CN104752988A - Electric bonding lead component of overhead line and operating mechanism of electric bonding lead component - Google Patents

Electric bonding lead component of overhead line and operating mechanism of electric bonding lead component Download PDF

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CN104752988A
CN104752988A CN201510173456.2A CN201510173456A CN104752988A CN 104752988 A CN104752988 A CN 104752988A CN 201510173456 A CN201510173456 A CN 201510173456A CN 104752988 A CN104752988 A CN 104752988A
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龚爱国
肖德祥
刘军志
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The invention discloses an electric bonding lead component of an overhead line and an operating mechanism of the electric bonding lead component. The electric bonding lead component comprises a clamp, a slider, a screw and a movable guide rail. The clamp comprises an upper hang plate, a bottom plate and a fixed guide rail, the fixed guide rail is arranged between a side of the upper hang plate and a side of the bottom plate in a connected manner, the movable guide rail is hinged to the side, which is opposite to the fixed guide rail, of the bottom plate, the slider is arranged between the two guide rails in a connected manner by slide grooves, the upper end of the screw penetrates the bottom plate and then is integrally connected with the bottom surface of the slider, and an operating plate is perpendicularly connected to the lower end of the screw. The operating mechanism comprises a clamp support frame, a spiral propulsion operating rod and a clamp support operating rod. The spiral propulsion operating rod is positioned in the clamp support operating rod, the spiral propulsion operating rod and the clamp support operating rod are coaxially centrally assembled, the upper ends of the spiral propulsion operation rod and the clamp support operating rod are clamped with the operating plate at the lower end of the screw, and the clamp support frame is connected to the upper end of the clamp support operating rod and is clamped with the fixed guide rail and a limiting plate. The electric bonding lead component and the operating mechanism have the advantages that the slider and an upper cover plate can be pushed by the spiral propulsion operating rod, so that wires can be clamped by the slider and the upper cover plate, the electric bonding lead component is large in contact area, stable contact effects can be realized, and the power supply reliability can be improved.

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Overhead transmission line takes electrical lead component and operating mechanism thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of transmission line, what be specifically related to a kind of transmission line uses takes electric downlead component and operating mechanism thereof.
Background technology
When equipment on transmission line goes wrong and needs maintenance in running, need disconnected branches power supply to guarantee safety inspection.In order to ensure operation of power networks, sometimes need charged deciliter branch road.Above-mentioned two kinds of operations all will use downlead component, but the structure of current downlead component is generally screw rod promotion slide block and moves up and down along the track inside support body, and the rotation of screw rod likely makes slide block also produce certain rotation, stuck phenomenon is there is in the process that so just may move up and down at slide block, assembly and disassembly operations difficulty is large, and staff's operation with high pressure is dangerous; In addition also may not clamping wire and occur arcing, impact power supply.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of mechanical stability improved when slide block moves up and down, conductor clamping is stable and contact area large, the operating mechanism of what power supply reliability was high take electrical lead component and installation and removal thereof.
The invention discloses a kind of overhead transmission line and take electrical lead component and operating mechanism thereof, take electrical lead component and comprise wire clamp body, slide block, screw rod and movable guiding rail, wire clamp body comprises upper hanging plate, base plate and fixed guide, fixed guide is connected to the side between upper hanging plate and base plate, movable guiding rail is articulated with the offside of fixed guide on base plate, slide block is connected between two guide rails by chute, and the upper end of screw rod is connected as a single entity with the bottom surface of slide block through after base plate, and the lower end of screw rod is vertically connected with operation panel; Operating mechanism comprises wire clamp bracing frame, screw propulsion action bars and wire clamp support operation bar, screw propulsion action bars is positioned at wire clamp support operation bar, between the two by bearing longitudinal center line assembling altogether, screw propulsion action bars can move up and down in brearing bore, its upper end and the operation panel clamping of taking electrical lead component screw rod lower end, wire clamp bracing frame is connected to the upper end of wire clamp support operation bar, with fixed guide and the limiting plate clamping of taking electric downlead component.
Described fixed guide is vertically connected at the midpoint of described upper hanging plate and the same side of base plate, and outside it, lower end is connected with has downlead connecting hole along the limiting plate of its thickness direction, top.
Described upper hanging plate is dull and stereotyped, and there is the indent arc groove for clamping wire on the downside of it and the upside of described slide block.
Described base plate offers the breach corresponding to described movable guiding rail, and the lower end of described movable guiding rail is by this breach of hinge, and the upper end of movable guiding rail has to have with the clamp of described upper hanging plate clamping, lower end oppositely with clamp opens hook plate; Bearing pin is connected with torsion spring, and the interlude of torsion spring is placed on the outside of described movable guiding rail.
Described wire clamp support operation bar is hollow circular-tube, and the upper and lower of its outer wall is connected with connecting plate, and connecting plate has connecting hole, is connected with parallel with wire clamp support operation bar to drive hook action bars between two connecting holes, and the upper end of driving hook action bars has out hook to draw handle.
Described wire clamp bracing frame comprises the connecting ring be socketed with described wire clamp support operation bar upper end and the support being positioned at connecting ring sidewall, the shape of support is U-shaped, the length direction middle position of its madial wall to have from upper surface notch down, the bottom surface of notch is concordant with the upper surface of connecting ring, the width of notch mates with the fixed guide width taking electrical lead component, and U-shaped A/F mates with the limiting plate taking electrical lead component.
There is U-shaped groove the top axial center of described screw propulsion action bars, and lower end is vertically connected with can the operating grip of left and right movement; The width of U-shaped groove mates with the operation panel width taking electrical lead component screw rod lower end.
Short transverse both sides of taking the online clamp of electrical lead component of the present invention all arrange guide rail, improve mechanical stability when slide block moves up and down along guide rail, thus slide block is moved to be in during clamping wire together with upper hanging plate below wire level being clamped by wire tightly, increase the contact area between wire, improve Supply Security.The lower end of movable guiding rail is provided with torsion spring, is made clamp and the upper hanging plate clamping of movable guiding rail upper end by the torsion of torsion spring, make wire be jammed after can not deviate from, improve Supply Security further.
Operating mechanism of the present invention is by wire clamp support operation bar, screw propulsion action bars and drive hook action bars and be integrated in one, screw propulsion action bars is built in wire clamp support operation bar, can upper and lower stable movement in the endoporus of bearing, drive hook action bars to be connected as a single entity by connecting plate and wire clamp support operation bar, can move up and down in connecting hole and left and right rotation adjustment position.The upper end connecting clamp bracing frame of wire clamp support operation bar, formed T-shaped between the fixed guide of wire clamp body plate outer side and limiting plate, support and fixed guide and the limiting plate clamping of fixedly taking electrical lead component of wire clamp bracing frame, rotating screw forward operation bar drives the slide block taking electrical lead component along the upper and lower stable movement of guide rail through screw rod, keep the levelness of slide block, final guarantee slide block tightly clamps wire with the upper cover plate taking electrical lead component.
In sum, this device is by taking supporting the use of electrical lead component and operating mechanism, can mount and dismount quickly and easily and take electrical lead component, and the levelness of taking electrical lead component slide block can be ensured, final guarantee slide block tightly clamps wire with the upper cover plate taking electrical lead component, contact stabilization and contact area are large, improve power supply reliability.
When taking electrical lead component and needing to remove, draw movable guiding rail is opened toward pressing down by the hook plate of opening taking electrical lead component movable guiding rail lower end by the hook of opening opening hook operation panel upper end, wire clamp body is taken off.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the structural representation taking electrical lead component in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 be Fig. 2 center line clamp look up enlarged diagram.
Fig. 4 is the structure for amplifying schematic diagram of torsion spring in Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of operating mechanism in Fig. 1.
Fig. 6 is that enlarged diagram is looked on a left side for wire clamp bracing frame in Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 overlooks enlarged diagram after Fig. 5 removes wire clamp bracing frame.
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As shown in Figure 1, the invention discloses a kind of overhead transmission line and take electrical lead component and operating mechanism thereof, comprise and take electrical lead component 1 and operating mechanism 2 supporting with it, the upper end of taking electrical lead component 1 is mounted on wire 3.
As shown in Figures 2 to 4, take electrical lead component 1 and comprise wire clamp body 11, slide block 12, screw rod 13 and movable guiding rail 14.Wire clamp body 11 comprises upper hanging plate 111, base plate 112 and fixed guide 113.Fixed guide 113 is vertically connected at the midpoint of upper hanging plate 111 and the same side of base plate 112, and its outer lower portion is vertically connected with has downlead connecting hole 115 along the limiting plate 114 of its thickness direction, top.Movable guiding rail 14 be positioned at fixed guide 113 to side position corresponding position, base plate 112 offers corresponding installation gap, the lower end of movable guiding rail 14 is articulated with in this breach by bearing pin 15, and its upper end has to have with the clamp 141 of upper hanging plate 111 clamping, lower end oppositely with clamp 141 opens hook plate 142.Slide block 12 is connected between two guide rails, and there is the chute supporting with guide rail its corresponding both sides.The upper end of screw rod 13 is connected as a single entity through after the base plate 112 and bottom surface of slide block 12 and is with movable slider 12 to move up and down along two guide rails, is finally clamped by wire 3 together with upper hanging plate 111.Bearing pin 15 is connected with torsion spring 16, the interlude of torsion spring 16 is placed on the outside of movable guiding rail 14.There is operation panel 131 lower end of screw rod 13.
As shown in Figures 5 to 7, operating mechanism 2 comprises wire clamp bracing frame 21, screw propulsion action bars 22 and wire clamp support operation bar 23.Screw propulsion action bars 22 is positioned at wire clamp support operation bar 23, and between the two by the longitudinal center line assembling altogether of upper and lower two bearings 24, screw propulsion action bars 22 can move up and down in bearing 24 endoporus.
Wire clamp bracing frame 21 is connected to the upper end of wire clamp support operation bar 23, comprise the connecting ring 211 be socketed with wire clamp support operation bar 23 upper end and the support 212 being positioned at connecting ring 211 sidewall, the shape of support 212 is U-shaped, the length direction middle position of its madial wall to have from upper surface notch 2121 down, the bottom surface of notch 2121 is concordant with the upper surface of connecting ring 211, the width of notch 2121 mates with fixed guide 13 width taking electrical lead component 1, and U-shaped A/F mates with the limiting plate 115 taking electrical lead component 1.There is U-shaped groove 221 the top axial center of screw propulsion action bars 22, and lower end is vertically connected with can the operating grip 222 of left and right movement.Wire clamp support operation bar 23 is hollow circular-tube, the upper and lower of its outer wall is connected with connecting plate 25, connecting plate 25 has connecting hole, and be connected with between two connecting holes and parallel with wire clamp support operation bar 23 drive hook action bars 26, the upper end of driving hook action bars 26 has out hook to draw 261.Horizontal sextant angle between connecting plate 25 and wire clamp support operation bar 23 is 45 degree or 135 degree.Open hook action bars 26 can upper and lower activity and left and right rotation to adjust position.The width of U-shaped groove 221 mates with operation panel 15 width taking electrical lead component 1 screw rod 13 lower end.
The short transverse both sides of taking the online clamp 11 of electrical lead component 1 all arrange guide rail, improve mechanical stability when slide block 12 moves up and down along guide rail, thus be in level when slide block 12 is moved to below wire 3, wire 3 is clamped tightly together with upper hanging plate 111, increase the contact area between wire 3, improve Supply Security.The lower end of movable guiding rail 14 is provided with torsion spring 16, makes the clamp 141 of movable guiding rail 14 upper end and upper hanging plate 111 clamping by the torsion of torsion spring 16, make wire 3 be jammed after can not deviate from, improve Supply Security further.
Operating mechanism 2 is by wire clamp support operation bar 23, screw propulsion action bars 22 and drive hook action bars 26 and be integrated in one.Screw propulsion action bars 22 is built in wire clamp support operation bar 23, can upper and lower stable movement in the endoporus of bearing 24, drive hook action bars 26 to be connected as a single entity by connecting plate 25 and wire clamp support operation bar 22, can move up and down in connecting hole and left and right rotation adjustment position.The upper end connecting clamp bracing frame 21 of wire clamp support operation bar 23, fixed guide 113 outside wire clamp body 11 base plate 112 and formed T-shaped between limiting plate 114, support 212 and fixed guide 113 and limiting plate 114 clamping of taking electrical lead component 1 of wire clamp bracing frame 21, rotating screw forward operation bar 22 drives the slide block 12 taking electrical lead component 1 along the upper and lower stable movement of guide rail through screw rod 13, keep the levelness of slide block 12, final guarantee slide block 12 tightly clamps wire 3 together with the upper cover plate 111 taking electrical lead component 1.
When electrical lead component 1 is taken in dismounting, reverse rotation screw propulsion action bars 22, band movable slider 12 moves down, and unclamps wire 3, then opening movable guiding rail 14 by driving hook action bars 26, will take electrical lead component 1 take off by wire clamp support operation bar 23.

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1. an overhead transmission line takes electrical lead component and operating mechanism thereof, it is characterized in that: take electrical lead component and comprise wire clamp body, slide block, screw rod and movable guiding rail, wire clamp body comprises upper hanging plate, base plate and fixed guide, fixed guide is connected to the side between upper hanging plate and base plate, movable guiding rail is articulated with the offside of fixed guide on base plate, slide block is connected between two guide rails by chute, and the upper end of screw rod is connected as a single entity with the bottom surface of slide block through after base plate, and the lower end of screw rod is vertically connected with operation panel; Operating mechanism comprises wire clamp bracing frame, screw propulsion action bars and wire clamp support operation bar, screw propulsion action bars is positioned at wire clamp support operation bar, between the two by bearing longitudinal center line assembling altogether, screw propulsion action bars can move up and down in brearing bore, its upper end and the operation panel clamping of taking electrical lead component screw rod lower end, wire clamp bracing frame is connected to the upper end of wire clamp support operation bar, with fixed guide and the limiting plate clamping of taking electric downlead component.
2. overhead transmission line as claimed in claim 1 takes electrical lead component and operating mechanism thereof, it is characterized in that: described fixed guide is vertically connected at the midpoint of described upper hanging plate and the same side of base plate, outside it, lower end is connected with has downlead connecting hole along the limiting plate of its thickness direction, top.
3. take electrical lead component as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described upper hanging plate is for dull and stereotyped, and there is the indent arc groove for clamping wire on the downside of it and the upside of described slide block.
4. overhead transmission line as claimed in claim 1 takes electrical lead component and operating mechanism thereof, it is characterized in that: described base plate offers the breach corresponding to described movable guiding rail, the lower end of described movable guiding rail is by this breach of hinge, and the upper end of movable guiding rail has to have with the clamp of described upper hanging plate clamping, lower end oppositely with clamp opens hook plate; Bearing pin is connected with torsion spring, and the interlude of torsion spring is placed on the outside of described movable guiding rail.
5. overhead transmission line as claimed in claim 1 takes electrical lead component and operating mechanism thereof, it is characterized in that: described wire clamp support operation bar is hollow circular-tube, the upper and lower of its outer wall is connected with connecting plate, connecting plate there is connecting hole, be connected with between two connecting holes and parallel with wire clamp support operation bar drive hook action bars, the upper end of driving hook action bars has out hook to draw handle.
6. overhead transmission line as claimed in claim 1 takes electrical lead component and operating mechanism thereof, it is characterized in that: described wire clamp bracing frame comprises the connecting ring be socketed with described wire clamp support operation bar upper end and the support being positioned at connecting ring sidewall, the shape of support is U-shaped, the length direction middle position of its madial wall to have from upper surface notch down, the bottom surface of notch is concordant with the upper surface of connecting ring, the width of notch mates with the fixed guide width taking electrical lead component, and U-shaped A/F mates with the limiting plate taking electrical lead component.
7. overhead transmission line as claimed in claim 1 takes electrical lead component and operating mechanism thereof, it is characterized in that: there is U-shaped groove the top axial center of described screw propulsion action bars, and lower end is vertically connected with can the operating grip of left and right movement; The width of U-shaped groove mates with the operation panel width taking electrical lead component screw rod lower end.
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