阅读说明：本技术 一种用于更换控制棒组件外套筒的下压式换料专用抓具 (A special gripping apparatus of formula of pushing down reloading for changing control rod assembly outer sleeve ) 是由 王浩仲 夏凡 刘川川 苏喜平 谷继品 王明政 吴水金 杨孔雳 杨勇 于团结 徐宝 于 2020-12-30 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种用于更换控制棒组件外套筒的下压式换料专用抓具,包括外套管、抓取部件和卡爪；所述卡爪设置在所述外套管上；所述抓取部件设置在所述外套管内并控制所述卡爪的动作变化以使控制棒组件外套筒和所述外套管连接或分离；所述抓取部件和所述外套管能够通过锁定结构的动作限制所述卡爪的动作变化。本发明的有益效果如下：本发明能够在堆芯内换料机的下压操作下,外套管能够可靠地与外套筒锁紧与解锁,能够兼容整个换料系统内的各个设备；本发明操作简单,仅通过带载荷下压操作即可控制抓具卡爪的张开与闭合实现专用抓具与外套筒的锁紧与解锁。(The invention relates to a downward-pressing type special gripping apparatus for replacing an outer sleeve of a control rod assembly, which comprises an outer sleeve, a gripping part and a jaw; the clamping jaws are arranged on the outer sleeve; the grabbing part is arranged in the outer sleeve and controls the action change of the jaws so as to connect or disconnect the control rod assembly outer sleeve and the outer sleeve; the grabbing part and the outer sleeve can limit the action change of the claw through the action of the locking structure. The invention has the following beneficial effects: according to the invention, under the pressing operation of the refueling machine in the reactor core, the outer sleeve can be reliably locked and unlocked with the outer sleeve, and all devices in the whole refueling system can be compatible; the invention has simple operation, and can control the opening and closing of the gripper jaws to realize the locking and unlocking of the special gripper and the outer sleeve only by the load pressing operation.)

1. A downward-pressing type special gripping apparatus for replacing an outer sleeve of a control rod assembly is characterized by comprising an outer sleeve, a gripping part and a clamping jaw; the clamping jaws are arranged on the outer sleeve; the grabbing part is arranged in the outer sleeve and controls the action change of the jaws so as to connect or disconnect the control rod assembly outer sleeve and the outer sleeve; the grabbing part and the outer sleeve can limit the action change of the claw through the action of the locking structure.

2. The down-feed refueling gripper for replacing the control rod assembly outer sleeve as set forth in claim 1, wherein the gripping member includes a push rod assembly with a stop; the push rod component moves axially along the outer sleeve to act on the jaw through the stop block, so that the jaw rotates around the pin shaft to realize action change; the locking structure limits the motion change of the claw by limiting the axial displacement of the push rod component.

3. The special push-down refueling gripper for replacing the control rod assembly outer sleeve as set forth in claim 2 wherein the jaws are mounted on the outer sleeve by pins;

when the stop block moves along with the push rod assembly, the claw is pushed to rotate around the pin shaft so that the claw part of the claw is clamped or separated from the edge of the outer sleeve to realize the connection or separation of the control rod assembly outer sleeve and the outer sleeve.

4. The drop down refueling grab as set forth in claim 2, wherein the locking structure includes a locking member disposed on the push rod member and a hump tooth disposed on the outer thimble; the hump teeth comprise upper hump teeth and lower hump teeth which are arranged oppositely; the upper hump tooth comprises a first inclined surface, a second inclined surface, a first tooth valley and an unlocking channel; the lower hump tooth comprises a third inclined surface and a second valley; two adjacent second valleys correspond to the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface respectively;

when the locking part is locked, the locking part descends from the unlocking channel, enters the second tooth valley along the third inclined plane, then ascends, and enters the first tooth valley along the second inclined plane;

when the unlocking is carried out, the locking component descends from the first tooth valley, enters the second tooth valley along the third inclined plane, ascends and enters the unlocking channel along the first inclined plane.

5. The push-down refueling grab of claim 4, wherein the push rod assembly includes an operating head, a push rod and a drive rod connected in series; wherein, the outer sleeve is sleeved outside the push rod and the transmission rod; the push rod extends out of one end of the outer sleeve and is connected with the operating head, and the transmission rod extends out of the other end of the outer sleeve and is provided with a stop dog matched with the clamping jaw; the locking member is provided on the push rod.

6. The special push-down refueling gripper for replacing the control rod assembly outer sleeve as set forth in claim 5, wherein an end cap is provided at one end of the outer sleeve adjacent to the push rod; the hump teeth are arranged on the end cover.

7. The special drop down refueling gripper for replacing the control rod assembly outer sleeve as set forth in claim 6 wherein the push rod is provided with a stop feature that engages the end cap.

8. The special drop-down refueling gripper for replacing the control rod assembly outer sleeve as set forth in any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein a resilient member is further disposed within the outer sleeve to ensure a lifting action of the locking member.

9. The down-feed refueling grab as set forth in claim 8, wherein a support flapper is disposed in the outer thimble; two ends of the elastic component respectively act on the push rod and the supporting baffle plate so as to ensure the lifting action of the locking component on the push rod; and a hole which is convenient for the transmission rod to extend out is arranged on the supporting baffle.

10. The special push-down refueling gripper for replacing the outer sleeve of the control rod assembly as recited in claim 9 wherein said resilient member is a combination disc spring that fits over said drive rod.

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of nuclear industry, and particularly relates to a downward-pressing type special gripping apparatus for replacing a control rod assembly outer sleeve.

Background

The Chinese experimental fast reactor is the first sodium-cooled fast reactor in China, the appearance of the control rod assembly is the same as that of the fuel assembly, the structure of the control rod assembly is an integrated structure, and the refueling process flow of the control rod assembly is the same as that of the fuel assembly.

The control rod assembly in the 600MW demonstration fast reactor is improved on the basis of a Chinese experiment fast reactor structure and adopts a split structure, the control rod assembly consists of a control rod moving body and a control rod outer sleeve, and by adopting the structure, the height of a reactor container can be effectively reduced, the utilization rate of materials is improved, and the amount of nuclear waste is reduced. The control rod assembly is different from the fuel assembly in the material changing process after adopting a split structure, and the control rod moving body and the control rod outer sleeve are separately changed.

The control rod outer sleeve is of a long cylindrical structure, the total length is about 3000mm, the maximum inner diameter position is about 90mm, and the inner space is narrow.

There is currently no refueling utility tool that can be used to replace the control rod moving body and the control rod outer sleeve.

In view of the above, the present invention is particularly proposed.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at the defects in the prior art, the invention aims to provide the special downward-pressing type material changing gripping tool for changing the outer sleeve of the control rod assembly.

The technical scheme of the invention is as follows:

a downward-pressing type special gripping apparatus for replacing an outer sleeve of a control rod assembly comprises an outer sleeve, a gripping part and a claw; the clamping jaws are arranged on the outer sleeve; the grabbing part is arranged in the outer sleeve and controls the action change of the jaws so as to connect or disconnect the control rod assembly outer sleeve and the outer sleeve; the grabbing part and the outer sleeve can limit the action change of the claw through the action of the locking structure.

Further, the special gripping device for downward pressing type material changing for changing the control rod assembly outer sleeve comprises a gripping part and a control rod assembly, wherein the gripping part comprises a push rod assembly with a stop block; the push rod component moves axially along the outer sleeve to act on the jaw through the stop block, so that the jaw rotates around the pin shaft to realize action change; the locking structure limits the motion change of the claw by limiting the axial displacement of the push rod component.

Furthermore, the claw is arranged on the outer sleeve through a pin shaft;

when the stop block moves along with the push rod assembly, the claw is pushed to rotate around the pin shaft so that the claw part of the claw is clamped or separated from the edge of the outer sleeve to realize the connection or separation of the control rod assembly outer sleeve and the outer sleeve.

Further, the special downward-pressing type material changing gripping apparatus for changing the control rod assembly outer sleeve comprises a locking component arranged on the push rod component and a hump tooth arranged on the outer sleeve; the hump teeth comprise upper hump teeth and lower hump teeth which are arranged oppositely; the upper hump tooth comprises a first inclined surface, a second inclined surface, a first tooth valley and an unlocking channel; the lower hump tooth comprises a third inclined surface and a second valley; two adjacent second valleys correspond to the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface respectively;

when the locking part is locked, the locking part descends from the unlocking channel, enters the second tooth valley along the third inclined plane, then ascends, and enters the first tooth valley along the second inclined plane;

when the unlocking is carried out, the locking component descends from the first tooth valley, enters the second tooth valley along the third inclined plane, ascends and enters the unlocking channel along the first inclined plane.

Further, the push rod assembly comprises an operating head, a push rod and a transmission rod which are connected in sequence; wherein, the outer sleeve is sleeved outside the push rod and the transmission rod; the push rod extends out of one end of the outer sleeve and is connected with the operating head, and the transmission rod extends out of the other end of the outer sleeve and is provided with a stop dog matched with the clamping jaw; the locking member is provided on the push rod.

Furthermore, the special downward-pressing type material changing gripping apparatus for changing the control rod assembly outer sleeve is characterized in that one end of the outer sleeve, which is close to the push rod, is provided with an end cover; the hump teeth are arranged on the end cover.

Furthermore, the push rod is provided with a limiting structure matched with the end cover.

Furthermore, the downward-pressing type special gripping apparatus for exchanging the control rod assembly outer sleeve is characterized in that an elastic component is further arranged in the outer sleeve to ensure the lifting action of the locking component.

Furthermore, the downward-pressing type special gripping apparatus for replacing the control rod assembly outer sleeve is characterized in that a support baffle is arranged in the outer sleeve; two ends of the elastic component respectively act on the push rod and the supporting baffle plate so as to ensure the lifting action of the locking component on the push rod; and a hole which is convenient for the transmission rod to extend out is arranged on the supporting baffle.

Further, in the downward-pressing type special gripping apparatus for exchanging the outer sleeve of the control rod assembly, the elastic component is a combined disc spring sleeved on the transmission rod.

The invention has the following beneficial effects:

1. according to the invention, under the pressing operation of the refueling machine in the reactor core, the outer sleeve can be reliably locked and unlocked with the outer sleeve, and all devices in the whole refueling system can be compatible;

2. the locking and unlocking device is simple to operate, and the opening and closing of the claw of the gripping apparatus can be controlled only by the load-carrying pressing operation, so that the locking and unlocking of the special gripping apparatus and the outer sleeve are realized;

3. the invention has simple structure, can maintain the opening and closing state of the clamping jaws through the matching of the pin column on the internal push rod, the hump tooth on the end cover and the combined disc spring, and ensures that the special gripping apparatus and the outer sleeve of the control rod assembly are stably connected;

4. the combination disc spring is arranged in the outer sleeve component to limit the downward pressure during locking and unlocking operations, so that the special gripper and the outer sleeve are prevented from being unlocked when the grippers of other equipment in the material changing system grip the operating head of the special gripper in the transfer process, and the reliability of connection after the special gripper and the outer sleeve are locked is improved;

5. the special gripping apparatus is easy to clean and dry in appearance and shape design, and can be repeatedly used by cleaning and drying after one-time outer sleeve replacement operation is completed; under normal conditions, the special gripping apparatus does not need other maintenance except for replacing the wearing parts.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view (locked state) of a push down refueling grab of the present invention for replacing the control rod assembly outer sleeve.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view (unlocked state) of the downward-pressing type refueling special gripper for replacing the control rod assembly outer sleeve of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of an unlocking process of the locking structure.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a locking process of the locking structure.

In the above drawings, 1, an operating head; 2. an end cap; 3. an outer sleeve; 4. a push rod; 5. a combined disc spring; 6. a transmission rod; 7. a stopper; 8. a claw; 9. a screw; 10. a nut; 11. a pin; 12. an upper transition head; 13. grabbing a glove; 14. an upper hump tooth; 15. a lower hump tooth; 16. an unlocking member 1401, a first slope; 1402. a second inclined plane; 1403. a first valley; 1404. an unlocking channel; 1501. a third inclined plane; 1502. a second valley.

Detailed Description

The invention is described in detail below with reference to the figures and examples.

As shown in figures 1 and 2, the invention provides a special gripper for downward pressing type reloading for replacing an outer sleeve of a control rod assembly, which comprises an outer sleeve 3, a gripping part and a claw 8; the clamping jaws 8 are arranged on the outer sleeve 3; the grabbing part is arranged in the outer sleeve 3 and controls the action change of the claws 8 so as to connect or separate the outer sleeve of the control rod assembly with or from the outer sleeve 3; the gripping part and the outer sleeve 3 can limit the motion change of the claw 8 through the motion of the locking structure.

The grabbing component comprises a push rod assembly with a stop block 7; the push rod component moves axially along the outer sleeve 3 to act on the jaw 8 through the stop dog 7, so that the jaw 8 rotates around a pin shaft to realize action change; the locking structure limits the motion change of the claw 8 by limiting the axial displacement of the push rod assembly. The clamping jaws 8 are arranged on the outer sleeve 3 through pin shafts; when the stop dog 7 moves along with the push rod assembly, the claw 8 is pushed to rotate around the pin shaft so that the claw part of the claw 8 is clamped on or separated from the edge of the outer sleeve to realize the connection or separation of the control rod assembly outer sleeve and the outer sleeve 3.

Specifically, the push rod assembly comprises an operating head 1, a push rod 4 and a transmission rod 6 which are connected in sequence; wherein, the outer sleeve 3 is sleeved outside the push rod 4 and the transmission rod 6; the push rod 4 extends out of one end of the outer sleeve 3 and is connected with the operating head 1, and the transmission rod 6 extends out of the other end of the outer sleeve 3 and is provided with a stop dog 7 matched with the clamping jaw 8; the locking member 16 is provided on the push rod 4.

The operating head 1 and the operating head of the fuel assembly keep the same size, and the devices for transferring the assemblies in the whole refueling system are as follows: the new assembly loader, the transfer machine, the pool operating machine and the like can grab the operating head 1, so that the transfer operation of the control rod outer sleeve locked with the special grab is realized.

In the embodiment, an end cover 2 is arranged at one end of the outer sleeve 3 close to the push rod 4, and the end cover 2 is connected with the outer sleeve 3 through a screw 9; the hump teeth are provided on the end cap 2. The operating head 1 and the push rod 4 are connected through threads and are subjected to anti-loosening reinforcement through spot welding; 4 evenly distributed round pin columns are processed outside the push rod 4 and are used for matching with hump teeth of the end cover 2 and maintaining the opening and closing states of the clamping jaws 8. The lower end of the push rod 4 is provided with a transmission rod 6 which is connected through threads, the lower end of the transmission rod 6 is provided with a stop dog 7, the stop dog 7 is matched with a clamping jaw 8 to realize the rotation of the clamping jaw 8, the lower end of the stop dog 7 is provided with a nut 10, and the stop dog 7 is fixed at the lower end of the transmission rod 6 through the thread matching of the nut 10 and the lower end of the transmission rod 6. In addition, a limit structure matched with the end cover 2 is further arranged on the push rod 4 to limit the stroke of the push rod 4.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the locking structure includes a locking part 16 (a pin in this embodiment) provided on the push rod part and a hump tooth provided on the outer tube 3; the hump teeth comprise an upper hump tooth 14 and a lower hump tooth 15 which are arranged oppositely; the upper hump tooth 14 comprises a first ramp 1401, a second ramp 1402, a first valley 1403 and an unlocking channel 1404; the lower hump tooth 15 comprises a third ramp 1501 and a second valley 1502; two adjacent second valleys 1502 correspond to the first slope 1401 and the second slope 1402, respectively;

when locking, the locking member 16 descends from the unlocking channel 1404, ascends after entering the second valley 1502 along the third inclined plane 1501, and enters the first valley 1403 along the second inclined plane 1402;

when unlocking, the locking member 16 descends from the first valley 1403, ascends along the third slope 1501, enters the second valley 1502, and enters the unlocking passage 1404 along the first slope 1401.

In fig. 1, an elastic member is further provided in the outer sleeve 3 to ensure the ascending operation of the locking member 16. Specifically, a supporting baffle is arranged in the outer sleeve 3; two ends of the elastic component respectively act on the push rod 4 and the supporting baffle plate so as to ensure the ascending action of the locking component 16 on the push rod 4; the supporting baffle is provided with a hole for the transmission rod 6 to extend out conveniently. In this embodiment, the elastic component is a combined disc spring 5 sleeved on the transmission rod 6; when the push rod 4 moves downwards, the combined disc spring 5 can be compressed, so that upward elastic force is provided for the push rod 4.

The outer sleeve 3 is of a cylindrical structure, provides structural support for the whole special gripping apparatus, and provides installation space and a support surface for the combined disc spring 5; the lower end of the outer sleeve 3 is of a conical structure, and the special gripping apparatus plays a role in guiding when the special gripping apparatus is inserted into the control rod outer sleeve; 3 evenly distributed's vertical groove is processed out to 3 lower parts of outer tube, provides installation space for 3 jack catchs.

The through holes are processed on the 3 clamping jaws 8, the clamping jaws 8 are installed in the vertical grooves at the lower end of the outer sleeve 3 through the pins 11, the inner diameters of the upper position and the lower position of the inner side of each clamping jaw 8 are different, and the inner diameter of the upper part is smaller and the inner diameter of the lower part is larger.

When the stop 7 is located at the upper position, the stop 7 is located at the inner side of the jaw 8 with a smaller inner diameter, and the jaw 8 is contracted inside the outer sleeve 3 of the special gripping apparatus under the action of the stop 7. When the operating head 1 is pressed down, the push rod 4, the transmission rod 6 and the stop dog 7 move downwards, in the pressing down process, the stop dog 7 moves from a position with a smaller inner diameter at the inner side of the jaw 8 to a position with a larger inner diameter, the jaw 8 rotates outwards around the pin 11 under the action of the stop dog 7 and is gradually opened, and at the moment, the special gripping apparatus is locked with the control rod outer sleeve. When the push rod 4, the transmission rod 6 and the stop dog 7 are reset to the upper position, the stop dog 7 moves from the larger inner diameter position of the inner side of the claw 8 to the smaller inner diameter position in the upward moving process, the claw 8 rotates inwards around the pin 11, and the claw part is gradually retracted into the outer sleeve 3 of the special gripping apparatus.

The operation of the invention is as follows:

locking operation: when the special gripping apparatus needs to be locked with the outer sleeve, the gripping operation head 1 of the refueling machine puts the whole gripping apparatus into the outer sleeve, and the outer sleeve 3 is placed at the upper end of the transition head 12 on the outer sleeve of the control rod assembly. The material changing machine grab sleeve 13 presses the operating head 1 downwards with load, the operating head 1 drives the push rod 4, the transmission rod 6 and the stop dog 7 to move downwards, the stop dog 7 is matched with the inner side of the grab jaw 8, the grab jaw 8 rotates outwards around the pin post 11 and gradually opens, the pin post on the push rod 4 is arranged in the lower hump tooth 15 of the end cover 2, the grab sleeve 13 presses the operating head 1 downwards to the lower limit position at the moment, the combined disc spring 5 is in a compressed state, the grab sleeve 13 moves upwards, the push rod 4 moves upwards under the action of upward elastic force of the combined disc spring 5, and when the pin post of the push rod 4 slides into the upper hump tooth 14, the special grab jaw 8 keeps an open state. At this time, the claw 8 hooks the lower end of the transition head 12 on the outer sleeve, and the special gripping apparatus is locked with the outer sleeve, as shown in fig. 4.

Unlocking operation: when the special gripping apparatus needs to be unlocked from the outer sleeve, the material changing machine grips the operating head 1, the material changing machine gripping sleeve 13 with a load presses down the operating head 1, the pin on the push rod 4 enters from the upper hump tooth 14 and slides into the lower hump tooth 15, and the gripping sleeve 13 presses down the operating head 1 to the lower limit. The grab glove 13 is moved upwards, the push rod 4 moves upwards under the action of the combined disc spring 5, the pin on the push rod 4 slides into the unlocking channel 1404 from the lower hump tooth 15, the push rod 4, the transmission rod 6 and the stop dog 7 gradually move upwards to return to the upper position, the claw part of the claw 8 is retracted into the outer sleeve 3, the claw 8 is disengaged from the lower end of the transition joint on the outer sleeve, at the moment, the special grab is unlocked from the outer sleeve, and the material changer continuously lifts the special grab to draw the special grab out of the outer sleeve, as shown in fig. 3.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, if such modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents, the present invention is intended to include such modifications and variations.