KR101996859B1 - Cooling gas control devic for smart piping manufacturing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooling gas controller for smart pipe manufacturing, which prevents a cooling gas from being wasted to save the cooling gas and prevent formation and oxidation of back beads on seams inside a steel sheet formed into a pipe shape when the seams on the formed steel sheet are welded. To this end, the cooling gas controller for smart pipe manufacturing comprises: a pipe seating unit which is fitted to a formed steel sheet and inside the formed steel sheet sprays a shield gas toward a seam on the steel sheet, which is formed into a pipe shape by bending or folding a steel sheet; a pipe gripping unit which grips the formed steel sheet so that the seam is aligned linearly in position corresponding to the welding direction for the seam; a shield unit which supplies the shield gas to the pipe seating unit so that the shield gas is sprayed from the pipe seating unit toward the seam; and a cooling unit which supplies a cooling gas to the pipe seating unit so that the cooling gas is sprayed from the pipe seating unit toward the seam. The seam is sectioned off into two or more welding sections in the welding direction. The cooling gas controller for smart pipe manufacturing further comprises a welding control unit which controls whether the shield and cooling gases are supplied for each welding section corresponding to the welding direction of the seam.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a cooling gas control apparatus for manufacturing a smart pipe,

The present invention relates to a cooling gas control apparatus for manufacturing a smart pipe, and more particularly, to a cooling gas control apparatus for manufacturing a smart pipe, And more particularly, to a coolant gas control apparatus for manufacturing a smart pipe for preventing the formation and oxidation of back beads at the joints.

Generally, a welded steel pipe means a pipe manufactured by forming a strip-shaped steel sheet into a pipe shape using a forming roll and welding the joint of the steel sheet formed along the longitudinal direction in a pipe shape.

When the pipe is formed not only from steel but also from a plate material made of aluminum or stainless steel, the plate is welded by a tungsten (TIG) method. TIG welding is an inert gas (for example, argon, helium, or the like) in order to weld and weld an arc between the tungsten electrode rod having the highest melting point and the plate and to prevent oxidation and nitriding of the welded portion formed to correspond to the joint during welding. Etc.) to the welding site. Such a TIG welding is widely used as a welding method for a welded structure requiring high quality and reliability for welding work and welding part.

On the other hand, since the welded pipe is cooled during the welding of the above-described welding structure, the cooling gas is supplied to the welded portion.

However, conventionally, there is a problem in that a cooling gas is wasted because it is difficult to effectively supply the cooling gas during the pipe welding operation.

Further, conventionally, there has been a problem that formation and oxidation of back beads are formed in the joints inside the molded steel sheet to be welded because the supply and control of the cooling gas is not accurate during the pipe welding operation.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1820633 (Title of the Invention: Pipe Welding Apparatus, Announcement 2018. 01. 19.)

It is an object of the present invention to solve the problems in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a welded joint for welding a joint formed on a molded steel plate formed in a pipe shape, And a cooling gas control device for smart pipe production for preventing formation and oxidation of beads.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the object of the present invention, a cooling gas control apparatus for manufacturing a smart pipe according to the present invention comprises: A pipe seating unit in which a shield gas is injected from a steel plate toward a joint formed on the steel plate; A pipe grasping unit for grasping the formed steel plate so that the joint is linearly positioned in correspondence with the welding direction of the joint; A shield unit for supplying the shield gas to the pipe seat unit so that the shield gas is injected from the pipe seat unit toward the joint; And a cooling unit for supplying the cooling gas to the pipe seating unit so that a cooling gas is injected from the pipe seating unit toward the joint, wherein the joint is divided into at least two weld zones along the welding direction, And a welding control unit for controlling whether the shield gas is supplied and whether or not the cooling gas is supplied for each weld zone corresponding to the welding direction of the joint.

The piping support module may include a piping support module that is spaced apart from the floor to be inserted into the molded steel plate and has a shoe fixing groove formed in a long depression at an upper end thereof corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the molded steel plate. A stationary support module for separating one end of the piping support module from the floor, wherein one end of the piping support module is fixed; A detachable support module detachably connected to the other end of the pipe support module, the other end of the pipe support module being separated from the floor; And at least two supply shoe modules inserted into the shoe fixing grooves to be coupled to the shield units for each welding section, and spraying the shield gas supplied from the shield units toward the seam.

Here, the supply shoe module may further include a shield supply hole through which the shield gas supplied from the shield unit is supplied; A gas supply path communicating with the shield supply hole and forming a supply path of the shield gas corresponding to a longitudinal direction of the shoe fixing groove; And a plurality of gas discharge holes communicating with the gas supply path so that the shield gas flowing in the gas supply path is discharged toward the joint.

Here, the shield unit may include: a shield gas supply unit for supplying the shield gas; Two or more shield gas lines connected to the shield gas supply unit to form a supply path for the shield gas for each welding interval; Two or more shield gas passages connecting the shield gas line and the pipe seat unit so as to form a supply path of the shield gas for each welding section; And two or more shield opening / closing valves arranged in a 1: 1 correspondence with the shield gas line or the shield gas flow path to open or close the shield gas line or the shield gas flow path.

Here, the cooling unit may include: a cooling gas supply unit for supplying the cooling gas; At least two cooling gas lines connected to the cooling gas supply unit to form a supply path for the cooling gas for each welding interval; Two or more cooling gas passages connecting the cooling gas line and the pipe seat unit so as to form a supply path of the cooling gas for each welding section; And two or more cooling opening / closing valves arranged in a 1: 1 correspondence with the cooling gas line or the cooling gas flow path to open / close the cooling gas line or the cooling gas flow path.

Here, the welding control unit may include two or more shields disposed respectively at the starting point of each welding section or before the starting point of each welding section corresponding to the welding direction of the seam and detecting welding devices moved along the welding direction of the seam, A section detection unit; A shield signal input unit for receiving a detection signal of the shield section detection unit; A shield control unit for controlling the shield unit according to a detection signal of the shield signal input unit so that the shield gas is supplied to a welding zone in which welding is started before the welding apparatus welds the joint corresponding to the welding direction of the seam; At least two cooling section sensing units spaced apart from the shield section sensing unit at an interval after an end point of each welding section corresponding to the welding direction of the seam and sensing the welding apparatus; A cooling signal input unit for receiving a sensing signal of the cooling section sensing unit; And a cooling unit for controlling the shield unit and the cooling unit in accordance with a detection signal of the cooling signal input unit so as to supply the shield gas to the welding zone in which welding is completed in accordance with the welding direction of the joint, And a control unit.

Here, the cooling control unit controls the cooling unit, and controls the pipe grasping unit such that the pipe grasping unit is spaced from the molded steel plate in the cooling completion period.

The welding control unit further includes a grip control unit for controlling the pipe gripping unit such that the pipe gripping unit is spaced from the molded steel plate as the welding of the joint is completed and the cooling of the joint is completed.

According to the cooling gas control apparatus for manufacturing a smart pipe according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the waste of the cooling gas by welding the joint formed on the formed steel plate and save the cooling gas, Formation of beads and oxidation can be prevented.

Further, the present invention can improve the welding speed by cooling the welded portion.

Further, the present invention can uniformly dissolve the shield gas supplied from the shield unit and the cooling gas supplied from the cooling unit along the welding direction of the joint to disperse and discharge the shield gas and the cooling gas into the joint.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to supply individual cooling gas to each welding section and to prevent the joint from being oxidized by cooling the joint in the welding section where welding is completed.

Further, by controlling the supply of the shield gas and the cooling gas in addition to the section of the welding section, the shield gas and the cooling gas consumed in welding can be saved and the welding speed can be improved.

1 is a front view showing a smart pipe manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a side view showing a detachable support module of a pipe seating unit in a smart pipe manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a side view showing a state in which a detachable support module of a pipe seat unit is horizontally moved in a smart pipe manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a front sectional view showing a supply shoe module of a pipe seating unit in a smart pipe manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a combined state of a piping support module and a supply shoe module of a piping installation unit in a smart piping manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a side view showing a piping gripping unit in a smart piping manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which a pipe grasping unit grips a molded steel plate in a smart pipe manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a plan exploded view showing a state in which a phage wing module of a pipe gripping unit is arranged in each section in a smart pipe manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a plan layout view showing a shielding unit, a cooling unit, and a welding control unit in a smart pipe manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a welding control unit in a smart pipe manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Hereinafter, an embodiment of a cooling gas control apparatus for manufacturing smart pipes according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, the present invention is not limited or limited by the examples. Further, in describing the present invention, a detailed description of well-known functions or constructions may be omitted for clarity of the present invention.

The cooling gas control apparatus for smart pipe manufacturing according to an embodiment of the present invention is described as a mandrel apparatus of a smart pipe manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 10, a smart pipe manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mandrel apparatus 10 (see FIG. 1) in which a molded steel sheet P formed by bending or folding a strip- And a welding apparatus 20 for welding seams linearly formed on the molded steel plate P while moving along the longitudinal direction of the molded steel plate P. [

The mandrel apparatus 10 includes a pipe seating unit 100 which is fitted with a molded steel plate P and through which a shield gas is injected from the inside of the molded steel plate P toward the joints, And a shield unit 300 for supplying a shield gas to the pipe seating unit 100 so that a shield gas is injected from the pipe seating unit 100 toward the joint, ).

At this time, the joint is divided into two or more welding sections along the welding direction. In the embodiment of the present invention, the welding section is divided into five sections A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Then, the shield unit 300 is sequentially supplied from the welding start point of the joint along the welding direction of the joint by the welding section. The pipe gripping unit 200 is divided into two or more parts corresponding to the welding sections and is operated together with the shield unit 300 to sequentially form the formed steel plate P from the welding start point of the joint along the welding direction of the joint, .

More specifically, the piping unit 100 includes a piping support module 110 spaced apart from the floor for insertion into a steel plate P, a fixed support module 120 for separating one end of the piping support module 110 from the floor, A detachable support module 130 for separating the other end of the piping support module 110 from the floor and two or more supply shoe modules 140 for spraying the shield gas supplied from the shield unit 300 toward the joint can do.

At the upper end of the piping support module 110, a shoe fixing groove 113 is formed in a long depression corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the molded steel plate P. The shoe fixing groove 113 is formed such that the upper end of the pipe supporting module 110 is opened and the joint is formed to be long in the longitudinal direction at the entrance of the shoe fixing groove 113.

The shoe fixing groove 113 is provided with a shield connection hole 111 through which the shield gas supplied from the shield unit 300 is discharged and a cooling connection hole 112 through which the supply gas supplied from the cooling unit 400 is discharged . The shield connection hole 111 and the cooling connection hole 112 are provided for each welding section. The shield connection hole 111 and the cooling connection hole 112 are shown to be spaced from each other in the shoe fixing groove 113. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, And may be branched corresponding to the shield unit 300 and the cooling unit 400 inside the support module 110. [

At this time, when the supply shoe module 140 is inserted into the shoe fixing groove 113, the buffer space 114 may be formed in the shoe fixing groove 113 above the supply shoe module 140. The buffer space 114 is spaced from the upper portion of the supply shoe module 140 or the gas discharge hole 143 of the supply shoe module 140 by the joint of the molded steel plate P seated on the pipe support module 110, The shielding gas or the cooling gas supplied to the shielding member 114 can be uniformly dispersed.

And a detachable protrusion 115 for detachably coupling with the detachable support module 130 is formed at the other end of the pipe support module 110.

One end of the piping support module 110 is fixed to the fixed support module 120. At least one of the shield unit 300, the cooling unit 400, and the welding control unit 500 may be housed in the fixed support module 120.

The desorption supporting module 130 is detachably coupled to the other end of the pipe supporting module 110. The desorption supporting module 130 includes a reciprocating rail 131 disposed at the bottom so as to intersect the piping support module 110, a reciprocating body 132 slidably coupled to the reciprocating rail 131, a reciprocating body 132 A lifting body 135 coupled to the reciprocating body 132 so as to be able to move up and down and a lifting body 135 to be lifted and lowered on the lifting body 135, And an elevation driving unit 137 for moving the elevating body 135 up and down with respect to the reciprocating body 132 to support the piping supporting module 110 and the pipe holding unit 200.

One of the both ends of the reciprocating rail 131 and both sides of the reciprocating body 132 may be provided with a stop sensing part 138 for sensing the moving state of the reciprocating body 132. The buffer stop 132a for operating the stop detection unit 138 may be provided at both ends of the reciprocating rail 131 and the opposite side of the reciprocating body 132. [ The stop sensing portion 138 and the buffer stop 132a can absorb the impact corresponding to the sliding movement of the reciprocating body 132 and can indicate the sliding limit of the reciprocating body 132. [

The lifting body 135 detachably supports the other end of the pipe supporting module 110 and the other end of the holding guide module 210 of the pipe holding unit 200. The lifting body 135 is provided with a detachable groove portion 1352 on which a detachable protrusion 115 provided at the other end of the piping support module 110 is seated and a gripping portion 1352 provided on the gripping guide module 210 of the piping gripping unit 200, A holding groove portion 1354 on which the protrusion 213 is seated is provided to support the other end of the pipe supporting module 110 and the other end of the holding guide module 210 of the pipe holding unit 200, 110 and the other end of the gripping guide module 210 of the pipe gripping unit 200 can be prevented from flowing in the lifting body 135. [

The lifting body 135 includes a guide supporting portion 1351 having a detachable groove 1352 at an upper portion thereof and a body extending portion 1353 protruding from both sides of the detachable groove 1352 and protruding from the guide supporting portion 1351 . And a gripping groove 1354 is formed at an upper portion of the pair of body extensions 1353, respectively.

The desorption supporting module 130 may further include a reciprocating wheel portion 133 rotatably coupled to the reciprocating body 132 so as to be capable of rolling in the reciprocating rail 131. The reciprocating drive unit 134 then rotates the reciprocating wheel unit 133 in the forward and reverse directions to move the reciprocating body 132 from the reciprocating rail 131 as the reciprocating wheel unit 133 moves from the reciprocating rail 131 .

The desorption supporting module 130 may further include an elevating guide 136 connecting the reciprocating body 132 and the elevating body 135 to allow the elevating body 135 to move up and down in the reciprocating body 132. The lifting body 135 can be lifted and lowered along the lifting guide 136 to prevent the lifting body 135 from flowing in the lifting body 132. [

At least two of the supply shoe modules 140 are formed long in the longitudinal direction corresponding to the welding sections. The supply shoe module 140 is inserted into the shoe fixing groove 113 to be engaged with the shield unit 300 for each welding section. The supply shoe module 140 is provided with a shield supply hole 141 through which a shield gas supplied from the shield unit 300 is supplied and a shield supply hole 141 communicating with the shield supply hole 141 and corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the shoe fixing groove 113, A plurality of gas discharge holes 143 communicating with the gas supply passage 144 so as to discharge the shield gas flowing in the gas supply passage 144 toward the joint, . The shield supply hole 141 is connected to the shield unit 300 via a shield connection hole 111.

At this time, a diffusion portion 143a which is larger than the diameter of the gas discharge hole 143 is provided on the discharge side of the gas discharge hole 143 corresponding to the upper portion of the supply shoe module 140, The gas can be diffused into the buffer space 114.

When the mandrel apparatus 10 further includes the cooling unit 400, the supply shoe module 140 can jet the cooling gas supplied from the cooling unit 400 toward the joint, and the shield unit 300 And is inserted into the shoe fixing groove 113 so that the cooling unit 400 is engaged.

At this time, the supply shoe module 140 may further include a cooling supply hole 142 which is spaced apart from one side of the shield supply hole 141 and supplied with the cooling gas supplied from the cooling unit 400. The cooling supply hole 142 is connected to the cooling unit 400 through a cooling connection hole 112. The shield supply hole 141 and the cooling supply hole 142 corresponding to the shield connection hole 111 and the cooling connection hole 112 are shown to be spaced apart from each other in the supply shoe module 140, And one supply hole in the supply shoe module 140 corresponding to one connection hole formed in the shoe fixing groove 113. So that either the shield gas or the cooling gas is supplied.

The piping gripping unit 200 includes a pair of gripping guide modules 210 spaced apart from each other on the upper side of the pipe supporting module 110 so as to be symmetrical with respect to the pipe supporting module 110, A gripping module 220 pivotally coupled to the gripping module 210 to move the gripping module 220 in a pivoting manner so that the gripping module 220 pivots the gripping module 220, And a driving module 230.

The gripping guide module 210 includes a gripping guide member 211 disposed in parallel to the piping support module 110 and a clipping bracket 212 coupled to the gripping guide member 211 to be spaced apart from the one side of the joint can do. A gripping protrusion 213 is detachably formed at the other end of the gripping guide member 211 for detachable connection with the detachment supporting module 130. The pair of the clipping brackets 212 are spaced apart from each other on both sides of the joint so that the joints can be stably exposed between the pair of clipping brackets 212 and the welding head 26 of the welding apparatus 20 is moved And it is possible to protect the gripping wing module 220 during the welding process and to prevent scattering of foreign matter generated in the welding process.

The gripping wing module 220 includes a wing support portion 221 coupled to a lower portion of the gripping guide module 210 and a gripping wing portion 222 divided into welding portions and pivotally coupled to the wing supporting portion 221 can do. The gripping wing module 220 may further include a position adjusting portion 224 for horizontally moving the gripping wing portion 222 in the wing support portion 221. The position adjusting unit 224 horizontally moves the gripping wing portion 222 in accordance with the diameter of the molded steel plate P so that the joint is stably placed on the upper side of the supply shoe module 140. [

A gripping press portion 225 for pressing one side of the joint of the molded steel plate P can be detachably coupled to the gripping wing portion 222. The gripping press portion 225 can be detachably coupled to the gripping wing portion 222 along two or more lengthwise directions. When the gripping part 225 is broken or deformed by the welding device 20 during the welding process of the joint, the gripping part 225 smoothly carries out the replacement, so that the gripping part 222 stably grips the formed steel plate P.

The gripping wing module 220 may further include a pivot supporting portion 223 provided between the gripping wing portion 222 and the position adjusting portion 224. The pivot support portion 223 can be detachably attached to the wing support portion 221 in a state where the pivot support portion 223 is fitted to the wing support portion 221 and thus the width of the phalanx portion 222 can be reinforced.

The gripping drive module 230 includes a gripping driving part 231 coupled to the gripping guide module 210 to generate a driving force for pivoting movement of the gripping wing module 220, And a driving connection part 232 for connecting the gripping driving part 231 and the gripping wing part 222 of the gripping wing module 220 such that the gripping part 222 pivotally moves. The drive connection portion 232 is spaced apart from the center of the pivot of the gripping wing portion 222 to facilitate pivoting movement of the gripping wing portion 222. [

The gripping drive module 230 may further include a return module 240 that elastically supports the gripping wing portion 222 with respect to the gripping guide module 210. The return module 240 includes a first support rod 241 provided on the grip guide member 211 or the covering bracket 212 of the grip guide module 210 and a second support rod A second support rod 242 and an elastic return portion 243 that connects the second support rod 242 and the second support rod 242 with elasticity. Accordingly, the gripping blade portion 222 can be easily separated from the molded steel plate P as the driving force of the gripping drive module 230 is released.

The shield unit 300 includes a shield gas supply unit 310 for supplying a shield gas, at least two shield gas lines 320 connected to the shield gas supply unit 310 to form a shield gas supply path for each welding zone, A shield gas line 320 or shield gas flow path 330 is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the shield gas line 320 or the shield gas flow path 330 so as to form a supply path of the shield gas for each section, And may include an on-off valve 340. The shield gas line 320 is provided outside the piping support module 110 of the pipeline installation unit 100 and the shield gas passage 330 is built in the pipeline support module 110 of the pipeline installation unit 100 And the shield gas passage 330 communicates with the shield supply hole 141 of the supply shoe module 140 via the shield connection hole 111.

The mandrel apparatus 10 may further include a welding control unit 500 for controlling whether the shield gas is supplied for each welding section corresponding to the welding direction of the seam. The welding control unit 500 can control whether or not to grip the molded steel plate P in accordance with the welding direction of the seam along with the control of whether or not the shield gas is supplied.

The welding control unit 500 includes at least two shield section detecting sections 531 disposed at the starting point of each welding section or before the starting point of each welding section corresponding to the welding direction of the seam to detect the welding apparatus 20, A shield signal input unit 532 for receiving the detection signal of the sensor unit 531 and a shield signal input unit 532 for receiving the shield gas to the welding zone where the welding is started before the welding apparatus 20 welds the seam, And a shield control unit 533 for controlling the shield unit 300 according to a detection signal of the signal input unit 532. [

The shield control unit 533 controls the shield unit 300 and controls the shield unit 300 so that the pipe holding unit 200 grasps the molded steel plate P in the welding section in which welding is started before the welding apparatus 20 welds the joint. By controlling the grip unit 200, the welding apparatus 20 can preliminarily grasp the formed steel plate P in the welding section to be welded, thereby improving the welding speed with continuity of welding.

The shield section detecting section 531 is further disposed before the end point of the last welding section or the end point of the last welding section corresponding to the welding direction of the seam. The welding control unit 500 controls the welding device 20 so as to terminate the welding at the end point of the joint according to the detection signal of the shield signal input unit 532 inputted from the shield interval detection unit 531, And a termination confirmation unit 551 for terminating the termination.

The mandrel apparatus 10 may further include a cooling unit 400 for supplying the cooling gas to the pipe seating unit 100 so that the cooling gas is injected from the pipe seating unit 100 toward the joint.

The cooling unit 400 includes a cooling gas supply unit 410 for supplying a cooling gas, two or more cooling gas lines 420 connected to the cooling gas supply unit 410 to form a cooling gas supply path for each welding zone, At least two cooling gas flow paths 430 connecting the cooling gas line 420 and the pipe seating unit 100 so as to form a cooling gas supply path for each section and a cooling gas line 420 or a cooling gas flow path 430, Closing valve 440 disposed in a 1: 1 correspondence and opening / closing the cooling gas line 420 or the cooling gas flow path 430. Here, the cooling gas line 420 is provided outside the piping support module 110 of the pipeline installation unit 100, and the cooling gas flow path 430 is built in the piping support module 110 of the pipeline installation unit 100 And the cooling gas flow path 430 communicates with the cooling supply hole 142 of the supply shoe module 140 via the cooling connection hole 112.

Here, when the mandrel apparatus 10 further includes the cooling unit 400, the welding control unit 500 controls whether or not the shield gas is supplied, and also controls the supply of the cooling gas for each welding section You can control whether.

Accordingly, the welding control unit 500 is provided with, in addition to the two or more shield section detecting sections 531, the shield signal input section 532, and the shield control section 533, the end points of the respective welding sections A cooling section sensing unit 541 for sensing a temperature of the welding apparatus 20, a cooling section sensing unit 541 for sensing the temperature of the welding apparatus 20, A signal input unit 542 and a shield unit 300 according to a detection signal of the cooling signal input unit 542 so as to supply the shield gas to the welding zone in which welding is completed in accordance with the welding direction of the joint, And a cooling control unit 543 for controlling the cooling unit 400. [

For example, the welding control unit 500 controls whether or not the cooling gas is supplied, and sequentially releases the grasping of the molded steel plate P with respect to the welding zone in which cooling is completed for each welding zone corresponding to the welding direction of the seam have. The cooling control unit 543 controls the cooling unit 400 and controls the pipe grasping unit 200 so that the pipe grasping unit 200 is spaced apart from the steel plate P in the cooling completion period .

As another example, the welding control unit 500 controls whether or not the cooling gas is supplied and at the same time, the entire cooling of the molded steel plate P is completed in accordance with the welding direction of the seam, can do. More specifically, the welding control unit 500 controls the pipe holding unit 200 to control the pipe holding unit 200 so that the piping holding unit 200 is spaced from the steel plate P as the welding of the joint is completed and the cooling of the joint is completed 561).

The welding control unit 500 includes a pipe confirmation unit 511 for confirming the fitted state of the formed steel plate P in the pipe seating unit 100 and a welding check unit 511 for welding to start welding at the starting point of the joint corresponding to the welding direction of the joint. A welding start unit 521 for controlling the apparatus 20 and a control unit for controlling the welding apparatus 20 so that the welding apparatus 20 returns to the initial position after the welding is completed at the welding end point of the joint corresponding to the welding direction of the joint And a weld returning portion 552 for welding.

The welding apparatus 20 includes a welding portion 25 provided with a welding head 26 for generating an arc for welding and a horizontal guide 21 forming a horizontal movement path of the welding portion 25 corresponding to the welding direction of the joint, A horizontal driving part 22 for horizontally moving the welding part 25 so that the welding part 25 is moved along the horizontal guide 21 and a vertical driving part 22 for vertically moving the welding part 25 so as to intersect the welding direction of the joint A guide 23 and a vertical driving part 24 for moving the welding part 25 up and down so that the welding part 25 moves along the vertical guide. The welding head 26 can spray the shield gas toward the joint.

The operation of the smart pipe manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The welding section is divided into first through fifth sections A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5 from the starting point of the joint along the welding direction of the joint. Five feed shoe modules 140 are inserted in each section in the shoe fixing groove 113 and five grip wing modules 220 are pivoted to the pair of grip guide modules 210 And the shield gas line 320 and the shield gas channel 330 of the shield unit 300 and the cooling gas line 420 and the cooling gas channel 430 of the cooling unit 400 are each provided with five angles.

When the shield gas or the cooling gas is supplied for each welding section, the shield gas or the cooling gas is discharged toward the joint through the supply shoe module 140 during the welding period.

The smart pipe manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a welding end step, a one-section welding step, a two-section welding step, and a repeated welding step, Further comprising a position step, further comprising a weld return step, further comprising a grip releasing step, and further comprising a pipe discharge step.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the piping positioning step, the welding start step, the one-section welding step, the two-section welding step, the repeated welding step, the welding end step, the welding return step, .

In the pipe positioning step, the molded steel plate P is positioned in the piping support module 110.

In the initial state, as shown in FIG. 2, the pipe gripping unit 200 is spaced apart from the side of the mandrel apparatus 10 to one side of the pipe seating unit 100. Then, the piping support module 110 and the molded steel plate P are engaged with each other, and then the lifting body 135 is moved to the lower side of the pipe seating unit 100 as shown in FIG. The lifting body 135 supports and supports the piping support module 110 and the gripping guide module 210 so that the welding direction of the seam is the same as the longitudinal direction of the shoe fixing groove 113 And the joint is positioned above the shoe fixing groove 113, so that the molded steel plate P can be positively positioned in the pipe supporting module 110. At this time, the fitting state of the molded steel plate P can be confirmed in the pipe seating unit 100 through the pipe checking unit 511. The detachable protrusions 115 of the piping support module 110 and the gripping grooves 1354 of the lifting body 135 are moved to the detachment grooves 1352 and the gripping grooves 1354 of the lifting body 135 in accordance with the operation of the lifting / When the gripping projection 213 of the module 210 is seated and supported, the pipe check unit 511 can confirm the fitting state of the molded steel plate P in the pipe seating unit 100.

The welding start step moves the welding apparatus 20 to the starting point of the joint to perform welding from the starting point of the joint along the welding direction of the joint.

The welding start unit 521 controls the welding apparatus 20 to move the welding head 26 horizontally or vertically by controlling the welding apparatus 20 when the molded steel plate P is positioned in the piping support module 110 via the piping confirmation unit 511 The welding head 26 can be moved to the starting point of the joint.

In the first-interval welding step, the first section A1 of the welding section is welded.

The one-time welding step includes a shield interval detecting unit 531 provided at a starting point of the first section A1 or before the starting point of the first section A1, corresponding to the welding direction of the seam according to the movement of the welding apparatus 20 And a shield control unit 533 for operating the shield unit 300 to supply the shield gas to the first section A1. The first shield detection unit detects the welding apparatus through the first shield detection unit, And a first welding step of welding the joint of the first section A1 through the welding apparatus 20 in a state where the shield gas is supplied to the first section A1. At this time, in the first shield control step, the shielding gas is supplied to the first section A1, and the pipe holding unit 200 provided in the first section A1 can grip the molded steel plate P. [

In the two-zone welding step, the welding of the second section (A2) of the welding section is performed.

The two-interval welding step includes a shield interval detecting unit 531 provided at a start point of the second section A2 or a start point of the second section A2 corresponding to the welding direction of the joint according to the movement of the welding apparatus 20 The shielding control unit 533 operates the shielding unit 300 to supply the shielding gas to the second section A2 after the second shielding sensing step And a second welding step of welding the seam of the second section A2 through the welding apparatus 20 in a state where the shield gas is supplied to the second section A2. At this time, the second shield control step not only supplies the shield gas to the second section A2, but also the pipe holding unit 200 provided in the second section A2 can grasp the molded steel plate P. [

The two-zone welding step is performed at a predetermined interval from the shield section sensing unit 531 in the second section A2 after the end point of the first section A1 in correspondence with the welding direction of the seam according to the movement of the welding apparatus 20. [ A first cooling sensing step of sensing the welding apparatus 20 through the spaced cooling section sensing unit 541 and a second cooling sensing step of sensing the welding apparatus 20 by operating the shield unit 300 after the shielding control unit 533, The first cooling control step of interrupting the shield gas supplied to the first section A1 and the cooling control section 543 operating the cooling unit 400 to supply the cooling gas to the first section A1 have.

In the repeated welding step, the welding from the third section (A3) of the welding section is repeated.

The repeated welding step may include a shield interval detecting unit (not shown) provided at the start point of the nth section (n is a natural number equal to or greater than 3) or the starting point of the nth section corresponding to the welding direction of the joint according to the movement of the welding apparatus The shielding control unit 533 operates the shield unit 300 to supply the shield gas to the n-th section of the shielding unit 300, An n-th shielding step, and an n-th welding step for welding the seam of the n-th section through the welding apparatus 20 in a state where the shield gas is supplied to the n-th section. At this time, the n-th shield control step supplies the shield gas to the n-th section, and the discharge gripping unit provided in the n-th section can grasp the molded steel plate.

In the repeated welding step, the cooling section which is spaced from the shield section sensing section 531 at a predetermined interval in the nth section after the end point of the (n-1) th section corresponding to the welding direction of the seam according to the movement of the welding apparatus 20, 1) cooling sensing step of sensing the welding apparatus through the sensing unit 541, and a shield control unit 533 after the n-1 cooling sensing step to operate the shield unit 300, And the cooling control unit 543 operates the cooling unit 400 to shut off the cooling gas supplied to the (n-2) th section and to supply the cooling gas to the (n-1) n-1 cooling control step. Further, in the (n-1) th cooling control step, the piping gripping unit 200 can be operated to release gripping of the molded steel plate P in the (n-2) th section.

If the number of divided welding sections is m, if n = m, the repeated welding step is terminated and the welding end step is performed.

The welding end step corresponds to the number of the divided welding sections and ends at the end point of the last welding section or before the end point of the last welding section and detects the welding apparatus 20 through the shield section sensing section 531, And then controlling the welding apparatus to finish the welding at the end point of the joint through the end confirmation unit 551. [

The welding termination step may include a termination cooling sensing step (step < RTI ID = 0.0 > S) < / RTI > for sensing the welding device 20 through the cooling section sensing part 541 spaced at predetermined intervals from the last shield section sensing part, The shield control unit 533 operates the shield unit 300 to shut off the shield gas supplied to the m-th section (A5) (last welding section), and the cooling control unit 543 The cooling unit 400 may further include an end cooling control step of shutting off the cooling gas supplied to the (m-1) th section and supplying the cooling gas to the m-th section (45) have. In the end cooling control step, the pipe gripping unit 200 can be operated to release gripping of the formed steel plate P in the (m-1) th section.

The welding return step returns the welded welding apparatus 20 to the initial position through the welding return unit 552.

Finally, the tubing discharge step moves the lifting body 135 from the desorption support module 130 to the initial position. In the pipe discharging step, the molded steel plate P on which the welding of the joints has been completed can be separated from the pipe seating unit 100.

The purging step may be sequentially performed as described above. In addition, the grip releasing step can be carried out simultaneously after the end of welding after grasping the molded steel plate P until the end of the welding of the pipe holding unit 200.

According to the cooling gas control device for manufacturing a smart pipe described above, the shield gas supplied from the shield unit 300 and the cooling gas supplied from the cooling unit 400 are uniformly decomposed along the welding direction of the joints, The gas can be dispersed and discharged.

Further, it is possible to supply the individual cooling gas to each welding section, and it is possible to prevent the joint from being oxidized by cooling the joint in the welding section in which welding is completed.

Further, by controlling the supply of the shield gas and the cooling gas together with the section of the welding section, the shield gas and the cooling gas consumed in welding can be saved and the welding speed can be improved.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, Modify or modify the Software.

A1: First section A2: Second section A3: Third section
A4: fourth section A5: fifth section P: molded steel plate
10: mandrel device 20: welding device 21: horizontal guide
22: horizontal drive unit 23: vertical guide 24: vertical drive unit
25: welding section 26: welding head 100: pipe seating unit
110: piping support module 111: shield connection hole 112: cooling connection hole
113: shoe fixing groove 114: buffer space 115:
120: fixed support module 130: detachable support module 131: reciprocating rail
132: reciprocating body 132a: buffer stop 133: reciprocating wheel part
134: reciprocating driving part 135: lifting body 1351: guide supporting part
1352: detachment groove portion 1353: body extension portion 1354:
136: lift-up guide part 137: lift-up driving part 138: stop-
140: Supply shoe module 141: Shield supply hole 142: Cooling supply hole
143: gas discharge hole 143a: diffusing portion 144: gas supply passage
200: piping gripping unit 210: gripping guide module 211: gripping guide member
212: clipping bracket 213: gripping part 220: gripping wing module
221: wing support part 222: gripping wing part 223: pivot support part
224: position adjusting part 225: gripping pressing part 230: gripping driving module
231: gripping driving part 232: driving connecting part 240: returning module
241: first support rod 242: second support rod 243: elastic return portion
300: shield unit 310: shield gas supply unit 320: shield gas line
330: shield gas flow channel 340: shield opening / closing valve 400: cooling unit
410: Cooling gas supply part 420: Cooling gas line 430: Cooling gas line
440: Cooling open / close valve 500: Welding control unit 511:
521: welding start unit 531: shield section detecting unit 532: shield signal input unit
533: Shield control section 541: Cooling section sensing section 542: Cooling signal input section
543: cooling control unit 551: end confirmation unit 552: welding return unit

Claims (8)

A pipe seating unit which is fitted with a molded steel plate and in which a shield gas is injected toward a joint formed on the molded steel plate inside a molded steel plate formed by bending or folding a band shaped steel plate; A pipe grasping unit for grasping the formed steel plate so that the joint is linearly positioned in correspondence with the welding direction of the joint; A shield unit for supplying the shield gas to the pipe seat unit so that the shield gas is injected from the pipe seat unit toward the joint; And a cooling unit for supplying the cooling gas to the pipe seating unit so that a cooling gas is injected from the pipe seating unit toward the joint,
The seam,
Is divided into two or more welding sections along the welding direction,
And a welding control unit for controlling whether the shield gas is supplied and whether or not the cooling gas is supplied for each welding section corresponding to the welding direction of the joint,
The welding control unit includes:
Two or more shield section detecting sections disposed respectively at a starting point of each welding section corresponding to the welding direction of the seam or before the starting point of each welding section and detecting a welding apparatus moving along the welding direction of the seam;
A shield signal input unit for receiving a detection signal of the shield section detection unit;
A shield control unit for controlling the shield unit according to a detection signal of the shield signal input unit so that the shield gas is supplied to a welding zone in which welding is started before the welding apparatus welds the joint corresponding to the welding direction of the seam;
At least two cooling section sensing parts spaced apart from the shield section sensing part at an interval after an end point of each welding section corresponding to the welding direction of the seam and sensing the welding device;
A cooling signal input unit for receiving a sensing signal of the cooling section sensing unit; And
And a cooling control unit for controlling the shield unit and the cooling unit according to a detection signal of the cooling signal input unit so as to supply the shield gas to the weld zone corresponding to the welding direction of the joint, And a controller for controlling the temperature of the cooling pipe. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the pipe seat unit comprises:
A pipe supporting module disposed at an upper end of the pipe to be inserted into the forming steel plate and having a shoe fixing groove recessed correspondingly to a longitudinal direction of the forming steel plate;
A stationary support module for separating one end of the piping support module from the floor, wherein one end of the piping support module is fixed;
A detachable support module detachably connected to the other end of the pipe support module, the other end of the pipe support module being separated from the floor; And
And two or more supply shoe modules inserted into the shoe fixing grooves to be coupled to the shield unit for each welding section and for spraying the shield gas supplied from the shield unit toward the seam. Cooling gas control device. 3. The method of claim 2,
In the supply shoe module,
A shield supply hole through which the shield gas supplied from the shield unit is supplied;
A gas supply path communicating with the shield supply hole and forming a supply path of the shield gas corresponding to a longitudinal direction of the shoe fixing groove; And
And a plurality of gas discharge holes communicating with the gas supply path so that the shield gas flowing in the gas supply path is discharged toward the joint. The method according to claim 1,
The shield unit includes:
A shield gas supply unit for supplying the shield gas;
Two or more shield gas lines connected to the shield gas supply unit to form a supply path for the shield gas for each welding interval;
Two or more shield gas passages connecting the shield gas line and the pipe seat unit so as to form a supply path of the shield gas for each welding section; And
And two or more shield opening / closing valves arranged in a 1: 1 correspondence with the shield gas line or the shield gas flow path to open / close the shield gas line or the shield gas flow path. The method according to claim 1,
The cooling unit includes:
A cooling gas supply unit for supplying the cooling gas;
At least two cooling gas lines connected to the cooling gas supply unit to form a supply path for the cooling gas for each welding interval;
Two or more cooling gas passages connecting the cooling gas line and the pipe seat unit so as to form a supply path of the cooling gas for each welding section; And
And two or more cooling open / close valves arranged in a 1: 1 correspondence with the cooling gas line or the cooling gas flow path and opening / closing the cooling gas line or the cooling gas flow path. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the cooling control unit includes:
Wherein the control unit controls the cooling unit and controls the pipe grasping unit such that the pipe grasping unit is spaced apart from the molded steel plate in the cooling completion period. The method according to claim 1,
The welding control unit includes:
And a grip control unit for controlling the pipe grasping unit such that the pipe grasping unit is spaced from the molded steel plate as the welding of the seam is completed and the cooling of the seam is completed, Control device.

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