A transverse elevator system having generally horizontal and generally vertical components in a building with horizontal pathways guiding first passenger vehicles on each floor that connect to a plurality of vertical pathways guiding second passenger vehicles intersecting the horizontal pathways at stops at the points of intersection, wherein passenger transfer from horizontal to vertical movement is achieved by locking the first vehicles to the second vehicles with passenger chutes defining panels that extend from the vertical pathways and lock the first vehicles to the vertical pathways. In a second embodiment, passengers are carried in a separate enclosed CAPULSEs that shift from the first vehicles to the second vehicles obviating the need for complex horizontal to vertical drive transfer mechanisms.

A transverse elevator system having generally horizontal and generally vertical components in a building with horizontal pathways guiding first passenger vehicles on each floor that connect to a plurality of vertical pathways guiding second passenger vehicles intersecting the horizontal pathways at stops at the points of intersection, wherein passenger transfer from horizontal to vertical movement is achieved by locking the first vehicles to the second vehicles with passenger chutes defining panels that extend from the vertical pathways and lock the first vehicles to the vertical pathways. In a second embodiment, passengers are carried in a separate enclosed CAPULSEs that shift from the first vehicles to the second vehicles obviating the need for complex horizontal to vertical drive transfer mechanisms.

A parking facility for motor vehicles includes a parking rack with parking grids arranged side by side and parking levels arranged one above the other. The parking levels include an uppermost parking level, a lowermost parking level and at least one intermediate level. At least one parking level is connected or connectable to an entrance. The parking rack defines parking spaces where parking grids intersect parking levels. The parking rack has at least one empty space in the at least one intermediate level. At least one displacement device is operative for displacing receiving devices for the motor vehicles in a respective parking level. At least one lifting element is arranged at each parking grid and is coupleable to one of the receiving devices for vertically transporting the receiving device within the parking grid. Each receiving device can assume a transport position and at least one pass position.

A parking facility for motor vehicles includes a parking rack with parking grids arranged side by side and parking levels arranged one above the other. The parking levels include an uppermost parking level, a lowermost parking level and at least one intermediate level. At least one parking level is connected or connectable to an entrance. The parking rack defines parking spaces where parking grids intersect parking levels. The parking rack has at least one empty space in the at least one intermediate level. At least one displacement device is operative for displacing receiving devices for the motor vehicles in a respective parking level. At least one lifting element is arranged at each parking grid and is coupleable to one of the receiving devices for vertically transporting the receiving device within the parking grid. Each receiving device can assume a transport position and at least one pass position.

A parking facility for motor vehicles includes a carrying device with parking spaces, reception devices that are movable into a parking position in the parking space and out of it, parking space-side contact elements that are suppliable with electrical energy, arranged on at least some reception devices, and corresponding device-side contact elements and a connection element electrically coupled thereto for connecting to a vehicle positioned on the reception device, where the parking space-side contact elements are arranged movably on the carrying device and/or the device-side contact elements are arranged movably on the reception device, and the contact elements are movable from a base position in the absence of the reception device to a contact position when the reception device assumes the parking position, in which contact position the corresponding contact elements are coupled to one another, and can be brought out of the contact position.

A carrier body of a lift carrier includes: a pair of wheel support mechanisms that supports a first wheel of a vehicle to be transported; a frame-shaped structure connected to the wheel support mechanisms; and one or more lifting units that lift or lower the pair of wheel support mechanisms. The frame-shaped structure includes a frame portion and an upper plate and is open on a lower side of the carrier body. Each of the lifting units includes a wheel support and an air spring. The air spring is interposed between the wheel support and an upper plate. As the air spring expands, the wheel support is rotated about one end of the wheel support rotatably supported by the frame portion, and is deployed out of the frame-shaped structure.

A mobility vehicle hub configured to function as a terminal for an air mobility vehicle, a ground mobility vehicle, or a water mobility vehicle, includes a plurality of layers through a combination of: a water layer connected to the surface of water and having an entrance for a water mobility vehicle; a port layer having a take-off and landing pad for an air mobility vehicle; or a ground layer configured to be connected to a ground and having an entrance for a ground mobility vehicle, wherein an elevation passage is provided between the layers, the elevation passage has an internal space extending in an up-down direction of the mobility vehicle hub, the internal space is connected to each of the water, port and ground layers, and the air mobility vehicle, the ground mobility vehicle, or the water mobility vehicle is lifted or lowered through the internal space.

A mobility vehicle hub configured to function as a terminal for an air mobility vehicle, a ground mobility vehicle, or a water mobility vehicle, includes a plurality of layers through a combination of: a water layer connected to the surface of water and having an entrance for a water mobility vehicle; a port layer having a take-off and landing pad for an air mobility vehicle; or a ground layer configured to be connected to a ground and having an entrance for a ground mobility vehicle, wherein an elevation passage is provided between the layers, the elevation passage has an internal space extending in an up-down direction of the mobility vehicle hub, the internal space is connected to each of the water, port and ground layers, and the air mobility vehicle, the ground mobility vehicle, or the water mobility vehicle is lifted or lowered through the internal space.

An alignment mechanism for a robotic parking device is described. The device includes a number of stacks of containers, the stacks being positioned within a frame structure having uprights and a horizontal grid disposed above the stacks, the grid having substantially perpendicular rails on which load handling devices can run. Cars or vehicles are positioned in containers that are moved in to and out of the stacks by the robotic handling devices. The cars are put in to the grid at entry points that can be positioned at points under the stacks. The alignment mechanism includes a series of belts moveable relative to each other and relative to the container, the belts acting to align a long axis of a vehicle with a long axis of the container in to which the vehicle is to be placed.

An alignment mechanism for a robotic parking device is described. The device includes a number of stacks of containers, the stacks being positioned within a frame structure having uprights and a horizontal grid disposed above the stacks, the grid having substantially perpendicular rails on which load handling devices can run. Cars or vehicles are positioned in containers that are moved in to and out of the stacks by the robotic handling devices. The cars are put in to the grid at entry points that can be positioned at points under the stacks. The alignment mechanism includes a series of belts moveable relative to each other and relative to the container, the belts acting to align a long axis of a vehicle with a long axis of the container in to which the vehicle is to be placed.