JPH11350773A - Car simultaneous incoming/outgoing parking space - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking space which a large number of cars can enter and leave simultaneously. SOLUTION: The car simultaneous entering type parking space has a peripheral conveyor 1 having a quadlilateral conveying path, in which corners are rounded, and moving a plurality of trucks 5 installed onto the path along the path and a vertical conveyor 2 shifting pallets 6 on one side of the opposed two sides of a quadlilateral and pallets 6 put on vertical conveyor itself up to the trucks on the other side, and the N trucks 5 are mounted on one side and the other side in the peripheral conveyor 1 respectively. When the N trucks 5 on one side are shifted to the places of the N trucks 5 on the other side at that time, the N trucks 5 on the other side are also moved to the places of the N trucks 5 on one side, and the corresponding trucks 5 on each side are arranged on a straight line.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simultaneous parking type parking lot which allows a plurality of vehicles to enter and exit simultaneously.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Many conventional mechanical parking lots receive a car parked at an entrance and move it to a car storage shelf by an elevator as it is, or after traveling to some extent by an elevator. In this case, take in and out of the car is 1
It is often performed one by one.

[0003]

In a movie theater, a baseball stadium, or the like, a large number of cars enter in a short time before opening, and a large number of cars exit in a short time after the movie or baseball is over. In a parking lot of such a place, like a conventional parking lot,
This cannot be done in a parking lot where two cars or two or three cars come and go.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has as its object to provide a parking device that allows many vehicles to enter and leave a car at the same time.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of trucks having a quadrangular transport path with rounded corners and mounted on this path are arranged along the path. A moving circulating transport device, and a vertical transport device for moving the pallet on the trolley on one of the two opposite sides of the square and the pallet placed on the trolley to the trolley on the other side, N carts are respectively attached to one side and the other side of the round conveying device, and when the N carts on one side are moved to the positions of the N carts on the other side, the other carts are attached. The N trolleys on the side also move to the positions of the N trolleys on one side, and the corresponding trolleys on each side are arranged in a straight line.

[0006] First, the parking lot is vacant, and N on the other side is used.
It is assumed that a pallet for carrying a car is mounted on each of the carts and the vertical transport device. After N cars are stored in the N pallets on the other side, the pallet carrying the car is moved to the N positions on one side by circling the orbiting transport device.
Next, the pallets placed on the vertical conveyance device are moved onto the N trolleys that have returned from one side to the other side while moving the N pallets on which the vehicles have been moved by the vertical conveyance device to the vertical conveyance device. Moving. As a result, N cars can be stored in the N pallets on the other side. When leaving the pallet, the pallet in the car on the vertical transport device is moved onto the trolley on the other side. As a result, N vehicles can be simultaneously taken out of the other side. Note that the car that has entered the warehouse rotates 180 degrees when it is orbited by the orbiting transport device, and thus can leave the head as it is when leaving the warehouse.

[0007] In the invention according to claim 2, the vertical transport device includes:
The trolley is provided at each position of the trolleys in which the corresponding trolleys are aligned, and includes a plurality of pallets arranged in a straight line, and a moving device for moving the pallets in a straight line.

In each of the vertical transfer devices provided between the corresponding carts, m pallets are provided in a straight line, and the pallets are connected to the pallets on the carts at one side corresponding to the pallets. And the first pallet of this pallet row is moved to the corresponding cart on the other side. Thus, when the vehicle mounted on the trolley on the other side goes around to one side, it is transported together with the pallet to the corresponding vertical transport device, and the trolley transported on the pallet moves to the other side by circling. Then, an empty pallet is fed from the corresponding vertical transport device onto the moved carriage, and it is possible to prepare for entry of a new car. If m pallets can be arranged on one vertical transport device, m × N vehicles can be stored on the vertical transport device, and together with N vehicles on one side, (m + 1) X N cars can be stored.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the circulating transport device includes a chain extending along the transport path, a bogie mounting member having one end attached to the chain and a roller attached to the other end, A revolving drive device for rotating the sprocket by rotating the sprocket with the chain and the sprocket, and the roller is rotatably joined to the bogie and on a revolving rail provided along the transport path. The truck orbits on the transport path as the chain moves.

A chain is stretched along the transport path, and rails are also laid. A truck runs on this rail. The chain is driven by a sprocket and orbits the transport path. The trolley mounting material is attached to the chain as many as the trolleys, and the rollers of the trolley mounting material and the trolley are connected rotatably, so that the trolley moves with the movement of the chain, and the bend of the peripheral circuit can smoothly bend. it can.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a simultaneous parking type parking lot of the present embodiment. N number of vertical transport devices 2 are arranged inside a rectangular round transport device 1 having rounded corners. The orbiting transport device 1 includes an orbiting chain 3 and an orbiting rail 4 sandwiching the orbiting chain 3, and a bogie 5 connected to the orbiting chain 3 orbits on the orbiting rail 4. The side (the other side) where the rectangular car enters and exits is the entrance / exit side, and the opposite side (one side) is the back side.

On the loading / unloading side of the orbiting chain 3, N carts 5 are provided.
Is mounted, and N carts 5 are also attached to the back side. When the orbiting chain 3 is rotated 180 degrees, the N carts on the loading / unloading side move to the positions of the N carts 5 on the back side, and the N carts on the back side 5 moves to the position of the N carts 5 on the loading / unloading side. The corresponding trolleys 5 on the entrance and exit sides are arranged so as to be on a straight line, and the vertical transport device 2 is arranged on each straight line. The vertical transport device 2 is configured to sequentially send the pallets 6 arranged in a straight line from the back trolley 5 to the front of the loading / unloading trolley 5 onto the trolley 5 on the loading / unloading side. The mounted state is the vehicle storage state. The car is moved and stored on the pallet 6. The pallet 6 moves on a vertical rail in the vertical transport device 2. Also, the upper surface of the vertical rail and the upper surface of the bogie are the same height, and the pallet 6
Can move from the top of the trolley to the vertical rail on the back side, and can move from the top of the vertical rail to the trolley on the loading / unloading side.

In FIG. 1, 5a shows a pallet 6 on which a car is not mounted, and 5b shows a pallet 6 on which a car is mounted.
c indicates a carriage 5 on which no pallet 6 is mounted. Pallet 5
The triangle marks a and 5b indicate the direction of the head of the car. This state indicates a state in which N vehicles can be stored at the same time. When the N vehicles enter the warehouse, the trolleys are circulated to the back side, and the N vehicles 5c on which the pallets 6 on the back side are not mounted come to the entrance / exit side. Then, the front row 5b is moved onto the N carts 5 by the vertical transport device 2, and the retrieval system is established. In the case of operating as described above, the maximum number of pallets 6 on the vertical transport device 2 is m
There are (m + 1) × N units. This way,
The car can enter from the head when entering the car and can exit from the head when leaving the car. Note that if the first N units are to be left behind, (m + 2) × N units can be accommodated. When only a1 is to be discharged, it is possible to leave the warehouse by moving the vertical transport device 2 including a1 and the circulating transport device 1 to make two rounds and sending a1 onto the loading / unloading-side cart.

FIG. 2 shows a fully loaded trolley 5 on the entry side and a trolley 5c with the pallet 6 moved to the vertical transport device 2.
Shows a state in which the two carts 5 and 5c are exchanged by going around. In particular, it shows a state where the vehicle turns a corner.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration of a corner portion and a bogie of the round transport device 1. A circling rail 4 is provided with the circulating chain 3 interposed therebetween. A sprocket 10 is provided at the corner and meshes with the orbiting chain 3 to make the orbiting chain 3 orbit. The sprocket 10 is driven by a rotary drive 12 via a drive chain 11. A tensioner roller 13 is pressed against the drive chain 11 to suppress loosening.

FIG. 4A is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3, showing the sprocket opening 16 of the inner orbiting rail 4. FIG. 4B shows a cross section taken along line BB of FIG.
Shows a state in which the vehicle wheel penetrates through the sprocket opening 16 and a state in which the bogie wheel 14 travels on the inner orbiting rail 4.
A guide roller 15 is provided on a truck wheel 14 traveling on the orbiting rail 4 to prevent deviation from the orbiting rail 4.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a connection device for connecting the orbiting chain 3 and the carriage 5. A triangular bogie mounting member 7 is attached to the chain element 3a, and a roller 7a is provided at the apex of the triangular bogie mounting member 7, and the roller 7a is rotatably joined to the bogie 5 at a substantially central position of the bogie 5 as shown in FIG. I have. Thereby, the bogie 5 can travel along the revolving rail 4 even at a corner portion. The bogie mounting members 7 are provided on the orbiting chain 3 at N positions at the positions of the bogies 5 shown in FIG.
N pieces are attached.

FIG. 6 shows a cross section taken along line CC of FIG. A cart 5 is provided on the orbiting rail 4 and a pallet 6
Is installed. The pallet 6 is provided with a passage plate 6a to which a person moves laterally.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 3, and shows the structure of the vertical transport device 2 and the carriage 5. The cart 5 runs on the orbiting rail 4 with cart wheels 14 shown in detail in FIG. The roller 7a of the bogie mounting member 7 shown in FIG. 5 is rotatably fitted with a roller receiver 7b provided substantially below the center of the bogie. The pallet 6 moves on the cart 5. The vertical transport device 2 includes a vertical rail 17 on which the pallet 6 runs, and a vertical feed mechanism 20 for feeding the pallet 6 along the vertical rail 17. Pallet 6 has pallet wheels 1 on the bottom
The pallet wheel 18 includes a wheel 18a and a pallet axle 18b supporting the wheel 18a. The pallets 6 are joined by a pallet combiner 19.

The vertical feed mechanism 20 has a structure in which a trapezoidal belt 21 rotates, and an axle coupler 22 fitted to the pallet axle 18b is attached to the belt 21. The distance between the axle couplers 22 is such that the rear or front pallet axle 18b of the two pallets 6 connected as shown is fitted simultaneously. As a result, the driving force in the vertical direction is transmitted to the two pallets 6 fitted together, and all the pallets 6 connected by the pallet connector 19 move in the vertical direction. In the figure, the vertical feeder 20 is a pallet axle 18
The vertical feeder 20 is shown separated from the vertical rail 17 so that the pallet axle 18b and the axle coupler 22 are connected between the vertical rails 17. Be placed.

In the above embodiment, an example of the configuration of the round transport device 1 and the vertical transport device 2 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. The orbiting transport device 1 only needs to have a function capable of transporting the carriage 5 along the orbital route, and the vertical transporting device 2 moves the connected pallets 6 in a vertical direction (a direction from one side of the orbital route facing the other side). It would be good if there was a function to send to.

[0022]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention is directed to a circulating transport device in which N trolleys are arranged on two opposing sides of a rectangular transport path with rounded corners, respectively, and circulate the trolleys. And a vertical transport device that is arranged on a straight line connecting the corresponding carts arranged on two sides and transports the pallet on the straight line, so that N vehicles can be simultaneously entered and exited. Further, by employing a configuration in which m pallets are mounted on the vertical transport device, (m + 1) × N vehicles can be accommodated. When a car enters the parking apparatus from the head, the car turns during transportation, so that the car can exit from the head when leaving the car.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a simultaneous parking type parking lot of a vehicle according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a cart is transported by a round transport device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a corner portion of the round transport device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an AA section and a BB section of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a transport mechanism of the truck.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a cross section taken along line CC of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a view showing a DD section of FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 orbital transport device 2 vertical transport device 3 orbital chain 3 a chain element 4 orbital rail 5 cart 6 pallet 6 a passage plate 7 cart mounting material 7 a roller 7 b roller receiver 10 sprocket 11 drive chain 12 rotary drive device 13 tensioner roller 14 cart wheel 15 guide Roller 16 Sprocket opening 17 Vertical rail 18 Pallet wheel 18a Wheel 18b Pallet axle 19 Pallet splicer 20 Vertical feed mechanism 21 Belt 22 Axle coupler

Claims (3)

[Claims] An orbiting conveyance device having a quadrangular conveyance path with rounded corners and moving a plurality of trucks mounted on the path along the path, and one of two opposing sides of the quadrilateral. A vertical transport device that moves the pallet on the trolley and the pallet placed on itself to the trolley on the other side,
And N carts are attached to one side and the other side of the circulating transport device, respectively.
When the trolleys are moved to the positions of the N trolleys on the other side, the N trolleys on the other side are also moved to the positions of the N trolleys on one side, and the corresponding trolleys on each side are immediately A simultaneous parking lot for vehicles, characterized by being lined up on a line. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vertical transport device includes a plurality of pallets arranged on each of the trucks on which the corresponding trucks are aligned, and a moving device for moving the pallets on the straight line. The simultaneous parking type parking lot according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The circulating transport device includes: a chain stretched along the transport path; a bogie mounting member having one end attached to the chain and a roller attached to the other end;
A revolving drive unit that rotates the sprocket by rotating the sprocket with the chain and the sprocket, and the roller is rotatably connected to a bogie;
2. The simultaneous parking type parking lot according to claim 1, wherein the bogies on the orbiting rails provided along the transport path orbit along the transport path as the chain moves.