A snow removing blade for a tyre crane lane

Abstract

The utility model relates to a snow shovel technical field especially relates to a kind of snow removal shovel for tyre crane lane, including a pair of fork sleeve for being inserted with fork truck arm, the end of the fork sleeve far from the end of fork truck arm is hinged with push plate;Angle adjusting mechanism is installed between fork sleeve and push plate;Push plate includes two flat plates connected with obtuse angle, and the middle part of two flat plates is connected by connecting rod, and connecting rod is arranged at the obtuse angle between two flat plates;Fork sleeve is hinged on connecting rod.By the fork sleeve adaptation existing fork truck, good economy and easy to promote;Two flat plates connected with obtuse angle cooperate connecting rod structure, can quickly cover the area with the same width of lane, and the angle adjusting mechanism between fork sleeve and push plate can efficiently remove snow, improve efficiency, ensure coverage area;When ice is produced on lane for a long time, angle adjusting mechanism can adjust the angle between push plate and lane to reduce and make push plate incline, fold and fall on push plate after ice is shovelled, facilitate ice removal.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of snowplow technology, and in particular to a tire-mounted snow removal shovel for clearing snow from roadways. Background Technology

[0002] In cargo transfer operations in port container yards, rubber-tired gantry cranes are core equipment. Their trolley travel system uses a motor to drive a reduction gearbox, which in turn transmits power to the tires via a gear chain to achieve movement. A dedicated driveway is provided within the container yard. The smoothness of this driveway, serving as the fixed operating path for the rubber-tired gantry crane, directly determines its operational rhythm and is a key infrastructure ensuring efficient cargo transfer at the port during winter.

[0003] In northern regions, winters are characterized by low temperatures and heavy snowfall. The dedicated driving lanes for rubber-tired cranes are easily covered by snow, which significantly reduces the friction coefficient between the tires and the lane surface. This not only causes tire slippage and obstructed power transmission when the crane starts, but also leads to the crane veering off course during operation. This not only prolongs the time required for each operation and reduces overall transfer efficiency, but also increases the safety hazard of collisions with containers, seriously threatening the safety and continuity of port operations.

[0004] Although there are dedicated snow removal vehicles, their high cost makes them difficult to promote. As a result, the main cleaning methods are manual sand spreading and de-icing agent application. This is not only inefficient and difficult to quickly cover an area the same width as the driving lane, but also requires additional cleaning of de-icing agent residue, increasing operating costs. Utility Model Content

[0005] In response to the problem that although there are dedicated snowplows, their high cost hinders their widespread adoption, resulting in low efficiency due to manual sand spreading and de-icing agent application as the main cleaning methods, this utility model provides a tire-mounted driveway snow removal shovel.

[0006] To solve the above problems, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows: A tire-mounted snowplow for driveways includes a pair of fork sleeves for connecting to a forklift arm. A push plate is hinged to the end of each fork sleeve furthest from the forklift arm. An angle adjustment mechanism is installed between the fork sleeves and the push plate. The push plate comprises two flat plates connected at an obtuse angle. The two flat plates are connected at their midpoints by a connecting rod, which is positioned at the obtuse angle between the two plates. The fork sleeves are hinged to the connecting rod. This tire-mounted snowplow for driveways adapts to existing forklifts via the fork sleeves, eliminating the need for expensive dedicated snowplows, thus offering good economic efficiency and ease of adoption. The obtuse angle connection between the two flat plates, combined with the connecting rod structure, allows for rapid coverage of an area the same width as the driveway. The angle adjustment mechanism between the fork sleeves and the push plate efficiently removes snow, improving efficiency and ensuring coverage area. The angle adjustment mechanism allows for adjusting the angle between the push plate and the driveway to decrease and tilt the push plate forward when snow has accumulated for a long time and ice forms. This facilitates the folding and falling of the ice off the push plate after it has been shoveled up, making ice removal easier.

[0007] Preferably, the obtuse angle between the two flat plates is 100°~160°. This ensures that the two flat plates form a working surface adapted to the width of the tire crane's driveway, allowing for single-pass clearing of the entire driveway and solving the problems of narrow coverage and low efficiency associated with manual clearing. Furthermore, the appropriate angle distributes snow to both sides of the driveway before the pusher, improving the completeness of snow removal. Simultaneously, this angle range balances snow-pushing resistance and structural stability—avoiding an excessively large angle that leads to excessive snow-pushing resistance and increased forklift load, or an excessively small angle that results in an overly large snow-clearing shovel for the tire crane's driveway, further ensuring snow removal efficiency and tool reliability.

[0008] Preferably, the obtuse angle between the two flat plates is 120°. This not only precisely matches the standard width of most tire crane driveways, ensuring complete coverage of the driveway in a single clearing operation, effectively solving the problems of narrow coverage and time-consuming manual clearing; it also allows snow to flow smoothly to both sides of the driveway along the 120° angled slope under the action of the pusher plates, avoiding snow accumulation, blockage, or side leakage, significantly improving the integrity of snow removal; at the same time, this angle allows for an optimal balance between snow-pushing resistance and the structural stability of the pusher plates—the reaction force of the snow on the pusher plates during snow pushing is moderate, without adding extra load to the forklift, and the pusher plates are evenly stressed and not easily deformed, balancing clearing efficiency and tool durability, ensuring stable and reliable operation.

[0009] Preferably, each fork sleeve has a hinge seat one fixedly installed at the end furthest from the forklift arm; hinge seats two are fixedly installed at both ends on the side of the connecting rod furthest from the included angle of the two plates; hinge seats one and hinge seats two are connected by a hinge shaft one. This achieves a stable hinge connection between the fork sleeve and the push plate, reliably transmitting the snow-pushing power of the forklift, avoiding thrust loss or structural shaking caused by loose connections during snow removal operations, and ensuring efficient power application to the push plate; it also works with the angle adjustment mechanism to ensure smooth rotation of the hinged parts when adjusting the angle of the push plate, without jamming, ensuring precise angle adjustment to meet the cleaning needs of different snow thicknesses; at the same time, the hinge structure has high strength and can withstand the reaction force of snow on the push plate, preventing deformation and damage to the connection parts, extending the tool's service life, and further ensuring the continuous stability of snow removal.

[0010] Preferably, the angle adjustment mechanism includes a telescopic component with a locking function; one end of the telescopic component is hinged to a push plate, and the other end is hinged to a fork sleeve. The angle adjustment mechanism uses a telescopic component with a locking function, and both ends are hinged to the push plate and the fork sleeve respectively. This allows for flexible adjustment of the relative angle between the push plate and the fork sleeve by adjusting the length of the telescopic component, adapting to different working conditions such as thin snow, thick snow, or ice accumulation on the roadway, and meeting diverse cleaning needs. Furthermore, the locking function firmly fixes the length of the telescopic component after the angle adjustment is complete, preventing angle deviation due to the reaction force of snow or ice accumulation during operation, ensuring that the push plate always applies force at the optimal angle (e.g., tilting forward to cut in on ice), thus guaranteeing cleaning efficiency. Simultaneously, the hinged structure at both ends ensures that the telescopic component adjusts without jamming, transmits force more smoothly, reduces component wear, extends tool life, and further improves the operational reliability of the equipment under complex snow conditions.

[0011] Preferably, a hinge seat three is fixedly installed in the middle of the top surface of the flat plate in conjunction with the telescopic component; a hinge seat four is fixedly installed in the top surface of the fork sleeve in conjunction with the telescopic component. This facilitates the hinged installation of the telescopic component.

[0012] Preferably, the telescopic assembly includes a bidirectional threaded tube; both ends of the bidirectional threaded tube are threaded with screws; a hexagonal groove is provided in the middle of the outer wall of the bidirectional threaded tube; the end of the screw away from the bidirectional threaded tube is hinged to a hinge seat three or a hinge seat four. The telescopic assembly uses a bidirectional threaded tube in conjunction with screws at both ends. The outer wall of the threaded tube has a hexagonal groove and the screws are hinged to corresponding hinge seats. This allows the hexagonal groove to be rotated with tools such as wrenches, driving the bidirectional threaded tube to synchronously extend and retract the screws at both ends, precisely adjusting the angle of the push plate (such as tilting forward to cut in when there is ice, and pushing horizontally when there is thin snow), adapting to different snow conditions; and because the threaded structure has a self-locking property, the telescopic length can be stably locked after adjustment, avoiding angle deviation caused by the reaction force of snow or ice during operation, and ensuring cleaning efficiency.

[0013] Preferably, each plate has a baffle hinged to its lower part; the baffle is generally in the shape of a right triangle, and a groove is formed inward from the hypotenuse of the right triangle on the baffle; one of the acute angles of the baffle is hinged to the plate. This not only prevents snow from leaking out from both sides of the pusher plate by the baffle, avoiding repeated cleaning due to snow overflow, and significantly improving the integrity of snow removal; it also allows the groove on the hypotenuse of the baffle to fit into the plate, reducing the volume occupied; at the same time, the hinge design at the acute angle allows the baffle to reduce the gap between the pusher plate and the roadway as the angle between the pusher plate and the roadway changes.

[0014] Preferably, a hinge hole is provided at the lower edge of the plate; the baffle is hinged to the plate via the hinge hole through the hinge shaft.

[0015] Preferably, the lower ends of the two flat plates are hinged to one corner of an acute-angled triangle; a straight plate is vertically fixed to the acute-angled triangle. Hinging the lower ends of the two flat plates to the acute-angled triangle significantly strengthens the structural strength at the angle, preventing deformation of the plates due to snow or ice impact during snow removal operations and ensuring the overall stability of the push plate. The vertically fixed straight plate on the acute-angled triangle effectively prevents snow from leaking out from the lower ends of the flat plates, preventing repeated cleaning due to snow leakage. It also helps to gather and guide snow to both sides, further improving the integrity and efficiency of snow removal, while balancing structural durability and practicality.

[0016] As can be seen from the above technical solutions, the advantages of this utility model include: the tire-mounted snow removal shovel is adapted to existing forklifts through the fork sleeve, eliminating the need for expensive dedicated snow removal vehicles, making it economical and easy to promote; the two flat plates connected at an obtuse angle, along with the linkage structure, can quickly cover an area the same width as the roadway, and the angle adjustment mechanism between the fork sleeve and the push plate can efficiently remove snow, improving efficiency and ensuring coverage area; the angle adjustment mechanism can reduce the angle between the push plate and the roadway and tilt the push plate forward when snow has accumulated on the roadway for a long time and ice has formed, making it easier for the ice to be shoveled up and folded down on the push plate, thus facilitating the removal of the ice. Attached Figure Description

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical solution of this utility model, the drawings used in the description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention. Figure 1 .

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention. Figure 2 .

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the push plate of this utility model.

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the fork sleeve and connecting rod of this utility model.

[0022] Figure 5 This is a structural schematic diagram of the acute-angled triangular plate and the straight plate of this utility model.

[0023] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1-Fork sleeve, 2-Push plate, 3-Hinge shaft one, 4-Double threaded tube, 5-Screw, 6-Hinge shaft two, 7-Acute angle triangle plate, 8-Straight plate, 9-Baffle, 10-Connecting rod; 101-Hinge seat one, 102-Hinge seat four; 201-Flat plate, 202-Support rod, 203-Hinge seat two, 204-Hinge seat three, 205-Hinge hole; 401-Hexagonal groove; 901-Groove. Detailed Implementation

[0024] To make the objectives, features, and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, the technical solutions of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the specific embodiments. Obviously, the embodiments described below are only some embodiments of this utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this patent, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this patent.

[0025] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, a tire-mounted driveway snow removal shovel includes a pair of fork sleeves 1 for connecting to a forklift arm. A push plate 2 is hinged to the end of the fork sleeve 1 away from the forklift arm. An angle adjustment mechanism is installed between the fork sleeve 1 and the push plate 2. The push plate 2 includes two flat plates 201 connected at an obtuse angle. The two flat plates 201 are connected in the middle by a support rod 202, and the support rod 202 is located at the obtuse angle between the two flat plates 201. The fork sleeve 1 is hinged to the support rod 202.

[0026] This tire-mounted snowplow for driving lanes is compatible with existing forklifts via fork sleeve 1, eliminating the need for expensive dedicated snowplows, making it economical and easy to promote. The two flat plates 201 connected at an obtuse angle, along with the connecting rod 10, can quickly cover an area the same width as the driving lane. Combined with the angle adjustment mechanism between the fork sleeve 1 and the push plate 2, it can efficiently remove snow, improving efficiency and ensuring coverage area. The angle adjustment mechanism allows for adjusting the angle between the push plate 2 and the driving lane to reduce the angle and tilt the push plate 2 forward when snow has accumulated on the driving lane for a long time and ice has formed. This makes it easier for the ice to be folded and dropped on the push plate 2 after being shoveled up, facilitating the removal of the ice.

[0027] In the above configuration, the obtuse angle between the two flat plates 201 is 100°~160°, and in this embodiment it is 120°. This not only accurately matches the standard width of most tire crane driveways, ensuring complete coverage of the driveway in a single cleaning operation, effectively solving the problems of narrow coverage and long processing time associated with manual cleaning; it also allows snow to flow smoothly to both sides of the driveway along the 120° angled slope under the action of the push plate 2, avoiding snow accumulation, blockage, or side leakage, significantly improving the integrity of snow removal; at the same time, this angle allows the snow pushing resistance and the structural stability of the push plate 2 to achieve an optimal balance—the reaction force of the snow on the push plate 2 during snow pushing is moderate, without adding extra load to the forklift, and the push plate 2 is evenly stressed and not easily deformed, balancing cleaning efficiency and tool durability, ensuring stable and reliable operation.

[0028] like Figure 3 , Figure 4 As shown, each fork sleeve 1 has a hinge seat 101 fixedly installed at the end furthest from the forklift arm; both ends of the support rod 202 at the angle between the two plates 201 are fixedly installed with hinge seats 203; hinge seats 101 and hinge seats 203 are connected by hinge pin 3. This design achieves a stable hinge between the fork sleeve 1 and the push plate 2, reliably transmitting the snow-pushing power of the forklift, avoiding thrust loss or structural shaking caused by loose connections during snow removal operations, and ensuring efficient power application to the push plate 2; it also works with the angle adjustment mechanism to ensure smooth rotation of the hinged part when adjusting the angle of the push plate 2, without jamming, ensuring precise angle adjustment to meet the cleaning needs of different snow thicknesses; at the same time, the hinge structure has high strength and can withstand the reaction force of snow on the push plate 2, preventing deformation and damage to the connection part, extending the tool's service life, and further ensuring the continuous stability of snow removal. Each plate 201 has a baffle 9 hinged to its lower part; the baffle 9 is generally in the shape of a right triangle, and a groove 901 is formed inward from the hypotenuse of the right triangle on the baffle 9; one of the acute angles of the baffle 9 is hinged to the plate 201. A hinge hole 205 is formed at the lower edge of the plate 201; the baffle 9 is hinged to the plate 201 through the hinge hole 205 via the hinge shaft 6. The baffle 9 can prevent snow from leaking out from both sides of the push plate 2, avoiding repeated cleaning due to snow overflow and significantly improving the integrity of snow removal; it can also be used to fit the plate 201 with the groove 901 on the hypotenuse of the baffle 9, reducing the volume occupied; at the same time, the hinge design at the acute angle allows the baffle 9 to reduce the gap between the push plate 2 and the roadway as the angle between the push plate 2 and the roadway changes.

[0029] The angle adjustment mechanism includes a telescopic component with a locking function; one end of the telescopic component is hinged to a push plate 2, and the other end is hinged to a fork sleeve 1. A hinge seat 3 204 is fixedly installed on the center of the top surface of the flat plate 201 in conjunction with the telescopic component; a hinge seat 4 102 is fixedly installed on the top surface of the fork sleeve 1 in conjunction with the telescopic component; a connecting rod 10 is fixedly installed between the two fork sleeves 1. The telescopic component includes a bidirectional threaded tube 4; both ends of the bidirectional threaded tube 4 are threaded with screws 5; a hexagonal groove 401 is provided in the center of the outer wall of the bidirectional threaded tube 4; the end of the screw 5 furthest from the bidirectional threaded tube 4 is hinged to either hinge seat 3 204 or hinge seat 4 102.

[0030] The angle adjustment mechanism adopts a telescopic component with a locking function, and the push plate 2 and fork sleeve 1 are respectively hinged at both ends. It can flexibly change the relative angle between the push plate 2 and fork sleeve 1 by adjusting the length of the telescopic component, adapting to different working conditions such as light snow, heavy snow or ice accumulation on the roadway, and meeting diverse cleaning needs. With the locking function, the length of the telescopic component is firmly fixed after the angle is adjusted, avoiding angle deviation caused by the reaction force of snow or ice accumulation during operation, ensuring that the push plate 2 always exerts force at the optimal angle (such as tilting forward to cut in when there is ice accumulation), and ensuring cleaning efficiency. At the same time, the hinged structure at both ends allows the telescopic component to be adjusted without jamming, the force transmission is more stable, the wear of parts is reduced, the tool service life is extended, and the reliability of the equipment in complex snow conditions is further improved. The telescopic assembly uses a bidirectional threaded tube 4 with screws 5 at both ends. The outer wall of the threaded tube has a hexagonal groove 401 and the screws 5 are hinged to corresponding hinge seats. With the help of tools such as wrenches, the hexagonal groove 401 can be rotated to drive the bidirectional threaded tube 4 to drive the screws 5 at both ends to extend and retract synchronously, and the angle of the push plate 2 can be precisely adjusted (such as tilting forward to cut in when there is ice, and pushing flat when there is thin snow) to adapt to different snow conditions. Because the threaded structure has a self-locking property, the extension length can be stably locked after adjustment, avoiding angle deviation caused by the reaction force of snow or ice during operation, and ensuring cleaning efficiency.

[0031] like Figure 5 As shown, the lower ends of the two flat plates 201 are hinged to one corner of an acute-angled triangle 7; a straight plate 8 is vertically fixed to the acute-angled triangle 7. The hinged acute-angled triangle 7 at the lower ends of the two flat plates 201 significantly strengthens the structural strength at the angle of the flat plates 201, preventing deformation of the flat plates 201 due to the impact of snow or ice during snow removal operations, and ensuring the overall stability of the push plate 2; while the straight plate 8 vertically fixed to the acute-angled triangle 7 can effectively prevent snow from leaking out from the lower ends of the flat plates 201, preventing repeated cleaning caused by snow leakage, and at the same time assisting in gathering snow and guiding it to flow to both sides, further improving the integrity and efficiency of snow removal, taking into account both structural durability and cleaning practicality.

[0032] The working principle of this tire-mounted snow removal blade for driving lanes: First, connect and fix a pair of fork sleeves 1 to the forklift arm to complete the assembly of the tool and the forklift. Depending on the thickness of the snow on the driveway (thin snow, thick snow) or whether there is ice, drive the screws 5 at both ends to extend and retract synchronously by rotating the hexagonal groove 401 on the outer wall of the bidirectional threaded tube 4. Adjust the angle between the push plate 2 and the driveway. When there is thin snow, adjust the angle to push flat and cover. When there is ice, adjust the angle to tilt the push plate 2 forward. After adjusting to the correct position, use the self-locking property of the thread to lock the telescopic component to ensure the angle is stable.

[0033] During operation, the forklift moves the snowplow along the driveway. The obtuse-angled plate 201 of the push plate 2 can adapt to the width of the driveway, smoothly diverting the snow to both sides. The right-angled triangular baffle 9 at the bottom of the plate 201 changes with the angle between the push plate 2 and the driveway, ensuring that the baffle 9 is in contact with the driveway. This not only prevents snow from leaking out from both sides of the push plate 2, but its oblique-angled groove 901 can also be inserted into the push plate 2. At the same time, the acute-angled triangular plate 7 at the lower end of the angle between the two plates 201 can significantly strengthen the structural strength at the angle of the plate 201, preventing the plate 201 from deforming due to the impact of snow or ice during snow removal operations, and ensuring the overall stability of the push plate 2.

[0034] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A tire-mounted driveway snow removal shovel, comprising a pair of fork sleeves (1) for engaging with a forklift arm, characterized in that, The fork sleeve (1) is hinged to a push plate (2) at the end away from the fork arm; an angle adjustment mechanism is installed between the fork sleeve (1) and the push plate (2); the push plate (2) includes two flat plates (201) connected at an obtuse angle; the two flat plates (201) are connected in the middle by a support rod (202), and the support rod (202) is located at the obtuse angle between the two flat plates (201); the fork sleeve (1) is hinged to the support rod (202).

2. The tire-mounted snow removal shovel for driving lanes according to claim 1, characterized in that, The obtuse angle between the two plates (201) is 100°~160°.

3. The tire-mounted snow removal shovel for driving lanes according to claim 2, characterized in that, The obtuse angle between the two plates (201) is 120°.

4. The tire-mounted snow removal shovel for driving lanes according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each fork sleeve (1) has a hinge seat one (101) fixedly installed at one end away from the forklift arm; the support rod (202) has a hinge seat two (203) fixedly installed at both ends on the side away from the included angle of the two flat plates (201); the hinge seat one (101) and the hinge seat two (203) are connected by a hinge shaft one (3).

5. The tire-mounted snow removal shovel for driving lanes according to claim 1, characterized in that, The angle adjustment mechanism includes a telescopic component with a locking function; one end of the telescopic component is hinged to a push plate (2), and the other end is hinged to a fork sleeve (1).

6. The tire-mounted snow removal shovel for driving lanes according to claim 5, characterized in that, A hinge seat three (204) is fixedly installed in the middle of the top surface of the flat plate (201) in conjunction with the telescopic component; a hinge seat four (102) is fixedly installed in the top surface of the fork sleeve (1) in conjunction with the telescopic component; and a connecting rod (10) is fixedly installed between the two fork sleeves (1).

7. The tire-mounted snow removal shovel for driving lanes according to claim 6, characterized in that, The telescopic assembly includes a bidirectional threaded tube (4); both ends of the bidirectional threaded tube (4) are threaded with screws (5); a hexagonal groove (401) is provided in the middle of the outer wall of the bidirectional threaded tube (4); the end of the screw (5) away from the bidirectional threaded tube (4) is hinged to a hinge seat three (204) or a hinge seat four (102).

8. The tire-mounted snow removal shovel for driving lanes according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each plate (201) has a baffle (9) hinged to its lower part; the baffle (9) is in the shape of a right triangle, and a groove (901) is provided on the baffle (9) from the oblique side of the right triangle inward; one of the acute angles of the baffle (9) is hinged to the plate (201).

9. The tire-mounted snow removal shovel for driving lanes according to claim 8, characterized in that, A hinge hole (205) is provided at the lower edge of the plate (201); the baffle (9) is hinged to the plate (201) through the hinge hole (205) via the hinge shaft (6).

10. The tire-mounted snow removal shovel for driving lanes according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lower ends of the included angle of the two flat plates (201) are hinged to one of the corners of the acute angle triangle (7); the acute angle triangle (7) is vertically fixed with a straight plate (8).

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