CN206944891U - Corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means - Google Patents
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The utility model belongs to traffic engineering and hands over the applied technical field installed and apply detection, it is related to a kind of corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means, the corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means includes horizon rule, perpendicular chi, magnetic arc contact surface, lifting and guiding device and central rotating shaft;Magnetic arc contact surface is arranged on horizontal ruler end part by central rotating shaft;Central rotating shaft is placed in the home position of magnetic arc contact surface;Horizon rule can be around the axial rotation of central rotating shaft;Lifting and guiding device is arranged on horizon rule and is connected with perpendicular chi;Axial direction lifting of the perpendicular chi of lifting and guiding device driving along perpendicular chi.The utility model provide a kind of position that can accurately determine corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam center, can effectively elimination of level chi and perpendicular chi because change in location or personnel's shake are to detecting the influences of data, measurement result more accurately corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means.
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Technical field
The utility model belongs to traffic engineering and hands over the applied technical field installed and apply detection, is related to a kind of crossbeam centre-height
Detection means, more particularly to a kind of corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means.
Background technology
Corrugated beam steeled protection fence refers to the traffic safety product for protecting and isolating highway, is expressway safety row
The necessary guarantee of car, it, which is played, prevents vehicle from rolling runway away from, lowers driver's injury degree and protects the effect of trackside object,
Safety guarantee is provided for the safe efficient traveling of vehicle on highway.Make to give full play to the safety guarantee of corrugated beam steeled protection fence
Answer strict guarantee construction quality with the installation of, guardrail, wherein critically important one to be exactly crossbeam centre-height should meet design and
Code requirement.
Nowadays conventional corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection is combined using horizon rule and steel ruler and carried out, using water
Leveling ruler draws crossbeam central point, then measures its height with steel ruler.But in the detection work of reality, due to wave beams
Changeover portion between two corrugateds is close to plane, excessive and unobvious, so in this case, only being carried out with human eye in crossbeam
For heart location determination with regard to extremely difficult, caused error is unavoidable.Furthermore horizon rule and steel ruler measurement are only hand-held sides
Formula, good fixation can not be accomplished, it is impossible to which it is fully horizontally and vertical to ensure, it is also difficult to ensures not shake in measurement process
It is dynamic, the variation of any one link, it can all be impacted to measurement result.In a word, present engineering detection waveform joist steel in practice
There is the defects of larger and deficiency in the method and device of guardrail cross beams centre-height, major tuneup is extremely urgent with improving.
Utility model content
In order to solve above-mentioned technical problem present in background technology, the utility model provides one kind and can accurately determined
The position at corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam center, can effectively elimination of level chi and perpendicular chi because change in location or personnel's shake are to testing number
According to influence, measurement result more accurately corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means.
To achieve these goals, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme that:
A kind of corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means, it is characterised in that:The corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam
Centre-height detection means includes horizon rule, perpendicular chi, magnetic arc contact surface, lifting and guiding device and central rotating shaft;It is described
Magnetic arc contact surface is arranged on horizontal ruler end part by central rotating shaft;The central rotating shaft is placed in the circle of magnetic arc contact surface
Heart position;The horizon rule can be around the axial rotation of central rotating shaft;The lifting and guiding device is arranged on horizon rule and with erecting
Chi is connected;Axial direction lifting of the perpendicular chi of lifting and guiding device driving along perpendicular chi.
The back of above-mentioned perpendicular chi is provided with climbing latch;The lifting and guiding device include adjusting nut and with perpendicular chi
The gear train that the climbing latch at back is meshed;The adjusting nut is connected with gear train and by gear train and climbing latch
Drive axial direction lifting of the perpendicular chi along perpendicular chi.
Above-mentioned lifting and guiding device includes also including the guide rail being arranged on horizon rule;The perpendicular chi is placed in guided way
In road;The adjusting nut drives perpendicular chi axially being risen in guide rail along perpendicular chi by gear train and climbing latch
Drop.
The above-mentioned guide rail face relative with perpendicular chi is provided with guide rail projection;The perpendicular chi is relative with guide rail
Face is provided with the perpendicular chi sliding recess to match with guide rail projection.
Above-mentioned adjusting nut includes coarse adjustment nut and fine-tuning nut;The gear train includes change-speed gearing group;The liter
Drop guider also includes bull stick;The coarse adjustment nut and fine-tuning nut point are listed in change-speed gearing group both sides and respectively by turning
Bar is connected with change-speed gearing group;The change-speed gearing group is meshed with climbing latch.
Above-mentioned magnetic arc contact surface includes circular arc-shaped metal substrate and coated in the magnetic outside circular arc-shaped metal substrate
Property material layer.
Above-mentioned corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means includes also including central point support;The magnetic arc
Contact surface passes through in the centrally disposed rotating shaft of central point support.
Fluted, central point graticule and air level are set on above-mentioned horizon rule;The central point graticule and air level
It is placed in the front of horizon rule;The central point graticule points to perpendicular chi;The air level is placed in the top of horizon rule;The lifting is led
It is arranged on to device in the groove of horizon rule.
Above-mentioned perpendicular chi also includes the distance scale line being vertically provided on perpendicular chi;The central point graticule point to perpendicular chi away from
From graduation mark;The zero graduation of the distance scale line touches with ground.
Above-mentioned corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means also includes the slider roller for being arranged on perpendicular chi bottom.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are:
The utility model provides a kind of corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means, including horizon rule, perpendicular chi,
Magnetic arc contact surface, lifting and guiding device and central rotating shaft;Magnetic arc contact surface is arranged on level by central rotating shaft
Ruler end part;Central rotating shaft is placed in the home position of magnetic arc contact surface;Horizon rule can be around the axial rotation of central rotating shaft;Lifting
Guider is arranged on horizon rule and is connected with perpendicular chi;Axial direction lifting of the perpendicular chi of lifting and guiding device driving along perpendicular chi.This reality
With it is new be a kind of easy detection means, handed over available for road and install and apply detection field, the utility model can be determined accurately
The position at corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam center, and outwards being drawn by horizon rule, chi and lifting and guiding device reasonable combination are erected, can be with
Accurately measure.The detection means simplicity science, convenient to implement, apparatus structure is simple, easy to operate, time saving and energy saving, has
Good economic benefit and wide application prospect.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means provided by the utility model;
Fig. 2 be the utility model used by lifting and guiding device structural representation;
Fig. 3 is reading structure of calipers schematic diagram used by the utility model;
Fig. 4 be the utility model used by lifting and guiding device overlooking the structure diagram;
Wherein:
1- slider rollers;2- magnetic arc contact surfaces;3- central point supports;4- horizon rules;41- central point graticules;42- is recessed
Groove;5- erects chi;51- distance scale lines;52- erects chi sliding recess;53- climbing latches;6- central rotating shafts;7- air levels;8- liters
Guider drops;81- coarse adjustment nuts;82- fine-tuning nuts;83- guide rails;84- guide rails are raised;85- bull sticks;86- becomes
Fast gear train;9- ground.
Embodiment
Referring to Fig. 1, the utility model provides a kind of corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means, the wave beams
Steel guard rail crossbeam centre-height detection means include horizon rule 4, perpendicular chi 5, magnetic arc contact surface 2, lifting and guiding device 8 and
Central rotating shaft 6;Magnetic arc contact surface 2 is arranged on the end of horizon rule 4 by central rotating shaft 6;Central rotating shaft 6 is placed in magnetic arc
The home position of contact surface 2;Horizon rule 4 can be around the axial rotation of central rotating shaft 6;Lifting and guiding device 8 is arranged on horizon rule 4
And it is connected with perpendicular chi 5;The perpendicular chi 5 of the driving of lifting and guiding device 8 lifts along the axial direction of perpendicular chi 5.
Referring to Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the back that chi 5 is erected used by the utility model is provided with climbing latch 53;Lifting
Guider 8 includes adjusting nut and the gear train being meshed with the climbing latch 53 at the back of perpendicular chi 5;Adjusting nut and tooth
Wheel group is connected and drives perpendicular chi 5 to be lifted along the axial direction of perpendicular chi 5 by gear train and climbing latch 53.
Lifting and guiding device 8 includes also including the guide rail 83 being arranged on horizon rule 4;Perpendicular chi 5 is placed in guide rail
In 83;Adjusting nut drives perpendicular chi 5 axially to be carried out along perpendicular chi 5 in guide rail 83 by gear train and climbing latch 53
Lifting.The face relative with perpendicular chi 5 of guide rail 83 is provided with guide rail projection 84;Perpendicular chi 5 face relative with guide rail 83
It is provided with the perpendicular chi sliding recess 52 to match with guide rail projection 84.Adjusting nut includes coarse adjustment nut 81 and fine setting spiral shell
Mother 82;Gear train includes change-speed gearing group 86;Lifting and guiding device 8 also includes bull stick 85;Coarse adjustment nut 81 and fine-tuning nut
82 points are listed in the both sides of change-speed gearing group 86 and are connected respectively by bull stick 85 with change-speed gearing group 86;Change-speed gearing group 86 and climbing
Latch 53 is meshed.
Magnetic arc contact surface 2 includes circular arc-shaped metal substrate and coated in the magnetic material outside circular arc-shaped metal substrate
The bed of material.Corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means includes also including central point support 3;Magnetic arc contact surface 2 is logical
Cross in the centrally disposed rotating shaft 6 of central point support 3.
Fluted 42, central point graticule 41 and air level 7 are set on horizon rule 4;Central point graticule 41 and air level 7
It is placed in the front of horizon rule 4;Central point graticule 41 points to perpendicular chi 5;Air level 7 is placed in the top of horizon rule 4;Lifting and guiding device
8 are arranged in the groove 42 of horizon rule 4.
Perpendicular chi 5 also includes the distance scale line 51 being vertically provided on perpendicular chi 5;Central point graticule 41 point to perpendicular chi 5 away from
From graduation mark 51;The zero graduation of distance scale line 51 is in contact with ground 9.
Corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means also includes the slider roller 1 for being arranged on the perpendicular bottom of chi 5.
Contacted in corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means provided by the utility model equipped with magnetic arc
Face 2, the outside of magnetic arc contact surface 2 with tested corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam is circumscribed contacts, on the inside of magnetic arc contact surface 2 in
Heart point support 3 draws central rotating shaft 6, has horizon rule 4 by bolted splice on central rotating shaft 6, by lifting between horizon rule 4 and perpendicular chi 5
Guider 8 connects.
Wherein, magnetic material layer is provided with metal substrate outer surface, can adsorb in test process and be protected in waveform joist steel
Column beam surface, to realize fixed purpose.
Central point support 3 is used to draw central rotating shaft 6 and fix its position, and ensures the stability of structure, central rotating shaft 6
The as home position of magnetic arc contact surface 2.
Air level 7 is installed on the top surface of horizon rule 4, front position indicates central point graticule 41, horizon rule 4 with perpendicular chi 5
The place of intersection is provided with groove 42, can accommodate perpendicular chi 5 and pass through.The long 600mm to 800mm of horizon rule 4, also can be according to Practical Project need
It is lengthened or shortened.Horizon rule 4 can freely be rotated with central rotating shaft 6 by bolted splice, horizon rule 4 around central rotating shaft 6.
The perpendicular front of chi 5 is carved with apart from rice graduation mark 51, can be read and surveyed according to the instruction of central point graticule 41 on horizon rule 4
Try height value.The perpendicular bottom of chi 5 is equipped with slider roller 1, can be freely along ground to ensure to erect chi 5 during the leveling of horizon rule 4
Move in face 9.The perpendicular long 800mm to 1000mm of chi 5, can also be lengthened or shortened according to actual requirement of engineering.
Lifting and guiding device 8 is by coarse adjustment nut 81, fine-tuning nut 82, change-speed gearing group 86, bull stick 85 and guide rail 83
Composition, lifting and guiding device 8 is fixed on horizon rule 4, and with the aligned in position of groove 42.Coarse adjustment nut 81 and fine-tuning nut 82 by
Bull stick 85 is connected with change-speed gearing group 86.
The perpendicular back side of chi 5 is provided with climbing latch 53, and two sides are provided with perpendicular chi sliding recess 52, and the inner side of guide rail 83, which is provided with, leads
To track projection 84, guide rail projection 84 is engaged with the perpendicular phase of chi sliding recess 52, to ensure horizon rule 4 in lifting process middle position
Put and do not shift.Climbing latch 53 is engaged with the phase of change-speed gearing group 86, rotation coarse adjustment nut 81 and during fine-tuning nut 82 with
Realize that lifting and guiding device 8 drives horizon rule 4 to be lifted along perpendicular chi 5.The perpendicular positive dead-center position of distance scale line 51 of chi 5 is scheduled on cunning
The bottom of dynamic roller 1.
Targeted corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam should ensure that symmetrical in structure, the only corrugated guardrail crossbeam of symmetrical structure
Central point just can be with the circumcircle center of circle with height.
Special instruction, the utility model are applicable not only to double wave corrugated guardrail plate crossbeam, are applied equally to three ripple waveforms
Guardrail board crossbeam, the detection for three ripple corrugated guardrail plate crossbeam centre-heights can be used above and below test in two excessive faces
Heart point height, then average as whole guardrail board crossbeam central point height.
Specific work process of the present utility model is:
Suitable corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam test surfaces are chosen, the magnetic arc contact surface 2 of device is adsorbed in wave beams
On steel guard rail crossbeam;Coarse adjustment nut 81 and fine-tuning nut 82 are rotated, lifting and guiding device 8 is driven horizon rule 4 along perpendicular 5 liters of chi
Drop, the air level 7 on horizon rule 4 is observed, it is placed in the middle to be adjusted to bubble in air level 7;Read test data, on horizon rule 4
The distance scale line 51 on perpendicular chi 5 is read in the instruction of heart point graticule 41, is accurate to 1mm.
Claims (10)
- A kind of 1. corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means, it is characterised in that:In the corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam Heart height detecting device includes horizon rule (4), perpendicular chi (5), magnetic arc contact surface (2), lifting and guiding device (8) and center Rotating shaft (6);The magnetic arc contact surface (2) is arranged on horizon rule (4) end by central rotating shaft (6);The central rotating shaft (6) it is placed in the home position of magnetic arc contact surface (2);The horizon rule (4) can be around the axial rotation of central rotating shaft (6);Institute Lifting and guiding device (8) is stated to be arranged on horizon rule (4) and with perpendicular chi (5) be connected;The perpendicular chi of lifting and guiding device (8) driving (5) lifted along the axial direction of perpendicular chi (5).
- 2. corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The perpendicular chi (5) back is provided with climbing latch (53);The lifting and guiding device (8) includes adjusting nut and the back of the body with perpendicular chi (5) The gear train that the climbing latch (53) in portion is meshed;The adjusting nut is connected with gear train and blocked by gear train and climbing Tooth (53) drives perpendicular chi (5) to be lifted along the axial direction of perpendicular chi (5).
- 3. corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means according to claim 2, it is characterised in that:The lifting Guider (8) includes also including the guide rail (83) being arranged on horizon rule (4);The perpendicular chi (5) is placed in guide rail (83) in;The adjusting nut drives perpendicular chi (5) being oriented to along the axial direction of perpendicular chi (5) by gear train and climbing latch (53) Lifted in track (83).
- 4. corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means according to claim 3, it is characterised in that:The guiding Track (83) is provided with guide rail projection (84) with the relative face of perpendicular chi (5);The perpendicular chi (5) is relative with guide rail (83) Face be provided with the perpendicular chi sliding recess (52) that (84) raised with guide rail match.
- 5. corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means according to claim 4, it is characterised in that:The regulation Nut includes coarse adjustment nut (81) and fine-tuning nut (82);The gear train includes change-speed gearing group (86);The lifting is led Also include bull stick (85) to device (8);The coarse adjustment nut (81) and fine-tuning nut (82) point are listed in change-speed gearing group (86) Both sides are simultaneously connected by bull stick (85) with change-speed gearing group (86) respectively;The change-speed gearing group (86) and latch (53) phase of climbing Engagement.
- 6. the corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means according to claim 1-5 any claims, it is special Sign is:The magnetic arc contact surface (2) include circular arc-shaped metal substrate and coated in circular arc-shaped metal substrate outside Magnetic material layer.
- 7. corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means according to claim 6, it is characterised in that:The waveform Joist steel guardrail cross beams centre-height detection means includes also including central point support (3);The magnetic arc contact surface (2) passes through In central point support (3) centrally disposed rotating shaft (6).
- 8. corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means according to claim 7, it is characterised in that:The level Fluted (42), central point graticule (41) and air level (7) are set on chi (4);The central point graticule (41) and level Bubble (7) is placed in the front of horizon rule (4);The central point graticule (41) points to perpendicular chi (5);The air level (7) is placed in level The top of chi (4);The lifting and guiding device (8) is arranged in the groove (42) of horizon rule (4).
- 9. corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means according to claim 8, it is characterised in that:The perpendicular chi (5) the distance scale line (51) being vertically provided on perpendicular chi (5) is also included;The central point graticule (41) points to perpendicular chi (5) Distance scale line (51);The zero graduation of the distance scale line (51) is in contact with ground (9).
- 10. corrugated beam steeled protection fence crossbeam centre-height detection means according to claim 9, it is characterised in that:The ripple Ellbeam steel guard rail crossbeam centre-height detection means also includes the slider roller (1) for being arranged on perpendicular chi (5) bottom.
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