CN103510742A - Multifunctional rotary derrick - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a multifunctional rotary derrick which comprises a main derrick body and a rocker arm, wherein the top of the main derrick body is provided with guiding pulleys, and the top of the rocker arm is provided with a load bearing pulley and a lifting pulley. The multifunctional rotary derrick further comprises a base, a rotary column is vertically arranged in the center of the base, a plurality of idler wheels are evenly arranged on the base around the rotary column, a rotary base connected to the rotary column in a sleeved mode and in contact with the idler wheels is arranged above the base, a connecting cover is fixedly arranged at the position, corresponding to the rotary column, of the rotary base, the bottom of the main derrick body is hinged to the upper portion of the connecting cover, the rocker arm is hinged to the side wall of the connecting cover or the rotary base, and two sets of rope winding shafts and a fixed pulley are further and fixedly arranged on the rotary base. The multifunctional rotary derrick is simple in structure and convenient to disassemble and assemble, is used for tower material lifting in the vertical direction, is capable of conveniently carrying out 360-degree free rotation and meets the requirement of lifting work with different heights and different angles in the iron tower erecting process.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of hanging apparatus using while setting up steel tower, specifically a kind of rotating pole.
Background technology
In transmission line construction, need to set up high voltage iron tower, it is the steel tower of four jiaos of types of the trussed construction that assembles of tower material by some steel poles that high voltage iron tower is generally four groups.While setting up high voltage iron tower, first on ground, build up basis and column foot, then progressively upwards build tower material member.
When high voltage iron tower sets up certain altitude, for the height that being transported to of each member safety set up, need to carry out with lifting device the tower material of handling high voltage iron tower.But, due to four groups of trussed constructions of high voltage iron tower from distant, and the place of setting up high voltage iron tower is generally with a varied topography, the restriction of the height being lifted by crane and the condition of construction plant, common crane is difficult to meet instructions for use, and the general rocker pole that uses coordinates the acting in conjunction erection tower materials such as hoist engine, assembly pulley and wire rope at present.
Rocker pole comprises mobile jib, rocking arm and for the fixing support of mobile jib and rocking arm.Support is fixedly installed on the ground, center of high voltage iron tower, and the bottom of mobile jib is fixed on the center of cradle top surface, and rocking arm is hinged on a side of cradle top surface mobile jib.The top socket rotary cover cap of mobile jib, rotary cover cap is fixedly connected with ground by bracing wire, keeps the stress balance of mobile jib and rocker pole integral body.Two leading blocks are set on the end face of the outside of rotary cover cap, utilize the wire rope of the hoist engine traction that is placed on ground first on one of them leading block, and across another excessively corresponding leading block, be connected with rocking arm.The top socket cover cap of rocking arm arranges load-bearing pulley and lifting pulley on cover cap, and wherein load-bearing pulley is corresponding with the leading block on mobile jib, is wound around and draws the wire rope to rocking arm by the leading block on mobile jib; The wire rope being wound around on lifting pulley is connected with member, and the wire rope other end plays tower crane material by the draw of hoist engine.While carrying out the installation of rocker pole before use, first mobile jib is vertically fixed on to steel tower center, the drive by hoist engine afterwards, utilizes the draw of wire rope, the tower material that is lifted on rocking arm top is promoted to the height needing.In the time need to adjusting the height of rocking arm, by control, be wrapped in the folding and unfolding of the wire rope on mobile jib leading block, the pin joint of rocking arm bottom of take is center of rotation, rocking arm length is that radius is adjusted.Rocker pole is when lifting operation, the tower material being lifted by crane is all generally under rocking arm vertical, can not carry out level angle skew, if in the time of need to horizontally rotating displacement, need to be to mobile jib, rocking arm and support again dismounting, whole adjustment mobile jib and rocking arm rotate, troublesome poeration, need to waste a large amount of manpowers, because the weight of rocker pole is large, also easy initiation potential.
Summary of the invention
The Multifunctional rotary pole that the technical issues that need to address of the present invention are to provide a kind of simple in structure, easy accessibility, can carry out easily 360 ° and rotate freely, and meets the needs that horizontally rotate displacement.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the technical solution adopted in the present invention is:
Multifunctional rotary pole, comprise that top is provided with the rocking arm that the mobile jib of leading block, top arrange load-bearing pulley and lifting pulley, also comprise that a central vertical is provided with the base of column spinner, on described base around the uniform some rollers of column spinner, base top arranges and is socketed on column spinner and the rotating seat contacting with roller, described rotating seat corresponding rotation Zhu position is fixedly installed a connection cover, the bottom-hinged of described mobile jib is connecting Zhao top, and described rocking arm is hinged on the sidewall or rotating seat that connects cover.
Further improvement of the present invention is: on rotating seat, be also fixedly installed two groups of wiring axles and a fixed pulley.
Further improvement of the present invention is: described connection cover comprises the junction plate I that is fixedly installed on column spinner top by some gripper shoes, in junction plate I, be fixedly installed four-way seat, mobile jib is hinged on four-way Zuo top, and rocking arm is hinged on the sidewall or rotating seat of four-way seat.
Further improvement of the present invention is: the end face of described four-way seat is bolted flat base is set, and mobile jib bottom is fixedly connected with lower connecting base, and the upper vertical of described flat base arranges two relative mounting ears, between two mounting ears, fixed axis is set; The bottom of lower connecting base arranges fixedly ear of suit two of fixed axis, and the middle part of fixed axis is radially run through a through hole is set, fixedly between ear setting through the bearing pin of through hole on fixed axis.
Owing to having adopted technique scheme, the technological progress that the present invention obtains is:
The present invention not only can carry out 360 ° and rotate freely easily for the tower material lifting of vertical direction simultaneously, meets differing heights and different angles lifting requirements of one's work in steel tower erection process.Forming each component of the present invention can transport separately, and weight is little, simple in structure, and easy accessibility has shortened the engineering time, has improved efficiency of construction.Not limited by landform, the scope of application is wide.Utilize conveniently erection tower material of the present invention, lift simple to operately, saved a large amount of manpower and materials, reduced engineering cost.
The four-way seat being fixedly installed on junction plate connects as one mobile jib and rocking arm, and what while alleviating rotation, produce rocks, time saving and energy saving, eliminates safe hidden trouble.Be fixed on flat base and the fixedly hinged setting of lower connecting base of mobile jib on four-way seat, when being rotated, mobile jib is played to cushioning effect, when being subject to installation site restriction and causing rotating seat not to be horizontally disposed with, can guarantee the mobile jib state of being still kept upright, when lifting operation, keep steadily of centre of gravity, assurance equipment and personal security.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation that the present invention uses state;
Fig. 2 is bottom of the present invention enlarged drawing;
Fig. 3 is the front view of base;
Fig. 4 is the front view of rotating seat;
Fig. 5 is the top view of rotating seat;
Fig. 6 is the structural representation of rotary cover cap.
Wherein, 1, base, 1-1, base plate, 1-2, roller, 1-3, column spinner, 2, rotating seat, 2-1, sleeve, 2-2, rotating disk, 2-3, junction plate I, 2-4, junction plate II, 2-5, fixed pulley, 3, four-way seat, 4, flat base, 5, lower connecting base, 6, hinged seat, 7, cover cap, 8, rotary cover cap, 8-1, stay rod, 8-2, cap bag, 8-3, leading block, 8-4, hanger I, 9, mobile jib, 10, rocking arm, 11, wiring axle I, 12, wiring axle II.
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Below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, the present invention is described in further details:
Multifunctional rotary pole, its primary structure as shown in Figure 1, comprises base 1, rotating seat 2, mobile jib 9 and rocking arm 10.
As shown in Figure 2, base 1 is fixedly installed on the ground, and base 1 top socket arranges rotating seat 2, fixes a connection cover on rotating seat 2, and mobile jib 9 and rocking arm 10 are hinged with being connected to cover respectively.Described connection cover comprises junction plate I 2-3, four-way seat 3, flat base 4, lower connecting base 5 and the hinged seat 6 being fixed on rotating seat 2 end faces.
The structure of described base 1 as shown in Figure 3, comprises base plate 1-1 and roller 1-2.Base plate 1-1 is a square plate, and base plate 1-1 central vertical arranges column spinner 1-3, and above around column spinner 1-3, by support, be circle distribution is fixedly installed some roller 1-2 to base plate 1-1.Described column spinner 1-3 is the pillar construction with central through hole, between the outer wall of column spinner 1-3 and base plate 1-1, some reinforcing ribs is set, and the height of reinforcing rib is less than roller diameter.Central through hole middle part at column spinner 1-3 is fixedly connected with two stiffeners, and two stiffeners are decussation setting at central through hole.
On the top of base 1, rotating seat 2 is set, as shown in Figure 4, Figure 5, rotating seat 2 integral body are a rectangular frame structure to the structure of described rotating seat 2, and rectangular frame is by four end to end being welded of channel-section steel.One end of rotating seat 2 is used for placing wiring axle I 11 and wiring axle II 12, and wiring axle I 11 is connected with a hoist engine respectively separately with wiring axle II 12, folding and unfolding wire rope under the drive of hoist engine.Placing welding some floors parallel with minor face in interval between wiring axle I 11 and the Liang Tiaochang limit of wiring axle II 12 rectangular frames.The other end of rotating seat 2 is fixedly installed rotating disk 2-2 in rectangular frame bottom, and described rotating disk 2-2 adopts steel plate cutting to form, and rotating disk 2-2 middle part is disk, the side of being, two ends plate.The end size of side's plate is not less than the distance on rectangular frame Liang Tiaochang limit, and the radius of disk is greater than the radius of a circle of the distribution circle of the roller arranging on base 1.Through hole is offered at the center of disk, and clear size of opening is corresponding with the excircle dimension of the column spinner 1-3 of base 1.Directly over the top of rotating seat 2, rotating disk 2-2, junction plate I 2-3 is set, described junction plate I 2-3 one is erected at the square plate between rectangular frame Liang Tiaochang limit, on junction plate I 2-3, centre bore is set, the position that centre bore is offered is corresponding with the through hole of rotating disk 2-2 with size.Between the centre bore of the through hole of rotating disk 2-2 and junction plate I 2-3, socket arranges sleeve 2-1, and sleeve 2-1 connects as one rotating disk 2-2 and junction plate I 2-3.Described sleeve 2-1 matches with column spinner 1-3, and rotating seat 2 sockets are arranged on the column spinner 1-3 of base 1.The one end at the top of the rotating seat 2 corresponding with rotating disk 2-2 is also fixedly installed junction plate II 2-4, on junction plate II 2-4, is fixedly installed fixed pulley 2-5.
On junction plate I 2-3, be bolted to connection four-way seat 3.The bottom surface of four-way seat 3 is connected with junction plate I 2-3; End face is fixedly connected with flat base 4.On a sidewall of four-way seat 3, vertical fixed intervals arrange four hinged ears parallel to each other, and four hinged ears are connected by always wearing the long bolt of putting, and long bolt end is fixed by nut screwing clamping; Between two hinged ears of centre, welding arranges a spacer I.Between the outside of two hinged ears of both sides and the sidewall of four-way seat 3, be provided for the stud I of reinforcing.Four-way seat 3 is connected with the fixing hinged seat 6 of rocking arm 10 by hinged ear.
Described hinged seat 6 is square plate, and the vertical fixed intervals of an end face of square plate arrange four engaging lugs, and the size of space between the hinged ear of the size of space between engaging lug and four-way seat 3 is corresponding, between two engaging lugs of both sides, is all fixedly installed a spacer II.Between the outside of two engaging lugs of both sides and hinged seat 6, be provided for the stud II of reinforcing.When lifting operation, rocking arm 10 is fixedly installed on hinged seat 6.
The end face of four-way seat 3 is bolted to connection on flat base 4, described flat base 4 comprises gripper shoe I and is vertically set on two mounting ears parallel to each other in gripper shoe I, gripper shoe I is the size square plate corresponding with four-way seat 3, is bolted and is arranged on four-way seat 3 end faces.Mounting ear is triangular plate, vertical being connected of middle part of leg-of-mutton one side and gripper shoe I, between two mounting ears, by fixed axis, is connected.The through hole of offering a vertical fixed shafts is radially run through at the middle part of described fixed axis.Flat base 4 is by the hinged lower connecting base 5 of fixed axis.Described lower connecting base 5 comprise a gripper shoe II corresponding with mobile jib size and with the fixing ear of gripper shoe II perpendicular two.Two fixedly the distance between ear is corresponding with the diameter of fixed axis, fixedly between ear, interts bearing pin, and bearing pin is vertically through the through hole at fixed axis middle part, and lower connecting base 5 is by bearing pin and fixed axis coordination hinge, and gripper shoe II is fixedly connected with mobile jib 9 bottoms.With the bearing pin of fixed axis coordination hinge and the jointed shaft setting parallel to each other with hinged seat 6 for hinged four-way seat 3, when lifting operation, the rotation direction of mobile jib and rocking arm is convenient to be consistent, and stress balance is guaranteed construction operation safety.
Described mobile jib 9 is selected square steel bar, and the length of square steel bar can be selected as required.The top of mobile jib 9 arranges rotary cover cap 8, and the structure of rotary cover cap 8 as shown in Figure 6, comprises stay rod 8-1, cap bag 8-2 and leading block 8-3.Described cap bag 8-2 is arranged on the bottom of rotary cover cap 8, and fixed cover covers on the top of mobile jib 9.The hanger I 8-4 of convenient carrying while vertically dismounting being set on the lateral wall of cap bag 8-2.At the perpendicular square plate of four of fixing welding of the end face of cap bag 8-2 and cap bag 8-2 end face, the end to end hollow frame that surrounds into of square plate.The fixing leading block 8-3 that arranges respectively of lateral surface at two relative square plates.The top welding of hollow frame arranges a backing plate, and the rotating shaft being fixed on backing plate is connected with the axle sleeve on rotary cover cap 8 tops by bearing.On the axle sleeve outer wall of the top of rotary cover cap 8, be also fixedly installed four stay rod 8-1, stay rod 8-1 is cross and arranges, stay rod 8-1 upper end is downward outward-dipping oblique shoulder shape, and stay rod 8-1 outer end arranges bracing wire hole, for interting the fixedly stay cord of rotary cover cap 8.
Described rocking arm 10 is selected square steel bar, for hoisting heavy.Rocking arm 10 top arranges cover cap 7, the frame structure that cover cap 7 is top closure, and one end of the outside sidewall of square frame arranges a load-bearing pulley, and load-bearing pulley is connected with the leading block on mobile jib by wire rope, controls the height of rocking arm by the folding and unfolding of wire rope.Corresponding with load-bearing pulley, in the relative other end of sidewall, the outside of square frame, one lifting pulley is set.On the lateral wall of square frame, be also provided with the hanger II of convenient carrying.
Use operating principle of the present invention to be:
After Multifunctional rotary pole has been assembled, comprise the extension and retraction system of two cover wire rope.A set of extension and retraction system is for fixing mobile jib 9 and connect mobile jib 9 and rocking arm 10.Another set of extension and retraction system is for having controlled tower crane material.
For fixing mobile jib 9 and connect mobile jib 9 and the trend of the wire rope I of rocking arm 10 is: a hoist engine is connected with wiring axle I 11, wire rope I in wiring axle I 11 is located on the leading block 8-3 of rotary cover cap 8 one sides on mobile jib 9 tops, walk around rotary cover cap 8 to the leading block 8-3 race of opposite side, laminating, around the lifting pulley race on the cover cap 7 one side sidewalls on rocking arm 10 tops, is fixed on wire rope I terminal on the hanger I 8-4 of rotary cover cap 8.
For having controlled the trend of the wire rope II of tower crane material, be: a hoist engine is connected with wiring axle II 12, wire rope II in wiring axle II 12 is first around to being fixed in the race of the fixed pulley 2-5 on rotating seat 2, afterwards by wire rope II tow lug on the lifting pulley on cover cap 7 another sidewalls, the terminal of wire rope II is connected with tower material.
When tower crane material is played in same level position, the folding and unfolding of controlling wire rope II by hoist engine can lift operation.In the time need to adjusting the level height of rocking arm, start hoist engine, by the folding and unfolding of wire rope I, change the horizontal level of rocking arm 10.If desired adjust angle, because rotating seat 2 contacts for rolling with base 1, the roller 1-2 rotation on base 1, rotating seat 2 can rotate and coil 2-2 central rotation.On the top of mobile jib 9, because the axle sleeve on rotary cover cap 8 is connected by bearing with rotating shaft, so also can rotate freely.Therefore while promoting rotating seat 2, the direction of rocking arm 10 changes thereupon.
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1. Multifunctional rotary pole, comprise that top is provided with the mobile jib of leading block (8-3) (9), top arranges the rocking arm (10) of load-bearing pulley and lifting pulley, it is characterized in that: also comprise that a central vertical is provided with the base of column spinner (1-3) (1), described base (1) is upper around the uniform some rollers of column spinner (1-3) (1-2), base (1) top arranges and is socketed in the rotating seat (2) that column spinner (1-3) is upper and contact with roller (1-2), described rotating seat (2) corresponding rotation Zhu position is fixedly installed a connection cover, the bottom-hinged of described mobile jib is connecting Zhao top, described rocking arm (10) is hinged on the sidewall or rotating seat (2) that connects cover.
2. Multifunctional rotary pole according to claim 1, is characterized in that: on described rotating seat (2), be also fixedly installed two groups of wiring axles and a fixed pulley (2-5).
3. Multifunctional rotary pole according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described connection cover comprises the junction plate I (2-3) that is fixedly installed on column spinner (1-3) top by some gripper shoes, in junction plate I (2-3), be fixedly installed four-way seat (3), mobile jib (9) is hinged on the top of four-way seat (3), and rocking arm (10) is hinged on the sidewall or rotating seat (2) of four-way seat (3).
4. Multifunctional rotary pole according to claim 3, it is characterized in that: the end face of described four-way seat (3) is bolted flat base (4) is set, mobile jib (9) bottom is fixedly connected with lower connecting base (5), the upper vertical of described flat base (4) arranges two relative mounting ears, between two mounting ears, fixed axis is set; The bottom of lower connecting base (5) arranges fixedly ear of suit two of fixed axis, and the middle part of fixed axis is radially run through a through hole is set, fixedly between ear setting through the bearing pin of through hole on fixed axis.
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