JPH0331795Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention relates to an improvement of a vertical circulation type parking facility in which a large number of vehicle loading cages are moved vertically in circulation to store a large number of vehicles. .

(Prior art) Vertical circulation parking equipment generally has a large number of hanging members attached at equal intervals to two endless chains, front and rear, that run vertically, and corresponding hanging members at the front and back. A vehicle mounting cage is suspended between the members. FIG. 4 shows a view of the inside of the parking facility 1 from the entrance/exit entrance 2 on the ground in the vertical circulation parking facility 1 of the bottom entry type. As shown in FIG. 4, the cage 3 includes a chassis 4 that is elongated in the front and rear direction of the vehicle, and front and rear inverted U-shaped cage frames 5a and 5b that are inclined so as to move away from each other in the front and rear direction as they move upward.
and brackets 6a and 6b fixed to the upper center parts of the front and rear cage frames 5a and 5b are connected and extend in the front and back direction, and the front and rear ends are connected to the hanging member (not shown). and a suspension shaft 7 pivotally connected to.

For example, when entering the garage, when the empty cage 3 stops at the lowest vehicle access area corresponding to the entrance/exit 2, the vehicle driver drives the vehicle, enters the parking facility 1 through the entrance/exit 2, and enters the parking facility 1. Get inside 3.
After entering the warehouse, the driver gets off the vehicle and exits through the entry/exit entrance 2. Further, when leaving the garage, the driver enters the parking facility 1 through the entrance/exit 2, enters the vehicle mounted in the cage 3, and drives the vehicle backwards to leave the vehicle through the entrance/exit 2, contrary to when entering the garage.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) As mentioned above, when entering and leaving the garage, the driver enters the parking facility 1, but since there is no cover on the top of the cage 3, the driver is suspended in the dimly lit space above. The many hanging cages 3, mounted vehicles, sprockets, endless chains, guide rails, etc. are completely visible. Furthermore, the cage 3 shakes during circulating movement, and at this time, bending force or torsional force in the horizontal plane is applied to the cage 3 between the front and rear cage frames 5a and 5b, so it is necessary to increase its rigidity. .

(Means for Solving the Problem) The present invention solves this problem by fixing a ceiling plate to the top of the cage, so that even if the driver looks upwards in the parking facility, the sprocket, endless chain, etc. This prevents the guide rail etc. from being completely exposed and increases the rigidity of the cage.

A concrete means for this purpose is to chain a large number of vehicle-mounted cages by supporting the front end and rear end of each cage via a hanging member on a pair of endless chains vertically disposed in front and rear of the cages. This is a vertical circulation type parking facility in which the cage is installed in the shape of a car and is configured to circulate in the vertical direction by the running of the endless chain, and the cage has a car platform that is long in the direction of vehicle entry, and a vehicle board on the car platform. A pair of front and rear inverted U-shaped cage frames having left and right legs arranged at the front end and rear end in the entry direction and each having a lower end fixed to the left and right sides of the chassis;
a suspension shaft connecting the upper central parts of the front and rear cage frames and extending in the front-rear direction, the front end and the rear end of which are pivotally connected to the suspension member; 2 separated in front and behind
It is characterized by being fixed at more than one location and provided substantially horizontally.

(Function) In the above-mentioned vertical circulation type parking equipment, since there is a ceiling plate on the top of the cage, even if the driver of the vehicle looks upwards inside the parking equipment, he/she will be able to see the left and right sides of the lowest cage in which the vehicle is mounted. The underside of the cage can only be seen; the cage group, sprockets, endless chains, guide rails, etc. above are blocked by the ceiling board and cannot be seen.

In addition, since the ceiling board is fixed to the upper part of the cage at two or more places spaced apart in the front and back and is installed approximately horizontally, when the ceiling board is fixed to the suspension shaft, the suspension shaft Increased rigidity against lateral bending,
This increases the lateral bending rigidity of the cage, and when both ends of the ceiling plate are fixed to the front and rear cage frames, the rigidity of the entire cage frame against lateral bending and torsion is increased.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 3. For convenience of explanation, Figure 1,
The left and right sides in FIG. 3 will be referred to as "left" and "right", and the upper and lower sides of the drawing will be referred to as "front" and "rear".

10 is a building, and the entrance/exit 10 is located on the front wall of the above ground section.
A is provided and can be closed by an opening/closing door (not shown). Reference numeral 11 denotes a bottom-entry type vertical circulation parking facility installed in the building 10, which includes upper sprockets (not shown) arranged at the front and rear of the upper part;
Two endless chains 13 are stretched on the lower sprocket 12 arranged at the front and rear of the lower part, respectively,
The endless chain 13 is adapted to run vertically by a drive source (not shown) linked to the upper sprocket. Reference numeral 14 denotes a plurality of T-shaped hanging members whose bases are attached to the endless chain 13 at equal intervals;
When on the right vertical movement path, the distal end portions are provided so as to protrude horizontally in the left and right directions, respectively. Then, each hanging member 14, 1 corresponding to the front and rear
Each cage 15 having the following configuration for mounting a vehicle W is suspended between the cages 4 and 4.

That is, each of the cages 15 includes a horizontally elongated vehicle chassis 16 in the front and rear direction in which two concave wheel entry paths 16a and 16b are formed on the left and right sides, and left and right chassis 16 on the left and right front end portions and left and right rear end portions of the vehicle chassis 16, respectively. The lower ends of the legs are fixed and the front and rear inverted U-shaped cage frames 17a are inclined so as to move away from each other back and forth as they move upward.
17b, and brackets 18a, 18b fixed at the center of the upper part of the front and rear cage frames 17a, 17b.
The cage frames 17a, 17b are connected by passing through the brackets 18a, 18b, extending horizontally in the front and back direction, and the protrusions at both front and rear ends are pivoted to the tips of the corresponding hanging members 14, 14 at the front and rear. The suspension shaft 19 is attached to the suspension shaft 19.

In the parking facility 11 configured as described above, in order to effectively utilize the parking space within the building 10, the distance between the cages 15 is narrowed to the necessary minimum. Therefore, in the left and right vertical movement path, the suspension shaft 19 of the lower cage 15
is a central recess 16 on the lower surface of the chassis 16 of the upper cage 15.
It is in a state where it has invaded c. In addition, when turning on the vertical turning movement path, the chassis 16 of the upper cage 15
The sides of the cage frame 17 are the front and rear of the lower cage 15.
It invades the triangular prism-shaped space between the left or right upper parts of a and 17b (the part shown surrounded by dotted lines in Fig. 3, hereinafter referred to as "left and right interference spaces IS ₁ and IS ₂ "). , intrusion restriction members 20a, 20 in a figure eight shape at the left and right upper corners of the front cage frame 17a.
b is attached, and the entry restriction members 20a and 20b prevent the vehicle W from entering the cage 15, which would invade the left and right interference spaces IS ₁ and IS ₂ .

Reference numeral 100 denotes a rectangular ceiling plate disposed directly below the suspension shaft 19 and between the upper horizontal parts of the front and rear cage frames 17a and 17b, and includes a plurality of T-shaped panels fixed to the suspension shaft 19 at intervals longitudinally. It is held horizontally by a glyph bracket 101. Preferably, the ceiling board 100 is made of a lightweight thin decorative board. The width of the ceiling plate 100 is set to a maximum width so that the left and right side edges are on the verge of encroaching on the left and right interference spaces IS ₁ and IS ₂ .

SP is a vehicle entry location set at the bottom of the circulation route of the cage group 15 in correspondence with the entrance 10a, and PT is a shallow pit dug in the ground floor F directly below the vehicle entry location SP. .

Therefore, for example, when entering the warehouse, the cages 15 are circulated, and the desired empty cage 15 is located at the vehicle entry location.
When the vehicle reaches SP and stops, the lower part of the chassis 16 of the cage 15 slightly fits into the pit PT, and the upper surfaces of the wheel entry paths 16a, 16b are flush with the ground floor. Then, the opening/closing door (not shown) of the entrance/exit 10a opens (the state shown in FIG. 3), and the driver drives the vehicle W forward, enters the building 10 through the entrance/exit 10a, and then enters the cage 15. The vehicle W is stopped at a predetermined position on the boarding platform 16. Then, the driver gets off the vehicle and exits from the entrance/exit 10a, but even if he looks up when he gets off the vehicle, he can only see the underside of the chassis 16 of the cages 15 on both the left and right sides, and the mechanical parts above that are visible in the cages 15. Since the view is blocked by the ceiling board 100, the user does not feel anxious like in the conventional case without the ceiling board 100. Furthermore, when leaving the warehouse, the driver first walks into the building 10 through the entry/exit entrance 10a, but at this time, the ceiling panel 100 made of decorative board catches his eye, and the strange feeling of entering a mechanical device fades; instead, he enters the room. It brings with it a sense of security.

Furthermore, since the ceiling board 100 is installed horizontally and is fixed to the suspension shaft 19, it provides great resistance to horizontal bending of the suspension shaft 19.
This increases the bending rigidity of the cage 9 and, by extension, the bending rigidity of the cage 15.

In addition to the above-described embodiments, the present invention can also be modified as follows.

() The material of the ceiling plate 100 may be selected from any lightweight thin plate such as wood, iron plate, plastic, etc.

() Although the ceiling plate 100 is suspended from the suspension shaft 19 via the bracket 101, it may be fixed to the upper horizontal portions of the front and rear cage frames 17a, 17b or to the brackets 18a, 18b.
When the front and rear cage frames are connected by the ceiling plate in this manner, the rigidity of the entire cage frame against lateral bending and twisting can be increased.

() The ceiling board 100 has left and right diagonal extensions 100a extending in a figure-eight shape along the diagonal boundaries of the left and right interference spaces IS ₁ and IS ₂ , as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 100b may be formed. However, when the driver gets on and off the vehicle W mounted on the cage 16, the left and right diagonal extensions 100
There is a risk that your head may hit objects a and 100b. In this case, for example, assuming a right-hand drive vehicle, the right diagonal extension 100b may be deleted, or a notch may be cut out at the rear of it near the boarding/alighting area. Furthermore, left and right diagonal extensions 100a, 100b
, the intrusion restricting members 20a and 20b are removed and the left and right diagonal extensions 100a and 100 are provided.
The front end surface of b may play the role of restricting intrusion.

(Effect of the invention) Therefore, according to the invention, since the ceiling plate is fixed to the upper part of the cage at two or more locations spaced apart in the front and back and is installed substantially horizontally, the rigidity against horizontal bending or twisting of the cage is increased. However, it is possible to prevent the dimly lit space and mechanical structures above the parking equipment from being completely visible, giving users a sense of security. Even if a metal fitting is accidentally dropped, the ceiling plate reduces the chance of it falling directly onto the roof of the vehicle on which it is mounted.The addition of a simple and inexpensive ceiling plate improves the mental health and safety of users, and A great effect can be obtained in that the rigidity of the cage can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 3 show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a front view of the above-ground part of a bottom entry type vertical circulation parking facility, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cage, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the cage. The figure is a perspective view of the inside of the parking facility from the entrance/exit. FIG. 4 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 3 of a conventional parking facility. In the figure, 10 is a building, 10a is an entrance, 15 is a cage, 16 is a chassis, 17a and 17b are front and rear cage frames, 19 is a suspension shaft, and 100 is a ceiling plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A chain in which a large number of vehicle-mounted cages are supported at their front and rear ends by a pair of endless chains vertically disposed in front and rear of the cages via hanging members. In a vertical circulation type parking facility, the cage is arranged in a shape such that the cage is circularly moved in the vertical direction by the running of the endless chain, and the cage has a chassis that is long in the direction in which the vehicle enters, and a vehicle chassis that is long in the direction in which the vehicle enters the vehicle. a pair of front and rear inverted U-shaped cage frames having left and right legs disposed at the front end and rear end of the vehicle, each having a lower end fixed to the left and right sides of the chassis;
a suspension shaft connecting the upper central parts of the front and rear cage frames and extending in the front-rear direction, the front end and the rear end of which are pivotally connected to the suspension member; 2 separated in front and behind
A vertical circulation parking facility characterized by being fixed at more than one location and installed substantially horizontally.