CONSTRUCTION-SITE BOX

Abstract

A construction site box for providing tools, power tools, power tool parts and/or consumables on a construction site, in particular on a building construction site or on a civil engineering construction site, is provided. The construction site box comprises at least one holder for holding a tool, a power tool, a power tool part and/or a consumable, a mobile transporting platform for transporting the construction site box and a motor for driving the transporting platform and enables a user of the construction site box to work on a construction site particularly efficiently and while safeguarding health.

Claims

1. A construction site box for providing tools, power tools, power tool parts and/or consumables on a construction site, comprising at least one holder for holding a tool, a power tool, a power tool part and/or a consumable, a mobile transporting platform for moving the construction site box and a motor for driving the mobile transporting platform.

2. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transporting platform takes a form of a track-chain undercarriage and/or comprises a track-chain undercarriage.

3. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile transporting platform is formed such that the mobile transporting platform can move in a remotely controllable, partly autonomous, and/or autonomous manner.

4. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the construction site box has at least one rechargeable, rechargeable energy store.

5. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the construction site box has at least one charging station for charging an external energy store.

6. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the construction site box has at least one computer unit and/or a display unit.

7. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the construction site box has at least one wireless communication interface.

8. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the construction site box is designed to receive Building Information Modeling (BIM) data via the communication interface, to store BIM data and/or to provide BIM data via the communication interface.

9. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the construction site box has at least one position-and/or-location detection unit.

10. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the construction site box has at least one controllable manipulator.

11. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the construction site box has at least one optical recording device.

12. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the construction site box has a suction device and/or a blowing-out device.

13. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the construction site box has at least one compressor, a paint container and/or a spray nozzle.

14. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the construction site box, is controllable by at least one acoustic and/or optical signal.

15. The construction site box as claimed in claim 4, wherein the construction site box has at least one rechargeable energy store.

16. The construction site box as claimed in claim 11, wherein the at least one optical recording devices comprises a time-of-flight camera.

17. The construction site box as claimed in claim 14, comprising a controllable manipulator wherein the mobile transporting platform and/or the controllable manipulator are controllable by at least one acoustic and/or optical signal.

18. The construction site box of claim 14, wherein the at least one acoustic and/or optical signal comprises a voice command or an optically detectable gesture of a user.

19. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a controllable manipulator on an upper side of the construction site box.

20. The construction site box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the construction site box has at least one space behind a housing cover that can be swung open.

Description

[0046] In the figures:

[0047] FIG. 1 shows a side view of a construction site box and views of further details of the construction site box;

[0048] FIG. 2 shows a charging station of the construction site box;

[0049] FIG. 3 shows a lateral stowage space of the construction site box;

[0050] FIG. 4 shows a control space of the construction site box and

[0051] FIG. 5 shows a further stowage space of the construction site box.

[0052] In order to make it easier to understand the invention, the same reference signs are used in each case for identical or functionally corresponding elements in the following description of the figures.

[0053] FIG. 1 shows a side view of a construction site box 10. As will be explained in more detail below, the construction site box 10 is designed for providing tools, power tools, power tool parts and consumables on a construction site, for example on a building construction site or on a civil engineering construction site.

[0054] The construction site box 10 comprises a housing 12, on the underside of which a mobile transporting platform 14 is arranged. On the upper side of the housing 12 there is a manipulator 16.

[0055] The mobile transporting platform 14 takes the form of a track-chain undercarriage. For this purpose, two chains, of which only one chain 18 can be seen in the side view according to FIG. 1, can be driven by a motor 20 for driving the transporting platform 14.

[0056] The motor 20 can be supplied with electrical energy by an energy store 21 formed as a lithium-based rechargeable battery. The energy store 21 is arranged inside the housing 12, and therefore is only schematically represented in FIG. 1.

[0057] The manipulator 16 is arranged on the housing 12 by way of a lifting device 22. The lifting device 22 is designed to set a height position of the manipulator 16, and thereby increase the maximum range of the manipulator 16.

[0058] An end effector 24 is formed at the free end of the manipulator 16. Arranged on the end effector 24, by way of a power tool fitting, is a power tool 26, in this case an electrical handheld power tool formed as a power drill.

[0059] A suction line 28 together with a suction adapter 30 can be used to extract dust, drilling dust or the like from the working area of the power tool 26.

[0060] Also arranged on the end effector 24 is a marking unit, in particular in the form of a spray nozzle 29, with which paint can be sprayed, for example to produce colored markings.

[0061] Arranged to the side of the power tool 26 is an optical recording device 34. The optical recording device 34 has a time-of-flight camera, so that a three-dimensional image of the working area of the power tool 26 and its surrounding area can be captured.

[0062] A position mark 36 is also arranged in the region of the end effector 24. The position mark 36 takes the form of a polyhedral reflective surface, to interact with a position-and-location detection unit still to be described in more detail below.

[0063] Also arranged on the upper side of the housing 12 is a state-of-charge display unit 38 for displaying the available remaining energy of the energy store 21.

[0064] Along with the state-of-charge display unit 38, an emergency-off switch 40 is provided, with which the construction site box 10, and any connected devices, can be switched off at short notice if need be.

[0065] Also arranged on the housing 12 is a docking station 39, which is formed for receiving a tablet computer 42. The tablet computer 42 is shown in FIG. 1 as one of a number of individual parts in a separate front view. It has in particular a computer unit, with which a display unit 44 can be activated. The tablet computer 42 is also equipped inter alia with a microphone 46 for recording voice signals or the like.

[0066] In the lower region of FIG. 1, a radio remote control 48 can also be seen, with which the transporting platform 14 can be remotely controlled. It offers the possibility of controlling each of the chains 18 independently of one another, so that the transporting platform 14 formed as a track-chain undercarriage can be controlled to move forward, backward, to the left, to the right or, in particular by controlling the chains 18 so as to run in opposite directions, to turn on the spot.

[0067] FIG. 1 shows as a further individual part of the construction site box 10 a position-and-location detection unit 50 in the form of an automatic total station in a perspective view from obliquely above.

[0068] The position-and-location detection unit 50 is designed to interact with the position mark 36 in order to determine both the position of the construction site box 10 and also its relative location or alignment in relation to a predefined coordinate system, for example by markers arranged in a distributed manner on the construction site. Since the position mark 36 is arranged in the region of the end effector 24, it is possible to determine both the position and the alignment or location of the end effector 24, and consequently the power tool 26 fitted in it.

[0069] FIG. 2 shows a charging station 52 of the construction site box 10 (FIG. 1). The charging station 52 is formed in a rear region of the construction site box 10. The charging station 52 is inside the housing 12. In order to be able to reach the charging station 52, the housing 12 has a housing cover which can be swung open, which cannot be seen in FIG. 2.

[0070] The charging station 52 has a charger 54, with which external energy stores, in particular rechargeable batteries 56, can be charged. The rechargeable batteries 56, only one of which is provided with a reference sign as being representative, represent replacement batteries. Until they are possibly used at a later time, they are therefore kept in each case in battery holders 57, one of which once again is provided with a reference sign as being representative.

[0071] For optimized use of the space, further holders are formed in the region of the charging station 52, for example a line-laser holder 58 and also a range-finder holder 60, in which correspondingly a line laser and a range finder are respectively held.

[0072] The tablet computer 42, the radio remote control 48 and the position-and-location detection unit 50 may also be kept in corresponding holders in the charging station 52.

[0073] FIG. 3 shows a side compartment 62 of the construction site box 10 (FIG. 1). In particular, a measuring-utensil holder 64 can be seen, in which measuring utensils associated with the position-and-location detection unit 50, for example a measuring rod for separate determination of positions on a construction site, are held.

[0074] A suction device 68 is also held in a suction device holder 64. The suction device 68 is removable from the construction site box 10, so that it can also be used independently of the construction site box 10. It is able to be connected to the suction line 28 (FIG. 1).

[0075] A compressor 70, which takes the form of a compressed-air compressor and, together with a paint container 72, provides the spray nozzle 29 (FIG. 1) with paint, can also be seen.

[0076] Also provided is a consumables holder 74, in which various service materials and/or consumables, for example paint and/or thinner, can be stored.

[0077] FIG. 4 shows a control space 76 of the construction site box 10 (FIG. 1), which is located in the interior of the housing 12 behind a housing cover 77, which in FIG. 4 has been swung open and is only partially visible.

[0078] The control space 76 has a computer unit 78, taking the form of a tower PC. The computer unit 78 is connected to a communication interface 80. The communication interface 80 has a cellular receiver and also a WLAN interface. The communication interface 80 is in particular designed to be operated as a router. For this purpose, it is designed to transfer data between the cellular interface the WLAN interface. It is also designed to establish network connections with the tablet computer 42 (FIG. 1) and also possibly with further devices, for example a further construction site box.

[0079] Finally, FIG. 5 shows a side compartment 82 of the construction site box 10, which is likewise located in the interior of the housing 12 and behind a housing cover which can be swung open, which cannot be seen in FIG. 5.

[0080] Formed in the side compartment 82 is a power-tool holder 84 and also a tool holder 86.

[0081] Arranged in the power-tool holder 84 is a power tool 88 formed as a handheld power tool, for example as a hammer drill, for which tools 90, in particular rock drills, are fitted in the tool holder 86.

[0082] It is also conceivable that a holder for consumables such as screwed anchors or the like is formed, for example outside the housing 12, it being possible that the consumables are removable, preferably with the end effector 24 or a consumable gripping device located on it, for further processing.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0083] 10 Construction site box [0084] 12 Housing [0085] 14 Transporting platform [0086] 16 Manipulator [0087] 18 Chain [0088] 20 Motor [0089] 21 Energy store [0090] 22 Lifting device [0091] 24 End effector [0092] 26 Power tool [0093] 28 Suction line [0094] 29 Spray nozzle [0095] 30 Suction adapter [0096] 32 Compressed-air hose [0097] 34 Optical recording device [0098] 36 Position mark [0099] 38 Charging station display unit [0100] 39 Docking station [0101] 40 Emergency-off switch [0102] 42 Tablet computer [0103] 44 Display unit [0104] 46 Microphone [0105] 48 Radio remote control [0106] 50 Position-and-location detection unit [0107] 52 Charging station [0108] 54 Charger [0109] 56 Rechargeable battery [0110] 57 Battery holder [0111] 58 Line-laser holder [0112] 60 Range-finder holder [0113] 62 Side compartment [0114] 64 Measuring-utensils holder [0115] 66 Suction-device holder [0116] 68 Suction device [0117] 70 Compressor [0118] 72 Paint container [0119] 74 Consumables holder [0120] 76 Control space [0121] 77 Housing cover [0122] 78 Computer unit [0123] 80 Communication interface [0124] 82 Side compartment [0125] 84 Power-tool holder [0126] 86 Tool holder [0127] 88 Power tool [0128] 90 Tool