CN210744611U - Auxiliary device for laying cable - Google Patents

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CN210744611U
CN210744611U CN201922048577.0U CN201922048577U CN210744611U CN 210744611 U CN210744611 U CN 210744611U CN 201922048577 U CN201922048577 U CN 201922048577U CN 210744611 U CN210744611 U CN 210744611U
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龚艳文
刘雨
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The utility model relates to a cable laying technical field, more specifically say, it relates to an auxiliary device that lays cable and use, and its technical scheme main points are: including the bracing piece and set up in the installing frame at bracing piece top, be provided with first cylinder and second cylinder in the installing frame, first cylinder is located the top of second cylinder, the top of bracing piece is provided with the regulating plate, the bottom fixedly connected with locating lever of installing frame, the one end rotatable coupling that the installing frame was kept away from to the locating lever is in the regulating plate, the lateral wall cover of locating lever is equipped with from the driving wheel, a side surface of regulating plate is provided with and is vertical setting rotation post, the cover is equipped with the action wheel on the first rotation post, the action wheel with from being connected with the belt between the driving wheel, be provided with between regulating. The angle of the device can be adjusted, and the direction of cable laying can be changed conveniently.

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Auxiliary device for laying cable
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a cable laying technical field, more specifically say, it relates to an auxiliary device that laying cable was used.
Background
Lay the cable in the power line construction is an important engineering project, usually at the cable laying in-process, the cable conductor is directly pulled from the cable drum, pull the car cable conductor through the manual work, make the cable drum produce and rotate, and when laying the cable conductor, the cable conductor that pulls from the cable drum can have certain contact with ground, and can produce certain friction with ground when pulling the cable conductor, thereby wearing and tearing to the cable conductor, influence the later stage life of cable conductor, this just needs to use cable auxiliary device.
In the prior art, chinese patent with patent publication No. CN207039079U discloses an auxiliary device for laying cables, which includes a base, a supporting platform, and a lifting support disposed between the base and the supporting platform for lifting relative to the base, wherein the supporting platform includes a roller set support disposed parallel to the base and a plurality of roller sets disposed along the cable extending direction and rotatably assembled with the roller set support to bear the cables.
The auxiliary device for laying the cable reduces the abrasion of the cable falling on the ground through height adjustment, but the angle is not adjustable, once the auxiliary device is fixed at a required position, the direction of the auxiliary device is fixed, and when the direction of laying the cable is changed, the auxiliary device needs to be moved again and positioned again, so that the auxiliary device is inconvenient and needs to be improved.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims at the not enough of above-mentioned prior art, the utility model aims at providing an auxiliary device that laying cable was used, it can angle regulation, and the cable laying of being convenient for changes the trend.
The above technical purpose of the present invention can be achieved by the following technical solutions: the utility model provides an auxiliary device that laying cable was used, includes the bracing piece and sets up in the installing frame at bracing piece top, be provided with first cylinder and second cylinder in the installing frame, first cylinder is located the top of second cylinder, the top of bracing piece is provided with the regulating plate, the bottom fixedly connected with locating lever of installing frame, the locating lever is kept away from the one end rotatable coupling of installing frame in the regulating plate, the lateral wall cover of locating lever is equipped with from the driving wheel, a side surface of regulating plate is provided with and is vertical setting rotation post, the cover is equipped with the action wheel on the first rotation post, the action wheel with be connected with the belt between the driving wheel, the regulating plate with be provided with between the action wheel and be used for the drive action wheel pivoted driving.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when the device needs angle regulation, the drive driving piece makes the action wheel rotate, because the action wheel with from being connected with the belt between the driving wheel, make under the drive of belt from the driving wheel rotation, and then make the installing frame rotate, and then adjusting device's angle, change the trend when the cable of being convenient for is laid.
Preferably, the driving piece is a handle, and the handle is connected with the rotating column through a reversing mechanism.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the setting up of handle makes things convenient for the staff to rotate and rotates the post, and then drive assembly rotates.
Preferably, the reversing mechanism comprises a pair of helical gears meshed with each other, one helical gear is fixedly sleeved on the rotating column, and the other helical gear is fixedly sleeved on the handle.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, helical gear intermeshing, thereby the action wheel that utilizes helical gear intermeshing to rotate the control after the handle rotates drives from the driving wheel rotation, so set up and to change the direction of motion between handle and the rotation post, make things convenient for the staff to rotate the handle.
Preferably, be provided with between the handle and the regulating plate and be used for the locking subassembly that the handle was locked and was unlocked, the locking subassembly includes locating pin and a plurality of circumference sets up in the locating hole of handle lateral wall, a lateral wall of regulating plate is provided with the locating piece, the locating piece is close to a side surface of handle is provided with the confession the recess that the locating pin stretches out and retracts, the locating pin with one of them the locating hole is pegged graft and is cooperated.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when rotating handle mounting frame turned angle, after the angle modulation finishes, the locating pin was fixed with the locating hole cooperation of pegging graft and then made the handle lock, and the mounting frame is fixed at the angle, and the locating pin breaks away from the locating hole and makes the handle unblock, and then can make the handle rotate.
Preferably, the end of the positioning pin inserted into the positioning hole and the bottom of each positioning hole are provided with magnets which attract each other.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the stability between locating pin and the locating hole can be strengthened in the setting of magnet, makes the locating pin difficult not hard up the separation from the locating hole.
Preferably, the top of locating pin is provided with the shifting block, a cell wall of recess is provided with and is the spout that runs through the setting, the shifting block with the spout slides and is connected and extend to outside the spout.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, shifting block and spout set up and make things convenient for the staff to remove the locating pin.
Preferably, be provided with first cylinder on the installing frame, the top of first cylinder is provided with the second cylinder, the both ends of first cylinder are provided with the connecting block, first cylinder both ends are provided with the sliding block, the relative two inboards of installing frame all are provided with the sliding hole, and each sliding hole is along the horizontal direction and runs through the setting, the sliding block set up in the sliding hole, the top of connecting block is provided with and is used for the drive the threaded rod that the connecting block goes up and down, threaded rod threaded connection in the top of connecting block, the threaded rod is along vertical direction setting, and runs through the installing frame just stretches out outside the installing frame, the connecting block with be connected with the elastic component between the sliding hole.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, first cylinder and second cylinder have played the guide effect to the cable, rotate the threaded rod and can drive first cylinder and reciprocate in the installing frame, and then adjust the distance between first cylinder and the second cylinder, applicable in the cable of different specifications size, the setting of elastic component can make first cylinder play the effect of pressing to the cable simultaneously, and then makes the cable stabilize and pulled at the in-process of laying.
Preferably, the bottom of the mounting sleeve is provided with a base, and the bottom of the base is provided with a plurality of universal wheels.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the setting up of universal wheel makes things convenient for staff mobile device.
To sum up, the utility model discloses following beneficial effect has:
1. when the device needs to adjust the angle, the driving piece is driven to enable the driving wheel to rotate, the belt is connected between the driving wheel and the driven wheel, the driven wheel is driven to rotate by the belt, the mounting frame is further rotated, and the angle of the device is further adjusted, so that the trend of cable laying can be conveniently changed;
2. the driving piece is a handle, so that a worker can conveniently drive the driving wheel to rotate, and the handle can be locked and unlocked by additionally arranging the locking assembly, so that the stability of the handle is enhanced;
3. the position of the first roller is adjusted by additionally arranging the threaded rod and the elastic piece, so that the distance between the first roller and the second roller through the cable is adjustable, the device is used for cables of different specifications, and the universality of the device is enhanced.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the embodiment of the present invention after the mounting frame is cut open;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of portion A of FIG. 2;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the embodiment of the present invention after the installation sleeve is cut open.
Reference numerals: 1. installing a frame; 2. a hand wheel; 3. an inner rod; 4. positioning a rod; 5. installing a sleeve; 6. a universal wheel; 7. a handle; 8. an adjusting plate; 9. a first drum; 10. a second drum; 11. a belt; 12. a driven wheel; 13. a driving wheel; 14. a threaded rod; 15. a sliding hole; 16. connecting blocks; 17. a limiting groove; 18. a second limiting block; 19. a sliding block; 20. a first stopper; 21. a helical gear; 22. rotating the column; 23. shifting blocks; 24. positioning blocks; 25. a groove; 26. positioning pins; 27. a magnet; 28. positioning holes; 29. a chute; 30. a spring plate; 31. a base; 32. a second circular hole; 33. a pressing block; 34. a first circular aperture.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The utility model provides an auxiliary device that lays cable usefulness, refers to fig. 1, including the bracing piece that is vertical setting and set up in the installing frame 1 at bracing piece top, the bottom welding of installing frame 1 has cylindric locating lever 4, all rotates in the installing frame 1 and is connected with first cylinder 9 and second cylinder 10, and first cylinder 9 is located the top of second cylinder 10 for fixed cable. In addition, the bottom welding of installation sleeve 5 has rectangular plate shaped base 31, and four universal wheels 6 are installed to the bottom of base 31, make things convenient for staff's mobile device.
Referring to fig. 2, specifically, for the device can be applicable to the cable of different specifications, sliding block 19 is installed at first cylinder 9 both ends, and sliding hole 15 has all been seted up to two relative inboards of installing frame 1, and each sliding hole 15 just is to run through the setting along the horizontal direction, and sliding block 19 sets up in sliding hole 15. The top of the connecting block 16 is provided with a threaded rod 14 for driving the connecting block 16 to ascend and descend, and the threaded rod 14 is in threaded connection with the top of the connecting block 16. Threaded rod 14 is along vertical direction setting, and runs through installing frame 1 and stretch out outside installing frame 1, is connected with the elastic component between connecting block 16 and the hole 15 that slides, and is preferred, and the elastic component is the spring, and the both ends fixed connection of spring is in the top of connecting block 16 bottom and sliding block 19. Meanwhile, first limiting blocks 20 are welded on two sides of the connecting block 16, second limiting blocks 18 are welded on two sides of the sliding block 19, limiting grooves 17 are formed in two opposite hole walls of the sliding hole 15, each limiting groove 17 is arranged along the length direction of the sliding hole 15, the first limiting blocks 20 and the second limiting blocks 18 are connected with the limiting grooves 17 in a sliding mode respectively, and therefore the connecting block 16 and the sliding block 19 are not prone to shifting. In addition, in order to rotate the threaded rod 14, the hand wheel 2 is fixedly installed at the extending end of the threaded rod 14.
Referring to fig. 2, further, in order to facilitate the device to adjust the cable laying direction, the support rod includes an inner rod 3 and a mounting sleeve 5, and preferably, the inner rod 3 is disposed in a hollow manner. The top welding of interior pole 3 has the regulating plate 8 of L shape, and locating lever 4 is vertical setting and rotatable coupling in a side surface of regulating plate 8. The adjusting plate 8 is rotatably connected with a rotating column 22, the rotating column 22 is sleeved with a driving wheel 13, the positioning rod 4 is fixedly provided with a driven wheel 12, and a belt 11 is connected between the driving wheel 13 and the driven wheel. Meanwhile, the adjusting plate 8 is provided with a driving wheel 13 for driving the driving piece to rotate, preferably, the driving piece is a handle 7, the handle 7 is arranged in a Z shape, and one end of the handle 7 penetrates through the adjusting plate 8. Meanwhile, in order to rotate the handle 7 conveniently, a reversing mechanism is further installed between the rotating column 22 and the handle 7, the reversing mechanism comprises a pair of mutually meshed helical gears 21, one helical gear 21 is sleeved on the rotating column 22, and the other helical gear is sleeved at one end of the handle 7.
Referring to fig. 3, further, a locking assembly for locking and unlocking the handle 7 is disposed between the handle 7 and the adjusting plate 8, and the locking assembly includes a positioning pin 26 and a plurality of positioning holes 28 circumferentially opened on a side wall of the handle 7, in this embodiment, the number of the positioning holes 28 is four. The adjusting plate 8 is welded with a positioning block 24 on one side surface facing the positioning rod 4 along the horizontal direction, a groove 25 for extending and retracting a positioning pin 26 is formed on one side surface of the positioning block 24 close to the handle 7, and the positioning pin 26 can be inserted and matched with one positioning hole 28. The surface welding of locating pin 26 one side has shifting block 23, and recess 25 a cell wall is seted up and is the spout 29 that runs through the setting, and shifting block 23 slides with spout 29 and is connected and extend to outside the spout 29. In addition, in order to enhance the stability between the positioning pin 26 and the positioning hole 28, a magnet 27 which is mutually attracted is adhered to one end of the positioning pin 26 inserted into the positioning hole 28 and the bottom of each positioning hole 28.
Referring to fig. 4, in addition, in order to make the cable difficult for dropping at the in-process of dragging and laying and produce wearing and tearing subaerial, but the liftable is adjusted and is connected between interior pole 3 and the installation sleeve 5, interior pole 3 is the cavity setting, install shell fragment 30 in interior pole 3, and shell fragment 30 is the setting of U-shaped, the both ends of shell fragment 30 have all been welded and have been pressed piece 33, interior pole 3 both sides have all been seted up and have been the first round hole 34 that runs through the setting, each is pressed piece 33 and stretches out the first round hole 34 that corresponds, two second round holes 32 have been seted up to the both sides wall of installation sleeve 5 simultaneously, two are all to be the length direction setting that runs through the setting and follow installation sleeve 5, when two are two of them second round holes 32 to first round hole 34 alignment, press piece 33 can stretch out or retract second round hole 32, and then.
The overall working process is as follows: when the cable laying trend needs to be adjusted, the first roller 9 is adjusted in the installing frame 1 by the rotatable threaded rod 14, cables of different specifications and sizes can pass through the space between the first roller 9 and the second roller 10, the handle 7 is rotated to enable the driving wheel 13 to rotate, the driven wheel 12 is driven to rotate under the driving of the belt 11, the installing frame 1 is further rotated, the angle of the adjusting device is further adjusted, the pressing block 33 can be pressed to enable the pressing block 33 to retract into two rows of second round holes 32, the height of the inner rod 3 in the installing sleeve 5 is adjusted, and the height of the installing frame 1 is further adjusted.
The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make modifications of the present embodiments without inventive contribution as required after reading the present specification, but all the embodiments are protected by patent law within the scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides an auxiliary device that laying cable was used, includes the bracing piece and sets up in installing frame (1) at bracing piece top, be provided with first cylinder (9) and second cylinder (10) in installing frame (1), first cylinder (9) are located the top of second cylinder (10), its characterized in that: the top of bracing piece is provided with regulating plate (8), the bottom fixedly connected with locating lever (4) of installing frame (1), locating lever (4) are kept away from the one end rotatable coupling of installing frame (1) in regulating plate (8), the lateral wall cover of locating lever (4) is equipped with from driving wheel (12), a side surface of regulating plate (8) is provided with rotation post (22) that is vertical setting, the cover is equipped with action wheel (13) on rotation post (22), action wheel (13) with be connected with belt (11) from between driving wheel (12), regulating plate (8) with be provided with between action wheel (13) and be used for the drive action wheel (13) pivoted driving piece.
2. An auxiliary device for laying cables according to claim 1, characterized in that: the driving piece is a handle (7), and the handle (7) is connected with the rotating column (22) through a reversing mechanism.
3. An auxiliary device for laying cables according to claim 2, characterized in that: the reversing mechanism comprises a pair of helical gears (21) which are meshed with each other, one helical gear (21) is fixedly sleeved on the rotating column (22), and the other helical gear (21) is fixedly sleeved on the handle (7).
4. An auxiliary device for laying cables according to claim 3, characterized in that: handle (7) with be provided with between regulating plate (8) and be used for locking and the locking subassembly of unblock in handle (7), the locking subassembly includes locating pin (26) and a plurality of circumference sets up in locating hole (28) of handle (7) lateral wall, a lateral wall of regulating plate (8) is provided with locating piece (24), locating piece (24) are close to a side surface of handle (7) is provided with the confession locating pin (26) stretch out and recess (25), locating pin (26) and one of them locating hole (28) are pegged graft the cooperation.
5. An auxiliary device for laying cables according to claim 4, characterized in that: one end of the positioning pin (26) inserted into the positioning hole (28) and the bottom of each positioning hole (28) are respectively provided with a magnet (27) which are mutually attracted.
6. An auxiliary device for laying cables according to claim 5, characterised in that: the top of locating pin (26) is provided with shifting block (23), a cell wall of recess (25) is provided with and is to run through spout (29) that sets up, shifting block (23) with spout (29) slide and be connected and extend to outside spout (29).
7. An auxiliary device for laying cables according to claim 1, characterized in that: a first roller (9) is arranged on the mounting frame (1), a second roller (10) is arranged above the first roller (9), connecting blocks (16) are arranged at two ends of the first roller (9), sliding blocks (19) are arranged at two ends of the first roller (9), the two opposite inner sides of the mounting frame (1) are provided with sliding holes (15), each sliding hole (15) is arranged along the horizontal direction in a penetrating way, the sliding block (19) is arranged in the sliding hole (15), a threaded rod (14) for driving the connecting block (16) to lift is arranged at the top of the connecting block (16), the threaded rod (14) is in threaded connection with the top of the connecting block (16), the threaded rod (14) is arranged along the vertical direction, and the connecting block penetrates through the mounting frame (1) and extends out of the mounting frame (1), and an elastic piece is connected between the connecting block (16) and the sliding hole (15).
8. An auxiliary device for laying cables according to claim 1, characterized in that: the bracing piece includes installation sleeve (5), the bottom of installation sleeve (5) is provided with base (31), base (31) bottom is provided with a plurality of universal wheel (6).
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