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• 1. A drawing generation device for electric cable
housing components, which converts three-
dimensional data of electric cable housing ·
components generated by a three-dimensional
arrangement adjustment CAD into two-dimensional
data by USlng a computer, and outputs the
converted data
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1n the form of drawing, the
computer comprising:
an interface. unit (110) for performing
input/output of various instructions and data;
a two-dimensional data generation unit ( 120)
for process1ng the three-dimensional data of
electric cable housing components to generate a
drawing of the two-dimensional data; and
a storage unit (130) for storing three-
dimensional data of electric cable housing
components. that is acquired by the interface unit
(110) or another means, as well as two-dimensional
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data of electric cable housing components that is

obtained as a result of process performed by the
two-dimensional data generation unit (120),
wherein the two-dimensional data generation
unit (120) comprises:
a data reading part (122) for reading the
three-dimensional data of electric cable housing
components that 1s stored 1n the storage unit
(130);
a diagram generation part (123) for converting
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components and generate a diagram composed of the
line segment and intersection point;
a coplanarization part (125) for projecting
the line segments of a plurality of components
that overlap with each other 1n a vertical
direction on the diagram generated by the diagram
generation part (123), onto a single plane which
1s orthogonal to the vertical direction, and
shifting the line segments along the single plane
so that each of the line segments is disposed in a
different position from other line segments
thereby representing the vertical overlap on the
single plane;
a file output part (127) for outputting, from
the interface unit (110), the two-dimensional data
of electric cable housing components that is
obtained by the diagram generation part (123) and
the coplanarization part (125), in the form of
file, and storing the output two-dimensional data
in the form of file in the storage unit (130).

2. The drawing generation device for electric

cable housing components according to Claim 1,
further comprising:
a three-dimensional arrangement adjustment CAD
unit ( 14 0) for generating three-dimensional data
of the electric cable housing components 1n
response to data input from a user,
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 3. The drawing generation device for electric

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three-dimensional data of electric cable housing

components, which is read by the data reading part
(122), converts trajectories of respective
specific parts of the electric cable housing
components into line segment information.

4. The drawing generation device for electric

cable housing components according to Claim 3,
wherein the diagram generation part (123), for the
three-dimensional data of electric cable housing
components, which is read by the data reading part
(122), calculates a central line from the shape of
each electric cable housing component, and
performs drawing of the component the calculated
central line as line segment information.

5. The drawing generation device for electric

cable housing components according to Claim 1,
wherein, when the contact part between the
components or the partially overlapped part
between the components lS converted into an
intersection point by the diagram generation
part(123),
the diagram generation part ( 123) is capable
of determining whether the components are brought
into contact with each other based on a preset
setting range, and when the s1ze of the part lS

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component, extends the line segment of the branch
up to that of the mainstream component to
interpolate the branch part.

6. The drawing generation device for electric

cable housing components according to Claim 1,
wherein the two-dimensional data generation part
( 120) comprlses a line segment unification part
(124) for unifying line segments of a plurality of
electric cable housing components in a diagram
which lS generated by the diagram generation part
(123), when the three-dimensional data of the
plurality of the electric cable housing components,
which is read by the data reading part (122), are
continuously arranged in series.

7. The drawing generation device for electric

cable housing components according to Claim 6,
wherein, when the three-dimensional data of the
plurality of the electric cable housing components,
which is read by the data reading part (122), are
continuously arranged in series, and trajectories
of respective specific parts of the plurality of
components have the same vector, the line segment
unification part (124) unifies line segments of
the plurality of the components in a diagram which
lS generated the diagram generation part (123),
into one line segment, and deletes an unnecessary
intersection point between the plurality of
components.

8. The drawing generation device for electric

cable housing components according to Claim 1,
wherein, when the three-dimensional data of the

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overlapped 1n the vertical direction,
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coplanarization part (125), onto a single plane
having the same height as the height of one of the
line segments of the plurality of components,
projects the other line segments, and shifts the
line segments on the plane and arranges 1n the
rank order of original height of the components to
perform drawing.

9. The drawing generation device for electric

cable housing components according to Claim 8,
wherein, when the line segments of. the plurality
of the electric cable housing components are
projected to the same height from the three-
dimensional data of the plurality of the
components, the coplanarization part (125) uses
un1que colors which are preset according to the
rank order of original height of the components to
perform drawing of the line segments.

10. The drawing generation device for electric

cable housing components according to Claim 1,
wherein the two-dimensional data generation unit
(120) compr1ses an attribute information attaching
part (126) for attaching a description of
attribute information indicator which represents
attribute information of the three-dimensional
data of the electric cable housing components,
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which is read by the data reading part (122), are
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coplanarization part (125), onto a single plane

having the same height as the height of one of the
line segments of the plurality of components,
projects the other line segments, and shifts the
line segments on the plane and arranges 1n the
rank order of original height of the components to
perform drawing;
the attribute information attaching part (126)
describes attribute information indicators which
represent each attribute information of the three-
dimensional data of the plurality of the electric
cable housing components, 1n an order that is
settled according to the rank order of original
height of the plurality of the components.

12. The drawing generation device for electric

cable housing components according to Claim 11,
wherein:
when the line segments of the plurality of the
electric cable housing components are projected to
the same height from the three-dimensional data of
the plurality of the components, the
coplanarization part ( 125) uses unique colors
which are preset according to the rank order of
original height of the components to perform
drawing of the line segments;
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Claim 10,
wherein the attribute information attaching part
(126) describes an attribute information indicator
which represents a plurality type of attribute
information including at least one type of route
number, route type, vertical direction height of
component, as the attribute information of the
three-dimensional data of the electric cable
housing components which
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reading part (122), to the vicinity of a line
segment of the component.

14. The drawing generation device for electric

cable housing components according to Claim 10,
wherein the attribute information attaching part
(126) describes base line information indicator
which represents a base line information of
building structure where an electric cable housing
component
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generated by the diagram generation part (123)'
such that the indicator lS positionally associated
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with the line segment of the component 1n the
diagram.

15. The drawing generation device for electric

cable housing components according to Claim 10,
wherein the attribute information attaching part
(126) connects an attribute information indicator
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two-dimensional
data by us1ng a computer, and outputs the
converted data 1n the form of drawing, the
computer comprising:
an interface unit (110) for performing
input/output of various instructions and data;
a two-dimensional data generation unit ( 120)
for process1ng the three-dimensional data of
electric cable housing components to generate a
drawing of the two-dimensional data; and
a storage unit ( 130) for storing three-
dimensional data of electric cable housing
components that is acquired by the interface unit
(110) or another means, as well as two-dimensional
data of electric cable housing components that is
obtained as a result of process performed by the
two-dimensional data generation unit (120),
wherein the two-dimensional data generation
unit (120) comprises a data reading part (122), a
diagram generation part ( 123), a cop1anarization
part (125) and a file output part (127), and
performs the steps of:
reading, by the data reading part ( 122), the
three-dimensional data of electric cable housing
components that 1s stored 1n the storage unit
(130);
converting, by the diagram generation part
(123), the three-dimensional data of electric
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• components and generate a diagram composed of the

line segment and intersection point;
projecting, by the coplanarization part (125),
the line segments of a plurality of components
that overlap with each other 1n a vertical
direction on the diagram generated by the diagram
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generation step, onto a single plane which lS

orthogonal to the vertical direction, and shifting
the line segments along the single plane so that
each of the line segments 1s disposed 1n a
different position from other line segments
thereby representing the vertical overlap on the
single plane to perform drawing;
outputting, by the file output part (127),
from the interface unit (110), the two-dimensional
data of electric cable housing components that is
obtained by the diagram generation step and the
coplanarization step, 1n the form of file, and
storing the output two-dimensional data in the
form of file in the storage unit (130).

Dated this 11th day of June 2009.

SAURABH KUMAR GAUTAM

For KAN AND KRISHME
Agent for the Applicant
(IN/PA-1343)
To,
The Controller of Patents
The Patent Office
Mumbai

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DRAWING GENERATION DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR
ELECTRIC CABLE HOUSING COMPONENTS
To make possible us1ng three-dimensional data of
electric cable housing components to automatically
generate and output a drawing that is simple and useful
as two-dimensional data for clearly representing the
relationship between upper and lower components.
Determination controller 121 of two-dimensional data
generation unit 120 converts three-dimensional data of
electric cable housing components, which is read by the
data reading part 122, into a line segment for each
component by diagram generation part 123, and converts
a contact part between components or a part where
components partially overlap with each other, into an
intersection point, to generate a diagram composed of
the line segment and intersection point. Determination
controller 121, by coplanarization part 125, shifts
line segments of a plurality of components that overlap
vertically on the diagram onto a single plane, and
slides the line segments at a predetermined interval to
represent the vertical overlap on the plane.
Determination controller 121 outputs the generated two-
dimensional data of the electric cable · housing
components from interface unit 110 in the form of file
by file output part 127, and stores the data in the
form of file in storage unit 130.

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