Large generator set positioning rib blanking and cutting device

Through the cold processing method of the band saw cutting machine and the mobile platform, the problem of waste of the hot cutting surface of the positioning rib is solved, efficient and low-cost cutting processing is achieved, and the utilization rate of the steel plate and the cutting accuracy are improved.

CN223353102UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-19DEYANG JIANAN MACHINERY MFG +1
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Application Number
CN202422668171.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-01
Publication Date
2025-09-19
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-01

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Technical Problem

In the conventional technology, during the machining of positioning ribs, a subsequent cutting allowance of ≥15 mm is required on the thermally cut surface, resulting in material waste, increased machining costs, and a long heat treatment cycle.

Method used

The cold processing method using a band saw cutting machine and a mobile platform is used. The plate is moved to the workbench through a loading device and cut with a saw blade to avoid retaining allowance on the hot cutting surface. The positioning plate and guide plate are combined to improve cutting accuracy and efficiency.

Benefits of technology

It reduces cutting allowance, improves steel plate utilization, reduces processing cost, and does not require heat treatment to relieve stress. The cutting surface is smooth, the verticality is good, and the processing cycle is shortened.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a large generator set positioning rib discharging and cutting device, and belongs to the technical field of generator set positioning rib machining. The band saw cutting machine is used for cutting the plate placed on the workbench; the band saw cutting machine is installed at the output end of the moving platform, and the moving platform drives the band saw cutting machine to move in the first direction; the feeding device is located on one side of the workbench and used for containing a plate to be cut, and the top face of the feeding device and the top face of the workbench are located on the same horizontal plane; the feeding device and the workbench are distributed in the second direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. Through the treatment scheme, the machining allowance is reduced, the utilization rate of the steel plate is increased, and the forming effect is improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of generator set positioning rib processing, and in particular to a large generator set positioning rib blanking and cutting device. Background Art

[0002] The positioning rib is an indispensable component in the generator stator, used to hang and fix the generator stator core. The positioning rib finished product is generally a slender workpiece with a length of 5 to 8.5 meters and a cross-sectional area of ​​80mm×70mm. After processing, it is necessary to use a template to test the appearance and use a straight ruler to check the straightness of the positioning rib. The straight ruler length should not be less than 1m, and the 0.08mm feeler gauge should not enter the inspection range. Therefore, high precision is required. We must grasp every process well. The production process of positioning rib is generally steel plate incoming material → non-destructive testing → blanking → heat treatment to relieve stress → straightening → rough processing → natural failure → semi-finishing → non-destructive testing → Finishing → Protection → Storage, where the incoming steel plate thickness is 100mm and the cutting is flame cutting; the raw materials for positioning ribs are generally steel plates cut by flame cutting. The materials must be stress relieved and annealed after cutting to avoid the influence of thermal stress of cutting on subsequent processing deformation and alignment, to ensure that the final delivered product will not cause irreversible deformation such as distortion due to stress release, to prevent the material performance from being adversely affected by the heat-affected zone of the cutting edge. The thermal cutting surface must retain a subsequent cutting processing allowance of ≥15mm, which wastes a lot of material, increases processing costs and heat treatment costs, and has a long processing cycle. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of this, the present application provides a large-scale generator set positioning rib cutting device, which solves the problems in the prior art, reduces processing allowance, improves the utilization rate of steel plates, and improves the forming effect.

[0004] The present application provides a large-scale generator set positioning rib cutting device that adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] A large generator set positioning rib cutting device, comprising:

[0006] A workbench for placing the plates to be cut;

[0007] Band saw cutting machine for cutting boards placed on a workbench;

[0008] A mobile platform, the band saw cutting machine is installed on the output end of the mobile platform, and the mobile platform drives the band saw cutting machine to move along the first direction;

[0009] A loading device is located on one side of the workbench and is used to place the plates to be cut. The top surface of the loading device and the top surface of the workbench are located at the same level.

[0010] Wherein, the loading device and the workbench are distributed along the second direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

[0011] Optionally, the large generator set positioning rib cutting device includes two band saw cutting machines and two mobile platforms, the band saw cutting machines and the mobile platforms correspond to each other one by one, one of the mobile platforms drives the band saw cutting machine to start cutting from the first end of the plate, and the other mobile platform drives the other band saw cutting machine to start cutting from the second end of the plate, and the line connecting the first end and the second end is parallel to the first direction.

[0012] Optionally, the loading device includes a first support frame and a plurality of first rollers, wherein the plurality of first rollers are installed at intervals on the top end of the first support frame, and the rotating axes of the first rollers are parallel to the first direction.

[0013] Optionally, the workbench includes a base and several supporting beams, several of the supporting beams are installed on the top surface of the base, several of the supporting beams are spaced apart along a first direction, and the supporting beams are parallel to a second direction. A cutting slot is provided on the workbench, and the cutting slot is for the saw blade of the band saw cutting machine to pass through, and the cutting slot is for the saw blade of the band saw cutting machine to reciprocate in a vertical direction and for the saw blade of the band saw cutting machine to move along the first direction, and the cutting slot passes through the supporting beams and the top surface of the base.

[0014] Optionally, a T-shaped slot is provided on the support beam, and the length direction of the T-shaped slot is parallel to the second direction. The large generator set positioning rib cutting device also includes a plurality of positioning plates, which are installed on the support beam through stud bolts. One positioning plate is connected to two support beams at the same time, and a nut of the stud bolt is located in the T-shaped slot, and the stud bolt slides along the T-shaped slot. The other nut of the stud bolt is located above the support beam, and the positioning plate is perpendicular to the second direction.

[0015] Optionally, the large generator set positioning rib cutting device also includes two guide plates, one of which is installed on a supporting beam through a plurality of stud bolts, a nut of the stud bolt is located in a T-shaped slot, the stud bolt slides along the T-shaped slot, and the other nut of the stud bolt is located above the supporting beam, and the guide plates are perpendicular to the first direction, wherein one guide plate is used to contact one end of the plate, and the other guide plate is used to contact the other end of the plate.

[0016] Optionally, the large-scale generator set positioning rib blanking and cutting device further includes a plurality of first pressing blocks and two second pressing blocks, wherein the first pressing block and the positioning plate are located on the same side of the cutting slit, and the second pressing block and the guide plate are located on the same side of the cutting slit, and the first pressing block and the second pressing block are mounted on the supporting beam via stud bolts, one nut of the stud bolt is located in a T-shaped slot, the stud bolt slides along the T-shaped slot, and the other nut of the stud bolt is located above the supporting beam;

[0017] The second pressure block and the guide plate correspond one to one, and the corresponding second pressure block and guide plate are installed on the same supporting beam. The first pressure block is installed on the supporting beam for installing the second pressure block. The first pressure block and the second pressure block of the same supporting beam are located on different sides of the cutting seam. The first pressure block and the first pressure block are pressed tightly on the top surface of the plate. The first pressure block and the second pressure block are provided with openings for the screw rod of the stud bolt to pass through and rotate, and the first pressure block and the second pressure block are both provided with sleeves sleeved on the screw rod of the stud bolt, the bottom end of the sleeve abuts the top surface of the supporting beam, and the top end of the sleeve abuts the bottom surface of the first pressure block or the second pressure block.

[0018] Optionally, the workbench further includes a second roller, which is installed between adjacent supporting beams, and a rotating axis of the second roller is parallel to the first direction.

[0019] In summary, this application has the following beneficial technical effects:

[0020] This application utilizes a loading device to move the plate onto a workbench, and then uses a band saw cutting machine to cut the plate to complete the positioning rib cutting process. In this way, through the cold processing cutting method of saw blade cutting, there is no need to retain a subsequent cutting processing allowance of ≥15mm on the non-heat cutting surface, and no heat treatment is required to relieve stress. The forming effect is good, and the theoretical cutting is a rectangular cross-section with a flat cutting surface and good perpendicularity to the non-cutting surface, which greatly reduces the cutting allowance, and the saw blade cutting has a small kerf and a high utilization rate of the steel plate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the large-scale generator set positioning rib cutting device of this application;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a partial structural diagram of the workbench for this application;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a partial structural diagram of the support device of this application.

[0025] Explanation of the accompanying drawings: 1. Workbench; 11. Base; 12. Support beam; 13. Cutting seam; 14. T-shaped slide; 2. Band saw cutting machine; 3. Mobile platform; 4. Loading device; 41. First support frame; 42. First roller; 5. Positioning plate; 6. Guide plate; 7. First pressure block; 71. Second pressure block; 72. Sleeve; 8. Stud bolt; 9. Second roller; 10. Plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0027] The following describes the embodiments of the present application through specific examples, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present application from the contents disclosed in this specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. The present application can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified or changed in various ways based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present application. It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the features in the following embodiments and embodiments can be combined with each other. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0028] It should be noted that various aspects of the embodiments within the scope of the appended claims are described below. It should be apparent that the aspects described herein can be embodied in a wide variety of forms, and any specific structure and / or function described herein is merely illustrative. Based on this application, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that an aspect described herein can be implemented independently of any other aspect, and two or more of these aspects can be combined in various ways. For example, any number of aspects described herein can be used to implement an apparatus and / or practice a method. In addition, other structures and / or functionalities other than one or more of the aspects described herein can be used to implement this apparatus and / or practice this method.

[0029] It should also be noted that the illustrations provided in the following embodiments are only schematic illustrations of the basic concept of the present application. The illustrations only show components related to the present application and are not drawn according to the number, shape and size of components in actual implementation. In actual implementation, the type, quantity and proportion of each component can be changed at will, and the component layout type may also be more complicated.

[0030] Additionally, in the following description, specific details are provided to provide a thorough understanding of the examples. However, one skilled in the art will appreciate that the aspects described can be practiced without these specific details.

[0031] An embodiment of the present application provides a device for cutting positioning ribs of a large generator set.

[0032] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, a large generator set positioning rib cutting device includes:

[0033] The workbench 1 is used to place the plate 10 to be cut.

[0034] The band saw cutting machine 2 is used for cutting the plate 10 placed on the workbench 1. The band saw cutting machine 2 includes a saw blade and a driving member that drives the saw blade to reciprocate in a vertical direction.

[0035] The mobile platform 3 is provided with the band saw cutting machine 2 installed on the output end of the mobile platform 3 , and the mobile platform 3 drives the band saw cutting machine 2 to move along the first direction.

[0036] The loading device 4 is located on one side of the workbench 1 and is used to place the plate 10 to be cut. The top surface of the loading device 4 and the top surface of the workbench 1 are located on the same horizontal plane.

[0037] The loading device 4 and the workbench 1 are distributed along a second direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

[0038] The present application utilizes a loading device 4 to move the plate 10 onto the workbench 1, and then uses a band saw cutting machine 2 to cut the plate 10 to complete the positioning rib blanking process. In this way, through the cold processing blanking method of saw blade cutting, there is no need to retain a subsequent cutting processing allowance of ≥15mm on the non-heat cutting surface, and no heat treatment is required to relieve stress. The forming effect is good, and the theoretical cutting is a rectangular cross-section. The cutting surface is flat and has good perpendicularity to the non-cutting surface, which greatly reduces the cutting allowance, and the saw blade cutting has a small kerf, and the utilization rate of the steel plate is high.

[0039] The device for cutting and blanking positioning ribs for large generator sets includes two band saws 2 and two mobile platforms 3. The band saws 2 and mobile platforms 3 correspond to each other one by one. One of the mobile platforms 3 drives the band saw 2 to start cutting from the first end of the plate 10, and the other mobile platform 3 drives the other band saw 2 to start cutting from the second end of the plate 10. The line connecting the first and second ends is parallel to the first direction. The present application improves cutting efficiency by using two band saws 2 to start cutting from different ends of the plate 10. The feed rate and cutting depth of the two saw heads can be controlled separately according to the material quality and thickness.

[0040] The loading device 4 includes a first support frame 41 and several first rollers 42. The several first rollers 42 are installed at intervals on the top of the first support frame 41. The rotating axis of the first roller 42 is parallel to the first direction. In one embodiment, the first support frame 41 includes multiple parallel roller frames, and each roller frame is provided with 9 first rollers 42 distributed at intervals along the first direction.

[0041] The workbench 1 includes a base 11 and several supporting beams 12, and several of the supporting beams 12 are installed on the top surface of the base 11. Several of the supporting beams 12 are spaced apart along the first direction, and the supporting beams 12 are parallel to the second direction. A cutting slit 13 is provided on the workbench 1, and the cutting slit 13 is for the saw blade of the band saw cutting machine 2 to pass through. The cutting slit 13 allows the saw blade of the band saw cutting machine 2 to reciprocate in the vertical direction and to move along the first direction. The cutting slit 13 passes through the supporting beam 12 and the top surface of the base 11.

[0042] The support beam 12 is provided with a T-shaped slot 14, the length of which is parallel to the second direction. The large generator set positioning rib blanking and cutting device also includes several positioning plates 5, which are mounted on the support beam 12 via stud bolts 8. Each positioning plate 5 is simultaneously connected to two support beams 12. One nut of the stud bolt 8 is located within the T-shaped slot 14, along which the stud 8 slides. The other nut of the stud bolt 8 is located above the support beam 12, and the positioning plates 5 are perpendicular to the second direction. The position of the positioning plates 5 is pre-adjusted. When the sheet 10 is moved from the loading device 4 onto the workbench 1, it abuts the positioning plates 5. At this point, the cutting line of the sheet 10 is aligned with the saw blade of the bandsaw 2, improving the efficiency of aligning the sheet 10 with the bandsaw 2. By loosening the nuts of the stud bolts 8 and then moving the stud bolts 8 along the T-shaped slots 14, the position of the positioning plates 5 on the support beam 12 can be adjusted to accommodate different cutting widths.

[0043] The large generator set positioning rib blanking and cutting device also includes two guide plates 6, one of which is mounted on a supporting beam 12 via a plurality of stud bolts 8, one nut of the stud bolt 8 being located in a T-shaped slot 14, along which the stud bolt 8 slides, and the other nut of the stud bolt 8 being located above the supporting beam 12. The guide plates 6 are perpendicular to the first direction, wherein one guide plate 6 is used to contact one end of the plate 10, and the other guide plate 6 is used to contact the other end of the plate 10. The two guide plates 6 are provided to guide the movement of the plate 10 when the plate 10 moves from the loading device 4 to the workbench 1, thereby improving the efficiency of the plate 10 accurately reaching the cutting position.

[0044] In one embodiment, the positioning plate 5 includes a positioning plate and a connecting plate that are interconnected, the positioning plate is perpendicular to the second direction, the connecting plate is horizontally arranged, and is used to abut against the top surface of the support beam 12, the connecting plate is connected to the support beam 12 through a stud bolt 8, and the nut above the support beam 12 abuts against the top surface of the connecting plate, and the guide plate 6 includes a guide plate and a connecting plate that are interconnected, the guide plate is perpendicular to the first direction, the connecting plate is horizontally arranged, and is used to abut against the top surface of the support beam 12, the connecting plate is connected to the support beam 12 through a stud bolt 8, and the nut above the support beam 12 abuts against the top surface of the connecting plate.

[0045] The large-scale generator set positioning rib blanking and cutting device also includes a plurality of first pressing blocks 7 and two second pressing blocks 71, the first pressing block 7 and the positioning plate 5 are located on the same side of the cutting seam 13, the second pressing block 71 and the guide plate 6 are located on the same side of the cutting seam 13, the first pressing block 7 and the second pressing block 71 are installed on the supporting beam 12 through stud bolts 8, one nut of the stud bolt 8 is located in the T-shaped slot 14, the stud bolt 8 slides along the T-shaped slot 14, and the other nut of the stud bolt 8 is located above the supporting beam 12; wherein, the second pressing block 71 and the guide plate 6 correspond one to one, and the corresponding second pressing block 71 and the guide plate 6 are installed on the same supporting beam 12. The first pressure block 7 is installed on the supporting beam 12 on which the second pressure block 71 is installed. The first pressure block 7 and the second pressure block 71 of the same supporting beam 12 are located on different sides of the cutting seam 13. The first pressure block 7 and the first pressure block 7 are pressed tightly on the top surface of the plate 10. The first pressure block 7 and the second pressure block 71 are provided with openings for the screw rod of the stud bolt 8 to pass through and rotate, and the first pressure block 7 and the second pressure block 71 are both provided with sleeves 72 sleeved on the screw rod of the stud bolt 8 below. The bottom end of the sleeve 72 abuts the top surface of the supporting beam 12, and the top end of the sleeve 72 abuts the bottom surface of the first pressure block 7 or the second pressure block 71. The bottom end of the sleeve 72 abuts on the top surface of the supporting beam 12. Make the first pressing block 7 and the second pressing block 71 be located above the plate 10, then tighten the nuts of the stud bolts 8, and use the first pressing block 7 and the second pressing block 71 to press the plate 10 on the workbench 1 to avoid movement of the plate 10 during the cutting process and ensure cutting accuracy; the length of the sleeve 72 is selected according to the thickness of the plate 10. When the first pressing block 7 and the second pressing block 71 press the plate 10, the sleeve 72 is pressed on the supporting beam 12. The sleeve 72 can provide sufficient support for the first pressing block 7 and the second pressing block 71 when pressing the plate 10, avoiding the first pressing block 7 and the second pressing block 71 from tilting when pressing the plate 10, thereby affecting the pressing force on the plate 10.

[0046] In one embodiment, the first pressing block 7 and the second pressing block 71 are U-shaped pressing blocks, and the bending positions of the U-shaped pressing blocks contact the nuts of the stud bolts 8 .

[0047] The workbench 1 further includes a second roller 9, which is mounted between adjacent support beams 12. The rotation axis of the second roller 9 is parallel to the first direction, facilitating movement of the plate 10 on the workbench 1. In this embodiment, the top surfaces of the first roller 9 and the second roller 9 are flush.

[0048] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A large generator set positioning rib cutting device, characterized in that: include: A workbench (1) for placing a plate (10) to be cut; a band saw cutting machine (2) for cutting a plate (10) placed on a workbench (1); A mobile platform (3), the band saw cutting machine (2) is installed on the output end of the mobile platform (3), and the mobile platform (3) drives the band saw cutting machine (2) to move along a first direction; A loading device (4) is located on one side of the workbench (1) and is used to place the plate (10) to be cut, and the top surface of the loading device (4) and the top surface of the workbench (1) are located on the same horizontal plane; The loading device (4) and the workbench (1) are distributed along a second direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

2. The large generator set positioning rib cutting device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A large-scale generator set positioning rib cutting device comprises two band saw cutting machines (2) and two mobile platforms (3), wherein the band saw cutting machines (2) and the mobile platforms (3) correspond to each other one by one, wherein one of the mobile platforms (3) drives the band saw cutting machine (2) to start cutting from a first end of a plate (10), and the other mobile platform (3) drives the other band saw cutting machine (2) to start cutting from a second end of the plate (10), and the line connecting the first end and the second end is parallel to a first direction.

3. The large generator set positioning rib cutting device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The loading device (4) comprises a first support frame (41) and a plurality of first rollers (42), wherein the plurality of first rollers (42) are installed at intervals on the top end of the first support frame (41), and the rotation axis of the first rollers (42) is parallel to the first direction.

4. The large generator set positioning rib cutting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The workbench (1) comprises a base (11) and a plurality of supporting beams (12), wherein the plurality of supporting beams (12) are mounted on the top surface of the base (11), and the plurality of supporting beams (12) are spaced apart along a first direction, and the supporting beams (12) are parallel to a second direction. A cutting slit (13) is provided on the workbench (1), and the saw blade of the band saw cutting machine (2) passes through the cutting slit (13), and the saw blade of the band saw cutting machine (2) reciprocates in a vertical direction and moves in the first direction. The cutting slit (13) passes through the supporting beams (12) and the top surface of the base (11).

5. The large generator set positioning rib cutting device according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The support beam (12) is provided with a T-shaped slot (14), the length direction of the T-shaped slot (14) is parallel to the second direction, and the large generator set positioning rib blanking and cutting device also includes a plurality of positioning plates (5), the positioning plates (5) are installed on the support beam (12) through stud bolts (8), one positioning plate (5) is connected to two support beams (12) at the same time, a nut of the stud bolt (8) is located in the T-shaped slot (14), the stud bolt (8) slides along the T-shaped slot (14), the other nut of the stud bolt (8) is located above the support beam (12), and the positioning plate (5) is perpendicular to the second direction.

6. The large generator set positioning rib cutting device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The large generator set positioning rib blanking and cutting device also includes two guide plates (6), one of the guide plates (6) is installed on a supporting beam (12) through a plurality of stud bolts (8), one nut of the stud bolt (8) is located in a T-shaped slot (14), the stud bolt (8) slides along the T-shaped slot (14), and the other nut of the stud bolt (8) is located above the supporting beam (12), and the guide plates (6) are perpendicular to the first direction, wherein one guide plate (6) is used to contact one end of the plate (10), and the other guide plate (6) is used to contact the other end of the plate (10).

7. The large generator set positioning rib cutting device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The large generator set positioning rib blanking and cutting device also includes a plurality of first pressing blocks (7) and two second pressing blocks (71), wherein the first pressing block (7) and the positioning plate (5) are located on the same side of the cutting slit (13), and the second pressing block (71) and the guide plate (6) are located on the same side of the cutting slit (13), and the first pressing block (7) and the second pressing block (71) are installed on the supporting beam (12) through stud bolts (8), and one nut of the stud bolt (8) is located in a T-shaped chute (14), and the stud bolt (8) slides along the T-shaped chute (14), and the other nut of the stud bolt (8) is located above the supporting beam (12); The second pressing block (71) and the guide plate (6) are in one-to-one correspondence, and the corresponding second pressing block (71) and the guide plate (6) are installed on the same supporting beam (12). The first pressing block (7) is installed on the supporting beam (12) for installing the second pressing block (71). The first pressing block (7) and the second pressing block (71) of the same supporting beam (12) are located on different sides of the cutting seam (13). The first pressing block (7) and the second pressing block (71) are pressed tightly on the first pressing block (7). On the top surface of the plate (10), the first pressing block (7) and the second pressing block (71) are provided with openings for the screw rod of the stud bolt (8) to pass through and rotate, and below the first pressing block (7) and the second pressing block (71) are provided with sleeves (72) sleeved on the screw rod of the stud bolt (8), the bottom end of the sleeve (72) abuts against the top surface of the supporting beam (12), and the top end of the sleeve (72) abuts against the bottom surface of the first pressing block (7) or the second pressing block (71).

8. The large generator set positioning rib cutting device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The workbench (1) further comprises a second roller (9), which is installed between adjacent supporting beams (12), and the rotation axis of the second roller (9) is parallel to the first direction.