1. A rail positioning system for positioning a rail within a hoistway, the rail positioning system characterized by,

comprises an inclination detecting device and a track positioning device,

the tilt detection device includes:

a laser irradiation unit disposed below the lifting path and configured to irradiate a laser beam upward;

a posture changing unit that changes a posture of the laser irradiation unit;

a posture control unit for controlling the operation of the posture changing unit; and

a light receiving part A disposed on the upper part of the lifting path and receiving the laser beam,

the track positioning device includes:

a rail holding part for holding the rail;

a rail position adjusting unit for moving the rail held by the rail holding unit to a rail fixing position;

a positioning control part for controlling the track position adjusting part; and

a light receiving part B for receiving the laser beam,

the attitude control section controls the operation of the attitude changing section so that the light receiving section A can receive the laser beam,

the positioning control unit moves the rail position adjusting unit so that the light receiving unit B receives the laser beam irradiated between the laser irradiating unit and the light receiving unit a.

2. The track positioning system of claim 1,

the light receiving unit a includes a laser beam converging mechanism for converging the laser beam.

3. The track positioning system of claim 1 or 2,

the light receiving unit A includes an interference light beam suppressing mechanism for suppressing transmission of interference light beams other than the laser beam.

4. The track positioning system of claim 1 or 2,

the rail position adjusting portion is configured by a left-right position adjusting portion that extends and contracts in the left-right direction and that generates a supporting force by coming into contact with a wall surface of the lifting path, and a front-rear position adjusting portion that extends and contracts in the front-rear direction.

5. The track positioning system of claim 1 or 2,

the laser position and coordinate data of the light receiving part A are obtained and transmitted by wireless, and the wireless communication machine C is used for receiving the laser position and coordinate data transmitted from the wireless communication machine A and transmitting the data to the attitude control part,

the posture control unit controls the posture changing unit based on the laser position coordinate data so that the laser irradiation unit is received by the light receiving unit a.

6. The track positioning system of claim 5,

a wireless communication unit B for receiving the laser position coordinate data, the wireless communication unit B transmitting the laser position coordinate data to the positioning control unit,

the positioning control unit controls the track position adjusting unit based on the laser position coordinate data so that the light receiving unit B receives the laser beam.

7. A rail positioning system for positioning a rail within a hoistway, the rail positioning system characterized by,

comprises an inclination detecting device and a track positioning device,

the tilt detection device includes:

a laser irradiation unit disposed below the elevation path and configured to irradiate a laser beam in a left-right direction;

an optical path changing unit that changes an irradiation direction of the laser beam;

a posture changing unit for changing a posture of the optical path changing unit;

a posture control unit for controlling the operation of the posture changing unit; and

a light receiving unit A disposed above the elevating path and receiving the laser beam changed by the optical path changing unit,

the track positioning device includes:

a rail holding part for holding the rail;

a rail position adjusting unit for moving the rail held by the rail holding unit to a rail fixing position;

a positioning control part for controlling the track position adjusting part; and

a light receiving part B for receiving the laser beam,

the attitude control section controls the operation of the attitude changing section so that the light receiving section A can receive the laser beam,

the positioning control unit moves the rail position adjusting unit so that the light receiving unit B receives the laser beam irradiated between the optical path changing unit and the light receiving unit a.

8. The track positioning system of claim 7,

the rail position adjusting portion is configured by a left-right position adjusting portion that extends and contracts in the left-right direction and that generates a supporting force by coming into contact with a wall surface of the lifting path, and a front-rear position adjusting portion that extends and contracts in the front-rear direction.

9. The track positioning system of claim 7 or 8,

the laser position and coordinate data of the light receiving part A are obtained and transmitted by wireless, and the wireless communication machine C is used for receiving the laser position and coordinate data transmitted from the wireless communication machine A and transmitting the data to the attitude control part,

the posture control unit controls the posture changing unit based on the laser position coordinate data so that the laser irradiation unit is received by the light receiving unit a.

10. The track positioning system of claim 9,

a wireless communication unit B for receiving the laser position coordinate data, the wireless communication unit B transmitting the laser position coordinate data to the positioning control unit,

the positioning control unit controls the rail position adjusting unit based on the laser position coordinate data such that the light receiving unit B receives the laser beam.

Background

In developed countries including japan, north america, and europe, the reduction of construction workers with the advancement of minority carriers is a social problem, and labor saving and improvement of workability are also required in the installation site of elevators. In the installation work of the elevator, the rail installation is one of the works requiring time and labor because the installation work is repeated for each floor. The rails of the elevator are located on both sides of the car, and the car is raised and lowered along the rails. Generally, the track unit has a length of 3 to 5m, and a plurality of tracks are connected to each other in the lifting path and vertically installed, and the connected tracks are fixed to a wall, a reinforcement bar, or the like of the lifting path by a bracket so as to be vertical. Since the riding comfort of the car is improved when the car is lifted and lowered leftward and rightward, a high skill for positioning the rail with high accuracy is required for an operator.

In the case of track installation, consideration is given to the case where the inclination of the building changes due to sunlight. Therefore, the reference core to be referred to when the rail is installed is similarly inclined according to the inclination of the building, and the rail is positioned along the rail and fixed to the wall surface in the elevating path, whereby the rail can be installed reasonably and accurately. Conventionally, a hard wire laid from the uppermost portion to the lowermost portion in the lifting path is used as a reference core, and the hard wire is similarly inclined in accordance with the inclination of the building, and therefore, the inclination of the building due to sunlight corresponds to the inclination.

However, the hard wire is always vibrated by wind or vibration of a building, and a method of measuring a distance between the rail and the hard wire is likely to be deviated by an operator, and also likely to interfere with the hard wire during loading of equipment materials and operation in an elevating path, thereby causing a problem of poor workability.

Therefore, as a prior art document of a rail positioning device not using a hard wire, there is an in-tower elevator installation device described in patent document 1. In the in-tower crane attachment device described in patent document 1, there is a description of a device in which a rail is attached using a laser beam irradiated from a laser plumber provided at a lower portion of an elevation path as an attachment reference core, and a problem is to provide a device capable of shortening an attachment time of an elevator without impairing safety of an operator. In order to solve the problem, patent document 1 describes an in-tower crane mounting apparatus including a vertical reference device for creating a reference vertical line in a lifting path, a work table on which a detection device for detecting the vertical reference line is disposed, an attitude holding device provided on the work table and horizontally holding the work table in accordance with the vertical reference line, a guide rail centering device provided on the work table and centering a guide rail with respect to the vertical reference line, and a lifting device provided on the work table and operating along the guide rail, the elevator control device is provided with a correction mechanism which is provided with a special power supply in a reference line generator for generating the vertical reference line, detects the bending amount of a building for installing the elevator, and calculates a correction value for keeping the distance from the wall surface of the building to be a constant value, and a control mechanism for controlling the installation position of the guide rail through the correction mechanism.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. Sho 59-158780

In the method of detecting the inclination of the building of the in-tower lifter installation device described in patent document 1, it is assumed that the laser beam irradiated from the laser plumber after the inclination of the building can be constantly detected by the detection device of the work bench. However, in practice, as the distance between the work stand and the laser plumb is increased, the laser beam may pass through the detection device due to a slight inclination of the building or a slight swing of the work stand, and the laser beam position may not be detected.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a rail positioning system which can position a rail in consideration of the inclination of a building even if the building is inclined.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that: a rail positioning system for positioning a rail in an elevation path, comprising an inclination detection device and a rail positioning device, wherein the inclination detection device comprises a laser irradiation unit provided at a lower portion of the elevation path and irradiating a laser beam upward, a posture changing unit for changing a posture of the laser irradiation unit, a posture control unit for controlling an operation of the posture changing unit, and a light receiving unit A provided at an upper portion of the elevation path and receiving the laser beam, the rail positioning device comprises a rail gripping unit for gripping the rail, a rail position adjusting unit for moving the rail gripped by the rail gripping unit to a rail fixing position, a positioning control unit for controlling the rail position adjusting unit, and a light receiving unit B for receiving the laser beam, and the posture control unit controls an operation of the posture changing unit so as to receive the laser beam in the light receiving unit A, the positioning control unit moves the rail position adjusting unit so that the light receiving unit B receives the laser beam irradiated between the laser irradiating unit and the light receiving unit a.

The effects of the present invention are as follows.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a rail positioning system capable of positioning a rail in consideration of the inclination of a building even when the building is inclined.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a rail mounting system 400 including a rail positioning device 200 according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 2 is a view of fig. 1 with only the rail positioning device 200 removed.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of fig. 2 as viewed from above.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged front view of the inclination detection device 100 of embodiment 1.

Fig. 5 is a top view of fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged front view of the light receiving unit a of example 1.

Fig. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a track positioning system 250 according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 8 is a system configuration diagram of a rail positioning system 250 of embodiment 1.

Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a posture control cycle of the inclination detection device 100 in the case of irradiating the laser beam vertically in example 1.

Fig. 10 is a diagram showing a posture control cycle of the laser irradiation unit 101 when tracking the movement of the light receiving unit a105 accompanying the inclination of the ascending/descending path in example 1.

Fig. 11 is a diagram of an attitude control cycle of the track positioning device 200 according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing a flow of a rail mounting method using the rail positioning system of embodiment 1.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged front view of the inclination detection device 100 of embodiment 2.

In the figure: 1-lifting path, 2-wall surface, 3-boom, 4-chassis, 5-rail, 6-wire, 8-bracket, 9-position of original lifting path, 10-sunshine, 11-winder, 12-winder rope, 13-sling, 14-table, 15-pedestal, 100-tilt detection device, 101-laser irradiation section, 102-attitude detection section, 103a, 103B-attitude change section, 104-attitude control section, 105-light receiving section a, 106-wireless communication machine a, 107-wireless communication machine C, 108-laser beam, 109-beam compressor, 110-objective lens, 111-image side lens, 112-cabinet, 113-optical position sensor, 114-optical filter, 115-gimbal, 116-optical path change section, 117-optical path control section, 118-support base, 120a, 120B-rotation axis, 200-rail positioning device, 202-wireless communication machine B, 203-rail gauge, 204-rail holding part, 205-front-rear position adjusting part, 206-left-right position adjusting part, 207-base, 207 a-long hole, 208-wall surface contact part, 209-positioning control part, 210-light receiving part B, 211-force sensor, 212-rotating shaft, 213-light receiving part mounting plate, 214-fulcrum a, 215-fulcrum B, 250-rail positioning system, 300-rail fixing device, 301-mechanical arm, 302-terminal operating device, 303-tool holder, 400-rail mounting system.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, the track positioning device and the track positioning method according to the present invention will be described based on the illustrated embodiments. In the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof may be omitted. In the embodiments of the present invention, the directions shown in the drawings are defined as front-back, up-down, left-right.

The various constituent elements of the present invention are not necessarily independent of each other, and a case where one constituent element is constituted by a plurality of components, a plurality of constituent elements are constituted by one component, a certain constituent element is a part of a different constituent element, a part of a certain constituent element overlaps with a part of another constituent element, or the like is permitted.

Example 1

[ Overall Structure of the track mounting System 400 ]

First, the overall structure of the rail mounting system 400 will be described with reference to fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a rail mounting system 400 including a rail positioning device 200 according to embodiment 1. Here, the following case is assumed in embodiment 1. The installation position of the elevator is determined in the elevator shaft 1, and the elevator is lifted from the upper part of the elevator shaft 1 by the wire 6 or the like in a state where the rail 5 from the lowest part to the uppermost part is carried into and connected to the elevator shaft 1 and is not fixed to the wall surface 2 by the bracket 8. In embodiment 1, the lowest part of the rail is provided on the chassis 4. The rail mounting system 400 is mainly composed of two devices, namely, the rail fixing device 300 and the rail positioning device 200.

[ Structure of the track fixing device 300 ]

The rail fixing device 300 functions to carry the rail positioning device 200 to a predetermined height and mount the rail 5 at a predetermined position of the wall surface 2, drill a wall surface required at that time, anchor striking setting, mount a bracket, and the like. Therefore, the track fixing position 300 includes a terminal operating device 302 that is replaced with the robot 301 according to each task, a tool holder 303 that stores a tool attached to the terminal operating device 302, a table 14 on which the robot 301 is installed, a winder 11 that is attached to the boom 3 and moves up and down the table 14, a sling 13 that connects the winder rope 12 of the winder 11, and a wireless communication device B202.

[ Structure of the track positioning device 200 ]

Next, the detailed structure of the track positioning device 200 will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 3.

Fig. 2 is a view of fig. 1 with only the rail positioning device 200 removed, and fig. 3 is a schematic view of fig. 2 as viewed from above.

The rail positioning device 200 is not lifted by itself, and therefore is lifted by being mounted on the base 15 provided on the table 14. When the rail positioning device 200 is lifted, the rail positioning device 200 is placed on the base 15 of the table 14, and the winder 11 is operated. The winder 11 winds up or down the winder rope 12 and the rail positioning device 200 stops when moving to a predetermined position. When the rail positioning device 200 completes supporting the wall surface 2, the winder 11 operates, and the table 14 moves so as to reach below the rail positioning device 200.

The rail positioning device 200 is a device for moving and holding the rail 5 to a predetermined position. The rail fixing device 300 fixes the rail 5 held by the rail positioning device 200 to the wall surface 2. Thus, the rail positioning device 200 holds the rail 5 before the rail fixing device 300 fixes the rail 5 to the wall surface 2.

The rail positioning device 200 is composed of a wireless communication device B202, a rail gauge 203, a rail gripping unit 204, a front-rear position adjusting unit 205, a left-right position adjusting unit 206, a base 207, a wall surface contact unit 208 (contact unit), a positioning control unit 209, a light receiving unit B210 that detects the rail position, and a force sensor 211 (supporting force detecting unit) that detects the supporting force. The front-rear position adjusting portion 205 and the left-right position adjusting portion 206 function as a rail position adjusting portion for moving the rail 5 gripped by the rail gripping portion 204 to the rail fixing position. The positioning control unit 209 controls the track position adjusting unit.

The wireless communication device B202 performs wireless communication with a wireless communication device C107 of the inclination detection device 100 described later.

The rail gauge 203 is used to match the distance between two opposing rails 5.

The rail gripping portions 204 are disposed on the left and right sides of the rail gauge 203, and grip the two opposing rails 5.

The base 207 rotatably supports the center portion of the rail gauge 203 in the left-right direction via a fulcrum a 214.

The left-right position adjustment portion 206 is disposed on the base 207, and is in contact with the wall surface 2 and is extendable and retractable in the left-right direction.

The wall surface contact portion 208 is connected to the left and right sides of the left and right position adjustment portions 206, and is pressed by being brought into contact with the wall surface by the supporting force generated by the left and right position adjustment portions 206. The rotation shaft 212 is disposed between the wall surface contact portion 208 and the left-right position adjustment portion 206, and the wall surface contact portion 208 traces on the wall surface 2 according to the inclination.

The front-rear position adjusting portions 205 are disposed on the left and right sides of the base 207, respectively, and are rotatably connected to the supporting points B215 via the left and right rail guides 203, respectively, and are extendable and retractable in the front-rear direction.

The base 207 is formed with an elongated hole 207a that allows the fulcrum a214 to move in the front-rear direction in accordance with the expansion and contraction operation of the front-rear position adjustment portion 205. The front-rear position adjusting portion 205 and the left-right position adjusting portion 206 in embodiment 1 are linear actuators that generate force by the piston portions that extend and contract, using electric power, hydraulic pressure, pneumatic pressure, or the like as driving forces.

The force sensor 211 is disposed between the left and right position adjustment portions 206 and the wall surface contact portion 208, and detects a supporting force (a reaction force from the wall surface).

In detecting the position of the track, a laser beam 108 is used. As shown in fig. 1, two laser irradiation units 101 are provided at the lower part of the ascending/descending path 1, and two laser beams 108 irradiated from the laser irradiation units 101 in the vertical direction are used as reference cores. The laser beam 108 is detected by a light receiving unit B210 (position detecting unit) such as a four-quadrant photoelectric sensor attached to the rail gauge 203 via a light receiving unit mounting plate 213. The light receiving unit B210 detects the position of the rail gauge 203.

The positioning control unit 209 controls the track position adjustment unit (the front-rear position adjustment unit 205, the left-right position adjustment unit 206) such that the light receiving unit B210 receives the laser beam 108 irradiated between the laser irradiation unit 101 and the light receiving unit a 105.

[ Structure of the Tilt sensing device 100 ]

The configuration of the tilt detection device 100 will be described with reference to fig. 1, 4, and 5. Fig. 4 is an enlarged front view of the tilt detection device 100 according to embodiment 1, and fig. 5 is a plan view of fig. 4.

The inclination detection device 100 is disposed on the chassis 4. The inclination detection device 100 includes two laser irradiation units 101 that irradiate a laser beam serving as a reference when the rail 5 is installed upward, a posture detection unit 102 that detects a posture of the laser irradiation unit 101, posture change units 103(103a and 103B) that change the posture of the laser irradiation unit 101, a wireless communication unit C107 that performs wireless communication between a wireless communication device a106 and a wireless communication device B202, a posture control unit 104 that controls an operation of the posture change unit 103 based on information of the wireless communication device C107 and the posture detection unit 102, and a light receiving unit a105 that is provided above the elevation path 1 and receives the laser beam 108 from the laser irradiation unit 101. The configuration of the light receiving unit a105 will be described later.

The laser irradiation section 101 is supported by the gimbal 115 via the rotation shaft 120a, and the laser irradiation section 101 is rotatable in the left-right direction. Further, the gimbal 115 is supported by the support base 118 via the rotation shaft 120b, and the gimbal 115 can rotate in the front-rear direction. One end of the rotation shaft 120a is connected to the posture changing unit 103a, and the posture changing unit 103a adjusts the angle of the laser irradiation unit 101 in the left-right direction. One end of the rotating shaft 120b is connected to the posture changing unit 103b, and the posture changing unit 103b adjusts the angle of the gimbal 115 in the front-rear direction. The angle of the laser irradiation unit 101 in the front-rear direction is adjusted by adjusting the angle in the front-rear direction of the gimbal 115.

[ Structure of the light receiving part A105 ]

Next, the configuration of the light receiving unit a105 will be described with reference to fig. 6. Fig. 6 is an enlarged front view of the light receiving unit a of example 1.

The light receiving unit a105 is disposed on the boom 3. The light receiving unit a105 includes a cylindrical housing 112 attached to the boom 3, an objective lens 110 disposed at a lower side opening of the housing 112, an image side lens 111 disposed in the housing 112 above the objective lens 110 and collecting the laser beam 108 from the objective lens 110, an optical position sensor 113 disposed in the housing 112 above the image side lens 111 and receiving the collected laser beam 108 from the image side lens 111, and an optical filter 114 (beam disturbance suppressing mechanism) disposed below the objective lens 110 and suppressing transmission of disturbance light other than the laser beam 108. The objective lens 110 and the image-side lens 111 constitute a beam compressor 109 (laser beam converging mechanism) that converges the laser beam 108 expanded in the distance again. In embodiment 1, the detection accuracy of the laser beam 108 can be improved by providing the beam compressor 109.

The light receiving unit a105 receives the laser beam 108 and transmits coordinate data of the laser position to the wireless communication device a106 (fig. 1).

[ movement of the track positioning System 250 ]

Next, the operation of the track positioning system 250 will be described with reference to fig. 7 to 12. Fig. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a track positioning system 250 according to embodiment 1. Fig. 8 is a system configuration diagram of a rail positioning system 250 of embodiment 1. Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a posture control loop of the tilt detection apparatus 100 when the laser beam of example 1 is vertically irradiated. Fig. 10 is a diagram showing a posture control cycle of the laser irradiation unit 101 when the light receiving unit a105 moves following the inclination of the ascending/descending path in example 1. Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an attitude control cycle of the track positioning device 200 according to embodiment 1. Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing a flow of a rail mounting method using the rail positioning system of embodiment 1.

In embodiment 1, the light receiving unit a105, the wireless communication device a106, the inclination detection device 100, and the rail positioning device 200 constitute a rail positioning system 250.

Conventionally, when a rail is installed in a lifting path, a method is used in which a hard wire is hung downward from a boom at the upper part of the lifting path, the lower end of the hard wire is fixed to a chassis, and the fixed hard wire is used as a reference core. In the case of using a hard wire as a reference core, the hard wire is often vibrated by wind or vibration of a building, so that a deviation is likely to occur in a mounting position of a rail by an operator, and workability is deteriorated due to interference of a machine material or the like carried in with the hard wire. In order to solve this problem, a method of mounting a rail using a laser beam as a reference core is used.

As shown in fig. 7, the building may be inclined by receiving the sunshine 10. In fig. 7, the building is inclined such that the upper side of the ascending/descending path 1 is located on the right side from the position 9 of the original ascending/descending path. In the rail mounting method using the hard wire as the reference core, the hard wire is traced in accordance with the inclination of the building, and therefore the reference core can be used as it is, but in the rail mounting method using the laser beam as the reference core, the laser beam is not traced in accordance with the inclination of the building, and therefore the reference core of the laser beam cannot be used as it is. The method for solving this problem will be described below, replacing the flowchart of fig. 12.

In the inclination detection device 100, the laser beam 108 is irradiated from the laser irradiation unit 101 in the vertical direction (upward) (step S1: the step of irradiating the laser beam 108 in the vertical direction). The posture control unit 104 controls the posture changing unit 103 to operate the laser irradiation unit 101 so that the laser beam 108 emits light vertically, based on the detection value of the posture detection unit 102 that detects the posture angle of the laser irradiation unit 101. The operation of the laser irradiation unit 101 is detected by the posture detection unit 102 and fed back to the posture control unit 104 (fig. 9). In this way, the laser irradiation unit 101 is operated so that the laser beam 108 emits light vertically.

Next, the position of the light receiving unit a105 is adjusted so that the light receiving unit a105 receives the laser beam 108 (step S2: step of adjusting the position of the light receiving unit a). The optical position sensor 113 of the light receiving unit a105 obtains laser position coordinate data, and transmits the laser position coordinate data from the wireless communication device a106 to the wireless communication device C107 of the inclination detection device 100. This data is used to determine the reference core.

The laser position coordinate data received by the wireless communication device C107 is transmitted to the attitude control unit 104, and the attitude control unit 104 controls the attitude changing unit 103 so that the laser beam 108 is received by the light receiving unit a 105. That is, the posture control unit 104 controls the posture changing unit 103 so that the laser irradiation unit 101 tracks the coordinate position of the light receiving unit a105 (step S3: the step of turning off the tracking laser beam 108). As shown in fig. 7, when the building is inclined, the laser position coordinate data of the light receiving unit a105 is changed. The optical position sensor 113 of the light receiving unit a105 obtains the changed laser position coordinate data, and transmits the laser position coordinate data from the wireless communication device a106 to the wireless communication device C107 of the inclination detection device 100. The changed laser position coordinate data is fed back to the posture control unit 104 (fig. 10), and the posture control unit 104 controls the posture changing unit 103 so that the laser irradiation unit 101 follows the light receiving unit a 105.

In embodiment 1, since the attitude control section 104 controls the attitude changing section 103 so that the laser irradiation section 101 follows the light receiving section a105, even when the position of the light receiving section a is changed by the inclination of the building, the reference core can be changed (followed) in accordance with the inclination of the building, and the variation in the rail installation position can be suppressed.

Next, the operation of the track positioning device 200 will be described. As described above, since the rail positioning device 200 does not have the lifting function, it is placed on the pedestal 15 provided on the table 14 and lifted. When the rail positioning device 200 is moved up and down, the rail positioning device 200 is placed on the base 15 of the table 14, and the winder 11 is operated (step S4: a step of moving up and down the table 14). The winder 11 winds up or unwinds the winder rope 12 and stops when the rail positioning device 200 moves to a predetermined position. Then, positioning of the track 5 is started (step S5: step of starting positioning of the track 5).

The positioning control unit 209 includes a not-shown calculation unit, a storage unit for storing a control program and the like, a control program stored in the storage unit, and a calculation unit for performing calculation based on the detection value of the light receiving unit B210 and the detection value of the force sensor 211.

The left-right position adjusting unit 206 extends the piston unit that has expanded and contracted, presses the wall surface contact unit 208 against the wall surface 2, and supports and fixes the rail positioning device 200 on the wall surface 2 (step S6: a step of supporting the rail positioning device 200 on the wall surface). When the rail positioning device 200 is supported on the wall surface 2, the winder 11 operates and moves so that the table 14 is positioned below the rail positioning device 200. The positioning control unit 209 performs control so that a supporting force equal to or larger than a predetermined value is obtained with respect to the wall surface 2 of the rail positioning device 200 based on the detection value of the force sensor 211.

The positioning control unit 209 controls the front-rear position adjustment unit 205 and the left-right position adjustment unit 206 based on the detection value of the light receiving unit B210 and the detection value of the force sensor 211 to move the rail guide 203 to the installation position of the rail 5.

The rails 5 are provided in pairs in the ascending/descending path 1 so as to grip a car (not shown). The two rails 5 are gripped by the rail gripping part 204 of the rail positioning device 200 (step S7: a process of gripping the rails 5). The rail gripping portion 204 includes a clamping mechanism for gripping the rail 5, and is attached to both ends of the rail gauge 203. Since the rigid body portion of the rail gauge 203 has the same length as the predetermined inter-rail distance or the rail holding surfaces are parallel to each other, when the rail 5 is held by the rail holding portion 204, the rail gauge is configured to be parallel to the distance between the two rails in the pair.

The laser beam 108 serving as a reference core is irradiated from the laser irradiation unit 101 to the light receiving unit a 105. The laser position coordinate data of the light receiving unit a105 is transmitted from the wireless communication device a106 to the wireless communication device B202 via the wireless communication device C107. The laser position coordinate data of the light receiving unit a105 is received by the wireless communication device B202, and is transmitted from the wireless communication device B202 to the positioning control unit 209.

The positioning control unit 209 detects the position of the light receiving unit B210 receiving the laser beam 108 from the laser position coordinate data of the light receiving unit a105, and operates the rail gauge 203 (step S8: a step in which the light receiving unit B210 detects the laser position).

The rail 5 fixed to the rail gauge 203 is moved in parallel by the front-rear position adjusting part 205 and the left-right position adjusting part 206 (step S9: a step of performing a rail positioning operation). A front-rear position adjusting portion 205 that is extendable and retractable in the front-rear direction is connected to the rail gauge 203 via a fulcrum B213, and the front-rear position adjusting portion 205 is attached to the base 207. Further, a left-right position adjusting portion 206 which is extendable and retractable in the left-right direction is attached to the base 207, and the rail 5 is moved to a predetermined position by moving forward, backward, leftward, and rightward by a reaction force generated when the wall surface contact portions 208 at the left and right distal ends of the left-right position adjusting portion 206 are pressed against the opposing wall surfaces. The force sensor 211 is disposed between the left and right position adjustment portions 206 and the wall surface contact portion, and the force sensor 211 is used to control the movement of the left and right position adjustment portions 206 in order to detect a supporting force (reaction force) against the wall surface. In order to prevent the rail positioning device 200 from falling, it is necessary to perform control by the positioning control unit 209 so that the supporting force generated by the left and right position adjusting units 206 is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. Since the support force needs to be calculated in consideration of the self weight of the rail positioning device 200 and the rigidity of the rail 5, the predetermined value of the support force is calculated in consideration of these factors in the positioning control unit 209. As described above, in embodiment 1, the plurality of rails 5 from the lowermost portion to the uppermost portion are carried into and connected to the lifting path 1, and exist in a state where they are not fixed to the wall surface 2 by the bracket 8. In the rail 5 gripped by the rail gripping portion 204, a pressing force or a pulling force is generated in the plurality of rails 5 other than the rails that are not fixed by the bracket 8. The rigidity of the rail 5 in example 1 refers to a pressing force and a pulling force. The left-right position adjusting unit 206 can determine the left-right position of the fixed rail 5 by moving in the left-right direction while keeping the supporting force at a predetermined value or more (step S10: the step of ending the rail positioning).

Next, by adjusting the movement amounts of the two front and rear position adjustment portions 205, respectively, the distortion of the rail 5 can be corrected. Further, the two front-rear position adjusting portions 205 and the rail gauge 203 are rotatably connected by the fulcrum B113, and the rail gauge 203 is rotatably connected by the base 207 and the fulcrum a214, so that the load applied to the front-rear position adjusting portions 205 can be reduced.

When the rail positioning is completed, the rail fixing device 300 is operated to drill a hole in the wall surface 2 of the ascending/descending path 1 and drive an anchor bolt (step S11: a step of starting the rail fixing operation by the rail fixing device 300). Then, a bracket 8 is attached to the anchor bolt driven into the wall surface 2, the rail 5 is fixed to the bracket 8, and the rail fixing operation is ended (step S12: the step of ending the rail fixing operation).

When the rail fixing work is finished, the winder 11 is operated to wind up the winder rope 12, and the rail positioning device 200 is placed on the base 15 of the table 14. When the placement of the rail positioning device 200 is completed, the left and right position adjustment portions 206 are operated in the direction of narrowing, and the supporting force is released to shorten the length of the left and right position adjustment portions 206 (step S13: step of shortening the length of the left and right position adjustment portions 206). When the shortest distance between the left and right position adjusting portions 206 is completed, the rail gripping portion 204 is operated to release the grip of the rail 5 (step S14: a step of releasing the rail gripping portion 204). When the grip of the rail 5 is released, the entire load of the rail positioning device 200 moves to the rail fixing device 300. After releasing the grip of the rail 5, the front-rear position adjustment portion 205 is operated in the direction of reducing the size, and the front-rear position adjustment portion 205 is made shortest (step S15: step of making the front-rear position adjustment portion 205 shortest). Then, the rail mounting process is ended.

According to embodiment 1, it is possible to provide a rail positioning device capable of determining a rail installation position with high accuracy from a variation in a supporting force and a state of a wall surface accompanying a rail positioning operation and automating the rail positioning operation.

Further, according to embodiment 1, since the attitude control section 104 controls the attitude changing section 103 so that the laser irradiation section 101 follows the light receiving section a105, even when the building is inclined and the position of the light receiving section a is changed, the reference core can be changed in accordance with the inclination of the building, and the occurrence of variation in the rail installation position can be suppressed.

Example 2

Next, embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 13. Fig. 13 is an enlarged front view of the inclination detection device 100 of embodiment 2. The same components as those in embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Embodiment 2 is different from embodiment 1 in that an optical path changing unit 116 for changing the irradiation direction of the laser beam 108 is provided.

In embodiment 2, the inclination detection device 100 includes a laser irradiation unit 101, an optical path changing unit 116 that changes the irradiation direction of the laser beam 108 irradiated from the laser irradiation unit 101, posture changing units 103(103a and 103B) that change the posture of the optical path changing unit 116, a wireless communication device C107 that performs wireless communication with a wireless communication device a106 and a wireless communication device B202, an optical path control unit 117 that controls the operation of the posture changing unit 103 based on information of the wireless communication device C107, and a light receiving unit a105 that is provided in the upper part of the elevation path and receives the laser optical path 108 changed by the optical path changing unit 116. Although not shown, the tilt detection device 100 includes a posture detection unit that detects the posture of the optical path changing unit 116. The laser irradiation unit 101 is disposed laterally so that the irradiation direction of the laser beam 108 is the left-right direction (horizontal direction).

The optical path changing unit 116 is supported by a gimbal 115, and is rotatable in the left-right direction by a posture changing unit 103a attached to the gimbal 115. Further, the gimbal 115 is supported by the support base 118, and the gimbal 115 is rotatable in the front-rear direction by the posture changing portion 103 b.

The posture changing unit 103a changes the angle so that the laser beam 108 irradiated from the laser irradiation unit 101 in the left-right direction (horizontal direction) is directed in the vertical direction. The posture changing unit 103b changes the angle so that the laser beam 108 irradiated from the laser irradiation unit 101 in the left-right direction (horizontal direction) is directed in the front-rear direction. The optical path control unit 117 controls the posture changing units 103a and 103b to irradiate the light receiving unit a105 with the laser beam 108.

The optical path control unit 117 controls the track position adjustment unit (the front-rear position adjustment unit 205, the left-right position adjustment unit 206) so that the light receiving unit B210 receives the laser beam 108 irradiated between the optical path changing unit 116 and the light receiving unit a 105. The operation of the rail positioning device 200 is the same as in embodiment 1.

In example 2, the following effects can be obtained in addition to those in example 1. According to embodiment 2, since the laser irradiation unit 101 is disposed so as to be oriented in the lateral direction, the height direction of the tilt detection device 100 can be reduced, and the degree of freedom in installation of the tilt detection device 100 can be increased.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and includes various modifications. The above-described embodiments are described in detail to explain the present invention easily and understandably, and do not necessarily have all the structures described.