CN112238632B - Damaged prosthetic devices of rubber tire - Google Patents

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CN112238632B
CN112238632B CN202011086019.4A CN202011086019A CN112238632B CN 112238632 B CN112238632 B CN 112238632B CN 202011086019 A CN202011086019 A CN 202011086019A CN 112238632 B CN112238632 B CN 112238632B
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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The invention discloses a rubber tire damage repairing device which comprises a working box, wherein a rotary motor is fixedly arranged on the rear wall surface of an inner cavity of the working box, a rotary motor shaft is arranged on the front end surface of the rotary motor, a motor plate is fixedly arranged on the front end surface of the rotary motor shaft, an installation plate is fixedly arranged on the upper end surface of the motor plate, an air pump is fixedly arranged on the upper end surface of the installation plate, a tire is arranged on the air pump, and after the tire is placed as required, the rubber tire damage repairing device can inflate the tire, so that the tire is immersed in water, bubbles are generated in the water through exhaust gas in the tire, water flow shoveling and jetting is fluctuated, the damaged part is inspected, meanwhile, foreign matters in the tire are exhausted through the damaged part through a mechanism, secondary damage to the tire by the foreign matters in the tire is eliminated, hidden.

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Damaged prosthetic devices of rubber tire
Technical Field
The invention relates to a rubber tire damage repairing device, and mainly relates to the technical field of rubber.
Background
A tire is a ground-rolling circular ring-shaped elastic rubber article mounted on various vehicles or machines. The invention relates to a tyre which is usually arranged on a metal rim and can support a vehicle body, buffer external impact, realize contact with a road surface and ensure the driving performance of a vehicle, the tyre is often used under complicated and harsh conditions and bears various deformation, load, force and high and low temperature effects during driving, so that the tyre has higher bearing performance, traction performance and buffering performance, and simultaneously has high wear resistance and flexibility resistance, low rolling resistance and heat generation, and a part of sharp objects are broken in the tyre after the tyre on many automatic vehicles is punctured and leaked, if the tyre is not taken out, the damage to the tyre is also caused after being repaired.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a rubber tire damage repairing device, which overcomes the problems.
The invention is realized by the following technical scheme.
The invention discloses a rubber tire damage repairing device, which comprises a working box, wherein a rotary motor is fixedly arranged on the rear wall surface of an inner cavity of the working box, a rotary motor shaft is arranged on the front end surface of the rotary motor, a motor plate is fixedly arranged on the front end surface of the rotary motor shaft, a mounting plate is fixedly arranged on the upper end surface of the motor plate, an air pump is fixedly arranged on the upper end surface of the mounting plate, a tire is arranged on the air pump, the tire is connected with the air pump through an inlet port, left and right chutes are arranged on the lower wall surface of the inner cavity of the working box, removing mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides of the inner cavity of the working box and comprise working plates which are slidably arranged in the left and right chutes, through slideways are symmetrically arranged on the upper and lower sides of the working plates, sliding rods are slidably arranged, the upper end face of the telescopic spring is fixedly provided with a roller block, the upper end face of the roller block is connected with a roller through hinged rotation, the left working plate and the right working plate are fixedly connected through a tensioning spring, the rear end face of the working plate is rotatably provided with a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is sequentially and fixedly provided with a turntable and a meshing gear from front to back, the turntable is respectively vertically symmetrical through a movable rod, the rear end face of the sliding rod is connected through hinged connection, the lower wall face of the inner cavity of the working box is fixedly provided with a base, the base is rotatably connected with a connecting rod through hinged connection, the connecting rod is hinged with the rear end face of the meshing gear, the rear wall face of the inner cavity of the working box is fixedly provided with a supporting rod, the supporting rod is provided with an opening, an L-shaped rod is slidably arranged in the opening, the lower end face of the L-shaped rod is fixedly, the utility model discloses a quick-witted slide rail, including symmetry spout, rack, slide mounting slider, installation auxiliary shaft, fixed mounting sleeve on the auxiliary shaft, the rack with slider fixed connection, wall fixed mounting fixed plate behind the work box inner chamber, the taut spring of wall fixed mounting on the fixed plate inner chamber, terminal surface fixed mounting fixed plate under the taut spring, wall slidable mounting promotes the piece about the fixed plate inner chamber, wall fixed mounting pressure sensor under controlling the spout inner chamber, pressure sensor up end fixed mounting pressure spring, pressure spring up end fixed mounting tablet.
Furthermore, a power chamber is arranged on the lower wall surface of the working box, a power motor is fixedly installed on the rear wall surface of the inner cavity of the power chamber, a power motor shaft is installed on the front end surface of the power motor, wire wheels are fixedly installed on the front end surface of the power motor shaft, and the wire wheels are respectively and fixedly connected with the left and right symmetric working plates through tensile wires.
Further, be equipped with on the left wall of work box inner chamber and fill the chamber, fixed mounting electric telescopic handle on filling the chamber inner chamber left wall, electric telescopic handle right-hand member face fixed mounting fills the board, fill the board right-hand member face through electric telescopic handle longitudinal symmetry rotation installation returning face plate, the returning face plate left end with fill through entry fixed connection between the board right-hand member face.
Furthermore, an adsorption plate is fixedly arranged on the surface of the turnover plate.
Further, water is injected into the inner cavity of the working box, and the water level just passes through the lowest point of the tire at the end.
Furthermore, a turnover plate is arranged on the rear wall surface of the inner cavity of the filling cavity.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: after the tire is placed according to the requirements, the tire can be inflated by the pneumatic tire device, so that the tire is immersed in water, bubbles are generated in the water through the exhaust gas in the tire, water flow shovels and waves, the damaged part is inspected, meanwhile, foreign matters in the tire are discharged through the damaged part through the mechanism, the foreign matters are removed, secondary damage is carried out on the tire in the tire, hidden dangers are discharged, and finally, the tire is repaired.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.
The invention is further illustrated with reference to the following figures and examples.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure A-A of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of B-B of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of C-C in FIG. 1;
fig. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of D in fig. 1.
Detailed Description
The invention will now be described in detail with reference to fig. 1-5, wherein for ease of description the orientations described hereinafter are now defined as follows: the up, down, left, right, and front-back directions described below correspond to the up, down, left, right, and front-back directions in the projection relationship of fig. 1 itself.
With reference to the accompanying drawings 1-5, the device for repairing the rubber tire damage comprises a work box 10, wherein a rotary motor 29 is fixedly installed on the rear wall surface of an inner cavity of the work box 10, a rotary motor shaft 30 is arranged on the front end surface of the rotary motor 29, a motor plate 31 is fixedly installed on the front end surface of the rotary motor shaft 30, an installation plate 32 is fixedly installed on the upper end surface of the motor plate 31, an air pump 33 is fixedly installed on the upper end surface of the installation plate 32, a tire 34 is arranged on the air pump 33, the tire 34 is connected with the air pump 33 through an inlet 35, a left sliding chute 16 and a right sliding chute 16 are arranged on the lower wall surface of the inner cavity of the work box 10, removal mechanisms 60 are symmetrically arranged on the left side and the right side of the inner cavity of the work box 10, the removal mechanisms 60 comprise a work plate 17 which is slidably installed, the front end face of the sliding rod 50 is fixedly provided with a sliding block 46, the bottom wall of the inner cavity of the sliding block 46 is fixedly provided with an expansion spring 47, the upper end face of the expansion spring 47 is fixedly provided with a roller block 48, the upper end face of the roller block 48 is connected with a roller 49 through hinging and rotating, the left working plate 17 and the right working plate 17 are fixedly connected through a tensioning spring 42, the rear end face of the working plate 17 is rotatably provided with a rotating shaft 52, the rotating shaft 52 is sequentially and fixedly provided with a turntable 53 and a meshing gear 54 from front to back, the turntable 53 is respectively and vertically symmetrical through a movable rod 51, the rear end face of the sliding rod 50 is connected through hinging and rotating, the inner cavity of the working box 10 is fixedly provided with a base 19, the base 19 is connected with a connecting rod 20 through hinging and rotating, the connecting rod 20 is hinged with the rear end face of, an opening 25 is formed in the support rod 24, an L-shaped rod 55 is slidably mounted in the opening 25, a rack 56 is fixedly mounted on the lower end face of the L-shaped rod 55, the rack 56 is engaged with the engaging gear 54, a symmetrical sliding groove 21 is formed in the rear wall face of the inner cavity of the work box 10, a sliding block 41 is slidably mounted in the symmetrical sliding groove 21, an auxiliary shaft 22 is rotatably mounted on the front end face of the sliding block 41, a sleeve 23 is fixedly mounted on the auxiliary shaft 22, the rack 56 is fixedly connected with the sliding block 41, a fixing plate 26 is fixedly mounted on the rear wall face of the inner cavity of the work box 10, a tension spring 28 is fixedly mounted on the upper wall face of the inner cavity of the fixing plate 26, a fixing plate 26 is fixedly mounted on the lower end face of the tension spring 28, a pushing block 59 is slidably mounted on the left and right wall faces of the inner cavity of the fixing plate 26, the upper end face of the pressure spring 44 is fixedly provided with a sensing plate 45.
Beneficially, a power chamber 11 is arranged on the lower wall surface of the working box 10, a power motor 12 is fixedly mounted on the rear wall surface of an inner cavity of the power chamber 11, a power motor shaft 13 is mounted on the front end surface of the power motor 12, a wire wheel 14 is fixedly mounted on the front end surface of the power motor shaft 13, and the wire wheel 14 is fixedly connected with the left and right symmetric working plates 17 through a stretching wire 15.
Beneficially, a filling cavity 36 is arranged on the left wall surface of the inner cavity of the working box 10, an electric telescopic rod 37 is fixedly mounted on the left wall surface of the inner cavity of the filling cavity 36, a filling plate 38 is fixedly mounted on the right end surface of the electric telescopic rod 37, a turning plate 39 is rotatably mounted on the right end surface of the filling plate 38 in a front-back symmetrical mode through the electric telescopic rod 37, and the left end surface of the turning plate 39 is fixedly connected with the right end surface of the filling plate 38 through an inlet 40.
Advantageously, the turnover plate 39 is surface-mounted with a suction plate 58.
Advantageously, the chamber of said tank 10 is filled with water at a level just after the lowest point of the tyre 34.
Advantageously, a turnover plate 39 is arranged on the rear wall surface of the inner cavity of the filling cavity 36.
Sequence of mechanical actions of the whole device: 1. the upper inlet 35 of the tire 34 is fixedly arranged on the air pump 33, the air pump 33 is started to inflate the tire 34, the rotating motor 29 is started, the rotating motor 29 drives the motor plate 31 to rotate through the rotating motor shaft 30, the motor plate 31 further drives the tire 34 to rotate around the rotating motor shaft 30 through the mounting plate 32, when the damaged part on the tire 34 moves to the lowest point, the tire is immersed in water, the tire 34 is inflated through the air pump 33, gas can come out from the damaged part, the gas comes out can touch the sensing plate 45, the sensing plate 45 is transmitted to the pressure sensor 43 through the pressure spring 44, and then the damaged part is judged to rotate to the lowest point, the power motor 12 is started, the power motor 12 drives the wire wheel 14 to rotate through the power motor shaft 13, the wire wheel 14 drives the working plate 17 to move towards the middle through the stretching wire 15, and the connecting rod 20 pulls the meshing gear 54 to rotate, the engaging gear 54 further drives the L-shaped rod 55 to slide in the opening 25 through the rack 56, the opening 25 drives the sliding block 41 to slide to both sides in the symmetrical sliding chute 21, and further the tire 34 is spread through the sleeve 23, meanwhile, the engaging gear 54 drives the rotating disc 53 to rotate through the rotating shaft 52, the rotating disc 53 drives the up-down sliding rod 50 to move towards the middle along the through sliding chute 18, and contacts with the tire 34 through the roller 49 on the roller block 48, and continues to move towards the middle through squeezing the expansion spring 47, at this time, the sliding block 46 simultaneously moves towards the middle in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, so as to creep the foreign matter in the inner cavity of the tire 34 to the lowest point damage position, when the working plate 17 touches the pushing block 59, the pushing block 59 pressurizes the fixing plate 26 to move downwards, the foreign matter in the inner cavity of the tire 34 is discharged from the damage position through the fixing plate 26, then, the damage position is rotated to the filling cavity 36, and the, the electric telescopic rod 37 is started to drive the rubber gasket to be transported to the damaged position, and the fixed position of the rubber gasket is pressed by the turnover plate 39 through the inlet 40.
The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical ideas and features of the present invention, and the purpose thereof is to enable those skilled in the art to understand the contents of the present invention and implement the present invention, and not to limit the protection scope of the present invention. All equivalent changes and modifications made according to the spirit of the present invention should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a damaged prosthetic devices of rubber tire, includes the work box, its characterized in that: the rear wall surface of the inner cavity of the working box is fixedly provided with a rotating motor, the front end surface of the rotating motor is provided with a rotating motor shaft, the front end surface of the rotating motor shaft is fixedly provided with a motor plate, the upper end surface of the motor plate is fixedly provided with a mounting plate, the upper end surface of the mounting plate is fixedly provided with an air pump, the air pump is provided with a tire, the tire is connected with the air pump through an inlet port, the lower wall surface of the inner cavity of the working box is provided with a left chute and a right chute, the inner cavity of the working box is bilaterally and symmetrically provided with a removing mechanism, the removing mechanism comprises a working plate which is slidably arranged in the left chute and the right chute, the working plate is vertically and symmetrically provided with a through chute, a sliding rod is slidably arranged in the through chute, the front end surface of the sliding rod is fixedly provided with a, the left and right working plates are fixedly connected through a tension spring, the rear end face of each working plate is rotatably provided with a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is sequentially and fixedly provided with a turntable and a meshing gear from front to back, the turntable is respectively vertically symmetrical through a movable rod, the rear end faces of the sliding rods are connected in a hinged manner, the lower wall face of the inner cavity of the working box is fixedly provided with a base, the base is rotatably connected with a connecting rod through a hinged manner, the connecting rod is hinged with the rear end face of the meshing gear, the rear wall face of the inner cavity of the working box is fixedly provided with a supporting rod, the supporting rod is provided with an opening, an L-shaped rod is slidably arranged in the opening, the lower end face of the L-shaped rod is fixedly provided with a rack, the rack is meshed with the meshing gear, the rear wall face of the inner cavity of the working box is provided with, a sleeve is fixedly installed on the auxiliary shaft, the rack is fixedly connected with the sliding block, a fixed plate is fixedly installed on the rear wall surface of the inner cavity of the working box, a tension spring is fixedly installed on the upper wall surface of the inner cavity of the fixed plate, a fixed plate is fixedly installed on the lower end surface of the tension spring, pushing blocks are slidably installed on the left wall surface and the right wall surface of the inner cavity of the fixed plate, a pressure sensor is fixedly installed on the lower wall surface of the inner cavity of the left sliding chute and the right sliding chute, a pressure spring is fixedly installed on the upper end surface of the pressure; a power chamber is arranged on the lower wall surface of the working box, a power motor is fixedly installed on the rear wall surface of the inner cavity of the power chamber, a power motor shaft is installed on the front end surface of the power motor, wire wheels are fixedly installed on the front end surface of the power motor shaft, and the wire wheels are respectively and fixedly connected with the left and right symmetrical working plates through tensile wires; the left wall face of the inner cavity of the working box is provided with a filling cavity, the left wall face of the inner cavity of the filling cavity is fixedly provided with an electric telescopic rod, the right end face of the electric telescopic rod is fixedly provided with a filling plate, the right end face of the filling plate is symmetrically and rotatably provided with a turnover plate through the electric telescopic rod, and the left end face of the turnover plate is fixedly connected with the right end face of the filling plate through an inlet.
2. A rubber tire breakage repair apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein: and an adsorption plate is fixedly arranged on the surface of the turnover plate.
3. A rubber tire breakage repair apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein: and water is injected into the inner cavity of the working box, and the water level just passes through the lowest point of the tire at the end.
4. A rubber tire breakage repair apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein: and a turnover plate is arranged on the rear wall surface of the inner cavity of the filling cavity.
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