CN109367470B - Cold chain transport vehicle and use method thereof - Google Patents

Cold chain transport vehicle and use method thereof Download PDF

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CN109367470B
CN109367470B CN201811413013.6A CN201811413013A CN109367470B CN 109367470 B CN109367470 B CN 109367470B CN 201811413013 A CN201811413013 A CN 201811413013A CN 109367470 B CN109367470 B CN 109367470B
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周俊峰
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The invention discloses a cold chain transport vehicle and a use method thereof, wherein the cold chain transport vehicle comprises a vehicle body, a storage compartment fixedly arranged on the vehicle body and a refrigerating system, and the door system comprises a braking part and a door assembly; the box door assembly is connected with the braking part, and the braking part drives the box door assembly to move so as to realize the opening or closing of the rear end face of the storage box; the box door assembly comprises a plurality of box door units and rail parts; the rail part is arranged on an upper frame and a lower frame of the rear end face of the storage compartment, the compartment door units are connected with each other to form a compartment door partition plate structure on the rear end face of the storage compartment, two ends of each compartment door unit are arranged on the rail part, and the compartment door units can move along the rail part under the drive of the brake part; the invention can adjust the opening space according to the size of the articles to be carried, ensures the proper passing space of the storage truck box so as to facilitate the articles to be carried, and simultaneously reduces the flow area inside and outside the storage truck box to the maximum extent.

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Cold chain transport vehicle and use method thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of transportation equipment, in particular to a cold chain transportation vehicle and a using method thereof.
Background
The refrigerated and frozen goods are always in a specified low-temperature environment in all links from production, storage, transportation and sales to consumption so as to ensure the quality and performance of the goods. The method is established along with the progress of scientific technology and the development of refrigeration technology, and is a low-temperature logistics transportation process based on refrigeration technology and taking refrigeration technology as a means.
The existing cold chain transport vechicle is for guaranteeing the transportation heat preservation and the function of loading and unloading goods simultaneously, stores the railway carriage or compartment and all is provided with comparatively heavy pivot chamber door, and current pivot chamber door generally sets up to split type or single door type pivot chamber door to the storage railway carriage of storing large-scale article, and the pivot chamber door of single door type is to the storage railway carriage of storing small-size article. The split type rotating shaft box door is generally arranged on the whole rear end face of the storage box, so that various articles with different sizes can be conveniently carried, but cold air of the storage box is easy to run out due to large flow area, and energy is wasted; the single door type rotating shaft box door has smaller flow area and is easy to keep warm, but the passing space is smaller when the articles are carried, and the single door type rotating shaft box door is limited in use.
In view of the above drawbacks, the present inventors have finally achieved the present invention through long-time studies and practices.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the technical defects, the invention adopts the technical scheme that the application method of the cold chain transport vehicle comprises the cold chain transport vehicle, wherein the cold chain transport vehicle comprises a vehicle body, a storage vehicle box fixedly arranged on the vehicle body and a refrigerating system, and a box door system comprises a braking part and a box door assembly; the box door assembly is connected with the braking part, and the braking part drives the box door assembly to move so as to realize the opening or closing of the rear end surface of the storage box; the box door assembly comprises a plurality of box door units and a track part; the rail part is arranged on an upper frame and a lower frame of the rear end face of the storage compartment, the compartment door units are connected with each other to form a compartment door partition plate structure on the rear end face of the storage compartment, two ends of each compartment door unit are arranged on the rail part, and the compartment door units can move along the rail part under the drive of the brake part;
the door units are arranged in a strip-shaped structure with an arc surface and a straight surface, a plurality of connecting pieces which are uniformly distributed are arranged on the straight surface, the connecting pieces of the adjacent door units are uniformly distributed in a staggered manner, and the connecting pieces are arranged in a fitting manner; the connecting piece is provided with a connecting hole, the connecting holes of adjacent box door units are coaxially arranged, and the connecting rod sequentially passes through the connecting holes so as to realize the connection of the adjacent box door units;
the braking part comprises a motor and a braking shaft connected with an output shaft of the motor, braking wheels are arranged at two ends of the braking shaft, a plurality of linkage parts are arranged at two ends of a box door body, the linkage parts are arranged to be cylindrical, the diameter sizes of the linkage parts are identical to those of the connecting rods, the two connecting rods on the same box door body and the linkage parts are in the same straight line, and the linkage parts are uniformly distributed among the connecting rods; the braking wheel is provided with gear teeth, the braking wheel is meshed with the linkage part or the connecting rod through the gear teeth, and the linkage part or the connecting rod is driven to move through the rotation of the braking wheel, so that the door individual is driven to move;
the track part is also provided with a positioning device, the positioning device comprises a positioning block and a control part, the control part is connected with the positioning block, the control part can control the position of the positioning block, the positioning block is arranged in the storage box, the positioning block can be attached to a box door partition plate formed by the box door units in a closed state, and the positioning block is attached to the matching end surface of the box door partition plate and the inner surface of the box door partition plate in a matched manner; the matching end surface of the positioning block is provided with a contact layer made of a flexible sealing material;
the matching end surfaces of the positioning blocks are provided with matching grooves corresponding to the arc surfaces, and straight parts corresponding to the connecting pieces are arranged between the matching grooves;
the control part is provided with a linkage mechanism, and the linkage mechanism comprises a push rod and a plurality of connecting rods; the push rod is fixedly connected with the control part; one end of the connecting rod is connected with the positioning block through a first rotating shaft, the other end of the connecting rod is connected with the push rod through a second rotating shaft, a long hole is further formed in the connecting rod, a fixed shaft is arranged in the long hole, and the fixed shaft is fixedly arranged;
the calculation formula of the distance L between the axis of the first rotating shaft and the axis of the second rotating shaft is as follows:
wherein h is the depth of the matching groove; m is the horizontal distance between the axle center of the second rotating shaft and the axle center of the fixed shaft, which are arranged on the same connecting rod in the locking state of the positioning block; n is the vertical distance between the axle center of the second rotating shaft and the axle center of the fixed shaft, which are arranged on the same connecting rod in the locking state of the positioning block;
the using method of the cold chain transport vehicle comprises the following steps:
s1, controlling the braking part through a console to open the box door partition plate;
s2, after the goods are conveyed, closing the box door partition plate to a sealing state;
s3, opening the refrigerating system to perform refrigerating operation in the storage compartment;
and S4, the monitoring device monitors the sealing condition of the storage wagon box in real time.
Preferably, the calculation formula of the thickness s of the contact layer is as follows;
wherein h is the depth of the matching groove; m is the horizontal distance between the axle center of the second rotating shaft and the axle center of the fixed shaft, which are arranged on the same connecting rod in the locking state of the positioning block; n is the horizontal distance between the axle center of the second rotating shaft and the axle center of the fixed shaft, which are arranged on the same connecting rod in the locking state of the positioning block; alpha is a deformation parameter, and 0.2 to 0.15 is taken.
Preferably, the refrigeration system further comprises a detection device arranged in the storage compartment; the detection device comprises an air pressure sensing device, an air conveying device, a temperature detection device and a processor, wherein the air pressure sensing device is used for detecting the air pressure in the storage compartment; the temperature detection device is used for detecting the temperature in the storage compartment; the gas conveying device is used for circulating air in the storage compartment and filtering the air; the temperature detection device, the air pressure sensing device and the processor are in data connection; the processor processes and monitors the sealing condition of the storage wagon box by collecting detection data of the temperature detection device and the air pressure sensing device.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: the invention controls the position of the box door individual through the braking part, thereby realizing the opening or closing of the rear end face of the storage box, further controlling the opening space of the rear end face of the storage box, adjusting the opening space according to the size of the articles to be transported, ensuring that the rear end face of the storage box has a proper passing space so as to facilitate the transportation of the articles, simultaneously reducing the flow area inside and outside the storage box to the greatest extent, and reducing the loss of cold air in the storage box in the transportation process; 2, the positioning block can do curve motion in the positioning process through the linkage mechanism, so that a certain position correcting effect can be achieved on the box door individual in the positioning process; and 3, the detection device effectively monitors the sealing condition of the storage compartment in real time, so that poor sealing effect caused by misoperation such as incomplete arrival of the compartment door partition plate at a designated position is avoided, and the cold air loss in the storage compartment is effectively reduced.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a cold chain transport vehicle according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a top view of the storage compartment;
FIG. 3 is a partial structural view of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a view showing the structure of the door spacer;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the track section;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the rear face;
FIG. 7 is a structural view of the positioning device;
FIG. 8 is a diagram of the motion profile of the first shaft;
FIG. 9 is an internal connection view of the door unit;
fig. 10 is a view of the internal connection of the rail portion.
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1-a vehicle body; 2-storing the carriage; 3-refrigeration systems; 31-a heat conducting component; 32-a refrigeration assembly; 21-a braking part; 22-door assembly; 23-folding space; 24-sealing the groove; 25-a heat insulation layer; 26-a separator; 27-connecting channels; 28-an introduction channel; 29-export channels; 211-a brake shaft; 212-a brake wheel; 213-a material pressing shaft; 221-door individual; 222-track section; 223-connecting piece; 224-a connecting rod; 225-linkage part; 226-a limiting part; 227-positioning blocks; 228-a control section; 229-a linkage mechanism; 311-refrigeration pipeline group; 312-a three-way valve; 2221-T slot; 2222-slider; 2223—short side long groove; 2224-long side slot; 2225-groove; 2271-contact layer; 2272-mating grooves; 2273-straight section; 2291-push rod; 2292-a connecting rod; 2293-first spindle; 2294-second spindle; 2295-dead axle.
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The above and further technical features and advantages of the present invention are described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Example 1
FIG. 1 is a view showing a construction of a cold chain transportation vehicle according to the present invention; the cold chain transport vehicle comprises a vehicle body 1, a storage compartment 2 fixedly arranged on the vehicle body 1 and a refrigerating system 3, wherein the refrigerating system 3 comprises a control table arranged in a cab of the vehicle body 1, a heat conduction component 31 arranged in the storage compartment 2 and a refrigerating component 32 on the vehicle body 1; the heat conduction component 31 is connected with the refrigeration component 32, and the control end of the heat conduction component 31 and the control end of the refrigeration component 32 are connected to the console.
Preferably, the thermal insulation layer is arranged outside the storage compartment 2, a door system is arranged at the rear end of the storage compartment 2, the door system is connected with the control console, and the control console can control the door system to be opened or closed.
As shown in fig. 2, fig. 2 is a plan view (with the upper end surface removed) of the storage compartment; the door system comprises a braking part 21 and a door assembly 22; the box door assembly 22 is connected with the braking part 21, and the braking part 21 drives the box door assembly 22 to move so as to realize the opening or closing of the rear end surface of the storage box 2; the braking portion 21 is connected to the console.
Specifically, the door assembly 22 includes a plurality of door units 221 and a rail 222; the track part 222 is arranged on an upper frame and a lower frame of the rear end face of the storage compartment 2, and the compartment door units 221 are all connected with each other to form a compartment door partition structure on the rear end face of the storage compartment 2, so that the sealing and heat insulation effects of the rear end face of the storage compartment 2 are realized; both ends of the box door unit 221 are disposed on the rail portion 222, and the box door unit 221 may be driven by the brake portion 21 to move along the rail portion 222, so as to open or close the rear end surface of the storage compartment 2.
The storage compartment 2 is generally provided with a front end face, a rear end face, an upper end face, a lower end face, a left side face and a right side face, and the door assembly 22 is generally provided on the rear end face; the left side surface and the right side surface are respectively provided with a folding space 23 and a sealing groove 24; the side surface provided with the folding space 23 is of a hollow structure, and when the braking part 21 controls the box door individual 221 to realize the opening of the rear end surface of the storage box 2, the box door individual 221 can move into the folding space 23; when the rear end face is closed by the door unit 221, a part of the door unit 221 is disposed in the seal groove 24, so as to ensure the sealing effect of the rear end face.
The position of the door unit 221 is controlled by the brake part 21, so that the rear end face of the storage compartment 2 is opened or closed, the opening space of the rear end face of the storage compartment 2 is further controllable, the opening space can be adjusted according to the size of the article to be carried, the rear end face of the storage compartment 2 is ensured to have a proper passing space so as to facilitate carrying the article, meanwhile, the flow area inside and outside the storage compartment 2 is reduced to the greatest extent, and the loss amount of cool air in the storage compartment 2 in the carrying process is reduced.
Meanwhile, the door assembly 22 is of a folding structure, so that the disadvantages of occupying road running space and the like, which are easily caused by the door of the rotating shaft in the open state in the prior art, are avoided, and the collision of vehicles, pedestrians and the like to the rotating shaft door which rotates accidentally is avoided.
Example two
As shown in fig. 3, fig. 3 is a partial structural view of fig. 2; the heat conducting component 31 is disposed in the upper end surface of the storage compartment 2, and because the hot air in the storage compartment 2 is generally concentrated on the upper portion of the storage compartment 2, the upper portion hot air in the storage compartment 2 is effectively cooled by the heat conducting component 31, so that an overall better refrigerating effect in the storage compartment 2 is ensured.
The heat conduction assembly 31 comprises a refrigeration pipeline group 311, the refrigeration pipeline group 311 is arranged into a closed circulation loop, and heat conduction gas is arranged in the refrigeration pipeline group 311, the heat absorption effect is realized at the contact connection position of the refrigeration assembly 32 and the heat conduction assembly 31 by the refrigeration assembly 32, so that the temperature of the heat conduction gas in the refrigeration pipeline group 311 is reduced, and the heat conduction gas flows in the refrigeration pipeline group 311, so that the integral temperature reduction effect is realized on the storage compartment 2.
The refrigeration component 32 can adopt a conventional compressor refrigeration system, and a refrigeration part of the refrigeration component 32 is arranged at a contact connection position of the refrigeration component 32 and the heat conduction component 31; the heat conducting component 31 is arranged as a spiral pipe at the contact and connection position of the refrigerating component 32 and the heat conducting component 31, so that the heat conducting component 31 is spirally wound on the refrigerating part, and the refrigerating effect of the refrigerating component 32 on the heat conducting gas is improved.
Example III
As shown in fig. 4, fig. 4 is a structural view of the door partition; the box door units 221 are arranged to be in a strip-shaped structure with an arc surface and a flat surface, a plurality of connecting pieces 223 are uniformly distributed on the flat surface, and adjacent box door units 221 are connected through the connecting pieces 223; specifically, the connecting pieces 223 adjacent to the box door units 221 are staggered and uniformly distributed, and the adjacent connecting pieces 223 are attached, so that gaps formed between the box door units 221 are reduced; the connecting piece 223 is provided with a connecting hole, the connecting holes of the adjacent box door units 221 are coaxially arranged, and the connecting rod 224 sequentially passes through the connecting holes so as to realize the connection of the adjacent box door units 221.
The braking part 21 comprises a motor and a braking shaft 211 connected with an output shaft of the motor, braking wheels 212 are arranged at two ends of the braking shaft 211, a plurality of linkage parts 225 are arranged at two ends of the box door body 221, the linkage parts 225 are arranged in a cylinder shape, the diameter size of the linkage parts 225 is the same as that of the connecting rods 224, the two connecting rods 224 and the linkage parts 225 on the same box door body 221 are positioned on the same straight line, and the linkage parts 225 are uniformly distributed among the connecting rods 224; the braking wheel 212 is provided with gear teeth, the braking wheel 212 is meshed with the linkage part 225 or the connecting rod 224 through the gear teeth, and the movement of the linkage part 225 or the connecting rod 224 is driven through the rotation of the braking wheel 212, so that the movement of the box door unit 221 is driven.
As shown in fig. 5, fig. 5 is a structural cross-sectional view of the rail portion; the end parts of the linkage part 225 and the connecting rod 224 are respectively provided with a limiting part 226, the limiting parts 226 are arranged corresponding to the rail parts 222, and the rail parts 222 are arranged in a strip shape; a T-shaped groove 2221 extending from one end of the track portion 222 to the other end is provided on the track portion 222, a short side dimension a of the T-shaped groove 2221 is set in accordance with a diameter dimension of the linkage portion 225 or the connecting rod 224, and a long side dimension b of the T-shaped groove 2221 is set in accordance with a dimension of the limit portion 226; the arrangement of the rail portion 222 and the limit portion 226 ensures that the position of the door unit 221 in the vertical direction is stable.
Preferably, a sliding piece 2222 is further disposed in the T-shaped groove 2221, and the sliding piece 2222 is in contact with the limiting portion 226, the linkage portion 225, and the connecting rod 224, so that the door unit 221 can move smoothly along the track portion 222. Specifically, the sliding member 2222 is configured as a ball, the inner surface of the T-shaped slot 2221 is provided with a plurality of elongated slots with a circular cross section, the radius of the cross section of the elongated slots is matched with the ball, and the depth dimension of the elongated slots is greater than the radius dimension of the ball and less than the diameter dimension of the ball; the balls are arranged in the long groove, the balls are limited in the long groove, the ball part arc surface is arranged outside the long groove, namely the ball part arc surface is arranged in the T-shaped groove 2221 and is in contact connection with the limiting part 226, the linkage part 225 and the connecting rod 224, and the movement speed of the box door unit 221 in the track part 222 is reduced by the rotation of the balls or the rolling of the balls in the long groove, so that the direct contact of the limiting part 226, the linkage part 225 and the connecting rod 224 with the inner surface of the T-shaped groove 2221 is avoided, the relative friction force is reduced, and the movement speed of the box door unit 221 in the track part 222 is improved.
Preferably, the long groove includes a short-side long groove 2223 disposed on the inner wall corresponding to the short side, and a long-side long groove 2224 disposed on the inner wall corresponding to the long side; the short-side long groove 2223 is provided corresponding to the linkage part 225 and the connecting rod 224, that is, the balls provided in the short-side long groove 2223 are in contact connection with the linkage part 225 and the connecting rod 224; the long side groove 2224 corresponds to the limiting portion 226, that is, the balls provided in the long side groove 2224 are in contact with and connected to the limiting portion 226.
Specifically, the long side groove 2224 is disposed corresponding to an inner end surface of the limiting portion 226, where the inner end surface is an end surface of the limiting portion 226 connected to the linkage portion 225 and the connecting rod 224, that is, an end surface of the limiting portion 226 near the linkage portion 225 and the connecting rod 224.
Correspondingly, the inner end surface of the limiting part 226 corresponds to the ball setting groove 2225, the size of the groove 2225 corresponds to the ball matching setting, so that the inner wall of the groove 2225 is guaranteed to be attached to the ball, and the moving stability of the limiting part 226 in the T-shaped groove 2221 is further improved.
Through setting up same spacing portion 226 at connecting rod 224 both ends is apart from rationally, thereby guarantees two spacing portion 226 interior terminal surface all with the ball contact is connected, thereby guarantees spacing portion 226 is in the interior rolling friction of T type groove 2221 reduces the resistance that chamber door individual 221 moved the in-process receives, improves the stability that chamber door individual 221 moved.
Meanwhile, the joint arrangement of the connection position between the door unit 221 and the rail unit 222 improves a certain sealing effect of the connection position, and reduces the loss of cold air in the storage compartment 2.
Example IV
As shown in fig. 6, fig. 6 is a structural plan view of the rear end face; the track portion 222 is further provided with a positioning device, the positioning device comprises a positioning block 227 and a control portion 228, the control portion 228 is connected with the positioning block 227, and the control portion 228 can control the position of the positioning block 227, so that connection or disconnection between the positioning block 227 and the door unit 221 is achieved; the control unit 228 may be provided as a cylinder or the like.
The positioning block 227 is arranged in the storage wagon box 2, the positioning block 227 can be attached to a box door partition plate formed by the box door units 221 in a closed state, and the positioning block 227 is attached to the matching end surface of the box door partition plate and the inner surface of the box door partition plate in a matching manner; the matching end surface of the positioning block 227 is provided with a contact layer 2271 made of a flexible sealing material, so that the positioning block 227 is more attached to the inner surface of the box door partition; the contact layer 2271 may be made of an elastic material such as rubber. The positioning block 227 is matched with the end surface, so that the position stability of each box door unit 221 in the closed state can be ensured; meanwhile, a pressure sensor can be arranged on the positioning block 227; the pressure sensor may detect the state of the contact between the parts of the positioning block 227 and the inner surface of the door partition, so as to monitor whether the door unit 221 is closed in place.
Generally, in order to ensure that the positioning block 227 is attached to each of the door units 221, the mating end surface of the positioning block 227 is provided with a mating groove 2272 corresponding to the arc surface and a straight portion 2273 corresponding to the connecting piece 223 disposed between the mating grooves 2272, and when the positioning block 227 is attached to the inner surface of the door partition, the mating groove 2272 is attached to the arc surface, and the straight portion 2273 is attached to the connecting piece 223. The matching groove 2272 ensures that the relative positions of the arc surfaces are stable, that is, the intervals between the adjacent box door units 221 are fixed; the straight portion 2273 ensures that the connection member 223 at the connection between the adjacent door units 221 is in a straight state.
As shown in fig. 7, fig. 7 is a structural view of the positioning device; the control part 228 may be provided with a linkage mechanism 229, and the positioning block 227 may perform a curved motion in the positioning process through the linkage mechanism 229, so as to perform a certain position correction function on the door unit 221 in the positioning process; preferably, the linkage 229 comprises a push rod 2291 and a plurality of links 2292; the push rod 2291 is fixedly connected with the control part 228; one end of the connecting rod 2292 is connected with the positioning block 227 through a first rotating shaft 2293, the other end of the connecting rod 2292 is connected with the push rod 2291 through a second rotating shaft 2294, a long hole is further formed in the connecting rod 2292, a fixed shaft 2295 is arranged in the long hole, and the fixed shaft 2295 is fixedly arranged.
When the control part 228 drives the push rod 2291 to do linear motion, the connecting rod 2292 drives the push rod 2291 to rotate around the fixed shaft 2295 and simultaneously the fixed shaft 2295 moves in the long hole, so that the connecting rod 2292 and the end part connected with the positioning block 227 do curvilinear motion, and the curvilinear motion of the positioning block 227 is realized.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 8, fig. 8 is a motion track diagram of the first rotation shaft; when the positioning device releases the positioning and locking of the door unit 221, the control unit 228 drives the push rod 2291 to move horizontally to the right, and the positioning block 227 moves horizontally in a curved manner in a vertical direction after moving to the right, so that the positioning block 227 in a positioning state is used as a vertical auxiliary line perpendicular to the moving direction of the push rod 2291, and an end point of one of the connecting rods 2292 on the positioning block 227 is used as a reference point to simulate the moving track of the positioning block 227.
The end point start position a 1 The end point is positioned on the vertical auxiliary line, and in the process of releasing positioning, the end point moves to the right side of the vertical auxiliary line and then moves to the left to the return position a on the vertical auxiliary line 2 And can be moved further to the left of the vertical auxiliary line, thereby disengaging from the positioning. And similarly, the positioning block 227 tends to move in a curve manner during the positioning process. By the start-upThe swing between the initial position and the return position and under the elastic action of the contact layer 2271, the positioning block 227 corrects the individual box door 221, so as to ensure that the individual box door 221 is accurate in position.
Since the magnitude of the rightward movement of the positioning block 227 is generally small, the movement locus of the end point from the start position and the return position can be approximately regarded as the vertical movement along the vertical auxiliary line under the elastic action of the contact layer 2271; the distance between the initial position and the return position is set to be consistent with the depth dimension of the matching groove 2272 on the positioning block 227, so that the matching groove 2272 is prevented from interfering with the arc surface of the door unit 221 when the positioning block 227 moves further to the left side of the vertical auxiliary line, and the positioning block 227 moves smoothly.
In order to ensure that the positioning block 227 can perform a curved motion, a calculation formula of the distance L between the axis of the first rotating shaft 2293 and the axis of the second rotating shaft 2294 is as follows:
wherein h is the depth of the matching groove; m is the horizontal distance between the axle center of the second rotating shaft and the axle center of the fixed shaft, which are arranged on the same connecting rod in the locking state of the positioning block; n is the vertical distance between the axle center of the second rotating shaft and the axle center of the fixed shaft, which are arranged on the same connecting rod in the locking state of the positioning block.
Under the calculation formula of the distance L, the specific structure of the positioning component may be set through the corresponding surface structure of the box door unit 221, and when the arc surface radian of the box door unit 221 is larger, the depth of the mating groove 2272 is deeper, the distance L is longer.
Further, the calculation formula of the contact layer thickness s is as follows;
wherein h is the depth of the matching groove; m is the horizontal distance between the axle center of the second rotating shaft and the axle center of the fixed shaft, which are arranged on the same connecting rod in the locking state of the positioning block; n is the horizontal distance between the axle center of the second rotating shaft and the axle center of the fixed shaft, which are arranged on the same connecting rod in the locking state of the positioning block; alpha is a deformation parameter, and is generally 0.2 to 0.15.
In order to ensure that the swing between the initial position and the return position is within the elastic deformation range of the contact layer 2271, the specific thickness dimension of the contact layer 2271 can be further determined by determining the depth of the matching groove 2272, the horizontal distance and the vertical distance, so as to facilitate the structural design of the positioning component; thereby providing a suitable positioning assembly structure to ensure the positioning sealing effect of the positioning block 227 on the box door individual 221.
Preferably, the positioning blocks 227 are disposed on the rail portions 222 disposed on the upper and lower frames of the storage compartment 2, and the positioning blocks 227 are attached to the rail portions 222, so that when the positioning blocks 227 are in a positioning state, the positioning blocks 227 simultaneously realize a sealing effect on the connection positions between the rail portions 222 and the door units 221.
Example five
The outer side of the box door partition plate is further provided with a heat insulation layer 25, the heat insulation layer 25 is filled between the adjacent box door units 221, the heat insulation layer 25 is used for guaranteeing heat insulation of the box door partition plate and protecting the connecting pieces 223 between the box door units 221, and damage to the connecting pieces 223 is avoided.
The inner side of the box door partition plate is provided with a separation film 26, and the separation film 26 covers the inner surface of the box door partition plate. Specifically, the brake shaft 211 is provided with a film roll formed by winding the isolating film 26, one end of the isolating film 26 is connected with a box door unit 221 positioned at the front end of the box door partition, and when the brake shaft 211 rotates to drive each box door unit 221 to move, the film roll simultaneously rotates along with the brake shaft 211 to receive or discharge materials, so that the isolating film 26 is ensured to cover the inner surface of the box door partition.
Preferably, a pressing shaft 213 is further disposed between the door partition and the brake shaft 211, the pressing shaft 213 may rotate freely, the isolating film 26 is in contact with the pressing shaft 213, and pressure is applied to the isolating film 26 by the pressing shaft 213, so as to ensure that the isolating film 26 may be more adhered to the inner surface of the door partition. The separation film 26 prevents foreign substances from directly contacting the door unit 221, thereby protecting the door unit 221.
Example six
Preferably, as shown in fig. 9, fig. 9 is an internal connection view of the door unit; the door unit 221 and the connecting rod 224 are both hollow, and the same linkage part 225 is also hollow; the track part 222 positioned on the lower frame of the rear end surface of the storage wagon box 2 is provided with a connecting channel 27, and the connecting channel 27 is used for communicating the adjacent connecting rods 224 with the wagon box units 221 in a one-to-one correspondence manner; the track part 222 on the upper frame of the rear end face of the storage wagon box 2 is provided with a leading-in channel 28 and a leading-out channel 29, the refrigerating pipeline group 311 is communicated with the box door unit 221 through the leading-in channel 28, and the refrigerating pipeline group 311 is communicated with the connecting rod 224 through the leading-out channel 29.
The heat-conducting gas in the refrigerating pipeline group 311 enters the refrigerator door unit 221 through the lead-in channel 28 and flows through the connecting channel 27, and the connecting rod 224 finally flows back into the refrigerating pipeline group 311 from the lead-out channel 29, so that the refrigerating operation of the refrigerator door partition board is realized.
As shown in fig. 10, fig. 10 is a view of the internal connection corresponding to the track portion; the positioning block 227 is arranged to ensure that the communication ports of the connecting rod 224 and the box door unit 221 correspond to the communication ports of the connecting channel 27, the leading-in channel 28 and the leading-out channel 29 one by one, so that the heat conducting gas is ensured to smoothly circulate in the box door partition plate.
The isolation film 26 may be provided as a high thermal conductivity super flexible graphene assembly film, thereby expanding the thermal conduction effect of the door partition.
Compared with other end surfaces, the rear end surface of the storage compartment 2 needs to be opened and closed frequently for carrying articles, and the rear end surface is movably connected with other parts, so that the sealing performance of the rear end surface is relatively poor, and the outside air can exchange heat between the rear end surface and the interior of the storage compartment 2; through the refrigeration operation of the box door partition board, the refrigeration effect of the rear end face is enhanced, and the influence on the integral refrigeration effect of the storage box 2 due to poor sealing effect of the rear end face is avoided.
Example seven
The refrigeration system 3 further comprises a detection device arranged in the storage compartment 2; the detection device is used for detecting the sealing condition of the storage wagon box 2.
The detection device comprises an air pressure sensing device, an air conveying device, a temperature detection device and a processor, wherein the air pressure sensing device is used for detecting the air pressure in the storage wagon box 2; the temperature detection device is used for detecting the temperature in the storage wagon box 2; the gas conveying device is used for circulating air in the storage compartment 2 and filtering the air; the temperature detection device, the air pressure sensing device and the processor are in data connection; the processor processes and monitors the sealing condition of the storage wagon box 2 by collecting detection data of the temperature detection device and the air pressure sensing device.
Specifically, the processor sets a pressure threshold, and when the real-time pressure value detected by the air pressure sensing device exceeds the pressure threshold, the processor indicates that the sealing problem occurs in the storage wagon box 2, and the rear end face needs to be detected.
Specifically, the pressure threshold P is set according to the following formula:
and P is 2 ≤P,
Wherein P is 1 The pressure value of the storage wagon box 2 detected by the air pressure sensing device when the rear end face starts to be sealed; p (P) 2 Starting sealing for the rear end face, and detecting the pressure value in the storage wagon box 2 by the air pressure sensing device at the time t (h); t1 is the temperature value (K) in the storage wagon box 2 detected by the temperature detection device when the rear end face starts to be sealed; the temperature value (K) in the storage wagon box 2 detected by the temperature detection device at the time T (h) after the rear end surface starts to be sealed is T2; t is an external temperature value (K); beta is a circulation parameter, generally 0.3% -0.4%, and the circulation parameter represents an air circulation parameter inside and outside the storage compartment 2 after the rear end face starts to be sealed.
The pressure threshold P, the detection time T (h) and the detection temperature difference T 2 T and the initial temperature difference T 1 -T is related to the ratio of; since the refrigerating operation is performed after the storage compartment 2 is sealed, the pressure value in the storage compartment 2 gradually decreases with the decrease of the temperature; meanwhile, as a part of gaps appear on the rear end face, external hot air enters the storage wagon box 2, the circulation parameter beta related to the gaps slowly rises along with the increase of the detection time t (h), and the pressure threshold P gradually increases; similarly, for detecting the temperature difference T 2 T and the initial temperature difference T 1 The ratio of T is the largest, i.e. the greater the difference between the internal and external temperatures of the storage compartment 2 after sealing of the rear end face compared to the difference between the internal and external temperatures of the storage compartment 2 when sealing, the more frequently the air heat etc. inside and outside the storage compartment 2 circulates through the gap, so that the pressure threshold P gradually increases.
By setting the pressure threshold value P, the detection device can effectively monitor the sealing condition of the storage compartment 2 in real time, thereby avoiding poor sealing effect caused by misoperation such as incomplete arrival of the compartment door partition plate at a designated position and effectively reducing the cold air loss in the storage compartment 2.
Example eight
The application method of the cold chain transport vehicle comprises the following steps:
s1, controlling the braking part 21 through the control console to open the box door partition plate;
s2, after the goods are conveyed, closing the box door partition plate to a sealing state;
s3, opening the refrigerating system 3 to perform refrigerating operation in the storage compartment 2;
and S4, the monitoring device monitors the sealing condition of the storage wagon box 2 in real time.
In step S1, the door partition may be opened to a proper position according to the working condition, so as to be convenient for corresponding to different carrying articles.
In step S2, the end box door unit 221 of the box door partition moves into the seal groove 24, an elastic seal layer is provided in the seal groove 24, and the outer surface of the end box door unit 221 is attached to the seal layer, so as to ensure the sealing effect at the position of the seal groove 24. The isolating film 26 covers the inner surface of the door partition plate along with the movement of the door unit 221 while the door unit 221 moves.
The positioning blocks 227 fix the upper and lower ends of the door partition plate, thereby improving the sealing effect at the connection position between the door unit 221 and the rail portion 222; preferably, the positioning effect of the positioning block 227 on each of the box door units 221 may ensure that the communication ports of the connecting rod 224 and the box door units 221 correspond to the communication ports of the connecting channel 27, the introducing channel 28 and the discharging channel 29 one by one, so as to ensure the communication of the refrigeration cycle on the box door partition board.
In step S3, the heat-conducting gas in the heat-conducting component 31 is subjected to heat absorption and temperature reduction treatment by the refrigeration component 32, and a power source, such as a small pump body, is arranged in the heat-conducting component 31 to ensure that the heat-conducting gas can flow and circulate in the heat-conducting component 31 in a set direction; the heat conducting component 31 is communicated with each connecting rod 224 and each box door unit 221 on the box door partition board, so that the refrigerating and cooling effects of the upper end face and the rear end face of the storage box 2 can be achieved simultaneously.
Preferably, a three-way valve 312 is arranged at the connection position of the refrigeration pipeline group 311 and the refrigeration circulation channel on the refrigerator door partition board; by controlling the three-way valve 312, the communication and closing between the refrigeration pipeline group 311 and the door partition can be achieved; therefore, the upper end face refrigeration or the upper end face and the rear end face can be selectively performed according to actual conditions.
The foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of the invention is merely illustrative of the invention and is not intended to be limiting. It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that many variations, modifications, and even equivalents may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

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1. The application method of the cold chain transport vehicle is characterized by comprising the cold chain transport vehicle, wherein the cold chain transport vehicle comprises a vehicle body, a storage compartment fixedly arranged on the vehicle body and a refrigerating system, and a door system comprises a braking part and a door assembly; the box door assembly is connected with the braking part, and the braking part drives the box door assembly to move so as to realize the opening or closing of the rear end surface of the storage box; the box door assembly comprises a plurality of box door units and a track part; the rail part is arranged on an upper frame and a lower frame of the rear end face of the storage compartment, the compartment door units are connected with each other to form a compartment door partition plate structure on the rear end face of the storage compartment, two ends of each compartment door unit are arranged on the rail part, and the compartment door units can move along the rail part under the drive of the brake part;
the door units are arranged in a strip-shaped structure with an arc surface and a straight surface, a plurality of connecting pieces which are uniformly distributed are arranged on the straight surface, the connecting pieces of the adjacent door units are uniformly distributed in a staggered manner, and the connecting pieces are arranged in a fitting manner; the connecting piece is provided with a connecting hole, the connecting holes of adjacent box door units are coaxially arranged, and the connecting rod sequentially passes through the connecting holes so as to realize the connection of the adjacent box door units;
the braking part comprises a motor and a braking shaft connected with an output shaft of the motor, braking wheels are arranged at two ends of the braking shaft, a plurality of linkage parts are arranged at two ends of a box door body, the linkage parts are arranged to be cylindrical, the diameter sizes of the linkage parts are identical to those of the connecting rods, the two connecting rods on the same box door body and the linkage parts are in the same straight line, and the linkage parts are uniformly distributed among the connecting rods; the braking wheel is provided with gear teeth, the braking wheel is meshed with the linkage part or the connecting rod through the gear teeth, and the linkage part or the connecting rod is driven to move through the rotation of the braking wheel, so that the door individual is driven to move;
the track part is also provided with a positioning device, the positioning device comprises a positioning block and a control part, the control part is connected with the positioning block, the control part can control the position of the positioning block, the positioning block is arranged in the storage box, the positioning block can be attached to a box door partition plate formed by the box door units in a closed state, and the positioning block is attached to the matching end surface of the box door partition plate and the inner surface of the box door partition plate in a matched manner; the matching end surface of the positioning block is provided with a contact layer made of a flexible sealing material;
the matching end surfaces of the positioning blocks are provided with matching grooves corresponding to the arc surfaces, and straight parts corresponding to the connecting pieces are arranged between the matching grooves;
the control part is provided with a linkage mechanism, and the linkage mechanism comprises a push rod and a plurality of connecting rods; the push rod is fixedly connected with the control part; one end of the connecting rod is connected with the positioning block through a first rotating shaft, the other end of the connecting rod is connected with the push rod through a second rotating shaft, a long hole is further formed in the connecting rod, a fixed shaft is arranged in the long hole, and the fixed shaft is fixedly arranged;
the calculation formula of the distance L between the axis of the first rotating shaft and the axis of the second rotating shaft is as follows:
wherein h is the depth of the matching groove; m is the horizontal distance between the axle center of the second rotating shaft and the axle center of the fixed shaft, which are arranged on the same connecting rod in the locking state of the positioning block; n is the vertical distance between the axle center of the second rotating shaft and the axle center of the fixed shaft, which are arranged on the same connecting rod in the locking state of the positioning block;
the using method of the cold chain transport vehicle comprises the following steps:
s1, controlling the braking part through a console to open the box door partition plate;
s2, after the goods are conveyed, closing the box door partition plate to a sealing state;
s3, opening the refrigerating system to perform refrigerating operation in the storage compartment;
and S4, the monitoring device monitors the sealing condition of the storage wagon box in real time.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the thickness s of the contact layer is calculated by the formula;
wherein h is the depth of the matching groove; m is the horizontal distance between the axle center of the second rotating shaft and the axle center of the fixed shaft, which are arranged on the same connecting rod in the locking state of the positioning block; n is the horizontal distance between the axle center of the second rotating shaft and the axle center of the fixed shaft, which are arranged on the same connecting rod in the locking state of the positioning block; alpha is a deformation parameter, and 0.2 to 0.15 is taken.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the refrigeration system further comprises a detection device disposed within the storage compartment; the detection device comprises an air pressure sensing device, an air conveying device, a temperature detection device and a processor, wherein the air pressure sensing device is used for detecting the air pressure in the storage compartment; the temperature detection device is used for detecting the temperature in the storage compartment; the gas conveying device is used for circulating air in the storage compartment and filtering the air; the temperature detection device, the air pressure sensing device and the processor are in data connection; the processor processes and monitors the sealing condition of the storage wagon box by collecting detection data of the temperature detection device and the air pressure sensing device.
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