CN215864979U - Gate physical opening ruler measuring device - Google Patents

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CN215864979U
CN215864979U CN202121489475.3U CN202121489475U CN215864979U CN 215864979 U CN215864979 U CN 215864979U CN 202121489475 U CN202121489475 U CN 202121489475U CN 215864979 U CN215864979 U CN 215864979U
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王子春
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王守广
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The utility model relates to a gate physical opening ruler measuring device, which comprises a gate, wherein the gate is fixedly arranged at the outlet of a bottom hole of a reservoir dam, a gate chamber is fixedly arranged above the gate, a directional pulley device and an opening measuring device are arranged in the gate chamber, the upper part of the gate is fixedly connected with a traction rope, and the traction rope is fixedly connected with a balancing weight by sliding to pass through the directional pulley device and the opening measuring device; the motion of the gate is transmitted to the opening ruler, the two-way pointer moves along with the lifting of the gate, the two-way pointer displays the opening of the gate in real time, the opening of the gate can be measured visually, the problem that the actual opening of the gate cannot be displayed accurately is solved, the measurement data of the existing automatic measurement and control system is calibrated and measured, and the accuracy of the measurement data is ensured.

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Gate physical opening ruler measuring device
The technical field is as follows:
the utility model relates to a gate physical opening ruler measuring device.
Background art:
for the flat gate, the gate opening refers to the opening height of the flat gate, the working stability, reliability, anti-interference capability and the like of the gate can be detected by measuring the gate opening, and the operation safety of the gate and a hoist is directly related.
In the use process, because the types of the encoders and the transmission modes of the encoders rotating along with the gate are different, the data collected by the two sets of systems often have deviation, so that the measured data of the gate opening is inaccurate, and the actual opening of the gate cannot be accurately displayed. In order to ensure the accuracy of the gate opening, manual field direct measurement is generally adopted at the same time, and the measurement result and the collected data of the two opening collecting systems are checked, although the manual field direct measurement can achieve the purpose of checking, the workload of workers is increased, and a large amount of time is consumed.
In summary, the structure and measurement problems of the existing automatic gate opening measurement and control system become a technical problem to be solved urgently in the industry.
The utility model has the following contents:
in order to make up for the defects of the prior art, the utility model provides the gate physical opening ruler measuring device, which can intuitively measure the opening of the gate, solves the problem that the actual opening of the gate cannot be accurately displayed, realizes the calibration and the measurement of the measured data of the existing automatic measurement and control system, and ensures the accuracy of the measured data.
The technical scheme adopted by the utility model for solving the technical problems is as follows:
the utility model provides a gate physics aperture chi measuring device, includes the gate, the gate is fixed to be established in reservoir dam bottom opening exit, the fixed lock chamber that is provided with in gate top, install directional pulley device and aperture measuring device in the lock chamber, gate upper portion fixed connection pulls the rope, it slides and walks around directional pulley device and aperture measuring device and links firmly with the balancing weight to pull the rope.
Preferably, the gate is provided with a hoist and comprises a gate leaf and a gate slot, the gate leaf is longitudinally slidably mounted in the gate slot, the gate leaf is fixedly provided with a handle, the handle is positioned on the middle lines at the upper end and the lower end of the gate leaf, and the handle is fixedly connected with the traction rope.
Preferably, the lock chamber comprises a top plate and a bent column, wherein the bent column is fixedly arranged on the reservoir dam below the top plate and used for supporting the top plate.
Preferably, the directional pulley device comprises a first pulley block, a second pulley block and a third pulley block, the first pulley block and the third pulley block are fixedly installed on the top plate, the second pulley block is fixedly installed on the ground in the gate chamber through foundation bolts, and the first pulley block, the second pulley block and the third pulley block respectively comprise a head pulley and a tail pulley; and the traction rope sequentially winds the head pulley and the tail pulley of the first pulley block, the head pulley and the tail pulley of the second pulley block, and the head pulley and the tail pulley of the third pulley block upwards from the handle to be fixedly connected with the balancing weight.
Preferably, the head pulley of the first pulley block is vertically located above the handle, the tail pulley is located on one side of the head pulley, the head pulley of the second pulley block is vertically located below the tail pulley of the first pulley block, the tail pulley of the second pulley block is located on one side, away from the gate, of the head pulley of the second pulley block, the head pulley of the third pulley block is vertically located above the tail pulley of the second pulley block, the opening degree measuring device is located between the tail pulley of the second pulley block and the head pulley of the third pulley block, and the tail pulley of the third pulley block is located on one side, away from the gate, of the head pulley of the third pulley block.
Preferably, aperture measuring device sets up on the bent frame post, aperture measuring device includes aperture chi, sliding block and single groove side pipe, the aperture chi left and right sides all is provided with the scale mark, its material of sliding block is transparent material, the fixed two-way pointer that is provided with on the central point of sliding block, single groove side pipe is vertical to be located on the bent frame post of aperture chi both sides, the notch of single groove side pipe is reverse to be set up, the bottom of single groove side pipe is sealed and is not had the notch, the both ends of sliding block slide to be located single groove side intraductally.
Preferably, the scale mark at the lowest position of the opening ruler is zero opening, the two-way pointer points to zero opening at the beginning, and the upper end and the lower end of the sliding block are connected with the traction rope through bolt holes.
Preferably, the head pulley and the tail pulley are fixed pulleys, an annular groove is formed in the middle of each fixed pulley, and the traction rope is located in the annular groove.
Preferably, one end of the traction rope is fixedly connected with the balancing weight through a hook, a hook ring is arranged above the balancing weight and located in the hook, and a locking bolt is arranged on the hook.
Preferably, the first pulley block tail pulley is located above a position vertically tangent to one side of the second pulley block head pulley, and the second pulley block tail pulley is located below a position vertically tangent to one side of the third pulley block head pulley.
By adopting the scheme, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:
(1) the upper part of the gate is fixedly connected with a traction rope by arranging a directional pulley device and an opening measuring device, the traction rope is fixedly connected with a balancing weight by sliding around the directional pulley device and the opening measuring device, the motion of the gate is transmitted to an opening ruler by utilizing a pulley block transmission principle, a bidirectional pointer moves along with the lifting of the gate, the opening of the gate is displayed by the bidirectional pointer in real time, the opening of the gate can be visually measured, the problem that the actual opening of the gate cannot be accurately displayed is solved, the measurement data of the existing automatic measurement and control system is calibrated, and the accuracy of the measurement data is ensured;
(2) the sliding block is made of transparent materials, the scale marks behind the sliding block can be clearly seen through two ends of the sliding block, the single-groove square tube is used for restricting the two-way pointer to move in the linear direction, the bottom of the sliding block is closed, the sliding block can be prevented from falling off, the sliding block slides up and down in the single-groove square tube which is oppositely arranged, a movable transparent opening measuring scale is formed, manpower and measuring time are saved, and the sliding block is efficient and convenient;
(3) before the device is used, the two-way pointer indicates zero opening when the gate is calibrated in the fully closed position, the traction rope drives the sliding block to move along with the lifting of the gate, the two-way pointer points to the scale marks, the scale marks are arranged on the left side and the right side of the opening ruler, the opening of the gate can be read from the two sides of the bent column, and the real-time display of the opening of the gate can be realized by reading the scale marks pointed by the two-way pointer;
(4) the locking bolt is arranged on the hook, so that the balancing weight can be prevented from sliding off, and accidents caused by sliding off of the balancing weight can be avoided;
(5) through the directional pulley device, the stress direction of the traction rope can be changed, the fixed pulley on the top plate is positioned on the same horizontal line, the ground fixed pulley in the lock chamber is positioned on the same horizontal line, the head pulley of the first pulley block is vertically positioned above the handle, the tail pulley of the first pulley block is positioned above the position vertically tangent to one side of the head pulley of the second pulley block, and the tail pulley of the second pulley block is positioned below the position vertically tangent to one side of the head pulley of the third pulley block.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a structural view of the opening measuring device according to the present invention.
In the figure, 1, a reservoir dam, 2, a traction rope, 3, a balancing weight, 4, a door leaf, 5, a door groove, 6, a handle, 7, a top plate, 8, a bent column, 9, a head pulley, 10, a tail pulley, 11, an opening ruler, 12, a sliding block, 13, a single-groove square tube, 14, a two-way pointer, 15, a bolt hole, 16, a hook, 17 and a locking bolt.
The specific implementation mode is as follows:
in order to clearly explain the technical features of the present invention, the following detailed description of the present invention is provided with reference to the accompanying drawings.
According to the embodiment shown in the figures 1-2, the gate physical opening ruler measuring device comprises a gate, wherein the gate is fixedly arranged at the outlet of a bottom hole of a reservoir dam 1, a gate chamber is fixedly arranged above the gate, a directional pulley device and an opening measuring device are arranged in the gate chamber, the upper part of the gate is fixedly connected with a traction rope 2, and the traction rope 2 slides to fixedly connect with a balancing weight 3 by bypassing the directional pulley device and the opening measuring device. The weight 3 is suitably selected, the weight of which matches the weight of the gate. The device utilizes the pulley block transmission principle to transmit the motion of the gate to the opening ruler 11, the two-way pointer 14 moves along with the lifting of the gate, the two-way pointer displays the opening of the gate in real time, the opening of the gate can be visually measured, the problem that the actual opening of the gate cannot be accurately displayed is solved, the measurement data of the existing automatic measurement and control system is calibrated and measured, and the accuracy of the measurement data is ensured.
The gate is provided with a hoist and comprises a gate leaf 4 and a gate slot 5, the gate leaf 4 is longitudinally slidably mounted in the gate slot 5, a handle 6 is fixedly arranged on the gate leaf 4, the handle 6 is positioned on a median line at the upper end and the lower end of the gate leaf 4, and the handle 6 is fixedly connected with the traction rope 2. The hoist drives the gate to open or close, and the handle 6 is positioned on the middle lines at the upper end and the lower end of the gate leaf 4, so that the traction rope 2 above the gate can be uniformly stressed.
The lock chamber comprises a top plate 7 and a row frame column 8, wherein the row frame column 8 is fixedly arranged on the reservoir dam 1 below the top plate 7 and used for supporting the top plate 7.
The directional pulley device comprises a first pulley block, a second pulley block and a third pulley block, the first pulley block and the third pulley block are fixedly arranged on the top plate 7, the second pulley block is fixedly arranged on the ground in the gate chamber through foundation bolts, and the first pulley block, the second pulley block and the third pulley block respectively comprise a head pulley 9 and a tail pulley 10; the traction rope 2 sequentially rounds a head pulley 9 and a tail pulley 10 of the first pulley block, a head pulley 9 and a tail pulley 10 of the second pulley block, a head pulley 9 and a tail pulley 10 of the third pulley block upwards from the handle 6 and is fixedly connected with the balancing weight 3. The three groups of pulley blocks realize that the initial end and the tail end of the traction rope 2 are stressed in parallel, so that the traction rope 2 is uniformly pulled.
The first pulley 9 of the first pulley block is vertically positioned above the handle 6, the tail pulley 10 is positioned on one side of the first pulley 9, the first pulley 9 of the second pulley block is vertically positioned below the tail pulley 10 of the first pulley block, the tail pulley 10 of the second pulley block is positioned on one side, far away from the gate, of the first pulley 9 of the second pulley block, the first pulley 9 of the third pulley block is vertically positioned above the tail pulley 10 of the second pulley block, the opening degree measuring device is positioned between the tail pulley 10 of the second pulley block and the first pulley 9 of the third pulley block, and the tail pulley 10 of the third pulley block is positioned on one side, far away from the gate, of the first pulley 9 of the third pulley block. The opening degree measuring device is arranged vertically above the tail pulley 10 of the second pulley block and vertically below the head pulley 9 of the third pulley block, so that the tension on the traction rope 2 can stably pass through the opening degree measuring device, and the displacement change of the traction rope 2 is the gate opening degree change on the opening degree measuring device.
Aperture measuring device sets up on framed bent post 8, aperture measuring device includes aperture chi 11, sliding block 12 and single groove side pipe 13, the 11 left and right sides of aperture chi all is provided with the scale mark, its material of sliding block 12 is transparent material, the fixed bidirectional pointer 14 that is provided with on sliding block 12's the central point puts, single groove side pipe 13 is vertical on framed bent post 8 that is located aperture chi 11 both sides, single groove side pipe 13's notch is reverse to be set up, single groove side pipe 13's bottom is sealed and is not had the notch, sliding block 12's both ends are located single groove side pipe 13. The left and right sides of aperture chi 11 has all set up the scale mark, can follow 8 both sides of framed bent post and read the gate aperture, what sliding block 12 adopted is transparent material, see through the later scale mark of seeing that sliding block 12 both ends can be clear, single groove side's pipe 13 is used for retraining two-way pointer 14 and moves according to the rectilinear direction, single groove side's pipe 13 bottom is confined, can prevent that sliding block 12 from dropping, sliding block 12 slides from top to bottom in the single groove side's pipe 13 that sets up oppositely, form the transparent aperture dipperstick of a removal, manpower and measuring time have been saved, it is high-efficient convenient.
The scale mark at the lowest position of the opening ruler 11 is zero opening, the two-way pointer 14 points to zero opening at the beginning, and the upper end and the lower end of the sliding block 12 are connected with the traction rope 2 through bolt holes 15. Before the device is used, the opening degree measuring device is calibrated, the two-way pointer 14 on the sliding block 12 points to the zero opening degree on the opening degree ruler 11, namely the two-way pointer 14 points to the zero opening degree when the gate is calibrated in the fully closed position, the traction rope 2 drives the sliding block 12 to move along with the lifting of the gate, the two-way pointer 14 points to a scale mark, and the real-time display of the opening degree of the gate can be realized by reading the scale mark pointed by the two-way pointer 14.
The head pulley 9 and the tail pulley 10 are both fixed pulleys, an annular groove is formed in the middle of each fixed pulley, and the traction rope 2 is located in the annular groove. The traction rope 2 can move in the annular groove of the fixed pulley, the fixed pulley only changes the stress direction of the traction rope 2, the stress size is not changed, and external force cannot be brought to the traction rope 2 to influence the measurement result.
One end of the traction rope 2 is fixedly connected with the balancing weight 3 through a hook 16, a hook ring is arranged above the balancing weight 3 and is positioned in the hook 16, and a locking bolt 17 is arranged on the hook 16. The locking bolt 17 can prevent the balancing weight 3 from sliding off, and avoid accidents caused by the sliding off of the balancing weight 3.
The first pulley block tail pulley 10 is positioned above a position vertically tangent to one side of the second pulley block head pulley 9, and the second pulley block tail pulley 10 is positioned below a position vertically tangent to one side of the third pulley block head pulley 9. This position allows parallel transfer of the load cable 2 so that minimal tension is placed on the load cable 2 while minimizing errors.
The working principle is as follows:
before use, the opening degree measuring device is calibrated, a two-way pointer 14 on a sliding block 12 points to zero opening degree on an opening degree ruler 11, namely the two-way pointer 14 points to zero opening degree when a gate is calibrated to be in a fully closed position, meanwhile, a balancing weight 3 is locked by a locking bolt 17 on a hook 16, when the gate is opened, a door leaf 4 vertically slides upwards in a door slot 5, the balancing weight 3 pulls a traction rope 2 to move downwards, the traction rope 2 moves upwards from a handle 6 and sequentially passes through a first pulley block and a second pulley block to reach the opening degree ruler 11, the traction rope 2 drives the sliding block 12 to move upwards, the sliding block 12 drives the two-way pointer 14 to slide upwards in a single-slot square pipe 13, the traction rope 2 finally passes through a third pulley block, a scale mark pointed by the two-way pointer 14 is the opening degree of the gate, the displacement of the traction rope 2 is the opening degree change of the gate, and the opening degree of the gate can be read in real time through the scale mark pointed by the two-way pointer 14, when the gate is fully opened, the scale mark pointed by the bidirectional pointer 14 is the maximum opening of the gate.
When the gate is closed, the gate leaf 4 vertically slides downwards in the gate slot 5, the gate leaf 4 drives the traction rope 2 fixedly connected with the handle 6 to start to move downwards, the traction rope 2 pulls the balancing weight 3 to move upwards, the traction rope 3 reaches the opening ruler 11 through the third pulley block, the traction rope 2 drives the sliding block 12 to move downwards, the sliding block 12 drives the two-way pointer 14 to slide downwards in the single-slot square tube 13, the traction rope 2 sequentially passes through the second pulley block and the first pulley block to move downwards, the scale mark indicated by the two-way pointer 14 is the opening degree of the gate, the displacement of the traction rope 2 is the opening degree change of the gate, the opening degree of the gate can be read in real time through the scale mark indicated by the two-way pointer 14, and when the gate is completely closed, the two-way pointer 14 on the sliding block 12 points to the zero opening degree on the opening ruler.
The above-described embodiments should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model, and any alternative modifications or alterations to the embodiments of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
The present invention is not described in detail, but is known to those skilled in the art.

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1. The utility model provides a gate physics aperture chi measuring device which characterized in that: including the gate, the gate is fixed to be established in reservoir dam bottom opening exit, the fixed floodgate room that is provided with in gate top, directional pulley device and aperture measuring device are installed to the indoor floodgate, gate upper portion fixed connection pulls the rope, it slides and walks around directional pulley device and aperture measuring device and balancing weight and links firmly to pull the rope.
2. The gate physical opening ruler measuring device according to claim 1, wherein: the gate is provided with a hoist and comprises a gate leaf and a gate slot, the gate leaf is longitudinally slidably arranged in the gate slot, the gate leaf is fixedly provided with a handle, the handle is positioned on the middle lines at the upper end and the lower end of the gate leaf, and the handle is fixedly connected with a traction rope.
3. The gate physical opening ruler measuring device according to claim 1, wherein: the lock chamber comprises a top plate and a bent frame column, wherein the bent frame column is fixedly arranged on the reservoir dam below the top plate and used for supporting the top plate.
4. The gate physical opening ruler measuring device according to claim 2, wherein: the directional pulley device comprises a first pulley block, a second pulley block and a third pulley block, the first pulley block and the third pulley block are fixedly arranged on the top plate, the second pulley block is fixedly arranged on the ground in the gate chamber through foundation bolts, and the first pulley block, the second pulley block and the third pulley block respectively comprise a head pulley and a tail pulley; and the traction rope sequentially winds the head pulley and the tail pulley of the first pulley block, the head pulley and the tail pulley of the second pulley block, and the head pulley and the tail pulley of the third pulley block upwards from the handle to be fixedly connected with the balancing weight.
5. The gate physical opening ruler measuring device according to claim 4, wherein: the vertical handle top that is located of head pulley of first assembly pulley, the tail pulley is located one side of head pulley, the vertical tail pulley below that is located first assembly pulley of head pulley of second assembly pulley, the tail pulley of second assembly pulley is located one side that the gate was kept away from to the head pulley of second assembly pulley, the vertical tail pulley top that is located the second assembly pulley of head pulley of third assembly pulley, aperture measuring device is located between the tail pulley of second assembly pulley and the head pulley of third assembly pulley, the tail pulley of third assembly pulley is located one side that the gate was kept away from to the head pulley of third assembly pulley.
6. The gate physical opening ruler measuring device according to claim 5, wherein: the utility model discloses a sliding block for the row's frame post, including aperture chi, sliding block and single groove side pipe, aperture chi left and right sides all is provided with the scale mark, its material of sliding block is transparent material, the fixed two-way pointer that is provided with on the central point of sliding block, single groove side pipe is vertical to be located the row's frame post of aperture chi both sides, the notch of single groove side pipe is reverse to be set up, the bottom of single groove side pipe is sealed and is not had the notch, the both ends slip of sliding block is located single groove side pipe.
7. The gate physical opening ruler measuring device according to claim 6, wherein: the scale mark at the lowest position of the opening ruler is zero opening, the two-way pointer points to zero opening at the beginning, and the upper end and the lower end of the sliding block are connected with a traction rope through bolt holes.
8. The gate physical opening ruler measuring device according to claim 4, wherein: the head pulley and the tail pulley are fixed pulleys, an annular groove is formed in the middle of each fixed pulley, and the traction rope is located in the annular groove.
9. The gate physical opening ruler measuring device according to claim 1, wherein: one end of the traction rope is fixedly connected with the balancing weight through a hook, a hook ring is arranged above the balancing weight and is positioned in the hook, and a locking bolt is arranged on the hook.
10. The gate physical opening ruler measuring device according to claim 5, wherein: the first pulley block tail pulley is positioned above a position vertically tangent to one side of the second pulley block head pulley, and the second pulley block tail pulley is positioned below a position vertically tangent to one side of the third pulley block head pulley.
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