Installation tool and method for spherical latticed shell structure

An installation tool for a spherical latticed shell structure, the spherical latticed shell structure comprising a plurality of latticed shell units, wherein the installation tool comprises:

• a support frame, a hoisting system, a fixing frame, and stay rope assemblies;
• the support frame is arranged on one side of a to-be-installed spherical latticed shell structure;
• the fixing frame is connected with the hoisting system, the hoisting system is arranged on the support frame for hoisting the fixing frame;
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• the stay rope assemblies are connected with the fixing frame and the latticed shell units;
• the stay rope assembly comprises a movable adjusting device and a stay rope, the movable adjusting device is connected with the stay rope;
• the stay rope is connected with the latticed shell units;
• and the movable adjusting device is movably connected with the fixing frame along a horizontal circumferential direction of the spherical latticed shell structure;
• the fixing frame comprises a gear disc, fixing discs and connecting plates;
• the gear disc is an annular external gear which is arranged horizontally;
• the fixing discs are circular ring members which are arranged horizontally and are concentric with the gear disc, and the fixing discs are arranged on upper and lower ends of the gear disc;
• and the connecting plates are connected with the gear disc and the hoisting system;
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• the movable adjusting device comprises a rotating wheel, force transfer plates, bearing wheels and a snap ring;
• the rotating wheel and the bearing wheels are respectively arranged on an outer end of the gear disc and inner ends of the fixing discs by the force transfer plates;
• the rotating wheel is meshed with the outer end of the gear disc;
• the bearing wheels are movably matched with the inner ends of the fixing discs;
• and the snap ring is arranged on the force transfer plates and the snap ring is connected with the stay rope.