Roundness correction tool for aluminum pipe for GIS (Gas Insulated Switchgear)
By designing a GIS-compatible aluminum tube rounding fixture, which utilizes a hydraulic cylinder to drive a U-shaped clamping plate and AGV electric wheels for movement, the automatic rounding of aluminum tubes is achieved, solving the problem of elliptical deformation of aluminum tubes and improving efficiency and accuracy.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-09
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-03
AI Technical Summary
The existing GIS aluminum tubes are prone to elliptical deformation after being cut, and manual rounding is complicated, labor-intensive, inefficient, and has a springback phenomenon, which cannot meet the requirements for batch processing.
The rounding fixture consists of a positioning base plate, a drive trolley, a fixed baffle, a movable baffle, an upper U-shaped clamp, and a lower U-shaped clamp. It uses a hydraulic cylinder to drive the U-shaped clamp to hold the aluminum tube for rounding, and combines it with AGV electric wheels to achieve automated movement, avoiding manual jack operation.
This improved the efficiency of aluminum tube rounding, reduced the labor intensity of workers, ensured the processing accuracy and dimensional deviation of mass production, and met design requirements.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of GIS processing equipment technology, and more specifically, to a tooling for rounding aluminum tubes for GIS. Background Technology
[0002] GIS (Gas Insulated Switchgear) is a type of switchgear that uses insulating gas for isolation and switching. In GIS, aluminum tubes are often used as conductor materials.
[0003] Due to the need for end-cutting during the processing of GIS aluminum tubes, the tube body is prone to elliptical deformation after end-cutting. In the past, workers had to manually support jacks to round the tube, which was a complicated operation. After rounding a section of the aluminum tube, the jacks had to be removed to move to the next section, resulting in high labor intensity for workers. In addition, the aluminum tube was prone to springback after being compressed during jacking operations, often requiring multiple repetitions, which was inefficient and could not meet the needs of batch processing. Summary of the Invention
[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a calibrating fixture for GIS aluminum tubes that improves work efficiency and can automatically calibrate aluminum tubes.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows: a rounding fixture for aluminum tubes used in GIS, comprising a positioning base plate, a drive trolley, a fixed baffle, a movable baffle, an upper U-shaped bracket, and a lower U-shaped bracket;
[0006] The drive trolley is located on the positioning base plate and can move along the length of the positioning base plate;
[0007] The fixed baffle is fixedly installed at one upper end of the positioning base plate, and the movable baffle is slidably installed at the other upper end of the positioning base plate.
[0008] An inner support tube and a sliding tube are detachably installed between the fixed baffle and the movable baffle. The sliding tube is located above the inner support tube, and the inner support tube is used to pass through the aluminum tube.
[0009] A slide block is slidably disposed on the slide tube, and the upper U-shaped bracket is installed below the slide block;
[0010] The lower U-shaped bracket is installed above the drive trolley. The lower U-shaped bracket and the lower U-shaped bracket are used to clamp the aluminum tube on the surface of the inner support tube. The lower U-shaped bracket and the lower U-shaped bracket are fixedly connected by multiple telescopic rods.
[0011] Preferably, both the upper U-shaped bracket and the lower U-shaped bracket are composed of U-shaped brackets, hydraulic cylinders and support plates. The two hydraulic cylinders are respectively fixedly installed at the bottom of the slide and the upper part of the drive trolley. The two support plates are respectively fixedly connected to the piston shaft of the corresponding hydraulic cylinder. The two U-shaped brackets are respectively fixedly installed on the corresponding support plates. The two support plates are fixedly connected by multiple telescopic rods.
[0012] Preferably, positioning grooves are provided on both sides of the upper surface of the positioning base plate, and the positioning grooves are arranged along the length direction of the positioning base plate, so that the drive wheel of the driving trolley can be inserted into the corresponding positioning groove.
[0013] Preferably, a groove is provided at one end of the upper surface of the positioning base plate, a slider is slidably installed in the groove, a threaded hole is provided in the middle of the slider, the bottom of the movable baffle is fixedly connected to the slider, and a lead screw motor is fixedly installed at one end of the positioning base plate, the lead screw shaft of the lead screw motor is connected to the threaded hole of the slider.
[0014] Preferably, the driving trolley is an AGV with electric wheels.
[0015] Preferably, the positioning base plate and the movable baffle are fixedly installed with protruding columns on their inner sides, and the ends of the inner support tube and the sliding tube are inserted into the protruding columns at corresponding positions.
[0016] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model are:
[0017] This invention uses two hydraulic cylinders to drive a U-shaped clamping plate to hold the aluminum tube, applying external pressure to round the tube. After one end of the tube is rounded, the two hydraulic cylinders retract, causing the U-shaped clamping plate to detach from the tube. Then, a trolley is driven to move to the deformed area at the next end of the tube, thus completing the rounding of the entire tube. This eliminates the need for manual installation of jacks, improving rounding efficiency and reducing worker labor intensity. In mass production, it effectively ensures the processing accuracy and dimensional deviation of batch products, enabling the aluminum tube to meet design requirements. Attached Figure Description
[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0019] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional view of a calibrating fixture for aluminum tubes used in GIS according to this utility model;
[0020] Figure 2This is a cross-sectional view of a GIS aluminum tube rounding fixture according to the present invention.
[0021] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the upper U-shaped card holder and the lower U-shaped card holder of this utility model.
[0022] In the diagram: 1. Positioning base plate; 11. Positioning groove; 12. Slide opening; 2. Fixed baffle; 21. Movable baffle; 22. Inner support tube; 23. Slide tube; 3. Drive trolley; 4. Slide seat; 5. Upper U-shaped bracket; 6. Lower U-shaped bracket; 61. U-shaped clamping plate; 62. Hydraulic cylinder; 63. Support plate; 7. Telescopic rod; 8. Screw motor; 81. Slider. Detailed Implementation
[0023] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that the advantages and features of the present invention can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art, thereby making a clearer and more definite definition of the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0024] See Figures 1-3 As shown, this utility model provides a rounding fixture for aluminum tubes used in GIS, including a positioning base plate 1, a driving trolley 3, a fixed baffle 2, a movable baffle 21, an upper U-shaped bracket 5, and a lower U-shaped bracket 6;
[0025] The drive trolley 3 is located on the positioning base plate 1 and can move along the length of the positioning base plate 1;
[0026] The fixed baffle 2 is fixedly installed at one end of the upper part of the positioning base plate 1, and the movable baffle 21 is slidably installed at the other end of the upper part of the positioning base plate 1;
[0027] An inner support tube 22 and a sliding tube 23 are detachably installed between the fixed baffle 2 and the movable baffle 21. The sliding tube 23 is located above the inner support tube 22. The inner support tube 22 is used to pass through the aluminum tube.
[0028] A slide block 4 is slidably disposed on the slide tube 23, and the upper U-shaped bracket 5 is installed below the slide block 4;
[0029] The lower U-shaped clamp 6 is installed above the drive trolley 3. The lower U-shaped clamp 6 and the lower U-shaped clamp 5 are used to clamp the aluminum tube on the surface of the inner support tube 22. The lower U-shaped clamp 6 and the lower U-shaped clamp 5 are fixedly connected by multiple telescopic rods 7. The drive trolley 3 can drive the lower U-shaped clamp 6 and the lower U-shaped clamp 5 to move synchronously, thereby facilitating the rounding of the entire aluminum tube.
[0030] In this embodiment, both the upper U-shaped bracket 5 and the lower U-shaped bracket 6 are composed of U-shaped brackets 61, hydraulic cylinders 62 and support plates 63. The two hydraulic cylinders 62 are respectively fixedly installed at the bottom of the slide 4 and the upper part of the drive trolley 3. The two support plates 63 are respectively fixedly connected to the piston shafts of the corresponding hydraulic cylinders 62. The two U-shaped brackets 61 are respectively fixedly installed on the corresponding support plates 63. The two support plates 63 are fixedly connected by multiple telescopic rods 7, specifically four, and the four telescopic rods 7 are respectively fixedly installed at the four corners of the support plate 63.
[0031] Furthermore, in order to ensure that the drive trolley 3 can move accurately along the length direction of the inner support tube 22, in this embodiment, positioning grooves 11 are provided at the two edges of the upper surface of the positioning base plate 1. The positioning grooves 11 are arranged along the length direction of the positioning base plate 1, and the drive wheels of the drive trolley 3 are movably inserted into the corresponding positioning grooves 11.
[0032] Furthermore, in order to automatically fix the inner support tube 22 and the sliding tube 23, in this embodiment, a sliding groove 12 is opened at one end of the upper surface of the positioning base plate 1, and a slider 81 is slidably installed in the sliding groove 12. A threaded hole is opened in the middle of the slider 81. The bottom of the movable baffle 21 is fixedly connected to the slider 81. A lead screw motor 8 is fixedly installed at one end of the positioning base plate 1. The lead screw shaft of the lead screw motor 8 is connected to the threaded hole of the slider 81. When the lead screw motor 8 is started, the lead screw motor 8 will drive the movable baffle 21 to move, so that the movable baffle 21 and the fixed baffle 2 can clamp the aluminum tube and the sliding tube 23.
[0033] In this embodiment, the driving trolley 3 is an AGV electric wheel.
[0034] Furthermore, to facilitate the disassembly and replacement of the inner support tube 22 and the sliding tube 23, in this embodiment, a protruding post is fixedly installed on the inner side of the positioning base plate 1 and the movable baffle 21, and the ends of the inner support tube 22 and the sliding tube 23 are inserted into the protruding post at the corresponding positions.
[0035] The specific operating steps are as follows: First, select the corresponding length of sliding tube 23 and inner support tube 22 according to the length of aluminum tube. Insert one end of sliding tube 23 and inner support tube 22 into the two protruding posts on the side surface of fixed baffle 2 respectively. Then, put aluminum tube on the surface of inner support tube 22. Start screw motor 8. Screw motor 8 will drive movable baffle 21 to move, so that movable baffle 21 and fixed baffle 2 can clamp aluminum tube and sliding tube 23.
[0036] Two hydraulic cylinders 62 drive the U-shaped clamping plate 61 to hold the aluminum tube, applying external pressure to round the aluminum tube. After one end of the aluminum tube is rounded, the two hydraulic cylinders 62 retract, causing the U-shaped clamping plate 61 to detach from the aluminum tube. Then, the trolley 3 moves to the deformed part of the next end of the aluminum tube and continues the above operation, thus realizing the rounding of the entire aluminum tube.
[0037] Although embodiments of the present invention have been described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the patent owner may make various modifications or alterations within the scope of the appended claims, as long as they do not exceed the protection scope described in the claims of the present invention, they shall all be within the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A roundness correcting tool for an aluminum pipe for GIS, characterized by: The utility model provides a kind of aluminum pipe cutting device, including positioning base plate, drive trolley, fixed baffle, movable baffle, upper U-shaped card seat and lower U-shaped card seat; The drive trolley is located on the positioning base plate and can move along the length direction of the positioning base plate; The fixed baffle is fixedly installed at one end of the upper part of the positioning base plate, and the movable baffle is slidably installed at the other end of the upper part of the positioning base plate; The inner support pipe and the sliding pipe are detachably installed between the fixed baffle and the movable baffle, and the sliding pipe is located above the inner support pipe, and the inner support pipe is used to pass through the aluminum pipe; The sliding seat is slidably arranged on the sliding pipe, and the upper U-shaped card seat is installed below the sliding seat; The lower U-shaped card seat is installed above the drive trolley, and the lower U-shaped card seat and the lower U-shaped card seat are used to clamp the aluminum pipe on the surface of the inner support pipe, and the lower U-shaped card seat and the lower U-shaped card seat are fixedly connected by a plurality of telescopic rods.
2. The roundness correcting tool for the aluminum tube of the GIS according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper U-shaped card seat and the lower U-shaped card seat are both composed of a U-shaped card plate, a hydraulic cylinder and a supporting plate, two hydraulic cylinders are fixedly installed at the bottom of the sliding seat and the upper part of the drive trolley respectively, two supporting plates are fixedly connected with the piston shafts of the corresponding hydraulic cylinders respectively, two U-shaped card plates are fixedly installed on the corresponding supporting plates respectively, and the two supporting plates are fixedly connected by a plurality of telescopic rods.
3. The roundness correcting tool for the aluminum tube of the GIS according to claim 1, characterized in that: Positioning grooves are formed at the edges of the upper surface of the positioning base plate, and the positioning grooves are arranged along the length direction of the positioning base plate, and the drive wheels of the drive trolley are movably inserted into the corresponding positioning grooves.
4. The roundness correcting tool for the aluminum tube of the GIS according to claim 1, wherein: A sliding groove is formed at one end of the upper surface of the positioning base plate, a sliding block is slidably installed in the sliding groove, a threaded hole is formed in the middle of the sliding block, the bottom of the movable baffle is fixedly connected with the sliding block, a lead screw motor is fixedly installed at one end of the positioning base plate, and the lead screw shaft of the lead screw motor is connected with the threaded hole of the sliding block.
5. The roundness correcting tool for the aluminum tube of the GIS according to claim 1, wherein: The drive trolley is an AGV electric wheel.
6. The roundness correcting tool for the aluminum tube of the GIS according to claim 1, wherein: Protruding columns are fixedly installed inside the positioning base plate and the movable baffle, and the end of the inner support pipe and the sliding pipe is inserted into the corresponding protruding column.