Ballast sweeping and separating all-in-one machine

By designing a ballast sweeping and separating integrated machine including roll sweeping structure, support device and conical ballast splitter, the problem of low efficiency of railway ballast cleaning in the existing technology is solved, and efficient and convenient ballast cleaning is achieved, improving the Work efficiency and labor intensity are reduced.

CN222455946UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-11CHINA RAILWAY XIAN BUREAU GRP CO LTD YANLIANG WORKS SECTION
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Application Number
CN202421067497.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-16
Publication Date
2025-02-11
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-16

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Technical Problem

The existing technology is difficult to efficiently clean up the stone ballast in railway sleepers and sleeper boxes, resulting in high labor intensity and low operating efficiency of railway workers, which will affect the railway opening time and cause economic losses.

Method used

A ballast sweeping and separating integrated machine is designed, including a ballast sweeping device, a support device and a ballast sweeping device. The ballast sweeping device cleans the ballast on the rail sleeper through a rotating roll sweeping structure. The support device slides the ballast sweeping device on the rail through a support rod and a track wheel. The ballast splitting device leveles the ballast on the rail center through a conical ballast splitter. heap.

Benefits of technology

It has achieved efficient cleaning of the stone ballast in the sleepers and sleepers box, which has improved the operating efficiency of railway workers, reduced labor intensity, and reduced delays in railway opening time.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of railway machinery, and relates to a ballast sweeping and separating all-in-one machine. When the ballast sweeping and separating all-in-one machine is used, ballast on a steel rail and a sleeper can be conveniently and efficiently cleaned, ballast piles in a sleeper box are leveled, and the working efficiency of railway workers is improved; the supporting device capable of adjusting the height of the ballast sweeping device is arranged, so that when the rubber rod is abraded, the height of the ballast sweeping device is adjusted in time, and the operation quality is improved; a spring is further arranged between the supporting device and the shell, so that the supporting device is always kept in a lifting state in the process that the ballast sweeping and separating all-in-one machine is transported to the steel rail, and butt joint with the steel rail is facilitated; the connecting rod assembly and the hinge assembly which can adjust the height of the ballast separating device are arranged, so that the height of the conical ballast separating device is adjusted while the height of the ballast sweeping device is adjusted, and a ballast pile is leveled better; and an arc-shaped upward tilting structure is arranged at the tip part of the conical ballast separator, so that the conical ballast separator can conveniently move on the sleeper.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of railway machinery, and in particular relates to a sweeping and ballast-separating integrated machine. Background Art

[0002] With the development of railways in my country, more and more new railways are being built. For newly laid railways, ballast often remains on the sleepers (sleeper surfaces and sleeper heads), and ballast often forms ballast piles in the sleeper boxes (cavities between adjacent sleepers). Therefore, before the railway is officially put into operation, the ballast on the rails and sleepers must be cleaned, and the ballast piles in the sleeper boxes also need to be cleaned and leveled.

[0003] The existing method is that railway workers carry shovels to clean up the ballast on the sleepers along the rails, especially when cleaning the ballast pile in the sleeper box, it is difficult to use a shovel to clean up; and the railway workers need to clean up while walking along the rails. The daily workload is related to the walking distance, which is very time-consuming. Moreover, the number of kilometers cleaned every day is limited. This operation makes the work efficiency of railway workers low and the labor intensity increases, making the railway workers miserable; further, the unfinished treatment of the ballast on the railway will affect the opening time of the railway, and the delay in opening will cause certain economic losses to the railway department; therefore, there is an urgent need for a ballast sweeping and separating integrated machine to conveniently and efficiently solve the problem of difficult cleaning of ballast on the railway, thereby reducing the labor intensity of railway workers during construction and improving work efficiency.

[0004] In view of this, the present utility model is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art and provide a slag sweeping and separating integrated machine.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] A ballast sweeping machine, comprising:

[0008] The ballast sweeping device comprises a housing, a rolling sweeping structure is rotatably fixed in the housing, and is used to sweep the ballast on the sleeper, and the rolling sweeping structure rotates under the drive of a driving device, and the driving device is fixed on the housing;

[0009] At least three supporting devices, used to support the slag sweeping device slidably on the rail, one end of the supporting device is fixed outside the shell, and the other end is in contact with the rail;

[0010] The ballast separating device is arranged outside the shell along the direction of the rail and is used to level the ballast pile at the center of the rail.

[0011] Specifically, the rolling sweeping structure includes a roller and a plurality of rubber rods installed in the radial direction of the roller and used for cleaning ballast. The roller is erected in a shell in a direction perpendicular to the rail. One end of the roller is connected to a driving device. The rubber rod adopts a rubber tube with a skeleton layer of steel wire, which is easy to obtain locally and reduces the cost of use.

[0012] Specifically, the supporting device comprises a supporting rod, the top of which abuts against the shell, the middle of which is hinged to the shell, and the tail of which abuts against the rail.

[0013] Specifically, an adjusting rod for adjusting the height of the supporting rod and the supporting slag sweeping device is screwed on the top of the supporting rod.

[0014] Specifically, a spring is provided between the top of the support rod and the shell to keep the support rod in a lifted state.

[0015] Specifically, a track wheel is provided at the tail of the support rod to facilitate the sliding of the slag sweeping device on the rail, and a limiting step is provided on one side of the track wheel close to the inner side of the rail.

[0016] Specifically, the driving device includes a power pump fixed on the top of the shell, and the power pump drives the rolling sweep structure through a belt transmission method.

[0017] Specifically, the power pump is fixedly connected to a first pulley, the rolling sweep structure is fixedly connected to a second pulley matched with the first pulley, the first pulley and the second pulley are driven by a belt; the second pulley is on the outside of the shell.

[0018] Specifically, the driving device further includes a driving device housing for protecting the power pump, the first pulley, the belt and the second pulley.

[0019] Specifically, the power pump obtains power source through the high-pressure oil pump of the excavator, that is, the high-pressure oil pump delivers high-pressure oil to the power pump through the high-pressure oil pipe, thereby driving the power pump to rotate, thereby driving the first pulley to rotate.

[0020] Specifically, the ballast separator includes a conical ballast separator, a connecting rod assembly fixedly connected to the top of the shell is provided on the side of the conical ballast separator away from the shell, and a hinge assembly fixed to the shell is provided on the side of the conical ballast separator close to the shell, one end of the hinge assembly is hinged to the shell, and the other end is hinged to the conical ballast separator.

[0021] Specifically, the tip of the conical ballast separator that first contacts the sleeper when in use is provided with an arc-shaped upwardly tilted structure, so that the conical ballast separator is not likely to hit the sleeper when moving.

[0022] Specifically, the connecting rod assembly includes a first connecting rod hingedly fixed to the shell and a second connecting rod hingedly fixed to the slag separator. A double-headed screw for adjusting the height of the conical slag separator is threaded between the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod, and a hole is provided in the middle of the double-headed screw for facilitating prying and rotation using a tool.

[0023] Specifically, a plurality of leather stops are provided around the bottom of the shell to prevent stone ballast from splashing out of the shell when the sweeping and ballast separating machine is working, and the leather stops are made of flexible material.

[0024] Specifically, the integrated ballast sweeper and separator is detachably connected to the telescopic arm of the excavator through a propulsion device arranged on the top of the shell, and the excavator moves to push the integrated ballast sweeper and separator to move on the rails.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution provided by the utility model includes the following beneficial effects:

[0026] 1) The ballast sweeping and ballast separation machine of the utility model can conveniently and efficiently clean the ballast on the sleepers (sleeper surface and sleeper head) and level the ballast pile in the sleeper box when in use, thereby improving the working efficiency of railway workers and reducing the labor intensity of railway workers;

[0027] 2) A support device with adjustable height of the ballast sweeping device is provided, so that when the rubber rod is worn, the height of the ballast sweeping device can be adjusted in time to improve the work quality; a spring is also provided between the support device and the housing, so that the support device is always kept lifted during the transportation of the ballast sweeping and separating machine to the rail, so as to facilitate docking with the rail;

[0028] 3) A connecting rod assembly and an articulated assembly with adjustable height of the ballast separator are provided. When adjusting the height of the ballast sweeping device, the height of the conical ballast separator is also adjusted to better level the ballast pile. In addition, an arc-shaped upward-curved structure is provided at the tip of the conical ballast separator to facilitate the movement of the conical ballast separator on the sleeper and prevent the conical ballast separator from hitting the sleeper when moving. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated into and constitute a part of this specification, and together with the description, are used to explain the principles of the present utility model.

[0030] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model or the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative labor.

[0031] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the front three-dimensional structure of the utility model;

[0032] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the back side of the utility model;

[0033] Figure 3 It is a top view of the utility model;

[0034] Figure 4 for Figure 3 AA section view;

[0035] Figure 5 for Figure 3 BB section view;

[0036] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of a usage scenario of the present utility model.

[0037] Among them: 1 is a slag sweeping device; 11 is a shell; 12 is a rubber rod; 13 is a roller; 14 is a second pulley; 2 is a supporting device; 21 is a spring; 22 is an adjusting rod; 23 is a supporting rod; 24 is a track wheel; 3 is a slag separator; 31 is a conical slag separator; 32 is a second connecting rod; 33 is a double-headed screw; 34 is a first connecting rod; 35 is an articulated assembly; 4 is a propulsion device; 5 is a driving device; 51 is a power pump; 52 is a first pulley; 53 is a belt; 54 is a high-pressure oil pipe; 55 is a driving device housing; 6 is a leather stopper; 7 is a tool box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] Here, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail, and examples thereof are shown in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present utility model. Instead, they are only examples consistent with some aspects of the present utility model as detailed in the attached claims.

[0039] In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solution of the utility model, the utility model is further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be noted that the "processing" in the utility model refers to cleaning and leveling, cleaning the ballast on the sleeper (sleeper surface and sleeper head), and leveling the ballast pile in the sleeper box; the steel rail core is the area of ​​the sleeper surface and the sleeper box.

[0040] Example

[0041] This embodiment provides a sweeping and ballast separation machine, comprising:

[0042] The ballast sweeping device 1 comprises a housing 11, in which a rolling sweeping structure is rotatably fixed, for sweeping ballast on the sleeper, and the rolling sweeping structure rotates under the drive of a driving device 5, and the driving device 5 is fixed on the housing 11;

[0043] At least three supporting devices 2 are used to support the slag sweeping device 1 slidingly on the rail, one end of the supporting device 2 is fixed outside the housing 11, and the other end is in contact with the rail; preferably, there are four supporting devices 2;

[0044] The ballast device 3 is arranged outside the housing 11 along the rail direction to level the ballast pile at the center of the rail; Figure 1-3 shown.

[0045] Specifically, the rolling sweeping structure includes a roller 13 and a plurality of rubber rods 12 installed in the radial direction of the roller 13 and used for cleaning ballast. The roller 13 is erected in the housing 11 along a direction perpendicular to the rail. One end of the roller 13 is connected to the driving device 5. The rubber rod 12 is a rubber tube with a steel wire skeleton layer, which is easy to obtain locally and reduces the use cost; see Figure 4-5 shown.

[0046] Specifically, the support device 2 includes a support rod 23, the top of the support rod 23 is in contact with the housing 11, the middle part is hinged to the housing 11, and the tail part is in contact with the rail; see Figure 1-4 shown.

[0047] Specifically, the top of the support rod 23 is screwed with an adjusting rod 22 for adjusting the height of the support rod 23 and the supporting slag sweeping device 1. By rotating the adjusting rod 22, the top of the support rod 23 is tilted up, and the middle part of the support rod 23 is hinged with the housing 11. By using the lever principle, the tail of the support rod 23 is moved downward. When the tail of the support rod 23 is supported on the rail, the above operation makes the distance between the slag sweeping device 1 and the rail become higher; see Figure 1-4 shown.

[0048] Specifically, a spring 21 is provided between the top of the support rod 23 and the housing 11 to keep the support rod 23 in a lifted state; Figure 1-4 shown.

[0049] Specifically, the tail of the support rod 23 is provided with a track wheel 24 for facilitating the sliding of the slag sweeping device 1 on the rail, and a limiting step is provided on one side of the track wheel 24 close to the rail to prevent the device from running off when in use; Figure 1-4 shown.

[0050] Specifically, the driving device 5 includes a power pump 51 fixed on the top of the housing 11, and the power pump 51 drives the rolling sweep structure through a belt transmission method; see Figure 5 shown.

[0051] Specifically, the power pump 51 is fixedly connected to a first pulley, the rolling sweep structure is fixedly connected to a second pulley 14 that matches the first pulley 52, the first pulley 52 and the second pulley 14 are driven by a belt 53; the second pulley 14 is on the outside of the housing 11; see Figure 5 shown.

[0052] Specifically, the driving device 5 further includes a driving device housing 55 for protecting the power pump 51, the first pulley 52, the belt 53 and the second pulley 14; see Figure 5 shown.

[0053] Specifically, the power pump 51 obtains power from the high-pressure oil pump of the excavator, that is, the high-pressure oil pump delivers high-pressure oil to the power pump 51 through the high-pressure oil pipe 54, thereby driving the power pump 51 to rotate, thereby driving the first pulley 52 to rotate, and the first pulley 52 drives the second pulley 14 to rotate through the belt 53, thereby driving the roller to rotate; see Figure 5 shown.

[0054] Specifically, the ballast separator 3 includes a conical ballast separator 31, and a connecting rod assembly fixedly connected to the top of the shell 11 is provided on the side of the conical ballast separator 31 away from the shell 11. A hinge assembly 35 fixed to the shell 11 is provided on the side of the conical ballast separator 31 close to the shell 11, and one end of the hinge assembly is hinged to the shell, and the other end is hinged to the conical ballast separator; see Figure 1 , 4 shown.

[0055] Specifically, the tip of the conical ballast separator 31 that first contacts the sleeper when in use is provided with an arc-shaped upwardly tilted structure, so that the conical ballast separator 31 is not likely to hit the sleeper when moving; Figure 4 shown.

[0056] Specifically, the connecting rod assembly includes a first connecting rod 34 hingedly fixed to the housing 11, and a second connecting rod 32 hingedly fixed to the slag separator 3. A double-headed screw 33 for adjusting the height of the conical slag separator 31 is screwed between the first connecting rod 34 and the second connecting rod 32. A hole is provided in the middle of the double-headed screw for facilitating the rotation by prying with a tool; see Figure 1 , 4 shown.

[0057] Specifically, the ballast sweeper and separator is detachably connected to the telescopic arm of the excavator through the propulsion device 4 provided on the top of the housing 11, and the excavator moves to push the ballast sweeper and separator to move on the rails; Figure 6 shown.

[0058] Specifically, the bottom circumference of the shell 11 is provided with a plurality of leather stops 6 to prevent the stone ballast from splashing out of the shell 11 when the sweeping and ballast separation machine is working. The leather stops 6 are made of flexible material; Figure 1-2 , as shown in Figure 4.

[0059] This embodiment also provides a method for using the integrated sweeping and ballast separation machine, which is as follows:

[0060] First, the ballast sweeper is moved to the rails, and the four rail wheels 24 are placed on the rails accordingly. Then the propulsion device 4 is connected to the telescopic arm of the excavator, and the high-pressure oil pump of the excavator is connected to the power pump 51 through the high-pressure oil pipe 54.

[0061] Then, the adjusting rod 22 is adjusted according to the wear degree of the rubber rod 12 to make the support rod 23 drop to a proper height, so as to adjust the ballast sweeping device 1 to a proper height to ensure the cleaning effect when sweeping the ballast;

[0062] Furthermore, the height of the conical ballast separator 31 is adjusted by rotating the double-headed screw 33 to match the adjusted height of the ballast sweeping device 1, so that the conical ballast separator 31 can better clean and level the ballast pile on the steel track core;

[0063] Further, the excavator is started, and the high-pressure oil pump of the excavator is turned on to drive the power pump 51 to rotate, and the rolling sweep structure is driven to rotate by belt transmission;

[0064] Finally, the excavator starts to move on the rails and pushes the ballast sweeper 1 and the ballast separator 3 to move on the rails. At the same time, the conical ballast separator 31 moves to clean and level the ballast pile on the steel track core, and then the roller sweeper rotates to sweep the ballast on the sleeper (sleeper surface and sleeper head) into the sleeper box, and level the height of the ballast in the sleeper box to be flush with the sleeper, completing the cleaning and leveling of the ballast on the steel track core.

[0065] The above description is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, so that those skilled in the art can understand or implement the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be obvious to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.

[0066] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described contents, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A ballast sweeping machine, characterized in that: include: A ballast sweeping device (1), the ballast sweeping device (1) comprising a housing (11), a rolling sweeping structure rotatably fixed inside the housing (11) for sweeping ballast on the sleeper, the rolling sweeping structure rotating under the drive of a driving device (5), the driving device (5) being fixed on the housing (11); At least three supporting devices (2) for supporting the slag sweeping device (1) on the rails for sliding, wherein one end of the supporting device (2) is fixed outside the housing (11) and the other end is in contact with the rails; The ballast separating device (3) is arranged outside the housing (11) along the direction of the steel rail and is used to level the ballast pile at the center of the steel rail.

2. The integrated sweeping and ballast separation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rolling sweeping structure comprises a roller (13) and a plurality of rubber rods (12) installed in the radial direction of the roller (13) and used for cleaning ballast. The roller (13) is mounted in a housing (11) in a direction perpendicular to the rail, and one end of the roller (13) is connected to a driving device (5).

3. The integrated sweeping and ballast separation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support device (2) comprises a support rod (23), the top of which abuts against the housing (11), the middle of which is hinged to the housing (11), and the tail of which abuts against the rail.

4. The integrated sweeping and ballast separation machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The top of the support rod (23) is screwed with an adjustment rod (22) for adjusting the height of the support rod (23) and the supporting slag sweeping device (1).

5. The integrated sweeping and ballast separation machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: A spring (21) is provided between the top of the support rod (23) and the housing (11) to keep the support rod (23) in a lifted state.

6. The integrated sweeping and ballast separation machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The tail of the support rod (23) is provided with a track wheel (24) for facilitating the sliding of the slag sweeping device (1) on the rail.

7. The integrated sweeping and ballast separation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving device (5) comprises a power pump (51) fixed on the top of the housing (11), and the power pump (51) drives the rolling sweep structure through a belt transmission.

8. The integrated sweeping and ballast separation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ballast separator (3) comprises a conical ballast separator (31), wherein a connecting rod assembly fixedly connected to the top of the shell (11) is provided on a side of the conical ballast separator (31) away from the shell (11), and a hinge assembly (35) fixed to the shell (11) is provided on a side of the conical ballast separator (31) close to the shell (11).

9. The integrated sweeping and ballast separation machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The connecting rod assembly comprises a first connecting rod (34) hingedly fixed to the housing (11) and a second connecting rod (32) hingedly fixed to the slag separator (3), and a double-headed screw (33) for adjusting the height of the conical slag separator (31) is screwed between the first connecting rod (34) and the second connecting rod (32).

10. The integrated sweeping and ballast separation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The integrated slag sweeper and separator is detachably connected to the telescopic arm of the excavator via a propulsion device (4) arranged on the top of the housing (11).