CN214251855U - Water supply branch pipe pressure test instrument for municipal water supply construction - Google Patents

Water supply branch pipe pressure test instrument for municipal water supply construction Download PDF

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CN214251855U
CN214251855U CN202120252303.8U CN202120252303U CN214251855U CN 214251855 U CN214251855 U CN 214251855U CN 202120252303 U CN202120252303 U CN 202120252303U CN 214251855 U CN214251855 U CN 214251855U
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The utility model discloses a water supply branch pipe pressure test instrument for municipal water supply construction, which comprises a device main body, a controller and a measuring ring, wherein the top part of one side of the device main body is movably connected with the measuring ring, the top part of the device main body is fixedly connected with a tool placing table, the middle part of the tool placing table is fixedly connected with a transparent observation window, the middle part of one side of the device main body is embedded and connected with a storage drawer, the bottom part of one side of the device main body is fixedly connected with a storage cabinet, the bottom part of the device main body is fixedly connected with a movable wheel, the movable wheel well reflects the convenience of the device, the storage drawer and the storage cabinet well reflect the portability of the device, the tool placing table and the transparent observation window well reflect the convenience of the device, the branch pipe measuring mechanism well reflects the high efficiency and convenience of the device, and the intelligent pressure testing mechanism well reflects the specialty and the accuracy of the device, the pressure testing device is suitable for the use of pressure testing instrument technology, and has wide development prospect in the future.

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Water supply branch pipe pressure test instrument for municipal water supply construction
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a pressure testing instrument technical field specifically is a municipal administration water supply construction is with water supply branch pipe pressure testing instrument.
Background
The municipal engineering is infrastructure construction in urban construction, and specifically comprises road traffic engineering such as roads, overpasses and the like, river and lake water system engineering such as riverways, bridges and the like, underground pipeline engineering such as common water supply, drainage and the like, overhead pole line engineering, power supply pole lines with different voltage levels and the like, and street greening engineering.
Because the municipal water supply construction is generally carried out outdoors under simple and crude conditions, and places without special tools are not provided, workers can only place the tools on the site, the tools can be polluted, the tools are easy to be stained on clothes of the workers during use, the workers are difficult to clean, most of the existing pressure test instruments cannot see the internal conditions, the workers cannot know the internal specific conditions when the machine fails, the municipal water supply construction is inconvenient, the municipal water supply construction is generally carried out outdoors, the workers can use more tools during construction, the carrying is inconvenient, the storage is inconvenient when the pressure test instruments are not used, a tool is easy to forget or fall down when the pressure test instruments are used next time, the workers are inconvenient to find when the pressure test instruments are needed to be used, the instruments belong to heavier instruments due to more internal parts, and the municipal water supply construction is outdoor and have more water supply branch pipes needing to be measured, the engineering quantity is large, and during pressure test, the instrument needs to be placed beside a water supply branch pipe to be measured for measurement, most of the existing pressure testing instruments are carried by a crane or manpower, more manpower resources are needed, because the water supply branch pipes for municipal water supply construction need more water supply branch pipes for pressure test, while most of the existing pressure test instruments can only test one water supply branch pipe at a time, the operation of the pressure test needs a lot of time, the operation is more complex, the inconvenience is brought to the working personnel, and the efficiency is low, because most of the existing pressure testing instruments are not intelligent enough, people need to observe and know the pressure gauge, and some novice workers with insufficient experience are easy to have recognition deviation, and the numerical value of the pressure gauge is sometimes inaccurate enough, is greatly influenced by the outside, can influence the judgment of workers, and makes the final pressure value inaccurate enough.
Therefore, how to design a water supply branch pipe pressure test instrument for municipal water supply construction becomes a problem which needs to be solved currently.
Disclosure of Invention
An object of the utility model is to provide a municipal administration is water supply branch pipe pressure testing instrument for water supply construction to solve the not high and not accurate problem inadequately of efficiency that proposes in the above-mentioned background art.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: a water supply branch pipe pressure test instrument for municipal water supply construction comprises a device main body, a controller and a measuring ring, wherein the top of one side of the device main body is movably connected with the measuring ring, the top of the measuring ring is movably connected with a semi-ring, two sides of the measuring ring are fixedly connected with a connecting plate, the middle part of the top of the connecting plate is connected with a fastening screw in a penetrating way, the bottom of the measuring ring is fixedly connected with a connecting wire, one side of the connecting wire is connected with a wire outlet in a penetrating way, the top of the wire outlet is fixedly connected with a hanging block, the front of the device main body is fixedly connected with the controller, one side of the front of the controller is fixedly connected with a display screen, the other side of the front of the controller is movably connected with a control button, one side of the inside of the controller is fixedly connected with a connecting wire pipe, one side of the bottom of the device main body is fixedly connected with a storage battery, and the top of the storage battery is fixedly connected with a pressure test pump, the other side of the device main body is fixedly connected with a pushing handle.
Preferably, the top of the device main body is fixedly connected with a tool placing table, and the middle part of the tool placing table is fixedly connected with a transparent observation window.
Preferably, a storage drawer is embedded and connected to the middle of one side of the device main body, and a storage cabinet is fixedly connected to the bottom of one side of the device main body.
Preferably, the bottom of the device main body is fixedly connected with a movable wheel.
Preferably, the measuring ring at the top of one side of the device body, the semi-ring at the top of the measuring ring, the pressure measuring device arranged in the semi-ring, the connecting plates at two sides of the measuring ring, the fastening screw at the middle part of the top of the connecting plates, the connecting line at the bottom of the measuring ring, the wire outlet at one side of the connecting line and the hanging block at the top of the wire outlet form a branch pipe measuring mechanism.
Preferably, the preceding controller of device main part, the display screen of the preceding one side of controller, the control button of the preceding opposite side of controller, the connecting wire pipe of the inside one side of controller, the battery of device main part bottom one side and the pressure testing pump at battery top constitute intelligent pressure testing mechanism jointly.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are that:
1. according to the water supply branch pipe pressure test instrument for municipal water supply construction, the branch pipe measuring mechanism is arranged, when workers need to measure the water supply branch pipe, the measuring ring is fixed on the water supply branch pipe, the pressure of the branch pipe can be measured by the pressure measuring device in the semi-ring, ten measuring rings are arranged, pressure tests can be simultaneously carried out on a plurality of branch pipes, the instrument is convenient and rapid, the measuring time of the workers cannot be wasted, the working efficiency of the workers is improved, and therefore the high efficiency and the convenience of the device are well reflected;
2. this kind of municipal administration water supply construction is with water supply branch pipe pressure testing instrument, through setting up intelligent pressure testing mechanism, make things convenient for the staff to learn the pressure testing data, and the pressure value that the display screen shows is digital information, does not need the staff to identify by oneself, makes things convenient for the staff record, and the final data that the display screen shows is by instrument precision calculation, can not receive external influence, the integration calculates, the data that finally reachs is comparatively accurate to fine embodiment the device's specialty and accuracy nature.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the device of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the device of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the device of the present invention;
fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic structural diagram of the device of the present invention at a.
In the figure: 1. a device main body; 2. a controller; 3. a measuring ring; 4. an outlet; 5. a half ring; 6. a connecting plate; 7. fastening screws; 8. a connecting wire; 9. hanging blocks; 10. a display screen; 11. a control button; 12. connecting a wire pipe; 13. a pressure test pump; 14. a storage battery; 15. a transparent viewing window; 16. a tool placement table; 17. a storage drawer; 18. a storage cabinet; 19. a movable wheel; 20. and (6) pushing the hand.
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The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments, and all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention based on the embodiments of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1-4, the present invention provides a technical solution: a pressure test instrument for a water supply branch pipe for municipal water supply construction comprises a device body 1, a controller 2 and a measuring ring 3, wherein the top of one side of the device body 1 is movably connected with the measuring ring 3, the top of the measuring ring 3 is movably connected with a semi-ring 5, two sides of the measuring ring 3 are fixedly connected with a connecting plate 6, the middle part of the top of the connecting plate 6 is connected with a fastening screw 7 in a penetrating way, the bottom of the measuring ring 3 is fixedly connected with a connecting wire 8, one side of the connecting wire 8 is connected with a wire outlet 4 in a penetrating way, the top of the wire outlet 4 is fixedly connected with a hanging block 9, the front of the device body 1 is fixedly connected with the controller 2, one side of the front of the controller 2 is fixedly connected with a display screen 10, the other side of the front of the controller 2 is movably connected with a control button 11, one side of the inner part of the controller 2 is fixedly connected with a connecting wire pipe 12, and one side of the bottom of the device body 1 is fixedly connected with a storage battery 14, a pressure test pump 13 is fixedly connected to the top of the storage battery 14, and a pushing handle 20 is fixedly connected to the other side of the device body 1.
Preferably, the top of the device main body 1 is fixedly connected with a tool placing table 16, the middle part of the tool placing table 16 is fixedly connected with a transparent observation window 15, when municipal water supply construction is carried out, generally, the construction condition is simple and crude outdoors, and no special tool placing place exists, so that a worker can only place tools on the working site and can pollute the tools, the tools are easy to be stained on clothes of the worker when in use, the worker is difficult to clean, most of existing pressure testing instruments can not see the internal condition, when a machine fails, the worker can not know the specific internal condition, and the tool placing table 16 and the transparent observation window 15 are arranged, after the worker uses the tools, the tools are placed on the tool placing table 16 and can not be polluted by soil on the construction site, when the worker uses the tools again, the worker can directly take the tools from the tool placing table 16, and the staff can check the internal condition of the instrument through the transparent observation window 15 to make rough diagnosis, thereby well embodying the convenience of the device.
Preferably, a storage drawer 17 is embedded and connected in the middle of one side of the device body 1, a storage cabinet 18 is fixedly connected at the bottom of one side of the device body 1, as municipal construction is generally carried out outdoors, and during the construction, workers can use more tools and are inconvenient to carry, when not in use, the storage is inconvenient, and when in next use, a tool is easy to forget or fall off, and when in use, a worker is inconvenient to find, by arranging the storage drawer 17 and the storage cabinet 18, a smaller tool for construction is placed in the storage drawer 17, a larger tool is placed in the storage cabinet 18, when the worker needs to use the multifunctional storage cabinet, the storage drawer 17 and the storage cabinet 18 are opened and taken, the worker can conveniently find and use the multifunctional storage cabinet, after the use is finished, the device can be put back to the original position, is convenient to take when used next time, and is not easy to lose, thereby well embodying the portability of the device.
Preferably, the bottom fixedly connected with movable wheel 19 of device main part 1, because the inside part of this instrument is more, and all belong to heavier instrument, and municipal water supply construction is outdoor, and the water supply branch pipe that needs to measure is more, the engineering volume is great, and during the pressure testing, need place this instrument and measure by the water supply branch pipe that needs to measure, and present most pressure testing instrument is carried by hoist or manual work, need more manpower resources, through setting up movable wheel 19, it is when this instrument is removed to needs, open the buckle at movable wheel 19 top, remove this instrument to the target location after, press the buckle, fix this instrument at the target location can, it can comparatively laborsaving, need not consume a large amount of manpower and materials and remove, and easy operation convenient and fast, thereby the fine convenience that has embodied the device.
Preferably, the measuring ring 3 at the top of one side of the device body 1, the semi-ring 5 at the top of the measuring ring 3, the pressure measuring device arranged in the semi-ring 5, the connecting plates 6 at the two sides of the measuring ring 3, the fastening screw 7 at the middle part of the top of the connecting plate 6, the connecting wire 8 at the bottom of the measuring ring 3, the wire outlet 4 at one side of the connecting wire 8 and the hanging block 9 at the top of the wire outlet 4 jointly form a branch pipe measuring mechanism, when the pressure of the water supply branch pipe in municipal water supply construction is tested, the number of water supply branch pipes needing to be tested is large, most of the existing pressure testing instruments can only test one water supply branch pipe at a time, the operation is complex, the operation is inconvenient and the efficiency is low, by arranging the branch pipe measuring mechanism, when the worker needs to measure the water supply branch pipe, the measuring ring 3 is taken out, the connecting wire 8 has certain elasticity, the worker can take out the measuring ring 3 conveniently, open fastening screw 7, with semi-ring 5 cover on the water supply branch pipe that needs the measuring, again with fastening screw 7 close connecting plate 6 again, will measure ring 3 and fix on water supply branch pipe, the water pressure of this branch pipe can be surveyed to the manometer in the semi-ring 5, this instrument has set up ten measuring rings 3, can give a plurality of branch pipe pressure tests simultaneously, it is convenient rapid, staff's measuring time can not be wasted, staff's work efficiency is improved, after the pressure test finishes, with measuring ring 3 hang on hanger block 9 can, take when convenient next use, thereby fine embodiment the device's high efficiency and convenience.
Preferably, the controller 2 in front of the device main body 1, the display screen 10 on one side in front of the controller 2, the control button 11 on the other side in front of the controller 2, the connecting wire 12 on one side inside the controller 2, the storage battery 14 on one side of the bottom of the device main body 1 and the pressure test pump 13 on the top of the storage battery 14 jointly form an intelligent pressure test mechanism, because most of the existing pressure test instruments are not intelligent enough, the pressure gauges need to be known by people for observation, and some novice workers with insufficient experience are easy to have known deviation, and the numerical values of the pressure gauges are sometimes not accurate enough and are greatly influenced by the outside, the judgment of the workers can be influenced, so that the final pressure value is not accurate enough, by arranging the intelligent pressure test mechanism, after the branch pipe measuring mechanism is fixed on the water supply branch pipes, the pressure gauges are started through the control button 11, and the pressure gauges transmit the water pressure data of each water supply branch pipe into the controller 2 through the connecting wire 8, controller 2 shows the pressure value of each water supply branch pipe on display screen 10 after with data arrangement, make things convenient for the staff to learn the pressure testing data, and the pressure value that display screen 10 shows is digital information, do not need the staff to identify by oneself, make things convenient for the staff record, and the final data that display screen 10 shows is calculated by the instrument precision, and because connecting wire 8 is in connecting wire pipe 12, can not receive external influence, the integration calculates, the data that finally reachs is comparatively accurate, thereby fine embodiment the device's specialty and accuracy.
The working principle is as follows: firstly, by arranging the tool placing table 16 and the transparent observation window 15, when a worker uses the tool, the tool is placed on the tool placing table 16 and cannot be polluted by soil on a construction site, when the worker uses the tool again, the worker can directly take the tool from the tool placing table 16, and the worker can check the internal condition of the instrument through the transparent observation window 15 to make rough diagnosis, so that the convenience of the device is well embodied;
then, by arranging the storage drawer 17 and the storage cabinet 18, smaller construction tools are placed into the storage drawer 17, larger tools are placed into the storage cabinet 18, when workers need to use the device, the storage drawer 17 and the storage cabinet 18 are opened and taken, the workers can find the tools conveniently, and after the tools are used, the tools are placed back to the original position, the tools can be taken conveniently in the next use and are not easy to lose, and therefore the portability of the device is well embodied;
then, by arranging the movable wheels 19, when the instrument needs to be moved, the buckles at the tops of the movable wheels 19 are opened, and the instrument is moved to the target position and then pressed down to fix the instrument at the target position, so that labor is saved, a large amount of manpower and material resources are not required to be consumed for moving, and the operation is simple, convenient and rapid, so that the convenience of the device is well embodied;
next, by arranging the branch pipe measuring mechanism, when a worker needs to measure the water supply branch pipe, the measuring ring 3 is taken out, the connecting wire 8 has certain elasticity, the worker can conveniently take out the measuring ring 3, the fastening screw 7 is opened, the semi-ring 5 is sleeved on the water supply branch pipe needing to be measured, the fastening screw 7 is closed again, the measuring ring 3 is fixed on the water supply branch pipe, the pressure gauge in the semi-ring 5 can measure the water pressure of the branch pipe, the instrument is provided with ten measuring rings 3, the pressure test can be simultaneously carried out on a plurality of branch pipes, the operation is convenient and rapid, the measuring time of the worker cannot be wasted, the working efficiency of the worker is improved, after the pressure test is finished, the measuring rings 3 can be hung on the hanging blocks 9, the taking is convenient for the next use, and the high efficiency and the convenience of the device are well embodied;
finally, through setting up intelligent pressure test mechanism, fix branch pipe measurement mechanism back on the water supply branch pipe, start the pressure tester through control button 11, the pressure tester transmits into controller 2 with the water pressure data of each water supply branch pipe through connecting wire 8 in, controller 2 shows the pressure value of each water supply branch pipe on display screen 10 after putting in order the data, make things convenient for the staff to learn the pressure testing data, and the pressure value that display screen 10 shows is digital information, do not need the staff to discern by oneself, make things convenient for the staff record, and the final data that display screen 10 shows is calculated by the instrument precision, and because connecting wire 8 is in connecting wire pipe 12, can not receive external influence, the integration calculates, the data that finally reachs is comparatively accurate, thereby fine embodiment the device's specialty and accuracy. The working principle of the water supply branch pipe pressure test instrument for municipal water supply construction is described.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

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1. The utility model provides a municipal administration water supply construction is with water supply branch pipe pressure testing instrument, includes device main part (1), controller (2) and measurement ring (3), its characterized in that: the device comprises a device body (1), a measuring ring (3) is movably connected to the top of one side of the device body (1), a semi-ring (5) is movably connected to the top of the measuring ring (3), connecting plates (6) are fixedly connected to the two sides of the measuring ring (3), a fastening screw (7) is connected to the middle of the top of each connecting plate (6) in a penetrating manner, a connecting wire (8) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the measuring ring (3), a wire outlet (4) is connected to one side of the connecting wire (8) in a penetrating manner, a hanging block (9) is fixedly connected to the top of the wire outlet (4), a controller (2) is fixedly connected to the front of the device body (1), a display screen (10) is fixedly connected to one side of the front of the controller (2), a control button (11) is movably connected to the other side of the front of the controller (2), and a connecting wire pipe (12) is fixedly connected to one side of the inside of the controller (2), the device is characterized in that a storage battery (14) is fixedly connected to one side of the bottom of the device body (1), and a pressure test pump (13) is fixedly connected to the top of the storage battery (14).
2. The water supply branch pipe pressure test instrument for municipal water supply construction according to claim 1, characterized in that: the other side of the device main body (1) is fixedly connected with a push handle (20).
3. The water supply branch pipe pressure test instrument for municipal water supply construction according to claim 1, characterized in that: the top of the device main body (1) is fixedly connected with a tool placing table (16), and the middle part of the tool placing table (16) is fixedly connected with a transparent observation window (15).
4. The water supply branch pipe pressure test instrument for municipal water supply construction according to claim 1, characterized in that: a storage drawer (17) is embedded and connected to the middle of one side of the device main body (1), and a storage cabinet (18) is fixedly connected to the bottom of one side of the device main body (1).
5. The water supply branch pipe pressure test instrument for municipal water supply construction according to claim 1, characterized in that: the bottom of the device main body (1) is fixedly connected with a movable wheel (19).
6. The water supply branch pipe pressure test instrument for municipal water supply construction according to claim 1, characterized in that: the device comprises a measuring ring (3) arranged at the top of one side of a device body (1), a semi-ring (5) arranged at the top of the measuring ring (3), a pressure measuring device arranged in the semi-ring (5), connecting plates (6) arranged at two sides of the measuring ring (3), fastening screws (7) arranged at the middle part of the top of the connecting plates (6), a connecting line (8) arranged at the bottom of the measuring ring (3), and a branch pipe measuring mechanism consisting of a wire outlet (4) arranged at one side of the connecting line (8) and a hanging block (9) arranged at the top of the wire outlet (4).
7. The water supply branch pipe pressure test instrument for municipal water supply construction according to claim 1, characterized in that: the intelligent pressure testing device is characterized in that an intelligent pressure testing mechanism is formed by a controller (2) in front of a device main body (1), a display screen (10) on one side in front of the controller (2), a control button (11) on the other side in front of the controller (2), a connecting wire pipe (12) on one side inside the controller (2), a storage battery (14) on one side of the bottom of the device main body (1) and a pressure testing pump (13) on the top of the storage battery (14) together.
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