JPH05256039A - Parking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To permit two vehicles parked on the vertical row to come in and out from the front side without the needs to move other vehicles to the outside of parking space in a parking device to be set in narrow-width parking spaces. CONSTITUTION:A parking device consists of the first truck 13 capable of running back and forth on the horizontal face, a movable plate 15 capable of vertically moving the first truck on which vehicle is mounted, and the second truck 16 capable of running with the first truck without mutual interference. The first and second trucks run over the same distance to opposite directions in a mutually interlocking manner, and the movable plate is positioned downwards when the truck 13 is positioned front side or back side and vertically moves in connection with the running of the first truck in such a way as to be positioned upwards during the period.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking device suitable for installation in a narrow parking space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, the percentage of owners of two or more vehicles in one household has increased, and there is a chronic shortage of parking lots in condominiums and offices in urban areas. Ingenuity is being made to park as many vehicles as possible.

For example, although it is not possible to have space for parking vehicles in parallel on the premises, as shown in FIG. 5, one parking space 1 for the width direction and two parking spaces 1 for the front and rear directions are required. In such a case, two vehicles 2 and 3 may be parked in parallel in the space and accommodated. However, in this case, if it is possible to enter / exit the parking space 1 from the front but not from the rear, when the rear vehicle 2 is unloaded, the front vehicle 3 is temporarily moved out of the parking space 1. There was the inconvenience of having to move it.

On the other hand, FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a conventional elevator parking apparatus 4 for accommodating two vehicles in one parking space. That is, the movable plate 6 is provided with a frame body 5 having a space for accommodating a vehicle therein and fixed to the ground, and a movable plate 6 that vertically moves up and down in the frame body.
Moves up and down between a lower position (shown by an imaginary line in FIG. 5) in contact with the ground and an upper position (shown by a solid line in FIG. 5) where a space for housing a vehicle is formed below. When using the parking device 4, first, the movable plate 6 is moved to the lower position, and the first vehicle is accommodated on the movable plate 6. When it is necessary to accommodate the second vehicle, the movable plate 6 with the first vehicle still mounted.
Is moved to the upper position and the second vehicle is accommodated in the empty space in the lower part. In this way, a total of two vehicles are to be accommodated, one in the upper and one in the lower parking space. However, in such a conventional parking device 4, the vehicle accommodated in the lower tier can be freely taken in and out, but when the vehicle accommodated in the upper tier is unloaded, the vehicle in the lower tier is temporarily moved out of the accommodation space. There was an inconvenience that the movable plate 6 had to be lowered.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional device, can accommodate a plurality of vehicles in a narrow parking space, and can be used for entering and exiting any vehicle. It seeks to provide a parking system without the problems found in the examples. In particular, the present invention provides a parking device suitable for installation in a narrow parking space having a width of only one vehicle and a depth of two vehicles.

[0006]

Therefore, the parking device according to the present invention is capable of traveling back and forth on a horizontal plane.
A trolley, a movable plate on which the vehicle is placed and can move vertically on the first trolley, and a vehicle on which the vehicle can be moved back and forth on a horizontal plane, and the inside of the first trolley is the first trolley It is characterized in that it is provided with a second carriage that can travel without interfering with each other. If necessary, the first carriage and the second carriage are interlocked with each other to travel the same distance in opposite directions, and the movable plate is , Located below when the first carriage is in the front position or the rear position,
In the meantime, it is characterized in that it moves up and down in association with the movement of the first carriage so that it is located above.

[0007]

Since the parking apparatus according to the present invention is configured as described above, it is not necessary to move the other vehicle out of the parking space when leaving either of the two vehicles, and
It is possible to store two cars, and in some cases three cars, in a narrow parking space.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, FIGS. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of a parking device according to the present invention as seen obliquely from the front. The parking device 10 includes two sets of rails 11 and 12 laid parallel to the ground and an outer rail 12. The traveling first vehicle 13, the frame body 14 installed on the first vehicle 13, and the frame body 1 supported by the frame body 1
The movable plate 15 is vertically movable in the interior of the rail 4, and the second carriage 16 traveling on the inner rail 11. In this case, when the movable plate 15 is moved to the upper position, the second carriage 16 can travel inside the first carriage 13 without interfering with the first carriage 13.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the parking apparatus 10, in which the movable plate 15 or the second carriage 16 is installed so that the upper surface of the movable board 15 or the second carriage 16 substantially coincides with the ground surface. The rear portion of the first carriage 13 and the rear portion of the second carriage 16 are connected by a wire rope 21 via a pulley 20 on the rear side, and the front portion of the first carriage 13 and the front portion of the second carriage 16 are connected to the front. It is also connected by a wire rope 23 via a pulley 22. Therefore, the first carriage 13 and the second carriage 16 travel in the same distance by interlocking with each other in opposite directions.

A drive motor 25 for driving the wheels 24 of the first carriage 13 is installed below the frame 14 of the first carriage 13, and the front and rear moving ends of the first carriage 13 are defined. A limit switch (not shown) is attached to the rail 12. This limit switch is the first truck 13
Detects that the vehicle has reached a front position or a rear position, and the drive motor 25 is stopped by its operation, and the first carriage 13 can be stopped at a predetermined front position or rear position.

A movable plate 15 is provided at the center of the beam above the frame 14.
A drive motor 30 for vertically moving is installed, and a wire rope 32 wound around the pulley 31 is attached to the front and rear of the movable plate 15 via the pulley 33. A limit switch (not shown) for defining the upper and lower moving ends of the movable plate 15 is attached to the frame body 14 of the first carriage 13. This limit switch detects that the movable plate 15 has reached the upper position or the lower position,
The drive motor 30 is stopped by the operation, and the movable plate 15 can be stopped at a predetermined upper position or lower position. A guide member for vertically guiding the vertical movement of the movable plate 15 is provided, but it is not shown here.

On the other hand, the movement of the movable plate 15 upward or downward by the drive motor 30 and the movement of the first carriage 13 forward or backward by the drive motor 25 are related as follows. That is, when an operation switch (not shown) is pressed, first, the drive motor 30 operates and the movable plate 15 moves upward. When the movable plate 15 reaches a predetermined upper position, the limit switch attached to the frame body 14 operates,
The drive motor 30 stops and the movable plate 13 stops at this position. At the same time, the drive motor 25 operates and the first carriage 1
3 starts moving. Then, when the first carriage 13 reaches the front position or the rear position, the limit switch attached to the rail 12 is activated, and the first carriage 13 stops at the position. At the same time, the drive motor 30 operates to move the movable plate 15 downward.

3 (a) to 3 (d) schematically show the operation of the parking device. FIG. 3 (a) shows one for the parking device.
This is for accommodating the second vehicle 40, and is the first vehicle 13
Is located behind the parking space, the second vehicle 16 is located in front of it, and the first vehicle 40 is stored in the second vehicle 16. Here, the movable plate 15 of the first carriage 13 is at the lower position.

When loading the second vehicle, a drive switch (not shown) is pressed to drive the drive motor 30 to move the movable plate 15 upward. When the movable plate 15 reaches the upper position, the limit switch attached to the frame 14 operates, the drive motor 30 stops, and the movable plate stops at the upper position. At the same time, the drive motor 25 starts driving, and the first carriage 13 starts moving forward. And the second trolley 1
Since the 6 and the first carriage 13 are connected by the wire rope as described above, the second carriage 16 moves backward in conjunction with the forward movement of the first carriage 13 (FIG. 3 (b)). When both carriages 13 and 16 intersect, the second carriage 16 passes inside the first carriage 13, but the movable plate 15 of the first carriage 13
Remains in the upper position, it does not interfere with the vehicle 40 on the second carriage 16.

When the first carriage 13 reaches a predetermined front position, the limit switch attached to the rail 12 is actuated, the drive motor 25 is stopped, and the first carriage 13 is stopped at the front position. At the same time, the motor 30 operates to move the movable plate 15 downward. When the movable plate 15 reaches a predetermined lower position, the limit switch attached to the frame 14 operates, the drive motor 30 stops, and the movable plate stops at the lower position (FIG. 3 (c)). Note that FIG. 3 (c)
In the figure, the state where the second vehicle 41 is stored on the movable plate 15 of the first vehicle 13 is shown.

Next, in order to leave the vehicle 40 on the second carriage from the state shown in FIG. 3C, the procedure reverse to that shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C may be followed. The switch is pressed to drive the drive motor 30 to move the movable plate 1 on the first carriage 13.
5 is moved to the upper position. When the movable plate 15 reaches the upper position, the limit switch attached to the frame 14 operates, the motor 30 stops, and the movable plate 15 stops at the upper position. At the same time, the drive motor 25 of the first carriage 13 is driven in the opposite direction to move the first carriage 13 rearward, and simultaneously move the second carriage 16 forward. When the two trucks 13 and 16 intersect, the second truck 16 passes inside the first truck 13, but the movable plate 15 of the first truck 13 remains in the upper position, so that the vehicle on the second truck 16 does not move. 40 does not interfere with each other (see FIG. 3).
(D)).

Next, when the first carriage 13 reaches the rear position, the limit switch attached to the rail 12 is actuated, the motor 25 is stopped, and the first carriage 13 stops moving. At the same time, the motor 30 starts to drive and the movable plate 15
Move downward. When the movable plate 15 reaches the lower position, the limit switch attached to the frame body 14 operates, the motor 30 stops driving, and the movable plate 15 stops at that position. At the same time when the first carriage 13 reaches the rear position, the second carriage 16 reaches the front position, and the vehicle 40 on the second carriage 16 can be unloaded freely.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
2 in a narrow parking space with a width of 1 and a depth of 2
One vehicle can be accommodated, and it is not necessary to move the other vehicle out of the parking space when leaving either vehicle. Further, according to this embodiment, the first and second carriages and the movable plate are all automatically moved by only pressing the drive switch button once. In addition, the movable plate moves upward only when the second vehicle is parked or when the vehicle behind is parked, and is normally located at the bottom, so the risk of falling heavy objects should be minimized. You can

In the above embodiment, the movable shelves are moved upward before the first and second carriages are moved, and the movable shelves are moved downward after the first and second carriages are stopped. The movable shelves can be moved while the first and second carriages are moving within a range in which the movable plate and the second carriage do not interfere with each other. That is, the movable shelves also start moving upward at the same time when the first carriage starts moving, and reach the upper position by the time the first carriage and the second carriage start crossing. Then, the first carriage and the second carriage may start moving downward at the same time when the intersection ends. By doing so, it is possible to somewhat reduce the time required for entering or leaving the vehicle.

In the above embodiment, the first carriage and the second carriage are connected to each other, and the movement of the first carriage and the movable plate are related to each other by the limit switch attached to the rail and the frame. However, they may be moved completely independently. In this case, if a drive device is also attached to the second carriage and the first carriage, the second carriage, and the movable plate can be freely driven or stopped by separate switches, the degree of freedom in the movement procedure increases. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to move both the first vehicle and the second vehicle to the rear and store the third vehicle 42 in the vacant front parking space.

Although the driving means for the first carriage and the movable plate has been a motor, any known means such as a jack or a chain can be used as appropriate.

[0022]

As described above, according to the parking apparatus of the present invention, when either of the two vehicles is carried out in the parking space for two vehicles, the other vehicle does not need to move and the vehicle exits at any time. it can. Also, when there is no need to leave the warehouse during the nighttime, it is possible to accommodate three vehicles.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a parking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the parking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the parking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which three vehicles are accommodated in the parking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a narrow parking space.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional parking device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Parking device 11, 12 Rail 13 1st trolley 14 Frame 15 Movable plate 16 2nd trolley 40 1st vehicle 41 2nd vehicle 42 3rd vehicle

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A first trolley capable of traveling back and forth on a horizontal plane, a movable plate on which the vehicle is mounted and vertically movable on the first trolley, and a front and back on the horizontal plane on which the vehicle is mounted. A parking apparatus comprising: a second carriage that is capable of traveling and that is capable of traveling inside the first carriage without mutually interfering with the first carriage. 2. The first bogie and the second bogie are interlocked with each other and travel the same distance in opposite directions, and the movable plate is located below when the first bogie is at the front position or the rear position, and between them. The parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the parking apparatus moves up and down in association with traveling of the first carriage so as to be located above.