Modular Bicycle Paternoster Parking for Compact Vertical Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing demand for bicycle parking spaces due to growing bicycle traffic necessitates a parking solution that is efficient, automated, and optimizes construction space use while providing theft and damage protection.
Innovation Solution
A modular parking device with a paternoster system comprising a housing structure composed of modules, allowing individual bicycle storage in V-shaped boxes that can be easily accessed and operated by a conveying means, enabling quick and tool-free installation and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a paternoster system with multiple boxes is used for bicycle parking, then the number of parking spaces and space utilization are improved, but the device complexity and installation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The housing structure is divided into multiple independent modules (door module, intermediate modules, pulley module) that can be manufactured separately and assembled together. Each module contains specific components (boxes, conveying elements, structural frames) that can be produced independently, reducing overall manufacturing complexity while enabling scalable parking capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple boxes are arranged vertically within the housing structure like nested dolls, with each box capable of receiving a bicycle. The modules are stacked one on top of another, allowing the system to maximize vertical space utilization while maintaining a compact footprint and manageable structural complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the housing structure is made modular with multiple modules, then adaptability and ease of extension are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediate modules are designed as universal components that can be inserted between the door module and pulley module in various configurations. Each intermediate module contains standardized boxes and structural elements that serve multiple functions (storage, structural support, module connection), allowing the system to adapt to different parking capacities without requiring custom-designed components for each configuration.
3Ease of repair
If the front side of the door module is made removable, then ease of installation and maintenance is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The front side of the door module is designed as a removable component that can be detached to provide direct access to the boxes within the housing structure. This extracted front panel serves as a maintenance access point, allowing boxes to be installed or removed without disassembling the entire structure, thereby simplifying maintenance operations while adding minimal structural complexity.
4Ease of manufacture
If boxes are freely suspended on holders in the rear of the paternoster, then ease of installation is improved, but operational reliability and vibration control worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The boxes are pre-equipped with suspension elements and guiding channels that are integrated into their structure during manufacturing. These preliminary incorporated features ensure that when boxes are suspended on the holders in the rear of the paternoster, they automatically achieve proper positioning and vibration damping without requiring additional assembly steps or external vibration control mechanisms.
5Ease of operation
If power unit and controller are integrated and placed in an awning, then ease of access for operation and monitoring is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The awning structure serves as an intermediary platform that houses both the power unit and controller in an accessible location above the door. This intermediate structure provides a convenient access point for operators to monitor and maintain the system without requiring entry into the housing structure or disassembly of components, while the integrated design consolidates control functions into a single accessible location.
Data Source
AI summary
A parking device, more particularly for bicycles, is provided with a housing structure (3) having at least one entry opening (25) and a paternoster (1) arranged therein having a plurality of boxes (2) for receiving the bicycles preferably individually and with a controllable conveying means (13). By means of said conveying means (13), the boxes (2), which are open to the front, can be moved in a revolution in the housing structure (3). The housing structure (3) is formed in a modular manner as an independent structural unit depending on the desired number of boxes (2). The boxes (2) are dimensioned such that in each case preferably one bicycle can be moved through the entry opening (25) from the outside into the one (2) or moved out of same. This ensures that the parking of more particularly bicycles is easy to handle and at the same time the required construction space is optimally used with structurally simple means.