Passenger and Vehicle Elevator System

摘要

The passenger and vehicle elevator system includes a plurality of elevator cars arrayed substantially equidistantly and equiangularly from a central shaft of the building (B). Each elevator car (12, 14, 16) includes a housing and at least one door (54). The housing has a floor, a ceiling, and at least one sidewall. A linearly translating platform (50) is mounted on the floor of each of the housings. The linearly translating platform (50) is adapted for automatically carrying the vehicle (V) and the at least one passenger through the at least one door (54). Further, the vehicle (V) may be rotated within the housing by driven rotation of the platform (50) or the floor, allowing for selective angular positioning of the vehicle (V) with respect to the housing. The elevator car (12) ascends and descends within a corresponding elevator shaft in a manner similar to that of a conventional elevator.

主权项

1. A multi-story building comprising:
multiple stories having individual dwelling/office spaces; parking spaces disposed on said multiple stories having individual dwelling/office spaces and adjacent said dwelling/office spaces, said dwelling/office spaces being disposed radially outward from said parking spaces; a vehicle elevator system including: an elevator car configured for being raised and lowered to said parking spaces, the elevator car having an opening for a vehicle to pass into and out of the elevator car to said parking spaces, a linearly translating platform mounted on the floor and being displaceable into and out of the elevator car, the linearly translating platform being configured for carrying the vehicle through the opening.