JPH11324377A - Automobile turning apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep the operational environment of apparatus in a storing part good by preventing external dropping materials such as rainwater, oil, fallen leaves, waste paper, dust from entering the storing part through a gap between the outer periphery of a turning plate and the inner periphery of the storing part and further prevent loss by preventing a key dropped by a user such as an occupant of an automobile, coins and the other belongings from entering the storing part in various kinds of automobile turning apparatus such as a turntable apparatus. SOLUTION: In this automobile turning apparatus, a gutter-like receiving member 11 is provided below a gap 5 between a turntable 4 and a pit 2, thereby preventing external dropping materials such as rainwater, oil, fallen leaves from entering the pit 2. Further, a recessed part is formed in a part of the receiving member 11 to provided a dropping material collecting container 14 just under the part, and a brush 15 is provided in the outer periphery of the lower surface of the turntable 4, thereby scraping the dropping materials received on the receiving member 11 every turn of the turntable 4 to be collected in the collecting container 14.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile turning device used for a mechanical parking device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a mechanical parking device in which a car turning device is installed outside or inside a car, and the car is turned on a turning plate to change the direction of the car. ing. FIGS. 3 and 4 show a turntable device as an example.

[0003] In Figs. 3 and 4, reference numeral 31 denotes a turntable device which is installed outside the warehouse. The turntable device 31 has a circular shape on the ground running path of the vehicle, at a position in front of the entrance of the vehicle provided on the first floor of the parking device (not shown). A concave accommodating portion 32 (hereinafter, referred to as a pit 32) is formed, and a driving device 33 is installed therein, and a disc-shaped turntable 3 is placed over the opening of the pit 32.
4 is arranged so as to be pivotable.

Usually, in this type of external turntable device, a convex portion is formed by a bank on the center of the bottom surface of the pit and the periphery thereof, and the center post of the turntable is placed on the central convex portion among these. Is provided,
A drive motor fixed to a drive shaft for rotating the turntable on a drive shaft is installed on one of the surrounding convex portions, and a guide roller for guiding the turntable rotation on each of the other convex portions is provided via a bearing. Are located. The turntable is supported by the center post and mounted on each roller around the turntable, and is disposed on the pit opening. FIG. 4 shows the configuration of these driving units in a simplified manner.

[0005] Due to such a structure, the car which has been taken out of the parking device by retreating (back) is turned on the turntable 3.
4, the turntable 34 is turned by a predetermined angle, and the front of the vehicle is directed toward a public road.
This allows the car to easily exit the public road by moving forward.

In the turntable device 31 of this type, there is a small gap 35 between the outer periphery of the turntable 34 and the inner periphery of the pit 32, and rainwater enters the pit 32 from the gap 35 when it rains. Therefore, in order to prevent the operating environment of the driving device 33 from deteriorating due to the flooding of the driving motor inside the pit 32, a water gradient 3
6 is provided and a drain hole 37 is provided so that rainwater that has entered the pit 32 is discharged.

[0007]

However, in such a turntable device, not only rainwater but also oil leaked from a car and fallen leaves traveling on a road surface are generated from a gap between the outer periphery of the turntable and the inner periphery of the pit. Since paper and paper dust and dust enter the pit and accumulate in the pit, the drain holes provided at the bottom of the pit are particularly blocked, and the turntable and the drive unit may be damaged by flooding. Was. In addition, since various kinds of dust enter the pit, there has been a problem that work such as maintenance and cleaning of the turntable device is extremely difficult.

Also, when getting on or off the car on the turntable, the occupant may drop belongings such as keys and coins, which may enter the gap around the turntable and fall into the pit. There was a problem that it was not easy to take it out.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves such a conventional problem. In a turntable device and other various types of automobile turning devices, rainwater, oil, and the like are passed through a gap between the outer periphery of the turning plate and the inner periphery of its accommodating portion. Prevents fallen leaves, paper debris, dust and other external falling objects from entering the storage unit, maintains a good operating environment of the equipment in the storage unit, prevents its breakdown, and facilitates maintenance and cleaning work, etc.
It is another object of the present invention to prevent keys, coins, and other belongings dropped by a user such as an occupant of a car from entering the storage section and to prevent the keys and coins from being lost.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, in the vehicle turning apparatus according to the present invention, rainwater entering through the gap is provided below the gap between the outer periphery of the turning plate and the inner periphery of the housing. A gutter-shaped receiving member is provided to receive oil, fallen leaves, paper debris, dust and other external falling objects or keys, coins and other belongings dropped by the user to prevent external falling objects from entering the storage section and store Maintaining the operating environment of the equipment inside the unit in good condition, preventing its failure, facilitating maintenance and cleaning work, and preventing the belongings dropped by the user from entering the storage unit and losing them Has been prevented.

Further, a collecting mechanism for collecting falling objects is provided on a part of the receiving member, and a wiping member for wiping the receiving member is provided at one or a plurality of locations on the outer periphery of the revolving plate. The fallen object on the receiving member is scraped and collected by the collection mechanism, so that the fallen object on the receiving member is efficiently removed.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An automobile turning apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is disposed below a gap between an outer periphery of a turning plate and an inner periphery of a housing, and water, oil, and water entering through the gap.
It is provided with a receiving member for receiving fallen leaves, paper waste, dust and other externally dropped objects, or personal belongings dropped by the user.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle turning device according to the first aspect, the receiving member has a gutter shape having a substantially L-shaped or U-shaped cross section, and is installed along the inner periphery of the housing portion. Things.

With these configurations, rainwater, oil, leaf fall, paper dust, dust and other external falling objects are prevented from entering the housing through the gap between the outer periphery of the revolving plate and the inner circumference of the housing. It is possible to prevent personal belongings dropped by the user from entering the storage section.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automobile turning apparatus according to the first or second aspect, further comprising a collecting mechanism for collecting a dropped object or belongings received on the receiving member in a part of the receiving member. It is a thing.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle turning apparatus according to the third aspect, the collecting mechanism has a cutout formed at one or a plurality of positions on the receiving member, and an opening is formed below the cutout. And a container for collecting fallen objects arranged to face each other.

With these configurations, rainwater, oil, fallen leaves, paper debris, dust, and other falling objects can be easily removed.
Keys, coins and other belongings can be easily taken out.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle turning apparatus according to the fourth aspect, one or a plurality of filtration units are provided on the flow path of the contents in the collection container.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle turning device according to the fifth aspect, the plurality of filtering units are sequentially provided with a coarse mesh filtering unit above and a fine mesh filtering unit below. It is a thing.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle turning apparatus according to any one of the fourth to sixth aspects, the collection container has a drain port, and the water discharged from the drain port is provided in the storage portion. It is designed to flow out into a drain hole.

With this configuration, water is separated from rainwater, oil, leaves, paper dust, dust, falling objects such as keys and coins, which fall into the collection container, and only water is collected at the lower portion of the collection container. Drained from drain. The drained water flows out toward the drain hole of the storage unit and is drained from the drain hole. Drops other than water accumulate on the filtration unit in the collection container, which is periodically removed. Removal of falling objects can be easily performed.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle turning apparatus according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, a wiping member for wiping the receiving member is provided on an outer periphery of the turning plate, and the turning operation of the turning plate is performed. Each time, falling objects or belongings received on the receiving member are raked up.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle turning apparatus according to the eighth aspect, the wiping member is provided at one or more positions on the outer periphery of the turning plate.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle turning apparatus according to the eighth or ninth aspect, the wiping member is made of a brush or a plate.

According to these configurations, the receiving member is positively wiped using the turning operation of the turning plate, and the falling objects on the receiving member are scraped out, so that removal or removal thereof can be performed easily and efficiently. Can do well.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Here, an external turntable device similar to the conventional example is illustrated as the vehicle turning device.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a turntable device, which is a circular recessed accommodation portion provided on the ground running path of the vehicle, at a position in front of a vehicle entrance provided on a first floor of a parking device (not shown). That is, a pit 2 is formed, a driving device 3 is installed therein, and a disc-shaped turntable 4 is arranged to be able to turn over the opening of the pit 2. FIG. 2 also shows a simplified configuration of the driving unit as described in the conventional example.

In this turntable device 1, there is a slight gap 5 between the outer periphery of the turntable 4 and the inner periphery of the pit 2, as in the conventional example.
In order to prevent the deterioration of the operating environment of the drive unit 3 such as the flooding of the drive motor in the pit 2 due to the inflow of rainwater into the pit 2, a water gradient 6 is provided on the bottom surface of the pit 2 and the drain hole 7 is provided. Is provided so that rainwater that has entered the inside of the pit 2 is discharged.

The pit 2 also has rain water, oil, fallen leaves, paper debris, dust, and other external falling objects that enter through the gap 5 below the gap 5 between the outer periphery of the turntable 4 and the inner periphery of the pit 2. Alternatively, a receiving member 11 for receiving keys, coins and other belongings dropped by a user such as an occupant of an automobile is arranged. The receiving member 11 is a member having a gutter shape having a substantially L-shaped or U-shaped cross section, and is installed along the inner periphery of the pit 2.

A collecting mechanism 12 for collecting dropped objects or belongings received on the receiving member 11 is provided in a part of the receiving member 11. The collecting mechanism 12 includes a notch 13 formed at one or more positions on the receiving member 11, and a notch 1.
3 and a container 14 for collecting fallen objects, the opening being opposed to the lower part of the container 3.

Here, the notch 13 is formed on the receiving member 11 by one.
A portion near the drain hole 7 on the bottom surface of the pit 2 is set and formed. The collection container 14 is a box-shaped container provided with a large opening at the top, and a first filtration unit 141 of a coarse mesh above the flow path of the stored material, and a second filtration unit 141 of a fine mesh below the collection container 14 in the middle thereof. The filtering unit 142 is sequentially attached. Only one filtering unit may be provided, or a plurality of filtering units may be provided. The collection container 14 is a replaceable type, a single-use type, or a fixed type. A drain port 143 is provided below the collection container 14. Immediately below the notch 13 of the receiving member 11, on the bottom surface of the pit 2, the drain port 143 is installed with the drain port 143 facing the drain port 7 of the pit 2, and the water discharged from the collection container 14 flows out to the drain port 7. It is arranged so that. When a plurality of notches are provided in the receiving member 11, a collection container is provided for each set position of the notch.

A brush 15 is attached to the outer periphery of the lower surface of the turntable 4 as a wiping member for wiping the surface of the receiving member 11, and a falling object received on the receiving member 11 every time the turntable 4 rotates. Can be raked up.

The brushes 15 are provided at four locations on the outer periphery of the turntable 4 at 90 ° intervals. It should be noted that the brush 15 may be provided at one location or at multiple locations. Further, instead of the brush 15, for example, a plate made of rubber material can be used.

With the above arrangement, when rainwater, oil, fallen leaves, paper chips, dust, and other external falling objects enter through the gap 5 between the turntable 4 and the pit 2, they are received on the receiving member 11. It is prevented from entering the inside of the pit 2. Also, when an occupant getting on or off the car on the turntable 4 drops belongings such as keys and coins, the belongings are held on the receiving member 11 and the pit 2
It is prevented from falling inside. In this case, the occupant can pick up the belongings held on the receiving member 11.

Of the falling objects (hereinafter also including belongings) received on the receiving member 11, water and oil are received to some extent by the receiving member 1.
1, flows naturally from the notch 13 of the receiving member 11, and falls toward the opening in the collection container 14 below the receiving member. Some of the other falling objects are dropped from the cutout 13 into the collection container 14 in the same manner as the flow of the water and oil.

Further, each time the turntable 4 is turned, the brush 15 around the turntable 4 actively wipes the receiving member 11, and the falling objects on the receiving member 11 are scraped and collected through the notch 13. Is dropped into the container 14. Thereby, the falling object on the receiving member 11 is efficiently and easily removed.

Further, the fallen object dropped into the collection container 14 is the first mesh of the coarse mesh provided on the flow path.
The water is sequentially filtered by the filtration unit 141 and the second filtration unit 142 having a fine mesh, where water is separated from falling objects, and only the water is discharged from the drain port 143 below the collection container 14. The discharged water flows out toward the drain hole 7 of the pit 2 and is drained from the drain hole 7. On the other hand, falling objects other than water are filtered by the filtration units 141 and 142 in the collection container 14.
It accumulates on top and is periodically removed. Collection container 1
When the container 4 is replaceable, the used container in the pit 2 is taken out, and the container before use is set in the pit 2. When the collecting container 14 is of a single use type, the used container in the pit 2 is taken out, the falling object is discarded together with the container, and a new container is installed in the pit 2. When the collection container 14 is of a fixed type, the falling objects on the respective filtration units 141 and 142 are removed, and the inside of the container 14 is cleaned. Each of the filtration units 141 and 142 is replaced as needed.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, since the gutter-shaped receiving member 11 is provided between the turntable 4 and the pit 2 and below the gap 5, rainwater and oil entering from the gap 5 are provided. It is possible to prevent the fallen leaves, paper debris, dust and other external falling objects from being received on the member 11 and entering the pit 2, and the occupant getting on and off the car on the turntable 4 can use keys, coins, etc. When the personal belongings are dropped, the personal belongings can be received on the receiving member 11 and prevented from falling into the pit 2.

Further, a notch 13 is formed in a part of the receiving member 11.
Is formed, and a collection container 14 is provided immediately below the turntable 4, and a wiping member such as a brush 15 is provided on the outer periphery of the lower surface of the turntable 4, and a falling object received on the receiving member 11 every time the turntable 4 rotates is provided. Container for scraping and collecting 14
Since these objects are collected in the pit 2, unlike the related art, these fallen objects do not accumulate in the pit 2, and the operating environment of the turntable 4 and the driving device 3 can be maintained well. That is, the drain hole 7 on the bottom of the pit 2
Can be prevented from being blocked, and the drive motor and other devices can be prevented from being flooded, so that failure due to the flooding can be prevented.
Further, operations such as maintenance and cleaning can be easily performed.

Although this embodiment has been described as an externally-installable turntable device, it is needless to say that the present invention can also be applied to an internal-installation type turntable device. Further, without being limited to the turntable device, the present invention can be widely used in various types of vehicle turning devices having a structure in which a tray or a fork-shaped table for mounting on a vehicle turns as a turning table, and the same operation and effect can be obtained. Can be.

[0041]

As is apparent from the above embodiment, the present invention is applicable to a turntable device and other various types of automobile turning devices, in which the gap between the outer periphery of the revolving plate and the inner periphery of the accommodating portion is provided below and through the gap. Since a gutter-shaped receiving member is provided for receiving external fallen objects or belongings dropped by the user, rainwater, oil, fallen leaves, paper debris, dust, etc. pass through the gap between the outer periphery of the revolving plate and the inner periphery of the accommodating portion. In addition to preventing the fallen objects from entering the storage unit, maintaining the operating environment of the equipment in the storage unit in a good condition, preventing its failure, and making maintenance and cleaning work easier, It is possible to prevent keys, coins, and other belongings dropped by a user such as an occupant from entering the storage section, thereby preventing the keys and coins from being lost.

In addition, a collecting mechanism for collecting falling objects is provided in a part of the receiving member, and a wiping member for wiping the receiving member is provided at one or a plurality of locations on the outer periphery of the revolving plate. Since the fallen object received on the receiving member is raked and collected by the collection mechanism, the fallen object on the receiving member can be efficiently and easily removed, and the above effect can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a turntable device exemplified as an automobile turning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the turntable device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a turntable device shown as a conventional automobile turning device.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the turntable device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Turntable device 2 Pit (accommodating part) 3 Drive device (drive part) 4 Turntable (turning plate) 5 Gap 6 Water gradient 7 Drainage hole 11 Receiving member 12 Collection mechanism 13 Notch part 14 Collection container 141 1st filtration part 142 Second filtration unit 143 Drain port 15 Brush (wiping member)

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A driving unit installed in a concave receiving portion,
A turning plate mounted on a swivel and rotatably mounted on the accommodating opening; and a turning device for turning the vehicle on the turning plate to change the direction of the vehicle. It is arranged below the gap with the inner circumference of the storage section, and water, oil, leaf fall, paper waste,
An automobile turning device comprising a receiving member for receiving dust or other externally dropped objects or belongings dropped by a user. 2. The vehicle turning device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving member has a gutter shape having a substantially L-shaped or U-shaped cross section, and is installed along an inner periphery of the housing portion. 3. The vehicle turning device according to claim 1, further comprising a collecting mechanism for collecting dropped objects or belongings received on the receiving member in a part of the receiving member. 4. The collecting mechanism includes a cutout portion formed at one or a plurality of positions on a receiving member, and a fallen object collecting container arranged with an opening facing a lower portion of the cutout portion. The vehicle turning device according to claim 1. 5. The vehicle turning device according to claim 4, further comprising one or a plurality of filtration units on a flow path of the contents in the collection container. 6. The vehicle turning device according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of filtration units are sequentially provided with a filtration unit having a coarse mesh upward and a filtration unit having a fine mesh downward. 7. The vehicle turning device according to claim 4, wherein the collection container has a drain port, and water discharged from the drain port flows out to a drain hole provided in the housing portion. 8. A wiping member for wiping the receiving member on the outer periphery of the revolving plate, and scraping the falling object or belongings received on the receiving member every time the revolving operation of the revolving plate is performed. The vehicle turning device according to claim 1. 9. The vehicle turning device according to claim 8, wherein the wiping member is provided at one or more positions on the outer periphery of the turning plate. 10. The vehicle turning apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the wiping member is made of a brush or a plate.