Automatic parking system with transverse arrangement

An automatic parking system with transverse arrangement, comprising:

• at least two parking levels, each parking level comprising a transverse passage and a transverse row of parking spaces connected to at least one side of the transverse passage;
• at least one lifting tunnel connected to at least one of two ends of the transverse passages of the at least two parking levels;
• a gateway formed in an outer side of the at least one lifting tunnel;
• at least two carrying devices for carrying vehicles, each carrying device comprising a carrying frame and a transverse moving mechanism adapted for driving the carrying device to move along the transverse passage;
• and
• a lifting device disposed in the at least one lifting tunnel for conveying the carrying device to a height corresponding to any of the parking levels;
• wherein the carrying device further comprises a longitudinal pickup mechanism for moving a loading board configured to support a vehicle thereon between the corresponding parking spaces and the carrying frame;
• wherein the longitudinal pickup mechanism comprises two chain transmission devices disposed at two opposite sides of the carrying frame, respectively, and a locking element with two ends thereof fixed to the two chain transmission devices, respectively, the loading board has a locking portion for engaging with the locking element disposed thereon, the locking portion and the locking element are configured to engage with each other so as to make the loading board be locked with the longitudinal pickup mechanism, the locking portion is a hook plate, the locking element is a hanging rod, the hanging rod is driven by the two chain transmission devices so as to make the hook plate move together, each chain transmission device comprises a third motor, a second driving wheel, a second driven wheel assembly and a third chain, an output end of the third motor is connected with the second driving wheel, the second driving wheel is connected with the second driven wheel assembly by the third chain so as to drive the loading board locked with the hanging rod.