Combined Transporter Elevating Assembly for Multi-Level Parking
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing number of vehicles in cities leads to parking difficulties due to limited parking spots, and existing solutions that reconstruct parking structures to accommodate multiple levels are costly and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A combined transporter system comprising a master transporter and a sub-transporter, where the master transporter includes a vehicle transferring cart with an elevating assembly that can move up and down, allowing the sub-transporter to transfer vehicles to various levels within the parking structure, thereby increasing parking capacity without the need for extensive reconstruction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If parking structures are reconstructed to arrange multiple levels, then the number of parking spots increases, but construction costs and construction effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the vehicle transport function into multiple independent transporter units (master transporters and sub-transporters) that can operate separately. Each transporter is a self-contained module with its own elevating assembly and vehicle transfer mechanism, allowing the system to add parking capacity incrementally without reconstructing the entire structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system utilizes vertical space by implementing multi-level transport with elevating assemblies that move transporters between different floors. This vertical dimensionality allows the same ground footprint to serve multiple parking levels, increasing parking spot quantity without horizontal expansion or major structural reconstruction.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional mechanical elevating systems are used to transport vehicles to various levels, then vehicle transport capability is achieved, but system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The transporter system is designed with universal components that serve multiple functions. The elevating assembly can transport both the master transporter and sub-transporter, the vehicle transfer cart can accommodate different vehicle types, and the same structural framework supports multiple levels of operation, reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a nested structure where sub-transporters are positioned within or alongside master transporters, and both are contained within the building's existing structural framework. The elevating assembly nests within the vertical shafts, and the vehicle transfer cart nests within the transporter platform, creating a compact multi-level system.
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AI summary
A combined transporter and a master transporter thereof are provided. The combined transporter includes a master transporter and a sub-transporter. The master transporter includes: a vehicle transferring cart, including a bottom support and two side supports connected to two opposite sides of the bottom support; an elevating assembly, configured on the bottom support and between the two side supports, wherein the elevating assembly is slidably connected to the two side supports, and the elevating assembly is configured to elevate up and down along a direction perpendicular to a main surface of the bottom support and limited by the two side supports. The sub-transporter is configured to move out of or move into the elevating assembly along a passage defined by the two side supports, and the sub-transporter is configured to transfer a vehicle between the elevating assembly and a parking spot.