JP2001353630A - Method for assembling and transporting structural member, and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for assembling and transporting in which the assembling period from the manufacture to the delivery is shortened by shortening or nullifying the transporting period, i.e., the period incapable of implementing any assembly or the like, and a product can be delivered in a short period, and a device therefor. SOLUTION: When manufacturing equipment installed on an operation site or the structural member constituting a transport machine such as a fuselage and a wing of an aircraft is manufactured on a factory on the ground, and loaded and transported on a ship to a predetermined site of delivery, the structural members are assembled in a predetermined mode while the ship moves to the predetermined site of delivery.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing equipment installed on an operation site or a structural material constituting a transport machine such as an aircraft at a factory on the ground, loading the ship on a ship to a predetermined delivery place, and transporting the ship. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for assembling and transporting structural materials.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Equipment and large-sized transport equipment such as aircraft installed at operating sites of various plants are usually manufactured at a factory on the ground, packed separately for each structural material, loaded on a ship, and loaded into a ship. It is transported to the delivery location and assembled in a predetermined form at the delivery location.

FIG. 3 shows the process of transporting and assembling the fuselage of the aircraft shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, 1 is a torso, 2
0 is a main wing, 21 is a tail wing. FIG. 3A shows a state in which the fuselage 1 and the equipment 2 installed in the fuselage 1 are manufactured in a factory on the ground. The structural materials such as the fuselage 1 and the equipment 2 are packed in a predetermined shape, and as shown in FIG. 1B, the package 10 is loaded on a transport ship 11 and transported to a predetermined delivery place. At the delivery site, as shown in FIG. 1C, a worker 6 assembles the equipment 2 into the fuselage 1 using the assembling tools 5 and the like in a ground factory 12 built here,
The body 1 is assembled into a predetermined form.

[0004]

However, in the method of assembling and transporting the structural material for an aircraft as shown in FIG. 3, the structural materials such as the fuselage 1 and the equipment 2 manufactured at the factory on the ground are not required. And transported to a predetermined delivery place by the transport ship 11, and assembled in a predetermined form at the delivery place. For this reason, in the conventional technology, the transport ship 11
During the transportation period, the structural material is in the state of the package 10 and work such as assembling cannot be performed. Therefore, after the transport ship 11 loaded with the structural material departs, The period between the completion of the assembly of the aircraft is a period obtained by adding the transportation period by the transport ship 11 and the assembly period at the delivery place. Such a transportation period, that is, a period during which work such as assembly and adjustment cannot be performed, is 2 in the case of transportation to a long distance.
Since a period of three weeks is required, it is necessary to extend the delivery time of the aircraft or set a margin for the delivery time corresponding to the transportation period, which leads to an extension of the product construction period.

In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention shortens the period of time from production to delivery by shortening or eliminating the period of transportation, that is, the period during which work such as assembly cannot be performed. An object of the present invention is to provide a method of assembling and transporting a structural material that can be delivered with a delivery date, and an apparatus therefor.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a structural material constituting equipment installed at an operation site or a transport machine is installed on a ground factory. Manufactured on the basis of loading on a ship to a predetermined delivery place for transportation, wherein the ship assembles the structural material into a predetermined form while the ship is moving to the delivery place. We propose an assembly and transportation method.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the invention of the first aspect is applied to an aircraft. Structural materials such as the fuselage and main wings of the aircraft are manufactured in a factory on the ground, and loaded on a ship to a predetermined delivery place. And transporting the ship to the ship by assembling the structural material into a predetermined form while the ship is moving to the delivery location.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for carrying out the first aspect of the present invention, comprising:
Alternatively, in a structural material assembling / transporting apparatus in which a structural material constituting a transport machine or the like is manufactured at a factory on the ground, and is loaded and transported on a ship to a predetermined delivery location, the structural material is provided to the ship in a predetermined manner. An assembling / transporting device for a structural material, wherein an assembling factory for assembling in the form described above is installed.

According to this invention, a structural material such as an aircraft fuselage manufactured in a factory on the ground is loaded on a ship, and the ship is provided on the ship in parallel with the ship traveling to a target delivery place. In an assembly plant, workers perform necessary assembly and adjustment work on the structural materials. Therefore, it is possible to complete the necessary assembling and adjusting work on the structural material before the ship arrives at the target delivery place by the work during navigation.

Therefore, according to the invention, an assembling factory for assembling and adjusting the structural materials is provided on a ship for transporting the structural materials such as an aircraft fuselage, and the assembly plant is arranged in parallel with the ship navigating to the delivery place. Then, in the assembly factory, the worker performs necessary assembly and adjustment work on the structural material, so that transport of the structural material and assembly and adjustment work can be performed simultaneously in parallel. This eliminates the time during which assembly and adjustment work cannot be performed by spending only on transportation, as in the past, and shortens the time required for aircraft and other products by the equivalent of the time required for assembly and adjustment in a ship, compared to the conventional technology. can do.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. However, unless otherwise specified, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the components described in this embodiment are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention thereto, but are merely illustrative examples. It's just

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a method and apparatus for assembling and transporting an aircraft fuselage according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of an aircraft to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. FIG.

In FIG. 2, which schematically shows an aircraft to which the present invention is applied, 1 is a fuselage, 20 is a main wing, 21 is a tail fin, and the following embodiments relate to the method of assembling, transporting, and the apparatus of the fuselage 1. It is. FIG. 1A shows a state in which the fuselage 1 and devices 2 installed in the fuselage 1 are manufactured in a factory on the ground. In FIG. 1 (B), reference numeral 3 denotes an assembling / transporting ship, and a shipboard factory 4 for assembling the fuselage 1 and related members is provided on the deck or inside the hull of the assembling / transporting ship 3. The shipboard factory 4 is equipped with equipment and tools for assembling the fuselage 1 into a predetermined form, such as an assembly tool 5, a machine tool, and various measuring instruments (all are not shown). Reference numeral 6 denotes a worker.

In the apparatus for assembling and transporting a fuselage having such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 1A, a fuselage 1 manufactured in a factory on the ground and equipment 2 mounted in the fuselage 1 and the like. 1 and its related members are mounted on an assembling and transport ship 3,
The assembly and transport are carried into a ship factory 4 provided on the transport ship 3. At the same time as the assembling and transporting ship 3 navigates to the target delivery place, in the shipboard factory 4, the worker 6 attaches the equipment 2 to the fuselage 1 using the assembling tools 5 and the like. Performs assembly and adjustment work such as installation, required machine finishing and measurement. By the work during the navigation, the required assembly and adjustment work for the fuselage 1 is completed before the assembling and transport ship 3 reaches the target delivery place.

According to this embodiment, the assembling and transporting ship 3 is provided with the shipboard factory 4 for assembling the fuselage 1 and related members, and in parallel with the assembling and transporting ship 3 navigating to the delivery place. In the shipboard factory 4, the worker 6 performs necessary assembly and adjustment work on the fuselage 1, so that the transport, assembly, and adjustment work of the fuselage 1 and related members can be simultaneously performed. This eliminates the time in which assembly and adjustment work cannot be performed by spending only on transportation as in the related art, and shortens the work period of the aircraft by an amount equivalent to the work time required in the shipboard factory 4 compared to the related art. it can.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the assembling and transportation of the fuselage 1 of an aircraft. However, in the present invention, a structural material manufactured at a factory on the ground such as various plants is loaded on a ship. It can be widely applied to products that are transported to the delivery place.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, an assembling factory for assembling and adjusting a structural material such as an aircraft fuselage is provided on a ship for transporting the structural material, and the ship sails toward a delivery place. At the same time, in the assembly plant, workers perform necessary assembly and adjustment work on the structural material, so that transport, assembly, and adjustment work of the structural material must be performed at the same time. Can be. As a result,
Eliminating the time when assembly and adjustment work cannot be performed by spending only on transportation, shortening the time required for aircraft and other products by the equivalent of the time required for assembly and adjustment work on board compared to the conventional technology, and shortening the delivery time of products Thus, it can be made deliverable.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a method and an apparatus for assembling and transporting an aircraft fuselage according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of an aircraft to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 fuselage 2 equipment 3 assembling and transport ship 4 shipboard factory 5 assembling tool 6 worker

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claims 1. Structural materials that make up equipment that is installed and installed at an operation site, or transport equipment, etc., are manufactured at a factory on the ground,
In loading and transporting a ship to a predetermined delivery place, assembling and transporting the structural material in the ship, wherein the structural material is assembled into a predetermined form while the ship is moving to the delivery place. Method. 2. When a structural material such as an aircraft fuselage and a main wing is manufactured in a factory on the ground, and is loaded on a ship and transported to a predetermined delivery location, the ship moves the ship to the delivery location. A method for assembling and transporting a structural material, wherein the structural material is assembled into a predetermined form. 3. A structural material constituting equipment to be installed and installed in an operation place or a transport machine is manufactured in a factory on the ground,
In an apparatus for assembling and transporting structural materials that are loaded and transported on a ship to a predetermined delivery place, an assembly factory for assembling the structural materials in a predetermined form is installed on the ship. Assembly and transportation equipment.