A flexible production line for oil and gas separators
By designing a flexible production line for oil-gas separators and using QR code numbering and software systems for parameter traceability, the problems of low efficiency, unstable quality and poor compatibility of the existing production line were solved, achieving efficient production and cost reduction.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202211229982.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2022-10-08
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-26
- Estimated Expiration
- 2042-10-08
AI Technical Summary
The existing oil-gas separator production line has problems such as low manual assembly efficiency, poor quality stability, inability to record and save assembly process parameters, poor production line compatibility, and high cost of new products.
A flexible production line for oil-gas separators was designed, including a semi-automatic workbench consisting of a laser marking machine, a server, an intermediate shaft assembly station, a rotor assembly station, a housing assembly station, an air inlet and outlet assembly station, an assembly station, an assembly testing station, an inspection and packaging table, a discharge transmission line, a material box placement table, and a separation disc assembly machine. QR code numbering and software system are used for parameter traceability to adapt to the rapid reconstruction of the production line layout.
It reduces workers' labor intensity, improves product quality, and increases production efficiency. It also solves the problem of being unable to record and save assembly process parameters, and reduces the cost of new products.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of oil-gas separator production, in particular to a flexible production line for oil-gas separators. Background Art
[0002] An oil-gas separator is a device that separates crude oil and associated natural gas produced in an oil well. Placed between the submersible centrifugal pump and the protector, it separates free gas from the well fluid, sending the liquid to the submersible centrifugal pump while releasing the gas into the annular space between the tubing and casing.
[0003] At present, manual and automatic lines are used in the production of oil-gas separators. However, the manual line has low assembly efficiency, poor quality stability, and the assembly process parameters cannot be recorded and saved; the automatic line has poor production line compatibility and high cost of new products.
[0004] To this end, the present application proposes a flexible production line for oil-gas separators. Summary of the Invention
[0005] The purpose of this section is to summarize some aspects of the embodiments of the present invention and briefly introduce some preferred embodiments. Some simplifications or omissions may be made in this section and the abstract and title of this application to avoid blurring the purpose of this section, the abstract and the title of the invention, and such simplifications or omissions should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention.
[0006] In view of the above problems and / or the problems existing in the existing oil-gas separator flexible production line, the present invention is proposed.
[0007] Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a flexible production line for oil-gas separators, which can solve the problems of low manual assembly efficiency, poor quality stability, inability to record and save assembly process parameters, poor production line compatibility, and high cost of new products, thereby reducing the labor intensity of workers, improving product quality, and improving efficiency.
[0008] To solve the above technical problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
[0009] A flexible production line for an oil-gas separator, comprising: a laser marking machine, a server, an intermediate shaft assembly station, a rotor assembly station, a shell assembly station, an air inlet and outlet assembly station, an assembly assembly station, an assembly testing station, an inspection and packaging station, a discharge transmission line, a material box placement station, a separation disc assembly machine, a rotor feeding line, an air outlet cavity shell feeding line, an upper shell feeding line and a valve cover feeding line. The server is arranged on the left side of the laser marking machine, the intermediate shaft assembly station is arranged on the left side of the server, the rotor assembly station is arranged on the left side of the intermediate shaft assembly station, the shell assembly station is arranged on the left side of the rotor assembly station, and the shell assembly station is arranged on the left side of the shell. An air inlet and outlet assembly station is set on the left side of the component assembly station, an assembly assembly station is set on the left side of the air inlet and outlet assembly station, an assembly testing station is set on the left side of the assembly assembly station, an inspection and packaging table is set on the left side of the assembly testing station, a discharge transmission line is set on the left side of the inspection and packaging table, a material box placement table is set on the front side of the laser marking machine, a separation disc assembly machine is set on the front side of the server, a rotor feeding line is set on the front side of the intermediate shaft assembly station, an air outlet cavity shell feeding line is set on the front side of the rotor assembly station, an upper shell feeding line is set on the front side of the shell assembly station, and a valve cover feeding line is set on the front side of the air inlet and outlet assembly station.
[0010] As a preferred solution of the flexible production line of oil-gas separators described in the present invention, the server adopts a server cabinet, which contains a display, an industrial computer, a UPS power supply and a switch, and is used to collect product parameters of each device, so that the production parameters are traceable.
[0011] As a preferred solution of the flexible production line of an oil-gas separator described in the present invention, the laser marking machine, server, intermediate shaft assembly station, rotor assembly station, shell assembly station, air inlet and outlet assembly station, assembly assembly station, assembly testing station, inspection and packaging table and discharge transmission line are distributed in a straight line, and the material box placement table, separation disc assembly machine, rotor feeding line, air outlet cavity shell feeding line, upper shell feeding line and valve cover feeding line are correspondingly arranged on the sides of the working areas of the laser marking machine, server, intermediate shaft assembly station, rotor assembly station, shell assembly station and air inlet and outlet assembly station.
[0012] As a preferred solution of the flexible production line of oil-gas separator described in the present invention, the front sides of the intermediate shaft assembly station, rotor assembly station, housing assembly station, air inlet and outlet assembly station, assembly assembly station and assembly testing station are all provided with a defective product placement area.
[0013] As a preferred solution of the flexible production line of oil-gas separator described in the present invention, the intermediate shaft assembly station, rotor assembly station, housing assembly station, air inlet and outlet assembly station, assembly assembly station, assembly testing station, inspection and packaging table and discharge transmission line are located at the same working height.
[0014] As a preferred solution of the flexible production line of oil-gas separators described in the present invention, the material box placement table adopts a mobile platform, and evenly distributed rollers are provided at the bottom of the platform, and the rollers are universal wheels with self-locking function.
[0015] Compared with the existing technology: the present invention plans a flexible production line consisting of seven semi-automatic workbenches based on the characteristics of the same type of products; it adapts to the rapid reconstruction of the production line layout, obtains the main process parameters through various sensors, and saves them using QR code numbers to achieve one-to-one traceability. The software matching method is designed to adapt to rapid on-site editing and generation of new products. Through single-machine independence and software global monitoring, it adapts to rapid reconstruction of the production line layout or discrete production, and can solve the problems of low manual assembly efficiency, poor quality stability, inability to record and save assembly process parameters, poor production line compatibility, and high cost of new products, thereby reducing workers' labor intensity, improving product quality, and improving efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from these drawings without inventive effort. Among them:
[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the shaft side structure of the present invention.
[0018] In the figure: 1 laser marking machine, 2 server, 3 intermediate shaft assembly station, 4 rotor assembly station, 5 housing assembly station, 6 air inlet and outlet assembly station, 7 assembly station, 8 assembly testing station, 9 inspection and packaging station, 10 discharge transmission line, 11 material box placement station, 12 separation disc assembly machine, 13 rotor feeding line, 14 outlet cavity housing feeding line, 15 upper housing feeding line, 16 valve cover feeding line. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0020] In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Those skilled in the art may make similar generalizations without violating the connotation of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.
[0021] Next, the present invention is described in detail with reference to schematic diagrams. For ease of illustration, cross-sectional views of device structures may be partially enlarged and not to scale when describing the embodiments of the present invention. Furthermore, the schematic diagrams are merely illustrative and should not limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Furthermore, in actual production, three-dimensional dimensions, including length, width, and depth, should be included.
[0022] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clear, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0023] The present invention provides a flexible production line for oil-gas separators, which can solve the problems of low manual assembly efficiency, poor quality stability, inability to record and save assembly process parameters, poor production line compatibility, and high cost of new products. It can reduce the labor intensity of workers, improve product quality, and increase efficiency. Figure 1 , including: laser marking machine 1, server 2, intermediate shaft assembly station 3, rotor assembly station 4, housing assembly station 5, air inlet and outlet assembly station 6, assembly station 7, assembly testing station 8, inspection and packaging station 9, discharge transmission line 10, material box placement station 11, separation disc assembly machine 12, rotor feeding line 13, outlet cavity housing feeding line 14, upper housing feeding line 15 and valve cover feeding line 16;
[0024] A server 2 is arranged on the left side of the laser marking machine 1, an intermediate shaft assembly station 3 is arranged on the left side of the server 2, a rotor assembly station 4 is arranged on the left side of the intermediate shaft assembly station 3, a shell assembly station 5 is arranged on the left side of the rotor assembly station 4, an air inlet and outlet assembly station 6 is arranged on the left side of the shell assembly station 5, an assembly assembly station 7 is arranged on the left side of the air inlet and outlet assembly station 6, an assembly testing station 8 is arranged on the left side of the assembly assembly station 7, an inspection and packaging table 9 is arranged on the left side of the assembly testing station 8, a discharge transmission line 10 is arranged on the left side of the inspection and packaging table 9, a material box placement table 11 is arranged on the front side of the laser marking machine 1, a separation disc assembly machine 12 is arranged on the front side of the server 2, a rotor feeding line 13 is arranged on the front side of the intermediate shaft assembly station 3, an air outlet cavity shell feeding line 14 is arranged on the front side of the rotor assembly station 4, an upper shell feeding line 15 is arranged on the front side of the shell assembly station 5, and a valve cover feeding line 16 is arranged on the front side of the air inlet and outlet assembly station 6.
[0025] Server 2 uses a server cabinet, which contains a monitor, industrial computer, UPS power supply and switch, and is used to collect product parameters of each device, so that the production parameters can be traced.
[0026] The laser marking machine 1, server 2, intermediate shaft assembly station 3, rotor assembly station 4, shell assembly station 5, air inlet and outlet assembly station 6, assembly assembly station 7, assembly testing station 8, inspection and packaging station 9 and discharge transmission line 10 are distributed in a straight line, and the material box placement table 11, separation disc assembly machine 12, rotor feeding line 13, air outlet cavity shell feeding line 14, upper shell feeding line 15 and valve cover feeding line 16 are correspondingly arranged on the sides of the working area of the laser marking machine 1, server 2, intermediate shaft assembly station 3, rotor assembly station 4, shell assembly station 5 and air inlet and outlet assembly station 6.
[0027] A defective product placement area is provided in front of the intermediate shaft assembly station 3, the rotor assembly station 4, the housing assembly station 5, the air inlet and outlet assembly station 6, the assembly assembly station 7 and the assembly testing station 8.
[0028] The intermediate shaft assembly station 3, the rotor assembly station 4, the housing assembly station 5, the air inlet and outlet assembly station 6, the assembly assembly station 7, the assembly testing station 8, the inspection and packaging station 9 and the discharge transmission line 10 are located at the same working height.
[0029] The material box placement platform 11 adopts a mobile platform, and evenly distributed rollers are provided at the bottom of the platform. The rollers adopt universal wheels with self-locking function.
[0030] in:
[0031] 1. The rotor is first laser marked on the laser marking machine 1, and a QR code is engraved on the rotor surface for subsequent traceability, which is hereinafter referred to as the rotor code;
[0032] 2. Server 2 is a server cabinet that contains monitors, industrial computers, UPS power supplies, switches and other equipment. It is used to collect product parameters of each device and make production parameters traceable;
[0033] 3. Intermediate shaft assembly station 3 is used to install back plates, gaskets, springs, retaining rings and other components after the separation discs are installed in the separation disc assembly machine 12;
[0034] 4. Rotor assembly station 4 is used to assemble the air outlet cavity assembly, then assemble the air outlet cavity assembly to the intermediate shaft, and continue to install the impeller, retaining spring and other parts to form the rotor assembly;
[0035] 5. Shell assembly station 5 is used to assemble the upper shell assembly, install the air inlet cavity into the upper shell, then install the rotor assembly into the upper shell, and complete the final locking of the air outlet cavity screws to form the upper shell assembly;
[0036] 6. The air inlet and outlet assembly station 6 is used to assemble the air inlet / outlet components, assemble the diaphragm valves in sequence, and then install the air inlet / outlet to the shell and assemble the shell assembly;
[0037] 7. Assembly station 7 is used for assembly. First, the base nozzle is pressed and assembled at station 1. Then, the upper shell assembly and the base are assembled to form the separator assembly.
[0038] 8. Assembly test station 8 is used for assembly performance testing. First, complete the assembly sealing test at station 1 or station 2, and then go to station 3 to complete the speed test;
[0039] 9. Inspection and packaging station 9 is used for assembly inspection and packaging. The products are visually inspected manually and then bagged after the plugging cap is installed.
[0040] 10. The discharging transmission line 10 is used to transmit the finished product to the subsequent production site;
[0041] 11. Material box placement table 11 is a material rack platform, used to temporarily place the material box for separating discs;
[0042] 12. Separation disc assembly machine 12 is a separation disc assembly machine, which is used for automatic assembly of separation discs of rotors;
[0043] 13. Rotor feeding line 13 is the rotor feeding line, feeding from the upper layer, empty boxes are returned from the lower layer, and the front platform is used for process material turnover;
[0044] 14. The outlet cavity shell feeding line 14 is the outlet cavity shell feeding line, with materials fed from the upper layer and empty boxes returned from the lower layer. The front platform is used for process material turnover;
[0045] 15. Upper shell feeding line 15 is the upper shell feeding line, feeding from the upper layer, empty boxes are returned from the lower layer, and the front platform is used for process material turnover;
[0046] 16. Valve bonnet feeding line 16 is the valve bonnet feeding line, feeding from the upper layer, empty boxes are returned from the lower layer, and the front platform is used for process material turnover.
[0047] In specific work:
[0048] 1. Take the intermediate shaft and put it into the laser marking machine 1 for laser coding
[0049] 2. Take the intermediate shaft, scan the code and put it into the intermediate shaft assembly station 3 to press the magnet at station 1.
[0050] 3. Take the intermediate shaft from above and scan the code to put it into the separation disc assembly machine 12 for separation disc assembly.
[0051] 4. Take the intermediate shaft from the previous order, scan the code and put it into the intermediate shaft assembly station 3. Assemble the back plate, gasket, spring and circlip in the second station and press it automatically.
[0052] 5. Take the sealing ring, outlet cavity, etc. and put them into the workstation 1 of the rotor assembly station 4 to complete the pre-assembly of the outlet cavity assembly.
[0053] 6. Take the intermediate shaft from the previous step, scan the code and put it into the rotor assembly station 4. Assemble the air cavity assembly, impeller and retaining ring at the second station to complete the rotor assembly.
[0054] 7. Take the upper shell and place it in the shell assembly station 5, station 1, complete the shell laser coding and bushing press-fitting; take the upper shell and place it in station 2, take the air intake chamber and complete the air intake chamber assembly; take the rotor assembly from above and place it in station 3, take the upper shell and insert it into the rotor assembly to complete the assembly; take the assembled parts and place them in station 2, use the servo tightening tool to tighten the back plate bolts; complete the assembly of the upper shell
[0055] 8. Take the upper shell assembly and place it in the positioning tool of the air inlet and outlet assembly station 6, take out the air inlet joint, air outlet joint, pressure plate, sealing ring, valve cover, spring, diaphragm and other components to complete the assembly of the upper shell.
[0056] 9. Take the nozzle and base, scan the code and place them in the first station of the assembly station 7. Use the servo press to complete the nozzle assembly; take the base and place it in the second station, take the upper shell assembly and the sealing ring and install them into the base. Use the servo tightening tool to tighten the three bolts to complete the assembly.
[0057] 10. Take the assembly, scan the code, and place it in Station 1 or Station 2 of Assembly Test Station 8 to complete the assembly sealing test; take the assembly, scan the code, and place it in Station 3 to complete the assembly speed test;
[0058] 11. Take the finished product for inspection, install the plugging cover and put it into bag;
[0059] 12. Use the transmission line to transfer the finished products to the subsequent workshop.
[0060] Although the present invention has been described above with reference to embodiments, various modifications may be made thereto and equivalent components may be substituted without departing from the scope of the present invention. In particular, as long as there are no structural conflicts, the various features of the embodiments disclosed herein may be combined with each other in any manner, and the omission of an exhaustive description of such combinations in this specification is solely for the sake of space and resource conservation. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but includes all technical solutions falling within the scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A flexible production line for oil and gas separators, characterized in that: include: A laser marking machine (1), a server (2), an intermediate shaft assembly station (3), a rotor assembly station (4), a shell assembly station (5), an air inlet and outlet assembly station (6), an assembly station (7), an assembly testing station (8), an inspection and packaging station (9), an outfeed transmission line (10), a material box placement station (11), a separation disc assembly machine (12), a rotor feeding line (13), an air outlet cavity shell feeding line (14), an upper shell feeding line (15) and a valve cover feeding line (16), wherein the server (2) is arranged on the left side of the laser marking machine (1), the intermediate shaft assembly station (3) is arranged on the left side of the server (2), the rotor assembly station (4) is arranged on the left side of the intermediate shaft assembly station (3), the shell assembly station (5) is arranged on the left side of the rotor assembly station (4), and the shell assembly station (16) is arranged on the left side of the shell assembly station (16). (5) An air inlet and outlet assembly station (6) is provided on the left side, an assembly station (7) is provided on the left side of the air inlet and outlet assembly station (6), an assembly test station (8) is provided on the left side of the assembly test station (7), an inspection and packaging table (9) is provided on the left side of the assembly test station (8), a discharge transmission line (10) is provided on the left side of the inspection and packaging table (9), a material box placement table (11) is provided on the front side of the laser marking machine (1), a separation disc assembly machine (12) is provided on the front side of the server (2), a rotor feeding line (13) is provided on the front side of the intermediate shaft assembly station (3), an air outlet cavity shell feeding line (14) is provided on the front side of the rotor assembly station (4), an upper shell feeding line (15) is provided on the front side of the shell assembly station (5), and a valve cover feeding line (16) is provided on the front side of the air inlet and outlet assembly station (6).
2. The flexible production line for oil-gas separator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The server (2) adopts a server cabinet, which contains a display, an industrial computer, a UPS power supply and a switch, and is used to collect product parameters of various devices, so that the production parameters can be traced.
3. The flexible production line for oil-gas separator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The laser marking machine (1), the server (2), the intermediate shaft assembly station (3), the rotor assembly station (4), the housing assembly station (5), the air inlet and outlet assembly station (6), the assembly station (7), the assembly testing station (8), the inspection and packaging station (9) and the discharge transmission line (10) are arranged in a straight line, and the material box placement table (11), the separation disc assembly machine (12), the rotor feeding line (13), the air outlet cavity housing feeding line (14), the upper housing feeding line (15) and the valve cover feeding line (16) are correspondingly arranged on the sides of the working areas of the laser marking machine (1), the server (2), the intermediate shaft assembly station (3), the rotor assembly station (4), the housing assembly station (5) and the air inlet and outlet assembly station (6).
4. The flexible production line for oil-gas separator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front sides of the intermediate shaft assembly station (3), the rotor assembly station (4), the housing assembly station (5), the air inlet and outlet assembly station (6), the assembly assembly station (7) and the assembly testing station (8) are all provided with a defective product placement area.
5. The flexible production line for oil-gas separator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The intermediate shaft assembly station (3), the rotor assembly station (4), the housing assembly station (5), the air inlet and outlet assembly station (6), the assembly assembly station (7), the assembly testing station (8), the inspection and packaging station (9) and the discharge transmission line (10) are located at the same working height.
6. The flexible production line for oil-gas separator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material box placement platform (11) adopts a mobile platform, and the bottom of the platform is provided with evenly distributed rollers, and the rollers are universal wheels with a self-locking function.
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