# Patent

## Title
Base isolation floor structure

## Abstract

Provided is a base isolation floor structure containing a base isolation frame containing plural frames, and plural base isolation bearings that support the base isolation frame, in which the base isolation bearing contains a base isolation structure that has plural rolling member and is disposed horizontally movably freely on a floor surface, a connecting member that is disposed above the base isolation structure and is connected to the base isolation frame, an elastic plate member that is disposed between the connecting member and the base isolation structure, and a rod member having one end thereof that extends downward and is fixed to the base isolation structure, and the other end thereof that extends upward and is inserted with an allowance into a through hole formed in the connecting member.

## Background
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a base isolation floor structure that is used, for example, as a floor structure, such as a free access floor, and operates a base isolation function against vibration and displacement of a building on earthquake or the like.
Description of the Conventional Art
Examples of the ordinary base isolation floor structure include a base isolation floor structure 2 shown in FIG. 15 that is disposed on a flat floor surface 5a, which is formed on a sole plate 5 in the form of a flat plate laid on a foundation floor surface 3 formed of a concrete slab (see FIG. 10 of JP-A-2000-266115).
The ordinary base isolation floor structure 2 contains plural horizontally moving structures 4 (i.e., base isolation structure) that are provided horizontally movably on the floor surface 5a of the sole plates 5, and thereby vibration and displacement in the horizontal direction of the building caused by earthquake or the like are prevented from being transmitted directly to a floor board 6 fixed on the horizontally moving structures 4 and a free access floor or the like, which is not shown in the figure, disposed on the floor board 6.
The horizontally moving structure 4 of the ordinary base isolation floor structure 2 has a space S having an annular horizontal cross sectional shape between a convex spherical surface 10a of an inner member 10 and a concave spherical surface 12a of an outer member 12. The horizontally moving structure 4 is provided horizontally movably with respect to the floor surface 5a of the sole plates 5 through guidance of plural balls 8 (i.e., rolling members) disposed between the floor surface 5a and a bottom surface 10b of the inner member 10 and inside the space S.
An upper surface 12b of the horizontally moving structure 4 has the floor board 6 in the form of a flat plate placed thereon. The floor board 6 is fixed to the outer member 12 through screw engagement of an external thread of a bolt 14 and an internal thread 12c of the outer member 12. An upper surface 6a of the floor board 6 has an free access floor, which is not shown in the figure, placed thereon and fixed thereto.
In the ordinary base isolation floor structure 2, the floor board 6 can move freely in any direction within the approximately horizontal surface on the floor surface 5a through horizontal movement of the plural horizontally moving structures 4 fixed to the floor board 6 with respect to the floor surface 5a of the sole plates 5.
PRIOR ART DOCUMENT
Patent Document
JP-A-2000-266115
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Problem to be Solved by the Invention
However, the ordinary base isolation floor structure 2 does not have such a structure that the balls 8 are retained by the horizontally moving structure 4 or the like, and thus has such a problem that in the case where a foundation floor surface 3 has a portion having unevenness (i.e., inclination and roughness that impair the flatness) formed thereon, the floor surface 5a of the sole plates 5 also has unevenness formed thereon, and between the floor surface 5a and the bottom surface 10b of the inner member 10, a part of the balls 8 of the horizontally moving structure 4 are released off from the bottom surface 10b of the inner member 10, thereby deteriorating the base isolation performance.
In the ordinary base isolation floor structure 2, furthermore, in the case where the floor board 6 are floated up due to vibration and displacement of a building caused by earthquake or the like, there is such a problem that the horizontally moving structures 4 fixed to the floor board 6 are also floated up simultaneously, and also in this case, a large number of the balls 8 are released and scattered off from the bottom surface 10b of the inner member 10, thereby deteriorating the base isolation performance.
As measures for solving the problems, it may be considered that a smooth surface without unevenness is formed on the foundation floor surface 3, the sole plate 5 having a large thickness is used, and the weight of the floor board 6, the free access floor or the like is increased to prevent the horizontally moving structures 4 from being floated up, but these measures have a problem of large amounts of labor and cost.
An object of the invention is to provide such a base isolation floor structure that even when the floor surface has a portion having unevenness formed thereon, or when the base isolation frame is floated up due to earthquake or the like, the base isolation floor structure is prevented from suffering deterioration of the base isolation performance thereof caused by releasing the rolling members off from a part of the base isolation structure.
Means for Solving the Problem
For solving the problems, the base isolation floor structure according to the invention includes a base isolation floor structure containing: a base isolation frame containing plural frames; and plural base isolation bearings that support the base isolation frame,
the base isolation bearing containing:
a base isolation structure that has plural rolling member and is disposed horizontally movably freely on a floor surface;
a connecting member that is disposed above the base isolation structure and is connected to the base isolation frame;
an elastic plate member that is disposed between the connecting member and the base isolation structure; and
a rod member having one end thereof that extends downward and is fixed to the base isolation structure, and the other end thereof that extends upward and is inserted with an allowance into a through hole formed in the connecting member.
The base isolation floor structure according to the invention further contains a coil spring that is disposed between the connecting member and the base isolation structure.
For solving the problems, the base isolation floor structure according to the invention also includes a base isolation floor structure containing: a base isolation frame containing plural frames; and plural base isolation bearings that support the base isolation frame,
the base isolation bearing containing:
a base isolation structure that has plural rolling member and is disposed horizontally movably freely on a floor surface;
a connecting member that is disposed above the base isolation structure and is connected to the base isolation frame;
a coil spring that is disposed between the connecting member and the base isolation structure; and
a rod member having one end thereof that extends downward and is fixed to the base isolation structure, and the other end thereof that extends upward and is inserted with an allowance into a through hole formed in the connecting member.
Effect of the Invention
According to the base isolation floor structure of the invention, the base isolation floor structure contains: a base isolation frame containing plural frames; and plural base isolation bearings that support the base isolation frame, in which
the base isolation bearing contains:
a base isolation structure that has plural rolling member and is disposed horizontally movably freely on a floor surface;
a connecting member that is disposed above the base isolation structure and is connected to the base isolation frame;
an elastic plate member that is disposed between the connecting member and the base isolation structure; and
a rod member having one end thereof that extends downward and is fixed to the base isolation structure, and the other end thereof that extends upward and is inserted with an allowance into a through hole formed in the connecting member, whereby
even when the floor surface has a portion having unevenness formed thereon, or when the base isolation frame is floated up due to earthquake or the like, the base isolation floor structure is prevented from suffering deterioration of the base isolation performance thereof caused by releasing the rolling members off from a part of the base isolation structure.
According to the base isolation floor structure of the invention, furthermore,
the base isolation floor structure contains: a base isolation frame containing plural frames; and plural base isolation bearings that support the base isolation frame, in which
the base isolation bearing contains:
a base isolation structure that has plural rolling member and is disposed horizontally movably freely on a floor surface;
a connecting member that is disposed above the base isolation structure and is connected to the base isolation frame;
a coil spring that is disposed between the connecting member and the base isolation structure; and
a rod member having one end thereof that extends downward and is fixed to the base isolation structure, and the other end thereof that extends upward and is inserted with an allowance into a through hole formed in the connecting member, whereby
even when the floor surface has a portion having unevenness formed thereon, or when the base isolation frame is floated up due to earthquake or the like, the base isolation floor structure is prevented from suffering deterioration of the base isolation performance thereof caused by releasing the rolling members off from a part of the base isolation structure.



BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a side view showing a base isolation floor structure 40 according to a first embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a partially cross partial sectional side view showing an enlarged view around a base isolation bearing 44 of the base isolation floor structure 40 in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of the base isolation bearing 44 on line A-A in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 includes figures showing cushion rubber 64, in which FIG. 4(a) is a top plan view thereof, FIG. 4(b) is an elevational view thereof, and FIG. 4(c) is a bottom plan view thereof.
FIG. 5 is a figure showing a horizontally moving structure 60 and is a cross sectional view of the horizontally moving structure 60 on line B-B in FIG. 6.
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the horizontally moving structure 60 shown in FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is a figure showing an enlarged view around the base isolation bearing 44 of the base isolation floor structure 40 and is a side view showing the state where the base isolation bearing 44 is placed on an inclined floor surface 43a. 
FIG. 8 is a figure showing an enlarged view around the base isolation bearing 44 of the base isolation floor structure 40 and is a side view showing the state where the base isolation bearing 44 is placed on a floor surface 43a that has a lower height than the other portions.
FIG. 9 is a figure showing a base isolation floor structure 80 according to a second embodiment of the invention and is a side view showing an enlarged view around a base isolation bearing 82 thereof.
FIG. 10 is a figure showing an enlarged view around a base isolation bearing 82 of the base isolation floor structure 80 and is a side view showing the state where the base isolation bearing 82 is placed on an inclined floor surface 43a. 
FIG. 11 is a figure showing a base isolation floor structure 100 according to a third embodiment of the invention and is a side view showing an enlarged view around a base isolation bearing 102 thereof.
FIG. 12 is a cross sectional view of the base isolation bearing 102 on line C-C in FIG. 11.
FIG. 13 is a figure showing an enlarged view around the base isolation bearing 102 of the base isolation floor structure 100 with the view point that is rotated 90° in the horizontal plane and is a side view showing the state where the base isolation bearing 102 is placed on an inclined floor surface 43a. 
FIG. 14 is a figure showing a base isolation floor structure 120 according to a fourth embodiment of the invention and is a side view showing an enlarged view around a base isolation bearing 122 thereof.
FIG. 15 is a cross sectional side view showing an ordinary base isolation floor structure 2.



DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS


    2 base isolation floor structure
    3 foundation floor surface
    4 horizontally moving structure
    5 sole plate
    5a floor surface
    6 floor board
    6a upper surface
    8 ball
    10 inner member
    10a convex spherical surface
    10b bottom surface
    12 outer member
    12a concave spherical surface
    12b upper surface
    12c internal thread
    14 bolt
    40 base isolation floor structure
    41 foundation floor surface
    42 base isolation frame
    43 sole plate
    43a floor surface
    44 base isolation bearing
    46, 48 frame
    49 supporting leg
    50 joint member
    51 bolt
    52 mounting member
    52a flat plate portion
    52b cylinder portion
    52c internal thread
    53 nut
    54 connecting member
    54a flat plate portion
    54b protruding portion
    54c through hole
    54d external thread
    56 bolt
    56a external thread
    58 coil spring
    60 horizontally moving structure
    62 plate member
    62a through hole
    64 cushion rubber
    64a through hole
    64b upper surface
    64c bottom surface
    64d, 64e groove
    66 locking screw
    70 ball
    72 inner member
    72a convex spherical surface
    72b cylinder portion
    72c upper surface
    72d bottom surface
    72e internal screw
    74 outer member
    74a concave spherical surface
    74b recessed portion
    74c upper surface
    74d bottom surface
    74e dish-shaped hole
    74f internal thread
    74g opening
    76 countersunk screw
    76a external thread
    80 base isolation floor structure
    82 base isolation bearing
    84 connecting member
    84a flat plate portion
    84b protruding portion
    84c through hole
    84d external thread
    84e downward protruding portion
    84f convex spherical surface portion
    100 base isolation floor structure
    102 base isolation bearing
    104 connecting member
    104a flat plate portion
    104b protruding portion
    104c through hole
    104d external thread
    106 first round rod member
    108 plate member
    108a through hole
    110 second round rod member
    120 base isolation floor structure
    122 base isolation bearing
    F restoring force
    S space
    W welding


DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Embodiments for carrying out the base isolation floor structure according to the invention will be described specifically with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1 to 8 are figures that are referred to for describing a base isolation floor structure 40 according to the first embodiment of the invention.
A base isolation floor structure 40 of this embodiment has a base isolation frame 42 having frames 46 and 48 and a joint member 50, and the base isolation frame 42 is supported from below with plural base isolation bearings 44.
In the base isolation frame 42, the frames 46 and 48, each of which is formed of an H-section steel, are disposed in such a manner that the longitudinal directions thereof intersect with each other approximately perpendicularly in the horizontal plane, and plural frames 46 and 48 are combined and disposed in the form of a lattice as viewed from the above.
The frames 46 and 48 are connected at the adjacent parts thereof through a joint member 50 and are fixed to each other.
Specifically, the plate-like portion at the cross sectional center of the H-section of the frame 48 is superimposed on one of the plate-like portions of the joint member 50 in the form of a plate having been bent at 90°, and is fixed to the joint member 50 through screw engagement of an external thread of a bolt 51 penetrating through the through holes formed in the plate-like portions and an internal thread of a nut 53. The frame 46 is also fixed to the other plate-like portion of the joint member 50 in the same manner.
A supporting leg 49 of a free access floor is placed on the upper flange of the frame 46 as in FIG. 1, and the bottom plate of the supporting leg 49 is fixed thereto through screw engagement of a bolt 51 and a nut 53.
A base isolation bearing 44 under the frames 46 and 48 has a mounting member 52, a connecting member 54, a bolt 56 (i.e., a rod member), a coil spring 58, a horizontally moving structure 60 (i.e., a base isolation structure), a plate member 62 and cushion rubber 64 (i.e., an elastic plate member), and the base isolation bearing 44 is disposed on a floor surface 43a of plural sole plates 43 in the form of a thin plate laid on a foundation floor surface.
The mounting member 52 of the base isolation bearing 44 has a flat plate portion 52a having a approximately square plate shape and a cylinder portion 52b having a hexagonal outer shape protruding downward from the center of the flat plate portion 52a, and the cylinder portion 52b has an internal thread 52c on the inner circumferential portion thereof (see FIG. 2).
The flat plate portion 52a of the mounting member 52 is in contact with the lower flange of the frame 46 as in FIG. 1, and is fixed to the lower flange of the frame 46 as in the figure through screw engagement of a bolt 51 and a nut 53.
The connecting member 54 of the base isolation bearing 44 has a flat plate portion 54a having a approximately square shape and a protruding portion 54b protruding upward from the center of the flat plate portion 54a as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the protruding portion 54b has an external thread 54d formed on the outer circumferential portion thereof.
As shown in FIG. 2, in the state where the external thread 54d of the protruding portion 54b of the connecting member 54 is screwed into the internal thread 52c formed in the cylinder portion 52c of the connecting member 52, the connecting member 54 may be rotated relatively with the mounting member 52, and thereby the distance between the flat plate portions 52a and 54a may be adjusted. According to the procedure, the height position of the base isolation frame 42 fixed to the mounting member 52 from the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43 may also be adjusted.
The mounting member 52 and the connecting member 54 are fixed to each other non-relatively rotatably by screwing an external thread of a locking screw 66 into an internal screw hole, which is not shown in the figure, formed on the lower end of the mounting member 52.
The flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 has at the four corners thereof through holes 54c, through each of which an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of an external thread 56a of the bolt 56 penetrates with an allowance.
The plate member 62 of the base isolation bearing 44 has the same shape as the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Specifically, the plate member 62 is formed in a approximately square plate shape, and through holes 62a formed at the four corners thereof are formed with the same diameter as the through holes 54c of the connecting member 54 at the coaxial positions of the through holes 54c on superimposing the plate member 62 onto the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54.
The plate member 62 is placed on an upper surface 74c of an outer member 74 of the horizontally moving structure 60. Four coil springs 58 and cushion rubber 64 are placed on the plate member 62.
The cushion rubber 64 of the base isolation bearing 44 is formed in a approximately square plate shape as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and through holes 64a each formed at the four corners thereof are formed with a larger diameter than the through holes 54c of the connecting member 54 at the coaxial positions of the through holes 54c on superimposing onto the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54. The coil springs 58 are disposed in the four through holes 64a of the cushion rubber 64, respectively.
The cushion rubber 64 is shown in the figures other than FIG. 4 with omission of grooves 64d and 64e described below, for the sake of explanation.
Specifically, the cushion rubber 64 has, as shown in FIG. 4(b), plural grooves 64d that are recessed in a squared U-shape from an upper surface 64b thereof, extend in parallel to one edge thereof extending in the vertical direction as in FIG. 4(a), and are formed adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction as in the figure.
The cushion rubber 64 has plural grooves 64e that are recessed in a squared U-shape from a bottom surface 64c thereof, extend in one edge that is in parallel to the horizontal direction as in FIG. 4(c), and are formed adjacent to each other in the vertical direction as in the figure.
The cushion rubber 64 can be deflected and can decrease the thickness dimension thereof on application of pressure.
The cushion rubber 64 is held between the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 and the plate member 62 as shown in FIG. 2, and thereby the cushion rubber 64 decreases the vibration transmission between the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 and the plate member 62, and exhibits an effect of relaxing and absorbing accidental impact energy and an effect of attenuating vibration.
The four bolts 56 shown in FIG. 3 each have the external thread 56a that penetrates with an allowance through the through hole 54c of the connecting member 54, the through hole 64a of the cushion rubber 64, the interior of the coil spring 58 and the through hole 62a of the plate member 62 in this order from the upper surface of the flat plate 54a of the connecting member 54, as shown in FIG. 2.
The four bolts 56 are fixed to the horizontally moving structure 60 through screw engagement of tip ends of the external threads 56a thereof that protrude downward from the plate member 62 with internal threads 74f (see FIG. 6) that are opened and formed at four positions on the upper surface 74c of the outer member 74 of the horizontally moving structure 60.
The horizontally moving structure 60 of the base isolation bearing 44 shown in FIG. 1 has plural balls 70 (i.e., rolling members), an inner member 72 and an outer member 74, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.
The inner member 72 is formed in a disk shape having a convex spherical surface 72a on the outer circumference cross section and has a cylinder portion 72b that protrudes upward from the center of the upper side of the inner member 72 and is integrated therewith. An upper surface 72c of the cylinder member 72b has four internal threads 72e opened thereon.
The outer member 74 is formed in a approximately cylindrical shape having a small height, and has on the inner cross sectional surface thereof a concave spherical surface 74a corresponding to the convex spherical surface 72a of the inner member 72. The outer member 74 has on the bottom surface thereof an opening 74g opened on the concave spherical surface 74a, and has above the opening 74g a recessed portion 74b recessed upward from the surrounding as in FIG. 5.
The outer member 74 has in the center portion on the upper surface 74c thereof four dish-shaped holes 74e penetrating through the upper surface 74c to the ceiling surface of the recessed portion 74b. 
The outer member 74 is fixed to the inner member 72 in such a manner that the cylinder portion 72b of the inner member 72 is inserted into the recessed portion 74b of the outer member 74, external threads 76a of countersunk screws 76 are inserted into the dish-shaped holes 74e of the outer member 74, and the tip ends of the external threads 76a are screwed in and engaged with the internal threads 72e of the inner member 72.
As shown in FIG. 5, a space S curved in the vertical cross section, in which spherical balls 70 formed of a metal are capable of rolling, is formed between the concave spherical surface 74a of the outer member 74 and the convex spherical surface 72a of the inner member 72. The space S has an annular shape in the horizontal cross section at the center in height of the outer member 74.
The balls 70 are disposed adjacent to each other along the center lines of the space S and a space between the bottom surface 72d of the inner member 72 and the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43.
The balls 70 are disposed between the bottom surface 72d of the inner member 72 and the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43, and thereby the bottom surface 74d of the outer member 74 is disposed slightly above away from the floor surface 43a to prevent the bottom surface 74d from being in contact with the floor surface 43a. 
When the horizontally moving structure 60 moves horizontally on the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43, under the bottom surface 72d of the inner member 72, the balls 70 that are positioned on the opposite side of the moving direction of the horizontal movement enter into the space S and move circularly, and the balls 70 that are positioned on the side of the moving direction of the horizontal movement move toward the opposite side to the moving direction of the horizontal movement of the horizontally moving structure 60.
When the horizontally moving structure 60 moves horizontally, accordingly, the balls 70 move horizontally or move circularly by following the horizontal movement, and the base isolation frame 42 can move freely in any horizontal direction on the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43 according to such an operation of the horizontally moving structure 60 guided by the balls 70.
The base isolation bearing 44 on setting up is adjusted to such a height that the connecting member 54 and the cushion rubber 64 are in contact with each other, and the cushion rubber 64 and the plate member 62 are in contact with each other, as shown in FIG. 2, through the adjustment of the height position between the mounting member 52 and the connecting member 54 described above. The base isolation floor structure 40 equipped with the base isolation bearing 44 supports the free access floor or the like disposed on the base isolation frame 42.
The external thread 56a of the bolt 56 is inserted loosely with an allowance into the through hole 54c of the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54, the interior of the coil spring 58 and the through hole 62a of the plate member 62, but does not fix them.
Accordingly, the axial line of the external thread 56a of the bolt 56 can be inclined to a prescribed angle with respect to the axial line of the through hole 54c. According to the procedure, the horizontally moving structure 60 is allowed to rotate to a prescribed angle with respect to the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54.
As shown in FIG. 7, specifically, in the case where the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, and the horizontally moving structure 60 is rotated to a prescribed angle with respect to the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 corresponding to the inclination of the floor surface 43a, the external thread 56a of the bolt 56 is not in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the through hole 54c of the connecting member 54.
In this case, in the left half as in FIG. 7, in which the distance between the horizontally moving structure 60 and the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 is decreased, the length dimension of the coil spring 58 and the thickness dimension of the cushion rubber 64 are decreased. In the right half as in FIG. 7, in which the distance between the horizontally moving structure 60 and the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 is increased, the length dimension of the coil spring 58 is increased.
In the base isolation floor structure 40 according to this embodiment, the relative angle of the horizontally moving structure 60 with respect to the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 can be changed to a certain extent corresponding to unevenness (i.e., inclination and roughness that impair the flatness) of the foundation floor surface 41 or the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43, and therefore even when unevenness is formed on the foundation floor surface 41 or the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43, the balls 70 positioned between the bottom surface 72d of the inner member 72 of the horizontally moving structure 60 and the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43 can all be made in contact with the floor surface 43a. 
The length dimension between the lower surface of the head portion of the bolt 56 and the upper surface 74c of the outer member 74 of the horizontally moving structure 60 is larger than the total thickness dimension of the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54, the plate member 62 and the cushion rubber 64, and thereby the horizontally moving structure 60 supports from below the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 through the plate member 62 and the cushion rubber 64 or is separated downward therefrom, corresponding to the change of the distance between the lower surface of the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 and the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43.
Specifically, in the case where the distance between the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43 and the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 is small, and the lower surface of the head portion of the bolt 56 and the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 are separated from each other certainly largely as shown in FIG. 2, the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 is in contact with the upper surface of the cushion rubber 64, and the plate member 62 and the cushion rubber 64 are in close contact with each other between the connecting member 54 and the horizontally moving structure 60, thereby making such a state that the horizontally moving structure 60 supports from below the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 through the coil spring 58, the plate member 62 and the cushion rubber 64.
In the case where the distance between the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43 and the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 is larger than the distance in FIG. 2, and the lower surface of the head portion of the bolt 56 is close to the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 as shown in FIG. 8, the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 is separated from the upper surface of the cushion rubber 64, thereby making such a state that the horizontally moving structure 60 supports from below the base isolation frame 42 and the like above the connecting member 54 through the coil spring 58 and the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54.
Accordingly, the bolt 56 has such a length that when the tip end of the external thread 56a thereof is screwed in and engaged with the internal thread 74c of the horizontally moving structure 60 in the normal state, the lower surface of the head portion thereof faces the upper surface of the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 with a certainly large distance, but in the case where the horizontally moving structure 60 descends largely due to unevenness of the foundation floor surface 41 or the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43, there is an increased possibility of contact of the lower surface of the head portion of the bolt 56 with the upper surface of the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting portion 54, and the horizontally moving structure 60 and the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 are close to the most separated state.
Thus, in the case where unevenness is formed on the foundation floor surface 41 or the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43, on which one base isolation bearing 44 among the plural base isolation bearings 44 supporting the base isolation frame 42 is placed, and the height position of the floor surface 43a is lower than the floor surface 43a having the other base isolation bearings 44 placed thereon, the horizontally moving structure 60 descends downward by increasing the distance from the lower surface of the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54, thereby making the balls 70 in contact with the floor surface 43a, as shown in FIG. 8.
In the case where base isolation frame 42 is floated up due to earthquake or the like, the horizontally moving structure 60 descends downward by increasing the distance from the lower surface of the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54, thereby making the balls 70 in contact with the foundation floor surface 41.
In the case where the distance between the floor surface 43a and the flat plate portion 54a of the connecting member 54 is increased due to unevenness of the foundation floor surface 41 or the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43, the horizontally moving structure 60 descends by the own weight thereof, thereby maintaining the contact state with the floor surface 43a as shown in FIG. 8.
As shown in FIG. 8, furthermore, the restoring force F of the coil spring 58 acts to press the horizontally moving structure 60 onto the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43, and thereby the horizontally moving structure 60 can ensure the contact state with the floor surface 43a even in the case where the height and inclination of the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43 are changed.
In the base isolation floor structure 40 according to this embodiment, the vertical distance between the flat plate 54a of the connecting member 54 and the horizontally moving structure 60 can be changed corresponding to the change of the height of the foundation floor surface 41 or the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43 or the float-up of the base isolation frame 42 due to earthquake or the like, and thereby the balls 70 of the horizontally moving structure 60 can all be made in contact with the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43 even when the floor surface 43a has a portion that has a height different from the other most portions, or the base isolation frame 42 is floated up.
In the base isolation floor structure 40 according to this embodiment, the base isolation bearing 44 is constituted by the mounting member 52, the connecting member 54, the supporting rod member 56 and the horizontally moving structure 60 to provide a simple structure for the base isolation bearing 44, and thus the material cost and the production cost thereof can be reduced.
In the base isolation floor structure 40 according to this embodiment, it is not necessary that the foundation floor surface 41 is formed as a smooth surface without unevenness, the thickness of the sole plate 43 is increased, or the weight of the base isolation frame 42, the free access floor or the like supported by the base isolation bearing 44 is increased, and thereby the material cost and the production cost of the base isolation floor structure 40 can be reduced.
According to the base isolation floor structure 40 according to this embodiment, as described above, even when the floor surface 43a has a portion having unevenness formed thereon, or the base isolation frame 42 is floated up due to earthquake or the like, the balls 70 can be prevented from being released off from a part of the horizontally moving structure 60, thereby preventing the base isolation performance from being deteriorated.
FIGS. 9 and 10 are figures for describing a base isolation floor structure 80 according to the second embodiment of the invention.
The base isolation floor structure 80 according to this embodiment is different from the base isolation floor structure 40 according to the first embodiment in the point shown in FIG. 9 that a connecting member 84 has a base isolation bearing 82 instead of the connecting member 54, the plate member 62 and the cushion rubber 64 in the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 9, the connecting member 84 according to this embodiment has a flat plate portion 84a, a protruding portion 84b protruding upward having an external thread 84d, and a through hole 84c, which correspond to the flat plate portion 54a, the protruding portion 54b protruding upward having the external thread 54d, and the through hole 54c of the connecting member 54 in the first embodiment, respectively.
The connecting member 84 has integrated therewith a downward protruding portion 84e that protrudes downward from the center of the lower surface of the flat plate portion 84a through welding W of an upper end of a cylinder member to the lower surface of the flat plate portion 84a as in FIG. 9.
The connecting member 84 has a convex spherical surface portion 84f at the tip end of the downward protruding portion 84e. The convex spherical surface portion 84f is in contact with the center of the upper surface 74c of the outer member 74 of the horizontally moving structure 60.
As shown in FIG. 9, the external thread 56a of the bolt 56 is inserted loosely with an allowance into the interior of the coil spring 58 and the through hole 84c of the flat plate portion 84a of the connecting member 84, but is not fixed thereto.
Accordingly, the horizontally moving structure 60 is allowed to rotate to a prescribed angle with respect to the flat plate portion 84a of the connecting member 84.
As shown in FIG. 10, specifically, in the case where the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43 is inclined within a prescribed angle with respect to the horizontal plane, and the horizontally moving structure 60 is rotated to a prescribed angle with respect to the flat plate portion 84a of the connecting member 84 corresponding to the inclination of the floor surface 43a, the external thread 56a of the bolt 56 is not in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the through hole 84c. 
In this case, the horizontally moving structure 60 is rotated with the part where the convex spherical surface portion 84f of the downward protruding portion 84e of the connecting member 84 is in contact therewith as the supporting point.
The length dimension between the lower surface of the head portion of the bolt 56 and the upper surface 74c of the outer member 74 of the horizontally moving structure 60 is larger than the total of the thickness dimension of the flat plate portion 84a of the connecting member 84 and the height dimension of the downward protruding portion 84e, and thereby the horizontally moving structure 60 of the base isolation bearing 82 supports from below the flat plate portion 84a of the connecting member 84, or the flat plate portion 84a of the connecting member 84 is separated from the upper surface 74c of the outer member 74 of the horizontally moving structure 60, corresponding to the change of the distance between the lower surface of the flat plate portion 84a of the connecting member 84 and the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43.
The base isolation floor structure 80 according to this embodiment provides the same effects as in the base isolation floor structure 40 according to the first embodiment.
FIGS. 11 to 13 are figures for describing a base isolation floor structure 100 according to the third embodiment of the invention.
The base isolation floor structure 100 according to this embodiment is different from the base isolation floor structure 80 according to the second embodiment in the point shown in FIG. 11 that a base isolation bearing 102 has a connecting member 104, a first round rod member 106, a plate member 108 and a second round rod member 110 instead of the connecting member 84 in the second embodiment.
The connecting member 104 in this embodiment has a flat plate portion 104a, a protruding portion 104b protruding upward having an external thread 104d, and a through hole 104c, which each correspond to the flat plate portion 84a, the protruding portion 84b protruding upward having the external thread 84d, and the through hole 84c of the connecting member 84 in the second embodiment.
The connecting member 104 has on the lower surface of the flat plate portion 104a the first round rod member 106, and is integrated with the first round rod member 106 through welding between the lower surface of the flat plate portion 104a and the outer circumferential surface of the first round rod member 106.
As shown in FIG. 11, under the flat plate portion 104a of the connecting member 104 and the first round rod member 106, the plate member 108 and the second round rod member 110 having the same structure as above are disposed and superimposed on each other.
The plate member 108 of the base isolation bearing 102 is formed in a approximately square plate shape as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, and through holes 108a formed at the four corners thereof are formed with a larger diameter than the through holes 104c of the connecting member 104 at the coaxial positions of the through holes 104c on superimposing the plate member 108 onto the flat plate portion 104a of the connecting member 104. The coil springs 58 are inserted in the through holes 104c of the plate member 108, respectively.
The plate member 108 has on the lower surface thereof the second round rod member 110, and is integrated with the second round rod member 110 through welding between the lower surface and the outer circumferential surface of the second round rod member 110.
As shown in FIG. 12, the first round rod member 106 is disposed with the axial line thereof extending in the vertical direction as in the figure at the center position in the horizontal direction as in the figure of the flat plate portion 104a of the connecting member 104. The second round rod member 110, on the other hand, is disposed with the axial line thereof extending in the horizontal direction as in the figure at the center position in the vertical direction as in the figure of the flat plate portion 104a of the connecting member 104. Accordingly, the first round rod member 106 and the second round rod member 110 are disposed with the axial lines thereof crossed perpendicularly each other as viewed from the above in FIG. 11.
As shown in FIG. 11, the first round rod member 106 is disposed on the upper surface of the plate member 108, and the outer circumferential surface thereof is in contact with the upper surface of the plate member 108 rotatably within a limited angle range.
The second round rod member 110 is disposed on the upper surface 74c of the outer member 74 of the horizontally moving structure 60, and the outer circumferential surface thereof is in contact with the upper surface 74c of the outer member 74 rotatably within a limited angle range.
As shown in FIG. 11, the external thread 56a of the bolt 56 is inserted loosely with an allowance into the through hole 104c of the flat plate portion 104a of the connecting member 104, and the interior of the coil spring 58 inserted into the through hole 108a of the plate member 108, but does not fix them.
Accordingly, the horizontally moving structure 60 is allowed to rotate to a prescribed angle with respect to the flat plate portion 104a of the connecting member 104.
As shown in FIG. 13, specifically, in the case where the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43 is inclined in the horizontal direction as in the figure with respect to the horizontal plane, and the horizontally moving structure 60 is rotated to a prescribed angle with respect to the flat plate portion 104a of the connecting member 104 corresponding to the inclination of the floor surface 43a, the external thread 56a of the bolt 56 is not in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the through hole 104c. 
In this case, the horizontally moving structure 60 is rotated with the part where the outer circumferential surface of the second round rod member 110 is in contact therewith as the supporting point.
In the case where the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43 is inclined in the anteroposterior direction as in FIG. 13 with respect to the horizontal plane, and the horizontally moving structure 60 is rotated to a prescribed angle with respect to the flat plate portion 104a of the connecting member 104 corresponding to the inclination of the floor surface 43a, the external thread 56a of the bolt 56 is not in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the through hole 104c. 
In this case, the horizontally moving structure 60 is rotated with the part where the outer circumferential surface of the first round rod member 106 is in contact with the upper surface of the plate member 108 as the supporting point.
The length dimension between the lower surface of the head portion of the bolt 56 and the upper surface 74c of the outer member 74 is larger than the total of the thickness dimension of the flat plate portion 104a of the connecting member 104 and the plate member 108 and the diameter dimension of the first round rod member 106 and the second round rod member 110, and thereby the horizontally moving structure 60 supports from below the flat plate portion 104a of the connecting member 104, or the flat plate portion 104a of the connecting member 104 is separated from the upper surface 74c of the outer member 74, corresponding to the change of the distance between the lower surface of the flat plate portion 104a of the connecting member 104 and the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43.
The base isolation floor structure 100 according to this embodiment provides the same advantageous effects as in the base isolation floor structure 40 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a figure for describing a base isolation floor structure 120 according to the fourth embodiment of the invention.
The base isolation floor structure 120 according to this embodiment is different from the base isolation floor structure 40 according to the first embodiment in the point shown in FIG. 14 that a base isolation bearing 122 does not have the plate member 62 and the cushion rubber 64 in the first embodiment.
The base isolation floor structure 120 according to this embodiment provides the same advantageous effects as in the base isolation floor structure 40 according to the first embodiment.
The invention is not limited to the aforementioned embodiments, and various changes may be made in the base isolation floor structure within a range that achieves the objects of the invention.
For example, in the base isolation floor structure 40 of the first embodiment, the frames 46 and 48 of the base isolation frame 42 are formed of an H-section steel, but are not limited thereto, and other materials and other shapes may be used.
In the base isolation floor structure 40 of the first embodiment, furthermore, the base isolation bearing 44 has the mounting member 52, the connecting member 54, the bolts 56, the coil springs 58, the horizontally moving structure 60, the plate member 62 and the cushion rubber 64, but a structure having no coil spring 58 may be used.
In the base isolation floor structure 40 of the first embodiment, furthermore, the connecting member 54 is fixed to the base isolation frame 42 through the mounting member 52, but the connecting member 54 may be fixed directly to the base isolation frame 42 without the mounting member 52.
In the base isolation floor structure 40 of the first embodiment, furthermore, the cushion rubber 64 has a approximately square plate shape, and for using efficiently the deflection of the cushion rubber 64, the plate member 62 having the same approximately square plate shape as the cushion rubber 64 is disposed between the cushion rubber 64 and the upper surface 74c of the horizontally moving structure 60, but a structure having no plate member 62 may be used.
In the base isolation floor structure 40 of the first embodiment, furthermore, the cushion rubber 64 have the grooves 64d and 64e, but the grooves 64d and 64e may not be formed as far as the cushion rubber exhibits the function thereof.
In the base isolation floor structure 40 of the first embodiment, furthermore, the bolt 56 has the head portion and the external thread 56a, but the invention is not limited thereto, and a simple rod member having a cylindrical column shape or a rectangular column shape may be used with the lower end thereof being engaged in a recession of the horizontally moving structure 60.
In the base isolation floor structure 40 of the first embodiment, furthermore, the base isolation bearing 44 is placed on the floor surface 43a of the sole plate 43, but the base isolation bearing 44 may be placed directly on the foundation floor surface 41.
In the base isolation floor structure 80 of the second embodiment, the convex spherical surface portion 84f is provided at the tip end of the downward protruding portion 84e of the connecting member 84, but a chamfer portion formed by scraping the corner of the tip end at approximately 45° may be provided instead of the convex spherical surface portion 84f. 
In the base isolation floor structure 100 of the third embodiment, the two combination, i.e., the connecting member 104 and the first round rod member 106, and the plate member 108 and the second round rod member 110, are disposed and superimposed on each other, but for example, only one combination of the connecting member 104 and the first round rod member 106 may be disposed.

## Claims

1. A base isolation floor structure comprising:
a base isolation frame containing a plurality of frames; and a plurality of base isolation bearings that support the base isolation frame,
each of the base isolation bearings comprising:
a base isolation structure that has a plurality of rolling members and is disposed horizontally movably freely on a floor surface;
a connecting member that is disposed above the base isolation structure and is connected to the base isolation frame;
an elastic plate member that is disposed between the connecting member and the base isolation structure; and
a rod member having a lower end that is fixed to the base isolation structure, an intermediate portion inserted loosely with an allowance into a through hole formed in the connecting member, and an upper end that protrudes upward from the through hole in the connecting member so that the rod member does not fix the connecting member.

2. The base isolation floor structure according to claim 1, which further comprises a coil spring that is disposed between the connecting member and the base isolation structure.

3. A base isolation floor structure comprising:
a base isolation frame containing a plurality of frames; and a plurality of base isolation bearings that support the base isolation frame,
each of the base isolation bearings comprising:
a base isolation structure that has a plurality of rolling members and is disposed horizontally movably freely on a floor surface;
a connecting member that is disposed above the base isolation structure and is connected to the base isolation frame;
a coil spring that is disposed between the connecting member and the base isolation structure; and
a rod member having a lower end that extends downward and is fixed to the base isolation structure, an intermediate portion inserted loosely with an allowance into a through hole formed in the connecting member, and an upper end that protrudes upward from the through hole in the connecting member so that the rod member does not fix the connecting member.

4. A base isolation floor structure comprising:
a base isolation frame containing a plurality of frames; and
a plurality of base isolation bearings that support the base isolation frame,
each of the base isolation bearings comprising:
a base isolation structure that has a plurality of rolling members and is disposed horizontally movably freely on a floor surface;
a connecting member that is disposed above the base isolation structure and is connected to the base isolation frame, said connecting member having a flat plate portion with an upper surface and a lower surface;
an elastic plate member that is disposed between the flat plate portion of the connecting member and the base isolation structure; and
a rod member having a lower end that is fixed to the base isolation structure, an intermediate portion inserted loosely with an allowance into a though hole formed in the flat plate portion of the connecting member and a through hole formed in the elastic plate member, and an upper end that protrudes upward from the upper surface of the flat plate portion of the connecting member,
wherein a vertical distance between the lower surface of the flat plate portion of the connecting member and the base isolation structure changes corresponding to a change in a vertical distance between the lower surface of the flat plate portion of the connecting member and the floor surface so that the rolling members of the base isolation structure are made in contact with the floor surface.

5. The base isolation floor structure according to claim 4, further comprising a coil spring that is disposed inside of the through hole formed in the elastic plate member, and
wherein the intermediate portion of the rod member is inserted loosely with an allowance into the though hole of the flat plate portion of the connecting member, the interior of the coil spring and the though hole of the elastic plate member.

6. A base isolation floor structure comprising:
a base isolation frame containing a plurality of frames; and a plurality of base isolation bearings that support the base isolation frame,
each of the base isolation bearings comprising:
a base isolation structure that has a plurality of rolling members and is disposed horizontally movably freely on a floor surface;
a connecting member that is disposed above the base isolation structure and is connected to the base isolation frame, said connecting member having a flat plate portion with an upper surface and a lower surface;
a coil spring disposed between the flat plate portion of the connecting member and the base isolation structure; and
a rod member having a lower end that is fixed to the base isolation structure, an intermediate portion inserted loosely with an allowance into though hole formed in the flat plate portion of the connecting member and interior of the coil spring, and an upper end that protrudes upward from the upper surface of the flat plate portion of the connecting member,
wherein a vertical distance between the lower surface of the flat plate portion of the connecting member and the base isolation structure changes corresponding to a change in a vertical distance between the lower surface of the flat plate portion of the connecting member and the floor surface so that the rolling members of the base isolation structure are made in contact with the floor surface.