Information processing system for manufacturing building material, building material manufacturing method and facility, and building information circulating system

Abstract

An information processing system for producing a building material comprises a design drawing generating means for generating the design drawing information of an objective building, a list generating means for generating the list information of the members used for the objective building, and a member production control means for controlling the production of the members used for the objective building, based on the list information obtained by the list generating means.

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       26 . An information processing system for producing a building material, comprising: 
 a design drawing generating arrangement configured to generate design drawing information of an objective building;    a list generating arrangement configured to generate list information of members used for the objective building, the list being generated based on the design drawing information generated by the design drawing generating arrangement; and    a member production control arrangement configured to control a production of the members used for the objective building, the production being controlled based on the list information generated by the list generating arrangement.    
   
   
       27 . The information processing system according to  claim 26 , wherein the design drawing generating arrangement includes a computer aided design (“CAD”) system for generating the design drawing information, and wherein the member production control arrangement includes a computer aided manufacturing (“CAM”) system for controlling the production of the members.  
   
   
       28 . The information processing system according to  claim 26 , wherein the design drawing information includes particular drawing information of at least one of a wall panel drawing, a floor panel drawing and a roof truss drawing.  
   
   
       29 . The information processing system according to  claim 26 , wherein the list generating arrangement generates, as the list information, particular information including specification and quantity of the members used for the objective building.  
   
   
       30 . The information processing system according to  claim 29 , wherein the specification of the members includes the information for positioning the members when the members are assembled.  
   
   
       31 . The information processing system according to  claim 26 , wherein the list generating arrangement generates the list information for each predetermined one of the members.  
   
   
       32 . An information processing system for producing a building material, comprising: 
 a communication arrangement configured to conduct communication with an external arrangement; and    a member production control arrangement adapted to control a production of members used for an objective building, the production of the members being controlled based on information received by the communication arrangement,    wherein the communication arrangement receives list information of the members used for the objective building from the external arrangement, the list information being generated based on design drawing information of the objective building.    
   
   
       33 . A method for producing a building material, comprising the steps of: 
 generating design drawing information of an objective building using a processing arrangement;    generating list information of members used for the objective building, the list information being generated based on the design drawing information; and    controlling a production of the members used for the objective building based on the list information.    
   
   
       34 . The method according to  claim 33 , further comprising step of transmitting the list information via an arbitrary network from a first arrangement for executing the design drawing generating step and the list generating step, to a second arrangement for executing the member production control step.  
   
   
       35 . A method for producing a building material, comprising the steps of: 
 generating design drawing information which includes at least any one of a wall panel drawing, a floor panel drawing and a roof truss drawing of an objective building by a computer aided design (“CAD”) system;    generating list information by utilizing specification and quantity of the members used for the objective building, the list information being generated based on the design drawing information; and    producing members used for the objective building based on the list information by a computer aided manufacturing (“CAM”) system.    
   
   
       36 . The method according to  claim 35 , wherein the specification of the members includes positioning information for assembling the members.  
   
   
       37 . The method according to  claim 35 , wherein the list generating step includes the substep of generating the list information for each panel used for the objective building.  
   
   
       38 . A computer-readable storage medium which stores a program thereon, the program being capable to configure a processing arrangement to execute the steps comprising of: 
 generating design drawing information of an objective building using a processing arrangement;    generating list information of members used for the objective building, the list information being generated based on the design drawing information; and    controlling a production of the members used for the objective building based on the list information.    
   
   
       39 . A computer-readable storage medium which stores a program thereon, the program being capable to configure a processing arrangement to execute the steps comprising of: 
 generating design drawing information which includes at least any one of a wall panel drawing, a floor panel drawing and a roof truss drawing of an objective building by a computer aided design (“CAD”) system;    generating list information by utilizing specification and quantity of the members used for the objective building, the list information being generated based on the design drawing information; and    producing members used for the objective building based on the list information by a computer aided manufacturing (“CAM”) system.    
   
   
       40 . A program being capable to configure a processing arrangement to execute the steps comprising of: 
 generating design drawing information of an objective building using a processing arrangement;    generating list information of members used for the objective building, the list information being generated based on the design drawing information; and    controlling a production of the members used for the objective building based on the list information.    
   
   
       41 . A program being capable to configure a processing arrangement to execute the steps comprising of: 
 generating design drawing information which includes at least any one of a wall panel drawing, a floor panel drawing and a roof truss drawing of an objective building by a computer aided design (“CAD”) system;    generating list information by utilizing specification and quantity of the members used for the objective building, the list information being generated based on the design drawing information; and    producing members used for the objective building based on the list information by a computer aided manufacturing (“CAM”) system.    
   
   
       42 . An equipment for producing light gauge shape sheet steel for a steel house by supplying flat sheet steel on a main production line which includes an uncoiler, a leveler arranged downstream of the uncoiler, an end portion cutter arranged downstream of the leveler, a waiting table arranged downstream of the end portion cutter, a stationary fastening hole forming machine arranged downstream of the waiting table, and a roll forming machine arranged downstream of the stationary fastening hole forming machine, the equipment comprising: 
 a non-stationary fastening hole forming machine configured to form fastening holes without stopping a supply of the sheet steel, the non-stationary fastening hole forming machine being arranged downstream of the leveler, and independent of the stationary fastening hole forming machine.    
   
   
       43 . The equipment according to  claim 42 , wherein the fastening holes that do not require a high machining accuracy are formed by the non-stationary fastening hole forming machine arranged during an operation of the leveler, and wherein the fastening holes that require the high machining accuracy are formed by the stationary fastening hole forming machine.  
   
   
       44 . A computer-controlled production control system, comprising: 
 an equipment for producing a light gauge shape sheet steel for a steel house, the equipment including a general member constituting a basic structure, an application member having a shape different at end portions thereof from the general member, and a further member subjected to a machining procedure,    wherein the equipment comprises a main production line including an uncoiler, a leveler arranged downstream of the uncoiler, an end portion cutter arranged downstream of the leveler, a waiting table arranged downstream of the end portion cutter, a stationary fastening hole forming machine arranged downstream of the waiting table and a roll forming machine arranged downstream of the stationary fastening hole forming machine, and a further production line arranged in parallel to the main production line,    wherein the general member, the application member and the further member are distinguished from one another before the usage of the leveler based on member control information of the production control system, and    wherein the general member and the application member are produced on the production line, and the further member is transferred to the further production line that different from the main production line after being machined in procedures shared by the general member and the application member on the main production line, the special member being returned to the main production line after being machined to a shape that is unique to the further member on the special production line.    
   
   
       45 . The production control system according to  claim 44 , wherein, in order to generate a fastening hole information of the member control information, a computer aided design (“CAD”) system building is designed so that the fastening hole information that includes the position, shape and the machining accuracy of the fastening holes are generated automatically in accordance with individual attributes of the members, and wherein the generated fastening hole information is obtained as the member control information.  
   
   
       46 . The production control system according to  claim 45 , wherein one of the member having a two-dimensional cross section after a roll forming process and requiring a two-dimensional control for development information associated with the fastening hole position is produced, and wherein the development information is controlled as a one-dimensional information along a length of the one of the members for each shape of the one of the members.  
   
   
       47 . A building information distribution aiding system including a server arrangement configured to provide a building information distribution site for distributing building information of a building having common standards of materials and construction processes, and a client arrangement connectable with the server arrangement via a network, the system comprising: 
 a first arrangement which is capable to program at least one of the server arrangement, the client arrangement and a further arrangement to allow said server to indicate actual cases of buildings;    a second arrangement which is capable to program at least one of the server arrangement, the client arrangement and a further arrangement to allow the client arrangement to select at least one of the actual cases shown in a case collection page; and    a third arrangement which is capable to program at least one of the server arrangement, the client arrangement and a further arrangement to allow the building information corresponding to the selected actual case to be forwarded to the client arrangement.    
   
   
       48 . The building information distribution aiding system according to  claim 47 , wherein the server arrangement includes a fourth arrangement which is adapted to receive a member order and a specification from the client arrangement.  
   
   
       49 . The building information distribution aiding system according to  claim 47 , comprising: 
 a fifth arrangement which is capable to program at least one of the server arrangement, the client arrangement and a further arrangement to allow the client arrangement to transmit to the server arrangement one of the building information corrected from the downloaded building information and the building information newly generated by the client arrangement as new building information;    a sixth arrangement which is capable to program at least one of the server arrangement, the client arrangement and a further arrangement to allow the server arrangement to receive the new building information from the client arrangement; and    a seventh arrangement which is capable to program at least one of the server arrangement, the client arrangement and a further arrangement to allow a manager of the server arrangement to transmit to the client arrangement an expression of a will to purchase the new building information when the manager of the server arrangement decided to purchase the received new building information.