Background technology
With the recovery and constantly growth of global economy, people are also continuously increased for oil demand.International Energy Agency
(IEA) the world energy sources development prediction of issue, from 2000~the year two thousand thirty, world petroleum demand amount can be entered with the speed in year 1.6%
Row increases, and 57.69 hundred million tons are up to the year two thousand thirty;The demand of natural gas will be increased with the speed in year 2.4%, to the year two thousand thirty
It is up to equivalent to 42.03 hundred million tons of oil masses.The energy on conventional land can not meet what the mankind brought by social development
Great demand, therefore the paces of the mankind have also progressively marched toward ocean from land.
In recent years, global ocean oil-gas exploration development is swift and violent, and the neritic area within 300 meters is increasingly turned to blue water
(the defined above as deep-sea of the depth of water 500) is expanded.Up to 3053 meters, the exploitation depth of water reaches the deepwater drilling maximum water depth being currently known
2292 meters.But at present from the point of view of the whole world, the country for really possessing seafari equipment and possessing development ability cans be counted on one's fingers.Just
For submerged production production system, its production supplier has focused largely on the Systems in Certain Developed Countries such as the U.S., Norway.
Subsea control modules (SCM) are the nucleus equipment of Subsea Control Systems, each valve on SCM control subsea production trees
Door, monitors the state of production tree, and in time to the equipment feedback undersea device information on sea, and water surface production platform and water
The co-ordination of lower production system is also to be realized by subsea control modules.Usual subsea control modules are and control waterborne
Module installs basal disc and is locked and be directly installed in controlled device, such as:Subsea production tree, subsea manifold
Deng.
At present, locked using middle lock shaft using the structure type of dynamic sealing more than existing retaining mechanism under water,
Applied in supporting diving and deepwater environment, but due to its complex structure, and many dynamic sealings are only when mechanism runs at high speed
Wait competence exertion and go out its sealing property, so being not suitable for being applied on subsea control modules.Static seal structure can not only be effective
Ground reduces the machining accuracy and assembly precision of part, and, when static seal retaining mechanism works, encapsulant will not be ground
Damage, therefore static seal retaining mechanism often has longer service life than movable sealing structure.
At present, existing underwater mating retaining mechanism has number of different types, and control locking is conciliate lock control principle majority and adopted
Worm drive mechanism is used, either dynamic sealing or static seal, its sealing structure is mainly all arranged on lock shaft, and docking is oriented to
Guide-localization is carried out more than mechanism using multiple alignment pins, and the precision of guide finger requirement processing and assembling is very high, often occurs
The stuck situation of docking.And lock shaft is lifted more than retaining mechanism using rotation lock mandrel, this kind of locking mechanism structure is complicated, holds
Easily there is stuck situation.
The content of the invention
It is a primary object of the present invention to the above-mentioned technical disadvantages for overcoming prior art to exist, and provide a kind of underwater control
The gear-driving butt joint locking mechanism of module, can not only cancel the lock shaft in subsea control modules, but also save
Two seals devices, improve system reliability.
The object of the present invention is achieved like this:Main body is docked including subsea control modules and on underwater installation
Pedestal, the center of the pedestal is provided with lower sleeve, and hydraulic pressure public plug and pedestal electric connection are provided with the pedestal, and
The lower end of pedestal is also equipped with lock sleeve, and locking slot is provided with lock sleeve, and the subsea control modules docking main body includes shell
Body, the upper plate installed in housing upper end and the lower shoe installed in housing lower end, suspension ring body is provided with the upper plate, is hung
Suspension ring are installed, the lower shoe outer ring is provided with retaining ring in ring body, locking pin are installed in retaining ring, the locking pin with
Locking slot coordinates, and the outer surface of the retaining ring is provided with tooth-shape structure, and the tooth-shape structure is by underwater robot by installing
Tool drives, the center of the lower shoe is provided with positioning sleeve, and the end of positioning sleeve is provided with blocking ring, the positioning sleeve
Feather key is provided with outer surface, the inner surface setting of the lower sleeve has gathering sill, and feather key coordinates with gathering sill, described
Be additionally provided with lower shoe respectively with pedestal on hydraulic pressure public plug and pedestal electric connection coordinate hydraulic pressure female and lower shoe electricity
Joint.
Present invention additionally comprises such some architectural features:
1. still there is guide finger on lower shoe described in, be provided with the base and coordinate pilot hole with guide finger.
2. housing described in is provided with sealing ring with the junction of the junction, housing and upper plate of lower shoe.
3. tooth-shape structure described in is driven by underwater robot by installation tool.
Compared with prior art, the beneficial effects of the invention are as follows:Compact conformation of the present invention, can not only cancel and control under water
Lock shaft in molding block, and two seals device is also eliminated, improve system reliability;Due to installation tool under water
The side of control module, can under water complete the replacing of installation tool, more facilitate the installation and dismounting of underwater robot, have
What is imitated solves less than 3000 meters under water for the locking and sealing of subsea control modules.
Specific embodiment
The present invention is described in further detail with specific embodiment below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
With reference to Fig. 1-3, pedestal 1 is arranged on underwater installation, and lock sleeve 2, lower sleeve 3 are provided with pedestal 1;Underwater control
It is one that the mode that module housing 8, subsea control modules upper plate 9, subsea control modules lower shoe 15 are connected by screw bolts is constituted
Individual entirety;Wherein, suspension ring body 10 and suspension ring 11 etc. are installed on subsea control modules upper plate 9, for subsea control modules
Lifting;Retaining ring 6 is installed on subsea control modules lower shoe 15, locking pin 7 is installed in retaining ring 6, additionally, underwater control
Positioning sleeve 13, blocking ring 4, feather key 14, guide finger 5 are also equipped with module lower shoe 15;A toothrow is also machined with retaining ring 6
Wide (that is to say tooth-shape structure), ROV installation tools rotate retaining ring 6 by being engaged with the toothrow exterior feature in retaining ring 6, lock
The inclined-plane of the locking slot on locking pin on ring 6 and lock sleeve 2 is coordinated, so that subsea control modules are moved up and down;Water
Sealing device is also equipped with lower control module housing 8, sealing device includes:Subsea control modules upper plate 9 and underwater control
Sealing ring is installed between module housing 8, is provided between subsea control modules lower shoe 15 and subsea control modules housing 8 close
Seal, to prevent extraneous seawater from entering in subsea control modules housing.
Above-mentioned subsea control modules lower shoe 15 is provided with several mounting holes, and several hydraulic pressure female joints are provided with mounting hole
16 and electrical connector;Several mounting holes also are provided with pedestal 1, several hydraulic pressure male joints 12 are installed in mounting hole and are electrically connect
Head;While control module is docked with pedestal 1 under water, several hydraulic pressure female joints 16 and electrical connector are right with pedestal 1
The several hydraulic pressure male joints 12 answered and electrical connector are also while docked.
The present invention uses following installation steps:
The first step:First subsea control modules lower shoe 15 is laid on the top of the shelf;
Second step:Several hydraulic pressure female joints 16 and electrical connector are installed on subsea control modules lower shoe 15;
3rd step:Locking pin 7 is installed in retaining ring 6;
4th step:Subsea control modules housing 8 and the screw of subsea control modules upper plate 9 are constituted into an entirety;
5th step:The subsea control modules housing 8 that will be assembled is arranged on subsea control modules upper plate 11 with screw
On subsea control modules lower shoe 15;
6th step:Retaining ring 6 is installed on subsea control modules lower shoe 15;
7th step:Suspension ring body 10 and hanger 11 are installed on subsea control modules upper plate 9;
8th step:The screw of pin 5 is directed to be installed on subsea control modules lower shoe 15;
9th step:Pedestal 1 is placed on shelf;
Tenth step:Lower sleeve 3 is installed on pedestal 1 with screw;
11st step:Several hydraulic pressure male joints 13 and electrical connector are installed on pedestal 1;
12nd step:Lock sleeve 2 is installed on pedestal 1 with screw;
Operation principle of the present invention:
When using, after the present invention is installed into subsea control modules, the hanging apparatus of subsea control modules are hung by crane
Slow decentralization subsea control modules, after subsea control modules reach the seabed production equipment specified, operator is by machine under water
Underwater Camera on device people finds pedestal 1, the orientation of crane is adjusted by Underwater Camera, and then adjust subsea control modules
With the docking location of pedestal 1, coarse positioning is carried out by guide finger 5 first during subsea control modules docking, make underwater control mould
Block can be maintained on accurate direction, during continuing to transfer, by positioning sleeve 13 on subsea control modules lower shoe 15
On feather key 14 and pedestal gathering sill about 1 in sleeve 3 carry out being accurately positioned docking;At the same time, several hydraulic pressure are female
Joint 16, hydraulic pressure male joint 12 and electrical connector are also docked simultaneously.After locking pin 7 is inserted into the groove of lock sleeve,
Underwater robot is engaged by installation tool with the toothrow exterior feature in retaining ring 6 rotates retaining ring 6, the locking in retaining ring 6
The inclined-plane of the locking slot on pin 7 and lock sleeve 2 is coordinated, so that subsea control modules are moved down;When locking pin 7 is complete
After in into locking slot, all of joint docking is in place.As long as described installation tool can drive the tooth form knot in retaining ring
Structure, can select the tooth bar that is engaged with tooth-shape structure or gear and be driven by underwater robot, it is easy to accomplish.
When needing to unlock subsea control modules and pedestal 1, underwater robot is by installation tool and retaining ring 6
The wide engagement of one toothrow reversely rotates retaining ring 6, locking pin 7 is exited locking slot, after locking pin 7 is exited completely, by crane
The hanger of subsea control modules is hung with suspender belt, subsea control modules is lifted up, and then realize subsea control modules and pedestal 1
Unblock.
The present invention includes pedestal 1 and subsea control modules docking main body, wherein, lock sleeve 2 is installed on pedestal 1, lock
Locking slot is machined with set 2;Retaining ring 6 is installed on subsea control modules lower shoe 15, locking pin is installed in retaining ring 6,
A toothrow is also machined with retaining ring 6 wide;ROV installation tools revolve retaining ring 6 by being engaged with the toothrow exterior feature in retaining ring 6
Turn, the inclined-plane of the locking slot on locking pin in retaining ring 6 and lock sleeve 2 is coordinated, so that subsea control modules are upper and lower
It is mobile;Positioning sleeve 13, feather key 14, guide finger 5 are installed on subsea control modules lower shoe 15, lower sleeve is installed on pedestal
3;Suspension ring body 10, suspension ring 11 are installed on control module upper plate 9 under water;It is also equipped with being sealed at two on subsea control modules
Device.
Retaining ring 6, positioning sleeve 13 are installed on described subsea control modules lower shoe 15, blocking ring 4, feather key 14, are led
To pin 5, for the butt-joint locking and guiding of subsea control modules, several hydraulic pressure are also equipped with subsea control modules lower shoe 15
Female 16 and electric connection.
Lock sleeve 2, lower sleeve 3 are installed on described pedestal 1, for the butt-joint locking and guiding of subsea control modules,
Several hydraulic pressure public plugs 12 and electric connection are also equipped with pedestal 1, when subsea control modules butt-joint locking, several hydraulic joints
And electric connection is also docked simultaneously.
One hoisting mechanism is installed, this mechanism is by suspension ring body 10, suspension ring at the upper plate 9 of described subsea control modules
11 grades are constituted, and this device is single-point hoisting mechanism, perpendicularity when advantageously ensuring that subsea control modules are installed under water.
Retaining ring 6 is installed on the lower shoe 15 of described subsea control modules, toothrow exterior feature is machined with retaining ring 6,
ROV installation tools engages and rotate retaining ring 6 by with the toothrow exterior feature in retaining ring 6, the locking pin in retaining ring 6 with lock
The inclined-plane of the locking slot on set 2 is coordinated, so that subsea control modules are moved up and down, and then realizes subsea control modules
Docking, locking and unblock.
Sealing ring, underwater control are installed between described subsea control modules upper plate 9 and subsea control modules housing 8
Sealing ring is installed between module lower shoe 15 and subsea control modules housing 8, this is sealed into static seal, sealing property phase at two
It is more preferable than dynamic sealing.
A kind of gear-driving butt joint locking mechanism under water, the outer installation one of lower shoe 15 of subsea control modules is matched somebody with somebody therewith
The retaining ring 6 of conjunction, is provided with locking pin 7 in retaining ring, it is wide also to machined a toothrow in side in retaining ring;Installed on pedestal 1
There is corresponding lock sleeve 2, locking slot is machined with lock sleeve 2;Positioning sleeve 13 is installed on subsea control modules lower shoe 15, is led
To key 14, guide finger 5, lower sleeve 3 is installed on pedestal;Suspension ring body 10, suspension ring is installed on control module upper plate 9 under water
11;Sealing device at two is also equipped with the housing of subsea control modules.Compact conformation of the present invention, can not only cancel under water
Lock shaft in control module, and two seals device is also eliminated, improve system reliability;Because installation tool is in water
The side of lower control module, can under water complete the replacing of installation tool, more facilitate the installation and dismounting of underwater robot,
Effectively less than 3000 meters are solved under water for the locking and sealing of subsea control modules.