A floating trowel assembly with light collection function
By designing a floating smoothing assembly with finishing function, the problem of existing equipment being unable to adapt to uneven concrete segment surfaces has been solved, achieving efficient smoothing and finishing, and improving the surface quality and construction efficiency of concrete segments.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TIANJIN YULONGHONGDA MASCH CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-13
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-05
AI Technical Summary
Existing automatic smoothing equipment lacks an effective floating structure, making it unable to adapt to the unevenness of the concrete segment surface, resulting in poor smoothing effect and lack of finishing function, which affects the quality of the concrete segment.
A floating smoothing assembly with a finishing function was designed, including a smoothing machine frame beam, a contour support roller, a linear guide rail assembly, a transverse lead screw, a smoothing machine head, and a finishing mechanism. The contour support roller provides radial positioning, the linear guide rail assembly enables lifting and floating, the transverse lead screw provides horizontal movement, the smoothing machine head performs smoothing, and the finishing mechanism performs surface finishing, thereby improving surface flatness and smoothness.
It achieves precise positioning and adaptive floating of the concrete segment surface, ensuring uniform and consistent smoothing effect, improving the smoothing and finishing quality, reducing manual labor intensity, and meeting the requirements of high-quality construction.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the technical field of concrete surface treatment equipment, and in particular relates to a floating smoothing assembly with a finishing function. Background Technology
[0002] In the construction of large-scale infrastructure such as wind power generation, the wind turbine tower is a key component, and the quality of its precast concrete segments directly affects the structural performance and service life of the entire tower. The smoothness and finish of the concrete segment surface are important indicators of its quality, affecting not only the tower's appearance but also its wind resistance, corrosion resistance, and other properties. Therefore, high-quality smoothing and finishing of the concrete segment surface is crucial.
[0003] Traditional methods of surface treatment for concrete tunnel segments primarily rely on manual labor. Workers use trowels and polishing tools to repeatedly scrape and smooth the concrete surface. This method has several drawbacks. First, manual labor is labor-intensive and inefficient, making it difficult to meet the demands of large-scale production. Prolonged, high-intensity work can easily lead to worker fatigue, resulting in inconsistent work quality and varying troweling and polishing results. Second, manual operation makes it difficult to guarantee the uniformity and consistency of troweling and polishing. Differences in the techniques and pressure applied by different workers make it difficult to achieve the required smoothness and finish on the concrete tunnel segment surface.
[0004] With the development of automation technology, some automatic leveling equipment has emerged in the market. However, existing automatic leveling equipment has significant shortcomings when processing precast concrete segments for wind turbine towers. Some equipment lacks an effective floating structure and cannot adaptively adjust to the unevenness of the concrete segment surface, resulting in poor leveling effects and prone to localized inadequate or excessive leveling. Moreover, most of these devices only have a single leveling function and lack a finishing mechanism, making it impossible to further finish the leveled concrete surface. This leaves the concrete surface still rough and uneven, affecting the quality of the segments.
[0005] Therefore, developing a floating smoothing assembly with a finishing function is of significant practical importance. This floating smoothing assembly with a finishing function can solve the problems existing in the current technology, improve the quality and efficiency of surface smoothing and finishing operations for concrete tunnel segments, and meet the production needs of precast concrete tunnel segments for wind power generation towers. Utility Model Content
[0006] To address the problems existing in the prior art, this utility model provides a floating smoothing assembly with light-gathering function.
[0007] This utility model is implemented as follows: a floating smoothing assembly with a light-gathering function, whose two ends are liftably mounted on the frame uprights of the frame beam, characterized in that: the floating smoothing assembly includes:
[0008] Smooth the machine frame beams and set them parallel to the length of the frame beams;
[0009] The contoured support rollers are installed at both ends of the smoothing machine frame beam to abut against the outer circumferential wall of the contoured ring at both ends of the wind power tower prefabrication mold frame, so as to provide radial positioning.
[0010] A linear guide rail assembly is installed between the two ends of the sizing machine frame beam and the frame upright plate; it is used to allow the sizing machine frame beam to slide freely in the vertical direction relative to the frame upright plate, so as to realize the overall lifting and floating.
[0011] A transverse lead screw is installed parallel to the trowel frame beam; one end of the transverse lead screw is connected to a drive motor to provide drive for the horizontal movement of the trowel head along the length of the trowel frame beam.
[0012] A transverse slider, mounted on the transverse lead screw, is used to move horizontally along the smoothing machine frame beam under the drive of the transverse lead screw;
[0013] The smoothing head is connected to the transverse slider and is used to smooth the surface of the concrete pipe segment;
[0014] It also includes a finishing mechanism, which is connected to both sides of the trowel head and is used to finish the concrete surface after it has been troweled by the trowel head.
[0015] More preferably, the smoothing head includes a horizontal carriage base connected to a transverse sliding block;
[0016] The lifting mechanism is connected to the upper end of the horizontal carriage base, including a lifting platform base fixedly connected to the upper end of the horizontal carriage base, a lifting drive cylinder fixedly installed on the upper end face of the lifting platform base, and a vertical carriage base connected to the piston rod of the lifting drive cylinder.
[0017] A vertical linear guide assembly is installed between a vertical carriage base and a horizontal carriage base;
[0018] The smoothing motor is vertically mounted inside the vertical carriage base; the output end of the smoothing motor is connected to the grinding disc.
[0019] More preferably, each of the light-collecting mechanisms includes: a connecting bracket, fixedly connected to the smoothing machine head; and a light-collecting scraper.
[0020] A hinged linkage assembly connects the finishing scraper to the connecting bracket, allowing the finishing scraper to rotate around a horizontal axis; an angle adjustment drive cylinder is hinged between the connecting bracket and the hinged linkage assembly, used to adjust and lock the angle of the finishing scraper relative to the connecting bracket; wherein, the finishing scraper is used to perform finishing work on the concrete surface after the grinding disc has smoothed it.
[0021] A further preferred embodiment includes a grinding disc swing mechanism, hingedly mounted within a vertical carriage seat, and the smoothing motor is mounted on the grinding disc swing mechanism.
[0022] More preferably, the grinding disc oscillation mechanism includes a left and right swing frame fixedly mounted on a vertical carriage seat in the vertical direction, an active swing arm and a driven swing arm, a smoothing motor fixedly connected, and the active and driven swing arms are hinged to the vertical carriage seat through a support shaft; the active swing arm extends vertically upward to the upper end of the left and right swing frames, and an active swing rod is provided at the upper end of the active swing arm in the vertical direction, the active swing rod being inserted into the elongated hinge hole of the hinge joint.
[0023] The advantages and technical effects of this utility model are as follows: The floating smoothing assembly with light-gathering function has significant overall technical effects, specifically reflected in the following aspects:
[0024] Precise positioning and adaptive floating: The contoured support rollers abut against the outer circumferential walls of the contoured rings at both ends of the precast formwork for the wind turbine tower, providing radial positioning for the smoothing operation and ensuring accuracy. The linear guide rail assembly allows the smoothing machine frame beam to slide freely in the vertical direction relative to the frame uprights, achieving overall lifting and floating. This adapts to the unevenness of the concrete segment surface, ensuring a uniform smoothing effect.
[0025] Flexible horizontal movement: The horizontal sliding screw and horizontal sliding block work together to enable the smoothing head to move horizontally along the length of the smoothing machine frame beam under the drive of the drive motor. The movement is precise and can fully cover the surface of the concrete pipe segment, avoiding any missed areas.
[0026] Efficient Smoothing and Finishing: The smoothing head is vertically adjustable via a lifting mechanism, and in conjunction with the smoothing motor driving the grinding disc to rotate, it can effectively smooth the surface of concrete segments. The finishing mechanism is connected to both sides of the smoothing head, and the angle of the finishing scraper can be flexibly adjusted via an angle adjustment drive cylinder. After the grinding disc smooths the surface, it performs finishing work on the concrete surface, improving surface flatness and smoothness, and meeting high-quality construction requirements.
[0027] Enhanced smoothing effect: The setting of the grinding disc oscillation mechanism allows the smoothing motor and grinding disc to oscillate, which can better adapt to the unevenness and complex shape of the concrete surface, effectively eliminate smoothing dead corners, and further improve the smoothing quality.
[0028] In summary, this utility model effectively improves the quality and efficiency of surface smoothing and finishing operations for precast concrete segments of wind power generation towers, reduces the intensity of manual labor, and has significant technical advantages and application value. Attached Figure Description
[0029] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the finishing mechanism and the smoothing head;
[0030] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the light-collecting mechanism;
[0031] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the floating smoothing assembly without a light-collecting mechanism of this utility model;
[0032] Figure 4 and Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the screed machine frame beam structure;
[0033] Figure 6 and Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the smoothing machine head;
[0034] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the machine head structure after removing the horizontal carriage seat and smoothing it out;
[0035] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the machine head after removing the horizontal carriage seat and smoothing it out;
[0036] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the walking drive device.
[0037] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the floating smoothing assembly structure without a finishing mechanism;
[0038] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of a frame beam structure;
[0039] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an automatic leveling machine.
[0040] In the diagram: 1. Frame beam; 11. Frame upright; 2. Walking drive device; 21. Drive motor; 22. Drive sprocket; 23. Chain; 24. Reducer; 25. Drive wheel; 26. Transmission belt or transmission chain; 3. Walking wheel set; 31. Main walking wheel; 32. Contouring support wheel; 4. Control box; 42. Electrical box; 5. Floating smoothing assembly; 51. Smoothing machine frame beam; 510. Linear guide rail assembly; 52. Lateral sliding screw; 521. Drive motor; 53. Lateral sliding slider; 54. Smoothing machine head; 541. Horizontal carriage base; 542. Lifting mechanism; 5421. Lifting machine base; 5422. Lifting... 5423. Lowering drive cylinder; 5424. Vertical carriage seat; 5425. Vertical linear guide rail assembly; 543. Smoothing motor; 544. Grinding disc; 55. Grinding disc swing mechanism; 551. Left swing frame; 552. Right swing frame; 553. Active swing arm; 5531. Active swing rod; 554. Driven swing arm; 555. Hinge joint; 5551. T-joint; 5552. U-joint; 556. Left swing drive cylinder; 557. Right swing drive cylinder; 56. Lateral drag chain; 6. Finishing mechanism; 61. Connecting bracket; 62. Finishing scraper; 63. Hinge connecting rod assembly; 64. Angle adjustment drive cylinder; 7. Precast mold frame. Detailed Implementation
[0041] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative and not intended to limit the scope of this utility model.
[0042] In the field of precast concrete segment production for wind power towers, this utility model provides a floating smoothing assembly with a finishing function to improve the efficiency and quality of segment surface smoothing operations. The core innovation of this automatic smoothing machine focuses on mechanical structure design, achieving efficient and precise processing of segment surface smoothing operations through a series of ingenious concepts and optimizations.
[0043] Please see Figure 1 and Figure 2 A floating smoothing assembly 5 with light-gathering function adopts the following innovative technical solution:
[0044] The floating smoothing assembly is mounted on the frame uprights 11 of the frame beam 1 at both ends, and includes a smoothing machine frame beam 51, which is arranged parallel to the length of the frame beam 1. Contouring support wheels 32 are fixedly mounted on both ends of the smoothing machine frame beam 51 to abut against the outer circumferential walls of the contouring rings at both ends of the precast formwork of the wind turbine tower, providing radial positioning and ensuring the accuracy of the smoothing operation. A linear guide assembly 510, preferably a non-powered linear guide assembly, allows the smoothing machine frame beam 51 to slide freely in the vertical direction relative to the frame uprights, achieving overall lifting and floating to adapt to concrete segment surfaces of different heights. A transverse screw 52 is mounted parallel to the smoothing machine frame beam 51, with one end connected to a drive motor 521, providing drive for the horizontal movement of the smoothing head 54 along the length of the smoothing machine frame beam 51. The transverse slider 53 is mounted on the transverse lead screw 52 and is used to move horizontally along the trowel beam 51 under the drive of the transverse lead screw 52. The trowel head 54 is connected to the transverse slider 53 and is used to smooth the surface of the concrete pipe segment. The trowel head 54 is connected to the transverse drag chain 56, which is mainly used for the orderly storage and guidance of various pipelines and lines.
[0045] To ensure the stability of the lateral movement, a horizontal linear guide rail assembly 57 is also provided.
[0046] The smoothing head 54 includes a horizontal carriage base 541 connected to a transverse slider 53; a lifting mechanism 542 connected to the upper end of the horizontal carriage base 541, the lifting mechanism 542 including a lifting base 5421 fixedly connected to the upper end of the horizontal carriage base 541, and a lifting drive cylinder 5422 fixedly installed on the upper surface of the lifting base 5421; a vertical carriage base 5423 connected to the piston rod of the lifting drive cylinder 5422; a vertical linear guide rail assembly 5424 installed between the vertical carriage base 5423 and the horizontal carriage base 541; a smoothing motor 543 vertically installed inside the vertical carriage base 5423; the output end of the smoothing motor 543 connected to the grinding disc 544, and the vertical carriage base 5423 is raised and lowered by the lifting drive cylinder 5422, thereby adjusting the height of the grinding disc 544 to meet the smoothing operation requirements at different heights.
[0047] Working principle: The drive motor 21 drives the drive sprocket 22 to rotate, and the drive sprocket 22 meshes with the chain 23, thereby driving the trowel to move along the precast formwork of the wind turbine tower. At the same time, the floating trowel assembly 5 can be raised and lowered according to the height change of the concrete segment surface. The transverse screw 52 in the floating trowel assembly 5 drives the transverse slider 53 to move the trowel head 54 horizontally, and the lifting mechanism 542 adjusts the height of the grinding disc 544 to realize the troweling operation on the surface of the concrete segment.
[0048] Technical effect: This embodiment has a simple structure. The smoothing machine is driven by the meshing of the sprocket and the chain. The floating smoothing assembly can adapt to the smoothing needs of concrete pipe segments of different heights, ensuring the basic function of smoothing operation is realized.
[0049] To further meet the finishing requirements of the smoothed concrete surface, this application mainly relates to a finishing mechanism 6 of a floating smoothing assembly with a finishing function, connected to both sides of the smoothing head 54, used to finish the concrete surface after smoothing by the smoothing head 54. The finishing mechanism 6 includes a connecting bracket 61, fixedly connected to the smoothing head 54; a finishing scraper 62; a hinged connecting rod assembly 63, connecting the finishing scraper 62 and the connecting bracket 61, allowing the finishing scraper 62 to rotate around a horizontal axis; and an angle adjustment drive cylinder 64, hinged between the connecting bracket 61 and the hinged connecting rod assembly 63, used to adjust and lock the angle of the finishing scraper 62 relative to the connecting bracket 61. The finishing scraper 62 is used to finish the concrete surface after smoothing by the grinding disc 544, and the angle of the finishing scraper 62 can be adjusted by the angle adjustment drive cylinder 64 to adapt to different finishing requirements.
[0050] Working Principle: After the smoothing head 54 completes the smoothing operation, or simultaneously with smoothing, a finishing operation is performed. The angle adjustment drive cylinder 64 drives the hinged connecting rod assembly 63 to move, thereby adjusting the angle of the finishing scraper 62 relative to the connecting bracket 61, so that the finishing scraper 62 can perform the finishing operation on the smoothed concrete surface at a suitable angle. The addition of the finishing mechanism meets the finishing requirements of the smoothed concrete surface. The angle adjustment drive cylinder can flexibly adjust the angle of the finishing scraper to adapt to different finishing requirements, further improving the quality of the concrete surface.
[0051] Please see Figures 1 to 13 The following is a detailed description of an automatic surface smoothing machine for precast concrete segments of wind power towers, featuring a floating smoothing assembly with a smoothing function.
[0052] The automatic troweling machine mainly consists of a frame beam 1, a walking drive device 2, a walking wheel set 3, a floating troweling assembly 5, and key functional units such as a control box and an electrical box. These mechanical components work together to complete the troweling task on the surface of the concrete pipe segments. The frame beam 1 provides a stable support structure for the entire equipment; the walking drive device 2, in conjunction with the walking wheel set 3, allows the equipment to move flexibly on the precast mold 7; in this embodiment, the walking drive device 2 includes a drive motor 21, which is mounted on the frame upright plate 11; a drive sprocket 22 is mounted on the output end of the drive motor 21; a chain 23 is laid on the arc-shaped outer side of the wind turbine tower precast mold, and the drive sprocket 22 meshes with the chain 23. The drive motor 21 drives the drive sprocket 22 to rotate, and the meshing relationship between the drive sprocket 22 and the chain 23 drives the troweling machine to move along the mold frame; the aforementioned floating troweling assembly 5 directly acts on the surface of the pipe segments to achieve the troweling operation.
[0053] To further improve the adaptability of the troweling machine to concrete segments with different curvatures,
[0054] Please see Figures 7 to 10 It also includes a grinding disc swing mechanism 55, which is hinged in the vertical slide seat 5423, and a smoothing motor 543 is mounted on the grinding disc swing mechanism 55. The grinding disc oscillation mechanism 55 includes a left swing arm 551 and a right swing arm 552 fixedly mounted on a vertical slide seat 5423 in the vertical direction, and a smoothing motor is fixedly connected to it. The active swing arm 553 and the driven swing arm 554 are hinged in the vertical slide seat 5423 through a support shaft. The active swing arm 553 extends vertically upward to the upper end of the left swing arm 551 and the right swing arm 552. An active swing rod 5531 is provided in the vertical direction at the upper end of the active swing arm 553. The active swing rod 5531 is inserted into the elongated oval hinge hole of the hinge joint 555. The hinge joint 555 includes a T-shaped joint 5551 and a U-shaped joint 5552. The other end of the T-shaped joint 5551 is connected to the left swing drive cylinder 556, which is fixedly mounted on the left swing arm 551. The other end of the U-shaped joint 5552 is connected to the right swing drive cylinder 557, which is fixedly mounted on the right swing arm 552. Driven by the left swing drive cylinder 556 and the right swing drive cylinder 557, the active swing arm 553 and the driven swing arm 554 swing, which in turn drives the smoothing motor 543 and the grinding disc 544 to swing, so as to adapt to the smoothing operation of concrete pipe segments with different curvatures.
[0055] Working principle: The left swing drive cylinder 556 and the right swing drive cylinder 557 drive the active swing arm 553 and the driven swing arm 554 to swing, which in turn drives the smoothing motor 543 and the grinding disc 544 to swing. This allows the grinding disc 544 to better adapt to the surface of concrete segments with different curvatures, thereby achieving more precise smoothing operations. The addition of the grinding disc swing mechanism greatly improves the smoothing machine's adaptability to concrete segment surfaces with different curvatures, making the smoothing operation more precise and efficient, and improving the smoothing quality.
[0056] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A floating smoothing assembly with a smoothing function, wherein both ends are movably mounted on the frame uprights of the frame beam, characterized in that: The floating smoothing assembly includes: Smooth the machine frame beams and set them parallel to the length of the frame beams; The contoured support rollers are installed at both ends of the smoothing machine frame beam to abut against the outer circumferential wall of the contoured ring at both ends of the wind power tower prefabrication mold frame, so as to provide radial positioning. A linear guide rail assembly is installed between both ends of the sizing machine frame beam and the frame upright plate; it is used to allow the sizing machine frame beam to slide freely in the vertical direction relative to the frame upright plate, so as to realize the overall lifting and floating. A transverse lead screw is installed parallel to the trowel frame beam; one end of the transverse lead screw is connected to a drive motor to provide drive for the horizontal movement of the trowel head along the length of the trowel frame beam. A transverse slider, mounted on the transverse lead screw, is used to move horizontally along the smoothing machine frame beam under the drive of the transverse lead screw; The smoothing head is connected to the transverse slider and is used to smooth the surface of the concrete pipe segment; It also includes a finishing mechanism, which is connected to both sides of the trowel head and is used to finish the concrete surface after it has been troweled by the trowel head.
2. The floating smoothing assembly with light-gathering function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The smoothing head includes a horizontal carriage base connected to a transverse sliding block; The lifting mechanism is connected to the upper end of the horizontal carriage seat, including a lifting base fixedly connected to the upper end of the horizontal carriage seat, a lifting drive cylinder fixedly installed on the upper end face of the lifting base, and a vertical carriage seat connected to the piston rod of the lifting drive cylinder. A vertical linear guide assembly is installed between a vertical carriage base and a horizontal carriage base; The smoothing motor is vertically mounted inside the vertical carriage base; the output end of the smoothing motor is connected to the grinding disc.
3. The floating smoothing assembly with light-gathering function according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the light-collecting mechanisms includes: a connecting bracket, fixedly connected to the smoothing machine head; and a light-collecting scraper. A hinged linkage assembly connects the finishing scraper to the connecting bracket, allowing the finishing scraper to rotate around a horizontal axis; an angle adjustment drive cylinder is hinged between the connecting bracket and the hinged linkage assembly, used to adjust and lock the angle of the finishing scraper relative to the connecting bracket; wherein, the finishing scraper is used to perform finishing work on the concrete surface after the grinding disc has smoothed it.
4. The floating smoothing assembly with light-gathering function according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a grinding disc swing mechanism, which is hinged in the vertical carriage seat, and the smoothing motor is mounted on the grinding disc swing mechanism.
5. The floating smoothing assembly with light-gathering function according to claim 4, characterized in that: The grinding disc oscillation mechanism includes a left and right swing frame fixedly mounted on a vertical carriage seat, an active swing arm and a driven swing arm, a smoothing motor fixedly connected, and the active and driven swing arms are hinged to the vertical carriage seat through a support shaft. The active swing arm extends vertically upward to the upper ends of the left and right swing frames. An active swing rod is provided at the upper end of the active swing arm in a vertical direction. The active swing rod is inserted into the elongated hinge hole of the hinge joint.