Electric power engineering cable laying device with branching function

By designing a power engineering cable laying device with split function, the winding and management problems in cable laying are solved, and the neat and orderly laying of cables is achieved and the efficiency and safety of installation are improved.

CN119921224APending Publication Date: 2025-05-02XINYANG POWER SUPPLY OF HENAN ELECTRIC POWER CORP
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Application Number
CN202411854900.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-17
Publication Date
2025-05-02

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Technical Problem

In power engineering construction, multiple cables are prone to wrap around and accumulate when laid at the same time. The lack of wire splitting function leads to difficulties in maintaining and managing cables, making it difficult to quickly and accurately find the target cables.

Method used

A power engineering cable laying device with the function of splitting is designed, including a support frame, splitting assembly and lifting assembly. The splitter assembly realizes the separation and adjustment of the cable through the limiting plate, adjustment groove, adjustment rod and threading ring. The lifting assembly realizes the lifting and installation of the wire disk through a dual-axis motor, gear and mobile rack.

Benefits of technology

Effectively manage and organize cables, avoid cable interweaving, and achieve more neat and orderly cable laying, reducing the cumbersome and time-consuming of manual handling, and improving the efficiency and safety of cable laying.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of electric power engineering, and discloses an electric power engineering cable laying device with a branching function, which comprises a support frame, a plurality of pulleys are arranged at the bottom of the support frame, electric push rods are fixedly connected to the left side and the right side of the support frame, and the output ends of the two electric push rods are fixedly connected with support plates. The right side of the supporting frame is fixedly connected with a first motor. According to the device, the adjusting rods on the inner walls of the adjusting grooves are pushed to move along with movement of the limiting plates, and the adjusting rods are limited to only move on the inner walls of the sliding grooves, so that when the adjusting rods are pushed by the limiting plates, the distance between the multiple adjusting rods is adjusted to be larger or smaller, and the adjusting rods can drive the threading rings to adjust the distance between the adjusting rods while moving; and along with the adjustment of the distance between the threading rings, the distance between the cables is adjusted, the cables are branched and the proper distance is kept, so that the cables are effectively managed and organized, the cables are prevented from being interwoven together, and the cables are laid more tidily and orderly.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of electric power engineering equipment, in particular to an electric power engineering cable laying device with a branching function. Background Art

[0002] Cable is a general term for optical cables, electrical cables and other items. Cables have many uses, mainly used for control installation, connecting equipment, transmitting electricity and other multiple functions. They are common and indispensable in daily life. In the construction of power engineering, it is necessary to lay power cables first. The power cable laying device is a kind of equipment for laying power cables.

[0003] When laying cables, usually multiple cables are laid at the same time. Laying multiple cables may cause the cables to be entangled and piled together. The cable laying method without branch lines makes the maintenance and management of cables more difficult. When the cables need to be repaired or replaced, it is difficult to find the target cables quickly and accurately. The chaotic cable laying method may also lead to unclear identification between cables, further increasing the complexity of maintenance. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a power engineering cable laying device with a branching function to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions: The present invention is a power engineering cable laying device with a branching function, comprising a support frame, a plurality of pulleys are arranged at the bottom of the support frame, electric push rods are fixedly connected to the left and right sides of the support frame, the output ends of the two electric push rods are fixedly connected to support plates, a motor is fixedly connected to the right side of the support frame, and a bracket is fixedly connected to the front side of the support frame; A branching assembly is provided on the front side of the support frame, and the branching assembly includes a limit plate, a plurality of adjustment grooves are provided on the surface of the bracket, and the inner walls of several of the adjustment grooves are slidably connected with adjustment rods, a frame is provided at the bottom of the limit plate, the left and right sides of the frame are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the bracket, and the top and bottom of the frame are provided with slide grooves, and several of the adjustment rods are fixedly connected to threading rings on the side close to the frame, and the outer surfaces of several of the adjustment rods are slidably connected to the inner wall of the top slide groove, and several of the threading rings are fixedly connected to the side away from the adjustment rod, and the outer surfaces of several of the blocks are slidably connected to the inner wall of the bottom slide groove.

[0006] Furthermore, a fixing frame is provided on the top of the frame, the bottom of the fixing frame is fixedly connected to the top of the bracket, the side of the fixing frame away from the supporting frame is fixedly connected to the second motor, and the output end of the second motor is fixedly connected to a screw rod.

[0007] Furthermore, a square groove is opened inside the fixed frame, the front and back sides of the screw rod are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the square groove, the inner wall of the square groove is slidably connected to a moving block, the outer surface of the screw rod is threadedly connected to the inner wall of the moving block, and the side of the moving block close to the frame is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the limit plate.

[0008] Furthermore, a pressure roller 1 is fixedly provided on one side of the threading rings close to the support frame, and the left and right sides of the pressure roller 1 are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the fixed frame. A pressure roller 2 is provided below the pressure roller 1, and the left and right sides of the pressure roller 2 are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the bracket.

[0009] Furthermore, the output end of the motor 1 is fixedly connected to a support rod via a transmission shaft, a plurality of wire drums are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the support rod, and the left and right sides of the support rod are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the support frame via a circular shaft.

[0010] Furthermore, a lifting assembly is provided inside the support frame, and the lifting assembly includes a dual-axis motor fixedly connected to the inner wall of the top of the support frame, and the left and right output ends of the dual-axis motor are fixedly connected to a rotating shaft, and the ends of the two rotating shafts away from the dual-axis motor both rotate and penetrate the side wall of the support frame.

[0011] Furthermore, the ends of the two rotating shafts away from the dual-axis motor are fixedly connected to gears, the sides of the two gears close to the bracket are meshingly connected to the movable frame, the sides of the two movable frames close to each other are fixedly connected to connecting blocks, and vertical grooves are provided on the left and right sides of the support frame, and the inner walls of the two vertical grooves are slidably connected to the outer surface of the connecting block.

[0012] Furthermore, a support is fixedly connected to one side of the two connecting blocks close to each other, the support is arranged directly below the line drum, the inner wall of the support is rotatably connected to two rollers, and the back side of the support is fixedly connected to an inclined plate.

[0013] The present invention has the following beneficial effects: (1) In the present invention, the cable wound on the surface of the cable drum passes between the first and second pressure rollers into the interior of the threading ring, and then passes through the threading ring to start laying. As the limit plate moves, the adjustment rod on the inner wall of the adjustment groove is pushed to move. Since the adjustment rod is limited to move only on the inner wall of the slide groove, when the adjustment rod is pushed by the limit plate, the spacing between multiple adjustment rods is increased or decreased. When the adjustment rod moves, it drives the threading ring to adjust the distance between them. As the spacing between the threading rings is adjusted, the distance between the cables is adjusted. The laying of the rear section of the cable can use the same method to separate and adjust more cables, and finally fix them. The cables are separated and kept at an appropriate spacing, which effectively manages and organizes the cables and avoids the cables from being intertwined, making the laying of the cables more neat and orderly.

[0014] (2) In the present invention, the wire drum is moved to the top of the support through the inclined plate, and then the dual-axis motor is started to drive the gears to rotate through the rotating shafts on both sides. As the gears on both sides rotate, the moving frame is driven to move upward. While moving, the moving frames on both sides will drive the support to move upward through the connecting blocks, so that the support drives the wire drum to move upward. When the support rod moves with the wire drum to the position of the transmission shaft at the output end of motor one, the transmission shaft of motor one is connected to the support rod through parts such as buckles, and the meshing connection characteristics between the gears and the moving frame are used to lift the wire drum to a specified height, thereby ensuring the stability and safety of the wire drum during the lifting and installation process and reducing the tediousness and time-consuming manual handling.

[0015] (3) In the present invention, two rollers are arranged inside the support. After the cable drum is installed, the cable drum is placed on the surfaces of the two rollers. The rollers rotate synchronously with the cable drum. When the cable drum is rotating, the pressure on the support rod increases while releasing the cable. The supporting effect of the rollers can disperse the pressure and vibration generated by the cable drum during the rotation process, reduce the pressure on the support rod, and thus enable the support rod to maintain a normal working state, thereby not affecting the laying of cables in the power engineering project.

[0016] Of course, any product implementing the present invention does not necessarily need to achieve all of the advantages described above at the same time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other accompanying drawings can be obtained based on these accompanying drawings without paying creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention; Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the lifting assembly 2 of the present invention; Figure 3For the present invention Figure 2 A is a schematic diagram of the structure enlargement; Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the support structure of the present invention; Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the roller structure of the present invention; Figure 6 For the present invention Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of B in the middle; Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the branch line assembly of the present invention; Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of a pressing roller of the present invention.

[0019] In the accompanying drawings, the components represented by the reference numerals are listed as follows: In the figure: 1. support frame; 101. electric push rod; 102. support plate; 103. motor 1; 104. wire drum; 105. support rod; 106. pulley; 2. lifting assembly; 201. double-axis motor; 202. rotating shaft; 203. gear; 204. moving frame; 205. connecting block; 301. support; 302. roller; 303. inclined plate; 304. vertical groove; 401. bracket; 402. fixed frame; 403. motor 2; 404. square groove; 405. screw rod; 406. moving block; 5. branch line assembly; 501. limit plate; 502. adjustment groove; 503. adjustment rod; 504. threading ring; 505. block; 506. frame; 507. slide groove; 601. pressure roller 1; 602. pressure roller 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0021] See also Figure 1-Figure 8 As shown, the present invention is a power engineering cable laying device with a branching function, including a support frame 1, a plurality of pulleys 106 are arranged at the bottom of the support frame 1, the left and right sides of the support frame 1 are fixedly connected with electric push rods 101, the output ends of the two electric push rods 101 are fixedly connected with support plates 102, the right side of the support frame 1 is fixedly connected with a motor 103, the front side of the support frame 1 is fixedly connected with a bracket 401, the position of the support frame 1 is moved by the pulley 106 according to the on-site requirements, after the movement, the electric push rods 101 on both sides are started to drive the support plate 102 to contact with the bottom surface, so that the support frame 1 cannot move; A branching assembly 5 is provided on the front of the support frame 1, and the branching assembly 5 includes a limiting plate 501, a plurality of adjustment grooves 502 are provided on the surface of the bracket 401, and the inner walls of the plurality of adjustment grooves 502 are slidably connected with adjustment rods 503, a frame 506 is provided at the bottom of the limiting plate 501, and the left and right sides of the frame 506 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the bracket 401, and the top and bottom of the frame 506 are provided with sliding grooves 507, and the plurality of adjustment rods 503 are fixedly connected to the side close to the frame 506 with threading rings 504, and the outer surfaces of the plurality of adjustment rods 503 are slidably connected to the inner wall of the top sliding groove 507, and the plurality of threading rings 504 are away from the adjustment rod 50 3 is fixedly connected with a block 505 on one side, and the outer surfaces of several blocks 505 are slidably connected with the inner wall of the bottom slide groove 507. When the adjusting rod 503 is pushed by the limiting plate 501, the spacing between the multiple adjusting rods 503 is increased or decreased. When the adjusting rod 503 moves, it will drive the threading ring 504 to adjust the distance between them. As the spacing between the threading rings 504 is adjusted, the distance between the cables is adjusted. The laying of the rear section of the cable can use the same method to separate and adjust multiple cables, and finally fix them. The cables are separated and kept at an appropriate spacing, which effectively manages and organizes the cables, avoids the cables from being intertwined, and makes the laying of the cables more neat and orderly.

[0022] A fixing frame 402 is provided on the top of the frame 506, and the bottom of the fixing frame 402 is fixedly connected to the top of the bracket 401, and a motor 2 403 is fixedly connected to the side of the fixing frame 402 away from the supporting frame 1, and a screw rod 405 is fixedly connected to the output end of the motor 2 403, and a square groove 404 is provided inside the fixing frame 402, and the front and back sides of the screw rod 405 are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the square groove 404, and a moving block 406 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the square groove 404, and the outer surface of the screw rod 405 is threadedly connected to the inner wall of the moving block 406, and the side of the moving block 406 close to the frame 506 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the limit plate 501, and the motor 2 403 is started to drive the screw rod 405 to rotate, and as the screw rod 405 rotates, the moving block 406 is driven to move along the inner wall of the square groove 404, and as the moving block 406 moves, the limit plate 501 is driven to move.

[0023] A pressure roller 601 is fixedly provided on one side of several threading rings 504 close to the support frame 1. The left and right sides of the pressure roller 601 are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the fixed frame 402. A pressure roller 602 is provided below the pressure roller 601. The left and right sides of the pressure roller 602 are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the bracket 401. The cable passes between the pressure roller 1 601 and the pressure roller 2 602 into the interior of the threading ring 504, thereby avoiding the cable from being directly inserted into the interior of the threading ring 504 and causing damage to the cable due to excessive bending angle.

[0024] The output end of the motor 103 is fixedly connected to the support rod 105 through a transmission shaft, and a plurality of cable drums 104 are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the support rod 105. The left and right sides of the support rod 105 are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the support frame 1 through a circular shaft. When laying, the motor 103 is used to drive the cable drum 104 to rotate, so as to assist the staff in carrying and laying the cables.

[0025] A lifting assembly 2 is provided inside the support frame 1, and the lifting assembly 2 includes a dual-axis motor 201 fixedly connected to the inner wall of the top of the support frame 1, and the left and right output ends of the dual-axis motor 201 are fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 202, and the ends of the two rotating shafts 202 away from the dual-axis motor 201 both rotate and penetrate the side wall of the support frame 1. The model of the dual-axis motor 201 is BKA30D-R5C, and the connected rotating shafts 202 rotate in the same direction.

[0026] The ends of the two rotating shafts 202 away from the dual-axis motor 201 are fixedly connected with gears 203, and the sides of the two gears 203 close to the bracket 401 are meshed and connected with the moving frame 204, and the sides of the two moving frames 204 close to each other are fixedly connected with connecting blocks 205, and the left and right sides of the support frame 1 are provided with vertical grooves 304, and the inner walls of the two vertical grooves 304 are slidably connected to the outer surfaces of the connecting blocks 205, and the sides of the two connecting blocks 205 close to each other are fixedly connected with supports 301, and the supports 301 are arranged directly below the wire drum 104, and the inner wall of the supports 301 is rotatably connected to two rollers 302, and the wire drum 104 is placed on the surfaces of the two rollers 302, and the rollers 302 rotate synchronously with the rotation of the wire drum 104, and the wire drum 104 rotates at the same time The pressure on the support rod 105 will increase when the cable is released. The supporting effect of the roller 302 can disperse the pressure and vibration generated by the cable drum 104 during rotation, reduce the pressure on the support rod 105, so that the support rod 105 can maintain a normal working state, thereby not affecting the laying of power engineering cables. The back of the support 301 is fixedly connected with an inclined plate 303, and the gears 203 on both sides rotate to drive the movable frame 204 to move upward. While moving, the movable frames 204 on both sides will drive the support 301 to move upward through the connecting block 205, so that the support 301 drives the cable drum 104 to move upward, and lifts the cable drum 104 to a specified height, ensuring the stability and safety of the cable drum 104 during the lifting and installation process, and reducing the tediousness and time-consuming manual handling.

[0027] When in use, multiple wire drums 104 required are connected through the support rod 105, and then the wire drum 104 is moved to the top of the support 301 through the inclined plate 303, and then the dual-axis motor 201 is started to drive the gear 203 to rotate through the rotating shaft 202 on both sides. As the gears 203 on both sides rotate, the movable frame 204 is driven to move upward. While moving, the movable frames 204 on both sides will drive the support 301 to move upward through the connecting block 205, so that the support 301 drives the wire drum 104 to move upward. When the support rod 105 moves with the wire drum 104 to the position of the transmission shaft at the output end of the motor 103, the transmission shaft of the motor 103 is connected to the support rod 105 through parts such as buckles, and the meshing connection characteristics between the gear 203 and the movable frame 204 are used to lift the wire drum 104 to a specified height, thereby ensuring the stability and safety of the wire drum 104 during the lifting and installation process, and reducing the tediousness and time-consuming manual handling.

[0028] The cable wound on the surface of the cable drum 104 is passed between the pressure roller 1 601 and the pressure roller 2 602 into the inside of the threading ring 504, and the cable is passed out of the threading ring 504 to start laying. The motor 2 403 is started to drive the screw rod 405 to rotate. As the screw rod 405 rotates, the moving block 406 is driven to move on the inner wall of the square groove 404. As the moving block 406 moves, the limiting plate 501 is driven to move. The surface of the limiting plate 501 is provided with an adjustment groove 502. As the limiting plate 501 moves, the adjusting rod 503 on the inner wall of the adjusting groove 502 is pushed to move. Since the adjusting rod 503 is restricted It can only move on the inner wall of the slide groove 507. Therefore, when the adjusting rod 503 is pushed by the limiting plate 501, the spacing between the multiple adjusting rods 503 is increased or decreased. When the adjusting rod 503 moves, it will drive the threading ring 504 to adjust the distance between them. As the spacing between the threading rings 504 is adjusted, the distance between the cables is adjusted. The laying of the rear section of the cable can use the same method to separate and adjust multiple cables, and finally fix them. The cables are separated and kept at an appropriate spacing, which effectively manages and organizes the cables, avoids the cables from being intertwined, and makes the laying of the cables more neat and orderly.

[0029] When laying, a motor 103 is used to drive the cable drum 104 to rotate, so as to assist the staff in carrying and laying the cables. Two rollers 302 are arranged inside the support 301. After the cable drum 104 is installed, the cable drum 104 is placed on the surface of the two rollers 302. The rollers 302 rotate synchronously with the rotation of the cable drum 104. When the cable drum 104 rotates, the pressure on the support rod 105 increases. The supporting effect of the rollers 302 can disperse the pressure and vibration generated by the cable drum 104 during the rotation process, reduce the pressure on the support rod 105, so that the support rod 105 can maintain a normal working state, thereby not affecting the laying of the power engineering cables. A pulley 106 is arranged at the bottom of the support frame 1. The position of the support frame 1 is moved by the pulley 106 according to the on-site requirements. After moving, the electric push rods 101 on both sides are started to drive the support plate 102 to contact with the ground, so that the support frame 1 cannot move.

[0030] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are only used to help illustrate the present invention. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details in detail, nor do they limit the invention to the specific implementation methods described. Obviously, many modifications and changes can be made according to the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments in order to better explain the principles and practical applications of the present invention, so that those skilled in the art can understand and use the present invention well. The present invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A power engineering cable laying device with a branching function, comprising a support frame (1), a plurality of pulleys (106) being arranged at the bottom of the support frame (1), and electric push rods (101) being fixedly connected to the left and right sides of the support frame (1), characterized in that: The output ends of the two electric push rods (101) are fixedly connected to a support plate (102), the right side of the support frame (1) is fixedly connected to a motor 1 (103), and the front side of the support frame (1) is fixedly connected to a bracket (401): A line splitting assembly (5) is arranged on the front of the support frame (1), and the line splitting assembly (5) comprises a limit plate (501). A plurality of adjustment slots (502) are provided on the surface of the support frame (401), and the inner walls of the plurality of adjustment slots (502) are slidably connected to adjustment rods (503). A frame (506) is arranged at the bottom of the limit plate (501), and the left and right sides of the frame (506) are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the support frame (401). The top and A slide groove (507) is provided at the bottom, and a plurality of the adjusting rods (503) are fixedly connected to a threading ring (504) on one side close to the frame (506), and the outer surfaces of the plurality of the adjusting rods (503) are slidably connected to the inner wall of the top slide groove (507), and a plurality of the threading rings (504) are fixedly connected to a block (505) on one side away from the adjusting rod (503), and the outer surfaces of the plurality of the blocks (505) are slidably connected to the inner wall of the bottom slide groove (507).

2. The power engineering cable laying device with branching function according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fixing frame (402) is provided on the top of the frame (506), the bottom of the fixing frame (402) is fixedly connected to the top of the bracket (401), a side of the fixing frame (402) away from the support frame (1) is fixedly connected to a second motor (403), and an output end of the second motor (403) is fixedly connected to a lead screw (405).

3. The power engineering cable laying device with branching function according to claim 2, characterized in that: A square groove (404) is provided inside the fixing frame (402); the front and back sides of the screw rod (405) are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the square groove (404); a moving block (406) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the square groove (404); the outer surface of the screw rod (405) is threadedly connected to the inner wall of the moving block (406); and the side of the moving block (406) close to the frame (506) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the limiting plate (501).

4. The power engineering cable laying device with branching function according to claim 3, characterized in that: A plurality of threading rings (504) are fixedly provided with a pressure roller 1 (601) on one side close to the support frame (1), and the left and right sides of the pressure roller 1 (601) are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the fixed frame (402), and a pressure roller 2 (602) is provided below the pressure roller 1 (601), and the left and right sides of the pressure roller 2 (602) are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the support frame (401).

5. The power engineering cable laying device with branching function according to claim 4, characterized in that: The output end of the motor 1 (103) is fixedly connected to a support rod (105) via a transmission shaft, a plurality of wire drums (104) are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the support rod (105), and the left and right sides of the support rod (105) are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the support frame (1) via a circular shaft.

6. The power engineering cable laying device with branching function according to claim 5, characterized in that: A lifting assembly (2) is arranged inside the support frame (1), and the lifting assembly (2) comprises a dual-axis motor (201) fixedly connected to the inner wall of the top of the support frame (1), and the left and right output ends of the dual-axis motor (201) are both fixedly connected to a rotating shaft (202), and the ends of the two rotating shafts (202) away from the dual-axis motor (201) are both rotated to penetrate the side wall of the support frame (1).

7. The power engineering cable laying device with branching function according to claim 6, characterized in that: The ends of the two rotating shafts (202) away from the dual-axis motor (201) are fixedly connected to a gear (203), and the sides of the two gears (203) close to the bracket (401) are meshingly connected to a moving bracket (204).

8. The power engineering cable laying device with branching function according to claim 7, characterized in that: The two moving frames (204) are fixedly connected to a connecting block (205) on one side close to each other, and the left and right sides of the supporting frame (1) are provided with vertical grooves (304), and the inner walls of the two vertical grooves (304) are slidably connected to the outer surface of the connecting block (205).

9. The power engineering cable laying device with branching function according to claim 8, characterized in that: A support (301) is fixedly connected to one side of the two connection blocks (205) close to each other. The support (301) is arranged directly below the line reel (104). Two rollers (302) are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the support (301). An inclined plate (303) is fixedly connected to the back of the support (301).