Gate device

The gate equipment addresses smooth vertical movement and stability issues by using a gate guide shoe and roller system with an elevation motor and balance chain, ensuring stable gate operation in multi-story parking lots.

JP7624737B2Active Publication Date: 2025-01-31ASAP CO LTD(JP)
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Application Number
JP2022133816
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2021-09-07
Filing Date
2022-08-25
Publication Date
2025-01-31
Estimated Expiration
2042-08-25

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Technical Problem

Existing gate equipment in multi-story parking lots face issues with smooth movement and stability during opening and closing, particularly in vertical directions, and lack specific elevation mechanisms.

Method used

The gate equipment incorporates a gate guide shoe and gate guide roller system, along with an elevation motor and balance chain mechanism, to facilitate smooth vertical movement and prevent swaying of the gate at entry and exit positions.

Benefits of technology

The system ensures smooth and stable vertical movement of the gate, preventing swaying and ensuring precise alignment at entry and exit positions, enhancing operational efficiency.

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Abstract

To provide a gate device which can smoothly move a gate body in an up-down direction, and stop the gate body vertically to prevent the gate body from shaking and rattling when the garage opening is in a closed position.SOLUTION: In a gate device of the present invention: a gate body 10 has a fence part 11 that blocks the passage of people, and vertical frame parts 12 that are arranged on both sides of the fence part 11; the vertical frame part 12, when the garage opening is in a closed position, consists of a vertical frame upper part 12a positioned above the ground surface T and a vertical frame underground part 12b positioned below the ground surface T; a pair of gate guide rails 20 that slide the vertical frame parts 12 in the up-down direction are arranged below the ground surface T; a gate guide shoe 16 wider than the width W of the vertical frame underground part 12b in the entering-exiting direction is provided on each vertical frame underground part 12b; and the gate guide shoe 16 slides the gate guide rails 20 at the vertical frame underground parts 12b.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a gate device particularly for use in a multi-story parking garage. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Documents 1 to 3 disclose gate devices that are installed at the entrance / exit of a parking area and store the gate body below the position where the gate body closes the entrance / exit. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2000-248767 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2002-167995 A [Patent Document 3] JP 2016-188527 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the vertical movement of the gate body is not necessarily smooth, and the gate body shakes or rattles when the loading / unloading entrance is in the closed position. In addition, Patent Document 3 does not disclose a specific lifting mechanism.

[0005] The present invention aims to provide a gate device that allows the gate body to move smoothly in the vertical direction and can stop the gate body vertically at the loading / unloading entrance closed position by preventing the gate body from shaking or rattling. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The gate device of the present invention described in claim 1 is a gate device that is installed at the entrance / exit of a parking area S and stores the gate body 10 below the entrance / exit closing position by the gate body 10, the gate body 10 having a fence section 11 that prevents people from passing through, vertical frame sections 12 arranged on both sides of the fence section 11, an upper rail 13 arranged on the upper part of the fence section 11, a lower rail 14 arranged on the lower part of the fence section 11, and an underground rail 15 arranged below the fence section 11, the vertical frame section 12 comprising a vertical frame above-ground part 12a located above ground level T and a vertical frame underground part 12b located below ground level T at the entrance / exit closing position, the upper rail 13 and The space between the lower rail 14 forms the vertical frame above ground portion 12a, and the space between the lower rail 14 and the underground rail 15 forms the vertical frame underground portion 12b. A pair of gate guide rails 20 for sliding the vertical frame portion 12 in the up and down direction are disposed below the ground surface T, and each of the gate guide rails 20 has a U-shaped cross section parallel to the ground surface T formed by a pair of guide surfaces that have a wider space in the loading / unloading direction than the loading / unloading direction width W of the vertical frame underground portion 12b. A gate guide shoe 16 that is wider in the loading / unloading direction than the front loading / unloading direction width W of the vertical frame underground portion 12b is provided on each of the vertical frame underground portions 12b, and the gate guide shoe 16 is disposed on the vertical frame underground portion 12b. Between the upper end and the lower end, at least the position of the upper end, the position of the lower end, and the position between the upper end and the lower end of the vertical frame bottom part 12b At the bottom portion 12b of the vertical frame, the gate guide shoe 16 is Guide Surface It is characterized by sliding along the The present invention according to claim 2 provides the gate device according to claim 1, The gate guide shoe 16 is provided continuously from the position of the upper end of the vertical frame bottom portion 12b to the position of the lower end thereof, The gate guide shoe 16 is characterized in that an upper end corner 16u and a lower end corner 16d are tapered. The present invention as set forth in claim 3 provides the gate device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the gate guide shoes 16 include a first gate guide shoe 16A and a second gate guide shoe 16B. A third gate guide shoe 16C and a fourth gate guide shoe 16D The first gate guide shoe 16A is disposed in the vertical frame bottom portion 12b. Upper end and the second gate guide shoe 16B is disposed at the bottom of the vertical frame 12b. lower end Placed in The third gate guide shoe 16C is disposed below the first gate guide shoe 16A, and the fourth gate guide shoe 16D is disposed above the second gate guide shoe 16B. It is characterized by the fact that The present invention described in claim 4 is characterized in that, in the gate device described in claim 1, each of the vertical frame ground portion 12a is provided with a gate guide roller 17 having a diameter larger than the front entry / exit direction width W of the vertical frame underground portion 12b, and the gate guide roller 17 slides on the gate guide rail 20. The present invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that, in a gate device described in any one of claims 1 to 4, it comprises a lifting motor 31 for moving the gate main body 10, lifting chain drivers 33, 34 for moving the lifting chain 32 by rotation of the lifting motor 31, a balance chain 41 for balancing the left and right sides of the gate main body 10, and a pair of balance chain drivers 42, 43, and the pair of balance chain drivers 42, 43 and the end connection portion 32a of the lifting chain 32 are arranged on an underground railing 15 that connects a pair of the vertical frame underground portions 12b. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, a gate guide shoe is provided below each vertical frame, and the gate guide shoe slides along the gate guide rail below the vertical frame, allowing the gate body to move smoothly in the vertical direction and preventing the gate body from shaking or rattling when the loading / unloading opening is closed, thereby stopping the gate body vertically. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view showing a main configuration of a gate device according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] Enlarged front view of the main part of Figure 1 [Diagram 3] Side view of Figure 2 in the XX direction [Figure 4] Top view of the main part showing the gate guide shoe [Diagram 5] Schematic diagram showing the location of the gate guide shoes [Figure 6] Enlarged view of the Y in Figure 5 [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is an enlarged view showing a gate guide shoe according to another embodiment; [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the position of a gate guide roller according to still another embodiment; [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a top view of a main part of the gate guide roller shown in FIG. 8. [Figure 10] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the position of a gate guide roller according to still another embodiment; [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the positions of a gate guide shoe and a gate guide roller according to still another embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the position of a gate guide shoe according to yet another embodiment; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] A gate device according to a first embodiment of the present invention has a gate body having a fence section that prevents people from passing through, vertical frame sections arranged on both sides of the fence section, an upper rail arranged at the top of the fence section, a lower rail arranged at the bottom of the fence section, and an underground rail arranged below the fence section, the vertical frame section comprises an above-ground vertical frame section located above the ground surface and an underground vertical frame section located below the ground surface when the entrance / exit gate is closed, the above-ground vertical frame section is located between the upper rail and the lower rail, and the underground vertical frame section is located between the lower rail and the underground vertical frame section, a pair of gate guide rails that slide the vertical frame section up and down are arranged below the ground surface, each gate guide rail has a U-shaped cross section parallel to the ground surface formed by a pair of guide surfaces that have a wider space in the entrance / exit direction than the width of the underground vertical frame section, each underground vertical frame section is provided with a gate guide shoe that is wider in the entrance / exit direction than the width of the underground vertical frame section, and the gate guide shoe is a gate guide shoe that is arranged at the underground vertical frame section. Between the upper end and the lower end, at least the position of the upper end of the vertical frame, the position of the lower end, and the position between the upper end and the lower end At the bottom of the vertical frame, the gate guide shoe is Guide Surface It slides along the According to this embodiment, a gate guide shoe is provided below each vertical frame, and the gate guide shoe slides along the gate guide rail below the vertical frame, allowing the gate body to move smoothly in the vertical direction and preventing the gate body from shaking or rattling at the loading / unloading opening closed position, thereby stopping the gate body vertically.

[0010] A second embodiment of the present invention relates to a gate device according to the first embodiment, The gate guide shoe is provided continuously from the upper end position to the lower end position of the vertical frame basement portion, The upper and lower corners of the gate guide shoe are tapered. According to this embodiment, by making the upper and lower corners of the gate guide shoe tapered, the gate guide shoe can slide along the gate guide rail without resistance, allowing the gate body to move smoothly in the vertical direction.

[0011] The third embodiment of the present invention is a gate device according to the first embodiment, further comprising a first gate guide shoe, a second gate guide shoe, and 3rd gate guide shoe and 4th gate guide shoe The first gate guide shoe is located at the bottom of the vertical frame. Upper end The second gate guide shoe is placed at the bottom of the vertical frame. lower end Placed in A third gate guide shoe is disposed below the first gate guide shoe, and a fourth gate guide shoe is disposed above the second gate guide shoe. This is what was done. According to this embodiment, the vertical frame underside Upper end The first gate guide shoe is placed on the bottom of the vertical frame. lower end By positioning the second gate guide shoe in the gate guide rail and adjusting the attachment of the first and second gate guide shoes to the underground portion of the vertical frame, the gate guide shoe can slide against the gate guide rail without resistance, allowing the gate body to move smoothly in the vertical direction.

[0012] A fourth embodiment of the present invention is a gate device according to the first embodiment, in which a gate guide roller having a diameter larger than the width in the loading / unloading direction of the underground part of the vertical frame is provided on the above-ground part of each vertical frame, and the gate guide roller slides on a gate guide rail. According to this embodiment, by providing the gate guide rollers on the upper portion of the vertical frame, the vertical movement of the gate body can be made even smoother.

[0013] The fifth embodiment of the present invention is a gate device according to any one of the first to fourth embodiments, which is provided with a lifting motor for moving the gate body, a lifting chain driver for moving the lifting chain by rotation of the lifting motor, a balance chain for balancing the left and right sides of the gate body, and a pair of balance chain drivers, and the pair of balance chain drivers and end connection parts of the lifting chain are arranged on underground railings which connect the underground parts of a pair of vertical frames. In this embodiment, a pair of balance chain drivers and the end connection parts of the lifting chain are arranged on the underground rails, so that a moment is applied to the underground rails when the gate body moves up and down. However, since both sides of the underground rails are vertical frame underground parts and a gate guide shoe is provided in the vertical frame underground parts, the gate body can move up and down smoothly. EXAMPLES

[0014] A gate device according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the main configuration of a gate device according to this embodiment. The gate device according to this embodiment is installed at the entrance / exit gate of the parking area S, and the gate body 10 is stored below the position where the gate body 10 closes the entrance / exit gate. In FIG. 1, two parking areas S1 and S2 are provided in a pit excavated from the ground surface T, and two parking areas S3 and S4 are provided on the ground surface T. Pallets (not shown) are placed in each parking area S, and the pallets can move at least vertically to allow vehicles placed on the pallets to be moved to the entrance and exit. The gate device according to this embodiment includes a gate body 10 corresponding to the parking areas S1 and S3, and a gate body 10 corresponding to the parking areas S2 and S4. In FIG. 1, the gate body 10 corresponding to the parking areas S1 and S3 is in the entrance / exit closing position, and the gate body 10 corresponding to the parking areas S2 and S4 is in the gate storage position.

[0015] The gate body 10 has a fence section 11 that prevents people from passing through, vertical frame sections 12 arranged on both sides of the fence section 11, an upper rail 13 arranged on the upper part of the fence section 11, a lower rail 14 arranged on the lower part of the fence section 11, and an underground rail 15 arranged below the fence section 11. The upper rail 13, the lower rail 14, and the underground rail 15 are connected to a pair of vertical frame portions 12. A pair of gate guide rails 20 that allow the vertical frame portion 12 to slide vertically are disposed below the ground surface T.

[0016] As shown in the figure, when the gate body 10 is in the entrance / exit closing position, the fence section 11, the upper rail 13, and the lower rail 14 are higher than the ground surface T, and the underground rail 15, which is below the lower rail 14, is lower than the ground surface T. Also, when the gate body 10 is in the gate storage position, the fence section 11, the upper rail 13, the lower rail 14, and the underground rail 15 are lower than the ground surface T.

[0017] 2 is an enlarged front view of a main portion of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a side view taken along the line XX in FIG. The vertical frame portion 12 consists of an above-ground vertical frame portion 12a located above ground level T at the entrance / exit closed position, and an underground vertical frame portion 12b located below ground level T. The fence portion 11, upper rail 13, and lower rail 14 are located between a pair of above-ground vertical frame portions 12a, and the underground rail 15 is located between the lower ends of the underground vertical frame portions 12b. A gate guide shoe 16 that is wider than the width of the vertical frame base portion 12b in the loading / unloading direction is provided on each vertical frame base portion 12b. In the vertical frame base portion 12b, the gate guide shoe 16 slides on a gate guide rail 20.

[0018] The gate device of this embodiment comprises a lifting motor 31 that moves the gate body 10, lifting chain drivers 33, 34 that move the lifting chain 32 by rotation of the lifting motor 31, and a balance chain 41 and a pair of balance chain drivers 42, 43 that balance the left and right sides of the gate body 10. The lifting motor 31 and the lifting chain drivers 33, 34 are fixed to one of the gate guide rails 20. The lifting motor 31 and the lifting chain driver 33 are disposed on the upper end side of the gate guide rail 20, and the lifting chain driver 34 is disposed on the lower end side of the gate guide rail 20. The lifting chain 32 meshes with a lifting chain driver 33 and a lifting chain driver 34 , and end connectors 32 a connecting both ends of the lifting chain 32 are disposed on the underground rail 15 . A pair of balance chain drivers 42, 43 are attached to an underground rail 15, with the balance chain driver 42 positioned on one gate guide rail 20 side of the underground rail 15 and the balance chain driver 43 positioned on the other gate guide rail 20 side of the underground rail 15. A balance chain adjustment bolt 44 is attached to the lower end side of one gate guide rail 20, and a balance chain suspension point 45 is attached to the upper end side of the other gate guide rail 20. One end of the balance chain 41 is attached to a balance chain adjustment bolt 44 , engages with the upper part of one balance chain driver 42 and the lower part of the other balance chain driver 43 , and has the other end attached to a balance chain suspension point 45 .

[0019] The lifting motor 31 may be disposed on the lower end side of the gate guide rail 20 . The lifting motor 31 and the lifting chain drivers 33, 34 may also be fixed to the other gate guide rail 20. When the lifting motor 31 and the lifting chain drivers 33, 34 are fixed to the other gate guide rail 20, the balance chain driver 42 is disposed on the other gate guide rail 20 side of the underground rail 15, and the balance chain driver 43 is disposed on one gate guide rail 20 side of the underground rail 15. The balance chain 41 may also be a balance wire.

[0020] The forward rotation of the lifting motor 31 causes the lifting chain driver 33 to rotate forward, and the lifting chain 32 from the end connection part 32a to the lifting chain driver 33 is wound up, causing the underground railing 15 to move upward and the gate body 10 to be lifted. In addition, the reverse rotation of the lifting motor 31 causes the lifting chain driver 33 to rotate in the reverse direction, and the lifting chain 32 from the end connection part 32a to the lifting chain driver 33 is wound down, causing the underground railing 15 to move downward and the gate body 10 to be pulled down. In this manner, the underground rail 15 moves up and down between the lifting chain driving body 33 and the lifting chain driving body 34 . As the rail 15 moves upward, the balance chain 41 between the balance chain suspension point 45 and the balance chain driver 43 becomes shorter, and the balance chain 41 between the balance chain adjustment bolt 44 and the balance chain driver 42 becomes longer. In addition, as the underground rail 15 moves downward, the balance chain 41 between the balance chain suspension point 45 and the balance chain driver 43 becomes longer, and the balance chain 41 between the balance chain adjustment bolt 44 and the balance chain driver 42 becomes shorter. In this way, the battens 15 are balanced so that the left and right sides are of equal height.

[0021] According to this embodiment, a pair of balance chain drivers 42, 43 and the end connection portion 32a of the lifting chain 32 are arranged on the underground crosspiece 15, so that a moment is applied to the underground crosspiece 15 when the gate body 10 moves in the vertical direction. However, since both sides of the underground crosspiece 15 are vertical frame underground portions 12b and a gate guide shoe 16 is provided on the vertical frame underground portions 12b, the gate body 10 can move smoothly in the vertical direction. In addition, by positioning the underground rail 15, which houses a pair of balance chain drivers 42, 43 and the end connection portion 32a of the lifting chain 32, between the lower ends of the vertical frame underground portions 12b, the amount of vertical movement of the gate body 10 can be increased.

[0022] FIG. 4 is a top view of the main part showing the gate guide shoe. A gate guide shoe 16 that is wider than the width W of the vertical frame basement portion 12b in the loading / unloading direction is provided in the vertical frame basement portion 12b. In this way, a gate guide shoe 16 is provided in each vertical frame underground portion 12b, and in the vertical frame underground portion 12b, the gate guide shoe 16 slides on the gate guide rail 20, allowing the gate body 10 to move smoothly in the vertical direction and preventing the gate body 10 from shaking or rattling at the loading / unloading opening closed position, thereby stopping the gate body 10 vertically.

[0023] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the position of the gate guide shoe, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the portion Y shown in FIG. An upper end corner 16u and a lower end corner 16d of the gate guide shoe 16 are tapered. In this way, by making the upper end corner 16u and the lower end corner 16d of the gate guide shoe 16 tapered, the gate guide shoe 16 can slide against the gate guide rail 20 without resistance, allowing the gate main body 10 to move smoothly in the vertical direction. Further, the gate guide shoe 16 has a horizontally elongated hole 16h for bolting the gate guide shoe 16 to the vertical frame bottom portion 12b. The horizontally elongated hole 16h is formed so that the entrance / exit direction is longer than the vertical direction. In this embodiment, the horizontally elongated holes 16h are formed in three locations on the gate guide shoe 16: the upper end, the lower end, and the center, but they may be formed in two locations, the upper end and the lower end, or in four or more locations. In this way, by forming a horizontally elongated hole 16h in the gate guide shoe 16, it becomes easy to shift the mounting position of the gate guide shoe 16 relative to the vertical frame base portion 12b to the left or right, making it easy to adjust the mounting position of the gate guide shoe 16 relative to the vertical frame base portion 12b.

[0024] FIG. 7 is an enlarged view showing a gate guide shoe according to another embodiment. The gate guide shoe 16 according to this embodiment has at least a first gate guide shoe 16A and a second gate guide shoe 16B. The first gate guide shoe 16A is disposed on the bottom part 12b of the vertical frame. Upper endThe second gate guide shoe 16B is disposed at the bottom of the vertical frame 12b. lower end are placed in. As shown in the figure, a third gate guide shoe 16C may be provided below the first gate guide shoe 16A, and a fourth gate guide shoe 16D may be provided above the second gate guide shoe 16B. The first gate guide shoe 16A, the second gate guide shoe 16B, the third gate guide shoe 16C, and the fourth gate guide shoe 16D each have an upper end corner 16u and a lower end corner 16d that are tapered. In this way, by making the upper corners 16u and lower corners 16d of each of the first gate guide shoe 16A, the second gate guide shoe 16B, the third gate guide shoe 16C, and the fourth gate guide shoe 16D tapered, the first gate guide shoe 16A, the second gate guide shoe 16B, the third gate guide shoe 16C, and the fourth gate guide shoe 16D can slide without resistance against the gate guide rail 20, allowing the gate body 10 to move smoothly in the vertical direction. In addition, the first gate guide shoe 16A, the second gate guide shoe 16B, the third gate guide shoe 16C, and the fourth gate guide shoe 16D have horizontally elongated holes 16h that are longer in the loading / unloading direction than in the vertical direction.

[0025] In this way, by forming horizontally elongated holes 16h in the first gate guide shoe 16A, the second gate guide shoe 16B, the third gate guide shoe 16C, and the fourth gate guide shoe 16D, it becomes easy to shift the mounting positions of the first gate guide shoe 16A, the second gate guide shoe 16B, the third gate guide shoe 16C, and the fourth gate guide shoe 16D relative to the vertical frame base portion 12b to the left or right, making it easy to adjust the mounting position of the gate guide shoe 16 relative to the vertical frame base portion 12b.

[0026] In addition, the vertical frame underside portion 12b Upper end The first gate guide shoe 16A is disposed on the bottom of the vertical frame 12b. lower endBy positioning the second gate guide shoe 16B in the vertical frame and adjusting the attachment of the first gate guide shoe 16A and the second gate guide shoe 16B to the vertical frame bottom portion 12b, the first gate guide shoe 16A and the second gate guide shoe 16B can slide without resistance against the gate guide rail 20, allowing the gate body 10 to move smoothly in the vertical direction.

[0027] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the position of the gate guide roller according to yet another embodiment. In this embodiment, a gate guide roller 17 is provided instead of the gate guide shoe 16 shown in Fig. 5. As the gate guide roller 17, it is preferable to provide at least a gate guide roller 17A at the upper end of the vertical frame base part 12b, a gate guide roller 17C at the lower end of the vertical frame base part 12b, and further a gate guide roller 17B at the middle part of the vertical frame base part 12b. Note that the number of gate guide rollers 17 may be four or more.

[0028] FIG. 9 is a top view of a main portion showing the gate guide roller. A gate guide roller 17 having a diameter larger than the width W of the vertical frame basement portion 12b in the loading / unloading direction is provided in the vertical frame basement portion 12b. In this way, a gate guide roller 17 is provided in each vertical frame underground portion 12b, and in the vertical frame underground portion 12b, the gate guide roller 17 slides on the gate guide rail 20, allowing the gate body 10 to move smoothly in the vertical direction and preventing the gate body 10 from shaking or rattling at the loading / unloading opening closed position, thereby stopping the gate body 10 vertically.

[0029] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the position of the gate guide roller according to yet another embodiment. In this embodiment, in addition to the gate guide rollers 17A, 17B, and 17C shown in Fig. 9, gate guide rollers 17D, 17E, and 17F are also provided on the vertical frame ground portion 12a. The gate guide rollers 17D, 17E, and 17F provided on the vertical frame ground portion 12a may be provided evenly at a predetermined interval, but it is preferable to provide them more densely on the lower side of the vertical frame ground portion 12a than on the upper side, and four or more may be provided. In this way, gate guide rollers 17 are provided on each of the vertical frame above ground portion 12a and the vertical frame below ground portion 12b, and the gate guide rollers 17 slide on the gate guide rail 20, allowing the gate body 10 to move smoothly in the vertical direction and preventing the gate body 10 from shaking or rattling at the loading / unloading entrance closed position, thereby stopping the gate body 10 vertically.

[0030] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the positions of the gate guide shoe and the gate guide roller according to still another embodiment. In this embodiment, a gate guide shoe 16 shown in FIG. 5 is provided in place of the gate guide rollers 17A, 17B, and 17C shown in FIG. That is, a gate guide shoe 16 is provided on each vertical frame bottom portion 12b, and gate guide rollers 17D, 17E, 17F are provided on the vertical frame above ground portion 12a. In this way, a gate guide roller 17 is provided on the above-ground portion 12a of each vertical frame, and a gate guide shoe 16 is provided on the below-ground portion 12b of each vertical frame. The gate guide shoe 16 and the gate guide roller 17 slide on the gate guide rail 20, allowing the gate body 10 to move smoothly in the vertical direction and preventing the gate body 10 from shaking or rattling at the loading / unloading opening closed position, thereby stopping the gate body 10 vertically.

[0031] FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing the position of a gate guide shoe according to yet another embodiment. In this embodiment, the upper ends of the gate guide shoes 16 shown in Fig. 5 are extended to the vertical frame ground portions 12a. In other words, by providing the gate guide shoes 16 also on the vertical frame ground portions 12a, the vertical movement of the gate body 10 can be made even smoother. In FIG. 12, the gate guide shoe 16 is provided up to the upper end of the vertical frame part 12a, but it may be provided up to the middle part of the vertical frame part 12a. Although FIG. 12 shows one gate guide shoe 16, a plurality of gate guide shoes 16A, 16B, 16C, and 16D as shown in FIG. 7 may be provided.

[0032] In this embodiment, the parking area S is illustrated as having one basement floor, but it may also be two basement floors, and the parking area S on the ground side may be two or more floors above ground by using a lift-up parking device that moves a pallet or a lift-up traverse parking device. In addition, in the lateral direction, two parking areas S are illustrated in this embodiment, but one parking area or three or more parking areas S may be used. In addition, the lifting chain drivers 33, 34 described in this embodiment can be chain wheels including sprockets, and the balance chain drivers 42, 43 can be chain wheels and sheaves including sprockets, and the chain includes a wire. [Industrial Applicability]

[0033] The present invention is particularly suitable for a gate device installed together with a lift-up parking device or a lift-up traverse parking device. [Explanation of symbols]

[0034] 10 Gate body 11 Fence section 12 Vertical frame 12a Upper part of stiles 12b Stiles basement 13 Upper rail 14 Lower rail 15 Underground Pier 16 Gate guide shoe 16h Horizontal hole 16d Bottom corner 16u top corner 16A First Gate Guide Shoe 16B 2nd gate guide shoe 16C 3rd gate guide shoe 16D 4th gate guide shoe 17, 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D, 17E Gate guide roller 20 Gate guide rail 31 Lift motor 32 Lifting chain 32a End connection 33, 34 Lifting chain drive unit 41 Balance Chain 42, 43 Balance chain driver 44 Balance chain adjustment bolt 45 Balance chain suspension point S, S1, S2, S3, S4 Parking Areas T ground surface W Width in the loading / unloading direction

Claims

1. A gate device that is installed at an entrance / exit of a parking area and stores the gate body below a position where the gate body closes the entrance / exit, The gate body is A fence portion that prevents people from passing through; A vertical frame portion disposed on each side of the fence portion; An upper rail to be placed on the upper portion of the fence portion; A lower rail disposed at a lower portion of the fence portion; An underground railing arranged below the fence portion; having When the vertical frame portion is at the loading / unloading gate closing position, A vertical frame above ground located above the ground surface; A vertical frame underground portion located below the ground surface; It consists of: The space between the upper rail and the lower rail is the above-ground portion of the vertical frame, and the space between the lower rail and the underground rail is the underground portion of the vertical frame. A pair of gate guide rails for sliding the vertical frame portion in the up and down direction are disposed below the ground surface, Each of the gate guide rails has a cross section parallel to the ground surface formed in a U-shape by a pair of guide surfaces having a wider space in the loading / unloading direction than the width of the underground portion of the vertical frame in the loading / unloading direction, A gate guide shoe having a width in the loading / unloading direction wider than the width of the vertical frame basement portion in the loading / unloading direction is provided in each of the vertical frame basement portions, The gate guide shoe is provided between the upper end and the lower end of the vertical frame base portion, at least at the position of the upper end of the vertical frame base portion, the position of the lower end, and a position between the upper end and the lower end, At the bottom of the vertical frame, the gate guide shoe slides along the guide surface of the gate guide rail. A gate device characterized in that

2. The gate guide shoe is provided continuously from the position of the upper end of the vertical frame basement portion to the position of the lower end, and the upper end corners and the lower end corners of the gate guide shoe are tapered.

2. The gate device according to claim 1.

3. The gate guide shoe includes: a first gate guide shoe, a second gate guide shoe, a third gate guide shoe, and a fourth gate guide shoe; The first gate guide shoe is disposed at the upper end of the vertical frame bottom portion, The second gate guide shoe is disposed at the lower end of the vertical frame bottom portion, The third gate guide shoe is disposed below the first gate guide shoe, The fourth gate guide shoe is disposed above the second gate guide shoe.

2. The gate device according to claim 1.

4. A gate guide roller having a diameter larger than the width of the underground portion of the vertical frame in the loading / unloading direction is provided on the ground portion of each of the vertical frames, The gate guide roller slides on the gate guide rail.

2. The gate device according to claim 1.

5. A lifting motor for moving the gate body; a lifting chain driver that moves the lifting chain by rotation of the lifting motor; A balance chain for balancing the left and right sides of the gate body and a pair of balance chain drivers; Equipped with A pair of the vertical frame underground parts are connected to each other by an underground rail. A pair of balance chain drivers; The end connection portion of the lift chain; Placed 5. The gate device according to claim 1, wherein the gate device is a gate member.

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