Staircase-Integrated Lifting Space for Robot Floor-to-Floor Movement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing building designs require a dedicated atrium space for self-driving robots to move between floors, restricting in-building planning flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A building configuration that uses a staircase area across floors, where a lifting space is created within non-installation areas, allowing a traveling object to move up and down using a lifting unit and moving mechanism, eliminating the need for a dedicated atrium space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a dedicated atrium space is provided for the robot to move between floors, then the robot can move up and down, but the in-building planning is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the staircase area (non-installation space) with the lifting space function, allowing the robot to move between floors within the existing staircase area rather than requiring a separate dedicated atrium space. This combines two functions into one space, resolving the contradiction between robot movement capability and planning flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The staircase area is given dual functionality: it serves both as a space for human staircase access and as a lifting space for robot movement between floors. This multi-functional use eliminates the need for dedicated robot movement space while maintaining planning flexibility
2Ease of operation
If a separate dedicated lifting space (atrium space) is provided, then the traveling object can move between floors, but the building configuration becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the staircase area with the lifting space, eliminating the need for a separate dedicated lifting space. The robot moves between floors within the existing staircase area, simplifying the building configuration while maintaining robot movement capability
Solution Approach 2:
The staircase area serves multiple purposes: human staircase access and robot lifting space. This multi-functionality reduces overall building complexity by eliminating redundant dedicated spaces for robot movement
Data Source
AI summary
A staircase area at which a staircase is installed across a first floor and a second floor is provided in a building. A part of the staircase area is a non-installation space in which a staircase is not installed, and a lifting space through which a transport robot moves up and down between the first floor and the second floor is provided using the non-installation space. The lifting space and a staircase hall having a spandrel wall there between are adjacent to each other the second floor. An opening through which the transport robot moves between the lifting space and the staircase hall is provided in the spandrel wall.