Swing direction detection device for blast furnace tapping swing nozzle

By using inclination sensors and wireless communication modules to monitor the flip angle of the swing nozzle in real time during blast furnace smelting, the problem of iron landing caused by manual operation errors is solved, and the safety and automation control of the swing nozzle and the improvement of production safety is achieved.

CN222313199UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-07ANSTEEL GRP RAILWAY EQUIP CHECKING & REPAIRING CO
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202323391916.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-12-12
Publication Date
2025-01-07
Estimated Expiration
2033-12-12

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Technical Problem

During the blast furnace smelting process of steel enterprises, manual operations lead to easy mistakes when installing iron by swinging nozzles, causing the iron to land and increase the risk of production accidents.

Method used

The inclination sensor is used to detect the flip angle of the swing flow nozzle and is connected to the remote terminal through the wireless communication module to monitor and alarm in real time to ensure the safe flip of the swing flow nozzle.

Benefits of technology

The safety and automation control of the swing flow nozzle is realized, which reduces manual operation errors, improves production safety, and reduces construction and maintenance costs.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a blast furnace tapping swing nozzle swing direction detection device, which comprises a swing rod, a fixed plate, a tilt angle sensor, a substation PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), a wireless communication module and a remote terminal, the fixed plate is arranged at one end of the swing rod, the tilt angle sensor is arranged on the fixed plate, the other end of the swing rod is rotatably connected with a swing nozzle, and the substation PLC comprises a communication module I and a communication module II. The tilt angle sensor is connected with the first communication module through a communication port cable, the second communication module is connected with the third communication module through a communication port, and the CPU module is connected with a remote terminal through a wireless communication module and a port. The utility model has the advantages that the tilt angle sensor is connected with the communication module I, the communication module I is connected with the communication module II, the communication module II is connected with the communication module III, the communication module III is connected with the CPU module, and the CPU module is connected with the remote terminal through the wireless communication module, so that an operator can observe the tilt angle of the swinging flow nozzle at any time through a mobile phone or a PC (Personal Computer); and the production safety of enterprises is ensured.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of metallurgical equipment, in particular to a blast furnace tapping nozzle swing direction detection device. Background Art

[0002] The molten iron smelted in the blast furnace of the steel enterprise must flow into the molten iron tank under the furnace through the swinging nozzle, and then be transported to the steel plant for the next process. There is a rotating shaft at the bottom of the swinging nozzle, and an iron outlet is provided on each side. There are two rows of empty iron tanks below the iron outlet. When the swinging nozzle tilts to the left around the bottom rotating shaft, the iron tank on the left is filled with iron; after it is full, the swinging nozzle tilts to the right around the bottom rotating shaft, and the iron tank on the right is filled with iron, and then the left iron tank is operated to move forward one tank, so that the left and right sides are circulated, and the iron tapping task is completed after filling two rows of iron tanks. At present, when the swinging nozzle fills the iron tank with iron, it is usually manually visually aligned on site, so that the swinging nozzle tilts to the side where the empty iron tank has been arranged to tap iron, and then the other side of the filled tank is controlled to move to the next empty tank. Due to manual operation, it is inevitable that there will be operational errors, which may cause the tank car on the side that is being loaded to move, causing the molten iron to fall to the ground, resulting in production accidents. Summary of the invention

[0003] The utility model aims to provide a blast furnace tapping nozzle swing direction detection device, which adopts an inclination sensor to detect the flip angle of the swing spout, realizes intrinsic safety and ensures the production safety of the enterprise.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model is implemented through the following technical solutions:

[0005] A device for detecting the swing direction of a blast furnace tapping nozzle comprises a swinging nozzle and a main station PLC, wherein the main station PLC comprises a communication module three and a CPU module, and further comprises a swing rod, a fixed plate, an inclination sensor, a substation PLC, a wireless communication module, and a remote terminal. A fixed plate is arranged at one end of the swing rod, and an inclination sensor is arranged on the fixed plate. The other end of the swing rod is rotatably connected to the swinging nozzle. The substation PLC comprises a communication module one and a communication module two, the inclination sensor is connected to the communication module one through a communication port cable, the communication module two is connected to the communication module three through a communication port, and the CPU module is connected to the remote terminal through a port through the wireless communication module.

[0006] It also includes a connecting column and a detection ring. The connecting column is parallel to the bottom rotating shaft of the swing flow nozzle and is located directly above the rotating shaft. One end of the connecting column is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the swing flow nozzle. The swing rod is rotatably connected to the swing flow nozzle through the detection ring and the connecting column. The detection ring is movably mounted on the connecting column and fixedly connected to the other end of the swing rod.

[0007] The substation PLC also includes a power module, which is used to provide working power. The communication module three is connected to the CPU module through a communication port, and the communication module one is connected to the communication module two through a port.

[0008] The wireless communication module is any one of a 5G communication module, a 4G communication module, a Bluetooth module, a WiFi module, a GSM module, a CDMA module, a CDMA module, a WCDMA module, a TD-SCDMA module, a Zigbee module and a LoRa module, or a combination of any of them.

[0009] The remote terminal is used to obtain data information from the wireless communication module.

[0010] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0011] 1. The inclination sensor is connected to the communication module 1, the communication module 1 is connected to the communication module 2, the communication module 2 is connected to the communication module 3, the communication module 3 is connected to the CPU module, and the CPU module is connected to the remote terminal through the wireless communication module. The operator can observe the inclination angle of the swing flow nozzle at any time through the mobile phone or PC. If the inclination angle exceeds the set value, the mobile phone or PC will alarm, realizing intrinsic safety, ensuring the safety of enterprise production, and saving time and effort in maintenance;

[0012] 2. The inclination sensor and the communication module are connected through the CAN port control cable, which saves the number of cable cores, is easy to lay, has low modification cost and convenient maintenance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the blast furnace iron tapping nozzle swing direction detection device.

[0014] In the figure: 1 - swing nozzle 2 - connecting column 3 - detection ring 4 - inclination sensor 5 - fixing plate 6 - swing rod 7 - rotating shaft. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] The present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the specification, but it should be noted that the implementation of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

[0016] The following examples are implemented based on the technical solution of the utility model, and provide detailed implementation methods and specific operation processes, but the protection scope of the utility model is not limited to the following examples. The methods used in the following examples are conventional methods unless otherwise specified.

[0017] [Example 1]

[0018] Before the transformation, the workshop was equipped with a master station PLC, and the substation PLC and wireless communication module were newly added for the transformation, so that the substation PLC was connected to the master station PLC, and the wireless communication module was connected to the CPU module, so that the remote terminal could obtain the data information of the inclination sensor 4 of the substation PLC. The operator could observe the inclination angle of the swing flow nozzle 1 at any time through a mobile phone or PC. The inclination of the swing flow nozzle 1 was driven by a hydraulic cylinder. Figure 1 A device for detecting the swing direction of a blast furnace tapping nozzle comprises a swing nozzle 1, a swing rod 6, a fixed plate 5, a connecting column 2, a detection ring 3, an inclination sensor 4, a main station PLC, a substation PLC, a wireless communication module, and a remote terminal. The inclination sensor 4 adopts a dual-axis inclination sensor 4. A fixed plate 5 is arranged at one end of the swing rod 6, and the inclination sensor 4 is arranged on the fixed plate 5. The other end of the swing rod 6 is rotatably connected to the swing nozzle 1. The connecting column 2 is parallel to the bottom rotating shaft 7 of the swing nozzle and is located directly above the rotating shaft 7. One end of the connecting column 2 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the swing nozzle. The swing rod 6 is rotatably connected to the swing nozzle through the detection ring 3 and the connecting column 2. The detection ring 3 is movably mounted on the connecting column 2 and fixedly connected to the other end of the swing rod 6. The master station PLC includes a communication module three and a CPU module, and the communication module three and the CPU module are connected through a communication port. The substation PLC includes a communication module one, a communication module two, and a power module. The power module is used to provide working power. The communication module one is a CAN communication module. The communication module one and the communication module two are connected through a port. The inclination sensor 4 is connected to the communication module one through a CAN port control cable, and the communication module two is connected to the communication module three through an Ethernet port. The CPU module is connected to the remote terminal through a port through a wireless communication module, and the remote terminal is used to obtain data information of the wireless communication module. The wireless communication module is any one of a 5G communication module, a 4G communication module, a Bluetooth module, a WiFi module, a GSM module, a CDMA module, a CDMA module, a WCDMA module, a TD-SCDMA module, a Zigbee module, and a LoRa module, or a combination of any several of them.

[0019] Working process:

[0020] The two axes of the inclination sensor are perpendicular to the length of the pendulum, with the left and right tilt as the X-axis and the front and back tilt as the Y-axis. By measuring the components of the gravity acceleration at its installation position, the inclination of the two axes relative to the horizontal plane can be obtained respectively. The dual-axis inclination sensor will eventually send the collected data to the remote terminal.

[0021] The utility model inclination sensor is connected with communication module one, communication module one is connected with communication module two, communication module two is connected with communication module three, communication module three is connected with CPU module, CPU module is connected with remote terminal through wireless communication module, operating personnel can observe the inclination angle of swing flow nozzle at any time through mobile phone or PC, if the inclination angle exceeds the set value, mobile phone or PC alarm prompts, realizes intrinsic safety, ensures enterprise production safety, saves time and effort for maintenance; inclination sensor and communication module one are connected with cable through CAN port control, saves cable core number, is convenient for construction and laying, has low transformation cost and convenient maintenance.

Claims

1. A blast furnace tapping nozzle swing direction detection device, comprising a swing nozzle and a master station PLC, the master station PLC comprising a communication module three and a CPU module, characterized in that: It also includes a pendulum rod, a fixed plate, an inclination sensor, a substation PLC, a wireless communication module, and a remote terminal. A fixed plate is set at one end of the pendulum rod, and an inclination sensor is set on the fixed plate. The other end of the pendulum rod is rotatably connected to the swing flow nozzle. The substation PLC includes a communication module 1 and a communication module 2. The inclination sensor is connected to the communication module 1 through a communication port cable, the communication module 2 is connected to the communication module 3 through a communication port, and the CPU module is connected to the remote terminal through a port via the wireless communication module.

2. A blast furnace tapping nozzle swing direction detection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a connecting column and a detection ring. The connecting column is parallel to the bottom rotating shaft of the swing flow nozzle and is located directly above the rotating shaft. One end of the connecting column is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the swing flow nozzle. The swing rod is rotatably connected to the swing flow nozzle through the detection ring and the connecting column. The detection ring is movably mounted on the connecting column and fixedly connected to the other end of the swing rod.

3. A blast furnace tapping nozzle swing direction detection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The substation PLC also includes a power module, which is used to provide working power. The communication module three is connected to the CPU module through a communication port, and the communication module one is connected to the communication module two through a port.

4. A blast furnace tapping nozzle swing direction detection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wireless communication module is any one of a 5G communication module, a 4G communication module, a Bluetooth module, a WiFi module, a GSM module, a CDMA module, a CDMA module, a WCDMA module, a TD-SCDMA module, a Zigbee module and a LoRa module, or a combination of any of them.

5. A blast furnace tapping nozzle swing direction detection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The remote terminal is used to obtain data information from the wireless communication module.