CN113684747B - Road and bridge crack reinforcing apparatus - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to the technical field of crack reinforcement, and discloses a road and bridge crack reinforcement device which comprises a workbench, wherein wheels are arranged on one side, close to the ground, of the workbench, a stirring box is arranged on one side, far away from the ground, of the workbench, a discharge opening is formed in the bottom of the stirring box, and the road and bridge crack reinforcement device further comprises a discharge mechanism and a stirring mechanism; the stirring mechanism comprises a first fixed plate arranged on one side of the stirring box far away from the workbench, the first fixed plate is rotationally connected with a stirring shaft, and a stirring rod is arranged on one side of the stirring shaft close to the center of the stirring box; the discharging mechanism is arranged on one side, far away from the stirring box, of the workbench and comprises a first guide rod and a second guide rod which are fixedly connected with the workbench, the middle part of the first guide rod is slidably connected with a first lifting plate, and the end part of the first lifting plate is in threaded connection with the middle part of the screw rod. The road and bridge crack reinforcing device is suitable for a road and bridge crack reinforcing device, and the device can move along cracks, so that the direction of the device does not need to be additionally controlled, and the whole device is more convenient to use.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of crack reinforcement, in particular to a road and bridge crack reinforcement device.
Background
Cracks are one of the most common, most likely to occur and earliest occurring diseases of various types of road surface damage, which accompanies the whole life of the road and aggravates with the increase of road age. If the pavement is not treated in time after the pavement is cracked, the cracks are larger and larger, and normal use is also affected.
At present, a common reinforcing device fills a crack through a repairing agent, however, when a user uses the repairing agent, the repairing agent needs to be manually poured into the crack, the operation is inconvenient, and a special device needs to be designed.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a road and bridge crack reinforcing device which solves the problems in the background art.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
the road and bridge crack reinforcing device comprises a workbench, wheels are arranged on one side, close to the ground, of the workbench, a stirring box is arranged on one side, far away from the ground, of the workbench, a discharge opening is formed in the bottom of the stirring box, and the road and bridge crack reinforcing device further comprises a discharge mechanism and a stirring mechanism;
the stirring mechanism comprises a first fixed plate arranged on one side of the stirring box far away from the workbench, the first fixed plate is rotationally connected with a stirring shaft, and a stirring rod is arranged on one side of the stirring shaft close to the center of the stirring box;
the unloading mechanism is arranged on one side, far away from the stirring box, of the workbench and comprises a first guide rod and a second guide rod which are fixedly connected with the workbench, the middle part of the first guide rod is slidably connected with a first lifting plate, the end part of the first lifting plate is in threaded connection with the middle part of a screw rod, the end part of the screw rod is rotationally connected with the workbench, the middle part of the second guide rod is slidably connected with a second lifting plate matched with the first lifting plate, one side, close to the workbench, of the second lifting plate is provided with a third guide rod which is slidably connected with the workbench, one side, close to the ground, of the third guide rod is provided with a second fixing plate, the end part of the second fixing plate is provided with a plug matched with a discharging opening, and one side, close to the ground, of the second fixing plate is provided with a limiting wheel.
As a preferable technical scheme of the invention, the plug is made of rubber.
As a preferable technical scheme of the invention, two sides of the workbench are provided with second bearings which are rotationally connected with second rotating shafts, and the end parts of the second rotating shafts are coaxially connected with wheels.
As a preferable technical scheme of the invention, the side wall of the stirring box is provided with a first bearing seat, the first bearing seat is rotationally connected with a first rotating shaft, one end of the first rotating shaft, which is far away from the workbench, is provided with a first belt wheel, the first belt wheel is connected with a second belt wheel through a belt, and the second belt wheel is fixedly connected with the end part of the stirring shaft.
As a preferable technical scheme of the invention, one end of the first rotating shaft, which is close to the ground, is provided with a third bevel gear, the third bevel gear is connected with a fourth bevel gear in a meshed manner, and the fourth bevel gear is fixedly connected with the second rotating shaft.
As a preferable technical scheme of the invention, the workbench is provided with a driving motor, an output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly connected with a first bevel gear, the first bevel gear is in meshed connection with a second bevel gear, and the second bevel gear is fixedly connected with a first rotating shaft.
As a preferable technical scheme of the invention, a limiting plate is arranged on one side of the second guide rod far away from the workbench, and a spring is arranged between the limiting plate and the second lifting plate.
The invention has the following advantages:
the device is suitable for a road and bridge crack reinforcing device, and the limit wheel capable of moving up and down is arranged on the left side of the device to drive the plug to move, so that the device can adjust the outflow quantity of the reinforcing agent in real time according to the depth of a crack, and the limit wheel is always clamped in the crack, so that the device can move along the crack, the direction of the device does not need to be additionally controlled, and the whole device is more convenient to use.
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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 that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the invention, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a road and bridge crack reinforcing apparatus.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the inside of a stirring tank in the road and bridge crack reinforcing device.
Fig. 3 is a front view of fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the bottom of the workbench in the road and bridge crack reinforcing device.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a discharging mechanism in a road and bridge crack reinforcing device.
Fig. 6 is a front view of fig. 5.
In the figure: 1. a work table; 2. a discharging mechanism; 3. a stirring mechanism; 4. a driving motor; 5. a first bevel gear; 6. a first rotating shaft; 7. a second bevel gear; 8. a first bearing seat; 9. a first pulley; 10. a belt; 11. a second pulley; 12. a stirring shaft; 13. a first fixing plate; 14. a stirring rod; 15. a wheel; 16. a second rotating shaft; 17. a second bearing seat; 18. a fourth bevel gear; 19. a third bevel gear; 20. a stirring tank; 21. a screw rod; 22. a first lifting plate; 23. a first guide bar; 24. a second lifting plate; 25. a second guide bar; 26. a spring; 27. a limiting plate; 28. a third guide bar; 29. a second fixing plate; 30. a limiting wheel; 31. a plug; 32. and a discharge port.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.
In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1-6, a road and bridge crack reinforcing device comprises a workbench 1, wheels 15 are arranged on one side, close to the ground, of the workbench 1, the wheels 15 are arranged on the left side and the right side of the lower surface of the workbench 1, the whole device can move through the wheels 15, a stirring box 20 is arranged on one side, away from the ground, of the workbench 1, a discharge opening 32 is formed in the bottom of the stirring box 20, a stirring box 20 is arranged on the right side of the upper surface of the workbench 1, a discharge opening 32 is formed in the left side of the bottom of the stirring box 20, and the road and bridge crack reinforcing device further comprises a discharge mechanism 2 and a stirring mechanism 3;
the stirring mechanism 3 comprises a first fixed plate 13 arranged on one side of the stirring box 20 far away from the workbench 1, the first fixed plate 13 is rotatably connected with a stirring shaft 12, and one side of the stirring shaft 12 close to the center of the stirring box 20 is provided with a stirring rod 14;
the unloading mechanism 2 is arranged on one side, far away from the stirring tank 20, of the workbench 1 and comprises a first guide rod 23 and a second guide rod 25 which are fixedly connected with the workbench 1, the middle part of the first guide rod 23 is slidably connected with a first lifting plate 22, the end part of the first lifting plate 22 is in threaded connection with the middle part of a screw rod 21, the end part of the screw rod 21 is rotatably connected with the workbench 1, the middle part of the second guide rod 25 is slidably connected with a second lifting plate 24 matched with the first lifting plate 22, the second lifting plate 24 is arranged above the first lifting plate 22, a third guide rod 28 which is slidably connected with the workbench 1 is arranged on one side, close to the ground, of the second lifting plate 24, a second fixing plate 29 is arranged on one side, close to the ground, of the third guide rod 28, a plug 31 matched with the unloading opening 32 is arranged on the end part of the second fixing plate 29, the plug 31 is made of a rubber material, the plug 31 and the unloading opening 32 can be combined more tightly, so that the plug 31 is sealed to the unloading opening 32 through the plug 31, and a limit wheel 30 is arranged on one side, close to the ground, close to the second fixing plate 29.
In one case of the present embodiment, two sides of the table 1 are provided with second bearings 17, the second bearings 17 are rotatably connected with second rotating shafts 16, and ends of the second rotating shafts 16 are coaxially connected with wheels 15. The lateral wall of agitator tank 20 is equipped with first bearing frame 8, and first bearing frame 8 rotates and connects first pivot 6, and the one end that workstation 1 was kept away from to first pivot 6 is equipped with first band pulley 9, and second band pulley 11 is connected through belt 10 to first band pulley 9, and the tip of second band pulley 11 fixed connection (mixing) shaft 12. A third bevel gear 19 is arranged at one end of the first rotating shaft 6 close to the ground, the third bevel gear 19 is in meshed connection with a fourth bevel gear 18, and the fourth bevel gear 18 is fixedly connected with the second rotating shaft 16. The workbench 1 is provided with a driving motor 4, an output shaft of the driving motor 4 is fixedly connected with a first bevel gear 5, the first bevel gear 5 is in meshed connection with a second bevel gear 7, and the second bevel gear 7 is fixedly connected with a first rotating shaft 6. Can drive first pivot 6 rotation through driving motor 4, first pivot 6 drives (mixing) shaft 12 through belt drive and rotates, and first pivot 6 drives wheel 15 through gear engagement simultaneously and rotates to for first pivot 6 pivoted stability, connect workstation 1 with the below rotation of first pivot 6, make the upper and lower both sides of first pivot 6 all by stable restriction.
In one case of the present embodiment, a limiting plate 27 is disposed on a side of the second guide rod 25 away from the table 1, and a spring 26 is disposed between the limiting plate 27 and the second lifting plate 24. The spring 26 is in a compressed state, and in a normal state, the second lifting plate 24 and the second fixing plate 29 can move along the third guide rod 28 under the action of gravity, but after the device works for a period of time, the friction force between the third guide rod 28 and the workbench 1 is increased, and in order to better push the third guide rod 28 downwards, the spring 26 can be arranged above the second guide rod 25, and the third guide rod 28 is pushed to move downwards by the elastic force of the spring 26.
In the implementation process of the embodiment, the screw rod 21 is rotated first, the screw rod 21 drives the first lifting plate 22 to move upwards, the first lifting plate 22 pushes the second lifting plate 24 to move upwards, so that the second fixing plate 29 moves upwards, the plug 31 is inserted into the discharge opening 32, so that the discharge opening 32 is blocked, a certain amount of reinforcing agent can be added into the stirring box 20 at the moment, the driving motor 4 is started, the driving motor 4 drives the first rotating shaft 6 to rotate through the first bevel gear 5 and the second bevel gear 7 which are connected in a meshed manner, the first rotating shaft 6 drives the second rotating shaft 16 to rotate through the third bevel gear 19 and the fourth bevel gear 18 which are connected in a meshed manner, the whole device starts to move, and the first rotating shaft 6 drives the stirring rod 14 to rotate through belt transmission, so that the stirring rod 14 always carries out stirring treatment on the inside of the stirring box 20 in the moving process of the device, and the reinforcing agent is prevented from being solidified.
After the device moves to the position where the crack is required to be reinforced, the limit wheel 30 is aligned to the crack, at the moment, the screw rod 21 can be reversely rotated, the screw rod 21 drives the first lifting plate 22 to move downwards, the first lifting plate 22 is separated from the second lifting plate 24, at the moment, the second fixing plate 29 moves downwards under the action of the spring 26 and gravity, the limit wheel 30 is sunk into the crack, at the moment, the plug 31 is separated from the discharge opening 32, the reinforcing agent flows out through the discharge opening 32 and falls into the crack, so that the reinforcement treatment of the crack is realized, in the moving process, the descending height of the plug 31, namely the opening size of the discharge opening 32, can be adjusted in real time, the flow rate of the reinforcing agent flowing out can be changed, and at the same time, the descending maximum height of the plug 31 can be freely adjusted by adjusting the height of the first lifting plate 22, namely the maximum quantity of the reinforcing agent flowing out can also be adjusted, so that different use requirements can be met.
The invention is suitable for a road and bridge crack reinforcing device, and the limit wheel 30 which can move up and down is arranged on the left side of the device to drive the plug 31 to move, so that the device can adjust the outflow quantity of the reinforcing agent in real time according to the depth of a crack, and the limit wheel 30 is always clamped in the crack, so that the device can move along the crack, the direction of the device does not need to be additionally controlled, and the whole device is more convenient to use.
It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present invention may be embodied in 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.
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1. The road and bridge crack reinforcing device comprises a workbench, wheels are arranged on one side, close to the ground, of the workbench, a stirring box is arranged on one side, far away from the ground, of the workbench, and a discharge opening is formed in the bottom of the stirring box, and the road and bridge crack reinforcing device is characterized by further comprising a discharge mechanism and a stirring mechanism;
the stirring mechanism comprises a first fixed plate arranged on one side of the stirring box far away from the workbench, the first fixed plate is rotationally connected with a stirring shaft, and a stirring rod is arranged on one side of the stirring shaft close to the center of the stirring box;
the discharging mechanism is arranged on one side, far away from the stirring box, of the workbench and comprises a first guide rod and a second guide rod which are fixedly connected with the workbench, the middle part of the first guide rod is slidably connected with a first lifting plate, the end part of the first guide rod is in threaded connection with the middle part of a screw rod, the end part of the screw rod is rotationally connected with the workbench, the middle part of the second guide rod is slidably connected with a second lifting plate matched with the first lifting plate, the second lifting plate is arranged above the first lifting plate, a third guide rod which is slidably connected with the workbench is arranged on one side, close to the workbench, of the second lifting plate, a second fixing plate is arranged on one side, close to the ground, of the second fixing plate, a limit wheel is arranged on one side, far away from the workbench, of the second guide rod, a limit plate is arranged between the limit plate and the second lifting plate, the descending height of the limit plate is the opening size of the discharge opening, and the flow of the reinforcing agent is changed.
2. The road and bridge crack reinforcing device according to claim 1, wherein the plugs are made of rubber.
3. The road and bridge crack reinforcing device according to claim 1, wherein second bearings are arranged on two sides of the workbench, the second bearings are rotatably connected with second rotating shafts, and the end parts of the second rotating shafts are coaxially connected with wheels.
4. The road and bridge crack reinforcing device according to claim 1, wherein a first bearing seat is arranged on the side wall of the stirring box and is rotationally connected with a first rotating shaft, a first belt wheel is arranged at one end, far away from the workbench, of the first rotating shaft, the first belt wheel is connected with a second belt wheel through a belt, and the second belt wheel is fixedly connected with the end part of the stirring shaft.
5. The road and bridge crack reinforcing device according to claim 4, wherein a third bevel gear is arranged at one end of the first rotating shaft close to the ground, the third bevel gear is in meshed connection with a fourth bevel gear, and the fourth bevel gear is fixedly connected with the second rotating shaft.
6. The road and bridge crack reinforcing device according to claim 4, wherein the workbench is provided with a driving motor, an output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly connected with a first bevel gear, the first bevel gear is meshed with a second bevel gear, and the second bevel gear is fixedly connected with the first rotating shaft.
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