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US 5,238,348 AGranted
Parking system
OwnerAlfred Reimerinventor
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Abstract
Parking garage hoist translates on a central `main` aisle driven by hydraulic translation motor and raises hoist car driven by hydraulic translation motor. Both motors are mounted near the base of the hoist and power for the hydraulic motors is derived from overhead electrical rails and power pick-up with the picked up power converted to hydraulic power. A transverse aisle may be provided to house a hoist for maintenance while another hoist travels on the main aisle. An extension aisle may be provided to house a hoist while another hoist travels on the main aisle.
Claims10
Parking garage for automobiles with facing storage bays,
- said parking garage comprising:
- a substantially straight main aisle separating said storage bays, each said bay having an opening facing said main aisle,
- a hoist movable horizontally along said main aisle,
- said hoist providing a platform adapted to receive an automobile from a loading area,
- said hoist being adapted to move said platform and automobile vertically to the level of a selected one of said bays,
- means to more horizontally said hoist along said main aisle whereby by a combination of such vertical and horizontal movement, said hoist may move said platform between said loading area and alignment with one of said bays,
- means for transferring an automobile between said hoist and said loading area and between said hoist and a selected one of said bays,
- a substantially straight transverse aisle intersecting said main aisle at approximately 90.degree. opening into and extending transversely from, one side of said main aisle,
- means defining said transverse aisle adapted, in combination with said transverse aisle, to house said hoist clear of said main aisle,
- whereby another hoist may use said main aisle when said hoist is housed in said transverse aisle,
- means to move a hoist between said main aisle and said transverse aisle including main rails running along said main aisle and main wheels mounted on said hoist designed to roll on said main rails and support said hoist thereabove;
- transverse rails running along said transverse aisle and a short distance across said main rails,
- transverse rails including gaps in said transverse rails in the vicinity of said main rails adapted to allow the passage of said main wheels on said main rails,
- transverse wheels on said hoist each movable between a retracted and extended position,
- in the retracted position said transverse wheels allowing said hoist to travel with said main wheels on said main rails,
- in the extended position said transverse wheels being adapted to support said hoist with said transverse wheels on said transverse rails and said main wheels clear of said main rails,
- said transverse wheels being adapted, in extended position to cross the gaps in said transverse rails.
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