Parking system for parking bicycles

Abstract

A parking system ( 2 ) for parking two-wheelers ( 50 ) is provided. The parking system ( 2 ) being configured with at least two levels ( 14, 16 ), with an entry level ( 14 ) for inserting a two-wheeler and at least one second level ( 16 ) below or above it, wherein the parking system ( 2 ) comprises in both levels ( 14, 16 ) a plurality of parking units ( 12 ) each having a parking device ( 19 a, 19 b ), wherein the parking units ( 12 ) are configured to receive a two-wheeler ( 50 ) and are arranged horizontally adjacent to each other, wherein at least one parking device ( 19 a, 19 b ) of the parking units ( 12 ) in the entry level ( 14 ) is movable in a horizontal direction of movement (C) perpendicular to the direction of insertion (A) into an adjacent parking unit ( 12 ) and at least one parking device ( 19 a, 19 b ) of the parking units ( 12 ) of the second level ( 16 ) is movable in a vertical direction of movement (B) into one of the parking units ( 12 ) of the entry level ( 16 ).

1 . Parking system ( 2 ) for parking two-wheelers ( 50 ), the parking system ( 2 ) being configured with at least two levels ( 14 ,  16 ), with an entry level ( 14 ) for inserting a two-wheeler and at least one second level ( 16 ) below or above it, wherein the parking system ( 2 ) comprises in both levels ( 14 ,  16 ) a plurality of parking units ( 12 ) each having a parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ), wherein the parking units ( 12 ) are configured to receive a two-wheeler ( 50 ) and are arranged horizontally adjacent to each other, wherein at least one parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ) of the parking units ( 12 ) in the entry level ( 14 ) is movable in a horizontal direction of movement (C) perpendicular to the direction of insertion (A) into an adjacent parking unit ( 12 ) and at least one parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ) of the parking units ( 12 ) of the second level ( 16 ) is movable in a vertical direction of movement (B) into one of the parking units ( 12 ) of the entry level ( 16 ). 
     
     
         2 . Parking system according to  claim 1 , wherein the parking system has at least one further level located between the entry level and the second level, each level having a plurality of parking units ( 12 ) each with a parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ), wherein the parking units ( 12 ) are configured to accommodate a two-wheeler ( 50 ) and are arranged horizontally adjacent to each other, wherein at least one parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ) of the parking units in the intermediate level is movable in the horizontal direction of movement (C) into an adjacent parking unit ( 12 ) and at least one parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ) is movable in the vertical direction of movement (B) into one of the parking units ( 12 ) of the entry level ( 16 ). 
     
     
         3 . Parking system according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the entry level forms a first floor and the second level forms a second floor thereabove. 
     
     
         4 . Parking system according to  claim 1 ,  2  or  3 , wherein each parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ) of the parking units ( 12 ) of the second level, preferably of each level except the entry level ( 14 ), is movable in a vertical direction of movement into one of the parking units ( 12 ) of the entry level ( 16 ). 
     
     
         5 . Parking system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein at least one parking unit ( 12 ) of the entry level ( 14 ), and preferably of each level between the second level ( 16 ) and the entry level ( 14 ), has no parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ). 
     
     
         6 . Parking system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein a two-wheeler is parkable in the parking system ( 2 ) without setting foot into the parking system ( 2 ). 
     
     
         7 . Parking system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the parking system ( 2 ) comprises one or more cross rails ( 26 ) in the entry level ( 14 ) and preferably in each level between the second level ( 16 ) and the entry level ( 14 ), which run horizontally perpendicular to the insertion direction (A) through at least two parking units ( 12 ) in the entry level ( 14 ) and preferably in each level between the second level ( 16 ) and the entry level ( 14 ), and wherein at least one parking device ( 19   a ) is arranged horizontally movable on the one or more cross rails ( 26 ). 
     
     
         8 . Parking system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the parking system ( 2 ) further comprises at least one closable entry opening ( 6 ) for inserting a two-wheeler in the insertion direction (A) into one of the parking units ( 12 ) of the entry level ( 14 ). 
     
     
         9 . Parking system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein each parking unit ( 12 ) of the entry level ( 14 ) has a separate entry opening ( 6 ) and wherein each parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ) is arrangeable at an entry opening ( 6 ) of the parking system ( 2 ) such that a two-wheeler ( 50 ) can be moved through the entry opening ( 6 ) onto the parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ) arranged thereon. 
     
     
         10 . Parking system according to  claim 8  or  9 , wherein the width of the entry opening is in a range of 0.5 m to 1.5 m, 0.7 m to 1.3 or 0.9 m to 1.1 m. 
     
     
         11 . Parking system according to any of  claims 8  to  10 , wherein the entry openings are separately lockable, preferably by a chip, a code, a key, a smartphone or a card. 
     
     
         12 . Parking system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein each parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ) comprises a carriage ( 30 ),
 wherein the carriage ( 30 ) is configured for at least one wheel of the two-wheeler ( 50 ) to be driven onto, and
 wherein the carriage ( 30 ) is configured to be horizontally movable in and against the insertion direction (A). 
   
     
     
         13 . Parking system according to  claim 12 , wherein the parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ) comprises rollers ( 48 ) arranged such that the carriage ( 30 ) is horizontally movable by rolling of the rollers. 
     
     
         14 . Parking system according to  claim 12  or  13 , wherein the carriage ( 19   a ,  19   b ) comprises a rocker element for receiving the wheel of the two-wheeler ( 50 ) onto the carriage ( 30 ), wherein the rocker element is configured to serve in a first position as a ramp on the ground for the wheel of the two-wheeler ( 50 ) to be driven onto the carriage ( 30 ) and to flip up into a second position by driving the wheel into the carriage ( 30 ). 
     
     
         15 . Parking system according to any of  claims 12  to  14 , wherein the carriage ( 30 ) is configured such that it is movable from a front position next to the entry opening ( 6 ) for receiving the two-wheeler ( 50 ) to a rear position at a rear wall ( 4   d ) of the parking unit ( 12 ) opposite the entry opening ( 6 ), wherein the movement of the carriage ( 30 ) between the front and the rear position is performed actively by a drive unit driving the carriage ( 30 ) and/or passively by the user. 
     
     
         16 . Parking system according to  claim 15 , wherein the drive unit comprises an electric motor or a hydraulic or pneumatic actuator that drives the carriage ( 30 ) and is controllable by means of an operating element, so that the carriage ( 30 ) is automatically movable from the front position to the rear position and vice versa. 
     
     
         17 . Parking system according to any of  claims 12  to  16 , wherein the carriage ( 30 ) comprises a fixing device which is configured to fix the two-wheeler ( 50 ) on the carriage ( 30 ), so that the fixed two-wheeler ( 50 ) is insertable in the insertion direction (A) into the parking unit ( 12 ) while moving the carriage ( 30 ). 
     
     
         18 . Parking system according to  claim 17 , wherein the fixing device comprises at least one clamp element ( 38 ) which, when actuated, clamps the wheel of the two-wheeler ( 50 ) in the transverse direction. 
     
     
         19 . Parking system according to  claim 17  or  18 , wherein the fixing device comprises at least two tension elements ( 56   a ,  56   b ,  58   a ,  58   b ), which are configured such that they are hookable on a left and a right side of a handlebar of the two-wheeler ( 62   a ,  62   b ) and fix the two-wheeler ( 50 ) by tension directed downwards or obliquely downwards. 
     
     
         20 . Parking system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein a connection for electrically charging a two-wheeler ( 50 ) is provided on at least one parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ). 
     
     
         21 . Method for parking a two-wheeler ( 50 ) in a parking system ( 2 ), the parking system ( 2 ) being configured with at least two levels ( 14 ,  16 ), with an entry level ( 14 ) and at least one second level ( 16 ) below or above it, wherein the parking system ( 2 ) comprises in both levels ( 14 ,  16 ) a plurality of parking units ( 12 ) each having a parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ), wherein the parking units ( 12 ) are configured to receive a two-wheeler ( 50 ) and are arranged horizontally adjacent to each other, wherein at least one parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ) of the parking units ( 12 ) in the entry level ( 14 ) is movable in a horizontal direction of movement (C) perpendicular to the direction of insertion (A) into an adjacent parking unit ( 12 ) and at least one parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ) of the parking units ( 12 ) in the second level ( 16 ) is movable in a vertical direction of movement (B) into one of the parking units ( 12 ) of the entry level ( 14 ),
 the method comprising:   moving a parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ) of a first parking unit ( 12 ) of the entry level ( 14 ) in horizontal direction of movement (A) into an adjacent parking unit ( 12 ),   moving a parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ) of a second parking unit ( 12 ) of the second level ( 16 ) in vertical direction of movement (B) into the first parking unit ( 12 ) of the entry level ( 14 ), and   placing at least one wheel of the two-wheeler ( 50 ) in the parking device ( 19   a ,  19   b ) in the first parking unit ( 12 ).