CN114659601B - Novel weighing equipment structure of many function combination of integration - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention belongs to the technical field of nondestructive measurement weight measurement, and provides an integrated multifunctional combined novel weighing equipment structure. Comprising the following steps: the pressure plate and the weighing mechanism are arranged on the pressure plate; the weighing mechanism is used for weighing; the pressure plate comprises a pressing contact plate, a pressing flow bag and a lower connecting plate; one surface of the pressure flow bag is arranged below the pressure contact plate and is fixedly connected with the pressure contact plate; the other surface of the pressure flow bag is abutted with the lower connecting plate; the fluid is filled in the pressure flow bag in a sealing way; the lower connecting plate comprises a sealing bag and a bottom steel plate; the sealing bag is abutted with the pressure flow bag; and the sealing bag is arranged in the bottom steel plate; the sealed bag is made of flexible material and is sealed with fluid. The device utilizes the flexible characteristic of the bag body and the characteristic of fluid to deform the bag body by the force of pressure, and calculates the weight of the vehicle through deformation. The design effectively avoids mechanical contact, so that the mechanical structure of the device is invalid, the service life of the device is prolonged, and the device is suitable for industrial popularization.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of nondestructive measurement weight measurement, in particular to an integrated multifunctional combined novel weighing equipment structure.
Background
The traditional floor scale or wagon balance is used for weighing a vehicle filled with goods; however, the internal structure of the traditional wagon balance is mostly in a mechanical and electronic combination mode, and the traditional wagon balance is deformed by utilizing gravity pressure to generate electric quantity and measure data;
the structure is reasonable in design; however, the mechanical structure causes the device to gradually fail due to the phenomena such as failure and stress concentration caused by repeated pressure of the heavy object for a long time, thereby requiring a so-called wagon balance staff to perform manual calibration.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects in the prior art, the invention provides an integrated multifunctional combined novel weighing equipment structure so as to improve the weighing accuracy and reduce the mechanical contact.
The invention provides an integrated multifunctional combined novel weighing equipment structure, which comprises: the pressure plate and the weighing mechanism are arranged on the pressure plate; the weighing mechanism is used for weighing; the pressure plate comprises a pressing contact plate, a pressing flow bag and a lower connecting plate; the fluid is filled in the pressure flow bag in a sealing way; the pressure flow bag is made of flexible materials; the lower connecting plate comprises a sealing bag and a bottom steel plate; the sealing bag is abutted with the pressure flow bag; and the sealing bag is installed in the bottom steel plate; the sealing bag is made of flexible materials and is sealed and filled with fluid.
Further, the pressing contact plate is also provided with an anti-skid groove and a side anti-friction part; the anti-skid grooves are arranged on the upper surface of the pressing contact plate, are provided with a plurality of positions and are uniformly distributed; the side anti-friction parts are arranged on two sides of the pressing contact plate. In practical application, the design is used for ensuring that the weighing vehicle cannot slip and preventing the weighing vehicle from impacting the side edges.
Further, the side anti-friction part comprises a fixed side and an anti-collision wheel; the fixed side is provided with a plurality of mounting holes, and the mounting holes are uniformly distributed in a straight line along the axial direction of the fixed side; the anti-collision wheel is rotatably installed in the installation hole. In practical application, the anti-collision wheel is made of hard plastic materials, and can play a role in stronger impact resistance.
Further, the abutting contact plate is also provided with an abutting groove, and the bottom steel plate is provided with an abutting boss; the abutting groove is movably mounted on the abutting boss. In practical application, the mode is to conveniently place the pressure flow bag. Meanwhile, the contact plate can be effectively supported and fixed.
Further, the abutting boss is provided with a placing groove and a shaft hole; the placing groove is arranged at the side edge of the bottom of the abutting boss, and the shaft hole is communicated with the placing groove; the squeeze bag has an extension that is placed in a placement groove. In practice, the purpose of this design is to achieve contact and to create pressure.
Further, the pressing contact plate further comprises an elastic pressing plate and a pressing shaft; the elastic pressing plate is installed in the abutting groove, the pressing shaft is installed in the shaft hole in a sliding mode, one end of the pressing shaft abuts against the elastic pressing plate, and the other end of the pressing shaft abuts against the pressing flow bag. In practical application, the elastic pressing plate is provided with a plurality of positions and corresponding pressing shafts.
Further, the extension section is provided with a speed measuring hole, and the flowmeter is arranged in the speed measuring hole and used for measuring the flow rate at the position of the speed measuring hole. In actual application, the flowmeter is used for testing the flow rate; obtaining the deformation of the liquid through the flow rate and the time; and further calculate how much pressure is causing deformation.
Further, the lower connecting plate comprises a moving wheel, and the moving wheel is detachably arranged below the lower connecting plate. In practical application, the design of the movable wheel is convenient for the integral installation of the device.
According to the technical scheme, the integrated multifunctional combined novel weighing equipment structure has the beneficial effects that: in practical application, the device is reasonable in design and practical; the operation is simple, the characteristics of the fluid are fully utilized, and the original pressure is converted into the flow of the fluid; accuracy is increased; meanwhile, the fluid adopts antifreezing sealing oil, so that the fluid can be effectively applied in winter; meanwhile, the weighing mechanism adopts a traditional piezoelectric mode, and the design ensures the stability of the product in the long-term use process through a simple structure. Meanwhile, the abutting mode of the pressure flow bag and the sealing bag is adopted, and the characteristic of flexibility of the bag body is utilized; and the fluid characteristic, change original rigid contact into flexible abutting; the deformation of the material due to the conventional rigid contact and the subsequent damage are greatly changed, and the design greatly improves the service life.
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FIG. 1 is a top view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;
fig. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of fig. 2 at a.
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the pressure plate 1, the weighing mechanism 2, the pressure contact plate 11, the anti-slip groove 110, the side anti-friction part 111, the fixed side 1110, the anti-collision wheel 1111, the mounting hole 100, the contact groove 112, the elastic pressing plate 113, the pressure contact shaft 114, the pressure flow bag 12, the extension section 121, the speed measuring hole 1210, the lower connecting plate 13, the sealing bag 131, the bottom steel plate 132, the contact boss 1321, the placing groove 200, the shaft hole 300 and the moving wheel 133.
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Embodiments of the technical scheme of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following examples are only for more clearly illustrating the technical aspects of the present invention, and thus are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
An embodiment is substantially as shown in figures 1 to 3 of the accompanying drawings:
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as shown in fig. 1-3, the integrated multifunctional combined novel weighing equipment structure provided by the embodiment can improve the weighing accuracy and reduce the mechanical contact in the device.
Novel weighing equipment structure of many function combination of integration formula includes: a pressure plate 1 and a weighing mechanism 2, the pressure plate 1 being mounted on the weighing mechanism 2; the weighing mechanism 2 is used for weighing; the pressure plate 1 comprises an abutting pressure plate 11, a pressure flow bag 12 and a lower connecting plate 13; the pressure flow bag 12 is filled with fluid in a sealing way; and the pressure flow bag 12 is made of flexible materials; the lower plate 13 includes a sealing bag 131 and a bottom steel plate 132; the sealing bag 131 is abutted against the pressure flow bag 12; and the sealing bag 131 is installed in the bottom steel plate 132; the sealing bag 131 is made of flexible material and is sealed with fluid. In practical application, the device is reasonable in design and practical; the operation is simple, the characteristics of the fluid are fully utilized, and the original pressure is converted into the flow of the fluid; accuracy is increased; meanwhile, the fluid adopts antifreezing sealing oil, so that the fluid can be effectively applied in winter; meanwhile, the weighing mechanism 2 adopts a traditional piezoelectric mode, and the design ensures the stability of the product in the long-term use process through a simple structure. Meanwhile, the abutting mode of the pressure flow bag 12 and the sealing bag 131 is adopted, and the characteristic of the flexibility of the bag body is utilized; and the fluid characteristic, change original rigid contact into flexible abutting; the deformation of the material due to the conventional rigid contact and the subsequent damage are greatly changed, and the design greatly improves the service life.
For anti-slip protection, in the present embodiment, the contact plate 11 further has an anti-slip groove 110 and a side anti-scratch portion 111; the anti-skid grooves 110 are arranged on the upper surface of the pressing contact plate 11, are provided with a plurality of positions and are uniformly distributed; the side scratch-proof parts 111 are provided on both sides of the pressing contact plate 11. In practical application, the design is used for ensuring that the weighing vehicle cannot slip and preventing the weighing vehicle from impacting the side edges. Further, the side anti-scratch 111 includes a fixed side 1110 and an anti-collision wheel 1111; the fixing side 1110 has a plurality of mounting holes 100, and the mounting holes 100 are uniformly distributed along the axial direction of the fixing side 1110; the anti-collision wheel 1111 is rotatably installed in the installation hole 100. In practical application, the anti-collision wheel 1111 is made of hard plastic material, and can play a role in stronger impact resistance.
Meanwhile, in order to further realize fluid force measurement and improve accuracy, in this embodiment, the abutting contact plate 11 further has an abutting groove 112, and the bottom steel plate 132 has an abutting boss 1321; the abutment groove 112 is movably mounted on the abutment boss 1321. In practice, this is to facilitate placement of the squeeze bag 12. Further, the abutment boss 1321 has a placement groove 200 and a shaft hole 300; the placing groove 200 is arranged at the side edge of the bottom of the abutting boss 1321, and the shaft hole 300 is communicated with the placing groove 200; the pressure bag 12 has an extension 121, the extension 121 being placed in the placement groove 200. In practice, the purpose of this design is to achieve contact and to create pressure.
In the present embodiment, the pressing contact plate 11 further includes an elastic pressing plate 113 and a pressing contact shaft 114; the elastic pressing plate 113 is mounted in the abutting groove 112, the pressing shaft 114 is slidably mounted in the shaft hole 300, one end abuts against the elastic pressing plate 113, and the other end of the pressing shaft 114 abuts against the pressure flow bag 12. In practical use, the elastic pressing plate 113 has a plurality of positions, and the corresponding pressing shaft 114 also has a plurality of positions.
In this embodiment, the extension 121 has a tachometer hole 1210, and the flowmeter is installed in the tachometer hole 1210, for measuring the flow rate at the location of the tachometer hole 1210. In actual application, the flowmeter is used for testing the flow rate; obtaining the deformation of the liquid through the flow rate and the time; and further calculate how much pressure is causing deformation.
In this embodiment, the lower plate 13 includes a moving wheel 133, and the moving wheel 133 is detachably mounted under the lower plate 13. In practical application, the design of the moving wheel 133 facilitates the overall installation of the device.
In summary, according to the integrated multifunctional combined novel weighing device structure, on one hand, the flexible characteristics of the sealing bag 131 and the pressure flow bag 12 are utilized, meanwhile, the characteristics of fluid are utilized, the pressure force is utilized to deform the novel weighing device structure, and the weight of the vehicle is calculated through deformation. The design effectively avoids mechanical contact, so that the mechanical structure of the device is invalid, the service life of the device is prolonged, and the device is suitable for industrial popularization.
The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention, and are not limiting; although the invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some or all of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit of the invention, and are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims and description.
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1. Novel weighing equipment structure of many function combination formula of integration, its characterized in that includes: the pressure plate and the weighing mechanism are arranged on the pressure plate; the weighing mechanism is used for weighing;
the pressure plate comprises a pressing contact plate, a pressing flow bag and a lower connecting plate; one surface of the pressure flow bag is arranged below the pressure contact plate and is fixedly connected with the pressure contact plate; the other surface of the pressure flow bag is in butt joint with the lower connecting plate;
the fluid is filled in the pressure flow bag in a sealing way; the pressure flow bag is made of flexible materials;
the lower connecting plate comprises a sealing bag and a bottom steel plate; the sealing bag is abutted with the pressure flow bag; and the sealing bag is installed in the bottom steel plate; the sealing bag is made of flexible materials and is filled with fluid in a sealing manner;
the pressing contact plate is also provided with an abutting groove, and the bottom steel plate is provided with an abutting boss; the abutting groove is movably arranged on the abutting boss;
the abutting boss is provided with a placing groove and a shaft hole; the placing groove is arranged at the side edge of the bottom of the abutting boss, and the shaft hole is communicated with the placing groove; the pressure flow bag is provided with an extension section, and the extension section is placed in the placing groove;
the pressing contact plate further comprises an elastic pressing plate and a pressing shaft; the elastic pressing plate is arranged in the abutting groove, the pressing shaft is slidably arranged in the shaft hole, one end of the pressing shaft abuts against the elastic pressing plate, and the other end of the pressing shaft abuts against the pressure flow bag;
the extension section is provided with a speed measuring hole, and the flowmeter is arranged in the speed measuring hole and used for measuring the flow of the position of the speed measuring hole.
2. The integrated multifunctional combined novel weighing equipment structure according to claim 1, wherein the pressing contact plate is further provided with an anti-skid groove and a side anti-friction part; the anti-skid grooves are arranged on the upper surface of the pressing contact plate, are provided with a plurality of positions and are uniformly distributed; the side anti-friction parts are arranged on two sides of the pressing contact plate.
3. The integrated multifunctional combined novel weighing equipment structure according to claim 2, wherein the side anti-friction part comprises a fixed side and an anti-collision wheel; the fixed side is provided with a plurality of mounting holes, and the mounting holes are uniformly distributed in a straight line along the axial direction of the fixed side; the anti-collision wheel is rotatably installed in the installation hole.
4. The integrated multi-functional combined novel weighing apparatus structure of claim 1, wherein said lower plate comprises a movable wheel detachably mounted under said lower plate.
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