CN220847024U - Cutting device for asphalt concrete pavement construction - Google Patents
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The application discloses a slotting device for asphalt concrete pavement construction, which belongs to the technical field of pavement slotting and comprises a main body module and a linear moving module, wherein the main body module comprises a bottom plate, one end of the top of the bottom plate is fixedly connected with a pushing handle, four included angles of the bottom plate are all provided with mounting plates, four mounting plates are movably connected with moving wheels, one side of the bottom plate is provided with a cutting assembly, the linear moving module comprises two limiting assemblies which are all arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate and are positioned above the moving wheels, a connecting frame is fixedly connected between the two limiting assemblies, and through the arrangement of the limiting assemblies, the connecting frame, a driving assembly and a limiting rod, the moving wheels can be limited by the two limiting assemblies when the device is pushed to move, so that the state of the moving wheels is locked when the device is pushed to move, the device moves linearly, the cut gaps are straighter, and the cutting quality is improved.
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Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of pavement slotting, in particular to a slotting device for asphalt concrete pavement construction.
Background
Asphalt concrete (bituminous concrete) is commonly called asphalt concrete, mineral aggregate, crushed stone or crushed gravel, stone dust or sand, mineral powder and the like which are formed by grading are manually selected, and are mixed with road asphalt materials in a certain proportion under the strict control condition, and a slotting device is a device for cutting gaps on the road surface, so that the problems of cracking and the like of the road surface in the follow-up process are avoided.
According to the search, chinese patent No. CN215758442U discloses an angle-adjustable epoxy asphalt pavement joint cutter, motor i rotates drive pulley i and rotates, pulley i rotates through belt drive pulley ii, thereby realize driving spindle rotation, the position of slide in the direction of height through slide drive arrangement drive, thereby realize the regulation of saw bit to epoxy asphalt pavement's cutting depth, use focus to rotate through upset seat drive arrangement drive upset seat, realize the regulation of saw bit to epoxy asphalt pavement's cutting angle, advance through the roll that handrail drive automobile body utilized the wheel on the road surface, realize the cutting to epoxy asphalt pavement, because the saw bit can realize adjusting from top to bottom and left and right directions upset, thereby realized epoxy asphalt pavement cutting depth and cutting angle's regulation, the convenience of construction and efficiency of construction have been improved.
In view of the above-mentioned related art, the applicant believes that the conventional and above-mentioned slotting device is usually operated by manually pushing the device to perform moving slotting during use, and the slotting operation is performed by rolling the roller during use of the device, but the manual pushing device is unstable during slotting of the moving device, and it is difficult for an operator to control the roller to move linearly to perform cutting, so that the cut seam is liable to be distorted.
Disclosure of utility model
In order to solve the problems, the application provides a slotting device for asphalt concrete pavement construction, which adopts the following technical scheme:
The utility model provides an asphalt concrete pavement construction is with slotting device, includes main part module and linear movement module, the main part module includes the bottom plate, the one end fixedly connected with pushing handle at bottom plate top, the mounting panel is all installed to four contained angle departments of bottom plate bottom, four equal swing joint has the removal wheel on the mounting panel, one side of bottom plate is provided with cutting assembly, linear movement module includes two spacing subassemblies that all set up in bottom plate bottom and are located the removal wheel top, two fixedly connected with linking frame between the spacing subassembly, the top fixedly connected with support frame of bottom plate, be provided with actuating assembly on the support frame, actuating assembly is connected with the top of linking frame, the top fixedly connected with two gag lever posts of linking frame, two the top of gag lever post all runs through the bottom plate, one of them one side of spacing subassembly is provided with auxiliary assembly.
Further, spacing subassembly is including setting up in the bottom plate bottom and with linking frame fixed connection's bar frid, eight spacing pieces of bottom fixedly connected with of bar frid, every two all rotate between the spacing piece and be connected with spacing wheel, four every two of spacing wheel divide into a set of, two sets of spacing wheel is located wherein the top of two removal wheels respectively.
By adopting the technical scheme, the limiting wheel can be contacted with the movable wheel, and the rolling of the movable wheel during working is not influenced.
Further, the limiting assembly further comprises four limiting grooves which are respectively formed in the outer surfaces of the four limiting wheels, and the inner walls of the limiting grooves are matched with the outer surfaces of the movable wheels.
By adopting the technical scheme, the state of the movable wheel can be locked, so that the movable wheel can linearly roll during rolling.
Further, the drive assembly comprises a hollow pipe fixedly connected to the center of the top of the connecting frame, the top end of the hollow pipe penetrates through the bottom plate, the inner wall of the hollow pipe is in threaded connection with a threaded rod, the top of the supporting frame is fixedly provided with a first motor, and an output shaft of the first motor is fixedly connected with the top end of the threaded rod.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme for can drive spacing wheel and descend when opening first motor, thereby carry out spacingly to the removal wheel.
Further, the auxiliary assembly comprises two connecting rods which are fixedly connected to one side of the strip-shaped groove plate, wherein one of the connecting rods is rotationally connected with a movable plate, one end, away from one of the connecting rods, of the movable plate is rotationally connected with a clamping wheel, and a connecting plate is fixedly connected between the outer surfaces of the two connecting rods.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme for the card wheel can roll in the gap is inside, thereby auxiliary device walks the straight line and cuts.
Further, the auxiliary assembly further comprises a sleeve block rotatably connected to the outer surface of the other connecting rod, and a pressing spring is fixedly connected between the sleeve block and the outer surface of the movable plate.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, can press the card wheel to let the card wheel remove along the gap, promote auxiliary effect.
Further, the two connecting rods are parallel to each other, and the movable plate is obliquely arranged.
By adopting the technical scheme, the two connecting rods are used for installing the movable plate and the pressing spring.
Further, the cutting assembly comprises an n-shaped frame fixedly connected to one side of the bottom plate, two air cylinders are mounted at the top of the n-shaped frame, a lifting table is fixedly connected between output shafts of the two air cylinders, the lifting table is movably connected with the outer surface of the n-shaped frame, a second motor is fixedly mounted at the bottom of the lifting table, and a cutting sheet is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the second motor.
By adopting the technical scheme, the cylinder is opened to drive the cutting blade to descend, so that the cutting blade performs slotting operation on the ground.
In summary, the application has the following beneficial technical effects:
(1) According to the application, through the arrangement of the limiting assemblies, the connecting frame, the driving assemblies and the limiting rods, the movable wheel can be limited by the two limiting assemblies when the device is pushed to move, so that the state of the movable wheel is locked when the device is pushed to move, the device is enabled to move linearly, the cut gap is enabled to be straighter, and the cutting quality is improved;
(2) According to the application, through the arrangement of the movable plate, the clamping wheel and the pressing spring, the clamping wheel rolls along the straight line gap by pressing of the pressing spring in the moving process of the device, so that the device is limited, a user can push the device to cut along the straight line, and the gap cut by the device is straighter.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the overall bottom view structure of the present application;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the spacing assembly and the auxiliary assembly of the present application;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a cutting assembly according to the present application;
Fig. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure of the present application at a.
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100. A main body module; 110. a bottom plate; 120. a pushing handle; 130. a moving wheel; 140. a cutting assembly; 141. an n-shaped frame; 142. a cylinder; 143. a lifting table; 144. a second motor; 145. cutting the sheet;
200. A linear movement module; 210. a limit component; 211. a strip-shaped groove plate; 212. a limiting piece; 213. a limiting wheel; 214. a limit groove; 220. a connecting frame; 230. a support frame; 240. a drive assembly; 241. a hollow tube; 242. a threaded rod; 243. a first motor; 250. an auxiliary component; 251. a connecting rod; 252. a movable plate; 253. a clamping wheel; 254. a connecting plate; 255. a suit block; 256. pressing the spring; 260. and a limit rod.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application; it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, not all embodiments, and that all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts based on the embodiments in the present application are within the protection scope of the present application.
In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the positional or positional relationship indicated by the terms such as "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "top/bottom", etc. are based on the positional or positional relationship shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "configured to," "engaged with," "connected to," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.
The application is described in further detail below with reference to fig. 1-5.
Referring to fig. 1-5, a slotting device for asphalt concrete pavement construction, including a main body module 100 and a linear movement module 200, the main body module 100 includes a bottom plate 110, one end fixedly connected with pushing handle 120 at the top of the bottom plate 110, four included angles at the bottom of the bottom plate 110 are all provided with mounting plates, four mounting plates are all movably connected with a moving wheel 130, one side of the bottom plate 110 is provided with a cutting assembly 140, the linear movement module 200 includes two limiting assemblies 210 which are all arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate 110 and above the moving wheel 130, a connecting frame 220 is fixedly connected between the two limiting assemblies 210, a supporting frame 230 is fixedly connected at the top of the bottom plate 110, a driving assembly 240 is arranged on the supporting frame 230, the driving assembly 240 is connected with the top of the connecting frame 220, two limiting rods 260 are fixedly connected at the top of the connecting frame 220, and the top ends of the two limiting rods 260 all penetrate through the bottom plate 110, and one side of one limiting assembly 210 is provided with an auxiliary assembly 250.
In this device use, the driving component 240 is opened to the staff, driving component 240 will drive the linking frame 220 and descend, linking frame 220 drives two spacing subassembly 210 and descends, two linking frames 220 are with the surface of four removal wheels 130 of joint, thereby lock the state of removing wheel 130, make when thrust unit removes the removal wheel 130 carry out the linear rolling, thereby let device rectilinear movement, thereby let the gap that cutting component 140 cut out more straight, auxiliary assembly 250 will block into the gap inside of cutting when promoting simultaneously and assist, thereby let the device obtain spacingly, be convenient for promote it and walk the rectilinear cutting.
The limiting assembly 210 comprises a strip-shaped groove plate 211 which is arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate 110 and fixedly connected with the connecting frame 220, eight limiting plates 212 are fixedly connected to the bottom of the strip-shaped groove plate 211, limiting wheels 213 are rotatably connected between every two limiting plates 212, each two of the four limiting wheels 213 are divided into one group, two groups of limiting wheels 213 are respectively located above two moving wheels 130, the limiting assembly 210 further comprises four limiting grooves 214 which are respectively formed in the outer surfaces of the four limiting wheels 213, the inner walls of the limiting grooves 214 are matched with the outer surfaces of the moving wheels 130, the driving assembly 240 comprises a hollow tube 241 which is fixedly connected to the center of the top of the connecting frame 220, the top end of the hollow tube 241 penetrates through the bottom plate 110, a threaded rod 242 is connected to the inner wall of the hollow tube 241 in a threaded manner, a first motor 243 is fixedly mounted at the top of the supporting frame 230, and an output shaft of the first motor 243 is fixedly connected with the top end of the threaded rod 242.
The first motor 243 is turned on, the first motor 243 drives the threaded rod 242 to drive the connecting frame 220 to descend, the connecting frame 220 drives the two bar-shaped groove plates 211 to descend, meanwhile, the two limiting rods 260 slide to limit the bar-shaped groove plates 211, so that the two bar-shaped groove plates 211 vertically descend, each two limiting wheels 213 are respectively released from one of the moving wheels 130, the limiting grooves 214 are clamped on the outer surface of the moving wheel 130 to limit the moving wheel 130, the state of the moving wheel 130 is locked, the moving wheel 130 drives the limiting wheels 213 to roll when the pushing device moves, and the limiting grooves 214 limit the moving wheel 130 to roll linearly, so that the device moves linearly.
The auxiliary assembly 250 comprises two connecting rods 251 which are fixedly connected to one side of the strip-shaped groove plate 211, wherein the outer surface of one connecting rod 251 is rotationally connected with a movable plate 252, one end of the movable plate 252, which is far away from one connecting rod 251, is rotationally connected with a clamping wheel 253, the auxiliary assembly 250 which is fixedly connected with a connecting plate 254 between the outer surfaces of the two connecting rods 251 further comprises a sleeving block 255 which is rotationally connected to the outer surface of the other connecting rod 251, a pressing spring 256 is fixedly connected between the sleeving block 255 and the outer surface of the movable plate 252, the two connecting rods 251 are parallel to each other, and the movable plate 252 is obliquely arranged.
When the pushing device moves, the clamping wheel 253 can be clamped into the cut gap to perform rolling assistance, the clamping wheel 253 rolls along the linear gap through the pressing of the pressing spring 256, the device is limited, and a user can conveniently push the device to cut along a straight line.
The cutting assembly 140 comprises an n-shaped frame 141 fixedly connected to one side of the bottom plate 110, two air cylinders 142 are arranged at the top of the n-shaped frame 141, a lifting table 143 is fixedly connected between output shafts of the two air cylinders 142, the lifting table 143 is movably connected with the outer surface of the n-shaped frame 141, a second motor 144 is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the lifting table 143, and a cutting blade 145 is fixedly connected with an output shaft of the second motor 144.
The cylinder 142 is opened to drive the lifting table 143 to slide and descend on the outer surface of the n-shaped frame 141, and the second motor 144 is opened to drive the cutting blade 145 to rotate, so that when the pushing device moves linearly, the cutting blade 145 can perform linear slotting.
The implementation principle of the embodiment of the application is as follows: in this device use, the first motor 243 is opened to the staff, first motor 243 drive threaded rod 242 drives link 220, descend, link 220 drives two bar frid 211 and descends, two gag lever post 260 slip are spacing bar frid 211 simultaneously, make two bar frid 211 descend perpendicularly, every two spacing wheels 213 are released with one of them removes round 130 respectively, spacing groove 214 card is spacing removing round 130 at the surface of removing round 130, thereby lock the state of removing round 130, make remove round 130 and drive spacing round 213 and roll when thrust unit moves, and spacing groove 214 restriction removes round 130 and carries out linear roll, thereby let the device rectilinear movement, open cylinder 142 and drive elevating platform 143 and slide at n shape frame 141 surface and descend, open second motor 144 and drive cutting piece 145 rotation, make thrust unit rectilinear movement, cutting piece 145 can carry out rectilinear cutting, simultaneously, card wheel 253 will card in the slit inside of cutting when thrust unit removes carries out rolling assistance, make card wheel 253 carry out the slit along slit through the pressing of pressing spring 256 and make the slit carry out the rectilinear rolling, thereby make the device of making the device rectilinear cutting take advantage of the slit more rectilinear cutting device, the device of making the device rectilinear cutting device more convenient for the device to take a rectilinear place.
The above embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present application, so: all equivalent changes in structure, shape and principle of the application should be covered in the scope of protection of the application.
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1. The utility model provides an asphalt concrete pavement construction is with slotting device, includes main part module (100) and linear movement module (200), its characterized in that: the main body module (100) comprises a bottom plate (110), one end of the top of the bottom plate (110) is fixedly connected with a pushing handle (120), mounting plates are mounted at four included angles of the bottom plate (110), movable wheels (130) are movably connected to the four mounting plates, and a cutting assembly (140) is arranged on one side of the bottom plate (110);
The linear movement module (200) comprises two limiting assemblies (210) which are arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate (110) and are positioned above the movement wheel (130), two connecting frames (220) are fixedly connected between the limiting assemblies (210), a supporting frame (230) is fixedly connected to the top of the bottom plate (110), a driving assembly (240) is arranged on the supporting frame (230), the driving assembly (240) is connected with the top of the connecting frames (220), two limiting rods (260) are fixedly connected to the top of the connecting frames (220), the top ends of the two limiting rods (260) penetrate through the bottom plate (110), and one side of one limiting assembly (210) is provided with an auxiliary assembly (250).
2. The cutting device for asphalt concrete pavement construction according to claim 1, wherein: the limiting assembly (210) comprises a strip-shaped groove plate (211) which is arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate (110) and fixedly connected with the connecting frame (220), eight limiting plates (212) are fixedly connected to the bottom of the strip-shaped groove plate (211), limiting wheels (213) are rotatably connected between every two limiting plates (212), every two limiting wheels (213) are divided into a group, and two groups of limiting wheels (213) are respectively located above two moving wheels (130).
3. The cutting device for asphalt concrete pavement construction according to claim 2, wherein: the limiting assembly (210) further comprises four limiting grooves (214) which are respectively formed in the outer surfaces of the four limiting wheels (213), and the inner walls of the limiting grooves (214) are matched with the outer surfaces of the movable wheels (130).
4. A cutting device for asphalt concrete pavement construction according to claim 3, wherein: the driving assembly (240) comprises a hollow tube (241) fixedly connected to the center of the top of the connecting frame (220), the top end of the hollow tube (241) penetrates through the bottom plate (110), a threaded rod (242) is connected to the inner wall of the hollow tube (241) in a threaded mode, a first motor (243) is fixedly mounted on the top of the supporting frame (230), and an output shaft of the first motor (243) is fixedly connected with the top end of the threaded rod (242).
5. The asphalt concrete pavement construction slotting device according to claim 4, wherein: the auxiliary assembly (250) comprises two connecting rods (251) which are fixedly connected to one side of the strip-shaped groove plate (211), wherein a movable plate (252) is rotatably connected to the outer surface of one connecting rod (251), a clamping wheel (253) is rotatably connected to one end, away from one connecting rod (251), of the movable plate (252), and a connecting plate (254) is fixedly connected between the outer surfaces of the two connecting rods (251).
6. The asphalt concrete pavement construction slotting device according to claim 5, wherein: the auxiliary assembly (250) further comprises a sleeving block (255) rotatably connected to the outer surface of the other connecting rod (251), and a pressing spring (256) is fixedly connected between the sleeving block (255) and the outer surface of the movable plate (252).
7. The asphalt concrete pavement construction slotting device according to claim 6, wherein: the two connecting rods (251) are parallel to each other, and the movable plate (252) is obliquely arranged.
8. The cutting device for asphalt concrete pavement construction according to claim 7, wherein: the cutting assembly (140) comprises an n-shaped frame (141) fixedly connected to one side of the bottom plate (110), two air cylinders (142) are arranged at the top of the n-shaped frame (141), lifting platforms (143) are fixedly connected between output shafts of the two air cylinders (142), the lifting platforms (143) are movably connected with the outer surfaces of the n-shaped frame (141), a second motor (144) is fixedly arranged at the bottom of each lifting platform (143), and cutting blades (145) are fixedly connected to output shafts of the second motor (144).
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