Ground shape follow-up rack of agricultural plowing and sowing machine

By designing a ground-conforming frame for tilling and sowing, the problem of low land utilization in hilly areas has been solved, enabling flexible tilling and sowing, and improving the efficiency of land resource utilization and operation.

CN224022278UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-24JIANGSU JIUSHUN AGRI MASCH CO LTD
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CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
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Filing Date
2025-04-17
Publication Date
2026-03-24

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Technical Problem

In hilly areas, the terrain is not suitable for large-scale agricultural machinery, resulting in the underutilization of marginal areas and small plots of land. The high intensity and low efficiency of human and animal labor make it difficult to meet the timeliness requirements of large-scale agricultural production, thus reducing the utilization rate of land resources.

Method used

Design a ground-adaptive frame for agricultural tillage and sowing machinery, including a soil-turning mechanism, a sowing mechanism, and an angle adjustment mechanism. The frame body has travel wheels on both sides, and a support shaft connects a support sleeve and a support rod. Springs are used for shock absorption, and the rotating wheel design ensures smooth seed sowing. A lever stirs the material, and the rotating shaft adjusts the soil-turning depth to adapt to irregular fields.

Benefits of technology

It enables miniaturized equipment to flexibly till and sow in irregular fields, improve land utilization, reduce labor intensity, adapt to tillage needs under different soil conditions, and improve operational efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a ground shape follow-up rack of agricultural plowing and sowing machinery, which comprises a rack body, one side of the rack body is rotatably connected with a soil turning mechanism, one side of the rotating end of the soil turning mechanism is provided with an angle adjusting mechanism, the movable end of the angle adjusting mechanism is fixedly connected with the rotating end of the soil turning mechanism, and the movable end of the angle adjusting mechanism is fixedly connected with the rotating end of the soil turning mechanism. The soil turning mechanism is arranged at one end of the machine frame body, the soil turning mechanism is arranged at the other end of the machine frame body, traveling wheels are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the machine frame body, the traveling wheels are fixedly connected through a supporting shaft, and the sowing mechanism is arranged at the end, away from the soil turning mechanism, of the machine frame body. Through the design of the miniaturized rack, the equipment body can meet the ploughing and sowing requirements of various irregular small fields under the traction of power.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of agricultural equipment technology, and particularly relates to a ground contour-following frame of agricultural tillage and sowing machinery. BACKGROUND

[0002] The agricultural tillage and sowing machinery is a powerful assistant for modern agricultural production, and it integrates the functions of tillage and sowing, greatly improves the efficiency of farm work, and utilizes the rotary blade to cut and stir the soil, and the sowing machine sows according to the row spacing, thereby fully meeting the demand of agricultural production.

[0003] In some hilly areas in China, the land cannot be adapted to large agricultural machinery due to the influence of topography, so that some corner areas and small plots of land cannot be fully utilized, and only manual and animal power can be used for tillage and harvesting, which has high labor intensity and low efficiency, prolongs the whole agricultural production cycle, and cannot meet the timeliness requirement of large-scale agricultural production, thereby reducing the overall utilization rate of land resources. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model solves the technical problem of overcoming the above-mentioned prior art, and provides a ground contour-following frame of agricultural tillage and sowing machinery.

[0005] The technical scheme adopted to solve the above-mentioned technical problem is as follows: a ground contour-following frame of agricultural tillage and sowing machinery is provided, which comprises a frame body, a soil turning mechanism is rotatably connected to one side of the frame body, an angle adjusting mechanism is arranged on one side of the rotating end of the soil turning mechanism, the movable end of the angle adjusting mechanism is fixedly connected with the rotating end of the soil turning mechanism, two travel wheels are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the frame body, the travel wheels are fixedly connected through a support shaft, and a sowing mechanism is arranged on the end of the frame body away from the soil turning mechanism.

[0006] Through the above-mentioned technical scheme, the soil turning mechanism and the sowing mechanism are arranged at the two ends of the frame body, and the tillage and sowing are completed through the cooperation of the two, and the miniaturized frame design makes the equipment body adaptable to various irregular small plots of land under the traction of power.

[0007] Further, support sleeves are rotatably connected to the two ends of the support shaft respectively, support rods are arranged on the two sides of the support sleeves respectively, the two ends of the support rods are slidably connected with the frame body, first springs are arranged on the outer walls of the support rods, and the two ends of the first springs are located between the side walls of the support sleeves and the frame body respectively.

[0008] Through the above-mentioned technical scheme, when the frame body encounters bumps and undulations during travel, the soft contact of the support sleeves at the two ends of the support rod and the first springs plays a buffering and damping effect.

[0009] Further, the sowing mechanism comprises a shell, a rotating wheel is arranged in the shell, a first rotating shaft is arranged at the axis of the rotating wheel, and the first rotating shaft is rotatably connected with the shell at both ends.

[0010] According to the technical scheme, the outer wall of the rotating wheel is convex, so that a plurality of gaps are formed between the outer wall of the rotating wheel and the inner wall of the shell, when the seeds fall into the gaps of the outer wall of the rotating wheel, the rotating wheel drives the seeds to move along the inner wall of the shell under the driving of the first rotating shaft, and the seeds fall from the outlet at the bottom end of the shell, so that the sowing is completed.

[0011] Further, one end of the first rotating shaft penetrates through the shell and is fixedly connected with a first transmission wheel, a first motor is arranged on one side of the first transmission wheel, a second transmission wheel is fixedly connected with the output end of the first motor, and the second transmission wheel is connected with the first transmission wheel through a first transmission belt.

[0012] According to the technical scheme, the first motor drives the second transmission wheel to rotate, the second transmission wheel drives the first transmission wheel to rotate through the first transmission belt, and the first transmission wheel drives the first rotating shaft and the rotating wheel to rotate.

[0013] Further, a storage hopper is arranged at the top end of the shell, the bottom of the storage hopper is connected with the top of the shell in a penetrating mode, a stirring rod is rotatably connected between the side walls of the storage hopper, and stirring teeth are arranged on the outer wall of the stirring rod.

[0014] According to the technical scheme, when the seeds are poured into the storage hopper, the bottom end of the storage hopper is in the form of an inclined and narrowed opening, the outlet area is small, and the seeds are pressed and rubbed with each other, so that the discharging is not smooth, the stirring teeth start to stir the materials by rotating the stirring rod, the seeds pressed at the bottom end of the storage hopper are loosened, and the stable discharging of the seeds in the storage hopper is ensured.

[0015] Further, one end of the stirring rod penetrates through the storage hopper and is fixedly connected with a third transmission wheel, a fourth transmission wheel is fixedly connected with one side of the axis of the first transmission wheel, and the fourth transmission wheel is connected with the third transmission wheel through a second transmission belt.

[0016] According to the technical scheme, the first transmission wheel drives the fourth transmission wheel to rotate, the fourth transmission wheel drives the third transmission wheel to rotate through the second transmission belt, and the third transmission wheel drives the stirring rod and the stirring teeth to rotate.

[0017] Further, the soil turning mechanism comprises a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected with the side walls of the rack body at both ends, support arms are fixedly connected with the outer walls of the rotating shaft at both ends, and a rotating rake is rotatably connected between the support arms.

[0018] Through the technical scheme, the angle of the supporting arm with the ground is adjusted by rotating the rotating shaft, the depth of the rotating harrow into the soil is changed, and the soil plowing requirement of different soft and hard soil is met.

[0019] Further, one end of the rotating harrow penetrates the supporting arm and is fixedly connected with a fifth transmission wheel, one side of the fifth transmission wheel is provided with a second motor, the output end of the second motor is fixedly connected with a sixth transmission wheel, and the sixth transmission wheel is connected with the fifth transmission wheel through a third transmission belt.

[0020] Through the technical scheme, the second motor is started to drive the sixth transmission wheel to rotate, the sixth transmission wheel drives the fifth transmission wheel to rotate through the third transmission belt, and the fifth transmission wheel drives the rotating harrow to rotate.

[0021] Further, the angle adjusting mechanism comprises a movable rotating rod, one end of the movable rotating rod is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft, the other end of the movable rotating rod is fixedly connected with an adjusting rod, a limiting hole is formed in the outer wall of the movable rotating rod, the limiting holes are annularly arranged around the central axis of the movable rotating rod, a limiting sleeve is sleeved on the outer wall of the movable rotating rod, one side of the limiting sleeve is fixedly connected with the rack body, a limiting plate is fixedly connected to the top end of the limiting sleeve, a limiting rod is slidably connected to the top wall of the limiting plate, the bottom end of the limiting rod is inserted into the limiting hole, a limiting ring is sleeved on the outer wall of the limiting rod, a second spring is sleeved on the outer wall of the limiting rod, and the two ends of the second spring are located between the limiting plate and the limiting ring.

[0022] Through the technical scheme, the limiting rod is pulled out of the limiting hole, the adjusting rod is rotated, the movable rotating rod and the rotating shaft are adjusted in angle through the adjusting rod, the limiting rod is loosened when the angle adjustment is completed, the limiting ring drives the limiting rod to move downward under the elastic force of the second spring, and the limiting rod is reinserted into the limiting hole to re-complete the limiting clamping.

[0023] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0024] The utility model discloses a small -size machine frame is designed to make the equipment body under the power traction, and can adapt to various irregular small piece of land, and the smaller fuselage has higher flexibility and smaller turning radius, ensures to some corner land, also achieves the full perfect utilization, improves the overall utilization of land resources, through setting up the pole of propelling between the two sides of the storage hopper side wall, through the rotation of propelling lever, utilizes the propelling tooth to stir the material, makes the seed that extrudes in the bottom end of storage hopper loose, thereby guarantees the seed in the storage hopper realizes the stable unloading, through the rotation of the angle of adjusting support arm and ground of rotation shaft, is convenient for the daily transportation of machine frame body simultaneously, also can change the depth of rotary harrow into the soil, thereby adapts the soil ploughing demand of different soft and hard soil, in the soft soil, can adjust the angle to be small, makes rotary harrow shallow ploughing, avoids excessive cultivation and leads to the soil to be too fine, influences the soil structure, in the heavy or compact soil, will angle be big, increases the depth of rotary harrow into the soil and cutting degree, breaks the soil better, improves the cultivation effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 It is the three-dimensional schematic view of the overall structure of the utility model,

[0026] Figure 2 It is the first perspective view of the seeding mechanism of the utility model,

[0027] Figure 3 It is the second perspective view of the seeding mechanism of the utility model,

[0028] Figure 4 It is the first perspective view of the soil turning mechanism of the utility model,

[0029] Figure 5 It is the three-dimensional schematic view of the rotary harrow of the utility model,

[0030] Figure 6 It is the three-dimensional schematic view of the angle adjusting mechanism of the utility model,

[0031] Figure 7 It is the three-dimensional schematic view of the support sleeve and support rod of the utility model.

[0032] Mark No. : 1, rack body; 2, soil turning mechanism; 201, rotating shaft; 202, support arm; 203, rotating rake; 204, fifth transmission wheel; 205, sixth transmission wheel; 206, third transmission belt; 207, second motor; 3, seeding mechanism; 301, shell; 302, rotating wheel; 303, first rotating shaft; 304, first transmission wheel; 305, second transmission wheel; 306, first transmission belt; 307, storage hopper; 308, push rod; 309, push gear; 310, third transmission wheel; 311, second transmission belt; 312, fourth transmission wheel; 313, first motor; 4, traveling wheel; 5, support shaft; 6, angle adjusting mechanism; 601, limiting sleeve; 602, second spring; 603, limiting rod; 604, limiting plate; 605, limiting ring; 606, movable rotating rod; 607, limiting hole; 608, adjusting rod; 7, support sleeve; 8, first spring; 9, support rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the utility model more clearly, the following will be further described in detail in combination with the drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific examples described herein are only used to explain the utility model, and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0034] As shown in Figure 1 - Figure 7 A ground contouring frame of an agricultural plowing and seeding machine, comprising a rack body 1, a soil turning mechanism 2 is rotatably connected to one side of the rack body 1, an angle adjusting mechanism 6 is arranged on one side of the rotating end of the soil turning mechanism 2, the movable end of the angle adjusting mechanism 6 is fixedly connected with the rotating end of the soil turning mechanism 2, traveling wheels 4 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the rack body 1 and are fixedly connected through a support shaft 5, and a seeding mechanism 3 is arranged at the end of the rack body 1 away from the soil turning mechanism 2.

[0035] The support shaft 5 is rotatably connected with support sleeves 7 at both ends, support rods 9 are arranged on both sides of the support sleeves 7, the support rods 9 are slidably connected with the rack body 1 at both ends, first springs 8 are arranged on the outer walls of the support rods 9, and the two ends of the first springs 8 are located between the side walls of the support sleeves 7 and the rack body 1.

[0036] When the rack body 1 encounters bumps and undulations during traveling, the soft contact of the support sleeves 7 at both ends of the support rods 9 and the first springs 8 can play a buffering and damping effect.

[0037] The seeding mechanism 3 comprises a shell 301, a rotating wheel 302 is arranged in the shell 301, a first rotating shaft 303 is arranged at the shaft center of the rotating wheel 302, and the first rotating shaft 303 is rotatably connected with the shell 301 at both ends.

[0038] The outer wall of the rotating wheel 302 is convex, so that a plurality of gaps are formed between the outer wall of the rotating wheel 302 and the inner wall of the shell 301. When the seeds fall into the gaps of the outer wall of the rotating wheel 302, the rotating wheel 302 drives the seeds to move along the inner wall of the shell 301 under the driving of the first rotating shaft 303, and the seeds fall from the outlet at the bottom end of the shell 301, so that the sowing is completed.

[0039] One end of the first rotating shaft 303 penetrates the shell 301 and is fixedly connected with the first transmission wheel 304. The first transmission wheel 304 is provided with the first motor 313 on one side. The output end of the first motor 313 is fixedly connected with the second transmission wheel 305. The second transmission wheel 305 is connected with the first transmission wheel 304 through the first transmission belt 306.

[0040] The first motor 313 drives the second transmission wheel 305 to rotate, and the second transmission wheel 305 drives the first transmission wheel 304 to rotate through the first transmission belt 306. The first transmission wheel 304 drives the first rotating shaft 303 and the rotating wheel 302 to rotate.

[0041] The shell 301 is provided with the storage hopper 307 at the top end. The bottom of the storage hopper 307 is connected with the top of the shell 301 in a penetrating manner. The storage hopper 307 is rotatably connected with the stirring rod 308 between the side walls on both sides. The stirring rod 308 is provided with the stirring teeth 309 on the outer wall.

[0042] When the seeds are poured into the storage hopper 307, the bottom end of the storage hopper 307 is in an inclined and tapered shape, the outlet area is small, and the seeds are pressed and rubbed with each other. The stirring rod 308 is rotated, the stirring teeth 309 start to stir the material, the seeds pressed at the bottom end of the storage hopper 307 are loosened, so that the seeds in the storage hopper 307 realize stable discharging.

[0043] One end of the stirring rod 308 penetrates the storage hopper 307 and is fixedly connected with the third transmission wheel 310. The fourth transmission wheel 312 is fixedly connected on one side of the shaft center of the first transmission wheel 304. The fourth transmission wheel 312 is connected with the third transmission wheel 310 through the second transmission belt 311.

[0044] The first transmission wheel 304 drives the fourth transmission wheel 312 to rotate, and the fourth transmission wheel 312 drives the third transmission wheel 310 to rotate through the second transmission belt 311. The third transmission wheel 310 drives the stirring rod 308 and the stirring teeth 309 to rotate.

[0045] The soil turning mechanism 2 comprises a rotating shaft 201. The rotating shaft 201 is rotatably connected with the side walls of the rack body 1 at both ends. The outer walls of the rotating shaft 201 are fixedly connected with the supporting arms 202 at both ends. The supporting arms 202 are rotatably connected with the rotating rake 203.

[0046] The angle between the supporting arm 202 and the ground is adjusted by rotating the rotating shaft 201, which not only facilitates the daily transportation of the machine body 1, but also changes the depth of the rotating harrow 203 into the soil, so as to adapt to the plowing requirements of different soft and hard soils. In soft soil, the angle between the supporting arm 202 and the ground can be adjusted to be small, so that the rotating harrow 203 can shallow plow, so as to avoid excessive plowing and cause the soil to be too fine, which affects the soil structure. In heavy or compacted soil, the angle between the supporting arm 202 and the ground can be adjusted to be large, so that the depth of the rotating harrow 203 into the soil is increased, so that the soil is better broken and the plowing effect is improved.

[0047] The fifth transmission wheel 204 is fixedly connected to one end of the rotating harrow 203 and penetrates the supporting arm 202. The second motor 207 is arranged on one side of the fifth transmission wheel 204. The sixth transmission wheel 205 is fixedly connected to the output end of the second motor 207. The sixth transmission wheel 205 is connected with the fifth transmission wheel 204 through the third transmission belt 206.

[0048] The second motor 207 drives the sixth transmission wheel 205 to rotate, the sixth transmission wheel 205 drives the fifth transmission wheel 204 to rotate through the third transmission belt 206, and the fifth transmission wheel 204 drives the rotating harrow 203 to rotate.

[0049] The angle adjusting mechanism 6 comprises a movable rotating rod 606, one end of the movable rotating rod 606 is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft 201, the other end of the movable rotating rod 606 is fixedly connected with an adjusting rod 608, a limiting hole 607 is arranged on the outer wall of the movable rotating rod 606, the limiting holes 607 are arranged in an annular array around the central axis of the movable rotating rod 606, a limiting sleeve 601 is sleeved on the outer wall of the movable rotating rod 606, one side of the limiting sleeve 601 is fixedly connected with the machine body 1, a limiting plate 604 is fixedly connected to the top end of the limiting sleeve 601, a limiting rod 603 is slidably connected to the top wall of the limiting plate 604, the bottom end of the limiting rod 603 is inserted into the limiting hole 607, a limiting ring 605 is sleeved on the outer wall of the limiting rod 603, a second spring 602 is sleeved on the outer wall of the limiting rod 603, and the two ends of the second spring 602 are located between the limiting plate 604 and the limiting ring 605 respectively.

[0050] The limiting rod 603 is pulled out of the limiting hole 607, the adjusting rod 608 is rotated, the movable rotating rod 606 and the rotating shaft 201 are adjusted in angle, the limiting rod 603 is released after the angle is adjusted, and the limiting ring 605 drives the limiting rod 603 to move downward under the elastic force of the second spring 602, so that the limiting rod 603 is reinserted into the limiting hole 607 and re-limits.

[0051] The utility model discloses a first end connection traction equipment to frame body 1, subsequently start second motor 207, at this time sixth transmission 205 rotates through third transmission belt 206 and drives fifth transmission 204, and fifth transmission 204 rotates and drives rotary harrow 203 to rotate, and completes ploughing through rotary harrow 203 and the contact of land, subsequently in the process of frame body 1, start first motor 313, at this time second transmission 305 rotates through first transmission belt 306 and drives first transmission 304, and first transmission 304 rotates and drives first rotary shaft 303 and runner 302, because the outer wall of runner 302 is convex, thereby causes the outer wall of runner 302 and the inner wall of shell 301 between formation has a plurality of gap, when seed falls into the gap of the outer wall of runner 302, under the drive of first rotary shaft 303, runner 302 drives seed and moves along the inner wall of shell 301, until falls from the outlet at the bottom end of shell 301, thereby completes sowing.

[0052] The above merely describes the preferred embodiments of the utility model, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the utility model.

Claims

1. A ground-conforming frame for agricultural tillage machinery, comprising a frame body (1), characterized in that: A soil turning mechanism (2) is rotatably connected to one side of the frame body (1). An angle adjustment mechanism (6) is provided on one side of the rotating end of the soil turning mechanism (2). The movable end of the angle adjustment mechanism (6) is fixedly connected to the rotating end of the soil turning mechanism (2). Traveling wheels (4) are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the frame body (1). The traveling wheels (4) are fixedly connected to each other through a support shaft (5). A sowing mechanism (3) is provided at the end of the frame body (1) away from the soil turning mechanism (2).

2. The ground-conforming frame of an agricultural tillage and sowing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The support shaft (5) is rotatably connected to the two ends of the support sleeve (7), and the two sides of the support sleeve (7) are respectively provided with support rods (9). The two ends of the support rods (9) are slidably connected to the frame body (1). The outer wall of the support rod (9) is fitted with a first spring (8), and the two ends of the first spring (8) are respectively located between the side wall of the support sleeve (7) and the frame body (1).

3. The ground-conforming frame of an agricultural tillage and sowing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sowing mechanism (3) includes a housing (301), a rotating wheel (302) is provided inside the housing (301), and a first rotating shaft (303) is provided at the center of the rotating wheel (302). The two ends of the first rotating shaft (303) are respectively rotatably connected to the housing (301).

4. The ground-conforming frame of an agricultural tillage and sowing machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, One end of the first rotating shaft (303) passes through the housing (301) and is fixedly connected to the first transmission wheel (304). A first motor (313) is provided on one side of the first transmission wheel (304). A second transmission wheel (305) is fixedly connected to the output end of the first motor (313). The second transmission wheel (305) and the first transmission wheel (304) are connected by a first transmission belt (306).

5. The ground-conforming frame of an agricultural tillage and sowing machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, The top of the housing (301) is provided with a storage hopper (307), the bottom of the storage hopper (307) is connected to the top of the housing (301), and a lever (308) is rotatably connected between the two side walls of the storage hopper (307). The outer wall of the lever (308) is provided with a lever tooth (309).

6. The ground-conforming frame of an agricultural tillage and sowing machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, One end of the lever (308) passes through the storage hopper (307) and is fixedly connected to the third transmission wheel (310). A fourth transmission wheel (312) is fixedly connected to one side of the shaft of the first transmission wheel (304). The fourth transmission wheel (312) and the third transmission wheel (310) are connected by a second transmission belt (311).

7. The ground-conforming frame of an agricultural tillage and sowing machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The soil turning mechanism (2) includes a rotating shaft (201), the two ends of which are rotatably connected to the side wall of the frame body (1), and the two ends of the outer wall of the rotating shaft (201) are fixedly connected to support arms (202), and a rotating rake (203) is rotatably connected between the support arms (202).

8. The ground-conforming frame of an agricultural tillage and sowing machine according to claim 7, characterized in that, One end of the rotating rake (203) passes through the support arm (202) and is fixedly connected to the fifth transmission wheel (204). A second motor (207) is provided on one side of the fifth transmission wheel (204). A sixth transmission wheel (205) is fixedly connected to the output end of the second motor (207). The sixth transmission wheel (205) and the fifth transmission wheel (204) are connected by a third transmission belt (206).

9. The ground-conforming frame of an agricultural tillage and sowing machine according to claim 6, characterized in that, The angle adjustment mechanism (6) includes a movable rotating rod (606), one end of which is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft (201), and the other end of which is fixedly connected to an adjusting rod (608). A limiting hole (607) is formed on the outer wall of the movable rotating rod (606), and the limiting holes (607) are arranged in a circular array around the central axis of the movable rotating rod (606). A limiting sleeve (601) is fitted onto the outer wall of the movable rotating rod (606), and one side of the limiting sleeve (601) is connected to... The frame body (1) is fixedly connected. The top end of the limiting sleeve (601) is fixedly connected to the limiting plate (604). The top wall of the limiting plate (604) is slidably connected to the limiting rod (603). The bottom end of the limiting rod (603) is inserted into the limiting hole (607). The outer wall of the limiting rod (603) is fitted with a limiting ring (605). The outer wall of the limiting rod (603) is fitted with a second spring (602). The two ends of the second spring (602) are respectively located between the limiting plate (604) and the limiting ring (605).