KR20090079130A - Insertion apparatus for hot wire into pipe - Google Patents

Abstract

An insertion apparatus for a hot wire in a pipe is provided to facilitate the movement of a moving body inside the pipe by elastically transforming the moving body and a mobile tool to correspond to the changed diameter of the pipe. An insertion apparatus for a hot wire in a pipe comprises a moving body(110) being connected to a hot wire and being inserted into the pipe with compressed air. The moving body comprises a plurality of mobile tools(130) adhering closely to the surface of an inner wall of the pipe. The moving body comprises an introduction portion(111) having smaller diameter than the inner diameter of the pipe; and an extension portion(112) expanded from the end of the introduction portion. The introduction portion is made of soft materials to be restored in case the introduction portion is transformed. The extension portion has greater diameter than the diameter of the introduction portion.

Description

Heat wire inserting device in pipe {INSERTION APPARATUS FOR HOT WIRE INTO PIPE}

The present invention relates to a hot wire insertion device in the tube.

The most common method of heating the floor is a structure in which the water heated by the boiler is heated through heat exchange with the floor while circulating the entire floor, and this heating water circulation method uniformly embeds a thermal conductive heat pipe in the floor. It refers to a method of heating the floor while the water heated by the boiler circulates along the inside of the heat pipe.

In particular, in recent years, heating wires are removed from the circulation of heating water, and heating wires are arranged inside the heat dissipation tube, and then heating wire heating methods in which the inside of the heat dissipation tube is filled with a heat medium liquid are widely used. By heating the heating wire to thereby increase the temperature of the heat medium liquid is a method of heating the floor.

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a conventional internal heating wire inserting device, Figure 2 is a reference diagram showing a process of inserting a heating wire into the tube using a conventional internal heating wire inserting device.

As shown in FIG. 1, a moving body 11 is installed at the tip of the heating wire 10 so that the heating wire 10 can be easily inserted into the tube 1.

The movable body 11 has a spherical shape having a size slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the tube 1 and moves along the tube 1 by pneumatic pressure so that the heating wire 10 connected to the movable body 11 is inside the tube 1. Is inserted into.

At this time, the air pressure to enter the moving body 11 into the tube 1 is generated by the air supply means 20 as shown in Figure 2, the air supply means 20 in the air compressor 21 ) And pneumatic nipples (22).

Here, since the movable body 11 is to enter the tube (1) leading to the long extending heating wire 10, between the tube (1) and the pneumatic nipple (22) as shown in FIG. 30 is detachably installed with the pipe 1 and the pneumatic nipple 22.

The support pipe 30 has a moving part 31 placed on the same line as the pipe 1 and the moving part 11 is inclined with the moving part 31 as shown in the pipe 1. It consists of an inlet portion 32 that continues to supply the heating wire 10 when moving along.

Therefore, the movable body 11 is inserted through the inlet part 32 to be in the state as shown in FIG. 1, and when the pneumatic pressure is supplied to the support pipe 30 through the pneumatic nipple 22, the movable body 11 is provided. ) Is inserted into the tube 1 while being pushed toward the tube 1 by pneumatic pressure, whereby the heating wire 10 connected to the moving body 11 is inserted together into the tube 1.

Since the heating wire 10 is inserted into the tube 1 by the moving body 11 which is moved by pneumatic pressure, the heating wire 10 is easily accessible even where the pipe 1 is bent, and the heating wire in the region where the pneumatic pressure is applied. 10 can be installed.

However, the conventional in-tube hot wire inserting device as described above is made of a plastic body in which the moving body 11 is not elastically deformed and forms a microgap with the inner diameter of the tube 1, and thus the tube 1 is crushed. If the inner diameter of the tube 1 is reduced as a result, such as foreign matter is fixed to the inner wall of the tube 1, the movable body 11 can no longer proceed, and thus the installation of the heating wire 10 is impossible.

In addition, the size of the movable body 11 should be selected according to the diameter of the tube 1, and each time the diameter of the tube 1 is changed, different sizes of the movable body 11 should be provided. First, the diameter of the pipe 1 must be known first, and the moving body 11 of appropriate size must be prepared in advance, which is very troublesome, and a problem of cost increase occurs because a separate air supply means must be provided. .

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the object of the present invention is to respond to the tube diameter changes even if the tube inner diameter is locally reduced, such as deformation of the tube or foreign matter is fixed to the inner wall The present invention provides an in-pipe heating wire inserting apparatus which can facilitate the insertion of a heating wire by allowing the moving body to be easily moved within the pipe by allowing the movable body to elastically deform itself.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hot wire insertion apparatus that can simplify the hot wire installation process by allowing the hot wire to be installed in the pipe using a moving body composed of a large number (1 to 5), regardless of the inner diameter of the tube. Is in.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an in-pipe hot wire inserting apparatus which can easily insert the movable body into a pipe without requiring a separate air supply means.

The present invention provides a hot wire inserting device in which a moving object to which a heating wire is connected is inserted into a tube by compressed air, wherein the moving body includes a plurality of moving means installed on the outer circumference to closely support the inner wall of the pipe. Characterized in that the configuration.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a moving wire connection portion is inserted into the tube; A magnet inserted into the movable body; A moving means installed on the outer circumference of the movable body and closely supported on the inner wall of the tube; And an operation means mounted to the outside of the tube to be slidable along the longitudinal direction of the tube and having a magnet exposed to the opposite polarity so as to form a mutual attraction with a magnet inserted into the movable body. do.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a moving wire connection portion is inserted into the tube; A motor installed inside the movable body and providing driving force to both sides of the direction intersecting the insertion direction of the movable body; A power transmission unit for transmitting a driving force of the motor; And a plurality of tires coupled to the power transmission unit.

As described above, according to the intra-heat pipe inserting device according to the present invention, since the movable body to which the heat wire is connected is easily deformed in the pipe while being elastically deformed by itself, the insertion of the hot wire in the pipe can be promoted, and many (1 to 5) By using the moving body of the heating wire can be shortened the construction time required to be installed in the tube, of course, because it is possible to easily insert the moving body in the tube without the need for a separate air supply means It offers advantages such as reducing overall costs.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings such that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the in-vessel heating wire insertion apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal coupling structure of the in-tube heating wire insertion apparatus shown in FIG.

In-line hot wire inserting device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a method of moving the inserting device 100 by using the pressure of the air provided from the air supply means (not shown) that is configured separately as before.

The insertion device 100 is largely inserted into the moving body 110, the central axis 120 is installed in the interior of the moving body 110, the movement for the movement of the insertion device 100. And means 130.

The movable body 110 has an introduction portion 111 having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the inside of the pipe P in the form of a cylinder to enable smooth movement within the pipe P, and a diameter similar to the inside diameter of the pipe P. The expansion portion is extended from the end of the introduction portion 111 is provided with a hot wire connecting portion 113 is divided into the expansion portion 112 receives the pressure of the air supplied from the air supply means (C).

In this case, the movable body 110 is preferably formed of a flexible material such as silicone or sponge, which is elastically deformable so as to allow smooth movement even in a curved portion or uneven portion when moving in the pipe (P).

In addition, a central shaft 120 having a predetermined weight is installed at the inner center of the movable body 110. That is, since the movable body 110 is made of a material such as silicon or a sponge, the movable body 110 serves to maintain the weight of the movable body 110 at a predetermined weight, as well as to support the moving means 130 to be described later. Do it.

On the other hand, around the outer circumferential surface of the introduction portion 111 and the expansion portion constituting the movable body 110 is formed an insertion portion 114 of a groove shape is opened, the elastic portion in the insertion portion 114 Moving means 130 is installed so as to be sunk by the member 131 is installed.

The moving means 130 is to enable the smooth movement of the moving body 110, the elastic member 131 is inserted into the insertion portion 114 and one end to the elastic member 131 It is configured to include a support bracket 132 that is elastically supported, and a roller 133 is installed on the other end of the support bracket 132 is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the pipe (P).

At this time, the moving means 130 may be provided with a variety of arrangements and number so that the moving body 110 can move smoothly in the tube, as shown in the drawing 111 and constituting the moving body 110 and It is preferable to be installed in four directions of up, down, left and right around the outer circumferential surface of the expansion part 112 so that the whole of the movable body 110 can be uniformly supported in the pipe (P).

In addition, a bearing or the like may be installed at the interconnection portion of the roller 133 and the support bracket 132 of the moving unit 130 to more smoothly maintain the rotational force of the roller 133.

The present invention configured as described above may be used by inserting only one inserting device 100 into the pipe P, or may be provided with a plurality of inserting devices 100 and arranged in a line in the pipe P.

The reason why the inserting apparatus 100 is provided in plural numbers is that the inserting apparatus 100 is provided from the air supply means as a gap generated between the inserting apparatus 100 and the pipe P when only one inserting apparatus 100 is used. This is to prevent this because the air is leaking because the movement force of the insertion device 100 may be lowered.

That is, in the case of inserting a plurality of inserting apparatus 100 in the pipe (P) and spraying air as above, even if the air leaks into the gap of the first inserting apparatus 100 to the second inserting apparatus or the third inserting apparatus. Due to the structure that can receive the maximum force of the air by the resistance by the force can increase the speed of the insertion device (100).

Therefore, the heating wire 10 is connected to the connection portion 113 is inserted into the pipe (P), when the pressure is provided from the air supply means (not shown) configured separately, the expansion unit 112 receives the pressure, The pressure received again is to provide a drive source of the moving means 130 is to be able to move the moving body 110, wherein each moving means 130 is installed in a structure that can stand out inside the moving body (110) Since the elastic deformation is appropriately possible, even if the inner diameter of the pipe P is locally reduced, such as deformation of the pipe P or foreign matters adhered to the inner wall, the movable body 110 and the movement corresponding to the changed diameter of the pipe P are changed. By the elastic deformation of the means 130 itself, the movable body 110 can be easily moved in the pipe (P).

Referring to the tube insertion apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the tube insertion apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the tube insertion apparatus shown in FIG.

5 and 6, the tube insertion apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention does not use the pressure of the air provided from the air supply means as in the first embodiment. The insertion apparatus 200 is moved using the force of 242.

The structure and configuration of the tube insertion apparatus 200 has the same structure and configuration as the tube insertion apparatus 100 in the first embodiment, but only the central axis installed inside the moving body 210 is a magnet 220. ) Has a structure that is replaced with, and is provided with a structure that is slidable along the longitudinal direction on the outside of the pipe (P) is provided with additional operation means 240 for manipulating the movable body (210).

Detailed description of the specific structure and configuration of the tube insertion apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as in the first embodiment, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted, the operation means 240 Will be described only.

That is, the operation means 240 having a magnet 220 installed inside the moving body 210 and a magnet 242 having the opposite polarity exposed so that the attraction force acts on the outside of the tube P, The movable body 210 is moved according to the movement of the operation means 240.

The operation means 240 is an annular body 241 having an insertion hole 241a of a size that can be inserted into the outside of the pipe (P), and is installed on the inner peripheral surface of the body (241) of the pipe (P) The magnet 242 which interacts with the magnet 220 of the movable body 210 and the magnet 242 when inserted and installed outside, and is installed on both sides of the magnet 242 to facilitate the sliding movement of the operation means 240 A sliding member 243 is configured.

Therefore, when the operation means 240 is inserted into the outside of the tube P in the state where the insertion apparatus 200 is inserted into the tube P, the magnet 242 and the insertion apparatus ( The mutual attraction between the magnets 220 of the 200 acts, and in this state, when the operation means 240 is slid along the longitudinal direction of the pipe P, the magnet 220 is inserted along the moving direction of the operation means 240. Since the apparatus 200 also moves the heating wire 10 while moving, the insertion apparatus 200 can be moved without requiring a separate air supply means as in the first embodiment, as well as the first embodiment. When using the air supply means used in the example can further improve the insertion force of the insertion device 200.

In addition, although not shown in the drawings, in addition to the above structure by the operation means 240 may be replaced with a bar-shaped magnet capable of interacting with the magnet 220 installed in the insertion apparatus 200, of course. Of course, any structure can be applied as long as the structure can move the inserting device 200 through the attraction force with the inserting device 200.

Referring to the tube insertion apparatus 300 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

7 and 8 are cross-sectional views showing the internal structure of the intra-tubular insertion device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the insertion device 300 according to the third embodiment of the present invention also moves the insertion device 300 without requiring a separate air supply means as in the second embodiment. In an enabling manner, the insertion device 300 itself has a driving means 320 to move the insertion device 300 by the driving means 320, as in the second embodiment. Of course, by using the air supply means used in the embodiment together to improve the insertion force of the insertion device (300).

The inserting apparatus 300 includes a moving body 310 and a driving means 320 for providing a driving force to the moving body 310 itself.

The movable body 310 is formed of a flexible material such as silicone or sponge, which is a material that can be stretched and deformed to smoothly move even in a bent or uneven portion of the tube as in the first or second embodiment, and is driven on both sides. A space portion 311 is formed to provide an installation space of the means 320, and a heating wire connecting portion 312 for connecting the heating wire 10 is provided at the rear.

The driving means 320 is coupled to the motor 321 installed in the moving body 310, the power transmission unit 324 for transmitting the driving force of the motor 321, and the power transmission unit 324. It is configured to include a plurality of tires (325).

The power transmission unit 324 is coupled to both ends of the drive gear 322 coupled to the drive shaft 322a provided on both sides of the motor 321 and the drive gear 322 to transfer the driving force of the motor 321. The driven gear 323 is configured to include.

The tire 325 is coupled to the rotating shafts 323a of the driven gears 323 and is supported in the pipe P. The tire 325 is preferably made of a non-ferrous tire such as an uneven rubber tire or silicon.

In this case, the tire 325 is preferably installed such that only a lower end portion of the tire 325 contacts the inside of the pipe P as shown in FIG. 8 when the insertion device 300 is inserted into the pipe P. As shown in FIG. . That is, when both the upper and lower ends of the tire 325 is in contact with the tube P, since the tire 325 cannot be rotated, only a part of the lower end of the tire 325 is configured to contact the tube P. Accordingly, the tire 325 itself may be installed to be inclined.

On the other hand, the power transmission means 324 is further provided with a fixed lever 326 for fixing between the rotary shaft 323a of the driven gear 323 and the rotary shaft 322a of the drive gear 322.

That is, the driven gear 323 is coupled to the tire 325 depending on the rotation shaft 322a, and the driven gear 323 is driven by the driving gear 322 because no separate fixing means is provided. When rotating along the outer circumferential surface of the drive gear 322 may occur.

Therefore, since the fixed lever 326 fixes the driven gear 323 and the drive gear 322 to restrain its own rotation, the driving force of the drive gear 322 can be properly transmitted. .

In addition, the rotation shaft 323a of the driven gear 323 in which the tire 325 is installed is installed in a structure capable of adjusting the distance between the shafts.

That is, the rotary shaft 323a is divided into a first rotary shaft 323a "coupled to the driven gear 323 and a second rotary shaft 323a 'coupled to the tire 325, as shown in FIG. Since long holes 323b " and 323b 'are respectively formed at engagement portions between the rotary shafts 323a " and 323a " to be assembled by the pins 323c, the distance between both shafts of the tire 325 can be adjusted. Even when the uneven portion is generated when the mobile body 310 is driven, the moving body 310 can smoothly travel by adjusting the distance between the shafts.

Therefore, the insertion device 300 can be moved by using the driving force of the motor 321, and the insertion device 300 is provided with a wireless transceiver so that the space can be moved automatically using a separate controller. Even in a narrow and inconvenient place, the insertion device 300 can be smoothly moved.

Although the present invention has been described in detail using the preferred embodiments, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments, it should be interpreted by the appended claims. In addition, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that many modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a conventional in-line hot wire inserting device.

Figure 2 is a reference diagram showing a process of inserting a hot wire into the tube using a conventional intra-heat wire inserting device.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the in-vessel heating wire insertion apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal coupling structure of the in-vessel heating wire insertion device shown in FIG.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the in-tube insertion apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an internal structure of the intra-tubular insertion apparatus shown in FIG. 5.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the tube insertion apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the tube insertion apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

9 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the driven shaft shown in FIG.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10-heating wire P-tube

100,200,300-Insertion device 110,210,310-Moving object

113,213,313-Hot wire connection 220,242-Magnet

130,230 Vehicles 320

Claims (16)

In the tube heating wire inserting apparatus 100 is inserted into the pipe (P) by the compressed air is connected to the moving object 110, the heating wire 10, The movable body 110, Intra-heat pipe inserting device, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of moving means 130 is installed so as to be protruded around the outer wall in close contact with the inner wall of the pipe (P). The method of claim 1, The movable body 110, An introduction part 111 having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the pipe P and an extension part extending from the end of the introduction part 111 to have a diameter larger than the introduction part 111 by a flexible material that can be restored during deformation. Intra-heat wire insertion device, characterized in that divided into 112). The method of claim 2, The introduction portion 111 and the expansion portion 112 is formed with a plurality of insertion portion 114 of the groove shape is opened a predetermined portion around the outer peripheral surface, The moving means (130) is a hot wire inserting device, characterized in that the installation is retractable by the elastic member 131 is installed in the insertion section (114). The method of claim 3, wherein The moving means 130, A support bracket 132, one end of which is elastically supported by the elastic member 131, In-line hot wire inserting apparatus further comprises a roller (133) rotatably installed at the other end of the support bracket (132). The method of claim 2, The moving means 130, Intra-heat pipe inserting apparatus, characterized in that installed in each of the introduction portion 111 and the expansion portion 112 in the up, down, left and right directions relative to the longitudinal center axis 120 of the movable body (110). The method of claim 1, The insertion device 100, Consists of 1 to 5 in-line hot wire inserting apparatus, characterized in that arranged in a line inside the pipe (P). A moving body 210 having a hot wire connecting portion 213 inserted into the pipe P; A magnet 220 inserted into the movable body 210; A moving means 230 mounted on the outer circumference of the movable body 210 and tightly supported on the inner wall of the pipe P; And The magnet is mounted on the outside of the tube (P) to be slidable along the longitudinal direction of the tube (P), and the magnet is exposed to the opposite polarity so that mutual attraction can be formed with the magnet (220) inserted into the movable body (210) ( Intra-pipe hot wire inserting device, characterized in that it comprises a control means having a 242. The method of claim 7, wherein The operating means 240, the hot wire insertion device, characterized in that the rod-shaped magnet. The method of claim 7, wherein The operation means 240, An annular body 241 having an insertion hole 241a having a size into which the pipe P can be inserted; A magnet 242 installed on an inner circumferential surface of the body 241 to allow mutual attraction with the magnet 220 of the movable body 210; In-line hot wire inserting device, characterized in that it comprises a sliding member (243) provided on both sides of the magnet (242). The method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, The movable body 210, An introduction part 211 having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the pipe P and an extension part extending from the end of the introduction part 211 so as to have a diameter larger than the introduction part 211 as a flexible material that can be restored during deformation. 212) In-pipe heating wire insert, characterized in that formed. The method of claim 7, wherein The introduction portion 211 and the expansion portion 212 is formed with a plurality of insertion portion 214 of the groove shape is opened a predetermined portion around the outer peripheral surface, The moving means 230 is inserted in the tube in the hot wire insertion apparatus, characterized in that the installation is retractable by the elastic member 231 is installed in the insertion portion (214). The method of claim 11, The moving means 230, A support bracket 232 having one end elastically supported by the elastic member 231; Intra-column wire insertion device, characterized in that it further comprises a roller 233 is rotatably installed on the other end of the support bracket (232). The method of claim 10, The moving means 230, Intra-heat pipe insertion apparatus, characterized in that installed in the introduction portion 211 and the expansion unit 212 in four directions in the up, down, left, and right directions with respect to the longitudinal center axis of the movable body (210). The moving body 310 is provided with a hot wire connection portion 312 is inserted into the tube (P); A motor 321 installed inside the movable body 310 to provide driving force to both sides of a direction crossing the insertion direction of the movable body 310; A power transmission unit 324 for transmitting a driving force of the motor 321; And Intra-pipe hot wire inserting device, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of tires (325) coupled to the power transmission unit (324). The method of claim 14, The power transmission unit 324, A drive gear 322 coupled to the drive shaft 322a of the motor 321 and a driven gear 323 engaged with both ends of the drive gear 322 and coupled to the tire 325 by a driven shaft 323a. Intra-pipe hot wire inserter, characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 15, The power transmission unit 324, In-line hot wire insertion device, characterized in that the fixing lever 326 is further provided for fixing the distance between the rotary shaft (323a) of the driven gear (323) and the rotary shaft (322a) of the drive gear (322).

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