Automatic cleaning device for inside of heat supply pipeline
By designing an automatic cleaning device inside the heating pipes, which uses a sweeping and moving mechanism to remove impurities from the inner wall of the heating pipes, the problem of blockage in the heating pipes is solved, ensuring smooth circulation of hot water and improving heat dissipation.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-04-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-10
AI Technical Summary
The accumulation of impurities on the inner wall of the heating pipes leads to poor circulation of hot water, affecting the heat dissipation effect.
Design an automatic cleaning device for the inside of heating pipes. The device uses a cleaning motor to drive a brush to clean the inner wall of the pipes through a cleaning mechanism and a moving mechanism, and a dust cover to prevent garbage from entering the housing.
It effectively cleans impurities from the inner wall of the heating pipes, ensures smooth circulation of hot water, improves heat dissipation, and keeps the device clean.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of pipeline cleaning, and particularly relates to an automatic cleaning device for the inside of a heat supply pipeline. BACKGROUND
[0002] Urban heat supply is generally realized through a heat supply pipeline system, is an important infrastructure of a city, and is also a symbol of the modernization level of a city. In life, the heat supply mode of a building is mostly a water heating mode, that is, hot water is delivered to thousands of households through a heat supply pipeline. In the process of delivery of the hot water, a large amount of impurities is often mixed in the hot water. Long-time use of the impurities causes the impurities to accumulate on the inner wall of the heat supply pipeline, causes the household pipeline network to be blocked, causes the circulation of the hot water to be not smooth, and further affects the heat dissipation effect. SUMMARY
[0003] The present application aims at overcoming the defects in the prior art, and provides an automatic cleaning device for the inside of a heat supply pipeline. The device can clean the impurities on the inner wall of the heat supply pipeline through a cleaning mechanism, can make the hot water circulate smoothly, and guarantees the heat dissipation effect.
[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows:
[0005] An automatic cleaning device for the inside of a heat supply pipeline, comprising a box body, a cleaning mechanism is installed on the top of the box body, a fixing plate is arranged below the box body, limit rods are installed on the left and right sides of the box body, second climbing mechanisms are hingedly connected to the ends of the limit rods, a moving mechanism is installed above the fixing plate, the top of the moving mechanism extends into the box body, and first climbing mechanisms are hingedly connected to the two ends of the fixing plate.
[0006] The cleaning mechanism comprises a cleaning motor, a brush, a cross rod and a rotating drum. The cleaning motor is installed on the upper part of the box body through two second supporting plates. The two second supporting plates are respectively located on the top and bottom of the cleaning motor. The output end of the cleaning motor is connected with a rotating shaft. The rotating shaft extends to the outside of the box body at the top end. The rotating shaft is provided with the rotating drum. The rotating drum is rotatably installed on the top of the box body. The top end and the bottom end of the rotating drum are respectively located outside and inside the box body. A first gear is installed on the rotating shaft in the box body. A second gear is installed on the rotating drum in the box body. A fourth gear is meshingly connected to one side of the first gear. The fourth gear is rotatably installed between the upper second supporting plate and the box body. A third gear is meshingly connected to one side of the fourth gear. The third gear is rotatably installed between the upper second supporting plate and the box body. The third gear is meshingly connected with the second gear. Cross rods are installed on the two sides of the top end of the rotating shaft and the rotating drum outside the box body. The end of the cross rod is provided with the brush.
[0007] The first and second climbing mechanisms are structurally identical and each comprises a rotating base, a second spring, a movable block and an anti-coming-off layer, the rotating base on the first climbing mechanism is hinged at two ends of the fixed plate, the rotating base on the second climbing mechanism is hinged at two ends of the limiting rod, the end of the rotating base is provided with a cavity, the second spring is installed in the cavity, the movable block is slidably installed in the cavity in an H shape, one end of the second spring is installed on the inner side wall of the cavity, the other end of the second spring is connected with the movable block, and the end of the movable block away from the second spring is provided with the anti-coming-off layer.
[0008] The moving mechanism comprises a ratchet post, a U-shaped seat, a first supporting plate, a movable cross rod, a climbing motor and a cam, the ratchet post is installed on the fixed plate, the top of the ratchet post extends to the inside of the box, a first slot is formed in the middle of the ratchet post, vertical ratchet teeth are installed on the two sides of the ratchet post, the movable cross rod is installed on the top of the ratchet post through a fixed rotating shaft, first vertical rods are installed below the two ends of the movable cross rod, a second vertical rod is installed at the bottom between the two first vertical rods on the same side, a pawl is hinged to the bottom end of the second vertical rod, a second slot is formed in the middle of the second vertical rod, the second vertical rod and one side of the ratchet post are provided with the first supporting plate, the first supporting plate is installed in the inside of the box, guide protrusions matched with the first and second slots are installed on the first supporting plate, a supporting rod is installed above one end of the movable cross rod, a first spring is installed between the supporting rod and the movable cross rod, a climbing motor is installed on the other end of the movable cross rod through a support, a cam is installed on the output shaft end of the climbing motor, the cam abuts against the movable cross rod, limiting plates are arranged on the two sides of the bottom of the ratchet post, the limiting plates are installed above the fixed plate, U-shaped seats are installed above the two limiting plates, a fourth spring is arranged between the two limiting plates, the fourth spring is located on one side of the ratchet post, the bottom end of the fourth spring is installed on the fixed plate, and the top end of the fourth spring is installed on the bottom of the box, the top end of the U-shaped seat extends to the inside of the box through the box, a connecting rod is hinged to the pawl, and one end of the connecting rod away from the pawl is installed on the U-shaped seat.
[0009] One end of the connecting rod away from the pawl is provided with a rotating pin, middle transfer seats are installed on the two sides of the rotating pin, the two ends of the rotating pin are located in the middle transfer seats, load cavities are formed in one end of the two middle transfer seats away from the rotating pin, a third spring and a movable column are installed in the inside of the load cavities, the end of the third spring is connected with the inner wall of the load cavity and the end of the movable column, respectively, one end of the movable column away from the third spring extends to the outside of the middle transfer seat and is connected with the U-shaped seat, a plurality of load rods are symmetrically installed on the two sides of one end of the U-shaped seat, and clamping positions are formed between two adjacent load rods.
[0010] Preferably, dust covers are installed between the two sides of the limiting plates and the box.
[0011] The present application has the following advantages:
[0012] 1) The cleaning mechanism can clean the impurities on the inner wall of the heating pipe, so that the hot water source can circulate smoothly and ensure the heat dissipation effect.
[0013] 2) The cleaning motor drives the first gear to rotate, the fourth gear meshes with the first gear to rotate and drives the third gear to rotate, the third gear meshes with the second gear to drive the rotating drum to rotate along the box body, and the crossbar on the rotating drum and the crossbar on the rotating shaft drive the brush to rotate in the opposite direction, thereby cleaning the inside of the heating pipe.
[0014] 3) Dust covers are installed between the two sides of the limiting plate and the box body. The dust covers can prevent the garbage cleaned by the cleaning mechanism from entering the box body, which facilitates the cleaning of the entire device. Attached Figure Description
[0015] Appendix Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an automatic cleaning device for the inside of a heating pipeline according to the present invention.
[0016] Appendix Figure 2 It is attached Figure 1 Enlarged view of part A.
[0017] Appendix Figure 3 This is a right-hand view showing the connection relationship between the first, second, third, and fourth gears.
[0018] Appendix Figure 4 This is an attached view showing the connection relationship between the first gear, the second gear, the third gear, and the fourth gear.
[0019] Appendix Figure 5 This is a sectional view of the U-shaped seat at the CC position.
[0020] Appendix Figure 6 It is attached Figure 5 Enlarged view of section B.
[0021] In the figure: 1, fixed plate; 2, ratchet column; 3, limiting plate; 4, U-shaped seat; 5, dust cover; 6, guide protrusion; 7, first support plate; 8, fixed rotating shaft; 9, first vertical rod; 10, movable cross rod; 11, first climbing mechanism; 1101, rotating base; 1102, second spring; 1103, movable block; 1104, anti-doffing layer; 12, second climbing mechanism; 13, first spring; 14, box body; 15, cleaning motor; 16, first gear, 17, second gear; 18, brush; 19, cross rod; 20, rotating drum; 21, rotating shaft; 22, third gear; 23, fourth gear; 24, climbing motor; 25, cam; 26, second vertical rod; 27, connecting rod; 2701, movable column; 2702, transfer seat; 2703, rotating pin; 2704, third spring; 28, pawl; 29, fourth spring; 30, second support plate; 31, support rod; 32, limiting rod; 33, bearing rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application are described below in detail. Figures 1-6 It should be apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts fall within the scope of the present application.
[0023] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "longitudinal", "transverse", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only used to facilitate the description of the present application, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.
[0024] The automatic cleaning device inside the heat supply pipeline comprises a box body 14, a cleaning mechanism is installed on the top of the box body 14, a fixed plate 1 is arranged below the box body 14, limiting rods 32 are installed on the left and right sides of the box body 14, second climbing mechanisms 12 are hinged to the ends of the limiting rods 32, a moving mechanism is installed above the fixed plate 1, the top of the moving mechanism extends into the box body 14, and first climbing mechanisms 11 are hinged to the two ends of the fixed plate 1.
[0025] The cleaning mechanism comprises a cleaning motor 15, a brush 18, a cross rod 19 and a rotating drum 20. The cleaning motor 15 is installed on the upper portion of the box body 14 through two second supporting plates 30, which are respectively located at the top and bottom of the cleaning motor 15. The output end of the cleaning motor 15 is connected with a rotating shaft 21, the top end of which extends to the outside of the box body 14. The rotating shaft 21 is provided with the rotating drum 20, which is rotatably installed on the top of the box body 14. The top end and the bottom end of the rotating drum 20 are respectively located outside and inside the box body 14. The rotating shaft 21 inside the box body 14 is installed with a first gear 16, and the rotating drum 20 inside the box body 14 is installed with a second gear 17. One side of the first gear 16 is meshingly connected with a fourth gear 23, which is rotatably installed between the upper second supporting plate 30 and the box body 14. One side of the fourth gear 23 is meshingly connected with a third gear 22, which is rotatably installed between the upper second supporting plate 30 and the box body 14. The third gear 22 is meshingly connected with the second gear 17. The rotating shaft 21 and the top end of the rotating drum 20 outside the box body 14 are both installed with the cross rod 19, and the end of the cross rod 19 is installed with the brush 18. When cleaning the inside of the heating pipeline, the cleaning motor 15 drives the first gear 16 to rotate, the fourth gear 23 and the first gear 16 are meshed to rotate and drive the third gear 22 to rotate, the third gear 22 and the second gear 17 are meshed to drive the rotating drum 20 to rotate along the box body 14, and the cross rod 19 on the rotating drum 20 and the cross rod 19 on the rotating shaft 21 drive the brush 18 to rotate in the opposite direction, thereby cleaning the inside of the heating pipeline.
[0026] The first and second climbing mechanisms 11 and 12 are the same in structure and each comprises a rotating base 1101, a second spring 1102, a movable block 1103 and an anti-escape adhesive layer 1104. The rotating base 1101 on the first climbing mechanism 11 is hinged at the two ends of the fixed plate 1, and the rotating base 1101 on the second climbing mechanism 12 is hinged at the two ends of the limiting rod 32. The end of the rotating base 1101 is provided with a cavity, and the second spring 1102 is installed in the cavity. The movable block 1103 in the shape of "H" is slidingly installed in the cavity. One end of the second spring 1102 is installed on the inner side wall of the cavity, and the other end is connected with the movable block 1103. The end of the movable block 1103 away from the second spring 1102 is installed with the anti-escape adhesive layer 1104.
[0027] The moving mechanism comprises a ratchet column 2, a U-shaped seat 4, a first support plate 7, a movable cross rod 10, a climbing motor 24, a cam 25, the ratchet column 2 is installed on the fixed plate 1, the top of the ratchet column 2 extends to the inside of the box body 14, a first slot is formed in the middle of the ratchet column 2, vertical strip ratchets are installed on the two sides of the ratchet column 2, the movable cross rod 10 is installed on the top of the ratchet column 2 through the fixed rotating shaft 8, first vertical rods 9 are installed below the two ends of the movable cross rod 10, a second vertical rod 26 is installed at the bottom between the two first vertical rods 9 on the same side, a pawl 28 is hinged to the bottom end of the second vertical rod 26, a second slot is formed in the middle of the second vertical rod 26, the second vertical rod 26 and one side of the ratchet column 2 are provided with the first support plate 7, the first support plate 7 is installed in the inside of the box body 14, guide protrusions 6 matched with the first slot and the second slot are installed on the first support plate 7, a support rod 31 is installed above one end of the movable cross rod 10, a first spring 13 is installed between the support rod 31 and the movable cross rod 10, the climbing motor 24 is installed on the other end of the movable cross rod 10 through a support, the output shaft end of the climbing motor 24 is provided with the cam 25, the cam 25 abuts against the movable cross rod 10, limit plates 3 are arranged on the two sides of the bottom of the ratchet column 2, the limit plates 3 are installed above the fixed plate 1, U-shaped seats 4 are installed above the two limit plates 3, a fourth spring 29 is arranged between the two limit plates 3, the fourth spring 29 is located on one side of the ratchet column 2, the bottom end of the fourth spring 29 is installed on the fixed plate 1, and the top end is installed on the bottom of the box body 14, the top end of the U-shaped seat 4 extends to the inside of the box body 14 through the box body 14, a connecting rod 27 is hinged to the pawl 28, and one end of the connecting rod 27 away from the pawl 28 is installed on the U-shaped seat 4.
[0028] One end of the connecting rod 27 away from the pawl 28 is provided with a rotating pin 2703, the two sides of the rotating pin 2703 are provided with transfer seats 2702, the two ends of the rotating pin 2703 are located in the transfer seats 2702 on the two sides, a bearing cavity is formed in one end of the two transfer seats 2702 away from the rotating pin 2703, a third spring 2704 and a movable column 2701 are installed in the inside of the bearing cavity, the end portions of the third spring 2704 are connected with the inner wall of the bearing cavity and the end portion of the movable column 2701 respectively, one end of the movable column 2701 away from the third spring 2704 extends to the outside of the transfer seat 2702 and is connected with the clamping position on the U-shaped seat 4, a plurality of bearing rods 33 are symmetrically installed on the two sides of one end in the inside of the U-shaped seat 4, and clamping positions are formed between two adjacent bearing rods 33.
[0029] Dust covers 5 are installed between the two sides of the limit plate 3 and the box body 14, garbage cleaned by the cleaning mechanism can be prevented from entering the inside of the box body 14 through the dust covers 5, and the cleaning of the whole device is facilitated.
[0030] The moving process by the moving mechanism is as follows: the climbing motor 24 drives the cam 25 to rotate, the movable crossbar 10 is driven to reciprocate up and down around the fixed rotating shaft 8 under the cooperation of the first spring 13, the first vertical rod 9 is driven to reciprocate up and down by the movable crossbar 10, the second vertical rod 26 connected with the first vertical rod 9 is driven to reciprocate up and down under the action of the guide protrusion 6, and then the pawl 28 is driven to move around the hinge, when the left and right second vertical rods 26 move downward alternately, the pawl 28 is driven to move downward to the next tooth position on the strip-shaped ratchet, when the second vertical rod 26 moves upward, the strip-shaped ratchet is driven to move upward, in the initial state, the first climbing mechanism 11 is in contact with the limiting plate 3 and is in a horizontal state, when the pawl 28 is in the middle position of the strip-shaped ratchet and is slightly above, the fourth spring 29 is in a pre-compressed state;
[0031] When the pawl 28 moves outward with the strip-shaped ratchet, the connecting rod 27 is driven to move outward, and then the rotating pin 2703 on the connecting rod 27 is driven to move outward, so that the movable column 2701 moves along the clamping position to the next position in the U-shaped seat 4, when the pawl 28 lifts the strip-shaped ratchet, the movable column 2701 is placed on the bearing rod 33 in the U-shaped seat 4, when the strip-shaped ratchet moves upward, the fixed plate 1, the limiting plate 3 and the U-shaped seat 4 move upward together, at this time, the second climbing mechanism 12 keeps the rotating base 1101 fixed in the pipeline in a straight line under the action of the second spring 1102, the limiting rod 32 and the movable block 1103, the anti-separation layer 1104; at the same time, the first climbing mechanism 11 rotates around the hinge under the friction force of the anti-separation layer 1104 due to the upward movement of the fixed plate 1, and then the upward movement of the fixed plate 1 is realized and the fourth spring 29 is compressed;
[0032] When the strip-shaped ratchet rises to the position below the tooth, at this time, the pawl 28 is in an open state, at this time, the connecting rod 27 moves to the lowermost position of the U-shaped seat 4, at this time, the pawl 28 releases the constraint on the strip-shaped ratchet under the action of the connecting rod 27, the box body 14 drives the cleaning mechanism to move upward under the action of the fourth spring 29, at this time, the first climbing mechanism 11 is integrally fixed in the pipeline with the fixed plate 1 under the action of the anti-separation layer 1104, the second spring 1102 and the limiting plate 3 when the first climbing mechanism 11 falls downward under the action of gravity, the second climbing mechanism 12 repeats the action of the first climbing mechanism 11 in the rising process of the strip-shaped ratchet, and the upward movement of the box body 14 is smoothly completed, the upward height of the box body 14 reaches a reasonable height under the limiting action of the outside of the U-shaped seat 4, so that the pipeline is cleaned without dead angle.
[0033] The above content is only an example and description of the structure of the present application, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications or supplements or adopt similar ways to replace the described specific embodiments, as long as they do not deviate from the structure of the present application or exceed the scope defined by the present claims, which shall belong to the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A device for automatic cleaning of the inside of a heating pipe comprising a box, characterized in that, The top of the box is provided with a cleaning mechanism, the lower part of the box is provided with a fixed plate, the left and right sides of the box are provided with limiting rods, the ends of the limiting rods are hingedly provided with second climbing mechanisms, the upper part of the fixed plate is provided with a moving mechanism, the top of the moving mechanism extends into the box, and the two ends of the fixed plate are hingedly provided with first climbing mechanisms; The cleaning mechanism comprises a cleaning motor, a brush, a cross rod and a rotating drum, the cleaning motor is installed on the upper part of the box through two second supporting plates, the two second supporting plates are located at the top and bottom of the cleaning motor respectively, the output end of the cleaning motor is connected with a rotating shaft, the top end of the rotating shaft extends to the outside of the box, the rotating shaft is provided with the rotating drum, the rotating drum is rotatably installed on the top of the box, the top end and the bottom end of the rotating drum are located outside and inside the box respectively, a first gear is installed on the rotating shaft inside the box, a second gear is installed on the rotating drum inside the box, a fourth gear is meshedly connected on one side of the first gear, the fourth gear is rotatably installed between the upper second supporting plate and the box, a third gear is meshedly connected on one side of the fourth gear, the third gear is rotatably installed between the upper second supporting plate and the box, the third gear is meshedly connected with the second gear, cross rods are installed on the two sides of the top end of the rotating shaft and the rotating drum outside the box, and the end of the cross rod is provided with the brush; The first climbing mechanism and the second climbing mechanism are the same in structure and comprise rotating bases, second springs, movable blocks and anti-coming-off layers, the rotating bases of the first climbing mechanism are hingedly connected at the two ends of the fixed plate, the rotating bases of the second climbing mechanism are hingedly connected at the two ends of the limiting rods, the end of the rotating base is provided with a cavity, the second spring is installed in the cavity, the movable block is slidably installed in the cavity in a "H" shape, one end of the second spring is installed on the inner side wall of the cavity, the other end is connected with the movable block, and the end, away from the second spring, of the movable block is provided with the anti-coming-off layer; The moving mechanism comprises a ratchet post, a U-shaped seat, a first support plate, a movable cross rod, a climbing motor, a cam, the ratchet post is installed on a fixed plate, the top of the ratchet post extends to the inside of a box body, a first slot is formed in the middle of the ratchet post, vertical ratchet teeth are installed on the two sides of the ratchet post, a movable cross rod is installed on the top of the ratchet post through a fixed rotating shaft, first vertical rods are installed below the two ends of the movable cross rod, a second vertical rod is installed at the bottom between the two first vertical rods on the same side, a pawl is hinged to the bottom end of the second vertical rod, a second slot is formed in the middle of the second vertical rod, a first support plate is arranged on one side of the second vertical rod and the ratchet post, the first support plate is installed in the inside of the box body, guide protrusions matched with the first slot and the second slot are installed on the first support plate, a support rod is installed above one end of the movable cross rod, a first spring is installed between the support rod and the movable cross rod, a climbing motor is installed above the other end of the movable cross rod through a support, a cam is installed at the end of the output shaft of the climbing motor, the cam abuts against the movable cross rod, limit plates are arranged on the two sides of the bottom of the ratchet post, the limit plates are installed above the fixed plate, U-shaped seats are installed above the two limit plates, a fourth spring is arranged between the two limit plates, the fourth spring is located on one side of the ratchet post, the bottom end of the fourth spring is installed on the fixed plate, and the top end is installed at the bottom of the box body, the top end of the U-shaped seat extends to the inside of the box body through the box body, a connecting rod is hinged to the pawl, and one end of the connecting rod away from the pawl is installed on the U-shaped seat. A rotating pin is installed at one end of the connecting rod away from the pawl, middle transfer seats are installed on the two sides of the rotating pin, the two ends of the rotating pin are located in the middle transfer seats, load cavities are formed at one end of the two middle transfer seats away from the rotating pin, a third spring and a movable column are installed in the inside of the load cavities, the ends of the third spring are connected with the inner wall of the load cavity and the end of the movable column respectively, the end of the movable column away from the third spring extends to the outside of the middle transfer seat and is connected with the U-shaped seat, a plurality of load rods are symmetrically installed on the two sides of one end of the U-shaped seat inside, and clamping positions are formed between two adjacent load rods.
2. The device according to claim 1, wherein Dust covers are installed between the two sides of the limit plates and the box body.
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