JP2002003147A - Pipe uniformly arranging instrument, device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pipe properly arranging instrument, device and method capable of uniformly arranging the pipe end face positions which are not uniform and putting pipes in order into a precise shape suitable for being housed, easily grasping the number of pipes by collecting them in a lump of a specified number, and improving control efficiency. SOLUTION: The pipe properly arranging instrument 1 has a pipe receiving port 7 on top thereof and a pipe supporting port 8 at one end, and is provided with a receiving plate 5 bent into a specified polygonal shape, an instrument body 4, other side end of which is closed by an end plate 6, and a hanging tab section 9. The end sections of a plurality of pipes P which are not uniform are received in the instrument body 4 through the pipe receiving port 7 and extended from the pipe support port 8. The line of the pipe end faces are formed into a straight line along the contour of the receiving plate 5 by hanging the pipe arranging instrument 1 together with the pipes by means of a crane K and making it move inside to make the end plate 6 collide against the pipe end faces.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pipe sorting tool, a pipe sorting apparatus, and a pipe sorting method used for storing pipes constituting a working scaffold at a construction site or the like when not in use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, at a construction site, pipes are used for assembling a work scaffold. These pipes are all made of the same material and of the same diameter and the same length.

After the construction is completed, the work scaffold is naturally dismantled, and each pipe is collectively stored in a predetermined place. Then, if necessary, it is transported again to a construction site or the like and assembled as a work scaffold.

In this way, pipes are extremely effective, and the number of pipes used is enormous depending on the scale of construction. Therefore, storage and management of pipes when not in use must be optimized.

[0005]

However, as a conventional pipe storage management, a simple pipe rack is manufactured and prepared.
The pipe rack is appropriately filled with pipes and stored. Alternatively, an appropriate number of pipes are put together and fixed with a metal band. In this case, since the height in the assembled state is not constant, care must be taken to prevent collapse when stacking and storing.

In any case, even if the pipes are enormous in number, they are not tidy and neat, so that an unnecessary bulky and useless storage space is required. It takes time and effort to store it, it is handled poorly, and it is a factor that disappears.

[0007] At the time of re-use, pipes stored in a pipe rack in a loose state are inconvenient to transport,
The work of fixing and fixing the strap is needed again, which takes time.
A pipe that has been properly tied up with a metal band may lose its shape when removed.

In any case, it is difficult to know the exact number of stored pipes, and it has been found that there is an excess or deficiency when these pipes are taken out and assembled as a work scaffold at a construction site or the like. In many cases, the construction period is adversely affected.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to align the positions of the end faces of the pipes in an irregular state to be the same and to arrange them in an accurate shape suitable for storage. An object of the present invention is to provide a pipe sorting tool, a pipe sorting device, and a pipe sorting method that can be easily grasped and counted, and the management efficiency can be improved.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pipe sorting tool according to the present invention, wherein a pipe receiving port is opened at an upper surface, and a pipe supporting port is opened at one end. A receiving plate bent in a predetermined polygonal shape from the surface to the bottom is provided, and the other end is closed by a flat end plate, and a tool body provided on an outer surface of the receiving plate or the end plate of the tool body. And a hanging ear portion serving as a hanging portion when the tool body is lifted.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the pipe sorting tool according to the first aspect, wherein the handle is provided on the outer surface of the receiving plate or the end plate of the tool main body, and is used to remove the tool main body from the pipe after collecting the irregular pipes. Characterized by having a detachable handle portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pipe sorting apparatus for receiving a plurality of pipe ends in an irregular state into a tool body through a pipe receiving port and extending from the pipe supporting port. A pair of pipe sorting tools according to claim 1 to be made, and lifting means for hanging the pipe sorting tools together with the pipes by hanging on the hanging ears of the pipe sorting tools.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pipe sorting method according to the present invention. Parts are arranged so as to be separated from each other so that the parts do not abut against each other, an accommodating step of accommodating irregular pipe ends in the tool main body through the pipe receiving ports of these pipe collecting tools, and a hanging of each pipe collecting tool. A hooking step of hooking the lifting tool of the lifting means on the holding ears, and operating the lifting means to lift the pipe collecting tool together with the pipe, displacing the pipe collecting tools inwardly and displacing the pipe end faces by the end plate; A lifting process that aligns the positions and organizes them along the polygonal shape of the receiving plate; And bondage fixed step of bondage fixed-flops,
A step of removing the pipe sorting tool from both ends of the pipe fixed and fixed.

According to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, by adopting the means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the positions of the pipe end faces in the irregular state are made uniform, and the pipes are arranged in an accurate shape suitable for storage. It can be organized and the number of pieces can be organized into a predetermined number, making it easy to grasp the count.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1A and 1B show a sorting tool 1 constituting a pipe sorting device. These sorting tools 1 need a pair (two), but the sorting tools 1 may have the same shape and structure.

The sorting tool 1 is mounted on a gantry 2 and fixed on the gantry 2.
The main body 4 is reinforced and supported, and as described later, a plurality of pipes P are housed therein, and sufficient rigidity that does not deform at all even when lifted by the crane K is secured.

The gantry 2 and the reinforcing rod 3 are formed by combining so-called angle members. The tool body 4 includes a receiving plate 5 formed by bending a plate material into a substantially hexagonal shape, and an end plate 6 that is a flat plate of the same shape that closes one side surface of the receiving plate 5.

That is, the tool body 4 has a bottom portion of the substantially hexagonal receiving plate 5 mounted and fixed on the gantry 2, and the upper surface and one side surface are open. The opening on the upper surface is a pipe receiving port 7 having a rectangular shape, and the opening on one side is a hexagonal pipe supporting port 8.

A hanging ear 9 is provided on the outer surface of the receiving plate 5 of the tool main body 4 and on both sides. Here, the hanging ear 9 is a plate piece having a circular hole. Also, a detachable handle 10 is attached and fixed to both sides of the outer surface of the receiving plate 5 and an upper portion of the outer surface of the end plate 6. These removal handles 10
Is formed by bending a wire into a substantially U-shape.

Each of the hanging ear 9 and the detachable handle 10 secures sufficient rigidity in the operation to be described later, so that there is no fear of deformation.
Sufficient attachment strength to the tool body 4 is ensured.

As a pipe sorting device, a crane K as a lifting means is required in addition to the pair of arranging tools 1 described above. Then, in order to dispose of the used pipes P after dismantling the work scaffold and store them in a predetermined portion, the work may be performed according to the pipe sorting method described below.

First, the pipe support ports 8 of the pair of pipe sorting tools 1 shown in FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B) are opposed to each other, and irregular pipe ends contact the end plate 6 of the tool body 4. An arrangement step of arranging them so as not to be separated from each other is performed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the number of pipes P to be stored is restrained by the appropriate number of lifting belts a of the crane K, and the crane K is operated to lift and move. In this state, since the end faces of the pipes P are completely irregular and uneven, care must be taken not to drop them.

As shown in FIG. 3, an accommodation step is carried out for accommodating both ends of the pipe P suspended by lowering the crane K from the pipe receiving port 7 of the pair of sorting tools 1 into the tool main body 4. At this time, the fact that the end faces of the pipes P are not aligned and that the pipes P are not completely organized remains unchanged.

The pair of sorting tools 1 may be separated from each other so that the end of the pipe P does not collide with the end plate 6. However, it is not necessary to separate the pipe P to such an extent that one end of the pipe P falls off the sorting tool 1. In addition, if there is a pipe P that is likely to collide with the end plate 6 when descending, the operator can push the pipe in advance, and one of the sorting tools 1
Can be dealt with by shifting the position of.

Both ends of the pipe P are arranged in a pair.
After being accommodated in the tool body 4, the hanging belt a of the crane K is removed from the pipe P. At this time, since the restraint on the pipe P is released, a so-called mountain collapse state may occur and the pipe position may be shifted in the sorting tool 1, but this does not lead to correction of uneven end face positions.

As shown in FIG. 4, both ends of the hanging belt a of the crane K are arranged and hooked on the hanging ears 9 of the tool 1.
After hanging on the sorting tools 1 on both sides, the center of the suspension belt a is hooked on the hook f of the crane K.

As shown in FIG. 5, the crane K is operated to carry out the lifting process in which the tools 1 are lifted together with the pipes P via the hooks f and the suspension belts a. The sorting tools 1 are lifted upward and move inward from each other from the position of the suspension belt a with respect to the hook f.

That is, the sorting tool 1 moves through the gap formed between the end plate 6 and the end face of the pipe P, and the end plate 6 collides with the end face of the pipe P that is unevenly projected. Then, as the sorting tool 1 moves inward, the end plate 6 pushes the pipe P. A pair of sorting tools 1 on both sides of the pipe P simultaneously perform the same operation.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the positions of both end faces of all the pipes P are aligned along the end plates 6 of the sorting tools 1. At the same time, the height positions of the pipes P are arranged and arranged in a stacked state along the shape of the receiving plate 5. Each stage has the same height, and the uppermost pipe P is aligned almost flat without irregularities.

At this time, if the number of pipes P is equal to or more than a predetermined amount, the pipes P protrude from the upper end of the sorting tool 1 in a heaped shape. If the number of pipes P is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, the uppermost stage is not uniform.

As shown in FIG. 7, an organized pipe P
Before unloading, a binding step of winding and binding the metal band 11 is performed. At this time, there is no change in the state in which the end faces of the pipes P are aligned, and the state in which the pipes P are arranged along the shape of the receiving plate 5 is also maintained.

A certain support 12 is prepared, and a pipe P tightly fixed thereon is placed thereon. And stocking tool 1
A detaching process of detaching from the end of the pipe P by holding the detachable handle portion 10 of FIG.

Finally, by removing the suspension belt a of the crane K from the pipe P, the sorting operation for the irregular pipes P is completed. Therefore, it can be stored as it is, but since the storage place is often different from the stocking place, it may be transported to the storage place using the same crane K.

As shown in FIGS. 8 (A) and 8 (B), the arranged pipes P are uniformly arranged at both end surfaces, and there is no projecting pipe. Then, they are stacked in a hexagonal shape here, along the shape of the receiving plate 5 of the sorting tool 1.

Naturally, the receiving plate 5 is designed to be stacked in a hexagonal shape, and the total number of pipes P in the stacked state is calculated. Therefore, the stacked state is checked without counting the pipes each time. Just know the number of pipes exactly.

As shown in FIG. 9, when storing a pipe P in, for example, a designated storage location, as described above, the pipes P arranged by the pair of sorting tools 1 and the lifting means (crane K) are used. Stack as one unit.

Since the layers are hexagonally stacked, the bottom part and the top part become substantially flat, which facilitates stacking. If multiple units are stacked alternately vertically and horizontally to make one mountain unit Y,
The stacking state can be surely and neatly arranged without collapsing the stacked state.

By setting the number of units per mountain Y in advance, even if there are many mountains, the total pipe can be calculated simply and accurately in a very short time. is there.

As described above, since the sorting tool 1 itself is light in weight and has a simple shape and structure, no trouble is required for production, management and transportation. A simple operation of preparing a pair of sorting tools 1 and putting the pipes P into them and then lifting them with the crane K is sufficient, and the workability is good.

Even if there are a small number of pipes or an enormous amount of pipes, by repeating the above operation, the pipes P can be easily arranged and stored. The stored state and the stacked state do not collapse, and safety is ensured. Since a predetermined amount of pipes P are always stored together, the total number of pipes can be accurately grasped and there is no fear of disappearance.

Although the receiving plate 5 constituting the tool body 4 is formed in a hexagonal shape, the present invention is not limited to this.
Other polygonal shapes may be used. The point is that it is convenient if they can be stacked as a unit and safety can be ensured.

[0043]

As described above, according to the present invention, when storing used pipes, the number of pipes is reduced to a predetermined number, so that counting can be easily grasped, and the pipes can be arranged in an accurate shape suitable for storage, and management efficiency can be improved. This has the effect of obtaining an improvement in

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pair of sorting tools constituting a pipe sorting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a pipe sorting operation according to the embodiment;
The figure explaining the lifting state of an irregular pipe.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a pipe sorting operation according to the embodiment;
The figure explaining the state where both ends of the pipe were stored in a pair of sorting tools.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a pipe sorting operation according to the embodiment;
The figure explaining the state where a pair of sorting tools was hooked on the crane.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a pipe sorting operation according to the embodiment;
The figure explaining the state where the stocking tool was lifted by the crane.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the pipes are arranged in the sorting tool according to the embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the sorting tool is removed from the pipe in the pipe sorting operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an exemplary view for explaining an organized pipe according to the embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a view for explaining a state in which pipes are stacked in a storage place in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 ... pipe receiving port, 8 ... pipe support port, 5 ... receiving plate, 6 ... end plate, 4 ... tool body, 9 ... hanging ear, 1 ... stocking tool, 10 ... removal handle, K ... crane (Lifting means).

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A pipe receiving opening is opened on the upper surface, a pipe supporting opening is opened on one side end, a receiving plate bent in a predetermined polygonal shape is provided from both side surfaces to a bottom portion, and the other side is provided. A tool body whose end is closed by a flat end plate, and provided on an outer surface of a receiving plate or an end plate of the tool body,
A pipe assembling tool comprising: a hanging ear portion serving as a hook portion for lifting a tool body. 2. A detachable handle provided on an outer surface of a receiving plate or an end plate of the tool main body and serving as a handle for removing the tool main body from the pipe after collecting irregularly arranged pipes. The pipe sorting tool according to claim 1. 3. A pair of pipe sorting tools according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of uneven pipe ends are received into the tool body through a pipe receiving port and extended from the pipe support port. And a lifting means for hanging the pipe collecting tool together with the pipe by hanging the hanging ear portion. 4. An arrangement step of disposing the pipe support ports of the pair of pipe sorters according to claim 1 so as to be opposed to each other and spaced apart so that irregular pipe ends do not come into contact with an end plate; A housing step of housing the irregular pipe ends in the tool main body through the pipe receiving ports of these pipe sorting tools, and hanging the hanging tool of the lifting means on the above-mentioned hanging ears of each pipe sorting tool. The hanging process of stopping, the lifting means is operated to lift the pipe collecting tool together with the pipe, displacing the pipe collecting tools to each other, aligning the irregular pipe end face positions by the end plate, and forming the polygonal shape of the receiving plate. A lifting process for organizing the pipes along the way, a binding process for binding pipes that are aligned in an end face and organized in a polygonal shape, and a binding process. Pipe stocks method is characterized by comprising a dismounting step of removing the pipe stocks equipment from both ends of the pipe were.