GB2463723A - A Pipe Clamp - Google Patents
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- GB2463723A GB2463723A GB0817646A GB0817646A GB2463723A GB 2463723 A GB2463723 A GB 2463723A GB 0817646 A GB0817646 A GB 0817646A GB 0817646 A GB0817646 A GB 0817646A GB 2463723 A GB2463723 A GB 2463723A
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- pipe
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- pipe clamp
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- 239000004677 Nylon Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 8
- 229920001778 nylon Polymers 0.000 claims abstract description 8
- 229910000831 Steel Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 3
- 238000011065 in-situ storage Methods 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000010959 steel Substances 0.000 claims description 3
- 229910001209 Low-carbon steel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 230000002349 favourable effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000021542 voluntary musculoskeletal movement Effects 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L3/00—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets
- F16L3/08—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing
- F16L3/10—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing divided, i.e. with two or more members engaging the pipe, cable or protective tubing
- F16L3/1075—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing divided, i.e. with two or more members engaging the pipe, cable or protective tubing with two members, the two members being joined with a hinge on one side and fastened together on the other side
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L1/00—Laying or reclaiming pipes; Repairing or joining pipes on or under water
- F16L1/024—Laying or reclaiming pipes on land, e.g. above the ground
- F16L1/06—Accessories therefor, e.g. anchors
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L1/00—Laying or reclaiming pipes; Repairing or joining pipes on or under water
- F16L1/024—Laying or reclaiming pipes on land, e.g. above the ground
- F16L1/06—Accessories therefor, e.g. anchors
- F16L1/09—Accessories therefor, e.g. anchors for bringing two tubular members closer to each other
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L1/00—Laying or reclaiming pipes; Repairing or joining pipes on or under water
- F16L1/024—Laying or reclaiming pipes on land, e.g. above the ground
- F16L1/06—Accessories therefor, e.g. anchors
- F16L1/10—Accessories therefor, e.g. anchors for aligning
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L3/00—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets
- F16L3/08—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing
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Abstract
A pipe clamp comprising of an outer top casing 1 and bottom casing 2; being held together as one piece by a hinges 3 & 5 and pins 7. Inside, the casing consists of two carriages, the bottom carriage 4 being stationary whilst the top carriage 6 moves with the use of nylon runners. These runners run in a parallel motion to each other whilst also moving in an angled downwards motion, allowing the top and bottom carriage to also run parallel to each other and therefore forming a clamp when a pipe is placed inside and pulled. The clamp will grip a pipe size of 125mm, however the clamp comes supplied with attachments to enable it to be used with 63mm, 75mm, 90mm and 110mm.
Description
Ace's PCi Ace's PCi is a pipe clamp to be used initially within the utilities industry to help in pushing various size pipes into the ground or inside existing pipes. It works by placing the pipe inside the clamp, which will then hold the pipe in place parallel to the ground or existing pipe, enabling the pipe to be pushed through the ground at a far easier rate than alternative options currently on the market. This is a one man operation, without the need to be exposed to dangerous machinery making it very safe. This aspect is favourable towards the HSE directive.
Description
The clamp itself comprises of two main carriages which can be independent of each other, enabling the user to fit with the correct size attachment and place into position. Drawing 1 shows the two main carriages as they are before any attachments are inserted. The outer shell of the clamp is made of mild steel with the top casing 1 being able to be securely attached to the bottom casing 2 when a pin 7 is inserted into the fashioned tubes 3, effectively forming a hinge. The top casing differs from the bottom by having a moveable inner carriage 6; where as the bottom casing 2 has a stationary fixed inner carriage 4. By inserting the bottom casing 2 into place, a pipe can then be laid onto the shaped bottom inner carriage 4 and when the top casing 1 is then closed over the top of the bottom casing, a pin 7 can then be placed in the fashioned tubes 5 to make a secure encasement around the pipe. Without any attachments inserted the clamp will grip a 125mm pipe.
The clamp comes with a supply of attachments that can be easily inserted into the outer shells 1 & 2 to facilitate the use of the clamp with alternative size pipes as shown in drawing 2. The attachments supplied can enable the clamp to grip pipe sizes 55mm, 63mm, 75mm, 90mm and 110mm as well as 125mm without any attachment inserted. Drawing 2 shows the use of an attachment 8 being inserted into the bottom inner carriage 4 and being securely fixed into place by screws 9. A matching sized attachment is again used for the top casing in exactly the same manner. The attachments are made from natural nylon and the thickness of each one determines the size of pipe in which the clamp will be able to grip.
They are fixed into place on each inner carriage by 2 x 8mm cap head screws which sit into the attachment when fully in place leaving a flush upper side for the pipe to lie against.
Supplied with the clamp are also the necessary tools to fix these screws into place.
The clamp itself works by how the outer cases relate to the inner cases. As explained above, the bottom inner carriage sits stationary against the bottom casing whilst the top inner case moves parallel inside the top casing. This is achieved by four 10mm thick nylon panels fixed in place inside the top outer casing. The panels have been cut and fixed to form two continuous inlets that slope at an identical angle to be used as casing guides on either side of the inner casing. This is illustrated by drawing 3. Here you can see the outer top casing 1, without the top inner carriage 6 in place. The nylon casing guides 10 can be seen. To enable the top inner carriage 6 to make use of the casing guides 10, on the outside of the top inner carriage 6 are two fixed nylon blocks of the same thickness of 16mm which act as carriage runners 11 to fit inside the casing guides 10. These runners are set at the exact same angle as the casing guides. When a pipe is in situ, by bringing the top inner carriage down it's casing guides, you are effectively making a clamp; by making a pulling movement on the pipe, this will cause a voluntary movement of the top carriage on it's casing guides which in turn will tighten the grip of the clamp to the pipe whilst all the time holding the pipe horizontal to the ground. By placing the guides and runners at the exact same angle this enables the top inner carriage to run parallel with the bottom inner carriage when in place.
To be able to get the full benefit of this clamp within the workplace, it has been designed to fit onto the arms of a small to large digger by the use of steel pivots welded on to the clamp (which are not shown), on the top outer casing 1. When attached to the digger arms using pins and reducing bushes, the clamp can then be placed within the ground where the pipe is intended to sit. Even when the clamp is attached to the digger it can still be separated into the top and bottom cases, allowing the user to lay the pipe in place, ready for the clamp to come together, encasing the pipe. The digger will then generate a backwards and forwards movement, causing the clamp to grip, subsequently followed by a release of the pipe and therefore feeding the pipe through as required. Nylon panels have been specifically used within the inside of the carriage for runners as well as the guides for safety reasons. The clamp will be initially used within the utility industries for the laying of pipes; by using nylon instead of a metal such as steel will eliminate the risk of possible sparks being caused through any friction made from the forward/backwards movement of the clamp.
What makes Ace's PCi different to anything else in the market place currently is not only the unique clamping motion which enables the pipe to be clamped within a parallel motion but also the ease at which the clamp can be placed in situ. At the present time there are various other products available that will do the same job but not at the same ease as Ace's PCi. Also from a safety aspect, this pipe clamp is a far safer option due to the user being able to fit the clamp independently from the digger arm if needed. This invention is a lot smaller than anything else available; more adaptable with the attachments supplied and will enable the user to get the job done at a much quicker rate. This ultimately makes Aces PCi a more financially viable option to any other product available, doing the same job at a slower pace.
Claims (7)
- Claims 1. A pipe clamp comprising of a hinged casing unit which houses a carriage system, of which consists of a stationary bottom carriage with a moving top carriage.
- 2. A pipe clamp according to claim 1, in which the inner top carriage uses a parallel, slanting motion providing a clamping action when a pipe is in situ and pulled through.
- 3. A pipe clamp according to claim 1, in which the inner carriages are adjustable in size by the use of supplied attachments to enable the clamp to grip pipe sizes 63mm, 75mm, 90mm and 110mm.
- 4. A pipe clamp according to claim 1, in which the clamp has the means to be securely attached to the arms of a digger by the use of steel pivot points welded to the top of the clamp and held in place by the use of 2 pins and 4 bushes.
- 5. A pipe clamp according to claim 1, in which the top casing and the bottom casing can separate from each other by the removal of 2 pins.
- 6. A pipe clamp according to claim 2, in which the inner top carriage can independently be removed from it's runners.
- 7. A pipe clamp according to claim 2, in which the inner components providing the runners and guides are made of nylon.
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GB0817646.3A GB2463723B (en) | 2008-09-26 | 2008-09-26 | Pipe clamp |
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GB0817646.3A GB2463723B (en) | 2008-09-26 | 2008-09-26 | Pipe clamp |
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GB2463723A true GB2463723A (en) | 2010-03-31 |
GB2463723B GB2463723B (en) | 2012-06-27 |
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Cited By (4)
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WO2011104491A1 (en) * | 2010-02-23 | 2011-09-01 | Christopher Charles Macey | Pipe clamp |
WO2011157980A1 (en) * | 2010-06-15 | 2011-12-22 | Push-Tec Holdings Limited | Apparatus for use in laying pipes |
GB2529739A (en) * | 2014-08-26 | 2016-03-02 | Flintstone Technology Ltd | Gripping device |
CN111946916A (en) * | 2020-08-18 | 2020-11-17 | 李东旭 | Hydraulic pipeline that hydraulic engineering used supports coupling mechanism |
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JPH0686425A (en) * | 1992-08-31 | 1994-03-25 | Yazaki Corp | Lock mechanism |
JPH11351453A (en) * | 1998-06-08 | 1999-12-24 | Kunimori Kagaku Co Ltd | Tube fixture |
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JPH0686425A (en) * | 1992-08-31 | 1994-03-25 | Yazaki Corp | Lock mechanism |
JPH11351453A (en) * | 1998-06-08 | 1999-12-24 | Kunimori Kagaku Co Ltd | Tube fixture |
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WO2011104491A1 (en) * | 2010-02-23 | 2011-09-01 | Christopher Charles Macey | Pipe clamp |
WO2011157980A1 (en) * | 2010-06-15 | 2011-12-22 | Push-Tec Holdings Limited | Apparatus for use in laying pipes |
GB2485750A (en) * | 2010-06-15 | 2012-05-23 | Buckhurst Group Ltd | Apparatus for use in laying pipes |
GB2485750B (en) * | 2010-06-15 | 2012-08-29 | Buckhurst Group Ltd | Apparatus for use in laying pipes |
GB2529739A (en) * | 2014-08-26 | 2016-03-02 | Flintstone Technology Ltd | Gripping device |
CN111946916A (en) * | 2020-08-18 | 2020-11-17 | 李东旭 | Hydraulic pipeline that hydraulic engineering used supports coupling mechanism |
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Effective date: 20140926 |