JPH09235902A - Carport - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carport that is capable of storing a plurality of cars in a space demarcated by a planate in the least necessary dimensions and a height up to the ground level and having a small frontage and can be built by effectively utilizing land. SOLUTION: A first car mounting member 12 shifts its position between a position covering the upper opening of an underground storage pit 4 and a position on the side of the upper opening. A second car mounting member 13 moves up and down between the position for covering the upper opening and a position on the lower side of the upper opening. A car 5 is brought in and taken out to and from either of the second car mounting member 13 that is to be arranged on the covering position with the first car mounting member 12 arranged on the position on the side and the first car mounting member 12 that is to be arranged on the covering position with the second car mounting member 13 arranged on the position on the lower side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a carport suitable for storing a plurality of vehicles in a general household or the like, and utilizes a space leading to a road surface and an underground pit provided under the space, It provides a parking lot for at least two vehicles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to store a plurality of vehicles on the same ground surface, a land area proportional to the number of vehicles is required.
Therefore, a frame, an upper and lower two-stage integrated pallet-shaped vehicle mounting member, and a lifting mechanism for the vehicle mounting member are provided, and the lower vehicle is stored in an underground pit.
Effective use of land is achieved by using a multi-tiered carport.

[0003]

In the conventional two-stage carport, when a vehicle is loaded into or unloaded from a lower vehicle-mounting member, the upper vehicle-mounting member has a vehicle height higher than the ground level. It is placed in a position that exceeds. Therefore, it cannot be installed in a space where the height above the ground surface is limited.

Further, in the conventional two-stage carport, a great deal of time and money were required for the on-site installation work including the assembly and adjustment after the on-site foundation work was performed at the installation site. Therefore, changing the installation location was not easy.

An object of the present invention is to provide a carport which can solve the above problems.

[0006]

The carport according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises a first vehicle mounting member which is displaceable between a covering position of an upper opening of an underground storage pit and a lateral position of the upper opening. A second vehicle mounting member that can move up and down between a covering position of the upper opening and a lower position of the upper opening is provided, and the first vehicle mounting member is arranged at the covering position in a state of being arranged at a lateral position. The second vehicle mounting member and the first vehicle mounting member arranged at the covering position with the second vehicle mounting member arranged at the lower position are capable of loading and unloading the vehicle. .

According to this structure, the vehicle is mounted on the second vehicle mounting member in the covering position with the first vehicle mounting member arranged in the lateral position, and then the second vehicle mounting member is set to the lower position. By mounting the vehicle on the first vehicle mounting member in the covering position in the arranged state, it is possible to store a plurality of vehicles in parallel vertically. Moreover, since the first vehicle mounting member is arranged laterally of the upper opening of the underground storage pit when the vehicle is put in and out of the second vehicle mounting member, the first vehicle mounting member is arranged. There is no need to increase the height of the ground space. This minimizes the space frontage, area, and ground clearance required to store multiple vehicles. For example, on the first floor of a 2-3 story house,
In a land environment such as a bank, a land with a narrow frontage, area, and ground height that can store only one vehicle can be effectively used just like a land that can store two vehicles side by side simply by providing an underground storage pit. it can.

The first vehicle mounting member is displaced about the horizontal axis to be displaced between the covering position and the lateral position, and is supported by the peripheral surface of the upper opening at the covering position. Is preferred. As a result, the first vehicle-mounted member can be easily displaced between the covering position and the lateral position, and further, at the covering position, the first supporting member is supported by the peripheral surface of the upper opening of the underground storage pit, thereby providing a dedicated support. The structure is not required and the structure can be simplified.

The carport according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a casing having a bottom wall, a peripheral wall integrated with the bottom wall, and an upper opening, and a plurality of vertically movable vertically supported in the casing. A vehicle mounting member, and by ascending / descending thereof, each vehicle mounting member can be arranged at the covering position of the upper opening, and the vehicle mounting member of the upper stage is arranged at the covering position of the upper opening, and the vehicle of the lower stage is arranged. The mounting member is arranged at an internal position of the casing, so that the vehicle can be loaded and unloaded with respect to each vehicle mounting member in the covering position,
The casing is characterized by being buried in an underground storage pit.

According to this structure, the carport is a box-shaped unit having a casing in which the bottom wall and the peripheral wall are integrated, and therefore, the carport can be assembled in advance in the factory before installation. Therefore, it is possible to install by simply burying the unitized carport transported from the factory in the underground storage pit after performing the basic construction at the installation site to form the underground storage pit. As a result, the period and cost required for the work such as assembly and adjustment at the installation site are significantly reduced, and the installation location can be easily changed.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The three-story house 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a carport 3 that uses a space 2 on the first floor. The carport 3 stores a vehicle stored from the ground surface in front of the house 1 in the space 2 and an underground storage pit 4 provided below the space 2.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the carport 3 stands up from a bottom frame 10 having a rectangular frame shape installed at the bottom of the underground storage pit 4, and from the vicinity of the four corners of the bottom frame 10. It has four columns 11, a first vehicle mounting member 12, and a second vehicle mounting member 13.

Each strut 11 has a male screw portion 1 with a longitudinal axis at the outer circumference.
1a, and can be configured by, for example, a ball screw shaft. Each pillar 11 is covered by a bellows-like protective cover 14 that is vertically expandable and contractible.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first vehicle mounting member 12 is composed of a pair of left and right rotating portions 12a and 12b. Each of the rotating parts 12a and 12b has car stops 12a 'and 12b' on the rear end upper surface side. Left or right rotating part 12
The outer side of a is supported on the upper ends of the two columns 11 on the left and right sides via a hinge 15 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis along the front-rear direction. The outer side of the other left and right rotating portion 12b is supported by the upper ends of the other two columns 11 on the other side of the left and right via a hinge 15 so as to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis. As shown in FIG. 3, a drive mechanism 16 provided on the peripheral surface of the upper opening of the underground storage pit 4 is connected to each of the rotating parts 12a and 12b. Each drive mechanism 16 can be configured by, for example, a motor with a speed reducer, or one that rotates each rotating portion 12a, 12b by a fluid pressure cylinder.

By rotating the rotating parts 12a, 12b about the horizontal axis, the first vehicle mounting member 12 covers the upper opening of the underground storage pit 4 as shown in FIG. 2 and as shown in FIG. Displaced between the upper opening and the lateral position.

At the covering position, the upper surface of the first vehicle mounting member 12 is substantially flush with the height of the ground surface.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, at the covering position, the inside of each rotating portion 12a, 12b is supported by the peripheral surface of the upper opening of the underground storage pit 4 through the protruding portions 12 'formed at the front and rear ends. To be done. The peripheral surface of the upper opening is slightly lower than the height of the ground surface.

As shown in FIG. 5, in its lateral position, one rotating portion 12a has its upper and lower surfaces along the vertical direction, and the other rotating portion 12b has its upper and lower surfaces inverted and is underground. It is supported by the peripheral surface of the upper opening of the storage pit 4. The peripheral surface of the upper opening that supports the other rotating portion 12b at the lateral position has a lateral width necessary for getting on and off the vehicle 5 stored in the carport 3.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, the second
The vehicle mounting member 13 has a main body 20 having a car stop 20a on the rear end side of the upper surface thereof, and four female screw portions 21 rotatably attached to the main body about the vertical axis. The main body 20 can be formed of, for example, a striped steel plate. Each female screw part 21
Is rotatably screwed to the male screw portion 11a of the column 11 about the vertical axis, and can be constituted by, for example, a ball nut. It should be noted that each female screw portion 21 is preferably supported by the main body 20 via a bearing.

The second vehicle mounting member 13 is provided with a drive mechanism 24 for simultaneously rotationally driving the four female screw portions 21. The drive mechanism 24 includes a housing 25,
An electric motor 26 fixed to the second vehicle mounting member 13 in the housing 25, a sprocket 27 fixed to an output shaft of the motor 26, and the female screw portions 21.
Four sprockets 28 fixed to each, a tension sprocket 29 rotatably attached to the vehicle mounting member 4, and these sprockets 27, 28, 29.
And a chain 30 wound around it. As the motor 26, a motor equipped with a speed reducer and a brake is preferable. When the motor 26 is rotationally driven, the rotation is transmitted through the chain 30 and the sprockets 27, 28, 29, whereby each female screw portion 21 rotates, and this rotation causes the female screw portion 21 to move to the male screw portion 11a. Since it moves axially with respect to the second vehicle mounting member 13, it moves up and down. As a result, the second vehicle mounting member 13 moves up and down between the lower position of the upper opening of the underground storage pit 4 as shown in FIG. 2 and the covering position of the upper opening of the underground storage pit 4 as shown in FIG. It is possible. At the covering position, the upper surface of the second vehicle mounting member 13 is substantially aligned with the height of the ground surface.

The drive mechanism 16 for the first vehicle mounting member 12
The operation of the drive mechanism 24 of the second vehicle mounting member 13 is controlled by, for example, an operation panel (not shown) provided on the ground surface. In addition, a safety shelf that is opened automatically or manually is provided at the entrance of the carport installation space 2, and an operation panel is provided outside the safety fence. When the safety fence is open, each drive mechanism 13,
24 is interlocked so that it cannot be operated, and the upper opening of the underground storage pit 4 is mounted on the vehicle mounting member 1.
It is preferable to prevent a person from entering the space 2 when the space 2 is not covered.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first vehicle mounting member 12 can be disposed at the covering position while the second vehicle mounting member 13 is disposed at the lower position. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the second vehicle mounting member 13 can be disposed at the covering position while the first vehicle mounting member 12 is disposed at the lateral position. As a result, the vehicle can be loaded and unloaded from the ground surface with respect to the vehicle mounting members 12 and 13 at the covered position.

In order to store the vehicle 5 in the carport 3, first, as shown in FIG. 5, the first vehicle mounting member 12 is placed in the lateral position, and then the second vehicle mounting member 13 in the covering position is placed. The vehicle 5 is mounted. Next, as shown in FIG. 2, after the second vehicle mounting member 13 is arranged at the lower position, the vehicle 5 is mounted on the first vehicle mounting member 12 at the covering position. When the vehicle 5 is to be unloaded from the carport 3, the reverse operation to that at the time of warehousing may be performed.

According to the carport 3 described above, when the vehicle 5 is loaded / unloaded to / from the second vehicle mounting member 13, the first vehicle mounting member 12 is arranged beside the upper opening of the underground storage pit 4. Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the height of the ground space 2 in order to arrange the first vehicle mounting member 12. As a result, the entrance width is the width of one vehicle 5 and the width for getting on and off,
You can store two vehicles in the space 2 with the minimum required area and height above ground, and you can store only one vehicle. It can be used as effectively as land where two vehicles can be stored side by side. Further, the first vehicle mounting member 12 can be easily displaced between the covering position and the side position, and is supported by the peripheral surface of the upper opening of the underground storage pit 4 at the covering position for exclusive use. It is possible to simplify the structure without the need for the supporting structure.

The installation location of the carport of the above embodiment is not particularly limited, and for example, as shown in FIG.
It can be installed by forming the underground storage pit 4 in the space 41 provided in a part of. It can also be installed in the basement. In the embodiment described above, two vehicles are stored, but if there is a margin in the ground level in the carport installation space, a plurality of second vehicle mounting members may be arranged vertically and three or more vehicles may be stored. May be stored. In the above embodiment, the first vehicle mounting member is divided into a plurality of members, but it may be composed of a single member. The drive mechanism for raising and lowering the second vehicle mounting member is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and for example, a chain for suspending the second vehicle mounting member is wound around a sprocket attached to a support frame, and the sprocket is rotationally driven to move up and down. Alternatively, the second vehicle mounting member supported by the pantograph mechanism may be moved up and down by a hydraulic cylinder.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

A carport 51 shown in FIG. 7 is installed in a garden space 53 of a house 52. A vehicle 55 that is stored from the ground surface in front of the house is placed in the garden space 53 and this space 53. It is stored in the underground storage pit 54 provided below.

The carport 51 is provided with a casing 60 buried in the underground storage pit 54, and first and second vehicle mounting members 61 and 62 which are vertically arranged in parallel and are incorporated in the casing 60 so as to be vertically movable. .

The casing 60 has a rectangular bottom wall 63.
And a box-shaped structure having a peripheral wall 64 rising from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall 63 and an upper opening 65, which can be formed of, for example, engineering plastics, high-strength aluminum plate, stainless steel, uneven sheet-sheet-shaped steel plate, It is preferable to use a material having both anticorrosive property and strength so as to have high rigidity against surface pressure and be lightweight.

As shown in FIG. 8, the first vehicle mounting member 61 has a tray-shaped panel structure having an outer peripheral edge along the outer periphery of the casing 60 and an upper protruding portion 61a formed on the outer peripheral edge. Has been done. By having such a tray shape, it is possible to spread the exterior products E such as tiles and artificial turf suitable for the yard space 53 of the installation place on the upper surface of the first vehicle mounting member 61, and the parking lot and the house. 5
It is possible to combine the 2 exterior with a sense of incompatibility.

The second vehicle mounting member 62 has a panel structure surrounded by a peripheral wall 64 on the bottom wall 63 of the casing 60. This second vehicle mounting member 62
Also, as with the first vehicle mounting member 61, the exterior article E may be spread in the shape of a tray.

A vehicle 55 is attached to each vehicle mounting member 61, 62.
Lamps 66, 67 for displaying the outer peripheral edge thereof and lamps 68, 69 for forming a guide line for guiding the vehicle at the time of storage.
Are provided. Each lamp 66, 67, 68, 69
Is operated by a switch on an operation panel (not shown).
Lights up or blinks when the goods are stored, and goes off when the goods are completed.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the first vehicle mounting member 61 and the second vehicle mounting member 62 are connected by a pair of left and right connecting members 71. The upper end of each connecting member 71 is fixed to the lower surface of the left and right side portions of the first vehicle mounting member 61,
The lower end is fixed to the left and right side surfaces of the second vehicle mounting member 62. Both vehicle mounting members 61 and 62 are guided via a connecting member 71 to a guide 72 fixed in the casing 60 so as to be able to move up and down. Further, a pair of left and right hydraulic cylinders 73 are fixed in the casing 60, and each hydraulic cylinder 73
Is fixed to the lower surface of the left and right side portions of the first vehicle mounting member 61. As a result, each vehicle mounting member 6
1, 62 are supported in the casing 60.
Each hydraulic cylinder 73 is expanded / contracted by a switch operation on the operation panel (not shown), and the expansion / contraction drives both vehicle mounting members 61, 62 up and down.

By the elevation, the first vehicle mounting member 61
Can be arranged at the covering position of the upper opening 65 of the casing 60 shown in FIG. 7 and at the upper position of the upper opening 65 shown in FIG. 10, and the second vehicle mounting member 62 is the casing shown in FIG. It can be arranged at the inner position of 60 and the covering position of the upper opening 65 shown in FIG.

At the covering position, each vehicle mounting member 61, 62
The casing 60 is buried in the underground storage pit 54 so that the upper surface of the casing substantially matches the height of the ground surface.
The vehicle 5 with respect to the vehicle mounting members 61 and 62 in the covering position
It is possible to load and unload.

According to the above construction, the carport 51 is a box-shaped unit having the casing 60 in which the bottom wall 63 and the peripheral wall 64 are integrated, and is preassembled at the factory before installation. Therefore, after forming the underground storage pit 54 surrounded by the reinforced concrete foundation at the installation site as shown in FIG. 11, the truck 80 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 13, the unitized carport 51 transported from the factory is hung by a crane 81 or the like and placed in the underground storage pit 54, and it is simply buried by exterior work installation work and backfilling civil work. Complete the installation. As a result, the period and cost required for the work such as assembly and adjustment at the installation site are significantly reduced, and the installation location can be easily changed. Further, the first vehicle mounting member 6
By installing exterior products on the upper surface of 1, the carport 51 can be installed in a natural atmosphere that matches the exterior of the house, eliminating the discomfort of appearance due to incongruity with the exterior of the house. At the time of the burying work, a hanging member 82 for slinging work is attached to the casing 60 for suspension by a crane 81 or the like.

The number of the second vehicle mounting members 62 is not particularly limited, and three or more vehicles may be stored. Further, in a shallow area up to about 2 m underground, if the side wall of the casing is designed to support earth pressure, the concrete foundation work on the side wall of the underground storage pit can be omitted.

[0038]

According to the carport of the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of vehicles can be stored in a space with a small frontage and a minimum required area and ground height, and land can be effectively used. According to the carport of the second aspect of the present invention, the construction period and cost for installation can be greatly reduced, and the installation location can be changed easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a house in which a carport according to a first embodiment of the present invention is installed.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the carport according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the carport according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of the carport according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view for explaining the operation of the carport according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a land environment in which a carport according to the first embodiment of the present invention is installed.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a carport according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view of a carport according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan sectional view of a carport according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway perspective view for explaining the operation of the carport according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of construction of an underground storage pit for installing a carport according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a transportation state of the carport according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of carport installation work according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4, 54 Underground storage pit 5, 55 Vehicle 12, 61 First vehicle mounting member 13, 62 Second vehicle mounting member 60 Casing 63 Bottom wall 64 Circumferential wall 65 Upper opening

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A first vehicle mounting member displaceable between a covering position of an upper opening of an underground storage pit and a lateral position of the upper opening, a covering position of the upper opening, and a lower position of the upper opening. A second vehicle mounting member, which is provided with a second vehicle mounting member that can move up and down with respect to a position, and the first vehicle mounting member is disposed at a covering position with the first vehicle mounting member disposed at a side position; A carport capable of loading and unloading a vehicle with respect to a first vehicle mounting member arranged at a covering position with the mounting member arranged at a lower position. 2. The first vehicle mounting member is displaced between the covering position and the lateral position by rotating about a horizontal axis, and is supported by the peripheral surface of the upper opening at the covering position. The carport according to claim 1, wherein 3. A casing having a bottom wall, a peripheral wall integrated with the bottom wall, and an upper opening, and a plurality of vertically mountable vehicle-mounted members which are supported in the casing and which are vertically arranged in parallel. , The vehicle mounting members can be arranged at the covering position of the upper opening by the raising and lowering, and the vehicle mounting member of the lower stage is arranged inside the casing while the upper vehicle mounting member is arranged at the covering position of the upper opening. A carport whose casing is buried in an underground storage pit so that vehicles can be loaded and unloaded from each vehicle-mounted member in the covered position.