CN108599031B - Cable restorer suitable for large tracts of land is restoreed - Google Patents

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CN108599031B
CN108599031B CN201810370753.XA CN201810370753A CN108599031B CN 108599031 B CN108599031 B CN 108599031B CN 201810370753 A CN201810370753 A CN 201810370753A CN 108599031 B CN108599031 B CN 108599031B
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The invention discloses a cable repair device suitable for large-area repair, which comprises a bottom plate, wherein a cable surface softening mechanism, a cable sheath raw material melting mechanism, a cable surface repair mechanism and a cable winding mechanism are sequentially and fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the bottom plate along the horizontal direction, a U-shaped plate is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the bottom plate, a rotating rod is fixedly connected to one side of the U-shaped plate, which is opposite to the two side plates, and a first cylinder is sleeved on the rod wall of the rotating rod in a rotating mode. The cable repairing device is convenient to operate, can save time and labor in the cable repairing process, meets the requirement of large-area repairing, is high in repairing efficiency, does not change the size of the repaired cable, improves the quality of the cable, can avoid manual cable winding, is convenient and efficient, saves time and labor, improves the cable repairing efficiency, and reduces the working strength of workers.

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Cable restorer suitable for large tracts of land is restoreed
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of cables, in particular to a cable repair device suitable for large-area repair.
Background
In the manufacturing process of the cable, when the sheath is manufactured in the last process, the surface defects of the sheath of the cable can be caused due to equipment faults, raw material impurities, process problems and the like. For example, the surface of the cable has defects such as nicks, pits, bulges, glue breaks, disjointing, wrinkles, edge wrapping, puncture and the like, and the cable needs to be repaired.
Through retrieval, chinese patent application publication No. CN 107705923A discloses a cable repair device, which comprises a fixing plate, a heating film and a rolling component. The cable repair device in the above patent has the following disadvantages: the cable restorer can not quickly and effectively complete large-area cable restoration work, wastes time and labor for the restoration process of large-area cables needing to be restored, is low in efficiency, adopts a defect part for melting one part of the cable surface to fill and level up the cables, and melts the part with changed size to influence the quality of the cables.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the problems that in the prior art, the cable repair device wastes time and labor in the repair process of cables with large-area defects, the efficiency is low, the size of a melting part is changed in a repair mode, and the quality of the cables is influenced, and the cable repair device suitable for large-area repair is provided.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a cable restorer suitable for large tracts of land is restoreed, includes the bottom plate, the upper surface of bottom plate is fixed in proper order along the horizontal direction and is equipped with cable surface softening mechanism, cable sheath raw materials and melts mechanism, cable surface restoring mechanism and cable roll-up mechanism, the last fixed surface of bottom plate is connected with the U-shaped board, the common fixedly connected with bull stick in one side that U-shaped board both sides board is relative, the pole wall of bull stick rotates and has cup jointed first drum.
Preferably, the cable surface softening mechanism comprises two first U-shaped blocks fixedly connected with the upper surface of the base plate, two copper pipes fixedly connected with the upper surface of the first U-shaped blocks together, two electrode blocks fixedly connected with the upper surface of the base plate, an electric heating wire wound on the pipe wall of each copper pipe, and two ends of each electric heating wire are fixedly connected with the upper surfaces of the two electrode blocks respectively.
Preferably, the cable sheath raw materials melts the mechanism and includes four bracing pieces of being connected with bottom plate upper surface fixed connection, four the solid fixed ring of the common fixedly connected with in top of bracing piece, gu fixed ring's inner wall fixedly connected with melts a section of thick bamboo, melt the equal fixedly connected with electric heat piece of inner wall about a section of thick bamboo, melt the common fixedly connected with baffle of inner wall about a section of thick bamboo, melt the inner wall fixedly connected with electric valve that a section of thick bamboo exported, a plurality of circular through-holes have been seted up to the upper surface of baffle.
Preferably, the cable surface repairing mechanism comprises two supporting plates fixedly connected with the upper surface of the bottom plate, two circular through holes are formed in one side, opposite to the supporting plates, of each supporting plate, a first rolling bearing is fixedly connected to the hole wall of each circular through hole, a second cylinder is fixedly connected to the inner wall of each first rolling bearing, two second U-shaped blocks and two electric push rods are fixedly connected to the inner wall of each second cylinder obliquely, a third U-shaped block is fixedly connected to the lower end of each electric push rod, a first gear is fixedly connected to the outer wall of each second cylinder in a sleeved mode, a first rotating motor is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the bottom plate, a second gear is fixedly connected to the output end of each first rotating motor, and the gear teeth of each second gear are meshed with the gear teeth of the first gear.
Preferably, cable roll-up mechanism include with the fixed plate of fixed surface connection on the bottom plate, the through-hole has been seted up to the side of fixed plate, and the fixed second antifriction bearing that is equipped with of pore wall of through-hole, the inner wall fixedly connected with threaded rod of second antifriction bearing, the pole wall activity of threaded rod is cup jointed the rolling dish, the pole wall threaded connection of threaded rod has set nut, the last fixed surface of bottom plate is connected with the fixed block, the last fixed surface of fixed block is connected with the second rotating electrical machines, the output of second rotating electrical machines and the one end fixed connection that the threaded rod is close to the fixed block.
Preferably, the lower surface four corners department of bottom plate all fixedly connected with supporting leg, the bottom fixedly connected with universal wheel of supporting leg.
Compared with the prior art, the invention provides a cable repair device suitable for large-area repair, which has the following beneficial effects:
1. the cable restorer suitable for large-area restoration is provided with a copper pipe, an electric heating wire, a first rotating motor, a second cylinder and an electric push rod, when partial positions of a cable need to be restored, raw materials of a cable sheath are firstly thrown into a melting cylinder, then the electric heating block is electrified, the electric heating block generates heat to melt the raw materials of the cable sheath, then the cable at the position needing to be restored is placed in a cable surface softening mechanism, then the electric heating wire is electrified to generate heat to soften the surface of the cable in the copper pipe, the softened cable is more easily bonded with the raw materials of the sheath, the restoration effect is improved, then the cable at the position needing to be restored enters the second cylinder, the electric push rod is started, the electric push rod drives the third U-shaped block to move, the size between the second U-shaped block and the third U-shaped block meets the size of the cable, an electric valve is opened before the softening, the raw materials of the, after the first rotating motor is started, the first rotating motor drives the second gear to rotate, the second gear drives the first gear to rotate, the first gear drives the second cylinder to rotate, the size of the repaired part of the cable is consistent with that of the original cable, time and labor can be saved in the process of repairing the cable by the aid of the structure, large-area repair is met, repair efficiency is high, the size of the repaired cable is unchanged, and quality of the cable is improved.
2. This be applicable to prosthetic cable restorer of large tracts of land, through being provided with the second rotating electrical machines, after the second drum is passed to the prosthetic cable, collect the cable, after the cable head is fixed on the coiling dish of cable roll-up mechanism, start the second rotating electrical machines, the second rotating electrical machines drives the threaded rod and rotates, the threaded rod drives the coiling dish and rotates, the task of rolling is accomplished to the coiling dish, artifical rolling cable can be avoided to this structure, high efficiency is convenient, time saving and labor saving, the prosthetic efficiency of cable has been improved, staff's working strength has been reduced.
The device is convenient to operate, can save time and labor in the cable repairing process, meets the requirement of large-area repairing, is high in repairing efficiency, does not change the size of the repaired cable, improves the quality of the cable, can avoid manually winding the cable, is convenient, efficient, time-saving and labor-saving, improves the cable repairing efficiency, and reduces the working strength of workers.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a cable repair device suitable for large-area repair according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a portion A of a cable repair device suitable for large-area repair according to the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic top view of a cable repair device suitable for large area repair according to the present invention.
In the figure: the device comprises a base plate 1, an electrode block 2, a first U-shaped block 3, a copper pipe 4, a heating wire 5, a support rod 6, a fixing ring 7, a melting cylinder 8, an electric heating block 9, a partition plate 10, an electric valve 11, a first rotating motor 12, a first cylinder 13, a U-shaped plate 14, a coiling disc 15, a fixing plate 16, a second rotating motor 17, a fixing block 18, a supporting leg 19, a universal wheel 20, a supporting plate 21, an electric push rod 22, a second U-shaped block 23, a second cylinder 24, a first gear 25, a first rolling bearing 26, a third U-shaped block 27, a second gear 28 and a threaded rod 29.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1-3, a cable restorer suitable for large-area restoration, comprising a bottom plate 1, wherein supporting legs 19 are fixedly connected with four corners of the lower surface of the bottom plate 1, universal wheels 20 are fixedly connected with the bottom ends of the supporting legs 19, the universal wheels 20 facilitate the movement of a machine, a cable surface softening mechanism, a cable sheath raw material melting mechanism, a cable surface restoring mechanism and a cable winding mechanism are sequentially and fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the bottom plate 1 along the horizontal direction, a U-shaped plate 14 is fixedly connected with the upper surface of the bottom plate 1, a rotating rod is fixedly connected with one side of the U-shaped plate 14 opposite to the two side plates, a first cylinder 13 is sleeved on the rotating rod wall of the rotating rod in a rotating way, the cable surface softening mechanism comprises two first U-shaped blocks 3 fixedly connected with the upper surface of the bottom plate 1, a copper pipe 4 is fixedly connected with the upper surfaces of the two, the heating wire 5 is wound on the pipe wall of the copper pipe 4, two ends of the heating wire 5 are respectively fixedly connected with the upper surfaces of the two electrode blocks 2, the cable sheath raw material melting mechanism comprises four support rods 6 fixedly connected with the upper surface of the bottom plate 1, the top ends of the four support rods 6 are fixedly connected with a fixing ring 7 together, the inner wall of the fixing ring 7 is fixedly connected with a melting cylinder 8, the left inner wall and the right inner wall of the melting cylinder 8 are both fixedly connected with electric heating blocks 9, the left inner wall and the right inner wall of the melting cylinder 8 are both fixedly connected with a partition plate 10, the inner wall of the outlet of the melting cylinder 8 is fixedly connected with an electric valve 11, the upper surface of the partition plate 10 is provided with a plurality of circular through holes, the cable surface repairing mechanism comprises two support plates 21 fixedly connected with the upper surface of the bottom plate 1, one sides opposite to the two support plates 21 are both provided, the inner wall of the second cylinder 24 is fixedly connected with two second U-shaped blocks 23, the oblique upper parts of the two second U-shaped blocks 23 are fixedly connected with an electric push rod 22, the lower end of the electric push rod 22 is fixedly connected with a third U-shaped block 27, the outer wall of the second cylinder 24 is fixedly sleeved with a first gear 25, the upper surface of the bottom plate 1 is fixedly connected with a first rotating motor 12, the output end of the first rotating motor 12 is fixedly connected with a second gear 28, the gear teeth of the second gear 28 are meshed with the gear teeth of the first gear 25, the cable winding mechanism comprises a fixing plate 16 fixedly connected with the upper surface of the bottom plate 1, the side surface of the fixing plate 16 is provided with a through hole, a second rolling bearing is fixedly arranged on the hole wall of the through hole, the inner wall of the second rolling bearing is fixedly connected with a threaded rod 29, the rod wall of the threaded rod 29 is movably sleeved, the upper surface of bottom plate 1 is fixed and is connected with fixed block 18, the upper surface of fixed block 18 is fixed and is connected with second rotating electrical machines 17, the output of second rotating electrical machines 17 and threaded rod 29 are close to the one end fixed connection of fixed block 18, first rotating electrical machines 12, second rotating electrical machines 17, electrode block 2, heating wire 5, electric heat block 9 electric valve 11 and electric putter 22 all are through control switch and external power source electric connection, and this electric connection mode is prior art.
In the invention, through arranging the copper tube 4, the electric heating wire 5, the first rotating motor 12, the second cylinder 24 and the electric push rod 11, when the position of the cable part needs to be repaired, firstly, the raw material of the cable sheath is thrown into the melting cylinder 8, then the electric heating block 9 is electrified, the electric heating block 9 generates heat to melt the raw material of the cable sheath, then the cable of the part needing to be repaired is placed in the cable surface softening mechanism, then the electric heating wire 5 is electrified to generate heat to soften the surface of the cable in the copper tube 4, the softened cable is more easily bonded with the raw material of the sheath, the repairing effect is improved, then the cable of the part needing to be repaired enters the second cylinder 24, the electric push rod 12 is started, the electric push rod 12 drives the third U-shaped block 27 to move, the size between the second U-shaped block 27 and the third U-shaped block 23 meets the size of the cable, the sheath raw material in a molten state is dropped on a place where the cable needs to be repaired, then the first rotating motor 12 is started, the first rotating motor 12 drives the second gear 28 to rotate, the second gear 28 drives the first gear 25 to rotate, the first gear 25 drives the second cylinder 24 to rotate, the size of the repaired part of the cable is consistent with that of the original cable, the structure can save time and labor in the cable repairing process, large-area repairing is met, the repairing efficiency is high, the size of the repaired cable is unchanged, the quality of the cable is improved, through the arrangement of the second rotating motor 17, after the repaired cable passes through the second cylinder 24, the cable is collected, after a cable head is fixed on a winding disc 15 of a cable winding mechanism, the second rotating motor 17 is started, the second rotating motor 17 drives a threaded rod 29 to rotate, the threaded rod 29 drives the winding disc 15 to rotate, and the winding disc 15 completes the winding task, this structure can avoid artifical rolling cable, and convenient high efficiency, labour saving and time saving has improved the prosthetic efficiency of cable, has reduced staff's working strength.
The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art should be considered to be within the technical scope of the present invention, and the technical solutions and the inventive concepts thereof according to the present invention should be equivalent or changed within the scope of the present invention.

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1. A cable restorer suitable for large-area restoration comprises a bottom plate (1) and is characterized in that a cable surface softening mechanism, a cable sheath raw material melting mechanism, a cable surface restoring mechanism and a cable winding mechanism are fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the bottom plate (1) in sequence along the horizontal direction, a U-shaped plate (14) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the bottom plate (1), a rotating rod is fixedly connected to one side of the U-shaped plate (14) opposite to the two side plates, and a first cylinder (13) is sleeved on the rod wall of the rotating rod in a rotating mode;
the cable surface softening mechanism comprises two first U-shaped blocks (3) fixedly connected with the upper surface of a bottom plate (1), the upper surfaces of the two first U-shaped blocks (3) are fixedly connected with a copper pipe (4) together, the upper surface of the bottom plate (1) is fixedly connected with two electrode blocks (2), the pipe wall of the copper pipe (4) is wound with an electric heating wire (5), and two ends of the electric heating wire (5) are fixedly connected with the upper surfaces of the two electrode blocks (2) respectively;
the cable sheath raw material melting mechanism comprises four supporting rods (6) fixedly connected with the upper surface of a bottom plate (1), the top ends of the four supporting rods (6) are fixedly connected with a fixing ring (7) together, the inner wall of the fixing ring (7) is fixedly connected with a melting cylinder (8), the left inner wall and the right inner wall of the melting cylinder (8) are both fixedly connected with electric heating blocks (9), the left inner wall and the right inner wall of the melting cylinder (8) are fixedly connected with a partition plate (10) together, the inner wall of an outlet of the melting cylinder (8) is fixedly connected with an electric valve (11), and the upper surface of the partition plate (10) is provided with a plurality of;
the cable surface repairing mechanism comprises two supporting plates (21) fixedly connected with the upper surface of a bottom plate (1), circular through holes are formed in one sides of the two supporting plates (21) opposite to each other, first rolling bearings (26) are fixedly connected with the hole walls of the circular through holes, a second cylinder (24) is fixedly connected with the inner walls of the two first rolling bearings (26) together, two second U-shaped blocks (23) are fixedly connected with the inner wall of the second cylinder (24), electric push rods (22) are fixedly connected with the oblique upper parts of the two second U-shaped blocks (23), a third U-shaped block (27) is fixedly connected with the lower end of each electric push rod (22), a first gear (25) is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the second cylinder (24), a first rotating motor (12) is fixedly connected with the upper surface of the bottom plate (1), and a second gear (28) is fixedly connected with the output end of the first rotating motor (12), the teeth of the second gear (28) are meshed with the teeth of the first gear (25);
the cable winding mechanism comprises a fixing plate (16) fixedly connected with the upper surface of a bottom plate (1), a through hole is formed in the side surface of the fixing plate (16), a second rolling bearing is fixedly arranged on the hole wall of the through hole, a threaded rod (29) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the second rolling bearing, a winding disc (15) is movably sleeved on the rod wall of the threaded rod (29), a positioning nut is connected to the rod wall of the threaded rod (29) in a threaded mode, a fixing block (18) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the bottom plate (1), a second rotating motor (17) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the fixing block (18), and the output end of the second rotating motor (17) is fixedly connected with one end, close to the fixing block (18), of the threaded;
the lower surface four corners department of bottom plate (1) all fixedly connected with supporting leg (19), the bottom fixedly connected with universal wheel (20) of supporting leg (19).
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