E04H6/424

Parking system that controls check-in and check-out of rental vehicle
11434652 · 2022-09-06 · ·

A parking system includes an inventory status storage storing the status of inventory of a bicycle, two-wheeled vehicle, or car, and a control system that controls the status of inventory of the bicycle, two-wheeled vehicle, or car and controls check-in and check-out of the bicycle, two-wheeled vehicle, or car based on data stored in the inventory status storage. The parking system further includes a cooperative control unit for communicating with an external rental operator's server, converting instruction data on check-in and check-out transmitted from the server to commands processable for the control system, and instructing to do check-in and check-out.

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

According to an embodiment, a management system includes a vehicle management device configured to manage parking of a vehicle in a parking space and delivery of the vehicle from the parking space, and a vehicle conveying device configured to be able to convey the vehicle in forward-backward and widthwise directions of the vehicle. The vehicle management device includes a controller configured to control the vehicle conveying device so that the vehicle is conveyed to the parking space when a request for parking the vehicle located within a section where parking in the parking space is able to be requested has been received.

DEVICE FOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION IN AN AUTOMATED LOGISTICS CENTRE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
20230394963 · 2023-12-07 ·

A system for managing a motor vehicle parking area comprises a plurality of physical media bearing a unique bar code-type optical identifier, a QR code, or an RFID tag. Each physical medium is arranged on or in a motor vehicle. The system further comprises at least one camera for filming the vehicles, an analysis means running a program for analyzing the images sent by the camera to extract the unique optical identifiers, and a means for wireless communication between the analysis means and at least one human or robotic conveyor moving or transporting the vehicles associated with the identifiers, so as to send to the at least one conveyor a digital message indicating the destination address of the vehicle. A method may be employed using the system to manage the motor vehicle parking area.

Automated parking for charging electric or hybrid vehicle and associated method
11149461 · 2021-10-19 · ·

Charging device of hybrid or electric vehicles in an automated parking, said device (10) comprising: —a column (100) substantially developing vertically; —a current socket (110) positioned in substantial correspondence of a first terminal portion of the said column (100), and—a supporting element (130) of the said column (100), substantially developing along a direction which is orthogonal respective to the direction defined by said column (100), wherein: —said device (10) of recharge comprises a recess or profile (135) suitable for allowing the introduction of a tooth of a carriage for moving vehicles; —a plurality of electric contacts (195), each of which is cabled with a respective electric contact of the said current socket (110), wherein said plurality of electric contacts (195) is positioned in correspondence of a second terminal portion of the said column (100) opposed respective to said first terminal portion of the said column (100); —said electric contacts (195) being electrically disengaged in case the device (10) is not electrically coupled with coupling contacts of a system of automated parking.

Intelligent storage control system

An intelligent storage control system is provided in the present invention. The system includes a tower body, a delivery module, a drive module, a clamping module, an operation module, a control module, and a communication unit. When the control module receives a storage command transmitted by the operation module, the main controller is configured to analyze whether there is free storage space. If there is a free storage space, the control module controls the drive module to drive the delivery module to push the bicycle to the storage space of the tower body, and a serial number of the storage space is displaced on a display screen. The present invention can operate conveniently, and can save the footprint area of bicycles.

Three-dimensional rotating intelligent storage compartment

A three-dimensional rotating intelligent storage compartment is provided in the present invention, which includes a tower body, a center of the tower body being provided with a central garage for storing bicycles, the central garage including a central pillar. A plurality of layers of placement plates are arranged around the central pillar, and each layer of the placement plates is equally divided into a plurality of independent storage spaces by a longitudinal partitioning plate. A longitudinal edge on one side of the longitudinal partitioning plate is fixed to the central pillar; each storage space is provided with a clamping mechanism for clamping bicycle. An inner wall of the tower body is longitudinally provided with a plurality of loop tracks, each loop track is provided with a plurality of ferry parking spaces, which are movable within the loop track, is capable of clamping bicycle in a standing position and capable of pushing bicycle to the placement plate. The present invention can operate conveniently, and can save footprint area of bicycles.

Vehicle vending machine

Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and/or a video system.

PARKING SYSTEM
20210189754 · 2021-06-24 · ·

A parking system includes an inventory status storage storing the status of inventory of a bicycle, two-wheeled vehicle, or car, and a control system that controls the status of inventory of the bicycle, two-wheeled vehicle, or car and controls check-in and check-out of the bicycle, two-wheeled vehicle, or car based on data stored in the inventory status storage. The parking system further includes a cooperative control unit for communicating with an external rental operator's server, converting instruction data on check-in and check-out transmitted from the server to commands processable for the control system, and instructing to do check-in and check-out.

Vehicle Vending Machine

Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and/or a video system. In various embodiments, the vehicle vending machine may further include a lighting system.

Parking robot for a motor vehicle and a method for operating such a parking robot

Systems, apparatus and methods for a motor vehicle parking robot. The parking robot includes a pair of wheel support arms and a retracted wheel retention arm configured laterally from the outside of the parking robot and configured to lift a wheel of a vehicle by extending the pair of wheel support arms and affix the wheel in place on the parking robot by extending the wheel retention arms.