MULTISTORY MECHANIZED PARKING STRUCTURE Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC E04H6/18 

FIELD: construction, particularly parking with mechanical means for shifting or lifting vehicles.

SUBSTANCE: parking structure comprises outer cylindrical case with car passage opening, inner case concentric to outer one and provided with at least one round turn panel, which is adapted to park cars in stories, and at least one lifting panel. At least one parking structure story is created of at least one story-forming ring concentric to turn panel and coaxial to another story-forming rings. Main radial through openings are formed in above story-forming rings. Car trays are installed over the openings. Each ring also has at least one additional opening having length and width exceeding that of the trays. The story-forming rings may perform limited rotation in working positions in which the story-forming rings are aligned in vertical direction and define vertical channel. In above story-forming ring positions the openings are arranged one opposite another and are aligned with lifting panel. The lifting panel may move in vertical direction inside above vertical channel with the use of lifting panel drive. Lifting panel has dimensions less than that of main openings.

EFFECT: decreased parking time.

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