PARKING FACILITY FOR VEHICLES Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: vehicle parking structures. SUBSTANCE: parking facility has one or several autonomous parking units S being in the form of circular sectors in horizontal plane. Each such unit is provided with mechanical transportation means in the form of vehicle elevator 10 with vertical guide member 11 located in sector top zone, and vehicle platform 12 protruding from guide member and installed for possible turning in zone of sector angle. Elevator ensures movement of vehicles in vertical and horizontal directions inside parking unit S between plane of approach (departure) and areas for parking which are located on planes for parking under and/or plane 13, then elevator 10 is oriented for radial movement of vehicle. In addition, each parking unit is provided with facility for turning vehicle in spot, for example one or several turning platforms 8 on plane for approach and departure. Platform for location of vehicle 9 can be by wish transferred into position for approach or departure or be positioned in line with vehicle platform 12 of elevator. Such arrangement is very flexible. Vehicles can leave their places on completion of parking by forward travel. Parking facility can be not only round, but be of other configuration using modular units S. EFFECT: high efficiency. 10 cl, 9 dwg