Abstract: A parking system is provided, having a plurality of motor vehicle parking spaces arranged next to and/or on top of one another, each defining a parking position for a motor vehicle, a transfer area defining a transfer position for the motor vehicle for transferring the motor vehicle from the user to the parking system and vice versa, a transporting device for transporting the motor vehicle between the transfer position and the parking position, a control device for controlling the transporting device, and a user operating device in operative communication with the control device. The control device controls the transporting device for transporting the motor vehicle from the parking position as far as a change-of-operation position and vice versa in automatic operation. The transporting device transports the motor vehicle from the change-of-operation position to the transfer position and vice versa in dead man operation upon user actuation of the operating device.

Abstract: An automated parking facility for motor vehicles is provided. The parking facility is made up of at least two storage grids and at least two transport grids. Motor vehicles are movable along a first direction of movement in each of the transport grids by a transport device. Storage-grid storage locations for storing motor vehicles positioned on storage devices exist in the storage grids. The storage devices are associated with the storage-grid storage locations. The storage devices are movable from the respective storage-grid storage locations into at least one transport grid and vice versa. In the transport grid, the motor vehicles are transferable from the respective transport device to the respective storage device and vice versa by mutual passing. The number of storage devices are greater than the number of the storage-grid storage locations and the excess storage devices are associated with transport-grid storage locations existing in the transport grids.

Abstract: A parking system is provided, having a plurality of motor vehicle parking spaces arranged next to and/or on top of one another, each defining a parking position for a motor vehicle, a transfer area defining a transfer position for the motor vehicle for transferring the motor vehicle from the user to the parking system and vice versa, a transporting device for transporting the motor vehicle between the transfer position and the parking position, a control device for controlling the transporting device, and a user operating device in operative communication with the control device. The control device controls the transporting device for transporting the motor vehicle from the parking position as far as a change-of-operation position and vice versa in automatic operation. The transporting device transports the motor vehicle from the change-of-operation position to the transfer position and vice versa in dead man operation upon user actuation of the operating device.

Abstract: In a parking arrangement for motor vehicles, having at least one platform for receiving a motor vehicle that is mounted in a vertically displaceable manner on a guide and can be raised and lowered by means of a lifting device, having a stop for limiting the lowering movement of the platform and having a synchronizing device for generating a similar raising and lowering movement at opposite sides of the platform, in order to obtain a construction that is as simple as possible yet fully functional, it is proposed that the lifting device acts upon only one side of the platform and the stop is disposed only on the opposite side of the platform.