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US 4,952,112 AGranted
Mechanical-storage multi-level carpark
OwnerGiorgio Piacenzainventor
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Abstract
A mechanical-storage multi-level carpark includes a gantry structure formed by a set of uprights and crossbeams, defining a space inside which a vertical carrousel structure is supported, which is provided with car housing support.
Claims20
An automobile parking structure comprising:
- a support structure including a continuous track;
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- a carousel structure including a center axle rotatably supported by said support structure, a plurality of telescopable arms extending radially from said center axle and a plurality of automobile platform assemblies;
- said telescopable arms having first and second ends, said first ends being attached to said center axle, said second ends slidably engaging said track;
- said automobile platform assemblies being rotatably attached to said second ends of said telescopable arms
- whereby the telescopability of said arms permits said second ends to follow the contour of said track.
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An automobile parking structure comprising:
- a gantry support structure including two continuous tracks, said tracks being of the same size and shape;
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- a carousel structure housed within said gantry support structure and including a center axle rotatably supported by said gantry support structure, two sets of telescopable arms and a plurality of automobile platform assemblies;
- said telescopable arms having first and second ends, said first ends being attached to said center axle, said second ends slidably engaging said tracks;
- one of said sets of telescopable arms being located approximate each end of said center axle, said telescopable arms being arranged in pairs comprising one of said arms from each of said sets;
- one of said automobile platform assemblies being rotatably attached to each said pair of said telescopable arms
- whereby the telescopability of said arms permits said second ends to follow the contour of said track.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.