CN220377539U - Super large concrete column holds in palm construction structures - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model relates to the technical field of building construction, in particular to an oversized concrete column support construction structure. The oversized concrete column support construction structure comprises a main column steel bar body and a plurality of support frames which are arranged on the outer side of the main column steel bar body and distributed circumferentially; the column die assemblies are arranged, are sequentially stacked up and down on the inner side of the supporting frame, wrap the main column reinforcement body in the column die assemblies, and comprise connecting rods, arc plates, connecting pieces and locking plates, wherein the connecting rods are fixedly arranged on the supporting frame and are circumferentially distributed based on the main column reinforcement body, and the upper ends and the lower ends of the arc plates are provided with plug holes; the support die assemblies are provided with a plurality of support die assemblies which are detachably arranged at the top ends of the column die assemblies, and the support die assemblies are embedded with joist steel bars. The oversized concrete column support construction structure provided by the utility model has the advantages of convenience in construction, time saving and labor saving in construction.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of building construction, in particular to an oversized concrete column support construction structure.
Background
The concrete filled steel tube structure has good bearing capacity and good earthquake resistance. The construction is convenient and fast, and the method is widely applied to super high-rise buildings at home and abroad. For the large-diameter section steel pipe, the steel bar is preferably arranged in a penetrating way through the wall thickness of the steel pipe by considering that the steel pipe is manufactured by a ring plate certainly.
However, in the construction process of the super large-diameter section steel pipe concrete column support, the connection structure of the nodes of the super large-diameter steel pipe concrete column frame structure not only affects the safety of the super high-rise structure, but also affects the steel consumption and the economical efficiency of the structure. When the ultra-large steel pipe annular plate support is constructed through the existing frame beam support, the support frame beam body is huge, the erection and disassembly of the support system are very time-consuming and labor-consuming, and the construction period is too long.
Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new construction structure of an oversized concrete column support to solve the above technical problems.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model provides an oversized concrete column support construction structure which is convenient to construct and time-saving and labor-saving in construction.
The utility model provides an oversized concrete column support construction structure, which comprises the following components: the main column reinforcement body and the plurality of support frames are arranged on the outer side of the main column reinforcement body and distributed circumferentially;
the column die assemblies are sequentially stacked up and down on the inner side of the supporting frame and wrap main column steel bars, each column die assembly comprises connecting rods, arc plates, connecting plates and locking plates, the connecting rods are fixedly mounted on the supporting frame and are circumferentially distributed based on the main column steel bars, the upper ends and the lower ends of the arc plates are respectively provided with a splicing hole, the arc plates with the same horizontal height are spliced into a circular sleeve through the connecting plates and are sleeved on the main column steel bars, inserting rods matched with the splicing holes are uniformly welded on the connecting plates, the two ends of each connecting plate are vertically provided with the splicing plates, and the connecting rods on the same side are wrapped by the left adjacent connecting plates and the right adjacent connecting plates and are fixedly connected through the locking plates;
the support die assemblies are provided with a plurality of support die assemblies, the support die assemblies are detachably arranged at the top ends of the column die assemblies, and the support die assemblies are embedded with joist steel bars.
Preferably, a plurality of threaded through holes are uniformly formed in the butt joint plate, and the locking plate is detachably connected with the butt joint plate through bolts.
Preferably, a stabilizing block is detachably arranged between two adjacent locking plates through bolts, and the inner side wall of the stabilizing block is attached to the outer side wall of the arc-shaped plate.
Preferably, the support module comprises a connecting plate, a mounting plate, channel steel, a screw rod, a sliding block, a supporting rod, a mould box and a limiting plate, wherein the connecting plate is mounted on a connecting plate of the top column module, the outer side wall of the connecting plate is detachably provided with the inherent mounting plate through a screw, the channel steel is welded on the mounting plate, the screw rod is rotationally mounted in the channel steel, one end of the screw rod penetrates through the channel steel and is fixedly provided with a rotating handle, the screw rod is provided with the inherent sliding block in a threaded manner, the sliding block is in sliding fit with the channel steel, the top end of the sliding block is provided with the supporting rod, the bottom end of the supporting rod is provided with a limiting pin, one end of the mould box is hinged with the mounting plate, the supporting beam reinforcing steel body is arranged in the mould box, the bottom end of the mould box is symmetrically provided with the limiting plate, and the limiting plate is provided with limiting grooves in sliding fit with the limiting pin.
Preferably, an auxiliary plate is sleeved on the supporting rod, an inherent screw rod is installed on the auxiliary plate in a threaded mode, and the bottom end of the screw rod is fixedly connected with a supporting frame at the bottom.
Preferably, protection plates are detachably arranged between two adjacent support module components through screws.
Preferably, one end of the joist reinforcement body close to the main column reinforcement body is bound with the main column reinforcement body into a whole through steel wires.
Compared with the related art, the oversized concrete column support construction structure provided by the utility model has the following beneficial effects:
the utility model provides an oversized concrete column support construction structure, which is characterized in that a plurality of column mould assemblies which are stacked in sequence are arranged on a supporting frame, and the column mould assemblies can be assembled rapidly to wrap a main column reinforcement body in the structure by matching a connecting rod, an arc-shaped plate, a connecting sheet, a plugboard, a butt plate, a locking sheet, a stabilizing block and a plughole, so that the construction period is shortened;
the die supporting assembly is arranged at the top end, and is matched with the connecting plate, the mounting plate, the channel steel, the screw rod, the rotating handle, the sliding block, the supporting rod, the limiting pin, the die box, the limiting plate, the limiting groove, the auxiliary plate and the screw rod, so that the supporting angle of the joist reinforcement body can be adjusted, the adjustment is convenient, and the joist reinforcement body is placed in the die box and bound with the main column reinforcement body into a whole after the adjustment.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a construction structure of an oversized concrete column support according to a preferred embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an exploded construction of the column module shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an exploded view of the die assembly of FIG. 1.
Reference numerals in the drawings: 1. a support frame; 2. a main column reinforcement; 3. a column die assembly; 31. a connecting rod; 32. an arc-shaped plate; 33. a connecting sheet; 331. a rod; 332. an abutting plate; 34. a locking plate; 35. a stabilizing block; 301. a plug hole; 4. a die supporting assembly; 41. a connecting plate; 42. a mounting plate; 43. channel steel; 44. a screw rod; 441. a rotating handle; 45. a slide block; 46. a support rod; 461. limit pins; 47. a mold box; 48. a limiting plate; 481. a limit groove; 49. an auxiliary plate; 491. a screw; 5. joist reinforcement; 6. and (5) protecting the plate.
Detailed Description
The present utility model will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings and examples, in order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present utility model more apparent. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model.
Specific implementations of the utility model are described in detail below in connection with specific embodiments.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, an oversized concrete column support construction structure provided by an embodiment of the present utility model includes: support frame 1, main column reinforcement 2, post mould subassembly 3, hold in the palm mould subassembly 4 and joist reinforcement 5.
The main column reinforcement 2 and the plurality of support frames 1 which are arranged outside the main column reinforcement 2 and distributed circumferentially; the column die assemblies 3 are arranged, the column die assemblies 3 are sequentially stacked up and down on the inner side of the supporting frame 1 and wrap the main column reinforcement body 2 in, the column die assemblies 3 comprise connecting rods 31, arc plates 32, connecting pieces 33 and locking pieces 34, the connecting rods 31 are fixedly arranged on the supporting frame 1 and are circumferentially distributed based on the main column reinforcement body 2, the upper ends and the lower ends of the arc plates 32 are respectively provided with a splicing hole 301, the arc plates 32 with the same horizontal height are spliced into a circular sleeve through the connecting pieces 33 and are sleeved on the main column reinforcement body 2, the connecting pieces 33 are uniformly welded with inserting rods 331 which are spliced and matched with the splicing holes 301, the two ends of the connecting pieces 33 are vertically provided with abutting plates 332, and the connecting rods 31 on the same side are wrapped in the left and right adjacent abutting plates 332 and are fixedly connected through the locking pieces 34; the support module 4 is provided with a plurality of support module 4, the support module 4 is detachably arranged at the top end of the column module 3, and the support module 4 is embedded with a joist reinforcement 5. A protection plate 6 is detachably arranged between two adjacent support module assemblies 4 through screws.
Wherein, the butt plate 332 is uniformly provided with a plurality of threaded through holes, and the locking plate 34 is detachably connected with the butt plate 332 through bolts;
wherein, the joist reinforcement 5 is close to one end of the main column reinforcement 2 and is tied up into an organic whole with the main column reinforcement 2 through the steel wire.
It should be noted that: during the use, after the ground pit base is leveled, install the main column reinforcing bar body 2 in the pit base, then set up a plurality of braced frames 1 that are circumference distribution in the outside of the main column reinforcing bar body 2, then pile up in proper order and assemble into an organic wholely, with the parcel of main column reinforcing bar body 2 in, when column module 3 was assembled, firstly with a plurality of connecting rods 31 and homonymous braced frame 1 fixed connection, accomplish fixedly, then attach a plurality of arc plates 32 of bottom on the main column reinforcing bar body 2, then install connecting piece 33 on arc plate 32 through inserted bar 331, then adjacent two arc plates 32 utilize butt plate 332 of connecting piece 33 to utilize locking plate 34 and connecting rod 31 fixed connection, accomplish the assembly of bottom column module 3, then pile up in proper order on pile up in proper order of upper and lower adjacent column module 3 through the inserted hole 301 of arc plate 32 bottom connecting piece 33 dock until reaching the design height, then install a plurality of support module 4 on the support module 3 on the top, then place the support beam body 5 on the support module, the support beam body is placed on the support module 4, and then the construction is very convenient, the concrete is realized, and the whole is sealed, and is finished, and the process is very convenient.
Also to be described is: the main column reinforcement body 2 and the joist reinforcement body 5 are both reinforcement cages made of reinforcement, then longitudinal reinforcement and tie reinforcement are arranged inside the reinforcement cages, and are bound into a whole by steel wires, and the specific structure and the binding method are all the prior art and are not described more herein.
In the embodiment of the present utility model, referring to fig. 1 and 2, a fixing block 35 is detachably mounted between two adjacent locking plates 34 through bolts, and the inner side wall of the fixing block 35 is attached to the outer side wall of the arc plate 32.
Whereas in the present embodiment: after the two adjacent butt plates 332 are fixedly locked by the locking plates 34, the two locking plates 34 of the bell are fixedly connected through the stabilizing block 35, so that a completed clamping hoop is formed for the arc plate 32, and the arc plate 32 is further limited and bound by the contact of the inner side wall of the stabilizing block 35 and the outer side wall of the arc plate 32, so that the arc plate 32 is firmly spliced.
In the embodiment of the present utility model, referring to fig. 1 and 3, the die supporting assembly 4 includes a connecting plate 41, a mounting plate 42, a channel 43, a screw rod 44, a sliding block 45, a supporting rod 46, a die box 47 and a limiting plate 48, wherein the connecting plate 41 is mounted on the connecting plate 33 of the top end column die assembly 3, the outer side wall of the connecting plate 41 is detachably mounted with the mounting plate 42 through a screw, the mounting plate 42 is welded with the channel 43, the screw rod 44 is rotatably mounted in the channel 43, one end of the screw rod 44 passes through the channel 43 and is fixedly mounted with a rotating handle 441, the screw rod 44 is threadedly mounted with the sliding block 45, the sliding block 45 is in sliding fit with the channel 43, the top end of the sliding block 45 is mounted with the supporting rod 46, the bottom end of the supporting rod 46 is mounted with a limiting pin 461, one end of the die box 47 is hinged with the mounting plate 42, the die box 47 is internally provided with a supporting beam reinforcement 5, the bottom end of the die box 47 is symmetrically mounted with the limiting plate 48, and the two limiting plates 48 are provided with limiting grooves 481 in sliding fit with the limiting pin 461.
It should be noted that: when the die supporting assembly 4 is used, the rotating handle 441 is driven to rotate, the rotating handle 441 drives the screw rod 44 to rotate, so that the screw rod 44 drives the sliding block 45 to slide in the channel steel 43, and when the screw rod 44 slides, the supporting rod 46 and the limiting pin 461 are driven to slide in the limiting groove 481 formed in the limiting plate 48 of the die box 47, so that the supporting angle of the die box 47 is adjusted until the designed supporting angle of the straight supporting beam is adjusted, and then the supporting beam steel bar body 5 is placed in the die box 47.
In the embodiment of the present utility model, referring to fig. 1 and 3, an auxiliary plate 49 is sleeved on the supporting rod 46, an inherent screw 491 is mounted on the auxiliary plate 49 in a threaded manner, and the bottom end of the screw 491 is fixedly connected with the supporting frame 1 at the bottom.
It should be noted that: after the supporting angle of the mold box 47 is adjusted, the top end of the screw 491 is contacted with the bottom of the mold box 47, and the bottom end of the screw 491 is fixedly connected with the supporting frame 1, so that the mold box 47 can be supported in an auxiliary manner, and the supporting strength of the mold box is improved.
The working principle of the oversized concrete column support construction structure provided by the utility model is as follows:
when in use, after the ground pit base is leveled, the main column reinforcement 2 is arranged in the pit base, then a plurality of support frames 1 which are circumferentially distributed are erected on the outer side of the main column reinforcement 2, then the column mould components 3 are stacked up and down in sequence to be assembled into a whole, the main column reinforcement 2 is wrapped in the main column reinforcement, when the column mould components 3 are assembled, a plurality of connecting rods 31 are fixedly connected with the support frames 1 on the same side to finish the fixation, then a plurality of arc plates 32 of the bottom layer are attached to the main column reinforcement 2, then connecting pieces 33 are inserted into the connecting holes 301 through inserting rods 331 to be arranged on the arc plates 32, then the adjacent two arc plates 32 are fixedly connected with the connecting rods 31 through butt plates 332 of the connecting pieces 33 to finish the assembly of the bottom column mould components 3, then the column mould components 3 of the upper layer are assembled in sequence, the column mould components 3 adjacent up and down are inserted into the inserting rods 331 of the connecting plates 33 below through the inserting holes 301 at the bottom ends of the arc plates 32 for inserting and abutting, stacked in sequence until reaching the designed height, then the rotating handle 441 is driven to rotate, the rotating handle 441 drives the screw rod 44 to rotate, the screw rod 44 drives the sliding block 45 to slide in the channel steel 43, and when the sliding block slides, the supporting rod 46 and the limiting pin 461 are driven to slide in the limiting groove 481 formed by the limiting plate 48 of the mould box 47, so that the support angle of the mould box 47 is adjusted until the designed support angle of the straight supporting beam is adjusted, then the supporting beam steel bar 5 is placed in the mould box 47, then the supporting beam steel bar 4 is installed on the column mould components 3 at the top ends through the connecting plates 41, then the supporting beam steel bar 5 and the main column steel bar 2 are bundled into a whole through steel wires, and finally the on-site concrete pouring is carried out.
The foregoing description is only illustrative of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, and all equivalent structures or equivalent processes or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the present utility model.
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1. An oversized concrete column holds in palm construction structure, includes:
a main column reinforcement body (2) and a plurality of support frames (1) which are arranged outside the main column reinforcement body (2) and are circumferentially distributed;
characterized by further comprising:
the column die assembly (3) is provided with a plurality of column die assemblies (3), the column die assemblies (3) are sequentially stacked up and down and arranged on the inner side of the supporting frame (1) and wrap the main column reinforcement body (2) in the inside, the column die assemblies (3) comprise connecting rods (31), arc plates (32), connecting plates (33) and locking plates (34), the connecting rods (31) are fixedly arranged on the supporting frame (1) and are distributed circumferentially based on the main column reinforcement body (2), the upper ends and the lower ends of the arc plates (32) are respectively provided with a splicing hole (301), a plurality of arc plates (32) with the same horizontal height are spliced into a circular sleeve through a plurality of connecting plates (33) and are sleeved on the main column reinforcement body (2), inserting rods (331) matched with the splicing holes (301) in a splicing mode are uniformly welded on the connecting plates (33), two ends of the connecting plates (33) are vertically provided with butt-joint plates (332), and the connecting rods (31) on the same side are wrapped in the left and right sides and are fixedly connected through the butt plates (34);
the support die assemblies (4) are provided with a plurality of support die assemblies (4), the support die assemblies (4) are detachably arranged at the top ends of the column die assemblies (3), and joist reinforcement bodies (5) are embedded in the support die assemblies (4).
2. The construction structure of an oversized concrete column support according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of threaded through holes are uniformly formed in the butt plate (332), and the locking plate (34) is detachably connected with the butt plate (332) through bolts.
3. The oversized concrete column support construction structure according to claim 1, wherein a stabilizing block (35) is detachably mounted between two adjacent locking plates (34) through bolts, and the inner side wall of the stabilizing block (35) is attached to the outer side wall of the arc-shaped plate (32).
4. The oversized concrete column support construction structure of claim 1, wherein the support die assembly (4) comprises a connecting plate (41), a mounting plate (42), a channel steel (43), a screw rod (44), a sliding block (45), a supporting rod (46), a die box (47) and a limiting plate (48), the connecting plate (41) is mounted on a connecting plate (33) of the top end column die assembly (3), the outer side wall of the connecting plate (41) is detachably mounted with the inherent mounting plate (42) through a screw, the mounting plate (42) is welded with the channel steel (43), the screw rod (44) is rotatably mounted in the channel steel (43), one end of the screw rod (44) penetrates through the channel steel (43) and is fixedly provided with a rotating handle (441), the screw rod (44) is provided with the inherent sliding block (45), the sliding block (45) is in sliding fit with the channel steel (43), the supporting rod (46) is mounted at the top end of the sliding block (45), the bottom end of the supporting rod (46) is provided with a limiting pin (461), one end of the die box (47) is hinged with the mounting plate (42), the die box (47) is internally provided with the supporting rod (47), the bottom end of the die box (47) is provided with the limiting plate (48), and the two limiting plates (48) are provided with limiting grooves (481) which are in sliding fit with the limiting pins (461).
5. The oversized concrete column support construction structure according to claim 4, wherein an auxiliary plate (49) is sleeved on the supporting rod (46), an inherent screw (491) is installed on the auxiliary plate (49) in a threaded mode, and the bottom end of the screw (491) is fixedly connected with the supporting frame (1) at the bottom.
6. The oversized concrete column support construction structure according to claim 1, wherein a protection plate (6) is detachably mounted between two adjacent support die assemblies (4) through screws.
7. The oversized concrete column support construction structure according to claim 1, wherein one end of the joist reinforcement (5) close to the main column reinforcement (2) is tied up with the main column reinforcement (2) into a whole by a steel wire.
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