Animal Brush Folding Arm

Abstract

This invention relates to a folding arm for animal brushes, comprising a front support arm, a rear support arm, and a locking mechanism. The rear end of the front support arm is hinged to the front end of the rear support arm, and a locking mechanism is installed at the hinge point between the front and rear support arms. The locking mechanism includes a locking handle, a cylindrical nut, a fastening washer, and a square neck bolt. A baffle with a C-groove is installed on one side of the front portion of the rear support arm, and the front support arm has a corresponding slotted hole. The advantages of this invention are: 1. Simple structure and easy operation; it can be operated by one person with one hand; 2. High structural strength, safe and stable, ensuring that the front and rear support arms remain sturdy and reliable even under significant impact or vibration.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to an animal brush folding arm, and relates to a field requiring a folding support arm, in particular to the field of animal husbandry. Background Art

[0002] In the process of animal husbandry and production, in order to improve the comfort of animals and reduce animal overreaction, thereby increasing growth rate, milk production rate and improving the economic benefits of the enterprise, large-scale breeding gradually adopts animal brushes to clean the animal body. Animal brushes can liberate the physical labor of daily breeding managers and provide a comfortable living environment for animals.

[0003] At present, most of the animal brushes installed on the animal passages on the market are cantilever or swing arm structures, and the cantilever and swing arm are a straight beam or a curved beam, extending 1.0~1.2 meters from the installation surface. The width of the animal passage is generally 2.5~3 meters. Once the animal brush is installed, the width of the passage becomes 1.3~2 meters, so that manure throwing trucks, manure cleaning shovel trucks and other tool vehicles cannot pass through, which seriously affects the work efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the present invention provides a folding arm of an animal brush. The technical solution of the present invention is:

[0005] A folding arm for an animal brush comprises a front support arm, a rear support arm and a locking mechanism, wherein the rear end of the front support arm is hinged with the front end of the rear support arm, and a locking mechanism is installed at the hinge of the front support arm and the rear support arm; the locking mechanism comprises a locking handle, a cylindrical nut, a fastening gasket and a square neck bolt, a baffle is installed on one side of the front part of the rear support arm, a C-shaped groove is arranged on the baffle, a strip hole corresponding to the C-shaped groove is arranged on the front support arm, and the length of the strip hole is longer than the length of the C-shaped groove; the square neck bolt passes through the strip hole, the C-shaped groove and the fastening gasket in sequence, and is connected with the cylindrical nut, and the cylindrical nut is installed in the eccentric hole of the locking handle; the square neck bolt is adjustably installed in the strip hole.

[0006] Rear support arm mounting seats are installed on the rear support arms at the upper and lower parts of the baffle, and nylon gaskets are installed in the rear support arm mounting seats. The front support arm is provided with a front support arm mounting seat that rotates with the rear support arm mounting seat. After the rear support arm mounting seat and the front support arm mounting seat are docked together, they are connected together through the pin shaft, and the pin shaft is installed with a cotter pin after passing through the rear support arm mounting seat and the front support arm mounting seat.

[0007] The C-shaped grooves and the strip holes are both arranged obliquely to form an angle with the horizontal direction.

[0008] Inside the strip hole, a root is formed on one side of the strip hole, and an arc-shaped groove for locking the square neck bolt is formed on the other side; after the square neck bolt is placed in the arc-shaped groove, the front support arm and the rear support arm rotate to cooperate; after the square neck bolt is away from the arc-shaped groove, the front support arm and the rear support arm are limited by the square neck bolt and remain in a stationary state.

[0009] The advantages of the present invention are:

[0010] 1. Simple structure and easy operation. It can be operated by one person and one hand;

[0011] 2. The structure is strong, safe and stable, ensuring that the front and rear support arms remain firm and reliable even when there is a large impact or vibration;

[0012] 3. Simple process and low cost;

[0013] 4. It can be used in a wide range of occasions and is not restricted by the environment or location. It can install large products in a small space, improve space utilization, and is suitable for various products that require folding arms. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the explosion structure of the present invention.

[0015] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the use state of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with specific embodiments, and the advantages and features of the present invention will become clearer as the description proceeds. However, these embodiments are exemplary only and do not constitute any limitation to the scope of the present invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the details and forms of the technical solution of the present invention may be modified or replaced without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, but these modifications and replacements all fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0017] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2The present invention relates to a folding arm of an animal brush, comprising a front support arm 4, a rear support arm 9 and a locking mechanism, wherein the rear end of the front support arm 4 is hinged with the front end of the rear support arm 9, and a locking mechanism is installed at the hinge of the front support arm 4 and the rear support arm 9; the locking mechanism comprises a locking handle 7, a cylindrical nut 8, a fastening gasket 6 and a square neck bolt 5, a baffle is installed on one side of the front part of the rear support arm 9, a C-shaped groove is arranged on the baffle, a strip hole 11 corresponding to the C-shaped groove 10 is arranged on the front support arm 4, and the length of the strip hole 11 is longer than the length of the C-shaped groove; the square neck bolt 5 passes through the strip hole 11, the C-shaped groove 10 and the fastening gasket 6 in sequence, and is connected with the cylindrical nut 8, and the cylindrical nut 8 is installed in the eccentric hole of the locking handle 7; the square neck bolt 5 is adjustably installed in the strip hole 11. By adopting the square neck bolt and the locking handle, the front support arm and the rear support arm can be locked by swinging the locking handle upward; the locking degree can be adjusted by rotating the locking handle.

[0018] A rear support arm mounting seat is installed on the rear support arm 9 at the upper and lower parts of the baffle, and a nylon gasket 3 is installed in the rear support arm mounting seat. A front support arm mounting seat that rotates with the rear support arm mounting seat is provided on the front support arm. After the rear support arm mounting seat and the front support arm mounting seat are docked together, they are connected together through the pin shaft 1. The pin shaft 1 passes through the rear support arm mounting seat and the front support arm mounting seat and is then installed with a cotter pin 2.

[0019] The C-shaped groove 10 and the strip hole 11 are both inclined (inclined upward) to form an angle with the horizontal direction. This structure can prevent the square neck bolt from detaching from the long groove due to impact or vibration after being tightened, thereby increasing the safety of the structure.

[0020] Inside the strip hole 11, a root is formed on one side of the strip hole 11, and an arc-shaped groove for locking the square neck bolt 5 is formed on the other side; after the square neck bolt 5 is placed in the arc-shaped groove, the front support arm and the rear support arm rotate to cooperate; after the square neck bolt is away from the arc-shaped groove, the front support arm and the rear support arm are limited by the square neck bolt and remain in a stationary state.

[0021] The working principle of the present invention is: during the use of the animal brush, the present invention is in a locked state (i.e., the square neck bolt is located at the root of the strip hole, not in the arc groove). When the front support arm needs to be rotated, the locking handle is lifted up, and then the locking handle and the square neck bolt are slid outward until the square neck bolt slides into the arc groove, and the front support arm is gently pushed to rotate the front support arm 90 degrees, thereby ensuring that the tool cart can move unimpeded. When resetting, just pull the front support arm back to its original position, slide the locking handle and the square neck bolt back to the root of the strip hole, and press the locking handle to complete the locking. When the locking degree needs to be adjusted, lift the locking handle and rotate the locking handle (clockwise to increase the tightness, counterclockwise to reduce the tightness) to the appropriate degree.

[0022] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes according to the technical scheme and inventive concept of the present invention within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An animal brush folding arm for animal husbandry, characterized in that: The invention comprises a front support arm, a rear support arm and a locking mechanism, wherein the rear end of the front support arm is hingedly connected to the front end of the rear support arm, and a locking mechanism is installed at the hinge of the front support arm and the rear support arm; the locking mechanism comprises a locking handle, a cylindrical nut, a fastening gasket and a square neck bolt, a baffle is installed on one side of the front part of the rear support arm, a C-shaped groove is arranged on the baffle, a strip hole corresponding to the C-shaped groove is arranged on the front support arm, the length of the strip hole is longer than the length of the C-shaped groove, and the C-shaped groove and the strip hole are connected to the front support arm. The square-neck bolt is connected to the cylindrical nut after passing through the strip hole, C-shaped slot and fastening gasket in sequence, and the cylindrical nut is installed in the eccentric hole of the locking handle, and the square-neck bolt is adjustably installed in the strip hole; rear support arm mounting seats are installed on the rear support arms at the upper and lower parts of the baffle, and nylon gaskets are installed in the rear support arm mounting seats; a front support arm mounting seat rotatably matched with the rear support arm mounting seat is provided on the front support arm, The rear support arm mounting seat and the front support arm mounting seat are connected together through a pin shaft after being butted together, and a cotter pin is installed after the pin shaft passes through the rear support arm mounting seat and the front support arm mounting seat; inside the strip hole, a root is formed on one side of the strip hole, and an arc-shaped groove portion for locking the square neck bolt is formed on the other side; after the square neck bolt is placed in the arc-shaped groove portion, the front support arm and the rear support arm are rotated to cooperate, and after the square neck bolt is away from the arc-shaped groove portion, the front support arm and the rear support arm are limited by the square neck bolt to be secured Keep it stationary; when the front support arm needs to be rotated, lift up the locking handle, then slide the locking handle and the square neck bolt outward until the square neck bolt slides into the arc-shaped groove of the strip hole, and gently push the front support arm to rotate the front support arm; when the front support arm needs to be locked, pull the front support arm back to its original position, then slide the locking handle and the square neck bolt back to the root of the strip hole and press the locking handle; when the locking degree needs to be adjusted, lift the locking handle and then rotate the locking handle.

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