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US3012811A
US3012811A US16616A US1661660A US3012811A US 3012811 A US3012811 A US 3012811A US 16616 A US16616 A US 16616A US 1661660 A US1661660 A US 1661660A US 3012811 A US3012811 A US 3012811A
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    • G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
    • G21C19/02—Details of handling arrangements
    • G21C19/10—Lifting devices or pulling devices adapted for co-operation with fuel elements or with control elements
    • G21C19/105—Lifting devices or pulling devices adapted for co-operation with fuel elements or with control elements with grasping or spreading coupling elements
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    • G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
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  • This invention relates to a releasable gripping tool and more particularly to a gripping tool which is self grasping and remotely actuatable for dis-engaging a load.
  • the device which is to accomplish the lifting and also the placing and releasing of the fuel elements must generally be capable of being self-actuated for gripping the fuel elements and releasable within the reactor only when the fuel element is deposited in place. This is usually alditiicult problem because, in general, it is not possible to observe closely the vposition of the fuel element and the grasping elements within the reactor.
  • a lifting device for use in a nuclear reactor must be incapable or releasing its load except when proper to do so.
  • An additional and important requirementv of such a device is that its contact with 'the grasping knob of the fuel element must be relatively gentle and activated on slight'contact to avoid excessive jarring of the fuel element.
  • a relatively lightweight device would be very desirable.
  • the device since the device becomes radioactive, it should require a minimum of maintenance and hence should be simple in construction.
  • the present invention combines to a greater extent than heretofore found to be possible, the desirable features described above and in addition, it is a device of great simplicity and utmost reliability.
  • the unit itself is relativelylightweight and is provided with an actuating piston which is spring urged in one direction to accomplish the initial grasping of the lifting knob attached to the object to be lifted.v 'For releasing the object, a solenoid is provided to elfect the releasing movements. To insure that the device will not be actuated to release or grasp a load permaturely, the actuating piston or plunger is maintained positively locked in either of these positions. For this purpose ⁇ a slidable sleeve is provided'to insure that the device will function in exactly the manner intended.
  • a further object of this invention is load lifting apparatus incapable of releasing said load as long as said liftingdevice provides support for said load.
  • pact device of simple construction for handling a load with relatively gentleness to avoid causing damage to said load.
  • FIG. l is a sectional elevation View of a preferred embodiment of this device in the condition of about to actuate a load
  • FIG. 2 is a View similar to FIG. l except that the lifting device is in a condition of carrying a load
  • FIG. 3 is a partial side view of the device as shown in FIG. 1.
  • Tool 10 consists of a frame 12, a sleeve unit 1d which is slidable with respect to frame 12, as will be later seen, a plunger 16, and a pair of grasping arms 18a and 18b.
  • Frame 12 consists of a main body or grasping arm block 22, a solenoid housing 24 which may be cylindrical in shape, and a cylindrical tubular neck or section 26 which connects and makes integral block 22 with housing 24. Housing 2,4 and neck 26 are thus extensions of main body 22. As best shown in FIG.
  • block 22 is formed of solid material and is provided with a vertical slot 28 in which is fitted the grasping arms 18a and 1817 which are pivoted about shafts 32 and 34 respectively.
  • Arms 18a and 1-8b are provided with rollers 36, 38 and rollers 42, 44 respectively. Rollers 36, 38, 42 and 44 roll on plunger 16 as will be more particularly described below.
  • a stationary guide member 46 of flat construction as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 3 bridges the opening of slot 2S and extends below the bottom of block 22 to make contact with lifting knob as will be later more particularly seen.
  • the slidable outer sleeve 14 consists of a major cylindrical portion 52 and a cylindrical extension 54 of smaller diameter riding over the outside of neck or section 26.
  • Cylindrical section 26 is provided with a pair of openings 56 and 58 to accommodate a pair of spherical lock balls 62 and 64 as illustrated. It will be seen that adjacent and above openings 56 and A58 on neck 26 is an annular can move up and down in this narrow range between these two limits.
  • vPlunger or piston 16 is slidable within frame 12 and extends from within housing 24 down to the plunger guide 46 previously described.
  • Plunger 16 is cylindrical in section and isprovided with a shoulder 74 due to a change of diameter at this point, as shown.
  • a pair of semicircular slots 76 and 78 are located along the outer circumference of plunger -16 immediately below shoulder 74 in the positions illustrated. Slots 76 and 78 are of shape and diameter -toaccommodate lock balls 62 and ⁇ 64 for a purpose to be later more particularly described. ⁇ Adjacent the lower portion of plunger 16 there is a necked down portion 82 havingV an appropriate shape to accomplish the camming action vas will be more particu-l larly described below.
  • the camming action is brought to bear through rollers 36, 38, '42 and 44 on grasping arms 18a and 18h whichare pivoted about shafts 32 andv34 respectively to accommodate the grasping or the releasing y action as is required.
  • the latter 3 is provided with a slot 84 which accommodates plunger guide 46 as shown.
  • housing 24 on main body il. it will be seen that the former is provided with a lip 86 which is circumferential in nature and extends almost to the surface of plunger 16, forming an annular shoulder. Thus there is enclosed an annular space 87 within section 26 and outside of the outer surface of plunger 16 between the wall formed by lip 86 and the shoulder 74 of plunger 16 at this point. In this space there is provided a spring 8S which Ibiases plunger 16 downwardly.
  • solenoid unit 92 Adjacent the upper end of plunger 16 is mounted a solenoid unit 92 into which plunger 16 terminates. Unit 92 is supported within housing 24 in any convenient, wellknown fashion. An electrical, iiexible cable 93 connects solenoid 92 to a point outside of tool 10. When solenoid 92 is energized, plunger 16 is urged upwardly overcoming the opposition of spring 88, withdrawing plunger 16 into its position illustrated in FIG. l. When solenoid unit 92 is deenergized spring 88 inuences plunger 16 and moves it down into its lowermost position as illustrated in FIG. 2, except as is otherwise affected by the locking action of balls 62 Aand 64 which now will be more particularly described. A pair of micro-switches 94 and 96 mounted on solenoid 92 are actuated by the movement of plunger 16 into one of its extreme positions, respectively.
  • plunger 16 be urged downwardly, it would be free to push aside lock balls 62 and 64 and move downwardly in response to such an urging.
  • movable outer sleeve 14 were raised so that the shoulders 66 and 72 of section 26 and sleeve 54 should come together -balls 62 and 64 will be locked into their slot and grasping arms 18a and 18b will be effectively locked into their position.
  • FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 The operation of the device shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 is as follows: Assume that lifting unit 10 is supported by cable 13 and is in the position shown in FIG. l ex cept that it has not yet been lowered over lifting knob 11 and thus plunger guide 46 is not resting on knob 11. This means that support of block 22 is from lifting cable 13 through housing 14, through shoulder 66 resting on shoulder 72, and through frame 12 and block 22. Thus balls 62 -and 64 would effectively be locked into their position in annular slot 78 as shown. As unit 10 is lowered so that plunger guide 46 comes in contact with the top of lifting knob 11 the weight of frame 12 will be taken off lifting cable 13 and movable outer sleeve 14 cornes down to rest on block 22 which in turn cornes to rest on lifting knob 11.
  • Micro-switches 94 and 96 are actuated by plunger 16 in the full up or full down position, respectively.
  • the switches 94 and 96 may be connected through cable 93 to appropriate safety devices such as an air valve in an air line that supplies air to the air hoist that raises gripping unit 10. This interlocking feature prevents move ment of tool 10.
  • a grasping device comprising a main body, a pair of cooperating grasping members pivotally mounted on said main body, cam means slidable in said main body between first and second positions actuating said members in and out of grasping positions, respectively, means normally biasing said cam means into its first position, selectively operable power means upon energization for overcoming said bias means and urging said cam means into its second position, means including a slidable sleeve on a portion of said main body for supporting and lifting said main body, and means responsive to the position of said sleeve for maintaining said cam means locked into its then existing position when said lifting means is supporting said device, thereby locking said grasping members in either of their aforesaid grasping positions.
  • interlock means is provided to prevent movement of said sleeve when said cam means is in a position intermediate of its first and second positions.
  • Grasping and lifting apparatus comprising a main body, a pair of cooperating grasping members mounted pivotally on said body, a sleeve mounted on said body and slidable with respect thereto within a restricted distance along a vertical axis, means for lifting said apparatus attached to said sleeve, said sleeve being in its lowermost position when said lifting means is slack, slidable cam means extending through said main body and sleeve for Wal "l engaging said grasping members and movable between first and second extreme positions actuating said grasping members in and out of grasping positions, respectively, and means responsive to the raising of said sleeve by said lifting means for locking said cam means in its existing extreme position, said cam means being adjustable between its extreme positions with said sleeve in its lowermost position.
  • said locking means consists of slots in said cam means, lock balls in said main body to engage with said slots, and a shoulder in said sleeve to backstop and thereby lock said balls in the adjacent slots in said means when said sleeve is raised by said lifting means, thereby preventing further movement of said cam means.

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