JPH05295919A - Mechanical parking garage facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To miniaturize a mechanical parking garage facility and shorten s time required for taking out and entering a vehicle by providing a transferring truck which can laterally move the vehicle on the lower face of a shelf on an even-numbered row of plural rows of housing shelves provided in parallel to a carrying truck lane, and laterally moving the vehicle transferred from a carrying truck to a shelf on the first row to a shelf on the second row by the transferring truck. CONSTITUTION:A transferring truck 10 which is similar to a carrying truck 1 and can laterally move a vehicle is provided on the lower face of a shelf on the even-numbered row H2 of plural housing shelf rows H1, H2 provided in parallel to the traveling lane L1 of the carrying truck 1 provided with a lift device and shuttle beam or the like. In the case of housing a vehicle onto the even-numbered row housing shelf H2, the vehicle is transferred onto the shelf on the first row H1 by the carrying truck 1, and then mounted on the shelf on the row H2 by the transferring truck 10. Thus, a mechanical parking garage facility can be wholly simplified and miniaturized, and a loss time caused by taking out and entering the vehicle can be decreased.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to mechanical parking equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a mechanical parking lot, storage shelves for vehicles are arranged along a traveling lane of a carrier, and vehicles are transported between a parking lot entrance and a storage shed by an elevator for entry and exit and a carrier. In such a mechanical parking lot, since the vehicle has to be transferred between the carriage and the storage rack, a transfer conveyor is provided on each storage rack as the transfer mechanism.
A method of transferring a vehicle to a carrier by the conveyor has been adopted.

[0003]

However, if a mechanical device such as a conveyor is provided on each of the storage shelves, there is a problem that the cost is significantly increased. Therefore, the present invention is characterized by providing a mechanical parking lot facility with low equipment cost and high storage / delivery processing capability.

[0004]

MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS The mechanical parking equipment of the present invention comprises a transport vehicle traveling lane for connecting a storage area of a vehicle and a loading / unloading elevator, and two or more rows on at least one side of the transport vehicle traveling lane. Is a mechanical parking lot facility comprising storage areas in which the storage shelves are adjacent and extending in parallel, and which moves on the transport lane of the carriage to transfer vehicles to and from the storage shelves in the first row. A carrier truck equipped with a loading device, a transfer carriage traveling lane formed on the lower surface of the storage shelves in each of the even rows after the second row, and a storage shelf of an even row that travels on the transfer carriage traveling lane. It is characterized by comprising a transfer carriage equipped with a transfer device for transferring a vehicle to and from an odd number of storage shelves.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the transfer of the vehicles between the storage shelves of each row is performed by the transfer carriage traveling rales formed on the lower surface of the storage shelves of even rows.
Since the vehicle can be transferred by the transfer truck that travels on the vehicle, it is possible to transfer from the storage rack row on the back side to the first storage rack row in sequence and transfer in the opposite direction. Therefore, it is sufficient to transfer the vehicle to the carrier truck only between the carrier truck and the first-row storage racks, and since the carrier truck lane needs only one row for a plurality of storage racks, the volume efficiency of the parking lot facility is large. improves. Further, since it is not necessary to provide a mechanical device such as a conveyor on each of the storage shelves, and the mechanical devices are only a carrier vehicle and a transfer vehicle, the equipment cost per vehicle becomes low in a parking lot with a large number of parking lots. Further, in the present invention,
Since the transport cart and the transfer cart move independently, the loss time for loading and unloading is reduced, and high loading and unloading processing capacity is obtained.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a plan view (A) and a sectional view (B) of a parking lot facility according to an embodiment of the present invention. L1 is a transporting vehicle traveling lane (hereinafter referred to as a transporting vehicle lane L1) that extends in a straight line, and the transporting vehicle 1 travels. Both sides of the carrier lane L1 are storage areas, and one or two storage rack rows H1 and H2 are adjacent to each other and extend in parallel. A transfer carriage traveling lane (hereinafter referred to as a transfer carriage lane L10) is formed on the lower surface of the storage shelf H2 in the second row, and the transfer carriage 10 travels. Further, each parking layer consisting of the carrier lane L1, the transfer carrier lane L10, and the storage rack rows H1 and H2 is composed of one layer or two or more layers, and in the case of a multilayer floor, the carrier lane of each layer is an elevator. The elevator E for loading and unloading is connected. The elevator E is arranged at both ends of the carrier truck lane 11 or in the middle thereof. As shown in FIG. 3 (I), the transport vehicle lane L1 may be configured as a shelf-shaped traveling lane protruding inward from both sides as the lane L1 for the upper layer in the multi-layered structure. It may be configured by a flat road. The transfer truck lane L10 is, for example, the second-row storage shelf.
It is composed of a suspended floor and the like formed with a space for traveling the transfer carriage L10 below H2.

One example of the configuration of the storage shelf H is, as shown in FIG. 2, several comb-shaped storage shelves for mounting the front wheels of one vehicle.
It is composed of Hs and several comb tooth-shaped storage shelves Hs for mounting rear wheels, and a gap So is provided between each comb tooth-shaped storage shelf Hs. Several to several tens of such storage shelves H are connected to form one storage shelf row, and each storage shelf row H1, H2, ... Adjacent and parallel to each other as described above. It is arranged. Although only the storage shelf H on the left side is shown in the figure, it is actually arranged also on the right side.

Next, the structures of the transport carriage 1 and the transfer carriage 10 will be described. As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 2, the carrier vehicle 1 is composed of a carrier 2 and a transfer device 3 mounted thereon, and the carrier 2 has wheels 4 for traveling on the carrier lane L1.
Is installed. The transfer device 3 is roughly a trolley 2.
A bogie frame 5 fixed above, a shuttle beam 6 configured as a multi-stage telescopic beam, a lift device 7 for moving the shuttle beam 6 up and down, a telescopic device for telescopically extending the shuttle beam 6, and between a pair of shuttle beams 6. It is composed of a comb tooth-shaped fork 9 arranged. In the illustrated embodiment, the shuttle beam 6 is composed of a pair of front shuttle beams 6f for mounting the front wheels Fw and a pair of rear shuttle beams 6r for mounting the rear wheels Rw, and the comb-like fork 9 is a front comb-like fork. It is composed of a fork 9f and a rear comb tooth-shaped fork 9r. The front comb tooth-shaped forks 9f are attached between the tips of the pair of front shuttle beams 6f, and the rear comb tooth-shaped forks 9r are attached between the tips of the pair of rear shuttle beams 6r.

The shuttle beams 6 are fixed beams 6A,
It is configured by a three-stage telescopic beam including a middle beam 6B and a tip beam 6c, and is telescopic by a telescopic device such as a rack and pinion mechanism. 2 shows a state in which the shuttle beam 6 (represented by reference numeral 6 when including the front side and the rear side; the same applies hereinafter) is extended to the right side (R direction), but to the left side (L direction). It can be extended. The fixed beam 6A is attached to the carriage frame 5 so as to be able to move up and down, and is lifted by a lift device 7 such as a cross link mechanism or a hydraulic cylinder. Therefore, the illustrated carriage 1 moves up and down as indicated by arrow U, and extends and retracts on both left and right sides as indicated by arrows R and L. In the state where the shuttle beam 6 is extended most to the left and right, the comb tooth-shaped forks 9 (indicated by reference numeral 9 when including the front side and the rear side; the same applies hereinafter) are placed in the comb tooth-shaped gaps So of the left and right storage shelves Hs. It will be inserted.

As the transfer carriage 10, one having the same function as that of the transport carriage 1 can be used. However, since the transfer carriage 10 can transfer the vehicle between the first-row storage shelf H1 and the second-row storage shelf H2, it is not necessary to extend and retract the shuttle beam 6 on both sides, and it is possible to extend and retract to one side. It may be a device having a function of causing it.

Next, the receiving and paying-out operation of the vehicle C in the parking lot facility will be described. From the entrance of the parking lot to the predetermined storage area, it is carried by the elevator E and the carrier 1. Now, assuming that the vehicle C has been transported to the position where it should be stored as shown in FIG. 3 (I), the transfer to the second-row storage rack H2 is performed as follows. First, as shown in FIG. 3 (II), the shuttle beam 6 of the carrier 1 is lifted by the lift device 7, and the shuttle beam 6 is extended to the first-row storage rack H1 as shown in FIG. 3 (III). .. Next, Fig. 4 (IV)
The shuttle beam 6 is lowered and retracted as shown in FIG. As a result, the vehicle C is transferred onto the first-row storage shelf H1. In order to transfer the vehicle C from the first-row storage shelf H1 to the second-row storage shelf H2, the shuttle beam 6 of the transfer carriage 10 is extended to the first-row storage shelf H1 as shown in FIG. 4 (V). Then, as shown in FIG. 6 (VI), the lift device 7 is operated to raise the shuttle beam 6. As a result, the vehicle C is placed on the comb-shaped forks 9 of the transfer carriage 10. Then, the shuttle beam 6 is contracted as shown in FIG. 5 (VII) and lowered as shown in FIG. 5 (VIII).
Are transferred to the second-row storage shelf H2. Second-row storage shelf H2
In order to discharge the vehicle C from the above, the vehicle C is first transferred by the transfer carriage 10 from the second-row storage rack H2 to the first-row storage rack H1 in the reverse order of the above procedure, and then by the transfer device of the transport carriage 1. It suffices to transfer the vehicle C on the first-row storage rack H1 onto the transport carriage, travel along the transport lane L, and transport to the elevator E or the exit booth. The receiving and dispensing of the vehicle C at another part of the same storage shelf is performed by moving the transfer carriage 10 to the place where the vehicle is to be received and dispensed by traveling on the transfer carriage lane L10. The accepting and dispensing operation may be performed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the vehicle C is transferred by the transfer carriage 1 between the transfer carriage 1 and the first-row storage rack H1, but the transfer carriage 10 is used between the storage racks in each row. Since the vehicles are transferred, one row of the carriage lane L1 is sufficient for a plurality of storage shelves H1, H2 ..., The volume efficiency of the parking lot facility is greatly improved. Further, since it is not necessary to provide a mechanical device such as a conveyor on each of the storage shelves H, and the mechanical devices are only the carrier vehicle 1 and the transfer vehicle 10, the equipment cost per vehicle is large in a parking lot with a large number of parking spaces. Become cheap. In addition, the carriage 1
Since the transfer carriage 10 moves independently, there is an advantage that the loss time of loading and unloading is small and the loading and unloading processing capacity is high.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, two storage rack rows H1 and H2 are arranged on one side of the carrier lane L1 and one storage rack row H1 is arranged on the other side. As shown in FIG. Two rows of storage shelves H1 and H2 may be arranged on both sides of the book carrier lane L1. In this case, the transfer carriage lane L10 is formed on the lower surface of the two storage rack rows H2 to allow the transfer carriage 10 to travel, and the transport carriage 1 to travel to one central transport carriage lane L1. further,
As shown in Fig. 7, one carrier truck lane L1 has 3
The storage shelf rows H1, H2, H3 may be arranged for each row. In this case as well, the transfer carriage lane L10 is formed on the lower surface of the second-row storage rack H2, and the transfer carriage 10 performs transfer of the vehicle C between the storage rack rows H1, H2, H3. Since the transfer carriage 10 in this case must have a function of projecting the shuttle beam 6 in both directions, it is preferable to expand and contract the shuttle beam 6 by using the same expansion / contraction device as the transfer carriage 1 of FIG. .. Further, four or more storage rack rows may be provided on the side of the transport carriage lane L1, and in this case, the transfer carriage rails are placed on the lower surface of the storage rack rows of the second and fourth even rows. -Providing a transfer truck with L10
10 should be run. In the case of each of the above-mentioned embodiments, since the vehicle C can be stored in the plurality of storage rack rows H1, H2, H3 ... In the single carrier truck lane L1, the volume efficiency as a parking lot facility is much higher. Is.

Further, in the embodiment of FIG. 1 described above, the comb-shaped storage rack H is used as the equipment for the storage area, but instead of this, a storage rack H on which the vehicle is mounted may be used using a known pallet. .. As shown in FIGS. 8 to 9, the storage shelf H includes a storage shelf floor that supports the pallet P at both ends.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, the transport carriage 1 and the transfer carriage 10 used for such a parking lot facility have a single plate-like shape at the tip of a shuttle beam 6 provided on a carriage 2 so as to be vertically movable and extendable. The one to which the pallet mounting plate 41 is attached is used. In such a parking lot facility as well, as shown in FIG. 8, the vehicle C is transferred by the transfer carriage 1 between the transfer carriage 1 and the first-row storage rack H1, and the transfer carriage is transferred between the storage racks H1, H2 in each row. The transfer work is shared so that the vehicles are transferred by 10.

FIG. 11 shows still another embodiment.
The carrier carriage 1 and the transfer carriage 10 of this embodiment include a shuttle beam 6 which is provided on the carriage 2 so as to be vertically movable and telescopic.
Two pallet mounting plates 42 are attached to the tip of the. In this case, as the storage shelf H, a storage shelf floor configured to support the pallet P at three points as shown in FIG. 12 is used. Also in each of the embodiments of FIGS. 8 to 12 described above, since one carrier truck lane is sufficient for a plurality of storage rack rows,
A high volume efficiency can be achieved at low cost, and since the transfer carriage 1 and the transfer carriage 10 move independently, a high storage / delivery processing capacity can be achieved.

[0016]

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a mechanical parking lot having a low equipment cost, a high volumetric efficiency, and a high storage / delivery processing capacity.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view (A) and a sectional view (B) of a parking lot facility according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a carrier vehicle 1 and a transfer vehicle used in the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of 10.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a transfer operation of the transport vehicle 1.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a transfer operation of the transfer carriage 1 and the transfer carriage 10.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a transfer operation of the transfer carriage 10.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a parking lot facility according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a parking lot facility according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a transfer operation of the transfer carriage 1 and the transfer carriage 10.

9 is an explanatory diagram showing a pallet P and a storage shelf H in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a carrier truck 1 and a transfer truck used in the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of another example of 10.

FIG. 11 is a carrier truck 1 and a transfer truck used in the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of still another example of 10.

12 is an explanatory diagram showing a pallet P and a storage shelf H in a parking lot facility that uses the carrier vehicle 1 and the transfer vehicle 10 of FIG. 11.

[Symbols of the drawing]

1 carrier truck 6 shuttle beam
7 Lifting device 9 Comb-shaped fork 10 Transfer cart
H1 storage rack row H2 storage rack row H3 storage rack row
L1 carrier lane L10 transfer carrier lane

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A storage lane for transporting a carriage for connecting a storage area of a vehicle and an elevator for loading and unloading, and a storage in which two or more rows of storage shelves are adjacent and parallel to each other on at least one side of the lane for transporting the carriage. A mechanical parking facility consisting of an area, which is equipped with a transfer device that travels on the transfer lane of the transfer vehicle and transfers the vehicle between the storage shelves in the first row, and the second and subsequent rows. The traveling lanes formed on the lower surface of each of the even-numbered storage shelves, and traveling on the transfer-vehicle traveling lanes, the vehicles are transferred between the even-numbered storage shelves and the odd-numbered storage shelves. A mechanical parking facility comprising a transfer carriage equipped with a transfer device. 2. In a parking lot facility in which two rows of storage shelves are adjacent and extend in parallel to each other on at least one side of the transport vehicle traveling lane, a transfer vehicle traveling lane is formed on a lower surface of the second row of storage shelves. However, a transfer carriage equipped with a transfer device for transferring a vehicle between the first-row storage rack and the second-row storage rack is run on the transfer truck travel lane. The mechanical parking facility according to Item 1. 3. In a parking lot facility in which three rows of storage shelves are adjacent to each other and extend in parallel on at least one side of the transport carriage traveling lane, a transfer carriage traveling lane is formed on the lower surface of the second-row storage shelf. Between the first-row storage shelf and the second-row storage shelf and 2
2. A transfer carriage equipped with a transfer device for transferring vehicles between the row storage shelves and the third row storage shelves is caused to travel on the transfer carriage traveling lane. Mechanical parking facilities.