Waste power cable recycling robot

By using a combination technology of single-sided cutting sheet and spike teeth in the cable recycling robot, the serious wear of the cable recycling robot tool in the prior art is solved, and the continuity and efficiency of cable cutting are achieved.

CN120015435APending Publication Date: 2025-05-16UNIV FOR SCI & TECH ZHENGZHOU
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Application Number
CN202510212760.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-25
Publication Date
2025-05-16

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Technical Problem

When existing cable recycling robots deal with thicker cables, the tool wears severely and cannot be continuously cut, so they need to frequently replace the cutting blades.

Method used

A waste power cable recycling robot is designed, using a technology that combines single-sided cutting sheet and spiked teeth. The single-sided cutting sheet slides through a rolling sliding sleeve and guide slide rail to achieve transverse slippage. The spiked teeth perforate at the axis of the cable and push the cable.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces tool wear and replacement frequency, improves the continuity and efficiency of cable cutting, and ensures stable motion and straightness of the cable during the recycling process.

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Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of cable recycling, and particularly relates to a waste power cable recycling robot which comprises a frame component, a separation device is arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the frame component, and a recycling device is arranged on the left side of the inner wall of the frame component; and the frame body part comprises a protective shell. A corresponding traction device needs to be arranged on the back of the device, so that the recycled cable can slide along the guide rail, when the recycled cable moves, the outer surface of the cable is transversely cut by the middle transverse cutting equipment, so that a metal core in the cable is exposed to facilitate recycling work, and when the cable slides, the cable is prevented from falling off. The single-side cutting blade can transversely cut and slide under the left-right pushing of the inner sliding push plate, so that the cutting effect of the single-side cutting blade on the cable is enhanced, each part of the single-side cutting blade can be cut, compared with a fixed blade, more effective cutting parts are available, and the blade replacement frequency is further reduced.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of cable recycling, in particular to a waste power cable recycling robot. Background Art

[0002] Power cables are used to transmit and distribute electrical energy. They are commonly used in urban underground power grids, power station lead-out lines, internal power supply for industrial and mining enterprises, and underwater transmission lines across rivers and seas. Power cables are mainly composed of two parts: an outer insulation layer and an inner metal conductor. When power cables are scrapped and eliminated, the insulation layer and metal conductor of the power cables can also be recycled. When recycling, the insulation layer needs to be stripped off.

[0003] Using machines instead of manual labor to strip the insulation layer of cables is a common cable recycling method. It is used to solve the shortcomings of manual stripping methods such as high labor costs and low work efficiency. However, when stripping thicker cables, the wear of the tool will be more serious, so continuous cutting cannot be performed and the cutting blade needs to be replaced more frequently. This problem needs to be improved. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention solves the technical problems by adopting a technical solution: a waste power cable recycling robot, comprising a frame component, a separation device is arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the frame component, and a recycling device is arranged on the left side of the inner wall of the frame component; The frame component includes a protective shell, the top of the inner wall of the protective shell is fixedly connected to a control push box, and thick rotating rods are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the bottom of the control push box. The bottom end of the thick rotating rod is connected to a spike rotating tooth through a rotating motor. The spike teeth on the outer surface of the spike rotating tooth are relatively sharp and can pierce the outer skin of the cable, and evenly perforate the axis of the cable when rolling; The separation device comprises a guide rail, a recovery cable is arranged inside the guide rail, and a cutting device is arranged on the upper part of the guide rail; The cutting device includes a single-sided cutting blade and a side-pull support shell. The single-sided cutting blade is longer, and the sharp surface for cutting is facing the upper part of the cross-section of the cable. The outer surface of the single-sided cutting blade is evenly provided with rolling sleeves on the side close to the recovery device, and the inner cavity of the side-pull support shell is evenly provided with bending connecting rods through the through-opening on the side away from the single-sided cutting blade. The top end of the bending connecting rod is fixedly connected to an inner sliding push plate, and the outer surface of the inner sliding push plate is slidably connected to a guide rail.

[0005] Furthermore, the top of the outer surface of the bent connecting rod is slidably connected to the inner cavity of the guide slide rail through a through opening, the front and rear sides of the single-sided cutting sheet extend into the interior of the guide slide rail, and the outer surface of the single-sided cutting sheet is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide slide rail through a rolling sleeve, and the inner wall of the inner sliding push plate and the outer surface of the rolling sleeve are squeezed against each other.

[0006] Furthermore, the guide rail includes a fixed base plate, and a distance-adjusting spring plate is slidably connected to the axis of the inner cavity of the fixed base plate through a groove. The top of the distance-adjusting spring plate is fixedly connected to an axial rotating rod, and guide arc plates are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the outer surface of the axial rotating rod. The guide arc plates on both sides can be rotated around the outer surface of the axial rotating rod and then fixed on the axial rotating rod to achieve the effect of adjusting the clamping distance. The single-sided cutting piece is placed on the outer surface of the supporting shaft and slides left and right.

[0007] Furthermore, the bottom of the guide arc plate is rotatably connected to the outer surface of the axis rotating rod, the middle part of the inner cavity of the axis rotating rod is rotatably connected to the support shaft through the transverse groove, the outer surface of the support shaft is rollingly connected to the lower part of the outer surface of the single-sided cutting piece, and the outer surface of the rolling sleeve is rollingly connected to the outer surface of the support shaft. Control push rods are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the upper surface of the fixed bottom plate, the top end of the control push rod is fixedly connected to the axis of the lower surface of the side pull support shell, and the outer surface of the recovery cable is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide arc plate.

[0008] Furthermore, the recovery device includes a hollow box shell, a fixed pump is fixedly connected to the front part of the inner wall of the hollow box shell, an arc-shaped guide plate is fixedly connected to the front side of the hollow box shell, an inner push slide is slidably connected to the inner cavity of the arc-shaped guide plate, and a downward pressure limiting cover is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the inner push slide. The downward pressure limiting cover can squeeze the upper surface of the part where the cable passes through the cutting device downward, thereby ensuring that the cable can pass straight through the guide track.

[0009] Furthermore, a guide inner plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the hollow box shell, both sides of the guide inner plate extend to the outside of the hollow box shell, and both sides of the guide inner plate are fixedly connected to bridge connecting plates, and a winder is fixedly connected to the side of the bridge connecting plate away from the hollow box shell. The winders on both sides pull the cut upper surface of the cable to both sides, and divide it into two parts with the dotted line where the cable is punched by the sharp teeth as the axis, and are respectively recovered into the winders on both sides.

[0010] Furthermore, the upper surface of the hollow box shell is fixedly connected to the top of the inner wall of the protective shell through a fixing rod, the bottom end of the guide inner plate extends to the outside of the hollow box shell through a through hole, the top end of the inner push slide plate extends to the inside of the hollow box shell, and the exhaust port of the fixed pump is connected to the inner cavity of the arc-shaped guide plate. The lower surface of the downward pressure limiting cover is evenly provided with embedded balls, and the lower surface of the downward pressure limiting cover is slidably connected to the outer surface of the recovery cable through the embedded balls. The number of the reel is two, and the outer surface of the reel is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the protective shell.

[0011] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: 1. A corresponding traction device needs to be set on the back of the device so that the recovered cable can slide along the guide track. When the recovered cable moves, the cutting device in the middle will cross-cut the outer surface of the cable, thereby exposing the metal core inside the cable for recycling. When the cable slides, the single-sided cutting blade will slide cross-cuttingly under the left and right push of the inner sliding push plate, thereby enhancing the cutting effect of the single-sided cutting blade on the cable, and each part of the single-sided cutting blade can perform cutting work. Compared with a fixed blade, it has more effective cutting parts, thereby reducing the frequency of blade replacement.

[0012] 2. When the cable of the device slides along the guide track, the spiked rotating teeth located at the axis will pierce the tip of the tooth into the inside of the cable sheath by rotating, and then exert downward pressure on the cable, and effectively push the cable to move toward the side of the cutting device. At the same time, dotted holes are continuously punched at the axis of the cable sheath, thereby effectively stabilizing the cable in motion and preventing the cable from derailing from the inside of the guide track due to slippage.

[0013] 3. The guide track of the device is composed of guide arc plates on both sides and the axial rotating rod at the bottom. Since the guide arc plate can rotate along the axial rotating rod and adjust its adaption diameter, it can ensure that the recycling cables within a certain model can slide relatively stably along the guide track. When the single-sided cutting blade slides back and forth, its lower surface will have rolling friction with the supporting rotating shaft, thereby effectively solving the wear problem caused by friction resistance when the single-sided cutting blade moves.

[0014] 4. At the location where the cable passes through the cutting equipment, the inner push slide is pushed outward along the arc-shaped guide plate by the fixed pump at the top. At this time, the inner push slide presses down the downward pressure limiting cover at the bottom, and then the downward pressure limiting cover squeezes the outer surface of the cable toward the location close to the guide track, so that the cable remains straight on both the front and rear sides of the cable passing through the cutting equipment, preventing the rear side of the cable from warping, resulting in the inability of the lower cutting point of the single-sided cutting blade to maintain a vertical state with the recovery cable, thereby cutting off the entire recovery cable, and balls are embedded in the lower surface of the downward pressure limiting cover, which will prevent the recovery cable from being unable to slide due to friction.

[0015] 5. Since the cut cable skin will be torn apart again by the winders on both sides and divided into two smaller cable skins for recycling, this part of the cable skin is more easily deformed, so when sliding along the bridge connecting plate, it will not be difficult to bend and block the internal passage. In addition, the cable skin wound by the winder is smaller, so more cable skins can be collected at a time inside the winder, thereby enhancing the storage capacity of the winder in disguise. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a front view of the present invention; Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention; Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the frame component of the present invention; Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the separation device of the present invention; Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the cutting device of the present invention; Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the guide track of the present invention; Figure 7 It is a cross-sectional view of the recovery device of the present invention.

[0017] In the figure: 1. frame component; 2. separation equipment; 3. recovery equipment; 11. protective shell; 12. control push box; 13. coarse rotating rod; 14. spike rotating teeth; 21. guide rail; 22. cutting equipment; 4. recovery cable; 221. single-sided cutting blade; 222. rolling sleeve; 223. side pull support shell; 224. guide slide rail; 225. bending connecting rod; 226. inner sliding push plate; 211. fixed bottom plate; 212. control push rod; 213. adjustable spring plate; 214. axial rotating rod; 215. guide arc plate; 216. support shaft; 31. hollow box shell; 32. guide inner plate; 33. fixed pump; 34. arc guide plate; 35. inner push slide plate; 36. downward pressure limiting cover; 37. bridge connecting plate; 38. winder. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. The embodiments of the present invention are provided for the purpose of illustration and description, and are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the disclosed forms. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. The embodiments are selected and described in order to better illustrate the principles and practical applications of the present invention, and to enable those of ordinary skill in the art to understand the present invention and thereby design various embodiments with various modifications suitable for specific uses.

[0019] Example 1, please refer to Figure 1-Figure 6 , the present invention provides a technical solution: a waste power cable recycling robot, comprising a frame part 1, a separation device 2 is arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the frame part 1, and a recycling device 3 is arranged on the left side of the inner wall of the frame part 1; The frame component 1 includes a protective shell 11, the top of the inner wall of the protective shell 11 is fixedly connected to a control push box 12, and thick rotating rods 13 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the bottom of the control push box 12. The bottom end of the thick rotating rod 13 is connected to a spike rotating tooth 14 through a rotating motor. The spike teeth on the outer surface of the spike rotating tooth 14 are relatively sharp and can pierce the outer skin of the cable, and evenly perforate the axis of the cable when rolling; The separation device 2 comprises a guide rail 21, a recovery cable 4 is arranged inside the guide rail 21, and a cutting device 22 is arranged on the upper part of the guide rail 21; The cutting device 22 includes a single-sided cutting blade 221 and a side-pull support shell 223. The single-sided cutting blade 221 is longer, and the sharp surface for cutting is facing the upper part of the cross-section of the cable. The outer surface of the single-sided cutting blade 221 is evenly provided with a rolling sleeve 222 on the side close to the recovery device 3, and the inner cavity of the side-pull support shell 223 is evenly provided with a bending connecting rod 225 through a through opening on the side away from the single-sided cutting blade 221. The top end of the bending connecting rod 225 is fixedly connected to an inner sliding push plate 226, and the outer surface of the inner sliding push plate 226 is slidably connected to a guide slide rail 224.

[0020] The top of the outer surface of the bent connecting rod 225 is slidably connected to the inner cavity of the guide slide rail 224 through a through-hole, the front and rear sides of the single-sided cutting sheet 221 extend to the interior of the guide slide rail 224, and the outer surface of the single-sided cutting sheet 221 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide slide rail 224 through a rolling sleeve 222, and the inner wall of the inner sliding push plate 226 and the outer surface of the rolling sleeve 222 are squeezed against each other.

[0021] The guide rail 21 includes a fixed base plate 211, and a distance-adjusting spring plate 213 is slidably connected to the axis of the inner cavity of the fixed base plate 211 through a groove. The top of the distance-adjusting spring plate 213 is fixedly connected to an axial rotating rod 214. Guide arc plates 215 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the outer surface of the axial rotating rod 214. The guide arc plates 215 on both sides can be rotated around the outer surface of the axial rotating rod 214, and then fixed on the axial rotating rod 214 to achieve the effect of adjusting the clamping distance. The single-sided cutting blade 221 is placed on the outer surface of the supporting shaft 216 and slides left and right.

[0022] The bottom of the guide arc plate 215 is rotatably connected to the outer surface of the axis rotating rod 214, and the middle part of the inner cavity of the axis rotating rod 214 is rotatably connected to the support rotating shaft 216 through the transverse groove. The outer surface of the support rotating shaft 216 is rollingly connected to the lower part of the outer surface of the single-sided cutting piece 221, and the outer surface of the rolling sleeve 222 is rollingly connected to the outer surface of the support rotating shaft 216. The control push rods 212 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the upper surface of the fixed bottom plate 211, and the top end of the control push rods 212 is fixedly connected to the axis of the lower surface of the side pull support shell 223, and the outer surface of the recovery cable 4 is slidingly connected to the inner wall of the guide arc plate 215.

[0023] When the device is used to separate the outer skin of a thick cable, the clamping distance of the guide arc plates 215 on both sides is adjusted according to the actual diameter of the recovered cable 4 to ensure that the recovered cable 4 can slide relatively stably along the guide rail 21, and then the front end of the cable is passed through the cutting device 22. At this time, under the cross-cutting action of the single-sided cutting blade 221, the upper skin of the cable is separated from the cable body, and then continues to move along the guide rail 21.

[0024] When the cable moves, the spiked rotating tooth 14 at the bottom end of the thick rotating rod 13 presses the axis center of the upper part of the cable. At this time, the tooth surface of the spiked rotating tooth 14 pierces the outer skin of the cable, and then the spiked rotating tooth 14 rotates clockwise, thereby driving the cable to move to the right, and the cable skin cut on the upper part of the passing cable will leave a dotted line due to the piercing action of the spiked rotating tooth 14.

[0025] Before the single-sided cutting blade 221 cross-cuts the outer skin of the cable, the control push rods 212 on both sides will vertically push the side-pull support shell 223 to make the cutting part of the single-sided cutting blade 221 act on a relatively upper position of the cross-section of the recovery cable 4. Then, the side-pull support shells 223 on both sides reciprocately push the rolling sleeve 222 to make the single-sided cutting blade 221 move back and forth at high speed along the cutting groove in the middle of the guide arc plate 215, thereby increasing the cutting capacity of the single-sided cutting blade 221.

[0026] Example 2, please refer to Figure 1-Figure 7 The present invention provides a technical solution: on the basis of Example 1, the recovery device 3 includes a hollow box shell 31, the front part of the inner wall of the hollow box shell 31 is fixedly connected with a fixed pump 33, the front part of the hollow box shell 31 is fixedly connected with an arc guide plate 34, the inner cavity of the arc guide plate 34 is slidably connected with an inner push slide 35, the bottom end of the inner push slide 35 is fixedly connected with a downward pressure limiting cover 36, and the downward pressure limiting cover 36 can squeeze the upper surface of the part where the cable passes through the cutting device 22 downward, thereby ensuring that the cable can pass straight through the guide track 21.

[0027] A guide inner plate 32 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the hollow box shell 31, and both sides of the guide inner plate 32 extend to the outside of the hollow box shell 31, and both sides of the guide inner plate 32 are fixedly connected to a bridge connecting plate 37, and a winder 38 is fixedly connected to the side of the bridge connecting plate 37 away from the hollow box shell 31. The winders 38 on both sides pull the upper surface of the cable after cutting to both sides, and divide it into two parts with the dotted line where the cable is punched by the sharp rotating teeth 14 as the axis, and are respectively recovered into the winders 38 on both sides.

[0028] The upper surface of the hollow box shell 31 is fixedly connected to the top of the inner wall of the protective outer shell 11 through a fixing rod, the bottom end of the guide inner plate 32 extends to the outside of the hollow box shell 31 through a through hole, the top end of the inner push slide plate 35 extends to the inside of the hollow box shell 31, and the exhaust port of the fixed pump 33 is connected to the inner cavity of the arc guide plate 34. The lower surface of the downward pressure limiting cover 36 is evenly provided with embedded balls, and the lower surface of the downward pressure limiting cover is slidably connected to the outer surface of the recovery cable 4 through the embedded balls. There are two reelers 38, and the outer surface of the reeler 38 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the protective outer shell 11.

[0029] After the cable is cut, the larger area at the bottom will continue to slide backward along the guide track 21, but the cable skin cut off at the top will enter the winders 38 on both sides through the guide inner plate 32. Since the cable skin at this time has been punched with dotted lines, it is very easy to separate. The winders 38 on both sides tear the surface of the cable into two and recycle it.

[0030] When the cable passes through the cutting device 22, the inner push slide 35 is pushed outward along the arc guide plate 34 by the fixed pump 33 on the top. At this time, the inner push slide 35 presses down the downward pressure limiting cover 36 at the bottom, and then the downward pressure limiting cover 36 squeezes the outer surface of the cable toward the part close to the guide track 21, so that the cable remains straight on both the front and rear sides when passing through the cutting device 22, preventing the rear side of the cable from warping.

[0031] Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field and related fields without creative work should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. The structures, devices and operating methods not specifically described and explained in the present invention are implemented according to the conventional means in the field unless otherwise specified and limited.

Claims

1. A waste power cable recycling robot, comprising a frame component (1), a separation device (2) being arranged at the bottom of an inner wall of the frame component (1), and a recycling device (3) being arranged on the left side of the inner wall of the frame component (1), characterized in that: The frame component (1) comprises a protective shell (11), the top of the inner wall of the protective shell (11) is fixedly connected to a control push box (12), and thick rotating rods (13) are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the bottom of the control push box (12), and the bottom end of the thick rotating rod (13) is rotatably connected to a spike rotating tooth (14) via a rotating motor; The separation device (2) comprises a guide rail (21), a recovery cable (4) is arranged inside the guide rail (21), and a cutting device (22) is arranged on the upper part of the guide rail (21); The cutting device (22) comprises a single-sided cutting blade (221) and a side-pull support shell (223); a rolling sleeve (222) is evenly arranged on the side of the outer surface of the single-sided cutting blade (221) close to the recovery device (3); a bending connecting rod (225) is evenly arranged through a through opening on the side of the inner cavity of the side-pull support shell (223) away from the single-sided cutting blade (221); the top end of the bending connecting rod (225) is fixedly connected to an inner sliding push plate (226); and the outer surface of the inner sliding push plate (226) is slidably connected to a guide rail (224).

2. The waste power cable recycling robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the outer surface of the bent connecting rod (225) is slidably connected to the inner cavity of the guide rail (224) through a through opening, the front and rear sides of the single-sided cutting piece (221) both extend into the interior of the guide rail (224), and the outer surface of the single-sided cutting piece (221) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide rail (224) through a rolling sleeve (222), and the inner wall of the inner sliding push plate (226) and the outer surface of the rolling sleeve (222) are pressed against each other.

3. The waste power cable recycling robot according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The guide rail (21) comprises a fixed bottom plate (211), the axis of the inner cavity of the fixed bottom plate (211) is slidably connected to a spacing spring plate (213) via a groove, the top of the spacing spring plate (213) is fixedly connected to an axis rotating rod (214), and guide arc plates (215) are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the outer surface of the axis rotating rod (214).

4. The waste power cable recycling robot according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The bottom of the guide arc plate (215) is rotatably connected to the outer surface of the axial rotating rod (214); the middle part of the inner cavity of the axial rotating rod (214) is rotatably connected to the support rotating shaft (216) via a transverse groove; the outer surface of the support rotating shaft (216) is rollingly connected to the lower part of the outer surface of the single-sided cutting piece (221); and the outer surface of the rolling sleeve (222) is rollingly connected to the outer surface of the support rotating shaft (216).

5. The waste power cable recycling robot according to claim 4 is characterized in that: Control push rods (212) are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the upper surface of the fixed bottom plate (211), the top ends of the control push rods (212) are fixedly connected to the axis of the lower surface of the side-pull support shell (223), and the outer surface of the recovery cable (4) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide arc plate (215).

6. The waste power cable recycling robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The recovery device (3) comprises a hollow box shell (31), the front part of the inner wall of the hollow box shell (31) is fixedly connected to a fixed pump (33), the front side of the hollow box shell (31) is fixedly connected to an arc-shaped guide plate (34), the inner cavity of the arc-shaped guide plate (34) is slidably connected to an inner push slide plate (35), and the bottom end of the inner push slide plate (35) is fixedly connected to a downward pressure limiting cover (36).

7. The waste power cable recycling robot according to claim 6, characterized in that: A guide inner plate (32) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the hollow box shell (31), both sides of the guide inner plate (32) extend to the outside of the hollow box shell (31), and both sides of the guide inner plate (32) are fixedly connected to bridge connecting plates (37), and a winding machine (38) is fixedly connected to the side of the bridge connecting plate (37) away from the hollow box shell (31).

8. The waste power cable recycling robot according to claim 7, characterized in that: The upper surface of the hollow housing (31) is fixedly connected to the top of the inner wall of the protective outer shell (11) via a fixing rod, the bottom end of the guide inner plate (32) extends to the outside of the hollow housing (31) through a through opening, the top end of the inner push slide plate (35) extends to the inside of the hollow housing (31), and the exhaust port of the fixed pump (33) is connected to the inner cavity of the arc-shaped guide plate (34).

9. The waste power cable recycling robot according to claim 8, characterized in that: The lower surface of the downward pressure limiting cover (36) is evenly provided with embedded balls, and the lower surface of the downward pressure limiting cover is slidably connected to the outer surface of the recovery cable (4) through the embedded balls. The number of the reel (38) is two, and the outer surface of the reel (38) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the protective shell (11).