CN109339036A - A kind of device and method for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage - Google Patents

A kind of device and method for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage Download PDF

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CN109339036A
CN109339036A CN201811211286.2A CN201811211286A CN109339036A CN 109339036 A CN109339036 A CN 109339036A CN 201811211286 A CN201811211286 A CN 201811211286A CN 109339036 A CN109339036 A CN 109339036A
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郭航
徐帆
邹志康
田大千
王同民
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刘颖聪
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The invention discloses a kind of device and methods for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage, which includes anchor system and hangar system;Hangar system includes several hangs muscles and the overhead bin above the anchor system;The hangs muscle top is anchored on the overhead bin, and bottom end sequentially passes through the overhead bin and the anchor system and for being connected with steel reinforcement cage;Anchor system is located above steel reinforcement cage, and carries the steel reinforcement cage for anchoring the hangs muscle.Present apparatus structure is simple, easy to use, can reuse, and can have been saved the steel reinforcement cage decentralization time to avoid production reinforcing bar pair cage and subsequent lifting using the present apparatus, shorten the construction period;The production of conventional rebar pair cage wastes time, and inside secondary cage because lift need due to install additional it is various put more energy into and inner support, waste material, when being transferred using apparatus of the present invention, can play the role of saving former material, reduce cost.

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A kind of device and method for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage
Technical field
The present invention relates to building and science of bridge building pile foundation construction fields, and in particular to one kind is transferred for deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage Device and method.
Background technique
Building and field of bridge construction now, cast-in-situ bored pile have become a kind of blanket pile foundation type, with Construction loads and the operation load in later period are increasing, also higher and higher to the length requirement of pile foundation, especially in bridge field, Hundred meters of long stakes have become normality.Deeper and deeper with drilling, steel reinforcement cage decentralization also faces more difficulties, wherein how by reinforcing bar Cage transfers to design height and has become the problem urgently captured.
For deep and long hole drilled pile, steel reinforcement cage top design height is often far below aperture height, this just needs to make steel Muscle hangs muscle hangs steel reinforcement cage in design height position, when design height is low-down, it is also necessary to carry out more hangs muscles It puts more energy into reinforcement, is made into the form of secondary cage.
The mode of production reinforcing bar pair cage is essentially identical with the mode for making steel reinforcement cage at present, and technique also base is transferred in later period lifting This is consistent, this results in the steel reinforcement cage set-up time to lengthen significantly, and efficiency is very low;For that will not be deformed when guaranteeing secondary cage lifting, Processing of putting more energy into is also needed in secondary cage, is increased the input amount of reinforcing bar, is increased construction cost.
Summary of the invention
In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide it is a kind of it is reusable, can accelerate depth The device of long hole steel reinforcement cage decentralization in place.
To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is that: it is a kind of for deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage decentralization device, Comprising: anchor system and hangar system, wherein
The hangar system includes several hangs muscles and the overhead bin above the anchor system;Hangs muscle top anchor Gu bottom end sequentially passes through the overhead bin and the anchor system and for being connected with steel reinforcement cage on the overhead bin;
The anchor system is located above the steel reinforcement cage, and the anchor system is for anchoring described in the hangs muscle and carrying Steel reinforcement cage.
Further, the hangs muscle top is equipped with the first connector, and first connector is used for when under the steel reinforcement cage The hangs muscle is anchored on the overhead bin when putting.
Further, the anchor system includes that matched anchorage and spaced is corresponded with the hangs muscle Two pedestal beams and two bearing beams, the bearing beam both ends are respectively arranged on two pedestal beams;The anchorage is set to the bearing beam On, the hangs muscle bottom end sequentially passes through corresponding anchorage and the bearing beam, and the anchorage is for anchoring the hangs muscle.
Further, the bearing beam includes two spaced channel steels, and the hangs muscle is between two channel steels.
Further, the anchorage includes the collet that anchor is covered and is combined by multiple intermediate plates, and the collet is removably installed It is passed through in anchor set and for the hangs muscle;
The hangar system further includes the second connector, and second connector is used for the spreading of the hangs muscle, and described the Two connector outer diameters are less than anchor set internal diameter and are greater than the collet internal diameter.
Further, second connector uses reinforced bar sleeve.
Further, first connector uses reinforced bar sleeve.
Further, reinforcing structure is equipped with inside the overhead bin.
The present invention also provides a kind of using the method that as above any described device carries out the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage, including Following steps:
The anchor system is placed at deep and long hole aperture, the hangs muscle bottom end is connected with the steel reinforcement cage top;
The hangs muscle top is anchored on the overhead bin, the hangs muscle moves downwardly together with the overhead bin, until Steel reinforcement cage transfers to design height.
Further, further include hangs muscle spreading step:
The hangs muscle is anchored on the anchor system, and the overhead bin is removed from the hangs muscle;
New hangs muscle is connected on the hangs muscle top, which is anchored on the overhead bin;
Release anchoring of the anchor system to the hangs muscle.
Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are as follows:
(1) present apparatus structure is simple, easy to use, can reuse, can be to avoid production reinforcing bar pair using the present apparatus Cage and subsequent lifting have saved the steel reinforcement cage decentralization time, have shortened the construction period.
(2) production of conventional rebar pair cage wastes time, and inside secondary cage because lift need due to install additional it is various put more energy into and in Support wastes material, when being transferred using apparatus of the present invention, can play the role of saving former material, reduce cost.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the main view of the device provided in an embodiment of the present invention for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage;
Fig. 2 is the top view of the device provided in an embodiment of the present invention for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage;
Fig. 3 is anchor system and the anchorage signal of the device provided in an embodiment of the present invention for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage Figure.
In figure: 1, anchor system;10, anchorage;100, anchor set;101, intermediate plate;11, pedestal beam;12, bearing beam;2, hanging system System;20, hangs muscle;21, overhead bin;210, hole;22, the first connector;23, the second connector;3, steel reinforcement cage;4, deep and long hole.
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Invention is further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
Shown in Figure 1, the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of devices for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage comprising anchor Gu system 1 and hangar system 2;Hangar system 2 includes several hangs muscles 20 and the overhead bin 21 above anchor system 1, hanging Reinforcing structure is equipped with inside case 21, shown in Figure 2, overhead bin 21 is using annular shape in the present embodiment, thereon circumferentially uniformly Equipped with hole 210,210 diameter of hole is slightly larger than 20 diameter of hangs muscle, it is ensured that hangs muscle 20 can pass through hole 210;Hangs muscle 20 Top is anchored on overhead bin, and bottom end sequentially passes through overhead bin 21 and anchor system 1 and is connected with steel reinforcement cage 3;Anchor system 1 Above steel reinforcement cage 3, the effect of anchor system 1 is: when hangs muscle 20 falls short of, and the decentralization of steel reinforcement cage 3 is less than design height, using Anchor system 1 anchors hangs muscle 20 and carries steel reinforcement cage 3, then the hangs muscle 20 new in 20 top spreading of hangs muscle, after completing spreading, then solves Anchoring except anchor system 1 to hangs muscle 20, so as to continue to transfer steel reinforcement cage 3.
In the present embodiment, steel reinforcement cage 3 is connected by hangs muscle 20, hangs muscle 20 is anchored on overhead bin 21, when decentralization, hangs muscle 20 It is moved downwardly together with overhead bin 21, so that steel reinforcement cage 3 is transferred, meanwhile, the hangs muscle 20 that 20 top of hangs muscle can be new with spreading, thus Ensuring that steel reinforcement cage 3 can be transferred to design height, present apparatus structure is simple, and it is easy to use, it can reuse, using the present apparatus The steel reinforcement cage decentralization time can be saved, the construction period is shortened to avoid production reinforcing bar pair cage and subsequent lifting.
In addition, the production of conventional rebar pair cage wastes time, and inside secondary cage because lift need due to install additional it is various put more energy into and Inner support wastes material, when being transferred using apparatus of the present invention, can play the role of saving former material, reduce cost.
Shown in Figure 1,20 top of hangs muscle is equipped with the first connector 22, and the outer diameter of the first connector 22 is greater than hole 210 Diameter, it is ensured that the first connector 22 can not pass through hole 210, when steel reinforcement cage 3 transfer when, the first connector 22 is located at hangs muscle 20 The first connector 22, when needing spreading, is removed so that hangs muscle 20 is anchored on overhead bin 21 in top, by overhead bin 21 It removes, then carries out spreading, wait after connecting new hangs muscle 20, new hangs muscle 20 is anchored at by overhead bin by the first connector 22 On 21.In the present embodiment, the first connector 22 uses reinforced bar sleeve.
Shown in Figure 3, anchor system 1 includes that matched anchorage 10 and spaced is corresponded with hangs muscle 20 Two pedestal beams 11 and two bearing beams 12,12 both ends of bearing beam are respectively arranged on two pedestal beams 11;Anchorage 10 is set on bearing beam 12, is hung 20 bottom end of muscle sequentially passes through corresponding anchorage 10 and bearing beam 12, and when 20 spreading of hangs muscle, anchorage 10 can anchor hangs muscle 20, when connecing When long completion needs to transfer, anchoring of the anchorage 10 to hangs muscle 20 is released.In the present embodiment, bearing beam 12 includes two spaced And back-to-back channel steel, anchorage 10 are set on channel steel, hangs muscle 20 is after anchorage 10 positioned at two channel steels.
Shown in Figure 3, anchorage 10 is the prior art, and in the present embodiment, anchorage 10 includes anchor set 100 and by multiple intermediate plates 101 collets being combined into, collet are removably mounted in anchor set 100 and pass through for hangs muscle 20;In the present embodiment, intermediate plate 101 There are three pieces, three pieces intermediate plate 101 is combined into annular shape, can be put into anchor set 100 at any time and form collet, can also at any time one by one It is taken out from anchor set 100;Hangar system 2 further includes the second connector 23, and the second connector 23 is used for the spreading of hangs muscle 20, and second Connector 23 uses reinforced bar sleeve, and 23 outer diameter of the second connector is less than anchor and covers 100 internal diameters and be greater than collet internal diameter, so that it is guaranteed that the Two connectors 23 can pass through anchor set 100 and intermediate plate 101 can not be put into anchor set 100 by collet, when needing spreading Interior formation collet makes it clamp hangs muscle 20, prevents hangs muscle 20 from transferring, and when spreadings completion being waited to need to transfer, takes out intermediate plate 101, the Two connectors 23 pass through anchor set 100, continue to transfer.
It is shown in Figure 1, the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage is carried out using above-mentioned apparatus the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of Method, include the following steps:
A1: anchor system 1 is placed at 4 aperture of deep and long hole, and 20 bottom end of hangs muscle is connected with 3 top of steel reinforcement cage;
A2: 20 top of hangs muscle is anchored on overhead bin 21, and hangs muscle 20 moves downwardly together with overhead bin 21, until steel reinforcement cage 3 transfer to design height.
This method further includes hangs muscle spreading step:
B1: hangs muscle 20 is anchored on anchor system 1, and overhead bin 21 is removed from hangs muscle 20;
B2: connecting new hangs muscle 20 on 20 top of hangs muscle, which is anchored on overhead bin 21;
B3: releasing anchoring of the anchor system 1 to hangs muscle 20, continues to transfer steel reinforcement cage 3.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of specific pay-off method, includes the following steps:
S1: 20 bottom end of hangs muscle is passed through into anchor and covers 100, bearing beam 12, is connect, is being hung with steel reinforcement cage 3 by the second connector 23 Second connector 23 is also socketed on muscle 20, then toward installation intermediate plate 101 on anchor set 100, to hanging steel reinforcement cage 3 in bearing beam On 12;
S2: 20 top of hangs muscle passes through overhead bin 21 and is anchored with the first connector 22;
S3: removing intermediate plate 101, and overhead bin 21 is moved down with hangs muscle 20, to transfer steel reinforcement cage 3, until overhead bin 21 is close Bearing beam 12;
S4: intermediate plate 101 is installed on toward anchor set 100, by the hanging of steel reinforcement cage 3 on bearing beam 12, removes 22 He of the first connector After overhead bin 21;
S5: connecting new hangs muscle 20 by the second connector 23, and second connector is also socketed in new hangs muscle 20 23, the anchoring of hangs muscle 20 and anchorage 10 is used when being subsequent spreading;New hangs muscle 20 is anchored at hanging by the first connector 22 On case 21;
S6: intermediate plate 101 is removed, overhead bin 21 is moved down with hangs muscle 20, to transfer steel reinforcement cage 3;
S7: constantly repeating the spreading step of S4~S6, until steel reinforcement cage 3 transfers to design height.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, for those skilled in the art, is not departing from Under the premise of the principle of the invention, several improvements and modifications can also be made, these improvements and modifications are also considered as protection of the invention Within the scope of.The content being not described in detail in this specification belongs to the prior art well known to professional and technical personnel in the field.

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1. a kind of device for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage, characterized in that it comprises: anchor system (1) and hangar system (2), wherein
The hangar system (2) includes several hangs muscles (20) and the overhead bin (21) above the anchor system (1);It is described Hangs muscle (20) top is anchored on the overhead bin (21), and bottom end sequentially passes through the overhead bin (21) and the anchor system (1) and for being connected with steel reinforcement cage (3);
The anchor system (1) is located above the steel reinforcement cage (3), and the anchor system (1) is for anchoring the hangs muscle (20) And carry the steel reinforcement cage (3).
2. the device for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage as described in claim 1, it is characterised in that: hangs muscle (20) top Equipped with the first connector (22), first connector (22) is used for the hangs muscle (20) when the steel reinforcement cage (3) decentralization It is anchored on the overhead bin (21).
3. the device for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage as described in claim 1, it is characterised in that: the anchor system (1) Including corresponding matched anchorage (10) and spaced two pedestal beams (11) and two with the hangs muscle (20) Bearing beam (12), bearing beam (12) both ends are respectively arranged on two pedestal beams (11);The anchorage (10) is set to the bearing beam (12) on, hangs muscle (20) bottom end sequentially passes through corresponding anchorage (10) and the bearing beam (12), and the anchorage (10) is used for Anchor the hangs muscle (20).
4. the device for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that: the bearing beam (12) includes Two spaced channel steels, the hangs muscle (20) is between two channel steels.
5. the device for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that:
The anchorage (10) includes anchor set (100) and the collet that is combined by multiple intermediate plates (101), and the collet is removably installed It is passed through in the anchor set (100) and for the hangs muscle (20);
The hangar system (2) further includes the second connector (23), and second connector (23) is for the hangs muscle (20) Spreading, the second connector (23) outer diameter are less than anchor set (100) internal diameter and are greater than the collet internal diameter.
6. the device for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that: second connector (23) reinforced bar sleeve is used.
7. the device for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage as described in claim 1, it is characterised in that: first connector (22) reinforced bar sleeve is used.
8. the device for the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage as described in claim 1, it is characterised in that: in the overhead bin (21) Portion is equipped with reinforcing structure.
9. a kind of using the method for carrying out the decentralization of deep and long hole steel reinforcement cage such as any described device of claim 1 to 8, feature exists In including the following steps:
The anchor system (1) is placed at deep and long hole (4) aperture, hangs muscle (20) bottom end and the steel reinforcement cage (3) top It is connected;
The hangs muscle (20) top is anchored on the overhead bin (21), the hangs muscle (20) is with the overhead bin (21) It moves down, until steel reinforcement cage (3) transfers to design height.
10. method as claimed in claim 9, which is characterized in that further include hangs muscle spreading step:
The hangs muscle (20) is anchored on the anchor system (1), and by the overhead bin (21) from the hangs muscle (20) It removes;
New hangs muscle (20) are connected on the hangs muscle (20) top, which is anchored at the overhead bin (21) on;
Release anchoring of the anchor system (1) to the hangs muscle (20).
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