US 11,542,718 B2 · Robotic parking device and handling method

Abstract

An alignment mechanism for a robotic parking device is described. The device includes a number of stacks of containers, the stacks being positioned within a frame structure having uprights and a horizontal grid disposed above the stacks, the grid having substantially perpendicular rails on which load handling devices can run. Cars or vehicles are positioned in containers that are moved in to and out of the stacks by the robotic handling devices. The cars are put in to the grid at entry points that can be positioned at points under the stacks. The alignment mechanism includes a series of belts moveable relative to each other and relative to the container, the belts acting to align a long axis of a vehicle with a long axis of the container in to which the vehicle is to be placed.

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Dependent claims

An alignment mechanism for a robotic parking system, comprising:

containers configured to receive vehicles, the alignment mechanism including:
a vehicle carrying plate configured to be moveable from a first position adjacent a container to a second position within a container, the mechanism including:
a transfer mechanism configured for transferring a vehicle from a drop off location adjacent the parking system to the plate, the transfer mechanism including moving means for moving the vehicle on to the vehicle carrying plate, the moving means including:
a first moving means configured for moving relative to a second moving means when front wheels of a vehicle are positioned on the first moving means, and rear wheels of the vehicle are placed on the second moving means such that a long axis of a vehicle will be moved so as to be substantially parallel to a long axis of the plate.

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Robotic parking device and handling method

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Abstract

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