RU2672510C2 - Passenger and vehicle elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: ground construction.SUBSTANCE: passenger and vehicle elevator system (10) includes a plurality of elevator cars (12, 14, 16) arranged substantially equidistantly and equiangularly from a central shaft of the building. Each elevator car (12) includes a housing and at least one door. Housing has a floor, a ceiling, and at least one sidewall. Linearly translating platform is mounted on the floor of each of the housings. Linearly translating platform is adapted for automatically carrying vehicle (V) and at least one passenger through the at least one door. Further, vehicle (V) may be rotated within the housing by driven rotation of the platform or the floor, allowing for selective angular positioning of vehicle (V) with respect to the housing. Elevator car (12) ascends and descends within a corresponding elevator shaft in a manner similar to that of a conventional elevator.EFFECT: invention enables improvement of serviceability.12 cl, 6 dwg

Description

FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY

The present invention relates and, in particular, to lifting systems for passengers and vehicles, designed to move a vehicle and at least one passenger in a multi-story building.

BACKGROUND

The increasing cost of urban land, together with the need for high-density development at an affordable price, as well as in inexpensive commercial or professional office spaces, present some difficulties in the design of building complexes, in particular, containing parking complexes for automobile vehicles. More specifically, the need to design high-density buildings at an affordable price, such as multi-unit or cooperative complexes, is a problem in providing adequate parking space for personal automobile vehicles in the immediate vicinity of a multi-unit or cooperative building or buildings, without facing excessive construction costs for garage buildings complexes directly above, or more often, directly under the floors or levels of the building, designed for numerous veins x units.

National and local regulatory requirements for fire resistance of structures with garages located under sections of residential premises are prohibitively expensive in relation to buildings in many urban areas at an affordable price. In addition, the irregular shape of the plots of land normally provided for high-density development in highly developed urban areas also poses a problem with regard to the location of appropriate parking spaces for personal motor vehicles located near the unit of housing of the vehicle owner.

One solution to the above problems is the design of multi-storey garages for automobile vehicles directly adjacent or located inside buildings that house housing units occupied by people who usually park their vehicles in the garage. Multi-storey garages are preferred in areas whose land value requires the maximum use of the land for rent or sale of the building. However, multi-storey garages can be inconvenient when used by many residents of the building, if you need to park at the upper levels of the garage and you need to make a path between the upper levels of the apartments and the garage, between the basement level and the upper level of the garage, as well as between the ground level and the upper level of apartments or other inhabited rooms in the building or buildings adjacent to the garage.

Multi-storey garages are being built in which connecting bridges or passages between the parking platforms and the upper floors of adjacent buildings need stairs connecting the passages or bridges to the parking platforms, since the platforms and the corresponding floors of the building are not located at the same height. This location is not satisfactory for the elderly and disabled, as well as when moving large items and furniture between the garage and residential blocks on the nearest adjoining floors.

Other considerations that should be taken into account when designing high-density buildings with adjacent multi-storey garages relate to the location of the garage relative to the apartment while providing adequate open space between them to meet the regulatory requirements and aesthetic wishes of the residents of the building.

Obviously, it is preferable to provide the same access between the residential block of the building on the upper floor or level and the upper tier of the parking space of the garage, as it is provided for persons occupying a residential unit on the ground floor and using the corresponding parking on the basement level. Conclusions should be made not only for the convenience of walking, in essence, regarding the level of transition between a residential unit and a parking space for personal vehicles of residents of the building, but also regarding activities such as garbage collection, mail delivery and collection, as well as the movement of personal property and furniture to and from the housing unit. In addition, with this arrangement, it is preferable to be able to maximize the space for parking and for residential and office space.

Thus, a lifting system for passengers and vehicles that solves the above problems is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A lifting system for passengers and vehicles moves a vehicle containing at least one passenger to a desired parking space inside a multi-story building. The lifting system for passengers and vehicles comprises a plurality of elevator cabs located substantially equidistant from the central axis of the building. Each lift cabin contains a housing and at least one door. The body of the cabin contains a floor, ceiling and at least one side wall. The elevator car has appropriate spatial dimensions and is configured to move a vehicle and at least one passenger. Preferably, the parking space information is read from the vehicle by an external sensor such as a radio frequency (RPID) sensor, barcode reader, or the like.

A progressively moving platform is attached to the floor of each elevator car. A progressively moving platform is adapted to automatically move a vehicle and at least one passenger through at least one door. Additionally, the vehicle can be rotated inside the cabin by means of a platform turning drive or floor turning, providing selective angular positioning of the vehicle with respect to the cabin. The elevator car rises and falls inside the corresponding elevator shaft, just like an ordinary elevator.

These and other features of the present invention will be readily apparent upon further consideration of the following description and drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF GRAPHIC MATERIALS

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of one typical floor of a multi-story building using a lift system for passengers and vehicles in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a schematic cross-sectional side view of a separate elevator car lift system for passengers and vehicles in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2B is a schematic top view of the individual elevator car of FIG. 2A.

FIG. 3A is a schematic ecological top view, partially in section, illustrating a vehicle approaching a separate lift of a lift system for passengers and vehicles in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 3B is a schematic ecological top view, partially in section, illustrating the extension of the elevator platform of FIG. 3A to move the vehicle inside the lift.

FIG. 3C is a schematic ecological top view, partially in section, illustrating a vehicle moving inside the lift of FIG. 3A.

The same reference symbols denote the same corresponding elements in all attached graphic materials.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 illustrates an example floor plan of a single floor of a multi-story building B using a lift system for passengers and vehicles 10. In the example floor plan of FIG. 1 illustrates three separate lifts 12, 14, 16 positioned around the central axis A of building B. It should be understood that each elevator 12, 14, 16 comprises a lift cabin that can be selectively raised or lowered inside the cylindrical shaft of the lift using conventional lifting equipment , which is not illustrated in the graphic materials for clarity. It should be understood that the cylindrical shaft of the elevator is illustrated solely for purposes of example and that the shape and relative dimensions of the elevator shaft and the corresponding elevator car may be different if necessary. Each elevator car contains at least one internal set of doors (or one door) that selectively open and close, and each floor of a multi-story building contains at least one set of external doors (or a separate door) and preferably two sets of external doors angled corresponding to each lift 12, 14 and 16. It should be understood that any desired number of lifts can be used and that their location relative to the floor of the building can be different. In the exemplary arrangement of FIG. 1, in which the three lifts 12, 14, 16 are located so that their centers are equidistant from the axis A, the lifts 12, 14, 16 are located in the form of an isosceles triangle, with each of the lifts 12, 14, 16 serving one of the areas 18 , 20, 22. For the circular arrangement of the floor diagram illustrated in the example of FIG. 1, each of the regions 18, 20, 22 has a span of about 120 ° of the arc, and each of the regions 28, 20, 22 is separated from the adjacent region (s) by staircases S or the like indicated for example.

In the exemplary arrangement of FIG. 1, each of the regions 18, 20, 22 is divided (as shown by dashed, radial lines in Fig. 1), so that the region 18 is divided into sub-regions 24, 26; region 20 is divided into subregions 28, 30; and region 22 is divided into subregions 24-34. Each of the subregions 24-34 represents a separate office or living space. Thus, in this exemplary plan, each of the three areas 18, 20, 22 contains two separate offices or living spaces. As illustrated, two parking spaces are provided for each sub-area 24-34. Sub-area 24 contains a pair of parking spaces 36; sub-area 26 contains a pair of parking spaces 38; sub-area 28 contains a pair of parking spaces 40; sub-area 30 contains a pair of parking spaces 42; sub-area 32 contains a pair of parking spaces 44; and sub-area 34 contains a pair of parking spaces 46. Apartments or office spaces for each sub-area may be located radially outward from the respective parking spaces of the sub-area.

Each of the lifts 12, 14 and 16 works in the same way. In FIG. 2A and 2B, a separate lift cabin 12 is illustrated. In order to provide access to the lift cabin 12 to any of two pairs of parking spaces 36, 38 in sector 18 (in the arrangement of FIG. 1), any of the inside doors 54 of the lift cabin 12 may contain one set, opening 180 ° relative to the cabin, and the lift 12 may be equipped with a turntable to select either a sub-area 24 for access to parking spaces 36, or a sub-area 26 for access to parking spaces 38, or the inner doors 54 of the elevator cabin may contain two adjacent sets, each 90 ° open, and the floor of the elevator car can rotate to select either sub-area 24 or sub-area 26. Preferably, sub-area 24 contains one set of external doors 56 that opens when sub-area 24 is selected, and sub-area 26 contains another a set of external doors 56, which opens when a sub-area 26 is selected. In the exemplary circular arrangement of the lifts illustrated in FIG. 1 and 2B, the inner doors 54 and the outer doors 56 must open and close in an arcuate or circular path, in contrast to the usual rectilinear path of a conventional elevator door.

As illustrated in FIG. 2A, the vehicle V is located on the platform 50 in the lift 12, and the platform 50 is mounted on a controllable, swivel mount 52. This swivel mount facilitates the rotation of the platform 50. This rotation not only allows you to select any of the four parking spaces in a specific area, but also allows the vehicle V to first enter the elevator 12 in front and then, when turned in the elevator, also exit in front of the elevator 12. Such rotating platforms and drive systems are well known and can be used zovatsya any type of control, swiveling holder 52. One such rotating platform is made PALIS Global Parking Technologies GmbH, Gersthofen, Germany. Another such mount is Turntable 505 manufactured by Otto Wöhr GmbH, Fiolzheim, Germany. Other examples of such turntables for vehicles are shown in US Pat. No. 4,264,257 to Saurwein and published US Patent Application No. US 2005/0095092 A1, Segal et al, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

In addition to rotating the platform 50 with the pivoting mount 52, the platform 50 is also preferably horizontally movable. FIG. 3A illustrates a vehicle V first approaching a door 54 of a lift 12. In FIG. 3B, the doors 54 open around the circumference as described above, and the platform 50 progressively moves under the vehicle V and rises to transport the vehicle V. After the platform 50 is completely located under the vehicle V and has risen to carry the vehicle, the platform 50 moves back into the lift 12, as illustrated in FIG. 3C, and vehicle V can be transported to the desired floor.

It should be understood that any suitable type of drive platform may be used. Such transportable transport trolleys and mountings are well known. One such drive platform is manufactured by PALIS Global Parking Technologies GmbH, Gersthofen, Germany. Other examples of other such systems are shown in published PCT application No. WO 2004/045932 A1, issued by Zangerle et al., And US Patent No. 4,768,914 to Sing, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

It should be understood that system 10 can be used in combination with any suitable type of multi-story building. In use, vehicle V enters the basement, underground floor, or entrance floor and approaches one of the lifts 12, 14, 16, positioning the vehicle as illustrated in FIG. 3A. Preferably, at the entrance, the vehicle passes by the sensor 70, as illustrated in FIG. 3A. The sensor 70 may be a barcode reader, an RFID sensor, or the like, exchanging signals 72 with a corresponding sticker or device mounted on the vehicle V to identify the vehicle, containing data identifying the floor and parking space assigned to the vehicle. In response to the identification of the specific vehicle V and the floor and parking space assigned to it, vehicle V is directed to the corresponding entrance or platform area opposite one of the lifts 12, 14, 16 for the specific parking space.

After reaching the appropriate platform zone, the driver turns off the ignition of the vehicle V and preferably remains in the vehicle V. The doors 54 to the lift corresponding to the particular platform zone open and the automatically controlled movable platform or transport carriage 50 extends from the lift. The platform 50 moves under the vehicle V, lifts the vehicle V and returns to the lift with the vehicle V remaining on the platform 50. Then the doors 54 of the lift are closed and the lift rises to the corresponding floor or level.

On the corresponding floor or level, the doors 54 of the elevator are opened and a horizontally moving platform extends outward and places the vehicle V in the parking space assigned to it. Then the horizontally moving platform extends from beneath the vehicle V, returns to the lift, the lift doors 54 are closed, and the lift is then ready to move the next vehicle. When the driver of the vehicle V wishes to leave building B, the driver sends a signal to the appropriate lift, and the process repeats in reverse order.

As noted above, since at least two parking spaces are preferably associated with each office or living space, the system 10 not only raises the vehicle V from the entry level to the corresponding floor of building B, but is also capable of moving the vehicle V to the correct parking space. This is done by turning the mount 52 to rotate the platform 50. Alternatively, the platform 50 may be equipped with its own rotary table, and not be fixed on it. During the rise from the entry level, the platform 50 can be rotated, if necessary, so that the vehicle V is located in the correct parking space. During the descent back to street level, the platform 50 is rotated so that when the doors 54 of the lift open, the platform 50 moves the vehicle V outward to the departure area. Preferably, the departure area is separated from the platform or loading area so that vehicles can leave the building without interference to promote other vehicles that enter the building and wait in the platform area. It should be understood that although two exemplary parking spaces are illustrated for each office or living space, any required number of parking spaces may be provided.

Since vehicle V is transported vertically with one or more passengers in the elevator and since the vehicles are parked in the building at levels coinciding with offices or housing, it is advisable to avoid the engine of the vehicle in the elevator or in the parking zone. Thus, after the vehicle V has just entered the loading or platform area, the carbon monoxide sensor 74 will detect the operation of the vehicle engine, and the positive response of the carbon monoxide sensor 74 will prevent the vehicle from loading into the lift. For example, doors 54 may remain closed until a zero or minimum level of carbon monoxide is detected by the sensor 74. If the vehicle engine is turned off and then started when loading into the lift, one or more carbon monoxide sensors 76 in the lift will stop the lift and return the lift to the entry level. It should be understood that any suitable type of sensors can be used to ensure that the vehicle is not operating. Additional sensors may be used to measure vehicle dimensions, movement or the like, such as, for example, laser sensors.

To avoid injury to the driver of the vehicle and / or any of the passengers, suitable motion sensors or optical sensors 78 can be additionally installed in the lift to detect the opening of the vehicle door or trunk, which can be used as an excuse to stop lifting or lowering the lift. Additionally, conventional smoke, heat or fire detectors can also be installed in a lift.

Although the number, size and general layout of the lifts 12, 14, 16 may be different, each lift must be large enough to accommodate, for example, a vehicle about six meters long and two meters wide. Also, each lift must be able to take the weight of the vehicle and its passengers, that is, it is preferable to be able to withstand loads of up to about 3,500 kg.

It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but encompasses any and all embodiments of the invention within the scope of the attached claims.

Claims (41)

1. A lifting system for passengers and vehicles, comprising: a lift cabin having a body and at least one door, the body comprising a floor, a ceiling and at least one side wall, the body being adapted to move a vehicle and at least one passenger; a progressively moving platform attached to the floor of the housing, the progressively moving platform adapted to transport a vehicle and at least one passenger through at least one door; motion sensor installed inside the case; devices to prevent the vehicle’s cabin from parking in the building if the motion sensor detects movement within the body; devices for selective rotation of the vehicle in the housing; devices for selective lifting and lowering the elevator car; a sensor installed inside the elevator car to determine if the vehicle’s engine is running while inside the elevator car. 2. The lifting system according to claim 1, wherein the housing is substantially cylindrical. 3. The lifting system according to claim 2, wherein at least one door is arcuate. 4. The lifting system of claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor configured to read parking information from the vehicle. 5. The lifting system according to claim 4, wherein at least one sensor configured to read parking information from a vehicle comprises a radio frequency (RFID) reader. 6. The lifting system of claim 4, wherein said at least one sensor configured to read parking information from a vehicle comprises a barcode reader. 7. A lifting system for passengers and vehicles, comprising: a lift cabin adapted for raising and lowering, wherein the lift cabin has an opening for passing a vehicle into and out of the lift cabin and at least one door for closing the opening, wherein the lift cabin comprises a floor, a ceiling and at least one side wall, moreover, the cabin is adapted to move the vehicle and at least one passenger; progressively moving platform, made with the possibility of displacement into the cabin of the lift and from it, and progressively moving platform is adapted for transporting a vehicle and at least one passenger through the hole; and a carbon monoxide sensor mounted outside the elevator car, the carbon monoxide detector is adapted to prevent the vehicle from entering the elevator car if the sensor detects that the vehicle engine is running. 8. A method of parking a motor vehicle, comprising: ensuring the availability of a lifting system for passengers and vehicles according to claim 7; determining by means of a carbon monoxide sensor whether the engine of a vehicle is running; loading an automobile vehicle into the elevator car via a platform, if the carbon monoxide detector determines that the engine of the automobile vehicle is not working; and Preventing the loading of an automobile vehicle into the elevator car if the carbon monoxide detector determines that the engine of the automobile vehicle is running. 9. A lifting system for passengers and vehicles, comprising: a lift cabin adapted for raising and lowering, wherein the lift cabin has an opening for passing the vehicle into and out of the lift cabin and at least one door for closing the opening, wherein the lift cabin comprises a floor, a ceiling and at least one side wall moreover, the cabin is adapted to move the vehicle and at least one passenger; progressively moving platform, made with the possibility of displacement into the cabin of the lift and from it, and progressively moving platform is adapted for transporting a vehicle and at least one passenger through the hole; and a carbon monoxide sensor located inside the elevator car, the carbon monoxide sensor is adapted to prevent the vehicle from parking inside the lift system if the carbon monoxide sensor detects that the vehicle’s engine is running. 10. A method of parking a motor vehicle, the method using a lifting system for passengers and vehicles, comprising: a lift cabin adapted for raising and lowering, wherein the lift cabin has an opening for passing the vehicle into and out of the lift cabin and at least one door for closing the opening, wherein the lift cabin comprises a floor, a ceiling and at least one side wall moreover, the cabin is adapted to move the vehicle and at least one passenger; progressively moving platform, made with the possibility of displacement into the cabin of the lift and from it, and progressively moving platform is adapted for transporting a vehicle and at least one passenger through the hole; and a sensor located inside the elevator car, wherein the method contains: determining by means of said sensor whether the engine of the automobile vehicle is operating while in the elevator cabin; returning the automobile vehicle to the entry level by unloading the automobile vehicle using the platform, if it is determined by means of the indicated sensor that the engine of the automobile vehicle is running or has started to work when it is in the car cabin; delivery of a motor vehicle to a parking place assigned to it, if the engine of the motor vehicle is inoperative; and parking of a vehicle in a parking place assigned to it, if the engine of the vehicle remains inoperative. 11. A multi-storey building containing: separate residential units and / or offices, each of which has an appropriate parking space; a lifting system for passengers and vehicles according to claim 7 for the delivery of vehicles to appropriate parking spaces. 12. A multi-storey building containing: separate residential units and / or offices, each of which has an appropriate parking space; a lifting system for passengers and vehicles according to claim 9 for the delivery of vehicles to appropriate parking spaces.

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