CN219810786U - Cable detection device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model relates to the technical field of cable detection and provides a cable detection device which comprises a workbench, wherein two parallel through grooves are formed in the workbench, transmission mechanisms are rotatably arranged in the two through grooves, and clamping mechanisms for clamping cables are matched with threads at two ends of the two transmission mechanisms; according to the utility model, the ends of two cables to be tested can be fixed through the two clamping mechanisms, the driving part works to drive the rotating part to rotate at a constant speed, then the connecting part is used for pushing and pulling the traversing part back and forth, the traversing part reciprocates under the sliding limit of the sliding seat, and then the transmission mechanism is driven to operate, the two clamping mechanisms are driven to synchronously move under the threaded fit of the transmission mechanism and the two clamping mechanisms, the movement directions are opposite, and further the cable to be tested is continuously subjected to bending test.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of cable detection, in particular to a cable detection device.
Background
In order to improve the quality of the cable, various indexes of the cable need to be detected in the cable production process, wherein the performance detection of the flexibility and the bending times of the cable is a more conventional detection mode.
Through retrieving, application number 201922239496.9 discloses a cable detection device, including the fixed station, the bottom fixed mounting of fixed station has driving motor, and fixedly cup joints the driving piece that is located the fixed station top on driving motor's the output shaft, the both sides fixed mounting at fixed station top has the limiting plate, and two limiting plate side activity cup joints the bracing piece. This cable detection device drives the drive piece through driving motor and rotates, because the drive piece shape is oval, when the drive piece rotates, promotes the fixed connecting rod of both sides to outside removal to drive the inside cable of cutting ferrule and open, when the drive piece is in vertical state, reset spring promotes fixed connecting rod and gets back to initial position, thereby makes the cable crooked, drives the drive piece through driving motor and constantly rotates, thereby makes the cable constantly crooked opening, realizes the detection to cable bending times.
However, the cable detection device still has the following problems: according to the cable detection device, the motor drives the oval driving block to rotate, the driving block pushes the fixed connecting rods at two sides to extrude the reset springs to realize reciprocating movement, so that the cable inside the clamping sleeve is driven to do reciprocating stretching bending action, however, in the actual operation process, due to the fact that the two ends are difficult to be kept flat when the cable is fixed, the whole weights at two sides are inconsistent, the reset speed of the fixed connecting rods is slower when the reset springs with larger weights push the fixed connecting rods, otherwise, the reset speed of the fixed connecting rods is faster when the reset springs with smaller weights push the fixed connecting rods, and the synchronism problem of the two fixed connecting rods can cause the cable bending parts to change, so that the detection accuracy is affected.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model provides a cable detection device, which solves the problem of synchronism of a fixed connecting rod in the prior art.
The technical scheme of the utility model is as follows: the utility model provides a cable detection device, includes the workstation, two parallel distribution's logical groove has been seted up on the workstation, two all rotate in the logical inslot and be provided with drive mechanism, two drive mechanism's both ends screw thread fit has the clamping mechanism who is used for the clamp cable, two be provided with between the clamping mechanism and be used for driving both sides drive mechanism moving actuating mechanism in step, actuating mechanism includes drive unit, drives at the drive unit at uniform velocity pivoted rotating member, is fixed in the slide on the workstation, slides and sets up the sideslip part inboard at the slide, and with rotating member and sideslip part swing joint's connecting piece.
Preferably, the driving component comprises a mounting seat and a motor fixedly mounted on the top surface of the mounting seat, the mounting seat is fixed on the workbench, and a driving gear is fixed at the output shaft end of the motor.
Preferably, the rotating part comprises a turntable, the turntable is rotationally connected with the workbench, a fluted disc is fixed at the top of the turntable, the driving gear is meshed with the fluted disc, two rows of uniformly distributed positioning holes which are vertically communicated are formed in the turntable and the fluted disc, and pin shafts are fixed in the two positioning holes which are positioned at the outer side.
Preferably, the transverse moving component comprises a rack, a sliding plate is fixed on the rack, and the sliding plate is in sliding connection with the sliding seat.
Preferably, the connecting piece comprises a connecting rod, one end of the connecting rod is fixed with a first hinge seat, the other end of the connecting rod is fixed with a second hinge seat, the first hinge seat is hinged with the pin shaft, and the second hinge seat is hinged with the rack.
Preferably, the transmission mechanism comprises a threaded rod, two ends of the threaded rod are rotationally connected with the inner side wall of the through groove, a driven gear is fixed in the middle of the threaded rod, the rack is meshed with the driven gear, and two thread sections with opposite directions are arranged on the outer surface of the threaded rod.
Preferably, the clamping mechanism comprises a connecting frame, the two ends of the connecting frame are respectively fixed with a sliding block, the sliding blocks are in sliding connection with the through grooves, the bottoms of the sliding blocks are fixedly provided with threaded sleeves, the threaded sleeves are meshed with threaded sections on the threaded rods, the tops of the sliding blocks are fixedly provided with rotating shafts, and the tops of the rotating shafts are rotationally connected with clamping pieces.
Preferably, the clamping piece comprises a first arc clamping block and a second arc clamping block symmetrically arranged above the first arc clamping block, the first arc clamping block is rotationally connected with the rotating shaft, guide screws are fixed on two sides of the first arc clamping block, two ends of the second arc clamping block are slidably connected with the guide screws on two sides, and nuts are connected with the outer sides of the tops of the guide screws in a threaded mode.
Preferably, a spring is sleeved on the outer side of the guide screw, and two ends of the spring are respectively fixed with the first arc-shaped clamping block and the second arc-shaped clamping block.
Preferably, rubber pads are fixed on the inner sides of the first arc-shaped clamping block and the second arc-shaped clamping block.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:
1. according to the utility model, the ends of two cables to be tested can be fixed through the two clamping mechanisms, the driving part works to drive the rotating part to rotate at a constant speed, then the connecting part is used for pushing and pulling the traversing part back and forth, the traversing part reciprocates under the sliding limit of the sliding seat, and then the transmission mechanism is driven to operate, the two clamping mechanisms are driven to synchronously move under the threaded cooperation of the transmission mechanism and the two clamping mechanisms, and the movement directions are opposite, so that the cables to be tested are continuously subjected to bending test;
2. according to the utility model, two rows of uniformly distributed and vertically penetrated positioning holes are formed on the turntable and the fluted disc, and two pin shafts are symmetrically fixed in the two rows of positioning holes, so that the fixed positions of the pin shafts can be correspondingly adjusted according to the bending degree requirement, and the bending degree of a cable to be measured is adjusted to be smaller as the position of the pin shaft is closer to the center of the turntable.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a cable detection device according to the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the transmission mechanism, the clamping mechanism and the driving mechanism according to the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a driving mechanism according to the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a driving mechanism according to another embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a transmission mechanism according to the present utility model;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure of FIG. 2A according to the present utility model;
in the figure: 1. a work table; 2. a through groove; 3. a transmission mechanism; 31. a threaded rod; 32. a driven gear; 33. a threaded section; 4. a clamping mechanism; 41. a slide block; 42. a thread sleeve; 43. a rotating shaft; 44. a first arcuate clamping block; 45. a second arc-shaped clamping block; 46. a lead screw; 47. a nut; 48. a spring; 49. a connecting frame; 5. a driving mechanism; 51. a driving part; 511. a motor; 512. a mounting base; 513. a drive gear; 52. a rotating member; 521. a turntable; 522. fluted disc; 523. a pin shaft; 524. positioning holes; 53. a connecting piece; 531. a connecting rod; 532. a first hinge support; 533. a second hinge support; 54. a slide; 55. a traversing member; 551. a rack; 552. and (3) a sliding plate.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the embodiments of the present utility model, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the present utility model provides a technical solution: the utility model provides a cable detection device, including workstation 1, the logical groove 2 of two parallel distributions has been seted up on the workstation 1, all rotate in two logical grooves 2 and be provided with drive mechanism 3, the both ends screw thread fit of two drive mechanisms 3 has the clamping mechanism 4 that is used for the clamp cable, be provided with the actuating mechanism 5 that is used for driving both sides drive mechanism 3 operation in step between two clamping mechanism 4, actuating mechanism 5 includes actuating part 51, the rotating part 52 that drives at the uniform velocity rotation under actuating part 51, be fixed in slide 54 on the workstation 1, slide the sideslip part 55 that sets up in slide 54 inboard, and with rotating part 52 and sideslip part 55 swing joint's connecting piece 53, the end of two cables that await measuring is fixed, work by actuating part 51 and drive rotating part 52 uniform velocity rotation, and then reciprocate push-pull sideslip part 55 through connecting piece 53, and reciprocate under the slip spacing of slide 54, and drive mechanism 3 operation, drive two clamping mechanism 4 under the screw thread fit by actuating mechanism 3 and two clamping mechanism 4, and drive two clamping mechanism 4 synchronous motion, and the direction of movement is opposite, and then carry out the bending test to the cable that awaits.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the driving component 51 includes a mounting base 512 and a motor 511 fixedly mounted on a top surface of the mounting base 512, the mounting base 512 is fixed on the workbench 1, an output shaft end of the motor 511 is fixed with a driving gear 513, the motor 511 is a unidirectional motor and is configured with a rotation speed counter, and the motor is only required to rotate at a constant speed during operation, so that the loss is less, the maintenance period is long, the service life is prolonged, and the rotation speed condition of the motor 511 during operation is recorded through the rotation speed counter, so that the bending times of a cable to be tested is recorded.
The rotating component 52 comprises a turntable 521, the turntable 521 is rotationally connected with the workbench 1, a fluted disc 522 is fixed at the top of the turntable 521, a driving gear 513 is meshed with the fluted disc 522, two rows of uniformly distributed positioning holes 524 which are vertically penetrated are formed in the turntable 521 and the fluted disc 522, pin shafts 523 are fixed in the two positioning holes 524 positioned at the outer side, the fixed positions of the pin shafts 523 can be correspondingly adjusted according to the requirement of the bending degree, and the bending degree of a cable to be tested is smaller as the position of the pin shafts 523 is closer to the center of the turntable 521.
The traverse member 55 includes a rack 551, and a slide plate 552 is fixed to the rack 551, and the slide plate 552 is slidably connected to the slide base 54.
The connecting piece 53 includes a connecting rod 531, one end of the connecting rod 531 is fixed with a first hinge support 532, the other end is fixed with a second hinge support 533, the first hinge support 532 is hinged with the pin roll 523, the second hinge support 533 is hinged with the rack 551, when the turntable 521 rotates, the pin roll 523 can be driven by the turntable 521 to rotate around the central axis of the turntable 521 as a rotation center, and then the connecting rod 531 can be driven to reciprocate to push and pull the rack 551, and the rack 551 performs horizontal reciprocation under the sliding limit of the sliding plate 552 and the sliding seat 54.
Referring to fig. 5, the transmission mechanism 3 includes a threaded rod 31, two ends of the threaded rod 31 are rotatably connected with an inner side wall of the through groove 2, a driven gear 32 is fixed at a middle position of the threaded rod 31, a rack 551 is meshed with the driven gear 32, two thread sections 33 with opposite directions are arranged on an outer surface of the threaded rod 31, and in a process of horizontally moving the rack 551, the threaded rod 31 is driven to rotate through a meshing relationship between the rack 551 and the driven gear 32.
Referring to fig. 6, the clamping mechanism 4 includes a connecting frame 49, both ends of the connecting frame 49 are all fixed with a sliding block 41, the sliding block 41 is in sliding connection with the through groove 2, a threaded sleeve 42 is fixed at the bottom of the sliding block 41, the threaded sleeve 42 is meshed with a threaded section 33 on the threaded rod 31, the threaded relationship between the threaded sleeve 42 and the threaded section 33 on the threaded rod 31 is adopted in the rotating process of the threaded rod 31, simultaneously under the sliding limit of the sliding block 41 and the through groove 2, the sliding block 41 can be enabled to horizontally move along the length direction of the through groove 2, a rotating shaft 43 is fixed at the top of the sliding block 41, a clamping piece is rotatably connected at the top of the rotating shaft 43, the clamping piece comprises a first arc clamping block 44 and a second arc clamping block 45 symmetrically arranged above the first arc clamping block 44, both sides of the first arc clamping block 44 are fixedly provided with guide screws 46, both ends of the second arc clamping block 45 are in sliding connection with the guide screws 46, nuts 47 are respectively screwed on both sides of the two guide screws 46, a spring 48 is sleeved on the outer sides of the guide screws 46, the spring 48 can be respectively matched with the first arc clamping block 44 and the second arc clamping block 45, and the second arc clamping block 45 can be prevented from being severely worn and tightly by the second arc clamping block 45, and the first arc clamping block 45 is in a certain degree of friction and the cable is not matched with the second arc clamping block 45, and the second arc clamping block is fixed with the second arc clamping block 45, and the cable 45.
The working principle and the using flow of the utility model are as follows: when the cable bending test device is used, the clamping distance between the first arc-shaped clamping block 44 and the second arc-shaped clamping block 45 is adjusted by screwing the nut 47 and matching with the elastic force of the spring 48, the end of the cable to be tested is clamped, the motor 511 is started to drive the driving gear 513 to rotate, the turntable 521 is driven to rotate by the engagement of the driving gear 513 and the fluted disc 522, the turntable 521 can drive the pin shaft 523 to rotate around the central axis of the turntable 521 as the rotation center, the connecting rod 531 can further be driven to reciprocate to push and pull the rack 551, the rack 551 horizontally reciprocates under the sliding limit of the sliding plate 552 and the sliding seat 54, the threaded rod 31 is driven to rotate by the engagement relationship between the rack 551 and the driven gear 32, meanwhile, the sliding block 41 can reciprocate horizontally along the length direction of the through groove 2 under the sliding limit of the sliding block 41 and the through groove 2, the cable to be tested is further reciprocated to push and press the cable to be tested, until the surface of the cable to be tested has cracks, and the rotating speed condition of the motor 511 during operation is recorded by the rotating speed counter, and the bending times of the cable to be tested are recorded.
The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the utility model is not intended to be limiting, but rather is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, alternatives, and improvements that fall within the spirit and scope of the utility model.
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1. The utility model provides a cable detection device, includes workstation (1), its characterized in that, offer two parallel distribution's logical groove (2) on workstation (1), two all rotate in logical groove (2) and be provided with drive mechanism (3), two the both ends screw thread fit of drive mechanism (3) has clamping mechanism (4) that are used for pressing from both sides the cable, two be provided with between clamping mechanism (4) and be used for driving both sides drive mechanism (3) moving actuating mechanism (5) in step, actuating mechanism (5) include actuating part (51), drive at actuating part (51) at the pivoted rotating part (52) of uniform velocity, be fixed in slide (54) on workstation (1), slide setting in slide (54) inboard sideslip part (55), and with rotating part (52) and sideslip part (55) swing joint's connecting piece (53).
2. A cable detection device according to claim 1, characterized in that the driving part (51) comprises a mounting base (512) and a motor (511) fixedly mounted on the top surface of the mounting base (512), the mounting base (512) is fixed on the workbench (1), and a driving gear (513) is fixed at the output shaft end of the motor (511).
3. The cable detection device according to claim 2, wherein the rotating member (52) comprises a turntable (521), the turntable (521) is rotationally connected with the workbench (1), a fluted disc (522) is fixed at the top of the turntable (521), the driving gear (513) is meshed with the fluted disc (522), two rows of positioning holes (524) which are uniformly distributed and vertically penetrated are formed in the turntable (521) and the fluted disc (522), and pin shafts (523) are fixed in the two positioning holes (524) on the outer side.
4. A cable inspection apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the traverse member (55) comprises a rack (551), a sled (552) being fixed to the rack (551), the sled (552) being in sliding connection with the slide (54).
5. The cable detection device according to claim 4, wherein the connecting member (53) comprises a connecting rod (531), one end of the connecting rod (531) is fixed with a first hinge support (532), the other end is fixed with a second hinge support (533), the first hinge support (532) is hinged to the pin shaft (523), and the second hinge support (533) is hinged to the rack (551).
6. The cable detection device according to claim 5, wherein the transmission mechanism (3) comprises a threaded rod (31), two ends of the threaded rod (31) are rotatably connected with the inner side wall of the through groove (2), a driven gear (32) is fixed at the middle position of the threaded rod (31), the rack (551) is meshed with the driven gear (32), and two thread sections (33) with opposite directions are arranged on the outer surface of the threaded rod (31).
7. The cable detection device according to claim 6, wherein the clamping mechanism (4) comprises a connecting frame (49), two ends of the connecting frame (49) are respectively fixed with a sliding block (41), the sliding blocks (41) are in sliding connection with the through grooves (2), threaded sleeves (42) are fixed at the bottoms of the sliding blocks (41), the threaded sleeves (42) are meshed with the threaded sections (33) on the threaded rods (31), a rotating shaft (43) is fixed at the top of the sliding blocks (41), and clamping pieces are rotatably connected to the tops of the rotating shafts (43).
8. The cable detection device according to claim 7, wherein the clamping piece comprises a first arc-shaped clamping block (44) and a second arc-shaped clamping block (45) symmetrically arranged above the first arc-shaped clamping block (44), the first arc-shaped clamping block (44) is rotationally connected with the rotating shaft (43), guide screws (46) are fixed on two sides of the first arc-shaped clamping block (44), two ends of the second arc-shaped clamping block (45) are slidably connected with the guide screws (46) on two sides, and nuts (47) are in threaded connection with the outer sides of the tops of the two guide screws (46).
9. The cable detection device according to claim 8, wherein a spring (48) is sleeved on the outer side of the guide screw (46), and two ends of the spring (48) are respectively fixed with the first arc-shaped clamping block (44) and the second arc-shaped clamping block (45).
10. The cable detection device according to claim 8, wherein rubber pads are fixed on the inner sides of the first arc-shaped clamping block (44) and the second arc-shaped clamping block (45).
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