Automatic parking station system for cycles and bicycles

a technology for parking stations and bicycles, applied in the direction of cycle equipment, cycle stands, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of inability to ignore the large fleet of privately-owned cycles and bicycles, and the drawbacks of the above-prior-art apparatus

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-10-10
KANOF PEDRO ROBERTO
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Facilitates the use of automatic parking stations by multiple users and companies, simplifies access and billing, and provides real-time data for strategic purposes, enhancing the efficiency and accessibility of bicycle parking across a city or geographical area.

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This immense fleet of privately-owned cycles and bicycles cannot be ignored when an automatic parking station is built for cycles and bicycles.
The above prior art apparatuses suffer from some drawbacks, among which the most relevant one includes the fact that they are closed systems which are not suitable to serve a plurality of different users and operators.

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[0028]With reference to FIG. 1, a cycle or bicycle automatic parking station 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the invention comprises at least one interactive workstation 2 and a plurality of parking posts 3, each including a first lock portion 4, which is permanently fixed to or is integral part of the respective parking post 3.

[0029]Each parking post 3 may be a bow or an iron U-shaped rod of at least 1 inch diameter which is fixed to the ground and is aimed at securing cycles or bicycles thereto through a second lock portion 7 fixed to the cycles or bicycles, which is complementary to the first lock portion 4. The first lock portion 4 may be welded to a vertical part of the U-shaped rod at a height which is suitable for locking both adult and child cycles / bicycles, e.g. between 55 cm and 60 cm from the ground or the rod's support surface. The second lock portion 7 is fixed to the cycle / bicycle frame, e.g. underneath the seat, at a height corresponding to the height of the ...

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An automatic parking station for cycles or bicycles, including an interactive workstation and a plurality of parking posts. Each parking post includes a first lock portion for securing a cycle or bicycle thereto through a removable second lock portion on the cycle or bicycle. The parking posts are connected to the interactive workstation through a local communication network to allow exchange of commands between the interactive workstation and the parking posts. Each parking post including code reading means for reading a cycle / bicycle code univocally identifying a cycle or bicycle and stored in a memory medium, so that the cycle / bicycle can be identified by the interactive workstation. The station accepts the bicycles and cycles of private users and rental companies.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The instant application is a divisional application based upon U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 734,924, filed Jun. 3, 2010, which is a 371 National Stage of International Application No. PCT / EP2008 / 067439, filed Dec. 12, 2008, which application claims the benefit of provisional application 61 / 008,568, filed Dec. 21, 2007. The disclosures of all the above noted Patent Applications, from which this application claims priority to, are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to an automatic parking station system for cycles and bicycles, in which parking stations are installed in a plurality of sites within a city or a limited geographical area and are connected via a centralized information system. The cycles and bicycles may be manual, electric, electrically-assisted or gasoline-powered.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Statistics show that in many countries the fleet of cycles and bicycles owne...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q30/06
CPCB62H3/00G07B15/04G06Q30/0645G07F17/0057G07C1/30B62H2003/005Y10T70/50Y10T70/5872
InventorKANOF, PEDRO ROBERTO
OwnerKANOF PEDRO ROBERTO