Drill device for removing plugging inside pipe

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11511324-B2
Application number	US-201816628527-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2018
Priority date	Sep 1, 2017
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for stably removing plugging even in a state in which combustible gas or liquid remains in a pipe and precisely removing plugging even using small force.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A drill apparatus for removing plugging in a pipe, the drill apparatus comprising:
a drill blade for breaking the plugging in the pipe;
a bevel gear and a bevel gear handle for adjusting an up-and-down motion of the drill blade;
a worm gear and a worm gear handle for adjusting a rotation motion of the drill blade;
a screw positioned on a same axis line as the drill blade and having an outer surface shaped like a male thread;
a drill shaft including a first part surrounding the screw and a second part with the drill blade fixed thereto, an internal surface of the first part being shaped like a female thread such that the drill shaft is engagable with the male thread of the screw; and
a shaft guide surrounding the first part of the drill shaft and in contact with the drill shaft.

2. The drill apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the bevel gear includes a first bevel gear member coupled to the bevel gear handle, and a second bevel gear member engaged with the first bevel gear member;
the drill apparatus further includes a bevel gear shaft for connecting the second bevel gear member and a lower end portion of the screw;
wherein, by rotation of the bevel gear handle, the first bevel gear member is rotated, the second bevel gear member is engaged with the first bevel gear member and is rotated, the bevel gear shaft coupled to the second bevel gear member is rotated, and the screw coupled to the bevel gear shaft is rotated; and
wherein, by rotation of the screw, the female thread of the internal surface of the drill shaft is engaged with the male thread of the outer surface of the screw, the drill shaft is moved in an up and down direction while being rotated, and the drill blade fixed to the drill shaft is moved in an up and down direction.

3. The drill apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the worm gear includes a first worm gear member coupled to the worm gear handle, and a second worm gear member engaged with the first worm gear member;
the drill apparatus further includes a fixing plate connected to a lower portion of the shaft guide and contacting the second worm gear member; and
wherein, by rotation of the worm gear handle in a first direction, the first and second worm gear members are rotated in the first direction the fixing plate contacts the second worm gear member and is rotated in the first direction, the shaft guide coupled to the fixing plate is rotated in the first direction, the drill shaft contacts the shaft guide is rotated in the first direction, and the drill blade fixed to the drill shaft is rotated in first direction.

4. The drill apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the second worm gear member is moved away from the fixing plate by rotation of the worm gear handle in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and only power front rotation of the bevel gear handle is transferred to the drill shaft.

5. The drill apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the drill blade is formed of a bronze material.

6. The drill apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a body casing surrounding the shaft guide; and
an upper casing member for containing plugging that falls downward when removed by the drill blade, wherein the upper casing member is coupled to the body casing.

7. The drill apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a flexible wire for connecting the drill blade and the second part of the drill shaft; and
a flexible high-pressure hose for connecting the upper casing member and the pipe, wherein the flexible high-pressure hose surrounds the flexible wire, and
wherein plugging in the pipe is easily removed even in a narrow space via the flexible high-pressure hose and the flexible wire.

8. The drill apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a V packing and a packing nut positioned in the upper casing member and surrounding the second part of the drill shaft,
wherein when the drill blade is moved, an upper portion of the body casing is sealed by compressing the V packing via the packing nut to prevent the plugging contained in the upper casing member from moving into the body casing.

9. The drill apparatus of claim 6 , wherein:
the upper casing member includes an opening disposed in a lateral surface thereof, and an upper casing member connection pipe and a valve connected to the opening; and
nitrogen gas is supplied into the upper casing member through the upper casing member connection pipe to prevent fire or explosion due to a spark when plugging is broken by the drill blade, or
the plugging in the upper casing member is externally discharged through the upper casing member connection pipe.

10. The drill apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the flexible high-pressure hose is replaceable with a nipple, wherein the nipple connects the drill apparatus and the pipe, and the drill blade is connectable directly to the second part of the drill shaft without the flexible wire.

Assignees

• Lg Chemical Ltd

Inventors

• Park Jong Hyuk

Classifications

• B23B2260/122

  Safety devices · CPC title

• F16L55/00

  Devices or appurtenances for use in, or in connection with, pipes or pipe systems (F16L1/00 - F16L53/00, F16L57/00, F16L59/00 take precedence; repairing or joining pipes on or under water F16L1/26; cleaning of pipes B08B9/02, e.g. removal of blockages B08B9/027; devices for preventing bursting of water pipes by freezing E03B7/10) · CPC title

• B08B9/045 Primary

  the cleaning devices being rotated while moved {, e.g. flexible rotating shaft or "snake"}(B08B9/047 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B08B9/0436 Primary

  provided with mechanical cleaning tools, e.g. scrapers, with or without additional fluid jets (B08B9/045, B08B9/047 take precedence) · CPC title

• B23B45/06

  driven by man-power · CPC title