JP2529063B2 - Sideways parking device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking device installed in a flat parking lot, and more particularly to a lateral running parking device capable of reducing a steering space in a parking lot.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a three-dimensional type of parking lot using an elevator or the like, but in general, a flat type is used because the construction cost is low and removal is easy. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the flat parking lot is provided with parking spaces 1 arranged vertically or horizontally and a vehicle maneuvering space 2 for maneuvering on the ground or the roof of a building. To park the vehicle in the parking space 1 at a predetermined position,
Is carried out by making a turn in the vehicle maneuvering space 2 while moving forward and backward.

[0003]

In recent years, it is difficult to construct a new parking lot in urban areas due to the widespread use of automobiles and the difficulty of land, and a parking lot capable of accommodating a large number of automobiles in a small land is demanded. Has been done.

However, in the above-mentioned flat parking lot, considering the turning radius of the automobile, a large area has to be allocated as the vehicle maneuvering space 2 in the parking lot, which makes it difficult to effectively use the land. Therefore, a two-layer type parking device that parks cars vertically with a lifter has been put into practical use. However, in this parking device, the lower car must be taken out when the upper car is taken in and out, and the usability was very poor. Further, since an electric motor is generally used as a power source of the lifter, there is a problem that a large amount of electric power is consumed when the lifter rises and it becomes impossible to move the upper vehicle in and out during a power failure or the like. Further, in each of the parking lots described above, the automobile 3 is turned in the steering space 2, so that it is difficult for an inexperienced driver to park in a fixed position, and a contact accident or the like often occurs.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and provides a laterally traveling parking apparatus which is capable of reducing the vehicle maneuvering space in a flat-type parking lot without providing an inherent power source. With the goal.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a laterally traveling parking apparatus according to the present invention is provided with traveling wheels which are arranged on a lower surface of a main body of the apparatus and which rotate about an axis parallel to a traveling direction of an automobile. A belt or roller disposed on the upper surface of the apparatus body and driven by the drive wheels of the automobile, and a power transmission device interposed between the belt or roller and the traveling wheel to transmit power. In a laterally traveling parking device including a vehicle, the vehicle body is swingably attached to the end of the device body on the front end side where the vehicle enters, the upper end has a push plate pressed by a part of the vehicle, and the lower end has A drive roller for contacting the belt or the roller when the pressing plate is pressed and transmitting the rotation to the power transmission device;
The arm portion has a stopper that normally urges the belt or roller to brake it, and when the push plate is pushed, has a stopper that separates from the belt or roller to allow the rotation thereof. Alternatively, it constitutes a part of the power transmission device and a lever that blocks further advancement of the vehicle mounted on the roller and transmits the rotation of the drive wheels of the vehicle to the power transmission device as a reaction thereof. A rack that drives a lateral travel distance by movement in one direction along the axis thereof, a crank wheel that rotates about an axis that is perpendicular to the rack, and a rack wheel that connects the rack and the crank wheel and is pivotally attached to the crank wheel. Depending on which side of the line connecting the rack and the rotation axis of the crank wheel, the rotation of the crank wheel in one direction is extracted from the main body of the device. Or it is characterized in that it has a connecting rod for converting either direction to Yokohashiri storage, a crank mechanism consisting of a.

[0007]

According to the lateral traveling parking apparatus of the present invention, when parking, the driver first drives the automobile and rides on the main body of the apparatus pulled out from the parking space to the steering space, and the drive wheels are driven by belts or rollers. Place on top. After a while
When the vehicle body is fixed and the belt or roller is driven by the drive wheels, the power is transmitted to the traveling wheels via the power transmission device, and the device main body laterally travels to return to the parking space together with the automobile. In addition, when leaving the vehicle, the direction of power transmission to the traveling wheels by the power transmission means is reversed, or the drive wheels are rotated in the opposite direction to that during parking. Then, the traveling wheels rotate in the opposite direction to the front, and the device body laterally moves from the parking space to the vehicle maneuvering space. In this state, the vehicle body is unfixed and the car is driven to get out of the main body of the vehicle into the space for maneuvering.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of a laterally traveling parking apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 4 denotes a laterally traveling parking device (hereinafter, simply referred to as a parking device).
5 is a pallet of a steel welded product that constitutes the main body of 5, and a push plate 6 with which the bumper of the automobile 3 to be parked abuts is located above the front part of the pallet 4 (upper right in the figure). At the left and right ends of the bottom surface of the pallet 4, three traveling wheels 8 fixed to a wheel shaft 7 are arranged, and guided by rails 9 laid on the ground to roll in the left and right directions. On the upper surface of the pallet 4, the conveyor belt 1 running in the front-back direction
0 is arranged so as to expose the traveling upper surface, and a wrap 11 is swingably attached to the rear end of the pallet 4.

As shown in FIG. 2 (schematic diagram showing the internal structure), the conveyor belt 10 is wound around pulleys 12 and 13 rotatably fixed to the front and rear of the pallet 4. A large number of assist rollers 14 are arranged on the lower surface of the conveyor belt 10 to support the upper surface of the conveyor belt 10. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 15 is an idler pulley that regulates the traveling path of the conveyor belt 10. The push plate 6 is fixed to the upper rear end of a lever 16 having a U-shape. The lever 16 swings in the traveling direction of the conveyor belt 10 via a pin 17 inserted at the lower front end of the pallet 4, and is biased toward the conveyor belt 10 by a spring (not shown). A rubber stopper 18 is fixed to the rear surface of the lever 16, and in the state shown by the solid line in FIG.
It abuts the surface of the conveyor belt 10 and stops its traveling.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 (sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2), a drive roller 20 integral with a roller shaft 19 is rotatably attached to the lower rear end of the lever 16. . When the lever 16 swings forward as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2, the drive roller 20 contacts the surface of the conveyor belt 10. A pulley 21 is provided at the right end of the roller shaft 19.
Is fixed, and the vertical rotary shaft 22 is provided immediately after that.
A crank wheel 23 is rotatably arranged in a horizontal plane. A belt 24 is wound around the pulley 21 and the crank wheel 23, and the rotation of the pulley 21 is redirected by 90 ° and transmitted to the crank wheel 23.

On the outer peripheral side of the upper surface of the crank wheel 23,
One end of the connecting rod 25 is swingably connected. The other end of the connecting rod 25 is connected to a rack 26 supported by the pallet 4, and when the crank wheel 23 rotates, the rack 26 moves in the left-right direction.

A pinion 28 fixed to a pinion shaft 27 meshes with the rack 26. Pulleys 29 and 30 are fixed to the rear end of the pinion shaft 27 and the front end of the wheel shaft 7, respectively, and rotation of the pinion shaft 27 is transmitted to the wheel shaft 7 by the belt 31 wound around. In this embodiment, the power transmission means is constituted by the members from the drive roller 20 to the belt 31 described above. Reference numeral 32 in FIG. 2 denotes a rubber stopper attached to the base portion of the ramp 11, and in the state shown by the solid line in FIG.
As in the case of 8, the surface of the conveyor belt 10 is abutted to stop its traveling. In the parking lot of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, three parking devices 5 are arranged in each of the left and right parking spaces 1. The rail 9 is laid across the vehicle maneuvering space 2 so that the left and right parking devices 5 can be used in common.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. In the present embodiment, after the automobile 3 is put into the parking lot, the pallet 4 is first pulled out onto the steering space 2. This work is done manually by the driver, but the pallet 4 without the car 3
Is relatively lightweight and easy to do. At this time, the conveyor belt 10 and the drive roller 20 are separated from each other as shown in FIG. 2, and the traveling wheels 8 rotate freely. After the pallet 4 is pulled out, the trumpet 11 is grounded. Then, the stopper 18 on the side of the lever 16 and the stopper 32 on the side of the trap 11 contact the conveyor belt 10 and are locked so that the conveyor belt 10 does not run carelessly.

Next, the driver rides the automobile 3 on the pallet 4 from the trumpet 11 and advances it in a slow running operation to place the front and rear wheels on the conveyor belt 10. Car 3
When reaches a predetermined position, the bumper 33 comes into contact with the push plate 6, and when the bumper 33 further advances from there, the lever 16 swings forward as shown in FIG. In this state, as described above, the drive roller 20 contacts the surface of the conveyor belt 10, while the stopper 18 separates from the surface of the conveyor belt 10. The driver then swings the trap 11 upward and locks it by a locking means (not shown). Then
The stopper 32 is also separated from the surface of the conveyor belt 10 so that the conveyor belt 10 can travel freely. Further, the backward movement of the automobile 3 is blocked by the raised turret 11, so that the vehicle is prevented from falling due to careless driving.

The driver then continues to drive the vehicle 3 in forward gear.
The driving wheels (rear wheels in this embodiment) 34 are driven. Then, since the automobile 3 is blocked from moving forward by the push plate 6,
The upper surface of the conveyor belt 10 starts traveling backward as shown in FIG. When the conveyor belt 10 travels, the drive roller 20 contacting the conveyor belt 10 rotates, and the pulley 2
As shown in FIG. 2, the crank wheel 23 rotates counterclockwise via the belt 1 and the belt 24.

When the pallet 4 is pulled out to the vehicle maneuvering space 2, the connecting rod 24 is located behind the crank wheel 23, as shown by the solid line in FIG. Therefore, when the crank wheel 23 rotates, the rack 26 moves rightward together with the connecting rod 24. Then, the pinion 28 meshed with the rack 26
Rotates to the right, and the traveling wheels 8 also rotate to the right via the pulleys 29, 30 and the belt 31. As a result, palette 4
As shown in FIG. 6, the rail 9 guides the vehicle to move to the left and returns to the parking space 1 with the automobile 3 mounted. In this embodiment, the crank wheel 23
When the pallet 4 turns half a turn
It is designed to move between parking spaces 1.

On the other hand, in the case of leaving the vehicle, the driver drives the drive wheels 34 of the automobile 3 while keeping the forward gear, and rotates the crank wheel 23 counterclockwise as in parking. However, when the pallet 4 is returned to the parking space 1, since the crank wheel 23 is rotated halfway as described above, the connecting rod 24 is located in front of the crank wheel 23 as indicated by the broken line in FIG. Is located in. Therefore, when the crank wheel 23 rotates,
The rack 26 moves to the right along with the connecting rod 24. Then, this time, the pinion 28 meshed with the rack 26 rotates counterclockwise, and the pulleys 29, 30 and the belt 3 are rotated.
The traveling wheel 8 also rotates counterclockwise via 1. As a result, the pallet 4 is guided by the rail 9 and moves to the right, and comes out above the steering space 2.

Next, the driver grounds the trumpet 11 by using a mechanical means (not shown), and then the vehicle 3 is moved backward to lower it from the pallet 4. Then, after the trumpet 11 is raised again, the pallet 4 is pushed by hand to return to the parking space 1, the automobile 3 is moved backward, and the vehicle exits from the parking lot.

Although the specific embodiment has been described above, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example,
In the above embodiment, the drive wheels drive the conveyor belts on which the front and rear wheels of the automobile are mounted, but it is also possible to drive the conveyor belts, rubber rollers, etc. on which only the drive wheels are mounted. Further, the power transmission device may be configured by a chain, a gear train, or the like, or the number and arrangement of traveling wheels may be set appropriately. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the push plate is pressed by the bumper of the automobile to interrupt the power transmission device, but a mechanism having a switching lever or the like may be provided to perform this manually or automatically. Further, in the above embodiment, the pallet is reciprocated using the crank wheel and the connecting rod, but the vehicle is fixed on the pallet while the drive wheels are rotated in the forward and reverse directions. Good.

[0020]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, since the pallet reciprocates between the parking space and the vehicle maneuvering space, it is not necessary to turn the vehicle in the vehicle maneuvering space. Therefore, it suffices that the vehicle maneuvering space be large enough for the vehicle to go straight, and the parking lot area can be made smaller than that of the conventional one. Also,
Even an inexperienced driver can easily park the vehicle at a fixed position, and a contact accident is less likely to occur. Further, since the driving force of the automobile is used as the power source of the parking device, the running cost is extremely low, and there is an effect that it does not become inoperable even at the time of power failure.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a laterally traveling parking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of the same embodiment.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a parking lot in which a laterally traveling parking device is installed.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of a laterally traveling parking device equipped with an automobile.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a parking lot in which a lateral traveling parking device is installed.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a conventional vertically arranged parking lot.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a conventional side-by-side parking lot.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Parking Space 2 Vehicle Manipulation Space 3 Car 4 Pallet (Device Main Body) 5 Horizontal Traverse Parking Device 6 Push Plate 7 Wheel Shaft 8 Traveling Wheel 9 Rail 10 Conveyor Belt 11 Tarup 12, 13 Pulley 16 Lever 18 Stopper 20 Drive Roller 21 Pulley 23 Crank wheel 24 Belt 25 Connecting rod 26 Rack 28 Pinion 29,30 Pulley 31 Belt 32 Stopper 33 Bumper 34 Drive wheel

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A traveling wheel which is disposed on a lower surface of a device body and rotates about an axis parallel to a traveling direction of an automobile, and a belt which is disposed on an upper surface of the device body and is driven by drive wheels of the automobile. In a laterally traveling parking device including a roller and a power transmission device that is interposed between the belt or the roller and the traveling wheel to transmit power, the end of the device body on the front end side into which a vehicle enters Has a push plate that is swingably attached to the upper end and is pressed by a part of the automobile at the upper end, and contacts the belt or roller when the push plate is pressed at the lower end and transmits the rotation to the power transmission. A drive roller for transmitting to the device is provided, and the arm portion is normally urged by the belt or roller to brake the same, and when the push plate is pushed, it is separated from the belt or roller to prevent its rotation. A lever having a stopper for allowing it to freely move, preventing further forward movement of the vehicle mounted on the belt or roller, and transmitting the rotation of the drive wheels of the vehicle to the power transmission device as a reaction thereof; A rack, which constitutes a part, and which drives the lateral travel distance of the apparatus main body by movement in one direction along the axis thereof, a crank wheel which rotates about an axis perpendicular to the rack, and the rack and the crank wheel. Depending on which side of the line connecting the rack and the rotation axis of the crank wheel with which the pivot point of the crank wheel is located, the rotation of the crank wheel in one direction is determined by whether the device body is pulled out or stored. A lateral-traveling parking device, comprising: a crank mechanism including a connecting rod that converts the vehicle to lateral travel in either direction.