CN220166990U - Liftable formula electric power well lid - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a liftable power manhole cover, which comprises: the well comprises a well shaft, a well seat, a well lid and a filler, wherein the well shaft is arranged in a power well dug in advance on a road, the well seat is arranged above the well shaft, the well seat is connected with the well shaft in a sliding mode, the well seat is vertically communicated with the well shaft, a sinking table hole is formed in the top of the well seat, the well lid is arranged in the sinking table hole, a filling hole is formed in the well seat, and the filler is filled into a gap between the well seat and modified asphalt after being lifted through the filling hole. The utility model realizes the completion of the sedimentation maintenance work of the power manhole cover without damaging the road surface, has small construction difficulty, can complete the maintenance work in a short time, and ensures the safety of vehicles and pedestrians.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of electric power construction, in particular to a liftable electric power well lid.
Background
The electric power engineering construction and the modern city development are indispensible. In modern cities, electricity is used as a basic energy source, supporting the normal operation and rapid development of cities. Urban economic, social, cultural and life demands, all require a powerful power supply. Thus, power engineering construction is an important component of modern urban construction.
With the continuous acceleration of the urban process, urban population is continuously increased, and urban energy demands are also increasingly larger. Therefore, the power engineering construction must be planned together with the city planning and construction. The electric power engineering construction fully considers the sustainable development requirement of the city and is coordinated and matched with urban public facilities, traffic, greening and the like. Meanwhile, the technology and equipment of the power engineering construction are also updated continuously so as to adapt to the demands of urban development.
It can be said that the construction of electric power engineering and the development of modern cities are mutually promoted and mutually influenced. The achievement of electric power engineering construction provides a solid energy foundation for urban development; and the demand and development of cities further promote the progress and innovation of electric power engineering. Therefore, the electric power engineering construction is enhanced, the development of modern cities is promoted, and the electric power engineering construction is a mutual promotion and co-development process.
At present, a large number of electric power routes exist under urban roads, most of well covers arranged on roads have different degrees of sedimentation problems after being used for a period of time due to the limitations of traditional construction processes and technologies, so that uneven road surfaces are caused, the attractiveness of the urban roads is affected, more importantly, potential safety hazards are caused to vehicles or pedestrians passing through the well covers, the vehicles possibly strike the chassis to cause faults when passing through the uneven road surfaces, and the pedestrians possibly trip when passing through the well covers; the well lid subsides and can lead to the road surface on every side to take place to warp, the road surface can appear sunken or uplift and crack promptly, lead to the damage of road different degree, this not only influences road traffic, still can increase road maintenance cost, because can influence electric power system's normal operating after the well lid subsides, lead to the energy consumption to increase, and the well lid subsides can lead to groundwater and sewage's pollution, cause negative effect to the environment, however need maintain together with the road when maintaining, maintenance cost and construction's complexity have been increased, therefore it is more convenient to need one kind to be under construction, maintenance cost is lower, the higher electric power well lid of security replaces current.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model mainly aims to provide a liftable power well lid, and aims to solve the problems of high maintenance cost, high construction complexity and low safety of the existing power well lid after sedimentation.
In order to achieve the above object, the present utility model provides a liftable power manhole cover, comprising: the well comprises a well shaft, a well seat, a well lid and a filler, wherein the well shaft is arranged in a power well dug in advance on a road, the well seat is arranged above the well shaft, the well seat is connected with the well shaft in a sliding mode, the well seat is vertically communicated with the well shaft, a sinking table hole is formed in the top of the well seat, the well lid is arranged in the sinking table hole, a filling hole is formed in the well seat, and the filler is filled into a gap between the well seat and modified asphalt after being lifted through the filling hole.
Optionally, the well seat is of a ladder columnar structure, the shaft is of a tube structure, the radius of the upper part of the well seat is larger than that of the lower part of the well seat, the injection hole is formed in the upper part of the well seat and penetrates through the upper surface and the lower surface of the upper part of the well seat, the middle part of the well seat is provided with a through hole, and the lower part of the well seat is inserted into the central through hole of the shaft.
Optionally, the plurality of injection holes are combined with the upper part of the well seat to form a flange structure
Optionally, the wellbore is vertically coaxial with the well base.
Optionally, the upper surface of the well seat is flush with the road surface, and the top surface of the well cover is flush with the upper surface of the well seat.
Optionally, the well seat further comprises an adjusting component, wherein the adjusting component is sleeved outside the lower portion of the well seat, and the lower end of the adjusting component is connected with the upper end of the well shaft.
Optionally, the adjusting component is annular.
Optionally, the adjusting component is a reinforced concrete structure.
Optionally, the well seat further comprises a limiting component, wherein the limiting component is installed on the inner wall of the well seat after lifting, and the limiting component penetrates into the inner wall of the shaft through the inner wall of the well seat.
Optionally, the limiting component is a bolt
According to the liftable power well lid provided by the embodiment of the utility model, when the power well lid is settled, the settlement problem of the power well lid is solved by lifting the well seat, so that maintenance work is completed under the condition of not damaging a road surface, the construction difficulty is low, the maintenance work can be completed in a short time, and the safety of vehicles and pedestrians is ensured.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the well base and well bore of FIG. 1 after sedimentation;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the well base of FIG. 2 after lifting and filling;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a second embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the well base and well bore of FIG. 4 after sedimentation;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the well base of FIG. 2 after lifting and filling;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a well base according to the present utility model;
legend: 1-well bore, 2-well seat, 201-hole injection, 202-limit component, 3-well cover, 4-adjusting component, 5-filler and 6-modified asphalt.
The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.
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The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled 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.
It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiments of the present utility model are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement, etc. between the components in a particular posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the particular posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.
In the present utility model, unless specifically stated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "affixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "affixed" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral body; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.
In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present utility model, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the meaning of "and/or" as it appears throughout includes three parallel schemes, for example "A and/or B", including the A scheme, or the B scheme, or the scheme where A and B are satisfied simultaneously. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present utility model.
Example 1
Working principle:
firstly, pouring a shaft 1 of a reinforced concrete structure in a traditional mode, reserving the heights of a modified asphalt layer and a shaft seat 2, installing the shaft seat 2 after the shaft 1 is molded, enabling the lower part of the shaft seat 2 to be inserted into a central through hole of the shaft 1, enabling the shaft seat 2 to be positioned on the modified asphalt layer, enabling the upper surface of the shaft seat 2 to be flush with an asphalt pavement, enabling a well cover 3 to be installed in a sinking table hole at the upper part of the shaft seat 2, enabling the upper surface of the well cover 3 to be flush with the asphalt pavement, and completing installation of an electric well cover; when the electric well lid is used for a period of time, the well lid 3 and the well seat 2 are sunk and lowered below the elevation of the road surface, the well lid 3 is disassembled, the well seat 2 is lifted to the elevation of the road surface, a hook-shaped tool can be inserted into the injection hole 201 of the well seat 2 to lift the well seat 2, the well seat 2 is limited by the limiting component 202, and the well seat 2 is prevented from sliding off in the process of injecting the filler 5; when the limiting component 202 is used, a hole is formed in the inner wall of the lower part of the well seat 2, the hole penetrates into the wall of the shaft 1, and then the limiting component 202 is inserted into the hole, so that the limiting function is achieved, and the limiting component 202 in the embodiment adopts bolts; after the well seat 2 is fixed, the filler 5 is injected into the gap between the well seat 2 and the modified asphalt 6 through the injection hole 201 on the well seat 2, the filler 5 adopted in the embodiment is concrete, and after the strength of the injected filler 5 meets the construction requirement, the well lid 3 is reinstalled, so that the whole maintenance process is completed.
Referring to fig. 1, 2, 3, a liftable power manhole cover, comprising: the well bore 1 is prefabricated or cast in situ, the well bore 1 is vertically installed in an electric well dug in advance on a road, the well seat 2 is installed above the well bore 1, the well seat 2 is in sliding connection with the well bore 1, namely, after the well seat 2 and the well cover 3 are settled together, the well seat 2 can be lifted upwards to the road elevation, the well seat 2 is vertically communicated with the well bore 1, a sinking platform hole is formed in the top of the well seat 2, the well cover 3 is installed in the sinking platform hole, a filling hole 201 is formed in the well seat 2, and the filling material 5 is injected into a gap between the well seat 2 and asphalt 6 through the filling hole 201, so that the well seat 2 can be lifted. And a limiting component 202, wherein the limiting component 202 is arranged on the inner wall of the well seat 2 after lifting, the limiting component 202 penetrates into the inner wall of the well shaft 1 from the inner wall of the well seat 2, the limiting component 202 is a bolt, and the limiting component 202 is used for limiting the well seat 2, so that the well seat 2 is prevented from sliding off in the process of filling the filler 5; when the limiting component 202 is used, a hole is formed in the inner wall of the lower portion of the well seat 2, the hole penetrates into the wall of the shaft 1, and then the limiting component 202 is inserted into the hole, so that the limiting effect is achieved.
The well seat 2 is of a ladder columnar structure, the well shaft 1 is of a tube structure, the radius of the upper part of the well seat 2 is larger than that of the lower part of the well seat 2, the effect of limiting installation is achieved, the injection hole 201 is formed in the upper part of the well seat 2 and penetrates through the upper surface and the lower surface of the upper part of the well seat 2, a through hole is formed in the middle of the well seat 2, the lower part of the well seat 2 is inserted into the central through hole of the well shaft 1, and relative movement between the outer wall of the well seat 2 and the inner wall of the well shaft 1 can occur.
The injection holes 201 are several, the injection holes 201 are combined with the upper part of the well seat 2 to form a flange structure, as shown in fig. 7, the injection holes 201 play two roles, and the well seat 2 is of a single structure, and when the well seat 2 is lifted, the well seat 2 can be lifted by inserting a hook-shaped tool into the injection holes 201; after the lifting is completed, the filler 5 can be injected into the gap between the well seat 2 and the modified asphalt 6 through the injection hole 201.
The shaft 1 is vertical and coaxial with the well seat 2, so that the shaft 1 and the well seat 2 are convenient to install in a butt joint mode.
The upper surface of well seat 2 flushes with the road surface, well lid 3 top surface with the upper surface of well seat 2 flushes, satisfies the road construction requirement, guarantees that the road surface is even, is favorable to the safety of vehicle and pedestrian.
Example two
Working principle:
firstly, pouring a shaft 1 of a reinforced concrete structure in a traditional way, reserving the height of an adjusting component 4, a modified asphalt layer and a shaft seat 2, after the shaft 1 is molded, firstly installing the adjusting component 4, wherein the adjusting component 4 is installed at the top of the shaft 1, the adjusting component 4 in the embodiment is annular, the adjusting component 4 is sleeved outside the lower part of the shaft seat 2, and the adjusting component 4 is used for adjusting the overall height, because in actual construction, no matter the shaft 1 is prefabricated or poured in situ, the problem of height error exists, the adjusting component 4 plays a role of minimizing the height error as far as possible, thereby ensuring that the road surface after the overall installation is flat and meeting the road construction requirement; when the well seat 2 is installed, the lower part of the well seat 2 is inserted into the central through hole of the shaft 1, the well seat 2 is positioned on the modified asphalt layer, the upper surface of the well seat 2 is flush with the asphalt pavement, the well cover 3 is installed in the sinking table hole at the upper part of the well seat 2, and the upper surface of the well cover 3 is flush with the asphalt pavement, so that the installation of the electric well cover is completed; when the electric well lid is used for a period of time, the well lid 3 and the well seat 2 are sunk and lowered below the elevation of the road surface, the well lid 3 is disassembled, the well seat 2 is lifted to the elevation of the road surface, a hook-shaped tool can be inserted into the injection hole 201 of the well seat 2 to lift the well seat 2, the well seat 2 is limited by the limiting component 202, and the well seat 2 is prevented from sliding off in the process of injecting the filler 5; when the limiting component 202 is used, a hole is formed in the inner wall of the lower part of the well seat 2, the hole penetrates into the wall of the shaft 1, and then the limiting component 202 is inserted into the hole, so that the limiting function is achieved, and the limiting component 202 in the embodiment adopts bolts; after the well seat 2 is fixed, the filler 5 is injected into the gap between the well seat 2 and the modified asphalt 6 through the injection hole 201 on the well seat 2, the filler 5 adopted in the embodiment is concrete, and after the strength of the injected filler 5 meets the construction requirement, the well lid 3 is reinstalled, so that the whole maintenance process is completed.
Referring to fig. 4, 5, 6, a liftable power manhole cover, comprising: the well cover 3 is installed in the sinking table hole, the filling material 201 is arranged on the well seat 2, the filling material 5 is injected into a gap between the well seat 2 after being lifted and asphalt 6 through the filling material 201, the adjusting component 4 is sleeved outside the lower portion of the well seat 2, the lower end of the adjusting component 4 is connected with the upper end of the well seat 1, the adjusting component 4 is in an annular shape, the adjusting component 4 is in a reinforced concrete structure, the adjusting component 4 is in an annular reinforced concrete structure which is prefabricated in advance, and the adjusting component 4 is selected according to specific conditions. And a limiting component 202, wherein the limiting component 202 is arranged on the inner wall of the well seat 2 after lifting, the limiting component 202 penetrates into the inner wall of the well shaft 1 from the inner wall of the well seat 2, the limiting component 202 is a bolt, and the limiting component 202 is used for limiting the well seat 2, so that the well seat 2 is prevented from sliding off in the process of filling the filler 5; when the limiting component 202 is used, a hole is formed in the inner wall of the lower portion of the well seat 2, the hole penetrates into the wall of the shaft 1, and then the limiting component 202 is inserted into the hole, so that the limiting effect is achieved.
The well seat 2 is of a ladder columnar structure, the well shaft 1 is of a tube structure, the radius of the upper part of the well seat 2 is larger than that of the lower part of the well seat 2, the effect of limiting installation is achieved, the injection hole 201 is formed in the upper part of the well seat 2 and penetrates through the upper surface and the lower surface of the upper part of the well seat 2, a through hole is formed in the middle of the well seat 2, the lower part of the well seat 2 is inserted into the central through hole of the well shaft 1, and relative movement between the outer wall of the well seat 2 and the inner wall of the well shaft 1 can occur.
The injection holes 201 are several, the injection holes 201 are combined with the upper part of the well seat 2 to form a flange structure, as shown in fig. 7, the injection holes 201 play two roles, and the well seat 2 is of a single structure, and when the well seat 2 is lifted, the well seat 2 can be lifted by inserting a hook-shaped tool into the injection holes 201; after the lifting is completed, the filler 5 can be injected into the gap between the well seat 2 and the modified asphalt 6 through the injection hole 201.
The shaft 1 is vertical and coaxial with the well seat 2, so that the shaft 1 and the well seat 2 are convenient to install in a butt joint mode.
The upper surface of well seat 2 flushes with the road surface, well lid 3 top surface with the upper surface of well seat 2 flushes, satisfies the road construction requirement, guarantees that the road surface is even, is favorable to the safety of vehicle and pedestrian.
The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, but rather is intended to cover any equivalents of the structures or equivalent processes disclosed herein or in the alternative, which may be employed directly or indirectly in other related arts.
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1. Liftable formula electric power well lid, its characterized in that includes: shaft (1), well seat (2), well lid (3), filler (5), in electric power well that well was dug in advance on the road is installed in shaft (1), well seat (2) are installed the top of shaft (1), well seat (2) with shaft (1) sliding connection, well seat (2) with vertical intercommunication of shaft (1), the heavy bench hole has been seted up at the top of well seat (2), well lid (3) are installed heavy bench hole, annotate hole (201) have been seted up on well seat (2), filler (5) are passed through annotate hole (201) in the space between well seat (2) promotion back and modified asphalt (6).
2. The liftable power manhole cover according to claim 1, wherein the well seat (2) is of a stepped columnar structure, the shaft (1) is of a tube structure, the radius of the upper part of the well seat (2) is larger than that of the lower part of the well seat (2), the injection hole (201) is formed in the upper part of the well seat (2) and penetrates through the upper surface and the lower surface of the upper part of the well seat (2), a through hole is formed in the middle part of the well seat (2), and the lower part of the well seat (2) is inserted into the central through hole of the shaft (1).
3. The liftable power manhole cover according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of injection holes (201) are combined with the upper part of the manhole seat (2) to form a flange structure.
4. The liftable power manhole cover according to claim 1, characterized in that the shaft (1) is vertically coaxial with the well seat (2).
5. The liftable power manhole cover according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper surface of the manhole base (2) is flush with the road surface, and the top surface of the manhole cover (3) is flush with the upper surface of the manhole base (2).
6. The liftable power manhole cover according to claim 1, further comprising an adjusting assembly (4), wherein the adjusting assembly (4) is sleeved outside the lower portion of the manhole seat (2), and the lower end of the adjusting assembly (4) is connected with the upper end of the shaft (1).
7. The liftable power manhole cover according to claim 6, characterized in that the adjustment assembly (4) is annular.
8. A liftable power manhole cover according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the adjustment assembly (4) is a reinforced concrete structure.
9. The liftable power manhole cover according to claim 1, further comprising a limit assembly (202), wherein the limit assembly (202) is mounted on the inner wall of the lifted well base (2), and the limit assembly (202) penetrates the inner wall of the shaft (1) from the inner wall of the well base (2).
10. The liftable power manhole cover of claim 9, wherein the limit assembly (202) is a bolt.
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