CN220704551U - Supporting protection mechanism for deep foundation pit - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model relates to the technical field of foundation pit protection, and discloses a supporting protection mechanism for a deep foundation pit; through the cooperation between fixed subassembly, the protection subassembly, adjusting part, supporting component and the plug bolt, fixed subassembly passes through plug bolt to be fixed in the foundation ditch bottom, the stability of fixed subassembly has been improved, drive threaded rod drive mobile station through the hand wheel simultaneously, make the both ends of bracing piece articulated with first free bearing and second free bearing respectively, be convenient for adjust the angle of guard plate and bottom plate, make guard plate and foundation ditch bank protection parallel, run through mobile station and locating hole through the lock bolt simultaneously and be connected, accomplish the installation to protection machanism, adjust the supporting point when angle, the stability of supporting the foundation ditch has been improved, adjacent protection machanism is through butt joint hole and butt joint pole agrees with the completion and is assembled, the protection effect to the foundation ditch has been improved, effectively prevent the foundation ditch bank protection landslide, construction safety of constructor in the foundation ditch has been improved.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of foundation pit protection, in particular to a supporting protection mechanism for a deep foundation pit.
Background
The deep foundation pit is an engineering with excavation depth of more than 5 meters (including 5 meters), or the depth of less than 5 meters, but geological conditions, surrounding environment and underground pipelines are particularly complicated, the deep foundation pit excavated in the building construction process is too deep, the foundation pit is required to be protected for preventing collapse of the foundation pit, and the existing protection mechanism usually uses a wood plate to shield and protect the foundation pit;
in the prior art, bulletin number: the utility model of CN216765907U discloses a slope protection mechanism of a deep foundation pit of a high-rise building, and solves the problem that a single slope protection mechanism in the prior art cannot be suitable for different environments and geology. The utility model provides a side slope protection machanism of high-rise building deep basal pit, includes backup pad, backup pad and side slope laminating, the equal fixedly connected with reinforcing bar net in top and bottom of backup pad, the outside fixedly connected with mounting bracket of reinforcing bar net, alternates in the mesh of reinforcing bar net and is provided with the soil nail that a plurality of is rectangular array and distributes, in the soil nail extends the people side slope, one side that the side slope was kept away from to the backup pad is provided with first supporting ring, has cup jointed the slide on the outer wall of first supporting ring. According to the utility model, by designing the adjustable slope protection structure, the distribution of soil nails can be conveniently adjusted according to the requirements of the environment and geology during construction, the protection force of the protection mechanism can be effectively improved, and the construction steps are quicker and more efficient;
the current protection machanism usually uses the plank to shelter from the protection to current protection machanism is constructed singly, can not be according to foundation ditch angle modulation protection angle, can not be according to the degree of depth regulation strong point of deep basal pit, leads to the practicality to reduce, and the protection effect is relatively poor simultaneously, consequently we need to propose a support protection machanism for deep basal pit.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to provide a supporting protection mechanism for a deep foundation pit, which is convenient for adjusting the angle of a protection device, so as to support foundation pits with different gradients, synchronously adjust supporting points for supporting protection, improve the stability of foundation pit protection, splice the protection mechanism and the protection mechanism, increase the protection range, prevent the foundation pit from landslide, and improve the safety of under-foundation pit construction, so as to solve the problems in the prior art.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present utility model provides the following technical solutions: a supporting protection mechanism for a deep foundation pit comprises a plurality of spliced protection mechanisms;
the protection mechanism comprises a fixing component, a protection component, an adjusting component and a supporting component, wherein the protection component is rotationally connected with the fixing component, the adjusting component is arranged on the upper surface of the fixing component, one end of the supporting component is rotationally connected with the protection component, the other end of the supporting component is in threaded connection with the adjusting component, and the other end of the supporting component is in sliding connection with the upper surface of the fixing component;
the fixing assembly comprises a bottom plate, a bottom groove is formed in the upper surface of the bottom plate, a guide groove and a plurality of groups of positioning holes are formed in the bottom of the bottom groove, two groups of fixing blocks are welded at one end of the upper surface of the bottom plate, a connecting shaft is rotationally connected between the two groups of fixing blocks, and one end of the connecting shaft penetrates through one group of fixing blocks and is in threaded connection with a locking nut;
the protection component comprises a protection plate arranged above a bottom plate, a convex plate is integrally formed on the lower surface of the protection plate, the convex plate is arranged between two groups of fixing blocks, a round hole for a connecting shaft to penetrate is formed in one side of the convex plate, and the connecting shaft is hinged to the convex plate through the round hole.
Preferably, the adjusting component comprises a threaded rod which is rotationally connected in the guide groove and a base which is welded on the upper surface of the bottom plate, a hand wheel is arranged on one side of the base, a second gear is arranged on the other side of the base, the second gear is driven by the hand wheel, a first gear is arranged at one end, close to the fixed seat, of the threaded rod, and the first gear is meshed with the second gear.
Preferably, the support assembly comprises a support rod and a movable table, a second hinge seat is welded on the upper surface of the movable table, the lower end of the support rod is hinged with the second hinge seat through a second fixing pin, and a threaded hole for threaded connection of a threaded rod is formed in one side of the movable table.
Preferably, a first hinge seat is welded on one side of the protection plate, the first hinge seat is hinged with the upper end of the support rod through a first fixing pin, round grooves for inserting locking bolts are formed in two ends of the upper surface of the mobile station, and the lower ends of the locking bolts are in threaded connection with the positioning holes.
Preferably, a plurality of groups of second butt joint holes are formed in one side, adjacent to the first hinged support, of the protection plate, a plurality of groups of second butt joint rods are welded on the opposite side, opposite to the plurality of groups of second butt joint holes, of the protection plate, and the axes of the plurality of groups of second butt joint rods correspond to the axes of the plurality of groups of second butt joint holes respectively.
Preferably, a plurality of groups of first butt joint holes are formed in one side of the bottom plate, a first butt joint rod is welded to the other side of the bottom plate, and the axes of the plurality of groups of first butt joint rods correspond to the axes of the plurality of groups of first butt joint holes respectively.
Preferably, through holes for the penetration of a plurality of groups of ground inserting bolts are formed in the upper surface of the bottom plate, and the plurality of groups of through holes are arranged in a rectangular array.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
according to the utility model, the fixing assembly is fixed at the bottom of the foundation pit through the ground inserting bolt, so that the stability of the fixing assembly is improved, meanwhile, the hand wheel drives the threaded rod to drive the movable table, so that the two ends of the supporting rod are respectively hinged with the first hinged support and the second hinged support, the angle of the protection plate and the bottom plate is convenient to adjust, the protection plate is parallel to the slope protection of the foundation pit, meanwhile, the locking bolt penetrates through the movable table to be connected with the positioning hole, the installation of the protection mechanism is finished, the angle is convenient to adjust, the supporting point is adjusted, the stability of the supporting foundation pit is improved, the adjacent protection mechanisms are spliced through the butt joint hole and the butt joint rod, the protection effect on the foundation pit is improved, the slope protection of the foundation pit is effectively prevented, and the construction safety of constructors in the foundation pit is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall splice structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a protective component according to the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the fixing and adjusting assemblies of the present utility model;
fig. 4 is a schematic view of a support assembly according to the present utility model.
In the figure: 100. a fixing assembly; 101. a bottom plate; 102. a bottom groove; 103. a guide groove; 104. positioning holes; 105. a through hole; 106. a first docking aperture; 107. a first docking rod; 108. a fixed block; 109. a connecting shaft; 110. a lock nut; 200. a protective assembly; 201. a protection plate; 202. a second docking aperture; 203. a second docking rod; 204. a convex plate; 205. a first hinge support; 300. an adjustment assembly; 301. a threaded rod; 302. a first gear; 303. a base; 304. a hand wheel; 305. a second gear; 400. a support assembly; 401. a support rod; 402. a first fixing pin; 403. a second fixing pin; 404. a mobile station; 405. a second hinge support; 406. a locking bolt; 500. and (5) inserting a ground bolt.
Description of the embodiments
The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.
Referring to fig. 1-4, the present utility model provides a technical solution: a supporting protection mechanism for a deep foundation pit comprises a plurality of spliced protection mechanisms;
the protection mechanism comprises a fixing component 100, a protection component 200, an adjusting component 300 and a supporting component 400, wherein the protection component 200 is rotationally connected with the fixing component 100, the adjusting component 300 is arranged on the upper surface of the fixing component 100, one end of the supporting component 400 is rotationally connected with the protection component 200, the other end of the supporting component 400 is in threaded connection with the adjusting component 300, and the other end of the supporting component 400 is in sliding connection with the upper surface of the fixing component 100;
the fixing assembly 100 comprises a bottom plate 101, a bottom groove 102 is formed in the upper surface of the bottom plate 101, a guide groove 103 and a plurality of groups of positioning holes 104 are formed in the bottom of the bottom groove 102, two groups of fixing blocks 108 are welded at one end of the upper surface of the bottom plate 101, a connecting shaft 109 is rotatably connected between the two groups of fixing blocks 108, and one end of the connecting shaft 109 penetrates through one group of fixing blocks 108 and is in threaded connection with a locking nut 110;
the protection component 200 comprises a protection plate 201 arranged above the bottom plate 101, a convex plate 204 is integrally formed on the lower surface of the protection plate 201, the convex plate 204 is arranged between two groups of fixing blocks 108, a round hole for a connecting shaft 109 to penetrate is formed in one side of the convex plate 204, and the connecting shaft 109 is hinged with the convex plate 204 through the round hole.
During the use, place protection machanism at the bank protection corner of deep basal pit, rotate the meshing of hand wheel 304 drive second gear 305 and first gear 302, thereby drive threaded rod 301 and rotate, make threaded rod 301 drive movable platform 404 along guide slot 103 removal, thereby make bracing piece 401 both ends respectively through first fixed pin 402 and second fixed pin 403 and second hinged support 405 and first hinged support 205 articulated, and guard plate 201 uses connecting axle 109 to overturn as the axle center, make guard plate 201 and the opposite side of second hinged support 405 conflict on the bank protection of deep basal pit, run through movable platform 404 and with locating hole 104 threaded connection through lock bolt 406 simultaneously, fix a position movable platform 404, be convenient for adjust the supporting point position when adjusting guard plate 201 angle, thereby improve the stability to guard plate 201 support, avoid long-time use to lead to guard plate 201 angular offset, pass through multiunit ground bolt 500 and insert in the foundation ditch soil, improve the stability of bottom plate 101, avoid bottom plate 101 to rock, simultaneously can be with a plurality of protection machanism through first docking rod 107 and multiunit second docking rod 202 fit multiunit second docking rod 203, thereby accomplish the slope protection stability of side slope, the safety and slope safety construction personnel have improved the deep basal pit has avoided the safety and has improved the safety and subsided in the deep basal pit.
The adjusting component 300 comprises a threaded rod 301 and a base 303, wherein the threaded rod 301 is rotatably connected in the guide groove 103, the base 303 is welded on the upper surface of the bottom plate 101, a hand wheel 304 is arranged on one side of the base 303, a second gear 305 is arranged on the other side of the base 303, the second gear 305 is driven by the hand wheel 304, a first gear 302 is arranged at one end, close to a fixed seat, of the threaded rod 301, the first gear 302 is meshed with the second gear 305, the threaded rod 301 is conveniently meshed with the first gear 302 by rotating the hand wheel 304, so that the position of the moving table 404 is adjusted, the labor amount for rotating the hand wheel 304 is reduced by gear meshing, and the adjusting component is convenient to operate.
The support assembly 400 comprises a support rod 401 and a movable table 404, a second hinge seat 405 is welded on the upper surface of the movable table 404, the lower end of the support rod 401 is hinged with the second hinge seat 405 through a second fixing pin 403, a threaded hole for the threaded rod 301 to be connected in a threaded mode is formed in one side of the movable table 404, the support rod 401 is conveniently supported through the movable table 404, the bending resistance of the support assembly 400 is improved, the service life of the support assembly 400 is prolonged, and the support assembly is convenient to assemble and disassemble and convenient to replace the support rod 401.
One side of the protection plate 201 is welded with a first hinge support 205, the first hinge support 205 is hinged with the upper end of the support rod 401 through a first fixing pin 402, round grooves for inserting locking bolts 406 are formed in two ends of the upper surface of the moving table 404, the lower ends of the locking bolts 406 are in threaded connection with the positioning holes 104, and the first hinge support 205 and the second hinge support 405 are hinged with the support rod 401, so that the angle of the protection plate 201 is conveniently adjusted, the protection plate is suitable for foundation pit protection with different depths, and the application range of the device is increased.
A plurality of groups of second butt joint holes 202 are formed in one side, adjacent to the first hinge support 205, of the protection plate 201, a plurality of groups of second butt joint rods 203 are welded to the opposite side, opposite to the plurality of groups of second butt joint holes 202, of the protection plate 201, the axes of the plurality of groups of second butt joint rods 203 correspond to the axes of the plurality of groups of second butt joint holes 202 respectively, the second butt joint holes 202 are spliced with the second butt joint rods 203, splicing between the protection plates 201 is facilitated, protection is conducted on the whole slope protection, and safety of supporting protection is improved.
A plurality of groups of first butt joint holes 106 are formed in one side of the bottom plate 101, a first butt joint rod 107 is welded to the other side of the bottom plate 101, the axes of the plurality of groups of first butt joint rods 107 are respectively corresponding to the axes of the plurality of groups of first butt joint holes 106, the first butt joint rods 107 are spliced with the second butt joint holes 202, and the bottom plate 101 is convenient to splice, so that the overall stability of a protection mechanism is improved, the stability of supporting protection of a slope protection is improved, and the safety of construction is improved.
Through holes 105 for the penetration of a plurality of groups of ground inserting bolts 500 are formed in the upper surface of the bottom plate 101, the plurality of groups of through holes 105 are arranged in a rectangular array, the stability of the bottom plate 101 is improved through the ground inserting bolts, the position deviation of the bottom plate 101 caused by slope landslide is avoided, the probability of slope collapse is reduced, and the stability of slope support protection is improved.
Although embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made therein without departing from the principles and spirit of the utility model, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. The utility model provides a deep basal pit is with supporting protection machanism, includes the protection machanism of a plurality of concatenation, its characterized in that:
the protection mechanism comprises a fixing component (100), a protection component (200), an adjusting component (300) and a supporting component (400), wherein the protection component (200) is rotationally connected with the fixing component (100), the adjusting component (300) is arranged on the upper surface of the fixing component (100), one end of the supporting component (400) is rotationally connected with the protection component (200), the other end of the supporting component (400) is in threaded connection with the adjusting component (300), and the other end of the supporting component (400) is in sliding connection with the upper surface of the fixing component (100);
the fixing assembly (100) comprises a bottom plate (101), a bottom groove (102) is formed in the upper surface of the bottom plate (101), a guide groove (103) and a plurality of groups of positioning holes (104) are formed in the bottom of the bottom groove (102), two groups of fixing blocks (108) are welded at one end of the upper surface of the bottom plate (101), a connecting shaft (109) is rotatably connected between the two groups of fixing blocks (108), and one end of the connecting shaft (109) penetrates through one group of fixing blocks (108) and is in threaded connection with a locking nut (110);
the protection assembly (200) comprises a protection plate (201) arranged above a bottom plate (101), a convex plate (204) is integrally formed on the lower surface of the protection plate (201), the convex plate (204) is arranged between two groups of fixing blocks (108), a round hole for a connecting shaft (109) to penetrate is formed in one side of the convex plate (204), and the connecting shaft (109) is hinged to the convex plate (204) through the round hole.
2. The deep foundation pit support protection mechanism of claim 1, wherein: the adjusting component (300) comprises a threaded rod (301) and a base (303) which are rotatably connected in the guide groove (103) and welded on the upper surface of the bottom plate (101), a hand wheel (304) is arranged on one side of the base (303), a second gear (305) is arranged on the other side of the base (303), the second gear (305) is driven by the hand wheel (304), a first gear (302) is arranged at one end, close to the fixed seat, of the threaded rod (301), and the first gear (302) is meshed with the second gear (305).
3. The deep foundation pit support protection mechanism of claim 2, wherein: the support assembly (400) comprises a support rod (401) and a mobile station (404), a second hinge seat (405) is welded on the upper surface of the mobile station (404), the lower end of the support rod (401) is hinged with the second hinge seat (405) through a second fixing pin (403), and a threaded hole for threaded connection of a threaded rod (301) is formed in one side of the mobile station (404).
4. A deep foundation pit support guard mechanism according to claim 3, wherein: one side of the protection plate (201) is welded with a first hinged support (205), the first hinged support (205) is hinged with the upper end of the support rod (401) through a first fixing pin (402), round grooves for inserting locking bolts (406) are formed in two ends of the upper surface of the mobile station (404), and the lower ends of the locking bolts (406) are in threaded connection with the positioning holes (104).
5. The deep foundation pit support protection mechanism of claim 1, wherein: a plurality of groups of second butt joint holes (202) are formed in one side, adjacent to the first hinged support (205), of the protection plate (201), a plurality of groups of second butt joint rods (203) are welded on the opposite side, opposite to the plurality of groups of second butt joint holes (202), of the protection plate (201), and the axes of the plurality of groups of second butt joint rods (203) are respectively corresponding to the axes of the plurality of groups of second butt joint holes (202).
6. The deep foundation pit support protection mechanism of claim 1, wherein: a plurality of groups of first butt joint holes (106) are formed in one side of the bottom plate (101), a first butt joint rod (107) is welded to the other side of the bottom plate (101), and the axes of the plurality of groups of first butt joint rods (107) are respectively corresponding to the axes of the plurality of groups of first butt joint holes (106).
7. The deep foundation pit support protection mechanism of claim 1, wherein: through holes (105) for a plurality of groups of ground inserting bolts (500) to penetrate are formed in the upper surface of the bottom plate (101), and the plurality of groups of through holes (105) are arranged in a rectangular array.
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