Disclosure of Invention
It is a primary object of the present disclosure to overcome at least one of the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art, and to provide a track gauge detecting apparatus and a detecting vehicle having the same.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a track gauge detecting apparatus for detecting a distance between a first track and a second track, the track gauge detecting apparatus comprising:
a moving body movably disposed along an extending direction of the first rail and the second rail;
the first detection assembly is arranged on the moving body and used for detecting the distance between the first detection assembly and the inner side surface of the first track;
the measuring mechanism comprises a fixed part and a measuring component, the fixed part is connected with the movable main body, and the measuring component is arranged on the fixed part in a pluggable manner;
and the second detection assembly is arranged on the measuring assembly and used for detecting the distance between the second detection assembly and the inner side surface of the second track.
In one embodiment of the invention, a measurement assembly comprises:
the measuring rod is arranged on the fixing portion in a pluggable mode, the measuring rod is located between the first rail and the second rail, and the second detection assembly is arranged on one side, close to the second rail, of the measuring rod.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the fixing portion is provided with a first insertion hole, and the measuring rod is inserted into the first insertion hole.
In one embodiment of the invention, the first receptacle is adapted to fit the measuring rod, and the measuring assembly further comprises:
the mounting base is provided with a second jack, and the measuring rod penetrates through the second jack and is inserted into the first jack;
wherein, the mount pad is connected with fixed part detachably.
In one embodiment of the invention, the mount includes:
the mounting plate is connected with the fixing part;
the supporting column is arranged on one side, away from the fixing part, of the mounting plate, and the second insertion holes are formed in the mounting plate and the supporting column;
and the mounting plate and/or the support column are/is provided with a top thread hole, and the top thread hole is communicated with the second jack.
In one embodiment of the invention, the measuring mechanism further comprises a plurality of fasteners, the fixing portion comprising:
the first fixing piece is provided with a plurality of fixing holes, the extending directions of at least two fixing holes in the fixing holes are vertical to each other, and the fastening piece penetrates through the fixing holes and then is connected with the moving main body;
the second fixing piece is connected with the first fixing piece, and the first jack is arranged on the second fixing piece.
In one embodiment of the invention, the measurement assembly further comprises:
the mounting bracket, the mounting bracket setting is kept away from one side of fixed part at the measuring stick, and second determine module sets up on the mounting bracket.
In one embodiment of the invention, part of the mounting is located below the measuring rod, so that the second detection assembly is located below the measuring rod;
wherein the mounting bracket is arranged on the measuring rod in a position-adjustable manner.
In one embodiment of the invention, the mounting frame has a receiving cavity, and the second detection assembly is arranged in the receiving cavity;
wherein, hold the intracavity and be provided with the backstop board, the backstop board setting is holding one side that the chamber deviates from the second track.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the moving body is provided with a first traveling part and a second traveling part, the first traveling part is provided on the first rail, the second traveling part is provided on the second rail, and the rail gauge detecting apparatus further includes:
the third detection assembly is arranged on the moving body and used for detecting the inclination angle of the moving body relative to the horizontal plane.
According to a second aspect of the invention, a detection vehicle is provided, which comprises the track gauge detection equipment, and further comprises a control system and a power mechanism, wherein the control system and the power mechanism are both arranged on the moving body.
The track gauge detecting device of the invention can measure the distance between the first track and the second track through the first detecting component, the measuring mechanism and the second detecting component on the moving body. In a specific measuring process, the moving body moves along the extending direction of the first track and the second track, in the process, the first detection assembly detects the distance between the first detection assembly and the inner side face of the first track, the second detection assembly detects the distance between the second detection assembly and the inner side face of the second track, and the distance between the first track and the second track can be obtained after the distance between the first detection assembly and the second detection assembly is known. The whole measuring process is simple, the efficiency is higher than that of manual measurement, and the measuring accuracy can be ensured.
Detailed Description
Exemplary embodiments that embody features and advantages of the present disclosure are described in detail below in the specification. It is to be understood that the disclosure is capable of various modifications in various embodiments without departing from the scope of the disclosure, and that the description and drawings are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not as restrictive.
In the following description of various exemplary embodiments of the disclosure, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration various exemplary structures, systems, and steps in which aspects of the disclosure may be practiced. It is to be understood that other specific arrangements of parts, structures, example devices, systems, and steps may be utilized and structural and functional modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Moreover, although the terms "over," "between," "within," and the like may be used in this specification to describe various example features and elements of the disclosure, these terms are used herein for convenience only, e.g., in accordance with the orientation of the examples in the figures. Nothing in this specification should be construed as requiring a specific three dimensional orientation of structures in order to fall within the scope of this disclosure.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a track gauge detecting apparatus for detecting a distance between a first track 11 and a second track 12, referring to fig. 1 to 9, the track gauge detecting apparatus including: a moving body 20, the moving body 20 being movably disposed along an extending direction of the first rail 11 and the second rail 12; the first detection assembly 10, the first detection assembly 10 is arranged on the moving body 20, and is used for detecting the distance between the first detection assembly 10 and the inner side surface of the first track 11; the measuring mechanism comprises a fixing part 30 and a measuring component, wherein the fixing part 30 is connected with the moving body 20, and the measuring component is arranged on the fixing part 30 in a pluggable manner; and a second detection assembly 70, wherein the second detection assembly 70 is arranged on the measuring assembly and is used for detecting the distance between the second detection assembly 70 and the inner side surface of the second rail 12.
The track gauge detecting apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention can measure the distance between the first track 11 and the second track 12 by moving the first detecting member 10, the measuring mechanism, and the second detecting member 70 on the main body 20. In a specific measurement process, the moving body 20 moves along the extending direction of the first rail 11 and the second rail 12, in this process, the first detecting assembly 10 detects the distance between the first detecting assembly 10 and the inner side surface of the first rail 11, and the second detecting assembly 70 detects the distance between the second detecting assembly 70 and the inner side surface of the second rail 12, that is, the distance between the first rail 11 and the second rail 12 can be obtained after the distance between the first detecting assembly 10 and the second detecting assembly 70 is known. The whole measuring process is simple, the efficiency is higher than that of manual measurement, and the measuring accuracy can be ensured.
In one embodiment, the first sensing assembly 10 and the second sensing assembly 70 each include a distance sensor, which may be a laser sensor, an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or the like.
In one embodiment, each of the first detection assembly 10 and the second detection assembly 70 includes at least one distance sensor, and when the distance sensor is plural, the distance sensor may be arranged in any manner, but it is required to ensure that the distance between the distance sensor and the inner side surface of the rail can be obtained.
In one embodiment, the first detecting member 10 is disposed on a side of the moving body 20 adjacent to the first rail 11, and the second detecting member 70, the second detecting member 70 is disposed on a side of the measuring member adjacent to the second rail 12.
In one embodiment, the measuring mechanism is composed of a fixing portion 30 and a measuring component, the fixing portion 30 is installed on the moving body 20, and the measuring component provided with the second detecting component 70 is provided on the fixing portion 30 in a pluggable manner, i.e., the measuring component can be integrally and conveniently detached from the fixing portion 30, thereby facilitating storage.
In one embodiment, the track gauge detection device is used to measure the distance between the first track 11 and the second track 12 used in pairs. The track gauge detection equipment is not only suitable for the tracks of storage logistics, but also suitable for the tracks in the fields of railway transportation and the like.
In one embodiment, the moving body 20 is provided with a bracket 13, the bracket 13 is disposed on one side of the moving body 20 close to the first rail 11, and the first detecting assembly 10 is disposed on the bracket 13. Wherein, a receiving hole is provided on the bracket 13, and the first detecting component 10 is located in the receiving hole.
As shown in fig. 3, the measuring assembly includes: the measuring rod 40 is arranged on the fixing portion 30 in a pluggable mode, the measuring rod 40 is located between the first rail 11 and the second rail 12, and the second detection assembly 70 is arranged on one side, close to the second rail 12, of the measuring rod 40.
In one embodiment, the measuring rod 40 is an extension rod, i.e. the distance between the second detecting member 70 and the second rail 12 can be obtained by ensuring that the second detecting member 70 approaches the second rail 12 based on the reduction of the moving body 20.
In one embodiment, the measuring rod 40 is a hollow rod with the wiring harness passing through the hollow tube.
In one embodiment, the measuring rod 40 is adjustably positioned relative to the fixing portion 30 to adjust the distance between the second detecting component 70 and the second rail 12, so that the measuring device can adapt to the measurement of different rail gauges, i.e. the distance between the second detecting component 70 and the second rail 12 can be adjusted according to different application occasions, and the distance between the second detecting component 70 and the second rail 12 can be ensured to be acquired by the second detecting component 70.
As shown in fig. 6, the fixing portion 30 is provided with a first insertion hole 31, and the measuring rod 40 is inserted into the first insertion hole 31.
In one embodiment, the first insertion hole 31 is a positioning hole to ensure that the measuring rod 40 can be quickly mounted on the fixing portion 30.
As shown in fig. 5 to 7, the first insertion hole 31 is adapted to the measuring rod 40, and the measuring assembly further includes: the mounting base 60 is provided with a second jack 61, and the measuring rod 40 penetrates through the second jack 61 and is inserted into the first jack 31; wherein the mounting seat 60 is detachably connected with the fixing portion 30.
In one embodiment, the measuring assembly is composed of a measuring rod 40 and a mounting base 60, and the measuring rod 40 is fixed on the fixing portion 30 through the mounting base 60. In the specific installation, the mounting seat 60 and the measuring rod 40 are connected together, that is, the measuring rod 40 passes through the second insertion hole 61, and then the passed portion is inserted into the first insertion hole 31, so that the positioning of the mounting seat 60 and the fixing portion 30 is realized, and then the mounting seat 60 and the fixing portion 30 are fixed by the locking bolt 64. The locking bolts 64 are butterfly bolts, and the butterfly bolts are plural.
In one embodiment, the first insertion hole 31 and the second insertion hole 61 are both adapted to the measuring rod 40, but for convenience of installation, an arc-shaped groove is formed at a corner of the first insertion hole 31. Wherein, measuring stick 40 is the square pole, and first jack 31 and second jack 61 are the quad slit, and the arc wall has been seted up to four corners of quad slit.
As for a specific structure of the mount 60, as shown in fig. 7, the mount 60 includes: a mounting plate 62, the mounting plate 62 being connected to the fixing portion 30; the supporting column 63 is arranged on one side, away from the fixing part 30, of the mounting plate 62, and the second insertion holes 61 are arranged on the mounting plate 62 and the supporting column 63; wherein, the mounting plate 62 and/or the supporting column 63 are provided with a top thread hole 631, and the top thread hole 631 is communicated with the second insertion hole 61.
In one embodiment, the mounting base 60 is composed of a mounting plate 62 and a supporting column 63, the mounting plate 62 is a rectangular plate connected to the fixing portion 30, and the mounting plate 62 and the supporting column 63 have a second insertion hole 61 for the measuring rod 40 to pass through inside. During specific installation, the measuring rod 40 is arranged in the second insertion hole 61 in a penetrating mode, the jackscrew abuts against the measuring rod 40 through the jackscrew hole 631 to position the position of the measuring rod 40, then the measuring rod 40 is inserted into the first insertion hole 31, and finally the mounting plate 62 and the fixing portion 30 are connected.
As shown in fig. 6, the measuring mechanism further includes a plurality of fasteners, and the fixing portion 30 includes: a first fixing member 32, wherein the first fixing member 32 is provided with a plurality of fixing holes 321, the extending direction of at least two fixing holes 321 in the plurality of fixing holes 321 is vertical, and a fastening member passes through the fixing holes 321 and then is connected with the movable body 20; and a second fixing member 33, the second fixing member 33 being connected to the first fixing member 32, the first insertion hole 31 being provided in the second fixing member 33.
In one embodiment, considering that the measuring rod 40 extends out relatively long and the root is subjected to excessive bending moment load due to bumping during operation, in order to ensure the root connection to be stable, the upper surface and the side surface of the first fixing member 32 are provided with fixing holes 321 for penetrating the fastening members, i.e. the extending directions of the fixing holes 321 on the upper surface and the side surface are perpendicular. The fixing hole 321 is a threaded hole.
In one embodiment, the second fixing member 33 is provided with a first locking hole 331, the mounting plate 62 is provided with a second locking hole 621, and the locking bolt 64 is locked in the first locking hole 331 and the second locking hole 621. The first locking holes 331 and the second locking holes 621 are provided in a plurality and are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence.
In one embodiment, the first locking holes 331 and the second locking holes 621 are 3 and are distributed in a triangular shape.
As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the measuring assembly further includes: and the mounting bracket 50 is arranged on one side of the measuring rod 40 far away from the fixed part 30, and the second detection component 70 is arranged on the mounting bracket 50.
In one embodiment, portions of the mounting bracket 50 are positioned below the measuring rod 40 such that the second sensing assembly 70 is positioned below the measuring rod 40; wherein the mounting 50 is arranged positionally adjustably on the measuring rod 40. In particular, in order to adjust the position of the second detecting component 70, a first mounting hole 53 and a second mounting hole 54 are provided on the mounting bracket 50, and a fastener is locked on the measuring stick 40 after passing through the first mounting hole 53 and the second mounting hole 54. The first mounting hole 53 is a circular hole, and the second mounting hole 54 is a bar-shaped hole, so that it can be ensured that the mounting bracket 50 can have a certain adjustment amount. The first mounting hole 53 and the second mounting hole 54 are each provided in plurality and are provided in pairs.
As shown in fig. 8, the mounting bracket 50 has a receiving cavity 51, and the second detecting member 70 is disposed in the receiving cavity 51; wherein a stop plate 52 is arranged in the receiving cavity 51, and the stop plate 52 is arranged on a side of the receiving cavity 51 facing away from the second rail 12.
In one embodiment, the mounting bracket 50 forms a U-shaped cavity, both ends of which are connected to the measuring rod 40, the second detecting member 70 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 51, and the mounting bracket 50 is provided with a threaded hole 55 for passing a bolt to fix the second detecting member 70.
As shown in fig. 9, the moving body 20 is provided with a first traveling part 21 and a second traveling part 22, the first traveling part 21 is provided on the first rail 11, the second traveling part 22 is provided on the second rail 12, and the rail gauge detecting apparatus further includes: and a third detection component, which is arranged on the moving body 20 and is used for detecting the inclination angle of the moving body 20 relative to the horizontal plane.
In one embodiment, the moving body 20 moves along the first track 11 and the second track 12 through the first running part 21 and the second running part 22, and considering that there may be a case where there is an inconsistency in the heights of the first track 11 and the second track 12, when the moving body 20 is tilted, the distance between the first track 11 and the second track 12 obtained through the first detection assembly 10 and the second detection assembly 70 may not be a vertical distance, and the tilt angle of the moving body 20 with respect to the horizontal plane is detected through the third detection assembly, thereby obtaining an actual distance through a trigonometric function relationship. Wherein the second sensing assembly 70 includes a tilt sensor. The second sensing member 70 is disposed under the protective frame 71.
An embodiment of the present invention further provides a detection vehicle, as shown in fig. 9, the detection vehicle includes the above track gauge detection device, and further includes a control system and a power mechanism, and both the control system and the power mechanism are disposed on the moving body 20.
The moving body 20 is a frame body, is a main bearing part of the detection vehicle, and is used for bearing other parts such as a detection vehicle chassis, a control system, a power module and the like. The frame main body can comprise a frame structure, so that the arrangement of other components is convenient, and the compactness of the detection vehicle is facilitated; for example, the frame body can comprise two main cross beams arranged in parallel and two main longitudinal beams arranged in parallel, wherein the main cross beams are connected to two ends of the two main longitudinal beams; an auxiliary longitudinal beam can be connected between the main cross beams; an auxiliary cross beam can be connected between the main longitudinal beams; so as to improve the bearing capacity and stability of the frame main body.
Of course, the structure of the frame body is not limited thereto, and the embodiment is only illustrated here; for example, the frame body may further include a plate body. In order to facilitate the light weight of the detection vehicle and have good bearing capacity, the frame main body can be made of an aluminum alloy material; of course, the material of the frame body is not limited thereto, and for example, the frame body may also be made of stainless steel material and/or plastic.
The frame main body can also be provided with a control system which can be used for controlling the working states of the detection vehicle such as walking, steering, accelerating, decelerating and the like. The construction and implementation of the control system may be conventional in the art and may be, for example, the same or similar to the control system of a carriage for carrying cargo.
For example, the control system may include a control circuit board, a monitoring component for monitoring the state of the detection vehicle or assisting the detection vehicle to travel, and the like, wherein each monitoring component is in communication connection with the control circuit board, so that the control circuit board can control the working state of the detection vehicle according to the detection result of each monitoring component.
The frame main body can also be provided with a power module, and the power module is used for providing electric energy for each electric load of the detection vehicle. The structure and implementation of the power module may be conventional in the art, and may be the same as or similar to the power module of a traveling vehicle for carrying cargo, for example.
Illustratively, the power module may include a storage battery for storing electrical energy and a power circuit board for distributing power to the electrical loads, the power circuit board being electrically connectable to the control circuit board, the monitoring components, and the like.
The frame main body can also be provided with a power mechanism, and the power mechanism is used for driving the detection vehicle to walk along the track. The power mechanism can be a common power component such as a motor. The power component can be electrically connected with the control system through the power module, so that the control system controls the working state of the power component such as starting, closing, speed regulation and the like through the power module.
In one embodiment, the moving body 20 includes a chassis, which is designed to be biased for more lightweight and smaller volume, i.e., the second traveling part 22 and the measuring stick 40 are extended structures, and the first sensing assembly 10 and the second sensing assembly 70 are disposed at both sides of the chassis. The first detection assembly 10 and the second detection assembly 70 are as close as possible to the inner sides of the two rails (to ensure accurate measurement) and are used for measuring the distance between the inner sides of the two rails and the sensor, the two distances and the distance between the two sensors are added, and the actual distance between the inner sides of the two rails is calculated through a trigonometric function relation according to an inclination value generated by the height difference of the inner and outer rails detected by the inclination sensor (fixed on the chassis truck). The first sensing assembly 10 and the second sensing assembly 70 are laser sensors.
Because whole chassis biasing is inboard, so inboard first determine module 10 of measuring directly installs on removing main part 20 through support 13, and support 13 is the cuboid structure, and front and back and bottom surface parcel hold the sensor, prevent that the sensor operation process from producing and colliding with.
The head of the measuring rod 40 is in threaded connection with a sensor support (an installation frame 50), the sensor is fixed on the bottom surface of the support, and the wiring harness penetrates through the center of the hollow measuring rod to ensure that the wiring harness is not exposed; the tail of the measuring rod is inserted into the measuring rod base (the mounting base 60), the rear end of the measuring rod extends out of the measuring rod base by a certain length and is used for being in plug-in fit with the measuring rod support (the fixing part 30), and after the position is determined, the measuring rod is fixed in position through two jackscrews at the bottom of the measuring rod base. The measuring rod, the measuring rod seat, the sensor support and the laser sensor are combined into an outer measuring component whole, and the outer measuring component whole is not detached any more after being installed into a whole under the condition of no damage. When the track on the detection vehicle is ready to work, the assembly is integrally inserted into the square hole of the measuring rod bracket, and the whole robot is assembled into a working state by screwing the three butterfly bolts; after the operation is finished, the butterfly bolt is loosened to take down the whole assembly, the whole volume of the whole robot is reduced, and the robot is convenient to carry.
Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This invention is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the invention pertains. It is intended that the specification and exemplary embodiments be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.
It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.