CN207515530U - Shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile - Google Patents

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CN207515530U
CN207515530U CN201721308810.9U CN201721308810U CN207515530U CN 207515530 U CN207515530 U CN 207515530U CN 201721308810 U CN201721308810 U CN 201721308810U CN 207515530 U CN207515530 U CN 207515530U
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李晓亮
周洪斌
周敏
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The utility model is related to a kind of shaft furnace refractory lining modular tiles, for at the He Men positions that are mounted on the shaft furnace refractory lining, there are four regions for wherein described He Men positions, the modular tile includes the first supporting brick, the second supporting brick and the brick combination door between first supporting brick and second supporting brick, wherein described first supporting brick is oppositely arranged to form cone bucket shape space with second supporting brick, and the brick combination door is located in the cone bucket shape space.The utility model so that liner overall structure is very firm, is conducive to extend the service life of liner.

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Shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile
Technical field
The utility model is related to the technical fields of thermal technology's stove refractory lining, refer in particular to a kind of shaft furnace refractory lining combination Brick.
Background technology
Stove refractory lining is the working face that thermotechnical furnace carries out high-temperature calcination production, is that double thorax lime shaft kilns bear high temperature Bottom structure at primary structure, usually pair thorax lime shaft kiln channels is made of the refractory lining of steel construction and package steel construction, On the one hand refractory lining protects bottom steel construction that the effect of material is aoxidized and be isolated from furnace high-temperature air-flow, on the one hand rely on Combination with steel construction plays a part of carrying upper inner liner masonry.
Usual refractory lining is mainly using amorphous refractory pouring structure and prefabricated component suspended structure, for using not Shape pouring material inner lining structure, pouring material compared with the refractory brick of phase same material, because by moulding process and after-bake etc. because The influence of element, physical strength and wear-resisting property are poor, since the lime stone in kiln thorax is continuously fallen from top to bottom to being washed away at this Abrasion is than more serious, and according to the inner lining structure of indefinite form pouring material, furnace drying time is longer and baking temperature and uniformity are not easy Control.And the suspension of bulk prefabricated component is used, because of the tension without circumferencial direction, bulk prefabricated component suspension is poor, easily goes out Existing prefabricated component comes off and loosens, and the overall structure for influencing liner is stablized.
In order to overcome the above problem, existing Chinese invention patent (105924024A) discloses a kind of lime stone and erects type kiln Inner lining refractory block is made of, wherein end gap arch brick one the end gap arch brick of wedge structure, kiln body arch brick and tail gap arch brick The brick body of side is smooth end face, other two adjacent side is equipped with the arc bump being mutually parallel, and remaining side is equipped with The arc groove being mutually parallel;On the brick laying structure of kiln body arch brick, the arc being mutually parallel is prefabricated on adjacent side and is inserted Block is prefabricated with the concave arc shape slot being mutually parallel on another adjacent side;The brick body of tail gap arch brick side is smooth end Seam face, other two adjacent side are equipped with the arc side channel being mutually parallel, and it is convex that remaining side is equipped with the arc being mutually parallel Item;Several kiln body arch bricks docked that coincide between end gap arch brick and tail gap arch brick form loop configuration;End gap wedge shape Expansion clearance is reserved between the end seam face on end face and tail gap arch brick on brick.Using above-mentioned refractory brick, although brick body sheet Body has a resistant to corrosion, wear-resistant and build convenient good effect by laying bricks or stones, but the liner being made of refractory brick is integrally-built steady Determine poor-performing.
Utility model content
For this purpose, the technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the integrally-built stabilization of liner in the prior art Property it is poor the problem of so as to provide, a kind of liner overall structure stability is high and the shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile of service life length.
In order to solve the above technical problems, a kind of shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile of the utility model, described for being mounted on At He Men positions on shaft furnace refractory lining, wherein there are four regions for the He Men positions, it is distributed in the shaft furnace floor projection On orthogonal two center lines on view, the modular tile includes the first supporting brick, the second supporting brick and positioned at institute The brick combination door between the first supporting brick and second supporting brick is stated, wherein first supporting brick and second supporting brick It is oppositely arranged to form cone bucket shape space, the brick combination door is located in the cone bucket shape space.
In one embodiment of the utility model, the one side on first supporting brick close to the brick combination door is equipped with First convex block, is equipped with the second convex block on second supporting brick close to the one side of the brick combination door, and the brick combination door includes First neck brick and second neck brick adjacent with first neck brick, and first neck brick is equipped with opposite with first convex block The first groove connect, second neck brick are equipped with the second groove being connected to each other with second convex block.
In one embodiment of the utility model, first supporting brick include the first special shaped brick, the second special shaped brick with And third special shaped brick, wherein second special shaped brick is between first special shaped brick and the third special shaped brick, and described First convex block is arranged on first special shaped brick, on first special shaped brick, the second special shaped brick and the third special shaped brick Opposite with first convex block is equipped with suspension groove on one side.
In one embodiment of the utility model, the suspension groove includes square groove and the circle in the square groove Hole, wherein the square groove is located at the top of first special shaped brick, the second special shaped brick and the third special shaped brick.
In one embodiment of the utility model, the one side adjacent with second special shaped brick on first special shaped brick Equipped with third groove, second special shaped brick be equipped with the third convex block that is connected to each other with the third groove and with the third The 4th adjacent groove of special shaped brick, the third special shaped brick are equipped with the 4th convex block being connected to each other with the 4th groove.
In one embodiment of the utility model, the horizontal cross-section of the third groove and the 4th groove is isosceles It is trapezoidal.
In one embodiment of the utility model, the brick combination door is further included positioned at first supporting brick and described Third neck brick between second supporting brick, and the third neck brick is adjacent with second special shaped brick.
In one embodiment of the utility model, first neck brick, second neck brick and the third neck brick Upper top surface size be all higher than its bottom surface size.
In one embodiment of the utility model, first supporting brick is identical with the structure of second supporting brick.
In one embodiment of the utility model, the horizontal cross-section of first groove and second groove is isosceles It is trapezoidal.
The above-mentioned technical proposal of the utility model has the following advantages compared with prior art:
Shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile described in the utility model, have suspended structure hanging point is more, liner tile be high pressure and It forming by a firing, the features such as door locking structure is extremely secured, square ring liner modular tile physical arrangement consolidates, liner tile service life is long, So as to significantly improve the service life of the square ring liner in such limekiln.
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In order to which the content for making the utility model is more likely to be clearly understood, below according to the specific implementation of the utility model Example and with reference to attached drawing, is described in further detail the utility model, wherein
Fig. 1 is the vertical view of shaft furnace described in the utility model;
Fig. 2 is the stereoscopic schematic diagram of shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile described in the utility model;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of the first supporting brick described in the utility model and second supporting brick;
Fig. 4 is the C direction views in Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is the A direction views in Fig. 3;
Fig. 6 is the B direction views in Fig. 3;
Fig. 7 A are the stereoscopic schematic diagrams of the first neck brick described in the utility model;
Fig. 7 B are the side views of the first neck brick described in the utility model;
Fig. 8 A are the stereoscopic schematic diagrams of the second neck brick described in the utility model;
Fig. 8 B are the side views of the second neck brick described in the utility model;
Fig. 9 A are the stereoscopic schematic diagrams of third neck brick described in the utility model;
Fig. 9 B are the side views of third neck brick described in the utility model.
Reference numeral:1- shaft furnaces, 10- suspension grooves, 11- square grooves, 12- circular holes, the first supporting bricks of 20-, the first abnormity of 21- Brick, the first convex blocks of 211-, the second special shaped bricks of 22-, 221- third convex blocks, 23- third special shaped bricks, the 4th convex blocks of 231-, 30- second Supporting brick, the second convex blocks of 311-, 40- brick combination doors, the first neck bricks of 41-, the first grooves of 411-, the second neck bricks of 42-, 421- second Groove.
Specific embodiment
As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the present embodiment provides a kind of shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile, for being mounted on It states at the He Men positions on shaft furnace refractory lining, wherein there are four regions for the He Men positions, is distributed in the shaft furnace level and throws On orthogonal two center lines on video display figure, the modular tile include the first supporting brick 20, the second supporting brick 30 and Brick combination door 40 between first supporting brick 20 and second supporting brick 30, wherein first supporting brick 20 with Second supporting brick 30 is oppositely arranged to form cone bucket shape space, and the brick combination door 40 is located in the cone bucket shape space.
Shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile described in the present embodiment, for the He Men positions being mounted on the shaft furnace refractory lining Place wherein there are four regions for the He Men positions, is distributed in orthogonal two on 1 flat projection view of shaft furnace On heart line, as being He Men positions at 0 ° on 1 flat projection view of shaft furnace in Fig. 1,90 °, 180 °, 270 ° of position, The modular tile includes the first supporting brick 20, the second supporting brick 30 and positioned at first supporting brick 20 and second described The brick combination door 40 between brick 30 is supportted, wherein first supporting brick 20 is oppositely arranged to form cone bucket with second supporting brick 30 Shape space, the brick combination door 40 are located in the cone bucket shape space, are not only advantageous to clamp the brick combination door 40, Er Qieke The support force of door power conversion horizontally will be closed, since first supporting brick 20 and second supporting brick 30 are oppositely arranged It is big to form spacing suitable for reading, lower mouth spacing is small, and the outer direction spacing of stove is big, the closely spaced space cone bucket type structure in direction in stove, so as to Make the brick combination door 40 that the movement of the flat radiation direction of stove edema with the heart involved will not occur, door is closed everywhere because composite structure is evenly equipped with, build For cumulative error when building so that the space for closing a supporting brick everywhere differs, then the setting of the brick combination door 40 can meet normal block Maximum space width when building and there are certain cutting surplus, is conducive to do on-site cutting processing according to real space size, make Combined inner lining structure prolongs tangent to periphery direction and is in tightening state so that liner overall structure is very firm, effectively extends resistance to The service life of fiery liner.
In order to ensure the close connection between the modular tile, close to the brick combination door 40 on first supporting brick 20 One side be equipped with the first convex block 211, be equipped with the second convex block close to the one side of the brick combination door 40 on second supporting brick 30 311, the brick combination door 40 includes the first neck brick 41 and second neck brick 42 adjacent with first neck brick 41, and described first Neck brick 41 is equipped with the first groove 411 being connected to each other with first convex block 211, so as to fulfill first supporting brick 20 and institute Being fastenedly connected for the first neck brick 41 is stated, second neck brick 42 is equipped with the second groove being connected to each other with second convex block 311 421, so as to fulfill being fastenedly connected for second supporting brick 30 and second neck brick 42, the brick combination door 40 is made not send out Gave birth to the movement of the flat radiation direction of stove edema with the heart involved.
As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, first supporting brick 20 includes the first special shaped brick 21, the second special shaped brick 22 and third Special shaped brick 23, wherein second special shaped brick 22 is between first special shaped brick 21 and the third special shaped brick 23, and institute It states the first convex block 211 to be arranged on first special shaped brick 21, and vertical from top to bottom along the inside of first special shaped brick 21 Setting, so as to fulfill being fastenedly connected for first special shaped brick 21 and first neck brick 41, first special shaped brick 21, second It is opposite with first convex block 211 on special shaped brick 22 and the third special shaped brick 23 to be equipped with suspension groove 10 on one side, it is adjacent The respective two two-phase split of suspension groove of two groups of bricks forms complete suspension slot structure, can be by described in by the suspension groove 10 First supporting brick 20 is fixed on the metal hanger in the shaft furnace 1, so as to which first supporting brick 20 be made firmly to be fitted in In the shaft furnace, the suspended structure hanging point that is used due to the utility model is more, liner modular tile for high pressure and is formed by a firing, locked a door The features such as textural anomaly is secured, square ring liner modular tile physical arrangement consolidates, liner tile service life is long, so as to significantly improve this The service life of the square ring liner in class limekiln.
The suspension groove 10 includes square groove 11 and the circular hole 12 in the square groove 11, wherein the square groove 11 is located at The top of first special shaped brick 21, the second special shaped brick 22 and the third special shaped brick 23, so as to be conducive to described first Supporting brick 20 is fixed on the metal hanger.It is adjacent with second special shaped brick 22 on first special shaped brick 21 to set on one side Have a third groove, second special shaped brick 22 be equipped with the third convex block 221 that is connected to each other with the third groove and with it is described The 4th adjacent groove of third special shaped brick 23, by described in the cooperation realization of the third groove and the third convex block 221 First special shaped brick 21 is combined closely with the second special shaped brick 22, and the third special shaped brick 23 is equipped with opposite with the 4th groove The 4th convex block 231 connect, by the 4th groove and the 4th convex block 231 realize second special shaped brick 22 with it is described Third special shaped brick 23 is combined closely.The horizontal cross-section of wherein described third groove and the 4th groove is isosceles trapezoid, no Manufacture is only facilitated to process, and is conducive to the cooperation with the third convex block 221 and the 4th convex block 231 respectively.
In the present embodiment, the structure of second supporting brick 30 is identical with the structure of first supporting brick 20, institute It states the second supporting brick 30 and includes the 4th special shaped brick, the 5th special shaped brick and the 6th special shaped brick, and the 5th special shaped brick is located at described the Between four special shaped bricks and the 6th special shaped brick, the structure of the 4th special shaped brick, the 5th special shaped brick and the 6th special shaped brick with The structure of first special shaped brick 21, the second special shaped brick 22 and third special shaped brick 23 corresponds to identical, therefore is not repeated to introduce.
As shown in Fig. 7 A, Fig. 7 B and Fig. 8 A, Fig. 8 B and Fig. 9 A, Fig. 9 B, the brick combination door 40 is further included positioned at described Third neck brick 43 between first supporting brick 20 and second supporting brick 30, and the third neck brick 43 and the described second abnormity Brick 22 is adjacent, so as to advantageously ensure that the tight of first supporting brick 20 and second supporting brick 30 and the brick combination door 40 Close combination.In the present embodiment, first neck brick 41, the second neck brick 42 and third neck brick 43 form a composite door neck brick 40, Two composite door neck bricks 40 are equipped between first supporting brick 20 and second supporting brick 30.Specifically, first abnormity First neck brick 41 and the second neck brick 42, second special shaped brick 22 and the described 5th are set between brick 21 and the 4th special shaped brick Two third neck bricks 43 between special shaped brick, the first neck brick is set between the third special shaped brick 23 and the 6th special shaped brick 41 and second neck brick 42.
It is described since first supporting brick 20 and second supporting brick 30 are oppositely arranged to form cone bucket shape space The upper top surface size of first neck brick 41 and second neck brick 42 is more than bottom surface size, the upper top surface ruler of the third neck brick 43 It is very little to be more than bottom surface size, so as to so that the brick combination door 40 is fixed on first supporting brick 20 and the described second support Between brick 30.The horizontal cross-section of first groove 411 and second groove 421 is isosceles trapezoid, so as to be conducive to distinguish With the tight fit of first convex block 211 and second convex block 311.
In the present embodiment, the suspension groove 10 is embedded for opening, and the depth of the square groove 11 is 9mm, the circular hole 12 It is made of exit orifice and endoporus, and the diameter of the exit orifice is more than the diameter of endoporus, specifically, a diameter of 27mm of the exit orifice, A diameter of 25mm of the endoporus, depth 23mm.The shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile from top to bottom, out of stove extroversion stove according to It is secondary to build by laying bricks or stones, combined inner lining structure is made to prolong tangent to periphery direction and is in tightening state.First supporting brick 20 and the described first lock The faying face between faying face and second supporting brick 30 and second neck brick 42 between brick 41 was described perpendicular The non-vertical planes of the kiln heart, and the top of faying face is to the outer inclination of two side directions.From top to bottom by the conjunction door when closing door Neck brick 40, which is put into, to be oppositely arranged by first supporting brick 20 and second supporting brick 30 in the cone bucket shape space formed, wedge shape Structure will close the support force of door power conversion horizontally.The brick combination door 40 does on-site cutting according to real space size and adds Working hour, intermediate faying face of the machined surface for first neck brick 41 and second neck brick 42.
First special shaped brick 21 is leaned in stove, and the horizontal cross-section of first convex block 211 is isosceles trapezoid, and upper bottom is under Bottom length is respectively 45mm and 75mm, height 25mm;First groove 411 is set along the inner surface of first neck brick 41, And 411 horizontal cross-section of the first groove is isosceles trapezoid, upper bottom, bottom and high length are respectively 47mm, 77mm, 27mm.
Obviously, the above embodiments are merely examples for clarifying the description, is not intended to limit the embodiments.For For those of ordinary skill in the art, other different form variations can also be made on the basis of the above description or are become It is dynamic.There is no necessity and possibility to exhaust all the enbodiments.And the obvious variation or change thus extended out Among the dynamic protection domain created still in the utility model.

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1. a kind of shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile, at the He Men positions that are mounted on the shaft furnace refractory lining, wherein institute Stating He Men positions, there are four regions, are distributed on orthogonal two center lines on the shaft furnace flat projection view, It is characterized in that:The modular tile includes the first supporting brick, the second supporting brick and positioned at first supporting brick and described second Brick combination door between supporting brick, wherein first supporting brick is oppositely arranged to form cone bucket shape sky with second supporting brick Between, the brick combination door is located in the cone bucket shape space.
2. shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:Close to described on first supporting brick The one side of brick combination door is equipped with the first convex block, and it is convex close to the one side of the brick combination door to be equipped with second on second supporting brick Block, the brick combination door includes the first neck brick and second neck brick adjacent with first neck brick, and is set on first neck brick There is the first groove being connected to each other with first convex block, second neck brick is equipped with second be connected to each other with second convex block Groove.
3. shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile according to claim 2, it is characterised in that:It is different that first supporting brick includes first Shape brick, the second special shaped brick and third special shaped brick, wherein second special shaped brick is located at first special shaped brick and the third Between special shaped brick, and first convex block is arranged on first special shaped brick, first special shaped brick, the second special shaped brick and It is opposite with first convex block on the third special shaped brick to be equipped with suspension groove on one side.
4. shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile according to claim 3, it is characterised in that:The suspension groove includes square groove and position Circular hole in the square groove, wherein the square groove is located at first special shaped brick, the second special shaped brick and third abnormity The top of brick.
5. shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile according to claim 3, it is characterised in that:With described on first special shaped brick The adjacent one side of two special shaped bricks is equipped with third groove, and second special shaped brick is equipped with the third being connected to each other with the third groove Convex block and fourth groove adjacent with the third special shaped brick, the third special shaped brick are equipped with opposite with the 4th groove The 4th convex block connect.
6. shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile according to claim 5, it is characterised in that:The third groove and described 4th recessed The horizontal cross-section of slot is isosceles trapezoid.
7. shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile according to claim 3, it is characterised in that:The brick combination door is further included positioned at institute State the third neck brick between the first supporting brick and second supporting brick, and the third neck brick and the second special shaped brick phase It is adjacent.
8. shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile according to claim 7, it is characterised in that:First neck brick, second lock The upper top surface size of brick and the third neck brick is all higher than its bottom surface size.
9. shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:First supporting brick and described second The structure of supporting brick is identical.
10. shaft furnace refractory lining modular tile according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:First groove and described second The horizontal cross-section of groove is isosceles trapezoid.
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