MULTISTOREY GARAGE-STORES AND ITS MANIPULATOR Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; car stores. SUBSTANCE: multistorey garage-stores is made in form of cylindrical building with car storage compartments located on each storey over periphery. Compartments are made in two sizes by width and are grouped in pairs according to sizes. Guides of lift are located in places of butt joining of wide compartments. Each compartment, irrespective of its size, accommodates two cars. Lift is installed in center of garage building and is provided with turnable platform provided with two manipulators and two pairs of fixed racks which makes it possible to place four cars in two parallel flows on platform simultaneously. Frame with manipulator carriage racks provides direct engagement with car wheels at lifting, lowering and shifting cars into and out of storage compartments and is made in form of two articulated lever mechanisms grouped in parallel and in pairs and installed relative to each other in mirror-like manner. Levers of mechanisms are hinge secured both on carriage and on lifting frame, lower levers being hinge connected with transfer case cranks through tie-rods. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 6 cl, 7 dwg