Hoist for transferred materials in underground auxiliary transportation system and method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11919748-B2
Application number	US-202218022846-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2022
Priority date	Nov 23, 2021
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

A hoist for transferred materials in an underground auxiliary transportation system and a method thereof. The hoist includes a hoist body, guiding plates mounted at two ends of the hoist body through bolts, twist locks mounted at four ends of the hoist body, a driving unit configured to drive twist locks to rotate, transmission assemblies configured to connect the twist locks with the driving unit, ejector pins configured to prevent the twist locks from rotating mistakenly, and a sensor configured to control the hoist to operate and provide protection safety.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hoist for transferred materials in an underground auxiliary transportation system, comprising:
a hoist body, wherein four corners at two ends of the hoist body are respectively provided with twist locks inserted into lock holes at four top corners of a transferring trolley; and
a driving unit, arranged inside the hoist body, and drivingly connected with the four twist locks through a linkage mechanism, wherein the hoist further includes:
a twist lock closing sensor, configured to send a twist lock closing signal when the twist locks are closed;
a twist lock opening sensor, configured to send a twist lock opening signal when the twist locks are opened;
a pressure sensor, configured to detect an axial pressure received by each of the twist locks in real time and send a pressure signal;
ejector pins, arranged at end portions of the hoist body and located on one sides of the twist locks, wherein after the four twist locks on the hoist and the lock holes at the four top corners of the transferring trolley are in position with each other, the ejector pins are movable;
ejector pin position-limitation sensors, configured to detect movements of the ejector pins and send displacement signals;
a laser ranging sensor, arranged on the hoist body and configured to measure a distance between the hoist body and the transferring trolley; and
a photosensitive sensor, arranged on the transferring trolley and configured to receive a laser signal from the laser ranging sensor, wherein
the hoist body includes:
a cross beam; and
two end beams, symmetrically arranged at both ends of the cross beam along a longitudinal direction, wherein both ends of each of the end beams are provided with shaft holes, respectively, and one of the twist locks is mounted inside each of the shaft holes; wherein
the driving unit is assembled on a beam wall at a middle position inside the cross beam, and two telescopic driving shafts are symmetrically arranged on the driving unit with the driving unit as a center;
the linkage mechanism includes two groups respectively connected with the two telescopic driving shafts of the driving unit, and each group of the linkage mechanisms includes a pushing rod, a connecting rod, first sliding blocks and rotating levers, wherein one end of the pushing rod is connected with a respective one of the telescopic driving shafts through a coupling, and another end of the pushing rod is connected with the connecting rod arranged inside the end beam, sliding channels arranged along an axial direction of the connecting rod are respectively arranged at both ends of the connecting rod, the first sliding blocks are mounted inside the sliding channels, and the rotating levers are key connected with the first sliding blocks; and
an upper portion of each of the twist locks is connected with a twist lock shaft, and an upper end of the twist lock shaft is sequentially connected with shaft holes of the pressure sensor, a positioning sleeve and a respective one of the rotating levers to connect with a locking nut after the upper end of the twist lock shaft passes through a respective one of the shaft holes on the end beam and enters an interior of the end beam.

2. The hoist for the transferred materials in the underground auxiliary transportation system according to claim 1 , wherein each of the end beams is a foldable structure, including:
one fixed end beam unit, and two foldable end beam units connected at both ends of the fixed end beam unit, wherein the two foldable end beam units are respectively a first foldable end beam unit and a second foldable end beam unit, the two foldable end beam units are rotatable relative to the fixed end beam unit, and the end beam further includes:
a first folding arm, a second folding arm, connecting seats, hinging seats and a first hydraulic cylinder, wherein,
the first folding arm and the second folding arm are hinged with each other at adjacent ends, and another end of the first folding arm is fixedly connected to a respective one of the connecting seats, the respective one of the connecting seats is mounted on the first foldable end beam unit, and is slidable on the first foldable end beam unit;
another end of the second folding arm is fixedly connected to a respective one of hinging seats, and the respective one of the hinging seats is mounted on the second foldable end beam unit and is slidable on the second foldable end beam unit; and
the first hydraulic cylinder is connected between the first folding arm and the second folding arm, a cylinder barrel of the first hydraulic cylinder is hinged with the first folding arm through a hinged joint, and an outer end of a piston rod of the first hydraulic cylinder is hinged with the second folding arm.

3. The hoist for the transferred materials in the underground auxiliary transportation system according to claim 2 , wherein the cross beam is a retractable structure, including:
one fixed cross beam unit and two movable cross beam units connected at both ends of the fixed cross beam unit, wherein the two movable cross beam units are respectively a first movable cross beam unit and a second movable cross beam unit, and the two movable cross beam units are slidable relative to the fixed cross beam unit,
the pushing rod includes a plurality of pushing rod units, each two adjacent pushing rod units are hinged with each other, wherein one of the pushing rod units is connected with a driving shaft of a hydraulic motor, and
a sliding track is arranged on a beam wall of each of the movable cross beam units, and the hydraulic motor is slidably connected with the sliding track.

4. The hoist for the transferred materials in the underground auxiliary transportation system according to claim 3 , further including a rope-pulling mechanism, wherein the rope-pulling mechanism includes:
a first fixed pulley, a second fixed pulley, a movable pulley, a wire rope and a second hydraulic cylinder, wherein one end of the wire rope is fixed on the first movable cross beam unit, and another end of the wire rope is fixedly connected with the second movable cross beam unit after passing by an upper end of the first fixed pulley, a lower end of the movable pulley and an upper end of the second fixed pulley sequentially, and
one end of the second hydraulic cylinder is fixed on an inner wall of the fixed cross beam unit, and an end of a piston rod of the second hydraulic cylinder is connected with the movable pulley.

5. A method for hoisting transferred materials in an underground auxiliary transportation system, which uses the hoist for the transferred materials in the underground auxiliary transportation system according to claim 4 , wherein the method includes following steps:
a method for positioning the hoist: moving, by an operator, a hoist body above a transferring trolley 9 , and sending, when a signal from a laser ranging sensor 7 is detected by a photosensitive sensor 8 , a prompt signal, where the hoist body is located directly above a standard container and the operator enables the hoist to start for operation; and
reducing, when a roadway is narrow, a size of the hoist to adapt to a narrow and complex terrain of the roadway through contracting a width of a cross beam and folding end beams, and unfolding, when the hoist reaches the underground, the hoist;
a process of lifting heavy weights by the hoist: determining, before the hoist is descended, an operating state of the hoist by a pressure sensor 36 , recording the operating state as operating state A, detecting, by a hydraulic lifting system, signals from ejector pin position-limitation sensors 21 and a twist lock closing sensor 18 ; locking, only when the ejector pin position-limitation sensors 21 have signals and the twist lock closing sensor 18 has no signal, th

Assignees

• Univ China Mining
• Changzhou Development & Mft Centre Co Ltd
• Xuzhou Coal Mine Safety Equipment Mft Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ma Chi
• Peng Yuxing
• Zhu Zhencai
• Wang Meilin
• Hu Changhua
• Shi Fahui
• Xiao Xingming
• Qian Jun
• Jiang Fan
• Li Yunwang
• Wang Dagang
• Yu Qihang

Classifications

• B66C1/66 Primary

  for engaging holes, recesses, or abutments on articles specially provided for facilitating handling thereof · CPC title

• B66C11/04

  Underhung trolleys (power-operated hoists with driving motor and drum or barrel contained in a common housing B66D3/20) · CPC title

• B66C13/16

  Applications of indicating, registering, or weighing devices (in crane hooks B66C1/40; in safety gear B66C15/00; weighing-apparatus G01G; remote indicating in general G08) · CPC title

• B66C1/101 Primary

  for containers (B66C1/223 and B66C1/663 take precedence) · CPC title

• B66C11/22

  actuated pneumatically or hydraulically · CPC title