Multi-Story Bicycle Parking with Movable Locking Slides
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for improved parking facilities for two-wheeled vehicles that are compact, secure, and cost-effective, as existing solutions often lack space efficiency, security, and are unsuitable for e-bikes and motorcycles.
Innovation Solution
A multi-story parking system with movable parking devices that allow horizontal and vertical movement, enabling efficient storage of multiple two-wheelers on a small footprint, and includes features like locking mechanisms and charging ports for secure and convenient parking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a multi-story parking system with movable parking devices is used, then space efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from horizontal parking arrangements to a multi-story vertical structure, utilizing the vertical dimension to increase storage capacity. Multiple levels are stacked vertically, allowing the system to accommodate more two-wheelers without increasing the ground footprint, thus resolving the space efficiency versus complexity contradiction.
Solution Approach 2:
The parking devices are designed to be movable rather than fixed, enabling them to shift positions horizontally and vertically. This dynamic capability allows the system to optimize space utilization by reconfiguring parking positions as needed, while the movement mechanisms are integrated into the overall structure to manage complexity.
2Productivity
If parking devices are made movable in horizontal and vertical directions, then storage efficiency is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The movable parking devices are equipped with automated or self-operating mechanisms that enable them to move into and out of parking positions without requiring manual intervention for each movement. The system autonomously manages the complex multi-directional movements, thereby maintaining high storage efficiency while preserving ease of operation for users.
3Area of stationary object
If a compact multi-story design is implemented, then space efficiency is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The multi-story parking system is divided into modular units or segments, each representing a manageable manufacturing module. These standardized segments can be manufactured separately and then assembled into the complete multi-story structure, reducing overall manufacturing complexity while achieving the compact vertical design.
Solution Approach 2:
The design employs nested or stacked modular components where smaller functional units are integrated within larger structural frameworks. This nesting approach allows for simplified manufacturing of individual components that can be easily assembled into the complete compact system.
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AI summary
A parking system (2) for parking two-wheeled vehicles (6) is provided. The parking system has at least one parking unit (12) designed to accommodate a two-wheeled vehicle (50) and furthermore has at least one lockable entry opening (6) for driving a two-wheeled vehicle (50) into the parking unit (12) in an insertion direction (A). The parking unit (12) has a parking device (19a, 19b) with a slide (30), wherein the slide (30) is designed to drive onto at least one wheel of the two-wheeler (50), wherein the slide (30) is designed to be horizontally movable in and against the insertion direction (A), and wherein the slide (30) has a locking device designed to fix the two-wheeler (50) on the slide (30), so that the fixed two-wheeler (50) can be inserted into the parking unit (12) in the insertion direction (A) by moving the slide (30).