JP2587733B2 - Multi-level 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 pallet for in-vehicle use which is moved up and down by a pallet elevating device in a car loading / unloading region and a pallet elevating region connected thereto, and by a pallet traversing device. The present invention relates to a multi-story parking device that is configured to traverse between garage regions that are vertically stacked.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional multi-story parking device, for example, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, a parking area 3 for a car 2 to enter and exit from the ground floor is formed, and a pallet elevating area extending upward from the area 3 is formed. 4 is formed, a plurality of garage areas 5 are laminated along both sides of the area 4, and a pallet elevating device for raising and lowering the pallet elevating member 39 in the area 4 and the loading / unloading area 3 is provided in the pallet elevating area 4. It is known that a pallet traversing device (not shown) is provided in each garage area 5 to traverse the pallet between the garage area 5 and the pallet elevating area 4. The pallet lifting member 39 generally has
A rectangular frame structure in which a pallet 1 is configured to be moved up and down with the pallet 1 being placed and supported, and a rectangular frame structure in which four hooks which are engaged and disengaged at four corners of the pallet 1 are provided. There is a configuration in which the pallet 1 is raised and lowered while being suspended and supported. Note that the number of pallets 1... Corresponds to the number of garage areas 5. Therefore, in a state where the pallet 1 is in the loading / unloading area 3 or the pallet elevating area 4, one garage area where the pallet 1 does not exist (hereinafter , an empty car in which the pallet 1 and the car 2 are not stored)
The garage area is referred to as a “garage-possible garage area”) 5a.

In such a conventional apparatus, the vehicle 2
Is carried out in the following procedure.

[0004] More specifically, when the car 2 is to be stored, when the car 2 enters the pallet 1 waiting in the entry / exit area 3 as shown in FIG. The pallet on which the vehicle 2 is mounted (hereinafter, referred to as a “vehicle mounted on pallet”) 1 is brought to the position of the garage area 5a where the car can be stored (see the solid line in FIG. A). After being transferred from the pallet elevating member 39 to the pallet traversing device, the pallet traversing device carries the pallet into the garage area 5a (see FIG. B). Then, the pallet lifting member 39 is
Is moved up or down to the position of a garage area (hereinafter, referred to as a "pallet storage garage area") 5b in which a pallet (hereinafter, referred to as an "empty pallet") 1 in which no pallet is mounted (see FIG. Is transferred to the pallet elevating area 4 by the pallet traversing device and transferred from the pallet traversing device to the pallet elevating member 39 (see FIG. D). Then, the pallet elevating member 39 is lowered, and the empty pallet 1 is moved out of the loading / unloading area 3. And prepare for the next storage (see Fig. E).

[0005] When the car 2 is to be taken out of the car, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the pallet elevating member 39 supporting the empty pallet 1 is raised from the loading / unloading area 3 to the position of the warehousing area 5a, and the empty pallet 1 is transferred from the pallet elevating member 39 to the pallet traversing device in the pallet elevating area 4. Then, the empty pallet 1 is carried into the warehousing area 5a by the pallet traversing device (see FIG. A) (see FIG. B).
Subsequently, the pallet elevating member 39 is moved to the vehicle 2 requested to be delivered.
Is moved up or down to the position of a garage area (hereinafter referred to as a "delivery request garage area") 5c (see FIG. C), and the pallet 1 moves the pallet 1 from the retrieval request garage area 5c to the pallet elevating area 4 by the pallet traversing device. To be transported to
Further, the pallet is transferred from the pallet traversing device to the pallet lifting member 39 (see FIG. D). Then, the pallet lifting member 39 is lowered to bring the vehicle-mounted pallet 1 to the loading / unloading area 3 (see FIG. E).

[0006]

However, in the above-described conventional apparatus, when the vehicle 2 is to be moved in and out of the car, the empty pallet 1 is moved into and out of the stocking area 3 and the pallet elevating area 4 in addition to the original stocking process. (Hereinafter, referred to as a “pallet processing step”). That is, at the time of storage, after performing a storage step of transferring the car-mounted pallet 1 from the loading / unloading area 3 to the storage-possible garage area 5a, empty pallets 1 required for the next storage are stored in the pallet storage garage area 5b.
It is necessary to carry out a pallet processing step of replenishing and transferring from the pallet to the entry / exit area 3 through the pallet elevating area 4 (see FIG. 14). Also, at the time of unloading, before performing the unloading step of transferring the car-mounted pallet 1 from the unloading request garage area 5c to the unloading area 3c, the excess empty pallets 1 that interfere with unloading.
It is necessary to perform a pallet processing step of discharging and transferring from the loading / unloading area 3 to the warehousing area 5a through the pallet elevating area 4 (see FIG. 15).

The time required for the pallet processing step is determined by the pallet elevation distance between the entry / exit area 3 and the warehousing garage area 5a or the pallet storage garage area 5b, that is, the pallet storage garage area 5a or the pallet storage garage area 5b. The garage area 5 greatly changes depending on the position.
Depending on the positions of a and 5b, the pallet processing step may take a long time.

Therefore, it takes a long time to get one car in and out of the car, and when the car is continuously moved in and out at the time of a rush or the like, the car cannot be moved in and out efficiently, and it is impossible to respond at all.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional garage device capable of shortening the time required for a pallet processing step as much as possible and enabling efficient continuous loading and unloading. It is the purpose.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a three-dimensional garage device of the present invention has a pallet storage area formed adjacent to an entrance / exit area, and a pallet is placed in the pallet storage area. Arranging a pallet transfer device that can be transferred between the storage area and the loading / unloading area and can be delivered to the pallet elevating device, and a pallet elevating device,
Elevating freely without interfering with the pallet elevating area
Multiple sets of pallet lifting members provided and each pallet lift
Each drive mechanism that drives the descending member group independently up and down independently
It is proposed to have the following.
Thus, each pallet elevating member group has a pallet elevating area.
It is located near the four corners and protrudes into the pallet lifting area.
Pallet receiving position and pallet for receiving and supporting pallets
Retracts out of the lifting area to pallet and pallet traversing device
The pallet can be moved up and down without interference.
Pallet elevating members that can move up and down.
In addition, each drive mechanism holds four pallet lifting members at the same height.
Can hold the pallet horizontally in the position
The lifting operation is performed in the state .

[0011]

The pallet processing step is performed between the adjacent pallet storage area and the pallet storage area without any positional fluctuation.
Therefore, the time required for the pallet processing step is significantly reduced as compared with the case where the empty pallet is carried out between the loading / unloading area and the garage area where the position is variable or the pallet storage garage area through the pallet elevating area. can do.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The construction of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS.

1 to 8 show a first embodiment of a multi-story parking device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a pallet on which a car 2 is placed, and reference numeral 3 denotes an access area of the car 2. 4 is a pallet elevating area connected to the loading / unloading area 3; 5 is a plurality of garage areas vertically stacked adjacent to the pallet elevating area 4; 6 is a pallet elevating device; The pallet traversing device provided, 30 is a pallet storage area formed below the loading / unloading area 3, and 40 is a pallet storage area 30
Is a pallet transfer device arranged in the pallet. In the following description, "left and right" means left and right in FIG. 1, and "front and rear" means left and right in FIG. 2, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pallet 1 has a rectangular shape which is long enough to mount one vehicle 2 and which is long in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the entry / exit area 3 is formed on the first floor above the ground, in which the car 2 enters and exits from the road. In addition, warehouse area 3
The vehicle 2 enters and exits the entrance 3b, which is the lower surface of the vehicle, from the entrance 3a at the front of the area in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pallet elevating area 4 is connected to the loading / unloading area 3 and extends upward, and has a size necessary and sufficient for the pallet 1 to move up and down in a horizontal state. .

The garage area groups 5 are formed on the left and right sides of the pallet elevating area 4 as shown in FIGS.
Each garage area 5 communicates with the pallet elevating area 4 in the left-right direction. Each garage area 5 has a size necessary and sufficient to store the pallet 1 and the car 2 mounted thereon.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the pallet lifting device 6 lifts the pallet without interfering with the pallet lifting area 4.
Pallets of multiple sets (two sets in this example) provided to be able to descend
, 9 ', and each pallet elevating member group 9
, 9 '... are individually driven up and down independently.
10, 10 '. That is, pallet lifting
Each of the four first vertically extending units 6 is provided near the four corners of the loading / unloading area 3 and the pallet elevating area 4.
, 8 ′, four first and second pallet lifting members 9, 9 ′ provided on the lifting guide rails 8, 8 ′ so as to be movable up and down, and each pallet. It comprises first and second drive mechanisms 10 and 10 'for vertically moving the elevating members 9 ... 9'.

Each of the first lifting guide rails 8 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, first and second passage grooves 8a and 8b are formed in the front and rear walls and extend vertically. Each second elevating guide rail 8 ′ has the same structure as the first elevating guide rail 8, and is arranged adjacent to the inside of each first elevating guide rail 8 in the left-right direction.
In addition, the width of the entrance 3a of the entrance / exit area 3, ie, the front second
The left-right gap between the lifting guide rails 8 ', 8' is set to be larger than the vehicle width of the vehicle 2 by a predetermined amount based on the recognition standard.

Each of the first pallet lifting members 9 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a square block-shaped elevating body 11 provided inside the elevating guide rail 8, a claw body 12 rotatably supported by the elevating body 11 in a vertical direction, and a space between the elevating body 11 and the claw body 12. And an electric cylinder 13 interposed therebetween. Lifting body 1
1 is supported by the rail 8 so as to be vertically slidable by rolling guide rollers 11a... The claw body 12 protrudes from the rail 8 into the pallet elevating area 4 by the expansion and contraction operation of the cylinder 13 and receives the pallet 1 at a pallet receiving position (a position indicated by a solid line in FIGS. 3 to 5) and the rail 8. And descends without interfering with the pallet 1 and the traversing device 7
The rotary operation is performed over a possible pallet non-interference position (a position indicated by a chain line in FIG. 4). In addition, each second
The pallet elevating member 9 'has the same structure as the first pallet elevating member 9, and includes a square block-shaped elevating body 11' provided inside the elevating guide rail 8 'and a claw pivotally supported by the elevating body 11'. And an electric cylinder 13 'for rotating the pawl body 12' between a pallet receiving position and a pallet non-interfering position. The cylinders 13, 13
And the connecting portions 11b, 11'b and 12b, 12'b of the lifting bodies 11, 11 'and the claws 12, 12' are rails 8,
8 ', the first claw body 1 has passed through the first passage grooves 8a, 8'a.
The retracting operation of the rails 2 and 12 'with respect to the rails 8 and 8' is performed through the second passage grooves 8b and 8'b.

Each of the driving mechanisms 10 and 10 'is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, rotary shafts 14 and 14 'supported by bearings above the pallet elevating area 4, motors 15 and 15' for driving them forward and reverse, and four drives fixed to the rotary shafts 14 and 14 '. A sprocket wheel 16, ..., 16 '... and a chain 17, ..., 17' ... connected to each elevating body 11, 11 ', passing through rails 8, 8' and led to the driving sprocket wheel 16, 16 '; These chains 17 ..., 1
Balance weights 18, 18 fastened to the ends of 7 '...
′, And by rotating the rotation shafts 14, 14 ′ forward and reverse, the pallet lifting members 9, 9 ′
Is driven to move up and down in a state where it can be horizontally supported. In the first drive mechanism 10, a chain 17 connected to each of the elevating bodies 11 on the front side is provided.
At 0 ', the chains 17' connected to the rear elevating bodies 11 'are driven sprocket wheels 19, 19, respectively.
The drive sprocket wheel 16, 16 'is guided through 19'.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, each pallet traversing device 7 has horizontal guide rails 20..., 21 provided at both front and rear positions of the bottom of the garage area 5 and at corresponding front and rear positions of the pallet lifting area 4. , And a self-propelled truck 2 traversing in the left-right direction by running wheels 22a on rails 20,.
2 so that the pallet 1 can be placed and moved between the pallet elevating area 4 and the garage area 5 by traversing the carriage 22. In addition, between the rails 20 and 21, the pawls 12 and
12 'is set as small as possible within a range where it can pass.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pallet storage area 30 stores an appropriate number of pallets 1 in two rows on the left and right sides (hereinafter, a stacked pallet group is referred to as a "stacked pallet 1 '"). ). The number of stored pallets 1 is set in accordance with the number N of garage areas 5 to be installed, but is set to at least (N-1). In other words, in the initial state where there is no garage, all pallets 1 in the garage area 5 can be stored in the storage area 30 except for those that are put on standby in the loading / unloading section 3b, and all garage areas can be stored without pallets. The garage area 5a is made available.

The pallet transfer device 40 is disposed between the left and right laminated pallets 1 ', 1' in the pallet storage area 30, as shown in FIGS. A turntable 41 that can be turned horizontally, a table elevating mechanism 42 that moves the turntable 41 up and down, a turntable 41 and each of the laminated pallets 1
Pallet delivery mechanism 4 for delivering pallets 1 to the pallet
3 and 43, and elevating tables 44 and 44 for placing and supporting the laminated pallets 1 '. The table lifting / lowering mechanism 42 is configured by a lifter or the like, and the turntable 41 is used to place the pallet 1 in the loading / unloading section 3b in a loading / unloading standby position (FIG. 1).
The pallet is moved up and down over a pallet transfer position (solid line position in the figure) below the position by a predetermined amount. Each pallet delivery mechanism 43 is provided with an adsorber 43a such as an electromagnet that traverses right and left between the turntable 41 brought to the pallet delivery position and the upper surface of the laminated pallet 1 'and rises and falls. When the pallet moves down to the pallet delivery position, the adsorbent 43a descends (or traverses, descends) to adsorb the uppermost pallet 1 (or the pallet 1 on the turntable 41) of the laminated pallet 1 ', and further adsorbs the adsorbent 4a.
3a rises and traverses, and the pallet 1 is turned to the turntable 4
1 (or laminated pallet 1 ′), and further lowers the pallet 1, and releases the adsorption action by the adsorbent 43 a, so that the pallet 1 is moved from the laminated pallet 1 ′ to the turntable 41 (or from the turntable 41). It is configured to be transported and supplied to the laminated pallet 1 '). Each elevator 44 is composed of a lifter or the like, and adjusts the upper surface of the laminated pallet 1 ′ in accordance with the increase or decrease of the number of laminated pallets, so that the upper surface of the turntable 41 when positioned at the pallet transfer position is adjusted. Maintain at approximately the same height.

In the multi-story parking device constructed as described above, the parking of the car 2 is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG.

That is, when the car 2 enters the pallet 1 waiting in the loading / unloading area 3, the pallet 1 mounted on the car is turned 180 degrees by the turntable 41 and then moved to the pallet receiving position. It is supported by the claws 12 (see FIG. A), and is raised by the claws 12 (see FIG. B). When the pallet 1 mounted on the car rises to the position of the garage area 5a where it can be stored and is stopped, the bogie 22 of the pallet traversing device 7 traverses from the garage area 5a which can be stored to the lifting area 4 and the lower part of the pallet 1 , The vehicle mounted pallet 1 is received and supported by the carriage 22 (see FIG. C). Thereafter, the carriage 22 returns to the garage area 5a where the pallet can be stored, and the pallet 1 mounted on the pallet moves up and down the pallet lifting area 4a.
Is carried into the garage area 5a where the garage can be stored, and the warehousing process is completed (see FIGS. D and E).

On the other hand, when the vehicle-mounted pallet 1 is supported by the pawls 12..., The turntable 41 is lowered by the table elevating mechanism 42 from the loading / unloading standby position to the pallet transfer position (see FIG. B). Then, the uppermost empty pallet 1 of the stacked pallets 1 'is supplied to the turntable 41 brought to the pallet transfer position by the adsorbent 43a (see FIG. C). When the empty pallet 1 is supplied onto the turntable 1, the turntable 41 is raised and returned to the loading / unloading standby position by the table lifting / lowering mechanism 42, and the pallet processing step is completed (see FIGS. D and E). By the way, as mentioned above, the warehousing process and pallets
Pallet lifting device
6 sets of pallets that can move up and down without interfering with each other
.., 9 ′.
Start the next receiving process before completing the receiving process
Is possible, and the warehousing process can be continued even if warehousing continues.
Can be performed efficiently. That is, the first elevating
When the warehousing process by the members 9, that is, the claws 12, is completed
The empty space supplied to the entry / exit area 3
When the car 2 enters the pallet 1, the car-mounted palette
1 was turned 180 degrees by the turntable 41
Upper, second elevating member group 9 operated at the pallet receiving position
'..., that is, supported by the claws 12' (see the chain line in FIG.
), The position of the garage area 5a that can be stored by the claws 12 '.
(See chain line in E diagram). After that, the same as above
New warehousing process and pallet processing process in parallel
It is done. At this time, the nails 12 '
Car-mounted pallets during the warehousing process remaining in the lifting area 4
1 or claw body 12 etc. (shown by a solid line in FIG. D)
When they are located, they pass through these remnants 1, 12 ...
Because it can go down to the entry / exit area 3
Before the previous receiving process is completed, the next receiving
A warehousing process can be started. Thus, the first elevating
The use of the member group 9 and the second lifting member group 9 '.
Therefore, a continuous warehousing process can be performed efficiently.
You.

The leaving of the car 2 is performed according to a procedure as shown in FIG.

That is, when there is a request for delivery, the claw 12
... are moved to the pallet receiving position and raised or lowered to the position of the garage requesting garage area 5c (see FIG. A). Then, the vehicle-mounted pallet 1 is transferred from the garage requesting garage area 5c to the pallet elevating area 4 by the bogie 22 and is supported by the pawl bodies 12 (see FIGS. B and C). After returning to the garage area 5, the vehicle is lowered to the access area 3 (see FIG. D).

During this time, the turntable 41 is lowered to the pallet delivery position, and the pallet 1 on the turntable 41 is stacked by the adsorbent 43a.
′ (See FIGS. A to D).

When the pallet 1 on the turntable 41 is removed, the turntable 41 returns to the parking standby position (see FIGS. C and D).
(See FIG. E), and the exit process and the pallet processing process are completed.

As described above, the pallet processing step is performed rapidly between the loading / unloading area 3 and the pallet storage area 30 adjacent thereto without using the pallet elevating device 6, and is started simultaneously with the loading / unloading step. Therefore, the car 1 can be moved in and out of the car very efficiently.

By the way, in the outgoing process, the incoming process
As in the above, two sets of pallet elevating members 9,.
Efficient continuous shipping process by using ´…
Can do it. That is, delivery by the claws 12.
If the process has not been completed, a new
If there is, a new garage requesting garage area
Upper palette raised or lowered to the position corresponding to area 5c
(D chain line), and then
Receiving and lowering the loading pallet 1
See). At this time, the claw bodies 12 '...
In the pallet lifting area 4
Interfering with existing pallets 1 on the car during the exit process
Without passing through them and going up and down to a predetermined position.
it can. After that, after the previous unloading process,
The new warehousing process and the pallet processing process
Done.

As described above, two sets for raising and lowering the pallet 1
Pallets 1 are moved up and down the pallets.
If it exists in the area 4, it is
Pallet non-interference position
The pallet 1
It can be raised and lowered to the position. Therefore,
Pallet processing can be performed quickly
Thus, the garage area 5a and the garage requesting garage area 5c
Relationship and garage storage area 5a ... mutual or exit request
Garage area 5c: One entry / exit regardless of mutual positional relationship
In the process, the pallet 1 mounted on the car is transferred to the pallet
The next entry / exit process can be started when supported by
Can be. In other words, two warehouse steps must be performed in parallel.
Can be.

It should be noted that the multi-story parking device according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be appropriately changed and improved without departing from the basic principle of the present invention.

For example, in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 9, each of the elevating bodies 11 and 11 'is elongated, and the portions of each of the guide rails 8 and 8' existing in the storage area 3 are omitted. . That is, in the loading / unloading area 3, each elevating body 1
At least the upper end portion of the guide rails 8
8 ′, each pallet elevating member 9, 9 ′
Can be raised and lowered without any trouble (see the chain line in the drawing).
(See solid line illustration).

The entrance 3 in the entry / exit area 3
a, that is, the left-right gap between the front guide rails 8 ', 8' cannot be kept below a certain value according to the certification standard. Therefore, if the number of sets of the pallet elevating member groups 9,. The left and right widths of the pallet 1 supported by the bodies 12 ..., 12 '... are unnecessarily large,
As a result, the vehicle 2 may skid on the pallet 1 when ascending or descending, or the size of the device may be increased, thereby reducing the land use efficiency.

However, with the above configuration, the vehicle 2
Of the pallet elevating members 9... 9 ′ can be carried out without the guide rails 8, 8 ′ and the pallet elevating members 9, 9 ′. , The left-right distance between the guide rails 8 can be reduced, and the left-right width of the pallet 1 can be kept to a minimum, irrespective of the certification criteria.

In the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the portion of the guide rails 8 existing in the access area 3 is abolished as in the second embodiment. Differently, in the loading / unloading area 3, lifting and lowering of the pallet 1
Instead of using the pallet elevating members 9, a sub-elevating device 50 such as a separately provided lifter is used. The sub-elevating device 50 moves the turntable 41 to the loading / unloading standby position (the position shown in FIG. 10), which is the lower end position of the loading / unloading area 3, and the upper end position of the loading / unloading area 3 or the lower end position of the pallet lifting area 4. It is moved up and down over the delivery position (the position shown in FIG. 12B). further,
Pallet storage areas 31a and 31b that can store one pallet 1 are formed below the lowermost loading / unloading areas 5 and 5, and the pallet traversing device 7 is provided in each area 31a and 31b.
A pallet transfer device 51 having the same structure as that of
At the time of unloading, the empty pallet 1 waiting at the loading and unloading section 3b is discharged to the first pallet storage area 31a by the sub-elevating device 50 and the pallet transfer device 51, and at the time of storage, the second pallet storage area 31b. The pallet 1 stored in the storage area is supplied to the loading / unloading area 3 by the sub-elevating device 50 and the pallet transfer device 51. By doing so, the pallet 1 can be moved in the same manner as in the third embodiment.
Can be minimized, and the pallet processing step can be performed efficiently as in the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, the car 2 is stored in the parking lot as shown in FIG.
The procedure is as shown in FIG. That is, the warehouse area 3
When the car 2 enters the waiting pallet 1, the car-mounted pallet 1 is turned 180 degrees by the turntable 41 and is raised by the sub-elevating device 50, and the boundary between the loading / unloading area 3 and the pallet elevating area 4 is reached. In the area, it is delivered from the turntable 41 to the pawls 12 operated to the pallet receiving position (see FIGS. A and B). The car mounted pallet 1 can be stored in the garage area 5 by the claws 12.
a of the pallet traversing device 7
Traverses from the warehousing area 5a to the elevating area 4 and enters under the vehicle-mounted pallet 1, and is received and supported by the carriage 22 (see FIG. C). After a while, trolley 22
Traversely returns to the warehousing garage area 5a, and the vehicle mounted pallet 1 is carried into the warehousing garage area 5a from the pallet elevating area 4 to complete the warehousing process (see FIGS. D and E).

During this time, when the pallet 1 mounted on the vehicle is transferred from the turntable 41 at the pallet transfer position to the pawls 12..., The pallet 1 is transferred from the second pallet storage area 31 b to the turntable 41 by the pallet transfer device 51.
It is transported and supplied to the upper side (see FIGS. C and D),
At 0, the turntable 41 is lowered and returned to the parking standby position to prepare for the next storage (see FIG. E). Further, when the car-mounted pallet 1 is supported by the pallet traversing device 7 (see FIG. C), the pawl bodies 12... It passes through the pallet 1 and the pallet traversing device 7 and rises to the position of the pallet storage garage area 5b (see FIG. D). Then, the pallet 1 is moved from the pallet storage garage area 5b by the pallet
2 are moved down to the position of the second pallet storage area 31b, and the pallet 1 is supplied to the second pallet storage area 31b by the pallet transfer device 51 (see FIG. E).

The leaving of the car 2 is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. That is, when there is a request for delivery, the claw body 1
2 are moved to the pallet receiving position and raised or lowered to the position of the garage requesting garage area 5c (see FIG. A). Then, the vehicle mounted pallet 1 is transferred from the garage requesting garage area 5c to the pallet elevating area 4 by the trolley 22, and is supported by the pawls 12... (See FIG. B).

During this time, the turntable 41 is raised to the pallet transfer position (see the chain line in FIG. A), and the pallet 1 on the turntable 41 is discharged to the first pallet storage area 31a by the pallet transfer device 51 (see FIG. B). .

Then, the vehicle-mounted pallet 1 lowered by the pawls 12 is transferred to the turntable 41 from which the empty pallets 1 have been discharged (see FIG. C), and the pawls 12 are moved to the pallet non-interfering position. After being moved out of the elevating area 4 by operating, the sub-elevating device 50 lowers the in-coming / outgoing area 3 to the in-coming / outgoing section 3b, and the out-going process is completed (FIG. D, E).
See figure).

On the other hand, the pawl bodies 12 are returned to the pallet receiving position when the pallet 1 mounted on the vehicle has passed through the pallets 1.
After being received from the pallet storage area 31a, it rises to the warehousing garage area 5a (see FIG. E). The pallet 1 can be stored by the pallet traversing device 7 in the garage area 5a.
Carry in.

[0046] Furthermore, can be used at least one pair of pallet lifting member group 9 ... as lifting dedicated empty pallet 1,
In this case, there is an advantage that the drive mechanism 10 dedicated to the empty pallet can be of a low output.

Further, palette traversing device 7 and pallet transfer device 51 may be one that does not use the self-propelled carriage such described above, the configuration is arbitrary.

[0048]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, an empty palette to the entry / exit area for preparing for entry is provided.
Empty space from the entry / exit area to prepare for
The discharge of the pallet is performed in the loading / unloading area and the pallet
Because it was done between the storage area,
Can be quickly prepared. Moreover,
The pallet is made up of at least two pallet lifting members
Since it can be raised and lowered independently, the access area and
Pallet transfer to and from the pallet lifting area
Pallet delivery between the elevator area and the garage area
Can be performed in parallel. Therefore, one
Pallet transfer between adjacent areas is not completed.
Pallet transfer between adjacent areas cannot be started
Can reduce the time loss caused by
Storage can be performed efficiently, and it is possible to quickly respond to the case where it is necessary to perform storage and retrieval continuously.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of a multi-story parking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the first embodiment device .

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view showing an enlarged main part of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged detail view showing a main part of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a drive system of a pallet elevating device in the first embodiment .

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view showing a storage procedure in the apparatus of the first embodiment .

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory diagram showing a retrieval procedure in the apparatus of the first embodiment .

FIG. 9 is a front view of a main part showing a second embodiment of the multi-story parking device according to the present invention .

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a third embodiment of the multi-story parking device according to the present invention .

FIG. 11 is a side view of the device according to the third embodiment .

FIG. 12 is an operation explanatory view showing a warehousing procedure in the device of the third embodiment .

FIG. 13 is an operation explanatory view showing a retrieval procedure in the device of the third embodiment .

FIG. 14 is an operation explanatory view showing a storage procedure in the conventional apparatus.

FIG. 15 is an operation explanatory view showing a shipping procedure in the conventional apparatus .

[Explanation of Signs] 1 ... Pallet, 2 ... Car, 3 ... Access area, 4 ... Pallet
Lifting area, 5: Garage area, 6: Pallet lifting device, 7 ...
Pallet traversing device, 8 ... 1st elevating guide rail, 8 '...
Second elevating guide rail, 9 ... First pallet elevating member, 9
'... second pallet lifting member, 10 ... first drive mechanism, 10
': Second drive mechanism, 11, 11': elevating body, 12, 12
'... claw body, 30, 31a, 31b ... pallet storage area,
40, 51: Pallet transfer device.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pallet for mounting on a vehicle is moved up and down by a pallet elevating device in a car loading / unloading area and a pallet elevating area connected to the pallet, and a pallet traversing device is vertically stacked adjacent to the pallet elevating area. A pallet storage area is formed adjacent to the entry / exit area, and a pallet is stored in the pallet storage area in the pallet storage area. Yes by arranging the delivery ur pallet transfer device and the pallet lifting device is transferred to and from the pallet lifting device, to interfere with each other on a pallet lifting area
Sets of pallets that can be moved up and down without lifting
Elevating and lowering the member group and each pallet elevating member group independently
And a driving mechanism for driving the pallet , and each pallet elevating member group is located near four corners of the pallet elevating area.
Placed on the pallet and projected into the pallet lifting area
Pallet receiving position and pallet lifting area for receiving and supporting
Exits and interferes with pallet and pallet traversing device
In and out of pallet non-interference position
It consists of four operable pallet elevating members, and each drive mechanism places the four pallet elevating members at the same height.
A multi- story parking device characterized in that it is moved up and down while being held in the vehicle.