JPH04323474A - Garage - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To garage a vehicle before and behind, and right and left with one elevator, and perform elevatable operation of the elevator smoothly and stably. CONSTITUTION:A moving floor 9 is supported with an elevator 1 movably in the before and behind directions and in the right and left directions. A vehicle 22 together with a pallet 6 are delivered between the moving floor 9 and right and left fixed parking floors with a first operating mechanism, and the pallet is delivered between the moving floor 9 and a movable parking floor 4 on the back-side with a second operating mechanism.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator system for storing vehicles, cargo, containers, etc. (hereinafter simply referred to as vehicles).

0002

[Prior Art] Some of the known parking devices include:
As shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 63-34583, a parking space is provided on both sides of the elevating space where an elevator ascends and descends, with parking spaces separated by a parking floor to form multi-level parking spaces, in which two cars can be stored in tandem. Some elevators have a storage floor area for one car and are movably equipped with a movable floor that has a storage floor area for one car, so that cars can be parked in the front, rear, left, and right directions with one elevator.

0003

Although the above-mentioned parking device can be used as a storage device for cargo, containers, etc., there is still room for improvement in terms of the stability of the elevator when entering and exiting the parking lot. The present invention is a storage device in which vehicles and the like can be stored in the front, rear, left and right directions using a single elevator, in which vehicles and the like can be entered and exited with good stability and smoothly.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems and Effects] The storage device of the present invention has a movable floor installed on an elevator so as to be movable back and forth and left and right, and an actuating device that allows the movable floor to be extended from the elevator rearward or left and right. This is what I did. In other words, in the storage device of the present invention, the central part of the front side of each floor is a lifting space where the elevator goes up and down, a fixed storage floor is provided on both sides, and a storage floor that is movable left and right is provided on the rear side. A movable floor supported so as to be movable back and forth and left and right, a first operating mechanism that moves the movable floor back and forth, and a second operating mechanism that moves the movable floor left and right are provided. It was designed so that it could be played out.

[0005] The rear storage floor consists of a pair, each of which may have the same width as the front storage floor on both sides of the lifting space, but preferably has a width equal to the combined width of the two front storage floors. Consists of one storage floor with In the former case,
Whereas it is necessary to provide a moving device for each storage floor, in the latter case, only one is required and the configuration is simple. When entering or leaving a warehouse, the elevator moves to a predetermined floor and then the movable floor moves out to either the left or right side, thereby transferring the vehicle to and from the storage floor on the front side. The rear storage floor means that when there is a pair of rear storage floors, after moving the storage floor for loading and unloading to the rear of the elevating space, there is only one rear storage floor. In such cases, the intended place for entering or exiting either the left or right side is moved to the rear of the elevating space and then the vehicles are delivered.

[0006] According to this device, the moving floor, vehicles, etc. do not move when the elevator goes up and down, and there is no need to load vehicles, etc. on uneven parts of the elevator, so that the elevator can go up and down smoothly and stably. In addition, vehicles and the like can be stored on both sides and behind the lift space of the elevator without increasing the storage floor area of the elevator. In another storage device, each storage floor is provided with a slide device, by which vehicles and the like are transferred to and from the elevator. In this case, the rear storage floor is provided with a slide device for transferring vehicles to and from the elevator, as well as a moving device for moving the storage floor itself from side to side.

[0007] Therefore, in this storage device, the central part of the front side of each floor is an elevating space where an elevator goes up and down, fixed storage floors are provided on the left and right sides, and storage floors that are movable in the left and right directions are provided on the rear side. Each of the fixed and movable storage floors is provided with a slide device for transferring vehicles to and from the elevator. In this device as well, vehicles etc. can be entered and removed using the slide device in the same manner as described above.

[0008] In the case of the present device, the structure of the elevator is extremely simple and lightweight, and cargo movement during lifting and lowering is less likely to occur, resulting in smoother and more stable elevator movement.

[0009]

[Example] The figure shows a parking system, where the central part of the front side of each floor is a lifting space 2 where an elevator 1 goes up and down, and on both sides there are fixed parking floors 3 with storage floor space for one car. The rear side has a storage floor area that can accommodate two cars in a row, and is a movable parking lot that can be moved left and right using a moving device (not shown), such as a mechanism consisting of a pinion that is rotationally driven by a motor and a rack. Each floor 4 is provided with rolls 5 at regular intervals on each floor 3 and 4.
are arranged on which the pallet 6 can slide.

As shown in the figure, the elevator 1 includes a pair of fixed rails 7 that are parallel to each other, a pair of movable rails 8 that are parallel to each other and have a cross-shaped cross section, and move while being guided by the fixed rails 7. A rack 13 having a movable floor 9 movably supported by a movable rail 8, and a pinion 12 rotatably driven by a motor 11 installed on the elevator is attached to the movable rail 8 orthogonally to the rail 8. The movable rail 8 is moved left and right by the rotational drive of the motor 11 in the forward or reverse direction.

A chain belt 14 driven by a motor (not shown) is also installed between the movable rails 8.
Engagement pieces 15 are protruded from the chain belt 14 at positions bisecting the circumference, and can be engaged with engagement portions 17 protruding from the corners of the pallet 6 supported on the moving floor. . The movable bed 9 is connected by a movable rail 8 and an air cylinder 18, and can be moved back and forth by a certain amount by the operation of the air cylinder 18. The moving floor 9 also has a chain belt 19 driven by a motor (not shown), and the chain belt 19 also has engaging pieces 21 protrudingly provided at positions bisecting the circumference. It can be engaged with the engaging portion 17.

[0012] Next, a method of loading and unloading using this device will be explained. When entering the warehouse, the car 22 is loaded onto a pallet placed on the moving floor of the elevator 1 that has descended to the first floor. After that, the elevator 1 is raised to the target floor (FIG. 2). Next, the car on the pallet is moved along with the pallet 6 onto the parking floor. At this time, when moving the pallet 16 to the left and right parking floors 3, the motor 11 is driven to move the movable rail 8 by a certain amount to the right or left. At the same time or in conjunction with this, the chain belt 14 is driven, and the engagement piece 15 hooks the engagement portion 17 of the pallet 16 to move the pallet 16 on the moving floor together with the vehicle in the direction of movement of the chain belt 14, so that it is placed on the parking floor. Store it (Figure 3).

When moving to an empty space on the rear parking floor 4, the parking floor 4 is moved by a moving device (not shown) to position the empty space at the rear of the elevator 1 (FIG. 1). Next, the air cylinder 18 is activated to push the moving bed 9 a certain amount to the rear, and the chain belt 19 is driven to hook the engaging portion 17 of the pallet 16 with the engaging piece 21 to push the pallet 16 backwards along with the car. , and store it in the empty space (Figure 5).

[0014] When leaving the warehouse, the procedure is reversed to that described above. In the above embodiment, the elevator is provided with first and second actuating mechanisms that can move the movable floor back and forth or left and right, but in another embodiment, pallets can be transferred between each parking floor and the elevator. A slide device is provided to move the pallet left and right or back and forth to enter and exit the warehouse.

[0015] The above-mentioned apparatus can also be used as an automatic storage warehouse for cargo, containers, and the like. When loading and unloading containers, etc., pallets can be used,
It is also possible to transfer directly from the moving floor to each storage floor without using pallets.

[0016]

The present invention is constructed as described above and provides the following effects. As described above, the device according to claim 1 can store vehicles and the like in the front, rear, left and right directions without increasing the storage floor area of the elevator. Moreover, when the elevator is ascending and descending, there is no movement of the moving floor or vehicles, and the loading of vehicles and the like can be evenly distributed, so that the elevator can be raised and lowered smoothly and stably.

[0017] According to the second aspect of the apparatus, only one storage floor on the rear side is required, and only one moving device is required, resulting in a simple structure. In the apparatus according to the third aspect, the structure of the elevator is simple, and cargo movement is less likely to occur when going up and down, so the movement is smoother and more stable.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a parking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a front view of the elevator.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state when the car is stored on the right parking floor.

FIG. 4 shows a side view of the elevator.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state when the car is stored on the rear parking floor.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 elevator
2 Elevating space 3, 4 Parking floor
6 Palette 7
fixed rail
8 Movable rail 9 Movable floor
14 Chain belt 18 Air cylinder
19 chain belt 22 car

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claim 1: The central part of the front side of each floor is an elevating space where the elevator goes up and down, with fixed storage floors on both sides and movable storage floors left and right on the rear side. A movable floor movably supported by the elevator, a first operating mechanism for moving the movable floor back and forth, and a second operating mechanism for moving the movable floor from side to side are provided, and the movable floor is paid out from the elevator backwards or from side to side. A storage device for vehicles, etc. that allows for storage of vehicles, etc. 2. The storage device for a vehicle or the like according to claim 1, wherein the movable storage floor has a width equal to the width of two fixed front storage floors. Claim 3: The central part of the front side of each floor is an elevating space where an elevator ascends and descends, and fixed storage floors are provided on the left and right sides of the elevating space.
A storage device for vehicles, etc., in which a storage floor movable in the left-right direction is provided on the rear side, and each fixed and movable storage floor is provided with a slide device for transferring vehicles, etc. to and from an elevator.