Pipe cleaning device

Abstract

The present invention discloses a pipe cleaner transport device, which relates to the technical field of transport vehicles and comprises a load-bearing unit, a guide unit and a limit unit. The load-bearing unit can be movably arranged on the guide unit, the guide unit is used to guide the load-bearing unit to move along a fixed route, and the limit unit is used to limit the moving position of the load-bearing unit on the guide unit, so that the load-bearing capacity of the transport device can be enhanced, the transport device can travel on a fixed route during operation, the labor intensity of the operator can be reduced, and the efficiency of the pipe cleaning operation can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of transport vehicles, and in particular to a pipe cleaner transport device. Background Art

[0002] Pipe cleaner transporters are mainly used to transport pipe cleaners when cleaning oil and gas pipelines. They can transport pipe cleaners to the front end of the pipe cleaner ball launcher when preparing for pipe cleaning or transport pipe cleaners away from the ball receiver after pipe cleaning. When cleaning large-diameter oil and gas pipelines, some pipe cleaners can weigh several tons or more than ten tons and be several meters or more than ten meters long. Ordinary transport vehicles are often unable to bear these weights and lengths. Sometimes, even if they can be transported with difficulty, it is difficult to control the driving route due to the large weight and length, and the labor intensity of the operator is increased, which also affects the efficiency of pipe cleaning. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pipe cleaning transport device to solve the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art, so that the carrying capacity of the transport device is enhanced, the transport device can travel on a fixed route during operation, the labor intensity of the operator is reduced, and the efficiency of the pipe cleaning operation is improved.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following solutions:

[0005] The present invention provides a pipe cleaner transport device, comprising a bearing unit, a guide unit and a limit unit, wherein the bearing unit can be movably arranged on the guide unit, the guide unit is used to guide the bearing unit to move along a fixed route, and the limit unit is used to limit the moving position of the bearing unit on the guide unit.

[0006] Preferably, the guide unit includes at least one track, each of which is fixed on the ground and parallel to each other; the bearing unit includes a bearing plate and a support frame, the bearing plate is fixed on the support frame for bearing the pipe cleaner, and the support frame can be movably arranged on each of the tracks.

[0007] Preferably, one end of the support frame is slidably disposed on each of the rails, and the carrying plate is fixedly disposed on one end of the support frame away from each of the rails.

[0008] Preferably, the support frame includes at least two longitudinal beams, at least three transverse beams, at least three support members and at least two connecting members, each of the longitudinal beams is arranged in the horizontal direction, the two ends of any one of the transverse beams are respectively fixedly connected to the two adjacent longitudinal beams, one end of each of the support members is fixedly connected to the bearing plate, and the other end is respectively fixedly connected to the longitudinal beams and / or the transverse beams, and a connecting member is fixedly provided between any two adjacent support members.

[0009] Preferably, the length directions of the longitudinal beams are parallel to each other, the length directions of the transverse beams are perpendicular to the length directions of the longitudinal beams and the length directions of the transverse beams are parallel to each other, the support members extend in the vertical direction, and the length directions of the connecting members are parallel to the length directions of the longitudinal beams.

[0010] Preferably, the limiting unit comprises at least two limiting blocks, and one limiting block is fixedly provided at both ends of at least one of the tracks, respectively, and each limiting block is used to prevent the support frame from detaching from each track when moving along each track.

[0011] Preferably, it also includes a positioning unit, which includes a guide unit starting point fixing plate, a guide unit end point fixing plate and a load-bearing unit positioning plate; the load-bearing unit positioning plate is fixedly arranged on the load-bearing unit, and is used to fix the load-bearing unit on the guide unit; the guide unit starting point fixing plate is fixedly arranged on the guide unit, and is used to fix the load-bearing unit at the starting position on the guide unit; the guide unit end point fixing plate is fixedly arranged on the guide unit, and is used to fix the load-bearing unit at the maximum stroke position on the guide unit.

[0012] Preferably, the bearing unit further includes at least one roller, each of the rollers is fixed on one end of the support frame close to each of the tracks, and each of the rollers can roll along each of the tracks respectively, and each of the rollers is used to drive the support frame to move on each of the tracks.

[0013] Preferably, the carrying plate is arc-shaped, and guardrails are fixedly provided on both sides of the carrying plate along the length direction, and the guardrails are used to prevent the pipe cleaning device from detaching from the carrying plate during transportation.

[0014] Preferably, the guide unit also includes a plurality of base plates and a plurality of anchor bolts, each of the base plates is evenly laid on the ground, and one end of each base plate away from the ground is used for fixed connection with each rail, and anchor holes are provided at both ends of each base plate, and each anchor bolt is used to pass through each anchor hole and be screwed into the ground and then tightened, and the surface of each base plate away from the ground is used for fixed connection with the surface of each rail away from the support frame.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has achieved the following technical effects:

[0016] The present invention provides a pipe cleaner transport device, which adopts a guide unit to guide the movement of a bearing unit and enables the bearing unit to move along a fixed route, thereby removing the restriction of difficult travel route control caused by factors such as the heavy weight of the pipe cleaner, thereby improving the bearing capacity of the entire pipe cleaner transport device for the pipe cleaner, and at the same time can reduce the labor intensity of the operator and improve the efficiency of the pipe cleaning operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the pig transport device provided by the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The front view of the three-dimensional structure diagram;

[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the middle load-bearing unit;

[0021] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the middle guide unit.

[0022] In the figure: 100-pipe cleaning device, 1-carrying unit, 11-carrying plate, 12-support frame, 121-longitudinal beam, 122-cross beam, 123-support member, 124-connecting member, 13-roller, 14-guardrail, 2-guide unit, 21-track, 22-bottom plate, 23-anchor bolt, 3-limiting block, 41-guide unit starting point fixing plate, 42-guide unit end point fixing plate, 43-carrying unit positioning plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0024] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pipe cleaning transport device to solve the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art, so that the carrying capacity of the transport device is enhanced, the transport device can travel on a fixed route during operation, the labor intensity of the operator is reduced, and the efficiency of the pipe cleaning operation is improved.

[0025] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0026] The present invention provides a pig transport device 100, such as Figure 1-4 As shown, it includes a bearing unit 1, a guiding unit 2 and a limiting unit. The bearing unit 1 can be movably arranged on the guiding unit 2. The guiding unit 2 is used to guide the bearing unit 1 to move along a fixed route. The limiting unit is used to limit the moving position of the bearing unit 1 on the guiding unit 2.

[0027] Therefore, the pipe cleaner transport device 100 provided by the present invention adopts the guide unit 2 to guide the movement of the carrying unit 1 and enable the carrying unit 1 to move along a fixed route, thereby eliminating the limitation of difficult control of the travel route caused by factors such as the heavy weight of the pipe cleaner, thereby improving the carrying capacity of the entire pipe cleaner transport device 100 for the pipe cleaner, and at the same time can reduce the labor intensity of the operator and improve the efficiency of the pipe cleaning operation.

[0028] Furthermore, the guide unit 2 includes at least one track 21, each track 21 is used to be fixed on the ground and each track 21 is parallel to each other; the load-bearing unit 1 includes a load-bearing plate 11 and a support frame 12, the load-bearing plate 11 is fixed on the support frame 12 for carrying the pipe cleaner, and the support frame 12 can be movably arranged on each track 21, and the support frame 12 can slide on each track 21, or it can be realized that the support frame 12 can move on each track 21 through intermediate parts with a conveying function such as rollers 13 and roller rows. Among them, it is more preferred that one end of the support frame 12 is slidably arranged on each track 21, and the load-bearing plate 11 is fixed on the end of the support frame 12 away from each track 21.

[0029] Furthermore, the support frame 12 includes at least two longitudinal beams 121, at least three cross beams 122, at least three support members 123 and at least two connecting members 124. Each longitudinal beam 121 is arranged in the horizontal direction. The two ends of any cross beam 122 are respectively fixedly connected to two adjacent longitudinal beams 121. One end of each support member 123 is fixedly connected to the bearing plate 11, and the other end is respectively fixedly connected to each longitudinal beam 121 and / or each cross beam 122. A connecting member 124 is fixedly provided between any two adjacent support members 123. 24. By setting longitudinal beams 121, transverse beams 122, supports 123 and connectors 124 and adopting a specific connection relationship, the bearing capacity of the support frame 12 is enhanced, and it can carry a pipe cleaner of greater weight. At the same time, in actual applications, the length of each longitudinal beam 121 of the support frame 12 and the specific number of each transverse beam 122, each support member 123 and each connector 124 can be appropriately set according to the length and weight of the pipe cleaner, so that the support frame 12 can carry a pipe cleaner of greater length and weight.

[0030] Furthermore, the length directions of the longitudinal beams 121 are parallel to each other, the length directions of the cross beams 122 are perpendicular to the length directions of the longitudinal beams 121 and the length directions of the cross beams 122 are parallel to each other, each support member 123 extends in the vertical direction, and the length direction of each connecting member 124 is parallel to the length direction of the longitudinal beams 121, so that the overall force and force transmission of the support frame 12 are uniform, the stability of the support frame 12 is enhanced, and the bearing capacity of the support frame 12 is improved.

[0031] Furthermore, the limit unit includes at least two limit blocks 3, and a limit block 3 is fixedly provided at both ends of at least one track 21, respectively. Each limit block 3 is used to prevent the support frame 12 from detaching from the track 21 when moving along the track 21, thereby improving the reliability of the support frame 12 moving along the track 21.

[0032] Furthermore, it also includes a positioning unit, which includes a guide unit starting point fixing plate 41, a guide unit end point fixing plate 42 and a load-bearing unit positioning plate 43; the load-bearing unit positioning plate 43 is fixedly arranged on the load-bearing unit 1, and is used to fix the load-bearing unit 1 on the guide unit 2; the guide unit starting point fixing plate 41 is fixedly arranged on the guide unit 2, and is used to fix the load-bearing unit 1 at the starting position on the guide unit 2; the guide unit end point fixing plate 42 is fixedly arranged on the guide unit 2, and is used to fix the load-bearing unit 1 at the maximum stroke position on the guide unit 2, through the load-bearing unit The positioning plate 43 cooperates with the starting point fixing plate 41 of the guide unit and the end point fixing plate 42 of the guide unit respectively to fix the starting point position and the maximum stroke position of the carrying unit 1 on the guide unit 2. The purpose of fixing the carrying unit 1 at the maximum stroke position on the guide unit 2 is: after the pipe cleaner is sent to the front end of the blind plate of the sending and receiving ball cylinder and is in place, the carrying unit 1 is fixed, and then the pipe cleaner is placed in or taken out of the sending and receiving ball cylinder to prevent the movement of the carrying unit 1 when the pipe cleaner is placed on or taken out of the carrying unit 1, which will interfere with the taking and placing of the pipe cleaner.

[0033] Furthermore, the carrying unit 1 also includes at least one roller 13, each roller 13 is fixed on one end of the support frame 12 close to each track 21, and each roller 13 can roll along each track 21, each roller 13 is used to drive the support frame 12 to move on each track 21, and the specific number of rollers 13 to be set should be based on actual usage requirements.

[0034] Furthermore, the load-bearing plate 11 is arc-shaped, and guardrails 14 are fixedly provided on both sides of the load-bearing plate 11 along the length direction. The guardrails 14 are used to prevent the pipe cleaner from separating from the load-bearing plate 11 during transportation, and can both bear the pipe cleaner and limit it to prevent it from rolling.

[0035] Furthermore, the guide unit 2 also includes a plurality of base plates 22 and a plurality of anchor bolts 23, each base plate 22 is evenly laid on the ground, and one end of each base plate 22 away from the ground is used for fixed connection with each rail 21, and anchor holes are provided at both ends of each base plate 22, and each anchor bolt 23 is used to pass through each anchor hole and be screwed into the ground and then tightened, and the surface of each base plate 22 away from the ground is used for fixed connection with the surface of each rail 21 away from the support frame 12. The number and spacing of the base plates 22 and the anchor bolts 23 should be reasonably set in combination with actual usage requirements.

[0036] More specifically, in this embodiment, if Figure 1-4As shown, the track 21 is provided with two, and a roller 13 is installed at the four corners of the end of the support frame 12 away from the bearing plate 11, and the two rollers 13 roll along one track 21, and the other two rollers 13 roll along the other track 21. Limit blocks 3 are provided at both ends of each track 21, and a guide unit starting point fixing plate 41 and a guide unit terminal fixing plate 42 are provided on each track 21. Two bearing unit positioning plates 43 are fixed on the support frame 12, and pin holes are provided on each guide unit starting point fixing plate 41, guide unit terminal fixing plate 42 and bearing unit positioning plate 43. The bearing unit 1 is fixed on the guide unit When the load-bearing unit 1 is at the starting position on the guide unit 2, the starting position of the load-bearing unit 1 on the guide unit 2 is fixed by aligning the pin holes on the two load-bearing unit positioning plates 43 on the support frame 12 with the pin holes on the guide unit starting point fixing plates 41 on the two guide rails and inserting the two pin shafts into the two aligned groups of holes respectively. When the load-bearing unit 1 is at the maximum stroke position on the guide unit 2, the maximum stroke position of the load-bearing unit 1 on the guide unit 2 is fixed by aligning the pin holes on the two load-bearing unit positioning plates 43 on the support frame 12 with the pin holes on the guide unit terminal fixing plates 42 on the two guide rails and inserting the two pin shafts into the two aligned groups of holes respectively.

[0037] The present invention uses specific examples to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present invention. The above examples are only used to help understand the method and core ideas of the present invention. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, according to the ideas of the present invention, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope. In summary, the content of this specification should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

Claims

1. A pipe cleaning device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a load-bearing unit, a guide unit and a limit unit, wherein the load-bearing unit can be movably arranged on the guide unit, the guide unit is used to guide the load-bearing unit to move along a fixed route, and the limit unit is used to limit the moving position of the load-bearing unit on the guide unit; the guide unit comprises at least one track, each of which is used to be fixed on the ground and each of which is parallel to each other; the load-bearing unit comprises a load-bearing plate and a support frame, the load-bearing plate is fixed on the support frame for carrying a pipe cleaner, and the support frame can be movably arranged on each of the tracks; the support frame comprises at least two longitudinal beams, at least three transverse beams, at least three support members and at least two connecting members, each of which is arranged in a horizontal direction, and the two ends of any one of the transverse beams are respectively connected to the two adjacent ones of the The longitudinal beam is fixedly connected, one end of each support member is fixedly connected to the bearing plate, and the other end is respectively fixedly connected to each longitudinal beam and / or each cross beam, and one connecting member is fixedly provided between any two adjacent support members; it also includes a positioning unit, and the positioning unit includes a guide unit starting point fixing plate, a guide unit end point fixing plate and a bearing unit positioning plate; the bearing unit positioning plate is fixedly arranged on the bearing unit, and is used to fix the bearing unit on the guide unit; the guide unit starting point fixing plate is fixedly arranged on the guide unit, and is used to fix the bearing unit at the starting position on the guide unit; the guide unit end point fixing plate is fixedly arranged on the guide unit, and is used to fix the bearing unit at the maximum stroke position on the guide unit.

2. The pig transport device according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the support frame is slidably arranged on each of the rails, and the carrying plate is fixedly arranged on one end of the support frame away from each of the rails.

3. The pig transport device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The length directions of the longitudinal beams are parallel to each other, the length directions of the transverse beams are perpendicular to the length directions of the longitudinal beams and the length directions of the transverse beams are parallel to each other, the support members extend in the vertical direction, and the length directions of the connecting members are parallel to the length directions of the longitudinal beams.

4. The pig transport device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting unit includes at least two limiting blocks, and one limiting block is fixedly provided at both ends of at least one of the tracks, respectively. Each limiting block is used to prevent the support frame from detaching from each track when moving along the track.

5. The pig transport device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bearing unit further includes at least one roller, each of which is fixed on one end of the support frame close to each of the tracks, and each of the rollers can roll along each of the tracks respectively, and each of the rollers is used to drive the support frame to move on each of the tracks.

6. The pig transport device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bearing plate is arc-shaped, and guardrails are fixedly provided on both sides of the bearing plate along the length direction, and the guardrails are used to prevent the pipe cleaner from being separated from the bearing plate during transportation.

7. The pig transport device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide unit also includes a plurality of base plates and a plurality of anchor bolts, each of the base plates is evenly laid on the ground, and one end of each base plate away from the ground is used for fixed connection with each rail, and anchor holes are provided at both ends of each base plate, and each anchor bolt is used for passing through each anchor hole and being screwed into the ground and then tightened, and the surface of each base plate away from the ground is used for fixed connection with the surface of each rail away from the support frame.

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