CN213548797U - Equipment is transplanted with large-scale arbor transport in gardens construction - Google Patents
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The utility model belongs to the technical field of the technique of gardens construction and specifically relates to a gardens construction is with large-scale arbor transport equipment of transplanting is related to, including carrier and the hoisting device of setting on the carrier, be provided with clamping device on the hoisting device, clamping device includes fixed sleeve and the grip block that is used for carrying out fixed centre gripping to the arbor, fixed sleeve sets up on hoisting device, the grip block sets up in fixed sleeve, and grip block and fixed sleeve sliding fit, fixed sleeve's bottom is provided with the wedge, distance between the inner wall of wedge and the fixed sleeve increases gradually along vertical decurrent direction, the grip block butt is on the wedge, the wedge extrudees the grip block. This application has the grip block and fastens the centre gripping of trunk, makes the higher effect of handling efficiency of arbor.
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Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of the technique of gardens construction and specifically relates to an equipment is transplanted with large-scale arbor transport to gardens construction.
Background
At present, an arbor refers to a tree with a tall body, an independent trunk is formed at the root of the tree, a trunk and a crown are obviously distinguished, an upright trunk is formed, woody plants with the height of six meters to dozens of meters are generally called as arbors, and the arbors are usually tall and have obvious tall trunks. The arbor needs to carry and transplant equipment and carry the arbor at the planting in-process, plants the arbor through the mode of transplanting.
The equipment is transplanted in current transport is usually that the gripper jaw directly overlaps on the trunk, promotes behind the trunk centre gripping, though can carry out the centre gripping to the trunk, but because the quality of trunk is great, the trunk is when being promoted, and the gripper jaw is not fastened to the centre gripping of trunk, leads to the handling efficiency of arbor lower, consequently, needs improve it.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model provides an equipment is transplanted with large-scale arbor transport in gardens construction, it has the grip block and fastens the centre gripping of trunk, makes the higher effect of handling efficiency of arbor.
The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions:
the utility model provides an equipment is transplanted with large-scale arbor transport in gardens construction, includes carrier and the hoisting device of setting on the carrier, the last clamping device that is provided with of hoisting device, clamping device includes fixed sleeve and the grip block that is used for carrying out fixed centre gripping to the arbor, fixed sleeve sets up on hoisting device, the grip block sets up in fixed sleeve, and grip block and fixed sleeve sliding fit, fixed sleeve's bottom is provided with the wedge, distance between the inner wall of wedge and the fixed sleeve increases gradually along vertical decurrent direction, the grip block butt is on the wedge, the wedge extrudees the grip block.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, last clamping device that is provided with of hoisting device, and be provided with the wedge at fixed sleeve's inner wall, when fixed sleeve was vertical upwards promoted, extrudeed the grip block through the wedge, made the grip block can extrude the trunk, the grip block fastens the centre gripping of trunk, makes the handling efficiency of arbor higher.
The application is further configured to: the fixed sleeve comprises a first rotating part and a second rotating part, the first rotating part and the second rotating part are both arranged on the lifting device, one end of the first rotating part is hinged to the second rotating part, and the other end of the first rotating part is detachably connected with the second rotating part.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, through being divided into rotation portion one and rotation portion two with fixed sleeve, and rotation portion one is articulated with rotation portion two, conveniently overlaps fixed sleeve on the trunk, carries out the centre gripping to the trunk, and labour saving and time saving makes the installation of fixed sleeve on the trunk more convenient with the dismantlement simultaneously.
The application is further configured to: and the clamping plate is provided with an adjusting device for performing sliding adjustment on the clamping plate, and the adjusting device is arranged on the first rotating part and the second rotating part.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, be provided with adjusting device on the grip block, can adjust the slip of the horizontal direction of grip block through adjusting device to make the grip block when not needing to the trunk centre gripping, break away from the one end distance back with the wedge with the grip block in vertical direction, can slide the grip block on the horizontal direction, make the grip block more convenient to the unblock of trunk.
The application is further configured to: adjusting device includes adjusting screw and slider, be provided with the installation frame on rotation portion one and the rotation portion two, be provided with the regulation portion on the outer wall of grip block, the slider sets up in the installation frame, the slider is vertical slip in the installation frame, adjusting screw wears to locate in slider and the regulation portion, adjusting screw and slider screw-thread fit, adjusting screw and regulation portion normal running fit.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, through the setting of regulating part, can realize that adjusting screw slides in the slider, drive regulating part and grip block horizontal slip in the slider simultaneously to can drive the grip block and carry out slide adjusting, the simple operation.
The application is further configured to: be provided with reset spring between installation frame and the slider, reset spring vertical setting, and reset spring's both ends respectively with installation frame and slider fixed connection.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, be provided with reset spring between installation frame and the slider, when locking the trunk, reset spring is stretched, and when need not locking the trunk, reset spring release elasticity restoring force drives the grip block and for the vertical upwards slip of wedge, makes the grip block more convenient to the unblock of trunk.
The application is further configured to: the installation frame is provided with the gib block along carrier length direction's lateral wall on, the gib block inlays on the side of slider, and gib block and slider sliding fit.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, through the setting of gib block, can lead the processing to the slip of slider, make the slip of slider more stable, when making adjusting screw rotate simultaneously, the slider does not rotate along with adjusting screw's rotation, avoids adjusting screw can't drive the grip block and carries out sliding adjustment.
The application is further configured to: adjusting screw includes stiff end and rotation end, in the stiff end wears to locate the slider, and stiff end and slider screw-thread fit, it cooperates in the regulating part to rotate the end rotation, set up in the regulating part and supply to rotate the gliding spout of end in the regulating part.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, through the setting of spout, when making the wedge extrude the grip block, the grip block can be slight to sliding on the direction that is close to the trunk, can realize the fixed clamp to the trunk tightly.
The application is further configured to: and a locking bolt penetrates through the first rotating part and the second rotating part, a locking nut is matched with the locking bolt in a threaded manner, and the locking nut extrudes the first rotating part.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, through the setting of locking bolt, penetrate the locking bolt in rotation portion one and rotation portion two, rotation lock nut can be fixed with locking between rotation portion one and the rotation portion two, simple structure, convenient to use.
To sum up, the beneficial technical effect of this application does:
1. the clamping device is arranged on the lifting device, the wedge block is arranged on the inner wall of the fixing sleeve, when the fixing sleeve is lifted vertically upwards, the clamping plate is extruded through the wedge block so as to extrude the trunk, and the clamping plate clamps and fastens the trunk, so that the carrying efficiency of the arbor is high;
2. the fixing sleeve is divided into the first rotating part and the second rotating part which are hinged, so that the fixing sleeve is conveniently sleeved on the trunk to clamp the trunk, and time and labor are saved;
3. through be provided with reset spring between installation frame and slider, when need not locking the trunk, reset spring release elasticity restoring force drives the grip block vertical upwards slip for the wedge, makes the grip block more convenient to the unblock of trunk.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic overall structure of the present application;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1 at A;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the connection of the wedge block to the clamping plate;
fig. 4 is a partially enlarged view at B in fig. 3.
Reference numerals: 1. a carrier; 2. a lifting device; 3. a clamping device; 31. fixing the sleeve; 311. a first rotating part; 312. a second rotating part; 32. a clamping plate; 321. an adjustment section; 4. a wedge block; 5. an adjustment device; 51. adjusting the screw rod; 511. a fixed end; 512. a rotating end; 52. a slider; 6. a mounting frame; 7. a return spring; 8. a guide strip; 9. a chute; 10. locking the bolt; 11. and locking the nut.
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The present application is described in further detail below with reference to the attached drawings.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, for the application discloses a gardens construction is with large-scale arbor transport equipment of transplanting, including carrier 1 and the hoisting device 2 of setting on carrier 1, hoisting device 2 includes lifting arm and lifting rope, and the lifting arm is installed on carrier 1, is provided with the pneumatic cylinder that is used for carrying out the lifting with the lifting arm on carrier 1, and the lifting rope setting is on the lifting arm. The lifting device 2 is provided with a clamping device 3, and the clamping device 3 is provided with a lifting lug for being connected with a lifting rope. When needs carry the arbor and transplant, fix the centre gripping with the trunk through clamping device 3, connect clamping device 3 and lifting rope after that, through the lifting of lifing arm, can promote the arbor to carry the arbor.
Wherein, referring to fig. 2 and 3, clamping device 3 includes fixed sleeve 31 and the grip block 32 that is used for fixing the centre gripping to the arbor, and fixed sleeve 31 sets up on hoisting rope of hoisting device 2, and fixed sleeve 31 includes rotation portion one 311 and rotation portion two 312, and rotation portion one 311 and rotation portion two 312 all set up on hoisting device 2, and rotation portion one 311 and rotation portion two 312 are the semicircle board, and rotation portion one 311 and rotation portion two 312 are vertical setting. One end of the first rotating part 311 is hinged with the second rotating part 312, and the other end of the first rotating part 311 is detachably connected with the second rotating part 312. When the trunk needs to be fixedly clamped, the first rotating part 311 and the second rotating part 312 are firstly sleeved on the trunk, and then the detachable ends of the first rotating part 311 and the second rotating part 312 are fixed.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, mounting holes are formed in the first rotating part 311 and the second rotating part 312, a locking bolt 10 penetrates through the mounting holes of the first rotating part 311 and the second rotating part 312, and a locking nut 11 is in threaded fit with the locking bolt 10. And inserting the locking bolt 10 into the mounting holes of the first rotating part 311 and the second rotating part 312, rotating the locking nut 11, pressing the first rotating part 311 by the locking nut 11, and fixing and locking the first rotating part 311 by the locking nut 11.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the clamping plate 32 is disposed in the fixing sleeve 31, the clamping plate 32 is an arc plate, the clamping plate 32 is vertically disposed, and two clamping plates 32 are symmetrically disposed along the hinge axis of the first rotating portion 311 and the second rotating portion 312, and are used for clamping two sides of the trunk, and the clamping plate 32 is in sliding fit with the fixing sleeve 31. Referring to fig. 4, the clamping plate 32 is provided with an adjusting device 5 for performing sliding adjustment on the clamping plate 32, the adjusting device 5 is mounted on the first rotating portion 311 and the second rotating portion 312, and the first rotating portion 311 and the second rotating portion 312 are both provided with one adjusting device 5. When the trunk is fixedly clamped, the adjusting device 5 drives the clamping plate 32 to adjust, so that the inner wall of the clamping plate 32 is abutted against the trunk.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the adjusting device 5 includes an adjusting screw 51 and a slider 52, a mounting frame 6 is fixedly disposed on outer walls of the first rotating portion 311 and the second rotating portion 312, and the mounting frame 6 is a frame of a frame with a shape of a circle. Fixed regulating part 321 that is provided with on the outer wall of grip block 32, regulating part 321 are the rectangular block, and slider 52 sets up in installation frame 6, and slider 52 is the rectangular block, and the central point department of putting of slider 52 has seted up the internal thread hole, and slider 52 is vertical in installation frame 6 and slides. Adjusting screw 51 wears to locate in slider 52 and regulating part 321, and adjusting screw 51 includes stiff end 511 and rotation end 512, and in the slider 52 was worn to locate to stiff end 511, adjusting screw 51 passed through stiff end 511 and slider 52 screw-thread fit, and the fixed head that is provided with of a little of keeping away from installation frame 6 on stiff end 511 makes things convenient for operating personnel to rotate stiff end 511. The rotating end 512 is fixedly disposed on the fixed end 511, the adjusting portion 321 is provided with a rotating groove, and the adjusting screw 51 is rotatably fitted in the rotating groove of the adjusting portion 321 through an end of the rotating end 512 away from the fixed end 511. When the clamping plate 32 needs to be abutted to the trunk, an operator rotates the fixed end 511 to drive the rotating end 512 to rotate in the rotating groove, because the sliding block 52 does not rotate along with the rotation of the fixed end 511, the rotating end 512 can push the clamping plate 32 to move in the direction close to the trunk, and after the two clamping plates 32 are abutted to the trunk, the fixed end 511 stops rotating.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, after the adjustment of the clamping plate 32 is completed, the first rotating portion 311 and the second rotating portion 312 are lifted by the lifting device 2. The inner wall of the bottom end of the fixed sleeve 31 is fixedly provided with a wedge block 4, the wedge block 4 is respectively provided with one rotating part 311 and one rotating part 312, and the two wedge blocks 4 are oppositely arranged. The distance between the inner wall of wedge 4 and the fixed sleeve 31 increases gradually along vertical decurrent direction, and the inner wall of wedge 4 and the outer wall of grip block 32 bottom all are provided with the inclined plane, and the outer wall butt of grip block 32 is on wedge 4. When the first rotating part 311 and the second rotating part 312 are lifted vertically upwards, the first rotating part 311 and the second rotating part 312 drive the wedge block 4 to vertically slide upwards due to the fact that the gravity of the trunk is vertical downwards, the wedge block 4 extrudes the clamping plate 32, and the clamping plate 32 clamps the trunk.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, a return spring 7 is disposed between the mounting frame 6 and the slider 52, and the return spring 7 may be a high-strength spring. The return spring 7 is vertically arranged, and two ends of the return spring 7 are respectively fixedly connected with the mounting frame 6 and the sliding block 52. The first rotating part 311 and the second rotating part 312 drive the wedge block 4 to vertically slide upwards, the mounting frame 6 can be driven to vertically slide upwards, the reset spring 7 is stretched, meanwhile, the first rotating part 311 and the second rotating part 312 are provided with the abdicating groove, the abdicating groove is a through groove arranged horizontally, the sliding block 52, the fixed end 511, the rotating end 512 and the adjusting part 321 are both located in the abdicating groove, when the first rotating part 311 and the second rotating part 312 vertically slide upwards, the sliding block 52, the fixed end 511, the rotating end 512 and the adjusting part 321 vertically slide downwards relative to the first rotating part 311 and the second rotating part 312 in the abdicating groove. In order to make the sliding of the first rotating portion 311 and the second rotating portion 312 more stable, a guide strip 8 is fixedly arranged on a side wall of the mounting frame 6 along the length direction of the truck 1, the guide strip 8 is a strip-shaped plate, the number of the guide strips 8 is two, the guide strip 8 is embedded on the side surface of the slider 52, the guide strip 8 is in sliding fit with the slider 52, and when the first rotating portion 311 and the second rotating portion 312 slide, the mounting frame 6 and the guide strip 8 are driven to slide simultaneously.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, when the first rotating part 311 and the second rotating part 312 slide vertically upward, the wedge block 4 presses the clamping plate 32, so that the clamping plate 32 presses the trunk. Offer in the regulation part 321 and supply to rotate the gliding spout 9 of end 512 in regulation part 321, spout 9 is seted up along the length direction of stiff end 511, and spout 9 communicates with the rotation groove of regulation part 321, and wedge 4 can slide to the direction that is close to the trunk when squeezing grip block 32 to the trunk to press from both sides tightly the trunk, accomplish the fixed locking operation to the trunk, carry the trunk after that.
The implementation principle of the embodiment is as follows: when the arbor needs to be carried and transplanted, the first rotating part 311 and the second rotating part 312 are firstly sleeved on the trunk, and then the detachable ends of the first rotating part 311 and the second rotating part 312 are fixed. Then, the operator rotates the fixed end 511 to drive the rotating end 512 to push the clamping plates 32 to move in the direction approaching the trunk, and after the two clamping plates 32 abut against the trunk, the rotation of the fixed end 511 is stopped. Promote fixing sleeve 31 through hoisting device 2 afterwards, rotate the vertical upwards slip of portion one 311 and two 312 drive wedges 4 of rotation portion, and wedge 4 extrudees grip block 32, makes grip block 32 press from both sides tightly the trunk, and after accomplishing trunk fixed clamp, carry the trunk after promoting and transplant.
The embodiments of the present invention are preferred embodiments of the present application, and the scope of protection of the present application is not limited by the embodiments, so: all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape and principle of the present application shall be covered by the protection scope of the present application.
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1. The utility model provides an equipment is transplanted with large-scale arbor transport in gardens construction, includes carrier (1) and hoisting device (2) of setting on carrier (1), its characterized in that: be provided with clamping device (3) on hoisting device (2), clamping device (3) are including fixed sleeve (31) and be used for carrying out grip-holding grip (32) to the arbor, fixed sleeve (31) set up on hoisting device (2), grip-holding plate (32) set up in fixed sleeve (31), and grip-holding plate (32) and fixed sleeve (31) sliding fit, the bottom of fixed sleeve (31) is provided with wedge (4), distance between the inner wall of wedge (4) and fixed sleeve (31) is crescent along vertical decurrent direction, grip-holding plate (32) butt on wedge (4), wedge (4) are to grip-holding plate (32) extrusion.
2. The large-scale arbor carrying and transplanting equipment for garden construction according to claim 1, characterized in that: fixed sleeve (31) include rotation portion one (311) and rotation portion two (312), rotation portion one (311) and rotation portion two (312) all set up on hoisting device (2), the one end and the rotation portion two (312) of rotation portion one (311) are articulated, the other end and the rotation portion two (312) of rotation portion one (311) can be dismantled and be connected.
3. The large-scale arbor carrying and transplanting equipment for garden construction according to claim 1, characterized in that: the clamping plate (32) is provided with an adjusting device (5) used for performing sliding adjustment on the clamping plate (32), and the adjusting device (5) is installed on the first rotating part (311) and the second rotating part (312).
4. The large-scale arbor transport transplanting equipment for gardens construction according to claim 3, characterized in that: adjusting device (5) are including adjusting screw (51) and slider (52), be provided with installation frame (6) on rotation portion (311) and rotation portion two (312), be provided with regulation portion (321) on the outer wall of grip block (32), slider (52) set up in installation frame (6), slider (52) vertical slip in installation frame (6), adjusting screw (51) are worn to locate in slider (52) and regulation portion (321), adjusting screw (51) and slider (52) screw-thread fit, adjusting screw (51) and regulation portion (321) normal running fit.
5. The large-scale arbor transport transplanting equipment for gardens construction according to claim 4, characterized in that: be provided with reset spring (7) between installation frame (6) and slider (52), reset spring (7) vertical setting, and reset spring (7) both ends respectively with installation frame (6) and slider (52) fixed connection.
6. The large-scale arbor carrying and transplanting equipment for garden construction according to claim 5, characterized in that: the mounting frame (6) is provided with guide strip (8) along carrier (1) length direction's lateral wall, guide strip (8) inlay on the side of slider (52), and guide strip (8) and slider (52) sliding fit.
7. The large-scale arbor carrying and transplanting equipment for garden construction according to claim 6, characterized in that: adjusting screw (51) are including stiff end (511) and rotation end (512), stiff end (511) are worn to locate in slider (52), and stiff end (511) and slider (52) screw-thread fit, rotation end (512) are rotated and are cooperated in regulating part (321), it supplies to rotate end (512) gliding spout (9) in regulating part (321) to have seted up in regulating part (321).
8. The large-scale arbor carrying and transplanting equipment for garden construction according to claim 2, characterized in that: wear to be equipped with locking bolt (10) in rotating part one (311) and the rotating part two (312), screw-thread fit has lock nut (11) on locking bolt (10), lock nut (11) are to rotating part one (311) extrusion.
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