Supporting tool for leveling heat exchanger through tube bundle
By designing adjustable height tooling supports and clamping port support fixtures, the problem of leveling unbalanced heat exchangers on horizontal platforms is solved, achieving rapid leveling and stable clamping, and is suitable for various types of heat exchangers.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423225833.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-26
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-18
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-26
AI Technical Summary
In the existing technology, it is difficult to level the unbalanced heat exchanger on a horizontal platform, which makes it difficult to install the tube bundle, and the tube bundle cannot be assembled properly after installation, making it impossible to place it on a horizontal platform.
A support fixture including a base plate and an adjustable height tooling support is designed. The tooling support is flexibly adjusted and fixed through a sliding groove and a positioning connector. The clamping port is adjustable to adapt to the unbalanced state of different heat exchangers.
It achieves rapid leveling and stable clamping of unbalanced heat exchangers, solves the problem of poor verticality after tube bundle insertion, is applicable to various types of heat exchangers, and has a simple structure, small footprint, and strong load-bearing capacity.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This application relates to the field of heat exchanger tube bundle technology, and more particularly to tooling for quickly leveling and tube bundle installation of unbalanced heat exchangers. Background Technology
[0002] A heat exchanger is a heat exchange device that transfers part of the heat from a hot fluid to a cold fluid. It is widely used in all sectors of the national economy.
[0003] In existing technologies, conventional heat exchangers are typically installed by placing them on a platform for tube bundle installation. However, for unbalanced heat exchangers, using a horizontal placement method for tube bundle installation presents numerous challenges. This is mainly due to the unbalanced state of the heat exchanger and the unique physical effects of horizontal placement, making it difficult to level the unbalanced heat exchanger on a horizontal platform. Consequently, the heat exchanger may tilt during actual placement, making tube bundle installation more difficult. Furthermore, if the verticality of the tube box cover is not good after tube bundle installation, it may cause problems in assembling other tube ports that mate with the heat exchanger. In addition, for heat exchangers with multiple tube ports, there is also the problem of not being able to place them on a horizontal platform.
[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a support fixture that can quickly level and insert tube bundles for various types of heat exchangers to meet the tube bundle insertion requirements of various types of canned pump heat exchangers. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of this application is to provide a support fixture for leveling the tube bundle of a heat exchanger, so as to solve the problems in the prior art such as the difficulty in placing some heat exchangers horizontally and the inability to quickly level the tube bundle.
[0006] The embodiments of this application can be implemented through the following technical solutions:
[0007] A support fixture for leveling tube bundles in a heat exchanger includes a base plate and two spaced-apart fixture supports. The two fixture supports are vertically connected to the upper surface of the base plate in the vertical direction. The top of each fixture support is provided with a clamping opening, and the height of the top relative to the base plate is adjustable in the vertical direction.
[0008] The upper surface of the base plate is provided with a sliding groove, and the tooling support is slidably connected to the sliding groove. The two tooling supports slide along the sliding groove to adjust their relative positions to each other, and their connection positions with the base plate are detachably fixed by the positioning connector.
[0009] Further, the tool support comprises a first tool support plate, a support clamping plate and two second tool support plates, the top of the support clamping plate is provided with a clamping opening, the support clamping plate is connected to the upper part of the first tool support plate, and the two second tool support plates are respectively positioned and connected to the two sides of the support clamping plate, and the connection positions of the support clamping plate and the second tool support plates are adjustable in the vertical direction.
[0010] Further, the support clamping plate is accommodated in the upper part of the first tool support plate, and the two second tool support plates are respectively positioned and connected to the two sides of the support clamping plate through the first tool support plate.
[0011] Further, the two side surfaces of the support clamping plate are respectively provided with a plurality of rectangular teeth arranged in the vertical direction, one end of the second tool support plate penetrates the side wall of the first tool support plate in the X direction and is detachably fixedly connected in the tooth groove between the rectangular teeth of the support clamping plate.
[0012] Further, two sliding grooves extending in the X direction are formed on the bottom plate, and the two sliding grooves are arranged in parallel in the Y direction.
[0013] Two positioning protrusions are respectively arranged on the bottom parts of the two side plates of the first tool support plate, and the two positioning protrusions are respectively connected in sliding connection with the sliding grooves.
[0014] Further, a positioning groove is further formed on the bottom plate, the positioning groove is arranged in parallel between the two sliding grooves, the positioning groove is a rectangular sawtooth groove with a plurality of rectangular protruding structures arranged in the length direction of the two inner sides, and the bottom end of the second tool support plate is detachably fixedly connected with the positioning groove.
[0015] Further, a clamping groove penetrating in the Y direction is formed on the top of the support clamping plate to serve as the clamping opening, and the clamping space in the clamping groove is adjustable in the Y direction.
[0016] Further, the support clamping plate comprises a support plate, a first clamping plate and a second clamping plate, the two side surfaces of the support plate are respectively provided with a plurality of rectangular teeth arranged in the vertical direction, the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate are respectively connected to the two sides of the top of the support plate in the Y direction, one of the clamping plates is slidably connected to the upper top surface of the support plate in the X direction and is fixedly connected in position by a locking member.
[0017] Further, the locking member comprises a stud, a nut and a gasket which are matched with each other, the first clamping plate is fixedly connected with the support plate, the second clamping plate is slidably connected with the support plate, the stud penetrates the lower part of the first clamping plate and is connected with the second clamping plate, and the position is fixedly connected by the gasket and the nut.
[0018] Further, the bottom plate is a flat plate structure, and the bottom plate is arranged in a horizontal direction.
[0019] The embodiment of the present application provides a supporting tool for leveling a heat exchanger during pipe bundle penetration, which has at least the following beneficial effects:
[0020] The present application can flexibly adjust the clamping position according to the positioning requirements of the heat exchanger by arranging the bottom plate in the horizontal direction and the two tool supporting members perpendicular to the upper plane of the bottom plate, adjusting the horizontal distance between the two tool supporting members along the sliding groove on the bottom plate, positioning and connecting the position, and adjusting the clamping position and the clamping space of the top of each tool supporting member, so that the requirements for the operator are low, the problem that other size types of pipe mouths are difficult to clamp is solved, and the heat exchanger vertically arranged on the bottom plate can be automatically leveled under the action of gravity only by leveling the bottom plate with the leveling tool, so that the problems of difficult leveling during pipe bundle penetration, poor perpendicularity after pipe bundle penetration and difficult pipe bundle penetration of the shield pump type heat exchanger are solved, the supporting tool is suitable for different types of unbalanced heat exchangers, and has the advantages of strong applicability, flexible adjustment, small occupied space, simple mechanical structure, strong bearing capacity, easy processing and difficulty in damage. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0021] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the supporting tool for leveling a heat exchanger during pipe bundle penetration in an application scenario of the present application;
[0022] Figure 2a FIG. 2 is a top view of the bottom plate in the present application;
[0023] Figure 2b FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of position D in FIG. 2; Figure 2a
[0024] Figure 3 FIG. 4 is a front view of the tool supporting member in the present application;
[0025] Figure 4a FIG. 5 is a front view of the first tool supporting plate 2 in the present application;
[0026] Figure 4b FIG. 6 is a side view of the first tool supporting plate 2 in the present application;
[0027] Figure 5 FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged view of position C in FIG. 6. Figure 3
[0028] REFERENCE NUMERALS IN DRAWINGS
[0029] 1-bottom plate; 11-sliding groove; 12-positioning groove;
[0030] 2-first tool supporting plate; 20-receiving groove; 21-fixing hole; 22-positioning protrusion;
[0031] 3 - support clamping plate; 30 - support plate; 31 - first clamping plate; 32 - second clamping plate; 33 - locking member; 331 - stud; 332 - nut; 333 - spacer;
[0032] 4 - second tool support plate;
[0033] 9 - heat exchanger. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0034] Hereinafter, the present application will be further described based on preferred embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0035] In addition, for the convenience of understanding, various components on the drawings are enlarged (thick) or reduced (thin), but such practice is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application.
[0036] The singular form also includes the plural meaning, and vice versa.
[0037] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that if the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship of the product of the present application when it is usually placed, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application. In addition, in the description of the present application, in order to distinguish different units, the first, second and the like are used in the specification, but these are not limited by the order of manufacture, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance, and the name may be different in the detailed description and the claims of the present application.
[0038] The words in the specification are used to illustrate the embodiments of the present application, but are not intended to limit the present application. It should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, if the terms "provided", "connected", "connected" appear, they should be understood in a broad sense, for example, they can be fixedly connected, or can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically connected, can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, can be connected inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be specifically understood.
[0039] The utility model provides a kind of support tool for heat exchanger tube bundle leveling, including bottom plate 1 and two interval settings tool support, the bottom plate 1 is arranged along horizontal direction, two tool support are vertically connected to the upper plane of bottom plate 1 along vertical direction, the top of tool support is provided with clamping mouth, and the height of top relative to bottom plate 1 is adjustable along vertical direction, for adjusting the clamping position of the top of two tool support according to the height difference of the two saddle support plates of heat exchanger, increase the adaptability of clamping.
[0040] Further, the upper surface of the bottom plate 1 is provided with a sliding groove 11, and the tool support is slidingly connected to the sliding groove 11. The relative positions of the two tool supports are adjusted along the sliding groove 11, and the connection positions of the tool supports and the bottom plate 1 are detachably fixed by positioning connectors, so that the relative positions of the two tool supports can be adjusted according to the horizontal distance between the two saddle support plates of the heat exchanger 9, and the relative positions of the two tool supports are always adjusted along the sliding groove 11 without position deviation.
[0041] In some preferred embodiments, the bottom plate 1 is a flat plate structure, and the bottom plate 1 is leveled by a leveler, so that the bottom plate 1 is arranged in a horizontal direction. When the two tool supports clamp the heat exchanger 9, the heat exchanger 9 can be automatically leveled on the bottom plate 1 arranged in a horizontal direction under the action of gravity.
[0042] In some preferred embodiments, as shown in Figure 2a 、 Figure 2b The number of sliding grooves 11 is two, and the two sliding grooves 11 extend along the X direction and are arranged in parallel along the Y direction. The upper surface of the bottom plate 1 is also provided with a positioning groove 12, which is arranged in parallel between the two sliding grooves 11. The positioning groove 12 is a rectangular sawtooth groove with a plurality of rectangular protruding structures arranged along the length direction of the groove on the inner sides of the groove. The tool support and the bottom plate 1 are detachably fixedly connected by the interlocking teeth and grooves.
[0043] Specifically, as shown in Figure 3 The tool support includes a first tool support plate 2, a support clamping plate 3, and two second tool support plates 4. The top of the support clamping plate 3 is provided with a clamping mouth. The support clamping plate 3 is connected to the upper part of the first tool support plate 2. The two second tool support plates 4 are positioned and connected to the two sides of the support clamping plate 3, respectively. The connection positions of the support clamping plate 3 and the tool support plate 4 are adjustable along the vertical direction. By adjusting the connection positions of the second tool support plates 4 and the sides of the support clamping plate 3, the height of the top of the support clamping plate 3 relative to the bottom plate 1 can be adjusted.
[0044] In some preferred embodiments, the support clamping plate 3 is accommodated in the upper portion of the first tool support plate 2, and two second tool support plates 4 are respectively positioned and connected to the two sides of the support clamping plate 3 through the first tool support plate 2, for enhancing the structural stability of the connection and cooperation with each other.
[0045] Specifically, as shown in Figure 4a 、 Figure 4b , a receiving groove 20 is formed in the middle portion of the first tool support plate 2, the lower portion of the support clamping plate 3 is accommodated in the receiving groove 20, a fixing hole 21 is formed in the middle portion of the two side plates of the first tool support plate 2, the fixing hole 21 penetrates the receiving groove 20 along the X direction, two second tool support plates 4 are respectively arranged on the two sides of the middle portion of the first tool support plate 2 along the X direction, one end of the second tool support plate 4 is connected with the side wall of the support clamping plate 3 through the fixing hole 21, and the other end is detachably fixedly connected with the positioning groove 12 at the bottom, for positioning the connection position of the first tool support plate 2.
[0046] In some preferred embodiments, the two side walls of the support clamping plate 3 are respectively provided with a plurality of rectangular teeth arranged in the vertical direction, one end of the second tool support plate 4 penetrates the fixing hole 21 along the X direction and is detachably fixedly connected in the tooth groove between the rectangular teeth of the side wall of the support clamping plate 3. Compared with the sawtooth-shaped tooth groove, the rectangular tooth groove can bear greater pressure and is more stable, and the manufacturing precision requirement is also not so high, which can further reduce the production cost and make it more durable.
[0047] In some preferred embodiments, the bottom of the two side plates of the first tool support plate 2 is respectively provided with two positioning protrusions 22, and the two positioning protrusions 22 are respectively connected in sliding cooperation with the sliding groove 11, so that the two first tool support plates 2 always move in cooperation on the same straight line no matter how the relative position between them is adjusted.
[0048] In order to increase the structural adaptability of the support clamping plate 3, so that it can freely adjust its clamping range according to the saddle support plates of different thicknesses and heights, the applicant optimizes the structure of the support clamping plate 3.
[0049] In some preferred embodiments, a clamping groove is formed in the top of the support clamping plate 3 and penetrates along the Y direction, serving as a clamping opening, and the clamping space in the clamping groove is adjustable along the Y direction, so that various caliber and thickness saddle support plates can be clamped.
[0050] In some preferred embodiments, the support clamp plate 3 comprises a support plate 30, a first clamp plate 31 and a second clamp plate 32, the support plate 30 is provided with a plurality of rectangular teeth arranged in the vertical direction on both sides, the first clamp plate 31 and the second clamp plate 32 are connected to the top of the support plate 30 along the Y direction, one of the clamp plates is slidingly connected to the upper top surface of the support plate 30 along the X direction and is fixedly connected to the position by a locking member 33, and the other clamp plate is fixedly connected to the support plate 30, so that when the support clamp plate 3 clamps the heat exchanger 9, the heat exchanger can be inserted into the tube bundle in the direction towards the fixed clamp plate, and the fixedly connected clamp plate can resist the force during the insertion of the tube bundle and will not deviate from the clamping position.
[0051] Of course, the elastic rubber pad can also be added between the two clamp plates to adjust the clamping space of the clamping groove, and the specific mode is not limited here.
[0052] In some preferred embodiments, as shown in Figure 5 The locking member 33 comprises a screw column 331, a nut 332 and a gasket 333, the first clamp plate 31 is fixedly connected to the support plate 30, the second clamp plate 32 is slidingly connected to the support plate 30, the screw column 331 passes through the lower part of the first clamp plate 31 and is connected to the second clamp plate 32, and the position is fixedly connected by the gasket 333 and the nut 332.
[0053] It should be noted that the screw column 331 and the nut 332 are matched to realize the fastening process by tightening the nut 332, the gasket 333 uniformly distributes the pressure of the screw column 331 or the nut 332 on the clamp plate to avoid damage to the clamp plate caused by excessive local pressure, and the friction of the screw column and the nut is increased, which has the advantages of simple structure and strong practicability.
[0054] The leveling process of the present application is described below in combination with a preferred embodiment:
[0055] Firstly, the bottom plate 1 is placed on the ground, leveled by the level, the horizontal distance of the two saddle support plates of the heat exchanger 9 is measured, the first tool support plate 2 is placed according to the horizontal distance of the two saddle support plates, the height difference of the two saddle support plates is measured, the height difference of the two support clamp plates 3 is adjusted to be consistent with the height difference of the two saddle support plates, and then the second tool support plate 4 is placed, the sawteeth on both end surfaces of the second tool support plate 4 are matched with the positioning groove of the bottom plate 1 and the tooth groove on the side surface of the support clamp plate 3 respectively, and are fixedly locked to prevent the support clamp plate 3 and the first tool support plate 2 from tilting or shaking.
[0056] Adjust the clamping groove of the support clamp plate 3 to be slightly wider than the saddle support plate, then use a crane to hoist the heat exchanger 9 to the designated position, and after the placement is completed, tighten the nuts on the left side with a wrench to prevent the heat exchanger 9 from shaking.
[0057] Finally, the work of threading the tube bundle can be performed. After threading the tube bundle and installing the tube box components, loosen the nuts with a wrench, and then hoist the heat exchanger 9 away from the tool platform.
[0058] The specific embodiments of the present application are described in detail above, and for those skilled in the technical field, without departing from the principles of the present application, a number of improvements and modifications can be made to the present application, and these improvements and modifications also belong to the protection scope of the claims of the present application.
Claims
1. A support tool for heat exchanger tube bundle leveling, characterized in that, The device comprises a base plate (1) and two tool support members arranged in a spaced manner, the tool support members are vertically connected to the upper surface of the base plate (1), the top of the tool support members is provided with a clamping opening, and the height of the top relative to the base plate (1) is adjustable in the vertical direction. The upper surface of the base plate (1) is provided with a sliding groove (11), the tool support members are slidingly connected to the sliding groove (11), the relative positions of the two tool support members are adjusted by sliding along the sliding groove (11), and the connection positions of the tool support members and the base plate (1) are detachably fixed by positioning connectors.
2. The support tool for leveling the tube bundle of a heat exchanger according to claim 1, characterized in that: the tool support member comprises a first tool support plate (2), a support clamping plate (3) and two second tool support plates (4), the top of the support clamping plate (3) is provided with a clamping opening, the support clamping plate (3) is connected to the upper part of the first tool support plate (2), and the two second tool support plates (4) are respectively positioned and connected to the two sides of the support clamping plate (3), and the connection positions of the support clamping plate (3) and the second tool support plates (4) are adjustable in the vertical direction.
3. The support tool for leveling the tube bundle of a heat exchanger according to claim 2, characterized in that: the support clamping plate (3) is accommodated in the upper part of the first tool support plate (2), and the two second tool support plates (4) are respectively positioned and connected to the two sides of the support clamping plate (3) through the first tool support plate (2).
4. The support tool for leveling the tube bundle of a heat exchanger according to claim 3, characterized in that: the two side surfaces of the support clamping plate (3) are respectively provided with a plurality of rectangular teeth arranged in the vertical direction, and one end of the second tool support plate (4) penetrates through the side wall of the first tool support plate (2) in the X direction and is detachably fixedly connected in the tooth groove between the rectangular teeth of the support clamping plate (3).
5. The support tool for leveling the tube bundle of a heat exchanger according to claim 2, characterized in that: two sliding grooves (11) extending in the X direction are formed in the base plate (1), and the two sliding grooves (11) are arranged in parallel in the Y direction. two positioning protrusions (22) are respectively arranged at the bottom of the two side plates of the first tool support plate (2), and the two positioning protrusions (22) are respectively slidingly connected with the sliding grooves (11).
6. The support tool for leveling the tube bundle of a heat exchanger according to claim 2, characterized in that: a positioning groove (12) is further formed in the base plate (1), the positioning groove (12) is arranged in parallel between the two sliding grooves (11), the positioning groove (12) is a rectangular sawtooth groove with a plurality of rectangular protruding structures arranged in the length direction of the two inner sides, and the bottom end of the second tool support plate (4) is detachably fixedly connected with the positioning groove (12).
7. The support tool for leveling the tube bundle of a heat exchanger according to claim 2, characterized in that: The top of the support clamping plate (3) is provided with a clamping groove penetrating along the Y direction, serving as a clamping opening, and the clamping space in the clamping groove is adjustable along the Y direction.
8. The support tool for leveling heat exchanger tube bundle, according to claim 7, characterized in that: The support clamping plate (3) comprises a support plate (30), a first clamping plate (31) and a second clamping plate (32), the two side surfaces of the support plate (30) are respectively provided with a plurality of rectangular teeth arranged along the vertical direction, the first clamping plate (31) and the second clamping plate (32) are respectively connected to the top of the support plate (30) along the Y direction, and one of the clamping plates is slidingly connected to the upper top surface of the support plate (30) along the X direction and is fixedly connected in position by a locking member (33).
9. The support tool for leveling heat exchanger tube bundle, according to claim 8, characterized in that: The locking member (33) comprises a stud (331), a nut (332) and a gasket (333) which are matched with each other, the first clamping plate (31) is fixedly connected with the support plate (30), the second clamping plate (32) is slidingly connected with the support plate (30), the stud (331) passes through the lower part of the first clamping plate (31) and is connected with the second clamping plate (32), and the position is fixedly connected by the gasket (333) and the nut (332).
10. The support tool for leveling heat exchanger tube bundle, according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom plate (1) is a flat plate structure, and the bottom plate (1) is arranged along the horizontal direction.