Parking facility

• US 9,592,740 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2012
• Issued: 03/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IHI Corporation
• Original Assignee: IHI Corporation
• Inventors: Niizuma, Motonao
• Primary Examiner(s): BARNIE, REXFORD N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Thai
• Application Number:
  US14/007,773
• Publication Number:
  US 20140015312A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,825 Days
• Field of Search: 307/104
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/12 Inductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/302 Cooling of charging equipment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/36 by positioning the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/38 specially adapted for charging by inductive energy transfer
• 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 6/42 Devices or arrangements peculiar to garages, not covered elsewhere, e.g. securing devices, safety devices , monitoring and operating schemes; centering devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007 Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage
• 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 parking facility to store a vehicle (M) in a storage space (S) in a state where the vehicle (M) is mounted on a pallet (2) includes: the pallet (2) in which a portion thereof corresponding to a power-receiving coil (m1) of the vehicle (M) has magnetic field transmissibility; a power-transmitting coil (3) disposed so as to face the portion having the magnetic field transmissibility; and a facility control drive device (4, 5, 6) to supply electric power to the power-transmitting coil (3).

Claims

1. A parking facility to store in a storage space, a vehicle including a power-receiving coil the parking facility comprising:

a pallet on which the vehicle is mounted;

a power-transmitting coil wirelessly transmitting electric power to the power-receiving coil; and

a facility control drive device to supply electric power to the power-transmitting coil,

wherein a portion of the pallet corresponding to the power-receiving coil has magnetic field transmissibility, and

the power-transmitting coil is disposed under the pallet so as to face the portion having magnetic field transmissibility.

2. The parking facility according to claim 1,

wherein the power-transmitting coil is provided in the storage space, and

the facility control drive device starts to supply electric power to the power-transmitting coil when detecting that the vehicle together with the pallet is stored in the storage space.

3. The parking facility according to claim 1,

wherein the power-transmitting coil is provided in part of a plurality of storage spaces, and

the facility control drive device makes the vehicle be stored in the storage space provided with the power-transmitting coil, the vehicle which has been judged capable of receiving electric power, and supplies electric power to the power-transmitting coil.

4. The parking facility according to claim 1,

wherein the facility control drive device judges whether the vehicle is capable of receiving electric power, by communication with the vehicle through the power-transmitting coil.

5. The parking facility according to claim 1,

wherein the portion having the magnetic field transmissibility is an opening.

6. The parking facility according to claim 1,

wherein the pallet is configured to move to the storage space in a state where the vehicle is mounted on the pallet, and

the power-transmitting coil is provided in the storage space.

7. The parking facility according to claim 5,

wherein the opening is filled with a magnetic field transmissible material.

8. A parking facility to store in a storage space, a vehicle including a power-receiving coil, the parking facility comprising:

a pallet on which the vehicle is mounted; and

a power-transmitting coil wirelessly transmitting electric power to the power-receiving coil,

wherein a portion of the pallet corresponding to the power-receiving coil has magnetic field transmissibility, and

the power-transmitting coil is disposed under the pallet so as to face the portion having magnetic field transmissibility.