CN217078572U - Front sweeping device of sweeper - Google Patents

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CN217078572U
CN217078572U CN202123112632.1U CN202123112632U CN217078572U CN 217078572 U CN217078572 U CN 217078572U CN 202123112632 U CN202123112632 U CN 202123112632U CN 217078572 U CN217078572 U CN 217078572U
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钟祥昭
刘美宽
晁成伍
唐修龙
茌爽爽
何席文
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A front sweeping device of a sweeper relates to the field of sweepers. Comprises a disc brush mechanism and a lifting mechanism. The disc brush unit comprises a disc brush motor and a disc brush, and the disc brush motor is connected with the disc brush; the front adjusting arm is hinged with the fixed frame, and the rear adjusting arm is connected with the fixed frame; the other ends of the front adjusting arm and the rear adjusting arm are connected with a disc brush motor; the swing support is arranged between the fixed frame and the front adjusting arm, and two ends of the tension spring are respectively connected with the front adjusting arm and the swing support. The swing support is hinged with the fixed frame, two ends of the tension spring are respectively connected with the adjusting arm and the swing support, the driving end of the driving mechanism is connected with the swing support, and the fixed end of the driving mechanism is fixedly arranged on the fixed frame. In the lifting mechanism, the rotary locking device is detachably connected with the fixed frame. The rotary locking device compresses one end of the pressing sheet, and the other end of the pressing sheet is connected with the lifting frame. The cleaning width can be adjusted to this device, avoids cleaning the obstacle to can also realize cleaning device's dismantlement simple to operate and transport convenient function.

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Front sweeping device of sweeper
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a street sweeper field especially relates to cleaning device before sweeping sweeper.
Background
The road sweeper is a mechanical device for removing and collecting ground or road surface garbage, and not only can be suitable for cleaning and maintaining urban main roads, but also can be suitable for cleaning in places such as squares, parks, schools or communities. The cleaning width of a common road sweeper mainly depends on the cleaning width of two sweeping brush devices, and in order to meet the requirements of driving transition or cleaning operation, the cleaning width of two main brushes can only be slightly wider than the width of the whole road sweeper, so that the cleaning width is greatly limited, the cleaning efficiency of wider road surfaces is lower, and when the road sweeper meets an obstacle, the cleaning devices cannot be avoided in time, and the road sweeper is easy to damage.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to realize that the width that cleans of street sweeper is limited less, and to the obstacle that cleaning in-process met, can in time avoid, reduce cleaning device's damage to can also realize that cleaning device dismantles and simple to operate on whole car, and function such as transport convenience, the utility model discloses a following technical scheme:
the front sweeping device of the sweeper comprises a disc brush mechanism and a lifting mechanism;
the disc brush mechanism comprises at least one brush disc unit, an adjusting arm, a swinging bracket, a driving mechanism, a fixed frame and a tension spring; the disc brush unit comprises a disc brush motor and a disc brush, and the driving end of the disc brush motor is connected with the disc brush and drives the disc brush to rotate; one end of the adjusting arm is rotatably connected with the fixed frame, and the other end of the adjusting arm is connected with the fixed end of the disc brush motor; the swing support is hinged with the fixed frame, two ends of the tension spring are respectively connected with the adjusting arm and the swing support, the driving end of the driving mechanism is connected with the swing support, and the fixed end of the driving mechanism is fixedly arranged on the fixed frame. The front adjusting arm is driven by the driving mechanism to extend and move, then retraction is realized through the elastic action of the tension spring, the cleaning width can be expanded through the matching use of the front adjusting arm and the tension spring, avoidance can be realized when an obstacle is encountered, the damage of the brush disc is reduced, and the service life is prolonged.
The lifting mechanism comprises a rotary locking device, a pressing sheet and a lifting frame, and the rotary locking device is detachably connected with the fixed frame; the rotary locking device compresses one end of the pressing sheet, and the other end of the pressing sheet is connected with the lifting frame. Because the rotary locking device is connected with the fixed frame, when the rotary locking device compresses the pressing sheet, the whole disc brush mechanism is connected with the whole vehicle, and when the rotary locking device loosens the pressing sheet, the whole disc brush mechanism is detached from the whole vehicle. In addition, when the rotary locking device compresses the pressing sheet, the other end of the pressing sheet is connected with the lifting frame, and the lifting frame is driven by a driving device, such as an oil cylinder, an air cylinder, an electric push rod and the like, so that the whole upward swing of the disc brush mechanism can be realized.
Specifically, the fixed frame is provided with a connecting block, and the top end of the connecting block is provided with a connecting groove in a penetrating manner; the rotary locking device comprises a lock cylinder, a lock wheel, a lock arm, a lock handle and a connecting piece; the locking arm is fixedly arranged on one side of the connecting piece and is rotatably connected with the connecting piece, the locking handle is connected with the lock cylinder, the action directions of the lock cylinder and the locking arm are vertical in the same horizontal plane, the lock cylinder penetrates through the connecting piece and is fixedly connected with the locking arm, the locking wheel is arranged at the bottom end of the quick locking arm, and the locking wheel is arranged on the pressing piece in a pressing manner; the connecting sheet is inserted into the connecting groove from bottom to top. Through rotatory lock handle to vertical direction, the lock wheel rises to the horizontal direction along with the locking arm, places the preforming in lock wheel below this moment, inserts the connection piece simultaneously in the spread groove, breaks the lock handle to the horizontal direction again afterwards, and the preforming is pushed down to the lock wheel, realizes the dish and brushes the mechanism and is lifted the mechanism's being connected.
Specifically, the device also comprises universal wheels and a height adjusting rod; one end on the fixing frame is provided with a sleeve, the height adjusting rod is fixedly arranged in the sleeve, and the universal wheel is fixed at the bottom end of the adjusting rod. The disk brush mechanism after being conveniently disassembled can be carried through the universal wheels, and in addition, the disk brush mechanism also plays a role in guiding when running on the whole vehicle.
The shower nozzle fixing device comprises a shower nozzle and a shower nozzle fixing frame, wherein one end of the shower nozzle fixing frame is connected with an adjusting arm, and the other end of the shower nozzle fixing frame is fixedly connected with the shower nozzle. The cleaning liquid can be sprayed through the spray head, and the cleaning effect is improved.
Specifically, the driving mechanism is any one of an oil cylinder, an air cylinder and an electric push rod.
Specifically, be equipped with the connecting block on the mount, the regulating arm includes two at least preceding regulating arms and to two back regulating arms, and preceding regulating arm distributes respectively in both ends around the mount with back regulating arm, and two at least preceding regulating arm symmetries set up, and two back regulating arm symmetries set up. In order to enable the cleaning width to be automatically adjusted, one end of the front adjusting arm is hinged to the fixing frame through the swing arm pin, an L-shaped support is fixedly mounted at the other end of the front adjusting arm, the L-shaped support is fixedly connected with the fixed end of the disc brush motor, the swing support is arranged between the fixing frame and the front adjusting arm, two ends of the tension spring are respectively connected with the swing support and the front adjusting arm, and the front adjusting arm can swing under the driving of the driving mechanism, so that the cleaning width is adjustable. One end of the rear adjusting arm is fixedly connected with the fixing frame, an L-shaped support is fixedly mounted at the other end of the rear adjusting arm, and the L-shaped support is connected with the fixed end of the disc brush motor.
Specifically, a waist hole is formed in the L-shaped support, the front adjusting arm is connected with the L-shaped support through the waist hole, and the rear adjusting arm waist hole is connected with the L-shaped support. The positions of the front adjusting arm and the disc brush and the relative positions of the front adjusting arm and the disc brush are adjusted and realized by fixing the front adjusting arm and the disc brush at different positions of the waist hole through screws.
Specifically, the pressing sheet is a Z-shaped pressing sheet, the Z-shaped pressing sheet comprises a first contact surface, a second contact surface, a third non-contact surface and a connecting column, the first contact surface is pressed at the bottom of the lock wheel, the connecting column is welded on the third non-contact surface, and two ends of the connecting column are respectively connected with the lifting frame.
The lifting frame comprises two connecting rods and one supporting rod, the two connecting rods are symmetrically welded to two sides of the connecting sheet respectively, the supporting rod is transversely arranged between the two connecting rods, two ends of the supporting rod are welded with the two connecting rods respectively, the supporting rod is provided with a connecting hole, and the supporting rod can be connected with an external driving mechanism through the connecting hole. After the lifting frame is connected with the disc brush mechanism, the disc brush mechanism can be driven to lift by an external driving mechanism.
To sum up, the utility model discloses the device has following advantage: the device enables the sweeping width of the sweeper to be adjustable, and can timely avoid obstacles encountered in the sweeping process, reduce the damage of the sweeping device, and also realize the functions of convenient detachment and installation of the sweeping device on the whole sweeper, convenient carrying and the like.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a disc brush mechanism in a sweeping device before a sweeping vehicle;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a lifting mechanism in a lifting mechanism of a sweeping vehicle front sweeping device;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the sweeping device before sweeping;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a rotation locking device in the sweeping device before sweeping;
FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a lifting bracket in the front sweeping device of the sweeper;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a pressing sheet in the front sweeping device of the sweeper;
reference numerals: 1. a spray head; 2. a nozzle fixing frame; 3. a front disc brush; 4. a disc brush motor; an L-shaped bracket; 6, a front adjusting arm; 7. a swing arm pin; 8. a height adjustment lever; 9. a small-shaft nut; 10. a sleeve; 11. connecting blocks; 12. a rear adjusting arm; 13. a fixed mount; 14. a tension spring; 15. a swing bracket; 16. a universal wheel; 17. a universal wheel carrier; 18. a drive mechanism; 19 a disc brush mechanism; 20 a lifting mechanism; 21 tabletting; 211 a first contact surface; 212 a second contact surface; 213 third non-contact surface; 22. a lock wheel; 23. a lock arm; 24. a lock handle; 25. a lifting frame; 26 connecting sheets; 27 a lock cylinder; 28 connecting holes; 29 support the rods.
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The present invention will be further described with reference to fig. 1 to 5.
The front sweeping device of the sweeper comprises a disc brush mechanism 19 and a lifting mechanism 20;
the disc brush mechanism 19 comprises a brush disc unit, a front adjusting arm 6, a swing arm pin 7, a swing bracket 15, a driving mechanism, a fixed frame 13 and a tension spring 14; the disc brush unit comprises a disc brush motor 4, a disc brush 3 and an L-shaped bracket 5, wherein the driving end of the disc brush motor 4 is connected with the disc brush 3 and drives the disc brush to rotate.
The fixed frame 13 is welded with a connecting block 11, the fixed frame comprises two front adjusting arms 6 and two rear adjusting arms 12, the front adjusting arms 6 and the rear adjusting arms 12 are respectively distributed at the front end and the rear end of the fixed frame, the two front adjusting arms 6 are symmetrically arranged, and the two rear adjusting arms 12 are symmetrically arranged. Preceding regulating arm 6's one end is articulated with mount 13, in order to adjust the relative position of dish brush and ground, so fixed mounting has L type support 5 on preceding regulating arm 6's the other end, the waist hole has been seted up on the one side of L type support 5, pass the waist hole through the screw and make preceding regulating arm 6 be connected with L type support 5, the another side of L type support 5 and the stiff end fixed connection of dish brush motor 4, fix the different positions in waist hole through the screw like this, realize dish brush position control. In order to enable the sweeping width to be automatically adjusted, the front adjusting arm 6 is driven to swing by arranging a driving mechanism and the front adjusting arm 6 has a swinging return force by means of a tension spring 14, wherein the driving mechanism is an oil cylinder. The swing support 15 is arranged between the fixed frame and the front adjusting arm 6, the swing support 15 is hinged to the fixed frame 13, the driving end of the driving mechanism is connected with the swing support 15, and the fixed end of the driving mechanism is fixedly arranged on the fixed frame 13, so that the driving mechanism drives the front adjusting arm 6 to swing. Two ends of the tension spring 14 are respectively connected with the swing bracket 15 and the front adjusting arm 6, and the swing bracket 15 and the front adjusting arm 6 tightly fit and move synchronously under the tension action of the tension spring 14. One end of the rear adjusting arm 12 is fixedly connected with the fixed frame 13, the other end of the rear adjusting arm 12 is fixedly provided with an L-shaped bracket 5, and the L-shaped bracket 5 is connected with the fixed end of the disc brush motor 4. The front adjusting arm 6 is driven by the driving mechanism to move in a folding and unfolding mode, and the cleaning width can be adjusted. When meeting the barrier, the front adjusting arm 6 can rotate relative to the swing bracket 15 to realize avoidance, and is quickly pulled back by the tension spring after being kept away from the barrier, so that the damage of the brush disc can be reduced, and the service life is prolonged.
The disc brush mechanism 19 also comprises a universal wheel 16 and a height adjusting rod 8. One end of the fixed frame 13 is provided with a sleeve 10, the height adjusting rod 8 is fixedly arranged on the sleeve 10, and the universal wheel 16 is fixed at the bottom end of the sleeve 10. The disassembled disc brush mechanism 19 can be conveniently transported through the universal wheels 16, and in addition, the disc brush mechanism 19 also plays a role in guiding and adjusting the height of the disc brush when the disc brush mechanism 19 runs on the whole vehicle. In order to improve the cleaning effect, the disc brush mechanism 19 comprises a spray head 1 and a spray head fixing frame 2, one end of the spray head fixing frame 2 is connected with the front adjusting arm, the other end of the spray head fixing frame 2 is fixedly connected with the spray head 1, and water can be sprayed through the spray head 1.
The lifting mechanism 20 comprises a rotation locking device, a pressing sheet 21 and a lifting frame 25. Be equipped with connecting block 11 on the mount 13, run through on the top of connecting block 11 and be provided with the spread groove. The rotary locking device comprises a locking wheel 22, a locking arm 23 and a locking handle 24; the locking arm 23 is fixedly arranged on one side of the locking handle and rotates synchronously with the locking handle, and the locking wheel 22 is arranged at the bottom end of the locking arm 23. The pressing piece 21 is Z-shaped, and the Z-shaped pressing piece 21 comprises a first contact surface 211, a second contact surface 212 and a third non-contact surface 213. When the disc brush mechanism is installed, the lock handle 24 is rotated to the vertical direction, the lock wheel 22 rises to the horizontal direction along with the lock arm 23, at this time, the pressing sheet 21 is placed below the lock wheel 22, the connecting sheet is inserted into the connecting groove, then, the lock handle 24 is pulled to the horizontal direction, and the pressing sheet 21 is pressed by the lock wheel 22, so that the disc brush mechanism 19 is connected with the lifting mechanism 20. In order to raise the disk brush mechanism 19 in the entire vehicle, the above object is achieved by providing the lift frame 25. The lifting frame 25 comprises two connecting rods and a supporting rod 29, the two connecting rods are symmetrically welded on two sides of the connecting sheet respectively, the supporting rod 29 is transversely arranged between the two connecting rods, two ends of the supporting rod are welded with the two connecting rods respectively, the supporting rod is provided with a connecting hole 28, and the supporting rod can be connected with an external driving mechanism through the connecting hole, such as an oil cylinder, an air cylinder, an electric push rod and the like. After the lifting frame 25 is connected to the disc brush mechanism 19, the disc brush mechanism 19 can be driven to move up and down by an external driving mechanism.
The installation and the dismantlement principle of this sweeping vehicle front cleaning device do: by rotating the lock lever 24 to the vertical direction, the lock wheel 22 is raised to the horizontal direction following the lock arm 23, and at this time, the pressing piece 21 is placed under the lock wheel 22, and the connecting piece is inserted into the connecting groove, and then the lock lever 24 is pulled to the horizontal direction, and the lock wheel 22 presses the pressing piece 21, so that the disc brush mechanism 19 is connected with the lifting mechanism 20. Similarly, the lock handle 24 is rotated to the vertical direction again, the lock wheel 22 is lifted to the horizontal direction along with the lock arm 23, the pressing piece 21 is placed under the lock wheel 22, and the disc brush mechanism is removed, so that the disc brush mechanism 19 is detached from the lifting mechanism 20.
The adjustable principle of cleaning the width of this sweeping vehicle front cleaning device does: the front adjusting arm 6 is driven by the driving mechanism to move in a folding and unfolding mode, the cleaning width can be adjusted, when an obstacle is met, the front adjusting arm 6 can rotate relative to the swing support 15 to achieve avoiding, the obstacle is avoided and then is rapidly pulled back by the tension spring, damage to the brush disc can be reduced, and the service life is prolonged.
As can be seen from the above description, the device has the following advantages: the cleaning width of the sweeper is limited and small by the disc brush mechanism 19, obstacles encountered in the cleaning process can be avoided in time, the damage of the cleaning device is reduced, and the cleaning device can be detached from the whole sweeper and is convenient to mount, and the sweeper is convenient to carry and has other functions.
It should be understood that the above detailed description of the present invention is only for illustrative purposes and is not limited to the technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be modified and equivalents may be substituted to achieve the same technical effects; as long as the use requirement is satisfied, the utility model is within the protection scope.

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1. The front sweeping device of the sweeper is characterized by comprising a disc brush mechanism and a lifting mechanism;
the disc brush mechanism comprises at least one brush disc unit, an adjusting arm, a swinging bracket, a driving mechanism, a fixed frame and a tension spring; the disc brush unit comprises a disc brush motor and a disc brush, and the driving end of the disc brush motor is connected with the disc brush and drives the disc brush to rotate; one end of the adjusting arm is rotatably connected with the fixing frame, and the other end of the adjusting arm is connected with the fixed end of the disc brush motor; the swing support is hinged with the fixed frame, two ends of the tension spring are respectively connected with the adjusting arm and the swing support, the driving end of the driving mechanism is connected with the swing support, and the fixed end of the driving mechanism is fixedly arranged on the fixed frame;
the lifting mechanism comprises a rotary locking device, a pressing sheet and a lifting frame, and the rotary locking device is detachably connected with the fixed frame; and the rotary locking device compresses one end of the pressing sheet, and the other end of the pressing sheet is connected with the lifting frame.
2. The front sweeping device of the sweeper according to claim 1, wherein the fixing frame is provided with a connecting block, and a connecting groove penetrates through the top end of the connecting block; the rotary locking device comprises a lock cylinder, a lock wheel, a lock arm, a lock handle and a connecting piece; the lock arm is fixedly arranged on one side of the connecting piece and is rotatably connected with the connecting piece, the lock handle is connected with the lock cylinder, the lock cylinder penetrates through the connecting piece and is fixedly connected with the lock arm, the action directions of the lock cylinder and the lock arm are vertical in the same horizontal plane, the lock wheel is arranged at the bottom end of the lock arm, and the lock wheel is arranged on the pressing piece in a pressing manner; the connecting piece is inserted into the connecting groove from bottom to top.
3. The front sweeping device of the sweeper according to claim 1, further comprising universal wheels, a height adjustment lever; one end on the fixing frame is provided with a sleeve, the height adjusting rod is fixedly arranged in the sleeve, and the universal wheel is fixed at the bottom end of the adjusting rod.
4. The sweeping vehicle front cleaning device according to claim 1, further comprising a nozzle and a nozzle fixing frame, wherein one end of the nozzle fixing frame is connected with the adjusting arm, and the other end of the nozzle fixing frame is fixedly connected with the nozzle.
5. The front sweeping device of the sweeper according to claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism is any one of an oil cylinder, an air cylinder, an electric push rod and a hydraulic motor.
6. The sweeper front sweeping device of claim 1, wherein the adjustment arms include at least two front adjustment arms and up to two rear adjustment arms; one end of the front adjusting arm is hinged with the fixed frame through a swing arm pin, and one end of the rear adjusting arm is fixedly connected with the fixed frame; the other ends of the front adjusting arm and the rear adjusting arm are respectively and fixedly provided with an L-shaped bracket, and the L-shaped brackets are fixedly connected with the fixed end of the disc brush motor; the swing support is arranged between the fixed frame and the front adjusting arm and is hinged with the fixed frame, and two ends of the tension spring are respectively connected with the front adjusting arm and the swing support.
7. The sweeping vehicle front cleaning device according to claim 6, wherein a waist hole is formed in the L-shaped bracket, and the other end of the front adjusting arm and the other end of the rear adjusting arm are respectively connected with the waist hole through screws.
8. The sweeping vehicle front cleaning device according to claim 2, wherein the pressing piece is a zigzag pressing piece, the zigzag pressing piece comprises a first contact surface, a second contact surface, a third non-contact surface and a connecting column, the first contact surface is pressed on the bottom of the lock wheel, the connecting column is welded on the third non-contact surface, and two ends of the connecting column are respectively connected with the lifting frame.
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