Self-Leveling Mount With Counterweight for Large Dip Angles
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the Qinghai-Tibet plateau region, the harsh natural environment and complex engineering geological conditions lead to equipment tilt during automatic settlement deformation monitoring, necessitating a reliable and cost-effective large-dip-angle self-leveling device for maintaining precise horizontal alignment.
Innovation Solution
A large-dip-angle self-leveling device is designed with a mounting base platform, support cylinder, leveling plate, balance weight connecting rod, and control circuit board, utilizing hot melt adhesive and heating pipe to achieve automatic leveling under gravity, with adjustable jackscrews and an alarm system for over-limit detection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a manual level gauge is used for monitoring, then the reliability of monitoring data is improved, but the cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic leveling through a balance weight system that self-adjusts the monitoring equipment to horizontal position using gravity, eliminating the need for manual intervention while maintaining data reliability and reducing operational costs
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical leveling operations with an automated mechanical system consisting of a balance weight, connecting rod, and leveling platform that automatically adjusts equipment position, reducing labor costs while maintaining monitoring accuracy
2Device complexity
If the equipment mounting stand column is fixed without leveling mechanism, then the device complexity is reduced, but the horizontal alignment precision deteriorates under natural environment tilt
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a balance weight connected through a connecting rod to the leveling platform, creating a counterweight system that automatically compensates for stand column tilt and maintains horizontal alignment of the monitoring equipment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the static fixed mounting structure into a dynamic self-adjusting system where the balance weight and connecting rod can move freely to compensate for tilt, enabling automatic adaptation to environmental changes while maintaining precision
3Ease of manufacture
If hot melt adhesive is used to fix the heating pipe, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the reliability of the heating connection deteriorates in cold environment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical state of the hot melt adhesive from solid to liquid through heating, enabling it to flow and conform to the heating pipe surface, then allows it to solidify and form a strong bond, combining ease of installation with reliable connection
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the phase transition of hot melt adhesive between solid and liquid states during installation and operation, where heating melts the adhesive for easy application and cooling solidifies it for strong bonding, ensuring both ease of manufacture and connection reliability
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device ensures high reliability and low cost, allowing for precise horizontal alignment of monitoring equipment across varying dip-angles, with a tested maximum dip-angle of 8 degrees, and provides an alarm function for excessive inclination.
Implementation Method 1
a heating pipe is inserted into the dedicated hot melt adhesive and is connected with the balance weight through a heat insulation sleeve made of epoxy resin
Implementation Method 2
a melting pool is arranged at the bottom in the support cylinder, and dedicated hot melt adhesive is contained in the melting pool
Implementation Method 3
a heat insulation sleeve made of epoxy resin
Implementation Method 4
a connecting rod of balance weight is arranged in the support cylinder, one end of the balance weight connecting rod of balance weight is connected with the leveling platform, and the other end of the connecting rod of the balance weight is connected with a balance weight
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A large-dip-angle self-leveling device is provided. The device comprises a mounting base platform arranged on a mounting stand column and a support cylinder connected with the mounting base platform. A leveling plate is arranged at the top of the mounting base platform, and a leveling platform is arranged on the leveling plate. A spirit bubble indicator and a control circuit board are arranged on the leveling platform. A connecting rod of balance weight is arranged in the support cylinder, one end of the connecting rod of balance weight is connected with the leveling platform, and the other end is connected with a balance weight. A four-core cable penetrates through the connecting rod of balance weight and the balance weight. Observation windows are symmetrically arranged at the lower part of the support cylinder. A melting pool is arranged at the bottom in the support cylinder.