JP3484574B2 - Heating equipment for pipe fittings - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a heating device for a pipe joint, and more particularly to a heating device for a pipe joint made of a shape memory alloy which is used to connect two pipes to each other and which is reduced in diameter by heating. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when excavating a tunnel, a leading tunnel is excavated in advance, and a ground coagulant is injected into the tunnel excavated ground from the leading tunnel through a perforated curved pipe. In this case, it is necessary to sequentially connect curved pipes having a length of about 2 m in the leading tunnel.

Therefore, a pipe joint made of a shape memory alloy whose diameter is reduced by heating is used, two pipes to be connected are inserted into the joint, and the joint is inserted through a heating body heated by high frequency induction heating. What has been developed is one in which the diameters of the pipes are reduced by heating, and the two pipes are clamped from the outer periphery and fixed to each other.

[0004]

However, the above pipe joint needs to be heated to about 350 ° C., and when a heating body by high frequency induction heating is used, it cannot be divided into two, and it is buried near by electromagnetic waves. There are drawbacks such that noise is generated in the communication line, and unnecessary points are heated.

Further, when the pipes to be connected have different outer diameters, it is necessary to change the specifications of the high-frequency heating coil of the heating body each time even if the pipes have a small outer diameter.

Further, since the high-frequency induction heating device has a large shape and weight of the oscillator, it is extremely difficult to work in a narrow space such as a tunnel requiring cooling water or in an environment with poor scaffolding, and its efficiency is poor. There was a flaw.

The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks.

[0008]

In the pipe joint heating apparatus of the present invention, a cylindrical heater having an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the shape memory alloy pipe joint which is reduced in diameter by heating is divided into two. One end of the obtained heater element is pivotally supported with respect to each other, the other end is openable and closable, and a pressing means for constantly pressing the heater element radially inward is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the heater element. In addition, it is characterized in that the heater elements can be reduced in diameter, and a pressing means is provided for constantly suppressing the other ends of the respective heater elements in a direction in which they approach each other.

The pressing means for pressing the outer peripheral surface of each heater element is a push rod extending in the radial direction with its tip facing a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral surface of each heater element, and the push rod is constantly radiused by a spring. It is characterized by comprising means for pressing inward in the direction.

The pressing means for bringing the other ends of the respective heater elements closer to each other are composed of a flange provided at the other end of the respective heater elements, and means for constantly suppressing the flanges in the direction of approaching each other by a spring. It is characterized by being formed.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pipe joint 1 made of a shape memory alloy, the diameter of which is reduced by heating.
The flexible thin steel plate heater 2 with a heater element therein, which is wound in a cylindrical shape corresponding to the inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter before the reduction, is divided into two heater elements 2a and 2b. , 2b are rotatably supported at one end by a pivot member 3 to be described later, and the heater elements 2a, 2b are
The other end of can be opened and closed freely, and a gap 4 is formed between the other ends,
Even if the inner diameters of the heater elements 2a and 2b are reduced corresponding to the outer diameters of the joint 1 when the diameter of the joint 1 is reduced, the other ends of the heater elements 2a and 2b collide with each other. Try not to match.

Further, the tips of push rods 5 extending in the radial direction are brought into contact with a plurality of places, for example, four places, on the outer peripheral surfaces of the heater elements 2a, 2b, and the push rods 5 are constantly pushed inward in the radial direction by springs 6. Then, the heater elements 2a and 2b are reduced in diameter.

A heater cover 8 is arranged on the outer periphery of the heater elements 2a, 2b via a heat insulating material layer 7, and a net-like protective cover 10 is arranged on the outer periphery of the heater cover 8 via an air layer 9. However, these covers 8 and 10 and the heat insulating material layer 6
Is divided into two parts corresponding to the heater elements 2a and 2b, one end is made rotatable by a common pivot member 3 provided on the protective cover 10, and the other end is made openable.

Further, common flanges 11a and 11b extending outward are attached to the openable and closable ends of the heater 2 and the covers 8 and 10 which are divided into two parts.
11b is a spring 12, a bolt 13 and a nut 14
By doing so, they are always suppressed in the direction of approaching each other.

Reference numeral 15 is a power supply terminal of the heater 2 and 1
6 is a connector for connecting the power supply terminal 15 and a power supply (not shown), and 17 is an end plate.

Since the heating apparatus for a pipe joint of the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, two pipes (not shown) to be connected in the axial direction are inserted into the pipe joint 1 made of a shape memory alloy, When the heater 2 is electrically heated, the diameter of the pipe joint 1 is gradually reduced, whereby the two pipes are clamped and fixed to each other. At the same time, the diameter of the heater 2 is also reduced and the diameter of the pipe joint 1 is reduced. There is no possibility that heat conduction will deteriorate due to a gap formed between the outer peripheral surface of the pipe joint 1 and the inner peripheral surfaces of the heater elements 2a and 2b.

That is, in the present invention, the push rods 5 are pushed inward in the radial direction by the action of the springs 6 in accordance with the diameter reduction caused by the increase in the heating temperature of the pipe joint 1, and the inner circumferences of the heater elements 2a, 2b. The surface is constantly deformed so as to be in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the pipe joint 1. At the same time, the flanges 11a, 1
The springs 12 also act to narrow the gaps between 1b, so that heat transfer failure due to poor contact never occurs.

[0019]

As described above, according to the heating apparatus for a pipe joint of the present invention, the heater elements 2a, 2b for heating are deformed according to the diameter reduction of the pipe joint 1, and the inner peripheral surface of the heating element 2a is always piped. The pipe 1 comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the joint 1, so that heat transfer can always be favorably maintained, and since the pipe joint 1 is divided into two parts, the attachment and detachment with respect to the pipe joint 1 is extremely easy and easy, which is a great advantage.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a heating device for a pipe joint of the present invention excluding an end plate.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the heating device for a pipe joint of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 pipe fitting 2 heater 2a heater element 2b heater element 3 pivot members 4 gap 5 rod 6 spring 7 Thermal insulation layer 8 heater cover 9 Air layer 10 Protective cover 11a flange 11b flange 12 springs 13 volt 14 nuts 15 Power terminal 16 connectors 17 End plate

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-6-226378 (JP, A) Actually open 4-6192 (JP, U) Actually open 4-6191 (JP, U) Actually open 52- 49959 (JP, U) Actual development 3-124489 (JP, U) Actual development Sho 59-110993 (JP, U) Special table Sho 56-500363 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) F16L 53/00 F16L 13/14 F16L 13/00 H05B 3/34

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A heater element obtained by dividing a cylindrical heater having an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of a pipe joint made of a shape memory alloy, which is reduced in diameter by heating, into two rotatably pivotable members. While supporting the other end of the heater element so as to be openable and closable, the pressing element for constantly pressing the heater element inward in the radial direction is engaged with the outer peripheral surface of the heater element so that the diameter of the heater element can be reduced. A heating device for a pipe joint, characterized in that a pressing means for constantly suppressing the other ends of the respective heater elements in a direction in which they approach each other is provided. 2. A pushing means for pushing the outer peripheral surface of each heater element, a push rod extending in the radial direction with its tip facing a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral surface of each heater element, and the push rod is formed by a spring. The heating device for pipe fittings according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises means for constantly pressing inward in the radial direction. 3. A pressing means for bringing the other ends of the respective heater elements closer to each other is provided with a flange provided at the other end of the respective heater elements, and means for constantly suppressing the flanges in a direction of approaching each other by a spring. The heating device for a pipe joint according to claim 1 or 2, comprising: