Blasting device for inner surface of pipe and blasting method for inner surface of pipe

The blasting device addresses the inefficiencies in existing pipe surface polishing technologies by using a rotating blast head and guide member to optimize the angle of incidence for abrasive material, resulting in enhanced cleaning and grinding efficiency.

JP7661998B2Active Publication Date: 2025-04-15JFE STEEL CORP
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Application Number
JP2023117635
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2022-09-26
Filing Date
2023-07-19
Publication Date
2025-04-15
Estimated Expiration
2043-07-19

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing blasting devices for polishing the inner surface of pipes face challenges in achieving uniform polishing due to constraints on rotational speed and progression speed, leading to reduced productivity and efficiency.

Method used

The proposed blasting device incorporates a blast head that releases abrasive material by rotating about a shaft and a guide member that reflects the abrasive material to collide with the pipe's inner surface at an optimal angle, enhancing grinding efficiency.

Benefits of technology

This configuration increases the cleaning efficiency of the pipe's inner surface by optimizing the angle of incidence for the abrasive material, thereby improving the overall grinding efficiency.

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Abstract

To provide a blasting device for the inner surface of a tube and a blasting method for the inner surface of the tube, capable of heightening cleaning efficiency.SOLUTION: A blasting device includes a blast head for discharging an abrasive material by being rotated around a rotation axis, and a guide member for reflecting the abrasive material discharged from the blast head, and thereby guiding it to the inner surface of a tube which is the inner peripheral surface of the tube material.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for blasting the inner surface of a pipe and a method for blasting the inner surface of a pipe. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, when coating the inner surface of a steel pipe, a blasting process is often carried out in which an abrasive material is collided with the inner surface for the purpose of removing dirt from the inner surface and adjusting the surface roughness of the inner surface. The mainstream blasting device for abrasively cleaning the inner surface of a steel pipe uses a method in which compressed air and an abrasive material are mixed and then the abrasive material is sprayed against the inner wall of the pipe (compressed air spraying method). For example, the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 is an application technology for a blasting device of this compressed air spraying method. The compressed air spraying method generally involves moving a blasting device inside the steel pipe in the longitudinal direction of the pipe while rotating the steel pipe, and spraying an abrasive material against the inner surface of the pipe to abrasively clean the pipe inner surface. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-052029 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the blasting device described in Patent Document 1, in order to uniformly abrasively clean the inner surface of the pipe, the rotation speed of the steel pipe needs to be significantly faster than the moving speed of the blasting device moving inside the pipe, which places restrictions on productivity and operating conditions. In order to alleviate these restrictions, for example, a blasting device that discharges abrasive cleaning material from a blasting head rotated around a rotation axis by centrifugal force and causes it to collide with the inner wall of the pipe to abrasively clean the inner surface of the pipe is conceivable. However, in a blasting device that rotates a blasting head to collide abrasive cleaning material with the inner wall of the pipe, if the angle of incidence of the abrasive cleaning material discharged from the blasting head when it collides with the inner wall of the pipe is small, the abrasive cleaning efficiency is reduced.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a blasting device for the inner surface of a pipe and a blasting method for the inner surface of a pipe that can improve the efficiency of cleaning. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the blasting device for the inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a blast head that releases abrasive material by rotating around a rotation axis, and a guide member that reflects the abrasive material released from the blast head with a guide surface and guides it to the inner surface of the pipe, which is the inner peripheral surface of the pipe material.

[0007] Furthermore, in the blasting device for the inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention, in a plan view, the direction perpendicular to both the rotation axis and the pipe longitudinal direction which is the longitudinal direction of the pipe material is defined as the X-axis, the pipe longitudinal direction is defined as the Y-axis, and the angle between the X-axis and a straight line connecting the release position of the abrasive material when it is released from the blast head and the rotation axis is defined as θ. This is characterized in that at least a part of the shape of the guide surface has a shape which satisfies the relational equation dy / dx=-tan(π / 4-θ / 2) within the XY plane.

[0008] The blasting device for the inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, it comprises a plurality of the guide members.

[0009] The blasting device for the inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, at least one of the plurality of guide members is detachable.

[0010] In addition, the blasting device for the inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the blast head and the guide member are supported by a same support member.

[0011] In addition, the blasting device for the inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the blast head is supported by a first support member, and the guide member is supported by a second support member separate from the first support member.

[0012] In addition, the blasting device for the inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the guide member is arranged in at least a part of the area where, when viewed in a plane, the angle between the direction of incidence of the abrasive material discharged from the blast head and the inner surface of the pipe is 45 degrees or less when the abrasive material collides with the inner surface of the pipe.

[0013] In addition, the method for blasting the inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention is characterized in that the abrasive material discharged from the blast head is rotated around a rotation axis, reflected by the guide surface of the guide member, and collided with the inner surface of the pipe, which is the inner peripheral surface of the pipe material.

[0014] Furthermore, in the method for blasting the inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention, when viewed in a plane, the direction perpendicular to both the rotation axis and the pipe longitudinal direction which is the longitudinal direction of the pipe material is defined as the X-axis, the pipe longitudinal direction is defined as the Y-axis, and the angle between the X-axis and a straight line connecting the rotation axis and the release position when the abrasive material is released from the blast head is defined as θ, at least a part of the shape of the guide surface has a shape which satisfies the relational equation dy / dx=-tan(π / 4-θ / 2) within the XY plane.

[0015] The method for blasting the inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention is characterized in that in the above invention, a plurality of the guide members are used.

[0016] The method for blasting an inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, at least one of the plurality of guide members is detachable.

[0017] In addition, the method for blasting the inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the blast head and the guide member supported by the same support member are inserted into the pipe material from one end side in the pipe longitudinal direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the pipe material.

[0018] In addition, the method for blasting the inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the blast head is supported by a first support member, the guide member is supported by a second support member different from the first support member, and the blast head is inserted into the pipe material from one end side in the pipe longitudinal direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the pipe material, and the guide member is inserted into the pipe material from the other end side in the pipe longitudinal direction.

[0019] In addition, the method for blasting the inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the guide member is arranged in at least a part of the area where, when viewed in a plane, the angle between the direction of incidence of the abrasive material discharged from the blast head and the inner surface of the pipe is 45 degrees or less when the abrasive material collides with the inner surface of the pipe. Effect of the Invention

[0020] The blasting device and the blasting method for the inner surface of a pipe according to the present invention have the effect of improving the efficiency of blasting and cleaning. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a blasting device according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of the blasting device according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the ejection direction of the abrasive material discharged from the blast head when no guide is provided. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an example of the shape of a guide surface in the blasting device according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 5]FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of how to provide a guide member in the blasting device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of a blasting device according to the second embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the arrangement of two guide members in the blasting device according to the second embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of a blasting device according to the third embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of a blasting device according to the fourth embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of a blasting device according to the fifth embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] (Embodiment 1) A blasting device and a blasting method according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Note that the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

[0023] Fig. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of the blasting device according to embodiment 1. Fig. 2 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of the blasting device according to embodiment 1.

[0024] The blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment includes a dolly 11, a blasting head 12, an upper boom 13, a lower boom 14, a belt conveyor 15, and a guide member 16. The dolly 11 has a plurality of wheels 111 and is configured to be able to travel on a floor 2. The upper boom 13 and the lower boom 14 are long plate-like members, and the base end side in the longitudinal direction is supported by a cantilever on the side of the dolly 11. The upper boom 13 and the lower boom 14 are arranged opposite to each other at a predetermined interval in the height direction of the dolly 11, and the blasting head 12 is rotatably supported on the tip side in the longitudinal direction of each of them via a rotating shaft 121. In this embodiment, the upper boom 13 and the lower boom 14 constitute a first support member that supports the blasting head 12. The blasting head 12 is rotationally driven by a driving source such as a motor (not shown) provided in the blasting device 1, and is rotatable in a counterclockwise direction (the direction of the arrow C in FIG. 2) when viewed from above, as shown in FIG. 2.

[0025] The belt conveyor 15 includes a conveyor belt 151 and a plurality of conveyor rolls 152 that rotatably stretch the conveyor belt 151. The belt conveyor 15 is disposed above the upper boom 13 and is supported by at least one of the dolly 11 and the upper boom 13 by a support member (not shown). The conveyor belt 151 is long in the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the upper boom 13, and conveys a plurality of abrasive cleaning materials 17 on its upper outer peripheral surface to the tip side (arrow B direction in the figure) in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt 151. At least one of the plurality of conveyor rolls 152 is a drive roll that is driven to rotate by a drive source such as a motor (not shown), and the remaining conveyor rolls are driven rolls that rotate with the rotation of the conveyor belt 151 that rotates with the rotation of the drive roll. The longitudinal tip position of the conveyor belt 151 is located closer to the dolly 11 than the tip position of the upper boom 13. An inlet 131 is provided at the tip of the upper boom 13, penetrating the upper boom 13 in the thickness direction, for feeding the abrasive material 17 into the blast head 12. The abrasive material 17 transported by the conveyor belt 151 to the tip position in the longitudinal direction is fed from the conveyor belt 151 through the inlet 131 into the blast head 12. The abrasive material 17 fed into the blast head 12 is released by centrifugal force generated as the blast head 12 rotates.

[0026] The guide member 16 is a guide member that reflects some of the multiple abrasive cleaning materials 17 discharged from the blast head 12 on a guide surface 161 and guides them so that they fly toward the inner surface 31 of the steel pipe 3, which is a pipe material. The guide member 16 is supported by the upper boom 13 and the lower boom 14 by support members 162, 163.

[0027] In the blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment, the carriage 11 is advanced in the longitudinal direction of the steel pipe 3, and the blasting head 12 provided at the tip of the upper boom 13 and the lower boom 14 is advanced into the steel pipe 3 from one end side in the longitudinal direction of the pipe. Then, the carriage 11 is advanced back and forth in the direction of the arrow A, which is the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the pipe, so that the blasting head 12 is advanced back and forth in the longitudinal direction of the pipe within the steel pipe 3, and the plurality of abrasive cleaning materials 17 discharged from the blasting head 12 are collided with the inner surface 31 of the pipe to perform blasting (abrasive cleaning). In this embodiment, the steel pipe 3 is placed on a plurality of turning rolls 4, and when the inner surface 31 of the pipe is blasted by the blasting device 1, the steel pipe 3 is rotated in the direction of the arrow D in FIG. 1 around the axis of the steel pipe 3 by the plurality of turning rolls 4. This makes it possible to uniformly blast the entire inner surface 31 of the pipe by the blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment.

[0028] The blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment may be provided with a mechanism for recovering or reusing the used abrasive cleaning material 17 after it has been discharged from the blasting head 12 and used to blast the pipe inner surface 31.

[0029] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the ejection direction of the abrasive material 17 discharged from the blast head 12 when the guide member 16 is not provided.

[0030] In the blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment, the abrasive material 17 is sprayed against the pipe inner surface 31 by the centrifugal force of the rotation of the blast head 12 to perform blasting. Here, the incident angle Φ of the abrasive material 17 with respect to the pipe inner surface 31 is the angle between the incident direction of the abrasive material and the pipe inner surface 31 when the abrasive material 17 discharged from the blast head 12 collides with the pipe inner surface 31 in a plan view as shown in FIG. 3. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the incident angle Φ of the abrasive material 17 sprayed in the pipe longitudinal direction with respect to the pipe inner surface 31 is small, so that the kinetic energy of the abrasive material 17 is not efficiently transmitted to the pipe inner surface 31, resulting in poor blasting efficiency. On the other hand, when the incident angle Φ with respect to the pipe inner surface 31 is large, for example, when the incident angle Φ is larger than 45 degrees, the kinetic energy of the abrasive material 17 is efficiently transmitted to the pipe inner surface 31, and the blasting efficiency is good, compared to when the incident angle Φ is small, for example, when the incident angle Φ is 45 degrees or less. In the blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment, the larger the incidence angle Φ, the more preferable it is. For example, the incidence angle Φ is preferably 50 degrees or more, more preferably 70 degrees or more, and optimally the maximum value of 90 degrees.

[0031] In the blasting device 1 of embodiment 1, a part of the guide member 16 has a shape in which the collision angle of the abrasive material 17 with the guide surface 161 is set so that the abrasive material 17 sprayed from the blast head 12 collides with the guide surface 161 of the guide member 16 and then collides perpendicularly with the pipe inner surface 31.

[0032] In the blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment, the abrasive material 17 jetted from the blasting head 12 in the pipe longitudinal direction is reflected by the guide surface 161 of the guide member 16 in a plan view as shown in FIG. 2, and is caused to fly toward the pipe inner surface 31. This allows the abrasive material 17 jetted from the blasting head 12 in the pipe longitudinal direction to efficiently collide with the pipe inner surface 31 at a jetting angle that would result in poor abrasive cleaning efficiency if the guide surface 161 of the guide member 16 were not present. As a result, the overall abrasive cleaning efficiency of the pipe inner surface 31 can be improved. The shape of the guide surface 161 of the guide member 16 is designed so that the angle of incidence Φ of the abrasive material 17 that is reflected by the guide surface 161 and flies toward the pipe inner surface 31 is preferably 50 degrees or more, more preferably 70 degrees or more, and most preferably 90 degrees.

[0033] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an example of the shape of the guide surface 161 in the blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, in a plan view, an XY plane coordinate system is formed with the rotation axis 121 of the blasting head 12 as the origin, the direction perpendicular to both the rotation axis 121 of the blasting head 12 and the pipe longitudinal direction as the X axis, and the pipe longitudinal direction as the Y axis. In addition, in the XY plane, the injection angle is the angle between the X axis and a straight line L1 connecting the release position P1 and the rotation axis 121 when the abrasive cleaning material 17 is released from the blasting head 12. In the blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment, at least a part of the shape of the guide surface 161 in the guide member 16 is shaped to satisfy the relational expression dy / dx=-tan(π / 4-θ / 2) in the XY plane. That is, in the blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment, the shape of the guide member 16 is designed so that the inclination of the guide surface 161 (curved surface) at the position where the abrasive material 171 discharged from the discharge position P1 of the blast head 12 collides in the XY plane satisfies the above-mentioned relational expression. When the abrasive material 17 collides with a portion of the guide surface 161 (curved surface) that satisfies the relational expression dy / dx=-tan(π / 4-θ / 2), the abrasive material 17 flies at a substantially right angle to the pipe inner surface 31 and collides with the pipe inner surface 31. As a result, the efficiency of the abrasive cleaning is improved.

[0034] In the present invention, when the shape of at least a portion of the guide surface 161 of the guide member 16 satisfies the relational expression dy / dx=-tan(π / 4-θ / 2) in the XY plane, this includes the following cases (1) to (3). (1) The entire guide surface 161 is a curve that satisfies the above relational expression. (2) A case where at least a part of the guide surface 161 is a curve that satisfies the above relational expression, but other parts do not satisfy the same. (3) At least a portion of the guide surface 161 has a polygonal shape made up of a plurality of straight lines in a plan view, and at least a portion of an approximation curve of the polygonal shape satisfies the above relational expression.

[0035] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of how the guide member 16 is provided in the blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment.

[0036] In the blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment, the guide member 16 may be supported by the boom 5, which is a second support member different from the upper boom 13 and the lower boom 14 constituting the first support member supporting the blast head 12, as shown in FIG. 5. The boom 5 is a long plate-like member, and the base end side in the longitudinal direction is supported, for example, as a cantilever on the side of a cart (not shown) that can move forward and backward in the pipe longitudinal direction. The guide member 16 is provided on the tip side in the longitudinal direction of the boom 5. The guide member 16 advances the boom 5 in the direction of arrow E in FIG. 5, which is the same direction as the pipe longitudinal direction, from the side (one end side in the pipe longitudinal direction) opposite to the side where the blast head 12 enters the steel pipe 3 in the pipe longitudinal direction, so that the boom 5 enters the steel pipe 3. Then, the guide member 16 may be disposed in the steel pipe 3 so that the blast head 12 and the guide member 16 have an appropriate positional relationship.

[0037] (Embodiment 2) Hereinafter, a blasting device and a blasting method according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that in this embodiment, the same explanation as for the blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate.

[0038] Fig. 6 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of the blasting device 1 according to the embodiment 2. As shown in Fig. 6, the blasting device 1 according to the embodiment 2 includes two guide members 16A and 16B that guide the abrasive cleaning material 17 discharged from the blasting head 12 so as to reflect the abrasive cleaning material 17 and collide it with the pipe inner surface 31. One or more of the two guide members 16A and 16B may be configured to be detachable from the blasting device 1. In the following description, when the two guide members 16A and 16B are not particularly distinguished from each other, they are also simply referred to as the guide members 16.

[0039] Guide member 16A reflects abrasive material 17, which is sprayed from blast head 12 toward the left side with respect to the forward movement of blast head 12, by guide surface 161A so that the abrasive material 17 collides with pipe inner surface 31A on the left side in plan view as shown in Fig. 6. Guide member 16B reflects abrasive material 17, which is sprayed from blast head 12 toward the right side with respect to the forward movement of blast head 12, by guide surface 161B so that the abrasive material 17 collides with pipe inner surface 31B on the right side in plan view as shown in Fig. 6.

[0040] This makes it possible to shorten the distance traveled by at least a portion of the abrasive cleaning material 17 until it collides with the pipe inner surfaces 31A, 31B, compared to when the abrasive cleaning material 17, which is jetted to the left and right of the forward direction, is reflected by one guide member 16. This makes it possible to cause the abrasive cleaning material 17 to collide with the pipe inner surfaces 31A, 31B while preventing the momentum of the abrasive cleaning material 17 from weakening, thereby further improving the cleaning efficiency.

[0041] FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the arrangement of two guide members 16A, 16B in the blasting machine 1 according to the second embodiment.

[0042] The two guide members 16A, 16B are positioned in at least a portion of the area where the angle of incidence Φ of the abrasive material 17 discharged from the blast head 12 when flying directly toward and colliding with the inner pipe surface 31 is 45 degrees or less when viewed in a plan view as shown in Figure 7.

[0043] Here, the discharge position where the incident angle Φ of the abrasive material 17 discharged from the blast head 12 toward the pipe inner surface 31B is 45 degrees in a plan view as shown in Fig. 7 is defined as discharge position P2. Also, the discharge position where the incident angle Φ of the abrasive material 17 discharged from the blast head 12 toward the pipe inner surface 31A is 45 degrees in a plan view as shown in Fig. 7 is defined as discharge position P3. In the rotation direction of the blast head 12, the radiation positions in the range from discharge position P2 to discharge position P3 are in the range of injection angle θ (incident angle Φ) where the blasting efficiency is poor.

[0044] By arranging the guide members 16A, 16B in at least a part of the region where the incident angle Φ is 45 degrees or less, the abrasive material 17 discharged at a jet angle that results in poor abrasive cleaning efficiency can be reflected by the guide members 16A, 16B and made to collide with the pipe inner surfaces 31A, 31B, thereby improving the abrasive cleaning efficiency.

[0045] (Embodiment 3) Hereinafter, a blasting device and a blasting method according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that in this embodiment, the same explanation as for the blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate.

[0046] FIG. 8 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of a blasting device 1 according to the third embodiment.

[0047] 8, the blasting device 1 according to the third embodiment includes two guide members 16A and 16B arranged to be point symmetrical about the rotation axis 121 of the blasting head 12 in a plan view. One or more of the two guide members 16A and 16B may be configured to be detachable from the blasting device 1. In the following description, when there is no need to distinguish between the two guide members 16A and 16B, they are also simply referred to as guide members 16.

[0048] Guide member 16A is projected from the right side of rotation axis 121 of blast head 12 in the pipe longitudinal direction in a plan view as shown in Fig. 8, and is disposed in at least a part of the region where the angle of incidence Φ with respect to each of pipe inner surfaces 31A, 31B is 45 degrees or less. Guide member 16B is projected from the left side of rotation axis 121 of blast head 12 in the pipe longitudinal direction in a plan view as shown in Fig. 8, and is disposed in at least a part of the region where the angle of incidence Φ with respect to each of pipe inner surfaces 31A, 31B is 45 degrees or less.

[0049] Here, as shown in Fig. 8, the discharge position where the incidence angle Φ of the abrasive material 17 discharged from the blast head 12 toward the pipe inner surface 31B is 45 degrees is defined as discharge position P2. Also, as shown in Fig. 8, the discharge position where the incidence angle Φ of the abrasive material 17 discharged from the blast head 12 toward the pipe inner surface 31A is 45 degrees is defined as discharge position P3. In the rotation direction of the blast head 12, the radiation positions in the range from discharge position P2 to discharge position P3 are in the range of injection angles θ (incident angle Φ) where blasting efficiency is poor. In other words, this range is the range of injection angles where blasting efficiency is poor, which exists to the right of the rotation axis 121 in the pipe longitudinal direction.

[0050] As shown in Fig. 8, the discharge position where the incidence angle Φ of the abrasive material 17 discharged from the blast head 12 toward the pipe inner surface 31A is 45 degrees is defined as discharge position P4. As shown in Fig. 8, the discharge position where the incidence angle Φ of the abrasive material 17 discharged from the blast head 12 toward the pipe inner surface 31B is 45 degrees is defined as discharge position P5. In the rotation direction of the blast head 12, the radiation positions in the range from discharge position P4 to discharge position P5 are in the range of injection angles θ (incident angle Φ) where blasting efficiency is poor. In other words, this range is the range of injection angles where blasting efficiency is poor, which exists to the left of the rotation axis 121 in the pipe longitudinal direction.

[0051] In the blasting device 1 according to the third embodiment, the abrasive cleaning material 17 discharged from a range of jet angles with poor blasting efficiency, which exist on the right and left sides of the rotation axis 121 in the pipe longitudinal direction, can be reflected by the guide members 16A, 16B and collided with the pipe inner surfaces 31A, 31B. As a result, in the blasting device 1 according to the third embodiment, a larger amount of the abrasive cleaning material 17 discharged at a jet angle with poor blasting efficiency can be reflected by the guide members 16A, 16B and collided with the pipe inner surfaces 31A, 31B, thereby improving the blasting efficiency.

[0052] (Embodiment 4) Hereinafter, a blasting device and a blasting method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that in this embodiment, the same description as that of the blasting device 1 according to the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate.

[0053] FIG. 9 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of a blasting device 1 according to the fourth embodiment.

[0054] 9, the blasting machine 1 according to the fourth embodiment includes a plurality of guide members 16A-16F that guide the abrasive cleaning material 17 discharged from the blasting head 12 so as to reflect the abrasive cleaning material 17 and collide it with the pipe inner surface 31. Note that one or more of the plurality of guide members 16A-16F may be configured to be detachable from the blasting machine 1. In the following description, the plurality of guide members 16A-16F are also simply referred to as guide members 16 when no particular distinction is made between them.

[0055] In the blasting device 1 according to the fourth embodiment, the guide member 16 for causing the abrasive material 17 to collide with the pipe inner surface 31A is divided into two guide members 16A and 16B. The guide members 16A and 16B reflect the abrasive material 17 ejected from the blast head 12 toward the left side with respect to the forward movement of the blast head 12 in a plan view as shown in Fig. 9 so that the abrasive material 17 collided with one of the guide members 16 and reflected therefrom collide with the pipe inner surface 31A on the left side. The guide members 16A and 16B are shaped so that the abrasive material 17 reflected after colliding with one of the guide members 16 collide with the pipe inner surface 31A without coming into contact with the other guide member 16.

[0056] In the blasting device 1 according to the fourth embodiment, the guide member 16 for causing the abrasive material 17 to collide with the pipe inner surface 31B is divided into four guide members 16C, 16D, 16E, and 16F. The guide members 16C, 16D, 16E, and 16F reflect the abrasive material 17 ejected from the blasting head 12 toward the right side with respect to the forward movement of the blasting head 12 in a plan view as shown in Fig. 9 so that the abrasive material 17 is caused to collide with the pipe inner surface 31B on the right side. The guide members 16C, 16D, 16E, and 16F are shaped so that the abrasive material 17 reflected after colliding with any one of the guide members 16 will collide with the pipe inner surface 31B without coming into contact with the other guide members 16.

[0057] In the blasting device 1 according to the fourth embodiment, the guide member 16 that reflects the abrasive material 17 discharged toward the pipe inner surface 31 on the same side is divided into multiple parts. This allows each guide member 16 to be made smaller, so that the guide members 16 can be arranged in a steel pipe 3 with a smaller inner diameter to improve the abrasive cleaning efficiency.

[0058] (Embodiment 5) Hereinafter, a blasting device and a blasting method according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that in this embodiment, the same explanation as for the blasting device 1 according to the fourth embodiment will be omitted as appropriate.

[0059] FIG. 10 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of a blasting device 1 according to the fifth embodiment.

[0060] 10, the blasting device 1 according to the fifth embodiment is provided with a plurality of guide members 16A-16F similar to those of the blasting device 1 according to the fourth embodiment, and a plurality of guide members 16G-16L arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the guide members 16A-16F with respect to the rotation axis 121 as the center in a plan view. Note that one or more of the plurality of guide members 16A-16L may be configured to be detachable from the blasting device 1. In the following description, the plurality of guide members 16A-16L are also simply referred to as guide members 16 when no particular distinction is made between them.

[0061] 10, the guide members 16G, 16H reflect the abrasive material 17 sprayed from the blast head 12 toward the right rear side relative to the forward movement of the blast head 12 so that it collides with the right pipe inner surface 31B. Also, the guide members 16G, 16H are shaped so that the abrasive material 17 reflected after colliding with one of the guide members 16 collides with the pipe inner surface 31B without coming into contact with the other guide member 16.

[0062] 10, the guide members 16I, 16J, 16K, 16L reflect the abrasive material 17 sprayed from the blast head 12 toward the left rear side relative to the forward movement of the blast head 12 so that the abrasive material 17 collides with the left pipe inner surface 31B. Also, the guide members 16I, 16J, 16K, 16L are shaped so that the abrasive material 17 reflected after colliding with any one of the guide members 16 collides with the pipe inner surface 31A without coming into contact with the other guide members 16.

[0063] In the blasting device 1 according to the fifth embodiment, the guide members 16A to 16F are similar to those in the blasting device 1 according to the fourth embodiment, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted.

[0064] In the blasting device 1 of embodiment 5, compared to the blasting device 1 of embodiment 4, the guide member 16 is divided into multiple parts and provided at positions that are point-symmetric, so that many guide members 16 can be arranged even inside a steel pipe 3 with a smaller inner diameter, thereby improving the blasting and cleaning efficiency. [Explanation of symbols]

[0065] 1 Blasting equipment 2 Beds 3 Steel pipe 4 Turning Roll 5. Boom 11 Trolley 12 Blast Head 13 Upper boom 14 Lower boom 15 Conveyor Belt 16 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E, 16F, 16G, 16H, 16I, 16J, 16K, 16L Guide members 17 Abrasives 31,31A,31B Tube inner surface 111 Wheels 121 Rotational axis 131 Inlet 151 Conveyor Belt 152 Transport roll 161, 161A, 161B Guide surface

Claims

1. A blast head that rotates around a rotation axis to release an abrasive; A guide member that reflects the abrasive material discharged from the blast head with a guide surface and guides it to an inner pipe surface, which is an inner peripheral surface of a pipe material; A blasting device for an inner surface of a pipe, comprising: In a plan view, the X-axis is a direction perpendicular to both the rotation axis and the pipe longitudinal direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the pipe material, the Y-axis is the pipe longitudinal direction, and θ is an angle between the X-axis and a straight line connecting the rotation axis and the release position when the abrasive material is released from the blast head. This is a blasting device for the inner surface of a pipe, characterized in that at least a part of the shape of the guide surface is a shape that satisfies the relational expression dy / dx = -tan (π / 4 - θ / 2) in the XY plane.

2. The blasting device for the inner surface of a pipe according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of said guide members.

3. 3. The apparatus for blasting the inner surface of a pipe according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the plurality of guide members is removable.

4. 4. The blasting device for the inner surface of a pipe according to claim 1, wherein the blast head and the guide member are supported by a same support member.

5. The blast head is supported by a first support member; 4. The blasting device for the inner surface of a pipe according to claim 1, wherein the guide member is supported by a second support member separate from the first support member.

6. The blasting device for the inner surface of a pipe as described in claim 4, characterized in that the guide member is arranged in at least a part of the area where, when viewed in a plane, the angle between the direction of incidence of the abrasive material discharged from the blast head and the inner surface of the pipe is 45 degrees or less when the abrasive material collides with the inner surface of the pipe.

7. The blasting device for the inner surface of a pipe as described in claim 5, characterized in that the guide member is arranged in at least a part of the area where, when viewed in a plane, the angle between the direction of incidence of the abrasive material discharged from the blast head and the inner surface of the pipe is 45 degrees or less when the abrasive material collides with the inner surface of the pipe.

8. A method for blasting an inner surface of a pipe, comprising: rotating a blast head around a rotation axis; reflecting an abrasive material discharged from the blast head against a guide surface of a guide member and causing the abrasive material to collide with the inner surface of the pipe, which is an inner peripheral surface of the pipe material; When viewed in a plane, the direction perpendicular to both the rotation axis and the pipe longitudinal direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the pipe material, is defined as the X-axis, the pipe longitudinal direction is defined as the Y-axis, and the angle between the X-axis and a straight line connecting the rotation axis and the release position when the abrasive material is released from the blast head is defined as θ, the shape of at least a part of the guide surface is a shape that satisfies the relational expression dy / dx = -tan (π / 4 - θ / 2) within the XY plane.

9. The method for blasting the inner surface of a pipe according to claim 8, characterized in that a plurality of said guide members are used.

10. The method for blasting the inner surface of a pipe according to claim 9, wherein at least one of the plurality of guide members is detachable.

11. A method for blasting the inner surface of a pipe as described in any one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that the blast head and the guide member supported by the same support member are inserted into the pipe material from one end side in the pipe longitudinal direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the pipe material.

12. The blast head is supported by a first support member; the guide member is supported by a second support member separate from the first support member, The blast head is inserted into the pipe material from one end side in a pipe longitudinal direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the pipe material; 11. The method for blasting an inner surface of a pipe according to claim 8, wherein the guide member is inserted into the pipe material from the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the pipe.

13. The method for blasting the inner surface of a pipe as described in claim 11, characterized in that the guide member is arranged in at least a part of the area where, when viewed in a plane, the angle between the direction of incidence of the abrasive material discharged from the blast head and the inner surface of the pipe is 45 degrees or less when the abrasive material collides with the inner surface of the pipe.

14. The method for blasting the inner surface of a pipe as described in claim 12, characterized in that the guide member is arranged in at least a part of the area where, when viewed in a plane, the angle between the direction of incidence of the abrasive material discharged from the blast head and the inner surface of the pipe is 45 degrees or less when the abrasive material collides with the inner surface of the pipe.

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