CN112309640A - Production system of mica flame-retardant power cable - Google Patents

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CN112309640A
CN112309640A CN202011549447.6A CN202011549447A CN112309640A CN 112309640 A CN112309640 A CN 112309640A CN 202011549447 A CN202011549447 A CN 202011549447A CN 112309640 A CN112309640 A CN 112309640A
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The invention discloses a mica flame-retardant power cable production system which comprises a water tank, wherein the water tank is provided with a first water storage chamber and a second water storage chamber, and the first water storage chamber and the second water storage chamber are connected through an inclined connecting chamber. The inner wall of the connecting chamber is provided with a support rod and an L-shaped rod, the support rod and the L-shaped rod are provided with cover plates, and the cover plates are provided with first water spraying mechanisms. The production system of the mica flame-retardant power cable is simple in structure and ingenious in design. Simultaneously, the water that cooperates first watering mechanism and second watering mechanism to get into scatters, splatters on the cable, thoroughly cools down to the cable surface, has reached the effect of surface cooling, has still practiced thrift the water resource simultaneously, has improved the cooling efficiency of cable.

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Production system of mica flame-retardant power cable
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of cables, in particular to a production system of a mica flame-retardant power cable.
Background
With the development of society, cables play a key role in the process of power transmission. The cable is manufactured by drawing, reaming and coating, the temperature of the cable is very high after the cable is coated, and the cooling of the cable plays a critical role in the cable molding processing and influences the quality of the cable according to the aesthetic degree of an insulating layer after the cable is molded and whether cracks exist.
The common cooling mode adopts a water tank, cold water is put into the water tank to cool the cable, and the mode not only wastes water resources, but also has lower cooling efficiency on the cable.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects in the prior art, the invention provides a production system of a mica flame-retardant power cable.
The technical scheme of the invention is realized as follows:
a mica flame-retardant power cable production system comprises a water tank and is characterized in that the water tank is provided with a first water storage chamber and a second water storage chamber, the height of the first water storage chamber is higher than that of the second water storage chamber, the first water storage chamber and the second water storage chamber are connected through an inclined connecting chamber, a first roller and a second roller are arranged in the first water storage chamber, a third roller, a fourth roller and a fifth roller are arranged in the second water storage chamber, a sixth roller is arranged in the connecting chamber, a cable is arranged in the water tank, the cable is guided to the sixth roller in the connecting chamber through the third roller, the fourth roller and the fifth roller in the second water storage chamber, the sixth roller guides the cable to the second roller and the first roller, an outlet pipe is arranged on the second water storage chamber, a first water inlet pipe is arranged at the lower end of the water tank, a first branch pipe and a second branch pipe are arranged on the first water inlet pipe, the first branch pipe extends into the first water storage chamber, the second branch pipe extends into the connecting chamber, a water baffle is arranged in the first water storage chamber, a through hole is formed in the water baffle, and the cable is placed in the through hole; wherein
The inner wall of the connecting chamber is provided with a supporting rod and an L-shaped rod, the supporting rod and the L-shaped rod are provided with cover plates, the cover plates are provided with first water sprinkling mechanisms, each first water sprinkling mechanism comprises a first motor, a mounting plate and a water guide plate, the mounting plates are fixed on the cover plates, the cover plates are provided with first sliding grooves, the mounting plates are provided with second sliding grooves, the first motors are provided with first gears, the mounting plates are provided with second gears and third gears, the second gears and the third gears are respectively arranged on two sides of the first gears and are symmetrically arranged, the second gears are provided with first incomplete gears, the third gears are provided with second incomplete gears, the mounting directions of the first incomplete gears and the second incomplete gears are consistent, racks are arranged between the first incomplete gears and the second incomplete gears, and the racks are provided with connecting parts, the water guide plate is arranged at the lower end of the cover plate, the connecting part penetrates through the first sliding groove to be connected with the water guide plate, the rear end of the rack is provided with a sliding part, and the sliding part is arranged in the second sliding groove.
According to the invention, the water tank is provided with a supporting plate, the supporting plate is provided with a second water inlet pipe, the lower end of the second water inlet pipe is provided with a third branch pipe, the third branch pipe is a shower hose, the lower end of the cover plate is provided with a first guide plate, the lower end of the third branch pipe is provided with a second guide plate, the second guide plate is installed on the inner wall of the water tank, and the first guide plate and the second guide plate are arranged at the upper end of a cable.
In the invention, the water tank is provided with a fixed plate, the fixed plate is provided with a second sprinkling mechanism, the second sprinkling mechanism comprises a second motor, a rotating shaft and a sliding block, the second motor is provided with a rotating disc, the rotating disc is provided with an eccentric shaft, the rotating shaft is provided with a swinging piece, the middle of the swinging piece is provided with a ring-shaped hole, the eccentric shaft is arranged in the ring-shaped hole, the lower end of the swinging piece is provided with a gear part, the sliding block is arranged on the fixed plate, the middle of the sliding block is provided with a sliding rod, the sliding rod is provided with teeth matched with the gear part, the sliding rod is also provided with a push plate, and the push plate is arranged at the rear end of.
In the invention, the push plate is provided with a guide port.
In the present invention, the first branch pipe has a water blocking member thereon, the water blocking member including:
a mounting portion fixed to the first branch pipe;
the arc-shaped guide part is connected with the mounting part, and a liquid outlet is formed in the middle of the arc-shaped guide part;
arrange the manger plate portion in the middle of the arc guiding part in, manger plate portion lower extreme passes through the spliced pole and is connected with the installation department, the diameter of manger plate portion equals the diameter of liquid outlet.
In the invention, the second branch pipe is vertically installed with the water guide plate.
In the present invention, the lower end surface of the water guide plate has a flat surface portion and a tooth surface portion.
The production system of the mica flame-retardant power cable has the following beneficial effects: this fire-retardant power cable's of mica production system simple structure, design benefit through adopting trapezoidal design, introduces the water of upper end to the lower extreme to make the temperature of second reservoir chamber normal water be close to the temperature of cable, be favorable to progressively cooling of cable, avoided the cable to contact cold water suddenly, lead to cable surface fracture. The cooling in the second water storage chamber is carried out after the cable is cooled in the early stage, and the surface crack can not be caused.
Simultaneously, the water that cooperates first watering mechanism and second watering mechanism to get into scatters, splatters on the cable, thoroughly cools down to the cable surface, has reached the effect of surface cooling, has still practiced thrift the water resource simultaneously, has improved the cooling efficiency of cable.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a top view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a view taken at A-A in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the water guard of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the first sprinkler mechanism of FIG. 5;
fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the second sprinkler mechanism in fig. 5.
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The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7, the mica flame-retardant power cable production system of the present invention includes a water tank 1, wherein the water tank 1 has a first water storage chamber 2 and a second water storage chamber 3, the first water storage chamber 2 has a height higher than that of the second water storage chamber 3, and the first water storage chamber 2 and the second water storage chamber 3 are connected by an inclined connection chamber 4.
The first water storage chamber 2 is provided with a first roller 5 and a second roller 6, the second water storage chamber 3 is provided with a third roller 7, a fourth roller 8 and a fifth roller 9, and the connecting chamber 4 is provided with a sixth roller 10. The water tank 1 has a cable 11, the cable 11 is guided by a third roller 7, a fourth roller 8 and a fifth roller 9 in the second water storage chamber 3 to a sixth roller 10 in the connection chamber 4, and the sixth roller 10 guides the cable 11 to the second roller 6 and the first roller 5.
After being heated by the conveyed cable 11, the water in the first water storage chamber 2 flows into the second water storage chamber 3 through the connecting chamber 4, so that the temperature of the water in the second water storage chamber 3 is ensured to be close to the temperature of the cable 11, and the cable 11 is prevented from cracking when encountering low-temperature water.
In operation, the cable 11 enters the second reservoir 3, passes through the junction housing 4 and then enters the first reservoir 2. When the cable 11 is processed and formed, the copper core enters the extruder firstly, then the copper core is sent out by covering the insulating layer, the front part of the cable 11 is defective, and the insulating layer does not completely cover the copper core, so that the temperature of water in the second water storage chamber 3, the connecting chamber 4 and the first water storage chamber 2 is raised by the defective part, the defective part is utilized, and the cable 11 formed later is prevented from cracking due to cold water.
The second water storage chamber 3 is provided with a water outlet pipe 12, the lower end of the water tank 1 is provided with a first water inlet pipe 13, the first water inlet pipe 13 is provided with a first branch pipe 14 and a second branch pipe 15, the first branch pipe 14 extends into the first water storage chamber 2, the second branch pipe 15 extends into the connecting chamber 4, the first water storage chamber 2 is provided with a water baffle 16, the water baffle 16 is provided with a through hole 17, and the cable 11 is arranged in the through hole 17.
The inner wall of the connecting chamber 4 is provided with a support rod 18 and an L-shaped rod 19, and the support rod 18 and the L-shaped rod 19 are provided with a cover plate 20. The support bar 18 and the L-shaped bar 19 are for supporting the cover plate 20, and one end surface of the L-shaped bar 19 is for supporting the cover plate 20 and the other end surface is for abutting against the cover plate 20 without sliding downward. The cover plate 20 is provided with a first water spraying mechanism 21, the first water spraying mechanism 21 comprises a first motor 22, a mounting plate 23 and a water guide plate 24, the mounting plate 23 is fixed on the cover plate 20, the cover plate 20 is provided with a first sliding groove 25, and the mounting plate 23 is provided with a second sliding groove 26. The first motor 22 is provided with a first gear 27, the mounting plate 23 is provided with a second gear 28 and a third gear 29, the second gear 28 and the third gear 29 are respectively mounted on two sides of the first gear 27 and are symmetrically arranged, the second gear 28 is provided with a first incomplete gear 30, the third gear 29 is provided with a second incomplete gear 31, and the mounting directions of the first incomplete gear 30 and the second incomplete gear 31 are consistent. A rack 32 is arranged between the first incomplete gear 30 and the second incomplete gear 31, a connecting part 33 is arranged on the rack 32, the water guide plate 24 is arranged at the lower end of the cover plate 20, the connecting part 33 penetrates through the first sliding groove 25 to be connected with the water guide plate 24, a sliding part 34 is arranged at the rear end of the rack 32, and the sliding part 34 is arranged in the second sliding groove 26.
The second branch pipe 15 is installed perpendicular to the water guide panel 24, and the perpendicular arrangement enables the water in the second branch pipe 15 to be completely guided onto the water guide panel 24 to impact against the water guide panel 24. Meanwhile, the lower end surface of the water guide plate 24 has a flat surface portion 241 and a tooth surface portion 242, and the water that is impacted can collide with the flat surface portion 241 and the tooth surface portion 242 to generate water splash and splash back onto the cable 11, thereby cooling the cable 11.
The first motor 22 rotates to enable the first gear 27 to rotate, the second gear 28 and the third gear 29 are driven, the first incomplete gear 30 and the second incomplete gear 31 are matched to drive the rack 32 up and down due to the fact that the installation directions of the first incomplete gear 30 and the second incomplete gear 31 are the same, the rack 32 slides in the second sliding groove 26 through the sliding portion 34, the connecting portion 33 slides in the first sliding groove 25 to drive the water guide plate 24, water in the second branch pipe 15 continuously impacts the plane portion 241 and the tooth surface portion 242, and therefore water splash is splashed onto the cable 11. The water column in the second branch pipe 15 is prevented from directly impacting against the cable 11, and the cable 11 is prevented from being deformed by impact.
The water tank 1 is provided with a support plate 36, the support plate 36 is provided with a second water inlet pipe 37, the lower end of the second water inlet pipe 37 is provided with a third branch pipe 38, the third branch pipe 38 is a shower hose, the lower end of the cover plate 20 is provided with a first guide plate 39, the lower end of the third branch pipe 38 is provided with a second guide plate 40, the second guide plate 40 is installed on the inner wall of the water tank 1, and the first guide plate 39 and the second guide plate 40 are both arranged at the upper end of the cable 11.
The water tank 1 is provided with a fixed plate 41, the fixed plate 41 is provided with a second water spraying mechanism 42, the second water spraying mechanism 42 comprises a second motor 43, a rotating shaft 44 and a sliding block 45, the second motor 43 is provided with a rotating disc 46, the rotating disc 46 is provided with an eccentric shaft 47, the rotating shaft 44 is provided with a swinging piece 48, the middle of the swinging piece 48 is provided with an annular hole 49, and the eccentric shaft 47 is arranged in the annular hole 49. The swinging member 48 has a gear portion 50 at a lower end thereof, the sliding block 45 is mounted on the fixed plate 41, the sliding block 45 has a sliding rod 51 at a middle thereof, the sliding rod 51 has teeth 52 engaged with the gear portion 50, the sliding rod 51 further has a push plate 53, the push plate 53 is disposed at a rear end of the third branch pipe 38, and the push plate 53 has a guide port 55.
The first branch pipe 14 has a water deflector 54 thereon, and the water deflector 54 includes: the installation part 541 fixed on the first branch pipe 14, the arc guide part 542 connected with the installation part 541, the middle of the arc guide part 542 is provided with a liquid outlet 543, the water retaining part 544 arranged in the middle of the arc guide part 542, the lower end of the water retaining part 544 is connected with the installation part 541 through a connecting column 545, and the diameter of the water retaining part 544 is equal to that of the liquid outlet 543.
The second motor 43 of the second sprinkler mechanism 42 rotates the rotary disc 46 to rotate the eccentric shaft 47 of the rotary disc 46, then the eccentric shaft 47 moves in the annular hole 49 of the oscillating member 48 to move the gear portion 50 at the lower end of the oscillating member 48 left and right, so as to push the sliding rod 51, so as to move the sliding rod 51 in the sliding block 45, the sliding rod 51 pushes the push plate 53, the lower end of the third branch pipe 38 enters the guide port 55, the third branch pipe 38 is pushed to bend, and the direction of the water flow is turned to the first guide plate 39, so as to change the direction of the water flow reaching the cable 11, thereby accelerating the cooling of the cable 11 and improving the working efficiency.
The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

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1. A mica flame-retardant power cable production system comprises a water tank and is characterized in that the water tank is provided with a first water storage chamber and a second water storage chamber, the height of the first water storage chamber is higher than that of the second water storage chamber, the first water storage chamber and the second water storage chamber are connected through an inclined connecting chamber, a first roller and a second roller are arranged in the first water storage chamber, a third roller, a fourth roller and a fifth roller are arranged in the second water storage chamber, a sixth roller is arranged in the connecting chamber, a cable is arranged in the water tank, the cable is guided to the sixth roller in the connecting chamber through the third roller, the fourth roller and the fifth roller in the second water storage chamber, the sixth roller guides the cable to the second roller and the first roller, an outlet pipe is arranged on the second water storage chamber, a first water inlet pipe is arranged at the lower end of the water tank, a first branch pipe and a second branch pipe are arranged on the first water inlet pipe, the first branch pipe extends into the first water storage chamber, the second branch pipe extends into the connecting chamber, a water baffle is arranged in the first water storage chamber, a through hole is formed in the water baffle, and the cable is placed in the through hole; wherein
The inner wall of the connecting chamber is provided with a supporting rod and an L-shaped rod, the supporting rod and the L-shaped rod are provided with cover plates, the cover plates are provided with first water sprinkling mechanisms, each first water sprinkling mechanism comprises a first motor, a mounting plate and a water guide plate, the mounting plates are fixed on the cover plates, the cover plates are provided with first sliding grooves, the mounting plates are provided with second sliding grooves, the first motors are provided with first gears, the mounting plates are provided with second gears and third gears, the second gears and the third gears are respectively arranged on two sides of the first gears and are symmetrically arranged, the second gears are provided with first incomplete gears, the third gears are provided with second incomplete gears, the mounting directions of the first incomplete gears and the second incomplete gears are consistent, racks are arranged between the first incomplete gears and the second incomplete gears, and the racks are provided with connecting parts, the water guide plate is arranged at the lower end of the cover plate, the connecting part penetrates through the first sliding groove to be connected with the water guide plate, the rear end of the rack is provided with a sliding part, and the sliding part is arranged in the second sliding groove.
2. The mica flame-retardant power cable production system according to claim 1,
the utility model discloses a shower nozzle, including water tank, first guide plate, second inlet tube, third branch pipe, apron lower extreme, the backup pad has on the water tank, the second inlet tube has in the backup pad, second inlet tube lower extreme has the third branch pipe, the third branch pipe is the gondola water faucet hose, the apron lower extreme has first deflector, third branch pipe lower extreme has the second deflector, the second deflector is installed on the inner wall of water tank, first deflector and second deflector are all in the upper end of cable.
3. The mica flame-retardant power cable production system according to claim 2,
the water tank is provided with a fixed plate, the fixed plate is provided with a second sprinkling mechanism, the second sprinkling mechanism comprises a second motor, a rotating shaft and a sliding block, the second motor is provided with a rotating disc, the rotating disc is provided with an eccentric shaft, the rotating shaft is provided with a swinging piece, the middle of the swinging piece is provided with a ring-shaped hole, the eccentric shaft is arranged in the ring-shaped hole, the lower end of the swinging piece is provided with a gear part, the sliding block is arranged on the fixed plate, the middle of the sliding block is provided with a sliding rod, the sliding rod is provided with teeth matched with the gear part, the sliding rod is further provided with a push plate, and the push plate is arranged at the rear end of the.
4. The mica flame-retardant power cable production system according to claim 3,
the push plate is provided with a guide port.
5. The mica flame-retardant power cable production system according to claim 1,
the first branch pipe is provided with a water blocking part, and the water blocking part comprises:
a mounting portion fixed to the first branch pipe;
the arc-shaped guide part is connected with the mounting part, and a liquid outlet is formed in the middle of the arc-shaped guide part;
arrange the manger plate portion in the middle of the arc guiding part in, manger plate portion lower extreme passes through the spliced pole and is connected with the installation department, the diameter of manger plate portion equals the diameter of liquid outlet.
6. The mica flame-retardant power cable production system according to claim 1,
the second branch pipe is vertically installed with the water guide plate.
7. The mica flame-retardant power cable production system according to claim 1,
the lower end face of the water guide plate is provided with a plane part and a tooth surface part.
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