CN104925222B - Vertical anchor winch - Google Patents

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CN104925222B
CN104925222B CN201510338327.4A CN201510338327A CN104925222B CN 104925222 B CN104925222 B CN 104925222B CN 201510338327 A CN201510338327 A CN 201510338327A CN 104925222 B CN104925222 B CN 104925222B
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The invention discloses a vertical anchor winch which comprises a mounting substrate, wherein an anchor wheel and a reel are sequentially connected onto the mounting substrate in a rotating way, a driving device is arranged at the bottom of the mounting substrate, the reel and the anchor wheel are respectively connected with the driving device in a transmission way through a rotating shaft, the anchor wheel is connected with the rotating shaft through a shaft sleeve, the reel is connected with the rotating shaft through a connecting shaft device A, the anchor wheel is connected with the rotating shaft through a connecting shaft device B, a through hole A is formed in the axle center of the reel, a through hole B is formed in the axle center of the anchor wheel, the rotating shaft is connected with the through hole A in a matching way, and the shaft sleeve is connected with the through hole B in a matching way. According to the vertical anchor winch, the anchor winch is of a vertical structure, so that the structure is compact, the occupied area of the anchor winch is greatly reduced, and the available area of a ship deck is increased; in addition, due to the vertical structure, the stay wire angles of the anchor chains and the mooring ropes are very large, so that the number of anchor winches on the ship can be reduced, and the available area of a ship deck is further increased.

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Vertical anchor winch
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of anchor winches, in particular to a vertical anchor winch.
Background
Currently vessels, especially large ocean going vessels, are equipped with various means on deck or in the hull, wherein there are anchor winches for reeling and unreeling the ropes and chains. The anchor winch is used for berthing of ships, and can fix the ships with wharfs. However, due to the limited number of cable columns on the code heads, the sizes of the ships are different, and the actual berthing positions of the ships are different from the berthing positions in design due to the different water flow sizes in different time periods; in addition, the berthing positions of different wharfs are different. The different parking positions can lead to a certain angle difference between the connecting line of the position of the cable column on the wharf and the position of the anchor winch and the cable winding and unwinding position of the anchor winch, and the angle difference is generally used for guiding the cable through a limiting column provided with the cable on the deck. However, this approach can generate side forces on the cable, resulting in reduced service life of the cable; meanwhile, a plurality of limit posts are arranged on the deck, so that the space on the deck cannot be fully utilized, and the space utilization rate of the ship deck is reduced.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims at: the vertical anchor winch has the advantages that the defects of the prior art are overcome, the vertical anchor winch is provided, the structure is compact, the occupied area of the anchor winch is greatly reduced, and the available area of a ship deck is increased; in addition, due to the vertical structure, the stay wire angles of the anchor chains and the mooring ropes are very large, so that the number of anchor winches on the ship can be reduced, and the available area of a ship deck is further increased; through a plurality of connecting shaft devices, simultaneous idling, independent driving and simultaneous driving of the winch wheel and the anchor wheel can be realized, so that the practicability is improved, and the operation of various different requirements during ship berthing or sailing is facilitated; through the functions of the brake device and the locking device, the ship after berthing is prevented from being offset due to the influence of water flow and wind; the driving motor and the speed reducer are arranged at the bottom of the mounting base, and the mounting base is connected with the deck, so that the driving motor and the speed reducer can avoid severe environmental conditions on the deck, the damage rate of the driving motor and the speed reducer is reduced, and the service lives of the driving motor and the speed reducer are effectively prolonged; through the effect of shroud, prevent on the deck abominable environment and influence even spliced pole and screw rod, guaranteed the result of use of even spliced pole and screw rod, prolonged the life of even spliced pole and screw rod.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
The vertical anchor winch comprises a mounting substrate, an anchor wheel and a reel are sequentially connected to the upper direction of the mounting substrate in a rotating mode, a driving device is arranged at the bottom of the mounting substrate, the reel and the anchor wheel are respectively connected with the driving device in a transmission mode through a rotating shaft, the anchor wheel is connected with the rotating shaft through a shaft sleeve, the reel is connected with the rotating shaft through a connecting shaft device A, the anchor wheel is connected with the rotating shaft through a connecting shaft device B, a through hole A is formed in the axle center of the reel, a through hole B is formed in the axle center of the anchor wheel, the rotating shaft is connected with the through hole A in a matching mode, and the shaft sleeve is connected with the through hole B in a matching mode.
The invention further adopts the improvement that the connecting shaft device A comprises a connecting shaft column arranged at the top of the rotating shaft, a threaded hole is formed in the axis through which the connecting shaft column passes, the threaded hole is connected with a screw rod arranged at the top of the rotating shaft, the screw rod is rotationally connected with the top of the rotating shaft, a corresponding connecting shaft protruding block A and a corresponding connecting shaft groove A are respectively arranged on the bottom surface of the connecting shaft column and the top surface of the rotating shaft, a connecting shaft protruding block B and a connecting shaft groove B are respectively arranged on the top side wall of the connecting shaft column and the top of the winch wheel, and the connecting shaft column is connected with a through hole A of the winch wheel.
According to a further improved scheme of the invention, the connecting shaft device B comprises a top side wall of the shaft sleeve, and a connecting shaft sliding block and a connecting shaft groove C which are respectively arranged on the side wall of the rotating shaft at the position corresponding to the top of the shaft sleeve.
The invention further adopts the improvement that the connecting shaft sliding block is connected with the shaft sleeve through the connecting shaft hand wheel, the connecting shaft hand wheel is fixed with the shaft sleeve, the top of the connecting shaft hand wheel is provided with the sliding groove, when the connecting shaft hand wheel is rotated, the connecting shaft sliding block moves inwards or outwards along the sliding groove, the moving track of the connecting shaft sliding block is a straight line passing through the axis of the rotating shaft, and when the connecting shaft sliding block is positioned at the position closest to the axis of the rotating shaft, the connecting shaft sliding block is connected with the connecting shaft groove C in a matching way.
According to a further improvement scheme, one side of the anchor wheel is provided with an anchor chain positioning rod, and the anchor chain positioning rod is fixed with the mounting base through an upright post.
According to a further improved scheme, a brake groove is formed in the side wall of the lower portion of the anchor wheel, a brake device is arranged on the surface of the brake groove, and the brake device is movably connected with the upright post through a vertical shaft.
According to a further improved scheme, a plurality of locking blocks are distributed at the bottom of the side wall of the anchor wheel, a plurality of locking grooves are formed in the top surface of the mounting base corresponding to the locking blocks, and the locking blocks are movably connected with the anchor wheel through a transverse shaft.
The invention further adopts the improvement that the output end of the driving motor is in transmission connection with the rotating shaft through a speed reducing device, and the speed reducing device is arranged at the bottom of the mounting substrate.
According to a further improvement scheme, the bottom end of the rotating shaft penetrates through the mounting substrate downwards and is in transmission connection with the output end of the speed reducing device.
According to a further improvement scheme, a plurality of mounting holes are distributed on the outer edge of the mounting substrate.
According to a further improvement scheme, the top of the screw rod extends upwards to form a connecting shaft column, and a hand wheel is fixed on the connecting shaft column.
The invention further improves the scheme that the top of the winch wheel is provided with a cover, and the hand wheel, the connecting shaft column, the connecting shaft convex block B and the connecting shaft groove B are respectively positioned in the cover.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
the vertical anchor winch is of a vertical structure, is compact in structure, greatly reduces occupied area of the anchor winch and improves available area of a ship deck; in addition, due to the vertical structure, the stay wire angles of the anchor chains and the mooring ropes are very large, so that the number of anchor winches on the ship can be reduced, and the available area of a ship deck is further increased.
The second, the vertical anchor winch of the invention can realize simultaneous idling, independent driving and simultaneous driving of the winch wheel and the anchor wheel through a plurality of connecting shaft devices, thereby improving the practicability and being convenient for the operation of various different requirements during the berthing or the sailing of ships.
Thirdly, the vertical anchor winch of the invention ensures that the ship after berthing is not offset due to the influence of water flow and wind through the actions of the brake device and the locking device.
Fourth, the vertical anchor winch of the invention, through locating driving motor and decelerator at the bottom of the installation base, and the installation base is connected with deck, can make driving motor and decelerator avoid the abominable environmental condition on the deck, has reduced the damage rate of driving motor and decelerator, has lengthened driving motor and decelerator life effectively.
Fifth, the vertical anchor winch of the invention prevents severe environment on the deck from influencing the connecting shaft column and the screw rod through the action of the cover cap, ensures the use effect of the connecting shaft column and the screw rod, and prolongs the service life of the connecting shaft column and the screw rod.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional front view of the structure of the present invention.
The specific embodiment is as follows:
As shown in fig. 1, the invention comprises a mounting substrate 1, wherein anchor wheels and 4 and a reel 3 are sequentially and rotatably connected to the upper direction of the mounting substrate 1, a driving device 6 is arranged at the bottom of the mounting substrate 1, the reel 3 and the anchor wheels 4 are respectively connected with the driving device 6 in a transmission way through a rotating shaft 2, the anchor wheels 4 are connected with the rotating shaft 2 through shaft sleeves 5, the reel 3 is connected with the rotating shaft 2 through a connecting shaft device A, the anchor wheels 4 are connected with the rotating shaft 2 through a connecting shaft device B, a through hole A14 is arranged at the axle center of the reel 3, a through hole B is arranged at the axle center of the anchor wheels 4, the rotating shaft 2 is connected with the through hole A14 in a matching way, and the shaft sleeves 5 are connected with the through hole B in a matching way; the connecting shaft device A comprises a connecting shaft column 8 arranged at the top of the rotating shaft 2, a threaded hole is formed in the axis through which the connecting shaft column 8 passes, the threaded hole is connected with a screw rod 13 arranged at the top of the rotating shaft 2, the screw rod 13 is rotationally connected with the top of the rotating shaft 2, a corresponding connecting shaft lug A and a corresponding connecting shaft groove A are respectively arranged on the bottom surface of the connecting shaft column 8 and the top surface of the rotating shaft 2, a connecting shaft lug B16 and a connecting shaft groove B17 are respectively arranged on the top side wall of the connecting shaft column 8 and the top of the winch wheel 3, and the connecting shaft column 8 is connected with a through hole A14 of the winch wheel 3; the connecting shaft device B comprises a top side wall of the shaft sleeve 5, and a connecting shaft sliding block 19 and a connecting shaft groove C18 which are respectively arranged on the side wall of the rotating shaft 2 corresponding to the top position of the shaft sleeve 5; the connecting shaft slide block 19 is connected with the shaft sleeve 5 through the connecting shaft hand wheel 9, the connecting shaft hand wheel 9 and the shaft sleeve 5 are fixed, a sliding groove is formed in the top of the connecting shaft hand wheel, when the connecting shaft hand wheel 9 is rotated, the connecting shaft slide block 19 moves inwards or outwards along the sliding groove, the moving track of the connecting shaft slide block 19 is a straight line passing through the axis of the rotating shaft 2, and when the connecting shaft slide block 19 is positioned at the position closest to the axis of the rotating shaft 2, the connecting shaft slide block is connected with the connecting shaft groove C18 in a matching way; one side of the anchor wheel 4 is provided with an anchor chain positioning rod 12, and the anchor chain positioning rod 12 is fixed with the mounting base 1 through an upright post 21; a brake groove is formed in the side wall of the lower portion of the anchor wheel 4, a brake device 11 is arranged on the surface of the brake groove, and the brake device 11 is movably connected with the upright post 21 through a vertical shaft 22; the bottom of the side wall of the anchor wheel 4 is distributed with a plurality of locking blocks 10, a plurality of locking grooves 20 are formed in the position, corresponding to the locking blocks 10, of the top surface of the mounting base 1, and the locking blocks 10 are movably connected with the anchor wheel 4 through a transverse shaft; the output end of the driving motor 6 is in transmission connection with the rotating shaft 2 through a speed reducing device 7, and the speed reducing device 7 is arranged at the bottom of the mounting substrate 1; the bottom end of the rotating shaft 2 passes through the mounting substrate 1 downwards and is in transmission connection with the output end of the speed reducer 7; a plurality of mounting holes 24 are distributed on the outer edge of the mounting substrate 1; the top of the screw 13 extends upwards to form a connecting shaft column 8, and a hand wheel 15 is fixed on the connecting shaft column; the top of the winch wheel 3 is provided with a cover cap 23, and the hand wheel 15, the connecting shaft column 8, the connecting shaft protruding block B16 and the connecting shaft groove B17 are respectively positioned in the cover cap 23.

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1. Vertical anchor winch, its characterized in that: comprises a mounting substrate (1), an anchor wheel (4) and a reel (3) are sequentially connected to the upper direction of the mounting substrate (1) in a rotating way, a driving motor (6) is arranged at the bottom of the mounting substrate (1), the reel (3) and the anchor wheel (4) are respectively connected with the driving motor (6) in a transmission way through a rotating shaft (2), the anchor wheel (4) is connected with the rotating shaft (2) through a shaft sleeve (5), the reel (3) is connected with the rotating shaft (2) through a connecting shaft device A, the anchor wheel (4) is connected with the rotating shaft (2) through a connecting shaft device B, a through hole A (14) is arranged at the axle center of the reel (3), a through hole B is arranged at the axle center of the anchor wheel (4), the rotating shaft (2) is connected with the through hole A (14) in a matching way, the shaft sleeve (5) is connected with the through hole B in a matching way,
The connecting shaft device A comprises a connecting shaft column (8) arranged at the top of the rotating shaft (2), a threaded hole is formed in the axis through which the connecting shaft column (8) passes, the threaded hole is connected with a screw rod (13) arranged at the top of the rotating shaft (2), the screw rod (13) is rotationally connected with the top of the rotating shaft (2), a corresponding connecting shaft lug A and a corresponding connecting shaft groove A are respectively arranged on the bottom surface of the connecting shaft column (8) and the top surface of the rotating shaft (2), a connecting shaft lug B (16) and a connecting shaft groove B (17) are respectively arranged on the top side wall of the connecting shaft column (8) and the top of the winch wheel (3), the connecting shaft column (8) is connected with a through hole A (14) of the winch wheel (3),
The connecting shaft device B comprises a top side wall of the shaft sleeve (5), and a connecting shaft sliding block (19) and a connecting shaft groove C (18) which are respectively arranged on the side wall of the rotating shaft (2) corresponding to the top position of the shaft sleeve (5),
The connecting shaft sliding block (19) is connected with the shaft sleeve (5) through the connecting shaft hand wheel (9), the connecting shaft hand wheel (9) is fixedly connected with the shaft sleeve (5), a sliding groove is arranged at the top of the connecting shaft hand wheel, when the connecting shaft hand wheel (9) is rotated, the connecting shaft sliding block (19) moves inwards or outwards along the sliding groove, the moving track of the connecting shaft sliding block (19) is a straight line passing through the shaft center of the rotating shaft (2), when the connecting shaft sliding block (19) is positioned at the position closest to the shaft center of the rotating shaft (2), the connecting shaft sliding block is connected with the connecting shaft groove C (18) in a matching way,
One side of the anchor wheel (4) is provided with an anchor chain positioning rod (12), the anchor chain positioning rod (12) is fixed with the mounting substrate (1) through an upright post (21),
The side wall of the lower part of the anchor wheel (4) is provided with a brake groove, the surface of the brake groove is provided with a brake device (11), the brake device (11) is movably connected with the upright post (21) through a vertical shaft (22),
A plurality of locking blocks (10) are distributed at the bottom of the side wall of the anchor wheel (4), a plurality of locking grooves (20) are arranged at the position of the top surface of the mounting substrate (1) corresponding to the locking blocks (10), the locking blocks (10) are movably connected with the anchor wheel (4) through a transverse shaft,
The top of the screw rod (13) extends upwards to form a connecting shaft column (8), and a hand wheel (15) is fixed on the connecting shaft column.
2. The vertical anchor winch of claim 1, wherein: the output end of the driving motor (6) is in transmission connection with the rotating shaft (2) through a speed reducing device (7), and the speed reducing device (7) is arranged at the bottom of the mounting substrate (1).
3. The vertical anchor winch of claim 2, wherein: the bottom end of the rotating shaft (2) passes through the mounting substrate (1) downwards and is in transmission connection with the output end of the speed reducing device (7).
4. The vertical anchor winch of claim 1, wherein: a plurality of mounting holes (24) are distributed on the outer edge of the mounting substrate (1).
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