CN215711291U - Building materials lifting machine for building engineering - Google Patents

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CN215711291U
CN215711291U CN202122280636.4U CN202122280636U CN215711291U CN 215711291 U CN215711291 U CN 215711291U CN 202122280636 U CN202122280636 U CN 202122280636U CN 215711291 U CN215711291 U CN 215711291U
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杨尚峰
张红泉
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The utility model relates to the technical field of elevators, and provides a building material elevator for construction engineering, which is convenient for adjusting the elevating height and has better use flexibility, and comprises a base, wherein the base is connected with a plurality of pairs of supporting plates, a plurality of idler wheels are rotatably connected between each pair of supporting plates through rotating rods, a driving mechanism is connected on the base, the base is connected with a supporting mechanism, the base is rotatably connected with a turntable through a rotating shaft, the base is connected with a rotating assembly, the turntable is connected with two fork frames, a plurality of synchronous rods are rotatably connected between the two fork frames, the top end of the base is rotatably provided with a plurality of first hydraulic cylinders through hinge seats, the top output ends of the first hydraulic cylinders are rotatably connected with the synchronous rods positioned at the bottom, the top ends of the two fork frames are connected with elevating plates, the top ends of the elevating plates are connected with sliding frames, and the sliding frames are slidably connected with mounting plates through moving assemblies, the bottom of mounting panel is installed the hoist engine, and the hoist engine is connected with the couple through wire rope.

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Building materials lifting machine for building engineering
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of elevators, in particular to a building material elevator for constructional engineering.
Background
As is well known, a large amount of building materials exist in a construction project site, and in the construction process, the building materials need to be lifted to a high place by using a lifter, and the lifter is widely used in the field of construction projects.
Through retrieval, china 2015, 7.15.A lifting device for waterproof building material construction with patent publication number CN204474179U is disclosed, which is roughly described as comprising an L-shaped base composed of a bottom platform and side platforms, wherein one end of the bottom platform is provided with a slope inclining by 30 degrees, the bottom platform is provided with a guide rail set, the side platforms are fixedly provided with control platforms, the control platforms are provided with rotating shafts, the rotating shafts are connected with inverted L-shaped supports, the upper parts of the supports are provided with two pulleys, the two pulleys are respectively connected with the supports through rotating shafts and supporting rods, the two pulleys are provided with ropes, one ends of the ropes are connected with the control platforms, the other ends of the ropes are connected with top rings of cross lifting frames, and the top rings of the cross lifting frames are also connected with lifting ropes arranged at the tops of building material transport vehicles.
Although foretell prior art scheme lifting efficiency is high, construction safety is good, foretell hoisting device's height is comparatively fixed, it is highly restricted to the promotion of material, be difficult to transport the material higher, and hoisting device's weight is great, it is comparatively difficult to it removes, can only generally promote the material in the limited region, when the building region is great, if use less quantity hoisting device, constructor need remove the material to promoting the region in advance, promote after accomplishing, need remove the material to the region that needs to use again, constructor work load is great, transport efficiency is lower, if use more hoisting device, can increase the processing cost.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
Technical problem to be solved
Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the utility model provides a building material hoister for building engineering, which aims to solve the problems of smaller hoisting height range and poorer use flexibility in the prior art.
(II) technical scheme
In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a building material hoister for constructional engineering comprises a base, wherein the bottom end of the base is connected with a plurality of pairs of supporting plates, a plurality of idler wheels are rotatably connected between each pair of supporting plates through rotating rods, the base is connected with a driving mechanism and is connected with a supporting mechanism, the top end of the base is rotatably connected with a rotary table through a rotary shaft, the top end of the base is connected with a rotating assembly, the top end of the rotary table is connected with two scissor brackets, a plurality of synchronizing rods are rotatably connected between the two scissor brackets, a plurality of first hydraulic cylinders are rotatably mounted at the top end of the base through a hinge seat, the top output ends of the first hydraulic cylinders are rotatably connected with the synchronizing rods at the bottom, lifting plates are connected at the top ends of the two scissor brackets, a sliding frame is connected at the top ends of the lifting plates, the sliding frame is slidably connected with a mounting plate through a moving assembly, and a winch is mounted at the bottom end of the mounting plate, the winch is connected with a hook through a steel wire rope.
Preferably, actuating mechanism includes first motor, the installation cavity has been seted up to the inside of base, first motor is installed in the inside of installation cavity, the output shaft of first motor passes through the drive belt and is connected with a bull stick transmission in a plurality of bull sticks, set up the drive groove that matches with the drive belt on the base, and it is a plurality of connect through synchronous belt drive between the bull stick.
Further, supporting mechanism includes a plurality of transposons, the swivel mount is connected on the lateral wall of base, the inside rotation of swivel mount is connected with the revolving rack to threaded connection has the locking bolt on the swivel mount, the second pneumatic cylinder is installed on the top of revolving rack, the bottom output of second pneumatic cylinder is connected with the bearing plate.
Still further, the rotating assembly comprises a second motor, the second motor is installed at the top end of the base, the output end of the second motor is fixedly connected with a driving gear, a gear ring is fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft, and the gear ring is meshed with the driving gear.
As a further scheme of this scheme, the removal subassembly includes the third motor, mounting groove and spout have been seted up on the carriage, the third motor is installed in the inside of mounting groove, the inside sliding connection of spout has the slider to the inside of spout is rotated and is connected with the lead screw, the one end of lead screw and the output fixed connection of third motor to slider threaded connection is on the lead screw, mounting panel fixed connection is in the bottom of slider.
As a further scheme of the scheme, the top end of the base is connected with a plurality of supporting columns, the top ends of the supporting columns are rotatably connected with balls, and the balls are in contact with the rotary table.
On the basis of the scheme, the base is connected with a plurality of pairs of clamping plates, each pair of clamping plates are rotatably connected with a clamping block at one end close to each other, and the rotating frame is provided with two clamping grooves matched with the clamping blocks.
On the basis of the scheme, the bottom end of the bearing plate is connected with a plurality of anti-skidding blocks.
(III) advantageous effects
Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides a building material hoister for construction engineering, which has the following beneficial effects:
1. according to the building material hoister for the building engineering, the first hydraulic cylinder can drive the synchronous rod connected with the first hydraulic cylinder to lift, so that the fork shearing frame drives the lifting plate and the sliding frame to lift, the height of the building material hoister for the building engineering is adjusted, the lifting height is adjusted, and the problem that the lifting height range is small in the prior art is solved to a certain extent.
2. According to the utility model, the driving mechanism can drive the roller to rotate so as to drive the building material hoister for building engineering to move, when the building material hoister moves to a proper position, the building material hoister can be supported and fixed through the supporting mechanism, the rotating assembly can drive the turntable and the sliding frame to rotate, and the moving assembly can drive the winch and the hook to move so as to adjust the conveying position of materials.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the rotation base, the rotation frame, the second hydraulic cylinder, and the pressure plate of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a second motor, a driving gear, a gear ring, a support column, etc. in a partially cut-away perspective configuration according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a partially sectioned perspective structure of the utility model with a bearing plate, balls, clips, and anti-slip blocks;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a partially cut-away perspective structure of the base, support plate, roller, first motor, etc. in accordance with the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the mounting plate, the third motor, the slider, the screw rod, and the like in a partially cut-away perspective view.
In the figure: 1. a base; 2. a support plate; 3. a roller; 4. a rotating shaft; 5. a turntable; 6. a fork shearing frame; 7. a synchronization lever; 8. a first hydraulic cylinder; 9. a lifting plate; 10. a carriage; 11. mounting a plate; 12. a winch; 13. hooking; 14. a first motor; 15. a transmission belt; 16. a synchronous belt; 17. rotating; 18. rotating the frame; 19. a second hydraulic cylinder; 20. a pressure bearing plate; 21. a second motor; 22. a drive gear; 23. a toothed ring; 24. a third motor; 25. a slider; 26. a support pillar; 27. a ball bearing; 28. clamping a plate; 29. a clamping block; 30. anti-skid blocks; 31. and a screw rod.
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The technical solutions 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 a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
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Referring to fig. 1-6, a building material hoister for construction engineering comprises a base 1, a plurality of pairs of support plates 2 are connected to the bottom end of the base 1, a plurality of rollers 3 are rotatably connected between each pair of support plates 2 through rotating rods, a driving mechanism is connected to the base 1 and comprises a first motor 14, an installation cavity is formed in the base 1, the first motor 14 is installed in the installation cavity, an output shaft of the first motor 14 is in transmission connection with one of the rotating rods through a transmission belt 15, the base 1 is provided with a transmission groove matched with the transmission belt 15, the rotating rods are in transmission connection through a synchronous belt 16, the rotating rods connected with the first motor 14 and the transmission belt 15 can be driven to rotate through the first motor 14 and the transmission belt 15, all the rotating rods can be driven to rotate through the synchronous belt 16, and therefore the building material hoister for construction engineering is driven to move through the rollers 3, the building material hoister for construction engineering can be driven to advance or retreat by positive and negative rotation of the first motor 14, the base 1 is connected with a supporting mechanism, the supporting mechanism comprises a plurality of rotary bases 17, the rotary bases 17 are connected to the side wall of the base 1, rotary bases 18 are rotatably connected inside the rotary bases 17, locking bolts are connected to the rotary bases 17 through threads, second hydraulic cylinders 19 are installed at the top ends of the rotary bases 18, the output ends of the bottoms of the second hydraulic cylinders 19 are connected with bearing plates 20, when the building material hoister for construction engineering is required to be hoisted, the rotary bases 18 are rotated, the positions of the rotary bases 18 can be locked by screwing the locking bolts, the second hydraulic cylinders 19 are opened, the bearing plates 20 are driven to be tightly pressed on the ground through the second hydraulic cylinders 19, the building material hoister for construction engineering can be supported, a plurality of anti-skid blocks 30 are connected to the bottom ends of the bearing plates 20, and the stability of the building material hoister for construction engineering can be improved, be connected with many pairs of cardboard 28 on the base 1, every one end that every cardboard 28 is close to each other all rotates and is connected with fixture block 29, set up two draw-in grooves that match with fixture block 29 on the revolving rack 18, rotate revolving rack 18 to between two cardboard 28, can fix the position of revolving rack 18 through fixture block 29 to accomodate it when need not using supporting mechanism, the top of base 1 rotates through pivot 4 and is connected with carousel 5, and the top of base 1 is connected with rotating assembly.
It should be further noted that the rotating assembly includes a second motor 21, the second motor 21 is installed at the top end of the base 1, the output end of the second motor 21 is fixedly connected with a driving gear 22, a toothed ring 23 is fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft 4, the toothed ring 23 is meshed with the driving gear 22, the driving gear 22 can be driven to rotate by the second motor 21, the rotating shaft 4 can be driven to rotate by the meshing of the driving gear 22 and the toothed ring 23, the horizontal angle of the material is adjusted, the forward and reverse rotation of the second motor 21 is controlled, the rotating angle of the rotating disc 5 can be adjusted, the top end of the base 1 is connected with a plurality of supporting columns 26, the top ends of the supporting columns 26 are rotatably connected with balls 27, the balls 27 are in contact with the rotating disc 5, the rotating disc 5 is conveniently supported, the stability of the rotating disc 5 is improved, the rotation of the balls 27 is convenient for reducing the resistance of the rotating disc 5, the top end of the rotating disc 5 is connected with two fork shearing frames 6, a plurality of synchronizing rods 7 are rotatably connected between the two fork shearing frames 6, a plurality of first hydraulic cylinders 8 are rotatably installed at the top ends of the bases 1 through hinged seats, the top output ends of the first hydraulic cylinders 8 are rotatably connected with the synchronizing rods 7 positioned at the bottom, lifting plates 9 are connected at the top ends of the two fork shearing frames 6, the synchronizing rods 7 connected with the first hydraulic cylinders 8 can be driven to lift through the extension and contraction of the first hydraulic cylinders 8, so that the lifting plates 9 and the sliding frames 10 are driven to lift through the fork shearing frames 6, the height of the building material hoister for construction engineering is adjusted, the lifting height is adjusted, the first hydraulic cylinders 8 and the second hydraulic cylinders 19 are provided with appropriate hydraulic stations which are installed on the bases 1 and do not hinder the normal work of the building material hoister for construction engineering, the sliding frames 10 are connected at the top ends of the lifting plates 9, and the sliding frames 10 are slidably connected with mounting plates 11 through moving components, the movable assembly includes third motor 24, mounting groove and spout have been seted up on carriage 10, the inside at the mounting groove is installed to third motor 24, the inside sliding connection of spout has slider 25, and the inside of spout is rotated and is connected with lead screw 31, the one end of lead screw 31 and third motor 24's output fixed connection, and slider 25 threaded connection is on lead screw 31, mounting panel 11 fixed connection is in the bottom of slider 25, can drive lead screw 31 through third motor 24 and rotate, screw-thread fit and the spout through slider 25 and lead screw 31 can make slider 25 drive mounting panel 11 to the limiting displacement of slider 25 and remove, hoist 12 is installed to mounting panel 11's bottom, hoist 12 is connected with couple 13 through wire rope, can carry out the rolling to wire rope through hoist 12, promote the material through couple 13.
The first hydraulic cylinder 8, the first electric motor 14, the second hydraulic cylinder 19, the second electric motor 21 and the third electric motor 24 in this embodiment are conventional devices known to those skilled in the art which are commercially available, the model can be selected or customized according to the actual requirement, and in the patent, the model is only used, and the structure and the function are not improved, the setting mode, the installation mode and the electrical connection mode of the device can be adjusted according to the requirements of the use specification by the technicians in the field, it is no longer repeated here, and first pneumatic cylinder 8, first motor 14, second pneumatic cylinder 19, second motor 21 and third motor 24 all are provided with rather than supporting control switch, and control switch's mounted position selects according to the in-service use demand, and the operating personnel of being convenient for carry out operation control can.
To sum up, the working principle and the working process of the building material hoister for construction engineering are that when in use, the first motor 14 is firstly started, the roller 3 is driven by the first motor 14 to rotate, the building material hoister for construction engineering is moved to the place of ground materials, then the rotating frame 18 is rotated out from the clamping plates 28, the locking bolt is screwed to lock the rotating frame 18, the bearing plate 20 and the anti-skid block 30 are driven by the second hydraulic cylinder 19 to be pressed on the ground to support the building material hoister for construction engineering, then the second motor 21 is started, the rotating shaft 4 and the rotating disc 5 are driven by the second motor 21 to rotate, the horizontal angle of the sliding frame 10 is adjusted, the third motor 24 is started, the screw rod 31 is driven by the third motor 24 to rotate, so that the winch 12 is driven by the sliding block 25 to move, and the winch 12 carries out rope releasing operation on the steel wire rope, the hook 13 falls down, the material is hung on the hook 13, the steel wire rope is wound by the windlass 12 to lift the material, the turntable 5 is controlled to rotate by the second motor 21, the slide block 25 is controlled to slide by the third motor 24, so that the position of the material is adjusted and the material is conveyed to a required position, when the material at other positions needs to be lifted, the second hydraulic cylinder 19 is controlled to drive the bearing plate 20 to lift, the rotating frame 18 is rotated to a position between the two clamping plates 28 to be accommodated by the clamping block 29, the roller 3 is driven by the first motor 14 to rotate to move the building material lifting machine for the building engineering to the material position, the steps are repeated to lift the material, and further, when the highest lifting height of the building material lifting machine for the building engineering needs to be adjusted, the first hydraulic cylinder 8 is opened, the synchronizing rod 7 connected with the first hydraulic cylinder 8 can be driven to lift by the expansion and contraction of the first hydraulic cylinder 8, therefore, the fork shearing frame 6 drives the lifting plate 9 and the sliding frame 10 to lift, and the height of the building material hoister for the construction engineering can be adjusted.
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 utility model, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

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1. The building material hoister for the building engineering comprises a base (1) and is characterized in that the bottom end of the base (1) is connected with a plurality of pairs of supporting plates (2), a plurality of idler wheels (3) are rotatably connected between each pair of supporting plates (2) through rotating rods, a driving mechanism is connected onto the base (1), the base (1) is connected with a supporting mechanism, the top end of the base (1) is rotatably connected with a turntable (5) through a rotating shaft (4), the top end of the base (1) is connected with a rotating component, the top end of the turntable (5) is connected with two fork shearing frames (6), a plurality of synchronizing rods (7) are rotatably connected between the two fork shearing frames (6), a plurality of first hydraulic cylinders (8) are rotatably mounted at the top end of the base (1) through hinged seats, the top output ends of the first hydraulic cylinders (8) are rotatably connected with the synchronizing rods (7) positioned at the bottom, two the top of scissors fork frame (6) is connected with lifter plate (9), the top of lifter plate (9) is connected with carriage (10), carriage (10) have mounting panel (11) through removing subassembly sliding connection, hoist engine (12) are installed to the bottom of mounting panel (11), hoist engine (12) are connected with couple (13) through wire rope.
2. The building material hoister for building engineering as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a first motor (14), a mounting cavity is formed in the base (1), the first motor (14) is mounted in the mounting cavity, an output shaft of the first motor (14) is in transmission connection with one of the rotating rods through a transmission belt (15), a transmission groove matched with the transmission belt (15) is formed in the base (1), and the rotating rods are in transmission connection with one another through a synchronous belt (16).
3. A building material hoist for building engineering as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the supporting mechanism comprises a plurality of rotary bases (17), the rotary bases (17) are connected to the side walls of the base (1), the rotary bases (17) are internally and rotatably connected with rotary frames (18), locking bolts are screwed on the rotary bases (17), second hydraulic cylinders (19) are installed at the top ends of the rotary frames (18), and the output ends of the bottoms of the second hydraulic cylinders (19) are connected with pressure bearing plates (20).
4. A building material elevator for building engineering as claimed in claim 3, wherein the rotating assembly comprises a second motor (21), the second motor (21) is mounted on the top end of the base (1), the output end of the second motor (21) is fixedly connected with a driving gear (22), a gear ring (23) is fixedly mounted on the rotating shaft (4), and the gear ring (23) is meshed with the driving gear (22).
5. The building material lifting machine for the building engineering as recited in claim 4, wherein the moving assembly comprises a third motor (24), the sliding frame (10) is provided with a mounting groove and a sliding groove, the third motor (24) is mounted inside the mounting groove, a sliding block (25) is slidably connected inside the sliding groove, a screw rod (31) is rotatably connected inside the sliding groove, one end of the screw rod (31) is fixedly connected with the output end of the third motor (24), the sliding block (25) is in threaded connection with the screw rod (31), and the mounting plate (11) is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the sliding block (25).
6. A building material lifting machine for building engineering as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that a plurality of supporting columns (26) are connected to the top end of the base (1), a ball (27) is rotatably connected to the top end of the supporting columns (26), and the ball (27) is in contact with the turntable (5).
7. A building material hoister for building engineering as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that a plurality of pairs of clamping plates (28) are connected to the base (1), a clamping block (29) is rotatably connected to the end of each pair of clamping plates (28) close to each other, and two clamping slots matched with the clamping block (29) are formed in the rotating frame (18).
8. A building material elevator for building engineering according to claim 7, characterized in that a plurality of anti-slip blocks (30) are connected to the bottom end of the pressure bearing plate (20).
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