Multistorey car park - has endless vertical chain supporting two columns of one-vehicle baskets which are brought to base for access

摘要

The multi-storey car-park stores the vehicle in a vertical endless chain with one-vehicle baskets forming two adjacent columns. The chain is driven by a pair of sprocket wheels at the head and the foot, and the baskets are suspended from the chain. A triangulared basket-suspension system reduces the required dia. of the wheels and permits basket-access through movements parallel to the wheel axis. The controls effect the step by step displacement of the chain and automatically select the shortest movement for a partic. basket. A turnable may be used to manipulate vehicles relative to the entry and exit at the ground floor.