Flag raising indicating device for ball passing indicator
By designing a flag-raising indicator device and utilizing a torsion spring to provide the actuating force, the structure of the ball-passing indicator was simplified, the problems of short component life and high processing difficulty were solved, and normal operation was achieved in a power-free environment.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423156138.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-20
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-21
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-20
AI Technical Summary
Existing ball-passing indicators have complex internal structures, short component lifespans, and are difficult to manufacture. Furthermore, the electronic meter head cannot function in an environment without electricity.
The system employs a flag-raising indicator device, utilizing a torsion spring to provide the main actuating force. Through the cooperation of components such as the probe, central shaft, stylus, ratchet, and flag-raising spindle, it achieves mechanical indicating action, reducing the number of parts and the difficulty of processing.
The internal structure has been simplified, the service life of parts has been increased, the failure rate has been reduced, and it can adapt to various environments, especially working normally in environments without electricity.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to pipeline cleaning technical field, specifically is a flag indicating device for ball passing indicator. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the process of pigging operation, the action process of the ball passing indicator, when the pig passes through the ball passing indicator, the probe of the ball passing indicator inserted into the pipeline interior is actuated, and then the internal structure of the ball passing indicator conducts the action to the flag indicating device, so that the indicating flag is actuated, and the staff judges whether the pig passes through the position or not by observing the action of the indicating flag.
[0003] The ball passing indicator indicating device widely used in the domestic pipeline pigging field mainly has two kinds, one is an electronic watch head, and the other is a mechanical flag indicating device. The two indicating devices are widely used in pipeline pigging projects. The electronic watch head indicating device has the advantages of being capable of recording the number of times, recording the ball passing time, realizing remote transmission and being high in intelligence, but has the defects that the product requires high power supply, the power supply of the passive node cannot be guaranteed, the active node needs to provide two-phase power or four-phase power according to the product, so as to realize the use and remote transmission functions. The flag indicating device is mechanical, has the advantages of being capable of completing the ball passing indication action without power supply and being capable of adapting to special environments by selecting materials, but has the defects that the internal structure is complex, the service life of individual parts is short, and the tolerance requirement is high, and the machining difficulty is great. SUMMARY
[0004] The utility model provides a flag indicating device for ball passing indicator in order to solve the problems of complex internal structure and short service life of parts in the prior art.
[0005] The utility model is realized through the following technical schemes: a flag indicating device for ball passing indicator, including the probe that extends to the pipeline, the connecting sleeve outside the pipeline, the connecting sleeve inside is equipped with the sleeve, the connecting sleeve upper portion is connected with the flag shell,
[0006] The sleeve is equipped with the middle shaft that can move up and down, the probe is connected through the pin shaft with the sleeve, and the probe upper end is connected with the lower end of the middle shaft through a single chain link; the lower end of the touch pin is connected with the upper end of the middle shaft, the middle shaft upper portion is provided with a spring, and the middle shaft is driven to reset upward through the spring; the upper end of the touch pin is blocked in the clamping groove of the main movement ratchet;
[0007] The middle of the flag main shaft is connected with the main movement ratchet, and the flag main shaft is provided with a torsional spring; one end of the torsional spring is connected with the main movement ratchet, and the other end is mounted with the flag shell; the both ends of the flag main shaft pass through the flag shell, one end is provided with a mounting ratchet, and the other end is provided with a flag indicating plate.
[0008] The travel switch is installed on the flag raising shell through a travel switch support, the ratchet wheel is in position correspondence with the travel switch, and the ratchet wheel rotation can trigger the travel switch.
[0009] The flag raising shell is provided with a sign stop needle, the sign stop needle is installed at the limit position of the rotation of the flag raising sign, and the rotation position of the flag raising sign is limited.
[0010] The rotation limit angle of the flag raising sign is 90°.
[0011] The torsional spring is installed on the flag raising shell through a limiting screw.
[0012] The flag raising main shaft is provided with a main shaft limiting sleeve, the main shaft limiting sleeve is a pipe material, and the transverse movement of the main movement ratchet wheel is limited.
[0013] The middle sleeve is provided with an installation groove at the top, and the spring is arranged in the installation groove of the middle sleeve.
[0014] One end of the single chain link is connected with the probe through a pin I, and the other end is connected with the middle shaft through a pin II.
[0015] The beneficial effect of the utility model is: the novel structure adopts a torsional spring trigger structure, due to the internal space limitation of the flag raising indication device, the service life of the selected torsional spring is greater than that of a tension spring, therefore, the torsional spring is selected to provide a main action force, the indication action can be completed by only two parts cooperating with the torsional spring, the failure rate is greatly reduced, and the processing difficulty is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 It is a motion process section view of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 3 It is a motion right view of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 4 It is a motion left view of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] The utility model is further described below in combination with the drawings and examples. When the description relates to the drawings, the same numerals in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementation modes described in the following exemplary examples do not represent all the implementation modes consistent with the utility model. Instead, they are only examples of devices consistent with some aspects of the utility model as detailed in the appended claims.
[0021] The application discloses a flag indicating device for a ball pass indicator, which comprises a probe 1 extending into a pipeline, a connecting sleeve 20 outside the pipeline, a middle sleeve 21 arranged in the connecting sleeve 20, a middle shaft 4 arranged in the middle sleeve 21 and capable of moving up and down, and a flag shell 6 connected to the upper portion of the connecting sleeve 20.
[0022] The probe 1 is connected to the middle sleeve 21 through a pin shaft 23, the lower end of the probe 1 is arranged in the pipeline, the upper end of the probe 1 is connected to one end of a single link 22 through a pin I2, the other end of the single link 22 is connected to the lower end of the middle shaft 4, the lower end of a contact pin 18 is connected to the upper end of the middle shaft 4, and the upper end of the contact pin 18 is blocked at a clamping groove of a main movement ratchet 13. The top of the middle sleeve 21 is provided with a mounting groove, a spring 5 is arranged in the mounting groove of the middle sleeve 21 and is sleeved outside the middle shaft 4, and the middle shaft 4 can be driven to reset upwards through the spring 5.
[0023] The middle of a flag main shaft 8 is connected to the main movement ratchet 13, the flag main shaft 8 is sleeved with a torsional spring 9, one end of the torsional spring 9 is connected to the main movement ratchet 13, and the other end of the torsional spring 9 is connected to the flag shell 6 through a limiting screw 12. The two ends of the flag main shaft 8 pass through the flag shell 6, one end of the flag main shaft 8 is provided with a mounting ratchet 7, and the other end of the flag main shaft 8 is provided with a flag indicating plate 16. The flag main shaft 8 is sleeved with a main shaft limiting sleeve 14, the main shaft limiting sleeve 14 is made of a pipe material and limits the transverse movement of the main movement ratchet 13. The flag shell 6 is provided with a travel switch 10 through a travel switch support 11, the ratchet 7 is located in correspondence with the travel switch 10, and the ratchet 7 can touch and drive the travel switch 10 when rotating. The flag shell 6 is provided with an indicating plate stop pin 15, the indicating plate stop pin 15 is arranged at a limit position of rotation of the flag indicating plate 16, the indicating plate stop pin 15 limits the rotating position of the flag indicating plate 16, and the limit angle of rotation of the flag indicating plate 16 is 90 degrees.
[0024] In specific use, when a pig passes through the pipeline, the pig will touch the probe of the ball pass indicator, the probe is rotated by 80-90 degrees around the pin shaft 23 under the action force of the pig, the probe tail pulls the single link 22 to drive the middle shaft 4 to move downwards, the main function of the contact pin 18 is to limit the main movement ratchet 13, the main movement ratchet 13 is rotated clockwise under the action of the torsional spring, the flag main shaft 8 is rotated clockwise at the same time, so that the flag indicating plate 16 and the ratchet 7 fixed on the flag main shaft are rotated clockwise, the indicating plate stop pin 15 controls the flag indicating plate to rotate by 90 degrees due to the requirement of the product, and the ratchet 7 rotates to touch and drive the travel switch 10.
[0025] When resetting, the flag indicating plate 16 is rotated counterclockwise, the main shaft drives the main movement ratchet to rotate counterclockwise, when the rotation angle is more than 90 degrees, the middle shaft and the contact pin are bounced upwards under the action of the spring 5, the movement of the main movement ratchet is limited, and the probe is also reset to the original position under the upward movement of the middle shaft.
Claims
1. A flag indicator device for a go-devil indicator, comprising a probe (1) extending into a pipeline, a connecting sleeve (20) outside the pipeline, a middle sleeve (21) inside the connecting sleeve (20), and a flag housing (6) connected to the upper part of the connecting sleeve (20), characterized in that: the middle sleeve (21) is provided with a middle shaft (4) capable of moving up and down, the probe (1) is connected to the middle sleeve (21) through a pin shaft (23), the upper end of the probe (1) is connected to the lower end of the middle shaft (4) through a single link (22), the upper end of the middle shaft (4) is connected to the lower end of a contact pin (18), the upper part of the middle shaft (4) is provided with a spring (5) for driving the middle shaft (4) to reset upward, and the upper end of the contact pin (18) is blocked at a clamping groove of a main movement ratchet (13); a flag main shaft (8) is connected to the middle of the main movement ratchet (13), the flag main shaft (8) is provided with a torsion spring (9), one end of the torsion spring (9) is connected to the main movement ratchet (13), and the other end is mounted on the flag housing (6); both ends of the flag main shaft (8) pass through the flag housing (6), one end is provided with a mounting ratchet (7), and the other end is provided with a flag indicator (16). The flag housing (6) is provided with a travel switch (10) through a travel switch support (11), the ratchet (7) corresponds to the position of the travel switch (10), and the rotation of the ratchet (7) can trigger the travel switch (10).
2. A flag indicator device for a balloon indicator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flag housing (6) is provided with an indicator stop pin (15), the indicator stop pin (15) is installed at the limit position of the rotation of the flag indicator (16), and the rotation position of the flag indicator (16) is limited.
3. A flag indicator device for a balloon indicator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotation limit angle of the flag indicator (16) is 90°.
4. A flag indicator device for a balloon indicator according to claim 3, characterized in that: The torsion spring (9) is mounted on the flag housing (6) through a limiting screw (12).
5. A flag indicator device for a balloon indicator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flag main shaft (8) is provided with a main shaft limiting sleeve (14), the main shaft limiting sleeve (14) is a pipe material, and the transverse movement of the main movement ratchet (13) is limited.
6. A flag indicator device for a balloon indicator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the middle sleeve (21) is provided with a mounting groove, and the spring (5) is arranged in the mounting groove of the middle sleeve (21).
7. A flag indicator device for a balloon indicator according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the single link (22) is connected to the probe (1) through a pin I (2), and the other end is connected to the middle shaft (4) through a pin II (3).
8. A flag indicator device for a balloon indicator according to claim 1, characterized in that: