A device for assisting pipeline welding and precise slotting

By using lifting frames and pipe clamps outside the trench, the risk of pipe breakage and safety issues during pipe insertion were resolved, enabling precise pipe insertion and safe welding, and reducing construction costs and time.

CN224445126UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-03CHINA CONSTR SECOND ENG BUREAU LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
CHINA CONSTR SECOND ENG BUREAU LTD
Filing Date
2025-07-14
Publication Date
2026-07-03

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

There is a risk of breakage when pipes welded outside the trench are inserted into the trench. Mechanical collaborative operations are difficult, costly, and unsafe, and existing technologies cannot effectively solve this problem.

Method used

The system employs lifting frames and pipe clamps spaced along the direction of the pipe trench, including the vehicle body, lifting support, and hinged support. It utilizes track grooves and pipe clamps to fix and accurately feed the pipe. Combined with electric hydraulic cylinders and temporary limit plugs, it ensures that the pipe is accurately fed into the trench after welding outside the trench.

Benefits of technology

This technology enables precise insertion of aligned and welded pipes outside the trench, improving construction safety, reducing machinery costs and construction time, and minimizing waste of manpower and resources.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a device for assisting pipeline welding and precision slotting, which comprises a plurality of lifting frames arranged at intervals along the length direction of a pipeline trench and pipe clamps arranged on the lifting frames for fixing the pipeline, the lifting frame comprises a vehicle plate body, a jacking support arranged below the vehicle plate body away from the pipeline trench and a hinged support arranged below the vehicle plate body close to the pipeline trench, and a rail groove is further arranged on the vehicle plate body along the length direction towards the pipeline trench; the pipe clamp comprises a pipe clamp and a clamping strip arranged along the outer wall of the pipe clamp, the clamping strip is limited in the rail groove and rolls along the rail groove. The utility model can align and weld the pipeline outside the trench, can accurately send the pipeline welded outside the trench into the trench, has the characteristics of safety and applicability, has good popularization and practical value, and will produce good economic benefits after wide popularization and application.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of pipeline construction, specifically to a device for assisting in pipeline welding and precise placement into trenches. Background Technology

[0002] When pipes welded outside the trench are put into the trench, there is a risk of the pipes breaking. When using truck cranes or excavators to lift the pipes, 3-4 truck cranes and excavators are needed to work together for 60m of pipe. The cost of machinery shifts is high, the coordination of machinery is difficult, and it is easy to damage the already welded pipes.

[0003] In the construction of open-cut water transmission and distribution pipeline projects, there are two options: one is to connect the pipelines in the trench after the trench is excavated, and the other is to carry out the trench excavation and pipeline welding simultaneously, and then place the welded pipelines into the trench in sections.

[0004] Current methods involve welding pipes inside trenches, which is difficult and dangerous, requiring most workers to operate within the trench and increasing the risk of accidents. Furthermore, trench collapses can cause incalculable loss of life and property. Traditional methods involve using truck cranes or excavators to lift the welded pipes into the trench, resulting in significant waste of machinery costs and extended construction time. This invention aims to provide a construction device that precisely delivers welded pipes from outside the trench into the trench. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a device for assisting in pipe welding and precise placement into the groove, in order to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] A device for assisting in pipe welding and precise placement into a trench, characterized in that: it includes a plurality of lifting frames spaced apart along the length of the pipe trench, and pipe clamps disposed on the lifting frames for fixing the pipe; the lifting frame includes a platform body, a lifting support disposed below the platform body away from the pipe trench, and a hinged support disposed below the platform body near the pipe trench; the platform body is also provided with a track groove along its length toward the pipe trench; the pipe clamp includes a pipe clamp and a retaining strip disposed around the outer wall of the pipe clamp, the retaining strip being limited within the track groove and rolling along the track groove.

[0008] More preferably, the clamp is assembled from two semi-circular rings, with one end of the two semi-circular rings hinged together and the other end bolted together.

[0009] Furthermore, the lifting support includes a platform plate and an electric hydraulic cylinder, with both ends of the electric hydraulic cylinder being hinged to the platform plate and the bottom of the lifting frame, respectively.

[0010] Furthermore, the track groove is a C-shaped steel structure, and the bottom of the C-shaped steel channel is provided with several through holes evenly spaced for inserting temporary limiting plugs.

[0011] Furthermore, the temporary limiting plug includes a plug rod, and a first clamping plate and a second clamping plate fixed on the plug rod. The first clamping plate is fitted to the top surface of the two folded edges of the C-shaped steel structure, and the second clamping plate is fitted to the top surface of the bottom plate of the C-shaped steel structure.

[0012] In addition, the articulated support includes a flatbed trolley and an articulated lug frame mounted on the flatbed trolley.

[0013] More preferably, the body of the vehicle panel is a rectangular or elongated plate structure formed by welding several channel steels and angle steels.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, this utility model has the following features and beneficial effects:

[0015] This application allows for the alignment and welding of pipes on the outside of a trench, and enables the precisely inserted pipes welded on the outside of the trench into the trench. It features safety and applicability, has great promotional and practical value, and will generate good economic benefits after widespread application. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a device for assisting in pipe welding and precise placement into a groove, as described in this application.

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the temporary limit plug structure involved in this application.

[0018] Reference numerals: 1-Lifting frame; 11-Car body; 12-Lifting support; 13-Hinged support; 14-Railway groove; 2-Pipe clamp; 21-Pipe hoop; 22-Clamping strip; 3-Pipe; 4-Temporary limit plug; 41-Plug; 42-First clamping plate; 43-Second clamping plate. Detailed Implementation

[0019] To make the technical means, innovative features, objectives and effects of this utility model easier to understand, the utility model will be further described below.

[0020] The embodiments described herein are specific implementations of this utility model, used to illustrate the concept of this utility model. They are all illustrative and exemplary, and should not be construed as limiting the implementation methods or scope of this utility model. In addition to the embodiments described herein, those skilled in the art can employ other obvious technical solutions based on the content disclosed in the claims and specification of this application. These technical solutions include those that make any obvious substitutions and modifications to the embodiments described herein.

[0021] Example 1

[0022] A device for assisting in pipe welding and precise placement into the groove, such as... Figure 1 and 2 As shown, the device includes several lifting frames 1 spaced apart along the length of the pipe trench, and pipe clamps 2 mounted on the lifting frames 1 for fixing the pipe 3. The lifting frame 1 includes a platform body 11, a lifting support 12 located below the platform body 11 away from the pipe trench, and a hinge support 13 located below the platform body 11 near the pipe trench. The platform body 11 also has a track groove 14 along its length toward the pipe trench. The pipe clamp 2 includes a pipe clamp 21 and a clamping strip 22 arranged around the outer wall of the pipe clamp 21. The clamping strip 22 is limited within the track groove 14 and rolls along the track groove 14. In use, several lifting frames 1 are placed side by side on the side of the trench and set perpendicular to the trench. After a single pipe is segmented and welded to the pipe clamp 21 on the lifting frame 1, the lifting support 12 is slightly lifted at the same time to make the pipe clamp 2 roll to the right. After the pipe clamp is opened, the welded pipe is pushed into the pipe trench. A level can be installed on the lifting frame 1 as needed to facilitate pipe alignment and welding.

[0023] Example 2

[0024] Based on Embodiment 1, the pipe clamp 21 is assembled from two semi-circular rings, with one end of each semi-circular ring hinged together and the other end bolted together. The lifting support 12 includes a platform plate and an electric hydraulic cylinder. The two ends of the electric hydraulic cylinder are respectively hinged to the platform plate and the bottom of the lifting frame 1. The track groove 14 is a C-shaped steel structure. The bottom of the C-shaped steel channel is evenly spaced with several through holes for inserting temporary limiting plugs 4. The temporary limiting plugs 4 play a temporary limiting role when docking and welding pipes. The temporary limiting plugs 4 include a rod 41, and The first clamping plate 42 and the second clamping plate 43 are fixed on the insertion rod 41. The first clamping plate 42 is fitted to the top surface of the two folded edges of the C-shaped steel structure. Two insertion rods 41 can be provided, one main abutment rod and one rod that mainly serves as a safety rod. The second clamping plate 43 is fitted to the top surface of the bottom plate of the C-shaped steel structure. The hinge support 13 includes a flatbed car and a hinge ear plate frame provided on the flatbed car. The car body 11 is a rectangular or long strip plate structure welded from several channel steels and angle steels. Detachable limit rods can be provided on both sides of the track groove 14.

[0025] The parts not covered in this utility model are the same as or can be implemented using existing technologies.

[0026] The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, main features, and advantages of this utility model. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this utility model is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that it can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or basic characteristics of this utility model. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered exemplary and non-limiting in all respects. The scope of this utility model is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and thus all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims are intended to be included within this utility model. No reference numerals in the claims should be construed as limiting the scope of the claims.

[0027] Furthermore, it should be understood that although this specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative style is merely for clarity. Those skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A device for assisting in pipe welding and precise placement into a groove, characterized in that: The system includes several lifting frames (1) spaced apart along the length of the pipe trench, and pipe clamps (2) installed on the lifting frames (1) for fixing the pipe (3). The lifting frame (1) includes a platform body (11), a lifting support (12) located below the platform body (11) away from the pipe trench, and a hinge support (13) located below the platform body (11) near the pipe trench. The platform body (11) is also provided with a track groove (14) along the length of the pipe trench. The pipe clamp (2) includes a pipe clamp (21) and a clamp strip (22) arranged around the outer wall of the pipe clamp (21). The clamp strip (22) is limited in the track groove (14) and rolls along the track groove (14).

2. The device for assisting pipe welding and precise placement in a trench as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The clamp (21) is assembled from two semi-circular rings, with one end of the two semi-circular rings hinged to each other and the other end bolted together.

3. A device for assisting in the welding and precision slotting of a pipe as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The lifting support (12) includes a platform plate and an electric hydraulic cylinder. The two ends of the electric hydraulic cylinder are respectively hinged to the bottom of the platform plate and the lifting frame (1).

4. A device for assisting in the welding and precision slotting of a pipe as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The track groove (14) is a C-shaped steel structure, and the bottom of the C-shaped steel channel is provided with several perforations for inserting temporary limiting plugs (4) at even intervals.

5. A device for assisting in the welding and precision slotting of a pipe as claimed in claim 4, wherein: The temporary limiting plug (4) includes a plug rod (41), and a first card plate (42) and a second card plate (43) fixed on the plug rod (41). The first card plate (42) is fitted to the top surface of the two folded edges of the C-shaped steel structure, and the second card plate (43) is fitted to the top surface of the bottom plate of the C-shaped steel structure.

6. A device for assisting in the welding and precision slotting of a pipe as claimed in claim 4, wherein: The articulated support (13) includes a flatbed truck and an articulated ear plate frame mounted on the flatbed truck.

7. A device for assisting in the welding and precision slotting of a pipe according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The body of the vehicle panel (11) is a rectangular, long strip-shaped plate structure formed by welding several channel steels and angle steels.