IP Library Granted Patent US 12698540
Granted Patent B2
US 12698540 · App. 18/037,562 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Blast furnace distributing device with nitrogen sealing structure

Inventors: Yunfeng Ma (Chongqing, CN); Shusheng Wang (Chongqing, CN); Jun Zheng (Chongqing, CN); Wenjun Dai (Chongqing, CN)
C21B7/20F16J15/3472F16J15/40F16J15/4472
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Patent No.
US 12698540
App. No.
18/037,562
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an improved blast furnace distributing device with a nitrogen sealing structure which belongs to the field of blast furnace. The nitrogen sealing structure is divided into two functional areas on whole structure, wherein a labyrinth structure is arranged at position close to lower side of a blast furnace, which can achieve dustproof and dust falling effects, increase gas pressure resistance loss inside a furnace, and provide favorable conditions for sealing of an upper floating ring; the floating rings which are matched with one another are arranged at position close to upper side of the distributing device can be kept in contact all time through self-adaption in operation process, and achieve tighter combination through mutual running-in, so the structure does not require high-precision manufacturing cost. By keeping upper pressure higher than blast furnace pressure, the invention can be guaranteed that the floating rings have certain sealing pressing force so as to achieve better sealing effect.

Claims (13)

1 . An improved blast furnace distributing device with a nitrogen sealing structure, comprising a fixed shell, a rotating cylinder, and a central throat; the rotating cylinder is installed above an interior of the fixed shell through a slewing bearing and driven by the slewing bearing to rotate around a center of rotation, and an upper part of the central throat is fixedly connected with a central ring hole above the fixed shell; the rotating cylinder is mainly composed of an inner cylinder, a cylinder bottom plate and an outer cylinder, wherein the cylinder bottom plate is an annular disc, the inner cylinder is arranged on an upper end surface of the cylinder bottom plate and is located on an inner side of the cylinder bottom plate, and the outer cylinder is arranged on a lower end surface of the cylinder bottom plate and is located on an outer side of the cylinder bottom plate; an intermediate fixed cylinder is detachably installed at an annular gap formed between the central throat and an inner cylinder of the rotating cylinder; an annular air chamber I is formed between the inner cylinder and the intermediate fixed cylinder; an outer peripheral surface of the intermediate fixed cylinder is provided with a shaft shoulder I; an annular gap I is provided between an outer peripheral surface of the shaft shoulder I and the inner cylinder; the shaft shoulder I is used as an intermediate spacer ring to divide the annular air chamber I into an upper air chamber I and a lower air chamber I, and the upper air chamber I and the lower air chamber I are connected through the annular gap I; a middle lower floating ring is set above the shaft shoulder I of the intermediate fixed cylinder, and a middle upper floating ring rests freely on the middle lower floating ring; the middle lower floating ring has a lower mating surface I, and the middle upper floating ring is correspondingly provided with an upper mating surface I configured to match the lower mating surface I; at least one of the upper mating surface I and the lower mating surface I is a convex annular curved surface, so that the upper mating surface I and the lower mating surface I form a line contact; a middle labyrinth ring is disposed within the lower air chamber I below the shaft shoulder I;

a fixed short pipe is provided under the fixed shell, and an annular air chamber II is formed between the outer cylinder placed in the fixed short pipe; a shaft shoulder II is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder, and an annular gap II is provided between an outer peripheral surface of the shaft shoulder II and the fixed short pipe; the shaft shoulder II as an outer ring spacer divides the annular air chamber II into an upper air chamber II and a lower air chamber II, and the upper air chamber II and the lower air chamber II are connected through the annular gap II; a lower floating ring of an outer ring is set above the shaft shoulder II of the outer cylinder, and an upper floating ring of the outer ring rests freely on the lower floating ring of the outer ring; the lower floating ring of the outer ring is provided with a lower mating surface II on it, and the upper floating ring of the outer ring is correspondingly provided with an upper mating surface II on it matching the lower mating surface II; at least one of the upper matching surface II and the lower matching surface II is a convex annular curved surface, so that the upper matching surface II and lower matching surfaces II form a line contact;

an outer labyrinth ring is arranged in the lower air chamber II below the shaft shoulder II.

2 . The improved blast furnace distributing device with a nitrogen sealing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate fixed cylinder is fixed on the slewing bearing, the central throat, or the fixed shell through a connector.

3 . The improved blast furnace distributing device with a nitrogen sealing structure according to claim 1 , wherein in the annular air chamber I, a ring width of the upper air chamber I is greater than that of the lower chamber I, and a ring width of the lower chamber I is greater than that of the annular gap I; in the annular air chamber II, a ring width of the upper air chamber II is greater than that of the lower air chamber II, and a ring width of the lower air chamber II is greater than that of the annular gap II.

4 . The improved blast furnace distributing device with a nitrogen sealing structure according to claim 1 , wherein:

the upper mating surface I and the lower mating surface I are both convex annular curved surfaces, one of the upper mating surface I and the lower mating surface I is a slope which matches the convex annular curved surface, or one of the upper mating surface I and the lower mating surface I is a concave annular surface which matches an outer convex annular surface; the upper mating surface II and the lower mating surface II are both convex annular curved surfaces, one of the upper mating surface II and the lower mating surface II is a slope which matches the convex annular curved surface, or one of the upper mating surface II and the lower mating surface II is a concave annular surface which matches an outer convex annular surface.

5 . The improved blast furnace distributing device with a nitrogen sealing structure according to claim 4 , wherein when the convex annular curved surface is matched with the concave annular curved surface, the curvature radius of the concave annular curved surface is greater than that of the convex annular curved surface.

6 . The improved blast furnace distributing device with a nitrogen sealing structure according to claim 4 , wherein the upper mating surface I, the lower mating surface I, the upper mating surface II, and the lower mating surface II are each provided with a wear-resistant material.

7 . The improved blast furnace distributing device with a nitrogen sealing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the middle upper floating ring, the middle lower floating ring, the upper floating ring of the outer ring and the lower floating ring of the outer ring are made of graphite or ceramic material.

8 . The improved blast furnace distributing device with a nitrogen sealing structure according to claim 1 , wherein an air supply pipe of an intermediate air chamber which blows and presses the middle upper floating ring is connected to the annular air chamber I.

9 . The improved blast furnace distributing device with a nitrogen sealing structure according to claim 1 , wherein a gap is provided between the fixed short pipe and the cylinder bottom plate such that the upper air chamber II in the annular air chamber is in communication with an inner cavity of the distributor; the inner cavity of the distributor connects to an air supply pipe of the inner cavity of the distributor.

10 . The improved blast furnace distributing device with a nitrogen sealing structure according to claim 1 , wherein the middle labyrinth ring and the outer labyrinth ring are both composed of bellows arranged in pairs.