JPS63151769A - Automatic storage method of car, etc. - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a method for automatically storing vehicles, cargo, etc. (hereinafter simply referred to as vehicles) in parking devices, automatic warehouses, etc.

The automatic storage method for vehicles in conventional parking systems involves suspending cages at regular intervals from an endless chain hooked between upper and lower sprockets, and rotating the cages by rotating the sprockets to sequentially move the vehicles parked in the cages into the air. 6 In addition to the so-called merry-go-round system, in which a lift can be rotated and a number of donut-shaped parking spaces are built around it, vehicles placed on the lift are transported to the desired level. There are various methods, such as one in which the vehicle is changed direction, transferred radially using a horizontal transfer device, and stored radially around a lift, but the former merry-go-round type is a method in which the vehicle is stored or stored. To get the car out, the entire device must be driven in circulation, and the larger the device, the greater the influence of inertia, requiring a particularly large amount of power to start, and the larger the inertia, the greater the influence of inertia. Indeed, control becomes difficult, and unless the circulation speed is slowed down, it becomes difficult to stop at a predetermined position accurately without applying an impact. In addition, the latter type, which stores radially, requires a horizontal transport device for each parking space as well as a lift, and the lift also requires a turntable to change the direction of the vehicle, so the structure is complicated. Space is also required to install an extremely complicated horizontal conveying device, and the effective floor area is reduced accordingly.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention reduces the influence of inertia and facilitates control.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide a new automatic storage method for vehicles, etc., which can speed up the loading and unloading of vehicles, etc., and has a relatively simple structure.

According to the present invention, one or more layers of circular or donut-shaped storage chambers are vertically provided on the reference surface, and each storage chamber can be independently driven to rotate around its axis. It has a passageway in the radial direction through which vehicles etc. can go up and down, and vehicles can pass through the passageway of each storage room. A lifting mechanism is provided to raise and lower the storage room, and when storing vehicles, etc., the passage of each storage room is vertically collapsed, and the vehicle, etc. on the reference plane is transported to the target floor by the lifting mechanism, and then the storage room of that floor is moved. An automatic storage method for a vehicle or the like is provided in which the vehicle is rotated, lowered to a desired location, and stored radially.

The reference plane here may be the ground or any floor from the basement to the top floor of the building, but preferably a turntable is provided on the reference plane, and each upper storage room It can be rotated as well. This not only allows vehicles, etc. to be stored radially on the turntable in the same way as in the storage room on the upper level (by rotating the turntable an appropriate amount, the direction of vehicles, etc. that have been lowered onto the turntable can be changed and taken out). , or it can be taken out from an exit provided separately from the entrance.

The floor of the storage room may be a floor of each level, or may be a table rotatably supported on the floor.

The passage may be formed at one location or at multiple locations. The more passageways there are, the more convenient it is for moving in and out of vehicles, but the fewer the number of parking spaces.

Although it is possible for the elevating mechanism to directly grasp a vehicle or the like to raise or lower it, it is preferable that the elevating mechanism grasps a pallet or a container on which a vehicle or the like is placed to raise or lower it.

The embodiment diagram shows a parking device used in the method of the present invention, in which a circular structure 1 is internally partitioned into a plurality of floors by floors 2, and each floor 2 is provided with an annular guide rail (not shown). A donut plate-shaped table 3 with a portion cut out is rotatably supported by the rail. And it is designed to be rotationally driven by a drive device (not shown).

The drive device includes, for example, a motor installed on the floor 2, a pinion that is rotationally driven by the motor via a reduction gear, and an annular rack that is installed on the table and meshes with the pinion. 3 rotates on a guide rail. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the floor 2 and the table 3 are also provided with a rectangular through hole 4 and a groove 5 having the same width as the through hole 4 in the radial direction. The size of the through hole 4 is when the through hole 4 of the floor 2 and the groove 5 of the table 3 are aligned and defeated.
7 in Figure 0, where the pallet 6 can be raised and lowered through the groove 5 while being gripped by the lifting mechanism described below.
is a turntable installed on the floor, which is rotatably driven by a known method, and has a rectangular groove 8 of the same shape and size as the through hole 4, and the ground corresponds to the through hole 4 of the floor 2. A rectangular hole 9 of the same shape is formed at the location where the hole 9 is located.

The elevating mechanism is installed at a location corresponding to the through hole 4 of each flap 2 on the top floor of the structure 1, and includes a hoisting device 11 consisting of a motor and a winch that is rotationally driven by the motor via a reducer, and a winch. It consists of a gate-shaped cage 13 suspended by steel cables 12, and a gripping mechanism for the pallet 6 attached to the four corners of the cage 13. It is supported by a claw lever 15 that removably fits into and locks into depressions 14 formed at the four corners of the pallet 6, and a hydraulic cylinder 16 that is attached to the cage 13 and connected to the claw bar 5. .

The motors of each driving device, the motor of the lifting mechanism, and the hydraulic cylinder 16 are sequentially controlled by a control device (not shown) so that they operate in accordance with a set program order. The parking spaces on each floor have two corresponding parking spaces arranged on a control panel installed on the first floor, and a control device (not shown) so that when a button is pressed, a vehicle is stored in the corresponding parking space. The motors of each drive device, the motor of the lifting mechanism, and the hydraulic cylinder 16 are controlled in sequence. Each phase is equipped with a lamp to indicate whether the corresponding parking space is occupied or vacant.

Storing a vehicle using this device is performed as follows.

Select any one of the two vacant spaces and press it. First, the tables 3 and turntables 6 on each floor will rotate, and the parking space corresponding to the button you pressed will be located above the hole 4 on floor 2. , and the groove 5 of the other table meets the through hole 4 of the floor and each stops, the zeroth winding device! 11 is unwound and the cage 13 is lowered. cage 13
When the oil reaches the table that blocks the passage hole 4 of the floor 2, a sensor (not shown) detects it and switches the switching valve (not shown) of the hydraulic cylinder 16 attached to the cage 13.
The pawl lever 15 shown in FIG. 5 is rotated clockwise to engage the recess 14 of the pallet 6. At the same time or after a while, the hoisting device 11 is switched to hoisting, and the pallet 6 held by the cage 13 is slightly lifted. Then, the table 3 below is rotated to align the groove 5 of the table with the through hole 4 of the floor. After the grooves 5 of each table 3 and the through holes 4 of the floor 2 are completely destroyed, the hoisting device 11 is rewound, and the cage 13 holding the pallet 5 is lowered to the lowest level, and the pallet 6 is placed face to face with the turntable 7. or at the same level as the approach road surface. After that, the vehicle 18 enters from the approach road, and after placing it on the pallet 6, the passenger gets off the vehicle.Next, the above button is pushed again.As a result, the hoisting device 11 is first hoisted, and the pallet 6 on which the vehicle 1B is placed is lifted. carried to the target level. When the target level is reached, the sensor detects this and activates the drive device to rotate the table 3. After the target parking space reaches the through hole 4 in the floor 2 below and stops, the hoisting device 11 is unwound, whereby the pallet 6 supported by the cage 13 is lowered and placed on the target parking space. . Then, the switching valve of the hydraulic cylinder 16 is switched,
The pawl lever 15 shown in FIG. 5 is rotated counterclockwise to remove it from the recess 14 of the pallet 6 and release the engagement with the pallet 6. The table is then rotated again and returned to its original position.

The above explained how to store the vehicle on the table, but if you also want to store it on the turntable,
It is preferable to turn the turntable 7 and store it in any vacant parking space.

When carrying out a stored vehicle, the button for the parking space where the target vehicle is to be placed is pressed, and the pallet carrying the vehicle is lowered in the same order as above until it is flush with the approach road. After that, the passenger can get on the vehicle and immediately start the vehicle facing backwards, but preferably, the turntable 7 is rotated 180 degrees to change the direction and the vehicle is started facing forwards. If the parking device is installed on a corner lot as shown in Figure 4, the exit can be provided separately from the entrance. It can be taken out in the direction of the arrow in the figure. In any case, if you want to always drive the vehicle forward, of the 8 parking spaces shown in the diagram, the opposing parking spaces must always remain empty, so you can park on the turntable. The number of units will be 4.

In the above embodiment, the table is rotatably mounted on the floor, but the table may be rotatably supported and the table may be omitted.In the above embodiment, the locations where vehicles can be loaded and unloaded are always the same and can be changed. However, if the floor can be made rotatable and the hoisting device can be moved around the circumference, the passages on each floor can be moved freely. You can take the vehicle in and out by aligning it in the same direction.

Effects of the Invention According to the method of the present invention, the storage chambers on each floor can be rotated individually and independently, and since each storage chamber has a small weight, the influence of inertia can be reduced. The power required for startup can be reduced, control is easier, the rotational speed can be increased, and storage can be performed quickly.

In addition, the conventional type that stores vehicles etc. radially,
Compared to the previous system, which required a horizontal transport device for each storage space and a horizontal transport device and a turntable for the lift, the structure is extremely simple because all that is needed is a mechanism to rotate the storage room. becomes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the parking device used in the method of the present invention;
The figure is a plan view of the floor, the third figure is a plan view of the table, and the fourth figure is a plan view of the table.
The figure is a plan view of the turntable, and FIG. 5 is a front view of the pallet gripping mechanism. l...Structure 2...Floor 3...Table 4...Through hole 5...Groove 6...Pallet 7...Turntable 8...Rectangular shape 11...Hoisting device 13 Cage 15...Claw lever 16... hydraulic cylinder

Claims (1)

[Claims] One or more layers of circular or donut-shaped storage chambers are provided in the vertical direction on the reference plane, and each storage chamber can be rotated independently around its axis, and there is also a passageway through which vehicles, etc. can go up and down. are provided in the radial direction, and are provided with an elevating mechanism for elevating vehicles etc. through the passages of each storage chamber.
When storing vehicles, etc., the passages of each storage room are aligned vertically, and the vehicle, etc. on the reference plane is transported to the target floor by the lifting mechanism, and then the storage room on that floor is rotated, lowered to the target location, and moved radially. Automatic storage method for vehicles, cargo, etc.