CN220486210U - Depth measuring frame - Google Patents

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CN220486210U
CN220486210U CN202322355124.9U CN202322355124U CN220486210U CN 220486210 U CN220486210 U CN 220486210U CN 202322355124 U CN202322355124 U CN 202322355124U CN 220486210 U CN220486210 U CN 220486210U
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贺岳霄
王帅
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黄磊磊
岳利强
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The utility model belongs to the technical field of road groove depth, in particular to a depth measuring frame which comprises a measuring frame body; a chute is formed in the top of the measuring frame body; the inner side of the measuring frame body is connected with a sliding block in a sliding manner; the top of the sliding block is fixedly connected with a laser instrument; a lead weight is fixedly connected to the side wall of one side of the laser instrument; the side wall of one side, close to the lead weight, of the laser instrument is fixedly connected with a laser horizontal lamp; a horizontal target is fixedly connected to one end, close to the lead weight, of the measuring frame body; when the device works, the whole device reduces that the existing support column can be lifted upwards by the raised ground or enter the recessed ground; both the measuring frame body and the measuring frame body are not horizontal enough, so that the error is larger when the measuring operation is performed on the depth of the road groove, and the condition that the waste rate of concrete is increased during construction occurs; the whole device improves the simplicity of the measuring frame body in horizontal adjustment; and the stability of the support column is improved when the support column is suitable for different pavements.

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Depth measuring frame
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of road groove depth, in particular to a depth measuring frame.
Background
When the road is poured or expanded, multi-section construction is often carried out on the ground, and when the construction is carried out on the non-constructed ground, a road groove depth measuring frame is required to be used for measuring the height difference between the road surface to be constructed and the constructed road surface, so that the waste rate of concrete used on the non-constructed ground with different depths is reduced.
In the prior art, the depth measuring frame is often matched with external measuring equipment by the supporting frame in the using process, so that the road groove depth is measured.
The existing depth measuring frame is uneven in work because the surface of the ground is not constructed; the support frame on the measuring frame for supporting the ground can be lifted upwards by the raised ground or enter the recessed ground; both the measuring frames are not horizontal enough, so that the error is large when the measuring operation is performed on the depth of the road groove, and the waste rate of concrete is increased when the measuring frame is constructed; accordingly, a depth measuring frame is proposed for the above-mentioned problems.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to make up the deficiency of the prior art, the surface roughness of the ground due to non-construction is solved; the support frame on the measuring frame for supporting the ground can be lifted upwards by the raised ground or enter the recessed ground; both can lead to measuring frame inadequately level, and the error is great when leading to carrying out the measuring work to the road groove degree of depth, when being under construction, has increased the problem of the unrestrained rate of concrete, the utility model provides a degree of depth measuring frame.
The technical scheme adopted for solving the technical problems is as follows: the utility model relates to a depth measuring frame, which comprises a measuring frame body; a chute is formed in the top of the measuring frame body; the inner side of the measuring frame body is connected with a sliding block in a sliding manner; the top of the sliding block is fixedly connected with a laser instrument; a lead weight is fixedly connected to the side wall of one side of the laser instrument; the side wall of one side, close to the lead weight, of the laser instrument is fixedly connected with a laser horizontal lamp; a horizontal target is fixedly connected to one end, close to the lead weight, of the measuring frame body; the bottom of the measuring frame body is fixedly connected with a support column; a threaded adjusting column slides on the inner side of the supporting column; the inner side wall of the support column is connected with a rotating column in a sliding manner; the inner side wall of the rotating column is in threaded connection with the outer side wall of the threaded adjusting column; the stability of the support column when adapting to different pavements is improved.
Preferably, the top of the sliding block is fixedly connected with a connecting column; the connecting column is arranged at one side of the laser instrument close to the horizontal target; a slide rail is fixedly connected to one end, far away from the laser instrument, of the connecting column; the inner side of the sliding rail is connected with a measuring ruler in a sliding manner; the simplicity of measuring the road slot is improved.
Preferably, one end of the chute far away from the horizontal target is fixedly connected with a pair of fixing plates; the inner sides of the pair of the fixed plates are both connected with sliding columns in a sliding manner; a pair of sliding columns are fixedly connected with a limiting plate on the side wall of one side close to each other; the stability of the laser instrument during long-time working is improved.
Preferably, the bottom of the sliding rail is fixedly connected with a sleeve column; the sleeve column is arranged at the outer side of the measuring ruler; the inner side wall of the sleeve column is fixedly connected with a cleaning soft column; the condition that the error is large when observing the scale of the measuring ruler is caused by more impurities on the surface of the measuring ruler is reduced.
Preferably, the cleaning soft plates are fixedly connected to the side walls of the cleaning soft columns, which are close to one side of the measuring ruler; the side wall of the cleaning soft board, which is close to one side of the measuring ruler, is mutually attached to the outer side wall of the measuring ruler; the cleanliness of the surface of the measuring ruler is improved.
Preferably, the two side walls of the inner side of the chute are both rotationally connected with rotating wheels; the side walls of one side, close to each other, of the pair of rotating wheels are mutually attached to the outer side wall of the sliding block; the service life of the sliding block is prolonged.
The utility model has the advantages that:
1. when the depth measuring frame is not in a horizontal state, a certain section of the measuring frame body is inclined, so that a lead weight can not keep a vertical state any more, and the lead weight can block laser generated by a laser horizontal lamp, thereby prompting a worker that the measuring frame body is not in the horizontal state, and the worker can continuously adjust a screw thread adjusting column through a rotating column to reach the state that the measuring frame body is horizontal; the whole device reduces the phenomenon that the existing support column can be lifted upwards by the raised ground or enter the recessed ground; both the measuring frame body and the measuring frame body are not horizontal enough, so that the error is larger when the measuring operation is performed on the depth of the road groove, and the condition that the waste rate of concrete is increased during construction occurs; the whole device improves the simplicity of the measuring frame body in horizontal adjustment; and the stability of the support column is improved when the support column is suitable for different pavements.
2. According to the depth measuring frame, a laser instrument is started, and linear laser generated by the laser instrument is mapped on scales on the side wall of the measuring ruler, which is close to the side wall of the laser instrument; the whole device reduces the need of using external measuring equipment to measure the depth of the road slot when the depth of the road slot is measured; the whole device integrates the measuring ruler with the measuring frame body, so that the simplicity of measuring the road slot is improved.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions of the prior art, the drawings which are used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the utility model, and that other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without inventive faculty for a person skilled in the art.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a measuring rack body structure according to the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure at A in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a laser device according to the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure at B in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure at C in FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the measuring scale of the present utility model;
fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure at D in fig. 6.
In the figure: 1. a measuring rack body; 11. a chute; 12. a slide block; 13. a laser instrument; 14. a lead weight; 15. a laser horizontal lamp; 16. a horizontal target; 17. a support column; 18. a threaded adjustment post; 19. a rotating column; 2. a connecting column; 21. a slide rail; 22. a measuring ruler; 3. a fixing plate; 31. a limiting plate; 32. a spool; 4. a sleeve column; 41. cleaning the soft column; 5. cleaning the soft board; 6. a rotating wheel; 7. and (5) supporting nails.
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The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. 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.
Example 1
Referring to fig. 1 to 5, a depth measuring rack includes a measuring rack body 1; a chute 11 is formed in the top of the measuring frame body 1; the inner side of the measuring frame body 1 is connected with a sliding block 12 in a sliding manner; the top of the sliding block 12 is fixedly connected with a laser instrument 13; a lead weight 14 is fixedly connected to the side wall of one side of the laser instrument 13; a laser horizontal lamp 15 is fixedly connected to the side wall of one side of the laser instrument 13, which is close to the lead weight 14; a horizontal target 16 is fixedly connected to one end, close to the lead weight 14, of the measuring frame body 1; the bottom of the measuring frame body 1 is fixedly connected with a supporting column 17; the inner side of the supporting column 17 is provided with a threaded adjusting column 18 in a sliding manner; the inner side wall of the supporting column 17 is connected with a rotating column 19 in a sliding manner; the inner side wall of the rotating column 19 is in threaded connection with the outer side wall of the threaded adjusting column 18; when the measuring rack works, the laser horizontal lamps 15 and the lead weights 14 are arranged in a staggered mode, one end, close to the horizontal target 16, of the measuring rack body 1 is placed on a constructed road surface, one end, far away from the horizontal target 16, of the measuring rack body 1 is placed on an un-constructed road surface where the depth of a road groove is required to be detected, and the rotating column 19 is rotated, so that the rotating column 19 is in threaded connection with the threaded adjusting column 18; the rotating column 19 drives the threaded adjusting column 18 to move downwards, so that the purpose of adjusting the height of the threaded adjusting column 18 is achieved, and finally the bottom of the threaded adjusting column 18 is attached to the concave or convex ground; starting the laser generated by the laser horizontal lamp 15, if the measuring rack body 1 is in a horizontal state; the laser generated by the laser horizontal lamp 15 is directly irradiated at the target center inside the horizontal target 16; when the measuring rack body 1 is not in a horizontal state, the lead weight 14 can not keep a vertical state any more due to the inclination of one end of the measuring rack body 1, and the lead weight 14 can block laser generated by the laser horizontal lamp 15, so that the measuring rack body 1 is not in the horizontal state, and a worker can continuously adjust the screw thread adjusting column 18 through the rotating column 19 to enable the measuring rack body 1 to reach the state of being horizontal; the whole device reduces the phenomenon that the existing support column 17 can be lifted upwards by the raised ground or enter the recessed ground; both the measuring frame body 1 is not horizontal enough, so that the error is larger when the measuring operation is performed on the depth of the road groove, and the condition that the concrete waste rate is increased during construction occurs; the whole device improves the simplicity of the horizontal adjustment of the measuring frame body 1; and the stability of the support column 17 in adapting to different road surfaces is improved.
Referring to fig. 6, a connecting column 2 is fixedly connected to the top of the slider 12; the connecting column 2 is arranged on one side of the laser instrument 13 close to the horizontal target 16; the end, far away from the laser instrument 13, of the connecting column 2 is fixedly connected with a sliding rail 21; the inner side of the sliding rail 21 is connected with a measuring ruler 22 in a sliding manner; when the device works, the operation measuring ruler 22 moves upwards through the sliding rail 21, the bottom of the measurement ruler 22 is finally attached to an unprofitable road surface, the laser instrument 13 is started, and linear laser generated by the laser instrument 13 is mapped on scales on the side wall of the measurement ruler 22, which is close to the side wall of the laser instrument 13; the whole device reduces the need of using external measuring equipment to measure the depth of the road slot when the depth of the road slot is measured; the whole device integrates the measuring ruler 22 and the measuring frame body 1, so that the simplicity in measuring the road slot is improved.
Referring to fig. 5, a pair of fixing plates 3 are fixedly connected to one end of the chute 11 away from the horizontal target 16; the inner sides of the pair of the fixed plates 3 are both connected with a sliding column 32 in a sliding way; a pair of sliding columns 32 are fixedly connected with a limiting plate 31 on the side wall close to one side; when the laser instrument 13 needs to be disassembled during operation, the laser instrument 13 is operated to move inside the chute 11 through the slide block 12, and can be separated from the measuring frame body 1; when the laser 13 is not required to be disassembled, the limiting plate 31 is operated to enable the sliding column 32 to enter the inner side of the fixed plate 3; the limit plate 31 blocks the sliding block 12 at the inner side of the sliding groove 11, so that the condition that the laser instrument 13 is separated from the inner side of the sliding groove 11 when working is reduced; the overall arrangement promotes stability of the laser 13 during long-term operation.
Referring to fig. 7, a sleeve column 4 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sliding rail 21; the sleeve column 4 is arranged outside the measuring ruler 22; the cleaning soft column 41 is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the sleeve column 4; when the measuring ruler 22 moves through the inner side of the sliding rail 21 in operation, the cleaning soft column 41 cleans the soil fragments on the surface of the measuring ruler 22; the whole device reduces the occurrence of the condition of larger error when observing the scale of the measuring scale 22 because of more impurities on the surface of the measuring scale 22.
Referring to fig. 7, the cleaning flexible board 5 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the cleaning flexible column 41 near the measuring scale 22; the side wall of the cleaning soft board 5, which is close to the side wall of the measuring ruler 22, is mutually attached to the outer side wall of the measuring ruler 22; when the cleaning soft board cleaning device works, the cleaning soft board 5 is made of elastic materials, and the cleaning soft board 5 is mutually attached to the outer side wall of the measuring ruler 22 along with the cleaning soft column 41; the whole device improves the stability of the cleaning soft column 41 when cleaning the scale on the surface of the measuring ruler 22; the cleanliness of the surface of the measuring scale 22 is improved.
Referring to fig. 4, the two inner side walls of the chute 11 are rotatably connected with a rotating wheel 6; the side walls of the rotating wheels 6 close to one another are mutually attached to the outer side walls of the sliding blocks 12; when the sliding block 12 moves inside the sliding groove 11 during operation, the rotating wheel 6 rotates along with the sliding block; the runner 6 promotes the stability of the sliding block 12 when moving inside the chute 11; the friction between the sliding block 12 and the inner side wall of the sliding groove 11 for a long time is reduced, so that the serious abrasion is caused; the integrated device improves the working life of the slider 12.
Referring to fig. 4, a plurality of groups of support nails 7 are fixedly connected to one end of the bottom of the measuring rack body 1, which is far away from the fixing plate 3; during operation, the supporting nails 7 reduce the mutual lamination of the concave-convex parts of the prior measuring frame body 1 and the pavement edge, so that the inclination of the measuring frame body 1 occurs.
The working principle is that when the measuring frame works, the laser horizontal lamps 15 and the lead plummets 14 are arranged in a staggered way, one end of the measuring frame body 1, which is close to the horizontal target 16, is placed on a road surface after construction is completed, one end of the measuring frame body 1, which is far away from the horizontal target 16, is placed on a road surface, which is not constructed, of which the depth of a road groove is required to be detected, and the rotating column 19 is rotated, and the rotating column 19 is in threaded connection with the threaded adjusting column 18; the rotating column 19 drives the threaded adjusting column 18 to move downwards, so that the purpose of adjusting the height of the threaded adjusting column 18 is achieved, and finally the bottom of the threaded adjusting column 18 is attached to the concave or convex ground; starting the laser generated by the laser horizontal lamp 15, if the measuring rack body 1 is in a horizontal state; the laser generated by the laser horizontal lamp 15 is directly irradiated at the target center inside the horizontal target 16; when the measuring rack body 1 is not in a horizontal state, a certain section of the measuring rack body 1 is inclined, so that the lead weight 14 is not kept in a vertical state any more, and the lead weight 14 can block laser generated by the laser horizontal lamp 15, thereby prompting a worker that the measuring rack body 1 is not in the horizontal state, and the worker can continuously adjust the screw thread adjusting column 18 through the rotating column 19 to enable the measuring rack body 1 to reach the state of being horizontal; the whole device reduces the phenomenon that the existing support column 17 can be lifted upwards by the raised ground or enter the recessed ground; both the measuring frame body 1 is not horizontal enough, so that the error is larger when the measuring operation is performed on the depth of the road groove, and the condition that the concrete waste rate is increased during construction occurs; the whole device improves the simplicity of the horizontal adjustment of the measuring frame body 1; and the stability of the support column 17 is improved when the support column is suitable for different pavements; the measuring ruler 22 is operated to move upwards through the sliding rail 21, the bottom of the measuring ruler 22 is finally attached to an unprimed road surface, the laser instrument 13 is started, and linear laser generated by the laser instrument 13 is mapped on scales on the side wall of the measuring ruler 22, which is close to the side wall of the laser instrument 13; the whole device reduces the need of using external measuring equipment to measure the depth of the road slot when the depth of the road slot is measured; the whole device integrates the measuring ruler 22 and the measuring frame body 1, so that the simplicity of measuring the road slot is improved; when the laser instrument 13 needs to be disassembled, the laser instrument 13 is operated to move inside the chute 11 through the slide block 12, and can be separated from the measuring frame body 1; when the laser 13 is not required to be disassembled, the limiting plate 31 is operated to enable the sliding column 32 to enter the inner side of the fixed plate 3; the limit plate 31 blocks the sliding block 12 at the inner side of the sliding groove 11, so that the condition that the laser instrument 13 is separated from the inner side of the sliding groove 11 when working is reduced; the whole device improves the stability of the laser instrument 13 during long-time working; when the measuring ruler 22 moves through the inner side of the sliding rail 21, the cleaning soft column 41 cleans the soil fragments on the surface of the measuring ruler 22; the integral device reduces the occurrence of the situation of larger error when observing the scale of the measuring scale 22 due to more impurities on the surface of the measuring scale 22; the cleaning soft board 5 is made of elastic materials, and the cleaning soft board 5 is mutually attached to the outer side wall of the measuring ruler 22 along with the cleaning soft column 41; the whole device improves the stability of the cleaning soft column 41 when cleaning the scale on the surface of the measuring ruler 22; the cleanliness of the surface of the measuring ruler 22 is improved; when the slide block 12 moves inside the chute 11, the runner 6 rotates along with the slide block; the runner 6 promotes the stability of the sliding block 12 when moving inside the chute 11; the friction between the sliding block 12 and the inner side wall of the sliding groove 11 for a long time is reduced, so that the serious abrasion is caused; the integrated device improves the working life of the slider 12.
The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, principal features and advantages of the utility model. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present utility model is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that the above embodiments and descriptions are merely illustrative of the principles of the present utility model, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, which is defined in the appended claims.

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1. A depth measurement rack, characterized in that: comprises a measuring rack body (1); a chute (11) is formed in the top of the measuring frame body (1); a sliding block (12) is connected to the inner side of the measuring frame body (1) in a sliding manner; a laser instrument (13) is fixedly connected to the top of the sliding block (12); a lead weight (14) is fixedly connected to the side wall of one side of the laser instrument (13); a laser horizontal lamp (15) is fixedly connected to the side wall of one side, close to the lead weight (14), of the laser instrument (13); one end, close to the lead weight (14), of the measuring frame body (1) is fixedly connected with a horizontal target (16); the bottom of the measuring frame body (1) is fixedly connected with a supporting column (17); a threaded adjusting column (18) slides on the inner side of the supporting column (17); the inner side wall of the supporting column (17) is connected with a rotating column (19) in a sliding manner; the inner side wall of the rotating column (19) is in threaded connection with the outer side wall of the threaded adjusting column (18).
2. A depth measurement frame according to claim 1, wherein: a connecting column (2) is fixedly connected to the top of the sliding block (12); the connecting column (2) is arranged at one side of the laser instrument (13) close to the horizontal target (16); one end of the connecting column (2) far away from the laser instrument (13) is fixedly connected with a sliding rail (21); the inner side of the sliding rail (21) is connected with a measuring ruler (22) in a sliding way.
3. A depth measurement frame according to claim 2, wherein: one end of the chute (11) far away from the horizontal target (16) is fixedly connected with a pair of fixing plates (3); the inner sides of the pair of fixed plates (3) are both connected with a sliding column (32) in a sliding way; a pair of sliding columns (32) are fixedly connected with limiting plates (31) on the side walls of the side close to each other.
4. A depth measurement frame according to claim 3, wherein: a sleeve column (4) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sliding rail (21); the sleeve column (4) is arranged at the outer side of the measuring ruler (22); the inner side wall of the sleeve column (4) is fixedly connected with a cleaning soft column (41).
5. A depth measurement frame as claimed in claim 4, wherein: the side wall of the cleaning soft column (41) close to one side of the measuring ruler (22) is fixedly connected with a cleaning soft plate (5); the side wall of the cleaning soft board (5) close to one side of the measuring ruler (22) is mutually attached to the outer side wall of the measuring ruler (22).
6. A depth measurement frame as claimed in claim 5, wherein: the two side walls of the inner side of the chute (11) are both rotationally connected with a rotating wheel (6); the side walls of one side, close to each other, of the rotating wheels (6) are mutually attached to the outer side walls of the sliding blocks (12).
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