Buildings using spiral pipes and methods of construction thereof

Abstract

This invention provides technology relating to buildings using spiral pipes that can be used as building materials and can be suitably manufactured at the construction site, and technology for constructing said buildings. The spiral pipe 10 of this disclosure is configured to be freely bendable in a first bending direction by spiral winding a metal wire 1 and to have a first diameter D1. The building 100 using this spiral pipe 10 is a structural part 110 formed in a cylindrical shape having a second diameter D2 by spiral winding the spiral pipe 10 in the first bending direction, and comprises a structural part 110 formed by spiral winding the spiral pipe 10 for a predetermined number of layers in the height direction from the lowest layer to which the spiral pipe 10 is spirally wound once from the starting end of the spiral pipe 10, a joint part 120 to which the gaps in the spiral pipe 10 are joined, and a purpose space part 130 which is the internal space of the spiral pipe 10 and is divided according to a predetermined purpose.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a building using a spiral pipe and a building method of a building using a spiral pipe.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, at construction sites and the like, rigid pipes and blocks made of concrete, iron, or aluminum have been used.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an aluminum block used for floor construction such as installation of heavy machinery. The upper surface and the lower surface are made of aluminum profiles, and these are connected by four columns formed of aluminum angle pipes, so that the block has sufficient strength not only in the vertical direction but also in the force from the horizontal direction.

[0004] Also, for example, Patent Document 2 discloses a technique in which a rigid pipe used for pumping deep water in ocean thermal energy facilities is manufactured on a floating platform of the facility.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] Traditionally, rigid pipes and concrete, steel, and aluminum blocks have been used at construction sites, but these are manufactured at locations other than the construction site and transported there. In contrast, if building materials could be manufactured at the construction site, it would be possible to significantly reduce the labor and costs required for transporting building materials, even for relatively large buildings.

[0007] For example, transporting steel pipes used in pipelines and the like required considerable effort and cost, so there has been consideration to manufacturing relatively large construction materials at the site of use. According to the technology described in Patent Document 2, pipes can be manufactured at the site of use, thus seemingly eliminating the aforementioned transportation problems. However, the plant for manufacturing rigid pipes described in Patent Document 2 is intended for offshore facilities and is not general-purpose. Furthermore, the pipes manufactured in this way are only used for deep-sea water pumping and cannot be flexibly used as building materials for structures. Thus, there is still room for improvement in the technology for constructing buildings while suitably manufacturing materials that can be flexibly used as building materials at the construction site.

[0008] The purpose of this disclosure is to provide technology relating to a building using spiral pipes that can be used as building materials for a building and can be suitably manufactured at the construction site, and technology for constructing said building. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In a building using the spiral pipe of this disclosure, the spiral pipe is made of a flexible pipe that is configured to be freely bendable in a predetermined first bending direction by spiral winding a metal wire and has a predetermined first diameter. The building is a structural part formed in a cylindrical shape having a predetermined second diameter by spiral winding the spiral pipe in the first bending direction, and is formed by spiral winding the spiral pipe for a predetermined number of layers in the height direction from the starting end of the spiral pipe to the lowest layer to which the spiral pipe is spirally wound once, and the spiral pipe functions as a partition wall separating the inside and outside of the cylindrical structural part, a joint where the flexible pipes are joined together in the gap of the spiral pipe, and a purpose space part which is the space within the partition wall of the structural part that is the internal space of the spiral pipe and is divided according to a predetermined purpose.

[0010] Furthermore, such a building may be provided with an opening near the lowest floor of the structural part, which is a wind guide opening for guiding wind into the cylindrical part of the structural part. In this case, the building may further be provided with a power generation unit installed inside the partition wall of the structural part, which generates wind power by acting on the wind guided in from the wind guide opening.

[0011] Furthermore, the structure may further include a water storage section provided near a predetermined upper layer, which stores rainfall from clouds generated by the rising airflow introduced from the air guide opening, and a water guide section for guiding the water stored in the water storage section downward by gravity.

[0012] Furthermore, this disclosure can be viewed from the perspective of a method for constructing a building using the spiral pipe described above. That is, the method for constructing a building using the spiral pipe of this disclosure comprises: a coil manufacturing step of forming a coil as the spiral pipe by spirally winding the wire drawn from a bobbin; a structural part forming step of forming the structural part by spirally winding the spiral pipe formed by the coil manufacturing step in the first bending direction; a joining step of joining the gaps in the spiral pipe; and a partitioning step of partitioning the internal space of the spiral pipe according to a predetermined purpose. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] This disclosure provides technology relating to a building using spiral pipes that can be used as building materials for a building and can be suitably manufactured at the construction site, and technology for constructing said building. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0014] [Figure 1] This is the first figure showing the schematic configuration of a building using spiral pipes in the first embodiment. [Figure 2] The second figure shows the schematic configuration of a building using spiral pipes in the first embodiment. [Figure 3] This diagram illustrates the effects caused by airflow being directed from the air intake opening into the interior of the structural components. [Figure 4] This figure illustrates a power generation unit provided in a building according to the first embodiment. [Figure 5] This figure illustrates the water storage and water intake sections of a building in the first embodiment. [Figure 6] This is a flowchart showing the processing flow of a building construction method using spiral pipes in the second embodiment. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0015] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described based on the drawings. The configurations of the following embodiments are examples, and the present disclosure is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments.

[0016] <First Embodiment> Regarding the outline of the building using the spiral pipe in this embodiment, it will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a first diagram showing the schematic configuration of the building using the spiral pipe in this embodiment. The building 100 according to this embodiment is a building using the spiral pipe 10. This building 100 includes a structural part 110, a joint part 120, and a target space part 130. Note that the above-mentioned spiral pipe 10 is manufactured at the construction site of the building 100. By constructing the building 100 using such a spiral pipe 10, it is possible to preferably manufacture at the construction site a building material that can be flexibly used as a building material for the building while constructing the building.

[0017] Here, FIG. 1(a) is a diagram showing an overall perspective view of the building 100, and the structural part 110 is formed by spirally winding the spiral pipe 10 described later.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 1(a), the structural part 110 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a second diameter D2. Here, the second diameter D2 in this embodiment is, for example, 20 km. Note that the second diameter D2 may be in the range of 10 to 20 km. The structural part 110 formed by spirally winding the spiral pipe 10 so as to have such a second diameter D2 suppresses the strain of the structure to about several millimeters even if its height is relatively high as described later.

[0019] Specifically, the structural part 110 is formed by helically winding the spiral pipe 10 in a predetermined hierarchical manner in the height direction with respect to the lowermost layer where the spiral pipe 10 is helically wound once from the starting end of the spiral pipe 10. Here, the above-mentioned hierarchy in this embodiment is, for example, 400 layers. Note that the above-mentioned hierarchy may be in the range of 300 to 400 layers. The structural part 110 formed by helically winding the spiral pipe 10 in such a hierarchical manner has a height (height H1 in FIG. 1(a)) of 1500 m to 4000 m (when the first diameter D1 of the spiral pipe 10 described later is 5 to 10 m). Then, the temperature difference between the lowermost layer and the uppermost layer of the structural part 110 becomes 40°C (when the height H1 is 4000 m), and it becomes possible to extract the energy described later by the updraft generated by this temperature difference.

[0020] And in the structural part 110 formed in this way, the spiral pipe 10 functions as a partition wall that separates the inside and outside of the cylindrical structural part.

[0021] Here, the spiral pipe 10 in this embodiment will be described based on FIGS. 1(b) and 1(c).

[0022] FIG. 1(b) is a view showing the vicinity of the starting end of the spiral pipe 10 in the structural part 110, and FIG. 1(c) is an enlarged view of the starting end of the spiral pipe 10 in the structural part 110. As shown in FIG. 1(c), the spiral pipe 10 is configured to be freely bendable in the first bending direction by a flexible pipe having a first diameter D1. Here, the first bending direction is the circumferential direction of the structural part 110.

[0023] Also, FIG. 2 is a second view showing the schematic configuration of a building using the spiral pipe in this embodiment.

[0024] Here, Figure 2(a) is an enlarged view of the starting end of the spiral pipe 10 shown in Figure 1(c), and the spiral pipe 10 is made of a flexible pipe in which a metal wire 1 is spirally wound to form a first diameter D1. Here, the diameter of the wire 1 is, for example, 5 mm, but there is no intention to limit the wire diameter of the wire in this disclosure to this. Also, the first diameter D1 in this embodiment is, for example, 10 m. Note that the first diameter D1 can be in the range of 5 to 10 m, and in a spiral pipe 10 having such a first diameter D1, as will be described later, the internal space can be used for a predetermined purpose (for example, as a residence, workspace, storage space, commercial space, industrial space, etc.).

[0025] Furthermore, in the building 100 according to this embodiment, as shown in Figure 2(a), a joint portion 120 is provided where the flexible pipes are joined together at the joint between the wires 1, which is the gap in the spiral pipe 10. Here, the joint portion 120 may be formed by welding the wires 1 together. Alternatively, the joint portion 120 may be formed from a predetermined foamed resin, and the spiral pipe 10 may be joined by providing the joint portion 120 so as to cover the entire spiral pipe 10. In this case, the foamed resin is, for example, heat-absorbing urethane, which can fill the gap in the spiral pipe 10 and insulate the internal space of the spiral pipe 10 from the influence of the external environment.

[0026] Furthermore, in the building 100 according to this embodiment, as shown in Figure 2(a), a purpose space section 130 is provided in the internal space of the spiral pipe 10. Here, Figure 2(b) is a diagram illustrating the purpose space section 130 inside the spiral pipe 10. As shown in Figure 2(b), the internal space of the spiral pipe 10 is divided according to a predetermined purpose, and a plurality of purpose space sections 130 are formed. In the example shown in Figure 2(b), the internal space of the spiral pipe 10 is divided into lengths L1 or L2 by a dividing wall 131 in the longitudinal direction of the spiral pipe 10. Length L1 is, for example, 10m, so that one purpose space section 130 becomes a space with a diameter of 10m and a length of 10m, and as shown in Figure 2(b), a living space can be formed in the purpose space section 130. Length L2 is, for example, 20m, and in this case, the purpose space section 130 can be used as, for example, an office space, a workspace, a commercial space, an industrial space, or a storage space.

[0027] Furthermore, in the structural section 110 described above, which has a second diameter D2 of 10-20 km and a spiral structure with 300-400 layers, the characteristic structure allows the strain of the structure to be suppressed to only a few millimeters, despite it being an unprecedentedly massive structure. In addition, such a spiral structure distributes the vertical and lateral forces acting on the structure. Therefore, even if the structural section 110 is momentarily displaced and deformed by an external force such as an earthquake or tornado, the tension of the spiral structure automatically restores it to its original shape, preventing the structure from collapsing.

[0028] Furthermore, by using the internal space of the spiral pipe 10 that constitutes the structural part 110 as a purpose space 130, and utilizing it as a living space, office space, workspace, commercial space, industrial space, storage space, etc., it becomes possible to make the building 100 itself a living area for millions to tens of millions of people.

[0029] Furthermore, using conventional technology, constructing such a massive structure would require considerable effort and cost for the transportation of building materials.

[0030] In contrast, the spiral pipe 10 of this embodiment can be manufactured by spiral winding the wire 1 at the construction site where the spiral pipe 10 will be used as a building material for the building 100. This makes it possible to easily manufacture a spiral pipe 10 with a large diameter at the construction site of the building 100. Furthermore, since the spiral pipe 10 is manufactured at the construction site in this way, even if it is a huge pipe, only the wire 1 needs to be transported to the construction site. Therefore, the transportation issues when constructing the building 100 can be resolved. Thus, the building 100 is constructed while suitably manufacturing spiral pipes 10 that can be flexibly used as building materials at the construction site.

[0031] Furthermore, by utilizing 100 such buildings, it becomes possible to extract enormous amounts of natural energy.

[0032] Since the Industrial Revolution, global warming and environmental destruction have led to extreme weather events and desertification, threatening human habitats. Therefore, after diligent research, the present inventors have discovered that the enormous amount of natural energy extracted from 100 buildings can mitigate this environmental destruction.

[0033] More specifically, the first type of natural energy that can be extracted using building 100 is electricity.

[0034] In this case, the building 100 is provided with an opening 111 located near the lowest floor of the structural part 110, which is an air guide opening 111 for guiding air into the cylindrical part of the structural part 110.

[0035] Here, Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating the effects caused by the airflow guided from the airflow opening 111 into the inside of the structural part 110.

[0036] As shown in Figure 3(a), an opening is created in the partition wall of the structural part 110 between the starting end of the spiral pipe 10 at the lowest layer of the structural part 110 and the second layer of the structural part 110, due to the spiral winding of the spiral pipe 10 in the first bending direction. In the building 100 of this embodiment, this opening is used as an air intake opening 111, and air is guided to the inside of the structural part 110.

[0037] Furthermore, a temperature difference of 40°C (when the height H1 is 4000m) occurs between the lowest and uppermost layers of the structural section 110. As a result, as shown in Figure 3(b), the airflow guided from the air intake opening 111 into the interior of the structural section 110 becomes an updraft due to this temperature difference. This updraft then reaches a wind speed of 50m / s to 100m / s near the uppermost layer of the structural section 110.

[0038] Therefore, the building 100 according to this embodiment is equipped with a power generation unit 140 that generates wind power by acting on the wind guided in from the wind guide opening 111. This will be explained with reference to Figure 4.

[0039] Figure 4 illustrates a power generation unit 140 provided in the building 100 in this embodiment. As shown in Figure 4, the power generation unit 140 is installed inside the partition wall of the structural unit 110.

[0040] The power generation unit 140 is installed inside the partition wall that defines each of the multiple target spaces 130, corresponding to each of the spaces provided, and is configured to supply power to the corresponding target space 130.

[0041] The power generation unit 140 is composed of a well-known wind power generation device that generates electricity by rotating an impeller due to the action of wind. Also, as shown in Figure 4(b), the target space 130 is provided on each floor of the structural unit 110. The strength of the airflow rising along the inside of the partition walls of the structural unit 110 may change according to the height of each floor of the structural unit 110. Therefore, the size of the blades of the wind power generation device that constitutes the power generation unit 140 may be changed according to each floor of the structural unit 110. For example, the size of the blades of the wind power generation device that constitutes the power generation unit 140 may be configured to be smaller on the upper floors than on the lower floors of the structural unit 110. On floors where a wind speed of 50 m / s is generated, for example, a small wind power generation device with a blade diameter of 20 cm may be provided. In this case, electricity can be generated at a rated output of approximately 5 kW.

[0042] Furthermore, by using multiple such power generation units 140, for example, 2 million units, it is possible to create a large-scale power plant of the 10 million kW class.

[0043] In this way, by utilizing the enormous amount of natural energy extracted from 100 buildings, it becomes possible to supply the energy necessary for human life without causing environmental damage.

[0044] Furthermore, the second natural energy source that can be extracted using building 100 is water.

[0045] In this case, the building 100 is provided with a water storage section 150 located near a predetermined upper floor of the structural section 110, which stores rainwater from clouds generated by the rising airflow introduced from the air intake opening 111, and a water guide section 151 for guiding the water stored in the water storage section 150 downward by gravity.

[0046] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating the water storage section 150 and water intake section 151 provided by the building 100 in this embodiment.

[0047] As described above, the air guided from the air intake opening 111 into the interior of the structural section 110 becomes an updraft. This updraft causes clouds to form near the upper part of the structural section 110, resulting in rainfall.

[0048] Therefore, in the example shown in Figure 5, the water storage section 150 is installed at a height from the 380th to the 400th layer of the structural section 110. This allows rainfall from clouds generated near the top layer of the structural section 110 to be stored, and the water depth of the water storage section 150 when full becomes 200m. The water guide section 151 is installed so as to extend from the bottom of the water storage section 150 downwards toward the structural section 110. This makes it possible to guide the water stored in the water storage section 150 downwards by gravity.

[0049] The water, which is then guided downwards by the water intake section 151 from the water storage section 150 that stores rainfall from clouds generated by updrafts, can be used as drinking water in buildings 100 that constitute a living area for several million to tens of millions of people.

[0050] Furthermore, sprinkler valves and sprinkler pumps may be installed in the water reservoir 150 to sprinkle the water stored in the reservoir 150 around the building 100. In this case, when the sprinkler valves are opened to sprinkle the water stored in the reservoir 150, it becomes possible to create artificial rain around the building 100 by the water pressure or the discharge pressure from the sprinkler pump. Here, since a super-large structure like the building 100 according to this embodiment will be built on a vast plot of land, for example, a desert area may be selected as the construction site. In this way, by using the building 100 to extract water and sprinkling it around, it becomes possible to green the desert.

[0051] As described above, this disclosure provides technology relating to buildings using spiral pipes that can be used as building materials for buildings and can be suitably manufactured at the construction site.

[0052] <Second Embodiment> This invention describes a method for constructing a building using spiral pipes. Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the processing flow of the construction method for a building using spiral pipes in this embodiment.

[0053] In this flow, first, the coil manufacturing step is performed in S101. In the process of S101, the wire 1 drawn from the bobbin is spirally wound to manufacture a coil. Here, the coil manufactured in the process of S101 is used as the spiral pipe 10 described in the first embodiment above.

[0054] Next, in S102, the structural part formation step is performed. In the process of S102, the spiral pipe 10 is repeatedly bent into a ring shape, thereby spiral winding of the spiral pipe 10 in the first bending direction, and the structural part 110 is formed. The details of this structural part formation step are as described in the description of the first embodiment above.

[0055] Next, in S103, a joining step is performed. In the process of S103, the gaps in the spiral pipe 10 are joined. The details of this joining step are as described in the description of the first embodiment above.

[0056] Next, in S104, a partitioning step is performed. In the process of S104, the internal space of the spiral pipe 10 is partitioned according to a predetermined purpose. The details of this partitioning step are as described in the description of the first embodiment above.

[0057] Thus, according to the building construction method using spiral pipes of this disclosure, a building 100 can be constructed while suitably manufacturing spiral pipes 10 that can be flexibly used as building materials at the construction site. [Explanation of symbols]

[0058] 1...Wire rod 10...Spiral pipe 100...Buildings 110...Structure section 120··· Joint 130···Target Space Department

Claims

1. A building that uses spiral pipes, The aforementioned spiral pipe is made of a flexible pipe that is configured to be freely bendable in a predetermined first bending direction by spiral winding a metal wire and has a predetermined first diameter. The aforementioned building is A structural part formed in a cylindrical shape having a predetermined second diameter by spiral winding the spiral pipe in the first bending direction, wherein the spiral pipe is spirally wound from the starting end of the spiral pipe to the lowest layer where the spiral pipe is spirally wound once, so as to form predetermined layers in the height direction, and the spiral pipe functions as a partition wall separating the inside and outside of the cylindrical structural part, In the gaps of the aforementioned spiral pipes, the joints where the flexible pipes are joined together, The space within the partition wall of the structural part, which is the internal space of the spiral pipe, comprises a purpose space section divided according to a predetermined purpose, A building constructed using spiral pipes.

2. The joint portion is formed from a predetermined foamed resin, and the joint portion is provided so as to cover the entire spiral pipe, thereby joining the spiral pipes. A building using the spiral pipe described in claim 1.

3. The aforementioned building is An opening provided near the lowest layer of the structural part, which is an air guide opening for guiding air into the cylindrical part of the structural part, The structure further comprises a power generation unit installed inside the partition wall of the aforementioned structural part, which generates wind power by the action of wind introduced from the wind guide opening, A building using the spiral pipe described in claim 1.

4. The power generation unit is installed inside the partition wall defining each of the multiple target spaces, corresponding to each of the multiple target spaces provided, and is configured to supply power to the corresponding target space. A building using the spiral pipe described in claim 3.

5. A method for constructing a building using the spiral pipe described in claim 1, A coil manufacturing step involves winding the wire drawn from the bobbin in a spiral to produce a coil, thereby forming the coil as the spiral pipe. A structural part forming step in which the spiral pipe formed by the coil manufacturing step is spirally wound in the first bending direction to form the structural part, A joining step for joining the gaps in the aforementioned spiral pipe, The system includes a partitioning step for dividing the internal space of the spiral pipe according to a predetermined purpose. A construction method for buildings using spiral pipes.

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