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Vehicle parking structure

  • US 5,980,185 A
  • Filed: 07/30/1997
  • Issued: 11/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An automated parking garage structure comprising:

  • a supporting framework bearing a plurality of vehicle parking stalls arranged on a plurality of levels, each of said stalls having means for the support of a vehicle therein;

    an elevator tower having an elevator platform adapted for travel between said stalls on said plurality of levels;

    a transfer lift for transferring a vehicle between ground level and a level for transfer to or from said elevator platform, said transfer lift having a composite vehicle support surface;

    means for moving said elevator tower and elevator platform and means for raising and lowering said elevator platform within said tower;

    said elevator platform having an extension carriage for transferring a vehicle between said platform and said stalls and transfer lift; and

    ,means for coordinating the operation of said transfer lift, said moving means, said raising and lowering means, and said extension carriage for transporting a vehicle placed on said transfer lift to a vacant parking stall in said structure and for retrieving a vehicle from a parking stall to said vehicle lift, said transfer lift comprises a fixed frame and a lift platform, said lift platform having a frame having a pair of opposed lateral edges bearing a spaced plurality of stub beams located and arranged to support the tires of a vehicle thereon, and a lift platform plate having lateral fingers interdigitating with said stub beams.

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