CN113586663B - Be used for mining machinery installation base - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses an installation base for mining machinery, which comprises a base, two groups of fixed supports, two groups of hydraulic telescopic rods, a first supporting plate, a vertical damping spring, a second supporting plate, a third supporting plate and a horizontal damping component, wherein the fixed supports are arranged on one group of bases, the hydraulic telescopic rods are arranged on the other group of bases, the first supporting plate is arranged on the fixed supports and the hydraulic telescopic rods, the vertical damping spring is arranged on the first supporting plate, the second supporting plate is arranged on the vertical damping spring, the horizontal damping component is arranged on the second supporting plate, and the horizontal damping component comprises a fixed cylinder, a transverse damping spring, a limiting pin, a pressing pin, a U-shaped plate, a square sleeve, a connecting rod and a supporting rod. The invention relates to the technical field of mining operation, and particularly provides a mining machinery mounting base capable of keeping the levelness of mining machinery and having a function of relieving horizontal vibration.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of mining operation, in particular to a mounting base for mining machinery.
Background
Mining machines are machines that are directly used for operations such as mineral mining and beneficiation. Including mining and mineral processing machinery, in mining operations, automated machines or devices can be operated or controlled automatically according to prescribed programs or instructions without human intervention, thereby freeing people from heavy manual labor, partial mental labor, and harsh, hazardous working environments. In order to meet the operational requirements of mining equipment, mining machinery is often placed on the mounting base, but it is difficult to maintain the level of the mining machinery due to the uneven ground level of the mine. Meanwhile, the mining machinery inevitably generates vibration during operation, and although the conventional mining machinery mounting base is provided with a vertical damping spring, the vibration in the horizontal direction cannot be buffered, so that certain potential safety hazards are caused.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the invention provides the mounting base for the mining machinery, which can keep the levelness of the mining machinery and has the function of slowing down horizontal vibration.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows: the invention relates to an installation base for mining machinery, which comprises a base, fixed supports, hydraulic telescopic rods, a first supporting plate, vertical damping springs, a second supporting plate, a third supporting plate and horizontal damping components, wherein the base is provided with two groups, the fixed supports are arranged on one group of bases, the hydraulic telescopic rods are arranged on the other group of bases, the first supporting plate is arranged on the fixed supports and the hydraulic telescopic rods, the vertical damping springs are arranged on the first supporting plate, the second supporting plate is arranged on the vertical damping springs, and the horizontal damping components are arranged on the second supporting plate.
Further, the horizontal damping component comprises a fixed cylinder, a transverse damping spring, a limiting pin, a pressing pin, a U-shaped plate, a square sleeve, a connecting rod and a supporting rod, the fixed cylinder is arranged above the second supporting plate through a supporting piece, the square sleeve is slidably sleeved on the fixed cylinder, the U-shaped plate is symmetrically arranged at two ends of the square sleeve, a transverse groove is arranged on the square sleeve, the transverse groove is communicated with the U-shaped plate and forms a sliding groove, the transverse damping spring is slidably sleeved on the fixed cylinder and is positioned in the square sleeve, the limiting pin is symmetrically arranged on the fixed cylinder and is positioned at two sides of the transverse damping spring, the limiting pin is slidably arranged in the sliding groove, the pressing pin is symmetrically arranged on the fixed cylinder and is positioned between the transverse damping spring and the limiting pin, the pressing pin is slidably arranged in the sliding groove, the supporting rod is rotatably arranged on the second supporting plate, the utility model discloses a support bar, including bracing piece, U-shaped board, connecting rod, connecting cylinder, backup pad three, the bracing piece is equipped with perpendicular groove on, U-shaped board one end is located to the connecting rod, connecting rod one end is equipped with the connecting cylinder, the connecting cylinder laminating slides and locates and erect the inslot, the backup pad is three to be rotated and is located on the bracing piece.
Furthermore, locking bolts are arranged on the base through threaded connection and are provided in two groups, one group of locking bolts is arranged at the joint of the base and the fixed support through threaded connection, and the other group of locking bolts is arranged at the joint of the base and the hydraulic telescopic rod through threaded connection.
Furthermore, the vertical damping springs are provided with a plurality of groups, each group of vertical damping springs is provided with a guide post, one end of each guide post is arranged on the first supporting plate, and the other end of each guide post is close to the second supporting plate.
Further, the horizontal shock absorption assemblies are symmetrically provided with two groups.
Furthermore, the limiting pin and the pressing pin are arranged through the fixing cylinder.
Further, the supporting rod is a hard rod.
The invention with the structure has the following beneficial effects: the setting of base, fixed stay and hydraulic telescoping rod has been passed through to this scheme, has kept the levelness of mining machinery during operation, through horizontal damper unit's setting, has alleviateed the vibrations on the horizontal direction during mining machinery operation, has avoided the potential safety hazard during mining machinery operation to a certain extent.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of a mining machine mounting base according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A of the mining machine mounting base of the present invention shown in FIG. 1;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a horizontal damping assembly used in a mining machine installation base.
The device comprises a base 1, a base 2, a locking bolt 3, a fixed support 4, a hydraulic telescopic rod 5, a first support plate 6, a vertical damping spring 7, a guide column 8, a second support plate 9, a third support plate 10, a fixed cylinder 11, a transverse damping spring 12, a limiting pin 13, a pressing pin 14, a U-shaped plate 15, a square sleeve 16, a connecting rod 17 and a support rod.
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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 accompanying 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 obtained by a person skilled in the art without making any creative effort based on the embodiments in the present invention, belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the base 1 for mounting the mining machinery comprises a base 1, two groups of fixed supports 3, two hydraulic telescopic rods 4, a first support plate 5, two vertical damping springs 6, a second support plate 8, a third support plate 9 and a horizontal damping assembly, wherein the base 1 is provided with the two groups, the fixed supports 3 are arranged on one group of the base 1, the hydraulic telescopic rods 4 are arranged on the other group of the base 1, the first support plate 5 is arranged on the fixed supports 3 and the hydraulic telescopic rods 4, the vertical damping springs 6 are arranged on the first support plate 5, the second support plate 8 is arranged on the vertical damping springs 6, and the horizontal damping assembly is arranged on the second support plate 8.
Wherein, the horizontal damping component comprises a fixed cylinder 10, a transverse damping spring 11, a limiting pin 12, a pressing pin 13, a U-shaped plate 14, a square sleeve 15, a connecting rod 16 and a supporting rod 17, the fixed cylinder 10 is arranged above the supporting plate II 8 through a supporting piece, the square sleeve 15 is sleeved on the fixed cylinder 10 in a sliding way, the U-shaped plate 14 is symmetrically arranged at two ends of the square sleeve 15, the square sleeve 15 is provided with a transverse groove which is communicated with the U-shaped plate 14 and forms a sliding groove, the transverse damping spring 11 is sleeved on the fixed cylinder 10 in a sliding way and is positioned in the square sleeve 15, the limiting pin 12 is symmetrically arranged on the fixed cylinder 10 and is positioned at two sides of the transverse damping spring 11, the limiting pin 12 is arranged in the sliding groove, the pressing pin 13 is symmetrically arranged on the fixed cylinder 10 and is positioned between the transverse damping spring 11 and the limiting pin 12, the utility model discloses a support bar, including the bracing piece 17, U-shaped plate 14 one end is located to the bracing piece 17, 14 one ends of U-shaped plate are located to the connecting rod 16, connecting rod 16 one end is equipped with the connection cylinder, the connection cylinder laminating slides and locates and erects the inslot, three 9 rotations of backup pad are located on the bracing piece 17.
The base 1 is provided with two groups of locking bolts 2 through threaded connection, the locking bolts 2 are arranged at the joint of the base 1 and the fixed support 3, one group of the locking bolts 2 are arranged at the joint of the base 1 and the fixed support 3 through threaded connection, and the other group of the locking bolts 2 are arranged at the joint of the base 1 and the hydraulic telescopic rod 4 through threaded connection. Vertical damping spring 6 is equipped with the multiunit, each group be equipped with guide post 7 in the vertical damping spring 6, guide post 7 one end is located on backup pad one 5 and the other end is close to backup pad two 8. Two groups of horizontal shock absorption assemblies are symmetrically arranged. The limiting pin 12 and the pressing pin 13 are arranged to penetrate through the fixing cylinder 10. The support rod 17 is a hard rod.
When the mounting base 1 for the mining machinery is used specifically, the mounting base 1 is placed in an operation place, the locking bolt 2 is loosened, the level gauge is arranged in the center of the third supporting plate 9, the extending height of the hydraulic telescopic rod 4 is adjusted until the third supporting plate 9 is horizontal, and the locking bolt 2 is locked. When the mining machine is placed on the third support plate 9 and is not in operation, the lateral damper spring 11 maintains a free length and both ends are simultaneously attached to the hold-down pin 13 and the side wall of the square sleeve 15. When the mining machine operates, the supporting rod 17 rotates due to transverse vibration, the connecting rod 16 is transmitted by the supporting rod 17, the U-shaped plate 14 and the square sleeve 15 are stressed by the vibration to horizontally slide relative to the fixed cylinder 10, one end of the square sleeve 15 extrudes the damping spring, and two ends of the stressed damping spring are respectively contacted with the compression pin 13 and the square sleeve 15 to buffer the vibration of the mining machine. When the vibration is too large, the U-shaped plate 14 and the square sleeve 15 press the damping spring and slide until the limit pin 12 is attached to the bottom end of the sliding groove to generate a limiting effect, so that the support rod 17 is prevented from excessively rotating to cause the third support plate 9 to excessively incline.
It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
While there have been shown and described what are at present considered the fundamental principles and essential features of the invention and its advantages, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing exemplary embodiments, but is capable of other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.
Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment may contain only a single embodiment, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should integrate the description, and the embodiments may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments understood by those skilled in the art.
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1. The utility model provides a be used for mining machinery installation base which characterized in that: the damping device comprises bases, fixed supports, hydraulic telescopic rods, a first supporting plate, vertical damping springs, a second supporting plate, a third supporting plate and a horizontal damping assembly, wherein the bases are provided with two groups, the fixed supports are arranged on one group of bases, the hydraulic telescopic rods are arranged on the other group of bases, the first supporting plate is arranged on the fixed supports and the hydraulic telescopic rods, the vertical damping springs are arranged on the first supporting plate, the second supporting plate is arranged on the vertical damping springs, and the horizontal damping assembly is arranged on the second supporting plate;
the horizontal damping component comprises a fixed cylinder, a transverse damping spring, a limiting pin, a pressing pin, a U-shaped plate, a square sleeve, a connecting rod and a supporting rod, the fixed cylinder is arranged above the second supporting plate through a supporting piece, the square sleeve is slidably sleeved on the fixed cylinder, the U-shaped plate is symmetrically arranged at two ends of the square sleeve, a transverse groove is arranged on the square sleeve and is communicated with the U-shaped plate to form a sliding groove, the transverse damping spring is slidably sleeved on the fixed cylinder and is positioned in the square sleeve, the limiting pin is symmetrically arranged on the fixed cylinder and is positioned at two sides of the transverse damping spring, the limiting pin is slidably arranged in the sliding groove, the pressing pin is symmetrically arranged on the fixed cylinder and is positioned between the transverse damping spring and the limiting pin, the pressing pin is slidably arranged in the sliding groove, and the supporting rod is rotatably arranged on the second supporting plate, the utility model discloses a support bar, including bracing piece, U-shaped board, connecting rod, connecting cylinder, backup pad three, the bracing piece is equipped with perpendicular groove on, U-shaped board one end is located to the connecting rod, connecting rod one end is equipped with the connecting cylinder, the connecting cylinder laminating slides and locates and erect the inslot, the backup pad is three to be rotated and is located on the bracing piece.
2. A mining machine mounting foot as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the hydraulic telescopic rod fixing device is characterized in that locking bolts are arranged on the base through threaded connection, two groups of locking bolts are arranged, one group of locking bolts are arranged at the joint of the base and the fixing support through threaded connection, and the other group of locking bolts are arranged at the joint of the base and the hydraulic telescopic rod through threaded connection.
3. A mining machine mounting base as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the vertical damping springs are provided with multiple groups, each group of vertical damping springs is provided with a guide post, one end of each guide post is arranged on the first supporting plate, and the other end of each guide post is close to the second supporting plate.
4. A mining machine mounting foot as claimed in claim 1, wherein: two groups of horizontal shock absorption assemblies are symmetrically arranged.
5. A mining machine mounting foot as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the limiting pin and the pressing pin penetrate through the fixing cylinder.
6. A mining machine mounting base as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the support rod is a hard rod.
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