JP2009256927A - Boring device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for boring a largest hole in a flange plate which closes the inside of a steel pipe so that the steel pipe is investigated and a repair device is moved in the steel pipe. <P>SOLUTION: This boring device 1 is suspended and moved in the steel pipe from the top end of the steel pipe of a steel pipe structure P such as a steel pipe tower for opening a hole in the flange plate which closes the inside of the steel pipe. The boring device includes a supporting body section 2 having at least one set of an openable supporting arms 4 for securing the boring device in the steel pipe and a rotating working section 3 rotated in the direction of the inner peripheral edge of the steel pipe by a working section rotating motor 5 installed on the supporting body section. The rotating working section includes a cutting torch 9 of a plasma cutting machine, a working arm 8 for holding the cutting torch at the end, and a working arm drive motor for opening/closing the working arm through a working arm opening/closing mechanism. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a device for suspending and moving a steel pipe structure such as a steel pipe tower from the upper end of a steel pipe structure to the inside of the steel pipe and making a hole in a flange plate or the like closed inside the steel pipe.

When investigating and repairing the inner surface of an existing steel pipe structure such as a steel pipe tower, a method for suspending and inserting a survey / repair device from the upper end of the steel pipe into the steel pipe is adopted (for example, patents). References 1-3). This method can be performed without damaging the strength of the steel pipe itself, and is a very effective means because it does not require a large-scale scaffolding for investigation or repair. However, for example, in the case of a steel tower as shown in FIG. 5, the joint flanges g are connected to the connecting parts e and f of the parts b, c, and d having different inclination angles of the main pillar a as shown in FIG. 6. The inside of the steel pipe of the main pillar a is closed, so that the investigation / repair device (not shown) that hangs down from the upper end h of the main pillar a is moved by the flange plate g at the first joint position. It was not possible to investigate and repair the part below it.
JP 2004-011013 A JP 2004-286114 A JP-A-2005-090173

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for making a hole in a flange plate that closes the inside of a steel pipe, and in particular to make the hole as large as possible in the flange plate in order to facilitate the movement of the investigation and repair device. It is to provide a device that can be opened.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a drilling device capable of making a hole as large as possible in a flange plate or the like that obliquely intersects the central axis of a steel pipe, and a plasma cutting machine that requires a large amount of power It is an object of the present invention to provide a drilling device capable of avoiding that the relatively thick power supply cord for the cutting torch projects in a direction intersecting the central axis of the steel pipe and hinders the movement and operation of the drilling device.

  The drilling device according to the present invention is a drilling device for piercing and moving a flange plate or the like closed inside the steel pipe by suspending and moving the steel pipe from the upper end of a steel pipe structure such as a steel pipe tower. In this drilling device, at least one pair of support arms that can be freely opened and closed for fixing the drilling device in the steel pipe, and a working part rotating motor provided on the support main body part, the inner peripheral edge of the steel pipe is provided. And a rotating working unit that is rotated in a direction along the direction. The rotary working unit includes a cutting torch of the plasma cutting machine, a working arm that holds the cutting torch at its tip, and a working arm opening / closing mechanism that opens and closes the working arm by a working arm drive motor.

  The drilling device according to the present invention also fixes a cord for supplying power to the cutting torch to the support main body portion and the rotating working portion, respectively, and sets the length of the cord between the two fixed positions to the rotating working portion. The length may be long enough to accommodate half rotation. Also, a holding part that holds the cutting torch slidably in the extending direction of the working arm is provided at the tip of the working arm, a guide roller is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the cutting torch, and the working arm is elastically moved in the direction to open the legs A compression spring member for advancing can be provided in the work arm opening / closing mechanism.

  The drilling device of the present invention is suspended from the upper end of the steel pipe to the inside of the steel pipe, moved to the position of the flange plate or the like to be drilled, and the support arm of the support main body is opened to fix the drilling device. The rotation center axis of the working unit rotation motor is aligned with the center axis of the steel pipe. On the other hand, the working arm of the rotating working part is opened so that the cutting torch contacts the inner peripheral wall of the steel pipe. Next, power is supplied to the cutting torch to start drilling work, and the rotating work part is rotated once by the work part rotating motor, so that the cutting torch makes one turn along the inner peripheral wall of the steel pipe. A big hole can be made.

  When hanging the drilling device inside the steel pipe, the cord for supplying power to the cutting torch is completely wound around the outer periphery of the drilling device by rotating the rotating working part in one direction by the working part rotating motor ing. In this state, since the contour shape is substantially integrated with the drilling device, it is possible to avoid the movement of the drilling device inside the steel pipe due to the fact that the relatively rigid cord protrudes outward. . The drilling operation is performed by rotating the rotary working part once in the direction opposite to the above direction, but during the rotation for the first half rotation, the cord is unwound from the drilling device and is rotated for the next half rotation. Is wound in reverse on the outer periphery of the drilling device. For this reason, it means that the maximum length of the cord that is released from the drilling device is the length of a half rotation of the rotating work part, and the released cord collides with the inner wall of the steel pipe and the like. It is possible to avoid the possibility of hindering the rotation work for. The position where the cord is wound around this reverse winding is used as the starting position for the next drilling operation, and the next drilling operation can be performed by rotating the cutting torch in the direction opposite to the rotation direction at the time of the previous drilling. There is no need to unnecessarily activate the working unit rotation motor for winding.

  Since the cutting torch is rotated while the guide roller is in contact with the inner peripheral wall of the steel pipe, the cutting torch can be smoothly moved along the inner peripheral wall of the cutting torch. In addition, the cutting torch is slidably held at the tip of the work arm and is elastically advanced in the direction in which the work arm is opened, so that the rotation center shaft of the working unit rotation motor and the steel pipe are Even if there is a positional misalignment with the center axis, or when drilling a flange plate etc. that obliquely intersects the center axis of the steel pipe, the cutting torch slide and work arm elastic By rotating or closing the legs, the cutting torch is always pressed against the inner peripheral wall of the steel pipe without creating unnecessary space between the cutting torch and the inner peripheral wall of the steel pipe and the surface of the flange plate to be drilled. So that the largest possible hole along the inner wall can be made.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a drilling device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention has one end of a wire W for suspending and moving the drilling device 1 inside a steel pipe P of a steel pipe structure such as a steel pipe tower. The support main body 2 is connected to the other end of the support main body 2 (that is, the lower end in the hanging direction). In the figure, the reference symbol C is a video camera for observing the inside of the steel pipe and the working state during the hanging movement or drilling operation, and the reference symbol L is necessary for photographing with the video camera C. LED for providing a sufficient amount of light.

  The support main body 2 includes at least one set (two sets in the case of illustration) of support arms 4 that are openable and closable for fixing the drilling device 1 in the steel pipe P, and a rotary working unit connected to the support main body 2. 3 and a working unit rotating motor 5 for reversibly rotating 3. At least three support arms 4 are arranged at equal intervals in the radial direction from the axis of the drilling device 1 from the viewpoint of matching the axial direction of the drilling device 1 with the axial direction of the steel pipe 2 when the drilling device 1 is fixed. The working unit rotating motor 5 reversibly rotates the rotating working unit 3 around the axis of the drilling device 1.

  As shown in more detail in FIG. 2, the support arm 4 is opened and closed by a support arm drive motor 7 via a support arm drive mechanism 6. As the support arm drive mechanism 6 for opening and closing the support arm, the arm drive mechanism proposed by the present applicant in Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-283139 can be applied.

  In general, the arm drive mechanism is configured such that when the support arm drive motor 7 is operated, the bolt 60 connected to the output shaft of the support arm drive motor 7 rotates, and a nut 61 screwed to the bolt 60 moves over the bolt 60. Move linearly. A rack 62 is coupled to the nut 61, and the pinion 63 meshed with the rack 62 rotates as the nut 61 moves, whereby the support arm 4 is opened and closed. A compression spring 64 is provided between the nut 61 and the rack 62 to elastically advance the rack 62 in the direction in which the support arm 4 is opened. The compression spring 64 is relatively small on the upper side from the steel pipe P having a relatively large inner diameter on the lower side when, for example, the support arm 4 is forgotten to be closed when the drilling device 1 is taken out from the steel pipe P. When moving to the steel pipe P having an inner diameter, if a force in the direction of closing by the inner wall of the steel pipe is applied to the support arm 4, the rack 62 moves against the striking force of the compression spring 64, thereby closing the leg of the support arm 4. This prevents the support arm 4 from being damaged.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rotary working unit 3 opens and closes the work arm 8 via a work arm 8, a cutting torch 9 of a plasma cutting machine held at the tip of the work arm 8, and a work arm opening / closing mechanism 10. Working arm drive motor 11. The work arm opening / closing mechanism 10 basically has the same structure as the support arm drive mechanism 6, and is bolted to the bolt 100 coupled to the rotation output shaft 111 of the work arm drive motor 11. It comprises a nut 101 that moves linearly along the bolt 100, a rack 102 connected to the nut 101, and a pinion 103 meshed with the rack 102. The base end of the work arm 8 is coupled to the pinion 103, and a compression spring 104 is provided between the nut 101 and the rack 102 to elastically advance the rack 102 in a direction in which the work arm 8 is opened. Is provided. The compression spring 104 of the work arm opening / closing mechanism 10 is provided with a compression spring 64 in the support arm drive mechanism 6 for the purpose of damaging the support arm 4, whereas, as will be described later, It is provided for the purpose of making a larger hole by complementing the deviation from the rotation center axis of the work arm 8. The cutting torch 9 is slidably held by the holding portion 80 of the work arm 8 for reasons described later, and includes a guide roller 90 on the outer peripheral surface thereof. The guide roller 90 is provided in order to smoothly move at least the cutting torch 9 in contact with the inner peripheral wall of the steel pipe P. The guide roller 90 is also formed so as to be able to smoothly perform the movement of the steel pipe P in the axial direction.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the cord 12 that supplies power for cutting to the cutting torch 9 is fixed to the support main body 2 and the rotary working unit 3 by fixtures 121 and 122, respectively. The length of the cord 12 between the fixtures 121 and 122 is long enough to accommodate the half rotation of the rotary working unit 3. When the cord 12 is inserted into the steel pipe P, the cord 12 is wound around the drilling device 1 in any one direction (see FIG. 4A). When the rotary working unit 3 is rotated in the direction of unwinding the cord 12, the cord 12 protrudes outward most between the fixtures 121 and 122 when the half-turn is made (see FIG. 4B), and then the drilling device 1 The cord 12 is wound in the opposite direction around (see FIG. 4C), whereby the rotary working unit 3 rotates once. Here, the terms of half rotation and one rotation of the rotation working unit 3 do not mean a 180 degree rotation or a 360 degree rotation in a strict sense, but a hole is formed by one rotation of the cutting torch 9 described later. This means the amount of rotation necessary to perform.

  The drilling device 1 of the present invention configured as described above is suspended from the upper end of the steel pipe P and lowered to the position of the flange plate F, and the support arm drive motor 7 is driven to open the support arm 4. It is fixed and held so that the rotation center axis of the rotary working unit 3 matches the center axis of the steel pipe P. Next, until the working arm drive motor 11 is driven and the cutting torch 9 comes into contact with the inner peripheral wall of the steel pipe P, more practically, the guide roller 90 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cutting torch 9 is the inner peripheral wall of the steel pipe P. The work arm 8 is opened until it comes into contact with. The cutting power is supplied to the cutting torch 9 via the cord 12 to start fusing of the flange plate F, and the rotating portion 3 is rotated once by driving the working portion rotating motor 5 to the flange plate F. Drilling work is performed.

  The overhang of the cord 12 during the rotation of the rotary working unit 3 has a length corresponding to the half rotation of the rotary working unit 3, and the overhanging cord inadvertently contacts other parts and the inner wall of the steel pipe. Thus, the possibility of hindering the rotation of the rotary working unit 3 is avoided. In addition, since the cord that has been stretched by half a turn is wound around the rotating work unit 3 in the opposite direction, the drilling device 1 can be moved without worrying about the cord overhang, and the rotation The rotation end position of the working unit 3 can be applied as the start position of the next drilling operation.

  Here, as described above, the drilling device 1 is theoretically held so that the rotation center axis of the rotary working unit 3 coincides with the center axis of the steel pipe P. It is extremely difficult to fix the drilling device 1 without having a positional deviation at a certain angle or an angular deviation of several degrees. When such positional deviation or angular deviation is generated between the rotation center axis of the rotary working unit 3 and the center axis of the steel pipe P, the cutting torch 9 is prevented from rotating by the inner peripheral wall of the steel pipe P and drilling work is performed. Or the circle drawn by the rotating cutting torch 9 is far away from the inner peripheral wall of the steel pipe P and only a relatively small hole is opened. In order to avoid the occurrence of such a phenomenon, the drilling device 1 of the present invention opens the work arm 8 until the cutting torch 9 comes into contact with the inner peripheral wall of the steel pipe P, and then the work arm opening / closing mechanism 10. The work arm drive motor 11 is operated until the compression spring 104 is properly compressed. When the compression spring 104 is appropriately (not completely) compressed, the work arm 8 has a tendency to move in the direction of opening, while the compression spring 104 is further subjected to a force in the direction of closing. The leg 104 can be closed by further compression. As a result, even when the rotation center axis of the rotary working unit 3 and the center axis of the steel pipe P do not match, the work arm 8 is kept in contact with the inner peripheral wall of the steel pipe P. Since it is rotated, the largest possible hole will be made.

  During the drilling operation, the cutting torch 9 does not necessarily have to be in contact with the flange plate F. However, if the cutting torch 9 is excessively separated from the flange plate F, fusing is not performed. In the present invention, the cutting torch 9 is slidably held by the holding portion 80 of the work arm 8 in the present invention. In a static state, the cutting torch 9 tends to move in a direction extending outward in the extending direction of the work arm 8 due to its own weight and / or the rigidity of the cord 12 connected to the cutting torch 9. Therefore, by starting the drilling operation in a state where the cutting torch 9 is appropriately (not completely) retracted, the cutting torch 9 slides in response to the change in the separation distance from the flange plate F. The state in contact with the flange plate F is always maintained.

  This is the case when the flange plate F is arranged obliquely with respect to the central axis of the steel pipe P, as illustrated in FIG. It is easily understood that the cutting torch 9 is always kept in contact with the flange plate F.

It is the schematic which shows the drilling apparatus by the Example of this invention. It is a fragmentary figure which shows the support main-body part of the drilling apparatus shown in FIG. It is a fragmentary figure which shows the rotation operation part of the drilling apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the movement of a cord in the drilling device shown in FIG. 1, (A) is a drilling start (or end) position, (B) is a position where the rotary working part is rotated half a turn, and (C) is a drilling end. It is a figure which shows the state of the code | cord | chord in a (or start) position, respectively. It is the schematic which shows the example of the steel pipe structure where the drilling apparatus of this invention is used. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the flange board in the steel pipe structure shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drilling apparatus 2 Support main-body part 3 Rotating work part 4 Support arm 5 Working part rotation motor 6 Support arm drive mechanism 7 Support arm drive motor 8 Work arm 9 Cutting torch 10 Work arm opening / closing mechanism 11 Work arm drive motor 12 Code 60 Bolt 61 Nut 62 Rack 63 Pinion 64 Compression spring 80 Holding part 90 Guide roller 100 Bolt 101 Nut 102 Rack 103 Pinion 104 Compression spring 121, 122 Fixing tool C Video camera F Flange plate L LED for lighting P Steel pipe W Wire a Main pillar b, c , D Parts with different inclination angles e, f Connection part g Flange plate h Upper end of main column

Claims (3)

  It is a drilling device for suspending and moving inside a steel pipe from the top end of a steel pipe structure such as a steel pipe tower, etc., and making a hole in a flange plate etc. closed inside the steel pipe, and fixing the drilling device inside the steel pipe A support main body provided with at least one set of support arms freely openable and closable for rotation, and a rotating working part rotated in a direction along the inner peripheral edge of the steel pipe by a working part rotating motor provided in the supporting main body The rotating working unit includes a cutting torch of a plasma cutting machine, a working arm that holds the cutting torch at a tip thereof, and a working arm opening and closing mechanism that opens and closes the working arm by a working arm drive motor. apparatus.   The cords for supplying power to the cutting torch are fixed to the support main body and the rotary working unit, respectively, and the length of the cord between the two fixed positions can be adapted to the half rotation of the rotary working unit. The drilling device according to claim 1, which has a length of.   The working arm includes a holding portion that holds a cutting torch slidably in the extending direction of the working arm at a distal end thereof, and a base portion having one end connected to a working arm opening / closing mechanism, and the cutting torch is arranged on an outer peripheral surface thereof. The drilling device according to claim 1, further comprising a compression spring member that elastically advances the work arm in a direction to open the work arm.

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