CN211209126U - Electric wire overhead device - Google Patents

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CN211209126U
CN211209126U CN201922278641.4U CN201922278641U CN211209126U CN 211209126 U CN211209126 U CN 211209126U CN 201922278641 U CN201922278641 U CN 201922278641U CN 211209126 U CN211209126 U CN 211209126U
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The utility model provides an electric wire is built on stilts device for install indoor and built on stilts indoor electric wire, electric wire is built on stilts device includes base, scalable pole and insulator, but telescopic link and pedestal connection, insulator and scalable pole are connected, and scalable pole is used for adjusting the distance between insulator and the base through flexible. The use convenience of the overhead pole can be improved, the construction environment with complex site is more suitable, the construction efficiency is improved, the construction time is shortened, and the construction cost is saved.

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Electric wire overhead device
Technical Field
The utility model relates to an interior decoration field particularly, relates to an electric wire device of making somebody a mere figurehead.
Background
In the building work progress, need set up the power cord so that for the consumer power supply during interior decoration, at present, the mode commonly used is for setting up the overhead pole indoor, and the power cord relies on the overhead pole to make somebody a mere figurehead.
Currently, overhead poles are fixed directly to the wall.
The inventor researches and discovers that the existing overhead pole has defects in the using process:
the overhead mast is inconvenient to use.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide an electric wire is built on stilts device, it can improve the convenience that the pole was used that is built on stilts, adapts to the complicated construction environment of scene more, improves the efficiency of construction, shortens the engineering time, saves construction cost.
The embodiment of the utility model is realized like this:
according to a first aspect, the embodiment provides an electric wire overhead device for installing indoor and making somebody a mere figurehead electric wire indoor, electric wire overhead device includes base, scalable pole and insulator, and scalable pole and pedestal connection, insulator and scalable pole are connected, and scalable pole is used for adjusting the distance between insulator and the base through flexible.
In an alternative embodiment, the base comprises a positioning plate and a fixing member, wherein the fixing member is connected with the positioning plate and is used for fixing the positioning plate on the ground.
In an alternative embodiment, the positioning plate is provided with at least one mounting hole, the fixing member is provided with a limiting convex portion, each mounting hole is internally provided with a fixing member, and the limiting convex portion is used for abutting against the positioning plate so as to prevent the fixing member from being separated from the mounting hole along the direction from the limiting convex portion to the positioning plate.
In an alternative embodiment, the fixing element is provided as an expansion bolt.
In an alternative embodiment, the telescopic rod comprises a first rod part, a second rod part and a locking part, wherein the first rod part is in sliding fit with the second rod part, and the locking part is connected to the first rod part or the second rod part and used for keeping the first rod part and the second rod part at a set length.
In an alternative embodiment, the first rod portion is provided with a sliding groove extending in the extending direction of the first rod portion, and the second rod portion is in sliding fit with the sliding groove.
In an optional embodiment, the first rod part is provided with a threaded hole communicated with the sliding groove, the locking part is in threaded connection with the threaded hole, and the end part of the locking part close to the second rod part can abut against the outer peripheral surface of the second rod part.
In an optional embodiment, the second rod part is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves arranged at intervals along the extending direction of the second rod part, and each positioning groove penetrates through the second rod part along a direction forming an angle with the second rod part; the retaining member is connected with the first rod portion, and the retaining member is selectively inserted into one of the plurality of positioning grooves.
In an alternative embodiment, the locking member includes a screw and a nut, the screw is provided with an anti-falling cap, the screw is connected with the first rod portion, the screw is selectively inserted into one of the positioning grooves, the nut is in threaded connection with a portion of the screw extending out of the first rod portion, and the first rod portion is located between the anti-falling cap and the nut.
In an optional embodiment, the wire rack device further comprises a mounting base, the mounting base is connected with a telescopic rod, the insulator is connected with the mounting base, and the telescopic rod is used for adjusting the distance between the mounting base and the base through telescopic adjustment so as to adjust the distance between the insulator and the base.
The embodiment of the utility model provides a beneficial effect is:
in conclusion, this embodiment provides an electric wire device that makedly makes somebody a mere figurehead for interior electric wire is makeed somebody a mere figurehead to indoor when interior decoration, the line of walking of the indoor electric wire of being convenient for to provide electric power for consumer. When the device is used, the base of the wire overhead device is arranged on a floor slab or the ground, and then the length of the telescopic rod is adjusted, so that the height of the insulator arranged on the telescopic rod is changed, and the height of the insulator reaches the set requirement. Through the regulation of telescopic link, can satisfy the position demand to the insulator under the different environment, the construction is nimble convenient, and adaptability is strong, and application range is wide. Meanwhile, when the base is installed, the base is directly fixed on a floor or the ground, high-altitude operation is not needed, the construction risk is reduced, and the base is convenient to fix, safe and reliable. In addition, after the overhead device is used, the base is convenient to detach from the floor or the ground, and the base is convenient to detach, safe and reliable. The height of the overhead device can be adjusted as required, the application range is wide, the overhead device can be used in different occasions, the reuse rate is high, and the cost is saved. In addition, the base is not fixed on the wall surface, so that the structure of the wall surface cannot be damaged, the construction steps for repairing the wall surface are reduced, and the construction period is shortened.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present invention, and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive efforts.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an electric wire overhead device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an electric wire overhead device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 2 at III;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a positioning plate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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001-wire aerial device; 100-a base; 110-a positioning plate; 111-mounting holes; 120-a fixture; 200-a telescopic rod; 210-a first stem portion; 211-a chute; 212-a threaded hole; 220-a second stem portion; 221-positioning grooves; 230-a retaining member; 231-a screw; 232-nut; 300-an insulator; 400-a mounting seat; 002-floor.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. The components of embodiments of the present invention, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.
Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate the position or positional relationship based on the position or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the position or positional relationship which is usually placed when the product of the present invention is used, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific position, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used solely to distinguish one from another and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
Furthermore, the terms "horizontal", "vertical" and the like do not imply that the components are required to be absolutely horizontal or pendant, but rather may be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" merely means that the direction is more horizontal than "vertical" and does not mean that the structure must be perfectly horizontal, but may be slightly inclined.
In the description of the present invention, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
Referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a wire suspending device 001 for suspending an indoor power supply wire to facilitate arrangement of the indoor power supply wire. This electric wire overhead device 001 simple to operate, convenient to use can adapt to the complicated construction environment in scene, improves the efficiency of construction, shortens the engineering time, saves construction cost.
Referring to fig. 1, the wire erecting device 001 according to the present embodiment includes a base 100, a telescopic rod 200 and an insulator 300, wherein the telescopic rod 200 is connected to the base 100, the insulator 300 is connected to the telescopic rod 200, and the telescopic rod 200 is used for adjusting a distance between the insulator 300 and the base 100 by extension and contraction.
This embodiment provides a device 001 is maked somebody a mere figurehead to electric wire for make somebody a mere figurehead indoor electric wire when interior decoration, the line of walking of the indoor electric wire of being convenient for, thereby be convenient for provide electric power for consumer. When the device is used, the base 100 of the electric wire overhead device 001 is arranged on the floor 002 or the ground, then the length of the telescopic rod 200 is adjusted, so that the height of the insulator 300 arranged on the telescopic rod 200 is changed, namely, the height between the insulator 300 and the ground or the floor 002 is adjusted, and finally the height of the insulator 300 reaches the set requirement, thereby facilitating the arrangement of electric wires. Through the regulation of telescopic link 200, can satisfy the position demand to insulator 300 under the different environment, it is nimble convenient to construct, and adaptability is strong, and application range is wide. Meanwhile, when the base 100 is installed, the base 100 is directly fixed on the floor 002 or the ground, high-altitude operation is not needed, the construction risk is reduced, and the base 100 is convenient to fix, safe and reliable. In addition, after the overhead device is used, the base 100 can be conveniently detached from the floor 002 or the ground, and the detaching operation is convenient, safe and reliable. The height of the overhead device can be adjusted as required, the application range is wide, the overhead device can be used in different occasions, the reuse rate is high, and the cost is saved. In addition, the base 100 is fixed on the floor 002 or the ground, and is not required to be fixed on a wall surface, so that the structure of the wall surface is not damaged, the construction steps for repairing the wall surface are reduced, and the construction period is shortened.
In this embodiment, the base 100 is fixed to the floor 002 or the ground, and there are various fixing manners of the base 100 to the floor 002 or the ground, and the base 100 may be directly fixed to the floor 002 or the ground, or the base 100 may be fixed to the floor 002 or the ground through an intermediate member. For example, the base 100 is fixed to the floor 002 or the ground by expansion bolts, the fixing is firm and reliable, and the cost of the expansion bolts is low, thereby reducing the cost of the whole electric wire overhead device 001.
Referring to fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the base 100 optionally includes a positioning plate 110 and a fixing member 120, and the positioning plate 110 is fixedly connected to the floor 002 or the ground through the fixing member 120. In use, the positioning plate 110 and the fixing member 120 are packaged and sold separately or in combination.
Further, the positioning plate 110 is configured as a rectangular plate, a circular plate, a triangular plate, or the like. The positioning plate 110 has various shapes, which are not illustrated herein. In this embodiment, the positioning plate 110 is a rectangular plate, and the structure is regular, thereby facilitating the processing and manufacturing.
Optionally, the locating plate 110 has two relative faces, and for convenience of description, two faces of the locating plate 110 are respectively a mounting face and a locating plate 110 face, and the locating plate 110 face and the mounting face are rectangular planes, and the locating plate 110 face is used for contacting with the ground or the face of the floor slab 002, so as to realize that the locating plate 110 is stably placed on the floor slab 002 or the ground, so as to improve the stability of the electric wire overhead device 001. The mounting plate surface is connected to the extendable rod 200.
Referring to fig. 4, further, at least one mounting hole 111 is disposed on the positioning plate 110, and the at least one mounting hole 111 penetrates through two plate surfaces of the positioning plate 110, in other words, two ends of the mounting hole 111 along the extending direction thereof are respectively disposed on the mounting plate surface and the plate surface of the positioning plate 110. Optionally, the mounting hole 111 is a cylindrical hole, and an axis of the mounting hole 111 is perpendicular to the plate surface of the positioning plate 110. Obviously, in other embodiments, the mounting hole 111 may be a square cylindrical hole, an elliptic cylindrical hole, or the like.
It should be noted that the number of the mounting holes 111 may be one or more, and when the number of the mounting holes 111 is multiple, the mounting holes 111 are arranged on the positioning plate 110 at intervals. For example, in the present embodiment, the number of the mounting holes 111 is four, and the four mounting holes 111 are all located at four corners of the same rectangle. Obviously, the number of the mounting holes 111 may not be limited to four. In addition, when the number of the mounting holes 111 is plural, the shape of the plurality of mounting holes 111 may be set to be the same, which facilitates the processing of the mounting holes 111 on the positioning plate 110; or, at least two mounting holes 111 in the plurality of mounting holes 111 have different shapes, so that the processing is flexible and the application range is wide.
In this embodiment, the number of the fixing members 120 is equal to the number of the mounting holes 111, and one fixing member 120 penetrates through each mounting hole 111 and is fixed on the floor 002 or the ground through the fixing member 120, so as to fix the positioning plate 110.
Alternatively, the fixing member 120 is provided as an expansion bolt. Obviously, in other embodiments, the fixing member 120 may be a screw, a rivet, a nail, or the like.
In this embodiment, the number of the fixing members 120 is four, and the four fixing members 120 are respectively inserted into the four mounting holes 111 in a one-to-one correspondence manner.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, optionally, the extendable rod 200 includes a first rod portion 210, a second rod portion 220, and a locking member 230, wherein the first rod portion 210 is slidably engaged with the second rod portion 220, and the locking member 230 is connected to the first rod portion 210 or the second rod portion 220, so as to keep the first rod portion 210 and the second rod portion 220 at a predetermined length. When the length of the telescopic rod 200 needs to be adjusted, the locking member 230 is operated to unlock the first rod portion 210 and the second rod portion 220, then the first rod portion 210 and the second rod portion 220 slide relative to each other, and after the first rod portion 210 and the second rod portion 220 slide to a set length, the locking member 230 is used to lock the first rod portion 210 and the second rod portion 220, and the lengths of the first rod portion 210 and the second rod portion 220 are kept unchanged. Optionally, the first lever portion 210 or the second lever portion 220 is connected to the base 100.
Further, the first rod portion 210 is provided with a sliding groove 211, the sliding groove 211 extends along the extending direction of the first rod portion 210, and one end of the sliding groove 211 extends to an end surface of the extending direction of the first rod portion 210, in other words, a notch of the sliding groove 211 is located on an end surface of the extending direction of the first rod portion 210. The cross-sectional shape of the chute 211 may be circular, square, etc. Correspondingly, the cross-section of the second shaft part 220 corresponds to the shape of the cross-section of the slide groove 211. The second rod portion 220 is inserted into the sliding groove 211 and can slide relative to the first rod portion 210 in the extending direction of the sliding groove 211, and one end of the second rod portion 220 extends out of the sliding groove 211. Optionally, the first lever portion 210 is connected to the base 100, and the second lever portion 220 is further away from the base 100 relative to the first lever portion 210.
Further, a threaded hole 212 communicated with the sliding groove 211 is formed in the first rod portion 210, the locking member 230 is screwed with the threaded hole 212, and the end portion, close to the second rod portion 220, of the locking member 230 can abut against the outer peripheral surface of the second rod portion 220. By screwing the locking member 230, the locking member 230 is moved closer to or away from the second rod part 220 in the radial direction of the second rod part 220, so that the end of the locking member 230 can abut against the outer circumferential surface of the second rod part 220 or move away from the outer circumferential surface of the second rod part 220.
Optionally, the second rod portion 220 is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves 221 arranged at intervals along the extending direction thereof, each positioning groove 221 penetrates through the second rod portion 220 along a direction forming an angle with the second rod portion 220, for example, each positioning groove 221 penetrates through the second rod portion 220 along a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the second rod portion 220; the locker 230 is coupled to the first rod part 210, and the locker 230 is selectively inserted into one of the plurality of positioning grooves 221. The end of the locking member 230 is inserted into the positioning groove 221, so that the second rod part 220 is not easy to slip with the locking member 230, and the locking effect is better. Further, the positioning groove 221 may be a cylindrical groove, so that the end of the locking member 230 is inserted into the positioning groove 221 and abuts against the bottom wall of the positioning groove 221.
Optionally, the locking member 230 includes a screw 231 and a nut 232, the screw 231 is provided with an anti-falling cap, the screw 231 is connected with the first rod portion 210, the screw 231 is selectively inserted into one of the plurality of positioning grooves 221, the nut 232 is screwed with a portion of the screw 231 extending out of the first rod portion 210, and the first rod portion 210 is located between the anti-falling cap and the nut 232. The locking member 230 has a simple structure and is easy to manufacture.
In this embodiment, optionally, the wire overhead device 001 further includes a mounting base 400, the mounting base 400 is connected to the telescopic rod 200, the insulator 300 is connected to the mounting base 400, and the telescopic rod 200 is configured to adjust a distance between the mounting base 400 and the base 100 by telescopic adjustment, so as to adjust a distance between the insulator 300 and the base 100. Optionally, the mounting seat 400 is connected to the second rod portion 220, and the mounting seat 400 and the second rod portion 220 may be connected by bolts or by welding.
It should be noted that the first rod portion 210 and the base 100 may be connected by bolts or by welding.
The electric wire overhead device 001 that this embodiment provided, it can improve the convenience that the overhead pole used, adapts to the complicated construction environment in scene more, improves the efficiency of construction, shortens the engineering time, saves construction cost.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. An electric wire overhead device for installing indoor and overhead indoor electric wires, characterized in that:
the wire overhead device comprises a base, a telescopic rod and an insulator, wherein the telescopic rod is connected with the base, the insulator is connected with the telescopic rod, and the telescopic rod is used for adjusting the distance between the insulator and the base in a telescopic mode.
2. The overhead line mounting apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
the base comprises a positioning plate and a fixing piece, wherein the fixing piece is connected with the positioning plate and used for fixing the positioning plate on the ground.
3. The overhead line mounting apparatus of claim 2, wherein:
the positioning plate is provided with at least one mounting hole, the fixing piece is provided with a limiting convex part, one fixing piece is arranged in each mounting hole, and the limiting convex part is used for abutting against the positioning plate so as to prevent the fixing piece from being separated from the mounting holes along the direction from the limiting convex part to the positioning plate.
4. The overhead line apparatus of claim 2 or 3, wherein:
the fixing member is configured as an expansion bolt.
5. The overhead line mounting apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
scalable pole includes first pole portion, second pole portion and retaining member, first pole portion with second pole portion sliding fit, the retaining member connect in first pole portion or second pole portion is used for making first pole portion with second pole portion keeps in setting for length unchangeable.
6. The overhead line mounting apparatus of claim 5, wherein:
the first rod part is provided with a sliding groove, the sliding groove extends along the extending direction of the first rod part, and the second rod part is in sliding fit with the sliding groove.
7. The overhead line mounting apparatus of claim 6, wherein:
the first rod part is provided with a threaded hole communicated with the sliding groove, the locking part is in threaded connection with the threaded hole, and the end part of the locking part close to the second rod part can be abutted against the outer peripheral surface of the second rod part.
8. The overhead line mounting apparatus of claim 6, wherein:
the second rod part is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves which are arranged at intervals along the extending direction of the second rod part, and each positioning groove penetrates through the second rod part along the direction which forms an angle with the second rod part; the retaining member is connected with the first rod portion, and the retaining member is selectively inserted into one of the plurality of positioning grooves.
9. The overhead line mounting apparatus of claim 8, wherein:
the retaining member includes screw rod and nut, be provided with the anticreep cap on the screw rod, the screw rod with first pole portion is connected, just the screw rod is optionally worn to establish in one of a plurality of constant head tanks, the nut with the screw rod stretches out the part spiro union of first pole portion, first pole portion is located the anticreep cap with between the nut.
10. The overhead line mounting apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
the wire overhead device further comprises a mounting seat, the mounting seat is connected with the telescopic rods, the insulators are connected with the mounting seat, and the telescopic rods are used for adjusting the distance between the mounting seat and the base through telescopic adjustment so as to adjust the distance between the insulators and the base.
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