Automatic parking lot
OwnerVirgile Habeggerinventor
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Abstract
The invention concerns a parking lot at least partly automatic comprising at least one floor (1; 1a, 1b) including parking lanes (4) separated by lateral boundaries (5), characterized in that each parking lane (4) comprises one or more driving means (7) to drive a vehicle in the longitudinal direction up to a free place and in that the entry and exit ends of the parking lanes (4) are connected to transport means (8, 9) allowing the automatic entry and exit of the vehicles in and out of the parking lanes (4).
Claims15
A vehicle parking garage that is at least partially automatic, comprising at least one floor comprising parking lanes separated by lateral limits wherein each parking lane comprises a first driving means for directly driving in rotation the wheels of a vehicle on the at least one floor in order to move the vehicle in the longitudinal direction up to a free space and in that entrance or exit ends of the parking lanes are connected to a transport means consisting of one or more platforms traversing a second free space between an entrance or exit and the parking lanes, the platforms traveling on rails spaced apart and separate from the parking lanes allowing the vehicles to automatically enter and exit the parking lanes, at least one floor being at least partially surrounded by rails, wherein each platform comprises a second driving means adapted to drive the vehicle to the free space of a parking lane or to drive the vehicle in an exiting movement.
A vehicle parking garage that is at least partially automatic, comprising at least one floor comprising parking lanes separated by lateral limits wherein each parking lane comprises a first driving means for directly driving in rotation the wheels of a vehicle on the floor in order to move the vehicle in the longitudinal direction up to a free space and in that entrance or exit ends of the parking lanes are connected to a transport means consisting one or more platforms traversing a second free space between an entrance or exit and the parking lanes, the platforms traveling on rails spaced apart and separate from the parking lanes allowing the vehicles to automatically enter and exit the parking lanes, at least one floor being at least partially surrounded by rails, wherein each platform comprises a second driving means adapted to drive the vehicle to the free space of a parking lane or to drive the vehicle in an exiting movement, and wherein the first and/or the second driving means comprises a conveyor belt wherein the parking garage comprises at least two floors and a single ramp for moving from one floor to the other, on which the platforms are capable of movement in the two opposing directions.
A vehicle parking garage that is at least partially automatic, comprising at least one floor comprising parking lanes separated by lateral limits wherein each parking lane comprises a first driving means for directly driving in rotation the wheels of a vehicle on the at least one floor in order to move the vehicle in the longitudinal direction up to a free space and in that entrance or exit ends of the parking lanes are connected to a transport means consisting of one or more platforms traversing a second free space between an entrance or exit and the parking lanes, the platforms traveling on rails spaced apart and separate from the parking lanes allowing the vehicles to automatically enter and exit the parking lanes, at least one floor being at least partially surrounded by rails, wherein each platform comprises a second driving means adapted to drive the vehicle to the free space of a parking lane or to drive the vehicle in an exiting movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.