CN102141197B

CN102141197B - Measuring equipment for exploring path direction in pipe

Info

Publication number: CN102141197B
Application number: CN 201010106624
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨志雄
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2010-01-28
Filing date: 2010-01-28
Publication date: 2013-03-20
Anticipated expiration: 2030-01-28
Also published as: CN102141197A

Abstract

The invention discloses measuring equipment for exploring a path direction in a pipe. The equipment is used for exploring the direction of a pipeline which is hidden under the ground or behind a shelter and comprises an angle sensing head, a cleaning rod containing a signal wire, a cleaning rod feed controller and a control unit, wherein the angle sensing head is electrically connected to the end part of the cleaning rod containing the signal wire and is used for providing angle variation information of the end part of the cleaning rod; the cleaning rod feed controller is provided with a plurality of sucking discs, a plurality of air channels and at least one feeding mechanism; a vacuum pump is used for sucking air in the sucking discs away continuously through the air channel, so that the sucking discs can firmly suck the cleaning rod feed controller on the surface of the shelter; the feeding mechanism is used for feeding the cleaning rod containing the signal wire into the pipeline at a certain speed, so that the angle sensing head advances along the pipeline; and the control unit is used for recording the angle variation of the end part of the cleaning rod containing the signal wire in each feeding length section, and the feeding length and the angle variation are combined to form path information so as to acquire the direction of the pipeline. The measuring equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention has a simple structure and low manufacturing cost and can be used for exploring a small-bore pipeline.

Description

Explore the measureing equipment of path trend in the pipe

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of measureing equipment of exploring path trend in the pipe, relate in particular to a kind of angle variation of a poker end and poker feeding length of utilizing and form a routing information with the measureing equipment of the trend of understanding pipeline.

Background technology

Want at present to explore one and be subjected to hidden pipeline or hole path, there is no real simple, effective plant and instrument can use.For example the U.S. the 6th, 378, the well equipment of climbing shown in No. 627 patents, to utilize respectively a pair of motor to drive a pair of magnet ring in the pipe body inside that more piece links to each other, use and drive the external shear mechanism that magnet ring is driven by this of indivedual pipes, the borehole wall of taking oil well when making it to open promotes oneself forward, be equipped with therein depth gauge (depth indicator) and gyroscope (gyroscope) that the position of climbing well equipment place can be provided, the function of exploring the hole path is arranged reluctantly at last, but its huge structure, accurate and complicated, must use the artificial intelligence to control software ability coordinate operation, this is too huge and can't be suitable for for the usually lower pipeline or hole path explored below 2 o'clock.

Be applicable to pipe with small pipe diameter, the portability instrument enters and climbs tube apparatus in the pipeline, can be with reference to the U.S. the 5th, 309, climb tube apparatus shown in No. 844 patents, utilize the two ends of hookup radially distribute respectively some air pressure rods and roller, be equipped with another to axial air pressure rod between the hookup two ends, when tube wall was withstood in the radial gas pressure rod elongation of rear end, axially the air pressure rod elongation advanced front end forward; Then the radial extent of front end withstands tube wall, and the radial gas pressure rod of rear end is retracted, and axially air pressure rod shortens the rear end is also advanced forward, and this is " time advance wriggling (inchworm) " the invention person.This kind climbed tube apparatus because enough space configuration radial gas pressure rod need to be arranged, and diameter that therefore can't reduction equipment makes to be suitable for Portable device and to explore 2 o'clock following usually lower pipeline or hole paths.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, the invention provides a kind of measureing equipment of exploring path trend in the pipe, be hidden in underground or veil pipeline trend afterwards in order to survey one, comprise that an angle sensing head, contains the poker of holding wire, a poker feed controller and a control module.The angle sensing head is electrically connected on the poker end that contains holding wire, in order to the angle change information of poker end to be provided.The poker feed controller is provided with a plurality of suckers, many air flues and at least one feed mechanism.One vacuum pump is constantly taken air in the sucker away via air flue, makes sucker the poker feed controller can be sucked surface in veil.Feed mechanism makes the poker that contains holding wire send into the pipeline the inside according to certain speed, and the angle sensing head is advanced along pipeline.The poker end that the control module record contains holding wire changes in the angle of each section feeding length, is combined into a routing information for the trend of understanding pipeline.

The measureing equipment of path trend in the exploration pipe of the embodiment of the invention, simple in structure, manufacturing cost is cheap, and can explore the pipeline of small-bore.

Description of drawings

Accompanying drawing described herein is used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, consists of the application's a part, does not consist of limitation of the invention.In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the schematic perspective view of the embodiment of the measureing equipment of path trend in the exploration pipe of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the generalized section of the embodiment of the measureing equipment of path trend in the exploration pipe of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the angle sensing head generalized section of embodiments of the invention;

Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of angular marking mode of the present invention.

Drawing reference numeral:

10 angle sensing heads, 11 housings

12 batteries, 13 microgravity angle sensing elements

14 elasticity pivot arms, 15 rollers

20 pokers, 21 holding wires

22 low-friction coefficient material layers, 30 poker feed controllers

31 suckers, 32 air flues

33 feed mechanisms, 40 control modules

41 signal processors, 42 displays

43 storage devices, 50 vacuum pumps

Surface 61 pipelines of 60 veils

Δ S feeding length 331 stepper motors

332 friction pulleys or press wheel

The specific embodiment

For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, better enforcement cited below particularly is sharp, and cooperates accompanying drawing, is described in detail below.

Fig. 1 is the embodiment of the measureing equipment of path trend in the exploration pipe of the present invention, comprises that an angle sensing head 10, contains the poker 20 of holding wire, a poker feed controller 30 and a control module 40.Wherein angle sensing head 10 is electrically connected on poker 20 ends that contain holding wire, in order to the angle change information of poker 20 ends to be provided.

As shown in Figure 2, poker feed controller 30 can be provided with a plurality of suckers 31, many air flues 32 and at least one feed mechanism 33.Sucker 31 makes poker feed controller 30 be sucked surface 60 in a veil, constantly extracts the air of sucker 31 sorption faces by a vacuum pump 50 via air flue 32, makes sucker 31 keep enough suction adsorption in the surface 60 of a veil.

The friction pulley that feed mechanism 30 can be driven by a pair of stepper motor or press wheel and consist of with sending into pipeline 61 the insides of exploring so that contain the poker 20 of holding wire according to certain speed, and is returned to control module 40 with each feeding length Δ S.The poker 20 that contains holding wire makes angle sensing head 10 advance in pipeline 61 the insides when advancing, angle sensing head 10 sees through angle value and makes the poker 20 that contains holding wire pass to control module 40, the corresponding angle value of each feeding length Δ S is combined into as schematically shown in Figure 4 routing information, for the trend of understanding pipeline 61.

Control module 40 can comprise a signal processor 41, a display 42 and a storage device 43.Wherein signal processor 41 can comprise that one 8051 microchips read the angle value that each feeding length Δ S that feed mechanism 30 passes back and angle sensing head 10 pass back and made up, and utilizes storage device 43 to store, and transmission display device 42 is shown; The coordinate of for example n being ordered is designated as (S _n, θ _n, ψ _n), the coordinate that n+1 is ordered is designated as (S _N+1, θ _N+1, ψ _N+1), wherein:

S _n＝(ΔS)(n)；

S _n+1＝(ΔS)(n+1)。

θ _n: when poker 20 feeding lengths that contain holding wire reach S _nThe time, angle sensing head 10 spreads out of its length direction at the angle value of the angle of the projection on x-y plane and x axle;

ψ _n: when poker 20 feeding lengths that contain holding wire reach S _nThe time, angle sensing head 10 spreads out of the angle value of the angle on its length direction and x-y plane;

θ _N+1: when poker 20 feeding lengths that contain holding wire reach S _N+1The time, angle sensing head 10 spreads out of its length direction at the angle value of the angle of the projection on x-y plane and x axle;

ψ _N+1: when poker 20 feeding lengths that contain holding wire reach S _N+1The time, angle sensing head 10 spreads out of the angle value of the angle on its length direction and x-y plane.

Angle sensing head 10 is in order to before a pipeline 61 and then produce a plurality of feeding length Δ S, and namely spreads out of one group of angle value (θ at each feeding length Δ S _n, ψ _n).As shown in Figure 3, angle sensing head 10 can comprise a housing 11, a battery 12, a microgravity angle sensing element 13; Wherein battery 12 is placed in the housing 11 with microgravity angle sensing element 13, provides electric energy to keep the running of microgravity angle sensing element 13.Microgravity angle sensing element 13 sees through the poker 20 that contains holding wire and communicates with the signal processor 41 of control module 40, transmits angle value.For making roughly keeping parallelism of both axle center of angle sensing head 10 and pipeline 61, the preferably, can be at the two ends of housing 11 respectively configurable many elasticity pivot arms 14 supporting to arrive in the inwall of pipeline 61; The preferably arranges respectively roller 15 on each elasticity pivot arm 14, make the movement of angle sensing head 10 smooth and easy.

The poker 20 that contains holding wire can be by the outer material layers 22 that cover the one layer or more low-friction coefficient of a holding wire 21, for example (,) engineering plastic (nylon) or iron not dragon etc. consist of, to reduce it at the resistance of pipeline 61 interior promotion angle sensing heads 10.

The measureing equipment of path trend in the exploration pipe provided by the present invention compares with aforementioned related U.S. patent, has at least following advantages:

Simple in structure, manufacturing cost is cheap.

2. can explore the pipeline of small-bore, for aforementioned related U.S. patent can't substitute.

More than describe in detail specifying of providing for preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided, but, this embodiment limits claim of the present invention, does not allly break away from equivalence that skill spirit of the present invention does and implements or change, and all should be contained in the claim of the present invention.

Claims

1. explore the measureing equipment that the path is moved towards in the pipe for one kind, it is characterized in that described measureing equipment comprises:

One angle sensing head in order to before a pipeline and then produce a plurality of feeding lengths, and namely spreads out of one group of angle value in each feeding length;

One contains the poker of holding wire, and end and described angle sensing head are electrically connected;

One poker feed controller makes the described poker that contains holding wire enter described pipeline; And

One control module utilizes described poker and the described angle sensing head that contains holding wire to join, in order to receive and to make up described angle value and feeding length is a routing information; Wherein,

Described angle sensing head comprises:

One microgravity angle sensing element is in order to the length direction of the described angle sensing head of sensing constantly and produce one group of angle value in each feeding length;

One battery provides electric energy to described microgravity angle sensing element; And

One housing is in order to accommodating described microgravity angle sensing element and described battery;

Described angle value comprises the length direction that represents described angle sensing head at the angle of the x axle on the projection on an x-y plane and described x-y plane and represents the length direction of described angle sensing head and the angle on described x-y plane.

2. the measureing equipment of path trend in the exploration pipe as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the two ends of described housing also connect respectively many elasticity pivot arms, in order to contact with the inwall of described pipeline.

3. the measureing equipment of path trend in the exploration pipe as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that the end of described many elasticity pivot arms connects respectively a roller, makes the movement of described angle sensing head in described pipeline smooth and easy.

4. the measureing equipment of path trend in the exploration pipe as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the described poker that contains holding wire contains the material layer of a holding wire and a low-friction coefficient.

5. the measureing equipment of path trend in the exploration pipe as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that the material layer of described low-friction coefficient comprises an engineering plastic glue-line.

6. the measureing equipment of path trend in the exploration pipe as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that the material layer of described low-friction coefficient comprises the not imperial material layer of an iron.

7. the measureing equipment of path trend in the exploration pipe as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described poker feed controller is provided with a plurality of suckers, many air flues and at least one feed mechanism.

8. the measureing equipment that the path is moved towards in the exploration pipe as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, described measureing equipment comprises that also a vacuum pump constantly takes air in the described sucker away via described air flue, and described poker feed controller is sucked in the surface of a veil.

9. the measureing equipment of path trend in the exploration pipe as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described control module comprises that a signal processor receives described feeding length and described angle value.

10. the measureing equipment of path trend in the exploration pipe as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that described signal processor comprises one 8051 microchips.

11. the measureing equipment of path trend is characterized in that described control module comprises a display in the exploration pipe as claimed in claim 9.

12. the measureing equipment of path trend is characterized in that described control module comprises a storage device, in order to store described feeding length and described angle value in the exploration pipe as claimed in claim 9.