

In the second embodiment, the vehicle turning device 85 is applied to a fork type elevator parking device, and the turning part of the vehicle is set on the loading / unloading part 801 of the vehicle. Although the technology in which the vehicle is installed in the pit 816 is illustrated, the vehicle turning device can be mounted on the elevator frame of the elevator 803 by setting the turning part of the vehicle on the elevator 803. Even in this case, the same effect as that of each of the above-described embodiments can be obtained on the elevating frame. Further, it is needless to say that the invention can be similarly applied to a tray type elevator parking apparatus.

(Third Embodiment) FIGS. 15 and 16 show a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a specific example is illustrated for different modes of setting the pair of turning guides. The pair of turning guides are applied to the above-described plane reciprocating parking device or elevator parking device. In FIGS. 15 and 16, the pair of turning guides 84 (or 857) are the lifting frame, the carriage, or the loading / unloading section of the vehicle (hereinafter, simply referred to as the turning section P of the vehicle) or the turning frame. Alternatively, a pair of swivel guide rails 841 arranged on one of the swivel stages (hereinafter simply referred to as swivel base T) in a concentric circle centered on the swivel center of the swivel base T.
(Or 859) and a pair of turning guide rollers 840 (or 85) provided separately on the other side corresponding to the pair of turning guide rails 841 (or 859).
8) and one turning guide rail 841 (or 8
59) and the other turning guide rail 841 (or 859)
The mounting position of is set asymmetrically. In this case, either the front side or the rear side turning guide rail 841 (or 8
59) one end (right end or left end) and one end of the other turning guide rail 841 (or 859) on the same side as this one end are brought slightly closer to each other, and the other end (left end or right end) on the opposite side ) Separately from each other, turn guide rails 841
(Or 859) are arranged apart from the symmetrical position with the center of rotation of the swivel base T as the center of symmetry. In this way, an asymmetric engagement structure is formed on the pair of turning guides 84 (or 857).

By doing so, as described in the first or second embodiment, each turning guide roller 840 (or 858) or each turning guide rail 841 (or 85).
9) is each turning guide rail 841 (or 85) on the opposite side.
9) or each of the turning guide rollers 840 (or 858) is turned, one turning guide roller 840 (or 8)
58) and the turning guide rail 841 (or 859) with respect to the intermittent engagement, the other turning guide roller 840 (or 85).
8) and the turning guide rail 841 (or 859) are delayed and engaged intermittently, so that the pair of turning guides 84 (or 8)
The load of 57) is halved. Therefore, the output of the turning motor 831 (or 863) is halved, and the turning base T
Even if the driving force of the swivel device 81 (or 862) is significantly reduced compared to the conventional one, the swivel base T can be swung smoothly while maintaining its swivel performance. This can simplify the vehicle turning device 73 (or 85) and reduce the cost.

(Fourth Embodiment) FIGS. 17 and 18 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment,
The specific example is illustrated about the different aspect set to a pair of turning guide. The pair of turning guides are applied to the above-described plane reciprocating parking device or elevator parking device. 17 and 18, the pair of turning guides 84 (or 857) are arranged in either one of the turning portion P and the turning base T of the automobile in a concentric circle centered on the turning center of the turning base T. A pair of turning guide rails 841 (or 859), and a pair of turning guide rollers 840 (or 858) separately provided on the other side corresponding to the pair of turning guide rails 841 (or 859). And one turning guide rail 841 (or 859) and the other turning guide rail 841 (or 85).
Different lengths are set in 9). In this case, either the front side or the rear side turning guide rail 841 (or 85
9) either of the other guide rails 841 (or 8)
59) is formed slightly shorter. The turning guide rail 841 (or 859) is attached at an asymmetrical position with the turning center of the turning table T as the center of symmetry. In this way, an asymmetric engagement structure is formed on the pair of turning guides 84 (or 857).

Even in this case, the same operational effects as those of the third embodiment can be obtained.

(Fifth Embodiment) FIGS. 19 and 20 show a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a specific example is illustrated for different modes of setting the pair of turning guides. The pair of turning guides are applied to the above-described plane reciprocating parking device or elevator parking device. 19 and 20, the pair of turning guides 84 (or 857) are divided and arranged on one of the turning portion P and the turning base T of the automobile in a concentric circle centered on the turning center of the turning base T. A pair of turning guide rails 841 (or 859) and a pair of turning guide rollers 840 provided separately on the other side corresponding to the pair of turning guide rails 841 (or 859).
(Or 858) and one of the turning guide rollers 84
The mounting positions of 0 (or 858) and the other turning guide roller 840 (or 858) are set asymmetrically. In this case, either of the front side or the rear side turning guide roller 84
The interval of 0 (or 858) is narrowed and the interval of the other swivel guide roller 840 (or 858) is widened so that the front and rear swivel guide rollers 840 (or 858) are symmetrical with respect to the swivel center of the swivel base T. It is placed out of the symmetrical position. In this way, the pair of turning guides 84 (or 85)
An asymmetrical engagement structure is constructed in 7).

Even in this case, the same operational effects as those of the third embodiment can be obtained.

(Sixth Embodiment) FIGS. 21 and 22 show a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a specific example is illustrated for different modes of setting the pair of turning guides. The pair of turning guides are applied to the above-described plane reciprocating parking device or elevator parking device. 21 and 22, the pair of turning guides 84 (or 857) is arranged in either one of the turning portion P and the turning base T of the automobile in a concentric circle centered on the turning center of the turning base T. A pair of turning guide rails 841 (or 859) and a pair of turning guide rollers 840 provided separately on the other side corresponding to the pair of turning guide rails 841 (or 859).
(Or 858) and one of the turning guide rollers 84
A different number of guide rollers are used for 0 (or 858) and the other rotation guide roller 840 (or 858), and their mounting positions are set asymmetrically. In this case, either the front side or the rear side turning guide roller 840 (or 85
8) is composed of one roller and is arranged at the center of the front side or the rear side, and the other rotation guide roller 840 is provided.
(Or 858) is composed of two rollers, and is disposed at both the left and right ends of the rear side or the front side, and the front and rear turning guide rollers 8 are provided.
40 (or 858) are arranged apart from the symmetrical position with the center of rotation of the swivel base T as the center of symmetry. In addition, the number of the turning guide rollers 840 (or 858) is 2 on one side.
It is possible to arbitrarily change the number, such as setting one to three on one side. In this way, the pair of turning guides 84 (or 85)
An asymmetrical engagement structure is constructed in 7).

Even in this case, the same operational effects as those of the third embodiment can be obtained.

Although the first to sixth embodiments exemplify a plane reciprocating parking device and an elevator parking device as targets of the mechanical parking device, the vehicle turning device in each embodiment is reciprocated in a plane. It is needless to say that the present invention can be similarly applied to various types of mechanical parking devices in addition to the automatic parking device and the elevator parking device, and the same effects as those of the above-described embodiments can be obtained.

[0055]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The pair of swivel guides, which are intermittently engaged with each swivel of the swivel base, are provided with an asymmetrical engagement structure, and the other one of the swivel guides that supports one side of the swivel base is intermittently engaged with the other. Since the swivel guide is delayed and engaged intermittently, the load at the time of engaging each swivel guide can be reduced by half. Therefore, the driving force of the swivel device of the swivel base is greatly reduced compared to the conventional one, such as halving the output of the swivel motor.
It is possible to simplify the vehicle turning device and reduce the cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially omitted plan sectional view of a planar reciprocating parking device to which an automobile turning device of a mechanical parking device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a partially omitted side sectional view of a planar reciprocating parking device to which the vehicle turning device is applied.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan sectional view of the vehicle turning device.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side sectional view of the vehicle turning device.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an operation example of a plane reciprocating parking device to which the vehicle turning device is applied and showing a state in which a tray carrying an outgoing vehicle is transported by a transport carriage.

FIG. 6A is a plan view showing an operation example of the lift, in which a vehicle turning device on a lifting frame is turned on a hoistway of the lift, and a vehicle placed on a tray is turned. (B) The top view which shows the state which the turning frame is turning on the raising / lowering frame in (a).

FIG. 7 (a) shows an operation example of the lift, in which a vehicle turning device on a lifting frame swings on a hoistway of the lift,
The top view which shows the state which the turning frame was inverted on the raising / lowering frame in the top view (b) (a) of the state which the direction of the vehicle mounted on the tray was inverted.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an operation example of the lift, in which a tray is landed on a loading / unloading section of an automobile set in a lower part of a hoistway of the lift.

FIG. 9 is a plan cross-sectional view of a loading / unloading portion of a vehicle of an elevator parking apparatus to which a vehicle turning apparatus of a mechanical parking apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 10 is a plan cross-sectional view of a storage compartment of a vehicle of an elevator parking apparatus to which the vehicle turning device is applied.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged side view of the vehicle turning device.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged plan view of a turning table provided in the vehicle turning device.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged side view of a turning table provided in the vehicle turning device.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged plan view of a pair of turning guides and a turning device provided in the vehicle turning device.

FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a specific example of a pair of turning guides of an automobile turning device exemplified as a third embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 16 is a plan view showing an operation example of a swivel base using the swivel guide.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a specific example of a pair of turning guides of an automobile turning device exemplified as a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a plan view showing an operation example of the swivel base by the swivel guide.

FIG. 19 is a plan view showing a specific example of a pair of turning guides of an automobile turning device exemplified as a fifth embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 20 is a plan view showing an operation example of a swivel base by the swivel guide.

FIG. 21 is a plan view showing a specific example of a pair of turning guides of a vehicle turning device exemplified as the sixth embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 22 is a plan view showing an operation example of a swivel base by the swivel guide.

FIG. 23 is a partially omitted plan view of a conventional plane reciprocating parking device.

FIG. 24 is a plan sectional view of a lift provided in the parking device and a loading / unloading section of an automobile.

FIG. 25 is a plan view of an automobile turning device mounted on a lift of the parking device.

[Explanation of symbols]

(Embodiment 1) 1 Car storage hierarchy 11 Car loading / unloading department 110 floors 12 pits 13 openings 130 Receiver 14 Second closing member 141 pipe material 142 floor material 15 Car entrance / exit 2 transport paths 21 rails 3 carrier 31 dolly frame 32 traverse rail 33 wheels 34 Truck motor 35 control panel 4 Tray transfer device (tray transfer mechanism) 41 swivel arm 42 Engagement member 43 Drive motor 5 storage compartments 51 traverse rail 6 Tray for automatic vehicle mounting 60 Feed guide roller 6Y Y-shaped guide 61 First guide part 62 Second guide portion 63 Guide switching unit 64 Branch guide section 7 lift 70 hoistway 71 Lift guide 72 Lifting frame 721,722 Pipe material 723 Lifting rod 723R Guide roller 724 Placement part 725 First blocking member 73 Car turning device 743 Fixed part 75 Rail member (tray support means) 76 swivel frame 761, 762 Pipe material 763 Fixed part 77 Lifting drive mechanism (drive unit) 771 Lifting motor 772 sprocket 773 Endless Chain 774 counter weight 81 swivel device 82 Slewing bearing Bearings with gears 821 and 822 83 Turning drive 831 Turning motor 832 swivel gear 84 Turning guide 840 Revolving guide roller 841 Revolving guide rail (Embodiment 2) 801 Car loading / unloading department 802 hoistway 803 elevator 804 Lift guide 805 Lifting stage 806 Side frame (elevating frame) 807 Fork part (vehicle support means) 809 storage compartment 810 Traverse trolley 811 bogie frame 812 Fork part 813 Traverse rail 814 Traverse drive 815 floor 816 pit 817 entrance / exit 818 automatic door 819 bearing 85 automobile turning device 851 swing stage 852 swivel frame 853 Fork part 854 plate part 855 Center Post 856 Gear for turning 857 Turning guide 858 Revolving guide roller 859 Turning guide rail 860 post 861 bearing 862 swivel device 863 Motor for turning drive 864 Swing drive gear (Embodiments 3 to 6) 84,857 Pair of turning guides 841,859 Turning guide rail 840, 858 Revolving guide roller P Car turning part T swivel

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A revolving base on which a car can be mounted on a revolving part of a car set as a mechanical parking device, and a revolving base is engaged from its regular stop position to a predetermined revolving angle, and the revolving structure is turned. A pair of turning guides that can guide the direction, and a turning device that turns and drives the turning base, in a vehicle turning device of a mechanical parking device of a type in which each turning guide is intermittently engaged for each turning of the turning base, The pair of swivel guides has an asymmetrical engagement structure, and one swivel guide that supports one side of the swivel base is intermittently engaged with the other swivel guide that supports the other side of the swivel guide is intermittently delayed. An automobile turning device for a mechanical parking device, which is characterized in that 2. The pair of turning guides are a pair of turning guide rails, which are arranged in a concentric circle centered on the turning center of the turning base on either one of the turning portion and the turning base of the automobile, and either one of them. On the other hand, a pair of turning guide rollers provided separately corresponding to the pair of turning guide rails are provided, and one turning guide rail or turning guide roller and the other turning guide rail or turning guide roller are different from each other. 2. The vehicle turning device for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1, wherein the pair of turning guides have an asymmetrical engagement structure. 3. The pair of turning guides are a pair of turning guide rails, which are arranged in a concentric circle centered on a turning center of the turning base on either one of a turning portion or a turning base of an automobile, and either one of them. On the other side, a pair of turning guide rollers provided separately corresponding to the pair of turning guide rails is provided, and the mounting positions of one turning guide rail and the other turning guide rail are set asymmetrically, The vehicle turning device for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1, wherein the pair of turning guides have an asymmetric engagement structure. 4. The pair of turning guides are a pair of turning guide rails arranged in a concentric circle centered on a turning center of the turning base in either one of a turning portion or a turning base of an automobile, and either one of them. On the other hand, a pair of turning guide rollers provided correspondingly to the pair of turning guide rails are provided, and different lengths are set for one turning guide rail and the other turning guide rail, The vehicle turning device for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1, wherein the turning guide has an asymmetric engagement structure. 5. The pair of turning guides are a pair of turning guide rails, which are arranged in a concentric circle centered on a turning center of the turning base on either one of a turning portion or a turning base of an automobile, and either one of them. On the other side, a pair of turning guide rollers provided separately corresponding to the pair of turning guide rails is provided, and the mounting positions of the one turning guide roller and the other turning guide roller are set asymmetrically, The vehicle turning device for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1, wherein the pair of turning guides have an asymmetric engagement structure. 6. The pair of turning guides are a pair of turning guide rails, which are arranged in a concentric circle centered on a turning center of the turning base on either one of the turning portion or the turning base of the automobile, and either of them. On the other hand, a pair of turning guide rollers provided separately corresponding to the pair of turning guide rails are provided, and different numbers of guide rollers are used for the one turning guide roller and the other turning guide roller. The vehicle turning device for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting positions are set asymmetrically, and an asymmetric engagement structure is formed on the pair of turning guides. 7. The vehicle turning apparatus for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1, wherein the turning section of the vehicle is set to a lift for moving the vehicle up and down. 8. The vehicle turning apparatus for a mechanical parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the turning section of the vehicle is set as a carriage for horizontally moving the vehicle in a storage hierarchy of the vehicle. 9. The vehicle turning apparatus for a mechanical parking device according to claim 1, wherein the turning section of the vehicle is set to a loading / unloading section of the vehicle. 10. The vehicle turning apparatus for a mechanical parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the turning table includes a turning frame and tray supporting means capable of supporting a tray on which an automobile is placed. 11. The vehicle turning apparatus for a mechanical parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the turntable includes a turning frame and a fork-shaped vehicle supporting means capable of directly supporting the vehicle.