Bogie with rail surface dust blowing function
The rail surface blowing function on the wheel assembly addresses the issue of surface debris in rail detection, ensuring accurate and efficient data collection for maintenance by cleaning the rail surface before detection.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422551959.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-21
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-15
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-10-21
AI Technical Summary
In the prior art, water, dust, particulate matter or iron filings scattered on the surface of the rail affect the accuracy of the detection equipment, there are blind spots in detection, and resulting in safety risks.
A bogie with dust blowing function on the rail surface is designed, equipped with air withdrawal ducts and air outlets, which are connected through the vehicle's main air connection pipe. The air outlet is designed as a door-shaped structure, the air outlet is aligned with the center of the rail, and the air pressure is set at 700-800kPa to clean impurities on the surface of the rail.
Effectively clean dust, particles and iron filings on the surface of the rail, improve the operating accuracy of the detection equipment, and ensure the safety of railway operations.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of auxiliary operations for detecting steel rails of railway engineering vehicles, and particularly relates to a bogie with a function of blowing dust on the rail surface. Background Art
[0002] At present, with the rapid development of high-speed railways, the operating speed and mileage of high-speed trains continue to break through. To ensure the safety of trains running on railways, it is necessary to conduct daily inspections on the condition of steel rails, which puts higher and higher requirements on steel rail detection. It is necessary to accurately and efficiently detect the damage of the line steel rails and provide damage data for the maintenance department to repair the line, so as to improve the line maintenance efficiency and reduce potential line safety hazards. However, water, dust, particulate matter or iron filings scattered on the upper surface of the steel rail have an inherent impact on the detection of steel rail surface defects. Defects in some areas of the top surface of the steel rail cannot be effectively detected and evaluated, with obvious detection blind spots, affecting the operation accuracy of detection equipment and posing a greater safety risk. Therefore, it is necessary to clean the dust, particles, iron filings, water and other contaminants on the rail surface before steel rail detection. Content of the Utility Model
[0003] Aiming at the defects existing in the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a bogie with a function of blowing dust on the rail surface, which has a simple structure, is convenient to assemble, can effectively clean the water, dust and iron filings on the rail surface, and improves the operation accuracy of the steel rail detection equipment.
[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is: a bogie with a function of blowing dust on the rail surface, including a bogie, wherein wheel sets are respectively arranged at the front and rear ends of the bottom of the bogie, a detection device is arranged between the two wheel sets, and two rail surface dust blowing devices are further included; a vehicle main air connection pipe is arranged on the bogie; the two rail surface dust blowing devices are respectively located at the front and rear ends of the bogie, and each rail surface dust blowing device includes an air intake pipe and an air outlet pipe. The upper end of the air intake pipe is communicated with the vehicle main air connection pipe, and the lower end of the air intake pipe is communicated with the air outlet pipe; the air outlet pipe has a portal structure adapted to the shape of the bogie, and the two air outlets at the lower end of the air outlet pipe are used for blowing the upper surface of the steel rail.
[0005] Further improvement lies in that: the air outlet pipe includes a horizontal section and two vertical sections, the lower end of the vertical section is bent inward to form a first bending section, and the lower end of the first bending section is bent towards the adjacent wheel set to form a second bending section.
[0006] Further improvement lies in that: the air outlets are directly opposite to the center of the steel rail, the height from the upper surface of the steel rail is ≥50mm, and the air pressure range of the air outlets is set between 700 - 800 kPa.
[0007] Further improvement lies in that: the air intake pipe is made of rubber, and the air outlet pipe is made of stainless steel pipe.
[0008] A further improvement lies in that the upper end of the air intake pipe is connected to the main reservoir pipe of the vehicle through a taper thread joint, and the lower end of the air intake pipe is connected to the air outlet pipe through a tee.
[0009] A further improvement lies in that the upper end of the tee is connected to the air intake pipe through a joint assembly, and the left and right ends of the tee are respectively connected to the air outlet pipe through ferrule and ferrule nuts.
[0010] A further improvement lies in that a number of pipe clamps for fixing the air outlet pipe are provided on the bogie.
[0011] A further improvement lies in that a shut-off cock is provided on the air intake pipe.
[0012] A further improvement lies in that a two-way solenoid valve is provided on the air intake pipe.
[0013] A further improvement lies in that a three-position self-locking selector switch is provided on the bogie, and the three-position self-locking selector switch is respectively connected to the two-way solenoid valves of the two rail surface dust blowing devices.
[0014] The beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows:
[0015] In the present utility model, before the detection operation, the rail surface dust blowing device is used to blow and clean the upper surface of the rail to perform pre-treatment before the rail detection operation. Its structure is simple and the assembly is convenient and fast. It can effectively clean the dust, particles, iron filings, water and other impurities on the rail, so as to improve the operation accuracy of the detection equipment, provide accurate damage data for the maintenance of the railway line, and ensure the safety of railway operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a bogie with a rail surface dust blowing function in an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of another perspective of a bogie with a rail surface dust blowing function in an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0018] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of a rail surface dust blowing device in an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0019] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of another perspective of a rail surface dust blowing device in an embodiment of the present utility model.
[0020] Reference numerals:
[0021] 1 - bogie; 11 - wheel set; 12 - detection device; 13 - main reservoir pipe of the vehicle; 14 - pipe clamp; 15 - three-position self-locking selector switch;
[0022] 2-rail surface dust blowing device; 21-air intake pipe; 211-taper thread joint; 22-air outlet pipe; 221-vertical section; 222-horizontal section; 223-first bending section; 224-second bending section; 23-three-way joint; 231-joint assembly; 232-bite ring; 233-bite ring nut; 24-stop valve; 25-two-way solenoid valve. Detailed implementation manners
[0023] The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below. The illustrated embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout.
[0024] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that for orientation terms, if there are terms such as "center", "transverse (X)", "longitudinal (Y)", "vertical (Z)", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc., the orientation and position relationships indicated are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and should not be construed as limiting the specific protection scope of the present invention.
[0025] In addition, if there are terms such as "first" and "second", they are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present invention, the meanings of "several" and "a number of" are two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.
[0026] The technical solutions and their beneficial effects of the present invention will be made clearer and more definite by further describing the specific implementation manners of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the specification. The embodiments described below by referring to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to explain the present invention, but should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
[0027] See Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown in the figure, an embodiment of the utility model provides a bogie with a function of blowing dust on the rail surface, which includes a bogie 1. Wheel sets 11 are respectively arranged at the front and rear ends of the bottom of the bogie 1, and a detection device 12 is arranged between the two wheel sets 11. This bogie can be applied to a rail flaw detector, a comprehensive inspection vehicle or a track operation vehicle. In this embodiment, it is applied to a rail flaw detector, and the detection device 12 is a conventional flaw detection device. It also includes two rail surface dust blowing devices 2; a vehicle main air pipe connection 13 is arranged on the bogie 1; further, a number of pipe clamps 14 for fixing the air outlet pipe 22 are arranged on the bogie 1.
[0028] See Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown in the figure, the two rail surface dust blowing devices 2 are respectively located at the front and rear ends of the bogie 1. The rail surface dust blowing device 2 includes an air intake pipe 21 and an air outlet pipe 22. The upper end of the air intake pipe 21 is communicated with the vehicle main air pipe connection 13, and the lower end of the air intake pipe 21 is communicated with the air outlet pipe 22; the air outlet pipe 22 has a portal structure adapted to the shape of the bogie 1, and the two air outlets at the lower end of the air outlet pipe 22 are used for blowing the upper surface of the rail. Specifically, the air outlet pipe 22 includes a horizontal section 222 and two vertical sections 221. The lower end of the vertical section 221 is bent inward to form a first bending section 223, and the lower end of the first bending section 223 is bent towards the adjacent wheel set 11 to form a second bending section 224. The air outlet is directly opposite to the center of the rail, the height from the upper surface of the rail is ≥50mm, and the air pressure range at the air outlet is set between 700-800 kPa. The air intake pipe 21 is made of rubber, and the air outlet pipe 22 is made of stainless steel pipe.
[0029] See Figure 3 As shown in the figure, the upper end of the air intake pipe 21 is connected to the vehicle main air pipe connection 13 through a taper thread joint 211, and the lower end of the air intake pipe 21 is connected to the air outlet pipe 22 through a tee 23. Specifically, the upper end of the tee 23 is connected to the air intake pipe 21 through a joint assembly 231, and the left and right ends of the tee 23 are respectively connected to the air outlet pipe 22 through a ferrule 232 and a ferrule nut 233.
[0030] See Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown in the figure, a shut-off cock 24 is arranged on the air intake pipe 21, and its on-off is controlled by manual rotation. Specifically, a two-way solenoid valve 25 is arranged on the air intake pipe 21. A three-position self-locking selection switch 15 is arranged on the bogie 1, and the three-position self-locking selection switch 15 is respectively connected to the two-way solenoid valves 25 of the two rail surface dust blowing devices 2. The three-position self-locking selection switch selects "forward" and "backward" to control the blowing.
[0031] During use, first place the two stainless steel shut-off cocks in the "open" position; then operate the control switch of the two-way solenoid valve to make it in the "open" position. At this time, the air outlet blows out, and the dust, iron filings, water and other sundries on the upper surface of the rail are blown away.
[0032] In the description of the specification, the description referring to terms such as "one embodiment", "preferably", "example", "specific example" or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present utility model. The schematic description of the above terms in this specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
[0033] Through the description of the above structures and principles, those skilled in the art should understand that the present utility model is not limited to the above specific embodiments, and the improvements and substitutions using the well-known technologies in the art based on the present utility model fall within the protection scope of the present utility model, which should be defined by each claim.
Claims
1. A bogie with a function of blowing dust on the rail surface, comprising a bogie (1), wherein wheel sets (11) are respectively arranged at the front and rear ends of the bottom of the bogie (1), and a detection device (12) is arranged between the two wheel sets (11), and it is characterized in that: It also includes a two-rail surface dust blowing device (2); A vehicle main air pipe connection (13) is provided on the bogie (1); The two-rail surface dust blowing devices (2) are respectively located at the front and rear ends of the bogie (1). The rail surface dust blowing device (2) includes an air intake pipe (21) and an air outlet pipe (22). The upper end of the air intake pipe (21) is communicated with the vehicle main air pipe connection (13), and the lower end of the air intake pipe (21) is communicated with the air outlet pipe (22); The air outlet pipe (22) has a portal structure adapted to the shape of the bogie (1), and the two air outlets at the lower end of the air outlet pipe (22) are used for blowing the upper surface of the rail.
2. The bogie with a rail surface dust blowing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air outlet pipe (22) includes a horizontal section (222) and two vertical sections (221). The lower end of the vertical section (221) is bent inward to form a first bending section (223), and the lower end of the first bending section (223) is bent toward the adjacent wheel set (11) to form a second bending section (224).
3. The bogie with a rail surface dust blowing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air outlet is facing the center of the rail, the height from the upper surface of the rail is ≥50 mm, and the air pressure at the air outlet is set in the range of 700 - 800 kPa.
4. The bogie with a rail surface dust blowing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air intake pipe (21) is made of rubber, and the air outlet pipe (22) is made of stainless steel pipe.
5. The bogie with a rail surface dust blowing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper end of the air intake pipe (21) is connected to the vehicle main air pipe connection (13) through a taper thread joint (211), and the lower end of the air intake pipe (21) is connected to the air outlet pipe (22) through a tee (23).
6. The bogie with the function of rail surface dust blowing according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper end of the tee (23) is connected to the air intake pipe (21) through a joint assembly (231), and the left and right ends of the tee (23) are respectively connected to the air outlet pipe (22) through a ferrule (232) and a ferrule nut (233).
7. The bogie with a rail surface dust blowing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: A number of pipe clamps (14) for fixing the air outlet pipe (22) are provided on the bogie (1).
8. The bogie with a rail surface dust blowing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: A shut-off cock (24) is provided on the air intake pipe (21).
9. The bogie with a rail surface dust blowing function according to claim 1, characterized in that: A two-way solenoid valve (25) is provided on the air intake pipe (21).
10. The bogie with a rail surface dust blowing function according to claim 9, characterized in that: A three-position self-locking selector switch (15) is provided on the bogie (1), and the three-position self-locking selector switch (15) is respectively connected to the two-way solenoid valves (25) of the two-rail surface dust blowing devices (2).