CN205175868U - Calibrating device of pitch penetrometer - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a calibrating device of pitch penetrometer and method, whether the calibration technique who overcomes the pitch penetrometer among the prior art can't trigger simultaneously displacement measurement device and timing device and carry out the defect of calibrating. This calibrating device includes: the slide rail of setting on the base platform, install the wedge slider on the slide rail, the distancer of finding range is carried out in slip on the slide rail to the wedge slider, and automatic timer's time -recorder is carried out in the slip on the slide rail to the wedge slider. The utility model discloses calibrating device of pitch penetrometer adopts the integrated measuring technique of embedded multichannel, calibrates when having realized displacement measurement device and timing device, has guaranteed from the principle that the pitch penetrometer can truly reflect the density of pitch, has overcome present calibrating device of pitch penetrometer's natural defect.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to the collimation technique of instrument and equipment, particularly relates to a kind of calibrating installation of bitumen needle forcemeter.
Background technology
Asphalt Penetration is one of pitch primary quality measure, reflects the rheological property of pitch, represents the index of pitch soft or hard degree and denseness.The measuring method that pen. specifies according to national standard " Asphalt Penetration determination method " (GBT4509-2010) measures, represent, with 0.1 millimeter (mm) for unit in a constant load, temperature, the degree of depth that in the time, direct puncture enters bitumen samples with standard pin.
Bitumen needle forcemeter is the key instrument of surveyingpin in-degree.Bitumen needle forcemeter is applicable to the pen. measuring the distillation of bi tumenf orr oad, polymer modified asphalt pen. and liquid petroleum pitch or the rear residue of emulsified asphalt evaporation.Bitumen needle forcemeter mainly comprises displacement measuring device and time set etc.In the time interval that displacement measuring device reads as the perpendicular displacement of pin connecting rod and time set, be the important indicator that Asphalt Penetration is measured, the measured value of these two indexs accurately just can guarantee that penetration number is reliable.
Part bitumen needle forcemeter, by solving the modes such as the calibration of displacement measuring device and time set respectively, guarantees the accuracy of measured value.But part bitumen needle forcemeter can not triggering timing device in time while displacement measuring device starts, and there is the phenomenon of time set startup hysteresis.The time interval that this part bitumen needle forcemeter records is inaccurate, thus penetration number is also inaccurate.
When utilizing determinator to measure bitumen needle forcemeter, first slowly put down pin connecting rod, leave behind when making needle point just touch sample surperficial the bar alive of penetrometer, the bar that makes to live contacts with pin connecting rod top, the dial reading nulling now on adjustment penetrometer or zero.Discharge pin connecting rod fast at the appointed time, start stopwatch or time set simultaneously, make standard pin free-falling penetrate in bitumen samples, to the stipulated time, standard pin is stopped mobile.Again leave behind bar alive, the bar that makes to live contacts with pin connecting rod top, and now the reading of hand of dial is the pen. of sample.
Inventor of the present utility model, when studying prior art, finds that prior art exists the following deficiency.
Whether prior art, to the calibration of bitumen needle forcemeter, only can separately be calibrated displacement measuring device and time set, but cannot trigger displacement measuring device and time set simultaneously calibrate.That is, the calibration of existing bitumen needle forcemeter can not guarantee that bitumen needle forcemeter time set while pin connecting rod starts landing starts timing.This just easily causes the landing of pin connecting rod and the timing of time set and asynchronous, and thus the measured value of Asphalt Penetration is still not accurate enough, can not reflect the denseness of pitch truly.Therefore, the calibrating installation of existing bitumen needle forcemeter also exists intrinsic natural defect.
Utility model content
Technical problem to be solved in the utility model is whether the collimation technique in order to overcome bitumen needle forcemeter of the prior art cannot trigger the defect of calibrating to displacement measuring device and time set simultaneously.
The utility model provide firstly a kind of calibrating installation of bitumen needle forcemeter, and for calibrating bitumen needle forcemeter, this bitumen needle forcemeter includes base platform, it is characterized in that, this calibrating installation comprises: horizontally disposed slide rail; Be arranged on the wedge block on described slide rail; To the stadimeter that the slip of described wedge block on described slide rail is found range; And the described slip of described wedge block on described slide rail is carried out to the timer of self-clocking.
Preferably, this device comprises: display, shows the sliding distance of described wedge block on described slide rail that described stadia surveying obtains, and/or the sliding time of described wedge block on described slide rail of described timer record.
Preferably, described wedge block is positioned at the below of the pin connecting rod of described bitumen needle forcemeter, and the inclined-plane of described wedge block is towards described pin connecting rod.
Preferably, this device comprises: comparer, according to default corresponding relation, in the sliding distance of the described wedge block obtained described stadia surveying on described slide rail and described bitumen needle forcemeter, the displacement of the described pin connecting rod that displacement measuring device is measured compares.
Preferably, described comparer compares the traveling time of the described pin connecting rod of time set record in the sliding time of the described wedge block of described timer record on described slide rail and described bitumen needle forcemeter.
Preferably, described stadimeter is arranged on the side of described wedge block or the below of described wedge block.
Preferably, described slide rail is adjustable flat slide rail and/or band Damping sliding rail.
Compared with prior art, the calibrating installation of the bitumen needle forcemeter of the utility model embodiment adopts embedded type multichannel integral measuring technology, calibrate while achieving displacement measuring device and time set, ensure that bitumen needle forcemeter truly can reflect the denseness of pitch from principle, overcome the natural defect of the calibrating installation of existing bitumen needle forcemeter.The calibrating installation of the bitumen needle forcemeter of the utility model embodiment adopts display, intuitively shows corresponding relation and the penetration measurement result of displacement and time in real time, improves the visual of calibration process, improve the practicality of calibrating installation.The calibrating installation of the bitumen needle forcemeter of the utility model embodiment utilizes wedge block to convert the perpendicular displacement of pin connecting rod to horizontal shift, effectively prevent the possibility of the collsion damage between pin connecting rod and base.The calibrating installation of the bitumen needle forcemeter of the utility model embodiment utilizes Damping sliding rail, slow down the speed of pin connecting rod freely falling body, the distance test of displacement measuring device is more easily captured, further increases the accuracy of calibration.
Other features and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in the following description, and, partly become apparent from instructions, or understand by implementing the technical solution of the utility model.The purpose of this utility model and other advantages realize by structure specifically noted in instructions, claims and accompanying drawing and/or flow process and obtain.
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Accompanying drawing is used to provide the further understanding to the technical solution of the utility model or prior art, and forms a part for instructions.Wherein, accompanying drawing and the embodiment of the present utility model of expressing the utility model embodiment are used from explanation the technical solution of the utility model, but do not form the restriction to technical solutions of the utility model.
Fig. 1 is the organigram of the calibrating installation of the bitumen needle forcemeter of the utility model embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the organigram of the calibrating installation of the bitumen needle forcemeter of another embodiment of the utility model.
Fig. 3 is the organigram of the utility model calibrating installation of the bitumen needle forcemeter of an embodiment again.
Fig. 4 is the schematic flow sheet of calibrating installation when calibrating of the bitumen needle forcemeter of the utility model embodiment.
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Describe embodiment of the present utility model in detail below with reference to drawings and Examples, to the utility model, how application technology means solve technical matters whereby, and the implementation procedure reaching relevant art effect can fully understand and implement according to this.Each feature in the utility model embodiment and embodiment, can be combined with each other under prerequisite of not conflicting mutually, the technical scheme formed is all within protection domain of the present utility model.
People of the present utility model, when studying prior art, also finds the collimation technique of existing bitumen needle forcemeter, can not show the test data of displacement measuring device and time set in real time intuitively.Further, in the process of calibrate displacement measuring device, namely the moment pin connecting rod that gauge block is removed starts the movement of falling object, and this process also easily causes the collsion damage between pin connecting rod and base.
From 2006, relevant regulation is had to the calibration of bitumen needle forcemeter, in JJG (traffic) 067-2006 " bi tumenf orr oad pen. experiment instrument ", defines the calibrating of bitumen needle forcemeter displacement measuring device and the calibrating of timed unit.Sum up the implementation of prior art, mainly comprise the calibration to displacement measuring device and the calibration to time set.
In the calibration process of displacement measuring device, visual inspection scale division value, base platform is adjusted to horizontality, the gauge block that placement one is suitable on base platform is as measuring basis, between pin connecting rod and benchmark gauge block, put into the gauge blocks such as 1.00mm, 5.00mm, 10.00mm, 20.00mm, 40.00mm five kinds respectively, press pin connecting rod release-push, gauge block is freely fallen, displacement indicating value respectively shown by recorded bit measuring system, the limits of error of displacement calculating indicating value and Gauge Block Length.
In the calibration process of time set, time error of indication Stopwatch Calibration instrument carries out 60 seconds (s) and measures.While during startup Stopwatch Calibration instrument, start timekeeping system, record the Stopwatch Calibration instrument time when timekeeping system reaches 60s, calculate the time of pitch true in-degree instrument time set display and the error of indication of Stopwatch Calibration instrument standard time.
As shown in Figure 1, the calibrating installation of the utility model bitumen needle forcemeter, be mainly used in calibrating bitumen needle forcemeter 100, this bitumen needle forcemeter 100 mainly includes pin connecting rod 110, base platform 120, and this calibrating installation mainly includes the slide rail 10 be flatly arranged on base platform 120, to be arranged on slide rail 10 wedge block 20 that can carry out sliding along slide rail, the stadimeter 30 of finding range to the slip of wedge block 20, the timer (not shown) of the slip of wedge block 20 being carried out to self-clocking.Wedge block 20 is positioned at the below of pin connecting rod 110, and the inclined-plane on wedge block 20 is towards pin connecting rod 110.The end of the pin connecting rod 110 on bitumen needle forcemeter 100 is against on the inclined-plane of wedge block 20.When bitumen needle forcemeter 100 discharges pin connecting rod 110, pin connecting rod 110 will drop downwards under gravity.And the end of pin connecting rod 110 is against on the inclined-plane of wedge block 20, wedge block 20 will be promoted when therefore pin connecting rod 110 moves downward in the enterprising line slip of slide rail 10.Stadimeter 30, by finding range to the slip of wedge block 20, just can obtain the displacement of wedge block 20.Timer, by carrying out timing to the slip of wedge block 20, just can obtain the traveling time of wedge block 20.It should be noted that, bitumen needle forcemeter 100 discharges pin connecting rod 110 until pin connecting rod 110 stops mobile, the displacement measuring device on penetrometer 100 carries out synchronous displacement measurement, and the time set on penetrometer 100 carries out synchronous time interocclusal record.
By comparing the corresponding relation between the displacement of the wedge block 20 that stadimeter 30 measurement obtains and pin connecting rod 110 dropping distance, the order of accuarcy of penetrometer 100 top offset measurement mechanism just can be obtained.By the time that the time set compared on the traveling time of the self registering wedge block 20 of timer and penetrometer 100 records, the order of accuarcy of time set on penetrometer 100 just can be obtained.And, due to the stadimeter 30 on calibrating installation and timer, all move forward into line item automatically to slide block 20, therefore measuring by comparing stadimeter 30 displacement of wedge block 20 and the traveling time of the self registering wedge block 20 of timer that obtain, penetrometer 100 top offset measurement mechanism and the time set synchronism in response to the whereabouts of pin connecting rod 110 can also be obtained.
The embodiment of calibrating installation of the present utility model, can also comprise comparer.This comparer is according to the corresponding relation between the wedge block displacement in the horizontal direction preset and the displacement of pin connecting rod on gravity direction, and displacement stadimeter 30 being measured to the pin connecting rod 110 that displacement measuring device is measured in sliding distance on slide rail 10 of the wedge block 20 that obtains and bitumen needle forcemeter 100 compares.This preset corresponding relation, can according to the inclined-plane of wedge block 20 row with respect to the horizontal plane between angle calculation obtain.In the sliding time of the wedge block 20 that this comparer also records timer on slide rail 10 and bitumen needle forcemeter 100, the traveling time of the pin connecting rod 110 of time set record compares.
As shown in Figure 2, in another embodiment of calibrating installation of the present utility model, this calibrating installation also comprises display 40.Display 40 is connected with stadimeter 30 and time set, the sliding time of the wedge block 20 that the sliding distance of the wedge block 20 of display measured by stadimeter 30 and time set record.
The sliding distance of the wedge block 20 of display measured by stadimeter 30, and show the sliding time of the wedge block 20 that time set records, different displays can be adopted show, such as display shows the sliding distance of the wedge block 20 measured by stadimeter 30 specially, and another display shows the sliding time of the wedge block 20 that time set records specially.And display, except client is independently arranged, can also combine with stadimeter 30, time set etc.Such as, stadimeter 30 has Presentation Function, independently can show the sliding distance of the wedge block 20 measured by stadimeter 30; And time set also has Presentation Function, the sliding time of the wedge block 20 measured by time set independently can be shown.This situation, is equivalent to display 40 and is partially integrated on stadimeter 30 and time set.
As shown in Figure 1, stadimeter 30 is arranged on the side of slide rail 10, is also positioned at the side of wedge block 20 simultaneously.This setup, can measure the row distance that moves forward into of wedge block 20 in side.As shown in Figure 3, in another embodiment of the present utility model, stadimeter 31 is arranged on the below of slide rail 10, and meanwhile, stadimeter 30 is also positioned at the below of wedge block 20.This setup, can measure the row distance that moves forward into of wedge block 20 in below.
It should be noted that, in embodiment illustrated in fig. 3, with embodiment illustrated in fig. 2 in the structure of identical structure and/or function or parts, adopt identical Reference numeral to show.
In embodiment of the present utility model, slide rail 10 is adjustable flat slide rail.Like this, when the base platform 120 of penetrometer 100 is out-of-level, can adjust the horizontality of slide rail, ensure that the corresponding relation that penetrometer motion under gravity and wedge block 20 slide in the horizontal direction is accurately.
In embodiment of the present utility model, slide rail 10 is band Damping sliding rail.Like this, the sliding speed of wedge block 20 on slide rail 10 can be limited, thus indirectly limit penetrometer movement velocity under gravity.
When utilizing the calibrating installation of the utility model embodiment to calibrate bitumen needle forcemeter, the first base platform 120 of leveling bitumen needle forcemeter.Then be positioned on base platform 120 by adjustable flat band Damping sliding rail, and carry out Level tune to adjustable flat band Damping sliding rail, guarantee wedge block 20 is follow-up is flatly in the enterprising line slip of adjustable flat band Damping sliding rail.Then, wedge block 20 is positioned on adjustable flat band Damping sliding rail.After instrument such as startup stadimeter and timer etc., the end of the pin connecting rod on penetrometer is placed on the inclined-plane of wedge block 20 on the position on top, just can carries out the calibration of penetrometer.
After being unclamped by the pin connecting rod on penetrometer, pin connecting rod can move under gravity straight down, thus promotion wedge block 20 slides at adjustable flat band Damping sliding rail.Meanwhile, stadimeter and timer, will automatically to wedge block 20 the slip of adjustable flat band Damping sliding rail carry out range observation and time interocclusal record.
When pin connecting rod stops moving downward, wedge block 20 will stop at the slip on adjustable flat band Damping sliding rail.Meanwhile, stadimeter and timer, will automatically stop to wedge block 20 the slip of adjustable flat band Damping sliding rail carry out range observation and time interocclusal record.
By the record of stadimeter and timer, the Distance geometry time of wedge block 20 in the slip of adjustable flat band Damping sliding rail can be obtained respectively.
After the pin connecting rod on penetrometer is unclamped, displacement measuring device on penetrometer equally also can carry out displacement measurement to the motion of pin connecting rod in the vertical direction, meanwhile, the interocclusal record when time set on penetrometer equally also can carry out the motion of pin connecting rod in the vertical direction.
By the stadimeter on comparison calibration device and recorded the separately displacement of penetrometer top offset measurement mechanism, just can the displacement measuring device on penetrometer be calibrated.In like manner, by the timer on comparison calibration device and recorded the separately time of the time set on penetrometer, just can the time set on penetrometer be calibrated.
The calibrating installation of the utility model embodiment, adopts embedded type multichannel integral measuring technology, and calibration while achieving displacement measuring device on penetrometer and time set, ensure that the accuracy of bitumen needle forcemeter test result.The calibrating installation of the utility model embodiment, adopts display intuitively to show displacement and the synchronized relation of slider displacement and time of slide block in real time, the measurement result of all right show needle in-degree directly perceived.
The calibrating installation of the bitumen needle forcemeter of the utility model embodiment, can calibrate bitumen needle forcemeter, and this bitumen needle forcemeter includes pin connecting rod and base platform.As shown in Figure 4, the method utilizing this calibrating installation to calibrate penetrometer, mainly comprises the steps.
Step S410, is placed horizontally at slide rail on the base platform of bitumen needle forcemeter.
Step S420, is placed on wedge block on this slide rail.
Step S430, is placed on the end of the pin connecting rod of bitumen needle forcemeter on the inclined-plane of this wedge block.
Step S440, when unclamping the pin connecting rod of bitumen needle forcemeter, automatically to the slip of wedge block on slide rail carry out range observation and time interocclusal record.
In the calibration steps of the bitumen needle forcemeter of another embodiment of the utility model, also comprise step: according to default corresponding relation, the displacement of the pin connecting rod that displacement measuring device in the sliding distance of wedge block on slide rail and bitumen needle forcemeter is measured is compared.Can calibrate the measurement accuracy of the displacement measuring device in bitumen needle forcemeter accordingly.
In the calibration steps of the bitumen needle forcemeter of another embodiment of the utility model, also comprise step: the traveling time of the pin connecting rod of time set record in the sliding time of wedge block on slide rail and bitumen needle forcemeter is compared.Can calibrate the measurement accuracy of the time set in bitumen needle forcemeter accordingly.
The calibrating installation of the utility model embodiment, utilizes wedge block to convert the perpendicular displacement of pin connecting rod to horizontal shift, eliminates the collsion damage between pin connecting rod and base.The calibrating installation of the utility model embodiment, utilizes band Damping sliding rail, slow down pin connecting rod movement velocity under gravity, the distance test of the displacement measuring device on penetrometer is more easily captured.
Although the embodiment disclosed by the utility model is as above, the embodiment that described content only adopts for ease of understanding technical solutions of the utility model, and be not used to limit the utility model.Those of skill in the art belonging to any the utility model; under the prerequisite not departing from the spirit and scope disclosed by the utility model; any amendment and change can be carried out in the form implemented and details; but scope of patent protection of the present utility model, the scope that still must define with appending claims is as the criterion.
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1. a calibrating installation for bitumen needle forcemeter, is characterized in that, this calibrating installation comprises:
Horizontally disposed slide rail;
Be arranged on the wedge block on described slide rail;
To the stadimeter that the slip of described wedge block on described slide rail is found range; And
The described slip of described wedge block on described slide rail is carried out to the timer of self-clocking.
2. device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, this device comprises:
Display, shows the sliding distance of described wedge block on described slide rail that described stadia surveying obtains, and/or the sliding time of described wedge block on described slide rail of described timer record.
3. device according to claim 1, is characterized in that,
Described wedge block is positioned at the below of the pin connecting rod of described bitumen needle forcemeter.
4. device according to claim 3, is characterized in that,
The inclined-plane of described wedge block is towards described pin connecting rod.
5. device according to claim 3, is characterized in that, this device comprises:
Comparer, according to default corresponding relation, in the sliding distance of the described wedge block obtained described stadia surveying on described slide rail and described bitumen needle forcemeter, the displacement of the described pin connecting rod that displacement measuring device is measured compares.
6. device according to claim 5, is characterized in that:
Described comparer compares the traveling time of the described pin connecting rod of time set record in the sliding time of the described wedge block of described timer record on described slide rail and described bitumen needle forcemeter.
7. device according to claim 1, is characterized in that,
Described stadimeter is arranged on the side of described wedge block or the below of described wedge block.
8. device according to claim 1, is characterized in that,
Described slide rail is adjustable flat slide rail.
9. the device according to claim 1 or 8, is characterized in that,
Described slide rail is band Damping sliding rail.
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