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EP 0331291 B1 19920415 - PARKING STRUCTURE

Title (en)

PARKING STRUCTURE

Publication

EP 0331291 B1 19920415 (EN)

Application

EP 89301042 A 19890203

Priority

CA 558013 A 19880203
CA 589944 A 19890202

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0331291A1] A multi-level storage or parking structure. Modular construction of the facility and its components offers portability. Vehicle (18) delivery and pickup is achieved with a telescoping type drive and a shuttle slave mechanism used on a bi-directional shuttle. Hydraulic elevator operation allows the use of a single hydraulic drive unit to operate more than one skip (13) or elevator which may include more than one vehicle on each elevator (13). Flexible fingers (61, 62) are mounted on the shuttle (22) to retain the vehicle (18) during delivery and retrieval and vehicle (18) storage and retrieval is automatically accomplished.

IPC 1-7

E04H 6/24

IPC 8 full level

E04H 6/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E04H 6/186 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0331291 A1 19890906; EP 0331291 B1 19920415; DE 68901202 D1 19920521

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89301042 A 19890203; DE 68901202 T 19890203