Safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste

By designing a nuclear medical waste treatment device including a cylindrical radiation-proof shell and a variety of storage tanks, the problems of mixed storage and secondary pollution in the prior art are solved, and safe and efficient waste collection and treatment are achieved.

CN119517479AInactive Publication Date: 2025-02-25CHANGZHOU NO 2 PEOPLES HOSPITAL
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Application Number
CN202411598553.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Filing Date
2024-11-11
Publication Date
2025-02-25
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Technical Problem

The existing nuclear medical waste treatment devices have the risk of mixed storage and secondary contamination during collection and treatment, resulting in increased processing difficulty and increased safety risks.

Method used

A safe treatment and collection device including a cylindrical radiation-proof housing, a mobile base, a servo cylinder and a variety of storage tanks is designed. Through the design of the feed hopper and semicircular cover, the safe transfer and sorting of waste are realized, avoiding mixed storage, and improving safety through double-layer protective isolation.

Benefits of technology

It effectively avoids secondary pollution of waste, improves the safety of the treatment process and the convenience of operation, simplifies the subsequent cleaning and maintenance process, and improves the storage capacity and flexibility of emergency treatment.

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Abstract

The safety treatment and collection device comprises a cylindrical anti-radiation shell and a first servo air cylinder, the cylindrical anti-radiation shell is placed at the center of the top of a movable base, and a push-pull handle is welded to the outer wall of one side of the top of the movable base in the inclined direction; a circular bottom plate is fixed to the inner wall of the bottom of the cylindrical anti-radiation shell through bolts, a supporting bracket is rotationally connected to the axis position of the bottom of the circular bottom plate, a driving motor is connected to the bottom of the supporting bracket through a coupler, and four circular clamping grooves distributed at equal intervals are formed in the outer wall of the top of the supporting bracket; four types of storage tanks are arranged in the device, waste is stored in the corresponding storage tanks according to the form of the waste, the confusion brought to later cleaning due to mutual mixed storage can be avoided, follow-up cleaning and maintenance are effectively facilitated, the corresponding full storage tanks can be taken out only by opening the sealing cabin door when the waste is full and taken out, operation is simple, and practicability is high. The flexibility is high.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of medical waste treatment, and in particular to a safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste. Background Art

[0002] Nuclear medicine waste refers to radioactive waste generated during nuclear medicine diagnosis, treatment and research. It includes radioactive isotopes, radioactive drug residues, radioactive liquid waste, etc. These wastes have the potential risk of radiation hazards and environmental pollution and need to be collected and safely handled. In order to avoid unnecessary radiation hazards caused by nuclear medicine waste, it is necessary to use external safe collection devices to safely collect and handle them. However, some existing safe collection devices still have some problems when used:

[0003] 1. When collecting and processing, most of the existing safety treatment and collection devices directly mix and collect the wastes, and then transfer them for treatment. This will cause solid waste and liquid waste to mix, which will increase the difficulty of subsequent treatment operations, and it is also easy to cause leakage and secondary pollution during transportation;

[0004] 2. When the existing safety treatment device is collecting and treating waste, during the process of dumping and loading the waste, the collection device is directly opened to come into direct contact with the outside air, which may lead to secondary pollution around during the dumping process, thus posing certain safety risks. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the shortcomings of the prior art and to propose a safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] A safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste, comprising a cylindrical radiation-proof shell and a first servo cylinder, wherein the cylindrical radiation-proof shell is placed at the top center of a mobile base, a push-pull handle is welded on one side outer wall of the top of the mobile base in an inclined direction, and a circular bottom plate is fixed to the bottom inner wall of the cylindrical radiation-proof shell by bolts, a support bracket is rotatably connected at the bottom axis position of the circular bottom plate, and a driving motor is connected to the bottom of the support bracket by a coupling, and four circular card slots are opened on the top outer wall of the support bracket, and a solid storage tank, a mixed storage tank, a liquid storage tank and an emergency storage tank are sequentially clamped and fixed on the inner walls of the four circular card slots;

[0008] A protective isolation plate is fixed to the top inner wall of the cylindrical radiation protection shell, and a feed pipe is welded to one side of the protective isolation plate, a feed hopper is welded to the top outer wall of the feed pipe, and a first gear is rotatably provided on the bottom outer wall of the protective isolation plate, a second gear is meshed and driven on one side of the first gear, and a servo motor is connected to the bottom axis of the first gear, a circular radiation protection cover is fixed to the top outer wall of the cylindrical radiation protection shell through a snap lock, and the circular radiation protection cover is located directly above the feed hopper and has a dumping slot extending therethrough, a sealing cover is inserted into the inner wall of the dumping slot, and a second servo cylinder is connected to the bottom outer wall of the sealing cover.

[0009] As a further solution of the present invention: four equidistantly distributed positioning blocks are welded to the outer wall of the bottom of the support bracket, and a positioning rod is slidably inserted into the bottom of the circular bottom plate, the bottom of the positioning rod is connected to a first servo cylinder, and the positioning blocks and the positioning rod form a plug-in fit.

[0010] As a further solution of the present invention: the four tank bodies of the solid storage tank, the mixed storage tank, the liquid storage tank and the emergency storage tank are of the same size, and the solid storage tank, the mixed storage tank, the liquid storage tank and the emergency storage tank are all snap-fitted with the circular slot.

[0011] As a further solution of the present invention: an electric telescopic rod is fixed by screws at the top center position of the support bracket, and a radiation-proof sealing cover is fixed on the top of the electric telescopic rod, and the radiation-proof sealing cover is tightly matched with the solid storage tank, the mixed storage tank, the liquid storage tank and the emergency storage tank.

[0012] As a further solution of the present invention: a rectangular material taking trough is penetrated through the inner wall of one side of the middle part of the cylindrical radiation protection shell, and a sealed cabin door is hinged on the inner wall of the rectangular material taking trough.

[0013] As a further solution of the present invention: the outer walls of both sides of the cylindrical radiation protection shell located on the rectangular material trough are provided with guide slots in the vertical direction, and the inner walls of the guide slots are slidably inserted with arc-shaped protective isolation pressure plates, and the size of the arc-shaped protective isolation pressure plates is adapted to the size of the cylindrical radiation protection shell.

[0014] As a further solution of the present invention: a first semicircular cover plate is welded to the bottom outer wall of the first gear, and a second semicircular cover plate is welded to the bottom outer wall of the second gear, and the first semicircular cover plate and the second semicircular cover plate form a circular cover plate.

[0015] As a further solution of the present invention: the outer wall of the first semicircular cover plate on one side close to the second semicircular cover plate is provided with symmetrically distributed alignment grooves, and the outer wall of the second semicircular cover plate on one side close to the first semicircular cover plate is welded with symmetrically distributed alignment blocks, and the alignment grooves are adapted to the alignment blocks.

[0016] As a further solution of the present invention: the inner wall at one end of the pouring slot is penetrated with symmetrically distributed limiting holes, and the outer wall at one end of the bottom of the sealing cover plate is welded with symmetrically distributed limiting rods, and the limiting holes and the limiting rods form a plug-in fit.

[0017] As a further solution of the present invention: a PLC controller is fixed to the top outer wall of the circular radiation protection cover plate, and the PLC controller is connected to a drive motor, a first servo cylinder, an electric telescopic rod, a servo motor and a second servo cylinder through a signal line, and the PLC controller is connected to an external power supply through a wire.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides a safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0019] 1. The safe processing and collection device designed in this invention first pours the waste into the feed hopper for transfer processing when dumping it. After completion, the corresponding storage tank is selected according to the shape of the waste, and the waste is discharged into the storage tank by unfolding the semicircular cover. In this way, the operator can avoid secondary radiation contamination when dumping the waste, which greatly improves the safety of the collection device during use.

[0020] 2. The safe processing and collection device designed in this invention can avoid confusion caused by mixed storage in later cleaning by setting up four types of storage tanks inside, and store the waste in corresponding storage tanks according to their forms. It is effective and convenient for subsequent cleaning and maintenance. When the waste is full and taken out, you only need to open the sealed hatch to take out the corresponding full storage tank. The operation is simple, flexible and convenient.

[0021] 3. The safe collection device of this design has redundant emergency storage tanks. When other storage tanks are full, the waste can be directly discharged into the internal storage tanks for emergency treatment, which greatly improves the storage capacity of the collection device and its flexibility in emergency situations. In addition, a double-layer protective isolation method is set on the outside of the waste, which can effectively improve the overall safety of the safe collection device.

[0022] The parts not involved in the device are the same as those in the prior art or can be implemented by using the prior art. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste proposed by the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 This is a side view of the overall structure of a safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste proposed by the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3A top view of a cylindrical radiation-proof housing structure of a nuclear medicine waste safety treatment and collection device proposed by the present invention;

[0026] Figure 4 A partial structural schematic diagram of a nuclear medicine waste safety treatment and collection device proposed by the present invention;

[0027] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure from a first perspective of a device for safely processing and collecting nuclear medicine waste proposed by the present invention;

[0028] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a cylindrical radiation-proof shell of a nuclear medicine waste safe treatment and collection device proposed by the present invention.

[0029] In the figure: 1. Columnar radiation-proof shell; 2. Mobile base; 3. Push-pull handle; 4. Circular bottom plate; 5. Support bracket; 6. Drive motor; 7. Circular slot; 8. Positioning plug block; 9. Positioning plug rod; 10. First servo cylinder; 11. Solid storage tank; 12. Mixed storage tank; 13. Liquid storage tank; 14. Emergency storage tank; 15. Electric telescopic rod; 16. Radiation-proof sealing cover; 17. Rectangular material trough; 18. Sealed hatch ; 19. Guide slot; 20. Arc-shaped protective isolation pressure plate; 21. Protective isolation plate; 22. Feed pipe; 23. Feed hopper; 24. First gear; 25. Second gear; 26. Servo motor; 27. First semicircular cover; 28. Second semicircular cover; 29. ​​Circular radiation protection cover; 30. Dumping notch; 31. Sealing cover; 32. Second servo cylinder; 33. Limit hole; 34. Limit rod; 35. PLC controller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.

[0031] Embodiment 1:

[0032] A safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste, in this embodiment, as Figure 1-6As shown, it comprises a cylindrical radiation-proof shell 1 and a first servo cylinder 10, wherein the cylindrical radiation-proof shell 1 is placed at the top center of a mobile base 2, a push-pull handle 3 is welded on the outer wall of one side of the top of the mobile base 2 along the inclined direction, and a circular bottom plate 4 is fixed to the inner wall of the bottom of the cylindrical radiation-proof shell 1 by bolts, a support bracket 5 is rotatably connected at the bottom axis position of the circular bottom plate 4, and a driving motor 6 is connected to the bottom of the support bracket 5 by a coupling, and four circular card slots 7 are opened on the outer wall of the top of the support bracket 5 and the solid storage tank 11, the mixed storage tank 12, the liquid storage tank 13 and the emergency storage tank 14 are fixed to the inner walls of the four circular card slots 7 in sequence;

[0033] When dumping waste, first pour it into the feed hopper 23 for transfer processing. After completion, select the corresponding storage tank according to the shape of the waste, and use the semicircular cover to unfold the waste into the storage tank. In this way, the operator can avoid secondary radiation contamination when dumping, greatly improving the safety of the collection device when in use;

[0034] A protective isolation plate 21 is fixed to the top inner wall of the cylindrical radiation proof shell 1, and a feed pipe 22 is welded to one side of the protective isolation plate 21, a feed hopper 23 is welded to the top outer wall of the feed pipe 22, and a first gear 24 is rotatably provided on the bottom outer wall of the protective isolation plate 21, a second gear 25 is meshed and driven on one side of the first gear 24, and a servo motor 26 is connected to the bottom axis of the first gear 24, a circular radiation proof cover plate 29 is fixed to the top outer wall of the cylindrical radiation proof shell 1 through a snap lock, and the circular radiation proof cover plate 29 is located directly above the feed hopper 23 and is penetrated by a dumping slot 30, a sealing cover plate 31 is inserted into the inner wall of the dumping slot 30, and a second servo cylinder 32 is connected to the bottom outer wall of the sealing cover plate 31.

[0035] Four equally spaced positioning blocks 8 are welded to the outer wall of the bottom of the support bracket 5, and a positioning plug rod 9 is slidably plugged into the bottom of the circular bottom plate 4, a first servo cylinder 10 is connected to the bottom of the positioning plug rod 9, and the positioning block 8 and the positioning plug rod 9 form a plug-in fit, an electric telescopic rod 15 is fixed to the top center of the support bracket 5 by screws, and a radiation-proof sealing cover 16 is fixed to the top of the electric telescopic rod 15, and the radiation-proof sealing cover 16 forms a tight fit with the solid storage tank 11, the mixed storage tank 12, the liquid storage tank 13 and the emergency storage tank 14;

[0036] By setting four types of storage tanks inside, the waste can be stored in the corresponding storage tanks according to their forms, which can avoid confusion caused by mixed storage in the later cleaning, effectively facilitate subsequent cleaning and maintenance, and when the tank is full and taken out, only the sealed hatch 18 needs to be opened to take out the corresponding full storage tank, which is simple to operate, flexible and convenient;

[0037] The solid storage tank 11, the mixed storage tank 12, the liquid storage tank 13 and the emergency storage tank 14 have the same size, and the solid storage tank 11, the mixed storage tank 12, the liquid storage tank 13 and the emergency storage tank 14 are all snap-fitted with the circular slot 7. A rectangular material taking slot 17 is penetrated through the inner wall of one side of the middle part of the cylindrical radiation-proof shell 1, and a sealed hatch 18 is hingedly connected to the inner wall of the rectangular material taking slot 17;

[0038] The outer walls of both sides of the cylindrical radiation-proof shell 1 located at the rectangular material trough 17 are provided with guide slots 19 in the vertical direction, and the inner walls of the guide slots 19 are slidably plugged with arc-shaped protective isolation pressure plates 20, the size of which is adapted to the size of the cylindrical radiation-proof shell 1, a first semicircular cover plate 27 is welded to the outer wall of the bottom of the first gear 24, and a second semicircular cover plate 28 is welded to the outer wall of the bottom of the second gear 25, and the first semicircular cover plate 27 and the second semicircular cover plate 28 form a circular cover plate;

[0039] The outer wall of one side of the first semicircular cover plate 27 close to the second semicircular cover plate 28 is provided with symmetrically distributed alignment grooves, and the outer wall of one side of the second semicircular cover plate 28 close to the first semicircular cover plate 27 is welded with symmetrically distributed alignment blocks, and the alignment grooves are adapted to the alignment blocks.

[0040] When the present embodiment is used, the safety collection device is first assembled, and after the assembly is completed, it is connected to an external power supply for trial operation. After the operation is completed, it is assembled and moved to the site where it is needed. When in use, the user first drives the second servo cylinder 32 to extend and retract through the PLC controller 35 to lift the sealing cover plate 31, and then pours the waste into the internal feed hopper 23, shrinks the sealing cover plate 31 for sealing, and avoids secondary pollution. At this time, according to the form of the waste inside the feed hopper 23, whether it is solid, liquid, or mixed, if the waste is solid, first use the PLC controller 35 to control the bottom drive motor 6 to rotate, thereby driving the support bracket 5 to rotate. When the solid storage tank 11 rotates to the bottom of the feed pipe 22, the PLC controller 35 is used to control the bottom servo cylinder 32 to extend and retract, thereby lifting the sealing cover plate 31. Then, the waste is poured into the internal feed hopper 23, and the sealing cover plate 31 is retracted for sealing to avoid secondary pollution. At this time, according to the form of the waste inside the feed hopper 23, whether it is solid, liquid, or mixed, if the waste is solid, first use the PLC controller 35 to control the bottom drive motor 6 to rotate, thereby driving the support bracket 5 to rotate. When the solid storage tank 11 rotates to the bottom of the feed pipe 22, the PLC controller 35 is used to control the bottom servo cylinder 32 to extend and retract, thereby driving the support bracket 5 to rotate. The servo motor 26 rotates, driving the first gear 24 and the second gear 25 to rotate, thereby opening the first semicircular cover plate 27 and the second semicircular cover plate 28 at the bottom, and the solid waste falls directly into the solid storage tank 11. At this time, the storage tank is reset to its original position by the driving motor 6, and the first servo cylinder 10 is used to drive the positioning plug rod 9 to be inserted into the positioning plug block 8 to complete the limit fixation of the support bracket 5, and then the PLC controller 35 is used to control the electric telescopic rod 15 to shrink, so that the radiation protection sealing cover 16 is clamped on the top of the fixed storage tank 11 to achieve sealing. When the solid storage tank 11 is full, the arc-shaped protective isolation pressure plate 20 is slid out, and the side sealing hatch 18 is opened to take out the solid storage tank 11. At this time, if solid waste is poured in, it will be dumped into the emergency storage tank 14 for treatment.

[0041] Embodiment 2:

[0042] A safe collection device for nuclear medicine waste, such as Figure 1-6 As shown, this embodiment makes the following supplements on the basis of the embodiment 1: the inner wall at one end of the dumping notch 30 is penetrated with symmetrically distributed limiting holes 33, and the outer wall at one end of the bottom of the sealing cover plate 31 is welded with symmetrically distributed limiting rods 34, the limiting holes 33 and the limiting rods 34 form a plug-in fit, the outer wall at the top of the circular radiation protection cover plate 29 is fixed with a PLC controller 35, and the PLC controller 35 is connected to the drive motor 6, the first servo cylinder 10, the electric telescopic rod 15, the servo motor 26 and the second servo cylinder 32 through a signal line, and the PLC controller 35 is connected to an external power supply through a wire;

[0043] When this embodiment is used, by designing redundant emergency storage tanks, when other storage tanks are full, they can be directly discharged into the inside for emergency storage processing, which greatly improves the storage capacity of the collection device and the flexibility in emergency situations. In addition, a double-layer protective isolation method is set on the outside of the waste, which can effectively improve the overall safety of the safety collection device.

[0044] 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. A safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste, comprising a cylindrical radiation-proof housing (1) and a first servo cylinder (10), characterized in that: The cylindrical radiation-proof shell (1) is placed at the top center of the mobile base (2), a push-pull handle (3) is welded on the outer wall of one side of the top of the mobile base (2) in an inclined direction, and a circular bottom plate (4) is fixed to the inner wall of the bottom of the cylindrical radiation-proof shell (1) by bolts, a support bracket (5) is rotatably connected at the bottom axis position of the circular bottom plate (4), and a driving motor (6) is connected to the bottom of the support bracket (5) by a coupling, and four circular card slots (7) are arranged on the outer wall of the top of the support bracket (5) at equal distances, and the inner walls of the four circular card slots (7) are sequentially clamped and fixed with a solid storage tank (11), a mixed storage tank (12), a liquid storage tank (13) and an emergency storage tank (14); A protective isolation plate (21) is fixed to the top inner wall of the cylindrical radiation-proof shell (1), and a feed pipe (22) is welded to one side of the protective isolation plate (21), a feed hopper (23) is welded to the top outer wall of the feed pipe (22), and a first gear (24) is rotatably provided on the bottom outer wall of the protective isolation plate (21), a second gear (25) is meshed and driven on one side of the first gear (24), and a servo motor (26) is connected to the bottom axis of the first gear (24), a circular radiation-proof cover plate (29) is fixed to the top outer wall of the cylindrical radiation-proof shell (1) by a snap lock, and a dumping slot (30) is penetrated through the circular radiation-proof cover plate (29) located directly above the feed hopper (23), a sealing cover plate (31) is inserted into the inner wall of the dumping slot (30), and a second servo cylinder (32) is connected to the bottom outer wall of the sealing cover plate (31).

2. The safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste according to claim 1, characterized in that: Four equidistantly distributed positioning blocks (8) are welded to the outer wall at the bottom of the support bracket (5), and a positioning rod (9) is slidably inserted at the bottom of the circular bottom plate (4), a first servo cylinder (10) is connected to the bottom of the positioning rod (9), and the positioning blocks (8) and the positioning rod (9) form a plug-in fit.

3. The safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste according to claim 1, characterized in that: The four tank bodies of the solid storage tank (11), the mixed storage tank (12), the liquid storage tank (13) and the emergency storage tank (14) are of the same size, and the solid storage tank (11), the mixed storage tank (12), the liquid storage tank (13) and the emergency storage tank (14) are all snap-fitted with the circular snap-fitting groove (7).

4. The safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste according to claim 3 is characterized in that: An electric telescopic rod (15) is fixed at the center of the top of the support bracket (5) by means of screws, and a radiation-proof sealing cover (16) is fixed on the top of the electric telescopic rod (15), and the radiation-proof sealing cover (16) forms a tight fit with the solid storage tank (11), the mixed storage tank (12), the liquid storage tank (13) and the emergency storage tank (14).

5. The safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rectangular material taking trough (17) is formed through the inner wall of one side of the middle part of the cylindrical radiation protection housing (1), and a sealed hatch (18) is hingedly connected to the inner wall of the rectangular material taking trough (17).

6. The safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer walls of both sides of the cylindrical radiation-proof shell (1) located at the rectangular material extraction trough (17) are provided with guide slots (19) in the vertical direction, and the inner walls of the guide slots (19) are slidably plugged with arc-shaped protective isolation pressure plates (20), and the size of the arc-shaped protective isolation pressure plates (20) is compatible with the size of the cylindrical radiation-proof shell (1).

7. The safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first semicircular cover plate (27) is welded to the bottom outer wall of the first gear (24), and a second semicircular cover plate (28) is welded to the bottom outer wall of the second gear (25), and the first semicircular cover plate (27) and the second semicircular cover plate (28) form a circular cover plate.

8. The safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste according to claim 7, characterized in that: A side outer wall of the first semicircular cover plate (27) close to the second semicircular cover plate (28) is provided with symmetrically distributed alignment grooves, and a side outer wall of the second semicircular cover plate (28) close to the first semicircular cover plate (27) is welded with symmetrically distributed alignment blocks, and the alignment grooves are adapted to the alignment blocks.

9. The safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall at one end of the pouring notch (30) is penetrated with symmetrically distributed limiting holes (33), and the outer wall at one end of the bottom of the sealing cover plate (31) is welded with symmetrically distributed limiting rods (34), and the limiting holes (33) and the limiting rods (34) form a plug-in fit.

10. The safe treatment and collection device for nuclear medicine waste according to claim 4, characterized in that: A PLC controller (35) is fixed to the outer wall of the top of the circular radiation protection cover plate (29), and the PLC controller (35) is connected to the drive motor (6), the first servo cylinder (10), the electric telescopic rod (15), the servo motor (26) and the second servo cylinder (32) through signal lines, and the PLC controller (35) is connected to an external power supply through a wire.