Bridge cushion stone winter maintenance device
By integrating a water-energy maintenance membrane, a square tube frame, an electric heating blanket, and solar panels, the winter maintenance device for bridge pad stones solves the problems of easy loosening of winter maintenance devices and insufficient heat source, achieving efficient and safe maintenance of bridge pad stones and energy-saving effects.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CHINA RAILWAY 11TH BUREAU GRP CORP LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-04
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-23
AI Technical Summary
Existing winter maintenance methods for bridge abutments are prone to loosening, leading to frost damage and an inability to effectively provide a heat source, thus affecting the bridge construction progress and cost.
Design a winter maintenance device for bridge pad stones. The device is an integrated system consisting of a water-energy maintenance membrane, a square tube frame, an electric heating blanket, solar panels, and a PLC controller. It provides an active heat source and monitors the temperature through a temperature sensor. It is powered by solar energy to achieve temperature-controlled heating and energy saving.
It improves the effectiveness and safety of winter maintenance of bridge abutment stones, reduces device loosening, enhances practicality, and achieves efficient temperature control and energy-saving effects.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of bridge pad stone maintenance equipment, specifically a winter maintenance device for bridge pad stones. Background Technology
[0002] Bridge pad stones are important structures in bridge engineering. They are usually placed on top of piers and abutments to support the superstructure of bridges, such as beams. In the low temperatures of winter, the maintenance of railway pad stones is a critical task. The quality of the pad stones directly affects the progress of bridge construction and the cost of handling them is extremely high.
[0003] Currently, winter maintenance of bridge pad stones typically involves wrapping them with cotton quilts or geotextiles. This method lacks a heat source and the wrapping is prone to loosening, leading to inadequate maintenance and frost damage to the pad stones. Therefore, we propose a novel winter maintenance device for bridge pad stones. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a winter maintenance device for bridge pad stones to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a winter maintenance device for bridge pad stones, comprising a water-energy maintenance membrane, the top of which is covered with a middle flexible maintenance pad, and side maintenance plates connected to both sides of the middle flexible maintenance pad. A square tube frame is fixed inside the side maintenance plate, and fixing screw holes are evenly arranged at the edges of the square tube frame. Elastic cotton is fixed to the bottom of the square tube frame, and an electric heating blanket is fixed to the top of the square tube frame. The outer wall of the side maintenance plate is wrapped with high-density rubber sponge. A storage rack is connected to the outside of the electric heating blanket. Casters are evenly installed at the bottom of one end of the storage rack. A battery and a photovoltaic controller are sequentially installed at the bottom inside the storage rack. A solar panel is laid on the top of the storage rack. A PLC controller is installed at the top inside the storage rack, and a connecting wire that is plugged into the electric heating blanket is provided on the PLC controller.
[0006] Preferably, the electric blanket has graphene heating elements uniformly arranged inside, and the intermediate flexible protective pad is composed of an outer high-density rubber sponge covering layer and an inner elastic cotton filling layer.
[0007] Preferably, a temperature sensor is installed at one end inside the electric blanket.
[0008] Preferably, there are two side curing plates, and the adjacent side curing plates form a flip-foldable structure through a middle flexible curing pad.
[0009] Preferably, the output terminal of the solar panel is electrically connected to the input terminal of the photovoltaic controller and the storage battery.
[0010] Preferably, a cable tray matching the connecting wire is installed on one side of the storage rack, and the connecting wire is wound and coiled inside the cable tray.
[0011] Preferably, the bottom of the storage rack is movably connected to a carrying plate via a damping pivot. Both sides of the carrying plate are evenly provided with elastic limiting straps between them and the storage rack, making it easy to place the removed middle flexible maintenance pad and side maintenance plate for carrying and transportation to the next maintenance location.
[0012] Preferably, the high-density rubber sponge, elastic cotton, and square tube frame are bonded and fixed together with sealant. Screws are evenly arranged at the edges of the high-density rubber sponge, elastic cotton, square tube frame, and electric blanket. The electric blanket and square tube frame are reinforced by binding wire, which improves the overall robustness of the side protection plate assembled from multiple structures.
[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0014] (1) The winter maintenance device for bridge pad stones has optimized its structure by installing a square tube frame, etc. On the one hand, the square tube frame fixed inside the side maintenance plate provides rigid support, making the side maintenance plate less prone to deformation. Furthermore, the side maintenance plate and the bridge pad stone can be installed, fixed or disassembled by bolts through the fixing screw holes of the square tube frame on the side maintenance plate, ensuring that the device is not easily loosened during the maintenance process. In addition, by setting the maintenance structure as a foldable structure composed of two side maintenance plates and a flexible maintenance pad in the middle, it is beneficial to reduce its footprint during storage and transportation, thus enhancing its practicality. On the other hand, the electric heating blanket at the top of the side maintenance plate generates heat when powered on. Through the heat insulation effect of the high-density rubber sponge wrapped around the outer wall of the side maintenance plate and the sealing effect of the elastic cotton at the bottom of the side maintenance plate, the temperature inside the pad stone maintenance device begins to rise, which can provide an active heat source for the bridge pad stone and achieve the effect of efficient maintenance.
[0015] (2) The winter maintenance device for bridge pad stones is equipped with a storage rack, which optimizes the device's performance. On the one hand, the user can tilt the storage rack so that the casters touch the ground, and then push it close to the bridge pad stones to be maintained. Then, the maintenance mechanism, which is in a folded state, can be taken out from the inside of the carrying plate. This makes the device easy to move flexibly between the bridge pad stones. On the other hand, the PLC controller can control the graphene heating element inside the external electric blanket to generate heat. During this process, the temperature sensor can monitor the internal heating temperature of the device in real time and feed it back to the PLC controller. This makes it easy for the device to realize the function of temperature control and heating, and optimizes the safety of the heat source. Furthermore, the solar panel can absorb solar energy from the external environment, and then use the photovoltaic controller on the top of the storage rack to convert the solar energy into electrical energy and store it in the battery. This allows the device to use solar energy from the external environment to supplement its own power, realizing the advantage of energy saving. Attached Figure Description
[0016] Figure 1 This is a front view structural diagram of the present invention;
[0017] Figure 2 This is a top view of a partial cross-sectional structure of the side protection cover of this utility model;
[0018] Figure 3 This is a front view structural diagram of the storage rack of this utility model;
[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the side wall of the side curing plate of this utility model;
[0020] Figure 5 This is a top view of a partial cross-sectional structure of the electric blanket of this utility model.
[0021] In the diagram: 1. Side curing plate; 2. Connecting wire; 3. Storage rack; 4. Carrying plate; 5. Square tube frame; 6. Elastic cotton; 7. Fixing screw holes; 8. High-density rubber sponge; 9. Casters; 10. Elastic limit belt; 11. Battery; 12. Cable management box; 13. PLC controller; 14. Solar panel; 15. Electric blanket; 16. Graphene heating element; 17. Temperature sensor; 18. Middle flexible curing pad; 19. Water energy curing film; 20. Photovoltaic controller. Detailed Implementation
[0022] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present utility model.
[0023] Please see Figure 1-5An embodiment of this utility model is provided: a winter maintenance device for bridge pad stones, including a water energy maintenance membrane 19, the top of which is covered with a middle flexible maintenance pad 18, and side maintenance plates 1 are connected to both sides of the middle flexible maintenance pad 18.
[0024] The side protection plate 1 is internally fixed with a square tube frame 5. The square tube frame 5 is evenly provided with fixing screw holes 7 at its edge. The bottom of the square tube frame 5 is fixed with elastic cotton 6. The top of the square tube frame 5 is fixed with an electric heating blanket 15. The outer wall of the side protection plate 1 is wrapped with a high-density rubber sponge 8.
[0025] In use, on the one hand, the square tube frame 5 fixed inside the side maintenance plate 1 provides rigid support, making the side maintenance plate 1 less prone to deformation. Furthermore, through the fixing screw holes 7 on the side maintenance plate 1 corresponding to the square tube frame 5, the side maintenance plate 1 and the bridge pad stone can be installed, fixed, or disassembled using bolts, ensuring that the device is not easily loosened during the maintenance process. In addition, by setting the maintenance structure as a foldable structure composed of two side maintenance plates 1 and a flexible maintenance pad 18 in the middle, it is beneficial to reduce its footprint during storage and transportation, thus enhancing its practicality. On the other hand, the electric heating blanket 15 at the top inside the side maintenance plate 1 generates heat when powered on. Through the heat insulation effect of the high-density rubber sponge 8 wrapped around the outer wall of the side maintenance plate 1 and the sealing effect of the elastic cotton 6 at the bottom inside the side maintenance plate 1, the temperature inside the pad stone maintenance device begins to rise, which can provide an active heat source for the bridge pad stone, achieving a highly efficient maintenance effect.
[0026] The electric blanket 15 is externally connected to a storage rack 3. Casters 9 are evenly installed at the bottom of one end of the storage rack 3. A battery 11 and a photovoltaic controller 20 are installed in sequence at the bottom of the storage rack 3. A solar panel 14 is laid on the top of the storage rack 3. A PLC controller 13 is installed at the top of the storage rack 3. A connecting wire 2 that is plugged into the electric blanket 15 is provided on the PLC controller 13.
[0027] The electric blanket 15 has graphene heating elements 16 evenly arranged inside, and the flexible protective pad 18 in the middle is composed of an outer high-density rubber sponge covering layer and an inner elastic cotton filling layer.
[0028] A temperature sensor 17 is installed at one end inside the electric blanket 15;
[0029] When in use, the PLC controller 13 can control the graphene heating element 16 inside the external electric blanket 15 to generate heat. During this process, the temperature sensor 17 can monitor the internal heating temperature of the device in real time and feed it back to the PLC controller 13. This makes it easier for the device to achieve the function of temperature control heating and optimizes the safety of the heat source.
[0030] There are two side curing plates 1, and adjacent side curing plates 1 form a flip-foldable structure through the intermediate flexible curing pad 18.
[0031] The output terminal of the solar panel 14 is electrically connected to the input terminal of the photovoltaic controller 20 and the storage battery 11.
[0032] When in use, the solar panel 14 can absorb solar energy from the external environment, and then the photovoltaic controller 20 converts the solar energy into electrical energy and stores it in the battery 11. This allows the device to use solar energy from the external environment to supplement its own power, thus achieving the advantage of energy saving.
[0033] A cable tray 12 matching the connecting wire 2 is installed on one side of the storage rack 3, and the connecting wire 2 is wound and coiled inside the cable tray 12.
[0034] The bottom of the storage rack 3 is movably connected to the carrying plate 4 via a damping pivot. Elastic limiting bands 10 are evenly provided between the two sides of the carrying plate 4 and the storage rack 3.
[0035] The high-density rubber sponge 8, elastic cotton 6, and square tube frame 5 are bonded and fixed together with sealant. Screws are evenly arranged at the edges of the high-density rubber sponge 8, elastic cotton 6, square tube frame 5, and electric blanket 15. The electric blanket 15 and square tube frame 5 are reinforced by binding wire.
[0036] In this embodiment, the user first tilts the storage rack 3 so that the casters 9 touch the ground, then pushes it close to the bridge pad stone to be maintained. Next, the user removes the folded maintenance mechanism from inside the carrying plate 4, wraps the water-energy maintenance film 19 around the outside of the bridge pad stone, unfolds the two side maintenance plates 1, and lays them flat on the corresponding pad stone surface. Then, the connecting wire 2 is pulled out from inside the cable box 12 and plugged into the electric blanket 15 on the side maintenance plate 1. Subsequently, the PLC controller 13 controls the graphene heating element 16 inside the external electric blanket 15 to generate heat. During this process, the temperature sensor 17 monitors the internal heating temperature of the device in real time and feeds it back to the PLC controller 13. This facilitates temperature control and heating, optimizing the safety of the heat source. Furthermore, the solar panel 14 absorbs solar energy from the external environment, and the photovoltaic controller 20 on top of the storage rack 3 converts the solar energy into electrical energy, which is then stored in the battery 11. This allows the device to utilize solar energy from the external environment to supplement its own power, achieving energy-saving advantages. In actual use, on the one hand, the square tube frame 5 fixed inside the side maintenance plate 1 provides rigid support, making the side maintenance plate 1 less prone to deformation. Furthermore, through the fixing screw holes 7 on the side maintenance plate 1 corresponding to the square tube frame 5, bolts can be used to install, fix, or disassemble the side maintenance plate 1 and the bridge pad stone, ensuring that the device is not easily loosened during the maintenance process. In addition, by setting the maintenance structure as a foldable structure composed of two side maintenance plates 1 and a flexible maintenance pad 18 in the middle, it is beneficial to reduce its footprint during storage and transportation, enhancing practicality. On the other hand, the electric heating blanket 15 at the top inside the side maintenance plate 1 generates heat when energized. Through the heat insulation effect of the high-density rubber sponge 8 wrapped around the outer wall of the side maintenance plate 1 and the sealing effect of the elastic cotton 6 at the bottom inside the side maintenance plate 1, the temperature inside the pad stone maintenance device begins to rise, which can provide an active heat source for the bridge pad stone, achieving a highly efficient maintenance effect.
Claims
1. A winter maintenance device for bridge abutment stones, characterized in that, The system includes a water-energy curing membrane (19), the top of which is covered with a central flexible curing pad (18). Side curing plates (1) are connected to both sides of the central flexible curing pad (18). A square tube frame (5) is fixed inside the side curing plate (1). Fixed screw holes (7) are evenly distributed along the edges of the square tube frame (5). Elastic cotton (6) is fixed to the bottom of the square tube frame (5). An electric heating blanket (15) is fixed to the top of the square tube frame (5). The outer wall of the side curing plate (1) is wrapped with high-strength plastic sheeting. The electric blanket (15) is connected to a storage rack (3) with a density rubber sponge (8). Casters (9) are evenly installed at the bottom of one end of the storage rack (3). A storage battery (11) and a photovoltaic controller (20) are installed in sequence at the bottom of the storage rack (3). A solar panel (14) is laid on the top of the storage rack (3). A PLC controller (13) is installed at the top of the storage rack (3). A connecting wire (2) that is plugged into the electric blanket (15) is provided on the PLC controller (13).
2. The winter maintenance device for bridge abutment stones according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electric blanket (15) has graphene heating elements (16) uniformly arranged inside, and the intermediate flexible protective pad (18) is composed of an outer high-density rubber sponge covering layer and an inner elastic cotton filling layer.
3. The winter maintenance device for bridge abutment stones according to claim 1, characterized in that: A temperature sensor (17) is installed at one end inside the electric blanket (15).
4. The winter maintenance device for bridge abutment stones according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two side curing plates (1) are provided, and adjacent side curing plates (1) form a flip-foldable structure through a middle flexible curing pad (18).
5. A winter maintenance device for bridge abutment stones according to claim 1, characterized in that: The output terminal of the solar panel (14) is electrically connected to the input terminal of the photovoltaic controller (20) and the battery (11).
6. The winter maintenance device for bridge abutment stones according to claim 1, characterized in that: The storage rack (3) has a take-up box (12) that matches the connecting wire (2) installed on one side, and the connecting wire (2) is wound and coiled inside the take-up box (12).
7. A winter maintenance device for bridge abutment stones according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the storage rack (3) is movably connected to the carrying plate (4) via a damping pivot. Both sides of the carrying plate (4) are evenly provided with elastic limiting bands (10) between it and the storage rack (3).
8. A winter maintenance device for bridge abutment stones according to claim 1, characterized in that: The high-density rubber sponge (8), elastic cotton (6) and square tube frame (5) are bonded and fixed together with sealant. Screws are evenly arranged at the edges of the high-density rubber sponge (8), elastic cotton (6), square tube frame (5) and electric blanket (15). The electric blanket (15) and square tube frame (5) are reinforced by binding wire.