JPH094261A - Mechanical type parking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To shorten the waiting time for the entry and delivery of cars by a method wherein a parking rack group is arranged along the travelling path of a truck with a lifting device for pallets, an entry-delivery berth is disposed along the travelling path of the truck, parking racks, the lifting device and the entry-delivery berth are formed in double floors, drive rollers are installed to each floor and the pallet on one floor of the double floors of the entry-delivery berth is moved onto another floor. CONSTITUTION: When a car 5 enters on an entry-delivery berth 3, a truck 1 is moved to the berth 3, and double floors 7 are made the same level as the double floor 8 of the entry- delivery berth 3 by an elevator 9. An actual-car pallet on the entry-delivery berth 3 is moved onto the upper-stage floor 7a of the truck 1 and an empty pallet on the lower-stage floor 7b of the truck 1 onto the lower-stage floor 8b of the entry-delivery berth 3 simultaneously. The truck 1 is made to travel up to a place, where there is an emptied parking rack 2, the double floors 7 are made on the same level as the level of the double floors 8 of the emptied parking rack 2 by the elevator 9, and both the entry-delivery berth 3 and the truck 1 are brought to the state of the waiting of entry. A delivering car 5 is made to travel up to the place of the parking rack 2, in which the car is stored, under the state, in which the empty pallet is introduced onto the lower-stage floor 7b in the double floors of the truck 1, and the double floors 7 are moved to the lower-stage floor 8b of the parking rack 2 by the elevator 9 at the time of delivery.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mechanical parking apparatus for storing a vehicle in a parking rack by a trolley having a lifting means for the vehicle.

[0002]

[Prior Art] Since there is a shortage of parking lots in urban areas,
Various parking devices are installed. These devices allow you to store many cars in a small space,
The method of stacking multiple stages is adopted. To something like this
A three-dimensional parking lot using a stacker crane and a pallet for mounting vehicles is disclosed in Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 5-38829. The stacker crane type multi-storey parking lot disclosed in the publication will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 is a plan view, and FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part of the first stage of the shelf showing the loading / unloading part. As shown in Fig. 8, a stacker crane type multi-storey car park is a stacker crane 2 for transporting and lifting vehicles.
1 and a group of shelves 22 provided on both sides along this traveling path,
23. A pallet warehouse 24 is provided in the first stage of the shelving group 22, 23. One end of the shelving group 22 serves as a vehicle entrance 25 and the other end serves as a shipping opening 26.

As shown in FIG. 9, the vehicle is loaded into the pallet 27 at the loading slot 25 and loaded into the pallet 27, and is moved in the traveling direction of the stacker crane 21 by the loading conveyor 28 provided at the first stage of the shelf. . A pallet warehouse 24 is provided at the end of the warehousing conveyor 28 and stores an empty pallet 27b. Conveyor 29 for delivery from pallet warehouse 24 to outlet 26
Is provided to convey the exit vehicle to the exit port 26. A collection conveyor 30 is provided below the delivery conveyor 29,
The empty pallet 27b of the discharged vehicle is transported to the pallet warehouse 24. A collection conveyor 31 is also provided from the pallet warehouse 24 to the warehousing port 25 at the lower stage of the warehousing conveyor 28, and the empty pallet 27b is supplied from the pallet warehouse 24 to the warehousing port 25. The actual vehicle pallet 27a on which the vehicle on the warehousing conveyor 28 is placed is moved to an empty shelf by the stacker crane 21, and the actual vehicle pallet 27a stored on the shelf where the unloading is requested is placed on the unloading conveyor 29 by the stacker crane 21.

[0004]

The pallet warehouse 24 collects and stores the empty pallets 27b of the discharged vehicles, and supplies the empty pallets 27b to the unloading vehicles, but the number of the unloading vehicles and the number of the unloading vehicles are different. The pallets 27 are excessive and shortage. Therefore, if the capacity of the pallet warehouse 24 is exceeded, part of the shelves must be used as a pallet storage area and the pallet must be transported by the stacker crane 21 between the pallet storage area 24 and the pallet storage area. In order to move the empty pallet 27b in this way, the stacker crane 2
Since 1 is used, there is a problem that the loading and unloading work of the vehicle is delayed, and the waiting time for warehousing and waiting for warehousing becomes long.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and does not require a warehouse or the like for storing empty pallets, and mechanical parking in which the processing time of empty pallets does not affect the waiting time for loading and unloading. The purpose is to provide a device. Further, another object of the present invention is to make it possible to freely select a boarding position (place) where a vehicle is loaded and unloaded by providing a lift.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 1, a vehicle having a lifting means for moving the vehicle on a pallet and raising and lowering the pallet, and a traveling path of the vehicle. A parking rack group consisting of a plurality of parking racks arranged to store the vehicle, and a loading / unloading means for loading / unloading the vehicle, which is placed along the traveling path of the carriage,
The parking rack, the elevating means, and the warehousing / discharging means have a double floor composed of a lower floor for storing an empty pallet on which no vehicle is loaded and an actual vehicle pallet loaded with a vehicle or an upper floor for storing an empty pallet. Each of the floors is provided with a moving means for moving a pallet in and out, and the double floor of the loading / unloading means further has a changing means for moving a pallet on one floor to the other floor.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the number of the pallets provided is N + 2, which is two more than the number N of parking shelves, and when the pallets are not put in or taken out, each of the parking shelves, the elevating means and the warehousing means are doubled. It's on one of the floors.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a trolley having a lifting means for moving the vehicle on a pallet and raising and lowering the pallet, and a plurality of parking shelves arranged along the traveling path of the trolley to store the vehicle. A group of parking shelves, and a lift that is arranged along the traveling path of the dolly and that lifts and lowers the vehicle in the height direction of the loading / unloading entrance and the parking shelves, and the parking shelves, the elevating means, and the lifts The lift has a moving means for moving pallets into and out of each floor, and the double bed of the lift further has a changing means for moving a pallet on one floor to the other floor.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the parking rack is provided with either an actual vehicle pallet on the upper floor or an empty pallet on the lower floor. At the time of loading and unloading, an empty pallet is placed on the upper floor of the loading and unloading means to empty the lower floor. Move to the floor at the same time. The elevating means simultaneously moves the pallet of the actual vehicle to the upper floor of the parking rack and the empty pallet of the parking rack to the lower floor of the parking rack. In addition, at the time of leaving, the elevating means simultaneously moves the actual vehicle pallet on the upper floor of the parking shelf to the upper floor and the empty pallet on its own lower floor to the lower floor of the parking shelf, and then moves the actual vehicle pallet on the upper floor to the upper floor of the loading and unloading means. To simultaneously move the empty pallets on the lower floor of the loading / unloading means to the lower floor of the self. Since the pallets are moved in this manner, the double floor of each of the parking shelves, the lifting and lowering means of the cart, and the loading / unloading means stores the pallets on one of the floors. do not need. Further, when the actual vehicle pallet and the empty pallet are transferred between the parking rack and the dolly lifting means, and between the lifting and lowering means and the loading / unloading means, they are performed at the same time, so the empty pallet processing time is within the processing time of the actual vehicle pallet. This does not affect the processing time at the time of loading and unloading.

In the invention of claim 2, the number of pallets is the number N of parking shelves +2. As a result, the pallet has a parking rack, a trolley lifting means, and a loading / unloading means, respectively.
It can be placed on any of the heavy floors, and pallets can be replaced smoothly.

According to the invention of claim 3, a lift is added to the loading / unloading means of the invention of claim 1, and the method of storing and replacing the pallet is the same as that of the invention of claim 1. By adding the lift, it is possible to freely set the boarding position for loading and unloading the vehicle.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a layout diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
2 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. An example in which seven parking shelves 2 for storing vehicles 5 are arranged along the traveling path 4 of the dolly 1 in the traveling direction and three stages in the height direction will be described. The number in the traveling direction and the number of steps in the height direction can be set to appropriate values according to requirements. A loading / unloading berth 3 is provided at an end of the first-stage parking shelf 2, and a vehicle 5 is loaded / unloaded in a direction indicated by an arrow. As shown in FIG. 2, the truck 1 travels on a rail 6. An elevating device 7 is provided on the dolly 1 to elevate and lower the vehicle 5 to transfer it to and from the parking shelf 2 and the loading / unloading berth 3. The lifting device 7 includes a double floor 8 on which the vehicle 5 is loaded and an elevator 9 that lifts and lowers the double floor 8. The vehicle 5 is placed on the pallet 10 and handled. The pallet on which the vehicle 5 is placed is called an actual vehicle pallet 10a, and the pallet on which the vehicle 5 is not placed is called an empty pallet 10b.

The double floor 8 comprises an upper floor 8a on which an actual vehicle pallet 10a is placed and a lower floor 8b on which an empty pallet 10b is stored. The height of the lower floor 8b is such that one empty pallet 10b can be placed therein. Each floor is provided with a drive roller 11 that moves the pallet 10 in the lateral direction (direction perpendicular to the traveling path).

The parking shelf 2 is a shelf having a parking space partitioned by a double floor 8 in the height direction. An actual vehicle pallet 10a is placed on the upper floor 8a, or an empty pallet 10b is placed on the lower floor 8b.
Is in either state. The loading / unloading berth 3 has a double floor 8, but a transfer machine 12 for replacing the pallet 10 placed on the upper floor 8a or the lower floor 8b with the lower floor 8b or the upper floor 8a is further provided.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG.
2 shows the configuration. The double floor 8 is composed of drive rollers 11 arranged at both ends of the pallet 10, and the pallet 10 is placed on the double floor 8 to form a floor. In the loading / unloading berth 3, the upper drive roller 11a is adapted to move back and forth in the axial direction of the roller.
The pallet 10 can be moved vertically. A transfer machine 12 is provided below the double floor 8 and moves the pallet 10 of the lower floor 8b to the upper floor 8a in conjunction with the upper drive roller 11a.
The pallet 10 on the upper floor 8a is transferred to the lower floor 8b.

Next, the operation at the time of warehousing will be described. The state of waiting for warehousing is shown in FIG. 2. In the berth 3 for loading and unloading, an empty pallet 10b is placed on the upper floor 8a, an empty pallet 10b is placed on the lower floor 8b of the double floor 8 of the carriage 1, and the parking rack 2 is actually loaded on the upper floor 8a. Either the pallet 10a or the empty pallet 10b is placed on the lower floor 8b. When the vehicle 5 enters the loading / unloading berth 3, the carriage 1 moves and the double floor 8 is brought to the same level as the double floor 8 of the loading / unloading berth 3 by the elevator 9. Next, the actual vehicle pallet 10a of the loading / unloading berth 3 is placed on the upper floor 8a of the trolley 1.
The empty pallet 10b on the lower floor 8b of the carriage 1 is simultaneously moved to the lower floor 8b of the loading / unloading berth 3.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the carriage 1 is moved to a position where the empty parking rack 2 is located, and the double floor 8 is adjusted by the elevator 9 to the level of the double floor 8 of the empty parking rack 2. While moving the actual vehicle pallet 10a to the upper floor 8a of the parking shelf 2,
The empty pallet 10b on the lower floor 8b of the parking shelf 2 is moved to the lower floor 8b of the cart 1. During this time, in the warehousing berth 3, if the next warehousing is performed, the empty pallet 10b on the lower floor 8b is transferred to the transfer machine 1
Move to upper floor 8a by 2 and wait. In this state, both the loading / unloading berth 3 and the trolley 1 return to the waiting state for loading.

Next, the case of warehousing will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation of taking out the vehicle 5 from the parking rack 2 and leaving the vehicle.
In the case of warehousing, the loading / unloading berth 3 is in a state in which an empty pallet 10b is placed on the lower floor 8b. This is the state where the goods have been stored. The double floor of the truck 1 has an empty pallet 1 on the lower floor 8b.
In the state where 0b is put in, the vehicle 5 travels to the position of the parking rack 2 in which the vehicle 5 exits, and the elevator 9 brings the double floor 8 to the same level as the double floor 8 of the parking rack 2. Next, the actual vehicle pallet 10a of the parking shelf 2 is moved to the upper floor 8a of the dolly 1, and at the same time, the empty pallet 10b of the lower floor 8b is moved to the lower floor 8b of the parking shelf 2. Double floor 8 of trolley 1 for loading and unloading berth 3
While moving to the loading / unloading berth 3 while lowering to the double floor 8 level, the actual vehicle pallet 10a is moved to the upper floor 8a of the loading / unloading berth 3, and the lower floor 8b of the loading / unloading berth 3 is also moved.
The empty pallet 10b is moved to the lower floor 8b of the truck 1.
When the vehicle 5 has exited the warehouse, it is in a waiting state. The empty pallet 1 on the upper floor 8a of the loading / unloading berth 3
If 0b is moved to the lower floor 8b, it will be in a waiting state.

Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 6A shows a planar arrangement and FIG. 6B shows a sectional arrangement. FIG. 7 shows FIG.
It is a ZZ sectional view of (A). 1 to 5 have the same meanings. In the present embodiment, a lift for moving up and down from the lowermost stage to the uppermost stage of the parking shelf 2 is provided, and the top of the lift is used as the loading / unloading berth 18. The lift 15 comprises a lift cage 16 and an elevating / lowering device 17. The lift cage 16 is provided with a double floor 8 and a pallet 10 placed under the double floor 8 on the upper floor 8a on the lower floor 8b and on the lower floor 8b. And a transfer machine 12 that moves the pallet 10 to the upper floor 8a. A loading / unloading berth 18 is provided at the top of the lift 15, and passengers can get in and out of the loading / unloading berth 18. An entrance / exit door (not shown) is provided in the entry / exit berth 18, and the door is provided only when the lift cage 16 is in the loading position of the vehicle 5 with the pallet 10 placed on the upper floor 8a or when the vehicle 5 is exited. Is designed to open. Further, the lift cage 16 is provided with a safety device that is locked by a pin with a surrounding structure when the lift cage 16 is in a boarding position.

Double floor 8 in lift cage 16 and transfer machine 1
Since the structure of No. 2 is the same as that of the loading / unloading berth 3 of the first embodiment, the operation of this embodiment is almost the same as that of the first embodiment. However, since the lift cage 16 moves up and down, the actual vehicle pallet 10a can be transferred at any position on the double floor 8 of the carriage 1. As a result, the position of the double floor 8 of the trolley 1 may be aligned with the position of the parking shelf 2 for entering or the parking shelf 2 for leaving, and the lift cage 16 and the actual vehicle pallet 10a may be delivered. Although the loading / unloading berth is provided at the end of the parking shelf 2 in this embodiment, it can be installed not only at the end but also at any place. This makes it possible to freely set the vehicle entry location.

[0021]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, by providing the elevator-equipped carriage, it is not necessary to provide the carriage for each stage of each parking rack. Further, since the parking shelves, the trolley lifting device, and the loading / unloading berth have double floors, and empty pallets can be stored on the lower floor, it is not necessary to provide a warehouse for empty pallets. Further, since the empty pallets are replaced at the same time as the actual vehicle pallets on the upper floor, the time for handling the empty pallets does not affect the loading / unloading time, and the waiting time for loading / unloading can be shortened. Further, by providing the lift, the boarding position of the vehicle can be freely set.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a layout plan view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an operation of storing a stored vehicle in a parking rack.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation of taking a vehicle out of a parking rack and leaving the vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a plan view and a sectional layout view of a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the stocking operation in the ZZ sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a conventional stacker crane type multi-level parking lot.

9 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of the first stage of the shelf showing the loading / unloading part of FIG. 8.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 dolly 2 parking rack 3 loading / unloading berth (loading / unloading means) 4 running path 5 vehicle 6 rail 7 lifting device (lifting device) 8 double floor 8a upper floor 8b lower floor 9 lift 10 pallet 10a real vehicle pallet 10b empty pallet 11 drive Roller (moving means) 11a Upper drive roller 12 Replacement machine (replacement means) 15 Lift 16 Lift cage 17 Lifting device 18 Storage and berth

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Takeo Tahara 6-4 Akashicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries Ltd. Akashicho Office

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A parking rack group consisting of a trolley having an elevating means for moving a vehicle on a pallet and raising and lowering the pallet, and a plurality of tiers of parking racks arranged along the traveling path of the trolley to store the vehicle. And a loading / unloading means for loading / unloading the vehicle, which is arranged along the traveling path of the trolley, and the parking rack, the elevating means, and the loading / unloading means accommodate lower empty pallets of the vehicle. It has a double floor composed of a floor and an actual floor pallet on which a vehicle is loaded or an empty pallet, and a moving means for loading and unloading the pallet to and from each floor. The double floor of the loading / unloading means is further provided. A mechanical parking apparatus having a replacement means for moving a pallet on one floor to the other floor. 2. The number of the pallets provided is N + 2, which is two more than the number N of parking shelves, and in the state where the pallets are not put in and taken out, the pallets are provided in each of the parking shelves, the elevating means, and the loading / unloading means.
The mechanical parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mechanical parking apparatus is mounted on either one of the heavy floors. 3. A parking rack group consisting of a trolley having an elevating means for moving the vehicle on a pallet and raising and lowering the pallet, and a plurality of tiers of parking racks arranged along the traveling path of the trolley to store the vehicle. And a lift that is arranged along the traveling path of the dolly and that raises and lowers the vehicle in the height direction of the loading / unloading entrance and the parking rack, and the parking rack, the lifting means, and the lift have a double floor. A mechanical parking apparatus comprising moving means for moving a pallet into and out of each floor, and the double floor of the lift further has a changing means for moving a pallet on one floor to the other floor.