CN104929130A - High-abrupt-slope track traction type concrete sliding formwork adjusting device - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a high-abrupt-slope track traction type concrete sliding formwork adjusting device. A sliding formwork support located on the upper portion in a sliding formwork body and a sliding formwork located on the lower portion in the sliding formwork body are hinged at the upstream side, the sliding formwork support is connected with a sliding formwork at the downstream side through a plurality of sliding formwork inclination angle adjusting devices, and an operation platform is located on the sliding formwork support. According to the high-abrupt-slope track traction type concrete sliding formwork adjusting device, by means of the structure, the inclination angle of the sliding formwork can be correspondingly changed according to the inclination angle of a concrete overflow face, the operation platform can be in a horizontal state all the time, concrete vibration machines and tools can be conveniently placed, and operators can conveniently conduct spreading vibration on concrete.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to slip form concrete work field, particularly a kind of high abrupt slope track traction type concrete slip-form device being applicable to the spillwag chute concrete construction of hydraulic engineering sluice height abrupt slope.
Background technology
The porous sluice of certain key water control project sluice engineering.The wide 15m of every hole flood discharge lock chamber, the thick 4m of gate pier, sluice spillwag chute is impact-resisting wear-resisting high-strength concrete, and curved surface is high abrupt slope build-up curve type structure.Spillwag chute design width 15m, length of curve is about 90m, and curve peak and the minimum point discrepancy in elevation are about 43m.Spillwag chute curve forms by five sections, as shown in fig. 1: 1.-2. section be the skew lines of angle 5 degree, skew lines is about 25.1m.2.-3. section be radius 25m, the garden camber line of angle 48.13 degree, arc length 6.68m.The 3.-and 4. Duan Weipo is than the skew lines for 1:0.75, and skew lines is about 12.3m.4.-5. section be curvilinear equation: x
1.85=21.112y.Length of curve about 32 m.Wherein 5.-6. section be curve, curvilinear equation is: (x/4.64)
2+ ((2.67-y)/2.67)
2=1, length of curve is about 6m.Spillwag chute minimum point is apart from ground height about more than 20 rice, and peak is apart from ground height about 70m.As shown in Figure 1, be the stairstepping steel concrete step of high 1m × wide 1m under concrete spillwag chute, be face to be built, when building impact-resisting wear-resisting high-strength concrete, both sides gate pier is all poured into top.So so narrow in place, on the spillwag chute that curved face type shape is so complicated, build erosion control wear-resisting high-strength concrete, the construction method adopting conventional frame to found steel pipe laying steel form cannot be constructed substantially.Adopt common auxiliary transport because of the curved surface gradient too large also infeasible.
On so steep spillwag chute, the operating platform that sliding formwork top is installed, can not rely on sliding formwork body maintenance level at all.The operating platform of wide-angle tilt, can not place concrete vibrating facility, and operating personnel are also difficult to close a position to concrete on the operating platform tilted vibrate.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem to be solved by this invention is to provide a kind of high abrupt slope track traction type concrete slip-form adjusting device, can accomplish no matter how sliding formwork tilts, and ensures that operating platform is in level.Solve concrete and carry out the construction difficult problem vibrated of closing a position.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the technical solution adopted in the present invention is: a kind of high abrupt slope track traction type concrete slip-form adjusting device, the sliding formwork support being positioned at top in sliding formwork body is hinged at upstream side with the sliding formwork being positioned at below, sliding formwork support and sliding formwork are connected by multiple sliding formwork dip angle regulating device in downstream, and operating platform is positioned on sliding formwork support.
Described sliding formwork dip angle regulating device is screw mechanism, cylinder or hydraulic cylinder.
In described screw mechanism, screw rod is rotatably connected with the sliding formwork Connection Block being fixedly mounted on sliding formwork through the band spindle nut being positioned at sliding formwork support.
Described band spindle nut is the nut that outer wall both sides are provided with rotating shaft, and band spindle nut is movably arranged on by rotating shaft on the axle bed of the support bar of sliding formwork support.
Be provided with bulb in the lower end of screw rod, bulb be arranged on be fixedly arranged on sliding formwork Connection Block ball cup in, and to be locked by cover plate.
Sliding formwork is provided with sliding formwork connecting rod, wipe one's face platform by wipe one's face connecting rod and sliding formwork connecting rod hinged, be provided with support of wiping one's face wiping one's face on platform, support of wiping one's face is connected with sliding formwork support by platform dip angle regulating device of wiping one's face.
Described platform dip angle regulating device of wiping one's face is chain type Lever Blocks.
One provided by the invention high abrupt slope track traction type concrete slip-form adjusting device, by adopting above-mentioned structure, can according to the angle of inclination of concrete spillwag chute, the angle of inclination of corresponding change sliding formwork, and make operating platform remain at level, be convenient to place concrete vibrating facility, also convenient operation personnel close a position to concrete and vibrate.
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Fig. 1 is overall structure schematic side view of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the main apparent direction structural representation of sliding formwork body in the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the structural representation that in the present invention, sliding formwork body is connected with draw-gear.
Fig. 4 is sliding formwork support in the present invention, the side-looking structural representation of the annexation between platform and sliding formwork of wiping one's face, and is the annexation under level shown in figure.
Fig. 5 is sliding formwork support in the present invention, the side-looking structural representation of the annexation between platform and sliding formwork of wiping one's face, and is the annexation under light grade state shown in figure.
Fig. 6 is sliding formwork support in the present invention, the side-looking structural representation of the annexation between platform and sliding formwork of wiping one's face, and is the annexation under the state of high abrupt slope shown in figure.
Fig. 7 is the side-looking structural representation of sliding formwork dip angle regulating device in the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the main TV structure schematic diagram of sliding formwork dip angle regulating device in the present invention.
In figure: winding plant 1, leading block 2, wire rope 3, concrete spillwag chute 4, sliding formwork drags rail 5, sliding formwork body 6, slip form trolley 61, rail supported frame 62, sliding formwork support 63, operating platform 631, support bar 632, to wipe one's face platform 64, to wipe one's face support 641, to wipe one's face connecting rod 642, sliding formwork dip angle regulating device 65, screw rod 651, band spindle nut 652, bulb 653, cover plate 654, ball cup 655, to wipe one's face platform dip angle regulating device 66, sliding formwork 67, sliding formwork connecting rod 671, sliding formwork Connection Block 672, stretching force detecting apparatus 7, radiating laser beams device 71, light-receiving checkout gear 72, signal processing apparatus 73, sliding formwork safety locking motion 8, gate pier side wall 9, face 10 to be built.
Detailed description of the invention
As in Fig. 1 ~ 8, a kind of high abrupt slope track traction type concrete slip-form adjusting device, the sliding formwork support 63 being positioned at top in sliding formwork body 6 is hinged at upstream side with the sliding formwork 67 being positioned at below, sliding formwork support 63 and sliding formwork 67 are connected by multiple sliding formwork dip angle regulating device 65 in downstream, and operating platform 631 is positioned on sliding formwork support 63.Structure thus, by regulating sliding formwork dip angle regulating device 65, be convenient to regulate the inclination angle of sliding formwork 67 consistent with the inclination angle of concrete spillwag chute 4, and sliding formwork support 63 keeps level, correspondingly operating platform 631 also keeps level, the construction of convenient operation personnel and the placement of the facility that vibrate.Upstream side in this example refers to the left side in Fig. 1, the right side of Fig. 4 ~ 6, i.e. the side of water, normally higher side.
Described sliding formwork dip angle regulating device 65 is screw mechanism, cylinder or hydraulic cylinder.Screw mechanism is preferably in this example.In the structure adopting cylinder or hydraulic cylinder, cylinder or hydraulic cylinder two ends respectively with sliding formwork support 63 and sliding formwork 67 hinged.
As in Fig. 4 ~ 8, in described screw mechanism, screw rod 651 is rotatably connected with the sliding formwork Connection Block 672 being fixedly mounted on sliding formwork 67 through the band spindle nut 652 being positioned at sliding formwork support 63.Structure thus, by the handle on rotating screw bolt 651 top, namely the distance between band spindle nut 652 and sliding formwork Connection Block 672 changes, thus drives sliding formwork 67 with the pin joint between sliding formwork support 63 and sliding formwork 67 for axle rotates.Thus the inclination angle of sliding formwork 67 is changed.
As in Fig. 8, described band spindle nut 652 is provided with the nut of rotating shaft for outer wall both sides, is with spindle nut 652 to be movably arranged on the axle bed of support bar 632 of sliding formwork support 63 by rotating shaft.Structure thus, to adapt to the change of pitch angle of screw rod 651 in adjustment process.
As in Fig. 7,8, be provided with bulb 653 in the lower end of screw rod 651, bulb 653 is arranged on and is fixedly arranged in the ball cup 655 of sliding formwork Connection Block 672, and is locked by cover plate 654.Structure thus, realizes rotatably being connected between screw rod 651 with sliding formwork 67, and sliding formwork 67 can be driven to rotate along the pin joint between sliding formwork 67 and sliding formwork support 63.
As in Fig. 1 ~ 3, adopt overall structure of the present invention as follows:
A kind of high abrupt slope track traction type concrete slip-form device, sliding formwork body 6 is arranged on sliding formwork and drags on rail 5, drags on rail 5 be provided with at least one leading block 2 at sliding formwork, and the wire rope 3 of draw-gear is connected with sliding formwork body 6 through leading block 2.Draw-gear in this example adopts winding plant 1, two winding plants 1 to be arranged on two gate pier tops of spillwag chute both sides, and it is also feasible for by leading block 2, winding plant 1 being arranged on other positions.By the traction of winding plant 1, realize sliding formwork body 6 and upwards drag sliding construction piecemeal.
Preferred scheme is as in Fig. 1 ~ 3, described sliding formwork body 6 two ends are provided with slip form trolley 61, in this example, slip form trolley 61 is fixedly connected with sliding formwork 67, therefore when the change of pitch angle of sliding formwork 67, by regulating sliding formwork dip angle regulating device 65, sliding formwork support 63 maintenance level can be made, thus operating platform 631 keeps level, sliding formwork 67 then drags the track of rail 5 to run along sliding formwork.Sliding formwork drags rail 5 tightly to fasten by slip form trolley 61, makes the running orbit of slip form trolley 61, is dragged rail 5 to retrain by sliding formwork.Accurate to guarantee the dragging concrete surface profiling of sliding construction, meet designing requirement.
Preferred scheme is as in Fig. 2, and described sliding formwork drags rail 5 to be fixedly mounted on rail supported frame 62 by bolt and pressing plate, and rail supported frame 62 is fixedly mounted on gate pier side wall 9 by pre-embedded bolt; Described sliding formwork drags the side profile profiling of rail 5 and concrete spillwag chute 4.Structure thus, realizes the construction in narrow location, and the profile of slide rail mark and concrete spillwag chute 4 that drags of sliding formwork body 6 is coincide.
Sliding formwork body 6 is also provided with sliding formwork safety locking motion 8, thus avoids the danger that occurs that in work progress sliding formwork body 6 glides.
Preferred scheme is as in Fig. 4 ~ 6, in described sliding formwork body 6, sliding formwork 67 is provided with sliding formwork connecting rod 671, platform 64 of wiping one's face is hinged with sliding formwork connecting rod 671 by connecting rod 642 of wiping one's face, be provided with support 641 of wiping one's face wiping one's face on platform 64, support 641 of wiping one's face is connected with sliding formwork support 63 by platform dip angle regulating device 66 of wiping one's face.Platform dip angle regulating device 66 of wiping one's face in this example adopts chain type Lever Blocks, adopts electric block to be also feasible.Structure thus, can make platform 64 maintenance level of wiping one's face easily, and constructability personnel carry out troweling operation wiping one's face on platform 64.
In preferred scheme, when sliding formwork drags rail 5 to have multiple turn section, be provided with a leading block 2 in each turning point.Structure thus, guarantees that the Impact direction of sliding formwork body 6 and sliding formwork drag the direction of rail 5 to be consistent, and to avoid winding plant 1 pair of sliding formwork body 6 to produce harmful component, what affect sliding formwork body 6 drags cunning.
In preferred scheme, described draw-gear is at least two, is connected respectively by the two ends of wire rope 3 with sliding formwork body 6;
Sliding formwork body 6 is provided with stretching force detecting apparatus 7, in described stretching force detecting apparatus 7, radiating laser beams device 71 is positioned at one end of sliding formwork body 6, and light-receiving checkout gear 72 is positioned at the other end of sliding formwork body 6, and light-receiving checkout gear 72 is electrically connected with signal processing apparatus 73;
Described light-receiving checkout gear 72 is array optical sensor.Structure thus, be beneficial to and guarantee that the tractive force at sliding formwork body 6 two ends is consistent, when the tractive force at two ends is inconsistent, sliding formwork body 6 there will be inclination, and can produce certain deformation.When the position of the laser that array optical sensor receives exceeds preset value, namely the winding plant 1 synchronous adjustment tractive force at two ends is controlled by signal processing apparatus 73, to reduce deformation, when continuing deformation and maybe can not adjusting to balance, then report to the police, and cut off the power supply of winding plant 1.Thus guarantee safe construction.
When sliding formwork body 6 drags sliding, operate two winding plants 1 upwards to promote simultaneously, wear respectively for two and walk around leading block 2 and the haulage cable 3 of slip form trolley 61, make sliding formwork body 6 two ends synchronous upwards sliding, by regulating sliding formwork dip angle regulating device 65, concrete pouring construction is carried out in sliding formwork body 6 segmentation.After sliding formwork body 6 drags and slided one section, the concrete that the leading block 2 removing the last period can carry out next section of curved surface or inclined-plane drags sliding pouring construction.
The present invention builds for the concrete spillwag chute of porous sluice and is illustrated, but device of the present invention is not limited in porous sluice, concrete surface slding form operation for other is also feasible, is particularly useful for concrete surface that is that have complex side profile or that have great slope construction.
The above embodiments are only the preferred technical solution of the present invention, and should not be considered as restriction of the present invention, and under not mutual afoul prerequisite, technical characteristic described in the present invention also can combine mutually.The technical scheme that protection scope of the present invention should be recorded with claim, the equivalents comprising technical characteristic in the technical scheme of claim record is protection domain.Namely the equivalent replacement within the scope of this improves, also within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. one kind high abrupt slope track traction type concrete slip-form adjusting device, it is characterized in that: the sliding formwork support (63) being positioned at top in sliding formwork body (6) is hinged at upstream side with the sliding formwork (67) being positioned at below, sliding formwork support (63) and sliding formwork (67) are connected by multiple sliding formwork dip angle regulating device (65) in downstream, and operating platform (631) is positioned on sliding formwork support (63).
2. one according to claim 1 high abrupt slope track traction type concrete slip-form adjusting device, is characterized in that: described sliding formwork dip angle regulating device (65) is screw mechanism, cylinder or hydraulic cylinder.
3. one according to claim 2 high abrupt slope track traction type concrete slip-form adjusting device, it is characterized in that: in described screw mechanism, screw rod (651) is rotatably connected with the sliding formwork Connection Block (672) being fixedly mounted on sliding formwork (67) through the band spindle nut (652) being positioned at sliding formwork support (63).
4. one according to claim 3 high abrupt slope track traction type concrete slip-form adjusting device, it is characterized in that: described band spindle nut (652) is provided with the nut of rotating shaft for outer wall both sides, be with spindle nut (652) to be movably arranged on the axle bed of support bar (632) of sliding formwork support (63) by rotating shaft.
5. one according to claim 3 high abrupt slope track traction type concrete slip-form adjusting device, it is characterized in that: be provided with bulb (653) in the lower end of screw rod (651), bulb (653) be arranged on be fixedly arranged on sliding formwork Connection Block (672) ball cup (655) in, and by cover plate (654) locking.
6. one according to claim 1 high abrupt slope track traction type concrete slip-form adjusting device, it is characterized in that: on sliding formwork (67), be provided with sliding formwork connecting rod (671), platform (64) of wiping one's face is hinged by connecting rod of wiping one's face (642) and sliding formwork connecting rod (671), platform of wiping one's face (64) is provided with support of wiping one's face (641), and support of wiping one's face (641) is connected with sliding formwork support (63) by platform dip angle regulating device (66) of wiping one's face.
7. one according to claim 1 high abrupt slope track traction type concrete slip-form adjusting device, is characterized in that: described platform dip angle regulating device (66) of wiping one's face is for chain type Lever Blocks.
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