Rotatable heat preservation cylinder

By designing a rotatable insulation cylinder and using a drive motor and gear system to achieve automatic rotation, the problems of high energy consumption of existing insulation cylinders and heavy workload during inspection are solved, thereby improving inspection efficiency and reducing risks.

CN223331416UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-12XINJIANG XINCHEN DINGSHENG PETROLEUM ENG +1
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Application Number
CN202422093602.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-28
Publication Date
2025-09-12
Estimated Expiration
2034-08-28

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Technical Problem

Existing insulation cylinders have the problems of high energy consumption when used in cold regions, and workers need to frequently manually rotate them during inspections, resulting in a large workload and potential risks.

Method used

A rotatable insulation cylinder is designed, which includes a shell, a base, a guide rail, a support mechanism and a drive mechanism. The automatic rotation of the shell is achieved through a drive motor and a gear system, and the thermal insulation performance is improved by combining with a honeycomb panel.

Benefits of technology

It achieves energy conservation and consumption reduction, reduces the workload of staff, reduces the risks in the inspection process, and improves inspection efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of pipeline heat preservation, in particular to a rotatable heat preservation cylinder which comprises a shell, a base, a guide rail, a supporting mechanism and a driving mechanism, the shell is tubular, an operation door is arranged on the front portion of the shell, the lower end of the shell is fixedly connected with the annular guide rail, and the tubular base is arranged below the guide rail. At least two driving mechanisms capable of driving the guide rail to rotate are fixedly installed on the inner side of the upper portion of the base along the circumference at intervals, and a supporting mechanism capable of supporting the guide rail is arranged on the upper portion of each driving mechanism. A worker starts at least one driving mechanism, the driving mechanism drives the guide rail to rotate after being started, then the guide rail drives the shell to rotate, after the operation door corresponds to the position needing to be operated, the worker closes the started driving mechanism, the shell can be conveniently rotated in a labor-saving mode, and the workload of the worker during overhauling is effectively reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of pipeline heat preservation, and is a rotatable heat preservation cylinder. Background Art

[0002] When using the water injection and collection process in the cold winter heavy oil production areas, when the water injection branch line distributes the return injection water with a certain temperature and heat to the oil collection pipelines of each production oil well, it is necessary to use an octopus-like cylindrical water diversion skid. The currently existing water diversion skid insulation cylinder is made of rolled steel plates, and the rotation function of the entire cylinder is realized by the cylinder's center bearing and the cylinder's lower guide wheel. The cylinder is made of steel plates instead of insulation materials, which is bound to cause a certain amount of energy consumption, which is not conducive to energy saving and consumption reduction, and causes an increase in oil field production costs; when the staff checks different parts of the water diversion skid, they need to manually rotate the insulation barrel multiple times to check different parts of the water diversion skid. Frequent manual rotation of the insulation barrel makes the inspection process more laborious, the workload of the staff is large, and there are certain risks and hidden dangers. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The utility model provides a rotatable heat preservation barrel, which overcomes the above-mentioned deficiencies of the prior art and can effectively solve the problem of the existing heat preservation barrel that the staff frequently rotate the heat preservation barrel manually during inspection, making the inspection process more laborious.

[0004] The technical solution of the present utility model is achieved through the following measures: a rotatable insulation cylinder, including a shell, a base, a guide rail, a support mechanism and a driving mechanism, the shell is tubular, an operating door is provided at the front of the shell, an annular guide rail is fixedly connected to the lower end of the shell, a tubular base is provided below the guide rail, at least two driving mechanisms that can drive the guide rail to rotate are fixedly installed on the inner side of the upper part of the base at circumferential intervals, and a support mechanism that can support the guide rail is provided on the upper part of each driving mechanism.

[0005] The following are further optimizations and / or improvements to the above-mentioned utility model technical solution:

[0006] The cross-section of the above-mentioned guide rail can be I-shaped, and the supporting mechanism includes a supporting plate, a first pulley and a second pulley, and the supporting plate is fixedly installed on the upper end of the bottom plate between the upper end of the driving mechanism and the lower end of the guide rail, and the supporting plate is in the shape of an arc with an opening facing inward, and a plurality of first sliding rods are provided on the upper end surface of the support plate corresponding to the outer position of the guide rail at intervals along the circumference, and the first pulley is rotatably installed on the upper end of each first sliding rod, and each first pulley is rollingly installed in the annular groove on the outer side of the guide rail, and a plurality of second sliding rods are provided on the upper end surface of the support plate corresponding to the inner position of the guide rail in the circumferential direction, and the second pulley is rotatably installed on the upper end of each second sliding rod, and each second pulley is rollingly installed in the annular groove on the inner side of the guide rail.

[0007] The above-mentioned driving mechanism may include a driving motor and a driving gear. The driving motor is fixedly installed on the lower side of the support plate. A through hole is provided at the upper end of the support plate corresponding to the position of the output shaft of the driving motor. A gear ring in contact with the second pulley is fixed in the annular groove on the inner side of the guide rail. A driving gear meshing with the gear ring is provided above the through hole. The output shaft of the driving motor passes through the upper end of the through hole and is connected to the driving gear.

[0008] The above-mentioned shell may include a fixed frame, a first curved panel and a second curved panel. The first curved panel is fixedly installed on the outer side of the front of the fixed frame. The operating door is opened at the lower part of the first curved panel. Multiple second curved panels are installed along the circumference of the outer side of the fixed frame corresponding to the rear position of the first curved panel.

[0009] The above may further include a main control unit, and each driving motor is connected to the main control unit.

[0010] The utility model has a reasonable and compact structure and is easy to use. When in use, the staff opens the operating door, confirms the position to be operated, and then starts at least one driving mechanism. After the driving mechanism is turned on, it drives the guide rail to rotate, and then the guide rail drives the shell to rotate. When the operating door corresponds to the position to be operated, the staff closes the opened driving mechanism, which can conveniently and labor-savingly rotate the shell, effectively reducing the workload of the staff during maintenance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] Attachment Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the main cross-sectional structure of Example 1.

[0012] Attachment Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the enlarged bottom view of the shell in Example 1.

[0013] Attachment Figure 3 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the support mechanism in Example 1.

[0014] Attachment Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the circuit structure of the utility model.

[0015] The codes in the accompanying drawings are: 1 for the base, 2 for the guide rail, 3 for the support plate, 4 for the first pulley, 5 for the second pulley, 6 for the drive motor, 7 for the drive gear, 8 for the fixed frame, 9 for the first slide bar, 10 for the second slide bar, 11 for the first curved panel, 12 for the second curved panel, and 13 for the operating door. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The present invention is not limited by the following embodiments, and specific implementation methods can be determined based on the technical solution of the present invention and actual conditions.

[0017] In this utility model, for the convenience of description, the relative position relationship of each component is described based on the Figure 1 For example, the positional relationships of front, back, up, down, left, and right are determined according to the layout directions of the drawings in the specification.

[0018] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the embodiments and accompanying drawings:

[0019] Example 1, as shown in the attached Figure 1 、 2 As shown in Figure 3, the rotatable heat preservation cylinder includes a shell, a base 1, a guide rail 2, a supporting mechanism and a driving mechanism. The shell is tubular, and an operating door 13 is provided at the front of the shell. The lower end of the shell is fixedly connected to a ring-shaped guide rail 2, and a tubular base 1 is provided below the guide rail 2. At least two driving mechanisms that can drive the guide rail 2 to rotate are fixedly installed on the inner side of the upper part of the base 1 at intervals along the circumference, and a supporting mechanism that can support the guide rail 2 is provided on the upper part of each driving mechanism.

[0020] The operating door 13 is an existing well-known sliding door. When in use, the staff opens the operating door 13, confirms the position to be operated, and then starts at least one driving mechanism. After the driving mechanism is turned on, it drives the guide rail 2 to rotate, and then the guide rail 2 drives the shell to rotate. When the operating door 13 corresponds to the position to be operated, the staff closes the opened driving mechanism, which can conveniently and labor-savingly rotate the shell, effectively reducing the workload of the staff during maintenance.

[0021] The above-mentioned rotatable heat preservation cylinder can be further optimized and / or improved according to actual needs:

[0022] Example 2, as shown in the attached Figure 1 、 3 As shown, this embodiment is a further optimization of the above embodiment. The cross-section of the guide rail 2 is I-shaped, and the supporting mechanism includes a supporting plate 3, a first pulley 4 and a second pulley 5. The upper end of the bottom plate corresponding to the position between the upper part of the driving mechanism and the lower end of the guide rail 2 is fixedly installed with a supporting plate 3, and the supporting plate 3 is in an arc shape with an opening facing inward. A plurality of first sliding bars 9 are provided at intervals along the circumference on the upper end surface of the supporting plate 3 corresponding to the outer position of the guide rail 2, and a first pulley 4 is rotatably installed on the upper end of each first sliding bar 9, and each first pulley 4 is rollingly installed in the annular groove on the outer side of the guide rail 2. A plurality of second sliding bars 10 are provided along the circumferential direction on the upper end surface of the support plate 3 corresponding to the inner position of the guide rail 2, and a second pulley 5 is rotatably installed on the upper end of each second sliding bar 10, and each second pulley 5 is rollingly installed in the annular groove on the inner side of the guide rail 2. Each first pulley 4 is rotatably mounted on the upper end of the first slide bar 9 and rolls in the annular groove on the outer side of the guide rail 2. Each second pulley 5 is rotatably mounted on the upper end of the second slide bar 10 and rolls in the annular groove on the inner side of the guide rail 2, which can facilitate the rotation of the guide rail 2 while supporting the guide rail 2.

[0023] Example 3, as shown in the attached Figure 1 、 2As shown in Figures 3 and 4, this embodiment is a further optimization of the above embodiment. The drive mechanism includes a drive motor 6 and a drive gear 7. The drive motor 6 is fixedly mounted on the lower side of the support plate 3. A through hole extending vertically is provided at the upper end of the support plate 3 corresponding to the position of the output shaft of the drive motor 6. A gear ring in contact with the second pulley 5 is fixed in the annular groove on the inner side of the guide rail 2. A drive gear 7 meshing with the gear ring is provided above the through hole. The output shaft of the drive motor 6 passes through the upper end of the through hole and is connected to the drive gear 7. The drive motor 6 is a well-known explosion-proof motor. When the housing needs to be rotated, the staff starts the drive motor 6. The output shaft of the drive motor 6 rotates and drives the drive gear 7 to rotate. The rotation of the drive gear 7 drives the gear ring to rotate, thereby rotating the guide rail 2 and driving the housing fixed at the upper end of the guide rail 2 to rotate.

[0024] Example 4, as shown in the attached Figure 1 、 2 As shown, this embodiment is a further optimization of the above embodiment. The housing includes a fixed frame 8, a first curved panel 11, and a second curved panel 12. The first curved panel 11 is fixedly mounted on the front outer side of the fixed frame 8. An operating door 13 is provided below the first curved panel 11. Multiple second curved panels 12 are mounted along the circumference of the fixed frame 8, corresponding to positions behind the first curved panel 11. Both the first curved panel 11 and the second curved panel 12 are conventionally known honeycomb panels. Compared to steel panels, honeycomb panels have higher thermal insulation efficiency and can effectively improve the thermal insulation performance of the housing.

[0025] Example 5, as shown in the attached Figure 4 As shown, this embodiment is a further optimization of the above embodiment and further includes a main control unit, to which each drive motor 6 is connected. The main control unit is a well-known explosion-proof control cabinet, such as a BXK explosion-proof electrical control cabinet, and is used to control the opening and closing of multiple drive mechanisms.

[0026] The above technical features constitute the embodiments of the present invention, which have strong adaptability and implementation effect. Non-essential technical features can be added or removed according to actual needs to meet the requirements of different situations.

Claims

1. A rotatable heat preservation cylinder, characterized in that It includes a shell, a base, a guide rail, a support mechanism and a drive mechanism. The shell is tubular, and an operating door is provided at the front of the shell. The lower end of the shell is fixedly connected to a ring-shaped guide rail, and a tubular base is provided under the guide rail. At least two drive mechanisms that can drive the guide rail to rotate are fixedly installed on the inner side of the upper part of the base at intervals along the circumference, and a support mechanism that can support the guide rail is provided on the upper part of each drive mechanism.

2. The rotatable heat preservation cylinder according to claim 1, characterized in that The cross-section of the guide rail is I-shaped, and the supporting mechanism includes a supporting plate, a first pulley and a second pulley. The supporting plate is fixedly installed on the upper end of the bottom plate between the upper end of the driving mechanism and the lower end of the guide rail, and the supporting plate is in the shape of an arc with an opening facing inward. A plurality of first sliding rods are provided on the upper end surface of the support plate corresponding to the outer position of the guide rail at intervals along the circumference, and the first pulley is rotatably installed on the upper end of each first sliding rod, and each first pulley is rollingly installed in the annular groove on the outer side of the guide rail, and a plurality of second sliding rods are provided on the upper end surface of the support plate corresponding to the inner position of the guide rail in the circumferential direction, and the second pulley is rotatably installed on the upper end of each second sliding rod, and each second pulley is rollingly installed in the annular groove on the inner side of the guide rail.

3. The rotatable heat preservation cylinder according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The driving mechanism includes a driving motor and a driving gear. The driving motor is fixedly installed on the lower side of the support plate. A through hole is provided at the upper end of the support plate corresponding to the position of the output shaft of the driving motor. A gear ring in contact with the second pulley is fixed in the annular groove on the inner side of the guide rail. A driving gear meshing with the gear ring is provided above the through hole. The output shaft of the driving motor passes through the upper end of the through hole and is connected to the driving gear.

4. The rotatable heat preservation cylinder according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The shell includes a fixed frame, a first curved panel and a second curved panel. The first curved panel is fixedly installed on the outer side of the front of the fixed frame. The operating door is opened at the lower part of the first curved panel. Multiple second curved panels are installed along the circumference of the outer side of the fixed frame corresponding to the rear position of the first curved panel.

5. The rotatable heat preservation cylinder according to claim 3, characterized in that The shell includes a fixed frame, a first curved panel and a second curved panel. The first curved panel is fixedly installed on the outer side of the front of the fixed frame. The operating door is opened at the lower part of the first curved panel. Multiple second curved panels are installed along the circumference of the outer side of the fixed frame corresponding to the rear position of the first curved panel.

6. The rotatable heat preservation cylinder according to claim 3, characterized in that It also includes a main control unit, and each driving motor is connected to the main control unit.

7. The rotatable heat preservation cylinder according to claim 5, characterized in that It also includes a main control unit, and each driving motor is connected to the main control unit.