CN106546829A - A kind of carrying platform for radar antenna test - Google Patents

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CN106546829A
CN106546829A CN201611116126.0A CN201611116126A CN106546829A CN 106546829 A CN106546829 A CN 106546829A CN 201611116126 A CN201611116126 A CN 201611116126A CN 106546829 A CN106546829 A CN 106546829A
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潘占
应文兴
陈路加
王雪瑶
何倩倩
李正琦
王�华
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The invention discloses it is a kind of for radar antenna test carrying platform, the carrying platform include electronic load car, carrying platform, leveling supporting legs, auxiliary leg, turntable, testing jig and inhale ripple plate.Carrying platform is arranged on rear side of the driver's cabin of electronic load car, leveling controller is installed on carrying platform, leveling supporting legs are arranged on carrying platform arranged on left and right sides, auxiliary leg is installed by leveling supporting legs, increase system stability, turntable interface is arranged on carrying platform, and turntable is connected with turntable interface by bolt, testing jig is connected with turntable by bolt, is inhaled ripple plate and is arranged on carrying platform rear portion.It is described to inhale the metal exposed part that ripple plate blocks carrying platform, prevent which from producing echo reflection, while antenna echo can be absorbed.The present invention can be carried many kinds of radar antenna equipment and be carried out steady movement on a large scale, carry out multi-angle test.Present invention test radar antenna stability is high, conveniently moving, with automatic flat-adjustable function, and universal strong, it is easy to use.

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A kind of carrying platform for radar antenna test
Technical field
The invention belongs to wireless aerial field tests, specifically, it is related to a kind of load for radar antenna test Fortune platform.
Background technology
Radar antenna is various informative at present, and most radar antennas will be in microwave dark room after the completion of the manufacturing Tested, antenna measurement needs leveling, some antennas to also need to carry out multi-angle test, these actions are required for surveying in antenna Complete on examination carrying platform.Existing antenna measurement carrier equipment structure includes carrying car, supporting leg, testing jig, carries car itself without dynamic Power equipment, needs external power traction, using inconvenience.Carrying car leveling needs to carry out by equipment such as outside laser range finders, itself Cannot realize automatic or manual leveling, and existing antenna measurement vehicle is difficult to the rotation and pitching of antenna equipment and moves Make, and then be difficult to multi-angle test, need to such as carry out multi-angle test, electronic load car must be repeatedly moved to proper angle position Put, tested after leveling again again, whole process takes time and effort, and cumbersome.
The content of the invention
Present invention is primarily targeted at being directed to the problems referred to above, there is provided a kind of carrying platform for radar antenna test.
A kind of carrying platform for radar antenna test, the carrying platform include electronic load car 1, carrying platform 2, turn Platform 5, testing jig 6 and suction ripple plate 7.
The electronic load car 1 includes driver's cabin, electric drive system, control system and accumulator battery 11, the electronic drive Dynamic system, control system and driver's cabin integrator, power source of the accumulator battery 11 as electronic load car 1.
The front portion of the carrying platform 2 is connected to driver's cabin, and the work surface of carrying platform 2 is steel plate;Carrying platform 2 is anterior Side be provided with leveling controller 21 and turning table control case 22;The surrounding of 2 work surface of carrying platform is respectively equipped with a leveling and passes Sensor 23;2 rear portion of carrying platform is provided with turntable 5;The turntable 5 is provided with testing jig 6;With 6 corresponding carrying platform 2 of testing jig Rear end is provided with suction ripple plate 7;The metal exposed part that ripple plate 7 blocks electronic load car 1, carrying platform 2, turntable 5 and testing jig 6 is inhaled, Prevent which from producing echo reflection, while antenna echo can be absorbed, prevent echo from impact is produced on radar antenna test.
Carrying platform 2 length direction both sides are respectively arranged at two ends with leveling supporting legs 3;Four leveling supporting legs 3 are realized to delivery Platform 2 carries out leveling.
During work, it would be desirable to which the radar antenna of test is arranged on testing jig 6, turntable 5 drives testing jig 6 to realize that level is revolved Turn or lean forward or swing back, realize the multi-faceted test of radar antenna.
The technical scheme for further limiting is as follows:
Turntable interface 25 is provided between carrying platform 2 and turntable 5, the turntable interface 25 includes base plate 251 and gripper shoe 252. The base plate 251 is one block of square steel plate, and center is provided with a circular hole, and the edge of four edges is equipped with eight installations Hole;The M shape that the gripper shoe 252 is connected into by four iron billets and four long iron bars, and the bottom surface of base plate 251 is welded on, Base plate 251 is fixed on carrying platform 2 by gripper shoe 252.
The leveling supporting legs 3 include square chest 30, crank 31, lower margin 32, the first motor 33, the first reductor 34, driving tooth Wheel 35, bevel gear wheel 36, power transmission shaft 37, switch 38 and driven gear 39;
The square chest 30 is hexahedron square box structure, and the inside of square chest 30 is provided with the first motor 33, the first reductor 34, driving tooth Wheel 35, bevel gear wheel 36, power transmission shaft 37 and switch 38, the front side board of square chest 30 are provided with crank 31, and the one of the crank 31 End is provided with the bevel pinion 311 engaged with bevel gear wheel 36;The right plate of square chest 30 is provided with switch guide groove 302;Square chest 30 The arranged on left and right sides edge of back side panel exceed left and right side plate, and be respectively equipped with 3 installing holes 301 in arranged on left and right sides edge, The installing hole 301 is installed to leveling supporting legs 3 on carrying platform 2 by bolt;The lower margin 32 is located at the lower section of square chest 30, And be connected with the leading screw on power transmission shaft 37 by the feed screw nut 321 on lower margin 32.
During work, switch 38 moves down and is fixed on the lower end position of switch guide groove 302, is switched to automatic mode, the After one motor 33 receives the left-hand rotation that leveling controller 21 sends or right turn signal, driving gear 35 is driven to rotate, driving gear 35 Driven gear 39 is driven to rotate, driven gear 39 drives switch 38 to rotate, switch 38 drives power transmission shaft 37 to rotate, so as to drive Dynamic lower margin 32 stretches, and realizes self-leveling purpose;Limit switch is provided with the leveling supporting legs 3, the stroke limit is controlled, is protected Card security of system.
When switch 302 upper end position of guide groove is moved and be fixed on switch 38, manual mode is switched to, by shaking 31, bevel pinion 311 drives bevel gear wheel 36 to rotate, and bevel gear wheel 36 drives switch 38 to rotate, and switch 38 drives and passes Moving axis 37 rotates, and the purpose of manual leveling so as to drive lower margin 32 to stretch, is realized in the case where cross bubble instrument 24 coordinates.
The switch 38 includes inner ring, outer ring and handle 382, and the inner ring is round pie, and the center of inner ring is provided with band There is the circular hole of keyway, between the circular hole and the optical axis with flat key, be cooperation, upper and lower two end faces of inner ring are respectively equipped with one Circle engagement projections 381, the quantity of engagement projections 381 is eight, and is uniformly distributed on the pitch circle being located.Connect on the outer ring Handle 382, is provided with steel ball between outer ring and inner ring, after outer ring is fixed, inner ring can be rotated freely.Switch 38 is switched to manually Pattern, a circle square protruding of the lower surface of the engagement projections 381 and bevel gear wheel 36 of 38 upper surface of switch are meshed;Switching Device 38 is switched to automatic mode, and a circle of the upper surface of the engagement projections 381 and driven gear 39 of 38 lower surface of switch is square Projection is meshed.
The carrying platform 2 is the rectangular frame structure welded with channel-section steel, including left channel-section steel and right channel-section steel;Left channel-section steel two End is close at leveling supporting legs 3 and right channel-section steel two ends two ends are respectively equipped with auxiliary leg 4 close at leveling supporting legs 3, totally four auxiliary Supporting leg 4.
The auxiliary leg 4 includes crossbeam 41, hinge 42, flange 43, crank 44, screw mandrel 45, feed screw nut 46 and leg 47.The crossbeam 41 is one section of lightweight I-beam, and the hinge sleeve of its one end connects hinge 42, the hinge axis of hinge 42 are connected to On flange 43;Its other end connection wire rod nut 46.45 upper end of the screw mandrel is rectangular-shaped, is easy to crank 44 to insert, lower end For screw mandrel, screw mandrel 45 is installed on feed screw nut 46, and the lower section connection leg 47 of screw mandrel 45, is living between screw mandrel 45 and leg 47 Network connects, and when screw mandrel 45 rotates, leg 47 does not rotate.The flange 43 is welded in the left and right side channel-section steel of 2 framework of carrying platform Two ends, crossbeam 41 form downward-sloping shape with plane on carrying platform 2.The auxiliary leg 4 increases stablizing for carrying platform 2 Property, auxiliary leg 4 launched by hinge 42, and using feed screw nut's structure, the expansion and lifting of supporting leg is using artificial for supporting leg lifting Adjust;Under off working state, supporting leg can be packed up and be closed up in carrying platform both sides, 47 terrain clearance of leg when auxiliary leg 4 is packed up More than 150mm;Under working condition, auxiliary leg is launched, and expanded angle is determined according to actually used situation.
The angle that the auxiliary leg 4 is launched is 0 °~135 °, and expansion radius is 1500mm.
The turntable 5 includes plectane 51, rotating mechanism 52, luffing mechanism 53 and base 54.The base 54 is provided with one piece Foursquare bedplate, the edge of the four edges of the bedplate are equipped with eight installing holes, and the installing hole with base plate 251 Corresponding, opposing parallel two side of the bedplate is provided with the vertical framework perpendicular to bedplate, two vertical frameworks and Bedplate constitutes U-shaped structure, and vertical framework upper end is provided with bearing block, and two bearing blocks connect luffing mechanism 53.The pitching machine Structure 53 is provided with the second motor reducer mechanism and semicircular gear mechanism, and the semicircular gear is by the second motor reducer mechanism Little gear on output shaft drives, and realizes pitching motion;The rotating mechanism 52 is provided with the 3rd motor reducer mechanism, the rotation The upper end of rotation mechanism 52 is provided with plectane 51, and the plectane 51 is provided with the installing hole coordinated with 6 bottom of testing jig, and the described 3rd is electric Machine reductor mechanism drives plectane 51 to realize spinning movement.
The testing jig 6 includes cat ladder 61, star orifice plate 62, side dress plate 63, middle frame 64 and circular hole slab 65.The middle frame 64 is wrapped Five pipes 641 of positive five starlike distributions are included, five pipes 641 are isometric and are parallel to each other;Little pipe is used between adjacent pipe 641 Pentagonal prism shape truss structure is connected into, between two pipes 641 therein, only connects little pipe, open middle conduct at pipe end The manhole door of people's turnover.One end connection circular hole slab 65 of the middle frame 64, the circular hole slab 65 are provided with installing hole, the peace Dress hole is corresponding with the installing hole of 5 upper end plectane of turntable;The other end connection star orifice plate 62 of the middle frame 64, the star orifice plate 62 are provided with connecting hole, and corresponding with the installing hole being test on overhead type radar antenna base;On middle frame 64 with it is described The outside connecting side dress plate 63 of non-conterminous two prism of manhole door, the side dress plate 63 are provided with installing hole, and be test for Installing hole on side-mounted radar antenna base is corresponding;On middle frame 64 in another two prism non-conterminous with the manhole door Side connects cat ladder 61.
The suction ripple plate 7 includes inhaling ripple module 71 and A-frame 72.The suction ripple module 71 include inhaling wave angle cone 711, Substrate 712 and square frame 713, the square frame 713 be bar shaped aluminium sheet make 1000mm × 1000mm square frame, it is described just Connecting hole is uniformly distributed on the four edges of square frame, the substrate 712 is the aluminium sheet of 1000mm × 1000mm × 2mm, it The side of four sides and square frame 713 is welded to connect, and the suction wave angle cone 711 is positive rectangular pyramid made by polyurethane foam absorbing material Body, the square cone bottom surface are 100mm × 100mm, and on substrate 712, ten row of bonding inhales wave angle cone 711, per ten suctions of behavior Wave angle cone 711.The ripple plate 7 of inhaling is that the rectangle being spliced by suction ripple module 71 inhales ripple plate.A-frame 72 is two triangles Connect a tie-beam in the middle of frame, suction ripple plate 7 is fixed on the rear end of carrying platform 2 with A-frame 72.
The leveling sensor 23 is voltage-type obliquity sensor.
The method have the benefit that:
(1)The carrying platform automatic leveling of the present invention, improves work efficiency;
(2)The present invention can be carried many types of antenna equipment and be carried out multi-angle test, easy to use, it is easy to operate.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the top view after the present invention removes turntable.
Fig. 3 is turntable interface diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 4 (a) is leveling supporting legs structural representation of the present invention.
Fig. 4 (b) is leveling supporting legs internal structure schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the partial enlarged drawing of Fig. 4 (b) of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is switch structural representation of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is aided support leg structure schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is turntable structure schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is testing jig structural representation of the present invention.
Figure 10 is that the present invention inhales ripple modular structure schematic diagram.
Figure 11 (a) is the suction ripple plate structure schematic diagram that six pieces of the present invention inhales the splicing of ripple module.
Figure 11 (b) is the suction ripple plate structure schematic diagram that four pieces of the present invention inhales the splicing of ripple module.
Figure 12 (a) is 0 ° of test mode schematic diagram of radar antenna of the present invention.
Figure 12 (b) is 30 ° of test mode schematic diagrams of radar antenna of the present invention.
Sequence number in figure:1. electronic load car, 11. set of cells, 2. carrying platform, 21. leveling controllers, 22. turning table control casees, 23. leveling sensors, 24. cross bubble instruments, 25. turntable interfaces, 251. base plates, 3. 252. gripper shoes, leveling supporting legs, 30. sides Case, 301. installing holes, 302. switch guide grooves, 303. shields, 31. cranks, 311. bevel pinions, 32. lower margins, 321. leading screws Nut, 322. square tubes, 323. bases, 33. first motors, 34. first reductors, 35. driving gears, 36. bevel gear wheels, 37. Power transmission shaft, 38. switch, 381. engagement projections, 382. handles, 4. 39. driven gears, auxiliary leg, 41. crossbeams, 42. hinges Chain, 43. flanges, 44. cranks, 45. screw mandrels, 46. feed screw nuts, 47. legs, 5. turntable, 51. plectanes, 52. rotating mechanisms, 53. Luffing mechanism, 54. bases, 6. testing jig, 61. cat ladders, 62. star orifice plates, 63. sides dress plate, 64. middle frames, 641. pipes, 65. Ripple modules, 711. suction wave angle cones, 712. substrates, 713. square frames, 8. 72. A-frames, thunder are inhaled in circular hole slab, 7. suction ripple plate, 71. Up to antenna.
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Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the present invention is further described by embodiment.
Embodiment
Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, a kind of carrying platform for radar antenna test, including electronic load car 1, carrying platform 2, Leveling supporting legs 3, auxiliary leg 4, turntable 5, testing jig 6 and suction ripple plate 7.
The electronic load car 1 includes driver's cabin, electric drive system, control system and accumulator battery 11, the electronic drive Dynamic system, control system and driver's cabin integrator, the under-cab both sides are respectively provided with an explosion-proof solid tyre.It is described Carrying platform 2 is the rectangular frame structure welded with channel-section steel, including left channel-section steel and right channel-section steel are spread on the upside of the rectangular frame If a steel plate, the front end on the downside of the rectangular frame are provided with accumulator battery 11, as the power source of electronic load car 1, while Power source is provided for leveling system again.
Rear end on the downside of the carrying platform 2 is provided with two parallel support wheel shafts, supports the two ends of wheel shaft to set per root One explosion-proof solid tyre, the front end of the carrying platform 2 is connected on rear side of driver's cabin.
The carrying platform 2 is provided with four leveling supporting legs 3, and the left channel-section steel and right channel-section steel are respectively arranged at two ends with a leveling Supporting leg 3, in length and breadth axisymmetrical distributed rectangular of four leveling supporting legs 3 along carrying platform 2.Left channel-section steel two ends are close to leveling supporting legs 3 Place and right channel-section steel two ends two ends are respectively equipped with auxiliary leg 4 close at leveling supporting legs 3, totally four auxiliary legs 4.
On the carrying platform 2, the centre position of the four edges of plane is equipped with a leveling sensor 23, the leveling Sensor 23 is voltage-type obliquity sensor.The diagonal cross-point locations of the carrying platform 2 are provided with a cross bubble instrument 24, the position in the left side of the front end of the carrying platform 2 is provided with leveling controller 21 and turning table control case 22.
Referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the upper planar back portion position of the carrying platform 2 is provided with turntable interface 25, the turntable interface 25 include base plate 251 and gripper shoe 252.The base plate 251 is one block of square steel plate, and center is provided with a circular hole, four The edge on bar side is equipped with eight installing holes.The rice that the gripper shoe 252 is connected into by four iron billets and four long iron bars Font, and the bottom surface of base plate 251 is welded on, base plate 251 is fixed on carrying platform 2 by gripper shoe 252.
Referring to Fig. 4 (a), Fig. 4 (b), Fig. 5, Fig. 6, the leveling supporting legs 3 include square chest 30, crank 31, lower margin 32, first Motor 33, the first reductor 34, driving gear 35, bevel gear wheel 36, power transmission shaft 37, switch 38 and driven gear 39.
The lower margin 32 includes feed screw nut 321, square tube 322 and base 323, and the feed screw nut 321 is connected to square tube 322 upper end, the lower end connect base 323 of square tube 322.
The square chest 30 is hexahedron body structure, and the arranged on left and right sides edge of the back side panel of square chest 30 exceeds left and right side Plate, and 3 installing holes 301 are respectively equipped with arranged on left and right sides edge.The front side board top connection crank 31 of square chest 30, it is described The end of crank 31 is provided with bevel pinion 311.The lower side panel of square chest 30 is provided with shield 303, and the shield 303 is tied for rectangular tube Structure, its inwall are to be slidably matched with the outer wall of square tube 322.The right plate of square chest 30 is provided with switch guide groove 302.Described first Motor 33 is vertically installed at the upper left side position of the back side panel, and the outfan of first motor 33 is downward, in its outfan Connect the first reductor 34, the outfan connection driving gear 35 of the first reductor 34.The installing hole 301 will be adjusted by bolt Flat supporting leg 3 is installed on carrying platform 2.
It is the optical axis with flat key that the structure of the power transmission shaft 37 is upper part, and lower part is leading screw, and centre is provided with a circle Shaft part, is fixed on the lower side panel of square chest 30 by axle sleeve on the downside of the circular shaft section, is provided with bearing, outside bearing on the upside of circular shaft section Driven gear 39 is installed on circle, the upper surface of the driven gear 39 is provided with a circle square protruding, and the quantity of square protruding is eight It is individual, and be uniformly distributed on the pitch circle being located.The leading screw is installed on feed screw nut 321.
Referring to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, the optical axis with flat key is provided with switch 38, and the switch 38 includes inner ring, outer Circle and handle 382, the inner ring are round pie, and its center is provided with the circular hole with keyway, the circular hole and the light with flat key It is cooperation between axle, its upper and lower two end faces are respectively equipped with a circle engagement projections 381, and the quantity of engagement projections 381 is eight It is individual, and be uniformly distributed on the pitch circle being located.Connect handle 382 on the outer ring, between outer ring and inner ring, be provided with steel ball, outer ring After fixation, inner ring can be rotated freely.
The upper end end of the power transmission shaft 37 is provided with bearing, connects bevel gear wheel 36, the auger tooth on the bearing top circle The lower surface of wheel 36 is provided with a circle square protruding, and the quantity of square protruding is eight, and is uniformly distributed on the pitch circle being located.
During work, handle 382 is pulled downward on along switch guide groove 302, and is fixed on the lower end position of switch guide groove 302 Put, be switched to automatic mode, now a circle side of the upper surface of the engagement projections 381 and driven gear 39 of 38 lower surface of switch Shape projection is meshed, and after the first motor 33 receives the left-hand rotation that leveling controller 21 sends or right turn signal, drives driving gear 35 Rotation, driving gear 35 drive driven gear 39 to rotate, and driven gear 39 drives switch 38 to rotate, and switch 38 is carried The optical axis of flat key and the rotation of the leading screw below it, so as to drive lower margin 32 to stretch, realize self-leveling purpose.The leveling Limit switch is provided with lower limb 3, the stroke limit is controlled, it is ensured that security of system.
Handle 382 is pulled up along switch guide groove 302, and is fixed on the upper end position of switch guide groove 302, is switched to Manual mode, now the lower surface of the engagement projections 381 and bevel gear wheel 36 of 38 upper surface of switch one circle square protruding phase Engagement, by shaking crank 31, bevel pinion 311 drives bevel gear wheel 36 to rotate, and bevel gear wheel 36 drives switch 38 to rotate, Switch 38 drives the optical axis with flat key and the rotation of the leading screw below it, so as to drive lower margin 32 to stretch, in cross bubble instrument The purpose of manual leveling is realized under 24 cooperations.
Referring to Fig. 7, the auxiliary leg 4 includes crossbeam 41, hinge 42, flange 43, crank 44, screw mandrel 45, feed screw nut 46 and leg 47.The crossbeam 41 be one section of lightweight I-beam, the hinge sleeve of its one end connects hinge 42, the hinge of hinge 42 Axle is connected on flange 43.Its other end connection wire rod nut 46.45 upper end of the screw mandrel is rectangular-shaped, is easy to crank 44 to insert Enter, lower end is screw mandrel, screw mandrel 45 is installed on feed screw nut 46, the lower section connection leg 47 of screw mandrel 45, screw mandrel 45 and leg 47 Between be active connection, when screw mandrel 45 rotates, leg 47 does not rotate.The flange 43 is welded in the left and right of 2 framework of carrying platform The two ends of side channel steel, crossbeam 41 form downward-sloping shape with plane on carrying platform 2.The auxiliary leg 4 increases carrying platform 2 Stability, auxiliary leg 4 launched by hinge 42,0 °~135 ° of expanded angle, and expansion radius is 1500mm, and supporting leg lifting is adopted The expansion and lifting of feed screw nut's structure, supporting leg is used to adopt manual adjustment.Under off working state, supporting leg can be packed up and be closed up in delivery Platform both sides, when auxiliary leg 4 is packed up, 47 terrain clearance of leg is more than 150mm.Under working condition, Auxiliary support lower limb launches, exhibition Angle of release degree is determined according to actually used situation.
Referring to Fig. 8, the turntable 5 includes plectane 51, rotating mechanism 52, luffing mechanism 53 and base 54.The base 54 Be provided with one piece of foursquare bedplate, the edge of the four edges of the bedplate is equipped with eight installing holes, and with base plate 251 Installing hole it is corresponding, opposing parallel two side of the bedplate is provided with the vertical framework perpendicular to bedplate, two pieces Vertically framework and bedplate constitute U-shaped structure, and vertical framework upper end is provided with bearing block, and two bearing blocks connect luffing mechanism 53. The luffing mechanism 53 is provided with the second motor reducer mechanism and semicircular gear mechanism, and the semicircular gear is by the second motor Little gear on reductor mechanism output shaft drives, and realizes pitching motion.The rotating mechanism 52 is provided with the 3rd motor reducer Mechanism, the upper end of the rotating mechanism 52 are provided with plectane 51, and the plectane 51 is provided with the installation coordinated with 6 bottom of testing jig Hole, the 3rd motor reducer mechanism drive plectane 51 to realize spinning movement.
Referring to Fig. 9, the testing jig 6 includes cat ladder 61, star orifice plate 62, side dress plate 63, middle frame 64 and circular hole slab 65.Institute Stating middle frame 64 includes five pipes 641 of positive five starlike distributions, and five pipes 641 are isometric and are parallel to each other;Adjacent pipe 641 Between connect into pentagonal prism shape truss structure with little pipe, between two pipes 641 therein only at the pipe end the little pipe of connection, The manhole door that open middle is passed in and out as people.One end connection circular hole slab 65 of the middle frame 64, the circular hole slab 65 are provided with Installing hole, the installing hole are corresponding with the installing hole of 5 upper end plectane of turntable;The other end connection star orifice plate of the middle frame 64 62, the star orifice plate 62 is provided with connecting hole, and corresponding with the installing hole being test on overhead type radar antenna base.It is middle The outside connecting side dress plate 63 of two prism non-conterminous with the manhole door on frame 64, the side dress plate 63 are provided with installing hole, And it is corresponding with the installing hole being test on side-mounted radar antenna base.It is non-conterminous with the manhole door on middle frame 64 The inner side connection cat ladder 61 of another two prism.
Referring to Figure 10, Figure 11 (a), Figure 11 (b), the suction ripple plate 7 includes inhaling ripple module 71 and A-frame 72.The suction Ripple module 71 includes inhaling wave angle cone 711, substrate 712 and square frame 713, the square frame 713 be bar shaped aluminium sheet make 1000mm × The square frame of 1000mm, is uniformly distributed connecting hole on the four edges of the square frame, the substrate 712 is 1000mm The aluminium sheet of × 1000mm × 2mm, its four sides and the side of square frame 713 are welded to connect, and the suction wave angle cone 711 is polyurethane foam Square cone made by foam absorbing material, the square cone bottom surface be 100mm × 100mm, ten row of bonding on substrate 712 Wave angle cone 711 is inhaled, and wave angle cone 711 is inhaled for ten per behavior.The ripple plate 7 of inhaling is that the rectangle being spliced by suction ripple module 71 inhales ripple Plate.A-frame 72 is to connect a tie-beam in the middle of two tripods, and inhaling ripple plate 7 with A-frame 72, to be fixed on delivery flat The rear end of platform 2, the suction ripple plate 7 are connected on the framework channel-section steel of 2 rear end of carrying platform, and the upper plane phase with carrying platform 2 Vertically.Figure 11 (a) is the structure of six blocks of suction ripple plates 7 for inhaling 71 splicing of ripple module.Figure 11 (b) is four pieces and inhales 71 splicing of ripple module Inhale the structure of ripple plate 7.
It is described to inhale the metal exposed part that ripple plate 7 blocks electronic load car 1, carrying platform 2, turntable 5 and testing jig 6, prevent Which produces echo reflection, while antenna echo can be absorbed, prevents echo from producing impact to radar antenna test.
Referring to Figure 12 (a), Figure 12 (b), during present invention work, the data of sensing are passed to leveling control by leveling sensor 23 Data are processed by device 21, leveling controller 21, and the input of leveling controller 21 is connected with the outfan of leveling sensor 23 Connect, the outfan of leveling controller 21 is connected with 33 input of the first motor of leveling supporting legs 3, leveling sensor 23 two-by-two Group, is respectively intended to sense the gradient longitudinally, laterally of carrying platform 2, and leveling controller 21 is fed back according to leveling sensor 23 Inclination data processed, and then respectively drive four leveling supporting legs 3, coordinate carrying platform 2 carry out automatic leveling.Or Cross bubble instrument 24 is coordinated to carry out manual leveling to carrying platform 2 using four leveling supporting legs 3.
The radar antenna 8 for needing test is connected on testing jig 6, turning table control case 22 needs to pass to turntable according to test 5 signals, turntable 5 receive horizontal rotation or reclining in front and back after command signal, drive radar antenna 8 to complete multi-faceted by testing jig 6 Test.
Figure 12 (a) is 0 ° of test mode of radar antenna of the present invention 8.Figure 12 (b) is 30 ° of surveys of radar antenna of the present invention 8 Examination state.
Above content not makees any pro forma restriction to structure of the invention, shape.Every skill according to the present invention Any simple modification, equivalent variations and modification that art is substantially made to above example, still fall within technical solution of the present invention In the range of.

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1. it is a kind of for radar antenna test carrying platform, it is characterised in that:The carrying platform includes electronic load car(1)、 Carrying platform(2), turntable(5), testing jig(6)With suction ripple plate(7);
The electronic load car(1)Including driver's cabin, electric drive system, control system and accumulator battery(11), the electronic drive Dynamic system, control system and driver's cabin integrator, accumulator battery(11)As electronic load car(1)Power source;
The carrying platform(2)Front portion be connected to driver's cabin, carrying platform(2)Work surface be steel plate;Carrying platform(2)Before The side in portion is provided with leveling controller(21)With turning table control case(22);Carrying platform(2)The surrounding of work surface is respectively equipped with one Individual leveling sensor(23);Carrying platform(2)Rear portion is provided with turntable(5);The turntable(5)It is provided with testing jig(6);With test Frame(6)Corresponding carrying platform(2)Rear end is provided with suction ripple plate(7);Inhale ripple plate(7)Block electronic load car(1), carrying platform(2)、 Turntable(5)And testing jig(6)Metal exposed part, prevent its produce echo reflection, while antenna echo can be absorbed, prevent Echo produces impact to radar antenna test;
Carrying platform(2)Length direction both sides are respectively arranged at two ends with leveling supporting legs(3);Four leveling supporting legs(3)Realize to fortune Carrying platform(2)Carry out leveling;
During work, it would be desirable to which the radar antenna of test is arranged on testing jig(6)On, turntable(5)Drive testing jig(6)Realize level Rotation is leaned forward or is swung back, and realizes the multi-faceted test of radar antenna.
2. it is according to claim 1 it is a kind of for radar antenna test carrying platform, it is characterised in that:Carrying platform (2)And turntable(5)Between be provided with turntable interface(25), the turntable interface(25)Including base plate(251)And gripper shoe(252); The base plate(251)For one block of square steel plate, center is provided with a circular hole, and the edge of four edges is equipped with eight peaces Dress hole;The gripper shoe(252)The M shape connected into by four iron billets and four long iron bars, and it is welded on base plate(251) Bottom surface, base plate(251)By gripper shoe(252)It is fixed on carrying platform(2)On.
3. it is according to claim 1 it is a kind of for radar antenna test carrying platform, it is characterised in that:The leveling Lower limb(3)Including square chest(30), crank(31), lower margin(32), the first motor(33), the first reductor(34), driving gear(35)、 Bevel gear wheel(36), power transmission shaft(37), switch(38)And driven gear(39);
The square chest(30)For hexahedron square box structure, square chest(30)Inside be provided with the first motor(33), the first reductor (34), driving gear(35), bevel gear wheel(36), power transmission shaft(37)And switch(38), square chest(30)Front side board be provided with Crank(31), the crank(31)One end be provided with and bevel gear wheel(36)The bevel pinion of engagement(311);Square chest(30)The right side Side plate is provided with switch guide groove(302);Square chest(30)Back side panel arranged on left and right sides edge exceed left and right side plate, and Arranged on left and right sides edge is respectively equipped with 3 installing holes(301), the installing hole(301)By bolt by leveling supporting legs(3)Peace It is attached to carrying platform(2)On;The lower margin(32)Positioned at square chest(30)Lower section, and pass through lower margin(32)On feed screw nut (321)And power transmission shaft(37)On leading screw be connected;During work, switch(38)Move down and be fixed on switch guide groove(302) Lower end position, be switched to automatic mode, the first motor(33)Receive leveling controller(21)The left-hand rotation sent or right turn signal Afterwards, drive driving gear(35)Rotation, driving gear(35)Drive driven gear(39)Rotation, driven gear(39)Drive switching Device(38)Rotation, switch(38)Drive power transmission shaft(37)Rotation, so as to drive lower margin(32)It is flexible, realize self-leveling mesh 's;The leveling supporting legs(3)Limit switch is inside provided with, the stroke limit is controlled, it is ensured that security of system;
Switch(38)Upper shifting is simultaneously fixed on switch guide groove(302)During upper end position, manual mode is switched to, by shaking (31), bevel pinion(311)Drive bevel gear wheel(36)Rotation, bevel gear wheel(36)Drive switch(38)Rotation, switching Device(38)Drive power transmission shaft(37)Rotation, so as to drive lower margin(32)It is flexible, in cross bubble instrument(24)Coordinate lower realization manually The purpose of leveling.
4. it is according to claim 3 it is a kind of for radar antenna test carrying platform, it is characterised in that:The switch (38)Including inner ring, outer ring and handle(382), the inner ring is round pie, and the center of inner ring is provided with the circular hole with keyway, is somebody's turn to do It is cooperation between circular hole and the optical axis with flat key, upper and lower two end faces of inner ring are respectively equipped with a circle engagement projections (381), engagement projections(381)Quantity be eight, and be located pitch circle on be uniformly distributed;Connect handle on the outer ring (382), steel ball is provided between outer ring and inner ring, after outer ring is fixed, inner ring can be rotated freely;Switch(38)It is switched to manually Pattern, switch(38)The engagement projections of upper surface(381)And bevel gear wheel(36)Lower surface one circle square protruding mutually nibble Close;Switch(38)It is switched to automatic mode, switch(38)The engagement projections of lower surface(381)And driven gear(39)It is upper One circle square protruding of end face is meshed.
5. it is according to claim 1 it is a kind of for radar antenna test carrying platform, it is characterised in that:The delivery is flat Platform(2)It is the rectangular frame structure welded with channel-section steel, including left channel-section steel and right channel-section steel;Left channel-section steel two ends are close to leveling supporting legs (3)Place and right channel-section steel two ends two ends are close to leveling supporting legs(3)Place is respectively equipped with auxiliary leg(4), totally four auxiliary legs(4);
The auxiliary leg(4)Including crossbeam(41), hinge(42), flange(43), crank(44), screw mandrel(45), feed screw nut (46)And leg(47);The crossbeam(41)For one section of lightweight I-beam, its one end connects hinge(42)Hinge sleeve, hinge (42)Hinge axis be connected to flange(43)On;Its other end connection wire rod nut(46);The screw mandrel(45)Upper end is square Shape, is easy to crank(44)Insertion, lower end is screw mandrel, screw mandrel(45)It is installed on feed screw nut(46)On, screw mandrel(45)Lower section Connection leg(47), screw mandrel(45)And leg(47)Between be active connection, screw mandrel(45)During rotation, leg(47)Do not rotate; The flange(43)It is welded in carrying platform(2)The two ends of the left and right side channel-section steel of framework, crossbeam(41)With carrying platform(2)On Plane forms downward-sloping shape;The auxiliary leg(4)Increase carrying platform(2)Stability, auxiliary leg(4)By hinge (42)Launch, using feed screw nut's structure, the expansion and lifting of supporting leg adopt manual adjustment for supporting leg lifting;Under off working state, Supporting leg can be packed up and be closed up in carrying platform both sides, auxiliary leg(4)Leg when packing up(47)Terrain clearance is more than 150mm;Work Under state, auxiliary leg is launched, and expanded angle is determined according to actually used situation.
6. it is according to claim 5 it is a kind of for radar antenna test carrying platform, it is characterised in that:The auxiliary Lower limb(4)The angle of expansion is 0 °~135 °, and expansion radius is 1500mm.
7. it is according to claim 1 and 2 it is a kind of for radar antenna test carrying platform, it is characterised in that:Described turn Platform(5)Including plectane(51), rotating mechanism(52), luffing mechanism(53)And base(54);The base(54)One piece is provided with just Square bedplate, the edge of the four edges of the bedplate are equipped with eight installing holes, and and base plate(251)Installing hole Corresponding, opposing parallel two side of the bedplate is provided with the vertical framework perpendicular to bedplate, two vertical frameworks and Bedplate constitutes U-shaped structure, and vertical framework upper end is provided with bearing block, and two bearing blocks connect luffing mechanism(53);The pitching Mechanism(53)The second motor reducer mechanism and semicircular gear mechanism are provided with, the semicircular gear is by the second motor reducer Little gear on mechanism's output shaft drives, and realizes pitching motion;The rotating mechanism(52)The 3rd motor reducer mechanism is provided with, The rotating mechanism(52)Upper end be provided with plectane(51), the plectane(51)It is provided with and testing jig(6)The peace that bottom coordinates Dress hole, the 3rd motor reducer mechanism drive plectane(51)Realize spinning movement.
8. it is according to claim 1 it is a kind of for radar antenna test carrying platform, it is characterised in that:The testing jig (6)Including cat ladder(61), star orifice plate(62), side dress plate(63), middle frame(64)And circular hole slab(65);The middle frame(64)Bag Include five pipes of positive five starlike distributions(641), five pipes(641)It is isometric and be parallel to each other;Adjacent pipe(641)Between use Little pipe connects into pentagonal prism shape truss structure, two pipes therein(641)Between only at the pipe end the little pipe of connection, it is middle Open wide the manhole door as people's turnover;The middle frame(64)One end connection circular hole slab(65), the circular hole slab(65)On set There are installing hole, the installing hole and turntable(5)The installing hole of upper end plectane is corresponding;The middle frame(64)The other end connection Star orifice plate(62), the star orifice plate(62)Be provided with connecting hole, and with the installing hole being test on overhead type radar antenna base It is corresponding;Middle frame(64)On two prism non-conterminous with the manhole door outside connecting side dress plate(63), the side fills plate (63)Installing hole is provided with, and it is corresponding with the installing hole being test on side-mounted radar antenna base;Middle frame(64)On The inner side of another two prism non-conterminous with the manhole door is connected cat ladder(61).
9. it is according to claim 1 it is a kind of for radar antenna test carrying platform, it is characterised in that:The suction ripple plate (7)Including suction ripple module(71)And A-frame(72);The suction ripple module(71)Bore including wave angle is inhaled(711), substrate(712) And square frame(713), the square frame(713)The square frame of the 1000mm × 1000mm made for bar shaped aluminium sheet, the pros Connecting hole, the substrate are uniformly distributed on the four edges of shape frame(712)For the aluminium sheet of 1000mm × 1000mm × 2mm, it Four sides and square frame(713)Side be welded to connect, it is described suction wave angle cone(711)Positive four made by polyurethane foam absorbing material Pyramid, the square cone bottom surface be 100mm × 100mm, substrate(712)Ten row of upper bonding inhales wave angle cone(711), often go Wave angle cone is inhaled for ten(711);The suction ripple plate(7)It is by suction ripple module(71)The rectangle being spliced inhales ripple plate;Triangle Frame(72)To connect a tie-beam in the middle of two tripods, A-frame is used(72)Ripple plate will be inhaled(7)It is fixed on carrying platform (2)Rear end.
10. it is according to claim 1 it is a kind of for radar antenna test carrying platform, it is characterised in that:The leveling Sensor(23)For voltage-type obliquity sensor.
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