JP2005048414A - Parking device of elevator type - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking device of an elevator type capable of adjusting levelness of an elevator with a simple constitution. <P>SOLUTION: This parking device of an elevator type has a parking shelf for storing a vehicle, the elevator 3 for carrying in and carrying out the vehicle to the parking shelf, a front suspending holding pulley 4a and a rear suspending holding pulley 4b respectively installed on the respective left and right of a front part and a rear part of the elevator 3, a front wire 5a hooked from below around both front suspending holding pulleys 4a while holding one end side, a rear wire 5b hooked from below around both rear suspending holding pulleys 4b while holding one end side, a hoisting device 6 for lifting and driving the elevator 3 by hoisting and delivering the other end side of the front wire 5a and the rear wire 5b, and a level adjusting mechanism 12 having a worm jack 15 for adjusting the level in the longitudinal direction of the elevator 3 by holding and pushing-pulling the one end side of the wire 5a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator parking apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to an elevator-type parking apparatus including a parking shelf that is installed in a plurality of stages above and below to accommodate a vehicle, and an elevator that moves the vehicle up and down to the parking shelf.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an elevator type parking device that is lifted and lowered by winding and unwinding a wire rope (hereinafter simply referred to as a wire) attached to the four corners of the elevator. (See Patent Documents 1 and 2). In these elevators, an uneven load is generated depending on the size and type of the vehicle on which the vehicle is mounted, a stop position on the elevator, and the like, and this may cause different elongation in each wire. As a result, if the elevator is tilted, it may be difficult or impossible to deliver vehicles and pallets between the parking racks. Note that the elongation is within the elastic limit of the wire.

  In order to solve such a problem, a parking device having a special locking device in an elevator and each parking shelf has been proposed (see Patent Document 3). However, in this parking device, it is necessary to install a part of the locking device for each parking shelf, resulting in an increase in equipment cost. In addition, if the locking device is locked while the elevator is tilted, the tension may be removed from some wires and a large tension may be applied to other wires.

  Further, there has been proposed an elevator equipped with hydraulic cylinder type tension adjusting means for applying tension to each of four wires at four corners of the elevator (see paragraphs [0012], [0013] and [0013] of Patent Document 4). (See FIG. 2). The tension adjusting means engages an engagement pulley with a wire extending between two guide pulleys, and pulls the engagement pulley with a hydraulic cylinder to apply tension to the wire. Adjust the lift of the elevator corners by changing the degree of tension. However, fine adjustment is difficult with a hydraulic cylinder, and it is necessary to increase the stroke of the hydraulic cylinder with respect to the pulling amount of the wire. This increases the fleet angle of the horizontal pulley and adversely affects the pulley and the wire. There is a fear.

  Further, there has been proposed one in which four wires at the four corners of the elevator are respectively attached to the four corners of the elevator via hydraulic cylinders (see paragraph [0011], paragraph [0017] and paragraph [0017] in FIG. 2). By adjusting the length of each wire including the hydraulic cylinder by the expansion and contraction of the rod of the hydraulic cylinder, the level of the elevator is adjusted. However, because of the four hydraulic cylinders, the weight to be hung by the wires increases, and further, the vehicle mounting space on the upper surface of the elevator is eroded (wasted).

In addition, the four wires at the four corners of the elevator are respectively wound around the sheaves at the top of the parking device, and then lifted up and pulled out to raise and lower the elevator, and the sheaves corresponding to the front or rear of the four corners of the elevator An apparatus including a horizontal level adjusting device for lifting and lowering by an electric cylinder or the like has been proposed (see paragraphs [0049] and [0050] and FIG. 3 of Patent Document 6). However, fine adjustment becomes difficult.
JP-A-2-84572 JP 2003-106000 A JP 2003-97077 A Japanese Patent No. 2554196 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-77465 JP 2001-262853 A

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator parking apparatus that can eliminate the front and rear inclination of the elevator with a simple configuration.

The elevator parking apparatus of the present invention is
An elevator parking device comprising a parking shelf for accommodating a vehicle formed in a plurality of stages and an elevator for carrying the vehicle into and out of the parking shelf,
Front pulleys respectively attached to the left and right of the front part of the elevator, and rear pulleys attached to the left and right of the rear part,
A front wire hung from below on both front pulleys with one end held, and a rear wire hung from below on both rear pulleys with one end held;
A hoisting device for raising and lowering the elevator by hoisting and feeding out the other end side of the front wire and the rear wire;
A horizontal adjustment mechanism for holding and pushing and pulling at least one of the front wire and the rear wire to adjust the level of the elevator in the front-rear direction.

  It is preferable to install a position sensor on at least one of the left and right of the front and rear of the elevator, and to install a detected part that can be detected by the position sensor on the front and rear of each parking shelf. . This is because the front and rear positions of the elevator with respect to the parking rack can be clearly seen. For this purpose, position sensors are installed at the front and rear of each parking shelf, and at least one of the left and right of the front and rear of the elevator is to be detected by the position sensor. May be installed.

  Each position sensor is preferably composed of a pair of an upper sensor element and a lower sensor element that are separated from each other in the vertical direction so that each sensor element can detect the detected portion. This is because it can be seen whether the elevator is displaced above or below the position (regular position) at which one end of the elevator should be stopped.

  The horizontal adjustment mechanism includes an outer screw member and an inner screw member that are screwed together, and one of the screw members is configured to be non-rotatable and linearly movable in the axial direction, and the other is rotatable and non-linearly movable in the axial direction. It is preferable that one end side of the wire is connected to a screw member that is configured to be able to move straight, and a rotation driving device is connected to the screw member that can rotate. This is because the elevator can be moved up and down even with a small dimension, and therefore the vertical position of the elevator can be finely adjusted.

  The horizontal adjustment mechanism is equipped with a worm gear, an inner screw is formed at the center of the worm wheel of the worm gear, a non-rotating outer screw member is screwed into the inner screw, and one end side of the wire is connected to the outer screw member It is preferable to connect the rotary drive device to the worm of the worm gear.

The horizontal adjustment mechanism further includes a wire connecting mechanism for connecting the straight screw member and one end of the wire,
The wire connecting mechanism includes a swing arm having one end attached to the parking device as a swing fulcrum, and the straight-movable screw member is connected to the vicinity of the other end of the swing arm, and one end side of the wire is connected to the wire connecting mechanism. It is preferable to connect to an intermediate portion between the swing support point of the swing arm and the screw member connection point.

A control device for controlling the operation of the hoisting device and the leveling mechanism;
This control device is installed on the other of the front part and the rear part, and the detection signal from the adjustment side sensor corresponding to the one of the front part and the rear part of the elevator where the wire held by the horizontal adjustment mechanism is wound around Configured to receive the detection signal from the other side sensor,
On the condition that the detection signal from the other side sensor has been received, the control device commands the operation of the horizontal adjustment mechanism when the detection signal from the adjustment side sensor has not been received. It is preferable to configure to stop the operation of the horizontal adjustment mechanism when the detection signal is received.

A control device for controlling the operation of the hoisting device and the leveling mechanism;
This control device is installed on the other of the front part and the rear part, and the detection signal from the adjustment side sensor corresponding to the one of the front part and the rear part of the elevator where the wire held by the horizontal adjustment mechanism is wound around Configured to receive the detection signal from the other side sensor,
Based on the detection signal from only one of the upper sensor element and the lower sensor element of the adjustment side sensor on the condition that the control device has received the detection signal from the other side sensor, It is preferable that a configuration is made such that either a vertical misalignment is determined and a command to push or pull the held wire is commanded to the horizontal adjustment mechanism.

  According to the present invention, for example, when one end side of the front and rear of the elevator reaches a position (normal position) to be stopped, the other end side of the elevator is moved to the normal position by operating the horizontal adjustment mechanism. As a result, the level of the elevator in the front-rear direction is adjusted. As described above, the lifting wires are hung around the left and right pulleys from below at both the front and rear of the elevator, so that the level of front and rear can be adjusted simply by pulling one of the front and rear wires. Is possible.

  An embodiment of an elevator parking device of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front sectional view showing an embodiment of an elevator parking apparatus (hereinafter simply referred to as a parking apparatus) according to the present invention. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the elevator in FIG.

  The illustrated parking apparatus 1 is for lifting and lowering a pallet 2 on which a vehicle M is mounted by an elevator 3 to store and unload it. The elevator 3 has a substantially rectangular shape, and moves up and down a hoistway 1 a located in the center of the parking device 1 in plan view. A plurality of parking shelves 20 for housing vehicles are formed on the left and right sides of the hoistway 1a. At the four corners of the hoistway 1a, pillars (also referred to as sub-shelf pillars) made of H-shaped steel that serve as the guide rails 21 for the elevator 3 are erected, and guided rollers 23 attached to the four corners of the elevator 3 roll. The column 21 is engaged in a movable state. Each of the four guide rollers 23 is composed of a pair of rollers (not shown) spaced apart in the vertical direction. Since the pair of upper and lower rollers are engaged with the guide rail 21 in the vertical direction, the elevator 3 is prevented from tilting left and right. A lateral feed transfer device (not shown) for transferring the pallet 2 onto the parking shelf 20 and the elevator is installed on the lower surface of the elevator 3. As will be described later, a traverse rail 34 on which the pallet 2 can traverse is installed on the parking shelf 20.

  Pulleys (hereinafter referred to as suspension pulleys) 4a and 4b are respectively attached to the front two corners and the rear two corners of the elevator 3 (see FIG. 3). A wire hoisting device (hereinafter simply referred to as a hoisting device) 6 for lifting and raising and lowering the elevator 3 by lifting and feeding the wires 5 a and 5 b wound around the suspension pulley is installed on the uppermost floor of the parking device 1. The hoisting device 6 includes a driving device 9 including a forward / reverse rotating motor 7 with a brake and a speed reducer 8, a driving shaft 10 that is rotationally driven by the driving device 9, and a front drive attached to both ends of the driving shaft 10. A sheave 11a and a rear drive sheave 11b are provided. The drive sheaves 11a and 11b do not slip with the wires 5a and 5b. That is, the drive sheaves 11a and 11b are constituted by sprocket wheels, or a large friction is generated between the drive sheaves 11a and 11b.

  As shown in FIG. 3, one end of the front wire 5a for lifting the front portion of the elevator 3 is held by an elevator leveling device (simply called leveling device) 12 described later. And it was hung from below on a pair of front suspension pulleys 4a, hung on the front drive sheave 11a of the hoisting device 6 from above, and hung on the pulley 13c of the front counterweight 13a from below. The other end is fixed to a part of the parking apparatus 1 above. One end of the rear wire 5b is fixed to a part of the parking apparatus 1 such as a ceiling. Then, it is hung from below the pair of rear suspension pulleys 4b, hung from above the rear drive sheave 11b of the hoisting device 6, and hung from below by the pulley 13d of the rear counterweight 13b. The end is fixed to a part of the parking apparatus 1. Of course, the counterweights 13a and 13b may be connected to the other ends of the wires 5a and 5b.

  When the drive shaft 10 rotates forward and backward by the drive device 9, the front portion and the rear portion of the elevator 3 are moved up and down synchronously via the front wire 5 a and the rear wire 5 b. When the elevator 3 is tilted back and forth, the tilt can be eliminated by slightly raising and lowering the front portion of the elevator 3 by raising or lowering the front wire 5a by the leveling device 12. Both the operation of the wire by the hoisting device 6 and the operation of the front wire 5a by the leveling device 12 operate the wire hung from below on the suspension pulley, and as described above, the guide rollers 23 are moved up and down. Therefore, the left and right horizontality of the elevator 3 is maintained. Further, a front position sensor 31 and a rear position sensor 32 are installed at the four corners of the elevator 3 to detect that the elevator 3 has reached each parking shelf 20 and is inclined forward and backward. . As will be described later, the horizontal adjustment device 12 is operated by the detection signals of these sensors 31 and 32.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the horizontal adjustment device 12. The leveling device 12 has a swing arm 14 and a so-called worm jack 15 installed on a beam on the top floor of the parking device 1 so as to be swingable in the vertical direction. The worm jack 15 is connected to a tip end portion 14b of the swing arm 14 opposite to the swing fulcrum portion 14a. One end of the front wire 5a is attached to an intermediate portion between the swing fulcrum portion 14a and the tip portion 14b of the swing arm 14. The front wire 5 a is pulled up by pushing up (swinging) the tip of the swing arm 14 by the worm jack 15. During normal operation, the worm jack 15 is stopped approximately near the center of its entire stroke. By doing so, the front wire 5a can be lifted by 1/2 stroke, and can also be lowered by 1/2 stroke. According to the horizontal adjustment device 12 using this lever, the wire 5a can be moved up and down with a small force.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the worm jack 15 includes a worm gear, and the worm wheel 16 is supported by the casing 15a via a bearing 16b. An inner screw 16 a is formed at the center of the worm wheel 16. A non-rotating outer screw member (screw rod) 17 is screwed to the inner screw 16a, and one end of the front wire 5a is connected to the screw rod 17. A rotation drive device 22 is connected to the worm 18 of the worm gear. The worm jack 15 has a screw guide member 19 for preventing rotation of the screw rod 17 at each of the upper and lower portions thereof, and this is externally fitted to the screw rod 17. As shown in FIG. 5B, the screw guide member 19 has a through-hole 19a having a cross-sectional shape obtained by cutting a part of a circle with a straight line. The screw rod 17 also has a cross-sectional shape obtained by cutting a part of a circle with a straight line. In other words, it is chamfered along the longitudinal direction. This portion of the screw rod 17 abuts against a corresponding portion of the screw guide member 19 to prevent rotation. Reference numeral 15b in FIG. 5 denotes a support cylinder of the worm gear, and reference numeral 15c denotes a dustproof bellows. The screw rod 17 moves up and down in the support cylinder 15b and the bellows 15c.

  As the screw rod 17 moves up and down, the upper end of the screw rod 17 is displaced relative to the swing arm 14, so that a roller 17 a that rolls along the longitudinal direction of the swing arm 14 is placed on the upper end of the screw rod 17. It is attached. The screw rod 17 supports the swing arm 14 from below through the roller 17a. Further, a stopper member 17 b having a nut structure is fixed to the lower end of the screw rod 17. This stopper member 17b contacts the lower screw guide member 19 when the screw rod 17 moves upward, and prevents the screw rod 17 from coming out upward.

  FIG. 6 shows a wire attachment portion in the swing arm 14. A shackle 24 is fixed to one end of the front wire 5a, and a shackle rod 24a of the shackle 24 is inserted from below into an insertion hole 23 formed in the substantially central portion of the swing arm 14. A compression coil spring 25 as a cushioning material is fitted on the shackle rod 24a protruding upward from the insertion hole 23, and a nut (including a lock nut) 26 is tightened thereon. The impact force when the elevator 3 is stopped is buffered by the compression coil spring 25.

  FIG. 7 shows another example of the leveling device. This leveling device 27 is different from the leveling device 12 of FIG. 4 in that the front wire 5a is directly attached to the worm jack 28 without using a swing arm. Therefore, the same components as those of the horizontal adjustment device 12 of FIG. First, the non-rotating outer screw member (screw rod) 29 screwed into the inner screw 16a at the center of the worm wheel 16 is hollow, and the front wire 5a is inserted into the inner cavity 29a. A closing plate 29b for closing the internal cavity 29a is installed at the upper end of the screw rod 29, and a shackle rod 24a at the tip of the front wire 5a is inserted from below through an insertion hole 29c formed in the closing plate 29b. . A compression coil spring 25 is fitted on the shackle rod 24a protruding upward from the insertion hole 29c, and a nut (including a lock nut) 26 is tightened from above. A stopper member 29 d having a nut structure is fixed to the upper end of the screw rod 29. The stopper member 29d contacts the upper screw guide member 19 when the screw rod 29 moves downward, and prevents the screw rod 29 from coming out downward.

  The position sensors 31 and 32 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 8. The front position sensors 31 are installed at the two front corners of the elevator 3, and the rear position sensors 32 are installed at the two rear corners of the elevator 3. That is, each position sensor 31, 32 is installed at a portion of the elevator 3 that faces the column 21. Detection plates (detected portions) 30 are respectively installed at the height positions of the parking shelves 20 in the column 21. An imaginary straight line connecting the front and rear detection plates 30 is horizontal. If the elevator 3 reaches the parking shelf 20 and both position sensors 31 and 32 detect the corresponding detection plate 30, it is determined that the elevator 3 is at the designated parking shelf 20 position. Reference numeral 33 in FIG. 8 indicates a traverse wheel installed on the pallet 2, and reference numeral 34 indicates a traverse rail installed on the parking rack 20, and the traverse wheel 33 rolls on the traverse rail 34. The pallet 2 can move to the parking rack 20.

  The front sensor 31 and the rear sensor 32 are installed on the left and right sides of the elevator because the parking racks 20 are arranged on the left and right sides of the hoistway 1a. When the elevator 3 delivers the pallet to and from the left parking shelf 20, only the left position sensor detects the front / rear horizontality of the elevator 3 and delivers the pallet to the right parking shelf 20. In this case, the front / rear horizontality of the elevator 3 is detected only by the right position sensor.

  As shown in the figure, each of the position sensors 31 and 32 includes an upper sensor 31a and 32a (hereinafter represented by 31a) and a lower sensor 31b and 32b (hereinafter represented by 31b). The upper sensor 31a and the lower sensor 31b are installed vertically with a predetermined interval. As shown in FIG. 8, the vertical width of the detection plate 30 is set to just cover the upper sensor 31a and the lower sensor 31b. Therefore, if both the upper and lower sensors 31 a and 31 b detect the detection plate 30, the portion (front or rear) of the elevator 3 is at a height position (normal position) where the pallet 2 can be transferred to and from the parking rack 20. It is judged. If the elevator 3 is positioned slightly below the normal position, only the upper sensor 31a detects the detection plate 30, and if the elevator 3 is positioned slightly above, only the lower sensor 31a detects the detection plate 30. Become. At this time, it is determined that the elevator 3 is slightly displaced vertically from the normal position. At this time, the level adjustment devices 12 and 27 adjust the level of the elevator 3 by moving the front wire 5a up and down.

  In this case, it is the detection of the detection plate 30 by the rear sensor 32 that sets the normal position of the elevator 3. That is, if the elevator part (rear part) on the side where the leveling devices 12 and 27 are not installed reaches a predetermined position corresponding to the parking rack 20 and both the upper sensor 32a and the lower sensor 32b in the rear part detect the detection plate 30, the elevator 3 stops. At this time, if only one of the front upper and lower sensors 31a and 31b has detected the detection plate 30, the leveling devices 12 and 27 operate as described above. And the front-rear horizontality of the elevator 3 is adjusted by detecting the detection plate 30 in both the upper and lower positions 31a and 31b of the front position sensor, and the pallet 2 is smoothly transferred between the elevator 3 and the parking rack 20.

  FIG. 9 shows a driving operation panel 40 installed in the parking apparatus 1 and a control device 41 connected to the driving operation panel 40. When a user or the like operates the operation control panel 40, the control device 41 receives signals from the hoisting device 6, leveling devices 12 and 27, position sensors 31 and 32, pallet lateral feed transfer device (not shown), Further, based on a preset program, an operation command is issued to these devices and the door of the entrance / exit (reference numeral 1b in FIG. 1) and an alarm device (not shown) to control the operation of the parking device 1.

  The operation control of the elevator 3 by the control device 41 will be described with reference to FIGS. The symbol RF in the figure for the position sensor indicates the right front sensor, RR indicates the right rear sensor, LF indicates the left front sensor, and LR indicates the left rear sensor.

  In FIG. 10, (1) when a parking shelf to be stored / retrieved is specified by operating the driving operation panel 40, (2) it is determined whether the parking shelf is a shelf on the right side or a left side of the hoistway. Is done. (3) When it is determined that the right shelf is designated, if any of the upper and lower rear sensors RR detects the corresponding detection plate, (4) the hoisting device is stopped and the elevator is stopped. (5) It is determined whether or not the corresponding detection plate is detected by both the upper and lower rear sensors RR after the elevator stops, that is, whether or not the rear part of the elevator is stopped at the normal position. Instruct the hoist to raise and lower the elevator slightly. This is because the rear part of the elevator is moved to a predetermined normal position. That is, if only the lower rear sensor RR detects the detection plate, the elevator is slightly lowered, and if only the upper rear sensor RR detects the detection plate, the elevator is slightly raised to both the upper and lower sensors. Stops the elevator when it detects (when it reaches the normal position).

  In FIG. 11, (7) after the rear part of the elevator reaches the normal position, whether or not the upper and lower front sensor RF both detect the detection plate, that is, whether the front part of the elevator is also in the normal position. Is determined. (8) If both the upper and lower front sensors RF detect the detection plate, it is determined that the elevator is not tilted back and forth, and a permission instruction for delivery of the pallet to the parking shelf is issued. The feed transfer device is activated to transfer the pallet. (9) However, if only one of the upper and lower front sensors RF, for example, the upper front sensor RF, detects the detection plate, (10) the front wire 5a is connected from the control device to the leveling device. (11) As a result, if the lower front sensor RF also detects the detection plate, (12) it is judged that the elevator front / rear inclination has been eliminated, and the jackup command stops. (8) A pallet delivery permission command is issued to and from the parking shelf, and the lateral feed transfer device is operated to transfer the pallet. On the other hand, (9) if only the lower front sensor RF of the upper and lower front sensors RF detects the detection plate, (13) lower the front wire 5a from the control device to the leveling device ( (14) As a result, if the upper front sensor RF also detects the detection plate, (15) it is determined that the front / rear inclination of the elevator has been eliminated, and the jackdown command is stopped ( 8) A permission command for delivery of the pallet is issued to the parking shelf, and the lateral feed transfer device is operated to transfer the pallet.

  When it is determined by the determination in (2) above that the designated parking shelf is the left shelf of the hoistway, as shown in steps (16) to (29) in FIG. 12 and FIG. Control similar to (FIGS. 10 and 11) is performed. The only difference from the procedure shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is that the sensor used is on the left side.

  That is, in FIG. 12, when it is determined that (16) the left parking shelf is designated, if any of the left and upper rear sensors LR detects the corresponding detection plate, (17) the hoisting device is stopped. (18) After stopping the elevator, it is determined whether the upper and lower rear sensors LR have detected the corresponding detection plates. (19) If not in the normal position, a command is issued to the hoisting device to slightly raise and lower the elevator. .

  In FIG. 13, (20) after the rear part of the elevator has reached the normal position, it is determined whether or not the upper and lower front sensors LF have both detected the detection plate. (21) If both the upper and lower front sensors LF detect the detection plate, it is determined that the elevator is not tilted back and forth, and a permission instruction for delivery of the pallet to the parking shelf is issued. The feed transfer device is activated to transfer the pallet. (22) However, if only one of the upper and lower front sensors LF, for example, the upper front sensor LF detects the detection plate, (23) the front wire 5a is connected from the control device to the horizontal adjustment device. (24) As a result, if the lower front sensor LF also detects the detection plate, (25) it is determined that the elevator front / rear inclination has been eliminated, and the jackup command stops. (21) A pallet delivery permission command is issued to and from the parking shelf, and the transverse feed transfer device is operated to transfer the pallet. On the other hand, (22) If only the lower front sensor LF among the upper and lower front sensors LF detects the detection plate, (26) lower the front wire 5a from the control device to the leveling device ( (27) As a result, if the upper front sensor LF also detects the detection plate, (28) it is determined that the front / rear inclination of the elevator has been eliminated, and the jackdown command is stopped ( 21) A pallet delivery permission command is issued to and from the parking shelf, and the lateral feed transfer device is operated to transfer the pallet.

  Thus, when the parking rack 20 is arrange | positioned at the both sides of the hoistway 1a, the sensors 31 and 32 (RF, RR, LF, LR) of the left and right sides of the elevator 3 are used. When the parking rack 20 is provided only on one side of the left and right sides of the hoistway, sensors are installed only on the corresponding side of the left and right sides of the elevator 3.

  Since the leveling devices 12 and 27 described above are simple and compact, it is not particularly necessary to install them on the top floor of the parking device. For example, a leveling device is installed on the entry / exit floor or parking floor, and the wire for adjusting the level (the front wire 5a in the above embodiment) is hung on the pulley installed on the top floor and then pulled downward. Also good. However, since a hoisting device is installed on the top floor in a general parking device, an empty space exists on the top floor. Therefore, it is efficient to install a leveling device on the top floor in order to use this empty space.

  In the said embodiment, although the worm jack was used for the horizontal adjustment apparatuses 12 and 27, it is not limited to this structure. Instead of the worm gear, another gear mechanism such as a spur gear train having a reduction function may be used. For example, an inner screw may be formed at the center of the last spur gear of the spur gear train and the screw rod 17 may be screwed together. With this configuration, the wire 5a can be finely pulled up and down. That is, it is possible to finely adjust the level of the elevator.

  Furthermore, in the above description, a mechanism is used in which a screw rod screwed to an internal thread of a worm wheel or a spur gear in a gear mechanism such as the worm gear or the spur gear train moves up and down. The wire is connected and pulled up, but is not limited to this configuration. Conversely, this threaded rod is constrained to be rotatable and non-straight, and connected to a rotary drive, and the worm wheel or spur gear with which the threaded rod is screwed is constrained to be straight and non-rotatable. You may connect the wire for elevator suspension. Even with this configuration, the worm wheel or the like moves up and down by the rotation of the screw rod, so that the wire can be pulled up.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the level adjustment apparatus is installed only with respect to the front wire 5a, it is not limited to this structure. For example, a leveling device may be installed only for the rear wire 5b. Moreover, you may install a horizontal adjustment apparatus in each of both the wires 5a and 5b. Moreover, a position sensor may be installed before and after each parking shelf, and a detection plate for detecting by this position sensor may be installed before and after the elevator.

  Since the front and rear inclination of the elevator can be eliminated with a simple configuration, the pallet for mounting on the vehicle can be smoothly transferred between the parking shelf and the elevator in the parking apparatus.

It is a front view which shows the elevator type parking apparatus which is one Embodiment of the parking apparatus of this invention, FIG.1 (b) is the II arrow directional view of Fig.1 (a). It is an II-II line arrow directional view which shows the parking floor in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the elevator in the parking apparatus of FIG. It is a front view which shows an example of the level adjustment apparatus of the elevator in the parking apparatus of FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a worm jack in the leveling device of FIG. 4, is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-- of FIG. It is B line sectional drawing. It is sectional drawing which shows the wire attachment part in the leveling apparatus of FIG. It is a front view which shows the other example of the level adjustment apparatus of the elevator in the parking apparatus of FIG. It is a side view which shows an example of the position sensor in the elevator of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the driving | operation control panel and control apparatus in the parking apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows a part of driving control of the parking apparatus by the control apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the other part of the driving control of the parking apparatus by the control apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the other part of the driving control of the parking apparatus by the control apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the other part of the driving control of the parking apparatus by the control apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Parking device
1a ... hoistway
2 ... Pallet
3 ... Elevator
4a: Front suspension pulley
4b ... Rear suspension pulley
5a ... front wire
5b: Rear wire
6 ... Winding device
7 .... Motor
8. Reducer
9 ... Drive device
10 ... Drive shaft
11a: Front drive sheave
11b: Rear drive sheave
12 .... Horizontal adjustment device
13a ... Front counterweight
13b ... Rear counterweight
14... Swing arm
15 ... Worm gear
16 .... Worm wheel
17 ··· Screw rod
18. Warm
19... Screw guide member
20 ... Parking shelf
21...
22... Rotation drive device
23 ... Guide roller
24 ... Shackle
25... Compression coil spring
26 ... Nut
27... Leveling device
28 ... Warm jack
29 ... Screw rod
30 ... Detection plate
31 ... Front sensor
32... Rear sensor
33 ... Traversing wheel
34 ··· Traversing rail
40 .... Driving operation panel
41... Control device
M ・ ・ ・ ・ Vehicle

Claims (9)

An elevator parking device comprising a plurality of parking lots for accommodating vehicles and an elevator for carrying vehicles into and out of the parking shelves,
Front pulleys respectively attached to the left and right of the front part of the elevator, and rear pulleys attached to the left and right of the rear part,
A front wire hung from below on both front pulleys with one end held, and a rear wire hung from below on both rear pulleys with one end held;
A hoisting device for raising and lowering the elevator by hoisting and feeding out the other end side of the front wire and the rear wire;
An elevator type parking apparatus comprising: a leveling mechanism for holding the one end side of at least one of a front wire and a rear wire and pushing and pulling to adjust the level of the elevator in the front-rear direction.   Position sensors are installed on at least one of the left and right of the front and rear of the elevator, and detected parts that can be detected by the position sensor are installed on the front and rear of each parking shelf. The elevator type parking apparatus according to claim 1.   Position sensors are installed at the front and rear of each parking shelf, and detected parts that can be detected by the position sensor are installed at least one of the left and right of the front and rear of the elevator, respectively. The elevator type parking apparatus according to claim 1.   The elevator system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each position sensor is composed of a pair of an upper sensor element and a lower sensor element that are vertically separated, and each sensor element is configured to detect the detected portion. Parking device. The horizontal adjustment mechanism has an outer screw member and an inner screw member that are screwed together, and one of the screw members is configured to be non-rotatable and linearly movable in the axial direction, and the other is rotatable and pivoted. It is configured not to go straight in the direction,
The elevator parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one end side of the wire is connected to a straight screw member, and a rotation driving device is connected to the rotatable screw member.   The horizontal adjustment mechanism includes a worm gear, an inner screw is formed at the center of the worm wheel of the worm gear, a non-rotating outer screw member is screwed to the inner screw, and the outer screw member is The elevator type parking apparatus according to claim 5, wherein one end side of the wire is connected, and a rotary drive device is connected to the worm of the worm gear. The horizontal adjustment mechanism further includes a wire connecting mechanism for connecting the straight screw member and one end side of the wire,
The wire connecting mechanism has a swing arm having one end attached to the parking apparatus as a swing fulcrum, and the straight screw member is connected to the vicinity of the other end of the swing arm. 6. The elevator type parking apparatus according to claim 5, wherein one end side is connected to an intermediate portion between a swing fulcrum of the swing arm and a screw member connecting point. A control device for controlling the operation of the hoisting device and the leveling mechanism;
The control device is installed on the other of the front part and the rear part, and the detection signal from the adjustment side sensor corresponding to the one of the front part and the rear part of the elevator, the wire being held by the horizontal adjustment mechanism is wound around Configured to receive a detection signal from the other side sensor,
On the condition that the control device has received the detection signal from the other side sensor, when the detection signal from the adjustment side sensor is not received, the control device commands the operation of the horizontal adjustment mechanism, and from the adjustment side sensor, The elevator parking apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the elevator parking apparatus is configured to instruct a stop of the operation of the leveling mechanism when a detection signal is received. A control device for controlling the operation of the hoisting device and the leveling mechanism;
The control device is installed on the other of the front part and the rear part, and the detection signal from the adjustment side sensor corresponding to the one of the front part and the rear part of the elevator, the wire being held by the horizontal adjustment mechanism is wound around Configured to receive a detection signal from the other side sensor,
On the condition that the control device has received the detection signal from the other side sensor, based on the detection signal from only one of the upper sensor element and the lower sensor element of the adjustment side sensor, the control side of the elevator The elevator-type parking apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the elevator-type parking apparatus is configured to determine a positional deviation in one of the upper and lower directions and to instruct the horizontal adjustment mechanism to push or pull the held wire.

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