CN207806606U - A kind of seal closure and covering/uncovering system for hot-metal bottle - Google Patents
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This application provides a kind of seal closures for hot-metal bottle, including cover greatly and tegillum, cover the inlet being provided with for into molten iron greatly, and tegillum switching regulator is set on the inlet covered greatly to switch inlet；The seal closure occupies little space, equipment is installed, is easy to operate, performance safety is reliable, since molten iron to be placed in relatively closed space, molten iron temperature consumption reduction is greatly reduced, energy-saving effect is notable, can substantially reduce steel-making cost, fully meet steel plant's energy saving requirement, and reduces environmental pollution to a certain extent.Present invention also provides a kind of covering/uncovering system for hot-metal bottle, including above-mentioned seal closure and for moving tegillum to open or close the lid-moving machine of the inlet covered greatly.
Description
Technical field
The utility model is related to technical field of metallurgical machinery, more particularly, to a kind of seal closure for hot-metal bottle and add
Take off convering system.
Background technology
At present during country's iron-smelter Molten Iron Transportation, hot-metal bottle is all open uncovered, since transportation range is long,
Causing molten iron to have bigger temperature reduces, and increases steel-making cost, meanwhile, the flue dust that molten iron generates is directly emitted to outer
Boundary also results in environment certain pollution.Although many steel plant are all seeking redress and are having also been made many trials,
But all structure is cumbersome, complicated for operation and produce little effect.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of seal closure for hot-metal bottle, lid is added to hot-metal bottle, by molten iron
It is placed in relatively closed space, reduces molten iron temperature consumption reduction, reduce steel-making cost, and reduce environmental pollution.The utility model
Another purpose be to provide a kind of covering/uncovering system for hot-metal bottle.
In order to solve the above technical problems, technical solution provided by the present application is：
A kind of seal closure for hot-metal bottle, including cover greatly and tegillum；
It is described it is big cover the pelican hook being provided with for the hinge seat articulated connection on the hot-metal bottle, it is described to cover greatly
It is provided with for the inlet into molten iron；
The tegillum switching regulator is set on the inlet covered greatly to switch the inlet.
Preferably, the tegillum by track and idler wheel composition sliding pair be set on the inlet covered greatly with
For inlet described in slipping switch；
The glide direction of the tegillum is parallel to the longitudinal center line of the trunnion of the hot-metal bottle.
Preferably, the refractory lining that the big lid includes big lid shell and is set in the big lid shell；
Guide rail and the first walking track, the guide rail and the are provided on the upper surface of the big lid shell
The length direction of traveling track is parallel to the longitudinal center line of the trunnion of the hot-metal bottle, and the guide rail is in opening is small
The big slot type sliding rail of chamber, the first walking track is H profile steel；
The tegillum includes tegillum shell and the refractory lining that is set in the tegillum shell, is set on the tegillum shell
It is equipped with guide wheel group and the first traveling wheel group；
Guiding sliding pair of vertical, first traveling wheel are constituted in the inner cavity that the guide wheel group is embedded in the guide rail
Group is overlapped on the first walking track and constitutes walking sliding pair；
It is provided with two on the upper surface of the tegillum and receives the motive force of shifting block for contact with shifting block with described in pushing
The driving lever of tegillum sliding.
A kind of covering/uncovering system for hot-metal bottle, including seal closure described in any one among the above and for moving
The tegillum is moved to open or close the lid-moving machine of the inlet covered greatly.
Preferably, the lid-moving machine includes rack, overhanging cantilever, shifting block, limit track, position-limited wheel group, the second traveling wheel
Group, the second walking track and hydraulic drive subsystem, the hydraulic drive subsystem include double acting lifting hydraulic cylinder and
Double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder；
The limit track is horizontally fixed on building with the second walking track, and the limit track
Height is higher than the second walking track；
The position-limited wheel group is set to the top of the rack, and the second traveling wheel group is set to the bottom of the rack
End；
The rack is reciprocatingly slided with limit track realization by the position-limited wheel group thereon and is connect, and the machine
Frame is reciprocatingly slided with the second walking track realization by the second traveling wheel group thereon and is connect；
The cylinder body of the double acting lifting hydraulic cylinder is fixed on the rack, the piston of the double acting lifting hydraulic cylinder
The free end of bar is connect with the inner end of the overhanging cantilever to drive the overhanging cantilever oscilaltion；
The shifting block is set on overhanging section of the overhanging cantilever pushes the tegillum for being contacted with the driving lever
Sliding；
The cylinder body of the double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder is fixed on the building, and the double acting walking in a horizontal state
The free end of the piston rod of hydraulic cylinder is connect with the rack to drive the rack on the limit track with described second
It is slid back and forth horizontally on walking track.
Preferably, the building is straight wall or column.
Preferably, the free end of the piston rod of the double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder by walk multiplication mechanism with it is described
Rack connects.
This application provides a kind of seal closures for hot-metal bottle, including cover greatly and tegillum, and described big to cover setting useful
In the inlet into molten iron, the tegillum switching regulator is set on the inlet covered greatly to switch the feed liquor
Mouthful；The seal closure occupies little space, and equipment is installed, is easy to operate, and performance safety is reliable, relatively closed since molten iron to be placed in
Space greatly reduces molten iron temperature consumption reduction, and energy-saving effect is notable, can substantially reduce steel-making cost, fully meet steel plant
Energy saving requirement, and reduce environmental pollution to a certain extent.Present invention also provides a kind of uncovery systems for hot-metal bottle
System, including above-mentioned seal closure and for moving the tegillum to open or close the shifting lid of the inlet covered greatly
Machine.
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the hot-metal bottle of door assembly with hinge and glass in right hand and left seat in the prior art；
Fig. 2 is the plan structure covered greatly in a kind of seal closure for hot-metal bottle that the embodiments of the present invention provide
Schematic diagram；
What Fig. 3 provided for the embodiments of the present invention illustrates with the plan structure for covering matched tegillum greatly in Fig. 2
Figure；
Fig. 4 is the knot of the lid-moving machine in a kind of covering/uncovering system for hot-metal bottle that the embodiments of the present invention provide
Structure schematic diagram.
In figure：1 taps a blast furnace chute；
2 hot-metal bottles, 201 hinge seats, 202 trunnions；
301 pelican hooks, 302 inlets, 303 guide rails, 304 first walking tracks, 305 big lid shells；
401 guide wheel groups, 402 first traveling wheel groups, 403 driving levers, 404 tegillum shells；
5 lid-moving machines, 501 racks, 502 overhanging cantilevers, 503 shifting blocks, 504 limit tracks, 505 position-limited wheel groups, 506 second rows
Walk wheel group, 507 second walking tracks, 508 double acting lifting hydraulic cylinders.
Specific implementation mode
It is new below in conjunction with this practicality to keep the purpose, technical scheme and advantage of the utility model embodiment clearer
Attached drawing in type embodiment, the technical scheme in the utility model embodiment is clearly and completely described, it is clear that is retouched
The embodiment stated is a part of the embodiment of the utility model, instead of all the embodiments.Based on the reality in the utility model
Apply example, the every other embodiment that those of ordinary skill in the art are obtained without making creative work, all
Belong to the range of the utility model protection.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that term "center", " axial direction ", " radial direction ", " longitudinal direction ", " cross
To ", " length ", " width ", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outside", " clockwise ",
The orientation or positional relationship of instructions such as " counterclockwise " is to be based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is merely for convenience of describing
The utility model and simplified description, do not indicate or imply the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, with spy
Fixed azimuth configuration and operation, therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.
Referring to Fig.1-4, Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the hot-metal bottle of door assembly with hinge and glass in right hand and left seat in the prior art；Fig. 2 is the utility model
Embodiment provide a kind of seal closure for hot-metal bottle in the overlooking structure diagram covered greatly；Fig. 3 is the utility model
Embodiment provide with the overlooking structure diagram for covering matched tegillum greatly in Fig. 2；Fig. 4 is the implementation of the utility model
The structural schematic diagram of lid-moving machine in a kind of covering/uncovering system for hot-metal bottle that example provides.
This application provides a kind of seal closures for hot-metal bottle, including cover greatly and tegillum；
It is described to cover the pelican hook 301 being provided with for being articulated and connected with the hinge seat 201 on the hot-metal bottle 2, institute greatly
It states and covers the inlet 302 being provided with for into molten iron greatly；
The tegillum switching regulator is set on the inlet 302 covered greatly to switch the inlet 302.
In one embodiment of the application, the tegillum is set to described big by the sliding pair that track and idler wheel form
For inlet 302 described in slipping switch on the inlet 302 covered；
The glide direction of the tegillum is parallel to the longitudinal center line of the trunnion 202 of the hot-metal bottle.
In one embodiment of the application, the big lid includes big lid shell 305 and is set in the big lid shell 305
Refractory lining；
The walking track 304 of guide rail 303 and first, the guiding are provided on the upper surface of the big lid shell 305
The length direction of the walking track 304 of track 303 and first is parallel to the longitudinal center line of the trunnion 202 of the hot-metal bottle, institute
It is the big slot type sliding rail in the small inner cavity of opening to state guide rail 303, and the first walking track 304 is H profile steel；
The tegillum includes tegillum shell 404 and the refractory lining that is set in the tegillum shell 404, the tegillum
Guide wheel group 401 and the first traveling wheel group 402 are provided on shell 404；
Constitute guiding sliding pair of vertical in the inner cavity that the guide wheel group 401 is embedded in the guide rail 303, described first
Traveling wheel group 402 is overlapped on the first walking track 304 and constitutes walking sliding pair；
It is provided with two on the upper surface of the tegillum and receives the motive force of shifting block 503 for being contacted with shifting block 503 to push away
The driving lever 403 of the dynamic tegillum sliding.
Present invention also provides a kind of covering/uncovering systems for hot-metal bottle, including the envelope described in any one among the above
Lid and for moving the tegillum to open or close the lid-moving machine 5 of the inlet 302 covered greatly.
In one embodiment of the application, the lid-moving machine 5 includes rack 501, overhanging cantilever 502, shifting block 503, limit
Position track 504, position-limited wheel group 505, the second traveling wheel group 506, second walking track 507 and hydraulic drive subsystem, it is described
Hydraulic drive subsystem includes double acting lifting hydraulic cylinder 508 and double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder；
The limit track 504 is horizontally fixed on building with the second walking track 507, and the limit
The height of track 504 is higher than the second walking track 507；
The position-limited wheel group 505 is set to the top of the rack 501, and the second traveling wheel group 506 is set to institute
State the bottom end of rack 501；
The rack 501 realizes the company of reciprocatingly sliding by the position-limited wheel group 505 thereon with the limit track 504
It connects, and the rack 501 realizes reciprocal cunning by the second traveling wheel group 506 thereon with the second walking track 507
Dynamic connection；
The cylinder body of the double acting lifting hydraulic cylinder 508 is fixed in the rack 501, the double acting lifting hydraulic cylinder
The free end of 508 piston rod is connect with the inner end of the overhanging cantilever 502 to drive 502 oscilaltion of overhanging cantilever；
The shifting block 503 is set on overhanging section of the overhanging cantilever 502 to contact promotion with the driving lever 403
The tegillum sliding；
The cylinder body of the double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder is fixed on the building, and the double acting walking in a horizontal state
The free end of the piston rod of hydraulic cylinder connect with the rack 501 with drive the rack 501 on the limit track 504 with
It is slid back and forth horizontally on the second walking track 507.
In one embodiment of the application, the building is straight wall or column.
In one embodiment of the application, the free end of the piston rod of the double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder passes through row
Multiplication mechanism is walked to connect with the rack 501.
The course of work of covering/uncovering system provided by the present application：
1) tegillum is fitted into first in the walking track 304 of guide rail 303 and first covered greatly and forms seal closure, so
Afterwards by seal closure lid to hot-metal bottle 2, and the pelican hook 301 on seal closure is buckled into the hinge seat 201 on hot-metal bottle；
2) track 507 of walking of the limit track 504 and second in lid-moving machine 5 is tapped a blast furnace 1 opposite of chute mounted on iron-smelter
Straight wall on, by the cylinder body of double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder be mounted on iron-smelter tapping hole opposite straight wall on；
After hot-metal bottle 2 with cover is transported to below tapping hole, it is ensured that hot-metal bottle angle with cover is ajusted；
Then the piston rod for controlling the double acting lifting hydraulic cylinder 508 in lid-moving machine 5 rises, and overhanging cantilever 502 is risen to
A high position, and then the shifting block 503 on overhanging cantilever 502 is risen into a high position；
Then the piston rod of control double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder stretches out, and by walking, multiplication mechanism pushes rack 501
Along limit track 504 and the second walking 507 forward slip of track, until shifting block 503 is moved to small two covered piece driving lever 403
Stop when the top of centre；
Then the piston rod of control double acting lifting hydraulic cylinder 508 declines, and then shifting block 503 is dropped to two driving levers 403
Between；
Then the piston rod of double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder is retracted backward, and shifting block 503 is stirred closer to double acting at this time
That root driving lever 403 of walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder is to drive tegillum to slide, until the inlet 302 covered greatly stops after all exposing
Only the piston rod of double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder is retracted backward, is so far taken off lid and is completed, molten iron can pass through tapping hole stream at this time
Enter hot-metal bottle；
3) after molten iron fills hot-metal bottle, the piston rod of control double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder forward extends out, and shifting block 503 is dialled
Dynamic that root driving lever 403 far from double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder is to drive the big lid track sliding of small cover rim, until by feed liquor
Stop after mouth 302 is completely enclosed；
Then the piston rod of control double acting lifting hydraulic cylinder 508 rises, and shifting block 503 is risen to high-order and driving lever 403
It is detached from；
Then the piston rod of control double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder is retracted backward until rack 501 returns to initial evacuation
Position, so far capping are completed；
Then the hot-metal bottle for filling molten iron can be transported.
This application provides a kind of seal closures for hot-metal bottle, including cover greatly and tegillum, and described big to cover setting useful
In the inlet into molten iron, the tegillum switching regulator is set on the inlet covered greatly to switch the feed liquor
Mouthful；The seal closure occupies little space, and equipment is installed, is easy to operate, and performance safety is reliable, relatively closed since molten iron to be placed in
Space greatly reduces molten iron temperature consumption reduction, and energy-saving effect is notable, can substantially reduce steel-making cost, fully meet steel plant
Energy saving requirement, and reduce environmental pollution to a certain extent.Present invention also provides a kind of uncovery systems for hot-metal bottle
System, including above-mentioned seal closure and for moving the tegillum to open or close the shifting lid of the inlet covered greatly
Machine.
Cast house space is compact, and the scale error between each hot-metal bottle and between transport locomotive is larger, the application
The seal closure and covering/uncovering system for hot-metal bottle provided can largely adapt to field condition, meet use and want
It asks, it is convenient, flexible.
The method and apparatus of not detailed description are the prior art in the application, are repeated no more.
The explanation of above example is only intended to the method and its core concept that help understands the utility model.It should refer to
Go out, it for those skilled in the art, without departing from the principle of this utility model, can also be to this
Some improvement and modification can also be carried out for utility model, these improvement and modification also fall into the protection domain of the utility model claims
It is interior.
The foregoing description of the disclosed embodiments enables professional and technical personnel in the field to realize or use this practicality new
Type.A variety of modifications for these embodiments are it will be apparent that defined herein for those skilled in the art
General Principle can realize in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present utility model.Therefore,
The utility model is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, and is to fit to and principles disclosed herein and new
The consistent widest range of clever feature.
Claims (7)
1. a kind of seal closure for hot-metal bottle, which is characterized in that including covering greatly and tegillum；
It is described it is big cover the pelican hook being provided with for the hinge seat articulated connection on the hot-metal bottle, it is described to cover setting greatly
It is useful for the inlet into molten iron；
The tegillum switching regulator is set on the inlet covered greatly to switch the inlet.
2. seal closure according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the sliding pair that the tegillum is made up of track and idler wheel
It is set on the inlet covered greatly for inlet described in slipping switch；
The glide direction of the tegillum is parallel to the longitudinal center line of the trunnion of the hot-metal bottle.
3. seal closure according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the big lid includes big lid shell and is set to described big
Refractory lining in lid shell；
Guide rail and the first walking track, the guide rail and the first row are provided on the upper surface of the big lid shell
Walk track length direction be parallel to the hot-metal bottle trunnion longitudinal center line, the guide rail is that be open small inner cavity is big
Slot type sliding rail, it is described first walking track be H profile steel；
The tegillum includes tegillum shell and the refractory lining that is set in the tegillum shell, is provided on the tegillum shell
Guide wheel group and the first traveling wheel group；
Guiding sliding pair of vertical is constituted in the inner cavity that the guide wheel group is embedded in the guide rail, the first traveling wheel group is taken
It is connected on the first walking track and constitutes walking sliding pair；
It is provided with two on the upper surface of the tegillum and receives the motive force of shifting block for being contacted with shifting block to push the tegillum
The driving lever of sliding.
4. a kind of covering/uncovering system for hot-metal bottle, which is characterized in that including described in claim 3 seal closure and be used for
The mobile tegillum is to open or close the lid-moving machine of the inlet covered greatly.
5. covering/uncovering system according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the lid-moving machine includes rack, overhanging cantilever, dials
Head, limit track, position-limited wheel group, the second traveling wheel group, the second walking track and hydraulic drive subsystem, the hydraulic drive
Subsystem includes double acting lifting hydraulic cylinder and double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder；
The limit track is horizontally fixed on building with the second walking track, and the height of the limit track
Higher than the second walking track；
The position-limited wheel group is set to the top of the rack, and the second traveling wheel group is set to the bottom end of the rack；
The rack is reciprocatingly slided with limit track realization by the position-limited wheel group thereon and is connect, and the rack is logical
It crosses the second traveling wheel group thereon and reciprocatingly slides with the second walking track realization and connect；
The cylinder body of the double acting lifting hydraulic cylinder is fixed on the rack, the piston rod of the double acting lifting hydraulic cylinder
Free end is connect with the inner end of the overhanging cantilever to drive the overhanging cantilever oscilaltion；
The shifting block is set on overhanging section of the overhanging cantilever pushes the tegillum sliding for being contacted with driving lever；
The cylinder body of the double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder is fixed on the building, and the double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic pressure
The free end of the piston rod of cylinder is connect with the rack to drive the rack to walk with described second on the limit track
It is slid back and forth horizontally on track.
6. covering/uncovering system according to claim 5, which is characterized in that the building is straight wall or column.
7. covering/uncovering system according to claim 6, which is characterized in that the piston of the double acting walking in a horizontal state hydraulic cylinder
The free end of bar is connect by multiplication mechanism of walking with the rack.
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