CN217112405U - Suspension type current meter support - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a suspension type current meter support, it includes the put in slide and cage of vertical setting, the cage with put in slide sliding connection, and its inside snap ring that is used for installing the current meter that is provided with, the top of putting in the slide is connected on the ship board through fixed subassembly, the bottom of putting in the slide is provided with the locating part, the locating part is used for blockking and holding and slides extremely put in the cage of slide bottom. The suspension type current meter bracket provided by the utility model has simple structure, convenient use and high measurement precision; the volume and the weight are small, hoisting equipment is not needed during use, the manual feeding and extraction can be carried out, the feeding process is simplified, the cost is reduced, and the device is suitable for monitoring the flow velocity and the flow direction of the direct-reading large-scale current meter.
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Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of the apparatus is measured to the current meter, especially, relate to a suspension type current meter support.
Background
The monitoring of the change of the flow velocity and the flow direction of the installation area of the immersed tube tunnel by using the flow velocity meter belongs to a crucial ring in the installation engineering of the immersed tube tunnel. Under specific conditions, the flow velocity and the flow direction of a construction site need to be subjected to real-time data acquisition, but the problems of deep water level, complex construction surrounding environment and the like generally exist in a immersed tube installation site. The traditional flow velocity measurement support can not meet the field requirements, can not effectively protect instruments and cables, and has the defects of poor measurement precision and the like.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims at the above-mentioned technical problem, a suspension type current meter support is proposed, this suspension type current meter support simple structure, convenient to use and measurement accuracy are high, have small, light in weight's advantage, need not put in with the help of hoisting equipment during the use, the manpower can be put in and draw, the input flow has been simplified, and the cost is reduced, be applicable to the monitoring of the large-scale current meter velocity of flow direction of direct-reading formula, and the cage has reduced the external disturbance that the current meter received, the stability in use is good and has further improved the detection precision.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model discloses a technical scheme be:
the utility model provides a suspension type current meter support, its drop in slide and cage that includes vertical setting, the cage with drop in slide sliding connection, and its inside snap ring that is used for installing the current meter that is provided with, the top of dropping in the slide is connected on the ship board through fixed subassembly, the bottom of dropping in the slide is provided with the locating part, the locating part is used for blockking and holding and slides extremely the cage of dropping in the slide bottom.
The suspension type current meter bracket provided by the technical scheme has a simple structure, is economic and practical, ensures that the current meter always keeps a vertically upward monitoring state during positioning measurement, improves the measurement precision, has smaller volume and weight, and can finish putting and extracting by manpower on the premise of meeting the measurement precision requirement; the direct-reading type large-scale current meter is suitable for a direct-reading type large-scale current meter, can effectively protect a cable and the meter, and has the advantages of relatively less required man-machine materials and lower cost.
In other embodiments of the present application, a slide rail is vertically disposed on the release slide, a slide block adapted to the slide rail is disposed on one side of the cage close to the slide rail, and the slide block slides along the extending direction of the slide rail; through slide rail and slider cooperation, realize the input and the extraction of velocity of flow appearance, it is simple and convenient.
In other embodiments of this application, put in the slide and include two intervals setting and mirror symmetry's vertical L type angle steel, two be connected with many horizontal L type angle steel between the vertical L type angle steel perpendicularly, many horizontal L type angle steel interval sets up, forms the throwing in slide of ladder structure by L type angle steel, and the simple manufacturing cost of drawing materials is lower, and structural rigidity is big, the wholeness is good.
In other embodiments of the present application, a steel bar is fixedly arranged on a free side of a long edge of the vertical L-shaped angle steel, the steel bar and the vertical L-shaped angle steel are matched to form the slide rail, the slider is an open hanging ring fixedly arranged on one side of the suspension cage, the open hanging ring is sleeved on the outer side of the steel bar, the diameter size of the steel bar is larger than the opening size of the open hanging ring, and the long edge of the vertical L-shaped angle steel penetrates through the opening and is connected with the steel bar; the throw-in and the extraction of cage are realized through the cooperation of opening rings and vertical L type angle steel, reinforcing bar, and the diameter size of reinforcing bar is greater than the opening size of opening rings, prevents that the cage from sliding the in-process and breaking away from the slide of throwing in.
In other embodiments of the present application, the suspension cage includes a rectangular frame body, and four corners of the top of the rectangular frame body are connected to a circular lifting lug through connecting rods; the arrangement of the round lifting lugs is convenient for the extraction operation of the suspension cage; and the cage of cuboid frame construction is protected including the velocity of flow appearance, has reduced the velocity of flow appearance and has received outside interference, has improved stability in use, and then has improved measurement accuracy.
In other embodiments of the present application, the fixing assembly includes a concave channel, two first hollow steel pipes and two support columns, the two first hollow steel pipes are fixedly disposed on a side wall of the concave channel and are perpendicular to a bottom wall of the concave channel, and the concave channel is clamped to the ship board; the two support columns are respectively sleeved on the two first hollow steel pipes in a penetrating manner, and one end of each support column is connected with the throwing slide; through the concave groove steel joint in the ship board and through the support column be connected with the concave groove steel with put in the slide and be connected, realize putting in the fixed of slide and ship board, simple structure, convenient operation.
In other embodiments of this application, the top of puting in the slide sets firmly two with puting in the second hollow steel pipe that the slide is perpendicular, two support column one end runs through the cover respectively and locates two second hollow steel pipes.
In other embodiments of the present application, a reinforcing rib is vertically connected between the two second hollow steel pipes, and the two second hollow steel pipes are respectively connected with the two sides of the release slide by the reinforcing rib; the structural cross section that second hollow steel pipe, input slide and strengthening rib formed is the triangle structure, and the steadiness is good.
In other embodiments of the present application, the supporting column, the second hollow steel pipe and the first hollow steel pipe are fixed by fastening screws, and the other side wall of the channel steel is fixed by fastening screws to the bottom of the ship board; realize fixed subassembly and ship board, put in dismantling fixed connection of slide through fastening screw, the equipment of being convenient for is dismantled, convenient to use, the practicality is strong.
In other embodiments of the present application, two of the snap rings are arranged at intervals, and the two snap rings are coaxially arranged and connected to the suspension cage through screws; the current meter is fixedly installed through the clamping ring, and the connection is more convenient.
In some other embodiments of the present application, the position-limiting member is a rectangular frame disposed perpendicular to the release slide.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, which is to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a suspension type current meter bracket according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a suspension cage according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a connection between a slide rail and an open hanging ring according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a side view of a launching slide according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a front view of the slide for putting in the embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is an elevation view of a fixing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 7 is a side view of a retaining assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 8 is a top view of a slide rail according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the above figures: a bracket 100; a side 10; a flow meter 20; putting a slide 1; a vertical L-shaped angle steel 11; a transverse L-shaped angle steel 12; a suspension cage 2; a rectangular parallelepiped frame body 21; a connecting rod 22; a circular lug 23; an open eye 24; a connecting member 25; a snap ring 3; a fixed component 4; a concave channel steel 41; an upper side wall 411; a lower sidewall 412; a bottom wall 413; a first hollow steel pipe 42; a support column 43; a limiting member 5; reinforcing steel bars 6; a second hollow steel pipe 7; a fastening screw 8; and a reinforcing rib 9.
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The present invention is specifically described below by way of exemplary embodiments. It should be understood, however, that elements, structures and features of one embodiment may be beneficially incorporated in other embodiments without further recitation.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "inside", "outside", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
The terms "first", "second" and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", and "third" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.
For better understanding of the above technical solutions, the following detailed descriptions are provided with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
Referring to fig. 1, in an exemplary embodiment of a suspension type current meter support 100 of the present invention, the suspension type current meter support 100 includes a vertically disposed slide 1 and a cage 2, the cage 2 is slidably connected to the slide 1, and a snap ring 3 for mounting a current meter 20 is disposed inside the slide, a top end of the slide 1 is connected to a ship board 10 through a fixing component 4, a bottom of the slide 1 is provided with a position limiting component 5, and the position limiting component 5 is used for blocking and holding the cage 2 sliding to the bottom of the slide 1.
The suspension type current meter bracket 100 provided by the embodiment has a simple structure, is economical and practical, ensures that the current meter 20 always keeps a vertically upward monitoring state during positioning measurement, improves the measurement precision, has small volume and weight, can finish putting and extracting by manpower on the premise of meeting the measurement precision requirement, and is convenient to operate; the direct-reading type large-scale current meter is suitable for a direct-reading type large-scale current meter, can effectively protect a cable and the meter, and has the advantages of relatively less required man-machine materials and lower cost.
Preferably, a slide rail is vertically arranged on the throwing slide 1, a slide block matched with the slide rail is arranged on one side, close to the slide rail, of the suspension cage 2, and the slide block slides along the extension direction of the slide rail; through slide rail and slider cooperation, realize the input and the extraction of velocity of flow appearance 20, it is simple and convenient.
Referring to fig. 3 to 5, the throwing slide 1 comprises two vertical L-shaped angle steels 11 which are arranged at intervals and are in mirror symmetry, a plurality of transverse L-shaped angle steels 12 are vertically connected between the two vertical L-shaped angle steels 11, and the plurality of transverse L-shaped angle steels 12 are arranged at intervals; further, referring to fig. 8, the free side of the long side of the vertical L-shaped angle steel 11 is fixedly provided with a steel bar 6, the steel bar 6 and the vertical L-shaped angle steel 11 are matched to form a slide rail, the slide block is an opening hanging ring 24 fixedly arranged on one side of the suspension cage 2, the opening hanging ring 24 is sleeved on the outer side of the steel bar 6, the diameter size of the steel bar 6 is larger than the opening size of the opening hanging ring 24, and the long side of the vertical L-shaped angle steel 11 penetrates through the opening and is connected with the steel bar 6.
Specifically, in this embodiment, the two vertical L-shaped angle steels 11 and the plurality of horizontal L-shaped angle steels 12 form the launching slide 1 of the ladder structure, which is simple in material selection, low in manufacturing cost, high in structural rigidity, and good in integrity. Simultaneously, realize the input and the extraction of cage 2 through the cooperation of opening rings 24 and vertical L type angle steel 11, reinforcing bar 6, and the diameter size of reinforcing bar 6 is greater than the opening size of opening rings 24, prevents that cage 2 from sliding the in-process and breaking away from input slide 1. In this embodiment, the length of the vertical L-shaped angle steel 11 is 3.2m, and the distance between the two vertical L-shaped angle steels 11 is 61 cm. It should be noted that, the size of the rheometer support 100 is not specifically limited in the present application, and the specific size of the rheometer support 100 can be adjusted according to the size of the ship board 10, the draft depth, and the size of the rheometer 20.
More specifically, referring to fig. 2, the cage 2 includes a rectangular frame body 21, four corners of the top of the rectangular frame body 21 are connected to a circular lifting lug 23 through connecting rods 22, and the circular lifting lug 23 is convenient for extracting the cage 2. Preferably, cuboid frame main part 21 is stainless steel frame construction, and the both edges that cuboid frame main part 21 is close to one side of putting in slide 1 are provided with four opening rings 24 altogether, and it has improved sliding stability with two slide rail cooperations. And the cage 2 of cuboid frame construction is including the protection of velocity of flow appearance 20, has reduced velocity of flow appearance 20 and has received outside interference, has improved stability in use, and then has improved measurement accuracy. In this embodiment, the limiting member 5 is preferably a rectangular frame arranged perpendicular to the launching slide 1, and the rectangular frame is matched with the bottom of the cage 2 to support the cage 2; the circular lifting lugs 23 are located right above the rectangular frame main body 21, and the connecting rods 22 are welded to the four corners of the rectangular frame main body 21.
Further, referring to fig. 6 and 7, the fixing assembly 4 includes a concave channel 41, two first hollow steel pipes 42 and two support columns 43, the two first hollow steel pipes 42 are fixedly disposed on a side wall of the concave channel 41 and are perpendicular to a bottom wall 413 of the concave channel 41, the concave channel 41 is clamped to the ship board 10, the two support columns 43 are respectively sleeved on the two first hollow steel pipes 42 in a penetrating manner, and one end of each support column is connected to the launching slide 1; the top of putting in slide 1 sets firmly two and puts in slide 1 vertically second hollow steel pipe 7, and two support columns 43 one end run through the cover respectively and locate two second hollow steel pipes 7. Preferably, the supporting column 43 is fixed to the second hollow steel pipe 7 and the first hollow steel pipe 42 by fastening screws 8, and the other side wall of the channel 41 is fixed to the bottom of the ship board 10 by fastening screws 8.
Specifically, with reference to fig. 1 and 7, in the present embodiment, the groove of the concave channel steel 41 is clamped to the ship board 10, the two first hollow steel pipes 42 are welded to the upper side wall 411 of the concave channel steel 41, and the centers of the tops of the two first hollow steel pipes 42 are respectively provided with a screw hole and connected to the two support columns 43 through the fastening screws 8; two screw holes are respectively formed at the edges of two sides of the lower side wall 412 of the channel steel 41, and the lower side wall 412 of the channel steel 41 is fixed with the bottom of the ship board 10 through fastening screws 8. The detachable fixed connection of the fixed component 4, the ship board 10 and the throwing slide 1 is realized through the fastening screws 8, the assembly and the disassembly are convenient, and the practicability is high.
Further, referring to fig. 1 and 4, a reinforcing rib 9 is vertically connected between the two second hollow steel pipes 7, and the two second hollow steel pipes 7 are respectively connected with the reinforcing ribs 9 on the two sides of the feeding slide 1; the structural section formed by the second hollow steel pipe 7, the putting slide 1 and the reinforcing ribs 9 is of a triangular structure through the reinforcing ribs 9, and the stability is good. In this embodiment, the reinforcing ribs 9 are preferably angle irons.
Referring to fig. 2, two snap rings 3 are arranged at intervals, and the two snap rings 3 are coaxially arranged and connected with the cage 2 through screws. In this embodiment, the suspension cage 2 is internally and fixedly provided with a connecting piece 25, and the snap ring 3 is connected with the connecting piece 25 through a screw. The flow meter 20 is fixedly installed through the clamping ring 3, and the connection is more convenient.
The utility model provides a suspension type current meter support 100, its simple structure, convenient operation. Before use, the launching slide 1 and the ship board 10 are fixed by the fixing assembly 4, and the flow velocity meter 20 is installed in the snap ring 3 of the cage 2. When in use, the lifting rope is fixedly arranged on the circular lifting lug 23, and the suspension cage 2 descends by means of self gravity; after the monitoring is completed, it is extracted by the lifting rope. Use this suspension type current meter support 100, simplified and put in the flow, it is with low costs, volume and weight are less, need not be with the help of hoisting equipment, and the manpower can be put in and draw, is applicable to the monitoring of the large-scale current meter velocity of flow of direct-reading formula, can carry out convenient effectual protection to current meter and cable, has improved measurement accuracy.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention in other forms, and any person skilled in the art may apply the equivalent embodiments modified or modified by the above technical contents disclosed as equivalent variations to other fields, but any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments according to the technical spirit of the present invention will still fall within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present invention.
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1. The utility model provides a suspension type current meter support, its characterized in that, including the drop-in slide and the cage of vertical setting, the cage with drop-in slide sliding connection, and its inside snap ring that is used for installing the current meter that is provided with, the top of dropping in the slide is connected on the ship board through fixed subassembly, the bottom of dropping in the slide is provided with the locating part, the locating part is used for blockking and holding slide extremely the cage of dropping in the slide bottom.
2. The suspended type current meter bracket as recited in claim 1, wherein a slide rail is vertically disposed on said drop slide, a slide block adapted to said slide rail is disposed on one side of said cage close to said slide rail, and said slide block slides along the extending direction of said slide rail.
3. The suspended flow meter support according to claim 2, wherein the delivery slide comprises two spaced vertical L-shaped angle steels that are mirror symmetric, a plurality of transverse L-shaped angle steels are perpendicularly connected between the two vertical L-shaped angle steels, and the plurality of transverse L-shaped angle steels are spaced apart from each other.
4. The suspended type current meter bracket according to claim 3, wherein a steel bar is fixedly arranged on the free side of the long edge of the vertical L-shaped angle steel, the steel bar and the vertical L-shaped angle steel are matched to form the slide rail, the slide block is an opening hanging ring fixedly arranged on one side of the suspension cage, the opening hanging ring is sleeved on the outer side of the steel bar, the diameter size of the steel bar is larger than the opening size of the opening hanging ring, and the long edge of the vertical L-shaped angle steel penetrates through the opening and is connected with the steel bar.
5. A suspended type current meter support according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the suspension cage comprises a rectangular parallelepiped frame main body, four corners of the top of the rectangular parallelepiped frame main body are connected to a circular lifting lug through connecting rods.
6. The suspended type flow meter bracket according to claim 1, wherein the fixing component comprises a concave channel steel, two first hollow steel pipes and two support columns, the two first hollow steel pipes are fixedly arranged on one side wall of the concave channel steel and are arranged perpendicular to the bottom wall of the concave channel steel, and the concave channel steel is clamped on the ship board; the two support columns are respectively penetrated and sleeved on the two first hollow steel pipes, and one end of each support column is connected with the throwing slide.
7. The suspended type current meter bracket according to claim 6, characterized in that two second hollow steel pipes perpendicular to the putting slide are fixedly arranged at the top of the putting slide, and one end of each of the two support columns is respectively sleeved on the two second hollow steel pipes in a penetrating manner.
8. The suspended type current meter bracket according to claim 7, characterized in that a reinforcing rib is vertically connected between the two second hollow steel pipes, and the two second hollow steel pipes are respectively connected with two sides of the throwing slide;
and/or the support column is fixedly connected with the second hollow steel pipe and the first hollow steel pipe through fastening screws, and the other side wall of the concave channel steel is fixedly connected with the bottom of the ship board through the fastening screws.
9. The suspended flow meter support according to claim 1, wherein the number of the snap rings is two, and the two snap rings are coaxially arranged and connected with the suspension cage through screws.
10. The suspended flow meter support according to claim 1, wherein the stop is a rectangular frame disposed perpendicular to the launch slide.
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