JP2011038334A - Mechanical parking system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanical parking system which can improve use efficiency of a charging system. <P>SOLUTION: In the mechanical parking system which includes a plurality of trays 2 on which motor vehicle are mounted, and a transfer means for transferring the trays 2 between an entrance and a plurality of storage spaces 3, and utilizes a time during parking to perform charging operation of a motor vehicle (C), a certain storage space (3a) is provided with at least a power supply side contact 7 connected to a power source, a certain tray (2a) is provided with a power receiving side contact 8 contactable with the power supply side contact 7 and a cable 9 whose one end can be connected to the power receiving side contact 8 and whose the other end can be connected to the motor vehicle (C), and the entrance is provided with a calling means for calling the certain tray (2a). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mechanical parking lot device that charges a storage battery of an electric vehicle during parking time.

  Recently, due to growing interest in environmental issues, electric vehicles have been developed in place of conventional fossil fuel vehicles that generate exhaust gas, and this trend is expected to become even more pronounced in the future. . Such an electric vehicle has a clean feature that does not generate exhaust gas, but has a disadvantage that it takes a relatively long time to charge the storage battery with electric power as an energy source. Will be done during the waiting time when the car is not used or during parking at night. Moreover, in an urban area where electric vehicles are expected to be spread at an early stage, a mechanical parking lot apparatus that uses a narrow space three-dimensionally and stores vehicles efficiently is common. In view of this, a mechanical parking lot device has been proposed in which the time for parking is used to charge an automobile. That is, each tray on which an automobile is mounted is provided with a charger and a power receiving side contact, and each storage space in which these trays are stored is provided with a power feeding side contact connected to a power source, and the tray is in the storage space. When stored, the power receiving side contact and the power feeding side contact come into contact with each other to charge the automobile (for example, see Patent Document 1).

No. 2908939 (paragraph numbers 0014 to 0020, FIG. 1)

  However, the conventional device described above has a problem in that a large increase in equipment cost is required because each tray is provided with a charger and a power receiving side contact, and each storage space is provided with a power feeding side contact. In the future, more and more electric vehicles are expected to spread, but the majority of them are automobiles that use fossil fuels that do not require charging work, and so-called hybrid cars. Even if the charger, the power receiving side contact, and the power supply side contact are provided in each storage space, there is a concern that the utilization rate is low and the facility investment is wasted.

  The present invention has been made from the above-described prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanical parking lot apparatus that can improve the utilization efficiency of the charging facility.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a plurality of trays on which automobiles are placed, and a transfer means for transferring these trays between a loading / unloading port and a plurality of storage spaces. In the mechanical parking lot apparatus that performs charging operation of the automobile by utilizing the time during parking, the specific storage space includes at least a power supply side contact connected to a power source. A power receiving side contact capable of contacting the power feeding side contact, a power receiving side contact at one end, and a cable connectable to the vehicle side at the other end, and the specific tray at the loading / unloading port. It is characterized by providing calling means for calling.

  In the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention configured as described above, when charging the electric vehicle using the parking time, a specific tray, that is, a charging tray is called by the calling means at the time of warehousing. Then, put the car on this tray and connect the cable to the car side. In this state, when the charging tray is stored in a specific storage space, that is, the charging storage space by the transfer means, the power receiving side contact and the power feeding side contact come into contact with each other to charge the automobile. Thus, the utilization efficiency of a charging equipment can be improved by providing a charging equipment only in a specific tray and a specific storage space.

  The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that the specific storage space includes a charger interposed between the power supply side contact and the power reception side contact.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 2 of this invention comprised in this way, the charging storage space is equipped with the charger by which one end is connected to a power supply and the other end is connected to a power receiving side contact. Therefore, it is possible to cope with a plurality of charging trays and further improve the utilization efficiency of the charging facility. Also, by fixing the charger in the storage space instead of the tray that requires movement, it is possible to prevent the charger from being damaged due to vibrations, and to save energy on the device by making the tray side lighter. Can do.

  According to the present invention, by providing a charging facility only in a specific tray and a specific storage space, the utilization efficiency of the charging facility is enhanced, the convenience of the electric vehicle user is enhanced, and unnecessary capital investment is prevented, Cost can be reduced.

It is a schematic top view which shows one Example of the mechanical parking lot apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic side view of the mechanical parking lot apparatus in a present Example. It is a principal part side view of the mechanical parking lot apparatus in a present Example. It is a principal part top view of the mechanical parking lot apparatus in a present Example.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a mechanical parking lot apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mechanical parking lot apparatus of the present embodiment is called a plane circulation type, and the first storage layer A, And a second storage hierarchy B is installed. In addition, in the first storage hierarchy A and the second storage hierarchy B, a plurality of trays 2 on which automobiles are placed are arranged in a matrix, and these trays 2 are fed vertically to the storage space 3 or A tray feeding mechanism 4 for lateral feeding is installed, and these trays 2 are fed by the tray feeding mechanism 4 in four directions of front and rear and left and right, or two directions of front and rear and left and right. Furthermore, it has a lifting platform 51 that can deliver the tray 2 to and from a predetermined position in the circulation transfer path of each storage level A, B, and between the ground entrance / exit 1 and the underground storage levels A, B. A lift 5 that can be raised and lowered is provided.

  The transfer means for transferring the tray 2 described above between the loading / unloading port 1 and the plurality of storage spaces 3 includes a tray feed mechanism 4 and a lift 5. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, lateral wheels 21 and longitudinal wheels 22 are pivotally supported in close proximity to the four corners of the lower surface of the tray 2, and although not shown, the storage layers A and B have the tray 2 A horizontal rail and a vertical rail on which each wheel in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction can travel are laid in a matrix. A tray feed mechanism 4 is installed on each of the plurality of storage spaces 3 defined by the horizontal rail and the vertical rail. Further, an empty space without the tray 2 is set in at least one of the plurality of storage spaces 3 (five locations in FIG. 1), and the plurality of trays 2 are arranged on the other storage spaces.

  In a specific storage space (hereinafter referred to as a charging storage space 3 a), a charger 6 having one end connected to a power source and a power supply side contact 7 connected to the charger 6 are provided.

  In addition, a power receiving side contact 8 that can contact the power supply side contact 7, a cable that can be connected to the power receiving side contact 8 and the other end to the electric vehicle C side to a specific tray (hereinafter referred to as the charging tray 2a). 9 is provided. Note that a socket 91 is provided at the other end of the cable 9 and can be inserted into a storage battery side socket of the electric vehicle C. Further, the power supply side contact 7 is always urged by an elastic body (not shown) so as to protrude and move in the tray direction, and the power supply side contact 7 and the power receiving side when the charging tray 2a enters the storage space 3a for charging. Smooth contact with the contact 8 and stable conduction when the power supply side contact 7 and the power reception side contact 8 are in contact with each other are maintained.

  Further, the loading / unloading port 1 is provided with calling means for calling the charging tray 2a, for example, a tray operation panel 11.

  In this embodiment, for example, when the electric vehicle C is received and charged, the tray operation panel 11 is operated to call the charging tray 2a to the loading / unloading port 1. In response to this call, the tray feed mechanism 4 is actuated according to a program stored in advance in a control means (not shown) to feed and drive the tray 2 in the vertical or horizontal direction on the horizontal plane. That is, the tray feeding mechanism 4 of one or a plurality of storage spaces 3 adjacent to the empty space of the tray 2 is activated, and one or a plurality of trays 2 on the storage space 3 are moved horizontally or vertically. The tray 2 is moved by traveling on the lateral rail of the lateral wheel 21 or the longitudinal wheel 22 or on the longitudinal rail. As a result of this movement, another tray 2 or a group of trays 2 is sequentially moved toward a new empty space. In this manner, the operation of moving one or a plurality of trays 2 toward the empty space of the tray 2 is repeated, and the charging tray 2 a is moved to the lift 5. When the charging tray 2 a is placed on the lifting platform 51 of the lift 5, the lifting platform 51 rises to the entrance / exit 1. In this state, the electric vehicle C is put on the charging tray 2a. Here, the socket 91 of the cable 9 is inserted and connected to the storage battery side socket of the electric vehicle C. Thereafter, the elevator 51 is lowered to the first storage level A having the charging storage space 3a, the tray feeding mechanism 4 is operated, and the charging tray 2a is fed and driven in the vertical or horizontal direction on the horizontal plane. In the storage space 3a for charging. In response to this, the power feeding side contact 7 provided in the charging storage space 3a and the power receiving side contact 8 provided in the charging tray 2a are brought into contact. At this time, since the power supply side contact 7 is urged to extend in the tray direction by the elastic body as described above, stable conduction is maintained between these contacts 7 and 8. In this way, power is supplied from the power source to the charger 6, and the storage battery of the electric vehicle C is charged via the power supply side contact 7, the power reception side contact 8, and the cable 9.

  Further, when there is a request for leaving the electric vehicle C, the leaving operation is performed in the same manner as a normal operation. That is, in accordance with the operation of the tray operation panel 11, the feeding operation of the tray 2 in which one or a plurality of trays 2 move in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction toward the empty section is repeated as described above. As a result, the charging tray 2 a is moved to the lift 5. And if the tray 2a for charge is mounted on the raising / lowering stand 51 of the lift 5, the raising / lowering stand 51 will raise to the entrance / exit 1 and then the electric vehicle C will be delivered.

  According to the present embodiment, the charging facility is provided only in the charging tray 2a that is a specific tray and the charging storage space 3a that is a specific storage space, so that the use efficiency of the charging facility is improved, and the electric vehicle user As well as improving convenience, it is possible to prevent unnecessary capital investment and reduce costs. Further, by fixing the charger 6 in the charging storage space 3a instead of the tray side that needs to be moved, the charger 6 can be prevented from being damaged due to vibrations, and the tray 2a side can be made lighter. Can save energy.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which one charging tray 2a and one charging storage space 3a are provided in the mechanical parking device is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and according to needs. The number of charging trays and charging storage spaces can be arbitrarily set. In addition, the charging storage space includes a charger whose one end is connected to the power source and the other end is connected to the power receiving side contact, so that one charging storage space can support a plurality of charging trays. Further improvement in utilization efficiency can be achieved. That is, the number of charging storage spaces is set to be smaller than the number of charging trays, and according to the completion of charging of the electric vehicle on one charging tray, the other charging trays are moved to the charging storage space, It is also possible to charge the electric vehicle on the charging tray.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Entrance / exit 2 Tray 2a Charging tray 3 Storage space 3a Charging storage space 4 Tray feed mechanism 5 Lift 6 Charger 7 Power supply side contact 8 Power receiving side contact 9 Cable 11 Tray operation panel 21 Horizontal wheel 22 Vertical wheel 51 Lifting table 91 Socket A First storage layer B Second storage layer C Electric vehicle

Claims (2)

There are a plurality of trays on which automobiles are placed, and a transfer means for transferring these trays between the entrance / exit and a plurality of storage spaces. In a mechanical parking device that performs charging work,
The specific storage space is provided with at least a power supply side contact connected to a power source, and the power receiving side contact capable of contacting the power supply side contact with the specific tray, one end being a power receiving side contact, and the other end being an automobile. A mechanical parking lot apparatus comprising a cable that can be connected to the side, and provided with calling means for calling the specific tray at the entrance / exit.   The mechanical parking lot device according to claim 1, further comprising a charger interposed between the power supply side contact and the power reception side contact in the specific storage space.

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