Bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device

By designing a physical damage detection auxiliary device for the bridge cable surface with a walking mechanism and a shooting mechanism, the problems of inconvenience and safety hazards in the prior art are solved, and convenient detection process and safe installation are realized.

CN222774507UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-18CHINA ACADEMY OF RAILWAY SCI CORP LTD +1

Patent Information

Application Number
CN202323564751.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-12-26
Publication Date
2025-04-18
Estimated Expiration
2033-12-26

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Technical Problem

The existing physical damage detection auxiliary device for the surface of bridge cables needs to climb to a high place during erecting, which leads to inconvenient installation and poses a major safety hazard.

Method used

A physical damage detection auxiliary device for the bridge cable surface including a shell, a walking mechanism and a shooting mechanism is designed. Through the moving structure, the rotating structure and the rolling structure, the device moves along the bridge cable, avoiding climbing at a high place.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the convenient installation and safe use of physical damage detection auxiliary devices, ensuring the safety and efficiency of the detection process.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device, which comprises a shell, a walking mechanism and a shooting mechanism, the shell is of a hollow convex block body structure, the shell is provided with two coaxial through holes, a cable penetrates through the two through holes and is arranged in the shell, the walking mechanism is arranged in a cavity of the shell, the working end of the walking mechanism is in contact with the cable, and the shooting mechanism is arranged in the cavity of the shell. The shooting mechanism is a camera mechanism with a plurality of shooting ends on the annular guide rail, the shooting ends of the shooting mechanism are movably arranged on the annular guide rail, the annular guide rail of the shooting mechanism is arranged in the middle of the shell, and the shooting ends face the axis of the inhaul cable. The physical damage detection auxiliary device adopts a moving structure, a rotating structure and a rolling structure, and solves the problems that the physical damage detection auxiliary device is inconvenient to erect and has potential safety hazards.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of defect detection, in particular to an auxiliary device for detecting physical damage on the surface of a bridge cable. Background Art

[0002] Bridge cables are the main load-bearing components that directly transfer the weight of the main beam and bridge deck of a cable-stayed bridge to the tower. Cables of cable-stayed bridges are usually made of steel cables, which can be composed of parallel steel wires, parallel steel cables, single steel cables, wire ropes, closed steel cables or solid steel bars according to their composition methods. During the service process, the bridge structure is affected by various internal and external factors such as design standards, construction quality, material degradation, traffic loads, extreme loads and accidental accidents. If the structural safety cannot be fully guaranteed, there will be safety hazards. In order to ensure the safe service of the bridge, it is necessary to use physical damage detection auxiliary devices to conduct regular safety inspections of the bridge.

[0003] Among the existing Chinese utility models, the publication number CN219391833U discloses a bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device, including a fixed shell, the inner wall of which is fixedly connected to a first motor. Its beneficial effect is that by setting a first motor, a second motor and an arc-shaped tooth plate, the first motor drives the threaded column to make the threaded cylinder move on the surface of the threaded column, the connecting plate drives the two arc-shaped movable plates to move, the two arc-shaped movable plates drive the two cameras to move horizontally on the surface of the bridge cable through two arc-shaped slide plates, and the second motor drives the gear to rotate, so that the gear moves on the surface of the arc-shaped tooth plate, and the arc-shaped movable shell drives the camera to move in an arc, so that the camera can shoot the cracks and depressions on the cable surface and other physical properties of the bridge cable surface, obtain the physical damage data of the bridge cable surface, and facilitate the detection of the cable surface in the entire area.

[0004] Referring to the above-mentioned physical damage detection auxiliary device, when the physical damage detection auxiliary device is erected, the two ends of the device need to be respectively erected at the lowest end and the highest end of the bridge cable to ensure that the entire device can detect the entire cable. However, the highest end of the bridge cable is usually set at the top of the bridge column, and its height is relatively high. This requires climbing to a high place when erecting the physical damage detection auxiliary device, which not only makes the erection of the physical damage detection auxiliary device very inconvenient, but also poses a great safety hazard.

[0005] Therefore, there is a need for an auxiliary device for detecting physical damage on the surface of bridge cables to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0006] The utility model is intended to solve the problem in the prior art that the two ends of the device need to be respectively erected at the lowest end and the highest end of the bridge cable to ensure that the entire device can detect the entire cable. However, the highest end of the bridge cable is usually set on the top of the bridge column, which is at a high height. This requires climbing to a high place when erecting the physical damage detection auxiliary device, which not only makes the erection of the physical damage detection auxiliary device very inconvenient, but also poses a great safety hazard. The utility model provides a bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device, which solves the problems of the prior art.

[0007] The utility model provides a bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device, comprising a shell, a walking mechanism and a shooting mechanism, the shell is a hollow convex block structure, the shell is provided with two coaxial through holes, the cable passes through the two through holes and is arranged inside the shell, the walking mechanism is arranged inside the shell cavity, the working end of the walking mechanism contacts the cable, the shooting mechanism is a camera mechanism with a plurality of shooting ends on an annular guide rail, the shooting end of the shooting mechanism is movably arranged on the annular guide rail, the annular guide rail of the shooting mechanism is arranged in the middle of the shell, and the shooting end is arranged toward the cable axis;

[0008] The shooting mechanism includes a ring guide rail, several physical damage detection cameras and several guide rail blocks. The ring guide rail is a circular ring structure with a slide on the inner wall. The guide rail block is movably set on the slide on the inner wall of the ring guide rail. The physical damage detection camera is set on the top of the guide rail block, and the physical damage detection camera is facing the center of the ring guide rail.

[0009] The utility model describes an auxiliary device for detecting physical damage on the surface of a bridge cable. As a preferred embodiment, the guide rail block includes a C-type support frame, a camera running wheel and a camera moving motor. The C-type support frame is a frame body with a frame structure having an opening on one side in cross section. The opening width of the C-type support frame is smaller than the maximum width of the structural surface where the opening is located. The camera moving motor is arranged on the side wall of the inner cavity of the C-type support frame. The camera running wheel is arranged on the output end of the camera moving motor. The outer edge of the camera running wheel is arranged inside the opening, facing the opening position. The physical damage detection camera is fixedly arranged on the outer surface of the C-type support frame at a position relative to the opening.

[0010] The utility model describes an auxiliary device for detecting physical damage on the surface of a bridge cable. As a preferred embodiment, the annular guide rail includes a guide rail body, a first guide rail groove, a second guide rail groove and a running groove. The guide rail body is an annular structure. The first guide rail groove, the second guide rail groove and the running groove are all arranged on the inner annular surface of the guide rail body. The running groove is arranged between the first guide rail groove and the second guide rail groove. The first guide rail groove and the second guide rail groove both match the structural shapes on both sides of the opening end of the C-shaped support frame, and the running groove matches the shape of the running wheel.

[0011] The utility model discloses an auxiliary device for detecting physical damage on the surface of a bridge cable, as a preferred embodiment, a walking mechanism includes a plurality of pairs of first walking wheels, a plurality of pairs of second rolling wheels, a plurality of pairs of first electric push rods, a plurality of pairs of second electric push rods, a plurality of pairs of first rolling frames, a plurality of pairs of second rolling frames, a plurality of first walking motors, a plurality of second walking motors and a plurality of ball bearings, wherein the ball bearings are movably arranged on the inner walls of two through holes of a shell, the first electric push rod and the second electric push rod are both reciprocating motion structures, the first electric push rod is arranged on the same side of a photographing mechanism in the shell, the axes of the paired first electric push rods are colinearly arranged on the inner wall of the shell relative to each other, the axes of the paired two first electric push rods pass through the axis of the cable, a first rolling frame is arranged at the free end of the first electric push rod, the first rolling frame is a U-shaped plate structure, the plate surface of the first rolling frame is parallel to the axis of the cable, and the first rolling frame is a U-shaped plate structure. The shaft between the two plates of the moving frame is connected to the first walking wheel, the first walking wheel guide surface is a concave U-shaped surface, the first walking wheel guide surface contacts the outer surface of the cable, the output end of the first walking motor vertically passes through the two plates of the first rolling frame to connect the first walking wheel, the second electric push rod is arranged on the other side of the shooting mechanism in the shell, the axes of the paired second electric push rods are collinear and relatively arranged on the inner wall of the shell, the axes of the paired two second electric push rods pass through the axis of the cable, the second rolling frame is arranged at the free end of the second electric push rod, the second rolling frame is a U-shaped plate structure, the plate surface of the second rolling frame is parallel to the axis of the cable, the shaft between the two plates of the second rolling frame is connected to the second rolling wheel, the second rolling wheel guide surface is a concave U-shaped surface, the second rolling wheel guide surface contacts the outer surface of the cable, and the output end of the second walking motor vertically passes through the two plates of the second rolling frame to connect the second rolling wheel.

[0012] The utility model describes an auxiliary device for detecting physical damage on the surface of a bridge cable. As a preferred embodiment, the shell is a hollow block with two parallel end plates, the through hole is arranged at the vertical center line of the end plate, and the shell cross section is vertically symmetrical and laterally asymmetrical along the axis of the through hole.

[0013] The utility model discloses an auxiliary device for detecting physical damage on the surface of a bridge cable. As a preferred embodiment, the shell is a structure for scanning along the vertical direction of the image with the same cross-sectional figure.

[0014] The utility model discloses an auxiliary device for detecting physical damage on the surface of a bridge cable. As a preferred embodiment, the shell is a vertical split structure along the axis of the through hole, and the split structure is connected by bolts.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0016] The use of a mobile structure, a rotating structure and a rolling structure solves the problem of inconvenient installation of the physical damage detection auxiliary device and the existence of potential safety hazards. It makes it easy for the physical damage detection auxiliary device to be moved along the bridge cables for detection, while also facilitating safe installation and restricting the entire physical damage detection auxiliary device so that it can only move along the bridge cables. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an auxiliary device for detecting physical damage on the surface of a bridge cable;

[0018] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the photographing mechanism of an auxiliary device for detecting physical damage on the surface of bridge cables;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of a guide rail block of an auxiliary device for detecting physical damage on the surface of a bridge cable;

[0020] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a ring guide rail of a bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device;

[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the walking mechanism of a bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device;

[0022] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an auxiliary device for detecting physical damage on the surface of bridge cables.

[0023] Reference numerals:

[0024] 1. Shell; 2. Traveling mechanism; 21. First traveling wheel; 22. Second rolling wheel; 23. First electric push rod; 24. Second electric push rod; 25. First rolling frame; 26. Second rolling frame; 27. First traveling motor; 28. Second traveling motor; 29. ​​Ball bearing; 3. Shooting mechanism; 31. Annular guide rail; 311. Guide rail body; 312. First guide rail groove; 313. Second guide rail groove; 314. Traveling groove; 32. Physical damage detection camera; 33. Guide rail block; 331. C-type support frame; 332. Camera traveling wheel; 333. Camera moving motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments.

[0026] Example 1

[0027] like Figure 1As shown, a bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device includes a shell 1, a walking mechanism 2 and a shooting mechanism 3. The shell 1 is a hollow convex block structure. The shell 1 is provided with two coaxial through holes. The cable passes through the two through holes and is arranged inside the shell 1. The walking mechanism 2 is arranged inside the cavity of the shell 1. The working end of the walking mechanism 2 contacts the cable. The shooting mechanism 3 is a camera mechanism with a plurality of shooting ends on an annular guide rail 31. The shooting end of the shooting mechanism 3 is movably arranged on the annular guide rail 31. The annular guide rail 31 of the shooting mechanism 3 is arranged in the middle of the shell 1, and the shooting end is arranged toward the cable axis.

[0028] like Figure 2 As shown, the shooting mechanism 3 includes an annular guide rail 31, a plurality of physical damage detection cameras 32 and a plurality of guide rail blocks 33. The annular guide rail 31 is a circular ring structure with a slideway on the inner wall. The guide rail block 33 is movably arranged on the slideway on the inner wall of the annular guide rail 31. The physical damage detection camera 32 is arranged on the top of the guide rail block 33, and the physical damage detection camera 32 faces the center of the annular guide rail 31.

[0029] like Figure 3 As shown, the guide rail block 33 includes a C-shaped support frame 331, a camera walking wheel 332 and a camera moving motor 333. The C-shaped support frame 331 is a frame body with a cross-section of a frame structure with an opening on one side. The opening width of the C-shaped support frame 331 is smaller than the maximum width of the structural surface where the opening is located. The camera moving motor 333 is arranged on the side wall of the inner cavity of the C-shaped support frame 331. The camera walking wheel 332 is arranged at the output end of the camera moving motor 333. The outer edge of the camera walking wheel 332 is arranged inside the opening, facing the opening position, and the physical damage detection camera 32 is fixedly arranged on the outer surface of the C-shaped support frame 331 at a position relative to the opening.

[0030] like Figure 4 As shown, the annular guide rail 31 includes a guide rail body 311, a first guide rail groove 312, a second guide rail groove 313 and a running groove 314. The guide rail body 311 is an annular structure. The first guide rail groove 312, the second guide rail groove 313 and the running groove 314 are all arranged on the inner ring surface of the guide rail body 311. The running groove 314 is arranged between the first guide rail groove 312 and the second guide groove 313. The first guide groove 312 and the second guide groove 313 both match the structural shapes on both sides of the opening end of the C-shaped support frame 331, and the running groove 314 matches the shape of the running wheel.

[0031] like Figure 5As shown, the walking mechanism 2 comprises a plurality of pairs of first walking wheels 21, a plurality of pairs of second rolling wheels 22, a plurality of pairs of first electric push rods 23, a plurality of pairs of second electric push rods 24, a plurality of pairs of first rolling frames 25, a plurality of pairs of second rolling frames 26, a plurality of first walking motors 27, a plurality of second walking motors 28 and a plurality of balls 29, wherein the balls 29 are movably arranged at the inner wall positions of the two through holes of the shell 1, the first electric push rods 23 and the second electric push rods 24 are both reciprocating motion structures, the first electric push rods 23 are arranged at the same side position of the shooting mechanism 3 in the shell 1, the axes of the paired first electric push rods 23 are colinearly arranged on the inner wall of the shell 1, the axes of the paired two first electric push rods 23 pass through the axis of the cable, the first rolling frame 25 is arranged at the free end of the first electric push rod 23, the first rolling frame 25 is a U-shaped plate structure, the plate surface of the first rolling frame 25 is parallel to the axis of the cable, and the axis between the two plate surfaces of the first rolling frame 25 is connected to the first walking wheel 21, the guide surface of the first walking wheel 21 is a concave U-shaped surface, the guide surface of the first walking wheel 21 contacts the outer surface of the cable, the output end of the first walking motor 27 vertically passes through the two plate keys of the first rolling frame 25 to connect the first walking wheel 21, the second electric push rod 24 is arranged at the other side of the shooting mechanism 3 in the shell 1, the axes of the paired second electric push rods 24 are colinearly arranged on the inner wall of the shell 1, the axes of the paired second electric push rods 24 pass through the axis of the cable, the second rolling frame 26 is arranged at the free end of the second electric push rod 24, the second rolling frame 26 is a U-shaped plate structure, the plate surface of the second rolling frame 26 is parallel to the axis of the cable, the axis between the two plate surfaces of the second rolling frame 26 is connected to the second rolling wheel 22, the guide surface of the second rolling wheel 22 is a concave U-shaped surface, the guide surface of the second rolling wheel 22 contacts the outer surface of the cable, and the output end of the second walking motor 28 vertically passes through the two plate keys of the second rolling frame 26 to connect the second rolling wheel 22.

[0032] In this embodiment, the first travel wheel 21, the second rolling wheel 22, the first electric push rod 23, the second electric push rod 24, the first rolling frame 25, the second rolling frame 26, the first travel motor 27, and the second travel motor 28 are all a pair.

[0033] Optionally, the shell 1 is a hollow block with two parallel end plates, the through hole is arranged at the vertical midline of the end plate, and the cross section of the shell 1 is vertically symmetrical and laterally asymmetrical along the axis of the through hole. The shell 1 is a vertical scanning structure along the image with the same cross-sectional figure.

[0034] Furthermore, the housing 1 is a structure that is vertically split along the axis of the through hole, and the split structure is connected by bolts.

[0035] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention according to the technical scheme and the utility model concept of the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a shell (1), a walking mechanism (2) and a shooting mechanism (3), wherein the shell (1) is a hollow convex block structure, the shell (1) is provided with two coaxial through holes, a cable passes through the two through holes and is arranged inside the shell (1), the walking mechanism (2) is arranged inside the cavity of the shell (1), the working end of the walking mechanism (2) contacts the cable, the shooting mechanism (3) is a camera mechanism with a plurality of shooting ends on an annular guide rail (31), the shooting end of the shooting mechanism (3) is movably arranged on the annular guide rail (31), the annular guide rail (31) of the shooting mechanism (3) is arranged in the middle of the shell (1), and the shooting end is arranged toward the axis of the cable; The photographing mechanism (3) comprises an annular guide rail (31), a plurality of physical damage detection cameras (32) and a plurality of guide rail blocks (33); the annular guide rail (31) is a circular ring structure with a slideway on the inner wall; the guide rail block (33) is movably arranged on the slideway on the inner wall of the annular guide rail (31); the physical damage detection camera (32) is arranged at the top of the guide rail block (33); and the physical damage detection camera (32) faces the center of the annular guide rail (31).

2. The bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device according to claim 1 is characterized by: The guide rail block (33) comprises a C-shaped support frame (331), a camera running wheel (332) and a camera moving motor (333); the C-shaped support frame (331) is a frame body with a cross section of a frame structure having an opening on one side; the opening width of the C-shaped support frame (331) is smaller than the maximum width of the structural surface where the opening is located; the camera moving motor (333) is arranged on the side wall of the inner cavity of the C-shaped support frame (331); the camera running wheel (332) is arranged at the output end of the camera moving motor (333); the outer edge of the camera running wheel (332) is arranged inside the opening and facing the opening position; the physical damage detection camera (32) is fixedly arranged on the outer surface of the C-shaped support frame (331) at a position relative to the opening.

3. The bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device according to claim 2 is characterized by: The annular guide rail (31) comprises a guide rail body (311), a first guide rail groove (312), a second guide rail groove (313) and a running groove (314); the guide rail body (311) is an annular structure; the first guide rail groove (312), the second guide rail groove (313) and the running groove (314) are all arranged on the inner annular surface of the guide rail body (311); the running groove (314) is arranged between the first guide rail groove (312) and the second guide rail groove (313); the first guide rail groove (312) and the second guide rail groove (313) are both matched with the structural shapes of both sides of the opening end of the C-shaped support frame (331); and the running groove (314) is matched with the shape of the running wheel.

4. The bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device according to claim 1 is characterized by: The walking mechanism (2) comprises a plurality of pairs of first walking wheels (21), a plurality of pairs of second rolling wheels (22), a plurality of pairs of first electric push rods (23), a plurality of pairs of second electric push rods (24), a plurality of pairs of first rolling frames (25), a plurality of pairs of second rolling frames (26), a plurality of first walking motors (27), a plurality of second walking motors (28) and a plurality of balls (29), wherein the balls (29) are movably arranged at inner wall positions of two through holes of the housing (1), the first electric push rod (23) and the second electric push rod (24) are both reciprocating motion structures, and the first electric push rod (23) and the second electric push rod (24) are both reciprocating motion structures. The push rod (23) is arranged at the same side of the shooting mechanism (3) in the housing (1); the axes of the paired first electric push rods (23) are arranged on the inner wall of the housing (1) in a colinear manner; the axes of the paired two first electric push rods (23) pass through the axis of the cable; the free end of the first electric push rod (23) is provided with the first rolling frame (25); the first rolling frame (25) is a U-shaped plate structure; the plate surface of the first rolling frame (25) is parallel to the axis of the cable; the first walking wheel (21) is connected to the axis between the two plate surfaces of the first rolling frame (25); The guide surface of the first walking wheel (21) is a concave U-shaped surface, and the guide surface of the first walking wheel (21) contacts the outer surface of the cable. The output end of the first walking motor (27) vertically passes through the two plate keys of the first rolling frame (25) to connect the first walking wheel (21). The second electric push rod (24) is arranged at the other side of the shooting mechanism (3) in the shell (1). The axes of the paired second electric push rods (24) are colinearly arranged on the inner wall of the shell (1). The axes of the paired second electric push rods (24) pass through the axis of the cable. The second rolling frame (26) is arranged at the free end of the second electric push rod (24), and the second rolling frame (26) is a U-shaped plate structure. The plate surface of the second rolling frame (26) is parallel to the axis of the cable. The axis between the two plate surfaces of the second rolling frame (26) is connected to the second rolling wheel (22). The guide surface of the second rolling wheel (22) is a concave U-shaped surface. The guide surface of the second rolling wheel (22) contacts the outer surface of the cable. The output end of the second travel motor (28) vertically passes through the two plate surfaces of the second rolling frame (26) to connect to the second rolling wheel (22).

5. The bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device according to claim 1 is characterized by: The shell (1) is a hollow block with two parallel end plates, the through hole is arranged at the vertical midline position of the end plate, and the cross section of the shell (1) is vertically symmetrical and laterally asymmetrical along the axis of the through hole.

6. The bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device according to claim 1 is characterized by: The shell (1) is a structure with the same cross-sectional shape and scanned vertically along the image.

7. The bridge cable surface physical damage detection auxiliary device according to claim 1 is characterized by: The housing (1) is a structure that is split vertically along the axis of the through hole, and the split structure is connected by bolts.

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    CN219391833U

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