CN207396231U - Assembly type smoke evacuation discharge duct pressure testing machine - Google Patents

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CN207396231U
CN207396231U CN201721299250.5U CN201721299250U CN207396231U CN 207396231 U CN207396231 U CN 207396231U CN 201721299250 U CN201721299250 U CN 201721299250U CN 207396231 U CN207396231 U CN 207396231U
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The utility model is related to assembly type smoke evacuation discharge duct pressure testing machines, including sampling test frame and control pressurer system, the sampling test frame includes hollow base, longitudinal direction is detachably placed on the column of hollow base on both sides of the middle, and laterally detachably it is placed on the pressure-bearing crossbeam on two column top, the pressure-bearing crossbeam center bottom is embedded with jack, the middle part suspension pressure-bearing cover board of pressure-bearing crossbeam, the both sides of the pressure-bearing cover board are hung by the two-side elastic of tension spring and column and connected, force snesor is placed between the jack and pressure-bearing cover board, the front center of the oil inlet of jack from pressure-bearing crossbeam is pierced by, the oil inlet is connected to control pressurer system by oil pipe.The utility model convenient for carry, it is easy to assembly, stable, can meet maximum load capacity pressure requirements and meet building-site progress field test.

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Assembly type smoke evacuation discharge duct pressure testing machine
Technical field
The utility model is related to vertical bearing detection experiment fields, more particularly to assembly type smoke evacuation discharge duct pressure testing Machine.
Background technology
Smoke evacuation discharge duct is mounted in house kitchen, fume centralized is discharged in toilet the cigarette for being sent to exterior space and going Chimney is for excluding the nonmetal pipeline product of the cooking fume of house kitchen cooking activity generation or toilet foul smell;Also referred to as live Residence exhausting duct, residential ventilation road, residence chimney neck.Discharge duct of discharging fume is house kitchen, toilet common exhaust duct system Chief component, the air quality of the relationship between quality of house kitchen smoke discharging to room, therefore the quality for discharge duct of discharging fume Particularly important, the quality management of residential kitchen and toilet smoke evacuation discharge duct is examined, is the starting point of China's " kitchen revolution ", is Indoor Residential Ecological The important step of enhancement of environment.
JC/T 854-2008《Glass fiber reinforced cement discharge duct》And JG/T194-2006《House kitchen, toilet Exhaust duct》It is exhaust duct product standard, the vertical bearing capacity of the flue in standard is the important indicator of flue quality, domestic at present Pressure testing machine be all fixedly mounted at experiment it is indoor, this kind of pressure testing machine it is expensive, equipment is heavy, Zhi Neng It tests in laboratory detection;Smoke evacuation discharge duct product belongs to control cement products, sample weight and long, construction enterprises and life It is relatively difficult to detection unit laboratory to produce factory transport, the supervision for causing such product is difficult to perform, and many products of inferior quality mix Construction site has been arrived, many troubles has been brought to the later life of resident family, therefore researches and develops a kind of new exhaust gas flue product and hang down Straight loading test equipment is very necessary and urgent for building-site detection and manufacturing enterprise's monitored automatically.
Patent ZL201220546779.3 discloses a kind of flue vertical bearing testing equipment, during experiment, flue is vertical It is placed between lifter plate and cruciform bracing, by using cylinder and foot pedal lifter plate is controlled to rise, squeeze flue;Flue mistake Weight, and do not have support, protection, flue rise and cruciform bracing contact process in, emergency cases, the security such as easily occur rocking It can be poor;And by artificially jamming on foot pedal cylinder is controlled to rise, as cylinder rises, the force time increases, and exert a force speed It can be gradually reduced, so undoubtedly extend the activity duration, reduce operating efficiency, therefore there are many shakinesses in actual tests operation Determine phenomenon.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model be to provide it is a kind of convenient for carrying, it is easy to assembly, stable, maximum carrying can be met The pressure requirements of power, and the assembly type smoke evacuation discharge duct pressure testing machine that field test is carried out in building-site can be met.
To achieve these goals, the technical solution of the utility model is:
Assembly type smoke evacuation discharge duct pressure testing machine, including sampling test frame and control pressurer system, the sample examination Testing frame includes hollow base, longitudinal column for being detachably placed on hollow base on both sides of the middle and is laterally detachably placed on The pressure-bearing crossbeam on two column top, the pressure-bearing crossbeam center bottom are embedded with jack, and the middle part suspension of pressure-bearing crossbeam is held Cover clamp, the both sides of the pressure-bearing cover board are hung by the two-side elastic of tension spring and column to be connected, the jack and pressure cap Force snesor, the top of the force snesor and bottom of jack, the bottom of force snesor and pressure-bearing cover board are placed between plate Top connect, the front center of oil inlet from the pressure-bearing crossbeam of jack is pierced by, and the oil inlet is connected by oil pipe To control pressurer system;
The control pressurer system includes the electric hydraulic pump, pressure display unit and pressure that carry control cabinet and joystick Protector, the pressure protector are laid in the oil outlet end of electric hydraulic pump, and the power cord of the pressure protector is electrically connected Control cabinet on electric hydraulic pump, the oil pipe are connected to electric hydraulic pump, and the force snesor is electrically connected to pressure and shows Device.
Further, the pressure-bearing cover board include be square cassette shapes pressure-bearing top plate and be fixed in pressure-bearing top plate The polylith floor in portion, the floor distribute as net shape, and the upper plane of floor is concordant with the upper plane of pressure-bearing top plate, the floor Upper center convex is equipped with the mounting blocks that vertical section is in " convex " font;The upper plane of the mounting blocks and the bottom of force snesor It connects, the both sides of pressure-bearing top plate offer bolt hole.
Further, the column is in " ⊥ " shape, and the two bottom sides of column are bolted to hollow base respectively, The top left and right sides of column, front and rear side are through there is bolt hole, and the perforative bolt hole of top left and right sides of the column is higher than vertical The perforative bolt hole in side before and after the top of column.
Further, the pressure-bearing crossbeam is in closed state including both sides and is in the crossbeam of inverted U, is separately fixed at crossbeam The limiting plate of front and rear sides and the hanging plate for being fixed on crossbeam upper end both sides, the limiting plate is in horizontal L-shaped, limiting plate Relative distribution The opposite face before and after crossbeam both sides, the lateral length between not less than two columns of spacing between two limiting plates are described The both sides of crossbeam are preset with bolt and penetrate mouth.
Further, the hollow base offers the iron block of pipeline placement mouth for middle part;Hollow base and pressure-bearing cover board Front and rear sides face be laid with handle respectively.
Further, the drift of the tension spring is 14 cm~18cm, its maximum tension length is 23 cm~27cm.
Further, the pressure protector is electro connecting pressure gauge.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are:
Using being detachably connected between each component of the utility model sampling test frame, convenient transportation, assembling is fast;Pedestal Centre to be hollow, crossbeam is inverted U, so can guarantee the pressure at right angle born, and can also reduce the weight of equipment;And crossbeam Front and rear sides add limiting plate respectively, top both sides add hanging plate, and when pressure-bearing crossbeam is installed, adding for hanging plate can make pressure-bearing horizontal Beam is placed on column, and the hand for mitigating construction personnel bears a heavy burden, the convenient fixed installation to pressure-bearing crossbeam, and limiting plate can be horizontal to pressure-bearing The right position of beam carries out /V, its play on column is avoided so that it can be fixedly mounted as early as possible, to accelerate operating efficiency;If It is equipped in jack in crossbeam, the effective service life for extending jack;The pressure-bearing cover board of connection is hung, convenient for scene It is installed;The pressure of jack can be uniformly applied to test specimen by the floor of the latticed laying of pressure cap intralamellar part On surrounding siding, ensure the uniform of force;The vertical section of mounting blocks is in " convex " font, and mounting blocks lower part area is more than upper side Product, when jack exerts a force, the bearing area of mounting blocks is stepped up being dispersed on pressure-bearing cover board, makes the preliminary stress of pressure-bearing cover board Area increases, then makes its use more solid and reliable, prevents metaboly;Column use " ⊥ " shape, facilitate column and Installation between hollow base is fixed, and the setting of two columns makes the device integrally be more uniformly stressed, and avoids the occurrence of device and inclines Oblique phenomenon makes its use more safe and reliable, and the device lower part bearing strength is more than top bearing strength during use, therefore vertical Column lower part is fixed in hollow base, and the area of hollow base is more than the area of column, increases connecing for the device lower part and ground Contacting surface accumulate, then increase its stress, bearing strength, make its support more solid and reliable, avoid column in use because by Power is excessive to there is tilt phenomenon, improves its security used;
It is used as the power-assisted of jack by electric hydaulic, meets the requirement that average price stablizes pressure, improves the steady of experiment process It is qualitative, improve operating efficiency;
Force snesor is placed between pressure-bearing cover board and jack, safety and stability, can accurately detect jack To the vertical bearing capacity of exhaust gas flue sample, by being electrically connected on pressure display unit, directly reading vertical bearing capacity, it is convenient for Record data;Meanwhile belong to contact connectio, force snesor and the pressure of putting type between force snesor and pressure-bearing cover board, jack Belong to detachable electric connection between power display, be convenient for carrying, when not in use, you can store at any time;
Superpressure automatic control power down process is carried out to electric hydraulic pump by pressure protector, it is made to stop pressure, is effectively protected The whole service life of equipment improves its security performance;
This equipment space is small, convenient for assembling, suitable for Site Detection in construction work and factory of enterprise, equipment total cost Below 30,000 yuan, convenient for promoting the use of and Site Detection.
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Fig. 1 is the structure diagram of the utility model assembly type smoke evacuation discharge duct pressure testing machine.
Fig. 2 be the utility model assembly type smoke evacuation discharge duct pressure testing machine Fig. 1 in A show to the structure of partial enlargement It is intended to.
Fig. 3 is the side view structure signal of the sampling test frame of the utility model assembly type smoke evacuation discharge duct pressure testing machine Figure.
Fig. 4 is the plan structure signal of the sampling test frame of the utility model assembly type smoke evacuation discharge duct pressure testing machine Figure.
Fig. 5 is the structure diagram of the pressure-bearing crossbeam of the utility model assembly type smoke evacuation discharge duct pressure testing machine.
Attached figure label is:1 is hollow base, and 2 be column, and 3 be pressure-bearing top plate, and 4 be floor, and 5 be crossbeam, and 6 be oil inlet Mouthful, 7 be jack, and 8 be tension spring, and 9 place mouth for pipeline, and 10 be handle, and 11 be electric hydraulic pump, and 12 be pressure display unit, 13 It is oil pipe for pressure protector, 14,15 be hexagon socket head cap screw, and 16 be circuit, and 17 be force snesor, and 18 be mounting blocks, and 19 are limited Position plate, 20 be hanging plate.
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The utility model is further illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description:
As shown in Fig. 1~Fig. 5, assembly type smoke evacuation discharge duct pressure testing machine is controlled including sampling test frame and pressure System, the sampling test frame include hollow base 1, longitudinal direction be detachably placed on 1 on both sides of the middle of hollow base column 2, with And the pressure-bearing crossbeam on two 2 top of column is laterally detachably placed on, the pressure-bearing crossbeam center bottom is embedded with jack 7, The middle part suspension pressure-bearing cover board of pressure-bearing crossbeam, the both sides of the pressure-bearing cover board are hung by the two-side elastic of tension spring 8 and column 2 to be connected It connects, force snesor 17, the top of the force snesor 17 and the bottom of jack 7 is placed between the jack 7 and pressure-bearing cover board The top in portion, the bottom of force snesor 17 and pressure-bearing cover board connects, and the oil inlet 6 of jack 7 is from the front end of pressure-bearing crossbeam Middle part is pierced by, and the oil inlet 6 is connected to control pressurer system by oil pipe 14;
The control pressurer system includes the electric hydraulic pump 11,12 and of pressure display unit that carry control cabinet and joystick Pressure protector 13, the pressure protector 13 are laid in the oil outlet end of electric hydraulic pump 11, the electricity of the pressure protector 13 Source line is electrically connected the control cabinet on electric hydraulic pump 11, and the oil pipe 14 is connected to the oil outlet of electric hydraulic pump 11, described The output terminal of force snesor 17 is connected to pressure display unit 1 by circuit 16.
The pressure-bearing cover board include being square cassette shapes pressure-bearing top plate 3 and the polylith that is fixed on inside pressure-bearing top plate Floor 4, the floor 4 distribute as net shape, and the upper plane of floor 4 is concordant with the upper plane of pressure-bearing top plate 3, on the floor 4 End middle part convex is equipped with the mounting blocks 18 that vertical section is in " convex " font;The upper planes of the mounting blocks 18 and force snesor 17 Bottom connects, and the both sides of pressure-bearing top plate 3 offer bolt hole;The mounting blocks 18 added can increase force snesor 17 and hold Contact area between cover clamp ensures the stability that force snesor 17 detects;
The column 2 is in " ⊥ " shape, and the two bottom sides of column 2 are bolted respectively to hollow base 1, column 2 Top left and right sides, front and rear side through there is a bolt hole, the perforative bolt hole of top left and right sides of the column 2 is higher than column 2 Top before and after the perforative bolt hole in side.
The pressure-bearing crossbeam includes both sides and is in closed state and is in the crossbeam 5 of inverted U, is separately fixed at two before and after crossbeam 5 The limiting plate 19 of side and the hanging plate 20 for being fixed on 5 upper end both sides of crossbeam, the limiting plate 19 are in horizontal L-shaped, and limiting plate 19 is opposite It is distributed in the front and rear opposite face of 5 both sides of crossbeam, the transverse direction between not less than two columns 2 of the spacing between two limiting plates 19 is long Degree, the both sides of the crossbeam 5 are preset with bolt and penetrate mouth.
The hollow base 1 offers the iron block of pipeline placement mouth 9 for middle part;Hollow base 1 and pressure-bearing cover board it is front and rear Two sides are laid with handle 10 respectively.
The drift of the tension spring 8 is 14 cm~18cm, its maximum tension length is 23 cm~27cm.
What deserves to be explained is it is fastened in this implementation by the perforative bolt hole of top left and right sides of lifting bolt self-stabilised post 2 The default bolt in both sides to crossbeam 5 penetrates in mouth pressure-bearing crossbeam is made to be fixed on column 2;Side is run through before and after the top of column 2 Bolt hole and pressure-bearing top plate 3 the bolt hole that opens up of both sides in be laid with hexagon socket head cap screw 15, and on hexagon socket head cap screw 15 Washer is sheathed with, the washer is located at the outside of pressure-bearing top plate 3, and one end drag hook of the tension spring 8 is hung in pressure-bearing top plate 3 six On corner bolt 15, other end drag hook hung to the hexagon socket head cap screw 15 of column 2;Washer plays the role of /V, avoids pressure cap Plate tension spring 8 in reciprocatory movement slides from hexagon socket head cap screw 15;It is detachably connected as being bolted in the present embodiment.
In use, the pipeline that smoke discharging pipe is put in 1 middle part of hollow base is placed in mouth 9, smoke discharging pipe faces pressure-bearing Cover board;After smoke discharging pipe is placed, it is 30KN that safe pressure Limited Doses are preset on pressure protector 13;Open electric hydaulic Pump 11 operates the joystick on electric hydraulic pump 11, is uniformly pressed by electric hydraulic pump 11 to jack 7;Jack 7 is logical Crossing tension spring 8 drives pressure-bearing cover board at the uniform velocity to advance downwardly, and applies pressure to smoke discharging pipe, until smoke discharging pipe crushes;In jack 7 During advancing downwardly, read the pressure data that force snesor 17 detects in real time by pressure display unit 12, i.e., vertically hold Carry the data of power;When the pressure that smoke discharging pipe crushes the electric hydraulic pump 11 of moment exceeds 30KN, pass through pressure protector 13 Superpressure automatic control power down process is carried out to electric hydraulic pump 11, it is made to stop pressure.
As a kind of embodiment, the test specimen in the present embodiment is smoke discharging pipe, the power sensing in the present embodiment Device 17 is pressure sensor;Pressure protector 13 in the present embodiment is electro connecting pressure gauge;Oil pipe 14 in the present embodiment is High-pressure oil pipe;The drift of tension spring 8 in the present embodiment is 16cm, its maximum tension length is 25cm.
The preferred embodiment of the embodiment of the above, simply the utility model not limits the utility model Practical range, therefore the equivalent change or modification that all construction, feature and principles according to described in the utility model patent scope are done, It should be included in present utility model application the scope of the claims.

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  1. The discharge duct pressure testing machine 1. assembly type is discharged fume, which is characterized in that including sampling test frame and control pressurer system, institute It is removable including hollow base, longitudinal column for being detachably placed on hollow base on both sides of the middle and transverse direction to state sampling test frame Unload the pressure-bearing crossbeam for being placed on two column tops, the pressure-bearing crossbeam center bottom is embedded with jack, in pressure-bearing crossbeam Portion hangs pressure-bearing cover board, and the both sides of the pressure-bearing cover board are hung by the two-side elastic of tension spring and column to be connected, the jack Place force snesor between pressure-bearing cover board, the top of the force snesor and the bottom of jack, force snesor bottom and The top of pressure-bearing cover board connects, and the front center of oil inlet from the pressure-bearing crossbeam of jack is pierced by, and the oil inlet passes through Oil pipe is connected to control pressurer system;
    The control pressurer system includes the electric hydraulic pump, pressure display unit and pressure protection that carry control cabinet and joystick Device, the pressure protector are laid in the oil outlet end of electric hydraulic pump, and the power cord electric connection of the pressure protector is electronic Control cabinet on hydraulic pump, the oil pipe are connected to electric hydraulic pump, and the force snesor is electrically connected to pressure display unit.
  2. The discharge duct pressure testing machine 2. assembly type according to claim 1 is discharged fume, which is characterized in that the pressure-bearing cover board Pressure-bearing top plate including the cassette shapes that are square and the polylith floor being fixed on inside pressure-bearing top plate, the floor is in latticed Distribution, the upper plane of floor is concordant with the upper plane of pressure-bearing top plate, and the floor upper center convex is in equipped with vertical section The mounting blocks of " convex " font;The upper plane of the mounting blocks and the bottom of force snesor connect, and the both sides of pressure-bearing top plate are opened Equipped with bolt hole.
  3. The discharge duct pressure testing machine 3. assembly type according to claim 1 is discharged fume, which is characterized in that the column is in " ⊥ " shape, the two bottom sides of column are bolted to hollow base respectively, and the top left and right sides of column, front and rear side are passed through Bolt hole is installed with, the perforative bolt hole of top left and right sides of the column is higher than the perforative bolt hole in side before and after the top of column.
  4. The discharge duct pressure testing machine 4. assembly type according to claim 1 is discharged fume, which is characterized in that the pressure-bearing crossbeam Including both sides in closed state and in the crossbeam of inverted U, be separately fixed at the limiting plate of crossbeam front and rear sides and be fixed on crossbeam The hanging plate of upper end both sides, the limiting plate be in horizontal L-shaped, limiting plate Relative distribution opposite face before and after crossbeam both sides, two The lateral length between not less than two columns of spacing between limiting plate, the both sides of the crossbeam are preset with bolt and penetrate mouth.
  5. The discharge duct pressure testing machine 5. assembly type according to claim 1 is discharged fume, which is characterized in that the hollow base The iron block of pipeline placement mouth is offered for middle part;The front and rear sides face of hollow base and pressure-bearing cover board is laid with handle respectively.
  6. The discharge duct pressure testing machine 6. assembly type according to claim 1 is discharged fume, which is characterized in that the tension spring from By length be 14 cm~18cm, its maximum tension length is 23 cm~27cm.
  7. The discharge duct pressure testing machine 7. assembly type according to claim 1 is discharged fume, which is characterized in that the pressure protection Device is electro connecting pressure gauge.
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