CN111330779A - Vehicle-mounted electric power pole warning mark automatic spraying device - Google Patents

Vehicle-mounted electric power pole warning mark automatic spraying device Download PDF

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CN111330779A
CN111330779A CN202010330717.8A CN202010330717A CN111330779A CN 111330779 A CN111330779 A CN 111330779A CN 202010330717 A CN202010330717 A CN 202010330717A CN 111330779 A CN111330779 A CN 111330779A
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张宝栋
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杨勇
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Yucheng Power Supply Co of State Grid Shandong Electric Power Co Ltd
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The utility model provides an on-vehicle electric power line pole warning sign automatic spraying device, which comprises a vehicle rack, be provided with the gas cylinder on the frame, battery and flush coater, the frame top is provided with the lower support flat board, lower support flat board middle part is provided with the upset motor, upset motor drive is connected with the driving gear, it is connected with vertical driven gear to support the horizontal pole middle part, the last support flat board of driven gear top fixedly connected with, the piston rod right-hand member of two jars all transverse connection has semicircular anchor clamps, anchor clamps include a plurality of semicircular chucks that stack from top to bottom links to each other, the bottom evenly is provided. The invention has the beneficial effects that: the warning sign is conveniently sprayed on the power line pole, the labor intensity of workers is low, the consumed time is short, and the efficiency is high. And can right the power line pole of slope at the spraying in-process, the operation is safer simple, and work efficiency is than higher, has solved the potential safety hazard.

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Vehicle-mounted electric power pole warning mark automatic spraying device
Technical Field
The invention relates to an automatic spraying device for a warning mark of a vehicle-mounted power line pole.
Background
The electric power pole warning sign is a warning pattern marked on the electric power pole for reminding a vehicle and a pedestrian of paying attention to safety, currently, the mode of pasting the warning sign on the electric power pole is generally adopted, but the warning sign is easy to be torn down artificially, and fading and aging are easily caused by factors such as sun, wind, rain and the like, so that the warning effect is reduced, the attractiveness is influenced, the pasting period is inevitably short, and the pasting work of the warning strip becomes regular work. In the working process, the workers need to repeatedly squat and bend over, and the labor intensity is high, and the time consumption is long. After the cement pole is installed, due to factors such as seasonal changes, geological conditions and operation time, the cement pole is often caused to be inclined, the normal operation of a distribution line is seriously threatened, and therefore the inclined cement pole needs to be righted. And in the spraying process of the cement electric pole warning sign, if the cement electric pole is found to be inclined, the cement electric pole cannot be righted at the same time, and the cement electric pole can be righted after the spraying is finished, so that the working efficiency is low, and large potential safety hazards exist.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the technical defects, the invention provides the automatic spraying device for the warning mark of the vehicle-mounted power line pole, which is safe and simple to operate and high in working efficiency.
The invention is realized by the following measures:
the automatic spraying device for the vehicle-mounted power line pole warning mark comprises a frame, wherein a gas cylinder, a storage battery and a spraying machine are arranged on the frame, a lower supporting flat plate is arranged at the top of the frame, a turnover motor is arranged in the middle of the lower supporting flat plate, the turnover motor is in driving connection with a driving gear, supporting vertical rods are arranged at the left end and the right end of the lower supporting flat plate, a supporting transverse rod capable of axially rotating is erected between the two supporting vertical rods, a vertical driven gear is connected to the middle of the supporting transverse rod, an upper supporting flat plate is fixedly connected to the top of the driven gear, the supporting transverse rod vertically penetrates through and is fixedly connected with the center of the driven gear;
the left side of the top of the upper support flat plate is provided with a main air cylinder, the right end of a piston rod of the main air cylinder is connected with a sliding seat which extends forwards and backwards and can translate left and right, the sliding seat is provided with two sliding bases which can translate forwards and backwards along the sliding seat, the two sliding bases are both provided with auxiliary air cylinders, the two sliding bases are in threaded connection with two-way positive and negative screws which can drive the two sliding bases to move forwards and backwards in opposite directions simultaneously when rotating, the two-way positive and negative screws are in driving connection with a rotating motor, the right ends of the piston rods of the two auxiliary air cylinders are both transversely connected with semicircular fixtures, and when the two auxiliary air cylinders are close to;
the fixture comprises a plurality of semicircular chucks which are overlapped and connected from top to bottom, the middle of the inner circumferential surface of each chuck is provided with a semicircular groove extending along the chuck, the bottom of each groove is uniformly provided with a plurality of nozzles, the chuck edges of the upper side and the lower side of each groove are provided with auxiliary air bags, the inside of each chuck is penetrated with a coating spray pipe connected with the nozzles and an air charging and discharging pipe connected with the auxiliary air bags, two vertical end surfaces of each fixture are provided with main air bags connected with the air charging and discharging pipes, the air charging and discharging pipes are connected with an air compressor through a pipeline with a valve, the coating spray pipes are connected with a spraying machine through a pipeline with a valve, the air compressor is driven to connect the main air cylinders and the auxiliary air cylinders, and the.
The bottom of the clamp is provided with a semicircular slide rail extending along the clamp, a slide block capable of sliding along the slide rail is arranged in the slide rail, a jack is connected below the slide block, and the top of the jack is rotatably connected with the slide block through a universal joint.
A plurality of bolt holes are uniformly formed in the side wall of the sliding rail, connecting holes capable of aligning the bolt holes are formed in the side face of the sliding block, and fastening bolts are matched with the bolt holes and the connecting holes.
The frame is provided with four height-adjustable supporting legs, and wheels are arranged at the bottoms of the supporting legs.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: the warning sign is conveniently sprayed on the power line pole, the labor intensity of workers is low, the consumed time is short, and the efficiency is high. And can right the power line pole of slope at the spraying in-process, the operation is safer simple, and work efficiency is than higher, has solved the potential safety hazard.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a left side view of the structure of fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a schematic top view of the structure of fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view in an extended state of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the jig of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a cross section of the chuck of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is a schematic view of the vertical end face of the clip of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is a schematic sectional view of the guide rail of the present invention.
Wherein: the automatic coating machine comprises a frame 1, a turnover motor 2, a driving gear 3, a lower support flat plate 4, a support vertical rod 5, a support horizontal rod 6, a driven gear 7, an upper support flat plate 8, a main air cylinder 9, a sliding seat 10, an auxiliary air cylinder 11, a clamp 12, a sliding rail 13, a jack 14, a rotating motor 15, a bidirectional positive and negative screw rod 16, a sliding base 17, a chuck 18, an auxiliary air bag 19, a nozzle 20, a main air bag 21, an inflation and deflation pipe 22, a coating spray pipe 23, a sliding block 24 and a fastening bolt 25.
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The invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings:
as shown in fig. 1-8, an automatic spraying device for a vehicle-mounted power line pole warning mark comprises a frame 1, wherein a gas cylinder, a storage battery and a spraying machine are arranged on the frame 1, a lower support flat plate 4 is arranged at the top of the frame 1, a turnover motor 2 is arranged in the middle of the lower support flat plate 4, the turnover motor 2 is in driving connection with a driving gear 3, support vertical rods 5 are arranged at the left end and the right end of the lower support flat plate 4, a support cross rod 6 capable of axially rotating is erected between the two support vertical rods 5, a vertical driven gear 7 is connected in the middle of the support cross rod 6, an upper support flat plate 8 is fixedly connected to the top of the driven gear 7, the support cross rod 6 vertically penetrates through and is fixedly connected with the; the left side of the top of the upper support flat plate 8 is provided with a main air cylinder 9, the right end of a piston rod of the main air cylinder 9 is connected with a slide seat 10 which extends forwards and backwards and can translate left and right, the slide seat 10 is provided with two sliding bases 17 which can translate back and forth along the slide seat 10, the two sliding bases 17 are both provided with auxiliary air cylinders 11, the two sliding bases 17 are in threaded connection with two-way positive and negative screws 16 which can drive the two sliding bases 17 to move forwards and backwards in opposite directions simultaneously when rotating, the two-way positive and negative screws 16 are in driving connection with a rotating motor 15, the right ends of the piston rods of the two auxiliary air cylinders 11 are both transversely connected with semicircular clamps 12, and when the two auxiliary air cylinders 11 are close to each;
the fixture 12 comprises a plurality of semicircular chucks 18 which are connected in an up-down overlapping mode, the middle of the inner circumferential surface of each chuck 18 is provided with a semicircular groove which extends along the chuck 18, the bottom of the inner groove is evenly provided with a plurality of nozzles 20, the edges of the chucks 18 on the upper side and the lower side of the groove are respectively provided with an auxiliary air bag 19, a coating spray pipe 23 connected with the nozzles 20 and an air charging and discharging pipe 22 connected with the auxiliary air bags 19 penetrate through the chuck 18, main air bags 21 connected with the air charging and discharging pipes 22 are arranged on two vertical end faces of each fixture 12, the air charging and discharging pipes 22 are connected with an air compressor through a pipeline with a valve, the coating spray pipe 23 is connected with a spraying machine through a pipeline with a valve, the air compressor is connected with a main air cylinder 9 and an auxiliary air. The bottom of the clamp 12 is provided with a semicircular slide rail 13 extending along the clamp 12, a slide block 24 capable of sliding along the slide rail 13 is arranged in the slide rail 13, a jack 14 is connected below the slide block 24, and the top of the jack 14 is rotatably connected with the slide block 24 through a universal joint. A plurality of bolt holes are uniformly formed in the side wall of the sliding rail 13, connecting holes capable of aligning the bolt holes are formed in the side face of the sliding block 24, and fastening bolts 25 are matched with the bolt holes and the connecting holes. The frame is provided with four height-adjustable's supporting legs, and the supporting leg bottom is provided with the wheel.
The working principle is as follows: when the electric power line pole clamp is used, a worker connects the frame 1 with a motor vehicle, the frame 1 is brought to a road on the left side of the electric power line pole by the motor vehicle, the rotating motor 15 rotates forwards and drives the bidirectional forward and reverse screw rods 16 to rotate, so that the two sliding bases 17 are forced to move in opposite directions, the two auxiliary cylinders 11 are gradually far away, the two clamps 12 are driven to open, the main cylinder 9 pushes the sliding base 10 to move rightwards, the auxiliary cylinders 11 push the clamps 12 to move rightwards, when the two clamps 12 are sleeved outside the electric power line pole, the rotating motor 15 rotates backwards and drives the two auxiliary cylinders 11 to approach each other, the two clamps 12 are buckled outside the electric power line pole, the diameter of the clamps 12 is larger than that of the electric power line pole, a gap exists between the inner side of the clamps 12 and the surface of the electric power line pole. The air compressor then inflates the sub-bag 19 through the inflation/deflation tube 22, and the sub-bag 19 inflates to close the gap between the inside of the jig 12 and the surface of the power line pole. When the main bag 21 is inflated, the main bag 21 expands to seal the space between the end surfaces of the two clips 12. The grooves in the clamp 12 form a circle of closed space, and then the coating machine is started to spray the coating in the closed space through the coating spray pipe 23, so that the circle of warning mark spraying work is completed.
If an inclined power line pole is found, firstly, the overturning motor 2 is started, the overturning motor 2 drives the driving gear 3 to rotate, further, the driven gear 7 is driven to rotate around the supporting cross rod 6, the driven gear 7 drives the upper supporting flat plate 8 and all equipment installed on the upper supporting flat plate 8 to integrally overturn around the supporting cross rod 6, finally, the overturning angle of the upper supporting flat plate 8 is adjusted to be basically consistent with the inclination angle of the power line pole, then, the power line pole is clamped by the clamp 12 through the steps, the jack 14 slides to a proper position along the slide rail 13, the position is generally the position where the power line pole has the smallest ground included angle, then, the slide block 24 is fixed through the fastening bolt 25, the jack 14 is started, the inclined power line pole is jacked upwards and righted by the jack 14, meanwhile, the overturning motor 2 is also started, so that certain auxiliary force can be provided for righting the power line pole, and anchor clamps 12 also keep the centre gripping to the power line pole all the time, prevents that the power line pole from taking place to rock or lodging at the in-process of rightting, has improved the security of righting the process. And after the straightening is finished, the spraying work can be continuously finished. After the work is completed, the jack 14 and the clamp 12 are retracted, advanced further and operated on the next power line pole.
The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of this patent, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and substitutions can be made without departing from the technical principle of this patent, and these modifications and substitutions should also be regarded as the protection scope of this patent.

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1. The utility model provides a vehicle-mounted electric power line pole warning sign automatic spraying device which characterized in that: the automatic spraying device comprises a frame, wherein an air compressor, a storage battery and a spraying machine are arranged on the frame, a lower supporting flat plate is arranged at the top of the frame, a turnover motor is arranged in the middle of the lower supporting flat plate, the turnover motor is connected with a driving gear in a driving mode, supporting vertical rods are arranged at the left end and the right end of the lower supporting flat plate, a supporting transverse rod capable of axially rotating is erected between the two supporting vertical rods, a vertical driven gear is connected in the middle of the supporting transverse rod, an upper supporting flat plate is fixedly connected to the top of the driven gear, the supporting transverse rod vertically penetrates through and is fixedly connected with the center of;
the left side of the top of the upper support flat plate is provided with a main air cylinder, the right end of a piston rod of the main air cylinder is connected with a sliding seat which extends forwards and backwards and can translate left and right, the sliding seat is provided with two sliding bases which can translate forwards and backwards along the sliding seat, the two sliding bases are both provided with auxiliary air cylinders, the two sliding bases are in threaded connection with two-way positive and negative screws which can drive the two sliding bases to move forwards and backwards in opposite directions simultaneously when rotating, the two-way positive and negative screws are in driving connection with a rotating motor, the right ends of the piston rods of the two auxiliary air cylinders are both transversely connected with semicircular fixtures, and when the two auxiliary air cylinders are close to;
the fixture comprises a plurality of semicircular chucks which are overlapped and connected from top to bottom, the middle of the inner circumferential surface of each chuck is provided with a semicircular groove extending along the chuck, the bottom of each groove is uniformly provided with a plurality of nozzles, the chuck edges of the upper side and the lower side of each groove are provided with auxiliary air bags, the inside of each chuck is penetrated with a coating spray pipe connected with the nozzles and an air charging and discharging pipe connected with the auxiliary air bags, two vertical end surfaces of each fixture are provided with main air bags connected with the air charging and discharging pipes, the air charging and discharging pipes are connected with an air compressor through a pipeline with a valve, the coating spray pipes are connected with a spraying machine through a pipeline with a valve, the air compressor is driven to connect the main air cylinders and the auxiliary air cylinders, and the.
2. The automatic spraying device for the warning mark of the vehicle-mounted power line pole according to claim 1, characterized in that: the fixture comprises a fixture and is characterized in that a semicircular slide rail extending along the fixture is arranged at the bottom of the fixture, a slide block capable of sliding along the slide rail is arranged in the slide rail, a jack is connected below the slide block, and the top of the jack is rotatably connected with the slide block through a universal joint.
3. The automatic spraying device for the warning mark of the vehicle-mounted power line pole according to claim 2, characterized in that: a plurality of bolt holes are uniformly formed in the side wall of the sliding rail, connecting holes capable of aligning the bolt holes are formed in the side face of the sliding block, and fastening bolts are matched with the bolt holes and the connecting holes.
4. The automatic spraying device for the warning mark of the vehicle-mounted power line pole according to claim 1, characterized in that: the frame is provided with four height-adjustable's supporting legs, the supporting leg bottom is provided with the wheel.
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