Tong Manipulator TKHM-X3
Tong Manipulator TKHM-X3
Remote handling equipment for radioactive and other hazardous materials in nuclear applications
Tong manipulators are used in facilities such as nuclear power research institutes and nuclear fuel offices.
They are especially used as handling equipment for the hot cells installed in nuclear fuel reprocessing plants and waste analysis facilities.
For handling equipment, generally a master-slave type for handling large-scale radioactive substances and a tong manipulator for handling small-scale radioactive substances are installed in parallel or in individually.
The TKHM-X3 model designed and manufactured by our company is handling device with new functionality added at the request of our customers.
It has one-touch functionality added that allows you to set the degree of fingertip opening, and to continue or release the fingertips' grip, with a single touch.
(Patented)
External view
Characteristic
- 1/ The structure consists of the fingertips, airtight mechanism portion, and a shaft portion, and it can be mounted and demounted with a single touch with an attaching/detaching jig.
- 2/ With the addition of a new mechanism to the conventional tong manipulator, the fingertips' opening degree can be set with one touch, making it easy to change and set the fingertips' degree of opening as needed.
- 3/ By adding a new mechanism to the conventional tong manipulator, when a sample is tripped in the fingertips, grip force can be automatically sustained, reducing the labor needed for operation.
- 4/ The gas proof mechanism portion has a completely airtight holding structure.
Main applications
- Remote handling of radioactive materials at nuclear facilities and reprocessing plants
- Remote handling of samples and hazardous materials in hot cells and gloveboxes
- Remote operations at research and analytical facilities handling radioactive materials and hazardous chemicals
Specifications
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Standard length |
Dimension L shown in Figure 3 Standard: 900 mm Maximum 1200 mm It can be manufactured as specified as a custom item. It is possible to purchase the entire structure or any 1/3 individually. |
| Pipe diameter | 13mm/13.8mm/14mm/15mm |
| Operation lever opening degree | Dimension θ shown in Figure 3 0 to 46 ° It can be manufactured as specified as a custom item. |
| Fingertip opening degree | Dimension A shown in Figure 3 Standard 130 mm (maximum) It can be manufactured as specified as a custom item. |
| grip | |
|---|---|
| Fingertip grip force | 2 kg or less |
| Airtight mechanism portion | |
|---|---|
| Seal strength | Leakage amount at 100 mm Aq pressurization1 × 10-5atm/cc per sec or less |
| Ambient temperature and humidity | |
|---|---|
| Operating ambient temperature | -5℃ - 60℃ |
| Ambient humidity used | 90% or less |
| Model display of individual parts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product name | Model | Model display contents |
| Shaft part | TKLX3-Shaft length | example: TKLX3-1000 |
| Gas proof mechanism portion | TKS-15 | 15: Indicates pipe diameter |
| Fingertips | TKG-A | A: Standard fingertips type |
*Please understand that specifications are subject to change without notice due to improvements, etc.
Facilities where used
- Nuclear research institute facilities, analytical lines at reprocessing plants, and chemical processing facilities at reprocessing plants
- Irradiated fuel testing facilities and irradiated materials testing laboratories, cell lines at nuclear fuel processing plants, and cell lines for medical radioisotope (RI) production
- Recycling test facilities, hot-cell chemical analysis lines at nuclear fuel cycle facilities, and physical and chemical analysis research facilities
- Materials-property analysis research facilities and facilities where the product is mounted on gloveboxes for handling radioactive materials
- Other facilities requiring remote handling of hazardous materials such as radioactive substances
