Elevated Parking/Storage Device (With No Effect On Existing Ground Parking/Storage Space)
a parking/storage device and elevated technology, applied in the field of car parking, can solve the problems of less than double the existing capacity of space usage efficiency, inconvenient parking, high price of parking space, etc., and achieve the effect of improving the parking capacity
Inactive Publication Date: 2006-09-07
YANG HOW SEN
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[0008] The invention is a parking device that allows multiple levels of parking or storage without needing additional ground space. The device can improve the parking capacity of any given parking facility by n times if the number of decks built on top of the ground level is n.
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In big cities around the world, such as New York City, N.Y., parking space is in demand and expensive.
In addition, many times the car in the upper deck cannot be moved without moving the car underneath first, which is very inconvenient.
In some cases, the parking structure itself makes it more difficult to maneuver the car in or out of the ground parking space than in lots without the added parking structure.
This reduces the space usage efficiency to less than double the existing capacity, and therefore is not as effective as it could be.
In addition, the typical rotational parking structure has four posts or columns, and only allows parking or retrieving a car on or from platforms at the farthest right or left positions.
The posts also make it difficult to drive a car on and off the parking platform.
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[0018] The invention allows parking or retrieving a car on or from an upper deck directly above a ground parking space while maintaining the existing parking lot design. The invention does not require additional space for car maneuvering. In addition, a car on an upper deck can be moved independently from a car underneath. The invention actually doubles or triples the capacity of a parking lot when a double-deck or triple-deck parking device is respectively used. More improvement is possible with more decks being chosen. The same device can also be used for multi-level storage.
[0019] The invention includes a platform that can be moved vertically (up and down) above a driveway of a parking lot. The platform can be moved horizontally (left and right) above an existing parking space. A car is parked in an upper position by driving it onto the platform when the platform is lowered onto the surface of the drive way, moving the platform up until it reaches a position that is high enough ...
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A parking device includes a first vertical support post; a first horizontal arm cantilevered from the first vertical support post; a first vertical roller post connected to and horizontally moveable along the first horizontal arm, the first vertical roller post having a first wheel disposed on the bottom thereof, the first wheel acting to support the first vertical roller post; a parking platform connected to the first vertical roller post and capable of moving vertically along the first vertical roller post; a first moving mechanism for moving the parking platform vertically along the first vertical roller post; and a second moving mechanism for moving the first vertical roller post horizontally along the first horizontal arm.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10 / 337,199, filed Jan. 7, 2003, which is included in its entirety herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to car parking, and more specifically, to a parking device. [0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0005] In big cities around the world, such as New York City, N.Y., parking space is in demand and expensive. Multi-deck parking is a way to increase the efficiency of a parking lot. Many multi-deck parking products are currently available, yet they are of designs that sacrifice some existing ground parking space for maneuvering a car onto or off of the upper deck. In addition, many times the car in the upper deck cannot be moved without moving the car underneath first, which is very inconvenient. In some cases, the parking structure itself makes it more difficult to maneuver the car in or out of the grou...
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CPCE04H6/06
Inventor YANG, HOW-SEN
Owner YANG HOW SEN