JP2009148808A - Weld joint between flat members and weld joint between box-shaped structures - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily mitigating any stress concentration at a non-welded part even when the non-welded part is formed on a back side of a flat plate by using a backing material. <P>SOLUTION: A projection part 29 having a projecting shape is provided on an outer surface side of a web plate 13, and a projection part 30 of a projecting shape is also provided on an outer surface side of a counter web plate 17. An end 29A of the projection part 29 is arranged at the position separated by the distance (a) (the distance a being ≥1/2 of the plate thickness t) in the longitudinal direction of the web plate 13 with respect to the non-welded part 28. Further, an end 30A of the projection part 30 is also with respect to the non-welded part 28, arranged at the position separated by the distance b (the distance b being ≥1/2 of t) in the longitudinal direction of the web plate 17. The projection parts 29, 30 extend along a groove part 26 in the width direction of the web plates 13, 17, and projected outwardly from weld bead part 27 in the thickness direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a welded joint between flat plate members and a weld between box-type structures that are preferably used for manufacturing a welded structure made of a plurality of flat plate members such as a boom, an arm, or a frame such as a hydraulic excavator. Related to fittings.

  Generally, booms of work equipment used in construction machines such as hydraulic excavators are formed as long box-shaped structures that extend over several meters, so it takes a lot of work in the manufacturing process including welding work and assembly. Improving time workability is a major issue. As a part of this, for example, the boom is manufactured in advance as a total of three box-type structures divided into three in the length direction, and then the box-type structures are joined together by welding in the front and rear directions. A configuration in which a long boom is assembled is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In this case, each box-type structure is formed into a quadrangular closed cross-section structure by joining together a total of four flat plate members. When such box structures are joined so as to abut against each other in the front and rear directions, the inside of the box structure is a closed cross-sectional structure. It becomes difficult to join the gaps by internal welding or the like.

  For this reason, any one of the front and rear box structures is preliminarily provided with a flat plate material to be welded that forms a welded joint with the other box structure (flat plate material). A welding torch from the outside of the box-type structure is attached to the groove portion in a state where a backing material is joined and a groove portion for welding is formed between the backing material and the front and rear flat plate materials. Welding work is performed by applying a weld pile using, for example.

  By the way, in the groove portion in this case, the backing material is joined only to one flat plate material, and this backing material is simply arranged at a position in contact with or close to the other flat plate material. For this reason, even in a state where the weld is applied to the groove portion as described above, an insoluble portion where stress tends to concentrate between the backing material and the back surface of the mating flat plate material may be formed. .

  In addition, such a non-welding part is likely to occur particularly when two plate materials having different plate thicknesses are joined by welding using a backing material (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  As another conventional technique, when two plate members are butt welded, in order to increase the welding strength, the butt end portion of each plate member is formed to be thicker than the other portions, and between these thick portions. There is known a welded joint in which two plate members are joined by welding (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-54456 JP2007-62538 JP 2000-61635 A

  By the way, in the prior art according to Patent Document 3 described above, in order to butt-weld two plate materials, a thick portion is formed in advance at the butt end portion of both, and the two plate materials are joined by welding between the thick portions. It is said. For this reason, although the intensity | strength of a welded joint part can be raised, there exists a problem of being easy to be overdesigned and manufacturing cost increasing.

  That is, in order to form a thick portion at the butt end portion between the plate materials, it is necessary to prepare a special plate material in which the butt end portion is formed thicker than other portions, which increases the material cost of the plate material. . Further, in order to form such a stepped plate material, a high level of technology is required, and the manufacturing cost is increased.

  In addition, it is possible to increase the strength of the thick portion formed at the butt end portion between the plate members as the plate thickness is increased. However, if the plate thickness is increased excessively, the design becomes excessive, which increases the weight of the entire box-type structure and increases the material cost.

  Furthermore, in the case of a welded joint according to the prior art, when a backing material is joined to only one plate material, if a non-welded part is formed on the back side between the other plate material, stress is applied at the position of this non-welded part. Concentration tends to occur, and there is a problem that countermeasures for relaxing such stress concentration are insufficient.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the present invention is to facilitate stress concentration even when a non-welded portion is formed on the back surface side of a flat plate material using a backing material. An object of the present invention is to provide a welded joint between flat plates and a welded joint between box-type structures, which can be mitigated and can surely reduce material costs, production costs, and the like.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides at least two flat plate members, a backing material that is bonded to the back side of one of the flat plate members, and the flat plates. A welding groove formed between the backing material and each flat plate to join the materials along the opposite end surfaces by welding, and an outer surface side of each flat plate on the groove And is applied to a welded joint between flat plate members formed of a weld bead portion formed by welding.

  A feature of the configuration adopted by the invention of claim 1 is that at least one of the flat plate members has an outer surface extending along the groove portion and is flatter than the weld bead portion. Protruding protrusions that protrude in the plate thickness direction of the material are provided, and the protrusions are located at predetermined positions with reference to an insoluble portion formed between the backing material and the flat plate material. The configuration is to be arranged.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 2, the protrusion is formed by the distance that the end closer to the groove is 1/2 or more of the thickness of the flat plate material from the position of the welded portion. It is set as the structure arrange | positioned in the position spaced apart in the length direction of the flat plate material.

  Moreover, according to invention of Claim 3, the said protrusion part is comprised by the separate board | plate material joined to the outer surface of the said flat plate material with the welding means.

  On the other hand, according to invention of Claim 4, the said projection part is comprised by performing build-up welding on the outer surface side of the said flat plate material.

  Furthermore, the invention of claim 5 includes a plurality of box-type structures formed so as to form a closed cross-sectional structure by welding a plurality of flat plate members, and any one of the box-type structures. A backing material provided on the body and joined to the back side of the flat plate material, and the box-type structure are joined together by welding along the opposing end surfaces between the backing material and each flat plate material. A welded joint between box-shaped structures, which is formed by a welded groove portion formed by welding and forming a weld bead on the groove portion from the outer surface side of each box-shaped structure. Applied.

  The feature of the configuration adopted by the invention of claim 5 is that the flat plate member of at least one of the box-type structures extends on the outer surface along the groove portion. Protruding protrusions are formed so as to protrude in the plate thickness direction of the flat plate material from the weld bead portion, and the protruding portions are based on an inweld portion formed between the backing material and the flat plate material. The configuration is characterized in that it is arranged at a predetermined position.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the convex protrusion provided on the outer surface side of at least one of the flat plate materials to be welded is formed between the backing material and the flat plate material. Since it is configured to be arranged at a position determined in advance with reference to an insoluble portion formed between, for example, the stress generated on the back side of the flat plate material due to an external force such as a tensile load added between the flat plate materials, Concentration at the position of the non-welded portion between the backing material and the flat plate material can be mitigated by the convex protrusion provided on the outer surface side, and the strength of the welded joint against external force can be easily increased Can do.

  Moreover, since the convex protrusions can be additionally provided so as to fill the outer surface side of the flat plate material, for example, the convex portions are protruded before or after bonding the backing material to one flat plate material. The protruding portion having a shape can be provided, or the protruding portion can be provided on the outer surface of the flat plate material even after the welding groove is welded (including after shipping as a product). As a result, the stress concentration mitigation measures at the welded portion can be easily taken from the outer surface side of the flat plate at low cost, and the workability can be improved reliably.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 2, the convex protrusion is formed by the distance from which the end closer to the groove is 1/2 or more of the plate thickness of the flat plate material from the position of the welded portion. It is set as the structure arrange | positioned in the position spaced apart in the length direction of the flat plate material. As a result, it is possible to satisfactorily relieve the stress generated on the back surface side of the flat plate from being concentrated at the position of the welded portion between the backing material and the flat plate, and to increase the strength of the welded joint against external force. Can do.

  In the invention of claim 3, a convex projection can be formed by a separate plate joined to the outer surface of the flat plate by welding means, and the formation of the projection can be performed from the outside of the flat plate. It can be done easily.

  On the other hand, the invention of claim 4 can easily form a convex protrusion by applying build-up welding to the outer surface of the flat plate material, for example, before applying a weld to the groove for welding, Alternatively, after the welding is applied, the projecting portion can be easily formed from the outside of the flat plate using the welding torch at this time.

  Furthermore, the invention of claim 5 is the object to be welded when a plurality of box-shaped structures formed so as to form a closed section structure by welding a plurality of flat plates are welded along end faces facing each other. With respect to the flat plate material of at least one of the box-type structures, by providing a convex protrusion on the outer surface side, the stress generated on the back side of the flat plate material is reduced with the backing material. Concentration at the position of the welded portion between the flat plate members can be mitigated, and a welded joint between the box-type structures can be formed with sufficient strength against external force. In addition, convex protrusions can be easily formed on the outer surface of the box-shaped structure having a closed cross-sectional structure, and the workability thereof can be improved.

  Hereinafter, a case where a welded joint between flat plate members and a welded joint between box-type structures according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a boom of a hydraulic excavator will be described as an example and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  Here, FIG. 1 to FIG. 11 show a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a hydraulic excavator as a construction machine. The hydraulic excavator 1 is mounted on a crawler type lower traveling body 2 capable of self-propelling as shown in FIG. The upper revolving body 3 and a working device 8 to be described later are roughly configured.

  In this case, the upper swing body 3 of the hydraulic excavator 1 constitutes the vehicle body of the construction machine together with the lower traveling body 2. The lower traveling body 2 has a track frame 2A as shown in FIG. The upper swing body 3 includes a swing frame 4, a cab 5, a counterweight 6, a building cover 7 and the like which will be described later.

  Reference numeral 4 denotes a revolving frame that constitutes a frame of the upper revolving structure 3. The revolving frame 4 has a working device 8 (described later) attached to the front side of the revolving frame 4 and a counterweight 6 (described later) attached to the rear side. ing.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a cab that constitutes a driver's cab disposed on the left side of the front portion of the swivel frame 4, and a driver's seat on which an operator is seated, an operation lever, a travel lever, or a pedal (all not shown). ) Etc. are arranged.

  6 is a counterweight provided on the rear end side of the revolving frame 4. The counterweight 6 is detachably mounted on the rear end side of the revolving frame 4, and the entire upper revolving unit 3 with respect to the front working device 8. The weight balance is taken. In addition, a building cover 7 (described later) that houses an engine (not shown) or the like is provided on the front side of the counterweight 6.

  Reference numeral 7 denotes a building cover that is positioned between the cab 5 and the counterweight 6 and is erected on the revolving frame 4. The building cover 7 is formed by using a plurality of metal panels made of thin steel plates, for example. The machine room (not shown) which accommodates an engine etc. in the inside is formed.

  8 is a working device provided at the front portion of the upper swing body 3 so as to be able to be lifted and lowered. The working device 8 includes a boom 11 which will be described later, and an arm 9 which is attached to the tip side of the boom 11 so as to be able to be lifted and lowered. For example, in order to perform excavation work such as earth and sand, it is roughly constituted by a bucket 10 as a work tool that is rotatably provided on the distal end side of the arm 9.

  The boom 11 of the work device 8 is lifted up and down with respect to the revolving frame 4 by a boom cylinder 11A described later, and the arm 9 is lifted up and down by the arm cylinder 9A on the distal end side of the boom 11. Is done. Further, the bucket 10 as a work tool is rotated up and down by the bucket cylinder 10 </ b> A on the distal end side of the arm 9.

  Here, the arm 9 of the working device 8 is formed as a box-shaped structure (working arm) having a closed cross-sectional structure having a quadrangular cross section, as in a boom 11 described later. Further, the track frame 2A of the lower traveling body 2 is also formed as a box-type structure (welded structure). However, in the present embodiment, a boom 11 which will be described later will be described as an example of a box-type structure.

  Reference numeral 11 denotes a boom that constitutes a work arm of the work device 8. The boom 11 is formed as a long box-shaped structure as shown in FIG. 1, and is moved up and down with respect to the revolving frame 4 by a boom cylinder 11A. It is something to be lifted. The boom 11 has a total of three box-type structures (a central boom portion 12, a one-side boom portion 16, and a second-side boom, which will be described later) divided into three in the length direction as shown in FIGS. Part 20).

  Reference numeral 12 denotes a central boom part as a box-shaped structure constituting a part of the boom 11, and the central boom part 12 includes left and right web plates 13 and 13, and the web plates 13 as shown in FIG. 4. The upper and lower ends are joined to each other by welding, and the lower flange plates 14 and 15 are configured as a box-shaped structure having a closed cross-sectional structure with a square cross section. The left and right web plates 13 and 13 and the upper and lower flange plates 14 and 15 that are the material of the boom 11 are respectively formed using a flat plate material such as a steel plate.

  Here, in the central boom portion 12, the web plates 13 and the upper and lower flange plates 14 and 15 are welded to the one-side boom portion 16 and the other-side boom portion 20 described later, respectively, as described later, thereby FIG. The long boom 11 shown in FIG. 3 is formed as a box-type welded structure. And each web board 13 of the center boom part 12 is a flat plate material (plate thickness t shown in FIG. 7) slightly thicker than the web board 17 of the one side boom part 16 mentioned later, and the web board 21 of the other side boom part 20. Is usually used.

  In this case, the upper and lower flange plates 14 and 15 have end portions 14A and 14B and end portions 15A and 15B at both ends in the length direction as shown in FIG. The position is shifted so as to retract and project in the vertical direction, and the welding area for the one-side boom portion 16 and the other-side boom portion 20 is increased.

  Further, the central boom portion 12 is provided with a boss portion 12A for pin coupling (connecting) the tip end side of the boom cylinder 11A (see FIG. 1) to each web plate 13 by welding. The upper flange plate 14 is provided with a bracket portion 12B for pin coupling (connecting) the base end side of the arm cylinder 9A (see FIG. 1) by welding at a position closer to the end portion 14B side. .

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, inclined surfaces 13 </ b> A are provided on end surfaces on both ends in the length direction of the web plate 13 in order to form a groove portion 26 described later in a substantially V shape. And this point is the same also in the below-mentioned welded joint 32 side. The upper and lower flange plates 14 and 15 are also provided with similar inclined surfaces (not shown) in order to form a substantially V-shaped groove (not shown) at the respective welding sites. .

  Reference numeral 16 denotes a one-side boom portion that is provided on one side of the central boom portion 12, and the one-side boom portion 16 is substantially the same as the central boom portion 12, and the left and right web plates each made of a flat plate material. 17 and 17 and the upper and lower flange plates 18 and 19 are used to form a box-shaped structure having a square closed cross-sectional structure. A boss portion 16 </ b> A for pinning (connecting) the boom 11 to the revolving frame 4 (see FIG. 1) is provided on the proximal end side of the one side boom portion 16.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper and lower flange plates 18 and 19 project end portions 18A and 19A opposite to the boss portions 16A in the length direction with respect to the left and right web plates 17, respectively. , The position is shifted so as to be retracted, and thereby the welding area when the one-side boom portion 16 is joined to the central boom portion 12 is increased.

  Further, an inclined surface 17A is provided on the end surface of the end portion in the length direction of the web plate 17 in order to form a groove portion 26 which will be described later and has a substantially V shape as shown in FIG. This point is also the same in other welding parts. For example, a substantially V-shaped groove (not shown) is formed on each of the upper and lower flange plates 18 and 19 in each welding part. For this purpose, a similar inclined surface (not shown) is provided.

  Reference numeral 20 denotes an other side boom part that is joined to the other side of the central boom part 12, and the other side boom part 20 is substantially the same as the central boom part 12, and the left and right web plates each made of a flat plate material. 21 and 21 and the upper and lower flange plates 22 and 23 are used to form a box-shaped structure having a square closed cross-sectional structure. A bracket portion 20 </ b> A for pin-coupling (connecting) the arm 9 (see FIG. 1) to the boom 11 is provided on the distal end side of the other boom portion 20.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper and lower flange plates 22 and 23 are retreated in the length direction with respect to the left and right web plates 21 at the end portions 22A and 23A opposite to the bracket portion 20A. , So that the welding area when the other boom part 20 is joined to the central boom part 12 can be increased.

  Reference numeral 24 denotes a weld joint between the central boom portion 12 and the one-side boom portion 16 employed in the present embodiment. The weld joint 24 is connected to the web plate 13 of the central boom portion 12 and the counterpart (one-side boom portion 16). The web plate 17 is joined by welding, and includes a backing material 25, a groove portion 26, a weld bead portion 27, projections 29, 30 and the like which will be described later.

  25 is a backing material that constitutes a part of the welded joint 24, and the backing material 25 is joined to the back side of the web plate 13 by a welded portion 25A as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, for example. The front end side 25B extends toward the other web plate 17 side. The front end side 25 </ b> B of the backing material 25 covers the end portion of the web plate 17 as a counterpart from the back side, and a small gap is formed between the back side of the web plate 17. In this case, the gap between the web plate 17 and the backing material 25 is determined by the plate thickness difference between the web plates 13 and 17, and the gap can be reduced by reducing the plate thickness difference.

  For this reason, the backing material 25 is welded to the larger one of the web plates 13 and 17, and is disposed on the counterpart web plate having a smaller plate thickness so as to cover the back surface side. And the web board 13 of the central boom part 12 and the web board 17 of the one side boom part 16 form the below-mentioned groove part 26 so that both end surfaces may face each other, as shown in FIGS. The backing material 25 forms the back surface (bottom portion) side of the groove portion 26.

  Reference numeral 26 denotes a welding groove portion formed between the web plates 13 and 17 via a backing material 25. The groove portion 26 is formed of the inclined surface 13A of the web plate 13 and the web plate as shown in FIG. It is formed in a substantially V shape between the 17 inclined surfaces 17 </ b> A, and the back surface side is covered with the backing material 25.

  Reference numeral 27 denotes a weld bead portion provided in the groove portion 26. The weld bead portion 27 is formed by using a welding torch (not shown) or the like from the outside of the web plates 13 and 17 as shown in FIGS. The weld joint 24 is formed by welding the groove portion 26 and joins the web plates 13 and 17 together.

  Reference numeral 28 denotes a non-welded portion formed on the bottom side of the groove portion 26 by the weld bead portion 27, and the non-welded portion 28 is a part of the weld bead portion 27 formed by placing a weld in the groove portion 26. (Actually part of the weld metal) is formed by elution from between the back surface of the web plate 17 and the backing material 25, for example. For this reason, the non-welded portion 28 has an irregular shape, and is a location where cracks, cracks, and the like are likely to occur due to the action of an external force, for example.

  29 is a convex projection provided on the outer surface side of the web plate 13, and this projection 29 is a rectangular plate made of a steel plate or the like as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7. It is formed by joining (adhering) to each other by means such as welding. And the length dimension and width dimension of the projection part 29 are set to a dimension large enough compared with the thickness dimension. In this case, the protrusion 29 extends in the width direction of the web plate 13 along the groove portion 26 as shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, and protrudes more outward than the weld bead portion 27 in the thickness direction of the web plate 13. ing.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the protrusion 29 has the end portion 29A closer to the groove portion 26 and the weld bead portion 27 (that is, the end portion 29A fixed in contact with the outer surface of the web plate 13). It is arranged at a position spaced apart by a distance a in the length direction of the web plate 13 with respect to the welded portion 28. The distance a in this case is set within the following range that is ½ or more and 1.5 times or less of the thickness t of the web plate 13.

  In this case, the range according to Equation 1 is a value obtained as a result of intensive studies by the inventors. And even if the non-welded portion 28 is formed between the protrusion 29 and the backing material 25 on the back surface side of the web plate 17, stress concentration occurs at the position of the non-welded portion 28. This is mitigated for reasons described later.

  Reference numeral 30 denotes another protrusion provided on the outer surface side of the web plate 17, and the protrusion 30 is a rectangular plate made of a steel plate or the like on the outer surface of the web plate 17 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7. It is formed in a convex shape by joining (fixing) by means such as welding. The protrusion 30 is configured in substantially the same manner as the protrusion 29 on the web plate 13 side, and extends in the width direction of the web plate 17 along the groove portion 26 as shown in FIGS.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the protrusion 30 has the end portion 30A closer to the groove portion 26 and the weld bead portion 27 (that is, the end portion 30A fixed in contact with the outer surface of the web plate 17). It is arranged at a position spaced apart by a distance b in the length direction of the web plate 17 with respect to the inweld portion 28. The distance b in this case is also set within the following range which is 1/2 or more and 1.5 times or less the plate thickness t of the web plate 13 as a result of earnest research.

  31 is another welded joint provided between the central boom part 12 and the one-side boom part 16, and the welded joint 31 is connected to the flange plate 14 of the central boom part 12 and the counterpart (one-side boom) as shown in FIG. The flange plate 18 of the portion 16) is joined by welding between the respective end portions 14A, 18A. The welded joint 31 between the flange plates 14 and 18 (end portions 14A and 18A) is substantially the same as the welded joint 24 between the web plates 13 and 17, and the backing material, the groove portion, and the weld bead portion (all of them). (Not shown).

  However, in the welded joint 31 in this case, the protrusions 29 and 30 used in the welded joint 24 are omitted. However, when the strength of the welded joint 31 is increased, a similar projecting portion may be provided as necessary. The central boom portion 12 and the one-side boom portion 16 are also provided with substantially similar weld joints (not shown) between the lower flange plates 15 and 19 (end portions 15A and 19A).

  Thus, the central boom portion 12 and the one-side boom portion 16 are formed in advance as a box-type structure having a quadrangular closed cross-sectional structure, and the welded joints 24 are connected between the left and right web plates 13 and 17. The upper flange plates 14 and 18 are joined by a welded joint 31, and the lower flange plates 15 and 19 are joined by a similar welded joint.

  Reference numeral 32 denotes a welded joint between the central boom portion 12 and the other-side boom portion 20 employed in the present embodiment. And this welded joint 32 joins the web board 13 of the center boom part 12 and the web board 21 of the other party (other side boom part 20) by welding, and the welded joint 24 between the web boards 13 and 17 mentioned above. In substantially the same manner, it is configured to include a backing material 33, a groove portion (not shown), a weld bead portion 34, projecting portions 35 and 36, and the like, which will be described later.

  Reference numeral 33 denotes a backing material that constitutes a part of the welded joint 32. The backing material 33 is configured in substantially the same manner as the backing material 25 of the welded joint 24 described above. However, the backing material 33 in this case is joined at the base end side to the back surface side of the web plate 13 as shown in FIG. 6, for example, and the distal end side extends toward the other web plate 21 side. And the front end side of the backing material 33 covers the edge part of the web plate 21 used as the other party from a back surface side, and forms the groove part (not shown) for welding between the web plates 13 and 21. FIG. .

  Reference numeral 34 denotes a weld bead portion provided in a groove portion between the web plates 13 and 21, and the weld bead portion 34 forms a weld pile in the groove portion using a welding torch or the like from the outside of the web plates 13 and 21. It forms by applying and comprises the welded joint 32 which joins between the web plates 13 and 21. FIG.

  Reference numerals 35 and 36 denote convex projections constituting a part of the weld joint 32. The projections 35 and 36 are configured in substantially the same manner as the projections 29 and 30 of the weld joint 24 described above. 3. As shown in FIG. 6, a rectangular plate made of a steel plate or the like is joined (fixed) to the outer surface of the web plates 13 and 21 by means such as welding. And even if a non-welding part (not shown) is formed between the protrusions 35 and 36, for example, between the back side of the web plate 21 and the backing material 33, stress concentration occurs at this position. Is to ease.

  Reference numeral 37 denotes another welded joint provided between the central boom part 12 and the other boom part 20, and the welded joint 37 is connected to the flange plate 14 of the central boom part 12 and the other party (other boom part) as shown in FIG. The flange plate 22 of the part 20) is joined by welding between the respective end parts 14B, 22A. And the welded joint 37 between the flange plates 14 and 22 (end portions 14B and 22A) is substantially the same as the welded joint 32 between the web plates 13 and 21 described above, a backing material, a groove portion and a weld bead portion ( (None of them are shown) and the like.

  However, in the weld joint 37 in this case, the projections 35 and 36 used in the weld joint 32 are omitted. However, when the strength of the welded joint 37 is increased, a similar protrusion may be provided as necessary. The central boom portion 12 and the other boom portion 20 are provided with substantially similar weld joints (not shown) between the lower flange plates 15 and 23 (end portions 15B and 23A).

  As a result, the central boom portion 12 and the other boom portion 20 are formed in advance as a box-shaped structure having a quadrangular closed cross-sectional structure, and the weld joints 32 are connected between the left and right web plates 13 and 21. The upper flange plates 14 and 22 are joined by a weld joint 37, and the lower flange plates 15 and 23 are joined by a similar weld joint.

  The hydraulic excavator 1 according to the present embodiment has the above-described configuration, and the operation thereof will be described next.

  First, an operator who has entered the cab 5 of the excavator 1 operates a lever, pedal (not shown) or the like in the cab 5 and is discharged from a hydraulic pump (not shown) in the building cover 7. By supplying the pressure oil to the lower traveling body 2, the traveling motor and the like of the lower traveling body 2 are driven to move the vehicle forward and backward.

  The bucket 10 is rotated while the boom 11 and the arm 9 are moved up and down by supplying and discharging pressure oil from the hydraulic pump to the working device 8 side through each supply / discharge pipe (not shown). By doing so, excavation work of earth and sand is performed.

  Next, the manufacturing process of the boom 11 used for the working device 8 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 6, the boom 11 is divided into a total of three box-type structures divided into three in the length direction. The one-side boom part 16 and the other-side boom part 20 are separately manufactured.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the central boom portion 12 as a box-shaped structure is joined to the left and right web plates 13 and 13 and the upper and lower ends of each web plate 13 by welding. The lower flange plates 14 and 15 are manufactured as a box-shaped structure having a closed cross-sectional structure with a rectangular cross section.

  Similarly, the one-side boom portion 16 is formed so as to form a quadrangular closed cross-sectional structure from the left and right web plates 17 and 17 and the upper and lower flange plates 18 and 19, and the other-side boom portion. 20 is similarly formed from the left and right web plates 21 and 21 and the upper and lower flange plates 22 and 23 to form a closed cross-sectional structure.

  Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, backing materials 25 and 33 are provided on the web plate 13 of the central boom portion 12 by welding in advance. Further, projections 29 and 30 constituting a part of the welded joint 24 are provided on the outer side surfaces of the web plates 13 and 17, and a part of the welded joint 32 is constituted on the outer side surfaces of the web plates 13 and 21. Protrusions 35 and 36 are provided. These protrusions 29, 30, 35, 36, etc. can be provided after the weld bead portions 27, 34 are formed.

  Next, in this state, the central boom portion 12 and the one-side boom portion 16 are abutted with each other in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. Are formed as shown in FIGS. At this time, a similar groove portion is formed between the upper flange plates 14 and 18, and a similar groove portion is formed between the lower flange plates 15 and 19.

  And the welding bead part 27 is formed in the groove part 26 between the web plates 13 and 17 by applying a welding pile from the outside using a welding torch or the like, and the weld joint 24 is manufactured. A similar weld bead is formed between the upper flange plates 14 and 18 to produce a welded joint 31. Further, a similar weld bead is formed between the lower flange plates 15 and 19 to produce a welded joint.

  Thus, the central boom portion 12 and the one-side boom portion 16 are formed in advance as a box-type structure having a quadrangular closed cross-sectional structure, and the welded joints 24 are connected between the left and right web plates 13 and 17. The upper flange plates 14 and 18 are joined by a welded joint 31, and the lower flange plates 15 and 19 are joined by a similar welded joint. Also, the central boom portion 12 and the other boom portion 20 can be integrally joined using the welded joints 32 and 37 shown in FIG.

  By the way, in the case of such a welded joint 24 or the like, since the two box-type structures are joined so as to abut each other, it is not possible to join the backing material 25 to both the web plates 13 and 17. Can not. That is, for example, there is no method other than bonding the backing material 25 to only one of the web plates 13 and arranging the backing material 25 in contact with or close to the back surface of the other web plate 17. .

  In such a state, when the weld bead portion 27 is provided by providing a weld in the groove portion 26 formed between the web plates 13 and 17, for example, as shown in FIG. The welded portion 28 is formed so that a part of the weld metal protrudes between the back surface of the metal and the backing material 25. It is known that stress concentration is likely to occur at the position of the non-welded portion 28 with the action of external force.

  Therefore, the present inventors prepared a flat plate material 38 having a convex protrusion 38A as shown in FIG. 9 as a sample. Then, one end side of the flat plate 38 is fixed so as not to move, and a tensile load in the direction indicated by the arrow F is applied to the other end, whereby the stress state on the back surface 38B of the flat plate 38 is obtained. In detail, the following stress distribution characteristic data was created.

  That is, in the stress ratio characteristic data (characteristic line 39) shown in FIG. 11, the horizontal axis indicates the distance from the step 38C with respect to the plate thickness t of the flat plate 38, and the position of “0.5 t” is shown in FIG. 10 corresponds to the position of point A (position that is 0.5t away from the position of the step 38C in the length direction of the flat plate 38), and the position of "1.0t" corresponds to the flat plate 38 from the position of the step 38C. This corresponds to a position separated by the thickness t. The vertical axis represents the back side stress ratio on the back side 38B of the flat plate 38.

  In this case, the back surface side stress ratio is obtained by dividing the stress on the back surface 38B of the flat plate 38 that can be measured using, for example, a strain gauge by the cross sectional average stress of the flat plate 38, and the cross sectional average stress is It is calculated by performing normal stress calculation from the cross-sectional shape of the material 38.

  And the back surface side stress ratio of the flat plate 38 is the center OO position of the flat plate 38 having the projecting portion 38A (for example, the horizontal axis in FIG. -2.0t "), the position is close to 1.3, whereas the flat plate 38 is close to the step 38C (near the position where the horizontal axis in FIG. 11 is" 0 "). Then, the back side stress ratio decreases to a value close to 1. Furthermore, in the position (position of the point A shown in FIG. 10) away from the position of the step 38C by 0.5 t in the length direction of the flat plate 38, the back side stress ratio is between 0.95 and 1.0. For example, it was confirmed that the value decreased to 0.975 before and after.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, a convex protrusion 29 is provided on the outer surface side of the web plate 13, and the end 29 </ b> A of the protrusion 29 is connected to the back-side non-welding portion. 28, a configuration in which the web plate 13 is disposed at a position separated by a distance a (distance a which is 1/2 or more and 1.5 times or less the thickness t of the web plate 13) in the length direction of the web plate 13. It is said. The convex protrusion 29 extends in the width direction of the web plate 13 along the groove portion 26, and protrudes more outward than the weld bead portion 27 in the thickness direction of the web plate 13.

  Further, a protruding protrusion 30 is also provided on the outer surface side of the web plate 17 that is the counterpart, and the end 30A of the protruding portion 30 is also in the length direction of the web plate 17 with respect to the non-welded portion 28 on the back side. It is disposed at a position separated by a distance b (distance b that is 1/2 or more and 1.5 times or less than the plate thickness t). The projecting portion 30 in this case also extends in the width direction of the web plate 17 along the groove portion 26, and is configured to largely project outward from the weld bead portion 27 in the thickness direction of the web plate 17.

  As a result, for example, the stress generated on the back side of the web plates 13 and 17 due to an external force such as a tensile load applied between the web plates 13 and 17 is not caused between the back side of the web plate 17 and the backing material 25. Concentration at the position of the welded portion 28 can be mitigated by the convex protrusions 29 and 30 provided on the outer surface side of the web plates 13 and 17.

  That is, the stress generated on the back side of the web plates 13 and 17 is, for example, from the projections 29 and 30 to t / 2 (0 with respect to the plate thickness t, as is apparent from the analysis data by the characteristic line 39 shown in FIG. .5t) or more and becomes the smallest at a position within a range of 1.5 times (1.5t) or less. For this reason, by forming the protrusions 29 and 30 on the surface side of the web plates 13 and 17 so that the non-welded portion 28 is disposed at the positions of the distances a and b illustrated in FIG. Concentration of the stress on the back surface side at the position 28 can be alleviated, and the strength of the welded joint 24 against external force can be easily increased.

  In addition, the protruding portions 29 and 30 having a convex shape can be additionally provided so as to fill the outer surface side of the web plates 13 and 17. For this reason, for example, the convex projections 29 and 30 can be provided before or after joining the backing material 25 to one web plate 13, or a welding torch is used for the groove portion 26 for welding. After forming the weld bead portion 27, the projections 29 and 30 made of a flat plate material can be joined and provided on the outer surfaces of the web plates 13 and 17 using this welding torch.

  Further, even after the hydraulic excavator 1 is actually operated, it is possible to provide the projections 29 and 30 by performing welding work at a work site or the like as necessary. Furthermore, the protruding protrusions 29 and 30 are not necessarily provided on both of the web plates 13 and 17. For example, the protruding portions 29 may be provided only on the web plate 13, and the other protruding portions 30 may be omitted. . It is also possible to provide the protrusion 30 only on the web plate 17 and omit one protrusion 29.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the protrusions 29 and 30 are provided on the outer surfaces of the web plates 13 and 17, thereby reducing stress concentration mitigation measures at the non-welded portion 28 at a low cost. Therefore, the workability can be reliably improved.

  Thus, the central boom portion 12 and the one-side boom portion 16 formed in advance as a box-shaped structure having a square closed cross-sectional structure are joined between the left and right web plates 13 and 17 using the welded joints 24, respectively. In addition, it is possible to reduce the stress concentration in the welded portion 28 at low cost, and the upper flange plates 14 and 18 can be joined together using the welded joint 31 shown in FIG. , 19 can be joined by a similar weld joint.

  Further, between the central boom portion 12 and the other boom portion 20, the left and right web plates 13 and 21 can be joined using the welded joints 32, respectively. By providing, it is possible to reduce the stress concentration mitigation measures at the non-welded portion (not shown) between the back surface side of the web plate 21 and the backing material 33.

  The upper flange plates 14 and 22 can also be joined using the welded joint 37 shown in FIG. 3, and the lower flange plates 15 and 23 can be joined together using the same welded joint. Thereby, between the central boom part 12 and the other side boom part 20 which are box-shaped structures can be integrally joined using the welded joints 32 and 37 etc. which are shown in FIG.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, when the central boom portion 12, which is a box-shaped structure, and the one-side boom portion 16 and the other-side boom portion 20 are joined by welding, the backing materials 25, 33, etc. Even when the non-welded portion 28 or the like is formed on the back surface side of the web material 17 or 21 using the material, the stress concentration can be easily relaxed, and the material cost, the manufacturing cost, etc. can be surely reduced. .

  Next, FIG. 12 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, and the feature of this embodiment is that a convex protrusion is formed by overlay welding on the outer surface side of a flat plate material. It is to have done. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the figure, reference numeral 41 denotes a welded joint employed in the present embodiment. The welded joint 41 is similar to the welded joint 24 described in the first embodiment, and the web plate 13 of the central boom portion 12 and the other party (one The web plate 17 of the side boom portion 16) is joined by welding, and includes a backing material 25, a groove portion 26, a weld bead portion 27, projections 42 and 43 described later, and the like.

  Reference numeral 42 denotes a convex projection provided on the outer surface side of the web plate 13 (flat plate material). The projection 42 is configured in substantially the same manner as the projection 29 described in the first embodiment, and is opened. The end portion 42 </ b> A closer to the tip portion 26 and the weld bead portion 27 (that is, the end portion 42 </ b> A welded in contact with the outer surface of the web plate 13) is in the length direction of the web plate 13 with respect to the non-welded portion 28. They are arranged at positions separated by a distance a.

  However, the protrusion 42 in this case is formed by performing overlay welding on the outer surface side of the web plate 13. The projecting portion 42 extends in the width direction of the web plate 13 along the groove portion 26, and largely protrudes outside the weld bead portion 27 in the thickness direction of the web plate 13. As a result, even when the non-welded portion 28 is formed between the protrusion 42 and the backing material 25 on the back side of the web plate 17, stress concentration occurs at the position of the non-welded portion 28. Is to ease.

  Reference numeral 43 denotes another protrusion provided on the outer surface side of the web plate 17. The protrusion 43 is also formed in the first embodiment except that the outer surface of the web plate 17 is formed by overlay welding. It is comprised similarly to the projection part 30 described by the form. The protrusion 43 has an end portion 43A closer to the groove portion 26 and the weld bead portion 27 (that is, the end portion 43A welded in contact with the outer surface of the web plate 17) to the unwelded portion 28. The web plate 17 is disposed at a position separated by a distance b in the length direction.

  Thus, also in the present embodiment configured as described above, by providing the protrusions 42 and 43 on the outer surfaces of the web plates 13 and 17, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained. In particular, in the present embodiment, the convex protrusions 42 and 43 can be easily formed by overlay welding the outer surfaces of the web plates 13 and 17.

  That is, for example, before the weld bead portion 27 is formed by applying a weld fill to the groove portion 26 for welding, or after the weld bead portion 27 is formed by applying the weld fill, the protruding portion is formed using the welding torch at this time. The forming operation of 42 and 43 can be easily performed from the outside of the web plates 13 and 17 (flat plate material), and the workability of the entire welding process can be further improved.

  Next, FIG. 13 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, and the feature of this embodiment is that a convex projection is provided on a welded joint between flange plates, which are flat plates. . In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the figure, 51 is a welded joint adopted in the present embodiment. The welded joint 51 is replaced with the welded joint 31 described in the first embodiment, and the flange plate 14 of the central boom portion 12 and the counterpart (one The flange plate 18 of the side boom part 16) is joined by welding. And the welded joint 51 in this case is comprised including the below-mentioned projection parts 52 and 53 grade | etc.,.

  Reference numeral 52 denotes a projecting protrusion provided on the outer surface side of the flange plate 14, and the protrusion 52 is configured in substantially the same manner as the protrusion 29 described in the first embodiment. It is provided on the part 14A side. And the protrusion part 52 is extended in the width direction of the flange board 14 along a groove part (not shown), and protrudes largely outside a weld bead part (not shown) in the plate | board thickness direction of the flange board 14. FIG. Yes.

  53 is another protrusion provided on the outer surface side of the flange plate 18, and this protrusion 53 is also configured in substantially the same manner as the protrusion 30 described in the first embodiment, and the end of the flange plate 18. It is provided on the 18A side. And the protrusion part 53 is extended in the width direction of the flange board 18 along a groove part (not shown), and protrudes largely outside a weld bead part (not shown) in the plate | board thickness direction of the flange board 18. As shown in FIG. Yes.

  Thus, in the present embodiment configured as described above, in addition to the welded joint 24 between the web plates 13 and 17 described in the first embodiment, a protrusion is also formed between the upper flange plates 14 and 18. By providing the welded joint 51 including 52 and 53, the central boom portion 12 and the one-side boom portion 16 can be more strongly welded as compared to the first embodiment. Even when an unwelded portion (not shown) is formed between the back side of the plate 18 and the backing material, stress concentration at the unwelded portion can be alleviated.

  In the third embodiment, in the welded structure between the central boom portion 12 and the one-side boom portion 16, the web plates 13 and 17 are joined by the weld joint 24, and the upper flange plates 14 and 18 are joined. The case where the welded joint 51 provided with the protrusions 52 and 53 is also provided as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, if a sufficient strength can be secured by the welded joint 51 between the flange plates 14 and 18, the welded joint 24 between the web plates 13 and 17 includes the protrusions 29 and 30. A structure that is not used may be used.

  If the welded structure between the central boom portion 12 and the one-side boom portion 16 described in the third embodiment is concerned about insufficient strength, the lower flange plates 15 and 19 are used. Similarly to the welded joint 51 between the upper flange plates 14 and 18, a convex protrusion may be provided for the welded joint between them. In addition, the above points are the same for the welded joint between the central boom portion 12 and the other boom portion 20.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the convex protrusion 29 is provided on the outer surface side of the web plate 13, and the convex protrusion 30 is also provided on the outer surface side of the web plate 17 as a counterpart. Explained with an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the protrusion 29 may be provided only on the web plate 13 and the protrusion 30 may not be provided on the web plate 17. It is also possible to provide the protrusion 30 only on the web plate 17 and omit one protrusion 29. This also applies to the second and third embodiments.

  On the other hand, in the above-described embodiments, the case where the boom 11 of the working device 8 is divided into the central boom portion 12, the one-side boom portion 16, and the other-side boom portion 20 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention may be applied to a case where the boom is divided into two or four or more, and may be applied to a case where the arm 9 of the work device 8 is divided into a plurality of parts. Is.

  Moreover, the welded joint between the box-type structures (flat plate members) according to the present invention can be applied to, for example, a box-type structure used for the track frame 2A of the lower traveling body 2 shown in FIG. Furthermore, for example, it can be applied to a box-type structure by welding such as a wheeled hydraulic excavator, a hydraulic crane, etc., for example, a crane equipped with a telescopic work arm (boom), an aerial work vehicle, or a wheel loader, It can be widely applied to box-type structures such as working arms and frames provided in various construction machines.

1 is a front view showing a hydraulic excavator to which a welded joint according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is a front view which expands and shows the boom in FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the boom of FIG. 2 from diagonally upward. It is sectional drawing which looked at the center boom part from the arrow IV-IV direction in FIG. It is sectional drawing which looked at the weld joint of a center boom part and the one side boom part from the arrow VV direction in FIG. It is an exploded view which shows the state before joining the center boom part, the one side boom part, and the other side boom part in FIG. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows the welded joint of FIG. FIG. 8 is a partially broken perspective view of the welded joint of FIG. 7 as viewed obliquely from above. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the flat plate material used as a sample in order to measure and calculate the stress ratio of the back side. It is a principal part enlarged view of the flat plate material shown in FIG. It is a characteristic diagram which shows the relationship between the back surface side stress ratio of a flat plate material, and the distance from a level | step difference. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the same position as FIG. 7 which shows the welded joint by 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the boom to which the welded joint by 3rd Embodiment was applied.

Explanation of symbols

1 Excavator (construction machine)
8 Working device 11 Boom (welded structure)
12 Central boom (box structure)
13, 17, 21 Web plate (flat plate)
14, 18, 22 Upper flange plate (flat plate)
15, 19, 23 Lower flange plate (flat plate)
16 One-side boom (box structure)
20 Other side boom (box structure)
24, 32, 41, 51 Welded joint 25, 33 Backing material 26 Groove part 27, 34 Weld bead part 28 Non-welded part 29, 30, 35, 36, 42, 43, 52, 53 Convex shape protrusion

Claims (5)

At least two flat plate members, a backing material bonded to the back side of one of the flat plate members, and the flat plate members are joined together by welding along end surfaces facing each other. Therefore, a welding groove formed between the backing material and each flat plate material, and a weld bead portion formed by applying a weld to the groove portion from the outer surface side of each flat plate material In a welded joint between flat plate materials consisting of
At least one flat plate member among the flat plate members has a convex protrusion formed on its outer surface side along the groove portion and protruding in the plate thickness direction of the flat plate member from the weld bead portion. Set up a section,
The welded joint between flat plates characterized in that the projection is arranged at a position determined in advance with reference to an unwelded portion formed between the backing material and the flat plate.   The projecting portion is located at a position where the end portion closer to the groove portion is separated in the longitudinal direction of the flat plate material by a distance that is 1/2 or more of the plate thickness of the flat plate material from the position of the welded portion. The welded joint between flat plates according to claim 1, wherein the welded joint is configured as described above.   3. The weld joint between flat plates according to claim 1, wherein the protruding portion is formed of a separate plate member joined to the outer surface of the flat plate member by welding means.   The welded joint between flat plates according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the protrusion is configured by performing overlay welding on an outer surface side of the flat plate. A plurality of box-shaped structures formed so as to form a closed cross-sectional structure by welding a plurality of flat plates, and the back surface of the flat plate provided on any one of the box-shaped structures A welding groove formed between the backing material and each flat plate material for joining the backing material joined to the side and the box-shaped structures by welding along end surfaces facing each other. And in the weld joint between the box-type structures consisting of a weld bead portion formed by applying a weld pile from the outer surface side of each box-type structure to the groove portion,
The flat plate member of at least one of the box-type structures has an outer surface extending along the groove portion and protruding in the plate thickness direction of the flat plate member from the weld bead portion. Providing formed convex protrusions,
The welded joint between box-type structures, wherein the protrusion is arranged at a position determined in advance with reference to a non-welded portion formed between the backing material and the flat plate material.

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