CN214282306U - Multi-functional fruit tree branch puller - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a multifunctional fruit tree branch puller, which comprises two fixer bodies and a pull rod with adjustable length, wherein the two fixer bodies are respectively clamped and fixed with a trunk and a branch, and the two ends of the pull rod are respectively hinged with the outer sides of the two fixer bodies; the fixer body comprises a left semi-ring clamp and a right semi-ring clamp, one side of the left semi-ring clamp and one side of the right semi-ring clamp are hinged through a hinge, the other side of the left semi-ring clamp and the other side of the right semi-ring clamp are respectively provided with an upper boss and a lower boss, and the upper boss is provided with a connecting component which connects the left semi-ring clamp and the right semi-ring clamp to form a tubular structure; has the advantages that: the clamping assembly is arranged in the fixer body, so that branches or trunks with different diameters can be clamped and fixed, and the fixer body cannot slide on the trunk or the branches; through the pull rod with adjustable length, the included angle between the trunk and the branches can be adjusted to a proper position according to actual needs.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to an agriculture and forestry technical field, concretely relates to multi-functional fruit tree branch puller.
Background
The branch pulling of the fruit tree plays an important role in adjusting the tree body structure, improving the illumination condition, easing the tree vigor, promoting the flower bud differentiation and bearing fruit in advance. Practice proves that the branch pulling angle can be flexibly mastered according to tree species, varieties, density, tree forms, site conditions and the like. The branches are drawn into proper angles, so that the main branches are uniformly distributed, the upper layer and the lower layer are staggered, and a three-dimensional fruiting tree vigor is formed.
Some fruit growers use iron wires and thin ropes as branch pulling tools for saving trouble and labor, and tie the branches directly in the middle of the branches. As a result, the iron wires and the strings sink into the cortex of the branch to cause constriction, so that the top superiority of the branch is changed into the upper superiority, the thickening of the base part is accelerated, the strip appears seriously at the arch part, and the flowering and the fruiting are not facilitated. Present fruit tree branch puller is usually adopted to set up the ejector pin between trunk and branch and increases the contained angle between trunk and the branch, in the use of reality, because the variety of fruit tree is not enough, then the angle of opening of branch also can be different, because the length of ejector pin is fixed usually, if the contained angle between trunk and the branch needs to be adjusted, then need adjust the position of whole branch puller, it is very inconvenient to use, and current branch puller can't satisfy the trunk or the branch of different diameters when pressing from both sides tightly trunk or branch, make the application scope of branch puller receive the restriction.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims to solve the above problems and provide a multifunctional fruit tree branch puller, which solves the problems that the existing fruit tree branch puller usually adopts a mandril arranged between a trunk and branches to increase the included angle between the trunk and the branches, the opening angle of the branches can be different due to different varieties of fruit trees in the actual use process, the length of the mandril is usually fixed, if the included angle between the trunk and the branches needs to be adjusted, the position of the whole branch puller needs to be adjusted, the use is very inconvenient, and the existing branch puller can not meet the trunks or branches with different diameters when clamping the trunks or the branches, so that the application range of the branch puller is limited, and the like, thereby increase or reduce the distance between two fixer bodies for contained angle increase or reduction between trunk and the branch, the angle of opening of adjustment fruit tree branch, and be provided with clamping component on the fixer body and satisfy when pressing from both sides tightly trunk or branch to different diameters, see the explanation below for the detail.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a multifunctional fruit tree branch puller, which comprises two fixer bodies and a pull rod with adjustable length, wherein the two fixer bodies are respectively clamped and fixed with a trunk and a branch, and the two ends of the pull rod are respectively hinged with the outer sides of the two fixer bodies;
the fixator body comprises a left semi-ring hoop and a right semi-ring hoop, one side of the left semi-ring hoop is hinged with one side of the right semi-ring hoop through a hinge, the other side of the left semi-ring hoop is provided with an upper boss and a lower boss respectively, the upper boss is provided with a connecting component, and the left semi-ring hoop and the right semi-ring hoop are connected to form a tubular structure;
the pull rod comprises a fixed rod and a movable rod, a cavity is formed in the fixed rod, the movable rod is located in the cavity, threads are arranged on the outer side of the movable rod, a threaded hole matched with the movable rod is formed in the top of the fixed rod, and the top end of the movable rod penetrates through the top end of the fixed rod and is in threaded connection with the threaded hole.
Preferably, the connecting assembly comprises a supporting seat, the supporting seat is positioned on the outer side of the upper boss, a lock rod is slidably mounted on the supporting seat, the top end of the lock rod penetrates through the top end of the supporting seat and is fixedly connected with the turntable, a lock head is arranged at the bottom end of the lock rod, and a lock hole matched with the lock head is formed in the lower boss;
preferably, a clamping assembly is arranged on the outer side of the left half-ring clamp, an installation seat is arranged on the outer side of the clamping assembly, a threaded through hole is formed in the installation seat, a pressing rod is connected to the threaded through hole in an internal thread mode, the bottom end of the pressing rod penetrates through the left half-ring clamp to be rotatably connected with a semicircular clamping plate, and the top end of the pressing rod penetrates through the threaded through hole to be fixedly connected with a driving hand wheel and used for driving the clamping plate to be close to or far away from the right half-ring clamp;
preferably, the inner annular surfaces of the right semi-ring hoop and the clamping plate are respectively attached with a protection pad;
preferably, the pad is a soft rubber layer or a foam layer;
preferably, a hinge seat is arranged on the outer side of the right half-ring hoop, a first connecting rod is arranged at the bottom of the fixed rod, hinged joints are respectively arranged at one end, away from the fixed rod, of the first connecting rod and at the top end of the movable rod, the first connecting rod and the hinged joints are rotatably arranged, the movable rod and the hinged joints are fixedly arranged, and the hinged joints are hinged to the hinge seat;
preferably, the left half ring clamp and the right half ring clamp are both made of aluminum alloy.
By adopting the multifunctional fruit tree branch pulling device, one side of the left half ring clamp and one side of the right half ring clamp are hinged through the hinge, so when the multifunctional fruit tree branch pulling device is used, firstly, the left half ring clamp and the right half ring clamp need to be opened, a tree branch or a tree trunk is sleeved in a cavity between the left half ring clamp and the right half ring clamp, and then the left half ring clamp and the right half ring clamp are buckled into a tubular structure; then, the rotating disc is rotated to drive the lock rod to rotate, so that the lock head is matched with the lock hole, the bottom end of the lock rod penetrates out of the lower boss, then the rotating disc is rotated to enable the lock head to be staggered with the lock hole, the lock rod cannot be pulled out of the lock hole, and the left half-ring hoop and the right half-ring hoop are connected and fixed; then, the hand wheel is driven to rotate according to the diameter of the tree trunk or the tree branch to drive the compression rod to rotate, so that the compression rod pushes the clamping plate to gradually approach the right half-ring clamp until the clamping plate is in contact with and clamped with the tree trunk or the tree branch, and the fixator body cannot slide on the tree trunk or the tree branch; then, the hinge joint at the bottom end of the fixed rod is hinged with the hinge seat on the trunk, then the fixed rod is rotated, so that the movable rod extends out of the cavity, and the hinge joint at the top end of the movable rod is hinged with the hinge seat on the branch; finally, the extension length of the movable rod is adjusted by rotating the fixed rod according to the angle of the branch to be pulled as required, the longer the extension length of the movable rod is, the larger the included angle between the tree branch and the tree trunk is, the more the extension length of the movable rod is, the smaller the included angle between the tree branch and the tree trunk is, and the proper position is adjusted according to the actual requirement on the included angle between the tree trunk and the tree branch to complete the use of the branch pulling device.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model reside in that:
1. according to the multifunctional fruit tree branch pulling device, the clamping assembly is arranged in the fixing device body, and the pressing rod can be driven to rotate by rotating the driving hand wheel according to the diameter of a branch or a trunk, so that the pressing rod pushes the clamping plate to gradually approach the right half-ring clamp, and the branch or the trunk is clamped and fixed, and the fixing device body cannot slide on the trunk or the branch;
2. this multi-functional fruit tree branch puller through the pull rod that uses adjustable length, can draw the angle size of branch as required, through rotating the extension length that the dead lever adjusted the movable rod, the length that the movable rod stretches out is longer more, and then contained angle between branch and the trunk is big more, and the length that the movable rod stretches out is shorter more, and then contained angle between branch and the trunk is less, can adjust suitable position to the contained angle between trunk and the branch according to actual need.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the pull rod of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of fig. 2 according to the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the fastener body of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic top view of the present invention in fig. 4;
fig. 6 is a schematic side view of the structure of fig. 4 according to the present invention.
The reference numerals are explained below: 1. a holder body; 101. a left semi-ring hoop; 101a, an upper boss; 102. a right semi-ring hoop; 102a, a lower boss; 2. a pull rod; 201. fixing the rod; 201a, a cavity; 201b, a threaded hole; 202. a movable rod; 3. a hinge; 4. a connecting assembly; 401. a supporting seat; 402. a lock lever; 403. a lock head; 404. a turntable; 405. a lock hole; 5. a clamping assembly; 501. a mounting seat; 502. a hold down bar; 503. driving a hand wheel; 504. a clamping plate; 6. a pad; 7. a hinged seat; 8. a hinge joint; 9. a first connecting rod.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the present invention will be described in detail below. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of 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.
Referring to fig. 1-6, the utility model provides a multifunctional fruit tree branch pulling device, which comprises two fixer bodies 1 and a length-adjustable pull rod 2, wherein the two fixer bodies 1 are respectively clamped and fixed with a trunk and a branch, and two ends of the pull rod 2 are respectively hinged with the outer sides of the two fixer bodies 1;
the fixator body 1 comprises a left half ring hoop 101 and a right half ring hoop 102, one sides of the left half ring hoop 101 and the right half ring hoop 102 are hinged through a hinge 3, the other sides of the left half ring hoop 101 and the right half ring hoop 102 are respectively provided with an upper boss 101a and a lower boss 102a, the upper boss 101a is provided with a connecting component 4, and the left half ring hoop 101 and the right half ring hoop 102 are connected to form a tubular structure;
the pull rod 2 comprises a fixed rod 201 and a movable rod 202, a cavity 201a is formed in the fixed rod 201, the movable rod 202 is located in the cavity 201a, threads are arranged on the outer side of the movable rod 202, a threaded hole 201b matched with the movable rod 202 is formed in the top of the fixed rod 201, and the top end of the movable rod 202 penetrates through the top end of the fixed rod 201 and is in threaded connection with the threaded hole 201 b.
Further, the connecting assembly 4 includes a support seat 401, the support seat 401 is located outside the upper boss 101a, a lock rod 402 is slidably mounted on the support seat 401, the top end of the lock rod 402 penetrates through the top end of the support seat 401 to be fixedly connected with a turntable 404, a lock head 403 is arranged at the bottom end of the lock rod 402, a lock hole 405 matched with the lock head 403 is arranged on the lower boss 102a, the lock head 403 is dislocated by rotating the lock rod 402, the left half-ring clamp 101 and the right half-ring clamp 102 can be fastened and connected, the fixator body 1 is prevented from falling off, and the left half-ring clamp 101 and the right half-ring clamp 102 are easy and convenient to operate when being locked or unlocked;
further, a clamping assembly 5 is arranged on the outer side of the left half-ring clamp 101, an installation seat 501 is arranged on the outer side of the clamping assembly 5, a threaded through hole is formed in the installation seat 501, a pressing rod 502 is connected to the threaded through hole in an internal thread manner, the bottom end of the pressing rod 502 penetrates through the left half-ring clamp 101 to be rotatably connected with a semicircular clamping plate 504, the top end of the pressing rod 502 penetrates through the threaded through hole to be fixedly connected with a driving hand wheel 503, the pressing rod is used for driving the clamping plate 504 to be close to or away from the right half-ring clamp 102, the pressing rod 502 is driven to rotate by rotating the driving hand wheel 503 according to the diameter of a branch or a trunk, so that the pressing rod 502 pushes the clamping plate 504 to be gradually close to the right half-ring clamp 102 to clamp and fix the branch or the trunk, and the fixator body 1 cannot slide on the trunk or branches, and the use requirements of branches or trunks with different diameters are met, the application range is wider;
further, a pad 6 is attached to the inner annular surfaces of the right half-ring clamp 102 and the clamping plate 504;
further, the protection pad 6 is a soft rubber layer or a foam layer, so that when branches or trunks are clamped, certain damage to barks is inevitably caused, and in order to reduce damage to fruit trees, rubber or foam is arranged between contact surfaces, so that damage to the barks is reduced, and the fruit trees are protected;
furthermore, a hinge seat 7 is arranged on the outer side of the right half-ring clamp 102, a first connecting rod 9 is arranged at the bottom of the fixed rod 201, a hinge joint 8 is respectively arranged at one end, far away from the fixed rod 201, of the first connecting rod 9 and the top end of the movable rod 202, the first connecting rod 9 and the hinge joint 8 are rotatably arranged, the movable rod 202 and the hinge joint 8 are fixedly arranged, the hinge joint 8 is hinged to the hinge seat 7, and two ends of the pull rod are hinged, so that the adjusting range is larger when the branch pulling angle is adjusted, and the branch pulling use of different varieties of fruit trees is met;
further, the material of left half-ring clamp 101 and right half-ring clamp 102 is the aluminum alloy material, and the aluminum alloy has light in weight, and structural strength is high, corrosion-resistant characteristics, is applicable to outdoor long-term use, prolongs this multi-functional fruit tree branch puller's life, reduces the oppression to the branch simultaneously, avoids the branch of fruit tree to be pressed because of unable weight that bears fixer body 1 and is disconnected.
By adopting the multifunctional fruit tree branch pulling device, one side of the left half-ring hoop 101 and one side of the right half-ring hoop 102 are hinged through the hinge 3, so when the multifunctional fruit tree branch pulling device is used, firstly, the left half-ring hoop 101 and the right half-ring hoop 102 need to be opened, a tree branch or a tree trunk is sleeved in a cavity between the left half-ring hoop 101 and the right half-ring hoop 102, and then the left half-ring hoop 101 and the right half-ring hoop 102 are buckled into a tubular structure; then, the rotating disc 404 is rotated to drive the locking rod 402 to rotate, so that the locking head 403 is matched with the locking hole 405, the bottom end of the locking rod 402 penetrates through the lower boss 102a, then the rotating disc 404 is rotated to enable the locking head 403 to be dislocated with the locking hole 405, the locking rod cannot be drawn out of the locking hole 405, and the left half-ring clamp 101 and the right half-ring clamp 102 are connected and fixed; then, the hand wheel 503 is driven to rotate according to the diameter of the tree branch or the tree trunk to drive the pressing rod 502 to rotate, so that the pressing rod 502 pushes the clamping plate 504 to gradually approach the right half-ring clamp 102 until the clamping plate 504 is in contact with and clamped on the tree branch or the tree trunk, and the fixator body 1 cannot slide on the tree trunk or the tree branch; then, the hinge 8 at the bottom end of the fixed rod 201 is hinged with the hinge seat 7 on the trunk, and then the fixed rod 201 is rotated, so that the movable rod 202 extends out of the cavity 201a, and the hinge 8 at the top end of the movable rod 202 is hinged with the hinge seat 7 on the branch; finally, the extension length that dead lever 201 adjusted movable rod 202 is rotated to the angle size of drawing a branch as required, and the length that movable rod 202 stretches out is longer, and then the contained angle between branch and the trunk is big more, and the length that movable rod 202 stretches out is short more, and then contained angle between branch and the trunk is little, adjusts suitable position to the contained angle between trunk and the branch according to actual need, accomplishes the use of drawing the branch ware.
The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.
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1. The utility model provides a multi-functional fruit tree branch ware which characterized in that: the fixing device comprises two fixing device bodies (1) and a pull rod (2) with adjustable length, wherein the two fixing device bodies (1) are respectively clamped and fixed with a trunk and branches, and two ends of the pull rod (2) are respectively hinged with the outer sides of the two fixing device bodies (1);
the fixator body (1) comprises a left half ring hoop (101) and a right half ring hoop (102), one sides of the left half ring hoop (101) and the right half ring hoop (102) are hinged through a hinge (3), the other sides of the left half ring hoop (101) and the right half ring hoop (102) are respectively provided with an upper boss (101a) and a lower boss (102a), the upper boss (101a) is provided with a connecting component (4), and the left half ring hoop (101) and the right half ring hoop (102) are connected to form a tubular structure;
pull rod (2) include dead lever (201) and movable rod (202), cavity (201a) have been seted up to dead lever (201) inside, movable rod (202) are located in cavity (201a), the outside of movable rod (202) is provided with the screw thread, the top of dead lever (201) seted up with movable rod (202) matched with screw hole (201b), the top of movable rod (202) runs through out the top of dead lever (201) and with screw hole (201b) threaded connection.
2. The multifunctional fruit tree branch pulling device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: coupling assembling (4) are including supporting seat (401), supporting seat (401) are located go up the outside of boss (101a), slidable mounting has locking lever (402) on supporting seat (401), the top of locking lever (402) runs through out the top and carousel (404) fixed connection of supporting seat (401), the bottom of locking lever (402) is provided with tapered end (403), be provided with down on boss (102a) with tapered end (403) matched with lockhole (405).
3. The multifunctional fruit tree branch pulling device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the outer side of the left half ring clamp (101) is provided with a clamping component (5), the outer side of the clamping component (5) is provided with a mounting seat (501), a threaded through hole is formed in the mounting seat (501), a pressing rod (502) is connected to the threaded through hole in an internal thread manner, the bottom end of the pressing rod (502) penetrates through the left half ring clamp (101) and is rotatably connected with a semicircular clamping plate (504), and the top end of the pressing rod (502) penetrates through the threaded through hole and a driving hand wheel (503) to be fixedly connected with the driving hand wheel (503) and used for driving the clamping plate (504) to be close to or far away from the right half ring clamp (102).
4. The multifunctional fruit tree branch pulling device as claimed in claim 3, wherein: and the inner ring surfaces of the right half ring hoop (102) and the clamping plate (504) are respectively attached with a protection pad (6).
5. The multifunctional fruit tree branch pulling device as claimed in claim 4, wherein: the protection pad (6) is a soft rubber layer or a foam layer.
6. The multifunctional fruit tree branch pulling device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the outside of right side semi-ring clamp (102) is provided with articulated seat (7), the bottom of dead lever (201) is provided with head rod (9), head rod (9) are kept away from the one end of dead lever (201) with articulated joint (8) are all installed on the top of movable rod (202), just head rod (9) with articulated joint (8) rotate the installation, movable rod (202) with articulated joint (8) fixed mounting, articulated joint (8) with articulated seat (7) are articulated.
7. The multifunctional fruit tree branch pulling device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the left half-ring hoop (101) and the right half-ring hoop (102) are both made of aluminum alloy.
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