Bridge inspection auxiliary platform

By designing bridge inspection auxiliary platforms that can be spliced ​​into different sizes or shapes, including splicing floats, guardrails and scaffolding, the problem of the existing technology being difficult to easily install on small-span water-wading bridges is solved, and efficient and safe bridge maintenance is achieved.

CN222961888UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-10JILIN EXPRESSWAY GRP TESTING & TESTING CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421896069.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-07
Publication Date
2025-06-10
Estimated Expiration
2034-08-07

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Technical Problem

It is difficult to easily install existing bridge inspection platforms on wading bridges with small spans or small widths, resulting in inconvenient inspection work.

Method used

A bridge inspection auxiliary platform was designed, including spliced ​​floats, guardrails and scaffolding. The spliced ​​floating body can be spliced ​​into different sizes or shapes as needed. The guardrail can be detached and installed on the edge of the floating body. The scaffolding is quickly connected to the floating body through a connecting mechanism.

Benefits of technology

Close maintenance of wading bridges with small spans or smaller widths has been achieved, which improves inspection efficiency and safety, and avoids the risk of staff falling.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of bridge facilities, in particular to a bridge inspection auxiliary platform which comprises spliced floating bodies, guardrails and a scaffold. The spliced floating body floats on the water surface at the bottom of the bridge to be detected and can be spliced and assembled into different sizes or shapes according to maintenance requirements; the multiple groups of guardrails are detachably mounted at the edges of the spliced floating bodies; connecting mechanisms are detachably installed on supporting legs at the bottom ends of the scaffolds, and the scaffolds are detachably connected with the splicing floating bodies through the connecting mechanisms. The plurality of groups of buoys can be spliced into spliced floating bodies with different shapes or sizes through the first mushroom head bolts according to maintenance requirements, the scaffold and the spliced floating bodies can be quickly connected through the connecting mechanism, a worker can climb to the top end of the scaffold to maintain a bridge, the worker is driven to float on the water surface, and the maintenance efficiency is improved. And the short-distance maintenance of a bridge with a small span or a wading bridge with a small width is facilitated.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of bridge facilities, in particular to a bridge inspection auxiliary platform. Background Art

[0002] Periodic bridge inspection is a technical work that involves comprehensive inspection and assessment of bridges. There are a large number of water-related bridges in the bridge inspection work, and the bottom of the beams and the lower structures of the water-related bridges need to be inspected. Therefore, inspectors need to use tools to reach under the bridge for close-up inspections.

[0003] A Chinese patent with authorization announcement number CN219450433U discloses a bridge inspection platform device, which belongs to the field of bridge facilities. The bridge inspection platform device includes an inspection platform body, a drive assembly and a protective mechanism; the outer end of the inspection platform body is opened with two symmetrical drive assemblies symmetrically distributed at the outer end of the inspection platform body about the central axis, and the protective mechanism is installed at the outer end of the inspection platform body and is connected with the sliding connection; the protective mechanism can be used to fasten and protect the body of the personnel, and the structure is simple and convenient to operate, so that the personnel can be protected when they are moving inside the inspection platform body, which can effectively reduce the danger caused by personnel inspection and improve the safety of the inspection platform body when in use.

[0004] However, the above-mentioned publicly disclosed scheme has the following shortcomings: although the above-mentioned inspection platform can facilitate inspectors to inspect the bridge on the inspection platform body, it is not convenient to install the platform on a wading bridge with a small span or a small width, and the operation cannot be carried out smoothly, which brings inconvenience to the use. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model aims to provide a bridge inspection auxiliary platform in view of the problems existing in the background technology.

[0006] The technical solution of the utility model is as follows: a bridge inspection auxiliary platform comprises a spliced ​​floating body, which floats on the water surface at the bottom of the bridge to be inspected and can be spliced ​​and assembled into different sizes or shapes according to the inspection needs; a guardrail, which is provided with multiple groups, and the multiple groups of guardrails can be detachably installed at the edge of the spliced ​​floating body; and a scaffolding, on the bottom support legs of which a connecting mechanism is detachably installed, and the scaffolding is detachably connected to the spliced ​​floating body through the connecting mechanism.

[0007] Preferably, the spliced ​​floating body includes buoys, which are provided in multiple groups, two adjacent groups of buoys are connected by mushroom head bolts, and yielding parts are evenly arranged around the buoys; mounting seats, which are installed on the yielding parts, and four groups of mounting seats are arranged on each group of buoys; and first mushroom head bolts, which are threadedly connected to the corresponding groups of mounting seats between the adjacent groups of buoys, and the first mushroom head bolts are abutted against the top ends of the corresponding buoys.

[0008] Preferably, the mushroom head bolt consists of a top seat and a first screw rod installed at the bottom end of the top seat, two groups of adjustment grooves are opened at the top of the top seat, the first screw rod is threadedly connected to the mounting seat, four groups of abutment grooves are evenly opened at the top of the float, the abutment grooves correspond to the yielding parts, and the top seat is abutted and connected with the abutment grooves.

[0009] Preferably, the buoy is a polyethylene HDPE buoy, and the first mushroom head bolt is made of the same material as the buoy.

[0010] Preferably, the guardrail includes two groups of main pipes, the interiors of the two groups of main pipes are threadedly connected with a third screw, a rotating part is installed on the top of the third screw; the bottom end of the third screw is threadedly connected to a mounting seat; and a cross pipe, which is installed between the two groups of main pipes, and the main pipe is slidably connected to the abutment groove on the buoy.

[0011] Preferably, the connecting mechanism includes a second mushroom head bolt, which has the same structure and material as the first mushroom head bolt; a second screw rod, which is installed on the top of the second mushroom head bolt; and a connecting seat, which is movably sleeved on the second screw rod, and a nut is threadedly connected to the second screw rod, and the nut is abutted against the connecting seat, and a plug is installed at the other end of the connecting seat, and the bottom support leg of the scaffolding is slidably plugged into the inner wall of the plug tube, and a fastening bolt is installed between the plug tube and the scaffolding.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the above-mentioned technical scheme of the utility model has the following beneficial technical effects: the utility model can splice multiple groups of pontoons into spliced ​​floating bodies of different shapes or sizes according to maintenance needs through the first mushroom head bolt, and the scaffolding and the spliced ​​floating body can be quickly connected through the connecting mechanism. The staff can climb to the top of the scaffolding to inspect the bridge, and drive the staff to float on the water surface, which is convenient for close-range inspection of bridges with small spans or wading bridges with small widths; the setting of the guardrail is convenient for connection with the spliced ​​floating body for protection to avoid the situation where the staff falls into the water. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the guardrail structure of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the buoy structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the connecting mechanism structure of the utility model.

[0017] Reference numerals: 1, buoy; 101, relief portion; 102, abutting groove; 103, mounting seat; 104, anti-slip pattern; 105, protruding portion; 106, recessed portion; 2, top seat; 201, adjustment groove; 202, first screw; 3, second screw; 301, connecting seat; 302, insertion tube; 4, scaffolding; 5, main pipe; 501, connecting portion; 502, third screw; 503, rotating portion; 504, cross pipe. Detailed implementation manners

[0018] Embodiment 1

[0019] As Figures 1 to 4 shown, a bridge inspection auxiliary platform proposed by the present utility model includes a spliced floating body, a guardrail, and a scaffolding 4; the spliced floating body floats on the water surface at the bottom of the bridge to be inspected and can be spliced and assembled into different sizes or shapes according to the needs of maintenance; multiple groups of guardrails are provided, and the multiple groups of guardrails are detachably installed at the edges of the spliced floating body to prevent staff from falling into the water; a connecting mechanism is detachably installed on the bottom support legs of the scaffolding 4, and the scaffolding 4 is detachably connected to the spliced floating body through the connecting mechanism.

[0020] In this embodiment, bridge inspection personnel wear life jackets and safety ropes, push the spliced floating body into the water according to the needs of maintenance and slide it to a suitable position under the bridge, and fix the position of the spliced floating body relative to the bridge through external fixing tools to avoid displacement interfering with the maintenance work. Then the staff climb onto the scaffolding 4 to complete the close inspection and detection of the bridge beam bottom and the lower structure. It is convenient to splice and is convenient to smoothly carry out operations on wading bridges with small bridge spans or small widths.

[0021] Embodiment 2

[0022] As Figure 1 and Figure 3 shown, a bridge inspection auxiliary platform proposed by the present utility model, compared with Embodiment 1, the spliced floating body includes a buoy 1, a mounting seat 103, and a first mushroom head bolt; multiple groups of buoys 1 are provided, and adjacent two groups of buoys 1 are connected by mushroom head bolts. Relief portions 101 are evenly arranged around the buoys 1; the mounting seat 103 is installed on the relief portion 101, and four groups of mounting seats 103 are provided on each group of buoys 1. The mounting heights of the four groups of mounting seats 103 relative to the buoy 1 are different, which is convenient for the installation of adjacent two groups of buoys 1; the first mushroom head bolt is threadedly connected to multiple groups of mounting seats 103 corresponding to adjacent multiple groups of buoys 1, and the first mushroom head bolt is in abutting connection with the top end of the corresponding buoy 1.

[0023] Furthermore, the mushroom head bolt is composed of a top seat 2 and a first screw rod 202 installed at the bottom end of the top seat 2. Two groups of adjustment grooves 201 are opened at the top of the top seat 2. The first screw rod 202 is threadedly connected to the mounting seat 103. Four groups of abutment grooves 102 are evenly opened at the top of the float 1. The abutment grooves 102 correspond to the yielding parts 101. The top seat 2 is abutted and connected with the abutment grooves 102.

[0024] Furthermore, the buoy 1 is a polyethylene HDPE buoy, and the first mushroom head bolt is made of the same material as the buoy 1. The weight is reduced to facilitate the device to float on the water surface. In actual use, two groups of buoys 1 can be pre-joined together to make the size of 100cm×50cm×40cm, reducing the amount of jointing work; the top of the buoy 1 is provided with anti-skid grooves 104 to prevent the staff from slipping when walking on the jointed buoy and reduce the danger; the side wall of the buoy 1 is evenly provided with protrusions 105 and recesses 106, and the protrusions 105 correspond to the recesses 106, so as to improve the stability of the connection between the adjacent groups of buoys 1.

[0025] In this embodiment, with one group of pontoons 1 as the center, multiple groups of other pontoons 1 are spliced ​​around it so that their respective mounting seats 103 are aligned, and two groups of external tools are inserted into the adjustment groove 201. The two groups of tools are rotated so that the first screw 202 at the bottom of the top seat 2 can be rotated along the corresponding mounting seats 103 between the adjacent groups of pontoons 1 to be threadedly connected until the top seat 2 and the corresponding abutment grooves 102 between the groups of pontoons 1 are abutted and connected, thereby completing the quick connection of the adjacent groups of pontoons 1. In this way, spliced ​​pontoons of different sizes or shapes can be spliced ​​according to maintenance needs.

[0026] Embodiment 3

[0027] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the utility model proposes a bridge inspection auxiliary platform. Compared with the first embodiment, the guardrail includes a main pipe 5 and a cross pipe 504; two groups of main pipes 5 are provided, and the interiors of the two groups of main pipes 5 are both threadedly connected with a third screw 502, and a rotating part 503 is installed on the top of the third screw 502. The inner wall of the main pipe 5 is provided with a connecting part 501, which is convenient for the third screw 502 to be threadedly connected with the connecting part 501, thereby improving the connection stability between the third screw 502 and the main pipe 5; the bottom end of the third screw 502 is threadedly connected with the mounting seat 103; the cross pipe 504 is installed between the two groups of main pipes 5, and the main pipe 5 is slidably connected with the abutment groove 102 on the pontoon 1.

[0028] In this embodiment, the corresponding abutting grooves 102 between the four groups of adjacent floating barrels 1 can be spliced to form a slot. The main pipe 5 is inserted along the slot in a sliding manner, so as to temporarily limit the connection of the main pipe 5 on the spliced floating body. The rotating part 503 is rotated to drive the third screw 502 to rotate until the bottom end of the third screw 502 passes through the channel between the four groups of abutting grooves 102 and is threadedly connected to the corresponding multiple groups of mounting seats 103, thereby completing the installation of the guardrail. The other guardrails are installed in this way in sequence to improve the protection performance and prevent the staff from falling during work.

[0029] Embodiment 4

[0030] As Figure 1 and Figure 4 shown, a bridge inspection auxiliary platform proposed by the present utility model, compared with Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2, the connecting mechanism includes a second mushroom head bolt, a second screw 3 and a connecting seat 301; the second mushroom head bolt has the same structure and material as the first mushroom head bolt; the second screw 3 is installed at the top end of the adjustment groove 201 in the second mushroom head bolt; the connecting seat 301 is movably sleeved on the second screw 3, a nut is threadedly connected to the second screw 3, the nut abuts and connects with the connecting seat 301, the other end of the connecting seat 301 is installed with an insertion tube 302, and the bottom support legs of the scaffolding 4 are slidably inserted into the inner wall of the insertion tube 302, and a fastening bolt is installed between the insertion tube 302 and the scaffolding 4.

[0031] In this embodiment, the first screw 202 in the second mushroom head bolt in the connecting mechanism is inserted into four groups of adjacent abutting grooves 102 at appropriate positions, and the second mushroom head bolt is connected to multiple groups of mounting seats 103 between the corresponding four groups of floating barrels 1 according to the adjustment method of the first mushroom head bolt, thereby installing the connecting mechanism between the four groups of floating barrels 1. Then, the connecting seat 301 in the connecting mechanism is rotated along the second screw 3 to an appropriate angle, and the nut is rotated so that the connecting seat 301 is fixed at the top of the top seat 2 in the second mushroom head bolt. Then, multiple support legs at the bottom of the scaffolding 4 are respectively slidably inserted into the corresponding insertion tubes 302 in the connecting mechanism, and the scaffolding 4 and the insertion tubes 302 are fixedly connected by fastening bolts, so as to complete the rapid installation of the scaffolding 4 and the spliced floating body. The staff can repair the bridge through the scaffolding 4.

[0032] The above has described in detail the embodiments of the present utility model in conjunction with the drawings. However, the present utility model is not limited to this. Various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present utility model within the knowledge scope of those skilled in the art to which the present utility model pertains.

Claims

1. A bridge inspection auxiliary platform, characterized in that: include Spliced ​​floats, which float on the water surface at the bottom of the bridge to be inspected, can be assembled into different sizes or shapes according to the inspection needs; Guardrails are provided in multiple groups, and the multiple groups of guardrails can be detachably installed at the edge of the spliced ​​floating body; And a scaffold (4), the bottom support legs of which are detachably provided with a connecting mechanism, and the scaffold (4) is detachably connected to the splicing float via the connecting mechanism.

2. A bridge inspection auxiliary platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: Spliced ​​Float Includes The buoys (1) are provided in multiple groups, two adjacent groups of buoys (1) are connected by mushroom head bolts, and the buoys (1) are evenly provided with ditching portions (101) around the buoys (1); A mounting seat (103) mounted on the yielding portion (101), with four sets of mounting seats (103) being arranged on each set of buoys (1); And a first mushroom head bolt, which is threadedly connected to the corresponding groups of mounting seats (103) between the adjacent groups of buoys (1), and the first mushroom head bolt is abutted against the top of the corresponding buoy (1).

3. A bridge inspection auxiliary platform according to claim 2, characterized in that: The mushroom head bolt is composed of a top seat (2) and a first screw rod (202) installed at the bottom end of the top seat (2); two groups of adjustment grooves (201) are opened at the top end of the top seat (2); the first screw rod (202) is threadedly connected to the mounting seat (103); four groups of abutment grooves (102) are evenly opened at the top end of the buoy (1); the abutment grooves (102) correspond to the yielding parts (101); and the top seat (2) is abuttedly connected to the abutment grooves (102).

4. A bridge inspection auxiliary platform according to claim 3, characterized in that: The buoy (1) is a polyethylene HDPE buoy, and the first mushroom head bolt is made of the same material as the buoy (1).

5. A bridge inspection auxiliary platform according to claim 4, characterized in that: The guardrail comprises a main pipe (5), which is provided in two groups. The interiors of the two groups of main pipes (5) are both threadedly connected with a third screw rod (502), and a rotating part (503) is installed at the top of the third screw rod (502); the bottom end of the third screw rod (502) is threadedly connected to a mounting seat (103); and a cross pipe (504) installed between the two sets of main pipes (5), the main pipes (5) being slidably connected to the abutment grooves (102) on the buoy (1).

6. A bridge inspection auxiliary platform according to claim 5, characterized in that: Connection mechanism includes A second mushroom head bolt having the same structure and material as the first mushroom head bolt; A second screw rod (3) mounted on the top of the second mushroom head bolt; And a connecting seat (301), which is movably sleeved on the second screw rod (3), the second screw rod (3) is threadedly connected with a nut, the nut is abutted and connected with the connecting seat (301), the other end of the connecting seat (301) is installed with a plug (302), the bottom support leg of the scaffolding (4) is slidably plugged with the inner wall of the plug (302), and a fastening bolt is installed between the plug (302) and the scaffolding (4).

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • Bridge inspection platform device

    CN219450433U