Shelter

Abstract

To provide a shelter that can be easily assembled on site into an optimal size suitable for the available space.SOLUTION: A shelter includes a plurality of floating bodies and connection members connecting each of the floating bodies, the plurality of floating bodies include at least one central floating body and a plurality of surrounding floating bodies arranged around the central floating body, the plurality of surrounding floating bodies respectively include wall units extending in the vertical direction, and the plurality of wall units are coupled to form an annular wall unit group. The shelter includes the plurality of floating bodies including a plurality of central floating bodies, each of the plurality of central floating bodies has identical configurations, and the plurality of central floating bodies are connected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a shelter. [Background technology]

[0002] Background art in this technical field is JP 2022-115494 A (Patent Document 1), which describes "a shelter that can be easily assembled at the installation site." [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2022-115494 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] At the site where the shelter is to be installed, it may not be easy to assemble a shelter of the optimum size to fit the area of ​​the site. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] In order to solve the above problem, for example, the following configuration is adopted. A plurality of floating bodies; and a connecting member for connecting each of the floating bodies, The plurality of floating bodies include at least one central floating body and a plurality of peripheral floating bodies arranged around the central floating body, Each of the plurality of surrounding floating bodies has a wall portion extending in a vertical direction, A plurality of the wall portions are connected to form an annular wall portion group. Shelter.

[0006] The plurality of floating bodies includes a plurality of central floating bodies, Each of the plurality of central floating bodies has the same shape, A group of central floating bodies in which a plurality of the central floating bodies are connected together is included. Shelter.

[0007] The floating body has at least one groove extending horizontally, The inside of one of the grooves includes the connecting member that connects to a first adjacent floating body that is another of the floating bodies, and the connecting member that connects to a second adjacent floating body that is a floating body different from the first adjacent floating body. Shelter.

[0008] When the plurality of floating bodies are connected by the connecting member, the grooves of the plurality of floating bodies communicate with each other to form a ring shape. Shelter.

[0009] In a plan view, the area of ​​the peripheral floating bodies is larger than the area of ​​the central floating body. Shelter.

[0010] The central floating body is substantially rectangular in plan view, The entire group of floating bodies formed by the plurality of surrounding floating bodies surrounding the entire periphery of at least one of the central floating bodies is substantially rectangular in plan view, Among the surrounding floating bodies located at the four corners of the entire group of floating bodies, the walls of two surrounding floating bodies located at a pair of diagonal corners each have a small room formed therein so as to have an internal space. Shelter.

[0011] Among the surrounding floating bodies located at the four corners of the entire group of floating bodies, each of the two surrounding floating bodies located at the other pair of diagonal corners that do not have the small room has a connector for connecting to any member separate from the shelter, Shelter. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] According to the present invention, a shelter of an optimum size that suits the size of the site where the shelter is to be installed can be easily assembled. Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will become apparent from the following description of the embodiments. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. [Figure 2] FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the central floating body. [Figure 4] FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a surrounding floating body having a small room. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] An example of a shelter will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. The shelter 1 in this embodiment is a shelter for taking refuge in the event of a flood disaster such as a tsunami. The shelter 1 comprises a plurality of floating bodies 2 (2A and 2B) and a plurality of connecting members 3.

[0015] The connecting members 3 are members that connect the plurality of floating bodies 2 together, as will be described in detail later. 1 to 3 and 5, a part of the connecting member 3 is omitted for improved visibility.

[0016] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the shelter. Figure 2 is a plan view of the shelter. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the floating body 2 includes a central floating body 2A and peripheral floating bodies 2B.

[0017] Figure 3 is a perspective view of the central floating body. The central floating body 2A is a floating body located in the central region of the shelter 1. Each of the multiple central floating bodies 2A has the same shape. The shelter 1 in this embodiment has a group of central floating bodies in which a plurality of central floating bodies 2A are connected.

[0018] The peripheral floating bodies 2B are floating bodies arranged around the central floating body 2A, and there are multiple of them. The shelter 1 is a group of floating bodies in which a plurality of peripheral floating bodies 2B are connected to surround the entire periphery of the central floating body group. The entire group of floating bodies of the shelter 1 may be referred to as the entire floating body group.

[0019] The surrounding floating bodies 2B include a first floating body 2B1, a second floating body 2B2, a third floating body 2B3, and a fourth floating body 2B4. Each of the surrounding floating bodies 2B has a wall portion 2BW extending in the vertical direction. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plurality of wall portions 2BW are connected to form an annular wall group.

[0020] The wall portion 2BW of the first floating body 2B1 is a wall having a linear shape in a plan view. The wall portion 2BW of the second floating body 2B2 has a linear shape in a plan view, and is a wall including a door that can be opened and closed in a part thereof. The wall portion 2BW of the third floating body 2B3 is a wall having a curved shape in a plan view. The wall portion 2BW of the fourth floating body 2B4 is a wall in which a small room is formed so as to have an internal space.

[0021] The third floating body 2B3 and the fourth floating body 2B4 are arranged at corners of the entire floating body group. The first floating body 2B1 and the second floating body 2B2 are arranged around the entire group of floating bodies except for the corners.

[0022] The central floating body 2A of the shelter 1 in this embodiment is substantially quadrangular (particularly substantially square) in plan view. The central floating body group of the shelter 1 is approximately square and is formed by four central floating bodies 2A. Furthermore, the entire group of floating bodies including the plurality of peripheral floating bodies 2B arranged all around the central group of floating bodies is also approximately square in plan view.

[0023] In other embodiments, the shelter may have one central floating body (approximately square). Furthermore, even if the shelter has multiple central floats (approximately square), if the group of central floats to which the multiple central floats are connected is approximately quadrilateral (approximately square or approximately rectangular), a shelter (total group of floats) with a circular wall group can be formed by placing appropriate surrounding floats 2B around it. In this way, shelter users can easily assemble a shelter of the optimum size to suit the size of the location at the installation site.

[0024] In other embodiments, the central floating body group formed by multiple central floating bodies (approximately square) may not be approximately rectangular, but may be, for example, L-shaped or cross-shaped. Also, the shape of the central floating body or the central floating body group may be polygonal, such as a triangle or a pentagon, other than an approximately square. In these cases, the shapes of the surrounding floating bodies arranged around it can be optimized to correspond to the shape of the central floating body or the central floating body group.

[0025] Each of the floating bodies 2 includes a flat base body having a predetermined thickness. The wall 2BW of the surrounding floating body 2B is provided on the base body. The surface of the base or wall 2BW of the floating body 2 has grooves 21 (21A and 21B) extending horizontally. The connecting member 3 is located inside the groove 21 .

[0026] The float 2 is manufactured by coating the entire surface of a member having a relatively large buoyancy, which is the base of the float 2, with a more durable coating layer. "Durability" means mechanical durability and water resistance. In this embodiment, the "member having a relatively large buoyancy" is flame-retardant polystyrene foam, and the covering layer is polyurea. The inner surface of the groove 21 of the floating body 2 is also coated with polyurea.

[0027] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the connection member 3. The connecting member 3 has a connecting rod 31 and a fixing member 32 . The connecting members 3 are located inside each groove 21 of the floating body 2 .

[0028] The connecting rod 31 is a rod-shaped member that extends horizontally and straddles the two floating bodies. The connecting rod 31 is made of a highly rigid material. In this embodiment, the connecting rod 31 is made of metal. The fixing member 32 is a member for fixing the connecting rod 31 in place. The fixing members 32 are fixed to the base inside each groove 21 of each floating body 2 via a wood or resin material. The fixing member 32 includes a hole through which the connecting rod 31 is inserted. One end of the connecting rod 31 can be fixed to the fixing member 32 by inserting the connecting rod 31 through the hole in the fixing member 32 and fixing the end of the connecting rod 31 with a nut (via a flange).

[0029] One end of the connecting rod 31 is fixed to a fixing member 32 provided in each groove 21 of one of the floating bodies 2, and the other end of the connecting rod 31 is fixed to a fixing member 32 provided in each groove 21 of the other floating body 2, thereby connecting (fixing) the two floating bodies 2. This allows the plurality of floating bodies 2 to function as a single floating body as a whole. Furthermore, in a state where the two floating bodies 2 are connected (fixed) by the connecting member 3, the grooves 21 of the two floating bodies 2 are in communication with each other.

[0030] The groove 21 includes a first groove 21A in which only one connection member 3 is provided inside, and a second groove 21B in which a plurality of connection members 3 are provided inside. 1 and 2, the first groove 21A is a linear groove 21 provided in the surrounding floating body 2B. The first groove 21A is connected to another adjacent floating body 2 by one connecting member 3 provided inside the first groove 21A.

[0031] 1 to 3 and 5, the second groove 21B is a substantially L-shaped (right-angle bent) groove 21 provided in the central floating body 2A and the surrounding floating bodies 2B. Two connecting members 3 provided inside the second groove 21B connect the central floating body 2A and the surrounding floating bodies 2B to two other adjacent floating bodies 2. In other words, the inside of the second groove 21B includes a connecting member 3 that connects to a first adjacent floating body, which is another floating body 2, and a connecting member 3 that connects to a second adjacent floating body, which is a floating body 2 different from the first adjacent floating body. When using the shelter 1, a cover (not shown) can be attached to fill the groove 21, but by including multiple connecting members 3 inside one groove 21 as in this configuration (because the number of grooves can be reduced), the number of times the cover needs to be fitted can be reduced.

[0032] As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, in a state where a plurality of floating bodies 2 are connected by the connecting member 3, the second grooves 21B of the plurality of floating bodies 2 communicate with each other to form a ring shape. In this embodiment, four floating bodies 2 each having a substantially L-shaped second groove 21B are connected together, so that the second grooves 21B communicate with each other to form a substantially square shape. With this configuration, the groove can be filled efficiently by attaching a cover of a shape corresponding to the ring shape. Also, by fitting a ring-shaped cover across multiple grooves (multiple floating bodies), the connection strength of each floating body can be further improved.

[0033] In other embodiments, the second groove 21B may have other shapes, such as a ring shape, a circle, or another polygonal shape.

[0034] In this embodiment, the shelter 1 (the entire group of floating bodies) has a size of 8240 mm (width) x 8240 mm (length) in a plan view (in FIG. 2).

[0035] The central floating body 2A in this embodiment has a size of 2000 mm (width) x 2000 mm (length) in a plan view (in FIG. 2). In this embodiment, each of the surrounding floating bodies 2B (third floating body 2B3 and fourth floating body 2B4) arranged at the corners of the entire floating body group has a size of 2120 mm (width) x 2120 mm (length) in a plan view (in Figure 2). In this embodiment, each of the surrounding floating bodies 2B (first floating body 2B1 and second floating body 2B2) arranged other than at the corners of the entire floating body group has a size of 2120 mm (width) x 2000 mm (length) in a plan view (in Figure 2). In this embodiment, the area of ​​the peripheral floating bodies 2B is larger than the area of ​​the central floating body 2A in a plan view. This configuration can improve the strength of the entire shelter 1.

[0036] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the fourth floating body 2B4 having a small room. The wall portion 2BW of the fourth floating body 2B4 includes walls surrounding the space on three sides, a ceiling covering the space surrounded by the walls on three sides, and an openable / closable door closing the space surrounded by the walls and the ceiling. The space surrounded by the walls, ceiling, and door is a small room. As shown in Figure 2 (not shown in Figure 5), an emergency toilet may be placed inside the small room. The emergency toilet may have a storage area for collecting excrement.

[0037] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the shelter 1 has two fourth floating bodies 2B4. The two fourth floating bodies 2B4 are located at a pair of diagonal corners among the four corners of the entire group of floating bodies.

[0038] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the shelter 1 has two third floating bodies 2B3. The two third floating bodies 2B3 are located at the other pair of diagonal corners of the surrounding floating bodies 2B located at the four corners of the entire group of floating bodies, which do not have a small room (where the fourth floating body 2B4 is not located). Each of the third floating bodies 2B3 has a connector C for connecting to any member separate from the shelter 1. In this embodiment, "any member separate from the shelter 1" is a pillar P fixed to the ground, as shown in FIGS. The connector C is a string-like member, one end of which and the other end of which can be fixed to the third floating body 2B3 so that the pillar P is located inside.

[0039] The upper end surface of the curved wall (wall portion 2BW) of the third floating body 2B3 in plan view has a staircase structure S as shown in FIG.

[0040] The walls 2BW of the surrounding floating bodies 2B (excluding some walls forming small rooms) are located inside the outermost edge of the base of the surrounding floating bodies 2B. In other words, the walls 2BW of the surrounding floating bodies 2B are provided so that they are located inside the outermost edge of the entire floating body group (in which multiple surrounding floating bodies 2B are connected). Therefore, part of the base (extending horizontally) of the surrounding floating body 2B includes an extension E that extends outward from the walls 2BW.

[0041] Although the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and improvements are possible within the scope of the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0042] 1: Shelter 2: Floating body 2A: Central floating body 2B: Surrounding floating bodies 2B1: First floating body 2B2: Second floating body 2B3: Third floating body 2B4: 4th floating body 2BW: Wall 21: Groove 21A: 1st groove 21B: 2nd groove 3: Connection parts C: Connector E: Extension part P: Pillar S: Stair structure

Claims

1. A plurality of floating bodies; and a connecting member for connecting each of the floating bodies, The plurality of floating bodies include at least one central floating body and a plurality of peripheral floating bodies arranged around the central floating body, Each of the plurality of surrounding floating bodies has a wall portion extending in a vertical direction, A plurality of the wall portions are connected to form an annular wall portion group. Shelter.

2. The plurality of floating bodies includes a plurality of central floating bodies, Each of the plurality of central floating bodies has the same shape, A group of central floating bodies in which a plurality of the central floating bodies are connected together is included. The shelter of claim 1.

3. The floating body has at least one groove extending horizontally; The inside of one of the grooves includes the connecting member that connects to a first adjacent floating body that is another of the floating bodies, and the connecting member that connects to a second adjacent floating body that is a floating body different from the first adjacent floating body. A shelter according to claim 1 or claim 2.

4. When the plurality of floating bodies are connected by the connecting member, the grooves of the plurality of floating bodies communicate with each other to form a ring shape. The shelter of claim 3.

5. In a plan view, the area of ​​the peripheral floating bodies is larger than the area of ​​the central floating body. A shelter according to claim 1 or claim 2.

6. The central floating body is substantially rectangular in plan view, The entire group of floating bodies formed by the plurality of surrounding floating bodies surrounding the entire periphery of at least one of the central floating bodies is substantially rectangular in plan view, Among the surrounding floating bodies located at the four corners of the entire group of floating bodies, each wall of two surrounding floating bodies located at a pair of diagonal corners has a small room formed therein so as to have an internal space. A shelter according to claim 1 or claim 2.

7. Among the surrounding floating bodies located at the four corners of the entire group of floating bodies, each of the other two surrounding floating bodies located at diagonal corners that do not have the small room has a connector for connecting to any member separate from the shelter. The shelter of claim 6.

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