MAX2M – semi-automated parking system for multi-row installations with a high parking space requirement

With MAX2M the driver parks and retrieves the vehicle personally at entry level. The parking solution takes over the organisation of the parking spaces: it moves the platforms on the ground floor and lowers the platforms of the upper level until the selected parking space is at entry level. The parking sequence remains user-led, while the organisation of the parking spaces runs system-side.

All four belong to the family of semi-automated MAX systems and differ in the arrangement of the parking levels. MAX1 uses entry level and one level below it, MAX2 uses entry level and one level above it without a pit, and MAX3 uses all three levels for the highest parking space density. MAX2M works at entry level and one level above it and additionally serves several system rows one behind the other – it is planned together with one of the other three systems.

In the standard version MAX2M is designed for a fixed group of users with allocated parking spaces, as is usual in residential buildings. For uses with changing users, for example short-stay parking in Office Buildings or Hotels, structural modifications to the system are required. This should be clarified early in the design, because it affects the operating concept and the version supplied.

Yes. MAX2M is intended to be combined with MAX1, MAX2 and MAX3. This allows MAX2M to be integrated into larger parking concepts. Which combination makes sense depends on the floor plan, the parking levels, the vehicle heights, the number of system rows and the required number of parking spaces.

MAX2M can be planned from 2 grids; a grid is one parking space bay with two parking levels one above the other. How wide the system can be depends on the number of system rows: with two rows up to ten grids and 38 parking spaces, with three rows up to six grids and 33 parking spaces, with four rows up to four grids and 28 parking spaces. The actual suitability depends on the floor plan, the building height, the vehicle dimensions, the aisle width and the access.

The permissible vehicle heights depend on the type: 150, 165, 170, 175, 200 or 205 cm at entry level, and 150 to 205 cm in steps of 5 cm on the upper level. Which height can be realised in the project depends on the clear passage height, the building height and the configuration. In addition, the permissible vehicle height at entry level must be at least as great as the vehicle height on the upper level.

MAX2M accommodates cars with lengths of 500 to 520 cm. The system length is 560 cm for cars up to 5.0 m and 580 cm for cars up to 5.2 m. The usable platform width extends to 270 cm on the upper level and to 260 cm at entry level; 250 to 270 cm are recommended, and with a platform width of 230 cm the permissible vehicle width is 190 cm. For comfortable entry and exit, an aisle width of 650 cm is additionally recommended.

The important points are the building height, the clear passage height, the vehicle heights, the platform width, the aisle width, the access gradient, the rail system and floor flatness, the gate concept, the electrical connection, the position of the control cabinet, the hydraulic power unit and sound insulation. The floor slab and the walls are to be executed in concrete with a grade of at least C20/25. Ventilation, lighting, fire protection and drainage are also to be taken into account at an early stage; the system requires approval under the state building regulations and the garage regulations.