CN108934902B - A hoist device for afforestation trees are transplanted - Google Patents

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CN108934902B
CN108934902B CN201810805588.6A CN201810805588A CN108934902B CN 108934902 B CN108934902 B CN 108934902B CN 201810805588 A CN201810805588 A CN 201810805588A CN 108934902 B CN108934902 B CN 108934902B
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The invention discloses a hoisting device for transplanting greening trees, and relates to the technical field of municipal greening. Comprises an adjusting mechanism and a locking mechanism; the adjusting mechanism comprises a hanging box internally provided with a driving chain wheel; the locking mechanism comprises a fixing belt formed by connecting a plurality of chain plates. According to the tree transplanting machine, the tree trunk is fixed by the fixing belt formed by combining the chain plates, and meanwhile, the anti-slip pads are arranged on the chain plates, so that the problem that the bark is damaged due to the fact that an existing lifting rope can strain or slide on the tree trunk is solved; the rack is arranged on the back face of the chain plate, and the ratchet in the fixing box can be locked, so that the trunks with different thicknesses can be fixed, the pull rope can be used for pulling the adjusting block, the detachment can be realized, and the detachment of the fixing belt after the tree planting and fixing is greatly facilitated.

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A hoist device for afforestation trees are transplanted
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of municipal greening, and particularly relates to a hoisting device for transplanting greening trees.
Background
In the transplanting or transporting process of the greening trees, as the trunks of the trees are thick, the direct manual moving is troublesome and labor-consuming, the trees can be directly hoisted by a machine in the transferring process, and then the trees are transplanted. The existing tree hoisting mode adopts a steel wire lifting rope or a wide belt soft rope sleeve to directly hoist the trunk of a tree; in the mode, the trunk of the tree is in direct contact with the steel wire lifting rope or the wide-band flexible rope, the mounting position of the lifting rope deviates from the gravity center position of the tree frequently in the lifting process, once the tree is lifted, the lifting rope slides on the trunk of the tree due to uneven stress to damage the bark and the trunk, and the bark is a key part for transmitting nutrient substances of the tree, so that the survival rate of the tree with damaged bark is generally low after transplantation; in the planting process after hoisting, trees cannot be vertically placed in the tree pits, and the trees are manually pushed to keep vertical to the ground and then are buried, so that manpower is wasted, and the working efficiency is low; the mode of the large trees is difficult to implement, accidents are easy to happen, and potential safety hazards exist.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a hoisting device for transplanting greening trees, which is characterized in that a tree trunk is fixed by a fixing belt combined by chain plates, and the chain plates are provided with anti-slip pads, so that the problem that the bark is damaged due to the fact that the existing lifting rope can strain or slide on the tree trunk is solved; the rack is arranged on the back face of the chain plate, and the ratchet in the fixing box can be locked, so that the trunks with different thicknesses can be fixed, the pull rope can be used for pulling the adjusting block, the detachment can be realized, and the detachment of the fixing belt after the tree planting and fixing is greatly facilitated.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:
the invention relates to a hoisting device for transplanting greening trees, which comprises an adjusting mechanism and a locking mechanism, wherein the adjusting mechanism is arranged on the hoisting device;
the adjusting mechanism comprises a hanging box;
the upper surface of the hanging box is fixedly connected with a lifting lug; a worm gear transmission mechanism is arranged on one side surface of the hanging box; a first through hole is formed in one side face of each hanging box in parallel; the inner surface of the hanging box is connected with a driving chain wheel through a connecting shaft; the driving chain wheel is connected with the worm and gear transmission mechanism through a connecting shaft; the inner surface of the hanging box is respectively connected with a limiting chain wheel through two rotating shafts; the circumferential side surface of the rotating shaft is rotationally connected with the inner side surface of the first through hole; the two limiting chain wheels are positioned at two sides of the driving chain wheel;
the locking mechanism comprises a fixing box and a fixing belt;
the fixing belt comprises a plurality of chain plates; the anti-skid pad and the rack are fixedly connected to the opposite side faces of the chain plate respectively; the other opposite side surface of the chain plate is fixedly connected with a hinged support and a connecting seat respectively;
the upper surface of the fixed box is fixedly connected with a lifting ring; a connecting hole, a lead wire hole and a second through hole are respectively formed in the opposite side faces of the fixed box;
the two second through holes are respectively positioned at two sides of the connecting hole;
the inner side surfaces of the fixed boxes are provided with support rods in parallel; the peripheral side surface of the supporting rod is connected with the inner surface of the second through hole in a matched manner; the inner side surface of the fixed box is connected with a rotating shaft through a bearing seat;
the side surfaces of the rotating shaft are fixedly connected with a pawl and an adjusting block side by side respectively.
Further, the chain plate is of an arc-shaped plate structure.
Further, the adjusting block is of a T-shaped structure; one end of the adjusting block is connected with the inner side surface of the fixed box through an elastic piece; the other end of the adjusting block is connected with a pull rope.
Furthermore, the connecting holes correspond to the hinged support or the connecting seat and are connected through pin shafts.
Further, the device also comprises a chain; and two ends of the chain are respectively connected with the fixed box through the hanging rings.
The invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. the invention can realize the fixation of trees with different thicknesses and has strong adaptability.
2. The invention can adjust the horizontal or vertical arbitrary position of the tree and adapt to the transplanting operation in different spaces.
3. The invention can realize the vertical hoisting of trees, does not need a plurality of people to push and support the trees during planting, effectively saves manpower and improves the working efficiency.
4. According to the invention, the wider chain plate and the anti-slip pad are adopted, so that the damage to the trunk is avoided, and the survival rate of the hoisted transplanted tree is improved.
Of course, it is not necessary for any product in which the invention is practiced to achieve all of the above-described advantages at the same time.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a lifting device for transplanting green trees according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the hanging box;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the structure of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken at A-A of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of the locking mechanism;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the fixing box;
FIG. 7 is a top view of the structure of FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken at B-B of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the structure of the rotating shaft, the pawl and the adjusting block;
fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a link plate;
in the drawings, the components represented by the respective reference numerals are listed below:
1-adjusting mechanism, 2-locking mechanism, 3-chain, 101-hanging box, 201-fixed box, 202-rotating shaft, 203-chain plate, 204-hanging ring, 1011-lifting lug, 1012-worm and gear transmission mechanism, 1013-first through hole, 1014-driving sprocket, 1015-limiting sprocket, 2011-supporting rod, 2012-connecting hole, 2013-lead hole, 2014-second through hole, 2021-pawl, 2022-adjusting block, 2031-non-slip mat, 2032-rack, 2033-hinged support and 2034-connecting seat.
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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. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "opening," "upper," "lower," "one side," "one end," "peripheral side," "inner," and the like are used merely for convenience in describing the invention and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced components or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus are not to be considered as limiting the invention.
Referring to fig. 1-10, the present invention provides a lifting device for transplanting green trees, which comprises an adjusting mechanism 1 and a locking mechanism 2;
the adjusting mechanism 1 comprises a hanging box 101;
as shown in fig. 1-4, a lifting lug 1011 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the hanging box 101; a worm gear drive mechanism 1012 is arranged on one side surface of the hanging box 101; a first through hole 1013 is arranged in parallel on one side of the hanging box 101; the inner surface of the hanging box 101 is connected with a driving sprocket 1014 through a connecting shaft; the driving chain wheel 1014 is connected with a worm and gear transmission mechanism 1012 through a connecting shaft; the inner surface of the hanging box 101 is respectively connected with a limiting chain wheel 1015 through two rotating shafts; the side surface of the periphery of the rotating shaft is rotationally connected with the inner side surface of the first through hole 1013; two limit sprockets 1015 are located on both sides of the driving sprocket 1014; the worm gear transmission mechanism 1012 drives the driving chain wheel 1014 to rotate through the connecting shaft, the driving chain wheel 1014 rotates the limiting chain wheels 1015 on the two sides to limit the chain 3, and the chain 3 is prevented from sliding out of the driving chain wheel 1014;
as shown in fig. 5, the locking mechanism 2 includes a fixing box 201 and a fixing band.
As shown in fig. 10, the fixing band includes a plurality of link plates 203; an anti-skid pad 2031 and a rack 2032 are fixedly connected to opposite side surfaces of the chain plate 203 respectively; the other opposite side of the chain plate 203 is fixedly connected with a hinged support 2033 and a connecting support 2034 respectively; the chain plate 203 is connected into a fixing belt through a hinged support 2033 and a connecting support 2034;
as shown in fig. 6-9, a hanging ring 204 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the fixed box 201; one opposite side surface of the fixing box 201 is respectively provided with a connecting hole 2012, a lead wire hole 2013 and a second through hole 2014;
the two second through holes 2014 are respectively located at two sides of the connecting hole 2012.
As shown in fig. 8, support bars 2011 are arranged side by side on the inner side of the fixed box 201; the peripheral side surface of the support rod 2011 is connected with the inner surface of the second through hole 2014 in a matching way; the inner side surface of the fixed box 201 is connected with a rotating shaft 202 through a bearing seat;
a pawl 2021 and an adjusting block 2022 are fixedly connected to the peripheral side of the rotating shaft 202 in parallel; the locking of the fixing belt is realized by the matching of the pawl 2021 and the rack 2032.
As shown in fig. 10, the chain plate 203 is an arc plate structure, which facilitates the chain plate 203 to better fit the trunk.
As shown in fig. 9, the adjusting block 2022 has a T-shaped structure; one end of the adjusting block 2022 is connected with the inner side surface of the fixed box 201 through an elastic piece; the other end of the adjusting block 2022 is connected with a pull rope; one end of the adjusting block 2022 is connected with the elastic piece to enable the pawl 2021 to be always meshed with the rack 2032, the other end of the adjusting block 2022 is connected with the pull rope, the pull rope is transmitted from the lead hole 2013, the rotating shaft 202 rotates by pulling the pull rope, and therefore the pawl 2021 is driven to be separated from the rack 2032, and the fixing belt is detached from the trunk; great convenience is brought to the removal of the fixing belt after the planting.
As shown in fig. 5, 6, 8 and 10, the connecting hole 2012 corresponds to the hinge seat 2033 or the connecting seat 2034 and is connected thereto by a pin.
As shown in fig. 1, the lifting device for transplanting green trees further comprises a chain 3; both ends of the chain 3 are respectively connected with the fixed box 201 through the hanging rings 204.
One specific application of this embodiment is: referring to fig. 1-10, one end of the chain 3 is fixedly connected with the hanging ring 204 on the fixed box 201, and the other end of the chain 3 is connected with another fixed box 201 after being matched with the driving sprocket 1014; the two locking mechanisms 2 are fixed at two ends of a trunk through the chain plates 203 respectively, the chain plates 203 are meshed and fixed with the racks 2032 through the pawls 2021, the locking positions can be adjusted freely according to the thickness of the trunk, the crane can lift the tree through the lifting lugs 1011 on the hanging box 101 after the tree is fixed, when the tree begins to fall off the ground, the rotation direction of the worm and gear transmission mechanism 1012 is adjusted according to the inclination condition of the tree, the driving chain wheel 1014 is driven to rotate, and therefore the length of the chain 3 relative to two sides of the hanging box 101 can be adjusted; the trees are kept balanced at two ends, so that the stability in the hoisting process is facilitated;
when the trees are planted, the worm and gear transmission mechanism 1012 is controlled to rotate, the chain 3 is driven by the driving chain wheel 1014, and the length of the chain 3 fixed at one end of the root of the tree is increased, so that the trees slowly tend to be in a vertical state, and the problems that the trees need to be manually pushed and supported to be kept vertical, the working efficiency is low and potential safety hazards exist when the existing trees are planted are solved;
after planting, the locking mechanism 2 fixed on the trunk is high in position and not easy to detach, at this time, the adjusting block 2022 can be pulled through the pull rope to enable the rotating shaft 202 to rotate, so that the pawl 2021 is driven to be separated from the rack 2032, the chain plate 203 can be separated from the fixed box 201, the locking mechanism 2 can be detached, and transplanting of the greening trees is enabled to be safer, more efficient and more economical.
In the description herein, references to the description of "one embodiment," "an example," "a specific example" or the like are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
The preferred embodiments of the invention disclosed above are intended to be illustrative only. The preferred embodiments are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise embodiments disclosed. Obviously, many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention. The invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

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1. The utility model provides a hoist device for afforestation trees are transplanted which characterized in that: comprises an adjusting mechanism (1) and a locking mechanism (2);
the adjusting mechanism (1) comprises a hanging box (101);
a lifting lug (1011) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the lifting box (101); a worm gear transmission mechanism (1012) is arranged on one side surface of the hanging box (101); a first through hole (1013) is formed in one side of the hanging box (101) in parallel; the inner surface of the hanging box (101) is connected with a driving sprocket (1014) through a connecting shaft; the driving chain wheel (1014) is connected with a worm and gear transmission mechanism (1012) through a connecting shaft; the inner surface of the hanging box (101) is respectively connected with a limiting chain wheel (1015) through two rotating shafts; the circumferential side surface of the rotating shaft is rotationally connected with the inner side surface of the first through hole (1013); the two limit sprockets (1015) are positioned at two sides of the driving sprocket (1014);
the locking mechanism (2) comprises a fixing box (201) and a fixing belt;
the fixing belt comprises a plurality of chain plates (203); one opposite side surface of the chain plate (203) is fixedly connected with an anti-skid pad (2031) and a rack (2032) respectively; the other opposite side surface of the chain plate (203) is fixedly connected with a hinged support (2033) and a connecting support (2034) respectively;
the upper surface of the fixed box (201) is fixedly connected with a lifting ring (204); one opposite side surface of the fixed box (201) is respectively provided with a connecting hole (2012), a lead wire hole (2013) and a second through hole (2014); the two second through holes (2014) are respectively positioned at two sides of the connecting hole (2012);
the inner side surface of the fixed box (201) is provided with support rods (2011) side by side; the peripheral side surface of the support rod (2011) is connected with the inner surface of the second through hole (2014) in a matching way; the inner side surface of the fixed box (201) is connected with a rotating shaft (202) through a bearing seat;
the peripheral side surface of the rotating shaft (202) is fixedly connected with a pawl (2021) and an adjusting block (2022) in parallel respectively.
2. The lifting device for transplanting green trees as claimed in claim 1, wherein said chain plate (203) is an arc plate structure.
3. The lifting device for afforesting tree transplanting according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting block (2022) is a T-shaped structure; one end of the adjusting block (2022) is connected with the inner side surface of the fixed box (201) through an elastic piece; the other end of the adjusting block (2022) is connected with a pull rope.
4. The lifting device for transplanting green trees as claimed in claim 1, wherein said connecting holes (2012) correspond to hinge seats (2033) or connecting seats (2034) and are connected by a pin.
5. The lifting device for transplanting green trees as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a chain (3); two ends of the chain (3) are respectively connected with the fixed box (201) through the hanging rings (204).
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