Rod-spring structured clamping and loosening device for downhole belt replacement apparatus and operating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025214781-A1
Application number	US-202418660175-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 9, 2024
Priority date	Dec 27, 2023
Publication date	Jul 3, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A rod-spring structured clamping and loosening device for a downhole belt replacement apparatus includes an upper and a lower cylinder fixed seat. The upper and the lower cylinder fixed seat are respectively connected to a first and a second set of pull rods, and each set of the pull rods pass through a first transition plate, a second transition plate, and a third transition plate. A first chuck is mounted on a side of the first transition plate facing the upper cylinder fixed seat, a second chuck is mounted on a side of the third transition plate facing the lower cylinder fixed seat, and the first and the second set of the pull rods are fixed at the first and the second chuck. A disc spring is mounted between the first and the second transition plate, and a jack is mounted between the second and the third transition plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A rod-spring structured clamping and loosening device for a downhole belt replacement apparatus, wherein two sides of a crawler-type belt replacement apparatus are each provided with two sets of the rod-spring structured clamping and loosening device,
the two sets of the rod-spring structured clamping and loosening device each comprise an upper cylinder fixed seat and a lower cylinder fixed seat, wherein a first end of the upper cylinder fixed seat is connected to an upper crawler belt via a pin shaft, and a first end of the lower cylinder fixed seat is connected to a lower crawler belt via another pin shaft; a second end of the upper cylinder fixed seat is connected to a second set of pull rods via a first set of nuts and a second end of the lower cylinder fixed seat is connected to a first set of pull rods via a second set of nuts; the first set of the pull rods and the second set of the pull rods each pass through a first transition plate, a second transition plate, and a third transition plate; a first chuck is mounted on a side of the first transition plate facing the upper cylinder fixed seat, a second chuck is mounted on a side of the third transition plate facing the lower cylinder fixed seat, the first set of the pull rods are fixed by a third set of nuts at the first chuck, and the second set of the pull rods are fixed by a fourth set of nuts at the second chuck; a disc spring is mounted between the first transition plate and the second transition plate, and a jack is mounted between the second transition plate and the third transition plate; a first set of spacer sleeves are mounted on the second set of the pull rods between the second end of the upper cylinder fixed seat and the first chuck, and a second set of spacer sleeves are mounted on the first set of the pull rods between the second end of the lower cylinder fixed seat and the second chuck.

2 . The rod-spring structured clamping and loosening device for the downhole belt replacement apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the second end of the upper cylinder fixed seat is connected to the second set of the pull rods via the first set of the nuts, and starting from the upper cylinder fixed seat, the first transition plate, the second transition plate, and the third transition plate are sequentially arranged on the second set of the pull rods; and the second end of the lower cylinder fixed seat is connected to the first set of the pull rods via the second set of the nuts, and starting from the lower cylinder fixed seat, the third transition plate, the second transition plate, and the first transition plate are sequentially arranged on the first set of the pull rods.

3 . The rod-spring structured clamping and loosening device for the downhole belt replacement apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first set of the pull rods and the second set of the pull rods each comprise three pull rods.

4 . The rod-spring structured clamping and loosening device for the downhole belt replacement apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the second end of the upper cylinder fixed seat and the second end of the lower cylinder fixed seat are both circular bases, each being evenly provided with three threaded holes, wherein the three threaded holes in the upper cylinder fixed seat are distributed along a first circumference, and the three threaded holes in the lower cylinder fixed seat are distributed along a second circumference; each of the first transition plate, the second transition plate, and the third transition plate is provided with two sets of holes, wherein a first set of the two sets of holes are arranged along the first circumference, and a second set of the two sets of holes are arranged along the second circumference.

5 . The rod-spring structured clamping and loosening device for the downhole belt replacement apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein:
the threaded holes at the second end of the upper cylinder fixed seat are connected to the second set of the pull rods via the first set of the nuts, and the second set of the pull rods sequentially pass through the holes along the first circumference of the first transition plate, the second transition plate, and the third transition plate; and the threaded holes at the second end of the lower cylinder fixed seat are connected to the first set of the pull rods via the second set of the nuts, and the first set of the pull rods sequentially pass through the holes along the second circumference of the third transition plate, the second transition plate, and the first transition plate.

6 . The rod-spring structured clamping and loosening device for the downhole belt replacement apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the second set of the pull rods are fixed by a fifth set of nuts at the second transition plate.

7 . The rod-spring structured clamping and loosening device for the downhole belt replacement apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first set of the pull rods are fixed by the third set of the nuts at the first chuck, and the second set of the pull rods are fixed by the fourth set of the nuts at the second chuck.

8 . An operating method of the rod-spring structured clamping and loosening device for the downhole belt replacement apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:
tightening the third set of the nuts at the first chuck and the fourth set of the nuts at the second chuck; lifting the second transition plate by the jack, lifting the disc spring by the second transition plate, lifting the first transition plate by the disc spring, pulling the lower cylinder fixed seat inward by the first transition plate via the first set of the pull rods, and pulling the upper cylinder fixed seat inward by the third transition plate via the second set of the pull rods; clamping the upper crawler belt by the upper cylinder fixed seat via the pin shaft, and clamping the lower crawler belt by the lower cylinder fixed seat via the another pin shaft to realize clamping of the downhole belt replacement apparatus; loosening the third set of the nuts at the first chuck and the fourth set of the nuts at the second chuck; and lifting the second transition plate by the jack, lifting the disc spring by the second transition plate, lifting the first transition plate by the disc spring, pushing the upper cylinder fixed seat outward by the first transition plate via the first set of the spacer sleeves, and pushing the lower cylinder fixed seat outward by the third transition plate via the second set of the spacer sleeves; loosening the upper crawler belt by the upper cylinder fixed seat via the pin shaft, and loosening the lower crawler belt by the lower cylinder fixed seat via the another pin shaft to realize loosening of the downhole belt replacement apparatus.

Assignees

• Univ Taiyuan Technology
• North China Inst Science & Tech

Inventors

• Kou Ziming
• Kou Baofu
• Wu Juan
• Luo Jianguo
• Li Pan
• Wang Haiqing
• Xue Jiabao
• Huang Guangping
• Liu Hang
• Wang Wei
• Wu Zhihui
• Xue Yanfei

Classifications

• E21F13/06

  {Transport of mined material} at or adjacent to the working face · CPC title

• B65G15/00 Primary

  Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration (having load-conveying surfaces formed by interconnected longitudinal links B65G17/06) · CPC title

• B65G15/60 Primary

  Arrangements for supporting or guiding belts, e.g. by fluid jets · CPC title