JP2710500B2 - Medium-sliding device for pipe inner surface - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a centering device for a pipe inner surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a cast iron pipe manufactured by a centrifugal casting method, an inner surface such as a powder coating is often applied to the inner surface of the tube for the purpose of corrosion resistance of the inner surface of the tube. And
When performing internal coating such as powder coating, as a pretreatment, removal of oxide scale generated on the pipe inner surface by casting,
In general, center sliding is performed for the purpose of smoothing the inner surface of the pipe.

[0003] Conventionally, as a centering device for the inner surface of a pipe, a gantry is installed adjacently in the axial direction of a pipe that is rotatably supported in the horizontal direction, and a running rail in the axial direction of the pipe is provided on the upper surface of the gantry.
There has been proposed a truck provided with a traveling rail, a base end of a horizontal rod supported on the truck, and a rotating grindstone provided at a distal end of the rod. In such a centering device, the bogie travels in a direction approaching the tube, so that the rod is inserted into the tube, and a rotating grindstone provided at the tip of the rod grinds the inner surface of the tube, thereby performing the centering operation. Will be implemented.

[0004] Generally, a plurality of types of pipes flow through a pipe casting line, and when the diameter of the pipe changes due to the type of the pipe, the height of the inner surface of the pipe at which the rotating grindstone comes into contact increases accordingly. Change. In order to cope with this, conventionally, the entire gantry on which the running rail is laid on the upper surface is moved up and down by a lifter or the like to position the rotary grindstone in the height direction.

[0005]

However, if the entire gantry is raised and lowered in this way, there is a disadvantage that the equipment for this is large. In addition, since the rod body is long and bends due to its own weight, even if the bogie supporting the base end is moved up and down together with the gantry to perform positioning, the tip end must be accurately set to a desired position. Is also difficult.

Accordingly, the present invention solves such a problem and enables a rod to be inserted into a pipe to be easily lifted and lowered, and a rotating grindstone provided at a tip end of the rod to be precisely heightened. It is intended to be able to position in a direction.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a truck movable in the direction of the axis of a pipe, and means for supporting the base end of the rod body on the truck so as to be able to move up and down. A top guide that supports the distal end side of the rod body so as to be able to ascend and descend independently of the base end portion at a position between the cart and the pipe, and the top guide includes an elevating frame,
Means for raising and lowering the elevating frame, a support block which is provided inside the elevating frame so as to be movable up and down and supports the rod body, and a lifting means which is provided inside the elevating frame and supports the lower surface of the support block, Is provided.

[0008]

According to the above construction, the base end of the rod is raised and lowered on the bogie, and the tip of the rod is raised and lowered by the top guide between the bogie and the pipe, so that the bogie and the like are raised and lowered. Without doing, only the rod is raised and lowered. In addition, since the base end and the tip end of the rod body are independently raised and lowered, the rotary grindstone is accurately positioned in the height direction. That is, the top guide that supports the distal end side of the rod body so as to be able to ascend and descend includes an elevating frame, means for elevating the elevating frame, and a support block provided inside the elevating frame and supporting the rod body. Therefore, by raising and lowering the lifting frame by the lifting means, the distal end side of the rod is particularly raised and lowered independently, and the rotary grindstone is accurately positioned in the height direction. In addition, since the top guide is provided with a lifting means provided inside the lifting frame and supporting the lower surface of the support block, by lifting the tip end side of the rod body together with the support block by the lifting means, the rotating grindstone is , Securely inserted into the tube without colliding with the tube wall at the bottom of the tube. After insertion, the operation of the lifting means is released and the tip of the rod is lowered, so that the rotating grindstone comes into contact with the inner surface of the pipe while being accurately positioned in the height direction.

[0009]

FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 show the outline of the centering operation of the inner surface of the pipe. Here, reference numeral 1 denotes a tube, which is formed by a centrifugally cast product using ductile cast iron. The tube 1 is horizontally supported by a support roller 2 so as to be rotatable about an axis. A pressing roller 3 presses the tube 1 from above to prevent the tube 1 from jumping. A horizontal rotatable rod 4 is inserted into the tube 1, and a rotary grindstone 5 attached to the tip of the rod 4
Is pressed against the bottom of the inner surface of the tube 1. Therefore, by moving the rod 4 in the axial direction of the tube while rotating the tube 1,
The inner surface of the tube 1 is slid all around and over the entire length.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the entire structure of a centering device according to the present invention. Here, reference numeral 6 denotes a tube supporting device. As shown in FIG. 6, the tube supporting device 6 is provided in a pit 8 inside a frame 7 constituting a centering device. With the pressing roller 3, four tubes 1 can be supported in the horizontal direction at a time.
The supporting roller 2 and the pressing roller 3 corresponding to the two pipes 1 are respectively installed on one supporting table 9 and 10. The supporting table 10 on which the pressing roller 3 is installed is a cylinder device 11. As described above, the pressing roller 3 can press the tube 1 from above. Four pipes 1 are carried into the centering device at a time along the horizontal transport path A, and are carried out after the centering.

As shown in FIG. 1, there are a long pipe and a short pipe 1 to be subjected to centering. In addition, pipe support device 6
A pipe positioning device 12 is provided at a position corresponding to the end of the pipe 1 supported by the pipe. This pipe positioning device 12
Diagonal rollers 13 provided for each length of tube 1
When the end of the tube 1 comes into contact with the roller 13,
Positioning in the axial direction is performed. The tube 1 is rotated about the axis by the support roller 2, but the roller 13 also rotates with this rotation, so that no slip occurs between the tube 1 and the end.

As shown in the figure, at a location axially adjacent to the pipe 1 supported in the horizontal direction, a rail in the pipe axial direction is provided.
14 is laid, and a carriage 15 that can run on the rail 14 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bogie 15 has a main body frame 16. The main body frame 16 has wheels 18 driven by a motor 17 and rotation of the wheels 18 to detect the bogie 15. A rotary encoder 19 for detecting a position is provided. Also body frame 16
Is provided with a jack device 21 driven by a motor 20, and the jack device 21
22 can be moved up and down on the main body frame 16. Jack device
A rotary encoder 23 is connected to 21 so that the position of the lifting frame 22 in the height direction can be detected.

A bearing device 25 is supported on the lifting frame 22 via a trunnion portion 24 so as to be swingable about an axis perpendicular to the tube axis. This bearing device 25 includes a rod 4
The base end 26 is rotatably supported.
The main body 28 of the rod 5 is connected via a coupling 27. Further, the base end portion 26 receives the power transmitted by the belt 30 from the motor 29 installed on the bearing device 25, thereby
Are configured to rotate at high speed. As shown,
The cart 15 supports the two rods 4, and as described above,
Two carriages corresponding to the supporting device 6 for supporting the two tubes 1
15 will be placed.

As shown in FIG. 1, a top guide 31 for supporting the distal end of the rod 4 is provided near the tube 1 between the tube 1 and the carriage 15 on the support device 6. . 4 and 5 show a detailed structure of the top guide 31. FIG. As shown, a bogie is provided near the pipe support device 6.
A second rail 32 is provided between the rails 14 for 15, and the top guide 31 is movable along the second rail 32 in the tube axis direction. Between both rails 32,
A cylinder device 33 connected to the top guide 31 is provided. The cylinder device 33 moves the top guide 31 between a position close to the tube 1 on the support device 6 and a position distant from the tube 1 to some extent. Is done.

In the vicinity of the tube supporting device 6, a positioning device 34 is provided.
Is provided. This positioning device 34 includes a cylinder 35
The top guide 31 is positioned at a predetermined position near the pipe 1 by inserting the pin 36 into and out of the pin hole 37 of the top guide 31.

The top guide 31 has a frame 38. Inside the frame 38, there is provided an elevating frame 39 which can move up and down along a guide rail 39a. 40 is a jack device for raising and lowering the lifting frame 39, and a drive motor
Connected to 41. A rotary encoder 42 is connected to the jack device 40, and the lifting frame in the height direction is
39 positions can be detected.

Two lifting frames 39 are provided in the same manner as the carriage 15, and two lifting frames 39 are provided in each lifting frame 39 so as to correspond to the carriage 15.
The rod body 4 of the book is supported. That is, the lifting frame 39
A pair of vertical spaces 43 is formed in the inside, and a support block 44 is housed in each space 43 in a vertically movable manner. Lift cylinder 45 below the support block 44
Are provided, and the support block 44 is supported by the tip end support member 46 of the lifting cylinder 45. That is, the tip support member 46 only supports the support block 44 in contact with the lower surface of the support block 44. The extension of the lift cylinder 45 allows the support block 44 to be lifted and the shortening operation of the lift cylinder 45. To allow the support block 44 to freely descend.

A bearing block 47 is provided inside the support block 44.
The bearing block 47 is slidable inside the support block 44 in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the tube axis. On both sides of the support block 44, push screws 49 are screwed in a penetrating state through vertical slits 48 formed in the elevating frame 39, respectively. By pressing the side surface, the bearing block 47 can be positioned and fixed in the horizontal direction. A roller bearing 50 is mounted inside the bearing block 47. The roller bearing 50 supports the distal end side of the rod 4 so as to be rotatable and slidable in the axial direction.

At the upper part of the frame 38, each bearing block 47
A cylinder device 51 that extends and contracts downward is provided in correspondence with. A pressing member 52 is attached to a telescopic end of the cylinder device 51, and the pressing member 52
Based on the extension operation of 51, the upper surface of the support block 44 can be pressed downward through the opening 53 provided at the upper end of the lifting frame 39.

As shown in FIG. 1, a rod support device 54 is provided between the support bases 9 of the tube support device 6. This rod support device 54 supports the rod 4 when the rod 4 is sent out by the movement of the carriage 15 when the pipe 1 is not present, and the rod 4 is excessively bent to convey the pipe. Prevents contact with equipment.

The centering of the tube 1 is performed by using a pair of rotating grindstones 5 by inserting the rods 4 from the openings at both ends of the tube 1 at the same time. For this reason, the rod 4 shown in FIG.
The carriage 15 and the top guide 31 are also provided at symmetric positions about the pipe 1.

Next, the centering operation will be described in detail. First, the tube 1 is loaded onto the supporting device 6 along the transport path A, supported by the supporting roller 2 and pressed by the pressing roller 3, and positioned in the axial direction by the positioning device 12. Rotate around the heart.

In the carriage 15, the lifting frame 22 is raised and lowered by the jack device 21, and the height of the base end 26 of the rod body 4 is adjusted according to the type of the pipe 1 while checking the height with the rotary encoder 23. Adjust

The top guide 31 is a pin of the positioning device 34
By inserting the 36 into the pin hole 37, it is held at the center sliding position close to the pipe 1. The tip end side of the rod body 4 can swing up and down around the trunnion part 24 of the carriage 15. Then, in this state, the lifting frame 39 is raised and lowered by the jack device 40, and the height of the distal end side of the rod body 4 is also adjusted according to the type of the pipe 1 while checking the height with the rotary encoder 42.

As described above, the base end portion 26 of the rod 4 is raised and lowered on the carriage 15, and the distal end of the rod 4 is raised and lowered by the top guide 31 between the carriage 15 and the pipe 1. The height of the rod body 4, that is, the rotating grindstone 5 can be adjusted according to the type of the pipe without raising and lowering the carriage 15 and the like.
In addition, the base end portion 26 and the distal end side of the rod body 4 are respectively raised and lowered,
In particular, since the tip side of the rod body 4 is independently raised and lowered, the rotary grindstone 5 can be accurately positioned in the height direction.

After adjusting the height of the distal end side of the rod body 4 in this way, the lifting cylinder 45 is operated to lift the support block 44 upward to position the rotary grindstone 5 above a predetermined position. Operate the set screw 49 to operate the bearing block.
By adjusting the horizontal position of 47, the direction of the axis of the rod 4 is accurately matched with the direction of the axis of the tube 1.

When the carriage 15 is run in this state, the rod 4
When the tip side slides in the roller bearing 50 of the top guide 31, the rotary grindstone 5 moves closer to the pipe 1 together with the rod body 4. Therefore, while detecting the position of the cart 15 with the rotary encoder 19, the position of the rotating grindstone 5 is measured,
The rotating grindstone 5 is inserted into the pipe together with the rod 4 from the opening end of the pipe. At this time, since the distal end side of the rod 4 is lifted up by the lifting cylinder 45 together with the support block 44, the rotating grindstone 5 is reliably inserted into the pipe 1 without colliding with the pipe wall at the bottom of the pipe 1.

When the rotary grindstone 5 is inserted into the inside of the tube 1, the lifting cylinder 45 is shortened and the support block 44 is lowered while the rotary grindstone 5 is rotated together with the rod body 4 by the motor 29. Then, the rotation whetstone 5
Also descends and comes into contact with the inner surface of the bottom of the tube 1 and starts to slide the inner surface of the tube. Even after the rotating grindstone 5 comes into contact with the inner surface of the tube 1, the lifting cylinder 45 performs the shortening operation, so that the tip support member 46 is separated from the support block 44. For this reason, a grinding pressure acts on the rotating grindstone 5 on the inner surface of the pipe 1 based on its own weight such as the rotating grindstone 5 and the rod body 4. Also the cylinder device 51
Is operated to press the pressing member 52 against the upper surface of the support block 44, so that the grinding pressure acts. As a result, a grinding pressure based on the sum of these is applied to the rotary grindstone 5.

When the carriage 15 is run under such a condition, the inner surface of the tube 1 is subjected to the center sliding process in the axial direction and the circumferential direction by the rotating grindstone 5. At this time, the cylinder device 51
Is applied to the rotating whetstone 5 at a fixed position by being installed on the top guide 31 as described above. But,
Since the rod body 4 whose base end 26 is supported by the trunnion part 24 moves in the longitudinal direction as the carriage 15 travels, the relative operation position of the cylinder device 51 on the rod body 4 is also changed. It changes with running. Therefore, if a constant pressing force was always applied by the cylinder device 51,
Due to the lever ratio, the grinding pressure when approaching the trunnion portion 24 becomes smaller than when the trunnion portion 24 moves away from the action position, and a uniform grinding pressure cannot be obtained.

Therefore, the pressing force of the cylinder device 51 is changed in accordance with the above-mentioned relative operation position accompanying the traveling of the carriage 15. Thereby, the grinding pressure of the rotary grindstone 5 is
Irrespective of this relative operating position, it can always be constant over the axial direction of the tube 1. The operation position is a rotary encoder for detecting the position of the carriage 15.
You can find out by using 19.

When the centering operation is completed, the lifting cylinder 45 is operated again to lift the rotary grindstone 5 from the inner surface of the pipe 1, the carriage 15 is returned to the original position, and the rotary grindstone 5 is taken out of the pipe. At the same time, the tube 1 after the centering process is carried out of the apparatus.

When it is necessary to replace the rotary grindstone 5 due to wear or the like, the cylinder 35 of the positioning device 34 is operated to remove the pin 36 from the pin hole 37, and the cylinder device 33 is operated. The top guide 31 is moved by a certain distance in a direction away from the transport path of the tube 1. The carriage 15 is also moved in the same manner to move the rotary grindstone 5 away from the transport path of the tube 1. Then, an operator enters between the rotating grindstone 5 and the transport path of the tube 1 to perform the replacement work of the rotating grindstone 5.

As described above, since the present apparatus performs the centering of four tubes 1 at a time, the centering operation of all the tubes 1 has been stopped to replace only a part of the rotary grindstone 5. Then, it is extremely inefficient. Further, since the cast pipe 1 is transported one after another, the pipe 1 is replaced for replacing a part of the rotary grindstone 5.
If the transport of the casting itself is stopped, the efficiency of the casting operation may be adversely affected, which is not preferable. On the other hand, it is extremely dangerous that an operator enters the transfer path of the hot pipe 1 after casting to perform the replacement operation.

Therefore, by moving the top guide 31 and the rotary grindstone 5 away from the transport path of the tube 1 as described above,
Without lowering the production efficiency of the tube 1 and safely
Exchange work can be performed.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, a bogie movable in the direction of the axis of the pipe, means for supporting the base end of the rod body on this bogie so as to be able to move up and down, At a position between the pipes, a top guide that supports the distal end side of the rod body so as to be able to ascend and descend independently of the base end part is used. Can be raised and lowered. Further, the top guide for supporting the distal end side of the rod body so as to be able to ascend and descend includes the elevating frame, means for elevating the elevating frame, and a support block provided inside the elevating frame and supporting the rod body. By raising and lowering the lifting frame by the lifting means, the base end and the distal end of the rod can be raised and lowered independently, and in particular, the distal end of the rod can be raised and lowered independently, The grindstone can be accurately positioned in the height direction. Further, since the top guide is provided with a lifting means provided inside the lifting frame and supporting the lower surface of the support block, by lifting the tip end side of the rod body together with the support block by the lifting means, the rotating grindstone can be removed. , Can be reliably inserted into the pipe without colliding with the pipe wall at the bottom of the pipe. After the insertion, the operation of the lifting means is released and the tip of the rod is lowered, so that the rotating grindstone can be brought into contact with the inner surface of the pipe while being accurately positioned in the height direction.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a centering apparatus for an inner surface of a pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged detailed view around a carriage in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view around the carriage of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged detailed view around a top guide in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view around the top guide of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of the tube support device in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view illustrating a center-sliding operation to be performed by the apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the portion shown in FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pipe 4 Rod 5 Rotating grindstone 15 cart 22 Elevating frame 25 Bearing device 26 Base end 31 Top guide 39 Elevating frame 44 Support block

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Teruyuki Tsukiashi 2-26-Ohama-cho, Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo Prefecture Kubota Mukogawa Works Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-54-28089 (JP, A) 63-212451 (JP, A)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A centering device for grinding an inner surface of a horizontally supported tube with a rotary grindstone provided at a tip of a rod inserted into the tube, the shaft center of the tube being provided. And a means for supporting the base end of the rod body on the carriage so as to be able to move up and down, and at a position between the carriage and the pipe, the front end side of the rod body is the base end. And a top guide that supports it so that it can move up and down independently of the
The top guide raises and lowers the lifting frame
Means for lowering and moving up and down inside this lifting frame
A support block provided and supporting the rod body
And the support blower provided inside the lift frame.
And a lifting means for supporting a lower surface of the rack.