Horizontal Linear Drive Platform for Parking Space Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing parking apparatuses for objects, such as vehicles, face challenges in maximizing storage space utilization due to the need for a drive mechanism that requires additional structural space, either on the ground or beside the apparatus, which limits accessibility and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus features a linear drive configured with a fixed base portion and a connection element that moves horizontally, allowing the drive to be integrated into the platform, eliminating the need for additional structural space below the platform and enabling both vertical and horizontal movement of the platform, thus optimizing storage space and simplifying the movement device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If the drive is arranged on the ground inside the apparatus or beside the apparatus, then the drive is readily accessible for maintenance, but the drive requires additional structural space that is lost for storage of objects
Solution Approach 1:
The drive is merged with the platform structure, where the base portion is integrated into the platform's side portion. This combination eliminates the need for separate structural space for the drive while maintaining accessibility through the platform's design.
Solution Approach 2:
The drive is repositioned from a ground-level or external arrangement to a horizontal arrangement on the platform itself. By utilizing the platform's surface area rather than vertical or ground space, the system maintains storage volume while providing drive accessibility.
2Ease of operation
If the drive is arranged beside the apparatus, then accessibility is improved, but additional structural space is required which is often not available
Solution Approach 1:
The drive components are merged with the platform structure, where the base portion forms part of the platform's side portion. This integration eliminates the need for additional external structural space while keeping the drive accessible through the platform's design.
Solution Approach 2:
The platform structure serves multiple functions: it provides storage surface area, structural support, and housing for the drive mechanism. By making the platform multi-functional, the system eliminates the need for separate structural elements dedicated solely to the drive.
3Speed
If a vertically oriented drive is used, then the platform can be moved vertically, but the drive requires space below the platform which reduces storage capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The drive is reoriented from a vertical arrangement requiring space below the platform to a horizontal arrangement on the platform's surface. This dimensional change allows the drive to utilize the platform's surface area rather than encroaching on the valuable storage volume below the platform.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of placing the drive below the platform in a vertical configuration, the invention inverts the arrangement by placing the drive on the platform in a horizontal configuration. This inversion reverses the spatial relationship and eliminates the conflict between drive space requirements and storage capacity.
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AI summary
An apparatus for parking objects, in particular vehicles, is provided. The apparatus includes at least one platform which can be moved by a movement device and which has a parking surface, at least one drive which is part of the movement device, and at least one traction means which is part of the movement device. The traction means connects an anchor point to the movement drive. The drive is configured as a linear drive which includes a stationary base part and a connecting element which is linearly movable with respect thereto. The movement direction of the connecting element is substantially horizontal.