JP2009173982A - Carriage for exchanging immersion tube, apparatus and method for exchanging immersion tube - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable to smoothly exchange an immersion tube in a secondary refining facility. <P>SOLUTION: An immersion tube ascending/descending system 10 is provided with a supporting arm 13 ascended/descended along a supporting column 12. In the supporting arm 13, a supporting member 15 freely holding/releasing the immersion tube 2, is arranged. Just below the immersion tube 2, an accommodating part 21 in an accommodating frame table 20 is positioned. The accommodating frame table 20 is laid on a carriage 22 for running the rails 7 for running. In the carriage 22, a turning table 24 rotating the accommodating frame table 20, is arranged. When the immersion tube 2 is exchanged, after accommodating the exchanging objective immersion tube 2 into one of the accommodating part 21 by descending the supporting arm 13, the accommodating frame table 20 is turned at 180° by ascending the supporting arm 13 and the new immersion tube 2 is taken out from the other accommodating part 21 by ascending the supporting arm 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a dip tube replacement trolley used when replacing a dip tube immersed in molten steel, a dip tube replacement device having the dip tube replacement cart, and a dip tube using the dip tube replacement device Concerning the exchange method.

  In the steelmaking process of molten steel, secondary refining such as CAS, RH, and DH methods is performed. This secondary refining is performed, for example, by immersing a dip tube in molten steel in a ladle. During the secondary refining treatment, the refractory of the dip tube immersed in the molten steel is melted down, so that it is necessary to replace the dip tube periodically.

  As a publicly known technique for exchanging such a dip tube, an accommodation stand that is provided on a traveling carriage and accommodates two dip tubes, holds a dip tube and supports it freely, a ladle and a containment stand, A dip tube exchanging device including a dip tube support mechanism for exchanging dip tubes between the two is disclosed (Patent Document 1).

  The dip tube support mechanism in the known technique is provided with an elevating mechanism that moves up and down along a stand extending in the vertical direction, and the elevating mechanism is provided with a cantilever extending in the horizontal direction. The cantilever can support the dip tube and can be swung horizontally.

  When exchanging a dip tube using such a dip tube exchange device, first, the cantilever is swung and moved up and down to move to one storage part of the storage frame, and then the cantilever is lowered and the dip tube to be replaced Is housed in a single housing. Thereafter, the cantilever is swung and moved up and down to take out a new dip tube accommodated in another accommodating portion. Then, the cantilever is pivoted to move the replacement target dip tube to a predetermined position to replace the dip tube.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-278642

  However, when the cantilever supporting the dip tube is swung as described above, since the cantilever is long, the position of the dip tube supported near the tip of the cantilever is greatly shifted even if the swivel angle is slightly changed, It has been difficult to move the tube to a predetermined position, that is, directly above the storage portion of the storage rack. In addition, the large size of the dip tube and its large mass have been one of the factors that make it difficult to align the dip tube. For this reason, it took a great amount of time to replace the dip tube.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this point, and it aims at performing the replacement | exchange of a dip tube using a dip tube exchange apparatus smoothly.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a dip tube replacement trolley used when replacing a dip tube immersed in molten steel, wherein the trolley is capable of running on a running rail, and An accommodation frame provided in the traveling carriage and provided with two accommodating portions capable of accommodating dip tubes, and provided in the traveling carriage, the accommodation carriage is rotated in the horizontal direction around the central axis of the accommodation frame. And a rotating device. The central axis of the receiving frame is a perpendicular line of the midpoint of the straight line connecting the centers of the two receiving portions.

  According to the present invention, since the receiving frame can be rotated in the horizontal direction around the central axis of the receiving frame, there is no need to rotate the cantilever side as in the prior art, and the receiving frame side is appropriately rotated. Thus, the empty storage part for storing the replacement target dip tube is positioned at the predetermined replacement position, and then the storage base is rotated by 180 degrees so that the storage part storing the new dip tube is positioned at the replacement predetermined position. Can be made. Therefore, it is easier to control the movement and stop to the predetermined replacement position than before.

  The dip tube replacement carriage and a dip tube changer provided with a dip tube lifting mechanism in the vicinity of the running rail, the dip tube lift mechanism holding and releasing the dip tube, You may have the raising / lowering apparatus which raises / lowers the said supporting member.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the dip tube lifting mechanism only needs to include a support member that can hold and release the dip tube and a lifting device that lifts and lowers the support member. A mechanism for turning the holding cantilever is unnecessary. Therefore, the structure is simplified and the durability is improved.

  The present invention according to another aspect is a dip tube replacement method for replacing a dip tube using the dip tube replacement device, wherein a new dip tube is housed in a housing portion of the housing frame. Moving the dip tube replacement carriage, rotating the storage frame, and positioning the other storage part of the storage frame directly below the replacement target dip pipe held by the support member of the immersion lifting mechanism; and The step of lowering the support member to store the replacement target dip tube in the other storage portion of the storage gantry in the dip tube replacement carriage, and then raising the support member, and then the 180 And a step of lowering the support member and then holding and raising a new dip tube accommodated in one accommodating part of the accommodating frame. Yes.

  Thus, according to the present invention, the dip tube can be replaced quickly compared to the conventional method of replacing the dip tube. The dip tube replacement carriage is moved in a state where a new dip tube is housed in one housing portion of the housing gantry, and the housing gantry is rotated to support the other housing portion of the housing gantry to support the dip tube lifting mechanism. When the dip tube replacement trolley is positioned directly under the replacement dip tube, the trolley tube replacement carriage is moved to a predetermined position and then stopped. May be positioned directly below the dip tube to be exchanged held by the support member of the dip tube raising / lowering mechanism, or may be rotated during or before traveling. According to the latter method, the time can be further shortened.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily control the movement and stop of the housing portion of the housing frame to the predetermined replacement position of the dip tube, and the dip tube can be replaced smoothly.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a side view showing an outline of the configuration of the secondary refining equipment 1 having the dip tube replacement apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the outline of the configuration of the secondary refining equipment 1. FIG.

  The secondary refining equipment 1 stores molten steel inside, a ladle 3 that performs refining treatment by immersing the dip tube 2 in the molten steel, and a slag removing device that removes the slag S adhering to the degassing tank main body 8. 4 and a dip tube replacement device 5 for replacing the dip tube 2. The dip tube 2 has, for example, a substantially cylindrical shape.

  The ladle 3 is mounted on a ladle traveling carriage 6. The ladle traveling carriage 6 can travel on the traveling rail 7, and the ladle 3 stops at a position directly below the dip tube 2 supported by a dip tube lifting mechanism 10 described later. Further, the slag removing device 4 is allowed to travel on the same traveling rail 7 on which the ladle traveling cart 6 travels, and is disposed on the opposite side of the dip tube replacement cart 11 described later with the ladle 3 interposed therebetween. Has been.

  The dip tube replacement device 5 includes a dip tube lifting mechanism 10 and a dip tube replacement carriage 11. As shown in FIG. 3, the dip tube lifting device 10 includes, for example, two support columns 12, 12 extending in the vertical direction (Z direction in the drawing) and a support arm supported between the support columns 12, 12. 13. The support arm 13 extends in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the traveling rail 7 (the X direction in the drawing). The support arm 13 can be moved up and down along the support column 12 by a drive mechanism (not shown) provided on the support column 12. For example, a circular through hole 14 is formed in the support arm 13, and the dip tube 2 is inserted into the through hole 14, and the dip tube 2 is sandwiched and held by a support member 15 provided on the upper surface of the support arm 13. can do.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the support member 15 has a pair of arcuate sandwiching portions 15a and 15a. The clamping parts 15a and 15a have arms 16 and 16 for moving the clamping parts 15a and 15a in the horizontal direction. The sandwiching portions 15 a and 15 a sandwich the dip tube 2, and the dip tube 2 can be held by the upper flange 2 a of the dip tube 2 being locked to the sandwiching portions 15 a and 15 a. Moreover, the immersing tube 2 can be held and released by opening and closing the sandwiching portions 15 a and 15 a with respect to the immersing tube 2 in the horizontal direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the dip tube replacement carriage 11 has an accommodation stand 20 that can accommodate two dip tubes 2. The storage frame 20 is configured by assembling a plurality of frames. As shown in FIG. 5, housing portions 21 a and 21 b that match the diameter of the outer periphery of the dip tube 2 are formed in two places on the frame 20 a on the housing base 20. Then, for example, four deposit seats 2 b provided on the dip tube 2 are locked to the upper frame 20 a, and the dip tube 2 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 21 a or 21 b of the accommodating frame 20.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the accommodation platform 20 is provided on a traveling carriage 22, and the traveling carriage 22 can travel on the same traveling rail 7 on which the ladle traveling carriage 6 travels. As shown in FIG. 3, the traveling carriage 22 is a self-propelled type equipped with a motor 23, and self-running control and stop position control of the traveling carriage 22 are performed by, for example, inverter control.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a turntable 24 is provided between the storage platform 20 and the traveling carriage 22 as a rotating device that rotates the storage platform 20 in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 6, the turntable 24 rotates about the central axis C of the storage platform 20 (perpendicular of the midpoint of the straight line connecting the centers of the two storage portions 21 a and 21 b) to rotate the storage platform 20. Can be moved. As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of roller chains 25 are fixed to the outer periphery of the turntable 24. The roller chain 25 meshes with the drive sprocket 26 and rotates the turntable 24 by operating the drive sprocket 26.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the receiving stand 20 has two receiving portions 21 a and 21 b arranged in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the running rail 7 (the X direction in the drawing). The accommodating portion 21b is disposed so as to be located immediately below the dip tube 2 supported by the support arm 13.

  The dip tube replacement device 5 according to the present embodiment has the above-described configuration. Next, a dip tube replacement method performed by the dip tube replacement device 5 will be described.

  When the secondary refining process is repeatedly performed, the refractory of the dip tube 2 is melted as described above, so the dip tube 2 needs to be replaced. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the ladle traveling carriage 6 is moved to the opposite side (the negative direction in the X direction in the figure) to the receiving rack 20, and the dip tube replacement carriage 11 is removed from the ladle 3 side ( It is moved in the negative direction of the X direction in the figure. At this time, a new dip tube, that is, a new dip tube 2A is housed in one housing portion 21a of the housing gantry 20, and the dip tube 2 is not housed in the other housing portion 21b. The accommodating portions 21a and 21b are arranged side by side in the direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the traveling rail 7 (the X direction in the drawing).

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7B, the accommodation pedestal 20 is moved to a position immediately below the support arm 13, that is, the accommodation portion 21b of the accommodation gantry 20 is supported by the support arm 13, and the replacement dip tube, that is, the old dip tube 2B. Move to just below. Thereafter, the support arm 13 is lowered and the old dip tube 2B is accommodated in the accommodating portion 21b.

  When the old dip tube 2B is accommodated in the accommodating portion 21b, the support arm 13 is raised, and the accommodating stand 20 is rotated by the turntable 24 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7 (d), the storage frame 20 is rotated 180 degrees to move the new dip tube 2 </ b> A of the storage frame 20 to just below the support member 15 of the support arm 13. Thereafter, the support arm 13 is moved up and down to take out the new dip tube 2A from the accommodating portion 21a.

  According to the above embodiment, when the dip tube 2 is replaced, the support arm 13 is moved up and down to accommodate the old dip tube 2B in the accommodation portion 21b, and then the accommodation pedestal 20 is rotated 180 degrees, and thereafter The support arm 13 is moved up and down to take out the new dip tube 2A from the accommodating portion 21a. That is, the dip tube 2 can be exchanged by raising and lowering the support arm 13 and turning the receiving frame 20 without turning the cantilever as in the prior art. In such a case, since the rotation of the storage platform 20 is controlled by controlling the turntable 24, the rotation can be easily and accurately performed, that is, the positions of the storage portions 21a and 21b are supported by the support arm 13. It can be adjusted easily and accurately so as to be located immediately below the member 15. As a result, the dip tube 2 can be exchanged for a short time and smoothly, and the operating rate of the secondary refining equipment 1 can be improved.

  In addition, since the conventional cantilever moves up and down and swivels while supporting the dip tube, the cantilever is damaged and the maintenance frequency is high. However, since the support arm 13 of the present embodiment only moves up and down, the durability is improved. ing. As a result, the operating rate of the secondary refining facility 1 can be further improved and the maintenance cost can be reduced.

  Further, since the conventional cantilever is difficult to control the position and is easily damaged, the dip tube may be replaced by manual operation. However, according to the present embodiment, the turntable 24 can be rotated and stopped. Since the position of the accommodating portions 21a and 21b can be adjusted easily and accurately so as to be positioned directly below the support member 15 of the support arm 13 by the control, the immersion pipe replacement device 5 is automatically controlled to perform the immersion. It is also possible to automate the exchange of the tube 2.

  Further, since the ladle traveling carriage 6 and the traveling carriage 22 share the traveling rail 7, the secondary refining equipment 1 is reduced in size compared to the case where separate traveling rails are provided as in the prior art. can do.

  In the above embodiment, when the accommodating portions 21 a and 21 b of the accommodating stand 20 are arranged side by side in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the traveling rail 7, one accommodating portion 21 b is the support member 15 of the support arm 13. Although the support arm 13 is provided so as to be located immediately below, as shown in FIG. 8, when the accommodating portions 21 a and 21 b are arranged side by side in the extending direction (Y direction in the drawing) of the traveling rail 7. The support arm 30 may be provided so that the one accommodating portion 21b is located immediately below the support member 15 of the support arm 30.

  In this case, first, as shown in FIG. 9A, when secondary refining of the molten steel in the ladle 3, the receiving rack 20 has the receiving portions 21 a and 21 b perpendicular to the extending direction of the running rail 7. They are arranged in a direction (Y direction in the figure).

  Then, when replacing the old dip tube 2B, as shown in FIG. 9B, the accommodation pedestal 20 is rotated by 90 degrees, and the accommodating portions 21a and 21b are extended in the extending direction of the traveling rail 7 (in the drawing). Arranged in the X direction). At this time, the new dip tube 2A is housed in one housing portion 21a, and the dip tube 2 is not housed in the other housing portion 21b. And the accommodating part 21b is arrange | positioned from the accommodating part 21a at the dip tube raising / lowering apparatus 10 side.

  The dip tube replacement carriage 11 in this state is moved to just below the old dip tube 2B of the support arm 30 as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the support arm 30 is lowered and the old dip tube 2B is accommodated in the accommodating portion 21b.

  When the old dip tube 2B is accommodated, the support arm 30 is raised, and the dip tube replacement is performed so that the accommodating portion 21a is positioned directly below the support member 15 of the support arm 30 as shown in FIG. The cart 11 is moved to the ladle 3 side (X direction negative direction in the figure). And the support arm 30 is raised / lowered, and the new dip tube 2A is taken out from the accommodating part 21a. In this way, a series of replacement work of the dip tube 2 is completed.

  In addition, in order to arrange | position so that accommodating part 21a, 21b may be located in a line with the extending | stretching direction of the rail 7 for driving | running | working (X direction in a figure), the accommodating part 21a, 21b is orthogonal to the extending | stretching direction of the traveling rail 7 (FIG. The dipping tube replacement carriage 11 may be moved in a state of being arranged so as to be aligned in the (Y direction in the middle), and after stopping at a predetermined position, the receiving rack 20 may be rotated 90 degrees. Further, during the movement of the dip tube replacement carriage 11, the accommodation platform 20 may be rotated by 90 degrees.

  Also in the present embodiment, the dip tube 2 can be exchanged by raising and lowering the support arm 30 and rotating and moving the accommodation stand 20, so that the dip tube 2 can be exchanged in a short time and smoothly.

  Further, in the case where the dip tube 2 is replaced in this way, if the storage frame cannot be rotated as in the conventional case, the longitudinal direction of the storage frame before replacement of the dip tube coincides with the extending direction of the traveling rail. To wait. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, before the dip tube 2 is replaced, the receiving stand 20 is kept on standby so that the longitudinal direction thereof coincides with the perpendicular direction of the running rail 7. A space occupied by the gantry 20 in the extending direction of the traveling rail 7 can be reduced. Thereby, the secondary refining equipment 1 can be further downsized.

  The present invention relates to a dip tube replacement carriage used when exchanging a dip pipe immersed in molten steel, a dip tube replacement apparatus having the dip pipe replacement carriage, and the dip pipe replacement apparatus. This is useful for replacing the dip tube used.

It is the side view which showed the outline | summary of the structure of the secondary refining equipment concerning this Embodiment. It is the top view which showed the outline | summary of the structure of the secondary refining equipment concerning this Embodiment. It is the side view which showed the outline | summary of the structure of the dip tube exchange apparatus concerning this Embodiment. It is the top view which showed the outline | summary of the structure of the support member and arm of a dip tube raising / lowering mechanism. It is a top view of a storage frame and a trolley for a frame. It is explanatory drawing which showed a mode that a accommodation mount frame rotated. It is the flowchart which showed the exchange method of a dip tube, (a) shows a mode that an accommodation stand is moved, (b) accommodates an old dip tube in the accommodating part of the accommodation stand moved to just under a support arm. (C) shows the state of the rotating storage stand, and (d) shows how the new dip tube is taken out from the storage portion of the storage stand rotated 180 degrees. It is the side view which showed the outline | summary of the structure of the dip tube exchange apparatus concerning other embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the exchange method of the dip tube concerning other embodiment, (a) shows the mode of the accommodation stand before dip tube exchange, (b) rotated the accommodation stand 90 degrees. (C) shows a state in which the old dip tube is housed in the housing portion of the housing frame that has moved to just below the support arm, and (d) shows a state in which the housing frame is further moved and the new dip tube is taken out from the housing portion. Is shown.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Secondary refining equipment 2 Immersion pipe 5 Immersion pipe exchanging device 10 Immersion pipe raising / lowering mechanism 11 Immersion pipe exchanging carriage 12 Support pillar 13 Support arm 14 Support member 20 Accommodation stand 21a, 21b Accommodation section 22 Traveling carriage 24 Turntable 30 Support arm C Center axis S Slag

Claims (3)

A dip tube replacement carriage used when replacing a dip tube immersed in molten steel,
A traveling carriage capable of traveling on a traveling rail;
An accommodation stand provided in the traveling carriage and having two accommodation portions capable of accommodating dip tubes;
A dip tube replacement carriage, comprising: a rotation device provided on the traveling carriage and configured to rotate the accommodation frame in a horizontal direction around a central axis of the accommodation frame. A dip tube replacement apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the dip tube replacement carriage and a dip tube raising / lowering mechanism are provided in the vicinity of the running rail.
The dip tube raising / lowering mechanism includes a support member that can hold and release the dip tube and a lift device that raises and lowers the support member. A dip tube replacement method for replacing a dip tube using the dip tube replacement device according to claim 2,
The dip tube replacement carriage is moved in a state where a new dip tube is housed in one housing portion of the housing gantry, and the housing gantry is rotated to move the other housing portion of the housing gantry up and down. A step of being positioned directly below the dip tube to be exchanged held by the support member of the mechanism;
Lowering the support member, storing the replacement target dip tube in the other storage portion of the storage rack in the dip tube replacement carriage, and then raising the support member;
A step of rotating the storage frame 180 degrees;
And a step of lowering the support member and holding and raising a new dip tube accommodated in one accommodating portion of the accommodation stand, and replacing the dip tube .

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