Placing Device Building System and Method of Constructing a Multi-Storey Building

Abstract

A placing device ( 1 ) for placing building elements ( 2 ) in constructing a multi-storey building comprises a lifting means ( 4 ) for lifting a prefabricated building element ( 2 ), a moving means ( 7 ) for moving the placing device ( 1 ) into and out of a lower storey of the multi-storey building, the lower storey being arranged under an upper storey, a rotary means ( 8 ) for rotating the building element ( 2 ) about a normal to a floor plane of the lower storey, a vertical adjustment means ( 20 ) for vertically adjusting the building element ( 2 ), and a control means ( 14 ) for controlling the placing device ( 1 ) for placing the building element ( 2 ) according to a predetermined pattern. A building system and a method of constructing a multi-storey building are also disclosed.

1 . A placing device for placing building elements in constructing a multi-storey building wherein it comprises:
 a lifting means for lifting a prefabricated building element,   a moving means for moving the placing device into and out of a lower storey of the multi-storey building, the lower storey being arranged under an upper storey,   a rotary means for rotating the building element about a normal to a floor plane of the lower storey,   a vertical adjustment means for vertically adjusting the building element, and   a control means for controlling the placing device for placing the building element according to a predetermined pattern.   
   
   
       2 . A placing device as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the moving means comprises wheels for movement along rails arranged in the floor plane of the lower storey. 
   
   
       3 . A placing device as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the moving means comprises caterpillar tracks. 
   
   
       4 . A placing device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a lateral displacement means for displacing the building element parallel to the floor plane. 
   
   
       5 . A placing device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a longitudinal displacement means for displacing the building element in a plane parallel to the floor plane. 
   
   
       6 . A placing device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a rotating means for rotating the building element about a normal to the floor plane. 
   
   
       7 . A placing device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a pivot means for turning the building element in a plane perpendicular to the floor plane. 
   
   
       8 . A placing device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a tilting means for turning the building element in a plane perpendicular to the floor plane. 
   
   
       9 . A placing device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a transverse displacement means for displacing the wall element parallel to the floor plane. 
   
   
       10 . A placing device as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the control means comprises a programmable control unit for controlling the placing device according to a predetermined coordinate system. 
   
   
       11 . A placing device as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the lifting means Comprises suction cups for holding the building element. 
   
   
       12 . A placing device as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the lifting means comprises at least one mandrel for engagement in a recess at an underside of the building element. 
   
   
       13 . A placing device as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the lifting means comprises lowerable arms for lifting floor structure elements. 
   
   
       14 . A placing device as claimed in  claim 5 , in which the longitudinal displacement means and the pivot means comprise a common bearing. 
   
   
       15 . A building system for constructing a multi-storey building, comprising a placing device as claimed in  claim 1  and at least two lifting devices for lifting the building element when it is placed according to the predetermined pattern. 
   
   
       16 . A building system as claimed in  claim 15 , further comprising lifting towers arranged along an outside of the multi-storey building. 
   
   
       17 . A building system as claimed in  claim 16 , further comprising tie rods which interconnect two lifting towers arranged on opposite sides of the multi-storey building. 
   
   
       18 . A method of constructing a multi-storey building, in which an upper storey is constructed and raised before a lower storey is constructed under the raised upper storey wherein
 a placing device lifts by a lifting means a prefabricated building element from a storage place,   that the placing device moves the building element to a placement position in the lower storey according to a predetermined pattern by moving itself inside the lower storey and/or rotating the lifting means about a normal to a floor plane of the lower storey, and   that the placing device places the building element in the placement position.   
   
   
       19 . A method as claimed in  claim 18 , in which the storage place is outside the multi-storey building. 
   
   
       20 . A method as claimed in  claim 18 , in which the building element is a wall element or a floor structure element. 
   
   
       21 . A method as claimed in  claim 18 , in which the building element is selected from the group consisting of a bathroom module, a kitchen module, a stair module and an elevator module. 
   
   
       22 . A method as claimed in  claim 18 , in which the placing device finely adjusts the position of the building element by lateral displacement of the building element parallel to the floor plane. 
   
   
       23 . A method as claimed in  claim 18 , in which the placing device finely adjusts the position of the building element by longitudinal displacement of the building element parallel to the floor plane. 
   
   
       24 . A method as claimed in  claim 18 , in which the placing device finely adjusts the position of the building element by rotating the building element about a normal to the floor plane. 
   
   
       25 . A method as claimed in  claim 18 , in which the placing device finely adjusts the position of the building element by turning the building element in a plane perpendicular to the floor plane.