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Shifting Platforms
Shifting platforms move a parked car sideways or lengthwise to open a lane to the spaces behind it. They add usable spaces in drive aisles and dead corners without building anything new.
01 — Overview
Unlock blocked and tandem spaces
A shifting platform is a low steel platform on rails, set into or onto the garage floor. A car parks on it as in a normal stall. When another driver needs the space behind it, the platform moves the parked car out of the way at the push of a button, then returns.
Platforms are available in two directions: sideways, where the car moves across its width, and lengthwise, where it moves along its length. Both work on their own or alongside stackers and other parking systems.
Ideal for
Existing garages that need more stalls, wide drive aisles, tandem layouts, dead-end corners, and projects where every space must stay accessible.
02 — Systems
Sideways or lengthwise
Each platform is shown below as a short animation of one cycle, then step by step, then drawings of a typical layout.
System 1 of 2
Sideways shifting platform
The car is parked across the platform, which slides sideways on rails to open the lane to the spaces behind it. Several platforms can sit side by side in a drive aisle.
Best for
- Adding spaces in a wide drive aisle
- Blocked or tandem spaces
- Existing garages that need more stalls
How it works, step by step
Step 1: In parking position
Cars on shifting platforms sit in front of the fixed spaces.
Step 2: Platform slides sideways
At the push of a button the platform moves aside to open the lane.
Step 3: Access is clear
The car behind can now drive in or out.
Step 4: Platform returns
The platform slides back to its parking position.
Step 5: Every space usable
No one has to move the car in front by hand.
Technical drawings
Plan, section and 3D view of a typical layout. Every system is sized to your site, so final dimensions are confirmed during design.
System 2 of 2
Lengthwise shifting platform
The platform sits in the lane and rolls forward or back, along the length of the car, to open access to the space next to or behind it.
Best for
- Narrow aisles
- Dead-end corners
- Tandem layouts
How it works, step by step
Step 1: In parking position
A car is parked on the platform in the lane.
Step 2: Another car arrives
A driver needs the space beside the platform.
Step 3: Platform rolls aside
The platform moves lengthwise to clear the way.
Step 4: Space is reached
The other car parks or leaves freely.
Step 5: Platform returns
The platform rolls back and its car can drive out as normal.
Technical drawings
Plan, section and 3D view of a typical layout. Every system is sized to your site, so final dimensions are confirmed during design.
Projects
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