JP3166832B2 - Parking device and parking method - 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 and a method for entering and leaving a vehicle.

[0002]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a first object of the present invention to provide a parking apparatus and a method for entering and exiting the vehicle, which can easily enter and exit the vehicle.

[0003] A second object of the present invention is to provide a parking apparatus and a method for entering and exiting a vehicle, in which an occupant can easily get in and out of the vehicle when entering and exiting the vehicle.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a parking device according to the present invention comprises a direction changing device for changing the direction of a vehicle, and a vertically displaceable device which is positioned so as to sandwich the direction changing device. straight and freely displaceable vehicle support, a stereotactic vehicle support the the direction changing device is provided by shifting the vertical position between the displacement path between the displacement vehicle support wheels
A first horizontal transport device for supporting and transporting a vehicle horizontally on the direction change device; and a second horizontal transport device for directly supporting wheels and transporting the vehicle horizontally on each of the displaced vehicle supports. Transport device, a third horizontal transport device that directly supports wheels and transports the vehicle horizontally on the stereotactic vehicle support,
The first horizontal transport device and the second horizontal transport device are continuously connected to each other so that the vehicle can be delivered and received by each of the displacement vehicle supports being vertically displaced. The second horizontal transfer device and the third horizontal transfer device are connected to each other so that the vehicle can be transferred.

[0005] In the parking device, the vehicle travels on its own in the forward direction on the first horizontal transfer device on the direction change device. When the occupant gets off the vehicle, the direction change device is operated, and the direction of the vehicle is changed so that the driver can leave the vehicle forward.

Next, the first horizontal transfer device and the second horizontal transfer device, which is vertically aligned with the first horizontal transfer device, are operated to move any one of the displaced vehicle supports from the direction changing device. The vehicle is transferred horizontally to.

[0007] The displaced vehicle support is displaced as required, and the vertical position of the displaced vehicle support and the localized vehicle support is adjusted. Then, the second horizontal transport device and the third horizontal transport device, which are continuous with each other at the same vertical position, are operated to move the vehicle horizontally from the displaced vehicle support onto the stereotactic vehicle support. Is transferred to

[0008] As described above, the vehicle is stored on the localized vehicle support, on each of the displaced vehicle supports, and on the direction change device.

At the time of leaving the vehicle, the vehicle is returned to the direction change device in an operation reverse to the above operation, and after the occupant gets on the vehicle, the vehicle exits the vehicle forward.

The operation of changing the direction of the vehicle by the direction changing device may be performed at the time of leaving the vehicle instead of at the time of entering the vehicle.

If the first horizontal transport device is provided with a vehicle attitude correcting device for correcting the attitude of the vehicle entering the vehicle, the driver can adjust the angle of entry of the vehicle onto the direction changing device. Since it is not necessary to be so nervous, it is easy to drive in the warehouse.

If a sufficient space is provided between the vehicle on the direction change device and each of the displacement passages of each of the displaceable vehicle supports so that the occupant of the vehicle can get on and off, it is easy to get on and off. Is preferred.

[0013] On the other hand, as is apparent from the description of the operation of the parking device, the parking method according to the present invention is a method for allowing a vehicle to enter and leave the parking device. At the same time, the vehicle is released from the direction changing device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a parking device is provided between a displacement vehicle support which is positioned so as to sandwich a vehicle entrance / exit area and which can be individually vertically displaced, and displacement paths of the displacement vehicle support. a stereotactic vehicle support provided by shifting the vertical position and the vehicle entry and leaving area, the first horizontal conveying device for conveying the vehicle horizontally in direct support to the vehicle entry and leaving areas of the wheels, the wheels A second horizontal transport device that directly supports and transports the vehicle horizontally on each of the displaced vehicle supports,
A third horizontal transport device that directly supports wheels and transports the vehicle in a horizontal direction on the stereotactic vehicle support, and a vehicle attitude correction device that corrects the attitude of the entered vehicle on the first horizontal transport device And, each of the displaced vehicle supports is vertically displaced, so that the first horizontal transfer device and each of the second horizontal transfer devices are continuous with each other so that the vehicle can be delivered and received, The second horizontal transfer device and the third horizontal transfer device are connected to each other so that the vehicle can be transferred.

In the parking device, the vehicle travels on the first horizontal transfer device in the vehicle entrance / exit area, for example, by reverse driving, and gets on the vehicle. When the occupant gets off the vehicle, the vehicle posture correcting device operates to correct the vehicle posture to an appropriate posture. Therefore, it is permissible to enter the warehouse to some extent diagonally, so that the entrance operation is easy.

Next, the first horizontal transfer device and the second horizontal transfer device, which is vertically aligned with the first horizontal transfer device, are operated to move any one of the displaced vehicle supports from the vehicle entrance / exit area. The vehicle is transferred horizontally to.

If necessary, the displaced vehicle support is displaced, and the displaced vehicle support and the localized vehicle support are vertically aligned. Then, the second horizontal transport device and the third horizontal transport device, which are continuous with each other at the same vertical position, are operated to move the vehicle horizontally from the displaced vehicle support onto the stereotactic vehicle support. Is transferred to

As described above, the vehicle is stored on the localized vehicle support, on each of the displaced vehicle supports, and on the direction change device.

At the time of leaving the vehicle, the vehicle is returned to the vehicle entrance / exit area by an operation reverse to the above operation, and after the occupant gets on the vehicle, the vehicle exits the vehicle forward.

If the vehicle is configured to be able to pass through the vehicle entrance / exit area, forward entrance and forward exit can be performed.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a parking device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view taken along the line II-II, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG. 1. First, the configuration of the parking device will be described with reference to these drawings.

The parking device includes a vehicle entrance / exit area 1 at the center in the left-right direction as viewed in FIG. 1 , vehicle elevating areas 2 and 2 on both left and right sides of the vehicle entrance / exit area 1, and a vehicle entrance / exit area 1. A vehicle storage area 3 is provided above and connected to the vehicle elevating areas 2 and 2. Then, the vehicle C can be parked in the vehicle storage area 3, the vehicle elevating areas 2, 2, and the vehicle entrance / exit area 1, respectively. In the illustrated example, a total of five vehicles C can be stored at one time, two in the vehicle storage area 3, one in each of the vehicle elevating areas 2, 2 and one in the vehicle entrance / exit area 1. Has become.

In the vehicle entry / exit area 1, a pit 4 is formed by excavating the ground GL, and a turntable 5 for changing the direction of the vehicle C is provided in the pit 4. The turntable 5 changes the direction of the vehicle C so that the vehicle C that has entered in the forward direction can leave the vehicle in the forward direction.

On the turntable 5, there is provided a first horizontal transfer device 6 for directly supporting the wheels of the vehicle C that has entered the store and transporting the vehicle C horizontally in the left-right direction as viewed in FIG. . The vehicle feed surface 7 of the first horizontal transfer device 6 and the upper surface 5a of the turntable 5 are substantially flush with each other so as not to hinder the loading and unloading of the vehicle C. The upper surface 5a is substantially flush with the traveling path 8 outside the parking device.

As shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 2, the entering vehicle C enters the turntable 5 from the traveling path 8 through the entrance / exit port 9 by advance and enters the first horizontal transport. Stops on device 6. Then, the first horizontal transfer device 6
An occupant gets off the vehicle C, and the occupant exits the parking device through the entrance 9. In addition, vehicle C
After the occupant is loaded on the first horizontal transfer device 6,
Through the above-mentioned entrance / exit port 9, the user leaves the warehouse in advance.

It is desirable to use a belt conveyor device or a slat conveyor device as the first horizontal transfer device 6. This is for the convenience of the occupant getting on and off the vehicle C.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vehicle entry / exit area 1 is formed on the first horizontal transfer device 6 with a sufficient space in the left-right direction so that an occupant can easily get on and off the vehicle C. Have been. In the illustrated example, the left and right spaces of two vehicles are allocated to the vehicle entrance / exit area 1,
The vehicle C is allowed to be stored almost at the center.

The vehicle entrance / exit area 1 and the traveling path 8 are separated by a lift gate 10 for safety measures. The lift gate 10 opens and closes the entrance 9 and
When the parking device is operated, a person is prevented from entering the vehicle entrance / exit area 1. Further, the lift gate 10
The parking device does not operate when the entrance / exit port 9 is open due to the rise.

In the vehicle entrance / exit area 1, a vehicle attitude correcting device is provided. The vehicle posture correcting device changes the posture of the vehicle C, which gets on the first horizontal transfer device 6,
Corrects automatically after occupant gets off. The vehicle posture correcting device is configured as follows, for example.

The first horizontal transfer device 6 directly moves the front wheels.
A front wheel lateral feed portion 6a which supports, be divided and wheel lateral feeding section 6b after supporting the rear wheel directly and they have to be able to drive separately. A vehicle attitude control sensor 11 for detecting that the vehicle C has reached a proper stop position is provided at an appropriate position in the vehicle entry / exit area 1. The front wheel lateral feed portion 6a and the rear wheel lateral feed portion 6b
It operates separately in response to a signal from the sensor 11, and automatically changes the attitude of the vehicle C so that the front-rear direction of the vehicle C is perpendicular to the vehicle transport direction of the first horizontal transport device 6. Fix it.

Therefore, the driver of the vehicle C entering the warehouse is
The angle at which the vehicle enters the first horizontal transfer device 6 does not need to be very nervous.

The vehicle entry / exit area 1 is provided with a protrusion detecting means, such as a photoelectric tube (not shown), which defines an allowable entry range. When the vehicle C stops beyond the entry allowable range, Care has been taken that the parking device does not operate.

In each of the vehicle elevating areas 2, a displaceable vehicle support 12 which can be individually displaced up and down is provided. Each of the displacement vehicle supports 12 is provided with the turntable 5.
Between the lower stop position (see the position of the displaced vehicle support on the right side in FIG. 1) and the upper stop position immediately above (see the position of the displaced vehicle support on the left side in FIG. 1) Is displaced.

On each of the displacement vehicle supports 12, a vehicle C
Is provided with a second horizontal transfer device 13 for transferring the image horizontally. Each of the second horizontal transport devices 13 can stably transfer the vehicle C to and from the first horizontal transport device 6 when each of the displaced vehicle supports 12 is at the lower stop position. It is continuous with the first horizontal transfer device 6 (see FIG. 1). When each of the displaced vehicle supports 12 is at the upper stop position, each of the second horizontal transfer devices 13 stably moves the vehicle C between the second horizontal transfer device 13 and a third horizontal transfer device 14 described later. It is continuous with the third horizontal transfer device 14 so that it can be transferred (see FIG. 1).

As the second horizontal transport device 13, for example, a roller conveyor device can be used in addition to a belt conveyor device and a slat conveyor device.

The raising and lowering mechanism of each displacement vehicle support 12 is as follows:
For example,

The columns 15a, 15b, and 15b are provided outside the four corners so as to surround the displacement vehicle supports 12, respectively.
15c and 15d are erected. Each of the columns 15a, 15b,
The rectangular parallelepiped space surrounded by 15c and 15d
The displacement vehicle support 12 serves as a displacement passage 12a.

A pair of front and rear drive shafts 16 and driven shafts 17 extending in the left-right direction are respectively provided above the displacement passages 12a. Each drive shaft 16 and each driven shaft 17
, The left and right ends of each of the columns 15a, 15b, 1
5c and 15d are rotatably supported by the upper ends. Each of the drive shafts 16 is drivingly connected to, for example, an ascending / descending drive source such as an electric motor 18 rotatable forward and backward,
The driven shafts 17 are drivingly connected to the drive shafts 16.

Each drive shaft 16 and each driven shaft 17 have
Sprockets 19 are fixed to both left and right ends. An elevating chain 20 is wound around the upper part of each sprocket 19. Each lifting chain 20
One end 20a is fixed to each of the four corners of each of the displaceable vehicle supports 12, and a counterweight 21 is connected to the other end 20b.

In the above configuration, when the drive shaft 16 rotates forward, for example, the sprockets 19 rotate forward, the lifting chains 20 are evenly wound, and the displaced vehicle support 12 maintains a horizontal state. It rises while standing. Conversely, when the drive shaft 16 rotates in the reverse direction, the sprockets 19 rotate in the reverse direction, the lifting chains 20 are evenly unwound, and the displaced vehicle support 12 descends while maintaining a horizontal state.

It should be noted that the driven shaft 17 is abolished and a well-known balance chain is stretched to raise and lower the respective displaced vehicle supports 12 horizontally. The configuration can be appropriately adopted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle storage area 3 is formed between the upper stop positions of the displacement vehicle supports 12, 12. In the vehicle storage area 3, a localization vehicle support 22 is provided. The size of the vehicle storage area 3 is large enough to store two vehicles C side by side in the left-right direction on the localization vehicle support 22 in accordance with the area of the vehicle entry / exit area 1 therebelow. ing.

In the example shown in FIG.
Of the columns, four inner columns 15a, 15a, 15
d, 15d.

The third horizontal transport device 14 for transporting the vehicle C horizontally in the left-right direction is provided on the localized vehicle support 22. As the third horizontal transfer device 14,
For example, belt conveyor equipment, slat conveyor equipment,
A roller conveyor device or the like can be used.

In the illustrated example, the third horizontal transfer device 14
Is divided into two parts on the left and right sides so as to correspond to each vehicle C, and can be driven separately.

Next, the operation of the parking device will be described.

The operation at the time of storage is as follows. The driver enters the vehicle C forward so as to fall within the allowable entry range on the first horizontal transfer device 6. All occupants get off and exit the parking device.

The user or the administrator of the parking device confirms safety and presses a start button on the operation panel of the control device (not shown). Then, the lift gate 10 is closed, and the vehicle posture correcting device (11, 6a, 6b) operates to automatically correct the posture of the vehicle C.

Thereafter, the turntable 5 rotates,
The direction of the vehicle C is changed by 180 degrees toward the entrance 9.

The first and second horizontal transfer devices 6, 1
3 is operated, and the vehicle C is transported onto any of the displaced vehicle supports 12. Further, if necessary, the elevating mechanism of the displaced vehicle support 12 and the second and third horizontal transfer devices 13 and 14 operate to transfer the vehicle C to the localized vehicle support 22. . afterwards,
The lift gate 10 opens again and waits for the next vehicle C to enter.

Before the turntable 5 rotates, each of the displaced vehicle supports 12 is retracted to the upper stop position in advance to avoid collision with the turntable 5.

On the other hand, the operation at the time of unloading is as follows.

The user or the administrator of the parking device presses a button on the operation panel corresponding to the storage position of the vehicle C to be taken out. Then, the horizontal transfer devices 14 and 1 are moved so that the elevator gate 10 is lowered and the entrance / exit opening 9 is closed, and the vehicle C to be exited is returned to the vehicle entrance / exit area 1.
Any or all of the elevating mechanism of the displacing vehicle support 12 is operated sequentially.

When the vehicle C returns to the center of the vehicle entry / exit area 1, the lift gate 10 opens. An occupant gets into the vehicle, and the vehicle leaves the vehicle by moving forward.

According to the parking device according to the present embodiment constructed and operated as described above, the single entrance / exit port 9
You can get in and out by moving forward.

Further, there is a sufficient space on both sides of the vehicle C on the first horizontal transfer device 6 for the occupant to get on and off, so that getting on and off is easy.

Further, the vehicle posture correcting device (11, 6)
a, 6b), it is not necessary to use nerves for the angle of entry when entering the vehicle, and the operation for entering the vehicle is easy.

In the illustrated example, the parking device provided with the turntable 5 in the vehicle entry / exit area 1 so as to enable forward entry and exit / exit is described. However, as another aspect, the turntable 5 is eliminated. Then, the first horizontal transport device 6 may be provided on the ground of the vehicle entrance / exit area 1. Of course, in this case, it is not possible to realize forward entry and forward exit. However, the vehicle C enters the first horizontal transfer device 6 by, for example, a reverse operation, and thereafter, the vehicle posture correcting device (6a, 6b,
If the attitude control is performed according to 11), it is also possible to enter the warehouse obliquely to some extent, so that the object of the present invention of facilitating the entrance operation can be achieved as in the illustrated example.

In another embodiment, the turntable 5 may be omitted, or the vehicle C may pass through the vehicle entrance / exit area 1 with the turntable remaining. In this way, forward entry and exit can be performed, and if necessary, the vehicle can be used in the vehicle entry / exit area 1 to receive a vehicle from both front and rear directions.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a parking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrows II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle entrance / exit area 5 Direction change device (turntable) 6 First horizontal transfer device 6a, 6b, 11 Vehicle attitude correction device 12 Displacement vehicle support 13 Second horizontal transfer device 14 Third horizontal transfer device 12a Displacement Passage 22 Stereotactic vehicle support C vehicle

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (73) Patent holder 000005119 Hitachi Zosen Corporation 1-89, Minami Kohoku, Suminoe-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka (73) Patent holder 000006208 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. 2-chome Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo No. 5-1 (73) Patent holder 000002107 Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. 9-11, Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo (73) Patentee 000004123 Nippon Kokan Co., Ltd. 1-1-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (73) Patent Holder 000001258 Kawasaki Steel Co., Ltd. 1-128 Kitahoncho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture (73) Patent Holder 000005902 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. 5-6-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo ( 72) Inventor Yoshiyuki Enami 2-7-4 Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inside the Parking Lot Maintenance Promotion Organization (72) Inventor Seiichi Takagi Sen, Tokyo 2-2-1 Otemachi, Ta-ku Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Tominaga 1-1, Shinmeiwa-cho, Takarazuka-shi, Hyogo Inside Shin-Meiwa Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Masahiro Yanai Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture 3-1 Okawa, Kanazawa-ku, Tokyo City East East Vehicle Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takatake Ikenaga 1-3-40 Sakurajima, Konohana-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan Inside Hitachi Zosen Corporation (72) Inventor Kazuo Saito Kanagawa Prefecture 12 Nishikicho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (72) Inventor Mutsui Hirai 5-9-1-11 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (72) Inventor Hozumi Tanaka Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture Nippon Kokan Co., Ltd. 2-1-1, Suehirocho, Tsurumi-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Masakazu Iguchi 2-3-2 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inside Kawasaki Steel Corporation (72) Inventor Jin Usoi Chuo-ku, Tokyo 5-6-4 Tsukiji Inside Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-8-158686 (JP, A) (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E04H 6/06-6/28

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A direction changing device for changing the direction of a vehicle, a displaceable vehicle support which is positioned so as to sandwich the direction change device and which can be individually vertically displaced, and between displacement paths of the displaceable vehicle support The direction change device is a stereotactic vehicle support provided with a vertical position shifted, a first horizontal transfer device that directly supports wheels and transfers a vehicle horizontally on the direction change device, and wheels. A second horizontal transport device that directly supports and transports the vehicle horizontally on each of the displaced vehicle supports,
A third horizontal transport device that directly supports wheels and transports the vehicle horizontally on the stereotactic vehicle support,
Each of the displacement vehicle supports is vertically displaced, so that the first horizontal transport device and each of the second horizontal transport devices are continuous with each other so that the vehicle can be delivered and received,
A parking device, wherein each of the second horizontal transfer devices and the third horizontal transfer device are connected to each other so that vehicles can be transferred. 2. The parking device according to claim 1, further comprising a vehicle posture correcting device that corrects the posture of the vehicle that has entered the warehouse on the first horizontal transport device. 3. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a space is provided between the vehicle on the direction change device and each of the displacement passages of each of the displaceable vehicle supports, enough to allow an occupant of the vehicle to get on and off the vehicle. 3. The parking device according to 2. 4. A method for storing a vehicle in or out of the parking device according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the vehicle is stored in the direction changing device and the vehicle is discharged from the direction changing device. How to get in and out. 5. A displaceable vehicle support body which is individually positioned to sandwich a vehicle entrance / exit area and which can be vertically displaced, and wherein the vehicle entrance / exit area is vertically positioned between displacement passages of the displaced vehicle support. The stereotaxic vehicle support, which is staggered, and the wheels
A first horizontal transport device that directly supports and horizontally transports the vehicle in the vehicle loading / unloading area, and a horizontal transport device that directly supports the wheels and horizontally transports the vehicle on each of the displaced vehicle supports. A second horizontal transport device, a third horizontal transport device that directly supports wheels and transports a vehicle in a horizontal direction on the stereotactic vehicle support, and a vehicle that has been stored on the first horizontal transport device And a vehicle attitude correcting device that corrects the attitude of the vehicle, and the first horizontal transport device and the second horizontal transport device move the vehicle by displacing each of the displaced vehicle supports up and down. A parking device that is continuous with each other so as to be able to transfer and that the second horizontal transport device and the third horizontal transport device are continuous with each other so that vehicles can be transferred. 6. The parking device according to claim 5, wherein a vehicle can pass through the vehicle entrance / exit area.