Phantom Park™ Executive Underground Parking Lift by ACL American Custom Lifts

Commercial and Residential Underground Parking Applications

The PhantomPark™ is a dream for auto aficionados who like to maintain a hands-on relationship with thier machines. For uncompromising property owners who need safe and affordable above ground and underground parking space, this 2-deck drive-on lift is a smart solution for both commercial and residential applications.

Custom and Standard Parking Solutions

While most lift manufacturers recommend a 10-foot garage ceiling for adequate clearance, PhantomPark™ makes it possible to use a garage with a lower ceiling height. PhantomPark™ utilizes a basement or underground area below the garage or a pit constructed in the garage floor. You drive the car onto the lift, which is then lowered into the subterranean space, and then you drive the second car into the garage-floor-level parking space. If you have a high enough garage ceiling, it is possible to retrieve the lower vehicle without having to remove the upper vehicle.

General Description

A 2-deck vehicle parking system heavy-duty scissors style lift designed to lift two vehicles simultaneously or lift one vehicle in low ceiling applications. The deck structure and lifting / synchronizing components are completely concealed below ground so there is no indication that a lift (or second car) is present when lowered. The PhantomPark™ can also be used for transporting vehicles from grade level to an upper level. Single deck platforms are also available.

Available options

• Ultrasonic vehicle sensor and wheel positioning blocks for proper car positioning.
• Emergency Stop “Panic” Button.
• Door Safety Solenoid-Operated Interlock System.
• Vehicle-Present Sensor at upper level to prevent lift movement if vehicle is parked on the canopy deck.
• Photo-eye sensors to shut off lift if motion is detected during operation.
• Larger Power Units for increased lift speeds.
• Other options available including custom applications.
• 10 HP 230V 1 Phase Power unit, raising time approximately 65 seconds.
• 15 HP 230/460 3 Phase Power unit, raising time approximately 65 seconds.

Key Benefits

• Double your space by parking two vehicles in the footprint of one parking stall.
• Unobtrusive and secure – the lift and lower vehicle are completely concealed.
• Aesthetically pleasing – canopy surface can be tiled or covered with other materials to match the surroundings.
• Multiple units can be installed side by side for use in condos, offices, etc.
• Ideal for low-ceiling applications.
• Increase property value.
• Safe, easy to operate.

Phantom Park Subterranean / Underground Parking Pictures

The pictures above all show a multi-bay Phantom Park™ installation. The first picture shows a car on the lower platform descending to the lower parking level, with the top platform visible.

The middle picture shows the car parked on the lower parking level, and the third picture shows the lower level bays empty.

How Does it Work? - Phantom Park Technical Information

So what is behind the unique, patent pending "hydro-mechanical" equalization system that is setting the four post subterranean lift above and apart from the traditional scissors style vehicle lifts? How is it that the four post design can raise TWICE the live load of a scissors design in almost HALF the time - while weighing almost HALF as much? Because the mechanically disadvantaged horizontal cylinders and heavy leg assembly associated with the scissors design have been replaced with more efficient vertical cylinders and a "four wheel drive" chain equalization system to stabilize and support the carriage throughout the lift travel.

Here's how the four post patent pending hydro-mechanical system works:

1. Lifting – Four vertical, direct acting cylinders are mounted to the lower carriage, one near each of the four corners. The cylinders push directly off the basement floor and provide ALL of the lifting power needed to raise and support the lift and its load.

2. Leveling - In concept, the patent pending mechanical synchronization system acts very much like a "four wheel drive" system where the front and rear shafts are forced to rotate in unison because they are mechanically linked together. So, regardless of weight distribution across the lift carriage, the four corners move up and down in perfect unison with each other because they are mechanically forced to do so: side-to-side because of the steel shafts, front-to-back because of the shared set of heavy duty synchronization chains.

3. Vertical Stability - The unique over-under wrap of the fixed-end synchronization chains around each of the four double sprockets and to their terminating points at the tops and bottoms of the corner guides effectively "trap" the sprockets - and carriage. In this way, the chains also provide added stability and resistance to deflection when an off-centered load is placed on the carriage, and as each axle is driven over the edge of the lift during vehicle loading & unloading.

4. Lateral Stability - Corner guide assemblies are installed at each of the four lift corners to provide lateral stability and guidance of the lower carriage throughout the lifts travel. All upper and lower termination points for each of the equalization chains are integrated into these guides.

5. Hydro-Mechanical Safety Features:

• Hydraulic Velocity Fuse in Each Cylinder - to stop free-fall of lift within 2 inches in the unexpected event of a catastrophic hose or fitting failure.
• 3 to 1 Factor of Safety - Structural strength and Hydraulic component ratings.
• 6 to 1 Factor of Safety - Synchronization chain strength.

Line drawings giving an idea how it works.

Phantom Park - Scissor Lift Version or 4 Post Version or Custom Made

We offer four standard Phantom Park subterranean parking lift models, each offering a different platform size, capacity or travel. We also can build a custom Phantom Park lift to meet your specific needs, and multi bay installations are possible.

There are a number of paint finishes available for specialist applicationa and locations such as food preparation washdown areas, chemical plants, clean rooms, wet or corrosive areas, outdoors, salt spray, kitchens, chemical plants or corrosive environments, outdoors, salt spray or corrosive environments just to name a few. Please call us for more information, and please be aware that special finishes may require pre-ordering with a delivery time to be advised, up to 6 months from order confirmation to installation.

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Northern Ireland Counties covered

Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry (Derry) Tyrone

Some of the Major towns covered by A & E Garage Equipment in Northern Ireland

Armagh Ballycastle Ballyclare Ballymena Ballymoney Ballynahinch Banbridge Bangor Belfast Bessbrook Carrickfergus Carryyduff Castlederg Coalisland Coleraine Comber Cookstown Craigavon Crossmaglen Derry Donaghadee Downpatrick Dromore Dundonald Dungannon Dungiven Dunmurry Enniskillen Fintona Holywood Irvinestown Keady Kilkeel Larne Limavady Lisburn Lisnaskea Maghera Magherafelt Maguiresbridge Monea Newcastle Newry Newtonstewart Newtownabbey Newtownards Newtownbutler Omagh Portadown Portrush Portstewart Randalstown Strabane Warrenpoint Whitehead

Counties in the Irish Republic covered

Antrim Armagh Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Down Dublin Fermanagh Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Londonderry (Derry) Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Tyrone Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

Some of the Major towns in the Irish Republic covered by A & E Garage Equipment

Abbeyleix Adare Ardee Ardfinnan Ardmore Arklow Askeaton Athboy Athenry Athlone Athy Aughrim Avoca Bagenalstown Bailieborough Balbriggan Ballaghaderreen Ballina Ballinamore Ballinasloe Ballinrobe Ballybay Ballybofey Ballyconnell Ballyhaunis Ballymahon Ballymote Ballyporeen Ballyragget Ballysadare Ballyshannon Baltinglass Banagher Bandon Bantry Belmullet Belturbet Blackrock Blarney Borris Boyle Bray Bunclody Buncrana Caher Cahersiveen Callan Carlingford Carlow Carndonagh Carrickmacross Carrick-on-Shannon Carrick-on-Suir Carrowmore Cashel Castlebaldwin Castlebar Castlebellingham Castleblayney Castlecomer Castledermot Castleisland Castlemain Castlepollard Castletown Bearhaven Cavan Celbridge Charlestown Charleville Clara Claremorris Clifden Clogheen Clogherhead Clonakilty Clones Clonmel Cobh Collooney Cootehill Cork Courtown Creggs Croom Delvin Dingle Donegal Drogheda Dromahair Dublin Dun Loaghaire Dundalk Dundrum Dungarvan Dunglow Dunleer Dunmanway Dunmore Dunshaughlin Durrow Edenderry Edgeworthstown Ennis Enniscorthy Ennistimon Ferbane Fermoy Foxford Foynes Galway Glengarriff Gorey Gort Granard Greystones Hacketstown Headford Howth Inishcrone Kells Kenmare Kilbeggan Kildare Kilkee Kilkenny Killarney Killorglin Killybegs Kilrush Kinnegad Kinsale Kinvara Lanesborough Letterkenny Lifford Limerick Lisdoonvarna Lismore Longford Loughrea Louisburgh Louth Lurgan Macroom Malahide Mallow Manorhamilton Maynooth Meath Michelstown Midleton Milltown Malbay Moate Mohill Monaghan Monasterevin Mountmellick Mountrath Mullingar Naas Navan New Ross Newbridge Newcastle West Offaly Oldcastle Oughterard Portarlington Portlaoise Portlaw Portumna Rathangan Rathdowney Rathdrum Rathkeale Rathmore Rochfortbridge Roscommon Rossinver Rosslare Shannon Shannonbridge Shillelagh Skibbereen Slane Sligo Strokestown Summerhill Swinford Swords Tallow Templemore Thomastown Thurles Tinahely Tipperary Tobercurry Tralee Tramore Trim Tuam Tullamore Tullow Tulsk Waterford Waterville Westport Wexford Wicklow Youghal

If your town is within the area indicated but not mentioned, or you live just outside the areas indicated please call us, we will try to help.

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