Automatic connecting and locking device for pipeline
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of connecting and locking devices, and particularly relates to an automatic connecting and locking device for a pipeline.
Background
With the deepening of the industrialization degree in China, various engineering industries develop towards mechanization, automation and intellectualization, the design of a plurality of machines is obviously disjointed from the era, and devices required by some practical engineering need to be inherited and developed. The connection mode between the pipelines is also developed towards automation and mechanization, and the requirement of the quick connection locking function between the pipelines is more and more urgent, so that the quick automatic locking function between the pipelines needs to be developed in reality.
The connection structure between the actual pipelines is mostly bolted connection or flange joint, and bolted connection is very firm, but the bolted connection mode is too time-consuming and energy-consuming to it is equally extremely inconvenient during the uninstallation, is seriously restricting pipeline connection's efficiency. The flange connection has better strength and tightness, the applicable size range is wide, and the flange connection can be applied to equipment and pipelines, so the flange connection is most commonly applied, but the flange connection cannot be assembled and disassembled quickly during conventional flange connection, and the manufacturing cost is higher. Therefore, a locking device for locking and unlocking fast connection between pipelines is needed.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an automatic pipeline connecting and locking device, which is used for solving the problems in the prior art and is convenient for operators to lock or unlock large pipelines.
Specifically, the present invention is realized by:
the invention provides an automatic connecting and locking device for pipelines, which comprises a pipeline and a connecting and locking device,
the pipeline comprises a moving pipe and a fixed pipe, the moving pipe is used for centering and determining a quadrant, and the fixed pipe is used for installing the connecting and locking device;
the movable pipe is uniformly provided with a plurality of centering blocks in the circumferential direction, and the fixed pipe is uniformly provided with a plurality of quadrant plates in the circumferential direction;
the connecting and locking device comprises an electric cylinder, an end part rotating support, an end part rotating connecting piece, a limiting bolt, a limiting nut, a locking ring, a locking wedge block, a reset spring and a plurality of locking mechanisms;
the electric cylinder is fixedly connected with the fixed pipe, the limiting bolt is connected between the end part rotating support and the end part rotating connecting piece, the limiting nut is fixedly connected with the limiting bolt through threaded connection, the end part rotating support is fixedly connected with the locking ring, the locking ring is sleeved on the fixed pipe, and the locking ring can rotate under the driving of the electric cylinder;
the locking mechanisms are uniformly arranged on the circumferential surface of the fixed pipe and comprise hooks and hook rotating shafts, the hooks can rotate around the hook rotating shafts, fixed ends of the hooks are arranged in mounting grooves in the surface of the fixed pipe through the hook rotating shafts, and moving ends of the hooks can be tightly pressed into the mounting grooves in the surface of the moving pipe when being locked;
the locking mechanism, the return spring and the locking wedge block are respectively arranged in respective mounting grooves of the fixed pipe;
during locking, the movable pipe and the fixed pipe are firstly subjected to preliminary butt joint, the centering block of the movable pipe is correspondingly butt jointed with the quadrant plate 18 of the fixed pipe, and the movable pipe can simultaneously perform centering and quadrant determination in the butt joint process under the action of the inclined chute on one side of the quadrant plate of the fixed pipe;
then, the movable pipe is continuously butted with the fixed pipe, the locking mechanism enters a corresponding groove of the movable pipe, the electric cylinder operates to drive the locking ring to start circumferential micro-rotation, the locking wedge block starts to move inwards along the radial direction under the drive of the locking ring, and the locking mechanism is tightly pressed in the mounting groove of the movable pipe to finish locking work;
during unlocking, the electric cylinder runs reversely to drive the locking ring to rotate in a reverse micro-scale mode, the locking mechanism rotates under the action of the reset spring, the locking wedge blocks move outwards in the radial direction, and the movable pipe can be separated from the fixed pipe at any time to complete unlocking.
Preferably, the locking mechanism further comprises a hook mounting bottom shell, the hook mounting bottom shell is fixedly connected to the surface of the fixing pipe through a bolt, and the hook rotating shaft is mounted on the hook mounting bottom shell.
Preferably, the electric cylinder is mounted by means of an electric cylinder front support and an electric cylinder rear support, the electric cylinder front support and the electric cylinder rear support are respectively and fixedly connected with the fixing pipe, and the electric cylinder is fixedly connected between the electric cylinder front support and the electric cylinder rear support through a bolt.
Preferably, a sliding chute is arranged on the image limiting plate, the inner side of the sliding chute is a smooth inclined surface, when the movable pipe is centered with the fixed pipe, the centering block is firstly contacted with the sliding chute of the image limiting plate and then slides along the smooth inclined surface, when the centering block slides along the sliding chute of the image limiting plate, the centering function can be completed while corresponding to a quadrant, and the number of the centering blocks and the number of the image limiting plate are not less than 3.
Preferably, the locking ring is sleeved on the fixed pipe, and the locking ring can slide along the circumferential direction of the fixed pipe.
Preferably, the middle of the end part rotating connecting piece is provided with an oblong through hole, and the oblong through hole is configured to adapt to the change of radial displacement brought by the limiting bolt when the electric cylinder extends.
Preferably, the hook is installed in the installation groove of the fixed pipe, and the hook can be tightly hung in the corresponding groove of the movable pipe.
Preferably, the radial movement of the locking wedge block can drive the hook to move, so that the pre-tightening force is adjusted.
Preferably, the return spring is capable of returning the shackle to an initial position when the shackle is not subjected to the force exerted by the locking wedge.
Preferably, the number of the electric cylinders is at least 3, and the electric cylinders are uniformly arranged in the circumferential direction of the fixed pipe.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. the automatic pipeline connecting and locking device enables an operator to lock or unlock the pipeline very conveniently. The automatic pipeline connecting and locking device is simple in structure and convenient to operate, the locking and connecting mechanism is installed on the fixed pipe in advance, other parts do not need to be installed in the actual use process, and the locking or unlocking of the pipeline connection is very convenient.
2. The automatic connecting and locking device for the pipeline is arranged at the flange of the fixed pipe, and the connecting and locking device is arranged outside the fixed pipe, so that the automatic connecting and locking device for the pipeline is convenient to install and maintain. Through electronic jar, locking ring and couple mechanism can accomplish locking or unblock function between the pipeline fast under the condition of unmanned intervention, convenient to use, synchronism when can guaranteeing the couple pretension when electronic jar drive locking ring, and locking effect is good.
3. The automatic connecting and locking device for the pipeline overcomes the problem of large time required by bolt connection or flange connection in the conventional locking mode, does not need to consider the problem of uneven locking force caused by bolt locking, can complete locking or unlocking work through the electric cylinder, the locking ring and the hook mechanism, and has extremely short time and simple and convenient operation.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an automatic pipe connecting and locking device according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a fixing pipe in the automatic pipe connecting and locking device of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a centering block and an image limiting plate in the automatic pipe connecting and locking device of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the joint locking device of the automatic joint locking device for pipes according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of an electric cylinder in the automatic pipe connecting and locking apparatus according to the present invention; and
fig. 6 is a structural sectional view of a hook in the automatic pipe connecting and locking device of the present invention.
Wherein the partial drawing figures illustrate the following:
1-moving pipe, 2-fixing pipe, 3-connecting locking device, 4-electric cylinder, 5-hook, 6-locking ring, 7-electric cylinder rear support, 8-electric cylinder front support, 9-limit nut, 10-limit bolt, 11-end rotating support, 12-end rotating connecting piece, 13-hook mounting bottom shell, 14-hook rotating shaft, 15-locking wedge block, 16-reset spring, 17-centering block, 18-quadrant plate, 181-sliding chute.
Detailed Description
Exemplary embodiments, features and aspects of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numbers can indicate functionally identical or similar elements. While the various aspects of the embodiments are presented in drawings, the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale unless specifically indicated.
The invention aims to provide an automatic pipeline connecting and locking device, which is used for solving the problems in the prior art and is convenient for operators to lock or unlock pipelines.
The invention provides an automatic pipeline connecting and locking device which comprises a pipeline and a connecting and locking device 3.
The pipeline is including removing pipe 1 and fixed pipe 2, removes pipe 1 and is used for confirming and fixed pipe 2 between corresponding quadrant and centering, and fixed pipe 2 is used for the erection joint locking device 3.
The area can be divided into four quadrants in a plane, the quadrants in the butt joint process of the movable pipe 1 and the fixed pipe 2 have corresponding requirements, and the quadrant plate 18 can correspond the relative positions of the butted movable pipe and the fixed pipe to a certain quadrant.
In this embodiment, four centering blocks 17 are provided on the periphery of the moving tube 1, four image plates 18 are provided on the periphery of the fixed tube 2, an angular slide slope 181 is provided on the image plate 18, and the inside of the slide slope 181 is a smooth slope. When the movable pipe 1 and the fixed pipe 2 are centered, the centering block 17 is firstly contacted with the sliding chute 181, and then quadrant centering can be carried out together in the centering process.
The connecting and locking device 3 comprises an electric cylinder 4, an end part rotating support, an end part rotating connecting piece 12, a limiting bolt 10, a limiting nut 9, a locking ring 6, a locking wedge block 15, a return spring 16 and a locking mechanism.
The electric cylinder 4 is fixedly connected with the fixed pipe 2, the limiting bolt 10 is connected between the end part rotating support and the end part rotating connecting piece 12, the limiting nut 9 is fixedly connected with the limiting bolt 10 through threaded connection, the end part rotating support 11 is fixedly connected with the locking ring 6, the locking ring 6 is sleeved on the fixed pipe 2, and the locking mechanism, the reset spring 16 and the locking wedge block 15 are respectively installed in respective installation grooves of the fixed pipe 2.
During locking, remove pipe 1 and fixed pipe 2 and at first carry out preliminary butt joint, remove the centering block of pipe 1 and correspond the butt joint with fixed pipe 2's quadrant board 18, under the effect on fixed pipe 2's quadrant board 18 one side inclined plane, remove pipe 1 and can carry out the centering simultaneously and confirm the quadrant in the butt joint process.
Then, the movable pipe 1 and the fixed pipe 2 are continuously butted, the locking mechanism enters the corresponding mounting groove of the movable pipe 1, the electric cylinder 4 operates to drive the locking ring 6 to start circumferential micro-rotation, the locking wedge block 15 starts to move inwards along the radial direction under the drive of the locking ring 6, and the locking mechanism is tightly pressed in the mounting groove of the movable pipe 1 to complete the locking work.
During unlocking, the electric cylinder 4 reversely runs to drive the locking ring 6 to reversely rotate in a micro-scale mode, the locking mechanism rotates under the action of the reset spring 16, the locking wedge block 15 moves outwards along the radial direction, and the movable pipe 1 can be separated from the fixed pipe 2 at any time to finish unlocking.
Preferably, the locking mechanism comprises a hook 5, a hook rotating shaft 14 and a hook mounting bottom shell 13,
preferably, electronic jar 4 installs with the help of electronic jar front support 8 and electronic jar rear support 7, electronic jar front support 8 and electronic jar rear support 7 respectively with fixed pipe 2 fixed connection, electronic jar 4 through bolt fixed connection in electronic jar front support and electronic jar rear support between.
Preferably, the moving pipe 1 is uniformly provided with centering blocks 17 in the circumferential direction, the fixed pipe 2 is uniformly provided with an image limiting plate 18 in the circumferential direction, a sliding chute 181 is arranged on the image limiting plate 18, the inner side of the sliding chute is a smooth inclined surface, when the moving pipe 1 is aligned with the fixed pipe 2, the centering blocks 17 are firstly contacted with the sliding chute of the image limiting plate 18, the inner side of the image limiting plate 18 is a smooth inclined surface, so that the centering blocks 17 can complete the centering function when corresponding to quadrants along the image limiting plate 18, and the number of the centering blocks 17 and the number of the image limiting plates 18 are not less than 3.
Preferably, in use, the locking ring 6 is sleeved on the fixing pipe 2, and the locking ring 6 can slide along the circumferential direction of the fixing pipe 2.
Preferably, the end rotary connecting piece 12 has an oblong through hole in the middle, and the oblong through hole is configured to accommodate the change in radial displacement caused by the limit bolt 10 when the electric cylinder 4 is extended.
Preferably, the locking ring 6 rotates in the circumferential direction, and can drive the locking wedge 15 to move in the radial direction synchronously.
Preferably, the fixed end of the hook 5 is installed in the installation groove of the fixed pipe 2, and the moving end of the hook 5 can be hung tightly in the corresponding installation groove of the moving pipe 1.
The radial movement of the locking wedge block 15 can drive the position of the hook 5, so that the pre-tightening force can be adjusted.
In use, the return spring 16 is able to return the hook 5 to the initial position when the hook 5 is not subjected to the force exerted by the locking wedge 15.
Preferably, in a specific application, the electric cylinder 4 is provided with at least 3, and the plurality of electric cylinders 4 are uniformly arranged in the circumferential direction of the fixed pipe 2.
The automatic connecting and locking device for the pipelines facilitates the operation of connecting and locking the flange type pipelines by operators.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT (S) OF INVENTION
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the pipe joint locking device of the present embodiment includes a movable pipe 1, a fixed pipe 2 and a joint locking device 3, wherein the movable pipe 1 is used for centering, and the fixed pipe 2 is used for installing the joint locking device 3. The connecting and locking device 3 is fixedly connected with the fixed pipe 2 through an electric cylinder front support 8 and an electric cylinder rear support 7.
The connecting and locking device 3 comprises an electric cylinder 4, a hook 5, a locking ring 6, an electric cylinder rear support 7, an electric cylinder front support 8, a limit nut 9, a limit bolt 10, an end rotating support 11, an end rotating connecting piece 12, a hook mounting bottom shell 13, a hook rotating shaft 14, a locking wedge block 15 and a reset spring 16.
Support 8 and electronic jar rear support 7 respectively with fixed pipe 2 fixed connection before the electronic jar, electronic jar 4 passes through bolt fixed connection between support 8 and electronic jar rear support 7 before the electronic jar, spacing bolt 10 is connected between tip rotation support and tip rotation connecting piece 12, stop nut 9 links firmly with spacing bolt 10 through threaded connection, tip rotation support 11 and locking ring 6 fixed connection, locking ring 6 suit is on fixed pipe 2, couple installation drain pan 13 passes through bolt fixed connection in fixed pipe 2 flange one side, couple 5, couple pivot 13, reset spring 16 and locking voussoir 15 are installed in the specific mounting groove of fixed pipe 2.
The use process of the automatic pipeline connecting and locking device of the embodiment is as follows:
when locking, the movable pipe 1 and the fixed pipe 2 are firstly butted at rough positions, the centering block of the movable pipe 1 is correspondingly butted with the quadrant plate 18 of the fixed pipe 2, and the movable pipe 1 can be centered and centered in the butting process under the action of the inclined plane at one side of the quadrant plate 18 of the fixed pipe 2.
Then, the movable pipe 1 is continuously butted with the fixed pipe 2, the movable end of the hook 5 enters the corresponding groove of the movable pipe 1, the electric cylinder 4 starts to operate in the forward direction to drive the locking ring 6 to start to rotate slightly in the circumferential direction, the locking wedge block 15 starts to move inwards in the radial direction, the hook 5 starts to rotate by taking the hook rotating shaft 14 as the center, and when the hook 5 is tightly pressed in the specific installation groove of the movable pipe 1, the locking work is completed.
During unlocking, the electric cylinder 4 reversely rotates to drive the locking ring 6 to reversely rotate slightly, the hook 5 rotates through the hook rotating shaft 14 under the action of the reset spring 16, meanwhile, the locking wedge block 15 moves outwards along the radial direction, the movable pipe 1 can be separated from the fixed pipe 2 at any time, and unlocking work is completed.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. the automatic pipeline connecting and locking device enables an operator to lock or unlock the pipeline very conveniently. The automatic pipeline connecting and locking device is simple in structure and convenient to operate, the locking and connecting mechanism is installed on the fixed pipe in advance, other parts do not need to be installed in the actual use process, and the locking or unlocking of the pipeline connection is very convenient.
2. The automatic connecting and locking device for the pipeline is arranged at the flange of the fixed pipe, and the connecting and locking device is arranged outside the fixed pipe, so that the automatic connecting and locking device for the pipeline is convenient to install and maintain. Through electronic jar, locking ring and couple mechanism can accomplish locking or unblock function between the pipeline fast under the condition of unmanned intervention, convenient to use, synchronism when can guaranteeing the couple pretension when electronic jar drive locking ring, and locking effect is good.
3. The automatic connecting and locking device for the pipeline overcomes the problem of large time required by bolt connection or flange connection in the conventional locking mode, does not need to consider the problem of uneven locking force caused by bolt locking, can complete locking or unlocking work through the electric cylinder, the locking ring and the hook mechanism, and has extremely short time and simple and convenient operation.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "radial", "axial", "circumferential", "inward", "outward", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above-mentioned embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention, and not for limiting the same; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.