Patent Application
20210348686
The present invention relates to a gland packing and a packing structure.
JP H7-217745A (Patent Literature 1) discloses a sealing device configured to seal a periphery of a movable shaft. This sealing device includes a plurality of gland packings (packing rings made of expanded graphite) each arranged around the movable shaft, and two adapter packings sandwiching the plurality of gland packings (see Patent Literature 1).
Patent Literature 1: JP H7-217745A
In the sealing device disclosed in Patent Literature 1, for example, when the movable shaft slides, expanded graphite (abrasion powder) caused by the gland packings is fixed to the movable shaft, and the expanded graphite fixed to the movable shaft is scraped off by the adapter packings. As a result, for example, the expanded graphite scraped off by the adapter packings may remain on the sliding surface between the movable shaft and the gland packings. When the expanded graphite remains on the sliding surface between the movable shaft and the gland packings, the expanded graphite wears the inner peripheral surfaces of the gland packings, and there is a possibility that the airtightness of the sealing device decreases.
Further, in the sealing device disclosed in Patent Literature 1, for example, when the lubricant is applied to the inner peripheral surfaces of the gland packings, the lubricant may flow out early from the sliding surface between the movable shaft and the gland packings due to the sliding of the movable shaft.
The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gland packing and a packing structure capable of suppressing expanded graphite from remaining on a sliding surface between a movable shaft and the gland packing, and suppressing lubricant shortage on the sliding surface.
A gland packing according to an aspect of the present invention is to be arranged around a movable shaft. The gland packing includes a gland packing body made of expanded graphite. The gland packing body has a cylindrical shape, and has a plurality of layers formed in a radial direction thereof. The gland packing body has first and second surfaces, which are both end surfaces in an axial direction. The gland packing further includes an annular first sheet portion made of expanded graphite, an annular second sheet portion made of expanded graphite, an annular first porous member, and an annular second porous member. The first sheet portion is arranged on the first surface. The second sheet portion is arranged on the second surface. The first porous member is arranged on the first sheet portion. The second porous member is arranged on the second sheet portion.
The gland packing includes first and second porous members. Therefore, according to the gland packing, the expanded graphite generated on the sliding surface is absorbed by the first and second porous members, and thus it is possible to suppress the expanded graphite from remaining on the sliding surface. Further, according to the gland packing, when the lubricant is applied to the inner peripheral surfaces of the gland packing and the first and second porous members, the lubricant is held by the first and second porous members, and because the lubricant can be supplied from the first and second porous members to the sliding surface when the lubricant is insufficient on the sliding surface, lubricant shortage on the sliding surface can be suppressed. In the gland packing, because the plurality of layers are formed in the radial direction in the gland packing body, liquid can permeate in the axial direction of the movable shaft, but because the first and second sheet portions are respectively arranged on the first and second surfaces, permeation leakage in the axial direction of the movable shaft is suppressed.
In the above gland packing, the first and second sheet portions may be plane-symmetric with respect to a plane located between the first and second surfaces as a plane of symmetry.
In the gland packing, the first and second sheet portions are plane-symmetric with respect to the plane located between the first and second surfaces as a plane of symmetry. Therefore, according to the gland packing, even if the gland packing is inserted into the stuffing box from either side, the same sealing effect can be obtained. As a result, the installer of the gland packing can arrange the gland packing in the stuffing box without being conscious of the front and back of the gland packing.
In the gland packing, each of the first and second sheet portions may include first and second sheets, one of the first and second sheets may cover inner peripheral sides of the first and second surfaces, but not cover outer peripheral sides of the first and second surfaces, the other of the first and second sheets may cover the outer peripheral sides of the first and second surfaces, but not cover the inner peripheral sides of the first and second surfaces, and the first and second sheets may partially overlap each other.
In the gland packing, the inner peripheral sides of the first and second surfaces are covered by one of the first and second sheets, the outer peripheral sides of the first and second surfaces are covered by the other of the first and second sheets, and the first and second sheets partially overlap each other. Therefore, according to the gland packing, because the first surface and the second surface of the gland packing body are covered by the first sheet and the second sheet, it is possible to suppress permeation leakage in the axial direction of the movable shaft. Further, in the gland packing, one of the first and second sheets does not cover the outer peripheral sides of the both end surfaces in the axial direction of the gland packing body, and the other of the first and second sheets does not cover the inner peripheral sides of the both end surfaces in the axial direction of the gland packing body. That is to say, in the gland packing, the first and second sheets form steps on the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side of the gland packing body. According to the gland packing, one of the first and second sheets and the gland packing body are caught at the step, and the other of the first and second sheets and the porous members are caught at the step, and thus it is possible to further strengthen the joining of the respective portions.
In the gland packing, the first and second porous members may be metal mesh molded articles, and an inner diameter of one of the first and second sheets may be smaller than inner diameters of the first and second porous members.
In the gland packing, an inner periphery of one of the first and second sheets is smaller than inner diameters of the first and second porous members. Therefore, according to the gland packing, because the first and second sheets are positioned closer to the movable shaft, it is possible to reduce the likelihood that the first and second porous members, which are metal mesh molded articles, come into contact with the movable shaft. As a result, it is possible to reduce the likelihood that the first and second porous members, which are metal mesh molded articles, wear the movable shaft. In the gland packing, because the first and second porous members are made of metal and have high hardness, the gland packing body is less likely to protrude even when a fastening pressure is applied to the gland packing. As a result, according to the gland packing, a high fastening pressure can be maintained.
The gland packing may be impregnated with a lubricant.
A packing structure according to another aspect of the present invention is a structure in which a plurality of gland packings are arranged around a movable shaft. In this packing structure, each of the plurality of gland packings is the above gland packing.
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gland packing and a packing structure capable of suppressing expanded graphite from remaining on the sliding surface between a movable shaft and the gland packing, and suppressing lubricant shortage on the sliding surface.
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same numerals, and description thereof will not be repeated.
As shown in
The gland packing body 100 is made of expanded graphite. In the gland packing body 100, a plurality of layers are formed in the radial direction. Specifically, the gland packing body 100 is formed by spirally or concentrically winding an expanded graphite tape. That is to say, the plurality of layers are formed in the radial direction of the gland packing body 100 by winding and stacking the expanded graphite tape. In this expanded graphite tape, wrinkles extending in the longitudinal direction of the tape are formed at predetermined intervals in the width direction of the tape. By forming the wrinkles in advance, it is possible to control the position of the buckling point generated in the expanded graphite tape at the time of integral forming.
The sheet portion 110 includes expanded graphite sheets 112 and 114, and the sheet portion 120 includes expanded graphite sheets 122 and 124. The expanded graphite sheets 112, 114, 122, and 124 are made of expanded graphite. The expanded graphite sheet 112 and the expanded graphite sheet 122 have the same shape, and the expanded graphite sheet 114 and the expanded graphite sheet 124 have the same shape. The inner diameters of the expanded graphite sheets 112 and 122 are larger than the inner diameters of the expanded graphite sheets 114 and 124, respectively, and the outer diameters of the expanded graphite sheets 112 and 122 are larger than the outer diameters of the expanded graphite sheets 114 and 124, respectively.
The expanded graphite sheet 114 is arranged on one surface (upper surface) of the gland packing body 100, and the expanded graphite sheet 124 is arranged on the other surface (lower surface) of the gland packing body 100. The expanded graphite sheet 112 is arranged on the expanded graphite sheet 114, and the expanded graphite sheet 122 is arranged on the expanded graphite sheet 124. That is to say, in the gland packing body 100, the sheet portions 110 and 120 are plane-symmetric with respect to a plane positioned in the middle between the upper surface and the lower surface, which are both end surfaces in the axial direction of the gland packing body 100, as a plane of symmetry, among planes perpendicular to the axial direction of the movable shaft when the gland packing 10 is arranged around the movable shaft. Therefore, according to the gland packing 10, even if the gland packing 10 is inserted into a stuffing box from either side, the same sealing effect can be obtained. As a result, the installer of the gland packing 10 can arrange the gland packing 10 in the stuffing box without being conscious of the front and back of the gland packing 10.
In the gland packing 10, the expanded graphite sheets 114 and 124 cover inner peripheral sides (inner peripheral sides of the upper and lower surfaces) of both end surfaces in the axial direction of the gland packing body 100, and the expanded graphite sheets 112 and 122 cover outer peripheral sides (outer peripheral sides of the upper and lower surfaces) of both end surfaces in the axial direction of the gland packing body 100. The expanded graphite sheet 112 and the expanded graphite sheet 114 partially overlap each other, and the expanded graphite sheet 122 and the expanded graphite sheet 124 partially overlap each other. In the gland packing 10, because a plurality of layers are formed in the radial direction in the gland packing body 100, liquid can permeate in the axial direction of the movable shaft. However, according to the gland packing 10, because the upper surface and the lower surface of the gland packing body 100 are covered by the sheet portions 110 and 120, respectively, it is possible to suppress permeation leakage in the axial direction of the movable shaft (not shown). Also, according to the gland packing 10, as described above, the expanded graphite sheets 114 and 124 cover the inner peripheral sides of both end surfaces in the axial direction of the gland packing body 100, and the expanded graphite sheets 112 and 122 cover the outer peripheral sides of both end surfaces in the axial direction of the gland packing body 100. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the gland packing body 100 (made of expanded graphite) from cutting into the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 during pressure molding in the manufacturing process of the gland packing 10.
In addition, in the gland packing 10, the expanded graphite sheets 114 and 124 do not cover the outer peripheral sides of both end surfaces in the axial direction of the gland packing body 100, and the expanded graphite sheets 112 and 122 do not cover the inner peripheral sides of both end surfaces in the axial direction of the gland packing body 100. That is to say, in the gland packing 10, steps D1 and D3 are formed on the outer peripheral sides of the gland packing body 100, and steps D2 and D4 are formed on the inner peripheral sides of the gland packing body 100. Note that the steps D2 and D4 are respectively formed between the expanded graphite sheets 114 and 124 and the expanded graphite sheets 112 and 122 that are curved during pressure molding. The sheet portions 110 and 120 and the gland packing body 100 are firmly joined to each other due to the gland packing body 100 being caught in the steps D1 and D3. In addition, the sheet portions 110 and 120 and the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 are firmly joined to each other due to the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 being caught in the steps D2 and D4.
The mesh molded articles 130 and 140 are annular and made of metal. The mesh molded articles 130 and 140 are produced by, for example, spirally winding a knitted metal wire, placing the spirally wound metal wire in a molding die, and performing pressure molding on the metal wire. The completed mesh molded articles 130 and 140 are porous and high-hardness members.
When the movable shaft 30 slides in the axial direction, for example, expanded graphite (abrasion powder) caused by the gland packing body 100 may adhere to the movable shaft 30. If the expanded graphite remains on the sliding surface between the gland packing 10 and the movable shaft 30, the expanded graphite wears the inner peripheral surfaces of the gland packing 10, and airtightness in the packing structure 20 decreases. However, in the packing structure 20, the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 are porous, and the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 can absorb the expanded graphite generated on the sliding surface. That is to say, according to the packing structure 20, because the expanded graphite generated on the sliding surface is discharged to the outside of the sliding surface by the mesh molded articles 130 and 140, it is possible to suppress the expanded graphite from remaining on the sliding surface. In particular, when a lubricant (for example, a hydrocarbon-based lubricant) is applied to the sliding surface, the expanded graphite moves to the depth side (outer peripheral side) in the radial direction of the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 along with the flow of the lubricant entering the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 side. This allows the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 to hold more expanded graphite.
In the gland packing 10, when the lubricant is applied to the inner peripheral surfaces of the gland packing 10 and the mesh molded articles 130 and 140, the lubricant is held by the mesh molded articles 130 and 140. Therefore, according to the gland packing 10, when the lubricant is insufficient on the sliding surface, the lubricant can be supplied from the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 to the sliding surface, and thus it is possible to suppress lubricant shortage on the sliding surface.
In order to maintain the strength of the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 and appropriately hold the lubricant and the expanded graphite, the porosity of the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 is preferably 50 to 70%.
Referring to
As described above, the gland packing 10 includes the mesh molded articles 130 and 140. Therefore, according to the gland packing 10, because the expanded graphite generated on the sliding surface is absorbed by the mesh molded articles 130 and 140, it is possible to suppress the expanded graphite from remaining on the sliding surface. According to the gland packing 10, when the lubricant is applied to the inner peripheral surfaces of the gland packing 10 and the mesh molded articles 130 and 140, the lubricant is held by the mesh molded articles 130 and 140, and when the lubricant is insufficient on the sliding surface, the lubricant can be supplied from the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 to the sliding surface. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress lubricant shortage on the sliding surface. In the gland packing 10, because the plurality of layers are formed in the radial direction in the gland packing body 100, liquid can permeate in the axial direction of the movable shaft. However, because the sheet portions 110 and 120 are arranged on both surfaces of the gland packing body 100, permeation leakage in the axial direction of the movable shaft is suppressed.
Although the embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the sprit thereof. Modified examples will be described below. However, the following modified examples can be combined as appropriate.
In the above embodiment, the inner diameters of the gland packing body 100 and the expanded graphite sheets 114 and 124 are substantially the same as the inner diameters of the mesh molded articles 130 and 140. However, the relationship between the inner diameters of the respective members is not limited thereto.
In the above embodiment, the expanded graphite sheets 114 and 124 having a small inner diameter and a small outer diameter are arranged at positions close to the gland packing body 100, and the inner and outer expanded graphite sheets 112 and 122 having a large inner diameter and a large outer diameter are arranged at positions far from the gland packing body 100. However, the positions of the expanded graphite sheets are not limited thereto. For example, the expanded graphite sheets 114 and 124 having small inner and outer diameters may also be arranged at positions far from the gland packing body 100, and the inner and outer expanded graphite sheets 112 and 122 having large inner and outer diameters may also be arranged at positions close to the gland packing body 100.
In the above embodiment, the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 are made of metal. However, the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 are not necessarily made of metal. The mesh molded articles 130 and 140 may also be made of, for example, carbon fiber, carbon fiber, alumina, ceramic filter, or the like. That is to say, the mesh molded articles 130 and 140 may be made of a member that is more porous and harder than the gland packing body 100.
Examples will be described below.
Mesh Molded Article
A metallic wire having a wire size (diameter) of 0.15 mm was used and knitted so as to have a width of 16 mm. 1.4 g of knitted metallic wire was prepared. The prepared metallic wire was placed in a mold having an inner diameter of 24 mm and an outer diameter of 37 mm in a helical shape. Thereafter, pressure molding was performed at a molding surface pressure of 40 N/mm2. As a result, a molded article having a thickness of 0.75 mm was completed. Two mesh molded articles were prepared in the same manner.
Expanded Graphite Sheet
Two expanded graphite sheets were prepared by punching an expanded graphite sheet having a thickness of 0.75 mm with a punching die having an inner diameter of 24 mm and an outer diameter of 35 mm. In addition, two expanded graphite sheets were prepared by punching an expanded graphite sheet having a thickness of 0.75 mm with a punching die having an inner diameter of 26 mm and an outer diameter of 37 mm.
Gland Packing Body
4.29 g of expanded graphite sheet (tape) with a thickness of 0.38 mm and a width of 14 mm, which was formed with a depth of 0.3 mm so as to extend in the sheet longitudinal direction at intervals of 2 mm in the sheet width direction, was prepared. The gland packing body was prepared by winding the expanded graphite sheet.
Gland Packing
According to the procedure shown in
A gland packing similar to the gland packing disclosed in JP H7-217745 was prepared.
The gland packings according to the example were arranged as shown in
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-214253 | Nov 2018 | JP | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP2019/032797 | 8/22/2019 | WO | 00 |
