CN112413237B - Pipe fitting connecting flange - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a pipe fitting connecting flange which comprises a mounting top plate, a left-right adjusting unit, a first suspension unit, a second suspension unit, a lifting adjusting unit, a porous flange and a bearing unit, wherein the left-right adjusting unit is mounted on the right side of the lower end face of the mounting top plate; the invention can solve the problems existing in the process of connecting a plurality of parallel pipelines by using the existing flange in the scene needing hoisting: the efficiency of the installation flange is low and the cost is high; the space required for installing the pipeline is increased; the two ends of the connecting part are easy to loose and the like between the pipeline and the flange due to no bearing.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of pipe fitting connection, in particular to a pipe fitting connecting flange.
Background
A flange, also known as a flange collar or flange. The flange is a part for connecting the shaft and the shaft, and the flange for connecting pipe ends is used for connecting two pipelines, pipe fittings or equipment which are respectively fixed on a flange plate, and a flange pad is added between the two flange plates and fastened together by bolts to complete the connection; some pipe fittings and equipment are provided with flanges and are also connected by flanges; the flange connection is an important connection mode for pipeline construction because of convenient use and capability of bearing larger pressure, and is widely applied to water conservancy, electric power, power stations, pipeline fittings, industries, pressure containers and the like;
the flange on the existing market is mostly only provided with one connecting hole for pipeline connection, sometimes a plurality of parallel pipelines are connected in a use scene needing hoisting, and therefore the existing flange has the following problems in the process of pipe connection:
1. the existing flange is only provided with one connecting hole for pipeline connection, however, in a use scene of the condition that a plurality of pipelines are required to be connected in parallel, the existing flange with a single connecting hole cannot meet the installation condition, so that a plurality of groups of flanges can be installed for multiple times, the installation efficiency of the existing flange in the use scene of the parallel connection of the plurality of pipelines is reduced, the installation working hour cost and the flange purchasing cost of the plurality of groups of flanges are increased compared with those of the single group of flanges, and the cost for using the flange in the scene of the parallel connection of the plurality of pipelines is increased;
2. the flanges are required to be installed at staggered positions when connected, and the diameters of the flanges are larger than those of the pipelines, so that the distance requirement among the parallel pipelines is increased, and the space for installing the pipelines is wasted;
3. in the scene of hoist and mount use, because the both ends of flange joint department can not enough carry out effective bearing to the pipeline, lead to the both ends of flange joint department to lead to because of not obtaining the atress bearing easily and lead to taking place not hard up problem between under the effect of gravity and the flange.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems, the invention provides a pipe fitting connecting flange which comprises a mounting top plate, a left-right adjusting unit, a first suspension unit, a second suspension unit, a lifting adjusting unit, a porous flange and a bearing unit, wherein the left-right adjusting unit is mounted on the right side of the lower end face of the mounting top plate;
when the parallel pipeline supporting device works specifically, a plurality of parallel pipelines can be connected through a group of flanges, and two sides of the flange connection part can be suspended and supported; the pipeline connecting device is fixed on the wall top needing parallel pipeline hoisting connection through the mounting top plate, then pipelines to be connected sequentially pass through the bearing units and are connected in the connecting holes of the porous flanges, a plurality of parallel pipelines can be connected simultaneously through the porous flanges, compared with the prior art that a plurality of groups of flanges are adopted for connection, the efficiency of mounting the flange in the use scene of connecting the plurality of parallel pipelines is improved, the working hour cost and the purchase cost of mounting the flange are reduced, the space among the plurality of parallel hoisted pipelines is saved, two sides of the flange connecting position can be supported through the matching of the second suspension unit and the bearing unit, and therefore the phenomenon that the two sides of the flange connecting position are loosened from the flange under the action of gravity because the two sides of the flange connecting position are not effectively stressed and supported can be avoided; the distance between the porous flange and the bearing unit and the mounting top plate can be adjusted through the matching of the lifting adjusting unit and the first suspension unit and the second suspension unit respectively, and the distance between the bearing unit and the porous flange can be adjusted through the matching of the left-right adjusting unit and the second suspension unit, so that the applicability of the invention is improved.
The first suspension unit comprises a first sliding frame, a first limiting plate, a first sliding plate, a first locking bolt and a first bolt sleeve, the first sliding frame is installed on the left side of the lower end face of the installation top plate, the lower end of the first sliding frame is of a right-side-opening v 21274structure, the lower end of the right side face of the first sliding frame is connected with the lifting adjusting unit, limiting sliding grooves are formed in the front side face and the rear side face of the first sliding frame, a first limiting plate is arranged on the inner side of each limiting sliding groove in a vertical sliding fit mode, the lower end of the first limiting plate is provided with the first sliding plate, an arc-shaped groove corresponding to the porous flange is formed in the left side face of the first sliding plate, first bolt holes are formed in the first sliding plate and the upper end of the porous flange and are distributed in a triangular mode between the first bolt holes, the first locking bolt holes are provided with the first locking bolt used for connecting the porous flange and the first sliding plate, and the first locking bolt corresponding to the first locking bolt distributed in a triangular mode are installed on the right side face of the first sliding plate A bolt sleeve;
when the lifting adjusting unit works, the first suspension unit can mount the porous flange, and the distance between the porous flange and the mounting top plate is adjusted under the action of the lifting adjusting unit; when the position between porous flange and the installation roof needs to be adjusted, can drive first sliding plate through the lift adjustment unit and remove, and first limiting plate can carry on spacingly to first sliding plate, and the first locking bolt that is triangle-shaped and arranges can increase the stability of being connected between first sliding plate and the porous flange, and first bolt cover can avoid first locking bolt to take place to rotate the problem of pine and take off in follow-up use.
The second suspension unit comprises a second sliding frame, sliding limiting plates, balls, a second limiting plate, a second sliding plate, a second locking bolt, a second bolt sleeve and a limiting round rod, the lower end face of the mounting top plate is provided with the second sliding frame corresponding to the first sliding frame on the inner side of the left-right adjusting unit in a left-right sliding fit mode, the second sliding frame is connected with the left-right adjusting unit in a threaded fit mode, the sliding limiting plates are symmetrically arranged on the front side and the back side of the upper end of the second sliding frame, the balls are uniformly arranged at the lower ends of the sliding limiting plates in a rotating fit mode, the lower end of the right side face of the second sliding frame is connected with the lifting adjusting unit, the second limiting plate is arranged on the inner side of the second sliding frame in an up-down sliding fit mode, the lower end of the second limiting plate is provided with the second sliding plate, the middle part of the lower end of the second sliding plate is provided with an arc-shaped groove corresponding to the bearing unit, second bolt holes are formed between the left side surface and the right side surface of the lower end of the second sliding plate and at the upper end of the bearing unit, the second bolt holes are arranged in a triangular mode, second locking bolts used for connecting the bearing unit and the second sliding plate are arranged on the second bolt holes, a second bolt sleeve is sleeved at the left end of each second locking bolt, limiting round holes are obliquely arranged at the upper end of each second bolt sleeve and are symmetrically arranged front and back, the limiting round holes penetrate through the second locking bolts at the upper end of each second bolt sleeve to the middle of the locking bolts at the lower end of each second bolt sleeve, and limiting round rods are arranged in the limiting round holes;
when the lifting adjusting device works specifically, the second suspension unit can mount the bearing unit, drive the bearing unit to adjust left and right under the action of the left and right adjusting unit, and adjust the distance between the bearing unit and the mounting top plate under the action of the lifting adjusting unit; when needs drive the bearing unit and remove when moving, adjust the branch chain through controlling and can drive the second carriage and remove when moving, and when the second carriage removes, the ball that is located the slip limiting plate lower extreme can reduce its and control the frictional force between the regulation branch chain, when needs drive the bearing unit and reciprocate, can drive the second sliding plate through the lift adjustment branch chain and reciprocate, and the second limiting plate can carry out spacingly to the second sliding plate, the second locking bolt who is triangle-shaped and arranges can increase the stability of being connected between bearing unit and the second sliding plate, and second bolt cover and spacing round bar cooperation can avoid the second locking bolt to take place the problem that rotatory pine takes off in follow-up use.
The bearing unit comprises a hoisting circular plate, a bearing circular ring and a rotating circular rod, the lower end of the second sliding plate is connected with the hoisting circular plate with a circular structure through a second locking bolt, bearing circular holes corresponding to the connecting holes in the porous flange are formed in the hoisting circular plate, the bearing circular holes are internally provided with the bearing circular rings with circular structures, and the inner wall of each bearing circular ring is uniformly provided with the rotating circular rod in a rotating fit manner along the circumferential direction;
during specific work, the bearing unit can bear the stress on two sides of the joint of a plurality of parallel flange connecting pipelines in a hoisting environment; when needs are connected many parallel pipelines, pass to the bearing ring inboard from the hoist and mount plectane with the pipeline, and the bearing ring then can carry out the atress bearing to the flange interface both sides after the pipe connection to can avoid not obtaining effective atress bearing because of the both sides of flange junction and take place the problem that the pine takes off under the effect of gravity and between the flange, rotate the round bar when the bearing ring removes and can reduce the frictional force between bearing ring and the official channel.
As a preferred technical scheme of the invention, the left-right adjusting unit comprises a sliding top frame, a rotating lead screw and a T-shaped rotating rod, the sliding top frame with a rectangular structure is arranged on the lower end face of the mounting top plate, an inverted convex sliding groove is formed in the inner side of the sliding top frame, the rotating lead screw is arranged between the left side wall and the right side wall of the convex sliding groove in a rotating matching mode, the left end of the rotating lead screw penetrates through the sliding top frame to be provided with the T-shaped rotating rod with the T-shaped structure, the sliding limiting plates are arranged on the front side and the rear side in the convex sliding groove, and the second sliding frame is connected with the rotating lead screw in a threaded matching mode; when the supporting device works specifically, the left-right adjusting unit can drive the supporting unit to move left and right through the second suspension unit; when the distance between the bearing unit and the porous flange needs to be adjusted, the rotating lead screw can be driven to rotate by rotating the T-shaped rotating rod, the second sliding frame can be driven to move by a thread fit mode when the rotating lead screw rotates, so that the second sliding plate can drive the lifting circular plate and the bearing circular ring to move along with the second sliding frame, and the applicability of the invention can be improved by adjusting the distance between the bearing unit and the porous flange.
As a preferred technical scheme of the invention, the lifting adjusting unit comprises mounting blocks, gear rods, L-shaped rods, driving rotating rods, driving gears, a transmission rack and a limiting rod, the mounting blocks are symmetrically mounted at the front and back of the lower ends of the right side surfaces of the first sliding frame and the second sliding frame, the gear rods are arranged between the mounting blocks in a rotating fit manner, the front ends of the gear rods penetrate through the mounting blocks and are provided with the L-shaped rods with L-shaped structures, the front ends of the L-shaped rods are provided with the driving rotating rods in a rotating fit manner, and the outer side surface of the middle part of the gear rod is provided with a driving gear which is connected with a transmission rack in a meshing way, the transmission rack is respectively arranged on the right side surfaces of the first sliding plate and the second sliding plate, the upper end of the mounting block is provided with a limiting circular groove, a limiting rod is arranged in the limiting circular groove in a front-back sliding fit mode, and the middle of the limiting rod is positioned between the teeth of the driving gear;
during specific work, the lifting adjusting unit can drive the porous flange and the distance between the bearing unit and the mounting top plate; when the distance between the porous flange, the bearing unit and the mounting top plate needs to be adjusted, the limiting rod is firstly drawn out from the limiting circular groove, the limiting rod does not limit the driving gear any more, then the driving rotating rod is rotated to drive the gear rod to rotate through the L-shaped rod, so that the driving gear can drive the transmission rack to move up and down under the rotation of the gear rod, the first sliding plate and the second sliding plate can be driven to move up and down through the up and down movement of the transmission rack, and when the first sliding plate and the second sliding plate move to proper positions, the limiting rod is inserted into the limiting circular groove to limit the driving gear; by adjusting the distance between the perforated flange and the supporting unit and the mounting ceiling, the applicability of the invention can be increased.
As a preferred technical scheme of the invention, the lower ends of the connecting holes on the right side surface of the porous flange are provided with bearing semi-rings; during specific work, after the pipeline is connected with the connecting hole on the inner side of the porous flange, the bearing semi-rings can bear the lower end of the pipeline under stress.
As a preferred technical scheme of the invention, a third locking bolt is arranged on the right side surface of the first bolt sleeve in a thread fit manner, and the left side of the third locking bolt penetrates through the first bolt sleeve and is connected with the first sliding plate in a thread fit manner; during specific work, the third locking bolt can increase the stability of connection between the first bolt sleeve and the first sliding frame.
As a preferred technical scheme of the invention, the inner sides of the upper corners of the mounting top plate are provided with mounting holes for mounting the mounting top plate; when concrete during operation, when needs will install roof and wall crown, can use article such as inflation screw pass in the installation and be connected between the wall crown, can fix a position the installation stress point through the mounting hole to can increase the stability of being connected between installation roof and the wall body.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
the invention can solve the following problems in the existing process of connecting a plurality of parallel pipelines by using the existing flange in the scene needing hoisting: a. the existing flange is only provided with one connecting hole for pipeline connection, however, in a use scene of the condition that a plurality of pipelines are required to be connected in parallel, the existing flange with a single connecting hole cannot meet the installation condition, so that a plurality of groups of flanges can be installed for multiple times, the installation efficiency of the existing flange in the use scene of the parallel connection of the plurality of pipelines is reduced, the installation working hour cost and the flange purchasing cost of the plurality of groups of flanges are increased compared with those of the single group of flanges, and the cost for using the flange in the scene of the parallel connection of the plurality of pipelines is increased; b. the flanges are required to be installed at staggered positions when connected, and the diameters of the flanges are larger than those of the pipelines, so that the distance requirement among the parallel pipelines is increased, and the space for installing the pipelines is wasted; c. in a hoisting use scene, because two ends of a flange joint cannot effectively support a pipeline, the two ends of the flange joint are easy to loosen from a flange under the action of gravity because the two ends of the flange joint are not supported under stress;
the multi-hole flange can be used for simultaneously connecting a plurality of parallel pipelines, so that compared with the existing method of connecting a plurality of groups of flanges, the efficiency of installing the flange in the use scene of connecting the plurality of parallel pipelines is improved, the working time cost and the purchase cost of installing the flange are reduced, and the space among the plurality of parallel hoisted pipelines is saved;
and thirdly, the two sides of the flange joint can be supported through the matching of the second suspension unit and the supporting unit, so that the two sides of the flange joint can be prevented from being loosened from the flange under the action of gravity because the two sides are not effectively stressed and supported.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the construction of the first suspension unit, the elevation adjusting unit, the installation top plate, the porous flange and the retainer half ring according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view taken along line A of FIG. 2 in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a structure among the left-right adjusting unit, the second suspension unit, and the installation ceiling plate of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the construction between the support ring and the rotating shaft of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic view of the structure between the present invention and a pipe.
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In order to make the technical means, the creation characteristics, the achievement purposes and the effects of the invention easy to understand, the invention is further explained below by combining the specific drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, a pipe connecting flange comprises a mounting top plate 1, a left-right adjusting unit 2, a first hanging unit 3, a second hanging unit 4, a lifting adjusting unit 5, a porous flange 6 and a bearing unit 7, a left and right adjusting unit 2 is arranged on the right side of the lower end surface of the mounting top plate 1, a first suspension unit 3 is arranged on the left side of the lower end surface of the mounting top plate 1, a second suspension unit 4 is arranged on the lower end surface of the mounting top plate 1 and positioned at the inner side of the left and right adjusting unit 2, the second suspension unit 4 is connected with the left-right adjusting unit 2, the right sides of the first suspension unit 3 and the second suspension unit 4 are both provided with a lifting adjusting unit 5, the lower end of the first suspension unit 3 is provided with a porous flange 6, a plurality of connecting holes for connecting pipelines are uniformly formed in the porous flange 6, and a bearing unit 7 is installed at the lower end of the second suspension unit 4;
when the parallel pipeline supporting device works specifically, a plurality of parallel pipelines can be connected through a group of flanges, and two sides of the flange connection part can be suspended and supported; the pipeline connecting device is fixed on the wall top needing parallel pipeline hoisting connection through the mounting top plate 1, then pipelines to be connected sequentially penetrate through the bearing units 7 and are connected in the connecting holes in the porous flanges 6, a plurality of parallel pipelines can be connected simultaneously through the porous flanges 6, compared with the prior art that a plurality of groups of flanges are adopted for connection, the efficiency of installing the flanges in the use scene of connecting the plurality of parallel pipelines is improved, the working time cost and the purchasing cost of installing the flanges are reduced, the space among the plurality of parallel hoisted pipelines is saved, two sides of the flange connecting position can be supported through the cooperation of the second suspension unit 4 and the bearing units 7, and therefore loosening between the flanges under the action of gravity due to the fact that the two sides of the flange connecting position are not effectively stressed and supported can be avoided; the distance between the porous flange 6 and the supporting unit 7 and the installation top plate 1 can be adjusted by the cooperation of the lifting adjusting unit 5 and the first hanging unit 3 and the second hanging unit 4 respectively, and the distance between the supporting unit 7 and the porous flange 6 can be adjusted by the cooperation of the left-right adjusting unit 2 and the second hanging unit 4, so that the applicability of the invention is increased.
Mounting holes for mounting the mounting top plate 1 are formed in the inner sides of the upper corners of the mounting top plate; when the installation top plate 1 and the wall top are required to be installed in a specific working process, objects such as expansion screws can penetrate through the installation and are connected with the wall top, and the installation stress points can be positioned through the installation holes, so that the connection stability between the installation top plate 1 and the wall body can be improved; the lower ends of the connecting holes on the right side surface of the porous flange 6 are provided with bearing semi-rings 61; during specific work, after the pipelines are connected through the connecting holes in the inner sides of the porous flanges 6, the bearing half rings 61 can bear the lower ends of the pipelines under stress.
The first suspension unit 3 comprises a first sliding frame 31, a first limit plate 32, a first sliding plate 33, a first locking bolt 34 and a first bolt sleeve 35, the left side of the lower end surface of the installation top plate 1 is provided with the first sliding frame 31, the lower end of the first sliding frame 31 is of a V-21274with a right opening, the lower end of the right side surface of the first sliding frame 31 is connected with the lifting adjusting unit 5, the front side surface and the rear side surface of the first sliding frame 31 are respectively provided with a limit sliding chute, the inner side of the limit sliding chute is provided with the first limit plate 32 through up-down sliding fit, the lower end of the first limit plate 32 is provided with the first sliding plate 33, the left side surface of the first sliding plate 33 is provided with an arc-shaped groove corresponding to the porous flange 6, the first sliding plate 33 and the upper end of the porous flange 6 are respectively provided with first bolt holes, the first locking bolts 34 used for connecting the porous flange 6 and the first sliding plate 33 are distributed in a triangular manner and are arranged in the first bolt holes, a first bolt sleeve 35 corresponding to the first locking bolts 34 distributed in a triangular shape is arranged on the right side surface of the first sliding plate 33;
during specific work, the first suspension unit 3 can mount the porous flange 6 and adjust the distance between the porous flange 6 and the mounting top plate 1 under the action of the lifting adjusting unit 5; can drive first sliding plate 33 through lift adjustment unit 5 and remove, and first limiting plate 32 can carry on spacingly to first sliding plate 33, and the first locking bolt 34 that is triangle-shaped and arranges can increase the stability of being connected between first sliding plate 33 and the porous flange 6, and first bolt cover 35 can avoid first locking bolt 34 to take place to rotate the problem of pine and take off in follow-up use.
A third locking bolt 36 is arranged on the right side surface of the first bolt sleeve 35 in a thread fit mode, and the left side of the third locking bolt 36 penetrates through the first bolt sleeve 35 to be connected with the first sliding plate 33 in a thread fit mode; in particular operation, the third lock bolt 36 can increase the stability of the connection between the first bolt housing 35 and the first carriage 31.
The second suspension unit 4 comprises a second sliding frame 41, a sliding limit plate 42, balls 43, a second limit plate 44, a second sliding plate 45, a second locking bolt 46, a second bolt sleeve 47 and a limit round bar 48, the lower end surface of the installation top plate 1 on the inner side of the left-right adjusting unit 2 is provided with the second sliding frame 41 corresponding to the first sliding frame 31 in a left-right sliding fit manner, the second sliding frame 41 is connected with the left-right adjusting unit 2 in a threaded fit manner, the front side and the rear side of the upper end of the second sliding frame 41 are symmetrically provided with the sliding limit plates 42, the lower ends of the sliding limit plates 42 are uniformly provided with the balls 43 in a rotating fit manner, the lower end of the right side surface of the second sliding frame 41 is connected with the lifting adjusting unit 5, the inner side of the second sliding frame 41 is provided with the second limit plate 44 in an up-down sliding fit manner, and the lower end of the second limit plate 44 is provided with the second sliding plate 45, an arc-shaped groove corresponding to the bearing unit 7 is formed in the middle of the lower end of the second sliding plate 45, second bolt holes are formed in the left side surface and the right side surface of the lower end of the second sliding plate 45 and in the upper end of the bearing unit 7, the second bolt holes are arranged in a triangular mode, second locking bolts 46 used for connecting the bearing unit 7 and the second sliding plate 45 are arranged in the second bolt holes, a second bolt sleeve 47 is sleeved on the left end of each second locking bolt 46, limiting round holes are obliquely formed in the upper end of each second bolt sleeve 47 and are symmetrically arranged in the front and back mode, the limiting round holes penetrate through the second locking bolts 46 located at the upper end of the second bolt sleeve 47 to the middle of locking bolts located at the lower end of the second bolt sleeve 47, and a limiting round rod 48 is arranged in each limiting round hole;
during specific work, the second suspension unit 4 can mount the bearing unit 7, drive the bearing unit 7 to adjust left and right under the action of the left and right adjusting unit 2, and adjust the distance between the bearing unit 7 and the mounting top plate 1 under the action of the lifting adjusting unit 5; when needs drive bearing unit 7 and remove about, adjust the branch chain through controlling and can drive second carriage 41 and remove about, and when second carriage 41 removed, be located the ball 43 of sliding limiting plate 42 lower extreme and adjust the frictional force between the branch chain about and, when needs drive bearing unit 7 and reciprocate, can drive second sliding plate 45 through the lift adjustment branch chain and reciprocate, and second limiting plate 44 can carry out spacingly to second sliding plate 45, it can increase the stability of being connected between bearing unit 7 and the second sliding plate 45 to be the second locking bolt 46 that triangle-shaped arranged, and second bolt cover 47 and spacing round bar 48 cooperation can avoid second locking bolt 46 to take place the problem that rotatory pine takes off in follow-up use.
The bearing unit 7 comprises a hoisting circular plate 71, a bearing circular ring 72 and a rotating circular rod 73, the lower end of the second sliding plate 45 is connected with the hoisting circular plate 71 with a circular structure through a second locking bolt 46, the hoisting circular plate 71 is provided with a bearing circular hole corresponding to the connecting hole on the porous flange 6, the bearing circular holes are internally provided with the bearing circular rings 72 with circular structures, and the inner walls of the bearing circular rings 72 are uniformly provided with the rotating circular rods 73 in a rotating fit manner along the circumferential direction;
during specific work, the bearing unit 7 can bear the stress on two sides of the joint of a plurality of parallel flange connecting pipelines in a hoisting environment; when needs are connected many parallel pipelines, to passing the pipeline from the bearing ring 72 inboard on hoist and mount plectane 71, and bearing ring 72 then can carry out the atress bearing to the flange interface both sides behind the pipe connection to can avoid not obtaining effective atress bearing because of the both sides of flange joint department and take place the problem that the pine takes off between the effect of gravity and the flange, rotate pole 73 when bearing ring 72 removes and can reduce the frictional force between bearing ring 72 and the official channel.
The left and right adjusting unit 2 comprises a sliding top frame 21, a rotating lead screw 22 and a T-shaped rotating rod 23, the sliding top frame 21 with a rectangular structure is arranged on the lower end face of the installation top plate 1, an inverted convex sliding groove is formed in the inner side of the sliding top frame 21, the rotating lead screw 22 is arranged between the left side wall and the right side wall of the convex sliding groove in a rotating fit mode, the T-shaped rotating rod 23 with the T-shaped structure is installed at the left end of the rotating lead screw 22 and penetrates through the sliding top frame 21, sliding limiting plates 42 are located on the front side and the rear side of the convex sliding groove, and the second sliding frame 41 is connected with the rotating lead screw 22 in a threaded fit mode;
during specific work, the left-right adjusting unit 2 can drive the bearing unit 7 to move left and right through the second suspension unit 4; when the distance between the bearing unit 7 and the porous flange 6 needs to be adjusted, the rotating lead screw 22 can be driven to rotate by rotating the T-shaped rotating rod 23, and the second sliding frame 41 can be driven to move by a thread fit mode when the rotating lead screw rotates, so that the second sliding plate 45 can drive the lifting circular plate 71 and the bearing circular ring 72 to move along with the second sliding frame 41, and the applicability of the invention can be improved by adjusting the distance between the bearing unit 7 and the porous flange 6.
The lifting adjusting unit 5 comprises an installation block 51, a gear rod 52, an L-shaped rod 53, a driving rotating rod 54, a driving gear 55, a transmission rack 56 and a limiting rod 57, wherein the installation blocks 51 are symmetrically installed at the front and back of the lower ends of the right side surfaces of the first sliding frame 31 and the second sliding frame 41, the gear rod 52 is arranged between the installation blocks 51 in a rotating fit mode, the L-shaped rod 53 with an L-shaped structure is installed at the front end of the gear rod 52 through the installation block 51, the driving rotating rod 54 is arranged at the front end of the L-shaped rod 53 in a rotating fit mode, the driving gear 55 is arranged on the outer side surface of the middle part of the gear rod 52, the driving gear 55 is connected with the transmission rack 56 in a meshing mode, the transmission rack 56 is respectively installed on the right side surfaces of the first sliding plate 33 and the second sliding plate 45, a limiting circular groove is formed in the upper end of the installation block 51, the limiting rod 57 is arranged in the limiting circular groove in a front and back sliding fit mode, and the middle part of the limiting rod 57 is positioned between the teeth of the driving gear 55;
during specific work, the lifting adjusting unit 5 can drive the porous flange 6 and the distance between the bearing unit 7 and the installation top plate 1; when the distance between the porous flange 6 and the supporting unit 7 and the mounting top plate 1 needs to be adjusted, the limiting rod 57 is firstly drawn out from the limiting circular groove, so that the limiting rod 57 does not limit the driving gear 55 any more, then the driving rotating rod 54 is rotated to drive the gear rod 52 to rotate through the L-shaped rod 53, so that the driving gear 55 can drive the transmission rack 56 to move up and down under the rotation of the gear rod 52, the first sliding plate 33 and the second sliding plate 45 can be driven to move up and down through the up and down movement of the transmission rack 56, and when the first sliding plate 33 and the second sliding plate 45 move to proper positions, the limiting rod 57 is inserted from the limiting circular groove, so that the limiting rod 57 can limit the driving gear 55; the applicability of the invention can be increased by adjusting the distance between the perforated flange 6 and the bearer unit 7 and the installation ceiling 1.
During operation, the first step: firstly, fixing the mounting top plate 1 on a wall top which needs to be subjected to parallel pipeline hoisting connection through the mounting top plate 1, then sequentially penetrating pipelines to be connected through the bearing circular rings 72 and connecting the pipelines in connecting holes on the porous flange 6, simultaneously connecting a plurality of parallel pipelines through the porous flange 6, and simultaneously supporting the pipelines by the bearing circular rings 72;
the second step is that: when the distance between the bearing unit 7 and the porous flange 6 needs to be adjusted, the rotating lead screw 22 can be driven to rotate by rotating the T-shaped rotating rod 23, and the second sliding frame 41 can be driven to move by a thread fit mode when the rotating lead screw rotates, so that the second sliding plate 45 can drive the hoisting circular plate 71 and the bearing circular ring 72 to move along with the second sliding frame 41;
the third step: when the distance between the porous flange 6 and the supporting unit 7 and the installation top plate 1 needs to be adjusted, the limiting rod 57 is firstly drawn out from the limiting circular groove, so that the limiting rod 57 does not limit the driving gear 55 any more, then the driving rotating rod 54 is rotated to drive the gear rod 52 to rotate through the L-shaped rod 53, so that the driving gear 55 can drive the transmission rack 56 to move up and down under the rotation of the gear rod 52, the first sliding plate 33 and the second sliding plate 45 can be driven to move up and down through the up and down movement of the transmission rack 56, when the first sliding plate 33 and the second sliding plate 45 move to proper positions, the limiting rod 57 is inserted from the limiting circular groove, and the driving gear 55 can be limited by the limiting rod 57.
According to the invention, a plurality of parallel pipelines can be connected simultaneously through the porous flange 6, compared with the existing method of connecting a plurality of groups of flanges, the efficiency of installing the flange in the use scene of connecting the plurality of parallel pipelines is improved, the working hour cost and the purchase cost of installing the flange are reduced, and the space among a plurality of parallel hoisted pipelines is saved; according to the invention, the two sides of the flange joint can be supported by matching the second suspension unit 4 and the supporting unit 7, so that the two sides of the flange joint are prevented from being loosened from the flange under the action of gravity because the two sides are not effectively stressed and supported.
The foregoing illustrates and describes the principles, general features, and advantages of the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, which are given by way of illustration of the principles of the present invention, and that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
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1. The utility model provides a pipe fitting flange, includes installation roof (1), controls regulating unit (2), first unit (3) that suspends in midair, second suspend unit (4), lift adjustment unit (5), porous flange (6) and bearing unit (7), its characterized in that: the left and right adjusting unit (2) is installed on the right side of the lower end face of the installation top plate (1), the first suspension unit (3) is installed on the left side of the lower end face of the installation top plate (1), the second suspension unit (4) is installed on the lower end face of the installation top plate (1) and located on the inner side of the left and right adjusting unit (2), the second suspension unit (4) is connected with the left and right adjusting unit (2), the lifting adjusting unit (5) is arranged on the right sides of the first suspension unit (3) and the second suspension unit (4), the porous flange (6) is installed at the lower end of the first suspension unit (3), a plurality of connecting holes used for connecting pipelines are uniformly formed in the porous flange (6), and the bearing unit (7) is installed at the lower end of the second suspension unit (4);
the first suspension unit (3) comprises a first sliding frame (31), a first limiting plate (32), a first sliding plate (33), a first locking bolt (34) and a first bolt sleeve (35), the left side of the lower end face of the installation top plate (1) is provided with the first sliding frame (31), the lower end of the first sliding frame (31) is of a v-21274structure with a right opening, the lower end of the right side face of the first sliding frame (31) is connected with the lifting adjusting unit (5), the front side face and the rear side face of the first sliding frame (31) are respectively provided with a limiting sliding chute, the inner side of the limiting sliding chute is provided with the first limiting plate (32) in a way of up-down sliding fit, the lower end of the first limiting plate (32) is provided with the first sliding plate (33), the left side face of the first sliding plate (33) is provided with an arc-shaped chute corresponding to the porous flange (6), the upper ends of the first sliding plate (33) and the porous flange (6) are respectively provided with a first bolt hole, the first bolt holes are distributed in a triangular mode, first locking bolts (34) used for connecting the porous flange (6) and the first sliding plate (33) are arranged in the first bolt holes, and first bolt sleeves (35) corresponding to the first locking bolts (34) distributed in a triangular mode are installed on the right side face of the first sliding plate (33);
the second suspension unit (4) comprises a second sliding frame (41), sliding limit plates (42), balls (43), a second limit plate (44), a second sliding plate (45), a second locking bolt (46), a second bolt sleeve (47) and a limit round rod (48), the lower end face of the mounting top plate (1) is provided with the second sliding frame (41) corresponding to the first sliding frame (31) on the inner side of the left-right adjusting unit (2) in a left-right sliding fit mode, the second sliding frame (41) is connected with the left-right adjusting unit (2) in a threaded fit mode, the sliding limit plates (42) are symmetrically arranged on the front side and the rear side of the upper end of the second sliding frame (41), the balls (43) are uniformly arranged at the lower ends of the sliding limit plates (42) in a rotating fit mode, and the lower end of the right side face of the second sliding frame (41) is connected with the lifting adjusting unit (5), a second limiting plate (44) is arranged on the inner side of the second sliding frame (41) in a vertical sliding fit mode, a second sliding plate (45) is installed at the lower end of the second limiting plate (44), an arc-shaped groove corresponding to the bearing unit (7) is formed in the middle of the lower end of the second sliding plate (45), second bolt holes are formed between the left side surface and the right side surface of the lower end of the second sliding plate (45) and at the upper end of the bearing unit (7), the second bolt holes are arranged in a triangular mode, second locking bolts (46) used for connecting the bearing unit (7) and the second sliding plate (45) are arranged in the second bolt holes, a second bolt sleeve (47) is sleeved at the left end of each second locking bolt (46), limiting round holes are obliquely arranged at the upper end of each second bolt sleeve (47) and are symmetrically arranged in a front-back mode and penetrate through the second locking bolts (46) located at the upper end of each second bolt sleeve (47) to the middle of the locking bolts located at the lower end of each second bolt sleeve (47), a limiting round rod (48) is arranged in the limiting round hole;
bearing unit (7) including hoist and mount plectane (71), bearing ring (72) and rotation round bar (73), second sliding plate (45) lower extreme is connected with hoist and mount plectane (71) of circular structure through second locking bolt (46), set up on hoist and mount plectane (71) with porous flange (6) on the corresponding bearing round hole of connecting hole, all be provided with ring structure's bearing ring (72) in the bearing round hole, all evenly be provided with rotation round bar (73) through normal running fit's mode along its circumference on bearing ring (72) inner wall.
2. A pipe connecting flange according to claim 1, wherein: control regulating unit (2) including slip roof-rack (21), rotate lead screw (22) and T shape dwang (23), be provided with slip roof-rack (21) of rectangle structure under installation roof (1) on the terminal surface, the convex spout of invering has been seted up to slip roof-rack (21) inboard, be provided with rotation lead screw (22) through normal running fit's mode between the lateral wall about the convex spout, T shape dwang (23) that T shape structure was installed in slip roof-rack (21) are passed to rotation lead screw (22) left end, slip limiting plate (42) all are located both sides around in the convex spout, and second carriage (41) are connected with rotation lead screw (22) through screw-thread fit's mode.
3. A pipe connecting flange according to claim 1, wherein: the lifting adjusting unit (5) comprises mounting blocks (51), gear rods (52), L-shaped rods (53), driving rotating rods (54), driving gears (55), transmission racks (56) and limiting rods (57), the mounting blocks (51) are symmetrically mounted at the front and back of the lower ends of the right side surfaces of the first sliding frame (31) and the second sliding frame (41), the gear rods (52) are arranged between the mounting blocks (51) in a rotating fit mode, the front ends of the gear rods (52) penetrate through the mounting blocks (51) to be provided with the L-shaped rods (53) of L-shaped structures, the front ends of the L-shaped rods (53) are provided with the driving rotating rods (54) in a rotating fit mode, the outer side surface of the middle part of each gear rod (52) is provided with the driving gears (55), the driving gears (55) are connected with the transmission racks (56) in a meshing mode, the transmission racks (56) are respectively mounted on the right side surfaces of the first sliding plate (33) and the second sliding plate (45), the upper end of the mounting block (51) is provided with a limiting circular groove, a limiting rod (57) is arranged in the limiting circular groove in a front-back sliding fit mode, and the middle of the limiting rod (57) is located between teeth of the driving gear (55).
4. A pipe connecting flange according to claim 1, wherein: and bearing semi-rings (61) are arranged at the lower ends of the connecting holes on the right side surface of the porous flange (6).
5. A pipe connecting flange according to claim 1, wherein: and a third locking bolt (36) is arranged on the right side surface of the first bolt sleeve (35) in a thread matching mode, and the left side of the third locking bolt (36) penetrates through the first bolt sleeve (35) to be connected with the first sliding plate (33) in a thread matching mode.
6. A pipe connecting flange according to claim 1, wherein: the mounting top plate (1) is provided with mounting holes for mounting the mounting top plate on the inner sides of the upper corners.
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