Long distance narrow tunnel pipe installation device and method of use thereof

Abstract

The application discloses a long-distance narrow-tunnel inner-pipeline installation device and a use method thereof, relates to the technical field of pipeline transportation, and comprises an anti-floating block, further comprises two parallelly arranged track bodies in a tunnel, a driving base is slidably arranged on the top of the track body, a gantry mechanism is arranged between the top of the two driving bases, lifting ropes are fixedly installed on the top of the two sides of the gantry mechanism, and a hooking mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the lifting rope. The application makes full use of the track left by a shield tunneling machine during tunnel excavation, has low construction cost, can realize the transportation, positioning and adjustment of related accessories of the pipeline in the long-distance narrow tunnel, has high transportation efficiency and saves cost, can realize the overall transportation and positioning of the pipeline, the support and the anti-floating block, has a modular assembly mode and saves labor cost, and the special mobile transportation device can realize the up-down jacking and left-right movement of the pipeline, thereby facilitating the transportation and positioning of the pipeline.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of pipeline transportation technology, and in particular to a pipeline installation device and its usage method in long-distance narrow tunnels. Background Technology

[0002] When natural gas pipelines are installed inside tunnels, in order to ensure the safety of pipeline operation in the later stages, the design requires that the tunnel be filled with water after the pipeline installation is completed. Therefore, anti-buoyancy blocks need to be installed on the natural gas pipelines in the early stages to prevent the pipelines from being damaged by buoyancy over a long period of time.

[0003] The dedicated tunnel for natural gas pipelines across rivers is narrow and long. Only one 800mm diameter natural gas pipeline (12m long, 12t weight) is installed inside the tunnel, and anti-buoyancy blocks (300kg each, 200mm thick) need to be installed on top. After the installation is completed, the tunnel needs to be filled with water. Because the tunnel is uneven, the conventional method of transporting and placing the pipeline by trolley is not only inefficient but also labor-intensive for workers. Therefore, it is necessary to design a pipeline installation device and its usage method for long-distance narrow tunnels. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to address the shortcomings of existing technologies by proposing a pipeline installation device and its method for use in long-distance, narrow tunnels. Its advantages include: fully utilizing the tracks left by the tunnel boring machine during tunnel excavation, resulting in low construction costs; enabling the transportation, positioning, and adjustment of related components of pipelines in long-distance, narrow tunnels, achieving high transportation efficiency and cost savings; facilitating the overall transportation and positioning of pipelines, supports, and anti-buoyancy blocks through modular assembly, saving labor costs; and utilizing a dedicated mobile transportation device to lift and move the pipeline and its related components vertically and horizontally, facilitating pipeline transportation and positioning.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A pipeline installation device for long-distance narrow tunnels includes an anti-floating block, a pipeline body, and a support. The support is fixedly installed at the bottom of the pipeline body, and the anti-floating block is placed above the pipeline body. The device also includes two parallel tracks within the tunnel. A drive base is slidably mounted on the top of each track. A gantry mechanism is positioned between the tops of the two drive bases. Lifting ropes are fixedly mounted on both sides of the top of the gantry mechanism, and a hooking mechanism is provided at the bottom of each lifting rope. A lifting ring is fixedly mounted at the center of the top of the anti-floating block and hooked to the bottom of the hooking mechanism. Batteries for powering the drive bases are fixedly mounted at both ends of the top of the drive bases. Lifting mechanisms are installed at the bottom of both ends of the gantry mechanism. Clamping rings that engage with and are adapted to the lifting mechanisms are fixedly mounted on the bottom of both sides of the support.

[0007] The present invention is further configured such that the gantry mechanism includes two support columns, each of which is fixedly equipped with a jack at its bottom, and the two jacks are respectively fixedly installed at the top center of the drive base. Each of the two support columns is fixedly equipped with a connecting column at its top, and a top frame is fixedly installed between the tops of the two connecting columns. The two lifting ropes are respectively fixedly installed on both sides of the bottom of the top frame. The lifting mechanism includes a lifting rod and a lifting hook fixedly installed at the bottom of the lifting rod. The lifting hook is engaged with a retaining ring. The lifting rod (29) is fixedly installed on the support column (3) through a flange.

[0008] The present invention is further configured such that a limiting plate is fixedly installed at the top position of each of the two adjacent sides of the supporting columns, and the bottom of the limiting plate is provided with an inclined slot, and the slot surface is fitted to the top of the anti-floating block.

[0009] The invention is further configured such that the bottom of the limiting plate is inclined on the side near the anti-floating block, and mounting grooves are provided at the bottom of both ends of the slot, with a rotating roller rotatably mounted between the top and bottom of the mounting groove.

[0010] The invention is further configured such that a slot is provided at the top of the card slot, and a buffer plate is inserted into the slot, and a plurality of buffer springs distributed at equal intervals are fixedly installed between the buffer plate and the slot.

[0011] The invention is further configured such that threaded holes are provided at the bottom positions of the two support columns on their opposite sides, and threaded rods that are rotatably adapted to the threaded holes are installed in the threaded holes. Rotating handles are fixedly installed at the opposite ends of the two threaded rods, and mounting plates are rotatably installed at the adjacent ends of the two threaded rods.

[0012] The invention is further configured such that a groove parallel to the track body is provided on the side of the mounting plate near the anti-floating block, and a pressure roller is rotatably installed between the two ends of the groove, and the circumferential surface of the pressure roller is uniformly provided with protrusions.

[0013] The present invention is further configured such that the hooking mechanism includes a hook, a support block is fixedly installed on the top of the hook, and the top of the support block is fixedly connected to the bottom of the lifting rope. A support ring is fitted on the bottom of the lifting rope, and a hanging ring is fixedly installed on one side of the bottom of the support ring. A fixing rope is fixedly installed on the end of the hook away from the support block, and a hook lock is fixedly installed on the end of the fixing rope away from the hook. The hook lock and the hanging ring are mutually hooked and adapted.

[0014] The present invention is further configured such that hook slots are provided on both sides of the top of the lifting ring, and the hooks are engaged in the hook slots.

[0015] A method for using a pipeline installation device in a long, narrow tunnel includes the following steps:

[0016] S1: First, use the track left over from the excavation of the tunnel to install a drive base on it. The drive rollers at the bottom of the drive base are set on the track and powered by a battery.

[0017] S2: The lifting ring is fixed by the lifting rope. After the jack is raised, the anti-floating block is hoisted onto the pipe body and then laid on the pipe body in sequence.

[0018] S3: After assembling the pipe, anti-floating block and support as a whole outside the tunnel, select two sets of this device, set them at both ends of the pipe, hook the lifting hooks on the shackles, raise the jacks again, and lift the pipe, anti-floating block and support as a whole.

[0019] S4: Then start the drive base to transport the entire pipe, anti-floating block and support into the tunnel;

[0020] S5: After transportation to the designated location, manually adjust the rotating handle to drive the threaded rod to extend and retract, thereby realizing the retraction of the mounting plates on both sides of the anti-floating block, and adjusting the left and right deviation of the pipe, anti-floating block and support as a whole.

[0021] S6: Finally, lower the jack to lower the pipe, anti-float block and support as a whole to complete the operation.

[0022] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows:

[0023] 1. This pipeline installation device and its usage method for long-distance narrow tunnels make full use of the tracks left by the tunnel boring machine during tunnel excavation, reducing construction costs; by manufacturing a special mobile transportation device, it can realize the transportation, positioning, and adjustment of related accessories of pipelines in long-distance narrow tunnels, with high transportation efficiency and cost savings; it can realize the overall transportation and positioning of pipelines, supports, and anti-buoyancy blocks, and the modular assembly method saves labor costs; the special mobile transportation device can realize the vertical lifting and horizontal movement of pipelines, facilitating pipeline transportation and positioning. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of a pipeline installation device and its usage method in a long-distance narrow tunnel proposed in this invention;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the limiting plate in a pipeline installation device and its usage method in a long-distance narrow tunnel proposed in this invention.

[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the lifting ring structure in a pipeline installation device and its usage method in a long-distance narrow tunnel proposed in this invention;

[0027] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram highlighting the hook in a pipeline installation device and its usage method in a long-distance narrow tunnel proposed in this invention;

[0028] Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the limiting plate of a pipeline installation device and its usage method in a long-distance narrow tunnel proposed in this invention.

[0029] Figure 6 This is a top view cross-sectional diagram of the pressure roller in a pipeline installation device and its usage method in a long-distance narrow tunnel proposed in this invention.

[0030] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram showing the lifting rod in a pipeline installation device and its usage method in a long-distance narrow tunnel proposed in this invention.

[0031] Figure 8 This is a front structural diagram of the lifting rod in a pipeline installation device and its usage method in a long-distance narrow tunnel proposed in this invention.

[0032] In the diagram: 1. Track body; 2. Drive base; 3. Support column; 4. Anti-floating block; 5. Limiting plate; 6. Connecting column; 7. Top frame; 8. Lifting rope; 9. Lifting ring; 10. Rotating handle; 11. Buffer plate; 12. Rotating roller; 13. Hook slot; 14. Support ring; 15. Support block; 16. Hook; 17. Hanging ring; 18. Hook lock; 19. Fixing rope; 20. Buffer spring; 21. Threaded rod; 22. Mounting plate; 23. Protrusion; 24. Pressure roller; 25. Pipe body; 26. Bracket; 27. Battery; 28. Jack; 29. ​​Lifting rod; 30. Clamping ring; 31. Lifting hook. Detailed Implementation

[0033] The technical solution of this patent will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.

[0034] The embodiments of this patent are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain this patent, and should not be construed as limiting this patent.

[0035] In the description of this patent, it should be understood that the terms “center,” “upper,” “lower,” “front,” “back,” “left,” “right,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” “top,” “bottom,” “inner,” and “outer,” etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the convenience of describing this patent and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this patent.

[0036] In the description of this patent, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," and "setting" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection or setting, a detachable connection or setting, or an integral connection or setting. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this patent according to the specific circumstances.

[0037] Reference Figure 1-8 A pipeline installation device for long-distance narrow tunnels includes an anti-floating block 4, a pipeline body 25 and a support 26. The support 26 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the pipeline body 25, and the anti-floating block 4 is placed above the pipeline body 25. It also includes two parallel track bodies 1 in the tunnel. A drive base 2 is slidably installed on the top of the track body 1. A gantry mechanism is set between the tops of the two drive bases 2. Lifting ropes 8 are fixedly installed on both sides of the top of the gantry mechanism.

[0038] The gantry mechanism includes two support columns 3, with jacks 28 fixedly installed at the bottom of each support column 3. The two jacks 28 are fixedly installed at the top center of the drive base 2. Connecting columns 6 are fixedly installed at the top of each support column 3, and a top frame 7 is fixedly installed between the tops of the two connecting columns 6. Two lifting ropes 8 are fixedly installed on both sides of the bottom of the top frame 7. It makes full use of the track left by the tunnel boring machine during tunnel excavation, reducing construction costs. The drive base 2 is used to drive the overall transportation of pipes, supports and anti-buoyancy blocks 4. The modular assembly method saves labor costs and can realize the transportation, positioning and adjustment of related accessories of pipes in long and narrow tunnels. The transportation efficiency is high and the cost is saved.

[0039] The bottom of the lifting rope 8 is provided with a hooking mechanism. The top center of the anti-floating block 4 is fixedly installed with a lifting ring 9. The lifting ring 9 is hooked to the bottom of the hooking mechanism. The top two ends of the drive base 2 are fixedly installed with batteries 27 for powering the drive base 2. The bottom of both ends of the gantry mechanism is installed with a lifting mechanism. The bottom of both sides of the bracket 26 is fixedly installed with snap rings 30 that are compatible with the lifting mechanism.

[0040] The lifting mechanism includes a lifting rod (29) and a lifting hook (31) fixedly installed at the bottom of the lifting rod (29). The lifting hook (31) is engaged with a retaining ring (30). The lifting rod (29) is fixedly installed on the support column (3) by a flange.

[0041] The attachment mechanism includes a hook 16, a support block 15 fixedly installed on the top of the hook 16, and the top of the support block 15 fixedly connected to the bottom of the lifting rope 8. A support ring 14 is fitted on the bottom of the lifting rope 8, and a hanging ring 17 is fixedly installed on one side of the bottom of the support ring 14. A fixing rope 19 is fixedly installed on the end of the hook 16 away from the support block 15, and a hook lock 18 is fixedly installed on the end of the fixing rope 19 away from the hook 16. The hook lock 18 and the hanging ring 17 are mutually hooked and matched. The anti-floating block 4 is hoisted onto the pipeline by attaching the hook 16 to the lifting ring 9. Since the anti-floating block 4 covers the entire pipeline, the project is large. Therefore, this hoisting method is very convenient. After the hook 16 is attached to the lifting ring 9, the hook lock 18 is attached to the hanging ring 17 to achieve stable fixation of the lifting ring 9 and improve the safety during lifting.

[0042] Limiting plates 5 are fixedly installed at the top of the two adjacent sides of the two support columns 3. The bottom of the limiting plate 5 is provided with an inclined slot, and the slot surface is set to fit the top of the anti-floating block 4. When the anti-floating block 4 is lifted to the limiting plate 5, the anti-floating block 4 will be locked in the slot. The slot fixes the anti-floating block 4 at the front and back, thereby improving the stability and safety of the anti-floating block 4 during transportation.

[0043] The bottom of the limiting plate 5 is set as an inclined surface on the side near the anti-floating block 4. The bottom of both ends of the slot is provided with an installation groove, and a rotating roller 12 is rotatably installed between the top and bottom of the installation groove. During the process of the anti-floating block 4 entering the slot, the rotating roller 12 can effectively reduce the friction between the anti-floating block 4 and the slot, and improve the smoothness of the anti-floating block 4 entering the slot.

[0044] The top of the slot has a slot, and a buffer plate 11 is inserted into the slot. Several buffer springs 20 are fixedly installed between the buffer plate 11 and the slot at equal intervals. After the anti-floating block 4 enters the slot, the buffer plate 11 and the buffer springs 20 buffer the anti-floating block 4 to prevent the lifting rope 8 from breaking.

[0045] Both support columns 3 have threaded holes at the bottom of their opposite sides, and threaded rods 21 that are rotatably adapted to the threaded holes are installed in the threaded holes. Rotating handles 10 are fixedly installed at the opposite ends of the two threaded rods 21, and mounting plates 22 are rotatably installed at the adjacent ends of the two threaded rods 21.

[0046] The mounting plate 22 has a groove on the side near the anti-floating block 4 that is parallel to the track body 1. A pressure roller 24 is rotatably mounted between the two ends of the groove. The circumferential surface of the pressure roller 24 is evenly provided with protrusions 23. The pressure roller 24 presses and fixes the two ends of the anti-floating block 4, reducing the risk of the anti-floating block 4 swaying left and right. In addition, it can also make fine adjustments to the left and right of the anti-floating block 4, which is convenient for the transportation and positioning of the pipeline. Furthermore, the setting of the pressure roller 24 can also effectively reduce the resistance of the anti-floating block 4 moving up and down, making it convenient for the anti-floating block 4 to be lifted and lowered.

[0047] The top of the lifting ring 9 is provided with two hanging slots 13 on both sides. The hooks 16 are engaged in the hanging slots 13. After the hooks 16 are hung on the lifting ring 9, the hanging slots 13 lock the hooks 16 in place, which effectively improves the stability of the hanging.

[0048] A method for using a pipeline installation device in a long, narrow tunnel includes the following steps:

[0049] S1: First, use the track left over from the excavation of the tunnel to install a drive base on it. The drive rollers at the bottom of the drive base are set on the track and powered by a battery.

[0050] S2: The lifting ring is fixed by the lifting rope. After the jack is raised, the anti-floating block is hoisted onto the pipe body and then laid on the pipe body in sequence.

[0051] S3: After assembling the pipe, anti-floating block and support as a whole outside the tunnel, select two sets of this device, set them at both ends of the pipe, hook the lifting hooks on the shackles, raise the jacks again, and lift the pipe, anti-floating block and support as a whole.

[0052] S4: Then start the drive base to transport the entire pipe, anti-floating block and support into the tunnel;

[0053] S5: After transportation to the designated location, manually adjust the rotating handle to drive the threaded rod to extend and retract, thereby realizing the retraction of the mounting plates on both sides of the anti-floating block, and adjusting the left and right deviation of the pipe, anti-floating block and support as a whole.

[0054] S6: Finally, lower the jack to lower the pipe, anti-float block and support as a whole to complete the operation.

[0055] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any equivalent substitutions or modifications made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in the present invention, based on the technical solution and inventive concept of the present invention, should be covered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A pipeline installation device for long-distance narrow tunnels, used for transporting and positioning a pipeline body (25), a support (26), and an anti-floating block (4) as a single module, comprising an anti-floating block (4), a pipeline body (25), and a support (26), wherein the support (26) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the pipeline body (25), and the anti-floating block (4) is placed above the pipeline body (25), characterized in that, It also includes two parallel track bodies (1) inside the tunnel. A drive base (2) is slidably installed on the top of the track body (1). A gantry mechanism is set between the tops of the two drive bases (2). Lifting ropes (8) are fixedly installed on both sides of the top of the gantry mechanism. A hooking mechanism is set at the bottom of the lifting ropes (8). A lifting ring (9) is fixedly installed at the center of the top of the anti-floating block (4). The lifting ring (9) is hooked to the bottom of the hooking mechanism. A battery (27) for powering the drive base (2) is fixedly installed at both ends of the top of the drive base (2). A lifting mechanism is installed at the bottom of both ends of the gantry mechanism. A snap ring (30) that is compatible with the lifting mechanism is fixedly installed at the bottom of both sides of the bracket (26). The gantry mechanism includes two support columns (3), and jacks (28) are fixedly installed at the bottom of the two support columns (3). The two jacks (28) are fixedly installed at the top center of the drive base (2). Connecting columns (6) are fixedly installed at the top of the two support columns (3), and a top frame (7) is fixedly installed between the tops of the two connecting columns (6). Two lifting ropes (8) are fixedly installed on the bottom sides of the top frame (7). The lifting mechanism includes a lifting rod (29) and a lifting hook (31) fixedly installed at the bottom of the lifting rod (29). The lifting hook (31) is engaged with a retaining ring (30). The lifting rod (29) is fixedly installed on the support column (3) through a flange. The bottom of each of the two support columns (3) is provided with a threaded hole on the side away from each other, and a threaded rod (21) that is adapted to rotate with the threaded hole is installed in the threaded hole. A rotating handle (10) is fixedly installed at the end of each of the two threaded rods (21) away from each other, and an mounting plate (22) is rotatably installed at the adjacent end of each of the two threaded rods (21). The hooking mechanism includes a hook (16), a support block (15) is fixedly installed on the top of the hook (16), and the top of the support block (15) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the lifting rope (8). The bottom of the lifting rope (8) is fitted with a support ring (14), and a hanging ring (17) is fixedly installed on one side of the bottom of the support ring (14). A fixing rope (19) is fixedly installed at the end of the hook (16) away from the support block (15), and a hook lock (18) is fixedly installed at the end of the fixing rope (19) away from the hook (16). The hook lock (18) and the hanging ring (17) are mutually hooked and adapted.

2. The pipeline installation device in a long-distance narrow tunnel according to claim 1, characterized in that, Limiting plates (5) are fixedly installed at the top of the two adjacent sides of the two support columns (3), and the bottom of the limiting plates (5) is provided with inclined slots, and the slot surfaces are attached to the top of the anti-floating blocks (4).

3. The pipeline installation device in a long-distance narrow tunnel according to claim 2, characterized in that, The bottom of the limiting plate (5) is set as an inclined surface on the side near the anti-floating block (4), and the bottom of both ends of the slot are provided with mounting grooves, and a rotating roller (12) is rotatably installed between the top and bottom of the mounting groove.

4. The pipeline installation device for long-distance narrow tunnels according to claim 3, characterized in that, The top of the card slot is provided with a slot, and a buffer plate (11) is inserted into the slot. Several buffer springs (20) are fixedly installed between the buffer plate (11) and the slot at equal intervals.

5. The pipeline installation device for long-distance narrow tunnels according to claim 4, characterized in that, The mounting plate (22) has a groove on the side near the anti-floating block (4) that is parallel to the track body (1), and a pressure roller (24) is rotatably installed between the two ends of the groove. The circumferential surface of the pressure roller (24) is uniformly provided with protrusions (23).

6. The pipeline installation device for a long-distance narrow tunnel according to claim 5, characterized in that, The lifting ring (9) has hook slots (13) on both sides of the top of the ring opening, and the hook (16) is engaged in the hook slots (13).

7. A method of using the pipeline installation device in a long-distance narrow tunnel according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: S1: First, use the track left over from the excavation of the tunnel to install a drive base on it. The drive rollers at the bottom of the drive base are set on the track and powered by a battery. S2: The lifting ring is fixed by the lifting rope. After the jack is raised, the anti-floating block is hoisted onto the pipe body and then laid on the pipe body in sequence. S3: After assembling the pipe, anti-floating block and support as a whole outside the tunnel, select two sets of this device, set them at both ends of the pipe, hook the lifting hooks on the shackles, raise the jacks again, and lift the pipe, anti-floating block and support as a whole. S4: Then start the drive base to transport the entire pipe, anti-floating block and support into the tunnel; S5: After transportation to the designated location, manually adjust the rotating handle to drive the threaded rod to extend and retract, thereby realizing the retraction of the mounting plates on both sides of the anti-floating block, and adjusting the left and right deviation of the pipe, anti-floating block and support as a whole. S6: Finally, lower the jack to lower the pipe, anti-float block and support as a whole to complete the operation.

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