JP2014211022A - Mechanical bicycle parking facility and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanical bicycle parking facility capable of efficiently accommodating bicycles in a bicycle room, by increasing a degree of freedom of a layout in the bicycle room.SOLUTION: A mechanical bicycle parking facility of the present invention comprises: a plurality of first storage shelves 11 arranged in the horizontal direction; a first travel carriage device 4 for storing the bicycle in the first storage shelves 11 by moving in the horizontal direction parallel to a row of the plurality of first storage shelves 11; a plurality of second storage shelves 12 arranged in the horizontal direction; a second travel carriage device 7 for storing the bicycle in the second storage shelves 12 by moving in the horizontal direction parallel to a row of the plurality of second storage shelves 12; and a relay device 6 by which any one of the first travel carriage device 4 and the second travel carriage device 7 delivers the bicycle and the another receives the bicycle so that the bicycle can be delivered between the first travel carriage device 4 and the second travel carriage device 7.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mechanical bicycle parking facility and method for storing a bicycle set at an entrance / exit in a storage shelf.

  In a mechanical bicycle parking facility, when a user sets a bicycle at the entry / exit entrance on the ground and performs a card operation or button operation, the machine automatically transports the bicycle from the entry / exit entrance to the storage shelf for storage. Bicycles are housed on the shelves.

  This type of mechanical bicycle parking facility includes a cylindrical type (ground type or underground type) and a horizontal type (ground type or underground type) depending on the installation location.

  In a cylindrical mechanical bicycle parking facility, a cylindrical bicycle room is constructed on the ground or basement, and an elevator that raises and lowers the bicycle is arranged in the center of the bicycle room, and multiple stages are arranged radially around the elevator and vertically. Storage shelves are arranged. The elevator has a transfer device for delivering the bicycle. When the user sets a bicycle at the entrance / exit on the ground, the elevator automatically accommodates the bicycle in a storage shelf.

  In a horizontal type mechanical bicycle parking facility, a rectangular parallelepiped bicycle room is constructed on the ground or underground, and storage shelves are arranged in multiple rows horizontally and vertically in the bicycle room. The bicycle room is provided with a traveling carriage device that moves horizontally in parallel with the storage shelf rows and accommodates the bicycle in the storage shelf. The horizontal mechanical bicycle parking facility has an advantage that the number of storage shelves, that is, the number of bicycles, can be increased as compared with the cylindrical mechanical bicycle parking facility.

  By the way, the applicant has proposed a mechanical bicycle parking facility including a loading / unloading port, a lifting / lowering device, a relay device, and a traveling carriage device as a type of horizontal mechanical bicycle parking facility (see Patent Document 1). ). When the user sets the bicycle at the entrance / exit on the ground, the lifting device pulls in the bicycle set at the entrance / exit, lowers it to the basement, and passes it to the relay device. The relay device has a turning function and turns the received bicycle in a horizontal plane. The traveling carriage device receives the bicycle from the relay device, moves in the horizontal direction, and stores the bicycle in a target storage shelf. According to this mechanical bicycle parking facility, a relay device having a turning function is interposed between the lifting device and the traveling cart device, so that the layout of the traveling cart device with respect to the entrance / exit and the layout of the bicycle room can be further improved. There is an advantage that the degree of freedom is increased.

JP 2012-184610 A

  However, in the mechanical bicycle parking facility described in Patent Document 1, although it is said that the degree of freedom in the layout of the bicycle room is increased, the layout of the bicycle room should be linear with the entrance / exit as the starting point. For example, there is a problem that it is difficult to lay out a complicated shape such as a bicycle room constructed on a bent terrain.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanical bicycle parking facility that can increase the degree of freedom in the layout of a bicycle room and can efficiently accommodate a bicycle in the bicycle room.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a plurality of first storage shelves arranged in a horizontal direction in a mechanical bicycle parking facility that accommodates a bicycle set at an entrance / exit in a storage shelf. A first traveling carriage device that moves horizontally in parallel with the rows of the plurality of first storage shelves and accommodates the bicycle in the first storage shelf, and a plurality of second storages that are arranged in the horizontal direction A second traveling carriage device that moves horizontally in parallel with the shelves, the plurality of second storage shelf rows, and accommodates the bicycle in the second storage shelf; the first traveling carriage device; and the second One of the first traveling carriage device and the second traveling carriage device passes the bicycle and the other receives the bicycle so that the bicycle can be delivered to and from the traveling carriage device. Is a mechanical bicycle parking facility.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mechanical bicycle parking method for storing a bicycle set at an entrance / exit in a storage shelf, wherein a plurality of first traveling carriage devices are horizontally moved and arranged in the horizontal direction. A step of accommodating the bicycle in any one of the first storage shelves, a step of moving the first traveling carriage device in the horizontal direction and passing the bicycle to the relay device, and a second traveling carriage device being the relay device. Receiving the bicycle from the vehicle, and storing the bicycle in any one of a plurality of second storage shelves in which the second traveling carriage device moves in the horizontal direction and is arranged in the horizontal direction. It is a bicycle parking method.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a bicycle can be handed over from the 1st driving | running | working cart apparatus to the 2nd driving | running | working cart apparatus adjacent to the 2nd driving | running | working cart apparatus from which a driving | running | working direction differs. Accordingly, the degree of freedom in the layout of the bicycle room is increased, and the bicycle can be efficiently accommodated in the bicycle room.

The top view of the mechanical bicycle parking equipment of 1st embodiment of this invention II-II sectional view of FIG. III-III sectional view of FIG. IV-IV sectional view of FIG. V-V cross-sectional view of Fig. 1 The top view of the mechanical bicycle parking equipment of 2nd embodiment of this invention The top view of the mechanical bicycle parking equipment of 3rd embodiment of this invention

  Hereinafter, a mechanical bicycle parking facility (hereinafter simply referred to as a bicycle parking facility) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a bicycle parking facility according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The bicycle parking facility of the present embodiment includes a loading / unloading port 1, a lifting / lowering device 2 as a loading / unloading device, a first relay device 3, a first traveling cart device 4, a first storage rack group 5a, 5b, a second Relay device 6, second traveling cart device 7, and second storage shelf groups 8a and 8b. Each component of the bicycle parking facility will be described in turn below.

  The entrance / exit 1 is where a user sets a bicycle and where the bicycle is taken out when leaving. The entrance / exit 1 is provided on the ground. Similar to a general loading / unloading port, the loading / unloading port 1 is provided with a groove for guiding the bicycle and a bicycle holding part for allowing the bicycle to stand on its own. The bicycle holding part is composed of, for example, a roller or a leaf spring that sandwiches the rear wheel of the bicycle from side to side.

  A bicycle room 9 is constructed in the basement. The bicycle room 9 is made of a concrete frame. The planar shape of the bicycle room 9 is formed into a bent irregularly-shaped square. In the bicycle room 9, first storage rack groups 5a and 5b and second storage rack groups 8a and 8b for storing bicycles are arranged. The first storage shelf groups 5 a and 5 b are arranged on the left and right of the traveling path 4-1 of the first traveling carriage device 4. Each of the left and right first storage shelf groups 5a and 5b includes a plurality of first storage shelves 11 in a plurality of rows in the horizontal direction and in the vertical direction along the traveling path 4-1 (see also FIG. 3). As shown in FIG. 1, the second storage shelf groups 8a and 8b are also arranged on the left and right of the traveling path 7-1 of the second traveling carriage device 7 in the same manner as the first storage shelf groups 5a and 5b. Each of the left and right second storage shelf groups 8a and 8b also includes a plurality of second storage shelves 12 in a plurality of rows in the horizontal direction and in the vertical direction along the traveling path 7-1.

  The lifting device 2 as a loading / unloading device transfers the bicycle to / from the loading / unloading port 1 and lowers the bicycle to the underground first relay device 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the lifting device 2 includes a transfer device 14 that transfers bicycles to and from the entrance / exit 1, a turning device 19 that turns the transfer device 14 in a horizontal plane, and a transfer device 14. The elevator which raises / lowers the raising / lowering body 18 on which is mounted. The elevating body 18 can be moved up and down along the column 13. For the elevator, for example, a counterweight type elevator is used. In the counterweight type elevator, a weight 29 is hung on the opposite side connected to the lifting body 18 by a rope, and the lifting speed of the hoisting motor 15 is controlled to raise and lower the lifting body 18.

  The transfer device 14 grips the front wheel of the bicycle and pulls the bicycle on the entrance / exit 1 onto the lift 18. The transfer device 14 includes a guide portion 21 made of an elongated member having a V-shaped cross section and a length corresponding to the length of the bicycle, a pair of plate-like holders 22 for gripping the front wheels of the bicycle from the left and right directions, and the holder 22. A clamp mechanism 23 that opens and closes and a drive mechanism 24 that slides the bicycle along the guide portion 21 are provided. The drive mechanism 24 includes an endless belt, for example, and moves the bicycle along the guide portion 21 by rotating the belt with a motor.

  The turning device 19 is provided between the elevating body 18 and the transfer device 14, and makes the transfer device 14 turn in a horizontal plane. The turning device 19 includes a gear such as a spur gear and a servo motor. When the servo motor rotates the gear, the transfer device 14 turns in the horizontal plane. FIG. 1 shows a turning circle (two-dot chain line circle) of the transfer device 14 by the turning device 19 by reference numeral 2a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, at the time of warehousing, the elevating body 18 is raised to the ground. When a user sets a bicycle in the entrance / exit 1 and presses a parking start button (or inserts a card), the door of the booth 25 opens, and the transfer device 14 comes out of the booth 25. The transfer device 14 grips the front wheel of the bicycle and pulls the bicycle onto the lifting body 18. Since the transfer device 14 holds the front wheel of the bicycle, the bicycle is self-supporting on the lifting body 18. Thereafter, the lifting device 2 lowers the bicycle to the first relay device 3 underground, and transfers the bicycle to and from the first relay device 3. The transfer device 14 is not provided in the first relay device 3, and the bicycle is transferred by the lifting device 2.

  The first relay device 3 includes a column 31 erected from an underground floor, a holding unit 32 that is rotatably provided at the upper end of the column 31 via a bearing, and a turn that rotates the holding unit 32 in a horizontal plane. And a device 33.

  The holding portion 32 includes an elongated member 32a having a V-shaped cross section and a length corresponding to the length of the bicycle, and a leaf spring 32b provided at one end of the elongated member 32a and sandwiching the rear wheel of the bicycle. When the leaf spring 32b sandwiches the rear wheel of the bicycle, the bicycle stands on the holding portion 32. The turning device 33 includes a gear such as a spur gear and a servo motor. When the servo motor rotates the gear, the holding portion 32 turns in the horizontal plane. FIG. 1 shows a turning circle (two-dot chain line circle) of the holding portion 32 by reference numeral 3a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the lifting device 2 lowers the bicycle to the height of the first relay device 3, the holding portion 32 of the first relay device 3 turns to face the lifting device 2. When the guide portion 21 of the lifting device 2 and the holding portion 32 of the first relay device 3 are aligned, the transfer device 14 of the lifting device 2 moves the bicycle from the rear wheel side to the holding portion of the first relay device 3. Pass to 32. When the bicycle is passed to the first relay device 3, the transfer device 14 releases the clamp by the holder 22 and returns to the original lifting body 18. Since the bicycle is supported by the leaf spring 32 b of the holding portion 32, the bicycle stands on the holding portion 32.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the first relay device 3 that has received the bicycle from the lifting device 2 turns 90 degrees in the horizontal plane and directs the holding portion 32 toward the first traveling cart device 4.

  The first traveling carriage device 4 moves close to the first relay device 3 and receives a bicycle from the first relay device 3. The first traveling cart apparatus 4 that has received the bicycle moves in a horizontal direction parallel to the rows of the first storage shelf groups 5a and 5b (in other words, the rows of the plurality of first storage shelves 11), and moves to the plurality of first storage shelf groups 5a and 5b. A bicycle is accommodated in one of the storage shelves 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the first traveling carriage device 4 includes a transfer device 41 that transfers a bicycle to and from the first relay device 3, a turning device 42 that turns the bicycle in a horizontal plane, and a bicycle. And a cart 43 that moves the bicycle in the horizontal direction (see also FIG. 5).

  The transfer device 41 grabs the front wheel of the bicycle on the first relay device 3 and pulls the bicycle onto the carriage 43. Since the configuration of the transfer device 41 is the same as that of the transfer device 14 of the lifting device 2, the description thereof is omitted.

  The turning device 42 turns the bicycle gripped by the transfer device 41 in a horizontal plane. Since the structure of the turning device 42 is the same as that of the turning device 19 of the lifting device 2, the description thereof is omitted. FIG. 1 shows a turning circle (two-dot chain line circle) of the turning device 42 by reference numeral 4a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the carriage 43 is provided with a mast 44 erected in the vertical direction and a lifting body 45 that moves up and down along the mast 44. The elevating body 45 is provided with a transfer device 41 and a turning device 42. An upper rail 47 a is provided on the ceiling of the bicycle chamber 9, and a lower rail 47 b is provided on the floor surface of the bicycle chamber 9. The carriage 43 travels between the upper rail 47a and the lower rail 47b.

  The transfer device 41 and the turning device 42 are placed on the lifting body 45 of the carriage 43. The elevating body 45 moves up and down along the mast 44. The elevating body 45 is suspended from the lower end of the belt 49. A counterweight is suspended from the other end of the belt 49. The belt 49 is wound up by a pulley 50 provided at the upper end of the mast 44.

  The first traveling carriage device 4 includes a servo motor for running the carriage 43, a servo motor for raising and lowering the lifting body 45, a servo motor for operating the transfer device 41, a servo motor for operating the turning device 42, And the control apparatus 51 for controlling these servomotors is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 4, first storage shelf groups 5 a and 5 b are arranged on the left and right sides of the first traveling carriage device 4. Each first storage shelf 11 includes a V-shaped shelf member 11a into which a bicycle wheel fits and a leaf spring 11b that sandwiches the rear wheel of the bicycle. When the first traveling cart device 4 transports the bicycle to the target first storage shelf 11, the first traveling cart device 4 puts the bicycle into the target first storage shelf 11 from the rear wheel side. Since the rear wheel of the bicycle is sandwiched between the leaf springs 11 b in the first storage shelf 11, the bicycle stands on the first storage shelf 11.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a second relay device 6 is provided in the middle of the first storage shelf group 5 a (a plurality of first storage shelves 11 arranged in the horizontal direction). The first traveling carriage device 4 moves the bicycle to the second relay device 6 and then delivers the bicycle to the second relay device 6. The second relay device 6 is not provided with a transfer device, and the bicycle is delivered by the first traveling cart device 4.

  The second relay device 6 moves the bicycle passed from the first traveling cart device 4 in the horizontal direction toward the second traveling cart device 7 and turns it 180 degrees in the horizontal plane. As shown in FIG. 5, the second relay device 6 includes a holding unit 61 that holds the bicycle passed from the first traveling carriage device 4, a turning device 62 that turns the bicycle in a horizontal plane, and a bicycle horizontally. And a carriage 63 that moves in the direction.

  The holding portion 61 includes an elongated member 61a having a V-shaped cross section and a length corresponding to the length of the bicycle, and a leaf spring 61b provided at one end of the elongated member 61a and sandwiching the rear wheel of the bicycle. When the first traveling cart device 4 moves the bicycle in the horizontal direction to the second relay device 6 and directs the guide portion 41a of the transfer device 41 toward the second relay device 6, the first traveling cart device The guide unit 41a of the fourth transfer device 41 and the holding unit 61 of the second relay device 6 are arranged in a straight line. The transfer device 41 of the first traveling carriage device 4 grips the front wheel of the bicycle and pushes the bicycle onto the second relay device 6. Then, the rear wheel of the bicycle is sandwiched between the leaf springs 61 b of the holding unit 61 of the second relay device 6, and the bicycle stands on the holding unit 61.

  The turning device 62 of the second relay device 6 turns the holding unit 61 in a horizontal plane. The turning device 62 includes a gear such as a spur gear and a servo motor. When the servo motor rotates the gear, the holding unit 61 turns in the horizontal plane.

  The holding part 61 and the turning device 62 of the second relay device 6 are placed on the carriage 63. The carriage 63 has wheels that are rotationally driven by a motor and travels on a rail 64 (see also FIG. 1). As shown in FIG. 1, the rail 64 of the second relay device 6 is orthogonal to the travel paths 4-1 and 7-1 of the first and second travel cart devices 4 and 7. One end of the rail 64 extends to the vicinity of the traveling path 4-1 of the first traveling carriage apparatus 4 and the other end extends to the vicinity of the traveling path 7-1 of the second traveling carriage apparatus 7.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the second traveling carriage device 7 moves to the vicinity of the second relay device 6, receives a bicycle from the second relay device 6, moves the bicycle in the horizontal direction, and moves the second relay device 6. A bicycle is accommodated in one of the storage shelf groups 8a and 8b. The entrance / exit 1 is not provided near the second traveling cart device 7, and the second traveling cart device 7 receives a bicycle only from the second relay device 6. Since the structure of the 2nd traveling cart apparatus 7 is the same as that of the 1st traveling cart apparatus 4, it attaches | subjects the same code | symbol and abbreviate | omits the description (refer FIG. 5). Since the configuration of the storage shelves 12 of the second storage shelf groups 8a and 8b is the same as that of the storage shelf 11 of the first storage shelf groups 5a and 5b, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted (see FIG. 5). ).

  The overall operation of the bicycle parking facility is as follows. As shown in FIG. 1, when a user sets a bicycle in the entrance / exit 1 and presses a button for starting parking (or inserts a card), the door of the booth 25 opens and moves up and down from the door. The transfer device 14 (see FIG. 2) of the device 2 comes out, grabs the front wheel of the bicycle, and pulls the bicycle onto the lift 18.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the lifting device 2 lowers the bicycle to the height of the first underground relay device 3. When the bicycle is lowered to the height of the first relay device 3, the transfer device 14 of the lifting device 2 delivers the bicycle to the first relay device 3.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the first relay device 3 that has received the bicycle turns the bicycle in a horizontal plane so that the bicycle faces the first traveling carriage device 4. When the bicycle turns 90 degrees in the horizontal plane, the first relay device 3 stops turning the bicycle.

  The first traveling carriage device 4 receives a bicycle from the first relay device 3. Thereafter, the first traveling cart apparatus 4 moves the bicycle to the target first storage shelf 11 in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, and accommodates the bicycle in the target first storage shelf 11.

  In addition, after receiving the bicycle from the first relay device 3, the first traveling carriage device 4 moves in the horizontal direction and passes the bicycle to the second relay device 6. The second relay device 6 moves the bicycle received from the first traveling cart device 4 to the vicinity of the second traveling cart device 7 in the orthogonal direction.

  The second traveling cart device 7 receives the bicycle from the second relay device 6. The second traveling carriage device 7 moves the bicycle received from the second relay device 6 horizontally and vertically to the target second storage shelf 12. Then, the bicycle is accommodated in the intended second storage shelf 12.

  The bicycle storage is thus completed, and the bicycle is accommodated in the first storage shelf 11 or the second storage shelf 12. When leaving the bicycle, the reverse operation is performed. That is, the bicycle accommodated in the first storage shelf 11 is delivered to the entrance / exit 1 through the first traveling carriage device 4, the first relay device 3, and the lifting device 2. The bicycle housed in the second storage shelf 12 passes through the second traveling cart device 7, the second relay device 6, the first traveling cart device 4, the first relay device 3, and the lifting device 2. The goods are delivered to the entrance / exit 1.

  According to the bicycle parking facility of the present embodiment, the following effects are obtained. It is possible to branch from the first traveling cart device 4 via the second relay device 6 and deliver the bicycle to the adjacent second traveling cart device 7. Since branching is possible even in the middle of the row of the first storage shelf group 5a, the degree of freedom of the layout of the bicycle room is increased, and the bicycle can be efficiently accommodated in the bicycle room.

  Furthermore, since it becomes possible to simultaneously carry and store the bicycle by the first traveling carriage device 4 and to carry and accommodate the bicycle by the second traveling carriage device 7, it is possible to perform the bicycle parking facility simultaneously. The overall processing performance is improved.

  FIG. 6 shows a plan view of a bicycle parking facility according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the parking facility of the first embodiment, the first relay device 3 has only a turning function. However, in the parking facility of the second embodiment, the first relay device 3-1 has a turning function. And a horizontal movement function. Although this point is different from the first embodiment, the configuration of each remaining machine is the same as that of the bicycle parking facility of the first embodiment. The configuration of the first relay device 3-1 is almost the same as the configuration of the second relay device 6. According to the bicycle parking facility of the second embodiment, there is an effect that the degree of freedom of the layout of the entrance / exit 1 is increased.

  FIG. 7 shows a plan view of a bicycle parking facility according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In the bicycle parking facility of the third embodiment, the turning function and the horizontal movement function are given to the first relay device 3-1 as in the bicycle parking facility of the second embodiment.

  In the bicycle parking facility according to the first embodiment, the first traveling cart device 4 and the second traveling cart device 7 are connected by the second relay device 6 having a horizontal movement function. The parking facility of the embodiment differs from the parking facility of the first embodiment in that the second relay device 6-1 having only a turning function is connected.

  Furthermore, in the bicycle parking facility of the first embodiment, the traveling path 4-1 of the first traveling carriage device 4 and the traveling path 7-1 of the second traveling carriage apparatus 7 are parallel, but are not necessarily parallel. Need not be. The bicycle parking facility according to the third embodiment is an example in which the traveling path 4-1 of the first traveling carriage device 4 and the traveling path 7-1 of the second traveling carriage apparatus 7 are orthogonal to each other. Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

  According to the bicycle parking facility of the third embodiment, the bicycle can be delivered from the first traveling cart device 4 to the second traveling cart device 7 having a different traveling direction via the second relay device 6-1. it can.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, In the range which does not change the summary of this invention, it can change variously.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the entrance / exit is provided on the ground and the bicycle room is provided in the basement. However, the entrance / exit and the bicycle room can be provided on the ground, and the entrance / exit and the bicycle compartment are provided on the same floor. You can also.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first traveling cart device and the second traveling cart device are provided, but third, fourth, fifth, etc. traveling cart devices can also be provided. In this case, the second traveling device can be added to the first traveling vehicle device as much as necessary to connect the third, fourth, fifth, etc. traveling vehicle devices, and further from the second traveling vehicle device. A relay device can be added to connect the third traveling cart device.

  In the said embodiment, although the number of entrances / exits is one, it can also be made into two or more. Also, one entry / exit port can be dedicated to warehousing, and the other one entrance / exit can be dedicated to warehousing.

  In the above embodiment, the second relay device is provided in the middle of the first storage shelf group (that is, the storage shelf is arranged so as to sandwich the second relay device). It is also possible to provide a second relay device at the end of the shelf group row (that is, no storage shelf is disposed so as to sandwich the second relay device).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Entrance / exit 4 ... 1st traveling cart apparatus 6 ... 2nd relay apparatus (relay apparatus)
7 ... Second traveling carriage device 9 ... Bicycle room 11 ... First storage shelf 12 ... Second storage shelf

In order to solve the above-described problem, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a plurality of first storage shelves arranged in a horizontal direction in a mechanical bicycle parking facility that accommodates a bicycle set at an entrance / exit in a storage shelf. And a first traveling carriage device that has a transfer device for delivering a bicycle , moves in a horizontal direction parallel to the plurality of first storage shelf rows, and accommodates the bicycle in the first storage shelf; A plurality of second storage shelves arranged in the horizontal direction and a transfer device for transferring bicycles, and the second storage shelves are moved in the horizontal direction in parallel with the rows of the plurality of second storage shelves. A first traveling carriage device for accommodating a bicycle, and the first traveling carriage device so that the bicycle can be delivered between the first traveling carriage device and the second traveling carriage device; one of said second traveling carriage device passes the bicycle by the transfer device The other is a mechanical bicycle parked equipment and a relay device for receiving the bicycle by the transfer device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the mechanical bicycle parking method for storing the bicycle set at the entrance / exit in the storage shelf, the first traveling carriage device having the transfer device for delivering the bicycle is horizontally arranged. Moving and storing the bicycle in one of a plurality of first storage shelves arranged in the horizontal direction by the transfer device of the first traveling carriage device; and And the second traveling cart device having the step of transferring the bicycle to the relay device by the transfer device of the first traveling cart device and the transfer device for transferring the bicycle is the second traveling cart device. A step of receiving a bicycle from the relay device by the transfer device, and a plurality of the second traveling carriage device moving in the horizontal direction and arranged in the horizontal direction by the transfer device of the second traveling carriage device . Second storage shelf A step of accommodating a bicycle or Re is a mechanical bicycle parked method comprising.

Claims (4)

In the mechanical bicycle parking facility that accommodates the bicycle set at the entrance / exit in the storage shelf,
A plurality of first storage shelves arranged in a horizontal direction;
A first traveling carriage device that moves in a horizontal direction parallel to the plurality of first storage shelf rows and accommodates the bicycle in the first storage shelf;
A plurality of second storage shelves arranged in a horizontal direction;
A second traveling dolly device that moves horizontally in parallel with the plurality of second storage shelf rows and accommodates the bicycle in the second storage shelf;
Either the first traveling carriage apparatus or the second traveling carriage apparatus is a bicycle so that the bicycle can be delivered between the first traveling carriage apparatus and the second traveling carriage apparatus. A mechanical bicycle parking facility comprising: a relay device that passes the bicycle and the other receives the bicycle.   The relay device is configured to turn and / or move a bicycle passed from any one of the first traveling cart device and the second traveling cart device in a horizontal plane in a horizontal plane. The mechanical bicycle parking facility according to 1.   The relay device is provided in the middle of a plurality of first storage shelves arranged in the horizontal direction and / or in the middle of a plurality of second storage shelves arranged in the horizontal direction. The mechanical bicycle parking facility according to claim 1 or 2. In the mechanical bicycle parking method of storing the bicycle set at the entrance / exit on the storage shelf,
Storing the bicycle in one of a plurality of first storage shelves arranged in the horizontal direction by moving the first traveling carriage device in the horizontal direction;
The first traveling carriage device moving in the horizontal direction and passing the bicycle to the relay device;
A second traveling carriage device receiving a bicycle from the relay device;
Storing the bicycle in any of a plurality of second storage shelves arranged in the horizontal direction by moving the second traveling carriage device in the horizontal direction, and a mechanical bicycle parking method.

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