CN111201416A - Cleaning mechanism and cleaning device provided with same - Google Patents

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CN111201416A
CN111201416A CN201880066519.6A CN201880066519A CN111201416A CN 111201416 A CN111201416 A CN 111201416A CN 201880066519 A CN201880066519 A CN 201880066519A CN 111201416 A CN111201416 A CN 111201416A
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上田昌明
牛本隆雄
牧恒男
池田孝义
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28G—CLEANING OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL SURFACES OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER CONDUITS, e.g. WATER TUBES OR BOILERS
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    • F28G3/14—Rotary appliances having scrapers, hammers, or cutters, e.g. rigidly mounted thrown into working position by centrifugal force
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/02—Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
    • B08B9/023—Cleaning the external surface
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F22—STEAM GENERATION
    • F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
    • F22B37/00—Component parts or details of steam boilers
    • F22B37/02—Component parts or details of steam boilers applicable to more than one kind or type of steam boiler
    • F22B37/48—Devices for removing water, salt, or sludge from boilers; Arrangements of cleaning apparatus in boilers; Combinations thereof with boilers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23J—REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES 
    • F23J3/00—Removing solid residues from passages or chambers beyond the fire, e.g. from flues by soot blowers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28G—CLEANING OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL SURFACES OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER CONDUITS, e.g. WATER TUBES OR BOILERS
    • F28G1/00—Non-rotary, e.g. reciprocated, appliances
    • F28G1/16—Non-rotary, e.g. reciprocated, appliances using jets of fluid for removing debris
    • F28G1/166—Non-rotary, e.g. reciprocated, appliances using jets of fluid for removing debris from external surfaces of heat exchange conduits
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28G—CLEANING OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL SURFACES OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER CONDUITS, e.g. WATER TUBES OR BOILERS
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Abstract

The cleaning mechanism (3) cleans the surface of a pipe (P) included in the pipe group (Q) while moving in the pipe group (Q). The cleaning mechanism (3) is provided with: a rotating shaft (32) that rotates around a predetermined rotation axis (A); and a scraper (34) which removes the deposits on the surface of the pipe (P) by contacting the surface of the pipe (P). The scraper (34) is connected to the rotating shaft (32) so as to be expandable outward in the radial direction about the rotation axis (A) by the centrifugal force of the rotating shaft (32), and contacts the surface of the pipe (P) while changing the expansion in the radial direction in accordance with the surface shape of the pipe (P) when passing through the lateral side of the pipe (P).

Description

Cleaning mechanism and cleaning device provided with same
Technical Field
The technology disclosed herein relates to a cleaning mechanism and a cleaning device provided with the cleaning mechanism.
Background
There is known a cleaning mechanism for removing deposits adhering to the surface of a pipe such as a boiler pipe. For example, patent document 1 discloses a cleaning mechanism that knocks a pipe with a knocking arm to remove attached matter.
Documents of the prior art
Patent document
Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. Hei 11-237199
Disclosure of Invention
Technical problem to be solved
However, when the deposit is firmly attached to the tube, it is difficult to sufficiently remove the deposit of the tube only by knocking the tube as described above.
The technique disclosed herein is made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to sufficiently remove the deposit on the surface of the pipe.
(II) technical scheme
The cleaning mechanism disclosed herein cleans the surface of a tube included in a tube group while traveling in the tube group, and includes: a rotating shaft that rotates around a predetermined rotation axis; and a cleaning unit that removes deposits on the surface of the pipe by contacting the surface of the pipe, wherein the cleaning unit is connected to the rotating shaft so as to be expandable outward in a radial direction around the rotation axis by a centrifugal force of the rotating shaft, and contacts the surface of the pipe while changing the expansion in the radial direction in accordance with a shape of the surface of the pipe when the cleaning mechanism passes through the lateral side of the pipe.
Here, the meaning of "contacting the surface of the pipe" includes not only the case of directly contacting the pipe but also the case of indirectly contacting the pipe. For example, when clean hard slag or the like is left on the surface of the pipe, the slag or the like indirectly contacts the surface of the pipe. The same applies below.
Further, a cleaning mechanism disclosed herein cleans the surface of a tube included in a tube group, the cleaning mechanism including: a rotating shaft that rotates around a predetermined rotation axis; and a contact portion that comes into contact with the surface of the pipe to remove the deposit on the surface of the pipe, wherein the contact portion is swingably connected to a swing shaft that rotates integrally with the rotating shaft, swings around the swing shaft by a centrifugal force of the rotating shaft, and expands outward in a radial direction around the rotating axis.
(III) advantageous effects
According to the cleaning mechanism, the adhering substances on the surface of the pipe can be sufficiently removed.
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Fig. 1 is a side view of the cleaning apparatus.
Fig. 2 is a front view of the cleaning device.
Fig. 3 is a view of the cleaning mechanism viewed in the Y-axis direction.
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cleaning unit taken along the line S-S in fig. 3 with the blade in the stored state.
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the cleaning unit taken along the line S-S in fig. 3 with the blade in the expanded state.
Fig. 6 is a view of the cleaning mechanism with the guide portion in a contracted state as viewed in the X-axis direction.
Fig. 7 is a view of the cleaning mechanism with the guide portion in an expanded state as viewed in the X-axis direction.
Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the first guide vane taken along the line T-T of fig. 7.
Fig. 9 is a view of the cleaning mechanism in a state where the tube is cleaned as viewed in the X-axis direction.
Fig. 10 is a view of the cleaning device moving parallel to the pipe as viewed in the X-axis direction.
Fig. 11 is a view of the cleaning device moving parallel to the pipe as viewed in the Z-axis direction.
Fig. 12 is a view of the cleaning device rotating on the pipe as viewed in the X-axis direction.
Fig. 13 is a view of the cleaning device rotating on the pipe as viewed in the Z-axis direction.
Detailed Description
The following describes exemplary embodiments in detail based on the drawings.
The cleaning device 100 of the embodiment cleans deposits adhering to the surfaces of the tubes included in the tube group. Here, a case where the cleaning device 100 cleans the heat transfer tube of the boiler will be described. Fig. 1 is a side view of the cleaning apparatus 100. Fig. 2 is a front view of the cleaning device 100 and is a partial sectional view.
A tube group Q (see fig. 2) formed of a plurality of tubes P is provided in the boiler. A fluid such as water flows through the pipe P. The pipe P is a heat transfer pipe and exchanges heat with heat generated in a combustion chamber of the boiler. The plurality of pipes P extend in the horizontal direction and are arranged in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. That is, in the tube group Q, the plurality of tubes P are arranged in parallel with each other in the horizontal direction, and the plurality of tubes P are arranged in parallel with each other in the vertical direction.
Further, there is also a case where one pipe P is connected to each end of another pipe P to form one pipe. That is, the following is included in the tube group Q: one pipe is folded back after extending along the horizontal direction and extends along the horizontal direction again; and one tube is repeatedly extended in the horizontal direction and then folded back and extended again in the horizontal direction and extended as a whole in a zigzag advancing manner. In the present specification, even in this case, each portion extending in the horizontal direction is regarded as one pipe P. Therefore, even if there is actually one continuous pipe, if there are a plurality of portions extending in the horizontal direction, it is treated as a plurality of pipes P.
In the boiler, ash generated by combustion can adhere to the tubes P. A portion of the ash also melts into slag. In this way, deposits such as ash and slag adhere to the surface of the pipe P. The deposit mentioned here is not limited to the case of directly contacting the surface of the pipe P, but also includes the case of further laminating the deposit directly contacting the surface of the pipe P. For example, the deposit includes not only ash directly contacting the surface of the pipe P but also ash further deposited on the ash.
The cleaning device 100 is placed on at least two pipes P arranged in the horizontal direction. The cleaning device 100 includes: an apparatus main body 1; a moving mechanism 2 provided in the apparatus main body 1 and moving on at least two pipes P; and a cleaning mechanism 3 which is lifted from the apparatus main body 1 and cleans the deposit on the surface of the pipe P positioned below the moving mechanism 2. The cleaning device 100 may include an elevating mechanism 7 for elevating the cleaning mechanism 3 from the moving mechanism 2. The cleaning device 100 may include a main body controller 8 that controls the cleaning device 100. The cleaning device 100 may include an external controller 9 that is operated by an operator when an instruction is input. The cleaning device 100 moves the cleaning mechanism 3 down and up between the two pipes P carrying the moving mechanism 1 by the lifting mechanism 7, and cleans the adhering matter adhering to the two pipes P and the pipe P arranged below them. In fig. 2, the elevating mechanism 7, the main body controller 8, and the external controller 9 are omitted.
For convenience of description, X, Y, and Z axes orthogonal to each other with respect to the cleaning device 100 are defined below. The X axis is set as the moving direction of the cleaning device 100 (i.e., the moving direction of the moving mechanism 2), the Z axis is set as the up-down direction of the cleaning device 100 (i.e., the up-down direction of the elevating mechanism 7), and the Y axis is set as the width direction of the cleaning device 100 (i.e., the direction orthogonal to both the moving direction and the up-down direction).
Further, a U axis, a V axis, and a W axis are defined to be orthogonal to each other with respect to the tube group Q. The U axis is set to the direction in which the pipe P extends, the V axis is set to the direction perpendicular to and horizontal to the U axis, and the W axis is set to the direction perpendicular to and vertical to the U axis.
The apparatus main body 1 includes a flat plate-like base 11 that is developed on an XY plane, and a housing 12 that is provided on the base 11 and houses the cleaning mechanism 3. An opening 11a (see fig. 2) penetrating the base 11 is formed substantially at the center of the base 11. The housing 12 is formed in a rectangular tubular shape having a substantially rectangular cross section with the X-axis direction as the longitudinal direction. The housing 12 penetrates the opening 11a of the base 11. The apparatus main body 1 is provided with a plurality of sensors (not shown) for detecting the tubes P.
The moving mechanism 2 has two crawler belts 21 attached to the lower surface of the base 11. The crawler belt 21 is configured to travel in the X-axis direction. That is, the rotational axis of the drive wheel of the crawler 21 extends in the Y-axis direction. The two crawler belts 21 are arranged in the Y-axis direction via the opening 11a of the base 11.
As will be described in detail later, the cleaning mechanism 3 includes: the cleaning device includes a frame 31 (see fig. 1), three cleaning units 4 (see fig. 2) supported by the frame 31, and a guide portion 5, and when the cleaning mechanism 3 travels inside the tube group Q, the guide portion 5 guides the cleaning mechanism 3 in the traveling direction. When cleaning is not performed, the cleaning mechanism 3 is housed in the case 12. When cleaning, the cleaning mechanism 3 descends downward from the casing 12, and cleans the surface of the pipe P included in the pipe group Q while traveling inside the pipe group Q.
The lifting mechanism 7 includes two winches 71 and a wire 72 wound around each of the winches 71. The hoist 71 is provided on the upper surface of the base 11. The two winches 71 are arranged to clamp the housing 12 in the X-axis direction. The wire 72 is wound around a reel of the winding machine 71. One end of the wire 72 is attached to the cleaning mechanism 3. That is, the cleaning mechanism 3 is suspended by the two wires 72 and can be moved up and down in the Z-axis direction by the lifting mechanism 7. Further, a notch (not shown) for avoiding interference between the reel of the winding machine 71 and the wire 72 is formed in the housing 12.
The main body controller 8 is mounted to the apparatus main body 1. The main body controller 8 is formed by a processor. The main body controller 8 receives a command from the external controller 9 and controls each part of the cleaning apparatus 100. For example, the main body controller 8 determines the positional relationship between the apparatus main body 1 and the pipe P based on the output of a sensor that detects the pipe P. The main body controller 8 refers to the output of the sensor and moves the cleaning device 100 to a position corresponding to a command from the external controller 9. Further, the main body controller 8 operates the cleaning mechanism 3 and the elevating mechanism 7.
The external controller 9 is connected to the main body controller 8 via a cable 91. The operator inputs a command to the main body controller 8 by operating the external controller 9. For example, the external controller 9 can input an operation command as a command to the cleaning device 100. In addition, the external controller 9 can input a movement distance associated with the motion.
The cleaning mechanism 3 will be described more specifically below. Fig. 3 is a view of the cleaning mechanism 3 as viewed in the Y-axis direction. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cleaning unit 4 taken along the line S-S in fig. 3 with the blade 34 in the stored state. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the cleaning unit 4 taken along the line S-S in fig. 3 with the blade 34 in the extended state. Fig. 6 is a view of the cleaning mechanism 3 in which the guide part 5 is in a contracted state as viewed in the X-axis direction. Fig. 7 is a view of the cleaning mechanism 3 with the guide part 5 in an expanded state as viewed in the X-axis direction. Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the first guide vane 51A taken along the line T-T of fig. 7.
As shown in fig. 3, the frame 31 has a substantially rectangular frame shape. The frame 31 is formed in a box shape as a whole by attaching a cover 31 a. A pair of vertical frames 31b extending in the Z-axis direction are provided at both ends of the frame 31 in the X-axis direction, and a locking portion 31c is provided in each vertical frame 31b, and a wire 72 of the elevating mechanism 7 can be attached to the locking portion 31 c.
The shape of the frame 31 is such that the interval G in the V-axis direction between the two pipes P on which the cleaning device 100 is placed is larger than the interval G in the Z-axis direction (i.e., the direction in which the cleaning mechanism 3 is moved up and down)V(see fig. 2) is a circle of diameter that extends out. Specifically, the dimension of the frame 31 in the Y-axis direction is set to be larger than the interval G between the two pipes PVIs small. On the other hand, the dimension of the frame 31 in the X-axis direction is set to be larger than the gap G between the two pipes PVIs large. That is, when the X-axis direction of the cleaning device 100 coincides with the U-axis direction of the tube group Q, the frame 31 can enter between the two tubes P. The frame 31 is an example of a support portion.
Three cleaning units 4 are supported by the frame 31. The three cleaning units 4 protrude downward from the lower portion of the frame 31.
The three cleaning units 4 are arranged in the X-axis direction. The three cleaning units 4 differ in position in the Z-axis direction (i.e., the lifting direction of the cleaning device 3). Specifically, the middle cleaning unit 4 protrudes downward from the cleaning units 4 on both sides. Hereinafter, in the case of distinguishing the three cleaning units 4, the three cleaning units are referred to as "first cleaning unit 4A", "second cleaning unit 4B", and "third cleaning unit 4C", respectively, in the order of being arranged in the X-axis direction.
The cleaning unit 4 is configured to be capable of contacting the pipe P while rotating about a rotation axis a parallel to the Z axis (i.e., parallel to the lifting direction of the cleaning mechanism 3) to remove the deposits on the surface of the pipe P. Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the cleaning unit 4 includes: a rotary shaft 32 that rotates about a rotation axis a extending parallel to the Z axis; a scraper 34 which removes the deposit on the surface of the pipe P by contacting the surface of the pipe P; a circular plate 35 disposed coaxially with the rotation axis a; and an excavation portion 36 provided at the tip of the cleaning unit 4 on the rotation axis a. The rotary shaft 32 extends along the rotation axis a. The rotary shaft 32 is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown) supported by the frame 31. The cleaning unit 4 is an example of a cleaning portion, and the scraper 34 is an example of a contact portion.
A disk 35, a scraper 34, and an excavating part 36 are provided at the tip end of the rotating shaft 32. The four circular plates 35 are arranged coaxially with the rotation axis a at equal intervals. The disk 35 is attached to the rotary shaft 32 in a non-rotatable state. That is, the disk 35 rotates integrally with the rotating shaft 32. The diameter of the circular plate 35 is set to be larger than the distance G between the two pipes PVIs small.
Three gaps are formed by four circular plates 35. As shown in fig. 4 and 5, three scrapers 34 are disposed in each gap. Between each two adjacent circular plates 35, three oscillating shafts 37 are provided, said oscillating shafts 37 extending along an oscillating axis B parallel to the rotation axis a. The three swing shafts 37 are provided at equal intervals around the rotation axis a at positions eccentric from the rotation axis a. Each scraper 34 is connected to a swinging shaft 37 in a swingable state. The doctor blade 34 is formed in a substantially circular arc shape. The blade 34 is formed of, for example, aluminum alloy, carbon steel, urethane rubber, or brass.
As shown in fig. 4, the scraper 34 is completely accommodated in the gap between the two disks 35 in a state where the end portion of the scraper 34 distant from the swing axis B, that is, the tip end portion 34a is closest to the rotation axis a. That is, the scraper 34 is housed inside the outer peripheral edge E of the circular plate 35. When viewed along the Z-axis direction (i.e., the lifting direction of the cleaning mechanism 3) with the scraper 34 housed in the circular plate 35, the shape of the cleaning unit 4 converges at the interval G between the two pipes PVWithin a circle of diameter. The meaning of "accommodated inside the outer peripheral edge E" here is: the scraper 34 does not protrude from the outer periphery E. That is, the scraper 34 may be aligned with the outer peripheral edge E when being accommodated between the circular plates 35.
On the other hand, as shown in fig. 5, the scraper 34 swings so that the tip portion 34a is separated from the rotation axis a by the centrifugal force of the rotation shaft 32, and expands outward in the radial direction around the rotation axis a. At this time, the scraper 34 protrudes outward (i.e., protrudes outward from the outer peripheral edge E) with respect to the outer peripheral edge E of the circular plate 35.
Hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, "radial direction" means a radial direction centered on the rotation axis a.
In a state where the scraper 34 is housed in the disk 35, the direction in which the scraper 34 extends from the swing shaft 37 to the front end portion 34a is opposite to the rotation direction of the rotation shaft 32. That is, the scraper 34 is housed inside the outer peripheral edge E of the circular plate 35 in a state where the tip end portion of the scraper 34 is positioned rearward in the rotation direction of the rotary shaft 32 with respect to the swing shaft 37. Therefore, even if the scraper 34 comes into contact with something when the scraper 34 rotates about the rotation axis a in the extended state, the scraper 34 swings in the direction of being accommodated in the circular plate 35 and the rotation of the scraper 34 about the rotation axis a is maintained.
As shown in fig. 3, the digging portion 36 is disposed on the most distal side of the rotating shaft 32. The excavating part 36 is attached to the rotary shaft 32 in a state of being unrotatable. That is, the excavating part 36 rotates integrally with the rotating shaft 32. The digging portion 36 is formed in a substantially conical shape, i.e., a sharp shape. The digging part 36 is formed with a groove for discharging chips cut by the digging part 36.
As shown in fig. 3, 6, and 7, the guide portions 5 are provided on the pair of vertical frames 31b of the frame 31. The guide portion 5 includes a pair of first guide piece 51A and second guide piece 51B. The guide portion 5 may further include four links, i.e., a first link 61 to a fourth link 64, which connect the first guide piece 51A and the second guide piece 51B to the vertical frame 31B. The first guide piece 51A and the second guide piece 51B are bilaterally symmetrical. The first guide piece 51A and the second guide piece 51B guide the cleaning mechanism 3 by contacting the pipe P outside the guide portion 5 in the Y-axis direction. The first guide piece 51A and the second guide piece 51B are simply referred to as "guide pieces 51" without distinguishing them. The first link 61 to the fourth link 64 all have the same shape. The first link 61, the second link 62, the third link 63, and the fourth link 64 are simply referred to as "link 6" without distinction.
Each guide piece 51 has a shape extending in the Z-axis direction. Each guide piece 51 has an edge 53 extending substantially in the Z-axis direction on the outer side in the Y-axis direction (i.e., the side away from the Y-axis direction center of the frame 31). The edge 53 is in contact with the pipe P. As shown in fig. 6 and 7, both ends of the edge 53 in the Z-axis direction are inclined with respect to the Z-axis so as to be closer to the inside in the Y-axis direction as approaching the tip side. As shown in fig. 8, the cross-sectional shape of the edge 53 cut by the XY plane (i.e., a plane orthogonal to the traveling direction of the cleaning mechanism 3) is a sharp shape that becomes thinner toward the outside in the Y-axis direction (i.e., becomes thinner toward the pipe P located on the outside in the Y-axis direction). The guide piece 51 is connected to the first link 61 to the fourth link 64.
The longitudinal frame 31b is rotatably attached to the central portion of each link 6 in the longitudinal direction. The first link 61 and the second link 62 are mounted to the same rotation axis C. The third link 63 and the fourth link 64 are mounted on the same rotation axis D. One end (hereinafter referred to as a "first end") of each link 6 in the longitudinal direction is connected to the first guide 51A, and the other end (hereinafter referred to as a "second end") of each link 6 in the longitudinal direction is connected to the second guide 51B.
Specifically, the first end portion 61A of the first link 61 is rotatably attached in the elongated hole 54 and slidably moves in the elongated hole 54, and the elongated hole 54 is formed in the first guide piece 51A and extends in the Z-axis direction. The second end 61B of the first link 61 is rotatably attached to the second guide 51B. The first end 62a of the second link 62 is rotatably attached to the first guide 51A. The second end portion 62B of the second link 62 is rotatably mounted in the elongated hole 54 and slidably movable in the elongated hole 54, and the elongated hole 54 is formed in the second guide piece 51B and extends in the Z-axis direction.
Similarly, the first end portion 63a of the third link 63 is rotatably attached to the elongated hole 54 and slidably moves in the elongated hole 54, and the elongated hole 54 is formed in the first guide piece 51A and extends in the Z-axis direction. The second end 63B of the third link 63 is rotatably attached to the second guide 51B. First end 64a of fourth link 64 is rotatably attached to first guide 51A. The second end 64B of the fourth link 64 is rotatably mounted in the elongated hole 54 and slidably moves in the elongated hole 54, and the elongated hole 54 is formed in the second guide piece 51B and extends in the Z-axis direction.
The first link 61 and the second link 62 are urged about the rotation axis C by a coil spring (not shown) such that the first end 61a of the first link 61 and the second end 62b of the second link 62 are apart in the Y-axis direction, and the second end 61b of the first link 61 and the first end 62a of the second link 62 are apart in the Y-axis direction.
Similarly, the third link 63 and the fourth link 64 are urged about the rotation axis D by a coil spring (not shown) such that the first end 63a of the third link 63 and the second end 64b of the fourth link 64 are separated in the Y-axis direction, and the second end 63b of the third link 63 and the first end 64a of the fourth link 64 are separated in the Y-axis direction.
Thus, the first guide piece 51A and the second guide piece 51B are biased so as to be away from each other in the Y-axis direction while maintaining the posture extending in the Z-axis direction. That is, the first guide piece 51A and the second guide piece 51B are urged to press the edge 53 against the pipe P located outside the guide portion 5 in the Y-axis direction. When the first guide piece 51A and the second guide piece 51B move in the Y-axis direction, they also move in the Z-axis direction. As shown in fig. 7, in the state where the expansion is maximum, the first guide piece 51A and the second guide piece 51B are expanded in the Y-axis direction with respect to the frame 31. The locking portion 31c is disposed at a position where it does not interfere with the first and second guide pieces 51A and 51B and the first to fourth links 61 to 64 that move as described above.
The cleaning mechanism 3 configured as described above can be housed in the case 12 as shown in fig. 1 and 2. The distance between both edges 53 of the pair of guide pieces 51 that expand in the Y-axis direction to the maximum is larger than the Y-axis direction dimension of the housing 12. That is, in a state where the cleaning mechanism 3 is housed in the housing 12, the pair of guide pieces 51 are in a state of being contracted inward in the Y-axis direction, and both edges 53 are in contact with the inner surface of the housing 12. Thus, the cleaning mechanism 3 can determine the position in the Y-axis direction in the housing 12.
Next, the operation of the cleaning device 100 will be described. Fig. 9 is a view of the cleaning mechanism 3 as viewed in the X-axis direction in a state where the tube P is cleaned.
The cleaning device 100 moves the cleaning mechanism 3 down and up between the two pipes P, thereby cleaning the two pipes P and the pipe P arranged below the two pipes P in the Z-axis direction.
First, the operator places the cleaning apparatus 100 on the pipe P. The operator operates the external controller 9 to move the cleaning device 100 to the cleaning start position. For example, the cleaning start position is a position where the two crawler belts 21 are placed on the two pipes P in a state parallel to the pipes P, the cleaning device 100 is positioned at one end in the U-axis direction of the two pipes P, and the cleaning mechanism 3 is positioned between the two pipes P in the V-axis direction. The movement of the cleaning device 100 to the cleaning start position may be performed by visual observation of an operator, or the cleaning start position may be detected by a sensor of the cleaning device 100. When the operator visually checks the cleaning device, an operation command or a movement distance for instructing the cleaning device 100 to move forward, backward, or rotate may be input from the external controller 9.
When the cleaning device 100 moves to the cleaning start position, the operator inputs an instruction to start cleaning via the external controller 9.
When the main body controller 8 receives the cleaning start command, the rotary shaft 32 of the cleaning mechanism 3 is rotationally driven, and the cleaning mechanism 3 is lowered between the two pipes P by the elevating mechanism 7 in this state. The scraper 34 is expanded outward in the radial direction around the rotation axis a by the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the rotation shaft 32.
Since the blade 34 is expanded by centrifugal force, the blade 34 is not expanded to the maximum but expanded within a possible range when there is not enough space. That is, when the space on the outer side in the radial direction of the doctor blade 34 differs depending on the position in the Z-axis direction, the doctor blade 34 gradually descends while expanding and changing in accordance with the space on the outer side in the radial direction. When the cleaning mechanism 3 is lowered in the pipe group Q, as shown in fig. 9, the scraper 34 is in a state of being maximally extended at a position where the pipe P is not present on the radially outer side of the scraper 34 or at a position where the scraper 34 does not reach although the pipe P is present on the radially outer side of the scraper 34 (see the upper scraper 34 of the first cleaning unit 4A in fig. 9). The pipe P is present radially outside the scraper 34, and the scraper 34 reaches the position of the pipe P, and the scraper 34 is extended to a state of contacting the pipe P (see the scraper 34 of the first cleaning unit 4A and the scraper 34 of the second cleaning unit 4B which are located lower in fig. 9). As a result, the scraper 34 contacts the surface of the pipe P while changing its radial expansion in accordance with the surface shape of the pipe P when passing through the lateral side of the pipe P.
That is, the scraper 34 enters between the plurality of pipes P arranged along the traveling direction of the cleaning mechanism 3 (i.e., arranged in the W-axis direction), removes the adhering substances existing between the plurality of pipes P, and comes into contact with the surfaces of the plurality of pipes P to remove the adhering substances of the pipes P. As a result, the scraper 34 removes not only the attached matter attached to the portion of the surface of the pipe P facing the space through which the cleaning mechanism 3 passes, but also the attached matter attached to the portion (i.e., the portion on the back side) away from the space in the direction (e.g., the V-axis direction) intersecting the traveling direction of the cleaning mechanism 3.
Preferably, in a state where the doctor 34 is maximally expanded, a diameter of a circumscribed circle F (see fig. 5) of the doctor 34 is set to be larger than a distance between axial centers of the two pipes P arranged in the V-axis direction. Thereby, the scraper 34 can pass through the side of the pipe P in the W axis direction, and remove the deposit on the surface of the pipe P at approximately the half circumference.
Thus, the scraper 34 gradually scrapes off the attached matter on the surface of the pipe P.
At this time, the scraper 34 is disposed between the two disks 35. Therefore, when the cleaning unit 4 rotates or the scraper 34 comes into contact with another object such as the pipe P, the disk 35 can reduce the wobbling of the scraper 34 in the Z-axis direction.
When the cleaning mechanism 3 passes through a narrow gap, the extension of the blade 34 is suppressed. When the expansion of the scraper 34 is minimized, the scraper 34 is accommodated in the circular plate 35. That is, the minimum outer shape of the cleaning unit 4 is the outer shape of the circular plate 35 when viewed in the Z-axis direction. Here, if the disk 35 is not provided, the minimum outer shape of the cleaning unit 4 is formed by the outer edges of the three scrapers 34 whose tip portions are close to the rotating shaft 32 (in a state where the disk 35 is omitted in fig. 4). In this case, the minimum outer shape of the cleaning unit 4 is not a complete circle, but a concave portion is formed between the adjacent two blades 34, and has irregularities as a whole. When the cleaning unit 4, which is a rotating body having such irregularities, comes into contact with the pipe P or the like, repulsion from the pipe P or the like becomes large. In contrast, by providing the circular plate 35, repulsion when the cleaning unit 4 comes into contact with the pipe P or the like can be reduced.
Here, when the cleaning mechanism 3 is gradually lowered between the two pipes P, there is a possibility that an attachment such as ash exists in front of the traveling direction of the cleaning mechanism 3 (i.e., below the cleaning mechanism 3). For example, when the thickness of the deposit on the surface of the pipe P increases, the interval in the V-axis direction between the two pipes P covered with the deposit becomes smaller. In the case where the amount of the adhering matter is large, the interval between the two pipes P in the V-axis direction may be buried by the adhering matter. If the distance is smaller than the diameter of the disk 35 or the Y-axis dimension of the frame 31, when the cleaning mechanism 3 is lowered, the disk 35 and the frame 31 interfere with the attachments, and the lowering of the cleaning mechanism 3 is hindered. The scraper 34 can remove the attachments on the outer side in the radial direction from the disk 35, but cannot remove the attachments below the disk 35. In contrast, an excavation portion 36 is provided at the tip of the cleaning unit 4. When the cleaning mechanism 3 is lowered, the excavation portion 36 rotates integrally with the rotation shaft 32. Therefore, when the cleaning mechanism 3 is lowered, the excavation portion 36 gradually excavates the attached matter present below the cleaning mechanism 3. This enables the cleaning mechanism 3 to be smoothly lowered.
When the cleaning mechanism 3 travels inside the tube group Q, the guide portion 5 guides the cleaning mechanism 3. Specifically, first guide piece 51A and second guide piece 51B of guide portion 5 are biased in a direction away from each other in the Y-axis direction. Therefore, the first guide piece 51A contacts the pipe P on one side in the V-axis direction, and the second guide piece 51B contacts the pipe P on the other side in the V-axis direction. Thus, the cleaning mechanism 3 determines the V-axis direction position with respect to the pipe P positioned on both sides in the V-axis direction. Specifically, the cleaning mechanism 3 is positioned at the center in the V-axis direction of the pipes P arranged in the V-axis direction. Further, since the cross-sectional shape of the edge 53 of the first guide piece 51A and the second guide piece 51B that contact the pipe P is sharp outward in the Y-axis direction, even if the deposit adheres to the surface of the pipe P, the edge 53 easily cuts into the deposit and contacts the surface of the pipe P. This improves the positioning accuracy of the cleaning mechanism 3.
Both ends of edge 53 of first guide piece 51A and second guide piece 51B in the Z-axis direction are inclined so as to be closer to the inside in the Y-axis direction as they are closer to the tip side. That is, the distance between both edges 53 of first guide piece 51A and second guide piece 51B in the Y-axis direction decreases as the distance approaches the tip side. Therefore, when the first guide 51A and the second guide 51B enter between the two pipes P, the ends of the first guide 51A and the second guide 51B in the Z-axis direction are not obstructed by the pipes P, and the first guide 51A and the second guide 51B can smoothly and gradually enter between the two pipes P.
When the cleaning mechanism 3 is lowered to a position where the cleaning unit 4 passes through the lowermost pipe P among the pipes P to be cleaned, the cleaning mechanism 3 is raised by the raising and lowering mechanism 7. The state in which the cleaning mechanism 3 reaches the lowermost position may be visually confirmed by an operator, or a sensor may be provided in the cleaning device 3 and detected by the sensor. Alternatively, the operator may input the lowering distance of the cleaning mechanism 3 at the start of cleaning.
When the cleaning mechanism 3 is raised, the scraper 34 also comes into contact with the surface of the pipe P while changing the radial expansion thereof in accordance with the surface shape of the pipe P, thereby gradually scraping off the deposits adhering to the surface of the pipe P. That is, the cleaning mechanism 3 cleans the surface of the pipe P with the scraper 34 both at the time of descending and at the time of ascending.
Since the cleaning mechanism 3 is provided with three cleaning units 4 arranged in the X-axis direction, three positions of the pipe P at different positions in the U-axis direction can be cleaned by one lowering and raising of the cleaning mechanism 3.
After the vertical reciprocating movement of the cleaning mechanism 3 is completed, the cleaning device 100 moves by a predetermined amount in the U-axis direction along the two pipes P. Thereafter, the cleaning mechanism 3 again performs the lowering and raising. That is, the cleaning mechanism 3 cleans a portion of the pipe P where the position in the U-axis direction is different from that when the cleaning mechanism 3 is lowered and raised before. In this way, the apparatus main body 1 repeats movement and stop along at least two pipes P included in the pipe group Q by the movement of the moving mechanism 2, and the cleaning mechanism 3 moves up and down at the position where the apparatus main body 1 stops to clean the at least two pipes P.
The movement of the cleaning device 100 in the U-axis direction may be automatically performed by the cleaning device 100 when the lifting of the cleaning mechanism 3 is completed, or may be performed by an operator inputting a command through the external controller 9.
In this way, the cleaning device 100 repeats the lowering and raising of the cleaning mechanism 3 while changing the position in the U-axis direction. When the movement of the cleaning device 100 from one end to the other end in the U-axis direction of the two pipes P on which the cleaning device 100 is mounted is completed, the cleaning between the two pipes P on which the cleaning device 100 is mounted is completed.
The operator may visually confirm that the cleaning device 100 has reached the other end portions of the two pipes P in the U-axis direction, or a sensor provided in the cleaning device 100 may detect the state. Alternatively, the operator may input the movement distance of the cleaning apparatus 100 in the U-axis direction at the start of cleaning.
Next, the cleaning device 100 is moved in the V-axis direction, and the cleaning mechanism 3 is disposed between the two different pipes P. Specifically, the cleaning device 100 is rotated from a state in which the two crawler belts 21 are parallel to the pipe P to a state in which the two crawler belts 21 are substantially perpendicular to the pipe P. Then, the cleaning device 100 moves across the pipes P until the cleaning mechanism 3 is positioned between two pipes P adjacent to the pipe P between which cleaning is completed. When the cleaning mechanism 3 moves between two adjacent pipes P, the cleaning device 100 is rotated so that the two crawler belts 21 are parallel to the pipes P. After the rotation, the cleaning device 100 moves to the ends of the two pipes P in the U-axis direction. Further, one of the new two pipes P is one of the two pipes P whose cleaning was previously finished.
Then, the cleaning apparatus 100 cleans the two new pipes P and the pipe P therebelow in the same manner as described above. In this way, the cleaning device 100 repeats the above-described cleaning while changing the two pipes P on which the cleaning device 100 is placed, thereby cleaning the pipes P included in the pipe group Q.
Here, the cleaning device 100 may automatically perform: the operations described above may be performed by an operator inputting a command via the external controller 9, such as turning of the cleaning device 100 after cleaning between one set of pipes P is completed, crossing of the cleaning device 100 between the pipes P, re-turning of the cleaning device 100, and movement of the cleaning device 100 to the U-axis direction end of the other set of pipes P. When the operator inputs a command, all of the operations of turning, traversing, re-turning, and moving the cleaning device 100 may be performed by one command, or a command may be input for each of the operations of turning, traversing, re-turning, and moving the cleaning device 100.
Next, the movement of the cleaning device 100 will be described more specifically. Fig. 10 is a view of the cleaning device 100 moving parallel to the pipe P as viewed along the X-axis direction. Fig. 11 is a view of the cleaning device 100 moving parallel to the pipe P as viewed along the Z-axis direction. Fig. 12 is a view of the cleaning device 100 rotating on the pipe P as viewed along the X-axis direction. Fig. 13 is a view of the cleaning device 100 rotating on the pipe P as viewed along the Z-axis direction. Fig. 11 and 13 schematically illustrate the cleaning device 100. In fig. 11 and 13, only the cleaning unit 4 having the same position in the W axis direction as the pipe P on which the cleaning device 100 is mounted is illustrated among the three cleaning units 4.
As described above, when the cleaning device 100 cleans the pipe P included in the pipe group Q, the cleaning device 100 moves on the pipe P. Since the deposits adhere to the surface of the pipe P, the crawler belt 21 may slip and spin. Therefore, it may sometimes be difficult to move the cleaning device 100 to a desired position. Therefore, the cleaning device 100 uses the cleaning unit 4 for guidance during movement, and realizes movement to a desired position.
When the cleaning device 100 moves on the pipe P, the cleaning device moves in a state where the cleaning unit 4 is lifted (a state where the cleaning unit 4 does not protrude downward from the moving mechanism 2) so as to avoid interference between the cleaning unit 4 and the pipe P, basically as shown in fig. 2.
However, when the cleaning device 100 is moved in the U-axis direction along the two pipes P in order to clean portions of the pipes P that are at different positions in the U-axis direction, the cleaning device 100 is moved in a state where the cleaning unit 4 protrudes downward relative to the moving mechanism 2 and enters between the two pipes P on which the cleaning device 100 is mounted, as shown in fig. 10. Since the cleaning unit 4 enters between the two pipes P, the cleaning device 100 is restricted from being displaced in the V-axis direction when moving along the two pipes P as shown in fig. 11. That is, the cleaning unit 4 functions as a guide when the cleaning device 100 moves parallel to the pipe P.
At this time, it is preferable that the plurality of cleaning units 4 enter between the two pipes P. In the cleaning mechanism 3, the first cleaning unit 4A and the third cleaning unit 4C are at the same position in the Z-axis direction, and therefore the first cleaning unit 4A and the third cleaning unit 4C can be inserted between the two pipes P. Since the plurality of cleaning units 4 aligned in the X-axis direction enter between the two pipes P, the cleaning apparatus 100 is restricted from rotating about the Z-axis while moving along the two pipes P.
Further, the cleaning device 100 moves across the pipe P when changing the two pipes P to be cleaned, for example. In this case, the cleaning device 100 needs to be rotated from a state where the crawler belt 21 is parallel to the pipe P to change the direction. The cleaning device 100 drives the two crawler belts 21 in opposite directions to each other during rotation. That is, one crawler belt 21 is driven to travel to one side in the X-axis direction, and the other crawler belt 21 is driven to travel to the other side in the X-axis direction. Thereby, the cleaning device 100 rotates around an axis parallel to the Z axis. However, if an attached matter (for example, dust) adheres to the surface of the pipe P with which the crawler 21 contacts, the crawler 21 may rotate and the cleaning device 100 may not smoothly rotate. For example, when only one crawler belt 21 idles, the cleaning apparatus 100 moves in the traveling direction of the other crawler belt 21.
To prevent this, the cleaning device 100 is rotated in a state where only one cleaning unit 4 is inserted between the two pipes P. In the cleaning mechanism 3, the second cleaning unit 4B protrudes downward from the first cleaning unit 4A and the third cleaning unit 4C, and therefore, as shown in fig. 12, the second cleaning unit 4B is inserted between the two pipes P. The scraper 34 can be housed in a circular plate 35, and the outer diameter of the circular plate 35 is smaller than the interval between the two pipes P. That is, when viewed in the Z-axis direction, the outer shape of the second cleaning unit 4B converges within a circle having a diameter equal to the interval between the two pipes P. Therefore, even in a state where the second cleaning unit 4B enters between the two pipes P, the cleaning device 100 can be rotated. Further, when viewed in the Z-axis direction, the dimension of the frame 31 in the short side direction is smaller than the interval between the two pipes P, but the dimension of the frame 31 in the long side direction is larger than the interval between the two pipes P. Therefore, the frame 31 does not enter between the two pipes P.
Thus, if the second cleaning unit 4B enters between the two pipes P, the cleaning apparatus 100 cannot move freely even if the driving force of one crawler belt 21 is advantageous. If the cleaning device 100 continues to move in a state where the second cleaning unit 4B is engaged with the two pipes P and the driving forces of the two crawler belts 21 are not balanced, the crawler belt 21 that is idling rapidly exerts a frictional force between itself and the pipes P, and the cleaning device 100 is rotated. As a result, as shown in fig. 13, even if the cleaning device 100 cannot be rotated at this position, it gradually moves along the two pipes P and finally rotates.
When the two crawler belts 21 are substantially orthogonal to the pipe P, the cleaning device 100 raises the cleaning mechanism 4 by the elevating mechanism 7, and the cleaning unit 4 inserted between the two pipes P is pulled out from between the two pipes P.
When the cleaning unit 4 is not projecting downward from the moving mechanism 2, the cleaning device 100 moves so as to straddle the pipe P. The cleaning device 100 moves until the second cleaning unit 4B is positioned between the two pipes P to be cleaned next in the V-axis direction. When the cleaning device 100 moves to this position, the cleaning device 100 lowers the cleaning mechanism 4 and allows only the second cleaning unit 4B to enter between the two pipes P. In this state, the cleaning device 100 rotates as described above. At this time, the cleaning device 100 is turned until the two crawler belts 21 are parallel to the two pipes P.
When the two crawler belts 21 are parallel to the two pipes P, the cleaning device 100 lowers the cleaning mechanism 4 so that the plurality of cleaning units 4 (specifically, the first cleaning unit 4A and the third cleaning unit 4C) enter between the two pipes P. In a state where the plurality of cleaning units 4 enter between the two pipes P as described above, the cleaning device 100 moves along the two pipes P to a position where cleaning is started again.
In this way, when the cleaning device 100 uses the cleaning unit 4 as a guide, the rotation shaft 32 is rotationally driven when the cleaning unit 4 is inserted between the pipes P and when the cleaning unit 4 is rotated or moved while being inserted between the pipes P. When the rotating shaft 32 rotates, when the scraper 34 comes into contact with something, a component directed in a direction in which the scraper 34 is accommodated in the circular plate 35 acts on the scraper 34. Therefore, even if the scraper 34 comes into contact with something, the scraper 34 swings in the direction of being accommodated in the circular plate 35, and the rotation of the scraper 34 is maintained. That is, the movement of the cleaning apparatus 100 is substantially restricted by the contact of the circular plate 35 with the pipe P. The rotational speed of the rotary shaft 32 when the cleaning unit 4 functions as a guide is set to be lower than the rotational speed of the rotary shaft 32 when the cleaning unit 4 cleans the pipe P.
As described above, the cleaning mechanism 3 cleans the surface of the pipe P included in the pipe group Q while traveling inside the pipe group Q, and the cleaning mechanism 3 includes: a rotary shaft 32 that rotates around a predetermined axis of rotation a, and a scraper 34 (contact portion) that comes into contact with the surface of the pipe P to remove deposits on the surface of the pipe P, wherein the scraper 34 is coupled to the rotary shaft 32 (specifically, indirectly coupled via a disk 35 and a swing shaft 37) so as to be able to expand outward in the radial direction around the axis of rotation a by the centrifugal force of the rotary shaft 32, and contacts the surface of the pipe P while changing the expansion in the radial direction in accordance with the shape of the surface of the pipe P when passing through the lateral side of the pipe P.
When the cleaning mechanism 3 travels inside the tube group Q, it travels in a space where the tube P is not present, for example, a space between the tube P and the tube P. In this case, the portion of the pipe P facing the space through which the cleaning mechanism 3 passes is relatively easy to remove the adhering matter. However, there are also deposits on the pipe P at a portion distant from the space in a direction intersecting the traveling direction of the cleaning mechanism 3.
On the other hand, since the scraper 34 is expanded radially outward by the centrifugal force of the rotary shaft 32, the scraper 34 is expanded to the maximum extent if there is no limitation on the expansion radially outward, and can be expanded to a possible extent if there is a limitation on the expansion radially outward. Such a scraper 34 can be extended to enter between a plurality of pipes P aligned along the traveling direction of the cleaning mechanism 3.
However, in a state where the scraper 34 is kept expanded in this manner, the scraper 34 interferes with the pipe P, and the movement of the cleaning mechanism 3 is hindered. On the other hand, since the scraper 34 is extended only by the centrifugal force of the rotary shaft 32, when the scraper 34 comes into contact with the pipe P, the extension is changed in accordance with the surface shape of the pipe P, and the movement of the cleaning mechanism 3 is not hindered. The scraper 34 has a large radial outward expansion when the distance to the pipe P is long, and has a small radial outward expansion when the distance to the pipe P is short. In this way, the scraper 34 contacts the surface of the pipe P while changing the radial expansion thereof in accordance with the surface shape of the pipe P in accordance with the travel of the cleaning mechanism 3.
As a result, the scraper 34 can contact not only a portion of the pipe P facing the space through which the cleaning mechanism passes or a portion close to the space but also a portion far from the space, and thus can contact a wide range of the surface of the pipe P to scrape off the attached matter. Even when the plurality of tubes P are unevenly shaped or the plurality of tubes P are unevenly arranged, the extension of the scraper 34 can be flexibly changed to scrape off the deposits on the tubes P in accordance with the uneven shape or arrangement of the tubes P. This enables the cleaning mechanism 3 to sufficiently remove the deposits on the surface of the pipe P.
On the other hand, the cleaning mechanism 3 cleans the surface of the pipe P included in the pipe group Q, and the cleaning mechanism 3 includes: the scraper 34 is swingably coupled to a swing shaft 37 that rotates integrally with the rotary shaft 32, and swings around the swing shaft 37 by centrifugal force of the rotary shaft 32 to expand outward in a radial direction around the rotary axis a.
With this configuration, the scraper 34 expands outward in the radial direction while swinging by the centrifugal force of the rotary shaft 32. As the structure in which the scraper 34 is expanded outward in the radial direction by the centrifugal force of the rotating shaft 32, other than this, a structure in which the scraper 34 slides in the radial direction may be considered. In the case of such a configuration, the range in which the doctor blade 34 can be extended in the radial direction (that is, the range in which the doctor blade 34 can be extended in the radial direction from the state of being maximally contracted inward in the radial direction to the state of being maximally extended outward in the radial direction) is determined by the distance by which the doctor blade 34 can slide in the radial direction. On the other hand, in the case where the doctor 34 is configured to slide as described above, the range in which the doctor 34 can be extended in the radial direction depends on the length of the doctor 34 from the swing shaft 37, and can be set to be larger than the configuration in which the doctor 34 slides only in the radial direction.
As a result, the scraper 34 can be widely extended to contact a portion of the pipe P away from the space through which the cleaning mechanism passes, and thus can contact a wide range of the surface of the pipe P to scrape off the attached matter as described above. This enables the cleaning mechanism 3 to sufficiently remove the deposits on the surface of the pipe P.
The cleaning mechanism 3 further includes a disk 35 provided coaxially with the rotation axis a, and the scraper 34 is housed inside the outer peripheral edge E of the disk 35, and when the scraper is extended by the centrifugal force of the rotation shaft 32, the scraper 34 protrudes outward with respect to the outer peripheral edge E of the disk 35.
According to this configuration, since the scraper 34 is housed inside the disk 35, the cleaning mechanism 3 can enter if there is a gap larger than the outer diameter of the disk 35 in the tube group Q. Further, since the scraper 34 is applied by the centrifugal force of the rotary shaft 32, the scraper 34 protrudes outward from the outer peripheral edge E of the circular plate 35, and the deposits on the pipe P are removed.
In addition, the disk 35 can be brought into contact with the pipe P in a state where the scraper 34 is housed in the disk 35. Since the outer shape of the circular plate 35 is circular, the repulsion from the pipe P can be reduced even if the circular plate 35 contacts the pipe P.
The cleaning mechanism 3 further includes an excavation portion 36, and the excavation portion 36 is provided on the rotation axis a and is located closer to the distal end side than the scraper 34.
According to this configuration, when the cleaning mechanism 3 travels in the direction of the rotation axis a, the excavation portion 36 gradually excavates and removes foreign matter such as attached matter present in front in the traveling direction. This enables the cleaning mechanism 3 to smoothly travel.
The cleaning mechanism 3 further includes a guide portion 5, the guide portion 5 guiding the cleaning mechanism 3 along the traveling direction when the cleaning mechanism 3 travels in the tube group Q, the guide portion 5 has an edge 53 contacting the tube P, and a cross-sectional shape of the edge 53 cut by a plane orthogonal to the traveling direction is a sharp shape that becomes thinner as it approaches the tube P.
According to this configuration, when the cleaning mechanism 3 travels inside the tube group Q, the guide portion 5 contacts the tube P and guides the cleaning mechanism 3. At this time, even if the deposit adheres to the surface of the pipe P, the edge 53 of the guide portion 5 easily cuts into the deposit and comes into contact with the surface of the pipe P. This improves the positioning accuracy of the cleaning mechanism 3 when the cleaning mechanism 3 is advanced.
Further, the guide portion 5 is urged to press the edge 53 against the pipe P.
According to this configuration, when the cleaning mechanism 3 travels inside the tube group Q, the edge 53 of the guide portion 5 can be brought into contact with the tube P even if the distance between the cleaning mechanism 3 and the tube P is not constant. That is, the guide portion 5 can guide the cleaning mechanism 3 flexibly in accordance with a plurality of pipes P having different distances from the cleaning mechanism 3.
Further, the cleaning device 100 includes: the cleaning device includes a device main body 1, a cleaning mechanism 3 provided in the device main body 1, and a moving mechanism 2 provided in the device main body 1, wherein the cleaning mechanism 3 is lifted from the device main body 1 to remove an attached matter attached to the surface of a pipe P located below the moving mechanism 2.
The cleaning mechanism 3 is lifted from the apparatus main body 1, enters between at least two pipes P included in the pipe group Q, and cleans the at least two pipes P.
The apparatus main body 1 repeats movement and stop along at least two pipes P included in the pipe group Q by the movement of the moving mechanism 2, and the cleaning mechanism 3 moves up and down at the position where the apparatus main body 1 stops to clean the at least two pipes P.
Other embodiments
The above embodiments have been described as examples of the technology disclosed in the present application. However, the technique of the present disclosure is not limited to this, and may be applied to an embodiment in which changes, substitutions, additions, omissions, and the like are appropriately made. Further, each of the components described in the above embodiments may be combined to form a new embodiment. The components described in the drawings and the detailed description include components necessary for solving the technical problems and components that are not necessary for illustrating the above-described technique. Therefore, although these unnecessary components are described in the drawings and the detailed description, these unnecessary components should not be considered as essential.
For example, the cleaning device 100 is provided with the cleaning mechanism 3, but is not limited thereto. In the above configuration, the cleaning mechanism 3 is transported and lifted by the cleaning device 100. However, the cleaning mechanism 3 may be manually operated by an operator. That is, the operator can hold the cleaning mechanism 3 and move the cleaning mechanism 3 in the tube group Q, thereby cleaning the tube P by the cleaning mechanism 3. Even if the cleaning device 100 includes the cleaning mechanism 3, the structure of the moving mechanism 2 or the elevating mechanism 7 is not limited to the above-described structure. For example, the moving mechanism 2 may be not a track but a wheel. The lifting mechanism 7 may be a rack and pinion mechanism or a telescopic boom instead of a winch.
The number of cleaning units 4 included in the cleaning mechanism 3 is not limited to three. The number of cleaning units 4 may be one, two, or four or more. The position of each cleaning unit 4 in the Z-axis direction, which is the lifting direction of the cleaning mechanism 3, is not limited to the above-described position. For example, the three cleaning units 4 may be located at the same position in the Z-axis direction. Alternatively, the three cleaning units 4 may be located at different positions in the Z-axis direction.
The structure of the cleaning unit 4 is not limited to the above-described structure. For example, the number of blades 34 included in the cleaning unit 4 is not limited to three, and may be one, two, or four or more. The cleaning unit 4 may not have the circular plate 35 or the excavation portion 36. The cleaning unit 4 described above is provided with a plurality of scrapers 34 in three gaps formed by four circular plates 35, respectively. That is, three sets of blades 34 are provided. However, the number of the groups of the blades 34 may be one, two, or four or more.
The shape of the doctor blade 34 may be other than an arc shape, for example, a straight line shape. The scraper 34 may be configured not to swing but to slide. For example, the scraper 34 may be configured such that a long hole is formed in the scraper 34, and a pin provided between the two circular plates 35 is inserted into the long hole, thereby coupling the scraper 34 to the pin. In this configuration, the scraper 34 can slide relative to the pin shaft so that the pin shaft moves relatively in the elongated hole. If the scraper 34 is configured to be slidable, when centrifugal force of the rotating shaft 32 acts on the scraper 34, the scraper 34 slides due to the centrifugal force and expands outward in the radial direction.
The cleaning mechanism 3 includes the guide 5, but may not include the guide 5. The structure of the guide portion 5 is not limited to the above-described structure. The guide 5 may not have the link 6. For example, the guide piece 51 may be coupled to the frame 31 so as to be slidable, and may be biased outward in the Y-axis direction by a spring or the like.
The cross-sectional shape of the edge 53 of the guide piece 51 may be a sharp shape that becomes thinner as it approaches the pipe P, and the portion closest to the pipe P, that is, the portion that contacts the pipe P may be slightly rounded.
Industrial applicability
As described above, the technology disclosed herein is applied to a cleaning mechanism and a cleaning device provided with the cleaning mechanism.
Description of the reference numerals
100-a cleaning device; 3-a cleaning mechanism; 32-a rotation axis; 34-scraper (contact part); 4A-a first cleaning unit (cleaning section); 4B-a second cleaning unit (cleaning section); 4C-a third cleaning unit (cleaning section); 5-a guide portion; 53-edge; a-a rotation axis; a Q-tube set; p-tube.

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1. A cleaning mechanism that cleans the surface of a tube included in a tube group while traveling inside the tube group, the cleaning mechanism comprising:
a rotating shaft that rotates around a predetermined rotation axis; and
a contact portion that removes an adherent on a surface of the tube by contacting the surface of the tube,
the contact part
Is connected to the rotating shaft so as to be expandable outward in a radial direction around the rotation axis by a centrifugal force of the rotating shaft,
and, when passing through the lateral side of the tube, contacts the surface of the tube while changing the expansion in the radial direction in conformity with the surface shape of the tube.
2. A cleaning mechanism that cleans the surface of a tube included in a tube group, the cleaning mechanism comprising:
a rotating shaft that rotates around a predetermined rotation axis; and
a contact portion that removes an adherent on a surface of the tube by contacting the surface of the tube,
the contact portion is swingably connected to a swing shaft that rotates integrally with the rotating shaft, and is swingable around the swing shaft by centrifugal force of the rotating shaft so as to expand outward in a radial direction around the rotating axis.
3. The cleaning mechanism according to claim 1 or 2,
further comprising a circular plate arranged coaxially with the rotation axis,
the contact portion is housed inside the outer peripheral edge of the circular plate, and protrudes outward with respect to the outer peripheral edge of the circular plate when expanded by the centrifugal force of the rotating shaft.
4. The cleaning mechanism according to claim 2,
further comprising a circular plate arranged coaxially with the rotation axis,
the contact part
Is accommodated inside the outer peripheral edge of the circular plate, and protrudes outward relative to the outer peripheral edge of the circular plate when expanded by the centrifugal force of the rotating shaft,
the contact portion has a tip end portion positioned rearward in the rotation direction of the rotation shaft with respect to the swing shaft in a state of being accommodated inside the outer peripheral edge of the circular plate.
5. The cleaning mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
the cutting tool further includes a cutting portion provided on the rotation axis and located closer to a distal end side than the contact portion.
6. The cleaning mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
further comprising a guide portion that guides the cleaning mechanism in a traveling direction when the cleaning mechanism travels in the tube group,
the guide portion includes a guide piece having an edge contacting the tube,
the cross-sectional shape of the edge cut by a plane orthogonal to the traveling direction is a sharp shape that becomes thinner as it approaches the tube.
7. The cleaning mechanism as set forth in claim 6,
the guide tab is forced to crimp the edge to the tube.
8. The cleaning mechanism according to claim 6 or 7,
the guide tabs include a first guide tab that contacts one tube and a second guide tab that contacts the other tube as the cleaning mechanism travels between at least two tubes included in the tube set.
9. A cleaning device is provided with:
a device main body;
the cleaning mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which is provided in the apparatus main body; and
a moving mechanism provided to the apparatus main body,
the cleaning device is characterized in that,
the cleaning mechanism is lifted from the apparatus main body to remove the attached matter on the surface of the tube located below the moving mechanism.
10. The cleaning device as set forth in claim 9,
the cleaning mechanism is lifted from the apparatus main body, and enters between at least two tubes included in a tube group to clean the at least two tubes.
11. The cleaning device as set forth in claim 9,
the movement of the device body by the moving mechanism repeats the movement and the stop along at least two tubes included in the tube group,
the cleaning mechanism is lifted and lowered at a position where the apparatus main body stops to clean the at least two pipes.
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