CN112093478B - A storage structure for glass transportation - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a storage structure for glass transportation, and relates to the technical field of glass transportation. In the invention: the storage racks are respectively arranged on two sides of the upper surface of the base; the two sides of the base are respectively provided with a telescopic rod; the top plate is movably arranged at the top end of the plate frame; the telescopic rod drives the plate frame to rotate along the second shaft seat; a first adjusting bolt is movably arranged on the top plate; the first adjusting bolt drives the top plate to move up and down; the plurality of fixing devices are arranged on the outer side surface of the transverse plate of the plate frame; a pressing plate is arranged on the upper side of the opening end of the fixer; the second adjusting bolt drives the fixer to move left and right. The height-adjustable glass transportation device has the advantages that the height-adjustable top plate is arranged, the glass transportation device can adapt to glass with different sizes, the application range of the device is enlarged, the adjustable fixing device is arranged to fix the glass, the safety of the glass in the transportation process is guaranteed, and the shock absorption strip and the shock absorption layer are arranged to be matched to absorb shock, so that the glass is prevented from being broken due to shock in the transportation process.
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Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of glass transportation, and particularly relates to a storage structure for glass transportation.
Background
Glass is a transparent solid substance that forms a continuous network structure when melted. With the improvement of domestic glass production technology and the increasing range of glass application fields, China will become one of the most important glass production places in the world in the coming years.
It is a common practice to bind and package multiple glass sheets together and then fix them on a frame, and then fix the frame on a vehicle body, so as to reduce the breakage of the glass sheets by stabilizing the glass sheets. Such typical packaging techniques may not be sufficient to protect the glass sheets from damage.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a storage structure for glass transportation, which can adapt to glass with different sizes by arranging a top plate with adjustable height, enlarge the application range of the device, ensure the safety of the glass in the transportation process by arranging an adjustable fixer to fix the glass, and avoid the glass from being broken due to vibration in the transportation process by arranging a damping strip to be matched with a damping layer to damp.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:
the invention relates to a storage structure for glass transportation, which comprises a base, storage racks and a plurality of fixers, wherein the two storage racks are respectively arranged on two sides of the upper surface of the base; the base is a rectangular frame; a partition plate is arranged in the middle of the base; a plurality of first shaft seats are arranged on two sides of the partition plate side by side; two sides of the base are respectively provided with a telescopic rod; the storage rack comprises an L-shaped plate frame and a top plate; the top plate is movably arranged at the top end of the plate frame; the front sides of the plate frame and the top plate are provided with a plurality of shock absorption strips in parallel; a first threaded hole is formed in the middle of the upper end face of the vertical plate of the plate frame; two sides of the first threaded hole are respectively provided with a sliding chute; one side surface of the transverse plate of the plate frame is provided with two second threaded holes in parallel; a plurality of second shaft seats are arranged on the inner side of the lower surface of the plate frame; the second shaft seat is in hinged fit with the first shaft seat; a T-shaped guide rail is arranged in the middle of the lower surface of the plate frame; a sliding block is arranged on the T-shaped guide rail in a sliding way; the lower end of the sliding block is hinged with the telescopic rod; the telescopic rod drives the plate frame to rotate along the second shaft seat; two battens are arranged on the lower end face of the top plate side by side; the batten is in sliding fit with the sliding groove; a first adjusting bolt is movably mounted on the top plate; the first adjusting bolt penetrates through the top plate and is meshed with the first threaded hole; the first adjusting bolt drives the top plate to move up and down; the plurality of the fixing devices are arranged on the outer side surface of the transverse plate of the plate frame; the fixer is a U-shaped plate; a pressing plate is arranged on the upper side of the opening end of the fixer; a second adjusting bolt is arranged in the middle of the fixer; the second adjusting bolt penetrates through the fixer and is meshed with the second threaded hole; the second adjusting bolt drives the fixing device to move left and right.
Furthermore, two sides of the lower surface of the base are respectively provided with a rectangular frame; the rectangular frame is matched with a fork seat of a forklift.
Furthermore, a third shaft seat is arranged at the upper end of the ejector rod of the telescopic rod; a fourth shaft seat is arranged on the lower end face of the sliding block; the fourth shaft seat is hinged and matched with the third shaft seat; the upper surface of the sliding block is provided with a T-shaped sliding groove; the T-shaped sliding groove is in sliding fit with the T-shaped guide rail.
Furthermore, a fixing screw hole is formed in the back of the sliding groove; the fixing screw hole is matched with the bolt to fix the batten.
Furthermore, a first handle is mounted at the top of the first adjusting bolt; a first clamping ring is arranged in the middle of the rod body of the first adjusting bolt; the first snap ring is matched with the first handle to movably install the first adjusting bolt on the top plate.
Further, the shock-absorbing strip is a rubber strip.
Furthermore, a plurality of guide grooves are arranged on the inner top surface of the fixer side by side; the guide groove is in sliding fit with the damping strip; the cross sections of the guide grooves and the shock absorption strips are triangular, trapezoidal, rectangular or semicircular.
Furthermore, a damping layer is compounded on one surface of the pressing plate, which is in contact with the glass, and the damping layer is a rubber pad or a spongy cushion.
Furthermore, a second clamping ring is arranged in the middle of the second adjusting bolt; a second handle is mounted at the top of the second adjusting bolt; and the second clamping ring is matched with the second handle to movably install the second adjusting bolt on the fixer.
The invention has the following beneficial effects:
the height-adjustable glass transportation device has the advantages that the height-adjustable top plate is arranged, the glass transportation device can adapt to glass with different sizes, the application range of the device is enlarged, the adjustable fixing device is arranged to fix the glass, the safety of the glass in the transportation process is guaranteed, and the shock absorption strip and the shock absorption layer are arranged to be matched to absorb shock, so that the glass is prevented from being broken due to shock in the transportation process.
Of course, it is not necessary for any product in which the invention is practiced to achieve all of the above-described advantages at the same time.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a storage structure for glass transportation;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a base;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the storage rack;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of the storage rack;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the storage rack;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the holder;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the structure of the holder;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the structure of the holder;
fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a slider.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "opening," "upper," "lower," "thickness," "top," "middle," "length," "inner," "peripheral," and the like are used in an orientation or positional relationship that is merely for convenience in describing and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced component or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be considered as limiting the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1-9, the present invention relates to a storage structure for glass transportation, which comprises a base 1, storage shelves 2 and a plurality of fixing devices 5, wherein the two storage shelves 2 are respectively installed on two sides of the upper surface of the base 1; the base 1 is a rectangular frame; a partition plate 102 is arranged in the middle of the base 1; a plurality of first shaft seats 103 are arranged on two sides of the partition plate 102 in parallel; two sides of the base 1 are respectively provided with a telescopic rod 104; the upper end of the top rod of the telescopic rod 104 is provided with a third shaft seat 105; two sides of the lower surface of the base 1 are respectively provided with a rectangular frame 101; the rectangular frame 101 is matched with a fork seat of a forklift;
as shown in fig. 3-5, the storage rack 2 comprises an L-shaped rack 201 and a top plate 202; the top plate 212 is movably arranged at the top end of the plate frame 201; the front surfaces of the plate frame 201 and the top plate 202 are provided with a plurality of shock absorption strips 4 in parallel; the damping strip 4 is a rubber strip; a first threaded hole 2012 is formed in the middle of the upper end surface of the vertical plate of the plate frame 201; two sides of the first threaded hole 2012 are respectively provided with a chute 2011; a fixed screw hole 2016 is formed in the back of the sliding groove 2011; the fixing screw hole 2016 is matched with a bolt to fix the batten 2021; two second threaded holes 2013 are formed in one side face of the transverse plate of the plate frame 201 in parallel; a plurality of second shaft seats 2014 are arranged on the inner side of the lower surface of the plate frame 201; the second shaft seat 2014 is in hinged fit with the first shaft seat 103; a T-shaped guide rail 2015 is arranged in the middle of the lower surface of the plate frame 201; a sliding block 7 is arranged on the T-shaped guide rail 2015 in a sliding way; the lower end of the sliding block 7 is hinged with a telescopic rod 104; the telescopic rod 104 drives the plate frame 201 to rotate along the second shaft base 2014; a fourth shaft seat 701 is arranged on the lower end surface of the sliding block 7; the fourth shaft seat 701 is hinged with the third shaft seat 105; the upper surface of the sliding block 7 is provided with a T-shaped sliding groove 702; the "T" shaped chute 702 is in sliding fit with the "T" shaped guide 2015;
two plates 2021 are arranged side by side on the lower end surface of the top plate 202; the batten 2021 is in sliding fit with the chute 2011; a first adjusting bolt 3 is movably mounted on the top plate 202; the first adjusting bolt 3 passes through the top plate 202 to engage with the first threaded hole 2012; the first adjusting bolt 3 drives the top plate 202 to move up and down; a first handle 301 is arranged at the top of the first adjusting bolt 3; a first snap ring 302 is arranged in the middle of the rod body of the first adjusting bolt 3; the first snap ring 302 is matched with the first handle 301 to movably mount the first adjusting bolt 3 on the top plate 202;
a plurality of fixing devices 5 are arranged on the outer side surface of the transverse plate of the plate frame 201; the fixer 5 is a U-shaped plate; a pressing plate 501 is arranged on the upper side of the opening end of the fixer 5; a second adjusting bolt 6 is arranged in the middle of the fixer 5; the second adjusting bolt 6 penetrates through the fixer 5 to be meshed with the second threaded hole 2013; the second adjusting bolt 6 drives the fixer 5 to move left and right, so that the glass is fixed; a damping layer is compounded on one surface of the pressing plate 501, which is in contact with the glass, and the damping layer is a rubber pad or a spongy cushion; a plurality of guide grooves 502 are arranged in parallel on the inner top surface of the fixer 5; the guide groove 502 is in sliding fit with the shock-absorbing strip 4; the cross sections of the guide groove 502 and the shock absorption strip 4 are triangular, trapezoidal, rectangular or semicircular; a second snap ring 601 is arranged in the middle of the second adjusting bolt 6; a second handle 602 is arranged at the top of the second adjusting bolt 6; the second snap ring 601 is matched with the second handle 602 to movably mount the second adjusting bolt 6 on the fixer 5.
In the description herein, references to the description of "one embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
The preferred embodiments of the invention disclosed above are intended to be illustrative only. The preferred embodiments are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise embodiments disclosed. Obviously, many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention. The invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.
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1. A storage structure for glass transportation, includes base (1), storage frame (2) and a plurality of fixer (5), its characterized in that: the two storage racks (2) are respectively arranged on two sides of the upper surface of the base (1);
the base (1) is a rectangular frame; a partition plate (102) is arranged in the middle of the base (1); a plurality of first shaft seats (103) are arranged on two sides of the partition plate (102) side by side; two sides of the base (1) are respectively provided with a telescopic rod (104); two sides of the lower surface of the base (1) are respectively provided with a rectangular frame (101); the rectangular frame (101) is matched with a fork seat of a forklift; a third shaft seat (105) is arranged at the upper end of the mandril of the telescopic rod (104);
the storage rack (2) comprises an L-shaped plate frame (201) and a top plate (202); the top plate (202) is movably arranged at the top end of the plate frame (201); the front surfaces of the plate frame (201) and the top plate (202) are provided with a plurality of shock-absorbing strips (4) side by side; the shock absorption strip (4) is a rubber strip;
a first threaded hole (2012) is formed in the middle of the upper end face of the vertical plate of the plate frame (201); two sides of the first threaded hole (2012) are respectively provided with a sliding groove (2011); the back of the sliding groove (2011) is provided with a fixed screw hole (2016); the fixing screw hole (2016) is matched with the bolt to fix the batten (2021);
one side surface of the transverse plate of the plate frame (201) is provided with two second threaded holes (2013) in parallel; a plurality of second shaft seats (2014) are arranged on the inner side of the lower surface of the plate frame (201); the second shaft seat (2014) is in hinged fit with the first shaft seat (103); a T-shaped guide rail (2015) is arranged in the middle of the lower surface of the plate frame (201); a sliding block (7) is arranged on the T-shaped guide rail (2015) in a sliding way; the lower end of the sliding block (7) is hinged with a telescopic rod (104); the telescopic rod (104) drives the plate frame (201) to rotate along the second shaft seat (2014);
a fourth shaft seat (701) is arranged on the lower end face of the sliding block (7); the fourth shaft seat (701) is hinged and matched with the third shaft seat (105); the upper surface of the sliding block (7) is provided with a T-shaped sliding groove (702); the T-shaped sliding groove (702) is in sliding fit with the T-shaped guide rail (2015);
two laths (2021) are arranged on the lower end surface of the top plate (202) side by side; the batten (2021) is in sliding fit with the sliding groove (2011); a first adjusting bolt (3) is movably mounted on the top plate (202); the first adjusting bolt (3) penetrates through the top plate (202) to be meshed with the first threaded hole (2012); the first adjusting bolt (3) drives the top plate (202) to move up and down;
a first handle (301) is mounted at the top of the first adjusting bolt (3); a first snap ring (302) is arranged in the middle of the rod body of the first adjusting bolt (3); the first clamping ring (302) is matched with the first handle (301) to movably install the first adjusting bolt (3) on the top plate (202);
the plurality of the fixing devices (5) are arranged on the outer side surface of the transverse plate of the plate frame (201); the fixer (5) is a U-shaped plate; a pressing plate (501) is arranged on the upper side of the opening end of the fixer (5); a second adjusting bolt (6) is arranged in the middle of the fixer (5); the second adjusting bolt (6) penetrates through the fixer (5) to be meshed with the second threaded hole (2013); the second adjusting bolt (6) drives the fixer (5) to move left and right;
a plurality of guide grooves (502) are arranged in parallel on the inner top surface of the fixer (5); the guide groove (502) is in sliding fit with the shock absorption strip (4); the cross sections of the guide groove (502) and the shock absorption strip (4) are triangular, trapezoidal, rectangular or semicircular;
a damping layer is compounded on one surface, which is in contact with the glass, of the pressing plate (501), and the damping layer is a rubber pad or a spongy cushion;
a second clamping ring (601) is arranged in the middle of the second adjusting bolt (6); a second handle (602) is mounted at the top of the second adjusting bolt (6); and the second snap ring (601) is matched with the second handle (602) to movably install the second adjusting bolt (6) on the fixer (5).
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