Rapid switching steel ladle transport trolley with vertical rails

By designing a movable, split track and a track positioning unit, the problem of time-consuming switching of existing steel ladle transport trolleys on vertical tracks was solved, enabling fast and accurate steel ladle transportation.

CN223950080UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-27HANGZHOU YISHUN INTELLIGENT EQUIPMENT CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520281314.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-21
Publication Date
2026-02-27
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-21

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Technical Problem

The existing steel ladle transport trolleys take a long time to switch between vertical tracks, which cannot meet the requirements for efficient operation.

Method used

The design incorporates multiple movable, separate tracks and track positioning units. A circular conveyor drives the separate tracks to move horizontally, enabling rapid track switching. A laser positioning device and a computer control center ensure accurate track splicing.

Benefits of technology

This enabled timely delivery of steel ladles and flexible track switching, ensuring track integrity and accuracy and reducing delivery time.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a vertical rail quick switching steel ladle transportation trolley, which relates to the technical field of steel ladle transportation, and comprises a mounting plate frame, a rail switching unit and a rail positioning unit, and the rail switching unit comprises a mounting clamping frame, an annular conveyor, a fixed rod frame, a movable sector plate, a connecting bridge frame, a split rail, a fixed block, a trolley main body and a hanging frame. According to the utility model, the plurality of movable split rails are arranged, so that the whole rail can be flexibly adjusted to support the trolley main body to quickly switch the vertical rails, thereby meeting the requirement on timely transportation of steel ladles; a reliable positioning system is further arranged, the current position of the trolley can be effectively recognized, and therefore the annular conveyor on the corresponding layer can be controlled to work, and track transposition is achieved; and vertical positioning can be carried out so as to ensure that the upper and lower adjacent split rails are located on the same vertical line, so that accurate splicing of the rails is ensured.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a steel ladle transportation technical field, concretely to a vertical track quick switching steel ladle transportation trolley. BACKGROUND

[0002] The steel ladle is a kind of container for containing molten steel, commonly used in steel plant, foundry is accepted molten steel in front of stove, carries out pouring operation;In the transportation of steel ladle, transportation trolley is one of important instruments, can transport steel ladle to specified position, avoids dangerous nature faced by manual operation;

[0003] The steel ladle transportation trolley in prior art, when conveying steel ladle, often needs to switch on vertical track, to transport steel ladle to the required position;However, the track of existing trolley is a whole fixed installation, when needing to switch track, trolley needs to retreat to the bottom or top entrance to change into corresponding track, it is time-consuming, does not satisfy the demand of efficient operation, for this, we propose a vertical track quick switching steel ladle transportation trolley. UTILITARY MODEL

[0004] The utility model solves the technical problem to overcome the defects of prior art, provide a vertical track quick switching steel ladle transportation trolley, by setting up multiple displaceable split tracks, the track whole can be flexibly adjusted, to support the quick switching of trolley main body vertical track, to meet the timely delivery of steel ladle;When trolley main body needs to switch track, the current layer's ring conveyor belt drives the horizontal movement of the layer's split track, thereby moving the segment of split track carrying trolley main body to the specified vertical track, adjacent split track is automatically replaced to the vacancy of track, thereby ensuring the integrity of each row of track in front side while flexibly switching track;Also have reliable positioning system, can effectively identify the position where current trolley is located, thereby can control the work of the ring conveyor belt of corresponding layer, to realize the replacement of track;And can be vertically positioned, to ensure that the adjacent two split tracks are on the same vertical line, thereby ensuring the accurate splicing of track, can effectively solve the problems in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a vertical track quick switching steel ladle transportation trolley, including mounting plate frame, track switching unit and track positioning unit;

[0006] Mounting plate frame: it is the vertical plate body that is set up left and right transversely;

[0007] The track switching unit comprises a mounting plate frame, a ring conveyor, a fixed rod frame, a movable fan plate, a connecting bridge frame, a split track and a fixed block. The mounting plate frame is fixedly connected with no less than four rows of mounting card frames on the front and back sides. Each row of mounting card frames comprises three groups. Each group of mounting card frames comprises F-shaped card frames with two openings opposite to each other. There are no less than four layers of ring conveyors arranged around the mounting plate frame. The upper and lower ends of the ring conveyor are clamped between the mounting card frames of each layer. The outer side of the ring conveyor is fixedly connected with a plurality of fixed rod frames at equal intervals. Each fixed rod frame comprises four rod bodies perpendicular to the end face of the ring conveyor. The four rod bodies are distributed in a rectangular diagonal manner. A movable fan plate is movably connected between the upper and lower rod bodies. The connecting bridge frame is horizontally arranged in a T-shaped structure. The horizontal section of the connecting bridge frame is hingedly connected with the adjacent two movable fan plates through a pin shaft. The longitudinal section of the connecting bridge frame extends forward and forms a I-shaped structure with the front fixed block. A vertical split track is mounted on the front side of each connecting bridge frame. The fixed block is fixedly connected with the back of the split track through bolts at the four corner positions. A slide with a T-shaped cross section is formed in the split track.

[0008] The track positioning unit is installed at the back of the split track and the mounting plate frame.

[0009] The mounting card frame is used for mounting and clamping the ring conveyor. The fixed rod frame is used for the movable installation of the movable fan plate. The connecting bridge frame is movably connected with the movable fan plates on both sides, so that the mounting seat body composed of the split tracks will not be subjected to tensile stress when passing through the arc-shaped section of the ring conveyor, and the stable movement of the split tracks with the ring conveyor is ensured. By arranging a plurality of displaceable split tracks, the overall track can be flexibly adjusted to support the trolley body to quickly switch the vertical tracks, thereby meeting the timely transportation of the ladle. When the trolley body needs to switch tracks, the ring conveyor of the current layer drives the split track of the layer to move horizontally, so that the split track carrying the trolley body is moved to the specified vertical track, and the adjacent split track is automatically positioned to the vacancy of the track, thereby ensuring the integrity of the front tracks while flexibly switching the tracks.

[0010] Further, the track switching unit also comprises a trolley body and a hanging rack, the trolley body is slidably connected in the split track, the trolley body is H-shaped structure, and an electric gear is installed at each corner of the trolley body, the electric gear is engaged with the vertical gear slot in the split track, the front end of the trolley body is fixedly connected with a triangular hanging rack, and a hanging clamping groove is formed in the front end of the hanging rack. When the electric gears at the four corners of the trolley body are at rest, they can be engaged with the vertical gear slot in the split track, so that the trolley body can be suspended in the air. When the electric gears rotate, they can drive the trolley body to move vertically along the split track. When one of the electric gears enters the gap between the two tracks, the other electric gear is still located in the original track, thereby ensuring the stable vertical movement of the trolley body. The hanging rack is used for hanging the ladle.

[0011] Further, the track positioning unit comprises a pressure sensor, a laser positioning device and a receiver, the pressure sensor is installed in the hanging clamping groove, a laser positioning device is installed on the upper and lower sides of the rear end of the trolley body, the laser positioning device comprises a horizontal one-way emitting end and a vertical transmitting and receiving end, and the front end of the mounting rack is fixedly installed with a receiver at a position horizontally opposite to each layer of laser positioning device. When the top rope of the ladle is hung in the clamping groove at the front end of the hanging rack, the pressure sensor detects the pressure and triggers the laser positioning device at the rear side of the current split track to emit a laser signal. When the receiver at the rear side receives the signal, the computer control center can determine the position of the current trolley body according to the number of the receiver receiving the signal, so as to control the corresponding layer of the ring conveyor to work, thereby realizing the transposition of the track. The vertical signals emitted by the laser positioning device through the upper and lower ends can ensure that the adjacent two split tracks are on the same vertical line, thereby ensuring the accurate splicing of the tracks.

[0012] Further, the track positioning unit also comprises a computer control center, the computer control center is embedded and installed in the middle of the upper end of the mounting rack, and a number of independent wireless transceivers are installed in each laser positioning device. Each laser positioning device communicates with the computer control center through the built-in wireless transceiver. The computer control center is used for identifying and processing the signals of each laser positioning device, and controlling the start and stop of each layer of ring conveyor and the trolley body.

[0013] Further, it also comprises a backup power supply, two backup power supplies are embedded and installed in the upper end of the mounting rack, and the backup power supplies are provided with charging ports. The backup power supply can maintain power supply for a period of time when power failure occurs, support the completion of the current ladle transportation, and avoid the situation that the ladle is suspended in the air for a long time.

[0014] Further, the mounting plate frame is fixedly connected with a row of approximately triangular support seats at the lower end, and bolt holes are formed at the front and rear ends of the support seats.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the vertical rail quick switching ladle transport trolley has the following advantages:

[0016] 1. The multiple displaceable split tracks can be flexibly adjusted to support the trolley body to quickly switch the vertical tracks, thereby meeting the timely transport of the ladle.

[0017] 2. The reliable positioning system can effectively identify the position of the current trolley, thereby controlling the operation of the corresponding layer of the ring conveyor to realize the track transposition.

[0018] 3. The multiple displaceable split tracks can be flexibly adjusted to support the trolley body to quickly switch the vertical tracks, thereby meeting the timely transport of the ladle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic view of the single-layer track of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the single split track of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 The utility model discloses Figure 2 The structure of A in the middle is enlarged.

[0023] In the figure: 1 mounting plate frame, 2 track switching unit, 21 mounting card frame, 22 ring conveyor, 23 fixed pole frame, 24 movable fan plate, 25 connecting bridge frame, 26 split track, 27 trolley main body, 28 hanging rack, 29 fixed block, 3 track positioning unit, 31 pressure sensor, 32 laser positioning device, 33 receiver, 34 computer control center, 4 standby power supply, 5 support seat. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0025] Please refer to Figures 1-4 The embodiment provides a technical scheme: a vertical track rapid switching ladle transport trolley, which comprises a mounting plate frame 1, a track switching unit 2 and a track positioning unit 3.

[0026] The mounting plate frame 1 is a vertical plate body arranged transversely left and right.

[0027] The track switching unit 2 comprises a mounting card frame 21, a ring conveyor 22, a fixed pole frame 23, a movable fan plate 24, a connecting bridge frame 25, a split track 26 and a fixed block 29. The mounting plate frame 1 is fixedly connected with not less than four rows of mounting card frames 21 on the front and back sides. Each row of mounting card frames 21 comprises three groups, and each group of mounting card frames 21 comprises two F-shaped card frames with openings opposite to each other. There are not less than four layers of ring conveyors 22 arranged around the mounting plate frame 1. The upper and lower ends of the ring conveyor 22 are clamped between the mounting card frames 21 of each layer. A plurality of groups of fixed pole frames 23 are fixedly connected to the outer side of the ring conveyor 22 at equal intervals. Each group of fixed pole frames 23 comprises four pole bodies perpendicular to the end face of the ring conveyor 22, and the four pole bodies are distributed in a rectangular diagonal manner. An active fan plate 24 is movably connected between the upper and lower pole bodies. The connecting bridge frame 25 is horizontally arranged in a T-shaped structure, and the horizontal section of the connecting bridge frame 25 is hingedly connected to the adjacent two movable fan plates 24 through a pin shaft. The longitudinal section of the connecting bridge frame 25 extends forward and forms an I-shaped structure with the fixed block 29 at the front end. A vertical split track 26 is mounted on the front side of each connecting bridge frame 25. The fixed block 29 is fixedly connected to the back of the split track 26 through bolts at the four corner positions. A slide with a T-shaped cross section is formed in the split track 26.

[0028] Rail positioning unit 3: installed at the back of the split rail 26 and the mounting plate frame 1.

[0029] The mounting card frame 21 is used for mounting and clamping the ring-shaped conveyor 22, the fixed rod frame 23 is used for the movable installation of the movable fan plate 24, and the connecting bridge frame 25 is movably connected with the movable fan plates 24 on both sides, so that the mounting seat body composed of the split rails 26 will not be subjected to tensile stress when passing through the arc-shaped section of the ring-shaped conveyor 22, and the stable movement of each split rail 26 along with the ring-shaped conveyor 22 is ensured. By arranging a plurality of displaceable split rails 26, the overall rail can be flexibly adjusted to support the trolley body 27 to quickly switch the vertical rails, thereby meeting the timely transportation of the ladle: when the trolley body 27 needs to switch the rails, the ring-shaped conveyor 22 of the current layer drives the split rail 26 of the layer to move horizontally, thereby moving the split rail 26 carrying the trolley body 27 to the designated vertical rail, and the adjacent split rail 26 is automatically supplemented to the vacancy of the rail, thereby ensuring the integrity of the front rows of rails while flexibly switching the rails.

[0030] The rail switching unit 2 further comprises a trolley body 27 and a hanging frame 28, the trolley body 27 is slidably connected inside the split rail 26, the trolley body 27 has an H-shaped structure, and an electric gear is mounted at each corner position, the electric gear is in meshing connection with the vertical row of tooth grooves formed in the split rail 26, and the front end of the trolley body 27 is fixedly connected with a triangular hanging frame 28, and the front end of the hanging frame 28 is provided with a hanging clamping groove. When the electric gears at the four corner positions of the trolley body 27 are at rest, they can be in meshing connection with the vertical row of tooth grooves inside the split rail 26, so as to suspend the trolley body 27 in the air, and when the electric gears rotate, they can drive the trolley body 27 to move vertically along the split rail 26, and when one side of the electric gear enters the gap between the two rails, the other side of the electric gear is still located in the original rail, thereby ensuring the stable vertical movement of the trolley body 27, and the hanging frame 28 is used for hanging the ladle.

[0031] The track positioning unit 3 comprises a pressure sensor 31, a laser positioning device 32 and a receiver 33, the pressure sensor 31 is arranged in the inner part of the clamping groove, the upper and lower sides of the rear end of the trolley body 27 are respectively provided with a laser positioning device 32, the laser positioning device 32 comprises a horizontal one-way emitting end and a vertical transmitting and receiving end, the front end of the mounting plate frame 1 is provided with a receiver 33 which is horizontally opposite to each layer of the laser positioning device 32. When the top rope of the ladle is clamped in the clamping groove of the front end of the clamping frame 28, the pressure sensor 31 detects the pressure and triggers the laser positioning device 32 at the rear side of the current split track 26 to emit a laser signal backward, when the receiver 33 at the rear side receives the signal, the computer control center 34 can determine the position of the current trolley body 27 according to the number of the receiver 33 receiving the signal, so as to control the working of the corresponding layer of the ring conveyor 22 to realize the transposition of the track; the vertical signals emitted by the upper and lower ends of the laser positioning device 32 can ensure that the upper and lower adjacent split tracks 26 are on the same vertical line, so as to ensure the accurate splicing of the tracks.

[0032] The track positioning unit 3 further comprises a computer control center 34, the upper end of the mounting plate frame 1 is embedded with the computer control center 34, the inside of each laser positioning device 32 is provided with a number-independent wireless transceiver, and each laser positioning device 32 communicates with the computer control center 34 through the built-in wireless transceiver. The computer control center 34 is used for identifying and processing the signals of each laser positioning device 32, and controlling the start and stop of each layer of the ring conveyor 22 and the trolley body 27.

[0033] Further comprising a backup power supply 4, the upper end of the mounting plate frame 1 is embedded with two backup power supplies 4, and the backup power supply 4 is provided with a charging port. The backup power supply 4 can maintain power supply for a period of time when power failure occurs, support to complete the transportation of the current ladle, and avoid the situation that the ladle is suspended in the air for a long time.

[0034] Further comprising a support seat 5, the lower end of the mounting plate frame 1 is fixedly connected with a row of approximately triangular support seats 5, and the front and rear ends of the support seat 5 are provided with bolt holes. The support seat 5 is used for stably supporting the mounting plate frame 1, and the stability of the whole device can be improved by pre-buried and clamped bolts and the like.

[0035] The working principle of the vertical rail quick switching ladle transport trolley is as follows: the installation card frame 21 is used for installing and clamping the ring conveyor 22, the fixed rod frame 23 is used for the movable installation of the movable fan plate 24, the connecting bridge frame 25 is movably connected with the movable fan plates 24 on both sides, so that the installation seat body composed of the split rails 26 will not be subjected to pulling stress when passing through the arc segment of the ring conveyor 22, and the stable movement of each split rail 26 along with the ring conveyor 22 is ensured. By arranging a plurality of displaceable split rails 26, the overall rail can be flexibly adjusted to support the trolley body 27 to quickly switch the vertical rail, thereby meeting the timely transportation of the ladle; when the trolley body 27 needs to switch the rail, the ring conveyor 22 of the current layer drives the split rail 26 of the layer to move horizontally, so that the split rail 26 carrying the trolley body 27 is moved to the specified vertical rail, and the adjacent split rail 26 is automatically supplemented to the vacancy of the rail, so that the integrity of each row of rails on the front side is ensured while the rail is flexibly switched; the electric gear at the four corner positions of the trolley body 27 can be engaged and connected with the vertical tooth groove in the split rail 26 when at rest, so that the trolley body 27 can be suspended in the air, and when the electric gear rotates, the trolley body 27 can be driven to move vertically along the split rail 26, when one side of the electric gear enters the gap between the two rails, the other side of the electric gear is still located in the original rail, so that the stable vertical movement of the trolley body 27 is ensured, and the hanging frame 28 is used for hanging the ladle. There is also a reliable rail positioning unit 3: when the top rope of the ladle is hung in the clamping groove at the front end of the hanging frame 28, the pressure sensor 31 detects the pressure, and then the laser positioning device 32 at the rear side of the current split rail 26 emits a laser signal backward, when the receiver 33 at the rear side receives the signal, the computer control center 34 can determine the position of the current trolley body 27 according to the number of the receiver 33 receiving the signal, so as to control the work of the ring conveyor 22 of the corresponding layer to realize the transposition of the rail; the vertical signals emitted by the laser positioning device 32 through the upper and lower ends can ensure that the upper and lower two split rails 26 are on the same vertical line, so as to ensure the accurate splicing of the rails; the computer control center 34 is used for identifying and processing the signals of each laser positioning device 32, and controlling the work start and stop of each layer of ring conveyor 22 and trolley body 27. In addition, the standby power supply 4 can maintain power supply for a period of time when power failure occurs, support the completion of the current ladle transportation, and avoid the situation that the ladle is suspended in the air for a long time; the support seat 5 is used for stably supporting the installation plate frame 1, and the overall stability of the device can be improved by pre-buried and clamped bolts and the like.

[0036] It is worth noting that the ring conveyor 22, the laser positioning device 32, the receiver 33 disclosed in the above embodiment are all bidirectionally electrically connected with the computer control center 34, the pressure sensor 31 is bidirectionally electrically connected with the laser positioning device 32, and the computer control center 34 controls the work of the ring conveyor 22 by using the method commonly used in the prior art.

[0037] The above only describes the embodiments of the present application, and does not limit the patent range of the present application, and any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation obtained by using the content of the present application specification and drawings, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection range of the present application.

Claims

1. A vertical rail quick switching ladle transport trolley, characterized in that: It comprises a mounting plate frame (1), a track switching unit (2) and a track positioning unit (3); The mounting plate frame (1) is a vertical plate body arranged transversely left and right; The track switching unit (2) comprises mounting clamping frames (21), ring conveyors (22), fixed rod frames (23), movable flaps (24), connecting bridge frames (25), split tracks (26) and fixed blocks (29), the front and rear sides of the mounting plate frame (1) are fixedly connected with not less than four rows of mounting clamping frames (21), each row of mounting clamping frames (21) comprises three groups, each group of mounting clamping frames (21) comprises two F-shaped clamping frames with openings opposite to each other, not less than four layers of ring conveyors (22) are arranged around the mounting plate frame (1), the upper and lower ends of the ring conveyor (22) are clamped between the mounting clamping frames (21) of each layer, a plurality of groups of fixed rod frames (23) are fixedly connected to the outer side of the ring conveyor (22) at equal intervals, each group of fixed rod frames (23) comprises four rod bodies perpendicular to the end face of the ring conveyor (22), the four rod bodies are distributed in a rectangular diagonal manner, one movable flap (24) is movably connected between the upper and lower rod bodies, the connecting bridge frame (25) is horizontally arranged in a T-shaped structure, the horizontal section of the connecting bridge frame (25) is hingedly connected to the adjacent two movable flaps (24) through a pin shaft, the longitudinal section of the connecting bridge frame (25) extends forward and forms an I-shaped structure with the front fixed block (29), a vertical split track (26) is mounted on the front side of each connecting bridge frame (25), the fixed block (29) is fixedly connected to the back of the split track (26) through bolts at the four corner positions, a slide with a T-shaped cross section is formed in the split track (26); The track positioning unit (3) is installed at the back of the split track (26) and the mounting plate frame (1).

2. The ladle transfer trolley with vertical rail quick switching according to claim 1, characterized in that: The track switching unit (2) further comprises a trolley body (27) and a hanging frame (28), the trolley body (27) is slidably connected in the split track (26), the trolley body (27) is in an H-shaped structure, and an electric gear is mounted at each of the four corner positions, the electric gear is in meshing connection with the vertical tooth groove formed in the split track (26), the front end of the trolley body (27) is fixedly connected with a triangular hanging frame (28), and a hanging clamping groove is formed at the front end of the hanging frame (28).

3. The ladle transfer trolley with vertical rail quick switching according to claim 2, characterized in that: The track positioning unit (3) comprises a pressure sensor (31), a laser positioning device (32) and a receiver (33), the pressure sensor (31) is mounted in the hanging clamping groove, a laser positioning device (32) is mounted on each of the upper and lower sides of the rear end of the trolley body (27), the laser positioning device (32) comprises a horizontal one-way emitting end and a vertical transmitting and receiving end, and the receiver (33) is fixedly installed at the front end of the mounting plate frame (1) and horizontally opposite to each layer of laser positioning devices (32).

4. The ladle transfer trolley with vertical rail quick switching according to claim 3, characterized in that: The track positioning unit (3) further comprises a computer control center (34), the upper middle part of the mounting plate frame (1) is embedded with the computer control center (34), each laser positioning device (32) is internally provided with a numbered independent wireless transceiver, and each laser positioning device (32) communicates with the computer control center (34) through the built-in wireless transceiver.

5. The ladle transfer trolley with vertical rail quick switching according to claim 1, characterized in that: The spare power supply (4) is further included, and the upper end of the mounting plate frame (1) is embedded with two spare power supplies (4) on the left and right, and the spare power supply (4) is provided with a charging port.

6. The ladle transfer trolley with vertical rail quick switching according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support seat (5) is further included, and the lower end of the mounting plate frame (1) is fixedly connected with a row of approximately triangular support seats (5), and bolt holes are formed in the front and rear ends of the support seat (5).