GB968137A - Improvements in and relating to grabs - Google Patents
Improvements in and relating to grabsInfo
- Publication number
- GB968137A GB968137A GB42370/63A GB4237062A GB968137A GB 968137 A GB968137 A GB 968137A GB 42370/63 A GB42370/63 A GB 42370/63A GB 4237062 A GB4237062 A GB 4237062A GB 968137 A GB968137 A GB 968137A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- arms
- balls
- grab
- fuel element
- cages
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
- G21C19/02—Details of handling arrangements
- G21C19/10—Lifting devices or pulling devices adapted for co-operation with fuel elements or with control elements
- G21C19/105—Lifting devices or pulling devices adapted for co-operation with fuel elements or with control elements with grasping or spreading coupling elements
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
- G21C19/02—Details of handling arrangements
- G21C19/10—Lifting devices or pulling devices adapted for co-operation with fuel elements or with control elements
- G21C19/115—Lifting devices or pulling devices adapted for co-operation with fuel elements or with control elements with latching devices and ball couplings
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
- Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
- Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
Abstract
968,137. Fuelling reactors. NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CO. Ltd., and A.E.I.-JOHN THOMPSON NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. Ltd., [trading as NUCLEAR POWER GROUP ]. Aug. 20, 1963 [Nov. 9,1962], No. 42370/62. Heading G6C. In a grab having arms adapted to engage a body to be lifted or otherwise moved, the arms are arranged in at least two groups which operate independently of each other so that if the arms of any one group are impeded or prevented from engaging the body, the arms of another group are not so impeded or prevented and can engage the body. The grab is intended for handling fuel elements in the core channels of a reactor and particularly fuel elements having radial arms at their lifting ends so that if when the grab is lowered one set of its arms is impeded by the radial arms of the fuel element, another set of the grab arms may make lifting engagement with the fuel element. As shown, the grab comprises a casing 1 enclosing a sleeve 2 slidable over a distance determined by slots 2a in the sleeve and pins 3 secured to the casing and extending through the slots. A lifting cable 4 is attached to the sleeve 2. A cylinder 5 fixed to the casing 1 by the pins 3 houses a plunger 6 and between the cylinder and the sleeve 2 extended leg members 7a, 8a of two cages 7, 8. The leg members 7a, 8a comprise the upper ends of the cages 7, 8 and are arranged as shown in Fig. 2 which is a section on line A-A of Fig. 1, the cages being supported by arcuate plates 9 secured to the ends of the leg members and which rest in a recess in the sleeve 2, Fig. 3, which is a section on line B-B; The lower end of each cage supports the lifting arms 10 of the grab, arms 10a being pivotably supported by lugs 11 extending radially inwards from cage 7 and arms 10b by lugs 12 extending radially outwards from cage 8, Fig. 4, which is a section on line C-C. A probe 13 extending below the casing 1 has its upper cylindrical end between the leg members 7a, 8a and the cylinder 5, this upper end of the probe controlling locking balls 15, 16 so that in the position of the probe shown in Fig. 1 the cages 7, 8 and the plunger 6 are locked to the casing 1. A further ball locking arrangement is formed between balls 17 and recesses 18, 19 on cage 7 and between balls (not shown) and similar recesses on cage 8, these balls being controlled by the plunger 6 actuated by a solenoid 14 mounted in the sleeve 2. As shown in Fig. 1 the arms 10a, 10b are held in this retracted position by pins 21 fixed to the casing 1 and cooperating with arcuate slots 20 in the arms. On lowering the grab towards a fuel element 25 the probe 13 is raised unlocking balls 15, 16 and allowing the cages 7, 8 to drop'under gravity, this movement of the cages causing the pins 21 to move the arms 10a, 10b outwards and then to draw the arms inwardly under the head 27 of the fuel element. Also, the recesses 19 are brought opposite balls 17 so that when the solenoid 14 is energized the plunger 6 moves upwards and forces the balls into the recesses to lock the cages 7, 8. When the grab lifts the fuel element the probe 13 drops sufficiently to return the balls 15, 16 to their locking position whereby the arms 10a, 10b remain locked to the fuel element 25 should the electric supply to the solenoid fail. In order to release the fuel element it is lowered on to a supporting surface so that the probe 13 moves upwards and unlocks the balls 15, 16. The solenoid is de-energized so that plunger 6 moves down and unlocks balls 17 thereby releasing the cages 7, 8 and enabling the arms 10a, 10b to be lifted clear of the fuel element. If, as the grab is lowered on to the fuel element, one set of arms e.g. arms 10a, is impeded by radial members 28 of the fuel element the other arms 10b will pass between the members 28 and engage the element as before. The arms 10a will maintain cage 7 in the Fig. 1 position whilst the cage 8 drops as previously described. Since the balls 17 however, remain opposite recesses 18 in cage 7 the movement of the plunger 6 can still take place.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB42370/63A GB968137A (en) | 1962-11-09 | 1962-11-09 | Improvements in and relating to grabs |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB42370/63A GB968137A (en) | 1962-11-09 | 1962-11-09 | Improvements in and relating to grabs |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB968137A true GB968137A (en) | 1964-08-26 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB42370/63A Expired GB968137A (en) | 1962-11-09 | 1962-11-09 | Improvements in and relating to grabs |
Country Status (1)
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GB (1) | GB968137A (en) |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3350132A (en) * | 1965-08-04 | 1967-10-31 | Ashton Automation Internationa | Extractor jaw |
DE1294635B (en) * | 1965-11-19 | 1969-05-08 | English Electric Co Ltd | Gripping head arrangement, especially for nuclear reactor charging |
DE1531184B1 (en) * | 1966-12-30 | 1971-04-22 | English Electric Co Ltd | GRIPPER HEAD |
CN112847414A (en) * | 2021-01-29 | 2021-05-28 | 中国原子能科学研究院 | Grabbing mechanism |
US11289222B2 (en) | 2018-03-16 | 2022-03-29 | Framatome Inc. | Method and device for unlatching control rod drive shafts in pressurized water reactors |
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1962
- 1962-11-09 GB GB42370/63A patent/GB968137A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3350132A (en) * | 1965-08-04 | 1967-10-31 | Ashton Automation Internationa | Extractor jaw |
DE1294635B (en) * | 1965-11-19 | 1969-05-08 | English Electric Co Ltd | Gripping head arrangement, especially for nuclear reactor charging |
DE1531184B1 (en) * | 1966-12-30 | 1971-04-22 | English Electric Co Ltd | GRIPPER HEAD |
US11289222B2 (en) | 2018-03-16 | 2022-03-29 | Framatome Inc. | Method and device for unlatching control rod drive shafts in pressurized water reactors |
CN112847414A (en) * | 2021-01-29 | 2021-05-28 | 中国原子能科学研究院 | Grabbing mechanism |
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