JPS6339329Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] The purpose of this invention is to park special vehicles with a high vehicle height and regular vehicles with a low vehicle height separately in parking spaces with two types of height spaces: high and low. ,
Regarding mechanical parking equipment.

Conventionally, a plurality of parking spaces are formed, a parking device is provided in each of the parking spaces for circulating a plurality of vehicle mounting pallets in a horizontal plane, and a hoistway is formed extending vertically from the parking space. A machine provided with a vehicle entry room above or below the hoistway, communicating the vehicle entry room with a vehicle waiting room through an entrance/exit, and equipped with a lift device for moving the pallet up and down in the hoistway. There is a formal parking facility.

When the mechanical parking equipment mentioned above is installed inside a building, the height of the parking space is made as low as possible to increase the number of tiers to increase parking efficiency, or the depth of the underground pit is made shallow to reduce equipment costs. We are trying to reduce this.

However, in recent years, special vehicles for transporting cargo (hereinafter referred to as "special vehicles") have the width, length, weight, etc. of ordinary passenger cars (hereinafter referred to as "regular cars"), but have a higher height.
) is becoming popular. In order to install parking facilities that can accommodate such special vehicles, each level of parking space must be at a height that can accommodate special vehicles, so reducing the number of levels reduces parking efficiency. This will lead to a decline.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, this invention designates at least one of the multiple parking spaces as a designated parking space with a height space that can accommodate high-height special vehicles, and the other parking spaces are designated as low-height regular vehicles. The vehicle shall have a height space where only a vehicle can be parked, and a vehicle height detection device shall be provided in the vehicle waiting room or the vehicle entry room, and the vehicle height detection device shall be arranged so as to cross near the upper part of the entrance/exit. The vehicle height detection plate is mounted so that the vehicle height detection plate can be raised and lowered, and the upper part of the vehicle height detection plate is supported so as to be swingable in the vehicle entry direction, and the height position from the floor is set as the height position of the special vehicle. an elevating drive mechanism for positioning at a high position slightly higher than the vehicle height or a low position slightly higher than the ordinary vehicle; and a detector for detecting that the vehicle height detection plate has swung at the high position or the low position. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mechanical parking facility which is characterized by the following features and is capable of accepting special vehicles while making effective use of parking space.

Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. For convenience of explanation, left and right in Figures 1 to 4 are referred to as "left" and "right," and left and right in Figure 5 are referred to as "front."
It is called "after".

1 and 2 are upper and lower parking spaces formed in the basement of building 3. The upper side has a larger height space than the lower side (H ₁ > H ₂ in Fig. 4), and is suitable for special vehicles with high vehicle height. The parking space is a designated parking space that can accommodate W ₁ , and horizontal circulation parking devices 4 and 4' of the same configuration that can be driven separately are provided.

The horizontal circulation parking devices 4 and 4' are conventionally known devices, and as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 54-104176, the horizontal circulation parking devices 4 and 4' are vertical circulation parking devices consisting of two vertical and horizontal rows arranged in a rectangular shape. On the transfer paths 4a and 4'a and the lateral transfer paths 4b and 4'b, a plurality of pallets for mounting on vehicles are connected by appropriate connecting fittings during lateral movement so that two opposite corners are empty spaces when stopped. 5 are arranged and moved alternately one pitch vertically and one horizontally so as to circulate.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a hoistway formed toward the ground at the rear left side of the upper and lower parking spaces 1 and 2, and above the hoistway 6 is an opening 7a for the rectangular pallet 5 to emerge and retract.
A vehicle entry compartment 7 is formed across the opening 7a, and the ground floor 3a surrounding the opening 7a serves as a boarding deck. 8 is a lift device provided in the hoistway 6 for carrying in and out pallets.

The vehicle entry room 7 communicates with a vehicle waiting room 10 formed at the rear via an entrance 9 provided in the partition wall 3b, and the vehicle waiting room 10 is connected to the rear wall 3 facing the roadway 11.
An entrance/exit entrance 12 is formed at c.

Reference numeral 13 indicates an entrance/exit door housed in the partition wall 3b so as to be retractable, and reference numeral 14 indicates a turntable for changing the direction of the vehicle, which is installed on the floor 3a of the vehicle waiting room 10.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a vehicle height detection device which is driven by a link mechanism in the vehicle waiting room 10 and has the following configuration.

Reference numerals 16a and 16b denote a pair of left and right swinging arms arranged at appropriate distances from each other, and intermediate bent portions 16a ₁ and 16b ₂ are provided at the bottom of brackets 17a and 17b suspended from the ceiling 3d so as to be able to swing freely within a vertical plane. The two ends are pivotally supported, and one ends on the shorter side of the pivot are connected to each other by a connecting rod 18. Further, the upper ends of vertical support rods 19a, 19b are pivotally connected to the other ends of the swing arms 16a, 16b with appropriate frictional force. 20 is on the top left
It is an oblong rectangular vehicle height detection plate made of a soft material whose right side is fixed to the lower ends of the vertical support rods 19a and 19b, and is placed across the rear upper part of the entrance 9 in the left-right direction, so that only the lower right end can be entered and exited. A protrusion 20a is formed to the right of the mouth 9.

21 is an electric cylinder whose end opposite to the rod is supported on the ceiling 3d so as to be able to swing vertically.
The tip 1a is pivotally connected to the center of the connecting rod 18.

Therefore, the vehicle height detection plate 20 is always held vertically by its own weight by the lifting/lowering drive mechanism constituted by the swing arms 16a, 16b, the connecting rod 18, the vertical support rods 19a, 19b, the electric cylinder 21, etc. It is positioned at two high and low positions (the solid line position and the two-dot chain line position in Figures 5 and 6) by driving the electric cylinder 21 and using the extension limit and shortening limit switches (not shown) built into the cylinder. It's done very well. Height from the floor 3a to the lower end of the vehicle height detection plate 20 at the high and low positions
h ₁ and h ₂ are set to be slightly higher than the vehicle height of a general special car W ₁ and a regular car W ₂ , respectively. Furthermore, the height h ₁ is the height h ₃ of a typical person M.
When the vehicle height detection plate 20 is at a high position, the person M can pass below the vehicle height detection plate 20 without touching the vehicle height detection plate 20.

Reference numerals 22a and 22b indicate limit switches serving as detectors fixedly installed above and below the vehicle waiting room 10 side of the bulkhead 3b in the vicinity of the entrance/exit 9, and detect the vehicle height at the high and low positions of the vehicle height detection plate 20, respectively. When the detection plate 20 swings, it engages with the protrusion 20a and issues a "vehicle height over" signal.

PC1 to PC4 are vehicle entry room 7 and vehicle waiting room 1
A photoelectric device consisting of a light emitting part and a light receiving part placed on the left and right sides respectively at 0, about 50 cm from the floor 3a.
A beam is projected horizontally to the left and right at a height of approximately 100 to 100 cm, and the presence of a vehicle entering the vehicle entry room 7 from the vehicle waiting room 10 through the entry/exit entrance 9 blocks the beam, thereby detecting the presence of the vehicle. It is set as. Among these, the photoelectric device PC1 is arranged near the entrance/exit 9 in the vehicle waiting room 10.

The photoelectric devices PC2 and PC3 are placed in front and behind the vehicle entry compartment 7, and detect that the vehicle that has entered the pallet 5 protrudes from a predetermined position. It is placed slightly behind the vehicle and detects the front end of the vehicle.

23 is a guide light fixed to the center of the front wall 3e of the vehicle entry compartment 7, and has four indicator lamps _L1 "Move forward a little more", _L2 "Stop, pull the brake, close the door and exit. Please”, L ₃ “Go a little later”,
L4 "Vehicle height is over, please exit" is provided and is displayed by lighting based on the detection information from the photoelectric devices PC1 to PC4 and the limit switches 22a and 22b.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a broadcaster installed in the vehicle entry room 7 and the vehicle waiting room 10, which is used in conjunction with the guide light 23 to broadcast various guidance to the driver.

25 is an operation panel 25 installed in the vehicle waiting room 10
The control means with a is for comprehensively controlling the entire parking facility, and the operation panel 25a has buttons (not shown) for "special vehicle W ₁ warehousing request" and "regular vehicle W _2" .
It is equipped with a ``request for warehousing'' push button, a ``request for warehousing'' push button (one push button for each pallet 5), a pallet indicator indicating when the pallet has reached the entrance 9, an emergency stop push button, an alarm, a warehousing status display lamp, etc.

Next, the operation of the entire parking facility will be explained.

Now, in the initial state of the parking devices 4 and 4', empty pallets 5 (for example, U1 pallets in the upper tier and D1 pallets in the lower tier) are moved to the left vertical transfer paths 4a and 4'a for the convenience of warehousing operations. hoistway 6
It is located at the rear adjacent to.

Further, the entrance/exit door 13 is closed to close the entrance/exit 9, and the lift device 8 is stopped in the lower parking space 2 (two-dot chain line in FIG. 4).

Furthermore, the vehicle height detection device 15 includes an electric cylinder 21
The vehicle height detection plate 20 is held at a predetermined high position by extending the rod 21a.

From now on, the entry operation of the ordinary vehicle _W2 , the entry operation of the special vehicle _W1 , and the departure operation will be explained with reference to the flow chart in FIG.

Warehousing operation for regular car W ₂ Assume that a regular car W ₂ enters the vehicle waiting room 10 from the entrance/exit entrance 12 to park the vehicle. When the parking facility manager operates the "regular car _W2 parking request" push button, the vehicle height detection device 15 is activated and the rod 21a of the electric cylinder 21 is shortened, causing the swinging arms 16a and 16b to move counterclockwise in FIG. The vehicle height detecting plate 20 is lowered to a predetermined low position and stopped (as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5).

Then drive the lower parking device 4' and move D1 ~
D4 Pallet 5 is integrally moved to the left a distance of one pallet. This will result in D1 palette 5
is transferred onto the lift device 8.

Next, the lift device 8 rises and stops when the D1 pallet 5 is fitted into the opening 7a, and the entry/exit door 13 is opened.

Next, the regular car _W2 passes below the vehicle height detection plate 20 and through the entrance/exit 9, and gets onto the D1 pallet 5. At this time, in the ordinary car _W2 , when the photoelectric device PC1 is blocked, the indicator lamp L1 of the guide light 23 "Move a little further forward" is displayed. Further photoelectric equipment
After passing PC3 and blocking the light from the photoelectric device PC4, the indicator lamp L2 "Stop..." lights up and the driving car stops the regular car _W2 . If it goes too far and blocks the photoelectric device PC2, the indicator lamp L3 "Move a little later" will be lit.

While the ordinary car _W2 is getting onto the D1 pallet 5, the photoelectric device PC1 changes from blocking light to receiving light, and the rod 21a of the electric cylinder 21 is extended to raise the vehicle height detection plate 20 back to its original high position. I'll let you.

When the ordinary car W ₂ stops at a predetermined position on the D1 pallet 5 without contacting the vehicle height detection plate 20, the driver descends to the floor 3a and passes under the vehicle height detection plate 20 from the entrance 9. and exits into the vehicle waiting room 10.

Next, the entry/exit door 13 is closed, the lift device 8 descends and stops at the lower parking device 4', and the parking device 4' is driven again to return the D1 to D4 pallets 5 to the right side as one unit. move it. Further, by the pallet circulation movement of the parking device 4', the empty pallet 5 is placed in a position facing the hoistway 6 for convenience of the next warehousing operation.

This completes the warehousing operation for regular car _W2 . If the upper part of the vehicle touches and pushes the vehicle height detection plate 20 while getting into the D1 pallet 5, the limit switch 22b is activated and the display lamp L4 "Vehicle height over..." is lit up, and the control means 25 A signal to prevent the lift device 8 from driving and a signal to activate the alarm as appropriate is sent to the lift device 8 via the controller. Further, the broadcaster 24 instructs the vehicle to temporarily retreat into the vehicle waiting room 10. If there is an empty pallet 5 in the upper parking device 4, the parking facility manager _will
Press the ``Request for warehousing request'' button and perform the warehousing operation for special vehicle _W1 described below, which is treated as a special vehicle.

Warehousing operation for special vehicle W ₁ When the parking facility manager operates the "Special vehicle W ₁ warehousing request" button, the vehicle height detection device 15 maintains the vehicle height detection plate 20 at a high position, and the above-mentioned ordinary vehicle
Similar to the warehousing operation of _W2 , the empty pallet 5 (for example, the U1 pallet 5) of the upper parking device 4 is transferred onto the lift device 8 and transported to the opening 7a of the vehicle entry room 7. Then, the entry/exit door 13 opens, and the special vehicle W ₁ (or the vehicle whose vehicle height exceeds that of the regular vehicle W ₂ due to the entry operation) gets onto the pallet 5, and is transported together with the pallet 5 to the original upper parking device 4. .

If the special vehicle _W1 touches the vehicle height detection plate 20 and activates the limit switch 22a while getting on the pallet 5, the display lamp L4 "Vehicle height over..." will be lit and the same operation will be performed as described above. A drive prevention signal for the lift device 8 and an appropriate alarm activation signal are transmitted, and the driver is further informed by the broadcaster 24 that the special vehicle _W1 cannot enter the parking facility because it is over the vehicle height.

Detachment operation When the parking equipment manager operates the "Departure request" button corresponding to the number of the desired pallet 5, the parking device 4 or 4' and the lift device 8 are activated while the vehicle height detection plate 20 is held at a high position. The desired pallet 5 is carried out into the vehicle entry room 7 by the drive, and the driver drives the vehicle to leave.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the limit switch 2
2a and 22b, a limit switch (not shown) is fixed to the protrusion 20a, and the vehicle height detection plate 2
The engagement operation may be made with the partition wall 3b by the zero swing.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the vehicle height detection device 15
Although the vehicle height detection plate 20 is moved up and down by a link mechanism, it can be similarly implemented as a vehicle height detection device 115 employing a chain sprocket mechanism as shown in FIG.

In other words, 100 is on the left above the entrance 9.
It is a rotating shaft whose right ends are extended horizontally to the left and right beyond the width of the entrance/exit 9 and supported on the partition wall 3b, and small sprockets 101a and 101 are installed at the left and right ends and the middle part.
b and the large sprocket 102 are fixed.
Reference numeral 103 denotes a forward/reverse motor with a speed reducer and a brake fixed to the bulkhead 3b, and a drive sprocket 104 fixed to the output shaft and the large sprocket 102.
An endless chain 105 is wound between the two ends.

Reference numerals 106a and 106b are small sprockets supported on the partition wall 3b appropriately below the small sprockets 101a and 101b, and an endless chain 1 is connected between the small sprockets 101a and 101b.
07a and 107b are wrapped around it. The vehicle height detection plate 120 includes support rods 1 protruding from the upper left and right ends.
The tips of 19a and 119b are connected to the endless chain 107.
The detection plate is attached to a and 107b so as to be swingable vertically due to its own weight, and the motor 103 is driven and
By stopping, it is selectively held at the high position shown by the solid line and the low position shown by the two-dot chain line. 122a・12
2b is a limit switch as a detector, and the vehicle height detection plate 120 swings and engages with the protrusion 120a at a predetermined high/low position, thereby indicating that the vehicle height is over.
It emits a signal.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the vehicle height detection device 1
5 and 115 are both installed in the vehicle waiting room 10, but the same implementation is possible even if they are installed in the vehicle entry room 7.

As described in detail above, when using the parking facility of the present invention, at least one of the multiple parking spaces has a designated parking space that can accommodate special vehicles with a high vehicle height, and a special parking space is provided at the entrance/exit. Equipped with a vehicle height detection device that can selectively detect vehicle heights at high and low positions for both cars and regular vehicles, making it possible to park special vehicles while maximizing the use of parking space. In addition, it is now possible to park an over-height regular vehicle with ski equipment, etc. mounted on top of the vehicle, treating it as a special vehicle on a case-by-case basis, and its utility value is much greater than with conventional facilities that were only intended for regular vehicles. big.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

All drawings show examples of the present invention.
Figures 1 to 3 are plan views of the above-ground, upper parking space, and lower parking space parts of the parking facility, respectively. Figure 4 is an enlarged front view taken in the direction of the ~ arrow in Figure 1. Figure 5 is the same view as in Figure 4. 6 is an enlarged side view in the direction of the arrows in FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a flowchart, and FIG. 8 is a front view similar to FIG. . In the figure, 1 is the upper (specific) parking space, 2 is the lower parking space, 4 and 4' are the parking devices, 5 is the pallet, and 6
is a hoistway, 7 is a vehicle entry room, 8 is a lift device, 9
10 is a vehicle waiting room; 13 is an entrance/exit door; 15 is a vehicle height detection device; 20 is a vehicle height detection plate; 2
5 is a control means, W ₁ is a special car, and W ₂ is a regular car.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A plurality of tiers of parking spaces are formed, and a parking device is provided in each of the tiers of parking spaces to circulate and move a plurality of vehicle mounting pallets in a horizontal plane, and forming a hoistway extending in the direction, providing a vehicle entry room above or below the hoistway, communicating the vehicle entry room with a vehicle waiting room via an entrance/exit;
In a mechanical parking facility equipped with a lift device that moves up and down the hoistway to transport the pallets, at least one of the parking spaces has a height space where a special vehicle with a high vehicle height can be parked. There is no parking space, and the other parking spaces have a height space that allows only low-height regular cars to be parked, and a vehicle height detection device is provided in the vehicle waiting room or vehicle entry room, and the vehicle height detection device The vehicle height detection plate is arranged so as to cross the upper part of the entrance/exit, and the vehicle height detection plate can be raised and lowered, and can be swung in the direction of vehicle entry using the upper part of the vehicle height detection plate as a fulcrum. and a lift drive mechanism for positioning the special vehicle at a height slightly higher than the vehicle height of the special vehicle or at a lower position slightly higher than the regular vehicle as a height position from the floor, and the vehicle height detection plate is located at the high position. or a detector for detecting rocking at a low position. (2) The detector is a mechanical type according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, wherein the detector comprises two limit switches fixedly installed on the bulkhead forming the storage entrance corresponding to the high position and the low position. Parking facilities.