Drilling machine and method of manufacturing drilled product

1. A drilling machine comprising:

a drilling structure that drills an object to be drilled composed of at least one structural object which extends in a first direction from a platy part; and

a travelling machine that positions the drilling structure in a travelling direction of the travelling machine by travelling in a longitudinal direction of the at least one structural object using the at least one structural object as a guide, an axis of the drilling structure being arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and the travelling direction of the travelling machine,

wherein the travelling machine comprises a travelling structure that travels along a top surface of the at least one structural object and drives the drilling machine in the travelling direction, as the axis of the drilling structure intersects a side surface of the at least one structural object.

2. The drilling machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one structural object comprises elongated structural objects each having the top surface,

the platy part on which the elongated structural objects are disposed is a non-flat platy part, and

the travelling structure comprises a plurality of travelling structures that travel on at least two of the elongated structural objects.

3. The drilling machine according to claim 2 ,

wherein the travelling machine has an adjusting structure that adjusts an interval between the plurality of travelling structures.

4. The drilling machine according to claim 2 ,

wherein the at least one structural object has holes along the travelling direction of the travelling machine, and

the travelling structure has at least one projection fitting into the holes.

5. The drilling machine according to claim 2 ,

wherein the at least one structural object comprises elongated structural objects, and

the travelling machine is adapted to travel using one elongated structural object out of the elongated structural objects as a guide, the one elongated structural object being selected suitably from the elongated structural objects.

6. A method of manufacturing a drilled product using the drilling machine according to claim 2 .

7. The drilling machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one structural object comprises elongated structural objects, and

the travelling machine is adapted to travel using one elongated structural object out of the elongated structural objects as a guide, the one elongated structural object being selected suitably from the elongated structural objects.

8. The drilling machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a sensor that detects a position of a drilling plate attached to the object to be drilled; and

a controlling circuit that controls the travelling direction of the travelling machine based on the position of the drilling plate detected by the sensor.

9. The drilling machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a reader that reads information recorded on an integrated circuit tag attached directly or indirectly to the object to be drilled; and

a controlling circuit that controls the travelling machine based on the information read by the reader.

10. The drilling machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the drilling structure is coupled directly or indirectly to the travelling machine by a removable structure.

11. A method of manufacturing a drilled product using the drilling machine according to claim 1 .

12. The drilling machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a travelling motor; and

a drive shaft extending in the second direction and connecting the travelling motor to the travelling structure to drive the travelling structure.

13. The drilling machine according to claim 12 , wherein the travelling structure comprises a sprocket and an end of the drive shaft is connected to the sprocket, and the drive shaft rotates the sprocket to drive the drilling machine in the travelling direction.

14. A drilling machine comprising:

a drilling structure that drills an object to be drilled composed of at least one structural object which extends in a first direction from a platy part; and

a travelling machine that positions the drilling structure in a travelling direction of the travelling machine by travelling in a longitudinal direction of the at least one structural object using the at least one structural object as a guide, an axis of the drilling structure being arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and the travelling direction of the travelling machine,

wherein the travelling machine comprises a travelling structure that travels along a top surface of the at least one structural object, and the axis of the drilling structure intersects a side surface of the at least one structural object,

wherein the at least one structural object has holes along the travelling direction of the travelling machine, and

the travelling structure has at least one projection fitting into the holes.

15. The drilling machine according to claim 14 ,

wherein the at least one projection comprises projections simultaneously fitting into at least two holes out of the holes.

16. The drilling machine according to claim 15 ,

wherein the travelling structure comprises a plurality of travelling structures that travel at positions far from each other in a direction different from the travelling direction, only one travelling structure out of the plurality of travelling structures having the projections simultaneously fitting into the at least two holes out of the holes.

17. The drilling machine according to claim 16 ,

wherein the at least one structural object comprises elongated structural objects, and

the travelling machine is adapted to travel using one elongated structural object out of the elongated structural objects as a guide, the one elongated structural object being selected suitably from the elongated structural objects.

18. The drilling machine according to claim 16 ,

wherein the travelling machine has an adjusting structure that adjusts an interval between the plurality of travelling structures.

19. The drilling machine according to claim 15 ,

wherein the at least one structural object comprises elongated structural objects, and

the travelling machine is adapted to travel using one elongated structural object out of the elongated structural objects as a guide, the one elongated structural object being selected suitably from the elongated structural objects.

20. The drilling machine according to claim 14 ,

wherein the at least one structural object comprises elongated structural objects, and

the travelling machine is adapted to travel using one elongated structural object out of the elongated structural objects as a guide, the one elongated structural object being selected suitably from the elongated structural objects.

21. A method of manufacturing a drilled product using the drilling machine according to claim 14 .

22. A tool comprising:

a tool structure that operates on an object comprising a platy part and a structural object extending in a first direction from the platy part; and

a travelling machine that positions the tool structure in a travelling direction of the travelling machine by travelling in a longitudinal direction of the structural object using the structural object as a guide, an axis of the tool structure being arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and the travelling direction of the travelling machine,

wherein the travelling machine comprises a travelling structure that travels along a top surface of the structural object and drives the drilling machine in the travelling direction, as the axis of the tool structure intersects a side surface of the structural object.