CN113062520B - Rigid-flexible conversion self-adaptive driving system of retractable roof - Google Patents

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CN113062520B
CN113062520B CN202110301634.0A CN202110301634A CN113062520B CN 113062520 B CN113062520 B CN 113062520B CN 202110301634 A CN202110301634 A CN 202110301634A CN 113062520 B CN113062520 B CN 113062520B
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蒋勤丰
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张小英
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The invention provides a rigid-flexible conversion self-adaptive driving system of an opening and closing roof, which relates to the field of steel structure construction machinery equipment and comprises a driving trolley, a rigid-flexible conversion mechanism, a track mechanism and a pin tooth mechanism; the driving trolley comprises a driving frame, a driving trolley wheel set, a driving reverse hook guide wheel set, a driving motor, a driving shaft, a pin wheel and a flexible adjusting mechanism; before the driving trolley is started, the rigid-flexible switching mechanism locks the flexible adjusting mechanism, so that the driving trolley is converted from flexible driving into rigid driving. The driving trolley is started, and the pin wheel is driven to move along the pin tooth mechanism through the driving motor and the driving shaft. And when the driving trolley reaches a set position and stops, the rigid-flexible conversion mechanism is converted from rigid driving to flexible driving. The pin wheel on the driving trolley can reciprocate and inching on the pin tooth mechanism along the moving direction through the flexible adjusting mechanism, so that the abrasion of the pin wheel and the pin tooth caused by the rigid connection of the pin wheel and the pin tooth is avoided.

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Rigid-flexible conversion self-adaptive driving system of retractable roof
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the field of steel structure construction machinery equipment, and particularly relates to a rigid-flexible conversion self-adaptive driving system of an opening and closing roof.
Background
In the opening and closing roof industry, a driving system generally adopts pin wheel pin tooth transmission, gear rack transmission and chain wheel chain transmission, and the locking of the movable roof in full opening and full closing is realized by the meshing locking of the pin wheel pin teeth (gear rack or chain wheel chain). The locking force of the locking mode is concentrated on the meshing point of the pin wheel pin teeth, the strength requirement on the pin wheel pin teeth is high, and the pin wheel pin teeth are easy to wear. Especially, under the extreme building load action, the flexible opening and closing roof is easy to generate larger structural deformation and internal stress, if a conventional multipoint rigid locking mode is adopted, very large counter force is generated on each driving meshing point, the requirement on the strength of a driving system is very high, and the overall dimension and the design cost of the driving system are greatly improved.
The present application was made based on this.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the defects in the prior art, the invention provides a rigid-flexible conversion self-adaptive driving system of an opening and closing roof.
In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
a rigid-flexible conversion self-adaptive driving system of an opening and closing roof comprises a track mechanism, a pin tooth mechanism arranged on the track mechanism, a driving trolley arranged on the track mechanism and matched with pin teeth of the pin tooth mechanism, a flexible adjusting mechanism arranged on the driving trolley and a rigid-flexible conversion mechanism detachably matched with the flexible adjusting mechanism;
the driving trolley comprises a driving frame, a driving trolley wheel group arranged at the bottom of the driving frame, a driving shaft arranged on the driving frame, a driving motor connected with the driving shaft and a pin wheel arranged on the driving shaft;
the rigid-flexible conversion mechanism is fixed on the driving frame and is clamped with or separated from the flexible adjusting mechanism to realize the relative fixation (rigid driving) of the flexible adjusting structure and the driving frame or realize the relative movement (flexible driving) of the flexible adjusting structure and the driving frame.
Preferably, in order to accurately control the rigid-flexible conversion, the rigid-flexible conversion mechanism comprises an electric cylinder mounting seat fixed at the top of the driving frame, an electric cylinder mounted on the electric cylinder mounting seat, an electric cylinder movable plate mounted below the electric cylinder mounting seat, an electric cylinder joint arranged on the electric cylinder movable plate and connected with the electric cylinder, and a clamping plate mounted on the electric cylinder movable plate and extending into the driving frame, wherein the clamping plate is engaged with or separated from the flexible adjustment mechanism through an extension cylinder or a retraction cylinder of the electric cylinder. Stretch the jar and contract the jar through electronic jar, can control the block and the separation of cardboard accurately. Of course, the electric cylinder may be replaced by a cylinder, an oil cylinder, or the like.
Preferably, in order to realize flexible driving, the flexible adjusting mechanism comprises a disc spring shaft penetrating through the driving frame, disc springs sleeved at two ends of the disc spring shaft, and connecting lug plates arranged at two ends of the disc spring shaft; the clamping plate is clamped with or separated from the disc spring shaft. Because the driving frame is fixed, when the clamping plate is fixedly clamped with the disc spring shaft, the disc spring shaft cannot move relative to the driving frame, and rigid driving is realized. When the clamping plate is separated from the disc spring shaft, the disc spring shaft can reciprocate and slightly move along the pin tooth mechanism, so that flexible driving is realized.
Preferably, in order to ensure the flexibility of the reciprocating micro-motion of the disc spring shaft during flexible driving, the two ends of the disc spring shaft are further sleeved with a self-lubricating sliding bearing close to the driving frame and a disc spring round nut far away from the driving frame, and the disc spring is arranged between the self-lubricating sliding bearing and the disc spring round nut.
Preferably, in order to ensure the stability of the clamping plate when the clamping plate is clamped with the disc spring shaft, a clamping groove is formed in the disc spring shaft, and an arc matched with the clamping groove is formed in the bottom of the clamping plate.
Preferably, in order to ensure the reliability of the wheel movement, the driving wheel set comprises a wheel shaft, a wheel mounted on the wheel shaft, bearing rings sleeved on the wheel shaft and located at two sides of the wheel, wheel end covers mounted on the bearing rings and located at two sides of the wheel, and wheel cover plates mounted at two ends of the wheel shaft.
Preferably, in order to ensure that the driving trolley moves along the set track, namely, to ensure accurate movement, the driving trolley further comprises driving reverse hook guide wheel sets arranged on two sides of the driving frame and in sliding fit with the track mechanism.
Preferably, the whole track mechanism is of a box-type structure, and a small box-type beam is arranged on each of two sides of the track mechanism; the driving reverse hook guide wheel set comprises a driving reverse hook guide frame fixed with the driving frame, a driving guide wheel set fixed with the driving reverse hook guide frame and a driving reverse hook wheel set fixed with the driving reverse hook guide frame and positioned below the driving guide wheel set; the driving guide wheel set slides on the side surface of the small box-shaped beam, and the driving reverse hook wheel set slides on the bottom surface of the small box-shaped beam. Wherein the drive direction wheelset is used for guaranteeing that the driving trolley can not move to the track both sides when moving, and the anti-hook wheelset of drive is used for guaranteeing that the driving trolley does not derail to realize the driving trolley along setting for the accurate motion of track.
The invention can realize the following technical effects:
the invention integrates the functions of rigid drive and flexible drive, eliminates internal stress in a flexible locking mode, reduces the abrasion of the pin wheels and the pin teeth, prolongs the service life of a transmission power system, ensures the safe meshing of the pin wheels and the pin teeth under the action of extreme building load, is favorable for reducing the safety influence of the structural deformation and the internal stress of the retractable roof on equipment, is favorable for increasing the adaptability of the retractable roof to the structural deformation and the internal stress, is favorable for reducing the processing and manufacturing cost of the retractable roof and shortens the construction period. The invention has the advantages of good practicability, economy and safety, wide application range and certain popularization value.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an adaptive driving system according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a driving cart;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a drive wheel set;
FIG. 4-a is a schematic plan view of the reverse hook guide wheel set;
FIG. 4-b is a schematic cross-sectional view of the reverse hook guide wheel set;
FIG. 5-a is a schematic cross-sectional view of a compliance adjustment mechanism;
FIG. 5-b is a schematic plan view of the flexible adjustment mechanism;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a rigid-flexible switching mechanism;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a pin tooth mechanism;
FIG. 8-a is a schematic view of a rigid drive;
fig. 8-b is a schematic view of a flexible drive.
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the device comprises a driving trolley 1, a rigid-flexible conversion mechanism 2, a track mechanism 3 and a pin gear mechanism 4;
driving the trolley 1: the device comprises a driving frame 2-1, a driving wheel group 2-2, a driving reverse hook guide wheel group 2-3, a driving motor 2-4, a driving shaft 2-5 and a pin wheel 2-6;
driving wheel set 2-2: 3-1 parts of wheels, 3-2 parts of wheel end covers, 3-3 parts of bearing retainer rings, 3-4 parts of wheel shafts and 3-5 parts of wheel cover plates.
And driving a reverse hook guide wheel set 2-3: the device comprises a driving reverse hook guide frame 4-1, a driving guide wheel set 4-2, a driving reverse hook wheel set 4-3, a guide wheel set mounting shaft 4-4 and a reverse hook wheel set mounting shaft 4-5.
The flexible adjusting mechanism 2-7: 5-1 parts of driving frame connecting lug plates, 5-2 parts of disc spring round nuts, 5-3 parts of disc springs, 5-4 parts of self-lubricating sliding bearings and 5-5 parts of disc spring shafts.
Rigid-flexible conversion mechanism 2: the electric cylinder comprises an electric cylinder 6-1, an electric cylinder mounting seat 6-2, an electric cylinder joint 6-3, an electric cylinder movable plate 6-4 and a clamping plate 6-5.
The pin tooth mechanism 4: a pin tooth holder 7-1 and a pin tooth 7-2.
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In order to make the technical means and technical effects achieved by the technical means of the present invention more clearly and more perfectly disclosed, the following embodiments are provided, and the following detailed description is made with reference to the accompanying drawings:
fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a driving system of this embodiment, and the driving system includes a driving trolley 1, a rigid-flexible conversion mechanism 2, a track mechanism 3, and a pin tooth mechanism 4. As shown in figure 2, the driving trolley 1 comprises a driving frame 2-1, a driving wheel group 2-2, a driving reverse hook guide wheel group 2-3, a driving motor 2-4, a driving shaft 2-5, a pin wheel 2-6 and a flexible adjusting mechanism 2-7. As shown in FIG. 3, the driving wheel set 2-2 comprises a wheel 3-1, a wheel end cover 3-2, a bearing retainer 3-3, a wheel shaft 3-4 and a wheel cover plate 3-5. As shown in fig. 4-a and 4-b, the driving reverse hook guide wheel set 2-3 comprises a driving reverse hook guide frame 4-1, a driving guide wheel set 4-2, a driving reverse hook wheel set 4-3, a guide wheel set mounting shaft 4-4 and a reverse hook wheel set mounting shaft 4-5. As shown in FIGS. 5-a and 5-b, the flexibility adjusting mechanism 2-7 comprises a driving frame connecting lug plate 5-1, a disc spring round nut 5-2, a disc spring 5-3, a self-lubricating sliding bearing 5-4 and a disc spring shaft 5-5. As shown in FIG. 6, the rigid-flexible conversion mechanism 2 comprises an electric cylinder 6-1, an electric cylinder mounting seat 6-2, an electric cylinder joint 6-3, an electric cylinder moving plate 6-4 and a clamping plate 6-5. As shown in fig. 7, the pin gear mechanism 4 includes a pin gear seat 7-1 and a pin gear 7-2.
Flexible drive and rigid drive (rigid-flexible switching) principle of the present embodiment:
rigid driving principle: as shown in figure 8-a, before the driving trolley 1 is started, the electric cylinder 6-1 in the rigid-flexible conversion mechanism 2 extends to drive the clamping plate 6-5 to move downwards through the electric cylinder connector 6-3 and the electric cylinder moving plate 6-4. The disc spring shaft 5-5 in the flexible adjusting mechanism 2-7 is provided with a clamping groove, when the clamping plate 6-5 in the rigid-flexible converting mechanism 2 is inserted into the clamping groove on the disc spring shaft 5-5 in the flexible adjusting mechanism 2-7, the disc spring shaft 5-5 and the driving frame 2-1 do not move relatively, and the driving system is in a rigid driving state. The driving trolley 1 is started, and the pin wheels 2-6 are driven to move along the pin tooth 7-2 system 4 through the driving motors 2-4 and the driving shafts 2-5. When the driving trolley 1 reaches the set position and stops, the driving motor 2-4 stops rotating and is locked at the set position through the meshing of the pin wheel 2-6 and the pin tooth 7-2.
Flexible driving principle: as shown in fig. 8-b, the electric cylinder 6-1 in the rigid-flexible conversion mechanism 2 contracts, the electric cylinder connector 6-3 and the electric cylinder movable plate 6-4 drive the snap-gauge 6-5 plate to move upwards, after the electric cylinder finishes contracting, the snap-gauge 6-5 in the rigid-flexible conversion mechanism 2 is pulled out from the clamping groove on the disc spring shaft 5-5 in the flexible adjustment mechanism 2-7, and as a plurality of groups of disc springs 5-3 are arranged between the disc spring shaft 5-5 and the driving frame, the disc spring shaft 5-5 and the driving frame 2-1 can move relatively, and the driving system is in a flexible driving state. As the disk spring 5-3 is pre-stressed during assembly, rigidity in the moving direction can be provided for the driving trolley 1, and meshing locking of the pin wheel 2-6 and the pin teeth 7-2 is realized. When earthquake occurs, the earthquake load far exceeds the yield strength of the pin wheel pin teeth, and the flexible adjusting mechanism 2-7 is provided with the disc spring 5-3 structure which can reciprocate and slightly move along the pin tooth mechanism 4, so that the pin wheel 2-6 and the pin teeth 7-2 are meshed into flexible meshing, and the pin wheel 2-6 and the pin teeth 7-2 are prevented from being damaged by the earthquake load.
The above description is provided for the purpose of further elaboration of the technical solutions provided in connection with the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and it should not be understood that the embodiments of the present invention are limited to the above description, and it should be understood that various simple deductions or substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and all such alternatives are included in the scope of the present invention.
The above description is provided for the purpose of further elaboration of the technical solutions provided in connection with the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and it should not be understood that the embodiments of the present invention are limited to the above description, and it should be understood that various simple deductions or substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and all such alternatives are included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a hard and soft conversion self-adaptation actuating system of room lid opens and shuts which characterized in that: the device comprises a track mechanism, a pin tooth mechanism arranged on the track mechanism, a driving trolley which is arranged on the track mechanism and is matched with pin teeth of the pin tooth mechanism, a flexible adjusting mechanism arranged on the driving trolley, and a rigid-flexible switching mechanism which is detachably matched with the flexible adjusting mechanism;
the driving trolley comprises a driving frame, a driving trolley wheel set arranged at the bottom of the driving frame, a driving shaft arranged on the driving frame, a driving motor connected with the driving shaft and a pin wheel arranged on the driving shaft;
the rigid-flexible switching mechanism is fixed on the driving frame and is clamped with or separated from the flexible adjusting mechanism to realize the relative fixation of the flexible adjusting structure and the driving frame or realize the relative movement of the flexible adjusting structure and the driving frame;
the rigid-flexible switching mechanism comprises an electric cylinder mounting seat fixed at the top of the driving frame, an electric cylinder mounted on the electric cylinder mounting seat, an electric cylinder movable plate mounted below the electric cylinder mounting seat, an electric cylinder joint arranged on the electric cylinder movable plate and connected with the electric cylinder, and a clamping plate mounted on the electric cylinder movable plate and extending into the driving frame, wherein the clamping plate is clamped or separated with the flexible adjusting mechanism through an extending cylinder or a retracting cylinder of the electric cylinder.
2. The rigid-flexible switching adaptive drive system of a retractable roof as recited in claim 1, wherein: the flexible adjusting mechanism comprises a disc spring shaft penetrating through the driving frame, disc springs sleeved at two ends of the disc spring shaft and connecting lug plates arranged at two ends of the disc spring shaft; the clamping plate is clamped with or separated from the disc spring shaft.
3. The rigid-flexible switching adaptive drive system of a retractable roof as recited in claim 2, wherein: the two ends of the disc spring shaft are further sleeved with a self-lubricating sliding bearing close to the driving frame and a disc spring round nut far away from the driving frame, and the disc spring is installed between the self-lubricating sliding bearing and the disc spring round nut.
4. The rigid-flexible conversion adaptive driving system of a retractable roof as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the disc spring shaft is provided with a clamping groove, and the bottom of the clamping plate is provided with an arc matched with the clamping groove.
5. The rigid-flexible switching adaptive drive system of a retractable roof as recited in claim 1, wherein: the driving wheel group comprises a wheel shaft, wheels arranged on the wheel shaft, bearing retainer rings sleeved on the wheel shaft and positioned on two sides of the wheels, wheel end covers arranged on the bearing retainer rings and positioned on two sides of the wheels, and wheel cover plates arranged at two ends of the wheel shaft.
6. The rigid-flexible conversion adaptive driving system of a retractable roof as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the driving trolley further comprises a driving reverse hook guide wheel set arranged on two sides of the driving frame and matched with the track mechanism in a sliding manner.
7. The rigid-flexible conversion adaptive driving system of a retractable roof as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the whole track mechanism is of a box-type structure, and a small box-type beam is arranged on each of two sides of the track mechanism; the driving reverse hook guide wheel set comprises a driving reverse hook guide frame fixed with the driving frame, a driving guide wheel set fixed with the driving reverse hook guide frame and a driving reverse hook wheel set fixed with the driving reverse hook guide frame and positioned below the driving guide wheel set; the driving guide wheel set slides on the side surface of the small box-shaped beam, and the driving reverse hook wheel set slides on the bottom surface of the small box-shaped beam.
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