JP7628878B2 - Mechanical parking facilities - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mechanical parking facility equipped with a car wash function.

Conventionally, mechanical parking facilities for parking multiple vehicles have been installed in apartment complexes, business districts, shopping areas, etc., to make effective use of space. Such mechanical parking facilities are provided with multiple pallets on which vehicles are placed, and the pallets are transported to each storage location. For example, in elevator-type parking devices, vehicles are loaded onto the pallets at the entrance of the parking tower, and the pallets are transported to a designated storage shelf for storage.

On the other hand, vehicles are exposed to wind and rain and the exterior becomes dirty. When the exterior of a vehicle becomes dirty, it is washed as necessary, but there are cases where the user is unable to wash the vehicle due to time constraints, etc.

For this reason, some parking devices are equipped with a car wash function, allowing cars to be washed inside the parking device. For example, one prior art of this type is an elevator-type parking device with multiple parking shelves for storing pallets carrying vehicles, which is equipped with a first car wash shelf with a nozzle that sprays liquid toward the vehicle, and a second car wash shelf that supplies liquid to the nozzle (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Another prior art technology is a vertical circulation parking system that circulates cages containing vehicles, and is equipped with a car wash facility at the entrance and exit area (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In this vertical circulation parking system, vehicles are washed by spraying water onto the vehicles stored in the cages at the entrance and exit area.

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However, all of the above prior art technologies have a structure for washing the car inside the parking device, which requires a structure for spraying water, etc., and a structure for draining the water after washing the car, making the internal structure of the parking device complex. Furthermore, when spraying detergent, etc. inside the parking device, measures must be taken to prevent corrosion of the parking device's structure by the detergent, resulting in very high equipment costs.

The present invention aims to provide a mechanical parking facility that can reduce equipment costs and properly wash vehicles mounted on pallets.

In order to achieve the above object, the mechanical parking facility of the present invention is provided with a parking device including a plurality of storage sections for storing pallets, a drive-in section for driving vehicles onto the pallets, and a transport device for transporting the pallets between the drive-in section and the storage section, a car wash section that is provided next to the drive-in section and that washes the vehicles mounted on the pallets, a passage that connects the drive-in section and the car wash section, a partition door that separates the drive-in section and the car wash section, a transport device that transports the pallets between the drive-in section and the car wash section, and a control device that transports the pallets, on which the vehicles have been driven at the drive-in section, to the car wash section by the transport device and washes the pallets. In this specification and claims, the term "parking device" includes various types of parking devices, such as elevator type, horizontal circulation type, multi-stage type, and vertical and horizontal movement puzzle type. In a parking device with multiple drive-in sections, such as a multi-stage type, a car wash section may be provided only at the drive-in sections of some rows.

With this configuration, when a vehicle is driven onto the pallet at the drive-in area, it is transported by the transport device to the car wash area attached to the drive-in area, where it is washed. Therefore, compared to washing the vehicle inside the parking device, water during the car wash is not splashed inside the parking device, and the vehicle driven onto the pallet can be washed unmanned.

The car wash section may also have a detection section that detects that the pallet or the vehicle has been transported to a predetermined stopping position, and the control device may be configured to stop the transport of the pallet by detecting the pallet or the vehicle with the detection section, close the partition door, and then start the car wash. With this configuration, when the pallet carrying the vehicle is transported from the boarding section to the car wash section by the transport device, the pallet or vehicle is detected by the detection section and stopped at a predetermined stopping position, the partition door is closed, and preparation for the car wash is completed, so that the vehicle driven onto the pallet can be washed without splashing water or the like during the car wash inside the parking device.

The car wash section may also have a car wash machine that moves in the direction in which the pallet is transported by the transport device, and the control device may be configured to start washing the car with the car wash machine after closing the partition door. With this configuration, the car wash machine can move in the direction in which the pallet is transported after the partition door is closed to wash the vehicle mounted on the pallet that has been transported from the boarding section to the car wash section.

The control device may also be configured to accept the vehicle for washing when the vehicle is brought in and store the pallet carrying the vehicle in the storage section, and to transport the pallet carrying the vehicle that has been accepted for washing from the storage section to the car wash section during the free time of the transport device to be washed. With this configuration, during times when there is a lot of entry and exit operations, priority can be given to entry and exit operations, and the pallet carrying the vehicle to be washed can be transported from the storage section to the car wash section and washed using free time when entry and exit are not taking place. Thus, the vehicle can be washed without significantly affecting entry and exit operations.

The boarding section may also include a turning device that turns the pallet, and the car wash section may be configured to wash the front half of the vehicle in the transport direction of the vehicle mounted on the pallet that has been transported from the boarding section to the car wash section. In this specification and claims, the "front half" refers to the range from the front end in the transport direction to the center of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction. With this configuration, after the front half of the vehicle transported to the car wash section is washed, the pallet carrying the vehicle can be transported to the boarding section, the pallet can be rotated 180° in the boarding section, and then transported to the car wash section, so that the unwashed rear half of the vehicle can be washed in the car wash section. As a result, the car wash section only needs to be configured to wash the range including half of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction, and the car wash section can be configured compactly.

The transfer device may also include a cart that transfers the pallet between the drive-in section and the car wash section, and the cart may have a support section that supports the pallet by floating it above the upper surface of the cart. With this configuration, the cart that supports the pallet from below is transferred between the drive-in section and the car wash section, so that the pallet can be stably transferred between the drive-in section and the car wash section even if the underside shape of the pallet is different.

The present invention makes it possible to provide a mechanical parking facility that can reduce equipment costs and properly wash vehicles mounted on pallets.

FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a first mechanical parking facility according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view taken along the line II-II of FIG. FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing the entry area, the car wash area, and the transfer device in the first mechanical parking facility shown in FIG. 1. 4(a) to (e) are schematic diagrams showing the steps of washing a vehicle in the car wash section shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing a second mechanical parking facility according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 6(a) to (e) are schematic diagrams showing the process of washing a vehicle in the car wash section in the second mechanical parking facility shown in FIG. 5. 7(a) to (e) are schematic diagrams showing the steps of washing the vehicle in the car wash section, following FIG.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiment, an example will be described in which both the first mechanical parking facility 1 and the second mechanical parking facility 2 are equipped with an elevator-type parking device 10 with a 90-degree entry system. The parking device equipped in the mechanical parking facilities 1 and 2 is not limited to the elevator-type parking device 10, but may be of other types such as a horizontal circulation type, a multi-stage type, and a vertical and horizontal movement puzzle type. Note that the concepts of front, rear, left and right in this specification and claims document are assumed to be consistent with the concepts of front, rear, left and right in the state of facing the entrance door 14 from outside the entry area 12 as shown in FIG. 2.

(Configuration of the first mechanical parking facility according to the first embodiment)
Fig. 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing the first mechanical parking facility 1 according to the first embodiment. Fig. 2 is a plan view taken along the line II-II in Fig. 1. Both figures show the interior in a simplified form. Fig. 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing the drive-in section 12, the car wash section 50, and the transfer device 35 in the first mechanical parking facility 1 shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows only the configuration of the pit 25 portion of the elevator-type parking device 10. It also shows the state in which the pallet 40 is lifted by the swivel device 26.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the elevator-type parking device 10 provided in the first mechanical parking facility 1 has a parking tower 11 with exterior panels on the outer surface of a rectangular steel frame structure in a plan view, and the first floor of this parking tower 11 serves as a drive-in area 12. The drive-in area 12 is provided with an entrance/exit gate 13, which is provided with an opening/closing entrance/exit door 14. A driving operation panel 15 is provided to the side of the entrance/exit gate 13. Vehicles V enter and exit the parking facility in the direction indicated by the entrance/exit direction M.

The parking tower 11 is provided with a hoistway 16 that is rectangular in plan view in the vertical direction in the center. In this embodiment, the hoistway 16 is a 90-degree rotating elevator-type parking device 10, so in plan view, it is rectangular in shape with a short length in the front-to-back direction of the parking tower 11 and a long length in the left-to-right direction. The hoistway 16 is provided with a carrier (transport device) 17 that transports pallets 40. The carrier 17 is suspended by a wire rope 19, which is driven by a drive machine 21 via a deflection roller 20 provided at the top of the parking tower 11. A counterweight 22 that reduces the hoisting force of the drive machine 21 is provided on one end of the wire rope 19 that raises and lowers the carrier 17.

In the vertical direction of the parking tower 11, multiple storage shelves (storage sections) 23 for storing pallets 40 are provided on both sides of the elevator shaft 16 in the forward and backward directions (on both sides in the left and right directions in the figure). The pallets 40 are raised and lowered in the elevator shaft 16 by a carriage 17, and are withdrawn/retracted by a pallet transfer mechanism 18 between the carriage 17, which stops at a specified storage shelf 23 position, and the storage shelf 23.

A pit 25 is also provided on the entry floor 24 of the entry section 12. In this embodiment, a turning device 26 is provided inside the pit 25 for lifting and turning the pallet 40 transported by the carrier 17. The turning device 26 allows the vehicle V that has entered the warehouse by moving forward onto the pallet 40 to turn 180 degrees and then move forward to leave the warehouse. The pallet transfer mechanism 18 and the turning device 26 can use known means.

In this embodiment, a dolly 30 is provided to support the pallet 40 in the drive-in section 12 from below. The dolly 30 is supported by a lifting mechanism 32 that supports and lifts the pallet 40 from below when it is retracted into the pit 25. The lifting mechanism 32 can lower the dolly 30 into the pit 25 so that the vehicle surface of the pallet 40 is at the position of the drive-in floor 24. Also, a part of a roller device 36 that transports the dolly 30 arranged in the drive-in section 12 between the car wash section 50 and the drive-in section 12 is provided in the pit 25. The roller device 36 is a component of the transport device 35 described below.

The car wash unit 50 is provided on the same floor as the drive-in section 12 of the parking tower 11. The car wash unit 50 is provided in the opposite direction (forward) of the entrance/exit 13 with respect to the drive-in section 12. The car wash unit 50 is provided as a configuration independent of the elevator-type parking device 10. The car wash unit 50 is provided to transport the vehicle V that has entered the pallet 40 from the entrance/exit 13 in a straight line in the direction of travel. As shown in FIG. 3, the car wash unit 50 is surrounded by wall material 51, and a passage 27 is provided between the drive-in section 12 and the car wash unit 50. A partition door 28 is provided in the passage 27. In this example, the partition door 28 is a door that opens and closes to the left and right. A water treatment unit 55 that treats the water used for washing the car is provided on the side of the car wash unit 50.

The partition door 28 provided between the car wash section 50 and the drive-in section 12 is opened when the pallet 40 carrying the vehicle V is transported between the drive-in section 12 and the car wash section 50. The partition door 28 is closed when the vehicle V is being washed in the car wash section 50, so that water, detergent, etc. used in the car wash cannot enter the drive-in section 12.

As shown in FIG. 3, a transport device 35 is provided between the entrance section 12 and the car wash section 50 to transport the cart 30 that supports the pallet 40 from below. The transport device 35 in this embodiment has a cart 30 that supports the pallet 40 from below, and a roller device 36 that transports the cart 30 between the entrance section 12 and the car wash section 50. The cart 30 is formed in a rectangular shape similar to the pallet 40 in a plan view. The part of the cart 30 that is fed by the roller device 36 on the underside is finished smoothly, and a support part 31 that supports the pallet 40 at a predetermined height is provided on the upper surface. This support part 31 raises the structure provided on the underside of the pallet 40 above the upper surface of the cart 30. The support part 31 in this example is provided to support the four corners of the road part (not shown) of the pallet 40 from below.

The roller device 36 has a number of rollers that support the cart 30 from below. The rollers of the roller device 36 are rotated by a drive machine (not shown). A part of the roller device 36 is also provided on the upper part of the lifting mechanism 32 that supports the cart 30 at the drive-in section 12. The roller device 36 transports the cart 30 between the drive-in section 12 and the car wash section 50. Note that the transport device 35 is not limited to a configuration that includes the roller device 36, and may have other configurations as long as it is capable of transporting the pallet 40 between the drive-in section 12 and the car wash section 50.

The car wash section 50 is equipped with a car wash machine 52 that moves in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle V, i.e., in the transport direction of the pallet 40. The car wash machine 52 in this embodiment is a gate-type car wash machine 52 in which a frame moves on both sides and above the vehicle V. By using a gate-type car wash machine 52, it is possible to reduce equipment costs by using a car wash machine 52 that is generally available on the market. A rail 53 extending in the front-rear direction is provided on the floor surface of the car wash section 50, and the car wash machine 52 moves along this rail 53. The car wash machine 52 can be one that sprays liquid from a side nozzle and a top nozzle and washes the surface of the vehicle V with a side brush and a top brush. By using a gate-type car wash machine 52 having these brushes, the surface of the vehicle V can be properly washed. The car wash machine 52 is not limited to the type in this embodiment, and may be of another type.

In this embodiment, the car wash section 50 is sized so that the gate-shaped car wash machine 52 can move in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle V to wash the front, sides, top, and rear of the vehicle V, and can move to wash each part.

The car wash section 50 is also provided with a detection unit 54 that detects that the vehicle V mounted on the pallet 40 has been transported to a predetermined position in the car wash section 50. The detection unit 54 may be, for example, a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object. When the detection unit 54 detects that the pallet 40 or the vehicle V has been transported to a predetermined stopping position, the transport by the transport device 35 is automatically stopped. For example, when the vehicle V reaches a predetermined position relative to the car wash machine 52, the roller device 36 of the transport device 35 that transports the cart 30 can be stopped to stop the vehicle V at a fixed position. In this example, for example, the pallet 40 is stopped at a position where the front and rear of the vehicle V can be washed by brushes (not shown) provided on the car wash machine 52.

In addition, since the vehicle V is transported to the car wash section 50 while mounted on the pallet 40, the position of the vehicle V remains restricted when it enters the pallet 40, and the vehicle can be stopped at the car wash position more stably than if the driver were to drive the vehicle to a specified position on the car wash machine 52 and stop it there.

The parking tower 11 is also provided with a control device 28 inside that controls each component, such as the driving machine 21 of the carrier 17, the partition door 27, the roller device 36 of the transport device 35, and the car wash machine 52 (Figure 2). The control device 28 has a processor, volatile memory, non-volatile memory, an I/O interface, and the like. The control device 28 can control the operation of each component by having the processor perform calculations using the volatile memory based on a program stored in the non-volatile memory.

(Washing vehicles in the car wash section)
4(a) to (e) are schematic diagrams showing the process of washing the vehicle V in the car wash section 50 shown in Fig. 3. In the following explanation, an example will be described in which the car wash is started after the partition door 27 separating the drive-in section 12 and the car wash section 50 is closed. As shown in Fig. 4(a), a user who brings the vehicle V into the garage specifies that the car be washed when entering the garage, enters the drive-in section 12 through the open entrance door 14, and drives onto the pallet 40 arranged in the drive-in section 12. The user then exits the drive-in section 12 and closes the entrance door 14.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4(b), the pallet 40 carrying the vehicle V to be washed is transferred from the drive-in section 12 to the car wash section 50 by the transfer device 35 after the partition door 27 is opened. In this embodiment, the pallet 40 carrying the vehicle V is supported from below by the dolly 30, and the dolly 30 is transferred from the drive-in section 12 to the car wash section 50 by the transfer device 35. As a result, the vehicle V is transferred together with the pallet 40 to the car wash section 50. The pallet 40 transferred to the car wash section 50 is stopped when the vehicle V is transferred to a predetermined position relative to the car wash machine 52. The partition door 27 is then closed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4(c), when the partition door 28 is closed, the car wash machine 52 starts washing the vehicle V. In this example, the front of the vehicle V is washed while the pallet 40 is stopped together with the trolley 30, and then the side and top of the vehicle V are washed as the car wash machine 52 moves toward the rear of the vehicle V. Note that the car wash can be performed smoothly by starting the car wash with the car wash machine 52 in conjunction with the stopping operation of the pallet 40. Next, as shown in FIG. 4(d), the car wash machine 52 washes the vehicle V from the front to the rear, stops moving at the rear of the vehicle V, and finishes washing the rear of the vehicle V.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4(e), the partition door 27 is opened, and the pallet 40 carrying the vehicle V is transported to the entrance section 12 together with the dolly 30. The car wash machine 52 returns to the position it was in when the car wash started. The pallet 40 transported to the entrance section 12 is stored in a specified storage shelf (storage section) 23 by the carrier (transport device) 17 with the vehicle V still loaded thereon.

In this way, according to the first mechanical parking facility 1, the vehicle V that is driven onto the pallet 40 at the drive-in section 12 is transported to the car wash section 50 together with the pallet 40, and the vehicle V can be washed while mounted on the pallet 40 by the car wash machine 52. Moreover, since the drive-in section 12 and the car wash section 50 are separated by the partition door 27, the vehicle can be washed without splashing water and detergent during the car wash onto the drive-in section 12. Therefore, the vehicle V that is driven into the first mechanical parking facility 1 can be washed while it is being stored. Moreover, by separately providing the car wash section 50 and the elevator parking device 10, it is possible to reduce the cost of the facility. The car wash machine 52 may be provided immediately adjacent to the partition door 27 outside the elevator parking device 10, and the car wash may be started from the part of the vehicle V that is being transported and reaches the car wash machine 52 while the partition door 27 is open. This allows the car to be washed in a short time, and because the car can be washed while the car wash machine 52 remains fixed, the movement function of the car wash machine 52 can be omitted.

(Configuration of the second mechanical parking facility according to the second embodiment)
5 is a side cross-sectional view showing the second mechanical parking facility 2 according to the second embodiment. The second mechanical parking facility 2 is also an example equipped with an elevator-type parking device 10. The elevator-type parking device 10 has the same configuration as the first mechanical parking facility 1, so the same components are given the same reference numerals and their explanations are omitted. The second mechanical parking facility 2 is an example in which the vehicle V is washed using a turning device 26 provided in the entrance area 12, and the car wash section 60 can be configured compactly.

The car wash section 60 of the second mechanical parking facility 2 is configured to wash the front half of the vehicle V in the transport direction transferred from the drive-in section 12 to the car wash section 60 with a car wash machine 62. The periphery of this car wash section 60 is also covered with wall material 61. The other configuration of the car wash section 60 is the same as that of the car wash section 50. The vehicle V whose front half has been washed in the car wash section 60 is then transferred to the drive-in section 12 once, rotated 180 degrees by the turning device 26, and then transferred again to the car wash section 60. The rear half of the vehicle V that has been transferred again to the car wash section 60, which is the front half of the transport direction after the rotation, is washed by the car wash machine 62.

In this way, the car wash section 60 of the second mechanical parking facility 2 washes half of the vehicle V in the longitudinal direction, then reverses the front-to-rear position of the vehicle V using the turning device 26, and then washes the remaining half of the vehicle V in the longitudinal direction, so that the vehicle V is washed in two separate sessions.

This second mechanical parking facility 2 allows the car wash section 60 to be compact in size in the front-to-rear direction. Therefore, the second mechanical parking facility 2 can be installed even in small spaces.

(Washing vehicles in the car wash section)
Figures 6(a) to (e) are schematic diagrams showing the process of washing the vehicle V in the car wash section 60 in the second mechanical parking facility 2 shown in Figure 5. Figures 7(a) to (e) are schematic diagrams showing the process of washing the vehicle V in the car wash section 60 following Figure 6. The following example also describes an example in which the entered vehicle V is washed in the car wash machine 52 without being stored in the storage shelf 23.

As shown in FIG. 6(a), a user who brings a vehicle V into the garage requests that the vehicle be washed when entering the garage, and drives the vehicle onto a pallet 40 arranged in the entrance area 12. The user then exits the entrance area 12 and closes the entrance/exit door 14.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6(b), the pallet 40 carrying the vehicle V to be washed is transferred by the transfer device 35 from the drive-in area 12 to the car wash area 60. The pallet 40 transferred to the car wash area 60 is stopped when the vehicle V has been transferred to a predetermined position relative to the car wash machine 52. In the second mechanical parking facility 2, the pallet 40 transferred to the car wash area 60 is stopped with its rear end positioned near the partition door 27. The partition door 28 is then closed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6(c), when the partition door 28 is closed, the car wash machine 52 starts washing the vehicle V. In this example, the pallet 40 is stopped, and the car wash machine 52 moves from the front of the vehicle V toward the front half to wash the vehicle. The car wash can be performed smoothly by operating the car wash machine 52 in conjunction with the stopping operation of the pallet 40. Next, as shown in FIG. 6(d), the car wash machine 52, which has completed washing the front to front half of the vehicle V, is returned to a standby position at the front of the vehicle V. Next, as shown in FIG. 6(e), the partition door 27 is then opened, and the pallet 40 is temporarily transported to the drive-in area 12.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7(a), the pallet 40 transferred to the drive-in section 12 is lifted from the dolly 30 by the turning device 26 and rotated 180 degrees. Then, as shown in FIG. 7(b), the pallet 40 rotated 180 degrees is placed on the dolly 30. This causes the rear half of the vehicle V, which has not been washed, to face the front of the drive-in section 12. Next, as shown in FIG. 7(c), the pallet 40 on which the vehicle V is mounted is transferred together with the dolly 30 by the transfer device 35 to the car wash section 60.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7(d), the car wash machine 52 moves from the rear of the vehicle V, which is the front of the vehicle, toward the rear half of the vehicle to wash it. Next, as shown in FIG. 7(e), after the car wash is completed, the pallet 40 carrying the vehicle V is transferred together with the dolly 30 to the entrance section 12. The pallet 40 transferred to the entrance section 12 is stored in a specified storage shelf (storage section) 23 by a carrier (transport device) 17.

In this way, according to the second mechanical parking facility 2, the vehicle V that has been driven onto the pallet 40 at the drive-in section 12 is transported to the car wash section 60 together with the pallet 40, and the vehicle V mounted on the pallet 40 can be washed by the car wash machine 52. Moreover, because the drive-in section 12 and the car wash section 60 are separated by a partition door 27, the vehicle can be washed without splashing water and detergent during washing onto the drive-in section 12. Therefore, it is possible to wash the vehicle V that has been driven into the second mechanical parking facility 2 while it is being stored. Moreover, by providing the car wash section 60 separately from the elevator-type parking device 10, it is possible to reduce equipment costs.

In addition, the car wash section 60 can be configured compactly by rotating the pallet 40 with the rotating device 26 at the entrance section 12. This makes it possible to make the installation area of the second mechanical parking facility 2 compact.

(Other Modifications)
In the above embodiment, an example was described in which the pallet 40 carrying the vehicle V at the entrance 12 is transported to the car wash section 50, 60 for car washing, but for example, during times when there is a lot of entry and exit, the entry and exit operation is prioritized and stored in a specified storage shelf 23, and a time period when there are few entries and exits can be used to wash the vehicle at the car wash section 50, 60. For example, the control device 28 displays an item on the driving operation panel 15 for selecting whether or not the user wishes to have the vehicle washed when entering the facility, and accepts the vehicle V for which the user wishes to have the vehicle washed. Then, during times when there are a lot of entries and exits, the entered vehicle V is stored in the storage shelf (storage section) 23. After that, during times when there are few entries and exits, the pallet 40 carrying the vehicle V for which the user wishes to have the vehicle washed can be transported from the storage shelf 23 to the entrance 12, and then transported from the entrance 12 to the car wash section 50, 60 for car washing.

In this way, during times when there is a lot of traffic, the vehicle V can be washed by prioritizing the entry and exit operations, and by utilizing the free time when there is no traffic. Therefore, the vehicle V can be washed without significantly affecting the entry and exit operations.

The car wash machine 52 can also spray pure water onto the washed vehicle V and then blow it away with a drying mechanism. This can prevent water droplets remaining on the surface of the washed vehicle V stored in the storage shelf 23 from drying and turning into ion deposits.

In the above embodiment, an example was described in which the pallet 40 carrying the vehicle V was stopped at a fixed position and the car wash machine 52 moved in the fore-and-aft direction to wash the vehicle V. However, the car wash machine 52 may be configured to be disposed at a fixed position, and the pallet 40 carrying the vehicle V may be moved in the fore-and-aft direction relative to the car wash machine to wash the vehicle.

A storage section for storing the vehicle V may also be provided in the space above the car wash sections 50, 60.

(Summary)
As described above, according to the first mechanical parking facility 1 and the second mechanical parking facility 2, the vehicle V that has entered the pallet 40 at the entrance section 12 can be transported together with the pallet 40 to the car wash sections 50, 60 for washing the vehicle V. Thus, the vehicle V is washed while parked in the first mechanical parking facility 1 and the second mechanical parking facility 2, and can be left in a clean state.

Moreover, since the car wash unit 50 is provided separately from the components that make up the parking device, measures for the water and detergent used for washing the car only need to be taken for the car wash units 50, 60, making it possible to appropriately wash the vehicle V while reducing the equipment costs for the first mechanical parking facility 1 and the second mechanical parking facility 2.

The configurations and combinations thereof in the above-described embodiments are merely examples, and additions, omissions, substitutions, and other modifications of the configurations are possible as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments, but is limited only by the scope of the claims.

1. First mechanical parking facility
2 Second mechanical parking facility 10 Elevator type parking device 12 Entrance area 13 Entrance/exit gate 15 Operation control panel 17 Carrier (transport device)
21 Drive unit 23 Storage shelf (storage section)
24: entrance floor 26: turning device 28: partition door 29: control device 30: trolley 31: support section 32: lifting mechanism 35: transfer device 36: roller device 40: pallet 50: car wash section 52: car wash machine 53: rail 54: detection section 60: car wash section 62: car wash machine
Vehicle

Claims (6)

A plurality of storage units for storing pallets;
An entrance section for entering a vehicle onto the pallet;
A parking device including a transport device that transports the pallet between the entry section and the storage section;
a car wash section provided adjacent to the entrance section and configured to wash the vehicle mounted on the pallet;
A passageway connecting the entrance section and the car wash section;
A partition door separating the boarding area and the car wash area;
A transfer device that transfers the pallet between the entry area and the car wash area;
a control device for transporting the pallet on which the vehicle has been driven at the drive-in section to the car wash section by the transport device ,
The entrance section includes an entrance floor and a pit provided on the entrance floor,
The transfer device includes a dolly that transfers the pallet between the entry section and the car wash section,
The cart has a support portion that supports the pallet by lifting it off an upper surface of the cart, and is supported by a lifting mechanism at the entry portion,
This mechanical parking facility is configured so that the lifting mechanism supports and lifts the pallet from below via the trolley while it is retracted inside the pit, and can lower the trolley into the pit to position the vehicle runway surface of the pallet at the entry floor position . The car wash unit has a detection unit that detects that the pallet or the vehicle has been transported to a predetermined stopping position,
The mechanical parking facility of claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to stop the transportation of the pallet when the detection unit detects the pallet or the vehicle, and to start a car wash after closing the partition door. The car wash section has a car wash machine that moves in a direction in which the pallet is transferred by the transfer device,
The mechanical parking facility according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control device is configured to start washing the car by the car wash machine after closing the partition door. The mechanical parking facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control device is configured to accept the vehicle for washing when the vehicle is brought into the parking lot, store the pallet carrying the vehicle in the storage unit, and transport the pallet carrying the vehicle for washing from the storage unit to the car wash unit during the free time of the transport device to be washed. The entry section includes a turning device that turns the pallet,
A mechanical parking facility described in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the car wash section is configured to wash the first half of the transport direction of the vehicle loaded on the pallet that is transported from the drive-in section toward the car wash section. The transport device has a roller device that transports the cart between the entrance section and the car wash section,
A mechanical parking facility according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein a part of the roller device is provided on an upper portion of the lifting mechanism .

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