Novel fettling tool

By designing a new furnace repair tool, the furnace repair material is delivered by turning the hopper over using a furnace dismantling machine. This achieves precise furnace repair of the converter lining, reducing labor intensity and improving work efficiency and repair effect.

CN224119031UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-14YANGCHUN NEW STEEL CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
YANGCHUN NEW STEEL CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-04-25
Publication Date
2026-04-14

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Technical Problem

Existing methods for repairing converter linings are complex, labor-intensive, and ineffective.

Method used

A novel furnace repair tool is designed, including a hopper and a furnace dismantling machine rod. The furnace dismantling machine is used to fix the hopper at the converter opening and rotate it 90° or 180° to accurately deliver the furnace repair material, thereby achieving automatic and precise furnace repair.

Benefits of technology

It improved the accuracy of furnace repair location, reduced labor intensity, improved on-site operation efficiency and furnace repair effect, and solved the problems of complex operation and difficult temperature measurement.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a novel fettling tool which comprises a hopper, the hopper is formed by a bottom plate and a vertical plate in a surrounding mode, and one end of the hopper is connected with a furnace dismantling machine drill rod. The hopper is provided with a bottom plate reinforcing rib plate and vertical plate reinforcing rib plates, the bottom plate reinforcing rib plate is installed on the bottom plate, the two ends of the bottom plate reinforcing rib plate abut against the vertical plates, and the vertical plate reinforcing rib plates are installed on the three adjacent vertical plates. According to the fettling tool, fettling materials only need to be placed in the hopper, then the furnace disassembling machine is placed on a furnace opening, the position of the hopper is flexibly adjusted, the fettling materials can be accurately put into the bottom of a furnace or the position of a furnace body, the fettling position changes along with the change of the furnace rocking angle and can be automatically and accurately put into the position, the accuracy of the fettling position is improved, and continuous feeding can be achieved; the method has obvious effect on the later period of converter service, reduces the labor intensity of post operation, improves the field operation efficiency and the fettling effect, and fundamentally solves the problems of difficult temperature measurement, complex operation, reduced labor intensity and the like.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of steelmaking converter technology, and in particular to a new type of furnace repair tool. Background Technology

[0002] The converter is a crucial piece of equipment in steelmaking. Its lining operates under high temperatures and pressures for extended periods, constantly subjected to impacts and corrosion, making it prone to damage. Therefore, repairs are necessary. Current repair methods typically involve two assistants directing a dismantling machine to lift a large sheet of material from the furnace, quickly pushing it to the furnace opening and placing it inside. The furnace is then rocked back and forth to spread the material across the front surface, supplemented by some manual material dropping for repair.

[0003] However, the above-mentioned furnace repair methods have the following problems: they are complicated to operate, labor-intensive, prone to losing large amounts of fabric, and have poor furnace repair effects. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to overcome the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, this utility model provides a new type of furnace repair tool.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve its technical problem is: a new type of furnace repair tool, including a hopper, the hopper being formed by a bottom plate and a vertical plate, one end of the hopper being connected to a furnace dismantling machine chisel; the hopper is provided with a bottom plate reinforcing rib and a vertical plate reinforcing rib, the bottom plate reinforcing rib is installed on the bottom plate, and both ends of the bottom plate reinforcing rib abut against the vertical plate, the vertical plate reinforcing rib is installed on three adjacent vertical plates.

[0006] As a further improvement of this utility model: the hopper is formed by a bottom plate, a front upright plate, a rear upright plate, a left upright plate and a right upright plate.

[0007] As a further improvement of this utility model: a rod fixing seat is installed on the outer side of both the left and right upright plates, the rod fixing seat is provided with a rod fixing hole, the rod fixing hole is perpendicular to the furnace dismantling machine chisel; a rod is detachably connected to the rod fixing hole, and the rod is connected to the upright plate extension plate.

[0008] As a further improvement of this utility model: the insertion rod fixing seat is provided with an adjustment hole, the adjustment hole is perpendicular to the insertion rod fixing hole, and the adjustment hole and the insertion rod fixing hole are connected to each other.

[0009] As a further improvement of this utility model, the adjusting hole is equipped with an adjusting bolt.

[0010] As a further improvement of this utility model: at least two rod fixing seats are provided on the outer side of the left upright plate.

[0011] As a further improvement of this utility model: at least two rod fixing seats are provided on the outer side of the right upright plate.

[0012] As a further improvement of this utility model: the rear upright plate of the hopper is fixedly connected to the chisel rod of the furnace dismantling machine.

[0013] As a further improvement of this utility model: a chisel connecting plate is fixedly installed at one end of the hopper, and the chisel of the furnace dismantling machine is fixedly connected to the chisel connecting plate through a clamp.

[0014] As a further improvement of this utility model, the clamping plate and the drill rod connecting plate are fixedly connected by fixing bolts.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0016] This invention utilizes a furnace dismantling machine to attach a furnace repair tool to the machine and secure it to prevent rotation. After loading the hopper with repair material, the furnace dismantling machine lifts the hopper to the converter mouth. The hopper is then fixed at a specific position on the furnace mouth according to the repair location. The furnace dismantling machine's drill bit rotates the hopper 90-180°. A second assistant in the converter tilts the furnace to flatten or evenly spread the repair material in the hopper. Under high temperature and gravity, the repair material sinters and forms, achieving the purpose of furnace protection. This repair tool only requires placing the repair material into the hopper, placing the furnace dismantling machine on the furnace mouth, and flexibly adjusting the hopper's position to accurately deliver the repair material to the bottom or body of the furnace. The repair position changes with the tilting angle and can automatically and accurately reach the desired location, improving the accuracy of the repair. It allows for continuous delivery and is particularly effective in the later stages of converter operation, reducing the labor intensity of operators, improving on-site work efficiency and repair effect, and fundamentally solving problems such as difficult temperature measurement, complex operation, and reduced labor intensity. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is the front view of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 2 This is a side view of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of the present invention.

[0020] Attached reference numerals: 1. Adjusting bolt; 2. Insert rod; 3. Fixing bolt; 4. Furnace dismantling machine chisel; 5. Hopper; 6. Bottom plate reinforcing rib; 7. Vertical plate reinforcing rib; 8. Chisel connecting plate; 9. Clamping plate; 10. Bottom plate; 11. Vertical plate extension plate; 12. Vertical plate. Detailed Implementation

[0021] In this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another, without necessarily requiring or implying any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. The present invention will now be further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments:

[0022] Please see Figure 1-3 A novel furnace repair tool includes a hopper 5, which is formed by a base plate 10 and a vertical plate 12. One end of the hopper 5 is connected to a furnace dismantling machine chisel 4. The hopper 5 is provided with a base plate reinforcing rib 6 and a vertical plate reinforcing rib 7. The base plate reinforcing rib 6 is installed on the base plate, and both ends of the base plate reinforcing rib 6 abut against the vertical plate. The vertical plate reinforcing rib 7 is installed on three adjacent vertical plates.

[0023] The hopper 5 is equipped with bottom plate reinforcing ribs 6 and vertical plate reinforcing ribs 7, which can improve the strength of the hopper 5; the furnace dismantling machine chisel rod 4 is provided to facilitate the installation of furnace repair tools on the furnace dismantling machine.

[0024] In use, the furnace repair tool is fitted onto the furnace dismantling machine and fixed to prevent rotation by using the furnace dismantling machine's chisel rod 4. After the hopper 5 is filled with the furnace repair material, the furnace dismantling machine lifts the hopper 5 to the converter mouth. The hopper 5 is fixed at a specific position at the furnace mouth according to the furnace repair location. Then, the furnace dismantling machine's drill bit is used to rotate the hopper 5 by 90-180°. The converter assistant shakes the converter to tilt the angle and spreads the furnace repair material in the hopper 5 evenly or flat. Under the action of high temperature and gravity, the furnace repair material is sintered and formed to achieve the purpose of furnace protection.

[0025] This furnace repair tool only requires placing the repair material into the hopper 5, then placing the furnace dismantling machine on the furnace opening, and flexibly adjusting the position of the hopper 5 to accurately deliver the repair material to the bottom or body of the furnace. The repair position changes with the furnace tilting angle and can automatically and accurately reach the position, improving the accuracy of the repair location. It can be continuously delivered and is particularly effective in the later stages of converter operation, reducing the labor intensity of on-site operations, improving on-site work efficiency and repair effect, and fundamentally solving problems such as difficulty in temperature measurement, complex operation, and reduced labor intensity.

[0026] Furthermore, the hopper 5 is formed by a bottom plate, a front upright plate, a rear upright plate, a left upright plate, and a right upright plate.

[0027] Furthermore, the outer sides of both the left and right upright plates are equipped with rod 2 fixing seats, the rod 2 fixing seats are provided with rod 2 fixing holes, the rod 2 fixing holes are perpendicular to the furnace dismantling machine chisel 4; the rod 2 is detachably connected to the rod 2 fixing holes, and the rod 2 is connected to the upright plate extension plate 11.

[0028] Furthermore, the fixing seat of the insertion rod 2 is provided with an adjustment hole, which is perpendicular to the fixing hole of the insertion rod 2 and is connected to the fixing hole of the insertion rod 2.

[0029] Furthermore, an adjusting bolt 1 is installed in the adjusting hole.

[0030] Furthermore, at least two rod fixing seats are provided on the outer side of the left upright plate.

[0031] Furthermore, at least two rod fixing seats are provided on the outer side of the right upright plate.

[0032] When the hopper 5 needs to be filled with more material, the vertical plate extension plate 11 needs to be installed. The vertical plate extension plate 11 is positioned by the insert rod 2. After the vertical plate extension plate 11 is positioned, it is adjusted and positioned by the adjusting bolt 1 to prevent the vertical plate extension plate 11 from falling off.

[0033] In one specific embodiment, the outer side of the left upright plate is provided with two rod 2 fixing seats, and the outer side of the right upright plate is provided with two rod 2 fixing seats.

[0034] Two rod fixing seats are provided on the outer side of the left upright plate and two rod fixing seats are provided on the outer side of the right upright plate. The upright plate extension plate is installed on the rod fixing seats through the rods, which improves the stability of the upright plate extension plate installation.

[0035] Furthermore, the rear upright plate of the hopper 5 is fixedly connected to the furnace dismantling machine's chisel rod 4.

[0036] Furthermore, a chisel connecting plate 8 is fixedly installed at one end of the hopper 5, and the chisel 4 of the furnace dismantling machine is fixedly connected to the chisel connecting plate 8 through a clamping plate 9.

[0037] Furthermore, the clamping plate 9 and the drill rod connecting plate 8 are fixedly connected by fixing bolts 3.

[0038] The working principle of this utility model:

[0039] The furnace repair tool is fitted onto the furnace dismantling machine and secured to prevent rotation by using the furnace dismantling machine's chisel.

[0040] After the hopper is loaded with the furnace charge, the furnace dismantling machine lifts the hopper to the converter mouth.

[0041] According to the furnace repair location, the hopper is fixed at a specific position at the furnace opening. Then, the drill bit of the furnace dismantling machine is used to rotate the hopper 90-180°. The converter assistant shakes the converter to tilt the angle and spread the furnace repair material in the hopper evenly. Under the action of high temperature and gravity, the furnace repair material is sintered and formed to achieve the purpose of furnace protection.

[0042] The main functions of this utility model are:

[0043] This utility model's furnace repair tool only requires placing the repair material into the hopper, then placing the furnace dismantling machine on the furnace opening. By flexibly adjusting the hopper's position, the repair material can be precisely delivered to the furnace bottom or body. The repair position changes with the furnace tilting angle and can automatically and accurately reach the desired location, improving repair accuracy. It allows for continuous delivery and is particularly effective in the later stages of converter operation, reducing the labor intensity of operators and fundamentally solving problems such as difficult temperature measurement, complex operation, and reduced labor intensity. This utility model's furnace repair tool has advantages such as simple structure, reasonable design, simple manufacturing, simple operation, and low cost. This utility model's furnace repair tool can be used for repairing large surfaces or furnace bottom seams in large converters, reducing labor intensity and improving on-site work efficiency and repair effect.

[0044] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "upper end face", "lower end face", "top", "bottom", "left", "right", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model. Therefore, they should not be construed as limiting the actual direction of use of this utility model.

[0045] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit it. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some or all of the technical features therein. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, and they should all be covered within the scope of the claims and specification of this utility model.

Claims

1. A new type of furnace repair tool, characterized by: The hopper is surrounded by a bottom plate and vertical plates, one end of the hopper is connected with a furnace dismounting machine drill rod, the hopper is provided with a bottom plate reinforcing rib plate and a vertical plate reinforcing rib plate, the bottom plate reinforcing rib plate is installed on the bottom plate, and the two ends of the bottom plate reinforcing rib plate abut against the vertical plates, the vertical plate reinforcing rib plate is installed on three adjacent vertical plates.

2. A new type of furnace repair tool according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hopper is surrounded by a bottom plate, a front vertical plate, a rear vertical plate, a left vertical plate and a right vertical plate.

3. A new type of furnace repair tool according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outer side of the left vertical plate and the right vertical plate is provided with an insertion rod fixing seat, the insertion rod fixing seat is provided with an insertion rod fixing hole, the insertion rod fixing hole is perpendicular to the furnace dismounting machine drill rod, the insertion rod fixing hole is detachably connected with an insertion rod, and the insertion rod is connected with a vertical plate lengthening plate.

4. A new type of furnace repair tool according to claim 3, characterized in that: The insertion rod fixing seat is provided with an adjusting hole, the adjusting hole is perpendicular to the insertion rod fixing hole, and the adjusting hole and the insertion rod fixing hole are in communication.

5. A new type of furnace tool according to claim 4, characterized in that: The adjusting hole is provided with an adjusting bolt.

6. A new type of furnace tool according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer side of the left vertical plate is provided with at least two insertion rod fixing seats.

7. A new type of furnace tool according to claim 6, characterized in that: The outer side of the right vertical plate is provided with at least two insertion rod fixing seats.

8. A new type of furnace tool according to claim 7, characterized in that: The rear vertical plate of the hopper is fixedly connected with the furnace dismounting machine drill rod.

9. A new type of furnace tool according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the hopper is fixedly connected with a drill rod connecting plate, and the furnace dismounting machine drill rod is fixedly connected with the drill rod connecting plate through a clamping plate.

10. A new type of furnace tool according to claim 9, characterized in that: The clamping plate and the drill rod connecting plate are fixedly connected through a fixing bolt.