Track steering control structure

Through the cylinder-driven rack gear system and buffer shock absorbing device, the problem of unstable steering of the subsea trench device is solved, and the stable and precise steering and movement stability of the track is achieved.

CN223237771UActive Publication Date: 2025-08-19S B SUBMARINE SYST
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422224180.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-11
Publication Date
2025-08-19
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-11

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Technical Problem

The subsea trench digging device has a small steering angle, which leads to unstable and inaccurate movement during operation.

Method used

The rack is driven to move through the oil cylinder, the gears drive the gear ring to rotate, the support frame rotates to adjust the track angle, and provide cushioning and shock absorption through the damper, the first spring and the second spring to improve the stability of the device.

Benefits of technology

The stable and precise steering of the track is achieved, and the movement stability of the subsea trenching device is improved.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of tracks, and discloses a track steering control structure which comprises a supporting frame, a base is fixedly connected to the inner bottom wall of the supporting frame, a lifting column is slidably connected to the interior of the base, the top end of the lifting column is rotationally sleeved with a connecting plate, and the outer circumferential surface of the connecting plate is fixedly sleeved with a gear ring. An oil cylinder is fixedly connected to the inner bottom wall of the supporting frame. According to the track steering control structure, the rack is driven to move through the oil cylinder, the gear is promoted to drive the gear ring to rotate, then the supporting frame is driven to rotate relative to the connecting plate, independent angle adjustment is conducted on the track, and steering movement of the ditching device is facilitated; according to the seabed ditching device, buffering and damping are conducted on the ditching device connected with the connecting plate, the stability of the device in the moving process is improved, and the problems that the steering angle of an existing seabed ditching device is not large, and stable and accurate steering cannot be guaranteed are solved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of crawler track technology, and in particular to a crawler track steering control structure. Background Art

[0002] The crawler track is a flexible chain link driven by the driving wheel, surrounding the driving wheel, road wheel, idler wheel and track roller. It is composed of track shoes and track pins. The main function of the crawler track is to increase the contact area between the mechanical vehicle and the ground, thereby reducing the pressure, which is especially important on soft or uneven ground. In addition, the application of crawler tracks is not limited to land vehicles. Some crawler tracks are also used on some deep-sea or space operation equipment.

[0003] The steering angle of the submarine trenching device itself is not very large, and the movement of the device itself will be subject to certain restrictions during operation, and relatively stable and precise steering cannot be guaranteed. Utility Model Content

[0004] In response to the shortcomings of the existing technology, the present application provides a track steering control structure, which has the advantages of realizing fine-tuning of the track deflection angle and ensuring the stability of the angle after steering, while also improving the stability of the device during movement. It solves the problem that the steering angle of the submarine trenching device itself is not very large, and the movement of the device itself will be subject to certain restrictions during operation, and relatively stable and precise steering cannot be guaranteed.

[0005] The top of the lifting column is rotatably connected to the lifting column by the support frame, and the upper end of the lifting column is rotatably connected to the lifting column by the support frame.

[0006] Through the above scheme, since the steering angle of the submarine trenching device itself is not very large, the movement of the device itself will be subject to certain restrictions during operation, and relatively stable and precise steering cannot be guaranteed. The rack is driven to move by the cylinder, which prompts the gear to drive the gear ring to rotate, and then drives the support frame to rotate relative to the connecting plate, and the crawler is independently adjusted in angle to facilitate the steering movement of the trenching device. By arranging a damper, a first spring and a second spring, the trenching device connected to the connecting plate is buffered and shock-absorbing, thereby improving the stability of the device during movement.

[0007] Furthermore, the outer circumferential surface of the lifting column is fixedly connected with first limit blocks arranged at equal intervals, and the outer surfaces of the first limit blocks are slidably connected to the base through empty grooves opened inside the base.

[0008] Through the above solution, the lifting column is restricted to prevent the lifting column from rotating inside the base, so that the lifting column is always lifted and lowered longitudinally, thereby improving the stability of the lifting column movement.

[0009] Furthermore, a slider is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the rack, a first slide rail is fixedly connected to the inner bottom wall of the support frame, and an outer surface of the slider is slidably connected to the first slide rail.

[0010] Through the above solution, the rack is restricted, so that the rack always follows the slider and moves with the first slide rail as the track, thereby improving the stability of the rack movement.

[0011] Furthermore, the outer surface of the connecting plate is fixedly connected to a fixed plate, the interior of the fixed plate is fixedly plugged with an insertion rod, the inner bottom wall of the support frame is fixedly connected to a second slide rail, the interior of the second slide rail is slidably connected to a socket, and the outer circumferential surface of the insertion rod is slidably plugged with the interior of the socket.

[0012] Through the above solution, the second slide rail, the socket, the insertion rod and the fixing plate can limit the rotation angle of the support frame, avoid the crawler track from rotating at an excessive angle, and improve the stability of the crawler track movement.

[0013] Furthermore, a collar is fixedly sleeved on the outer circumferential surface of the socket, and the outer surface of the collar is slidably connected to the second slide rail through a slot provided inside the second slide rail.

[0014] Through the above solution, the socket is restricted to prevent the socket from easily falling off from the inside of the second slide rail, thereby improving the stability of the socket movement.

[0015] Furthermore, a second spring is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the socket, and a top end of the second spring is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the fixing plate.

[0016] Through the above solution, the second spring cooperates with the damper and the first spring to provide a shock-absorbing effect for the trenching device, thereby improving the stability of the trenching device during the steering movement.

[0017] Furthermore, the outer circumferential surface of the insertion rod is fixedly connected with second limiting blocks arranged at equal intervals, and the outer surfaces of the second limiting blocks are slidably connected to the socket through empty grooves opened inside the socket.

[0018] Through the above solution, the insertion rod is restricted, so that the insertion rod is always lifted and lowered longitudinally, while also preventing the insertion rod from easily falling off from the inside of the socket.

[0019] Furthermore, the width of the gear is greater than the width of the gear ring, and the size of the gear ring is greater than the size of the gear.

[0020] Through the above solution, the gear with a width greater than the gear ring can prompt the gear ring to rise and fall a certain distance following the connecting plate, and the gear with a size smaller than the gear ring can achieve the effect of reduction transmission, thereby improving the stability of the track during steering.

[0021] Compared with the existing technology, the technical solution of this application has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] The crawler steering control structure drives the rack to move through the oil cylinder, prompting the gear to drive the gear ring to rotate, and then drives the support frame to rotate relative to the connecting plate, independently adjusting the angle of the crawler to facilitate the steering movement of the trenching device. By arranging a damper, a first spring and a second spring, the trenching device connected to the connecting plate is buffered and shock-absorbing, thereby improving the stability of the device during movement and solving the problem that the steering angle of the existing submarine trenching device is not large and cannot ensure relatively stable and accurate steering. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 This is the overall three-dimensional structure diagram of this application;

[0024] Figure 2 This is the overall side view of the application;

[0025] Figure 3 This is the structural diagram of the support frame for this application;

[0026] Figure 4 This is the base structure diagram for this application;

[0027] Figure 5 This is the second slide rail structure diagram of this application.

[0028] In the picture:

[0029] 1. Support frame; 2. Base; 3. Lifting column; 4. Connecting plate; 5. Gear ring; 6. Cylinder; 7. Rack; 8. Gear; 9. Damper; 10. First spring; 11. First limit block; 12. Slider; 13. First slide rail; 14. Fixing plate; 15. Insert rod; 16. Socket; 17. Second slide rail; 18. Ring; 19. Second spring; 20. Second limit block; 21. Track. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0031] See also Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 4 , a crawler steering control structure in this embodiment includes a support frame 1, the inner bottom wall of the support frame 1 is fixedly connected to a base 2, the interior of the base 2 is slidably connected to a lifting column 3, the top end of the lifting column 3 is rotatably sleeved with a connecting plate 4, the outer circumferential surface of the connecting plate 4 is fixedly sleeved with a gear ring 5, the inner bottom wall of the support frame 1 is fixedly connected to an oil cylinder 6, the output end of the oil cylinder 6 is fixedly connected to a rack 7, the interior of the support frame 1 is rotatably connected to a gear 8, the gear 8 is meshed with the rack 7, and the gear ring 5 is meshed with the gear 8, the inner bottom wall of the base 2 is provided with a damper 9, the upper surface of the damper 9 is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the lifting column 3, the inner bottom wall of the base 2 is fixedly connected to a first spring 10, the top end of the first spring 10 is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the lifting column 3, and the outside of the support frame 1 is connected to a crawler 21 through a roller transmission.

[0032] See also Figure 4 The outer circumference of the lifting column 3 is fixedly connected with the first limit blocks 11 arranged at equal intervals. The outer surfaces of the first limit blocks 11 are slidably connected to the base 2 through the empty grooves opened inside the base 2, thereby restricting the lifting column 3 and preventing the lifting column 3 from rotating inside the base 2, so as to enable the lifting column 3 to always move vertically, thereby improving the stability of the movement of the lifting column 3.

[0033] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 The bottom surface of the rack 7 is fixedly connected with a slider 12, and the inner bottom wall of the support frame 1 is fixedly connected with a first slide rail 13. The outer surface of the slider 12 is slidably connected to the first slide rail 13 to restrict the rack 7, so that the rack 7 always follows the slider 12 and moves with the first slide rail 13 as the track, thereby improving the stability of the rack 7 movement.

[0034] See also Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 5The outer surface of the connecting plate 4 is fixedly connected to the fixing plate 14, and the inside of the fixing plate 14 is fixedly plugged with an insertion rod 15. The inner bottom wall of the support frame 1 is fixedly connected to the second slide rail 17, and the inside of the second slide rail 17 is slidably connected to the socket 16. The outer circumferential surface of the insertion rod 15 is slidably plugged into the inside of the socket 16. The second slide rail 17, the socket 16, the insertion rod 15 and the fixed plate 14 can limit the rotation angle of the support frame 1, avoid excessive rotation angle of the crawler 21, and improve the stability of the crawler 21 movement.

[0035] See also Figure 3 and Figure 5 The outer circumference of the socket 16 is fixedly sleeved with a ring 18, and the outer surface of the ring 18 is slidably connected to the second slide rail 17 through the empty groove opened inside the second slide rail 17, thereby restricting the socket 16, preventing the socket 16 from easily falling off from the inside of the second slide rail 17, and improving the stability of the socket 16 movement.

[0036] See also Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 5 The upper surface of the socket 16 is fixedly connected to a second spring 19, the top of which is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the fixed plate 14. The second spring 19 cooperates with the damper 9 and the first spring 10 to provide a shock-absorbing effect for the trenching device, thereby improving the stability of the trenching device during steering and movement.

[0037] See also Figure 5 The outer circumference of the insertion rod 15 is fixedly connected with the second limit blocks 20 arranged at equal intervals. The outer surfaces of the second limit blocks 20 are slidably connected to the socket 16 through the empty grooves opened inside the socket 16, thereby restricting the insertion rod 15 and prompting the insertion rod 15 to always move up and down longitudinally, while also preventing the insertion rod 15 from easily falling off from the inside of the socket 16.

[0038] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 The width of the gear 8 is greater than the width of the gear ring 5, and the size of the gear ring 5 is greater than the size of the gear 8. The gear 8 with a width greater than the gear ring 5 can prompt the gear ring 5 to rise and fall a certain distance following the connecting plate 4, and the gear 8 with a size smaller than the gear ring 5 can achieve the effect of deceleration transmission, thereby improving the stability of the track 21 during steering.

[0039] In this embodiment, a crawler steering control structure drives the rack 7 to move through the oil cylinder 6, prompting the gear 8 to drive the gear ring 5 to rotate, thereby driving the support frame 1 to rotate relative to the connecting plate 4, and independently adjusting the angle of the crawler 21 to facilitate the steering movement of the trenching device. By providing a damper 9, a first spring 10 and a second spring 19, the trenching device connected to the connecting plate 4 is buffered and shock-absorbing, thereby improving the stability of the device during movement and solving the problem that the steering angle of the existing submarine trenching device is not large and cannot ensure relatively stable and accurate steering.

[0040] It should be noted that the slider 12 is a T-shaped structure.

[0041] The working principle of the above embodiment is:

[0042] The connecting plate 4 is fixedly connected to the four corner positions of the external trenching device. When the device needs to be turned, the oil cylinder 6 is started as the power to drive the rack 7 to move through the output end, and the rack 7 drives the gear 8 to rotate. When the gear 8 rotates, it will engage with the gear ring 5, and then drive the support frame 1 to rotate relative to the connecting plate 4. Then the support frame 1 drives the track 21 to rotate through the external roller, and the angle of the track 21 is adjusted. When the trenching equipment is subjected to bumps and impacts during movement, the damper 9, the first spring 10 and the second spring 19 are all squeezed, and the damper 9, the first spring 10 and the second spring 19 will generate a reaction force to cushion the impact on the device and improve the stability of the device during movement.

[0043] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc., are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply the existence of any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article, or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or device. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or device comprising the element.

[0044] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A crawler steering control structure, comprising a support frame (1), characterized in that: The inner bottom wall of the support frame (1) is fixedly connected to a base (2), the interior of the base (2) is slidably connected to a lifting column (3), the top end of the lifting column (3) is rotatably sleeved with a connecting plate (4), the outer circumferential surface of the connecting plate (4) is fixedly sleeved with a gear ring (5), the inner bottom wall of the support frame (1) is fixedly connected to an oil cylinder (6), the output end of the oil cylinder (6) is fixedly connected to a rack (7), the interior of the support frame (1) is rotatably connected to a gear (8), the gear (8) is meshed with the rack (7), and the gear ring (5) is meshed with the gear (8), the inner bottom wall of the base (2) is provided with a damper (9), the upper surface of the damper (9) is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the lifting column (3), the inner bottom wall of the base (2) is fixedly connected to a first spring (10), the top end of the first spring (10) is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the lifting column (3), and the outside of the support frame (1) is connected to a crawler (21) through a roller transmission.

2. A crawler steering control structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer circumferential surface of the lifting column (3) is fixedly connected to first limit blocks (11) arranged at equal intervals, and the outer surfaces of the first limit blocks (11) are slidably connected to the base (2) through empty grooves provided inside the base (2).

3. The crawler steering control structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom surface of the rack (7) is fixedly connected to a slider (12), the inner bottom wall of the support frame (1) is fixedly connected to a first slide rail (13), and the outer surface of the slider (12) is slidably connected to the first slide rail (13).

4. The crawler steering control structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer surface of the connecting plate (4) is fixedly connected to a fixing plate (14), an inserting rod (15) is fixedly inserted into the interior of the fixing plate (14), the inner bottom wall of the support frame (1) is fixedly connected to a second slide rail (17), the interior of the second slide rail (17) is slidably connected to a socket (16), and the outer circumferential surface of the inserting rod (15) is slidably inserted into the interior of the socket (16).

5. The crawler steering control structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: A collar (18) is fixedly sleeved on the outer circumferential surface of the socket (16), and the outer surface of the collar (18) is slidably connected to the second slide rail (17) through a slot provided inside the second slide rail (17).

6. The crawler steering control structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: A second spring (19) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the socket (16), and the top end of the second spring (19) is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the fixing plate (14).

7. The crawler steering control structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: The outer circumferential surface of the insertion rod (15) is fixedly connected to second limit blocks (20) arranged at equal intervals, and the outer surfaces of the second limit blocks (20) are slidably connected to the socket (16) through empty grooves provided inside the socket (16).

8. The crawler steering control structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The width of the gear (8) is greater than the width of the gear ring (5), and the size of the gear ring (5) is greater than the size of the gear (8).