CN211775545U - Trowel deflection device of remote control trowel machine - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a remote control troweling machine troweling knife deflection device need make the troweling knife take place to deflect when using to the troweling machine, and current troweling knife deflection structure is complicated, the higher problem of cost, now proposes following scheme, including the organism and install in the fixed box of the bottom of organism, the top inner wall fixed mounting of fixed box has the motor, and four first through-holes have been seted up to the output shaft fixedly connected with second bevel gear of motor, the outer wall of fixed box, and fixed box all rotates in first through-hole department and is connected with first rotation pole, and circular through-hole has been seted up at the one end middle part of first rotation pole, and the inner wall of circular through-hole has seted up a plurality of recesses, and first rotation pole is equipped with the extension rod in circular through. The device is connected with the motor through the electromagnet control device, so that the angle of the spatula can be adjusted when the device runs, the operation is convenient, meanwhile, the rotating angle of the spatula can be controlled through remote control, the device can automatically stop, and the operation is simple.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a troweling machine technical field especially relates to a remote control troweling machine trowel deflection device.
Background
At concrete highway road surface, the terrace, the airport, the floor, when the plate-type prefab is under construction, all need carry thick liquid to the construction surface, the smoothing is in order to improve concrete surface's compactedness and wearability, the manual work of early adoption is handed the smoothing planker and is made a round trip to drag the smoothing, intensity of labour is big, inefficiency, current remote control smoothing machine, the operation of accessible wireless remote control smoothing machine, however the smoothing machine need make the trowel take place to deflect usually when using, but current smoothing machine control trowel deflects the structure comparatively complicacy, the cost is higher, it is inconvenient to maintain.
Through search, chinese patent application No. 201220321264.3 discloses concrete trowel for trowel, includes cutting board and connecting tool strip, and the trowel for trowel in the above-mentioned patent exists following not enough: the trowel for the troweling machine is made of plastic or nylon materials, the cement surface construction cannot be blackened, but the troweling machine trowel cannot deflect when needed, and the problems cannot be solved.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a remote control trowel deflecting device for a trowel, which is based on the technical problems that the trowel needs to deflect when the trowel is used, and the existing trowel deflecting structure is complex and the cost is high.
The utility model provides a trowel deflection device of a remote control trowel machine, which comprises a machine body and a fixed box arranged at the bottom of the machine body, a motor is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the top end of the fixing box, a second bevel gear is fixedly connected with an output shaft of the motor, the outer wall of the fixed box is provided with four first through holes, the fixed box is rotatably connected with first rotating rods at the first through holes, the middle part of one end of each first rotating rod is provided with a circular through hole, and the inner wall of the circular through hole is provided with a plurality of grooves, the first rotating rod is provided with an extension rod at the circular through hole, a magnet is sleeved outside the extension rod, a second spring is fixedly connected between the magnet and the inner wall of the fixed box, one end of the extension rod is fixedly connected with a first bevel gear, the first bevel gear is matched with a second bevel gear, and the side wall of the fixing box is fixedly connected with an electromagnet.
Preferably, the one end of first rotation pole is rotated and is connected with the oil pocket, the top of oil pocket is equipped with the oiling mouth, the second through-hole has been seted up at the middle part of oil pocket, one side threaded connection of oil pocket has fixed lid, the octagon through-hole has been seted up at the middle part of fixed lid, fixedly connected with sheet rubber between the both sides inner wall of fixed lid, and the octagon through-hole has been seted up at the middle part of sheet rubber.
Preferably, the fixing cover is provided with a first connecting rod at the octagonal through hole, the cross section of the first connecting rod is octagonal, an annular groove is formed in the middle of the first connecting rod, and the annular groove is matched with the rubber sheet.
Preferably, the bottom fixedly connected with pivot of head rod, the outer wall fixedly connected with balancing pole of pivot, the both ends of balancing pole all are equipped with the lug, the outside fixedly connected with first spring of lug, the outside cover of first spring is equipped with rotates the cover, it is connected with the lateral wall rotation of balancing pole to rotate the cover.
Preferably, the bottom fixedly connected with connecting block of rotating the cover, the same spatula of bottom fixedly connected with of connecting block, the bottom of spatula is the arc, the both sides of spatula are the curly form, the bottom of spatula is equipped with the line of polishing.
Preferably, the bottom fixedly connected with control box of fixed box, the inner wall fixedly connected with tablet of control box, the plate body of tablet is equipped with a plurality of inductive connectors.
Preferably, the bottom fixedly connected with second dwang of second bevel gear, rotate between second dwang and the control box and be connected, the outer wall fixedly connected with pointer of second dwang, the top of control box is carved with the scale.
Preferably, circular through-hole has been seted up on the top of control box, the second dwang extends to the inside of control box at circular through-hole department, the bottom fixedly connected with second connecting rod of second dwang, the one end fixedly connected with inductive switch of second connecting rod, inductive switch and inductive joint looks adaptation, the inside of control box is equipped with signal transmitter, electric connection between signal transmitter and the motor.
The utility model provides a beneficial effect does:
1. by arranging the electromagnet, the magnet, the extension rod, the spring, the motor, the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear, the electromagnet is started to be electrified through remote control, repulsion force is generated between the electromagnet and the magnet to push the magnet to be away from the electromagnet, the magnet drives the extension rod to move, the spring is extended, the first bevel gear is meshed with the second bevel gear, the motor is started to rotate, and the motor drives the second bevel gear to rotate, so that the spatula can be deflected, the spatula is controlled to deflect through remote control, the structure is simple, and the cost is low;
2. the oil cavity, the fixing cover and the first connecting rod are arranged, the oil seal can be carried out on the connecting part by arranging the oil cavity, the fixing cover can conveniently fix the first connecting rod, and a gap between the rubber sheet and the first connecting rod can be reduced, so that dust and sand are prevented from entering, and the installation is simple and stable;
3. the rotary shaft, the balancing rod, the rotary sleeve and the first spring are arranged, the balancing rod can rotate left and right through the rotary shaft, the spatula can rotate through the rotary sleeve and the first spring, the trowelling effect can be achieved when small bulges exist on the ground, and a certain buffering protection effect can be achieved on the spatula through rotation and deflection;
4. by arranging the spatula, the side wall of the spatula is arranged in a curled shape, so that the edge of the spatula can be protected, meanwhile, sand and stones can be prevented from falling to the top end of the spatula, and the bottom end of the spatula is in contact with the ground, so that the ground can be polished smoothly, and the spatula is simple to operate and convenient to use;
5. through having set up second dwang, control box, tablet, second connecting rod, inductive switch, the second dwang drives pointer and second connecting rod and rotates, after the second connecting rod with rotate certain angle, inductive switch and tablet start to can close the motor, thereby can the change of automatic shutdown angle.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of a body of a trowel deflecting device of a remote-controlled trowel in embodiment 1;
fig. 2 is a schematic front view of a trowel deflecting device of a remote-controlled trowel in embodiment 1;
fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of a balance bar of a trowel deflecting device of a remote-controlled trowel in embodiment 1;
fig. 4 is a schematic side view of a first rotating rod of a trowel deflecting device of a remote-controlled trowel in embodiment 1;
fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of a fixing box of a trowel deflecting device of a remote-controlled trowel in embodiment 1;
fig. 6 is a schematic top view of a fixing box of a trowel deflecting device of a remote-controlled trowel in embodiment 1;
fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of a fixing box of a trowel deflecting device of a remote-controlled trowel according to embodiment 2;
fig. 8 is a schematic top view of a control box of a trowel deflecting device of a remote-controlled trowel according to embodiment 2;
fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of a control box of a trowel deflecting device of a remote-controlled trowel in embodiment 2.
In the figure: the device comprises a machine body 1, a fixing box 2, a first rotating rod 3, an oil cavity 4, a fixing cover 5, a first connecting rod 6, a balancing rod 7, a rotating shaft 8, a rotating sleeve 9, a first spring 901, a connecting block 902, a spatula 10, an extension rod 11, a second spring 12, a magnet 13, a first bevel gear 14, a motor 15, a second bevel gear 16, an electromagnet 17, a second rotating rod 18, a pointer 1801, a control box 19, an induction plate 20, a second connecting rod 21 and an induction switch 22.
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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.
Example 1
Referring to fig. 1-6, a remote control troweling knife deflection device comprises a machine body 1 and a fixing box 2 installed at the bottom of the machine body 1, wherein a motor 15 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the top end of the fixing box 2, an output shaft of the motor 15 is fixedly connected with a second bevel gear 16, four first through holes are formed in the outer wall of the fixing box 2, the fixing box 2 is rotatably connected with a first rotating rod 3 at the first through holes, a circular through hole is formed in the middle of one end of the first rotating rod 3, a plurality of grooves are formed in the inner wall of the circular through hole, an extension rod 11 is arranged on the first rotating rod 3 at the circular through hole, a magnet 13 is sleeved outside the extension rod 11, a second spring 12 is fixedly connected between the magnet 13 and the inner wall of the fixing box 2, a first bevel gear 14 is fixedly connected to one end of the extension rod 11, and the first bevel gear 14 is matched, the side wall of the fixed box 2 is fixedly connected with an electromagnet 17, the electromagnet 17 is started to be electrified through remote control, repulsion force is generated between the electromagnet 17 and the magnet 13 to push the magnet 13 to be away from the electromagnet 17, the magnet 13 drives the extension rod 11 to move, the extension spring 12 and the first bevel gear 14 are meshed with the second bevel gear 16, the starting motor 15 rotates, and the motor 15 drives the second bevel gear 16 to rotate, so that the spatula 10 can be deflected, and the spatula 10 is controlled to be deflected through remote control.
In the utility model, one end of the first rotating rod 3 is rotatably connected with an oil cavity 4, the top end of the oil cavity 4 is provided with an oil filling port, the middle part of the oil cavity 4 is provided with a second through hole, one side of the oil cavity 4 is in threaded connection with a fixed cover 5, the middle part of the fixed cover 5 is provided with an octagonal through hole, a rubber sheet is fixedly connected between the inner walls at the two sides of the fixed cover 5, the middle part of the rubber sheet is provided with the octagonal through hole, the fixed cover 5 is provided with a first connecting rod 6 at the octagonal through hole, the section of the first connecting rod 6 is octagonal, the middle part of the first connecting rod 6 is provided with an annular groove which is matched with the rubber sheet, the oil sealing can be carried out on the connecting part by arranging the oil cavity 4, the fixed cover 5 can conveniently fix the first connecting rod 6, and the gap between the rubber sheet, thereby preventing the entry of dust and sand.
The bottom end of the first connecting rod 6 is fixedly connected with a rotating shaft 8, the outer wall of the rotating shaft 8 is fixedly connected with a balance rod 7, two ends of the balance rod 7 are respectively provided with a convex block, the outside of the convex block is fixedly connected with a first spring 901, a rotating sleeve 9 is sleeved outside the first spring 901, the rotating sleeve 9 is rotatably connected with the side wall of the balance rod 7, the balance rod 7 can rotate left and right through the rotating shaft 8, the spatula 10 can rotate through the rotating sleeve 9 and the first spring 901, the trowelling function can be achieved when small protrusions exist on the ground, and a certain buffering protection effect can be achieved on the trowelling knife 10 through rotation and deflection.
Wherein, the bottom fixedly connected with connecting block 902 of cover 9 rotates, the same spatula 10 of bottom fixedly connected with of connecting block 902, the bottom of spatula 10 is the arc, the both sides of spatula 10 are the curling form, the bottom of spatula 10 is equipped with the line of polishing, sets up the curling form through the lateral wall with spatula 10, can protect the edge of spatula 10, can prevent simultaneously that gravel and sand from falling to the top of spatula 10, through the bottom and the ground contact of spatula 10 to can polish smoothly ground.
When the floating trowel is used, a power supply is switched on, oil sealing can be carried out on the joint through the oil cavity 4, the first connecting rod 6 can be conveniently fixed through the fixing cover 5, a gap between the rubber sheet and the first connecting rod 6 can be reduced, so that dust and sand can be prevented from entering, electricity is supplied to the electromagnet 17 through remote control, repulsive force is generated between the electromagnet 17 and the magnet 13 to push the magnet 13 to be away from the electromagnet 17, the magnet 13 drives the extension rod 11 to move, the extension spring 12 is meshed with the first bevel gear 14 and the second bevel gear 16, the starting motor 15 rotates, the motor 15 drives the second bevel gear 16 to rotate, so that the floating trowel 10 can deflect, the floating trowel 10 can be controlled to deflect through remote control, the floating trowel 10 can rotate through the rotating sleeve 9 and the first spring 901, when small bulges exist on the ground, a floating function can be achieved, and a certain buffer protection effect can be achieved on the floating trowel 10 through rotation and, set up into the curly form through the lateral wall with spatula 10, can protect spatula 10's edge, can prevent simultaneously that gravel and sand from falling to spatula 10's top, through spatula 10's bottom and ground contact to can polish smoothly ground.
Example 2
Referring to fig. 7-9, in order to enable the device to automatically stop after the spatula rotates by a certain angle, in this embodiment, compared with embodiment 1, the bottom end of the fixing box 2 is fixedly connected with a control box 19, an inner wall of the control box 19 is fixedly connected with an induction plate 20, a plate body of the induction plate 20 is provided with a plurality of induction joints, the bottom end of the second bevel gear 16 is fixedly connected with a second rotating rod 18, the second rotating rod 18 is rotatably connected with the control box 19, an outer wall of the second rotating rod 18 is fixedly connected with a pointer 1801, the top end of the control box 19 is provided with scales, the top end of the control box 19 is provided with a circular through hole, the second rotating rod 18 extends to the inside of the control box 19 at the circular through hole, the bottom end of the second rotating rod 18 is fixedly connected with a second connecting rod 21, one end fixedly connected with inductive switch 22 of second connecting rod 21, inductive switch 22 and inductive coupling looks adaptation, the inside of control box 19 is equipped with signal transmitter, electric connection between signal transmitter and the motor 15, second dwang 18 drive pointer 1801 and second connecting rod 21 rotate, after second connecting rod 21 and rotation to certain angle, inductive switch 22 and tablet 20 start to can close motor 15, thereby can make the angle fixed.
When the floating trowel is used, a power supply is switched on, oil sealing can be carried out on the joint through the oil cavity 4, the first connecting rod 6 can be conveniently fixed through the fixing cover 5, a gap between the rubber sheet and the first connecting rod 6 can be reduced, so that dust and sand can be prevented from entering, electricity is supplied to the electromagnet 17 through remote control, repulsive force is generated between the electromagnet 17 and the magnet 13 to push the magnet 13 to be away from the electromagnet 17, the magnet 13 drives the extension rod 11 to move, the extension spring 12 is meshed with the first bevel gear 14 and the second bevel gear 16, the starting motor 15 rotates, the motor 15 drives the second bevel gear 16 to rotate, so that the floating trowel 10 can deflect, the floating trowel 10 can be controlled to deflect through remote control, the floating trowel 10 can rotate through the rotating sleeve 9 and the first spring 901, when small bulges exist on the ground, a floating function can be achieved, and a certain buffer protection effect can be achieved on the floating trowel 10 through rotation and, set up into the curly form through the lateral wall with spatula 10, can protect spatula 10's edge, can prevent simultaneously that gravel and sand from falling to spatula 10's top, through spatula 10's bottom and ground contact to can polish smoothly ground. Second dwang 18 drives pointer 1801 and second connecting rod 21 and rotates, and after second connecting rod 21 and rotation to certain angle, inductive switch 22 and tablet 20 start to can close motor 15, thereby can the automatic shutdown angle change.
The above, only be the concrete implementation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art is in the technical scope of the present invention, according to the technical solution of the present invention and the utility model, the concept of which is equivalent to replace or change, should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. A trowel deflection device of a remote control troweling machine comprises a machine body (1) and a fixed box (2) installed at the bottom of the machine body (1), and is characterized in that a motor (15) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the top end of the fixed box (2), a second bevel gear (16) is fixedly connected with an output shaft of the motor (15), four first through holes are formed in the outer wall of the fixed box (2), the fixed box (2) is rotatably connected with a first rotating rod (3) in a first through hole, a circular through hole is formed in the middle of one end of the first rotating rod (3), a plurality of grooves are formed in the inner wall of the circular through hole, an extension rod (11) is arranged in the circular through hole of the first rotating rod (3), a magnet (13) is sleeved outside the extension rod (11), and a second spring (12) is fixedly connected between the magnet (13) and the inner wall of the fixed box (2, one end of the extension rod (11) is fixedly connected with a first bevel gear (14), the first bevel gear (14) is matched with a second bevel gear (16), and the side wall of the fixing box (2) is fixedly connected with an electromagnet (17).
2. The trowel deflection device of the remote-control trowel machine according to claim 1, characterized in that one end of the first rotating rod (3) is rotatably connected with an oil cavity (4), an oil filling port is arranged at the top end of the oil cavity (4), a second through hole is formed in the middle of the oil cavity (4), a fixed cover (5) is in threaded connection with one side of the oil cavity (4), an octagonal through hole is formed in the middle of the fixed cover (5), a rubber sheet is fixedly connected between the inner walls of the two sides of the fixed cover (5), and the octagonal through hole is formed in the middle of the rubber sheet.
3. The trowel deflecting device of a remote-controlled trowel machine according to claim 2, characterized in that the fixing cover (5) is provided with a first connecting rod (6) at an octagonal through hole, the cross section of the first connecting rod (6) is octagonal, the middle part of the first connecting rod (6) is provided with an annular groove, and the annular groove is matched with the rubber sheet.
4. A remote control trowel deflecting device according to claim 3, characterized in that a rotating shaft (8) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the first connecting rod (6), a balance rod (7) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the rotating shaft (8), two ends of the balance rod (7) are provided with protrusions, a first spring (901) is fixedly connected to the outside of the protrusions, a rotating sleeve (9) is sleeved on the outside of the first spring (901), and the rotating sleeve (9) is rotatably connected to the side wall of the balance rod (7).
5. The remote control trowel deflecting device according to claim 4, characterized in that a connecting block (902) is fixedly connected to a bottom end of the rotating sleeve (9), a same trowel (10) is fixedly connected to a bottom end of the connecting block (902), a bottom end of the trowel (10) is arc-shaped, both sides of the trowel (10) are curled, and a bottom end of the trowel (10) is provided with a polishing pattern.
6. A remote control trowel deflecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that a control box (19) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the fixing box (2), an induction plate (20) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the control box (19), and a plurality of induction joints are arranged on the plate body of the induction plate (20).
7. The trowel deflecting device of the remote-controlled trowel machine according to claim 1, characterized in that a second rotating rod (18) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the second bevel gear (16), the second rotating rod (18) is rotatably connected with a control box (19), a pointer (1801) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the second rotating rod (18), and scales are carved on the top end of the control box (19).
8. The trowel deflecting device of the remote-control trowel machine according to claim 7, wherein a circular through hole is formed in the top end of the control box (19), the second rotating rod (18) extends into the control box (19) at the circular through hole, a second connecting rod (21) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the second rotating rod (18), an inductive switch (22) is fixedly connected to one end of the second connecting rod (21), the inductive switch (22) is matched with the inductive connector, a signal transmitter is arranged inside the control box (19), and the signal transmitter is electrically connected with the motor (15).
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