Mounting parts for the wheel chock smart device

Abstract

The present invention discloses a mounting assembly for an intelligent wheel chock device, comprising a first cylindrical mounting tube for accommodating the intelligent wheel chock device, a second cylindrical mounting tube, and a connector for connecting the first and second mounting tubes. The rear section of the first mounting tube is inserted into the second mounting tube, and the first and second mounting tubes are connected together via the connector. The second mounting tube has a cavity behind the rear end of the first mounting tube. A bottom cover is inserted into the rear end of the first mounting tube, and the bottom cover has a through hole connecting the cavity of the first mounting tube and the cavity of the second mounting tube. The present invention has the advantages of a simple structure, easy installation, and no need to modify existing wheel chocks.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a mounting component of a wheel chock intelligent device. Background Art

[0002] With the increasing number of people traveling by air for business and pleasure, airport passenger and cargo volumes have skyrocketed, placing increasing demands on air transport service management and capabilities. The significant gap between airport service quality and consumer expectations is driving airports to promote intelligent, information-based, and automated transformations to improve customer satisfaction and facilitate data-driven management.

[0003] In the development of smart airports, the punctuality of aircraft takeoffs and landings, the accuracy of their location information, and the synchronization of dispatch management are all crucial. Only by prioritizing the timeliness and automation of aircraft takeoff and landing times, enabling tower dispatchers to issue effective instructions through digital information display and reducing aircraft's time spent on the apron after departure, can we save time and improve service levels, truly realizing the value and significance of smart airports.

[0004] However, in the current prior art, the placement and removal of aircraft wheel chocks (also known as chocks, but the two are interchangeable) are performed manually and broadcasted, resulting in errors in broadcasting, time delays, and low accuracy and efficiency. Furthermore, the control center receives these manually broadcasts and manually saves the information, which also results in errors due to manual data entry. Prior art improvements to aircraft wheel chock devices have focused solely on mechanical improvements. For example, patent CN101962080A, entitled "Aircraft Wheel Chock Moving Device," primarily improves the mechanical structure of the aircraft wheel chock moving device by installing a moving device on the chock to facilitate manual movement. However, it fails to address the issue of automatically obtaining wheel chock status and position information. Similarly, patent CN103612771A, entitled "An Aircraft Parking Wheel Chock and Its Design Method," also addresses mechanical improvements to the chock, focusing on achieving the chock's anti-slip function to ensure safe aircraft parking. Similarly, no research or improvements have been made to the acquisition of wheel chock position information.

[0005] To this end, the applicant has invented an intelligent device for wheel chocks after research, with application number 2018106437886. The device can broadcast the location information of the wheel chocks in real time, and then judge the time of placing and removing the wheel chocks according to the location information. Figure 10As shown, wheel chock 100 is a triangular prism made of rubber with a rope hole 101 in the center. A rope passes through the hole, which is used by staff to carry the wheel chock. Therefore, in order to apply the intelligent device to the existing aircraft wheel chock, a mounting component that does not require changing the existing wheel chock structure and can be conveniently installed on the wheel chock has become a goal pursued by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mounting component for mounting a wheel chock intelligent device.

[0007] The present invention provides an installation component for a wheel chock intelligent device, characterized in that it includes a first cylindrical placement tube for placing the wheel chock intelligent device, a second cylindrical placement tube and a connecting piece for connecting the first placement tube and the second placement tube together; the rear section of the first placement tube is inserted into the second placement tube and the first placement tube and the second placement tube are connected together through the connecting piece, and the second placement tube has a cavity behind the tail end of the first placement tube; a bottom cover is inserted into the tail end of the first placement tube, and the bottom cover has a through hole connecting the cavity of the first placement tube and the cavity of the second placement tube.

[0008] As a preferred solution, the bottom cover includes an end plate and a plug-in ring, the through hole is provided in the middle of the end plate, and at least one pair of slots are provided on the end plate and the plug-in ring.

[0009] As a preferred solution, the outer periphery of the front section of the first placing tube has a boss, the diameter of the boss part is larger than the diameter of the rear section of the first placing tube inserted into the second placing tube, and the boss of the first placing tube has an external thread; the front end of the second placing tube has an external stop; one end of the inner hole of the connecting member has an internal thread connected to the external thread of the first placing tube, and the other end of the inner hole of the connecting member has an internal stop that cooperates with the external stop of the second placing tube.

[0010] As a preferred solution, the outside of the first placing tube is provided with an annular convex stop for limiting, the outer circle of the second placing tube and the convex stop of the first placing tube is provided with an external thread, one end of the inner hole of the connecting part has an internal thread connected to the external thread of the second placing tube, and the inner hole of the connecting part has an internal stop that cooperates with the external stop of the first placing tube.

[0011] As a preferred solution, the outer edge of the connecting piece has three protruding mounting parts, and the protruding mounting parts are provided with three fixing holes.

[0012] As a preferred solution, the front end surface of the first placement tube has a display window made of transparent material.

[0013] As a preferred solution, the display window is annular or circular.

[0014] By adopting the above-mentioned technical solution, the present invention designs the mounting component for the intelligent device as two nested mounting tubes: a first mounting tube for mounting the intelligent device's circuit board, and a second mounting tube for mounting the rear half of the first mounting tube and the power supply. A connector secures the first mounting tube to the mouth of the second mounting tube, securing the entire mounting component to the wheel chock. This structure directly utilizes the rope hole in existing aircraft wheel chocks. The cylindrical second mounting tube can be directly inserted into the rope hole in the wheel chock and secured to the end of the wheel chock via the connector. Consequently, the structure is simple and ingenious, facilitating installation, disassembly, and maintenance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 is a perspective view of the mounting components of the wheel chock intelligent device of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 is a perspective exploded view of the mounting components of the intelligent wheel chock device of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the mounting components of the wheel chock intelligent device of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a connector for mounting components of the wheel chock intelligent device of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic structural diagram of a first placement cylinder of an installation component of the wheel chock intelligent device of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 6 This is a schematic structural diagram of the second placement cylinder of the mounting component of the wheel chock intelligent device of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the bottom cover of the mounting component of the wheel chock intelligent device of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the mounting component of the wheel chock intelligent device of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the combination of the mounting components of the wheel chock intelligent device of the present invention and the aircraft wheel chock;

[0024] Figure 10 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of existing aircraft wheel chocks.

[0025] Among them: first placement tube 1, boss 11, convex stop 12, display window 13, cavity 14; second placement tube 2, cavity 21, outer stop 22; connecting piece 3, inner stop 31, protruding mounting portion 32, fixing hole 33; bottom cover 4, through hole 411, end plate 41, plug-in ring 42, slot 43; bolt 5; wheel chock 100, rope hole 101. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] Example 1, see Figure 1-7 The figure shows the installation components of the wheel chock intelligent device of the present invention, which include a first cylindrical placing tube 1, a second cylindrical placing tube 2 and a connecting piece 3; the first placing tube 1 has a cavity 14 for placing the wheel chock intelligent device, and the rear half of the first placing tube 1 is inserted into the second placing tube 2 and the first placing tube 1 and the second placing tube 2 are connected together through the connecting piece 3; after the rear half of the first placing tube 1 is inserted into the second placing tube 2, the second placing tube 2 has a cavity 21 behind the tail end of the first placing tube 1, and the cavity 21 is used to place the power supply device; a bottom cover 4 is inserted at the tail end of the first placing tube 1; the bottom cover 4 has a through hole 411 connecting the cavity of the first placing tube 1 and the cavity 21 of the second placing tube 2. The mounting component of the wheel chock intelligent device of the present invention has a first placement tube 1 for placing the circuit board of the wheel chock intelligent device, and a second placement tube 2 for placing the first placement tube 1 and the power supply device (battery). With such a structure, the entire structure is cylindrical and can be conveniently placed in the rope hole 101 of the existing wheel chock 100 (such as Figure 9 、 10 As shown), there is no need to modify the structure of the wheel chock, and the intelligent device can be combined with it.

[0027] See also Figure 7 、 Figure 3 As a preferred embodiment, the mounting components of the wheel chock intelligent device of the present invention, wherein the bottom cover 4 includes a circular end plate 41 and an annular plug-in ring 42, the through hole 411 is provided in the middle position of the end plate 41, and at least one pair of slots 43 are provided on the end plate 41 and the plug-in ring 42. In this embodiment, there are two pairs of slots, that is, four slots 43, which are distributed at 90 degrees. The slots 43 are used to insert the circuit board of the wheel chock intelligent device, thereby the circuit board of the intelligent device is well fixed.

[0028] See also Figure 3 、 Figure 4 、 Figure 5 、 Figure 6As another preferred embodiment, the mounting component of the wheel chock intelligent device is as follows: the front section of the first placing cylinder 1 has an annular boss 11, that is, the diameter of the front section of the first placing cylinder 1 is larger than the diameter of the rear section inserted into the second placing cylinder 2, thereby forming a boss 11 at its front section; the boss 11 is used to stop the depth of the first placing cylinder 1 inserted into the second placing cylinder 2; the front end of the second placing cylinder 2 has an annular outer stop 22, the boss 11 and the outer stop 22 have roughly the same outer diameter, and the outer circle of the boss 11 of the first placing cylinder 1, near the end face of the second placing cylinder, has an external thread; one end of the inner hole of the connecting member 3 has an internal thread connected to the external thread on the boss 11 of the first placing cylinder, and the other end of the inner hole of the connecting member 3 has an internal stop 31 that cooperates with the outer stop 22 of the second placing cylinder 2. The outer stop 22 of the second placement tube 2 and the inner stop 31 of the connector 3 stop each other, and the connector 3 is threadedly connected to the first placement tube 1, thereby fixing the first placement tube 1 inserted into the second placement tube 2 and the second placement tube 2 together. In this embodiment, the inner stop 31 of the connector 3 cooperates with the outer stop 22 of the second placement tube, and the inner stop 31 of the connector 3 is located at the inner end of the outer stop 22 of the second placement tube 2. At this time, if it is necessary to disassemble and repair the intelligent device or replace the power supply device, there is no need to remove the connector 3 from the wheel chock. Only the first placement tube 1 needs to be rotated, which has the advantage of convenient maintenance, disassembly and installation.

[0029] See also Figure 3 、 4 To facilitate securing the mounting component of the intelligent wheel chock device of the present invention to the wheel chock, preferably, three protruding mounting portions 32 are provided on the outer edge of the connector 3, each of which has three fixing holes 33. Obviously, the mounting portions 32 of the connector 3 are not limited to this and can also be designed in a circular or rectangular shape. However, the use of three protruding mounting portions 32, with a concave arc-shaped transition between adjacent protruding mounting portions 32, facilitates rotational operation.

[0030] See also Figure 5 To display the status of the wheel chock intelligent device housed within the mounting assembly, a display window 13 made of a transparent material is provided at the front end of the first receiving tube 1. In this embodiment, the display window 13 is annular, but it may also be circular or have other shapes. The display window 13 can illuminate the indicator lights on the circuit board within the first receiving tube 1 to indicate the operating status, sleep status, fault status, and other states of the intelligent device within.

[0031] Example 2, see Figure 8The figure shows another installation component of a wheel chock intelligent device. The difference from the previous embodiment lies in the method used to connect the first placement tube 1 and the second placement tube 2: an external thread is provided on the outer circle of the open end of the second placement tube 2; the outer circumference of the first placement tube 1 is provided with an annular protruding convex stop 12, which is used to limit the position of the first placement tube 1 inserted into the second placement tube 2, and is also used to stop and position it with the connecting member 3; similarly, the inner surface of the connecting member 3 is provided with an internal thread and an internal stop 31. The connecting member 3 stops each other with the convex stop 12 through the internal stop 31, and is connected to the external thread on the second placement tube 2 through the internal thread, thereby connecting the first placement tube 1 inserted in the second placement tube 2 with the second placement tube 2. The advantage of the connection method of this embodiment is that the first placement tube 1 and the second placement tube 2 can only be separated after the connecting member 3 is removed from the wheel chock, and the power supply device can be replaced or the intelligent device can be repaired. Compared with the first embodiment, it is safer.

[0032] Obviously, it is also possible to use a method in which both the first placing tube 1 and the second placing tube 2 have external threads at the joint, and the two external threads are in opposite directions. The connecting member 3 has an internal thread. When the connecting member 3 is rotated, the opposite external threads provided on the outside of the first placing tube 1 and the second placing tube 2 either move toward each other or move in the opposite direction, thereby achieving connection or release.

[0033] It can be seen that the mounting component of the wheel chock intelligent device of the present invention has a simple and compact structure, and rationally utilizes the limited space of the existing wheel chock - the rope hole for setting the rope. The mounting component of the intelligent device is designed to be cylindrical, especially the two mounting cylinders are nested with each other, thereby reducing the installation space. Figure 9 The figure shows the structure of combining the mounting component of the wheel chock intelligent device described in the present invention with the wheel chock 100. The rear half of the first placement tube 1 for placing the circuit board of the intelligent device is inserted into the second placement tube 2 for placing the power supply, and the two are connected together by the connecting member 3; the second placement tube 2 is inserted into the rope hole 101 of the wheel chock 100, and the mounting part 32 of the connecting member 3 is fixed to the entire mounting component and the wheel chock through the bolt 5, thereby completing the installation.

[0034] The above description is merely illustrative and non-restrictive of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that many modifications, changes or equivalents may be made without departing from the spirit and scope defined by the claims, such as changing the shape of the mounting portion of the connector and the shape of the display window, but all of these will fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A mounting component for a wheel chock intelligent device, characterized in that: The wheel chock intelligent device comprises a first placing cylinder in a cylindrical shape for placing the wheel chock intelligent device, a second placing cylinder in a cylindrical shape, and a connecting piece for connecting the first placing cylinder and the second placing cylinder together; The rear section of the first placement tube is inserted into the second placement tube, and the first placement tube and the second placement tube are connected together by the connecting member. The second placement tube has a cavity behind the rear end of the first placement tube. A bottom cover is inserted into the rear end of the first placement tube, and the bottom cover has a through hole connecting the cavity of the first placement tube and the cavity of the second placement tube. The bottom cover includes an end plate and a plug-in ring, the through hole is provided in the middle of the end plate, and at least one pair of slots are provided on the end plate and the plug-in ring; The outer periphery of the front section of the first placement tube has a boss, the diameter of the boss part is larger than the diameter of the rear section of the first placement tube inserted into the second placement tube, and the boss of the first placement tube has an external thread; the front end of the second placement tube has an external stop; one end of the inner hole of the connecting member has an internal thread connected to the external thread of the first placement tube, and the other end of the inner hole of the connecting member has an internal stop that cooperates with the external stop of the second placement tube; or, The first placement tube is provided with an annular convex stop for limiting the position on the outside, and the second placement tube is provided with an external thread on the outer circle of the convex stop at the first placement tube. One end of the inner hole of the connecting member has an internal thread connected to the external thread of the second placement tube, and the inner hole of the connecting member has an internal stop that cooperates with the external stop of the first placement tube. The front end surface of the first placement tube has a display window made of transparent material; the outer edge of the connecting piece has three protruding mounting parts, and the protruding mounting parts are provided with three fixing holes; The rear half of the first placing tube for placing the circuit board of the intelligent device is inserted into the second placing tube for placing the power supply, and the first placing tube and the second placing tube are connected together through a connecting piece; the second placing tube is inserted into the rope hole of the wheel chock, and the mounting part of the connecting piece fixes the entire mounting component to the wheel chock through bolts.

2. The mounting component of the wheel chock intelligent device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The display window is annular or circular.

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