Patent Publication Number: US-11655648-B2

Title: Parking platform for a motor vehicle

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a continuation application of international application number PCT/EP2018/080766, filed on Nov. 9, 2018, and claims the benefit of German application number 10 2017 126 699.2, filed Nov. 14, 2017, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety and for all purposes. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a parking platform for a motor vehicle, in particular for a motorized parking apparatus for a motor vehicle, which parking platform comprises profile parts which are arranged next to each other along a longitudinal direction and preferably are connected to each other and form a parking space for the motor vehicle, wherein profile parts are provided which each comprise a base region and a projecting region projecting therefrom. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     A parking platform of this kind is used, for example, in a motorized parking apparatus for the motor vehicle which, in an advantageous embodiment, comprises a lifting device for the parking platform, whereby the latter is selectively lifted and lowered in order to condense available space for parking. Provision may hereby be made in particular for the parking apparatus to have a plurality of parking platforms which may be selectively connected to an entrance. A parking apparatus of the latter kind, though in which details of the parking platform are not disclosed, is described in DE 10 2006 019 592 A1. 
     In order to increase the stability of the generic parking platform, it comprises profile parts with a respective base region and a projecting region projecting therefrom. It is hereby known, for example, for a respective projecting region to be of substantially trapezoidal configuration in cross section. Profile parts arranged next to each other in the longitudinal direction of the parking platform (coinciding with a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle positioned thereon) may be connected to each other at the base regions thereof. Profile parts of that kind are described in the Community design no. 000311055. Said profile parts and the parking platforms built therefrom have proven themselves in practice. It is also known for the profile parts to comprise a plurality of base regions and projecting regions arranged therebetween, for example profile parts with three to five projecting regions are used, said projecting regions being configured in accordance with the aforementioned design. 
     Profile parts of the kind stated above may preferably be connected to each other for increasing the stability. Alternatively or in addition, an attachment on side cheeks of the parking platform on which the lifting device of the parking apparatus engages is conceivable. For increasing the stability, the side cheeks may be connected to each other by way of connecting elements like, for example, a transverse support of the parking platform. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,067,866 describes a parking platform of a parking apparatus with one single profile part extending over the entire length of the parking platform. A further parking platform is disclosed in DE 23 42 987. 
     An object underlying the present invention is to provide a generic parking platform with high stability and increased user friendliness for a vehicle operator. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In an aspect of the invention, a parking platform for a motor vehicle, in particular for a motorized parking apparatus for a motor vehicle, is provided, which parking platform comprises profile parts which are arranged next to each other along a longitudinal direction and preferably are connected to each other and form a parking space for the motor vehicle. Profile parts are provided which each comprise a base region and a projecting region projecting therefrom. The profile parts each comprise a profile section which has at least one base region and at least one projecting region, as well as a covering section which is arranged next to the profile section and is connected thereto. The covering section of a profile part covers at least one projection region of an adjacent profile part. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The foregoing summary and the following description may be better understood in conjunction with the drawings figures, of which: 
         FIG.  1   : shows a perspective view, partially in an exploded view, of a preferred embodiment of a parking platform in accordance with the invention; 
         FIG.  2   : shows a schematic view of the parking platform from  FIG.  1    in an exploded view from the side; 
         FIG.  3   : shows an enlarged depiction of detail A in  FIG.  2   , which shows a plurality of profile parts of the parking platform; 
         FIG.  4   : shows profile parts of the parking platform in an enlarged exploded depiction; 
         FIG.  5   : shows a perspective depiction of a second preferred embodiment of a parking platform in accordance with the invention; 
         FIG.  6   : shows a depiction corresponding to  FIG.  2    in a third preferred embodiment of a parking platform in accordance with the invention; 
         FIG.  7   : shows profile parts of the parking platform in  FIG.  6    in a perspective exploded view; 
         FIG.  8   : shows a depiction corresponding to  FIG.  3    with the parking platform from  FIG.  6   ; 
         FIG.  9   : shows the profile parts in  FIG.  8    in an exploded view; and 
         FIGS.  10 A to  15 D : each show a profile part of a parking platform in accordance with the invention in a side view. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION 
     Although the invention is illustrated and described herein with reference to specific embodiments, the invention is not intended to be limited to the details shown. Rather, various modifications may be made in the details within the scope and range of equivalents of the claims and without departing from the invention. 
     The present invention relates to a parking platform for a motor vehicle, in particular for a motorized parking apparatus for a motor vehicle, which parking platform comprises profile parts which are arranged next to each other along a longitudinal direction and preferably are connected to each other and form a parking space for the motor vehicle. Profile parts are provided which each comprise a base region and a projecting region projecting therefrom. The profile parts each comprise a profile section which has at least one base region and at least one projecting region, as well as a covering section which is arranged next to the profile section and is connected thereto. The covering section of a profile part covers at least one projection region of an adjacent profile part. 
     The parking platform in accordance with the invention comprises two sections. A profile section has at least one projecting region and one base region. The covering section of the profile part is arranged laterally adjacent thereto, in the longitudinal direction of the parking platform. The covering section is configured such that at least one projecting region of the profile part adjacent to the first-mentioned profile part is covered. As a result of the profile sections of the profile parts, the parking platform has a high mechanical strength and is secured against bending due to vehicles even with a large mass. Due to the covering sections, it is possible to provide the parking platform at the top, at least partially and preferably completely, with a closed or substantially closed parking space for the motor vehicle. As a result, the vehicle operator can walk on the parking platform better. For example a possible risk of tripping on projecting regions may be reduced. Moreover, the bearing capacity of the parking platform is also increased by the covering sections that are present in addition to the profile sections. 
     In an advantageous embodiment, the profile parts are made from a metal sheet, and in particular are formed in one piece. The profile section and the covering section are preferably connected to each other in one piece. The profile parts are advantageously made from planar base bodies, in particular from sheet metal, by means of bending or folding. 
     It is favorable if the covering section covers at least one projecting region and at least one adjoining base region of the adjacent profile part. The closed portion of the parking space for the motor vehicle may be increased in this way. 
     In order to increase the closed portion of the parking space for the motor vehicle, it is advantageous if the profile parts comprise a plurality of projecting regions and respective base region arranged therebetween, and if the covering section covers all projecting regions and respective base regions of the adjacent profile part arranged therebetween. 
     In particular, it is advantageous if the covering section covers the entire profile section of the adjacent profile part. 
     The covering section advantageously rests on the profile section of the adjacent profile part. For example, the covering section rests on at least one projecting region and favorably all projecting regions of the adjacent profile part. The stability of the parking platform is thereby increased. 
     In an advantageous implementation of the parking platform in accordance with the invention, it is favorable if the profile parts have a connecting region which connects the profile section and the covering section to each other, and if the covering section abuts with an abutment region, preferably in surface-to-surface contact, against the connecting region of the adjacent profile part. For example, when the parking platform is used as intended, the connecting region extends from a lower base region upwards to the covering section. The connecting region may be aligned in parallel to at least one leg of a projecting region. The abutment region of the adjacent profile part abuts, preferably in surface-to-surface contact, against the connecting region in order to increase the load capacity of the parking platform through mutual support of the profile parts. 
     It is advantageous if the covering section of a profile part adjoins the covering section of the adjacent profile part and if the parking space is substantially closed between the covering sections. The profile parts are advantageously dimensioned such that mutually adjoining covering sections are separated from each other by only a relatively small gap, in relation to the dimensions of the covering sections. For example, a gap between adjacent sections is approximately in the centimeter range and is preferably approximately 0.5 cm to 2 cm. A substantially closed parking space may thereby be provided in the region of adjoining profile parts. 
     It proves to be favorable if the covering section is of plate-shaped or substantially plate-shaped configuration at least in sections. As a result, it is easier for the vehicle operator to walk on the parking space. A plate-shaped or substantially plate-shaped configuration includes the advantageous property described below that profile elements, for example beads, are arranged on the covering section. 
     It is favorable if the extent of the profile section and the extent of the covering section in the longitudinal direction are the same or are substantially the same. 
     In an advantageous implementation, provision is made for the profile parts to have a first end on which a projecting region of the profile section is arranged, which is covered by the covering section of the adjacent profile part. At the first end of the profile part, a covering section of the adjacent profile part may project over the projecting region and cover the same. In the present embodiment of the parking platform, no base region is arranged on the first end. 
     In an advantageous implementation of the parking platform, provision is made for the profile parts to have a second end on which an abutment region of the covering section is arranged for abutting against a connecting region of the adjacent profile part. In this embodiment, the abutment region preferably abuts in surface-to-surface contact against the connecting region of the adjacent profile part on the second end, which connecting region connects the profile section to the covering section. 
     The at least one projecting region may, for example, be of trapezoidal, rectangular, or inverse trapezoidal configuration in cross section. In the trapezoidal configuration, the cross section of the projecting region tapers toward the top in the direction pointing away from the base region. In the rectangular configuration, the cross section of the projecting region remains constant. In the inverse trapezoidal configuration, the cross section of the projection region increases toward the top. In this case, the profile section may have a dovetail-shaped cross section between adjacent projecting regions. 
     The projecting regions of a profile part advantageously have an identical cross sectional shape. The cross sectional shapes of the profile parts are favorably identical. 
     It proves to be favorable if the profile parts are extended along a transverse direction of the parking platform, wherein the covering section covers the at least one projecting region of the adjacent profile part, preferably along the entire extent in the transverse direction. The advantages stated at the outset may in this way be achieved along the entire extent of the parking platform in the transverse direction. 
     In an advantageous implementation of the parking platform in accordance with the invention, provision may be made for the profile parts to comprise more than one projecting region, in particular two projecting regions or three projecting regions. A base region may be arranged between respective projecting regions. As described above, a projecting region may be arranged on a first end of the profile part. Two or more base regions of a profile part may preferably be of identical configuration. 
     Two or more profile parts arranged next to each other may advantageously be of identical configuration. Production costs for the parking platform may thereby be kept low. 
     An advantageous embodiment of the parking platform is a single parking space platform and has side cheeks between which the profile parts are arranged and on which the profile parts are fixed. A motor vehicle may be parked on the single parking space platform. 
     A different advantageous embodiment of the parking platform is a double parking space platform and has side cheeks and a longitudinal support, wherein profile parts are arranged in each case between a side cheek and the longitudinal support. The profile parts may be fixed on a respective side cheek and the longitudinal support. 
     The profile parts are favorably configured as folded sheet metal parts. 
     It is advantageous if the profile parts on the covering section and/or on at least one projecting region comprise or form at least one profile element. The at least one profile element increases the stability of the profile part at the covering section and/or at at least one projecting region. Arranged on the covering section, the at least one profile element can improve the accessibility of the profile part, for example by a possible risk of the vehicle operator slipping being reduced. 
     Profile elements may advantageously be beads on the covering section and/or on the at least one projecting region. Other kinds of profile elements like, for example, nubs are also conceivable. 
     Provision may be made for bead-shaped profile elements to be extended along the entire extent of the parking platform in the transverse direction. 
     In an advantageous embodiment of the parking platform, provision may be made for profile elements, which are arranged on the projecting region of a profile part and on the covering section of the adjacent profile part, to interengage. In a way, a “toothing” of the profile parts may be achieved by way of the profile parts, and the stability of the parking platform may thereby be increased. 
     Profile parts may be oriented projecting upwards or downwards from the projecting region and/or covering section. 
       FIG.  1    shows in a perspective view, partially in an exploded view, an advantageous embodiment of a parking platform in accordance with the invention, designated as a whole with the reference numeral  10 . The parking platform  10  is a single parking space platform for accommodating a motor vehicle not depicted in the drawing. In particular, the parking platform  10  may be a constituent part of a motorized parking apparatus for the motor vehicle. For this purpose, a lifting device, for example of hydraulic configuration, may be provided on the parking platform  10  for raising and lowering the parking platform. 
     The parking platform  10  defines a longitudinal direction  12  and a transverse direction  14  aligned transversely thereto. When used as intended, the longitudinal direction  12  coincides with a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle when the latter is aligned to the parking platform  10 . 
     The parking platform  10  comprises two side cheeks  16  which are spaced relative to each other in the transverse direction  14  and are connected to each other by means of a transverse support  18 . The side cheeks  16  are connected to each other by way of a connecting element  22  at a front end  20  at which the motor vehicle can drive onto the parking platform  10 . At the rear end  24  that is opposite the front end  20 , the side cheeks  16  are connected to each other by means of a further connecting element  26 . The side cheeks  16  comprise bearing elements  28  facing toward the respective other side cheek  16 . 
     The parking platform  10  comprises a plurality of profile parts  30  arranged next to each other in the longitudinal direction  12 . The profile parts  30  each extend between the side cheeks  16  and rest, at least in part, on the bearing elements  28  thereof. The profile parts  30  are advantageously connected to the bearing elements  28 . A connection of adjacent profile parts  30  to each other is advantageously effected such that at the same time a connection of the profile parts  30  to the bearing elements  28  also takes place. It is conceivable for adjacent profile parts  30  to be connected to each other without being simultaneously connected to the bearing elements  28 . 
     The connection of profile parts  30  to each other and/or to the bearing elements  28  is preferably effected by means of screwing or riveting. Alternatively or in addition, a substance-to-substance bond may be provided. 
     The profile parts  30  are associated with two groups of profile parts, wherein the profile parts  30  of the first group are arranged between the connecting element  22  and the transverse support  18  and the profile parts  30  of the second group are arranged between the transverse support  18  and the connecting element  26 . 
     In the present case, not all profile parts  30  of the parking platform  10  are configured identically. The profile parts  30  comprises profile parts  32 , the configuration of which will be described in the following with reference in particular to  FIGS.  2  to  4    and which each comprise a profile section  34  and a covering section  36 . In addition, the profile parts  30  comprise profile parts  38  and profile parts  40 , the configuration of which will be discussed thereafter (depicted only in  FIG.  2   ). 
     The profile parts  32  comprise the profile section  34  and the covering section  36  connected thereto by way of a connecting region  42 . The covering section  36  is arranged next to the profile section  34  in the longitudinal direction  12 . 
     The profile section  34  extends from a first end  44  of the profile part  32  in the longitudinal direction  12  to the connecting region  42 , and the covering section  36  extends from the connecting region  42  in the longitudinal direction  12  to a second end  46  which is located opposite the first end  44 . The profile section  34  and the covering section  36  are substantially of equal length in the longitudinal direction  12 . 
     The profile section  34  has base regions  48  which presently are of planar configuration and preferably define a common plane. Moreover, the profile section  34  has projecting regions  50 . The projecting regions  50  are arranged between base regions  48 , wherein a projecting region  50  is arranged at the first end  44 . Starting from the first end  44 , the projecting region  50  is thus followed by a base region  48 , a further projecting region  50 , a further base region  48 , a further projecting region  50 , and a further base region  48  that is connected to the connecting region  42 . The profile parts  32  therefore have three projecting regions  50 . 
     Two or more projecting regions  50  and/or two or more base regions  48  are preferably of identical configuration. 
     The projecting regions  50  are presently trapezoidal, having legs  52  which extend upwards commencing from the base regions  48  and which are connected to each other at the top by way of a top element  54 . The trapezoidal cross section of the projecting regions  50  is regular, the legs  52  being equal in the magnitude of the incline relative to the base regions  48  and being of equal length. 
     Arranged at the first end  44  is a projecting region  50  which does not comprise a falling leg  52  commencing from the top element  54 , but rather only a shoulder  56  thereof. 
     The connecting region  42  extends corresponding to one of the legs  52  of the adjacent projecting region  50 , such that it substantially corresponds in form and function with said projecting region  50 . However, the connecting region  42  is somewhat longer than the leg  52 . 
     The covering section  36  adjoins the connecting region  42  in the longitudinal direction up to the second end  46 . The covering section  36  is substantially planar and defines a plane which is aligned in parallel to the plane defined by the base regions  48 . 
     At the second end  46 , the covering section  36  comprises an abutment region  58  which is configured corresponding to the connecting region  42  of the adjacent profile part  32 . The abutment region  58  extends downward from the covering section  36  to the base region  48  of the adjacent profile part  32  and is aligned in parallel to the connecting region  42  thereof. 
     The profile parts  32  and also the profile parts  38  and  40  are presently configured by means of folded metal sheets and are formed in one piece. 
     In the parking platform  10  in accordance with the invention, the stability and the user friendliness may be increased by the profile parts  32  each comprising a profile section  34  and a covering section  36 . For assembling the parking platform  10 , adjacent profile parts  32  are arranged partially one above the other such that the covering section  36  of a profile part  32  covers at least one projecting region  50  of the adjacent profile part  32 . 
     In particular, the covering section  36  covers the entire profile section  34  of the adjacent profile part  32  ( FIGS.  3  and  4   ). The covering section  36  may thereby rest at the top on at least one projecting region  50  and preferably all projecting regions  50 , in particular the top elements  54  thereof, of the adjacent profile part  32 . The abutment region  58  may abut in surface-to-surface contact against the connecting region  42  of the adjacent profile part  32 . The shoulder  56  of the next profile part  32  abuts against the opposite side of the connecting region  42 . A particularly stable construction of the parking platform  10  is ensured in this way. 
     The covering sections  36  are dimensioned such that only a small gap  60 , for example in the centimeter range, is present between adjacent covering sections  36  ( FIG.  3   ). This makes it possible to provide a substantially closed parking space  62  for the motor vehicle by means of the profile parts  32 . 
     The substantially planar covering sections  36  and the parking space  62  formed by the same enable a vehicle operator to walk on the parking platform  10 . Feet have more space and better grip than with conventional parking spaces formed only by trapezoidal profile parts. The risk of the vehicle operator tripping on the projecting regions  50  is reduced. 
     Furthermore, in the case of the parking platform  10 , for increasing the stability and for reducing the risk of slipping, profile elements  64  are present on the projecting regions  50  and the covering sections  36 . The profile elements  64  are presently configured as beads  66 , which are preferably formed along the entire extent of the profile parts  30  in the transverse direction  14 . The height of the beads  66  is significantly less than the height of the projecting regions  50 , such that, even where beads  66  are present, the covering section  36  is still substantially planar. 
     In the case of the parking platform  10 , the beads  66  are formed centrally in the longitudinal direction  12  on the top elements  54  of the projecting regions  50 . The beads  66  are arranged on the covering sections  36  in such a way that they are aligned to the beads  66  on the projecting regions  50  of an adjacent profile part  32  ( FIG.  3   ). This leads to a kind of “toothing” of the adjacent profile parts  32  while increasing the stability of the parking platform  10 . 
     In the case of the parking platform  10 , the profile parts  32  extend commencing from the transverse support  18  in the direction of the connecting element  26  in such a way that a covering section  36  adjoins a profile section  34  in the longitudinal direction  12 . Starting from the transverse support  18  a profile section  34  is followed in the direction of the connecting element  26  by a covering section  36 . However, the orientation of the profile parts  32  could also be reversed in the case of the profile parts of the first and/or the second group. 
     Adjacent to the transverse support  18 , the parking platform  10  comprises the profile parts  38  already mentioned. The profile parts  38  comprise covering sections  68  for covering the profile sections  34  of the adjoining profile parts  32  adjacent to the transverse support  18 . The covering sections  68 , too, may comprise abutment regions for abutting against a connecting region  42  and a leg  52  of the profile section  34 , respectively. The covering sections  68 , too, may comprise profile elements, for example in the form of beads. 
     Adjoining the connecting element  22  and the connecting element  26 , the parking platform  10  comprises the profile parts  40  already mentioned. In the present case, the profile parts  40  are formed like conventional profile parts with base regions  48  and projecting region  50 , which have a trapezoidal cross section. Adjoining the connecting element  22  and the connecting element  26 , the parking platform  10  may comprise profile parts with covering sections, which cover the connecting regions  50  arranged at the end (not shown). 
     In the following, further preferred embodiments of a parking platform in accordance with the invention will be described. Identical reference numerals are used for like or functionally equivalent features and components. The advantages mentioned in conjunction with the description of the parking platform  10  can likewise be achieved with the further parking platforms. Reference may be made to the preceding remarks in this regard. Therefore, only the substantial differences will be discussed in the following. 
     A parking platform  80  depicted perspectively in  FIG.  5    is a double parking space platform on which two motor vehicles can be parked. The parking platform  80  comprises a longitudinal support  82  arranged centrally between the side cheeks  16 , wherein the profile parts  30  each extend between the longitudinal support  82  and one of the side cheeks  16 . 
     In a manner corresponding to  FIG.  2   ,  FIG.  6    shows an advantageous embodiment of a parking platform in accordance with the invention, designated with the reference numeral  90 . The parking platform  90  comprises the side cheeks  16  and the connecting elements  22 ,  26  connecting the latter. Profile parts  30  extend in the transverse direction  14  between the side cheeks  16 . 
     The profile parts  30  presently comprise profile parts  92  which, like the profile parts  32 , each have a profile section  34  and a covering section  36 . Unlike the profile parts  32 , the profile parts  92  are dimensioned differently in that the respective profile section  32  does not have three projecting regions  50 , but rather only two projecting regions  50 . In a corresponding manner, the covering sections  36  in the case of the profile parts  92  are of smaller extent in the longitudinal direction  12  than the profile parts  32 . However, the profile parts  92  are also dimensioned such that the covering section  36  of a profile part  92  completely covers the profile section  34  of the adjacent profile part  92  and rests on the projecting regions  50  thereof ( FIGS.  7  to  9   ). 
     Unlike the parking platform  10 , in the parking platform  90  a greater amount of material is required for the manufacture of the profile parts  92 . This increases its stability, however. Moreover, because the profile parts  92 , with otherwise identical manufacturing parameters, are formed shorter in the longitudinal direction  12  than the profile parts  32 , the folding of the metal sheets is made easier, such that the requirements for the manufacturing tools are reduced. 
     Unlike the profile parts  32 , the profile parts  92  on the projecting regions  50  are not provided with profile elements  64 . The profile elements  64 , also in the form of beads  66 , are present only on the covering sections  36 . In the case of the parking platform  90 , too, a non-slip parking space  92  is formed which is easy to walk on and is substantially closed by the adjoining covering sections  36 . 
     In the case of the parking platform  90 , the profile parts  92  are oriented such that a covering section  36  adjoins a respective profile section  34  commencing from the connecting element  22  to the connecting element  26 . However, the profile parts  92  may also be oriented in the reverse direction. Adjacent to the connecting element  24 , a profile part  94  may be provided with a covering section  96  for covering the profile section  34  of the profile part  92  nearest the connecting element  22  ( FIG.  6   ). Said profile part  94  may have abutment regions for abutting against the connecting region  42  and a leg  52  of the profile section  34 . 
     In the following, with reference to  FIGS.  10 A to  15 D , different configurations of profile parts  32  will be discussed, which may be used in a parking platform in accordance with the invention. 
     What the variants of the profile parts  32  in  FIGS.  10 A to  15 D  have in common is that they each comprise profile sections  34  having three projecting regions  50  and a covering section  36  and correspond in dimensions, for example, to the profile parts  32  of the parking platform  10 , wherein the variant in accordance with  FIG.  10 B  corresponds to the profile part  32  of the parking platform  10 . 
     It is understood that the variants described in the following could also be used with profile parts having a different number of projecting regions  50  and different dimensions of the profile section  34  and the covering section  36 , thus in particular also with the profile part  92 . 
     In the variants in accordance with  FIGS.  10 A to  11 D , the profile parts  32  each comprise projecting regions  50  with a trapezoidal cross section, as was already described above. 
     The profile parts  32  of the variants in accordance with  FIGS.  12 A to  13 D  each comprise projecting regions  50  with a rectangular cross section, wherein the legs  52  are aligned in parallel to each other and preferably the connecting region  42  is aligned in parallel to the legs  52 . 
     The profile parts  32  in accordance with the variants of  FIGS.  14 A to  15 D  comprise projecting regions  50  with an in inverse trapezoidal cross sectional shape. The legs  52  of a respective projecting region  50  are inclined away from each other, such that said projecting region  50  widens toward the top. Dovetail-shaped regions of the profile parts  32  are formed between adjacent projecting regions  50 . 
     The profile parts  32  of  FIGS.  10 A and  11 A  differ from each other in that, in the variant in accordance with  FIG.  10 A , profile elements  64  are present only on the covering section  36  and the variant in accordance with  FIG.  11 A  is free of profile elements  64 . 
     The same applies to the difference between the profile parts  32  in accordance with the variants of  FIGS.  12 A and  13 A  and between the variants in accordance with  FIGS.  14 A and  15 A , respectively. 
     In the case of the profile parts  32  of the variants in accordance with  FIGS.  10 B,  10 C, and  10 D  on the one hand, and  FIGS.  11 B,  11 C, and  11 D  on the other hand, the difference is that the profile elements  64  in  FIGS.  10 B,  10 C , and  10 D project upward from the projecting regions  50  and the covering section  36 , and in  FIGS.  11 B,  11 C, and  11 D  project downwards, such that recesses are formed on the upper side of the profile parts  32 . 
     The same applies to the variants of the profile parts  32  of  FIGS.  12 B,  12 C , and  12 D on the one hand, and  13 B,  13 C, and  13 D on the other hand, as well as to the variants of  FIGS.  14 B,  14 C, and  14 D  on the one hand, and the variants  15 B,  15 C, and  15 D on the other hand. 
     The difference between the variants in accordance with  FIGS.  10 B and  11 B  on the one hand and the variants of  FIGS.  10 C,  11 C,  10 D and  11 D  on the other hand is that, in the variants of  FIGS.  10 B and  11 B , the profile elements  64  are arranged centrally on the projecting region  50  (in the longitudinal direction  12 , the profile elements  64  of the covering sections  36  being positioned correspondingly). In contrast thereto, the profile elements  64  in  FIGS.  10 C,  11 C,  10 D, and  11 D  are positioned eccentrically in the longitudinal direction  12  on the projecting regions  50  (here too, the profile elements  64  of the covering sections  36  are arranged correspondingly). 
     The same applies to the positioning of the profile elements  64  in the variants of  FIGS.  12 B and  13 B  on the one hand, and  12 C,  13 C,  12 D, and  13 D on the other hand, as well as to the variants of  FIGS.  14 B and  15 B  on the one hand, and the variants of  FIGS.  14 C,  15 C,  14 D, and  15 D  on the other hand. 
     REFERENCE NUMERAL LIST 
     
         
           10  parking platform 
           12  longitudinal direction 
           14  transverse direction 
           16  side cheek 
           18  transverse support 
           20  front end 
           22  connecting element 
           24  rear end 
           26  connecting element 
           28  bearing element 
           30  profile part 
           32  profile part 
           34  profile section 
           36  covering section 
           38  profile part 
           40  profile part 
           42  connecting region 
           44  first end 
           46  second end 
           48  base region 
           50  projecting region 
           52  leg 
           54  top element 
           56  shoulder 
           58  abutment region 
           60  gap 
           62  parking space 
           64  profile element 
           66  bead 
           68  covering section 
           80  parking platform 
           82  longitudinal support 
           90  parking platform 
           92  profile part 
           94  profile part 
           96  covering section