JPH08144568A - Circular circulation type parking device with self-propelled carriage - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To efficiently and smoothly guide automobiles in or out by forming a pair of circulation rails on the same plane of a parking story, providing entrance rails on the outside or on both the inside and outside, providing a group of points, circulating multiple self-propelled carriages, and installing a lift device for liaison. CONSTITUTION: An entering automobile is mounted on a self-propelled carriage 117, and it is shifted to the specified parking story by a lift 1131. When the carriage 117 is not operated, it is directly moved onto a circulation rail 101 from the lift 1131 and stopped on a point rail, then it is traveled together with another carriage 117 via the switching of the point. At the time of a circulative operation, the carriage 117 is moved onto a waiting rail E from the lift 1131, and it can be stored as it is. The carriage 117 is continuously circulated and traveled on the rail 101. The carriage 117 is individually traversed between an entrance rail and the rail 101 for a preparatory operation to guide the next automobile in or out. Guiding-in/out processes can be quickly conducted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a circular circulation type parking system having a self-propelled carriage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 14 shows a conventional example of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-248.
The circular circulation type parking device described in Japanese Patent No. 823 is shown. The outline will be described below. In FIG. 14, 2,
Reference numerals 2'denotes sprockets, which are arranged on the same plane with their centers of rotation oriented in the vertical direction. The chain 3 is stretched endlessly between these sprockets 2 and 2 ', and rollers (not shown) are laid along the outside of the chain 3 to serve as a main parking space for the tray 1 in parallel. A circulation path is formed having a straight portion of the path and a semi-circular curved portion connecting both ends thereof. Four
Is a circulating carriage capable of supporting the tray 1, each of which is connected to the chain 3 via a mounting member 5 and is arranged so as to be able to travel on the circulating path. S is a sub-parking space set inside the circulation path, and a retracting device 10 is installed in each of these sub-parking spaces S. Reference numeral 11 is a roller, and 12 is a stay. Reference numeral 18 denotes a lift device that moves up and down between the level of the entrance and exit of the automobile and the level of the circulation path of each floor, and is installed at one outer end of each straight line portion of the circulation path. The retraction device 10 is provided at the lift device 18 itself or at the position of the lift device 18 at the level of the circulation path. In addition, 19 is a lift, 20 is a pillar, and 21 is a balance weight.

In the above parking apparatus, an automobile entering from an unillustrated loading / unloading port is first placed on the lift 19 via the tray 1 and transferred to a predetermined floor. Next, in the predetermined hierarchy, the tray 1 is transferred from the lift device 18 to the circulation carriage 4 by the retracting device 10, and the stored automobile is delivered to the circulation carriage 4. It is placed on the circulation carriage 4 as it is and stored on the circulation path, that is, on the main parking space, or from the circulation carriage 4 to one of the sub-parking spaces S.
The sub-parking space S is moved into the interior by the retractor 10.
Stored on top.

As described above, in the above-mentioned conventional circular circulating type parking apparatus, the plurality of circulating carriages 4 are mounted on the chain 3 stretched endlessly between the two sprockets 2 and 2'which are installed on the same plane so as to face each other. The trays 1 are connected to each other so that the trays 1 are placed on these circulation carriages 4 to circulate, and the parking spaces S installed on both sides inside or outside the circulation passages from the circulation carriages 4 on the circulation passage or Lift device 18
Since it is moved by the retracting device 10, the plane space can be efficiently used.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional circular circulating type parking apparatus, a plurality of circulating carriages on which trays are mounted are respectively connected to a chain, and the chain is circulated by the rotation of the chain. At the time of loading and unloading, since the tray is moved from the lift device to the circulation carriage on the circulation path or from the circulation carriage on the circulation path to the lift device by the retracting device, the tray is moved from the lift device while circulating the circulation carriage on the circulation path. The tray cannot be moved to or from the circulating carriage to the lifting device, and vice versa, while the tray is moving from the lifting device to the circulating carriage or from the circulating carriage to the lifting device, the circulating carriage is on the circulating path. There was a problem that it could not be circulated and the operation was inefficient.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and uses a self-propelled trolley instead of a chain type circulating trolley to smoothly carry out and store an automobile with efficient operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a circular circulating type parking device having a self-propelled trolley that can be used.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention according to claim 1 provides a straight line portion of two parallel paths and both ends thereof as a main parking space on the same plane of a parking floor of an automobile. A circulating path having a semi-circular curved portion that connects the two is formed by a pair of circulating rails including an inner rail and an outer rail, and a predetermined location on the sub-parking space that is set on the outside or inside and outside of the circulating path. Each has a plurality of retracting rails having a pair of inner retracting rails that communicate with the inner rails and a pair of outer retracting rails that communicate with the outer rails, and circulates at each intersection of the circulation rail and each retractable rail. It is equipped with a point group that has multiple point rails that can be switched simultaneously in the rail direction or each pull-in rail direction. A plurality of self-propelled trolleys capable of mounting a car on each of the pull-in rails are arranged, and each self-propelled trolley has a plurality of inner wheels capable of traveling on the inner rail and a pair of inner pull-in rails, and an outer rail. It has a plurality of outer wheels capable of traveling on the upper and a pair of outer pull-in rails, and the outer wheels are arranged such that the distance between the outer wheels is set larger than the distance between the inner wheels, and a drive device is mounted on the inner wheels. A lift device that connects the inner wheels to the driving side and drives the outer wheels to the driven side while connecting the vehicle entrance and exit and the parking tier of the vehicle to transfer the self-propelled carriages. Is installed on the outside of the curved part of the circulation rail, and a rail for pulling in and a group of points are arranged and connected between this lift device and the circulation rail, and at the same level as the curved part on one or both sides of the lift device. Above consists each self-propelled carriage can travel a pair of rails, in which was installed standby rails to wait a self-propelled truck as necessary from the lifting device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned first aspect, the inner rail and the outer rail of the circulation rail are arranged in parallel with each other at a constant interval, and a plurality of self-propelled carriages are provided. The inner wheel and the plurality of outer wheels are arranged in parallel at a constant interval corresponding to the interval between the inner rail and the outer rail forming a straight portion of the circulation rail, and each inner wheel and each outer wheel is a curved portion of the circulation rail. It is arranged at a relative position where a locus that substantially coincides with the inner rail and the outer rail forming the above can be taken.

The invention according to claim 3 is the one according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the curved portion of the inner rail is set with a path dimension that allows the self-propelled carriage to have the same movement pitch as on the straight portion. is there.

The invention according to claim 4 is based on the above-mentioned claim 3, in which the arrangement of the self-propelled carriages on the circulation rail and the self-propelled carriages on the respective pull-in rails of the sub parking spaces on the outer side or the inner and outer sides. The movement pitch of the self-propelled trolley between the
There is a shift corresponding to two.

Further, in the invention described in claim 5, in the above claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, the standby rail is connected to a pull-in rail installed in a sub-parking space outside the circulation rail, and an intersection thereof is formed. And a point group having a plurality of point rails that can be simultaneously switched to the standby rail direction or the pull-in rail direction.

[0012] According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first, second, third, fourth or fifth aspect, the self-propelled carriage travels outside the curved portion of the circulation rail on the side opposite to the lift device. Installable rails for storage, connect this to the rails for pull-in on the adjacent sub-parking space, and have a plurality of point rails at the intersections that can be switched to the rail for storage or the direction for rail at the same time. It is equipped with points.

The invention according to claim 7 is the above-mentioned claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, wherein a pair of auxiliary rails on which a self-propelled carriage can travel on a sub-parking space are circulation rails. And a group of points having point rails that can be simultaneously switched to the pair of auxiliary rail directions or each of the pull-in rail directions at each intersection with each of the pull-in rails.

[0014]

Therefore, according to the present invention, according to the structure of claim 1, in each of the plurality of self-propelled carriages, each inner wheel serves as a driving side on the inner rail of the circulation rail, and each outer wheel serves as a driven side. Each of the wheels travels on the outer rail of the circulation rail to circulate on the circulation rail, and each wheel travels on each of the pair of pull-in rails to traverse between the circulation rail and the sub parking space. A plurality of self-propelled trolleys run continuously on the top, and the self-propelled trolleys individually traverse from the circulation rail to the sub parking space or from the sub parking space to the circulation rail.

On the other hand, during the circulation operation of such a self-propelled trolley, when a car loaded from the loading / unloading port is placed on the self-propelled trolley and is moved up and down by the lift device to reach the parking floor, the self-propelled trolley is driven. The trolley once stands by on the standby rail from the lift device. It can be stored on the standby rail as it is, and during a series of operations, it moves to the circulation rail via the lift device while the circulation operation of the self-propelled carriage on the circulation rail is interrupted, and further there. Will be transferred to the sub-parking space. On the contrary, by leaving the self-propelled trolley scheduled to leave on the standby rail in advance, other self-propelled trolleys circulate on the circulation rail, and the circulation rail and retract While traversing between the rails, the self-propelled carriage scheduled to leave the warehouse is moved up and down from the standby rail to the lift device.

As described above, in the parking hierarchy, the self-propelled carriage can be placed on the lift device or removed from the lift device while the plurality of self-propelled carriages are circulatingly operated on the circulation rail. .

According to the structure of claim 2, each inner wheel of each self-propelled trolley travels on the inner rail, and each outer wheel travels on the outer rail along the tracks of its straight line portion and curved line portion. As a result, each self-propelled carriage can circulate on the circulation rail without significantly projecting inward or outward. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the dead space on the installation surface of the parking device.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the inner wheels on the driving side of each self-propelled carriage travel on the curved portion of the inner rail at the same movement pitch as on the straight portion, whereby each self-propelled carriage circulates. The curved portion of the rail is fast-forwarded in a small trajectory while maintaining a constant speed, and it is possible to move while maintaining a constant interval between the front and rear self-propelled carriages and avoiding mutual interference. As a result, a plurality of self-propelled carriages can be smoothly circulated on the circulation rail.

Further, according to the structure of claim 4, when the self-propelled carriage on the circulation rail moves onto the pull-in rail of the sub parking space, the self-propelled carriage on the circulation rail corresponds to a half pitch. It can be positioned in front of the pull-in rail by movement, and conversely, when the self-propelled carriage on the pull-in rail moves onto the circulation rail, another self-propelled carriage on the circulation rail in front of it. An empty space can be provided there just by moving a half pitch. Thereby, a quick loading / unloading operation is obtained.

Further, according to the above-mentioned structure of claim 5, the self-propelled carriage on the standby rail moves directly to the pull-in rail of the sub-parking space, and from there moves to the circulation rail and further another pull-in rail. can do. On the contrary, a self-propelled carriage on another pull-in rail or a circulating rail can also move directly onto the standby rail via this pull-in rail and stand by there. Thereby, a quick loading / unloading operation is obtained.

According to the structure of the sixth aspect, the self-propelled carriage moves to the storage rail via the pull-in rail in the sub parking space and is stored therein. This utilizes the effective space secured outside the curved section by each self-propelled trolley traveling along the circulation rail.By installing the storage rail in this effective space, the parking space It can be expanded.

Further, according to the structure of claim 7, each of the self-propelled carriages circulates in a plane between the circulation rail and the pair of auxiliary rails on the auxiliary parking space, and the circulation operation of each self-propelled carriage on the circulation rail is performed. By combining with this plane circulation operation, it is possible to assemble various movement patterns of each self-propelled carriage as a whole. Thereby, a quick loading / unloading operation is obtained.

[0023]

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, this parking device is an underground multi-storey parking lot. In FIG. 1, 101 is a circulation rail that is installed on the same plane of each parking layer and forms an elliptical circulation path as a main parking space, and connects the straight line portion 101s forming two parallel paths to both ends thereof. It has a curved portion 101c. This circulation rail 101
2, includes an inner rail 102 and an outer rail 103 that form a pair of two rails.
02 and 103 are arranged in parallel with each other with a constant interval w. In other words, in the straight line portion 101s, the straight line portions 102s and 103s of the inner and outer rails 102 and 103, and in the curved line portion 101c, the curved line portions 102c and 103 of the inner and outer rails 102 and 103, respectively.
c and a constant interval w is set between them. The radius of curvature of the curved portion 102c of the inner rail 102 is R _i, and the curved portion 1 of the outer rail 103 is
The radius of curvature at 03c is R _o (= R _i + w), and as a path dimension at which the self-propelled carriage 117 described later can take the same movement pitch as on the linear portion 101s of the circulation rail 101 in the curved portion 102c of the inner rail 102. , The tray pitch P is set to an almost integral multiple, and in the case of the present embodiment, π ·
R _i ≈2 · P is set.

Reference numerals 104 are sub-parking spaces that utilize the inside and outside of the straight portion 101s of the circulation rail 101, respectively, and as shown in FIG. 3, a minimum fixed pitch for accommodating the self-propelled carriage 117 is set. Multiple parking areas 10
It consists of 41. The parking section 1041 is not necessarily limited to a fixed pitch depending on the structure of the installation surface. A pair of inner pull-in rails 105 communicating with the inner rails 102 of the circulation rail 101 as the pull-in rails D and the outer rails 1 are provided at both ends of each of the parking sections 1041.
03, a pair of outer pull-in rails 106 are installed, and a rotating cross point 107 is arranged on each intersection with the circulation rail 101. Each of these rotary cross points 107, as shown in FIG. 4, has the circulation rail 101 or each of the pull-in rails 10 on the intersection thereof.
Point rail 1071 forming part of 5, 106
And a sprocket 1072 that rotatably supports the point rail 1071. Note that 1073
Is a rotating part, 1074 is a sliding plate, and 1075 is a fixed plate. Such a rotating cross point 107
As shown in FIG. 5, the linear portion 101s of the circulation rail 101
Eight places are arranged for each of the upper parking sections 1041, and these are defined as one point group 107P. Each point group 10
In 7P, the roller chain 108 is wound around the sprocket 1072 of each rotary cross point 107, and is connected between the roller chains 108 in a tensioned state via the rod 109 and the spring 110.
An arm 112 rotated by a cylinder 111 is attached to the roller 111, and the rod 109 is displaced in one direction by the operation of the arm 112.
Respectively move in accordance with the displacement direction of the rod 109 and simultaneously move all the sprockets 1072 at a predetermined angle, 90 ° in this case.
° Rotate. That is, each time the arm 112 is operated, the point rails 1071 of the rotary cross points 107 are simultaneously turned by 90 ° and directed to the respective lines as a part of the circulation rail 101 or the pull-in rails 105 and 106.

Reference numeral 117 denotes a self-propelled trolley on which an automobile can be placed. As shown in FIG. 2, one pair of inner wheels on one side of the lower surface thereof can travel on the inner rail 102 of the circulation rail 101. 118 is provided with two pairs of outer wheels 119 that can travel on the outer rail 103 of the circulation rail 101 on one side and the other. The pair of inner wheels 118 and the pair of outer wheels 11 of the self-propelled carriage 117.
9 and is in parallel arrangement at a constant interval w which corresponds to the spacing between the inner rail 102 and outer rail 103, and set large distance L _o between the outer wheel 119 to spacing L _i between the inner wheel 118 Then, each inner wheel 118 and outer wheel 119 is connected to the inner rail 102 and the outer rail 10.
The curved portions 102c and 103c of FIG. In order to realize such a configuration, in the case of the present embodiment, after setting the distance w between the inner rail 102 and the outer rail 103 of the circulation rail 101 to the distance dimension between the inner wheel 118 and the outer wheel 119, each Inner rail 1 as the distance between the inner wheels 118
Predetermined dimension L _i obtained from the trajectory of the curved portion 102c of 02
Set, and is set larger predetermined dimension L _o than the distance between the inner wheel 118 which is obtained from the track of the curved portion 103c of the outer rail 103 as the outer wheel 119 distance between.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, each of the inner and outer wheels 118 and 119 has a self-propelled carriage 117.
The frame 121 is rotatably supported on the lower surface via a pin 120 so as to be horizontally rotatable. Further, brackets 122 are attached to both sides of the frame 121, and side rollers 123 are horizontally rotatably supported on the lower portions thereof. It is supported. In one of the inner wheels 118, FIG.
As shown in (a), the drive motor 12 is attached to the frame 121.
4 is attached, and is connected to its rotating shaft via a speed reducer. Further, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), the drive motor 124 is disposed on both of the inner wheels 118, and the inner wheels 1
The driving force of 18 can be increased. In this way,
The inner wheel 118 is a driving side, and the outer wheel 119 is a driven side. The frame 121 is provided with a current collecting unit 125, and the power feeding trolley bar 1 is provided on the side surface of the inner rail 102 of the circulation rail 101.
26 is contacted and power is supplied.

The self-propelled carriage 117 having such a structure is provided on the circulation rail 101 serving as a main parking space,
Each parking section 104 set in each sub-parking space 104
1 is arranged on the pull-in rail D and the circulation rail 101.
Arrangement of self-propelled dolly 117 and sub parking space 104
There is a shift corresponding to ½ of the moving pitch of the self-propelled carriage 117 from the arrangement of the self-propelled carriage 117 on each of the pull-in rails D. In addition, an empty space B is provided at any one position as a whole of each rail 101, D.

Reference numeral 113 is a lift device having an elevating lift 1131, which is one curved portion 101 of the circulation rail 101.
The self-propelled carriage 11 on the curved portion 101c is provided on the outside of c.
A hoistway 114 that communicates with the loading / unloading entrance on the first floor above the ground is defined facing the intermediate point on the path 7, and is installed on this hoistway 114. Note that FIG. 8 shows an entrance / exit 115 of a vehicle installed on the first floor above the hoistway 114. 1
Reference numeral 16 is a turntable arranged in front of the loading / unloading port 115. As shown in FIG. 3, the lift device 113 and the circulation rail 101 are connected to each other by a retracting rail D having a pair of inner retracting rails 105 and outer retracting rails 106, as in each parking compartment 1041, respectively. A point group 107P made up of rotating cross points 107 is arranged on the intersection. E is a standby rail, which is composed of a pair of two rails on which each self-propelled carriage 117 can travel, and surrounds the curved portions 101c on both sides of the lift device 113 at the same level as the curved portion 101c of the circulation rail 101. It is formed and installed in a U shape. Further, both ends of the standby rail E are connected to a pull-in rail D installed at an end portion of the outer sub-parking space 104 above the lift device 113, and the rotary cross point 10 is provided at the intersection thereof.
7 are provided.

Next, the loading / unloading operation of the automobile in the parking apparatus of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3. Each operation of this parking device is performed under the control of a control device (not shown).

First, the warehousing operation will be described. 1 above the ground
The car that has entered into the entrance / exit 115 of the car on the first floor is placed on the self-propelled carriage 117 supported by the waiting lift 1131, and is transferred to the designated parking floor by lowering the lift 1131. It

In the designated parking layer, if the preparatory operation for the next loading and unloading is not necessary and the circulation operation of the self-propelled carriage 117 on the circulation rail 101 is not performed, it is transferred from the loading / unloading port 115. The self-propelled dolly 117 for storage moves directly from the lifting lift 1131 onto the circulation rail 101. That is, in the designated parking layer, the preparatory operation for the warehousing has already been completed, the circulation rail 101 corresponding to the front of the lift device 113 is an empty space, and each rotary cross on the circulation rail 101 is empty. Point 10
7 is switched in the direction of each of the pull-in rails 105 and 106, and the point rail 1071 is changed to each of the pull-in rails 10.
It is directed on the same line as 5,106. Therefore, the self-propelled trolley 117 for storage moves on the circulation rail 101 through the pull-in rails 105 and 106 by self-propelling. That is, each inner wheel 118 of the self-propelled carriage 117 is on each inner pull-in rail 105, each outer wheel 119 is on each outer pull-in rail 106, and each side roller 12 is.
3 squeezes both sides of each of the pull-in rails 105 and 106, travels by driving the inner wheels 118, and the circulating rail 1
It is moved to the 01 side and stopped on the point rail 1071 of each rotating cross point 107.

Then, the point rails 1071 are rotationally displaced and directed toward the circulation rail 101 by the simultaneous switching of all the rotating cross points 107 of the point group 107P, and the wheels 118 and 11 of the self-propelled carriage 117 for warehousing.
9 is oriented in the line direction of the circulation rail 101. Then, on the circulation rail 101, the self-propelled trolley 117 for storage together with the other self-propelled trolleys 117 drive the inner wheels 118 so that the inner wheels 118 move along the inner rail 102 and the outer wheels 119 move outward. Travel along the rail 103.

In the curved portion 101c of the circulation rail 101,
Inner rail curved portion 10 on the drive side of the self-propelled carriage 117
The dimension of 2c is set to twice the tray pitch P, the inner wheel 118 of each self-propelled carriage 117 accelerates along the curved portion 102c of the inner rail 102, and the self-propelled carriage 117 is maintained at a constant speed and small. Because it is fast-forwarded on a trajectory,
Keep a certain distance between each front and rear self-propelled carriage 117,
It moves smoothly while avoiding mutual interference.

When the stored self-propelled carriages 117 are stored on the circulation rail 101 which is the main parking space, the self-propelled carriages of the self-propelled carriages 117 are stopped at the appropriate positions, and the stored self-propelled carriages are stopped. 117 is stopped and stored.

When the vehicle is to be stored in the sub-parking space 104, the self-propelled trolley of the warehousing advances to the front of the parking space 1041 and stops there, using any of the parking spaces 1041 as an empty space. All the rotating cross points 107 of the point group 107P are switched at the same time so that each point rail 1071 is connected to each pull-in rail 1 of the parking section 1041.
A self-propelled carriage 117 directed to the 05, 106 line
Each of the wheels 118, 119 of the
Is oriented in the line direction. Then, the self-propelled carriage 117 is moved into the designated parking section 1041 by the self-propelled rails 105 and 106 and stored therein.

In contrast to such normal operation, preparation for the next entry / exit is required in the designated parking layer, and when the self-propelled carriage 117 is circulated on the circulation rail 101,
The self-propelled carriage 117 moves from one of the elevating lifts 1131 onto one of the standby rails E and is temporarily stopped there. It is also possible to store it on the standby rail E as it is. In this way, each self-propelled carriage 117 continuously circulates on the circulation rail 101, and the pull-in rail D
The self-propelled carriages 117 traverse individually between the circulating rail 101 and the circulation rail 101, and the preparation operation for the next loading / unloading is performed. Next, when the self-propelled carriage 117 which is set for loading and unloading travels to the curved portion 101c of the circulation rail 101, the self-propelled carriage 117 moves on the pull-in rail D to the lift 1131. Then, the elevator lift 1131 is moved up and down to be transferred to the loading / unloading port 115.

When the self-propelled carriage 117 is continuously circulated on the circulation rail 101, the same operation is repeated. In this way, when a series of preparatory operations for the next loading and unloading is completed, this time the self-propelled carriage 117 stopped on the standby rail E, that is, the unloading vehicle previously transferred by the lift device 113, is removed. The mounted self-propelled carriage 117 passes through the lift device 113, the pull-in rail D, and the circulation rail 10.
1 and is stored on the circulation rail 101. Furthermore, the sub-parking space 1 is traversed from the circulation rail 101 to one of the sub-parking spaces 104 on the pull-in rail D.
04 is stored on. Also, instead of such a path,
It is possible to move directly from the standby rail E to the lead-in rail D of the sub parking space 104, and from there to the circulation rail 101 and further to another lead-in rail D.

Next, the delivery operation will be described. First, here, it is assumed that the lift device 113 can be immediately used and the lifting lift 1131 is already stopped at the designated parking layer.
Self-propelled cart 1 stopped and stored on the circulation rail 101
When the vehicle on 17 is unloaded, the self-propelled carriage 117 and the other self-propelled carriage 117 are circularly moved by self-propelled on the circulation rail 101 to advance to the front of the lift device 113.

Further, when leaving a stored car in the sub-parking space 104, the point rails 1071 are connected to the pull-in rails 105, 1 by simultaneously switching all the rotation cross points 107 of the point group of the parking section 1041.
After moving toward the line 06, the self-propelled carriage 117 is moved on the circulation rail 101 through the pull-in rails 105 and 106 by self-propelling. Switching each point rail 107 to the line of the circulation rail 101 again, the self-propelled trolley 1
The 17 wheels 118, 119 are oriented in the line direction of the circulation rail 101. Then, this self-propelled carriage 117 is moved by self-propelled on the circulation rail 101 together with other self-propelled carriages 117, and is advanced to the front of the lift device 113.

In front of the lift device 113, the point rails 1071 are directed to the lines of the respective pull-in rails 105, 106 by simultaneously switching the all-rotation cross points 107, and the self-propelled carriage 117 is driven by each of the pull-in rails. It is moved to an elevating lift 1131 through 105 and 106. Then, ascending / descending lifts 1131 move to the loading / unloading port 115 on the first floor above the ground. In addition, the vehicle is moved backward from the loading / unloading port 115 to the turntable 116 by self-propelled, the front and rear of the vehicle is reversed by the rotation of the turntable 116, and then the vehicle is moved forward.

For such normal operation, the lift device 1
13 is constantly in use, and the elevating lift 1131 may continuously reciprocate between each parking floor. In preparation for this, in the parking floor, the self-propelled type that is scheduled to leave in parallel with other loading and unloading processing in advance. The carriage 117 is made to stand by on the standby rail E from the circulation rail 101 via the lift device 113. Alternatively, while the other self-propelled bogie 117 on the circulation rail 101 continues the circulation operation, it moves from the circulation rail 101 to the standby rail E through the pull-in rail D closest to the lift device 113 side and stops there. I'll do it. Then, when the lift device 113 reaches this parking layer, the stopped self-propelled carriage 117 on the standby rail E moves up and down.
31 and is moved to the loading / unloading port 115 on the first floor above the ground by the elevation of the lift 1131. During this time, another self-propelled carriage 117 can be circulated on the circulation rail 101.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the inner rail 102 and the outer rail 1 are provided on the same plane as the underground parking floors as the circulation path for the main parking space.
03 and the circulation rail 101 is installed, the sub-parking space 104 including a plurality of parking sections 1041 is set on both inner and outer sides of the circulation rail 101, and the retracting rail D is installed for each parking section 1041. 101
A point group 107P composed of a plurality of point rails 1071 is arranged at each intersection of each of the rails for pulling in D, and a plurality of self-propelled carriages 117 capable of mounting an automobile are arranged on these rails 101, D. , Each self-propelled dolly 117
In addition, a pair of inner wheels 118 capable of traveling on the inner rail 102 of the circulation rail 101 and a pair of outer wheels 119 capable of traveling on the outer rail 103 of the circulation rail 101 are provided, and the inner wheel 118 serves as a drive side. The outer wheels 119 are driven on the driven side, while the lift device 113 for connecting the vehicle entrance / exit 115 and the parking layer of the vehicle to transfer the self-propelled carriages 117 is connected to the circulation rail 1.
Installed on the outer side of one curved portion 101c of 01, the space between the lift device 113 and the circulation rail 101 is a drawing rail D.
And the point group 107P are arranged to communicate with each other, and the standby rail E is installed on the same level as the curved portion 101c on both sides of the lift device 113, so that the circulation operation of the self-propelled carriage 117 on the circulation rail 101 is performed. In the middle, even if an automobile loaded from the loading / unloading port 115 is placed on the self-propelled carriage 117 and is moved up and down by the lift device 113, the self-propelled carriage 117 is temporarily moved from the lift device 113 onto the standby rail E. Let stand by and keep waiting rail E
The lift device 11 is stored on the upper side and after a series of operations.
It is possible to move to the circulation rail 101 through 3 and further move into the sub parking space 104 from there. On the contrary, the self-propelled carriage 117, which is scheduled to leave the main parking space or the sub-parking space, is mounted on the lift device 11 in advance.
By waiting on the standby rail E through 3,
While circulating the self-propelled carriage 117 on the circulation rail 101 and further traversing it between the circulation rail 101 and the pull-in rail D, the lift device 113 is used to move the self-propelled carriage 117 scheduled to leave the stand-by rail E. It can be moved up and down and transferred. In this way, even during the circulation operation of the self-propelled carriage 117 on the circulation rail 101, the self-propelled carriage 117 can be delivered to the lift device 113, and conversely, the self-propelled carriage 117 can be transferred to the lift device 113. Even during the delivery of the self-propelled carriage 117, the self-propelled carriage 117 can be circulated on the circulation rail 101, and the storage / receipt processing of the self-propelled carriage 117 can be quickly performed with an efficient operation.

Further, in this embodiment, the self-propelled carriage 11 is used.
7, the pair of inner wheels 118 and the pair of outer wheels 119 are connected to the linear portion 102s of the inner rail 102 and the outer rail 1.
A constant distance w corresponding to the distance from the straight line portion 103s of 03.
In parallel with each inner wheel 118 and each outer wheel 1
19 is arranged at a relative position capable of taking a locus that approximately matches the curved portion 102c of the inner rail 102 and the curved portion 103c of the outer rail 103, and each inner wheel 118 of each self-propelled carriage 117 moves on the inner rail 102. , Each outer wheel 1
19 on the outer rail 103, respectively
Since the vehicle travels along the orbits of the 2s, 103s and the curved portions 102c, 103c, each self-propelled trolley 1
17 travels on the circulation rail 101 without significantly protruding to the outside or the inside thereof, and the dead space in the installation space can be minimized.

Also, in this embodiment, the inner rail 10
The self-propelled carriage 117 is attached to the straight line portion 10 on the second curved portion 102c.
Set the path dimension that can take the same movement pitch as on 2s,
Since the inner wheels 118 on the driving side of each self-propelled carriage 117 accelerate along the curved portion 102c of the inner rail 102, each self-propelled carriage 117 maintains a constant speed and is fast-forwarded in a small trajectory. , Front and rear self-propelled carriages 11
7 can be moved smoothly while avoiding mutual interference, and the entire self-propelled carriage 117 circulates on the circulation rail 101 at a constant movement pitch, and the movement of loading and unloading. The smoothness can be improved.

Further, in this embodiment, the circulation rail 10
Arrangement of self-propelled carriage 117 on 1 and each sub-parking space 10
Since there is a shift corresponding to 1/2 of the movement pitch of the self-propelled carriage 117 from the arrangement of the self-propelled carriage 117 on each of the pull-in rails D of No. 4, the self-propelled type on the circulation rail 101. When the dolly 117 moves to the pull-in rail D of the sub parking space 104, the self-propelled dolly 117 is mounted on the circulation rail 101.
Can be aligned in front of the pull-in rail D by moving a half pitch, and conversely, when the self-propelled carriage 117 on the pull-in rail D moves onto the circulation rail 101,
Another self-propelled carriage 117 on the circulation rail 101 in front of it
It is possible to provide a vacant space there by only moving a half pitch, and it is possible to obtain a quick loading / unloading operation.

Further, in this embodiment, the standby rail E is used.
Is connected to the pull-in rail D installed in the sub-parking space 104 outside the circulation rail 101, so that the self-propelled carriage 117 on the standby rail E can be connected to the sub-parking space 1
It is possible to move onto the pull-in rail D of No. 04, and from here to the circulating rail 101 and further to another pull-in rail D. On the contrary, the self-propelled carriage 117 on the other pull-in rail D or the circulation rail 101 moves to the standby rail E via the pull-in rail D, and the lift device 113
You can also put it on. Therefore, the self-propelled carriage 117
The movement path of the can be expanded, and the efficiency in the operation of loading and unloading can be improved.

FIG. 9 shows the overall construction of the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 shows an arrangement example of its rails and point groups. In this embodiment, a new rail is added to the structure of the first embodiment. Therefore, the same parts and members as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, the description thereof will be omitted, and the added points will be described.

In FIGS. 9 and 10, F is a storage rail on which the self-propelled carriage 117 can travel, and is outside the other curved portion 101c of the circulation rail 101 on the side opposite to the lift device 113, That is, it is installed parallel to the circulation rail 101 at the corner of the installation surface, and is connected to the pull-in rail D installed at the upper end of the sub parking space 104 adjacent thereto. At each intersection, a point group 107P having a plurality of point rails 1071 that can be simultaneously switched to the storage rail F direction or the pull-in rail D direction is arranged. In this manner, two parking areas are additionally installed outside the curved portion 101c of the circulation rail 101 and on the corners of the installation surface. In this way, the corner of the installation surface can be used
This is because each self-propelled carriage 117 travels on each rail 101, D, E, F along each rail 101, D, E, F, so that the dead space is minimized on the installation surface.

By adding a parking section with such a storage rail F, each rail 101, D,
As a whole of E and F, empty spaces B are provided at arbitrary two places.

Since the storage rail F is installed, the following operation is added to the operation of the parking system of the first embodiment. In the case of warehousing, the warehousing self-propelled carriage 117 travels on the circulation rail 101 to the end of the straight line portion 101s, where each point rail 1071 of the point group 107P is simultaneously switched to the pull-in rail D direction, and the self-propelled dolly is moved. 11
Each of the seven wheels 118, 119 are oriented in the same direction. Next, the self-propelled carriage 117 is self-propelled and its parking section 11
Proceed to 41. This time, each point rail 1071 of the point group 107P to the storage rail F is the storage rail F.
Each wheel 11 of the self-propelled carriage 117 is switched to the direction
8, 119 are oriented in the same direction. Then, the self-propelled carriage 117 is moved and stored on the storage rail F.

In the case of warehousing, the reverse operation is performed.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the same operation and effect as those of the parking device according to the first embodiment can be obtained and, of course, the corner portion of the installation surface, that is, the circulation rail 101.
Since the storage rails F are installed in the respective effective spaces secured outside the curved portion 101c, the installation space can be efficiently used and the parking space can be expanded.

FIG. 11 shows the configuration of the third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the circulation rail 101, the pull-in rail D, the standby rail E, the storage rail F, the self-propelled carriage 117, and the rotary cross point 107 are the same as those in the above-described embodiments, and here, The same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted. The structure in the sub parking space 104 is different from that of each of the above-described embodiments, and this point will be described in detail.

In FIG. 11, the circulation rail 101 is installed on the same plane of each parking floor as in the above-described embodiments. Reference numerals 104 are sub-parking spaces that utilize the inner and outer sides of the linear portion 101s of the circulation rail 101,
As shown in FIG. 12, a parking section is not particularly set here, and a pair of auxiliary rails G on which the wheels 118 and 119 of the self-propelled carriages 117 can travel are parallel to the linear portion 101s of the circulation rail 101. Between the pair of auxiliary rails G and the linear portion 101s of the circulation rail 101, the pair of inner pull-in rails 105 and the pair of inner pull-in rails 105 are provided at a total of 5 locations separated from each other at both ends and in the middle thereof. A pull-in rail D including an outer pull-in rail 106 is installed,
Each pulling rail D and each linear portion 101 of the circulation rail 101
A group of points 107P including rotating cross points 107 is arranged at eight intersections with s and six intersections with each of the pull-in rails D and each pair of auxiliary rails G.

The eight rotation cross points 107 on the linear portion 101s of the circulation rail 101 are the same as those shown in FIG. 5, and the six rotation cross points 107 on each of the pair of auxiliary rails G are as shown in FIG. However, the latter is different from the former in that two rotational cross points 107 which are unnecessary for operation are removed. Therefore, each time the arm 112 is operated, the point rail 10 of each rotating cross point 107 is
71 turns 90 degrees at the same time, and the circulation rail 101
Alternatively, it is directed onto the respective lines as part of each of the pull-in rails 105, 106.

In the parking device of the third embodiment, the first,
In addition to the operation of the parking device of the second embodiment, the circulation rail 10
Between the vehicle 1 and the pair of auxiliary rails G on each sub-parking space 104, the self-propelled carriage 117 performs planar circulation operation of various path patterns. For example, the straight part 1 of the circulation rail 101 is previously prepared.
For each row of 117 self-propelled carriages on 01s and 117 rows of self-propelled carriages on the auxiliary rail 201, an empty space for one self-propelled carriage 117 is provided at one diagonal end thereof. In this case, assuming that the left end of the linear portion 101s of the circulation rail 101 and the right end of the auxiliary rail 201 are empty spaces, the self-propelled carriages 117 move the self-propelled carriages 117 at the right end of the linear portions 101s to the empty end of the right end of the auxiliary rail 201. At the same time as vertical feeding to the space, the self-propelled carriage 11 on the left end of the auxiliary rail 201
7 is vertically fed to the empty space at the left end of the straight portion 101s, and then each self-propelled carriage 117 on the straight portion 101s is laterally fed to the right by self-driving, and at the same time, each self-propelled carriage 117 on the auxiliary rail 201 is automatically moved. Repeat the two steps of running horizontally to the left by running.

In addition to such a large-scale plane circulation, a small plane circulation using each of the middle pull-in rails D and point groups 107P, and various pull-in rails D and points between both ends of the straight portion 101s. A medium plane circulation using the group 107P and a plane circulation in which these plane circulations are variously combined are taken.

Therefore, according to the third embodiment,
It is possible to obtain the same operational effects as those of the first and second embodiments, and by using such various plane circulations for the preparatory operation and the loading / unloading operation of this parking device, the self-propelled carriage 117 is used. It is possible to assemble a wide variety of movement paths, to expand the parking space, and to realize a smooth loading / unloading operation.

[0059]

As described above, according to the present invention,
With the configuration according to claim 1, a plurality of self-propelled carriages are continuously run on the circulation rail, and the self-propelled carriages are individually traversed from the circulation rail to the sub parking space or from the sub parking space to the circulation rail. On the other hand, during the circulation operation of the self-propelled carriage on the circulation rail, the self-propelled carriage is made to stand by on the standby rails on both sides or one side of the lift device as necessary. As described above, the circulation operation of the self-propelled carriage and the transfer operation of the self-propelled carriage with respect to the lift device can be performed at the same time, and the loading / unloading process of the self-propelled carriage can be quickly performed with an efficient operation.

According to the second aspect of the invention, each inner wheel of each self-propelled trolley travels on the inner rail, and each outer wheel travels on the outer rail along the tracks of its straight and curved portions. By doing so, each self-propelled trolley can circulate on the circulation rail without significantly protruding inward or outward. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the dead space on the installation surface of the parking device.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the inner wheels on the driving side of each self-propelled carriage travel on the curved portion of the inner rail at the same movement pitch as on the straight portion, whereby each self-propelled carriage is The curved portion of the circulation rail is fast-forwarded in a small trajectory while maintaining a constant speed, and it is possible to maintain a constant space between each of the front and rear self-propelled carriages and move while avoiding mutual interference. As a result, a plurality of self-propelled carriages can be smoothly circulated on the circulation rail.

According to the structure of claim 4, when the self-propelled carriage on the circulation rail moves to the pull-in rail of the sub parking space, the self-propelled carriage for half pitch on the circulation rail. It can be positioned in front of the pull-in rail by movement, and conversely, when the self-propelled carriage on the pull-in rail moves onto the circulation rail, another self-propelled carriage on the circulation rail in front of it. Since a vacant space can be provided there by only moving by a half pitch, it is possible to obtain a quick loading / unloading operation.

Further, according to the structure of claim 5, the self-propelled carriage on the standby rail is moved directly onto the pull-in rail of the sub-parking space, and from there, onto the circulation rail and onto other pull-in rails. On the contrary, the self-propelled trolley on the other pull-in rail or circulating rail is moved directly onto the standby rail via this pull-in rail to be placed on the lift device. It is possible to expand the moving path of the self-propelled trolley and further improve the operational efficiency of loading and unloading.

Further, according to the structure of claim 6, the self-propelled carriage is stored in the effective space secured outside the curved portion of the circulation rail. Therefore, the flat space can be efficiently used to store the parking space. Can be expanded.

Further, according to the seventh aspect of the invention, since each self-propelled carriage circulates in various planes between the circulation rail and the pair of auxiliary rails on the auxiliary parking space,
By combining the circulation operation on the circulation rail of each self-propelled trolley and this planar circulation operation, it is possible to assemble various movement patterns of each self-propelled trolley as a whole, and to improve the efficiency of the movement of loading and unloading. It is possible to improve.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the configuration of a circular circulating parking apparatus having a self-propelled carriage according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a relationship between a circulation rail and wheels of a self-propelled carriage in the parking device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the arrangement of various rails and rotating cross points in the parking device.

FIG. 4A is a plan view of a rotating cross point in the parking device. FIG. 4B is a side view of the rotating cross point in the parking device.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a point group switching structure used in the parking device.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a self-propelled carriage used for the parking device.

FIG. 7A is a plan view showing an arrangement example of drive motors in a self-propelled carriage of the parking device. FIG. 7B is a plan view showing another arrangement example of drive motors in a self-propelled carriage of the parking device.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of an entrance / exit of an automobile equipped in the parking device.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the configuration of a circular circulating parking apparatus having a self-propelled carriage according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the arrangement of various rails and rotary cross points in the parking device.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing the configuration of a circular circulating parking apparatus having a self-propelled carriage according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing the arrangement of various rails and rotary cross points in the parking device.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing another point group switching structure used in the parking device.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a configuration of a conventional circular circulation type parking device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 Circulation Rail 101s Straight Part 101c Curved Part 102 Inner Rail 102s Straight Part 102c Curved Part 103 Outer Rail 103s Straight Part 103c Curved Part 104 Sub Parking Space 1041 Parking Section D Lead-in Rail 105 Pair of Inner Lead-in Rails 106 Pair of Outer Lead-in Rails 107 Rotating Cross Point 107P Point Group 1071 Point Rail 1072 Sprocket 1073 Rotating Part 1074 Sliding Plate 1075 Fixed Plate 108 Roller Chain 109 Rod 110 Spring 111 Cylinder 112 Arm 113 Lifting Device 1131 Elevating Lift 114 114 Hoistway 115 Car Entry / Exit 116 Turn Table 117 Self-propelled dolly 118 Inner wheel 119 Outer wheel 120 pin 121 Frame 122 Bracket 123 Side roller 124 Drive motor 125 Current collection unit 126 Power feeding trolley bar E Standby rail F Storage rail G A pair of auxiliary rails

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A circulating route having two parallel straight lines and a semi-circular curved portion connecting both ends of the same as a main parking space on the same plane of a parking layer of an automobile from an inner rail and an outer rail. And a pair of inner lead-in rails that communicate with the inner rails and a pair of inner rails that communicate with the inner rails at predetermined locations on the sub-parking spaces that are set on the outer or inner and outer sides of the circulation path. A plurality of pull-in rails having a pair of outer pull-in rails are provided, and a plurality of points that can be simultaneously switched to the circulation rail direction or each pull-in rail direction at each intersection of the circulation rail and each pull-in rail. A point group having rails is provided, and a plurality of vehicles that can mount an automobile on the circulation rails of each of the main and sub parking spaces and each of the pull-in rails Self-propelled trolleys are arranged, and each of the self-propelled trolleys travels on the inner rails and a plurality of inner wheels capable of traveling on a pair of inner pull-in rails, and on the outer rails and a pair of outer pull-in rails. It has a plurality of possible outer wheels, and the outer wheels are arranged such that the distance between the outer wheels is set to be larger than the distance between the inner wheels, and a drive device is connected to the inner wheels to make the inner wheels the driving side. , The outer wheels are driven on the driven side, and the lift device for transferring the self-propelled trolleys by connecting the entrance / exit of the car and the parking floor of the car with the curved portion of the circulation rail. Installed on the outside, the lift device and the circulation rail are connected by arranging the pull-in rail and the point group, and the same as the curved portion on one side or both sides of the lift device. A self-propelled vehicle comprising a pair of rails on which the respective self-propelled carriages can travel, and a stand-by rail for placing the self-propelled carriages on standby from the lift device as needed. Circular circulation type parking device having a movable carriage. 2. An inner rail and an outer rail of the circulation rail are arranged in parallel with each other with a certain space therebetween, and a plurality of inner wheels and a plurality of outer wheels of a self-propelled carriage are arranged on a straight line of the circulation rail. Are arranged in parallel at a constant interval corresponding to the interval between the inner rail and the outer rail forming a part, and the inner wheels and the outer wheels substantially match the inner rail and the outer rail forming the curved portion of the circulation rail. The circular circulating parking apparatus having the self-propelled carriage according to claim 1, wherein the circular circulating parking apparatus is arranged at a relative position capable of taking a locus. 3. A circular circulating parking with a self-propelled carriage according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a path dimension is set so that the self-propelled carriage can take the same movement pitch as that on the straight portion in the curved portion of the inner rail. apparatus. 4. The moving pitch 1 / of the self-propelled carriage between the arrangement of the self-propelled carriage on the circulation rail and the arrangement of the self-propelled carriage on each of the pull-in rails of the auxiliary parking spaces on the outside or both inside and outside.
A circular circulating parking apparatus having a self-propelled carriage according to claim 3, wherein the circular circulating parking apparatus has a shift corresponding to two. 5. A plurality of point rails capable of connecting the standby rail to a pull-in rail installed in a sub-parking space outside the circulation rail, and simultaneously switching to the standby rail direction or the pull-in rail direction at intersections thereof. A circular circulating parking apparatus having a self-propelled carriage according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a point group including 6. A storage rail on which a self-propelled carriage can travel is installed outside a curved portion of a circulation rail on the side opposite to the lift device, and the storage rail is connected to a pull-in rail on an adjacent sub-parking space. The self-propelled carriage according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: a point group having a plurality of point rails that can be simultaneously switched to the storage rail direction or the pull-in rail direction at the intersection. Circular circulation type parking device. 7. A pair of auxiliary rails on which a self-propelled carriage can travel are arranged in parallel in a sub-parking space with respect to a circulation rail, and the pair of auxiliary rails are respectively arranged at each intersection with each pull-in rail. Alternatively, the circular circulation parking apparatus having the self-propelled carriage according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a point group having point rails that can be switched simultaneously in each of the pull-in rail directions.