US 12,264,444 B1Granted

Prefabricated movable and adjustable support frame for construction crossing over existing line, and method of installing same

AssigneeCentral South University

InventorsYujie Yu, Xiaoxiang Wang, Ben Mou

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Abstract

Provided is a prefabricated movable and adjustable support frame for construction crossing over an existing line, and a method of installing the same used in field of railway construction engineering, the support frame including a rail track of the existing line, an adjustable support, a slideway stringer, a support beam, a hinge, a brake device, and a traction mechanism, where the adjustable support includes 4 pillar assemblies, each of the pillar assemblies includes an outer column and an inner column, the inner column is inserted into the outer column, a lower end of the outer column is connected to a lower rail wheel, an upper end of the inner column is connected to an upper pulley, the inner columns adjacent to each other and the outer columns adjacent to each other along the rail track of the existing line are connected by hinged nodes through a cross brace assembly.

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Dependent claims

A prefabricated movable and adjustable support frame for construction crossing over an existing line, comprising a rail track of the existing line, an adjustable support, a slideway stringer, a support beam, a hinge, a brake device, and a traction mechanism, wherein the adjustable support comprises 4 pillar assemblies, each of the pillar assemblies comprises an outer column and an inner column, the inner column is inserted into the outer column and can slide vertically inside the outer column, a lower end of the outer column is connected to a lower rail wheel that can roll on the rail track of the existing line, an upper end of the inner column is connected to an upper pulley, the inner columns adjacent to each other and the outer columns adjacent to each other along the rail track of the existing line are connected by hinged nodes through a cross brace assembly, with a distance there between adjustable, and the inner columns adjacent to each other and the outer columns adjacent to each other along a direction perpendicular to the rail track of the existing line are connected by a fixed crossbar, with an axis distance there between equal to the track gauge of the existing line;

the slideway stringer is arranged on the adjustable support, a chute type slideway is provided at a lower end of the slideway stringer, and the inner column and the upper pulley disposed at the upper end thereof can be inserted into and roll along the chute type slideway;
the support beam is arranged across the slideway stringer and serves as a supporting end of the support frame for construction;
the hinge is installed between the outer columns of the adjustable support adjacent to each other along the rail track of the existing line and connected to the traction mechanism;
and the brake device is installed on a side of the outer column of the adjustable support and comprises a handle, a slidable connecting rod, a slidable snap ring, and a brake end, wherein an end of the slidable snap ring is provided with a sliding groove, the slidable connecting rod passes through the sliding groove, having an upper end hinged to the handle and a lower end connected to the brake end, the handle is hinged to the outer column through a handle joint, when the handle is leveled, the brake end can abut against the rail track of the existing line, and when the handle is turned upward, the slidable connecting rod drives the brake end to break away from the rail track of the existing line.

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A method of installing the prefabricated movable and adjustable support frame for construction crossing over an existing line, comprising the following steps:

(1) placing two of the outer columns at a spacing equal to the track gauge of the existing line, and fixing them by welding or bolting with the fixed crossbar, arranging 2 sets respectively, and installing the brake device on the outside of each of the outer columns;
(2) inserting the inner column into the outer column to form a pillar assembly, and then connecting the cross brace assembly along the rail track of the existing line to form an adjustable support;
(3) lifting the assembled adjustable support onto the rail track of the existing line, and placing the hinge between the outer columns adjacent to each other along the rail track of the existing line, with both ends thereof inserted into the traction mechanism;
(4) lifting the slideway stringer onto the adjustable support, with an upper pulley of the inner column in the adjustable support inserted into the chute type slideway of the slideway stringer, and placing one of the adjustable supports in a partition on one side of the limiting baffle in the slideway stringer;
(5) placing the support beam across the slideway stringer as the supporting end of the support frame for construction;
(6) during construction crossing over the existing line, pulling up the handle of the brake device to drive the brake end to break away from the rail track of the existing line, rolling the entire construction support frame on the rail track of the existing line to a designated position, and then leveling the handle of the brake device;
(7) starting the traction mechanism to control the hinge to be contracted, thereby tensioning the hinge to reduce the length thereof so that the angle of the cross brace assembly changes to push the inner column to rise, thus lifting the slideway stringer and the support beam to a designated height, and then stopping the traction mechanism;
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(8) when the construction of a current section is completed and it needs to move to a next section, starting the traction mechanism to control the hinge to be released, thereby relaxing the hinge to increase both the spacing between the inner columns adjacent to each other and the spacing between the outer columns adjacent to each other so that the angle of the cross brace assembly changes to cause the inner columns, the slideway stringer, and the support beam to fall naturally;
and pulling up the handle of the brake device to transfer the entire construction support frame along the rail track of the existing line to the next section.

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