JP6925859B2 - Object transport mechanism and parking device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an object transport mechanism and a parking device. In particular, the present invention relates to an object transport mechanism and a parking device, which are characterized by a structure for transporting an object or a vehicle.

Sometimes you want to transport an object.
For example, I want to transport an object in a distribution system.
For example, a vehicle transport mechanism is used to move a vehicle, which is an object, in a vehicle parking device to a parking space.
You may want to selectively move objects in horizontal planes in directions orthogonal to each other.
For example, you want to move the vehicle vertically and then horizontally. Also, I want to move the vehicle in the horizontal direction and then in the vertical direction. Here, the horizontal direction and the vertical direction are directions orthogonal to each other in the horizontal plane.

For example, a vehicle transport mechanism is used in a vehicle parking device.
The vehicle transport mechanism moves the pallet on which the vehicle is mounted along a series of a plurality of parking spaces arranged in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, positions the vehicle in a predetermined parking space, and puts the vehicle in the parking space. Will be parked.
In addition, the vehicle transport mechanism moves the pallet on which the vehicle is mounted along a series of a plurality of parking spaces arranged in a grid pattern along the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and positions the vehicle in a predetermined parking space. Let the vehicle be parked in the parking space.

Various structures have been proposed and operated as such a vehicle transport mechanism.
When moving the vehicle in the vertical direction and then in the horizontal direction, and when moving the vehicle in the horizontal direction and then in the vertical direction, a structure that smoothly changes the moving direction of the vehicle is desired. It had been.
In addition, when the vehicle was parked, there was a request from the ground to supply electric power to the pallet to supply power to the vehicle.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides an object transport mechanism and a parking device characterized by a structure for transporting an object or a vehicle and a structure for supplying power to a pallet.

In order to achieve the above object, a virtual vertical line, which is a virtual vertical line penetrating the intersection of a virtual vertical line and a virtual horizontal line, which are virtual lines intersecting each other in the horizontal plane according to the present invention, can be virtualized. An object transport mechanism that can selectively move an object along a direction line and a virtual horizontal line, and is a movable guide member and a virtual vertical line that are rotatably supported around the virtual vertical line. A fixed side guide mechanism having a conductive member that can rotate integrally with the movable guide member, and a pallet side that has a substantially quadrilateral outline when viewed from above and is a virtual line that is substantially parallel to one side of the quadrilateral. An object can be mounted by imagining a pallet-side virtual vertical line that is a virtual vertical line that penetrates the intersection of a virtual vertical line and a pallet-side virtual horizontal line that is orthogonal to the pallet-side virtual vertical line. The pallet main structure, which is a similar structure, and a predetermined dimension E only at a position provided under the pallet main structure, extending along the pallet side virtual vertical line and intersecting the pallet side virtual horizontal line. A predetermined pallet-side vertical feed guide member, which is a guide member having a longitudinal member provided with a notched portion, extends along the pallet-side virtual horizontal direction line and intersects the pallet-side virtual vertical direction line. It is rotatably supported around the pallet side lateral feed guide member, which is a guide member having a longitudinal member provided with a notch portion cut out by dimension E, and the pallet side virtual vertical line, and is slightly shorter than the predetermined dimension E. A pallet having a pallet-side movable guide member which is a guide member having a long member, a pallet-side conductive member which can rotate integrally with the pallet-side movable guide member around the pallet-side virtual vertical line, and the pallet. The pallet moving mechanism that selectively moves along one of the virtual vertical line and the virtual horizontal line, the turning mechanism that rotates the movable guide member around the virtual vertical line, and the conductive member. A power feeding device for feeding power is provided, and the guide member selected by selecting any one of the pallet-side vertical feed guide member, the pallet-side horizontal feed guide member, and the pallet-side movable guide member is provided. When the movable guide member guides the pallet side movable guide member and the virtual vertical line coincides with the pallet side virtual vertical line, the conductive member and the pallet side conductive member come together. It is assumed that the power supplied by the power feeding mechanism can be transmitted from the conductive member to the pallet-side conductive member by contacting and conducting.

According to the above configuration of the present invention, it is possible to virtualize a virtual vertical line which is a virtual vertical line penetrating an intersection of a virtual vertical line which is a virtual line intersecting each other in a horizontal plane and a virtual horizontal line. The fixed-side guide mechanism has a movable guide member rotatably supported around the virtual vertical line and a conductive member that can rotate integrally with the movable guide member around the virtual vertical line. The pallet has a substantially quadrilateral outline when viewed from above, and is a virtual line that is substantially parallel to one side of the quadrilateral, that is, a virtual vertical line on the pallet side and a virtual line that is orthogonal to the virtual vertical line on the pallet side. A pallet main structure, which is a structure capable of imagining a virtual vertical line on the pallet side, which is a virtual vertical line penetrating an intersection with a virtual horizontal line, and a structure on which an object can be mounted, and a pallet main structure provided below the pallet main structure. A pallet-side vertical guide member having a longitudinal member having a notch portion extending along the pallet-side virtual vertical line and intersecting the pallet-side virtual horizontal line with a notch formed by a predetermined dimension E. A guide member having a feed guide member and a longitudinal member having a notch portion extending along the pallet side virtual horizontal line and intersecting the pallet side virtual vertical line with a notch portion cut out by a predetermined dimension E. The pallet-side movable guide member and the pallet-side virtual vertical line, which are guide members that are rotatably supported around the pallet-side lateral feed guide member and the pallet-side virtual vertical line and have a long member slightly shorter than a predetermined dimension E. A pallet-side conductive member that can rotate integrally with the pallet-side movable guide member is provided around the pallet. The pallet moving mechanism selectively moves the pallet along either a virtual vertical line or a virtual horizontal line. The turning mechanism rotates the movable guide member around a virtual vertical line. The power feeding device supplies power to the conductive member. A guide member selected by selecting any one of the pallet-side vertical feed guide member, the pallet-side horizontal feed guide member, and the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member. When the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member and the virtual vertical line and the pallet-side virtual vertical line are aligned, the conductive member and the pallet-side conductive member come into contact with each other to conduct electric power. The electric power supplied by the mechanism can be transmitted from the conductive member to the pallet-side conductive member.
As a result, power can be supplied to the pallet side via the conductive member and the pallet side conductive member that come into contact with the power feeding device at a position where the virtual vertical line and the pallet side virtual vertical line coincide with each other.

The object transport mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The present invention includes any of the embodiments described below, or a combination of two or more of them.

In the object transport mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the pallet-side movable guide member is not guided by the movable guide member, the conductive member and the pallet-side conductive member do not come into contact with each other.
According to the configuration of the above embodiment, when the pallet-side movable guide member is not guided by the movable guide member, the conductive member and the pallet-side conductive member do not come into contact with each other.
As a result, when the movable guide member on the pallet side is not guided by the movable guide member, power is not supplied from the power feeding device to the pallet side.

The object transport mechanism of the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention is a movable guide member main body in which the movable guide member can rotate around the virtual vertical line, and the movable guide member main body is rotatably supported by the movable guide member main body. It has a pair of movable guide rollers capable of sandwiching the longitudinal member from both sides, and the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member come into contact with each other below the movable guide roller.
According to the configuration of the above embodiment, the movable guide member main body capable of rotating around the virtual vertical line and the movable guide member main body are rotatably supported to sandwich the longitudinal member of the guide member from both sides. It has a pair of movable guide rollers that can be used.
The pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member come into contact with each other below the movable guide roller.
As a result, the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member can be prevented from physically interfering with the movable guide roller.

In the object transport mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention, one of the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member is a current collector, and the other of the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member is horizontal. A trolley wire extending in a direction, from a state in which the pallet-side vertical feed guide member or the pallet-side horizontal feed guide member is guided by the movable guide member to a state in which the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member. When the transition to, the current collectors come into contact with each other so as to ride on the trolley wire, and the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member to the pallet-side vertical feed guide member or the pallet-side horizontal feed guide. When the member transitions to the state of being guided by the movable guide member, the current collector is disengaged from the trolley wire.
According to the configuration of the above embodiment, one of the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member is a current collector. The other of the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member is a trolley wire extending in the horizontal direction. When the pallet-side vertical feed guide member or the pallet-side lateral feed guide member is guided by the movable guide member to a state in which the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member, the current collector Make contact so as to ride on the trolley wire. When the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member to the state in which the pallet-side vertical feed guide member or the pallet-side lateral feed guide member is guided by the movable guide member, the current collector Deviates from the trolley wire.
As a result, a state between the state in which the pallet-side vertical feed guide member or the pallet-side lateral feed guide member is guided by the movable guide member and the state in which the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member. The current collector can come into contact with or disengage from the trolley wire in response to the transition.

In order to achieve the above object, a virtual vertical line, which is a virtual vertical line penetrating the intersection of a virtual vertical line and a virtual horizontal line, which are virtual lines intersecting each other in the horizontal plane according to the present invention, can be virtualized. An object transport mechanism that can selectively move an object along a direction line and a virtual horizontal line, extending along a virtual vertical line and intersecting a pair of virtual horizontal lines. Only the predetermined dimension E extends along the virtual horizontal direction line and intersects the virtual vertical direction line with the vertical feed guide member which is a guide member having a longitudinal member provided with a notch portion which is cut out by a predetermined dimension E. A guide member having a longitudinal member provided with a notch to be cut out, and a guide member having a lateral feed guide member and a long member rotatably supported around a virtual vertical line and slightly shorter than a predetermined dimension E. A fixed-side guide mechanism having a movable guide member and a conductive member that can rotate integrally with the movable guide member around a virtual vertical line, and a substantially quadrilateral contour when viewed from above, which is approximately one side of the quadrilateral. A pallet-side virtual vertical line that penetrates the intersection of a pallet-side virtual vertical line that is a parallel virtual line and a pallet-side virtual horizontal line that is a virtual line that is orthogonal to the pallet-side virtual vertical line. The pallet main structure, which is a structure on which an object can be mounted, and the pallet side movable guide member, which is rotatably supported by the pallet main structure around the pallet side virtual vertical line, and the pallet side virtual A pallet having a pallet-side conductive member that can rotate integrally with the pallet-side movable guide member around a vertical line, and the pallet along one of a virtual vertical line and a virtual horizontal line. The pallet moving mechanism for selectively moving, a turning mechanism for rotating the movable guide member around a virtual vertical line, and a power feeding mechanism for supplying power to the conductive member are provided, and the pallet side movable guide member is the vertical. The feed guide member, the lateral feed guide member, and the movable guide member are selected and guided by the selected member, and the pallet side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member and the virtual When the vertical line and the virtual vertical line on the pallet side are matched, the conductive member and the pallet side conductive member come into contact with each other to conduct electricity, and the power supplied by the power feeding mechanism is transmitted from the conductive member to the pallet side conductive member. I made it possible to convey it.

According to the above-described configuration of the present invention, the fixed-side guide mechanism is a longitudinal member provided with a notch portion that extends along the virtual vertical direction line and is cut out by a predetermined dimension E at a portion intersecting the pair of virtual horizontal directions lines. It is a guide member having a longitudinal member having a vertical feed guide member and a notch portion extending along a virtual horizontal direction line and having a notch portion cut out by a predetermined dimension E at a portion intersecting the virtual vertical direction line. The movable guide member, which is a guide member that is rotatably supported around the lateral feed guide member and the virtual vertical line and has a long member slightly shorter than a predetermined dimension E, and the movable guide member around the virtual vertical line. It has a conductive member that can rotate. The pallet has a substantially quadrilateral outline when viewed from above, and is a virtual line that is substantially parallel to one side of the quadrilateral. The pallet side virtual vertical line and the pallet side that is orthogonal to the pallet side virtual vertical line. The pallet side virtual vertical line, which is a virtual vertical line penetrating the intersection with the virtual horizontal line, can be virtualized and can rotate around the pallet main structure, which is a structure on which an object can be mounted, and the pallet side virtual vertical line. It also has a pallet-side movable guide member supported by the pallet main structure and a pallet-side conductive member that can rotate integrally with the pallet-side movable guide member around the pallet-side virtual vertical line. The pallet moving mechanism selectively moves the pallet along either a virtual vertical line or a virtual horizontal line. The turning mechanism rotates the movable guide member around a virtual vertical line. The power feeding mechanism supplies power to the conductive member. The pallet-side movable guide member is guided by a member selected by selecting any one of the vertical feed guide member, the horizontal feed guide member, and the movable guide member. When the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member and the virtual vertical line and the pallet-side virtual vertical line are aligned, the conductive member and the pallet-side conductive member come into contact with each other to conduct electric power. The electric power supplied by the mechanism can be transmitted from the conductive member to the pallet-side conductive member.
As a result, power can be supplied to the pallet side via the conductive member and the pallet side conductive member that come into contact with the power feeding device at a position where the virtual vertical line and the pallet side virtual vertical line coincide with each other.

The object transport mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The present invention includes any of the embodiments described below, or a combination of two or more of them.

In the object transport mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the pallet-side movable guide member is not guided by the movable guide member, the conductive member and the pallet-side conductive member do not come into contact with each other.
According to the configuration of the above embodiment, when the pallet-side movable guide member is not guided by the movable guide member, the conductive member and the pallet-side conductive member do not come into contact with each other.
As a result, when the movable guide member on the pallet side is not guided by the movable guide member, power is not supplied from the power feeding device to the pallet side.

The object transport mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention is rotatably supported by a pallet-side movable guide member main body and the pallet-side movable guide member main body in which the pallet-side guide member can rotate around the pallet-side virtual vertical line. It has a pair of pallet-side guide rollers capable of sandwiching the longitudinal members of the guide member from both sides, and the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member come into contact with each other below the pallet-side guide roller.
According to the configuration of the above embodiment, the pallet side guide member is rotatably supported by the pallet side movable guide member main body capable of rotating around the pallet side virtual vertical line and the pallet side movable guide member main body, and the length of the guide member. It has a pair of pallet-side guide rollers that can sandwich the member from both sides. The pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member come into contact with each other below the pallet-side guide roller.
As a result, the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member can be prevented from physically interfering with the pallet-side guide roller.

In the object transport mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention, one of the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member is a current collector, and the other of the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member is horizontal. It is a trolley wire extending in a direction, and when the pallet-side movable guide member is separated from the vertical feed guide member or the horizontal feed guide member and guided by the movable guide member, the current collector comes into contact with the trolley wire. Then, when the pallet-side movable guide member is detached from the movable guide member and guided by the vertical feed guide member or the horizontal feed guide member, the current collector is disengaged from the trolley wire.
According to the configuration of the above embodiment, one of the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member is a current collector, and the other of the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member extends in the horizontal direction. Is. When the pallet-side movable guide member transitions from the state of being guided by the vertical feed guide member or the horizontal feed guide member to the state of being guided by the movable guide member, the current collector comes into contact with the trolley wire. When the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member to the state in which the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the vertical feed guide member or the horizontal feed guide member, the current collector is generated. Off the trolley line.
As a result, the collection corresponds to a state transition between the state in which the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the vertical feed guide member or the horizontal feed guide member and the state in which the movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member. The electrons can come into contact with and come off as if they were on the trolley wire.

In order to achieve the above object, a parking device for moving a plurality of vehicles according to an embodiment of the present invention in a horizontal plane and parking them in a plurality of parking spaces is a virtual vertical line which is a virtual line orthogonal to each other in the horizontal plane. A vehicle transport mechanism capable of imagining a virtual vertical line, which is a virtual vertical line penetrating an intersection with a virtual horizontal line, and selectively moving a plurality of vehicles along a virtual vertical line and a virtual horizontal line. And a control mechanism for controlling the vehicle transport mechanism, wherein the vehicle transport mechanism is one of claims 1 to 4, and the control mechanism controls a plurality of vehicles, respectively. The plurality of pallets mounted on the vehicle are moved along the virtual vertical line and the virtual horizontal line, and placed in a plurality of parking spaces located along the virtual vertical line and the virtual horizontal line. , The vehicle is parked in the parking space, and the power supplied from the power supply device is supplied to the vehicle supported by the pallet.

According to the configuration of the present invention, the control mechanism controls the vehicle transport mechanism. The vehicle transport mechanism is the one according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The control mechanism moves the plurality of pallets, each of which mounts the plurality of vehicles, along the virtual vertical line and the virtual horizontal line, respectively, along the virtual vertical line and the virtual horizontal line. Place the vehicle in multiple parking spaces located in the parking space. The electric power supplied from the power supply device is supplied to the vehicle supported by the pallet.
As a result, the parked vehicle can be powered.

As described above, the parking system for parking a plurality of vehicles according to the present invention in a parking lot has the following effects depending on its configuration.
A movable guide member that is rotatably supported around the virtual vertical line and a conductive member that can rotate integrally with the movable guide member around the virtual vertical line are prepared in the fixed side guide mechanism, and the pallet main structure is provided. On the lower side, the pallet side vertical feed guide member and the pallet side horizontal feed guide member, the pallet side movable guide member rotatably supported around the pallet side virtual vertical line at the intersection of the two, and the pallet side virtual vertical A pallet having a pallet-side conductive member that can rotate integrally with the pallet-side movable guide member around the line is guided by the movable guide member to match the virtual vertical line with the pallet-side virtual vertical line. At that time, the conductive member and the pallet-side conductive member are brought into contact with each other to conduct electricity, and the power supplied by the power feeding mechanism can be transmitted from the conductive member to the pallet-side conductive member. At a position where the pallet side virtual vertical line coincides with the pallet side virtual vertical line, power can be supplied to the pallet side via the conductive member and the pallet side conductive member that come into contact with the power feeding device.
When the pallet-side movable guide member is not guided by the movable guide member, the conductive member and the pallet-side conductive member are prevented from coming into contact with each other, so that when the pallet-side movable guide member is not guided by the movable guide member, Do not supply power from the power supply device to the pallet side.
The movable guide member main body of the movable guide member can rotate around the virtual vertical line, and a pair of movable guide rollers of the movable guide member are rotatably supported by the movable guide member main body to support the longitudinal members of the guide member on both sides. Can be sandwiched from
Since the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member are brought into contact with each other below the movable guide roller, the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member can be prevented from physically interfering with the movable guide roller. ..
When the pallet-side vertical feed guide member or the pallet-side lateral feed guide member is guided by the movable guide member to a state in which the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member, the current collector Is in contact with the trolley wire so that the pallet side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member, and then the pallet side vertical feed guide member or the pallet side lateral feed guide member guides the movable guide member. Since the current collector is displaced from the trolley wire at the time of transition to the state in which the pallet is to be moved, the pallet side vertical feed guide member or the pallet side lateral feed guide member is guided by the movable guide member. The current collector can come into contact with or disengage from the trolley wire in response to the state transition between the side movable guide member and the state guided by the movable guide member.
A fixed-side guide mechanism having a vertical feed guide member and a horizontal feed guide member that are orthogonal to each other, a movable guide member at an intersection of the two, and a conductive member that can rotate integrally with the movable guide member around a virtual vertical line. Is prepared, and the pallet side movable guide member supported by the pallet main structure rotatably around the pallet side virtual vertical line under the pallet main structure and the pallet side around the pallet side virtual vertical line. A pallet having a pallet-side conductive member that can rotate integrally with the movable guide member is guided by a fixed-side guide mechanism, and the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member to the virtual vertical line and the pallet-side virtual. When the vertical lines are aligned, the conductive member and the pallet-side conductive member come into contact with each other to conduct, and the power supplied by the power feeding mechanism can be transmitted from the conductive member to the pallet-side conductive member. Therefore, power can be supplied to the pallet side via the conductive member and the pallet side conductive member that come into contact with the power feeding device at a position where the virtual vertical line and the pallet side virtual vertical line coincide with each other.
When the pallet-side movable guide member is not guided by the movable guide member, the conductive member and the pallet-side conductive member are prevented from coming into contact with each other, so that when the pallet-side movable guide member is not guided by the movable guide member, Do not supply power from the power supply device to the pallet side.
The pallet-side movable guide member main body of the pallet-side guide member can rotate around the pallet-side virtual vertical line, and a pair of pallet-side movable guide rollers of the pallet-side guide member can rotate to the pallet-side movable guide member main body. The longitudinal member of the guide member can be sandwiched from both sides, and the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member come into contact with each other below the pallet-side movable guide roller. And the conductive member can be prevented from physically interfering with the movable guide roller on the pallet side.
When the pallet-side movable guide member transitions from the state of being guided by the vertical feed guide member or the horizontal feed guide member to the state of being guided by the movable guide member, the current collector comes into contact with the trolley wire. When the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member to the state in which the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the vertical feed guide member or the horizontal feed guide member, the current collector is generated. Since the pallet side movable guide member is separated from the trolley wire, the state changes between the state in which the pallet side movable guide member is guided by the vertical feed guide member or the horizontal feed guide member and the state in which the movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member. Correspondingly, the current collector can come into contact with or come off so as to ride on the trolley wire.
A plurality of the pallets, each of which mounts a plurality of vehicles, are moved along the virtual vertical line and the virtual horizontal line, and are located along the virtual vertical line and the virtual horizontal line. Since the vehicle is placed in the parking space, the vehicle is parked in the parking space, and the power supplied from the power supply device is supplied to the vehicle supported by the pallet, the power can be supplied to the parked vehicle.
As a result, it is possible to provide an object transport mechanism and a vehicle parking device, which are characterized by a structure for transporting an object or a vehicle and a structure for supplying power to a pallet.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an object transport mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of an object transport mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the object transport mechanism which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the object transport mechanism which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a partially enlarged view of the object transport mechanism which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view of an object transport mechanism according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of an object transport mechanism according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the object transport mechanism which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the object transport mechanism which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a partially enlarged view of the object transport mechanism which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a parking system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of a parking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, the object transport mechanism and the parking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a plan view No. 1 of an object transport mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view No. 2 of the object transport mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view of the object transport mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a front view of the object transport mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the object transport mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
In the following, for convenience of explanation, an object transporting device carried in the parking device will be described as an example.

The parking device according to the embodiment of the present invention moves a plurality of vehicles in a horizontal plane and parks them in a plurality of parking spaces.
FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram 1 of a parking system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram No. 2 of the parking system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The parking device is composed of a vehicle transport mechanism and a control mechanism (not shown).
The vehicle transport mechanism can virtualize a virtual vertical line Fz, which is a virtual vertical line penetrating the intersection of a virtual vertical line Dx, which is a virtual line orthogonal to each other in a horizontal plane, and a virtual horizontal line Dy, and can display a plurality of vehicles. This is an object transport mechanism capable of selectively moving along the virtual vertical line Dx and the virtual horizontal line Dy.
The control mechanism controls the object transport mechanism.
The control mechanism moves a plurality of pallets, each of which mounts a plurality of vehicles, along the virtual vertical line Dx and the virtual horizontal line Dy, respectively, and causes the virtual vertical line Dx and the virtual horizontal line Dy. The vehicle is parked in the parking space by placing it in a plurality of parking spaces located along the.
FIG. 11 shows a type of parking device in which a plurality of pallets are circulated along a quadrilateral locus.
FIG. 12 shows a type of parking device in which a plurality of pallets are moved along a grid-like locus.

The object transport mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a virtual vertical line penetrating an intersection of a virtual vertical line Dx and a virtual horizontal line Dy, which are virtual lines intersecting each other in a horizontal plane. The line Dz can be virtualized, and the object can be selectively moved along the virtual vertical line Dx and the virtual horizontal line Dy.

The object transport mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a fixed side guide mechanism 100, a pallet 200, a pallet moving mechanism 300, a turning mechanism 400, and a power feeding device 500.

The fixed side guide mechanism 100 is composed of a movable guide member 140 and a conductive member 150.
The fixed-side guide mechanism 100 may be composed of a fixed-side basic structure 110, a movable guide member 140, and a conductive member 150.

The fixed-side foundation structure 110 is the foundation structure of the fixed-side guide mechanism 100.
The fixed-side foundation structure 110 is installed on the floor surface and supports the movable guide member 140.

The movable guide member 140 is a member that is rotatably supported around the virtual vertical line Dz.
The movable guide member 149 may be composed of a movable guide member main body 143 and a pair of movable guide rollers 142.
The movable guide member 149 may be composed of a movable guide member main body 143 and two sets of a pair of movable guide rollers 142.

The movable guide member main body 143 is a member that can rotate around the virtual vertical line Dz.
The movable guide roller 142 is a mechanical element that is rotatably supported by the movable guide member main body 143 and can sandwich a longitudinal member of the guide member of the pallet 200, which will be described later, from both sides.
In FIG. 5, the movable guide member main body 143 is fixed to the fixed side foundation structure 110, the upper portion is rotatably supported around the virtual vertical line Dz, and two pairs of movable guide rollers 142 are formed on the movable guide member main body 143. The upper part shows how it is rotatably supported.
FIG. 5A shows how the long member 241 of the pallet-side movable guide member 240 makes the longitudinal direction along the virtual lateral direction Dy.
FIG. 5B shows how the long member 241 of the pallet-side movable guide member 240 makes the longitudinal direction along the virtual vertical direction Dx.

The conductive member 150 is a conductive member that can rotate integrally with the movable guide member 140 around the virtual vertical line Dz.

The pallet 200 has a structure that supports an object and is guided by a fixed-side guide mechanism 100 so that it can selectively move along one of a virtual vertical line Dx and a virtual horizontal line Dy in a horizontal plane.
The pallet 200 is composed of a pallet main structure 210, a pallet side vertical feed guide member 220, a pallet side horizontal feed guide member 230, a pallet side movable guide member 240, and a pallet side conductive member 250.
The pallet 200 is composed of a pallet main structure 210, a pallet side vertical feed guide member 220, a pallet side horizontal feed guide member 230, a pallet side movable guide member 240, a pallet side conductive member 250, and a vehicle power feeding mechanism 260.

The pallet main structure 210 has a substantially quadrilateral contour when viewed from above, and is orthogonal to the pallet side virtual vertical line Fx and the pallet side virtual vertical line Fx, which are virtual lines substantially parallel to one side of the substantially quadrilateral. It is a structure that can virtualize the pallet-side virtual vertical line Fz, which is a virtual vertical line penetrating the intersection with the pallet-side virtual horizontal line Fy, which is a virtual line, and can mount an object.
For example, the object is a vehicle.

The pallet-side vertical feed guide member 220 is provided under the pallet main structure 210, extends along the pallet-side virtual vertical direction line Fx, and is cut by a predetermined dimension E at a position intersecting the pallet-side virtual horizontal direction line Fy. It is a guide member having a longitudinal member 221 provided with a notched portion to be cut off.

The pallet side lateral feed guide member 230 extends along the pallet side virtual horizontal direction line Fy and is provided with a notch portion notched by a predetermined dimension E at a portion intersecting the pallet side virtual vertical direction line Fx. It is a guide member with.

The pallet-side movable guide member 240 is a guide member that is rotatably supported around the pallet-side virtual vertical line Fz and has a long member 241 slightly shorter than a predetermined dimension E.

The pallet-side conductive member 250 is a conductive member that can rotate integrally with the pallet-side movable guide member 240 around the pallet-side virtual vertical line Fz.

The pallet moving mechanism 300 is a mechanism for selectively moving the pallet 200 along either the virtual vertical line Dx or the virtual horizontal line Dy.
The pallet moving mechanism 300 includes a pallet moving roller 310 and a pallet moving roller drive mechanism.
The pallet moving mechanism 300 may be composed of a pallet moving roller 310, a pallet moving roller driving mechanism 320, and a pallet moving mechanism main body 330.
The pallet moving roller 310 is a roller that can roll in contact with the lower surface of the pallet main structure 210.
The pallet moving roller drive mechanism 320 is a mechanism for rotationally driving the pallet moving roller 310.
The pallet moving mechanism main body 330 has a main body structure that rotatably supports the pallet moving roller 310.
FIG. 5 shows how the pallet moving roller 310 is built in the movable guide mechanism main body 143.

The turning mechanism 400 is a mechanism for rotating the movable guide member 140 around the virtual vertical line Dz.
The turning mechanism 400 includes a turning link 410 and a turning drive mechanism 420.
The turning link 410 has a link structure that connects the movable guide member 140 and the turning drive mechanism 420.
The turning drive mechanism 420 is a driving mechanism that pushes and pulls the turning link 410.

The power feeding device 500 is a mechanism for supplying power to the conductive member 150.

The vehicle power feeding mechanism 260 is a device fixed to the upper surface of the pallet main structure 210 and capable of electrically coupling the charging cable of the vehicle.
The electric power supplied from the power supply device 500 is guided to a power supply circuit (not shown), sent to the vehicle power supply mechanism 260 via the contact point between the conductive member 150 and the pallet side conductive member 250, and via an electrically coupled charging cable. And power is supplied to the vehicle.
The direction of the current may be opposite.

A guide member selected by selecting one of the pallet-side vertical feed guide member 220, the pallet-side horizontal feed guide member 230, and the pallet-side movable guide member 240, which will be described later, is guided by the movable guide member 140. ..

When the pallet side movable guide member 240 is guided by the movable guide member 140 and the virtual vertical line Dz and the pallet side virtual vertical line Fz are matched, the conductive member 150 and the pallet side conductive member 250 come into contact with each other to conduct electricity, and the power feeding mechanism. The electric power supplied by the 500 can be transmitted from the conductive member 150 to the pallet-side conductive member 250.

When the pallet-side movable guide member 240 is not guided by the movable guide member 140, the conductive member 150 and the pallet-side conductive member 250 do not come into contact with each other.

The pallet-side conductive member 250 and the conductive member 150 come into contact with each other below the movable guide roller 142.

One of the pallet-side conductive member 250 and the conductive member 150 may be a current collector, and the other of the pallet-side conductive member 250 and the conductive member 150 may be a trolley wire extending in the horizontal direction.

For example, when the pallet side vertical feed guide member 220 or the pallet side horizontal feed guide member 230 is guided by the movable guide member 140 to the state where the pallet side movable guide member 240 is guided by the movable guide member 140, the collection occurs. The pallet-side vertical feed guide member 220 or the pallet-side horizontal feed guide member 230 guides the pallet-side movable guide member 240 to the movable guide member 140 from the state where the electrons come into contact with each other so as to ride on the trolley wire and the pallet-side movable guide member 240 is guided by the movable guide member 140. The current collector deviates from the trolley wire when transitioning to the state in which it is used.

Next, the object transport mechanism and the parking device according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 6 is a plan view No. 1 of the object transport mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a plan view No. 2 of the object transport mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a side view of the object transport mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a front view of the object transport mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged view of the object transport mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
In the following, for convenience of explanation, an object transporting device carried in the parking device will be described as an example.

The parking device according to the embodiment of the present invention moves a plurality of vehicles in a horizontal plane and parks them in a plurality of parking spaces.
FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram 1 of a parking system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram No. 2 of the parking system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The parking device is composed of a vehicle transport mechanism and a control mechanism (not shown).
The vehicle transport mechanism can virtualize a virtual vertical line dz, which is a virtual vertical line penetrating the intersection of a virtual vertical line Dx, which is a virtual line orthogonal to each other in a horizontal plane, and a virtual horizontal line Dy, and virtualizes a plurality of vehicles. This is an object transport mechanism capable of selectively moving along the vertical line Dx and the virtual horizontal line Dy.
The control mechanism controls the vehicle transport mechanism.
The control mechanism moves a plurality of pallets, each of which carries a plurality of vehicles, along the virtual vertical line and the virtual horizontal line, respectively, and positions the plurality of pallets along the virtual vertical line and the virtual horizontal line. Place the vehicle in multiple parking spaces and park the vehicle in the parking space.

The object transport mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention is a virtual vertical line penetrating an intersection of a virtual vertical line Dx and a virtual horizontal line Dy, which are virtual lines intersecting each other in a horizontal plane. The line Dz can be virtualized, and the object can be selectively moved along the virtual vertical line Dx and the virtual horizontal line Dy.

The object transport mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a fixed side guide mechanism 100, a pallet 200, a pallet moving mechanism 300, a turning mechanism 400, and a power feeding device 500.

The fixed side guide mechanism 100 is composed of a movable guide member 140 and a conductive member 150.
The fixed-side guide mechanism 100 may be composed of a fixed-side basic structure 110, a movable guide member 140, and a conductive member 150.

The fixed-side foundation structure 110 is the foundation structure of the fixed-side guide mechanism 100.
The fixed-side foundation structure 110 is installed on the floor surface and supports the vertical feed guide member 120, the horizontal feed guide member 130, and the movable guide member 140.

The vertical feed guide member 120 is a guide having a longitudinal member 121 that extends along the virtual vertical direction line Dx and is provided with a notch portion that is cut out by a predetermined dimension E at a position intersecting a pair of virtual horizontal direction lines Dy. It is a member.

The lateral feed guide member 130 is a guide member having a longitudinal member 131 extending along the virtual lateral direction line Dy and having a notch portion notched by a predetermined dimension E at a portion intersecting the virtual vertical direction line Dx.

The movable guide member 140 is a guide member that is rotatably supported around the virtual vertical line dz and has a long member 141 that is slightly shorter than a predetermined dimension E.

The movable guide member 140 may be composed of the movable guide member main body 143 and the long member 141.
The movable guide member main body 143 is a member that can rotate around the virtual vertical line Dz.
The long member 141 is rotatably supported by the movable guide member main body 143 around the virtual vertical line dz.
FIG. 10 shows how the movable guide member 143 is fixed to the fixed side foundation structure 110, and the long member 141 of the movable guide member 140 is rotatably supported by the movable guide member main body 143.
FIG. 10A shows how the long member 141 of the movable guide member 140 makes the longitudinal direction along the virtual lateral direction Dy.
FIG. 10B shows how the long member 141 of the movable guide member 140 has its longitudinal direction along the virtual vertical direction Dx.

The conductive member 150 is a conductive member that can rotate integrally with the movable guide member 140 around the virtual vertical line Dz.

The pallet 200 has a structure that supports an object and is guided by a fixed-side guide mechanism 100 so that it can selectively move along one of a virtual vertical line Dx and a virtual horizontal line Dy in a horizontal plane.
The pallet 200 is composed of a pallet main structure 210, a pallet side movable guide member 240, and a pallet side conductive member 250.
The pallet 200 may be composed of a pallet main structure 210, a pallet side movable guide member 240, a pallet side conductive member 250, and a vehicle power feeding mechanism 260.

The pallet main structure 210 has a substantially quadrilateral contour when viewed from above, and is orthogonal to the pallet side virtual vertical line Fx and the pallet side virtual vertical line Fx, which are virtual lines substantially parallel to one side of the substantially quadrilateral. It is a structure that can virtualize the pallet-side virtual vertical line Fz, which is a virtual vertical line penetrating the intersection with the pallet-side virtual horizontal line Fy, which is a virtual line, and can mount an object.
For example, the object is a vehicle.

The pallet-side movable guide member 240 is a member that is rotatably supported by the pallet main structure 210 around the pallet-side virtual vertical line Fz.

The pallet-side movable guide member 240 may be composed of a pallet-side movable guide member main body 243 and a pair of pallet-side movable guide rollers 242.
The pallet-side movable guide roller 242 is a mechanical element that is rotatably supported by the pallet-side movable guide member main body 243 and can sandwich the longitudinal member of the guide member of the fixed-side guide mechanism 100 from both sides.
FIG. 10 shows how the pallet-side movable guide member main body 243 is fixed to the pallet main structure 210, and the pair of pallet-side movable guide rollers 242 are rotatably supported by the pallet-side movable guide member main body 243.
FIG. 10A shows how the long member 141 of the movable guide member 140 makes the longitudinal direction along the virtual lateral direction Dy.
FIG. 10B shows how the long member 141 of the movable guide member 140 has its longitudinal direction along the virtual vertical direction Dx.

The pallet-side conductive member 250 is a conductive member that can rotate integrally with the pallet-side movable guide member 240 around the pallet-side virtual vertical line Fz.

The vehicle power feeding mechanism 260 is a device fixed to the upper surface of the pallet main structure 210 and capable of electrically coupling the charging cable of the vehicle.
The electric power supplied from the power supply device 500 is guided to a power supply circuit (not shown), sent to the vehicle power supply mechanism 260 via the contact point between the conductive member 150 and the pallet side conductive member 250, and via an electrically coupled charging cable. And power is supplied to the vehicle.
The direction of the current may be opposite.

The pallet moving mechanism 300 is a mechanism for selectively moving the pallet 200 along either the virtual vertical line Dx or the virtual horizontal line Dy.
The pallet moving mechanism 300 includes a pallet moving roller 310 and a pallet moving roller drive mechanism.
The pallet moving mechanism 300 may be composed of a pallet moving roller 310, a pallet moving roller driving mechanism 320, and a pallet moving mechanism main body 330.
The pallet moving roller 310 is a roller that can roll in contact with the lower surface of the pallet main structure 210.
The pallet moving roller drive mechanism 320 is a mechanism for rotationally driving the pallet moving roller 310.
The pallet moving mechanism main body 330 has a main body structure that rotatably supports the pallet moving roller 310.
FIG. 6 shows how the pallet moving mechanism 300 is provided at a position different from that of the movable guide mechanism 140.

The turning mechanism 400 is a mechanism for rotating the movable guide member 140 around the virtual vertical line Dz.
The turning mechanism 400 may rotate the movable guide member 140 and the pallet moving mechanism 300 around the virtual vertical line Dz.
The turning mechanism 400 includes a turning link 410 and a turning drive mechanism 420.
The turning link 410 has a link structure that connects the movable guide member 140 and the turning drive mechanism 420.
The turning drive mechanism 420 is a driving mechanism that pushes and pulls the turning link 410.

The power feeding device 500 is a mechanism for supplying power to the conductive member 150.

The pallet-side movable guide member 240 is guided by a member selected from one of the vertical feed guide member 120, the horizontal feed guide member 130, and the movable guide member 140.

When the pallet-side movable guide member 240 is guided by the movable guide member 140 and the virtual vertical line Dz and the pallet-side virtual vertical line Fz are matched, the conductive member 150 and the pallet-side conductive member 250 can come into contact with each other and conduct electricity. The electric power supplied by the 500 can be transmitted from the conductive member 150 to the pallet-side conductive member 250.

When the pallet-side movable guide member 240 is not guided by the movable guide member 140, the conductive member 150 and the pallet-side conductive member 250 do not come into contact with each other.

The pallet-side conductive member 250 and the conductive member 150 may come into contact with each other below the pallet-side movable guide roller 242.

One of the pallet-side conductive member 250 and the conductive member 150 may be a current collector, and the other of the pallet-side conductive member 250 and the conductive member 150 may be a trolley wire extending in the horizontal direction.

For example, when the pallet side movable guide member 240 transitions from the state of being guided by the vertical feed guide member 120 or the horizontal feed guide member 130 to the state of being guided by the movable guide member 140, the current collector comes into contact with the trolley wire. Then, when the pallet side movable guide member 240 is guided by the movable guide member 140 to the state where the pallet side movable guide member 240 is guided by the vertical feed guide member 120 or the horizontal feed guide member 130, the current collection is performed. Off the trolley line.

In addition, the object transport mechanism and the parking device according to the embodiment of the present invention have the following effects depending on their configurations.
A movable guide member 140 rotatably supported around the virtual vertical line Dz and a conductive member 150 that can rotate integrally with the movable guide member 140 around the virtual vertical line Dz are prepared in the fixed side guide mechanism 100. The pallet side movable is rotatably supported around the pallet side virtual vertical line Fz at the intersection of the pallet side vertical feed guide member 220 and the pallet side horizontal feed guide member 230 under the pallet main structure 210. A pallet having a guide member 240 and a pallet-side conductive member 250 that can rotate integrally with the pallet-side movable guide member 240 around the pallet-side virtual vertical line Fz is guided by the movable guide member 140 to form a virtual vertical line Dz. When the virtual vertical line Fz on the pallet side is matched, the conductive member 150 and the conductive member 250 on the pallet side come into contact with each other to conduct electricity, and the power supplied by the power feeding mechanism 500 can be transmitted from the conductive member 150 to the conductive member 250 on the pallet side. Since this is possible, power can be supplied to the pallet side via the conductive member 159 and the pallet side conductive member 250 that come into contact with the power feeding device 500 at a position where the virtual vertical line Dz and the pallet side virtual vertical line Fz coincide with each other.
When the pallet side movable guide member 240 is not guided by the movable guide member 140, the conductive member 150 and the pallet side conductive member 250 are prevented from coming into contact with each other. Therefore, when the pallet side movable guide member 240 is not guided by the movable guide member 140, No power is supplied from the power supply device 500 to the pallet side.
The movable guide member main body 143 of the movable guide member 140 can rotate around the virtual vertical line Dz, and two pairs of movable guide rollers 142 of the movable guide member 140 are rotatably supported by the movable guide member 140, and the length of the guide member is long. Members can be sandwiched from both sides,
Since the pallet-side conductive member 250 and the conductive member 250 are brought into contact with each other below the movable guide roller 142, the pallet-side conductive member 250 and the conductive member 150 are prevented from physically interfering with the movable guide roller 142. can.
When the pallet side vertical feed guide member 220 or the pallet side horizontal feed guide member 230 is guided by the movable guide member 140 to the state where the pallet side movable guide member 240 is guided by the movable guide member 140, the current collection is performed. The pallet side vertical feed guide member 120 or the pallet side horizontal feed guide member 230 is guided by the movable guide member 140 from the state where the pallet side movable guide member 240 is guided by the movable guide member 140 by contacting the trolley wire. Since the current collector is separated from the trolley wire when transitioning to the state, the state in which the pallet side vertical feed guide member 220 or the pallet side horizontal feed guide member 230 is guided by the movable guide member 140 and the pallet side movable guide member Corresponding to the transition of the state between the 240 and the state guided by the movable guide member 140, the current collector can come into contact with or disengage from the trolley wire.
The vertical feed guide member 120 and the horizontal feed guide member 130 that are orthogonal to each other, the movable guide member 140 at the intersection of the two, and the conductive member 150 that can rotate integrally with the movable guide member 140 around the virtual vertical line Dz. A fixed-side guide mechanism 100 having a fixed-side guide mechanism 100 is prepared, and a pallet-side movable guide member 240 and a pallet-side virtual vertical line rotatably supported by the pallet-side virtual vertical line Fz under the pallet-side virtual vertical line Fz. A pallet 200 having a pallet-side conductive member 250 that can rotate integrally with the pallet-side movable guide member 240 around Fz is guided by the fixed-side guide mechanism 100, and the pallet-side movable guide member 240 is guided by the movable guide member 140. When the virtual vertical line Dz and the pallet side virtual vertical line Fz are matched, the conductive member and the pallet side conductive member come into contact with each other to conduct, and the power supplied by the power feeding mechanism is transmitted from the conductive member to the pallet side conductive member. Therefore, power can be supplied to the pallet side via the conductive member 150 and the pallet side conductive member 250 that come into contact with the power feeding device 500 at a position where the virtual vertical line Dz and the pallet side virtual vertical line Fz coincide with each other.
When the pallet side movable guide member 240 is not guided by the movable guide member 140, the conductive member 150 and the pallet side conductive member 250 are prevented from coming into contact with each other. Therefore, when the pallet side movable guide member 240 is not guided by the movable guide member 140, No power is supplied from the power supply device 500 to the pallet side.
The pallet-side movable guide member main body 244 of the pallet-side guide member 240 can rotate around the pallet-side virtual vertical line Fz, and two pairs of pallet-side movable guide rollers 242 of the pallet-side guide member 240 form a pallet-side movable guide member. Since it is rotatably supported by the main body 243 and the longitudinal member of the guide member can be sandwiched from both sides, the pallet side conductive member 250 and the conductive member 150 are brought into contact with each other below the pallet side movable guide roller 242. The side conductive member 250 and the conductive member 150 can be prevented from physically interfering with the pallet side movable guide roller 242.
When the pallet side movable guide member 240 transitions from the state of being guided by the vertical feed guide member 120 or the horizontal feed guide member 130 to the state of being guided by the movable guide member 140, the current collectors come into contact with each other so as to ride on the trolley wire.
When the pallet-side movable guide member 240 is guided by the movable guide member 140 to the state in which the pallet-side movable guide member 240 is guided by the vertical feed guide member 120 or the horizontal feed guide member 130, the current collector is trolley wire. I tried to get out of
The current collector is a trolley wire corresponding to the transition between the state in which the pallet side movable guide member 240 is guided by the vertical feed guide member 120 or the horizontal feed guide member 130 and the state in which the movable guide member 240 is guided by the movable guide member 140. You can touch and disengage as if you were riding.
A plurality of pallets carrying a plurality of vehicles are moved to each along the virtual vertical line Dx and the virtual horizontal line Dy, and are positioned along the virtual vertical line Dx and the virtual horizontal line Dy. Since the vehicle is parked in the parking space and the power supplied from the power supply device 500 is supplied to the vehicle supported by the pallet in a plurality of parking spaces, the parked vehicle can be supplied with power. ..

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention.

Dx virtual vertical line Dy virtual horizontal line Dz virtual vertical line Fx pallet side virtual vertical line Fy pallet side virtual horizontal line Fz pallet virtual vertical line 100 fixed side guide mechanism 110 fixed side basic structure 120 vertical feed guide member 121 length Scale member 130 Horizontal feed guide member 131 Long member 140 Movable guide member 141 Long member 142 Movable guide roller 143 Movable guide member body 150 Conductive member 200 Pallet 210 Pallet main structure 220 Pallet side vertical feed guide member 221 Long member 230 Pallet side lateral feed guide member 231 Long member 240 Pallet side movable guide member 241 Long member 242 Pallet side movable guide roller 244 Pallet side movable guide member body 250 Pallet side conductive member 260 Vehicle power feeding mechanism 300 Pallet moving mechanism 310 Pallet moving roller 320 Pallet moving roller drive mechanism 400 Turning mechanism 410 Turning link 420 Turning drive mechanism 500 Power supply equipment

Patent No. 5754722

Claims (4)

A virtual vertical line that is a virtual vertical line that penetrates the intersection of a virtual vertical line and a virtual horizontal line that intersect each other in a horizontal plane can be virtualized, and is selectively selected as a virtual vertical line and a virtual horizontal line. An object transport mechanism that can move an object along the
A fixed-side guide mechanism having a movable guide member rotatably supported around the virtual vertical line and a conductive member that can rotate integrally with the movable guide member around the virtual vertical line.
The pallet side virtual vertical line, which is a virtual line that has a substantially quadrilateral outline and is approximately parallel to one side of the quadrilateral, and the pallet side virtual horizontal line, which is a virtual line orthogonal to the pallet side virtual vertical line. A pallet side virtual vertical line that is a virtual vertical line that penetrates an intersection with a line. A pallet main structure that is a structure that can virtualize an object and can mount an object, and a pallet side that is provided under the pallet main structure. A pallet-side vertical feed guide member that is a guide member having a longitudinal member that extends along a virtual vertical line and is provided with a notch portion that is cut out by a predetermined dimension E at a portion intersecting the pallet-side virtual horizontal line. And the pallet side lateral, which is a guide member having a longitudinal member having a notch portion extending along the pallet side virtual horizontal direction line and having a notch portion cut out by a predetermined dimension E at a portion intersecting the pallet side virtual vertical direction line. Around the pallet side movable guide member and the pallet side virtual vertical line, which is a guide member rotatably supported around the feed guide member and the pallet side virtual vertical line and having a long member slightly shorter than a predetermined dimension E. A pallet having a pallet-side conductive member that can rotate integrally with the pallet-side movable guide member,
A pallet moving mechanism that selectively moves the pallet along either a virtual vertical line or a virtual horizontal line, and a pallet moving mechanism.
A turning mechanism that rotates the movable guide member around a virtual vertical line, and
A power supply device that supplies power to the conductive member and
With and
A guide member selected by selecting any one of the pallet-side vertical feed guide member, the pallet-side horizontal feed guide member, and the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member.
When the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member and the virtual vertical line and the pallet-side virtual vertical line are aligned, the conductive member and the pallet-side conductive member come into contact with each other to conduct electric power. The electric power supplied by the mechanism can be transmitted from the conductive member to the pallet-side conductive member.
A movable guide member main body capable of rotating the movable guide member around the virtual vertical line and a pair of movable guide rollers rotatably supported by the movable guide member main body and capable of sandwiching a longitudinal member of the guide member from both sides. Have,
The pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member come into contact with each other below the movable guide roller.
An object transport mechanism characterized by this. When the movable guide member on the pallet side is not guided by the movable guide member, the conductive member and the conductive member on the pallet side do not come into contact with each other.
The object transport mechanism according to claim 1. One of the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member is a current collector, and the other of the pallet-side conductive member and the conductive member is a trolley wire extending in the horizontal direction.
When the pallet-side vertical feed guide member or the pallet-side lateral feed guide member is guided by the movable guide member to a state in which the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member, the current collector Contact as if riding on the trolley line,
When the pallet-side movable guide member is guided by the movable guide member to the state in which the pallet-side vertical feed guide member or the pallet-side lateral feed guide member is guided by the movable guide member, the current collector Deviates from the trolley line,
The object transport mechanism according to claim 1 or claim 2. A parking device that moves multiple vehicles in a horizontal plane and parks them in multiple parking spaces.
A virtual vertical line that is a virtual vertical line that is orthogonal to each other in the horizontal plane and a virtual vertical line that is a virtual vertical line that penetrates the intersection of the virtual horizontal lines can be virtualized, and multiple vehicles can be created as a virtual vertical line and a virtual horizontal line. A vehicle transport mechanism that can be selectively moved along with
A control mechanism that controls the vehicle transport mechanism and
With
The vehicle transport mechanism is the one according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The control mechanism moves the plurality of pallets, each of which mounts the plurality of vehicles, along the virtual vertical line and the virtual horizontal line, respectively, along the virtual vertical line and the virtual horizontal line. Place the vehicle in multiple parking spaces located in the parking space, and park the vehicle in the parking space.
The electric power supplied from the power supply device is supplied to the vehicle supported by the pallet.
A parking device characterized by that.

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