Tandem parking system

JP2026166653APending Publication Date: 2026-10-14SHINMAYWA INDUSTRIES LTD
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JP2025059728
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JP · JP
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Filing Date
2025-03-31
Publication Date
2026-10-14

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【0015】 本出願によれば、形状の異なる複数種類のパレットを使用可能な縦列式立体駐車設備を提供できる。

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Abstract

We provide a tandem-type multi-story parking system that can use multiple types of pallets with different shapes. [Solution] The tandem parking system includes multiple pallets for loading and unloading vehicles from the first parking tower at the entrance, a first deck that moves from the pit to the entrance to form part of the roadway when vehicles from the second parking tower pass through the entrance, a second deck that is lifted onto the first deck when vehicles from the second parking tower pass through the entrance to move from the pit to the entrance to form another part of the roadway, and a balance chain mechanism that maintains the second deck in a horizontal position when the second deck is raised or lowered.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to tower-type multi-story parking facilities.

Background Art

[0002] A tower-type multi-story parking facility includes a plurality of adjacent parking towers. For example, a roadway is formed in the entry section of the front-side parking tower so that a vehicle parking in the rear-side parking tower can pass through the front-side parking tower. On the other hand, at the entry section of the front-side parking tower, an operation of placing a vehicle to be parked in the front parking tower onto a pallet by self-driving is also performed. The vehicle placed on the pallet moves upward while remaining on the pallet and is stored in a parking shelf.

[0003] When performing the operation of placing a vehicle on the pallet, if the pallet is installed on the roadway, the vehicle mounting surface of the pallet may become too high to allow the vehicle to be placed on the pallet. Therefore, conventionally, a tower-type multi-story parking facility provided with a roadway that swings so as to avoid the protrusions on the lower surface of the pallet has been proposed (see Patent Document 1 below). According to this tower-type multi-story parking facility, by avoiding interference between the roadway and the pallet, the height of the vehicle mounting surface of the pallet when the pallet is installed on the roadway can be kept low.

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problem to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, in the above-described tower-type multi-story parking facility, when a plurality of types of pallets having different shapes are used, some of the pallets may interfere with the roadway.

[0006] Therefore, the purpose of this application is to provide a tandem-type multi-story parking system that can use multiple types of pallets with different shapes. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] A tandem multi-story parking system according to one aspect of this application comprises a first parking tower and a second parking tower adjacent to the first parking tower, wherein the first parking tower includes an entrance through which parked vehicles of the first parking tower enter and exit and through which parked vehicles of the second parking tower pass; a plurality of parking racks arranged vertically above the entrance; a plurality of pallets that can be stored in any of the plurality of parking racks with a parked vehicle of the first parking tower loaded on them, and which are used to load and unload parked vehicles of the first parking tower at the entrance; an elevator carrier that lifts and lowers the plurality of pallets one by one; a pit located below the entrance; and a first standby position in the pit when any of the plurality of pallets is located in the entrance. The system includes: a first deck located in a position where, when a parked vehicle of the second parking tower passes through the entrance, it moves from the pit to the entrance and forms part of the roadway supporting the parked vehicle of the second parking tower as it passes through the entrance; a second deck located in a second waiting position within the pit when any of the plurality of pallets is located in the entrance, and when a parked vehicle of the second parking tower passes through the entrance, it is lifted onto the first deck and moves from the pit to the entrance, adjacent to the first deck and forms another part of the roadway supporting the parked vehicle of the second parking tower as it passes through the entrance; and a balance chain mechanism that maintains the second deck in a horizontal position when the second deck is raised or lowered.

[0008] In this configuration, when a pallet is located at the entrance, the first and second decks forming the roadway wait in a pit located below the entrance. Therefore, with this configuration, the pallet is less likely to interfere with the roadway, and multiple types of pallets with different shapes can be used.

[0009] Furthermore, in the above-described tandem multi-story parking facility, the plurality of pallets may include a first pallet and a second pallet that have different shapes from each other, and the first parking tower may have a first support member that supports the first pallet by passing through a first through-hole in the second deck located at the second standby position when the first pallet is located at the entrance, and a second support member which is a different member from the first support member and supports the second pallet by passing through a second through-hole in the second deck located at the second standby position when the second pallet is located at the entrance.

[0010] This configuration allows for the support of both the first and second pallets, which have different shapes.

[0011] Furthermore, in the above-described tandem multi-story parking facility, the second support member may include a locking portion that engages with the area around the second through-hole of the second deck, and may be formed to expand and contract as the second deck moves up and down.

[0012] With this configuration, even when the second deck is raised or lowered and positioned at the entrance, the second support member can still close the second through-hole.

[0013] Furthermore, in the above-described tandem multi-story parking facility, the plurality of pallets include a first pallet and a second pallet that have different shapes from each other, and the first parking tower has a first support member that supports the first pallet by passing through a first through-hole of the second deck located in the second standby position when the first pallet is located in the entrance area, and the second deck may support the second pallet in the second standby position when the second pallet is located in the entrance area.

[0014] Even with this configuration, it is possible to support the first and second pallets, which have different shapes from each other. [Effects of the Invention]

[0015] According to this application, it is possible to provide a tandem-type multi-story parking system that can use multiple types of pallets with different shapes. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0016] [Figure 1] Figure 1 is an overall cross-sectional view of a parking facility. [Figure 2] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of an entry section and its surroundings when a vehicle is placed on a pallet. [Figure 3] Figure 3 is a top view of the entry section when a vehicle is placed on a pallet. [Figure 4] Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the entry section and its surroundings after the pallet is rotated. [Figure 5] Figure 5 is a top view of the entry section after the pallet is rotated. [Figure 6] Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the entry section and its surroundings when the pallet moves upward. [Figure 7] Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of the entry section and its surroundings during the process of forming a vehicle passage. [Figure 8] Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the entry section and its surroundings after the vehicle passage is completed. [Figure 9] Figure 9 is a top view of the entry section after the vehicle passage is completed. [Figure 10] Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the X-X arrow in Figure 2. [Figure 11] Figure 11 is an enlarged view of the first pallet and its surroundings. [Figure 12] Figure 12 is an enlarged view of the second pallet and its surroundings. [Figure 13] Figure 13 is a diagram showing the state after the pallet is raised. [Figure 14] Figure 14 is a diagram showing the state after the second deck is raised. [Figure 15] Figure 15 is an enlarged view of the second pallet and its surroundings in a modified example. Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0017] (Overview of vertical multi-stage parking facility) The following describes a tandem-type multi-story parking system (hereinafter simply referred to as "parking system") 100 according to this embodiment. First, an overview of the parking system 100 will be given. Figure 1 is an overall cross-sectional view of the parking system 100. The parking system 100 is a system for parking multiple vehicles 101. Furthermore, the parking system 100 of this embodiment belongs to the mechanical type, and more specifically, to the elevator type among mechanical systems.

[0018] As shown in Figure 1, the parking facility 100 according to this embodiment includes a first parking tower 11 and a second parking tower 12 adjacent to the first parking tower 11. Hereinafter, the direction in which the first parking tower 11 and the second parking tower 12 are adjacent (the left-right direction in Figure 1) will be referred to as the "depth direction," and the horizontal direction perpendicular to the depth direction (the direction perpendicular to the plane of Figure 1) will be referred to as the "width direction."

[0019] The first parking tower 11 and the second parking tower 12 can each independently accommodate a vehicle 101. Hereinafter, a vehicle 101 that is attempting to park in the first parking tower 11, a vehicle 101 that is already parked in the first parking tower 11, or a vehicle 101 that has finished parking in the first parking tower 11 will be referred to as a "parked vehicle in the first parking tower 11." Similarly, a vehicle 101 that is attempting to park in the second parking tower 12, a vehicle 101 that is already parked in the second parking tower 12, or a vehicle 101 that has finished parking in the second parking tower 12 will be referred to as a "parked vehicle in the second parking tower 12."

[0020] The first parking tower 11 is the entrance / exit side of the parking facility 100, and is used not only by vehicles parked in the first parking tower 11 entering and exiting, but also by vehicles parked in the second parking tower 12 passing through. The second parking tower 12 has basically the same configuration as the first parking tower 11, except for the configuration relating to the driveway 41 which will be described later. In this embodiment, the parking facility 100 has two parking towers, but it may also have three or more parking towers arranged in the depth direction.

[0021] (Configuration related to parking function) Next, the configuration of the parking function of the first parking tower 11 will be described. As shown in Figure 1, the first parking tower 11 has an entrance 21, a plurality of parking racks 22, a plurality of pallets 23, and an elevator carrier 24. These configurations will be described in order below.

[0022] The access area 21 is an area through which parked vehicles from the first parking tower 11 enter and through which parked vehicles from the second parking tower 12 pass. In this embodiment, the access area 21 is located on the first floor of the first parking tower 11. Parked vehicles from the first parking tower 11 and the second parking tower 12 enter and exit the access area 21 by driving themselves. An entrance / exit 31 is formed on the opposite side of the access area 21 of the first parking tower 11 from the second parking tower 12, and a connecting passage 32 is formed at the boundary between the first parking tower 11 and the second parking tower 12.

[0023] The parking racks 22 are racks for storing (parking) vehicles in the first parking tower 11. The parking racks 22 are located above the entrance area 21. The parking racks 22 are arranged vertically at both ends of the first parking tower 11 in the depth direction. In addition, a hoistway 33 is formed in the center of the first parking tower 11 in the depth direction, extending vertically between the multiple parking racks 22.

[0024] Pallet 23 is a plate-shaped member for mounting parked vehicles in the first parking tower 11. With a parked vehicle mounted on the pallet 23, it can be stored in one of the multiple parking racks 22. The pallet 23 in this embodiment includes a first pallet 23A (see Figure 11) and a second pallet 23B (see Figure 12), which have different shapes from each other. Although Figures 2 to 6 show the first pallet 23A as pallet 23, the pallet 23 shown in Figures 2 to 6 may also be the second pallet 23B.

[0025] The elevator carrier 24 is a device that lifts and lowers pallets 23 one by one. The elevator carrier 24 is connected to an electric motor 35 via a wire rope 34, and moves up and down along the hoistway 33 when driven by the electric motor 35. The elevator carrier 24 also supports the pallets 23 via a slewing and lateral movement device 36 (see Figure 2). The slewing and lateral movement device 36 can rotate the pallets 23 horizontally and move them horizontally in the depth direction.

[0026] (Parking procedures) Next, the operation of the first parking tower 11 when parking a vehicle 101 in the first parking tower 11 will be explained. First, when parking a vehicle 101 in the first parking tower 11, the vehicle 101 is placed on the pallet 23. Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the entry area 21 and its surroundings when the vehicle 101 is placed on the pallet 23. In Figure 2, the left-right direction of the paper is the depth direction (the same applies to Figures 4, 6-8). Also, Figure 3 is a view of the entry area 21 from above when the vehicle 101 is placed on the pallet 23. In Figure 3, the left-right direction of the paper is the depth direction, and the up-down direction of the paper is the width direction (the same applies to Figures 5, 9).

[0027] As shown in Figure 2, in order to place the vehicle 101 on the pallet 23, the pallet 23 is placed in the entrance area 21 (more precisely, the part corresponding to the floor surface of the entrance area 21). At this time, as shown in Figure 3, the longitudinal direction of the pallet 23 coincides with the depth direction. In this state, the vehicle 101 to be parked in the first parking tower 11 enters the entrance area 21 by driving itself in from the entrance / exit 31 (see Figure 1) and stops on the pallet 23. As a result, the vehicle 101 is placed on the pallet 23 in the entrance area 21.

[0028] Next, the pallet 23 carrying the vehicle 101 rotates 90 degrees horizontally. Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the entrance 21 and its surroundings after the pallet 23 has been rotated. Figure 5 is a view of the entrance 21 from above after the pallet 23 has been rotated. As shown in Figure 5, by rotating the pallet 23 90 degrees horizontally, the longitudinal direction of the pallet 23 coincides with the width direction. The rotation of the pallet 23 is performed by a rotating lateral feed device 36 (see Figure 2).

[0029] Next, the rotated pallet 23 moves upward with the vehicle 101 still on it. Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the entrance 21 and its surroundings as the pallet 23 moves upward. The pallet 23 is raised and lowered by raising and lowering the elevator carrier 24 using a wire rope 34 (see Figure 1).

[0030] Next, when the pallet 23 reaches the corresponding vertical position of the parking rack 22, the pallet 23 is moved horizontally in the depth direction and stored in the corresponding parking rack 22 (see Figure 1). The horizontal movement of the pallet 23 is performed by a swivel lateral feed device 36 (see Figure 2). As a result, the vehicle 101 is parked in the parking rack 22 with the pallet 23 on it. The above describes the operation of the first parking tower 11 when parking a vehicle 101 in the first parking tower 11.

[0031] To exit the parking tower 11 where vehicle 101 is parked, the reverse of the above-described operation is performed. However, when rotating pallet 23, rotate pallet 23 so that vehicle 101 faces the entrance / exit 31.

[0032] (Configuration of roadways) Next, the configuration of the driveway 41 (see Figure 1) of the first parking tower 11 will be described. The driveway 41 is the part that supports parked vehicles of the second parking tower 12 as they pass through the entrance 21 of the first parking tower 11. Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of the entrance 21 and its surroundings during the process of forming the driveway 41. Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the entrance 21 and its surroundings after the completion of the driveway 41. Figure 9 is a view of the entrance 21 after the completion of the driveway 41, seen from above. Parked vehicles of the second parking tower 12 move under their own power in the depth direction and pass through the center of the entrance 21 in the width direction. Therefore, the central part of the paper in the vertical direction of Figure 9, which corresponds to the center of the entrance 21 in the width direction, is the driveway 41.

[0033] As shown in Figure 6, the first parking tower 11 includes a pit 42, a first deck 43, a second deck 44, and a balance chain mechanism 45. These components will be described in detail below.

[0034] As shown in Figure 6, the pit 42 is a recessed area located below the access area 21. The pit 42 corresponds to the first basement level of the first parking tower 11. The pit 42 includes support bases 51 formed on the sides at both ends in the depth direction, upper end fixing parts 52 located on the upper parts of the sides at both ends in the depth direction, lower end fixing parts 53 located on the bottom surface, and deck support parts 59 for supporting the inner portion of the second deck 44 in the depth direction.

[0035] The first deck 43 is a plate-shaped member that forms part of the driveway 41. As shown in Figure 9, the longitudinal direction of the first deck 43 coincides with the width direction. In other words, the first deck 43 extends in the width direction. The central part of the first deck 43 in the width direction forms the central part of the driveway 41 in the depth direction. As shown in Figure 6, the first deck 43 is supported by a lifting device 54 and moves vertically by the lifting device 54. The first deck 43 also has lifting parts 55 at both ends in the depth direction (left-right direction in Figure 6) that engage with the second deck 44 and lift the second deck 44.

[0036] The second deck 44 is a plate-shaped member that forms the portion of the driveway 41 other than the portion formed by the first deck 43. In this embodiment, the second deck 44 forms both ends of the driveway 41 in the depth direction. As shown in Figure 9, the second deck 44 is located on both sides of the first deck 43 in the depth direction and is adjacent to the first deck 43 when the driveway 41 is formed.

[0037] The balance chain mechanism 45 is a mechanism for maintaining the second deck 44 in a horizontal position. As shown in Figure 6, the balance chain mechanism 45 includes a first pulley 56, a second pulley 57, and a chain 58. The first pulley 56 is mounted on the outer portion of the second deck 44 in the depth direction and is configured to rotate around a rotation axis extending in the width direction. The second pulley 57 is mounted on the portion of the second deck 44 closer to the first deck 43 in the depth direction and is configured to rotate around a rotation axis extending in the width direction.

[0038] The upper end of the chain 58 is fixed to the upper end fixing part 52 of the pit 42, and the lower end is fixed to the lower end fixing part 53 of the pit 42. The chain 58 is also stretched in an L-shape so as to pass under the first pulley 56 and over the second pulley 57. As a result, when the second deck 44 attempts to tilt so that its outer part in the depth direction becomes lower, while its inner part in the depth direction is supported by the deck support part 59 or the lifting part 55 of the first deck 43, it is supported by the chain 58 via the first pulley 56. Consequently, the second deck 44 maintains a horizontal position.

[0039] (Operations during lane formation) Next, the operation of the first parking tower 11 when forming the driveway 41 will be explained. First, as shown in Figure 4, when the pallet 23 is located in the entrance 21, the first deck 43 is located in a waiting position within the pit 42 (hereinafter referred to as the "first waiting position"), and the second deck 44 is located in a waiting position within the pit 42 (hereinafter referred to as the "second waiting position"). In the second waiting position, the deck support portion 59 supports the inner portion of the second deck 44 in the depth direction.

[0040] Next, as shown in Figure 6, after the pallet 23 is placed on the elevator carrier 24 and moves upward, the formation of the vehicle path 41 begins. Specifically, as shown in Figure 7, the lifting device 54 moves the first deck 43 upward. Then, as shown in Figure 8, as the first deck 43 moves further upward, the lifting portion 55 of the first deck 43 engages with the inner portion of the second deck 44 in the depth direction, and the first deck 43 lifts the second deck 44. The second deck 44 is no longer supported by the deck support portion 59. As a result, the first deck 43 and the second deck 44 move to the portion corresponding to the floor surface of the entrance 21, and the vehicle path 41 is formed.

[0041] As described above, in this embodiment, when forming the vehicle lane 41, the first deck 43 lifts the inner portion of the second deck 44 in the depth direction to raise and lower the second deck 44, but the balance chain mechanism 45 maintains the second deck 44 in a horizontal state without tilting. To move the first deck 43 and the second deck 44 to the pit 42 from the state in which the vehicle lane 41 has been formed, the operation is the reverse of the above operation.

[0042] Thus, in the parking equipment 100 according to this embodiment, when the pallet 23 is located at the entrance 21, the first deck 43 and the second deck 44 that form the driveway 41 wait in the pit 42 located below the entrance 21. Therefore, since the pallet 23 is less likely to interfere with the driveway 41, the parking equipment 100 according to this embodiment can accommodate pallets 23 of various shapes. In other words, according to the parking equipment 100 according to this embodiment, multiple types of pallets 23 with different shapes can be used.

[0043] (Configuration related to pallet support) Next, the configuration supporting the pallet 23 will be described. Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the XX arrow in Figure 2. In other words, Figure 10 shows the pallet 23 in the position of the entry section 21. However, in Figure 10, the balance chain mechanism 45 and other components are omitted. Figure 11 is an enlarged view of the pallet 23 and its surroundings in Figure 10. The pallet 23 shown in Figure 11 is the first pallet 23A. The first pallet 23A is a so-called folding pallet. Figure 12 is also an enlarged view of the pallet 23 and its surroundings, similar to Figure 11. However, the pallet 23 shown in Figure 12 is the second pallet 23B. The second pallet 23B is a so-called flat pallet. In Figures 11 and 12, the left-right direction of the paper is the width direction.

[0044] As shown in Figure 11, the first parking tower 11 has a first support member 61 and a second support member 62. These components will be described in detail below.

[0045] As shown in Figure 11, the first support member 61 is a member that supports the first pallet 23A. The first support member 61 is attached to the support base 51 of the pit 42 (see also Figure 2). Also, as shown in Figure 9, in this embodiment, the first support member 61 is located at two locations corresponding to the outer end in the depth direction of each second deck 44. The first support member 61 supports the first pallet 23A through the bottom surface of the first pallet 23A. When the first support member 61 supports the first pallet 23A, the second deck 44 is located in the second standby position within the pit 42, and the first support member 61 passes through the first through hole 71 of the second deck 44.

[0046] As shown in Figure 12, the second support member 62 is a member that supports the second pallet 23B. The second support member 62 is attached to the support base 51 of the pit 42 (see also Figure 2). Also, as shown in Figure 9, in this embodiment, the second support member 62 is located at two locations corresponding to the outer end in the depth direction of each second deck 44. However, in this embodiment, the second through hole 72 is located further out in the width direction than the first through hole 71. The second support member 62 supports the second pallet 23B via the pallet roller 73 of the second pallet 23B. The pallet roller 73 is a member that rotates to support the pallet 23 when the pallet 23 moves laterally on the parking rack 22. When the second support member 62 supports the second pallet 23B, the second deck 44 is located in the second standby position within the pit 42, and the second support member 62 passes through the second through hole 72 of the second deck 44.

[0047] As described above, according to the parking equipment 100 of this embodiment, the first support member 61 and the second support member 62 can support both the first pallet 23A and the second pallet 23B, which have different shapes.

[0048] Here, Figure 13 shows the state after the pallet 23 has risen from the state shown in Figures 11 and 12. In other words, Figure 13 corresponds to the state shown in Figure 6. Also, Figure 14 shows the state after the second deck 44 has risen from the state shown in Figure 13. In other words, Figure 14 corresponds to the state shown in Figure 8.

[0049] As shown in Figure 13, the second support member 62 has a locking portion 74 at its upper end. The locking portion 74 is configured to lock onto the area around the second through hole 72 of the second deck 44. The second support member 62 is also formed to extend and retract, with its shortest length being when supporting the second pallet 23B. Therefore, as shown in Figure 14, when the second deck 44 rises, the locking portion 74 of the second support member 62 locks onto the second deck 44, and the second support member 62 extends vertically as the second deck 44 rises. Thus, according to this embodiment, even when the second deck 44 rises, the second through hole 72 remains closed by the second support member 62. When the second deck 44 descends, the second support member 62 shrinks vertically as the second deck 44 descends.

[0050] (modified version) The parking equipment 100 according to this embodiment has been described above. However, the configuration of the parking equipment 100 is not limited to that described above. For example, in this embodiment, the second pallet 23B is supported by the second support member 62, but the second pallet 23B does not need to be supported by the second support member 62. Specifically, as shown in Figure 15, the first pallet 23A may be supported by the first support member 61, while the second pallet 23B may be supported by the second deck 44 located at the second standby position. Even in this case, both the first pallet 23A and the second pallet 23B, which have different shapes from each other, can be supported. Also, although the pallet 23 in this embodiment includes two types of pallets, it may include three or more types of pallets. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0051] 11. First parking tower 12. Second parking tower 21 Entrance 22 Parking shelves 23 Palettes 23A Pallet 1 23B Palette 2 24 Elevator Carriers 41 Roadway 42 Pit 43 First Deck 44. Second Deck 45 Balance Chain Mechanism 55 Lifting section 61 First support member 62 Second support member 71 First through hole 72 Second through hole 74 Locking part 100 tandem multi-story parking facilities

Claims

1. The first parking tower and The facility comprises a second parking tower adjacent to the first parking tower, The aforementioned first parking tower is, The entrance area through which parked vehicles enter and exit the first parking tower, and through which parked vehicles pass the second parking tower, Multiple parking racks are arranged vertically above the aforementioned entrance, A plurality of pallets that can be stored in any of the plurality of parking racks with a parked vehicle of the first parking tower loaded on them, and which are used to load and unload parked vehicles of the first parking tower at the entrance, An elevator carrier that carries the aforementioned multiple pallets and raises and lowers them one by one, A pit located below the aforementioned access point, A first deck is located in a first waiting position within the pit when any of the plurality of pallets is located in the entrance area, and moves from the pit to the entrance area when a parked vehicle of the second parking tower passes through the entrance area, forming a part of the roadway that supports the parked vehicle of the second parking tower passing through the entrance area. When any of the plurality of pallets is located in the entrance area, it is located in the second waiting position within the pit, and when a parked vehicle of the second parking tower passes through the entrance area, it is lifted onto the first deck and moved from the pit to the entrance area, and adjacent to the first deck, the second deck forms another part of the roadway that supports the parked vehicle of the second parking tower passing through the entrance area, A tandem-type multi-story parking system comprising a balance chain mechanism for maintaining the second deck in a horizontal position when the second deck is raised or lowered.

2. The plurality of pallets include a first pallet and a second pallet that have different shapes from each other. The aforementioned first parking tower is, When the first pallet is located in the access area, a first support member supports the first pallet by passing through the first through-hole of the second deck located in the second standby position, The tandem parking system according to claim 1, further comprising: a member different from the first support member, which, when the second pallet is located in the entrance area, passes through a second through-hole in the second deck located in the second waiting position to support the second pallet.

3. The tandem multi-story parking system according to claim 2, wherein the second support member includes a locking portion that engages with the area around the second through-hole of the second deck, and is formed to expand and contract as the second deck moves up and down.

4. The plurality of pallets include a first pallet and a second pallet that have different shapes from each other. The first parking tower has a first support member that supports the first pallet when the first pallet is located in the entrance area, by passing through a first through-hole in the second deck located in the second standby position. The tandem multi-story parking system according to claim 1, wherein the second deck supports the second pallet in the second waiting position when the second pallet is located in the entrance area.

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