Composite ceramic steel bracket O-type ball and pipeline ball valve

By embedding the steel frame in the ceramic O-ball and using the rapid gel forming process, the problems of complex preparation process and low mechanical strength of the ceramic O-ball are solved, and the product is highly wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant and high strength are achieved.

CN222702612UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-01ZHUZHOU CHUANGRUI GAOQIANG CERAMICS CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202323664160.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-12-30
Publication Date
2025-04-01
Estimated Expiration
2033-12-30

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Technical Problem

The preparation process of ceramic O-balls is complex and has low mechanical strength, which can easily cause stress concentration and defects during the sintering process, resulting in the product being prone to cracking, edge collapse and block loss during use.

Method used

The composite ceramic steel bracket O-ball design is adopted. By embedding the steel frame in the ceramic O-ball and using a rapid gel forming process, a product with high wear resistance, corrosion resistance and high strength is formed.

Benefits of technology

It improves the stress tolerance and service life of O-type balls, reduces the production cost and process complexity of the product, and enhances the mechanical strength and stability of the product.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a composite ceramic steel bracket O-shaped ball, comprising a main body, wherein the main body comprises a skeleton and a composite ceramic, wherein the composite ceramic wraps the skeleton to form a sphere, wherein a through hole is provided at the center of the main body; wherein the skeleton is a circular ring structure. The O-shaped ball is divided into two parts, namely a skeleton and a composite ceramic. The skeleton is processed as required, and is rapidly gel-formed with the composite ceramic in a mold, so that multiple parts can be produced from one mold, which is highly efficient, has a simple manufacturing process and reduces manufacturing costs. A skeleton is added to the center of the O-shaped ball, and stress concentration at the corners of the O-shaped ball is eliminated, so that the lifespan and safety during use are improved, and the mechanical strength of the product is greatly improved. The entire product is coated with a composite ceramic material on the outside, so that the product has both high wear resistance of ceramics, high strength, corrosion resistance and a small thermal expansion coefficient, and is supported by a skeleton, which increases the rigidity and anti-cracking function of the product.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of pipeline ball valve accessories and equipment, in particular to a composite ceramic steel bracket O-type ball and a pipeline ball valve. Background Art

[0002] As a pipeline ball valve accessory, the all-ceramic O-type ball has extremely high wear resistance, corrosion resistance, pollution-free and erosion resistance. After being ground with the valve seat, it can achieve good sealing performance; it is widely used in the field of pipeline valves.

[0003] The manufacturing process of the integral all-ceramic O-shaped ball is complicated, the ball processing machine tool requires high precision, and special tooling is required, so the product price is relatively high. During the sintering process of the product, stress concentration is easy to occur at the corners, leaving hidden defects, and the thick part in the middle cannot be burned through, which is easy to crack, collapse, and fall off during the subsequent processing. Summary of the invention

[0004] The main purpose of the invention is to solve the technical problems of complex preparation process and low mechanical strength of ceramic O-type balls.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides a composite ceramic steel bracket O-shaped ball, including a main body, wherein the main body includes a frame and a composite ceramic, the composite ceramic wraps the frame to form a sphere, and a central through hole is opened at the center position of the main body; the frame is a circular ring structure, and a first through hole is opened at the top of the frame, the composite ceramic wraps the first through hole at the top of the frame, and a fixed opening is formed at the upper end thereof.

[0006] The composite ceramic steel bracket O-type ball includes a skeleton and composite ceramics. The skeleton can be processed according to the needs. The processed skeleton is fixed in the mold, and then the composite ceramic is quickly gel-formed. Because the O-type ball has a skeleton, the stress bearing capacity of the O-type ball is improved, and the stress distribution is more uniform, the service life and safety are improved, and the mechanical strength of the product is greatly improved. The entire product is coated with a composite ceramic material. The composite ceramic has high wear resistance, high strength, corrosion resistance and a small thermal expansion coefficient. It is further supported by the skeleton, which greatly increases the strength of the product. The role of the fixed opening is to install the O-type ball in the pipeline ball valve, and the fixed opening is provided with a mounting thread.

[0007] Preferably, a reinforcement block is arranged around the first through hole. A through hole is opened at the bottom of the frame, and through holes are also opened on both sides of the frame. The first through hole is used to set a fixed opening reserved position on the top of the O-type ball, the reinforcement block is used to reduce the excessive stress concentration at the edge of the first through hole, and the second through hole is also used to prevent excessive stress concentration to avoid the O-type ball from breaking during use, wherein the first through hole is larger than the second through hole.

[0008] Preferably, the composite ceramic wraps the second through holes at the bottom of the skeleton and the second through holes at both sides of the skeleton, and the second through holes of the skeleton are filled with the composite ceramic.

[0009] Preferably, the composite ceramic wraps the position of the skeleton, and the composite ceramic maintains the same thickness inside and outside. In order to ensure the overall stability of the composite ceramic steel bracket O-ball and prevent it from breaking due to stress concentration, it is necessary to ensure that the thickness of the composite ceramic wraps the skeleton to be consistent, which requires that the position of the skeleton be accurate and not move during the processing.

[0010] Preferably, a reserved hole and a plug are provided at the bottom of the body, and the plug is installed in the reserved hole at the bottom of the body. The plug is used to block the reserved hole, and the reserved hole is used to install an O-type ball.

[0011] Preferably, the skeleton and the reinforcement block are made of steel. Steel has high strength and good processing performance. The composite ceramic is formed by rapid gel molding, which has high speed and high molding efficiency.

[0012] The utility model also discloses a pipeline ball valve, comprising a ball valve and the O-type ball, wherein the O-type ball is installed on the pipeline ball valve through the fixed opening.

[0013] Beneficial effects that can be achieved by the utility model:

[0014] 1. A composite ceramic steel bracket O-shaped ball is divided into two parts: a skeleton and a composite ceramic. The skeleton is processed as required and quickly gel-formed with the composite ceramic in a mold. Multiple balls can be produced from one mold, which is highly efficient, has a simple manufacturing process and reduces the manufacturing cost.

[0015] 2. A skeleton is added to the center of the O-shaped ball, so the stress concentration at the corners no longer exists. The life and safety of the ball during use are improved, and the mechanical strength of the product is greatly improved.

[0016] 3. The entire product is covered with composite ceramic materials, which makes the product have high wear resistance of ceramics, high strength, corrosion resistance and small thermal expansion coefficient. It also has a skeleton as support, which increases the rigidity and anti-cracking function of the product. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show certain embodiments of the utility model and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other relevant drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the appearance structure of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0020] Description of main component symbols:

[0021] 1-Ontology;

[0022] 2- Skeleton;

[0023] 3-Composite ceramics;

[0024] 4-Center through hole;

[0025] 5-first through hole, 51-reinforcement block;

[0026] 6- second through hole;

[0027] 7-Fixed opening;

[0028] 8-reserved hole;

[0029] 9- Plug. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to better understand the above technical solution, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to enable a more thorough understanding of the present disclosure and to fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art.

[0031] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention / utility model and are not used to limit the present invention / utility model.

[0032] It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present invention / utility model, according to Figure 2The XYZ rectangular coordinate system established in the definition is: the side located in the positive direction of the X axis is defined as the left, and the side located in the negative direction of the X axis is defined as the right; the side located in the positive direction of the Y axis is defined as the front, and the side located in the negative direction of the Y axis is defined as the back; the side located in the positive direction of the Z axis is defined as the top, and the side located in the negative direction of the Z axis is defined as the bottom. It should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate the orientation or position relationship based on the coordinate system shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation to the utility model.

[0033] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "install", "connect", "connect", "fix" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0034] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" or "above" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0035] The utility model provides a composite ceramic steel bracket O-shaped ball, referring to Figure 1-2 In one embodiment, the composite ceramic steel bracket O-shaped ball includes a main body 1, the main body 1 includes a skeleton 2 and a composite ceramic 3, the composite ceramic 3 wraps the skeleton 2 to form a sphere, and a central through hole 4 is opened at the center of the main body 1; the skeleton 2 is a circular ring structure, and a first through hole 5 is opened at the top of the skeleton 2. The composite ceramic 3 wraps the first through hole 5 at the top of the skeleton 2, and a fixed opening 7 is formed at the upper end thereof.

[0036] The composite ceramic steel bracket O-type ball includes a skeleton 2 and a composite ceramic 3. The skeleton 2 can be processed according to the needs. The processed skeleton 2 is fixed in the mold, and then the composite ceramic 3 is quickly gel-formed. Because the O-type ball is added with a skeleton 2, the stress bearing capacity of the O-type ball is improved, and the stress distribution is more uniform, the service life and safety are improved, and the mechanical strength of the product is greatly improved. The entire product is coated with a composite ceramic 3 material. The composite ceramic 3 has high wear resistance, high strength, corrosion resistance and a small thermal expansion coefficient. It is further supported by the skeleton 2, which greatly increases the strength of the product.

[0037] The function of the fixed opening 7 is to install the O-type ball in the pipeline ball valve, and the fixed opening 7 is provided with a mounting thread.

[0038] In this embodiment, a first through hole 5 is provided at the top of the skeleton 2, and a reinforcement block 51 is provided around the first through hole 5. A through hole is provided at the bottom of the skeleton 2, and through holes are also provided on both sides of the skeleton 2. The function of the first through hole 5 is to set a reserved position for a fixed opening 7 at the top of the O-type ball, and the function of the reinforcement block is to reduce the stress concentration caused by excessive stress at the edge of the first through hole 5. The function of the second through hole 6 is also to prevent excessive stress concentration, so as to avoid the O-type ball from breaking during use. In other specific embodiments, it is also possible to choose not to set the second through hole 6 in the skeleton 2, so as to reduce the difficulty of the processing process of the skeleton 2, and appropriately improve and speed up the preparation of the composite ceramic 3 steel bracket O-type ball.

[0039] In this embodiment, the composite ceramic 3 wraps around the second through holes 6 at the bottom of the skeleton 2 and the second through holes 6 at both sides of the skeleton 2 , and the second through holes 6 of the skeleton 2 are filled with the composite ceramic 3 .

[0040] In this embodiment, the composite ceramic 3 wraps the position of the skeleton 2, and the composite ceramic 3 maintains the same thickness inside and outside. In order to ensure the overall stability of the composite ceramic 3 steel bracket O-shaped ball and prevent it from breaking due to stress concentration, it is necessary to ensure that the thickness of the composite ceramic 3 wrapping the skeleton 2 is consistent, which requires that the position of the skeleton 2 is accurate and does not move during the processing.

[0041] In this embodiment, a reserved hole 8 and a plug 9 are provided at the bottom of the body 1, and the plug 9 is installed in the reserved hole 8 at the bottom of the body 1. The plug 9 is used to block the reserved hole 8, and the reserved hole 8 is used to install an O-type ball.

[0042] In this embodiment, the skeleton 2 and the reinforcement block 51 are made of steel. Steel has high strength and good processing performance. The composite ceramic 3 is formed by rapid gel molding, which has high speed and high molding efficiency.

[0043] This embodiment further discloses a pipeline ball valve, comprising a ball valve and the O-type ball, wherein the O-type ball is installed on the pipeline ball valve through the fixed opening 7 .

[0044] The above are only preferred embodiments of the utility model, and do not limit the patent scope of the present invention / utility model. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the contents of the present invention / utility model specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention / utility model.

Claims

1. A composite ceramic steel bracket O-shaped ball, comprising a body, characterized in that: The main body includes a frame and a composite ceramic, the composite ceramic wraps the frame to form a sphere, and a central through hole is opened at the center of the body; the frame is a circular ring structure, and a first through hole is opened at the top of the frame. The composite ceramic wraps the first through hole at the top of the frame, and a fixed opening is formed at the upper end.

2. The composite ceramic steel bracket O-shaped ball according to claim 1, characterized in that: A reinforcement block is arranged around the first through hole, a second through hole is opened at the bottom of the frame, and second through holes are also opened on both sides of the frame, wherein the first through hole is larger than the second through hole.

3. The composite ceramic steel bracket O-shaped ball according to claim 2, characterized in that: The composite ceramic wraps the second through holes at the bottom of the frame and the second through holes at both sides of the frame, and the second through holes of the frame are filled with the composite ceramic.

4. The composite ceramic steel bracket O-shaped ball according to claim 1, characterized in that: The composite ceramic wraps the position of the framework, and the composite ceramic maintains the same thickness inside and outside.

5. The composite ceramic steel bracket O-shaped ball according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the body is provided with a reserved hole and a plug, and the plug is installed in the reserved hole at the bottom of the body.

6. The composite ceramic steel bracket O-shaped ball according to claim 2, characterized in that: The frame and the reinforcement block are made of steel.

7. The composite ceramic steel bracket O-shaped ball according to claim 1, characterized in that: The composite ceramic is formed by rapid gel molding.

8. A pipeline ball valve, comprising a ball valve and an O-shaped ball according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The composite ceramic steel bracket O-shaped ball is installed on the ball valve through a fixed opening.