CN207298706U - A kind of street lamp - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a kind of street lamp, belong to road lighting field, aim to provide a kind of without operating personnel's climbing to eminence installation and maintenance street lamp, lifting streetlamp easy to operate, its drip irrigation device is as follows, a kind of street lamp, including hollow lamp stand, arm and the lamps and lanterns being fixed on arm, the lamp stand lower end is perpendicularly fixed at ground, the lamp stand upper end two sides parallel with arm are rotatably connected to the first toothed wheel, the lamp stand lower end two sides parallel with arm are rotatably connected to the second toothed wheel, first toothed wheel is connected with the second toothed wheel by synchronous belt, second toothed wheel is connected with motor, the arm is fixedly connected with synchronous belt.The utility model is suitable for road lighting.
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Technical field
Road lighting is the utility model is related to, more particularly to a kind of street lamp.
Background technology
At present, with the development and improvement of living standard that power technology is equipped, current most of streets, highway are all
Illuminating street lamp is installed.The maintenance safety field of design and street lamp for light pole, though oneself designs the street lamp of different modeling
Equipment, but all one problems of generally existing：The service life of each street lamp is limited, and street lamp reaches service life afterwards not
It can work on, it is necessary to replace.Due to various reasons, street lamp is it sometimes appear that damage or other its asking using function of influence
Topic, makes street lamp can not meet the lighting demand of people, street lamp is needed replacing or overhauled at this time, and maintenance personal is right by setting up cat ladder
After climb to top and carry out maintenance, replace or maintenance safety is low, waste of manpower, inefficiency, and dangerous property.
Notification number is that the Chinese patent of CN103162258B discloses a kind of multi-section type lifting pole for road lamp and preparation method thereof,
Produce four sections of steel pipes for assembling light pole first, the junction between each section of steel pipe is designed with annular slot, upper one section
The annular slot of steel pipe can be closely bonded with the annular slot on next section of steel pipe；Set in the upper and lower part of supporting rod
There are top sheave and lower sheave, be wound with rope on top sheave and lower sheave, one end of rope and be arranged on light pole most upper section
Hanging ring on steel pipe is connected, and the other end of rope is connected with lower sheave, rotates handle for one in installation in the wheel shaft of lower sheave, leads to
Cross rotation and rotate four sections of steel pipes progress stretching motion that handle drives rope to pull composition light pole, make most upper installed in light pole
Cut steel pipe on street lamp can be with raising and lowering.
This multi-section type lifting pole for road lamp drives arm to move up and down by adjusting the height of street lamp post, so as to fulfill
The adjusting of arm height, the utility model lies in that providing the mode that another kind realizes street lamp lifting, keeps pole height constant, leads to
Crossing synchronous belt, to be directly realized by arm height-adjustable.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of street lamp, has and installs and overhaul road to eminence without operating personnel's climbing
Lamp, it is easy to operate the advantages of.
The above-mentioned technical purpose of the utility model technical scheme is that：
A kind of street lamp, including hollow lamp stand, arm and the lamps and lanterns being fixed on arm, the lamp stand lower end are perpendicularly fixed at
Ground, the lamp stand upper end two sides parallel with arm are rotatably connected to the first toothed wheel, and the lamp stand lower end is put down with arm
Capable two sides are rotatably connected to the second toothed wheel, and first toothed wheel is connected with the second toothed wheel by synchronous belt, described
Second toothed wheel is connected with motor, and the arm is fixedly connected with synchronous belt.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, the synchronous driving formed using the first toothed wheel, the second toothed wheel and synchronous belt
Mechanism, provides power by motor, realizes that arm is moved up and down along lamp stand, operating personnel can be by the arm of decline to lamps and lanterns
Installed, overhauled and replaced, high-altitude is arrived without climbing, it is easy to operate.
Further, the one end of the arm away from lamps and lanterns is provided with guide pad, and the lamp stand is in Contraband shape, the lamp stand phase
To both sides its own length direction is provided with the guide groove being adapted to guide pad, the guide pad is embedded in guide groove.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, using the cooperation of guide pad and guide groove, the direction of motion of arm is limited
Position, can be such that arm is stably moved along the length direction of lamp stand, be not likely to produce arm and rock, and reduce arm in the process of decline
The possibility of middle damage.
Further, ball groove is provided with two cell walls of the guide groove, ball is provided with the ball groove.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, ball is set in guide groove, can be reduced between guide pad and guide groove
Frictional force, makes movement of the guide pad between guide groove more effortless, arm is more smoothly moved up and down.
Further, guide groove upper end both sides are extended with limiting slot respectively inwards along the direction parallel to guide pad,
The limiting slot is embedded with inverted T shaped limited block, and the length of the limited block is less than the groove depth of limiting slot；
The card slot being adapted to limited block is provided with the guide pad；
The limited block is fixedly connected with lifting rope close to one end of limiting slot slot bottom, and spring, institute are arranged with the lifting rope
Limited block is stated to be fixedly connected by spring with limiting slot slot bottom；
The limiting slot slot bottom offers the first through hole being pierced by for lifting rope, and the lamp stand is located to be opened close to the position on ground
Equipped with the second through hole being pierced by for lifting rope.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, lifting rope is tensed, limited block is compressed spring, and transported along limiting slot to slot bottom direction
Dynamic, at this time, limited block departs from out of card slot on guide pad, and in this condition, arm can be under motor driving along lamp stand
Lower movement；After the completion of maintenance process, arm can rise to operating position, when arm reach specified altitude assignment, i.e., on guide pad
When end props up guide groove, loosen lifting rope, using the rebound effect of spring, in the card slot for making limited block insertion guide pad, realize lamp
The fixation of arm and lamp stand.Inverted T shaped limited block can prevent limited block from being ejected completely out of limiting slot.
Further, the lamp stand, which is located at below the second through hole, is provided with the locking sleeve being adapted to lifting rope, the locking
Locking nut is equipped with the middle part of sleeve, and is contradicted with lifting rope.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, the locking sleeve and the locking nut that are set on lamp stand are used cooperatively, and can make to hang
Rope be in tension, plays the role of fixed limited block, during arm lifting, without all the time by manpower by lifting rope
Hold, it is possible to reduce personnel use, and reduce human cost.
Further, the slot bottom of the guide groove and groove top are provided with cushion pad.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, the setting of cushion pad, can to avoid arm when moving up and down guide pad with leading
Rigid contact occurs to groove, reduces the abrasion of guide pad and guide groove, prolongs the service life.
Further, the guide pad lower end is provided with Collapsible cover.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, the setting of Collapsible cover, can efficiently reduce the extraneous severe factor pair such as rainwater
The erosion of lamp stand.
Further, the side on the arm towards ground is located at is provided with infrared inductor close to one end of lamps and lanterns.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, in the infrared inductor that lamps and lanterns are set close to the side of bottom surface, people can be realized
The brightness of body-sensing seasonable 100%, nobody when then automatically adjust brightness for 30%, energy saving effect can be played.
Further, the lamp stand lower loop is equipped with triangular hill.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, the protrusion of triangle makes to scrawl and disorderly the behavior of patch small advertisement is difficult to reality
Apply, can beautify the environment, lift the appearance of the city.
In conclusion the utility model has the advantages that：
1. the first toothed wheel, the second toothed wheel and synchronous belt are employed, under motor driving, so as to produce arm along lamp stand
The effect of lifting；
2. employing guide pad and guide groove, the direction of motion progress to arm is spacing, so that producing makes arm along lamp stand
Length direction stablize mobile effect；
3. limiting slot, limited block and card slot are employed, so as to produce the effect that arm is limited to lamp stand specified altitude assignment；
4. employing cushion pad, avoid arm guide pad when moving up and down and rigid contact occurs with guide groove, so that
Producing reduces the abrasive effect of guide pad and guide groove.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the structure diagram for being used to embody street lamp entirety in the present embodiment；
Fig. 2 is that the connection relation for being used for the first toothed wheel of embodiment, the second toothed wheel, synchronous belt and motor in the present embodiment is shown
It is intended to；
Fig. 3 is connection relationship diagram between guide pad and guide groove；
Fig. 4 is to be used to embody connection relationship diagram between limited block and limiting slot in the present embodiment；
Fig. 5 is the enlarged drawing in A portions in Fig. 4；
Fig. 6 is to be used to embody infrared inductor position view in the present embodiment；
Fig. 7 is the enlarged drawing in B portions in Fig. 6.
In figure, 1, lamp stand；11st, the first toothed wheel；12nd, the second toothed wheel；121st, motor；13rd, synchronous belt；14th, second is logical
Hole；15th, locking sleeve；151st, locking nut；16th, triangular hill；2nd, arm；21st, guide pad；211st, card slot；212nd, fold
Cover；22nd, infrared inductor；3rd, lamps and lanterns；4th, guide groove；41st, ball groove；411st, ball；42nd, limiting slot；421st, limited block；
4211st, lifting rope；4212nd, spring；422nd, first through hole；43rd, cushion pad.
Embodiment
The utility model is described in further detail below in conjunction with attached drawing.
Wherein identical parts are presented with like reference characters.It should be noted that word used in the following description
Language "front", "rear", "left", "right", "up" and "down" refer to the direction in attached drawing, word " bottom surface " and " top surface ", " interior " and
" outer " is referred respectively to towards or away from the direction of particular elements geometric center.
A kind of street lamp, as shown in Figure 1, including hollow Contraband shape lamp stand 1, arm 2 and the lamps and lanterns 3 being fixed on arm 2.
As shown in Fig. 2, 1 lower end of lamp stand is perpendicularly fixed at ground, top and bottom in lamp stand 1 and parallel with arm 2
Two sides are rotatably connected to the first toothed wheel 11 and the second toothed wheel 12 respectively, and the first toothed wheel 11 and the second toothed wheel 12 are logical
Cross synchronous belt 13 to be connected, motor 121 is rotatably connected to positioned at 12 side of the second toothed wheel of lower end.
As shown in figure 3, arm 2 is fixedly connected with synchronous belt 13, by the gearing of synchronous belt 13,2 edge of arm is driven
Lamp stand 1 moves up and down, so as to fulfill the lifting of arm 2.
As shown in figure 3, the one end of arm 2 away from lamps and lanterns 3 is provided with guide pad 21, the opposite both sides of lamp stand 1 along its own
Length direction is provided with the guide groove 4 being adapted to guide pad 21, and guide pad 21 is embedded in guide groove 4.By guide pad 21 with
The cooperation of guide groove 4, can be spacing to the progress of the direction of motion of arm 2, makes arm 2 be not susceptible to shake during lifting
It is dynamic.
As shown in figure 3, being provided with ball groove 41 in 4 liang of cell walls of guide groove, ball 411 is provided with ball groove 41.Ball 411
Setting slip of the guide pad 21 in guide groove 4 can be made more smooth.
As shown in figure 5,4 upper end both sides of guide groove are along the direction parallel to guide pad 21, to be extended with c-type respectively inwards spacing
Groove 42, inverted T shaped limited block 421 is embedded with limiting slot 42, and the length of limited block 421 is less than the groove depth of limiting slot 42；Guide pad
The card slot 211 being adapted to limited block 421 is provided with 21；Limited block 421 is fixedly connected with close to one end of 42 slot bottom of limiting slot
Lifting rope 4211, is arranged with spring 4212 on lifting rope 4211, and limited block 421, which with 42 slot bottom of limiting slot passes through spring 4212, to be fixed and connect
Connect；42 slot bottom of limiting slot offers the first through hole 422 being pierced by for lifting rope 4211, and lamp stand 1 is located to be opened up close to the position on ground
There is the second through hole 14 being pierced by for lifting rope 4211（Referring to Fig. 7）.Pass through the plug connection of limited block 421 and card slot 211, Ke Yi
Arm 2 is fixed arm 2 after reaching specified altitude assignment.Lifting rope 4211 is tensed, limited block 421 is compressed spring 4212, and edge
Limiting slot 42 is moved to slot bottom direction, and at this time, limited block 421 departs from out of card slot 211 on guide pad 21, in this condition,
Arm 2 can move up and down under the driving of motor 121 along lamp stand 1；After the completion of maintenance process, arm 2 can rise to work
Position, when the arrival specified altitude assignment of arm 2, i.e., when 21 upper end of guide pad props up guide groove 4, loosens lifting rope 4211, utilizes spring
4212 rebound effect, makes limited block 421 be embedded in the card slot 211 of guide pad 21, realizes the fixation of arm 2 and lamp stand 1.
As shown in fig. 7, lamp stand 1, which is located at the lower section of the second through hole 14, is provided with the locking sleeve 15 penetrated for lifting rope 4211, lock
The fixed middle part of cylinder 15 is equipped with locking nut 151, and is contradicted with lifting rope 4211.In arm 2（Referring to such as 1）Risen along lamp stand 1
During drop, the lifting rope 4211 through locking sleeve 15 can be locked by locking nut 151, lifting rope 4211 is kept tensioning
State, at this time in 421 retraction limiting slot 42 of limited block, can be such that arm 2 lifts freely.
As shown in fig. 7, the slot bottom and groove top of guide groove 4 are both provided with cushion pad 43.Cushion pad 43 can be to avoid guide pad
21（Referring to Fig. 4）With the rigid contact between guide groove 4, mutual abrasion is reduced, is prolonged the service life.
As shown in Figure 1, guide pad 21（Referring to Fig. 4）Lower end is provided with Collapsible cover 212.When arm 2 is during decline,
Collapsible cover 212 can fold, and be moved downward without prejudice to arm 2；When arm 2 is during rising, Collapsible cover 212 is drawn therewith
Stretch, wait arm 2 to reach the operating position specified, Collapsible cover 212 can seal lamp stand 1, reduce the extraneous factors such as rainwater
Erosion to lamp stand 1, extends the service life of lamp stand 1.
As shown in fig. 6, the side on arm 2 towards ground is located at is provided with infrared inductor 22 close to one end of lamps and lanterns 3,
There are pedestrian or vehicle when available on identification road, so as to adjust the bright-dark degree of street lamp illumination, save the energy.
Prevent from disorderly pasting the triangular hill 16 scratched as shown in Figure 1,1 lower part of lamp stand is provided with.
Specific implementation process：
The lifting process of arm 2：The lifting rope 4211 being pierced by from the second through hole 14 is tensed, limited block 421 is compressed spring
4212, and moved along limiting slot 42 to slot bottom direction, at this time, limited block 421 is located in limiting slot 42；Lifting rope 4211 is passed through into lock
Fixed cylinder 15, pushes down lifting rope 4211 by the locking nut 151 at the middle part of locking sleeve 15 and screws, limited block 421 is in all the time
In limiting slot 42, under the state, arm 2 without hindrance can lift.Start motor 121, motor 121 rotates forward, and drives synchronous belt 13 suitable
Hour hands rotate, so as to drive the arm 2 being fixed on synchronous belt 13 to be moved down along lamp stand 1；Start motor 121, motor 121
Reversion, drives synchronous belt 13 to rotate counterclockwise, so as to drive arm 2 to be moved up along lamp stand 1；When being fixed on leading on arm 2
The upper end of guide groove 4 is propped up to 21 upper end of block, i.e. the arm 2 of street lamp reaches the working depth specified, and arm 2 is carried out at this time
It is fixed.
The fixation procedure of arm 2：Locking nut 151 is unscrewed, lifting rope 4211 is in relaxed state, passes through spring 4212
Rebound effect, makes limited block 421 be embedded in the card slot 211 of guide pad 21, realizes the fixation of arm 2 and lamp stand 1.
This specific embodiment is only explanation to the utility model, it is not the limitation to the utility model, ability
Field technique personnel as needed can make the present embodiment the modification of no creative contribution after this specification is read, but
As long as all protected in the right of the utility model be subject to Patent Law.
Claims (9)
1. a kind of street lamp, including hollow lamp stand (1), arm (2) and the lamps and lanterns (3) being fixed on arm (2), it is characterized in that：Institute
State lamp stand (1) lower end and be perpendicularly fixed at ground, lamp stand (1) upper end two sides parallel with arm (2) are rotatably connected to
One toothed wheel (11), lamp stand (1) lower end two sides parallel with arm (2) are rotatably connected to the second toothed wheel (12), institute
State the first toothed wheel (11) with the second toothed wheel (12) by synchronous belt (13) to be connected, second toothed wheel (12) is connected with electricity
Machine (121), the arm (2) are fixedly connected with synchronous belt (13).
2. a kind of street lamp according to claim 1, it is characterized in that：The one end of the arm (2) away from lamps and lanterns (3) is provided with
Guide pad (21), the lamp stand (1) are in Contraband shape, and the opposite both sides of the lamp stand (1) are provided with and lead along its own length direction
The guide groove (4) being adapted to block (21), the guide pad (21) are embedded in guide groove (4).
3. a kind of street lamp according to claim 2, it is characterized in that：Ball groove is provided with two cell walls of the guide groove (4)
(41), it is provided with ball (411) in the ball groove (41).
4. a kind of street lamp according to claim 2, it is characterized in that：Guide groove (4) the upper end both sides are along parallel to guiding
The direction of block (21) is extended with limiting slot (42) respectively inwards, and the limiting slot (42) is embedded with inverted T shaped limited block (421), institute
The length for stating limited block (421) is less than the groove depth of limiting slot (42)；
The card slot (211) being adapted to limited block (421) is provided with the guide pad (21)；
The limited block (421) is fixedly connected with lifting rope (4211), the lifting rope close to one end of limiting slot (42) slot bottom
(4211) spring (4212) is arranged with, the limited block (421) connects with limiting slot (42) slot bottom by the way that spring (4212) is fixed
Connect；
Limiting slot (42) slot bottom offers the first through hole (422) being pierced by for lifting rope (4211), and the lamp stand (1), which is located at, leans on
Subaerial position offers the second through hole (14) being pierced by for lifting rope (4211).
5. a kind of street lamp according to claim 4, it is characterized in that：The lamp stand (1), which is located at below the second through hole (14), to be set
The locking sleeve (15) being adapted to lifting rope (4211) is equipped with, locking nut (151) is equipped with the middle part of the locking sleeve (15), and
Contradicted with lifting rope (4211).
6. a kind of street lamp according to claim 4, it is characterized in that：The slot bottom and groove top of the guide groove (4) are provided with slow
Punching pad (43).
7. a kind of street lamp according to claim 4, it is characterized in that：Guide pad (21) lower end is provided with Collapsible cover
(212)。
8. a kind of street lamp according to claim 1, it is characterized in that：The side on the arm (2) towards ground is located at close
One end of lamps and lanterns (3) is provided with infrared inductor (22).
9. a kind of street lamp according to claim 1, it is characterized in that：Lamp stand (1) lower loop is equipped with triangular hill
(16)。
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