Automated automotive vehicle parking/storage system
US8734078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04H6/225
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system and method for optimizing the parking and storage capacity of a vehicle parking garage wherein rows of vertical columns of parking spaces or cubicles are spaced in opposing relationship with one another such that at least one automatic guided and self propelled vehicle (AGV), with or without a vehicle support tray mounted thereon, is vertically movable in engagement with the opposing racks or chains that extend on opposite sides of the vertical columns of parking cubicles so that a vehicle may be loaded onto the AGV and thereafter transferred to, and later removed from a parking cubicles and transferred to an exit of the garage. If tray are used on the AGV, additional trays are stored in storage spaces adjacent each parking cubicle.
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