Offshore wind turbine single pile assembly welding tool

By designing a welding fixture for monopile assembly of offshore wind turbines, the problems of complex structure and inconvenient operation of existing fixtures have been solved, achieving stable welding of monopiles and high-efficiency welding quality. The structure is ingeniously designed and highly practical.

CN224333734UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-09HAILI WIND POWER EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY (WEIHAI) CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
HAILI WIND POWER EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY (WEIHAI) CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-06-17
Publication Date
2026-06-09

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Technical Problem

Existing welding fixtures for offshore wind turbine monopiles are complex in structure, inconvenient to operate, and cannot guarantee welding quality.

Method used

A welding fixture for monopile assembly of offshore wind turbines was designed, including a bottom installation component, a lateral conveying component, a lateral guiding component, an auxiliary adjustment component, a rotation control component, and a welding component. Through the coordinated work of these components, stable welding of monopiles can be achieved.

Benefits of technology

Stable welding of single piles has been achieved, improving welding quality and efficiency. The structure is ingeniously designed, highly practical, and operates stably.

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Abstract

This utility model discloses a welding fixture for monopile assembly of offshore wind turbines, including a bottom mounting assembly, a transverse conveying assembly on the bottom mounting assembly, a transverse guide assembly on one side of the transverse conveying assembly, two auxiliary adjustment assemblies on the moving part of the transverse guide assembly, an auxiliary installation assembly on the auxiliary adjustment assembly, a rotation control assembly on the auxiliary installation assembly, a rotation assembly at the output end of the rotation control assembly, and a welding assembly on the bottom mounting assembly located on the side of the transverse guide assembly and the transverse conveying assembly. The beneficial effects of this utility model are that the monopile assembly welding fixture of this technical solution has an ingenious structural design, strong practicality, and stable operation. Using this welding fixture, stable welding of monopiles is achieved, effectively ensuring the welding quality of monopiles, and also improving the welding efficiency of monopiles.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of monopile welding technology, and in particular to a welding fixture for monopile assembly of offshore wind turbines. Background Technology

[0002] Wind power is the world's fastest-growing green energy technology. While onshore wind farms are developing rapidly, limitations to onshore wind energy utilization have become apparent, such as large land area requirements and noise pollution. Due to abundant offshore wind energy resources and the feasibility of current technologies, the ocean is poised to become a rapidly developing wind power market. Offshore wind farms in Europe and America are on the verge of large-scale development. my country's eastern coastal areas have vast waters within 50 meters of depth, and are close to power load centers (economically developed coastal areas with power shortages). With the development and maturation of offshore wind farm technology, wind power will undoubtedly become an important energy source for the sustainable development of my country's eastern coastal regions.

[0003] There are three types of fixed supports for the bottom of offshore wind turbines: gravity caisson foundation, monopile foundation, and tripod foundation. During the production process of offshore wind turbine monopiles, the monopiles need to be welded to meet the required height. Welding requires welding fixtures. Due to the large volume of the monopiles, the existing welding fixtures are complex in structure, inconvenient to operate, and cannot guarantee the welding quality of the monopiles. Therefore, a welding fixture for assembling offshore wind turbine monopiles was designed. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to solve the above problems by designing a welding fixture for single pile assembly of offshore wind turbines.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution of this utility model is a welding fixture for a single pile assembly of an offshore wind turbine, comprising a bottom mounting assembly, a transverse conveying assembly on the bottom mounting assembly, a transverse guiding assembly on one side of the transverse conveying assembly on the bottom mounting assembly, two auxiliary adjustment assemblies on the moving part of the transverse guiding assembly, an auxiliary installation assembly on the auxiliary adjustment assembly, a rotation control assembly on the auxiliary installation assembly, a rotation transmission assembly at the output end of the rotation control assembly, and a welding assembly on the bottom mounting assembly located on the side of the transverse guiding assembly and the transverse conveying assembly.

[0006] As a further description of this technical solution, the bottom mounting assembly includes a bottom mounting plate, and a transverse conveying assembly is provided on the bottom mounting plate.

[0007] As a further description of this technical solution, the transverse conveying assembly includes a transverse conveying module disposed on the bottom mounting assembly, and the moving part of the transverse conveying module is provided with two auxiliary adjustment components.

[0008] As a further description of this technical solution, the lateral guide assembly includes a lateral guide rail disposed on the bottom mounting assembly and located on one side of the lateral conveying assembly, a movable slider disposed on the lateral guide rail, and an auxiliary adjustment assembly disposed on the movable slider.

[0009] As a further description of this technical solution, the auxiliary adjustment component includes an auxiliary adjustment module disposed on the moving part of the transverse guide component, the moving part of the auxiliary adjustment module is provided with an adjustment support, and the adjustment support is provided with an auxiliary roller.

[0010] As a further description of this technical solution, the auxiliary installation component includes an auxiliary mounting base disposed on the auxiliary adjustment component, and the auxiliary mounting base is provided with a rotation control component.

[0011] As a further description of this technical solution, the rotation control assembly includes a rotation control motor mounted on the auxiliary mounting assembly, and the output end of the rotation control motor is provided with a rotation transmission assembly.

[0012] As a further description of this technical solution, the rotary transmission assembly includes a rotary transmission roller disposed at the output end of the rotary control assembly.

[0013] As a further description of this technical solution, the welding assembly includes a welding robot disposed on the bottom mounting assembly and located on the side of the transverse guide assembly and the transverse conveying assembly.

[0014] Its beneficial effects are that the single pile assembly welding fixture of this technical solution has an ingenious structural design, strong practicality, and stable operation. By using this assembly welding fixture, stable welding of single piles is achieved, effectively ensuring the welding quality of single piles, and at the same time, improving the welding efficiency of single piles. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model from another perspective.

[0017] In the diagram, 1. Bottom mounting assembly; 2. Lateral conveying assembly; 3. Lateral guiding assembly; 4. Auxiliary adjustment assembly; 5. Auxiliary mounting assembly; 6. Rotation control assembly; 7. Rotation transmission assembly; 8. Welding assembly; 9. Bottom mounting plate; 10. Lateral conveying module; 11. Lateral guide rail; 12. Moving slider; 13. Auxiliary adjustment module; 14. Adjustment support; 15. Auxiliary roller; 16. Auxiliary mounting base; 17. Rotation control motor; 18. Rotation transmission roller; 19. Welding robot; 20. Monopile component. Detailed Implementation

[0018] First, let me explain the design intention of this utility model. During the production process of offshore wind turbine monopiles, the monopiles need to be welded to meet the usage height of the monopiles. Welding requires the use of welding fixtures. Due to the large volume of the monopiles, the existing welding fixtures are complex in structure, inconvenient to operate, and cannot guarantee the welding quality of the monopiles. Therefore, this utility model designs a welding fixture for assembling offshore wind turbine monopiles.

[0019] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, such as... Figures 1-2 As shown, a welding fixture for a single pile assembly of an offshore wind turbine includes a bottom mounting component 1, which includes a bottom mounting plate 9, and a transverse conveying component 2 is provided on the bottom mounting plate 9.

[0020] To facilitate the lateral transport of the auxiliary adjustment component 4, a lateral transport component 2 is provided on the bottom mounting component 1. The lateral transport component 2 will be described in detail below. The lateral transport component 2 includes a lateral transport module 10 provided on the bottom mounting component 1. The moving part of the lateral transport module 10 is provided with two auxiliary adjustment components 4.

[0021] A transverse guide component 3 is provided on the bottom mounting component 1 on one side of the transverse conveying component 2. The transverse guide component 3 will be described in detail below. The transverse guide component 3 includes a transverse guide rail 11 provided on the bottom mounting component 1 on one side of the transverse conveying component 2. A movable slider 12 is provided on the transverse guide rail 11, and an auxiliary adjustment component 4 is provided on the movable slider 12.

[0022] To facilitate the support of single piles of different diameters, two auxiliary adjustment components 4 are provided at the moving part of the transverse guide component 3. The auxiliary adjustment components 4 will be described in detail below. The auxiliary adjustment components 4 include an auxiliary adjustment module 13 provided at the moving part of the transverse guide component 3. The moving part of the auxiliary adjustment module 13 is provided with an adjustment support 14, and an auxiliary roller 15 is provided on the adjustment support 14.

[0023] To facilitate the installation of the rotation control component 6, an auxiliary mounting component 5 is provided on the auxiliary adjustment component 4. The auxiliary mounting component 5 will be described in detail below. The auxiliary mounting component 5 includes an auxiliary mounting base 16 provided on the auxiliary adjustment component 4, and the rotation control component 6 is provided on the auxiliary mounting base 16.

[0024] To facilitate control of the rotation of the rotary transmission assembly 7, a rotary control assembly 6 is provided on the auxiliary mounting assembly 5. The rotary control assembly 6 will be described in detail below. The rotary control assembly 6 includes a rotary control motor 17 provided on the auxiliary mounting assembly 5, and the rotary transmission assembly 7 is provided at the output end of the rotary control motor 17.

[0025] A rotary transmission component 7 is provided at the output end of the rotary control component 6. The rotary transmission component 7 will be described in detail below. The rotary transmission component 7 includes a rotary transmission roller 18 provided at the output end of the rotary control component 6.

[0026] To facilitate welding at the end connection of the two monopiles, a welding assembly 8 is provided on the bottom mounting assembly 1 on the side of the transverse guide assembly 3 and the transverse conveying assembly 2. The welding assembly 8 will be described in detail below. The welding assembly 8 includes a welding robot 19 provided on the bottom mounting assembly 1 on the side of the transverse guide assembly 3 and the transverse conveying assembly 2.

[0027] The specific structure of this utility model has been described in detail above. The working principle of this utility model will be explained below: Two single pile components 20 are placed on auxiliary rollers 15 and rotary transmission rollers 18 on two auxiliary adjustment components 4, respectively. The distance between the auxiliary rollers 15 and the rotary transmission rollers 18 can be adaptively adjusted according to single piles of different diameters. The transverse conveying module 10 drives the two auxiliary adjustment components 4 to move towards each other, so that the ends of the two single pile components 20 come into contact together. Then, two rotary control motors 17 drive the rotary transmission rollers 18 to rotate synchronously. The rotary transmission rollers 18 drive the single pile components 20 to rotate. At the same time, the welding robot 19 performs welding operations on the two single pile components 20. The single pile assembly welding fixture of this technical solution has a clever structural design, strong practicality, and stable operation. Using this assembly welding fixture, stable welding of single piles is achieved, effectively ensuring the welding quality of single piles, and improving the welding efficiency of single piles.

[0028] The above technical solution only embodies the preferred technical solution of this utility model. Any changes that may be made by those skilled in the art to certain parts of it embody the principle of this utility model and fall within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A welding fixture for monopile assembly of offshore wind turbines, characterized in that, The assembly includes a bottom mounting component (1), on which a transverse conveying component (2) is provided. A transverse guiding component (3) is provided on the bottom mounting component (1) on one side of the transverse conveying component (2). Two auxiliary adjustment components (4) are provided on the moving part of the transverse guiding component (3). An auxiliary mounting component (5) is provided on the auxiliary adjustment component (4). A rotation control component (6) is provided on the auxiliary mounting component (5). A rotation transmission component (7) is provided at the output end of the rotation control component (6). A welding component (8) is provided on the bottom mounting component (1) on the side of the transverse guiding component (3) and the transverse conveying component (2).

2. The welding fixture for a single pile assembly of an offshore wind turbine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom mounting assembly (1) includes a bottom mounting plate (9), on which a transverse conveying assembly (2) is provided.

3. The welding fixture for a single pile assembly of an offshore wind turbine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transverse conveying assembly (2) includes a transverse conveying module (10) disposed on the bottom mounting assembly (1), and the moving part of the transverse conveying module (10) is provided with two auxiliary adjustment components (4).

4. The welding fixture for a single pile assembly of an offshore wind turbine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lateral guide assembly (3) includes a lateral guide rail (11) disposed on the bottom mounting assembly (1) on one side of the lateral conveying assembly (2), a movable slider (12) is disposed on the lateral guide rail (11), and an auxiliary adjustment assembly (4) is disposed on the movable slider (12).

5. The welding fixture for a single pile assembly of an offshore wind turbine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The auxiliary adjustment component (4) includes an auxiliary adjustment module (13) disposed on the moving part of the transverse guide component (3). The moving part of the auxiliary adjustment module (13) is provided with an adjustment support (14), and an auxiliary roller (15) is disposed on the adjustment support (14).

6. The welding fixture for a single pile assembly of an offshore wind turbine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The auxiliary mounting assembly (5) includes an auxiliary mounting base (16) disposed on the auxiliary adjustment assembly (4), and a rotation control assembly (6) is disposed on the auxiliary mounting base (16).

7. The welding fixture for a single pile assembly of an offshore wind turbine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotation control assembly (6) includes a rotation control motor (17) mounted on the auxiliary mounting assembly (5), and the output end of the rotation control motor (17) is provided with a rotation transmission assembly (7).

8. The welding fixture for a single pile assembly of an offshore wind turbine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotary transmission assembly (7) includes a rotary transmission roller (18) disposed at the output end of the rotary control assembly (6).

9. The welding fixture for a single pile assembly of an offshore wind turbine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The welding assembly (8) includes a welding robot (19) disposed on the bottom mounting assembly (1) and located on the side of the transverse guide assembly (3) and the transverse conveying assembly (2).