Rotary operation driving device of underwater gate valve
Technical Field
The present invention relates to an underwater gate valve, and more particularly, to a rotary operation driving apparatus for an underwater gate valve operated by a rotary tool on an underwater robot in a submarine environment. Belongs to the field of marine petroleum engineering.
Background
The underwater valve is a general name applied to all valves of an underwater pipeline. It is suitable for underwater operation and marine working condition.
At present, the underwater valve is mainly applied to the exploitation of offshore oil and natural gas, the applied valve mainly comprises a ball valve, a gate valve, a check valve, a control valve and the like, and the operation mode comprises the following steps: diver operations, underwater robot operations, hydraulic control operations, and the like. Due to the special use environment, the installation of the underwater valve is different from the land, and therefore, the underwater valve is often installed underwater by an integrated device such as a manifold.
At present, the more used integrated devices in marine oil production are as follows: a terminal control manifold, an underwater production control manifold, an underwater Christmas tree, and the like. The underwater gate valve is an indispensable part of the equipment, and is usually installed on the equipment in an integrated manner on land. The driving of the gate valve is basically completed by a hand wheel or a handle, and when the gate valve is operated in shallow water, the whole operation is completed by a diver operating the hand wheel or the handle arranged on the gate valve; when the underwater gate valve is installed beyond the diver's diving depth, it is necessary to operate the gate valve switch by the underwater robot. However, the robot arm of the underwater robot can only operate a valve with low pressure and small diameter. For the high-pressure large-drift-diameter gate valve, because the torque provided by the mechanical arm is very low, when the working pressure of the gate valve is too high and the caliber is large, the gate valve cannot be opened or closed, and therefore, a conventional gate valve driving hand wheel or handle cannot be used in deep water working conditions. In addition, the existing gate valve driving hand wheel or handle cannot be operated by using the underwater robot torque tool because the existing gate valve driving hand wheel or handle is not provided with an interface matched with the underwater robot torque tool.
Disclosure of Invention
The main purpose of the present invention is to overcome the above disadvantages of the prior art, and to provide a rotary operation driving device for an underwater gate valve, which can be used on the sea bottom to make the underwater gate valve operated by an underwater robot torque tool, and solve the problem that the underwater robot torque tool cannot operate the underwater gate valve; in addition, the operation process is not influenced by the pressure of the seawater, and technical guarantee is provided for the safety and the reliability of the opening and closing process of the underwater gate valve.
The purpose of the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:
a rotary operation driving device of an underwater gate valve is characterized in that: is provided with: an actuating device (5) mounted on the valve (2), the actuating device (5) comprising: the switch indication device (36) and the pressure balancing device are arranged on the driver, and the lower end of the pressure balancing device is communicated (41) with the inner cavity of the driver; wherein,
the driver is provided with: the underwater robot torque interface (32), a top cover (31) arranged on the underwater robot torque interface (32), and a driver shell (25) arranged on the top cover (31); wherein the driver shell (25) is connected with the bracket (20), and the driver shell (25) is provided with a seal; an override shaft (34), an operating rod (26) and a valve rod nut (24) are installed in the driver shell (25), and a first rod seal (35) capable of sealing the override shaft (34) and the top cover (31) is installed on the override shaft (34) and the top cover (31);
the switch indication device (36) includes: the device comprises a first shaft sleeve (45) arranged on a support (20), an indicating transmission shaft (47) arranged in one end of the first shaft sleeve (45), a flange shaft sleeve (48) arranged in the other end of the first shaft sleeve (45) and a second bearing (46) arranged on the excircle of the end face of the first shaft sleeve (45), wherein the flange shaft sleeve (48) is arranged in a hole of a driver shell (25), and a second shaft sleeve (51) is arranged in the driver shell (25); the indicating transmission shaft (47) is connected with one end of the indicating connecting rod (50), and the other end of the indicating connecting rod (50) is arranged in the second shaft sleeve (51); a second rod seal (52) is arranged on the indication connecting rod (50) and the driver shell (25); the indicating transmission shaft (47) is connected with the spiral groove (65) of the indicating transmission shaft (47);
the pressure balancing device (41) comprises: the balancer comprises a balancer housing (72), a balancer cap (70) arranged in the balancer housing (72) and a diaphragm capsule (71), wherein a lining (69) is sleeved in the balancer cap (70), and a water passing cap (68) is sleeved in the lining (69); and the balancer housing (72) is mounted on the driver housing (25).
The interior of the driver housing (25) is hollow; the sealing mode of the driver shell (25) is as follows: the inner circular groove of the driver shell (25) is sealed by a second O-shaped ring (30); the end of the driver shell (25) is provided with a groove, and the groove is sealed by a first O-shaped ring (23).
A plurality of first bearings (27) are arranged on the operating rod (26), and the two bearings (27) fix the operating rod to move axially, so that the operating rod can only do rotary motion. A bearing gland (38) mounted on the actuator housing (25) for securing axial movement of the first bearing (27); the valve rod nut (24) is installed in the driver shell (25) and the support (20) and is in transmission threaded connection with the operating rod (26), the valve rod nut (24) is in guide connection with the support (20), the support (20) is used for fixing the rotary motion of the valve rod nut (24), the valve rod nut (24) is connected with the valve rod connecting end (21) in the support (20), and the lower end of the valve rod connecting end (21) is connected with the valve rod (4).
The bracket (20) is arranged on the valve cover of the valve seat (1) and is fixedly connected with the valve (2) from the outside.
The interior of the actuator housing (25) and the lower part of the pressure equalizing device (41) are filled with lubricating oil, and when the subsea gate valve is installed on the seabed, seawater enters the diaphragm capsule (71) from the water passing cap (68), and the seawater in the diaphragm capsule (71) compresses the lubricating oil, thereby establishing the same pressure as the external seawater inside the actuator, and at the same time, the diaphragm capsule (71) separates the seawater from the lubricating oil.
One end of the indicating connecting rod (50) is connected with an indicating needle (63).
A sign support (60) is arranged on the top cover (31), and an opening indication (62) and a closing indication (61) are respectively arranged on the sign support (60); when the driver works, the indicating transmission shaft (47) rotates and drives the indicating connecting rod (50) and the indicating needle (63) to rotate, and the positions of the indicating needle (63) relative to the opening indication (62) and the closing indication (61) are observed so as to determine the opening and closing states of the gate valve.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: by adopting the technical scheme, the underwater gate valve can be used on the seabed, so that the underwater gate valve is operated by the underwater robot torque tool, and the problem that the underwater gate valve cannot be operated by the underwater robot torque tool is solved; in addition, the operation process is not influenced by the pressure of the seawater, and technical guarantee is provided for the safety and the reliability of the opening and closing process of the underwater gate valve.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the present invention in use.
Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the overall structure of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a top partial view of an indicating device of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a detail view of an indicating drive shaft of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the pressure equalization apparatus of the present invention.
The main reference numbers in the figures illustrate:
1. valve seat, 2 valve, 3 gate plate, 4 valve rod, 5 drive device, 20 support, 21 valve rod connecting end, 22 bolt, 23 first O-shaped ring, 24 valve rod nut, 25 driver shell, 26 operating rod, 27 first bearing, 29 screw, 30 second O-shaped ring, 31 top cover, 32 underwater robot torque interface, 33 bolt, 34 override shaft, 35 first rod seal, 36 switch indicator, 38 bearing cover, 39 first pin, 40 second pin, 41 pressure balancing device, 42 spline pair, 43 trapezoidal thread, 44T-shaped groove, 45 first shaft sleeve, 46 second bearing, 47 indicator drive shaft, 48 flange shaft sleeve, 49 third pin, 50 indicator connecting rod, 51 second shaft sleeve, 52 second rod seal, 53 fourth pin, 60 support, 60 indicator support, 51 screw, 61. The balance weight comprises an off indication part, 62 open indication parts, 63 indication needles, 65 spiral grooves, 68 water through caps, 69 bushings, 70 balance caps, 71 diaphragm capsules and 72 balance shell bodies.
Detailed Description
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present invention is provided with: an operating actuator 5 mounted on the valve 2, the actuator 5 comprising: a driver, a switch indication device 36 and a pressure balance device 41 which are arranged on the driver; wherein,
the driver is provided with: the underwater robot torque interface 32, a top cover 31 arranged on the underwater robot torque interface 32 through a bolt 33, and the driver shell 25 arranged on the top cover 31 in a screw 29 connection mode, wherein the inner circular groove of the driver shell 25 is sealed by a second O-shaped ring 30; the driver shell 25 is connected with the bracket 20 through a bolt 22, a groove is arranged at the end part of the driver shell 25, and a first O-shaped ring 23 is adopted for sealing in the groove; the interior of the driver housing 25 is hollow, the override shaft 34 and the operating rod 26 are installed in the hollow driver housing 25, the override shaft 34 is fastened in a hole of the operating rod 26 through a first pin 39, a first rod seal 35 is installed between an outer circular groove of the override shaft 34 and an inner hole of the top cover 31, a plurality of first bearings 27 (two first bearings 27 in the embodiment) are installed on the operating rod 26, the two bearings 27 fix the axial movement of the operating rod, and therefore the operating rod can only do rotary movement. The bearing gland 38 is installed in a threaded hole at the upper end of the driver shell 25 and is connected with the driver shell 25 through threads to fix the axial movement of the first bearing 27; the stem nut 24 is installed inside the driver housing 25 and the bracket 20, the stem nut 24 is connected with the operating rod 26 through the trapezoidal thread 43, the stem nut 24 is in guiding connection with the bracket 20 through a key, and the rotational movement of the stem nut 24 is fixed by the bracket 20, the stem nut 24 is connected with the stem connection end 21 through the T-shaped groove 44 in the bracket 20, and the lower end internal thread of the stem connection end 21 is in external thread connection with the stem 4.
The above-mentioned bracket 20 is mounted on the valve cover of the valve seat 1 and forms an external connection with the valve 2, and is fastened by flange bolts.
When the driver is in operation, the underwater robot torque tool is inserted into the underwater robot torque interface 32 on the drive unit. The underwater robot torque tool rotates the override shaft 34 and thus the operating rod 26, and the two bearings 27 fix the axial movement of the operating rod. The bracket 20 and the stem nut 24 form a spline pair 42 that allows only linear movement of the stem nut 24. Thereby causing the operating rod 26 to rotate and translate the trapezoidal threads of the operating rod 26 and stem nut 24 into linear motion of the stem nut 24; the valve rod nut 24 pushes or pulls the valve rod connecting end 21 to drive the valve rod 4 to move along the axial direction, so that the gate plate 3 is driven to move, and the gate valve is opened and closed.
The switch indication device 36 includes: the device comprises a first shaft sleeve 45 arranged in a hole in the end face of the bracket 20 in a shaft hole matching mode, an indicating transmission shaft 47 arranged in one end of the first shaft sleeve 45, a flange shaft sleeve 48 arranged in the other end of the first shaft sleeve 45 and a second bearing 46 arranged on the excircle of the end face of the first shaft sleeve 45, wherein the flange shaft sleeve 48 is arranged in a hole of the driver shell 25, and a second shaft sleeve 51 is arranged in the driver shell 25; the hole of the indicating transmission shaft 47 is connected with one end of an indicating connecting rod 50 through a first pin 49, and the other end of the indicating connecting rod 50 is arranged in a second shaft sleeve 51; indicating that the outer circular groove of the connecting rod 50 and the inner bore of the driver housing 25 are fitted with a second rod seal 52; and the hole of the indicating transmission shaft 47 is connected with the spiral groove 65 of the indicating transmission shaft 47 through the second pin 40.
An indicator pin 63 is connected to one end of the indicator connecting rod 50 via a fourth pin 53.
An indication board bracket 60 is installed on the top cover 31 by welding, and an opening indication 62 and a closing indication 61 are respectively installed on the indication board bracket 60. When the driver works, the second pin 40 arranged on the indicating transmission shaft 47 drives the spiral groove on the indicating transmission shaft 47, so that the indicating transmission shaft 47 rotates, the indicating connecting rod 50 and the indicating needle 63 are driven to rotate, and the position of the indicating needle 63 relative to the opening indication 62 and the closing indication 61 is observed to determine the opening and closing state of the gate valve.
The pressure equalizing device 41 includes: the balancer comprises a balancer housing 72, a balancer cap 70 and a diaphragm capsule 71, wherein the balancer cap 70 is internally provided with a lining 69, and the lining 69 is internally provided with a water through cap 68. The pressure balancing device 41 is mounted on the driver housing 25 through a screw thread at the lower end of the balancer housing 72, and the lower end of the pressure balancing device 41 communicates with the inner cavity of the driver; the interior of the actuator housing 25 and the lower part of the pressure equalizing device 41 are filled with lubricating oil. When the subsea gate valve is installed on the seabed, seawater enters the diaphragm capsule 71 from the water passing cap 68, the seawater in the diaphragm capsule 71 compresses the lubricating oil, thereby establishing the same pressure inside the drive as the external seawater, while the diaphragm capsule 71 separates the seawater from the lubricating oil.
The above-mentioned bearing is the prior art, and the unexplained technology is the prior art, so the description is not repeated.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way, and all simple modifications, equivalent variations and modifications made to the above embodiment according to the technical spirit of the present invention still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.