CN209082244U - A kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope - Google Patents

A kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope Download PDF

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CN209082244U
CN209082244U CN201821977540.5U CN201821977540U CN209082244U CN 209082244 U CN209082244 U CN 209082244U CN 201821977540 U CN201821977540 U CN 201821977540U CN 209082244 U CN209082244 U CN 209082244U
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The utility model discloses a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite ropes, it is related to cable manufacturing technology field, including rope body, the cable is composed of a fixed connection by first segment rope and second segment rope, one end of the first segment rope is fixedly connected with the first fixed device, one end of the second segment rope is fixedly connected with the second fixed device, the first segment rope is fixedly connected with second segment rope by the first fixed device and the second fixed device, the side of described first fixed device offers the first fixed channel, the second fixed channel is offered at the top of described first fixed channel.The multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope, cable is made of first segment rope and the fixed splicing of second segment rope, keep the flexibility of cable higher by fixed splicing, the length of cable can be needed to adjust according to practical difference when in use, first segment rope and second segment rope are fixed to each other splicing by the first fixed device and the second fixed device, splicing is securely convenient, and cable is more stable when in use.

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A kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope
Technical field
The utility model relates to cable manufacturing technology field, specially a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope.
Background technique
Cable has tension, shock resistance, wear-resistant, the flexible performances such as light and soft, is generally used for the flat rope of tying ship, It is required that have tension, shock resistance, wear-resistant, the flexible performances such as light and soft, with the development of marine cause and the development of social cause, Cable has been not only applicable to ship, and all trades and professions all have a possibility that using cable, cable be used for marine cause in use, Seawater will be slow in intrusion hawser, increase hawser in the weight of use state, and inorganic salts after drying hawser, in seawater It will be crystallized on hawser, salinity is easy to cause to corrode to hawser, influences hawser service life.
A kind of compound cable disclosed in 206736614 U of Chinese utility model patent ublic specification of application CN, A kind of compound cable, although the cable can be made to have multiple resistance, cable by the multilayer materials inside cable Length be it is fixed, in actual use, cable can not be adjusted according to actual needs, and shorter cable when in use may be used Can be because length not enough influence normal use, and the longer cable carrying of length is more inconvenient.
Utility model content
(1) the technical issues of solving
In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope, solves The existing composite rope scope of application for waterproof tensile is not extensive, can not more flexible control cable according to actual needs The problem of length.
(2) technical solution
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model is achieved by the following technical programs: a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension Composite rope, including rope body, the cable are composed of a fixed connection by first segment rope and second segment rope, the first segment rope One end is fixedly connected with the first fixed device, and one end of the second segment rope is fixedly connected with the second fixed device, and described first Section rope is fixedly connected with second segment rope by the first fixed device and the second fixed device;
The side of described first fixed device offers the first fixed channel, offers at the top of the described first fixed channel Second fixed channel, the described first fixed channel are interconnected with the second fixed channel, the lower surface in the described second fixed channel Two sides offer slot and fixing groove respectively, and the slot is parallel to each other with fixing groove, offer spiral shell in the middle part of the fixing groove Female groove, the inside of the nut groove is fixedly connected with nut, offers fixing port at the top of the described second fixed channel, described solid The internal activity for determining mouth is connected with fixing piece, and the fixing piece is located at the surface of slot and fixing groove;
The side lower surface of the fixing piece is fixedly connected with plug-in unit, offers screw rod inside the other side of the fixing piece Channel, the internal activity of the screw channel are connected with screw rod, opened up in the middle part of the lower surface of the fixing piece it is fluted, described the One end of two fixed devices is fixedly connected with fixture block, and the groove is corresponded to each other and is mutually adapted with the middle part of fixture block.
Optionally, the quantity of the slot is two, and two slots are located at the bottom two in the first fixed channel Side.
Optionally, the plug-in unit is equal with the quantity of slot, and the slot is mutually adapted and corresponds with plug-in unit.
Optionally, the quantity of the fixing groove is two, and two fixing grooves are mutually flat with two slots respectively Row, the fixing groove are corresponded to each other with screw rod, and the fixing groove and nut are adapted with screw rod.
Optionally, fluting, the upper surface of the fluting and the upper surface of fixing piece are offered at the top of the screw channel It is described to slot and be adapted at the top of screw rod positioned at same level.
Optionally, the width of the fixture block is equal with the first fixed width in channel, the lower surface of the fixture block and first The upper surface in fixed channel is fitted and connected.
Optionally, the first segment rope is identical as the structure of second segment rope, the first segment rope by inner core and multiple points Stock composition.
Optionally, the inner core is compound inner core, and the inside of the inner core includes steel wire floor and nylon layer, the steel wire floor Upper surface be fixedly connected with the lower surface of nylon layer.
Optionally, the inner core is located at the middle part of first segment rope, and the quantity of the share split is no less than 12 strands, 12 bursts of institutes The outside that share split circular array is distributed in inner core is stated, the outer surface of each share split is fixedly connected to waterproof layer.
Optionally, the outer surface of the share split is equipped with wearing layer, and the upper surface of multiple share splits is and under wearing layer Surface is fixedly connected.
(3) beneficial effect
The utility model provides a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope, have it is following the utility model has the advantages that
(1), multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope, on the one hand, cable is by first segment rope and the fixed splicing of second segment rope Composition keeps the flexibility of cable higher, can need to adjust the length of cable according to practical difference when in use by fixed splicing, First segment rope and second segment rope are fixed to each other splicing by the first fixed device and the second fixed device, and it is securely convenient to splice, and restricts Cable is more stable when in use.
(2), the multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope, on the other hand, first segment rope are made up of inner core and share split, inner core For steel wire floor and the composite filled inner core of nylon layer, keeps the whole tensile strength of first segment rope higher, pass through multiple share splits and inner core Carry out twist and and form first segment rope, the waterproof performance of first segment rope can be made stronger by waterproof layer, share split outer surface it is wear-resisting Layer keeps the overall wear resistance of first segment rope stronger, while can provide first segment rope certain protective effect, and the scope of application is more Extensively.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the utility model cable structural schematic diagram;
Fig. 2 is the first fixture structure of the utility model cross-sectional view;
Fig. 3 is the first fixture structure of the utility model sectional side view;
Fig. 4 is the utility model anchor structure cross-sectional view;
Fig. 5 is the utility model anchor structure side view;
Fig. 6 is the utility model fixture block structural schematic diagram;
Fig. 7 is the utility model first segment rope structure sectional side view.
In figure: the fixed device 5, first of the fixed device 4, second of cable 1, first segment rope 2, second segment rope 3, first is fixed logical Channel 7, slot 8, fixing groove 9, nut groove 10, nut 11, fixing port 12, fixing piece 13, plug-in unit 14, screw rod are fixed in road 6, second Channel 15, screw rod 16, groove 17, fixture block 18, fluting 19, inner core 20, share split 21, wearing layer 22, waterproof layer 23.
Specific embodiment
The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, carries out the technical scheme in the embodiment of the utility model Clearly and completely describe, it is clear that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than whole Embodiment.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that term " center ", " longitudinal direction ", " transverse direction ", " length ", " width Degree ", " thickness ", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outside", The orientation or positional relationship of the instructions such as " clockwise ", " counterclockwise ", " axial direction ", " radial direction ", " circumferential direction " is based on the figure Orientation or positional relationship is merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than the dress of indication or suggestion meaning It sets or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, therefore should not be understood as to the utility model Limitation.
In the present invention unless specifically defined or limited otherwise, term " setting ", " connected ", " connects " installation " Connect ", the terms such as " fixation " shall be understood in a broad sense, for example, it may be being fixedly connected, may be a detachable connection;It can be machine Tool connection;It can be directly connected, it can also be indirectly connected through an intermediary.For those of ordinary skill in the art and Speech, can understand the concrete meaning of above-mentioned term in the present invention as the case may be.
In addition, term " first ", " second " are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or suggesting relative importance Or implicitly indicate the quantity of indicated technical characteristic.Define " first " as a result, the feature of " second " can be expressed or Implicitly include one or more of the features.The meaning of " plurality " is two or two in the description of the present invention, More than, unless otherwise specifically defined.
Fig. 1-7 is please referred to, the utility model provides a kind of technical solution: a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope, packet 1 ontology of cable is included, cable 1 is composed of a fixed connection by first segment rope 2 and second segment rope 3, and cable 1 is by first segment rope 2 and second segment The fixed splicing composition of rope 3, keeps the flexibility of cable 1 higher, can need to adjust according to practical difference when in use by fixed splicing The length of whole cable 1, first segment rope 2 and second segment rope 3 are fixed to each other spelling by the first fixed device 4 and the second fixed device 5 It connects, it is securely convenient to splice, and cable 1 is more stable when in use, and one end of first segment rope 2 is fixedly connected with the first fixed device 4, One end of second segment rope 3 is fixedly connected with the second fixed device 5, first segment rope 2 and second segment rope 3 and passes through the first fixed device 4 It is fixedly connected with the second fixed device 5;
The side of first fixed device 4 offers the first fixed channel 6, and the top in the first fixed channel 6 offers second Fixed channel 7, the first fixed channel 6 and the second fixed channel 7 are interconnected, the lower surface two sides difference in the second fixed channel 7 Slot 8 and fixing groove 9 are offered, slot 8 is parallel to each other with fixing groove 9, and the middle part of fixing groove 9 offers nut groove 10, nut The inside of slot 10 is fixedly connected with nut 11, and the top in the second fixed channel 7 offers fixing port 12, and the inside of fixing port 12 is living Dynamic to be connected with fixing piece 13, fixing piece 13 is located at the surface of slot 8 and fixing groove 9;
The side lower surface of fixing piece 13 is fixedly connected with plug-in unit 14, and it is logical that screw rod is offered inside the other side of fixing piece 13 Road 15, the internal activity of screw channel 15 are connected with screw rod 16, and fluted 17 are opened up in the middle part of the lower surface of fixing piece 13, and second is solid The one end for determining device 5 is fixedly connected with fixture block 18, and groove 17 is corresponded to each other and is mutually adapted with the middle part of fixture block 18, screw channel 15 middle part is fixedly connected with finite place piece, and the internal activity of locating part is equipped with limit plate, the upper surface of locating part and limit plate Middle part offers opening, and opening is adapted with screw rod 16, and one end of screw rod 16 sequentially passes through locating part and limit plate and spiral shell The bottom in bar channel 15 and the outside for being located at fixing piece 13, the middle part that screw rod 16 is located at outside and limit plate inside locating part are solid Fixed connection, can limit screw rod 16 by locating part and limit plate, prevent screw rod 16 when screw rod 16 is detached from from fixing groove 9 Fall off loss.
A kind of optional technical solution as the utility model: the quantity of slot 8 is two, and two slots 8 are located at The two sides of the bottom in the first fixed channel 6 keep fixing piece 13 more stable by 14 grafting of plug-in unit by two slots 8.
A kind of optional technical solution as the utility model: plug-in unit 14 is equal with the quantity of slot 8, slot 8 and plug-in unit 14 are mutually adapted and correspond, when fixing piece 13 pushes, the grafting corresponding with two slots 8 of two plug-in units 14.
A kind of optional technical solution as the utility model: the quantity of fixing groove 9 is two, and two fixing grooves 9 are distinguished It being parallel to each other with two slots 8, fixing groove 9 is corresponded to each other with screw rod 16, and fixing groove 9 and nut 11 are adapted with screw rod 16, When fixing piece 13 pushes, screw rod 16 is inserted into corresponding fixing groove 9, carries out screw rod 16 and nut 11 by screwing screw rod 16 It is fixed, so that fixture block 18 is fixed.
A kind of optional technical solution as the utility model: the top of screw channel 15 offers fluting 19, fluting 19 Upper surface and the upper surface of fixing piece 13 be located at same level, slot 19 is adapted with the top of screw rod 16, in screw rod 16 After fixation, the upper surface of screw rod 16 is concordant with the upper surface of fluting 19, prevents the top of screw rod 16 in the use of cable 1 to people Body scratches.
A kind of optional technical solution as the utility model: the width phase of the width of fixture block 18 and the first fixed channel 6 Upper surface Deng, the lower surface of fixture block 18 and the first fixed channel 6 is fitted and connected, and fixture block 18 passes through the first fixed channel 6 and the Two fixed channels 7 enter the inside of the first fixed device 4, and the bottom of fixture block 18 is equal in magnitude with the first fixed channel 6.
A kind of optional technical solution as the utility model: first segment rope 2 is identical as the structure of second segment rope 3, and first Section rope 2 is made of inner core 20 and multiple share splits 21.
A kind of optional technical solution as the utility model: inner core 20 is compound inner core, and the inside of inner core 20 includes steel Silk layer and nylon layer, the upper surface of steel wire floor are fixedly connected with the lower surface of nylon layer, make to restrict by the composite construction of inner core 20 The whole tensile strength of cable 1 is higher.
A kind of optional technical solution as the utility model: inner core 20 is located at the middle part of first segment rope 2, the number of share split 21 No less than 12 strands of amount, 12 stock stock, 21 circular array is distributed in the outside of inner core 20, and the outer surface of each share split 21 is equal It is fixedly connected with waterproof layer 23, twist with inner core 20 by multiple share splits 21 and and forms first segment rope 2, raising first segment rope 2 whole tensile strength, waterproof layer 23 can make each share split 21 have waterproof resistance, can be internally by twisting the share split 21 with after Core 20 is protected, while keeping the waterproof performance of first segment rope 2 stronger.
A kind of optional technical solution as the utility model: the outer surface of share split 21 is equipped with wearing layer 22, multiple share splits 21 upper surface is fixedly connected with the lower surface of wearing layer 22, and the wearing layer 22 of 21 outer surface of share split makes the whole of first segment rope 2 Body wearability is stronger, while can provide first segment rope 2 certain protective effect, and the scope of application is more extensive.
In conclusion the multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope, in use, user is by first segment rope 2 and second segment rope 3 By the first fixed device 4 and the second fixed fixed splicing of device 5, by the way that the fixture block 18 of second fixed 5 one end of device is passed through First fixed channel 6 and the second fixed channel 7 enter the inside bottom of to of the first fixed device 4, then pass through fixing piece 13 solid Determine mouth 12 to move down, groove 17 and the mutual split of fixture block 18, while fixture block 18 being fixed far from one end of the second fixed device 5 Channel 6 and second is fixed first and fixes the inside in channel 7, at this time plug-in unit 14 and 8 grafting of slot, fixing groove 9 and screw channel 15 are mutually butted, and by screwing screw rod 16 downwards, are fixedly connected by screw rod 16 with nut 11 and fix 18 position of fixture block, from And make the first fixed device 4 and the second fixed fixed splicing of device 5.
It should be noted that in the present invention unless specifically defined or limited otherwise, fisrt feature is in the second spy It can be that the first and second features directly contact or the first and second features are connect indirectly by intermediary "above" or "below" sign Touching.Moreover, fisrt feature can be above the second feature " above ", " above " and " above " fisrt feature right above second feature or Oblique upper, or first feature horizontal height is merely representative of higher than second feature.Fisrt feature second feature " under ", " lower section " " following " can be fisrt feature and be directly under or diagonally below the second feature, or is merely representative of first feature horizontal height and is less than Second feature.
The preferable specific embodiment of the above, only the utility model, but the protection scope of the utility model is not It is confined to this, anyone skilled in the art is within the technical scope disclosed by the utility model, practical according to this Novel technical solution and its utility model design are subject to equivalent substitution or change, should all cover the protection model in the utility model Within enclosing.

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1. a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope, including cable (1) ontology, it is characterised in that: the cable (1) is by first Section rope (2) and second segment rope (3) are composed of a fixed connection, and one end of the first segment rope (2) is fixedly connected with the first fixed device (4), one end of the second segment rope (3) is fixedly connected with second fixed device (5), the first segment rope (2) and second segment rope (3) it is fixedly connected by first fixed device (4) with second fixed device (5);
The side of described first fixed device (4) offers first fixed channel (6), the top of described first fixed channel (6) Second fixed channel (7) are offered, described first fixed channel (6) are interconnected with second fixed channel (7), and described second is solid The lower surface two sides of routing (7) offer slot (8) and fixing groove (9) respectively, and the slot (8) and fixing groove (9) are mutual In parallel, it is offered nut groove (10) in the middle part of the fixing groove (9), the inside of the nut groove (10) is fixedly connected with nut (11), it is offered fixing port (12) at the top of described second fixed channel (7), the internal activity of the fixing port (12) is connected with Fixing piece (13), the fixing piece (13) are located at the surface of slot (8) and fixing groove (9);
The side lower surface of the fixing piece (13) is fixedly connected with plug-in unit (14), is opened inside the other side of the fixing piece (13) Equipped with screw channel (15), the internal activity of the screw channel (15) is connected with screw rod (16), under the fixing piece (13) Surface middle part opens up fluted (17), and one end of described second fixed device (5) is fixedly connected with fixture block (18), the groove (17) it corresponds to each other and is mutually adapted with the middle part of fixture block (18).
2. a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the slot (8) Quantity is two, and two slots (8) are located at the two sides of the bottom of first fixed channel (6).
3. a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the plug-in unit (14) with The quantity of slot (8) is equal, and the slot (8) is mutually adapted and corresponds with plug-in unit (14).
4. a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the fixing groove (9) Quantity be two, two fixing grooves (9) are parallel to each other with two slots (8) respectively, the fixing groove (9) and spiral shell Bar (16) corresponds to each other, and the fixing groove (9) and nut (11) are adapted with screw rod (16).
5. a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the screw channel (15) it is offered at the top of fluting (19), the upper surface of the fluting (19) and the upper surface of fixing piece (13) are located at same level Face is adapted at the top of the fluting (19) and screw rod (16).
6. a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the fixture block (18) Width is equal with the first fixed width of channel (6), the upper surface of the lower surface of the fixture block (18) and first fixed channel (6) It is fitted and connected.
7. a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the first segment rope (2) identical as the structure of second segment rope (3), the first segment rope (2) is made of inner core (20) and multiple share splits (21).
8. a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope according to claim 7, it is characterised in that: the inner core (20) is Compound inner core, the inside of the inner core (20) include steel wire floor and nylon layer, under the upper surface and nylon layer of the steel wire floor Surface is fixedly connected.
9. a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope according to claim 7, it is characterised in that: inner core (20) position In the middle part of first segment rope (2), the quantity of the share split (21) is no less than 12 strands, 12 bursts of share splits (21) battle array in a ring Column distribution is fixedly connected to waterproof layer (23) in the outside of inner core (20), the outer surface of each share split (21).
10. a kind of multifunctional water-proofing tension composite rope according to claim 7, it is characterised in that: the share split (21) Outer surface be equipped with wearing layer (22), the upper surface of multiple share splits (21) with the lower surface of wearing layer (22) is fixed connects It connects.
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