Vertical Vehicle Elevator Parking With EV Charging and Reservation Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional collective building parking systems face challenges such as long waiting times during peak hours, potential conflicts during vehicle parking, and limited space for electric vehicle charging.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle elevator device with a temporary parking system and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, allowing for vertical parking of individual households, minimizing waiting times through reservation-based entry and exit, and providing dedicated charging facilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If parking lots are arranged in underground space as common space, then complete separation of pedestrians and vehicles is achieved, but conflicts such as contact accidents and door-to-door accidents occur during vehicle parking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the parking system into multiple floors with separate vehicle and pedestrian zones. Vehicles are parked on upper floors while pedestrians access ground floor entrances, creating physical segmentation that prevents contact accidents while maintaining complete separation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from two-dimensional ground level parking to three-dimensional vertical parking across multiple floors. This dimensional change allows simultaneous separation of vehicle and pedestrian spaces while providing dedicated parking areas that eliminate door-to-door conflicts.
2Quantity of substance
If the number of parking spaces per household is increased to meet parking standards, then parking requirements are satisfied, but space and construction restrictions occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes vertical space by constructing parking facilities across multiple floors instead of expanding horizontally. This allows each household to access dedicated parking spaces on different levels, satisfying parking standards while minimizing ground floor area consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The design nests parking spaces within the building structure itself, integrating vertical parking shafts and elevator systems into the core architecture. This nested approach maximizes space utilization by embedding parking functionality within the building's vertical envelope.
3Quantity of substance
If parking lot area is made large to accommodate more vehicles, then parking capacity increases, but traffic line for moving occupants to each household becomes long
Solution Approach 1:
The patent relocates parking from distant ground level areas to vertically stacked floors adjacent to building entrances. This vertical repositioning dramatically shortens the horizontal traffic distance occupants must travel while maintaining high parking capacity through multi-level stacking.
4Adaptability or versatility
If vehicle elevator moves between exits and parking lot for each household, then vertical parking in individual households is enabled, but a lot of time is required for entering and exiting the vehicle
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements preliminary positioning where vehicles are pre-aligned with household entrances on each floor. The elevator car is equipped with positioning mechanisms that automatically align the vehicle with the correct entrance before doors open, eliminating waiting time and enabling immediate entry or exit.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical elevator operation with automated control systems that coordinate vehicle positioning, elevator movement, and door operation. This substitution of mechanical manual processes with automated control sequences dramatically reduces the time required for entering and exiting vehicles.
5Productivity
If demand for entering or exiting vehicle is concentrated at once during rush hour, then efficient use of parking spaces is achieved, but waiting time for entering or exiting vehicle becomes excessively long
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains continuous operation of the vehicle elevator during peak hours by implementing a scheduled service pattern. Multiple vehicles are staged in sequence, and the elevator operates continuously without idle time, allowing rapid succession of entries and exits that minimizes individual waiting time while handling concentrated demand.
Solution Approach 2:
Vehicles are pre-positioned in the elevator car or in staging areas near the elevator shaft before peak demand arrives. This preliminary preparation ensures that when rush hour begins, vehicles are already ready for immediate loading or unloading, eliminating queueing delays while maintaining high throughput.
6Adaptability or versatility
If charging space is provided in public parking lot, then electric vehicle charging is enabled, but the space that can be charged is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates charging infrastructure into the vertical parking system itself, making each parking space potentially capable of charging. The elevator car and parking floors are equipped with charging ports and power distribution systems, allowing any vehicle parked in the system to access charging services, thereby universally enabling charging across all parking spaces rather than limiting it to designated areas.
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AI summary
A vehicle elevator device for vertical parking for individual households of collective building includes, a private parking lot attached to an individual private space; a vehicle elevator unit that transports vehicles between a waiting vehicle space and the private parking lot; a sliding moving means for horizontally transferring the vehicle between the private parking lot and the inside of the vehicle elevator; a control unit specifying vehicles that needs to be entered or by managing the reservation of enter and exit, controlling the operation of the elevator unit and sliding moving means.