Multistorey Bus Garage Vertical Parking and Charging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current bus garages lack automatic charging capabilities and occupy large areas due to their planar movement type design, which is inconvenient for alternative fuel buses.
Innovation Solution
A multistorey garage design featuring an elevator platform, elevator transmission system, vehicle supporting plate, charging device, and steel cable set, allowing for vertical movement and automatic charging, reducing the garage's footprint and enhancing land utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a planar movement type bus garage is used, then the garage can provide parking spaces, but it occupies large areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from planar (2D) parking to vertical (3D) parking by introducing an elevator platform that moves buses between multiple floors. This dimensional change allows the garage to utilize vertical space, significantly increasing the number of parking spaces without proportionally increasing the ground footprint, thereby resolving the contradiction between providing more parking spaces and occupying large areas.
2Ease of manufacture
If a comb type bus garage is used, then the garage structure is simple, but it cannot provide automatic charging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functions into the garage system: the elevator platform serves both as a transportation mechanism for vertical movement and as a mounting platform for charging devices. The charging devices are incorporated into the vehicle supporting plates, enabling automatic charging to occur during the parking process. This multi-functionality allows the garage to maintain structural simplicity while adding automatic charging capability, resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and adaptability.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If alternative fuel buses with battery packs are used, then environmental performance improves, but parking convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic charging functionality where the charging process occurs without manual intervention. When a bus is parked on the vehicle supporting plate, the charging device automatically connects and charges the battery pack. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for drivers or operators to manually connect charging cables, thereby maintaining ease of operation while supporting environmentally friendly alternative fuel buses.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The multistorey garage enables efficient vertical parking of buses, reduces land occupancy, and implements automatic charging, improving land use and convenience for alternative fuel buses.
Implementation Method 1
the steel cable set is connected to the elevator transmission system, the counterweight, and the elevator platform
Implementation Method 2
the steel cable set connects the elevator transmission system and the elevator platform
Data Source
AI summary
A multistorey garage for buses includes: an elevator platform; an elevator transmission system; a vehicle supporting plate; a charging device; and a steel cable set. The elevator platform is positioned on a ground floor of the multistorey garage. The elevator platform includes a storage and retrieval device and a safety leveling device. The elevator transmission system is positioned on a top floor of the multistorey garage. The elevator transmission system and the elevator platform are arranged symmetrically with respect to a horizontal central axis of the multistorey garage. The steel cable set is connected to the elevator transmission system, a counterweight, and the elevator platform. In the multistorey garage, a vehicle supporting plate is provided in each parking space. The charging device is mounted at the vehicle supporting plate. Also provided is a method of using the multistorey garage for buses.