Friend of mine in Texas sent me this picture of a parking garage in Munich, Germany. Takes 20% of the space of a traditional parking garage. How’d you like to be doing the valet parking here? Ralph
Ralph, this is a standard way of parking in Japan, Best, Zubi
Zbigniew Struzik said:Zubi, Are the cars driven off the lift into the stalls or mechanically moved? Ralph
Ralph, this is a standard way of parking in Japan, Best, Zubi
That looks like a case for “Matchbox” cars I had as a kid…
And, Ralph, the film of the one I saw on the “Discovery” channel had the cars indexed mechanically … it looked for all the world like an old jukebox selecting records to play.
Matthew (OV)
Matthew (OV) said:
That looks like a case for "Matchbox" cars I had as a kid....And, Ralph, the film of the one I saw on the “Discovery” channel had the cars indexed mechanically … it looked for all the world like an old jukebox selecting records to play.
Matthew (OV)
That makes sense, Matthew. Not a place you’d want the throttle on your Toyota to stick
ralph
Ralph Berg said:Ralph, they are mechanically moved. Best, ZubiZbigniew Struzik said:Zubi, Are the cars driven off the lift into the stalls or mechanically moved? Ralph
Ralph, this is a standard way of parking in Japan, Best, Zubi
Years ago maybe 60’s? downtown Reno along the railroad tracks there was a car garage loader that did the same thing. Ahhh the good years when Reno had a lot of little casinos but now big hotel casino’s and very little people to use them.
Cheers, TOF
Please do NOT put yer car in reverse till we tell ya!! LOL Regal
That would never work here in the Land of the Giantsuvz, there has to be a weight limit, all those are small cars
Cool. That’s a creative application of Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) technology. Technology has been around for decades and used mostly in manufacturing but also for records storage. I once visited a large ASRS installation on the 54th floor of one of the World Trade Center towers in NYC for a large insurance firm.
Usually it entails a rectangular or linear layout of multiple levels of storage locations (“bins”) but the circular layout is unique. No attendants are required to store or retrieve vehicles - it’s all controlled by a computer. It remembers which vehicle goes in each bin and can retrieve it later when that vehicle’s ID is entered. I was a material handling engineer in the 1980’s and installed 4 of the conventional ASRS systems at an aerospace manufacturer’s service depot.
Ralph Berg said:No Way In Hell.
How'd you like to be doing the valet parking here?
It’s not because I’m afraid of heights; it’s just that I have a few concerns about their edges.
About 25 years ago my company (automation/electric drives) partnered with a mechanical engineering/investment firm on an automated parking system. The concept was that of a “continuous belt” that held about 100 cars. It was modular and designed to fit between the support columns of an office building. As I recall the column spacing was pretty standard. The idea was that any downtown building that had underground and/or ground floor space available could provide tenant/customer parking without the cost of building a dedicated parking garage. The modules could be stacked with the addition of an inclined approach ramp. And, it was to be unattended! The “belt” was reversible so your car was never more than 50 cars away (quick retrieval). I left the project after we had installed and commissioned 4 units in Boston and New York.
I guess we still have ample space available in the U.S., even in the cities, because I haven’t seen that system or any other automated parking systems in use since.
Walt
guarantee my F250 Crew Cab 4x4 Diesel would have to be left on the street…doubt the Suburban would fit either…
Don’t think my chey dully would fit either. Looks like a pain to have to wait on your car. May take a while to retrieve. Later RJD
They had 1 of these in New York City back in 1967/68… Parked my car there all the time, made it very hard to steak or break into… They gave you a KEY that you had to use to get your car back, took 2 KEY’s to get the car yours & the attendents KEY also had to be used to…
There’s the VW outlet. You pick all the options, the computer gets your car out of the building, and you drive away.