JP2679750B2 - Multi-level parking - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle storage rack having a plurality of shelves for accommodating pallets on which vehicles can be freely mounted and arranged vertically, and is located above an external communication portion for loading or unloading vehicles. In order to carry the pallets between the external communication part and a plurality of shelves, the elevating part that is moved up and down along the side side of the vehicle storage rack and along the elevating passage protruding into the external communication part is provided. A vehicle carrying device is provided, and an external communication part receives and supports a pallet that is lowered by the elevating part, and an elevating direction that receives and supports the pallet for loading and unloading of the vehicle and as the elevating part receives and supports the pallet. A swivel base for swiveling is provided, and a walking surface is formed in a portion of the elevating part projecting from the pallet for boarding / alighting, and when the elevating part is located in the external communicating part, it moves up and down with the floor of the external communicating part. About three-dimensional parking tread surface and is configured to be positioned at the same height or approximately the same height.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a multi-storey car park of this type, an elevating part for transporting a vehicle is moved up and down along a passage for elevating by a guide member such as a guide rail provided in the passage for elevating. Although it is configured, the lifting passage and the one existing on the side side so that the one existing on the side side of the lifting path and the lifting section do not come into contact with each other when the lifting section moves up and down. A clearance region is provided between and. Therefore, in the prior art, even when the elevating part is located in the external communication part for storing or leaving the vehicle, there is a clearance region between the floor surface of the external communication part and the elevating part. .

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned prior art, the floor surface of the external communication portion and the walking surface of the vertical movement portion are in a state in which the elevating portion is located in the external communicating portion for entering or leaving the vehicle. Even when and are formed at the same height or at almost the same height, the clearance area does not connect the floor surface and the walking surface, and as a result, the road surface of the passage is There was the inconvenience of creating a gap. An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional disadvantages.

[0004]

A first characteristic structure of a multi-storey parking lot according to the present invention is provided with a connecting member for connecting a floor surface and a walking surface so as to be connected in series, and the connecting member is connected to the floor surface. It is configured to be switchable between a closed state in which the walking surface is connected and an opened state in which the walking surface is retracted to the floor surface side or the walking surface side.

The second characteristic configuration specifies a preferable specific configuration for implementing the first characteristic configuration, in which the connecting member is closed as the elevating part descends to the external communication part. It is configured to be operated and to be operated in an open state as the elevating part rises from the external communication part.

[0006]

According to the first characteristic construction of the present invention, when the elevating part is moved up and down, the connection member is brought into the open state to thereby provide a clearance between the floor of the external communication part and the elevating part. When a passage is formed with the floor area of the external communication part and the walking surface of the elevating part being at the same height or almost the same height while the elevating part is located in the external communication part while securing the area. The floor surface and the walking surface can be connected to each other by setting the connecting member in the closed state.

According to the second characteristic configuration, the connecting member is operated in the closed state as the elevating section descends to the external communication section, and is opened as the elevating section rises from the external communication section. Therefore, the switching operation between the open state and the closed state of the connection member can be performed by the elevating operation of the elevating part.

[0008]

According to the first characteristic configuration of the present invention, when the floor is formed at the external communication portion and the walking surface of the elevating portion are located at the same height or substantially the same height, and a passage is formed, Since the floor surface and the walking surface can be connected by setting the connecting member in the closed state, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of creating a gap on the road surface of the passage, thus providing a safe and easy-to-use multi-storey parking lot. can do.

According to the second characteristic configuration, since the switching operation between the open state and the closed state of the connecting member can be performed by the raising / lowering operation of the raising / lowering unit, for example, the connecting member can be moved based on the raising / lowering information of the raising / lowering unit. It is possible to provide a multi-story car park with a simplified structure as compared with the case where a means for controlling the opening / closing operation is provided.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the multi-storey parking lot shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle storage rack A having a plurality of shelves 1 accommodating a pallet P on which a vehicle can be freely mounted is arranged in an up-down direction, and an external communication section having an entry / exit port 2 for entry or exit. The vehicle transporting device C is provided in a state of being located above B and has a lifting unit 3 that transports the pallet P between the plurality of shelves 1 and the external communication unit B.

Thereafter, in this embodiment, the direction which faces the interior of the external communication portion B from the entrance / exit 2 is defined as the depth direction of the multi-story parking lot, and the direction which is orthogonal to the depth direction and extends across the width of the opening of the entrance / exit 2. The width direction of the multi-storey car park.

The vehicle storage rack A has a pair of rack portions on both sides in the depth direction inside the vehicle storage rack A, each of which has a plurality of shelves 1 arranged in the vertical direction. The shelf 1 is configured by arranging a pallet P on which a vehicle can be freely mounted and a pair of receiving frames 1a, 1a for mounting and supporting both longitudinal edge portions of the pallet P side by side. The vehicle G is mounted on the pallet P. It is stored in the state where it was opened. An elevating passage S for elevating and lowering an elevating part 3 described later is provided between the pair of rack parts.
It is formed along the side of each rack portion, and its lower end projects into the external communication portion B. As shown in FIG. 3, on the inner surface side of the side wall of the vehicle storage rack A that abuts on both sides in the lateral direction of the lifting passage S, a pair of guides for guiding the lifting operation of the lifting unit 3 along the lifting passage S are provided. The guide rail 4 is attached.

The vehicle carrying device C carries a pallet P and moves up and down in a lifting passage S to carry the pallet P between a plurality of shelves 1 and the external communication part B.
And an elevating drive mechanism D for elevating the elevating part 3. The elevating part 3 includes a base frame 3a, two telescopic forks 3b for mounting and supporting the pallet P on the base frame 3a and transferring the pallet P to and from the shelf 1, and both sides in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 3a. Side frames 5 which are vertically erected at the centers of the side frames, side plates 3c which are attached along the side frames 5 on the center side of the elevating part of the side frames 5 and which are erected further upward, and a roof shape on the upper side plate 3c. And a walking surface 3e as a walking surface formed in a portion of the elevating part 3 projecting from a pallet P in a direction for getting on and off (described later). As shown in FIG. 4, the side frame 5 holds the guide rail 4 at least at two points above and below by a pair of rollers 5a, and the elevating part 3 causes the elevating passage S to move.
When the pallet P is transferred by extending and retracting the telescopic fork 3b,
It is configured to support the elevating part 3 so as not to tilt due to the movement of the center of gravity. As shown in FIG. 2, the shield 3d is stopped so that the elevating part 3 in the external communication part B has the walking surface 3e of the elevating part 3 and the floor surface 6 of the external communication part B at the same height. In such a case, it is attached to the elevating part 3 so as to form a ceiling in series with the auxiliary shield 7 provided on the lower surface of the shelf 1 ′ adjacent above the external communication part B. As shown in FIG. 3, the elevating and lowering drive mechanism D connects the elevating part 3 and the balance weight 9 with the two systems of cords 8 and connects the cords 8 to the suspension pulleys 10a, 10b, 10.
c, 10d and the drive pulley 11a of the drive device 11 are wound around. Therefore, the lifting unit 3
Has its longitudinal direction oriented in the lateral width direction, and
It is suspended and supported by the cord 8 and is moved up and down by the operation of the drive device 11.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the loading / unloading section B is in a state in which the elevating section 3 is located inside the vehicle G when the vehicle G is in and out of the vehicle G, and the elevating passage S is provided at the lower portion. A pit 12 is provided so as to be connected to the lower end of the pit 12, and a turning device 13 having a turntable 13a capable of raising and lowering and turning operations is provided in the pit 12. In FIG. 1, the pallet P is mounted and supported on pallet mounting portions 6a and 6b that are formed by utilizing a part of the floor surface 6 with the longitudinal direction thereof facing the depth direction. This state is a state in which the pallet P is in the boarding / alighting direction. In FIG. 2, the pallet P is shown mounted in the elevating part 3 with its longitudinal direction facing the lateral width direction. This state is the state in which the pallet P is in the lifting direction. In the state shown in FIG. 1, the revolving device 13 raises the turntable 13a to load the pallet P onto the pallet mounting portion 6a.
After being floated from a and 6b and rotated by 90 degrees, the turntable 13a can be lowered to transfer the pallet P onto the upper surface of the telescopic fork 3b of the elevating part 3 as shown in FIG. The reverse operation is also possible.

FIG. 5 shows the inside of the external communication part B in a state where the elevating part 3 is located inside the external communication part B. With the pallet P being in the direction for getting on and off,
It is placed almost in the center of the external communication section B. The walking surface 3f is attached to a portion of the elevating part 3 protruding from the pallet P. The elevating part 3 has a walking surface 3e.
Is stopped at the same height as the floor surface 6, and the walking surface 3e and the floor surface 6 form a passage surface used when the driver gets on and off the vehicle G mounted on the pallet P. ing. Further, since a step is formed between the upper surface of the pallet P and the floor surface 6, a guide member 6c having an inclined surface for guiding the tire is provided on the floor surface 6. Furthermore, since a step is also formed between the upper surface of the extension fork 3b of the elevating part 3 and the walking surface 3e and the floor surface 6, the trip-preventing members 3f and 6d having the inclined surface for preventing tripping are provided on the walking surface. It is provided on the floor 3e and the floor 6 respectively. Interior plates 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d are attached to the inner side surfaces of the external communication part B, and the interior plates 14a, 14b and the side plates 3c of the elevating part 3 are connected to each other in the lateral widthwise side surface parts to form a series of wall members. Is formed.

A gap 15 is provided between the elevating part 3 and the floor surface 6 to secure a clearance when the elevating part 3 moves up and down.
Exists. A connecting member 16 is provided between the floor surface 6 near the side of the pallet P and the walking surface 3e so as to connect the floor surface 6 and the walking surface 3e in series.

The connecting member 16 is, as shown in FIG.
A gap closing plate 16a that closes the gap 15 across the floor surface 6 and the walking surface 3e and a dog receiving plate 16b in an open state are connected at a right angle in an L-shaped rope shape, and a side plate 16c is provided on the L-shaped end surface thereof. The outer surface of the right-angled connecting portion is hinged 17
It is formed by attaching hinges to the end of the floor surface 6. The gap closing plate 16a also serves as a dog receiver in the closed state. One end 18a of a spring 18 is attached to the side plate 16c, and the other end 18b of the spring 18 is attached to a position on the floor surface side below the floor surface and farther from the connecting member 16 than the hinge 17. Has been. Therefore, the connecting member 16
Is urged by the spring 18 in both the open state and the closed state, with the ends 18a and 18b of the spring 18 and the hinge 17 aligned as a boundary. A dog 19 is attached to the side surface of the elevating part 3.

FIG. 6A shows the connection member 16 in a closed state. The walking surface 3e of the elevating part 3 is located at the same height as the floor surface 6, and one end of the gap closing plate 16a has the walking surface 3e.
The closed state of the connecting member 16 is formed by hanging on e. When the elevating part 3 is lifted in this state, the gap closing plate 16a is flipped up by the walking surface 3e and the dog 19, and the connecting member 16 has both ends 18a and 18b of the spring 18.
The hinge 17 and the hinge 17 go beyond the state of being aligned, and are urged to the open state. FIG. 6B shows the opened state of the connection member 16. The connecting member 16 that is biased in the opening direction is supported by the stopper 20 at a position where the gap closing plate 16a faces directly above, thereby forming an open state. When the elevating part 3 is lowered in this state, the dog receiving plate 16b is pushed down by the dog 19 and the connecting member 1
6 is biased to the closed state. Therefore, the connecting member 16
Is operated to a closed state as the elevating section 3 descends to the external communication section B, and is operated to an open state as the elevating section 3 rises from the external communication section B.

The warehousing operation of the vehicle G in the multistory parking lot of this embodiment is performed as follows. In the storage waiting state, the inside of the external communication section B is in the state shown in FIG. 5, and the storage / entrance port 2 is open. The connection member 16 is in the closed state. After unloading passengers other than the driver in advance, the vehicle G travels by itself, passes through the loading / unloading port 2, enters the loading / unloading section B, and goes straight on to be mounted on the pallet P. The driver gets off the vehicle G and walks on the walking surface 3e,
Using the connection member 16 and the floor surface 6 as a passage, the connection member 16 and the floor surface 6 are separated from the external communication portion B through the loading / unloading port 2. The turning device 13 raises the turntable 13a to lift the pallet P from the pallet mounting portions 6a and 6b of the floor surface 6,
After rotating once, the turntable 13a is lowered to transfer the pallet P onto the upper surface of the telescopic fork 3b of the lift 3. The elevating part 3 ascends in the elevating passage S and stops at a predetermined side of the shelf 1. At that time, the connecting member 16 is flipped up by the dog 19 to be in an open state. The elevating part 3 stopped to the side of the predetermined shelf 1 extends the telescopic fork 3b to push the pallet P into the shelf 1, and the elevating part 3 descends to receive the pallet P on the shelf 1. It is transferred onto the frame 1a. After that, the retractable fork 3b is retracted, and the warehousing operation of the vehicle G is completed.

The warehousing operation of the vehicle G is performed as follows. First, the elevating unit 3 is moved to the side of the shelf 1 in which the vehicle for exiting is stored, and then the pallet P is mounted on the elevating unit 3 by performing an operation opposite to the warehousing operation. Next, the elevating part 3 descends the elevating passage S and enters the external communication part B, and stops at a position where the walking surface 3e of the elevating part 3 and the floor surface 6 of the external communication part B are at the same height. . At that time, the connecting member 16 is pushed down by the dog 19 to be in a closed state. The revolving device 13 raises the turntable 13a so that the pallet P is levitated from the upper surface of the telescopic fork 3b of the elevating part 3 so that the front-rear relationship in the depth direction of the pallet P is opposite to that at the time of storage. Rotate P 90 degrees. That is, the pallet P
Is supported in the boarding / alighting direction so that the front direction of the vehicle G faces the loading / unloading port 2. And turntable 13a
Is lowered to transfer the pallet P onto the pallet mounting portions 6a and 6b. The driver enters from the entrance / exit 2 and gets into the vehicle G using the floor 6, the connecting member 16, and the walking surface 3e as a passage. The vehicle G is self-propelled and exits through the entry / exit port 2. Thus, the work for leaving the vehicle G is completed.

The external communication section B after the completion of the warehousing work is in the same state as the warehousing waiting state in the warehousing work, and the warehousing work and the warehousing work can be continuously performed. When performing only the warehousing work continuously, it is sufficient to carry out the pallet P of the shelf 1 in which the vehicle G is not yet stored in the external communicating portion B in the above-mentioned warehousing work. When only the warehousing work is continuously performed, In the above warehousing operation, only the pallet P needs to be stored in the predetermined shelf 1.

[Other Embodiments] In the above embodiments, the connecting member 16 is switched between the open state and the closed state as the lifting unit 3 moves up or down. An opening / closing control device may be provided, and the opening / closing control device may be configured to be automatically opened / closed based on the lifting information of the lifting unit.

The shape and structure of the gap closing plate 16a is
It can be changed as appropriate. The connecting member 16 may relate to the entire gap 15 or a part thereof.

The shapes, structures and installation locations of the dog 19 and the dog receiving plate 16b can be changed as appropriate.

In the claims, reference numerals are provided for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration shown in the attached drawings.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of the entire structure.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an external communication portion.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the structure of the vehicle transport device.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a structure of a side frame of a lifting unit.

FIG. 5 is a top view showing an external communication section.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the structure of the connecting member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A vehicle storage rack B external communication part C vehicle transport device G vehicle P pallet 1 shelf 3 elevating part 3e walking surface 6 floor surface 16 connection member

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pallet (P) on which a vehicle (G) can be mounted.
Storage rack (A) provided with a plurality of shelves (1) vertically arranged to store the vehicle (G) is provided above the external communication portion (B) for entering or exiting the vehicle (G). The pallet (P) is transported between the external communication portion (B) and the plurality of shelves (1) along the side of the vehicle storage rack (A) and the external communication portion (B). )
A vehicle transfer device (C) having an elevating part (3) that is moved up and down along an ascending / descending path (S) entering the vehicle is provided, and the external communication part (B) is provided at the elevating part (3). Receiving and supporting the lowered pallet (P), and turning the pallet (P) in the riding direction of the vehicle (G) and in the lifting direction in which the lifting unit (3) receives and supports it as it rises. A swivel base (13) is provided, and a walking surface (3e) is configured in a portion of the elevating part (3) protruding from the pallet (P) for boarding / alighting, and the elevating part (3) is the outside. In the state of being located in the communication part (B), the floor surface (6) of the external communication part (B) and the walking surface (3e) of the elevating part (3) are located at the same height or substantially the same height. A multi-storey parking lot configured to do the above, wherein the floor surface (6) and the walking surface (3e ) Is provided so as to be connected so as to be connected in series, and the connecting member (16) connects the floor surface (6) and the walking surface (3e) in a closed state, and the floor. A multi-storey parking lot that is configured to be switchable between an open state that is retracted to the surface side or the walking surface side. 2. The connecting member (16) is operated in a closed state as the elevating part (3) descends to the external communication part (B), and the external part of the elevating part (3). The multi-storey car park according to claim 1, wherein the multi-storey car park is configured so as to be operated in an open state as it rises from the communication section (B).