A lift carrier includes: a bogie frame that is inserted under a transport target vehicle; an elevating mechanism that raises and lowers the bogie frame with each of a plurality of tires supported with arms to raise and lower a vehicle; a bogie body that is able to move the bogie frame to any location. The bogie frame includes a main frame and a rear end frame joined to the main frame. The rear end frame is formed in a rectangular shape by a pair of side members, a first cross member, and a second cross member. The rear end frame includes a first reinforcing member projecting from the first cross member toward a front end side and a second reinforcing member projecting from the first cross member toward a rear end side. The first reinforcing member is joined to a part of the main frame.

A lift carrier (10) includes: a carrier frame that is inserted under a vehicle to be transported; a lifting mechanism that lifts and lowers the carrier frame to lift and lower the vehicle; and a carrier body configured to move the carrier frame. The carrier frame includes a rear end frame that includes a pair of arm fixing plates provided so as to protrude outward in a lateral direction of the vehicle from lower surfaces of the side members. The top plate is fixed to the rear end frame, fixes a plurality of rear end arms at such positions that the rear end arms are sandwiched between the top plate and the arm fixing plates, and fixes an upper end face of a lifting unit that is the lifting mechanism.

A lift carrier (10) includes: a carrier frame that is inserted under a vehicle to be transported; a lifting mechanism that lifts and lowers the carrier frame to lift and lower the vehicle; and a carrier body configured to move the carrier frame. The carrier frame includes a rear end frame that includes a pair of arm fixing plates provided so as to protrude outward in a lateral direction of the vehicle from lower surfaces of the side members. The top plate is fixed to the rear end frame, fixes a plurality of rear end arms at such positions that the rear end arms are sandwiched between the top plate and the arm fixing plates, and fixes an upper end face of a lifting unit that is the lifting mechanism.

A vehicle conveyance control apparatus for controlling a plurality of conveyance devices, includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. Each of the plurality of conveyance devices is configured to lift each tire of a vehicle to convey the vehicle from a predetermined area of a parking lot to a parking space. The processor is configured to perform: acquiring vehicle information including tire position information of each tire of the vehicle detected in the predetermined area; selecting conveyance devices to convey the vehicle from among the plurality of conveyance devices different in conveyance capacity for lifting each tire of the vehicle to convey the vehicle based on the tire position information of the vehicle acquired in the acquiring; and instructing the conveyance devices selected in the selecting to convey the vehicle from the predetermined area to the parking space.

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 parking robot for a transportation vehicle having a holding device for firmly holding a wheel of the transportation vehicle and housing at least one drive installation on two opposite sides. The drive installation has a height-adjustable running gear having at least one parking robot wheel and adjusts the holding device relative to the at least one parking robot wheel between a lowered and a raised position. The parking robot autonomously moves to a receiving position on the wheel of the transportation vehicle, in which receiving position the holding device firmly holds the wheel, and by adjusting the holding device to the raised position by the running gear, raises the firmly held wheel of the transportation vehicle relative to the respective parking robot wheels.

A transportation arrangement for transportation of an object on a surface comprises at least one transportation unit. The transportation unit comprises a housing comprising a vertical front surface, two arms movably connected to the housing at each side of the vertical front surface, at least one rolling element arranged at a lower portion of the housing, and a power source connected to the rolling elements and the movable arms. The rolling element are configured to roll in any horizontal direction on the surface.

A transportation arrangement for transportation of an object on a surface comprises at least one transportation unit. The transportation unit comprises a housing comprising a vertical front surface, two arms movably connected to the housing at each side of the vertical front surface, at least one rolling element arranged at a lower portion of the housing, and a power source connected to the rolling elements and the movable arms. The rolling element are configured to roll in any horizontal direction on the surface.

A vehicle conveyor includes a slide member that is provided on each of opposite side faces of a carriage portion, and slides along a longitudinal direction of the carriage portion, independently of the carriage portion. A first arm set and first arm actuators are joined to the slide members, and are configured to slide along the longitudinal direction of the carriage portion, integrally with the slide members, independently of the carriage portion.

A parking robot includes a lifting rail, a wheel clamp, and a lift motor. The wheel clamp is disposed on the lifting rail and is moveable from a first position to a second position along the lifting rail. The lift motor is operatively connected to the lifting rail and moves the wheel clamp from the first position to the second position.