«2 United States Patent Yang et al. 13B2, (10) Patent No. 4s) Date of Patent: US 8,276,713 B2 Oct. 2, 2012 6 03) 3) © an @ 63) G0) Mar. 3, 2006 Jal. 20,2006 Gh (2) 638) METHOD OF BUILDING LIQUID TANK USING MOVABLE SCAFFOLDING Inventors: Young Myung Yang, Seongnam-si (KR): Seong Ho Hong, Seongasin-si (KR): Ihn Soo Yoon, Seongnam-si (KR); ‘Young Chul Yang, Seongnain-si (KR): ‘Heung Seok Seo, Seongnans-si (KR) Jt ‘Hun Kim, Seoognamsi (KR); Byoung ‘Tack Ob, Scongnamsi (KR); Young ‘Kyun Kim, Seongnam-si (KR) Assignee: Korea Gas Corporation (KR) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the team ofthis patent is extended or adjusted under 35 US. 154(b) by 911 days. 11/682,134 Appl. No. Filed: Mar. §,2007 Prior Publication Data US 2007102080501 Sep. 6, 2007 Foreign Application Priority Data (KR) (KR) 10-2006-0020541 10-2006-0068191 Int. C. E046 +00 (2006.01) us.cl. 182/36, 182/39; 182/128; 182/141 182/142; 182/150; 104/307; 187/240; 187/241; 1877244 Fleld of Classification Search 182/36, 182128, 14, 142, 150,39; 10894, 95, 104/124, 125,307, 138.1, 138.2; 187/239, 187/240, 241, 244 See application file for complete sear history, 66) References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS W895 ‘i915 S194 Lalla 121984 Olsen 11989 Eko S196? Meck + 91967 Wilson 5 11969 Textor (Continued) sh rows. 1213 19 wu 123 Fence FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS. cu 3776S A 41964 (Comtinved) OTHER PUBLICATIONS Otfce Action date. Jan 5, 2010 of eoresponding Ipancse Patent Aprlieation No. 2007-051479-—3 pages, (Continved) Primary Examiner — Katherine W Mitebell, Assistant Examiner — Colleen M Chavehavadze (74) Attornes, Agent, or Firm — Knobbe Mariens Olson & Bea, LLP on ABSTRACT Disclosed is a seafold installed within a lange structure such as a pressure vessel of a tank of a ship, and an insulation system construction method using the same. The scaffold for use in performing desired work within a large structure includes a supporting structure installed adjacent to both side surfaces andatop surlaceof thelarge structure, andacarrying Unit installed movable along the supporting structure to allow materials to be carried or to provide a working spoce for a ‘Worker thereon, wherein the supporting structure is installed tobe movable along a wall surface ofthe large structure 32 Claims, 8 Drawing SheetsUS 8,276,713 B2 RONG) Hy pam cons he Genk in ie Se, ae eS wi 3ba030 A 2 love Shonmeser aoofgig $200 Thujmio Some Ate toagral oeamees ones AL aoe s oogest A 11977 Hamye 2007 at a sent Heer WIG Beta oo ai eee ‘A * 11/1983 Bellaiore 18306 JP e063 ators RENBE GRE Saleh SR AL ERS Bee A AD Hah at a ogee ie shen. ateplegie 5,685,392 A * 11/1997 Phillips et a. iat a naeU.S. Patent Oct. 2, 2012 Sheet 1 of 8 US 8,276,713 B2 Big. 1U.S, Patent Oct. 2, 2012 Sheet 2 of 8 US 8,276,713 B2 \ 86K |} — & 70 — — a aN -60 82 90 94 92U.S. Patent Oct. 2, 2012 Sheet 3 of 8 US 8,276,713 B2US 8,276,713 B2 Sheet 4 of 8 Oct. 2, 2012 U.S, Patent 50 104 102 \, a Fig. 4U.S, Patent Oct. 2, 2012 Sheet 5 of 8 Fig. 5 96 92 100 108 104 102 106 94 95 84 LA) eo ese | i 882. 828——__ — A p86 826-—_] : _— 884 987-77 J SUIS _ US 8,276,713 B2 50 75 90,U.S. Patent Oct. 2, 2012 Sheet 7 of 8 US 8,276,713 B2U.S. Patent Oct. 2, 2012 Sheet 8 of 8 US 8,276,713 B2 Fig. 9 Install supporting structure to be adjacent to inner wail of large structure ft Install rails onto large structure eee couple rail structure to rails Link material carrying device or movable working platform to supporting structure Carry materials using material carrying device Perform desired work for installing materials carried by material carrying device to large structure after worker gets on movable working platformUS 8,276,713 B2 1 METHOD OF BUILDING LIQUID TANK, USING MOVABLE SCAFFOLDING. (CROSS-REPERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION, This application claims priority to amd the benefit of Korean Patent Application Nos. 10-2006-0020541, fled Mat. 3.2006, and 10-2006-0068101, filed Jul. 20, 2006, the dis- ‘losures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their cetirety. This application is related and incorporates herein by reference the entire contents ofthe following concureatly ‘led applications Eig TANK BOLDIN Maso? eae SCAHOLDING MOVABLESCAFFOLDINGAND Ma $2007 1168188 Peet TANK BUT-DING (THE SAME BACKGROUND 1. Fela The present invention relates to a scaffolding, and more particularly, to a seaffolding for use in building a structure such asa tank, 2, Discussion of the Related Technology In general, quelled natural gas C7LNG”) is oblained by ‘causing natural gas, one of fossil fuels, to be liquefied. An ING storage tank is classified nto s ground storage tank Which is installed on the ground or buried in the ground, & mobile storage tank which is installed on. trnsportation means such a8 automobiles and ships, andthe lke, according to installation positions “The aforementioned LNG is stored ina eryogenie stateand Js explosive when its exposed tothe impact. Thus, the LNG storage tak should be constructed such that the impact esse tance and Tiguidtight characteristics thereof can be firmly maintained. The LNG storage tank installed on a moving automobile or ship is tightly diferent fom the ground stor ‘age tank with ite motion in view of thei configurations ia that it should fake precautions against mechanical stress due tothe motion thereo. However, the LNG stonige tank, which js installed on a ship and takes precautions against the mechanical sires, ean also be used 8s ground storage tank. Therefore the structure of an LNG storage tank installed on ship will he deseribed herein by way af example, First, an LNG storage tank installed within an LNG carrier ‘may be classified into an independent tank type and 2 mem- brane type. This corresponds to classification according to ‘whether eargo load is applied diretly to an insulating mate~ Fial, and delsiled descriptions thereof will be hereinafter dise cussed. Asshown in Table a GT type made in Gaz Transport and a TGZ type made in Technigaare renamed and wsedas GTT NO 96-2 and GTT Mark II, respectively, as Gaz. Transport (GT) and Techniga (TGZ) are merge into and renamed as Gancansport & Technigaz (GTT in 1995 TARL 0 o Tok SUSSOL_tmawSed_ATAlby —_AlAlloy Mae Set” Seat sulting Resnfowed Plywood ——Pyurcthane Polyurethane Maeial® —Potureiane Box Pete Pram Foam Foam thickness 28mm S300 280m) 200mm ‘The structures ofthe aforementioned GT type and TZ. {ype tanks are deseribed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,035,795, 6.378, 7M, 5,586,513, US. Patent Laid-Open Publication No 2003-0000549, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2000.0011346, and the like. A recent technology for the ‘corner part (edge pur) of the LNG storage tank inches “a ‘Watertight and thermally insulating tank with an improved comer structure, built into the bearing structure of a ship” ‘eseribed in Korean Pateat Laid-Open Publication No, 2000- (0011347. Accordingly. an insulation system installed withina Jange strveture such as an LNG tank ofaship and a insulation system construction method can be explained with reference ‘0 the aforementioned patent or patent application ‘As described above, seafToldisset up inorder o constrict, an insolation system within a large strcture such as a tank Here. a sealfod is setup beforea are structures complete and then provides sufficient space for workers to have easy faocess to and to easily perform desired work on the lange Structure. Such Scaffold is classified into an extemal seaf- Told installed outside of a large siructure aad aa intemal scaffold installed for the internal construction ofa arg stve- ture such as pressure vessela tank anda dome. The intemal and external scaffolds are slightly different fom eachother in View of Kinds of work, installation strictures and the like FIG.1 isa schematic view illustrating a state where an exem- plary scaffold is installed within a structure, The exemplary scaffold may be the one disclosed in Korean Patent No. TAG, ‘The discussion in this section i o provide general back ground information, and does not constitute an admission of SUMMARY, One aspect ofthe invention provides a liquid tank building system comprising: an unfinished tank defining an interior space; and a scaflokling located within the interior space, ‘wherein the scaffolding is configured to move within the interior space generally along a frst horizontal ‘wherein the scaffolding is configured to be sul restricted to move within the interior space in a second hori- ‘ata direction perpendicular tothe isthorizontal direction. Inthe foregoing system, the unflnished tank may comprise firs sidewall, a second sidewall anda top wall intereonnect- ing the first sidewall and the second sidewall which generally ‘opposes the first sidewall, wherein the first sidewall, the sec- ‘ond sidewall and the top wall together define the interior space. The first sidewall may eomprise two or more sidewall sections, each of which comprises an interior surface, ‘wherein the interior surfaces are angled with eachother. The top wall may comprise two or more top Wal sections, cach of which comprises an interior surface, wherein the interior surfaces are angled with each other.US 8,276,713 B2 Sillin the forgoing syst a frst side section, a second side section and a top section. wherein the top section interconnects he first side setionand the second side section generally opposing the frst sie sec- tion, Fach or ether ofthe fist sce section and the tap section may comprise two or more segments, each of which may ‘extend at an angle with respect to neighboring one thereof “Thetop section may generally extendin the sccond horizontal tank, The method may futher comprise assembling an inte- rior wall structure onthe fist sidewall, wherein the interior ‘wall stracturemay comprise a metallic platesnd an insulation ‘material interposed between the metalic plate snd the fist sidewall, wherein the metallic plate comprises a plurality of metallic pieces that are liquid tightly coupled toyether sos 0 orm the metalic plate. Interior surfaces ofthe fist sidewall, the second sidewall and the top wall may be substantially metallic ‘A sil farther sspoct ofthe iaventon provides a method of building a iguid tank, the method comprising: providing aa unfinished tank which defines an interior space; providing @ scaffolding within the interior space; and moving the scal- {olding within the interior space along. first horizontal dire tion without substantial movement of the seafolding with respect the unfinished tank ina second horizontal direction perpendicular othe frst horizontal direction within the inte- Hor space, Inthe foregoing method, providing the scaffolding may ‘comprise building the scaffolding within the interior space, “The method may further comprise removing the scaffolding from the interior space. The unfinished tank may comprise & fist sidewall a second sidewall and atop wall interconnect- Jing the fist sidewall and the second sidewall which generally ‘opposes the frst sidewall, wherein the first sidewall the soo ‘ond sidewall and the top wall together define the interior space. The method may further comprise assembling an inte- ior wall structure on the first sidewall, wherein the interior wal structure may comprise a metalic pateand an insulation material interposed between the metalic plate and the fist sidewall, wherein the metallic plate comprises a plurality of retallic pices that are liquid tightly coupled together sos 10 orm the metallic plate Sill in the foregoing method, the first sidewall may com- prise two or more sidewall sections, each of which comprises an interior surface, wherein the itoror surfaces ofthe two oF ‘more sidewall sections are angled with each other. The top ‘wall may comprise two or more top wall sections, each of which comprises an interior surface, wherein the interior surfaces ofthe two or more top wal sections are angled with ‘each other. The safTolding may comprise a fist side section, ‘second side section and a top section, wherein the top section interconnects the ist sie setion andthe second side section generally opposing the first side section The first side section or the top section may comprise two or more seg- rents, cach of which extends st an angle with respect to neighboring one thereof, The top section may generally 0 o 6 extend in the second horizoatal direction. The first side see- tion may be configured to move substantially parallel to an interior surface of the first sidewall when the sealfolding ‘moves inthe first horizontal rection. The top section may be configured to move substantially parallel to a surface ofthe top wall when the scaffolding maves inthe fist horizontal siretion. The scaffolding may comprise a spacer interposed between and engage! with the first side section and the frst sidewall, and wherein the spacer may be configured to main- fain a distance inthe second horizontal direction between the fist side section and the first sidewall while the sealfolding soves along the list horizontal direction. ‘Ye in the foregoing method, the method may further com> prise providing a rail extending in the fist horizontal dirwe- ‘ion an fixed fo the unfinished tank, wherein the sealfolding is engaged with the rail sic thatthe seaffolding moves inthe fist horizontal dtection without substantial movement with respoct to the unfinished takin the second horizontal diree- tion. The scaffokting may comprise a cari configured #0 move a Worker or material beoween the frst sie section and the top section ofthe scaffolding. The eater may be contig- tured to move along the top section inthe second horizoatal Girction. Te scaffolding may further comprise second carrer configured to move a worker or material between the fist sie section and the top section of the scaffolding, The first side section my comprise two substantially parallely extending portions, and wherein the carrier may be conti ‘ured to be interposed between the two substantially parallely extending portions. The eatrer may’ be configured to move ‘longa firs path and the second carrier may be configured 0 ‘move along a scoond path substantially parallel tothe frst path, The first and secon paths may be configured suc that {he cariercan be interposed between the first sidewall and the second eater ‘Punter in the Foregoing method, the scaffolding may com- rie acarreeconfiguredto movea worker ora materia along ‘ path generally parallel to an interior surface of one of the fist sidewall, the second side wall and the top wall, The ‘unfinished tank may be loeated on the ground. The ist side- wal, the sevond sidewall, the top wall and the ground may Sefine the interior space. The unfinished tank may comprise # bottom wall opposing to thetop wall and connocted to the fist sidewall, wherein the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the top wall and the bottom wall defie the interior space. The Jit sidewall and te lop wall may comprise metalic interior surfaces An aspect ofthe present invention is to provide a saffold ‘wherein an insulation system can be simply constructed, the scaffold can also be easily installed andor removed and the ‘working speed and stability thereof ean also be improved by improving a method of constricting an insulation system ‘within a large structure, particulary within an LNG tank ofa ship, and an insulation system constrction method using the ‘An aspect ofthe present invention provides seafold for ‘sein performing desired work within a large structure, com rising a supporting structure installed adjacent to both side ‘surfaces andatop surface of thelarge structure, and acarying ‘unit installed movable along the supporting structure to allow ‘materials to be caried orto provide a working space for a ‘worker thereon, wherein the supporting structure is installed tobe movable along a wall surface of the large stature Preferably, the supporting structure comprises a pair of supporting posts spaced spart from cach other by a predeter ‘mined distance and connected by a connecting member, and the eamying unit s installed between the pair of supporting posts to move along the supporting posts. The scaffold oftheUS 8,276,713 B2 7 present invention may further comprise a plurality of rails installed along the wall surface ofthe large structure; and @ ‘movable support installed to the supporting structure and rmovableslong the mls, ln addition, the movablesupport may include a connecting block having Wo inclined surfaces ‘inclined at an angle coresponding to. bent angle of the wall surface ofthe large structure; and.a pair of wheels associated ith the rails and rotatably installed tothe inclined surface of theconnceting block, Further, each ofthe rails may be formed ‘of aeylindrical pipe. Preferably, each ofthe rails i installed ‘onasurlace ofa comer stueture tat is installed atthe corner ‘ofthe lage structure. The supporting structure may include roller installed at lower end thereo. Further, the supporting structure may include roller rails installed on opposite inner side surfaces of the pair of supporting posts, and the carrying unit may include movable roller units movably coupled respectively withthe roller rails to guide movements of the ‘carrying unit. Furthermore each ofthe movable roller units may include a brackets installed at ether side ofa front orrear ‘end of the caerying unit; a plate with a rotating shal rotatably ‘connected with the bracket; nd a pair of rolling wheels each havinga central shaft rotatably installedto the plate and being rolled on the roller rail. The movable roller unit may be installed to allow a gap between the camrying unit and the rolling wiels to he adjusted, Marcover. a praity of rns of roller ails are installed, and the earying unit may include & ‘material cae installed to the roller el adjacent to the lage structure for eamrying materials and a movable working plt- orm installed othe roller unit fr away feos the large strve- ture for allowing worker standing thereon perform “desired work using the materials caved by the material car Here, the movable working platform may include a basket ‘whichis moved along the roller rails and provides a space for the worker, and a driving portion for causing the basket to be moved along the roller rails. Further, the movable roller wits ‘of the movable working platform may be composed ofa fist ‘movable roller nit installed at an upper end ofthe basket to allow the basket to be rolled along the rolling rail, and 2 second movable roller wnt spaced apart fom the ist m0- able roller unit to allow the basket to be rolled along the rolling rail ‘An aspect of the present iaventon provides a method of ‘constructing an insulation system, comprising the steps of) installing a supporting structure at a predetermined position ‘on an inner wall of @ large structure to be movable in a Tongitudinal direction of the large structure; (b) carrying @ worker or materials along the supporting structure: and (¢) Installing the materials caried instep (b) 0 the inner wall of the lange structure ‘Here, step (a) may comprise the steps of installing a plu rality of ails oto the inner wal ofthe large structure install ‘nga movable support movably coupled withthe rail onto the supporting structure; and coupling the supporting structure 10 the lange structure to be movable long the inner wal of the lange siruture by means ofthe movable support Puther, step (b) comprises the steps of linking a camrying unit, which ‘cartes materials or provides a working space fora worker 10 the supporting structure; loading materials or carrying the worker on the carrying unit and eausing the carrying unit © bbe moved along the supporting strctareandthe loaded mate- Fal or earied worker to be moved at a working position. Fanhermore the supporting structure may’ include a pair of supporting posts spaced apart from each other by a predter- ‘ined distance and connected by a connecting member, roller rails may be installed on opposite inner side surfaces of the 0 o 8 pair of supporting posts, and a material carrying device or ‘movable working platform fora worker may be installed on the nls. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OP THE DRAWINGS. PIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a state where an exemplary scaffold is installed within a lange structure FIG, 2isaschematcfroat sectional view illustrating state where a seafTold aecording to an embodiment ofthe present invention i installed within a large structure such as an LNG tank of «ship PIG. Bisa schematie side setional view illustrating state ‘where the scaffold according to an embodiment of the present invention i installed within the large structure. FIG. dis a perspective view illustrating a state where the scaffold according to an embodiment ofthe present invention is installed within the lage strneture. FIG. Sis partial side elevation view showinga state where the seafold according an embodiment of the present inven- tion is installed within the large stracture. FIG. 6s a schematic perspective view illustrating state ‘where material carrying device of the scaffold according to anetnbodiment of te present invention i coupled toa supe Porting structure. FIG. 7 isan enlarged perspective view showing a movable roller unit of the seaffold accord resent invention, FIG. Bisa perspective view showing a movable working platorm of the sealfold acconding to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 isa block diggram illustrating a process of con- structing an insulation system using the seafold according to ‘an embodiment ofthe preset invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS. Hereinafter various embodiments ofthe present invention will he described in detail wth reference tothe accompanying rawings. FIGS, 2 and 3 are schematic front and side sectional views illustrating a state where a scaffold according 1 an embod ‘meat of the present iaventon i insallod in a lagge structure ‘A scaffold 60 according fo an embodiment of the present invention includes a supporting steuture 70 installed adi ‘eal to both side surfaces anda op surface ofan inner wall of ‘large strocture 50 fo provide desired internal work forthe Jarge stricture. rail 92 is installed within and fixed to the lange structure 80 in a longitudinal direction thereof. The supporting strocture 70 can be movably installed along the inner wal of the large structure $0 ina longitudinal direction thereof. To this end, the supporting stictre includes a mow able support 90, The movable support 90a par of wheels 94 associated with and engaged with the rail 92, 0 that the Supporting strcture 70 can be moves along the rail 92. Furtber, a carrying unit 80 for carying workers oF materi- als installed in the supporting structure 70, At this time, the carrying unit 80 is installed movable along the supporting Structure 70 a vertical direction to provide a space needed tocary materials or workers such that the worker can perform desired work for insalfing the carried materials to the wall of the largestructureina state where they stand thereon. Tati, since the carrying unit 80 is moved along the supporting Structure 70 na height direction and the supporting structare 70 is also moved along the wall of the large structure in aUS 8,276,713 B2 9 longitudinal direction thereof, desired work ean be performed ‘on the whole surfaces of the ianer wall of the lange structure 50, Tnaddition, the seafold 60 enables workers or materials to be carried individually along the supporting structure 70 and also the supporting stricture 70 installed at a portion of the large stricture 50 to be moved along the entire wall of the linge structure 50 such that desired internal work can be performed on the wal. Tati, the scaffold 60 does nat have to be installed on the entire inner wall surface ofthe lange structure 0, Therefore, an installation space ofthe sealfold ‘canbe saved, and manufacturing costs can be reduced since a ‘mall amount of time and materials is required to install the sao. ‘An enibodient of the present invention willbe further ‘explained in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 ‘which correspond to perspective and panial sie elevation views, respectively, showing a slate where the scalfold is installed within the lage structure. The safTold 60 provides ‘a space fora worker and carries materials and working tools ‘when the worker conducts desired work a higher location 0 ‘constrict the large sictre 50 sch as presiure vest, 8 tank ara dome, Insame embodiments, the saffold is used in building Hiquid tank, although not limited thereto In certain ‘embodiments, the seafTolding can be used in bulking a grain tank, gs tank, aliquid container, a building, tunnel, ship and any other sructure having interior space Ta an embodiment, an insulation system P for internal sealing is constricted onthe inner wall of the unfinished lange structure or unfinished liquid tank 80, To thisend the sealTold 60 for constiction of the insulation system is set up. The scaffold 60 includes a supporting strcture 70 installed adja- ‘cent to both side surfaces anda top surface ofa langestuctire 50, Preferably, a movable support 90 for movably supporting the support structure 70s installed between the support struc- ‘ure 70 and the large structure $0 and fixed (0 the lange structure which may be removed after completion of building the liquid tank “The movable support 90 includes a plurality of rail 92 installed onan inner Wall ofthe large structure 80 such thatthe support structure 70 ca be moved along the ina wall. Each ‘ofthe rails 92 may he installed at comers or curved regions on, the lage structure 50, Preferably, the rail 92 may be installed ‘onasrface ofa corner structure 100 installed atthe comer of the lange structure 50, “The comer structure 100incindesa fiestinsulating wall 102 Jor providing thermally insulating of a tank and a second insolating wall 104 placed below the first insuating wall, The ‘comer structure 100 is configured in such a manner that a plate 106 is installed on the first insulating wall 102. In an ‘embodiment, the plate 106 may be liguid tight. Further. 3 plurality of supporting portions 108 formed with serew holes ‘re installed on the plate 106, Meazhile, the rails 92 are ‘closely placed on the supporting portions 108 ina statewhere boli are fastened to the serew holes through the rails 92 "The movable support 90 includes a plurality of connecting blocks 96 cach of Which bas wo inclined surfaces inclined ‘with respect to each other at an angle corresponding. to 2 ‘comer angle ofthe wal surface ofthe large structure, Further, ‘supporting portions 98 ar installed on the two inclined sur= aces, respectively. Inaklton, a pairof wheels 94 associated swith the rails 92 are rotatably installed to the supporting portions 95, At tis time, the wheels 94 are seated on the rails ‘2 at specific angles determined in accordance with the “angles of the inclined surface af the connecting blocks 9. TIinthe meantime, each ofthe mils 92s formed of a hollow is preferably formed into acylindreal shape. When 0 o 10 the rail 92 is formed into a eylindrial shape a portion ofthe ‘wheel 94 coming into contact with the ral 92 is formed to correspond othe shape ofthe ra 92 such that the wheel 94 fanot be easly separated fom the rail 92. Funtermore rollers 98 may be installed toa Tower portion of the supporting structore 70. Preferably, a guide 5S is installed tothe bottom of the large structure 80 such that the supporting structure 70 can be moved in a state where the rollers 98 ae securely seated in the guide $5, ‘As described above, the supporting structure 70is movably installed by means of the movable suppor 90 aad the rollers 98, Therefore, the supporting structure 70 can be slid slong the inner wall ofthe lage stricture 50 to enable a worker to perform desired work on the whole inner wall of the large Structure 50. Thus, in a ease where the size of the late structure 50s increased, the size ofthe supporting stuctire “TW and the length of the rail 92 ean be inereased to cope with the increase sizeof the large structure 80. ‘he supporting structure 70 may be moved manually by ‘worker or automatically by a moving means installed w the movable support 90. Here, the moving means installed to the movable support 99 may include a motor (not shown) eon- fected to drive the wheel 94. As the motor is operate, the ‘whee! 94 sso rotated to cause the supporting stracture 700 bbe moved along the rails 92 ‘As described above the seaflold 60 is configured ia sucha ‘manner thatthe supporting structure 70 ean be moved by ‘causing the wheels 94 to be driven, However, the present inventions not imited thereto, and various mosiieatonsean also be made, Asan example, the moving means may inelude ‘cable connected to the supporting structure 70 and the large structure $0, anda Winding means for causing the supporting Structure 70 to be moved. Altematvely, the seafold 60 may also be moved using the moving means. Here, a pair ofthe ‘winding means is preferably provided to pull the cable in ‘opposite directions such that the supporting streture 70 can bemoved ina specific direction when a foree used to pall the cable the specific direction is greater than the pulling force in the other direction The carrying unit 80 may include a material eat $2 fune~ tioning as # material carrying device for caring materials, anda basket 86 functioning sa movable working platform on ‘which a worker can perform desired work. The material cart 82 and the basket 86 may be operated individually. The worker standing on the basket 86 can install the materials carved on the material cart 82 onto the innee wall of large structure 50, Referring 1 FIG. 6 corresponding toa schematic perspec tive view illustating a stale where the material carying. device is inked tothe supporting stricture the scaffold and FIG. 7 corresponding 10 an enlarged perspective view of a ‘movable roller of the scaffold, the supporting structure 70 includes wo supporting posts 72 und 73 spaced apart from cach other by a predetermined distance which are connected toeachotherby connecting members 74. The carrying unit 80 js coupled between a pairof supporting posts 72 and 73. The carrying unit 80 is installed hetwaen the pair of supporting posts 72 and 73 such that they can be moved along the sup- porting posts 72 and 73. To this end, roller rails 78 are installed on opposite inner sides ofthe pair of the supporting posts 72 and 73 in the supporting stractare 70, Fach of the roller rails 78 i spaced apart from the supporting post 72 oF 73 by a predetermined ‘interval by means of a supporting member and installed along the supporting post 72 oF 73 to have a gentle curvature sch that the carving unit 80 can be smoothly moved along the supporting posts 72 and 78, Here, the roller rails 75 may beUS 8,276,713 B2 ul installed in plural ows to allow the material cart 82 and the basket 86 to be moved along the rails, respectively. “The material eat 82 is installed to roller rl 75 closer to the lage strcture 50, whereas the basket 86 is installed to @ roller rail 78 fanher away from the large structure $0. The basket 2 i installed behind the material cart 82 to provide a space where a worker ean enter to perform desired work. The basket 86s moved at a rear positon of the material cart 820 perform desired work using the materials cari from the ‘material cart 82 ina slate where a worker gets on the basket. Morespecifically, the material cart 82 sinstlled between the pair ofthe supporting posts 72 and 73, Furber, die material ‘art 82 is composed of a material ear portion which moves, ‘along the roller rails 75 and can carry materials, anda driving portion for causing the material cart portion to be moved along the roller rails 75. In addition, the material cart 82 includes movable roller units 4 installed at both sides thereof andis moved slong the roller ails 75 using the movable roller units 84 fixedly installed thereto. At this time, brackets 842 of the movable roller unit 4 are installed at bot ‘oF the material cart 82 such thatthe material cart 82 can be Stahly moved along the mllernuls 75. A plate 844 with @ rotating shaft 848 is connected to each ofthe brackets 842. uther, the material car 82 inclndes a par of rolling wheels £846 rolling along the roller rails 78, and eas ofthe rolling whol 846 has a contol shaft rotatably installed to the plate 84410 be adjusted. ‘At this time, the movable roller unit 84 is preferably ‘installed tallow an interval berwoen the bracket 842 and the rolling wheels 846, To this end, the mating shal 843 of the plate 844 extend further ina direction toward the Bracket 842 fn springs #47 are provided around the rotating shalt 843 at positions between at outer end of the rotating shat 843 and the bracket 842 and between the plate 844 and the bracket 842, so that the movable roller unit 84 ean be moved by predetermined distance fom side to side. ‘The material cart $2 is configured such that itis moved long its respective axes to carry materials and to install the ‘carried materials to preset positions ofthe large structure $0, “The material cat 82 fas a first axis frame 822 a which the ‘movable roller unit 4s attached, and the frst axis frame 822 js moved along the supporting posts 72 and 73 ina direction parallel tothe inner wall of dhe large structure $0 by means of the movable roller uit 84, "A second axis frame 824 which intorsects the fist axis ‘ame 822 in a direction parallel to the inner wall of the Lange structure 50 is installed fo the frst axis frame 822, Furher- ‘more, a third axis Frame 826 is movably installed to the second axis frame 824 ina direction perpendicular tothe fst tnd second ans frames 822 and 824, clamp 827 for clamp- Jing the materials i lbo installed at the third axis frame 826. “The clamp 827 is actuated by means of a driving motor 828 installed at the third axis frame 826. Further, the respective frames are mounted with deiving units (not shown) for mov= ing the axis frames in respective axis directions ‘Purlhermore, the material cart 82 inchides a leveling unit '85 for adjvsting a height from the floor surface to place the movable roller unit 84.on00 the roller rail, The level '85 may include wheels 851 used tallow the material cart 82, to be rlled along the floor surfce ofthe lage structure 50 and also to be intially placed ont the supporting post 72 and 73, Preferably, the leveling unit 88 is preferably configured such that the height spaced apart from the floor surface ean be adjusted. Its also possible to separate the leveling unit 85 fiom the material cart #2 after placing the material ear onto the supporting posts 72 and 73, 0 o 12 Furthermore the scaffold 600 {or fiing and moving the aforementioned material eart 82, ‘nd the moving means is installed such that the material cart '82can be automaticaly lifted or lowered along thesupporting structure 70. To this end, a cable 83 is connected to the supporting strictore 70 and the material ear $2, and a wind ‘ng means (not shown for winding the cable 83 to move the ‘material cart 82 is installed. FIG. 8 isa perspective view showing a movable working platform ofthe scald acconting to an embodiment ofthe resent invention. The movable working platform comprises ‘hehasket 86 which sinstalled between the pairof supporting posts 72 and 73 and mowed along the roller rails 75 to allow a ser to get thereon, and a diving portion for causing the basket 86 1 be moved slong the roller mals 78 ‘Basket moving roller units 88 ae installed at both sides of the basket 86. Bach ofthe basket moving roller units 88 has ‘the same tructresthe movable oller unit 84 ofthe material cart 82, The basket 86 is rolled along the roller rails 75 by ‘means of the basket moving roller units 88. AC this time, brackets 882 ofthe basket moving roller unit 88 are installed at both sides of upper ends of the basket 86 such that the basket 86canbestably moved along theroller rails 78. plate ‘884 with @ rotating shaft 83 is connected to cach of the brackets 882. Further, the basket 86 inchides« pir of rolling ‘wheels $86 rolling along the roller rails 75, and each of the rolling wheels 886 has a central shaft rotatably installed tothe plate 884, ‘AL this time, the basket moving roller unit 84s preferably installed to allow an interval etwoen the bracket 882 and the rolling wheels 846 fo be adjusted. To this end, the rotating shaft 83 ofthe plate 84 extends further in adirectioa toward the bracket 882 and springs 887 are provided around the tating shaft 883 at postions betwcen an outer end of the rotating shaft 883 and the bracket 882 and between the plate '884 and the bracket 882, Therefor, the basket moving roller init 88 can be moved by a predetermined distance from side to side and thus, the connection between the basket 86 and the roller ails 7S can be easly mode, Although it has been described in the above discussed ‘embodiment of the present invention that a single basket ‘moving roller unit 88s installed at each side ofthe Basket 86, plurality of basket moving roller units 88 may beinstalled at ‘ech side of the basket 86 so that the basket R6 can be more stably coupled fo the supporting structure 70. The lower and ‘upper basket moving roller units 88 installed at each side of the basker 86 are spaced apart from each other bya predeter- ‘mined distance, and are arranged to form an angle eorne- sponding to an angle defined by the inner wall of the lange structure 50, ere, « Worker get on the basket 86 to perform desired ‘work for installing materials carried on the material cart 82 ‘onto the inner wall of the large strictire $0. Further, the ‘material cart 82 or basket 86 can cary an auiomatie welding ‘apparatus for bonding an insulation system P with otberadja- ‘cent insulation systems P, and then, the worker ean install the automatic welding apparatus ata desired position to perfor desired insulation system welding work. Furhemore, the ‘movable working platform includes a moving means Wo move the basket 86. The moving means is composed of a cable connected to the supporting strocture 70 and the material cart £82, and a winding means for winding the eable to move the basket 8. FIG. 9 is a block digram illustrating a process of con- struetingan insulation system using the seaTold according t0US 8,276,713 B2 13 ‘embodiment ofthe present invention, The insulation sys tem construction method using the sclTold will heexplaiied with reference to FIG. 9. “The insulation system construction method using the sea {old 60 comprises the steps of (a) movably installing a sup- porting structure 0 ta desired position oman inner wal of 2 Jarge structure 50 in a Tongitudinal direction ofa tank, (b) moving the installed supporting structure 70 along the inner ‘wall ofthe large structure 50, and (c) installing materials ‘carried in step (b) onto the inner wal of the lage structure 80, ‘More specifically instep (a, the supporting steueture 70s fist installed adjacent to bath side surfaces anda top surface ‘of the inner wall of the lage structure $0 to perform desired internal work for the lage structure $0 such as a pressure vessel, tank ora dome, and is then movably installed along the longitudinal direction ofthe large structure 80, The sp- porting structure 70s constructed by forming a pair of sup- Porting posts 72 and 73 tobe adjacent to the inner wall ofthe Supporting structure 70 and then connecting the pair of posts wih eich other using connecting members 74 10 become ua inogral strocture, Next, supporting portions 108 are installed at curved regions othe inaer wall of the large stricture 50, and 2 phirlityof rails 92 are installed atthe supporting portions 9S 4108. To this end, bolts penetrating throvgh the rails 92 are ‘astened to the supporting portions 108. At his ime, the rails ‘92 are formed to extend along the inner wall of the large structure $0, Preferably, comer modules ae ist installed st ‘comer regions and the lke ofthe large strature 80 and the ‘ails 92 are installed onto the comer modules, In ease where the large stricture 0s curved, the supporting stractare 70 is preferably formed to have a gentle curvature such that a ‘Sanying nit 80 incliding a material cart 82 and basket 86 ‘can be smoothly moved, Then, a movable support 90 is installed to one side ofthe supporting structure 70 such that a paie of wheels 9 can be ‘avably coupled withthe rail 92, The supporting stcture 70 ‘ean be moved by means ofthe movable suppor 90 in such a ‘manner thatthe pair of wheels 94 is role along the rail 92 Therefore the supporting structure 70 can be movably sup> ported by the movable support 0 including therail 92nd the pair of wheels 94, and then can be moved along the entire tance wall ofthe large stricture 80. ‘Astepof carrying the materials or workers can beachieved by using the material car 82 (Le. a material carying device) ‘and the basket 86 fo the workers, which are installed on the supporting structure 70. Thus. a process of installing an ins- Jation system P onto the inner wall ofthe large structure can be performed by using the material car 82 and the Basket 84 respectively, on which the working materials and workers are ‘carted, Here, the material cart 82 is mounted to the support Ing structure to be movable ina vertical direction andl thus 0 allow the materials to he carried onto desired working pos tions. Further, inthe stp of carrying the materials or workers, the basket 86 is installed to supporting stricture 70 to be ‘movable ina vertical direction and is placed at a rer position ‘of the material ear 82, so thatthe worker ean perform desired ‘work forthe cartied materials. To this end, a plurality of roller cals 78 are installed on inner sides of the supporting structure 70 ie, opposite sur- laces ofthe pair of supporting posts 72 aud 73, respectively At this time, the material ear 82 on which materials are ‘artiod is installed between the roller rails 75, whereas the basket 86 on which the worker gets to perform the desired Work is installed between the other roller mils 78. This is bcatse the worker on the basket 86 can casiy install the materials carried by the material cart 82, eg. the insulation 0 o 14 system P for sealing the inner wal of the Lange structure 50,10 the inner wall ofthe lane structure 50. Futher, since the ‘worker is positioned bebind the materials, the worker can perform the desired work fr installing the insulation system onto the inner wall inastate where hese getsom the basket 86, ‘Purber, the step of installing materials onto the inner wall of the large structure isa step of carrying the insulation system othe carrying unit 80 and then installing the erred insulation system P onto the inner wall ofthe lage stuctare 50, As doseribed above the seflold 60 so configured can be ted to perform desired work on the large structire 80 at lower and higher places since the supporting structure T0 can be installed to be automatically moved along the rails 92 of the lage structure $0 and the material cart 82 and the basket £86 can be freely moved up and down within the supporting structure 70, ‘nthe meantime, the material ear 82 ofthe camrying unit 80 vvaetium holds the insulation system P and then moves the insulation system to positon adjacent tothe inner wall ofthe lange structure 80, whereas the basket 86 caries a worker a position where the material eat 82 is placed. As desribed fhove the Worker and materials are moved along the support- ing stricture 70 to a location where desired work will be performed. In such a way, the insulation system P can be installed throughout the entire inner wall of the lage strve- ture ‘Although a scafold and an insulation system constuction method using the same aeeording o an embodiment of the present invention have been explained with reference to the ‘accompanying drawings, the present invention isnot Kimited to the illustrated embodiment and drawings. Is epparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made. The insulation system construction method aeconfing ton ‘embodiment of the present invention can be applied to aa [LNG cargo tank and also toa large ground structure such asa vessel pressure, a tank or a dome. Although it has been described in the embodiment of the present invention that the nil is provided and the movable support inclides a pair of ‘wheels movably coupled tothe ral, the present invention is fot limited thereto and various modifications can be made thereto, As an example, the supporting stricture 70 can be moved by means of a cylinder which ean be stretched and contracted by the hydraulic or pneumatic foree. An aalitional ‘moving vehicle may also be ulized to move the supporting structure, Further, the wheels ofthe movable suppor may be ‘engaged in mesh with ther sothat the railand Wheels of the ‘movable support can be moved without auy slippage Prefer ahly, a motor sed inthe movable suppor may also be a step ‘motor capable of adjusting the moving degree ofthe support- ing structure. ‘Tn the seaifold and the insulation system construction method using the scaffold according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the scaffold can be moved along the inner wall ofthe large structure, desired work in the lange structure can be more easily and rapidly performed and a space required for the scaffold installation can be minimize Funher, even ina ease where thesze, and particularly length, of the lange stricture is increased, al the work in the lange structure ean be performed by merely increasing the length of the rails supporting the supporting structure, since the sup- porting structure ean he configured to be movable along the nil, In addition, since it is not necessary o inerease the size ofthe supporting structure, the durability and stability thoreof ceanalso be improved, Furthermore, since the materials can be ‘lomatically cared and a working space forthe worker can ‘be moved up andl devin, The working speed ea be improvesUS 8,276,713 B2 15 Also, since the configuration of the sealTold is simplified, the ‘scaffold ean be easily installed and removed ‘What is claimed is 1.A method of building a liquid tak, the method comprise ing: ‘rovidinga stmcturecomprisings plurality of walls which define an interior space, the plurality of walls compris- ing frst sidowall, a second sidewall, and atop wall installing a first insulation module on the fist sidewall, installing a plurality of guide rails extending in a fist lirection within the interior space, wherein fist one of the plurality of guide rails is installed over the fist insulation modu such that the first instlation modules interposed between the fist guide rail andthe frst side- wall; providing a seaffolding within the interior space: ‘engaging the scaffolding with the guide rails suc thatthe ‘Scalfokdng is slidable within the interior space along the guide rails, sliding the seaolding within the interior space along the ‘Bude rails installing second insulation modules over the first sidewall, ‘and next tothe first insolation module, thereby building Aan insulation wall stuctureoa the frst sidewall, where the insulation wall structure comprises the first intl tion module a the second iasultion modules; and subsequent 10 building the insulation wall stricture, removing the guide ris from the interior space, wherein the first insulation module is installed before engaging the scaffolding with the guide rails, wherein the snd insolation modules are installed after engag- ing the scaffolding withthe guide ral 2. The method of claim 1, providing the scaffolding com- prises building te seaolding within the interior space. 3. The method of elaim I, further comprising removing the scaffokding from the interior space ‘4 The method of claim 1, wherein the top wall intercon- rect the fist sidewall and the second sidewall which gener- ally opposes the fist sidewall, wherein the fist sidewall, the second sidewall and the rop wall together define the interior space, 'S, The method of claim 4, wherein the insulation wall, structure is formed on the first sidevall, wherein the insula- tion wall structure comprises a metallic plate and an insula tion material interposed between the metalic plate and the first sidewall, wherein the metallic plate compses a phrality ‘ofmetalic pieces that are liquid tightly coupled together soas 'o form the metallic pate. 6. The method of claim 4, wherein the first sidewall com- prisestivo ormore sidewall sections, each of which comprises ‘aninterior surface, wherein the interior surfaces of the two oF ‘more sidewall sections are angled with each othe. 7. The method of elas 4, wherein the top wal eornprises ‘v0 of more top wall sections, each of wich comprises an ‘terior surface, whervin the interior surfices of the 180 oF ‘more top wall sections are angled with each other. 8, The method of claim 4, wherein the seafolding co prises fist side section, a second side section and a top section, wherein the top section interconnects the fist side section and the second side section generally opposing the first side section. 9, The method of claim 8, wherein the first side section of the top section comprises two or more seyments, each of ‘which extends st an angle with respect to neighboring one thereof 0 o 16 10, The method of claim 8, wherein the top section gener- ally extends in ahorizontal direction perpendicular to the frst ‘rection 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the first sie section is configured to move substantially parallel to an interior sur face of the frst sidewall when the seafolding moves in the fist direction, 12, The method of claim 8, wherein the top section is configured to move substantially parallel to a strface of the top wall whea the seffolding moves in the fist direction, 13, The method of elsim 8, further comprising: providing a carrer configured 10 transfer a material ‘between the fist side section and the top section of the scaffolding: and ‘moving the carrer relative tothe scaffolding, 14, The method of elaim 13, wherein the carrie is eonfig- red fo move along the top section in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the fist direction, 18. The method of laim 13, further comprising providing a second carrer configured wo transfer a material between the fist side section and the top section ofthe scaffolding: and moving the second cartier relative to the scaffolding 16, The method of claim 13, wherein the fir side section ‘comprises two substantially parallely extending portions, and ‘wherein the carriers configured tobe interposed between the ‘so substantially parallely extending portions 17. The method of elaim 18, wherein the eater is contig- ‘red to move along a fist path and the second carrier is configured to move along. second path substantially parallel to the first path 18, The method of claim 17, wherein the frst and second paths are configured such thatthe easier ean be interposed between the frst sidewall and the second carrier 19, The method of elaim 4, further comprising: providing a carier eonigured to transfer a worker oF a ‘material slong a path generally parallel to an interior surface of one of the frst seal, the secon sie wall, fan the top wall; and ‘moving the carrer along the path 20, The method of claim 4, wherein the structures neat fon the ground, 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the frst sidewall, the second sidewall, the top wall and the ground define te inte- or space. 22, Themethad ofclaim4, wherein he structure comprises Bottom wall opposing t the top wall and connected to the first sidewall, wherein the frst sidewall, the cond sidewall, ‘the top wall dn the hotom Wall define he interior space 23. The method of elaim 5, wherein the insulation wall structure formed on the fist sidewall andthe top wal come prises metallic interior surlaces. 24. The method of claim 1, wherein the scaffolding com- prises: pair of frames interconnected with each other, each frame ‘comprising: a first side section, a second side section generally opposing the first side ‘ection, and | 4 top section interconnecting the first side section and the sevond side section; apsirof sliding guides, each of which is installed onto.ach ‘ofthe frames; and 4 carrier configured to slide along the sliding guides for ‘wansferring. materials move a worker or material between diferent locations the fist side section andthe top section ofthe scaffolding.US 8,276,713 B2 17 25, The method of claim 24, wherein each ofthe sliding uides comprises frst side section, a second side section and 4 op section, which are respectively installed onto the first fide section, the second side section and the op section of ‘each ofthe frames, 26, The method of elaim 24, wherein the sliding guide is located adjacent toa surface of one ofthe plurality of walls 27. The method of claim &, wherein the top section is Jocated adjacent tothe top wall, 28, The method of claim 8, wherein he scaffolding further ‘comprises a bottom section generally opposing the top see~ 29, The method of claim 8, wherein a least one pairof the tude alsa installed onto WWo generally opposing surfaces ‘of the interior space, wherein the atleast one pair of guide nails installed onto the generally opposing surfaces prevents substantial movement of the seaffolding ina direction extend- 18 1 between the two penerally opposing surfeces while slid ing the saffolding along the guide rails ‘30. The method of cla 1, further installing a tied insu Jation module on the frst sidewall, whersin a second one of ‘theploalityof guide ails is installed over the third insiation ‘stile on the fist sidewall sich that the third insulation ‘meddle is interposed between the second guide rail and the first sidewall, wherein the second insulation modules are installed between the fest insulation module and thie inst Jation module, 31. The method of claim 6, wherein the first insulation sll is installed on the fis sidewall where Wo sidewall sections connect at an angle therebetween, '32. The method of claim 1, wherein the fist insulation ‘medlule comprises so thermal insulation layers and aliquid ‘ight material layer