ES2307422B1 - AUTOMATED PARKING FOR VEHICLES. - Google Patents

Abstract

Automated parking for vehicles.

It comprises an upper floor (P0) with an area of collection and delivery of vehicles and several lower floors (P1, P2, P3, ..., PI) with a series of parking spaces arranged to the sides of a corridor or central hollow.

Additionally it includes: between the plant upper (P0) and the first floor (PI) a vertical conveyor (10) of load carriers (4), on the P1 floor a motorized car (14) horizontal transport and retractable claws (16) for securing load carriers (4) along the aisle; in the plants (P2, p3, ..., PI) motorized frames (25) holes for securing load carriers (4) and on the lower floor a horizontally movable lifting device (29) for lifting and lowering the load supports (4).

Description

Automated parking for vehicles.

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a automated parking for vehicles of the type of which They comprise an upper floor with a collection and delivery area of vehicles, a lower first floor, successive plants intermediate and a lower floor, said plants comprising a series of parking spaces and transport devices Mobile for horizontal and vertical scrolling vehicles between the delivery and collection area and the different squares of parking.

Background of the invention

Currently several parking lots are known Automated vehicles, which generally comprise different levels or storage plants and passing areas that circulate horizontal transport devices and / or vertical responsible for transporting vehicles between an area of delivery and collection of vehicles and the different squares or zones of parking.

These devices, horizontal scrolling and / or vertical are commanded by the control system in charge of manage the different parking spaces to optimize your use and reduce user waiting times, to the Time to pick up your vehicle.

Document DE 4 340 617 describes a vehicle storage system of the mentioned type previously, in which the users leave the vehicle on a platform and leave the parking lot, being moved to then the vehicle along with the support platform by the transport devices to an intermediate zone, in which it is collected by a vertical transport device to the plant of allocated storage.

In storage systems where the user delivers the vehicle on a platform support, as mentioned above, there is a risk important that the vehicle is not centered on the platform, partially protruding from it, being able to collide the vehicle during transport against fixed or mobile elements of the system, causing the system to collapse.

Another drawback of the system described in the DE 4 340 617 is that in the intermediate transition zone between the parking spaces and the delivery and collection area of vehicles require an additional area, which is not usable as a parking area, which prevents optimal use of available space.

EP 0 376 621 describes a automated parking with a storage system and a control system. The storage system comprises several storage levels or plants, transport devices of vehicles and vehicle delivery devices to the devices Of transport. In this document, as in the previous one, it is It is necessary to have areas of free movement of transport devices, which prevents these areas from being able to be used as vehicle parking areas and a Optimum use of all available space.

Document DE 9 305 367 U1 describes a mechanism for storing goods, especially vehicles, in the what the vehicle is displaced together with a platform of support and by means of a vertical conveyor from the area of delivery and collection to the corresponding level of storage, where it is delivered to a vehicle in charge of Drive it to a storage channel.

The system described in the mentioned document DE 9 305 367 U1, also does not get an optimal use of the space by requiring free movement routes that are not Usable as a parking area for vehicles.

In the document EP-A-351 374 discloses a parking provided with a means in charge of both transport horizontal, such as the vertical transport of the vehicle between the area delivery and collection and parking spaces. The utilization of said combined means of transport (horizontal and vertical) excessively increases the waiting time for the user during vehicle collection.

Therefore the technical problem that arises is the development of automated parking, with a large versatility of movements, which allows optimal use the available space and use a part as parking important areas of circulation of means of transport and capable of simultaneously moving two or more vehicles during the delivery or collection operations of a vehicle.

Description of the invention

Automated parking for vehicles object of the present invention has particularities construction that allow to use as parking areas the practically all the space destined to the circulation of transport devices, achieving optimal use of the total parking space.

This automated parking is of the type of those that comprise: an upper floor with a collection area and vehicle delivery, a lower first floor, successive intermediate floors and a lower floor; comprising said plants a series of parking spaces and some devices transport for horizontal and vertical displacement of vehicles on respective load carriers.

According to the invention this parking It includes loading supports that have: openings sides for stable support of vehicle wheels corresponding, and two rows of wheels, anterior and posterior, oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the support load.

The parking includes aligners folding and adjustable length fixed laterally in the area of delivery and collection of vehicles for vehicle alignment, delivered by the user, on the load carrier correspondent.

These aligners allow centering or alignment of the vehicle in the load carrier, preventing the vehicle delivered by the user stands out from the load carrier and may impact during transport inside the parking with any other fixed or mobile element. So these aligners solve one of the problems in those automated parking lots in what is the own user who makes the delivery of the vehicle on a loading platform or support.

The automated parking has a vertical conveyor of load carriers arranged between the area delivery and collection, located on the top floor, and the first lower floor, where the vertical conveyor delivers the support loading, together with the vehicle, on the only car motorized existing in said first lower floor.

This unique motorized car is mounted with possibility of horizontal displacement on guides longitudinal, arranged in a corridor of circulation of the first lower floor of the car park, for the transport of loading stands with or without a vehicle on said first floor.

To understand the invention it is necessary to highlight that the different plants, with the exception of the upper floor, they have an open circulation corridor, that is, without ground, defining the different aisles a vertically open area in the entire parking lot.

The system has on the first floor some retractable claws arranged on opposite sides of the Hall. These retractable claws allow eventual clamping of any of the load carriers, with or without a vehicle, which They circulate inside the parking lot.

A relevant feature of the invention is that the mentioned retractable claws allow to hold in the First floor aisle several loading stands, with or without vehicle, and the use of the first floor corridor as transition zone of vehicles and as a parking area provisional of said vehicles.

The system has in the intermediate floors and on the lower floor of motorized frames mounted with possibility of horizontal displacement on guides Longitudinals arranged in the corridor of the mentioned plants intermediate.

The number of existing motorized frames in each intermediate and lower floor is smaller, at least in one unit, to the storage capacity of said aisle. This feature allows motorized frames to move from one side to another of the corridor leaving free in any area of the corridor a vertical opening inside which the vertical, ascending or descending displacement of vehicles.

By controlled displacement of Motorized frames can be accessed directly and in the direction vertical to any of the parking spaces located in the intermediate and lower floors.

To perform the mentioned displacement vertical of the vehicles from the first floor to the floors The parking lot has a lifting device that It is mounted with the possibility of moving on longitudinal guides arranged in a pit on the lower floor, said pit being vertically aligned with the aisles of the the lower floor and the upper floors.

This lifting device is what allows move a vehicle vertically between the first floor and any of the places on the lower floors, once conveniently displaced plant frames intermediate to free the mentioned main passage previously.

With the mentioned elements the vehicle delivered by the user on a load support positioned in the delivery and collection area is centered on the load carrier by folding aligners and adjustable length, being driven the load carrier together with the vehicle, by means from the vertical conveyor, to the first lower floor, where is picked up by the only motorized car existing in said first floor.

Then this motorized car moves on the longitudinal guides being able to position the support of load with the vehicle, either in one of the parking spaces arranged at the sides of the aisle of said first floor, or well on one of the groups of retractable claws existing in opposite sides of said aisle. Subsequently, the support Car carrier cargo can be picked up at any of these positions by the lifting device of the lower floor and be moved vertically towards one of the plants lower.

The intermediate floors and the lower floor they present to both sides of the corridor two rows of squares of parking provided with a pair of cross guides for the corresponding load support support, with or without vehicle.

The only motorized car existing on the first floor comprises: a lower frame bearing some support wheels connected to a motor element, a second rotating frame mounted on the lower frame, a third frame movable vertically with respect to the second frame and a fourth frame, for supporting the load support, said fourth frame being mounted with the possibility of lateral displacement relative to the third
frame.

The rotating movement of the second frame allows to change the orientation of the vehicle to be delivered on the corresponding support platform with an orientation opposite to the collection.

The third vertically movable frame allows to lift the load support resting on the fourth frame to a sufficient extent so that it can be caught by the claws retractable on the first floor of the parking or be arranged on guide couples cross sections of the parking spaces arranged to the lateral aisle.

The fourth frame of the motorized car of the first floor can move laterally to the extent enough to perform the introduction or extraction of one of the loading stands in any of the parking spaces sides of the first lower floor of the parking lot.

The retractable claws of the first floor are found vertically spaced above the guides longitudinal of said first floor to a greater extent than the minimum height of the motorized car of said first floor, which allows the motorized car to pass under the loading platform held by one of the claw groups and pick up a vehicle arranged on another group of claws or in one of the parking spaces located on the sides of said first floor.

The motorized frames of the plants intermediates comprise a perimeter profile that delimits a gap interior with supports for supporting a load support with or without a vehicle

These motorized frames are arranged laterally of drive wheels for support and movement longitudinal.

Turn the plant lifting device lower comprises a related elevable platform by means of an extensible device, for example scissor type, on a base provided with drive wheels for support and movement on the longitudinal guides of the pit on the lower floor.

One of the relevant characteristics of this invention is that the platform of the lifting device presents a smaller area than the interior hollow of the cars of the intermediate floors, which allows said platform to pass vertically inside those motorized frames that are vertically aligned with said device elevator.

It is also noteworthy that the platform of lifting device comprises superiorly, at least one frame, laterally movable, analogous to the fourth carriage frame Movable from the first floor. This frame allows the lifting device can insert and remove load supports in the side parking spaces.

The dimensional difference between the platform of the lifting device and the hollow of the movable frames allows said platform to pass vertically through the interior of one of the scrollable frames to pick up a platform load, so that when the platform descends, the load support rest on the inner supports of said frame motorized, which occupies one of the aisles of the intermediate floors or lower

The possibility of moving motorized frames to along the aisles of the intermediate floors and the possibility of the lower floor lifting device perform the positioning or collection of the load carriers on said motorized frames allows to use practically all the surface of the aisles of the intermediate floors for the car parking on motorized frames.

Description of the figures

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to facilitate the understanding of characteristics of the invention, is attached herein descriptive a set of drawings in which, with character Illustrative and not limiting, the following has been represented:

- Figure 1 shows a schematic view in elevation of an example of automated parking realization, sectioned by its medium vertical plane. In this figure they have not represented the load supports for greater clarity in the drawing.

- Figure 2 shows a schematic view of parking profile sectioned by a vertical plane, in which a single load carrier has been represented in the delivery area and vehicle collection.

- Figure 3 shows a plan view top a load carrier.

- Figure 4 shows a front view of a load support

- Figure 5 shows a plan view superior of the area of delivery and collection of vehicles, being able to observe a vehicle positioned on a load carrier and the deployed side aligners.

- Figure 6 shows a view of one of the aligners in operational position, holding one of the wheels of a vehicle in the delivery and collection area.

- Figure 7 shows a plan view top of an aligner in deployed position.

- Figure 8 shows a front view of the loading area during the centering of the vehicle on a support load by side aligners.

- Figure 9 shows a view similar to the anterior, with the aligners folded towards the lower zone, in inoperative position.

- Figure 10 shows a schematic view in elevation of an example of automated parking realization, sectioned by its vertical middle plane, where the vertical transport of the vehicle between the delivery area and collection and the first lower floor by means of the elevator that communicates these plants and the horizontal transport of the vehicle by the first lower floor through the only motorized car existing.

- Figure 11 shows a front view of the motorized car of the first lower floor.

- Figure 12 shows a plan view top of the carrier load bearing of the vehicle positioned by the motorized car on one of the groups of retractable claws existing at the side of the hall on the first floor lower.

- Figure 13 shows a partial view in upper floor of the motorized cars mounted on the guides Longitudinal of any of the plants, intermediate or lower.

- Figure 14 shows an elevation view of the parking, in which vertical transport has been represented of a load support, collected from a group of claws of the first lower floor, and one of the lower floors; being said vertical transport carried out by the lifting device of the lower floor.

- Figure 15 shows a front view of the lifting device introducing the vehicle of the figure anterior in one of the side parking spaces.

- Figure 16 shows an elevation view of the lower floor lifting device passing through the interior of one of the motorized frames of the intermediate floors and delivering a load support on said motorized frame collected from the retractable claws of the first floor lower.

- Figure 17 shows a plan view upper of the lifting device through the interior of one of motorized frames of intermediate or lower floors.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

In the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures attached automated parking for vehicles It comprises an upper floor (P0) with a collection area and vehicle entry, first floor (P1) lower, successive intermediate plants (P2, P3) and a lower floor (PI).

In the example shown, the upper floor (P0) it has an access with an opening and closing door (1), some cameras (2) to capture images of incoming vehicles and outgoing and possible damage to them, and a hole (3) of access to the lower floor. The hollow (3) presents dimensions suitable for positioning inside of a load support (4) on which it will be positioned and transported the vehicle inside the parking lot. Sayings loading supports (4) have lateral openings (5) for the support of the wheels of the corresponding vehicle and, in the zones front and rear, two rows of wheels (6) oriented transversely.

On the opposite sides of the hole (3) of the area of collection and delivery of vehicles are arranged folding aligners (7) with adjustable length for centering and alignment of the vehicle with respect to the load support (4).

In the example shown the aligners (7) they have a collapsible body between a position significantly horizontal and a substantially vertical position, being controlled said position by a cylinder (8).

The aligners (7) have at their end anterior of an extendable arm (9) with a form conjugated to that of the side openings (5) of the load carriers (4), which to allow its operation on the wheels of the positioned vehicle on the load support (4) and its centered on said support of load.

Between the upper floor (P0) and the first lower floor (P1) a conveyor is arranged vertical (10) for the movement of the load carriers (4), with or without a vehicle, between said plants (P0 and P1).

The first lower floor (P1) has two rows of parking spaces (11) arranged on the sides opposite of a hollow or central aisle (12). Said central hall (12) has two longitudinal guides (13) laterally on the that a single motorized carriage (14) is mounted for the displacement of load carriers (4), with or without vehicle.

On this first floor (P1) each of the parking spaces (11) comprise two transverse guides (15) for the support of the corresponding load support (4) by means of its rows of wheels (6) transverse.

On the sides of the central aisle (12) you they find ready sets of retractable claws (16) to the support and support of one or more load carriers (4) in said central aisle (12).

Both the retractable claws (16) and the cross guides (15) are arranged at a height greater than the longitudinal guides (13), in order to allow that the motorized carriage (14) can move through the guides longitudinal (13) without interfering with the retractable claws (16) or with the load supports (4) supported on the mentioned ones claws (16).

The motorized car (14) that runs through the lower first floor aisle (P1) comprises a frame bottom (17) provided with drive wheels (18) for displacement on the longitudinal guides (13). About him lower frame (17) a second frame is arranged (19), rotating, which allows to change the orientation of the vehicle arranged on the motorized car (14) to deliver it with a orientation opposite to that of collection.

The motorized car (14) presents a third vertically movable frame (20) that allows to raise the load support (4) resting on the motorized car in a sufficient measure to position it above or below the level of transverse guides (15) and retractable claws (16) during placement or removal on the mentioned guides transverse and retractable claws.

The motorized carriage (14) tops off in a fourth frame (21) that forms the support surface of the load support (4). This fourth frame can move laterally enough to introduce or remove the loading stands (4) of the side parking spaces (11) from the first floor (P1) once set at the appropriate level by the  third frame (20).

The intermediate plants (P2 and P3) and the plant lower (PI) have, like the first lower floor (P1), of two lateral rows of parking spaces (22), a central aisle (23), longitudinal guides (24) and guides cross sections (26) in each of the parking spaces (22).

Unlike the first floor (P1) the intermediate floors (P2 and P3) and the lower floor (PI) have several motorized frames (25) mounted with the possibility of displacement on the longitudinal guides (24) of said plants (P2, P3, PI).

Unlike the first lower floor (P1) several longitudinal guides (24) are mounted motorized frames (25) composed of a perimeter profile provided with drive wheels (27) for its displacement length of the longitudinal guides (24).

Motorized frames (25) delimit a gap interior provided with supports (28) for the stable support of a load support (4). These motorized frames (28) allow take advantage of the central aisles (23) of the intermediate floors (P2 and P3) and lower (PI) as parking areas for vehicles.

The number of existing motorized frames (25) in the halls of each of the intermediate and lower floors, is less, at least in one unit, to the capacity of said corridors, which allows moving the motorized frames leaving in any area of the aisles (23) a vertical recess for the lifting and lowering of load carriers (4), with or without vehicle, by means of a lifting device (29) located in the lower floor (PI) of the car park.

The lower floor (PI) has some guides longitudinal (30) for the movement of the mentioned lifting device (29). These longitudinal guides (30) are are arranged in a pit (31) aligned vertically with the central aisles (12 and 23) of the plants (P0, P1, P2, P3, PI).

This lower floor (PI) has, like the superior, of paths lateral rows of squares of parking (32).

The lifting device (29) has some drive wheels (33) for movement on the guides longitudinal (30) and a lifting platform (34) that is arranged to different heights by means of an extensible device (35), by example, scissor type.

The lifting platform (34) has superiorly of a frame (36), laterally movable, for the introduction and removal of load carriers (4) in any of the side parking spaces (22, 32) of the intermediate and lower floors.

The lifting platform (34) of the device Elevator (29) has a smaller surface area than the inner hollow of the motorized frames (25), which allows said platform liftable (34) pass inside those motorized frames (25) of the intermediate (P2 and P3) and lower (PI) plants that are find empty and aligned vertically with the device elevator.

The lifting platform (34) can reach the level of the first floor (P1) to collect any load support (4) located on the claws retractable (16) or in one of the parking spaces (11) subsequently lowering said load support to any of the intermediate plants (P2, P3) or lower (P1).

In the event that the lifting platform (34) has passed through the inner hollow of one of the motorized frames (25) of intermediate plants (P2 or P3) or lower (PI), at make the descent of a load support (4), said support of load (4) will rest on the supports (28) of said frame motorized (25), thus allowing the aisles of the intermediate and lower plants can also be used as parking areas

The parking system has a space of warehouse of empty trays arranged in the lateral hollow of the P2 plant, to the side of the vertical conveyor being, what allows feeding with a suitable device, for example Ferris wheel, which raises the trays leaving them at the level of vertical conveyor

How the control system operates the system simultaneously so that when a vehicle enters on the platform and the occupants evict this (there will be sensors presence) the entrance door is closed, proceed to the electronic measurement of relevant vehicle type parameters and at the same time the computer usage statistics system of the vehicle is destined in an optimal space in dimensions and / or distance of the entry point (storage time).

The alignment proceeds. the systems of cars and elevators are already placed for reception in the hollow designated.

We proceed to the descent of the full platform deposited in the provisional supports (optionally you can turn down) then another empty tray is placed in the entrance hole and the access door opens for a new vehicle while the system works internally for the Placing the tray in the selected hole and thus optimize waiting times (20 Seconds) the output of vehicles is similar in this case the tray is removed from the hole and stored with the door closed while the system takes out the selected vehicle.

It should be noted that there is a traffic light with vehicle entry and exit indications as well as a ford wide for optional vehicle waiting on the road.

The vertical conveyor can also have the rotation function, to rotate the loading platform during its decrease, thereby reducing working time and, consequently the waiting time by the client.

Finally, it is noted that in this report successive parking floors have been linked in descending direction, although they could obviously be arranged in ascending order, without affecting the object of the invention.

Once nature is sufficiently described of the invention, as well as a preferred embodiment, for the appropriate purposes that the materials, form, size and arrangement of the elements described may be modified, as long as this does not imply an alteration of the essential features of the invention claimed in continuation.

Claims (9)

1. Automated parking for vehicles, of the type comprising an upper floor (P0) with a vehicle collection and delivery area, a lower first floor (P1), successive intermediate floors (P2, P3, ...) and a lower floor (PI), said plants (Pl, P2, P3, ..., PI) comprising a series of parking spaces and mobile transport devices for horizontal and vertical movement of the vehicles, on respective load carriers, between the delivery and collection area and any of the parking spaces; characterized in that it comprises: - loading supports (4) that have some side openings (5) for the stable support of the wheels of the corresponding vehicle and two rows of wheels (6), previous and posterior, oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the load support (4). - folding and long aligners (7) adjustable, fixed laterally in the delivery and collection area of vehicles, for alignment of the incoming vehicle on the corresponding load support (4), - a vertical conveyor (10), of supports cargo (4), arranged between the delivery and collection area of the upper floor (P0) and the first floor (P1) lower. - a single motorized carriage (14), mounted with possibility of horizontal displacement on guides Longitudinal (13) arranged in a circulation aisle of the first floor (P1) of the parking lot, for the transport of load carriers (4), with or without vehicle, for said first floor (4). - retractable claws (16) arranged in the opposite sides of the hall on the first floor (P1) to the eventual support of load carriers (4), with or without a vehicle, along the mentioned hall of the first floor (P1). - motorized frames (25), mounted with possibility of horizontal displacement on guides Longitudinals arranged in the aisle of intermediate floors (P2, P3, ...) and lower (PI), the number of motorized frames being  (25) of each plant, smaller, at least in one unit, to the capacity of storage of said aisles and, - a lifting device (29) mounted with Possibility of movement on longitudinal guides (30) arranged in a pit (31) of the lower floor (PI), being said pit aligned vertically with the plant aisles (P1, P2, P3, ..., PI). 2. Parking, according to claim 1, characterized in that the first floor (P1) the intermediate floors (P2, P3, ...) and the lower floor (PI) have both rows of parking spaces (11) on both sides of the corridor , 22, 32), provided with a pair of transverse guides (15, 26) for the support of the corresponding load support (4), with or without vehicle. 3. Parking according to claim 1, characterized in that the motorized carriage (14) of the first floor (P1) comprises: a lower frame (17) carrying a driving wheel, a second rotating frame (19) mounted on the lower frame (17), a third frame (20) movable vertically, and a fourth frame (21), supporting the load support (4), mounted with the possibility of lateral displacement with respect to the third frame (20). 4. Parking according to claim 1, characterized in that the retractable claws (16) of the first floor (P1) are vertically spaced, above the longitudinal guides (13) of said first floor (P1), to a greater extent than the minimum height of the motorized car (14). 5. Parking, according to claim 1, characterized in that the motorized frames (25) of the intermediate floors (P2, P3, ...) and lower (PI) comprise a perimeter profile that delimits an interior hollow with supports (28) for the support of a load support (4), with or without a vehicle. 6. Parking according to claim 5, characterized in that the motorized frames (25) have laterally driven wheels (27). 7. Parking according to claim 1, characterized in that the lifting device (29) of the lower floor (PI) comprises a lifting platform (34) related by means of an extensible device (35) on a base provided with driving wheels ( 33) of support and displacement on the longitudinal guides (30) arranged in the pit (31) of the lower floor (PI). 8. Parking according to claims 5 and 7; characterized in that the platform of the lifting device has a smaller surface than the inner hollow of the motorized frames, to allow the vertical passage of said platform through the interior of those motorized frames that are empty and aligned vertically with said lifting device. 9. Parking according to claim 8, characterized in that the lifting platform (34) of the lifting device (29) comprises at least one laterally movable frame (36) analogous to the fourth frame of the first floor movable carriage (P1) for the introduction and removal of load carriers (4), with or without a vehicle, in the side parking spaces.