WO2013029976A1

WO2013029976A1 - Parking system for automatically parking vehicles

Info

Publication number: WO2013029976A1
Application number: PCT/EP2012/065814
Authority: WO
Inventors: Frido STUTZ
Original assignee: Skyline Parking Ag
Priority date: 2011-09-02
Filing date: 2012-08-13
Publication date: 2013-03-07
Also published as: CH704040B1

Abstract

The parking system comprises containers (1, 2) which are stacked up to form a plurality of floors and are open on one side. An elevator having a platform (4) for receiving an individual vehicle is used for parking and placing the vehicles in storage and for fetching back and retrieving said vehicles. The platform (4) can be moved in front of the open side of each container (1, 2). It is equipped with a displacement system (5) for displacing a vehicle in the longitudinal direction on said platform (4) and beyond said platform. When a vehicle is parked on the platform, it is firstly secured thereto by the displacement system (5). The elevator then moves the platform (4) in front of the open side of a free container. The displacement system (5) then displaces the vehicle, rolling on its own wheels, into the container and over the grooves (27) present on the base of said container, which secure said vehicle in the container against rolling away. Alternatively, the vehicle can also be pushed off the platform (4) and into the container via conveyor belts (30, 31). The elevator with its platform (4) can then park the next vehicle or fetch a parked vehicle to the output point.

Description

Parking facilities for the automatic parking of vehicles

This invention relates to a parking system, which allows the cost-effective, efficient and secure automatic parking and storage of vehicles. The storage of new vehicles is important for car manufacturers, as these new vehicles should not be exposed to the weather. Many proposals for such systems have been made in the past, but the reality is that in large cities and conurbations virtually conventional parking is still available, in parking lots along the streets, in isolated parking lots or in multi-storey car parks Car is driven, after which it is parked on a found free space and is driven out of the parking garage after the parking time. Especially in the environment of large companies or workplaces, industries, airports or ship harbors there is a great need for parking, but often the space is limited or very expensive. Technically very advanced solutions of automatic parking garages accurately measure each individual vehicle to the centimeter and then park the vehicles compactly using compact robots. Such high-precision solutions considering individual vehicle sizes are ideal for many locations, while for other locations a simpler system would be sufficient where not every centimeter would need to be utilized.

The object of this invention is to provide a parking system, which allows the cost-effective and compact automatic parking on several floors in the simplest way, without highly technical facilities and in a very short time.

The invention solves this problem with a parking system for compact and automatic parking on several floors, characterized in that it comprising at least one stack of containers open on one side and at least one elevator having a platform for receiving a vehicle equipped with a shifting system for moving a vehicle longitudinally on and beyond said platform.

In the drawings, this parking system is shown and in the following description it is explained and explains its operation.

It shows:

A stack of two containers for parking two vehicles in the individual containers as the simplest imaginable embodiment of the parking system;

A stack of four containers for parking four vehicles on a conventional parking area.

Figure 3: A series of three stacks, each with four superposed

Containers with elevators arranged on the open sides;

FIG. 4 shows a platform, as seen from a side, in relation to a container, with conveyor belts and intermediate power transmission;

FIG. 5: this platform is shown schematically in perspective view with respect to a container, with conveyor belts;

Figure 6: Four juxtaposed rows of stacks, each with eight stacked containers with arranged on the open sides in alleys lifts;

Figure 7: Two parallel lifts, each with a platform for receiving a vehicle;

FIG. 8 The two elevators, which are guided in parallel, each having a platform for accommodating a respective vehicle in a viewing direction in the direction of the elevator guide;

Figure 9 The two parallel guided elevators, each with a platform for receiving each of a vehicle in a perspective view.

As Figure 1 shows, the most essential element of this parking system is a stack of containers 1, 2nd Such containers already exist in a thousand-fold design and are widely available and available as transport containers around the world, with standard containers, for example, 20- and 40-foot ocean freight containers. Such transport containers can be stacked by default and they are already equipped for this because they can be stacked in the harbors and on the ships as well and secured to each other. The simplest imaginable embodiment of the parking system presented here consists, as shown in FIG. 1, of two transport containers 1, 2 which are stacked on top of one another, and an associated elevator 3 with platform 4 and a displacement system 5 arranged thereon for moving a vehicle in the longitudinal direction on this platform 4 and beyond them. The elevator 3 allows the platform to be moved up and down. For this purpose, the platform 4 is braced by struts 6 with a vertical rail sections 7, and these rail sections are guided on the front edges 10 of the side walls of the open containers 1, 2. For this purpose, these edges 10 may be equipped with a number of steel rollers, or with one rail, which extends over the entire height of the container stack. At the top of the container stack two pulleys 9 are arranged, which are driven by an electric motor. A steel cable is guided around each guide roller 9. The one end is connected to the platform 4, the other with a counterweight 8, which is guided on the vertical rail sections 7. The displacement system 5 on the platform 4 consists of a central push rod 1 1, which is guided on the rail 15, and on which two front arms 14 and two rear arms 12 are pivotally articulated. These arms 12,14 carry at their end ever a cylindrical, on each arm freely rotatable roller 13. The arms 12,14 can be motorized, pneumatically or hydraulically swing out as indicated by the arrows. On the platform 4 four wheels of a parked vehicle are indicated. Once they are in the position shown here, swung out, the front arms 14 on the central push bar 1 1 to the front and the rear arms 12 on the central push bar 1 1 move back, again motor, pneumatic or hydraulic. The rollers 13 therefore nestle from the center of the vehicle toward the front and rear of the tires. Afterwards, the central push bar 1 1 can be moved forward, for which purpose it is in turn guided on a guide rail 15 on the platform. As a result, the vehicle is rolled on its own wheels rolling with gearbox in neutral position and released parking brake in the container 1. There follow the reverse motion sequences on the displacement system 5 and this is then pulled out under the parked vehicle back on the platform 4.

The vehicle rolls over when rolling into the container 1, a threshold 16 so that it is turned off safely in the container beyond this Überfahrschwelle 16 afterwards and can not unintentionally roll out of this. In the area where the wheels of the cars come to stand, the container floor can be equipped with steel bars 27 arranged transversely on the floor, which are welded to the floor at a distance of a few centimeters from one another parallel to one another. Alternatively, in the area where the wheels of the parked vehicle come to rest, corrugated sheets or sheets with pressed transverse grooves may also be welded or screwed to the floor. This ensures that the vehicles are secured to the positions in which they were pushed by the robot. The platform 4 can be raised as an elevator platform until it is positioned opposite the next following container 2 and then operate this container 2 either with a car, or pick up a car from this container 2 conversely. All in all, two parking spaces can be created on a conventional parking lot. The mechanics to move a car from the platform to a container or vice versa out of the container, can also be designed differently. Such an alternative will be described later. After the basic principle of the parking system has been shown with reference to Figure 1, it is understood that it is very easy to expand upwards and to the side, even expandable opposite, as shown below. First, Figure 2 shows an upward extension, with a stack of four containers for parking four vehicles on a single conventional parking area. In the uppermost container sheets 28 are shown with pressed transverse grooves to ensure securing the parked vehicle. The second uppermost container has as a further example of the vehicle security in the container interior a bottom which is equipped with transverse grooves of welded steel rods 27. The elevator with platform and the associated displacement system is identical to that shown in Figure 1, except that the elevator here reveals four levels of parking arranged one above the other instead of just two.

The next extension is shown in FIG. In addition to the expansion to the top here is a lateral extension added. Again, the elevator with platform and the associated displacement system remains almost identical, except that the elevator as a whole is no longer guided at the edges of the container walls, but the vertical guide rails are moved laterally by up and down each on a horizontal base rail 17 and a horizontal roof rail 18 are guided. On these two rails 17,18 the entire lifts with its platform and the displacement system arranged thereon is horizontally movable, so that the platform can stop in front of each individual container and thus each container can be operated. As a container, as usual, standard transport containers are suitable, for example, in a standard length of 20 feet, which corresponds to 6.096m, and for the vast majority of vehicles is sufficiently long. The containers are opened on a front side by disassembling the otherwise attached swing doors. The 12 containers are connected and secured together in a conventional manner for transport containers, or they can still be bolted together. Along its lower edge, the base rail 17 and along its upper edge, the roof rail 18 is grown and securely bolted to the containers. Afterwards the elevator with its vertical guide rails 7 out. The vertical guide rails 7 can each be braced together at the point where two containers rest on each other, including horizontal profile struts 25 are installed. The remaining gap between the guide rails 7 must remain free, because yes, the cars are rolled between these guide rails 7 through at the various horizontal and vertical positions in the respective container. As a last extension, it is conceivable to open the container shown here as a further container at the rear, and to arrange behind this stack again a same size stack of containers. Thus, through a single container opening shown here, two cars can park one behind the other, one in the rear container after it has been pushed through the front, and then one in the front container. This extension on the rear can also be extended with even more containers, so that even three, four or more vehicles can be parked by a single container opening in the containers arranged one behind the other. Such a solution is useful, for example, for the interim storage of new cars, because such are usually transported in batches, with a batch consists for example of a whole truck or train load of vehicles.

Figure 5 shows a single platform 4 with respect to a container 1 schematically seen in a view from the side. Based on this figure, an alternative drive for conveying the cars in the container and back explained. The platform 4 is equipped with two conveyor belts 30 which run in the back around a pulley 33 and form the two lanes. The wheels of the right vehicle side are then on the one conveyor track, and the wheels of the left side of the vehicle on the other. The container floor is also equipped with such conveyor belts 31, which are also guided rear and front around pulleys 33. The power transmission to the subsequent conveyor belts on the bottom of the container via a gear drive 32 between the two pulleys 33 of the driven and the driven conveyor belt. If the platform 4 is moved up to a specific container opening, the result is a stop Traction, so that the power transmission is guaranteed. FIG. 5 shows these conveyor belts 30, 31 and the power transmission still in a perspective view. The container 1 is shown open, with missing right side wall and missing container ceiling. If the conveyor belts 30 run in the reverse direction to the arrows, so run those 31 in the container 1 in the reverse direction. Then a parked vehicle is pulled out of the container and placed on the platform 4. With this conveyor system using conveyor belts, the cars on the platform are initially parked so that they are secured against rolling, by engaging a gear, by placing the selector lever on P in automatic transmissions, and by tightening the parking brake.

Figure 6 shows a qualitative one - up to several directly successively arranged, continuous container - maximum version of the parking system. It consists here of four juxtaposed rows 19,20,21, 22 of eight stacks, each with eight stacked containers. In the lanes formed between the container stacks 23,24 two elevators are installed. It is clear that this parking system can continue to grow in all directions. The stacks can be made even higher, the individual rows 19-22 can consist of even more individual stacks than just eight as shown here, and the parking system can also consist of many more rows. Finally, a plurality of containers arranged one behind the other could be consistently implemented as further containers, as already described above. However, the basic principle remains the same: two rows each are led to each other so that the containers connect with their backs to each other, and the open fronts are arranged facing away from each other. This is shown in Figure 6 by means of the series 20 and 21. The next row 19, 22 is again built with the open side of the container against the existing row 20,21 by between the rows each an alley 23,24 is left open, which is then formed on both sides of open container fronts. In these lanes 23, 24, at least one elevator with platform and displacement system is arranged on each side, as already shown in FIG. It can be arranged side by side per lane on each side two elevators, so that the corresponding series of container stacks of the two ends of the corresponding lane can be operated from. The elevators are constructed so that they can be moved horizontally beyond the lane by extending the base 17 and roof rail 18 there by one container width, as shown to the lane 24. The vehicles then drive on the marked access and exit lanes to the lift platform 4 and finally on the same up. Then the rollers drive to the back of the front tires and to the front of the rear tires. Once this is done, it will be displayed to the driver. This then sets the shift lever to the neutral position and releases the parking brake. Afterwards he leaves the vehicle. If the other described conveyor system is used, ie that with conveyor belts, so after driving on the conveyor belts a gear is engaged, or set in automatic transmissions, the selector lever to P and tightened the parking brake. Then the vehicle can be left.

A computer then determines the nearest free container. As soon as the passengers have moved out of the range of movement of the elevator, the elevator is actuated and drives the platform 4 with the supercharged vehicle in front of a free container and rolls it on its own wheels with the shifting system, or with fixed wheels in the conveyor belts the container inside. By entering the parking lot number, a specific vehicle is taken out of its container in reverse order and made available on the platform for driving away. The people climb the vehicle on the platform and once it is secured against rolling, the arms are pivoted with the rollers. Thus, the vehicle is released for driving away. The drive can take place backwards or forwards starting from the platform 4. In the example shown, a drive in the forward direction is provided, as shown by the arrows on the road.

Figure 7 shows two parallel lifts, each with a platform 4 for receiving a vehicle. Two such parallel lifts are installed in each lane, which is lined on both sides by open container stacks. The elevators are each provided with a abgestrebten platform 4, as well as with a counterweight 8. Steel cables connect the platform 4 on each side with the Counterweight 8, these steel cables are guided over overhead pulleys 9, and an electric motor 26 drives these pulleys. Instead of pulleys and a continuous drive tube can be arranged, around which the steel cables is guided in several windings. The two elevators can intersect along the horizontal base 17 and roof rails 18, in the direction of the double arrow shown, to which the central computer must ensure that the platforms 4 are not at the same level.

In Figure 8, these two elevators are each shown with a platform 4 for receiving a vehicle with a view in the direction of the lifts. It can be seen that these can move and intersect in the direction perpendicular to the drawing sheet plane, that is to say along the base 17 and roof rail 18, as long as the two platforms are not at the same level.

In Figure 9 shows these two elevators in a perspective view. A computer control ensures that they intersect only when they are at a sufficient vertical distance from each other or at different levels of operation.

Claims

claims

Parking system for the compact and automatic parking and storage of vehicles on several floors, characterized in that it comprises at least one stack of containers (1, 2) open on one side and at least one elevator with a platform (4) for receiving a vehicle equipped with a displacement system (5), for displacing a vehicle longitudinally on and beyond said platform (4).

2. parking system according to claim 1, characterized in that the container (1, 2) are containers with a length of 6.0958m (20 feet) or 12.1916m (40 feet), which are stackable and stacked against each other securable.

Parking system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a series of several stacks of containers (1, 2) open on one side, the elevator being arranged along a base rail (17) and a roof rail (18). is horizontally displaceable, which base rail (17) and roof rail (18) along the lower and upper edge of the open container stacks are arranged and at least the upper roof rail (18) is attached to the uppermost containers of the stack.

4. Parking system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of rows of a plurality of stacks of containers (1, 2) which are open on one side, and for each open side of a stack of containers (1, 2) at least an elevator with a platform (4) for receiving a vehicle.

5. Parking system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of rows of a plurality of stacks of containers (1, 2) which are open on one side, wherein two rows each with the closed backsides of their containers are juxtaposed adjacent to each other, and two rows each with the open front sides of their containers are spaced apart by an alley (22,25), and in this alley (23,24) for each open stack side at least one said elevator with platform (4) and displacement system (5) is arranged.

6. parking system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the displacement system (5) on the platform (4) includes a central push rod (1 1), on which two front arms (14) and two rear arms (12) articulated pivotally are, wherein these arms (12,14) each carry at its end a cylindrical, on the respective arm freely rotatable roller (13) and these arms (12,14) are motor, pneumatically or hydraulically swing out, so that the rollers (13) from Center of a parked on the platform vehicle in the direction against the front and rear of the tire are conformable and afterwards by means of the central push rod (1 1) in the longitudinal direction of the parked vehicle is displaced.

7. Parking system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bottoms of the containers (1, 2) are equipped with transverse grooves in the form of welded steel rods.

8. parking system according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the bottoms of the container (1, 2) are equipped with transverse grooves in the form of welded or screwed sheets with pressed grooves.

9. parking system according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the displacement system (5) at least one on the platform (4) arranged motor-driven conveyor belt (30) includes, as well as a free-running conveyor belt (31) on each container floor, and that between the conveyor belt (30) of the platform (4) and that of the subsequent container front of the platform (4) is arranged a power transmission device which includes at least one gear (32) and by means of a frictional connection between the conveyor belt (3) Platform (4) and that (31) of the container can be produced by mechanical docking.

10. parking system according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the displacement system (5) includes two on the platform (4) arranged motor-driven conveyor belts (30) for the wheels of the two sides of the vehicle, and two free-running conveyor belts (31) each container floor, and that between the conveyor belts (30) of the platform (4) and those of the subsequent container front of the platform (4) a power transmission device is arranged, which includes at least one gear (32) and by means of a frictional connection between the Conveyor belts (3) of the platform (4) and those (31) of the container can be produced by mechanical docking.

1. Parking system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of rows of several stacks of containers (1, 2) which are open on one side, wherein immediately before each open side, another container is arranged, the front and is open at the rear, and each row has at least one said on a lift.

12. Parking system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of rows of a plurality of stacks of containers (1, 2) which are open on one side, wherein immediately before each open side further containers are arranged, the front and rear are open, and each row has at least one said on elevator.