The present application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-182615, filed on Sep. 27, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present invention relates to a three-dimensional construction method and a three-dimensional construction system, and more particularly to a construction method and system that can freely expand degrees of freedom of the construction and shaping by workers in the air using a fiber rope or a wire rope (rope, wire, etc. hereinafter collectively referred to as “rope”).
Conventionally, when constructing building structures or workpieces such as houses, buildings, bridges and dams (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as “structure”), scaffoldings or lifting devices such as gondolas (hereinafter collectively referred to as “temporary scaffolding, etc.”) are installed, especially for workers to work at a high position or for use as a pathway.
Installation of temporary scaffolding, etc. requires corresponding cost and time, and falling accidents may occur during and after construction of temporary scaffolding, etc. Furthermore, there is a risk that an impact of an accident may be enormous due to forgetting to wear a life rope such as a lanyard.
For example, for a structure having a complicated structure, a technology is disclosed that enables handling the situation without reassembling a foothold by using a mobile work vehicle (for example, Patent Literature 1).
Also, a technology is disclosed for repairing a roof and preventing damage to a house when it falls, without requiring a foothold, by installing a rope to the roof along the outer wall of the house (for example, Patent Literature 2).
[Patent Literature 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2018-112027
[Patent Literature 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2013-144873
However, in Patent Literature 1 described above, installation of the scaffold is still essential, and it is difficult to radically solve the cost problem. Moreover, although Patent Literature 2 makes a scaffold unnecessary, it is a technology specialized in repairing the roof of a house and is not solving the technical problem of providing a technique which corresponds widely to construction of a structure.
In this manner, the technique capable of maintaining degrees of freedom of construction of a structure, while making installation of a temporary scaffold unnecessary, is not disclosed.
Thus, an object of the present invention is to provide an unprecedented construction method and system which can epochally improve degrees of freedom of the construction.
In one embodiment of the invention, there is provided a three-dimensional construction method for performing construction work in a three-dimensional space, the method comprising
installing first and second pulleys at a predetermined interval in a substantially horizontal direction of a same or different structures,
installing first and second rope winders at downward positions by predetermined distances with respect to the installation positions of the first and second pulleys of the structure, and
passing first and second ropes through the first and second pulleys, respectively, one ends of the first and second ropes being connected to the first and second rope winders, respectively, and the other ends thereof are connected to a worker's wearing tool,
wherein feeding and winding lengths and feeding and winding speeds of each of the first and second ropes of the first and second winding machines are controlled so that the worker can move to a desired position, in a space defined by positions in contact with the ground below the positions where the first and second pulleys are installed, and the positions where the first and second pulleys of the structure are installed.
In another embodiment of the invention, there is provided a three-dimensional construction system for performing construction work in a three-dimensional space, having:
first and second rigging pulleys installed at a predetermined interval in a substantially horizontal direction on a same or different structures,
first and second rope winders installed at downward positions by predetermined distances with respect to the installation positions of the first and second pulleys of the structure, respectively,
first and second ropes passed through the first and second pulleys, respectively, and
a control device for controlling feedings and windings of the first and second ropes of the first and second rope winders, respectively,
wherein one ends of the first and second ropes are connected to the first and second rope winders, respectively, and the other ends thereof are connected to a worker's wearing tool, and
wherein the control device controls the feeding and winding lengths and the feeding and winding speeds of each of the first and second ropes of the first and second winding machines, respectively, are controlled so that the worker can move to a desired position, in a space defined by positions where the first and second pulleys are installed, and positions in contact with the ground below positions where the first and second pulleys of the structure are installed.
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an unprecedented construction method and system capable of epochally improving degrees of freedom of construction.
Contents of embodiments of the present invention will be listed and described. The three-dimensional space construction method and system according to embodiments of the present invention are as follows.
[Item 1]
A three-dimensional construction method for performing construction work in a three-dimensional space, the method comprising
installing first and second pulleys at a predetermined interval in a substantially horizontal direction of a same or different structures,
installing first and second rope winders at downward positions by predetermined distances with respect to the installation positions of the first and second pulleys of the structure, respectively, and
passing first and second ropes through the first and second pulleys, respectively, one ends of the first and second ropes being connected to the first and second rope winders, respectively, and the other ends thereof being connected to a worker's wearing tool,
wherein the feeding and winding lengths of the first and second ropes and feeding and winding speeds of the first and second winding machines are controlled so that the worker can move to a desired position, in a space defined by the positions where the first and second pulleys are installed, and positions in contact with the ground below positions where the first and second pulleys of the structure are installed.
[Item 2]
The three-dimensional construction method according to Item 1, wherein the different structures are first and second struts installed substantially upright to the ground.
[Item 3]
The three-dimensional construction method according to Item 2, wherein the first and second rope winders are installed at the positions contacting the ground of the first and second struts, respectively.
[Item 4]
The three-dimensional construction method according to Item 2, wherein the first and the second struts are connected by a third strut.
[Item 5]
The three-dimensional construction method according to Item 1, comprising:
installing third and fourth rigging pulleys at a predetermined interval in a substantially horizontal direction of the structure,
installing third and fourth rope winders at downward positions by predetermined distances with respect to the installation positions of the first and second pulleys of the structure, and
passing third and fourth ropes through the third and fourth pulleys, respectively,
wherein one ends of the third and fourth ropes are connected to the third and fourth rope winders, respectively.
[Item 6]
The three-dimensional construction method according to Item 5, wherein the other ends of the third and fourth ropes are connected to a transport cargo.
[Item 7]
The three-dimensional construction method according to Item 1, wherein a fixing portion for fixing a rope for preventing a worker from swinging in a direction substantially orthogonal to the space is installed at any position of a surface substantially orthogonal to the space.
[Item 8]
A three-dimensional construction system for performing construction work in a three-dimensional space, having:
first and second rigging pulleys installed at a predetermined interval in a substantially horizontal direction on a same or different structures,
first and second rope winders installed at downward positions by predetermined distances with respect to the installation positions of the first and second pulleys of the structure,
first and second ropes passed through the first and second pulleys, respectively, and
a control device for controlling the feedings and windings of the first and second ropes of the first and second rope winders, respectively,
wherein one ends of the first and second ropes are connected to the first and second rope winders, respectively, and the other ends thereof are connected to a worker's wearing tool, and wherein the control device controls the feeding and winding lengths and the feeding and winding speeds of each of the first and second ropes of the first and second winding machines, respectively, are controlled so that the worker can move to a desired position, in a space defined by positions where the first and second pulleys are installed, and positions in contact with the ground below positions where the first and second pulleys of the structure are installed.
[Item 9]
The three-dimensional construction system according to Item 8, wherein the different structures are first and second struts installed substantially upright to the ground.
[Item 10]
The three-dimensional construction system according to Item 9, wherein the first and second rope winders are installed at positions contacting the ground of the first and second struts, respectively.
[Item 11]
The three-dimensional construction system according to Item 9, further having a third strut connecting with the first and second struts.
[Item 12]
The three-dimensional construction system according to Item 8, having:
third and fourth pulleys installed at a predetermined interval in a substantially horizontal direction of the structure;
third and fourth rope winders installed at downward positions by predetermined distances with respect to the installation positions of the third and fourth pulleys of the structure, respectively, and
third and fourth ropes passed through the third and fourth pulleys, respectively,
wherein one ends of the third and fourth ropes are respectively connected to the third and fourth rope winders, respectively.
[Item 13]
The three-dimensional construction system according to Item 12, wherein the other ends of the third and fourth ropes are connected to a transport cargo.
[Item 14]
The three-dimensional construction system according to Item 8, wherein a fixing portion for fixing a rope for preventing a worker from swinging in a direction substantially orthogonal to the space is installed at any position of a surface substantially orthogonal to the space.
Hereinafter, the three-dimensional space construction method and system according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the figures.
In
Further, the struts can be fixed to the ground in a known manner, but for example, by providing a wheel at the ground side end of the strut, the strut itself can be made to travel freely. Moreover, it can also move together with the work vehicle by loading it on a cargo bed of a mobile work vehicle. Alternatively, a mobile crane vehicle can be used instead of the strut. Furthermore, if a pulley and a rope winding machine described later can be installed to a part of construction object, it is also possible not to use a strut.
Further, the three-dimensional space construction system 1 has rope winding machines 4A and 4B (for example, drums) capable of winding and feeding the ropes, in the vicinity of the positions where the struts 2A and 2B contact with the ground. If rope winding machines 4A and 4B are located below the pulleys 5A and 5B described later, they may be fixed at any position of the struts 2A and 2B, respectively, or may be installed on the ground. As described later, in order to automatically control the winding and feeding of the rope, the rope winders 4A and 4B may preferably incorporate an electric motor and a counter and speedometer for counting the winding/feeding amount of the rope.
Further, the three-dimensional space construction system 1 has pulleys 5A and 5B at the upper ends of the struts 2A and 2B, respectively. For example, an anchor can be installed on the strut, and the pulley can be installed from the anchor through a connection member, or other methods can be used. As mentioned above, the pulleys 5A and 5B can be installed not only on the struts but also on the structure to be constructed.
Moreover, the three-dimensional space construction system 1 has ropes 3A and 3B. As the ropes 3A and 3B, ropes of any types and characteristics can be used, but those having strengths that can cope with a tensile force are preferable. The ropes 3A and 3B are passed through pulleys 5A and 5B, respectively, one ends of which are connected to winders 4A and 4B (hereinafter referred to as “drum”), respectively, and the other ends of which are connected to a wearing tool (for example, harness) of a worker 6.
In this manner, as the structure of the entire ropes, as one ends of the ropes 3A and 3B are connected to the drums at both ends while the other ends connected to the worker 6 in the middle, in the working space defined by the two points of the pulleys 5A and 5B of the structure 21, and the positions contacting the ground below the two points, a worker 6 operates so that the drums 4A and 4B wind or feed the ropes 3A and 3B, respectively, so that they can move freely.
In theory, several workers other than worker 6 wait on drums 4A and 4B, and the rope winding/feeding work is performed by the drum according to the instruction of the worker 6. Thus, it is possible to support the movement of the worker 6, but since the three-dimensional space construction system further includes a control device 7, the movement in the work space can be automatically performed.
The control device 7 at least includes a control unit 8, a storage unit 9, and a transmission/reception unit 10.
The control unit 8 is an arithmetic device that controls the operation of the entire system, controls transmission and reception of data between elements, and performs information processing and the like necessary for execution and authentication of an application. For example, the control unit 8 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and executes a program, etc. developed in a storage unit 9 to carry out each information processing.
The storage unit 9 includes a main storage configured of a volatile storage device such as DRAM (dynamic random access memory), and an auxiliary storage configured of a non-volatile storage device such as flash memory or HDD (hard disc drive). The memory is used as a work area, etc. of processor, and it stores BIOS (basic input/output system) that is executed when starting a server, various setting information, and the like.
Moreover, although not illustrated, the control device 7 can also have storage. The storage stores various programs such as application programs. A database (not shown) for storing data used for each process may be constructed in the storage.
The transmission/reception unit 10 connects the control device 7 to a network such as Internet. The transmission/reception unit 10 may include a short distance communication interface of Bluetooth (registered trademark) and BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). When the worker 6 carries a movement instruction device 11 and instructs the control device to move in the work space, the transmission/reception unit 10 receives an instruction signal from the movement instruction device via network.
Moreover, although not illustrated, the control device 7 can also be provided with an input-output unit. In order for the worker to move in the work space, the input/output device is, for example, an information input device such as a keyboard and/or a mouse and/or a touch panel for inputting an instruction to operate a system, and an output device such as a display. Alternatively, it can be separately provided with an input instruction device 12 for instructing movement or other processing within the work space, particularly for an emergency.
Further, although not illustrated, the control device 7 can be commonly connected to the above-described respective elements, and can include, for example, a bus that transmits an address signal, a data signal, and various control signals.
Further, in
Moreover, when the worker 6 performs work at a roof, in order to ensure the safety of the worker, the construction system 1 can be provided with a falling speed control device (not shown). The falling speed control device is a device capable of securing a low falling speed below a specified speed (for example, 1 m or less per second) even when fallen from the roof surface edge, and preventing a fall accident, and a winch with a braking mechanism, and the like can be used.
In particular, in order to prevent an erroneous operation of the movement instruction, the movement instruction may be determined by simultaneously pressing a direction button 22 and a confirmation button 24. Also, for example, in order to cope with fine movement in the work space, the moving speed can be adjusted in the range of 0.1 m/s to 0.3 m/s in the low speed region. In addition, the moving speed can be adjusted to 1.0 m/s as a normal moving speed, and further to 2 m/s as a speed of moving at a high-speed (for professional). Further, according to the speed, it is also possible to allow the worker to instruct speed adjustments to multiple levels, for example, level 1 (0.1 m/s), level 2 (0.2 m/s), level 3 (0.3 m/s), level 4 (1.0 m/s), level 5 (2.0 m/s).
As described above, the movement of the worker in the work space can be realized by processing by the program executed by the control unit 8 of the control device 7 and controlling the winding/feeding of the ropes by the drums in accordance with the instruction of the worker. Hereinafter, the processing performed by the control unit 8 will be described step by step with reference to
First, as shown in
The instruction signal is received by the transmission/reception unit 10 of the control device 7 via a network (S101). The received instruction signal is transmitted to a control unit 8 in the control device 7.
The control unit 8 confirms the moving direction indicated by the instruction based on the instruction signal, and determines control of winding and feeding of the ropes 3A and 3B by the drums 4A and 4B, respectively, in accordance with the moving direction. First, each of the drums 4A and 4B determines whether to perform rope winding control or feeding control, and determines the rope winding/feeding length according to the movement distance (S102).
For example, as shown in
Next, the control unit 8 determines the winding and feeding speeds of the ropes 3A and 3B by the drums 4A and 4B, respectively, according to the movement direction, based on the instruction signal (S103).
In the case of the example of
Next, the control unit 8 transmits a signal for controlling the winding/feeding directions/lengths and speeds of the ropes taken by the drums 4A and 4B to the drums 4A and 4B (S104).
In the example of
Thereby, in
Here, when the worker tries to move to a position close to the height at which the rope 3A and the rope 3B become in an infinite horizontal relationship (for example, point C in
Also, as shown in
As shown in
In addition, the reinforcing member 31 can be used to provide a backup 32 for preventing the falling down of the worker due to rope breakage or the like.
As mentioned above, according to the three-dimensional construction method and system of this embodiment, it is possible to significantly improve degrees of freedom of construction while reducing the construction period by eliminating the construction of scaffolding, regardless of the height of the construction structure. Further, since wearing a rope, that is a safety device, is a precondition for work, it is possible to provide an innovative construction method and system without the possibility of an accident caused by forgetting to wear the safety device.
As shown in
In
According to the three-dimensional space construction method and system of the present embodiment, degrees of freedom of construction can be further improved when more three-dimensional construction is required, such as when a construction object is a complicated structure.
In the system configuration according to the first and second embodiments,
As a feature of this embodiment, the worker is connected by three ropes 3A, 3B, and 3C as shown in
Furthermore, as a feature of the present embodiment, the construction system is provided with ropes 16A, 16B and 16C as shown in
In the construction system of the present embodiment, in
As shown in
The embodiments described above are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to restrictively interpret the present invention. It goes without saying that modification, improvement or the like may be made to the present invention without departing from the gist thereof, and that the present invention includes equivalents thereof.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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2018-182615 | Sep 2018 | JP | national |