CN109018007A - A kind of low flat car of heavy engineering - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of low flat cars of heavy engineering, including vehicle body, the top of the vehicle body has from left to right been respectively fixedly connected with left beam assembly, intermediate beam assembly and right beam assembly, the first guardrail is fixedly connected at the top of the vehicle body, one end of the vehicle body is fixedly connected with gooseneck headstock by connection frame, side at the top of the vehicle body is fixedly connected with tail portion connection frame, the two sides of the tail portion connection frame are provided with rotary sleeve, it is fixedly connected with turnover panel assembly at the top of the tail portion connection frame, the present invention relates to technical fields.The low flat car of the heavy engineering, main body of vehicle frame material uses high-strength steel material, lays the foundation for vehicle frame overall load, volume is big, structural stability is strong, tailstock suspension frame structure special designing, is designed to individual components, turnover panel assembly can be made to open by the hydraulic system of design, drop to ground, and have a certain degree with ground shape, working strength is small, and work efficiency is high.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to technical field, the low flat car of specially a kind of heavy engineering.
Background technique
Low flat bed semi trailer is commonly used to transport heavy-duty car, rail vehicle, mine equipment, forestry machinery, engineering machinery
And other heavily loaded cargos, center of gravity is lower, and stability and safety are better, transports overheight cargo and the ability by crown obstacle
It is stronger, low flat bed semi trailer commonly used to transport heavy-duty car, rail vehicle, mine equipment, forestry machinery, engineering machinery and
Other heavily loaded cargos, center of gravity is lower, and stability and safety are better, transport overheight cargo and by the ability of crown obstacle just
Stronger, low flat bed semi trailer generallys use tenon riveting vehicle frame, and both front section of vehicle frame was gooseneck, and middle section is load bed, and rear end is wheel carrier,
On toward low flat bed semi trailer when loading machine equipment, usually from semitrailer rear end loading machine equipment, that is, use from rear wheel frame
Mechanical equipment, is then fixed on semitrailer by the mode for moving above mechanical equipment or removing wheel again.
The low flat car of existing engineering, structure is simple, and small volume, own wt are small, and loading capacity is lighter, stable structure
Property is poor, and carrying cargo makes, and needs to be carried to cargo on flat car, great work intensity, and expends a large amount of manpowers, causes
Working efficiency is low.
Summary of the invention
In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention provides a kind of low flat car of heavy engineering, existing work is solved
The low flat car of journey, structure is simple, and small volume, own wt are small, and loading capacity is lighter, and structural stability is poor, great work intensity,
Ineffective problem.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is achieved by the following technical programs: a kind of low flat car of heavy engineering,
Including vehicle body, the top of the vehicle body has from left to right been respectively fixedly connected with left beam assembly, intermediate beam assembly and right beam assembly, institute
It states and is fixedly connected with the first guardrail at the top of vehicle body, one end of the vehicle body is fixedly connected with gooseneck headstock, institute by connection frame
It states the side at the top of vehicle body and is fixedly connected with tail portion connection frame, the two sides of the tail portion connection frame are provided with rotary sleeve, institute
It states and is fixedly connected with turnover panel assembly at the top of the connection frame of tail portion, the bottom of the tail portion connection frame is fixedly connected with suspension assembly,
Access hole is provided at the top of the vehicle body, and there are three access hole settings, the side of the gooseneck headstock is total by hitch frame
At being fixedly connected with power locomotive.
Preferably, the two sides of the gooseneck headstock are fixedly connected to gooseneck beam, fixed company between two gooseneck beams
Be connected to crossbeam, and crossbeam be provided with it is multiple.
Preferably, it is provided with ladder between two gooseneck beams, is fixedly connected at the top of the gooseneck beam wear-resisting slow
Punching pad, and wear-resisting buffer pad be provided with it is multiple.
Preferably, the side of the vehicle body is provided with Foldable ladder, and the two sides of the Foldable ladder are fixedly connected with
There is the second guardrail.
Preferably, the bottom of the vehicle body and power locomotive is provided with wheel hub frame assembly, and wheel hub frame assembly is provided with
It is multiple.
Preferably, cockpit is provided at the top of the power locomotive.
Beneficial effect
The present invention provides a kind of low flat cars of heavy engineering.Have compared with prior art it is following the utility model has the advantages that
(1), the low flat car of the heavy engineering, it is total by being from left to right respectively fixedly connected with left Liang at the top of vehicle body
At, intermediate beam assembly and right beam assembly, it is fixedly connected with the first guardrail at the top of vehicle body, one end of vehicle body is fixed by connection frame
It is connected with gooseneck headstock, the side at the top of vehicle body is fixedly connected with tail portion connection frame, and the two sides of tail portion connection frame are provided with rotation
Shaft set is fixedly connected with turnover panel assembly at the top of the connection frame of tail portion, and the bottom of tail portion connection frame is fixedly connected with suspension assembly,
Access hole is provided at the top of vehicle body, and there are three access hole settings, the side of gooseneck headstock connects by the way that hitch frame assembly is fixed
It is connected to power locomotive, by the cooperation of above structure, main body of vehicle frame material uses high-strength steel material, establishes for vehicle frame overall load
Basis, volume is big, and structural stability is strong, and tailstock suspension frame structure special designing is designed to individual components, passes through the hydraulic pressure system of design
System can be such that turnover panel assembly opens, and drop to ground, and have a certain degree with ground shape, working strength is small, and work efficiency is high.
(2), the low flat car of the heavy engineering, by being provided with ladder between gooseneck beam, the top of gooseneck beam is fixed
It is connected with wear-resisting buffer pad, and wear-resisting buffer pad is provided with multiple, and ladder is arranged, climbs up vehicle convenient for driver or staff
Cephalic par maintenance, observation, are arranged wear-resisting buffer pad, can put some heavy goods, avoid during transportation, metal self-test
Transport and friction, as the scraper bowl of digging machine can be placed on above.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of partial structurtes of the present invention；
Fig. 2 is the integrally-built perspective view of the present invention.
In figure: 1, vehicle body；2, left beam assembly；3, intermediate beam assembly；4, right beam assembly；5, the first guardrail；6, connection frame；7,
Gooseneck headstock；8, tail portion connection frame；9, rotary sleeve；10, turnover panel assembly；11, suspension assembly；12, access hole；13, hitch frame
Assembly；14, power locomotive；15, gooseneck beam；16, crossbeam；17, ladder；18, wear-resisting buffer pad；19, Foldable ladder；20,
Two guardrails；21, wheel hub frame assembly；22, cockpit.
Specific embodiment
Following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention carries out clear, complete
Site preparation description, it is clear that described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, instead of all the embodiments.It is based on
Embodiment in the present invention, it is obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts every other
Embodiment shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
The present invention provides a kind of technical solution referring to FIG. 1-2: a kind of low flat car of heavy engineering, including vehicle body 1,
The bottom of vehicle body 1 and power locomotive 14 is provided with wheel hub frame assembly 21, be equipped in hub assembly 21 oil cooled system completely with it is hydraulic
Brake system, oil cooled system system damage related components mainly for preventing generation high fever in vehicle operation, and wheel hub frame is total
At 21 for installing hub assembly and tire, wheel hub frame is equipped with lift ram, can be total by HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM wheel hub frame
It extends and lands simultaneously at 21, wheel hub tire, and wheel hub frame assembly 21 is provided with multiple, the side of vehicle body 1 is provided with collapsible
Ladder 19, setting Foldable ladder 19 can be folded and be fallen by HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM, and the two sides of Foldable ladder 19 are equal
It is fixedly connected with the second guardrail 20, the top of vehicle body 1 has from left to right been respectively fixedly connected with left beam assembly 2,3 and of intermediate beam assembly
Right beam assembly 4, the top of vehicle body 1 are fixedly connected with the first guardrail 5, and the first guardrail 5 is arranged, guarantees the safety of staff, vehicle
One end of body 1 is fixedly connected with gooseneck headstock 7 by connection frame 6, and the two sides of gooseneck headstock 7 are fixedly connected to gooseneck beam 15,
It is provided with ladder 17 between two gooseneck beams 15, ladder 17 is set, climbs up the inspection of headstock end convenient for driver or staff
It repairs, observe, the top of gooseneck beam 15 is fixedly connected with wear-resisting buffer pad 18, and wear-resisting buffer pad 18 is arranged, can put some heavy types
Cargo avoids during transportation, the transport and friction of metal self-test, as the scraper bowl of digging machine can be placed on above, and it is wear-resisting slow
It rushes pad 18 and is provided with multiple, be fixedly connected with crossbeam 16 between two gooseneck beams 15, crossbeam 16 is set, it is ensured that gooseneck headstock
7 integral strength and stability, and crossbeam 16 is provided with multiple, the side at the top of vehicle body 1 is fixedly connected with tail portion connection frame 8,
The two sides of tail portion connection frame 8 are provided with rotary sleeve 9, and rotary sleeve 9 can connect turnover panel assembly 10 and tailstock assembly 8,
The top of tail portion connection frame 8 is fixedly connected with turnover panel assembly 10, and turnover panel assembly 10 is equipped with a hydraulic cylinder, passes through hydraulic system
Control, can make turnover panel freely rise and fall, and be convenient for upper and lower engineering truck, be equipped with stiffener inside turnover panel assembly 10, ensure that turnover panel
Strength and stiffness, material Q690, the bottom of tail portion connection frame 8 is fixedly connected with suspension assembly 11, suspension assembly 11 is arranged,
This suspension assembly 11 is different from the suspension on ordinary meaning, is specific customization suspension, and entire suspension system is divided into left and right side-sway
The components such as frame assembly, wheel hub frame assembly, hub assembly, left and right side-sway oil cylinder, lift ram, balance pawl assembly, left and right sides rocker
Assembly is assembled by the rotary sleeve in rotary shaft and tail of the body connection frame, and the side-sway frame assembly of every side is equipped with a liquid
Compressing cylinder can be swung by HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM side-sway frame, and the top of vehicle body 1 is provided with access hole 12, setting maintenance
Mouth 12, the positive pressure system of easy access tail portion, and there are three the settings of access hole 12, the side of gooseneck headstock 7 is total by hitch frame
It is fixedly connected with power locomotive 14 at 13, the top of power locomotive 14 is provided with cockpit 22.
When work, when engineering truck needs haulage vehicle up and down, cockpit 22 provides signal, is assemblied in rising on wheel hub frame
Oil cylinder is fallen in contraction process, tail of the body gradually lands concordant with ground while wheel hub frame and tire slowly rise, and rises and falls
Feedback signal is to cockpit 22 after oil cylinder is shunk completely, and cockpit 22 provides signal and balances hydraulic cylinder on pawl, and hydraulic cylinder is stretched
Out, balance pawl is opened, after fully opening, information feedback to cockpit 22, cockpit 22 provides signal, and side-sway cylinder piston rod is opened
Begin to stretch out, by the related wheel hub frame of side-sway cylinder rack, tire, two sides are mobile to the left and right together, until tire and vehicle body shape folder in 90 °
Angle, feedback signal to cockpit 22, side-sway oil cylinder stops working, and for security consideration, at this moment needs to drop on tire and wheel hub frame
It falls to the ground, cockpit 22 provides signal, and the lift ram being assemblied on wheel hub frame stretches out piston rod, and wheel hub frame and tire are gradually
Land concordant with ground, lift ram fully opens rear feedback signal to cockpit 22, and cockpit 22 provides signal, turnover panel oil cylinder
It starts to shrink, turnover panel assembly 10 gradually lands until forming 11 ° of slope with ground, and oil cylinder stops working, and at this moment vehicle can be with
It drives on transport vehicle.
It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second and the like are used merely to a reality
Body or operation are distinguished with another entity or operation, are deposited without necessarily requiring or implying between these entities or operation
In any actual relationship or order or sequence.Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or its any other variant are intended to
Non-exclusive inclusion, so that the process, method, article or equipment including a series of elements is not only wanted including those
Element, but also including other elements that are not explicitly listed, or further include for this process, method, article or equipment
Intrinsic element.
It although an embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described, for the ordinary skill in the art, can be with
A variety of variations, modification, replacement can be carried out to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention by understanding
And modification, the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended.
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1. a kind of low flat car of heavy engineering, including vehicle body (1), it is characterised in that: the top of the vehicle body (1) is from left to right
It is respectively fixedly connected with left beam assembly (2), intermediate beam assembly (3) and right beam assembly (4), the top of the vehicle body (1) is fixed to be connected
It is connected to the first guardrail (5), one end of the vehicle body (1) is fixedly connected with gooseneck headstock (7), the vehicle body by connection frame (6)
(1) side at the top of is fixedly connected with tail portion connection frame (8), and the two sides of the tail portion connection frame (8) are provided with rotary sleeve
(9), it is fixedly connected with turnover panel assembly (10) at the top of the tail portion connection frame (8), the bottom of the tail portion connection frame (8) is fixed
It is connected with suspension assembly (11), is provided with access hole (12) at the top of the vehicle body (1), and there are three access hole (12) settings,
The side of the gooseneck headstock (7) is fixedly connected with power locomotive (14) by hitch frame assembly (13).
2. a kind of low flat car of heavy engineering according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the gooseneck headstock (7)
Two sides are fixedly connected to gooseneck beam (15), are fixedly connected with crossbeam (16) between two gooseneck beams (15), and crossbeam
(16) it is provided with multiple.
3. a kind of low flat car of heavy engineering according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: two gooseneck beams (15)
Between be provided with ladder (17), be fixedly connected with wear-resisting buffer pad (18) at the top of the gooseneck beam (15), and wear-resisting buffer pad
(18) it is provided with multiple.
4. a kind of low flat car of heavy engineering according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the side of the vehicle body (1)
It is provided with Foldable ladder (19), the two sides of the Foldable ladder (19) are fixedly connected to the second guardrail (20).
5. a kind of low flat car of heavy engineering according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the vehicle body (1) and power
The bottom of headstock (14) is provided with wheel hub frame assembly (21), and wheel hub frame assembly (21) be provided with it is multiple.
6. a kind of low flat car of heavy engineering according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the power locomotive (14)
Top is provided with cockpit (22).
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