A cable reel machine

Abstract

The present application relates to a kind of cable reel machines, including spiral tooth reel, cable arranging device, speed reducer, control cabinet and shell, spiral tooth reel is arranged in the inside of shell, cable arranging device is arranged below spiral tooth reel, one end of spiral tooth reel is provided with motor and speed reducer, spiral tooth reel rotates under the drive of motor and speed reducer, power cable is wound on spiral tooth reel, one end of power cable extends to the outside of shell through cable arranging device, power cable is connected with mechanical arm arranged on the lateral wall of shell, one end of mechanical arm is provided with cable plug matched with aircraft socket, the other end of mechanical arm is provided with robot end that is convenient for intelligent robot to pick up, the lower portion of control cabinet is provided with machine terminal, machine terminal includes PLC build information module, J45 interface is arranged on machine terminal, in general, the present application has the advantages of automatic cable winding and unwinding, information interaction with host computer, good operability, strong environmental resistance and convenient replacement and maintenance.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the technical field of high-power power supply equipment for aircraft, and specifically relates to a cable reel machine. Background Technology

[0002] In aircraft power supply systems with high power demands, cable reels are crucial equipment. In recent years, with the continuous development of aircraft power supply systems, there is a growing demand for cable reels with more intelligent and integrated control functions. However, currently, reels are mainly used by manually dragging cables or using switches to reel them in and out, which cannot meet current needs. Furthermore, these reels cannot interact with a host computer, nor can they control cable reeling or unloading. The reels also cannot display the host computer's operating status, resulting in very low levels of modularity and integration. Additionally, cable plugs need to be manually inserted into the aircraft sockets, which not only prevents remote operation but also leads to very low efficiency, hindering the promotion of related technologies. Therefore, a new cable reel is urgently needed to solve these problems. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of this, the present invention proposes a cable reel machine, which is applied to the field of high-power power supply equipment technology for aircraft, and solves the technical problems of existing machines that cannot automatically reel in and unreel cables, cannot communicate with the host computer, have poor environmental resistance, and are inconvenient to replace and maintain.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned technical objectives, the specific technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0005] A cable reel machine includes a helical gear reel, a cable distributor, a reducer, a control cabinet, and a housing. The helical gear reel is located inside the housing, and the cable distributor is located below the helical gear reel. A motor and a reducer are located at one end of the helical gear reel, which rotates under the drive of the motor and reducer. A power cable is wound on the helical gear reel, and one end of the power cable passes through the cable distributor and extends to the outside of the housing. The power cable is connected to a robotic arm located on the outer wall of the housing. One end of the robotic arm is equipped with a cable plug that matches an aircraft socket, and the other end of the robotic arm is equipped with a robotic end effector for easy pickup by an intelligent robot. The control cabinet is located on the outer wall of the housing and is detachably connected to the outer wall of the housing. A control module is located inside the control cabinet. The control module is electrically connected to the control parts of the motor and reducer through corresponding circuits. A local terminal is located below the control cabinet. The local terminal includes a PLC information module and a J45 interface.

[0006] Furthermore, the PLC can be equipped with information modules to simulate modular communication of current and voltage signals, enabling the transmission and reception of analog signals to the host computer.

[0007] Furthermore, the cable plug is equipped with a control switch and indicator lights. The control switch and indicator lights are connected to the machine's operating system via the cable control line. The control switch enables remote operation of cable winding and unwinding, while the indicator lights show the working status of the winding machine.

[0008] Furthermore, a local operation panel is provided on the front end of the housing. The corresponding components on the local operation panel are connected to the control module inside the control cabinet. The local operation panel is provided with a local operation window, which synchronously displays the working status of the host computer's cable winding and unwinding operations and the remote cable winding and unwinding operations, and has priority control.

[0009] Furthermore, a manual crank is provided at one end of the spiral toothed drum. The manual crank is located on the outside of the housing and passes through the outer wall of the housing to be connected to the spiral toothed drum for transmission. This facilitates manual cable winding and unwinding operations by the operator in case of power failure in an emergency.

[0010] Furthermore, the housing is equipped with a waterproof rim, which is fitted with a conductive sealing strip and a soft rubber sealing strip. A waterproof platform is designed at the bottom of the housing to elevate the winding machine itself and prevent the bottom of the winding machine from being submerged in water.

[0011] Furthermore, a spare plug box is provided on the outer wall of the housing. The spare plug box is located below the machine-side terminal. The side opening of the spare plug box faces outward horizontally, and it is equipped with a box cover that flips outward from the top.

[0012] Furthermore, when the manual crank is not in use, it is detached from the helical gear drum. The corresponding end of the helical gear drum is provided with a handle connector that matches the manual crank. The handle connector is located inside a connector groove provided on the outer wall of the housing. The connector groove has a horizontally outward side opening and is provided with a groove cover that flips outward from the top.

[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, the present invention can also bring the following beneficial effects:

[0014] 1. This invention discloses a cable reel machine, which modularizes and integrates existing cable reel machines, automatically reels and unwinds cables, interacts with a host computer, and connects to a robotic arm in a standardized manner. The product achieves lightweight design through waterproof edge structure and weight-reducing material selection. The product's environmental resistance is enhanced through sealed structure and component surface treatment design. The host computer can perform automated intelligent control of the power transmission process. It has the advantages of good operability, strong environmental resistance, and convenient replacement and maintenance.

[0015] 2. This invention mentions a cable reel machine, which uses a motor to rotate a spiral toothed drum 1 in both directions, causing the energized cable to be wound onto or released from the spiral toothed drum 1. The speed reducer allows for adjustable cable winding and unwinding speeds, and a cable arranger arranges the cable orderly onto the spiral toothed drum 1. Through circuit design, the normal start, stop, and emergency stop of the motor are controlled, thereby achieving automatic cable winding and unwinding functions through the motor, spiral toothed drum 1, speed reducer, cable arranger, control module, and circuit.

[0016] 3. This invention mentions a cable reel machine. The socket used for docking with the aircraft is equipped with a control switch and indicator light. The control switch and indicator light are interlocked with the switches and indicator lights on the local operation panel. This allows the operator to hold the socket while walking and simultaneously reeling in and unreeling the cable, ensuring accurate cable delivery to the charging target and avoiding inconvenience caused by excessively long or short cables. An analog signal module is embedded in the control cabinet and connected to the inverter circuit controlling the motor, enabling simulated forward and reverse rotation of the motor to control the cable reeling and unreeling operations. A PLC information module is connected to the simulated host computer via a J45 interface for simulated information interaction.

[0017] 4. This invention mentions a cable reel machine, which uses a robotic arm to install and fix the end of a robot, and rigidly and precisely connects the robotic arm to the cable plug, making it easy for the robot to operate the cable plug to connect to the socket on the aircraft. The product components are made of environmentally resistant metal and non-metal materials, and the surface is treated to prevent salt spray and mildew, which increases the environmental resistance of the components. The waterproof platform and the internal conductive sealing strip and soft rubber sealing strip of the waterproof edge improve the waterproof performance and prevent the relevant components from being soaked in water. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0019] Figure 1 This invention provides a schematic diagram of the structure of a cable reel machine;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the power cable and robotic arm in a specific embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the robotic arm and the robot end effector in a specific embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] The components include: 1. Spiral toothed drum; 2. Cable reel; 3. Power cable; 4. Motor; 5. Spare plug box; 6. Machine-side terminal; 7. Robot end effector; 8. Robotic arm; 9. Cable plug; 10. Control cabinet; 11. Local operation panel; 12. Housing. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0024] The following specific examples illustrate the implementation of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of them. The present invention can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified or changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] It should be noted that various aspects of embodiments within the scope of the appended claims are described below. It will be apparent that the aspects described herein can be embodied in a wide variety of forms, and any particular structure and / or function described herein is merely illustrative. Based on this invention, those skilled in the art will understand that one aspect described herein can be implemented independently of any other aspect, and two or more of these aspects can be combined in various ways. For example, any number of aspects set forth herein can be used to implement the device and / or practice the method. Additionally, this device and / or method can be implemented using other structures and / or functionalities besides one or more of the aspects set forth herein.

[0026] It should also be noted that the illustrations provided in the following embodiments are only schematic representations of the basic concept of the present invention. The drawings only show the components related to the present invention and are not drawn according to the actual number, shape and size of the components in the actual implementation. In the actual implementation, the form, quantity and proportion of each component can be arbitrarily changed, and the layout of the components may also be more complex.

[0027] Furthermore, specific details are provided in the following description to facilitate a thorough understanding of the examples. However, those skilled in the art will understand that the described aspects can be practiced without these specific details.

[0028] In one embodiment of the present invention, such as Figures 1 to 3As shown, a cable reel machine includes a helical gear drum 1, a cable distributor 2, a reducer, a control cabinet 10, and a housing 12. The helical gear drum 1 is disposed inside the housing 12, and the cable distributor 2 is disposed below the helical gear drum 1. A motor 4 and a reducer are disposed at one end of the helical gear drum 1, and the helical gear drum 1 rotates under the drive of the motor 4 and the reducer. A power cable 3 is wound on the helical gear drum 1, and one end of the power cable 3 passes through the cable distributor 2 and extends to the outside of the housing 12. The power cable 3 is connected to a robotic arm 8 disposed on the outer wall of the housing 12, and one end of the robotic arm 8 is provided with a cable plug 9 that matches an aircraft socket. The other end of the robotic arm 8 is equipped with a robotic end effector 7 for easy picking by the intelligent robot. The control cabinet 10 is mounted on the outer wall of the housing 12 and is detachably connected to the outer wall of the housing 12. The control cabinet 10 contains a control module, which is electrically connected to the control parts of the motor 4 and the reducer through corresponding circuits. A side terminal 6 is located below the control cabinet 10. The side terminal 6 includes a PLC information module and is equipped with a J45 interface. The PLC information module can simulate current and voltage signals for modular communication, enabling the transmission and reception of analog signals to the host computer.

[0029] The cable plug 9 is equipped with a control switch and indicator lights. These switches and lights are connected to the machine's operating system via a cable control line. The control switch enables remote operation of cable winding and unwinding, while the indicator lights show the working status of the winding machine. A local operation panel 11 is located on the front of the housing 12. Corresponding components on the local operation panel 11 are connected to the control module inside the control cabinet 10. The local operation panel 11 has a local operation window that simultaneously displays the working status of the host computer's cable winding and unwinding operations and remote cable winding and unwinding operations, and has priority control.

[0030] A manual crank is provided at one end of the helical gear drum 1. The manual crank is located on the outside of the housing 12 and passes through the outer wall of the housing 12 to be connected to the helical gear drum 1 for transmission. This facilitates manual cable winding and unwinding by the operator in case of power failure in an emergency. When not in use, the manual crank is detached from the helical gear drum 1. The corresponding end of the helical gear drum 1 is provided with a handle connector that matches the manual crank. The handle connector is located inside a connector groove provided on the outer wall of the housing. The connector groove has a horizontally outward-facing side opening and is provided with a groove cover that flips outward at the top.

[0031] The housing 12 is equipped with a waterproof edge, which is fitted with a conductive sealing strip and a soft rubber sealing strip. The bottom of the housing 12 is designed with a waterproof platform to raise the winding machine itself and prevent the bottom of the winding machine from being submerged in water. A spare plug box 5 is installed on the outer wall of the housing 12. The spare plug box 5 is located below the machine-side terminal 6. The spare plug box 5 has a side opening that faces outwards and is equipped with a box cover that flips outwards from the top.

[0032] In use, the motor 4 rotates in both directions, driving the helical gear drum 1 to rotate back and forth, causing the power cable 3 to wind onto or unwind from the helical gear drum 1. The reducer allows for adjustable cable winding and unwinding speeds. The cable arranger 2 arranges the power cable 3 orderly onto the helical gear drum 1. Through circuit design, the normal start, stop, and emergency stop of the motor 4 are controlled, thus achieving automatic cable winding and unwinding through the motor 4, helical gear drum 1, reducer, cable arranger 2, control module, and circuit. The socket for docking with the aircraft is equipped with a control switch and indicator light. The control switch and indicator light are interlocked with the switches and indicator lights on the local operation panel 11, allowing the operator to hold the socket while walking and performing cable winding and unwinding operations, ensuring the cable accurately reaches the charging target. This allows for single-person cable handling. The system accurately reaches the charging target, enabling single-person operation of cable winding, unwinding, stopping, and running even when far from the reel machine. An analog signal module is embedded in the control cabinet 10, connected to the inverter circuit controlling the motor 4, simulating forward and reverse rotation of the motor 4 to control cable winding. A PLC information module is connected to a simulated host computer via a J45 interface for analog information interaction. One end of the robotic arm 8 is connected to the cable plug 9, and the other end is bent 390° and fixed to the end of the energized cable, coaxially positioned with the cable plug 9 at the robot's end cap 7. The energized cable 3 maintains a 90° angle with the cable plug 9, allowing the robot's sensors to detect the location of the socket, facilitating 360° operation without blind spots. In summary, this invention has the advantages of automatic cable winding, information interaction with a host computer, good operability, strong environmental resistance, and convenient replacement and maintenance.

[0033] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention should be included within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A cable reel machine characterized by: The utility model provides a kind of cable winding and unwinding machine, including spiral tooth reel (1), cable dispenser (2), reducer, control cabinet (10) and shell (12), the spiral tooth reel (1) is arranged inside shell (12), the cable dispenser (2) is arranged below spiral tooth reel (1), one end of the spiral tooth reel (1) is provided with motor (4) and reducer, spiral tooth reel (1) rotates under the drive of motor (4) and reducer, the spiral tooth reel (1) is wound with power cable (3), one end of power cable (3) extends to the outside of shell (12) through cable dispenser (2), power cable (3) is connected with mechanical arm (8) arranged on the outside wall of shell (12), one end of the mechanical arm (8) is provided with cable plug (9) matched with aircraft socket, the other end of the mechanical arm (8) is provided with robot end (7) for facilitating intelligent robot pickup, the control cabinet (10) is arranged on the outside wall of shell (12), and robot terminal (6) is arranged below control cabinet (10), and the robot terminal (6) includes PLC building information module; The PLC building information module can simulate current and voltage signal modular communication, realize analog signal transmission and reception to the host computer; The front side of the shell (12) is provided with a local operation panel (11), and the local operation panel (11) is provided with a local operation window.

2. A cable reel machine as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that: The inside of the cable plug (9) is provided with a control switch and an indicator light, and the control switch and the indicator light are communicated with the fuselage operation system through the cable control line.

3. A cable reel machine as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that: One end of the spiral tooth reel (1) is provided with a manual crank, which is located outside the shell (12) and is transmissionally connected with the spiral tooth reel (1) through the outside wall of the shell (12), so as to facilitate manual cable winding and unwinding operation in case of power failure.

4. A cable reel machine as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that: The shell (12) is provided with a waterproof edge, and the waterproof edge is provided with a conductive sealing strip and a soft rubber sealing strip.

5. A cable reel machine as claimed in claim 4, characterised in that: The outside wall of the shell (12) is provided with a spare plug box (5), which is located below the robot terminal (6).

6. A cable reel machine as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that: The manual crank is in a detached state with the spiral tooth reel (1) in a non-use state, and the corresponding end of the spiral tooth reel (1) is provided with a handle joint matched with the manual crank. The handle joint is located inside the joint groove arranged on the outside wall of the shell, the joint groove is laterally open horizontally outward, and the groove cover is provided on the top of the joint groove.

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