CN220383779U - Sectional type shrink rain shelter - Google Patents

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CN220383779U
CN220383779U CN202322133651.5U CN202322133651U CN220383779U CN 220383779 U CN220383779 U CN 220383779U CN 202322133651 U CN202322133651 U CN 202322133651U CN 220383779 U CN220383779 U CN 220383779U
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杜进辅
姜正波
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毛锦
宋丹龙
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The utility model discloses a sectional type shrinkage rain shelter, which comprises two main supports, wherein the top end of one main support is fixedly connected with a pulley, the top end of the other main support is fixedly connected with a winding rope group device, a movable rope is arranged between the pulley and the winding rope group device, a pipeline support is fixedly connected onto the winding rope group device, a side support is arranged beside the main support close to the pulley side, a fixed rope is connected between the pipeline support and the side support, an elliptical shuttle and a compression body are sequentially connected onto the movable rope in series, a handle sleeve is fixedly connected onto one side of the compression body, a rain shielding film is fixedly connected onto the other side of the compression body, the handle sleeve is sleeved onto the fixed rope, a plurality of clamping bodies are also connected onto the fixed rope in series, the rain shelter further comprises a supporting component, and one end of the rain shielding film, which is far away from the compression body, is sleeved onto the supporting component; according to the utility model, by arranging the winding rope set device and the compression body, the awning can be automatically contracted or expanded in a sectional manner, and the awning can be timely handled in sudden weather, so that the working efficiency is improved.

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Sectional type shrink rain shelter
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of rain shielding devices, and particularly relates to a sectional type shrinkage rain shelter.
Background
Rain shelters are generally composed of a supporting structure and a covering material, built up in farms, for protecting crops from bad weather conditions. When the rainfall is too large, the crops are protected from being influenced by excessive humidity and moisture, the crops are prevented from being damaged by rainwater or soil excessively wetted, and the physical damage caused by the striking of raindrops on the leaves of the crops is reduced. The rain shelter can also provide a temperature regulation function, so that the temperature is effectively increased in cold seasons, and crops can grow in a more comfortable environment; in hot weather, the rain shelter plays a role in shading, so that adverse effects of high temperature on crops are reduced; can create a proper growing environment for crops, thereby improving the yield and quality.
In the prior art, the rain shelter is usually manually retracted and released, so that all-weather use and operation cannot be met, and if sudden drop and heavy rain weather occurs, people cannot timely open the rain shelter, so that crops are damaged; in addition, since the rain shelter requires a large area or use of a large area, it is contracted and difficult. Therefore, there is a need for a rain shelter that is simple to operate, easy to collapse, and low in cost.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to provide a sectional type shrinkage rain shelter, which has the characteristic of convenient shrinkage and expansion through an automatic structure.
The technical scheme adopted by the utility model is that the sectional type shrinkage rain shelter comprises two main supports, wherein the top end of one main support is fixedly connected with a pulley, the top end of the other main support is fixedly connected with a winding rope group device, a movable rope is arranged between the pulley and the winding rope group device, a pipeline support is fixedly connected onto the winding rope group device, a side support is arranged beside the main support close to the pulley side, a fixed rope is connected between the pipeline support and the side support, an elliptic shuttle and a compression body are sequentially connected onto the movable rope in series, one side of the compression body is fixedly connected with a handle sleeve, the other side of the compression body is fixedly connected with a rain shelter film, the handle sleeve is sleeved onto the fixed rope, a plurality of clamping bodies are also connected onto the fixed rope in series, the rain shelter further comprises a support assembly, and one end of the rain shelter film, which is far away from the compression body, is sleeved onto the support assembly.
The utility model is also characterized in that the winding rope group device comprises a platform, the top end of the platform is fixedly connected with two lug plates, a trapezoid main shaft is arranged at the right angle end between the two lug plates, a driven shaft is arranged at the round angle end between the two lug plates, a first driven wheel and a second driven wheel are sequentially sleeved on the driven shaft, and a supporting rod is also fixed between the two lug plates; the platform is fixedly connected to the top end of the main support, the pipeline support is fixedly connected to the platform, and the movable rope sequentially passes through the first driven wheel, the pulley and the second driven wheel from the trapezoid main shaft;
angular contact bearings are arranged between the driven shafts and the first driven wheel and the second driven wheel;
the compression body comprises two semicircular shells connected through bolts, stepped holes are formed in the surfaces of the shells, bosses are arranged on the periphery of the top ends of the stepped holes, compression elastic bodies are installed in the stepped holes, the top ends of the compression elastic bodies penetrate through the bosses and are connected with hexagonal nuts in a threaded mode, springs are arranged on the inner periphery and the outer periphery of the stepped holes, and adjusting gaskets are arranged between the springs and the semicircular shells; the surface of the shell is fixedly connected with a handle sleeve;
the bottom end of the compression elastomer is semicircular;
a handle sleeve is arranged between every two clamping bodies;
the support component comprises four support frames, ropes are arranged between every two support frames, and the rain shelter film is connected with the ropes;
the middle part of the clamp body is a cylinder, and the two ends of the clamp body are ladder-shaped shafts.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:
(1) According to the utility model, by arranging the winding rope set device and the compression body, the awning can be automatically contracted or expanded in a sectional manner, so that timely response can be realized in sudden weather, and the working efficiency is improved;
(2) The clamp body can be used for position adjustment, is suitable for various occasions, such as a relatively open place with less wind, can increase the distance between the clamp bodies, increases the area of a single rain shelter, and can save the cost to a certain extent;
(3) The utility model has simple structure and high working efficiency, and solves the problems of complicated operation, high labor cost, low speed and short service life of the artificial rain shelter.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the sectional type collapsible shelter of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the external structure of the compression body in the shelter according to the utility model;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a compression body in the shelter of the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of a compressed projectile in the shelter of the utility model;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the handle sleeve in the rain shelter of the utility model;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the card body in the shelter of the present utility model;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a duct support in the shelter of the present utility model;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a structure of a rope winding device in the rain shelter of the present utility model;
in the drawings, 1, a main bracket, 2, a pulley, 3, a winding rope set device, 301, a platform, 302, an ear plate, 303, a trapezoidal main shaft, 304, a driven shaft, 305, a first driven wheel, 306, a second driven wheel, 307, a supporting rod, 4, a movable rope, 5, a pipeline bracket, 6, a fixed rope, 7, a shuttle, 8, a compression body, 801, a shell, 802, a stepped hole, 803, a boss, 804, a compression body, 805, a hexagonal nut, 806, a spring, 807, an adjusting gasket, 9, a handle sleeve, 10, a rain shielding film, 11, a clamping body, 12, a supporting component, 1201, a supporting frame, 1202, a rope and 13, a side bracket.
Detailed Description
The present utility model will be described in detail with reference to the drawings and embodiments.
The utility model relates to a sectional type contracted rain shelter, which is shown in fig. 1, and comprises two rectangular main brackets 1, wherein the top end of one main bracket 1 is fixedly connected with a pulley 2 for winding a movable rope, the top end of the other main bracket 1 is fixedly connected with a winding rope group device 3, the winding rope group device 3 is driven by a motor to realize rotating and winding and unwinding of the movable rope 4, the winding rope group device 3 is shown in fig. 8 and comprises a platform 301, the top end of the platform 301 is provided with two lug plates 302, a right angle end between the two lug plates 302 is provided with a trapezoid main shaft 303, a round angle end between the two lug plates 302 is provided with a driven shaft 304, a first driven wheel 305 and a second driven wheel 306 are sequentially sleeved on the driven shaft 304, and a supporting rod 307 is also fixed between the two lug plates 302; the platform 301 is fixedly connected to the top end of the main support 1, as shown in fig. 7, the pipe support 5 is fixedly connected to the platform 301, and the movable rope 4 sequentially passes through the first driven wheel 305, the pulley 2 and the second driven wheel 306 from the trapezoid main shaft 303. Angular contact bearings are arranged between the driven shafts 304 and between the driven wheels 305 and 306, so that the driven shafts 304 and the driven wheels 305 and 306 can normally operate.
A movable rope 4 is arranged between the pulley 2 and the winding rope set device 3, a pipeline bracket 5 is fixedly connected on the winding rope set device 3, a side bracket 13 is arranged beside the main bracket 1 near the pulley 2, a fixed rope 6 is connected between the pipeline bracket 5 and the side bracket 13, and an elliptical shuttle 7 and a compression body 8 are sequentially connected in series on the movable rope 4.
As shown in fig. 2, 3 and 4, the compression body 8 comprises an upper semicircular shell 801 and a lower semicircular shell 801 which are connected through bolts, wherein a stepped hole 802 is formed in the surface of the shell 801, which forms 45 degrees and 135 degrees with the joint surface, a boss 803 is arranged at the periphery of the top end of the stepped hole 802, the stepped hole 802 penetrates through the boss 803, a compression projectile body 804 is installed in the stepped hole 802, a hexagonal nut 805 is connected at the top end of the compression projectile body 804 through the boss 803 in a threaded manner, a spring 806 is arranged at the periphery of the inside and outside of the stepped hole 802, the spring 806 just abuts against a stepped shaft part of the compression projectile body 804, and an adjusting gasket 807 is arranged between the spring 806 and the semicircular shell 801; as shown in fig. 5, the surface of the housing 801 is fixedly connected with the handle sleeve 9. The bottom end of the compression elastomer 804 is semicircular, the semicircular part is contacted with the shuttle 7 in the working process, and the shuttle 7 can apply radial force to the compression elastomer 804, so that the structure is made of rubber; on the one hand, the shuttle has larger friction, on the other hand, the elasticity is larger, the deformation degree is also larger, and the shuttle can smoothly pass through after the friction force and the radial force exceed a certain critical value.
One side of the compression body 8 is fixedly connected with a handle sleeve 9, the arc-shaped thin wall of the compression body 8 is provided with four threaded holes, the four holes are exactly in one-to-one correspondence with the four holes in one shell of the compression body 8, and the handle sleeve 9 is connected with the compression body 8 through bolts, so that the handle sleeve 9 moves on the steel bars along with the compression body in the moving process of the compression body. The other side is fixedly connected with a rain shielding film 10, a handle sleeve 9 is sleeved on the fixed rope 6,
as shown in fig. 6, the fixed rope 6 is further connected in series with a plurality of clamping bodies 11, and a handle sleeve 9 is arranged between every two clamping bodies 11. The middle of the clamp body 11 is a cylinder, and the two ends are trapezoidal shafts. In the moving process, both ends of the clamping body 11 are contacted with the hollow cylindrical end of the handle sleeve 9, but the inner diameter of the hollow cylinder of the handle sleeve 9 is smaller than the middle cylinder diameter of the clamping body 11, so that the handle sleeve 9 cannot pass through the clamping body 11 on a reinforcing steel bar, and then the compression body 8 cannot move continuously towards the original direction under the limitation of the handle sleeve 9. The clamping body 11 is provided with a through hole in the axial direction, and the reinforcing steel bar penetrates into the through hole. The clamping body 11 is also provided with a threaded through hole in the radial direction and is connected with a bolt. The bolt is adjusted, so that the bottom end of the bolt is in contact with the steel bar, and the bolt is tightly contacted with the steel bar in the screwing process, so that the clamping body 11 cannot move.
The rain shelter also comprises a support component 12, one end of the rain shelter film 10 far away from the compression body 8 is sleeved on the support component 12, the support component 12 comprises four support frames 1201, ropes 1202 are fixedly connected between every two support frames 1201, and the rain shelter film 10 is connected with the ropes 1202.
The working process of the utility model is as follows: the motor drives the trapezoidal spindle 303 to work, the movable ropes 4 on the trapezoidal spindle 303 start to move at the moment, the movable ropes 4 on the left and right ends of the trapezoidal spindle 303 extend to the first driven wheel 305 and the second driven wheel 306 on the driven shaft 304, and as shown in fig. 1, the movement of the movable ropes 4 starts to pass through the pulley 2 from the winding rope group device 3 and then moves in the opposite direction. If no part is fitted to the movable rope 4, it will always be circulated to and fro.
In the utility model, in the moving process of the movable rope 4, the shuttle 7 on the rope moves along with the movable rope, after a certain distance, the shuttle 7 passes through the compression body 8, because the shape of the shuttle 7 is similar to a football shape, after the shuttle 7 is partially removed from the compression body 8, the rest of the compression body is in contact with a compression elastomer 804 in the compression body 8, at the moment, the force of the motor driving the movable rope 4 can not enable the rest of the shuttle 7 to jack up a spring 806 in the compression body 8, so that the compression body 8 moves along with the movement under the driving of the shuttle 7, a sleeve 9 assembled on the compression body 8 also moves along with the movement, when the tail end of the sleeve 9 moves to the clamping body 11, the tail end of a larger shaft of the clamping body 11 is in contact with the handle, so that the continuous movement of the compression body 8 can not be realized, but under the continuous driving of the motor, the shuttle 7 is subjected to axial force to be greater and greater, finally, at a limit, the spring 806 is jacked up, the next compression body 8 enters the next compression body 8, the shuttle 7 passes through the compression body 8, stays at the clamping body 11 and the sleeve 9, and the sleeve 9 moves along with the movement of the compression body 10, and the compression body 10 is installed under the compression body 10. The contact degree with the steel bar can be adjusted by the bolts on the clamp body 11, the bolts are loosened, the clamp body 11 can move back and forth on the clamp body, the proper position is selected, the bolts are screwed again, the flexibility is high, and the position of the clamp body 11 can be adjusted according to specific environmental characteristics.
The rain shielding film 10 moves in sequence, and after the shuttle 7 reaches the last compression body 8, the whole rain shielding film 10 is fully stretched out. And (5) completing the unfolding of the canopy. The motor is reversely rotated to drive the movable rope 4, so that the rain shelter is contracted.
Example 1
The embodiment provides a sectional type shrink rain shelter, including two main support 1, the rigid coupling of main support 1 top has pulley 2, the rigid coupling of another main support 1 top has winding rope group device 3, be equipped with movable rope 4 between pulley 2 and the winding rope group device 3, the rigid coupling has pipeline support 5 on the winding rope group device 3, side stand 13 has been placed by main support 1 near pulley 2 side, be connected with fixed rope 6 between pipeline support 5 and the side stand 13, elliptical shuttle 7 and compression body 8 have been concatenated in proper order on the movable rope 4, compression body 8 one side rigid coupling has handle sleeve 9, the opposite side rigid coupling has rain shelter membrane 10, handle sleeve 9 cup joints on fixed rope 6, a plurality of clamp body 11 have still been concatenated on the fixed rope 6, the rain shelter still includes supporting component 12, the one end that the rain shelter membrane 10 kept away from compression body 8 cup joints at supporting component 12.
Example 2
The embodiment provides a sectional type shrink rain shelter, including two main support 1, the rigid coupling of main support 1 top has pulley 2, the rigid coupling of another main support 1 top has winding rope group device 3, be equipped with movable rope 4 between pulley 2 and the winding rope group device 3, the rigid coupling has pipeline support 5 on the winding rope group device 3, side stand 13 has been placed by main support 1 near pulley 2 side, be connected with fixed rope 6 between pipeline support 5 and the side stand 13, elliptical shuttle 7 and compression body 8 have been concatenated in proper order on the movable rope 4, compression body 8 one side rigid coupling has handle sleeve 9, the opposite side rigid coupling has rain shelter membrane 10, handle sleeve 9 cup joints on fixed rope 6, a plurality of clamp body 11 have still been concatenated on the fixed rope 6, the rain shelter still includes supporting component 12, the one end that the rain shelter membrane 10 kept away from compression body 8 cup joints at supporting component 12.
The winding rope set device 3 comprises a platform 301, two lug plates 302 are fixedly connected to the top end of the platform 301, a trapezoid main shaft 303 is arranged at the right angle end between the two lug plates 302, a driven shaft 304 is arranged at the round angle end between the two lug plates 302, a first driven wheel 305 and a second driven wheel 306 are sequentially sleeved on the driven shaft 304, and a supporting rod 307 is further fixed between the two lug plates 302; the platform 301 is fixedly connected to the top end of the main support 1, the pipeline support 5 is fixedly connected to the platform 301, and the movable rope 4 sequentially passes through the first driven wheel 305, the pulley 2 and the second driven wheel 306 from the trapezoid main shaft 303. Angular contact bearings are provided between the driven shafts 304 and the driven shafts 305 and 306.
Example 3
The embodiment provides a sectional type shrink rain shelter, including two main support 1, the rigid coupling of main support 1 top has pulley 2, the rigid coupling of another main support 1 top has winding rope group device 3, be equipped with movable rope 4 between pulley 2 and the winding rope group device 3, the rigid coupling has pipeline support 5 on the winding rope group device 3, side stand 13 has been placed by main support 1 near pulley 2 side, be connected with fixed rope 6 between pipeline support 5 and the side stand 13, elliptical shuttle 7 and compression body 8 have been concatenated in proper order on the movable rope 4, compression body 8 one side rigid coupling has handle sleeve 9, the opposite side rigid coupling has rain shelter membrane 10, handle sleeve 9 cup joints on fixed rope 6, a plurality of clamp body 11 have still been concatenated on the fixed rope 6, the rain shelter still includes supporting component 12, the one end that the rain shelter membrane 10 kept away from compression body 8 cup joints at supporting component 12. A handle sleeve 9 is arranged between every two clamping bodies 11. The support assembly 12 comprises four support frames 1201, ropes 1202 are arranged between every two support frames 1201, the rain-shielding film 10 is connected with the ropes 1202, the middle part of the clamp body 11 is a cylinder, and both ends of the clamp body 11 are trapezoid shafts.

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1. The sectional type shrink rain shelter is characterized by comprising two main support (1), one main support (1) top rigid coupling has pulley (2), and another main support (1) top rigid coupling has winding rope group device (3), pulley (2) with be equipped with movable rope (4) between winding rope group device (3), the rigid coupling has pipeline support (5) on winding rope group device (3), is close to side support (13) have been placed by main support (1) of pulley (2) side, be connected with fixed rope (6) between pipeline support (5) and side support (13), oval shuttle (7) and compression body (8) have concatenated in proper order on movable rope (4), compression body (8) one side rigid coupling has handle cover (9), and opposite side rigid coupling has kept away from rain membrane (10), handle cover (9) cup joint on fixed rope (6), still concatenate a plurality of card body (11) on fixed rope (6), the rain shelter still includes supporting component (12), compression component (12) are kept away from to keep away from in succession.
2. The segmented collapsible shelter according to claim 1, wherein the winding rope set device (3) comprises a platform (301), two lug plates (302) are fixedly connected to the top end of the platform (301), a trapezoid main shaft (303) is arranged at the right angle end between the two lug plates (302), a driven shaft (304) is arranged at the round angle end between the two lug plates (302), a first driven wheel (305) and a second driven wheel (306) are sequentially sleeved on the driven shaft (304), and a supporting rod (307) is further fixed between the two lug plates (302); the platform (301) is fixedly connected to the top end of the main support (1), the pipeline support (5) is fixedly connected to the platform (301), and the movable rope (4) sequentially passes through the first driven wheel (305), the pulley (2) and the second driven wheel (306) from the trapezoid main shaft (303).
3. The segmented collapsible shelter according to claim 2, wherein angular contact bearings are provided between the driven shafts (304) and the first and second driven wheels (305, 306).
4. The segmented collapsible shelter according to claim 1, wherein the compression body (8) comprises two semicircular shells (801) connected through bolts, stepped holes (802) are formed in the surfaces of the shells (801), bosses (803) are formed in the peripheries of the tops of the stepped holes (802), compression bodies (804) are mounted in the stepped holes (802), hexagonal nuts (805) are connected to the tops of the compression bodies (804) through the bosses (803) in a threaded mode, springs (806) are arranged on the inner periphery and the outer periphery of the stepped holes (802), and adjusting gaskets (807) are arranged between the springs (806) and the semicircular shells (801); the surface of the shell (801) is fixedly connected with a handle sleeve (9).
5. The segmented collapsible shelter of claim 4, wherein the bottom ends of said compressed projectile bodies (804) are semi-circular.
6. A segmented collapsible shelter according to claim 1, characterised in that the sleeve (9) is arranged between each two of the clip bodies (11).
7. The segmented collapsible shelter according to claim 1, wherein the support assembly (12) comprises four support frames (1201), a rope (1202) being arranged between each two support frames (1201), the shelter membrane (10) being connected to the rope (1202).
8. The segmented collapsible shelter according to claim 1, wherein the middle part of the clip body (11) is a cylinder, and both ends of the clip body (11) are ladder-shaped shafts.
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