JP2011074716A - Door device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a door device being suitable for opening and closing an opening for construction work (a construction work opening) formed on a side wall of a tank, having a simple structure, and capable of constructing the large-size tank inexpensively when constructing the tank. <P>SOLUTION: This door device for opening and closing the opening for construction work formed on the side wall of the tank to construct the tank includes a carrier positioned on an outer side of the tank and advancing toward the opening for construction work and backing from the opening for construction work and a door formed to cover the opening for construction work and mounted on the carrier. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a door device suitable for opening and closing a construction opening provided in a side wall of a large tank when the large tank is constructed.

  Conventionally, when constructing a large tank for storing fluid such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), an opening for construction is provided on the side wall of the tank (see Patent Document 1). Equipment used in the tank is carried in from the construction opening, and workers are also moved in and out from the construction opening.

For example, when a large tank is used for liquefied natural gas, the tank is composed of a double-shell tank in which a heat insulating material is inserted between the outer tank and the inner tank. A construction opening is provided in a part of the side wall of the outer tub near the ground.
And, the equipment for the inner tank is carried in through this construction opening, and workers are also moved in and out from the construction opening. The construction opening is closed with the same material as the outer tank after the inner tank is completed, and the construction opening is also used as the outer tank.
The size of the opening for construction depends on the size of the tank, but if the tank has a diameter of 100 meters, the base material to be loaded inside will be enlarged, so the height will be 4-5 meters. The width is a large area of 6-8 meters.

The construction opening is provided with a door device for curing. This is because strong wind may enter the tank from the large opening and affect the welding operation or the like.
Further, it is not preferable that the large opening is not closed during the suspension of the tank construction.

  The door device provided in the opening for construction is provided with the condition that it does not become an obstacle to the carrying of equipment into the tank, and conventionally, a sliding door device has been adopted.

Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 63-31634

  However, the conventional door device has a drawback in that the structure is complicated and the cost is high because the door device is configured to slide along the curved outer wall surface of the tank.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a door device that does not hinder the introduction of equipment into a tank, has a simple structure, and can be realized at low cost.

  The door device according to the present invention employs the following configuration as means for solving the above-described problems.

  The first invention is a door device that opens and closes a construction opening provided on a side wall of the tank when constructing a tank, and is located outside the tank and advances toward the construction opening. A configuration is adopted in which a carriage provided so as to recede from the construction opening and a door formed so as to cover the opening of the construction opening and placed on the carriage are employed.

  According to a second invention, in the first invention, a configuration is adopted in which the carriage has an equipment placement portion closer to the tank than the placement location of the door.

  According to a third invention, in the second invention, a configuration is adopted in which the equipment placed on the placement section is a plate material forming an inner tank of the tank.

  According to a fourth invention, in any one of the first to third inventions, a configuration is adopted in which the tank stores fluid such as liquefied natural gas.

  According to the present invention, the construction opening can be closed by the door placed on the carriage simply by moving the carriage. Moreover, the construction opening that is closed by the door can be opened simply by moving the carriage. For this reason, it can be set as a low-cost door apparatus with a simple structure.

It is a perspective view of a part of tank to which the door device concerning one embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is a top view of a door device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows the state which the trolley | bogie with which the door apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is equipped moved.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a door device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, the scale of each member is appropriately changed in order to make each member a recognizable size.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a part of a tank T to which the door device a according to the present embodiment is applied. FIG. 2 is a plan view of an installation portion of the door device a according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

  The tank T is a large tank that stores liquefied natural gas (LNG) fluid. This tank T is a well-known liquefied natural gas tank (LNG tank), and is composed of a double shell tank in which a heat insulating material is inserted between the outer tank and the inner tank.

As shown in FIG. 1, a work opening C is formed in the tank T. This construction opening C has a horizontally long rectangle, and is provided at a part of the outer tank Ta of the tank T that is slightly higher than the ground.
The size of the construction opening C is formed in accordance with, for example, the largest equipment carried into the tank T. From this construction opening C, for example, a plate material forming the inner tank Tb of the tank T is carried in. For this reason, the size of the construction opening C is determined so that the plate material can be easily carried in.

In addition, below the construction opening C outside the tank T, for example, a gantry F configured by combining reinforcing bars is installed.
The upper surface position of the gantry F is determined so as to coincide with the opening lower side position of the construction opening C. The upper surface area of the gantry F is determined so that the door device a according to the present embodiment can be sufficiently placed and the worker can sufficiently act.
Note that. Although not shown in the figure, a protective fence is provided at a location around the upper surface of the gantry F except for the construction opening C side.

A door device a according to the present embodiment includes rails 1a to 1d laid on the upper surface of a gantry F, a carriage 2 movably mounted on the rails 1a to 1d, and a door erected on the carriage 2. 3 is provided.
The longitudinal directions of these rails 1a to 1d are determined so as to be perpendicular to the construction opening C as shown in FIGS. And one side (left side in FIG. 2) of the longitudinal direction of these rails 1a-1d is provided so that a front-end | tip may approach into the tank T from the opening C for construction.
These rails 1a to 1d are arranged in the width direction of the construction opening C, the rails 1a and 1b support and guide one side of the carriage 2, and the rails 1c and 1d support the other side of the carriage 2. And guide.
Accordingly, the carriage 2 moving on the rails 1a to 1d can advance toward the construction opening C and can retreat from the construction opening C. In addition, the stopper of the wheel mentioned later of the trolley | bogie 2 is each provided in the both front-end | tip parts of the longitudinal direction of these rails 1a-1d.

As shown in FIG. 2, the planar shape of the carriage 2 has a long rectangular shape along the width direction of the construction opening C, and the bottom of the four corners rotate without departing from the rails 1a to 1d. A movable wheel 4 is provided (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2).
In the illustrated example, four rails are provided and four wheels are provided at each of the four corners to support and move the carriage 2. However, the number of rails and the number of wheels are limited to this. Is not to be done. For example, when the weight of the door 3 placed on the carriage 2 and the weight of the plate material forming the inner tank Tb described later are light, the number of rails and the number of wheels can be reduced.

The door 3 is made of a steel plate formed so that its planar shape can be inserted into the construction opening C with a slight gap, and when the plate is viewed from above, FIG. As shown, it is formed to be curved like the outer tub Ta.
The door 3 is fixed by welding to a plurality of support members 5 provided at a substantially central portion on the moving direction side of the carriage 2 and along the width direction of the construction opening C. In addition, on one side of the lower part of the door 3 (on the right side of the lower part of the door 3 in FIG. 1), an entry / exit door 3a serving as an entrance of an operator when the door 3 closes the construction opening C is provided. It has been.
The support member 5 is erected with respect to the carriage 2 so as to be paired with the door 3 sandwiched in the moving direction of the carriage 2. However, the support member 5 does not necessarily need to be installed on both sides of the door 3 and may be installed only on either one (for example, the outer surface side of the door 3).

In addition, the door device a of the present embodiment includes a placement unit 6. The placement portion 6 is provided on the carriage 2 and is provided closer to the construction opening C than the position of the door 3.
The mounting portion 6 includes a plurality of support bars 6a erected at predetermined intervals along the width direction of the work opening C, and faces the support bars 6a and is used for construction from the support bars 6a. The support bar 6b is erected on the opening C side while maintaining a predetermined distance. The distance between the support rods 6a and 6b is determined so that the plate material P forming the inner tank Tb can be supported upright.

Moreover, in the door apparatus a of this embodiment, since the door 3 which is a heavy article is mounted in the approximate center part by the side of the movement direction of this trolley | bogie 2, it was provided in the location near the opening C for construction. Even when the plate member P is placed on the placement portion 6, it is possible to prevent the center of gravity from moving largely to the front side (the construction opening C side) of the carriage 2 and maintain balance.
Therefore, the projecting length on the construction opening C side of the carriage can be made smaller than when the plate material P forming the inner tank Tb is conveyed by the carriage on which the door 3 is not placed.

  Moreover, in the door apparatus a of this embodiment, when the board | plate material P is mounted in the mounting part 6, the mounting position of the door 3 in the cart 2 is the tank side rather than the mounting part 6. Even if a part does not extend, it is set to a position where the balance of the carriage 2 is maintained.

  When the carriage 2 moves on the rails 1a to 1d to the construction opening C side, the door device a having the above configuration can close the construction opening C with the door 3, as shown in FIG. The movement of the carriage 2 can be easily performed by an operator pushing the carriage 2. The movement of the carriage 2 can also be automatically performed by providing a rotation drive mechanism on the wheel 4.

  Moreover, in order to carry in the board | plate material P which forms the inner tank Tb in the tank T using the door apparatus a which consists of the said structure, first, the trolley | bogie 2 leaves | separates from the opening C for construction, as FIG. 3 shows. In this state, the plate material P is placed on the placement portion 6 of the carriage 2 using a crane (not shown). Next, the carriage 2 is moved on the rails 1a to 1d to the construction opening C side (see FIG. 4). That is, when the carriage 2 is moved until the door 3 closes the construction opening C, the plate material P on the carriage 2 is located in the tank T. Therefore, the plate material P is provided in the tank T (not shown). It is moved to a required location in the tank T using a crane.

In the door device a of the present embodiment as described above, the construction opening C can be closed by the door 3 placed on the carriage 2 by moving the carriage 2, and the carriage 2 is The construction opening C closed by the door 3 can be opened by moving it. Moreover, the board | plate material P which forms the inner tank Tb using the cart 2 can be carried in in the tank T easily.
That is, according to the door device a of the present embodiment, the construction opening C can be closed by the door 3 placed on the cart 2 only by moving the cart 2. Moreover, the construction opening C closed by the door 3 can be opened only by moving the carriage 2. For this reason, it can be set as a low-cost door apparatus with a simple structure. That is, according to the door apparatus a of this embodiment, construction of an LNG tank can be performed easily.

  Moreover, in the door apparatus a of this embodiment, since the mounting part 6 of the board | plate material P is provided in the trolley | bogie 2, the board | plate material P can be easily carried in in a tank.

Moreover, in the door apparatus a of this embodiment, when the board | plate material P is mounted in the mounting part 6, the mounting position of the door 3 in the cart 2 is the tank side rather than the mounting part 6. Even if a part does not extend, it is set to a position where the balance of the carriage 2 is maintained.
For this reason, it is not necessary to ensure the approach area | region of the trolley | bogie 2 in the back | inner side of a tank rather than the position where the board | plate material P is arrange | positioned when the opening C for construction is closed by the door 3. FIG. Therefore, the area | region which moves the trolley | bogie 2 in a tank can be suppressed to the minimum.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring drawings, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. Various shapes, combinations, and the like of the constituent members shown in the above-described embodiments are examples, and various modifications can be made based on design requirements and the like without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, in the said embodiment, the structure which is a large sized tank which stores the fluid of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) was employ | adopted.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the liquid stored in the tank may be another fluid.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, the structure provided with the mounting part 6 in which the board | plate material P which forms the inner tank Tb in the trolley | bogie 2 was mounted was demonstrated.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a placement unit for placing other equipment on the carriage 2 may be provided. In this case, it is preferable that the placement portion has an optimum shape according to the shape of the equipment to be placed.

  T ... Tank, Ta ... Outer tub, Tb ... Inner tub, C ... Construction opening, F ... Stand, plate material ... P, a ... Door device, 1a to 1d ... Rail, 2 ... Dolly, 3 ... Door, 3a ... Entry / exit Doors, 4 ... wheels, 5 ... support members, 6 ... mounting parts, 6a, 6b ... support bars

Claims (4)

When constructing a tank, it is a door device that opens and closes a construction opening provided on the side wall of the tank,
A carriage located outside the tank, advanced toward the construction opening, and retracted from the construction opening;
A door formed to cover the opening of the construction opening, and placed on the carriage;
A door device comprising:   The door device according to claim 1, wherein the carriage has an equipment placement portion closer to the tank than the placement location of the door.   The door device according to claim 2, wherein the equipment placed on the placement portion is a plate material that forms an inner tank of the tank.   The door device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tank stores fluid such as liquefied natural gas.

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