Class 414/259 - By exerting generally horizontal force

Subclass of Class 414 - Material or article handling
Definition: Apparatus wherein the transfer means moves the vehicle by
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 09/04/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7264434	Automobile display system A vehicle display lift and rotator includes a base and a platform. A bearing between the base and the platform mounts the platform on the base for rotation about an upright axis. A rotator drive is provided for rotating the platform on the base. The apparatus also i...	09/04/2007
7205905	Parking assistance system for vehicles and corresponding method The invention relates to a method for operating a parking assistance system for a vehicle, comprising at least one distance sensor that detects at least sections of the lateral immediate vicinity of the vehicle and at least one path sensor that detects the path trav...	04/17/2007
6345948	Containerized vehicle storage system A simple and relatively inexpensive containerized vehicle storage system for holding self-parked vehicles. In one embodiment, the system includes a building or housing having an upper level and a lower level, with the lower level being situated below leve...	02/12/2002
6065921	Apparatus for parking and retrieval of a vehicle The invention includes a device for parking vehicles for supplying and delivering at an entry/exit position, wherein the device is provided with vertically displaceable lifting devices with which one carrying platform at a time is displaceable in vertical...	05/23/2000
5893696	High-rise automated garage A High-rise Automated Garage (HAG) for offstreet parking consists of up to 40 stories (levels) car storage structure and a bank of elevators in the middle of this structure. Elevators are oriented along the garage and can pick-up cars from a flat driveway...	04/13/1999
5851098	System for accommodating temporarily storing and output of movable objects The subject of the present invention is a system for temporary storage and output of pilotless, movable vehicles in a parking garage as well as for transferring the pilotless vehicles froma transport platform 3 to a parking place and vice versa, including...	12/22/1998
5618149	Vehicle elevator A storage system (10), preferably for vehicles comprising a plurality of storage bays (11) each having an opening, at least one moving device (15) movable to be adjacent the opening of any one of the storage bays (11) and transfer device (90, 20) for tran...	04/08/1997
5487636	Time and cost efficient storage facility A multi-level storage facility comprising a plurality of vertically stacked storage chambers, each of a size to accommodate an item to be stored, such as a vehicle. Each chamber contains a platform, and all of the chambers are accessible from a common fac...	01/30/1996
5437536	Vehicle parking apparatus and method for its operation A vehicle parking apparatus comprises at least one lift platform (12) which can be brought to parking boxes (11) provided in rows in different stories of a multi-story car park and on which at least one movable vehicle carrying pallet (13) can be arranged...	08/01/1995
5297918	Automatic parking device for a multi-deck parking lot An automatic parking device for a multi-deck parking lot for motor vehicles is described. The device includes a carrier to carry a moveable platform from a parking position to a base or from a base to the parking position, and a hydraulic cylinder to move...	03/29/1994
5203660	Multisory parking space A multistory parking space that is provided with an entrance and exit area, an elevator, power carriers and parking pallets. A vehicle in the entrance and exit area is transported by the elevator to the power carriers, and then the vehicle is transported ...	04/20/1993
5083891	Multistory parking space A multistory parking space wherein at least one parking floor is located underground. An entry way and an exit way for vehicles of the multistory parking space are provided with an entrance lift and an exit lift, respectively. The parking floor is provide...	01/28/1992
5009559	Elevator type parking lot An elevator type parking lot includes a number of layers of frames, one or more layers of holding units being provided along each side of a passage which is provided on a center portion of each layer of the frames, and an elevator slidable vertically to a...	04/23/1991
4976581	Multi-storied parking apparatus A parking apparatus includes a multi-storied building having at least one parking position on each of its stories, and a transporting device having a central portion and four primary sides each of which is capable of adjoining thereto the parking position...	12/11/1990
4958975	Cart wheel control for hoistway car A hoistway car for transporting wheeled carts between floor levels which includes mechanism for reversing the cart swivel wheels to facilitate off-loading of the cart while avoiding chafing or jamming of such swivel wheels. In the illustrated embodiments,...	09/25/1990
4787802	Cart wheel control for hoistway car A hoistway car for transporting wheeled carts between floor levels which includes means for reversing the cart swivel wheels to facilitate off-loading of the cart while avoiding chafing or jamming of such swivel wheels. In the illustrated embodiments, the...	11/29/1988
4776746	High-capacity parking apparatus A high-capacity parking apparatus includes a multi-storyed garage designed in two opposite portions with a space therebetwen for installation of an elevator cage to move the car from an entry to, and unload it to an exit from, a respective parking divisio...	10/11/1988
4690611	Automatic transfer apparatus for elevators An automatic transfer apparatus for loading and unloading a push car into and from an elevator is provided. It includes a guide member, a carriage mounted in the guide member, a conveyor for moving the carriage toward the push car, and another conveyor fo...	09/01/1987
4413942	Lift-type car park Disclosed is a lift-type car park for removably storing a plurality of wheeled motor vehicles. The lift platform has a telescoping transport device mounted thereon. The lift platform can be brought level with a transfer area and the telescoping transport ...	11/08/1983
4358239	Warehouse crane including inclinable tote pan puller A warehouse crane comprises an elevationally positionable carriage, a shuttle guidably mounted on the carriage for transverse movement, and apparatus for moving a tote pan out of storage racks alongside either side of the crane and onto the carriage, the ...	11/09/1982
4275979	Conveyor pan immobilizing assembly A pair of conveyor pan immobilizing subassemblies are disclosed for engaging the opposite sides of a conveyor pan to stabilize the pan in a first direction transverse to the conveyed direction of the pan. In one embodiment, each subassembly is comprised o...	06/30/1981
4264257	Automated parking system and subassemblies therefor An automated parking system includes a multi-story tower having a central elevator shaft. The building is substantially circular in cross section and contains a plurality of parking stalls that radiate from the elevator shaft on each of the stories. An el...	04/28/1981
4148404	Automatic loader and unloader An automatic loader and unloader for an elevator includes a stationary frame, a main carriage movable in either direction relative to the stationary frame, and a coupler carriage movable in either direction relative to the main carriage. The main carriage...	04/10/1979
4103787	Container handling structure A multilevel structure having elevators extending between levels and each including conveyor means for moving containers or the like on and off of the elevators. One or more annular storage platforms at each level are mounted for controlled rotation or an...	08/01/1978
4070972	Carrier propelling mechanism for power and free conveyors Propelling mechanism for forwarding a carrier of a power and free conveyor from the delivery end of a first carrier supporting track onto a track section of an elevator and thence onto the receiving end of a second carrier supporting track. The elevator i...	01/31/1978
4039075	Method and apparatus for linearly conveying wheeled vehicles A method and an apparatus for linearly conveying wheeled vehicles are disclosed wherein at least one wheel of the vehicle is supported by a plate which reciprocates longitudinally through a forward stroke and a reverse stroke. The supported wheel is engag...	08/02/1977
4023687	Container handling structure A multilevel structure having elevators extending between levels and each including conveyor means for moving containers or the like on and off of the elevators. One or more annular storage platforms at each level are mounted for controlled rotation or an...	05/17/1977

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