Parking Lot Buffer Zones for Door Interference
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Solution Overview
Problem
Parking lots face challenges in efficiently utilizing space while preventing door interference between adjacent vehicles, leading to potential damage and difficulty in entering or exiting cars.
Innovation Solution
A parking lot system featuring one-way driveways with angled parking spaces and buffer zones that allow cars to open doors without interference, optimizing space usage by staggering and angling parking spaces to accommodate automobiles without overlapping door openings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If parking spaces are positioned perpendicular to the driveway to maximize parking capacity, then the number of parking spaces per unit area increases, but the space for opening automobile doors becomes insufficient causing door interference with adjacent vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a buffer zone dimension between adjacent parking spaces that is perpendicular to the traditional parking space layout. This buffer zone provides the necessary door opening space without reducing the number of parking spaces, effectively adding a new spatial dimension to resolve the conflict between parking capacity and door interference prevention.
Solution Approach 2:
The buffer zone acts as an intermediary space between adjacent parking spaces. It mediates the conflict by providing a dedicated area for door opening that prevents direct interference between vehicles in adjacent spaces, while still allowing the parking spaces to be positioned perpendicular to the driveway for maximum capacity.
2Quantity of substance
If parking spaces are made smaller to fit more vehicles in the same area, then parking capacity increases, but it becomes difficult to open automobile doors without hitting adjacent vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the total space allocated for each parking position into two distinct parts: the parking space itself for vehicle accommodation, and a separate buffer zone for door opening operations. This segmentation allows the parking space to be compact for high capacity while the buffer zone ensures easy door operation without interference.
Solution Approach 2:
The buffer zone serves as an intermediary space that decouples the parking space dimensions from the door opening requirements. By introducing this intermediate zone, the system allows small parking spaces to maintain high capacity while ensuring that door opening operations can be performed easily without hitting adjacent vehicles.
3Area of stationary object
If traditional perpendicular parking arrangement is used, then real estate utilization is high, but the lack of buffer space causes door damage and difficulty in entering/exiting automobiles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent maintains the perpendicular parking arrangement for optimal real estate utilization but adds a buffer zone dimension extending from each parking space. This additional dimensional element provides the necessary protection space for door operations without compromising the compact perpendicular layout, thereby preventing vehicle damage while maintaining high area utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The buffer zone acts as a protective intermediary between adjacent parking spaces in the perpendicular arrangement. It mediates the risk of door damage by providing a cushioning space that prevents direct contact between doors and adjacent vehicles, while allowing the perpendicular layout to maintain its space-efficient configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
In one instance, a parking lot system is presented with a first driveway in a first direction and a second driveway in a second direction opposite the first direction. The first driveway includes a first plurality of parking spaces, wherein each parking space comprises a first rectangular space to accommodate an automobile. A second rectangle is adjacent to the first rectangular space. The second driveway includes a second plurality of parking spaces, wherein each parking space comprises a third rectangular space sized to accommodate an automobile. The second rectangle is adjacent to the third rectangle. The second rectangle forms a buffer zone into which automobile doors in the second and third rectangle may open. The first and second plurality of parking spaces at least partially abut one another directly. Other systems are also presented.