JP2002013307A - Parking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To park a vehicle at high efficiency while restricting cost to the minimum. SOLUTION: This parking device is composed of a traveling passage 2 on which a vehicle is capable of traveling, and plural parking parts 3 provided in parking spaces on both sides of the traveling passage 2. The parking part 3 is composed of a pallet 11 provided with an air pad 13 to which air is supplied to inflate it for letting air jetted from plural jetting holes downward, and a movement mechanism 12 to advance/retreat the pallet 11 to/from the traveling passage 2. By thus supplying air to the air pad 13 as the vehicle is placed on the pallet 11, the pallet 11 is let to float, and it is pulled in toward the parking part 3 by the movement mechanism 12, thereby the vehicle is parked in the parking space.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking lot having a plurality of parking spaces where vehicles can park.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, self-propelled or mechanical parking lots have been known as parking lots for parking automobiles.
In the self-propelled type, a plurality of parking sections are provided on both sides of a traveling path of the vehicle, and each car runs the vehicle by itself in these parking sections and parks. On the other hand, in a mechanical parking lot, for example, a vehicle is transported to a predetermined parking space and stored by a transport device such as a conveyor or a transport trolley.

[0003]

By the way, in the case of a self-propelled parking lot, the parking space is only indicated by the paint on the parking floor, so it is extremely inexpensive. In order to park the vehicle by driving the vehicle, there is a problem that it is necessary to secure a large width dimension of the traveling path and the parking section, and it is not possible to efficiently park the vehicle. On the other hand, in the case of a mechanical parking lot, vehicles are transported and stored in a storage space by a transport trolley or a conveyor, so that the storage space can be secured three-dimensionally and the dead space is minimized. However, there is a problem that the equipment requires a large cost. For this reason, at present, there is a demand for a parking lot capable of effectively using the space on the parking floor and enabling highly efficient parking while minimizing cost increase.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a parking lot capable of minimizing costs and allowing parking with high efficiency.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a parking lot according to claim 1 is a parking lot in which a plurality of vehicles can be parked. A plurality of parking sections arranged in a parking space on a side of a road, wherein the parking section includes a pallet which can be moved into and out of the traveling path and on which the vehicle can be placed, and the pallet is moved to the traveling path. And a moving mechanism for moving forward and backward.

As described above, the pallet on which the vehicle can be mounted is moved back and forth by the moving mechanism on the traveling path on which the vehicle can travel, so that the vehicle can be moved on the pallet by itself while moving the pallet on the traveling path. The vehicle can be parked in the parking portion on the side of the traveling road very easily by being mounted and then pulled into the parking portion on the parking space side on the side of the traveling road by the moving mechanism. As a result, it is possible to eliminate waste such as securing a large width of the traveling path and the parking space as compared with a self-propelled parking lot that drives the vehicle from the traveling path to the parking space and parks the vehicle. Parking can be realized. Moreover, since the pallet simply moves the pallet back and forth on the traveling path on which the vehicle travels by itself, the cost is increased compared to a fully mechanical parking lot where the vehicle is transported to the storage space by a transport trolley or conveyor. It can be suppressed as much as possible.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the parking lot according to the first aspect, the parking sections are arranged on both sides along the traveling path, and the parking sections are arranged on both sides of the traveling path. Is characterized in that a plurality of units are arranged. That is, since the units having the parking portions are arranged on both sides of the traveling path, a parking lot having a parking floor with extremely excellent parking efficiency can be provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parking lot according to the first or second aspect, wherein air is supplied to a lower portion of the pallet so that air is ejected downward from a plurality of ejection holes. Is provided, and the pallet is levitated by the air pad. That is, by supplying air to the air pad, the air is ejected downward from a plurality of ejection holes of the air pad to lift the pallet, so that the pallet can be moved very easily. Can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the parking lot of the third aspect, the pallet is provided with a plurality of the air pads. As described above, since the pallet can be moved by being floated by the plurality of air pads, stable levitation can be performed and safety can be improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the parking lot according to the first or second aspect, a plurality of pivots are provided below the pallet about an axis perpendicular to a moving direction of the moving mechanism. Are provided, and the pallets can be moved by these rotating bodies. Since the pallet can be moved by the rotating body in this simple structure, the cost can be further reduced.

[0011] The parking lot according to the sixth aspect is the first to fifth aspects.
In the parking lot according to any one of the above, the moving mechanism has a cylinder that expands and contracts by a fluid pressure, and the cylinder moves the pallet into and out of the traveling path. That is, by applying the fluid pressure to the cylinder, the pallet can be very easily moved back and forth to the traveling path.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the parking lot according to the sixth aspect, the moving mechanism includes a plurality of links connected to each other, and is connected to a back side of the parking space and the pallet. And a link mechanism that is extended and retracted by the cylinder, and the pallet is advanced and retracted on a traveling path by extending and retracting the link mechanism by the cylinder. That is, by extending and retracting the link mechanism by the cylinder, the pallet can be easily moved back and forth to the traveling path.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the parking lot of the sixth or seventh aspect, the cylinder comprises an air cylinder which expands and contracts by air pressure. As described above, since the air cylinder is used as the cylinder, a supply source for supplying air to the air pad can be used in common, so that downsizing, simplification, and cost reduction can be achieved.

The parking lot according to the ninth aspect is the parking lot according to the first to fifth aspects.
The parking lot according to any one of the above, wherein the moving mechanism drives a chain that is connected to the pallet at one end and transmits a force in a linear direction, a sprocket with which the chain is meshed, and the sprocket is rotated. And a drive motor for rotating the sprocket to move the chain back and forth to move the pallet back and forth on a traveling path.
The parking lot according to any one of the above. That is, by rotating the sprocket by the drive motor to move the chain forward and backward, the chain can extremely easily move the pallet to the traveling path by the chain.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a parking lot according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a parking lot. The parking lot 1 has a traveling path 2 on which the vehicle S can travel, and a plurality of parking sections 3 provided on both sides along the traveling path 2. Are arranged in a plurality. next,
The structure of the parking unit 3 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the parking unit 3 includes a pallet 11 on which the vehicle S can be placed.
And a moving mechanism 12 for moving the pallet 11 between the traveling path 2 and the parking section 3.

When the pallet 11 is moved to the traveling path 2 by the moving mechanism 12, the vehicle S can get on and off by self-propelled on the pallet 11.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pallet 11 is made of a plate body such as a steel plate.
a is provided so that the vehicle S can get on and off smoothly. A plurality of air pads 13 are provided on the pallet 11 at intervals on the lower surface thereof along the moving direction of the moving mechanism 12.

The air pad 13 has a pad portion 14 made of a synthetic resin such as polyester in a bag shape, and has a plurality of ejection holes (not shown) formed on the lower side. Blowers 16 are connected to the air pads 13 via tubes 15, and air is supplied into the air pads 13 via the tubes 15 by the blowers 16. And this blower 16
When air is supplied to each air pad 13, the pad portion 14 of the air pad 13 expands and air is jetted from a plurality of jet holes, whereby an air layer is formed below the air pad 13. I have.

The formation of the air layer below the air pads 13 allows the pallet 11 on which the air pads 13 are provided to float.

The moving mechanism 12, as shown in FIG.
One end is connected to the pallet 11, and the other end is connected to a plurality of links 21 a connected to the back wall W of the parking unit 3 in a grid pattern. Balls are provided at both ends of the link mechanism 21. The link mechanism 2 is connected via a joint 22a.
And a cylinder 22 for moving the pallet 11 forward and backward by expanding and contracting the pallet 11. An air cylinder is used as the cylinder 22. That is, the structure is such that the air pad 13 and the cylinder 22 share the blower 16.

When the cylinder 22 is extended, the pallet 11 is pulled into the parking section 3 (see FIG. 3), and the cylinder 22 is contracted.
The pallet 11 is pushed out toward the traveling path 2 (see FIG. 7).
It has become. A height adjusting mechanism 23 is provided at a connection point between the link mechanism 21 and the pallet 11 that constitute the moving mechanism 12.

The height adjusting mechanism 23 is provided on the pallet 11
A sliding plate 24 having a T-shaped cross section and provided on the side in the vertical direction;
And a joint 25 for slidably holding the sliding plate 24. When air is supplied to the air pad 13 of the pallet 11 and the pallet 11 moves up and down, the joint of the height adjusting mechanism 23 The sliding plate 24 held by 25 slides. That is, when the height of the pallet 11 changes, one end of the moving mechanism 12 is not displaced up and down.

Next, the parking operation in the parking lot having the above structure will be described. When the vehicle S is parked in the parking unit 3, first, the blower 16 is driven so that each air pad 1
The air is supplied to the third pad portion 14. By doing so, the pad portions 14 are expanded by the supply of air, and air is blown downward from the blowing holes formed in the pad portions 14 to form an air layer on the lower side and float from the floor surface. Become. As a result, the pallet 11 is raised from the state shown in FIG. 8 as shown in FIG.

In this state, the cylinder 22 of the moving mechanism 12 contracts. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 10, the pallet 11 floating from the floor is moved by the moving mechanism 12 toward the traveling path 2. When the pallet 11 is moved to the traveling path 2 side, the supply of air by the blower 16 is stopped. In this way, as shown in FIG. 11, the pallet 11 descends due to the withdrawal of the pad portion 14 of the air pad 13 and is placed on the floor. In this state, the driver places the vehicle S on the pallet 11 by running the vehicle S by itself, as shown in FIG.

After the vehicle S is placed on the pallet 11, the blower 16 is driven again to send air into the pad portion 14 of the air pad 13. In this way, as shown in FIG. 13, the pad portion 14 of the air pad 13 expands, and air is blown downward from the plurality of blowing holes of the pad portion 14, whereby an air layer is formed below the air pad 13. The pallet 11 on which the vehicle S is placed in the formed state is lifted off the floor.

In this state, when the cylinder 22 of the moving mechanism 12 is extended, as shown in FIG.
You are drawn into the side parking space. As described above, when the pallet 11 on which the vehicle S is placed is pulled into the parking section 3, the blower 16 is stopped. In this case, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the supply of air from the blower 16 to the air pad 13 is stopped, whereby the pad portion 14 of the air pad 13 is deflated, and the pallet 11 on which the vehicle S is placed is lowered, and It will be in the installed state.

As described above, by performing the above operation, the vehicle S is very easily parked from the traveling path 2 in the state where it is stored in the parking unit 3. When the vehicle S parked in the parking section 3 is started, an operation reverse to the above operation may be performed.

As described above, according to the above-described parking lot, the pallet 11 on which the vehicle S can be mounted is moved forward and backward by the moving mechanism 12 on the traveling path 2 on which the vehicle S can travel. The vehicle S is allowed to travel by itself on the pallet 11 in a state where the vehicle has been moved, and then is loaded into the parking space 3 on the side of the travel path 2 by the moving mechanism 12, so that the vehicle S can be extremely easily operated. The vehicle S can be parked in the parking section 3 on the side of the traveling path 2.

Thus, it is possible to eliminate waste such as securing a large width of the traveling path and the parking space as compared with a self-propelled parking lot in which the vehicle S is driven to park from the traveling path 2 to the parking space. It is possible to realize extremely efficient parking. In addition, since the pallet 11 simply moves back and forth on the traveling path 2 on which the vehicle S travels by self-propelling, compared with a completely mechanical parking lot that transports the vehicle to a storage space by a transport trolley or a conveyor, Cost increase can be minimized. And
By arranging a plurality of units having the parking portions 3 on both sides of the traveling path 2, a parking lot having a parking floor with extremely excellent parking efficiency can be provided.

Moreover, by supplying air to the air pad 13, the air is ejected downward from the plurality of ejection holes of the air pad 13 to float the pallet 11, so that the pallet 11 can be moved very easily. Accordingly, the moving mechanism 12 can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, since the pallet 11 is floated by the plurality of air pads 13 and can be moved, stable levitation is possible, and safety can be improved. Further, by expanding and contracting the link mechanism 21 by the cylinder 22, the pallet 1
1 can be easily moved into and out of the traveling path 2. In addition, since an air cylinder is used as the cylinder 22, a supply source for supplying air to the air pad 13 can be used in common, so that downsizing, simplification, and cost reduction can be achieved.

FIGS. 16 and 17 show a moving mechanism 12 having another structure. In this case, a link mechanism 32 comprising a pair of links 31a and 31b rotatably connected at an intermediate portion is shown. Have One end of the ring 31a is connected to the wall W on the parking section 3 side, and the other end is connected to a slider 33 slidably provided on the edge of the pallet 11 in the horizontal direction. The other link 31b has one end connected to the pallet 11 and the other end connected to a slider 33 slidably provided on the wall W of the parking section 3 in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 18, a cylinder 34 composed of an air cylinder is connected to the moving mechanism 12 between the wall W and the other link 31b via a ball bearing 34a.

That is, when the cylinder 34 is expanded and contracted, the other ends of the links 31a and 31b of the link mechanism 32 are slid in the same direction by the slider 33, so that the pallet 11 is advanced and retreated to the traveling path 2. ing.

FIG. 19 shows a moving mechanism 12 having still another structure.
, A chain 41 is used. This chain 4
1 has one end connected to the pallet 11 via a joint 25 of the height adjustment mechanism 23, and the other end is passed through a drive unit 42 provided on the wall W side, and further provided on an upper portion thereof. The storage unit 43 is configured to be stored. As shown in FIG. 20, the chain 41 is meshed with a drive sprocket 44 provided in a drive section 42 and rotated by a drive motor (not shown).

Then, by driving the drive motor to rotate the drive sprocket 44, the chain 41 meshed with the drive sprocket 44 advances and retreats to the pallet 11 side. The connected pallets 11 are advanced to and retracted from the traveling path 2. The chain 41 is a special chain in which claw portions 41b are formed on top portions 41a connected to each other, and can be bent only to one side by the claw portions 41b.

The chain 41 is arranged linearly in a horizontal direction at one end side, is bent upward in the drive section 42 and is meshed with the drive sprocket 44, and furthermore, the storage section 43 has the same direction. It is bent and stored. That is, the chain 41 is connected to the drive sprocket 4
4 can be bent only to the side to be wound.

The chain 41 has a height adjusting mechanism 2
3, the chain 41 is not bent even if the pallet 11 is moved up and down by the air pad 13 of the pallet 11.
Thus, when the chain 41 is advanced or retracted by the drive unit 42, the chain 41 reliably transmits the advance / retreat force to the pallet 11 without bending, and the pallet 11 is advanced or retracted to the traveling path 2. it can.

That is, the drive motor rotates the drive sprocket 44 to move the chain 41 forward and backward, so that the pallet 1 can be very easily moved by the chain 41.
1 can be moved back and forth to the traveling path 2.

In each of the above-described examples, the air pad 13 is used to inflate the lower surface of the pallet 11 by air supply and to blow air downward from a plurality of ejection holes to float the pallet 11. Although the pallet 11 is moved by moving the pallet 11, if a large force can be exerted as the advance / retreat force by the moving mechanism 12, a structure other than the structure in which the pallet 11 is lifted by the air pad 13 is applicable.

The one shown in FIG. 21 uses a plurality of rollers (rotating bodies) 51 instead of the air pad 13. That is, the pallet 11 has a structure in which a plurality of rollers 51 are rotatably provided in a horizontal direction orthogonal to the direction of movement by the moving mechanism 12, and the pallet 11 can be moved by these rollers 51. And also in the case of the pallet 11 of such a structure, the pallet 11 can be easily advanced to and retracted from the traveling path 2 by the moving mechanism 12, and the vehicle S can be easily parked.
The parking space can be used efficiently.

[0039]

As described above, according to the parking lot of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. According to the parking lot of the present invention, the pallet on which the vehicle can be mounted is moved forward and backward by the moving mechanism on the traveling path on which the vehicle can travel, so that the vehicle is moved to the pallet while the pallet is moved on the traveling path. The vehicle can be self-propelled and mounted, and then pulled into the parking space on the side of the traveling road by the moving mechanism, so that the vehicle can be very easily parked in the parking space on the side of the traveling road. . As a result, it is possible to eliminate waste such as securing a large width of the traveling path and the parking space as compared with a self-propelled parking lot that drives the vehicle from the traveling path to the parking space and parks the vehicle. Parking can be realized. Moreover, since the pallet simply moves the pallet back and forth on the traveling path on which the vehicle travels by self-propelled, compared to a fully mechanical parking lot where the vehicle is transported to the storage space by a transport trolley or a conveyor,
Cost increase can be minimized.

According to the parking lot of the present invention, the units having the parking sections are arranged on both sides of the traveling path.
A parking lot having a parking floor with extremely excellent parking efficiency can be provided.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the air is supplied to the air pad so that the air is jetted downward from the plurality of jet holes of the air pad to lift the pallet. Can be moved, whereby the moving mechanism can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the pallet is floated by the plurality of air pads and can be moved, stable levitation is possible and safety can be improved.

According to the parking lot of the fifth aspect, since the pallet can be moved by the rotating body in a simple structure, the cost can be further reduced.

According to the parking lot of the sixth aspect, the pallet can be moved to and from the traveling path very easily by applying the fluid pressure to the cylinder.

According to the parking lot of the present invention, the pallet can be easily moved to and from the traveling path by extending and retracting the link mechanism by the cylinder.

According to the parking lot of the present invention, since the air cylinder is used as the cylinder, the supply source for supplying air to the air pad can be shared, thereby reducing the size and simplification and reducing the cost. Cost can be reduced.

According to the parking lot of the ninth aspect, by driving the sprocket by the drive motor to move the chain forward and backward, the chain can move the pallet to the traveling path very easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a parking lot illustrating a parking lot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of a parking lot illustrating a parking lot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a part of the parking lot for explaining the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a pallet for explaining a pallet constituting the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic rear view of the pallet for explaining the pallet constituting the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the moving mechanism for explaining the moving mechanism constituting the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a part of the parking lot for explaining the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the parking lot for explaining the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the parking lot for explaining the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view of a parking lot illustrating a parking lot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view of a parking lot illustrating a parking lot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a partial cross-sectional view of a parking lot illustrating a parking lot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a partial cross-sectional view of a parking lot illustrating a parking lot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a partial cross-sectional view of a parking lot for explaining the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of a part of a parking lot illustrating a parking lot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a schematic plan view of a moving mechanism for explaining another moving mechanism constituting the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a schematic plan view of a moving mechanism for explaining another moving mechanism constituting the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a schematic perspective view of a moving mechanism for explaining another moving mechanism constituting the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of a part of a parking lot illustrating another moving mechanism constituting the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a schematic side view of a drive unit provided in a moving mechanism for explaining another moving mechanism constituting the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a partial cross-sectional view of a parking lot illustrating another pallet constituting the parking lot according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Parking lot 2 Running path 3 Parking part 11 Pallet 12 Moving mechanism 13 Air pad 21, 31 Link mechanism 21a, 31a, 31b Link 22, 34 Cylinder 41 Chain 44 Drive sprocket (sprocket) 51 Roller (rotating body) S Vehicle

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A parking lot in which a plurality of vehicles can be parked, comprising: a traveling path on which the vehicle can travel; and a plurality of parking sections arranged in a parking space on a side of the traveling path. A parking lot, comprising: a pallet capable of moving on and off the traveling path and on which the vehicle can be placed; and a moving mechanism for moving the pallet on and off the traveling path. 2. The parking unit is arranged on both sides along the traveling path, and a plurality of units each composed of the traveling path and the parking units on both sides are arranged. The parking lot described in 1. 3. The pallet is provided with an air pad for supplying air to a lower portion of the pallet to eject air downward from a plurality of ejection holes, and the pallet is floated by the air pad. The parking lot according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the parking lot is provided. 4. The parking lot according to claim 3, wherein the pallet is provided with a plurality of the air pads. 5. The pallet is provided at its lower part with a plurality of rotating bodies that rotate about an axis orthogonal to a moving direction of the moving mechanism, and the pallets can be moved by these rotating bodies. The parking lot according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the parking lot is provided. 6. The pallet according to claim 1, wherein the moving mechanism has a cylinder that expands and contracts by a fluid pressure, and the cylinder moves the pallet to and from the traveling path.
The parking lot according to any one of the above. 7. The moving mechanism includes a plurality of links connected to each other, and has a link mechanism connected to a back side of the parking space and the pallet and expanded and contracted by the cylinder, wherein the link mechanism is 7. The parking lot according to claim 6, wherein the pallet is moved back and forth on a traveling path by being expanded and contracted by a cylinder. 8. The parking lot according to claim 6, wherein the cylinder comprises an air cylinder which expands and contracts by air pressure. 9. The moving mechanism has a chain having one end connected to the pallet for transmitting a force in a linear direction, a sprocket with which the chain is meshed, and a drive motor for rotating the sprocket. The parking lot according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the drive motor rotates the sprocket to move the chain forward and backward so that the pallet moves forward and backward.