CN210687375U - Pipeline connection structure for hydraulic engineering - Google Patents

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CN210687375U
CN210687375U CN201921681434.7U CN201921681434U CN210687375U CN 210687375 U CN210687375 U CN 210687375U CN 201921681434 U CN201921681434 U CN 201921681434U CN 210687375 U CN210687375 U CN 210687375U
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The utility model relates to a hydraulic engineering technical field just discloses a pipeline connection structure for hydraulic engineering, including first water conservancy pipeline, one side fixedly connected with second connecting pipe of first water conservancy pipeline, one side swing joint of second connecting pipe has first connecting pipe, one side fixedly connected with second water conservancy pipeline of first connecting pipe, the outer wall fixedly connected with dead lever of second connecting pipe, fixed recess has been seted up to the outer wall of first connecting pipe. This pipeline connection structure for hydraulic engineering can be fixed the connection between first water conservancy pipeline and the second water conservancy pipeline for first water conservancy pipeline and second water conservancy pipeline carry out seamless connection, can effectually prevent that the phenomenon of downward seepage can appear between first water conservancy pipeline and the second water conservancy pipeline, thereby can improve the work efficiency of first water conservancy pipeline and second water conservancy pipeline in hydraulic engineering, have satisfied hydraulic engineering's user demand.

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Pipeline connection structure for hydraulic engineering
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a hydraulic engineering technical field specifically is a pipeline connection structure for hydraulic engineering.
Background
Hydraulic engineering is an engineering built for controlling and allocating surface water and underground water in the nature to achieve the purpose of removing harm and benefiting, is also called water engineering, water is a valuable resource essential for human production and life, but the naturally existing state of the water does not completely meet the needs of human beings, and only when the hydraulic engineering is built, water flow can be controlled to prevent flood disasters, and water quantity regulation and distribution are performed to meet the needs of people's life and production on water resources.
And current hydraulic engineering lays the operation through the pipeline, need splice two pipeline at pipeline laying's in-process, makes things convenient for hydraulic engineering's implementation, but present hydraulic pipeline is more simple in splice structure, can cause the phenomenon that pipeline splice department appears the seepage after long-time the use, can reduce hydraulic engineering's work efficiency, can not satisfy hydraulic engineering's user demand.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
Technical problem to be solved
The utility model provides a not enough to prior art, the utility model provides a pipeline connection structure for hydraulic engineering possesses advantages such as work efficiency that can improve hydraulic engineering, has solved current hydraulic engineering pipeline splice structure fairly simple, and the phenomenon of seepage can appear in pipeline splice department after long-time the use, can not satisfy the problem of hydraulic engineering user demand.
(II) technical scheme
For the purpose that realizes above-mentioned hydraulic engineering pipeline improvement work efficiency, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: a pipeline connecting structure for hydraulic engineering comprises a first hydraulic pipeline, wherein a second connecting pipe is fixedly connected to one side of the first hydraulic pipeline, a first connecting pipe is movably connected to one side of the second connecting pipe, a second hydraulic pipeline is fixedly connected to one side of the first connecting pipe, a fixing rod is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the second connecting pipe, a fixing groove is formed in the outer wall of the first connecting pipe, sliding grooves are formed in the outer walls of the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe, a sliding plate is movably connected to the inner wall of each sliding groove, a first movable plate is movably connected to the outer wall of the first hydraulic pipeline, a first rotating shaft is movably connected to the inner wall of each first movable plate, a connecting sleeve is movably connected to the outer wall of each first rotating shaft, a first protection plate is fixedly connected to the outer wall of each connecting sleeve, and a second protection plate is movably connected to the outer wall of, the outer wall of the second movable plate is provided with a connecting groove, the outer wall of the first movable plate is fixedly connected with a fixed plate, the outer wall of the fixed plate is fixedly connected with a second rotating shaft, the outer wall of the second rotating shaft is movably connected with a second protection plate, the top of the second protection plate is fixedly connected with a fixed block, the top of the second movable plate is provided with a connecting blind hole, and the outer walls of the first connecting pipe and the sliding plate are provided with second connecting orifices.
Preferably, the size and shape of the sliding groove are matched with those of the sliding plate, the sliding plate is respectively connected with the outer walls of the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe in a sliding mode through the sliding groove, and the size of the sliding plate is larger than that of the first connecting pipe and that of the second connecting pipe.
Preferably, first fly leaf has both ends to constitute, and the first fly leaf of one end is the first fly leaf of recess form, and the first fly leaf of the other end is the first fly leaf of lug form, and the first fly leaf block at both ends is connected, the shape size of first fly leaf is the same with the shape size of second fly leaf, and first connecting orifices has all been seted up in the front of first fly leaf and second fly leaf, and the shape size of first connecting orifices matches each other with the shape size of first water conservancy pipeline and the shape size of second water conservancy pipeline respectively.
Preferably, the number of the first protection plates is two, and the two first protection plates are symmetrically distributed about the transverse center line of the first movable plate, and the two first protection plates are rotatably connected with the first movable plate through a first rotating shaft.
Preferably, the length of the first protection plate is greater than the length between the first movable plate and the second movable plate, the shape and the size of the first protection plate are matched with those of the connecting groove, and the first protection plate is connected with the second movable plate in a clamping mode through the connecting groove.
Preferably, the equal fixedly connected with non slipping spur of the inner wall of second fly leaf and first fly leaf, and the radius of non slipping spur and the inner wall of second fly leaf and first fly leaf are the same to the outer wall distance of first water conservancy pipeline and second water conservancy pipeline, the quantity of non slipping spur is fourteen, and fourteen non slipping spurs are the rubber non slipping spur.
Preferably, the shape and size of the fixing rods are matched with those of the fixing grooves, the first connecting pipe is connected with the second connecting pipe in a clamping mode through the fixing rods and the fixing grooves, and the number of the fixing rods and the number of the fixing grooves are seven to fourteen.
Third, beneficial effect
Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides a pipeline connection structure for hydraulic engineering possesses following beneficial effect:
1. this pipeline connection structure for hydraulic engineering, through first water conservancy pipeline, the second water conservancy pipeline, the spout, first connecting pipe, the sliding plate, the dead lever, mutually supporting of orifice is connected to fixed recess and second, can fix the connection between first water conservancy pipeline and the second water conservancy pipeline, make first water conservancy pipeline and second water conservancy pipeline carry out seamless connection, can effectually prevent the phenomenon that downward seepage can appear between first water conservancy pipeline and the second water conservancy pipeline, thereby can improve the work efficiency of first water conservancy pipeline and second water conservancy pipeline in hydraulic engineering, hydraulic engineering's user demand has been satisfied.
2. This pipeline connection structure for hydraulic engineering through first fly leaf, first pivot, adapter sleeve, first guard plate, connecting groove, second fly leaf, connection blind hole, second pivot, fixed plate, second guard plate and the fixed block that sets up, can play the effect of protection to the outside of first water conservancy pipeline and second water conservancy pipeline connection, can the effectual life who improves first water conservancy pipeline and second water conservancy pipeline.
3. This pipeline connection structure for hydraulic engineering through first fly leaf, first connection mouth, second fly leaf and the non slipping spur that sets up, when fixing first fly leaf and second fly leaf at first hydraulic piping's outer wall, can fix the position of first fly leaf and second fly leaf through the non slipping spur.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic view of the connection structure of the first movable plate and the second movable plate of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure at A of FIG. 1 according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a first protective plate structure of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a first movable plate structure of the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a first hydraulic conduit; 2. a second water conservancy pipeline; 3. a chute; 4. a first connecting pipe; 5. a sliding plate; 6. a second connecting pipe; 7. a first movable plate; 8. a first rotating shaft; 9. a connecting sleeve; 10. a first guard plate; 11. a first connection orifice; 12. a connecting groove; 13. a second movable plate; 14. connecting the blind holes; 15. a second rotating shaft; 16. a fixing plate; 17. a second guard plate; 18. a fixed block; 19. fixing the rod; 20. fixing the groove; 21. a second connection orifice; 22. and (4) anti-skid blocks.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1-5, a pipeline connecting structure for hydraulic engineering includes a first hydraulic pipeline 1, a second connecting pipe 6 fixedly connected to one side of the first hydraulic pipeline 1, a first connecting pipe 4 movably connected to one side of the second connecting pipe 6, a second hydraulic pipeline 2 fixedly connected to one side of the first connecting pipe 4, a fixing rod 19 fixedly connected to an outer wall of the second connecting pipe 6, a fixing groove 20 formed on an outer wall of the first connecting pipe 4, the fixing rod 19 having a shape and a size matching those of the fixing groove 20, the first connecting pipe 4 being connected to the second connecting pipe 6 by the fixing rod 19 and the fixing groove 20 in a snap-fit manner, and the number of the fixing rod 19 and the fixing groove 20 being seven to fourteen, the connecting position of the first hydraulic pipeline 1 and the second hydraulic pipeline 2 being fixed by the fixing rod 19 and the fixing groove 20, chutes 3 formed on outer walls of the first connecting pipe 4 and the second connecting pipe 6, the inner wall of the chute 3 is movably connected with a sliding plate 5, the shape and size of the chute 3 are matched with those of the sliding plate 5, the sliding plate 5 is respectively and slidably connected with the outer walls of the first connecting pipe 4 and the second connecting pipe 6 through the chute 3, the size of the sliding plate 5 is respectively larger than that of the first connecting pipe 4 and that of the second connecting pipe 6, the sliding plate 5 is moved to the joint of the first connecting pipe 4 and the second connecting pipe 6 through the chute 3, so that the connection between the first connecting pipe 4 and the second connecting pipe 6 is more fixed, the phenomenon of downward leakage of cement in the first connecting pipe 4 and the second connecting pipe 6 can be effectively prevented, the outer wall of the first water conservancy pipeline 1 is movably connected with a first movable plate 7, the inner wall of the first movable plate 7 is movably connected with a first rotating shaft 8, the outer wall of the first rotating shaft 8 is movably connected with a connecting sleeve 9, and the outer wall of the connecting, the number of the first protection plates 10 is two, the two first protection plates 10 are symmetrically distributed about a transverse central line of the first movable plate 7, the two first protection plates 10 are rotatably connected with the first movable plate 7 through the first rotating shaft 8, the upper end and the lower end of the connection of the first water conservancy pipeline 1 and the second water conservancy pipeline 2 can be protected through the two first protection plates 10, the service life of the first water conservancy pipeline 1 and the service life of the second water conservancy pipeline 2 can be effectively prolonged, the outer wall of the second water conservancy pipeline 2 is movably connected with the second movable plate 13, the first movable plate 7 is composed of two ends, the first movable plate 7 at one end is a groove-shaped first movable plate, the first movable plate 7 at the other end is a bump-shaped first movable plate, the first movable plates 7 at the two ends are connected in a clamping manner, the shape and the size of the first movable plate 7 are the same as those of the second movable plate 13, the front surfaces of the first movable plate 7 and the second movable plate 13 are respectively provided with a first connecting orifice 11, the shape and size of the first connecting orifice 11 are respectively matched with the shape and size of the first water conservancy pipeline 1 and the shape and size of the second water conservancy pipeline 2, the first movable plate 7 and the second movable plate 13 can be disassembled, the first movable plate 7 and the second movable plate 13 are conveniently fixed on the outer walls of the first water conservancy pipeline 1 and the second water conservancy pipeline 2, the first movable plate 7 and the second movable plate 13 are conveniently disassembled, the outer wall of the second movable plate 13 is provided with a connecting groove 12, the length of the first protection plate 10 is greater than that between the first movable plate 7 and the second movable plate 13, the shape and size of the first protection plate 10 are matched with that of the connecting groove 12, and the first protection plate 10 is clamped and connected with the second movable plate 13 through the connecting groove 12, the inner walls of the second movable plate 13 and the first movable plate 7 are fixedly connected with anti-skidding blocks 22, the radius of each anti-skidding block 22 is equal to the distance from the inner walls of the second movable plate 13 and the first movable plate 7 to the outer walls of the first hydraulic pipeline 1 and the second hydraulic pipeline 2, the number of the anti-skidding blocks 22 is fourteen, the fourteen anti-skidding blocks 22 are rubber anti-skidding blocks, rubber is a high-elasticity polymer material with reversible deformation, the rubber is rich in elasticity at room temperature, can generate large deformation under the action of small external force, and can recover the original shape after the external force is removed, when the first movable plate 7 and the second movable plate 13 are fixed on the outer wall of the first hydraulic pipeline 1 through the arranged first movable plate 7, the first connecting hole 11, the second movable plate 13 and the anti-skidding blocks 22, the positions of the first movable plate 7 and the second movable plate 13 can be fixed through the anti-skidding blocks 22, the outer wall of the first, the outer wall of the fixed plate 16 is fixedly connected with a second rotating shaft 15, the outer wall of the second rotating shaft 15 is movably connected with a second protection plate 17, the top of the second protection plate 17 is fixedly connected with a fixed block 18, the top of the second movable plate 13 is provided with a connecting blind hole 14, the first rotating shaft 8, the connecting sleeve 9, the first protection plate 10, the connecting groove 12, the second movable plate 13, the connecting blind hole 14, the second rotating shaft 15, the fixed plate 16, the second protection plate 17 and the fixed block 18 are arranged, the outer part connected with the first water conservancy pipeline 1 and the second water conservancy pipeline 2 can be protected, the service lives of the first water conservancy pipeline 1 and the second water conservancy pipeline 2 can be effectively prolonged, the outer walls of the first connecting pipe 4 and the sliding plate 5 are provided with a second connecting orifice 21, and the first connecting pipe 4, the second water conservancy pipeline 2, the sliding groove 3 and the first connecting pipe 4, Sliding plate 5, dead lever 19, mutually supporting of fixed recess 20 and second connection drill way 21 is used, can fix the connection between first water conservancy pipeline 1 and the second water conservancy pipeline 2, make first water conservancy pipeline 1 and second water conservancy pipeline 2 carry out seamless connection, can effectually prevent that the phenomenon of downward seepage can appear between first water conservancy pipeline 1 and the second water conservancy pipeline 2, thereby can improve the work efficiency of first water conservancy pipeline 1 and second water conservancy pipeline 2 in hydraulic engineering, hydraulic engineering's user demand has been satisfied.
When in use, the fixing rod 19 of the outer wall of the second connecting pipe 6 is inserted into the fixing groove 20 of the outer wall of the first connecting pipe 4, then the position of the sliding plate 5 is moved through the sliding groove 3, the sliding plate 5 is moved between the first connecting pipe 4 and the second connecting pipe 6, the fixing rod penetrates through the inside of the second connecting hole 21, the position of the sliding plate 5 is fixed, then the position of the first protection plate 10 is rotated through the first rotating shaft 8, one side of the first protection plate 10 is fixed in the connecting groove 12, finally the position of the second protection plate 17 is rotated through the second rotating shaft 15, the fixing block 18 is fixed in the connecting blind hole 14, and therefore work is completed.
To sum up, this pipeline connection structure for hydraulic engineering has reached the effect that improves hydraulic engineering work efficiency, has solved general hydraulic engineering pipeline splice department structure fairly simple, and the problem of the phenomenon of seepage can appear in pipeline splice department after long-time the use satisfies hydraulic engineering's user demand.
It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

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1. The utility model provides a pipeline connection structure for hydraulic engineering, includes first water conservancy pipeline (1), its characterized in that: a second connecting pipe (6) is fixedly connected to one side of the first water conservancy pipeline (1), a first connecting pipe (4) is movably connected to one side of the second connecting pipe (6), a second water conservancy pipeline (2) is fixedly connected to one side of the first connecting pipe (4), a fixing rod (19) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the second connecting pipe (6), a fixing groove (20) is formed in the outer wall of the first connecting pipe (4), sliding grooves (3) are formed in the outer walls of the first connecting pipe (4) and the second connecting pipe (6), a sliding plate (5) is movably connected to the inner wall of each sliding groove (3), a first movable plate (7) is movably connected to the outer wall of the first water conservancy pipeline (1), a first rotating shaft (8) is movably connected to the inner wall of the first movable plate (7), and a connecting sleeve (9) is movably connected to the outer wall of the first rotating shaft (8), the outer wall fixedly connected with of connecting sleeve (9) first guard plate (10), the outer wall swing joint of second water conservancy pipeline (2) has second fly leaf (13), connecting groove (12) have been seted up to the outer wall of second fly leaf (13), the outer wall fixedly connected with fixed plate (16) of first fly leaf (7), the outer wall fixedly connected with second pivot (15) of fixed plate (16), the outer wall swing joint of second pivot (15) has second guard plate (17), the top fixedly connected with fixed block (18) of second guard plate (17), connect blind hole (14) have been seted up at the top of second fly leaf (13), second connection drill way (21) have all been seted up to the outer wall of first connecting pipe (4) and sliding plate (5).
2. The pipe connection structure for hydraulic engineering according to claim 1, characterized in that: the shape and size of the sliding chute (3) and the shape and size of the sliding plate (5) are matched with each other, the sliding plate (5) is respectively connected with the outer walls of the first connecting pipe (4) and the second connecting pipe (6) in a sliding mode through the sliding chute (3), and the size of the sliding plate (5) is larger than that of the first connecting pipe (4) and that of the second connecting pipe (6) respectively.
3. The pipe connection structure for hydraulic engineering according to claim 1, characterized in that: first fly leaf (7) have both ends to constitute, and first fly leaf (7) of one end are the first fly leaf of recess form, and first fly leaf (7) of the other end are the first fly leaf of lug form, and the first fly leaf (7) block at both ends is connected, the shape size of first fly leaf (7) is the same with the shape size of second fly leaf (13) all, and first connecting orifice (11) have all been seted up in the front of first fly leaf (7) and second fly leaf (13), and the shape size of first connecting orifice (11) matches each other with the shape size of first water conservancy pipeline (1) and the shape size of second water conservancy pipeline (2) respectively.
4. The pipe connection structure for hydraulic engineering according to claim 1, characterized in that: the number of the first protection plates (10) is two, the two first protection plates (10) are symmetrically distributed about the transverse central line of the first movable plate (7), and the two first protection plates (10) are rotatably connected with the first movable plate (7) through a first rotating shaft (8).
5. The pipe connection structure for hydraulic engineering according to claim 1, characterized in that: the length of the first protection plate (10) is greater than the length between the first movable plate (7) and the second movable plate (13), the shape and the size of the first protection plate (10) are matched with those of the connecting grooves (12), and the first protection plate (10) is connected with the second movable plate (13) in a clamping mode through the connecting grooves (12).
6. The pipe connection structure for hydraulic engineering according to claim 1, characterized in that: the equal fixedly connected with non slipping spur (22) of inner wall of second fly leaf (13) and first fly leaf (7), and the radius of non slipping spur (22) and the inner wall of second fly leaf (13) and first fly leaf (7) to the outer wall distance of first water conservancy pipeline (1) and second water conservancy pipeline (2) equal, the quantity of non slipping spur (22) is fourteen, and fourteen non slipping spur (22) are the rubber non slipping spur.
7. The pipe connection structure for hydraulic engineering according to claim 1, characterized in that: the shape and size of the fixing rod (19) are matched with those of the fixing groove (20), the first connecting pipe (4) is connected with the second connecting pipe (6) in a clamping mode through the fixing rod (19) and the fixing groove (20), and the number of the fixing rod (19) and the number of the fixing groove (20) are seven to fourteen.
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