CN111422229B - Stair climbing transport trolley - Google Patents

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CN111422229B
CN111422229B CN202010427129.6A CN202010427129A CN111422229B CN 111422229 B CN111422229 B CN 111422229B CN 202010427129 A CN202010427129 A CN 202010427129A CN 111422229 B CN111422229 B CN 111422229B
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The invention provides a stair climbing transport trolley which comprises a frame, wherein a handle rod is arranged at the rear end of the frame, a trolley wheel is arranged at the front end of the frame, the middle part of the frame is hinged with the upper end of a supporting rod, the lower end of the supporting rod is connected with one end of a pull rope, the other end of the pull rope is connected with a rope adjusting device, and the rope adjusting device is arranged at the rear part of the frame. The invention has the advantages that: the mechanical stair climbing material transporting device has the advantages that the mechanical stair climbing material transporting device is simple and convenient to use, conventional in materials, suitable for processing and carrying, capable of being repeatedly utilized, capable of greatly saving construction cost and capable of achieving single person rapid stair climbing transportation.

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一种爬楼梯运输小推车Stair climbing transport trolley

技术领域technical field

本发明涉及建筑施工工具,特别是指一种爬楼梯运输小推车。The invention relates to building construction tools, in particular to a stair-climbing transport trolley.

背景技术Background technique

在几乎所有的建筑施工中,都涉及不同楼层之间的物料搬运,即垂直方向上物料的搬运。一般采用电梯或者起重设备,但是起重设备成本较高。如果出现零星材料或者是有台阶的地方,一般只能采用人工搬运,但是此种方式费时费力,且不能循环使用,人工搬运时上下楼梯还存在一定安全风险。In almost all building construction, material handling between different floors is involved, that is, material handling in the vertical direction. Generally, elevators or lifting equipment are used, but the cost of lifting equipment is relatively high. If there are sporadic materials or places with steps, generally only manual handling can be used, but this method is time-consuming and laborious, and cannot be recycled, and there are certain safety risks when going up and down stairs when manual handling.

发明内容Contents of the invention

本发明提出一种爬楼梯运输小推车,解决了现有台阶人工搬运费事费力的问题。The invention proposes a stair-climbing and transporting trolley, which solves the problem of labor-intensive manual transport of the existing steps.

本发明的技术方案是这样实现的:一种爬楼梯运输小推车,包括车架,车架的后端设有把手杆,车架的前端设有车轱辘,其特征在于:所述车架的中部与支杆的上端铰接,支杆的下端与拉绳的一端连接,拉绳的另一端与调绳器连接,调绳器设在车架的后部。The technical solution of the present invention is realized in the following way: a small trolley for climbing stairs, including a vehicle frame, a handle bar is provided at the rear end of the vehicle frame, and a wheel is provided at the front end of the vehicle frame, and it is characterized in that: the vehicle frame The middle part is hinged with the upper end of the pole, the lower end of the pole is connected with one end of the stay rope, the other end of the stay rope is connected with the rope adjuster, and the rope adjuster is located at the rear of the vehicle frame.

所述的把手杆套设在车架上,把手杆和车架上设有卡孔,卡孔内设有卡销。The handle bar is sleeved on the vehicle frame, the handle bar and the vehicle frame are provided with locking holes, and locking pins are arranged in the locking holes.

所述的车架包括车架纵杆,两根车架纵杆之间连接若干车架横杆,两根车架纵杆之间连接有档杆,档杆位于车架纵杆的最前端。The vehicle frame includes a vehicle frame longitudinal bar, a plurality of vehicle frame cross bars are connected between two vehicle frame longitudinal bars, and a gear bar is connected between the two vehicle frame longitudinal bars, and the gear bar is located at the front end of the vehicle frame longitudinal bar.

所述的调绳器套设在车架上,调绳器通过螺栓与车架可拆卸连接。The rope adjuster is sheathed on the vehicle frame, and the rope adjuster is detachably connected with the vehicle frame through bolts.

所述的车架上设有套座,套座与支杆铰接。The frame is provided with a sleeve, and the sleeve is hinged to the pole.

所述的支杆的前侧通过弹性件I与撑板连接,车架的前部通过弹性件II与撑板连接。The front side of the strut is connected with the brace plate through the elastic piece I, and the front part of the vehicle frame is connected with the brace plate through the elastic piece II.

所述的支杆与弹性件I铰接,弹性件I与撑板铰接,车架与弹性件II铰接,弹性件II与撑板铰接。The strut is hinged to the elastic member I, the elastic member I is hinged to the brace plate, the vehicle frame is hinged to the elastic member II, and the elastic member II is hinged to the brace plate.

所述的撑板为L形。The supporting plate is L-shaped.

本发明的优点:实现了机械爬楼梯运输物料,并且该工具使用简便,材料常规,宜于加工携带又能重复利用,能大大节约施工成本,能做到单人快速爬楼梯运输。The invention has the advantages of realizing mechanical stair-climbing and transporting materials, and the tool is easy to use, and the material is conventional, which is suitable for processing and carrying and can be reused, can greatly save construction costs, and can achieve rapid stair-climbing transport by one person.

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为了更清楚地说明本发明实施例或现有技术中的技术方案,下面将对实施例或现有技术描述中所需要使用的附图作简单地介绍,显而易见地,下面描述中的附图仅仅是本发明的一些实施例,对于本领域普通技术人员来讲,在不付出创造性劳动的前提下,还可以根据这些附图获得其他的附图。In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative work.

图1为本发明结构主视图。Fig. 1 is a front view of the structure of the present invention.

图2为本发明结构俯视图。Fig. 2 is a top view of the structure of the present invention.

图3为本发明爬梯示意图。Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the climbing ladder of the present invention.

图中:1-把手杆,2-车架,3-调绳器,4-支杆,5-车轱辘,6-撑板,7-弹性件I,8-弹性件II。Among the figure: 1-handle bar, 2-vehicle frame, 3-rope adjuster, 4-strut, 5-wheel wheel, 6-stay plate, 7-elastic part I, 8-elastic part II.

具体实施方式Detailed ways

下面将结合本发明实施例中的附图,对本发明实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述,显然,所描述的实施例仅仅是本发明一部分实施例,而不是全部的实施例。基于本发明中的实施例,本领域普通技术人员在没有付出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例,都属于本发明保护的范围。The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

如图1和2所示,一种爬楼梯运输小推车,包括把手杆1、车架2、调绳器3、支杆4、车轱辘5、撑杆6、弹性件I7和弹性件II8。As shown in Figures 1 and 2, a small trolley for climbing stairs includes a handle bar 1, a vehicle frame 2, a rope adjuster 3, a pole 4, a wheel 5, a pole 6, an elastic member I7 and an elastic member II8 .

其中车架2为主体框架结构,车架上可以摆放要运输的材料,车架2包括两根车架纵杆,两根车架纵杆之间焊接若干车架横杆,两根车架纵杆之间焊接有档杆,档杆位于车架纵杆的最前端,用于挡设物料,避免物料掉落。Wherein the vehicle frame 2 is the main frame structure, and the materials to be transported can be placed on the vehicle frame. The vehicle frame 2 includes two vehicle frame longitudinal bars. A gear rod is welded between the longitudinal rods, and the gear rod is located at the front end of the longitudinal rod of the vehicle frame, and is used to block the materials and prevent the materials from falling.

车架2的后端设有把手杆1,把手杆1套设在车架2上,把手杆1和车架2上设有卡孔,卡孔内设有卡销,利用实现卡销实现把手杆在车架上的固定,同时能够根据需要调整把手杆的长度,以便更加省力的将车架的前端抬起。车架2的前端设有车轱辘5,车轱辘能够在台阶上行走,用于小推车的移动。The rear end of the vehicle frame 2 is provided with a handle bar 1, the handle bar 1 is sleeved on the vehicle frame 2, the handle bar 1 and the vehicle frame 2 are provided with a card hole, and a bayonet pin is arranged in the card hole, and the handle bar is realized by using the card pin. The rod is fixed on the frame, and the length of the handle rod can be adjusted as needed, so that the front end of the frame can be lifted more effortlessly. The front end of vehicle frame 2 is provided with wheel 5, and wheel can walk on the step, is used for the movement of trolley.

车架2的中部焊接有套座,套座与支杆4的上端铰接,能够实现车架相对支杆旋转,实现车轱辘抬升一阶台阶。支杆4的下端与拉绳的一端连接,拉绳的另一端与调绳器3连接,调绳器3套设在车架2的后部,调绳器3通过螺栓与车架2可拆卸连接,拧松螺栓,能够实现调绳器3在车架2上位置的调整。通过拉绳的限制,限制支杆与车架最大夹角为90°,能够避免车架的后落,避免车架后移发生危险。The middle part of vehicle frame 2 is welded with cover seat, and the upper end of cover seat and strut 4 is hinged, can realize that vehicle frame rotates relative to support rod, realizes wheel lifting one-order step. The lower end of the pole 4 is connected to one end of the stay rope, and the other end of the stay rope is connected to the rope adjuster 3. The rope adjuster 3 is set at the rear of the frame 2, and the rope adjuster 3 is detachable from the frame 2 through bolts. Connect, unscrew the bolt, the adjustment of the position of the rope adjuster 3 on the vehicle frame 2 can be realized. Through the restriction of the stay rope, the maximum included angle between the strut and the vehicle frame is limited to 90°, which can prevent the vehicle frame from falling backward and avoid danger caused by the backward movement of the vehicle frame.

支杆4的前侧与弹性件I7铰接,弹性件I7与撑板6的一端板铰接,实现支杆对撑板的弹性支撑限位。车架2的前部与弹性件II8铰接,弹性件II8与撑板6的另一端板铰接,实现车架对撑板的弹性支撑限位。撑板为L形,用于贴合台阶凸出的直角,利用弹性件I和弹性件II,对车架进行减振缓冲。The front side of the strut 4 is hinged with the elastic member 17, and the elastic member 17 is hinged with an end plate of the support plate 6, so as to realize the elastic support limit of the strut to the support plate. The front part of the vehicle frame 2 is hinged with the elastic member II8, and the elastic member II8 is hinged with the other end plate of the brace plate 6, so as to realize the elastic support limit of the vehicle frame to the brace plate. The support plate is L-shaped, and is used to fit the protruding right angle of the step, and utilizes the elastic element I and the elastic element II to damp and buffer the vehicle frame.

如图3所示,小推车进行爬梯操作时,以支杆作为支撑基础,撑板卡设在调节的直角处。下压把手杆,将车架的前端抬起,由于把手杆较长,操作较为省力。此时弹性件I不变形,而弹性件II恢复,弹性件II向上的弹力也能够使得车架前端的抬起更加方便。车架抬起的高度应当适当,以避免车架和物料具有较高的势能。由于撑板的L形结构和弹性件,撑板能够卡设在直角处不移动。此时前推车架,使得支杆发生倾斜,则重力使得小推车自动前倾下落,弹性件I和弹性件II压缩变形,为小推车持续提供向上的缓冲力,有效避免车轱辘受重力影响,直接落在上一台阶上,造成车架较大振动,物料容易掉落的问题。车轱辘落至上一台阶后,将车架的后端抬起,推动小推车行走。As shown in Figure 3, when the trolley is performing ladder climbing operations, the pole is used as the support base, and the support plate is clamped at the right angle of adjustment. Press down the handlebar to lift the front end of the frame. Since the handlebar is longer, the operation is less labor-intensive. At this time, the elastic member I is not deformed, and the elastic member II is restored, and the upward elastic force of the elastic member II can also make it easier to lift the front end of the vehicle frame. The raised height of the frame should be appropriate to avoid high potential energy of the frame and materials. Due to the L-shaped structure of the brace and the elastic member, the brace can be fixed at a right angle without moving. At this time, the trolley frame is pushed forward to make the pole tilt, and the gravity makes the trolley automatically fall forward, and the elastic parts I and II are compressed and deformed, which continuously provides upward cushioning force for the trolley, effectively preventing the wheels from being damaged. Due to the influence of gravity, it falls directly on the previous step, causing a large vibration of the frame and the problem that the material is easy to fall. After the wheel falls to the last step, the rear end of the frame is lifted, and the trolley is pushed to walk.

以上所述仅为本发明的较佳实施例而已,并不用以限制本发明,凡在本发明的精神和原则之内,所作的任何修改、等同替换、改进等,均应包含在本发明的保护范围之内。The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included in the scope of the present invention. within the scope of protection.

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1. The utility model provides a climb stair transportation trolley, includes frame (2), and the rear end of frame (2) is equipped with handle bar (1), and the front end of frame (2) is equipped with car wheel (5), its characterized in that: the middle part of the frame (2) is hinged with the upper end of the supporting rod (4), the lower end of the supporting rod (4) is connected with one end of a pull rope, the other end of the pull rope is connected with a rope adjuster (3), and the rope adjuster (3) is arranged at the rear part of the frame (2); the front side of the supporting rod (4) is connected with the supporting plate (6) through an elastic piece I (7), and the front part of the frame (2) is connected with the supporting plate (6) through an elastic piece II (8).
2. The stair climbing transport cart according to claim 1, wherein: the handle rod (1) is sleeved on the frame (2), clamping holes are formed in the handle rod (1) and the frame (2), and clamping pins are arranged in the clamping holes.
3. The stair climbing transport cart according to claim 1, wherein: the frame (2) comprises frame longitudinal rods, a plurality of frame cross rods are connected between the two frame longitudinal rods, a baffle rod is connected between the two frame longitudinal rods, and the baffle rod is positioned at the forefront end of the frame longitudinal rods.
4. The stair climbing transport cart according to claim 1, wherein: the rope adjuster (3) is sleeved on the frame (2), and the rope adjuster (3) is detachably connected with the frame (2) through bolts.
5. The stair climbing transport cart according to claim 1, wherein: the frame (2) is provided with a sleeve seat which is hinged with the supporting rod (4).
6. The stair climbing transport cart according to claim 1, wherein: the support rod (4) is hinged with the elastic piece I (7), the elastic piece I (7) is hinged with the supporting plate (6), the frame (2) is hinged with the elastic piece II (8), and the elastic piece II (8) is hinged with the supporting plate (6).
7. The stair climbing transport cart according to claim 6, wherein: the supporting plate (6) is L-shaped.
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