Eave ice shoveling device and method

Abstract

The invention provides an eave ice shoveling device and method, and belongs to the technical field of building maintenance. The device comprises a collecting mechanism, an ice shoveling cutter and a guide arm; the collecting mechanism comprises a collecting hopper arranged below the eave, a collecting pipe connected with the bottom end of the collecting hopper and a collecting box connected with the collecting pipe. An inserting groove is formed in the side wall of the top opening of the collecting hopper; the lower end of the ice shoveling knife is inserted into the inserting groove, and the top of the ice shoveling knife is slidably connected with the lower part of the eave through a guide mechanism; the guide arm comprises a vertical piece inserted into a guardrail below the eave and a transverse piece connected with the top of the vertical piece; the end part of the transverse piece is connected with the outer side wall of the lower part of the collecting hopper; rolling wheels are arranged on the side walls of the vertical pieces, and first sliding grooves are formed in the inner side walls of the guardrails; the rollers are slidably connected with the first sliding grooves. The problems that in the prior art, ice falls off in the ice shoveling process, ice shoveling personnel are prone to being injured, and ice falling on the ground needs to be cleaned for the second time can be solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of building maintenance, and more specifically, to a device and method for removing ice from eaves. Background Art

[0002] In winter in cold regions, the snow covering the eaves after snowfall melts into water when the temperature is high during the day and flows down. When the temperature drops in the evening, the melted snow freezes into icicles, which hang on the edge of the eaves with the cone tip facing down, thus forming icicles. In construction sites, especially for low-rise buildings with one to three floors, the falling of icicles can easily cause injuries to passers-by, so the icicles on the eaves need to be removed.

[0003] At present, for construction sites, buildings on lower floors usually use long poles and other tools to knock down icicles on the eaves, and then clean up the icicles that fall on the ground. This method of removing icicles has the risk of icicles falling during the shoveling process, which can easily cause injuries to shovelers; and the icicles that fall on the ground need to be cleaned up again. If they are not cleaned up properly, they are likely to freeze on the ground, causing problems such as slippery roads. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above problems, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an eaves ice removal device and method to solve the problems in the prior art that, for construction sites and lower-rise buildings, the existing method of removing ice has the problem that the ice may fall during the removal process, which may easily cause injuries to the ice-shoveling personnel; and the ice that falls on the ground needs to be cleaned up a second time, and if not cleaned thoroughly, it is easy to freeze on the ground, causing the road surface to be slippery.

[0005] The present invention provides an eaves ice shoveling device, comprising a collecting mechanism, an ice shoveling blade and a guide arm; wherein:

[0006] The collecting mechanism comprises a collecting bucket arranged under the eaves, a collecting pipe connected to the bottom outlet of the collecting bucket, and a collecting box connected to the bottom outlet of the collecting pipe; a moving walking device is arranged at the bottom of the collecting box; and a plug-in slot is arranged on the side wall of the top opening of the collecting bucket;

[0007] The lower end of the ice scraper is inserted into the insertion groove, and the top of the ice scraper is slidably connected to the bottom of the eaves through a guide mechanism;

[0008] The guide arm includes a vertical piece vertically inserted inside the guardrail under the eaves and a horizontal piece connected to the top of the vertical piece; the end of the horizontal piece is connected to the lower outer wall of the collecting bucket; a roller is provided on the side wall of the vertical piece, and a first slide groove is provided on the inner wall of the guardrail along the length direction of the eaves; the roller is limited to roll in the first slide groove.

[0009] In addition, a preferred solution is that the collecting pipe includes at least two branch pipes; adjacent branch pipes are connected by a first connecting sleeve; and the branch pipes are connected to the first connecting sleeve by a connecting thread.

[0010] In addition, a preferred solution is that an ice entry pipe is fixedly provided on the upper outer wall of the collection box; the collection pipe and the ice entry pipe are connected by a second connecting sleeve; both ends of the second connecting sleeve are respectively connected to the collection pipe and the ice entry pipe by connecting threads.

[0011] In addition, a preferred solution is that a cover is provided at the top opening of the collection box; and / or a drainage hole is provided at the bottom end of the collection box; and / or an impact-proof partition is provided on the inner wall of the collection box.

[0012] In addition, a preferred solution is that the mobile walking device is a universal wheel.

[0013] In addition, a preferred solution is that a power traction mechanism is connected to one side of the collection box.

[0014] In addition, a preferred solution is that the vertical member includes at least two sections of vertical branch rods; adjacent vertical branch rods are connected by a third connecting sleeve; the third connecting sleeve is connected to the vertical branch rod by a connecting thread; and / or, the horizontal member includes at least two sections of transverse branch rods; adjacent transverse branch rods are connected by a fourth connecting sleeve; the fourth connecting sleeve is connected to the transverse branch rod by a connecting thread.

[0015] In addition, a preferred solution is that the guide mechanism includes a second slide groove arranged at the lower part of the eaves along the length direction of the eaves and a guide wheel arranged at the top end of the ice scraper; the guide wheel is limited to move in the second slide groove.

[0016] In addition, a preferred solution is that the ice scraper includes an ice scraping part, a buffer part fixed at the bottom end of the ice scraping part, and a plug-in part fixed at the bottom end of the buffer part; wherein the guide wheel is arranged at the top end of the ice scraping part; the buffer part includes a bellows with a top end fixed at the lower end of the ice scraping part and a spring arranged inside the bellows; the top end of the plug-in part is fixed at the bottom end of the bellows, and the bottom end of the plug-in part is plugged into the plug-in groove.

[0017] The present invention also provides a method for removing ice from eaves, which uses the eaves ice removal device as described above to remove ice from the eaves, comprising the following steps:

[0018] Step S1, moving the collection box back and forth along the length direction of the eaves, and under the action of the guide mechanism, making the ice scraper contact with the icicles on the eaves, and scraping off the icicles during the movement of the ice scraper;

[0019] Step S2, the shoveled ice falls into the collecting bucket and enters the collecting box through the collecting pipe, and the icicles collected in the collecting box are uniformly processed to complete the shoveling of the icicles on the eaves.

[0020] It can be seen from the above technical scheme that the eaves ice shoveling device and method provided by the present invention, through the structural design of the collecting mechanism, the ice shovel and the guide arm, when the collection box is moved back and forth along the length direction of the eaves by the mobile walking device, under the guiding action of the guide arm and the guide mechanism, the ice shovel contacts with the icicles on the eaves, and the icicles are cut off from the eaves. The icicles shoveled off by the ice shovel fall into the collecting bucket and are collected into the collection box through the collecting pipe, so as to avoid injuries to the ice shoveling personnel due to the falling of icicles during the ice shoveling process; and there is no need to clean the icicles for the second time, saving time; through the structural design of the guide arm and the guide mechanism, the overall device can move smoothly along the length direction of the eaves to shovel the icicles on the eaves, thereby ensuring the smooth operation of the entire device.

[0021] In order to achieve the above and related purposes, one or more aspects of the present invention include the features that will be described in detail later. The following description and the accompanying drawings describe some exemplary aspects of the present invention in detail. However, these aspects indicate only some of the various ways in which the principles of the present invention can be used. In addition, the present invention is intended to include all these aspects and their equivalents. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] By referring to the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and with a more comprehensive understanding of the present invention, other objects and results of the present invention will become more apparent and easy to understand. In the accompanying drawings:

[0023] Figure 1 It is a cross-sectional working schematic diagram of a roof eaves ice removal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 It is a front view of the working diagram of the eaves ice removal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the connection between the sub-pipes according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice scraper according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 5 The present invention is a flowchart of a method for removing ice from eaves according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] In the accompanying drawings, 11-collecting bucket, 12-collecting pipe, 121-branch pipe, 122-first connecting sleeve, 123-connecting thread, 13-collecting box, 131-ice inlet pipe, 132-second connecting sleeve, 133-cover body, 134-drain hole, 135-anti-impact partition, 136-power traction mechanism, 14-mobile walking device, 2-ice scraper, 21-guide wheel, 22-ice scraper part, 23-buffer part, 231-bellows, 232-spring, 24-plug-in part, 3-guide arm, 31-vertical piece, 311-third connecting sleeve, 32-horizontal piece, 321-fourth connecting sleeve, 33-roller, 4-eaves, 5-guardrail, 6-icicles.

[0029] The same reference numerals throughout the drawings indicate similar or corresponding features or functions. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In the following description, for the purpose of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of one or more embodiments. However, it is apparent that these embodiments may also be implemented without these specific details.

[0031] In view of the above-mentioned prior art, for construction sites, the existing method of removing ice from lower-rise buildings has the problem that the ice may fall during the removal process, which may easily cause injuries to the ice-shoveling personnel; and the ice that falls on the ground needs to be cleaned up again, and if it is not cleaned thoroughly, it may easily freeze on the ground, causing the road surface to be slippery. Therefore, a device and method for removing ice from the eaves are proposed.

[0032] The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0033] In order to illustrate the roof eaves ice removal device and method provided by the present invention, Figure 1 The cross-sectional structure of the eaves ice removal device according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown; Figure 2 The front structure of the eaves ice removal device according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown; Figure 3 The connection structure between the branch pipes according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown; Figure 4 The structure of an ice scraper according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown; Figure 5 The flowchart of the method for removing ice from eaves according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0034] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown together, the eaves ice shoveling device provided by the present invention comprises a collecting mechanism, an ice scraper 2 and a guide arm 3; wherein,

[0035] The collecting mechanism comprises a collecting bucket 11 arranged under the eaves 4, a collecting pipe 12 connected to the bottom outlet of the collecting bucket 11, and a collecting box 13 connected to the bottom outlet of the collecting pipe 12; a moving walking device 14 is arranged at the bottom of the collecting box 13; a plug-in slot is arranged on the side wall of the top opening of the collecting bucket 11;

[0036] The lower end of the ice scraper 2 is vertically inserted into the insertion groove, and the top of the ice scraper 2 is slidably connected to the bottom of the eaves 4 through a guide mechanism;

[0037] The guide arm 3 includes a vertical member 31 inserted into the guardrail 5 below the eaves 4 and a horizontal member 32 connected to the top of the vertical member 31; the end of the horizontal member 32 is connected to the lower outer wall of the collecting bucket 11; a roller 33 is provided on the side wall of the vertical member 31, and a first slide groove is provided on the inner wall of the guardrail 5 along the length direction of the eaves 4; the roller 33 is limited to roll in the first slide groove.

[0038] Through the structural design of the collecting mechanism, the ice scraper 2 and the guide arm 3, when the collecting box 13 is moved back and forth along the length direction of the eaves 4 by the moving walking device 14, under the guiding action of the guide arm 3 and the guide mechanism, the ice scraper 2 contacts the icicles 6 on the eaves 4 and cuts the icicles 6 off the eaves 4. The icicles 6 scraped off by the ice scraper 2 fall into the collecting bucket 11 and are uniformly collected in the collecting box 13 through the collecting pipe 12, so as to avoid the icicles 6 falling during the ice scraping process and causing injuries to the ice scrapers; and there is no need to clean the icicles for the second time, saving time; through the structural design of the guide arm 3 and the guide mechanism, the whole device can move smoothly along the length direction of the eaves 4 to scrape off the icicles 6 on the eaves 4, thereby ensuring the smooth operation of the whole device.

[0039] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the collecting pipe 12 includes at least two branch pipes 121 ; adjacent branch pipes 121 are connected via a first connecting sleeve 122 ; and the branch pipe 121 and the first connecting sleeve 122 are connected via a connecting thread 123 .

[0040] Specifically, the length (height) of the collecting pipe 12 is set according to the height of the eaves 4. In order to make the eaves ice shoveling device provided by the present invention applicable to a variety of buildings with different heights, the collecting pipe 12 can be set to a segmented structure, so that the collecting pipe 12 can be flexibly assembled according to the height of the building where the ice is to be removed. The structural design of the connecting sleeve and the connecting thread makes it more convenient to splice the branch pipes 121 that constitute the collecting pipe 12. Of course, the connection between the branch pipes 121 can also be replaced by other detachable structures, such as pipe clamps, etc., which is not particularly limited by the present invention.

[0041] As a preferred solution of the present invention, an ice entry pipe 131 is fixedly provided on the upper outer wall of the collecting box 13; the collecting pipe 12 and the ice entry pipe 131 are connected by a second connecting sleeve 132; both ends of the second connecting sleeve 132 are respectively connected to the collecting pipe 12 and the ice entry pipe 131 by connecting threads.

[0042] Specifically, the ice entry pipe 131 is provided to facilitate the connection between the collection box 13 and the collection pipe 12. The ice entry pipe 131 can be fixed to the collection box 13 by welding to receive ice sent by the collection pipe 12. The collection pipe 12 and the ice entry pipe 131 are connected by a second connecting sleeve 132, that is, the two ends of the second connecting sleeve 132 are respectively connected to the collection pipe 12 and the ice entry pipe 131, and are connected by connecting threads, so as to facilitate the disassembly, assembly and storage of the overall device.

[0043] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a cover 133 is provided at the top opening of the collection box 13; and / or a drainage hole 134 is provided at the bottom end of the collection box 13; and / or an impact-proof partition 135 is provided on the inner wall of the collection box 13.

[0044] Specifically, by providing an openable cover 133 at the top opening of the collection box 13, it is convenient to clean the inside of the collection box 13 and inspect and replace the internal structure; by providing a drain hole 134, it is convenient to release the water generated by the melted ice in the collection box 13; by using the anti-impact partition 135, it is prevented that the ice entering the collection box 13 hits the side wall of the collection box. Among them, the anti-impact partition 135 can be provided on the inner side wall and the bottom plate of the collection box 13, and its material can be a foam board or a rubber board with a buffer.

[0045] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the mobile walking device 14 is a universal wheel.

[0046] Specifically, by arranging universal wheels at the bottom of the collection box 13, the collection box 13 can be easily moved to different angles, thereby increasing its flexibility of movement.

[0047] As a preferred solution of the present invention, a power traction mechanism 136 is connected to one side of the collection box 13 .

[0048] Specifically, the collection box 13 is moved manually instead of by a power traction mechanism 136, thereby saving manpower, wherein the power traction mechanism 136 is preferably, but not limited to, an electric or pneumatic small vehicle body.

[0049] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the vertical member 31 includes at least two vertical sub-rods; adjacent vertical sub-rods are connected by a third connecting sleeve 311; the third connecting sleeve 311 is connected to the vertical sub-rods by a connecting thread; and / or,

[0050] The cross member 32 includes at least two sections of transverse branch rods; adjacent transverse branch rods are connected by a fourth connecting sleeve 321; and the fourth connecting sleeve 321 is connected to the transverse branch rods by a connecting thread.

[0051] Specifically, the vertical member 31 and the horizontal member 32 are both configured as segmented structures, which facilitates the disassembly and storage of the device and saves space during storage.

[0052] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the guide mechanism includes a second slide groove arranged at the lower part of the eave 4 along the length direction of the eave 4 and a guide wheel 21 arranged at the top end of the ice scraper 2; the guide wheel 21 is limited to move in the second slide groove.

[0053] Specifically, the guide wheel 21 moves along the second slide groove, so that the ice scraper 2 can be aligned with the ice 6 that needs to be scraped during the movement.

[0054] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the ice scraper 2 includes an ice scraping part 22, a buffer part 23 fixed at the bottom end of the ice scraping part 22, and a plug-in part 24 fixed at the bottom end of the buffer part 23; wherein the guide wheel 21 is arranged at the top end of the ice scraping part 22; the buffer part 23 includes a bellows 231 with a top end fixed at the lower end of the ice scraping part 22 and a spring 232 arranged inside the bellows 231; the top end of the plug-in part 24 is fixed at the bottom end of the bellows 231, and the bottom end of the plug-in part 24 is plugged into the plug-in groove.

[0055] Specifically, by adopting the above-mentioned structural design of the ice scraper 2, the ice scraper 2 forms a retractable structure, and when encountering hard ice that is difficult to scrape away at one time, damage to the ice scraper part 22 is avoided.

[0056] like Figure 5 As shown, the eaves ice removal method provided by the present invention uses the eaves ice removal device provided by the present invention as described above to remove the icicles 6 on the eaves 4, including the following steps:

[0057] Step S1, moving the collecting box 13 back and forth along the length direction of the eaves, and under the action of the guide mechanism, making the ice scraper 2 contact with the icicles 6 on the eaves 4, and scraping off the icicles 6 during the movement of the ice scraper 2;

[0058] Step S2, the shoveled icicles 6 fall into the collecting bucket 11 and enter the collecting box 14 through the collecting pipe 12, and the icicles 6 collected in the collecting box 14 are uniformly processed to complete the shoveling of the icicles 6 on the eaves 4.

[0059] It can be seen from the above specific embodiments that the eaves ice-shoveling device and method provided by the present invention, through the structural design of the collecting mechanism, the ice-shovel blade and the guide arm, when the collection box is moved back and forth along the length direction of the eaves by the mobile walking device, under the guiding action of the guide arm and the guide mechanism, the ice-shovel blade contacts the icicles on the eaves, and cuts the icicles off the eaves. The icicles shoveled off by the ice-shovel blade fall into the collecting bucket and are collected into the collection box through the collecting pipe, so as to avoid injuries to the ice-shoveling personnel due to the falling of icicles during the ice-shoveling process; and there is no need to clean the icicles for the second time, saving time; through the structural design of the guide arm and the guide mechanism, the overall device can move smoothly along the length direction of the eaves to remove the icicles on the eaves, thereby ensuring the smooth operation of the entire device.

[0060] As described above, the eaves ice shoveling device and method proposed in the present invention are described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, those skilled in the art should understand that various improvements can be made to the eaves ice shoveling device and method proposed in the present invention without departing from the content of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the content of the attached claims.

Claims

1. A device for removing ice from eaves, characterized in that: It includes a collecting mechanism, an ice scraper and a guide arm; wherein, The collecting mechanism comprises a collecting bucket arranged under the eaves, a collecting pipe connected to the bottom outlet of the collecting bucket, and a collecting box connected to the bottom outlet of the collecting pipe; a moving walking device is arranged at the bottom of the collecting box; and a plug-in slot is arranged on the side wall of the top opening of the collecting bucket; The lower end of the ice scraper is inserted into the insertion groove, and the top of the ice scraper is slidably connected to the bottom of the eaves through a guide mechanism; The guide arm includes a vertical piece vertically inserted inside the guardrail under the eaves and a horizontal piece connected to the top of the vertical piece; the end of the horizontal piece is connected to the lower outer wall of the collecting bucket; a roller is provided on the side wall of the vertical piece, and a first slide groove is provided on the inner wall of the guardrail along the length direction of the eaves; the roller is limited to roll in the first slide groove.

2. The eaves ice removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The collecting pipe comprises at least two sections of branch pipes; Adjacent branch pipes are connected via a first connecting sleeve; The branch pipe is connected to the first connecting sleeve via a connecting thread.

3. The eaves ice removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: An ice inlet pipe is fixedly provided on the upper outer side wall of the collection box; The collecting pipe is connected to the ice inlet pipe via a second connecting sleeve; Both ends of the second connecting sleeve are respectively connected to the collecting pipe and the ice inlet pipe through connecting threads.

4. The eaves ice removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cover is provided at the top opening of the collection box; and / or, A drain hole is provided at the bottom end of the collecting box; and / or, An impact-proof partition is arranged on the inner side wall of the collection box.

5. The eaves ice removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mobile walking device is a universal wheel.

6. The eaves ice removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A power traction mechanism is connected to one side of the collection box.

7. The eaves ice removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vertical member comprises at least two vertical branch rods; adjacent vertical branch rods are connected by a third connecting sleeve; the third connecting sleeve is connected to the vertical branch rod by a connecting thread; and / or, The cross member comprises at least two sections of transverse branch rods; adjacent transverse branch rods are connected via a fourth connecting sleeve; and the fourth connecting sleeve is connected to the transverse branch rod via a connecting thread.

8. The eaves ice removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide mechanism comprises a second slide groove arranged at the lower part of the eaves along the length direction of the eaves and a guide wheel arranged at the top end of the ice scraper; The guide wheel is limited to move in the second sliding groove.

9. The eaves ice removal device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The ice scraper comprises an ice scraping part, a buffer part fixed at the bottom end of the ice scraping part, and a plug-in part fixed at the bottom end of the buffer part; wherein, The guide wheel is arranged at the top end of the ice scraping part; The buffer part includes a bellows with a top end fixedly arranged at the lower end of the ice scraping part and a spring arranged inside the bellows; The top end of the plug-in portion is fixedly arranged at the bottom end of the corrugated tube, and the bottom end of the plug-in portion is plugged into the plug-in groove.

10. A method for removing ice from eaves, characterized in that: Using the eaves ice removal device as described in any one of claims 1 to 9 to remove ice on the eaves comprises the following steps: Step S1, moving the collection box back and forth along the length direction of the eaves, and under the action of the guide mechanism, making the ice scraper contact with the icicles on the eaves, and scraping off the icicles during the movement of the ice scraper; Step S2, the shoveled ice falls into the collecting bucket and enters the collecting box through the collecting pipe, and the icicles collected in the collecting box are uniformly processed to complete the shoveling of the icicles on the eaves.

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