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Title:
METHOD FOR CONNECTING AND STORING CONNECTABLE SHELL STRUCTURE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001116187
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To enhance the efficiencies for assembling and storing a three- dimensional shell-like structure comprising hexagonal structural elements connected to one another.

Twenty hexagonal structural elements 11 are represented as A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in order. Four of the hexagonal structural elements connected to one another in staggered fashion, such as the elements A, B, C, D in Figure 2, are defined as a connecting blocks. Four of the hexagonal structural elements connected to one another in arcuate form, such as the elements A, B, C, D in Figure 5, are defined as γconnecting blocks. Further, the staggered connections among A, B, C, D in Figure 2 are different in staggering direction from the staggered connections among A, B, C, D in Figure 4. To distinguish the staggered connections in Figure 4 from those in Figure 2, the staggered connections of the configuration in Figure 4 are defined as consisting of β connecting blocks. Series connections are represented as α.α.α.α.α. To construct a structure from the series connections shown in Figure 2, connections of A-Q, A-H, B-S, C-G, D-T, E-L, F-J, I-P, K-O, M-T, and N-R are made.


Inventors:
YAMAWAKI KOJI
Application Number:
JP29708499A
Publication Date:
April 27, 2001
Filing Date:
October 19, 1999
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
NAT SPACE DEV AGENCY
International Classes:
B64G1/22; F16S1/00; (IPC1-7): F16S1/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Minoru Nakamura (9 outside)