Length and surface profile metering equipment for cable festoon test equipment

By integrating an optical metrology module and an adaptive adjustment mechanism into the cable drag testing equipment, the problem of time-consuming and labor-intensive cable length and insulation layer testing has been solved, achieving efficient and accurate online testing.

CN120907438AActive Publication Date: 2025-11-07FAR EAST CABLE +2
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Application Number
CN202511440862.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-10-10
Publication Date
2025-11-07
Estimated Expiration
2045-10-10

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Technical Problem

During cable drag testing, the length and insulation layer inspection of the test cable are time-consuming and labor-intensive, with insufficient timeliness, high operating costs, and limited practicality and functional integration.

Method used

A length and surface profile measuring device for cable drag testing equipment was designed. It adopts an optical measuring module and an adaptive adjustment mechanism, which are integrated on the drag trolley to realize online detection of cable length and insulation layer.

Benefits of technology

It enables high-precision and rapid detection of cable length and insulation layer, improves the practicality and functional integration of the detection, and simplifies the operation process.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of metering, in particular to length and surface profile metering equipment for cable festoon test equipment, which comprises a transverse guide rail and a festoon trolley mounted on the transverse guide rail, and is characterized in that a bottom embedded guide rail is fixedly mounted on the lower surface of the transverse guide rail; a plurality of active suspension devices used for installing cables are installed in the bottom embedded guide rail. According to the length and surface profile metering equipment for the cable festoon test equipment, external optical detection equipment is adopted, the length of a test cable and the surface or profile of a cable insulation sheath are metered in an optical metering mode, and the optical recognition precision is greatly improved; the electric control type lifting guide rails are arranged on the two side walls of the external translation cover, the electric control turnover type material guiding cover shells are movably assembled on the inner side faces of the electric control type lifting guide rails, self-adaptive adjustment can be conducted according to the set angle of the cable, the position of the cable can be accurately adapted, and the recognition accuracy is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of metrology, and in particular to a length and surface profile measuring device for cable drag testing equipment. Background Technology

[0002] The core purpose of cable dragging test is to verify the mechanical performance and durability of cable under frequent movement or dynamic load scenarios, and to ensure that it can operate stably under harsh working conditions.

[0003] By simulating stress scenarios such as repeated bending and stretching during dragging, the cable's bending resistance, insulation abrasion resistance, and conductor connection stability are tested. For example, high-quality cables must pass a continuous test with 1.5 times the nominal tensile force to ensure they will not break or suffer insulation damage under high-frequency vibration or dragging. Currently, during cable drag testing, the length and insulation changes of the test cable often require disassembly and transfer to specialized testing equipment. This is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also lacks timely testing, has high operating costs, and has limited practicality and functional integration. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by this invention is that the current cable dragging test process is time-consuming and labor-intensive in detecting the length of the test cable and the insulation layer, with insufficient detection timeliness, high operating costs, and limited practicality and functional integration.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problem is: a length and surface profile measuring device for cable dragging test equipment, comprising a horizontal guide rail and a dragging trolley installed on the horizontal guide rail, a bottom embedded guide rail fixedly installed on the lower surface of the horizontal guide rail, a plurality of active suspension devices for cable installation installed inside the bottom embedded guide rail, an external translation cover movably fitted on the upper end of the horizontal guide rail, electrically controlled lifting guide rails provided on the two side walls of the external translation cover, an electrically controlled flipping material guide cover movably fitted on the inner side of the electrically controlled lifting guide rail, and an optical measuring module movably fitted inside the electrically controlled flipping material guide cover.

[0006] The active suspension device includes a main frame that is movably mounted inside the bottom embedded guide rail via two side wheel sets, electrically controlled telescopic limit struts mounted on both sides inside the main frame, suspension hooks fixedly mounted at the lower end of the main frame, and an electrically controlled lifting locking frame movably mounted at the lower end of the main frame.

[0007] The external translation cover comprises a main translation cover in the shape of an n-shaped structure sleeved on the transverse guide rail, a support wheel group mounted on the inner side of the main translation cover, an electric control adjusting disc movably mounted on the two side walls of the main translation cover, an external guide block fixed on the outer side of the electric control adjusting disc and an internal thread driving pipe mounted in the internal thread driving pipe.

[0008] The electric control lifting guide rail comprises a lateral guide rail, a fixed assembly screw rod mounted on the upper end of the internal side of the lateral guide rail and an electric control adjusting screw rod mounted on the lower end of the internal side of the lateral guide rail.

[0009] The electric control overturning material guide cover shell comprises an internal thread lifting block threadedly assembled on the electric control adjusting screw rod, a lateral assembly frame fixed on the outer side of the internal thread lifting block, an arc-shaped adjusting guide rail shaft-connected on the lateral assembly frame and an angle adjusting support rod.

[0010] The optical measurement module comprises an arc-shaped control seat slidably mounted in the arc-shaped adjusting guide rail, a driving guide wheel mounted on the outer wall of the two sides of the arc-shaped control seat, an optical measurement lens fixed on the arc-shaped surface at the two ends of the inner side of the arc-shaped control seat and a magnetic control meshing module.

[0011] The arc-shaped surface on the inner side of the arc-shaped adjusting guide rail is fixedly assembled with an embedded arc-shaped illumination lamp strip.

[0012] The upper transmission groove for mounting the fixed assembly screw rod and the lower transmission groove for mounting the electric control adjusting screw rod are formed in the inner side of the lateral guide rail.

[0013] The lateral sinking groove for mounting the electric control adjusting disc is formed in the two side walls of the main translation cover, the electric control adjusting disc comprises a lateral adjusting disc mounted in the lateral sinking groove and an embedded adjusting motor mounted in the main translation cover, and the embedded adjusting motor is in meshing transmission with the lateral adjusting disc through the adjusting gear on the lateral adjusting shaft.

[0014] The internal thread driving pipe comprises an internal thread adjusting cylinder mounted in the internal thread driving pipe, a control gear fixed on the outer side of the internal thread adjusting cylinder and an inner side adjusting motor mounted in the internal thread driving pipe.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present application are: (1) The length and surface profile measurement equipment of the cable drag test equipment adopts an external optical detection equipment, the length and the surface or profile of the cable insulation sheath of the test cable are measured through optical measurement, and the optical recognition accuracy is greatly improved. (2) The electric control lifting guide rail is arranged on the two side walls of the external translation cover, the electric control overturning material guide cover shell is movably assembled on the inner side of the electric control lifting guide rail, the position of the cable can be accurately adapted according to the setting angle of the cable, and the recognition accuracy is improved. (3) Through the electric control flip type material guide shell, a ring-shaped guide mechanism can be formed around the cable, and then the optical measurement module inside can perform circumferential optical detection around the cable, thereby expanding the detection range; (4) Through the active suspension device, the range of the test cable can be limited without manual adjustment, and the operation is more convenient; (5) The entire device integrates the drag test and the optical detection function, greatly improves the function integration, and can directly perform detection after the drag test is completed, and the detection timeliness is strong. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] The application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments.

[0017] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the application.

[0018] Figure 2 is a lateral structural schematic diagram of the application.

[0019] Figure 3 is an internal partial schematic diagram in the application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments. These drawings are all simplified schematic diagrams, and only illustrate the basic structure of the application in a schematic manner, and thus only show the configurations related to the application.

[0021] In the description of the application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "connected" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0022] Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 3 The cable drag test device shown in the drawings is a length and surface profile measurement device, which comprises a horizontal guide rail 1 and a drag trolley 2 mounted on the horizontal guide rail 1, a bottom embedded guide rail 3 is fixedly installed on the lower surface of the horizontal guide rail 1, a plurality of active suspension devices 4 for mounting cables are installed inside the bottom embedded guide rail 3, an external translation cover 5 is movably sleeved on the upper end of the horizontal guide rail 1, electric control lifting guide rails 6 are arranged on the two side walls of the external translation cover 5, an electric control flip type material guide shell 7 is movably assembled on the inner side surface of the electric control lifting guide rails 6, and an optical measurement module 8 is movably assembled inside the electric control flip type material guide shell 7.

[0023] Working principle: people will cable set on the active suspension device 4, one end through the installation on the towing trolley 2, through the active suspension device 4 to the suspension position of the cable limit, using the towing trolley 2 to pull the cable, when the test is completed, through the towing trolley 2 to the cable to the relative straight, and then use the external translation cover 5 to move to the test cable one end, drive electric control type lifting guide rail 6 to the electric control type lifting guide rail 7 on both sides of the cable, and then turn to translation to form a ring-shaped guide rail, and then use its internal optical measurement module 8 along the cable for optical detection, when located in the cable inclined section, through the change of electric control type lifting guide rail 6 angle, so that the electric control type lifting guide rail 7 and its internal optical measurement module 8 ensure that the distance is consistent with the cable.

[0024] In order to cooperate with the active suspension, the active suspension device 4 includes the main frame 41 which is movably installed in the bottom embedded guide rail 3 through the two side wheel groups, the electric control telescopic limiting support rod 42 which is installed on both sides of the main frame 41, the suspension hook 43 which is fixedly installed at the lower end of the main frame 41, and the electric control lifting type locking frame 44 which is movably installed at the lower end of the main frame 41.

[0025] The main frame 41 translates along the bottom embedded guide rail 3 through the two side drive hanging wheels, and the existing electric control telescopic limiting support rod 42 is stretched to the two sides to be extruded and limited by the bottom embedded guide rail 3, and the suspension hook 43 is used to suspend the cable, and the electric control lifting type locking frame 44 is lifted to extrude the cable from the upper end, so as to fix and limit the cable with the suspension hook 43.

[0026] By limiting the position of the main frame 41, the suspension position can be fixed, and by limiting the cable, the position of the cable can be fixed.

[0027] In order to cooperate with the rotation and lifting adjustment, the external translation cover 5 includes the n-shaped main translation cover 51 which is sleeved on the horizontal guide rail 1, the support wheel group 52 which is installed on the inner side of the main translation cover 51, the electric control adjustment disc 53 which is movably installed on the two side walls of the main translation cover 51, the external guide block 54 which is fixedly installed on the outer side of the electric control adjustment disc 53, and the internal threaded drive pipe 55 which is installed in the internal threaded drive pipe 55.

[0028] In order to cooperate with the lifting, the electric control type lifting guide rail 6 includes the lateral guide rail 61, the fixed assembly screw rod 62 which is installed at the upper end of the lateral guide rail 61, and the electric control adjustment screw rod 63 which is installed at the lower end of the lateral guide rail 61.

[0029] The internal threaded drive pipe 55 drives the external guide block 54 to rise and fall along the fixed assembly screw rod by rotating, and the electric control adjustment screw rod 63 drives the electric control type lifting guide rail 6 to rise and fall by rotating, so as to change the lifting stroke of the electric control type lifting guide rail 6 and the electric control type lifting guide rail 7.

[0030] In order to match the lifting and angle adjustment, the electric control flip material guide cover 7 includes a threaded lifting block 71 screwed on the electric control adjusting screw rod 63, a lateral assembly frame 72 fixed outside the threaded lifting block 71, an arc adjusting guide rail 73 connected to the lateral assembly frame 72, and an angle adjusting support 74.

[0031] The electric control adjusting screw rod 63 is rotated to control the threaded lifting block 71 to lift along the lateral guide rail 61, and then the angle adjusting support 74 is controlled to flip and adjust by extension and retraction, so as to change the angle of the arc adjusting guide rail 73. The two arc adjusting guide rails 73 are arranged in a staggered manner and do not interfere with each other when flipping.

[0032] In order to match the sliding adjustment, the optical measurement module 8 includes an arc control seat 81 slidingly installed inside the arc adjusting guide rail 73, a drive guide wheel 82 installed on the outer wall of the arc control seat 81 on both sides, an optical measurement lens 83 fixed to the arc surface inside the arc control seat 81 at both ends, and a magnetic control engagement module 84.

[0033] The drive guide wheel 82 is installed around the arc control seat 81 on both sides, and the arc control seat 81 can be controlled to slide along the sliding groove inside the arc adjusting guide rail 73. When detection needs to start, the arc adjusting guide rail 73 is flipped by controlling the extension and retraction of the angle adjusting support 74, so that the arc adjusting guide rails 73 on both sides form a ring guide rail around the cable. At this time, the arc control seat 81 is adjusted by sliding inside the ring guide rail, and then operates around the periphery of the cable. The optical measurement lens 83 of the prior art performs optical measurement on the outer surface and profile of the cable insulation layer during operation, and uses optical measurement to judge the cracks and damage on the surface of the cable insulation layer.

[0034] In order to match the optical illumination, improve the optical scanning precision, the arc surface inside the arc adjusting guide rail 73 is fixedly assembled with an embedded arc illumination lamp strip 9.

[0035] The embedded arc illumination lamp strip 9 is used for supplementary lighting on both sides of the optical measurement module 8.

[0036] In order to match the segmented lifting adjustment, the inner surface of the lateral guide rail 61 is provided with an upper transmission groove for installing and fixedly assembling the screw rod 62 and a lower transmission groove for installing the electric control adjusting screw rod 63.

[0037] In order to match the electric control rotation adjustment, so as to change the setting angle, the main translation cover 51 is provided with a lateral sinking groove on the two side walls for installing the electric control adjusting disc 53, the electric control adjusting disc 53 comprises a lateral adjusting disc 531 installed in the lateral sinking groove and an embedded adjusting motor 532 installed in the inside of the main translation cover 51, the embedded adjusting motor 532 is engaged with the lateral adjusting disc 531 through the adjusting gear 533 on the lateral adjusting shaft to drive.

[0038] The embedded adjusting motor 532 drives the adjusting gear 533 to rotate, so as to control the rotation of the lateral adjusting disc 531 in the lateral sinking groove, thereby changing the angle of the electric control lifting guide rail 6.

[0039] In order to screw the adjusting lifting, the inner thread driving pipe 55 comprises an inner thread adjusting cylinder 551 installed in the inside of the outer guide block 54, a control gear 552 fixed on the outside of the inner thread adjusting cylinder 551 and an inner adjusting motor 553 installed in the inside of the outer guide block 54.

[0040] The inner adjusting motor 553 drives the inner thread adjusting cylinder 551 through the transmission control of the control gear 552, so as to control the outer guide block 54 to lift along the fixed assembly screw rod 62 by the rotation of the inner thread adjusting cylinder 551.

[0041] Based on the above ideal embodiment according to the present application, through the above description, the relevant staff can make various changes and modifications without deviating from the technical idea of the present application. The technical scope of the present application is not limited to the content of the specification, and the technical scope must be determined according to the scope of claims.

Claims

1. A length and surface profile metering device for cable pull test equipment, comprising a cross rail (1) and a pull trolley (2) mounted to the cross rail (1), characterized in that: The lower surface of the transverse guide rail (1) is fixedly provided with a bottom-embedded guide rail (3), a plurality of active suspension devices (4) for installing cables are installed in the bottom-embedded guide rail (3), the upper end of the transverse guide rail (1) is movably provided with an external translation cover (5), the two side walls of the external translation cover (5) are provided with electrically-controlled lifting guide rails (6), the inner side of the electrically-controlled lifting guide rails (6) is movably provided with an electrically-controlled overturning material guide cover (7), and the electrically-controlled overturning material guide cover (7) is movably provided with an optical metering module (8) in the inside.

2. The length and surface profile metering apparatus for cable drag test apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The active suspension device (4) comprises a main frame (41) movably installed in the bottom-embedded guide rail (3) through two side wheel groups, an electrically-controlled telescopic limiting support rod (42) installed on the two sides of the main frame (41), a suspension hook (43) fixedly installed at the lower end of the main frame (41), and an electrically-controlled lifting locking frame (44) movably installed at the lower end of the main frame (41).

3. The length and surface profile metering apparatus for cable drag test apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The external translation cover (5) comprises an n-shaped main translation cover (51) sleeved on the transverse guide rail (1), a support wheel group (52) installed on the inner side of the main translation cover (51), an electrically-controlled adjusting disc (53) movably installed on the two side walls of the main translation cover (51), an external guide block (54) fixedly installed on the outer side of the electrically-controlled adjusting disc (53), and an internal thread driving pipe (55) installed in the external guide block (54).

4. The length and surface profile metering apparatus for cable drag test apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The electrically-controlled lifting guide rail (6) comprises a lateral guide rail (61), a fixedly-assembled screw rod (62) installed at the upper end of the lateral guide rail (61), and an electrically-controlled adjusting screw rod (63) installed at the lower end of the lateral guide rail (61).

5. A length and surface profile metering apparatus for cable drag test apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that: The electrically-controlled overturning material guide cover (7) comprises an internal thread lifting block (71) screw-assembled on the electrically-controlled adjusting screw rod (63), a lateral assembly frame (72) fixedly installed on the outer side of the internal thread lifting block (71), an arc-shaped adjusting guide rail (73) shaft-connected on the lateral assembly frame (72), and an angle adjusting support rod (74).

6. A length and surface profile metering apparatus for cable drag test apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that: The optical metering module (8) comprises an arc-shaped control seat (81) slidably installed in the arc-shaped adjusting guide rail (73), a driving guide wheel (82) installed on the two side walls of the arc-shaped control seat (81), an optical metering lens (83) fixedly installed on the two ends of the arc-shaped surface of the inner side of the arc-shaped control seat (81), and a magnetically-controlled meshing module (84).

7. The length and surface profile metering apparatus for cable drag test apparatus of claim 5, wherein: The inner arc-shaped surface of the arc-shaped adjusting guide rail (73) is fixedly provided with an embedded arc-shaped lighting lamp strip (9).

8. The length and surface profile metering apparatus for cable drag test apparatus of claim 4, wherein: The inner side of the lateral guide rail (61) is provided with an upper transmission groove for installing the fixedly-assembled screw rod (62) and a lower transmission groove for installing the electrically-controlled adjusting screw rod (63).

9. The length and surface profile metering apparatus for cable drag test apparatus of claim 3, wherein: The two side walls of the main translation cover (51) are provided with lateral sunken grooves for installing the electrically-controlled adjusting disc (53), the electrically-controlled adjusting disc (53) comprises a lateral adjusting disc (531) installed in the lateral sunken groove and an embedded adjusting motor (532) installed in the inside of the main translation cover (51), and the embedded adjusting motor (532) is meshed and transmitted with the lateral adjusting disc (531) through an adjusting gear (533) on the lateral adjusting shaft.

10. The length and surface profile metering apparatus for cable drag test apparatus of claim 3, wherein: The inner threaded drive pipe (55) comprises an inner threaded adjusting cylinder (551) installed inside the external guide block (54), a control gear (552) fixed on the outer side surface of the inner threaded adjusting cylinder (551), and an inner side adjusting motor (553) installed inside the external guide block (54).

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