Automatic welding device for flare tower

By designing an automatic welding device for torch towers, using servo motors and tooth rings to drive the limit blocks and welding mechanisms to move, the existing devices cannot be used for round column welding and poor welding quality of multiple pipe diameters, and achieve efficient and accurate automatic welding of round columns of multiple sizes.

CN222830978UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-06QINGDAO JUNZHENG METAL STRUCTURE CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420303583.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-02-19
Publication Date
2025-05-06
Estimated Expiration
2034-02-19

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Technical Problem

The existing automatic welding devices cannot be used for round column welding of multiple pipe diameters, and manual welding is inconvenient to operate and limit guidance cannot be performed, resulting in poor welding quality.

Method used

An automatic welding device for torch tower is designed, including a carrier frame, a moving frame, a contact wheel, a return spring, an operating frame, a guide rail, a sliding block, a limit block, an adjustment rod, a limit frame, a fixed wheel and a welding mechanism. The limit block and a welding mechanism are driven to move through the servo motor and a tooth ring to realize automatic welding of circular columns of various sizes.

Benefits of technology

The device can be used for automatic welding of circular columns of various sizes, solving the limitations of existing devices and poor welding quality, and achieving efficient and accurate welding operations.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic welding device for a flare tower, and relates to the field of flare tower welding. The automatic welding device for the flare tower comprises a bearing frame, moving frames are slidably connected to the left side and the right side of the front end of the bearing frame, contact wheels are rotatably connected to the ends, close to the axis position of the bearing frame, of the moving frames, and reset springs sleeve the outer surfaces of the ends, away from the contact wheels, of the moving frames; guide rails are fixedly connected to the upper and lower ends of the inner wall of the bearing frame. When the automatic welding device for the flare tower is used, the operating frame is held by hand to drive the bearing frame to move to the surface of the flare tower supporting column, the contact wheel limits the flare tower supporting column under the action of the reset spring, the adjusting rod is rotated, the adjusting rod drives the limiting frame to move, and the limiting frame drives the fixing wheel to make contact with the surface of the flare tower supporting column; the flare tower supporting column is located at the axis position between the fixed wheel and the contact wheel, and the device has the advantage of being suitable for circular columns of various sizes.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of torch tower welding, in particular to an automatic welding device for a torch tower. Background Art

[0002] A flare tower is a device that treats waste gas by high-altitude open-air combustion. It is also an important equipment in offshore oil and gas production systems. Generally, safety and stability need to be considered in the construction of a flare tower, especially the welding and fixation of the flare tower base. Most flare towers are made of circular columns spliced ​​by flanges, and the corresponding circular columns of the flare tower base are also circular. During actual use, the flare tower is partially increased in height as needed, and these locally increased circular columns are usually installed by welding.

[0003] The base of the flare tower is usually connected by manual welding. Since the welding of circular columns requires turning in circles, manual welding is inconvenient to operate, and there is no limit guide during welding, resulting in the welding quality cannot be guaranteed. The existing automatic welding equipment is not suitable for the welding of circular columns of various pipe diameters and has limitations. Utility Model Content

[0004] Technical issues solved

[0005] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides an automatic welding device for a flare tower, which solves the problems mentioned in the above background technology.

[0006] Technical Solution

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the utility model is implemented through the following technical solutions: an automatic welding device for a torch tower, comprising a carrier, wherein both left and right sides of the front end of the carrier are slidably connected with a moving frame, one end of the moving frame close to the axis of the carrier is rotatably connected with a contact wheel, a reset spring is sleeved on the outer surface of one end of the moving frame away from the contact wheel, the left and right side walls of the rear end of the carrier are fixedly connected with an operating frame, the upper and lower ends of the inner wall of the carrier are fixedly connected with guide rails, the outer surface of the guide rail is located in the front of the carrier and is slidably connected with a sliding block, the rear end of the sliding block is located inside the carrier and is fixedly connected with a limiting block, the top of the rear end of the limiting block is rotatably connected with an adjusting rod, the outer surface of the adjusting rod is located inside the limiting block and is rotatably connected with the limiting frame, the front end of the limiting frame is located in front of the sliding block and is rotatably connected with a fixed wheel, the center position of the limiting frame is fixedly connected with a welding mechanism, the bottom of the rear end of the limit block is fixedly connected with a servo motor, and the bottom of the outer wall of the carrier close to one end of the servo motor is fixedly connected with a gear ring.

[0008] Preferably, the support frame is arranged in a "U" shape, and the movable frame is slidably connected to the support frame by arranging a sliding rod.

[0009] Preferably, the two ends of the return spring are respectively fixedly connected to the outer wall of the support frame and the end of the movable frame, and the operating frame is respectively fixedly connected to the upper and lower side walls of the support frame.

[0010] Preferably, the sliding block is slidably connected to the inner wall of the support frame, a sliding groove engaged with the sliding block is provided inside the support frame, and the top of the rear end of the limit block is connected to the adjustment rod by providing a support plate.

[0011] Preferably, the outer surface of the adjusting rod is provided with threads, the limiting frame is arranged in an "L" shape, and the limiting block and the sliding block are provided with moving grooves which are slidably connected with the limiting frame.

[0012] Preferably, fixed wheels are provided on both the upper and lower sides of the front end of the limit frame, through holes engaging with the welding mechanism are opened inside the sliding block and the limit block, the rear end of the limit block is connected to the servo motor by setting a bracket, and the top of the servo motor is engaged with the gear ring by setting a gear. Beneficial Effects

[0013] The utility model provides an automatic welding device for a flare tower, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] When the automatic welding device for the flare tower is in use, the handheld operating frame drives the bearing frame to move to the surface of the flare tower support column, and the contact wheel limits the flare tower support column under the action of the reset spring. The adjusting rod is rotated, and the adjusting rod drives the limit frame to move, and the limit frame drives the fixed wheel to contact the surface of the flare tower support column, so that the flare tower support column is located at the axial position between the fixed wheel and the contact wheel, which solves the problem that the existing automatic welding device cannot be used for welding circular columns of various diameters, resulting in limitations, and has the advantage of being applicable to circular columns of various sizes.

[0015] When the automatic welding device for the flare tower is in use, the servo motor drives the limit block to move in the support frame under the action of the gear ring, and the limit block and the sliding block drive the welding mechanism to weld the support column of the flare tower, which solves the problem that manual welding is inconvenient to operate and the welding quality cannot be guaranteed due to the inability to perform limit guidance during welding, and has the advantage of automatic guided welding. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 This is the positive triaxial measurement of the structure of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structural limit frame of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structural guide rail of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structural sliding block of the utility model.

[0020] Among them, 1 is a carrying frame, 2 is a moving frame, 3 is a contact wheel, 4 is a return spring, 5 is an operating frame, 6 is a guide rail, 7 is a sliding block, 8 is a limit block, 9 is an adjusting rod, 10 is a limit frame, 11 is a fixed wheel, 12 is a welding mechanism, 13 is a servo motor, and 14 is a gear ring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0022] The utility model embodiment provides an automatic welding device for a flare tower, such as Figure 1-4As shown, it includes a carrier frame 1, and a moving frame 2 is slidably connected to the left and right sides of the front end of the carrier frame 1. The carrier frame 1 is set in a "U" shape. The setting of the carrier frame 1 is convenient for it to be sleeved on the surface of the circular column. The moving frame 2 is slidably connected with the carrier frame 1 by setting a slide rod. The moving frame 2 is rotatably connected to the contact wheel 3 at one end of the moving frame 2 close to the axis of the carrier frame 1, and a reset spring 4 is sleeved on the outer surface of the end of the moving frame 2 away from the contact wheel 3. The setting of the reset spring 4 is convenient for the contact wheel 3 to limit the circular column. The side walls on the left and right ends of the rear end of the carrier frame 1 are fixedly connected to the operating frame 5, and the two ends of the reset spring 4 are respectively fixedly connected to the outer wall of the carrier frame 1 and the end of the moving frame 2. The frame 5 is fixedly connected to the upper and lower side walls of the carrier frame 1 respectively, and the upper and lower ends of the inner wall of the carrier frame 1 are fixedly connected with guide rails 6. The outer surface of the guide rail 6 is located in front of the carrier frame 1 and is slidably connected with a sliding block 7. The rear end of the sliding block 7 is located inside the carrier frame 1 and is fixedly connected with a limited block 8. The top of the rear end of the limited block 8 is rotatably connected with an adjusting rod 9. The sliding block 7 and the inner wall of the carrier frame 1 form a sliding connection. A sliding groove engaged with the sliding block 7 is provided inside the carrier frame 1. The top of the rear end of the limited block 8 is connected to the adjusting rod 9 by setting a support plate. The outer surface of the adjusting rod 9 is provided with a thread. The outer surface of the adjusting rod 9 is located inside the limited block 8 and is rotatably connected with the limited frame 10. The limit frame 10 is set in an "L" shape. The limit block 8 and the sliding block 7 are both provided with a moving groove that is slidably connected to the limit frame 10. The front end of the limit frame 10 is located in front of the sliding block 7 and is rotatably connected to the fixed wheel 11. The handheld operating frame 5 drives the carrier frame 1 to move to the surface of the flare tower support column. The contact wheel 3 limits the flare tower support column under the action of the reset spring 4, and the adjusting rod 9 is rotated. The adjusting rod 9 drives the limit frame 10 to move, and the limit frame 10 drives the fixed wheel 11 to contact the surface of the flare tower support column, so that the flare tower support column is located at the axial position between the fixed wheel 11 and the contact wheel 3. The center position of the limit frame 10 is fixedly connected with The welding mechanism 12 and the limit frame 10 are provided with fixed wheels 11 on both the upper and lower sides of the front end, and the sliding block 7 and the limit block 8 are provided with through holes that mesh with the welding mechanism 12. The bottom of the rear end of the limit block 8 is fixedly connected to a servo motor 13, and the bottom of the outer wall of the support frame 1 is fixedly connected to one end of the servo motor 13. The rear end of the limit block 8 is connected to the servo motor 13 by setting a bracket, and the top of the servo motor 13 is meshed with the gear ring 14 by setting a gear. Under the action of the gear ring 14, the servo motor 13 drives the limit block 8 to move in the support frame 1, and the limit block 8 and the sliding block 7 drive the welding mechanism 12 to weld the flare tower support column.

[0023] Working principle:

[0024] When the automatic welding device for the flare tower is in use, the handheld operating frame 5 drives the bearing frame 1 to move to the surface of the flare tower support column, and the contact wheel 3 limits the flare tower support column under the action of the reset spring 4, and the adjusting rod 9 is rotated. The adjusting rod 9 drives the limiting frame 10 to move, and the limiting frame 10 drives the fixed wheel 11 to contact the surface of the flare tower support column, so that the flare tower support column is located at the axial position between the fixed wheel 11 and the contact wheel 3. At this time, the servo motor 13 drives the limiting block 8 to move in the bearing frame 1 under the action of the gear ring 14, and the limiting block 8 and the sliding block 7 drive the welding mechanism 12 to weld the flare tower support column.

[0025] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An automatic welding device for a flare tower, comprising a carrier frame (1), characterized in that: The front end of the carrier frame (1) is slidably connected to a moving frame (2) on both sides, one end of the moving frame (2) close to the axis of the carrier frame (1) is rotatably connected to a contact wheel (3), and the outer surface of the end of the moving frame (2) away from the contact wheel (3) is sleeved with a return spring (4), the left and right side walls of the rear end of the carrier frame (1) are fixedly connected to an operating frame (5), the upper and lower ends of the inner wall of the carrier frame (1) are fixedly connected to a guide rail (6), the outer surface of the guide rail (6) is located in front of the carrier frame (1) and is slidably connected to a sliding block (7), and the rear end of the sliding block (7) is located on the carrier frame ( 1) a limit block (8) is fixedly connected inside, the top of the rear end of the limit block (8) is rotatably connected to an adjusting rod (9), the outer surface of the adjusting rod (9) is located inside the limit block (8) and is rotatably connected to a limit frame (10), the front end of the limit frame (10) is located in front of the sliding block (7) and is rotatably connected to a fixed wheel (11), the center position of the limit frame (10) is fixedly connected to a welding mechanism (12), the bottom of the rear end of the limit block (8) is fixedly connected to a servo motor (13), and the bottom of the outer wall of the support frame (1) is fixedly connected to one end of the servo motor (13) .

2. The automatic welding device for a flare tower according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support frame (1) is arranged in a "U" shape, and the movable frame (2) is slidably connected to the support frame (1) by means of a sliding rod.

3. The automatic welding device for a flare tower according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two ends of the return spring (4) are respectively fixedly connected to the outer wall of the support frame (1) and the end of the movable frame (2), and the operating frame (5) is respectively fixedly connected to the upper and lower side walls of the support frame (1).

4. The automatic welding device for a flare tower according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sliding block (7) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the support frame (1); a sliding groove engaging with the sliding block (7) is provided inside the support frame (1); and the top of the rear end of the limit block (8) is connected to the adjustment rod (9) by providing a support plate.

5. The automatic welding device for a flare tower according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer surface of the adjusting rod (9) is provided with a thread, the limiting frame (10) is arranged in an "L" shape, and the limiting block (8) and the sliding block (7) are provided with a moving groove which is slidably connected to the limiting frame (10).

6. The automatic welding device for a flare tower according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front end of the limit frame (10) is provided with fixed wheels (11) on both upper and lower sides; the sliding block (7) and the limit block (8) are provided with through holes that mesh with the welding mechanism (12); the rear end of the limit block (8) is connected to the servo motor (13) by providing a bracket; and the top of the servo motor (13) meshes with the gear ring (14) by providing a gear.