DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY PARKING MOTOR VEHICLES

• US 20130096994A1
• Filed: 01/05/2011
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Helmut Jakob
• Original Assignee: Helmut Jakob
• Inventors: Jakob, Helmut
• Application Number:
  US13/642,295
• Publication Number:
  US 20130096994A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/13
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/126 Methods for pairing a vehicle and a charging station, e.g. establishing a one-to-one relation between a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/36 by positioning the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 6/12 with mechanical means for shifting or lifting vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 6/22 characterised by use of movable platforms for horizontal transport , i.e. cars being permanently parked on palettes
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 6/422 Automatically operated car-parks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for automatically parking motor vehicles, comprising a conveyor device, which acts between at least one station for rendering and/or removing a motor vehicle and a plurality of parking spaces, the parking spaces being arranged in a matrix-like manner, being occupied by conveyor pallets that can be moved in the transverse and longitudinal direction and that are used for parking, and having at least one free space without a conveyor pallet for moving the conveyor pallets, and the conveyor device being constructed of conveyor modules that can be lined up in a modular manner in the longitudinal and transverse direction and that comprise a longitudinal conveyor unit, a transverse conveyor unit, and optionally a lifting drive. Said device is characterized in that at least one conveyor pallet has an energy supply device, in particular an electrical power supply device, and in that an energy store, in particular a battery, of a motor vehicle that can be driven by an electric motor can be charged by the energy supply device.

Claims

1-22. -22. (canceled)

23. A system for automatically parking motor vehicles, comprising a conveyor device, which acts between at least one station for rendering and/or removing a motor vehicle and a plurality of parking spaces,

wherein the parking spaces are arranged in a matrix-like manner, being occupied by conveyor pallets that can be moved in the transverse and longitudinal directions and that are used for parking, and having at least one free space—

without a conveyor pallet—

for moving the conveyor pallets,

wherein the conveyor device is constructed of conveyor modules that can be lined up in a modular manner in the longitudinal and transverse directions and that comprise a longitudinal conveyor unit, a transverse conveyor unit and optionally a lifting device,

wherein at least one conveyor pallet includes an energy supply device, particularly a power supply device, and

wherein an energy store, particularly a battery, of a motor vehicle that can be driven by an electric motor can be charged by the energy supply device.

24. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein the conveyor pallet includes a current consumer for picking off electrical energy from a current-carrying line.

25. The automated parking system according to claim 24, wherein power rails are provided as current-carrying lines.

26. The automated parking system according to claim 24, wherein the current consumer includes sliding contacts, sliding shoes, shoes, contact strips, trolley wheels, sliding bows, etc. as pick-off means.

27. The automated parking system according to claim 24, wherein the current consumer is configured as pivotable.

28. The automated parking system according to claim 24, wherein control commands and/or data can be transmitted by means of the current consumer and the current-carrying line.

29. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein the energy supply device is integrated in the floor of the conveyor pallet.

30. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein the energy supply device includes a connector, preferably a socket or a built-in plug.

31. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein the energy supply device includes a connector, preferably a plug or a coupling, wherein the plug is disposed at the end of a cable, particularly a pull-out cable.

32. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein the energy store of the motor vehicle can be charged by the energy supply device using magnetic induction.

33. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein the energy supply device includes a current-carrying rail, a charging rail, wherein the charging rail is disposed or can be disposed such above the conveyor pallet that it is in immediate proximity of the energy store of a motor vehicle.

34. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein energy can be transmitted in a contactless manner between the energy supply device and the energy store.

35. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein energy can be transmitted in a contact-bound manner between the energy supply device and the energy store.

36. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein the conveyor pallet includes a plurality of energy supply devices.

37. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein parking spaces for higher-dimensioned vehicles, such as, for example, delivery trucks, RVs, etc., are envisioned.

38. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein the conveyor pallet is configured as a cabin conveyor.

39. The automated parking system according to claim 37, wherein the cabin conveyor is configured as partially open with the possibility of being open, particularly to the side and/or toward the top.

40. The automated parking system according to claim 38, wherein the current consumer is disposed in the upper region of the cabin conveyor, preferably in the ceiling.

41. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein an electricity meter is provided for the conveyor pallet.

42. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein a diagnostic system is provided, preferably for the contactless reading of diagnostic data of the motor vehicle, particularly the charging status, range, etc.

43. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein a billing system for billing parking and/or electricity charges is provided, wherein information regarding the motor vehicle, particularly the charging status of the energy store and/or current range of the motor vehicle, can be provided and corresponding charging options can be booked.

44. The automated parking system according to claim 23, wherein a changing station or a lifting table are provided for the preferably automated battery replacement.