Snow removing and ice melting hood

By designing a snow removal and ice melting machine cover, using a servo motor to drive a cleaning brush to sweep away snow and a hot air blower to melt ice, the problem of snow and ice accumulation on the switch machine in winter was solved, achieving efficient snow removal and ice melting, and ensuring the normal operation and safety of the switch machine.

CN224016221UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-20SHANDONG POLYTECHNIC
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-17
Publication Date
2026-03-20

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Technical Problem

In winter, when there is snow or ice, the cover of the switch machine is covered with snow or ice, which can cause parts to jam, short circuit, or mistransmission of signals. Existing snow removal and ice melting methods are inefficient and affect the health of workers.

Method used

Design a snow removal and ice melting machine cover, including a snow removal component and an ice melting component. Use a servo motor to drive a moving cleaning brush to sweep away accumulated snow, and a hot air blower to melt ice blocks, preventing ice and snow from entering the machine cover and ensuring the normal operation of the switch machine.

Benefits of technology

This enabled timely snow removal and ice melting, eliminating the need for manual operation, ensuring the normal use and safe operation of the switch machine, and reducing labor intensity and time costs.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of railway turnout equipment, and provides a snow removing and ice melting hood which further comprises an installation frame, a snow removing assembly and an ice melting assembly, the installation frame is clamped outside a hood body, guide rails are arranged on the two sides of the upper portion of the installation frame in the width direction of the hood body, a steering engine is arranged on the installation frame, and the output end of the steering engine is connected with a rocker arm. The hot-air blower is arranged on the mounting frame, the output end of the hot-air blower is connected with an air conveying pipe, and the end, away from the hot-air blower, of the air conveying pipe is connected with the movable cleaning brush; according to the machine cover of the switch machine, accumulated snow can be swept away in time, ice and snow are prevented from falling into the machine cover, normal operation of an action rod and an indication rod is guaranteed, the trouble of manual snow removal is omitted, and use of the switch machine is not affected.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to railway turnout equipment technical field especially, relates to a snow melting machine cover. BACKGROUND

[0002] The switch machine is the key equipment of the railway turnout, is used to convert the turnout direction, ensures the train safe passage. Under the condition of snow or icing in winter, the switch machine has the precision mechanical parts (such as gear, locking device etc.) inside, when snow or icing, can cause the component to be stuck, cannot normally switch the turnout, and the snow melting after possibly infiltrates electrical contact or circuit board, causes short circuit, insulation failure or signal miscommunication.

[0003] The switch machine is exposed to air, and its cover is often covered with snow in winter, even icing, and the existing snow melting mode is mostly manual operation, manual snow removal and ice removal, which not only affects the health of workers in severe cold weather, increases the labor intensity of workers, but also is low in snow melting efficiency, delays the normal use of the switch machine.

[0004] Therefore, aiming at the above problems, a snow melting machine cover is provided to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims at the prior art's insufficient, develops a kind of snow melting machine cover, the utility model can be promptly swept to snow, and make the ice melting at the surface of cover, avoid ice and snow to fall into the inside of cover, guarantee the normal operation of motion lever and indicating rod, save the trouble of manual snow removal, do not affect the use of switch machine.

[0006] The technical scheme that the utility model solves technical problem is as follows: the utility model provides a snow melting machine cover, including cover body and the rod piece protective cover being located at the front end of cover body, the cover body is communicated with the rod piece protective cover, still including mounting bracket, snow removal subassembly and ice melting subassembly, mounting bracket is clamped and is established outside cover body, snow removal subassembly includes guide rail, rocker arm, rudder machine and mobile cleaning brush, guide rail is set along the width direction of cover body in the upper side of mounting bracket, rudder machine is set on mounting bracket, the output end of rudder machine is connected with rocker arm, the end of rocker arm away from rudder machine is connected with mobile cleaning brush, and the both ends of mobile cleaning brush are slidably arranged on guide rail, and the length of mobile cleaning brush is adapted to the length of cover body and rod piece protective cover, ice melting subassembly includes air heater and air delivery pipe, air heater is set on mounting bracket, the output end of air heater is connected with air delivery pipe, and the end of air delivery pipe away from air heater is connected with mobile cleaning brush.

[0007] As optimization, the brush hairs are arranged at the bottom of the mobile cleaning brush, the air inlet is arranged at the top of the mobile cleaning brush, the air inlet is connected with the air conveying pipe, a plurality of air outlets are evenly arranged at the bottom of the mobile cleaning brush along the length direction of the mobile cleaning brush, and the air conveying channel is arranged in the mobile cleaning brush along the length direction of the mobile cleaning brush, and the air outlet and the air inlet are connected in communication through the air conveying channel.

[0008] As optimization, the mobile groove is arranged in the center of the rocker along the length direction of the rocker, and the mobile cleaning brush slides along the mobile groove.

[0009] As optimization, the sliding shaft is arranged at the top of the mobile cleaning brush, the sliding shaft slides along the inner wall of the mobile groove, and the air inlet is arranged at the center of the sliding shaft.

[0010] As optimization, the vertical plate and the clamping plate are arranged on the two sides of the mounting frame, the vertical plate is supported on the ground, and the clamping plate is clamped at the protrusion on the outer side of the machine cover body.

[0011] As optimization, the steering engine and the hot air machine are arranged on the mounting frame through the support frame I and the support frame II respectively.

[0012] The effects provided in the content of the utility model are only the effects of the embodiments, and are not all the effects of the utility model. The above technical solutions have the following advantages or beneficial effects:

[0013] 1. By arranging the snow removing assembly and the ice melting assembly, the accumulated snow on the machine cover body and the rod protection cover can be removed in time, the ice on the surface of the machine cover can be melted, the ice and snow can be prevented from falling into the machine cover, the normal operation of the action rod and the indicating rod can be ensured, the manual snow removing work is saved, and the use of the switch machine is not affected.

[0014] 2. When the accumulated snow on the machine cover needs to be removed, the steering engine is started to drive the rocker to swing, so that the mobile cleaning brush moves along the guide rail, and then the brush hairs remove the accumulated snow on the surface of the machine cover. When the ice blocks on the machine cover need to be removed, the hot air machine is started, the hot air enters the air inlet through the air conveying pipe, and then the ice blocks on the surface of the machine cover are melted from the air outlets at the bottom of the mobile cleaning brush. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the utility model, and constitute a part of the specification, and are used to explain the utility model together with embodiments of the utility model, and do not constitute a limitation on the utility model.

[0016] Figure 1 It is a whole structure diagram of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a top view of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 is a left view of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 is a front view of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 is a structural view of the snow removing assembly and ice melting assembly of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 6 is a sectional view of the utility model mobile cleaning brush.

[0022] In the figure, 1, cover body; 2, mounting frame; 3, guide rail; 4, rocker arm; 5, steering gear; 6, mobile cleaning brush; 7, hot air blower; 8, air conveying pipe; 9, air conveying opening; 10, mobile groove; 11, sliding shaft; 12, vertical plate; 13, clamping plate; 14, support frame one; 15, support frame two; 16, action lever; 17, indicating lever; 18, lever protection cover; 19, brush hair; 20, air inlet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to clearly illustrate the technical features of the present scheme, the utility model will be described in detail below through specific implementation ways, and in combination with its drawings. The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for realizing different structures of the utility model. In order to simplify the disclosure of the utility model, the components and settings of specific examples are described below. In addition, the utility model can repeatedly refer to numbers and / or letters in different examples. Such repetition is for the purpose of simplification and clarity, and in itself does not indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and / or settings discussed. It should be noted that the components illustrated in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. The utility model omits the description of known components and processing technologies and processes to avoid unnecessary limitations on the utility model. The terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. In the description of the utility model, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection" should be broadly understood, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be connected inside two elements. For ordinary skilled persons in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0024] As shown in Figures 1 to 6 A snow melting machine cover, comprising a cover body 1 and a rod protection cover 18 arranged at the front end of the cover body 1, the cover body 1 is communicated with the rod protection cover 18, further comprising a mounting frame 2, a snow removing assembly and a ice melting assembly, the mounting frame 2 is clamped outside the cover body 1, the snow removing assembly comprises a guide rail 3, a rocker arm 4, a rudder 5 and a mobile cleaning brush 6, the guide rail 3 is arranged on both sides of the mounting frame 2 above along the width direction of the cover body 1, the rudder 5 is arranged on the mounting frame 2, the output end of the rudder 5 is connected with the rocker arm 4, the end of the rocker arm 4 away from the rudder 5 is connected with the mobile cleaning brush 6, the two ends of the mobile cleaning brush 6 are slidably arranged on the guide rail 3, and the length of the mobile cleaning brush 6 is adapted to the length of the cover body 1 and the rod protection cover 18, the ice melting assembly comprises a hot air blower 7 and a air conveying pipe 8, the hot air blower 7 is arranged on the mounting frame 2, the output end of the hot air blower 7 is connected with the air conveying pipe 8, and the end of the air conveying pipe 8 away from the hot air blower 7 is connected with the mobile cleaning brush 6. The rocker arm 4 is horizontally arranged above the cover body 1 and the rod protection cover 18, by arranging the snow removing assembly and the ice melting assembly, the snow on the cover body 1 and the rod protection cover 18 can be swept in time, and the ice on the surface of the cover is melted, so that the ice and snow cannot fall into the inside of the cover, the normal operation of the action rod and the indicating rod is ensured, the trouble of manual snow removal is saved, and the use of the switch machine is not affected.

[0025] In the embodiment, the bottom of the mobile cleaning brush 6 is provided with bristles 19, an air inlet 20 and air outlets 9, the end of the bristles 19 away from the mobile cleaning brush 6 is attached to the top surface outside the cover body 1, the top of the mobile cleaning brush 6 is provided with the air inlet 20, the air inlet 20 is connected with the air conveying pipe 8, the bottom of the mobile cleaning brush 6 is uniformly provided with a plurality of air outlets 9 along the length direction of the mobile cleaning brush 6, an air conveying channel is formed in the mobile cleaning brush 6 along the length direction of the mobile cleaning brush 6, and the air outlets 9 and the air inlet 20 are communicated through the air conveying channel. The material of the bristles 19 is a light non-metallic material, preferably a composite macromolecule or carbon fiber, in use, the rudder 5 is started to drive the rocker arm 4 to swing, so that the mobile cleaning brush 6 moves along the guide rail 3, and then the bristles 19 sweep the snow on the surface of the cover, the hot air blower 7 is started, the hot air enters the air inlet 20 through the air conveying pipe 8, and then comes out from the air outlets 9 at the bottom of the mobile cleaning brush 6, so that the ice on the surface of the cover is melted.

[0026] In the embodiment, the center of the rocker arm 4 is provided with a moving groove 10 along the length direction of the rocker arm 4, and the mobile cleaning brush 6 slides along the moving groove 10.

[0027] The top of the mobile cleaning brush 6 is provided with a sliding shaft 11, the sliding shaft 11 slides along the inner wall of the moving groove 10, and the air inlet 20 is formed in the center of the sliding shaft 11. When the rocker arm 4 swings, the sliding shaft 11 of the mobile cleaning brush 6 moves along the moving groove 10.

[0028] In the embodiment, the mounting frame 2 is provided with a vertical plate 12 and a clamping plate 13 on both sides, the vertical plate 12 is supported on the ground, and the clamping plate 13 is clamped on the protrusion outside the machine cover body 1. In this way, the mounting frame 2 can be stably clamped on the machine cover.

[0029] In the embodiment, the steering engine 5 and the hot air machine 7 are arranged on the mounting frame 2 through a support frame 14 and a support frame 15, respectively. In this way, the steering engine 5 and the hot air machine 7 can be stably arranged on the mounting frame 2.

[0030] A switch machine comprises the snow and ice melting machine cover described in any one of the above embodiments, and further comprises a driving assembly, an action rod 16 and an indicating rod 17, the driving assembly is arranged in the machine cover body 1, the driving assembly is connected to the action rod 16 and the indicating rod 17 at the output end, and the action rod 16 and the indicating rod 17 are located below the rod protection cover 18. The driving assembly can be a structure of a motor driving screw nut pair, which further drives the action rod 16 and the indicating rod 17 to move. The structure of the driving assembly is the existing structure, which will not be described in detail here. The specific working principle is as follows: the power supply from the switch control circuit is connected to the motor, so that the motor rotates, the output torque of the motor is amplified through the reducer, and then the friction coupling is driven to rotate, the friction coupling drives the ball screw to rotate, the ball screw drives the nut to move linearly when rotating, the nut drives the push sleeve to move linearly, the push sleeve drives the lock block on the action rod 16, and under the action of the locking iron, the mechanical unlocking, switching and locking actions are completed; at the same time, through the action plate assembled on the push sleeve, the switching of the contact point is completed under the cooperation of the detection rod, and then the on-off of the circuit is realized.

[0031] In use, first, the mounting frame 2 is installed on the machine cover body 1, when it is needed to remove the snow on the machine cover, the steering engine 5 is started to drive the swing arm 4 to swing, so that the movable cleaning brush 6 moves along the guide rail 3, and then the bristles 19 remove the snow on the surface of the machine cover, when it is needed to melt and remove the ice on the machine cover, the hot air machine 7 is started, the hot air enters the air inlet 20 through the air conveying pipe 8, and then comes out from the air outlet 9 at the bottom of the movable cleaning brush 6, so that the ice on the surface of the machine cover is melted.

[0032] Although the specific embodiments of the utility model are described in combination with the drawings, it is not a limitation on the protection scope of the utility model, various modifications or changes made by the person skilled in the art on the basis of the technical scheme of the utility model without creative labor are still within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A snow removal and ice melting machine cover, comprising a cover body (1) and a rod protective cover (18) disposed at the front end of the cover body (1), wherein the cover body (1) and the rod protective cover (18) are connected, characterized in that: It also includes mounting brackets (2), snow removal components, and ice melting components. The mounting bracket (2) is secured to the outside of the machine cover body (1). The snow removal assembly includes guide rails (3), rocker arms (4), servo motors (5), and a movable cleaning brush (6). Guide rails (3) are set on both sides of the upper part of the mounting bracket (2) along the width direction of the hood body (1). A servo motor (5) is set on the mounting bracket (2). The output end of the servo motor (5) is connected to the rocker arm (4). The end of the rocker arm (4) away from the servo motor (5) is connected to the movable cleaning brush (6). The two ends of the movable cleaning brush (6) are slidably set on the guide rails (3), and the length of the movable cleaning brush (6) is adapted to the length of the hood body (1) and the rod protective cover (18). The ice melting assembly includes a hot air blower (7) and an air duct (8). The hot air blower (7) is mounted on the mounting bracket (2). The output end of the hot air blower (7) is connected to the air duct (8). The end of the air duct (8) away from the hot air blower (7) is connected to a movable cleaning brush (6).

2. The snow removal and ice melting machine cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the mobile cleaning brush (6) is provided with bristles (19), an air inlet (20) and an air outlet (9). The end of the bristles (19) away from the mobile cleaning brush (6) is attached to the outer top surface of the machine cover body (1). The top of the mobile cleaning brush (6) is provided with an air inlet (20) and the air inlet (20) is connected to the air outlet pipe (8). Several air outlets (9) are evenly arranged at the bottom of the mobile cleaning brush (6) along the length direction of the mobile cleaning brush (6). An air outlet channel is opened inside the mobile cleaning brush (6) along the length direction of the mobile cleaning brush (6). The air outlet (9) and the air inlet (20) are connected through the air outlet channel.

3. The snow removal and ice melting machine cover according to claim 2, characterized in that: A moving groove (10) is opened at the center of the rocker arm (4) along the length direction of the rocker arm (4), and the moving cleaning brush (6) slides along the moving groove (10).

4. The snow removal and ice melting machine cover according to claim 3, characterized in that: The top of the movable cleaning brush (6) is provided with a sliding shaft (11), which slides along the inner wall of the movable groove (10), and the air inlet (20) is opened at the center of the sliding shaft (11).

5. The snow removal and ice melting machine cover according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The mounting bracket (2) has a vertical plate (12) and a clamping plate (13) on both sides. The vertical plate (12) is supported on the ground, and the clamping plate (13) is clamped on the protrusion on the outside of the machine cover body (1).

6. The snow removal and ice melting machine cover according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The servo motor (5) and the hot air blower (7) are mounted on the mounting frame (2) via support frame one (14) and support frame two (15), respectively.