CN217588569U - Special tool for dip-coating, loading and unloading insulators - Google Patents

Special tool for dip-coating, loading and unloading insulators Download PDF

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CN217588569U
CN217588569U CN202221238191.1U CN202221238191U CN217588569U CN 217588569 U CN217588569 U CN 217588569U CN 202221238191 U CN202221238191 U CN 202221238191U CN 217588569 U CN217588569 U CN 217588569U
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The application relates to an insulator dip-coating loading and unloading insulator specialized tool relates to the field of insulator application device, and it includes rotates connecting seat and the mount pad of being connected with the dip-coating device, the mount pad with connecting seat sliding connection, be provided with the fixture who is used for fixed insulator on the mount pad, fixture includes two axis of rotation and is used for adjusting the adjusting part of distance between the axis of rotation, two the axis of rotation is with the both sides centre gripping of insulator. This application connecting seat is installed on dip-coating equipment, and the staff can carry out the dip-coating to the insulator with the mount pad after stable with the insulator centre gripping, slidable mounting on the connecting seat, can get the insulator with the mount pad with the connecting seat separation and unload, convenient operation improves insulator dip-coating efficiency.

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Special tool for dip-coating, loading and unloading insulators
Technical Field
The application relates to the field of insulator coating devices, in particular to a special tool for loading and unloading insulators through dip coating of insulators.
Background
The insulator is a special insulating control, can play the important role in overhead transmission line, under abominable meteorological condition, like fog, dew and sleet weather etc. can take place the flashover along moist insulator surface, causes the dirty sudden strain of a muscle accident of electric power system, causes huge economic loss, in order to avoid the emergence of dirty sudden strain of a muscle accident, the insulator surface all can the spraying or dip-coating prevent dirty sudden strain of a muscle coating.
The prior patent publication No. CN213161607U discloses an insulator dip-coating device, which comprises a frame, a rotating motor installed on the frame, a dip-coating disc, a liftable adjusting dip-coating mechanism, an adjustable workpiece clamping seat structure and a filtering collecting box structure capable of slowly flowing, the adjustable workpiece clamping seat structure comprises a rotating sliding seat, a double-type movable seat, a clamping shaft, a movable bolt and a rotating shaft, wherein the double-type movable seat is arranged on the left side and the right side of the outer wall of the rotating sliding seat and fixed with the rotating sliding seat through the adjusting bolt, the clamping shaft is in threaded connection with the lower part of the double-type movable seat, the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with the clamping shaft through the movable bolt, the insulator is arranged between the rotating shafts, the dip-coating disc is lifted on a support through the liftable dip-coating mechanism and close to the insulator, the rotating motor drives the rotating sliding seat to rotate so as to dip-coat the insulator, and the filtering collecting box capable of circularly flowing dyes.
To the above-mentioned correlation technique, the inventor thinks that when installing the insulator and dip-coating, when the insulator quality of taking the dip-coating is heavier, need a workman to hold the insulator in the palm, another workman adjusts the slip of the clamp shaft of insulator both sides on the type sliding seat that returns according to the width of insulator for the both ends of insulator are located between two axis of rotation and install, when dismantling the insulator also need a workman to hold the insulator, another workman adjusts the clamp shaft of insulator both sides, the installation of insulator all needs the cooperation of a plurality of workers with the dismantlement process, troublesome poeration, insulator dip-coating is inefficient.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to improve insulator dip-coating installation and dismantle trouble problem, the application provides an insulator dip-coating loading and unloading insulator specialized tool.
The application provides a pair of insulator dip-coating loading and unloading insulator specialized tool adopts following technical scheme:
the utility model provides an insulator dip-coating loading and unloading insulator specialized tool, includes and rotates connecting seat and the mount pad of being connected with the dip-coating device, the mount pad with connecting seat sliding connection, be provided with the fixture who is used for fixed insulator on the mount pad, fixture includes two axis of rotation and is used for adjusting the adjusting part of distance between the axis of rotation, two the axis of rotation is with the both sides centre gripping of insulator.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, before the staff dip-coats the insulator, at first be close to the insulator with the mount pad to adjust the axis of rotation on the mount pad through adjustment mechanism, make two axis of rotation with the both sides centre gripping of insulator stable, again with the mount pad with dip-coating connecting seat sliding connection on the device, and then carry out the dip-coating to the insulator, after the insulator dip-coating is accomplished, can get the insulator with mount pad and connecting seat sliding separation and unload, loading and unloading are convenient, improve insulator dip-coating efficiency.
Optionally, fixedly connected with handle on the mount pad, the handle includes the montant and is on a parallel with the horizontal pole that the mount pad set up, the horizontal pole with the montant is kept away from the tip fixed connection of mount pad, the width size of horizontal pole is greater than the width size of montant, the confession has been seted up on the connecting seat the horizontal pole and the gliding mounting groove of montant, the one end of mounting groove sets up just for the opening the connecting seat is provided with in the open end and is used for fixing the fixed subassembly of horizontal pole.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the staff with the insulator centre gripping back in the axis of rotation of mount pad, promote the handle to make the one end of horizontal pole pass the mounting groove on the handle, promote the handle, make the horizontal pole lie in the mounting groove back completely, fixed subassembly on the connecting seat is fixed with the horizontal pole, and then makes mount pad and connecting seat installation accomplish, easy and simple to handle swiftly.
Optionally, fixed subassembly includes inserted bar and spring, the connecting seat in the slide opening has all been seted up to the both sides inner wall of mounting groove, arbitrary one the slide opening runs through the connecting seat, inserted bar sliding connection be in the slide opening, the one end of inserted bar is passed and is run through the setting the slide opening just passes through the spring with connecting seat fixed connection, run through on the montant and seted up the confession the jack that the inserted bar was pegged graft.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the back is connected in the mounting groove of connecting seat with the horizontal pole sliding connection on the handle to the staff, and the jack both ends on the horizontal pole are linked together with two slide openings respectively, and the inserted bar is pegged graft in slide opening and jack, and then fixes the horizontal pole.
Optionally, the inserted link penetrates through the end of the connecting seat and is fixedly connected with a disc, one side of the disc, which is close to the connecting seat, is fixedly connected with one end of the spring, the other end of the spring is fixedly connected with the side surface of the connecting seat, and the spring is sleeved on the inserted link.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, spring coupling disc and connecting seat, the staff can control the extension of spring through the pulling disc promptly, and then the slip of control inserted bar in the slide opening, at the in-process of installation mount pad, the staff at first bears the one end of horizontal pole at the opening part of mounting groove, the pulling disc, the spring is tensile, make the inserted bar tip be located the slide opening that runs through, promote the horizontal pole and slide to jack and slide opening intercommunication back when the horizontal pole, the inserted bar passes the jack promptly under the rebound effect of spring and pegs graft with another slide opening, and then fix the horizontal pole.
Optionally, the adjusting part includes coupling assembling and drive assembly, coupling assembling includes two sliders and two connecting rods, the confession has been seted up on the mount pad the gliding spout of slider, connecting rod one end with slider fixed connection, two the other end of connecting rod respectively with two axis of rotation fixed connection, drive assembly is used for the drive the slider is in slide in the spout.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the staff slides in the spout through drive assembly drive slider, and then adjusts the distance between two connecting rods for the axis of rotation on two connecting rods is stable with the insulator centre gripping.
Optionally, drive assembly includes double threaded rod, double threaded rod with the mount pad rotates to be connected and is located in the spout, run through in the slider middle part set up be used for with double threaded rod threaded connection's screw hole, two the slider respectively with two opposite thread direction's of double threaded rod tip threaded connection.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when the double threaded rod rotated, two sliders all had the tendency of rotating, because the lateral wall of slider and the inner wall butt of spout, consequently the slider was restricted to rotate, and then made two sliders remove along the length direction of double threaded rod, was close to each other or kept away from, and then made the mount pad can be stable with the insulator centre gripping of unidimensional not.
Optionally, a rotating motor is arranged on the mounting seat, a through hole is formed in the inner wall of the sliding groove of the mounting seat, and an output shaft of the rotating motor penetrates through the through hole and is fixed to one end of the double-end threaded rod.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the staff starts the rotation that can adjust double threaded rod of rotating the motor, and then changes the distance between two sliders and makes two axis of rotation with the insulator centre gripping, labour saving and time saving.
Optionally, a rubber pad is arranged at the end of the rotating shaft.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the rubber pad setting is avoided the rotation shaft tip to scrape the wearing and tearing of insulator.
In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
1. before dip-coating the insulator, a worker firstly clamps and stabilizes two sides of the insulator by two rotating shafts on a mounting seat, then slidably connects the mounting seat with a connecting seat on a dip-coating device, and further dip-coating the insulator, and after the dip-coating of the insulator is completed, the insulator can be taken out and unloaded by separating the mounting seat from the connecting seat, so that the assembly and disassembly are convenient, and the dip-coating efficiency of the insulator is improved;
2. the axis of rotation passes through the slider to be connected with the mount pad, and the staff starts the rotation motor on the mount pad, and double threaded rod rotates for two sliders are close to each other or keep away from, and then make the distance between two axis of rotation to adjust according to the size of insulator, are applicable to the insulator dip-coating of multiple size.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 3 is a schematic side sectional view of the mounting seat and the connecting seat in the embodiment of the present application.
Reference numerals: 1. a connecting seat; 11. mounting grooves; 12. a slide hole; 2. a mounting seat; 21. a chute; 22. a through hole; 3. a clamping mechanism; 31. a rotating shaft; 32. an adjustment assembly; 321. a connection assembly; 3211. a slider; 3212. a connecting rod; 322. a drive assembly; 3221. a double-headed threaded rod; 3222. rotating the motor; 4. a handle; 41. a vertical rod; 411. a jack; 42. a cross bar; 5. a fixing assembly; 51. inserting a rod; 511. a disc; 52. a spring; 6. a rubber pad; 7. and (4) dip-coating the device.
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The present application is described in further detail below with reference to figures 1-3.
The embodiment of the application discloses insulator dip-coating loading and unloading insulator specialized tool. Referring to fig. 1, insulator dip-coating handling insulator specialized tool includes connecting seat 1 and mount pad 2 of being connected with dip-coating device 7 rotation, connecting seat 1 is the cuboid setting with mount pad 2, the middle part of connecting seat 1 links to each other with the output of the rotating electrical machines on the dip-coating device 7, mount pad 2 and 1 sliding connection of connecting seat, be provided with the fixture 3 who is used for fixed insulator on the mount pad 2, fixture 3 includes two axis of rotation 31 and is used for adjusting the adjusting part 32 of distance between the axis of rotation 31, two axis of rotation 31 are located the both ends of mount pad 2 respectively, two axis of rotation 31 are with the both sides centre gripping of insulator, scrape the insulator perisporium for avoiding the tip of axis of rotation 31, the tip of axis of rotation 31 is provided with rubber pad 6, the staff is with the insulator centre gripping back on mount pad 2, can carry out dip-coating to the insulator with mount pad 2 and connecting seat 1 sliding connection.
Referring to fig. 2, the adjusting assembly 32 includes a connecting assembly 321 and a driving assembly 322, the connecting assembly 321 includes two sliding blocks 3211 and two connecting rods 3212, a sliding slot 21 for the sliding of the sliding blocks 3211 is formed in the mounting seat 2, the sliding slot 21 is formed along the length direction of the mounting seat 2, the bottom of the sliding slot 21 is provided with an opening, and the opening width is smaller than the width of the sliding slot 21, one end of the connecting rod 3212 penetrates through the sliding slot 21 and the sliding block 3211 to be fixedly connected, the other ends of the two connecting rods 3212 are respectively fixedly connected to the two rotating shafts 31, the rotating shaft is perpendicular to the connecting rod 3212, the driving assembly 322 is configured to drive the sliding block 3211 to slide in the sliding slot 21 to adjust the distance between the two sliding blocks 3211, so as to change the distance between the two rotating shafts 31, and make the two rotating shafts 31 clamp the insulator stably.
Referring to fig. 2, the driving assembly 322 includes a double-threaded rod 3221, two ends of the double-threaded rod 3221 are rotatably connected with the mounting seat 2 through bearings, and the double-threaded rod 3221 rotates in the sliding groove 21 of the mounting seat 2, threaded holes for threaded connection with the double-threaded rod 3221 are all formed in the middle of the two sliders 3211, the two sliders 3211 are respectively connected with two opposite end threads of the double-threaded rod 3221, the double-threaded rod 3221 rotates to enable the two sliders 3211 to move along the length direction of the double-threaded rod 3221, and then the two sliders 3211 are driven to approach or separate from each other, so that the mounting seat 2 can clamp insulators of various sizes.
Referring to fig. 2, a rotating motor 3222 is fixedly mounted on one side of the mounting seat 2, a through hole 22 is formed in the inner wall of the sliding groove 21 of the mounting seat 2, an output shaft of the rotating motor 3222 passes through the through hole 22 and is fixed to one end of the double-threaded rod 3221, and when a worker starts the rotating motor 3222, the double-threaded rod 3221 can be driven to rotate, so that time and labor are saved.
Referring to fig. 3, fixedly connected with handle 4 on mount pad 2, handle 4 includes montant 41 and the horizontal pole 42 that is on a parallel with mount pad 2 and sets up, montant 41 is provided with two and respectively with the both ends fixed connection of mount pad 2, the handle that equal fixedly connected with supplied the staff to carry on the montant 41, the one end fixed connection of mount pad 2 is kept away from with montant 41 to horizontal pole 42, the width size of horizontal pole 42 is greater than montant 41's width size, set up on connecting seat 1 and supply horizontal pole 42 and the gliding mounting groove 11 of montant 41, the vertical cross-section of mounting groove 11 is the setting of T shape, the bottom of mounting groove 11 is the opening setting, the one end of mounting groove 11 is the opening setting and connecting seat 1 is provided with fixed subassembly 5 that is used for fixed horizontal pole 42 in the open end.
Referring to fig. 3, the fixing assembly 5 includes an insertion rod 51 and a spring 52, one end of the insertion rod 51 is fixedly connected with a disc 511, one side of the disc 511 fixedly connected with the insertion rod 51 is fixedly connected with one end of the spring 52, the spring 52 is sleeved on the insertion rod 51, the other end of the spring 52 is fixedly connected with one side of the connecting seat 1, the connecting seat 1 is provided with a sliding hole 12 on the inner wall of the two sides of the mounting groove 11, any one of the sliding holes 12 penetrates through the connecting seat 1, when the spring 52 is in a natural extension state, the end of the insertion rod 51 far away from the disc 511 penetrates through the mounting groove 11 and is slidably connected in the sliding hole 12, the connecting seat 1 is provided with an insertion hole 411 in a penetrating manner, the disc 511 is pulled, so that the insertion rod 51 is located in the penetrating through sliding hole 12, the cross rod 42 on the mounting seat 2 is slidably connected in the mounting groove 11, the mounting seat 2 is pushed, after the cross rod 42 slides to the side wall abuts against the inner wall of the mounting groove 11, two ends of the insertion hole 411 are respectively communicated with the two sliding holes 12, the insertion rod 51, and the mounting seat 2 is mounted on the connecting seat 1.
The implementation principle of the insulator dip-coating loading and unloading special tool in the embodiment of the application is as follows: the staff at first starts the rotation motor 3222 on the mount pad 2, double threaded rod 3221 rotates and makes two sliders 3211 slide at spout 21, until the axis of rotation 31 on two connecting rods 3212 is stable with the insulator centre gripping, lift the handle on the mount pad 2, bear horizontal pole 42 in the mounting groove 11 of connecting seat 1, pulling inserted bar 51, spring 52 is stretched, promote mount pad 2 simultaneously, make jack 411 on the horizontal pole 42 be linked together with slide opening 12, inserted bar 51 passes jack 411 on the horizontal pole 42 under the rebound effect of spring 52 promptly, it is stable with the installation of mount pad 2 and connecting seat 1, when needing to get the insulator and unload, pulling inserted bar 51, separate connecting seat 1 and mount pad 2, start rotation motor 3222 and make two sliders 3211 keep away from each other, and then make axis of rotation 31 and insulator separation can.
The above embodiments are preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited by the above embodiments, so: equivalent changes in structure, shape and principle of the present application shall be covered by the protection scope of the present application.

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1. The utility model provides an insulator dip-coating loading and unloading insulator specialized tool which characterized in that: include with dip-coating device (7) rotation connecting seat (1) and mount pad (2) of being connected, mount pad (2) with connecting seat (1) sliding connection, be provided with fixture (3) that are used for fixed insulator on mount pad (2), fixture (3) include two axis of rotation (31) and are used for adjusting part (32), two of distance between axis of rotation (31) the both sides centre gripping of insulator is in axis of rotation (31).
2. The special tool for insulator dip-coating, loading and unloading insulators according to claim 1, wherein: fixedly connected with handle (4) on mount pad (2), handle (4) include montant (41) and be on a parallel with horizontal pole (42) that mount pad (2) set up, horizontal pole (42) with montant (41) are kept away from the tip fixed connection of mount pad (2), the width size of horizontal pole (42) is greater than the width size of montant (41), seted up the confession on connecting seat (1) horizontal pole (42) and montant (41) gliding mounting groove (11), the one end of mounting groove (11) sets up just for the opening connecting seat (1) is provided with in the open end and is used for fixing fixed subassembly (5) of horizontal pole (42).
3. The tool special for insulator dip-coating, handling and mounting according to claim 2, wherein: fixed subassembly (5) are including inserted bar (51) and spring (52), connecting seat (1) in slide opening (12), arbitrary one have all been seted up to the both sides inner wall of mounting groove (11) slide opening (12) run through connecting seat (1), inserted bar (51) sliding connection be in slide opening (12), the one end of inserted bar (51) is passed and is run through the setting slide opening (12) and pass through spring (52) with connecting seat (1) fixed connection, run through on montant (41) and seted up the confession jack (411) that inserted bar (51) were pegged graft.
4. The tool special for insulator dip-coating, handling and mounting according to claim 3, wherein: the plug rod (51) penetrates through a disc (511) fixedly connected to the end of the connecting seat (1), the disc (511) is close to one side of the connecting seat (1) and fixedly connected to one end of the spring (52), the other end of the spring (52) is fixedly connected to the side face of the connecting seat (1), and the spring (52) is sleeved on the plug rod (51).
5. The tool special for insulator dip-coating, handling and mounting according to claim 1, wherein: the adjusting component (32) comprises a connecting component (321) and a driving component (322), the connecting component (321) comprises two sliding blocks (3211) and two connecting rods (3212), a sliding chute (21) for the sliding blocks (3211) is formed in the mounting seat (2), one end of each connecting rod (3212) is fixedly connected with the corresponding sliding block (3211), the other end of each connecting rod (3212) is fixedly connected with the corresponding rotating shaft (31), and the driving component (322) is used for driving the corresponding sliding block (3211) to slide in the sliding chute (21).
6. The tool special for insulator dip-coating, handling and mounting according to claim 5, wherein: the driving assembly (322) comprises a double-threaded rod (3221), the double-threaded rod (3221) is rotatably connected with the mounting seat (2) and is located in the sliding groove (21), a threaded hole for threaded connection with the double-threaded rod (3221) is formed in the middle of the sliding block (3211) in a penetrating mode, and the two sliding blocks (3211) are respectively in threaded connection with the end portions, opposite to the two threaded directions, of the double-threaded rod (3221).
7. The tool special for insulator dip-coating, handling and mounting according to claim 6, wherein: a rotating motor (3222) is arranged on the mounting seat (2), a through hole (22) is formed in the inner wall of the sliding groove (21) of the mounting seat (2), and an output shaft of the rotating motor (3222) penetrates through the through hole (22) to be fixed to one end of the double-threaded rod (3221).
8. The tool special for insulator dip-coating, handling and mounting according to claim 7, wherein: and a rubber pad (6) is arranged at the end part of the rotating shaft (31).
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